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The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives. El Mencho, as he’s known, is dead. While it’s a victory for law enforcement, cartel members have responded with a wave of violence across Mexico. Here’s what’s going down in the aftermath of Mencho’s death, per the Associated Press.
Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, was killed during an attempt to capture him. Meanwhile, his followers attempted to fight off Mexican troops. Mexico’s Defense Secretary, Ricardo Trevilla, said Monday that the army and National Guard launched an operation in the southern part of Jalisco state to capture El Mencho. Mexican air force and special forces were also involved. Intelligence gathered about one of Mencho’s romantic partners led them to his hideout, he said.
The cartel counterattacked. In the confrontation, federal forces killed eight members of the criminal group. El Mencho and two of his bodyguards were wounded and died later during transfer by air to Mexico City, Trevilla said. Officials seized rocket launchers capable of shooting down aircraft and destroying armored vehicles at the scene.
The killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes during an attempt to capture him in Jalisco state was a high-profile blow against cartels. The highest since the recapture of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán a decade ago.
After El Mencho died, security forces were placed on alert throughout the country as gunmen unleashed violence. Cartels torched cars, blocking roads in 20 Mexican states. People locked themselves in their homes in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city and Jalisco’s capital. Also, school was canceled on Monday in several states.
Oseguera Cervantes, better known as ‘El Mencho,’ was 59 years old and originally from the western state of Michoacan. His ties to organized crime went back at least 30 years. In 1994, he was tried for trafficking heroin in the U.S. He spent three years in prison. After returning to Mexico, he quickly rose through Mexico’s drug trafficking underworld.
Around 2009, El Mencho founded the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It became Mexico’s fastest-growing criminal organization and moved cocaine, methamphetamines, fentanyl and migrants to the United States. The cartel recruited aggressively, experimenting with new ways to reach potential members online. It also made money through fuel theft, extortion and timeshare fraud.
Ultimately, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel earned a reputation for attacks on Mexican security forces, including downing a military helicopter in Jalisco in 2015. Mencho’s cartel also attempted a spectacular, but unsuccessful, assassination of Mexico City Police Chief Omar García Harfuch. Harfuch is now Mexico’s federal security secretary.
It’s not clear who will succeed El Mencho, or if any one person can. The Jalisco cartel has a presence in at least 21 of Mexico’s 32 states and is active in almost all of the United States, according to the U.S. DEA. But it is also a global organization.
The killing could give Mexico a leg up in its dealings with the Trump administration. The president has been threatening tariffs or military action if Mexico does not show results in the fight against the cartels.
El Mencho was facing multiple indictments in the United States and the U.S. State Department had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. The Trump administration designated his cartel a terrorist organization a year ago.
Associated Press writer María Verza contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
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While Apple TV has become synonymous with its sci-fi programming — the streamer has delivered hits such as Severance, Foundation, and Pluribus — it has released equally respected titles across various genres. The comedy-drama Ted Lasso‘s success cannot be overstated, while the limited series Black Bird remains one of Apple’s best-reviewed titles. In 2022, the streamer debuted the dark comedy series Bad Sisters, which went on to win a Peabody Award as well as several other prestigious honors at the BAFTAs and the Emmys. Bad Sisters revolved around close-knit sisters who band together when they suspect that one of their own has murdered her abusive husband. Now, a year after the series returned with a second season, Netflix has delivered a darker companion piece that has emerged as an instant hit.
Like Bad Sisters — which featured Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, Anne-Marie Duff, Sarah Green, and Eva Birthistle — Netflix’s show is based on a book. However, it changes key details from the book, such as the characters’ cultural identity. The Netflix series is in Spanish. It follows three sisters on a vacation to the Dominican Republic, where things take a horrible turn when one of them accidentally kills someone. The show is structured like HBO’s Big Little Lies and presents its central mystery from each sister’s perspective; they’re played by Paula Usero, Claudia Salas, and Clara Galle as the Arbizu sisters.
Whatchu Talkin’ About, Willis? — The Collider TV Quiz!
From long-running series to one-off guest spots, Bruce Willis has been all over our television screens. How many of these appearances do you know?
We’re talking about the six-part thriller series That Night, created by Jason George, who also developed the Belgian Netflix series Into the Night. The new show opened to mixed reviews and is currently sitting at a 63% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. In her review, Collider’s Jasneet Singh wrote, “It may begin as a high-stakes thriller about the consequences of an unwitting kill, but That Night evolves into a far more resonant family drama, one that gorgeously and quite painfully questions the worth of family loyalty.” By comparison, Bad Sisters holds an overall 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the first season perched at a perfect 100%. Despite the mixed response, however, That Night is trouncing the competition. According to FlixPatrol, it was among the most-watched shows on the global Netflix chart this week, behind only One Piece and Virgin River.
That Night is streaming now on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Days of Our Lives delivers EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) reluctantly released by the police department when they didn’t have enough evidence to prove he pulled off a kidnapping in Salem. And District Attorney Belle Brady (Martha Madison) Black was very angry that she had to let her ex go and couldn’t charge him.
But did EJ pull off another epic kidnapping in Alamania where Belle and the Salem PD have no jurisdiction? And it seems that Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) and her henchmen went missing and the trail may lead right back to EJ.
We saw on recent Days of our Lives episodes that Andrew Donovan (Colton Little) just dropped big news to Dimitri von Leuschner DiMera (Peter Porte) and Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) about Vivian and her loyal sidekick Ivan Marais (Ivan G’Vera). Andrew said that they just vanished.
They were supposed to go to the cemetery and then gone. And if you remember, Leo was wearing a wig and was right there where they were supposed to be. So all of this makes it look like foul play.
But I feel like Leo in that wig and coat, it reminded me in the Harry Potter movies when the kids were imagining that Boggart to look like different people and there was this Professor Snape in a dress thing. That’s exactly what Leo looked like to me.

Anyway, so when EJ was in the interrogation room making a desperate call to Rita instead of dialing a lawyer, you know, EJ might have had a very good reason for that because he might have something more to hide than just his secret lab experiment that he was doing on his sister Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford).
Was Elvis Jr.’s call with Rita to confirm that Vivian and Yvonne had been successfully snatched from Alamania and dumped somewhere on DiMera property?
You know, EJ has a lot of plates that are spinning right now. Belle grilled him about Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) and Jeremy Horton’s (Michael Roark) kidnapping. And truly, EJ did not know that Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) had hired Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey).
But what Belle doesn’t know is that EJ found out that Rolf saw Stephanie and Jeremy in the storage room. And EJ even told Rolf that they basically needed to be disposed of because he can’t let anyone find out about Lexie yet and can’t risk the research.
And now, of course, EJ’s lab is under more scrutiny because Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) found the empty person pod that until very recently was Lexie’s storage space. Plus, Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) has been scrambling to stay one step ahead of Dimitri, you know, trying to keep him in the dark about his kidnapping that she and EJ pulled off.
So, with this Vivian and Ivan reveal that they’re also missing, this may be the third kidnapping with ties to EJ. I mean, technically four if you count his own kidnapping because there was Dimitri and then the DiMeras and then Stephanie and Jeremy and now we’ve got Ivan and Madam Vivian.
And if you recall, Leo helped Dimitri escape to go to Alamania and prove that he wasn’t working with Peter Blake (Dan Gauthier). And Dimitri denied all along that he was involved in kidnapping the DiMeras.
But Vivian and Gwen planted evidence that looked like the CCTV video feed from the crypt was going to Dimitri’s tablet that they planted in a room at Vivian’s mansion along with some of his belongings.
And Madam Vivian claimed that Dimitri was an unwanted guest. But he’s insisted all along he was held elsewhere and had himself been kidnapped. And then we had Ivan trying to poison Leo and Dimitri and presumably also hired a sniper to take a shot at them.
You know, that’s down to the whole Gwen and Vivian thing. So thankfully, ISA super agent Andrew stopped the unknown assassin from killing Leo and Dimitri. However, Andrew had bad news to deliver.
The ISA went to the house Dimitri found on Zillow where he claims that he was held. But Gwen had already alerted the Alamanians and they cleaned up the mess. Somebody went in there and just emptied out the house. But Andrew said they got DNA samples and fingerprints that match Dimitri.
But both Andrew and Dimitri know that’s not enough to prove that Dimitri was held captive there, just that he was there at some point. And Andrew said with Vivian and Ivan missing and foul play presumed, the ISA and the local cops suspect that Dimitri is responsible for this crime.
So, back to square one for Leo and Dimitri because they got to prove that he had nothing to do with the kidnapping of EJ and his siblings and nephew. And also now Vivian and Ivan. And Dimitri is determined.
He wants to prove that Gwen was behind his kidnapping. And now he’s also got to prove who’s behind Vivian and Ivan’s kidnapping. Because he could go down for that.
So, with Leo and Dimitri spotted creeping around Vivian’s house several times and Leo at the cemetery, they are obvious culprits. But I suspect that since EJ and Gwen did a bang-up job of keeping Dimitri hidden for a year in Alamania, they probably had local contacts that EJ could use to hire to grab Vivian and Ivan.
I don’t think that Gwen is in on this kidnapping though. Because she had been conspiring with Vivian. So EJ may be going behind the back of his partner in crime, Gwen. You know, EJ wants revenge on Vivian for her role in his family’s kidnappings and planned murders. Obviously, he’s holding a grudge for very good reason.
And Gwen’s plans to get revenge on Dimitri have also made things hard on EJ because it messed up funding for Rolf’s secret lab. EJ is not happy that Gwen pulled this stunt that complicated his sister Lexie’s resurrection. And Gwen just couldn’t help herself. She wanted to make Leo miserable. And now Gwen’s nearly broke. And EJ may be thinking about strangling her, honestly.

And it really does serve Vivian right if EJ had Rita make arrangements to snatch her and Ivan. Rita, if you remember, she kills me. She’s so great. She’s been helping the DiMeras get out of scrapes since the Stefano DiMera (Joe Mascolo) heyday. She excels at doing sensitive tasks for EJ and there’s no limits, no low to which Rita will not stoop for the DiMeras. Kind of scary.
And it makes sense that she would agree to help EJ get Vivian and Ivan out of the way. Plus, Rita has undying loyalty to EJ and the DiMeras. And I think she would gleefully punish anybody who tried to hurt them. So she probably is neck deep in this. Rita always supports EJ’s plan. She scolds him now and then.
You know, she’s his trusted adviser and operative for all the secret and juicy DiMera goings on. She even helped EJ convince Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) to help out at DiMera while Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) recovered from the brain injury he got during the kidnapping.
And you know, it was kind of funny, too. Because Theo told JJ Deveraux (Casey Moss) he hoped that another kidnapping wouldn’t happen in Salem for a long time. Little bit of foreshadowing there. You know, they’re not very subtle.
Even though Vivian and Ivan were taken in Alamania, I think they will be in Salem possibly in the DiMera tunnels or in a more ironically sinister move. Rita may have stuck them in the DiMera crypt right in EJ’s backyard. And Rita might have had it sealed, using the excuse that it’s too traumatic for the DiMeras to go in there after their kidnapping ordeal.
And since Vivian helped conspire with Peter to trap EJ and the others in there to kill them with Sarin gas, I think it’d be karma if Vivian is now stuck in there with Yvonne. It’s not exactly the lap of luxury. But I got to say, I love me some evil EJ. I don’t know about y’all. But his sexy little dimples just do it for me, even when he’s doing bad.
Concerned relatives are now speaking out about missing University of Alabama student James Gracey.
A statement from Gracey’s loved ones in Illinois, obtained by WVUA, read “it is completely out of character for him not to check in with family and friends.”
Gracey, 20, was last seen on March 17 in Barcelona, Spain, where he was visiting with friends who were studying abroad.
Gracey, who is known as Jimmy to friends and family, was last seen outside the popular Shôko nightclub in the Port Olímpic area. He was dressed in a white T-shirt, dark pants, and a gold chain with a rhinestone-encrusted cross.
Gracey, who reportedly stayed behind at the club when his friends decided to call it a night, stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 175 pounds, the family has said.
“We are asking anyone who may have seen Jimmy or has any information — no matter how small — to please contact 224.505.3886,” reads the statement, which called Jimmy “a kind, responsible, and devoted son and brother.”
Added the statement: “We are working closely with local authorities and are incredibly grateful for the support we have received. We ask that you keep Jimmy in your thoughts as we continue to do everything we can to bring him home safely.”
Gracey’s mother, Therese Marren Gracey, previously shared a Facebook post about her missing son.
“My son is a university of Alabama student who is visiting friends in Barcelona who are studying abroad,” reads the missing man’s mother’s post, which was shared to a Students in Barcelona 2026 Facebook group. “They went to Shoko last night. The police have his phone but he didn’t make it back to the air bnb. Has anyone seen him?”
While she claimed in the post the police had recovered his phone. Investigators, investigators have not said one way or the other if they have it.
It is being reported a person was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 18, but Us Weekly could not independently confirm that information. Reports also indicate police recovered Gracey’s wallet from the sea.
David Gracey, Jimmy’s uncle and a senior CNN producer in Washington, D.C., said that his nephew was scheduled to return to the U.S. on Saturday, March 21. Jimmy is a hockey player who helps his parents in caring for his younger siblings, David said.
Beth O’Reilly, Jimmy’s aunt, appeared on NewsNation’s Jesse Weber Live on Wednesday, March 18, and said he was seen on security footage leaving a popular Barcelona nightclub with an unidentified person.
“We do believe that the police have the phone, which is part of the reason why it’s been very difficult to track down his location,” said O’Reilly said. “We don’t know whether it was lost, stolen, whatever, but we do have that, but beyond that, we don’t have a lot of additional information right now. Obviously, it’s an ongoing investigation, and my brother-in-law is there now in Barcelona trying to work with the authorities directly there.”
Anyone who may have any information regarding Gracey’s disappearance is asked to call (224) 505-3886.
By Jonathan Klotz
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Netflix’s smash hit One Piece live-action adaptation was always going to be compared to the record-setting anime series, but in some ways, it’s improved on the anime. The most obvious improvement is in the pacing, which has been all killer, and no filler. Less obvious is that going live-action provides a sense of weight and realism to even the most absurd action scenes. Then there was Season 2, Episode 5, “Wax On, Wax Off,” when the murderous Mr. 3 took the spotlight and went from an over-the-top supervillain in the original to a disturbing serial killer. Turns out, watching people be encased in wax is a lot more terrifying in live action.

Mr. 3 is brought to life by David Dastmalchian, who you might recognize from The Suicide Squad, Late Night with the Devil, Murderbot, or Ant-Man. His casting as the Baroque Works agent powered by the Wax-Wax Devil Fruit, which, as the name implies, gives him the ability to generate wax harder than steel, was an inspired pick by the manga’s creator, Oda. Dastmalchian was on fan’s wish lists for the role, and when given the chance, he owned every single second spent on screen.
One Piece’s colorful cast of characters revolves around taking a personality trait and amplifying it to a cartoonish level. Mr. 3’s murderous desire to turn people into artwork that immortalizes their suffering, anguish, and terror over slowly dying encased in wax is straight out of classic horror movies. In the anime, he’s off-putting, but in the series, Dastmalchian’s line delivery, coupled with his creepy smile, turns the absurdity of a giant wax candle covering Nami, Vivi, and Zoro with hardening wax flakes from cartoonish buffoonery into a nightmare.

His Baroque Works partner, Miss Golden Week (Sophia Anne Caruso, from The School for Good and Evil), also has a horrifying power, utilizing different colors of paint to force her victims to experience emotions. She uses yellow to force Zoro to be cheerful, and blue to make Luffy feel the saddest he has in his life (to that point). Mind control is a common superpower but, then you think about it in the context of the real world, it’s one of the most terrifying experiences you can think of. Trapped inside your body, acting against your will as you’re forced to move, think, and feel a certain way? That’s pure Hell.

Netflix’s One Piece didn’t bring over Mr. 3’s candle champion ability, but what it does keep intact is that the killer is a complete coward. Mr. 3’s running away at the first sign of an equal fight is a hilarious moment topped only by the very satisfying hammerpunch that Luffy lands on him to put an end to the nightmare. For now, as in the original story, he comes back later with his real name, Galdino, and while he’s not quite an ally to the Straw Hat Pirates, he does recognize when there’s a larger, much more dangerous enemy that needs to be taken down, and Luffy is the only one who can do it.
Thanks to the inclusion of the manga’s author Oda, Netflix’s One Piece adaptation is not only faithful to the source material, it’s the perfect entry point for those curious about the Straw Hat Pirates but scared to tackle the 1000+ episodes of the anime. And sometimes, it might even be a little bit better.
Kim Kardashian has gone viral after recently taking a lil’ tumble while wearing 8-inch heels.
According to Page Six, on Sunday, March 15, Kim Kardashian was on her way to the Vanity Fair Oscars Party when she almost fell into a bush. Per the outlet, Kardashian was wearing a tight Gucci gold gown with 8-inch stiletto heels and blue contacts as she made her way to the event and almost lost her footing.
Earlier this week, Kardashian shared a clip of the moment via TikTok and Instagram.
Social media users entered TSR’s comment section to react to the clip of Kim Kardashian taking a lil’ tumble and going viral.
Instagram user @omalichawa__ wrote, “Smart girl she posted before someone else posted it 😂”
While Instagram user @karranr_ added, “Saying sorry after tumbling is crazy 😂”
Instagram user @msresilient134 wrote, “Girllll take them damn stripper heels off 😂”
While Instagram user @therealkiminem added, “Stripper heels in a pencil dress is diabolical”
Instagram user @diorb wrote, “Saying sorry to herself cause she knew damn well 😂😂”
While Instagram user @nini_da_aesthetic added, “The way they never let her touch the ground 😂 period”
Instagram user @damialaw wrote, “Girl they were 8 inches 😩… I would’ve fell after each step!”
While Instagram user @themykeyahjay added, “Girl I take a tumble in crocs, it’s cool.”
Instagram user @ebroookss wrote, “Kim is so cute ‘sorry, sorry’🤭”
While Instagram user @karranr_ added, “The whimpering ‘my ankle’ is taking me out 😭”
Instagram user @dr.sadenacole wrote, “I know North was somewhere laughing. 😂”
Kim Kardashian isn’t the only celebrity to go viral after taking a lil’ tumble. As The Shade Room previously reported, in August 2024, The Game made headlines when he took a tumble at a wedding.
Furthermore, in July 2025, Saucy Santana went viral after falling while jumping off a yacht, per The Shade Room.
More recently, in September 2025, footage resurfaced and went viral of Stefon Diggs taking a tumble off a Pilates machine.
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By Chris Snellgrove
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Gene Roddenberry famously didn’t like the idea of conflict between humans, believing that in the far future, everybody would have evolved beyond that. Ironically, however, the Star Trek franchise has always been full of conflict that most fans never see. I’m talking, of course, about the fighting between writers and producers.
More than a few Trek writers (especially in the early days of The Next Generation) have horror stories about how their scripts were changed by leadership; in fact, this happened to Tracy Tormé so often that he began writing under a pen name before fleeing the franchise altogether. By the time Deep Space Nine rolled around, things were usually more copacetic between the creative team and the production team. But for the memorable episode of “Melora,” one forgotten writer secretly called the producers out for ignoring the needs of those in wheelchairs!

To understand this bonkers tale, you’ll need to know a bit about “Melora” and the thought process behind making the episode. You see, the title of the episode refers to Melora Pazlar, an alien Starfleet officer who has trouble navigating the gravity of places like Deep Space Nine. Because of this, she uses a special mechanical apparatus to get from Point A to Point B. While characters like Dr. Bashir use plenty of technical jargon to describe the apparatus, all you really need to know is that it’s a futuristic wheelchair.
When Deep Space Nine was still being developed, the producers considered creating a wheelchair-bound officer as the show’s chief science officer, but they worried about the cost involved. That’s why the science officer became Jadzia Dax, an able-bodied Trill with generations of memories. However, then-showrunner Michael Piller really liked the idea of eventually featuring such a character, even if it was just in a one-shot episode. Because of this, the writers were encouraged to create a story featuring such a wheelchair-bound officer, and “Melora” is the fruit of their labors.

Evan Carlos Somers was a Writers’ Guild intern at DS9, and he knew about their desire to create such an episode. When he was allowed to pitch episodes for the second season, he pitched “Melora” while pointing out that he could bring some insights into the episode that nobody else could. After all, Somers used a wheelchair, so he would be able to write the titular Melora (not to mention others’ reactions to seeing a handicapped person on the station) more authentically than anyone else.
However, Somers rushed the script, writing “Melora” in about a week and a half. Several people helped rewrite the script, including Michael Piller. While Somers didn’t love all of the rewrites, he did enjoy how the final episode preserved one thing that he secretly wrote into the script: his own difficulty navigating the set!

In the 24th century, you’d expect a character like Melora to have a really fancier set of wheels for getting around. In fact, it wasn’t supposed to have wheels at all. The producers originally intended to re-use the antigravity chair from the TNG episode “Too Short a Season,” but it proved too big to use for the narrow sets of DS9. Therefore, the script handwaved an explanation about how Federation anti-grav technology doesn’t work with Cardassian technology, forcing Dr. Bashir to replicate Melora’s much simpler wheelchair design.
According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, Somers essentially channeled his frustrations of working on the show into his script. While working for Star Trek, he had to regularly get in and out of an ancient office that originally had no wheelchair ramps, and he had to use “one of the world’s smallest elevators.” Things weren’t much better on the actual set, either, but Somers got the last laugh by giving the fictional Melora his own very real struggles.
“So Bashir has to replicate a much simpler wheelchair for her,” he said, referring to the chair that he helped design. “And she encounters all the problems that I did whenever I went down to the DS9 set to snoop around.” In this way, a relatively unknown writer secretly signalled that the producers of the most progressive franchise in television history weren’t that considerate about the needs of the handicapped.

Personally, I love a writer who is motivated by spite, and it turns out that Evan Carlos Somers also used his “Melora” script to call out fellow Star Trek writers. As reported by The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine, Somers hated “Ethics,” the TNG episode where Worf gets paralyzed and, per Klingon cultural tradition, considers killing himself. The writers claimed he “resented the message in ‘Ethics’ that Worf is worthless now that he’s disabled and therefore must kill himself.
Accordingly, he wrote “Melora” with a more positive message. The title character is offered a cure for her disability, but she refuses, a moment Somers describes as “the real driving force behind my wanting to do this episode.” In this way, the largely forgotten episode remains one of the most progressive Star Trek stories ever written. As for Somers, he proved that no handicap could hold him back. He could, in fact, do all things through spite, which strengthens him, especially when it comes to the producers!
Young and the Restless puts Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) in Las Vegas looking for Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). But things might take a turn that could put everyone in danger. But Adam most of all, the guy that everybody’s so worried about.
We’re going to talk about how Nick’s erratic addict behavior could get Adam hurt because Nick’s a hothead and he’s taking unnecessary risks.
So, recently Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) and Nick talked with Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) and Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) and they all realized Matt may be in Las Vegas. And then Sienna said Matt used to go out to Vegas now and then and that he was always very vague about the trips.
Sienna suspected that Matt was having an affair and that he had a woman there and she had seen notes signed with an R initial, which makes sense because they found a link between Riza Thompson (Tina Casciani) and Matt. So, Sharon and Nick and the others assume that Matt is dealing drugs out there and had a fentanyl ring in Vegas that’s being run by Riza.
I mean Matt’s Shadow Room in LA was just a 4-hour drive or a 45-minute flight from Vegas. And of course Adam was shocked by all this because he knows Riza from when he was presumed dead and was a card shark in Vegas going by the name of Spyder. But Adam said that the Riza he knew was not involved with drug dealing. But you know how well did he know her?
And Adam wanted to help. So he offered to go to Vegas with Nick, who was a little skeptical. And he said he didn’t want Adam to have to relive anything painful. But then he started to get the feeling that Nick was trying to get rid of him because he told Adam he could get Riza’s number and then just go back to Genoa City.
Meanwhile, Sharon, Chelsea Lawson Newman (Melissa Claire Egan), and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and others are worrying about Adam going dark in Vegas. But honestly, that’s not the brother that they need to be watching.
Because I think the real reason that Nick doesn’t want Adam sticking around is because Nick has either run out or he’s about to run out of fentanyl and he needs to score some more illegal opioids. And of course, he doesn’t want Adam to see him buying or using.
Official Young and the Restless spoilers say next week, Adam meets with Riza. And it’s not a warm and fuzzy reunion. She’s holding a gun on Adam. And we’ve got impatient Nick down roaming on the casino floor, maybe looking to score some fetty.
That’s one of the street names for the synthetic opioid that Nick is hooked on now. So, he told Adam he wanted to make some inquiries. But he told Nick that he needs to lie low. But of course, the hothead can’t do that. He’s too twitchy from the drugs.
So, instead, he left Adam and went down and got into the chaos of the casino and he calls Noah from there next week. Also next week, Nick’s going to update the Genoa City fam that Adam has got a connection. But they haven’t got their hands on Matt yet.
So, it definitely looks like Nick thinks they’re getting closer. Unfortunately, what Adam doesn’t know is Nick is kind of drug sloppy and really, really on edge. He’s expecting his typical hothead big brother. But there’s a lot more there. Plus, Adam may be distracted because of the reminders of his painful past in Vegas.
But I suspect it’ll be Nick that goes dark in Sin City, not his little brother. Adam already asked Nick to cool his hothead tendencies and let him deal with Riza. And Adam promised that once they find Matt, then very angry Nick can do whatever he wants to Matt.
So, I am wondering if Nick goes back upstairs and finds Riza holding Adam at gunpoint and flips out and does something drastic. You know, Riza might fire on Adam if Nick amps things up. Riza might intentionally or accidentally shoot Adam. You know, I could see Nick charge in and try to get the gun away from Riza and it goes off.
If Nick was in his right mind, he might be more cautious. But he’s definitely not going to be cautious with all this stuff in Vegas. And while Adam is dealing with unhinged drug addict Nick, that is when Matt might make a move they don’t see coming.
I’m wondering if Riza was ordered by Matt to create a distraction to keep Nick and Adam busy because Matt may actually be across the country. Well, not technically across—a good ways across in Genoa City plotting to target Noah, Sharon, and Sienna while Nick is gone.
And if you recall, Noah keeps getting texts from Matt that hint that he is in Genoa City. Like when he texted Noah asking Sienna and Noah to save him an empanada, which is what they were eating. And you know, Noah brushed it off. But Sienna’s concerned.
And if Riza’s been involved in Matt’s operation for years. If you know, also Riza’s been his side piece this whole time. Yeah, she could be helping Matt and tries to keep Nick and Adam in Vegas long enough for Matt to do bad things to the family.
He might target Sienna first to finish what he started in LA, which is trying to kill his wife. That way, Matt could devastate Noah, break his heart. And then Matt could just kill him. And that would devastate Sharon. So, Matt could plan to kidnap or kill all three, Sienna, Sharon, and Noah before Nick and Adam wise up and come back to Genoa City.
I also suspect that Riza and Matt know the signs of fentanyl addiction. So, Riza might report to Matt that Nick is twitchy and on drugs, you know, in a full-blown addiction, so he’s sloppy, making mistakes. And jonesing for his next high.
And Riza could even tempt Nick into taking more fentanyl. If he says no, Riza could just sneak a baggie into Nick’s pocket, knowing that he’ll get it out and take the drugs. And if he’s getting high and going nuts, you know, Adam may get hurt.

And of course, that could be by Riza since she is working with Matt and shows up with a gun drawn next week. But it could be by Nick himself if he comes so unglued and gets high, especially if they give him some tainted fentanyl. You know, drug addicts think crazy things and they’re really paranoid.
We could see Nick deciding that Adam is plotting against him or working for Matt or is in Vegas to stop him from finding him. You know, something totally deluded that Nick’s drug addict brain just creates out of thin air. That could be really problematic.
I mean, I think we’ve been hinting at this. I thought from the very first time when he ran out of painkillers, I was like, “Okay, yeah, he’s going to get addicted. He’s got Nikki Newman’s (Melody Thomas Scott) genes.” And what’s crazy is that Sienna was trying to talk to people about it and nobody will listen to her.
You know, before she didn’t know that Matt was dealing fentanyl. But being out in LA, she saw fentanyl and she knows what addiction looks like and she knows what the signs are and Nick’s showing them. But nobody will listen to her.
So, I do think Nick’s addiction is going to make things easier for Matt because Adam is Nick’s only backup out there in Vegas and Riza appears to be on Matt’s side completely. And Noah and Sharon and Sienna are pretty clueless.
Because they think that Matt is in Vegas despite some red flags that he may be in Genoa City. So, he could creep up on them and catch Sharon and the others off-guard, you know. And do bad bad murdery kidnappy things to them.
I just think that there’s a very good chance that Matt has a few advantages over all of them because they’re in the dark. We’ll see how it goes. But I think things may legit go sideways in Vegas and Nick’s addiction and rage causes Adam to get hurt.
The Duggar family’s ongoing legal crisis has once again brought their private timeline into the public eye.
As news of the serious allegations against Joseph Duggar spreads, many are looking back at the family’s past behavior for potential clues or changes in their public presence. This has led to a closer examination of how Joseph and his wife managed their digital life in the years leading up to this moment.
Joseph was recently arrested and is currently facing serious charges for alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor.
Joseph and his wife, Kendra, famously stepped away from their shared Instagram account, @littleduggarfamily, in November 2021.
This digital disappearance occurred almost exactly one year after the 31-year-old former “19 Kids and Counting” star allegedly molested a nine-year-old girl during a 2020 trip to Panama City Beach, Florida.
While the alleged abuse took place in late 2020, the couple continued to post for several months following the incident, even announcing the birth of their third child, Brooklyn Praise Duggar, in February 2021.
PEOPLE Magazine confirmed that during that period, their social media was filled with images of their three children celebrating birthdays and various family holidays. However, the consistent updates came to an abrupt halt on November 3, 2021, after a post dedicated to Addison’s second birthday. Since that day, the account has remained untouched by the couple, though the comments have stayed open.
In the wake of the recent charges, the final post has become a focal point for public reaction, with many users leaving messages denouncing Joseph for the alleged crimes. Fans and concerned observers flooded the comment section, leaving thousands of messages for his wife, Kendra.
Many followers expressed their heartbreak over the situation, with one individual writing that they were praying for her and the children while urging her to leave the relationship immediately. “Get out of that family as fast as you can. Duggar men can’t be trusted. You have a great family, you will be fine,” one fan wrote.
“Praying for you and your children! Please take them and run! It won’t change! My heart is broken for you!” another fan lamented.
One follower suggested that the timeline of their social media silence was no coincidence, while others focused on the immediate safety of the couple’s children. “I bet she knew. That’s why she stopped posting,” one fan wrote.
While the public’s focus remains on the social media activity of Joseph’s wife, the legal situation surrounding the former reality star has become increasingly grave. The 31-year-old was taken into custody after authorities revisited claims originating from a family vacation years prior.
According to The Blast, law enforcement officials revealed that the investigation was triggered when a 14-year-old girl provided a detailed account of experiences she says occurred during a 2020 trip to Panama City Beach, Florida.
Given that the alleged events fell under the jurisdiction of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the Tontitown Police Department in Arkansas collaborated with Florida investigators to move forward with the case.
Joseph’s arrest on March 18, 2026, followed a series of investigative breakthroughs, including a forensic interview where the victim described multiple incidents of misconduct. Newly released records indicate that the case gained momentum after the girl’s father confronted the former TV personality on March 17, at which point Joseph reportedly admitted to his actions.

The detailed accounts of Joseph’s alleged actions and his subsequent arrest have not only impacted his immediate family but have also cast a shadow over the entire Duggar household.
In the wake of this second major scandal involving one of their sons, public outrage has intensified, with many fans now pointing the finger at the family’s patriarch and matriarch. The outcry has moved beyond simple disappointment, with some observers suggesting that the repeated incidents point to a pattern of generational abuse.
“An investigation needs to be done on that WHOLE FAMILY, including their father,” one fan wrote, per The Blast.
Others also expressed a deep-seated distrust of the parents, claiming that something about their past handling of such issues just didn’t sit right.

While the legal and public pressure on the Duggar family continues to mount with Joseph’s recent arrest, his older brother, Josh, continues to serve out his 12-year prison sentence for possessing and receiving child sexual abuse materials.
According to The Blast, in August 2025, Josh claimed to be facing extreme financial hardship. In court documents filed as part of his efforts to appeal his conviction, the former reality star revealed that his prison account had dwindled to just $0.22.
The “19 Kids and Counting” alum also shared that the occasional financial support he once received from friends and family members had completely stopped.
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The Duggars have become a household name thanks to their continually growing family, but it all started with Jim Bob Duggar and wife Michelle Duggar.
After tying the knot in 1984, Jim Bob and Michelle welcomed their first child, son Joshua, in 1988. The pair then went on to have 18 more children, with their youngest, daughter Josie, being born in December 2009.
The family’s day-to-day activities were documented on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting for 15 seasons from 2008 to 2015. Some of the kids then branched off on their own, starring on Counting On, beginning in 2015. The spinoff was canceled after 11 seasons in 2021 following Josh’s sexual misconduct scandal. (He is currently in prison after being convicted of possessing and child pornography.)
In March 2026, Joseph Duggar was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior involving molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older. He is currently awaiting extradition to Bay County, Florida.
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