Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was allegedly under the influence of cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana and alcohol during an alleged confrontation with a truck driver last October, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

Attorneys for Perry Tole, 69, cite a “preliminary investigation” that revealed Sanchez, 39, had taken “multiple illegal substances.”

“[This is] including but not limited to cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl, and alcohol,” the filing reads. “Plaintiff has cause to believe that one or more of these substances may have been consumed in one of Huse’s establishments, which caused or contributed to Sanchez’s impairment and his subsequent negligent and/or knowing conduct.”

Sanchez and Tole were both hospitalized after the incident with Sanchez sustaining multiple stab wounds.

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The filing did not include direct evidence that Sanchez knowingly and purposefully ingested the illegal substances, but called for an additional investigation. Sanchez’s attorney, Andrew M. McNeil, denied the allegations in a statement to Us.

“These are allegations in a civil filing, nothing more, and they should be treated accordingly,” the statement read. “Allegations are not evidence. The truth will be determined by facts and evidence presented at trial, and we look forward to presenting them at the appropriate time.”

The incident occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana, while Sanchez was in town to cover the Colts’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders the following day for Fox Sports. He is accused of accosting Tole, a truck driver, who was backing his vehicle into a hotel’s loading dock. Sanchez allegedly entered the truck without permission, preventing Tole from exiting. He is then accused of shoving Tole, who allegedly sprayed the former quarterback with pepper spray before he pulled a knife to defend himself.

Sanchez was booked in an Indianapolis jail and charged with three misdemeanors: battery resulting in injury, public intoxication and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. Prosecutors added a felony 5 charge days later, which carries a penalty of one to five years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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Related: Mark Sanchez Pleads Not Guilty, Remains Under ‘Medical Care’ After Stabbing

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has pleaded not guilty after being charged for his alleged role in a violent attack in downtown Indianapolis.  Sanchez, 38, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, October 7, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, according to The Athletic. […]

Fox Sports fired Sanchez in November amid the fallout from his arrest.

“We can confirm that Mark Sanchez is no longer with the network,” a Fox Sports spokesperson told Us at the time. “There will be no further comment at this time.”

Sanchez himself released a statement to Us through his brother, Nick Sanchez Jr., addressing his departure.

“It’s been a long month for Mark as he continues to recover from serious injuries while also grieving the loss of a close friend,” Nick wrote. “While the recent news — and its timing — is understandably disappointing, our priority remains his continued healing and recovery. Mark deeply values his time at Fox and the exceptional colleagues he’s had the privilege to work with. Those relationships are meaningful and will endure.”

Sanchez’s trial, which was originally slated for March 2026, will now begin April 9. The delay was the result of Sanchez’s lawyers, which requested a continuance of the case. Further delays are still possible, according to NBC Sports.

Hulu is starting the month of March in a good place, and hot off the heels of a successful revival of a classic show.

Scrubs is back for a brand new series on ABC, and that means it’s exclusively streaming on Hulu and climbing the charts.

That’s the only series on Watch With Us‘ picks for the three popular Hulu movies and TV shows to binge-watch this week.

Our other selections include a new science fiction movie and a Pixar film on loan from Disney+.

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‘In the Blink of an Eye’ (2026)

Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, who directed classics like Finding Nemo and WALL-E, makes his second attempt at live-action with In the Blink of an Eye, an ambitious sci-fi that opens with the beginning of the universe and life as we know it. From there, it slows down quite a bit to focus on three different storylines. In the first, viewers are introduced to a Neanderthal family,  Thorn (Jorge Vargas) and Hera (Tanaya Beatty), as well as their daughter, Lark (Skywalker Hughes), and an infant child.

During the present-day sequences, anthropologist Claire (Rashida Jones) discovers bones that might belong to a member of the Neanderthal family while juggling relationship issues and a deep-seated sadness about the pending death of a loved one. And in the future, a woman named Coakley (Kate McKinnon) is charged with escorting embryos to humanity’s new home. How do these three tales link to one another thematically and otherwise? You’ll have to watch the movie to find out.

In the Blink of an Eye is streaming on Hulu.

‘Scrubs’ (2026)

Life comes at you fast in the new Scrubs revival. Fifteen years after leaving Sacred Heart Hospital, Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian (Zach Braff) is no longer married to the love of his life, Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke). J.D. has built his own life and charted his own career in medicine, which has now unexpectedly brought him back to Sacred Heart as the new Chief of Medicine and his ex-wife’s boss.

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J.D. is delighted to be reunited with his best friend, Dr. Chris Turk (Donald Faison), and a lot of familiar faces from the first series. But now, J.D. has to navigate trickier subjects that won’t always make him popular among his staff. At the same time, J.D. and the other veterans have to train a new generation of doctors and nurses at Sacred Heart, most of whom may clash with their perspectives on just about everything.

Scrubs is streaming on Hulu.

‘Toy Story’ (1995)

Computer animation has come a long way in the last three decades, but Toy Story was revolutionary when it hit theaters in 1995. Pixar delivered the first-ever feature-length 3D animated film, and it’s an all-time classic. Tom Hanks lends his voice to Woody, a cowboy doll who is comfortably assured of his place as the favorite toy of a young boy named Andy Davis (John Morris).

Any feeling of security goes out the window when Andy is gifted a new toy, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), a Space Ranger who has no idea that he’s an action figure. Suddenly, Woody is shuffled to the side while Buzz becomes Andy’s new favorite. To reclaim his place in the toy hierarchy, Woody takes some drastic actions that may keep him and Buzz from ever seeing their friends again. If they want to make it back to Andy, Woody and Buzz will have to work together.

Toy Story is streaming on Hulu.

You might not usually like listening to music that’s many decades old, but even if that’s the case, there’s a not bad chance you make an exception for Fleetwood Mac. If not, that’s okay, but that guess/assumption is made because Fleetwood Mac feels particularly approachable for a pop/rock band of their era (when they were at their peak, in other words), and some of the band’s music is pretty close to timeless. In fact, they’ve got an entire album – 1977’s Rumours – that really does feel timeless from start to finish.

It’s boring to call it the band’s best album, but it is, though that’s not a suggestion that other memorable releases of Fleetwood Mac’s were bad or anything. There’s one other album of theirs included below, plus some other albums that might scratch the same itch. They’re broadly definable as rock, but often a mellower sort of rock, in line with the pop/soft rock sound of Rumours. So, if you want Led Zeppelin or Metallica or something harder, maybe look elsewhere.

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‘Aja’ (1977)

Steely Dan

Steely Dan is a strange band, much of that coming about because they epitomize a genre that is genuinely called “yacht rock,” and because they’re literally called Steely Dan. Who calls a band Steely Dan? It turns out, there is a reason, or a source of that name, but if you go digging trying to find out, you might regret it. It’s a possible case of “the less you know, the better.”

Of all the Steely Dan albums, Aja tends to get brought up as their best, or maybe the album of theirs most worthy of classic status. It’s being included here because it is a mellow sort of rock that you kind of just put on and zone out to. So, the lyrics here don’t tend to be as affecting as what you might find on those hard-hitting Fleetwood Mac songs, nor some of the other albums mentioned here, yet the energy/vibe is kind of similar, and Aja was also released the same year as Rumours, so…

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‘The Nightfly’ (1982)

Donald Fagen

Hopefully not too much of a hot take, but Donald Fagen’s solo album, The Nightfly, might be better than any of the other albums he did as part of Steely Dan. There’s even more of a lean toward pop here, over rock (rock of the yacht variety or otherwise), and it’s all almost a bit too smooth. Yet The Nightfly makes it work, or maybe it’s just that the shortcomings are easier to overlook when you’ve got a song as great as “I.G.Y.” kicking the whole thing off.

Lyrically, this one’s got quite a bit going for it, with the unusual and bittersweet way it looks toward the future, but from the past, and then you listen to it now, and it still sounds kind of futuristic lyrically, yet you put it in the past even more because it just sounds so ‘80s. Anyway, the rest of the album’s also very good. It shouldn’t be overlooked, just because it’s a Donald Fagen solo album rather than a proper/full-on Steely Dan one.

8

‘Tusk’ (1979)

Fleetwood Mac

Two years on from Rumours, Fleetwood Mac kept the momentum going to some extent, with Tusk, as there are songs here that are appealing in similar ways to many of the songs from Rumours, though it’s also a bit rougher and more intense at other times. It’s a double album, running for nearly 74 minutes, and with 20 tracks all up, so there are, pretty much literally, twice as many opportunities to play around and experiment a bit.

Tusk doesn’t experiment to the same extent as, say, the self-titled Beatles album that was also famously a double album, but nothing else in popular music history really does, so you can’t hold that against Tusk. Maybe Tusk is more comparable to the eclectic and ambitious London Calling, by The Clash, which is a great punk/rock album here, but harder to recommend when you’re specifically talking about Rumours-esque albums. For obvious reasons, Tusk is, on the other hand, not difficult to include here.

7

‘Graceland’ (1986)

Paul Simon

Very mellow as a rock album, and probably more pop, all the while also having other influences from a wide variety of genres, here’s Graceland, which could well be the best album Paul Simon was involved with (and that does include those he did while part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel). It’s musically creative and then lyrically, Graceland also tackles a whole bunch of topics, with some songs being socially conscious, and others being a little more introspective.

It feels like a product of its time, just not really in a bad way. Like, the quality of the songwriting and most of the production holds up; you can just tell, in some ways, it’s an album that’s now about four decades old (and counting). But then again, the thing still sounds great and largely delivers, so complaining about Graceland feels a little like nitpicking, in the end.

6

‘Tapestry’ (1971)

Carole King

The softness of the rock here is so soft it might well be a marshmallow, yet it’s still a classic and probably the kind of thing most people who like Fleetwood Mac would also like, so here’s Tapestry, by Carole King. It leans more toward the singer-songwriter side of things, with soft rock being a secondary genre, and it is quite mellow and gentle in sound, while having introspective and sometimes bittersweet lyrics that aren’t afraid to get emotional.

It was a classic of its time, and the sort of thing everyone over a certain age surely knows about, since it was monumentally popular in terms of sales and critical acclaim, yet King’s not always talked about as much in some modern-day online circles as much as Joni Mitchell (Blue could’ve gone here, yet describing that as being even rock-adjacent feels like more of a stretch than putting Tapestry in this spot).

5

‘After the Gold Rush’ (1970)

Neil Young

It was difficult here, as with Neil Young, After the Gold Rush does not feel as rock-focused as some of his other classic albums (like the kinda-sorta live album that is Rust Never Sleeps), though there is still some rock here. It’s folk rock, and occasionally harder rock, and often downbeat. Still counts, though. And it is indeed a gentle album and an oftentimes moving one as well.

Further, After the Gold Rush is an amazing album. It was originally at the top of this ranking, but then it was a bit like, “Wait, why put an album that good not near the end of the ranking, if it’s a ranking?” And “top” here means the bottom. Like, the bottom as in #10. And the top of the ranking is at the bottom of the page. #1 is the top of the ranking but at the bottom of the page. Confused? Just listen to After the Gold Rush, it’ll make everything feel okay again.

4

‘Hats’ (1989)

The Blue Nile

It’s hard to know what to say about Hats by The Blue Nile beyond being all, “Damn, this thing was really ahead of its time and stuff,” which isn’t very meaningful commentary, but it doesn’t make it wrong. It’s ahead of its time in some ways while also feeling very in line with certain traits associated with music in the 1980s, just in a unique way and with a certain atmosphere that sets it apart from its contemporaries.

The music here belongs to a genre called “sophisti-pop,” and that might make it far removed from rock, and even soft rock, yet it’s too emotionally stirring to not include here. Rumours is heartfelt and an emotional roller-coaster, and so is Hats. Further, Fleetwood Mac kind of dipped their toes into the sophisti-pop genre in at least a few songs on their 1987 album, Tango in the Night, so maybe that counts for something.

3

‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs’ (1970)

Derek and The Dominos

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs rocks the hardest of all the albums featured here, and so, yes, it probably qualifies most as “classic rock” in the traditional sense, and to a greater extent than Rumours. If the sound isn’t too Rumours, why include it, then? Well, lyrically, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is almost aggressively about love and its hardships (it’s in the album’s title and all), and so it works as a possible break-up album in a comparable way to Rumours.

The title track, “Layla,” demonstrates this particularly well, and it deserved to be part of the album’s title, since it is the clear standout moment on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. This is also the only album Derek and the Dominos ever released, but Eric Clapton, as the short-lived band’s short-lived frontman, has certainly done a good many other things in the world of rock over the decades, including doing his own solo/acoustic version of “Layla” that is straight-up not nearly as good as the Derek and the Dominos one.

2

‘Hounds of Love’ (1985)

Kate Bush

It feels a little silly trying to tie Kate Bush to any genre, though if you really want to argue that Hounds of Love is too far removed from rock (like, any kind), then you’re welcome to. But it’s here because it’s a moving and creative album that’s very easy to appreciate and enjoy, even when it’s being kind of unusual and even borderline-challenging (see the album’s second half, for example).

Hounds of Love also has some absolute all-timer tracks on it, with “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” being the inevitable standout, though “Cloudbusting” really isn’t too far behind, quality-wise. Whatever Kate Bush was doing here, it’s never really been replicated since. Words can only go so far, when it comes to Hounds of Love, and it’s as much of a classic for its decade as Rumours was for the entirety of the 1970s.

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‘Steve McQueen’ (1985)

Prefab Sprout

Back to the sophisti-pop genre, with emotions being unapologetically broad and big, here’s Steve McQueen (don’t mix it up with that actor guy, nor the filmmaker of the same name), which is a bit more rock-focused than Hats. It’s got a bit of energy in some of its tracks, while also having mellower ones too, and the balance here is pulled off incredibly well.

The band behind Steve McQueen, Prefab Sprout, is not nearly as popular nowadays as Fleetwood Mac, but at their best, they do scratch the same itch, and Steve McQueen is ultimately the band at their best. The first half of this album is genuinely perfect, and then the second half being “merely” very good is forgivable. As far as gentle (and maybe even sentimental) pop/rock music of the ‘70s/’80s is concerned, it doesn’t get much better than this album.

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By definition, child actors are often typecast by the roles that helped make them famous. The perfect example of this is Macaulay Culkin. He’s done great work in everything from Saved to Fallout, but everyone will always associate him with Home Alone. That’s a shame because most of this talented actor’s best work occurs far outside that seminal holiday classic.

For example, My Girl (1991) is a movie that taught an entire generation of moviegoers to cry thanks to its poignant portrayal of adolescent love and heartbreak. Culkin is excellent throughout, and his co-lead Anna Chlumsky helped cement this drama as the must-see children’s film of the ‘90s. When you’re ready to summon some serious nostalgia and see two of the best child actors in Hollywood history performing their hearts out, all you have to do is stream My Girl on Netflix.

Your Childhood Is Just A Click Away

The premise of My Girl is that the titular girl, Vada Margaret Sultenfuss, is the daughter of the local funeral parlor owner, and she’s dealing with constant hypochondria and a general obsession with death. What takes her mind off things is her growing friendship with a local boy who is allergic to just about everything. But even with their powers combined, she’ll have trouble accomplishing her primary goal: keeping her widower father from finding love with his new makeup artist.

For one of the ‘90s most impactful films, My Girl has a lean cast filled with big names, starting with Dan Aykroyd (best known for Ghostbusters) as a widower struggling with raising a daughter and running a funeral parlor. His life perks up when he begins dating a funeral makeup maven played by Jamie Lee Curtis (best known for Halloween). Together, these veteran actors provide a kind of emotional anchor for what is basically a children’s movie.

The Mac Is Back

 Speaking of which, the performances from McCaulay Culkin (best known for Home Alone) and Anna Chlumsky (best known for Veep) provide the heart and soul of My Girl. They give powerful performances that belie their young ages, and they each capture the pangs of adolescent awkwardness in different ways. The actors have wonderful chemistry with each other, and they do a great job of portraying the best thing in the world for an outcast kid: feeling less alone because you finally found a fellow weirdo to hang out with.  

While it ended up being a critical disappointment (more on this in a moment), My Girl was a major box office success, earning $121.5 million against a budget of only $17 million. This made a sequel downright inevitable, but the follow-up film My Girl 2 ended up being both a critical and commercial bomb. Fortunately, the sequel’s failure didn’t overshadow the importance of the original film, one which demonstrated just how heartfelt and emotionally impactful a children’s movie could be.

Critics Pronounced It Dead

Even though it’s considered a masterpiece by millennials, the reviewers weren’t kind to My Girl when it first came out. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 57 percent, with critics primarily complaining about the needlessly tearjerking climax of the film. Those same critics did acknowledge, however, that the sweet story was quite appealing and that the film is elevated by surprisingly nuanced performances from lead actors Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky.

In revisiting My Girl, I am more struck than ever before by the simple fact that the reviewers got it completely wrong with this one. Obviously, the movie is a tear-jerker, and it has a jaw-dropping ending that absolutely ruined those of us who watched the film as children. But given how many profoundly sad films (ranging from Schindler’s List to Moonlight) have gone on to win Best Picture Oscars, it’s clear that making audiences cry doesn’t mean that a film is bad.

All The Feels, All The Tears

While My Girl doesn’t pack the full weight of those Academy Award winners, it does deserve its flowers for telling an almost universally relatable coming-of-age story. There’s a reason that so many of us see ourselves in Anna Chlumsky’s character. All of the heartbreak and confusion that she goes through is an echo of what all of us experience growing up. This is our collective childhood onscreen, and seeing your own awkward youth captured so perfectly onscreen may have you crying long before this film’s shocking climax.

Plus, My Girl packs a surprising amount of warm nostalgia and genuine comedy into its relatively svelte runtime. The soundtrack helps you perfectly immerse yourself in its period setting, bringing the early ‘70s to vibrant life with confidence and style. Thanks to its heart, humor, and show-stopping performances, My Girl is like a warm childhood blanket that you’ll want to wrap yourself in while completely tuning out the outside world.

Will you agree that My Girl is a perfect coming-of-age classic, or would you rather fight off a swarm of bees than watch this one through to the end? You won’t know until you grab the remote and stream this 90’s heartbreaker for yourself on Netflix. Just be sure to keep a few tissues handy, because your eyes will definitely get misty before the credits roll!

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Days of our Lives 2-week spoilers for March 02 – 13, 2026 divulge EJ DiMera‘s (Dan Feuerriegel) latest accusations, Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) reaching a breaking point. And the mystery of the lady in the pod finally coming to a head.

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: EJ DiMera’s Sinister Scheme and the Secret DiMera Lab

EJ is worked up about the recent DiMera kidnappings and may be offering Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) an ultimatum. EJ understands that Liam is broke and might offer him a payment to come clean before the police find out he was doing dirty work for Stephanie Johnson‘s (Abigail Klein) stalker. Meanwhile, the search for Stephanie continues as Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) join the effort.

Rafe is planning to sneak into the secret lab within the DiMera lab. We expect this is when he finally sees the big blue human test tube while searching for Stephanie. Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) is using an ISA tool to read the door codes. But EJ claims he will allow access to check if Stephanie is being held there. The tension is rising as the true purpose of this lab begins to surface.

DOOL Spoilers: The Search for Stephanie Johnson and Owen Kent’s Return

Steve and Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) are out searching for Stephanie, who has been stashed in an industrial-looking storeroom. While the police are currently focusing on Jeremy Horton (Trevor Donovan) as the primary suspect, many in Salem are making dangerous assumptions. Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) is convinced of Jeremy’s guilt after seeing a photo of a man in a mask. But the evidence is thin on Days of our Lives.

In a shocking twist, Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) is back in town. Steve recently grabbed a man in a black hoodie in the park, expecting it to be Jeremy. But it turned out to be Owen. This suggests that Jeremy might be a red flag and that Owen is the one actually responsible for the kidnapping. Stephanie is still fighting to get free, tied to a chair as her stalker closes in.

Abe Carver’s Scheme and the Lexi Carver Revelation on Days

Abe and EJ DiMera are discussing a shady side deal regarding the DiMera CEO position. EJ wants his son Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) to keep the job long-term as a way to stay in his life. But Abe wants Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) out of the company for good. Abe is determined to prevent Theo from returning to the CEO role. And the revival of Lexi Carver (Renee Jones) plays a massive part in this plan.

It is nearly time for EJ to show Paulina Price (Jackee Harry) exactly who is in the stasis pod. All signs point to the “Pod Lady” being Lexi. This revelation is set to shock Paulina and could change the power dynamics in Salem forever. The timing of Lexi’s potential awakening is no coincidence, especially with the DiMera family legacy at stake.

Philip Kiriakis’ Frantic Financial Struggles and Gabi Hernandez’s Guilt on Days of Our Lives

Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) is currently encouraging Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez). But his support is only making her feel guiltier. Gabi planted a bug that wrecked Titan and has been lying to Philip to cover her tracks. Now, she is entering a full-blown romance with him while keeping these massive secrets. Philip is frantic as Titan faces significant financial trouble. And Gabi’s omission could lead to a total betrayal.

Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) is also working behind the scenes to prove that Gabi’s divorce documents were faked. He is gathering handwriting samples to have the FBI lab verify the forgery. As Philip struggles to save his family’s company, the truth about Gabi’s involvement is a ticking time bomb that could destroy their relationship and the Kiriakis empire.

Stefano DiMera’s Will and the Danger for Shawn-Douglas Brady on DOOL

The time has finally come for Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) last will and testament to be read. EJ is certain he knows what the document contains. But Stefano was famous for his last-minute shenanigans. There is a high probability that the Phoenix altered his will one final time to cause chaos from beyond the grave.

While the family prepares for the reading of the will, Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer) and Jack Junior (JJ) Deveraux (Casey Moss) are facing mortal danger. They are working with Liam to find the man who hired him. But a shooter named Klaus is expected in Salem soon to tie off loose ends. A stray bullet aimed at Liam might find a different target, putting Shawn’s life on the line during this high-stakes investigation.

Dax Shepard is ready to open up about his childhood sexual abuse in a new memoir.

Shepard, 51, revealed that he’s writing a memoir during the Monday, March 2, episode of his “Armchair Expert” podcast. While he plans to discuss being molested as a child in the book, the Parenthood actor admitted that he struggled for several months to put the story on paper.

“I have, for years on here, been acknowledging that I have been molested. And that was its own hurdle to just say that. And I got quite comfortable being able to say that. That was fine. And now I’m writing a memoir. And last year, really, the whole year was about, ‘Do I have the balls to write down the details of this?’” Shepard told guest Marcus Mumford, who detailed his own experience with childhood sexual abuse on his 2022 single “Cannibal.”

Shepard continued, “The details were always going to be mine. I didn’t want anyone to be envisioning me. It’s weird that that was still some wall between my shame. Like, I can say that happened, but I don’t need you to know anything that actually happened.”

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Shepard said it took him “four months” to be able to tell the story in his memoir.

“And when I’m writing it, I cannot help but think of people knowing this about me and how still exposed that feels,” he admitted, adding that he was “emotional” during the months it took him to write the story.

“I was having really weird kind of spikes of emotions and moodiness. And I would forget that’s why I was having that,” Shepard added.

The Zathura star said he felt better once he finally finished that portion of the memoir, but the next challenge will be actually publishing the book.

“I finished it, and something about it existing there feels like a lot of weight is off my shoulders. But for me, there’s still the hurdle of, like, [putting the book out there],” he concluded.

Shepard first opened up about his experience in 2016.

“Yeah, I was molested,” he said on SiriusXM’s The Jason Ellis Show at the time, revealing that he was abused by an 18-year-old “dude in my neighborhood” when he was 7 years old.

Though Shepard called the molestation “minimal,” he added that it likely played a role in his struggles with addiction later in life.

“If you’ve been molested, you only have a 20 percent chance of not being an addict,” Shepard explained, noting that he thought his addiction was a result of heavy partying. “But when you hear a statistic like that, I’m like, ‘Oh, no, I was going to be an addict, period.’”

Shepard said it took him “12 years” to open up to someone about his experience.

“And then all that time, I was like, ‘It’s my fault,’ as generic as that is, I’m like, ‘It’s my fault. And I’m gay, I must have manifested this because I’m secretly gay.’ I had all these insane thoughts for 11 years or 12 years,” he continued.

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Shepard’s wife, Kristen Bell, whom he married in 2013, exclusively told Us Weekly at the time why her husband decided to go public with his story.

“Well, in truth, he has dealt with it many, many years ago,” Bell, 45, said at the time. “It wasn’t a moment he revealed. It’s a lifestyle he lives, where he’s honest and brave. The entirety of the radio show, he was relating to the host who had a similar revelation, and they were communicating.”

Bell continued, “I think that, to me, is the more profound thing, that he does talk about it. Anytime someone can admit a vulnerability, and it can be helpful to others, it should be done when said person is ready. That emotion is maybe one of the most profound ones we have. I, particularly, I’m taken with vulnerability when you’re in any sort of conflict. If you come at the other person, come back to the other person with vulnerability, you can never lose. It always makes the situation better.”

If you or anyone you know has been sexually abused, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A trained staff member will provide confidential, judgment-free support as well as local resources to assist in healing, recovering and more.

On 90 Day Fiance, Elise Benson proceeds to Australia to meet Josh Lawson and while they hit it off the circumstances are less than ideal. Forrest stands his ground and stands up for Sheena when Molly attacks their engagement. Aviva Duhamel is wishy washy in the face of hard evidence that Stig Da Artist is unfaithful. And Lisa comes clean after a messy incident with Daniel. Let’s break it all down in this recap of Season 8, Episode 12 Final Boarding Call.

90 Day Fiance: Elise Meets Josh in Australia

Elise Benson packs for her trip to Australia to meet her online boyfriend Josh Lawson on 90 Day Fiance. The late season couple look great on paper. But cracks are already appearing. It seems Josh text Elise about an incident on his job as a yacht broker. He took a yacht on an unauthorized joyride and crashed it. Elise Benson is still going to follow through with the trip. In spite of Josh throwing red flags at every turn.

We get a glimpse of Josh Lawson and his roommate cutting up like 40 something frat boys. And Josh reveals that he really wasn’t living with his parents. He was living with his best gal pal Nat. He admits he left that part out when speaking with Elise Benson. She packs bikini bottoms rating them on the likelihood of getting laid. Josh’s friend and roommate Chris placed a painting of himself above the bed where Josh and Elise will sleep among other things.

Elise Benson confides Josh’s man child antics to her closest friend on 90 Day Fiance. Ultimately her friend has concerns. Elise believes he’s the one. After some glitches with her tourist visa she arrives down under. To find Josh and Chris waiting in sport coats while she’s in a sports bra and leggings. They want to whisk her to a bar to watch a night of racing. Elise and Josh make out while Chris watches. They convince her to change at the airport to go out. She agrees, dons a yellow dress and goes commando.

90 Day Fiance: Forrest Stands up for Sheena

Forrest and Sheena find themselves under attack on Before The 90 Days. Once they told Forrest’s mom Molly of their engagement, she went on the attack. She calls Forrest stupid for being manipulated by Sheena. And tells him he’s more full of ish than a Christmas goose. Sheena encourages Molly to let Forrest make his own decisions. And that only enrages Molly further. She even suggests Forrest would stay with Sheena if she “diddled” someone else.

Forrest has had enough of her nasty attitude and seeks support from his stepfather Dev. Who seems terrified to go against Molly. But Forrest stands his ground. Even going as far to issue an ultimatum to Molly. Accept the engagement or be cut out of their lives. Molly doesn’t take this well. And suggests he not come crawling back to her when this fails. She later cries that she feels she has lost her son.

TLC Couple Aviva and Stig Deal with Rumors

On 90 Day Fiance, Aviva Duhamel also deals with meddling relatives. Her Aunt Spring is on a mission to unsettle Aviva’s relationship with Belizean singing star Stig Da Artist. At the center of the investigation is a photo of Stig laying a smooch on a bikini clad woman. Spring’s niece claims this girl is a friend of hers from way back. And has been casually hooking up with Stig for awhile.

Over tropical drinks, Aviva, Spring and her niece Corrinth decide to call the woman in question to get the truth. Stig was left behind and wonders what kind of conspiracies they will feed Aviva. It was a one sided phone call. You couldn’t hear the other woman’s voice. But Corrinth says her friend didn’t know of Aviva. And later text that she was going to San Pedro with him later in the month.

Aunt Spring is smug. But Aviva Duhamel isn’t sold and is set to meet Stig’s dad that evening. Even Stig’s father admits his son is a bit of a player. Aviva brings Aunt Spring along. Spring suggests a strong round of libations called “panty rippers”. Aviva imbibes and questions Stig about the picture. And Corrinth’s phone call. He swears none of it is true and doubts that girl even has his number. With weak evidence and the help of the panty ripper, she forgives him. But he admits to production he’s not innocent.

Before The 90 Days: Lisa’s Dirty Secret Gets Real

It’s been quite a wild ride for Lisa on this season of 90 Day Fiance. She’s been under the microscope since she arrived. Deprived of her vape, shamed when she appeared without her wig in front of Daniel and placed in front of a “king” wearing a plush lion, it doesn’t seem like it could get worse. But it does. Apparently the Nigerian cuisine caught up to her. And Lisa had an accident and pooped the bed. She is mortified, but Daniel tells her it’s ok while ironically gnawing on a Baby Ruth bar.

But she doesn’t realize it’s about to get worse. Over some wine and a home cooked meal she spills most but not all of the beans to Daniel about her past. She admits to five marriages. And in spite of being separated for 9 years she’s still married to number five. But fails to divulge that it’s a woman. Daniel freaks out over the fact he’s been sleeping with another man’s wife. He fears being banished from his tribe.

Lisa sobs and finishes off the wine while Daniel rants. They ride back to the hotel together in silence on 90 Day Fiance. He won’t even sit by her in the car. Lisa realizes she should get her own room for the night. Once she does she calls her daughter revealing what happened. Her daughter isn’t really surprised. But suggests she must come all the way clean about her life and that she’s actually married to a woman. But Lisa doesn’t think she can.

90 Day Fiance: Rick Bets on a Rumble and Wins Trish Back

In spite of admitting he jetted to Colombia for a tryst with his ex after just a few days of no contact from Trish, Rick Van Vactor manages to win her back. She’s hurting. And doesn’t want him to touch her. But the 90 Day Fiance couple decide to finish out their vacation and watch an outdoor Moraingy match. Rick heckles the bare-knuckled brawlers. And Trish softens a little bit wagering a night of sex. Rick takes the bet and wins. But she suggests she’s not putting out.

Trish admits she isn’t sure if she can trust Rick Van Vactor going forward. But acknowledges he makes her happy and she does love him. But there’s the matter of taking him to meet her father. Rick is nervous about it too. But she doesn’t plan on telling her family about the indiscretion. Rick knows he probably has several strikes against him already. Mainly his age and the fact he’s not thrilled about more children. So, it’s a gamble. Till next time!

One day, I wanted to know how many Stephen King novels hadn’t been adapted into TV shows or movies. And so I went through them all, and, at the time of writing, it’s… actually, it’s complicated. The Dark Tower complicates things. Let’s just address that first and foremost. It’s obvious that Salem’s Lot has been adapted as both a miniseries and a movie, while The Stand has had two miniseries, and Pet Sematary has had two movies, and so on, but The Dark Tower only kind of has The Dark Tower (2017).

But then that adaptation isn’t really an adaptation of one specific book. For present purposes, maybe it’s best to say that it kind of lines up with book #1, The Gunslinger, though not really. And so all the other books definitely remain unadapted, but if they were to be adapted, it would make sense to do them as one big adaptation, like a multi-season-long TV show. So, multiple unadapted books = one potential adaptation that’ll hopefully come out one day. Taking those unadapted books as one story, and almost imagining the unadapted Gwendy books as getting one adaptation, there are 22 unadapted stories, not counting novellas or short stories that haven’t been adapted. And if you separate out the Gwendy and Dark Tower books, there are 29 (out of 66) novels that haven’t yet been adapted into a movie or miniseries. That’s a higher number than expected, in all honesty, even if many of those novels are more recent ones that’ll likely get adapted eventually.

There are also some older books mentioned here that might, post-2026, have adaptations. This whole endeavor will likely age faster than most rankings, but for now, it’s accurate and thorough. For now, you can only really experience these Stephen King novels on the page, or as audiobooks, and that’s one of many good reasons why reading every now and then (like, generally) is worthwhile. Those still-to-be-adapted novels are ranked below, starting with the messy/not-so-good ones and ending with those where it’s surprising adaptations don’t yet exist.

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‘The Regulators’ (1996)

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It would make the job easier to skim over the Richard Bachman books that Stephen King wrote under his pseudonym, as of the seven, only three have been adapted to film (The Running Man twice, though, for what that’s worth). Still, we know Bachman is King now, and vice versa, and in 1996, people knew that, so King releasing The Regulators as a Bachman novel was sort of him being cute.

And he also did so in order for it to be a companion novel with the slightly better Desperation, which has a TV movie adaptation. The Regulators is an incomprehensible book, though, and so it would likely make for a similarly frustrating movie. Points for trying something weird, and the act of comparing and contrasting The Regulators and Desperation is sort of interesting if you’re a big King fan, but The Regulators on its own is just not a particularly good read (sorry).

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‘Holly’ (2023)

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Even if Holly might not look too long, compared to other very long Stephen King novels, it feels agonizingly drawn out, and is among his weaker books overall. It’s the first novel of his to give Holly Gibney a central role, after she was a supporting player in a handful of other Stephen King books, most of them crime/mystery-focused, but not all without horror elements altogether.

Some of those books have had adaptations, like the Mr. Mercedes TV series that ran for a few seasons, meaning it could also adapt Finders Keepers and End of Watch, and then also The Outsider, which Gibney was a supporting player in. There’s one other Holly book after Holly that’s also unadapted, and is a little better overall (still not perfect, but an improvement nonetheless is still worth appreciating).

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Two Books in the ‘Gwendy Trilogy’ (2017–2022)

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It wouldn’t take much to make the stories in the Gwendy trilogy equal to the books, in terms of quality, were they adapted, though one has to wonder who’d want an adaptation in the first place. This is also a bit of a Dark Tower situation where things get complicated. Here, it’s because there are three books, and no indication of how they’d be adapted if an adaptation were attempted, and also, King didn’t write or co-write the second one, as that was a solo effort by Richard Chizmar.

Honestly, Gwendy’s Button Box is a decent enough read, only really suffering because it’s short and very, very reminiscent of other books by Stephen King. The third book, Gwendy’s Final Task, almost feels like a practical joke, and then the second, written only by Chizmar (and called Gwendy’s Magic Feather) is very forgettable. Judging the series as a whole, it’s not very good, but that first book on its own is just fine (still wouldn’t really ever need an adaptation, though).

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‘From a Buick 8’ (2002)

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You can write about From a Buick 8 multiple times, and it never gets easier. The same can sort of be said for The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher, but even those somehow got adaptations (a two-part miniseries and a movie, respectively). From a Buick 8 might well be unadaptable, since it’s even weirder, despite being shorter and so technically not having as many strange directions it can rampage off in.

But just as the characters in Seinfeld have “got to see the baby,” anyone talking about From a Buick 8 has got to try and say what’s more or less about. A spooky car? Alien life? The nature of storytelling? Policing? It’s far more common to come away from a Thomas Pynchon novel not knowing what the hell you read, but for a storyteller like King, who usually lays everything out so smoothly, to deliver something this weird… well, maybe it’s a sign of range? If you really want a silver lining.

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‘Sleeping Beauties’ (2017)

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The idea of Sleeping Beauties is interesting, like, premise-wise. And then it’s also nice that Stephen King wrote a novel with one of his sons, Owen King. As a duo, they made something that wasn’t terrible, and yeah, the premise is good. Sleeping Beauties is about women all being affected by some sort of unknown event that makes them fall into comas, and get cocoons wrapped around them.

The men left conscious all panic, especially because bad things happen whenever someone tries to wake up one of the women. Once answers start being revealed, Sleeping Beauties falls apart a bit, and that’s a problem for obvious reasons. It’s one of those “King started it well, but didn’t really know how to finish it” books. Or, more specifically, “two Kings started things well, but then neither had a great idea of how to finish things.”

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‘Elevation’ (2018)

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Keeping it short when it comes to Elevation, because this book is tiny, it’s basically about a guy who starts becoming lighter and lighter. That also happened in Thinner, which was a Richard Bachman book (the last of King’s Bachman books before people found out the truth), but that had a horror slant to the premise, whereas this one’s kind of trying to be a tearjerker?

It’s weird, how sentimental Elevation tries to be, not because it plays out more like a fantasy story than a horror one, but because it’s really sappy and just absurd at the same time. Is it a novella or a novel? Different sources define it differently, but that length (or lack thereof) does mean it could be adapted pretty directly. Question is, would anyone want it? Is anyone really that much of an Elevation fan?

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‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ (1999)

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is another Stephen King book that keeps things on the shorter side, for better or worse. Or for better and worse? It’s for the better, because it’s about a young girl who gets lost in the woods on her own, and you can only do so much with that premise. But maybe also for the worse, because King’s taken a simple adventure and/or survival story and expanded it in significantly more interesting ways before.

There are also a few more fans of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, it seems, compared to Elevation, but still probably not many girls or boys or women or men who love The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. It’s a bit too slight, but it’s not bad. It has its moments. And it would translate well to film (not a TV series, or even a miniseries; there’s just not enough here to adapt).

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‘Rage’ (1977)

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Given how King feels about Rage, and his stance on it being a good thing that it’s out of print, a movie or TV adaptation of it feels like it might well be the least likely unadapted book of the author’s to ever get one. It’s about a student who brings a gun to school, killing two teachers with it before taking his class hostage, and then that whole situation is what most of the story is devoted to.

It’s understandable why King feels the way he does about Rage, even if movies dealing with similarly upsetting subject matter have been made before (see Polytechnique and Elephant). As for the quality of Rage itself? It’s not terrible for an early work by the author, and you can sort of admire what it’s going for to some extent, but it’s not handled ideally, and even with its relatively short page count, Rage does end up feeling a little drawn-out.

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‘Roadwork’ (1981)

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While not quite as disturbing as Rage, Roadwork is a similarly angry and intense book, and it has some flaws as well, like that other early Bachman book with a single-word title (and that word starts with “R”). It’s also the case that Roadwork would probably work better as a movie, or be a little easier to tackle, even if adapting it, you’d run the risk of making something too similar to Taxi Driver or Falling Down.

That’s because Roadwork is one of those stories about a man pushed to some kind of limit, and then he lashes out because of the injustice he feels in society. Here, he just has a run of very bad luck, and King gets some engaging material out of the whole “How far do you want to go before you start seeing him as a villain more than a victim” kind of thing (see also any number of more recent TV shows about anti-heroes).

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‘Never Flinch’ (2025)

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Two years on from Holly, Holly Gibney herself was also the protagonist of Never Flinch, and it feels a bit silly to include it on this ranking at this present time, since it’s very recent and adaptations usually take time… unless it’s Christine, for whatever reason. That Stephen King book came out in the first half of 1983, and the movie adaptation came out right near the end of the very same year.

But to stay focused on Never Flinch, this one might be difficult to adapt because it’s sort of a messy combination of two ideas that might have been two novellas on their own, or overall neither was long enough to be fleshed out into a novel. So King threw them both together here, and had Holly Gibney tackling two different cases that are interesting on their own, but don’t really cross over or come together in an especially satisfying way. It’s a novel that’s less than the sum of its parts, though at least many parts of it are pretty good.