Mariska Hargitay delivered an emotional acceptance speech while receiving one of two Creative Arts Emmy Awards for her directorial debut My Mom Jayne, referencing the late Gloria Steinem.

“I’m utterly overwhelmed, as you can imagine. I just wanted to share with you that it took me a while … to realize that this was my story to tell. I didn’t think that I could direct it and so I just want to add something to Gloria’s pointer and that is about telling your own story,” Hargitay, 62, said on Sunday, September 6, inside Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre.

Steinem, a feminist icon and political activist, died at age 92 in her New York City home on Wednesday, September 2. Her final interview for the Famous Last Words documentary series, filmed in February 2025 and released after her death, urged people to “please tell your own story,” as it’s “the most important thing we can do for each other.”

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Hargitay, who created her 2025 documentary about her late mother, Jayne Mansfield, reiterated Steinem’s stance on Sunday. “I just want that invitation to go out, especially to women. I’m so excited to explore and discover and to innovate new ways of hearing stories from half of the world’s population because we don’t hear from you nearly enough,” she said on stage. “I can’t wait to get to know you. Thank you, this is meaningful.”

The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star lost her mom, a fellow actress and 1960s sex symbol, in a 1967 car crash when Hargitay was 3 years old. Hargitay’s film features personal home videos and interviews with her mom’s five children. (Mansfield welcomed Jayne Marie in 1950 with Paul Mansfield, Miklós in 1958 and Zoltán in 1960 with Mickey Hargitay, Tony in 1965 with Matt Cimber and Mariska in 1964. Mariska was raised by Mickey before learning the identity of her biological father, Nelson Sardelli, who had a brief fling with Jayne during a break in her relationship with Mickey.)

Hargitay said during her June 25 appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that filming the documentary shone a light on the similarities she shared with her late mom. “During the making of this film and on this journey, I’ve had so many moments where I got to see our similarity, or what I came from, and what I admire and revere and respect are the things about her that I’m in awe of and the things about her that are so similar to how I am,” Mariska told host Alex Cooper. “So, in that way, it has been this gift. It’s so magnificent.”

With the new season of “Dancing with the Stars” approaching, some contestants are already facing scrutiny over their previous dance experience. Fans have questioned whether celebrities with dance backgrounds have an unfair advantage over their fellow competitors.

Among those drawing attention is Julia Stiles, who famously starred as a ballerina-turned-hip-hop-dancer Sara Johnson in the film “Save the Last Dance.” Now, the actress is revealing how much dance experience she really has.

Several competitors in the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars” have raised eyebrows, with their dance backgrounds allegedly giving them an unfair advantage in the ballroom. Some of them include Ciara Miller, Harry Shum Jr., and Jenna Dewan, to name a few.

Julia Stiles, who trained in dancing while preparing for her role in “Save the Last Dance,” has also caught fans’ attention. On September 6, the actress and her “DWTS” pro partner, Ezra Sosa, joined the TikTok Yep/Nope challenge to clear up some rumors. “PSA just to clarify #dwts” Stiles captioned the post.

Upon answering a few questions, people were surprised to learn a few facts about her dance background, or lack thereof.

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Candace Cameron Bure‘s pregnant daughter Natasha Perry has slammed critics claiming she’s had her baby and won’t share the news in a grab for more “attention” and “money.”

“It’s September 6, I’m filming this in real time … I’m still pregnant, I still have a baby here, OK?” she told fans in a Sunday, September 6, TikTok video, before lifting her shirt up to reveal her bump.

Natasha, 28, who is expecting her first child — and Candace’s first grandchild — with her husband, Bradley Steven Perry, filmed the clip in response to a comment that claimed she had delayed a birth announcement for strategic reasons. “Ultimately these people just use us for engagement and likes and comments because the more attention, the more money. They don’t actually want us involved or want to keep anyone in the loop,” the comment, pasted in Natasha’s TikTok, read.

Natasha, who is one of three children shared by the Full House alum, 50, and her husband, Valeri Bure, told fans, “I see [this type of comment] all the time on my content. The internet can be a really fun, beautiful place. I love my community that I have on here. It can also be such a creepy, parasocial space where people feel entitled to information about your life. That being said, not sharing content in real time has never come from a monetization aspect.”

She added that delayed content posts are “not about money, it’s not about strategy: it’s simply about having boundaries online, protecting my family and ultimately the biggest reason is, allowing myself to soak up the moments that are happening for me in my real life before I share them with the internet.”

Natasha, who announced her pregnancy via a joint Instagram post with her husband in May, continued, “I’m not sitting at home thinking about how it’s going to financially benefit me to post a certain video at a certain time. I’m just not. If I feel comfortable to share in the moment then great, I will, but if I want to savor a moment that’s happening for my family, I don’t owe you anything. Nobody owes you anything.”

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She concluded, “I’m always going to do it when it makes me feel comfortable. Sometimes that’s the same day, sometimes that’s a month later. I don’t know what I’m going to feel and when I’m going to feel that way.”

This isn’t the first time that Natasha has hit back at online criticism. In June, she clapped back at social media users who didn’t approve of her showing off her growing bump publicly. “Raise your hand if you will never understand people being offended by a pregnant belly being out?” she quipped in a June 12 TikTok video, subsequently raising her own hand. “Let me just be the first to say: I do not care. I literally don’t care.”

She continued at the time, “I didn’t know this was a thing until I have received countless DMs from grown women telling me I need to put my belly away, buy a bigger shirt or sending me the lengthiest stories about how when they were pregnant, in their time, they didn’t do that. I love my pregnant belly, [and] I have never in my life been so proud of my body, so proud that I’m growing a little baby in there.”

Few movie genres have had so much staying power as adventure. Since the early days of cinema, audiences have been utterly transfixed by movies about grand, dangerous, and thrilling adventures in far-off lands, filled with daring heroes, handsome rogues, spirited damsels, and wicked villains. Adventure movies have had a long and storied journey on the big screen, from the early days of The Thief of Bagdad all the way to the Indiana Jones movies of the ’80s.

In the 21st century, the genre endures as a prime source of entertainment, even if its popularity isn’t exactly what it once was. Indeed, the genre’s inherent, old-fashioned sensibilities might seem a tad outdated by today’s standards, but audiences will still run to the theater for the right kind of adventure movie. Over the last 25 years, a few adventure movies have raised the bar and set new standards, becoming greatly influential not only within the genre but in cinema as a whole.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

No movie—or in this case, movies—are more foundational to 21st-century filmmaking than The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sir Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien‘s equally seminal novel is the pillar upon which all of this century’s blockbusters rise. The trilogy tells the story of the hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he and a fellowship of allies carry the One Ring to the fires of Mount Doom as the Dark Lord Sauron assembles an army to take over Middle-earth.

The Lord of the Rings revived the fantasy genre and proved that blockbuster filmmaking could perfectly balance commercialism with artistry. It accrued a total of 30 Oscar nominations, winning a whopping 17 statuettes, including Best Picture for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The films launched a new wave of fantasy and adventure movies based on literary IPs, with every studio wanting to replicate Jackson’s success, if not critically, then at least commercially. It wasn’t an easy task, as not even Jackson could do it with the subsequent Hobbit trilogy. The Lord of the Rings‘ legacy remains untouched, though; if anything, it has only kept increasing over the years, now standing as certified masterpieces of cinema as a whole.

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ (2003)

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In 2003, Disney took a huge gamble by making a movie out of a theme park ride, one that wasn’t particularly popular. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl also had the daunting task of reviving the pirate and swashbuckling genre, which was all but killed eight years earlier, when the disaster that was Cutthroat Island put a knife through its heart and bankrupted Carolco Pictures in the process. The risk paid off, alas, and The Curse of the Black Pearl became a sensation.

The film not only launched an incredibly successful franchise, including two sequels that rank among the biggest cultural phenomenons of the 2000s. However, it also signaled a shift in the industry: suddenly, studios didn’t need to stick to books, shows, or movies for inspiration, as theme park rides and even board games were all game. Disney would make multiple attempts at replicating Pirates‘ success, tackling other theme park rides like Haunted Mansion and Tomorrowland; none were as successful. Similarly, competitor studios went all in on the whimsical, adventure vibe of the movie, leading to multiple movies with varying degrees of success, from solid performers that went on to become cult classics, like Stardust, to outright disasters that are best left forgotten, like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

‘Sherlock Holmes’ (2009)

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The ’80s showed that action heroes can come from the most unlikely of places. However, that idea took a whole new form in the late 2000s, when studios got the idea to turn classic literary characters into men of action, if not necessarily action stars per se. Perhaps the most influential of these new heroes was Guy Ritchie‘s take on Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr. in the middle of his post-Iron Man career resurgence.

2009’s Sherlock Holmes was an action-comedy-mystery hybrid that greatly benefited from Downey Jr.’s witty, physical, and curiously charming performance, which even earned him the Golden Globe. The film’s hectic, highly modernized approach also inspired a new wave of movies taking classic properties and translating them to a modern audience, from 2011’s The Three Musketeers to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, none of which were particularly successful. The film also launched a new wave of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, most notably the BBC serial starring Benedict Cumberbatch in an Emmy-winning performance. A third entry in Ritchie’s Holmes series has been long-discussed, but nothing has materialized, and fifteen years after 2011’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, we’re still waiting.

‘Alice in Wonderland’ (2010)

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Not every movie that was influential was strictly “good”; take Tim Burton‘s fantasy Alice in Wonderland, which might very well be one of the weakest entries into his filmography. The film acts as a sequel to the classic Disney movie and sees Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returning to “Underland,” which has been overtaken by the Red Queen (Helena Bonham-Carter). With the help of many of the classic characters from Lewis Carroll‘s tale, Alice launches a revolution to put the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) back on the throne.

The wave of Disney live-action adaptations that dominated the 2010s, and keep popping up to this day, can be traced back to Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The film was an overwhelming success, surpassing a billion at the box office and making Disney salivate at the prospect of repackaging their timeless classics in live-action. Along with James Cameron‘s Avatar, Alice in Wonderland was also instrumental in popularizing 3D, with many movies post-2010 quickly scrambling to turn themselves into 3D, hoping to replicate Burton and Cameron’s successes. Indeed, few movies of the early 21st century were as influential as this one, believe it or not.

‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ (2012)

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And speaking of mid movies that had a profound impact on the industry, we have Snow White and the Huntsman. A dark retelling of the classic tale of Snow White, the film sees the evil queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) taking over Snow White’s (Kristen Stewart) kingdom and locking her in a tower. Years later, Snow White escapes into the Dark Forest, and Ravenna sends the huntsman Eric (Chris Hemsworth) to bring her back.

Snow White and the Huntsman is a curious case: it wasn’t exactly acclaimed by critics or audiences, yet its impact on filmmaking is undeniable, launching countless dark retellings of classic fairy tales in the years to come. Everything, from failed efforts like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Jack the Giant Slayer, to criminally underrated grimdark gems like Tale of Tales, to even Disney’s own Maleficent and Into the Woods, can be traced back to Stewart and Theron’s fantasy adventure. The trend was short-lived, though, because who doesn’t want to see fairy tale figures in grimy, oppressive landscapes because the story isn’t actually how we know it? By the time The Huntsman: Winter’s War (the long-awaited sequel that didn’t feature Stewart’s Snow White) came out, the industry had ended its venture into fairy tale territory.

‘Barbie’ (2023)

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Now, first things first: Barbie is a fantasy comedy with heavy adventure elements rather than a strictly pure adventure movie. However, considering the adventure takes the entire middle act of the movie and is the main driver in Barbie’s (Margot Robbie) story, it’s eligible for this list. The movie sees Barbie and Ken (Ryan Gosling) going on an adventure from Barbieland into the human world after she starts having dangerous thoughts that are directly tied to the girl playing with her in the real world.

Barbie was a proper cultural phenomenon, not only as one-half of the Barbenheimer phenomenon, but in and of itself. It was the highest-grossing movie of 2023 and earned eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture—infamously, both Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed in the Best Actress and Best Director categories. As expected, the film’s massive success provoked an instant reaction in the industry, not with studios actively searching for more female-centric, female-driven movies about distinct female-oriented issues, but by green-lighting more movies based on toys. Thus far, we’ve had new adaptations of Masters of the Universe, and there are active plans to make movies about Polly Pocket and, believe it or not, even Barney.

‘The Odyssey’ (2026)

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It might be cheating to include Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey in this list, considering it’s literally still in movie theaters. However, the impact it’s already had on the industry is perceivable, and considering Nolan’s reputation and the film’s performance, it’s easy to conclude it will go all the way to become one of the all-time greats. Matt Damon stars in this adaptation of Homer‘s epic about Odysseus’ 10-year-journey back to Ithaca.

The Odyssey has already become Nolan’s highest-grossing movie, and the dollars just keep coming. Awards predictors have it as a top contender in multiple categories at the Oscars, including Matt Damon in Best Actor. Just like Gladiator did for the sword-and-sandal genre, The Odyssey is bound to inspire a new wave of large-scale, character-driven epics. Whether they come from Greek classics or not remains to be seen, but don’t be surprised if new movies based on the Trojan War and the arguably less-widely-known epic Aeneid are announced in the following months—perhaps we’ll finally get the long-awaited adaptation of Madeline Miller‘s The Song of Achilles. How many of those will actually reach the heights of Nolan’s Odyssey? Well, that’s a different matter altogether.

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville has shared insight into her ongoing health battle.

“I know I’m so skinny right now. I can’t eat because the things I do … decreases my food. I feel like death. I look like death,” Glanville, 53, told fans in a Sunday, September 6, Instagram video that captured her slender frame in a kitchen as she prepared daily IV infusions.

She continued, “I just finished this IV, it’s Imipenum. It’s on a pump. I had to learn to do all these with the nurse. Now she comes four hours a day in the evenings to do my other IV but I have to do this IV before she comes for the 4-hour IV, and then I start this at 4 o’clock, the Imipenum, and I have that overnight. 18 hours a day. It’s a lot of setup.” (Imipenum is an antibiotic used in conjunction with Cilastatin to treat infections caused by bacteria, according to the Cleveland Clinic.)

Dressed in exercise gear with a bandage wrapped around one of her biceps, the reality star also provided a window into her lifestyle via the clip’s caption. “For the first time, I’m showing you what my life has really looked like behind closed doors. The treatments. The IVs. The exhaustion. The days nobody saw,” Glanville wrote of “part 1” of her story. “I haven’t been ready to talk about all of it publicly, and there’s still a lot I’m not ready to share yet. This is only one minute of a much bigger story.”

The health update comes after Glanville revealed in June that a benign tumor in one of her facial lymph nodes provided a hurdle amid the return of her facial parasite. (Glanville suffered from facial disfigurement due to the parasite in the past, revealing in 2024 that she’d spent more than $113,000 on treatments.)

She said on a June episode of her “Unfiltered” podcast that the non-cancerous tumor “could be why the fluid is going around my face,” adding during the episode that she “can wear makeup for, like, 15 minutes, and [then] I have to take it off.”

The reality star, who rose to fame on the Bravo series from 2011 to 2015, spoke to Us in November 2025, revealing that her health issues sparked a “slow process.” Noting that she’d moved house in search of a “fresh start,” Glanville said at the time, “I’m finally getting back to my normal routine and feeling like myself again. The new space has really helped me reset and focus on creating a calmer, more positive environment for myself.”

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She continued, “I’m enjoying keeping things simple, spending more time at home, and really taking care of myself … I’m actively filming my YouTube series and working on a variety of new projects, so my focus is really on everything I’m creating today. It’s been exciting to grow and explore new platforms.”

While Glanville is only beginning to open up about her IV needs, she did recently reveal all regarding the vaginal rejuvenation surgery she underwent in 2009 after her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian allegedly commented on her body’s changes after childbirth.

“The only way I could stop f***ing my ex-husband was to be a virgin again,” she told her podcast cohost James Maas about the surgery. “You know, I spit out two kids and [Cibrian] made a comment like, ‘It’s not what it used to be.’”

Director Guy Ritchie is never far from our screens, and he’s back with a second season of two of his biggest shows this month. First is The Gentlemen, the Theo James-led crime comedy that took Netflix by storm. Second is the return of MobLand on Paramount+, which was a huge hit in its first season. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing ahead of MobLand Season 2, with star Tom Hardy reported to have been fired from the show amid off-screen conflicts.

Thankfully, these issues were resolved, as it was confirmed that Hardy would return as Harry Da Souza in the now-confirmed third season of MobLand. Season 2 of the hit crime series will officially begin streaming on September 18, with 10 episodes in the new season airing weekly on Paramount+. Hardy is joined by a stacked returning cast for Season 2, which includes Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia!), Helen Mirren (Gosford Park), and Paddy Considine (Doctor Sleep). With just a couple of weeks until Harry Da Souza returns, fans have been flocking to streaming to catch another of Hardy’s big franchises.

At the time of writing, Venom: The Last Dance is one of the ten most-watched movies on Disney+ in the U.S. The final entry in Hardy’s sci-fi trilogy is arguably the most disappointing, with The Last Dance earning mixed reviews from critics. That being said, with a 79% average approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes from audiences, it’s clear that The Last Dance ticked all the boxes for fans. The film featured a starry ensemble, including Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as Rex Strickland, Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) as Dr. Teddy Paine, Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) as Martin Moon, and Stephen Graham (Adolescence) as Patrick Mulligan.

How Much Did ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Make at the Box Office?

When all is said and done, Venom: The Last Dance can be remembered as a box office success. Against a reported budget of $110 million, the movie earned just shy of $500 million worldwide, split between a domestic haul of $140 million and a further $335 million from overseas markets. However, The Last Dance was the worst performing of the three Venom movies, and hinted at a declining interest in Hardy’s portrayal of Eddie Brock.

Venom: The Last Dance is a streaming hit. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Kristin Cavallari has spent years transforming herself from a reality TV star into a successful entrepreneur, podcast host, and mother of three. 

Yet despite building a thriving business empire and a stable life in Nashville, those closest to her reportedly believe one area remains unpredictable: her love life. 

While Cavallari’s candid dating stories continue attracting headlines and listeners, friends are said to be increasingly concerned that the wrong relationship could jeopardize everything she has worked so hard to create.

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Behind the headlines and podcast confessions, insiders say Kristin Cavallari faces a challenge many people might not expect. According to sources, her success can be intimidating to potential partners, particularly men in her age group who are already established in their own careers.

“The truth is, guys her age with their own money don’t necessarily want a woman who has it all,” one source told the Daily Mail, adding, “Men still want to be in control, and Kristin is someone who dominates.”

The concern comes as Cavallari continues to expand her professional portfolio. Since her divorce from former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was finalized in 2022, she has remained financially independent through appearances, brand partnerships, business ventures, and her growing media presence. 

Insiders insist she is far from struggling financially and has built a comfortable life outside of any romantic relationship.

Despite that success, sources say the 39-year-old still enjoys dating people who understand the unique realities of fame. 

“She loves dating guys in the spotlight because they have money, they understand her life more and it makes her more interesting to be attached to an athlete, celebrity [or] reality star,” the source explained. 

Cavallari’s Friends Fear She Keeps Meeting The Wrong Men

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According to those close to Kristin Cavallari, the biggest concern isn’t whether she dates again; it’s who she dates next. 

Friends reportedly worry that some men are attracted to her profile rather than the possibility of a genuine relationship.

“It’s been tough for her,” a source revealed. “The guys she dates are total douchebags and she normally doesn’t find out about it until after a few dates – or weeks – of dating them.”

The insider added that the television personality has become increasingly cautious after several disappointing experiences. “Men have dated her for fame, so she knows better now,” the source explained.

That concern is one reason her inner circle has become protective. According to the insider, “Friends worry about her dating life because she’s successful and they want to make sure anyone she brings into her life isn’t going to ruin her reputation or use her in any way.”

Those closest to her are reportedly hoping she eventually finds someone who fits seamlessly into the life she has already built rather than someone who disrupts it.

Kristin Cavallari’s Dating Stories Continue Driving Headlines

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Ironically, the same dating life that worries friends has become one of Cavallari’s most successful talking points. Through her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast, she has openly discussed former relationships, celebrity encounters, and dating rumors, creating a formula that consistently generates attention.

Recent examples include shutting down speculation that she hooked up with “Southern Charm” star Austen Kroll during a Mallorca vacation, insisting there was “zero hooking up.” 

She has also made headlines discussing a brief but “deep” romance with retired NHL player Nate Thompson, revisiting past feelings for Travis Kelce, and sharing stories about other dating experiences.

Not everyone is impressed by the strategy. “She’s pretty much all talk,” one insider claimed, further noting, “The way to get attention to whatever she’s doing is to bring up old stories about other people.” 

Another source argued, “It feels like she has her podcast just to get attention on things people don’t actually care about, like who she’s sleeping with.”

Yet the numbers suggest listeners disagree. Since launching in 2023, “Let’s Be Honest” has grown into one of Dear Media’s biggest successes, surpassing 140 episodes, expanding into a multi-city tour, and securing a multi-year seven-figure deal in 2025. 

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Cavallari Gives Rare Look Inside Her 130-Acre Nashville Estate

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While much of the conversation around Kristin Cavallari tends to focus on her dating life, those closest to her have repeatedly pointed out that her day-to-day reality is far different from the headlines. 

That quieter side of her life recently came into focus when Cavallari offered fans a rare look inside the sprawling Tennessee estate she has spent years transforming into a family sanctuary.

During the tour, she showcased several of the home’s most impressive features, including a dedicated podcast studio where she records “Let’s Be Honest,” a full gym, an indoor basketball court, expansive outdoor entertaining areas, and a resort-style pool.

Cavallari also emphasized that the property was designed with her three children, Camden, Jaxon, and Saylor, in mind. The home includes family-focused spaces intended to give them room to grow while maintaining privacy from public attention. 

She explained that creating a peaceful environment was one of her primary goals during the extensive renovation process.

Kristin Cavallari Explains Why Her Kids Fly Coach While She Sits First Class

That emphasis on keeping her children grounded extends beyond the walls of her Nashville estate. 

During a July appearance on the “Aspire with Emma Grede” podcast, which generated significant online discussion, Cavallari explained why she chose not to give her children every luxury available to them, even when she could easily afford them.

“Something as small as they fly coach, I’m flying first class. That was important to me when they became old enough that they could,” she shared. “It’s not [difficult to do] when they’re older. I’m like, ‘Bye guys, have fun back there.’”

According to Cavallari, the arrangement was intentional and reflected lessons she wanted Camden, Jaxon, and Saylor to learn as they grew older.

She explained that she did not want her children to assume that privileges automatically came with their family’s financial success. 

Instead, she hoped they would develop an appreciation for hard work, responsibility, and earning rewards rather than expecting them. Cavallari indicated that she believes giving children everything immediately could create unrealistic expectations about adulthood.

The Transformers franchise has been around for over four decades now, and since then, the Autobots, Decepticons, and other alien machines have waged war across countless stages. Originally beginning as a toy line by Hasbro and Takara Tomy, it’s since become one of the most profitable multimedia juggernauts out there, with 11 movies and an avalanche of animated series spread across different eras that don’t just revolve around Optimus Prime and Megatron. Hollywood also brought them onto the big screen like never before with the visual spectacles that were Michael Bay‘s ill-received but high-grossing live-action CGI films and their follow-ups, Bumblebee and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Yet, after 40 years, The Transformers: The Movie has come to be recognized as a cinematic high point of the franchise, with an epic story and surprising darkness and tragedy for a family film.

In celebration of the 1986 animated adventure’s milestone anniversary this year, Hasbro has been going all out with a year-long “Apology Tour” in recognition of all the childhoods traumatized by the death of Optimus Prime and other fan favorites in the film. The festivities have ranged from concerts to new toys, merchandise, and more, but the main event is the return of The Transformers: The Movie to theaters in glorious 4K. Viewers will get to relive the scarring moments, the sweeping battle against the planet-devouring Unicron, and the memorable soundtrack on the big screen from September 17 through 21 courtesy of Fathom Entertainment. However, one piece of the celebration will arrive a bit later than expected.

Insight Editions and Titan Books have delayed the massive anniversary art book, The Transformers: The Movie: The Ultimate Visual History, from its original October 27 release date and will now be publishing it on November 24, a few days shy of Thanksgiving. The later date isn’t for nothing, though. It has grown in size, from 256 pages of illustrations and insight into the animated classic to 282. While there’s no indication of what those new contents will be, the recent death of the longtime voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, may have spurred the need for an expanded volume. Much of the book by author Chris Prince will be told through interviews with members of the creative team, taking readers on a journey through all parts of the creation, from the eye-popping visuals to the character and environment designs, the casting of legendary actors from Orson Welles to Leonard Nimoy, and the rocking soundtrack defined by Stan Bush and Kick Axe. Beyond the many designs illustrating this collector’s item, there will also be a section dedicated to the lasting impact of the movie on the wider Transformers franchise.

‘The Transformers: The Movie’ Will Be Paired With Peter Cullen’s Final Performance

After seeing The Transformers: The Movie in theaters again, The Ultimate Visual History looks to be a perfect celebration of its legacy on every level. Hasbro’s “Apology Tour” includes one other surprise, however. After the credits roll on the anniversary screenings, viewers will be treated to an entirely new Transformers short, Optimus Prime: Awakening, that will serve as one final adventure for the Autobots leader and a bookend to Cullen’s time as the voice of an animated hero. This is confirmed to be Cullen’s last original performance as Prime after over 40 years of using his booming, yet warm voice to exemplify the bot’s courage, wisdom, compassion, and strength.

The Transformers: The Movie: The Ultimate Visual History is available to pre-order now at Insight Editions and major retailers ahead of its release on November 24. Check out a few pages from the book in the gallery above.

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Jennifer Lawrence has never been one to shy away from speaking her mind, and comments about Hollywood’s male actors have once again caught attention.

Without mentioning names, the actress once stated that some of her male colleagues get offended whenever she refuses to have sex with them on set.

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In a previous interview with the Las Culturistas podcast, Lawrence opened up about filming intimate scenes with some of her male colleagues.

The actress has starred in several romantic films, including “Die My Love,” in which she appeared alongside “Batman” star Robert Pattinson.

She enjoyed that collaboration, as Pattinson behaved differently from some of the male stars she had met on set.

“A lot of male actors get offended if you don’t want to f-ck them,” the actress told her hosts while withholding names.

She added that when she openly refused some of the actors, they would “punish” her, though she did not explain what that entailed.

Fans Speculate Over Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Punishment’ Claim

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Fans began to speculate about what kind of punishment Lawrence must have meant in her revelation about her male colleagues.

“I imagine much the same way as always — pettiness and spite, ignoring and avoiding them and their professional input, patronizing them and badmouthing them to others on the project and to friends,” one person wrote.

“From someone who’s been on many sets, they avoid eye contact with you, then act very aggressive and condescending towards you when you have to interact with them. Everyone on set notices, but no one intervenes,” another individual commented.

Another netizen said they weren’t surprised by Lawrence’s admission, given how the entertainment industry allegedly operates.

“It’s not totally surprising that kindness and respect is a rarity in an industry dominated by nepotism, privileged people, uber-rich, the mollycoddled, the entitled, narcissists, egomaniacs, spoiled… etc,” they said.

Lawrence Says Robert Pattinson Made Her Feel ‘Safe’

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At the time Lawrence made the comment, she also admitted she had not used an intimacy coordinator with Pattinson when they worked together.

According to her, Pattinson was “not pervy,” and they instead spent most of their free time talking about their personal relationships with their partners and children.

She also claimed that she “felt really safe” with the actor, which further reduced the need for an intimacy coordinator.

“If there was a little bit of [weird] I would probably have an intimacy coordinator,” the actress also noted.

Jennifer Lawrence Says She Had ‘No Issues’ With Nudity

One of the intimate scenes filmed during production was right at the beginning of shooting, with both Lawrence and Pattinson fully nude and physically wrestling with each other as required by the script.

She later revealed during the film’s screening that she had no issues with nudity and even turned down a request from one of the crew members to touch up some of the cellulite she had at the time.

“I don’t care about nudity. I’m not sensitive about it,” Lawrence said. “I think being pregnant took a lot of, like, vanity anxiety away. Before No Hard Feelings, I was dieting and not eating carbs and working out. I was pregnant [for Die My Love]. Like, what was I gonna do? Not eat?”

She added, “I was working 15 hours a day. I was just tired… I remember, like, them sending over a close-up of cellulite and being like, ‘Do you want us to touch this up?’ And I was like, ‘No. That’s an -ss.’”

Jennifer Lawrence Opens Up About Botox And Plastic Surgery

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More recently, Lawrence told British Vogue that she is open to Botox, though she hopes to keep it to a minimum.

“I can’t really get very much done. I need to have movement in my face — I get baby Botox, but I can’t do a lot,” she told the outlet for her cover story.

She also shared that she draws the line at buccal fat surgery because of how glaring it would be to everyone.

“I support other people doing them because I want to continue to watch and see what happens, but I don’t know about that,” she shared. “I mean, I would love to have a buccal fat removal. I can’t because everybody would know, but just know that I want that.”