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Alec Baldwin Reportedly Remains ‘Very Affected’ By ‘Rust’ Tragedy
Alec Baldwin may be embracing a quieter life focused on family, but insiders claim the emotional and physical strain of raising seven young children while navigating the aftermath of the “Rust” tragedy is taking a serious toll on him.
The movie star has also opened up about how deeply the incident affected his health, career, and personal life, while ongoing legal battles continue to keep the devastating shooting in the spotlight.
Friends reportedly fear that the pressure of balancing fatherhood, stress, and lawsuits may be becoming overwhelming for Alec Baldwin.
The 68-year-old actor, who shares his children with his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, has largely stepped away from Hollywood following the fallout surrounding the “Rust” shooting incident and is now focused on family life.
“Alec has been running on empty for years,” an insider told a news outlet. “And now he likes to take on the lion’s share of child-minding, allowing Hilaria time and space to do her own thing, especially as she’s got plenty of work projects and other passions that take up so much of her time.”
The couple also prefers not to depend heavily on nannies, leaving the former “Match Game” host with “his hands full, literally morning till nightfall.”
This has reportedly left Alec looking like an “exhausted zombie with bags under his eyes 24/7.”
The Actor Is Still ‘Very Affected’ By The ‘Rust’ Shooting Incident
Those close to Alec now claim that the parenting pressure has only intensified following the aftermath of the tragic “Rust” shooting incident.
The actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set in 2021, though the case was later dismissed due to the prosecution withholding key evidence from the defense.
Despite the criminal case being over, Alec has yet to recover from the negative toll it took on his life, with a source noting that he is “very affected still by the tragedy.”
“It’s a dark cloud that hangs over his head and still weighs him down terribly,” the source added, per reports.
Alec Baldwin Says ‘Rust’ Tragedy Took ’10 Years’ Off His Life As He Admits He No Longer Wants To Work
Speaking on the “Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction” podcast, Alec admitted the experience changed nearly every aspect of his life.
“I can tell you, [the ‘Rust’ tragedy] broke every nerve in my body, spiritually, financially, work-wise, my career, my wife, my kids, my friends, my health,” he said, adding that the ordeal has “taken at least 10 years off my life.”
In another interview on “Awards Chatter,” Baldwin reflected on how dramatically his priorities shifted after the incident. He explained that he spent years mostly at home with his children and became deeply attached to that routine.
“I was home, and I got used to it, and I don’t want to leave my house anymore,” he confessed. “I don’t. I don’t want to work anymore. I don’t. I really don’t. I want to retire and stay home with my kids.”
The Actor Says He Felt Forced To Return To ‘Rust’ As New Lawsuit Heads Toward Trial
Alec also revealed that returning to complete “Rust” in Montana was not an easy decision. According to the actor, finishing the movie became part of a legal agreement tied to the settlement with Hutchins’ family.
He claimed producers would have pursued legal action against him had he refused to return to set, despite ongoing health concerns at the time.
At the same time, Alec is still facing ongoing legal challenges connected to the tragedy. A judge recently ruled that a civil lawsuit tied to the “Rust” shooting incident can move forward toward trial.
As reported by The Blast, the case was brought by lighting technician Serge Svetnoy, who alleges that Alec and the film’s production team failed to follow proper firearm safety procedures on set.
Svetnoy claims he was standing close to Hutchins, only a few feet away behind a monitor, while Alec rehearsed a cross-draw maneuver when the revolver discharged.
In the lawsuit, Svetnoy argued there “was no reason for a live bullet to be placed in that .45 Colt revolver or to be present anywhere on the Rust set,” calling the weapon a “lethal threat to everyone in its vicinity.”
Alec Baldwin Faces Renewed Scrutiny As ‘Rust’ Lawsuit Claims Crew Member Narrowly Escaped Death
The filing further alleges that after Hutchins was shot, Svetnoy rushed to assist her and remained by her side for roughly 20 to 30 minutes until paramedics arrived.
According to the lawsuit, he later realized just how narrowly he escaped being struck himself.
“He realized that he had been squarely in the zone of danger posed by the loaded weapon in Defendant Baldwin’s hand, and what he felt pass by him from the discharge of the Colt Revolver was not mere pressurized air,” the lawsuit read. “But for an inch or two, possibly less, that bullet could have ended his life.”
The lawsuit also claims the scene being rehearsed did not require Alec to fire the revolver at all, while emphasizing that the weapon should not have contained live ammunition under any circumstances.
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Everyone needs a good laugh in times of crisis. If therapy doesn’t quite cut it, comedy shows can be a cheaper way to get your daily dose of laughter. While comedy is often associated with sitcoms, it has evolved over the years, branching into various genres and subgenres — from obvious prank shows to more sardonic, self-deprecating, and dark humor.
Of course, everyone’s taste in comedy is different, but one thing’s for sure: some shows do it better than others, leaving you wanting more. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that everyone’s laughing while watching the shows below. Without further ado, here are comedy shows that will keep you hooked from start to finish.
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‘The Boys’ (2019–Present)
With all the gore, blood, and brutal killings, The Boys might not be the most obvious choice for a comedy. But with its absurd lineup of morally declining Supes, the series flips the traditional superhero trope on its head, turning heroism into shallow hedonism. They’re the antithesis of idealized American values, with powers that could annihilate anyone in seconds.
Still, in between the chaos, the show delivers plenty of dark comedy that can make audiences laugh and cringe at the same time. The humor ranges from sharp satire—like A-Train’s (Jessie T. Usher) “charity” trip to Africa as a PR stunt—to outright absurdity, such as The Deep’s (Chace Crawford) borderline romantic relationship with an octopus. The constant twists and over-the-top moments make The Boys incredibly easy to binge.
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‘Archer’ (2009–2023)
When audiences think of spies, they usually picture the suave James Bond or the rugged Ethan Hunt. But Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is neither. Sure, he wears the suits and carries the guns in Archer, but he’s also everything a spy shouldn’t be—someone with alcoholism, a womanizer, and loaded with unresolved mommy issues.
The funniest part is that he has zero interest in fixing any of it. Still, despite his immaturity and complete lack of regard for other people’s feelings, he’s actually great at his job. With a new mission in almost every episode, Archer shows just how capable he can be—and how badly he can mess things up thanks to his childish temperament. Archer is a comedy show that stays so bingeable because every mission somehow spirals into an even bigger disaster thanks to the team’s ridiculous decisions.
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‘The Eric Andre Show’ (2012–2023)
Forget The Late Show and The Tonight Show—these coveted staples have nothing on The Eric Andre Show. Using the traditional talk show format as a setup, Eric Andre’s run as a chaotic host gleefully shatters every rule, throwing his guests—ranging from real celebrities to obscure Z-listers—into bizarre and often uncomfortable situations.
There’s no predicting what might happen mid-conversation. One moment, they’re discussing terrorists; the next, Andre has his nips out, and while one of his co-hosts crashes through the wall. It’s anti-television at its finest, mixing the absurdity of MADtv with the inappropriateness of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The sheer unpredictability of The Eric Andre Show is what makes it so addictive, since every interview feels seconds away from complete chaos.
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‘Schitt’s Creek’ (2015–2020)
When the ultra-wealthy Rose family suddenly loses everything, their fall from luxury becomes comedy gold. Johnny (Eugene Levy), Moira (Catherine O’Hara), David (Dan Levy), and Alexis (Annie Murphy) find themselves stuck in Schitt’s Creek—a town Johnny once bought as a joke. Completely out of their element, they’re useless without money, yet still cling to the idea that they’re somehow above everyone else.
It might sound like an exhausting premise, but Schitt’s Creek quickly softens their arrogance through the warmth of the townsfolk around them. To grow, the Roses are forced to adapt to “regular” life—whether that means figuring out how to “fold in the cheese” or holding down a basic receptionist job. This, of course, leads to hilarious shenanigans. Between the lovable townspeople and the family’s gradual growth, Schitt’s Creek is the kind of sitcom that only gets better as it goes.
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‘Fleabag’ (2016–2019)
Across the years, audiences have encountered plenty of frazzled English woman archetypes, but Fleabag fully embraces the bad choices. Its titular heroine, Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), is all kinds of chaos: she runs a struggling guinea pig café, constantly butts heads with her tightly wound sister, and drifts through messy, guilt-ridden relationships.
One misstep leads to another, resulting in an avalanche of morbidly embarrassing situations—the kind where audiences can’t bear to watch but can’t help but stick around for the aftermath. However, for all of her dysfunction, Fleabag isn’t all that annoying. Her coping mechanism for grief is humor, even if it’s the painfully sardonic type. Even at its most uncomfortable, Fleabag has a sharp honesty that makes it hard to look away from.
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‘Jury Duty’ (2023–Present)
Built on staged scenarios that play out in real time, Jury Duty is unlike any other prank show. Ronald Gladden believes he’s serving on an actual jury, unaware that everyone around him—from fellow jurors to the judge—is an actor. Its more corporate successor, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, takes it to another level, following a temp worker, Anthony Norman, at an outdoor retreat gone wrong.
Although each episode finds ways to mess with the main subject’s mind, the Jury Duty franchise has no intention of humiliating them. Gladden and Norman were specifically chosen because of their outstanding personality. Although their patience is constantly tested due to zany situations, the two are more than willing to face it, despite having no clue that it’s all fake. Every episode raises the absurdity even more, making it hard not to immediately jump to the next one.
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‘Impractical Jokers’ (2011–Present)
When a group of high school best friends decides to make a prank show in their early 40s, you get Impractical Jokers. Instead of targeting strangers, the show flips the concept by having Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano prank—and sabotage—each other in very public places, from supermarkets to Central Park.
In the beginning, the pranks seem fairly simple, ranging from the infamous “Strip High Five” to being controlled by your friends through an earpiece. But the punishments are a whole other story. Whether it’s searching for your phone in a trash yard or legally marrying a fellow member’s sister, the limits are practically nonexistent. Even after years on the air, the show still finds new ways to embarrass its cast in increasingly absurd fashion.
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ (2005–Present)
When you bring together five of the worst human beings in a failing pub, you get the gang in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. There’s no overarching story—just a group of people constantly trying (and failing) to make money. When they’re not cooking up questionable marketing schemes or outright scams, they’re busy indulging their bizarre impulses. Part of the fun is watching the characters create problems that could have been avoided with even a tiny amount of common sense.
There’s really no limit to where the jokes go, and as a subversive take on more polished sitcom predecessors, IASIP at its peak delivered some of the nastiest humor on television—jokes that feel almost guilty to laugh at today. While the newer seasons have toned things down, the show still offers a glimpse into a time when comedy pushed boundaries with far less concern for social sensitivity.
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‘Abbott Elementary’ (2021–Present)
Set in a cash-strapped public school in West Philadelphia, Abbott Elementary shows the hard work and the wild situations teachers have to face every day. Mainly told from the POV of Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), the overly optimistic wholeheartedly believes that the school has so much potential. However, whether the other teachers want to be on board with her wild schemes is a different story.
From handling out-of-pocket attitudes from preschool kids to pushing back against the school district, Abbott Elementary reflects today’s troubled education system. It takes a huge amount of selflessness to give their all to these kids, and even if the teachers don’t always have the answers, they’ll always try. Beneath all the comedy, Abbott Elementary works because audiences genuinely care about the teachers and their students.
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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ (2013–2021)
The feds got nothing on the detectives from Brooklyn Nine-Nine. By day, they’re arresting bad guys. By night, they’re still catching bad guys. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and his motley crew are some of the most dedicated people in the field. But they also know how to have fun on the job—even if it’s highly inappropriate.
Whether it’s petty theft or murder, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s police procedural premise keeps each episode exciting. At the same time, the show’s offbeat characters make you wonder how they’re even allowed to work in the precinct in the first place. Then again, the funniest people often turn out to be the best detectives.
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2013 – 2021-00-00
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Michael McDonald, Claire Scanlon, Linda Mendoza, Dean Holland, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Victor Nelli Jr., Craig Zisk, Tristram Shapeero, Rebecca Asher, Eric Appel, Maggie Carey, Alex Reid, Giovani Lampassi, Nisha Ganatra, Ryan Case, Trent O’Donnell, Matt Nodella, Jamie Babbit, Ken Whittingham, Max Winkler, Akiva Schaffer, Fred Goss, Jaffar Mahmood, Julie Anne Robinson
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Gabe Liedman, Phil Augusta Jackson, Tricia McAlpin, Justin Noble, Lakshmi Sundaram, Andrew Guest, Matt O’Brien, Jeff Topolski, Lang Fisher, Gil Ozeri, Brian Reich, Matt Murray, Andy Gosche, Brigitte Liebowitz, Alison Agosti, Nick Perdue, Beau Rawlins, Aeysha Carr, Andy Bobrow, David Quandt, Matt Lawton, Vanessa Ramos, Kylie Condon, Stephanie Amante-Ritter
Britney Spears flashed back to her iconic “I’m a Slave 4 U” performance while offering an update on her state of mind following her DUI plea deal.
“Went to the pet store with my kids and look at what a beautiful baby snake this is,” Spears, 44, wrote alongside an Instagram photo of her handling a snake on Saturday, May 89. “Snakes are symbolic of good health, higher consciousness, and pure luck…”
The baby snake had similar coloring to the 7-foot, yellow albino Burmese python that Spears draped around her neck during her legendary 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance.
In her latest post, the singer also reflected on the “spiritual journey” she has taken in recent weeks.
“I’m so damn thankful to my friends and so many new beautiful people I have met through my spiritual journey… all a blessing in disguise,” she wrote. “I still have to learn how to be kind to myself and the way I speak to myself… It’s a never ending journey and sometimes I just stop, look up and say wow God I think that was you and smile on!!!!”
Spears was arrested near her home on March 4, with a test determining that her blood alcohol content was .06, or under the legal limit. (The blood alcohol limit in California is 0.08% or higher for drivers 21 and older.)
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” Spears’ spokesperson said in a statement to Us Weekly on March 5. “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”
Britney Spears performing with a snake at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
Her rep indicated that Spears would be “spending time” with the two sons — Sean Preston Federline, 20, and Jayden James Federline, 19 — whom she shares with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.
A source exclusively revealed to Us that Preston and Jayden “played a big part” in getting their mom to check into rehab on April 12.
“Britney went to rehab after several conversations with both of her sons,” an insider told Us. “They expressed concern about her recent behavior and urged her to seek professional help, which has been long overdue, to get her back on track. All they’ve ever wanted for their mom is health and happiness, even during the years they were estranged. They hope she’ll take it seriously.”
Britney Spears‘ loved ones want the pop star to get help following her arrest for driving under the influence. “I hope this is a wake-up call for her,” a family source exclusively tells Us Weekly. Spears, 44, was arrested near her home in Ventura County, California, on Wednesday, March 4, at 9:28 p.m., according to […]
While she was seeking treatment, Spears was officially charged with one count of “vehicle code section 23152” a.k.a. driving under the influence on April 30.
A spokesperson for the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Spears would be “extended” a “wet reckless” plea offer, where she would be “placed on probation for 12 months” and receive “credit for any time spent in custody [and be] required to complete a DUI class, and must pay state-mandated fines and fees.”
“This DUI case will be handled according to our standard protocols. For defendants without a prior DUI history, a low blood alcohol level, and where there is no crash or injury, prosecutors typically offer what is known as a ‘wet reckless,’” the DA’s office told Us in a statement at the time. “This law allows a defendant to plead guilty to reckless driving involving alcohol and/or drugs. This type of resolution is common, particularly when a defendant demonstrates self-motivation to address underlying issues through rehabilitation or a drug and alcohol treatment program.”
Spears left rehab that same day and ultimately agreed to plead guilty to “wet reckless driving” at a May 4 hearing. As a result of her plea, the previous charge of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol was dismissed.
Britney Spears is back on Instagram three weeks after her DUI arrest. Spears, 44, took to the social media site on Friday, March 27, with a video featuring her son Jayden, 19, whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline. (The pair are also parents of son Sean Preston, 20.) The montage featured several clips of […]
She was sentenced to 12 months of probation and one day in jail, with credit given for the time she spent in custody. Under the terms of her plea deal, Spears is required to complete a DUI class and pay $571 in state-mandated fees, in addition to seeing a psychologist once a week and a psychiatrist twice a month.
“Through her plea today, Britney has accepted responsibility for her conduct,” Spears’ attorney, Michael Goldstein, told the New York Times after the May 4 hearing. “She has taken significant steps to implement positive change which is clearly reflected in the Ventura County District Attorney’s decision to reduce the charge in this case and dismiss the DUI. Britney appreciates this discretion and is also grateful for the outpouring of support she has received.”
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6 Years Later, Anya Taylor-Joy’s Career-Defining Netflix Hit Doesn’t Have a Bad Episode
2026 is quietly angling to be one of the most productive years of Anya Taylor-Joy’s career, and it’s not just because of her role as Princess Peach in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is set to be the first $1 billion feature film of 2026. She’s set to make her long-awaited return to Apple TV this summer with Lucky, the new crime drama premiering on July 15 that also stars Timothy Olyphant. ATJ previously starred in The Gorge for Apple TV, which is still one of the platform’s most popular movies, now more than a year removed from its streaming debut. Later this year, on December 18, Taylor-Joy will also return to Arrakis to star opposite Robert Pattinson and Jason Momoa in Dune: Part Three. The third and final Dune movie in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy may yet be one of the most successful sci-fi movies of the year.
It’s no easy task pinpointing the exact project that turned Anya Taylor-Joy into the star she is today, but there is one that deserves the bulk of the credit. Back in 2020, when the entire world was on shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix released all episodes of The Queen’s Gambit onto its platform. The show didn’t just take over Netflix streaming charts, it took over the world, dominating every water cooler conversation and group chat, spreading like wildfire. Netflix was already the biggest streaming service in the world at the time thanks to other hits like Stranger Things and Ozark, but The Queen’s Gambit solidified it as the go-to streamer for fans looking for bingeable content. Nearly six years later, it’s still one of the platform’s most popular watches.
What Is ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ About?
The Queen’s Gambit follows the young introverted prodigy Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy), who discovers and masters the game of chess in America in the 1960s. However, becoming a massive star at such a young age comes at a cost she couldn’t have possibly predicted. The Queen’s Gambit won a remarkable 11 Emmys, yet somehow one didn’t go to ATJ for her lead performance. Her co-star Moses Ingram, who plays Reeva in the Star Wars Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, was recognized by the TV academy for her performance in the show.
Check out all episodes of The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of all the hottest projects on streaming.
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2020 – 2020-00-00
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Scott Frank
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Scott Frank
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Scott Frank
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How “The Boys” season 5 tees up “Vought Rising” prequel: Bombsight's debut, Soldier Boy origins, and more
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The final season of the mothership show includes various references to the next spinoff, led by Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash.
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The former couple, who share five children, were married for 29 years.
It’s only May, and Taylor Sheridan has already released multiple new projects with more on the way later this year. His first two endeavors of the year were The Madison and Marshals, and while both contain all the Sheridan cliques that fans have come to expect, they scratch vastly different itches. The Madison is a more original Western, akin to the first season of Yellowstone, and the show features some big stars like Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer. Meanwhile, Marshals is a direct spin-off of the flagship Yellowstone show, and it brought back Luke Grimes to play Kayce Dutton. Sheridan has another Yellowstone spin-off, Dutton Ranch, confirmed to release later this month. Fans have already been speculating about a potential crossover between Dutton Ranch and another popular Sheridan series to emerge in the last few years, Landman.
While Sheridan is mostly known for his legendary TV exploits, such as the vast and expansive Yellowstone universe, he’s also written and even directed some famous movies over the years. One of the more infamous projects he’s attached to, though, is the adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, which stars recent Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan. After a troublesome road to release, Without Remorse landed as a straight-to-streaming premiere on Prime Video in 2021, where the film is still one of the most popular watches on the platform in several countries around the world. While Sheridan opted not to direct the film, he did write the script and ideate the story, along with Will Staples. Stefano Sollima, who also directed Sheridan’s polarizing Sicario sequel, Day of the Soldado, helmed Without Remorse back in 2021. The film also stars Jodie Turner-Smith (The Acolyte), Guy Pearce (Killing Faith), and Jamie Bell (All Of Us Strangers).
What Is ‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ About?
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse follows an elite Navy SEAL, John Kelly (played by Michael B. Jordan), who goes on a mission to avenge his wife’s murder. However, it doesn’t take long for him to find himself inside a much larger conspiracy. Sheridan famously made changes from Tom Clancy’s book to the Without Remorse script, which led to the film being panned by critics and audiences. It holds poor scores of 45% and 41% from both reviewers and fans on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. Without Remorse has shades of another Sheridan classic, Sicario, but it also has DNA from the legendary Jason Bourne franchise.
Check out Without Remorse on Prime Video, and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Sheridan’s future projects.
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April 30, 2021
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110 minutes
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Sally Field recalls Robin Williams' kind gesture on “Mrs. Doubtfire ”set after her dad died: 'That was Robin'
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Field and Williams played estranged spouses in the 1993 comedy, a fan favorite among his performances.
Jennifer Fessler’s 27th wedding anniversary tribute to her husband, Jeffrey Fessler, has resurfaced amid the rumors about her involvement with Summer House star West Wilson.
“Happy 27,” Jenn, 57, wrote to her husband via Instagram on April 10. “You could sleep with West or Amanda and I’d still stay!”
At that time, the Bravoverse had been rocked by the revelation that West was in a relationship with Summer House costar Amanda Batula, following her recent separation from Kyle Cooke. Jenn also offered supportive words for West during an appearance on former Real Housewives of Miami star Ana Quincoces Rodriguez’s “Reality Court” podcast on April 30.
Earlier this week, Jenn unexpectedly found herself in the middle of Wilson’s beef with his ex-girlfriend Ciara Miller when the RHONJ alum defended him at the Vulture‘s The Masterminds of Reality TV event.
“[West] is the cutest, sweetest golden retriever puppy dog. He does not mean any harm. He didn’t mean it,” Jenn said on the red carpet on Thursday, May 7. “He’s just trying to have a good time. He doesn’t wanna hurt anyone. Give him a break.”
Ciara responded to a clip of those comments with a shocking accusation, writing via Instagram on Friday, May 8, “Lol, because they slept together too.”
She later doubled down on her accusation by sharing a Summer House meme of Amanda via Threads, along with the cryptic caption, “If I send this to you I’m about to lie straight to your face.”
Ciara Miller held her tongue about her ex West Wilson’s new romance with her onetime best friend, Amanda Batula, for weeks. When she finally spoke out, she didn’t hold back. Ciara broke her silence on the Summer House dating drama in a wide-ranging Glamour interview published April 17, 2026. “It’s one thing to experience hurt […]
West brushed off the controversy by writing via Instagram that Ciara’s allegation was “news to me.” (A source close to West exclusively told Us Weekly that Ciara’s claim was “absolutely not true,” dismissing it as “such a silly accusation.”)
Jenn initially offered a light-hearted response, telling Page Six, “It’s flattering that anyone would think someone who slept with Ciara Miller would be interested in sleeping with me.”
By Saturday, May 9, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star took a much more stern stance while denying that she’d ever hooked up with West.
“In all seriousness, and while I can’t help but be a little flattered, it is not nice nor is it OK to post something categorically untrue and defamatory on social media,” she wrote via Instagram. “Regardless of whatever rumors or apparent ‘evidence’ led you to that conclusion, that is the definition of libel.”
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Her statement continued, “If it were true, I would have no recourse. Because it’s a lie, this can get more complicated. Having said that, I hope we can rectify this. It’s enough now.”
Jenn and West previously went viral in 2024 when she nicknamed him “Messy Wessy” during a boozy livestream. She exclusively told Us a few weeks later that she “didn’t realize at the time” that West was “America’s sweetheart.”
“I feel terrible because my best friend who was there, she took it,” Jennifer told Us in June 2024. “There are times where I just think I’m so funny, and I just think everyone would think that I’m so funny. … He’s just like a golden retriever puppy. He’s the cutest. He looks kind of confused and cool. We met each other and he was so adorable — and then we got smashed. So, everything was just so funny.”
Jenn has been married to her husband Jeff since 1999 and they share two children, son Zachary and daughter Rachel.
Give Mel Gibson a period drama, costume, and a weapon of the time, and he’s in. During the celebrity’s lengthy career in Hollywood as both an actor and director, he’s flipped through the pages of history to take on some of his most demanding performances. Several of these types of genre projects have stood out as highlights of his career, whether the title be his ode to one of the most important and exhilarating chapters in the history of Scotland with Braveheart or his turn as a soldier fighting for the United States during some of the most brutal days of the Vietnam War in Randall Wallace’s We Were Soldiers.
Easily standing out as one of the very best not just in Gibson’s catalog but in historical epics in general is the actor’s 2000 vehicle The Patriot. Helmed by Roland Emmerich, in a departure from the director’s frequent go-to of survival dramas, the movie uncovers one family’s ups and downs during the United States’ Revolutionary War. With the backdrop of the fields of South Carolina, the film centers on a colonist named Benjamin Martin (Gibson), who, along with his family, is doing the best he can with the promise of a fresh start on new land. While the war for independence rages around him, Benjamin stays out of it, standing by his belief that war should be avoided at all costs. But, after his son is murdered in cold blood by a British officer, Benjamin finds himself fighting despite his initial hesitancy.
With a production budget of $110 million, The Patriot went above and beyond at the box office, where it raked in a staggering $215.3 million. For the most part, the film landed praise from critics, even going so far as to land three Academy Award nominations. While it may be one of the war stories now buried in time, intrigued parties can check out The Patriot when it rides onto Tubi on June 1.
‘The Patriot’s Casting Dispute
In addition to Gibson, The Patriot’s call sheet also includes performances from Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Joely Richardson (Event Horizon), Chris Cooper (American Beauty), and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton). Initially, Gibson pushed back on the casting of Ledger, as, according to Emmerich, the Lethal Weapon star threw a small tantrum when it was decided that the team would go with the up-and-comer. Eventually, Gibson came around to Emmerich’s choice, even going so far as to say that Ledger was destined for stardom.
Head over to Tubi on June 1 to stream The Patriot.
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June 30, 2000
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165 Minutes
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Roland Emmerich
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Robert Rodat
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