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Why Is RHONY’s Carole Radziwill Not Mentioned in Kennedy Show Love Story?
FX’s scripted series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette features many star-studded mentions and familiar faces, so why is Real Housewives of New York City‘s Carole Radziwill not brought up in Love Story?
For context, Carole, 62, was previously married to Anthony Radziwill, who was the late JFK Jr.’s cousin and Jacqueline Kennedy‘s nephew. Anthony, who exchanged vows with Carole in 1994, died in 1999 and has been featured on the Ryan Murphy project.
Carole, however, was not brought up on the show so far — despite her late husband serving as the best man at JFK Jr. and Bessette’s 1996 nuptials. Carole’s mother-in-law, Lee Radziwill, however, got her own shout-out in a scene when JFK Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon) were making a list for their wedding and discussing possible guests — with Lee not making the cut.
While no one involved in Love Story has directly addressed Carole’s absence, she is probably not mentioned on screen because she didn’t play a large part in JFK Jr. and Bessette’s romance. After meeting in 1992, Bessette and JFK Jr. were on and off for years before getting married. Their relationship was thrust into the spotlight and they faced many public highs and lows before they both died in a plane crash in 1999.
STARTRAKSPHOTO.COM John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy had a high-profile romance right up until their tragic deaths. When the couple began dating in 1994, the world was fascinated by their relationship. Considered to be one of the most eligible bachelors at the time, Kennedy Jr. decided to settle down with Bessette-Kennedy. As he […]
“We had Elizabeth Beller’s book for reference, but we did face challenges [capturing certain moments]. They died so young, but we had enough information from people around them to know what the problems were in their marriage, what the tensions were, what the highs were, what the lows were,” executive producer Brad Simpson exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with Nina Jacobson last month. “People don’t have an idea of what her voice was like because we only have a tiny clip of her voice, but they have a very distinct idea of what her image was like. So we had to get the walk down and the look and the allure. But Sarah could really interpret and go with it. John, we have a lot of recordings of him, and we have a lot more on him.”
Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette. FX
Simpson and Jacobson expressed hope that viewers saw the care that went into telling Bessette and JFK Jr.’s story.
“We loved these characters. We fell in love with them, and it is essential that the audience loved them too. So we knew that we came to it from a very honest and earnest place — and that the show was never meant to dunk on either one of them in any way,” Jacobson explained. “We knew from the beginning that we were coming in with love and respect for these characters and that we wanted the audience to share that with us.”
FX’s Love Story brings John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette‘s tragic romance to life — but how does the cast compare to their real-life counterparts? Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, which premiered Thursday, February 12, is a limited series that explores the “undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship and high-profile marriage of […]
Since the show is centered around public figures, Simpson and Jacobson revealed who — if anyone — reached out after seeing their portrayal, adding, “We haven’t [heard from anyone] yet, and we hope that people appreciate their portrayals. Every actor approached [their role] with love.”
The writing team chose not to consult with the subjects portrayed on the show.
“You reach out to one person, and then it becomes, ‘Why are you not reaching out to every person?’ We love these characters. We did deep, deep research. It’s based on not just the Elizabeth Beller book but many other artifacts from that time and many other histories,” Simpson explained to Us. “We came from a place of love, but if you foreground one person’s personal story and their version of the truth, then you have to foreground everybody’s, and often they’re in conflict. On all our shows we tried to be true to what we think the characters were and show you what it was like to walk in their footsteps.”
New episodes of Love Story air Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on FX and stream on Hulu the next day.
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Fire Country has already found a new showrunner — but who is replacing Tia Napolitano and what have they worked on?
News broke on Thursday, March 5, that Eric Guggenheim will be taking over for Napolitano. According to Deadline, Guggenheim is coming onboard after previously serving as showrunner of Magnum P.I and coshowrunner of Hawaii Five-0.
Guggenheim joined Fire Country two weeks after CBS announced Napolitano would not be returning after season 4.
“Tia has been instrumental in helping both build and steer Fire Country, which not only became a top series, but is also the foundation of a growing universe,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios President David Stapf said in a joint statement to TVLine on Friday, January 16. “We’re grateful for all her contributions and tireless work, and look forward to collaborating with her on future projects.”
Fire Country has experienced cast — and showrunner — departures amid budget cuts, so which cast members are and aren’t returning for season 5? The CBS series, which premiered in 2022, introduced Us to the town of Edgewater after inmate Bode (Max Thieriot) returned home and began volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. By […]
Napolitano released her own statement, which read, “I am beyond proud of the past four seasons of Fire Country. All of my gratitude to our cast, crew, writers, producers, fans, and of course CBS and CBS Studios. It’s been a beautiful ride!”
Before her exit, Napolitano had been with the show since it premiered on CBS in 2022. She previously spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about what awaited the rest of the fourth season.
“[You should] be worried. We’ve got Bode and Tyler in a fire shelter in the middle of a blaze. Those things are built for one, there’s two lives in there,” she shared in December 2025. “And we’ve got Jake and his brother over the side of a cliff. You see how many times that vehicle goes over and over. We see heads hit hard surfaces.”
Fire Country has faced numerous surprising cast — and crew — changes over the years. The CBS series, which premiered in 2022, introduced Us to the town of Edgewater after inmate Bode (Max Thieriot) returned home and began volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. By season 2, a backdoor pilot set up the world […]
Napolitano teased that “those are not easy things to come back” from, adding, “We’ll watch our people fight to get out of there.” She also revealed there was a “huge twist” coming in the midseason premiere, which airs on February 27.
“It’s going to change everything that hugely impacts Bode. He is going to really fight to continue to be on his path to progress and growth that we love to see him on. He has made those good choices — though he still struggles — and winning those struggles and really becoming someone who can continue to be someone Tyler wants to grow up to be,” she said. “Bode is a role model. Look how far we have come.”
She continued: “Eve is going to find her way with these new guys at Three Roc. Sharon is learning even more so how to stand on her own. Ruby — her mother — comes back. There’s a lot of surprises, twists and turns, and drive coming out of that twist that comes at the end of the midseason premiere.”
Fire Country airs on CBS Fridays at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes will be streaming the next day on Paramount+.
In a world where the horror genre is surging thanks to visionary names like Jordan Peele, Robert Eggers, Ari Aster, and Zach Cregger, another successful director in the genre often gets forgotten. Johannes Roberts is the man behind The Other Side of the Door, 47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Over and over again, he has been able to take what seems like a mediocre idea and turn it into something surprisingly good. Primate is no different. Audiences rolled their eyes when the trailer for a movie about a killer chimp came out. Then they saw the movie. Primate, now available to watch on digital, is a terrifying bloodbath with chilling practical effects. One scene in particular shows why it works so well.
‘Primate’s Ben Is Made up of Practical Effects, Not CGI
A movie about a chimp with rabies who goes on a killing spree isn’t exactly the most original idea. Primate is pretty much Cujo, except with a chimpanzee replacing the St. Bernard, and a bunch of teenagers taking over for a mom and her sick son. Still, the premise doesn’t have to be new for it to be effective. Human beings have a complicated relationship with chimpanzees. The name of the species is silly sounding, so what’s to be threatened by? And they’re so much like us that it’s fascinating. They’re all so much like us, however, that it can be deadly if it all goes wrong.
We all remember that horrific real life story of the woman who had her face ripped off by a chimp. Listen to the 911 call, with the primate screaming in the background, and it’ll give you chills. Remember Jordan Peele’s Nope? It was a masterful film about an alien, yet the scariest part by far was the chimp attack scene. A powerful chimp could rip us apart if it wanted. In Primate, that’s what happens. It could still have resulted in a bad movie if not for one crucial decision. Primate doesn’t use a real chimp, and it doesn’t get lazy and go the CGI route. Instead, it’s all practical, with animatronics and actor Miguel Torres Umba in a suit. The audience can see that authenticity. Ben feels real, and because of that, half of the job of scaring us is already done.
‘Primate’ Uses Unnerving Slow Burn Tension in Its Best Kill Scene
Ben is a tragic character. He’s not a pet, but part of the family, the heartbroken chimp whose owner, a linguistics professor, has passed away.Primatearguably doesn’t give us enough of Ben as a normal, loving animal before it all goes bad, but we get enough to feel sorry for the poor guy. The opening scene, shown mid-story, where he rips off the face of veterinarian Doug Lambert (Rob Delaney), is disgustingly awesome. That kind of intensity wouldn’t have worked for the full runtime, though. Instead, the viewer meets Ben and sees what he’s capable of before going backwards to the start.
Primate is a slow-burning nightmare, with Ben gradually turning bad as the rabies takes over his body. That technique is used to perfection in the movie’s best kill. Deep in the second act, after Ben has already slaughtered several people, Drew (Charlie Mann) and Brad (Tienne Simon) arrive at the house looking for their friends. They can’t find anyone, so Drew hangs out on one of the girls’ beds. He’s the dumb, oblivious male trope, whereas the audience, like in the beats of a slasher, knows the killer is in the house watching and waiting.
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Ben is revealed by suddenly appearing at Drew’s bedside, with only a thin curtain between them. Drew jumps, immediately knowing something wrong, yet trying to joke his way out of the situation. The decision could be made to have Ben pounce immediately, like he’s done already. Instead, we get to see just how smart he is. Ben plays with Drew in the cruelest way, pushing his face against the curtain, letting his features be exposed bit by bit in an excruciatingly slow moment. When Ben is finally shown, no curtain in his way, he could again pounce at any second. Instead, he pins Drew’s arms down, showing this human that he can not match him. He waits, not out of hesitation, but almost as if he’s enjoying the fear coming off of his victim. Then it happens.
‘Primate’ Doesn’t Hold Back on the Gore
Primate has plenty of gore without overdoing it Terrifier style. Johannes Roberts is giving his audience a bloody, gooey movie as he focuses on keeping the death scenes realistic. Throw in geysers of blood and the tension is lost. The vet gets his face ripped off. Another character is scalped. None of that compares with what he does to Drew.
When Ben puts his fingers in Drew’s mouth and starts to pull down, any horror fan knows what’s coming next. Scenes like this have been done before. Or have they? Ben does indeed yank down on Drew’s jaw, tearing the flesh from his face as the lower half of his skull comes off completely. Drew, with his tongue hanging out in nothingness, can only watch as Ben holds his dismembered jaw in his hands. In an interview with Collider, director Johannes Roberts called Ben “the Freddy Krueger of chimps.” It’s not a crazy comparison. When Ben holds up Drew’s jaw and moves it around as he does his little chimp laugh, he becomes Freddy. This chimp is highly intelligent. Yeah, he’s strong as hell, and he takes his time, but being so much like us that he can make a joke as he kills a man is the scariest moment of all. You never saw Cujo do that.
Primate is now available to rent or buy on VOD services in the U.S.
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January 1, 2026
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89 minutes
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Johannes Roberts
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Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
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Vicki Dee Rock, Walter Hamada, John Hodges
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The true story of why Carolyn Bessette quit Calvin Klein — and how her relationship with JFK Jr. factored in
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The FX limited series “Love Story” explores Bessette’s career with the iconic fashion brand.
Cruz Beckham has admitted he wants to repair the relationship with his older brother Brooklyn Beckham amid their family’s ongoing feud.
In video footage published by TMZ and HELLO! on Thursday, March 5, Cruz was approached by a reporter who asked the youngest Beckham brother if he had any well wishes for his older sibling who turned 27 on Wednesday, March 4.
Looking at the camera, Cruz, 20, replied, “Happy birthday.”
Although Cruz ignored further questions about Brooklyn, including whether he had spoken to his brother recently, he gave a small insight into his hopes for their relationship moving forward.
Cruz Beckham is honoring his childhood with Brooklyn Beckham amid his elder brother’s ongoing estrangement with the family. In a Wednesday, February 11, Instagram post, Cruz, 20, shared a black-and-white throwback photo with Brooklyn, 26, and brother Romeo Beckham. The trio all smiled as they looked off into the distance. (Victoria and David Beckham are […]
The reporter asked Cruz, “Any chance you guys will repair the relationship? Are you hopeful for that?” In response, Cruz said, “I hope so.”
Cruz previously extended the olive branch to Brooklyn on his birthday. Posting via his Instagram Story, Cruz shared a photo of himself as a baby in the arms of his brother as a child. “I love you,” Cruz wrote alongside the childhood snap.
David and Victoria Beckham also shared touching Instagram posts to send well wishes to their estranged son on his special day. (As well as Cruz and Brooklyn, David and Victoria also share Romeo, 23, and Harper, 14.)
“Happy Birthday Bust,” David, 50, wrote alongside a throwback image of the pair, referring to his nickname for Brooklyn. “Love you x.”
(L-R) Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn Beckham. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
For her part, Victoria shared two posts featuring photos of Brooklyn as a child to celebrate her son’s birthday.
“Happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much,” the fashion designer, 51, wrote alongside an old photo of herself and David with Brooklyn in the pool.
In the second post which showed herself holding Brooklyn as a baby, Victoria added, “Happy 27th birthday Brooklyn, I love you so much.”
Brooklyn did not publicly acknowledge his family’s Instagram posts about him, but was seen celebrating with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.
The Beckham feud has reached a standstill. Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, Nicola Peltz, are not concerned with piecing his family back together — at least not yet, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Brooklyn has no interest in mending things at this time,” the insider shares. “He’s really focused on living a peaceful, drama-free […]
Nicola, 31, shared a video via her Instagram of Brooklyn blowing out candles on a box of donuts.
“Happy birthday baby… I hope all your dreams and wishes come true!” she gushed. “You light up every room you walk into and anyone who knows you loves you… you’re the most special human and I love being your wife. I love you I love you I love you.”
The birthday tributes come after Brooklyn slammed his family in a scathing social media post earlier this year.
“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” Brooklyn wrote on January 19. “Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.”
In the lengthy post, Brooklyn added, “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes put on a loved-up display in a rare joint TV appearance.
Appearing on the Thursday, March 5, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gosling, 45, surprised his wife for her 52nd birthday.
Gosling was on the late night talk show to promote his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary, in which he plays a teacher, and he used the opportunity to make a grand romantic gesture.
“It is Eva’s birthday today. She is here,” Gosling told the audience, which was full of teachers. “You have no idea how much she loves teachers. Loves you so much. She has her hall monitor sash still from when she was a kid. She hangs it proudly in the house.”
He then asked the crowd, “If I get her, would you sing ‘Happy birthday’ to her?” The audience enthusiastically agreed to the request.
After a producer grabbed Mendes from backstage and guided her towards the stage, Gosling left his seat next to host Fallon to approach his wife. The actor held Mendes’ hand as he led her in front of the audience for her surprise.
As part of the elaborate surprise, the North Bergen High School Marching Band began playing “Happy Birthday” while a huge banner read, “Happy Birthday Eva.”
The couple packed on the PDA during the cute moment, with a clearly delighted Mendes seen gripping on to Gosling’s arm. She then tenderly grabbed her husband’s face and leaned in to whisper something in his ear and kissed him sweetly on the cheek.
Jimmy Fallon, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling. (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
Mendes and Gosling rarely make public appearances together. The last time they were photographed together on a red carpet was 13 years ago at the premiere of their film The Place Beyond The Pines in Toronto, Canada.
The private couple starred together in the movie which was filmed in 2011. After falling in love, they welcomed two daughters, Esmeralda, born in 2014, and Amada, born in 2016.
In 2023, Mendes addressed why she and Gosling have not been pictured at public events in the many years since despite their relationship flourishing.
Some things are sacred. Eva Mendes revealed why she and Ryan Gosling avoid publicly posing together for photos. “I really hope Barbie will get through the Awards Season just to see you w[ith] Ryan,” one fan wrote in the comments section of Mendes’ Thursday, April 6, Instagram post honoring her and Gosling’s 2012 film, The […]
After Mendes shared a throwback post of herself and Gosling in The Place Beyond The Pines, a follower commented that they were hoping to see Mendes on the red carpet as Gosling promoted his movie Barbie, which was released that year.
“What a cool comment, thank you,” Mendes responded at the time. “But we don’t do those things together.”
She explained, “Like these photos I’ve been posting, I’m only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.”
Mendes also noted that the photos taken of the pair in September 2012 came from the sole time they stepped out together on the red carpet.
“Oh wait — for those who may catch me in a ‘lie’ — we only were on the red carpet together once when promoting this film,” she added in a follow-up comment.
Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend. Before we lose an hour of sleep, here’s a quiz about movie titles that contain Daylight, Saving, or Time.
Welcome to the Collider Movie Quiz! Every Monday through Friday, we’ll give you an opportunity to prove your knowledge in the world of film trivia. We’ll be using the most prestigious, scientifically accurate method for separating world-premiere cinephiles from straight-to-DVD casuals: multiple choice! Be sure to sign in and track your day-to-day progress. Don’t forget to try today’s TV Quiz for another challenge, and you can find all of our current and archived quizzes here.
Whether it’s actors or directors, beloved franchises or cult classics, critical darlings or Oscar snubs, the artistry of silent films or a silent film called The Artist… we’ll cover it all. So, you’ll need to roll through reels upon reels of the useless factoids you’ve accumulated over the years in order to focus in on the correct answer. For today’s challenge, we’re bracing ourselves for Daylight Saving Time by issuing questions revolving entirely around those three words. Hope you don’t lose any sleep over this quiz. Click “Start Quiz” below for our feature presentation!
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Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline was hit with a lawsuit over an allegedly unpaid credit card bill just weeks before the pop star’s arrest … TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, K-Fed was sued by Bank of America on February 19 in Hawaii.
The bank alleges the one-time DJ owes $12,186.64 … but has failed to pay up on the bill.
The suit said Kevin opened his account in December 2024 …. which would be one month after Britney made her last child support payment to him for their sons, Jayden and Sean.
As we previously reported, the singer was paying Kevin $20,000 a month in support for years.
TMZ first reported … Britney was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly driving under the influence in Ventura County, California.
The pop star was taken to a hospital following the arrest and then transported to jail, where we’re told she was “crying a lot” during the booking process.
Britney was released Thursday morning and is due in court in May.
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