Brian Austin Green is changing his tune about one part of getting older.

The actor recently admitted that his sex drive is declining, despite previously insisting intimacy has only improved with age. Green, 53, opened up about the change while answering a listener’s question on the “I Do, Part 2” podcast.

Brian Austin Green also talked about his Hollywood romances and his relationship with Sharna Burgess. The couple welcomed a child in 2022. The actor is a father to six children whom he shares with different women.

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Green recently talked about his bedroom affairs during a podcast show on August 29. A listener asked whether men notice their sex drive decreasing as they get older. Green answered, “Sure, absolutely, of course,” before explaining that testosterone naturally declines with age. 

The actor acknowledged that some men can use supplements to try moving in the opposite direction. However, he made clear that his own answer remained unchanged. Green said his sex drive “absolutely” lowers with age and added, “There’s no way to avoid that.”

His cohost on iHeartRadio‘s “I Do, Part 2” podcast was Bob Guiney. Guiney mentioned how priorities can change as people get older. He noted that younger men may spend much more time thinking about sex. He shared that as responsibilities increase, other parts of life can take up more attention.

Green Previously Made A Different Claim About Intimacy

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Green’s latest admission is especially notable because he previously described intimacy as improving with age. During a July episode of the same podcast, he was asked whether sex had become better with age or whether he missed his twenties. His response was emphatic, as he said sex had “absolutely gotten better” for him. 

At the time, the Beverly Hills alum explained that he was less focused on his own insecurities. Instead, he said he cared more about how his partner felt and whether he was doing things she genuinely enjoyed. He also said he avoided doing things she disliked, making communication central to his approach. 

The 53-year-old actor also described a major shift in how he viewed intimacy. When he was younger, he said sex felt more like an action or a sport. With age, he said it became another way for him and his fiancée, Burgess, to feel connected. He also said having children means they cannot do it as often as they would like.

Why Brian Austin Green Got A Vasectomy

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Green underwent a vasectomy eight weeks after the birth of his son Zane with Burgess. Green explained the decision, saying, “Zane was born, and I was like, ‘I think it’s time to close the shop.’”

Burgess described Zane as a “birth control baby” because the pregnancy was completely unplanned. She explained that she had been using birth control when she became pregnant.

The American actor also said that all of his children were unplanned and that he has absolutely no regrets about having them. Green’s vasectomy also gave Burgess a sense of relief. She said the decision meant they could enjoy their sex life without constantly worrying about whether they were pregnant. Burgess added that if they eventually decide to have another child, they would consider IVF instead.

Green and Burgess had been dating for three years before getting engaged, and they welcomed Zane in June 2022. Before Zane, Green had three sons with Megan Fox and a son, Kassius Lijah, with Vanessa Marcil. He has also described co-parenting with Fox as amicable, saying they want their children to grow up in the healthiest environment possible, as shared by The Blast.

Green’s Romantic History With Black Women

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In the 1990s, the actor had a private romance with actress Tichina Arnold, who he said made it clear that nobody could know about them. Green said keeping the relationship secret triggered insecurities.

He explained that he was deeply involved in hip-hop culture and that was why he dated mostly Black women during that period. He also said the word “race” makes him uncomfortable and that he prefers thinking about differences through the idea of culture.

Green revealed that Arnold eventually became more comfortable with people knowing about their relationship. He said something in him had already changed because of how the relationship began. He later viewed the romance differently, but his admiration for Arnold remained. 

His romantic history before Burgess included several recognizable Hollywood names. The Blast shared that Green dated Tori Spelling from 1990 to 1991, later became involved with Tiffani Thiessen, and then dated Vanessa Marcil from 1999 to 2003. He and Marcil welcomed Kassius in 2002.

Green later began dating Megan Fox in 2004, and they became engaged in 2006 before marrying in 2010. They welcomed three sons together but separated in 2015 before reconciling and eventually confirming their divorce in 2020. By the end of that year, Green and Burgess were linked after being spotted together in Hawaii, beginning the relationship that eventually led to Zane and their engagement.

How Brian Austin Green Supports His Gay Son 

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In 2023, Green spoke about supporting his eldest son, Kassius, after he came out as gay. He said he initially had conversations with Kassius because he wanted to understand what seemed different to him, eventually realizing, “It’s just your choice of partner. It doesn’t affect me at all.” 

Green also became protective of his son against homophobia, bullying, and unwanted opinions. “It does not affect you. Why do you care so much?” he questioned, arguing that people should not force their feelings and opinions onto something that does not concern them. He added that people should stop trying to “bully” their feelings and opinions into something that “literally does not affect you at all.”

The actor said the experience made him want to learn more about his son’s life. “I think a lot of people are afraid of the unknown, whereas I’m not. To me, it’s intriguing. And I want to learn about it.” In the “NSYNC” podcast with Lance Bass, he praised Green’s approach, saying Kassius was lucky to have a family that accepted him.

Brian Austin Green may be less enthusiastic about his bedroom prowess, but his views on intimacy are more focused on connection.

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean kept most of their nearly six-decade marriage away from the public eye, but one of the most personal pieces of their love story was hiding in plain sight in her music. Following Parton’s death at age 80 on August 25 after a “brief battle with cancer,” fans have been revisiting the country music legend’s enormous catalog and discovering the stories behind some of her most unexpected recordings. Among them is Parton’s surprising cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”

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Parton first transformed the rock classic into a bluegrass and gospel-inspired track for her 2002 album, “Halos & Horns,” before revisiting it more than two decades later for 2023’s “Rockstar.”

However, her fascination with the song wasn’t simply about experimenting with genres. “Stairway to Heaven” was one of Dean’s favorite songs, and Parton once revealed it had effectively become “our song” during their marriage.

‘Stairway To Heaven’ Was Dolly Parton And Carl Dean’s Song

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Parton may have been one of country music’s biggest stars, but her famously private husband had musical tastes that stretched well beyond his wife’s genre. Dean was a huge rock fan and particularly loved Led Zeppelin.

“My husband has such an odd taste in music, and he loves Led Zeppelin,” Parton once explained. “He’s been a ‘Led Head’ from day one and also loves bluegrass and big-band music. ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was always Carl’s favorite.”

Over the course of their marriage, however, his favorite Led Zeppelin song became meaningful to Parton, too. “It was kind of like ‘our song’ because at romantic times or sweet times, we’d just be riding around in the car and if that would come on, Lord, he’d just knock us out of the car turning it up full blast,” she recalled. That history gave Parton’s eventual decision to record the song a far more personal meaning.

She wasn’t simply a country singer attempting one of rock music’s most famous songs. She was putting her own stamp on a piece of music that had been part of her relationship with Dean for years.

Dolly Parton Completely Reinvented The Led Zeppelin Classic

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When Parton finally tackled “Stairway to Heaven” in 2002, she didn’t attempt to imitate Robert Plant. Instead, she brought Led Zeppelin into her world.

Parton’s version appeared on “Halos & Horns,” the third installment of the bluegrass trilogy that marked a return to her Appalachian musical roots around the turn of the century. Her “Stairway” featured acoustic and bluegrass instrumentation, along with a gospel choir and some lyrical additions.

Speaking to CNN around the album’s release, Parton acknowledged that she knew she was taking on something many rock fans considered almost untouchable. “I took the song very serious,” she said, explaining that “Stairway to Heaven” was simply one of the songs she had “always just loved.”

She flavored the track with bluegrass elements, much as she had previously done with Collective Soul’s “Shine,” a recording that earned her a Grammy. The result was unmistakably Dolly. But there was one person whose opinion mattered perhaps more than anyone else’s.

Carl Dean Wasn’t Convinced Dolly Should Mess With ‘Stairway’

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Ironically, the man who helped inspire Parton to record “Stairway to Heaven” was also worried she shouldn’t touch it. Dean’s love of Led Zeppelin meant he took the original very seriously. “My husband is a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and thinks ‘Stairway To Heaven’ is one of the classic songs of all time,” Parton recalled in a 2023 interview with Classic Rock. “So he was kind of concerned about me doing it.”

According to Parton, Dean warned her that she could face criticism because fans “don’t want other people messing around with that song.” She did it anyway.

Years later, Parton shared an even funnier version of his reaction, recalling Dean joking about whether her interpretation was “Stairway to Heaven” or “Stairwell to Hell.” For all of Parton’s accolades and millions of fans, impressing Carl apparently wasn’t quite so easy.

Robert Plant And Jimmy Page Gave Dolly Their Approval

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Dean wasn’t the only Led Zeppelin fan Parton had to worry about. Her interpretation included changes and ad-libs, meaning she needed approval connected to the original composition.

That meant putting her version in front of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. “I was scared to death to send it to Robert Plant and Jimmy Page,” Parton admitted. Fortunately, she had little reason to worry. “They sent word back that it was fine and they loved it,” she revealed.

Parton said Plant was particularly pleased with her decision to incorporate a choir because he had always viewed “Stairway to Heaven” as a spiritual song. The approval meant a lot to Parton, who admitted that if Plant and Page liked what she had done with their classic, that was what mattered most to her. Still, Carl’s opinion hadn’t completely been settled.

Dolly Parton Got Another Chance To Impress Carl 20 Years Later

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More than two decades after her first attempt, Parton returned to “Stairway to Heaven.” This time, things were different. Following her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Parton created the sprawling 2023 album “Rockstar,” filling it with collaborations and interpretations of some of rock music’s most recognizable songs.

Carl was a major inspiration for the project. “He’s a big rock and roller,” Parton told The Associated Press, per The Guardian, while discussing the album. Several of his favorites ultimately made the record, including Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” and “Stairway to Heaven.”

Rather than repeating the bluegrass arrangement she had recorded in 2002, Parton wanted her second attempt to remain much closer to Led Zeppelin’s original. And there was a particularly sweet reason why. “I wanted people to know that I could sing it in its original form,” Parton explained. “And I wanted, more than anything, for Carl to know that I could do that too.”

More than 20 years after questioning whether she should mess with one of his favorite songs, Dean finally gave his verdict. “Y’know, that’s pretty good,” Parton recalled him telling her. Coming from her Led Zeppelin-loving husband, she knew that was high praise. “That’s really something coming from him,” she admitted.

Dean died on March 3, 2025, at age 82, ending a marriage that had lasted nearly 59 years. Parton described him afterward as the love of her life. Parton died the following year on August 25 at age 80.

“Bachelor” alum Colton Underwood said he’s trading the busy streets of Los Angeles for a country fantasy. On Instagram, the reality star and father of one told followers about the latest change in his life.

Colton Underwood has had quite an eventful year, spending the first quarter of 2026 in the spotlight as part of “The Traitors” season 4 cast. Months later, Underwood opened up on a podcast about the struggles he faced growing up in the closet.

Underwood, 34, rushed to his Instagram to share the news that he and his husband, Jordan, have moved from Los Angeles. “This second round of living in you was so much better,” Underwood captioned a carousel of photos showing him and his family posing around a moving truck.

Elsewhere in the caption, Underwood reflected on major life changes that happened in LA, such as getting married and welcoming his son, Bishop. “Our family is leaving with so much love & we are ready for the next chapter,” he added. “It’s time for daddy to get his farm.”

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Colton Underwood Opens Up About ‘Honeymoon Phase’ With Husband Jordan C. Brown

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Underwood rose to fame after appearing on season 19 of “The Bachelor” in 2019. He later came out as gay in 2021, and then married his husband in 2023.

In 2025, Underwood spoke with Us Weekly about their marriage and said that even though they’d been together for two years, their time together still hadn’t gotten old.

“The honeymoon phase evolves and changes,” he said before talking about how much pleasure he gets from watching Brown parent their child.

“Watching Jordan be a dad right now is, like, the coolest, sexiest, fun thing ever,” he said. “I can’t get enough of it. Seeing him in an all-new light, you know, getting to work with him as a team and raising our child is incredible.”

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Earlier this year, Underwood made a candid post online and opened up about how a troll’s negative comment about his son affected him.

In his post, Underwood replied to a user who said he “feels bad” for the reality star’s son, and said, “Genuinely curious what you meant by this. Because if you ‘feel bad’ for Bishop, I’d love to understand why.”

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Underwood continued, “He’s loved, supported, celebrated, happy, and surrounded by people who show up for him every single day.”

Colton Underwood Came Out As Gay

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According to a previous report from The Blast, Underwood shocked the world when he came out as gay during a sit-down interview with Robin Roberts.

“I’ve ran from myself for a long time. I’ve hated myself for a long time,” he shared. “And I’m gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it. And the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know.”

Before coming out, Underwood said he used to experiment with married men to hide who he was. “I was careful on how I did everything,” he said, adding that he chose straight, married men “because they had more to lose than I did.”

Underwood Feuded With An Actor On Competition Show

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Earlier this year, Underwood opened up more about his personal life while promoting his appearance on “The Traitors.” During an interview, he discussed his feud with actor Michael Rapaport, who made a comment on the show many viewed as “homophobic.”

Despite the statement, Underwood said he wasn’t holding any grudges. “I would be the first person to say I’m definitely not perfect, and I definitely made a lot of mistakes. But at this point in my life, it was five or six years ago when I first started the coming-out process, and I’m in just such a different phase of life with my family and professionally,” he said.

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While some parents struggle to come to terms with their children leaving home to attend college, former First Lady Michelle Obama was thriving. During an episode of her podcast, the “Becoming” author confessed that she was fine with her daughters leaving for school and eventually moving out as adults. Her husband, meanwhile, reacted differently. But according to Michelle, Barack Obama‘s reaction made sense, adding that he may have missed some crucial moments because he was busy running the country.

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On a recent episode of “IMO” with Jon Stewart, Michelle responded to his question about how she dealt with sending her daughters off to school. “I don’t miss ’em,” she said. “I don’t. I love them. I’m going to see them tonight for dinner.”

Michelle and Barack share two daughters, Malia and Sasha. Malia attended Harvard University, while her younger sister attended the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California.

Barack Obama Was Emotional When His Daughters Left For College

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Although Michelle was fine with the change, former President of the United States Barack Obama shed a few tears when he sent his daughters off to school.

But according to Michelle, Barack’s reaction was understandable and one she thinks some fathers can relate to because of their busy schedules.

“I think fathers can be that way because you weren’t there from 6:00 to 9:00 at night, you missed a lot of it,” she said. “I mean, I’ve had so much quality time with my children. So much; I know them inside and out.”

“They were probably 7 and 3 at the time, and Barack was traveling, so I was at home trying to get the girls to bed,” she added. “They were great kids, but this was one night that they were just being rambunctious.”

Michelle Obama Is Living Her Best Life

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As Michelle continued, she said she’s loved having adult children, adding that it’s allowed her to accomplish goals and explore new passions.

“I’m good, look at all this meaning I have,” she said, referring to her podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson. “I have a wonderful pattern. I love my schedule; I have a great schedule, and it’s all mine.”

Raising Daughters In The Public Eye Was Hard For Michelle Obama

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This isn’t the first time Michelle has spoken about her relationship with her daughters. According to The Blast, she previously described how challenging it was to help them live a private life as the children of public figures.

“That was a lot of work,” she said before noting that things only got harder as they got older. “They had to drive, and they had to go to prom, and they were on teams, and they traveled to other schools, and they had to do college searches, and they went to parties, and they had drinks, and they tried out smoking, and they did all the things,” she said.

The fact that people didn’t know about their teenage adventures is another story, Michelle said, noting that keeping their business private took “a lot of intentionality.”

“When your kids are under the security of the Secret Service, you almost have to work twice as hard to make their life normal,” she said. “Imagine setting up the first play date or the first time the kids get invited to a play date. The process of having my children at your house meant that an advanced team had to come and question and search your house and ask if you had drugs and guns.”

Barack Previously Joked About His Daughters’ Relationship With Secret Service

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Barack has also spoken in the past about his daughters and how raising them in the White House was more difficult than he imagined.

“First of all, them as teenagers having Secret Service guys follow them when they were going out on dates, I think probably has shut down their interest in public service,” he joked. “They still have PTSD from guys talking into their wrist microphones and glasses as they’re trying to go to a music concert.”

When Argentina’s Lionel Messi walked off the pitch after a devastating 1-0 loss to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in July, many assumed it was for the last time in international play. Now, it’s official.

Messi, 39, announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, August 31, sharing a letter via Instagram that he wrote two days after the World Cup ended.

“After the time that has passed since the final, and after giving it a lot of thought, I want to let everyone know that I am retiring from the National Team,” he wrote in the letter.

Messi continued, “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deep down — but I understand that the time has come. I swear to you that I always gave it my all — not just in these last few years when we won everything, but before that too; I always fought and left everything on the field for this jersey, to bring you joy and make you feel proud to be Argentine through football.”

Messi retires as one of only three players ever to appear in three World Cup title matches, leading Argentina to the win in 2022 and another runner-up appearance in 2014. He also has the most goals in World Cup history with 18.

“Time is running short, chapters come to a close, and this is one that hurts me deeply,” Messi wrote. “I love, have loved, and will always love being part of the National Team. I’ve given everything I had; I have nothing left to give, and besides, there are some great young players coming up who deserve to be here.”

Messi then thanked fans and family for their support over the years.

“Thank you for all the affection over these past 20 years,” he said. “I will miss hearing you from the pitch so much. Now I’ll be just one of you, cheering and supporting from the outside (through the good times and the bad — especially the bad).”

Messi continued, “Thank you to my family for always being there, for accompanying me on this journey — so beautiful, yet so difficult. Thank you to every coach, teammate, and official I’ve shared this path with. I take with me unforgettable memories and moments.”

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“I leave with the peace of mind and pride of having given you — alongside my teammates — moments we once only dreamed of,” he concluded. “It was an incredible experience to live this with you all. I love you!”

In a post-script, Messi revealed he wrote the letter on July 21.

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“Today, after what happened with my dad, I am even more convinced than before,” he explained.

Lionel’s father, Jorge Messi, died on August 8 at age 68.

“All I ever did was play football, and now I have a fair few doubts as to whether I’ll carry on doing it for much longer,” Messi wrote in a separate letter to his dad, which he shared via Instagram on August 12. “You were by my side from the start, we were so close to the end (of his career). Why didn’t you hang on just that little bit longer so we could finish it together?”

For Kelly Clarkson, her daytime series was more than a career milestone; it became a source of strength when life became difficult.

Now, as the final episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” prepares to air Monday, August 31, the singer and TV host is opening up about the journey.

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Clarkson recently got candid about the many changes that unfolded in her life and the world at large during the series’ seven-season run.

“A lot has happened in my personal life, and a lot has happened in life for everyone,” Clarkson shared on YouTube, mentioning the pandemic as one of the challenges. 

According to Clarkson, the word that best describes the show is “pivot,” as it has adapted to unexpected circumstances.

“There’s not been one normal season,” Clarkson said, explaining that despite the challenges, coming to work gave her a sense of purpose during difficult periods in her life. “I think that saved me, honestly, a lot of times [and] I think this show has made everyone better at what they do,” the 44-year-old said. 

The three-time Grammy winner debuted the NBC daytime program in 2019. A year later, the pandemic forced the production to adjust, including periods of virtual filming.

In 2023, the production moved to New York, following her highly publicized divorce from Brandon Blackstock. Blackstock died in 2025 after a private battle with cancer.

Why Kelly Clarkson Decided It Was Time to Leave

The former “American Idol” winner first announced in February that the series would end, explaining that she wanted more time to focus on her children and family.

As The Blast previously reported, Clarkson said the decision reflected changes in her family dynamic, particularly following her ex-husband’s death.

However, Clarkson made it clear that ending the series does not mean slowing down professionally. In fact, she revealed that having too many commitments was part of the reason she needed to reassess her priorities.

“I’m still doing stuff. There’s just too much on the plate,” the singer said. “So, I was like, you know what, it’s time to kinda pull back.”

Insiders Claimed The TV Personality’s Off-Script Habit Created Tension With NBC Producers 

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While Clarkson has been open about her reasons for leaving, insiders have offered another glimpse into what reportedly happened behind the scenes.

The comments came after the “Miss Independent” singer joked about her former workplace during her July residency in Las Vegas. After playfully brushing a fan’s jacket, Clarkson quipped, “I would get fired at NBC, but I don’t work there anymore,” before adding, “No more HR meetings!”

While the comment drew laughter from the audience, insiders noted that it reflected situations familiar to those who worked on the program.

Per The Blast, one source revealed that Clarkson’s tendency to stray from the planned script sometimes frustrated producers, who expected her to follow a structured rundown.

Kelly Clarkson Also Wants to Make More Music

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More details surrounding Clarkson’s decision to exit have also emerged, with those close to her claiming that she also wants to devote more energy to her music career.

According to The Blast, one source said the show became much bigger than Clarkson had anticipated, leaving her with little room to pursue other interests.

“Kelly asked herself, ‘Do I want to spend the rest of my life doing this?’She wants to focus on things that she really loves,” the source said. 

Now, the “A Moment Like This” hitmaker is reportedly looking forward to returning her attention to music while continuing her other business ventures.

Ex ‘The Voice’ Coach Opened Up About Her Love Life

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As Clarkson says goodbye to her show, she has also offered glimpses into her personal life, particularly her decision to remain single.

During a July performance in Las Vegas, she addressed the curiosity surrounding her relationship status, joking that watching other couples navigate their relationships can sometimes make single life look appealing.

She also opened up about what she considers one of the biggest struggles of maintaining a long-term relationship. 

“If you are in a relationship, the hardest part I feel like is just keeping that fire alive and still dating,” Clarkson explained, per The Blast. “And like, still making it feel magical and not monotonous,” she said. 

Ari Fletcher has the fans cuttin’ up after she denied being bullied into redoing her veneers. The influencer shared a video about wanting her teeth redone just days after showing them off, and fans are roasting her for the mind change.

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Ari Fletcher Denies Being Bullied

Fletcher denied being bullied into wanting her teeth redone. The denial comes mere days after she claimed on social media that her new choppers were “perfect”. A video obtained by Live Bitez featured Fletcher saying she may get her teeth redone to look more “natural” after previously claiming they were “opulent.”

TSR shared the video on Instagram on Sunday, August 30, and the media influencer said that she wanted them redone, despite loving her new teeth.

“I think they’re beautiful,” she claimed. “But I think I like my last teeth better, because this has like a pearl coat over it.”

Fletcher later denied she was bullied into wanting her teeth redone.

“One thing a b*tch on god’s green earth ain’t never did was bully Ariana b*tch get yo life together,” she wrote.

Fans React To Fletcher’s Denial

Fans reacted to Fletcher’s claim in TSR’s comment section. Despite her denial, Roomies far and wide proclaimed that the 31-year-old was fibbin’.

User @bankrollcourt__ replied, “She lyin they fasho did 😂😂😂😂😂.”

User @xx.leeleeee didn’t believe Fletcher’s denial either. “They did tho 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 cause she wouldn’t be getting them done again!”

@theyanaverseee joked, “She always so damn hostile like damn laugh a lil tf 😂.”

User @thelaurnb added, “She didn’t even need to announce she was getting them redone she know them comments hurt😂.”

Fletcher Shared Video After Getting Veneers From Dental Office

Fletcher shared footage online after getting her teeth redone, saying they were “perfect.” Furthermore, the clip was shared by Baller Alert on Monday, August 24, on Instagram.

The video includes a close-up of Fletcher’s pearly whites. In addition, she referred to her new teeth as the “opulent teeth.”

Additionally, she gushed about how good her teeth looked.

“They are so perfect,” she said. “They’re thinner, they’re whiter…. The opulent teeth…that’s the sh*t we’re doing, Okay?”

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Days of Our Lives 2-Week Spoilers for Aug 31-Sept 11, 2026 deliver drama with EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) crashing into plans other people made with no care for the fact that he is unwanted and uninvited. Plus, we’ll see Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers) back on the scene and a recast is going to debut.

We have Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) pushing back, Rita Lesley (Maggie Carney) breaking ranks, and Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) hitting a wall with his anger issues. So, let’s dive right in.

Days of our Lives Spoilers: Gwen Turns EJ Down

Monday, August 31st on Days, we’ve got Gwen shooting down an offer from EJ. So, he may be trying to tempt Gwen into walking away and not buying the hospital. I’m not sure though what EJ can promise or offer her. I don’t think money will work. Maybe he’s got something better to offer Gwen. We’ll see. But it doesn’t look like it because she says no. Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) confesses to Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering).

And this may be Cat telling Rafe and or Andrew that she accidentally, except it wasn’t really an accident, told EJ that she’s ISA. Maybe Cat felt safe because he was unconscious. But Cat’s already in danger working for EJ. And if he remembers that she told him she’s a spy, who knows what EJ might do. Also, this week, Cat’s telling EJ them being in that Italian clinic together was not a coincidence. So, I wonder if Cat will confess that Clyde Weston (James Read) put them both in there trying to prod EJ’s memories to find out if he has any idea she’s ISA.

DOOL Spoilers: Philip Shocks Gabi

Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) makes a proposal and shocks Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez). So, Philip may give Gabi a fake ring and a fake proposal since she has gotten to be his fake fiancée to attend the high stakes poker game.

Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) helps Xander, and I wonder if Marlena is going to assist Xander working through all the anger he’s in right now, losing the mansion, losing Titan, Sarah and Victoria, moving in with Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) and Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote).

It’s a whole lot. Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) reaches out to Javi Hernandez (Jacob Martinez), and this may be him circling back to, you know, for Leo to ask him out now that he and Gus (Michael Ocampo) are done.

Days of our Lives Spoilers: Good News for Chanel & Johnny

Tuesday, September 1st on Days of Our Lives, Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) and Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) get good news. This could be about her cancer scan or little Olivia Alexandra DiMera. Looks like Chanel and Johnny get to take their daughter home this week. Paulina Price (Jackee Harry) has a heart-to-heart with Marlena. I’m sure it’s about Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford)’s death and the complex aftermath for Abe Carver (James Reynolds) and Paulina.

Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) is with Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) when they run into a college classmate, Mason Whitfield (Brandon Butler), new guy on the scene. that he may be Aaron’s neat freak roommate. So, Holly and Julie are in the square. Mason introduces himself, but when she says her name, Holly Jonas, things get weird. Mason won’t shake her hand and he’s glaring.

Days Spoilers: Suzanne Roger’s Returns

So, we also have Julie touching base with Maggie. Actress Suzanne Rogers is back as Maggie. And she had been off for a while because Suzanne Rogers was going through a real life cancer battle and she’s now cancer free. Maggie went to visit her other daughter. That was the storyline excuse. So Julie and Maggie have a lot of catching up to do. Lani Price connects with Abe and reminds him they’ll always be family.

Days of our Lives Spoilers: Philip Blasts Joy

Then Wednesday, September 2nd on Days of Our Lives, Philip confronts Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins). And this week, she’s having this weird daydream at the hospital about Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) marrying her and carrying Joy over the threshold.

Hopefully, Philip isn’t going to stress her out before surgery. Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) and Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) get a special opportunity and Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) shows Xander her hidden talent. Sarah’s telling Victoria to twirl for Xander and show off her dress. He is super excited to attend the daddy-daughter dance with her.

Days of our Lives Spoilers: Kristen Contacts Rachel

Then Thursday, September 3rd on Days of Our Lives, Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) manages to send her daughter Rachel a surprise gift. So, I wonder if Kristen somehow sends a dress for Rachel to wear to the dance or maybe some earrings or a necklace. It was heartbreaking to see Rachel telling Brady that the therapist at Bay View helped her see that her mom Kristen’s a source of chaos in her life that she’s better without. It’s also time for the daddy daughter dance in Salem.

Brady is spinning Rachel around. Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) and Charlotte DiMera (Pippa Blaylock) are dancing. Xander and Victoria are there and it all looks really sweet. A mysterious memory creeps up on Marlena. She had that sleeping beauty pillow memory about pricking her finger. She remembered it after poking herself with a needle doing embroidery. So this next memory may be another painful blast from her Stefano past.

DOOL Spoilers: A Spy in Salem

EJ surprises Belle Black (Martha Madison) and Chad. Looks like he either hops on the private jet with them or he follows them separately to Italy because EJ is totally crashing Chad and Belle’s trip.

Friday, September 4th on Days of Our Lives, we’ve got EJ, Belle and Chad being spied on by somebody. So, this is a scene from the summer promo and there’s somebody spying from a hidden camera while EJ, Chad, and Belle are poking around in a room. So, looks like this might be a DiMera minion who was tasked with overseeing the chess set clues. Chanel questions Johnny’s loyalty. This may be about Chanel not liking that Johnny’s keeping secrets for EJ, which is not surprising. Someone may spill something to Chanel. Maybe Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews). We’ll see.

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Tate Supports Holly

Chanel doesn’t like that Johnny lied about Lexie. And there’s a lot more to this. Holly’s leaning on Tate Donovan Black (Leo Howard) and she may vent about EJ planning the pills or about that guy Mason who seems to have something big against Holly when they met in the square. Something from her past may have Mason holding a grudge. Maybe it’s tied back to Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd). She’s the gift who just keeps giving.

EJ’s henchwoman, Rita, only sort of follows his orders. So EJ had Rita trying to find out about the Kiriakis mansion buyer. And EJ told Rita take care of George O’Halloran (Michael Rose), the head of DiMera Pharmaceuticals. So maybe Rita will dose George with a dose of CRS and ship him off like she did Devlin St. John instead of taking him out.

Days Spoilers: Leo Reconnects with Javi

The week of September 7th through 11th on Days of Our Lives, we could see Leo taking Javi out on a date because they are on the road to reconciliation soon. And after rejecting EJ’s deal, Gwen is likely pushing forward with the hospital purchase. The daddy daughter dance may be what brings Xander and Sarah together if she sees him in a new light at the event. So, we know that they are creeping slowly towards reconciliation. EJ’s in Italy with Chad and Belle. They don’t want him there, but all of a sudden, EJ’s interested in the chess set mystery.

Plus, he may want to visit the clinic where he and Cat spent time trying to recover some memories and ask for more info. Actress Sydney Malakeh makes her day debut this week. So, we could see EJ reconnecting with his daughter in Italy and bringing Sydney back to Salem with him if Sydney Malakeh is the recast version of EJ’s daughter. Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow) is probably going to accept Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford)’s job offer to be the Metro Court editor, and Kate may use her new position to take shots at EJ. Holly has to face her new nemesis, Mason, in class, and he may make Holly’s life hard.

DOOL Spoilers: Gabi & Philip on a Mission

Knowing that Ashley Puzemis and Leo Howard are out as Holly and Tate in the next few months, you know, that could be part of why they brought Mason in to drive Holly out of Salem. Philip and Gabi try and win big in Monte Carlo to save the Kiriakis mansion and also Titan. So, we’ll see if Philip’s big gamble pays off. And we may soon learn the identity of the buyer of the Kiriakis mansion. I suspect it might be Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney)’s fiancé. We’ve never seen Dante Vitali.

The actress bringing Capcom’s Chun-Li to life in the upcoming Street Fighter movie reboot has opened up about the extreme lengths she went to ensure accuracy in her performance.

Callina Liang revealed that she subjected herself to an intense workout regimen and grew her thighs by 6½ centimeters to play the iconic character.

Fans shared mixed reactions to the trailer, which was released in April, with many praising the movie for its realism.

Actress Callina Liang has given a peek into the grueling workout regimen she endured to ensure she accurately delivered her role as Chun-Li in the upcoming Street Fighter movie.

Dubbed the “First Lady of Fighting Games,” the character is world-renowned for her lightning-fast kicks, powerful physique, and thick, muscular thighs.

First introduced in 1991’s Street Fighter II, Chun-Li quickly became famous as one of the world’s first prominent female playable characters in a fighting game.

Her distinctive silhouette, defined by hyper-developed leg muscles built for her signature “Hyakuretsukyaku” (Lightning Kick), has been a central element of her character design over the years.

Callina Liang Grows Her Thighs By 6½ Centimeters

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For Liang, embodying Chun-Li meant she had to consume a protein-heavy diet and undertake a rigorous physical transformation by adding 6.5 cm (2.5 inches) of muscle to her thighs during pre-production training.

The change was so extreme and intense that she almost fell ill.

“Chun-Li is all kicks. So we did a bunch of Taekwondo training, Muay Thai, and Wushu (Kung Fu). I did two hours of that a day and strengthened my legs a lot and changed my diet drastically,” Liang said in an August interview with Empire Magazine.

She continued, “When I was bulking, I ate 12 eggs a day. Every two hours I had to have a meal, and I was on the verge of throwing up. But it worked. By the end of the shoot, my thighs had grown six-and-a-half centimeters each.”

Street Fighter Star Studies Chun-Li’s Every Move

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What’s more? The 26-year-old Canadian actress took her research a little deeper by downloading every single Street Fighter game onto her PlayStation 5.

In doing so, she was able to record and mimic all of her character’s moves in slow motion to ensure her fight scenes came out as accurately as possible.

“I downloaded every single version of Street Fighter onto a PS5, and I recorded all of Chun-Li’s moves during fights on my phone in slow-mo, so I could play them back and study them,” she said.

David Dastmalchian Goes Deep For M. Bison Role

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The upcoming live-action film also features several top Hollywood actors and wrestlers like Andrew Koji (Ryu), Noah Centineo (Ken Masters), Jason Momoa (Blanka), Roman Reigns (Akuma), Cody Rhodes (Guile), and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Balrog), to name a few.

The plot sees the estranged Koji and Centineo’s characters thrown back into combat when Chun-Li, played by Liang, “recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury.”

However, there’s a deadly conspiracy in play that “forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!”

Actor David Dastmalchian, who plays the series’ villain, M. Bison, also went to great lengths to research his character and deliver the role well.

“I don’t want to be just another one of these bad guys, cut from the typical cloth,” he said in an interview with IGN’s Tom Jorgensen at San Diego Comic-Con. “How do you have all of these people willing to go into battle for you, die for you?”

“We dug in and studied really insane dictators over time, thinking about everyone from Saddam all the way back to fascist Italy in World War II, and looking at not just movie characters but real, historical characters,” he added.

Fans React To Street Fighter Reboot Trailer

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The film, which would be distributed by Paramount Pictures as part of a three-year deal with Legendary, is slated for a release on October 16, 2026.

Back in April, when its trailer was released, fans took to social media to share their mixed reactions.

“It’s ridiculous. Like, wildly ridiculous. Goofy, over the top, completely unserious… and I’m obsessed,” an X user wrote, while another added, “The costume design is 10/10. Thank god they didn’t go ‘gritty tactical’ and kept the colors.”

Someone else said, “I spent an insane amount of time playing Street Fighter 2 as a kid. Love this. Looks way better than the original.”

On a certain level, it almost feels beside the point to review Onslaught, Adam Wingard‘s new blood-soaked throwback action thriller. Whatever your reaction is to the premise — military veteran Celeste (Adria Arjona) must defend her daughter and neighbors from an ultra-violent attack by a group of mysterious super soldiers, who descend upon her isolated desert trailer park with murder on their minds — is probably an accurate reflection of how much you’ll enjoy the actual movie, which fills its tight 92-minute runtime with likable heroes, bloody violence, and ever-rising stakes.

But Onslaught is more than a mindless shoot-em-up (though, for the record, many, many, many people are shot, as well as stabbed, sliced, barbecued and chainsawed over the course of the film, in increasingly gruesome ways). Onslaught finds action-horror auteur Wingard (You’re Next, Godzilla vs. Kong) in peak form, delivering a feature that is simultaneously a critique of our modern military industrial complex and a campy showcase for Dan Stevens to sport a bald cap and crawl around, licking Rebecca Hall‘s stilettos.

In short, Onslaught is fun, and serves as thoroughly effective counter-programming to the dour action films that seem to have taken over our cinemas in recent years. Wearing its love for ’80s popcorn flicks on its sleeve (Jean Claude Van Damme‘s Universal Soldier, another tale of super soldiers gone rogue, is an obvious influence) and injecting periodic shots of Tarantino-esque exploitaitive sleaze into its proceedings, Onslaught will be an utter pleasure for anyone who has a soft spot for Escape from New York or other classics about an imperfect hero who has to make a near-impossible last stand against the enemy. The fact that it’ll also leave you thinking about the military’s relationship to traumatized veterans and the American public is just the icing on the bloody cake.

What Is ‘Onslaught’ About?

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Celeste (Arjona) is an action hero cut from the classic ’80s cloth: she’s a veteran who, despite her achievements on the battlefield, has been struggling with her return to civilian life. Even though she’s still a crack shot years later, that doesn’t help her deal with a daily existence that involves managing the wacky residents of the Windy Oasis trailer park, or dealing with her ex, Griffin (Jacob Scipio), who unexpectedly leaves her to care for their young daughter, Daisy, (Blake Kennedy) over the weekend.

But it will help her deal with three unexpected visitors to Windy Oasis — a trio of super soldiers, engineered by German mad scientist Dr. Hans Kammler (Stevens, having the absolute time of his life hamming it up as a Nazi Dr. Frankenstein). Kammler, the film eventually reveals, is a “third generation Paperclip” — meaning, an employee of Operation Paperclip, a real-life government program that secretly brought German scientists to the U.S. after World War II to utilize the Nazi’s technological innovations. But Kammler’s newest invention is thoroughly biological: he’s engineered a group of veterans into mindless “perfect soldiers” who will obey any command, and become unstoppable killing machines until they achieve their goal. After an experiment proves that they’re a little more unstoppable than anyone expected, the ghoulish soldiers hit the road, setting out for Windy Oasis and slaughtering anyone who crosses their path along the way.

En route, we also meet Drew Starkey‘s Cyrus, a sleazy government “cleaner” who absolutely steals every scene he’s in, as well as Hall’s Frau Kammler, who makes the most of her brief screen time as the doctor’s coolly evil wife. But the real action is at Windy Oasis, where Celeste’s neighbors, including the wise, fellow vet Josiah (Reginald VelJohnson) and goofy boozehound cop Kovacks (Eric Wareheim), help her and Daisy try to survive the titular onslaught.

‘Onslaught’ Is More Than Just a Throwback

Movies that try to evoke the pleasures of ’80s blockbusters have become a category unto themselves in recent years, and Onslaught absolutely represents the peak of this micro-genre. Appearances from ’80s action legends VelJohnson (Die Hard) and Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens) fully telegraph the film’s allegiances to an earlier era of Hollywood, as does Arjona’s performance as a lovable, beer-guzzling fuck-up. Celeste is Snake Plissken by way of Beatrix Kiddo, but despite her hoard of guns and regular target practice, she thankfully could not be farther from the strong, silent types littering our post-John Wick action film landscape. Whether she’s chatting with Josiah about their mutual PTSD, ragging on her ex’s overly formal parenting technique, or landing kill shots with only one functioning eye, she’s thoroughly, messily human.

But even though it delights in over-the-top thrills and gore (a repeated cut-away to one especially gnarly kill seems equally designed to delight fans and disgust anyone prone to finger-wagging about violence in film), Onslaught also serves as a no-punches-pulled political critique of the American military. This begins almost immediately, with the film’s opening credits, which roll across a fevered mash-up of real-life clips from 70+ years of media coverage about U.S. wars. When we’re first introduced to the super soliders, they’re restrained in contraptions that evoke the tortures committed by U.S. military personnel in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo; eventually, it is revealed that the soldiers were created because regular human service people had too many qualms about turning their military might on American civilians.

Onslaught is a loose sequel to Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett‘s 2014 film The Guest, another action-horror hybrid that smuggled a critique of the U.S. military into a gory tale that also involved Dan Stevens acting like a lunatic. But Onslaught makes it even more explicit; midway through the film, Josiah wonders about why the government “just can’t stop fucking with us vets.” The super soldiers, who kill without a word or a thought, chillingly stand in for a military that seems to compulsively get involved in wars that most Americans neither support nor understand, and grows increasingly comfortable with turning its power against its own citizens.

The film has so much fun playing with conspiracy and invests so much emotionally in its military critique that when the real reason for the siege is finally revealed, it feels underwhelming; similarly, Onslaught ends a bit abruptly, with a resolution that seems to be more focused on setting up a sequel than making sense of the big topics raised in previous 90 minutes.

But those feel like relatively small qualms for a film that so thoroughly delivers on the promise of its premise. Wingard, like so many great directors of his generation, has spent the past decade locked in the IP realm, so it’s an absolute joy to see him and frequent collaborator Barrett working together on an original idea that is obviously a passion project. The movie works because every single person involved is clearly having such a great damn time, and their joy is infectious. Onslaught is definitely the most fun you’ll have this fall watching chainsaw fights that contain subtext about the military’s failures at home and abroad…but it also just might be the most fun you’ll have at the movies this fall, period.

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Onslaught

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Release Date

September 4, 2026

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Runtime

92 Minutes

Director

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Adam Wingard

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Pros & Cons

• Excellent performances all around, including over-the-top villainy from Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall and Drew Starkey.
• Delivers pleasingly ’80s-inspired action.
• A thoughtful political critique never drags down the fun or thrills.

• The ending feels a bit abrupt.