• Jake Reiner published a heartfelt Substack essay honoring late parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner
• Rob Reiner and Michele Singer were stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14, 2025
• Brother Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to murder and faces a preliminary hearing April 29

Jake Reiner is stepping out of the silence that has largely defined the months since one of Hollywood’s most shocking tragedies — and he’s doing so with a rawness that is impossible to look away from.

The eldest son of legendary director and actor Rob Reiner and philanthropist Michele Singer Reiner published a sweeping essay on Substack Friday (April 24, 2026), titled “Mom and Dad,” offering the most extensive personal account yet of what life has looked like since his parents were found stabbed to death inside their Brentwood home on December 14, 2025.

“Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time. It’s too devastating to comprehend. I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream. This truly is my living nightmare,” Jake wrote.

The piece is both a grief memoir and a love letter — a son desperate to make sure his parents are remembered for the lives they lived rather than the circumstances of their deaths.

Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68, married in 1989 and had three children: sons Jake and Nick and daughter Romy. The couple’s other son, Nick, was arrested after his parents’ bodies were discovered; he has since pleaded not guilty in court.

Jake had previously issued a joint statement with his sister Romy in the immediate aftermath of the deaths. “Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” Jake and Romy said at the time. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”

Friday’s Substack essay goes considerably further.

“Minutes later, she called back telling me our mother was also dead,” Jake wrote. “My world, as I knew it, had collapsed.”

In the post, Jake notes that while the loss of his parents has been devastating, “having our brother be at the center of it” has been particularly unimaginable. “Every day since then has been horrendous,” he wrote. “Every meeting we take, every person we talk to, every tear we shed, every movement we make is connected to our parents being murdered. In the middle of trying to process the most devastating moment of your life, the world demands meetings, paperwork, decisions, and explanations; as if documentation must come before mourning.”

The tribute, however, is not defined by the horror of what happened. The bulk of the essay is devoted to celebrating who Rob Reiner and Michele Singer were — as parents, as partners, and as human beings.

Jake described his parents as his “guiding lights, the foundation of who I am as a human being, and the most giving people I have ever known.”

His portrait of Michele Singer is especially tender. Jake called his mom his “confidant” and said they could talk for hours. “Anytime I was going through a tough time or had a complicated issue to hash out, I leaned on her brilliant perspective,” he wrote.

“My mother was the engine, the backbone, and the heart of our entire family,” he wrote. “And not just our immediate family. She was the reason behind why we spent time with our extended family.”

His memories of Rob Reiner are equally reverent. “The way my dad presented himself in the public eye was exactly the beautiful person he was at home,” Jake wrote. He called his father his hero and said he felt he could come to him about anything — from career pivots to complicated relationships.

“I’m proud to say I have found that person in Maria, and I couldn’t be more grateful she had the chance to know and love my parents,” he wrote of his partner.

The grief Jake describes is layered and consuming — not just the loss of his parents, but of all the milestones they will never witness.

“My parents won’t be at my wedding, they won’t get to hold their future grandchild, and they won’t get to see me have the successful career I’m still seeking,” Jake wrote. “It simultaneously breaks my heart and enrages me.”

“I can’t even begin to put myself in my parents’ shoes, but one thing I keep coming back to is how frightened they must have been. They were the last people in the world to deserve what happened to them. They deserved to be loved, they deserved to be respected, and above all they deserved to be appreciated for how much they gave to all three of us and to the world,” he continued.

Jake also addressed the public’s desire for answers about the circumstances of the case. “I understand that people have questions about what happened,” he wrote. “Some of those answers will come in time. But some parts of this belong only to our family.”

Rob Reiner was memorialized at the 2026 Oscars by Billy Crystal and other past collaborators. Nick Reiner is awaiting a preliminary hearing set for next Wednesday, April 29, after pleading not guilty to murdering his parents in February.

Jake closed his essay asking for exactly what his parents were known for extending to others.

He added that he asked for “love and compassion — the same principles my parents lived by.”

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This week, we have Drew Aggouras, Joey Lawrence, Hudson Williams, and more hot celebrity Insta Snaps.

Yes, we know these men are much more than just eye candy; they are all talented in their respective professions. That said, allow us to be a little superficial for a moment, especially since some of these pics are definitely thirst traps.

Check out the pics and videos!

Connor Storrie for Behind the Blinds.

Josh Rivera is Rocky.

Vinnie Hacker for Cultured Magazine.

Ryan Seacrest is rocking it.

Alton Mason in Rio.

Damson Idris, lately.

Ronnie Woo and his fruit.

Joe Jonas in Puerto Rico.

Fernando Lindez is shirtless.

Omar Rudberg, pre-Elle gala.

Ricky Martin in France.

Hudson Williams behind the scenes of “Madwoman.”

Joey Lawrence is walking.

American Gladiator Drew Aggouras.

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• HBC exits The White Lotus S4 days into filming; role being rewritten & recast
• Season 4 films along the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival
• HBO says they “remain ardent fans” and hope to work with her again soon

Helena Bonham Carter is out of The White Lotus Season 4, and HBO isn’t dancing around it. Just days after production kicked off on the French Riviera, the two-time Oscar nominee has officially departed the Mike White murder mystery — and her role is getting a full rework.

HBO broke the news with a statement: “With filming just underway on season four of The White Lotus, it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set.”

The network didn’t leave it there, either. “The role has subsequently been rethought, is being rewritten, and will be recast in the coming weeks. HBO, the producers, and Mike White are saddened that they won’t get to work with her, but remain ardent fans and very much hope to work with the legendary actress on another project soon.”

Per sources, Carter was at the top of the producers’ wish list and the first actor pursued for Season 4. That makes this exit sting a little more.

White, who writes and directs each episode, felt that her character as originally conceived was not what it should be after Carter shot her first scenes. With the role believed to be central to the Season 4 story, a decision was made to rework it and recast it.

Season 4 follows a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the span of a week, set during the Cannes Film Festival. The rest of the cast — including Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Messina, and Sandra Bernhard — remains intact.

Filming is continuing, with the schedule adjusted to focus on the rest of the cast and accommodate the time needed for White to do rewrites and for HBO to get a new actress on board.

No word yet on who’s stepping into the role.

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Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel at a ‘Mother Mary’ special screening at the Picturehouse Central in London on April 23, 2026.

Lamar Dawson at the New York premiere of Netflix’s ‘Apex’ at the Paris Theater on April 22, 2026.

Victoria Beckham and David Beckham arrive at the 2026 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Leighton Meester attends the Vogue event with the famous skincare brand Elizabeth Arden in Madrid, Spain on April 21, 2026.

Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys at the New York City premiere of Apple TV series ‘Widow’s Bay’ at the Regal Union Square. The new series debuts globally on Apple TV on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Emma Corrin arriving at Miu Miu Literary Club 2026 event during Design week in Milan, Italy on April 23, 2026.

Nikki Glaser arrives at The View to talk about Nikki Glaser: Good Girl in New York on April 23, 2026.

Kathy Griffin arrives at ‘The View’ to promote her new stand-up ‘New Face, New Tour’ in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Stanley Tucci at The Devil Wears Prada 2 photocall at the V&A in central London on April 24, 2026.

Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway at The Devil Wears Prada 2 photocall at the V&A in central London on April 24, 2026.

Simone Ashley at The Devil Wears Prada 2 photocall at the V&A in central London on April 24, 2026.

Anne Hathaway and Donatella Versace at The Devil Wears Prada 2′ photocall at The National Gallery in central London on April 22, 2026.

Emily Blunt wore a custom-made Balenciaga look while attending the London Premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” in Leicester Square in London, on April 22nd. She wore a Train Bustier and matching Slim Tailored Pants in red wool and silk with Duchesse Pump in red calfskin.

NFL legend Deven Hester hit the NFL Draft Red Carpet to debut the first-ever “Mr. 57” jacket with HEINZ, ushering in a new Draft-day tradition celebrating the 57th pick on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh.

NFL legend Deven Hester hit the NFL Draft Red Carpet on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh to debut the first-ever “Mr. 57” jacket with HEINZ, featuring the signature HEINZ red color way, a keystone-shaped breast pocket, ketchup packet-print lining and a hidden pocket stash.

Model, businesswoman, and Real Housewife of New York Ubah Hassan attended the City Harvest Charity Gala in New York City last night in the Onix gown from Canadian contemporary fashion brand RVNG Couture. This gala raised funds to provide high-quality meals to New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity.

Bowen Yang attends as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Katie Couric attends as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Jason Biggs attends as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Christie Brinkley attends as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Marcus Samuelsson and Geoffrey Zakarian attend as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Nas attends as City Harvest presents the 2026 Gala: Shaken, Not Stirred at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 21, 2026 in New York City.

Rauw Alejandro surprises fans in NYC on to unveil his new song and music video ‘Dando Vueltas’ with Buchanan’s Whisky, celebrating the energy and ritmo Latinos bring to the FIFA World Cup 2026™.

The Valley’s Nia Sanchez Booko enjoyed a pre-Mother’s Day mommy girls’ getaway to Las Vegas with daughter Adelaide with help from The Winglet infant travel lap pillow by Unrattled, before shopping at Grand Canal Shoppes and dinner at BOA Steakhouse.

Lisa Rinna attends CELSIUS soccer classic and launch of ELECTRIC VIBE, hosted at Skyline Pitch LA on April 22, 2026 in Glendale, California.

Noah Miller attends CELSIUS soccer classic and launch of ELECTRIC VIBE, hosted at Skyline Pitch LA on April 22, 2026 in Glendale, California.

Steven Kelly attends CELSIUS soccer classic and launch of ELECTRIC VIBE, hosted at Skyline Pitch LA on April 22, 2026 in Glendale, California.

Blake Gray, Rob Rausch, Dixie D’Amelio, Josh Richards, Macy Broyles, and Adam Waheed attend CELSIUS soccer classic and launch of ELECTRIC VIBE, hosted at Skyline Pitch LA on April 22, 2026 in Glendale, California.

Josh Richards attends CELSIUS soccer classic and launch of ELECTRIC VIBE, hosted at Skyline Pitch LA on April 22, 2026 in Glendale, California.

Griffin Johnson, Josh Richards, Blake Gray, Rob Rausch, Kendall Washington, Nic Vansteenberghe, and Tyler Cameron attend the CELSIUS yoga and stretch class led by Kendall Toole featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at The West Hollywood EDITION on April 22, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.

Tyler Cameron attends the CELSIUS yoga and stretch class led by Kendall Toole featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at The West Hollywood EDITION on April 22, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.

Natalie Noel and David Dobrik attend the CELSIUS soccer classic draft dinner featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at Rose Bowl Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Pasadena, California.

Josh Richards and Marlon Garcia attend the CELSIUS soccer classic draft dinner featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at Rose Bowl Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Pasadena, California.

Rob Rausch and Nic Vansteenberghe attend the CELSIUS soccer classic draft dinner featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at Rose Bowl Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Pasadena, California.

Ellie Lyon and Steven Kelly attend the CELSIUS soccer classic draft dinner featuring CELSIUS’ new flavor, ELECTRIC VIBE at Rose Bowl Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Pasadena, California.

On April 21, 2026, in New York City, international supermodel and television personality Heidi Klum made a surprise appearance at the GREY GOOSE x The Devil Wears Prada 2 Devil’s Roast pop-up truck in Zuccotti Park, delighting fans with an unexpected behind-the-bar moment ahead of the film’s highly anticipated release.

On April 21, 2026, in New York City, international supermodel and television personality Heidi Klum made a surprise appearance at the GREY GOOSE x The Devil Wears Prada 2 Devil’s Roast pop-up truck in Zuccotti Park, delighting fans with an unexpected behind-the-bar moment ahead of the film’s highly anticipated release.

New York, NY, April 23, 2026 — Revive Collagen, the UK-born, cult-favorite wellness brand marked a major milestone in its global expansion with a high-impact New York City takeover at Ulta Beauty, celebrating its partnership with newly appointed Global Brand Ambassador and pop icon Mel B. 

New York, NY, April 22, 2026 – Revive Collagen marked a major U.S. milestone with a buzzy New York City takeover celebrating pop icon Mel B as its newly appointed Global Brand Ambassador. The Spice Girls icon brought her signature style and confidence to the streets of Manhattan alongside Co-Founder and mega influencer Samantha Faiers, arriving in a branded leopard-print London taxi before making a headline-grabbing stop in Times Square, where she appeared alongside a larger-than-life billboard unveiling her partnership with the UK-born wellness brand.

On Tuesday, April 21, at Lafayette in SoHo, Brooke Baldwin and Rikki Lake celebrated the release of Selfish: Unlearning, Reclaiming, and Telling the Truth, the debut adult memoir from Faherty co-founder Kerry Docherty, out now via Penguin Random House.

On Tuesday, April 21, at Lafayette in SoHo, Shannon Watts and Jill Lindsey celebrated the release of Selfish: Unlearning, Reclaiming, and Telling the Truth, the debut adult memoir from Faherty co-founder Kerry Docherty, out now via Penguin Random House.

Victoria Beckham visits a Gap Inc. store in amid the launch of the Gap x Victoria Beckham clothing collaboration in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Charlize Theron at the New York premiere of Netflix’s ‘Apex’ at the Paris Theater on April 22, 2026.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson at the New York special screening of ‘Fuze’ at the Metrograph on April 21, 2026.

Robert Irwin at Hulu’s Get Real House at Casa Lago in Beverly Hills, CA on April 22, 2026.

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Anti-crypto king Ben McKenzie is promoting his documentary, Everyone is Lying To You For Money. Ben is still pretty pissed off at Matt Damon for doing those Crypto.com TV commercials. [Pajiba]

Pete Davidson was at CinemaCon last week to promote How To Rob a Bank. During his appearance, he gave people an update on his $200,000 laser tattoo removal journey. That said, he did just add one very special tattoo. [Celebitchy]

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Tom Daley has traded the high board for new thrills—from YouTube to hosting the knitting reality show Game of Wool, he’s still diving right in. [Kenneth in the 212]

Clavicular‘s looksmaxxing friend Dillon Latham says being called gay is a compliment because the gay dating market is more competitive. Huh? [Queerty]

Parker Posey has signed on to Alan Cumming it up for Hulu’s new mobster-based celebrity competition show, The Mob. [AV Club]

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After Nikki Glaser poked fun at Leonardo DiCaprio over his private life during the Golden Globes, he made sure to let her know there were no hard feelings by gifting her baskets of pasta. [Page Six]

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi have been reportedly dating for months, and they have Kylie Jenner to thank for the matchmaking. [Page Six]

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Madonna‘s missing Coachella costume may have fallen off the back of a golf cart. [Billboard]

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton packed on the PDA while frolicking around Malibu Beach. [Us Weekly]

Tucker Carlson is apologizing for “misleading” Americans into backing Donald Trump. Sure, Jan. [Intelligencer]

Mariah Carey does not seem too bothered about being snubbed for the third time over being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. [E! News]

Blake Lively believes the “mean girl” label placed on her amid her battle with Justin Baldoni cost her upwards of $40 million in reputational damages. [TMZ]

Do not mess with anyone associated with the show The Reacher. You will most likely regret it. [THR]

The satirical website The Onion has a new deal to take over Infowars, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ far-right media company. If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would take away his Infowars microphone and allow The Onion to resume its plans to turn the website into a parody of itself. Crossing everything in hope that this does indeed happen. [NPR]

After 15 years, Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down and will be succeeded by John Ternus, currently Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering. [The Verge]

Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon has died at age 57, following a heart attack on Sunday, April 19, 2026. [Us Weekly]

As Bad Bunny delivered his historic halftime performance at Super Bowl LX in February, Pedro Pascal was not prepared to be so involved with the celebration. [Fantastic Man]

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• Nikki Glaser hosted Time’s 20th annual gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC
• A-listers including Zoe Saldaña, Kate Hudson & Dakota Johnson hit the carpet
• For the first time ever, the red carpet was livestreamed for fans worldwide

Jazz at Lincoln Center was the spot, and the stars came out in full force as Time Magazine celebrated its 100 most influential people of the year at the Time100 Gala. Think: a who’s who of Hollywood, politics, and culture all under one roof.

Honorees Alan Cumming, Wagner Moura, Kate Hudson, Maura Higgins, Ethan Hawke, Keke Palmer, Dakota Johnson, Noah Wyle, and more were all in attendance. It was that kind of night — the kind where you keep doing double-takes.

The magazine’s 20th Time100 Gala was hosted by honoree Nikki Glaser, with musical performances by Luke Combs and Coco Jones. Not a bad lineup for a Wednesday in April.

Time editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs set the tone perfectly in his letter to readers: “There is no single metric that defines influence. Our selections are led by the stories that are shaping the world each year and the people who write them. Some are well known to many, others only within their fields…Few people, we suspect, will be familiar with all 100 individuals.”

Avatar director James Cameron had plenty to say about cover star Zoe Saldaña, writing in Time that she is “one of one in the universe” and that “Zoe moves through the world with grace and beauty, elevating all of us whom she touches.”

Meanwhile, Jaylen Barron gushed over honoree Coco Jones, saying “everything she does is a masterpiece” and calling her “a great example for other young Black women — especially in an industry that was not built for us — that you don’t have to compromise your values in order to be successful.”

For the first time, the red carpet was livestreamed, hosted by Maura Higgins and Terrence J, and featured interviews with this year’s Time100 listmakers and special guests. A first for the franchise — and it absolutely delivered.

Time CEO Jessica Sibley summed up the night well: “The 2026 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people recognizes the leaders, innovators, and changemakers who are redefining the future.”

No arguments there.

Check Out the Celebrities Who Hit the Red Carpet at the Time100 Gala

Hailey Bieber attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Sara Wells and Noah Wyle attend the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Alan Cumming attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Nikki Glazer attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Keke Palmer attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Hilary Duff attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Wagner Moura attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Myles Garrett and Chloe Kim attend the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Coco Jones attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Dakota Johnson attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Kate Hudson attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Anderson Paak and Natasha Lyonne attend the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor attend the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Rhea Seehorn attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

Maura Higgins attends the 2026 Time 100 Gala, celebrating the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, held at Frederick P.Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 23, 2026.

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• YouTube pulled two Clavicular channels for violating its ban on creating new accounts post-termination
• The looksmaxxing streamer’s original channel was first removed in November 2025
• The second ban comes just nine days after Peters was hospitalized for a suspected overdose

YouTube has pulled the plug on Clavicular — again.

The platform terminated two channels belonging to Braden Peters, the controversial 20-year-old “looksmaxxing” influencer better known online as Clavicular, on Thursday. The channels — @LiveWithClav and @ClavLooksmax — went dark without any advance notice, at least according to Peters himself.

“Very sad news this morning. My YouTube channels @LiveWithClav & @ClavLooksmax were terminated this morning with no warning or explanation,” Peters wrote in an X post. “The channels consisted of livestream VODs and free courses created by me to help empower young men to be the best versions of themselves.”

Except YouTube did give him an explanation — it just came via email, and Peters accidentally shared it in the same post where he claimed there wasn’t one.

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The notice from YouTube read: “We have reviewed your content and found severe or repeated violations of our Community Guidelines. Because of this, we have removed your channel from YouTube.”

So, yeah. Not exactly “no explanation.”

The real reason YouTube kicked Peters off this time isn’t new content violations — it’s simpler than that. YouTube’s terms of service prohibit creators from creating or owning new channels after termination. Peters’ original channel was already toast.

“We terminated the creator’s original channel back in November 2025,” a YouTube rep told Variety. “We removed these additional channels under our terms of service, which prohibit creating new channels after a termination.”

That initial ban, back in November, was no small thing either. The streamer’s original channel was pulled for “facilitating access to websites that violate the platform’s illegal or regulated goods or services policies.”

Peters, of course, pushed back hard. “Me and my team worked hard to ensure we followed YouTube’s TOS very strictly, blurring out all inappropriate language and sensitive topics,” he wrote, before tagging YouTube’s official accounts and asking for his channels back.

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The timing of all this couldn’t be rougher. The second YouTube ban lands just nine days after Peters was hospitalized for a suspected overdose during a livestream in Miami. After returning home, he shared an update on X: “Just got home, that was brutal. All of the substances are just a cope trying to feel neurotypical while being in public, but obviously that isn’t a real solution. The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.”

After recovering, Peters addressed the incident on a YouTube livestream: “I ain’t going to be doing any more substances for a little while, hopefully forever. That means I can’t really IRL stream anymore, so that’s the thing. I really can’t IRL stream ’cause as you guys know I’m quite brutal without that. So I think I have to figure something else out. I have to figure out a new method. Either practice mogging sober or just find a new form of content. I don’t know. It’s f–king done for.”

And then, days later — no YouTube to figure it out on, anyway.

For those who’ve somehow missed the Clavicular wave, Peters has scored profiles in the New York Times and GQ, walked the runway during New York Fashion Week, inspired waves of thinkpieces, and even got lampooned by Saturday Night Live. Not bad for a 20-year-old whose lane is telling young men how to optimize their jawlines.

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He also notably walked off a 60 Minutes Australia interview after fielding questions about his ties to the incel community. The clip went everywhere.

Clavicular became one of the most recognizable faces of looksmaxxing, the online subculture that treats male attractiveness like a spreadsheet. Jawlines, eye angles, facial ratios, rankings, genetic winners and losers.

Peters still has a presence on Kick — the streaming platform that’s become the go-to home for creators who’ve worn out their welcome elsewhere — and remains active on X. But losing two YouTube channels in under six months is a significant blow to reach and revenue, and it’s not like the past few weeks have exactly been smooth sailing.

What’s next for Clavicular is anyone’s guess, but whatever it is, it probably won’t be on YouTube.

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Zoë Kravitz Photographed With Massive Diamond Ring During London Date With Harry Styles, Fueling Engagement Talk

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• Brand admits sleeping with a 16-year-old at 30, calling it “exploitative” but consensual
• He faces 7 charges: 3 rapes, 3 sexual assaults, 1 indecent assault; trial set for Oct. 12
• Brand labeled himself an “exploiter of women” and estimated sex with “thousands” of women

Russell Brand has made a startling on-camera admission — acknowledging that he had consensual sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30 years old, while simultaneously framing the encounter as morally indefensible due to the power imbalance celebrity affords.

The 50-year-old comedian, actor, and podcaster made the confession during a Wednesday appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, the YouTube program hosted by the prominent right-wing media personality — and he didn’t mince words.

“The plain fact of it is that in Europe and in the United Kingdom, where I’m from, the age of consent is 16, and I did sleep with a 16-year-old when I was 30,” Brand said. “But when I was 30, I was a very different person. I was a lot younger, and I was an immature 30-year-old.”

Brand quickly acknowledged that legality and ethics are not the same thing.

“Consensual sex, actually, with a variety of people when there is a strong power differential, because there is when you’re a famous man that has the ability to attract women that I had at that time, I think involves exploitation. I think it is exploitative. I recognize that my sexual conduct in the past was selfish and I did not apply enough consideration, barely any, I suppose, really, to how that sex was affecting other people,” he said.

The timing of the admission is impossible to separate from Brand’s mounting legal jeopardy. He was originally set to stand trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court starting June 16, but the trial — which will combine all seven charges brought against Brand in the last year — will now begin on Oct. 12. It is expected to last up to two months.

Brand, who faces three charges of rape, three allegations of sexual assault, and one charge of indecent assault, has pleaded not guilty on all counts. The charges involve six women who allege crimes took place between 1999 and 2009.

Among the most harrowing accusations: Brand is alleged to have raped a woman in a hotel room during a Labour Party conference in Bournemouth; one complainant alleges she was dragged into a male toilet and orally raped while working in television; another claims Brand grabbed her by the forearm in an attempt to pull her into a restroom; and it is further alleged that Brand pinned a radio station employee against a wall, kissing her forcibly before groping her.

On The Megyn Kelly Show, Brand appeared to frame his past behavior as part of a pre-spiritual awakening chapter of his life — one defined by addiction, excess, and what he now calls self-awareness in hindsight.

“I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord,” he said in a prior social media statement. “I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile. But what I never was, was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity.”

During the Kelly interview, the Get Him to the Greek actor later estimated he had sexual contact with “thousands” of women between the mid-1990s and 2015, describing his past self as “selfish” and an “exploiter of women.”

Brand opened the interview with a note of gratitude toward Kelly for the forum.

“Thank you, Megyn Kelly, for giving me the grace to address, in particular, your anger, which is entirely legitimate and recognizable,” he said.

The context around the 16-year-old admission is narrower than the larger criminal case, but it still reveals how Brand is framing his own conduct. In the U.K., the age of consent is 16, except where an adult is in a position of trust — such as a teacher, social worker, sports coach, or doctor — when the age of consent rises to 18. Brand’s statement does not challenge that legal threshold; instead, it focuses on the ethical question of whether fame and influence can turn a technically consensual encounter into something coercive in practice.

Brand has consistently denied any criminal wrongdoing. Former girlfriend Jordan Martin accused him of assault and abuse during a relationship in 2007. Comedian Katherine Ryan has also said she confronted Brand directly, calling him a “predator,” though she did not initially name him in public.

Those earlier accounts gained renewed attention following a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4’s Dispatches in September 2023. The report detailed allegations from multiple women, including claims of sexual assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013. One of the women said she was 16 at the time of an alleged relationship with Brand, while he was 31. Brand rejected those findings at the time, describing them as “astonishing, rather baroque attacks” and insisting all of his relationships “were absolutely always consensual.”

At his most recent court appearance in February — where he arrived wearing a tiger-print shirt and carrying a Bible — Brand told reporters he felt “blessed.”

His October trial at Southwark Crown Court will put that posture to its most serious test yet.

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We’ve updated this feature with a slew of new photos of Sergei Adonis. See below.

It has been tough, but we’ve spent all week long scouring the depths of Instagram to bring you this week’s Instahottie — Sergei Adonis.

Say hello to South African personal trainer and model, Sergei Adonis. If you happen to be in Cape Town, South Africa you are able to take advantage of Sergei’s personal training services at BUC Fitness Club.

Sergei also walks that occasional runway as well, and is repped by Boss Models and Union Management.

Enjoy these pics and videos of Sergei Adonis

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• Former MrBeast exec sues Beast Industries over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation
• Suit claims women were demoted or fired after complaining about hostile work environment
• Beast Industries calls allegations “categorically false” and “clout-chasing”

The media company behind YouTube megastar Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson has been hit with a federal lawsuit by a former employee alleging years of sexual harassment, gender bias, and retaliation — claims that Beast Industries is calling “categorically false.”

Lorrayne Mavromatis, a former executive at Beast Industries, worked for the company from Aug. 22, 2022, until Nov. 6, 2025. Her complaint, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, paints a damning picture of a workplace where harassment of women was not only tolerated — it was normalized.

Mavromatis was originally hired as Beast Industries’ head of Instagram at an annual salary of $100,000. By June 2023, she had been promoted to head of creative with her salary bumped to $120,000 — and shortly after, she was elevated again to a role commanding $250,000 annually, managing a team of approximately 20 employees and a monthly budget of around $500,000.

The rise, however, was short-lived.

According to the lawsuit, former company CEO James Warren subjected Mavromatis to sexual harassment — including requiring one-on-one meetings at his home while commenting on her appearance — and dismissed her complaint about a male client’s unwelcome advances, allegedly telling her she “should be honored that the client was hitting on her.”

The complaint gets more specific — and more explosive — from there.

When Mavromatis asked Warren why Donaldson would not meet with her on certain projects, Warren allegedly told her: “Jimmy gets really awkward around beautiful women. Let’s just say that when you’re around and he goes to the restroom, he’s not actually using the restroom.”

Following that comment, Mavromatis “began to wear baggy clothes and baseball caps, so her looks would not potentially negatively impact her employment,” the suit states.

Beast Industries pushed back hard on that particular allegation, calling it a fabrication designed to generate clicks. “This is an allegation fabricated for the sole purpose of sparking headlines. It’s also disgusting that the lawsuit is exploiting Jimmy’s eye condition and Crohn’s disease — two medical conditions he has been publicly open about — in their attempt to secure a multimillion-dollar payday,” a company spokeswoman said.

When Mavromatis formally complained about the hostile work environment to Beast Industries’ head of HR, she was told her claims were “unsubstantiated” and was promptly demoted and transferred to what MrBeast employees allegedly called the division where “careers go to die.”

The retaliation didn’t stop there.

The suit alleged that Mavromatis was excluded from all-male meetings, that harassment of female employees was normalized, and that she was ultimately fired after raising these concerns and taking maternity leave. She also claimed to be the first employee at the company to request maternity leave benefits, and said she was concerned how Donaldson would “take the news of her pregnancy.”

The company fired Mavromatis less than three weeks after she returned from pregnancy-related leave, telling her she was “too high caliber” for the role she had been demoted into following her harassment complaint.

The lawsuit is being backed by the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund. Jennifer Mondino, the senior director of the fund at the National Women’s Law Center, said the allegations reflect a familiar and troubling pattern. “Abusive workplaces rely on a persistent lack of accountability,” Mondino said in a statement. “We see this pattern frequently, where those with influence and power are allowed to harm others and retaliate against those who decide to speak up.”

Mondino also praised Mavromatis for her willingness to go public. “Lorrayne has been extraordinarily brave in coming forward, and we hope she is granted a measure of justice and healing,” she said. “We are in a collective fight to address a long-standing culture of harassment that relies on entrenched silence and shame.”

Mavromatis is seeking lost wages, lost benefits, reinstatement, front pay in lieu of reinstatement, liquidated damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees and costs, according to her complaint.

Beast Industries, for its part, isn’t backing down an inch. “This clout-chasing complaint is built on deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements, and we have the receipts to prove it,” a company spokesperson told Newsweek. “There is extensive evidence — including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony — that unequivocally refutes her claims. We will not submit to opportunistic lawyers looking to manufacture a payday from us.”

Sources close to the situation indicate that there had been prior outreach from Mavromatis’ representatives seeking a settlement before the complaint was filed, though it remains unclear whether mediation discussions are running in parallel.

Donaldson is currently the most-followed creator on YouTube with 479 million subscribers. Beast Industries has over 500 employees. This is not the first time his empire has faced legal headwinds. A separate class action filed in September 2024 targets MrBeast, his production company, and Amazon over allegations from Beast Games contestants, including sexual harassment, unpaid wages, and unsafe working conditions — a case that remained active as recently as February 2026 with no settlement announced.

Donaldson is not named as a defendant in Mavromatis’ suit. The case is being handled by Raleigh attorney Rebecca Mayer of the Noble Law Firm.

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• Katie Holmes liked an IG comment saying she and Joshua Jackson “should be a couple”
• The two are co-starring in Holmes’ new film Happy Hours, premiering at Tribeca in June
• Holmes and Jackson briefly dated in 1998–99 during Dawson’s Creek

A like is not a love letter. But try telling that to the internet.

Katie Holmes set off a small social media earthquake this week after the actress-filmmaker quietly hit the like button on several Instagram comments suggesting she and her former Dawson’s Creek costar Joshua Jackson should be in a romantic relationship. No statement. No denial. Just a double-tap and chaos.

The April 16, 2026 Instagram post featured a photo of Holmes with her arms around Jackson, 47, as the pair smiled for the camera. “We are so thrilled to be a part of the Tribeca Film Festival this June with our film Happy Hours. So many beautiful people worked on this project. And working with Josh again was a dream,” she wrote in the caption.

The comments basically wrote themselves. Fans flooded in immediately, with one writing, “Please get married in real life and heal our millennial hearts.” Another added, “Could you be anymore gorgeous together?”

Then came the likes. Among the flood of responses, Holmes reportedly liked comments including one that read, “They should be a couple,” and another wishing the post was a “hard launch.” Cue the meltdown.

For the record, the two are not dating. Holmes’ rep did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But none of that matters when nostalgia is involved.

Happy Hours, premiering at Tribeca on June 6, is a New York City-set drama about two former lovers reuniting “years after their relationship ended without closure.” Holmes wrote, directed, and stars in it. Life imitating art? The fans certainly think so.

Jackson has been openly effusive about the project. “Katie wrote this beautiful story for the two of us,” he said on the Today show in March. “There are these people in your life — she’s a lifelong friend now — and for us to be able to go back and do this again, and, honestly, for her to be able to create that space for us was kind of magical.”

Jackson also previously addressed their closeness while discussing James Van Der Beek‘s cancer diagnosis. “Busy [Philipps] and Michelle [Williams] are very, very close. And Katie and I are very close,” he said during an April 2025 appearance on the Dinner’s on Me podcast.

Holmes and Jackson dated for a year, from 1998 to 1999, during the early days of filming Dawson’s Creek, before continuing to work together until the WB teen drama wrapped in 2003.

Back in 1998, a young Holmes was characteristically candid about the whole thing. “I’m just going to say that I met somebody last year,” she told Rolling Stone. “I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always. And that I feel so fortunate because he’s now one of my best friends.”

Nearly 30 years later, the feeling’s clearly mutual. Whether it’s anything more than that? Well, that’s what the likes are for.

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• Angelica Vasquez sued Kylie Jenner, alleging discrimination based on national origin and religion
• Vasquez claims a supervisor threw hangers at her and says she developed PTSD-like symptoms
• Suit seeks punitive damages, unpaid wages, and emotional distress compensation

Kylie Jenner is facing a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former housekeeper who claims she was subjected to relentless harassment and a “toxic and abusive work environment” while employed at the beauty mogul’s Los Angeles-area residences.

The suit, filed in Los Angeles by Angelica Vasquez and obtained by multiple outlets, alleges that Vasquez — described as “a Salvadoran woman and a practicing Catholic” — endured systemic mistreatment from the moment she started. Vasquez has also named two companies, Tri Star Services and Maison Family Services, as defendants.

Vasquez claims she started working for Jenner as a housekeeper at her Beverly Hills residence on September 10, 2024, and was then moved to her Hidden Hills residence one week later, where she reported to a woman named Elsi and head housekeeper Patsy.

According to the complaint, Vasquez was “routinely assigned the most difficult and undesirable tasks; excluded from the housekeeping team; publicly belittled and humiliated in front of coworkers due to her race, national origin and religion; and subjected to intimidation and demeaning treatment.”

The former housekeeper alleges she was mocked by colleagues for her accent and treated as inferior due to her Salvadoran background, and that “things got violent.” Specifically, in March 2025, “a supervisor threw hangers at [her] feet while reprimanding her.”

The filing states that “no remedial action was taken by any supervisors who witnessed this.” When Vasquez spoke out, she allegedly faced “increased workload; reduction of scheduled hours; false accusations and disciplinary warnings; continued public humiliation; and hostile verbal and physical conduct.”

Vasquez took medical leave in July 2025 and says she “had no choice but to resign” the following month as “the working conditions had become intolerable.” She alleges she developed anxiety and “symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder” as a result.

Vasquez is seeking punitive damages and restitution “in the form of unpaid wages, meal and rest period premium pay, unreimbursed business expenses, unpaid sick leave, and all other compensation unlawfully withheld.”

Notably, Jenner is not called out by name for any specific behavior in the filing, but she is listed as a defendant. Sources familiar with Kylie’s household tell TMZ the plaintiff was a junior housekeeping employee who had attendance issues, among other workplace concerns.

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Years in the making, the show introduces audiences to Miss Gender, Bosco’s wickedly witty alter ego, while doubling as both a satire of cultural panic and a celebration of queer creativity at its most fearless. Fresh off global tours and a standout rise from her standout performances on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 and All Stars season 10, Bosco is now betting big on herself, taking on the roles of director, writer, producer, and star. The result? A high-octane, hands-on theatrical experience that leans into nostalgia, spectacle, and just enough chaos to keep you on edge.

In our exclusive interview, Bosco pulls back the curtain on the origins of Miss Gender, the challenges of going solo, and why sometimes the best way to fight back is to turn up the camp and take over the world while you’re at it.

This show feels like your most ambitious project so far. What was the spark that first brought The Marvelous Miss Gender to life?

Well, Miss Gender is a concept that’s lived in my Notes app for a few years we’ve been kind of like playing with ideas, playing with like concept narrative, yada, yada, yada. And then, in December, Murray and Peter (of Murray and Peter Presents) offered me the option to create a solo show. They’re like, “Do you have any ideas? Anything that you want to do?” I’m like, funny you should ask. We’ve kind of been percolating on this for a minute now and now we get to pull the trigger and we’re just going for it.

With this being your first solo show, how does it feel to carry the entire thing on your shoulders?

I’m so used to that, so business as usual. Oh, no, I’m kidding. It’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of stress and it is a lot to undertake. But I don’t know. I feel like at this point in my career, we have to keep on moving upwards if we want to get to where I want to be, and this is kind of the next step. It feels like a really, really big step, but if we do this and it lands and it does everything that I’m know that I’m capable of doing, it’s going to be a really big moment.

Who is Miss Gender really? Is she a villain? Is she your alter ego or is it something closer to you?

She’s my supervillain. Alter ego. Essentially it is just me within a comic book world. There’s not like a particular character study that I’m doing, but she’s a supervillain that’s trying to spread her gender agenda by taking over the world, by turning everybody trans. I’m just trying to find a way to tell all the conservatives that they’re right. Trans people are a problem and we are coming to take over the world.

It’s kind of in response to a lot of the public perception with trans people. A lot of the laws that are being passed, a lot of the things that we’re currently just being inundated every single day in the news cycle. And rather than getting overly morose about it, I’d rather take this opportunity to poke holes in it and laugh and create a little bit of joy out of something that’s causing a lot of us suffering.

Now, positioning yourself as a supervillain character, does that unlock anything for you creatively that performing as Bosco doesn’t?

I don’t know if it’s unlocking anything different than where I find Bosco. I’ve always found Bosco to kind of live in a villain-esque type of realm. I’ve always found her to be a little bit of a femme fatale, so it does feel like it’s definitely within my wheelhouse, but I do think having this opportunity to present myself as this is a villain is something that speaks to just like how villains are often queer coded, how trans people are made to be a villain in day-to-day life right now. I feel like it speaks to gay people and it speaks to trans people in our experience, and I think there’s a lot of fun to be mined there.

You’ve pulled from some very interesting like references for the show, like Batman: The Animated Series, Kill Bill and Elvira. Like how do you make all those references like cohesive instead of like chaotic?

There are so many different ideas that are coming into this. I’m trying to find unifying factors that really tie it all together with soundtrack. I’m trying to keep the soundtrack very eighties themed. I’m trying to keep this very nostalgic. I really like finding a way to do something that feels nostalgic yet is brand new at the same time and I feel like focusing in on a soundtrack that all belongs in the same era, even if it’s like remixed and revamped, is really going to help tie everything together and really ground it in one place.

With this show you’re directing, you’re co-writing and co-producing, like what part of this whole process has challenged you the most?

The logistics of production are insane, like lining up costuming, choreographers, set design props, figuring out staging, figuring out how it’s going to work back of house, as well as what it’s going to look like front of house. It is a really massive undertaking. The logistics of a show are usually the trickiest part, and for me, I always like to make it look like it’s really easy.

Even if you’re doing something really, really hard, while you’re performing, your goal is to make it look effortless. That way the audience feels at ease with you. They feel like, oh, she knows what she’s doing. She’s in charge. We trust her to guide this ship. So, I definitely think the logistics of the backend are the trickiest part of this.

If someone walked in knowing nothing about drag or even theater, what would you want them to feel walking out of the show?

I would want them to feel joy. I would want them to feel inspired. I remember the first time I ever watched Elvira Mistress of the Dark or Pee-wee’s Playhouse. I just thought feeling so creatively energized and inspired about what is possible when you give somebody with a lot of imagination a budget and allow them to really explore an idea that they’ve had. And with those two projects, you could tell that it was something that both of them had been working up towards for years and years and years and to watch it all kind of fall into place was really, really gratifying. I really hope that people walk away feeling inspired and at the very least, entertained.

You’ve done RuPaul’s Drag Race. You’ve toured globally and your career has moved along so quickly. What has changed the most about how you approach your craft?

I feel like when I was first starting my craft, we were trying to make the best with what we had to work with, so there was a very punk, scrappy, DIY energy behind a lot of my early career, and I do think a lot of that’s still there. I feel like I’m always kind of punching above my weight, so I’m always trying to figure out how to make things work with maybe like less resources than somebody else.

But I feel like since I’ve had all these great opportunities from television, I now have access to different designers, connections with writers, connections with choreographers that I’ve built over the years, and being able to tap those and be able to utilize them regularly has really allowed me to game up and get so much better.

You’ve done so many things already, but is there anything that’s like on your bucket list, something that you haven’t done that you really want to do? Is there a memoir inside of you or something like that?

I don’t know if there’s a memoir inside of me, but I would really, really like to die in a horror movie. I think that would be a really, really fun feather in my hat. I feel really satisfied with a lot of the things that I’ve been able to do, and I think more so than finding like new goals to work towards other than this like one woman show obviously is to have the opportunity to continue doing them. The entertainment industry is so fickle and it moves so quickly, and I just want to be able to do this for as long as humanly possible.

Do you have any Broadway aspirations because so many queens now have gone theatrical productions, you know, like stage plays and musicals. Is that something that you’re striving to do?

I’m not much of a singer. I don’t really have that passion, so I don’t really see that in my future. I really, really love the careers of Sasha Velour and BenDeLaCreme, who both have really cemented themselves as self-producers who are able to write and star in their own work. I feel like I’m getting to do that in this moment, and that’s something that I want to continue to do. I’m a bit of a control freak, so I love being the one that’s in charge of everything.

You had mentioned horror movies and I have to ask, do you have a favorite horror movie?

Absolutely. My favorite horror movie is also my favorite movie. It’s the original Alien. I think it’s literally a perfect movie from beginning to end, from set design to acting to the very concept of it. I love all the aliens and they get a little bit cheesier and sch luckier as the franchise goes on, and I have time and energy for that. But I think the original Alien is just so genius and moved the needle over and we see its impact in almost like every sci-fi movie to this day, and so many different horror movies.

When the curtain falls on the Miss Gender tour, what do you hope people will say about Bosco? 

I hope it just puts me in a league of just like this girl is around to stay. She has the chops to back it up. It’s not a flash in the pan. It’s not something that’s just dependent on reality TV fame. She has the skillset and the vision to be doing this forever.

Tickets for The Marvelous Miss Gender are available now at dragfans.com. Follow Bosco on Instagram, Threads, Twitch, YouTube and on her website.

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• Zoë Kravitz was photographed with a large diamond ring on her left hand during a London coffee date with Styles
• The couple has been romantically linked since August 2025, following her split from Channing Tatum
• Styles recently stated in a March 2026 interview that he wants marriage, family, and “great relationships”

The rumor mill is running at full speed. Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are igniting engagement speculation after the Big Little Lies actress was photographed wearing a large diamond ring on her left ring finger during a coffee date with the pop star in London.

Photos published by The Sun on April 21 show Kravitz sporting the eye-catching piece of jewelry while out with Styles. Representatives for both stars have not responded to requests for comment.

The couple was also spotted kissing in Kravitz’s Range Rover outside her London hotel. One eyewitness wasn’t shy about what they observed. “Harry and Zoe look so in love — and she’s got an enormous diamond on her ring finger,” an onlooker told The Sun.

Neither Styles nor Kravitz, who are both historically private about their personal lives, has addressed the engagement rumors publicly.

Styles and Kravitz have been romantically linked since August 2025, when they were spotted together in Rome. They sparked dating rumors after being seen walking arm in arm together, as captured in an Aug. 24 video shared by a fan on X. Just one day later, Deuxmoi reported that the pair had been spotted kissing at Rita’s in London the week prior.

They further fueled romance speculation on Sept. 3, when they were photographed holding hands while out for a walk in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The relationship carries a significant backstory for both stars. Kravitz began dating Styles in the summer of 2025, months after the actress ended her engagement to Channing Tatum. Sources close to Kravitz, however, suggest something has shifted meaningfully. A source suggested that her relationship with the Don’t Worry Darling actor “felt different” compared to her dynamics with ex-husband Karl Glusman and former fiancé Channing Tatum.

Page Six reported, citing a source, that Kravitz viewed Styles as “her soulmate,” and that the Blink Twice filmmaker had told her close friends the same.

These engagement rumors follow closely on the heels of a candid March 2026 Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe, where Styles openly discussed his desire for marriage and children.

“If you’re like touring all the time and you’re doing this all the time and all these things, there’s no space to really choose,” Styles told Lowe. “I had a real honest conversation with myself about, ‘Okay, in five years, what do I want my life to look like? And then how do I make changes to aim at that?'”

The answer, by his own account, was unambiguous. “I don’t want to be the guy who’s on his own… I want to be fulfilled, and I want to be in great relationships with people. I want to have great friendships with people. I want a family,” he said.

Styles also reflected on the deeper mechanics of a meaningful partnership. “The right person — part of why you choose that person is because they hold you accountable to the person that they know you want to be,” he explained. “I think accepting flaws and stuff is like, yes, having understanding is wonderful, but you know that I want to be better than that. So when you challenge me on something, it’s a gift to me, actually.”

The family approval factor has been quietly evident for months. Kravitz’s father, Lenny Kravitz, has already stepped out for lunch with the pair, and when Harry announced his newest album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally in January, Lenny dropped a red heart and fist emoji under the Instagram announcement.

An insider noted, “Harry’s been in this industry a long time, and he knows how his fanbase reacts to things. He doesn’t take introducing the world to a new girlfriend lightly. He has thought long and hard about it, but he’s prepared for the backlash because he thinks Zoe is the real deal.”

Earlier reports had already been circling. The Sun reported, citing an insider, that Styles and Kravitz traveled to the Bahamas after Christmas and stayed at Lenny Kravitz’s house there. The insider shared that the rumored couple had “a fun but very romantic time,” and started the New Year there — a trip described as “extra special.” That same source added, “There has been talk amongst locals that a proposal did take place.”

What is clear is that both stars appear to be exactly where they want to be. The diamond ring will keep the conversation going — with or without a formal announcement.

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Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and Anne Hathaway attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Anne Hathaway attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Ciara and Russell Wilson attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Bronwyn Newport attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

BJ Novak attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Calum Harper attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Coco Rocha attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Ashley Graham attends the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Mark Ronson and Gracie Gummer attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with GREY GOOSE vodka.

Desi Perkins celebrating with Tequila Don Julio 1942 at the Dezi Skin x Sephora launch party on April 16.

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the New York premiere of Amazon MGM Studios ‘The Sheep Detectives’ at Jazz, Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026.

Molly Gordon and Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the New York premiere of Amazon MGM Studios ‘The Sheep Detectives’ at Jazz, Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026.

Brett Goldstein at the New York premiere of Amazon MGM Studios ‘The Sheep Detectives’ at Jazz, Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026.

Regina Hall at the New York premiere of Amazon MGM Studios ‘The Sheep Detectives’ at Jazz, Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026.

Alex Moss toasted with Tequila Don Julio 1942 at his one-of-one adidas sneaker collaboration auction event with Hardies and Tyshawn on Friday, April 17.

New York-based Fashion Designer Ramy Brook (pictured) touched down in Miami on Thursday, April 16th, to host an intimate luncheon at Casa Tua.

New York-based Fashion Designer Ramy Brook touched down in Miami on Thursday, April 16th for an intimate luncheon hosted at Casa Tua. Devon Windsor joined Ramy for a chic afternoon of sips, style and effortless sophistication. 

New York-based Fashion Designer Ramy Brook touched down in Miami on Thursday, April 16th for an intimate luncheon hosted at Casa Tua. Vita Sidorkina joined Ramy for a chic afternoon of sips, style and effortless sophistication. 

New York-based Fashion Designer Ramy Brook touched down in Miami on Thursday, April 16th for an intimate luncheon hosted at Casa Tua. Martha Graef joined Ramy for a chic afternoon of sips, style and effortless sophistication. 

Keke Palmer partners with Crown Royal Marquis to host “KEKE LIVE,” a live performance experience in LA.

Keke Palmer partners with Crown Royal Marquis to host “KEKE LIVE,” a live performance experience in LA.

Meryl Streep wearing Gucci La Famiglia look 22 shearling coat and chain belt with double G detail and square frame sunglasses on April 20, 2026 in New York City.

Jaafar Jackson at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

Miles Teller at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

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Prince Jackson at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

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Colman Domingo at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

La Toya Jackson at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

Mike Myers at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

Jake Picking at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Michael’ at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20, 2026.

This past Friday, April 17th, one of India’s most beloved comedic voices Zakir Khan (8.1M+ IG followers) made his Radio City Music Hall debut, marking another major milestone in his U.S. rise.

This past Friday, April 17th, one of India’s most beloved comedic voices Zakir Khan (8.1M+ IG followers) made his Radio City Music Hall debut, marking another major milestone in his U.S. rise

Mitchell Robinson, Richard Gadd and Stuart Campbell at the premiere of ‘Half Man’ at Glasgow Film Theatre on April 20, 2026.

Lena Dunham celebrated the publication of her new memoir FAMESICK at The Algonquin Hotel late last week.

Lindsay Lohan and Shailene Woodley filming ‘Count My Lies’ in New York on April 20, 2026.

Nicholas Braun at the New York premiere of Amazon MGM Studios ‘The Sheep Detectives’ at Jazz, Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026.

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Rebel Wilson‘s long, messy road to getting The Deb released has officially landed her in a Sydney courtroom — and not in a fun, “let’s celebrate our debut directorial project” kind of way.

Wilson appeared at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney on Monday (April 20, 2026) to begin hearing procedures for the defamation lawsuit filed against her by actress Charlotte MacInnes, who plays a lead role in The Deb, Wilson’s debut directorial film. And if you thought day one would be a slow, procedural warm-up, think again.

MacInnes’s barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, told the court that Wilson raised concerns about MacInnes “as leverage” amid a dispute with producers about “budgets and contracts” on The Deb. In other words: allegedly using a 25-year-old actress as a chess piece in a very expensive, very public game of Hollywood politics.

Chrysanthou told the court, “Ms. Wilson was not a whistleblower who was seeking to protect a young actress.” That framing — the idea that Wilson’s public Instagram posts were less heroic truth-telling and more calculated maneuvering — is likely to be the central tension throughout the entire nine-day hearing.

So what exactly did Wilson say, and why does it matter? The lawsuit primarily pertains to a series of Instagram posts published by Wilson. MacInnes claims the actress-director shared posts that suggested she was sexually harassed by Amanda Ghost — a producer on The Deb whom Wilson previously sued for breach of contract and fraud — and in turn damaged her reputation.

The alleged harassment stems from an incident that sounds more like a fever dream than a legal flashpoint. At the heart of the case is an incident in September 2023, when Ghost shared a bath with MacInnes in a Sydney apartment after they had been swimming at Bondi Beach. Ghost suffered from cold urticaria after the swim — a condition that effectively renders people allergic to cold water. Ghost was shaking uncontrollably and came out in hives, with MacInnes helping her back to the apartment, where they bathed together in swimsuits to help warm up Ghost.

Yes, you read that correctly. A bathing-in-swimsuits-to-treat-a-cold-water-allergy incident is now Exhibit A in a federal defamation lawsuit.

MacInnes’s court filings are unambiguous about how she felt Wilson treated her throughout all of this. She alleged: “I was deeply disturbed by this behavior, and felt very bullied and harassed by Wilson, who was the director of the film and in a position of authority over me. Nothing that I told Wilson could reasonably have conveyed that I was reporting any misconduct, because there was no misconduct.”

Legal representatives for MacInnes didn’t mince words about Wilson’s conduct, calling the Pitch Perfect star a straight-up “bully” in open court. MacInnes’s barrister described Wilson’s core claim as a “malignant allegation” — that MacInnes had sold an allegation of sexual harassment in exchange for her own commercial and professional benefit.

Wilson’s camp, naturally, sees it differently. Her barrister, Dauid Sibtain, said: “The central issue for determination in this case … is this: whether Ms. MacInnes reported to Ms. Wilson that she’d been asked by Ms. Ghost to shower and bathe with her and whether she said it made her feel uncomfortable and whether she later changed her story.” Sibtain also suggested that the “wealth of prizes and opportunities” MacInnes received following the incident were because she “decided to tie herself to Ms. Ghost.”

Perhaps the most eyebrow-raising detail of the day, though? The court heard that Wilson had taken out a defamation insurance policy in March 2024 so she could, in Chrysanthou’s words, “go ballistic” about Ghost and other producers online. An insurance policy. For going ballistic. On Instagram. That’s a sentence that really encapsulates the modern entertainment industry.

Wilson is expected to give evidence herself in the second week of the hearing, with her wife also expected to testify. MacInnes and Ghost are also set to take the stand.

MacInnes is seeking aggravated damages for serious harm and a court order stopping Wilson from repeating the alleged defamatory claims online. Meanwhile, The Deb — the actual movie at the center of all this — remains unreleased, which at this point feels like its own kind of punishment.

The hearing is being live-streamed on the Federal Court of Australia’s YouTube channel in the interest of open justice, meaning anyone can watch testimony as it happens. Grab your popcorn — this one’s got nine days left to run.

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Josh Hutcherson didn’t think he was walking into a war zone. He was just answering a question.

Back in December 2025, the 33-year-old actor sat down with I Love LA co-star Jordan Firstman for one of those breezy “Camera Roll Roulette” segments for i-D Magazine. Innocent enough, right? Wrong. When Firstman scrolled through Hutcherson’s photos and landed on a shot of Josh and his mom in the VIP section at Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour in New Orleans, the natural follow-up question came: are you a Swiftie?

Hutcherson’s response was swift (no pun intended): “I’m not a Swiftie, very much not. No shade, all respect, but very much not.” He did add, with what can only be described as a self-aware smirk, “a little bit of shade.” And then the internet did what the internet does.

Hutcherson told GQ in an interview published April 20, 2026 that he went to the concert because “my mom made me.” A completely relatable explanation! And yet, the Swiftie machine was already in motion.

Fans called him out for accepting VIP tickets to the Eras Tour if he wasn’t really a fan. Others invoked the concept of “Tayvoodoo” — the fan theory that Swift’s detractors inevitably suffer career consequences — and pointed to Hutcherson’s résumé as Exhibit A. One X user wrote, “Never mind. Tayvoodoo is the sole reason he’s a flop.”

Hutcherson, to his enormous credit, addressed all of this in a new GQ interview with the exact energy of someone who knew this would happen and hates that it happened anyway.

“I got some heat because I did a photo shoot with Jordan, and Jordan asked me something about being a [Taylor Swift fan], and I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m definitely not a Swiftie,'” he recounted. “All of a sudden, it garnered this, ‘F–k him! He’s a monster! Destroy him! He’s short! He hates her because he’s short!’

For the record: he is five feet five. And no, the height thing did not come from Hutcherson. That was a gift from the internet.

His actual position on Taylor Swift? Perfectly reasonable and not remotely controversial in any universe outside of extremely online stan culture. “I think she’s great,” he said. “Her music is not my kind of music.”

That’s it. That’s the whole crime. He doesn’t hate her. He just doesn’t stream The Tortured Poets Department on his morning run. Call the authorities.

Hutcherson clarified he “meant it as neither judgment nor critique.” Which, if you watch the original clip, is pretty obvious — the man was playing a low-stakes press junket game, not drafting a diss track.

The backlash, however, was not entirely one-sided. A significant portion of the internet came to Hutcherson’s defense. One X user wrote, “Was so scared when I saw Josh Hutcherson was ‘canceled’ just to find out it’s because he said he doesn’t like Taylor Swift. Good Lord, you people are ridiculous,” racking up over 20,000 likes in a day. Another post garnered more than 35,000 likes with the note, “Imagine bullying a man just because he said his opinion. Y’all stink, go out, shower, do something useful with your lives.”

The whole saga only reinforced what Hutcherson has long believed about the internet: it’s not worth it. “That is why I don’t want to be online,” he said plainly.

Since I Love LA wrapped its press tour, Hutcherson has returned to his offline ways. “I don’t need that energy,” he told GQ. “It’s counterintuitive to my job, because if people know you more, you can’t disappear into characters. They see you as, ‘Oh, that’s Josh.’ You know what I mean? So, if you’re a f–king meme, people know you for the meme.”

Which is genuinely a thoughtful, considered take on celebrity culture — and probably the most coherent argument for staying off social media that any actor has made in years. But of course, trying to make that point required him to briefly go back online to do press. And then the Swifties found him. And now we’re here.

Hutcherson is currently appearing in the HBO comedy I Love LA, which has already been renewed for a second season, and is expected to reprise the role of Peeta Mellark in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, alongside Jennifer Lawrence.

So “Tayvoodoo” doesn’t seem to be working out too well. Just saying.

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Thanks to their hilarious turn on the last season of “Binge Queens”, Drag Race alums Kimora Blac (season nine) and Derrick Barry (season eight and All Stars season five) are back for the internet’s favorite brain break. Fans let it be known that they wanted this dynamic duo back, and thanks to World of Wonder, the queens return with the same unscripted magic. There’s still no script, no filler, and pure chaos thanks to the chemistry that made the original so iconic.

For Kimora and Derrick, the return feels less like a reboot and more like picking up right where they left off, except with a louder fanbase and even bigger momentum. What started as an unserious, off-the-cuff YouTube series has evolved into a cult favorite, fueled by their effortless chemistry and a format that thrives on not having all the answers.

Now, with audiences rediscovering old episodes and flooding comment sections for more, the duo is stepping back into their signature seats and are ready to laugh, guess, and spiral their way through questions they definitely should know. We had the chance to chat with Kimora and Derrick about this eagerly anticipated return in our exclusive interview.

“Wait, What?” is back after six years. What was your first reaction when you were asked to come back and do the show?

Kimora: Me and Derrick, we’ve been talking about it for a long time because the fans are still watching the older videos, which is mind blowing because we looked completely different compared to now, but we were very excited. Not only do we enjoy doing the show but we also enjoy people watching the show and their reactions to it. It’s such an unserious show, like where you just want to sit and laugh and watch and, so we were very excited. The universe placed us at a good time because the reaction right now is insane. People are loving it, which is music to our ears.

Derrick: Yeah, absolutely. I know Kimora and I, every time we saw each other – I remember in New York specifically – we did a party out in Brooklyn at 3 Dollar Bill, and we were talking about “Wait, What?” and how we can’t wait to have it come back and what’s going to happen with it, everything was up in the air after 2020.

So, flash forward all these years later…we are just powerful manifesters because World of Wonder just came back at the right time and “Binge Queens” was such a good refresh for us just to get back in front of people together. And then I think they knew it was basically, “Hey, let’s test this out and see what people think and right off the bat, they were just so excited to see us and then [the comments section on “Binge Queens”] was flooded with “Wait, What?” comments after that.

Why do you think that “Wait, What?” stuck with people for that long with so many different drag content out there?

Kimora: I think there’s many parts. I think the fans love to see a duo. The fans love to see our growth. Derrick has grown rapidly throughout the years. I’ve grown rapidly throughout the years and to see us together, I think, obviously like Trixie and Katya is such a hit, what other good duo is there within the Drag Race franchise?

Not only that, but I think the topic of the show is just to have fun. Either they’re laughing with us or laughing at us, and both are a win-win, and we wanted to bring jokes back into the world. The world is just a chaotic place right now. And to bring back YouTube…I’ve seen watching YouTube has somewhat declined, and it was like our number one place to go to watch things.

Now it’s TikTok and Instagram and things like that. So, for someone to go back to YouTube just to watch a 13-minute show is nostalgic for us. I didn’t really expect to see “Wait, What?” to go this far in depth and the popularity of it because there’s something about it that makes people feel unserious, and that’s the whole point of the show – just to have fun and talk about things that people think they know the answer to. But you don’t really know the answer to these. Come on. So, it’s almost like a learning thing too.

Derrick: I think for me it’s gameplay where on a lot of other shows, “Binge Queens” being one of them, they want us to critique these girls and we don’t have to do that on “Wait, What?” We can make fun of each other, but we don’t have to make fun of other people to have a storyline or a topic, and I think that’s what makes this so different. You can watch it with your friends, your parents, your grandparents. It’s really bringing all these generations together and it’s not offending people, which I think is, a lot of times, especially in this climate right now, it’s oh, I don’t know. I don’t want to speak my mind, or I don’t want to say anything to get me canceled, or I don’t offend people and “Wait, What?” is really just – if anything – we’re offending our own brains. We should know these things. We already learned these things.

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What feels the same about the show and what feels totally different this time around?

Kimora: I think our connection’s the same. Derrick lives in Vegas. I’m in San Diego, so we talk here and there, and I know both of us have such busy schedules, I mean, Derrick’s schedule is insane. I don’t know how she does it, but I think once we enter into the room together, it’s 2019 again. The show is completely unscripted. The only formula to it is have our looks and answer a question. That’s pretty much the formula of the entire game.

And what feels different is, I would say, the reaction that we’re getting. I think in the beginning it was more of trying to sell the game, if that makes sense, and see if people like it. But now it’s people like, oh my God, I watched this back in the day and, to me, those reactions are like, oh my goodness. I can’t believe that people remember, after being gone for so long.

And also, I feel like me and Derrick, we are like the OG Drag Race girls from season nine and before compared to the girls now. Just to see that the viewers have this special connection with us and it’s still alive was pretty awesome.

Derrick: Yeah, I was the last season on Logo and then Kimora was on the first season on VH-1, and that year, our season was Emmy nominated for the first time. Nine had more Emmy nominations, so I feel like it was really picking up traction and gaining a whole new audience and a fan base. And now they’ve been able to go back and watch “Wait, What?” and see the old episodes – and now see new episodes. It’s fun, like a show taking a break, a hiatus, and then coming back later, which is happening a lot now with different streaming services. They’re bringing shows back, so ours was very lucky to be on WOW Presents Plus and come back for a revamp, but the same formula. I remember Kimora was asking, “Are we changing anything? Is it going to be a new background or something?” And they’re like, “Oh no, this was perfect. We don’t want to change a thing.” And I love that because it feels the same, it’s just new content.

Your chemistry is kind of the core of “Wait, What?” and it really makes the show work. How would you describe your dynamic?

Derrick: I love that Kimora always says ying to my yang. Two peas in a pod. That makes me so happy because we have always admired each other and loved each other as drag queens and personalities. I’ve stayed with Kimora before. We’ve had incredible experiences on TV shows, like The Talk, and just nights out in Vegas. I’ve just gotten to see Kimora’s era through moving from Sacramento to Vegas to then moving to OC and now San Diego and she’s seen me in Vegas all along, so it really is just it’s a friendship that has stood the test of time without any drama. I mean, no hiccups, no bumps in the road. And that’s a really hard thing to find in drag, to have a friendship that is: I have her back and she has mine. I think that’s why we can create such magic together because we really are fans of each other – even before we were friends.

Kimora: It’s crazy because between us, if we’re sitting there with a question, I feel like we know what each other are thinking. It’s like I kind of know what she’s going to say right now and the difference between me and Derrick is that she pays attention to detail. It’s like strategic detail and I’m more nonchalant, like whatever, so I think it just balances us out. If I had to pick who is smarter, I would say Derrick is a little bit smarter than me because she’s really dedicated to the question and she’s really dedicated to it. I’m more like, what am I eating today?

Derrick: You’re thinking about your grocery list. Yeah, I love that.

Kimora: My brain is completely outside the building for sure. But yeah, just to piggyback off what Derrick said, I’ve seen Derrick throughout the years and her growth, which is pretty awesome because I knew Derrick back in the day, so I’m able to say that. There’s no other person that I would want next to me on that panel because our energy just fused together and it just works fluidly. 

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Has the show actually taught you anything useful over the years?

Derrick: Oh yeah. Sure. I’m always learning something. I don’t think we’ve ever aced a test completely and been a hundred percent on it. Even if I get a “C” I’m happy because I’m like, you know what? I learned this stuff a long time ago. I can’t remember everything. I’ve got a lot of choreography and routines going on in my head. I’m lucky to remember anything that has to do with math.

Kimora: It’s taught me that one, I don’t know everything and two, people don’t know everything. We will get certain questions and topics like space. Do you guys really know this? Because if you guys do….I completely missed a year or two at some point, and what’s great is that with the producers, we don’t know the topics until we sit down and we want it that way because we want it as authentic as it can be, so we don’t know the questions. We don’t know anything at all. We want to feel exactly like the viewer. Everything we say is completely raw. We don’t retake anything. We don’t question anything twice. It is completely fluid and natural as it can be – and that’s why I think the people can feel that too.

If you could choose a dream category for a future episode, what would it be?

Derrick: Oh, gosh. I’m really into family trees right now, so I want to do something on ancestry, DNA or something like genealogy because I think there’s a lot of unanswered things that I just do not know. For example, second cousins, third cousins removed. I don’t understand any of that, so I’m hoping for something like that.

Kimora: I would like to know drag. I would like to know makeup. I would love to know more about wars, the ocean, or the evolution of phones. There’s just so much that I think we would like to know that I think the world would want to know too, because we don’t think about these things on a day-to-day basis. Dinosaurs would be cool…is it even real? Did we even go to the moon? These are things that we don’t think about every day.

Derrick: The opportunities are endless with categories, and they have asked us if we have any ideas or concepts that we want to do. They did come up with the eight that we just filmed, but I think moving forward, I would love to just send a list. Kimora, you had great options right there. Everything is just out there, so we could really talk about anything.

And my favorite thing about the show is when Kimora and I sit down, they start recording. I think that’s our cold open, like a lot of people do on a talk show. They have their monologue. Ours is obviously unscripted, but it’s just us sitting and talking, getting ready for the category and some of my favorite moments come from that. I love that part and they can sprinkle them throughout. We have great editors over at World of Wonder and I just love that they don’t even have to tell us. Sometimes they’ll be five, 10 minutes and we’ve been talking and they’re like, “Okay, that was great. Let’s jump in. and we’re like, oh my God. We were just me and Kimora on camera.

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Anything coming up that is not, “Wait, What?” for you both?

Derrick: I extended through the end of the year at Drag Race Live, so it will be my seventh year with them in Vegas at The Flamingo. We do six shows a week Thursday through Monday at 9:30 PM and then an additional Friday 7:00 PM show and then we have an 11 o’clock meet and greet. So, you can catch me at Drag Race Live through the rest of the year. And then, other than that, it’s just tour dates and select things coming up.

Kimora: Just touring, traveling, working and patiently waiting for the All Stars call.

I hope you get it. I’m manifesting that for you.

Kimora: Yeah, me too.

Feel free to take “Wait, What?” on tour because I’d be there.

Kimora: Oh my God. I think a “Wait, What?” tour would be so cool.

Derrick: A “Wait, What?” tour would be so much fun. Why have we never even thought of this? See, that’s why we’re “Wait, What?” girls…we’re like, we could tour this?

Catch new episodes of “Wait, What?” on WOW Presents’ YouTube channel. Keep up with Kimora on Instagram. Follow Derrick on Instagram and Facebook and go see her in Drag Race Live in Las Vegas.

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It turns out Dylan Sprouse‘s most action-packed role to date wasn’t on a Disney Channel soundstage — it was on the front lawn of his own home in the dead of night.

In the early hours of Friday, April 17, Sprouse, 33, confronted and tackled an alleged trespasser at his Hollywood Hills home, physically restraining the man until LAPD officers arrived. The whole thing started just after midnight, when his wife, Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin, spotted someone lurking outside and dialed 911 around 12:30 a.m. to report a possible burglary — describing the stranger, according to the Los Angeles Times, as a “creepy guy.”

Palvin’s call was the cue. What happened next belonged less in a sitcom and more in an action movie: Sprouse went outside, tackled the suspect on the lawn of their 1920s Spanish-style home, and didn’t let go.

According to TMZ, Sprouse was armed during the confrontation and held the man at gunpoint before bringing him down. LAPD, however, told NBC News that while Sprouse was armed, he never drew his firearm — adding that at some point he put the gun back in its holster and behind the front gate. (As with most celebrity incidents, the fine print here is delightfully murky.)

What isn’t murky: nobody got hurt. Per KTLA, no injuries were reported, and the suspect never made it inside the couple’s home.

When police arrived, the suspect — whose identity has not been released — was detained and ultimately arrested not for the trespassing, but for outstanding warrants that had nothing to do with this particular night of questionable decision-making. Sprouse, for his part, declined to pursue prosecution for the trespass itself, suggesting that pinning the guy to the ground until cops showed up was satisfying enough.

TMZ also reported that Sprouse was shaken after the incident — and that this wasn’t his first rodeo with break-in attempts at the property. There’s something dispiriting about that detail, especially when you imagine a private property sign posted at the front gate (which, per the outlet, there was).

Neither Sprouse nor Palvin, who married in 2023, have publicly commented on the night’s events. But Sprouse did resurface on Instagram on Saturday, posting from inside Crypto.com Arena to watch the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98, which is one way to shake off a traumatic evening.

Fans, meanwhile, were quick to rally online. One Instagram commenter offered: “I heard what happened and I praise God you both are ok! Thankful God equipped you with quick reflexes to subdue your invader and protect your wife!” Another kept it simple with: “Way to use that 2nd amendment & protect your wife and home!”

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody alum has been largely out of the tabloid spotlight in recent years, focused on building a more understated adult career. He starred in the 2025 action film Surrender and told Sharp Magazine in 2024, while promoting The Duel, “Everyone comes into this industry with a thought process like, ‘Man, I’d love to make movies with my friends.’ I’ve gotten to a point now, in my career, where that’s possible.”

Well. That and apparently subduing trespassers until law enforcement arrives. Multitalented, really.

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