Model Ashley Graham has long been a pioneer in the body positivity movement, though the GLP-1 trend has arguably challenged the concept of fierce acceptance.

“It’s really disheartening,” Graham, 38, told Marie Claire in a profile published on Thursday, April 30. “There was a pendulum that swung that was so body acceptance, positivity [and] everybody be who they want to be. And now, it’s going back this whole opposite way that feels like a smack in the face to the women who have felt like they’ve had a voice.”

Semaglutides and GLP-1s — including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro — are commonly prescribed to adults who struggle with weight-related conditions. Many celebrities have since started using the controversial drugs to slim down, though doctors have cautioned against using the medication for casual weight loss.

“It goes with the times — and GLP-1s are a time,” Graham acknowledged. “I know that there are and there’s gonna still be women who are considered plus-size forever. This drug isn’t going to wipe out a whole statistic of women.”

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For Graham, she plans to continue building a “community” of body-positive women.

“There’s so many [plus size influencers and creators]. They’re all over the place with their sizes and their proportions and how they look and how they’re relatable,” the supermodel mused to the outlet. “And to me, that’s the coolest part about all of this. Seeing that these girls, who were raised on social media at such a young age are now coming in and they have a platform to say to the younger generation, ‘Be yourself, be who you want to be. If you have cellulite, who cares?’”

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Graham, for her part, is also still working to accept her own postpartum body. (Graham shares three sons with her husband, Justin Ervin.)

“I’m living in a different body and it’s been hard to get to know her,” she said of her post-baby figure. “I can’t say that I can look in the mirror and be like, ‘I love you.’ It’s not that for me. It’s that, ‘Wow, I made some children.’”

She continued, “I was as fit as I could be in 2019 when I got pregnant. I’m still trying to get to that, but I’ve had to get over it in my head that I’ll look like I did in my late 20s, early 30s. She’s gone. Let’s focus on the new girl. That has been like the last four years of my conversation in my head.”

By Jennifer Asencio
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Fans of the Resident Evil franchise have had a slew of video games and several movies to satisfy their craving. The iconic Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, appeared in five movies between 2002 and 2016, and a sixth movie was a prequel that explored the origins of the mansion in which she woke up in the first movie. Now, there’s a new movie in the franchise, and it looks nothing like the others.

The movie is simply titled Resident Evil and will probably cause both itself and the first movie to henceforth be referred to with their years of release included in their titles. According to IMDb, it is about a young courier named Bryan (Austin Abrams) whose cargo is on its way to a mysterious, remote, and deserted location. The teaser trailer was released on May 1, 2026, and promised both action and horror as Bryan’s world suddenly becomes radically different and more dangerous overnight.

The trailer is a short movie of its own, framed around a phone call from Bryan to a nameless girlfriend with whom he had a fight, but is now trying to tell one last time that he loves her. 911 is busy, which is already ominous. Everything is dark, the house is abandoned, and he has had a problem on the road.

All alone, he searches the house for supplies as he finds himself pursued by zombie-like mutants. Forced to get back to the city (is it Raccoon City? The trailer doesn’t say) while surviving a variety of creepy, distorted monsters that perhaps were once human but are no longer, he trudges through the snow, explores cavernous tunnels, and flees from these frightening pursuers down desolate roads until he reaches the urban center. Viewers only get to see one street in the city, but it is raining mutants and zombies as Bryan frantically tries to escape.

There is a lot of criticism of the trailer being “not Resident Evil,” and there is merit to this complaint. The other Resident Evil films were action-horror, while this one looks like straight horror. There are no familiar characters like Alice, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, or the STARS team. Even many of the monsters are different from those in the other movies and the games. There is no sign of the licentious Umbrella Corporation.

What IS “Resident Evil” about it is the survival horror aspect. Fans of survival horror movies and games will recognize the foraging and exploring Bryan has to do in the house to collect the items he needs to defend himself and survive. These items include things like car keys, random firearms with handy ammo just lying around, and “healing items” like Band-aids or food. Survival horror fans will thrill over Bryan’s adventures, but the trailer that has been released does not make an obvious connection to the source material, a fact that has annoyed quite a few fans. And they’re not complaining that it’s not a good-looking movie, just that it is not a movie from the famous franchise.

However, the movie has a mark of horror prestige in the form of Zach Cregger, coming freshly from the success of the acclaimed movie Barbarian and the Oscar-winning Weapons. Cregger wrote both those movies in addition to directing them, and, while he has help from writer Shay Hatten, he has definitely proven his own mettle as a great horror director. Hatten’s presence should assuage fans who are worried about it not being an action film, too, since he is the mind behind the last three John Wick sequels, the Wick-adjacent Ballerina, and the Zack Snyder Army of the Dead movies.

So, to people worried that this film doesn’t have the feel of the Resident Evil franchise, I can only say: just wait. Remember that a franchise isn’t just about existing fans; it’s also about drawing in new fans, and to do that, franchises must constantly reinvent themselves, or they become dry and predictable, like the MCU. This is only the first trailer and only represents about two minutes of movie time. Resident Evil is a horror franchise at its core, and I am positive that Zach Cregger is not going to kill his strong momentum by delivering a film that alienates fans, no matter how different this early trailer might seem from the source material.

Resident Evil will be in theaters on September 18, 2026. Catch it before the infection spreads.

By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 49 seconds ago

Starfleet Academy disappointed Star Trek fans for many reasons, including the liberties it took with franchise lore and its focus on foul-mouthed, drama-loving teens. But some fans hated that show long before it came out because they were hoping Paramount would produce a very different series. Namely, they wanted Star Trek: Legacy, which would blend new characters with legacy favorites and serve as a spinoff of Terry Matalas’ fan-favorite third season of Star Trek: Picard. 

That show never materialized, and Paramount now seems focused on rebooting the franchise altogether. Does that mean you’re up the Great River without a paddle if you want classic Star Trek adventures? Negative, captain! Trek Shorts recently launched its newest fan film: Legacy Returns. Billed as “The world’s first SNW/Voyager Era fan film,” Legacy Returns is free to stream on YouTube, and we’ve embedded it below.

Legacy Returns is worth watching for any fan hoping to return to the Golden Age of Star Trek.

Reporting For Duty

What is Legacy Returns about, exactly? Like many classic Trek adventures, it begins with affable Starfleet officers (Dr. Louise Nilson and Lt. JG Hayes) preparing to warp to their next mission. Along the way, though, they encounter something unexpected: a Constitution-class vessel named USS Magellan. In exploring the vessel, they encounter many curiosities, including a mystery tied to events from over a century earlier. Fortunately, there is no obstacle that our heroes can’t solve with the cornerstones of Star Trek: exploration, diplomacy, and endless curiosity. 

If you wrinkle your nose like a Bajoran when you hear the phrase “fan film,” I get it. Many such productions are low-rent and downright cringey to watch. For example, it feels like half the Star Wars “fan films” in existence are just an excuse to watch two grown men hit each other with sticks in the woods. Star Trek hasn’t fared much better, with fan productions that suffer from bad acting and even worse production quality.

Setting Phasers To Fun

Fortunately, Legacy Returns is a breath of fresh air among fan films. It is made by the Patreon-funded Trek Shorts team, and they’ve been creating killer Star Trek fan films since 2023. That experience has helped this team craft a movie that is a genuine pleasure to watch. For one thing, the special effects (which include absolutely beautiful ship exteriors) are top-notch. That same level of quality extends to the rest of the production: the uniforms are crisp and professional, and some of the recreated ship interiors will blow you away. The uniforms and props are perfect, making this “fan film” look polished and professional.

Most importantly, though, the story of Legacy Returns feels like Star Trek at its best. There isn’t much in the way of action and adventure, which may disappoint younger fans who grew up with the Kelvinverse movies. Instead, the movie focuses on characters quietly exploring a mysterious ship, all while diving deep into Trek lore. Incidentally, this is why it’s billed as a Voyager/Strange New Worlds film: our main characters are from the TNG/VOY era, but they explore a Constitution-class vessel that has the same slick interior as Captain Pike’s Enterprise.

Like Reconnecting With A Very Old Friend

Obviously, Legacy Returns isn’t a perfect movie. While the acting is much better than most fan films, it’s a far cry from what you get from professionals in shows like The Next Generation. Plus, while I dug the slower, lore-heavy plot, some fans might find the pace slow. However, these are relatively minor gripes, given how good the story and production quality are. Starfleet Academy had professional actors, and that show’s bad writing nearly ran the franchise into the ground. Quite frankly, Legacy Returns is the perfect fan film for anyone who has had issues with NuTrek and just wanted more Star Trek adventures as we had back in the ‘90s.

Best of all, this fan film is like everything else in the Utopian future of the 24th century: completely free! You can now stream Legacy Returns on YouTube. If you like what you see, take the time to dig in: under the Power543 Fan Films account, Short Treks has posted a number of fan films, each more passionate and ambitious than the one before. If you’re a huge Star Trek fan, you don’t have to wait for Season 4 of Strange New Worlds or Season 2 of Starfleet Academy to get your fix. You’re just one click away from more stellar, sci-fi storytelling than you can shake a jumja stick at!

The Colombian drug war is a topic that is frequently brought up when discussing crime films and shows, but it is often framed as an enigmatic boogeyman without any nuance. Although it has become easy for Hollywood fare to stereotype Colombian criminals as generic villains, the reality is that the nation went through a tremendous amount of political, economic, and cultural change in the ‘70s that eventually attracted the interest of outside governments. There have been attempts to provide more education about this crisis in nonfiction and documentary films, but surprisingly, the Netflix drama series Narcos put the Colombian drug war on a global stage by showing the complex conflict between the local government, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and various cartel leaders. It was one of the first Netflix originals to prove that the service was capable of making prestige television, and it remains one of the best on the platform.

Narcos isn’t necessarily where viewers should go if they want a strictly accurate history lesson, but the series does get the broad strokes right when looking at the different power players involved in the drug war that was initiated in Medellin. Although there were various powerful drug lords at the time who gained international notoriety, none were more powerful than Pablo Escobar, who is played in Narcos in an award-caliber performance by Wagner Moura, long before he became an Academy Award nominee for The Secret Agent.

The role of the DEA was similarly complicated because it often did more harm than good, but Narcos pinpoints the careers of the agents Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) and Javier Peña (Pedro Pascal), who tried to cut through the noise to actually do something that could improve the lives of the communities being affected. It might be easy to tune in to Narcos with the hope of seeing some pulpy crime action, but the show can be surprising with its thoughtful examination of a fragile nation made vulnerable.

‘Narcos’ Was More Than Just a Crime Thriller

Any show that looks at such loaded topics as a drug war and the CIA’s involvement in international situations can seem to be foreboding a political message, and risks feeling like a slanted version of history. The difference with Narcos is that it shows the perspective of the individuals, and not the institutions that they have come to embody. Murphy is a great protagonist in the first season because he is an outsider who moves with his family, only to realize that he has signed up for an increasingly dangerous task. Even though Murphy has strong feelings about locking up those who have come to profit from addiction and death, he also understands that the CIA can’t hope to occupy a nation that needs to develop on its own. While Holbrook is a very charismatic actor who brings a lot of star power to the series, he also shows surprising depth to his performance.

As good as Holbrook is, Moura gives the performance that turned Narcos into a must-watch series because he was responsible for grounding a figure as notorious as Escobar in reality. While there have been many fictional depictions of Escobar, satirical parodies, and documentaries about his life, Moura chose to depict him as an ambitious family man who used his connections to revolutionize the economy in his country, even if that meant a fair amount of collateral damage. The show did not in any way try to sand off his edges, as Moura is capable of being completely terrifying when showing the intimidation techniques and violence that Escobar employed. However, the depiction is more evenly handled, particularly when compared to the equally egregious actions taken by other cartels at the same time.

‘Narcos’ Transformed With Each Season

There’s always a risk that a historical crime show could become formulaic after a while, but each season of Narcos transformed itself in order to keep feeling fresh. The first season is a straight-up cat-and-mouse thriller between Murphy and Escobar as they begin to learn more about one another’s intentions, and adopts the style of a Michael Mann film. However, Season 2 focuses more on the politics involved with Escobar’s desire to serve as a legitimate political representative for his nation, and how the backlash both broke his heart and led to his demise. Season 3 took a bold swing because both Moura and Holbrook had exited the show, but it still felt fresh because it picked up with Peña as he tracked down the Cali cartel members in an exciting espionage storyline.

Narcos is one of the rare drama shows to end on its own terms, as the series wrapped up after it had concluded the chunk of history it was interested in, and succeeded in being an eye-opening study of the conflict. Its greatest legacy might be that it inspired the spin-off, Narcos: Mexico, which starred Diego Luna and Michael Peña, and may have even topped its predecessor. Netflix’s reputation as a producer of prestige television might have dwindled in the years since this series first premiered, but Narcos is a true crime masterpiece that ranks among the best of modern prestige TV.

Karrueche Tran and Deion Sanders are slowly solidifying a spot on the internet’s favorite celebrity couple list. Their latest moment might’ve secured their placement, as the two shared some sweet beachside kisses. Now, the girlies are saying they might have to find them an Unc because the way Deion loves on Karrueche hits different.

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Karrueche Tran & Deion Sanders Break The Internet With Beachside PDA

Recently, a video surfaced showing Karrueche Tran and Deion Sanders living their best beachside life. The footage shows Karrueche in the water with a friend while Deion chills in the sand. As Karrueche tries to make her way to him, heavy waves start rolling in, but that didn’t stop her from getting back to her King, and Deion made sure she was safely back on land by grabbing her hand. Once she finally reaches him, they share several smooches, with Deion pulling her in closer for more.

The Internet Can’t Get Enough Of Deion & Karrueche Love

After The Shade Room dropped the clip of Deion and Karrueche, fans flooded the comment section with heart-eyes. Plenty of folks loved seeing them outside and in love, while others said the unc’s are definitely winning this year.

Instagram user @therealcourtneybee wrote, “My girl is happy honey 😍😍😍 love to see it ❤️” 

Instagram user @1of1_llbigmatt wrote, “When a OG love you 😍😍😍😍 it hit different ❤️” 

While Instagram user @destinydbarrett wrote, “She loves that man. I can tell by the kisses 🥰” 

Then Instagram user @rayviii wrote, “I think I need me some unc love ❤️” 

Another Instagram user @_heresjohnnyy_ wrote, “She said I’m done with puppies. I want me a big dawg you go, girl 😂😂” 

Instagram user @miladawn wrote, “About to go find me a seasoned man😢” 

Then another Instagram user @hustleratheart_1 wrote, “Because why not find real love n careless what anybody think!!! 🥰🥰🙌🏽” 

Finally, Instagram user @ramboretro wrote, “Older guys up 1000 😂🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶❤️” 

Is Karrueche In Her “Lil’ Grandma” Era?

Karrueche and Deion stay taking over social media with their sweet moments. Recently, fans got a peek at some quality family time as Baby Snow popped out with them for some outdoor fun. Photos on Snow’s personal Instagram showed him fishing with Grandpa Deion, while another pic caught him holding up a dinosaur toy near Karrueche. Folks online loved seeing them together, but what really had them cutting up was Snow calling Karrueche his “Lil grandma” in the caption. The full caption read, “Had fun with Papa and lil grandma today. Papa caught a fish for me.” 

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AEW star Tanea Brooks has been diagnosed with ALS.

“OK, there’s an update and hold on because there is a plot twist,” Brooks, 47, said in a Friday, May 1, Instagram video. “First, I want to say thank you for all of your prayers because, for those who know, it’s been a two-year medical journey trying to find out what is wrong. Finally, our prayers have been answered.”

She continued, “The thing is, sometimes we don’t want to hear that answer to our prayers. And so, while I was waiting to have lung surgery for the masses on my lung, the doctors at Mayo [Clinic] finally found what’s going on.”

Brooks’ physicians subsequently diagnosed her with “terminal ALS,” a neurodegenerative disorder that causes individuals to gradually lose control of their muscles. (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.)

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“There is not a lot of research behind ALS, and we don’t know how long I have,” the pro wrestler explained. “It explains why I have trouble walking and talking [and] all my functions will soon decline. But now, we can prepare for the future and what is to come.”

Brooks, known as Rebel on AEW, joined the organization in 2019.

“I want to say thank you to [AEW founder] Tony Khan and AEW for supporting me on this medical journey,” she added, holding back tears. “It has been a blessing that is unheard of and, from the bottom of my heart, thank you and thank you to all of you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for a peaceful journey and a peaceful passing. I love you.”

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Brooks was previously diagnosed with primary pulmonary lymphoma, a rare type of lung cancer, in 2024.

“After a year of not getting better, I decided to go to the Mayo Clinic … and they found that it was not cryptococcal pneumonia this whole time, and that it is primary pulmonary lymphoma,” she said in an X video shared in November 2025. “[That] is cancer in the lungs. If there is a best case scenario, then I have it.”

Breaking down in tears, she added, “Tomorrow, I start rehab because along this journey, I picked up a little disorder called functional neurological disorder and it has taken my ability to walk. I now walk with a walker, and [it has affected] my ability to speak. I’ve also lost some of the ability [and] function of my right hand.”

By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 17 seconds ago

The ‘80s were filled with plenty of killer comedies, including iconic films like Spaceballs, Goonies, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. For my money, though, the funniest film of the decade was Ghostbusters, a sci-fi blockbuster with more quotable lines than New York City has spooky spirits.

Later movies tried and failed to bite this earlier film’s style, including future Ghostbusters installments. Ghostbusters II was a decidedly sophomoric sequel that came nowhere close to the original Ghostbusters’ brilliance. Ghostbusters (2016) tried to go all-in on comedic improv, and it became the worst remake in movie history. Meanwhile, Ghostbusters: Afterlife tried to reinvent the franchise as a Spielbergian nostalgia fest rather than a cynical comedy.

Why, though, has it been so impossible for any other film to capture the spirit (so to speak) of what made the first Ghostbusters so awesome? Simple: the chief creators of this movie all had wildly different goals.

Dan Akyroyd wanted to make a more serious horror film, Bill Murray wanted to make a snarky comedy, and director Ivan Reitman wanted to create a high-concept blockbuster. The result is a lightning-in-a-bottle movie whose magic has never and will never be captured onscreen, ever again.

It Started As A Horror Movie

Ghostbusters is arguably the funniest comedy ever made. It didn’t start out that way, though. Dan Akyroyd, who is a big believer in ghosts and the paranormal, wrote an early draft of the movie (then called Ghost Smashers) that was designed as a relatively serious sci-fi piece where our heroes busted ghosts across various planets. In Making Ghostbusters, director Ivan Reitman revealed that this draft didn’t exactly bring the laughs. “Although I could detect a comic attitude, the whole thing was written rather seriously.” On top of that, the movie was designed as a horror movie far more likely to make you scream than smile.

What happened? Reitman wisely encouraged Akyroyd to rewrite the film as a comedy about screwball scientists going into business for themselves, and he brought in Harold Ramis to help with the new draft. The two proved to be quite the team, as Akyroyd was better at coming up with off-the-wall concepts (he insisted on the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man over Reitman’s objections), while Ramis was better at crafting funny dialogue. Meanwhile, Bill Murray had been brought in to replace the late John Belushi. Murray barely looked at the script, but, in a fun twist, technically ended up writing most of the film.

Embracing The Comedy Apocalypse

In 2020, Josh Gad got several original Ghostbusters stars (including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts) together on a Zoom call, and they revealed some startling secrets about the film. According to Akyroyd, 80 percent of what we see onscreen was a result of improv, and he credits that to one cast member in particular. “When you bring a master comedian and charismatic leading man like Bill Murray into a project, you know there’s gonna be contributions on the writing side.”

In the final film, you can see the obvious tug of war between Akyroyd and Murray’s very different visions for Ghostbusters. Most of the movie is, of course, filled with Murray’s unique brand of snarky, quotable humor. But many of the more serious scenes echo Akyroyd’s desire to create a genuinely scary movie. The librarian’s ghostly jumpscare and Dana Barrett being kidnapped by a monster inside her couch is the stuff of childhood nightmares. To scare the older audience members, the film also includes a somber scene where Ray and Winston speculate that the ever-increasing number of ghosts is a portent of the biblical apocalypse.

Time Tables And Slime Tables

The final ingredient in Ghostbusters’ success was, of course, Ivan Reitman. In addition to directing the film, he helped with writing duties and also bluffed his way through studio negotiations. While pitching, he made up a budget (somewhere between $25-$30 million), choosing a number that was about three times what it cost to make Stripes, his previous comedy starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. Columbia Pictures exec Frank Price agreed, but on one condition: no matter what, this film would come out in June, 1984. 

Reitman agreed, only realizing while walking out of Price’s office what a seemingly impossible task he had given himself. He had no idea if his arbitrary budget would be enough to bring Ghostbusters to life; he previously estimated that Akyroyd’s original script would have cost over $200 million to make. Furthermore, he had only 13 months to create a film that had no effects studio, no start date, and (most importantly) no finished script. Fortunately, he personally helped finish the script, keeping Akyroyd and Ramis on task by ensuring that the story had clearly defined goals, a memorable villain, and even mechanical explanations for why ghosts were suddenly haunting New York City.

Three Men, Three Visions

The rest is Hollywood history. Reitman met his deadline, and Ghostbusters became a blockbuster success, earning over $370 million at the box office. This success is even more impressive when you consider how everything about filming was rushed, that most of the dialogue was improvised, and that the final story (per Akyroyd and Murray’s competing visions) was a blend of silly and serious. On paper, these are all reasons why Ghostbusters should have been a disaster, but the opposite happened. With several creators trying to craft a completely different film (Akyroyd wanted serious horror, Murray wanted schlubby comedy, and Reitman wanted a high-concept blockbuster), they created a perfect movie.

Incredibly, they did so completely by accident. This is why there has never been a worthy follow-up to Ghostbusters: every subsequent movie has been trying to make a Ghostbusters film, but what made that first film special can’t be easily understood, much less copied. The people who made Ghostbusters were all trying to make different movies, resulting in a strange creative brew that can never truly be replicated. This is why Jason Reitman didn’t even try to recreate the magic of the original film and almost eschewed comedy entirely to transform Ghostbusters: Afterlife into Spielbergian schlock aimed squarely at nostalgic millennials.

While Afterlife has its charms, nothing beats the unflappable cool of the original Ghostbusters. If you’re ready to take a walk (Stay-Puft style) down memory lane, that ‘80s comedy classic is now streaming on Netflix. If you were disappointed by the Stranger Things final season, this is your chance to channel some nerdy nostalgia that actually delivers a satisfying third act. Just don’t try to watch them both at once; you never know what will happen to our dimension if you cross the streams!

Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla Vesia, are still grieving the death of their baby daughter.

“Here I am at the six-month mark since losing my daughter, Sterling,” Kayla, 30, said in a Friday, May 1, video shared via TikTok. “Honestly, it’s very hard to wrap my head around the fact that we are at the six-month mark. I’m very torn and in between, ‘How did we get here already?’ and ‘Seems about right since time is also flying by.’”

Kayla and Alex, also 30, announced in November 2025 that their “beautiful daughter went to heaven.”

“There are no words to describe the pain we’re going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her,” the couple captioned a social media statement at the time. “Thank you to the Dodgers for their understanding and support during this time. Our baseball family showed up for us and we wouldn’t be able to do this without them.”

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Alex sat out the remainder of the MLB playoffs, including the 2025 World Series that the Dodgers eventually won. He returned for the next season earlier this year, wearing a tribute to Sterling on his new glove.

“I don’t know how to explain it. I have a mix of the longest days of my life … but now what really consumes my mind is thoughts of what life could be like right now with her here,” Kayla acknowledged in her Friday upload. “[I] wish she was here and I wish she was joining Alex and I in this life, all the things we do and planned for all of that. It’s really hard now to not have that.”

She continued, “Everything just seemed so dark, so heavy [at the time]. Now, where we are, it still [is] really f***ing heavy, but there are glimmers and flashes and times of happiness, a lot more, and I am so thankful for that ‘cause that’s helping move us forward.”

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Kayla further thanked her and Alex’s friends and family for their overwhelming support.

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“Without them, we would not be where we are right now,” she said. “Therapy has just been such a huge part [of the] healing journey for both of us. … Therapy has been a huge help since we got home. I’m a very big advocate for that, so when we were ready, [Alex] wanted to start. I’m thankful that he wanted to be a part of that and he also wanted to get help.”

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Even while trying to cope with Sterling’s death, Kayla still “thinks about her every minute.”

“I’m slowly finding peace and healing,” she said. “Every day is, obviously, still so different and it’s still dark and heavy. With time, therapy, family, friends, it’s getting lighter. It will never be the same [and] moving forward, always carrying her in my heart, in my body [and] mind.”

Jeff Bezos‘ immense wealth has once again opened exclusive doors for him and his wife Lauren Sanchez!

When Vogue announced the power couple’s involvement in this year’s Met Gala, the tone around the event shifted almost instantly. 

Since then, online reactions have increased, with many questioning how much their wealth influenced their elevated position. Now, insiders are revealing the eye-watering price reportedly tied to their high-profile role.

A source recently revealed that the tech billionaire contributed at least $10 million to sponsor the event, while another suggested the figure could reach $20 million.

While their expensive involvement has planted them firmly in Wintour’s “good graces,” it has also sparked mixed reactions.

Some critics argue it clashes with what fashion’s biggest night stands for, while others see it as a natural extension of influence and status.

Former Vogue editor William Norwich weighed in, describing the couple as a modern symbol of American success and having Wintour’s backing.

“The Bezoses are where the American dream is at right now for status, wealth, and style,” Norwich told Page Six. “They display conspicuous consumption [and] they have the ‘AWOK’ — the Anna Wintour OK.”

One frequent Met Gala guest and fashion insider expressed disappointment. “I’m heartbroken,” the guest said. “It’s being able to buy yourself into [the good graces of] Anna and the Met.”

Anna Wintour Previously Gushed About Lauren Sanchez’s Role Ahead Of The Fashion Event

Before sources revealed the high price the Amazon founder and his wife paid for the ball, their second position in the event was quietly announced in March. 

According to The Blast, the couple was named co-chairs of the event, joining heavyweights like Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Wintour herself. This added to their previously confirmed status as primary donors, revealed late last year.

At the time, Wintour spoke warmly about Sánchez’s involvement, saying she believed she would be “a wonderful asset” to both the museum and the gala.

Her statement earned her backlash as some claimed she was bought with money. 

Secret Plans To Disgrace Jeff Bezos At The May 4 Event Exposed

Amid talks about Wintour’s perceived favoritism towards Bezos because of his financial standing, the 62-year-old is reportedly facing another challenge tied to his presence at the costume ball.

As reported by The Blast, an activist group known as “Everyone Hates Elon” is planning a protest aimed at publicly embarrassing Bezos and Sanchez during the event.

A spokesperson for the group said the movement is already gaining traction, citing $13,500 raised within a week, posters circulating widely, and rising public frustration. 

While specific details of the plan remain under wraps, the group hinted at its history of attention-grabbing stunts, including trolling Elon Musk with Tesla-themed campaigns.

How Bezos And Sánchez Are Shifting The Met Gala’s Image

With protests looming and online criticism intensifying, insiders say the tension surrounding the Costume Institute Benefit runs deeper. Insiders say that there has been a big shift in the way the event is received. 

Rather than being viewed as a celebration of exclusivity and artistry, the event is increasingly seen as a showcase of influence and wealth, something that is not sitting well with many.

One insider called it “hurtful and disturbing,” for the Bezoses to be the face of the occasion, per The Blast.

“It feels like a real slap in the face to a lot of people,” the source added. The controversy has already begun to affect participation, with Hollywood figures stepping away from involvement due to the couple’s prominent role.

Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez’s Marriage Allegedly Having Cracks 

Aside from the pair’s controversial role in the Met Gala, their personal lives have been under scrutiny. As The Blast reported, those close to them revealed that their relationship reportedly shifted quickly after the wedding. 

“Everything changed the moment they got married,” a source said. “The honeymoon phase is over.”

Despite continuing to present a strong, united image in public, there are claims that behind the scenes, they’re already experiencing tension and misalignment.

Those close to them have also voiced concerns about the stability of their union, with some predicting it’s only a matter of time before tensions escalate further.

“People close to them are giving this marriage a year — at most,” one source said.