Jackson Olson had the full support of his girlfriend, Maggie Sajak, for his Dancing With the Stars debut.

Olson, 28, kicked off the Tuesday, September 15, premiere with a Savannah Bananas-themed cha-cha to “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls alongside pro partner Emma Slater. At the end of the duo’s high-energy routine, the cameras cut to Sajak, 31, in the front row.

Olson, who scored a 15 out of 30 for the number, has been dating the Wheel of Fortune correspondent since April.

“It’s really cool because we’re obviously living very different lives right now on the opposite side of the country, but we’re able to come together and just have an awesome relationship,” Olson exclusively told Us in May. “I feel like in any relationship, you’re trying to figure out how to see each other as frequently as possible, which is never something that I thought in my past I was going to want to do … but now I really do.”

Olson explained how he and Sajak remained committed to their romance despite the long distances apart.

“It’s just about planning and making sure you’re setting aside time to see each other and make really cool experiences happen because [the] start of a relationship never happens again,” he explained. “You only get one chance at a start of a relationship.”

Maggie, the daughter of former Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, has remained the baseball star’s biggest cheerleader throughout the beginning of his ballroom journey.

“It is the Dancing With the Stars season premiere, I am so excited to go watch Jackson perform,” Maggie said via her Instagram Stories earlier on Tuesday. “He’s just going to do incredible. He’s been working so hard, he’s been so busy and he’s handling it all with just such grace. I could not be more proud of him.”

Ahead of the show, Maggie predicted that Olson and Slater, 37, would be “absolutely amazing” in their first routine.

“I cannot wait to watch him shine,” she gushed. “I cannot wait for everyone to see what they’ve been working on, but you gotta make sure to vote.”

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Reminding her social media followers to cast their votes for Olson and Slater, Maggie reiterated that she was “so excited” to watch her beau in the ballroom.

“Hopefully you’ll be cheering him on with me,” she concluded. “Can’t wait, stay tuned!”

Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Justin Hartley hinted that Tracker will be making one major change.

Hartley, 49, spoke about Colter’s death count so far, telling Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, September 15, “I was like, ‘Well, this guy can’t be killing six people per week. This is ridiculous.’”

Based on Jeffery Deaver’s novel The Never Game, Tracker follows Colter as he travels the country helping to find missing people (or sometimes dogs) and solving cold cases. Hartley previously caused some concern when he hinted that Colter might not survive every case he is on.

“The season 3 finale, this actually is kind of a spoiler. But basically my character dies and he goes to heaven,” Hartley quipped on a May episode of The Tonight Show. “The angels are like, ‘Help, Abraham Lincoln is missing.’ So I track him down and it turns out he’s at a Jamba Juice. It was unbelievable.”

Related: What Tracker’s Justin Hartley Said About Colter’s Mortality: ‘He Will Die’

Since Tracker premiered on CBS, Justin Hartley has taken it upon himself to remind viewers that his character Colter Shaw can — and will — die. Based on Jeffery Deaver‘s novel The Never Game, Tracker centers around a survivalist named Colter who travels the country helping find missing people (or sometimes dogs) and solving cases […]

While the finale didn’t actually show Colter in a near-death situation, Hartley hasn’t ruled it out as an option.

“It’s important to keep upping the stakes. I like being Colter as a hero, finding people and all that. I also really like seeing him in a suspenseful thriller and a dangerous situation,” he told The Hollywood Reporter about the high stakes his character faces in April 2025. “I don’t want our audience to forget that this man is mortal, he’s not a superhero. He can die! The things he is doing are very very dangerous.”

More recently, executive producer Elwood Reid weighed in on Colter’s fate.

“Some of the danger is in here because he’s not a cop. He is this guy who is poking his nose in places. The network is always like, ‘He can get messed up, he can lose a fight, he can get conked on the head and he can have a gun pointed at him,’” Reid, 59, told Us in October 2025. “Justin pitched an idea for the season 3 midseason finale where it doesn’t go well for Colter. That’s what makes him fun is he is not a superhero.”

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Reid noted that Tracker is always searching for ways to surprise viewers.

“When I watch a lot of these types of shows, the minute the character becomes infallible or perfect then I’m uninterested,” Reid explained. “I like when characters have flaws and make mistakes and are mortal and can be wounded and can screw up.”

He continued: “I’m very conscious of not making Colter too perfect. We are scuffing him up, letting him screw up and letting him do the wrong thing. I think that’s what makes the character fun to write — at least for me.”

TV shows based on movies have long been a go-to for networks, and it’s easy to see why. The potential audience is already there, the title is familiar, and there are usually beloved characters or worlds worth revisiting. Sometimes that works, as with shows like Stargate, Fargo, and Cobra Kai, which all found new stories to explore and gave audiences a reason to keep coming back.

The same claim can’t be made for every attempt to spin a hit movie into a returning TV show, since the list of those that tried and failed is far, far longer than the successes. From questionable adaptations of cult classics like Darkman to blockbuster comedies starring Eddie Murphy, these failed TV pilots confirm that not every hit movie can support an ongoing series.

‘Coming to America’ (1989)

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In the first of two Eddie Murphy movies on this list, Coming to America had barely landed on video before CBS rushed to make a pilot for a family-friendly sitcom. You can almost see why the network believed this was a viable TV show idea. The movie was a huge box-office hit, and its clear fish-out-of-water setup is very TV-friendly, and Murphy was going to be involved as one of the executive producers. Instead of rebooting the story entirely, the pilot is more of a spin-off that follows Tommy Davidson (In Living Color) as the previously unmentioned Prince Tariq, the younger brother of Murphy’s now-King Akeem.

Tariq is exiled to Queens to go to college, with his royal assistant Oha (Paul Bates from the original movie) by his side. The pilot works a little too hard to force the characters into the same situations from the film, and while Tommy Davidson is a fantastic comedic performer, he’s clearly been told to do his best Eddie Murphy impression. Even by 1980s standards, the jokes feel dated, and the cast has practically no rapport. The pilot aired only once alongside other failed TV shows as part of the short-lived CBS Summer Playhouse. A low-quality version can be found online, but it’s still not the worst comedy project Eddie Murphy has been involved in.

‘Darkman’ (1992)

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Two years after Sam Raimi‘s gonzo superhero movie Darkman, Universal Television tried to turn Peyton Westlake into a half-hour TV hero. British actor Christopher Bowen took over from Liam Neeson as the synthetic-skin scientist whose work becomes horribly useful after an explosion leaves him scarred and his wife dead.

Larry Drake returns as crime lord Durant, and that’s not the only thing from the original cult classic movie that makes a comeback. The pilot shamelessly reuses multiple action scenes, and even some of Durant and Westlake’s fights get recycled. Aside from trying to turn a dark, complex, and violent character into a standard TV vigilante, the pilot never leans into the movie’s inherent madness. Raimi’s movie is pulp horror mixed with superhero tragedy while being on fire and screaming. Those elements don’t neatly fit into a half-hour procedural crime drama. The pilot wasn’t picked up, though there is a version on YouTube if you’re feeling brave. This failed attempt shows how quickly something as unique as Darkman becomes ordinary when it’s forced into a TV formula it was never built for. While Darkman did return for two TV movie sequels starring Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy), recent talk from Raimi suggests that an official sequel could be in the works.

‘Zombieland’ (2013)

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Made as part of Amazon Prime’s long-defunct pilot season, Zombieland came full circle. Its writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick initially developed the idea as a TV show before it was retooled into a movie. The duo returned to write the pilot with Eli Craig (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil) stepping in to direct. In what may have been the pilot’s biggest issue, it used the same characters from the movie, which remains one of the funniest zombie films of all time.

The episode picks up shortly after the first movie with Tallahassee (Kirk Ward), Columbus (Tyler Ross), Wichita (Maiara Walsh), and Little Rock (Izabela Vidovic) now searching for somewhere new to call home. The problem wasn’t that it had no potential as a TV show, a zombie road trip series could be a lot of fun. The pilot might have worked with new characters exploring a different corner of Zombieland. But by recasting the characters, it immediately invited comparisons to the movie cast, and that was always going to be a tough act to follow. Unlike all the other pilots on this list, the fate of the show was firmly in the hands of the audience, as they got to watch it and then vote on whether they wanted to see more. Thankfully, they did not, as it’s up there with some of the worst TV pilots of all-time.

‘Tremors’ (2018)

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With seven movies and an underrated short-lived TV series, Tremors has already been a well-mined franchise. Yet none of those projects tried to bring back original star Kevin Bacon for a rematch with the Graboids. That injustice was set to be rectified with a planned eight-part series from Syfy that would have seen Bacon’s Val McKee return to the small town of Perfection.

Sadly, Tremors is the only failed TV pilot on this list that has never been released, so the main evidence it exists is the shockingly good teaser. The trailer gave audiences a taste of what could have been. Twenty-five years on, Val is no longer the charming accidental hero from the original cult classic. Worse yet, he is trapped in the one place he never wanted to return to as he tries to repair his relationship with his daughter Emily (Emily Tremaine). Middle age and family problems are not the only things Val has to grapple with, as the next evolution of Graboids returns to where it all started. Despite all the promising set pieces glimpsed in the trailer, Tremors failed to secure a series order from Syfy. Most likely, the high cost of a special-effects-driven series with a movie star had more to do with the decision than quality. Now that the rights for the franchise are back with the original creators, there is still a chance for Val McKee to make a triumphant monster-hunting return.

‘Beverly Hills Cop’ (2013)

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This list concludes the way it started with a failed TV pilot based on an Eddie Murphy movie. He might have taken 30 years to star in another Beverly Hills Cop sequel, but Murphy returned to his iconic role more than a decade earlier in an unsold TV pilot for CBS. Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) starred as Axel Foley’s now-grown-up son, who, just like his old man, is a cop. Heading to Beverly Hills to strike out on his own, Aaron quickly gets into trouble, and Axel (Eddie Murphy) shows up to help.

This should have been an easy series order for CBS. It’s directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), written by Shawn Ryan (The Shield), and even has a cameo from Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood. The test screenings and network response were positive, and they all wanted the same thing for future episodes—more Axel Foley. Suddenly, the biggest reason to tune into the show became the sticking point that turned a series order into a failed pilot. Murphy had no desire to be a recurring character, and the network had no interest in a series without Axel showing up periodically. They were not wrong about that. The scenes with Murphy have all the superstar fizz and watchability you would expect, and the father-son dynamic really works. The reality is, once you’ve glimpsed that kind of chemistry, it’s almost impossible to imagine a series without it.

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Rob Reiner left a lasting impression on Hollywood down to one of his final performances as a guest star on The Bear prior to his death in 2025.

“Rob is such an incredible force,” The Bear coexecutive producer and lead culinary producer, Courtney Storer, exclusively told Us on Monday, September 14, at the 2026 Emmy Awards after working with Reiner on season 4 of the FX series.

Storer, 42, noted that having Rob and his late wife, Michele Singer Reiner, join them on set “and being able to love him and get to meet him and be around him. I feel so lucky and fortunate.”

She continued, “He will always be missed. I think his legacy lives on in all of our hearts, and we tried to honor that within the show, even [the] ending, and he will just be missed.” (Rob played businessman Albert Schnurr on the show.)

Storer, who has been part of The Bear’s team since the series premiere in 2022, added, “They’ll both be missed forever.”

Rob and Michele were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home in December 2025 at the ages of 78 and 70, respectively. They were discovered with multiple sharp force injuries.

The couple’s youngest son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on suspicion of his parents’ murders that same month and later charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty in February.

News broke on Tuesday, September 15, that Nick, 33, will not receive the death penalty if he’s convicted of murder.

“After a careful and thorough review of all these factors, the district attorney’s office will not be seeking the death penalty in this case,” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told NBC News and reporters before a pretrial hearing. “That means that the maximum sentence that Mr. Reiner will be looking at is life without the possibility of parole.”

Hochman noted that his team spoke with Nick’s siblings and “they made their views very clear.” (Rob and Michele also shared son Jake, 35, and daughter Romy, 28. Additionally, Rob was the father of daughter Tracy, 62, whom he adopted during his previous marriage to the late Penny Marshall.)

“We took their views into consideration in ultimately deciding not to seek the death penalty,” the DA added.

In the wake of his and Michele’s deaths, Rob and his legacy as an actor and director have continued to be honored and remembered.

That was the case at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys on September 5, when Rob won the posthumous award for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series thanks to his role as Albert during season 4 of The Bear.

Presenter Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the award on his behalf and the audience gave him a standing ovation. “We all wish he was here,” she said.

Jamie Lee Curtis, a longtime friend of Rob and fellow actress on The Bear, honored Rob and Michele during the in memoriam segment at the Emmys one week later.

The actress, 67, teared up telling the crowd, “He was generous and kind, and funny as hell, and a friend to all, and we all miss Rob and Michele, and all those we lost this year.”

The Bear, meanwhile, paid homage to Rob during the series finale in June.

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During the episode, Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) called Albert for advice and to tell him, “We are in business” during a phone call.

“It’s perfect. I will have all the documents, email it to you immediately. Anything else I can do?” Ebra told his friend over the phone.

While Albert couldn’t be heard on the other end, Ebra gave a nod to Rob’s iconic 1987 film The Princess Bride, replying, “As you wish.”

From the year 2000 until the present, the big screen has been treated to several of the greatest mystery movies that the world has ever seen. From fascinating legal dramas like Anatomy of a Fall to enrapturing thrillers like Oldboy to surreal arthouse masterpieces like Mulholland Drive, the best mystery films since the beginning of the 2000s are all delightfully diverse in all manner of ways, though they all have something vital in common: a perfect understanding of everything that makes fans of these sorts of movies tick. After all, the mystery genre has remained one of cinema’s most popular throughout the decades for a reason.

As the years have passed, so too has the mystery genre evolved, and from that evolution have come these quintessentially modern masterpieces filled with suspense, tension, and looming questions begging to be answered in some cathartic way. The last 26 years have seen mystery cinema subvert traditional tropes and formulas, bring a stronger emphasis on psychological realism and non-linear story structures, and dare to dive deeper into taboo subjects that may not have been seen with nearly the same frequency just a few decades ago. Anyone who loves a good mystery film ought to check out the six biggest masterpieces that the genre has delivered since right before the turn of the century.

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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ (2023)

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The last six years have seen the release of many exceptional mystery movies, but the question of which one is the best of the bunch isn’t really much of a question. It has to be Justine Triet‘s Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall, a masterpiece whose twist on the legal drama genre is unlike anything else it has seen in recent memory. All courtroom dramas are, at their core, about the nature of Truth as a philosophical concept; but few get into the subjectivity and ambiguity of justice with quite as much scathing depth as Triet’s magnum opus does.

Devised by Triet and co-writer Arthur Harari as a Hitchcockian sort of procedural thriller, Anatomy of a Fall didn’t only live up to that mission, but rather surpassed it and delivered a thought-provoking experience all of its own. Anchored by Sandra Hüller‘s Oscar-nominated powerhouse performances, the whole film is a meditation on truth, gender, relationships, and the intricacies of the legal system which only grows all the more complex on re-watch. Triet’s direction is absolutely stellar, and her and Harari’s screenplay is one of the best of the 2020s so far.

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‘Oldboy’ (2003)

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Park Chan-wook, one of the greatest masters in the history of Korean cinema, has delivered several of the greatest thrillers of the 21st century. Typically regarded as his very best, Oldboy is a loose adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, recipient of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix and of the utmost critical and audience acclaim. Seeing as it’s one of the most disturbing non-horror movies of all time, it’s definitely not an action thriller fit for all cinephilic palates. Those with the stomach for an absolutely harrowing, unabashedly brutal mystery flick, however, will likely find it absolutely riveting.

What’s not to praise when watching Oldboy? The action sequences are creatively shot and of the most enthralling narrative significance; the plot twists are as jaw-dropping as they are boldly shocking; and Choi Min-sik‘s lead performance is one of the best of any mystery film from the 2000s. Those looking for visceral action will be every bit as satisfied as those looking for a psychological puzzle that subverts the typical tropes of the mystery genre in all sorts of razor-sharp ways. It’s true that Oldboy isn’t for everyone, but it’s also undeniable that it’s one of the best international movies of the 21st century to date.

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‘Incendies’ (2010)

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Before he became a Hollywood legend making some of the greatest sci-fi films and genre-defining blockbusters that the American film industry has seen in years, Denis Villeneuve was an up-and-coming Canadian filmmaker already making masterpieces of the stature of Incendies. Still deemed by many as Villeneuve’s true magnum opus, this entirely unconventional war drama is based on Wajdi Mouawad‘s play of the same name, itself based on parts of the life of Lebanese communist militant Souha Bechara. This is yet another instance of a film so brutally gut-wrenching that it’s definitely not for everyone, but nonetheless remains an absolute must-see for those who can bear its ferocity.

It is, after all, one of the best Canadian movies of all time, a testament to the tremendous quality of what the country has had to offer over the course of the last 26 years. The performances are all absolutely exceptional, particularly Lubna Azabal‘s flooring turn; Villenueve’s direction is as powerfully subtle as it is uproariously devastating; and the screenplay penned by him and Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne is one of the best of the last couple of decades. Part political war drama, part modern Greek tragedy, this is a mystery film that pivots around one of the most brutal plot twists that modern cinema has thus far seen.

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‘Get Out’ (2017)

Who could have possibly predicted that a comedian as hysterical and immensely talented as Jordan Peele would also end up being one of the freshest, most exciting new voices in horror cinema? It’s hard to imagine how anyone could have. After all, Get Out is one of the most surprisingly high-quality directing debuts that Hollywood has had to offer in years, and can already be counted among the best psychological thrillers of the last 90 years. Though it’s by no means devoid of the dark humor that Peele fans would expect, it’s also an undeniably scary horror flick that’s among the best that the genre has seen on the big screen throughout the last 26 years.

Anchored by Daniel Kaluuya‘s masterful lead performance and Peele’s career-defining turn as a writer-director, Get Out is proof of how far modern horror and mystery movies can go in delivering hard-hitting and timely social critiques while remaining irresistibly entertaining throughout the whole thing. Indeed, what makes Get Out so special is how masterfully it balances scathing satirical humor, thematic explorations of the horrors of modern racism and racial exploitation, and character-driven drama. Incredibly re-watchable and impeccably written, it’s a must-see masterpiece for anyone who enjoys mystery horror.

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‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001)

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There has never been a cinematic auteur quite like David Lynch, and there never will again. A director so special that people had to come up with a term, “Lynchian,” in order to explain the unique feeling that his works inevitably elicit, he made contributions to surrealist cinema as foundational as those made by the artists who defined the genre itself back in the early 20th century. But though he made masterpiece after masterpiece over the course of his career, Lynch made one movie that’s often deemed his very best, and that’s Mulholland Drive.

One of the most beloved thriller movies of the 21st century, Mulholland Drive is the ultimate Lynchian masterwork; a study of identity, gender, and the dark side of the Hollywood Dream which somehow only keeps getting better with age. Is it the amazing cast, featuring career-best performances by Naomi Watts and Laura Harring? Is it Lynch’s luscious yet potently mysterious and bizarre direction? Is it the many moments of head-scratching surrealism that anyone who loves weird cinema should absolutely cherish? Whatever it is that makes Mulholland Drive a masterpiece, it’s one that anyone who loves mystery cinema should check out at least once in their lives.

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‘Memento’ (2000)

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Before he became one of the undisputed kings of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking, Christopher Nolan was an indie filmmaker like any other—except that his work was far more exciting and indicative that he would become a total legend than most of his peers’ work. Case in point: his sophomore feature, Memento, which became an immediate critical darling the moment it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. However, its journey to mainstream success was a slow uphill battle, one marked by Hollywood’s rejection and a slow-burn box office rollout. It should come as no surprise, considering that it’s perhaps the single most notorious example of a movie structured in reverse chronological order.

As the years have passed, though, many have come to retroactively see Memento as Nolan’s true best film to date, and certainly one of the most suspenseful thrillers you’ll ever watch. Led by Guy Pearce, who delivers one of the most underappreciated performances of Nolan’s whole filmography; and bolstered by one of the most genius screenplays that Hollywood has seen at any point during the last 26 years, Memento is an enthralling example of just how close mystery cinema can truly come to genuine perfection.

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Benny Blanco is looking back on the beautiful moment when he and Selena Gomez said, ‘I do.’

The lovebirds tied the knot in an intimate Santa Barbara ceremony on September 27, 2025, surrounded by family members and star-studded guests.

As the day draws near to the one-year mark of their forever journey, Benny Blanco is reminiscing about his relationship with Selena Gomez, who, in addition to being his life partner, is also his best friend.

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The music producer sat down for a chat with Jenna Bush Hager on her podcast, where he reflected on how his first year of marriage has been so far.

Blanco shared that it feels like he is living in a fairy tale, as it has been “so easy” and wonderful to build a future with his best friend. He explained that the conjugal bliss they’ve enjoyed makes the days pass by so fast, and they are effortlessly in sync with each other.

“Honestly, it happened so quickly. I was literally just talking to Selena yesterday cause we’re about to celebrate our one year, and I was like, ‘What even happened?’ It’s like done already,” Blaco told Hager.

As the conversation continued on the September 15 episode of “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle,” the cookbook author noted that they complement each other like “yin and yang.”

Blanco then reiterated that everything has been so easy throughout the first year of marriage. “Sometimes I get home, and I feel like we’re gossiping about the same thing. It’s like, I don’t know. It’s my best friend that I get to spend the rest of my life with,” he added.

The Music Producer Joked About Gomez’s Choice To Marry Him

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In the same interview, Blanco joked that he has been “pinching myself every day” and asking his wife, “Are you sure you picked the right guy?” He went on to share some of his plans for their anniversary, marking their first year of marriage.

He told the show’s host that they were able to save some slices of their wedding cake on the advice of Gomez’s “nana,” who told them it was a tradition.

The music producer also disclosed that he would love to spend quality time with his wife, since they have been pulled in different directions by work over the past few months. The couple would probably rewatch clips of their wedding speeches to commemorate the start of their beautiful journey together as husband and wife.

The Author Previously Opened Up About Their Intimate Wedding Ceremony

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Despite being big names in the entertainment industry, the pair opted against a lavish wedding, especially since it was Gomez’s wish to keep things as simple as possible. Blanco discussed the details of their simple yet special ceremony in a recent episode of his podcast.

He revealed that the Rare Beauty founder was keen on avoiding anything extravagant and wanted the day to be as she had envisioned since she was a child. The music producer shared that they transformed a rented palm tree farm into a wedding venue unlike anything guests expected.

“I want to walk down the aisle, and I want the aisle to be, like, Persian rugs off centered. I don’t want normal flowers. I don’t want it to feel bougie,” Gomez reportedly told Blanco. The Blast shared that the couple put in the effort to create a conventional ceremony that showcased the singer’s personality and dream.

The ‘Graduation’ Singer Revealed How He Won His Wife’s Heart

Blanco revealed that he was friends with Gomez before they kicked things off romantically. He shared during an appearance on “Today’s Sunday Sitdown” that he got the most beautiful wife in the world by just being nice.

“I didn’t use black magic or anything,” the music executive noted, adding that he put effort into building a healthy rapport with Gomez by being understanding and engaging in open dialogue. He also noted that being nice is not limited to Gomez alone, but “Being nice to people put her into my orbit at the right time.”

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In previous interviews with separate media outlets, Blanco said that his cooking skills also helped him win the actress’s heart. The fact that they were friends before becoming a couple also played a huge role in making things easy and comfortable between the lovebirds. 

Blanco confessed that he was looking for a best friend in a life partner, someone who would enjoy his company as much as he would enjoy theirs. Thankfully, Gomez checked off these desires on his list.

Benny Blanco Keeps Certain Parts Of His Relationship With Selena Gomez Private

The music producer drew a clear line on certain topics that are off-limits in his relationship. He emphasized that details about what happens when they are wrapped up in sheets would not be disclosed to the public.

This was raised in a May episode of his podcast, which he co-hosts with Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco. When asked to spill the tea on intimate details of their marriage, the author maintained that he would not be discussing it on air.

“I’m not allowed to talk about that publicly,” he said, and when pressed, Blanco noted that his reason for keeping things that way is out of respect for his wife. “No. I’m just like a gentleman. Kind of just a thing I do. I’m like a gentleman,” he told his co-hosts.

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The Blast shared that his fellow podcast host joked that the TV personality probably made him sign an NDA, which Blanco shut down, stressing that it was his decision to keep those things out of the spotlight.

Happy anniversary in advance to Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez.

Shailene Woodley does not appear interested in publicly revisiting her failed engagement to Aaron Rodgers, even after the NFL star shared surprising new claims about their relationship.

When recently asked about her ex-fiancé’s comments, the actress responded in an unusual way without offering a specific explanation.

Shailene Woodley’s silence comes years after she spoke about the emotional toll that period of her life took on her, with Aaron Rodgers recently challenging the way their breakup has been portrayed.

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Woodley kept her reaction brief when she was approached about Rodgers while attending a pre-Emmys event in Los Angeles on September 13. A reporter asked the actress whether she had anything to say about her former fiancé’s recent remarks.

Her reaction came days after Rodgers discussed their relationship during an appearance on his Pittsburgh Steelers teammate, Cam Heyward’s “Not Just Football” podcast.

“I date Shailene, I propose, and she says yes,” Rodgers recalled, as reported by The Blast. He then claimed that only days later, Woodley told him, “I got to go f-ck this guy.”

Rodgers also disputed the idea that he caused Woodley’s emotional struggles. “Cause her story is, I ruined her life and gave her crazy depression because I left her,” he said. He also maintained that their later attempts to reconcile never worked out.

Rather than respond directly, Woodley simply laughed before turning around and walking away with a friend, according to TMZ. Her brief reaction offered no indication of whether she agreed with Rodgers’ version of events or not; however, it got some people talking online.

One comment on X about her response read, “A toxic narcissist always tries to create drama to suck people in. She is refusing to engage no matter how inflammatory his garbage is. This is what survivors are taught to do with people like him.”

Another wrote, “The only option when you are unexpectedly TORCHED by your ex. She had dogged him a while ago, so she probably assumed the dust settled.”

“Imagine getting followed around because Aaron Rodgers said some dumb shit on a podcast again,” a third noted.

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Although Woodley chose not to address Rodgers’ latest claims, she has previously been open about how difficult that chapter of her life became.

While filming “Three Women” between late 2021 and May 2022, Woodley said she was experiencing “the darkest, hardest time in my life.” Her personal struggles unfolded alongside the intense public interest surrounding her relationship with Rodgers.

“It was winter in New York, and my personal life was sh-tty, so it felt like a big pain bubble for eight months,” she previously recalled in an interview with Net-A-Porter. Acting became an outlet for those emotions, allowing her to channel some of what she was experiencing into her character.

Woodley later revealed to Outside Magazine that she experienced depression for about six months in 2022. She also admitted that discussing her romance with Rodgers “always makes me cry.”

Despite the painful ending, she did not dismiss the relationship entirely, simply noting that “it was not right. But it was beautiful.”

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Rodgers recently challenged what he believes has become an inaccurate version of his breakup with Woodley. During his podcast appearance, the quarterback disputed the idea that he ended the relationship and left the actress struggling emotionally.

According to Rodgers, Woodley had already decided she did not want to continue their engagement. He claimed she removed her ring months after his proposal and told him, “I don’t want to be with you.”

Rodgers also suggested that public accounts of his previous romances have unfairly portrayed him as responsible whenever things went wrong.

“There’s just a lot of narratives out there that are just not true,” he said, adding that outsiders do not know what happened privately. Woodley, meanwhile, has so far chosen laughter rather than a public rebuttal to his latest version of events.

Sources Said Their Relationship Was Never Meant To Happen

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Long before Rodgers publicly challenged the narrative surrounding their breakup, people close to the former couple suggested they were simply not well suited for each other.

A source told People in 2022 that Woodley and Rodgers “fell hard and fast,” but were “a mismatch from the start.”

Their romance developed during the pandemic, when they were able to focus heavily on each other without many of the demands of their usual lives.

Once those circumstances changed, their differences became harder to overlook. Another insider described them as “very different people with busy careers” who faced problems they could not overcome.

The pair also did not always share the same views. Sources said they had learned to “agree to disagree” on topics where their opinions differed. For those around the couple, their eventual split was not entirely surprising.

Beyond Relationship Drama, Shailene Woodley Goes All Out For Her First Emmy Win

Shailene Woodley steps out in style at the Emmys before winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for “Paradise.”

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While her past with Rodgers has suddenly returned to the headlines, Woodley has a major career achievement of her own to celebrate. The actress recently picked up the first Emmy Award of her career for her performance in Hulu’s “Paradise.”

Woodley won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys for playing Annie Clay. Her victory was particularly significant for the show, as she became its only winner despite “Paradise” receiving seven nominations during this year’s awards season.

She attended the Emmys in Balenciaga sequined trousers, a plunging periwinkle top, and opera gloves. Woodley completed the look with a $98,000 HOWL necklace made with colorful Venetian glass, gold, and diamonds.

The milestone comes nearly a decade after her previous Emmy appearance in 2017, when she was nominated for “Big Little Lies.” This time, Woodley arrived as an Emmy winner, giving her something much bigger to celebrate than the renewed attention surrounding a relationship that ended years ago.

Aaron Evans knows what it takes to survive deception on reality television, but he claims “Love Island USA” presented a tougher emotional challenge than “The Traitors UK.” Evans competed as a Faithful during the first season of “The Traitors UK” and ultimately won the game alongside Hannah Byczkowski and Meryl Williams. He later joined “Love Island USA” Season 6 before appearing in the spinoff “Love Island: Beyond the Villa.”

Now, ahead of “The Traitors: New Blood,” Evans is opening up about the differences between the shows, his biggest mistake inside the castle, and the drama he claims viewers never saw.

During an exclusive Q&A provided to The Blast by Casino Guru, Evans was asked which reality show was more emotionally difficult and where he found it harder to trust people. “I would have to say Love Island by far was more emotionally challenging, and harder to trust people for sure,” he revealed. “It just felt a lot more manipulative.”

He added, “On ‘The Traitors,’ you don’t have production in your ears telling you what to do and what conversations to have and trying to persuade you to do other things, whereas ‘Love Island’ is more of a mind game and they’re constantly on you to do certain things that you don’t really want to do.”

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Evans did not provide specific examples of what he was allegedly encouraged to do or identify any particular producers involved. His comments reflect his personal account of filming the two shows. “Love Island USA” producers have not publicly responded to the claims included in the interview.

Evans’ experience inside the villa included a turbulent relationship with Kaylor Martin, who later confronted him about his behavior during the show.

He Says Viewers Missed Most Of The ‘Beyond The Villa’ Drama

Evans reunited with several Season 6 Islanders for Peacock’s “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” in 2025. The spinoff followed the former Islanders as they navigated relationships, changing friendships and new opportunities in Los Angeles after leaving Fiji.

However, when asked if viewers failed to receive the full story about anything that happened, Evans did not hesitate. “Practically the whole show,” he said. “I think there was more stuff that was going on behind the scenes than was able to film.”

He continued, “And I think if they would have been able to capture everything that was going on, that show would have been completely different and people would have seen a completely different perspective. There was a lot more drama behind the scenes.”

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Evans did not explain what the off-camera drama involved, leaving questions about which relationships or conflicts may have looked different if additional footage had been captured. His comments suggest that the version of events presented on the show represented only a portion of what unfolded among the cast.

Aaron Evans Reveals Where He Stands With The Cast

Despite returning to film with his former castmates, Evans admitted that he is no longer particularly close to the group. “I think we’re all right, but I don’t really speak to any of them at all,” he said. His statement follows an emotional on-camera reunion with Martin during the “Beyond the Villa” premiere.

Evans and Martin met during “Love Island USA” Season 6 and developed one of the season’s most talked-about relationships. Their romance later fell apart following revelations about Evans’ interactions with Daniela Ortiz-Rivera during Casa Amor.

“Beyond the Villa” brought the former couple face-to-face again after Evans stepped away from public attention. Although Evans now says he and the cast are “all right,” his lack of regular contact indicates that many of the relationships formed through the franchise may not have continued once filming ended.

‘The Traitors’ Winner Reveals His Biggest Blind Spot

Before entering the “Love Island” universe, Evans became a fan favorite and winner on the inaugural season of “The Traitors UK.” He began the competition as a Faithful and maintained that status throughout the entire game. Looking back, Evans said his relationship with Traitor Amanda Lovett prevented him from recognizing one of the game’s biggest threats.

“One of the biggest ones I missed is probably just the whole Amanda lore. I used to nickname her Mother Amanda,” he said. “So, in my eyes, she could do no wrong. And if she would have told me she was a traitor, I’d have probably still believed that she was faithful.”

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He continued, “So, I think if I would have just looked at it more logically, I could have probably figured out the reason that I was there was because I was close to someone, and that person I think was Amanda. But in hindsight, either way, if I would have figured out it was her, I would have probably got booted sooner. So, I’m glad that I didn’t figure out, because otherwise I probably would have got murdered.”

Amanda’s maternal presence helped her remain undetected for much of the competition. Evans acknowledged that missing the clues may have ultimately protected him. If he had openly identified Amanda as a Traitor, she and her allies could have chosen to “murder” him before he reached the end.

His ADHD Became An Unexpected Advantage

Evans faced suspicion several times during his season, but his ability to defend himself and build relationships helped keep him in the competition. “I think the fact that I was good at defending myself, that was a big part. I think I ended up on the chopping board like 3 times over,” he said.

“And another part was, I think, just my ADHD,” he admitted. “It’s probably the worst part about me, but also the best part about me. I ended up being everyone’s friend from the get-go, and I think people just struggled to get rid of me. So, I think that probably separated me in the end, but it also got me thrown onto the chopping board quite a few times. So, I guess there’s swings and roundabouts to it.”

Evans ultimately survived until the final and shared the prize with his fellow Faithfuls after they eliminated the remaining Traitor, Wilfred Webster.

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Aaron Evans Warns ‘New Blood’ Contestants About One Mistake

“The Traitors: New Blood” premieres September 17 on NBC and introduces 22 civilian contestants competing for a prize of up to $250,000. Unlike the flagship American version, which has featured reality stars and other public figures, “New Blood” gives viewers a cast of people without established television personas.

Evans believes the new competitors could hurt their chances by becoming too vocal about their suspicions. “Probably the biggest mistake is going to be overconfidence and speaking too much, because if you’re right, then you’ve got a bigger target on your back from the traitors already,” he said. “But if you’re wrong, then everyone suspects you and they want to get you out anyway.”

He concluded, “So, I think just verbally talking too much and being overconfident will get you booted out trying to search one of the traitors, which is exactly what happened to Tom in our season.”

Tom Holland appeared to keep his disappointment under control after Zendaya lost at the 2026 Emmy Awards, according to a body language expert who analyzed the actor’s reaction. Zendaya was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her final performance as Rue Bennett in HBO’s “Euphoria.” However, the award ultimately went to “Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn. Although Zendaya appeared gracious as Seehorn celebrated, expert Darren Stanton claims Holland displayed several subtle signs that he was privately frustrated by the result.

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Holland attended the September 14 ceremony to support Zendaya, marking a rare public award-show appearance for the longtime couple. After Seehorn’s name was announced, cameras captured the reactions of the other nominees and their guests. Speaking on behalf of Betfair Casino, Stanton claimed Holland attempted to conceal his disappointment by displaying what the expert described as a “textbook social smile.”

“It’s a natural reaction from Tom Holland following Zendaya’s loss, with several key elements to pick up on here,” Stanton said. “Firstly, he is showing some outward leakage signals and a fake smile. You can see that the crows feet aren’t there and the whole face isn’t engaged. This is a textbook social smile. There is no emotion there and he’s secretly disappointed for Zendaya.”

Tom Holland’s Lips Allegedly Exposed What He Was Holding Back

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The body language expert also focused on Holland’s mouth, claiming the “Spider-Man” actor appeared to suppress an emotional response. “The second is lip suppression. This is essentially what people do when they want to say something or feel a certain way,” he said. “It’s an unconscious gesture when they have to stop the words coming out. Tom is almost holding his breath until the moment has passed. The more he’s trying to keep it in, the more he wants to get it out.”

Stanton did not suggest that Holland was angry with Seehorn or questioned her victory. Instead, his analysis focused on the possibility that Holland was disappointed for Zendaya after accompanying her to the ceremony and watching her compete for a third lead actress Emmy.

Holland has regularly supported Zendaya’s career while the pair has maintained a relatively private relationship away from premieres and promotional appearances.

Zendaya Was ‘Gracious’ Following Rhea Seehorn’s Victory

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While Stanton saw signs of concealed disappointment from Holland, he interpreted Zendaya’s reaction differently. The expert claimed the actress responded to her loss without displaying visible frustration or resentment.

“Looking at Rhea’s reaction to winning, she showed an immediate response when her name was read out. I don’t think she thought for a minute that she was going to win,” he said. “Her hands covering her mouth indicate the emotion of surprise. By contrast, Zendaya appeared humble and authentic after losing, and showed no signs of anger and seemed gracious. As a couple, Tom and Zendaya are very grounded and what you see is what you get with them.”

Zendaya competed against Seehorn, Carrie Coon, Chase Infiniti and Keri Russell in the category. Seehorn’s victory recognized her performance as Carol Sturka in “Pluribus.”

‘Euphoria’ Earned Zendaya Six Emmy Nominations

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The 2026 nomination marked Zendaya’s sixth overall Emmy nomination connected to “Euphoria,” including recognition for acting, producing, and music. She previously won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Rue in 2020 and 2022.

Her first victory made her the youngest performer to win the category. Her second made her the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice. During her 2022 acceptance speech, Zendaya reflected on the impact “Euphoria” had on viewers who identified with Rue’s struggles.

“I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue, or feels like they are a Rue, I want you to know that I am so grateful for your stories,” she said. “Thank you to [series creator] Sam [Levinson] for sharing Rue with me, thank you for believing in me even in moments where I didn’t believe in myself.”

Although she did not take home a third trophy in 2026, the nomination marked one final recognition for her work as Rue following the show’s third and final season.

Zendaya And Tom Holland’s Marital Status Remains Confusing

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Holland’s appearance beside Zendaya also attracted attention because of continued uncertainty surrounding whether the couple has officially married. The actors confirmed their relationship in 2021 after years of speculation. Holland has since referred to Zendaya as “my wife,” including during a podcast appearance in July.

However, Zendaya’s longtime stylist, Law Roach, complicated the story while speaking during the Emmy Awards preshow. “Well, I actually lied, she wasn’t married. They actually haven’t had an official ceremony yet. It’s gonna happen after the Dune press tour,” Roach said, per PEOPLE, while walking back his earlier claim that the couple had already married.

When questioned again, Roach insisted, “No, the wedding hasn’t happened. I mean, she’s been his ‘wife’ for a really long time now, but it’s not official yet.”

Whatever their exact marital status may be, Holland’s attendance at the Emmys proved his continued support for Zendaya.

The Reacher television franchise is about to expand with the upcoming debut of its first-ever spin-off. In Neagley, Reacher alum Maria Sten takes center stage as the eponymous character, pursuing a new mystery with very personal ties to her background — and doing it without Alan Ritchson‘s Reacher by her side. Here’s everything you need to remember about Neagley and her previous appearances before her new show drops on Prime Video this week.

Frances Neagley Is Reacher’s Closest Ally

A former U.S. Army Master Sergeant, Frances Neagley served with Reacher in the Military Police’s 110th Special Investigations Unit. Although still mourning the tragic loss of his first protégé, Sergeant Dominique Kohl (Mariah Robinson), Reacher eventually took Neagley under his wing, and they formed a close bond, with Neagley learning from her superior officer at “the school of Reacher,” as she described it. Neagley makes her first appearance in Reacher Season 1, Episode 4, “In a Tree.” After the 110th Special Investigations Unit is disbanded, Neagley becomes a private investigator in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

During Reacher Season 1, Neagley’s assistance proves crucial in helping Reacher, Finlay, and Roscoe Conklin (Willa Fitzgerald) take down the Kliners and their counterfeiting operation. In Season 2, Reacher and Neagley reunite with the surviving members of the 110th, David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos) and Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), to topple the conspirators who murdered their former colleagues. Neagley returns in Season 3 as well, where she assists Reacher in exacting revenge against Francis Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), the corrupt Army Intelligence operative who murdered Sgt. Kohl.

Neagley Is a Much More Complicated Character Than You Think

Because of their time together in the 110th, Reacher and Neagley have forged a close friendship, a fact that Reacher himself even acknowledges in the Season 2 finale. Neagley has proven to be an invaluable ally for Reacher, saving his life multiple times before the events of the flagship series, and they would both drop anything at a moment’s notice to come to each other’s aid.

Although Reacher and Neagley are both highly skilled investigators and hand-to-hand combatants, the characters are distinct. An expert at close-quarters combat, Neagley is an ace sniper, demonstrating her sharpshooter skills to Detective Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin) in the Season 1 finale, “Pie,” before dropping one of the series’ best lines after sniping two guards at the Kliner warehouse: “Put the biscuit in the basket.” In her leisure time, Neagley loves playing video games and strongly prefers sugary breakfast cereals, one of her favorite foods. While Reacher frequently pursues romance with various female allies throughout his series, Neagley interestingly remarks in Season 2 that she isn’t attracted to anyone.

Additionally, Neagley suffers from haphephobia, a condition that results in a serious aversion to touching or being touched by anyone. During Reacher Season 2, Detective Guy Russo (Domenic Lombardozzi) is fatally wounded while protecting a witness from gunmen working for Shane Langston (Robert Patrick), and Neagley pushes through her haphephobia to grasp Russo’s hand and console him as he dies, which remains one of the series’ most impactful moments.

Neagley Finally Gets the Spotlight in Her Own Series

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Although Neagley has primarily been Reacher’s chief ally throughout his own series, she’ll take the main spotlight in her new self-titled spin-off. In the first season of Neagley, the P.I. investigates the mysterious death of a childhood friend, who appears to have died by suicide. Neagley suspects foul play, leading her to investigate a potentially deadly conspiracy connected to the mysterious Echo Canyon Farm. Ritchson reprises his role as Reacher in Neagley, but only in a guest-starring capacity, as the series’ new allies for Neagley include Chicago PD Detective Hudson Riley (Greyston Holt), Renee (Adeline Rudolph), a colleague at Neagley’s investigative firm, and Keno (Jasper Jones), a young street hustler and con artist.

The most exciting aspect about Neagley is that series co-creator and executive producer Nick Santora, who also oversees the flagship series, plans to finally delve into the titular character’s backstory, something that even Neagley’s creator, author Lee Child, avoided when writing his Jack Reacher novels. As the author explained to The Wrap, “I didn’t want to go too deeply into what made her who she is. I felt that would burst the bubble somehow, so I shied away from it.” Santora revealed that the series will explore “why [Neagley] became who she is,” suggesting fans will finally get an answer for what caused Neagley’s intense haphephobia in the first place.

The new chapter of the Reacher saga debuts September 16 on Prime Video, with all eight episodes available at launch.