Pedro Pascal was arguably the first big star to emerge from Star Wars’ Disney+ era as he took on the role of Din Djarin in The Mandalorian, primarily providing the voice of the titular helmet-wearing character. Pascal has played Din since 2019, across three seasons of the series before making the jump to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu. However, Disney+ is already bringing the beloved character back for another adventure, without Pedro Pascal.

Disney has confirmed that Gavin Hammon will replace Pascal as the voice of Din Djarin in LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, which arrives on Disney+ today. The animated special will offer a comedic LEGO retelling of memorable moments from all three seasons of The Mandalorian, with Hammon providing the voice of its helmeted hero. What makes this particularly notable, though, is that Pascal seems to be the only member of the main cast who isn’t actually reprising their role from the television series. Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Emily Swallow (Supernatural), Ming-Na Wen (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka), Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) are all reprising their roles for the special.

Does Pedro Pascal Still Want to Play The Mandalorian?

Hammon taking over the LEGO version of Din Djarin doesn’t mean Pascal has finished playing the character in live action. During the press tour for The Mandalorian and Grogu press tour earlier this year, Pascal made it clear that he was willing to continue for as long as audiences wanted him: “You know, age is a real thing… Whatever my body can do, and however long people want to experience these stories with these characters, is how long I want it to last.”

Pascal separately said that he hoped there would be a “next chapter” for Din and Grogu, arguing that there was still plenty of potential left in the characters and the corner of the Star Wars universe created by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. His absence from the LEGO special also isn’t entirely unprecedented for the character. During The Mandalorian, stunt performers Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder regularly wore Din Djarin’s armor for action sequences and when Pascal wasn’t physically available, with Pascal providing the character’s voice.

LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian and The Mandalorian and Grogu arrive on Disney+ today. Stay tuned at Collider for more.

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Alexandra Grant is facing questions over whether her latest museum project really benefited the female writers whose work it featured. Critics have questioned whether the exhibition gave those writers a bigger platform or drew more attention to Keanu Reeves‘ longtime girlfriend herself. The scrutiny grew after several participating writers reportedly said the project was less collaborative than they expected and raised concerns about the fees they were initially offered.

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Keanu Reeves’ longtime partner, Alexandra Grant, is facing criticism over an art project that was promoted as amplifying female writers’ voices.

German art magazine Monopol questioned whether Grant’s “One Star Is Enough to Believe in the Light” exhibition at Neues Museum Nürnberg actually empowered the writers whose work it incorporated. The outlet argued that several of the contemporary German-language authors featured were already established figures who hardly needed Grant’s introduction to an audience.

That framing became a central point of contention because the project positioned Grant as someone helping bring overlooked female voices into the museum space. Monopol pushed back on that idea. The outlet pointed out that Fatma Aydemir, Rasha Khayat, Olivia Wenzel, and Pauline Füg were already accomplished writers with established careers, major publications, and industry recognition.

Grant’s Exhibition Draws Scrutiny Over Fees And Collaboration

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Monopol’s criticism of Grant went further. According to the publication, Füg, Khayat, and Wenzel said the dialogue, or “ping-pong,” process they expected with Grant never materialized.

The authors also reportedly said Grant characterized the exhibition as a low-budget project and initially offered only small fees for use of their texts.

The magazine contrasted those claims with the exhibition’s high-profile opening, which Reeves attended, and questioned whether his star power ultimately drew more attention to Grant than the participating writers. Monopol reported that she later increased the authors’ fees and secured additional usage rights following negotiations.

Alexandra Grant Discussed The Women’s Voices Behind Her Exhibition

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Months before Monopol published its criticism, Grant had already outlined the thinking behind the Nuremberg exhibition.

In a June interview with ELLE, she said the show would feature eight women connected to the German language, spanning from a medieval nun to contemporary writers. Grant described the project as an examination of how women had shaped themselves through literature and writing over time.

She also said the exhibition would present their voices through her paintings on paper and spoke broadly about the struggles women faced across different eras.

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Grant’s own description of the exhibition offers a broader view of what she appeared to be trying to do.

In her chat with ELLE before the show opened, she described a project spanning centuries of women’s writing, with each voice interpreted through her visual work. That framing suggests the exhibition was not simply about introducing unknown writers to the public.

An author need not be obscure for an artist to bring her work to a different audience or to explore it through another medium. Grant also openly acknowledged Aydemir’s stature before the controversy emerged, calling her a distinguished novelist and playwright.

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Joseline Hernandez isn’t backing down from exposing how Stevie J allegedly doesn’t contribute to caring for their daughter, Bonnie Bella. And Benzino is part of the reason Joseline is speaking out! She shared heated words for Zino after he appeared to defend Stevie and blast the Puerto Rican Princess for discussing child support with her nine-year-old.

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The Background Context: Joseline & Bonnie Bella’s Conversation

This week, clips circulated from Joseline’s new reality show, showing her and Bonnie chattin’ openly about what some would call “grown folks business.” In one video, for instance, Bonnie says Joseline told her what a “stripper” does for work. Hernandez admits she wants to keep Bella from finding out about her past on the internet or at school. During that same conversation, the mother and daughter discussed how involved Stevie J is. Bonnie Bella tells her mom that she thinks he’s both a good dad and not a good dad. The nine-year-old said sometimes her dad wants to see her, making him good. Other times, she believes he lies about having to end calls for meetings. Joseline added to Bonnie’s reasoning, alleging that Stevie J doesn’t give them any money. “He don’t give us a dollar. Your school is so expensive. He doesn’t even have the decency to call and say, ” Hey, do y’all need some money over there?” Hernandez said.

Benzino Weighs In On Joseline Hernandez’s Talk With Bonnie

As the Joseline and Bonnie Bella clips circulated, Benzino hopped online to share his two cents.  He shared his stance against Hernandez being so open with her nine-year-old. Zino mentioned that the girl shouldn’t know about her past as a stripper. He said it’s an inappropriate conversation for Bonnie’s age, calling her “way too young.” However, Benzino said the “real issue” is Joseline speaking about Stevie J not giving them any money.

“This is a real problem in our community, where the mother paints this narrative of the father because the father is not with the mother anymore. And she’s filling Bonnie Bella’s head up with this narrative…as they get older they start resenting their father and I just think that is wrong.”

Benzino said that Joseline should tell the whole story if she’s going to tell anything. “…without Stevie her career wouldn’t be where it is and that’s just a fact,” he added. He then appeared to speak to her directly, telling her to stop trying to paint a “bad father” picture without full context. He also challenged women to take accountability in the chaos and emphasize that without Stevie J there would be no Joseline Hernandez or ‘Love & Hip Hop.’

“I don’t like to sit back and watch somebody bash someone’s father to a child who’s 10 years old. I thought that was very inappropriate and a lot of y’all who’s cosigning it, y’all need your head examined…cause it wasn’t cool.”

Joseline Hernandez Drags Benzino & Doubles Down On Her Stance On Stevie J’s Position In Daughter’s Life

After The Shade Room reposted Benzino’s comments on Instagram, Joseline didn’t hold back on the degree of her insult. She implied that Zino was performing fellatio on Stevie J, writing in the comment section, “Omg I see some of Stevie j [nut emoticon] on the side of his mouth. Someone give him a washcloth.” 

TSR reposted her comment on IG again. This time, Joseline slid into the comment section to double down on her narrative that her daughter’s biological father does not contribute financially to caring for Bonnie Bella. She called him disgusting and suggested that deadbeat dads should be locked up.

“That lame Stevie hasn’t gave me a 1$ dollar for Bonnie since she’s been born I don’t talk bad about him to Bonnie’Bella at all. But you not going to tell me I can’t ask my daughter how she feels about anything. Stevie been doing that. No one feelings are valid except his feelings. Stevie needs a job and needs to provide for his children period. Not just Bonnie’Bella but all his 8 or 9 kids that he has. He is a disgusting human being. That girl eat, dresses, hair, insurance, school, and activities and he has never payed a dollar for anything. Smh. These DEAD BEATS need Jail time.”

At this time, Stevie J has not publicly weighed in on what Joseline is alleging or how Benzino appeared to come to his defense.

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Jodeci’s Mr. Dalvin is asking fans to send prayers for TLC’s T-Boz after it was revealed that she is experiencing a sickle cell anemia flare-up. The ‘Cry For You’ artist shared the request in an Instagram video.

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Mr. Dalvin Asks T-Boz Fans For Prayers Amid Sickle Cell Flare-Up

Dalvin DeGrate, also known as Jodeci singer Mr. Dalvin, asked fans for prayers on Monday. The TLC singer, whose real name is Tionne Tenese Watkins, reportedly missed a performance on Sunday, August 27, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York. Subsequently, Chilli performed solo.

Sickle cell anemia causes misshapen red blood cells that affect the hemoglobin molecule, leading to blocked blood flow to the rest of the body. Symptoms may include sudden onset episodes of pain, chronic pain, stroke, lung problems, eye problems, infections, and kidney disease.

Mr. Dalvin took to Instagram to ask fans to pray for T-Boz amid her health setback.

“Praying for u @therealtboz 🙏🏾🙏🏾 we love u dearly ❤️ #God1st #snakekilla🔪🐍 #mrdalvin #jodeci.,” he wrote.

Fans React To Mr. Dalvin’s Video

Roomies were quick to offer prayers and send T-Boz well-wishes for a speedy recovery after seeing the video.

User @yellow_dymond wrote, “Awwl T Boz wishing you a speedy recovery.. sickle cell sucks.”

Additionally, @ericbellinger added, “Praying!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.”

User @gingging7 replied, “By His Stripes TBoz Is Healed In The Name Of Jesus 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ~Isaiah 53:5.”

@ayymanman noted, “Lord, cover her today and always . Protect her, guide her, and keep her blessed 🙏🏾❤️.”

In addition, user @lowcarbiebarbie.nene replied, “The goat 🐐 🙏💕 get well soon!”

User @chefsonyamo added, “Praying 🙏🏾 for a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹.”

Furthermore, @simply_un4gettable exclaimed, “Lord have mercy we can’t take no more!! 😫😫😫.”

User @junction_ent replied, “🙏🏿 my fav TLC member. God cover her!”

While @bri.ni wrote, “Oh NO!!!! 🥺 Hang in there, T!!! Sending you positive and healing energy! ✨️🙏🏽.”

User @only1divinity added, “That’s a true friend! Sending prayers and healing energy & strength to T Boz! She’s been fighting for such a long time!”

@ryanshanell_86 noted, “She has sickle cell ❤️🙏🏽 prayers for my fellow warrior !! And September is sickle cell awareness month 🥹🥹.”

T-Boz Spoke About Sickle Cell Anemia In Her Memoir

T-Boz was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia when she was 7, and she talked about living with the disease in her 2017 memoir, ‘A Sick Life — TLC ‘n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage,’ according to PEOPLE.

The singer was told that she would not live past 30, and today, she is 56.

“I looked around,” she recalled. “Who was he talking about? I was going to be a famous performer. He was clearly mistaken.”

Not only was she told that she would die before she was 30, but T-Boz was also told that she couldn’t have children. However, she had her daughter, Chase Rolison, in 2000 with now-ex-husband Dedrick Mack 10 Rolison.

Watkins added that the disease is something she has to worry about daily, and the pain sometimes makes her “delirious.”

“I have to worry about it every day of my life,” she said to PEOPLE in 2017. “You can be in so much pain you get delirious…. My life, my sick life has been tinged with illness. But I refuse to be defined by it.”

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Mandy Moore’s 5-year-old son, Gus, is among the top listeners of her 1999 breakthrough hit, “Candy.”

“I don’t know how or why, because I would not play that for him, but now he wants to hear it in the car,” Moore, 42, told People in an interview published Tuesday, September 1. “I’ve had to put a moratorium on it. I’m like, ‘Bud, I don’t want to hear it every day.’”

Whenever Gus asks Moore why they can’t listen to “Candy,” the This Is Us alum merely explains that the track is “just not [her] favorite.”

“Hearing it every once in a while is a total fun little bop and stroll down memory lane,” she acknowledged. “He’s like, ‘I’m the same age that you were when you made that song.’ I was like, ‘No, you’re 5, but you are closer, probably, to that age than I am to that age.’ It’s pretty funny that he can make that distinction.”

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Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith are the proud parents of three kids — and they’ve been giving the world a glimpse into their family life ever since baby Gus was born in 2021. “Gus is here,” Moore shared via social media in February 2021. “Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived […]

In addition to Gus, Moore shares son Ozzie, 3, and daughter Louise, 2, with musician husband Taylor Goldsmith. Gus, in particular, has already begun to follow both of his parents’ musical footsteps.

“We have a little songwriter in our midst. Our oldest has already written his first album,” she teased to People. “There’s nine songs. It’s only 21 minutes long, but he wants to listen to it in the car.”

Per Moore, Gus’ debut unreleased album was recorded via her and Goldsmith’s smartphones. The Dawes performer, 41, even played piano in the background.

“[Gus] makes up these songs, and then he wants to listen back to them. It’s so much fun,” Moore gushed. “He’s definitely inspired by Dad, for sure.”

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Moore and Goldsmith are content with their family of five, recently coming to the realization that they were done expanding their brood further.

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“I’m at the OBGYN getting a checkup … I am endlessly grateful for my beautiful family,” Moore wrote via her Instagram Stories in January. “AND there’s a certain sadness knowing I’m done having babies and won’t be pregnant again.”

Moore gave birth to Louise in 2024 when she was in her early 40s.

“I think, at least in my experience, so many of my friends are having kids later in life, whether it’s by choice or it’s by circumstance or biology,” she said on the “Not Gonna Lie” podcast in July 2025. “I think the thing that I had the most trouble with is just like this system in general kind of treating us as this anomaly that we’re too old and we’re too complicated or high risk, and really, it’s like, ‘Nope, we’re just human beings.’”

Travis Kelce is back on the air — this time as a married man.

“At this point, we’re what, over a month out? It’s been so much fun,” Travis, 36, said on the Wednesday, September 2, episode of “New Heights” with brother Jason Kelce, sharing new details from his wedding to Taylor Swift. “First of all, the night was a night we’ll never forget. Me and Taylor are so thankful for everybody that showed up, you know, from the vows to just seeing everyone to how much fun we had throughout the entire evening, and hearing that kind of be relayed through everybody’s stories of the night.”

Travis gushed over the “magical” event, adding, “I wish it could’ve lasted even longer than it did, it felt like it just happened in the blink of an eye.”

He went on to shed light on why the couple chose to have their wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City. “Thank you [to] everyone at MSG that allowed us to do this,” he said. “We wanted to do it somewhere where we could have a very intimate and genuine setting without a lot of distractions. We needed it to be a private feel. And MSG went above and beyond to give us that. I can’t thank everybody enough that showed up but also that helped put the show on, and it was a very magical, magical night.”

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Travis Kelce gushed over his wedding to Taylor Swift for the first time since the power couple officially tied the knot. “It was a fun offseason, man,” Kelce, 36, told reporters at Kansas City Chiefs training camp on Wednesday, August 12. “Wedding was the best night of my life. I appreciate everybody who came out […]

Wednesday’s episode marked the beginning of the podcast’s fifth season and the first episode since Travis married Swift in July. The couple, who got engaged last summer following Swift’s “New Heights” debut, have remained relatively tight-lipped about their star-studded nuptials.

“It was a fun offseason, man,” Travis previously told reporters at Kansas City Chiefs training camp in August. “Wedding was the best night of my life. I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and had fun with us. That’s about all I really got from that night. It was a crazy night. It was full of a lot of celebration.”

Travis and the pop star hosted nearly 1,000 guests at their NYC wedding, but a source told Us it was still an “intimate and personal” affair.

“Taylor was emotional while reciting her vows but kept her composure,” an insider shared. “You could tell she put a lot of work and time into writing her vows. Travis teared up more than Taylor. They shared very personal details and anecdotes that some guests had never even heard before.”

While few details have emerged about the ceremony itself, it was revealed that Adam Sandler officiated. Travis gave his Happy Gilmore 2 costar a “special thank you” on Wednesday.

“He has been just the f***ing best person on this planet and for him to be up for getting ordained in the state of New York and marrying me and Taylor … giving us more than we could’ve ever imagined in that moment, knowing that it was the biggest night of both of our lives,” the athlete said. “It was absolutely insane.”

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Jason, meanwhile, reflected on how the couple’s inner circles seamlessly blended together, and Travis agreed.

“It was so cool to see how everybody interacted,” he added. “You know, with no phones, comes people not having to be on guard … it makes everyone be in the moment and be present. It was so cool to see everyone from my childhood not only mesh with Taylor and her childhood and her family and friends, people that she works with … it’s just been so cool to see that world come together and hear through person by person after the wedding just how awesome a time everyone had there. And that’s what we wanted it to be.”

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Travis continued, “We wanted it to be a beautiful ceremony, but we also wanted to make sure everybody left there having some fun.”

After celebrating his and Swift’s love story, the NFL star has another milestone on the horizon: his 14th season with the Chiefs. Travis confirmed his return to the team in March after missing out on the playoffs for the 2025-2026 season.

“Of course I don’t want to end my career not making the playoffs, not having one of the best years. … Obviously there’s still a little bit of that grit and that emotion, you know, I f***ing hated the way that s*** ended last year,” he said on “New Heights” at the time. “I want to make it right. And I want to get a chance at another f***ing Super Bowl.”