Morgan Wallen breaks silence after Nashville bar arrest, says tour will go on
Morgan Wallen broke his silence on Friday, nearly two weeks after he was arrested in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. The country star took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to denounce his actions while reassuring fans his One Night At A Time tour will continue as planned."I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks," Wallen wrote on his social media. "I've touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief's. I'm not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility."He added, "I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe. Regarding my tour, there will be no change." On April 7, Wallen, 30, was charged with three felony counts by the Metro Nashville Police Department after a chair he allegedly threw off the roof of the six-story Chief's bar landed on Broadway near two police officers."At 10:53 p.m. Sunday evening, Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with authorities," Wallen's attorney, Worrick Robinson, told Fox News Digital.The singer was booked for the arrest at 12:36 am, then was released at 3:29am. His bond was listed at $15,250.A photo of Wallen outside the bar with police was published by TMZ. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Court documents show Wallen's first court appearance has been set for the morning of May 3. Later that night, he has a scheduled concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville . Wallen only recently kicked off his "One Night at a Time" tour in Indianapolis on April 4, and he is scheduled to perform throughout the country with Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith and Lauren Watkins opening.Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Jon Pardi are just a few country stars set to join Wallen on tour this summer. This weekend, Wallen is scheduled to perform Saturday on the University of Mississippi campus - his first concert since his arrest in Nashville, Tennessee.The show at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium also marks his return to Ole Miss after last year's mishap where Wallen abruptly canceled his performance after the opening acts had already finished and just minutes before he was slated to take the stage. "After last night's show I started losing my voice so I spent the day resting up, talking to my doctor and working through my vocal exercises trying to get better," he explained in an Instagram story at the time. "I really thought I'd be able to take the stage and it kills me to deliver this so close to showtime, but my voice is shot and I am unable to sing." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Wallen added, "I am so sorry, I promise you guys I tried everything I could." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Following the cancelation, one fan filed a lawsuit against Wallen on behalf of ticket buyers and sought compensatory damages for a possible class-action lawsuit . The suit was voluntarily dismissed the following day. Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.

'Breaking Bad' star contemplated death to collect life insurance for his family before landing iconic TV role
Giancarlo Esposito was struggling financially before he landed the role of a lifetime on "Breaking Bad." Esposito, who portrayed Gus Fring on the hit AMC drama , reached such a low point in life in 2008 he considered arranging his own murder so his family could benefit from a life insurance policy. "My way out in my brain was, 'Hey, do you get life insurance if someone commits suicide? Do they get the bread?'" he said during an appearance on SiriusXM's Jim & Sam show. "My wife said, 'Well that's kind of tricky' ... She had no idea why I was asking her this stuff. 'BREAKING BAD' STARS BRYAN CRANSTON, AARON PAUL REMAIN CLOSE YEARS AFTER FINALE, 'WE LOVE BEING TOGETHER' "I just started scheming. If I got somebody to knock me off, death through misadventure, they would get the insurance. "I had four kids. I wanted them to have a life. Like, it was a hard moment in time. I literally thought of self-annihilation so that they could survive. That's how low I was." FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S 'MEGALOPOLIS' TO PREMIERE AT CANNES Despite facing bankruptcy and enduring mental anguish , the idea of hurting his family was too much to bear."That was the first inkling that there was a way out, but I wouldn't be here to be available to it or to be a part of it or to be there for my kids," Esposito said. "Then I started to think that's not viable because the pain I would cause them would be lifelong, and lifelong trauma that would just extend the generational trauma with which I'm trying to move away from. The light at the end of the tunnel was 'Breaking Bad.'" LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Esposito's role as the corrupt drug kingpin earned him an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actor in 2012 and opened doors to new career opportunities."Breaking Bad" premiered in 2008, starring Bryan Cranston , Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn. The drug drama was regularly nominated for awards and earned 16 Emmys before it ended its run in 2013. Esposito went on to star in "The Mandalorian," "The Boys," "Revolution" and "Once Upon A Time." He earned two Emmy nominations for his performance in the "Breaking Bad" spinoff, "Better Call Saul."

Jodie Foster being cemented in Hollywood won't persuade sons to watch her films: 'They don't seem to care'
Jodie Foster continues to rack up accomplishments in Hollywood, but her two adult sons "don't seem to care" about her films.At Foster's Handprint and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, the award-winning actress and filmmaker spoke to Fox News Digital about being recognized and permanently cemented in Hollywood, which her sons Charlie and Kit aren't too interested in.Foster's sons, whom she shares with ex Cydney Bernard, are fans of her HBO show, "True Detective," but that seems to be where they draw the line. "Probably not," she said when asked if her sons would watch her other projects. "Sadly, probably not. They're very blasé about my career. They don't seem to be terribly interested." JODIE FOSTER FELT PRESSURED TO SUPPORT FAMILY AS A CHILD STAR: 'THERE WAS NO OTHER INCOME' However, Foster noted that Charlie and Kit were fans of "Silence of the Lambs," which debuted in 1991, and 1976's "Bugsy Malone," which she starred in as a child actress. WATCH: Jodie Foster can't persuade her sons to watch her films "They don't seem to care very much, sadly," she continued. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Foster fully supports her sons following in her footsteps and pursuing a career in acting. "Acting is a result of a lot of other things, too - about thinking and reading and wondering and curiosity. So, that's a part I get a hand in and try to get them inspired in life," she said.Foster explained that she has one son who is pursuing a career in acting, and her other son is a scientist who "definitely does not want to act."During her big day, which was presented by Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Foster couldn't help but remember her mom and what she would have thought of the ceremony. Evelyn Ella Almond passed away in 2019 at the age of 91."My mom, I kept thinking about my mom today," Foster said. "Because my mom would have really loved this, but she also would have been mad at me because she would've said, 'Why didn't you do this earlier and why are you not wearing high heels?'" WATCH: Jodie Foster says cementing her hands and feet in front of Hollywood's TLC Chinese Theatre was a 'childhood dream' Foster said she got a pedicure so that she could put her feet into the cement on Friday. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER She told Fox News Digital that being honored in such a fashion was a "childhood fantasy dream" that she had as a child. "We would go to dinner, and then we would come up here and try to put our feet in the cement and measure our feet, so it really does feel like a childhood fantasy," Foster said. "It doesn't even feel like it's related to my work as an actor. It feels like it's more about being a kid and wanting to be remembered somehow for what I did."

'American Idol' alum, gospel singer Mandisa dead at 47, police investigating
Mandisa, a gospel singer who kicked off her singing career as a contestant on "American Idol," died. She was 47.Mandisa's father, John Hundley, confirmed her death to Fox News Digital, saying it was a shock. It's unclear what caused the singer's death.Authorities are "conducting an active death investigation stemming from a body that was discovered Thursday evening at a residence," Franklin Police Department Public Information manager Max Wintz told Fox News Digital. 'AMERICAN IDOL' TRAGEDIES: C.J. HARRIS' DEATH MARKS PAINFUL HISTORY FOR REALITY COMPETITION SHOW sa competed on season 5 of "American Idol," which aired in 2006. She made it to the top nine in the music competition show. A year later, she released her first full-length album, "True Beauty."During her time on "American Idol," she became known not only for her powerhouse vocals, but also for an inspiring speech she gave to judge Simon Cowell. After her audition, Cowell made remarks about her weight, and later in the process she confronted him about his comments in a conversation with him and his fellow judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson."Simon, a lot of people want me to say a lot of things to you," she began. "But this is what I want to say to you is that, yes, you hurt me, and I cried and it was painful. It really was. But I want you to know that I've forgiven you and that you don't need someone to apologize in order to forgive somebody. I figure that if Jesus could die so that all of my wrongs could be forgiven, I can certainly extend that same grace to you."Cowell immediately gave her a hug, telling her that he felt "humbled," then noting he felt "one millimeter small."His comments helped inspire the name of her first album. In 2013, she told The Hollywood Reporter, "Coming straight off 'American Idol,' and having Simon Cowell talk to me about the way I look, I recorded 'True Beauty,' [asking questions like] 'Where am I going to put my value?', 'Am I going to determine my worth by people like Simon or am I going to put my trust into what God says about me?'"The gospel album went on to do well on music charts, landing at no. 43 on the Billboard 200 after its release. It also earned her a Grammy nomination for best pop/contemporary gospel album. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS sa was nominated for the same award in 2010 for her album "Freedom," and for best contemporary Christian music album for 2012's "What If We Were Real." She won the award in 2014 for her album "Overcomer."She notably was absent from the awards ceremony, explaining on her website the next day that she'd skipped the show because of her busy schedule, her reluctance at having her appearance critiqued and because "I have been struggling with being in the world, not of it lately. I have fallen prey to the alluring pull of flesh, pride, and selfish desires quite a bit recently."That same year, she experienced an intense personal loss when a close friend died after battling cancer. In a 2017 interview on "Good Morning America," she revealed her friend's death left her questioning her faith and struggling with her mental health ."It got pretty bad - to the point where if I had not gotten off that road I would not be sitting here today," she admitted. "God is what I say. He saved my life quite literally." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER She also described friends staging an intervention for her in an attempt to help her come out of her deep depression, which inspired her last album, 2017's "Out of the Dark.""I realized I don't have to be perfect and have it all together," she said. "I am a masterpiece in the making, I'm just unfinished for right now."In 2022, she released a memoir called "Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God's Joy." The book's publisher, K-Love, released a statement on her death via David Pierce, the organization's chief media officer."Mandisa loved Jesus, and she used her unusually extensive platform to talk about Him at every turn," he said. "Her kindness was epic, her smile electric, her voice massive, but it was no match for the size of her heart. Mandisa struggled, and she was vulnerable enough to share that with us, which helped us talk about our own struggles. Mandisa's struggles are over. She is with the God she sang about now. While we are saddened, Mandisa is home. We're praying for Mandisa's family and friends and ask you to join us."

Oregon hotel featured in Jack Nicholson's 'The Shining' catches fire
Firefighters responded to a call at the famous hotel that was featured in director Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film, "The Shining." According to The Oregonian, a portion of the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon caught on fire at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The official X account for the Clackamas Fire Department shared that at 11:12 p.m on Thursday, the fire was declared under control."The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn't spread any further. Crews are clearing the scene. The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting the investigation with the help of federal resources," the account wrote, adding several photos of the scene.The Clackamas Fire Department first shared the news on X on Thursday night, with an image of their firefighters hard at work trying to put the flames out. 'THE SHINING'S' CREEPY 'JULY 4TH BALL 1921' PHOTO TURNS 100 - AND TWITTER NOTICED "Firefighters are on-scene of a 3-alarm commercial fire at the historic Timberline Lodge. Crews are working to extinguish the fire. No injuries reported," the post read.Timberline Lodge was built in 1937. It continues to operate as a hotel even after becoming a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It was used three years later in Kubrick's "The Shining," which starred Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS According to the hotel's website , it continues to be one of Oregon's most popular tourist attractions and brings in "nearly two million visitors every year.""The 1980 cult-classic film ' The Shining,' based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, used aerial shots of Timberline as part of its opening scene," the website shared. "Film of the exterior of Timberline Lodge was used for some establishing shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel throughout the movie." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Timberline Lodge noted that "Kubrick was asked not to depict Room 217 (featured in the book) in ' The Shining ,' because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there. So a nonexistent room, Room 237, was substituted in the film." The hotel shared that even though its Room 217 was not featured in the cult classic film, it "is requested more often than any other room at Timberline." "Rest assured, Timberline is not haunted!" Timberline Lodge shared with its customers.

Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
NEW YORK (AP) - Heart - the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson's shredding guitar with her sister Ann's powerhouse vocals - is hitting the road this spring and fall for a world tour that Nancy Wilson describes as "the full-on rocker size.""I've been strengthening. I've got my trainer," she says. "You go one day at a time and you strengthen one workout session at a time. It's a lot of work, but it's the only job I know how to do." HEART'S ANN WILSON TALKS WEIGHT BULLIES, THE EARLY DAYS OF MTV, AND BEING A WOMAN IN THE MANLY WORLD OF ROCK The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who gave us classic tracks like "Magic Man," "Crazy on You" and "Alone" will be playing all the hits, some tracks from of their solo albums - like Ann Wilson's "Miss One and Only" and Nancy Wilson's "Love Mistake" - and a new song called "Roll the Dice.""I like to say we have really good problems because the problem we have is to choose between a bunch of different, really cool songs that people love already," says Nancy Wilson.Like "Barracuda," a sonic burst which first appeared on the band's second album, "Little Queen" and is one of the band's most memorable songs."You can't mess with 'Barracuda.' It's just the way it is. It is great. You get on the horse and you ride. It's a galloping steed of a ride to go on. And for everybody, including the band."The tour kicks off Saturday at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, and will hit cities including Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. International dates include stops in London, Oslo, Berlin, Stockholm, Montreal and Glasgow.The band's Royal Flush Tour will have Cheap Trick as the opening act for many stops, but Def Leppard and Journey will join for three stadium dates in Cleveland, Toronto and Boston this summer.Ann and Nancy Wilson will be filled out by Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar), Ryan Waters (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals), Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals) and Sean T. Lane (drums).The tour is the first in several years for Heart, which was rocked by a body blow in 2016 when Ann Wilson's husband was arrested for assaulting Nancy's 16-year-old twin sons. Nancy Wilson says that's all in the past."We can take any kind of turbulence, me and Ann, and we've always been OK together," she says. "We're still steering the ship and happy to do it together. So we're tight."The new tour will take them to Canada, which was warm to the band when they were starting out as what Nancy Wilson calls "a couple of chicks from Seattle." She recalls Vancouver embracing Heart, and touring in one van across Canada in the dead of winter on two lane highways.The Wilson sisters broke rock's glass ceiling in the '70s and Nancy Wilson says they only had male influences to look to, like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Moody Blues.Now she says she looks out and loves seeing generations of female rockers. "You have boygenius and you have Billie Eilish and you have Olivia Rodrigo and so many amazing women - Maggie Rogers and Sheryl Crow, who calls us her big influence. And then Billie Eilish might have Sheryl Crow as her influence. So it's a really nice legacy to pass along. I like to say we're the OG - the original gangsters - of women and rock."Heart has made it into the Rock Hall, won Grammys, sold millions of albums and rocked hundreds of thousands of fans but Nancy Wilson has one place she'd still like to shine.Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of their debut album, "Dreamboat Annie," which was the same year that "Saturday Night Live" started. "So we're actually kind of putting it out there - Heart never played on 'Saturday Night Live.' But what about the 50th birthday party with Heart?"

Todd and Julie Chrisley appeal tax fraud convictions more than one year into prison sentences
Todd and Julie Chrisley's attorney argued on behalf of the incarcerated couple during a hearing at the federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday.The "Chrisley Knows Best" stars were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison in November 2022 after a jury found the couple guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans, in addition to conspiring to defraud the IRS.Todd and Julie's lawyer, Alex Little, claimed that misconduct had been involved in the case and that prosecutors had "worked in concert with the witness," according to People magazine . TODD CHRISLEY ORDERED TO PAY TAX INVESTIGATOR $755,000 FOR DEFAMATION AFTER LOSING LAWSUIT WHILE IN PRISON "First, the issue that was discussed that came out in the redirect and then the re-cross of Officer Betty Carter was whether the Chrisleys had paid taxes in the post-conspiracy period," Little said to the court. TODD, JULIE CHRISLEY'S DAUGHTER ACCUSES PRISON OF 'PADLOCKING' SUPPLIES AS COUPLE GETS REDUCED TIME "Now, the district court below confirmed that that would have a potential prejudicial effect on the defendants leading the jury to believe that they had not paid their taxes, that they weren't interested in paying taxes, that they were untruth type of person who could commit fraud charged in the other acts. That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case."Neither Todd nor Julie were present for the hearing at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta.During the Chrisley trial two years ago, prosecutors alleged that the Chrisleys had submitted fake documents to banks when applying for loans. In addition, they claimed that Julie also had submitted a false credit report and fake bank statements when trying to rent a house in California.Little claimed that his clients had "paid everything before trial" when it came to taxes owed, and added that "the government doesn't argue that they hadn't paid." 'CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST' STARS JULIE AND TODD CHRISLEY: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE REALITY TV COUPLE AND THEIR FAMILY Annalise Peters, a representative of the United States Attorneys' Office, claimed that the evidence was "overwhelming at trial" that the Chrisleys had "conspired to evade the IRS.""So yes, if there are credible allegations and some evidence proffered about any sort of government misconduct, a hearing should be had. That's simply not what we have in this case," she said.When it came to the Chrisleys former accountant, Peter Tarantino, who was sentenced to three years in prison for willfully filing false tax returns, Peters argued that Little had not shown any "actual compelling prejudice that results from this."Tarantino's lawyer, Don Samuel, claimed that his client had not been "complicit in the crime committed" by the Chrisleys, and that Tarantino "didn't have a duty to ensure that all taxes were paid."Following the hearing, Todd and Julie's daughter Savannah spoke to reporters outside the courthouse and told reporters that she had spoken with her parents the night before, and that they are "doing as best they can.""We have all come together, and we are closer than ever," she said, according to The Associated Press .Todd was originally sentenced to 12 years in prison, but he had two years removed from his sentence. Julie was given a seven-year prison sentence after initially being indicted in August 2019 on bank fraud and tax evasion charges. Her sentence was reduced by 14 months in September 2023.They will each have to complete 16 months of probation following the end of their prison sentences. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Julie Chrisley's convictions included conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. She was also hit with wire fraud and obstruction-of-justice charges. She reported to the satellite minimum security camp at the BOP facility in Lexington, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital.Todd Chrisley was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. He checked into the minimum security facility, Federal Prison Camp Pensacola . The Chrisleys did see a minor court victory in 2019 when the Georgia Department of Revenue cleared the couple of a $2 million state tax evasion charge stemming from a two-year investigation from nearly eight years of returns beginning in 2008.The Department of Revenue dropped its claim that the couple owed more than $2.1 million in unpaid state taxes, penalties and interest, and updated the total outstanding debt to under $110,000.

'Blue Bloods' star Tom Selleck has never used email or text, but admits to occasionally looking up his name
Tom Selleck is not one to complain about unplugging. In fact, he much prefers it that way. In a new interview, the "Bad Bloods" actor - who is gearing up to release his memoir, "You Never Know," - opened up about his lack of motivation to use email or text messages. "Occasionally I've looked up my name," he told People magazine . "That started really with the book, but I've never sent my own email. I had a secretary. I've never texted anybody." 'BLUE BLOODS' STAR DONNIE WAHLBERG CALLS TOM SELLECK 'DAD': 'WE'VE JUST BECOME A REAL FAMILY' However, Selleck admitted his wife of 37 years, Jillie Mack , has been known to send texts on his behalf. "I have a certain luxury where I probably couldn't survive otherwise," he said. "But I don't know. I have a hard time writing things down, which is weird for a guy who's pushing a book."Selleck met Jillie in 1983 when she was performing in the musical "Cats." The duo married four years later. They share one daughter together, Hannah. Selleck also shares a son, Kevin, with ex-wife Jacqueline Ray. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Recalling their nuptials, Selleck explained how their small wedding in 1987 almost didn't happen due to one small, yet major, detail: they forgot their marriage license. "She was in a little room off the little chapel, getting ready, and I think my mom was in there. Maybe Marty wasn't there. She was pregnant," Selleck recalled of his wedding day, before remembering a big "commotion." "Jillie can talk really fast and a lot and loudly, and I heard all this stuff and I think Dan went to check, and we had all forgotten the license," he said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "That's what I remember most about the wedding. And Reverend David saying 'I'll sign the thing anyway,'" he added. "And he went all the way into Reno himself so we could have dinner and brought it back. So yeah, it was just an adventure. I wouldn't trade it."Ahead of his book's release on May 7, the "Magnum, P.I." alum also opened up about his long-lasting "accidental" career ."It is really the story of an accidental career. I'd never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire," he told People. "People would say, 'Oh, he was bitten by the acting bug' or, 'He wanted to be a star.' I've never talked that way in my life. I just wanted to get a job and work."But, nevertheless, he couldn't be more grateful. "I've had a very good life, a very lucky life," he said. "I don't know if it's what I figured I'd be doing, but it's with a lot of gratitude."

Bruce Willis honored at 'Pulp Fiction' 30th anniversary with John Travolta, Uma Thurman
As the stars showed up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic 1994 film "Pulp Fiction," Tallulah Willis made sure to pay a special tribute to her father and one of the movie's main stars, Bruce Willis , as he continues to battle frontotemporal dementia. On April 18, the movie's stars, such as John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Harvey Keitel and more gathered at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to pay homage to the film and celebrate the milestone. BRUCE WILLIS' WIFE SAYS HER LOVE FOR ACTOR 'ONLY GROWS' BUT ADMITS 'HOLIDAYS ARE HARD' AMID DEMENTIA BATTLE Among many famous supporters and guest stars were Emma Hemming Willis , Bruce's wife, and Tallulah, the actor's youngest daughter he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore. Tallulah sported a casual ensemble paired with a black baseball hat with the name "Bruce" embroidered. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS In March 2022, Bruce stepped away from Hollywood after being diagnosed with aphasia that later progressed to frontotemporal dementia . During a panel discussion with the cast inside the Chinese Theatre, host Ben Mankiewicz took a moment to honor Bruce and his family. "Bruce is great in this," he said, according to People . "Here in the audience tonight is Bruce's wife, Emma, and one of his daughters, Tallulah Belle Willis." The crowd applauded the duo as they stood up from their seats. Bruce's costar, Travolta, spoke more in depth about working with Bruce and explained why there was a "real genuine care" among the costars. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Bruce and I had a history. We did 'Look Who's Talking' together, and we had a massive success with it," Travolta told Entertainment Tonight . "So we were [friends]. We had been on vacation together, Kelly [Preston] and I with Bruce and Demi [Moore]. So this was not new. We were comfortable with each other.""It was very easy to be with each other and relax, you know?" he added. "And there was real genuine care. And we felt lucky we were in a very special movie."In March, Emma, who announced that she will be releasing a book in 2025 about her experiences as a caregiver to her husband, spoke out about the misinformation she'd recently seen surrounding Bruce's condition. "It's Sunday morning and I'm triggered. I just got clickbaited. I'm just scrolling minding my own business and just saw a headline and got clickbaited that had to do with my own family," she began. "The headline basically says there is no more joy in my husband." APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR INSTAGRAM VIDEO "Now, I can just tell you that is far from the truth ," she said. "I need society and whoever's writing these stupid headlines to stop scaring people. Stop scaring people to think that once they get a diagnosis of some kind of neurocognitive disease that that's it, it's over. Let's pack it up, nothing else to see here. We're done."Emma continued, "No. It is the complete opposite of that, OK? 100%. There is grief and sadness, there's all of that. But you start a new chapter. And that chapter is filled. Let me just tell you what it is. It's filled with love, it's filled with connection. It's filled with joy, it's filled with happiness. That's where we are."

Chris Pratt suffers injury on movie set while doing his own stunts
Chris Pratt is looking a little worse for wear.The Hollywood star is currently filming a new movie called "Mercy," a sci-fi thriller in which he plays a detective accused of a crime he didn't commit. As he shared to social media, he's been attempting some of his own stunts, and he injured himself in the process.On Thursday, Pratt posted two photos on Instagram, the first showing his legs. On one foot, his sock and shoe have been removed and an ice pack is tied to his ankle. CHRIS PRATT CREDITS WIFE KATHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER FOR HELPING HIM MAINTAIN RIPPED PHYSIQUE In the other picture, he showed a close-up of his ankle, which appeared to be bruised and very swollen. There's also a small cut on his foot."Mercy filming day 4," the actor wrote in the caption of the post. "I have such a great stunt team! AND I sometimes try to get in there and do some of my own stuff. Today, daddy caught a metal post to the ankle. Should be interesting moving forward." APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS It's unclear if Pratt's injury will affect the filming schedule for the movie, or to what extent.This isn't the first time the actor injured himself doing stunts - he also got hurt in the making of 2017's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."During a conversation with Seth Meyers on "Late Night" to promote the film, Pratt said, "It's a really stunt-heavy movie , through the course of the whole film for everyone. We were suspended from wires, we did a whole bunch of stunts." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS When Meyers asked if all the stunts went well, Pratt replied, "Not necessarily. Yeah, no. I got my bell rung pretty, pretty good one time, essentially got knocked out."In 2021, he spoke to Men's Health about acting as executive producer on "The Tomorrow War," a movie in which he also starred. Pratt was asked if his producing role gave him the ability to do more stunts that normally a producer would bar an actor from doing - a move that legendary action star Tom Cruise is known to pull."I mean, what a mark he set," Pratt said of Cruise. "I'm gonna have to perform a heart transplant on myself in a movie to ever top what he's done. I'm a huge fan. I love him so much. I don't know that I did anything that would make him proud in ['The Tomorrow War']. I've got a great stunt man, Chris Romrell." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER He added, "I did one of my own stunts jumping down off of this steel beam that was like maybe 15 feet up in the air. That was kind of cool. I'm getting old, though. I'm gonna be 42. My knees are getting f---ed up. I don't want to be doing stunts."Pratt, now 44, doesn't seem to have been able to stay away from the action-packed part of filmmaking. For 2022's "Jurassic World Dominion," he did several of his own stunts.David Grant, a stuntman for the movie, told Metro , "It's only really when it comes to the vehicle stuff that [stunt double] Alister Whitton stepped in and did some of the motorbike stuff and Chris left him to more of that."

Taylor Swift lyrics appear to take aim at Kim Kardashian on new album
Since Friday's release of Taylor Swift's latest album "The Tortured Poets Department" and her surprise double album "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology," Swifties have been quick to point out subtle nods to past relationships and traumas - including an ongoing feud with Kim Kardashian. In Swift's track titled " thanK you aIMee ," Swift sings about a "bronze, spray-tanned" mean girl at school that her mom wishes were "dead.""All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin' / And I can't forgive the way you made me feel / Screamed 'F--- you, Aimee' to the night sky, as the blood was gushing,'" she sings. "But I can't forget the way you made me heal." TAYLOR SWIFT'S SONGS REAPPEAR ON TIKTOK AHEAD OF POP STAR'S NEW ALBUM RELEASE DESPITE DISPUTE While Swift doesn't directly name Kardashian, the track's title capitalizes three letters: K-I-M. "I don't think you've changed much/ And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues," Swift sings on the track. "And one day, your kid comes home singin'/ A song that only us two is gonna know is about you."Representatives for Swift and Kardashian did not return Fox News Digital's immediate request for comment. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The ongoing feud goes back to 2016 when the Skims creator's then-husband Kanye West rapped about how he and Swift "might still have sex" because he "made that b---- famous."Kardashian posted a clip of a recorded phone call between Swift and West discussing the lyrics that would appear on the rapper's upcoming track, "Famous." Swift claims she never approved of the lyrics; Kardashian said otherwise. The backlash took a toll on Swift's mental health after she was branded a "liar.""A mass public shaming, with millions of people saying you are quote-unquote canceled, is a very isolating experience," she said in a 2019 interview with Vogue . "When you say someone is canceled, it's not a TV show. It's a human being. You're sending mass amounts of messaging to this person to either shut up, disappear, or it could also be perceived as, 'Kill yourself.'" CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Being falsely painted as a liar when I was never given the full story or played any part of the song is character assassination. I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be part of, since 2009," she wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post. Swift addressed the scandal with multiple diss tracks on her "Reputation" album in 2017, from "Call It What You Want" to "Look What You Made Me Do."After being named Time's Person of the Year in 2023, Swift called the feud a "bleak" moment and claimed she fled to "a foreign country" where she "didn't leave a rental house for a year.""That took me down psychologically to a place I've never been before," she recalled in her profile in Time . "I moved to a foreign country. I didn't leave a rental house for a year. TAYLOR SWIFT RETURNS TO THE STAGE WITH EPIC THREE-HOUR, 44-SONG SHOW AS SHE LAUNCHES ERAS TOUR "I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn't trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard."More notably, the albums not only touch on her six-year relationship with ex Joe Alwyn , but her whirlwind romance with The 1975 musician Matty Healy. "The Tortured Poets Department. An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time - one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure," the pop icon wrote on Instagram in tandem with the album's release. "This period of the author's life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that's left behind is the tortured poetry."On her opening track "Fortnight" - which features Post Malone - the singer-songwriter describes a brief relationship that quickly turned sour . "And no one here's to blame/ But what about your quiet treason?" she sings. "I took the miracle move-on-drug/ The effects were temporary/ And I love you, it's ruining my life."On her track "Down Bad" - which seems to reference the aftermath of her breakup with Alwyn - Swfit sings, "Did you take all my old clothes just to leave me here naked and alone/ In a field in my same old town that somehow seems so hollow now ... How dare you think it's romantic/ Leaving me safe and stranded."On another track titled, "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart," Swift sings, "He said he'd love me all his life/ But that life was too short ... He said he'd love me for all time/ But that time was quite short."With the album just being released, fans are still actively decoding lyrics - and sharing their thoughts on the subtle clues. Fans believe her song "The Alchemy" is about her most recent romance with NFL star Travis Kelce . Swift sings, "So when I touch down, call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team." People believe "touch down" and "the team" are an obvious nod to football.Towards the end of the song, Swift's lyrics seem to reference the Super Bowl champ: "Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads / Beer sticking to the floor / Cheers chanted 'cause they said there was no chance / Trying to be the greatest in the league / Where's the trophy? / He just comes running over to me."

Jelly Roll launches music studio inside Nashville juvenile detention center where he was once incarcerated
Jelly Roll is very big on giving back.According to Entertainment Tonight, the country music star helped launch a music studio inside of Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was once incarcerated. The outlet reported that a portion of the proceeds from Jelly Roll's Bridgestone Arena headlining show in December and the Redemption Songs event earlier this year helped fund the program. COUNTRY STAR JELLY ROLL'S PRIVATE JET FORCED INTO EMERGENCY LANDING ET included a quote from the press release of the program that read, "This collaboration, featuring music luminaries Jeffrey Steele and ERNEST, alongside 35 pro/hit songwriters who helped kick off the program launch, embodies the belief in music's role in personal growth and redemption, showcasing the journey from juvenile detention to success."In December 2022, the musician spoke to People magazine about creating a music studio in the detention center and how he wants "to bring hope" to troubled youths."It's important, man. I think it's important that we give back, especially [to] our kids," he told the outlet at the time. "Man, our youth are so impressionable and the old quote goes, 'None of them asked to be here.'"Jelly Roll continued, "They were born into just whatever situation it was, and sometimes they can't see past that situation or that neighborhood or that environment. I just hope to bring hope to that and kind of be a beacon and a light for those kids."At the time, People shared that Jelly Roll was teaming up with the nonprofit Impact Youth Outreach to create the music studio. He told the outlet that it was during his time serving at the juvenile center that he found his passion for music. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I was in and out of there for about three, three and a half years. I spent a lot of time there and eventually got charged as an adult for a crime I committed as a juvenile," he told the outlet. "And I just realized that was the most impactful thing that ever happened in my life, and the darkest moments of my life still were being that 15-year-old scared kid spending Thanksgiving away from his family."Jelly Roll continued, "I knew that I wanted to give back whenever I was in a situation to, and I always knew I wanted to make it really personal. So, I went back to the same juvenile that I started doing music at. I wrote some of my first raps there, had my first big rap battle there." WATCH: COUNTRY STAR JELLY ROLL SAYS 'GOD HAD A BIGGER PURPOSE' FOR HIM In an interview with Fox News Digital ahead of the CMT Music Awards earlier this month, Jelly Roll said "God had a bigger purpose" for him."Faith was a lot of me believing it was going to work out for me," he said. "Could you imagine being a 37-year-old, unsuccessful musician when you told people that was your job?" Jelly Roll, who rose to prominence with his 2021 album, "Ballad of the Broken," explained that he had been creating music for years before he got recognition. In 2003, he took a shot at creating hip-hop music with his first release, "The Plain Shmear Tape," but eventually made his way to country and rock music."It wasn't like something I did on the side. Like, it was my job. And I just always had faith that God had a bigger purpose for what I was trying to do," Jelly Roll said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The musician pointed out that his life is evidence "not everybody has to make a deal with the devil in this business." Jelly Roll had a tumultuous upbringing and was imprisoned before he had the chance to graduate high school. He served time when he was 14 and welcomed his first child, daughter Bailee, while still behind bars.The "Need A Favor" singer has since gotten his life on track and has full custody of Bailee and raises her with his wife, Bunnie Xo . Bunnie, a former sex worker, and Jelly Roll tied the knot in 2016.

20 TV characters who died because the actor who played them died in real life
The tragic deaths of actors during TV show productions have made for sad goodbyes to their characters.Many actors have unexpectedly died while they were a part of one or more TV shows, such as Cory Monteith from "Glee" and John Ritter of "8 Simple Rules."Below are 20 TV characters who died because the actor who played them died in real life. A LOOK BACK AT THE TRAGIC DEATHS THAT ROCKED THE 'GLEE' CAST Finn Hudson was a beloved character in the musical drama "Glee." In 2013, Cory Monteith died at age 31 due to "mixed drug toxicity", and his character also died in the show.The details surrounding the death of Hudson's character weren't revealed on the show but were addressed in a tribute episode titled "The Quarterback." The beloved bartender in the TV show "Cheers" was played by Nicholas Colasanto.During the third season of the show, Colasanto died of a heart attack in 1985.In the premiere of the show's fourth season, his character's death was addressed. Woody Harrelson joined the cast as the new bartender at Cheers. John Ritter played Paul Hennessy in the show "8 Simple Rules." He died in September 2003. In the show, his character died after collapsing in a grocery store, and the show paid tribute to him. He was also in the animated children's show, "Clifford," in which he voiced the big red dog. The show ended following his death.Tony's mother, Livia, was played by Nancy Marchand. She died in June 2000.After the actress' death, CGI was used for the character's last appearance in a scene. On the show, the character died in her sleep. 'THE SOPRANOS': TRACING THE CAST OF THE DRAMA SERIES' POST-SHOW JOURNEY Carrie Fisher, known for playing Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" franchise, was also voicing a character in "Family Guy" when she died in 2016.Her character, Angela, died in a drowning incident on the show.Fisher was also in a show called "Catastrophe" when she passed away. Her character in that show, Mia, died of a heart attack.Adam West, who voiced a character of the same name in "Family Guy," died in 2017 at 88. The show paid tribute to the late actor in the episode titled "Adam West High."Fred Andrews, Archie's father, was played by Luke Perry in the series "Riverdale." The actor died of a stroke in 2019.The fourth season of the show paid tribute to him. In the show, his character died in a hit-and-run accident. There's a funeral held for him during an episode. BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN TEXTED LUKE PERRY AFTER HIS DEATH: 'HE'S HIDING SOMEWHERE' Debbie, mother of Howard in "The Big Bang Theory," was played by Carol Ann Susi. Susi died in 2014 after a battle with cancer . In the show, her character died in her sleep.J.R. Ewing, the villain in the show "Dallas," was played by Larry Hagman. In 2012, Hagman died from cancer. His character in the show died from gunshot wounds.Miguel Ferrer played Owen Granger in the crime show "NCIS: Los Angeles." In the show, his character was written out and the show paid tribute to the late actor.In real life, Ferrer died in 2017 following a battle with cancer.Mr. Hooper, the store owner on "Sesame Street," was played by Will Lee. In 1982, when Lee was 74 years old, he died of a heart attack.An episode of the show titled "Farewell, Mr. Hopper" was dedicated to the actor and had the intent of helping children deal with the grief of a loss.Clark Middleton played Glen Carter in "The Blacklist." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER His character in the show died the same way Middleton did in 2020, from the West Nile virus.Christopher Evan Welch played Peter Gregory in "Silicon Valley." The actor died from lung cancer in 2013, prior to the show's premiere.His character also died in the show, and there was a memorial for him.In the show "Mad Men," Andrew Campbell was a character played by Christopher Allport in one episode of the show. In 2008, Allport died in an avalanche. In the show, his character died in a plane crash. Kristoff St. John played Neil Winters in "The Young and the Restless."In the show, his character died of a stroke after the actor died from heart disease in 2019.Pops in "The Goldbergs" was played by George Segal. The actor died in 2021 at 87.The season 9 premiere of the show paid tribute to the late actor.Lars Hanson was a character played by Karl Swenson in "Little House on the Prairie." Swenson died in 1978 when he was 70.His character also died in the show. John Spencer played Leo McGarry on the show "The West Wing." In 2005, Spencer died of a heart attack.In the show, his character died the same way.The character Bill McNeal was played by Phil Hartman , who died in 1998 at 49 years old. He was shot by his wife, Brynn, who then took her own life.His character died of a heart attack in the show.In 1957, the actor who played Gramps in "Lassie," George Cleveland, died of a heart attack.His character in the show died and there was a funeral held for him.

Taylor Swift releases 'The Tortured Poets Department': 6 clues she gave fans about new album
Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," on Friday.In typical Swift fashion, the pop star shared clues with her fans in the months leading up to the new album's release date."The Tortured Poets Department" followed the release of her re-recordings, "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" and "1989 (Taylor's Version)," in 2023. Swift also released new music in 2022 with "Midnights." TAYLOR SWIFT'S SONGS REAPPEAR ON TIKTOK AHEAD OF POP STAR'S NEW ALBUM RELEASE DESPITE DISPUTE Here's a look at all the clues Taylor Swift gave fans.Taylor Swift first announced "The Tortured Poets Department" after winning best pop vocal album at the 2024 Grammys on Feb. 4."This is my 13th Grammy, which is my lucky number," she told the audience. "I don't know if I've ever told you that." Swift explained that she wanted to celebrate by "telling you a secret that I've been keeping from you for the past two years.""I've been working on 'Tortured Poets' since right after I turned in 'Midnights,'" she explained. "So, I started working on it immediately after that, and I've been working on it for about two years. I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour, and when it was perfect in my opinion - when it was good enough for you - I finished it."Swift added, "And I am so, so excited that soon you'll get to hear it, and soon we'll get to experience it together. I'm over the moon about the fact that you guys care about my music. It still blows my mind."Swift wore a white gown with black gloves to the Grammys, which turned out to be a nod to the theme of her new album. The musician accessorized with a black watch choker with the hands set to midnight.Days after announcing the release of her 11th studio album, Swift shared the track list with eager fans on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter)."The Tortured Poets Department" features tracks such as "Down Bad," "But Daddy I Love Him," "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" and "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys." A cover of the album also showcased the phrase, "I love you, it's ruining my life." APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INSTAGRAM POST Fans also speculated that the album was about her breakup from Joe Alwyn with the addition of the track titled "So Long, London." The indie actor , who is from London, previously inspired her song "London Boy" from her "Lover" album. "So Long, London" is also track five on "The Tortured Poets Department." The spot is typically reserved for Swift's most vulnerable and personal song of the album.Some of Swift's previous track-five songs include "Dear John," "You're On You're Own, Kid" and "tolerate it." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The "Reputation" singer gave fans a glimpse at four bonus tracks, each one paired with its own vinyl of "The Tortured Poets Department."The bonus tracks include "The Manuscript," The Bolter," "The Albatross" and "The Black Dog." APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INSTAGRAM POST Throughout the release of the title tracks and album art for "The Tortured Poets Department," fans speculated each version matched up with a stage of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Whether or not Swift intentionally did this is unknown, but she did partner with Apple Music on five playlists, sorting her already released music into each stage.The names of the playlists were:The release of the playlists seemingly confirmed the theory that "The Tortured Poets Department" would focus on themes of grief and loss. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The week of "The Tortured Poets Department" release, Swifties were able to visit a pop-up installation at The Grove in Los Angeles. The library showcased clues about the upcoming album, including lyrics.The lyrics "One less temptress. One less dagger to sharpen" and "Even statues crumble if they're made to wait" were written on pages of a book featured in the pop-up.Fans speculated the library card catalog with 72 boxes symbolized Swift's relationship with Alwyn, as 72 months would equal six years. The two were together for six years before calling it quits sometime in early 2023.Following the library pop-up, Swift also gave fans a timetable for "The Tortured Poets Department" release day.While fans were able to listen to the album beginning at midnight Friday, a music video accompanying a song drops at 8 p.m. ET.

Meghan Trainor's will ensures her voice can't be used by 'spooky' technology after her death
Meghan Trainor is one of many stars wary of artificial intelligence . Earlier this month at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Trainor shared her thoughts on the technology with Fox News Digital."Sometimes I love it, sometimes I'm scared," she said. "I don't know a lot about it."The thought of her voice being used without her knowledge was definitely a big concern. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? "I'm like, 'Wait, they can make me say and sing things that I didn't do?' And they were like, 'Yeah.' That's spooky." She added, "So, it is in my will now; you can't use my voice." WATCH: Meghan Trainor has an AI clause in her will Trainor is one of many celebrities looking to control their voice and likeness not only throughout their careers but even after they are gone.According to The Guardian, sometime before his death in 2014, the late Robin Williams included a clause in his will that restricts the use of his image for 25 years after his death. LUKE BRYAN PRAISES NEW TENNESSEE AI LEGISLATION PROTECTING MUSICIANS: 'WHAT AN AMAZING PRECEDENT TO SET' Williams' daughter, Zelda, spoke out against the technology last year after hearing someone use it to recreate her father's voice, calling it "personally disturbing.""This isn't theoretical, it is very very real. I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings. Living actors deserve a chance to create characters with their choices, to voice cartoons, to put their HUMAN effort and time into the pursuit of performance," she said on social media.Some stars that have been long deceased are already having their likenesses used, with mixed reaction from fans. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER In 2023, Paul McCartney told BBC Radio 4's "Today" that there was a new final song from the Beatles in the works, made with the assistance of AI."When we came to make what will be the last Beatles record, it was a demo that John had - that we worked on, and we just finished it up - it'll be released this year. We were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI so that then we could mix the record as you would normally do," McCartney said.After some backlash from fans, McCartney clarified that Lennon's vocals were original and not generated by computer. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "We've seen some confusion and speculation about it," he said on X, formerly Twitter. "Can't say too much at this stage but to be clear, nothing has been artificially or synthetically created. It's all real and we all play on it. We cleaned up some existing recordings - a process which has gone on for years," he assured angry fans.The song, titled "Now and Then," was released in October featuring Lennon's vocals and guitar performed by George Harrison, recorded six years before his 2001 death.In a statement, McCartney said, "There it was, John's voice, crystal clear. It's quite emotional. And we all play on it, it's a genuine Beatles recording. In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a new song the public haven't heard, I think it's an exciting thing."Starr said, "It was the closest we'll ever come to having him back in the room, so it was very emotional for all of us. It was like John was there, you know. It's far out."

Former 'Dancing' pro Cheryl Burke says being 'breadwinner' in marriage with Matthew Lawrence didn't work
Former "Dancing with the Stars" pro Cheryl Burke learned some important lessons during her marriage to Matthew Lawrence.During an appearance on the "Amy & T.J. Podcast" with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, Burke explained that she has been working on healing from past relationships.Referring to Lawrence, she said, "I learned that you can't buy love.""I tried to not, obviously. I didn't buy my ex-husband, but, like, I definitely would say I was the breadwinner," she said. "Like, I supported us, and I don't think it's black and white." CHERYL BURKE ADMITS TO 'SHOWMANCES' WITH 3 'DWTS' PARTNERS, NAMES 1: DANCING IS AN 'INTIMATE CONTACT SPORT' Burke said it wasn't a conscious decision, but she admitted, "I just thought the control, me being the person who controls ... it's like - it made me feel good, but then it didn't necessarily make the relationship good."The 39-year-old also noted she's uncertain how to handle the issue in a potential future relationship. "As much as I say do I want someone who takes care of me, I just don't know if I do," she said.The professional dancer first met Lawrence in 2006 when Lawrence's brother, Joey Lawrence, appeared on "Dancing with the Stars." They broke up in 2008 after dating for a year but reconnected in 2017.The couple tied the knot in 2019 but divorced in 2022. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER That same year, Burke also left "Dancing with the Stars" after 16 years on the show, earning two mirrorball trophies and six appearances in the finals. In October, Burke told Fox News Digital leaving the show was " the worst breakup I've ever been through."On the "Amy & T.J. Podcast," she reiterated the sentiment when asked about her "two divorces" in 2022, saying leaving "DWTS" was "hands down" harder than ending her marriage.Burke made it clear the divorce wasn't easy either, but leaving the show was more difficult because "that was my identity." CHERYL BURKE TALKS 'BREAKUP' WITH 'DANCING WITH THE STARS,' REHAB RUMORS, AND HER FUTURE ON TV She added the show gave her a "voice.""I never thought I could be my own independent woman back then," she said. "Ballroom is very much, it's a partnership, and it's always the men that are in control still. I know it sounds so old school, but that's also the beauty of ballroom. The man leads, the woman follows, and you produce such beautiful art. "I'm not saying it happens for everyone, but for me, it was very much like that. So, for me, coming into my own and being able to stand on my own two feet, I credit 'Dancing with the Stars' with that. And I think because they've seen me through it all ... it's hard."Burke now hosts a podcast looking back at the show, "Sex, Lies & Spray Tans."As for her romantic life, the San Francisco-born star isn't interested in dating now but has some idea of what she's looking for."I want someone who wants to evolve, like, that wants to consistently and wants to, like, work on himself, be able to take accountability when needed," she said. "Because, like, you can blame all day long, but at the end of the day, you're stuck with you for the rest of your freaking life. You better like yourself." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Burke also said she wants someone who is "supportive" and not overly confident but "worthy.""Confidence is just, I believe, ego, like, comes from, like, the foundation of maybe a little ego," she said. "We all have one, right? But to really be OK with who he is, I think that foundation is so important. And communication."Burke added a prospective partner must "smell good and look good," joking "that might seal the deal for me."The podcaster is clear about what she doesn't want. "Someone who blames people, someone who is super indecisive. If you can't order dinner, I just can't. And that was my first and last date that I was on since my divorce. Like he couldn't order dinner," she joked.Burke did not disclose when the date took place, but it was set up by a mutual friend of hers and her date.A rep for Lawrence did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met
NEW YORK (AP) - The children crumple and fall to the stage, victims of King Herod's assassins. Then the Virgin Mary , in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorializes the student protesters who were massacred by Mexican armed forces in 1968.This is "El Nino," a retelling of the birth and early life of Jesus through a mix of biblical verses and modern Latin American poetry , medieval texts and apocrypha. FASHION ISN'T JUST FOR THE EYES: UPCOMING MET GALA EXHIBIT AIMS TO BE A MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCE Set to music by John Adams from a libretto compiled by him and Peter Sellars, it is having its Metropolitan Opera premiere nearly a quarter-century after it was first performed in Paris in 2000."It contains some of John's greatest music," Met general manager Peter Gelb said. "But I had always thought of it as an oratorio," along the lines of Handel's "Messiah." That changed, he said, when he met with Lileana Blain-Cruz, resident director of Lincoln Center Theater, who told him "her dream was to stage it as a fully realized production."Now that dream is taking shape on the Met stage in a vibrant, multi-colored production that uses puppets, projections, dancers, an onstage chorus and even a flying boat to tell the Nativity story through the eyes of Mary."This piece has kind of been haunting my consciousness for awhile," Blain-Cruz said in an interview before a rehearsal for the April 23 opening. "The music is so crazy and complicated, but I find it so life-affirming at the same time. There's an optimism in it."You have darkness happening," she said, "and then you have the Christmas star and these high soprano notes and you go, 'Oh it's going to be OK, the world is so much bigger than us.' I love that invigoration of life. That feeling of an antidote to loneliness and suffering."Taking her cue from Mary and Joseph's journeying to Jerusalem for Jesus's birth and then fleeing into Egypt to escape Herod, Blain-Cruz has framed her production as a story of people's migration from dangerous lands in search of a better life.Doubling the role of Mary, she has cast the soprano (performed at the Met by Julia Bullock) as "Mary-of-the-land," and the mezzo (J'Nai Bridges) as "Mary-of-the-sea."The set for the first act evokes what Blain-Cruz calls "a greenish-blue floral jungle landscape that might be home to African or Caribbean people," while the second is dominated by "orangish fiery colors influenced by a more desert vision, like the borderlands of Texas.""So we move from verdant, life-giving spaces to a less hospitable land," she said. "That reflects Herod's obliviousness to the richness of nature. For me, he is one of these people who violate not only other people but the earth itself."Despite the fanciful touches, the set is simpler than many new Met productions. "There's a two-dimensionality to the visual landscape," Blain-Cruz said. "It sort of moves like an old panel book."For many audiences, the most searing moment will come after the slaying of the children when Bullock sings Adams's setting of "Memorial de Tlatelolco" by Rosario Castellanos."This is the one place in the piece where John and Peter chose to take us out of the centuries-old story and within a few gunshots of music catapult us into the 20th century," Bullock said. "It's like, how many times do we need to keep telling these stories of genocide and of sacrifices of precious human lives in order for all of us to say we're not going to continue on in this cycle of violence against each other."Blain-Cruz and Bullock are both making their Met debuts with this production as are bass-baritone Davon Tines, and conductor Marin Alsop.Alsop, who has long conducted Adams' orchestral works, finds "El Nino" distinct from many of his other compositions."There's usually this very driving pulse," throughout his pieces, but here, she said, those moments of insistent "groove" alternate with "contemplative and pensive" sections."And that's why I'm so impressed with the cast and choir," she said, "that they're able to float these beautiful lines over this kind of constantly changing sea underneath them."That rapid shifting makes the conductor's work more challenging as well."There's so much going on," she said, "There's rarely a whole page that's in the same meter. I have to be so totally engaged all the time, because around every corner is something tricky."The orchestration calls for many instruments not typically heard in opera, including two guitars, high cowbells, chimes, maracas, gongs known as temple bowls and a synthesizer that plays back a wide variety of recorded sound. As usual in Adams' operas, he requires electronic amplification for the instruments and singers to be properly balanced and audible.This will be the fourth Adams work performed by the Met, following "Doctor Atomic," "Nixon in China" and "The Death of Klinghoffer." Next season the company will stage his recent "Antony and Cleopatra" (also starring Bullock), extending his record for having the most operas by a currently living composer seen here.

Blake Shelton's return to 'The Voice' dependent on this dream scenario
It'd take a couple of arms and legs to get Blake Shelton back as a coach on NBC's "The Voice," but the country star says he'd do it, if all the stars aligned.In a recent conversation with Entertainment Tonight , Shelton reflected on his choice to leave the show last year after 23 seasons, admitting that as time passes, he feels more confident in his decision."Every day feels a little bit better," he said of the departure. "I feel better about that decision." BLAKE SHELTON DITCHES 'THE VOICE' TO FOCUS ON PARENTING WITH GWEN STEFANI: 'I TAKE THAT JOB VERY SERIOUSLY' But there are elements of " The Voice " that Shelton acknowledges have been difficult to say goodbye to. "I miss the people. I mean, those people became like family to me, literally from the crew all up to the producers of the show. I was with them more than I was with my family," he shared. "I miss that," while adding he doesn't "miss the job at all.""I totally needed a break from [the job], because if I wasn't into it then it wasn't good for whoever was on my team," he said of exiting the show. "I don't want to be someone who's just going through the motions. Those artists need somebody fighting for them." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Shelton still holds the record for most wins by a coach, having won nine different seasons."The second I started feeling like, 'Oh, my gosh, I don't even remember what season this is anymore. Who are the coaches on this season?' [I knew that] I needed [to get] away from here," he said, although Shelton left the show when wife Gwen Stefani was still a coach.After announcing his exit, Shelton admitted that he'd been itching to leave for a while. "I think I was close to calling it a day right when COVID hit. And then because of COVID, I didn't want to walk away from the show, and leave everybody in a bind. I mean, this show changed my life," he admitted to "Today" host Carson Daly, who also hosts "The Voice," in February 2023. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER But Shelton says there is a scenario that would intrigue him enough to return. "If they were ever able to put together the original four coaches again, maybe [I'd return] for one season, a one-off," he shared. "That would be fun for me... That would be something I would be interested in doing," he said of reuniting with CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine .Maroon 5 frontman Levine left the show after 16 seasons, while Aguilera and Green's tenures were much shorter.The 25th season of "The Voice" is currently airing, with coaches Reba McEntire , John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay.

Rapper GloRilla charged with drunk driving in suburban Atlanta
The rap artist known as GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia , jail records show.GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, was charged Tuesday with first-offense driving under the influence of alcohol; having an open container of alcohol; and failing to obey a traffic control device, according to Gwinnett County Jail booking records. SUGE KNIGHT RIBS SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS IN PRISON CALL, DROPS OMINOUS WARNING: 'PUFFY, YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER' Woods, 24, of Memphis, Tennessee , was arrested by police in Suwanee, about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Officers pulled over a black Mercedes-Benz after it was seen making a U-turn at a red light, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported."I asked Woods how much she had consumed and what beverages she had consumed; however, Woods continued to relay that it does not matter and she was good to drive," the officer wrote in the police report obtained by the newspaper.Woods' eyes appeared to be bloodshot, she had a hard time finishing her thoughts and refused to take a breathalyzer test, the officer wrote.She was booked into the jail at 6:12 a.m. Tuesday and released at 9:41 a.m. the same day.The jail records do not indicate whether Woods has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.

Ryan Reynolds praises Michael J. Fox for helping his late father with Parkinson's 'feel less alone'
Ryan Reynolds has Michael J. Fox's back, and the "Back to the Future" star had Reynolds' father's back.The "Deadpool" star wrote a short tribute to the 62-year-old for Time's "Most Influential People" list, describing Fox as "funny," "warm" and "intensely smart." "I know Michael J. Fox. Like, I know him pretty damn well," the 47-year-old began. "He's funny. He's warm. He's handsome and intensely smart. He also falls a lot. Not just because he has Parkinson's. He falls a lot because he's unafraid to fly." The "Family Ties" star was diagnosed with Parkinson's when he was 29 years old and has become a leading advocate for raising awareness about the disease since. MICHAEL J FOX HAS HAD 'BEST 35 YEARS' OF HIS LIFE WITH TRACY POLLAN: 'WE JUST MAKE IT UP AS WE GO ALONG' Reynolds, who has served on Fox's foundation board since 2009, wrote that he first met the "Spin City" actor 17 years ago. "I've watched him raise the bar for purpose and passion," Reynolds said. "It'd be kinda lazy to simply characterize him as the greatest champion of Parkinson's research on the planet. He's someone who helped my dad, along with millions of others, feel less alone. It'd be kinda lazy to simply regard him as a movie star who shaped the lives of people all over the planet with a uniquely electric wit and self-aware charm. He's the sum of these beautiful parts." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Reynolds' father James was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1995 and died in 2015. In 2014, Reynolds told "The Today Show" his father rarely talked about his disease. "He comes from a pretty prideful generation," Reynolds said at the time. "And he doesn't really talk about it too much. But he's maybe said it once or twice out loud."Reynolds wrote in his tribute this week that after he watched "Back to the Future" with his 8-year-old daughter, it became her "favorite film." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "And for now, that's enough for me - and her," Reynolds said. "One more kid from one more generation sees what I saw. I know how lucky I am to call Mike a friend. She still has no idea that I know him. I don't need to teach my daughter the level of compassion Mike has mastered. Or teach her to tell stories the way Mike tells stories. I need to teach her that it's OK to fall a lot. It's the absolute best way to know you're flying." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Reynolds' and Blake Lively's oldest daughter is named James after Reynolds' father.

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting: Prosecution beefs up ahead of involuntary manslaughter trial
The prosecution in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case added a new special prosecutor to the mix.Mary Carmack-Altwies appointed Erlinda Johnson to help out special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis beginning April 12, according to court documents filed April 16."Erlinda will be joining me," Morrissey confirmed to Fox News Digital.Johnson is a personal injury, wrongful death and civil rights attorney in New Mexico . The lawyer has also spoken to multiple outlets regarding Baldwin's case, giving her opinion on whether the actor would face charges. ALEC BALDWIN 'RUST' SHOOTING TRIAL: EXPERTS WARN ARMORER'S MAXIMUM SENTENCE IS OMINOUS SIGN FOR ACTOR "Whoever handles the firearm has a duty to check it for any live rounds," Johnson told People magazine in 2021. On top of criminal liability, "there's a lot of civil liability here. It's going to be a nightmare for [people involved with the movie]."A representative for Baldwin did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.Baldwin will head to court in July for the involuntary manslaughter trial. Jury selection will begin July 9, according to New Mexico Courts. The trial is expected to last until July 19. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Baldwin was indicted on two counts - involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter without due caution or circumspection - Jan. 19. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on the set of "Rust."The "30 Rock" star's legal team filed to have the indictment dismissed in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The motion to dismiss argued the prosecution acted unethically and failed to present crucial evidence to a grand jury."Enough is enough," the court documents stated. "This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme." WATCH: 'RUST' MOVIE VIDEO SHOWS ALEC BALDWIN PRACTICING CROSS DRAW BEFORE HALYNA HUTCHINS' DEATH CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER rosecution called out Baldwin's legal team for lying and manipulation after the actor requested the court dismiss his indictment."The defendant's motion to dismiss is predictably false, misleading, and histrionic misrepresentation of the facts and circumstances of the history of the case," the prosecution's filing, obtained by Fox News Digital, said. "The two special prosecutors who have been assigned the prosecution of Mr. Baldwin have experienced near countless lies and manipulation from the defense for more than one year."In addition, we have, and certainly will continue to be, the subject of the defendant's contrived and unwarranted personal attacks."

Valerie Bertinelli was 'not bashing' Food Network with comments made after she was let go
Valerie Bertinelli is walking back her previous comments made about her former employer, Food Network. On April 11, the TV personality took to social media to share her disappointment over Food Network's creative changes over the years. "I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing ITK [in the kitchen] shows," Bertinelli wrote on the Instagram text app Thread before referencing Rachael Ray's show "30-Minute Meals," as well as "Barefoot Contessa" host Ina Garten and "Giada at Home" star Giada De Laurentiis. VALERIE BERTINELLI MOVES ON WITH NEW BOYFRIEND AFTER DRAMATIC DIVORCE FROM EX-HUSBAND TOM VITALE Bertinelli, who formerly hosted the Food Network shows "Valerie's Home Cooking" and "Kids Baking Championship," continued, "I learned so much. It's sad it's not about cooking and learning any longer. Oh well, that's just business, folks."On Wednesday, nearly a week after the comments were made, an X user asked , "Valerie spent years on the Food Network mostly judging cooking competitions with the exception of one show where she cooked. Now that she wasn't asked back, she has an issue with the networks current love of cooking competition shows. Is that fair?" LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Bertinelli responded on X, "This isn't something new. I'm also not bashing food network by saying I wish there were more actual cooking shows. I will always be very grateful that I was able to work for them for seven years."Bertinelli announced in January that she had been let go from her role on "Kids Baking Competition."In a video shared on her Instagram page, Bertinelli explained that she received confirmation the previous night and had been "avoiding" facing it "because it really hurt my feelings.""And I know it's not supposed to, logically I know that it's business. Budget cuts, right? But it really hurt my feelings to know that I'm not going to be asked back to be on 'Kids Baking Championship.' It really sucks," she added. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER In the clip, Bertinelli shared that the episodes aired at the time were filmed back in the summer of 2022, "which was my apex year of hell. Like I was going through it and pretending everything was just fine, because that's what you do."And, without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life. Working with all those really wonderful people and feeling productive and knowing I could spread some kindness and not just wallow in my hell and just try to keep my head above water, it helped me, it was like a flotation device."She added, "So it really hurts that I won't be able to go back and see everybody and say 'Hey, I made it through, hi!'" Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Stanton and Ashley Hume contributed to this report.

'Law & Order' star helps child find her mom after being mistaken for real-life police officer
Mariska Hargitay fully embodied her "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" character by helping a young girl find her mother. Hargitay was dressed in her "SVU" detective gear for filming the show on April 10 in New York City , thus bearing a striking resemblance to a police officer. A young girl, unaware of the cast and crew around the location, approached Hargitay, mistaking her for a real-life police officer, seeking help locating her mother. 'LAW & ORDER: SVU' STAR MARISKA HARGITAY ADMITS 'IT'S HARD TO PROCESS' HIT SHOW TURNING 25 Hargitay quickly jumped into action, channeling her inner Olivia Benson, the detective she plays on the show. A witness told People magazine that Hargitay paused production for 20 minutes to help the child find her mother. The interaction took place at Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park.Eventually, the young girl, with the help of Hargitay, was reunited with her mother. 'LAW & ORDER: SVU' STAR MARISKA HARGITAY CREDITS ACTING CAREER TO NUN 'WHO REALLY SAW ME' It seems as though Hargitay has learned a thing or two from playing a detective on the "Law & Order" spin-off since 1999. "SVU" is currently filming its 25th season. The show is the longest-running, prime-time live-action series in the history of American television."We've been on a parallel journey," Hargitay told People ahead of the premiere of the show's 25th season in January. "There's a thing: WWOBD, 'What would Olivia Benson do?' The fans would always talk about it, and one day it hit me. I also have those moments where I've sort of slipped into her. If there's a crisis, I just take over and lead like that. Being strong and fearless. It's sort of this perfect feminist story.""What would Olivia Benson do?" has become quite a phenomenon among "SVU" fans, and the thought process was put into action by Hargitay in helping the lost child find her mother.

'Bachelorette' alum labels 'Golden Bachelor' stars 'stubborn old people' amid divorce news
Tyler Cameron is sharing his two cents on " Golden Bachelor" stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist's recent divorce announcement. During Wednesday's episode of "The Happy House" on SiriusXM's TODAY Show Radio, the "Bachelorette" alum, who starred on Hannah Brown's season of the ABC dating competition show in 2019, explained why he thinks the former couple have tarnished the reputation of Bachelor Nation within Bachelor Nation."They have put a true stain on love in the 'Bachelor' world," he said of Turner and Nist, who revealed that they are getting divorced just three months after tying the knot on live television. "Three months?! They make all my relationships seem very long. You know what I mean? Like, golly, I'm a dating expert compared to them ... They put a stain on love and Bachelor Nation because it was the most wholesome [experience]. Then they just pulled the rug right out from under us." 'GOLDEN BACHELOR' STARS GERRY TURNER AND THERESA NIST DIVORCING 3 MONTHS AFTER TELEVISED WEDDING LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS While comparing the duo to the likes of his own father, Cameron said their demise comes down to one thing: They "don't want to change their ways.""[My dad] can't find anyone that wants to deal with the stuff he does ... he doesn't want to change much either and I imagine Gerry and Theresa don't want to change their ways," Cameron said. "Gerry and Theresa don't want to change their ways. He doesn't want to leave Indiana, where his family is, and she doesn't want to leave New Jersey.""Like it's just two stubborn old people, you know? And when you get older you get more stubborn," he added. On April 12, the former couple announced they were getting divorced, during an appearance on "Good Morning America." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations, and we've looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth and -- and we've kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it's probably time for us to -- dissolve our marriage," Turner said. "We have received so much love and support from so many people who watched 'The Golden Bachelor,' and I don't think we can tell you how many people told us that it gave them so much hope," Nist added. "We want none of that to change for anybody."Ahead of their divorce, Nist opened up about why she and Turner decided to live apart. "The thing that strikes me the most in our conversations, it's been how dedicated both of us are to our families," Nist said during the wedding special. "So we look at these situations, and I think we just feel like it's best for the happiness of each of us to, to live apart." 'GOLDEN BACHELOR' STARS GERRY TURNER AND THERESA NIST SHARE DATE NIGHT AFTER REPORTS THEY LIVE SEPARATELY Turner is based in Indiana, while Nist lives and works in New Jersey.During an interview on the"Dear Shandy" podcast at the end of March, the duo also opened up about another "hurdle" they were facing in their relationship: Nist's decision to continue working. "I still work, so that's the hurdle," said Nist, who works in financial services. "I guess the difficult part is, I went on to the show to find my partner, and I've been retired for a long time. I wanted fun, adventure. I wanted to go and do. So that is the crux of it, right now, is - when does that start?" Turner asked. "Right now, it's a long-distance relationship, essentially," said Nist. "So yeah, until we decide on a place to really live, then I can really make a big decision to say, 'OK, we're going to live in this place or that place.' And originally, it was South Carolina. We're still not sure if that's what it is.""I think the living arrangement is really secondary to the freedom of being able to go and enjoy life and do," Turner responded. Nist and Turner got married in January in a ceremony broadcast live to millions of fans on ABC. The couple met on the first season of "The Golden Bachelor."

Sydney Sweeney hits back at 'shameful' movie producer who said she's 'not pretty' and 'can't act'
Sydney Sweeney is fighting back after receiving some harsh criticism.After reports began circulating that longtime Hollywood producer Carol Baum spoke about Sweeney during a movie screening, questioning her appeal by saying that she is not "pretty" or a strong actress, a rep for the "Anyone But You" star gave a scathing statement on the matter to Fox News Digital."How sad that a woman in the position to share her expertise and experience chooses instead to attack another woman," the statement read. "If that's what she's learned in her decades in the industry and feels is appropriate to teach to her students, that's shameful. To unjustly disparage a fellow female producer speaks volumes about Ms Baum's character." SYDNEY SWEENEY FANS DEFEND HOLLYWOOD STAR AFTER PRODUCER SAYS SHE'S 'NOT PRETTY' AND 'CAN'T ACT' In addition to starring in "Anyone But You," Sweeney acted as an executive producer. She is also listed as a producer on her latest movie, "Immaculate."Baum has been producing films since the 1980s, with movies like "Father of the Bride," "Fly Away Home" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on her list of credits.Baum's comments were made last week at a screening of her 1988 movie "Dead Ringers" at the Jacob Burns Film Center in New York.According to the Daily Mail , she took place in a discussion following the screening, during which she told the audience, "There's an actress who everybody loves now - Sydney Sweeney. I don't get Sydney Sweeney." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The producer said that she had recently watched "Anyone But You" on a plane, explaining, "I wanted to know who she is and why everybody's talking about her. I watched this unwatchable movie - sorry to people who love this movie - [this] romantic comedy where they hate each other."Baum, who also works as a professor at USC, continued, "I said to my class, 'Explain this girl to me. She's not pretty, she can't act. Why is she so hot?'"She said that "nobody had an answer" to her question.Several people came to Sweeney's defense on social media. One person joked on X, "I feel like Sydney Sweeneys hotness is one of the few thing most Americans agree on right now."Another attempted to explain what they thought Baum's thought process may have been, saying, "Its how the old school producers are.. nobodies perfect enough, everybody's fat and ugly."One comment read, "It is hard to say who is truly a good actor, so maybe you can argue that. But to say she is not pretty is crazy. This girl is gorgeous . Her body and hair are close to perfection. Even if you did not think she was very pretty, she is nowhere near ugly."Baum has not returned Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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