Apple TV’s new darling, Widow’s Bay, follows a cursed New England island-town, full of kooky characters and supernatural mysteries. The show cleaned up at the 2026 Emmys, winning a whopping 14 awards. Widow’s Bay is original in its execution and details, but it couldn’t exist without TV’s most influential mystery thriller of all time, Twin Peaks. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks first aired over 30 years ago in 1990. Today, it’s streaming on PlutoTV, free with ads. The show follows FBI Agent Dale Cooper, played by Kyle MacLachlan, in his investigation into the death of Laura Palmer, a high-school girl from the small Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks. It’s a simple premise, but the quirky side-characters and expansive exploration of the central events drives Cooper directly into the mysteries of life, death, cruelty, and love.

Twin Peaks was one of the first television series to follow one continuous plot from start to finish (with, admittedly, some dilly-dallying in the middle of Season 2). A series of small-scale plots were more common on TV at the time, meant to be resolvable by the end of an episode (think “monster-of-the-week” episodes on X-Files). The continuous plot and propulsive cliffhangers kept viewers on the edge of their seats, eager to tune in for next week’s episode. This formula is the default now, and almost every successful show streaming is trying to get the viewer to click to the next episode with a cliffhanger or dramatic development. Twin Peaks changed TV forever, and Lynch’s iconic mystery series is still one of the most experimental shows out there.

‘Twin Peaks’ Made Television More Supernatural

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David Lynch is always interested in innocence, dreams, and “a woman in trouble.” That is, he’s interested in the truths that lurk beneath the everyday. Beloved mystery-thriller Twin Peaks is no exception. Twin Peaks has a subtle supernatural bent, which has influenced shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and certainly Widow’s Bay. Rather than taking a “monster-of-the-week” approach, the show doesn’t reset with a new threat every episode. Instead, every new discovery, location, and character is introduced to further explore the mystery of what happened to Laura Palmer.

The supernatural in Twin Peaks is little more than local color for the majority of the show, lending texture and a sense of the unknown to the investigation rather than monsters or ghosts. Agent Cooper brings some of this spookiness with him in the form of belief in the revelatory power of dreams. Dreams are the show’s main entry-point for the supernatural, starting in Episode 2, which ends with one of Cooper’s dreams. In the dream, Bob is introduced, and so is a woman who looks just like Laura Palmer. She tells Cooper a secret—the identity of the killer. In the morning, he forgets who it was. Dreams are the site of revelation, giving Cooper the tools he needs to start piecing the mystery together.

David Lynch uses the Surreal to Explain the Unexplainable

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Halfway through Season 2, Laura’s storyline is concluded, and it’s revealed that her own father, Leland Palmer, was her killer. It’s explained by a demonic possession of some kind: Bob entered Leland’s body to enact Laura’s torture and murder. Those events are explored more fully in the film Fire Walk With Me. Bob is the stand-in for the dark forces that inhabit the souls of men. It’s crucial that Leland met Bob as a child, possibly a metaphor for his own sexual abuse as a boy. That a father could torture and kill his own beloved daughter is no more explicable than dreams or whatever darkness lurks in the woods surrounding Twin Peaks. The mystery turns at that point of discovery from what happened to Laura to more philosophical questions of why and how.

Human cruelty becomes the supernatural force in the show. Through the unnecessary and winding half-plots of the second season emerges the Black Lodge, a real place on another plane of reality. It is where evil is born. In Twin Peaks, like ideas, like dreams, evil is real and it lives somewhere. The scenes in dreams and in the Black Lodge are the most surreal and iconic in the show. They are memorable, not only for their strangeness, but for their emotional resonance, eschewing logic for another kind of truth.

The Black Lodge Influences Filmmakers Today, as Seen in ‘The Backrooms’

Dreams give Cooper what he needs to piece the mystery together, but that doesn’t mean they give it all away: the act of discovery is part of the journey to truth. It’s said that souls must pass through the Black Lodge after death, and must face what they see with bravery or be destroyed. The Black Lodge is the soul’s confrontation with darkness and evil. The challenge is to encounter it without being destroyed. David Lynch goes straight for the spiritual implications of the show’s events, asking how anyone can live in a world where such profound suffering can be caused by another person.

The scenes from the Black Lodge, unsurprisingly, are otherworldly. The red velvet curtains that haunt Lynch’s oeuvre are coupled with a zig-zag black and white floor, and the rooms seem to meander without logic or purpose, out of place and out of time. Agent Cooper confronts Bob and Laura, or someone who looks just like her, in the Black Lodge. They filmed the scenes backwards, giving movement and sound a jerky, unsettling quality. Contemporary directors draw on this visual vocabulary in surreal films like The Backrooms to convey the feeling of displacement, but in Twin Peaks, there’s also an allure, a visual pleasure despite the disturbing material found in that landscape.

‘Twin Peaks’ Leaves Experimentation Unexplained, to Great Effect

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The show’s journey to the otherworld works because it doesn’t try to over-articulate its own meaning. It works because it lingers in the realm of intuition, of mystery, of dreams. Twin Peaks doesn’t end with a treatise on how to confront evil and come out on the other side with goodness in your heart. Still, the viewer leaves the Black Lodge with Cooper feeling that there is evil in the world, and one must witness it but not be destroyed by it. There is wonder and beauty in the mysteries of this world, but mystery has a dark edge too.

Twin Peaks explores some of the worst human acts on network TV, without excessive gore, or too much explicit violence, not by censoring itself but by accessing the horror through surreal, experimental sequences. Laura in the Black Lodge screams and screams, wide eyed, amidst strobing lights while Cooper watches on. That moment isn’t a direct analogue for her suffering in life, but it conveys the powerful emotions and impact that follow. Twin Peaks is, from start to finish, about a community trying desperately to cope with unspeakable loss. The show trusts its viewers enough to not respond to that loss by trying to contain it in language. Instead, characters watch on. They cry. They dance. They try to make meaning, as best as they can.

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1990 – 2017-00-00

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Lesli Linka Glatter, Caleb Deschanel, Duwayne Dunham, Tim Hunter, Todd Holland, Tina Rathborne, Diane Keaton, Graeme Clifford, James Foley, Jonathan Sanger, Mark Frost, Stephen Gyllenhaal

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Mark Frost, David Lynch, Harley Peyton, Robert Engels, Barry Pullman, Scott Frost, Tricia Brock

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Following her own early elimination from Dancing With the Stars, Sarah Jane Nader admitted she has a new perspective about her sister Brooks Nader‘s time on the show.

“I don’t think she thought I would get eliminated on the first night,” Sarah Jane, 24, exclusively told Us after part two of the season 35 premiere on Wednesday, September 16.

Sarah Jane recalled the advice she received from Brooks, 29, who previously appeared on season 33 of the ballroom dance show. “She said it’s not an easy competition … so I think that I did have an insider look,” she said. “I didn’t come in thinking I’m just going to float through this.”

The reality star went on to praise her older sister, who she saw “work really hard” with pro Gleb Savchenko. (Brooks finished her season in ninth place.)

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“I will say I have gained respect for her for making it as far as she did, obviously,” Sarah Jane told Us.

As for how Brooks reacted to her elimination, Sarah Jane said, “She already texted me. She was like, ‘I thought you did a great job and I’m really proud of you.’ As much as I wanted to beat her score, I am really grateful that she was guiding me through this.”

For their first dance of the season, Sarah Jane and pro Hailey Bills performed a jive to “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne. Their score of 14 out of 30 put them on the bottom of the leaderboard before being sent home.

“Our last night was honestly amazing. We had so much fun out there and, of course, we wanted to stay longer,” Sarah Jane told Us. “We had so many fun plans for iconic dances, but we got to know each other, which is, like, the most amazing thing ever.”

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Sarah Jane was grateful that she could “make history” with Bills, 20, as the second same-sex pairing on DWTS. “[It] was such an honor,” she gushed. “And Hailey and I took it so seriously and we really gave it our all. So I really wouldn’t change anything about this experience.”

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Bills, for her part, was grateful for the opportunity to compete as a pro for the first time after appearing in the troupe last season.

“I had all the feelings. Of course, I’m going to be nervous. That’s just normal,” she noted. “But I was more so excited. We’ve gained such a good friendship and I was just so excited to show that on TV and I hope that we were able to do that. I was honestly just excited and just grateful to be in this position, especially with her as my partner.”

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

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift recently began their marital journey, but a financial scandal involving the NFL star has put the couple and their relationship in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

Kelce was reportedly one of the investors affected by a Ponzi scheme that took tens of millions of dollars from participants, although his individual losses have not yet been disclosed.

With Taylor Swift seen as someone who is financially “savvy,” fans have been wondering how she might have responded to the news of Travis Kelce falling victim to a scam, leading to brutal comments online.

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The multimillion-dollar investment scheme operated by Siddharth Jawahar, an illegal immigrant, involved Kelce among several other clients.

As reported by Fox News, the Chiefs star was “named as a victim in a massive Ponzi scheme that pulled in more than $35 million from investors… Kelce’s individual losses have not been publicly disclosed at this time.”

Jawahar operated Swiftarc Capital LLC, a Texas-based investment company, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of wire fraud.

The scheme took in more than $35 million from investors between July 2016 and December 2023. Jawahar mismanaged investor funds and only invested $10 million of the capital raised.

Jawahar reportedly used Kelce’s money as well as that of others to fund “an extravagant lifestyle” involving private jets and memberships in private clubs, according to prosecutors.

Kelce’s individual losses remain unknown, and information about when he made the unfortunate investment or how much he put into the scheme has not yet been disclosed.

The scandal comes just 2 months after Kelce’s high-profile marriage to Swift, which brings the financial loss into much greater public focus as Swift is known for being particularly financially knowledgeable.

Fans Roast The NFL Star Over The Ponzi Scheme

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Ever since news of Kelce falling victim to a Ponzi scheme hit the internet, fans have shared brutal comments, slamming the NFL star and even dragging his wife, Swift, into it.

As reported by HITC, one comment read, “Man, I hope T Swift’s prenup is airtight,” while another noted, “Well, in Taylor’s defense, she said he was posh, not smart.”

A third person focused on perceived differences in their financial acumen, writing: “It seems absolutely wild to me that Taylor is the most economically savvy person, taking such great care with every move she makes, and then you have the husband who falls for the oldest trick in the book.”

“I heard him talk for five minutes and thought about running a Ponzi scam on him myself, so I get it,” one individual joked.

Another asked, “Tay Tay’s father is an investment advisor. Maybe this wasn’t discussed around the dinner table when it should have been?”

The jokes and reactions persist even though the precise circumstances of Kelce’s investment remain private.

The NFL Star’s Investment Blunder Contrasts With Taylor Swift’s Financial ‘Savvy’

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Swift’s financial history has become an obvious point of comparison for fans who believe such an investment mistake shouldn’t even be remotely associated with her.

Forbes currently estimates the singer’s fortune at about $2 billion as of September 2026, primarily from touring, royalties, and her music catalog.

Swift officially reached billionaire status in 2023 due in part to decisions she made over the ownership and value of her music.

After losing control of the masters of her first six albums, Swift decided to re-record them under the banner “Taylor’s Version.” In May 2025, she announced that she had regained the rights to the original recordings.

Taylor Swift Spoke About Winning Back Control Of Her Masters

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According to Reuters, the deal gave Swift control over her first six albums after disputes surrounding the recordings’ ownership spanned years.

She said at the time, “I’ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out this is really happening. I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made … now belongs … to me.”

Her rise to $2 billion was driven not just by her music and performances but also by good business negotiations and dealings.

That history has created the image of Swift as someone with a good business sense and financial knowledge.

Travis Kelce’s Losses Remain Unknown, But Restitution Is Expected

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Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison and was ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution.

He concentrated all the money he received into a single investment, and when it declined in value, he reportedly concealed the losses from investors like Kelce.

Jawahar falsely reported they were generating profits and used money from new investors to repay earlier investors.

The extent of Kelce’s losses to the scheme is undisclosed, and how much he’s likely to recover in the restitution is unclear.

Neither Kelce nor Swift have addressed the scheme publicly, leaving room for speculation as they navigate their financial lives as newlyweds.

It’s safe to say Ron Perlman has solidified himself as an icon of pop culture through some seriously imposing roles. He’s played Slade in Teen Titans, The Lich in Adventure Time, Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, and, of course, Hellboy. He’s also been a longtime collaborator of Guillermo del Toro, appearing in films including Cronos, Pacific Rim, and the Hellboy movies. But one of Perlman’s most surprising roles came long before Hellboy — on a fantasy series that also counted future Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin among its writers and producers.

Ron Perlman’s Fantasy Breakout Came Long Before ‘Hellboy’

One thing Perlman is known for is disappearing beneath heavy prosthetics. He did it in his film debut, the 1981 Jean-Jacques Annaud film Quest for Fire, in which he plays Amoukar in full Neanderthal makeup while speaking a made-up prehistoric language. He did it again in The Name of the Rose, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Star Trek: Nemesis, and, most famously, Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. But years before the latter made him a genre icon, Perlman spent three seasons under prosthetics for a very different fantasy role.

Long before Hellboy thrust Perlman into the spotlight of mainstream nerd culture, he had already found his breakout performance. His role in Beauty and the Beast earned him a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989, and Perlman wasn’t the only future fantasy icon involved. Years before A Game of Thrones was published, Martin was working behind the scenes on CBS’ Beauty and the Beast, making the 1987–1990 series an intriguing early chapter in both men’s careers.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Was a TV Cult Classic in an Era Full of Them

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Beauty and the Beast ran on CBS from 1987 to 1990 and follows Linda Hamilton as sharp-witted DA Catherine, the Beauty of the story, and Perlman as Vincent, the soulful, timid beast-man who lives beneath New York City with a secret society of outcasts and misfits known as The World Below. Most of the show follows the struggle of a deep, literally telepathic relationship between two wildly different worlds, along with the recurring villains and issues of the week that come with it, before getting grittier toward the end.

George R. R. Martin was a writer and producer on the show years before A Game of Thrones was published. Martin joined Beauty and the Beast in 1987 and eventually rose through its producing ranks, making the series a notable part of his pre-Thrones television career — apparently, he went on to write a fantasy book or two of some significance. The series has since gained a cult following, and it’s easy to see why. While at its core it’s a fantasy series with heavy elements of mystery and thrills, there’s something about Beauty and the Beast that just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

That rests largely on Vincent and his interactions with everyone around him. It’s, for my money, Perlman’s most wholesome character, despite being a giant man with the characteristics of a lion and the strength to match. Jokes about resembling a Maine Coon aside, Perlman makes Vincent an unusually gentle romantic lead. He’s someone who deserves to be happy, who we want to succeed in love, and whose relationship with Catherine gives the series much of its emotional pull. Hellboy may be a big softy deep inside, but Vincent wears that softness much closer to the surface.

Ron Perlman Brings Back the True Moral of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

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Hellboy, Slade, The Lich, Clay Morrow — in one word: badass. This makes sense. When you’re on the taller side and have a voice like Perlman’s, you can easily be pigeonholed as a tough guy. And when you have the one-and-only Rick Baker doing your prosthetics, Vincent absolutely could’ve been another variation on that persona. After all, the brooding, rage-filled beast makes a common appearance when adapting the Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve story. That’s how they did the 2012 sort-of reboot of the show; in fact, Disney’s Beast a year later was meaner at the outset. It would’ve made perfect sense for Perlman to do the same thing, especially because he’s undeniably good at it.

The secret ingredient of Beauty and the Beast is that Vincent doesn’t become that character. He has a temper, absolutely, but it isn’t something love magically overcomes; it’s something he personally struggles with without losing his inherent gentleness. In both his animalistic appearance and his dramatic yet sensitive nature, Vincent is most similar to Jean Marais as the Beast in the 1946 Jean Cocteau film, which similarly understands that the core moral of the story is to love the flawed, or what society perceives as flawed. Beautifully, Vincent never changes into a prince, because he was one all along.

Sappy lines aside, Beauty and the Beast remains one of the most revealing performances of Perlman’s career. The imposing presence, unmistakable voice, and elaborate prosthetics are all there, but Vincent’s defining quality is his gentleness. Decades before Hellboy made Perlman a fantasy icon, this cult series proved just how much more he could do with the qualities audiences would eventually associate with his toughest characters.

Oprah Winfrey launched her namesake network in January 2011, mere months before the end of her daytime talk show. However, the Oprah Winfrey Network wasn’t an immediate success, and it underwent massive layoffs two years after its launch. Now, years later, Winfrey is reflecting on that time, calling it one of the hardest years of her life.

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Winfrey appeared on the “Mel Robbins Podcast” in September 2026. During the conversation, Winfrey reflected on the early days of her network, including its struggle to gain viewers and its eventual layoff of a substantial bit of its staff.

The 70-year-old began, “2012 was one of the worst years of my life.” Discussing that period, Winfrey mentioned the negative press attention she received. According to her, “Every single story headline about me was, ‘Oprah and the struggling OWN Network. Oprah and the struggling OWN Network.’”

She continued, saying, “And it was hurtful and painful to me because it was the truth. I was struggling.”

Oprah Had Serious Doubts About Starting The Network

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The talk show legend continued the interview by revealing that she entered the network-building process with uncertainty. At one point, however, she feared what her business partners would think if she decided not to move forward.

She said, “I was so angry with myself. I did not listen to [myself]. The voice inside myself was so strong, telling me not to do it, that I would wake up in the middle of the night and couldn’t breathe.”

Winfrey then said, “And I’d say, ‘Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it.’ Then I’d say, ‘But I already signed. I already signed. Already said I was going to do it.”

Still, she gained a valuable lesson from the ordeal: “You always have the right to change your mind.”

The Former Talk Show Host Has Given Up Most Of Her Stake In The Network

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The Oprah Winfrey Network launched on January 1, 2011, after years of delays, replacing the Discovery Home Channel. However, after viewers tuned in out of initial curiosity, OWN saw a major decline in viewership, and the company laid off 20% of its employees in March 2012.

Over time, the network found an audience, particularly through Winfrey’s contract with Tyler Perry for original content and various interview specials hosted by the beloved television personality. Still, in late 2017, Winfrey sold 24.5% of her stake in the network for a reported $70 million, giving Discovery majority ownership.

According to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, she then sold another 20.2% interest in the company to Discovery for $35 million in late 2020. Winfrey’s company, Harpo, currently owns about 5% of the network.

The 72-Year-Old Also Discussed The Network In 2024

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Winfrey has commented on her namesake network multiple times in recent years. This includes an August 2024 interview with “Today,” where she called the launch of the Oprah Winfrey Network a regret.

She said at the time, “I would not have taken on the responsibility of trying to build a network while still ending the show.” Winfrey continued, “That is my one regret … I should have handled all of that differently, I think. I should have completed one thing, taken a year to do nothing, and then decided what was the next thing for me to do.”

Winfrey continued reflecting, saying, “I’d made my decision that it was time for the show to end; I don’t regret that. What I do regret is trying to do multiple things at the same time.”

The “Color Purple” actress added, “I would have done the thing that I tell everybody else to do: ‘When you don’t know what to do, do nothing. Get still with yourself and do nothing.’ I would have given myself that time.”

She’s Coming To The Las Vegas Sphere

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One of Winfrey’s upcoming endeavors brings a series of live performances to The Sphere in Las Vegas. Per Reuters, her engagement at the Sphere will include four performances, taking place from April 2 to 4, 2027. The performances will be a part of a production known as “Oprah Winfrey’s AHA,” a reference to her iconic “aha moments” from her talk show.

The two-hour shows will feature music, poetry, storytelling, visual art, etc. There will also be guest appearances, including Grammy-winner Jason Collier, poet and author Ocean Vuong, etc.

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt reunited with Anna Wintour at “The Devil Wears Prada 2” wardrobe auction at Christie’s in New York City last week.

Fans have long speculated that Streep’s formidable character, Miranda Priestly, is based on the fashion icon, but the actress has clarified that she wasn’t trying to imitate Wintour.

However, she said Wintour’s reputation initially drew her to the role.

Meryl Streep, alongside co-star Emily Blunt, reunited with fashion powerhouse Dame Anna Wintour at Christie’s in New York City for a charity wardrobe auction featuring pieces from “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

The 77-year-old actress teamed up with the luxury auction house to sell costumes, jewelry, accessories, and experiences connected to the high-fashion film.

She kicked off the evening with her usual charm, taking to the stage to urge collectors to open their wallets for a worthy cause.

“I hope you all wore your deepest-pocketed pants, and you’re in the most generous spirit,” Streep said. “In the sense of fun, let’s spend it before they all take it away.”

Fans Ask Who Holds The Power: Meryl, Miranda Or Anna

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The latest encounter between Streep and Wintour has revived chatter about the real-life inspiration behind Miranda Priestly. On social media, users weighed in on seeing the Hollywood legend and fashion powerhouse together.

In an Instagram post about the pair’s appearance at the auction, one fan joked, “Who now has the power, lol Miranda or Anna or Meryl?”

Another found humor in Wintour continuing to embrace the movie two decades after its release, writing, “Watching Anna pretend she’s in on the joke even 20 years later is so funny to me.”

Others questioned whether Wintour had previously disliked being associated with the film. One fan pushed back on that perception, pointing to her more recent willingness to engage with “The Devil Wears Prada” and its legacy.

Prada Auction Supports Fashion Designers And Press Freedom

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The auction lineup included standout pieces such as a signed Annie Leibovitz Vogue cover photo featuring Streep and Wintour, designer jewelry, and a Dries van Noten jacket Streep wore in the film.

Proceeds were designated to benefit both the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a fitting partnership given the franchise’s exploration of fashion, media, and journalism.

The online sale ran through September 15 on Christie’s platform.

“Please join us as we celebrate truth and beauty, beauty and truth!” Streep said in a statement, per W Magazine. “The Devil Wears Prada spectacular global auction of shoes, bags, gowns, and glamorous experiences, live via Christie’s, to benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America! Get your gorgeous on in time for fall and bid up big!”

Meryl Streep Says Her Miranda Priestly Is ‘My Own Creation’

In the comedy-drama, Streep plays Miranda Priestly, the icy and demanding editor-in-chief of the fictional high-fashion magazine Runway.

Wintour is widely considered the inspiration behind the character, but Streep has explained that she wasn’t looking to model her performance on the fashion icon.

“I was not interested in replicating her; I wanted to make my own person,” she said in an interview with E! News ahead of the sequel’s premiere earlier this year.

She continued, “And as I have gotten to know her over the years, I feel like—my Miranda is fully formed. And to the degree that she has evolved or changed or degraded, in some way, it’s my own creation.”

Anna Wintour’s Reputation Helped Draw Meryl Streep To Prada

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The original movie was based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name. Streep also clarified that the sequel’s script was fictional, not based on Wintour’s life.

“Certainly this script has no relation to Anna Wintour, because it’s just all made up. It isn’t based on anything,” she said.

However, the “Mamma Mia!” actress shared that Wintour’s reputation was a major factor in drawing her to the role.

“It interested me that Anna Wintour was expected to be smilier, nicer, sweeter,” she told IndieWire in 2016. “I thought, ‘Well, hell, what is her job? What does she have to do? What are her deadlines? What do we have very little time for, even though the dress and heels have to have the outward accouterments of being appealing, womanly?’”

“Right in the beginning, reading the script,” she continued, “I thought, ‘Nobody’s seen this before, and the girls are going to like this!’”

Julia Stiles proved Andy Cohen’s previous assertion that she couldn’t dance wrong after commanding the Dancing With the Stars stage during the season 35 two-night premiere.

“Derek [Hough] said it best,” Stiles, 45, succinctly told Us exclusively after the Wednesday, September 16, live broadcast, referring to the DWTS judge’s diss to Cohen, 58.

In rehearsal footage shared Wednesday, Stiles claimed that the Bravo host once claimed that she didn’t know how to dance following her onscreen performances in 10 Things I Hate About You and Save the Last Dance.

After Stiles’ quickstep to Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” with pro partner Ezra Sosa earned an impressive 18 out of 30, Hough, 41, joked that Cohen could “eat it” because the number was “beautiful and graceful.” (Cohen later issued an apology to Stiles during his Wednesday broadcast of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.)

“Honestly, I feel like the best message is he should tune in every Tuesday night on Dancing with the Stars,” Sosa, 25, quipped to Us. “He will see some great dancing from this diva.”

Stiles and Sosa’s routine — Parton approved the song choice weeks before her death at age 80 — also impressed Hough’s fellow judge Bruno Tonioli, who gushed that the actress was a “great dancer.”

“I was so, like, having an out-of-body experience. He said I was a great dancer?” Stiles said of Tonioli’s comments. “I’m gonna go home and watch that on repeat, that’s great. You know, sometimes performers we only hear the critique, but I’m gonna try and take this in and just take the positive.”

Stiles and Sosa are now focused on bringing their A-game yet again for the second week of the competition, where the DWTS pairs will all perform routines to various viral hits.

“I mean, there were some major, impressive dances that got me to be like, ‘Oh, OK, we better bring it,’” she said of her competition, especially praising paralympian Ezra Frech’s tango on the Tuesday, September 16, episode. “[He] was incredible, and he matched Daniella [Karagach], who is so fierce, and it was great. I was like, ‘Whoa!’”

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As for Stiles, her routine undoubtedly impressed her husband, Preston Cook, and their three children.

“I’m gonna cry because [my husband has] really, really been holding down the fort at home so that I could come and do this,” she gushed. “It means that I don’t have to worry about or feel guilty, and they see how much fun Mommy is having and how happy I am, and it’s really, really incredible.”

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

Roomies! Nia Long finally received her well-deserved flowers after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ‘Michael’ actress attended the unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, September 16, and her fans say the moment is “long overdue.”

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Nia Long’s Loved Ones Support Her At Star Ceremony

Nia Long received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, and her family was there to witness the special moment. Long’s mother, Talita Long, and Long’s two sons — 25-year-old Massai Zhivago Dorsey II and Kez Sunday Udoka, 14, were at the ceremony.

The 55-year-old actress has been entertaining folks since the 1990s when she starred in the CBS soap opera ‘Guiding Light’ and 1991 film ‘Boyz n the Hood.’ She went on to star in beloved films such as ‘Friday,’ ‘Made in America,’ ‘Soul Food,’ ‘Love Jones,’ ‘The Best Man,’ and ‘Michael, just to name a few. 

Several celebrities were also at the ceremony to support the actress, including two former co-stars — ‘Love Jones‘ co-stars Laurenz Tate and Bill Bellamy. Furthermore, Snoop Dogg was a guest speaker, and he sported a jacket covered with pictures of Long’s starring roles. ‘Michael’ director Graham King was also a guest speaker, and Angelique Jackson from Variety was the emcee. The moment was captured by Variety and shared on Threads. A statement was also shared by Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez.

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Nia Long to the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” said Martinez. “Nia is such a beloved and talented actress, and we’re so excited to celebrate her incredible career with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has brought so many unforgettable characters to life and has connected with audiences for decades. It’s wonderful to see her receive this well-deserved honor.”

The Hollywood Walk of Fame also shared the news on Instagram with the caption:

“Meet your special guest speaker 🎤 Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist, entrepreneur, actor, producer, television personality and global cultural icon @snoopdogg to serve as guest speaker for @iamnialong’s ⭐ ceremony on Wednesday, September 16.”

Fans React After Nia Long Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

Fans reacted after the news was shared on TSR’s Instagram page, and several Roomies noted that Long’s star is well overdue.

User @bankonreigns added, “About time she got one though 🔥🔥🔥.”

@_shadequ33n_skeemie added, “Snoop out did himself I love the jacket 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍❤️.”

Long Shared Her Feelings About Receiving The Star

Long sat down with Variety ahead of the ceremony and spoke about what it felt like to be receiving the long-time Hollywood honor. The stars are mostly engrained into the sidewalk along and around Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, and the actress recalled moving to the city with her mother when she was younger and seeing Hollywood Boulevard.

“I came here with very humble beginnings,” said Long, per Variety. “This star is just as much for me as it is for my mother, because she’s the one who brought us here…. I stay under the radar. I just do the work… I’m diligent. I have a vision for what I want for my life and for my children and for myself, and I let God take care of the rest, because I don’t want to be caught up in the hype.”

She added that she remembers walking along the boulevard with her mom and looking at the “all the stars” and naming the stars who she knew.

“It’s every girl’s dream, and everything women work hard for,” she continued. “The little girl in me is like, ‘Oh my gosh, we did it!’ And the woman in me is, ‘Take a moment and be proud of yourself.’

She also spoke during the ceremony, and she was brought to tears while thanking her mother.

“My mommy…. An artist, a singer, the best Tati my children could ever ask for. I share this star with you,” said Long. “Because there isn’t any part of my story that doesn’t circle back to your bravery and unconditional love.”

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