Kanye West appeared stone-faced while arriving in New Orleans with his wife, Bianca Censori, as controversy erupted over the ICE detention and deportation of his associate Milo Yiannopoulos. The 49-year-old rapper flew into the city ahead of his concert at Caesars Superdome, but reportedly made no mention of Yiannopoulos’ immigration situation while performing. Yiannopoulos, who previously served as West’s chief of staff and worked on the musician’s 2024 presidential campaign, was detained at a New Orleans airport before being returned to the United Kingdom.

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West and Censori were seen arriving in New Orleans on Friday before being escorted to Caesars Superdome. The “Stronger” rapper sat in the back of a black vehicle wearing dark sunglasses. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, West kept a serious expression as he was photographed entering the city.

The couple’s appearance came as Yiannopoulos’ detention was attracting national attention. According to TMZ, West did not address Yiannopoulos or the immigration controversy during his New Orleans concert. The rapper has also not been quoted publicly discussing his former chief of staff’s deportation.

Milo Yiannopoulos Detained At New Orleans Airport

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Yiannopoulos was arrested Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after getting off a flight. The Department of Homeland Security claimed that Yiannopoulos legally entered the United States in 2019 but “chose to overstay his welcome” and violated immigration laws.

According to the department, an immigration judge issued a final removal order against Yiannopoulos on July 22 after he failed to appear at his immigration hearing. “Being in detention is a choice,” DHS added while promoting a program offering undocumented migrants $3,000 and a flight to their country of origin if they self-deport.

Yiannopoulos was placed in a holding facility following his arrest. He has since returned to the United Kingdom.

Laura Loomer Claims Credit For The ICE Arrest

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Conservative activist Laura Loomer publicly took credit for Yiannopoulos’ detention. “I have been saying this should happen for a long time and now it did,” she told The New York Times. Loomer also declared that Yiannopoulos had been “Loomered!”

The pair were once political allies but later experienced a public falling out. Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene subsequently became involved in the dispute after writing on X that Yiannopoulos had previously worked on Loomer’s political campaigns.

Loomer responded by accusing Greene of having her own connections to Yiannopoulos. “Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody after I exposed his illegal alien lifestyle. Marjorie Traitor Greene hired Milo to work as her “intern” where he produced her podcast, wrote her book and lived at her house in Rome, Georgia before she sold it,” Loomer claimed on X.

Greene denied that Yiannopoulos had lived with her and called Loomer a “vile liar.”

Yiannopoulos Previously Supported Mass Deportations

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Yiannopoulos’ deportation has attracted additional attention because of his previous support for stricter immigration policies and mass deportations. The British political commentator said in 2017 that he was living in the United States under an O-1 nonimmigrant visa.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, that visa classification is available to people with an “extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics.” DHS claims Yiannopoulos was initially admitted legally but later violated immigration laws by remaining in the country.

Milo Yiannopoulos Has Longstanding Ties To Kanye West

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Yiannopoulos’ relationship with West extends beyond his role as the rapper’s publicist. He previously served as West’s chief of staff and worked as director of political operations during West’s 2024 presidential campaign.

Yiannopoulos was also formerly an editor at Breitbart, a right-wing publication where he gained widespread attention as a political commentator. His association with West continued after the rapper’s presidential effort, although the precise status of their current professional relationship was not detailed in the available report.

West’s decision not to mention the ICE detention during his concert leaves it unclear whether the rapper intends to address the situation publicly. There is no indication that West or Censori was involved in the circumstances surrounding Yiannopoulos’ detention.

Post Malone, real name is Austin Richard Post, is officially off the market after the singer proposed to fashion stylist Christy Lee in August 2026 at his Utah ranch.

“A couple months before the proposal, Austin started casually slipping these very ‘hypothetical’ questions about rings into conversation, trying to figure out what I liked without giving himself away,” Lee recalled to Vogue. “One day, completely out of the blue, he asked me, ‘Pear, heart, or cushion?’ I told him I’d always thought there was something so chic about an oval.”

Cut to the big moment, Lee said that she was “speechless” when Malone knelt on bended knee with the 20-plus carat natural oval diamond ring of her dreams.

The rapper was previously engaged to Hee Sung “Jamie” Park, with whom he welcomed a daughter in 2022. The duo split in 2024, now sharing joint custody of their child whose name has never been publicly shared.

Keep scrolling to learn more about Lee:

Who Is Christy Lee?

Christy Lee works as a fashion stylist after previously studying at Parsons School of Design at the New School in New York. Her tight-knit friend circle includes model Brooke Donovan, Matthew Madonna, Phoebe Mckean and Siena Suder — all of whom documented the couple’s engagement via Instagram.

“My work is rooted in styling, visual storytelling, and building a strong point of view through clothes,” a biography on her website reads. “I started as an assistant to a celebrity stylist, working across red carpet events, Cannes, Venice, Paris Fashion Week, and brand campaigns for Bloomingdale’s and Retrofête.”

She added, “Through those experiences, I learned how much styling is about trust, taste, and understanding how someone wants to be seen. My work now focuses on personal styling, editorial direction, and creative projects that connect fashion with identity.”

Post Malone and Christy Lee’s Relationship Timeline

The pair were first romantically linked in January 2025 when they were seen leaving the Mascagni Hotel in Rome. The following March, Malone and Lee were spotted together at a bar in Idaho, months before traveling together through Paris in April 2025.

News broke in June 2025 that Malone and Lee had called it quits one month earlier, but the couple eventually quietly rekindled their romance ahead of the musician’s surprise proposal in August 2026.

Inside Post Malone’s Romantic Proposal

Lee broke her silence on the engagement in an interview with Vogue published August 28, 2026, sharing that Malone popped the question on August 17, 2026, at his new ranch in Utah.

“Austin first surprised me with a baby Highland cow, bunnies, and chickens,” Lee told the outlet, revealing that Malone also hosted an intimate dinner with her friends and parents.

“There was something so special about being at our ranch, surrounded by the people we love most and all of our new little animals,” Lee gushed to Vogue. “The whole evening felt incredibly intimate and personal. It was the most special moment of my life.”

Christy Lee’s 20-Plus Carat Engagement Ring

Lee’s custom engagement ring, designed by Angel City Jewelers, features a 20-plus carat natural oval diamond set on a thin gold band — exactly what Lee had described in those “hypothetical” conversations with Malone months earlier.

“When I saw it, I was honestly speechless,” Lee told Vogue. “He had somehow taken all of those little conversations and created exactly what I would have chosen for myself.”

Angel City Jewelers, owned by Isaac Bokhoor and Sam Tack, showed off the sparkler on Instagram days later, describing it as a “20+ carats immaculate stone.”

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“Blessed to have been able to work on this for my brother @postmalone What a project!” the company wrote.

The jeweler previously collaborated with Malone on his Dallas Cowboys diamond-encrusted pendant necklace, reportedly worth $250,000, as well as his 23-carat diamond-encrusted pinky ring with a 5-carat emerald cut center stone.

This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. 

Keke Palmer typically stays out of trouble, but her latest Instagram post has drawn mixed reactions online. While celebrating her birthday, the “True Jackson, VP” actress shared a carousel of photos, including one of her posing with Diddy‘s sons, King and Justin Combs. In the caption, Palmer shared a heartwarming message, thanking them, along with others, for being there during some of her most precious milestones. Her post prompted some social media users to share their thoughts about her connection to the Combs family, particularly as Diddy remains behind bars following his 2025 conviction.

Palmer celebrated her 33rd birthday on August 26, giving fans a glimpse into her special day with a 20-slide photo dump on Instagram. The carousel opens with a photo of the actress posing alongside Justin and King Combs, with Palmer wrapping her arms tightly around both brothers as she flashes a wide smile at the camera.

“I’ve known most of these people 4EVER. They still show up for me! So happy spending my birthday with people that believe we deserve to share in happiness with one another,” she said in the caption.

“Life is too short not to be in community, I don’t need a reason to celebrate with my folks but a birthday will always remind you to show grace and gratitude for where you come from and where you’ve been, most importantly who you are today. Thankful to God! Another year,” she finished.

Keke Palmer Draws Mixed Reaction After Posing With Diddy’s Sons

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Palmer’s photo caught the attention of her followers, with several taking to the comments to weigh in on her apparent connection to the Combs family.

“Baby, I flew first class to the comments,” someone wrote, while another said, “Not the little Diddlers.” A third user also chimed in and said, “The first pic was a choice,” and a fourth added, “Keke, that should’ve been slide 20. Maybe someone would’ve missed it.”

The reaction continued, as another user said, “There’s too much going on in the world for this to be the first slide, Lauren. Unfollow.” And another seemingly disappointed fan said, “Always on the wrong side of history.”

On X, formerly Twitter, the reaction was much of the same, as one user wrote, “Keke, try not to f–k up your image challenge,” and another said, “She can’t stop being a f–kup for one month. I promise all Virgos aren’t like this.”

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Diddy’s Sons Begged For Mercy During His Father’s Sentencing

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The reaction to Palmer spending time with Diddy’s sons comes a year after their father, a rap mogul, was sentenced to years in prison after being found guilty of violating the Mann Act.

In court, according to The Blast, Diddy’s son, Justin, begged the court for mercy and asked for his dad to be given a “second chance” at life.

Justin discussed how seeing his father “broken down and stripped of everything” negatively impacted him and his family, describing it as something he’d “never forget.”

Elsewhere in his statement, he told the judge that his father was a “changed man” and said that if he was given a chance, he’d prove it to the world.

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Diddy’s sons weren’t the only ones begging the judge for mercy. Before his sentencing, the Bad Boy exec penned a four-page letter to the court, acknowledging his wrongdoings and reflecting on the pain he caused others. He also opened up about the two-year legal battle, calling it “the hardest years of my life” before saying he had nobody to blame but himself.

“In my life, I have made many mistakes, but I am no longer running from them. I am so sorry for the hurt that I caused, but I understand that the mere words ‘I’m sorry’ will never be good enough, as these words alone cannot erase the pain from the past,” he continued.

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What The Judge Told Diddy Before Sending Him To Prison

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At the end of his summer 2025 trial, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced the rapper to 50 months in prison with credit for time served. Before sending him away, the judge addressed Diddy and said that “a substantial sentence must be given to send a message to abusers and victims alike that abuse against women is met with real accountability.”

The judge also addressed Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and the others who spoke bravely in court. “I want to say first, we heard you,” the court official said. “I know your families are proud of you, and your children, when they are old enough, will be proud of you. And I am proud of you for coming to the Court to tell the world what really happened.”

90 Day Fiancé alum Jenny Slatten’s husband, Sumit Singh, is opening up about her ongoing ALS battle.

“Unfortunately, the ALS is progressing and now it’s starting showing more in her talking, like, it’s hard for her to talk now,” Sumit, 37, said in an Instagram video shared Sunday, August 30, after Jenny, 68, noted that she “can’t talk” much due to her illness.

Jenny and Sumit, who said “I do” on 2021’s season 3 finale of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with ALS, a degenerative nervous system disease that often leads to worsening muscle weakness. To date, there is no known cure.

In the couple’s Saturday update, Sumit noted that Jenny’s balance and ability to walk have also been affected.

“Earlier, she was doing good,” he said, noting that Jenny was diagnosed in December 2025. “It’s progressing, but we were thinking that we’d come to America … if we can get proper treatment. I always keep my hopes high, and I feel that America might have something better for Jenny and she can get at least a better support system.”

Jenny had relocated from the United States to Sumit’s native India when they got married. According to the TLC star, local Indian doctors and hospitals don’t have comparable studies or experience with the disease.

“It is getting weaker,” Sumit acknowledged, hoping that Jenny will soon receive a better and more robust “support system” as her symptoms progress. “Our plan was … to get the visa, and I’ll travel with Jenny and go [to America] and start the treatment.”

Sumit claimed that he has not yet been approved to receive a visa to the U.S., which is the reason why his wife hasn’t traveled back on her own to begin a treatment protocol.

“If I don’t get the visa, it means that we will be apart forever,” he speculated. “This is a reason Jenny doesn’t want to go to America without me.”

Jenny, for her part, noted that India is “my home” and that she didn’t want to leave the country without her spouse by her side.

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“We love each other, and obviously, I want Jenny to start getting treated and I want Jenny to start feeling better or at least [have] a support system that makes [her] at least feel like, not, struggle every day,” Sumit said. “If [our relationship and medical plans] are not enough for the embassy in order for me to get a visa, I don’t know whatever situation or condition I will ever be approved.”

After watching fellow 90 Day alum Armando Neidermeier-Rubio “get help” in order to secure a visa, Sumit and Jenny are similarly asking for support. (Armando struggled to receive a medical visa to travel to the U.S. from Mexico after his 13-year-old daughter’s health scare. An immigration lawyer ultimately helped arrange the proper documents before his child’s recovery.)

“We’re sharing our appeal, what we’re asking for, and how you can help us during this difficult time,” Sumit’s caption read.

Dramas move incredibly fast, which means there is always another romance, thriller, or high-concept series coming before the audience has even finished talking about the last one. That’s obviously great for serial binge-watchers since they always have plenty of genuinely great shows to watch. Unfortunately, a lot of great K-dramas inevitably get buried under whatever is new and trending.

However, being forgotten doesn’t automatically mean being outdated. In fact, the real test of a K-drama comes years after the hype is gone and all that is left is the actual story. As long as the characters still feel relatable, the themes hold relevance, and the writing holds together without nostalgia doing all the work, K-dramas are practically known to get better with time. To prove that, here are forgotten K-dramas that might have faded out of mainstream conversation, but are aging like fine wine.

‘Nine’ (2013)

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It’s hard to understand why Nine: Nine Time Travels didn’t receive the kind of mainstream attention it deserved. The 2013 K-drama follows news anchor Park Sun-woo (Lee Jin-wook), who discovers nine mysterious incense sticks that let him travel exactly 20 years into the past. At first, it sounds like the perfect way to correct old mistakes, protect the people he loves, and potentially rewrite some of the worst moments of his life. The problem is that Nine understands the golden rule of time travel better than most shows, which means that fixing one thing usually breaks something else. Every change Sun-woo makes in the past ripples into the present and alters his life in ways he could never have predicted.

Nine came out before high-concept time-travel K-dramas became nearly as common as they are now, yet its time-travel logic is more solid than most. Since Sun-woo has only nine chances, every trip carries weight. Some of the production naturally looks like early-2010s television now, but the actual storytelling has aged remarkably well. The story keeps forcing Sun-woo to live with the consequences of his own choices, and things get more emotionally complicated as those consequences pile up. Over a decade later, Nine still feels clever, ambitious, and surprisingly warm, which makes it exactly the kind of forgotten K-drama that deserves to be rediscovered.

‘Secret Love Affair’ (2014)

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Secret Love Affair sounds scandalous on paper, but its story is so much more than the initial shock value. The 2014 series follows arts foundation executive Oh Hye-won (Kim Hee-ae), who has spent years navigating a world built on outward appearances. Her life changes when she meets Lee Sun-jae (Yoo Ah-in), a poor but extraordinarily gifted young pianist whose talent is impossible for her to ignore. Hye-won helps him gain access to the elite classical music world, but their relationship gradually crosses the line from mentorship into an affair complicated by their age difference, her marriage, and the enormous power imbalance between them.

Secret Love Affair doesn’t treat this complex dynamic as an attractive forbidden romance, but something born out of two deeply unhappy people who find comfort in each other. The series uses this premise to critique socio-economic and class differences, and the contrast between Hye-won’s manipulative world and Sun-jae’s humble but sincere life. Secret Love Affair still feels unusually mature for a romance drama to this day, even when the story it tells is not the most conventional.

‘Alone in Love’ (2006)

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Alone in Love is one of the most realistic K-dramas of all time, and it’s a shame that it didn’t get half the hype it deserves. The series follows Eun-ho (Son Ye-jin) and Dong-jin (Kam Woo-sung), a divorced couple who ended their marriage but never really figured out how to end their relationship. They still meet for meals, have random arguments, interfere in each other’s dating lives, and keep finding excuses to stay connected. Both insist they have moved on, but practically everyone around them can see the fact that they are still emotionally attached. That sounds like the setup for a dramatic reunion romance, but Alone in Love doesn’t make things so easy.

The audience slowly learns how Eun-ho and Dong-jin’s marriage fell apart under the weight of grief, resentment, and unsaid feelings. The question then becomes whether these two miss each other, or the comfort of what they once had. That becomes the K-drama’s greatest strength. Alone in Love allows its characters to be petty and selfish, without turning any of it into melodrama. Ye-jin and Woo-sung bring a lived-in chemistry to the show that makes the audience feel their characters’ emotional history. Alone in Love is one of the most honest portrayals of love and what remains of it after a relationship ends, and that’s exactly why it has aged so well.

‘White Christmas’ (2011)

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White Christmas is another forgotten K-drama that was way ahead of its time. The eight-episode psychological thriller takes place at Soo-Sin High School, an elite boarding school buried deep in the mountains and reserved for some of the country’s highest-performing students. During the school’s eight-day winter break, almost everyone leaves campus except seven students who have all received the same disturbing anonymous letter. To make things all the creepier, a record snowfall cuts the school off from the outside world, while psychiatrist Kim Yo-han (Kim Sang-kyung) arrives after getting into a nearby car accident.

This locked-room mystery quickly turns into something much darker as the students start trying to figure out who sent the letters and why they were all chosen as the recipients. Now, the setting does a ridiculous amount of work here. This huge, sterile school already feels unsettling when it is full, so watching a handful of teenagers wander its empty corridors in the middle of winter gives chills to just about anyone. Every episode pushes the group close to an answer, but soon enough, they realize that they might not want it after all. The psychological angle in White Christmas is what keeps the audience around till the end. The drama relies on paranoia, moral pressure, and characters slowly revealing their darkest sides.

‘Dear My Friends’ (2016)

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Dear My Friends centers on characters who are usually pushed into the background in most TV shows. The 16-episode series follows a tight-knit group of older friends navigating relationships, family problems, illness, and the uncomfortable reality of getting older while there is still so much life to be lived. Writer Noh Hee-kyung builds the story around women including Jo Hee-ja (Kim Hye-ja), Moon Jung-a (Na Moon-hee), Jang Nan-hee (Go Doo-shim), and Oh Choong-nam (Youn Yuh-jung), while Nan-hee’s daughter Park Wan (Go Hyun-jung) becomes the younger perspective through which much of this chaotic group is observed. The genius of the show is that it never reduces aging to inspirational speeches about making the most of one’s final years.

These characters are still petty, romantic, stubborn, funny, and capable of making terrible decisions. Their friendships and marriages carry decades of unresolved baggage. The show unfolds with a truly distinct perspective because it treats aging as another stage of life rather than the end of the story. That’s where the maturity of Dear My Friends comes into play. The show doesn’t idealize any of its characters without ever making them unlikable. It’s funny, while also being heartbreaking and frustrating at times, but that is the beauty of a story like this.

‘Heard It Through the Grapevine’ (2015)

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Heard It Through the Grapevine doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is what makes it work. The 2015 series follows Han In-sang (Lee Joon), the privileged son of an extremely wealthy and influential family, whose life blows up when his girlfriend Seo Bom (Go Ah-sung) becomes pregnant. In-sang brings Bom into his parents’ enormous household, where his father Han Jung-ho (Yoo Jun-sang) and mother Choi Yeon-hee (Yoo Ho-jeong) immediately start worrying about what the scandal might do to the family name. From here, the story unfolds with elements of romance, but more than that, Heard It Through the Grapevine is an honest look at how often people get caught up in protecting appearances. The K-drama really drives this point home using satire as Bom’s presence keeps exposing the ridiculous worldview that Jung-ho and Yeon-hee uphold.

None of that social commentary feels dated. If anything, Heard It Through the Grapevine tells a story that only gets better with time. As In-sang and Bom try to build a life together under his parents’ roof, the household becomes increasingly tense. Even the staff and extended family become part of this quiet tug-of-war, which turns what could have been a simple domestic scandal into a much larger clash over class. The best part is that the show doesn’t do any of this through huge dramatic confrontations, but in everyday conversations. That restraint gives the satire much more bite, and makes Heard It Through the Grapevine one of the most entertaining K-dramas of the 2010s.

‘Be Melodramatic’ (2019)

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Be Melodramatic is a true blue slice of life K-drama. The 2019 series follows three women in their thirties who are all dealing with very different versions of adulthood. Im Jin-joo (Chun Woo-hee) is a drama writer trying to get her career off the ground, Lee Eun-jung (Jeon Yeo-been) is a documentary director carrying a devastating loss, and Hwang Han-joo (Han Ji-eun) is a single mother working in entertainment marketing. The three live together, share almost everything, and somehow turn work problems, bad dates, and emotional breakdowns into one of the warmest friendships on TV. Be Melodramatic casually moves between comedy and drama because it mirrors the absurd reality of adult life.

The three friends are not waiting for one big miracle to fix everything because they know that career lows, complicated relationships, and grief are inevitable, and hardships like these never magically go away. Yet, the show understands that the true meaning of growing up is finding people who make all this confusion easier to navigate. The K-drama is the definition of a comfort watch that welcomes viewers of all ages, at any point in time.

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Anne Hathaway simply doesn’t know how to slow down!

The actress, who won several accolades throughout her career, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, is set to star in the follow-up film, “Days of Thunder,” alongside Tom Cruise.

Cruise shared the news on Instagram by posting a promotional photo and a video, featuring Hathaway, who is currently pregnant with her third child. The movie will hit theatres in “Summer 2028,” which is around two years from now, which means the actress will be working even shortly after giving birth. Fans reacted to the announcement with many emphasizing Hathaway’s busy work schedule.

“Anne is the enemy of unemployment, first lady of work,” one person wrote, while another commented, “Unemployment fears Anne Hathaway.”

British Fashion Illustrator, designer, and author Hayden Williams, who created a popular pop-culture illustration collection inspired by “The Devil Wears Prada,” jokingly asked the actress, “Anne when do you sleep sis?”

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A fourth fan noted, “Anne Hathaway single handedly saving cinemas.”

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The “Princess Diaries” star has had a very busy 2026, having worked in four films, including, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” “Mother Mary,” “The Odyssey,” and “The End of Oak Street.” She will also appear on Coleen Hoover’s adaptation of “Verity.”

Recently, Hathaway wrapped production on the Adam Driver military drama “Alone at Dawn,” and is set to return for the third installment of “The Princess Diaries,” per Variety.

Pregnancy Announcement

In June, Hathaway, 43, announced her pregnancy by sharing a video on Instagram. Wearing a white crop top and a long, flowy skirt, the movie star walked into the frame with her arms covering her tummy. Smiling to the camera, she cradled her belly before running out of frame.

“x Baby, I’m yours x,” Hathaway wrote in the caption.

The “Odyssey” star already has two sons, Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6, with her actor and producer husband Adam Shulman, 45.

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Anne Hathaway Won’t Be Sharing Her Baby’s Gender

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During an August 10 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, guest host Anthony Anderson guessed that Hathaway and Shulman would be having another boy. The actress neither confirmed nor denied, saying, “We know,” adding, “[But] we’re not saying.”

Hathaway thanked the audience, who cheered on her for not revealing her baby’s gender: “Thank you for the support. It always feels so rude saying that.”

The actress also shared that everyone, including her sons, are so excited for their new addition to the family.

“[They’re] over the moon,” she said. “It feels really beautiful. It feels like the family’s having a baby. I mean, it’ll feel like I’m having a baby while it’s happening, but the emotional feeling is that we’re all going to welcome this little one.”

Being Pregnant At 43

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During the premiere of her movie, “The End of Oak Street,” Hathaway opened up about how pregnancy feels different in her 40s compared to her 30s.

“You know, I was in my 30s with my other two, and I’m so different now,” she told PEOPLE. “Something happened when I turned 40.”

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Hathaway continued, “I just realized that this isn’t a dress rehearsal. It’s all real. I’m not, like, saving it up for my future self. It’s all happening right now. And so I think I’m just better at being present in the moment, living in gratitude, not taking anything for granted.”

She added, “So I think all of those things are coming together, and it’s a real time to enjoy.”

Howard Stern‘s longtime radio empire is taking a very different direction.

SiriusXM is set to remove Howard 101 on September 1, while Howard 100 remains and Stern’s new live programming drops to one show a week. At the same time, a new deal could bring his weekly material to HBO Max.

For Howard Stern, the shake-up looks less like a step back and more like a new way of reaching his audience. With his SiriusXM presence scaling down and his content reportedly heading to streaming, his next chapter could look very different from the one fans have known for decades.

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Howard Stern has been at the center of a major SiriusXM shake-up, with Howard 101 set to disappear from the lineup on September 1. The channel, which has traditionally carried archived material, will be replaced by Andy Cohen’s Radio Andy, while Howard 100 will remain.

The change comes as Stern’s presence on the satellite platform is already being scaled back. After years of producing a much larger volume of programming, he is expected to return from his summer break with just one new live show each week, while older material fills the remaining days.

That smaller footprint follows a round of staff cuts that reportedly affected around a dozen employees, signaling just how much the long-running Stern operation has changed behind the scenes.

What Is Stern’s New Career Move?

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The SiriusXM changes may look like a setback, but Stern is reportedly moving part of his show into a different media space. According to The Sun, HBO Max has secured a deal to turn material from his weekly live program into a condensed series.

Under the reported arrangement, his three-hour Monday broadcast would be edited into a roughly 60- or 90-minute program for the streaming service later in the week.

Sources said the strict Monday schedule is tied directly to producing that video content for HBO Max, effectively giving Stern another outlet for his work even as his SiriusXM presence becomes more limited.

The move could mark a notable shift for a radio personality whose career has long been built around live audio, especially as his SiriusXM operation undergoes layoffs and major programming changes.

Howard Stern Said His New Deal Lets Him ‘Have It All’

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The lighter workload is not something Howard Stern has presented as a setback. Instead, he has framed the change as a way to keep his place on the radio while finally giving himself more freedom away from the microphone.

During a live broadcast, Stern said he had “figured out a way to have it all,” explaining that the new arrangement would allow him to continue broadcasting while giving him more personal time. That is a notable shift for someone whose schedule has traditionally revolved around producing hours of fresh material throughout the week.

Stern also made it clear that having more days off does not mean he plans to spend them doing nothing. “I do like my days off. You know me, I’m never bored. I’m busy every minute,” he told listeners, suggesting that the reduced workload is something he genuinely sees as a benefit rather than a sign that he is ready to disappear. 

The New ‘Flexibility’ Came With A Painful Cost

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The promise of more flexibility looked very different for the people who suddenly found themselves without a job. Around a dozen staffers were reportedly laid off as the show prepared to cut back to one new episode a week, with the announcement delivered during a Zoom call and employees sent home afterward.

The cuts also brought renewed attention to complaints from former staffers about their experiences working on the long-running show. Some former employees had previously accused the operation of poor pay and abrupt firings, while others described an atmosphere where job security could disappear with little warning.

Those concerns now sit alongside another major change in the show’s future, making the latest downsizing feel bigger than a simple programming adjustment.

The Blast reported that longtime employees were pushed out just as the operation enters a leaner era; the question is whether the new freedom behind the microphone is coming at too high a price behind the scenes.

Howard Stern’s Longtime Staffers Faced A Messy Exit

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The shake-up did not end when the layoffs were announced. Several former staffers reportedly pushed back on the initial severance packages offered by SiriusXM, with some seeking better terms before officially closing the door on their time with the show.

The negotiations were reportedly about more than just the money. The first offers allegedly included nondisclosure agreements that would restrict what former employees could say publicly after leaving.

At the same time, some insiders suggested staffers had already seen the warning signs and knew cuts were coming. One longtime employee, Rahsaan Rogers, spent 16 years with the operation before confirming his departure and describing it as the start of a “new chapter.”

Another former staffer, Jon Blitt, took a lighter approach, joking in a video that he had landed a job at Old Navy after the layoffs. As reported by The Blast, the departures have added another unexpected chapter to the transformation of the show.

With the staff shrinking, the schedule changing, and the SiriusXM setup looking very different, what does the next chapter hold for Howard Stern?

Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3, Episode 6.

When Beth Greene (Emily Kinney) unexpectedly died in Season 5 of The Walking Dead, it seemed likely that would be the last time she’d appear in the franchise. That is, until Episode 306 of The Walking Dead: Dead City, when showrunner Seth Hoffman created an alternate reality that brought Beth back into Maggie’s (Lauren Cohan) life. From sharing a hot chocolate on a chilly stroll in Central Park in New York City to singing in a bar for a crowd, it was nice to see a Beth that was happy about her life and hopeful for the future. She’s even left in a place of possibilities of what could come next.

Collider recently got the opportunity to chat with Kinney about why she loved the idea of returning to the character and what made the experience so memorable. During the interview, she discussed how cool it was to see who Beth might have been as an adult in a world without Walkers, why it was easy to slip into the character again, what made her so emotional when she read the script, the ease of working with Cohan, getting to perform one of her own original songs in the episode, and that she hopes the Beth fans will have a better sense of satisfaction with where things are left.

Emily Kinney Had a Great Time Revisiting Her ‘The Walking Dead’ Character in ‘Dead City’ Season 3

“It was cool to get to explore that. I loved it.”

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COLLIDER: What was your reaction to learning about this episode and what they wanted you to come do for this? Was it an immediate yes, or did you need some clarification as to what this would be?

EMILY KINNEY: When I got the offer, I think it was first, “Are you interested? If so, we’ll send you the script.” And so, I did get to read the script pretty quickly, before officially deciding, and I loved it. It’s been so much time since I’ve gotten to revisit Beth. I thought it was really, really fun, the idea of getting to work with Lauren [Cohan] again. I’ve seen her throughout the years at conventions and things like that, but I love getting to spend time with her and work with her. So, it was a little bit of an immediate yes. I was like, “Yes, of course, I want to come say hello to everyone again.” They’re people I care about. But then, I also thought it was just a really smart way to see Beth again. Rather than it just being a dream, it was like, “In this alternate reality, she hasn’t died, so who would she be now, in her 30s?” As opposed to me trying to play a teenager, I could play her as an adult and what kind of person she would have turned into. It was the questions that I had, as the actor and when I was playing Beth of, “What kind of adult will she turn into?” It was cool to get to explore that. I loved it.

What was it like to actually walk onto the set as this character? Did it feel like you had to find her again, especially because this is the happy version of her in this alternate reality? Were there pieces of her that you still drew from?

KINNEY: I felt like a lot of it was still there pretty automatically, which is crazy because it has been so many years since I played her. It’s the longest I’ve ever played a role. I was on the show for maybe four or five years, so it did become a big part of me. Honestly, I felt like it was easy to tap into who she would be as an adult. We had done so much work so many years ago, about things like her styling, so going, “Okay, if there wasn’t a zombie apocalypse, what would she be wearing?,” came pretty naturally. We did, so many years ago, set up a certain style that she had, with her braids and the necklaces she would wear and all her bracelets. Tapping into that seemed pretty obvious. She loved music, and now she’s doing music in New York City. It all made sense to me. It wasn’t a struggle to figure out who she was.

It’s funny because we sometimes sit around and wonder what it might be like to find yourself in a zombie apocalypse, but that’s the only way you know this character, and you had to think about what she was like in normal life.

KINNEY: Yeah, that’s a good point.

Lauren told me that you guys shot the scene at the fountain together first. What was it like to shoot that scene and to have that be that first moment that you guys were back together? She said it was really moving for her to work with you again and especially to do that scene. How was it to find that moment? Was it also emotional for you?

KINNEY: It really was. I’m not trying to be dramatic when I say this, but when I read the script, I started crying. I think the show has just played such a huge part in my career and in my life and in all of our lives. Me and Lauren started the same day. We met at the hotel. It has always been so easy to do scenes with her. There’s a real natural ease to the scenes. If we have to do something emotional or do something, like in the past, that’s very violent, it has always come in a very calm, easy way. I don’t know why that is. It does naturally feel like a sister vibe. They did amazing with the casting. It’s just something that came naturally. So, honestly, reading it was emotional. And then, filming those scenes was easy. It felt natural.

Emily Kinney Got To Perform One of Her Own Songs As Beth in ‘Dead City’

“It just seemed to fit so well.”

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What was it like to sing and perform in this episode? How was it to shoot all of that with Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, just hanging out and listening to you performing music?

KINNEY: Honestly, I loved it. I got to sing one of the songs I wrote, which is the first song I’m singing before the Christmas song. It’s a song called “Reasons to Stay Alive.” In the script, originally, it just said, “Beth sings a folk song.” And so, when they were planning the episode and I first met with the writers, they were like, “Do you have thoughts?” And I was like, “I do have thoughts,” and I pitched my own song. It just seemed to fit so well. The first thing I thought of was that song. So, it was really satisfying to get to sing that song and incorporate that part of my life. That was one thing I always shared with Beth. We both sang and loved music. In my real life, I’m a musician and songwriter, so it was cool to be able to incorporate that into her, as well.

My favorite moment in the episode is when you and Lauren are walking down the street singing “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” together. That was such a special moment for those characters. What was that moment like to do?

KINNEY: I think that made the moments on stage make even more sense and gave them even more power to realize, “This is something Maggie knows is important to Beth, and it’s something they grew up doing.” It called back to long ago when we found the prison and everyone was sitting and singing around the campfire. It was a moment of rest. It’s not just, “Oh, why don’t me and Maggie sing?” It’s something that is a throughline, back from The Walking Dead and into now. Clearly, part of how they grew up was singing together.

I love that we got that little moment with Beth and Luis (Raúl Castillo). It was fun to think of what could be for Beth. Was it nice to leave her in a place of future possibilities, instead of where you had to leave her before?

KINNEY: Totally. I feel like it was very satisfying for me, as an actor, to be like, “Okay, she’s okay somewhere in some other timeline. She got to grow up and live a life and be an adult and follow her dreams.” It was very satisfying. That’s one thing that was so cool about this episode. If it’s the apocalypse and you’re running from zombies, the little moments of life that are normally so fun and special maybe get steamrolled over because you’re trying to survive.

They thankfully didn’t kill Beth again, so what was it like to finish the episode and say goodbye to her again?

KINNEY: It was so cool to come back. It felt like such a celebration, the whole shooting experience. We shot near Boston, and then also in New York City. I used to live in New York and now I live in L.A. And when I was shooting The Walking Dead, I lived in L.A. It just felt like a celebration of Beth, so it was really, really fun. Of course, in my mind, I’m going, “In this timeline, the zombie apocalypse hasn’t happened yet. Let’s keep going with a new spinoff.” There are always those questions in my mind. But mostly, I just thought it was a really cool way to get to celebrate that character. The Beth fans online have always been so supportive. I knew because of being on Instagram that people were going to be excited to get a moment with her again.

The thing that stood out the most with this episode was not hearing the sound of the Walkers. It’s so glaringly obvious that you’re not hearing that noise.

KINNEY: That’s funny. When I was watching it, I was like, “Oh, the sound design feels different in this episode.” It’s so interesting.

Emily Kinney Hopes Beth Fans Will Be Satisfied With Her ‘Dead City’ Story Arc

“There’s possibility and hope.”

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What do you hope fans take from this episode and from getting to see Beth again?

KINNEY: I hope the Beth fans will feel a little more satisfied with seeing who she would have been. People would be like, “But she was just becoming this kind of person.” So, hopefully, they’ll get a little more satisfaction of getting a window into who she could have become. I also think there’s possibility and hope. You’re getting to see a different side of Maggie, and the possibility of who Maggie and Negan could still become. There was a core message in this too, with the idea of there being certain lessons to be learned in life and fate and things being a little bit out of your hands, so you have to take the leap. I really liked that about this episode. It’s that idea, not just for the show but in the world of, how much can you control? What can you be learning from our time on earth as humans?

The Walking Dead airs on AMC on Sundays.

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Release Date

June 15, 2023

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AMC

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Showrunner

Eli Jorne, Seth Hoffman

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Directors

Kevin Dowling, Loren Yaconelli

Writers

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Brenna Kouf

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