From creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, 9-1-1 follows the lives of various first responders in Los Angeles from firefighters to paramedics to dispatchers to police officers. The high-stakes procedural drama series stars Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, and Oliver Stark in layered and compelling roles. The show has demonstrated that it’s unlike any other throughout its eight seasons due to how it presents real-world disasters.

The 9-1-1 characters experience emergency after emergency with little time to recover, but the episode that really puts them to the test is Season 2, Episode 2, “7.1.” This entry features a major earthquake that affects the entire city. Whether you’re aware that Los Angeles is located near several fault lines or you follow a bunch of L.A. residents, you know that the city is prone to earthquakes. It not only showed how a city-wide emergency affects its citizens but the first responders as well. Along with being one of the most stressful 9-1-1 episodes to watch, the aftershocks went on to affect the rest of the series.

The ‘9-1-1’ Characters Put On a Brave Face During Major Catastrophes

An earthquake is a reminder that things aren’t as stable as they may seem. After establishing new characters, Maddie Buckley (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Edmundo “Eddie” Diaz (Ryan Guzman), in the 9-1-1 Season 2 premiere, they’re put through the wringer with this city-wide emergency. For Maddie, it’s her first day as a 9-1-1 dispatcher, and she has to separate major calls for help from minor ones to efficiently assist as many people as possible. This episode demonstrates the psychological toll a dispatcher experiences on a grand scale as she has to channel through different calls while worrying about the safety of her firefighter brother, Evan Buckley (Stark). Despite this, Maddie uses her quick thinking to assist more people by leading them towards the first responders who are already out in the field. This begins her character’s journey towards being one of the best dispatchers in the L.A. area.

As for Eddie, 9-1-1 Season 2, Episode 2 establishes that he has a young son, Christopher Diaz (Gavin McHugh), with cerebral palsy. When the earthquake hits, he worries about his son’s safety, but he puts those thoughts aside as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson (Hinds) mentions that, as a parent, she’d want a first responder to do everything they can to save her child. This is exactly what Eddie needs to hear to focus on saving lives as a firefighter. His time as an Army medic makes him one of the most experienced members of the L.A. Fire Department. Still, this reminder from Hen is the start of Eddie putting everything on the line as a first responder, especially for children. It also introduces one of the most important characters to Eddie’s life, one who also affects Buck and affects Eddie’s time when he leaves for Texas.

“7.1” Was the Beginning of ‘9-1-1’s Multi-Episode Disasters

The earthquake in this 9-1-1 episode not only shakes the city to its core, but the series as well. It’s the first episode to feature a multi-episode disaster as a way to emphasize that this isn’t an issue first responders can quickly solve. Not only does it provide the perspective of a first responder, but through Michael Grant (Rockmond Dunbar), May Grant (Corinne Massiah), and Harry Grant (Marcanthonee Jon Reis), “7.1” also shows what it’s like to be a family member of a first responder. The Grants worry if Athena Grant (Bassett) is safe as they watch the news while she’s unreachable, dealing with the emergency. The series focuses on the lives of real-life heroes, but this episode is strengthened by showing it from the perspective of the responders’ loved ones.

9-1-1 Season 2, Episode 2 created aftershocks that would inspire later seasons to continue featuring major disasters, from blackouts to tsunamis and even a tornado of bees. Season 9’s trip up to space wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for this episode that started it all. These episodes are some of the series’ best because they use the backdrop of a realistic emergency (ok, maybe not the bees or the space emergency) to further develop characters and feature meaningful stakes. The inclusion of these large-scale disasters allows the creative team, the cast, and the characters to challenge themselves and prove they can make it through anything thrown their way. It’s become an iconic part of the 9-1-1 franchise, one that was carried on to the cancelled spin-off 9-1-1: Lone Star and will likely spread to 9-1-1: Nashville as well.

Whew, Roomies! Akbar V has the internet popping OFF with reactions after spilling tea about her and Latto’s alleged beef. In videos that surfaced online, Akbar claims Latto has smoke with her over 21 Savage.

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Akbar V Sets Social Media On Fire With Claims About Latto & 21 Savage

Recently, Akbar V chopped it up with fans during a livestream. While viewers watched, Akbar started going in on plenty of rappers and topics, including Latto and 21 Savage. In a now-viral clip, Akbar spilled tea about her status with Latto. She said she was cool with Big Mama at first, but things allegedly went left because of a mutual friend and because she “loved” Savage first. Akbar also said she was standing ten toes down for him because he was the first rapper to give her a feature.

“I loved Savage […] I did. Savage was the first n***a to give me a feature.” She continued, “That’s why you don’t see me saying nothing about Savage, because to this day, I love Savage.” 

Chile, that’s not all. Akbar then claimed Latto ignored her during a past run-in. She didn’t give an exact timeline of when that happened, but she said she didn’t think much of it at the time. From there, she accused the Atlanta femcee of allegedly stealing her Big Mama title. Akbar claims she’s been holding the title for years and even has an LLC named after it.

Where Is Big Mama & Savage In All Of This?

As of right now, neither Latto or 21 has reacted to Akbar’s claims. Latto has been giving fans a glimpse of her pregnancy and journey to motherhood. Recently, she had fans in their feels after she shared an emotional video documenting her new chapter and the making of her new album. The clip, posted across social media, shows heartfelt moments of her telling family and friends she’s pregnant. It also shows clips from her baby shower, where 21 makes an appearance too. Peep the viral video below.

Did 21 Savage Just Confirm The Arrival Of His & Latto’s Baby?

21 hasn’t stayed quiet either. He showed Big Mama love on social media after she announced her pregnancy in March in her ‘Business & Personal’ music video. Shortly after, Savage dropped a photo of Latto’s Paper Magazine cover on his IG Story alongside the message “Big Mama Not The Little 1.” He really had fans speculating that he fathered her child after he posted a photo of a baby in a Arsenal onesie on May 20. Savage seemingly shared a carousel of images to celebrate the Arsenal winning its first Premier League title in 22 years.

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Joseph Duggar is requesting to handle upkeep on a series of properties he owns, and he needs the judge to sign off on allowing him to be within 500 feet of his alleged victim’s home in order to do so.

Court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 20, show that Duggar, 31, asked to maintain his real estate properties on various parcels of land within that proximity.

“The alleged victim and her family have abandoned their residence, no longer residing at the previously listed address,” his legal team noted, per the docs filed on Monday, May 18.

Duggar listed six properties based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, two of which are vacant, along with a to-do list for each address. The Counting On alum — who shares four minor children with wife Kendra Duggar — said he needs to complete interior painting, carpet installation, sheetrock repair, tile flooring replacement, mowing, landscaping and more work.

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It was noted that the current no contact order “is causing issues” with him being able to maintain the properties. “The Defendant is not requesting contact with the alleged victim, nor to be within 500 feet of the alleged victim, as the alleged victim abandoned the property previously listed as the alleged victim’s residence,” according to the docs. TMZ was first to report the news.

Joseph was released on a $600,000 bond on March 31, under the condition that he is not to have contact with the alleged victim or have any unsupervised visits with minors under the age of 18, including his four kids.

Earlier this week, Us exclusively reported that he filed to amend his no contact order on Sunday, May 17, pleading that he be allowed to have contact with his “own biological children,” whom he “has been unable to communicate with” since March 31. The docs clarified that the “alleged child victim in this matter is not a child of the Defendant.”

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The former reality TV star was arrested on March 18 on suspicion 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.

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A now-14-year-old girl alleged that he molested her during a 2020 vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida, when she was nine. Joseph later pleaded not guilty to child molestation following his arrest.

Days after Joseph’s arrest, both he and Kendra, 27, were charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment. (Both entered not guilty pleas.) At the time, sources informed Us that Kendra’s arrest had “nothing to do” with her spouse’s child sex abuse case in Florida. She was released from the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on March 20.

Jessica Simpson set the record straight on seating her kids in coach while she enjoyed a first class flight to Hawaii.

“My mom bought those tickets,” Simpson, 45, told photographers on Wednesday, May 20, per Page Six, noting she didn’t choose the seating arrangement. “It was my mom’s treat for us to go to Hawaii.”

Paparazzi then asked the singer if she would have sat with her kids — Maxwell, 14, Ace, 12, and Birdie, 7, whom she shares with estranged husband Eric Johnson — if she bought the tickets herself. “Of course!” she replied.

Simpson’s revelation comes after her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, shared that he ran into her on the flight during an episode of Watch What Happens Live.

“I believe her kids and her — I’m not familiar with where they stand, but — her husband, maybe, were on the plane but not with us,” Lachey, 52, said, noting that her mom, Tina Ann Drew, was also on the flight.

Host Andy Cohen then asked if all her children were on the flight, but in “in a separate class of service,” to which Lachey confirmed.

As for their first run-in in 20 years, Lachey said it was “strangely OK.”

“You know, it’s been 20 years, and so we hadn’t seen each other in those 20 years and then spent six and a half hours on a flight to Hawaii together,” he recalled. “When I say ‘spent,’ [I mean] in the same vicinity. Everyone was very cordial, very respectful.” Lachey added, “It was honestly … it was fine.”

Lachey, for his part, was flying with his wife, Vanessa Lachey, and their three kids: Camden, 13, Brooklyn, 11, and Phoenix, 9.

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Fans were quick to share their thoughts on Simpson not sitting with her little ones in the comments section. “Andy so messy ~ pointing out the coach seats 🤣,” one wrote. A second commented, “Mother’s Day gift for the win.. the moms get first class and let the dad deal with kids behind you 👏.” A third fan commented, “Good for her putting the kids in coach LOL she deserves a break.”

Simpson and Lachey met in 1998 and began dating a month later. In February 2002, they got engaged and tied the knot later that year. Lachey and Simpson then starred in MTV’s Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, where they navigated life together for three seasons before they confirmed their separation in November 2005. Their divorce was finalized in June 2006.

Simpson then found love with Johnson, 46, in 2010. Four years later, they got married in California. In January 2025, Simpson confirmed that they split.

Boy Meets World star William Daniels and wife Bonnie Bartlett are living proof that Hollywood marriages can last, with a love story spanning more than seven decades.

The twosome met while studying acting at Northwestern University and tied the knot in 1951. Despite their commitment to each other, the duo has been candid about facing struggles during their relationship.

“So much happens and you live … you hurt each other,” Bartlett told Forbes in March 2022. “We’ve hurt each other but you recover and you grow and you change and you adapt. You have to be able to adapt to the other person. You have to think of them first. It doesn’t happen overnight. It took us years to get to a real companionship marriage.”

The couple also endured a tragic loss. In 1961, the Twins actress gave birth to their son William Jr., who died 24 hours later. However, Daniels and Bartlett were determined to be parents, and they adopted sons Michael and Robert in 1964 and 1966, respectively.

Keep scrolling for a look at Daniels and Bartlett’s relationship over the years:

1951

The pair tied the knot after meeting as acting students at Northwestern University.

During a December 2020 interview with Forbes, Daniels recalled how he asked his wife out for the first time.

“I waited for her at the door of the classroom until she came by, and I said, ‘How about a cup of coffee?’ And she said, ‘You’re too short.’ I said, ‘Come on, have a cup of coffee.’ She said, ‘OK.’ Turns out, she heard I had been on Broadway. She had been following me around campus and I didn’t even know it.”

1959

In her 2023 memoir, Middle of the Rainbow, Bartlett revealed that she had “an affair that lasted a few months” with an actor who was “slightly boring” around 1959.

“I never felt guilty because I never felt tied to fidelity, and neither did Bill,” she wrote.

1961

Bartlett gave birth to the couple’s first child, son William Jr., but the newborn died just 24 hours later.

1964

The actors adopted son Michael.

1966

Daniels and Bartlett completed their family with the adoption of their son Robert.

1970s

In Middle of the Rainbow, the Wisconsin native wrote that her husband’s affair with a New York-based producer in the early 1970s left her “devastated.”

At that point, she changed her outlook on their relationship and realized that she “could no longer tolerate any kind of open marriage.”

1980s

The pair played real-life married couple Dr. Mark Craig and Ellen Craig on the medical drama St. Elsewhere, which ran from 1982 to 1988.

In 1986, Daniels and Bartlett both won Emmy awards for the show on the same night, becoming the first married couple to do so since Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in 1965.

1990s

The Northwestern University alums got to share the screen again when Bartlett played a college dean who employed her husband’s character (George Feeny) in Boy Meets World. Their characters later got married in a 1999 episode.

During a December 2022 interview with Forbes, Bartlett shared that it was hard for her husband to grasp why Mr. Feeny is so beloved by fans of the coming-of-age sitcom.

“He doesn’t understand why people love him that much. He really doesn’t understand it,” the V alum said.

2000s

The duo continued to be at each other’s side as they pursued different acting opportunities. Daniels appeared in the ninth season of Grey’s Anatomy in 2012 and reprised his role as Mr. Feeny in the pilot episode of the Boy Meets World spinoff, Girl Meets World. Bartlett, for her part, guest starred on shows including General Hospital, Boston Legal and NCIS.

2015

Daniels shared a photo via Twitter of him with his wife, sons and grandchildren.

“Bonnie, the boys and the grandkids over Easter weekend,” the New York native captioned the snap.

2016

“Workout Wednesday! Every week, my wife, Bonnie, and I hit our little gym,” the Knight Rider alum captioned an October Instagram photo of him and Bartlett on exercise machines. “She’s faster than me,” he added.”

2018

The St. Elsewhere alums took a trip to New York City together in May.

“I got to show off my California tulip to the New York tulips a few weeks ago. They didn’t stand a chance,” Daniels captioned an Instagram picture of him and Bartlett sitting beside a flower garden.

2018

The married couple were nearly the victims of a home robbery in October, but they managed to inadvertently scare the perpetrator away.

“We were asleep and I heard bang, bang, bang. … I lit the light and Bonnie screamed and this person fled and that’s the whole damn story,” Daniels explained during a Good Morning America interview the day after the incident.

“We were stunned,” Bartlett added. “Nothing like that has ever happened.”

2020

The twosome opened up about their relationship during a December interview with Forbes.

“I think our relationship is based on mutual respect and I think she is smarter than me [and a] better actor than me, so I just hang on and try to get along,” Daniels told the outlet.

2021

Daniels shared snaps of him and Bartlett celebrating their granddaughter Grace’s high school graduation.

“Feeling proud never ends with this family of mine. A huge congrats to my granddaughter Grace for graduating high school and heading off to NYU in the fall. I’ll try not to follow you there 😉,” he captioned the June Instagram post.

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2022

The Emmy winners spoke to Forbes in March in honor of Daniels’ 95th birthday.

When asked about the secret to their long-lasting marriage, the Graduate actor replied, “What you really have to do is learn to respect the other person and their feelings and try to be as easy to live with as you possibly can.”

2023

Bartlett candidly wrote about her and Daniels having “an open marriage at first” in her memoir, Middle of the Rainbow.

Although the Golden Girls alum described the arrangement as “very painful” for both her and her husband, she explained that the experience helped them grow.

“When we got together, I was 18. Bill was my first boyfriend,” she explained. “We just had to go through all that and still, we loved each other very much and always have.”

2024

Daniels and Bartlett celebrated 73 years of wedded bliss in June at their respective ages of 97 and 95.

“It seems like we’re breaking records,” Bartlett told People on June 30, the date of their anniversary. “I mean, we both broke a record when we got the Emmys on the same night for the same show. That was a record breaker, nobody had ever done that. Now, it seems like in Hollywood there are no marriages that are 73 years old, so we seem to break records.”

She added, “We never thought about it at all. It’s very kind of unimportant to us, but it’s important to other people.”

Daniels described his wife as a “very competent woman,” telling People, “She’s smart, and I leave a lot of things up to her. She’s kind of in charge of all the business, all the money, all of that. She takes care of that.”

The couple planned to celebrate their anniversary with family. “It doesn’t matter, as long as it’s family,” Bartlett said. “We’ll have a good time with all of them, all [the] people that we love.”

2025

Before celebrating 74 years of marriage, Daniels shared a glimpse into why his decades-long relationship with Barlett has been so successful.

“Hard to believe this coming Monday marks our 74th wedding anniversary. And yet I shouldn’t be surprised!” Daniels wrote via Instagram on June 25. “Bonnie has been the most brilliant pillar in my life and when I met her, I knew that was it us until the end. Our granddaughter made this t-shirt design in honor of our commitment to each other and it’s currently available in our shop!”

2026

Bartlett further clarified her and Daniels’ “open marriage” dynamic three years after revealing details about their past.

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“There was never any discussion as to what we were going to do, but in 75 years, the two of you together, you know, it would be abnormal if you … weren’t attracted occasionally to other people,” she told the Daily Mail in May 2026.

She said it was a “non-spoken” rule in their relationship.

“We never sit down and talk about these things. We just don’t. We just live our lives. And if he’s away for a year, he’s away for a year,” she continued. “Our lives just went on, but we never got unhinged. … But our lives did go in different directions occasionally.”

Roomies, when it comes to 21 Savage, he rarely posts anything that doesn’t get the internet dissecting every detail. And, his latest Instagram dump had fans zooming in, speculating, and celebrating all at once. This time, it wasn’t just the aesthetics or the vibes catching attention, but a detail in the photos that had timelines running with theories within minutes.

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21 Savage Shares Baby Photo In Arsenal Post

The rapper recently shared a series of photos with strong Arsenal energy after the club’s major milestone of winning its first Premier League title in 22 years. One image in particular showed a baby resting on a cozy cream-colored furry couch, wearing a white Arsenal onesie with the team logo and “Emirates Fly Better” text across the front. While the baby’s face isn’t fully visible, fans immediately started piecing things together after noticing subtle details in the shot, with some speculating about recent rumors involving the rapper and a possible new addition to his family.

Fans Can’t Handle 21 Savage’s Baby Post Right Now

Roomies ran straight to The Shade Room’s Instagram comment section after 21 Savage’s latest Arsenal-themed post, and the debate kicked off instantly. Some users said it felt random seeing him lean into soccer content like that, while others praised it as “great parenting” energy and loved the soft, wholesome switch-up. Meanwhile, plenty of folks were already zooming in and speculating about the baby, with the comment section quickly turning into a guessing game over whether it’s a boy or girl.

One Instagram user @thejcharm commented, “Great parenting right there 🔥🙌🏿❤️”

This Instagram user @bodgalbrit_ added, “Everyone can shut up now! My boy confirmed 😍”

And, Instagram user @_d0llas said, “He posted the baby faster than he posted Latto … I love her but ion like that 😂”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @cantstopjodi wrote, “‘a baby’?? His baby LOL tf“

While Instagram user @meteo_rite claimed, “Him being an arsenal fan is so random 😂😂😂😂”

Lastly, Instagram user @iam.marie_ shared, “I’m trying to figure out how him and Latto relationship effects yall life to the fact yall care SOOOOO much“

Did 21 Savage & Latto Welcome Their Baby?

As previously reported, it’s been widely speculated that Latto and 21 Savage recently welcomed a baby together, a rumor that only gained more traction after Latto shared an emotional Instagram clip on Monday, May 18. In the video, she opens up to her sister Brooklyn Nikole about being five weeks pregnant, before showing ultrasound footage at 13 weeks, along with moments telling family, reflecting on her fears about balancing pregnancy with her career and upcoming album, and later sharing baby shower scenes that even include a cameo from 21 Savage.

The narrative continued into Tuesday, May 19, when Latto posted a maternity shoot carousel featuring her posing on a fluffy bed in an all-white ruffled lingerie set, captioned “5/29🪽,” fueling even more conversation online about the timeline of her pregnancy and what fans believe may be a private but growing family story.

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