Part one of the “Summer House” season 10 reunion has aired. In it, Ciara Miller can be seen confronting Amanda Batula and West Wilson on multiple fronts. This includes the former nurse revealing when she first suspected the affair between one of her closest friends and her ex.

Plus, she revealed text messages from Batula denying the rumors of a romance with Wilson.

During the “Summer House” reunion, host Andy Cohen asked Miller “when and why” she first suspected that Batula and Wilson were engaged in some sort of a relationship. She responded, “First day would be January 17.”

Miller then shared that she had reached out to Batula in order to invite her out to drinks along with their co-star, Mia Calabrese, but she didn’t answer right away. It wasn’t until after they began a group chat that Batula responded.

Additionally, Miller could see that her co-star’s location put her at Wilson’s house as she ignored her call. She said, “When I initially called you, you didn’t answer. So I was like, ‘That’s so weird. Why would she be at West’s house?”

Amanda Batula Claimed She Was ‘Prioritizing Herself’

The back-and-forth continued between Miller and Batula at the “Summer House” season 10 reunion. Regarding her defense for getting close to Wilson, Batula stated, “West was there for me all summer and was checking in.”

After being confronted for “blowing [Miller] off,” Calabrese accused Batula of “prioritizing her friendship with West.” In response, she claimed, “I had an awakening, I was living on my own, I had separated from my ex, and I was trying to prioritize myself.”

Batula then stated that she also spent time with other friends, not just Wilson, during her absences from Miller. Toward the end of this section of the “Summer House” reunion, Miller called out how Wilson seemingly had no interest in defending Batula during the heated exchange.

‘Summer House’ Fans Are Reacting

The “Summer House” season 10 reunion is one of Bravo’s most highly anticipated pieces of content for 2026. This is evidenced by the fact that the network was plagued by multiple leaks following its filming. Now that part one had aired, fans of the show have opinions, with many saying Batula and Wilson are no longer needed on reality television.

One person on Instagram said, “I think West isn’t saying anything because he wants to tell the truth and Amanda wants to lie about everything.” Someone else noted, “Zero remorse or accountability.”

After that, a different fan weighed in, writing, “I agree Amanda was in the wrong- but I also think Ciara overplayed her entire relationship with West. I don’t think they were ever as serious as she believed.”

Later, a different Instagram user said, “It was the ‘I had an awakening’ defense for me, with not a single ounce of remorse or accountability, while rolling her eyes, scoffing, and cursing back at Ciara the entire night. Ciara is a class act who deserves so much more than what these two did to her, and they will crash and burn.”

A different social media user then accused Miller of being petty. According to them, “Ciara is so petty. She doesn’t want West, but doesn’t want anyone else to have him. Again, petty bull.”

Lastly, someone else defended the former nurse, commenting, “There’s a very specific type of woman criticizing Ciara and using words like ‘nasty’ and ‘classless’. It’s very telling, and we all know why.”

Ciara Miller Also Exposed Text Messages From Amanda

Another explosive clip from part one of the “Summer House” season 10 reunion came when Miller exposed text messages from Batula. In them, she tried to shoot down rumors that she was having an affair with Wilson.

Miller stated, “The day the rumors dropped, don’t hear from her until like that night.” She then read the message, which concluded with Batula claiming, “West and I are very much so just friends.” Cohen then asked Batula if they were “hooking up at that time.”

She responded, saying, “We were talking. Everything was PG.” Miller then showed texts where she asked Batula outright if they had “hooked up, made out, held hands under a table, or had sex.” This led Batula to admit that she “100% lied.”

Ciara Recently Discussed Her Friendship With Amanda

Ahead of the “Summer House” reunion premiere, Miller spoke to PEOPLE about where she stands with Batula. First, she was asked if her affair with Wilson signaled the end of their friendship.

She responded, “Yeah, for sure. Yeah. I wouldn’t do this to my worst enemy.” Regarding the reunion itself, Miller claimed, “The reunion was quite the day, but we are on to bigger and better and, you know, we can say goodbye to certain things.”

Fans can stream part one of the “Summer House” reunion on Peacock.

Akbar V had the timeline in a frenzy last week after shaking up the female rap game. Not only did she declare herself the “Princess of Rap,” but she also threw shots at Latto and Megan Thee Stallion. She even put her own spin on Trim’s viral ‘Coconut Water’ song, where she appeared to diss Trim amid their latest back-and-forth.

Akbar continued to go at Latto as she discussed their alleged issues. From claiming Latto stole her “big mama” name to drama involving a mutual friend, the rapper had a lot to get off her chest. Following all the tweets, though, Akbar is now ready to set the record straight and clear the air for 21 Savage.

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Akbar V Shades Latto Following Her Post With 21 Savage And Keyanna Joseph

Last Monday, Latto took to the internet to share behind-the-scenes footage from her pregnancy journey and upcoming music project. In the video, the rapper showed herself revealing her pregnancy to her sister, Brooklyn, and even moments from her baby shower.

The baby shower clip also featured 21 Savage, which quickly sparked reactions and conversation across social media platforms. Following the video, Akbar V took to X and wrote, “They applauding side b****es and b****es having babies with married men what is this world coming too pray for the daughters.”

She later followed up with another tweet, writing, “Trying so hard to prove you not a side b**** babe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we get it.”

Despite the online shade, Akbar later showed love to 21 Savage after his recent photo dump featured a baby picture. The rapper tweeted, “Congratulations to @21savage ❤️ on your bundle of joy.”

As the conversation continued online, Latto later shared family photos alongside Keyanna Joseph, the mother of 21 Savage’s children. After the pictures hit the internet, Akbar V appeared to react once again while posting another message over on X. She tweeted, “🤣🤣🤣🤣not post a thousand family pictures … them pictures would’ve never hit the internet if i didn’t post that freestyle remember that🤣🤣🤣🤣 but ion have no influence they responding with pictures instead of Barz?🤣🤣🤣🥰”

Akbar V Takes To X With A Tweet For 21 Savage 

Despite taking shots at Latto, Akbar V wants 21 Savage to know none of it had anything to do with the love and respect she has for him. Previously, Akbar mentioned that she has a lot of love for 21 Savage because he was one of the first rappers to ever give her a feature.

On Tuesday, the rapper took to X and tagged 21, writing, “Let’s make this clear my diss don’t have nothing to do with @21savage i love my bro he a real 🥷🏼 and a gangster and yall know ion play bout ATL but baby girl know what she did this ain’t nun but rap nothing more 😏🤷🏽‍♀️🥷🏼”

Social Media Reacts 

Folks gathered under The Shade Room Teens as they reacted to Akbar V’s message to 21 Savage. While some people understood her message, others questioned why she was involving herself in the situation at all. A few users also accused Akbar of beefing for clout and told the rapper to log out. 

Instagram user @daonlyprincess_wrote, “Girl you not tired of talking to yourself …”

Instagram user @snowsimonnie added, “Akbar baby just logout for a week”

While Instagram user wrote @bawthatspatt wrote, “first trim now latto?? what’s tea akbar???”

Instagram user @skinnymini_renee wrote, “Mind you Latto still haven’t said nun 😑 want her attention so bad 😭😭”

Instagram user @ryann_ added, “She literally just had a baby leave her alone frl”

While Instagram user w@ambitious_never_thirsty wroe, “How that’s BRO and you disrespected hisGIRL/CHILD-MOTHER. You can’t have no type of love or respect for HIM for disrespecting/ coming at HIS. Yall don’t know the meaning of love or loyalty.”

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Mackenzie Shirilla’s boyfriend Dominic Russo allegedly addressed his mortality four weeks prior to her 2022 car crash that killed him.

According to a Tuesday, May 26, report by TMZ, Russo, who died at the age of 20 in a high-speed crash caused by Shirilla, 21, sent the convicted killer a text that read, “Kenzie you know I love you but I don’t think we should be together at this point, there isn’t very much time on earth,” before his death.

Shirilla, who is the subject of Netflix’s The Crash documentary and currently serving two concurrent life sentences behind bars as a result of the incident, has maintained that the July 2022 crash was the result of blacking out behind the wheel due to postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Her friend Davion Flanagan also died as a result of the incident. (POTS is described by the Cleveland Clinic as a condition that affects transitioning from “lying down to standing up, such as a fast heart rate, dizziness and fatigue.”)

The outlet’s screenshot of Russo’s alleged text went on to detail the nature of their volatile romance. “I’d like to think we could stop fighting but it’s a breakup fight every week neither of us deserve,” the screenshot read. “I don’t wanna fight all the time [and I know] you don’t either. Anyone who’s around anyone every day of the week is bound to fight. If we can’t separate for a little then we are only going to fight more.”

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Following the release of Netflix’s The Crash, a former inmate claimed that Mackenzie Shirilla is nothing like the remorseful prisoner she’s depicted as in the true crime documentary. “When she walked out in the documentary, my jaw literally dropped, because her demeanor and the way that she looked was nothing like the person I was […]

The alleged text concluded, “I don’t want you to think I’m abandoning you, I wish it could work, but I don’t think it’s going to at this point especially with the threats. We should just break up so we can both find happiness somewhere else.”

The outlet stated that the text was sent on July 2, 2022. The car crash occurred in the early morning of July 31, 2022.

Shirilla went to trial in 2023 and was convicted of 12 felony charges including four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count each of drug possession and possessing criminal tools. Prosecutors argued that the incident was a botched murder-suicide attempt, pointing to the vehicle’s speed of 100 mph and the absence of braking before the vehicle slammed into a brick wall.

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A former inmate who served time with Mackenzie Shirilla at the Ohio Reformatory for Women claimed that she didn’t show “remorse” behind bars and wanted to “be like” the Mean Girls character Regina George. Mary Katherine “Kat” Crowder shared claims about what Shirilla, 21, was really like in prison following the release of Netflix’s The […]

In the Netflix documentary, which was released on May 15, Shirilla was filmed from behind bars. She expressed remorse for the deaths of Russo and Flanagan while stating that her POTS diagnosis caused the crash.

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People reported on Tuesday that Shirilla texted Russo’s brother in the wake of his death to ask that the family place photos of the former couple within his grave “so he can be with me forever.”

The outlet also reported on Tuesday that Shirilla reached out to Russo’s mother to tell her she was considering hypnosis in an attempt to recover memories from the incident.

Shirilla is eligible for parole in 2037.

Two of Matthew Perry‘s sisters, Caitlin and Madeline Morrison, have claimed the late actor’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, left him “in a hot tub to die.”

According to a Tuesday, May 26, report by People, who obtained victim impact statements filed on Wednesday, May 20, that relate to Perry’s October 2023 death, the sisters placed significant blame on Iwamasa, 60, who served as the actor’s live-in personal assistant. (Iwamasa is one of five people who have pleaded guilty for various charges relating to supplying the Friends star with ketamine, the drug that killed him at age 54.)

After the Department of Justice determined that Iwamasa had injected Perry repeatedly with ketamine, despite him being “without medical training,” Madeline, 37, wrote in her statement that Iwamasa “had injected my brother with a lethal dose of ketamine and left him in a hot tub to die.”

Her statement continued, “It is difficult to put into words the sense of betrayal I felt when I found out what Kenny had done. In many ways, it felt like my brother died all over again. Everything I believed about the day he died—everything Kenny told us—was a lie. The idea that someone my brother considered family could betray him in such an unimaginable way is something I never could have conceived.”

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(Photo by Getty) Matthew Perry’s final words before he died from “the acute effects of ketamine” and was found in his hot tub have been made public. Newly released court documents obtained by NBC News and published on Friday August 16, detail that Perry reportedly asked his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa for help administering the drug three times. […]

Caitlin, 43, echoed the sentiment in her own statement. “I cannot read Kenny’s thoughts. I will never know if the lethal dose of ketamine was only lethal by accident. But I know that when Kenny left the house, he was doing one of two things. He was either escaping from something he knew he had done or he was willfully abandoning a vulnerable person in a dangerous situation,” she wrote.

Iwamasa was one of five people who were indicted on federal charges after Perry died as a result of the “acute effects of ketamine” on October 28, 2023. Iwamasa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, while Jasveen Sangka, also known as “The Ketamine Queen,” pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of ketamine, one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, and one count of using her home for drug distribution.

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Erik Fleming also pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death, Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine and Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

While four of the five have been sentenced to a mix of prison time and home confinement, Iwamasa is scheduled to be sentenced later today.

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Several Marshals stars are breaking their silence after sparking speculation that they could be leaving the Yellowstone spinoff.

During the Sunday, May 24, episode of the hit CBS series, Andrea (Ash Santos) was offered a job that would take her from Montana to Washington D.C. Meanwhile, Belle (Arielle Kebbel) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) were on a mission when they got ambushed — with Tom Weaver (Chris Mulkey) involved in the potentially deadly situation.

It wasn’t clear whether Belle and Cal were killed off-screen despite the show being renewed for season 2. Marshall-Green, 49, and Kebbel, however, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they have begun filming season 2 — and they will be sticking around.

“I can confirm [Cal] is alive, but not necessarily unscathed,” Marshall-Green told the outlet in an article published after Sunday’s episode. “I think I can confirm that for everybody in the damn show, because everybody’s going through it by the end of this thing. I’m hours away of shooting [season 2, episode 1]. I can tell you that we’re all going through things — without giving anything away.”

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Kebbel also weighed in, saying, “I am a part of season 2, yes. We start filming [season 2] with a pick up of that [finale] moment. My head is so deep into season 2 already.”

The actress recalled her initial reaction to the finale script.

“After reading that big cliffhanger, I should have asked myself if Belle survives! But the truth is that I’m so used to Belle being in precarious situations almost every episode,” she noted. “And even though both Belle and Cal are there, it felt in that moment that, because Cal is in front, he’s the one in more in danger. I’m behind him, based on where we ended the episode. So when I read it, my head went to, ‘What’s going to happen to Cal?’”

Looking ahead, Marshall-Green made it clear he has no plans to leave the show, adding, “I love employment! I love steady income, and I love more than anything this crew and this cast. I could easily see myself making this show for many years.”

He continued: “Now — where is the story juiciest, now that we’re dealing with a subject matter like cancer? I don’t wanna sugarcoat it. I don’t want kid gloves on. I don’t want a safe approach. I want Cal to go through it, because I think that is the duty to these men and women who come back from uniform.”

Marshall-Green had hope in the show’s creative team.

“And maybe there’s a way, with the advancement of treatments, to have both worlds. But really, in the end, it’s about what stories are left to tell,” he continued. “That’s up to Yana Grebenyuk Spencer [Hudnut] and the writers, and also Luke [Grimes]. Luke’s been playing this role for a long time. But I think I can speak for everybody when I say that we love coming to work, and, boy, do we come to work. The first season was a grueling shoot.”

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Kebbel went on to express gratitude for the success so far.

“When people are watching a show like Marshals, I’m not sure they’re thinking about the art and sacrifice of it, but there is a lot of sacrifice that goes into it,” she shared. “So I’m really grateful that we’re building momentum and have an audience, and I’m really grateful that we have so many crew coming back from season 1 to season 2 so we all get to go, ‘We’re in this together.’”

Marshals is streaming on Paramount+ now.

Not every superhero story puts a hero in colorful tights or attaches a cape to your favorite adventurer. In fact, there are plenty of great superhero movies out there that don’t follow the usual genre conventions at all. Be they direct comic book adaptations or original creations inspired by the typical Hollywood blockbusters that hit the screens, there’s something about the unconventional superhero movie that just hits right.

This isn’t, of course, to say that just because something doesn’t follow the same formula or thinks a little outside the typical superhero box that it’s automatically a classic — far from it. There are certainly some duds worth marking and avoiding. But if you’re looking for something that still scratches that comic book itch while offering something different, unique, or just plain entertaining, then we’ve got a collection of movies for you. You won’t find Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man here, but you may find something you enjoy just a little bit more.

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‘Blade’ (1998)

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For something a bit more tinged with horror, Blade is an action-packed vampire movie where the title protagonist (played by Wesley Snipes) plows his way through hordes of the undead. Before Spider-Man, before X-Men, Marvel first gained notoriety on the big screen with Blade. It changed the way that superhero movies were made, and pushed a lesser-known Marvel hero firmly into the spotlight, eventually spawning a trilogy and a short-lived television series.

Snipes’ Blade is everything you could hope for in a vampire hunter, and though one might argue that his war against the vampires doesn’t make him a superhero, almost everyone who’s seen the picture will beg to differ. With a solid cast, a clever plot, and seriously exciting action sequences, it’s easy to get past some of the dated CGI when enjoying this superhero horror flick. And if you like it, don’t sleep on the next two either.

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‘Defendor’ (2009)

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A year before James Gunn tried his own hand at superhero satire, director Peter Stebbings teamed up with Woody Harrelson for Defendor. When a mentally underdeveloped (and uber-violent) vigilante begins prowling the streets looking for a villain he calls “Captain Industry,” he finds himself on the trail of an actual criminal conspiracy as his actions are put under the microscope. This one is even better than Gunn’s Super.

Defendor is a complicated take on the superhero genre, but it’s Harrelson’s performance that really seals the deal. His part as Arthur Poppington is exquisite, blending off-beat humor with violent crime-fighting so seamlessly you don’t know whether to laugh or be worried. It’s intense, heartfelt, and certainly more complex than your standard cape-and-cowl material.

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‘Megamind’ (2010)

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Another comedic take on the genre, Megamind is one for the kids. Centering on the title supervillain (Will Ferrell) after he defeats his longtime nemesis, the bad guy soon becomes the hero when it’s clear that his latest creation is far more evil than he ever could be. In some ways, he’s a Brainiac/Lex Luthor hybrid that has more heart and soul, and it’s due to this goodness within him that he turns to heroism. Essentially a deconstruction of the superhero film, it ends up sticking true to the genre by the end.

Megamind is a classic, and anyone who grew up in the early 2000s likely has fond memories of this DreamWorks animated production. In recent years, it’s spawned a sequel and a television series on Peacock, but the original is still the best of the batch. Ferrell is fabulous as Megamind, but his performance is best emphasized by the comedic talents of co-stars Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, and Jonah Hill.

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‘The Rocketeer’ (1991)

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Before buying Marvel, it was rare for Disney to venture into the superhero genre. But when future Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnson decided to tackle a classic ’80s comic character that evoked the 1930s spirit of adventure and heroism, The Rocketeer was born. When pilot Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) discovers a jetpack made by Howard Hughes (Terry O’Quinn), he takes to the skies to use the new technology to save lives, only to stumble upon a Nazi plot at the heart of Los Angeles.

The Rocketeer is very much in the same spirit of pulpy comic book adaptations like Tim Burton‘s Batman, Dick Tracy, and The Phantom, but while it’s quite traditional in its emphasis on ’30s comic book nostalgia, it doesn’t fit many of the dark and gritty tropes that would come to define the superhero genre in the coming years. In many ways, it’s more of a noir-style romance adventure than it is a typical superhero movie, and maybe that’s why it turned out so darn good — it’s almost too bad it never got a sequel.

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‘Darkman’ (1990)

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Speaking of unconventional heroes, what happens when a horror director decides to create his own superhero based on the Universal Classic Monsters of the 1930s? You get Sam Raimi‘s Darkman, that’s what. A decade before he would tackle Spider-Man, Raimi turned Liam Neeson into the tortured title hero who seeks vengeance on the man who disfigured him and left him for dead.

Like The Rocketeer, Darkman feels very much like an homage to the ’30s comic books full of pulpy, noir crime drama, but still contains horror elements. Rather than focusing his new abilities (due to an experimental treatment) on saving lives like The Rocketeer, Darkman uses them for personal gain to take down the villains responsible for his plight, killing them if need be. He was an antihero long before it was cool on the big screen.

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‘Unbreakable’ (2000)

If anyone could take the superhero origin story and turn it completely on its head, it would be M. Night Shyamalan. Following The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan reunited with Bruce Willis for an intimate character drama focused on the sole survivor of a massive train accident who discovers that he has superhuman strength. With the help of a wealthy comic book collector (Samuel L. Jackson), he learns to hone his senses and use them for the good of others, leading to some pretty drastic revelations.

Unbreakable is a phenomenal film. While it’s certainly an origin story, it’s about as unconventional as they come, and told in a way where the audience isn’t even expecting a twist at the end. Willis’ David Dunn is one of the best superheroes of the 21st century, and even though Shyamlan’s sequel, Glass, failed to stick the landing in many respects, it doesn’t taint the genius on display here.

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‘The Iron Giant’ (1999)

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Inspired by the science fiction pictures of the 1950s, director Brad Bird offered us a glimpse into his psyche with a brilliant animated feature that cut to the heart. The Iron Giant may not be your traditional superhero movie, but it certainly qualifies. When young Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal) finds a giant robot (Vin Diesel) in the woods behind his home, he teaches the alien machine how to be the type of hero worthy of the Man of Steel himself. If you don’t cry watching this modern classic, then there’s likely something wrong with you.

The Iron Giant uses Silver Age Superman comic books as a springboard for a larger conversation of heroism that culminates in a final act that no doubt inspired The Dark Knight Rises‘ ending. It’s a beautiful picture of sacrifice and what it means to give one’s life for others, that to call the Giant anything but a superhero would be a failure to recognize his life, challenges, and choice to be like, well, Superman.