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Man Fatally Shoots Wife, ‘Would Rather Live in Prison’ Than ‘Deal With’ Her
A man in Florida has been arrested after he allegedly fatally shot his wife because he “would rather live in prison” than “deal with” her amid her battle with dementia.
Former police officer William Elwood Simmons was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 83-year-old wife, Nancy Simmons, on Saturday, February 21.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Orlando, Florida, around 5:15 p.m. after a caller said his wife “was down and I’m just sitting here,” according to a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Us Weekly.
Once deputies arrived at the home, they saw William, 80, waving them down in the garage. “I do know what happened, I did it,” he told them after they asked what occurred.
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William was then asked if there were any weapons in the house, and he reportedly said, “Well, one on the floor. I put it there.”
Officers then entered the home, where they found the victim in the kitchen, dead from a gunshot wound. A shotgun was also on the floor with a spent shell casing, according to the affidavit.
William was taken into the police station for questioning, where he told cops that he “was guilty and he shot his wife.”
“He confirmed they were in the kitchen arguing over going on a cruise. Nancy told him multiple times ‘F**k you, you bastard’ which triggered Simmons,” the affidavit stated.
William said he then went to his bedroom and grabbed a shotgun from the closet. His wife said, “F**k you, you bastard” again before he shot her one time.
He told the officers that he dealt with her dementia for “far too long” and that he loved “the old Nancy.” He added “that he would rather live in prison than to deal with her.”
He is currently in custody at Orange County Jail after he was denied bail. It is not immediately clear if William has entered a plea or retained legal representation.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment.
Not much is known about William and Nancy’s relationship, including how long they were together or if they had kids. Additionally, it is not known when she was diagnosed with dementia.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Dementia is “a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.”
UPDATE — 12/18/25 at 12:05 p.m. ET: Brian Walshe was sentenced on Thursday, December 18, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe UPDATE — 12/15/25 at 12:10 p.m. ET: Walshe was convicted of his wife Ana’s murder on Monday, December 15. The jury of six […]
If William is found guilty of first-degree murder, he could face either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, the evidence and circumstances of the crime will ultimately determine his sentence.
The state of Florida has aggressively accelerated its use of the death penalty in recent years, and a record high of 19 people were executed in 2025. A death sentence is executed by lethal injection, according to the Florida Statues. However, the person who was sentenced to death also has the choice to be executed by electrocution.
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Tyra Banks
Demanding $50,000 in Court …
Over ‘Celebrity Shakedown’
Published
Tyra Banks is embroiled in a nasty court battle over her Ice Cream company — claiming a landlord is attempting a “celebrity shakedown.”
In court docs, Tyra … who is battling with a Washington D.C. landlord over a scrapped plan to open an ice cream shop … is now seeking more than $50,000 in sanctions from the landlord who tried to drag her to court.
Tyra said the landlord knows she lives in Australia and has no real ties to America or D.C., where the lawsuit was filed. She said her move to the land Down Under was well-publicized, and the landlord should have been aware.
It all started back in October 2025, when a building owner named Christopher Powell — by and through his company — sued Tyra and her business partner and boyfriend, Louis Bélanger-Martin.
According to the lawsuit, Powell was in talks with Tyra and Louis to open a location for her ice cream company, Smize & Dream, inside his building in Washington, D.C.
He claims Tyra told him the D.C. location would be the flagship store and would also help underserved young people in Washington.
The landlord said Tyra and her business partner signed a 10-year lease for the location in April 2024. He claims he spent thousands to fix the space up.
The suit alleges Tyra went behind his back and opened a location in Sydney, Australia. Christopher said he was upset because he turned down other tenants to sign the lease with her, which caused him to lose money.
Per court docs, Tyra and her boyfriend abandoned the D.C. location in June 2024 and refused to pay rent. The lawsuit says Tyra “weaponized” her celebrity influence to deter him from suing her. Christopher demanded an excess of $2.8 million in damages.
Tyra denied all allegations of wrongdoing. She claimed she terminated the lease for valid reasons, which led to the landlord demanding $2.9 million, which Tyra called a “celebrity shakedown.”
The landlord eventually voluntarily dismissed the case back in December … but Tyra is now seeking sanctions for having to defend herself in the first place and wants the judge to send a strong message to the landlord.
Ex-Prince Andrew reportedly did not take his eviction from the Royal Lodge well.
The former Duke of York was stripped of his titles and sent to live away from the Royal Lodge, where he had lived for years, after the revelation of his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ex-Prince Andrew recently got involved with the authorities over suspicion of misconduct in office. He was taken into custody from his new residence on his 66th birthday.
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Ex-Prince Andrew Reportedly Played The Mommy Card During Royal Lodge Eviction
Andrew reportedly tried to resist being evicted from the Windsor mansion to Sandringham, claiming that as the Queen’s son, he could not be ordered to leave the estate. A Royal insider revealed that he refused to leave or take responsibility and “was so arrogant” about it.
“But I’m the Queen’s second son, you can’t do this to me,” he repeatedly cried out during the process of his eviction, raising concerns that he probably did not understand the extent of his situation in the public eye at the time.
According to The Sun, Andrew was often considered the favorite child and/or blind spot of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. This knowledge is probably why he insisted that he did not want to leave the mansion even after being stripped of his royal titles.
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Ultimately, King Charles III reportedly forced him out of the Royal Lodge last October after it was revealed that he lied about cutting ties with Epstein.
While Andrew lives out his exile at Sandringham estate, it is understood that the King privately funds his needs, as insiders disclosed that the disgraced royal has no retirement funds.
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The Former Duke Of York May Face Serious Charges
Andrew was arrested on Thursday, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in a public office, related to his time as UK trade envoy from 2001 to 2011. The recently released Epstein files show conversations between the pals that call for investigation.
Police vehicles with officers made their way to his abode that morning to conduct searches and take him in for questioning. His devices, such as computers and other electronics, are also to be assessed in search of further evidence.
It was further revealed that Andrew was questioned for up to ten hours at Aylsham police station in Norfolk before he was released in the evening of the same day.
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His brother, King Charles, shared that he was deeply concerned with the turn of events but assured the public that their law must take its course, and he and the royal family would continue to serve the country.
The outcome of the investigations might be life-changing for the former Prince as he stands to lose his place as eighth in line to the throne. While he previously denied any wrongdoing, Page Six notes that if convicted, he could face life in prison.
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The Disgraced Royal’s Eviction Previously Sparked An Investigation
When the details of Andrew’s lease at the Windsor Estate hit the media, it raised eyebrows. He had lived in the mansion for over two decades and was only required to pay “one peppercorn (if demanded) per annum.”
The Blast reported that news of this agreement raised dust in the public over whether taxpayers were getting any value from the deal, and in turn triggered an investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The investigations aimed to determine whether the Crown Estate properties are being properly managed, with a focus on the Royal Lodge. MPs also challenged the Crown Estate to explain Andrew’s lease and prove that it benefits taxpayers.
The PAC requested details on his living arrangements, and with the information received, the committee chair, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, stated that “the information provided clearly forms the beginnings of a basis for an inquiry.”
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Former Prince Andrew Is Not The First In His Bloodline To Face Legal Issues
While the former Duke’s arrest comes as a shock to many, it should be noted that this does not mark the first time a person of royal blood has committed an offense. Andrew’s arrest still makes history as the first in almost 400 years of clean sheets for the royal family.
The Blast detailed in a previous release, the members of the royal house who have previously been tied to some form of legal drama. Prince Philip, husband of the late Queen Elizabeth II, got involved with officials for driving without a seat belt in 2019. The Prince did not address the issue till his death and was never arrested.
Princess Anne, in 2002, was convicted of owning a dog that bit two children. As a result, she was fined £500 for breaching the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act, but was never arrested.
King Charles I was arrested in 1646 during the English Civil War. He was placed on house arrest and, after facing crimes of tyranny in court, was beheaded years later.
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Ex-Prince Andrew Became A Subject Of Public Ridicule In Paris
The recent arrest and questioning of ex-Prince Andrew have provoked reactions from people from different angles. Online users have taken to different social media accounts mocking the disgraced royal and displaying his photographs while at it.
A picture of the former Duke was placed as an artwork in Paris, leading to further forms of mockery. A video posted online showed one of the activists walking into the Louvre and hanging a framed photograph.
The Blast reported many commenters made jest of the exiled royal’s picture, which captured him after his exile from questioning on his 66th birthday, with the words “He’s sweating now, 2026” written underneath.
Comments which read “hilarious,” “brilliant,” “Laughing out loud,” with countless laughing emojis filled the comment section.
What will happen next to Ex-Prince Andrew?
Social media users are fuming at Alan Cumming after the BAFTA Awards.
The actor and “Traitors” host issued an apology during the recent ceremony after a man in the audience with Tourette’s screamed a racial slur at Black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo.
While his comments were likely shared with good intentions, netizens shared how his remarks seemed to excuse the damage that may have been caused.
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Alan Cumming Speaks During BAFTA Awards, Issues An Apology
A stunning moment from last night’s BAFTA Awards has captured global attention. According to Variety, Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson made several outbursts during the show, which featured offensive language, including “f-ck” and “shut the f-ck up.”
Elsewhere during the ceremony, Davidson—whose life served as the inspiration for the nominated biopic, “I Swear”—shouted the N-word while Jordan and Lindo were on stage, sparking horror as the video captured the audience audibly gasping.
Host Alan Cumming addressed the situation during the broadcast, noting that viewers may have heard “strong language.” He later expressed gratitude to the audience for their understanding and “helping create a respectful space for everyone.”
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Cumming Slammed Online By ‘Sinners’ Production Designer Hannah Beachler Over Apology
And a third time at a Black woman. I understand and deeply know why this is an impossible situation. I know we must handle this with grace and continue to push through. But what made the situation worse was the throw away apology of “if you were offended”
— HannahBeachler (@HannahEBeachler) February 23, 2026
Cumming also sought to educate viewers who may have been unfamiliar with Tourette’s Syndrome, calling it “a disability and the tics you’ve heard tonight are involuntary, which means the person who has Tourette’s Syndrome has no control over their language. We apologize if you are offended tonight.”
“Sinners” production designer Hannah Beachler discussed the moment on her X account, revealing she was struggling with how to address the matter. “The situation is almost impossible, but it happened 3 times that night, and one of the three times was directed at myself on the way to dinner after the show,” Beachler wrote.
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Beachler explained that they were aware that they needed to handle the situation “with grace.” They added: “But what made the situation worse was the throw-away apology of ‘if you were offended.’”
“Of course, we were offended…but our frequency, our spiritual vibration is tuned to a higher level than what happened. I am not steal, this did not bounce off of me, but I exist above it. It can’t take away from who I am as an artist,” Beachler finished.
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Social Media Users Rip Into Cumming Over His Handling Of The Awards Scandal
Alan Cumming cannot be trusted either. We don’t need to have understanding when we get called racial slurs. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were publicly humiliated and dehumanized. You could see it on their faces. They should NOT have had to endure that. Period.
— Becca ✦ R&B Royalty (@MJFINESSELOVER) February 22, 2026
Beachler was far from the only individual to weigh in on Cumming’s stance during the BAFTA Awards. Other social media users similarly voiced their opinions, expressing collective frustration with the “Traitors” star’s handling of the situation.
“No, Alan Cumming, I am NOT going to be understanding when a grown adult (even if they have disabilities) says a racist slur,” a user wrote on X.
“Alan Cumming cannot be trusted either,” another user shared. “We don’t need to have understanding when we get called racial slurs. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were publicly humiliated and dehumanized. You could see it on their faces. They should NOT have had to endure that. Period.”
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Other social media users were incensed when they learned that the BBC had chosen not to scrap the footage from the replays.
Jamie Foxx Expresses Frustration After Seeing Footage Of Jordan And Delroy Being Called A Racial Slur During Awards Show
Actor Jamie Foxx commented on the situation on Instagram, calling out Davidson for hurling a racial slur at Jordan and Delroy while they were presenting the award for Best Special Visual Effects.
“Nah, he meant that sh-t,” the “Blame It” singer wrote. “Out of all words you could’ve said, Tourette’s makes you say that?”
He added, “Unacceptable.”
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BAFTA Releases An Apology After A Moment From Last Night’s Award Show Sparks A Heated Response From The Public
According to NPR, BAFTA released an apology after last night’s incident, acknowledging the words heard during the show “[carry] incomparable trauma and pain for so many.” The statement continued, “We want to acknowledge the harm this has caused, address what happened, and apologize to all.”
Like Cumming, BAFTA explained Davidson’s condition and added that his verbal tics “are in no way a reflection of an individual’s beliefs and are not intentional.”
BAFTA issued a formal apology regarding the “profoundly offensive term” directed at Jordan and Delroy Lindo while they were on stage. “We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism,” they added.
“During the ceremony, John chose to leave the auditorium and watch the rest of the ceremony from a screen, and we would like to thank him for his dignity and consideration of others, on what should have been a night of celebration for him,” they finished.
American actress Loryn Locklin was 21 years old when she played the super sexy daughter, Jewel Bentley, in the 1990 classic “Taking Care of Business.” Locklin shared the big screen with Jim Belushi as Jimmy Dworski and Charles Grodin as Spencer…
Morgan Fairchild has opened up about the darker side of Hollywood and the conscious choice she made not to indulge in its pressures.
She revealed that she decided early on not to “sell her soul,” a stance that was reinforced by advice from a mentor.
Over the decades, Morgan Fairchild has continued to age gracefully and has earned recognition as one of Hollywood’s most iconic blondes.
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The Actress Has No Regrets About Not Compromising Her Standards
In an industry often defined by compromise and cutthroat ambition, Morgan Fairchild says she made a deliberate choice not to “sell her soul” to get ahead in Hollywood.
The actress, who began her career in the early 1970s, shared the revelation during a recent conversation with Fox News Digital.
“I made my decision early on that I was not going to sell my soul or my pride or my dignity to succeed in this business,” the actress told the news outlet.
She has enjoyed a sterling career over the years since her debut, starring in films like “Seduction,” “Freak,” as well as TV roles, “Friends” and “Dallas.”
Still, while she believes that compromising might have pushed her even further, Fairchild has no regrets about not budging.
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“I might’ve done a little better if I had, but I was willing to live with that,” Fairchild continued.
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Morgan Fairchild Said There Were ‘Jobs She Lost’ Because She Refused To ‘Sleep With People’
According to Fairchild, she was confronted with the narrative that she needed to compromise to get ahead from the very moment she moved to Hollywood.
“When I first moved to L.A., everyone told me, ‘If you don’t go to the right parties, if you don’t sleep with the right people, and if you don’t do what everybody does, you’re never going to get anywhere,’” the “Flamingo Road” star revealed.
Realizing this was how the industry was run left Fairchild in shock, as many of the vices people expected her to participate in weren’t things that were part of her lifestyle or habits.
“Well, I don’t even drink, much less do drugs. I just never did,” Fairchild recalled. “When they told me that’s what it takes to make it here, I thought, ‘Then I guess I just won’t have a career.’
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Even now, Fairchild believes there were “jobs she lost” simply because she “wouldn’t sleep with people.”
“I know that, and I accept that I wasn’t willing to accept that. I just wasn’t willing to sleep with them,” she added.
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The Actress Shared The Best Advice She Ever Received From An Industry Colleague
Despite her decision not to compromise her standards, there were moments during Fairchild’s early days in the industry when she questioned her choice.
One such moment came at a cast party where she recalled attendees being “a little strange,” an experience that left her shocked and feeling emotionally unsettled.
“I went to a cast party, and I realized everybody was a little strange,” Fairchild recalled. “The next day, I was walking with one of my mentors, and he said, ‘You seem a little down.’ I told him, ‘I really like working on this movie, but I’m realizing it’s a strange world. I walked out on this party, but that’s the reality of the business, and I can’t just keep walking out on reality.’”
After sharing her plight, the mentor, whom Fairchild chose not to name, offered what the actress described as the “best piece of advice” she has ever received.
“He said, ‘Nonsense, you can always walk out on reality.’ So that’s how I approached Hollywood,” the actress revealed.
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The Actress Posted Photos With Industry Colleagues
Now 76, Fairchild still remains one of Hollywood’s most memorable blondes.
This reputation has seemingly been further fueled by how gracefully she has aged over the years.
As such, it came as no surprise when fans flooded her with praise after she shared photos of herself alongside familiar faces, including everyone from “The Facts of Life” and “Palm Royale” star Mindy Cohn to “Good Times” legend Jimmie Walker.
The pictures appeared to have been taken during this year’s edition of Albuquerque Comic Con, as hinted in the caption of the post.
“#OnMyWalk to @abqcomcon with friends @mindycohn , @realmickfoley , my Worst Cooks in America pal, Jimmie Walker & Mr. T Rex himself! Great weekend,” Fairchild wrote.
Morgan Fairchild Was Prasied For Her Ageless Look
Shortly after sharing the images, the famous actress’s post was swarmed with kind words from her supporters who praised her ageless look.
“I need the name of Ms. Fairchild’s plastic surgeon,” a fan wrote, while another commented, “Morgan looks absolutely stunning.”
“She looks good, hasn’t aged at all,” a third netizen said, and a fourth added, “she has got timeless beauty.”
Tom Ellis revealed why he didn’t watch most of FBI before filming his new spinoff CIA.
“To start with, I certainly wanted to keep it separate because it is a very different agency and they run very differently and they operate very differently,” Ellis, 47, exclusively told Us Weekly before the Monday, February 23, premiere. “The fun of the clash actually plays out better the less I know about FBI and what they do.”
Ellis “watched a little bit” before pressing pause.
“Obviously, I’ve been aware of the shows and of the Dick Wolf TV kingdom for years and years and years. But I didn’t want to know too much about that,” he explained. “We do cross-pollinate a little bit. But it’s two shows. I wouldn’t say they’re spinoff shows so much as two shows that really complement each other.”
Fire Country isn’t the only CBS show currently going through a surprising showrunner change. News broke in January 2026 that showrunner Tia Napolitano was leaving after multiple onscreen departures. “Tia has been instrumental in helping both build and steer Fire Country, which not only became a top series, but is also the foundation of a […]
While previewing CIA, Ellis broke down the biggest difference compared to FBI, saying, “The FBI deals in crimes that have already happened predominantly and the CIA try to stop the crime from happening in the first place. FBI is a very public present arm of the law enforcement. They’re the poster boy of U.S. law enforcement. And the CIA is very much in the shadows — and doesn’t want to be on any poster. It doesn’t want people to see who they are and they operate in a very sort of voyeuristic manner.”
FBI debuted on CBS in 2019 and follows the agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City. The network followed that up with FBI: Most Wanted, which aired from 2020 to 2025, about the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Fugitive Task Force. There was also the FBI: International spinoff about the International Fly Team that ran for four seasons before concluding in 2025.
In April 2025, CBS gave CIA a straight-to-series order starring Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss. According to the official synopsis, CIA centers on “two unlikely partners — a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law.”
The description continued: “When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA’s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.”
After rounding out the cast, CIA initially faced a showrunner change when Warren Leight replaced FBI: Most Wanted‘s David Hudgins as showrunner. The changes kept coming when Michael Michele, who was one of the series’ leads, left in November 2025. Days later, Eriq La Salle left the series as executive producer. He was attached to CIA since its conception and directed the pilot before his exit.
Leight then exited as showrunner as well, which caused production to pause. Mike Weiss, the current showrunner of FBI, took over as CIA continued to find its voice before its series premiere.
“The best things come to those who wait,” Ellis teased. “They decided relatively early on that CIA was going to be midseason. That’s actually been beneficial for us because we didn’t have a pilot on this show. Sometimes it’s difficult to really know what a show is until you’ve actually made it. Then you start looking at it and go, ‘These are the pieces and whatnot.’ So it’s given us that little bit of time to actually kind of organically work out what the show is.”
He continued: “What I can say is now we’ve got to that point the show is really going to be worth the wait. For anyone that loves FBI, they’re going to love it. For anyone who loves the Dick Wolf world, they’re going to love it. And for people that want a new show — that don’t watch either of those things — there’s something for those people as well. It’s got a lot of things and it’s got humor in it as well, which is always a big selling point for me.”
CIA airs on CBS Mondays at 10 p.m. ET.
Miss J Alexander shocked fans when it was revealed in the Netflix documentary about “America’s Next Top Model,” that he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2022 that left him with limited mobility and outrageous medical bills.
Following the release of the docuseries, a personal friend of Alexander created a GoFundMe to mixed reaction, and now he has clarified his intentions behind the fundraiser.
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Friend Explains Why He Created GoFundMe For Miss J Alexander
Steven Grossman, a talent manager and producer, shared a throwback photo on Instagram of himself with Miss J Alexander, Jay Manuel, and Kelly Cutrone, paired with a lengthy caption about his health struggles before asking his followers to contribute to the GoFundMe.
“I started a @gofundme to help @miss_jalexander with the overwhelming financial burden of medical bills and long term care,” Grossman’s caption read in part. “So if Miss J ever made you smile or laugh – I hope you will consider donating or sharing with your community. Let’s all come together for someone who has inspired so much joy, confidence and individuality in all of us.”
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In the comments of the post, an Instagram user asked Grossman why he was starting a GoFundMe if he was so close to Alexander, also alluding to his financial status as a Hollywood manager and producer, and Grossman offered a defense.
“Because he kept it private for years until the Netflix documentary came out and it wasn’t my news to share,” he wrote in response. “For clarity though I’ve never repped Miss J. He’s just a friend.”
Some criticism arose regarding the GoFundMe, specifically as it relates to recent Hollywood figures having fundraisers on the platform, such as late actors Eric Dane and James Van Der Beek.
To date, the GoFundMe has raised over $17,000 of its $50,000 goal.
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The GoFundMe Detailed The Ongoing Medical Expenses For Miss J
“Miss J. has been bravely fighting his way back and struggling to live independently,” the fundraiser reads, which has raised close to $6,000 of its $100,000 goal.
“We are hoping to secure full-time, round-the-clock care and help with the on-going regular physical, speech, and occupational therapies. He is currently confined to a wheelchair stemming from what we hope is only temporary paralysis and his right arm remains immobile,” the message continued.
The statement then shared that the medical expenses have put a financial strain on the former runway coach.
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“While he has shown incredible strength and resilience against all odds, the financial burden of ongoing treatment, specialized care, and daily living support is beyond overwhelming,” the fundraiser read.
“Your donation—no matter the size—will go toward rehabilitation services, in-home care, medical bills, and essential living costs incurred on this long road of recovery,” the message continued.
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Miss J Revealed Who From ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Came To Visit Following His Stroke
In “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” Miss J discussed his stroke and shared that Tyra Banks initially reached out via text message.
When asked if Banks was among those who visited him alongside fellow “ANTM” stars Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker, Miss J offered an update. “She just sent me a text that she wants to come and visit me, but no, not yet.”
‘ANTM’ Documentary Producers Shared Alexander’s Decision To Share His Health Struggle Publicly
“Reality Check” director Daniel Sivan revealed in an interview with Netflix that conversations with Miss J prior to filming shaped the way his story was told in the docuseries.
“What was important is not framing Miss J as a survivor,” Sivan said. “He is not his health. First and foremost, he’s a diva who just shattered every single glass ceiling.”
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Miss J Opened Up About The Impact Of His Stroke And His Determination To Return To Runway Coaching
“I spent five weeks in a coma … I couldn’t walk, and I couldn’t talk, and I thought to myself, ‘What was I going to do?’ After spending five weeks in a coma and one year, five months in the hospital, I’m alive to tell it as I lived it, and no dreams of the afterlife, not one,” he said.
Despite still being unable to walk, the famed former runway coach is determined to get back to his roots.
“I miss being the queen of the runway, the queen of the catwalk, of course,” the former “America’s Next Top Model” judge said. “I’m the person who taught models how to walk. I taught models how to walk, and now I can’t walk. I’m determined to walk. I’m sure you’re going to see me again. I’m sure. It’s not over for me yet.”
Can you guess which sexy star displayed her 57-year-old bod in this eye-popping shot?! This ain’t her first bikini slay, but we’re still staring all day …
She used to feud with Bethenny Frankel … and when she’s not in the Big Apple, catch her down in Palm Beach flashing her lil’ black bikini!
Tracy Morgan‘s mockumentary The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins found a way to poke fun at Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s marriage.
During the Monday, February 23, episode of the NBC sitcom, Reggie’s (Tracy Morgan) ex-wife, Monica (Erika Alexander), shared her thoughts on the documentary about her ex, telling documentarian Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe), “We trust you! This could work for all of us.”
Monica did, however, have one concern about the project.
“I just don’t want us to come off like Jennifer Lopez in her documentary,” she told Arthur, who replied, “Right, no Ben Affleck. Good note!”
The word “Bennifer” might include flashbacks to frosted lip gloss and butterfly clips, but everything comes back in style eventually. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got back together nearly 20 years after their romance first took the world by storm. The pair first connected in 2002 on the set of the ill-fated Gigli. The movie […]
Monica was referencing Lopez’s 2024 music visual film This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, a highly stylized take on Lopez’s life. It accompanied her most recent album and dove deep into her renewed relationship with Affleck, 53, in between self-help parodies and sci-fi interludes.
Lopez, 56, and Affleck originally reconnected in 2021 after breaking off their 2004 engagement. The pair went on to tie the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022 and had a second ceremony the following month. Before their 2024 split, Lopez praised Affleck’s help with This Is Me … Now: A Love Story, which served as a sequel to her 2002 album This Is Me … Then that was dedicated to Affleck
“I was like, ‘I don’t write, I don’t do this,’” she recalled at a February 2024 press conference. “He was like, ‘You do, you write, you direct, you produce, you choreograph, you do all the things. Start stepping into that, start owning a little bit of who you are.’”
The singer was excited to share a glimpse of her and Affleck’s love story, telling Variety at the time, “I’ve been on this journey, and I’ve been trying to figure it out. Now I feel like because Ben and I have rediscovered each other — and now that we’re married — I have something to offer. This is the defining piece of work that’s going to close that chapter so I can move on to the next part of my life.”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s relationship inspired her 2002 hit “Dear Ben,” and their romance provided even more inspiration when it was rekindled two decades later. The couple were first linked in the early 2000s, with Lopez confirming their engagement to Diane Sawyer in November 2002. The twosome eventually called off their wedding in early […]
Lopez also previously gushed over Affleck’s commitment to the project.
“We collaborate very well together, and nobody knows my story more than he does,” she told Entertainment Tonight in December 2023. “So we were able to kind of sit down and really dig into it, in a way that I don’t think any other writer could’ve done with me.”
At the time, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Lopez “wouldn’t have wished for anybody else” to collaborate with her on the Prime Video release, adding, “Nobody knows her better than Ben.” Lopez felt “grateful” to have Affleck on her team, with the source saying, “He helped her feel safe to share parts of her nobody has ever known.”
Us later confirmed in August 2024 that Lopez filed for divorce on the two-year anniversary of her and Affleck’s Georgia wedding ceremony.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins airs on NBC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Episode 2
Summary
On the surface, NBC’s newest sitcom, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, is about a disgraced football star (Tracy Morgan) trying to rewrite his legacy. But it’s also about the guy holding the camera because, as these first two episodes prove, millennial filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe) is not just there to “document” the former athlete. He’s there to poke around until that scar talks.
It’s why Episode 2’s “Nittany Means Big” hits as hard as it does. In Monday’s latest half-hour, we learn that Arthur isn’t satisfied with the clean version of Dinkins’ “food poisoning game.” Once he notices Reggie has Penn State newspapers dated before the game even happened, it’s all over, and the truth gets dragged into broad daylight, where we learn of a mascot theft plan, a gross trash-water escape, and vomiting that wasn’t a freak accident so much as a natural consequence of trash-water.
As Erika Alexander’s Monica accidentally gives away a crucial tell while Arthur interviews her for the documentary, the award-winning actress frames what that does to Reggie perfectly in an interview with Collider. “That’s the beginning of him showing that he’s an unreliable narrator about his own life,” she says as Reggie’s reaction is pure Reggie — anger, denial, and control-freak panic. But Morgan’s take on Alexander’s note is almost weirdly sincere: “Nah, the blow was to the public… The lie was to the public.”
It’s that denial that series co-creator Robert Carlock also points out that Reggie and Arthur share in common, and more so than their clashing egos. As the former showrunner for 30 Rock puts it, they both have “a scandal, a failure, or something that they feel like they need to get past.”
In our exclusive interviews with actors Morgan and Alexander, alongside showrunners, Carlock and Sam Means, we unpack how Episode 2’s “food poisoning” reveal rewrites Reggie’s myth, why Monica’s been carrying the fallout for years, how Arthur’s own scandal fuels his obsession with the truth — and what all of it sets up as the fallout only gets messier in the remaining eight episodes this season. Including those 30 Rock Easter eggs you might have spotted!
Erika Alexander Says the “Food Poisoning” Truth Proves Reggie’s an Unreliable Narrator
Reggie can’t take the truth behind the “food poisoning game,” and Monica’s buried frustration starts to surface in a way that changes everything.
COLLIDER: Episode 2 sort of reveals the truth behind the food poisoning game, and it reframes Reggie’s legend. Is the bigger blow that he lied to the public, or that he’s been lying to himself about what kind of player or person he was?
MORGAN: Nah, the blow was to the public. I know who I am! I know what I am. The lie was to the public. That was the bigger blow — when you betray the public. I play football! They believed in me! And then I gambled.
ALEXANDER: And you know what? That’s absolutely the truth. That’s the beginning of him showing that he’s an unreliable narrator about his own life. And they both shared the lie. Actually, she accidentally gave it away when Tobin was interviewing Monica. She didn’t mean to, but then suddenly it just pokes holes in a person that’s kind of tired of being a pincushion. Tracy doesn’t want all this stuff. He’s mad at her. He’s like, “Why did you tell him that?” And she’s right because Reggie can’t take it.
MORGAN: She called him a bearded infant.
ALEXANDER: [Laughs] Well, you know, that’s a pretty correct description.
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Yeah, it is. [Laughs] Erika, Episode 2 makes it very clear that Monica has been carrying a lot of the history. What’s the one thing that you say you would say that she refuses to say out loud because she knows it would change everything?
ALEXANDER: I think that maybe as a woman and a protector of her family, she has dreams of her own, and that she’s tired of sort of sacrificing them for the messes that Reggie Dinkins keeps causing in her life, and she wants that freedom. She’s right about the agency, and she wants that. I think she’ll refuse to say it, but maybe that’s her journey is to start to get more for her life and not just work for her ex-husband.
MORGAN: She ain’t going nowhere.
ALEXANDER: You see how it is?
MORGAN: She said that in the pilot. She said she don’t need me. I said, “Good, then go on with your bad behind.”
ALEXANDER: Tania, do you hear this?
MORGAN: And when I was outside with the radio, what happened? She came back to Papa. I had the radio, and she refused to let me put the album on, and she came right back to me.
ALEXANDER: What’s that syndrome called when a person can’t leave their torturer?
Stockholm syndrome.
ALEXANDER: Stockholm syndrome.
MORGAN: Stockholm!
ALEXANDER: That’s exactly what she’s got. [Laughs]
MORGAN: Stockholm in the house!
ALEXANDER: And he’s happy about it, Tania.
MORGAN: Stockholm in the house!
Robert Carlock Explains How Far ‘30 Rock’ Easter Eggs Can Go Without Overdoing It
Carlock explains the Easter eggs, and Sam Means co-signs that while the nods are fun, the show’s goal is still to be its own weird thing.
COLLIDER: I read an interview where Tina Fey, who is the show’s EP, said there are 30 Rock Easter eggs throughout the entire first season. What was the rule for you guys? How far should you go before it stops feeling like the same universe and becomes something new?
ROBERT CARLOCK: That’s a great way of putting it. I hadn’t thought of it. Part of it, to be honest, is like, “Well, we need a name for this wine. Well, we already have the Donaghy Estates label. Legal has already cleared it.” We did try to do one Easter egg that we tried to put in. We needed a name for a fancy store, and in the 30 Rock world, there was a store called Vattené, which means “go away” in Italian. Evidently, since then, someone has started a clothing store called Vattené, so it didn’t clear! Our own stupid name didn’t clear.
When does it get to be too much? I’m not sure. I don’t want this to be in the same universe as 30 Rock. I think maybe eventually, in Season 7, Tracy Jordan will play Reggie in the movie or in a sketch on The Girlie Show. But we do want it to share that DNA at the very least. It is a little nod both to hopefully people who liked that show and enjoy finding those little things, but also the promise of this is going to be a weird take on the world we live in and be full of jokes.
In Episode 2, that is the first time the show really punctures Reggie’s mythology with the truth behind the food poisoning game. When you built that reveal, what did you want the audience to realize about the stories that Reggie tells himself versus everyone else?
CARLOCK: There is a level of this. One of the reasons, Tania, that we wanted the characters to include the maker of the documentary, and for everyone to be aware of the documentary, is that idea, which I think is so prevalent today, where people are able to photograph themselves and celebrate themselves and promote themselves so easily and so readily. At its heart, this is a family comedy, but there is a level that you’re getting at, which is that theme of the way we try to present ourselves to the world. Reggie and Arthur, as well, and Monica, you discover, all have really significant reasons in their lives for wanting to maybe change the narrative that’s emerged, and take control. The show is about redemption and second acts, and that plays into it.
SAM MEANS: Yeah, what he said.
How Daniel Radcliffe Helped Fine-Tune Arthur for ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’
Means says Arthur was built for Radcliffe from day one, but the real magic is the Tracy-Daniel “feedback loop” once they’re in scenes together.
Sam, Daniel [Radcliffe] has such a specific comedic sort of rhythm. Did the Arthur character change when you saw Daniel in the part?
MEANS: That’s interesting, because we have worked with Daniel before. He was on the [Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt] interactive, and then he was also a voice on our animated show, Mulligan, so we’re very aware of his comedic chops, and we are excited to bring those to broadcast television, because I feel like a lot of people might not be familiar with them.
CARLOCK: And we wrote Arthur for him.
MEANS: Exactly. So from go, when we imagined the character of the director, the sort of self-important director coming in with his own agenda, we had Daniel in mind. So, it is very much written for him, but at the same time…
CARLOCK: You’re always learning.
MEANS: Yeah. Seeing him and Tracy together and how they interact, especially, creates a feedback loop. And we always consider the characters on our show as a collaboration with the actors who played them, and he’s very thoughtful about the character. He, maybe more than anyone, is coming to us having read the script and thought about it, with thoughts about his character and where it should be going, and even about jokes for other characters. He had cut a joke once for Tracy after the table, really just for room, just for time, and he came to us and said, “I really miss that joke.” [Laughs]
CARLOCK: And we put it back.
That pairing is not obvious. That’s what I love so much about ensembles, and this show does it so well. When you put them all together, there are different comedic elements, like when you put Bobby [Moynihan]’s character with Erika [Alexander]. There is something to be said for seeing different layers, so I do appreciate that.
‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Will Stay Messy, but Relationships Are Going To Shift
Carlock says the fun is “shuffling the deck,” pairing characters who shouldn’t work together until they suddenly do, starting with a Rusty-Monica twist next.
If these first two episodes are proving that it’s never really a neat comeback story, what’s the next big turn that you’re excited for viewers to see that changes how we understand Reggie and Arthur’s partnership?
MEANS: I think one big thing is their relationship with each other. Obviously, they’re very, very different people, but they do have the same thing in their past, a scandal, a failure, or something that they feel like they need to get past, and they need redemption for. So, even though they’ll always be butting heads about what the documentary should be about, and on a very personal level, what a good life is. They also have this commonality and this common ground that, over the course of the season, even if Arthur is trying to push back against it on a professional level, ends up with them becoming friends.
CARLOCK: I think it’s a sort of a lesson, and you touched on it in your previous question, too, and we learned at 30 Rock, which is, how do you create an ensemble where there’s a ton of disagreement about what sandwiches to order and politics, and also all this overlap? And one of the really fun things about 30 Rock was like in Season 5, saying, “What would a Frank-Jack story be like?” and sort of going in immediately and just knowing the skills that these actors had, and saying, “What’s a Rusty-Monica story?” and realizing, “Oh, that can work. He has something to give her.” Surprisingly, it’s a sort of dating story in the third episode. Anyway, just shuffling the deck and seeing what the characters bring out of each other.
MEANS: Right off the bat, we wanted to get Monica and Brina together to hopefully subvert that ex-wife and new wife story that you might expect from the two of them, and also let their characters exist in a world that’s not defined necessarily by Reggie.
This interview has been edited and abridged for clarity and length.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
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January 18, 2026
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Rhys Thomas
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