Metallica has released seven original studio albums since 1991, six of which debuted at number one on the Billboard Album chart. The California rockers crossed over to the masses with the 1991 self-titled classic, kicking off a string of hit records. Over the years, the quartet has won nine Grammy Awards, has two LPs in the Grammy Hall of Fame (Master of Puppets and The Black Album) and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

While the quartet created generationally influential metal in the 80s, they exploded in the 90s, becoming a household name and creating music that seamlessly fits in with today’s classic rock radio programming. The band went through some trying times and musical growing pains in the 2000s, but have bounced back with authority over the years. Excluding the band’s 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed, Lulu, and 1998’s covers project Garage Inc., here is every studio album Metallica has released since 1991, ranked.

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‘St. Anger’ (2003)

St. Anger is one of the most controversial metal releases of all time. Metallica’s eighth album is a raw and unpolished effort that captures the band during a tumultuous time. Bassist Jason Newstead left the outfit in 2001, and they entered the studio with producer Bob Rock on bass. Frontman James Hetfield entered rehab for alcoholism right after the band began the sessions. When Hetfield returned to the band, he was only allowed to record four hours a day to focus on his recovery, which angered drummer Lars Ulrich. It is all chronicled in the 2004 documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.

The album is a departure for the group with an abrasive texture, raw production and a divisive metallic drum sound. The music is heavy and groove-oriented with zero guitar solos. It’s a brave effort, showing the band was not afraid to take risks, but it fails to stand up to the rest of Metallica’s historic catalog. All that said, “St. Anger” won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2004 and the album has sold over six million copies around the world.

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‘Reload’ (1997)

Reload consists of songs that were chiefly recorded during the prolific Load sessions. Following the tour behind Load, the outfit went back into the studio to finish the tracks. It’s the last album to feature Jason Newstead on bass and continues the band’s hard rock sound, focusing on slower grooves and straying from its thrash roots.

“Fuel” is the high-octane track inspired by James Hetfield’s love of fast cars. “The Unforgiven II” is the sequel to hit off The Black Album and features many motifs and nods to the original track. “The Memory Remains” features British singer Marianne Faithfull on backing vocals, marking the first time the band collaborated with another vocalist. It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Overall, Reload pales in comparison to Load. While it has some great tracks, it doesn’t stand up to Metallica’s more recent work.

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‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)

Death Magnetic was produced by Rick Rubin and is the first Metallica album since …And Justice For All that was not helmed by Bob Rock. The LP is a return to form comprised of longer, more progressive songs with fast thrash riffs, guitar harmonies and long instrumental sections. It was a welcome change following the group’s polarizing 2004 effort St. Anger and is the first Metallica recording to feature bassist Robert Trujillo.

Highlights include “That Was Just Your Life,” “The End of the Line,” “Broken, Beaten, and Scarred,” “The Day That Never Comes,” “Cyanide,” which topped the mainstream rock charts and the Grammy-winning track “My Apocalypse.” “The Unforgiven III” puts a cap on the trilogy of songs introduced on The Black Album and is a departure on the heavy effort featuring keyboards and strings and some motifs used on the 1991 track “The Unforgiven.” The nearly 10-minute instrumental “Suicide & Redemption” features many tempo changes with complex drumming from Lars Ulrich and furious guitar work. Death Magnetic is a full-blown thrash record that is more similar to …And Justice For All and Master of Puppets than any effort they released since the 80s.

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’72 Seasons’ (2023)

Metallica’s eleventh studio LP, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023, 40 years after its debut Kill ‘Em All. It is the group’s first album since 1988’s …And Justice For All to not debut at number one on the Billboard Album chart, ending a run of six straight number one LPs. The title of the hard-hitting effort refers to the first 18 years of a person’s life, which can be broken up into 72 seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the album’s liner notes, Hetfield explains, “The first 18 years of our lives that form our true and false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”

72 Seasons is a progressive and riff-heavy effort that proves Metallica is still relevant. The compelling record is a testament to the band’s longevity. “Lux Æterna,” which was released as the first single, is the shortest song at three-and-a-half minutes, but it’s jam-packed with speedy riffage with unconventional twists and turns. The epic title track, “72 Seasons,” which is just under eight minutes long, won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 2024 ceremony. There’s incredible dual guitar work on the record’s final offering, “Inamorata,” which is Metallica’s longest song at just over 11 minutes.

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‘Hardwired… to Self-Destruct’ (2016)

Hardwired… to Self-Destruct was released in 2016, eight years after Death Magnetic. It feels like a continuation of their 2008 effort with a progressive feel and an aggressive chip on its shoulder. It is filled with heavy riffs full of attitude and slightly more concise arrangements, while still being very ambitious. The LP marks the quartet’s sixth straight effort to debut at number one on the Billboard Album chart. It’s a bit more lyrically diverse and has a better overall sound than Death Magnetic.

“Hardwired” is a hard-hitting track that is the shortest on the album at just over three minutes. On the other side of the spectrum, the longest track is the eight-minute “Halo on Fire,” a crushing tune with incredible twin guitar harmony lines. “Atlas Rise!” is another stand out with its Iron Maiden-inspired harmony guitar work. “ManUNkind” has a unique verse riff in 3/4 time that switches seamlessly back and forth to 4/4 throughout the song, creating musical tension and release. “Murder One” is a head-banging mid-tempo tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, the frontman from Motörhead, who passed away in 2015. “Moth Into Flame” and “Spit Out The Bone” are two relentless thrash songs that harken back to Metallica’s early days.

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‘Load’ (1996)

Metallica followed up the most successful heavy metal LP of all time with Load, its longest album at just under 80 minutes. Musically, it features more blues-based riffs with alternative, country and groove-oriented influences. The band was inspired by grunge and alternative music that was peaking at the time, while leaning into southern rock territory on “Ain’t My Bitch,” “Poor Twisted Me,” “Mama Said,” “2 X 4,” “The House That Jack Built,” and “Hero of the Day.”

The effort sounds more hard rock than thrash, with a lot of mid-tempo songs, but does maintain Metallica’s heavy edge and attitude. It was the first album Kirk Hammett recorded rhythm guitar parts, creating a more breathable sound. “Until It Sleeps” was the highly anticipated debut single off the record. The classic peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the band’s highest charting single to date. The hyper-stylistic video, directed by Samual Bayer, won Best Hard Rock Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards and showed off the quartet’s new alternative look with short hair, surprising and upsetting some longtime fans. “King Nothing,” “Bleeding Me,” and “The Outlaw Torn” are the most complex tracks and fan favorites that still resonate. Load debuted at number one on the Billboard Album chart, selling over 680-thousand copies in its first week, marking the best sales week of the year and Metallica’s best debut in history.

Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album, widely referred to as The Black Album, is the band’s best-selling album, shifting over 31 million units worldwide. The effort produced five hit singles, including the Grammy-winning “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven,” “Wherever I May Roam,” “Sad But True,” and the first true Metalliballad, “Nothing Else Matters.” The group refined its sound on the record, focusing on slower grooves, succinct arrangements and powerful vocal performances. The album broke down barriers between heavy metal, rock and pop music fans. It crossed over to the masses with substantial radio play and the music videos were on high rotation on MTV.

Metallica toured for over three and a half years in support of the record, playing over 400 concerts in 30 countries, including the group’s first shows in the Soviet Union, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The no-skip classic is the best-selling metal release of all-time. It topped the charts in 10 countries and remained on the Billboard Album chart for over 700 weeks, peaking at number one for four consecutive weeks in August and September 1991. The Black Album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. The LP had an indelible impact on Gen X and is still very relevant today with the ubiquitous guitar riff from “Enter Sandman” played at every sporting event and on classic rock radio in perpetuity.

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Before her sudden death at age 36, Hayden Panettiere was a proud mom of one.

The Heroes and Nashville alum welcomed daughter Kaya, now 11, in 2014 with then-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, a former professional boxer. (The couple split in 2018.)

Earlier this year, Panettiere opened up about her heartbreaking decision to give up custody of Kaya after battling postpartum depression and an addiction to alcohol and opioids.

“It was a nightmare,” Panettiere exclusively told Us of the day she signed over custody of Kaya to Klitschko, 50. “It was a living nightmare, and I felt so out of control. There’s nothing that I could do about it.”

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Scroll down for more details about Panettiere’s motherhood journey and her relationship with her daughter.

Hayden Panettiere Welcomed Kaya in 2014

Panettiere’s rep confirmed to Us at the time that Kaya was born on December 9, 2014. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches.

Panettiere’s Struggles With Postpartum Depression

“I had it like all planned out in my head, and as the plans just collapsed, the postpartum came, and I was completely out of control, and suddenly I was this … I was nowhere near the mom that I had sworn to myself that one day I was going to be and that was devastating,” Panettiere told Us earlier this year.

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“That was devastating,” she added. “[It] was heartbreaking. I’m such a perfectionist in so many ways that being at least a good mother was just so, so important to me. And such a crushing blow when I was incapable of being, an even semi-decent mom, in my mind.”

Relinquishing Custody of Kaya

Kaya predominantly lives in Ukraine with her father after Panettiere sought treatment for her depression and addiction.

“There’s so much of me that wanted to fight, but I had to ultimately take into consideration the most important thing, which was how this was all going to affect my daughter,” the actress exclusively told Us in May. “Sometimes that means having to do the hardest things in the world, for their sake.”

Coparenting With Wladimir Klitschko

“Wlad is an incredible father, and I know he was doing what he felt was best for our daughter,” Panettiere said of her relationship with her ex in May.

She added, “I’m so grateful for Wlad. We’re very close, and have had a deep friendship, along with a relationship, since I met him when I was 19. So to see that we still have this bond and the ability to coparent and show our daughter [that] even though we’re not together, doesn’t mean that there’s a lack of love here, and it doesn’t mean that you’re unsafe.”

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Hayden Panettiere’s family is mourning the actress’ tragic death at age 36. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement to Us on Sunday, August 16. “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love […]

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In May, Panettiere gushed to Us that Kaya was “just an incredible gift.”

“She’s otherworldly and so kind and so fierce and surrounded by good people, and it’s incredible for me to be able to watch her thrive in areas that I struggled with growing up,” she continued. “She’s just the best thing, all the best parts of me and Wlad.”

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During a May appearance on the “On Purpose With Jay Shetty” podcast, the Scream 4 actress reiterated that Kaya “in no way feels abandoned,” saying, “That’s something I’ve made sure to stay on top of and be very aware of.”

“She’s an incredible little girl. So happy. [She] speaks five languages and rides horses and knows that she has two parents that love her,” Panettiere explained. “I know in my heart that she feels supported. I have an incredible relationship with her. I travel [to see her] as much as I can. We have a really intense, incredible bond, and I’m very grateful for that.”

“There’s been a common misconception that I just gave up my child, when that couldn’t be farther from the truth,” she said.

It’s been 25 years since Band of Brothers premiered on HBO, helping to usher in a new era of prestige television. The World War II-set miniseries reinvented what could be accomplished on the small screen, and it still stands today as a monumental achievement. It’s still relevant today, despite its subject matter now being over 80 years removed from the modern day, argues star Neal McDonough. Collider’s Meredith Loftus caught up with McDonough at Televerse, a Television Academy festival celebrating all things television, over the weekend.

Based on the non-fiction bestseller by Stephen E. Ambroseand produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Band of Brothers chronicled the exploits of Easy Company, a unit of the 101st Airborne Division, which saw heavy action in Europe during the last years of World War II. The series would achieve universal acclaim and is still considered one of the greatest TV series of all time. The steely-eyed McDonough had a starring role on the series as Lynn “Buck” Compton, a lieutenant in Easy Company who would go on to become a noted prosecutor after the war’s end. He thinks that Band of Brothers‘ continued relevance is due to the window it gives to the world of the 1940s:

“It really talks about the Greatest Generation. Those guys didn’t complain about anything. Those guys…you know, talk about [Compton], jumping out of an airplane, losing his leg bag, having to find food, having to take weapons off dead bodies, having to figure out whatever it took to help us win the war, and that’s what those guys did.”

McDonough came to know Compton, who lived to see the production of Band of Brothers, and found that he “wouldn’t complain about anything.” Now, he finds that “we all complain so much,” and that we’ve become entitled without facing the struggles of the past. Generally, McDonough believes Americans, as a people, should heed the words of John F. Kennedy (a WWII veteran himself), given in his 1961 inaugural address: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Where Can Neal McDonough Be Seen Next?

McDonough can currently be seen on the Paramount+ series Tulsa King, where he plays crooked businessman Cal Thresher alongside Sylvester Stallone; Season 4 wrapped production earlier this year. He can also currently be seen in the horror thriller Twisted alongside Djimon Hounsou and Lauren LaVera, and this fall, he’ll star as Jimmy Stewart‘s father in the biopic Jimmy.

Band of Brothers is now streaming on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.

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Chris Pratt has been quite busy lately doing some plumbing jobs with his Italian brother and saving the world, as well as being a cat. But remember, the man is an action hero first and foremost (okay, maybe he’s Andy Dwyer first) and he’s officially returning to one of his grittiest and bone-crunching roles as Prime Video’s epic globe-trotting action series is finally returning after a five year wait.

Prime Video has unveiled the first images from The Terminal List Season 2, offering a new look at Chris Pratt as James Reece ahead of the show’s return on October 21, 2026. The Terminal List proved an enormous success when it debuted in 2022, eventually spawning the Taylor Kitsch-led prequel The Terminal List: Dark Wolf and establishing an entire action franchise for Prime Video. The official synopsis states:

From the best-selling novels of the same name, The Terminal List centers on Navy SEAL Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) as he battles unknown conspiratorial forces seeking to upend the world order. This season comes from Jack Carr’s second novel, True Believer, where he puts James Reece on a journey of violent redemption, finding a new purpose after finishing his list. The psychological revenge story of Season One expands into a globe-trotting espionage thriller, taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

The series is again placing major importance on military authenticity, too, with former Navy SEAL Jared Shaw and former Army Ranger Max Adams overseeing the action and making sure everything is militarily up to scratch. Combat veterans are also involved throughout the production as writers, performers, technical advisors and directors, and this includes Warfare filmmaker and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, who directs during Season 2.

Who Stars in ‘The Terminal List’ Season 2?

Pratt is joined by Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) as Raife Hastings, Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) as Katie Buranek, Dar Salim (The Covenant) as Mohammed Farooq, Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) as Jules Landry, Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us) as newcomer Freddy Strain, Costa Ronin (The Americans), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Yul Vazquez (Severance). Martin Sensmeier, Arnold Vosloo and Shiraz Tzarfati round out the ensemble.

All eight episodes of The Terminal List Season 2 premiere exclusively on Prime Video on October 21, 2026.

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Hayden Panettiere’s family is mourning the actress’ tragic death at age 36.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement to Us on Sunday, August 16. “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen.”

The actress got her start in Hollywood at a young age, starring on One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997.

Hayden’s only sibling, Jansen Panettiere, joined the family business in the early 2000s.

The brother-sister duo later acted together in 2004’s Tiger Cruise and 2005’s Racing Stripes.

As Hayden’s career continued to sky-rocket — including leading roles on Heroes and Nashville and in the Scream franchise — her family life also made headlines. In 2008, Hayden’s parents turned heads when news broke that her father, Skip, allegedly struck his then-wife, Lesley Vogel.

Skip, who shares both Hayden and Jansen with Vogel, pleaded no contest after being charged with misdemeanor spousal battery. He was given two-years’ probation, had to enroll in a domestic violence treatment program and was ordered to pay $400 to the California’s domestic violence fund.

Vogel later filed for divorce in 2012.

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Hayden began a family of her own in 2014 when she and then-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko welcomed daughter Kaya. The pair split four years later.

The Bring It On: All or Nothing star’s family once again was in the news in February 2023 when multiple outlets reported that her younger brother, Jansen, died at age 28.

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For a band with such a sunny disposition, The Beach Boys have their fair share of dark history. It is far from unusual for musicians to harbor secrets and regrets – the life of a rock star grants access to all sorts of debauchery. That being said, there are some things that are so shocking and life-altering that they can never be hidden away – no matter how badly one may want to. For The Beach Boys, the most terrifying skeleton in their proverbial closet takes the form of an unlikely connection to the most well-known cult in American history.

It is unlikely that any of the band members thought they would record a song written by cult leader and murder convict Charles Manson. In fact, many claimed they had no idea it was he who penned “Never Learn Not To Love,” the B-side for their 1986 single “Bluebirds Over the Mountain.” To be fair, Manson was never given writing credit (more on that later). So, how did the bubbly pop/rock kings of California get involved with Manson?

Charles Manson and The Family

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First, a quick refresher on Charles Manson. In 1967, he was released from a twelve-year stint in prison. Soon after, he formed the infamous Manson Family. For a while, the cult lived nomadically, drifting across California in a gutted school bus. Eventually, they established a commune at the abandoned Spahn Movie Ranch: a 55 acre plot formerly used to film Western movies. Most of the people in Manson’s cult were vulnerable young people (predominantly women) who were drawn to the hippie lifestyle. Manson used his charisma to manipulate his followers – they saw him as a magnanimous guru who would lead them to happiness and enlightenment. Unfortunately, the only thing the Family accomplished was at least nine slayings (and potentially many more), most notably the Tate-LaBianca murders.

An Unfortunate Chance Interaction

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One fateful afternoon in 1968, The Beach Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson picked up two women hitchhiking in Malibu. He dropped them off at their destination and continued his drive home. About a week later, Wilson spotted the same two girls and gave them a ride once again. This time, he brought them back to his house. There, the women told him of their guru, a man they affectionately referred to as “Charlie.”

Soon after, Wilson returned home to find a school bus parked in his driveway. A small man was standing beside it. Initially startled by the arrival of this bizarre little stranger, Wilson approached with caution. Eventually, he (incorrectly) decided his uninvited visitor was not a threat to him, and invited him and his bus full of companions into his Sunset Boulevard home. Wilson had no way of knowing he had reached the point of no return.

Dennis Wilson Opens His Home to The Manson Family

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Manson and the Family would remain in Dennis Wilson’s home for the better part of five months. While for many it is difficult to imagine welcoming twenty-odd strangers into their home indefinitely, it’s important to remember that these were different times. In the late ’60s — specifically in California and especially within artistic communities — there was a widespread belief in free love and communal living. There was also an increase in spirituality and psychedelic drug use. Pair all that with party boy Dennis Wilson fresh from a divorce, and the situation seems a bit less outrageous.

For a while, things were going fairly well in the commandeered Wilson household (relatively speaking). Manson was generous with his drugs, women, and spiritual knowledge – and Wilson bankrolled the entire operation. The motley crew had reached a delicate equilibrium. It is important to note that this all took place before the Family’s heinous crimes, back when Manson was surely off-putting but not outwardly violent. Had Wilson known what was to come, he likely would have made some very different decisions.

All told, Wilson would spend one hundred thousand dollars on the Manson Family. He bought all of their food, clothing, and medicine throughout their time with him. However, money and housing were not the only things Manson wanted from Dennis Wilson. He had an ulterior motive – Manson dreamed of being a rock star, and he wanted Wilson to use his connections in the industry to make this dream into reality.

Manson’s Failed Attempt at Superstardom

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Initially, Wilson obliged. He introduced Manson to a variety of producers and musicians, including Neil Young and Terry Melcher (producer for The Byrds.) Some of these people saw a sort of diamond-in-the-rough quality about Manson and his music, maybe a glimmer of potential beneath his unsettling exterior. Most were just plain freaked out. Manson had a tendency to threaten violence when things weren’t going his way, which (understandably) made many of Wilson’s industry contacts hesitant to work with him. These, shall we say, differences of opinion caused the first cracks in Manson and Wilson’s short-lived friendship.

The unlikely pair would soon part ways, but not before Manson wrote a song specifically for The Beach Boys. It was called “Cease to Exist,” and Wilson immediately saw its potential. Allegedly, he paid Manson “about a hundred thousand dollars worth of stuff” in lieu of crediting him on the song. While this exchange is largely disputed, and it is unclear whether this was in reference to the same hundred thousand he spent on the Family’s cost of living, the outcome was the same: Dennis took the writing credit for himself. He showed the song to the rest of the band, who agreed that it was worth recording after a few alterations. They changed the title to “Never Learn Not to Love” and switched up the lyrics, then recorded the song in their private studio. Manson was present, but he did not contribute to the recording.

The End of an Unlikely Friendship

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When Manson heard the changes to his song, he was infuriated. He tasked the Family with destroying some of Wilson’s property and even left a bullet in his bed. It is safe to say this was the end of Dennis Wilson and Charles Manson’s friendship, and it was clear they could no longer all live together harmoniously. Wilson had been growing tired of cohabitating with the cult since long before the fallout from the song. His hospitality had run out. Instead of the Family moving out, Wilson abandoned his own home (it was a rental and the lease was nearly up) and let the landlord deal with Manson and his followers.

In 1970, while on trial for nine murders, Charles Manson released an album called Lie: The Love and Terror Cult. On this album, he included his version of “Cease to Exist.” The album only sold about three hundred copies, most likely purchased by deluded fans of Manson and his family. Once again, Manson’s attempt at becoming a rock star failed spectacularly.

It is important to acknowledge that there are a lot of conflicting accounts of this unbelievable tale. While Charles Manson and Dennis Wilson’s relationship is well-documented, many disagree on the details. The timeline is messy — whether this is due to copious drug use or an affliction to the truth, we may never know. One thing is undeniably true: it was not all surf, sand, and school spirit for Dennis Wilson and the rest of The Beach Boys.

Hollywood is still grappling with the unexpected loss of one of the industry’s most beloved stars, Hayden Panettiere. The iconic actress, who began her career at age 1 and spent most of the ’90s in major roles, died at 36. The details of her passing are still unknown, but that’s not stopping her fans and other celebrities, like Viola Davis, from paying their respects.

Davis, 61, praised Panettiere with a touching and heartwarming Instagram tribute, calling the 36-year-old an “amazing talent” and “so gifted.” She said that she and her husband, Julius, “loved” working with Panettiere, calling her “an old, wise soul with such a deep heart.”

Panettiere and Davis worked together in the 2016 film “Custody.” In the film, Davis plays a judge presiding over a case involving a mother who lost custody of her children. Panettiere played the mother’s lawyer.

David said in her tribute that she wished she had been able to spend more time with Panettiere over the last few years because she had a “burning curiosity about who you were becoming.”

She finished, “I saw this beautiful Phoenix rising from the ashes. Your tests became your testimony, and your testimony became your legacy. You will be remembered. Rest well, Hayden. Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter, and all who loved you. May they always speak your name.”

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Hayden Panettiere Dead At Age 36

A previous report from The Blast states that Panettiere died at age 36. A representative from her team spoke with the media late on August 16 to share the heartbreaking news.

“She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” they said.

Panettiere had a career spanning three decades, starring in some of the industry’s biggest productions, including “Remember the Titans,” “Bring It On,” “Nashville,” “Scream,” and many more.

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In addition to Davis, “One Tree Hill” actress Bethany Joy Lenz also remembered Panettiere with a moving post. The pair worked together in the ’90s on “Guiding Light.”

Lenz said she was “crushed” by the devastating news, adding that she’s known Panettiere since she was 9 or 10.

“Her intelligence was astonishing,” Lenz shared. “She understood scenes and nuance and human struggle like no child I’d ever seen on camera.”

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Like many others, Lenz said she was struggling to process the news of her death, adding, “I don’t understand how this is real.” She added, “Everything seemed to be turning around. She was coming BACK to life, wasn’t she? It’s too young and there’s still so much more life.”

Panettiere Was Found Unresponsive

The details surrounding Panettiere’s sudden passing haven’t been released yet; however, an official shared some information with PEOPLE.

At 1:50 PM on Sunday, August 16, South Carolina police and an EMS worker responded to a call about an “unresponsive female.”

Upon arrival, officials administered medical assistance; however, Panettiere was later announced dead at the scene.

The case is currently under investigation, and a spokesperson from the Greenville Police Department in South Carolina said there are no indications “of foul play or suspicious circumstances.”

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Panettiere Lived A Hard Life

Months before her death, Panettiere released a memoir, “This is Me,” and spoke openly about her struggles not only with postpartum depression, but with addiction as well.

The actress detailed turning to alcohol after the birth of her only child, Kaya, in 2014, later causing her to enter a rehabilitation facility for treatment.

In her book, Panettiere also opened up about her estranged relationship with her mother, Lesley Vogel, who allegedly forced her into the world of acting as a child.

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“I think it’s the way I was raised,” Panettiere said in a past interview. “I was groomed. I was like a little soldier and I always have been. No was never an option. It was just, ‘Here are your scenes, here’s your dialogue, memorize it, hit the marks, do what your director tells you to do.’ I took my marching orders.”

Hayden Panettiere’s death is taking another unsettling turn as investigators work to piece together what happened during the actress’ final hours. 

The 36-year-old actress died suddenly at her South Carolina home, leaving her loved ones and fans searching for answers. 

Now, a newly surfaced detail from the emergency response is adding another layer to the circumstances surrounding her death, even as authorities have yet to establish exactly what caused the actress to die.

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According to 911 dispatch audio obtained by Page Six, the emergency call involved an “unidentified female” who was in “cardiac arrest.” Within minutes, dispatchers reported that “CPR [was] in progress” as first responders attempted to save the woman’s life.

Law enforcement sources revealed that Hayden Panettiere’s friend called 911 at 1:51 p.m. Emergency responders arrived at her apartment complex and attempted resuscitation using “advanced cardiac life support” and chest compressions. Despite those efforts, Panettiere was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.

The dispatch audio reportedly referenced an “overdose.” However, her official cause of death has not yet been established. The Greenville County coroner is expected to perform an autopsy on Monday, which could provide additional information about what happened.

Meanwhile, questions have also emerged over who made the emergency call and whether Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was present when the tragedy unfolded. 

Hickerson was first linked to Panettiere in 2018 and recently admitted to “abusing her.” According to reports, he flew from Los Angeles to South Carolina with the “Heroes” alum on Saturday, just one day before emergency responders were called to her home.

Panettiere’s Final Instagram Post Takes On New Meaning After Her Death

As questions continue to surround Hayden Panettiere’s final hours, attention has also turned to one of the last public glimpses she gave of her life. 

Just three weeks before her death, the actress shared a playful black-and-white photograph on Instagram that showed a markedly lighter side of her. 

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Panettiere posted the image on July 27, appearing to wink and stick out her tongue while photographer and director Randall Slavin wrapped an arm around her. 

She captioned the photograph, “Good times and good friends @randallslavin.” Slavin later shared the photograph on his own Instagram Stories after news of Panettiere’s passing broke. 

Alongside the image, he wrote, “Peace be with you, H,” while setting the tribute to Olivia Dean’s “Dive.” The post has since become one of the final pieces of Panettiere’s public life available to fans. 

Her representative confirmed her death on August 16, describing her as “an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen.” 

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Hayden Panettiere Said She Had ‘A Lot More Life To Live’ Before Her Death

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Only months before Panettiere died, she was speaking about her future with a sense of possibility that now feels especially heartbreaking. 

During a May interview, the “Heroes” actress discussed her recovery and the changes she had made in her life while promoting “This Is Me: A Reckoning.” 

Panettiere spoke candidly about the difficult experiences that had shaped her, but her focus was not solely on what had already happened. 

According to The Sun, she also talked about what she believed was still ahead of her. During the conversation, the 36-year-old said she felt like she had “a lot more life to live.” 

Panettiere had been increasingly open about her struggles with addiction, postpartum depression and mental health, particularly while discussing her memoir. Yet she described herself as being in a different place and thinking about the possibilities that remained. 

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Panettiere’s Daughter Kaya Remained Central To Her Life

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Hayden Panettiere’s relationship with her daughter, Kaya, was another part of her life that she spoke about with striking honesty during the months before her death. 

The Hollywood star shared Kaya with former fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, and she had previously made the difficult decision to give him full custody while she was dealing with addiction and recovery. 

Despite living apart from her daughter, however, Panettiere consistently maintained that their relationship remained deeply important to her. 

In her memoir, she described their bond as “incredibly strong” and wrote about how painful it was not to have Kaya living under the same roof. 

“Not being under the same roof with her every day has been the most gut-wrenching experience of my life,” she explained per PEOPLE. 

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Panettiere also made clear that she did not want Kaya’s childhood to become part of the public spectacle surrounding her own life. 

“She didn’t ask to be born into the limelight or my chaos, and she didn’t get to choose her parents,” the doting mom wrote, adding. “I want her to have every choice that I didn’t, including the ability to live a private life.” 

Hayden Panettiere Hoped Her Story Would ‘Leave The World A Better Place’

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The memoir that became one of Panettiere’s most revealing projects was also tied to the actress’ belief that speaking honestly about her struggles could have an impact beyond her own life. 

While promoting “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” Panettiere recalled hearing from people who had connected with her openness about mental health and felt encouraged to confront their own struggles. 

“So many people have come up to me within the industry and outside of the industry and shared their stories with me and said, ‘Because you’ve talked about your mental health, it gave me the courage to be honest about mine and get myself help, and you saved my life,’” she said during a May 26 book event in Los Angeles. 

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For Panettiere, those reactions made the vulnerability involved in writing the memoir feel worthwhile. “And I was like, this is worth it,” she revealed. “I can hopefully leave the world a better place than I found it,” she added. “The strength is in our vulnerability.” 

That outlook was also reflected in the way she described her life in the memoir. Rather than seeing her addiction, grief, postpartum depression and other painful experiences as the final definition of who she was, Panettiere viewed them as part of an ongoing process of change.

There’s something comforting about a political thriller, isn’t there? It tells us all we think we believe about politicians and turns it up to 11, and that’s probably why we feast on them. Well, this one has been getting better year over year, and four acting icons are about to bring us the latest season of Netflix’s finest thriller in the past decade.

Netflix has just dropped the first trailer for the fourth season of The Diplomat, which will officially premiere on October 15, 2026. All eight episodes will drop at once, mercifully. And now, we’ve got our first look at the madness about to unfold on Kate Wyler. The official synopsis states:

In Season Four of The Diplomat, two marriages threaten to eat each other alive. One catastrophic moment shatters the fragile peace Kate Wyler brokered between the US and UK, as well as the crumbling marriage she’s trying to save. While she fights to stem the bleeding, President Grace Penn and VP Hal Wyler’s conspiracy to steal Russia’s most powerful weapon hurtles the United States toward war. Kate and Todd, at best an uneasy pair, unite to stop the Grace-Hal alliance from upending the balance of power abroad and at home.

So yeah, the stakes are massive, but ultimately the fate of everything rests on these two massively dysfunctional marriages over anything else which, again, speaks directly to how we actually see politicians. Great, isn’t it? We particularly enjoy the line about how the two marriages are “threatening to eat each other alive.” That isn’t ominous for the rest of us in the slightest.

Who Stars in ‘The Diplomat’?

The series stars Keri Russell (The Americans) returns as Ambassador Kate Wyler, Rufus Sewell (The Man in the High Castle) plays Vice President Hal Wyler, Allison Janney (The West Wing) returns as President Grace Penn, and Bradley Whitford (Get Out) is back as Todd Penn. The wider cast includes Ato Essandoh (Jason Bourne), Ali Ahn (Agatha All Along), Nana Mensah (The Chair) and Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die). Series creator Debora Cahn returns as showrunner and executive producer.

All eight episodes of The Diplomat Season 4 premiere on Netflix on October 15, 2026.

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2023 – 2023-00-00

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Debora Cahn

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Alex Graves, Andrew Bernstein, Simon Cellan Jones, Tucker Gates

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Peter Noah

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Taylor Swift recently tied the knot with her NFL beau, Travis Kelce, in a grand wedding held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Now, with the power couple down from the highs of their wedding and settling back into reality, sources have shared insight into the singer’s plans to start a family with the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end.

According to an insider, Taylor Swift is hoping to begin motherhood along with her close pal, Selena Gomez, with the pair also reportedly hoping to be godmothers to each other’s kids.

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Swift and Gomez have been great friends for almost twenty years now, supporting each other from their younger years through their rise into stardom.

Now, a source has shared that the close bond shared by the two singers has translated into plans to walk down the path of motherhood together.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, an insider claimed, “Taylor and Selena have agreed they want to have their babies as close time-wise to each other as possible so they can bring them up together.”

“They’ve essentially made a pact that they will be godmother to each other’s children,” the source added.

The alleged pact by Swift is said to be “a huge slap in the face to Blake Lively,” whose four kids were known to be her godchildren, until her recent fallout with the actress after being dragged into a legal battle.

Taylor Swift Is ‘Very Confident’ In Her Friendship With Selena Gomez

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Regarding the “Style” singer’s alleged plans to someday be the godmother to Gomez’s kids, a source stressed that it “wouldn’t be done to shade” Lively.

The insider stressed that Swift has a lot of confidence in her strong bond with the Rare Beauty founder, and knows that they would always be there for each other when they begin their motherhood journeys.

“Taylor is very confident in her friendship with Selena and doesn’t worry about having any falling out,” the source said.

They added, “If Selena has kids, Taylor knows for a fact that she would be close to them all forever.”

The Hollywood Stars Have Spoken Openly About Their Close Bond

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The bond between Swift and Gomez is a rare example of lifelong loyalty between two peers in the entertainment industry.

Swift has frequently commented on her bond with the actress, once noting that “longevity is something you really can find very precious and rare in friendships” after being asked about her close relationship with Gomez.

“There has always been this quality of sisterhood, and I don’t say that in a basic way,” Swift stated, per the Daily Mail. “I knew from when I met her, I would always have her back. In my life, I have the ability to forgive people who have hurt me. But I don’t know if I can forgive someone who hurts her.”

Gomez has also continuously expressed deep gratitude for Swift’s non-judgmental presence, crediting her for providing support that shaped her life and career.

“This person has never ever judged a single decision I’ve made,” she said during an Eras tour appearance. “She’s always met me where I’ve been. She’s encouraged me when I’ve had nothing to be encouraged about, and I don’t know if I would be as strong as I am if I didn’t have you and your family because you’ve changed my life.”

Selena Gomez Is Optimistic About Becoming A Mother

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In a vulnerable 2024 interview with Vanity Fair, Gomez disclosed that she had to “grieve” the reality of not being able to safely carry a pregnancy.

“I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone,” Gomez said at the time. “[But] I’m in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.”

The singer, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2013, remains deeply optimistic about her future family, stressing that no matter what her path to motherhood ultimately looks like, her unconditional love for her child is all that matters.

“I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but it’ll look a little different. At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,” Gomez told the publication.

Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Recently Flaunted Their Gold Wedding Bands

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The report of Swift’s alleged baby plans comes after images of her stunning wedding ring, paired with her engagement ring, surfaced online.

The star was sighted with the jewelry pieces while attending her friends Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk’s nuptials, which were held outside, Gloucestershire, England, on Saturday, August 15.

For the event, Swift donned a plunging navy dress with lace flower embroidery, which was beautifully complemented by her wavy bob and pearl necklace.

As for Kelce, he flaunted his own wedding band while arriving at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, with the stunning jewelry pulling attention among other gold accessories worn by the NFL star.