The prequel, titled &34;John Rambo,&34; will delve into the character's time as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War. Rambo draws fresh blood with Noah Centineo

The prequel, titled "John Rambo," will delve into the character's time as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War.

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The prequel, titled "John Rambo," will delve into the character's time as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War.

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Noah Centineo is ready to draw blood.

The *To All the Boys I've Loved Before* heartthrob is attached to star as the titular hero of *John Rambo*, a prequel film from Millennium Media that will delve into the backstory of Sylvester Stallone's iconic character.

News of the *Rambo* prequel originally arrived in May, with *Sisu* director Jalmari Helander set to helm a script penned by *Informer* and *Black Adam* writing duo, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Plot specifics are being kept under wraps, but the film will tell the Vietnam War origins of a young John Rambo during his time as an elite Green Beret in the U.S. Army. Filming is set to begin in January.

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"We are thrilled to introduce a fresh new chapter to the *Rambo* legacy," Millennium President Jonathan Yunger said in a statement provided to **. "This project is a tribute to one of the best franchises in movie history that will appeal to both longtime fans and new audiences alike."

Created by David Morell in his 1972 novel *First Blood*, Rambo has become one of the most recognizable heroes in film history after the book was adapted into an action-packed blockbuster with Stallone in the lead role. The franchise sees Rambo — haunted by his time at war, but equipped with superior military skills — using his expertise against corrupt police officers, crime syndicates, and enemy troops.

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The 1982 film *First Blood* spawned four sequels: *Rambo: First Blood Part II* (1985), *Rambo III* (1988), *Rambo* (2008), and *Rambo: Last Blood* (2019). The final film saw Rambo confront his past, using his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge with one final mission. Altogether, the film series has grossed upwards of $850 million. Stallone starred in every entry, co-wrote the screenplays of all five films, and directed the 2008 film.

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Centineo rose to fame for his role in the *To All the Boys* films, adapted from Jenny Han's popular book series. He has since embraced the world of action as Atom Smasher in DC's *Black Adam* adaptation and Alex Garland's *Warfare*, in addition to leading the spy series, *The Recruit*. The series, about a CIA lawyer entangled in dangerous international affairs, was canceled earlier this year after two seasons.

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Baby, let the games begin.

Swifties everywhere were sent into quite the tizzy Monday, after the Taylor Swift-affiliated social media account Taylor Nation shared an Instagram post with the caption, "Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…' ❤️‍🔥." Suspiciously, this occurred right around the same time the *New Heights* podcast — which is hosted by Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason — announced a surprise episode with "a VERY special guest" slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Why are fans convinced this guest is none other than Swift herself? For starters, the episode is releasing on Wednesday, which is the 13th — a very special number in Swiftian lore (for the uninitiated, she was born on the 13th of December and considers it her lucky number). The promo photo for the episode has a blacked-out outline of someone who appears to have a profile and haircut very similar to the pop star, as well.

There's also the fact that both Travis and Jason appear to be wearing official Swift merch in the pic. The background of the photo is also sparkly and orange, much like all of the Eras Tour outfits Swift is shown wearing in each photo of the aforementioned Taylor Nation post. It's also notable that this episode is going up in primetime, as opposed to its usual early-morning release, which would suggest someone *big*.

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Swifties are not just convinced that their queen is going to be on the podcast though — they have major reason to believe that she's going to drop some big news during the visit.

But what could she be announcing? The invisible strings seem to be pointing hardest to new music, specifically her 12th studio album. After all, she seems to have been hinting it was coming for a while now. Back in May, when Swift announced that she had officially bought back the masters to all of her work, a letter on her website explaining the news used 12 of the letter "i" in one line that read, "All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close."

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And, in an Instagram Stories caption celebrating friend Selena Gomez's album *I Said I Love You First*, Swift similarly used 12 of the letter "d," writing, "OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD." Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the singer's earrings at the Grammys earlier this year had 12 red rubies in them. All of this led Swifties to believe a 12th studio album was imminent, and now with all of this, they're practically convinced.

After all, if Swift was just going on the podcast for fun — and this would hypothetically be her first time doing so, by the way — why would Taylor Nation be posting around the same time about whatever her "next era" might be? And why would her label, Republic Records, be commenting on that post using the same heart-on-fire emoji, above? (Side note: Whatever this next possible era is, does it have something to do with flames, burning, or hearts on fire?)

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It all feels rather cryptic and Machiavellian from the "Mastermind" singer herself, but of course, "next era" could mean anything, or nothing. She could be in her feature film directorial debut era, finally. She could be releasing vault tracks from *Reputation*, or the re-recorded version of her debut album, which she's threatened to someday possibly do. She could be teasing some sort of filmed project, like the Eras Tour concert film. She could be in her engagement era (a joint reveal with Travis and his brother on their own podcast *would* be really sweet and personal).

Or, she could still be in her vacation era, and simply wanted to have some fun. Guess we'll all just have to tune in to *New Heights* at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday to find out what, if any, "Vigilante S---" Swift is up to.**

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*Young and the Restless *star Bryton James reveals what made historic *Beyond the Gates *crossover feel like a 'homecoming'

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**This story contains spoilers for the August 11 episode of *Beyond the Gates*.**

The titular gates to this exclusive enclave don't swing open for just anybody. But for *The Young and the Restless* star Bryton James? Any time, any day.

Two weeks after a tantalizing teaser first heralded an incoming cameo from Devon Winters, the character James has played on *Y&R *for over two decades finally arrived on Monday's installment of *Beyond the Gates*.

"It's extremely exciting," James tells * *ahead of his historic role as the first crossover star from one of the fledgling soap's sister series on CBS. Longtime fans of *Y&R *and *The Bold and the Beautiful*, its companion series since 1987, have wondered whether *Beyond the Gates*' fictional setting in a ritzy Maryland suburb exists in the same world as *Y&R*'s Genoa City, Wis., and *B&B*'s Los Angeles. Then in walks Devon, instantly uniting the disparate kingdoms of the CBS soap opera-verse.

"It was a huge honor to be the one that they asked to make that jump. And it's been really a cool experience to see the show grow into what it is," James shares.

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"When I heard who called I knew I had to be here," Clifton Davis' retired Senator Vernon Dupree tells his EGOT-winning wife Anita (Tamara Tunie) on Monday's episode of the new daytime drama. The pair settle into a table at Fairmont Crest, the country club in the heart of the gated community which gives the series its title, where Vernon continues, "When's the last time we laid eyes on him?"

Anita sighs that "it's been years" before spotting her old pal. "Devon! Welcome to Fairmont Crest," she announces, rising to meet James' spotlessly styled record executive and producer. The timing just days after Anita's grand reunion with her Supremes-esque girl-group, The Articulettes, isn't likely an accident.**

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Devon greets "miss Anita" and "Senator Dupree" like old friends, and James credits the actors who portray them as the primary architects of the "amazing environment" he was welcomed into. "Usually it's kind of uncomfortable going onto another show or another set," he shares with EW. "[But] Tamara and Clifton couldn't be more welcoming, and were just pleasures to work with. They made me feel right at home."

"I didn't want to mess up," James jokes, reflecting on his scenes opposite Tunie and Davis, who tout a near-century of acting experience between them, a decent chunk of which was devoted to soaps (Tunie starred as Jessica Griffin on over 1300 episodes of *As the World Turns*, and Davis' career began with a stint on the short-lived *A World Apart*).

"I was really nervous about not messing up. It's kind of [about] representing *Y&R* in the best way, and being my best for them, you know, being the focal points of the show. But they made me feel good," James says.

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Before Devon can reveal why he placed what Anita describes as a "both intriguing and cryptic" call to the Duprees after so many years, the trio touch on the origins of their shared bond. It turns out they're acquainted through Devon's late adoptive father Neil (Kristoff St. John). "How we miss Neil - his smile, his big heart, his love of music," Anita muses, in a touching tribute to the actor who suddenly died in 2019 at 52.

Finally, Devon presents Anita with a "mind-blowing proposition" that vindicates weeks' worth of feverish speculation from soap fans.

"I livestream the reunion concert and I was just completely blown away and when you performed 'Loving You.' I knew right then and there that I had my next platinum project for my jazz label," Devon reveals. He offers the retired songstress a lucrative deal entailing "sharing executive producing credit, but you would have complete creative control." But Anita turns him down, citing the perennial Dupree "family first" dictum, and suggesting he instead sign her fellow Articulettes, Sharon (Bonita Brisker) and Tracy (Maria Howell).**

Devon seems satisfied with the counter offer, and their business seems settled. But this is Fairmont Crest, where things rarely settle down completely.********

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On his way out of the country club, Devon runs into Anita and Vernon's daughter Dani (Karla Mosley), the spitfire powerhouse of the Dupree family. Witnessing James share the frame with Mosley is likely to trigger something within avid *Y&R *watchers, and the experience represents something profound for the actor, too.

"Working with Karla again, I mean, that was like a homecoming. She spent a lot of time across the hallway from us on *B&B*, and then she spent some time with my character on *Y&R*. So it just felt like home, even though it was a brand new environment," James tells EW.

Indeed, James and Mosley's paths previously crossed not once, but twice in soap world. Mosley played the trailblazing Maya Avant Forrester on *The Bold and the Beautiful *for eight years, meaning from 2013-2020, she worked year-round on the same lot as James. Then in 2021, she filled in for Mishael Morgan for a stint on* The Young and the Restless *as Amanda Sinclair, the twin sister of the late Hilary Curtis. Devon had a romantic history with both Hilary and Amanda, and the sparks certainly seemed to fly between Devon and Dani on *Beyond the Gates*.

"Devon Winters," Dani purrs when they encounter each other in the Fairmont Crest foyer. "Dani Dupree," he returns, holding the hand she offered for a shake long enough to suggest that this is hardly their first meeting. "I just offered your mom a record deal and she turned me down. Think you could put in a good word for me?" Dani says she'll try, "but when my mother says no - set in stone."

Bryton James' Devon Winters with Tamara Tunie's Anita Dupree and Clifton Davis' Vernon Dupree on 'Beyond the Gates'.

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Devon accepts that it's his loss and heads for the door, prompting Dani to sprout a bemused smile as she follows him out with her eyes. She is, after all, caught in the love triangle from hell with nurse Ashley (Jen Jacob) and her sister's nephew-in-law Andre (Sean Freeman), and still isn't over her imperious ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).

Devon would be a welcome way out of all this entanglement, but can James see a path forward with Dani?

"Absolutely," the actor says. "From how well the crossover went behind the scenes to the ideas that they've had for the future, I think they want to keep stuff open for there to be any potential interactions with our show and theirs. I think that fans will enjoy this, and that the network will pay attention."

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That might have been all for James, but one pressing matter had to be resolved before he headed back to Genoa City. Devon was adopted by the Winters family, but for a long time went by Devon Hamilton, after discovering the identities of his biological father and mother - Tucker McCall (played at the time by Stephen Nichols) and Yolanda "Harmony" Hamilton (played at the time by Debbi Morgan). Could Dani be heading straight toward an even more complicated love triangle given Bill and Devon's shared last name?

"That's very interesting. This is the first I'm hearing of this theory," James reveals. Could Bill and Devon be cousins? Even half-brothers? "It's an interesting possible connection, and it makes sense to me," he muses. "I really hope that they not only plan to have some more of us from *Y&R* head over there, but they gotta bring some of them to our show too." *Y&R *and *BTG *fans could only get so lucky.

*Beyond the Gates *airs weekdays on CBS at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and is also available to stream on Paramount+.**

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Linda Hogan is remembering her late ex-husband Hulk Hogan on what would have been his 72nd birthday.

On Monday, the former TV personality shared a photo of her and Hulk (real name Terry Bollea) to her Instagram page. "Me and Hulkster .. 1981 Happy Birthday Terry," Linda captured the throwback photo. "I love and miss you so much .."

The sentimental tribute comes two weeks after the retired wrestler-turned-actor and reality TV star died July 24 at his home in Clearwater, Florida.

Hulk died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, * *confirmed. According to medical records, the former pro wrestler had a history of leukemia and atrial fibrillation, a common disorder that causes irregular heartbeats. The manner of death was ruled natural.

Linda and Hulk were married in 1983 and share two adult children, daughter Brooke, 37, and son Nick, 35.

The family headlined the 2000s reality show *Hogan Knows Best *together before Linda and Hulk separated in 2007. They finalized their divorce in 2009.

Despite their breakup and estrangement in recent years, Linda was notably emotional when she broke her silence after the news of Hulk's death made headlines.

"I had no idea he would pass away this soon," Linda wrote in a comment on her Instagram post from July 28. "We all really thought he would make a come back! Big surprise. We are all devastated. It's hitting me so hard."

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She wrote, "I loved Hulkster more than he loved me. It hurt when he cheated. But he was sooo famous. I sort of [understood] but it was crushing. It hurt. I b😢ever got over him or started a real relationship w anyone.. I missed HIM! I've been weeping all day. The finality. It's just shocking."**

Linda acknowledged that she and Hulk weren't on speaking terms before his death, adding that their son would "tell me things and vice versa."

"I still felt .. although broken .. we still were a family," she concluded. "It's so hard to know he's just gone. I tried to stay strong for Nick ... but I'm melting down now. It's very sad. I love you Hulkster. You were my man. The only man for me. RIP."

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Linda was among the mourners gathered for Hulk's funeral service at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida on Aug. 5. Brooke, her daughter with Hulk, did not attend.

Instead, Brooke revealed on Instagram that she chose to honor her father's memory "the best and most genuine way I knew how...privately...the way that made me feel the closest to him."

"My father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn't want one," she wrote alongside multiple photos of her along with her husband, Steven Oleksy, and their twins, Oliver and Molly — whom they welcomed in January — at the beach. "And although I know people grieve in many ways — and I'm so grateful for all celebrations and events organized to honor him — as his daughter, I had to make my own decision."**

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The former *Hogan Knows Best* star added, "Daddy, we honored you in the simplest way that agreed with my soul. We took our babies to the beach, and put them in the same salty waters you loved." **

"Molly loved the water," she continued. "I think she'll be a 'little fish,' as you called me. We love you and honor the things that made you so special. Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you. I pray you are at peace and know how dearly I love you."**

She concluded, "Rest in heaven, Daddy ❤️."

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Lily James is facing her toughest battle yet: Tinder's "pervasive dick pics."

The first trailer for *Swiped*, Hulu's film chronicling the story of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe (James), is here, and it doesn't hold back on the shocking-yet-true reality of the rise of online dating apps for the younger generation.

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Inspired by the real-life story of Whitney, the movie follows the recent college grad who helped create Tinder but quickly discovered the darker side of working in the male-dominated tech industry. As Tinder's popularity grew exponentially among millennial users, so too did the problem of women receiving unwanted sexual photos on the app.

"There's an article about how pervasive the dick pics are," one female coworker tells Whitney in an emergency meeting.

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"They report and nothing happens," another coworker explains to the shocked entrepreneur.

As Whitney tries to fight the growing problem, she's unceremoniously cut out from the company she helped create by men who downplay the issue.

"These chicks are just reporting guys who reject them," one of Whitney's male coworkers tells her.

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As a result, Whitney strikes out on her own to start a "revolution" against the sexist, misogynistic, toxic environment that Tinder became.

"We need to change the rules of online dating," Whitney declares, leading to her creation of Bumble, where women send the first message.

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Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, the film also stars Jackson White, Myha'la, Ben Schnetzer, Pierson Fodé, Clea DuVall, Pedro Correa, Ian Colleti, Coral Peña, and Dan Stevens.

*Swiped* debuts Sept. 19, 2025 on Hulu after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9.

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There's identifying with your lead character, and then there's this!

Apple TV+ released a clip promoting their forthcoming five-part documentary series *Mr. Scorsese *— the one that has every cinephile on the globe salivating. Director Rebecca Miller has gotten her hands on a ton of terrific archival footage, as well as secured interviews with a slew of director Martin Scorsese's colleagues and associates, like Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Spike Lee, Sharon Stone, Margot Robbie, Brian De Palma, Thelma Schoonmaker, Mick Jagger (!), Paul Schrader, Jodie Foster, and, before he passed away, Robbie Robertson.

Miller also got the two-time Scorsese leading man (and infrequent public speaker) Daniel Day-Lewis on camera, which isn't as much of a surprise as you might think, as he is, indeed, the director's husband.

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The first clip of the series revisits a story many fans of his work already know — that both the MPAA and Columbia Pictures gave him a hard time about the initial cut of *Taxi Driver*, the revolutionary film he released in 1976, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and cemented him as a major cinematic force. What *Mr. Scorsese *does is get to the bottom of just how far the quintessential New York filmmaker was willing to go to save his project.

"Marty was very upset," Scorsese's pal Steven Spielberg explained in the clip. "I get a call at the office, and he said, 'Steve, Steve, this is Marty. Can you come over to the house? They want me to cut all the blood spurting, they want me to cut the guy who loses his hand!'"

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Scorsese was, of course, describing the big conclusion to *Taxi Driver *in which Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle character descends to the darkest recesses of Hell (today an exclusive neighborhood with New York University student housing) to rescue Jodie Foster's character from, as Bickle puts it, "the scum, the filth, the dogs" plus some other terms we've decided to edit out.**

"He was going crazy, there were stories he wanted to kill the head of the studio," fellow director Brian De Palma chimed in.

That's when Miller can be heard asking the now cuddly Instagram-friendly auteur, "You had a gun?"

Rolling his eyes, the *Killers of the Flower Moon *director corrected, "I was gonna get one," then, with a chuckle, added, "but I wasn't gonna get it."

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When pressed, he confessed, "I was angry, I was gonna threaten them, I said I was gonna' shoot or some[thing] — I have no idea, I was [just] threatening."

A little more seriously, and perhaps recognizing how much this tall tale was sounding like the ending of *Taxi Driver*, he said, "What I wanted to do — but not with a gun — I would go in, find out where the rough cut is, and break the windows and take it away. They were gonna destroy the film anyway, so let me destroy it. I'll destroy it. But before destroying it, I'm gonna steal it."

Funnily enough, a scenario just like this did eventually get realized on film. You can watch Blake Edwards' 1981 movie *S.O.B. *for more.

Luckily, Spielberg and others calmed Scorsese down, even though he said, "The more they said no, the more I said I was going to do it."

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In time, someone had the brilliant idea that, as Spielberg said, "mollified the MPAA." They took the final sequence and tinted the color a little. By reducing the garish red and making it, as Scorsese described, "feel more like a tabloid, mak[ing] it grainy," they were able to keep the ending.

"It saved the movie," a triumphant Spielberg recalled. "He didn't have to cut any of the violence; he just had to take the color red down to a kind of brown."**

"It saved the movie," a triumphant Spielberg recalled. "He didn't have to cut any of the violence; he just had to take the color red down to a kind of brown."

Now, as to whether Travis Bickle was a villain or hero, or, as some people think, actually died in the big climax, making the final sequence a death vision, that's something only you can decide for yourself.

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Kelly Clarkson performed an emotionally charged rendition of "Piece by Piece" not long before the death of Brandon Blackstock, her ex-husband and father of her two children.

Blackstock, a former talent manager, died Aug. 7 at 48 following a three-year battle with cancer. Clarkson kept the family matter private, but a resurfaced clip from the July 26 show of the Grammy winner's now-postponed Las Vegas residency appears to allude to the tolls of the diagnosis.

Clarkson broke down in tears before a performance of "Piece by Piece," the 2015 ballad about Blackstock released two years into their marriage. The song reads as a letter to her estranged father and dives into how Blackstock "restored [her] faith" that "a man can be kind and a father could stay," per the original lyrics.**

"I've never rewritten a song more and I probably never will," Clarkson told the audience before the latest rendition. "I wrote this song with a lot of hope and projection for happiness and better than what was happening. And then, well, life set in, and I had to change the lyrics. Everybody was like, 'Wait, why aren't you singing this song?' And I was like, 'Have you heard the lyrics?'"**

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Clarkson first changed the lyrics in 2023, a year after her divorce from Blackstock was finalized. "We did it one time, I did a residency here, and then I was like, 'You know what, that sounded a little angry,'" she said.****Her relationship with the lyrics and its many iterations, Clarkson explained, has since changed. "I just wanted to explain how it feels now. I'm 43. I've done some therapy, and I changed the lyrics now and I think it's perfect. I promise I'm not gonna change it again. Screw it, let's just sing it."**

Clarkson separated from Blackstock in 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.**

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock at the 2018 Grammys.

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The most version of the ballad features the new addition: "I'm learning every day how to love me / I let go of the shame that you taught me / piece by piece I restored the faith / that a heart can still beat even if it breaks."

The singer-songwriter postponed the remainder of her Vegas residency last week, sharing in a statement on Aug. 6 that Blackstock had been ill and that she needed to be present for their children, daughter River Rose, 11, and son Remington Alexander, 9. The dates were moved to late July 2026.

"I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows, and I so appreciate your grace, kindness, and understanding," Clarkson said.**

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Sophie Turner is tired of being mom-shamed.

The *Game of Thrones* alum, who shares two daughters with ex husband Joe Jonas, didn't hesitate to defend herself when social media users shamed her for attending a recent Oasis concert.

Last week, the actress shared photos from the concert experience that saw her smiling, posing with friends, kissing a photo of Liam Gallagher, and having an all-out great time. But several commenters took issue with the actress living it up without her kids in sight.

"Lmfao I think she has forgotten that she has two kids," one user wrote in an Aug. 7 comment. In response, several of Turner's fans stepped up to defend her — but the actress also had no problem clapping back herself.

"Ah I'm so sorry sometimes I forget some people can't think for themselves," Turner wrote. "So…. Get this….There's this crazy thing called shared custody. Maybe, just maybe, they were with their dad that day."

Turner's response earned her plenty of praise: "Queen of the North and of The Comebacks," one fan wrote.

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Others slammed the original commenter for their criticism: "Lmfao that you think concert venues should operate a no parents policy," wrote one user, while another pointed out the double standard, asking, "Would you say this to Joe?"**

Turner shares daughters Willa, 5, and Delphine, 3, with Jonas, whom she married in 2019. They split four years later, with Jonas filing for divorce in Florida in September 2023, beginning a long string of legal proceedings and public appearances that garnered extensive media coverage. The two finally reached a settlement a year later, in September 2024.

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Reflecting on that tumultuous period last year, Turner told British *Vogue *that the tabloid stories questioning her parenting skills and accusing her of constant partying made the situation especially painful.

"It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother — mum guilt is so real!," she said. "I just kept having to say to myself, 'None of this is true. You are a good mum, and you've never been a partier.'"

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As for the public nature of their split, Turner added that she was primarily frustrated with the effect it would have on their daughters.

"I'm unhappy with the way everything played out, especially when it comes to my children," she explained. "They're the victims in all of this. But I think we're doing the best we can. I'm confident that we can figure it out. Joe is a great father to our children and that's all that I can ask for."

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Since the settlement, the two have been publicly amicable. As recently as May, Jonas complimented Turner's parenting skills, telling *On Purpose *host Jay Shetty, "Having an incredible mom, Sophie, for those girls is like a dream come true."**

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Jennifer Aniston is still grappling with Matthew Perry's death almost two years later.

In a recent profile for *Vanity Fair*, the *Morning Show* star recalled the last time she and Perry reunited with their costars, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer for the show's 2021 special *Friends: The Reunion*.

Unbeknownst to the six stars, the reunion would serve as a "final curtain call" for their group. Perry died on Oct. 28, 2023, from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects listed as contributing factors. He was 54.

Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow on 'Friends'.

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"We did everything we could when we could," Aniston told the outlet of her and her costars' attempts to help the actor with his longtime struggle with addiction. "But it almost felt like we'd been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight."

Perry openly discussed his decades-long battle with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as his friends' efforts to help him, in his 2022 memoir *Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing*. He became an outspoken substance abuse treatment advocate during his career. In 2013, he turned his former Malibu, Calif., home into a sober living facility called the Perry House, which ran for two years. He was regularly candid about his addiction struggles and difficult journey to sobriety.

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In his memoir, Perry recalled how Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his troubles despite him never having been drunk on set.

Perry called the confrontation a "scary" moment during an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2022. He told Sawyer that Aniston remained in close contact with him during those dark times. "She was the one that reached out the most," Perry said. "You know, I'm really grateful to her for that."

Looking back on Perry's struggles, Aniston shared told *Vanity Fair*, "As hard as it was for all of us and for the fans, there's a part of me that thinks this is better."

"I'm glad he's out of that pain," she added.

News of Perry's sudden death sent shockwaves across Hollywood. His tight-knit *Friends *costars issued a joint statement about the "unfathomable loss" before sharing their own homages. In her own tribute, Aniston said the loss of her "little brother" Perry has "cut deep."

"Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I've never experienced before," Aniston wrote on social media at the time. "We all experience loss at some point in our lives. Being able to really SIT in this grief allows you to feel the moments of joy and gratitude for having loved someone that deep. And we loved him deeply."

Added Aniston, "Matty, I love you so much and I know you are now completely at peace and out of any pain. I talk to you every day… sometimes I can almost hear you saying 'could you BE any crazier?'"**

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Speaking with *Variety* in December 2023 in her first interview following Perry's death, an emotional Aniston said she hopes her late costar is remembered "as he said he'd love to be remembered" — someone who lived well and loved to help others. (The actor wrote candidly about his addiction struggles in his 2022 memoir, writing in an excerpt, "When I die, as far as my so-called accomplishments go, it would be nice if *Friends* were listed far behind the things I did to try to help other people.")

"I want people to know he was really healthy, and getting healthy," said Aniston. "He was on a pursuit. He worked so hard. He really was dealt a tough one. I miss him dearly. We all do. Boy, he made us laugh really hard."

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Perry's personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa and an alleged drug dealer known as "the Ketamine Queen" of North Hollywood, Jasveen Sangha, were among the five people charged last August for distributing ketamine to Perry during the final weeks of his life. All but Sangha have agreed to plead guilty in exchange for their cooperation.**

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Brandon Blackstock, the former talent manager and ex-husband of music superstar and television host Kelly Clarkson, died of melanoma.

Dan Hollis, coroner for Silver Bow County, confirmed the form of skin cancer as Blackstock's cause of death to* *; the manner of death was listed as natural. Blackstock, who died on Aug. 7 at the age of 48, passed peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Butte, Mont.

PEOPLE first reported on Blackstock's cause of death.

Blackstock battled cancer for more than three years, a representative for the family previously told EW. "We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family's privacy during this very difficult time," the representative said.

Clarkson postponed the remainder of her Las Vegas residency at Colosseum at Caesars Palace last week, sharing in a statement one day prior to Blackstock's passing that her ex-husband had been ill and that she needed to be present for their two children, daughter River Rose and son Remington Alexander.**

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"I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows, and I so appreciate your grace, kindness, and understanding," Clarkson said.

Clarkson and Blackstock, a former talent manager who also represented Clarkson for several years, met in 2006 at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards and wed in 2013. They separated in 2002, after nearly seven years of marriage. Blackstock was also the former stepson of country singer Reba McEntire, Clarkson's close friend: his father, Narvel Blackstock, a producer and manager, was married to McEntire between 1989 and 2015.**

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The former couple were embroiled in a long and contentious legal battle at the end of their marriage involving disputes regarding custody, spousal support, and the division of property, including a ranch in Montana they owned jointly. The divorce was finalized in 2022, Blackstock reportedly retired from the industry in 2021 following his separation from Clarkson, moving from Los Angeles to Montana to become a rancher.

Blackstock is survived by the two children he welcomed with Clarkson; daughter Savannah and son Seth from a previous marriage; father Narvel Blackstock; and his siblings Shelby, Shawna, and Chassidy.**

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