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8 Best Plot Twists of ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 (So Far)

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Spoiler Alert: This list contains spoilers for The Pitt Season 2, Episode 11.

The Pitt is back, people, and this writer is happy to report that Season 2 is every bit as captivating as Season 1. Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center has a lot on its hands for the Fourth of July, and the first 11 episodes have made that extremely clear. With Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) on his last shift before taking a three-month sabbatical, Dr. Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) has arrived one day early to get a feel of how he runs things. Meanwhile, Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball) is back from rehab and struggles to feel welcome back.

This show is just one plot twist after another, so it’s hard to even keep track of all the developments that have taken place over the course of these 50-minute episodes. There are still four more to go, but there have definitely been enough plot developments to compile a list from what we’ve seen so far. Dr. Robby deciding to stay because his friend is waiting for a CT scan is a nice twist, but it’s not very surprising. After all, everyone expected Robby to stick around for the entire season. Something slightly more surprising would be Robby offering Whitaker (Gerran Howell) his apartment while he’s on sabbatical, but that doesn’t have the punch that the season’s best surprises so far have had. Ranked by their emotional impact, shock factors, and relevance to the overall show, these twists and turns tell us there are still more brilliant moments to come as the season draws to a close.

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Orlando Leaves Early

Season 2, Episode 7 “1:00 P.M.”

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Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) talks to Orlando Diaz (William Guirola) on ‘The Pitt’
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Orlando (William Guirola) didn’t even want to go to the hospital in the first place, despite being in dire need of care. After his condition finally starts improving, his daughter and mother struggle to get him to stay. He says it’s too expensive, and apparently their income falls into a gap where insurance can’t be given. His daughter tries to start a GoFundMe. He’s told he can move to a much less expensive section of the hospital, etc. Nothing works, he leaves.

He tells Dr. Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) that he’s already in a lot of debt. He simply can’t take on anymore, even if it’s at a significant discount. As the family’s main provider, he thinks more about his wallet than his health—something that many people under the current healthcare system can relate to. It’s telling to have him leave so much sooner than he should and after all the help he was offered. Viewers can only hope he won’t return to the Pitt later in even worse condition.

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Mohan’s Panic Attack

Season 2, Episode 10 “4:00 P.M.”

Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) looking worried on 'The Pitt'
Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) looking worried on ‘The Pitt’
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One of the most impressive things about The Pitt is that it somehow manages to be such a fast-paced phenomenon and yet doesn’t feel too hard to follow—at least for the viewers. The characters, on the other hand, can get pretty overwhelmed. Last season it was Dr. Robby, but this time it’s Dr. Mohan who breaks down in the middle of her shift.

She and third-year med student Joy (Irene Choi) are talking to a patient when Mohan starts having trouble breathing. It’s an intense sequence as she tries to get some air in the worst place possible. Joy has the common sense to bring her a wheelchair, which leads to Dr. Robby telling Mohan off. It turns out to be a panic attack, induced largely (but not solely) by her mother’s calls, showing indeed that Mohan looking for work elsewhere is probably a good decision.

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Baby Jane Doe

Season 2, Episode 1 “7:00 A.M.”

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Noah Wyle holding a baby in The Pitt Season 2 Episode 1
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Just as The Pitt provides enough answers to our questions to help us understand the context for this new season, it also gives us new questions for us to ponder. The biggest one right off the bat comes in the form of an infant, who was found in a bathroom in the ER. As they give the baby tests, she seems to be in good health overall. That’s good, but how did this happen?

This question still hasn’t been answered after 11 episodes, so at this point it will probably wind up being a conflict that resolves in the season finale. More than one person thinks the child has been abandoned, while it’s also been suggested that sometimes a mother will leave a baby in a bathroom and return to pick it up later (which would still leave a few questions). A bundle of innocence and mystery in a frantic environment, this anonymous patient has been making viewers scratch their heads since the season premiere—and we’re all hoping there’s a happy ending to this plot thread.

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ICE Arrests Nurse Jesse

Season 2, Episode 11 “5:00 P.M.”

Nurse Jesse treats a patient with an ICE agent watching in 'The Pitt' Season 2.
Nurse Jesse treats a patient with an ICE agent watching in ‘The Pitt’ Season 2.
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This show didn’t back down from America’s socio-political climate in the first season, and Season 2 is just as ambitious. In last week’s episode, ICE agents arrive at the ER with a detainee who was injured during their raid. As rumors spread that immigration enforcement is here, several hospital staff leave out of fear they’ll be arrested. The ICE officers weren’t intending on arresting anyone else, but, sure enough, Nurse Jesse (Ned Brower) winds up in cuffs.

And all because he was just trying to help Pranita (Ramona DuBarry) get her treatment before leaving. The agents don’t want to wait for the patient to be put in a sling; they want out, and Jesse gets too physical for their liking. ICE has accrued a reputation for being aggressive, and this episode demonstrates how the agency essentially comes across as the antithesis of a hospital. Meanwhile, the Pitt is now even more understaffed than it already was.

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The Pitt · ER · Grey’s Anatomy · House · Scrubs

Five hospitals. Five completely different ways medicine goes sideways on television — brutal, chaotic, romantic, brilliant, and ridiculous. Only one of them is the ward your instincts were built for. Ten questions will figure out exactly where you belong.

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A critical patient comes through the door. What’s your first instinct?
Medicine under pressure reveals who you actually are.





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Why did you go into medicine in the first place?
The honest answer says more about you than the one you’d give in an interview.





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What do you actually want from the people you work with?
Who you want beside you under pressure is who you are.





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How do you actually perform under extreme pressure?
The worst shifts reveal things about you that the good ones never will.





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You lose a patient you fought hard to save. How do you carry it?
Every doctor who’s worked a long shift has had to answer this question.





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How would your colleagues describe the way you work?
Your reputation on the floor is usually more accurate than your self-image.





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How do you feel about hospital protocol and procedure?
Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice.





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What kind of medical work do you find most compelling?
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What does this job cost you personally?
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At the end of a long shift, what keeps you coming back?
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Your answers have pointed to one fictional hospital above all others. This is the ward your instincts, your temperament, and your particular brand of dysfunction were built for.

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The Pitt

You are built for the most unsparing version of emergency medicine television has ever shown. The Pitt doesn’t romanticise the work — it puts you inside a single fifteen-hour shift and doesn’t let you look away. You are someone who needs their work to be real, who finds meaning not in the drama surrounding medicine but in medicine itself, and who has made peace with the fact that this job will take from you constantly and give back in ways that are harder to name. You don’t need the chaos to be aestheticised. You need it to be honest. Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center is exactly that — and you would not want to be anywhere else.

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ER

You are the person who keeps the whole floor running — not the most brilliant in the room, but possibly the most essential. County General is built on the shoulders of people who show up, do the work, absorb the losses, and come back the next day without requiring the job to be anything other than what it is. You care deeply about patients as individual human beings, you believe in the system even when it fails you, and you understand that emergency medicine at its core is about holding the line between order and chaos for just long enough. ER is television about endurance, and you have it.

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Grey’s Anatomy

You came to medicine with your whole self — your ambition, your emotions, your relationships, your history — and you have never quite managed to leave any of it at the door. Grey Sloan is a hospital where the personal and the professional are permanently, chaotically entangled, and where that entanglement produces both the greatest disasters and the most remarkable saves. You are someone who feels things fully, who forms deep attachments to the people you work with, and who understands that the most extraordinary medicine often happens at the intersection of clinical skill and profound human connection. It’s messy here. You would not have it any other way.

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House

You are drawn to the problem above everything else. Not the patient as a person — though you are capable of caring, even if you’d deny it — but the case as a puzzle, the symptom that doesn’t fit, the diagnosis hiding underneath the obvious one. Princeton-Plainsboro is a hospital that exists to house one extraordinary, impossible mind, and everyone around that mind is there because they are smart enough and stubborn enough to keep up. You work best when the stakes are highest, when the standard answer is wrong, and when the only way forward is to think harder than everyone else in the room. That is exactly what you would do here.

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Scrubs

You understand that medicine is tragic and absurd in almost equal measure, and that the only sane response is to hold both of those things at the same time. Sacred Heart is a hospital where the laughter and the grief are genuinely inseparable — where a terrible joke can get you through a terrible moment, and where the most ridiculous people are also, on their best days, remarkably good doctors. You are warm, self-aware, and funnier than most people in your field. You lean on the people around you and you let them lean back. Scrubs is a show about learning to become someone worthy of the job — and you are still very much in the middle of that process, which is exactly right.

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Waterpark Disaster

Season 2, Episode 9 “3:00 P.M.”

Lucas Iverson as James Ogilvie in Season 2 of 'The Pitt.'
Lucas Iverson as James Ogilvie in Season 2 of ‘The Pitt.’
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By the time we’ve hit Episode 9, another hospital is sending their ambulances over to Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center and the Pitt has shut down its internet. What else can go wrong? A waterpark disaster: after a ride collapses, the poor souls who were caught in the middle of it are now also getting sent to the ER. They definitely need help, piling more difficulty onto an already chaotic situation.

One of The Pitt‘s best new characters, Ogilvie (Lucas Iverson) was so cocky at the beginning of the season. Well, his attitude has gradually changed over the course of the day. In the wake of this mess, Ogilvie winds up having to hold a dismembered leg and is visibly distressed by it. It’s amazing how a show with such material can find dark comedy in a med student’s obvious yet ignored discomfort. Meanwhile, this emphasizes just how many things can go wrong in one day without having anything to do with each other. Their only common denominator is where the victims wind up: the emergency room.

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Diverted Cases from Westbridge Hospital

Season 2, Episode 3 “9:00 A.M.”

Laetitia Hollard as Emma Nolan in Season 2 of 'The Pitt.'
Laetitia Hollard as Emma Nolan in Season 2 of ‘The Pitt.’
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The first few episodes of Season 2 were engrossing enough, but things really start to heat up when Westbridge Hospital shuts down. We aren’t told why, only that they’re sending their ambulances over to the Pitt. The workload is about to skyrocket, making this not only a suspenseful finish to Season 2, Episode 3, but also an excellent way to practically guarantee that the rest of the shift (ergo, the season) is going to be intense.

It’s a simple formula: more patients means more cases to do (and drama to deal with) in a short window of time, which means even less time for the characters to rest. As much as this sets us up for serious plot lines, the show finds a way to bring in a lighthearted response as well: the betting pool. The guy who set up last season’s pool enthusiastically sets up this new one, and viewers can safely bet this is going to be another terrific season.

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Louie’s Death

Season 2, Episode 6 “12:00 P.M.”

Louie (Ernest Harden Jr.) and Langdon (Patrick Ball) talking in 'The Pitt' Season 2
Louie (Ernest Harden Jr.) and Langdon (Patrick Ball) talking in ‘The Pitt’ Season 2
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Louie (Ernest Harden Jr.) was established as a regular patient in Season 1, and his return in the second season was both worrisome and unsurprising. The man’s charm and expertise in surprising subjects also meant that fans enjoyed seeing this mythical alcoholic’s familiar face, and we were led to believe that he just needed some fluid drained from his abdomen. A lot of it, sure, but he’d had this procedure done a few times before.

So when he dies, it comes as a shock to both the doctors and the viewers. Robby and Langdon together try to bring him back (fitting, as Robby knew him best), and it’s heartbreaking to watch them fail. Louie was so adored by the hospital staff that they even find time to pay their respects together, at which point Robby gives everyone Louie’s unknown backstory. Only now that he’s dead does the audience learn that his wife and unborn child died in a car accident, which both explains his drinking and makes it all the more tragic.

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PTMC Shuts Down the Hospital’s Internet

Season 2, Episode 7 “1:00 P.M.”

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Monica shakes Dr. Al-Hashimi’s hand while Dana talks to her on The Pitt Season 2
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Out of everything that’s happened so far, this season’s defining characteristic is the plot twist that was foreshadowed by Westbridge Hospital’s problems and finally arrived in Season 2: they need to work without computers. As we learn that hospitals in the area have been targeted for cyberattacks, the hospital CEO himself comes to announce that Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center will be shutting down their internet before any such attacks can be successful.

Very bad news, as everything nowadays has been so geared toward new technology that people have started using AI to take down notes. The more senior doctors need to explain how to document everything the old-fashioned way, and it’s a minor miracle that Joy’s photographic memory was strong enough for her to remember everything on the board. Miscommunication and other issues are inevitable, however, as they even ask a retired clerk to help out because she’s so proficient at the old system. Humanity’s reliance on technology is powerfully explored as The Pitt remains one of the decade’s most brilliant television series.


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Keira Knightley Wore This Wide-Leg Jeans Style With Flats

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If you’re curious what rich moms wear in Venice, just ask Keira Knightley, who wore the denim style that’s trending near and far. Everyone’s talking about her baggy wide-leg jeans, and we found the look on sale for just $26!

During an afternoon stroll, Knightley stepped out in the denim-and-flats combo that we’re spotting everywhere — including on other A-listers like Katie Holmes and Hailey Bieber. Worn with a simple T-shirt and cardigan, The Woman in Cabin 10 actress created an easy-going outfit that’s simple to recreate. All you need is this denim style, and you’ve got the look down pat.

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Plus, the jeans have the same retro-inspired design that works just as well with flats as they do with sneakers. Simply throw on a tee, step into your favorite shoes and suddenly, you have a celeb-approved look in minutes.

We don’t know what Knightley’s jeans feel like, but we’re convinced that this Amazon version is even comfier. The cotton, rayon and spandex-blend material lends stretch where it matters most aka around the waist. Plus, the triple threat gives the pants a smoothing, forgiving fit.

One Amazon reviewer wrote, “[They’re] some of the most comfortable yet stylish jeans ever! Bought one pair and ordered another color right away. I have one more color in my cart to order! These are truly like wearing sweatpants.”

Knightley’s Venice moment is a good reminder that the best outfits are often the simplest ones. Chic wide-leg jeans, a clean top and comfortable shoes are all you need. The fact that you can recreate her entire look with a $26 pair of pants makes it even better. Snag this trendy staple before it’s gone!

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The Inappropriate Joke Hidden In Plain Sight In Classic Star Trek Episode

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An actual scene from “The Price.”

For the most part, Star Trek: The Next Generation was a pretty tame show. It may have constantly put Marina Sirtis in skimpy outfits, but this is the last series where you might expect a character to make a vulgar joke.

Nevertheless, one such joke is hidden inside one of the show’s most important episodes. In “The Price,” a Ferengi uses his hands to tell a hapless ensign about how large his member is, in a moment that seems wildly out of place in this Star Trek spinoff. 

The Infamous Gesture

Goss explaining things to Ensign Bailey in “The Price.”

If it’s been a hot minute since you watched “The Price,” here’s a quick recap: in this Star Trek adventure, different governments negotiate for the rights to what is supposedly a stable wormhole to the other side of the galaxy. Some of the representatives at these negotiations are Ferengi, a race known for their greed and general misogyny toward women. The latter quality is on full display in a scene where the Ferengi Goss makes a hand gesture toward Ensign Bailey; later, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion confirmed he was referencing the size of his “sex organ.”

This vulgar display is a real “blink and you miss it” moment…one that, in fact, most Star Trek fans missed entirely. But why is this moment in the episode at all? While we can only speculate, it’s entirely possible that director Robert Scheerer included this as a reference to another thing most fans don’t know about: Gene Roddenberry’s weird fascination with the Ferengi having huge members.

Gene Roddenberry Wanted Giant Ferengi Codpieces

Years before “The Price” aired, Roddenberry helped create the Ferengi as a new villain for our heroes to face, one that would function like the Klingons did in Star Trek: The Original Series. In a 1987 memo, the Trek creator described the Ferengi as having “prodigious sexual appetites”, and TNG producer Herb Wright later claimed that the Ferengi were manifestations of Roddenberry’s own “sex fetish.” Wright claims that Roddenberry wanted “wanted to put a gigantic codpiece on the Ferengi” as a way of confirming for audiences that these aliens were very well-endowed.

Continuing, Wright said that Roddenberry “spent 25 minutes explaining to me all the sexual positions the Ferengi could go through.” Eventually, the producer shut down all of this weird talk by telling the franchise creator that they couldn’t have all of this spicy content because “this is a family show, on at 7:00 on Saturdays.” Roddenberry agreed, and Ferengi size is not confirmed onscreen, though these misogynistic aliens retained their outsized sexual appetites as originally conceived by the Trek guru.

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Was The Price A Nod To Gene Roddenberry?

It’s entirely possible that having a Ferengi brag about his size in “The Price” is a way of honoring the Star Trek creator’s original vision for these aliens. It’s also possible, of course, that this is simply a fun visual gag about a minor character bragging about his anatomy in a memorably vulgar way. These aliens are often portrayed as crude caricatures of modern capitalists, so having one of them focused on the size of his stick of latinum would be perfectly in line with their other onscreen portrayals.

As for us, we like to think that “The Price” is a way of honoring Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s wildly horny vision for these avaricious aliens. However, we may never know if Goss (presuming he was telling the truth) is uniquely endowed or if the Ferengi are collectively rocking a very thick endowment (presumably from the Great Material Continuum).

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Zombie movies never really stay buried, but World War Z has had one of the strangest afterlives of any major blockbuster horror title from the last decade. The 2013 film was a huge hit, even if its road to theaters was famously messy, and for years it felt like a sequel was always just close enough to keep fans hopeful without ever actually moving. Names came and went, plans shifted, and at one point it looked like the whole thing had simply died for good. Now, after more than a decade of silence and false starts, Paramount has finally brought it back into the light.

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OnlyFans star Sophie Rain has joined the people voicing their concerns over Sydney Sweeney‘s scenes in the new season of the hit series, “Euphoria.”

The actress is facing scrutiny after her character, Cassie, was shown dressed as a baby and then a dog in an attempt to grow her presence on the adult platform.

Now, reacting to the controversial Sydney Sweeney scenes, Sophie Rain noted that they were “disturbing” to her, and were being “dramatized” for “shock value.”

Sydney Sweeney Gets Called Out By Adult Content Creator Sophie Rain Over’ Euphoria’

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Rain didn’t mince words while condemning the “disturbing” scenes involving Sweeney shown in the first episode of the hit TV series.

The actress, along with the show’s creator, Sam Levinson, has been subjected to heavy backlash from some fans and critics who felt they had taken things too far with the sexualization and debasement of Sweeney’s character, Cassie.

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While praising the show for “bringing OnlyFans into the entertainment space,” Rain told TMZ that she found scenes depicting Sweeney’s character as an adult content creator on the platform “disturbing.”

She said, “I think the way they are doing it is overdramatized. I’ve seen her dressed as a dog. Like being pulled around on a leash, and like, I just think that’s crazy. I’d never do that. They are definitely just making it dramatic for entertainment, but it’s not reality.”

“I don’t know any massive OnlyFans creators that are putting on a dog outfit, especially her dressed up as an infant,” Rain continued, adding, “that was really disturbing to see for me at least. That should almost be illegal.”

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Speaking more on the issue, Rain stated that she “loves” Sweeney’s character on the show as she “plays it very well.”

However, she further emphasized that what the actress was doing on the show was being dramatized “for shock value” and doesn’t align with the content that she, as an actual adult content creator, puts out.

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“I just don’t agree with it. We shouldn’t be portraying OnlyFans that way because a lot of young girls watch ‘Euphoria’, and I just think it’s very misleading,” Rain explained.

In the new season of the show, Sweeney’s character, Cassie, has turned to adult content creation in hopes of making her own money amid her engagement to Nate (played by Jacob Elordi). The controversial scenes then pop up when she stages provocative photo shoots in an attempt to grow her popularity on the platform.

In one of the scenes, Sweeney’s character was dressed as a baby in a diaper, sucking on a pacifier, while holding her legs up with her hands. In another, the actress donned a dog costume while also acting like one on all fours.

Sydney Sweeney Came Under Fire Online For Her ‘Euphoria’ Scene

Sydney Sweeney at the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Virtuosos Award
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On social media, the reaction to Sweeney’s scenes was even more ruthless, with many fans blasting the actress for agreeing to the script.

A person on X wrote, “So Sydney Sweeny saw this in the script and still agreed to do this? Both Sam Levinson and Sydney Sweeney, and everyone who is involved in this, should be banned.”

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Another noted, “This is so embarrassing even for Jacob. But, how Sydney Sweeney can agree to do something like this? It’s like a humiliation ritual.”

“Hey, Sidney Sweeney …. you can set standards for yourself. This is repulsive,” one more individual said of the controversial scenes.

The Actress Previously Defended Her Steamy’ Euphoria’ Role

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Sweeney’s character on the show has always been a major subject of debate, even from the first season, and the actress has had to defend the vision behind the role and its explicit scenes.

During a 2022 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she explained that she was not bothered by her raunchy scenes and “won’t stop doing them.”

According to Sweeney, such eyebrow-raising scenes are not for shock value, but help with the development of the story.

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“People forget that I’m playing a character, they think, ‘Oh, she gets naked onscreen, she’s a sex symbol,’” the actress told the publication. “And I can’t get past that. I have no problems with those scenes, and I won’t stop doing them, but I wish there was an easier way to have an open conversation about what we’re assuming about actors in the industry.”

Sydney Sweeney Slammed The ‘Stigma’ Against Actresses Getting ‘Naked On Screen’

Sydney Sweeney at the 2025 AFI Fest - Premiere Of Black Bear's 'Christy'
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In another interview with The Independent, she defended her steamy role in “Euphoria,” stating that she is “proud” of her work on the show.

Sweeney also called out the double standard, noting that there is “a stigma against actresses who get naked on screen.”

“When a guy has a sex scene or shows his body, he still wins awards and gets praise. But the moment a girl does it, it’s completely different,” the actress said at the time.

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself, police said Thursday. Fairfax, according to the Associated Press, was a rising star in the Democratic Party before sexual assault allegations derailed his career several years ago.

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Justin Fairfax, 47, and his wife, Dr. Fairfax, 49, were found dead in their home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale. Their teenage son called 911 shortly after midnight, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. He and his sibling were both home when the murder-suicide occurred.

Fairfax County coroners remove a body from the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, in Annandale, Va., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Fairfax County coroners, with two bodies in the van, prepare to leave the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, in Annandale, Va., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Justin Fairfax & His Wife Were Getting Divorced

The couple was separated and going through a divorce. A court filing said the couple separated in 2024 and filed for divorce last year. The couple had been married since 2006. Despite the pending divorce, they were still living in the same house with their two children. Justin Fairfax was served recently with paperwork telling him when to appear in court next, Chief Davis said.

In January, officers went to the home after Justin Fairfax alleged that his wife had assaulted him, per police. However, when police reviewed home footage, they found that to be a lie.

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“Apparently, Mrs. Fairfax, at some point during these divorce proceedings, set up a lot of cameras inside the home. We reviewed those cameras, and we corroborated that the alleged assault never occurred,” Davis said.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Fatally Shoots Wife Before Taking His Own Life While Children Were HomeFormer Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Fatally Shoots Wife Before Taking His Own Life While Children Were Home
FILE – Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, right, and his wife, Cerina, at the inauguration of Gov. Ralph Northam at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Morley, File)

Dr. Cerina Fairfax ran a family dentistry practice. She graduated from Duke University and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, which honored her in 2015 as its most outstanding alumna of the last decade.

“It’s very sad for this community,” Davis said. “A lot of people who know the Fairfax family, everybody’s shocked. We’re shocked.”

A former federal prosecutor and civil litigator, Fairfax first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2013. Then, he won the race for lieutenant governor in 2017.

Justin Fairfax’s Reputation & Pockets Impacted By Sexual Allegations

For a brief period in 2019, Justin Fairfax seemed poised to become Virginia’s second Black governor. At the time, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam faced calls for his resignation after a racist photo in his medical school yearbook resurfaced.

But then two women came forward accusing Fairfax of sexually assaulting them years earlier. Vanessa Tyson said Justin Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex in his hotel room during the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004. At the time, he was a Columbia Law School student serving as an aide to Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards. Two days after Tyson’s statement, Meredith Watson issued her own. Watson accused Fairfax of raping her in 2000, when they were students at Duke University.

In response, Justin Fairfax adamantly denied the allegations. Also, officials never charged him. He had said the encounters were consensual and refused calls to resign. Fairfax later tried to run for governor in 2021, some said to clear his name, but Virginia Democrats largely shunned him. Fairfax said he believed voters would see through what he described as a smear campaign against him. But he was defeated in the Democratic primary.

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Court filings show that Fairfax had financial challenges following the sexual assault allegations. Those allegations prompted his resignation as a partner at a prestigious law firm. The IRS filed a lien against the couple for more than $91,000 in unpaid taxes, which was resolved in 2021.

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Associated Press reporters Michael Biesecker, Nathan Ellgren, Sarah Brumfield, Jonathan Mattise, Alanna Durkin Richer, Allen G. Breed, and John Seewer contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.

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Joseph Duggar’s In-Laws Break Silence on ‘Traumatic’ Allegations

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The legal drama surrounding Joseph Duggar’s arrest received a new update as his in-laws have finally spoken up. 

Family members connected to the former reality star are now forced to deal with the public scrutiny and emotional trauma tied to the disturbing revelations. 

Joseph was arrested on multiple charges of child molestation regarding the 2020 incident in Florida, where he was accused of lewd and lascivious behavior with a nine-year-old girl.   

Kendra’s Family Members Respond To Joseph Duggar’s Recent Arrest

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The Caldwell family has officially addressed the legal crisis surrounding their daughter, Kendra, and her husband, Joseph, expressing that they are “troubled and heartbroken” by the situation. This public statement comes nearly a month after Joseph was taken into custody in Florida on March 18. 

The Caldwells released a statement on social media, praising the young victim for her incredible courage in sharing her truth and pledging their lifelong support and prayers for her. 

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“We stand by her, both in support and prayer, and forever will. Our love for this child remains at the forefront of our family’s priorities and minds,” the statement read, per People Magazine

“At the same time, we also recognize how traumatic this incident has been for our grandchildren as well and continue to pray for their strength,” it added. 

The Caldwell family’s statement concluded by thanking the public for their prayers and financial support during this dark time while also asking for privacy to handle the ongoing domestic turmoil.

They noted that “shining light in the darkness” is the only path to freedom, even as they continue to support their daughter through the mounting legal pressures in two different states.

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Notably, besides the felony charges in Florida, both Joseph and Kendra are facing legal trouble in Arkansas. The couple has been charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment. 

Jim Bob And Michelle Duggar Previously Addressed The Scandal

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The response from Kendra’s family came over two weeks after Joseph’s parents also came forward to share their grief. 

According to The Blast, Jim Bob and Michelle noted that they were completely heartbroken by the disturbing allegations and the subsequent arrest of their son. 

In a statement released through a spokesperson, the long-time reality TV stars made it clear that the news has had a profound impact on the entire family.

While the Duggars expressed gratitude for the kind words and public support they received, they also requested privacy for the family as they process the details of the case. 

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Kendra Duggar Sought Privacy After Her Jail Release

Booking photo of Kendra Duggar who is now facing criminal charges alongside her husband, Joseph Duggar, after Arkansas police announced additional counts in the ongoing investigation.
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As Joseph’s parents focused on the family’s recovery, Kendra made the significant decision to avoid her primary residence following her own legal troubles.

After being booked into an Arkansas jail on March 20, she was released on bail in just 90 minutes but did not return to the Tontitown home she shared with her husband. Instead, reports indicate she was immediately taken to a remote and secure location to distance herself from the ongoing investigation. 

This choice followed a major police search of their property, which led to the couple being charged with multiple counts of false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of children, per The Blast

Joseph Duggar’s Extended Family Advocated For Divorce

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The focus on Kendra’s physical and emotional distance from the family home only intensified as members of the extended Duggar family offered their own public advice.

Deanna Duggar, the sister of Jim Bob and a long-time critic of the family’s core circle, openly called for her niece-in-law to consider a permanent split. 

Expressing that she believes divorce is the most effective way for Kendra to start over, Deanna described the move as “the best thing to do” for her and her children’s future, The Blast reported.  

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While Deanna admitted her heart goes out to Kendra, she was blunt about the “wrong decisions” she believes have been made within the household. She urged the entire family to “wake up” and repent of their pride, suggesting they have developed a mindset that the world is unfairly against them.

The Court Imposed Strict Bail Conditions On Joseph Duggar

Joseph Duggar booking photo, a married father-of-four and the younger brother of convicted sex offender Josh Duggar was arrested on Wednesday in connection with allegations that he touched a nine-year-old girl on her underwear and genitals.
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The potential for a permanent split in the marriage looms large as Joseph faces the full weight of the Florida legal system. Following his extradition to Bay County, the former television star recently made his first court appearance to address the serious child molestation charges leveled against him. 

During the arraignment, a judge set his bail at $600,000 and imposed strict conditions should he be released, including a total ban on contacting the alleged victim. Furthermore, the court mandated that Joseph must have no unsupervised contact with any minors.

The Blast reported that although his attorney argued for a reasonable bond by noting Joseph’s lack of a prior criminal record, the prosecutors remained firm. 

Despite the evidence mentioned in police affidavits, Joseph has entered a plea of not guilty and has formally requested a jury trial to contest the allegations.

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Clavicular Says Streaming May Not Work Without Substances

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Clavicular is facing a defining moment after a frightening health scare that left fans shaken and his future uncertain.

The controversial influencer has opened up about his desire to stay sober following a suspected overdose, but his candid admission that his content may not survive without “substances” sparks fresh concern about what comes next.

Clavicular Opens Up About Sobriety After Hospital Scare

Following his release from hospital, Clavicular has once again addressed his fans, this time via a livestream.

While he avoided going into detail about the exact cause of his hospitalization, he made it clear that the experience had forced him to rethink his lifestyle.

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Speaking honestly about his next steps, he said on stream per the Daily Mail, “Yeah man, I ain’t gonna be doing any more substances for a little while. Hopefully forever.”

The statement marked a major shift for the 20-year-old, whose online persona has long been tied to chaotic, high-energy content.

However, that commitment to change came with immediate complications.

In the same breath, he admitted, “But that means I can’t really IRL stream because as you guys know I’m quite brutal without that sh-t.”

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Clavicular Questions Whether His Career Can Survive

As the livestream continued, Clavicular appeared increasingly uncertain about what his future might look like.

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Known for his “IRL” streams, which are live broadcasts that follow his real-world activities, his content often revolves around nightlife, social interactions, and unpredictable moments.

Without the substances he says helped fuel that persona, he now fears his current style may no longer work.

Reflecting on the challenge ahead, he told viewers, “I think I have to figure something else out. I have to figure out a new method. I can practice mogging sober or find a new form of content.”

Despite trying to sound hopeful, his tone shifted as the weight of the situation set in.

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He added bluntly, “I don’t know. It’s f-cking done for. It’s f-cking done for.”

The comment left many fans wondering if they were witnessing the beginning of the end of his current streaming career.

Chaotic Livestream Preceded Medical Emergency

The concerns surrounding Clavicular’s future come just a day after a disturbing livestream raised alarms.

During the broadcast, the influencer appeared visibly unwell, slurring his speech and struggling to stay alert as those around him attempted to intervene.

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At one point, he laughed off a question about his condition, responding with unclear remarks before his behavior worsened.

As the situation escalated, he appeared to slump forward at the table, prompting concern from viewers and those physically present.

Moments later, the livestream abruptly ended. Footage circulating online appeared to show Clavicular being carried out of the venue and into an ambulance.

Reports later indicated he was in stable condition but had experienced a serious episode, with early accounts suggesting a possible overdose.

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Clavicular Returns To Nightlife Just Hours Later

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Despite the severity of the incident, Clavicular surprised many by returning to a public setting almost immediately.

Just hours after being discharged, he confirmed plans to attend a previously scheduled club appearance in Miami.

Addressing fans via social media, he said, “Hey guys, I’m all good. Bacara Club grand opening is still tonight, so I will see you guys at 12 [a.m.],” adding in text, “See y’all tonight at @bacaraclub.”

The decision raised eyebrows, especially among those who felt he should take time to recover.

That night, he appeared at the venue dressed in a grey suit, mingling with guests and even joining performers on stage.

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The quick return to nightlife stood in stark contrast to his earlier statements about wanting to change, further fueling debate about whether he is truly ready to step away from old habits.

Family Concern Grows As Clavicular Reflects On Incident

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Behind the scenes, those closest to Clavicular are reportedly growing increasingly worried.

Sources have suggested to TMZ that his rapid rise to fame, combined with the pressures of maintaining a controversial online image, may be taking a toll.

His own reflections hint at a deeper internal struggle. Not long after his discharge from hospital, he shared a candid message about the incident, writing, “Just got home, that was brutal. All of the substances are just a cope trying to feel neurotypical while being in public, but obviously that isn’t a real solution.”

He also described one of the most distressing parts of the experience, adding, “The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.”

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As conversations around his health and future continue, Clavicular now finds himself at a crossroads.

His desire to stay sober signals a potential turning point, but his uncertainty about life without substances raises questions about whether he can redefine his content or if the persona that built his following is one he can truly leave behind.

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