Some of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time revolve around humans in a desperate struggle for survival. Sometimes we’re fighting time-traveling robots or out-of-control plagues. Occasionally, we end up in a post-apocalyptic wasteland fighting ourselves.
What really brings humans together, though, is a battle against an outside force. All the better if those invaders are from the stars. This is the definitive ranking of the best alien invasion movies of all time.
13. Lifeforce
The 1985 movie Lifeforce begins with a naked girl in a box, and it ends with a love scene so explosive it destroys a cathedral and sends a race of alien vampires running for their lives. In between those bookends, Lifeforce is one of the wildest, most unique, most incredible science fiction movies almost no one has seen.
A mission to explore Halley’s Comet results in an alien vampire who looks exactly like one of the most beautiful women in the world wandering around our planet without clothes, luring men in, and sucking the life out of them. At one point, she briefly takes the form of Star Trek star Patrick Stewart, and despite now being a bald academic, she’s so alluring that people still want to make out with her, at their peril.
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Movies like Species and Under the Skin owe everything to Lifeforce, the original super hot alien babe sucks the life out of the world movie. Those copies are just copies. They can’t hold a candle to Lifeforce.
12. The Avengers
The 2012 culmination of Marvel’s phase 1, The Avengers, is one of the best superhero movies ever made, but it’s also entirely about an alien invasion. Loki shows up, opens a hole in the sky, and invites an alien army to pour directly into midtown Manhattan like it’s a curbside delivery.
The Chitauri scream between skyscrapers, raining down death as civilians run and buildings collapse. The only way to stop them is if Earth’s mightiest heroes come together as a team and fight them off.
The Avengers is the movie that made Marvel into the modern-day juggernaut it is, and it’s built entirely on the backs of Iron Man dogfighting alien attackers, Captain America commanding street-level resistance, and Hulk unleashing the full force of his anger on giant, alien beasts.
11. Little Shop of Horrors
In Little Shop of Horrors, Rick Moranis stars as Seymour Krelborn, a meek florist whose life changes when he discovers a strange plant he names Audrey II. The plant brings fame and fortune to the failing flower shop until Seymour learns it only grows when fed human blood.
Voiced by Levi Stubbs, Audrey II is an alien planet that has come to earth, but not an invader with a master plan to conquer us. Instead, it’s a manipulative alien parasite with ambition.
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As the plant grows, so does its appetite and its influence, pushing Seymour to kill in exchange for success, love, and validation, including a chance with Ellen Greene’s Audrey. The real threat isn’t an alien invasion, it’s alien temptation. Audrey II’s only goal is to grow bigger, spread farther, and use human weakness to do it.
10. Signs
M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs is an alien invasion from the perspective of a normal family, and the big global consequences are only in the background. That allows it to be about more than just aliens. It’s about belief, loss, and the terrifying silence of a God who might not be there.
Mel Gibson’s Graham Hess, once a minister, has abandoned his faith after the tragic death of his wife. The alien invasion is the crucible; it drives his family into corners, tests their survival, and eventually forces him to confront whether life is chaos or design. It doesn’t end with humanity defeating aliens, it ends with one man putting his collar back on, embracing faith not because he got proof, but because he chose to trust again.
9. Predator
In Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of an elite mercenary team sent into the Central American jungle on what’s supposed to be a routine rescue mission. Alongside him are Carl Weathers as Dillon, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, and Shane Black. Each is introduced like an action-movie archetype before the movie starts tearing those archetypes apart.
One by one, the team is hunted by an unseen alien warrior using cloaking technology, advanced weapons, and brutal tactics. This isn’t a takeover attempt, like most alien invasions.
The Predator is a lone trophy hunter on Earth purely for sport, seeking worthy opponents to kill and collect. As the squad is wiped out, the film strips away guns, gear, and bravado until it becomes a primal duel between Dutch and a creature that respects only strength, cunning, and survival.
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8. Superman 2
Shot back-to-back with Superman: The Movie, the sequel, Superman 2, manages to exceed the groundbreaking original. It does that by pitting Superman against a trio of super-powered alien invaders from his own planet of Krypton, resulting in an eye-popping super-powered slugfest with special effects so amazing for the time that some still hold up today.
The heart of Superman 2 is the moral dilemma: godlike power versus human happiness. It treats Superman as a man making painful, adult choices. Superman has already given up his powers, leaving humanity defenseless. Realizing the cost of his choice, he reclaims his abilities, confronts the invaders, and ultimately restores both order and his secret identity.
It’s a great alien-invasion movie and one of the best superhero movies ever made.
7. They Live
They Live centers on Roddy Piper’s Nada, a transient who arrives in Los Angeles looking for work after a string of bad luck. Nada investigates a nearby church, gets caught up in a wild late-night police raid, and walks away with a mysterious pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the world for what it really is, a hotbed of political propaganda built on complacency and conformity so the aliens can quietly take over and throttle Earth’s resources for their own personal gain.
Nada’s glasses reveal not only the aliens but the true messages hidden in the magazines, billboards, and television shows we all watch. They Live is a biting commentary on the way we’re all manipulated by mass media, and in that sense, it may be one of the most important and eye-opening movies ever made.
As the film reaches its climax, it reveals just how far the conspiracy against the masses goes, and at this point, there’s no turning back. It’s up to Nada to figure out how to wake everybody up, even if it costs him his life.
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6. Edge of Tomorrow
What if the only way to save humanity from an alien invasion was to kill yourself repeatedly until you found the right answers? That’s the setup for 2014’s Edge of Tomorrow, starring one of potentially thousands of Tom Cruises as he wakes up repeating the same day until he nails the perfect combination of allies and strategic maneuvers to win the war.
Considered one of the best action films of the 2010s, Edge of Tomorrow moves at a breakneck pace because it can afford to. The first-act exposition keeps resetting, expanding slightly each time until our hero learns to survive the nightmare that’s been forced on him. Each loop inches him closer to completing his mission, but at the cost of dying over and over again.
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
One of the best remakes hit screens in 1978: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Even if you’ve never seen the 1956 original or its other remakes, the basics of the plot are easy to swallow: aliens invade Earth by replacing humans with emotionless duplicates. The catch is that the humans must be asleep for the process to work, a simple twist that turns every yawn into dramatic tension.
Donald Sutherland leads the cast of famous sci-fi stars, including Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. Our heroes try to uncover the mystery of the pod people, but that soon takes a backseat to trying to survive another night.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is treated as a very serious story where the stakes are life and death for the entire human race. That’s refreshing compared to modern films winking at the audience every twenty minutes with a tension-deflating joke. The result is one of the most impressive remakes of all time and remains a must-watch for any sci-fi or horror fan today
4. Independence Day
Independence Day is your classic alien invasion story, but with the best CGI that 1996 has to offer. This was years after Jurassic Park, so it’s pretty damn good.
A powerful alien force has appeared over the skies of Earth with the mission to completely annihilate the planet over the Fourth of July weekend. They start by blowing up some of our best buildings in spectacular fashion. A ragtag group of people from Earth works together to stop the destruction of the planet in a last-ditch effort.
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Bill Pullman gives one of the best speeches ever as our president, Will Smith gives a performance so fun it turned him into a megastar, and the rest of the cast then totally matches it every second they’re on screen. No alien invasion movie is bigger, crazier, or more fun than this one.
3. War of the Worlds
The world has seen numerous adaptations of HG Wells’ classic alien-invasion novel, both before and after the 1953 release of producer George Pal’s version, yet none have done it better. Especially not that Steven Spielberg version. Sorry, Dakota Fanning.
The movie takes the book that invented alien invasion stories and contemporizes it, setting the War of the Worlds in the 1950s. It also changes the alien ships from Tripod walkers into sleek, floating ships with heat-spitting cobra heads.
The movie’s plan was originally to stick with tripods, but they eventually went with something that was more feasible for the era’s limited practical effects. The change gives this version of the story a uniquely iconic look all its own, and the movie remains as effectively tense and suspenseful now as it ever was.
War of the Worlds holds up in a way few other movies this old do. The cinematography is still beautiful, the aliens are still scary, and the story is still haunting. It’s also a perfect window into 1950s America, complete with the innocence of weekly square dances and the hard-edged determination of soldiers who’d just survived a world war and now found themselves in another one.
2. The Thing
1982’s The Thing is the gold standard of graphic sci-fi horror, an alien-invasion film where every grotesque transformation feels like a practical-effects masterclass in nightmare fuel.
Unlike some of the bigger, more bombastic entries on this list, The Thing takes place in a more intimate setting. With people trapped in a remote outpost, and a creature from another world loose on the inside, mimicking and killing them.
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John Carpenter doesn’t settle for simple jump scares; he unleashes a parasite that rips through flesh, bursts out of chests, and reshapes bodies into twisted parodies of life. Dogs split open into writhing masses of tentacles, heads sprout legs and scuttle across the floor, and human bodies melt and fuse in ways that are as mesmerizing as they are revolting.
What makes it unforgettable is the sheer creativity of the terror, shot with brutal clarity. The Antarctic isolation only magnifies the terror, making every reveal hit harder. The Thing is a relentless catalog of the most inventive, character drama, and alien imagery sci-fi has ever dared to put on screen.
1. Arrival
In Arrival, mysterious ships invade Earth’s airspace, land, and then just sort of sit there. It’s an invasion, but one without any violence, and humans are left trying to figure out what’s going on. What’s going on will change everything about the way humanity views the universe, and also maybe the way the movie’s viewers do, too.
Amy Adams plays Louise Banks, an expert linguist who has tragically lost her daughter to an illness. She’s teamed with Ian Donnelly, played by Jeremy Renner, and the two are tasked with figuring out why the ships are there and finding some way to communicate with the beings inside.
Amy Adams is brilliant in the role, and we learn about these aliens and their language right along with her. We go through the pain of losing her daughter and find, along with her, the solace in understanding someone else for the first time. The alien’s invasion becomes a deep exploration of how our communication shapes our thinking.
It’s one of the best movies of the past ten years, a totally unique take on what might happen if visitors from space show up on our doorstep. Though it contains no battle sequences or threats of annihilation, it’s the best alien invasion movie of all time.
In addition to being a die-hard fan of filmmaking, television, video gaming, and anything else with a gripping narrative, Aidan Kelley is also a passionate and detail-oriented writer and journalist at Collider.com. In addition to his work as a Senior Resource Writer, Aidan has also contributed to Collider’s features and news reporting sections. He has covered major industry events, such as San Diego Comic-Con and the D23 Expo, and has had the privelege of interviewing industry stars like Bruce Campbell, Maggie Q, Chad Stahelski, and more. This sincere love for the art of storytelling began at a young age, with Aidan making video movie reviews for the news program at his local high school. That love only increased over the years, with an ongoing career in independent filmmaking and screenwriting after graduating with a degree in Film and television from DePaul University.
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In an absolutely shocking upset, Netflix will no longer be purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery. This comes in the brutal aftermath of a hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which put forth an offer that WBD branded as “superior.” Despite being given four business days from Warner Bros. to outbid Paramount’s new offer, Netflix has already officially declined.
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In the Heart of the Sea, starring Chris Hemsworthand Cillian Murphy, is set to leave Prime Video at the end of February — meaning there’s just a short window left to stream this ambitious seafaring drama before it disappears from the platform. Directed by Ron Howard and based on the true story that inspired Moby-Dick, the film charts the harrowing ordeal of the whaling ship Essex after it’s sunk by a massive sperm whale.
Collider’s review stated thatIn the Heart of the Sea squanders the rich dramatic depth of Nathaniel Philbrick’s book in favor of a glossy, surface-level retelling that never quite finds its emotional anchor. The review noted that while the film doesn’t fail outright, it rarely rises above competence, which is about as damning with faint praise as one could muster. Ultimately, the review concluded that In the Heart of the Sea is visually impressive but dramatically adrift.
“The film doesn’t need to be a history lesson, but there are times when it goes out of its way to avoid rich dramatic material presented in Philbrick’s book. Like his characters after their boat is smashed, Howard doesn’t seem to have much idea of where to go. He just wants to make sure he makes a comment about energy dependence (something dropped in so clumsily you can almost hear him talking about it at the press junket) and then sets the audience on its way. In the Heart of the Sea may not be completely heartless, but Howard should have been able to bring more verve and energy to this tale.”
In The Heart of The Sea leaves Prime Video at the end of the month.
There are comedies that make you laugh. There are thrillers that keep you guessing. And then there are movies that somehow do both — while also quietly roasting everyone involved. Few filmmakers have mastered that tonal tightrope quite like the Coen Brothers. Across decades, they’ve built a filmography filled with morally questionable characters, absurd misunderstandings, and endings that hit you sideways. And the one with the funniest ending of all is about to vanish from streaming.
Burn After Reading, written and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, is set to leave Prime Video at the end of February. Released in 2008, the film follows a group of deeply unserious people who believe they’ve stumbled upon explosive CIA secrets — when in reality, they have absolutely no idea what they’re holding. The all-star cast includes Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton — each delivering performances that range from unhinged to hilariously pathetic, as well as featuring the most demented “pleasure device” ever conceived for film.
While Burn After Reading wasn’t as universally praised as some of the Coens’ heavier hitters like No Country for Old Men or Fargo, it’s grown into a cult favorite thanks to its satire and endlessly quotable absurdity.
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How Good Is ‘Burn After Reading’?
Collider’s review stated thatBurn After Reading proves the Coen Brothers can bend any genre to their will — even if this particular outing doesn’t visually sparkle the way some of their previous films have. The review praised the razor-sharp screenplay and the cast’s commitment. Pitt’s gleefully dim personal trainer is a highlight, delivering broad comedy with precision, but the technical side doesn’t quite match the script’s bite.
“Finally, I think the editing of the film is a bit lacking. It’s not that the film feels too fat or too lean, but like the cinematography, it rarely pops. ‘Reading’ doesn’t need to be a loud film, but there doesn’t seem to be a total embrace of the film’s wonderful tone. ‘Burn After Reading’ is as smart and sharply acted as any other of the Coen Brothers’ great films. It’s a shame that the other aspects of the film aren’t as good, but they certainly don’t hurt the film and shouldn’t dissuade you from seeing how once again, the Brothers Coen are the masters of any genre they set their sights on.”
Burn After Reading leaves Prime Video at the end of February.
Lupita Nyong’o recently revealed that she continues to face severe fibroid complications more than a decade after her initial diagnosis.
The actress was first diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2014, the same year she won an Academy Award for her performance in “12 Years A Slave.”
In a recent interview, Nyong’o said her Christian sex education taught her to expect monthly pain. As a result, symptoms like heavy bleeding didn’t sound an alarm when they first appeared.
The Oscar winner is now channeling her personal struggle into advocacy by launching a campaign to raise funds for fibroids research and expand treatment options.
Nyong’o has also stressed the importance of speaking up about a condition that affects millions of women.
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Lupita Nyong’o On Her Fibroids Being Back ‘With A Vengeance’
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Nyong’o opened up about the recurrence of her fibroids during an interview with TODAY.com.
The Kenyan-born actress was first diagnosed after doctors discovered multiple uterine fibroids during a routine gynecological ultrasound in 2014.
At the time, she reportedly had around 30 of the noncancerous muscle-and-tissue growths in her uterus, which were later removed through surgery.
More than a decade later, however, Nyong’o says she was devastated to learn they had returned.
“When I found out two years ago that my fibroids were back, back with a vengeance, and I was so upset because I feel powerless,” she said. “It’s a ticking bomb. They’re going haywire in my body, and nobody is helping. Nobody knows what to do to mitigate them.”
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The Actress ‘Thought Severe Period Pain Was Normal’ After Christian Sex Ed
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Despite how debilitating fibroid symptoms can be, Nyong’o says that, for years, she believed what she was experiencing was simply part of being a woman.
The “Black Panther” star said her Christian sex education shaped that mindset, as she was taught to expect monthly pain once her period began.
“They taught me that once my period started, that I should expect to be in pain every month,” Nyong’o explained. “So, when I was experiencing the heavy bleeding, it didn’t sound an alarm.”
Even when she noticed clotting, the actress said she didn’t perceive it as a warning sign.
“The clotting was not anything remarkable to me,” she continued. “I didn’t understand my body. I didn’t know what was going on, and I didn’t know to be worried.”
As part of her effort to expand funding for fibroids research, Nyong’o has launched the #MakeFibroidsCount campaign, a GoFundMe initiative with a $200,000 fundraising goal.
The Broadway star shared the announcement on her Instagram page, revealing that the drive will run through March 31.
According to the official campaign page, the initiative aims to support the development of new treatment options that are more dignified, less invasive, and accessible to the millions of women affected.
“The challenge with fibroids is that they are invisible to the naked eye,” the campaign description states. “Treatment options remain limited and are often extremely invasive, and education about how they impact quality of life and fertility is shockingly sparse.”
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Nyong’o Takes Fibroid Fight To Capitol Hill
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Nyong’o’s determination to push for better fibroid treatment options has taken her all the way to Washington, D.C.
In 2025, the actress joined “This Is Us” star Mandy Moore for meetings with lawmakers as part of a lobbying effort to secure funding for fibroids research and other women’s health initiatives.
Speaking during a joint appearance on ABC News Live Prime, Moore reflected on the responsibility she believes comes with their public platforms.
“It’s such a no-brainer to be able to use this crazy platform that a job I love has sort of given me,” Moore said, according to PEOPLE.
Lupita Nyong’o Inspires Women To Share Their Journeys
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In an Instagram post shared in July 2025, Nyong’o urged women to speak openly about their experiences with fibroids, arguing that silence has helped normalize female suffering.
“We must reject the normalization of female pain,” she wrote. “No more suffering in silence!”
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Her message appears to have resonated across social media.
Under a YouTube clip of Nyong’o’s TODAY appearance, one user shared their own painful experience with the condition.
“I had fibroids, and they really disrupted my life,” the commenter wrote. “Mine were the size of an orange. Dealing with the pain for over 10 years, I ultimately opted to go with surgery. I’ve had surgery twice so far.”
In 2022, Parton was honored with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for her decades of good deeds and gushed over how “proud” she was to receive the recognition. Her acts of kindness include the creation of The Dollywood Foundation and donating funds to vaccine research after the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2020.
“What an honor it is just to be here. I really am just honored and proud to be amongst these great people and doing all these great things to help the world, as they say,” Parton said in October 2022 while accepting the medal. “I just give from my heart. I never know what I’m going to do or why I’m going to do it. I just see a need and if I can fill it then I will.”
Glitter! Fringe! Mini dresses! Dolly Parton is as much a fashion icon as she is a music legend. The “Just Because I’m a Woman” singer has never been one to shy away making a style statement on the red carpet and beyond. From sizzling getups to figure hugging ensembles — she’s slayed it all. Though […]
The Grammy winner continued: “If I can just do my small part in this world then that’s all that I ask in this world. I am very proud of the Imagination Library, so that is very dear to me. I just hope that I can continue to do good things.”
Scroll down to see some of Parton’s most charitable moments:
1988
Dolly Parton launched her non-profit organization The Dollywood Foundation in April 1988 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The goal was to increase the number of local high school graduates and decrease the dropout rate.
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The “Jolene” singer also created the Buddy Program, which gave $500 to every seventh and eighth grader in the area who finished high school. The initiation was successful with the dropout rate going from 35 percent to only 6 percent, according to the foundation’s website.
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1991
As part of her successful theme park, Dollywood, Dolly Parton opened the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary. The space spans 30,000 square feet and is managed by the American Eagle Foundations shelters to help ensure the safety of the bald eagles.
1995
Dolly Parton expanded The Dollywood Foundation with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program gifts children under five a book monthly to help with literacy and further learning in all areas of the country — and internationally. In 2018, Parton reached a milestone as the Imagination Library sent out its 100 millionth book.
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2000
The foundation began five scholarships of $15,000, dubbed the Dolly Parton Scholarship, to Sevier County’s high school seniors to help students continue their studies at an accredited university. “The scholarships are for students who have a dream they wish to pursue and who can successfully communicate their plan and commitment to realize their dreams,” the website reads.
Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, were married for nearly 60 years before his death in March 2025. The country icon first met her future spouse when she moved to Nashville in 1964 to start her music career. Parton and Dean tied the knot within two years of meeting each other, but as Parton’s […]
2007
Dolly Parton once again gave back to her community by helping raise $500,000 for the Sevier County Hospital by putting on a benefit concert. Dollywood and Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner theater each pledged $250,000, totalling $1 million for the fundraiser. The funds were used to open the LeConte Medical Center, which is a hospital and cancer center, in 2010.
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2016
Following devastating wildfires in Tennessee that tore through the Great Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton created the My People Fund under her Dollywood Foundation umbrella. The fund distributed $1,000 per month for six months to families who lost their main residence. The foundation revealed in 2017 that more than $12 million was raised and distributed to those in need during that past year.
2017
After releasing her children’s album, I Believe in You, Dolly Patron donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. The donation was made in honor of Parton’s niece who was treated for leukemia at the hospital.
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2020
In spring of 2020, Dolly Parton was one of many celebrities who designed a spatula for Williams-Sonoma’s collection of charitable kitchenware. Parton’s design helped earn money for the company’s annual Cook for a Cause campaign.
That same year, the actress made headlines for donating money to coronavirus vaccine research following the worldwide pandemic spike. Parton gave $1 million to assist Moderna’s vaccine research, which was reported to be 94.5 percent effective against the virus.
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“I’m just happy that anything I do can help somebody else,” Parton told Today at the time. “When I donated the money to the COVID fund, I just wanted it to do good. Evidently, it is. Let’s just hope we find a cure real soon.”
2021
When Tennessee’s Humphreys County experienced unprecedented flooding and damage, Dolly Parton stepped up and raised $700,000 to get people back on their feet. Parton’s Dollywood and Pigeon Forge dinner show properties gifted a portion of the ticket sales during two October 2021 dates to benefit the United Way of Humphreys County.
Parton’s late friend Loretta Lynn was responsible for the choice in charity. “After the Sevier County wildfires in 2016, Loretta was one of the first who reached out to offer anything she could,” Parton said in a statement. “It meant so much to me that Loretta — and so many folks — were ready to give in any way they could. This was just one small way I could help Loretta’s people for all they did to help my people.”
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Earlier that year, Dolly Parton revealed that she used some of the royalties from Whitney Houston’s cover of her song “I Will Always Love You” to give back to a Black neighborhood in Nashville. “It was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there,” Parton said during an August 2021 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, sharing that she invested in an office complex in the area. “It was a whole strip mall. And I thought, ‘This is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.’”
She continued: “I just thought, ‘This was great. I’m going to be down here with her people, who are my people as well.’ And so I just love the fact that I spent that money on a complex. And I think, ‘This is the house that Whitney built.’”
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2022
Dolly Parton announced in February 2022 that Dollywood — through its operating partner Herschend Enterprises — would start covering 100 percent of tuition, fees and book costs for any employee who is going to college to further their education.
Four months later, the “Here You Come Again” singer donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help the hospital’s pediatric infectious disease research.
2024
Dolly Parton personally pledged a million dollars to the Mountain Ways Foundation, which helped East Tennessee communities that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. Her donation would be matched by her companies, which included the Dollywood Foundation and Dollywood Parks and Resorts. The East Tennessee native shared that she would be making the donations in partnership with Walmart.
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2026
The not-for-profit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital was renamed in Dolly Parton’s honor.
“I learned these lessons early and they’ve stayed with me, and ever since I’ve been in a position to do my part and to help others, I have tried to do just that, especially when children and families need it most,” Parton told Todayof the honor. “[Every child] deserves a fair chance to grow up healthy, hopeful and surrounded with love.”
She continued, “That belief is what brought me together with the incredible people at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. For nearly 90 years, their teams have provided compassionate and talented care. They see children not just as patients but as precious little lives, each with a story and a future. In addition to expert care, children need hope and they need comfort and they need to know that they are seen and valued
Nancy Guthrie Investigation New Video Shows Traffic on Morning of Kidnapping
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Big update in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case … a never-before-seen video has surfaced from early on the morning of Feb. 1, the day investigators believe Nancy was taken.
The video, recorded about 7 minutes away from Nancy’s Tucson, Arizona home, shows vehicles speeding by, which could lead to more clues.
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Fox News reports the footage comes from a house in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood — about 2.5 miles away from Nancy’s house — from a street-facing Ring camera. The property reportedly sits on a back road and avoids major intersections.
The time stamp on the video shows the footage was recorded from about 12:30 AM to 6 AM Mountain Time.
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Video taken from Guthrie’s front porch the morning of the 1st shows the armed suspect approach the door at 2:12 AM … Nancy’s pacemaker stopped working around 2:28 AM … vehicles in this new video are seen at 2:31 and at 2:36 AM traveling in opposite directions.
Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009.
The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August.
“In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s just having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife when we were married. Our frustrations would have come out if we had talked about it and been open and honest with each other. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
Former “America’s Next Top Model” judge and fashion industry heavyweight, Kelly Cutrone, is coming to the defense of Tyra Banks following the ongoing backlash after the release of the Netflix documentary on the show.
Cutrone had high praise for the supermodel and said that, despite currently being at the center of controversy, she will ultimately “prevail.”
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Former ‘ANTM’ Judge Kelly Cutrone Says Tyra Banks ‘Will Prevail’ Despite Documentary Backlash
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Kelly Cutrone, who was a judge on “America’s Next Top Model” during cycles 18 through 22, spoke about what the future holds for supermodel and mogul Tyra Banks, as she faces backlash from the explosive documentary “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.”
“I feel confident that Tyra will prevail,” Cutrone told the outlet. “She’s done a lot for people, including the people who are out there trashing her right now, specifically the people who worked on the show.”
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“I feel that she will prevail, and I think that she will get through this,” the famed fashion publicist said. “But I think that 80 percent of [the docuseries] is incredibly twisted. I believe that the facts and the truth will come forward.”
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Cutrone Also Called Out Former Judges Who Slammed Banks In The Documentary
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Addressing the commentary from former “ANTM” judges Jay Manuel, Nigel Barker, and Miss J Alexander, Cutrone didn’t mince words and said that they were not as innocent as they proclaimed to be.
“Do I think [Tyra is] perfect? No. Do I think the show is perfect? No,” Cutrone said. “Do I think that she deserves that? Absolutely f-cking not. As somebody who owns a company and runs a business, I would be furious if they were my employees and they behaved like that. And to what end? To what end?”
As a long-time fixture in the fashion industry, Cutrone also addressed the show’s former contestants who voiced their gripes about the show and the industry.
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“Some people are going to move forward, and some people aren’t,” she said. “You’re on an elimination show. Ninety-nine percent of the people that are on the show get eliminated. Do you feel bad about being eliminated? I would if my dreams and hopes were put onto that.”
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Cutrone Previously Called Out Jay Manuel In A Scathing Social Media Post
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As one of the more prominent figures from “ANTM” to slam Tyra Banks in the documentary, Jay Manuel presented his participation on the show as virtually unproblematic, but Cutrone begged to differ.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Cutrone took to Instagram and called out the former reality TV personality.
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“Side note – Jay never even worked in the fashion industry – he worked at a MAC make up counter in Toronto – Tyra boosted him and how did he repay here [sic] – by writing a novel about her and the show (which no one bought) and now he is trying to become relevant by being out there trashing her again,” Cutrone wrote in the comments of a video about the documentary.
She continued, adding, “Maybe he will get a deal as a spokesperson for spray tanning or filler.”
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“He was so incredibly rude to me my first day on the show – he come [sic] up to me and said – welcome to the show – you are in the ejector seat ( meaning anyone who sat in that seat – Andre [Leon Talley] etc) wA [sic] fired – oddly enough he was does [sic] at the end of that season,” Cutrone wrote.
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Sherri Shepherd Also Defended Tyra Banks Amid The Documentary Fallout
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During a segment on her daytime talk show on February 19, Shepherd addressed the fallout from the much-talked-about Netflix documentary and offered a compassionate take on Banks amid the backlash.
“The show did awful things to the contestants, and I think everybody expected Tyra to take more accountability,” she stated. “I understand why people are mad.”
Shepherd then noted how different reality television was at the time “ANTM” was at the height of its popularity.
“But I also say, you have to understand the time this all happened was in 2003,” she said. “Reality TV was the wild, wild west back then. Every show was trying to outdo each other to stay on the air.”
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“We’re woke now, we know so much more now than we did back then,” Shepherd continued her defense of Banks. “I hate that she’s getting so much flak. She does need to take accountability, I know that, but I also know the battles some people will never understand that are fought.”
As she fought back tears, Shepherd added that she understands that things could have been done differently in hindsight, but Banks was ultimately coming from a genuine place, even though her methods may not have always been executed properly.
“To keep a show on the air there are things that we have to do that people will tell us, if you want to stay on the air, this is what you’ve got to do, and we’ve got to weigh the options, and sometimes we make bad decisions and we look up and go, in hindsight, maybe I should not have done it, but I just wanted to open up the door and give a platform to people who look like me,” she said.
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Former ‘ANTM’ Winner Eva Marcille Thanked Banks Following The Documentary Release
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During an appearance on “CBS Mornings” on February 19, per PEOPLE, Marcille was naturally asked about the documentary, and she shared her perspective.
“I have been asked about Tyra for 21 years,” the former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star said. “No matter what project I’m doing, what I’m involved in, somehow ‘Top Model’ finds its way in my interview. I’ve done 154 projects since ‘Top Model.’ It’s been 21 years.”
Marcille, who is easily the most successful person to come from “ANTM,” then shared that she will always thank Banks, something she has consistently done for decades, for changing her life for the better.
“Thanks to ‘Top Model,’ though,” she said. “What I will say is I will never fail to thank Tyra. What Tyra set out to do in this business, I will always say — and especially for ‘Top Model,’ initially — she set out to change the world; to change what the modeling industry looked like, sound like, felt like and expected. And she did that for me.”
Marcille also pointed out that it was “very surprising” that she was not asked to participate in the documentary.
Nique Shares Clip Of Herself Cruising Around With NBA YoungBoy
During the early hours of Thursday, February 26, Nique took to her Instagram Story to share a clip that showed her sitting in the passenger seat alongside NBA YoungBoy. In the clip, YoungBoy drove what appeared to be a couple as he bumped to one of his songs, and Nique filmed him, briefly smiling for the camera.
Peep the clip below.
Yaya Mayweather & Starr Deja’nee React To The Clip Of Nique
The clip of Nique and NBA YoungBoy cruising sparked over 10,800 reactions in TSR’s comment section.
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Instagram user @officialkourtnib wrote, “I ain’t gon lie his wife stronger than me”
While Instagram user @asiarichie added, “I could never feel this comfortable posting someby else husband😭”
Instagram user @melaninla__ wrote, “She thought this ate but really lost any cool points that was left !”
However, it also sparked reactions from two of YoungBoy’s children’s mothers. Star Deja’nee took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share apparently now-deleted messages, blasting YoungBoy.
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In addition to Starr Deja’nee, Yaya Mayweather also took to X to share a few messages. She noted that she was previously rejected by the internet when she spoke about YoungBoy’s and Nique’s relationship, so now she’s “checked out.”
More On Recent Events With Yaya Mayweather, NBA YoungBoy & His Other Ex, Jania Meshell
As The Shade Room previously reported, in November 2025, NBA YoungBoy dropped this ‘Zero IQ Freestyle’ which included a few lyrics that left some internet users speculating about Nique.
“I f***** on her, Jania was mad, but over nothin’, that h* was trash,” he rapped.
Subsequently, Mayweather took to the ‘net and seemed to imply that YoungBoy’s lyrics were about Nique. Ultimately, YoungBoy denied the speculation. However, Jania Meshell, a fellow mother of one of YoungBoy’s children, shared a tweet around the same time, appearing to imply that she had a friend turned foe.
Fast forward, and Jania Meshell has yet to explicitly address Nique and YoungBoy’s apparent connection. On Thursday, February 26, she took to her story to share a repost about having a beautiful day and loving life as a mom. Meanwhile, as Mayweather appeared to delete her new tweets about YoungBoy and Nique, she did retweet a final thought on the matter.
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Fcking after your friend ain’t cute idk what type of world we living in ugh it’s disgusting
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