The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Caroline Manzo is revealing a dire warning she recently received from her doctors during a physical exam.

“In my arrogance, I work out every day. I look great. I feel great. I’m doing everything right,” Manzo, 65, shared with her Instagram followers on Friday, August 28. “I eat super clean. I drink water. I don’t drink [alcohol except] socially … [and yet] I am a heart attack waiting to happen.”

Per Caroline, the shocking medical warning came about after her daughter, Lauren Manzo, urged her to get a “complete blood panel.”

“I had been resistant to it. As you know, I’ve been working out. I’m doing everything right. I’m eating right. I’m doing everything you’re supposed to do,” she recalled. “Finally, I said alright … It’s all about women’s health and wellness. About six weeks ago, I did a complete blood panel where they send it away and test for everything. I went to Labcorp and I got more work. They took seven or eight vials of blood. Got more bloodwork done.”

The extensive blood workup revealed that Caroline has a “fatty liver,” which occurs when “too much fat builds up in the liver,” per the Mayo Clinic. The Bravo personality also learned that she has “very little Vitamin B in [her] body” and is Vitamin D deficient.

“My toxin level is at 93 or 98%, a critical level,” she added. “This is from somebody, who in her arrogance, says, ‘I don’t need this. I’m great!’ No! They said to me, ‘You are doing everything right. It’s your genetics.’”

Manzo pledged that she is now in “beast mode” as she takes important steps to improve her health.

“I cannot believe that, for somebody who thought she was doing everything right, has so much going on in her body that I did not know about. Now, I have to fix all this, I have to combat it,” she acknowledged. “I want to share with you guys going forward. You think you’re great and you may not be.”

She encouraged her followers, “You need to get yourselves checked!”

The Manzo’d with Children alum promised there will be “more to come” as she undertakes a significant wellness regimen. Her Instagram video was met with many supportive messages from followers.

“Caroline I’m so glad you listened to your daughter,” Bravo superfan Kristin Chenoweth commented. “We all think if we ‘feel’ good we ARE good. I’m glad you now know the issues and can deal with them. Thank the Good Lord!”

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Another fan wrote, “I love and appreciate your humility and vulnerability, especially now more than ever!”

In 2019, Manzo opened up about making lifestyle changes on her son Albie Manzo‘s “Dear Albie” podcast, explaining that she wanted to get in better shape prior to having cosmetic surgery to tighten loose neck skin.

“I just decided that I am going to stop eating bread and pasta and meat and soda and cake and all that kind of stuff,” she said at the time. “I’m basically vegetarian. Not completely, but basically. … And since the beginning of January, I’ve lost nearly 20 pounds.”

Tom Cruise is ready to drive into the fast lane once again after announcing he is reprising his beloved Days of Thunder role in a sequel film.

“Days of Thunder. Summer 2028,” Cruise, 64, announced via Instagram on Saturday, August 29, beside a photo of the action star posing beside pregnant Anne Hathaway in front of a neon-green race car at Daytona International Speedway.

In a follow-up upload, Cruise revealed that Hathaway, 43, will be his new costar in the film.

“I think it’s on,” he spoke into the camera in Instagram footage. “Annie? It looks ‘on’ to me, don’t you think?”

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Hathaway, rocking a white cowboy hat and matching motorcycle jacket, noted that the camera did seem to be rolling.

“Hey,” she waved to the camera with a laugh. “What should we do?”

After Cruise noted that the two actors should “show ‘em,” they strolled over to the neon car.

“Now what?” he asked, to which Hathaway proclaimed that they should “make the movie.”

“I’m gonna have this baby, and then we’re gonna make this movie,” she quipped, referring to her pregnancy with her and husband Adam Shulman’s third child.

According to Cruise, it was a “good idea” for Hathaway to give birth pre-production.

“We’re coming out summer of 2028,” he added. “Don’t be late!”

Further details for the new Days of Thunder film have not yet been revealed at the time of publication. Variety reports that the movie will be shot for IMAX screens and released exclusively in theaters for formats including Dolby Cinema and 4DX.

Per the outlet, Cruise will reprise his role as racecar driver Cole Trickle opposite Hathaway’s character as a new team owner and engineer. Jonathan Levine will direct the film, which Cruise is set to produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper.

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Cruise initially played Cole in director Tony Scott’s 1990 hit Days of Thunder, following a rookie NASCAR driver’s rivalry with veteran racer Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker). After Cole and Rowdy get seriously injured in a race, they soon become fast friends. The film also starred Cary Elwes and Nicole Kidman, who began dating Cruise after portraying an onscreen couple. Cruise and Kidman, 59, got married later that year before divorcing in 2001.

“I was 22, 23 years old and I had this huge movie star husband, but it just seemed completely natural,” Kidman told British Vogue in a profile published earlier this month. “We just fell madly in love and it was that simple. I remember people saying to me, ‘OK, well this is really going to affect your career.’ I’m like, ‘I don’t care. I’m in love. I want to be married.’”

It’s not yet known whether Kidman or any other OG Days of Thunder stars will return for the sequel.

Big Brother’s Julie Chen Moonves isn’t afraid to admit that she could have used some advice before hosting the reality TV show’s inaugural season.

“I would say don’t let those words come out of my mouth unless it’s something I would say,” Julie, 56, exclusively told Us on Thursday, August 27, in celebration of Big Brother’s 1,000 episode. “I was just so eager to, like, do a good job that [my] phrasing didn’t feel right. But you know, I didn’t argue back enough to say, ‘Let’s change the script.’ I mean, I was barely 30 years old.”

She added, “I was just like, ‘Okay, let’s say this.’ And I’m like, ‘I would never say that. I don’t think it sounds good. But maybe, what do I know? I’m just a person from the news.’”

Julie, a former news anchor and producer for CBS who took on the reality TV hosting gig in 2000, said she eventually found her footing and voice in the entertainment space — so if she could she’d go back and tell herself to simply listen to her gut.

“I would tell Julie Chen, season 1, ‘Don’t let them make you say it if it’s something you wouldn’t say or if it doesn’t feel right,’” she added.

Now that Chen has 1,000 episodes of Big Brother — and two Guinness World Records — under her proverbial belt, she told Us she’s simply “take one day at a time” after making television history.

“Most of all, I feel humble and grateful because I never would have dreamt it,” she continued, before dishing on what can still surprise her inside the drama-filled house all those seasons and episodes later.

“I am still surprised every day at the level of trust,” she revealed to Us. “You know, it’s like you’ve all watched. You should be a little bit more paranoid, but every season — I guess it’s kind of beautiful, because it shows that humans want to trust and believe other humans.”

As she reflected on her time hosting the series, Julie admitted she has some favorite players she would love to see return to the house.

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“I have a soft spot for Chilltown,” she said of the iconic alliance between Dr. Will Kirby, Mike “Boogie” Malin and Shannon Dragoo during Big Brother season 2. “So if, like, Mike Boogie or Dr. Little Kirby want to play again — but it has to be a package deal, and they have to deliver us this classic Chilltown.”

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As for who is impressing the host with their gameplay today, Julie said she’s certainly paying attention to how Taylor Brown is handling the house this season.

“Taylor, because she gets it,” Julie explained. “She’s a thinker, and she knows when to stay quiet. She knows when to give Lala [LaTrice Verrett] advice, and she just is entertaining me like there’s no tomorrow. She so gets this game.”

Big Brother season 28 airs on CBS Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

A Hollywood icon both on and off the screen, Mel Gibson is always stealing cinema headlines for better or for worse. The director, producer, and star of the multi-Academy Award-winning Braveheart took his controversy to new levels in 2004 when he debuted The Passion of the Christ, which fueled widespread backlash due to the graphic violence and even sparked accusations of antisemitism from those who claimed the film blamed Jewish authorities for the crucifixion.

The dust has now settled on The Passion of the Christ controversy, and Gibson is using this opportunity to debut a two-part follow-up that few had expected. The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, the first half of Gibson’s ambitious follow-up, was originally scheduled for release on March 26, 2027, but was postponed to May 6, 2027, to make way for Johnny Depp‘s Day Drinker. Described as Gibson’s “most ambitious filmmaking achievement” and “the largest faith film ever brought to the screen,” The Resurrection of the Christ ​​​​​​is one of the most anticipated movies of next year.

Ahead of its release, don’t miss out on this almost entirely forgotten modern Gibson thriller on free streaming. Titled Force of Nature, this formulaic action thriller was directed by Michael Polish and starred Gibson alongside Polish’s former wife, Kate Bosworth, and Emile Hirsch as he comes up against an entirely new opponent in the form of a Category 5 hurricane. The film received a limited theatrical release, making less than $500,000 against a reported $23 million budget. Four years later, you will be able to stream Force of Nature for free on Plex, starting September 1, 2026.

‘The Passion of The Christ’ Is Coming Back to Theaters

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Ahead of The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, Lionsgate and Fathom Entertainment are bringing the 2004 original back to the big screen. Between September 10 and September 17, you can watch The Passion of the Christ in newly remastered 4K with Dolby Atmos sound, with the release also featuring a new color pass supervised by original Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. You can purchase your tickets now via this link.

You will be able to stream Force of Nature for free on Plex, starting September 1, 2026. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.

Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets is sharing another health update after his recent hospitalization amid mental health issues.

“I was diagnosed as autistic and having ADHS on April 11, 2026. Recently, I was diagnosed with OCD and am Bipolar. WOW. I am proud to be neurodivergent. But it is not easy,” the TikTok famous librarian, 36, wrote via Threads on Friday, August 38, alongside a video of the influencer further explaining his mental health diagnoses.

“Thoughts are spiraling. My brain has not been kind with lack of sleep, nightmares, terrifying memory loss, not knowing what’s real, overwhelm, depression,” he continued in the post’s caption. “But my brain has not given up on me. Hope and joy are present amongst all of my mentionable and manageable feelings. Life is life, but please believe, you’re not alone.”

Threets recently celebrated a mental health milestone after revealing he had voluntarily checked himself into a hospital and was subsequently put on five-day psychiatric hold.

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“Wow. Seven days in a row without having to battle thoughts & feelings trying to convince me to leave the land of the living,” he wrote via Threads on Thursday, August 27. “The most days in a row since November 2025.”

He added at the time, “Appreciating each [day], appreciating each tomorrow. We’re still here. I’m so happy you’re here.”

The joyful librarian’s many fans were quick to congratulate him on his progress following his hospitalization.

“So thankful for you, my friend! So grateful you are still here with us. You make this world a little bit brighter,” one user wrote.

“F*** yes. Not because seven days magically fixes everything, but because that’s seven mornings you mad eit to the once felt impossible. I’m so happy you’re here too,” another wrote. “Keep collecting tomorrows. One stubborn little sunrise at a time.”

Threets has been the host of the Reading Rainbow revival on YouTube since October 2025. The children’s program previously aired on PBS from 1983 to 2006 and was hosted by LeVar Burton.

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Earlier this month, Threets sparked concern after he posted a cryptic message about his wellbeing while alluding that he had plans to check himself into a nearby hospital.

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“I am not OK. Maybe I’ll never be OK. I’m seeking help. Going to the hopital [sic] tomorrow. In this moment I am safe. By God’s grace,” he shared via Threads on August 17. “No matter what happens to me I will always be thankful for the extraordinary people in my life who worry, who help me. Thank you for your care. I will always love you. 💚.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

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Over the years, many successful Married at First Sight couples have grown their families after saying “I do.”

Season 1 stars Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner have been open with their fans about their fertility journey ever since they wrapping the reality show, sharing both the good and the bad. The former Bachelor star and her husband were expecting their first child together in December 2016, but suffered a miscarriage.

They welcomed their rainbow baby, daughter Henley Grace, in 2017. Otis and Hehner later welcomed son Hendrix in 2020 and twin sons Huxley and Hawkins in 2024.

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“This still feels like a dream,” Otis wrote via her Instagram Story after giving birth in September 2024. “I genuinely have identical twins!! I literally prayed for this.”

In January 2026, Married at First Sight season 16 couple Chris and Nicole Thielk expanded their family when they welcomed twins.

Take a look at the gallery below for more Married at First Sight couples who welcomed babies after the show:

Kevin Costner has only ever been in one movie that was recognized by the Academy, but his career was forever changed in 1991 with the release of Dances with Wolves. Costner starred in, directed, and even produced the legendary Western epic, earning Oscars for his work producing and directing, and even a nomination for his performance as Dunbar in the film. In recent years, Costner has become best known for his role as John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone series, which has since expanded with spin-offs like Dutton Ranch and 1923. Costner is taking no part in any of the spin-offs, though, especially after his relationship with Sheridan turned sour during the final few seasons of the series. Still, Costner still has plenty of other non-Yellowstone roles to help build out his filmography.

One film that you may have forgotten Kevin Costner played a key role in is the 2014 spy thriller, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The film is based on the novel series written by Tom Clancy, and it was also turned into a four-season show on Prime Video starring John Krasinski in the leading role. However, it’s Chris Pine taking center stage in the 12-year-old action vehicle, which grossed over $135 million at the global box office. This is right around the film’s break-even point, taking into account its $60 million budget, so while it earned enough to avoid being branded a flop, it wasn’t a box office smash hit by any means, either. All these years later, there are several ways to watch Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, including a standard Paramount Plus subscription. The film is also streaming for free courtesy of Pluto TV.

What Is ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ About?

The official synopsis for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which earned scores of 55% from critics and 52% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “CIA recruit Jack Ryan is caught in a dangerous web of intrigue and espionage spun between a shadowy government agent, his unsuspecting fiancée and a fearless Russian power broker. To stop a devastating terrorist plot against the United States, Jack must quickly evolve from soldier to analyst to full-fledged operative.” Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is perfect for Reacher fans, as there are definitely some crossover traits between the titular characters. The spy thriller also pulls elements from Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne films with intense aspects of espionage and conspiracy.

Check out Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit on Paramount Plus or for free on Pluto TV and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Kevin Costner’s future projects.

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David Barron, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mace Neufeld, Mark Vahradian, David Ready, Alexander Dostal

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Former first lady Michelle Obama is opening up about life after her two daughters have left the proverbial nest.

“I don’t miss ‘em,” Obama, 60, quipped on the Wednesday, August 26, episode of her “IMO” podcast after guest Jon Stewart asked how she handled daughters Malia, 28, and Sasha, 25, going to college. “I don’t; I love them. I’m going to see them tonight for dinner.”

She continued, “You know, Barack [Obama] cried when they went to college. I was like, ‘Bye little … Goodbye.’ Now, Friday nights aren’t wrecked with terror and fear about, ‘Where are you?’”

Michelle further gushed that she has loved her daughters’ “emancipation and growth” since the pair have left their childhood home. When Stewart, 63, asked whether the Becoming author missed the “pattern” of raising kids, she shook her head no.

“I’m good, look at all this meaning I have,” Michelle quipped, gesturing to her podcast studio and life after mothering young and later teen children. “I have a wonderful pattern. I love my schedule; I have a great schedule and it’s all mine.”

However, Michelle can understand how Stewart and her brother, podcast cohost Craig Robinson, can wax nostalgic for their kids’ younger years.

“I think fathers can be that way because you weren’t there from 6:00 to 9:00 at night, you missed a lot of it,” she stated. “I mean, I’ve had so much quality time with my children. So much; I know them inside and out.”

Malia and Sasha were by Michelle and former senator Barack’s side when he ran and was elected president of the United States. (Barack, 65, served as the Commander in Chief from 2009 to 2017.)

While Barack pursued his political career, it was often up to Michelle to handle their kids’ day-to-day.

“They were probably 7 and 3 at the time, and Barack was traveling, so I was at home trying to get the girls to bed,” the former attorney said on a December 2025 episode of her podcast. “They were great kids, but this was one night that they were just being rambunctious.”

According to Michelle, neither of her girls would listen when she asked them to get ready for bedtime that night.

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“I was in my frustrated mommy time,” she recalled. “I said, ‘Well, that’s it. No one listens to me. I’m done parenting. You seem like you guys have this all figured out, and you can do this on your own. So have at it.’”

Malia, then 7, quickly changed course and stressed that she didn’t “know what [she] could do without” her mom.

“I’m thinking, ‘Yeah, this is what I wanted. I wanted her to realize that she needed me,’” Michelle added at the time. “Sasha, my 3-year-old was sitting on the stairs watching all this. She took her blankie, and she turned around and went back upstairs to watch TV. As if to say, like, ‘Thank God. At last. This is what I wanted from you, lady. I am 3. I can handle this. I’m going back upstairs.’ She got five steps up, and I was like, ‘If you don’t turn around and get back down here.’ Well, it worked for one. Didn’t work for the other.”

Legendary country music star Garth Brooks‘ daughter Allie Colleen Brooks is opening up about her greatest fear in the wake of icon Dolly Parton’s death at age 80.

“My greatest fear in life is the day my Dad loses his life and I have to see the world mourn a man they never knew the way I knew him,” Allie, 30, wrote via Instagram earlier this week. “To the personal family and friends of Mrs. Dolly you have all my love and condolences today and forever going forward.”

She continued, “What a huge, beautiful, special life to have loved and to grief. Thank you for sharing her with us all.”

Allie, a country singer and songwriter in her own right, captioned the post, “What a beautiful privilege it is to mourn.. to grieve is to know you loved deeply and fully. To the woman we all loved and to those who grief for her — I love you all. Please respect the family and her personal friends.”

Us confirmed on Tuesday, August 25, that the legendary country music star died after a private and brief battle with an undisclosed type of cancer.

“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,” the country star’s sister, Stella Parton, said when breaking her silence in the wake of her sibling’s death.

“What the world saw is exactly who she was, so much so, she told me recently that their was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future,” she wrote via social media at the time.

In honor of Dolly’s legacy, Garth — who shares Allie and her siblings Taylor and August with his ex-wife Sandy Mahl — and his current wife and fellow singer Trisha Yearwood announced September 25 will be “Dolly Day’ at their Nashville bar, Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, with all profits going towards children’s literacy.

Allie’s public confession in the wake of Dolly’s death received mixed reactions from her many followers, with some condemning her statement as selfish while others — including children of other country music stars — offered their solidarity in the comments section.

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“No one is allowed to be sad except the family? That’s wild,” one user wrote, prompting a response from the country singer’s daughter.

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“This is my account – I am saying I don’t know how to respond to these things in my industry because of my life experiences,” she wrote. “I’m not telling anyone else how to grieve. I’m just acknolwedging the family. You do you babe.”

Mackenzie Adkins, daughter of fellow country music star Trace Adkins, wrote, “I’m more of an avoidant when it comes to fears like this. But that is very very scary and real for my sisters and I. Thank you for explaining it better than I could.”

“I know you understand babe,” Allie responded. “Should the day come — we’ll get through it.”

A co-branded golf commercial has spiraled into a corporate — and very public — fight.

Good Good Golf and Callaway Golf released — and then pulled — a promotional video in August 2026 that showed Good Good cofounder Garrett Clark shoving a woman to the ground. Apologies, a $1 million pledge and a severed partnership swiftly followed in an attempt to assuage the swift online backlash.

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The Good Good Golf and Callaway Ad That Sparked the Backlash

The commercial promoted the co-branded Callaway Quantum driver. In the spot, Garrett Clark ran toward Good Good employee Alexis Miestowski and shoved her to the ground after she attempted to pick up his driver, telling her, “Do not touch my new driver.”

Viewers online quickly criticized the ad as a depiction of violence against women. The campaign was quickly pulled.

According to Clark in a social media statement, his marketing team pitched a concept meant to riff on the 2026 horror movie Obsession — but reframed as being between Clark and his driver. Clark also stressed that he did not physically touch Miestowski during filming.

Garrett Clark’s Nine-Minute Apology

Days later, Clark posted a nine-minute video statement on Instagram, addressing his role in the ad.

“I personally want to apologize for playing a role in this skit [and] this ad at the magnitude that I did,” Clark said. “On Good Good’s behalf and Good Good marketing’s behalf, I wanted to say an apology as well because this is not at all what we stand for. The way that this ad was received was not how Good Good is, and it’s not what we stand for, once again.”

Clark claimed that his “skin was crawling” once he watched the finished commercial, calling the concept “super dumb.”

He added, “I was cringing, even just minutes after I saw it get posted everywhere online. I thought it was the worst ad known to man. … I want everyone to know that I do not support DV, abuse or any of that of any kind.”

Callaway’s Response

Callaway CEO Chip Brewer issued a statement on Instagram that same month, acknowledging Callaway’s role in approving the ad.

“While the video was produced by Good Good, it was approved by Callaway prior to posting. That approval should never have happened,” Brewer said. “Mistakes were made, and we are taking the matter very seriously.”

Brewer added, “To be clear: We are unequivocally against discrimination, domestic violence or threatening behavior of any kind. … We believe we have been a positive force for diversity and inclusion in the game of golf. This video was completely inconsistent with that. I assure you that we will learn from this and do better.”

The Callaway exec further revealed that the company was conducting internal and external investigations and has already changed future approval processes.

Callaway later announced it would donate $1 million “to support organizations working to prevent violence against women, provide resources to survivors and advance education and awareness efforts.” In addition, the firm “significantly strengthened” approval procedures moving forward.

Matt Kendrick Accuses Callaway of a ‘Coordinated Media Blitz’

The story took a sharp turn when Good Good CEO Matt Kendrick publicly accused Callaway of scapegoating his company.

“Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz and covers it up by giving a million dollars away thinking everyone will be ok with it,” Kendrick wrote on X.

Kendrick’s post laid out the sequence he says played out: Callaway requested the ad, signed off on it and then terminated the partnership while shifting public attention through a coordinated response and the seven-figure charitable pledge.

The Good Good CEO didn’t spare his own company either. Responding to a user who said the ad “wasn’t that good,” Kendrick added: “Agree we made a terrible ad. No denying that. We apologize for that.”

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What Happens Next for Good Good Golf and Callaway

For now, the partnership between Good Good and Callaway is over. Callaway has committed to its $1 million donation and says it has overhauled its approval process. Good Good, a social-first golf content and apparel brand cofounded by Clark, is publicly pushing back on how the fallout has been framed.

Us has reached out to representatives for both companies for further comment.

This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.