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  • Long Island entrepreneur chronicles year of bad dates | Long Island Business News

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    • ‘s recounts a year of dating disasters with humor and vulnerability.

    • Runs a boutique agency connecting marginalized communities to global resources for social change.

    • Explores , , , single motherhood and midlife reinvention.

    • narrated by Full House star ; Long Island book launches Nov–Dec.

    By day, Rachel Lithgow, a of two teenagers, ran a consultancy connecting nonprofits to global resources. By night, she endured a year of memorably awful dates — now the centerpiece of her new memoir.

    Released Thursday, Lithgow’s “My Year of Really : A Memoir”  (She Writes Press; distributed by Simon & Schuster) chronicles a year of unsuccessful dating, applying humor and vulnerability. The memoir addresses divorce, dating, single motherhood, PTSD, grief, loss and starting over in midlife.

    Lithgow, who is based in Long Beach and Manhattan, also runs The Noga Agency, helping nonprofits achieve their philanthropy goals. She said writing a memoir and running a business is a balancing act.

    “Juggling a personal life of dating while raising two teenagers alone with no custodial or financial support, while starting a business and publishing my first book, was not a resounding success,” Lithgow told Long Island Business News. “But some things in life you can’t [go] over or around, but rather, you have to just go through and come out the other side. Hopefully stronger.”

    With connections to the theater and television world, Lithgow is the former daughter-in-law of John Lithgow. Her audiobook is brought to life by actress Jodie Sweetin, best known as Stephanie Tanner on Full House and Fuller House.

    As an established writer, Lithgow has been published in The New York Times, Daily News, Time, The Advocate, The Jerusalem Post, The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Times of Israel, eJP, The New York Observer and Buffalo News.

    For her Long Island book launch, Lithgow is appearing at Blue Door Books in Cedarhurst on Nov. 17 at 5 p.m., Long Beach Public Library on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., The Next Chapter in Huntington on Dec. 2 at 5 p.m., and Northport Books on Dec. 4 at 5 p.m.


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  • Russia’s New War Grifters—The ‘Black Widows’ Duping Soldiers Into Marriage

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    When Russian soldier Sergey Khandozhko got married the day after enlisting in October 2023, his family and friends were confused. The 40-year-old had never mentioned the bride. Nor had he spoken of marriage.

    More puzzling was the 20-minute wedding ceremony without photos or exchange of rings, and only one guest. Afterward, Khandozhko’s new wife even carried on living with her ex-husband and their children, according to testimony and a court ruling reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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  • ‘Golden Bachelor’ star Gerry Turner admits marriage to Theresa Nist was a ‘monumental mistake’

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    “Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner believed he’d found “the one” in Theresa Nist — but just three months after saying “I do,” the fairy-tale romance came crashing down.

    The 74-year-old Indiana widower made history as the first senior star of ABC’s hit dating series “The Golden Bachelor,” where he met Nist, also a widow. After a whirlwind courtship, they married live on TV in January 2024, only to announce their split that April. Now, Turner is reflecting on his search for a happily ever after in his new memoir, “Golden Years.”

    ‘GOLDEN BACHELOR’ GERRY TURNER WARNS EX-WIFE THERESA NIST ‘SHOULD BE WORRIED’ ABOUT HIS UPCOMING MEMOIR

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist married on Jan. 4, 2024. The ceremony was chronicled in a special titled “The Golden Wedding.” (John & Joseph Photography/Disney via Getty Images)

    “Well, I do admit that it was a monumental mistake, but it’s always easy to have 20/20 hindsight,” Turner told Fox News Digital. “I think that I hurt Theresa, I hurt my family. There were a lot of things that I was so imperfect about. … There was no one flash-bang moment where I realized the marriage was over. It was a gradual march toward the end.”

    WATCH: ‘GOLDEN BACHELOR’ GERRY TURNER OPENS UP ABOUT SPLIT FROM THERESA NIST

    In his memoir, Turner admits it was hard to accept how quickly things fell apart. He wrote that he’d “rushed into a wedding [he] didn’t believe in” and later found himself “in a very dark place.”

    Gerry Turner in a dark blue suit and Theresa Nist in a white sweater with an animal-print skirt as they're both smiling and holding onto each other.

    “I was already low from filing for divorce,” wrote Gerry Turner. “It’s hard to admit to yourself that you’ve made such a monumentally bad decision. For months, I could not shake my bitter resentment toward Theresa and the show. Nor could I rid myself of the feeling that I was a disappointment. I didn’t read people nearly as well as I thought I did. I’d rushed into a wedding that I didn’t believe in.” (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)

    Fox News Digital reached out to Nist, 71, for comment. Ahead of the book’s publication, she told Us Weekly: “It makes me very sad to think that he felt empty and trapped. I wish he had said something and just ended it. But at least now I understand why he was so hurtful to me so many times. And I will say this. Those in glass houses should not throw stones. I do wish him all the best.”

    Turner, a retired restaurateur, had found love before. He married his high school sweetheart, Toni, in 1974. Their union lasted until Toni died in 2017, six weeks after she retired and fell ill, People magazine reported. Their two daughters later encouraged Turner to join the show. The Midwesterner was hesitant but wondered if he could find love again.

    An old photo of a young Gerry Turner and his first wife Toni.

    Gerry Turner and his first wife Toni on their wedding day. “Many people expected our marriage to fail because we were so young,” he wrote. “It was our youth and commitment to each other that actually made us succeed for 43 years! We grew up together and never considered not being together.” (Courtesy of Gerry Turner)

    “I was not interested,” Turner recalled to Fox News Digital. “I rebelled at the idea originally. But after a night of sleep, I thought, ‘I’ve got nothing going on here. Hopefully, this’ll work out for me.’ I threw my hat in the ring, and, of course, that began a really long process of getting to the point where I was actually named the first ‘Golden Bachelor.’”

    Gerry Turner being embraced by his daughters and granddaughters.

    Gerry Turner is seen here surrounded by his daughters and granddaughters. (Brian Bowen Smith/ ABC via Getty Images)

    It was easy to fall for Nist among the contestants. They both experienced heartbreak after long, happy marriages. Turner and Nist were also devoted to their children and grandchildren. It seemed like a match made in heaven — at first.

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist canoodling as she holds a bouquet of flowers.

    Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner quickly bonded on set. They both expressed hope in finding love again. (John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images)

    Turner claimed Nist told him that once she found “the right guy,” she would quit her job to focus on a new chapter of adventure with her spouse. But months later, he claimed that Nist wanted to work “another year, maybe a year and a half.” Turner said he respected Nist’s goals but wished he had known sooner.

    “I’d try to shorten that time span because I really looked at what I wanted out of that relationship and what she wanted in her job as mutually exclusive,” he explained. “We couldn’t have both of those things. … It really told me that there was no way I was going to be able to enjoy what I wanted to do, which was travel, have some adventures and have fun.”

    Gerry Turner sharing a champagne toast with other contestants of "The Golden Bachelor."

    Gerry Turner was hoping to find love again in his “golden years.” He was looking for a partner ready to enjoy retirement and embark on new adventures together. (John Fleenor/Disney via Getty Images)

    Disagreements piled up — over where to live, how to spend their money and even the prenup. Turner claimed Nist “didn’t want anything to do with Indiana,” while he viewed her New Jersey roots as a vacation spot, not a home. Days before their wedding, he said his lawyer called frantically about her missing signature on the prenup. People magazine reported that the couple did put a prenup in place ahead of their nuptials.

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    Book cover for Gerry Turner's memoir.

    Gerry Turner’s memoir, “Golden Years: What I’ve Learned from Love, Loss, and Reality TV,” is available now. (Grand Central Publishing)

    Despite their efforts to find common ground, once cameras stopped rolling, the cracks deepened.

    According to reports, Nist and Turner never lived together. During their brief marriage, they struggled to find a place they could both call home. In the book, Turner wrote that after sharing “a horribly awkward goodbye at the airport,” he realized they had “the warmth of a meeting between distant cousins.” It was not the second act he had envisioned for himself.

    Theresa Nist wearing a white sweater and Gerry Turner wearing a dark blue tux with a matching tie.

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist struggled to find common ground after the cameras stopped rolling. (John Fleenor/Disney via Getty Images)

    “That experience was very painful,” he told Fox News Digital. “There are expectations as you enter a relationship and then enter a marriage. There were things that I really wanted. I wanted those moments of intimacy, regardless of what they were. I wanted to build shared experiences. I wanted to begin to develop this catalog of memories that we would have. And those things didn’t happen. They just weren’t there.”

    Gerry Turner proposing to Theresa Nist.

    Gerry Turner proposed to Theresa Nist during the finale of “The Golden Bachelor,” which aired on Nov. 30, 2023. (John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images)

    “It felt empty at times,” he continued. “It felt like we were forcing a relationship and forcing feelings that weren’t coming naturally as they should. I don’t believe it was one huge thing that caused us not to find commonality and not find happiness with each other, but rather dozens of small things that accumulated.”

    Turner said he struggled with the truth — that he and Nist just weren’t compatible.

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist in their wedding attire looking emotionally at Turner's daughters.

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s marriage played out on the world’s stage — but its ending unfolded quietly, away from the spotlight. (John & Joseph Photography/Disney via Getty Images)

    “What made us go forward with the wedding? I think Theresa and I are of the same mind here,” he reflected to Fox News Digital.

    “We had a lifetime of commitment to a marital partner. … We knew the importance of commitment. We knew the importance of setting an example for our kids and our grandkids. … We said, ‘We can get to know each other. We can iron out any areas where we don’t know each other well enough. We can make this work.’”

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    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist killing on their wedding day.

    Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced their divorce on April 12, 2024, during a joint interview on “Good Morning America.” (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)

    The marriage ended quietly during a private walk in California. They were in town for a function.

    “We were trying one last time to see if we could reconcile our differences,” Turner said. “Finally, I just asked, ‘Do you think it’s time to call it quits?’ Her answer, without hesitation, was, ‘Yes, I think it’s time to call it off.’”

    Gerry Turner wearing a dark blazer sitting on a wooden chair outdoors.

    “I was of the opinion that the whole story, the whole story, hadn’t been told,” Gerry Turner told Fox News Digital. “And I really wanted to tell that.” (Brian Bowen Smith/ABC via Getty Images)

    Turner later revealed he briefly had suicidal thoughts as he faced online criticism over the divorce.

    Gerry Turner in a light blue shirt and khaki pants looking down at some trees from a balcony.

    In both his book and interview with Fox News Digital, Gerry Turner admitted he struggled with the aftermath of his divorce. (John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images)

    “One night, while I was lying in bed and staring up at the ceiling, it all became too much, and for the briefest of moments, I thought about putting a gun to my head,” he wrote. “Just as quickly, though, I thought of Jenny and Angie. I could never do that to my daughters, but I don’t believe I truly wanted to kill myself. My suicidal thoughts were more an expression of my desire to disappear.”

    “That was just a brief thought,” Turner clarified to Fox News Digital.

    Gerry Turner smiling at Theresa Nist as she's in mid conversation on "The Golden Bachelor."

    Ahead of the book’s publication, Theresa Nist told Us Weekly, “I wish he had said something and just ended” the relationship. (John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images)

    Months later, in December 2024, Turner revealed he had been diagnosed with a slow-growing bone marrow cancer. In the book, he claimed that Nist didn’t check in like some of the other contestants.

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    Gerry Turner embracing Theresa Nist outdoors as they're both smiling.

    According to “Golden Years,” Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are not on speaking terms. (John Fleenor/Disney via Getty Images)

    “I didn’t have any great expectations for Theresa or any of the other women when I shared what was going on with me, but to be that insignificant to someone I had married, albeit briefly, was very painful,” he wrote. “We no longer talk; we have no reason to.”

    Today, Turner is feeling hopeful about his future — and love. In October, he announced his engagement to his new girlfriend, Lana Sutton. He popped the question 15 months after his divorce was finalized.

    Gerry Turner holding a rose.

    Gerry Turner received a bone marrow cancer diagnosis last year. He has since found love again with Lana Sutton. (John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images)

    “I think there is a certain amount of resiliency that I have,” he said, looking back at the “dark period” in his life following the divorce.

    Gerry Turner wearing a tux and smiling inside a glamorous venue.

    Gerry Turner announced his engagement to Lana Sutton on Oct. 3, 2025. (Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images)

    “I refer to it as my marathon mentality, that you can endure anything for a certain period of time. And then, once that enduring of pain or unhappiness is over, it’s time to pick yourself up, put your big boy pants on and move on with life. And that’s what it was. I just had to shift gears.”

    Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.

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  • What to Stream: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and ‘Downton Abbey’

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    The earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

    Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The upstairs-downstairs drama “Downton Abbey” bids farewell in a final movie, Kim Kardashian plays a divorce attorney in Hulu’s “All’s Fair” and Willie Nelson continues to demonstrate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year.

    New movies to stream from Nov. 3-9

    — Guillermo del Toro realizes his long-held dream of a sumptuous Mary Shelley adaptation in “Frankenstein” (Friday Nov. 7 on Netflix). Del Toro’s film, starring Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his monster, uses all the trappings of handmade movie craft to give Shelley’s classic an epic sweep. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr wrote: “Everything about ‘Frankenstein’ is larger than life, from the runtime to the emotions on display.”

    — Matt Shakman’s endearingly earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Wednesday on Disney+) helps alleviate a checkered-at-best history of big-screen adaptations of the classic Stan Lee-Jack Kirby comic. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn play Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing and the Human Torch, respectively. In 1964, they work to defend Earth from its imminent destruction by Galactus. In my review, I praised “First Steps” as “a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retrofuturism and bygone American optimism.”

    John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, file)

    — “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (Friday, Nov. 7 on Peacock) bids goodbye to the Crawleys 15 years after Julian Fellowes first debuted his upstairs-downstairs drama. The cast of the third and final film, directed by Simon Curtis, includes Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery and Paul Giamatti. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck wrote that the film gives “loyal Downton fans what they want: a satisfying bit of closure and the sense that the future, though a bit scary, may look kindly on Downton Abbey.” Peacock is also streaming the two previous movies and all six seasons of “Downton Abbey.”

    — “The Materialists” (Friday, Nov. 7 on HBO Max), Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated 2023 breakthrough “Past Lives,” stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a romantic triangle. The New York-set film adds a dose of economic reality to a romantic comedy plot in what was, for A24, a modest summer hit. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck called it “a smart rom-com that tries to be honest about life and still leaves us smiling.”

    — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle

    New music to stream from Nov. 3-9

    — The legendary Willie Nelson continues to demonstrate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year. “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle,” out Friday, Nov. 7, is exactly what it sounds like: Nelson offering new interpretations of 11 classic songs written by Merle Haggard. And we mean classics: Check out Nelson’s latest take on “Okie From Muskogee,” “Mama Tried,” “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink” and more.

    — Where’s the future of the global music industry? All over, surely, but it would be more than just a little wise to look to Brazil. Not too dissimilar to how Anitta brought her country’s funk genre to an international mainstream through diverse collaborations and genre meddling, so too is Ludmilla. On Thursday, she will release a new album, “Fragmentos,” fresh off the heels of her sultry, bilingual collaboration with Grammy winner Victoria Monét, “Cam Girl.” It’s a combination of R&B, funk and then some.

    — AP Music Writer Maria Sherman

    New series to stream from Nov. 3-9

    — Tracy Morgan returns to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch.” Morgan plays a widowed empty-nester whose world is turned around when his adult children move home with his grandkids in tow. The Paramount+ series debuts Monday.

    — Kim Kardashian says she will soon learn whether she passed the bar exam to become a lawyer, but she plays a sought-after divorce attorney in “All’s Fair,” her new TV series for Hulu. Kardashian stars alongside Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts and Teyana Taylor in the show about an all-female law firm. Ryan Murphy created the show with Kardashian in mind after she acted in “American Horror Story: Delicate.” It premieres Tuesday on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

    — The old saying about truth being stranger than fiction applies to Netflix’s new four-episode limited-series “Death by Lightning.” It’s a historical dramatization (with some comedy thrown in) about how James Garfield became the 20th president of the United States. He was shot four months later by a man named Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), who was desperate for Garfield’s attention. Two months after that, Garfield died from complications of his injuries. It’s a wild story that also features Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford and Shea Whigham. The series premieres Thursday.

    — HBO offers up a new docuseries about the life of retired baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez. “Alex Vs. A-Rod” features intimate interviews with people who are related to and know Rodriguez, as well as the man himself. The three-part series premieres Thursday.

    — The next installment of “Wicked,” called “Wicked: For Good,” flies into theaters Nov. 21 and NBC has created a musical special to pump up the release. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” a concert event that premieres Thursday on NBC and streams on Peacock Friday, Nov. 7. Additional film cast members like Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode and Ethan Slater appear as well.

    — Alicia Rancilio

    New video games to play from Nov. 3-9

    — It’s going to be a while until the next Legend of Zelda game, but if you’re craving some time with the princess, check out Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. In this spinoff, a prequel to 2023’s Tears of the Kingdom, Zelda travels back in time to join forces with the Six Sages in a war against the invader Ganondorf. You can also drag another human into battle with split-screen or the GameShare feature on Nintendo’s new console. Like the previous collaborations between Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, it’s more hack-and-slash action than exploration and discovery. It arrives Thursday on Switch 2.

    — Lou Kesten

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  • What to Stream: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and ‘Downton Abbey’

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    The earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

    Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The upstairs-downstairs drama “Downton Abbey” bids farewell in a final movie, Kim Kardashian plays a divorce attorney in Hulu’s “All’s Fair” and Willie Nelson continues to demonstrate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year.

    — Guillermo del Toro realizes his long-held dream of a sumptuous Mary Shelley adaptation in “Frankenstein” (Friday Nov. 7 on Netflix). Del Toro’s film, starring Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his monster, uses all the trappings of handmade movie craft to give Shelley’s classic an epic sweep. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr wrote: “Everything about ‘Frankenstein’ is larger than life, from the runtime to the emotions on display.”

    — Matt Shakman’s endearingly earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Wednesday on Disney+) helps alleviate a checkered-at-best history of big-screen adaptations of the classic Stan Lee-Jack Kirby comic. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn play Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing and the Human Torch, respectively. In 1964, they work to defend Earth from its imminent destruction by Galactus. In my review, I praised “First Steps” as “a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retrofuturism and bygone American optimism.”

    — “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (Friday, Nov. 7 on Peacock) bids goodbye to the Crawleys 15 years after Julian Fellowes first debuted his upstairs-downstairs drama. The cast of the third and final film, directed by Simon Curtis, includes Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery and Paul Giamatti. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck wrote that the film gives “loyal Downton fans what they want: a satisfying bit of closure and the sense that the future, though a bit scary, may look kindly on Downton Abbey.” Peacock is also streaming the two previous movies and all six seasons of “Downton Abbey.”

    — “The Materialists” (Friday, Nov. 7 on HBO Max), Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated 2023 breakthrough “Past Lives,” stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a romantic triangle. The New York-set film adds a dose of economic reality to a romantic comedy plot in what was, for A24, a modest summer hit. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck called it “a smart rom-com that tries to be honest about life and still leaves us smiling.”

    — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle

    — The legendary Willie Nelson continues to demonstrate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year. “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle,” out Friday, Nov. 7, is exactly what it sounds like: Nelson offering new interpretations of 11 classic songs written by Merle Haggard. And we mean classics: Check out Nelson’s latest take on “Okie From Muskogee,” “Mama Tried,” “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink” and more.

    — AP Music Writer Maria Sherman

    — Tracy Morgan returns to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch.” Morgan plays a widowed empty-nester whose world is turned around when his adult children move home with his grandkids in tow. The Paramount+ series debuts Monday.

    — Kim Kardashian says she will soon learn whether she passed the bar exam to become a lawyer, but she plays a sought-after divorce attorney in “All’s Fair,” her new TV series for Hulu. Kardashian stars alongside Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts and Teyana Taylor in the show about an all-female law firm. Ryan Murphy created the show with Kardashian in mind after she acted in “American Horror Story: Delicate.” It premieres Tuesday on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

    — The old saying about truth being stranger than fiction applies to Netflix’s new four-episode limited-series “Death by Lightning.” It’s a historical dramatization (with some comedy thrown in) about how James Garfield became the 20th president of the United States. He was shot four months later by a man named Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), who was desperate for Garfield’s attention. Two months after that, Garfield died from complications of his injuries. It’s a wild story that also features Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford and Shea Whigham. The series premieres Thursday.

    — HBO offers up a new docuseries about the life of retired baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez. “Alex Vs. A-Rod” features intimate interviews with people who are related to and know Rodriguez, as well as the man himself. The three-part series premieres Thursday.

    — The next installment of “Wicked,” called “Wicked: For Good,” flies into theaters Nov. 21 and NBC has created a musical special to pump up the release. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” a concert event that premieres Thursday on NBC and streams on Peacock Friday, Nov. 7. Additional film cast members like Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode and Ethan Slater appear as well.

    — Alicia Rancilio

    — It’s going to be a while until the next Legend of Zelda game, but if you’re craving some time with the princess, check out Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. In this spinoff, a prequel to 2023’s Tears of the Kingdom, Zelda travels back in time to join forces with the Six Sages in a war against the invader Ganondorf. You can also drag another human into battle with split-screen or the GameShare feature on Nintendo’s new console. Like the previous collaborations between Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, it’s more hack-and-slash action than exploration and discovery. It arrives Thursday on Switch 2.

    — Lou Kesten

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  • Denise Richards channels iconic Playboy past 20 years after posing for adult magazine

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    Denise Richards’ fans received only treats on Halloween from the reality star.

    Richards, 54, paid homage to her Playboy past and rocked a black bodysuit with matching ears for a series of photos shared on social media. 

    The “Wild Things” actress added a pair of white cuffs and a black-and-white bow-tie collar to complete her costume, nearly 20 years after starring on the cover of Playboy magazine. 

    Richards first posed fully nude for the adult publication in December 2004, only five months after giving birth. She told Jay Leno that her parents and newborn accompanied her on the photo shoot to the Bahamas, where she knew she was in trouble when the stylist provided “no bottoms” for one of the shots.

    DENISE RICHARDS’ EX, AARON PHYPERS, ARRESTED IN COURT AS ACTRESS FIGHTS FOR RESTRAINING ORDER

    Denise Richards stars as Jolene in SEX, LOVE & SECRETS on UPN.  (Cliff Lipson)

    “I said, you better find me some fricken bottoms. So she made these bottoms out of a shammy and used the leaves from the island,” Richards said of one image wearing leaves fashioned into a top. “I didn’t have to show anything I didn’t want to.”

    DENISE RICHARDS FELT ‘SHAMEFUL’ AFTER LEAKED NUDES, SAYS DAUGHTER COULDN’T ATTEND CHURCH

    She added, “Playboy approached me a couple other times and I didn’t do it, and this time I figured I might as well do it before they never approach me again,” she said. “He [Charlie Sheen] was really cool about it and helped me pick out the pictures.”

    The “Drop Dead Gorgeous” actress embraced the holiday ahead of her return to court on a request for a permanent restraining order against her estranged husband Aaron Phypers.

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    Denise Richards poses in a classic black Playboy bunny costume with black satin ears, a white collar and cuffs, standing on a staircase.

    Denise Richards channels a Playboy bunny in a sleek Halloween costume on October 31, 2025. (Denise Richards/Instagram)

    The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star – who was granted a temporary restraining order against Phypers on July 17 amid their ongoing divorce – testified last month against her estranged husband. Richards began crying while recalling multiple allegations of physical and emotional abuse, including a particularly violent event in May. 

    Richards claimed Phypers got “very volatile” with her at the Four Seasons hotel just hours after the reality TV star had undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries – including a face lift. 

    Phypers allegedly tried to search through Richards’ devices while she was sleeping, and then allegedly hit her face and damaged a drain in the process.

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    “That is when I really, really knew that our marriage was over because there’s been physical abuse, but it kept getting worse and worse,” Richards testified. “But the fact that he did that to me five hours after coming out of a seven-hour surgery … made me feel a lot of things. Scared and vulnerable. I couldn’t walk by myself.”

    Richards described one instance in which Phypers allegedly grabbed her by her arms while she was recovering from her surgeries. 

    Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen smiling.

    Richards posed for Playboy only five months after giving birth to her first daughter with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. (Getty Images)

    Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers on a red carpet.

    Aaron Phypers filed for divorce from Denise Richards in July.  (Jon Kopaloff)

    “He would yell and call me names. Once he found out I was texting another man, he would flip it and call me a cheating w—- and a c— and a lying b—- and he would make it about that. And then he would calm down, and we would be in separate rooms, and he would come back at me and start arguing again.”

    “He grabbed my arms,” she claimed. “I was three weeks out of a breast augmentation, lipo and the face lift. I was feeling extremely vulnerable and in pain. I asked him to please stay at the other house with his family. I needed to rest and heal and couldn’t have him around me like that.”

    During a hearing last month, Phypers was handcuffed and arrested on spousal abuse charges. After sheriffs escorted Phypers out of the courtroom, officers returned to retrieve his cellphone.

    Phypers filed for divorce from Richards on July 7. He cited irreconcilable differences and is seeking spousal support from the “Real Housewives” star. Ten days later, Richards’ request for a temporary restraining order was granted.

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    “Throughout our relationship Aaron would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, aggressively slam my head into the bathroom towel rack, threaten to kill me, hold me down with his knee on my back to the point where I would have to plead with him to get off me so that he would not kill me and hack into my laptop and phone and download all of my text messages,” Richards claimed in the documents filed July 16.

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    Denise Richards allegedly received a black eye after an altercation with Aaron Phypers. (Superior Court of California)

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    Denise Richards petitioned the court in July for a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers. (Bravo)

    “Aaron regularly threatened to ‘break my jaw’ and would cry, beg me to stay, and promise to get help – none of which ever happened. Aaron has caused me at least three concussions.”

    Phypers filed a petition Wednesday claiming he’s out of money after Richards allegedly cut off access to their joint bank account and took away his holistic business equipment. He claimed Richards is preventing him from making a living. 

    “With regard to the OnlyFans page, the money that she receives from it is about $200,000 to $300,000 per month and that income is derived from photographs that I took and to which I hold the intellectual property rights,” Phypers’ petition, obtained by Fox News Digital, says. 

    “Therefore, it is our joint earnings and not hers alone. I request that I receive half of the OnlyFans income as a property control right.”

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    According to Phypers, he’s about to be evicted from his home and his utilities have already been shut off. He requested immediate access to $200,000.

    Phypers also asked for additional spousal support on top of half of Richards’ OnlyFans earnings. 

    Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.

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  • Sia’s estranged husband denied sole custody of son after he accused musician of drug abuse in emergency order

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    A judge denied Sia’s estranged husband an emergency custody request for their 19-month-old son Somersault (Summi) as part of their ongoing divorce, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

    Dr. Daniel Bernad filed the request earlier this week, asking the court to grant him “sole legal and physical custody” of their son due to the “Chandelier” singer’s alleged “reckless” conduct. He also accused Sia of being “an unfit and unreliable parent struggling with substance abuse and addiction.” 

    The musician fired back that Summi never spent more than “two hours in Dan’s presence” without Sia and claimed the initial “restrictive, agreed-upon arrangements” established in August for their son were due to Bernad’s involvement in an investigation regarding alleged “illicit child pornography found on his computer hard drive.”

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    A judge denied Sia’s estranged husband an emergency custody request for their 19-month-old son, Somersault (Summi), as part of their ongoing divorce, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. (Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com)

    On Wednesday, the court found “that sufficient exigency for the requested emergency relief has not been shown at this time,” documents state. 

    “The parties entered into a stipulated legal custody and interim physical custody arrangement on August 1, 2025. Most of the facts asserted in Respondent’s RFO were known at that time. The ex parte RFO is denied without prejudice. It may be resubmitted on the Court’s regular RFO calendar.”

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    Representatives for the estranged couple did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

    In Bernad’s emergency request, the oncologist claimed his estranged wife deliberately and repeatedly concealed “that she was hospitalized for two weeks in September” during a time when she was supposed to be in Italy with their son. 

    “She tested positive for barbiturates and benzodiazepines, with no legitimate medical explanation,” he claimed. “She unilaterally and unlawfully transferred written power of attorney over Summi to her nannies in direct violation of our joint legal custody agreement.”

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    Sia claimed her estranged husband never spent more than two hours unsupervised with their son. (Frazer Harrison)

    He alleged, “Sia is an unfit and unreliable parent struggling with substance abuse and addiction, rendering her incapable of providing safe or stable care for Summi. I am the only safe and reliable parent for our son. I am a doctor, young, healthy, and have no criminal history or drug or alcohol addiction issues. I request that the Court grant my Ex Parte to protect Summi from further harm and to guarantee that he is safe, secure and properly cared for.”

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    Bernad claimed he witnessed Sia abuse “ketamine and other drugs” during their relationship. She allegedly purchased $20,000 worth of ketamine during a trip to Egypt and claimed she was “too famous and rich to ever get arrested.” 

    In another alleged incident, Bernad claimed he discovered Sia on the ground in her bedroom with “approximately $15,000 of ketamine in her pockets.”  

    The doctor also asked for more than $77,000 per month in child support and for Sia to be fiscally responsible for all childcare costs.

    In a response filed to her estranged husband’s request, the “Unstoppable” singer claimed she’s been sober for over six months and has “repeatedly agreed to drug testing.”

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    Sia filed for divorce from Dan Bernad in March on the grounds of “irreconcilable differences.” (Valerie Macon)

    She acknowledged that the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation into claims Bernad had child pornography on a hard drive was deemed “inconclusive” and “unfounded.” As of Oct. 2, the case had been closed/suspended due to no evidence of a crime.

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    Sia filed for divorce from Bernad in March after two years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.” 

    “Since filing the Petition in March 2025, Sia has paid Dan approximately $300,000 including $100,000 in May, $50,000 per month since August, and covering five months of his hotel accommodations and psychotherapy and other expenses,” she wrote. 

    “Dan’s attempt to weaponize my past sobriety journey – an issue long resolved and well-documented – serves no legitimate purpose and is intended only to distort the facts and undermine my credibility before this Court. His willingness to dredge up decades-old history to serve his own financial and strategic interests demonstrates the extent to which he will go, even at the expense of his child and the child’s mother.”

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  • MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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    MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit.

    The donation is among the largest single gifts Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made to a nonprofit, and the largest the Center for Disaster Philanthropy has ever received.

    Patricia McIlreavy, CDP president and CEO, called the gift a “transformative investment” that would help the nonprofit “strengthen the ability of communities to withstand and equitably recover from disasters.”

    The gift comes at a time when climate disasters are becoming more frequent and costly and as President Donald Trump stokes uncertainty about how much federal support communities will receive to recover from future emergencies.

    Founded in 2010, CDP offers advice and resources to donors seeking to maximize their impact on communities recovering from climate disasters and other crises. The organization emphasizes medium- and long-term recovery, two oft-neglected phases of disaster response.

    CDP also does its own disaster giving, including through its Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund which will soon support Hurricane Melissa recovery in the Caribbean, according to the group.

    The $60 million grant would go toward “improving disaster preparedness, addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to hazards and providing vital resources for the long-term recovery of disaster-affected communities,” according to a CDP statement.

    Scott, 55, amassed most of her wealth through shares of Amazon that she acquired after her divorce from the company’s founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos. Forbes estimates her current wealth to be about $34 billion.

    Soon after her divorce, Scott signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away at least half of her wealth throughout her lifetime. She has donated more than $19 billion since 2019.

    The author of two novels is known for her quiet and trust-based giving. Scott rarely comments on her donations apart from sporadic essays published on her website, Yield Giving.

    Nonprofits are often surprised to learn they are receiving one of her grants, which come without restrictions on how groups can use the money.

    McIlreavy told The Associated Press she found out about the gift in September through a phone call. “There was a disbelief and joy mixed together,” she said.

    The lack of restrictions allows CDP to put some of the money toward general operations like staffing, an aspect of nonprofit work for which it is often difficult to fundraise.

    McIlreavy said nonprofits trying to raise money for administrative costs can sometimes feel like they are running a pizza shop. “People would come in and say ‘I want pizza, but I don’t want to pay for the staff to make it, or the trucks that bring in the cheese.’”

    The support comes as climate disasters continue to grow in frequency and cost, stretching the abilities of both governments and donors to respond.

    The U.S. has experienced at least 14 disasters this year that exceeded $1 billion in damages, according to Climate Central, totaling $101.4 billion. That count does not include the deadly July Texas floods, which are still being assessed.

    President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages the federal response to disasters. He has denied major disaster declaration requests to states even when FEMA assessments proved extensive damage. His administration has also cut billions in disaster resilience funding.

    The uncertainty is challenging for survivors, and for donors and philanthropists who can’t anticipate where and when their support will be most needed, said McIlreavy.

    “When people are facing disasters across this country, not knowing what may come, how they may get assistance and from whom, that steals a bit of the hope that is intrinsic in any recovery,” she said.

    Several other groups announced this month that they received grants from Scott, including the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which got $40 million, and the Freedom Fund, which received $60 million. Scott donated $70 million to UNCF, the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to minority students, last month.

    Scott hinted at a new cycle of donations in an Oct. 15 essay on her website while downplaying her own giving and touting the power of smaller acts of kindness and generosity.

    “What if care is a way for all of us to make a difference in leading and shaping our countries?” Scott wrote. “There are many ways to influence how we move through the world, and where we land.”

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    MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit.

    The donation is among the largest single gifts Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made to a nonprofit, and the largest the Center for Disaster Philanthropy has ever received.

    Patricia McIlreavy, CDP president and CEO, called the gift a “transformative investment” that would help the nonprofit “strengthen the ability of communities to withstand and equitably recover from disasters.”

    Founded in 2010, CDP offers advice and resources to donors seeking to maximize their impact on communities recovering from climate disasters and other crises. The organization emphasizes medium- and long-term recovery, two oft-neglected phases of disaster response.

    The $60 million grant would go toward “improving disaster preparedness, addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to hazards and providing vital resources for the long-term recovery of disaster-affected communities,” according to a CDP statement.

    Scott, 55, amassed most of her wealth through shares of Amazon that she acquired after her divorce from the company’s founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos. Forbes estimates her current wealth to be about $34 billion.

    Soon after her divorce, Scott signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away at least half of her wealth throughout her lifetime. She has donated more than $19 billion since 2019.

    The author of two novels is known for her quiet and trust-based giving. Scott rarely comments on her donations apart from sporadic essays published on her website, Yield Giving.

    Nonprofits are often surprised to learn they are receiving one of her grants, which come without restrictions on how groups can use the money.

    McIlreavy told The Associated Press she found out about the gift in September through a phone call. “There was a disbelief and joy mixed together,” she said.

    The lack of restrictions allows CDP to put some of the money toward general operations like staffing, an aspect of nonprofit work for which it is often difficult to fundraise.

    McIlreavy said nonprofits trying to raise money for administrative costs can sometimes feel like they are running a pizza shop. “People would come in and say ‘I want pizza, but I don’t want to pay for the staff to make it, or the trucks that bring in the cheese.’”

    The support comes as climate disasters continue to grow in frequency and cost, stretching the abilities of both governments and donors to respond.

    The U.S. has experienced at least 14 disasters this year that exceeded $1 billion in damages, according to Climate Central, totaling $101.4 billion. That count does not include the deadly July Texas floods, which are still being assessed.

    The uncertainty is challenging for survivors, and for donors and philanthropists who can’t anticipate where and when their support will be most needed, said McIlreavy.

    “When people are facing disasters across this country, not knowing what may come, how they may get assistance and from whom, that steals a bit of the hope that is intrinsic in any recovery,” she said.

    Several other groups announced this month that they received grants from Scott, including the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which got $40 million, and the Freedom Fund, which received $60 million. Scott donated $70 million to UNCF, the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to minority students, last month.

    Scott hinted at a new cycle of donations in an Oct. 15 essay on her website while downplaying her own giving and touting the power of smaller acts of kindness and generosity.

    “What if care is a way for all of us to make a difference in leading and shaping our countries?” Scott wrote. “There are many ways to influence how we move through the world, and where we land.”

    Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy.

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  • Lily Allen’s Brutal Breakup Album Centers on Heartache at Her Brooklyn Brownstone

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    A FaceTime call featured in the album’s opening track sets the scene for a shift in Allen’s personal life. Her husband wants to open their marriage, and by track four, “Tennis,” he seems to be engaged in an affair with a woman the couple knows. “Who the fuck is Madeline?” Allen repeatedly cries, a question she answers on the following song of the same name. On “Madeline,” she sings about messaging a woman her husband has been sleeping with: “We had an arrangement / Be discreet and don’t be blatant / There had to be payment / It had to be with strangers / But you’re not a stranger, Madeline.” In an interview with The Times, Allen insisted that Madeline was “a fictional character,” but a costume designer named Natalie Tippett has claimed in an interview with The Mail On Sunday that she is the mystery woman in question.

    Allen, who has been sober since 2019, admits she struggled with feeling the “need to be numb” in “Relapse.” On another track, “Dallas Major,” she playfully croons about DM’ing other men under an alias in an effort to appease her husband’s arrangement: “So I go by Dallas Major but that’s not really my name / You know I used to be quite famous, that was way back in the day / Yes I’m here for validation and I probably should explain / How my marriage has been opened since my husband went astray.”

    Some of the most pointed accusations arrive in the song “Pussy Palace,” in which Allen sings about taking some of her partner’s things to the couple’s West Village apartment, where her husband stayed for a period. While there, she discovered a plastic Duane Reade bag, “with the handles tied / sex toys, butt plugs, lube inside.” Upon finding Pandora’s box, Allen wonders aloud, “am I looking at a sex addict?”

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  • Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster make romance red carpet official months after actor’s divorce from longtime wife

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    Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster officially made their red carpet debut as a couple, months after “The Greatest Showman” star finalized his divorce.

    Jackman and Foster posed for photos together at the premiere of “Song Sung Blue” on Sunday night. Foster kept it simple in a black gown and wavy hair. Jackman and Foster were photographed sharing a laugh while walking their first red carpet together.

    Jackman and Foster’s budding relationship was confirmed in January, over a year after he separated from his longtime wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.

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    Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster made their red carpet debut as a couple on Sunday night. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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    Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue” on Oct. 26. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

    Jackman finalized his divorce from Furness in June.

    The two married in 1996, when Jackman was 27 and Furness was 40.

    “My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” Furness said in a statement to Daily Mail after filing for divorce in May. “It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.”

    “This belief has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage,” she continued. “I have gained much knowledge and wisdom through this experience. Even when we are presented with apparent adversity, it is leading us to our greatest good, our true purpose.”

    “It can hurt, but in the long run, returning to yourself and living within your own integrity, values and boundaries is liberation and freedom.”

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    Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman announced their split in Sept. 2023, after 27 years of marriage. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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    Jackman and Furness finalized their divorce in June 2025. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)

    They first announced their separation in September 2023.

    “We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” the couple said in a statement shared with People magazine. “Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”

    “Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.”

    The former couple shares two children together: Oscar and Ava.

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    Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster worked together in 2022, while starring in “The Music Man.” (Nina Westervelt/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)

    Foster also recently went through a divorce.

    She split from now ex-husband, screenwriter Ted Griffin, in October 2024.

    The two were married for 10 years and share a daughter, Emily.

    Jackman and Foster starred together in 2022’s “The Music Man” on Broadway.

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  • Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Put the “Show” in Showmance

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    While Jackman and Foster have only been publicly dating for about 10 months, they’ve been acquainted with each other since the early 2000s. Both are members of the greater Broadway community; as People points out, Jackman snapped a photo with Foster during her Tony-winning, star-making run as the titular ’20s flapper in Thoroughly Modern Millie. One year later, Jackman would host the Tonys for the first time; a year after that, he’d host again and win his own leading-actor-in-a-musical trophy for playing Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. As a theater luminary herself, Foster must have been aware of Jackman’s electrifying run as Tonys emcee—he did it three years in a row—particularly the year he also performed a number from The Boy From Oz in a cheetah-print button-down and impossibly tight gold pants. In any case, it’s clear they both have greasepaint roaring through their veins.

    By the time they’d met, Jackman had already been a married man for years, having wed Australian actor and producer Deborra-Lee Furness in 1996. Foster has had a more tumultuous romantic history. She was married to fellow actor Christian Borle, who would go on to win his own Tony awards, from 2006 to 2009; when she won her second Tony in 2011 for playing another grande dame of musical theater, Reno Sweeney, in a revival of Anything Goes, she famously thanked her dresser as well as her boyfriend at the time, actor Bobby Cannavale. (Like Foster, Cannavale would eventually find love with an Australian—Rose Byrne.) Jackman and Foster remained friendly through this time—even dancing together when Jackman hosted the Tonys a fourth time in 2014—but their relationship was not romantic.

    Then came The Music Man, the critically acclaimed Broadway revival starring Foster and Jackman that was announced in March 2019 and originally set to open in October 2020. When rehearsals for the revival began, Jackman was still married to Furness, with whom he shares two children, Oscar and Ava. Foster, meanwhile, had married screenwriter Ted Griffin in 2014 and adopted a baby girl, Emily, with him in 2017. But due to the pandemic and subsequent Broadway shutdown, the revival was put on hold until 2022.

    When rehearsals started again, Jackman praised Foster’s immense talent in a story about the show in Vanity Fair. “She can learn a new dance in three hours, and she’s the best dancer you’ve seen on Broadway,” Jackman said of his costar. Foster shared a similar sentiment about Jackman while appearing with him on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “I’m having the time of my life playing opposite this guy,” she said. “It’s a dream come true.” A mutual talent crush had been established.

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  • Who Is Sutton Foster’s Estranged Husband Ted Griffin? Inside Divorce

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    Before finding love with Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster offered glimpses into her marriage of nearly a decade to Ted Griffin.

    Foster was initially married to college sweetheart Christian Borle from 2006 to 2009. After her divorce from Borle, Foster was set up on a blind date with Griffin, who is a screenwriter with credits on Ocean’s Eleven, Prom and The Wolf of Wall Street.

    The couple tied the knot in 2014 after several years of dating and expanded their family with daughter Emily three years later.

    “We plan these surprise dates for each other, and the only rule is that you can’t say no,” Foster exclusively told Us Weekly in 2019. “It’s not like, ‘OK, you have to eat a spider.’ We try to be very gentle about it.”

    Foster said their “can’t say no dates” kept their romance alive, adding, “He planned a date for me once where we took a Latin jazz class at Lincoln Center. Then he took me to go listen to jazz music at Dizzy’s, which is at the Time Warner Center, and we had dinner at this fabulous place that we’d never gone to.”

    The actress made rare comments about her marriage before news of their divorce broke in October 2024. Foster filed for uncontested divorce from Griffin just days before their 10th wedding anniversary.

    One month later, a source told Us confirmed that Foster’s romance with Jackman led to the actor’s split from wife Deborra-lee Furness.

    “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap,” an insider told Us about Jackman and Foster, who worked together on The Music Man. “They are really happy now.”

    Keep scrolling to see Foster’s insight on her marriage to Griffin before their surprising split:

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    2014

    After several years of dating, Foster and Griffin exchanged vows. Her process in picking out a wedding dress was featured on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress.

    “I knew that it made me ‘feel’ different,” she told People of the gown she chose. “I felt very confident and knew that it was the first dress I had tried on that felt ‘right.’”

    2015

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    Foster gushed over her “very talented” husband’s career, telling Broadway.com, “He’s like, the smartest guy I’ve ever known. He’s incredibly smart.” The actress went on to say that she loves to go to the theater and watch movies with Griffin because he showed her “classics” including Rear Window while she enjoyed more “silly” movies.

    “I’m trying to bring his intelligence a little bit down,” she joked at the time.

    2017

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    Following years of fertility struggles, Foster and Griffin welcomed daughter Emily via adoption.

    “Where IVF was full of disappointment and heartbreak, adoption was so clearly what was meant to be for us,” she recalled after announcing the news at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook performance. “Our lives are forever changed, and our hearts are exploding.”

    One year later, Foster gushed about her daughter, telling People, “I’m fascinated by Emily; she changes every day. It doesn’t matter where she came from, my belly or someone else’s belly. When she was born, I was like, ‘What took me so long?’ And I realized I was waiting for her to come into my life.”

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    2018

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    Foster recalled not really understanding “the concept of motherhood” until she met Griffin.

    “There was something about being with Ted that made me want kids,” she told People. “He belonged in my family. [I] didn’t really understand the concept of motherhood until he came around.”

    2019

    In Foster’s 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me interview with Us, she revealed the moment she knew Griffin was The One, adding, “I knew I was going to marry my husband when he bought me a pair of sweatpants. I still wear them and will probably keep wearing them until they turn to dust.”

    2020

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    Foster and Griffin’s relationship evolved after they sheltered in place amid the COVID pandemic.

    “[This is] the first time that we’ve all been together for this amount of concentrated time without one of us traveling or having to leave for work every day,” she explained to People. “Especially breakfast and dinner, we’re all sitting at the table and now my daughter will ask everyone, ‘How was your day?’ We all like to sit down and talk and we’ve made it a really important part of our day that we come together as a family.”

    Foster noted that her family was “trying to make the most of this time,” with her daughter “really thriving” because they were all together.

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    2021

    In a personal essay for People, Foster wrote how she was “always on the fence about whether” she wanted to have children.

    “I was always very career-driven, and I had such a tricky relationship growing up with my own mom. It was never clear cut for me,” she noted before reflecting on her marriage to Borle. “I married in my 30s — it didn’t last. But one thing it did give me was this little inkling that I wanted to maybe have a family.”

    She continued: “When I met my husband, it was the first time that I finally went, ‘Oh, I get it. I understand why people have families.’”

    2024

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    Us confirmed that Foster formed a connection with Jackman before her marriage to Griffin came to an end.

    “Deborra-lee was blindsided when she found out about the affair through the run of the show,” a source told Us about Jackman’s wife. “It was apparently Broadway’s worst-kept secret, and Deborra-lee was the last to know. … He didn’t own up to it.”

    Foster previously reflected on her friendship with Jackman, telling Vogue two years prior, “You usually go into these things thinking, ‘Well, I hope we get along.’ But we just spent Memorial Day with our families.”

    In a separate interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan, Foster recalled a “wonderful” ritual between her and Jackman. “We just talk and catch up on our day. That’s been one of the best parts of the whole thing,” she added. “That I’ve made this wonderful new friend.”

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    In January 2025, Foster and Jackman confirmed their romance while they were photographed on a date night in Los Angeles amid her ongoing divorce from Griffin. Nine months later, Jackman and Foster made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Hollywood premiere of the actor’s film, Song Sung Blue.

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  • Ex-wife of Angels employee expected to testify over pitcher’s drug overdose death

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    SANTA ANA, Calif. — The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee is expected to testify in a trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers.

    Camela Kay is expected to take the stand Monday to speak about her ex-husband, Angels’ communication director Eric Kay, who was convicted of providing a fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. He was later sentenced to 22 years in federal prison.

    After Skaggs’ death, Camela Kay filed for divorce, according to Orange County court records.

    The testimony is expected in a civil trial for a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Skaggs’ family contending the Angels should be held responsible for letting a drug-addicted and dealing employee stay on the job and access its players. The Angels say team officials did not know Skaggs was taking drugs and that any drug activity involving him and Kay happened on their own time and in the privacy of the player’s hotel room.

    The trial comes more than six years after Skaggs, then 27, was found dead in the suburban Dallas hotel room where he was staying as the Angels were supposed to open a four-game series against the Texas Rangers. A coroner’s report said Skaggs choked to death on his vomit and a toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone was found in his system.

    Eric Kay was convicted in 2022 of providing Skaggs with a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl. His federal criminal trial in Texas included testimony from five MLB players who said they received oxycodone from him at various times from 2017 to 2019, the years he was accused of obtaining pills and giving them to Angels players.

    Skaggs had been a regular in the Angels’ starting rotation since late 2016 and struggled with injuries repeatedly during that time. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

    Skaggs’ family is seeking $118 million in lost earnings, compensation for pain and suffering and punitive damages against the team.

    After Skaggs’ death, the MLB reached a deal with the players association to start testing for opioids and to refer those who test positive to the treatment board.

    The trial is expected to take weeks and has included testimony from Angels outfielder Mike Trout.

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  • Miguel’s ‘CAOS,’ fueled by anger and angst, is his first studio album in nearly a decade

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    NEW YORK (AP) — If you wondered why Miguel didn’t release a studio album for nearly a decade, his response is simple: life.

    This cover image released by ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Record shows “CAOS” by Miguel. (ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records via AP)

    “I needed to do some growing. I had to get my (expletive) together.”

    Since 2017’s “War & Leisure,” the world has experienced a variety of globally-impactful events: a second Donald Trump presidency, a coronavirus pandemic, an American social justice movement, an ongoing three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, and a two-year Israel-Hamas war that recently entered a ceasefire.

    “We’re just seeing, I think, a big question mark of humanity being asked in real time every day,” Miguel said. “I needed to go away and recalibrate and just get in touch with my anger and figure out how best to move forward with that in a productive way … I’m really glad that I did because it’s what informed this album.”

    “CAOS” is a sharp departure from the superstar’s vibey, sensual sound that made him a hit-making staple in R&B. The singer-songwriter’s fifth studio project, morphed from his 2023-scrapped “Viscera” LP, dropped Thursday, coinciding with his 40th birthday. He wrote on all 12 tracks and handled the bulk of production with Ray Brady. The lone feature belongs to the legendary George Clinton of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honorees Parliament-Funkadelic.


    Led by the singles “RIP,” “New Martyrs (Ride 4 U),” “El Pleito,” and “Angel’s Song,” the album radiates his trendsetting fusion of alternative rock, R&B and electronic sounds, but in unfamiliar, darker tones. The music evokes feelings of urgency, protest and rebellion.

    “ This album is the most angsty, angry album I’ve ever made. But I think underlying and underwriting the message and the themes is this core need to express discontentment in a healthy way that creates the feeling and the future that I want.”

    The thief of joy

    Miguel poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

    Miguel poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

    Miguel also faced internal plights: divorce, family death and industry disillusionment.

    “The value of my work became about outside appreciation as opposed to internal gratitude,” said the artist who’s earned four top 20 tracks on the Billboard 100. The admission comes from a Grammy winner who’s created new-day classics such as “Adorn,” and “Sure Thing” and fan favorite mood-setters like “All I Want is You” and “Skywalker.”

    “When you see something in culture be really successful … you can start comparing … and it’s such a slippery slope,” said Miguel, who released bits of music during his hiatus, like the EPs “Te Lo Dije” and “Art Dealer Chic 4,” and songs “Don’t Forget My Love” with Diplo in 2022 and “Sweet Dreams” with BTS’s J-Hope earlier this year. “It’s about connecting more deeply and having a deeper conversation with my audience, as opposed to wanting to make the big song.”

    Not a sure thing

    During his hiatus, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi divorced. The singer began dating Mandi at 19 years old before marrying in 2018. They divorced four years later.


    “It was a painful thing to go through” said Miguel, who wrote “Always Time” to address the breakup. “Some things you do have to let go, if you really, really love it, and I think that was a good indication that I needed to take some time for myself.”

    Last month, in celebration of his son’s first birthday, Miguel publicly revealed he was a first-time father with filmmaker and former Vogue China editor Margaret Zhang. “Angel’s Song” is dedicated to his child.

    Spanish-language songs

    “CAOS,” Spanish for chaos, also features another turn from the genre-bending artist: Spanish-language songs. While 2019’s “Te Lo Dije” featured Spanish recordings of previous songs, this project contains original tracks like “El Pleito” and “Perderme.”

    “It was always floated as ‘You should lean into Latin as a marketing (tactic).’ … It just didn’t feel natural,” said Miguel, whose mother is African American and father is Mexican American. “Here I am now, and it’s more about my identity and who I am and who am proud to be.”


    Back to the future

    Miguel, serving as this year’s scholar-in-residence at NYU’s Steinhardt School, is also focusing on his S1C venture geared toward providing Black, Mexican and Latino creators with development and financial support. He also appreciates the futuristic-R&B sound that swelled during his absence, which he’s largely credited with helping to introduce.

    “I love that I can hear my influence in some of the music today,” said Miguel, who gained younger fans in 2023 after “Sure Thing” went viral on TikTok and Instagram more than a decade after its release. “You’re like, OK, we were in the right place.”


    Despite grappling with staying true to yourself and your music, not being captive to the charts, Miguel feels appreciated by his fans, and centers himself in gratitude.

    “I’m so lucky to have found a core audience who really rides with me through all of my evolutions,” he said. “I do think that I’ve been appreciated. And I think that there’s opportunity for it to be more, and more importantly, deeper.”

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  • Miguel’s ‘CAOS,’ Fueled by Anger and Angst, Is His First Studio Album in Nearly a Decade

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    “I needed to do some growing. I had to get my (expletive) together.”

    “We’re just seeing, I think, a big question mark of humanity being asked in real time every day,” Miguel said. “I needed to go away and recalibrate and just get in touch with my anger and figure out how best to move forward with that in a productive way … I’m really glad that I did because it’s what informed this album.”

    “CAOS” is a sharp departure from the superstar’s vibey, sensual sound that made him a hit-making staple in R&B. The singer-songwriter’s fifth studio project, morphed from his 2023-scrapped “Viscera” LP, dropped Thursday, coinciding with his 40th birthday. He wrote on all 12 tracks and handled the bulk of production with Ray Brady. The lone feature belongs to the legendary George Clinton of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honorees Parliament-Funkadelic.

    Led by the singles “RIP,” “New Martyrs (Ride 4 U),” “El Pleito,” and “Angel’s Song,” the album radiates his trendsetting fusion of alternative rock, R&B and electronic sounds, but in unfamiliar, darker tones. The music evokes feelings of urgency, protest and rebellion.

    “ This album is the most angsty, angry album I’ve ever made. But I think underlying and underwriting the message and the themes is this core need to express discontentment in a healthy way that creates the feeling and the future that I want.”

    Miguel also faced internal plights: divorce, family death and industry disillusionment.

    “The value of my work became about outside appreciation as opposed to internal gratitude,” said the artist who’s earned four top 20 tracks on the Billboard 100. The admission comes from a Grammy winner who’s created new-day classics such as “Adorn,” and “Sure Thing” and fan favorite mood-setters like “All I Want is You” and “Skywalker.”

    “When you see something in culture be really successful … you can start comparing … and it’s such a slippery slope,” said Miguel, who released bits of music during his hiatus, like the EPs “Te Lo Dije” and “Art Dealer Chic 4,” and songs “Don’t Forget My Love” with Diplo in 2022 and “Sweet Dreams” with BTS’s J-Hope earlier this year. “It’s about connecting more deeply and having a deeper conversation with my audience, as opposed to wanting to make the big song.”

    During his hiatus, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi divorced. The singer began dating Mandi at 19 years old before marrying in 2018. They divorced four years later.

    “It was a painful thing to go through” said Miguel, who wrote “Always Time” to address the breakup. “Some things you do have to let go, if you really, really love it, and I think that was a good indication that I needed to take some time for myself.”

    Last month, in celebration of his son’s first birthday, Miguel publicly revealed he was a first-time father with filmmaker and former Vogue China editor Margaret Zhang. “Angel’s Song” is dedicated to his child.

    “CAOS,” Spanish for chaos, also features another turn from the genre-bending artist: Spanish-language songs. While 2019’s “Te Lo Dije” featured Spanish recordings of previous songs, this project contains original tracks like “El Pleito” and “Perderme.”

    “It was always floated as ‘You should lean into Latin as a marketing (tactic).’ … It just didn’t feel natural,” said Miguel, whose mother is African American and father is Mexican American. “Here I am now, and it’s more about my identity and who I am and who am proud to be.”

    Miguel, serving as this year’s scholar-in-residence at NYU’s Steinhardt School, is also focusing on his S1C venture geared toward providing Black, Mexican and Latino creators with development and financial support. He also appreciates the futuristic-R&B sound that swelled during his absence, which he’s largely credited with helping to introduce.

    “I love that I can hear my influence in some of the music today,” said Miguel, who gained younger fans in 2023 after “Sure Thing” went viral on TikTok and Instagram more than a decade after its release. “You’re like, OK, we were in the right place.”

    Despite grappling with staying true to yourself and your music, not being captive to the charts, Miguel feels appreciated by his fans, and centers himself in gratitude.

    “I’m so lucky to have found a core audience who really rides with me through all of my evolutions,” he said. “I do think that I’ve been appreciated. And I think that there’s opportunity for it to be more, and more importantly, deeper.”

    Follow Associated Press entertainment journalist Gary Gerard Hamilton at @GaryGHamilton on all his social media platforms.

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  • Kim Kardashian has a brain aneurysm — a hard-to-detect condition that often doesn’t cause symptoms

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    Kim Kardashian says stress from her divorce to rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, caused a “little” brain aneurysm. 

    The reality star revealed her condition on Thursday’s Season 7 premier of “The Kardashians” on Hulu, saying doctors told her stress could be to blame.

    MORE: The side effects of antidepressants vary widely — choosing the right one is imperative, study finds

    “I’m happy it’s over,” Kardashian, 45, said about her divorce. But she added: “My ex will be in my life no matter what. We have four kids together.”

    Kardashian filed for divorce in 2021. Earlier this month, she said on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was “not feeling safe” in her marriage. The couple had been married since 2014.

    What is a brain aneurysm?

    A brain aneurysm is a bulge or weak area in an artery in or around the brain. They are formed when the walls of an artery become thin or weak, the Cleveland Clinic says.

    Leading health organizations do not list stress as a cause of aneurysms, but prolonged stress may contribute to high blood pressure, and high blood pressure is one of the leading causes of ruptured brain aneurysms. A ruptured brain aneurysm, which causes bleeding in the brain, can be fatal.

    About 1 in 50 Americans are estimated to be living with unruptured brain aneurysms. About 30,000 people a year have ruptured brain aneurysms, according to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.

    Aneurysms are most common in people ages 30 to 60, and are more likely among women. Heavy drinking, smoking and drug use, especially cocaine, put people at higher risk for brain aneurysms. Additional risk factors include polycystic kidney disease, Marfan syndrome and other inherited conditions. 

    Brain aneurysms may be hard to detect because they often don’t cause symptoms. Sometimes they are only found during imaging for other medical issues or after a rupture occurs, the Mayo Clinic says.

    Symptoms of unruptured brain aneurysms may include headaches, vision changes, enlarged pupils, pain above the eye, numbness or tingling in the head or face and seizures.

    Ruptured aneurysms are sometimes signaled by a “thunderclap headache,” a rapid-onset, severe headache, the Cleveland Clinic says. Other symptoms may include nausea and vomiting, stiff neck, blurred or double vision, light sensitivity, confusion and loss of consciousness. People with these symptoms should get immediate medical attention.

    Emergency surgery is needed to treat a ruptured brain aneurysm. Brain aneurysms that are small and haven’t ruptured may not require immediate treatment, just monitoring, the Cleveland Clinic says.

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  • Kevin Federline Tells VF He’s “Just Trying to Help” Britney Spears With His New Memoir

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    It’s not, by any means, the hottest take in the literary world to say, “Gee, a lot of Kevin Federline’s memoir was about Britney Spears, huh?” Federline and Spears married in September 2004 after a whirlwind courtship of just a few months. Two years and two kids later, Spears filed for divorce.

    Federline is now 47 years old, but damn if that brief marriage nearly two decades back doesn’t take up the majority of ink in You Thought You Knew, his new memoir, which hit shelves Tuesday. Not only does the 228-page tome provide plenty of insight into what Federline thinks of his ex-wife’s past and current mental state, it’s a remarkable case study of he-said, she-said hypocrisy. Federline and ghostwriter Alex Holstein, editor-in-chief of boutique publisher Listenin, deliver a tale of a man who feels he’s been wronged by a woman, while engaging in some of the same behaviors he demonizes her for.

    Federline told Vanity Fair that the book in which he accuses his ex-wife of doing hard drugs while breastfeeding their children, shares details of their intimate encounters, and openly questions whether her 13-year legal conservatorship should have been lifted, is in pursuit of a better life for Spears.

    “I’m just trying to help,” he says. “This isn’t about hurting or bringing anybody down. It’s about trying to get to a place where it’s like, come on, there is still a path forward that involves you and the kids and people around you that love you, that want to bridge that gap.”

    It’s OK when Kevin does it—for varying definitions of “it”—but not Britney. Spears published her own New York Times bestselling memoir, The Woman In Me, almost exactly two years ago. Federline makes appearances, though less prominently than the role she plays in his book. Federline says he has read her memoir, but he hesitated when asked if he felt it accurately depicted their time together.

    “Look, I feel like she has the right to tell her story, and I don’t know how accurate all of it was, but I think a lot of people will stay silent on it because they just want to see her get better,” he tells VF. “Like I said, everybody has a right to tell their story.”

    Spears has already publicly pushed back on Federline’s allegations. (He says he hasn’t heard from her directly: “I haven’t spoken to her in years. We haven’t been able to communicate like that for a long time.”) Before the book’s publication date, Spears wrote on X, “The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting. I have always pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys.” She continued, “Relationships with teenage boys is complex. I have felt demoralized by this situation and have always asked and almost begged for them to be a part of my life.”

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  • ‘There are tell-tale signs’: Minnesota Wedding planner says this one thing a groom does predicts marriage will fail

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    Every wedding planner has seen some messy relationships, but one Minnesota TikToker claims she can predict which marriages are doomed from the moment they start planning. Birdie (@birdie1216), known for spilling insider tea from years of coordinating “I do’s” and “don’t you dares,” says she can spot a cursed marriage before the vows are even exchanged.

    Apparently, there are five dead giveaways that a groom’s heart (or head) isn’t in it. She’s talking about the fiancés that mock the wedding, ignore bachelor party boundaries, and can’t care less about planning. Or—worst of all—had to be talked into proposing. In other words, if he’s rolling his eyes now, just wait until the honeymoon’s over.

    What are the Biggest Red Flags in a Marriage? 

    The Mary Sue has covered Birdie before when she went viral with a whopping 3.8 million views on a TikTok. In it, she stated, “I can tell if they will divorce before a marriage happens.”

    Since it seems the topic lit up a flame on TikTok, Birdie has returned with a new series: “How to tell a marriage is going to fail.” She previously did a ‘Bride’ edition for this series and now her ‘Groom’ clip is quickly gaining traction and already has up to 225,000 views.

    Birdie’s 5 signs might sound obvious, but she explains exactly why this means the man in a tux is hiding a giant red flag. First, she mentions, “The first sign is if the groom isn’t interested at all. I don’t mean that they’re not the main planner… I mean, they’re like ‘I don’t care.’” 

    The next two signs are straightforward: if he is disrespectful to anyone in the bride’s wedding party. Or if he doesn’t respect the bachelor party boundaries. The last two are arguably the most important. Birdie says, “Making dismissive comments about the wedding, like ‘whatever,’ ‘I don’t care,’ and ‘let’s get it done.” 

    Lastly and most importantly, she reveals, “If it was any kind of a push for them to propose. So, every girl deserves to be proposed to in a traditional, surprising way, and if he had to be pushed to do it, or didn’t do it all, if it was more like a business discussion, that marriage isn’t going to work out.” As she says in her text overlay, ‘The marriage could fail if the groom does any of these.’

    What Other Red Flags Should We Know Of?

    Birdie opened quite the dam holding back other red flags TikTok users know or even personally experienced. One red flag a viewer shared was, “The groom allows his mother to take control of wedding planning.”

    Interestingly enough, that’s a whole other can of worms to begin with. The Mary Sue has covered horror stories concerning weddings and mothers-in-law. For example, the time one wanted to wear a bridal gown to her son’s wedding. Or the time a soon-to-be mother-in-law bought a ‘light pink’ dress that obviously looked matrimonial.

    Another viewer shares, “If one person has to give the other an ultimatum in order to get engaged/married.” While another asks, “What about a groom that doesn’t want to talk about the wedding or plan it at all after he proposes.”

    There were a few disagreements because of cultural differences. One viewer shares, “That last one is interesting because in my family, and I suspect in the French culture in general, engagements were never big surprises before we got influenced by the American culture. A couple would discuss getting married and would plan a dinner so their families could meet, but not a lot was left as a one-sided surprise.”

    @birdie1216 Signs your marriage will fail before the wedding – groom edition #wedding #weddingplanning #bridetok #groom ♬ original sound – Birdie

    Either way, all these points need some good analysis before jumping the broom.

    The Mary Sue reached out to the creator via email.

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  • Jessica Alba shows off beach body while on filming break in Australia

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    Jessica Alba is enjoying some downtime on the beach in Australia.

    The 44-year-old celebrity posted a series of pictures and videos on her Instagram Monday captioning them, “Down Under [Australian flag emoji and palm tree emoji].” 

    The actress appeared to be enjoying a day off from filming her newest action thriller movie, “The Mark.” According to 7News, Alba was recently spotted working on the project.

    She opened the carousel with a photo of her looking out in the distance lying flat on her stomach; her soft smirk was visible under a baseball cap and black shades. 

    JESSICA ALBA’S ‘STUNNING’ IN GREEN BIKINI AS ROMANCE WITH ‘TOP GUN’ STAR DANNY RAMIREZ HEATS UP

    Jessica Alba is enjoying some downtime on the beach in Australia. (Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for RH)

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    She also featured a quote by Case Kenny, the “optimism educator,” for the second time this week, writing, “You, me, ‘let’s book a flight and go.’”

    Alba paired her post with a poem by Josie Balka that celebrates finding meaning in the everyday.

    In another photo, she accessorized her mixed-print bikini with a cover-up, LA Dodgers baseball cap and thick black sunglasses. She wore her classic necklace, a series of marquise teardrop diamonds on a thin gold chain. 

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    Jessica Alba takes a close-up beach selfie while lying on the sand in Australia, wearing oversized black sunglasses, a black baseball cap, and a patterned bikini top under a colorful coverup.

    Jessica Alba relaxed on the beach in Australia wearing a patterned bikini and black shades while enjoying some downtime during filming for her new movie, “The Mark.” (@jessicaalba/Instagram )

    The model shared a snap of her bronzed legs and flat stomach with the waves crashing in the background.

    Jessica Alba relaxes on the sand with her legs stretched toward the ocean, showing her flat stomach and patterned bikini bottoms as waves crash on the shore under a clear blue sky.

    Jessica Alba showed off her bronzed legs and toned stomach while lounging on the sand during her beach day in Australia. (@jessicaalba/Instagram )

    In one of the photos, Alba turned from behind, showing off her cheeky bikini bottoms and sandy backside. She smiled wide at the camera.

    Jessica Alba smiles over her shoulder while standing on the beach in Australia wearing a patterned bikini, black baseball cap, and sunglasses, holding a colorful coverup in one hand.

    Jessica Alba flashed a smile in a cheeky bikini while soaking up the sun on the Gold Coast. (@jessicaalba/Instagram )

    The post ends with a graphic that said, “JUST FOUND OUT IT’S ALL FOR FUN.”

    According to Deadline, Jessica Alba stars as Eden in “The Mark,” a mysterious spy on a dangerous mission who pulls an unsuspecting single dad into her high-stakes world. Alba isn’t just leading the action, she’s producing it through her own company, Lady Metalmark Entertainment.

    JESSICA ALBA ‘TOP GUN: MAVERICK’ ACTOR SPEND TIME IN CANCUN AS SHE EMBRACES SINGLE LIFE: REPORT

    Alba filed for divorce from her longtime husband, ​​Cash Warren, in February 2025, according to the divorce filings obtained by Fox News Digital. 

    The “Sin City” actress is rumored to be dating “Captain America” star Danny Ramirez. The two have been seen out and about together since July 2025. 

    Jessica Alba poses on the red carpet in a silver off-the-shoulder gown embellished with floral detailing at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California.

    The “Sin City” actress is rumored to be dating “Captain America” star Danny Ramirez. The two have been seen out and about together since July 2025. Alba is pictured here at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2024.  (Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)

    The duo turned heads at the “Valentina” premiere, marking their red carpet debut at the Mill Valley Film Festival Oct. 3, 2025. 

    JESSICA ALBA CASH WARREN FILE FOR DIVORCE AFTER 16 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

    Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez are seen out and about in NYC

    Danny Ramirez and Jessica Alba Aug. 12, 2025, in New York City.   (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

    The pair has yet to comment on the status of their relationship but have been seen publicly together several times, including in August 2025 when Alba and Ramirez stepped out in New York City.

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