Chicago Med is causing concern after putting a beloved character’s future at risk — but did they officially get killed off?

During the Wednesday, April 1, episode of the hit NBC series, Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) has a difficult day when he tries to help someone who calls into the suicide hotline. The man reveals he’s holding a gun before disconnecting. With the case sent over to emergency services, Dr. Charles can’t follow up.

He then has a fight with his daughter, is accused of a patient of letting his emotional issues affect his work, got an official complaint raised again him and considering another job after an argument with Goodwin.

Dr. Charles ultimately has blurry vision and hallucinates his childhood. The final scene shows him on the ground while gasping for while, which left his health scare and future on the show unclear. Fans noted that the trailer for next week’s episode hinted at a stroke but it wasn’t confirmed if Dr. Charles died.

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If there’s one thing Dick Wolf isn’t afraid of, it’s killing off a beloved character. A fact that fans of the One Chicago universe know all too well. The franchise kicked off in 2012 with Chicago Fire. Chicago P.D. was added in 2014 and Chicago Med debuted in 2015. The cast of each show has […]

One Chicago fans have gotten used to seeing their favorite characters come and go from Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. over the years. After there were some questions about the franchise’s revolving door of cast members, NBC’s president of program planning Jeff Bader explained why he wasn’t concerned.

“Cast comes in, cast goes out,” Bader told TVLine in an interview published in July 2024. “It’s interesting. Because every year there are cast changes, and every year someone asks the same question about what’s going on within the One Chicago universe. But [those shows] just keep going on.”

Bader pointed out that each of the Chicago shows have continued to find success, adding, “We’re thrilled with how the Chicagos do on Wednesday. We have no plans on changing anything on that night.”

Elsewhere in the One Chicago universe, Dermot Mulroney surprised fans by departing Chicago Fire — for now.

A March episode of the hit NBC series showed Pascal having his position revoked after he previously disobeyed a federal agent’s order to stand down while collecting evidence at a house fire. Pascal was arrested, but despite the federal charges against him being dropped, his position was still in jeopardy.

Pascal ultimately confirmed to Firehouse 51 that he was told to vacate the position effective immediately. Amid the big professional change, Pascal considered retiring from firefighting but then shared that a former colleague in Phoenix offered to connect him with a firehouse in Arizona. It remained unclear what choice Pascal would make about his future.

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“He’s been on the ropes,” Chicago Fire showrunner Andrea Newman told NBC Insider. “[The arrest] puts him in a situation, it’s kind of a journey for him from the beginning, where he really wasn’t connected to 51 as closely as the chiefs obviously we’ve seen in the past, like Boden.”

Newman continued: “So he makes the ultimate sacrifice for his team, for all the teams really in this episode, and it sends him in a totally different and new direction at the end here. And he’s gonna have to figure out if he’s going to fight and claw to get back to 51, or if he’s now going to be on a new path altogether.”

Chicago Med airs on NBC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Published Apr 2, 2026, 8:59 AM EDT

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Sometimes Hollywood knows exactly what old flick needs an update. Sometimes, they get it oh so wrong. Thumbs up or down on these remakes and reboots?

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Howie Mandel has admitted that he has mixed feelings about apologizing to Kelly Ripa after their awkward interview on Live with Kelly and Mark.

“If somebody is offended [or] if somebody feels that I did wrong, then I apologize,” Mandel said on the Tuesday, March 31, episode of the “Hot Mics with Billy Bush” podcast. “I don’t believe in apologizing but, as I said in my post, which I kinda regret making the post, I don’t think you should apologize for a joke.”

The drama started on March 23 while Mandel was being interviewed by Ripa, 55, and her husband, Mark Consuelos, on Live. Ripa pointed out that Mandel recently celebrated his 70th birthday, before joking that his age “doesn’t make any sense.”

When Consuelos interjected that Mandel looked “great,” the comedian shot back, “I [do] look great. That doesn’t mean anything to me.”

The America’s Got Talent judge complained that he doesn’t like people commenting on his age because it always comes as “a caveat.”

“B​​ecause you tell someone you’re 70 and they go, ‘You look great,” he added.

Ripa tried to clarify that she wasn’t trying to say Mandel looked “great for 70,” before he interrupted again to declare, “It’s like saying you’re smart for a stupid person. ‘Oh, you look smart! You seem smart!’ I don’t look good.”

Mandel added later in the conversation, “Well, actually, before we go out, there’s, like, a mirror back there. … Honestly, now, I’ll be serious for a minute: I’m gorgeous. I am. I am.”

“You’re a thing of beauty,” Ripa quipped.

The awkward interview clip quickly went viral, leading to Mandel making a public apology for the awkward moment a few days later.

“I have been debating for 48 hours whether I should make this post or not, and I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing,” he said via Instagram on Saturday, March 28. “Philosophically, I don’t believe that somebody who’s a comedian needs to apologize for a joke. It is a joke, it is meant as a joke, and it’s not meant to offend.”

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Mandel pointed out, “You can not like it and, in all my years in the business, I haven’t ever publicly apologized for [a joke].”

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Longtime Live With Kelly and Mark executive producer Michael Gelman poked fun at the controversy by replying to Mandel’s Instagram post, writing, “During these divided times, one thing we can all agree upon is that you do look great … for your age.”

The comic has made nearly 50 appearances on Live With Kelly and Mark and its previous iterations, dating back to 1995. He often guest hosted Live with Ripa following the departure of her original cohost, the late Regis Philbin, in November 2011. (Michael Strahan and Ryan Seacrest later landed the cohosting job alongside Ripa before Consuelos joined full time in 2023.)

The era of the once mighty slasher film has fallen on hard times. Grief-fueled horror films are all the rage, with only a few bastions of the subgenre remaining. How quickly viewers forget the seeds of the genre that celebrated blood and guts. The only slasher franchise that truly remains is Scream, the iconic series of films from the late horror director Wes Craven.

Premiering in 1996, the first Scream film was a fresh take on a trend that seemed to have lost its luster. The film starred Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, a new final girl for the modern era. In the town of Woodsboro, a killer in a Ghostface mask terrorizes high school students in an entertaining and meta take on the genre. Scream deconstructed these horror tropes and laid out the rules for surviving a horror film. The franchise was so successful that it outlived Craven. Now, after the seventh entry of the Scream series, it has found life again on Tubi.

‘Scream’ Fans Can Revisit Ghostface on Streaming

Scream has endured for so long because it was unlike any other horror franchise at the time. In the ‘90s, slashers like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees had lost their charm. It was time for a new take on the subject, and there was no one better to address this than Wes Craven. With the help of screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who wrote zippy lines and witticisms, Scream became a smash success.

The first Scream film threw out the hallmarks of the past. Instead of one killer, there were two, and their motives were incidental. While Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) blamed his murder spree on his mother leaving after Maureen Prescott’s affair with his father, it was really an excuse. Co-killer Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard) cited peer pressure as his reason for the crimes. This was a tongue-in-cheek way to acknowledge that killers didn’t need a motive to be truly heinous.

Scream set up a theme that reoccurred in the following two films of the trilogy, offering red herrings and horror cameos to drive the point home that this was not the typical franchise. The meta take on the genre continued to take on a life of its own. Just like Ghostface, Scream continues to return and only rarely disappoints.

Scream 4 was a surprise, premiering a decade after the previous film. Craven proved he had not lost his touch as the film was ahead of its time. Featuring a new cast of teenagers, the fourth film in the franchise notes the dangers of influencer culture in an extremely underrated entry. Now, 30 years after the first film, Scream remains a nostalgic pleasure for fans. Michael Myers can be a one-note killer, but Scream continues to prove it is the best of the best because it always reinvents itself.

There are, of course, no comparisons to the originals, but there is always room to deconstruct the horror genre in a new meta take. Viewers can relive the brutal kills and classic one-liners by catching the franchise on its new home, Tubi.

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112 minutes

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Rebel Wilson is not afraid to keep it real with herself about her weight-loss journey.

The “Bridesmaids” actress has always been open about her weight and the steps she has taken to pursue a healthier lifestyle. Now, she’s sharing even more candid reflections as she navigates her body transformation.

While continuing to focus on her wellness, Wilson is also dealing with an ongoing legal battle tied to her film “The Deb.”

Rebel Wilson Gets Candid  About Never Getting A Bikini Body

The “Senior Year” actress did not sugarcoat where she’s at recently with her fitness, admitting she may never look a certain way. 

Taking to Instagram Stories, Wilson shared a photo of herself in a sports bra and shorts, confidently showing her midsection while embracing her reality in the caption.

“I don’t think I’ll ever have a bikini body – that’s just not me,” Wilson wrote. “But my body has carried me through this life, and I am so grateful for it!”

The soon-to-be mom of two followed up her candid admission with a glimpse into her wellness routine. “I’m trying to get in my daily steps, do a Pilates class once or twice a week, some strength training when I can – eat as healthy as I can,” she explained.  

Wilson also chimed in on her use of medication to support slimming down, writing, “But let’s face it, I love sweets – so I need those GLPs [sic] from time to time to give a little help.”

The ‘Pitch Perfect’ Star Turned To GLP-1 For Weight Loss 

Wilson’s latest update comes about six months after she revealed she was considering GLP-1 medications as part of her weight management plan.

As The Blast reported at that time, she had partnered with Noom as its Chief Wellness Ambassador, describing the medication as a complementary tool alongside proper nutrition and exercise.

Wilson had revealed back then that she was struggling to stay in shape due to her busy schedule, from motherhood to her career. However, getting on board with the Noom program helped her still keep her fitness in check. 

How Rebel Wilson’s ‘Year of Health’ Reshaped Her Career 

Throughout her transformation, Wilson has been an open book. In 2020, embarked on a strict routine, famously dubbed her “year of health,” shedding nearly 80 pounds in the process.

According to the Australian actress, the change was not just physical; it also shifted how she was perceived in the industry, opening doors to a wider range of roles.

“That weirdly made me more versatile as an actress, even though I had the same skills,” the 46-year-old explained per The Blast. 

She added, “I think people see you differently [after weight loss] and can imagine you more easily in different roles. So I think that probably had the biggest effect.”

Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ Film Lawsuit Took a New Messy Turn

Putting her fitness journey aside, the “Jojo Rabbit” actress is currently in the middle of a legal showdown involving her directorial debut.

The dispute began in 2024 after Wilson accused members of the production team of embezzlement and other misconduct. In response, the producers hit back with a lawsuit, alleging her claims were false.

The case has now taken a new twist. Weeks ago, an audio surfaced as part of the evidence, reportedly suggesting that Wilson may have been involved in orchestrating a smear campaign against producer Amanda Ghost.

According to The Blast, the recording features crisis management professional Jed Wallace discussing ways to spread false claims against Ghost, including that she was getting hookers for Sir Len Blavatnik. 

Wallace also mentioned Wilson’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, in his plans against Ghost.

Rebel Wilson Spoke Out Amid Legal Battle

Following the release of the recording, Wilson spoke out, making it clear she is fully prepared to say her truth. As The Blast reported, the comedian revealed that she was waiting until she testified. However, the increasing allegations against her made her speak up. 

She disclosed that there were “powerful people” who wanted her silenced after reporting what she saw as “dodgy behavior” from the producers on set.

Wilson called out Blavatnik to take action before noting she won’t be quiet. She added that when “push comes to shove,” she would take the stand and “tell it as it is.”