There’s a wealth of science fiction out there, just waiting for some movie studio to pick it up and do something with it.

By Joshua Tyler
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With Hollywood’s box office numbers fading, there’s never been a better time to take a big risk on good ideas. There’s a wealth of science fiction out there, just waiting for some movie studio to pick it up and do something with it.

No more waiting. Drop that Back to the Future remake, Hollywood, and do something with these already brilliant sci-fi properties instead. I’ve ranked them in order, by which is most likely to be a huge, huge hit.

11. Farscape: The Movie

Farscape was critically acclaimed from day one, but it’s so linear and deeply character-driven that missing even a single episode in the days before streaming left you adrift without a paddle. A movie presents an opportunity to solve that.

Instead of one story stretched out over several seasons, we have the chance to get a complete story in a single, epic film. And if you thought Farscape’s visuals were impressive on a basic cable television budget, just imagine what the geniuses at the Jim Henson workshop could do with a $30 million budget.

If there’s a problem, it’s that it has since been totally ripped off by Guardians of the Galaxy, but I think there’s still enough here to make Farscape feel like its own thing. I’m just not sure I want to see it without the original cast, and given their age, there’s probably no way to do it with them. So that’s why it’s on the bottom of this list.

The Pitch: It’s the story of modern-day astronaut John Crichton, flung through a wormhole into a distant galaxy. There, he’s stuck on a living ship with a group of escaped prisoners who, though at first his enemies, become his allies, and eventually his friends. It’s the classic tale of a stranger in a strange land, mixed with piracy and full of deeply rooted character drama. It’s romantic too, full of realistic relationships against a fantastic backdrop.

10. Starship Troopers

Didn’t they already make this movie? Not really. There was a 1990s movie called Starship Troopers, which claimed to be an adaptation of the famous Robert A. Heinlein novel of the same name, but that film has so little in common with the novel that it’s not the same thing.

Heinlein’s version of this story has never been done at all and would feel totally original, unlike anything else audiences have ever seen in theaters. You’d probably just have to call it something else.

The Pitch: A hard science fiction movie about the difficulties of war in outer space, trapped in a battle for survival. The soldiers use power armor, which means you’d end up with a more serious take on the classic mech-suit trope in sci-fi. Somehow, we’ve also never gotten a good live-action mobile mech suit movie, and Heinlein invented the idea. It’s the best place to start.

9. The Futurama Movie

Turning in a movie worked for The Simpsons and they ran out of jokes fifteen years ago. Futurama, on the other hand, thanks to frequent network cancellations, still feels young. Matt Groening’s other animated masterpiece has never gotten a fair shake, but with its spacey setting and tendency towards blaster fire, it’s far more suited to the big screen than Springfield’s favorite family. It’s an animation, yes, but an animation for adults. Feel free to take things up a notch for the theatrical version, hook Bender up with a three-nippled robot hooker, and slap it with an “R” rating. Or if you’re really feeling spendy, ditch the animation and give us a live-action version.

The Pitch: A pizza delivery boy is accidentally frozen for a thousand years and wakes up in the future. There, he finds employment at the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express and struggles to fit in with its strange assortment of employees. His best friend is an alcoholic robot, he’s in love with a smoking hot kung-fu Cyclops who finds him repulsive, and he’s employed by a mad scientist with an increasingly bad case of dementia. Hilarity ensues. Think Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy meets Encino Man.

8. The Expanse: The Movie

The Expanse was the best science fiction series of the modern era. It’s based on a series of critically acclaimed books. The stories keep getting bigger as it goes on, and The Expanse is from jump a dense narrative examining complicated human politics and dynamics in a far-off future where man has begun traveling to the stars.

Despite its futuristic setting, the show and the books are propelled by their realism.  The Expanse gets all the little details about both science and human nature right. When you delve into this world, it feels exactly like what humanity colonizing outer space would really be like.

The Pitch: As impressive as The Expanse has been as a TV series, I’d love to see what it might look like on the big screen. Each book in the series, while continuing a linear narrative with the same group of characters, can also stand on its own. 

The best move for The Expanse is to simply make a parallel production. There’s really no way to make a sequel to the series, and I think there’s room for another take on it. Fans of the show would still be more connected to it because of their history with the franchise, but newcomers would be able to jump in for the movie if it’s done right.  

7. Battlestar Galactica: The Movie

There have been frequent talks about Battlestar Galactica getting the movie treatment. One problem: Most of those talks have been about making a movie out of the wrong version. When the fantastic, award-winning, Ronald Moore reboot of the classic franchise went off the air, Hollywood immediately cast it aside and rehired the creator of the less successful 80s version to start the whole thing all over again. Don’t do that. There’s a better way.

The Pitch: This movie should be a Battlestar Galactica prequel set in the Ron Moore version of the series. The story you need to tell already exists, in an underfunded web series called Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome. Turn that into a movie, and expect to print money.

6. Stargate: Lost In Space

Stargate started out as a movie, way back in 1994.  But it was after that movie ended that Stargate became a franchise, thanks to the television series, which took the movie’s premise and ran with it in a completely different direction.  The series is now getting a new installment on Amazon, and if it works, it’s time for another movie.

This time, the fans of the television franchise deserve a feature film set in that version of the Stargate universe. It shouldn’t use the same actors, they’ve grown too old for that. I don’t think we need a reboot either.

I’d position this movie as a sequel to the 1994 film, but skew its style and script to better align with the television series.  Better still, the sequel could easily follow a course similar to the one charted by Stargate Universe, before it was cancelled after only two seasons.

The Pitch: Let’s reboot Stargate Universe, while keeping everything else in canon. It can work. Decades after the discovery of a stargate that allows humans instantaneous travel to other planets, a breakthrough happens. While exploring the universe via the gates, a group of humans stumbles on an ancient alien starship traveling the galaxy.

When they board the ship, our heroes are stranded there and must use the alien vessel to try to find their way home. Lost in a hostile galaxy full of strange dangers and incredible creatures, they discover the key not only to existence, but also to themselves.

5. The Mote In God’s Eye

It’s one of the greatest science fiction books ever written, and perhaps also one of the most overlooked. Written in through a collaboration between Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, and first published in 1974, this two-book duology charts the first contact between humanity and an alien race.

I know what you’re thinking, we’ve seen this before. No, you haven’t, not like this. Sure, much like Alien, this first contact doesn’t take place until far off in man’s future, when we’ve already explored most of space. But any similarities end there. What really sets this apart is the complex, utterly realistic, detailed way in which Niven and Pournelle develop the alien race, known as the Moties, which humanity encounters out there in that far-off place.

The Pitch: Popular science fiction often portrays aliens as either monsters or nearly human. Rarely is there a middle ground. Avatar’s Na’vi, for instance, are barely alien at all. They’re more like some blue African tribe.

Mote presents an intelligent alien species that is truly alien, not just in appearance but in the way they think, and then uses them as part of a gripping tale which asks this simple question: How can we possibly trust something so alien, let alone understand it? Maybe they lack the sex appeal of blue cat people (you’re unlikely to be aroused by a Mote’s gripping hand), but the story’s brilliantly written characters and massive, epic scope could turn the science fiction genre on its head if it ever made it up on screen.

4. Babylon 5: The Movie

With all due respect to Star Trek, Babylon 5 (at least for the first four seasons), may have been the greatest science fiction series in the history of television. At least, it was one of the most revolutionary. It was the first television show, for instance, to use computer-generated effects on whole sequences. The show’s plot plays out as a single complicated, linear story arc of the type now used by Lost and every other show currently on television, but unheard of back in the early 90s.

It told a complete story wrapped in a single series. Most importantly, though, it’s character-driven, epic, and utterly compelling. Many of the show’s cast members have sadly passed away. So if you do this, Hollywood, it’ll need to be a total reboot.

The Pitch: The show began every week with a monologue that, much better than I ever could, tells you all you need to know. Here’s how Babylon 5 described itself in Season 2: “ The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space . . . all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind – the year the Great War came upon us all. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2259. The place is called Babylon 5.”

3. The Hyperion Cantos

There have actually been rumors that Dan Simmons masterful far-future series of novels (collectively referred to as the Hyperion Cantos) may be turned into a movie, but it hasn’t happened yet, and we’re tired of waiting. The material is challenging and heady, but also utterly unique. It starts out as a group of pilgrims journeying to a far-off planet called Hyperion, where they’ll visit the legendary Time Tombs. The tombs are guarded by the Shrike, an unstoppable, unknowable, spikey, metallic creature that snatches up travelers and impales them on its tree of thorns.

The Pitch: Hyperion tells the story of the pilgrims as they travel, and as the story spans multiple books it goes beyond them. It works brilliantly because it’s character-driven, scratch that, it’s more than character-driven, it’s emotion-driven.

Simmons puts his characters through hell and takes us with them through every step of suffering, sadness, and pain, which gradually comes together to form a larger picture. Hyperion is a story with something to say about the human condition, and it does it in an epic, potentially visually stunning package. It’s science fiction’s Lord of the Rings, and done right, it’ll win just as many Oscars.

2. Legend Of The Galactic Heroes

Legend of the Galactic Heroes began as a 10-novel series by Japanese author Yoshiki Tanaka and went on to become one of the most influential and longest-running space operas in Japanese history. It’s been adapted into an animation several times, but the most recent version is fully titled as Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These.

It tells the story of competing Galactic empires through the lens of two strategic geniuses, one in each nation, as they each rise through the military ranks, buoyed by their achievements.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a complex mix of eye-popping large-scale space battles, political maneuvering, and personal relationships told over a series of decades. It’s one of the biggest stories ever told, so big it’s hard to imagine it being told in any form other than anime.

The Pitch: Combine Star Wars with Game of Thrones, and you’re starting to get the picture. This could easily span multiple movies and become the biggest thing since George Lucas. There are no bigger ideas in space opera.

1. The Orville: The Motion Picture

As the show progressed, Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek homage became increasingly cinematic.  The Orville’s focus on delivering a cinema-quality product for television has become so intense that the third season took nearly two years to complete.  If they’re going to all this trouble to make The Orville look and feel like a movie, they might as well actually make one and release it in theaters. 

I feel like there’s a good chance this might actually happen. Season 3 aired in 2025, and there’s been no movement on making season 4, despite heavy interest from fans. Now might be the perfect time to bring The Orville to the big screen, and Seth MacFarlane has all the Hollywood energy he needs to get it done.

The Pitch: The ideal path here is to simply deliver a normal Orville adventure on a movie scale.  They’ve already had a massive battle on the show, so I wouldn’t necessarily go that route.

The Orville Movie should be about raising the stakes for the characters, not necessarily about bigger special effects or more galactic consequences. If they’re smart, they’ll pattern The Orville movie after Star Trek: The Motion Picture, with some sort of existential threat that questions the very nature of their existence and demands a difficult sacrifice. Since it’s The Orville, they’ll also be able to take that concept and make it less boring, with weird, humorous quips and snappy crew banter. 

Spencer Pratt has fired back at criticism of a new attack ad in his Los Angeles mayoral campaign.

On Wednesday, April 29, the former Hills star released a campaign ad filmed outside the homes of two of his opponents in the upcoming mayoral primary: current Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman.

The campaign commercial racked up nearly 11 million viewers within two days of its release and has been praised as game-changing by Pratt’s supporters. Raman, however, condemned Pratt for filming outside her home, calling it an “unnecessary and reckless” political stunt, while Mayor Bass accused her rival of doing his “best Trump impression.”

The controversy erupted during a sharp uptick in Pratt’s fundraising — including an infusion of cash from former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss — and rising poll numbers, as well as numerous celebrity endorsements.

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Keep scrolling for Pratt’s response to the controversial ad and more about the backlash.

Why Is Spencer Pratt’s New Ad Controversial?

Pratt dropped the attack ad on April 29, tagging it with a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 hit “Not Like Us.” The clip opens with him standing outside of Mayor Bass and Raman’s L.A.-area homes.

“This is where Mayor Bass lives. Notice something? Or here, where Nithya Raman’s $3 million mansion sits,” he says. “They don’t have to live in the mess they’ve created.”

The ad then cuts to Spencer standing outside the trailer where he has lived with his wife, Heidi Montag, and their two children since their home burned down in the 2025 Palisade Fire.

“This is where I live. They let my home burn down,” Pratt declares. “I know what the consequences of failed leadership are. That’s why I’m running for mayor, for my sons and the rest of us Angelenos who want to stop these corrupt politicians from destroying our city. We are going to get the golden age of Los Angeles back.”

The hard-hitting content of the ad led to former View panellist Meghan McCain predicting that Pratt will win the mayoral race. The Challenge’s Johnny Bananas shared the ad via X, adding, “That’s my mayor 🤘.”

How Did Nithya Raman Respond to Spencer Pratt’s Ad?

The Los Angeles City Councilmember exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, April 30, that Pratt’s filming outside of her home was irresponsible.

“Filming outside my home, where I live with my young children, feels unnecessary and reckless,” Raman exclusively told Us via a “Nithya for Mayor” campaign spokesperson.

Raman has previously urged Los Angeles voters not to laugh off Pratt’s mayoral campaign.

“Spencer Pratt’s run for mayor is no joke. He’s a MAGA Republican who has vowed to work with ICE & end L.A.’s sanctuary city ordinance,” Raman tweeted on Monday, April 27. “He is a threat to Los Angeles and the immigrants who built their lives here.”

In February, Pratt confirmed that, if elected, he planned to work with the federal government on immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.

“Karen Bass’ open defiance of federal law for political gain has created confusion, tension and instability,” he said. “When I am mayor, I will work directly with the federal government in a firm but humane way with a clear focus on public safety. Violent criminals will be removed from our streets and law-abiding, hard-working families will live without fear.”

Did Spencer Pratt Clap Back at Nithya Raman?

Pratt dismissed Raman’s criticism of his controversial campaign ad by suggesting that she was simply “validating” the premise of his political attack.

“Nithya just validating the entire premise of our commercial,” he tweeted on April 30. “She doesn’t care if there’s homeless drug addicts in front of your home, in front of your kids school, but God help her if a man in a suit takes a picture on the public street for two minutes.”

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How Did Mayor Karen Bass Respond to Spencer Pratt’s Attack Ad?

A spokesperson for Mayor Bass released a statement to Us on Friday, May 1, in which she likened Pratt’s bravado to that of President Donald Trump.

“Spencer is doing his best Trump impression but it’s not going to work in L.A.,” her rep told Us.

What Is Next in the L.A. Mayoral Race?

A primary election will be held Tuesday, June 2. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will take place Tuesday, November 3.

Kim Zolciak has temporarily lost physical custody of her kids with ex Kroy Biermann amid their messy divorce battle.

According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, a Georgia judge ruled that Biermann, 40, would have primary physical custody of their kids K.J., 14, Kash, 13, and twins Kaia and Kane, 12. (Zolciak, 47, is also the mom of daughters Brielle, 29, whom Biermann legally adopted in 2013, and Ariana, 24, whom she shares with ex-husband Daniel Toce.)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum will have limited parenting time with her four minor children every other weekend, the outlet noted.

Per the judge’s order, Zolciak and Biermann will reportedly continue to share joint legal custody of the kids, while Biermann will have final say on educational, non-emergency medical and religious decisions.

“The senior judge’s decision from April 29 is temporary until we return to court as soon as possible when we will have the opportunity for a full hearing,” Zolciak told Us in a statement. “The new order was the result of an alleged emergency motion filed by Kroy to ensure the matter was heard by a senior judge instead of our duly elected assigned judge, who has never granted Kroy an immediate hearing despite him filing three separate (false) motions against me.”

She continued, “The decision rendered by the senior judge was largely the result of a flawed investigation by a guardian ad litem who has not spoken to me in over a year (until a brief call with me and my attorney on April 28), or my boys since April of 2025 aside from a brief 15 minute meeting in July of 2025. While I want this process to be over for my children more than anything, I am looking forward to a full court date when we will finally be provided with an opportunity to present the truth.”

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TMZ was first to report the news.

In April, Biermann filed an emergency motion accusing his ex of neglect and claiming that she is “more selfishly concerned with her own image and her work options” than their kids. He also alleged that Zolciak is “unstable and unfit” to parent and requested an emergency hearing to change custody.

Zolciak and Biermann have been entangled in a messy legal battle since the Bravolebrity filed for divorce in May 2023. Though the pair briefly reconciled a few months later, the divorce was back on by August 2023.

In late March, Biermann requested sole custody of their minor children after the pair had previously agreed to a joint custody arrangement, according to court docs obtained by Us at the time. He claimed that Zolciak had exhibited “blatant mismanagement of basic parenting responsibilities would be practically unbelievable to anyone not familiar with the circumstances.”

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In response to the filing, Zolciak told Us, “These accusations are completely false and nothing more than a deliberate attempt by Kroy to defame my character. I spent five weeks away working on two TV shows to support my family and make sure my children are cared for — something I will never apologize for. I refuse to be bullied or have lies twisted into a narrative about who I am. I will not stay silent; the truth is on my side, and it will come to light — no matter how hard anyone tries to bury it.”

A judge ultimately approved a temporary parenting plan where the kids would remain in Biermann’s physical custody until Zolciak completed four sessions of parent therapy no earlier than April 13. After she completed the sessions, the exes would “resume operation under the existing court-ordered parenting plan, which otherwise remains in full force and effect until further agreement and/or modification by this court.”

Zolciak clarified via Instagram on April 3 that she had “not lost custody of my children, nor has there been any modification to the custody arrangement.”

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“I signed a temporary custody order at the end of January. The order clearly states that both the mother and father are to participate in two counseling sessions per month for two months, followed by one session per month thereafter. I was out of the country from February 26 through March 28 due to contractual filming obligations on two separate productions,” she wrote.

Zolciak continued, “During that time, I did not have a single day off, making it impossible to attend the required counseling sessions. Kroy as of today (I had KJ and Kash up until 5pm today) currently has the children for spring break, which is his designated parenting time under the existing agreement. I am scheduled to resume my parenting time when the children return on Friday. My counseling sessions are scheduled and will be completed next week.”

The mom of six concluded, “For the avoidance of any doubt, I have not lost custody of my children, nor has there been any modification to the custody arrangement outside the agreed upon temporary order.”

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Jennifer Lawrence chose 2023 to try to make the jump into comedy with her extremely R-rated comedy, No Hard Feelings. Her timing was off; adult comedy hadn’t yet made a comeback, and the movie was a massive flop.

Three years later, No Hard Feelings is finally getting the attention it deserves. The R-Rated comedy is among the top 10 most-watched movies on HBO Max in the United States, ready and waiting for you to stream. I hit play, and can confirm it’s worth a watch.

More Than Just A Raunch-Com

I’d heard great things and decided to give it a go because it fell into the right genre. Previously, I’ve only really seen Lawrence perform in comedy-adjacent dramatic roles like American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook. I knew she was funny when she made appearances on talk shows, but I didn’t know she had it in her to be so off-the-wall as in this movie.

Despite its raunchy reputation, there’s more here than you’d expect. I’ll definitely be recommending No Hard Feelings to my wife because I also need a break from the bender that she’s currently on, which involves a gratuitous amount of Gilmore Girls and Grey’s Anatomy.

A Refreshing Romantic Comedy

No Hard Feelings is a by-the-numbers romantic comedy, but a refreshing one because it has a female protagonist. More often than not, the questionable behavior (stalking) acted out in this type of movie is carried out by a guy who’s trying to get a girl to like him. What’s more, its R rating opens the door to some pretty raunchy sequences, which elevate the humor because the 12-year-old in me still finds an inappropriate amount of cursing in this context hilarious.

As one would expect, the plot to No Hard Feelings leaves very little room for interpretation because you’re just supposed to enjoy its slapstick humor. Jennifer Lawrence‘s Maddie Barker is a down-on-her-luck bartender and Uber driver who finds herself in a bind after her car gets repossessed because she hasn’t been paying the property taxes on the house she inherited from her deceased mother.

Facing bankruptcy, she finds two helicopter parents (portrayed by Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti) on Craigslist who are willing to part ways with a Buick Regal if she can get their shy and awkward son, Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), out of his shell before shipping off to Princeton University.

Desperate for money and a stroke of good luck, Maddie wastes no time trying to seduce Percy because she’s in it to win it in No Hard Feelings. Things get off to a rough start when Maddy, who’s 32 years old, tries to kidnap 19-year-old Percy from his job at the animal shelter, which results in her getting maced by the naive teenager.

Their developing romance, which Percy doesn’t know is a setup, continues to be problematic because Maddie is jaded from past failed relationships, and Percy is so innocent for his age that he doesn’t pick up on Maddie’s various attempts at seduction.

No Hard Feelings Is Surprisingly Wholesome, But Doesn’t Play It Safe

After its initial setup, No Hard Feelings becomes surprisingly wholesome because Maddie and Percy unwittingly provide each other with emotional support that they both so desperately need. Percy becomes more confident because an older woman with poor impulse control is giving him the time of day, and Maddie is surprised to find out that Percy is a really good listener who genuinely cares about her well-being.

That said, whatever wholesome moments happen in this film are immediately offset by nude fist fights at the beach, high-speed car chases, catfights at college parties, and Percy consuming way too much alcohol at inopportune moments.

No Hard Feelings is a feel-good, foul-mouthed, and refreshing romantic comedy that has a similar sense of humor to films like There’s Something About Mary and Superbad. If you’re looking for a solid popcorn movie that you don’t have to take seriously, I strongly recommend this title if you’re on the fence about romantic comedies that typically play it safe.

If you want to see Jennifer Lawrence in top form, you can stream No Hard Feelings on HBO Max right now.

Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s family is speaking out as details from court filings continue to surface. As the case against D4vd unfolds, the latest details are not only drawing public attention but also deepening the emotional toll on those closest to her.

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Celeste’s Family Reacts To Disturbing New Court Allegations

In response to newly filed documents, Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s family says they are shocked by the latest claims. Additionally, their attorney shared that the continued release of details has been painful for them.

New photo of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’ Family, lawyer says they are “shocked by the new allegations”…💔 pic.twitter.com/nMtyJcxKwR

— Lauren Conlin (@conlin_lauren) April 30, 2026

The lawyer added that the family is trying to navigate their grief while maintaining their day-to-day responsibilities. So moving forward, they will not be making direct public statements, choosing instead to have their legal representative speak on their behalf.

“In light of the gruesome details emerging almost daily, the family has decided not to make any statements now or in the future. There are no words to express the indescribable pain the family is experiencing right now. They still have bills to pay and jobs they go to every day. All they want is time to grieve and heal. Please grant the Rivas Hernandez family grace and compassion,” shared the family lawyer, Patrick Steinfeld.

What Timeline Details Sparked The Family’s Response?

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North West continues to be a trending topic as she makes her mark in the music industry. From fly fashion to lit music, she has carved out her own lane while following in the footsteps of her famous parents, Ye West and Kim Kardashian. 

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North West Releases The Music Video For Her New EP  ‘N0rth4evr’

Ahead of her upcoming EP, North West dropped a visual for her track, ‘N0RTH4EVR.’ The song features a metal-rock beat, and the music video takes place in a graveyard. In the visual, North rocks an edgy emo-inspired look with blue bundles and studded accessories. She sings along as spiders, headstones, and a gloomy sky appear throughout the background. North West even shared some behind-the-scenes clips of her look and time on set via TikTok. Many supporters quickly took to social media to share their reactions. While some called her look iconic, others felt the gravesite setting was a bit disturbing.

North West Responds To Questions About Her Faith During Live 

Afterward, North West hopped on live to answer questions from supporters. Fans asked about her favorite music genres, potential future collaborations, interests, and more. While reading the comments, North came across a question asking if she loves Jesus. She quickly responded:

“Of course I love Jesus. That’s my Lord and Savior,” North said. Adding, “People be thinking I’m dark and stuff, but I’m really not.”

North West has since officially released her first-ever EP, ‘N0RTH4EVR,’ featuring beats she created on her own. The six-track project includes: ‘H0w Sh0uld ! F33l’, ‘D!e’, ‘#N0rth4evr’ and more. 

Social Media Reacts

Instagram user @prxttymfk wrote, “She gonna be hard 😂 🔥 just watch she already super creative! “

Instagram user @astoldbynayyy added, “Too satanic, do it over wit hello kitty or sumn”

While Instagram user memethread7537 wrote, “Your mom is Kim Kardashian and you want to be Avril Lavigne???”

Instagram user @liamprettyb wrote, “I love that she has her OWN style

Instagram user @jream.doll added, “She catching her beats, eventually she gone start rapping like her dad”

While Instagram user @theywantnad wrote. “Yall know her dad Kanye he don’t play that devil stuff he had her in church before she could walk! Kanye loves God out loud!”

Instagram user @brownskin__prettyface  wrote,”Just a girl in her emo phase 😍”

Instagram user @rollinwit_alexis added, “being alt doesn’t mean you believe in the devil. it’s 2026! stop with that narrative”

While Instagram user @ayobraia wrote, “It’s a teenage punk phase just let her be, plus she’s a KID and y’all too damn old to even be speaking on her.”

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NFL free agent Shilo Sanders is facing some heat for a comment he made on Instagram to Cleveland Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot.

“Go make a sandwich Mary,” he wrote under a video shared by the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Wednesday, April 29. In the video, Cabot, 64, argued the Browns should make Deshaun Watson their starting quarterback over Shilo’s brother, Shedeur Sanders. (Shilo, 26, and Shedeur, 24, are the sons of legendary NFL star Deion Sanders.)

Cabot addressed the comment the next day in an appearance on 92.3 The Fan.

“Well, let me just say about that, that I really do believe that I’ve been an inspiration for lots of women and young girls to know that you can go out there and do a good job in a man’s world and take on all of that that comes with that,” Cabot said.

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Cabot has covered the Browns since 1988 and became the Plain Dealer’s beat reporter for the team in 1991.

She continued, “And I know that there are so many women who have joined the football world, especially because of things I’ve been able to do over the years, and I’m happy about that, and I know that will continue.”

“I have been able to set the tone and open some doors in that way and that will continue,” Cabot added.

Related to Shilo’s comment specifically, Cabot teased, “I can make a mean grilled cheese with ham.”

Shilo remained unimpressed, taking to Twitch on Thursday, April 30, to double down on his comments.

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“This is to Mary Kay: If you’re gonna be a reporter, be a reporter and report facts,” he said. “Whenever you have your opinion, and your opinion is always something hateful to Shedeur, then it makes it seem like it’s something weird, like, it’s an agenda you have going on.”

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Shilo continued, “There is plenty of women in this field that take this serious and take reporting on football serious and actually do homework and study the game and get the statistics right and get the news right. But with you, it’s so much emotion that I don’t want you to make women look bad when it comes to reporting because you don’t have the will to actually want to report real things that are going on.”

He added that he believes Cabot is making other women reporters look bad because they put in the work necessary to do the job while he alleged she does not.

“When it comes to your opinion, you’ve been saying crazy things for the past, since he’s been there,” Shilo said. “So it’s like, just chill with that ’cause it don’t make no sense, and it makes you look crazy, like you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Meghan Markle‘s strained relationship with members of the Royal Family has been a topic of discussion for years. While members of the monarchy have denied Markle’s earlier claims of alleged mistreatment, a new source says that Markle’s sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, was never particularly fond of her. The revelation comes after royal experts revealed new information about how Markle’s latest social media posts may have complicated her husband’s return to the royal fold.

Royal reporter Omid Scobie has a new book coming out called “Endgame.” In the publication, the author discusses the origins of the alleged strained relationship between Markle and Middleton.

Scobie, who has been reporting about the royal family for 10 years, said Markle initially struggled with life as a royal. The actress is said to have hoped to build a close bond with Middleton, especially given their similar backgrounds as commoners.

Despite Markle’s wishes, Middleton allegedly never saw it for the “General Hospital” actor. In fact, the Princess of Wales allegedly gave Markle the cold shoulder. “They were once both outsiders, middle-class women brought into the house of Windsor for unimaginably different lives. Kate, however, was uninterested in forming this kind of bond with Meghan,” Scobie wrote.

Kate Middleton Allegedly Spent Much Of Her Free Time Speaking Poorly About Meghan Markle

Scobie spoke with several sources for his book, including one who alleged that Middleton tends to be more reserved around newcomers and that she “wasn’t a fan” of Markle from the very beginning.

Instead of spending time with Markle, showing her the ropes, a source told Scobie that Middleton usually “spent more time talking about Meghan than talking to her.”

The reported tension between the pair affected those around them, too, said another insider, who claimed Middleton’s bond with Prince Harry had shifted drastically. “She was closest to Harry, and she will always look back fondling on those moments…and the relationship he had with their children,” said the insider. “But to her, there is no way she could ever trust them after all their interviews.”

Meghan Markle Claimed Kate Middleton Made Her Cry During A 2021 Interview With Oprah

Speaking of interviews, Markle and Prince Harry shook the table when they appeared alongside Oprah in a 2021 special titled “Oprah with Meghan and Harry.”

During the production, Markle addressed the claims that she had made Middleton cry during a previous encounter. According to Markle, the media got the story completely wrong.

“The reverse happened,” she said. “And I don’t say that to be disparaging to anyone, because it was a really hard week of the wedding, and she was upset about something. But she owned it, and she apologized and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing.”

While Markle didn’t get into specifics of the alleged encounter, the actor-turned-royal said she opposed the story becoming front-page news.

Markle also asked the public to stop speculating about the status of their relationship, calling Middleton a “good person.”

“If you love me, you don’t have to hate her. And if you love her, you don’t have to hate me,” Markle said.

Markle Reportedly Caused Waves After Sharing Shady Social Media Posts

The news about the history of Middleton and Markle’s relationship comes days after sources said the latter stirred up trouble with the royals.

According to The Blast, Markle allegedly shared images on Instagram that suggested the hardest seven-year period for Taurus and other zodiac signs was coming to an end.

Royal experts found the posts concerning, noting that she married into the royal family exactly seven years ago.

The commentators further implied that Markle’s post could come across as disrespectful, given the status her royal role has given her.

“She got to be the TV lifestyle host she always dreamt of. She released a book. She got a reality TV show and a Netflix deal. She had multiple magazine covers,” they said.

Will Markle’s Post Disrupt Prince Harry’s Plans To Get Back Into The Royal Fold?

The alleged subtle dig could cause problems for Prince Harry, who is reportedly working to mend his strained relationships with his brother, Prince William, and his father, King Charles.

Just days before that, Prince Harry had a firm response for a reporter who asked the public figure whether he was bothered by people assuming that he was no longer a working royal.

“No. I will always be part of the royal family,” the father of two said. “I am here working doing the things that I was born to do.”

He added, “I enjoy coming to do these trips and supporting that I’ve ever before, the friends that I’ve made, and hopefully, bringing attention to issues that, for one reason or another, drop out of the news because something else has popped up.”

Mama June Shannon is turning heads once again, this time with a glamorous red carpet moment that has fans talking. The “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” star made a rare appearance at the AMC Networks 2026 Upfront in New York, where she stepped out in a shimmering sleeveless gown that highlighted her noticeably slimmer figure.

At 46, Mama June appeared confident and polished, pairing the look with black shoes and bold accessories, including a chunky bracelet and multiple rings. Her hair was styled in an elegant updo, drawing attention to her face, while her makeup featured soft tones and a glossy dark pink lip.

Mama June’s transformation has been years in the making. At one point, she weighed over 500 pounds before undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in 2015, which helped her drop to around 150 pounds. However, she has been open about her weight fluctuating over the years due to ongoing struggles, making her latest appearance one of her most striking yet.

An Unexpected Hysterectomy Led To A Cancer Scare

The red carpet moment comes shortly after Mama June revealed a serious health scare. “I had a total hysterectomy unexpectedly last year, last April. It was not expected,” she shared, explaining that doctors discovered fibroid cysts that later developed into more concerning issues, which led her to fear the worst.

“It was a scare for me because I did have some fibroid cysts that went to separate cysts, and we had a little scare,” she said. “Me, in my mind, going through what Anna went through, I was worried it was going to be ovarian cancer. I even told the [other] kids that. I was in my head for a long time.”

Mama June Says ‘Some Days Are A Struggle’ As She Continues Facing Ongoing Health Issues

While the worst-case scenario was avoided, Mama June admitted she’s still dealing with lingering health issues. “Some days are a struggle for me, but it’s nothing like [cancer],” she said. “I tell people, ‘We know it’s not ever gonna kill me, but it could immobilize me.’”

She also revealed that there are additional medical concerns she hasn’t publicly shared yet as she continues working with doctors on treatment.

In a surprising twist, Mama June recalled being hospitalized just hours after a psychic warned her about potential health issues during her daughter Jessica Shannon’s bachelorette party. The psychic reportedly told her she was under extreme stress and “may have a heart attack,” prompting concern.

Later that same day, she experienced severe pain, leading her husband, Justin Stroud, to insist she go to the hospital. Doctors later determined that ovarian cysts were the cause of her symptoms.

Mama June Celebrates Sobriety Milestone While Navigating Family Changes After Daughter’s Death

Amid her health challenges, Mama June also reflected on her personal growth, sharing that she’s now over five years sober. “I’d say I’m five and a half straight, sober,” she said. “No cigarettes, no alcohol, no nothing. You know, I don’t even think about who that person was.”

She’s also navigating major life changes at home, including gaining custody of her granddaughter following the death of her daughter, Anna Cardwell, in 2023 after a battle with cancer. The transition, she admitted, has been an adjustment, especially within her marriage, but it’s one she’s committed to handling as she continues moving forward.

Mama June’s Transformation Comes As Pumpkin Gets Candid In New Interview

Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon is also making headlines, just days before Mama June Shannon stepped out with her latest transformation. Pumpkin recently appeared on “The SDR Show,” delivering one of her most unfiltered interviews yet. During the conversation, she opened up about everything from growing up in the public eye to her OnlyFans career, relationships, and her complicated dynamic with her mom.

One of the biggest talking points from the episode centered around her decision to join OnlyFans, where she addressed misconceptions and how it’s impacted her financially. But what really caught attention were the boundaries she revealed about her relationship, sharing that her boyfriend has specific “rules” when it comes to the content she posts, offering a rare glimpse into how they navigate a situation many couples wouldn’t consider.