Paige DeSorbo broke down her split from Craig Conover during the season 9 Summer House finale, revealing that her feelings toward him changed after he allegedly refused to publicly clear her name.
“I made the right decision,” Paige, 32, told pals Amanda Batula and Lindsay Hubbard on the Wednesday, May 21, finale, referring to her choice to break up with Craig, 36, after Thanksgiving in November 2024.
Paige told the girls that after rumors surfaced in January that she cheated on Craig before their split, he didn’t have her back. She claimed that instead of shutting down the rumors, Craig told her, “I don’t feel comfortable saying anything at this time.”
That alleged response changed everything for Paige. “After that I was like, ‘And, now you’re dead to me,’” she confessed.
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Three months after the Bravo cameras stopped rolling in summer 2024, Paige announced that she and Craig called it quits after three years together. In January, the cameras picked back up and documented her side of the story.
“What made me feel like I made the right decision was two days later, my dad called me and said I just want to let you know, ‘I feel like your personality is back,’” Paige recounted on the finale. “[He said], ‘I didn’t realize how different you kinda were. Now I call you and you’re so happy. I just feel like I got my daughter back a little.’”
Amanda, 33, confessed that she felt that there was “something different” about Paige over the summer but she didn’t want to push it. “I could really sense something was up. … You were different,” Amanda said.
Paige completely agreed, noting she didn’t realize “how different” she was until she was on her “Giggly Squad” podcast tour the past fall and she had a “panic attack.”
Paige explained that once November 2024 rolled around, she and Craig spent Thanksgiving together and she later had a lightbulb moment about their future. “He’s like, ‘Do you ever fantasize about us hosting holidays with our kids?’” Paige recalled, noting that she initially said yes but later realized that wasn’t true.
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She remembered saying, “I don’t think I do” and pointing out it wasn’t “fair” to Craig that she felt that way. Paige said she told Craig at the time, “You deserve to have the love of your life, and I feel like I do too. I can’t pretend that we don’t have these issues.”
After the conversation, Craig told Paige he’d be in New York in December and asked to speak in person, to which she agreed.
“He says to me, ‘I really wish you didn’t do this before you saw the ring,’” Paige claimed Craig said when he was in town, but she didn’t believe him. “Right when he says that to me in my head, I was like, ‘This is why we’re breaking up because I don’t know if you’re lying right now.’”
While Craig alleged that he’d had the ring for “a year,” Paige told the girls she wasn’t buying it. “It doesn’t exist, Lindsay. We’ll never see it,” she quipped. (Craig claimed on the season 10 Southern Charm finale and reunion that he did buy a ring and planned to propose before Paige broke things off.)
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Looking back, Paige said she thought she was “very respectful” with her breakup announcement. However, when rumors started to surface that Paige cheated on Craig and he didn’t shut them down, she realized how one-sided their dynamic was.
“As a girlfriend I defended the f*** out of you in public,” Paige said of her ride-or-die style support for Craig. “I have fought people for you. I have lied through my f***ing teeth for you.”
Despite being upset with the ending, Paige said she’s learned you “have to come to terms” with the fact that life is “not what you imagined” and that doesn’t mean it’s “better or worse.” She concluded, “I think [our lives are] actually way better.”
Summer House season 9 reunion begins on Bravo Wednesday, May 28, at 9 p.m. ET.
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Chief Dom Pascal found himself under investigation for attempted murder during the Chicago Fire season 13 finale, but the episode wasn’t all doom and gloom — and Us has questions about what’s next.
Warning: Spoilers below from season 13, episode 22 of Chicago Fire.
During the Wednesday, May 21, finale, Pascal (Dermot Mulroney) was accused of trying to kill the man who crashed into his wife Monica’s (KaDee Strickland) car and caused her death. While the Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) thinks he’s guilty, Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) is on a mission to clear his name.
“He’s all in with Pascal,” showrunner Andrea Newman exclusively told Us Weekly of Severide’s finale journey, which ultimately results in him finding the real culprit: firefighter Stephen Vale (Phil Donlon). Vale pined over Pascal’s wife for years, so he tried to kill the man responsible for her death.
While the OFI case is front and center during the finale, not every story line was wrapped up neatly, including Violet Mikami (Hanako Greensmith) and Sam Carver’s (Jake Lockett) romance.
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Violet finally gave Carver the letter she wrote him while he was in rehab and professed her love for him. While Carver revealed he already put in for a job in Denver, he ended the season by passionately kissing Violet outside her apartment.
Severide and wife Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) also got a happy ending to the season after Stella learned she is pregnant with their first baby. What’s next for the couple, however, is unknown. “There will be some shakeups all around,” Newman revealed.
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During the final minutes of the episode, Carver showed up and kissed Violet. He finally confessed, “I love you, Violet,” and she responded, “I love you, too.” The moment was “a beautiful thing” for both of them, according to Newman, but it might be short-lived.
The showrunner told Us that Carver is “on a razor’s edge in terms of healing” after his ups and downs with alcohol. His state of mind and Carver and Violet’s sometimes “painful” dynamic has left their relationship status open-ended.
“Do they get this moment and then that’s all? Or do they get to explore past that and kind of see where it goes?” Newman teased, confirming “that’s the question hanging in the air” ahead of next season.
Prior to the finale, Lockett confirmed that he won’t be a series regular for season 14, which could influence Carver and Violet’s future. While Carver might be moving to Denver, he and Violet wouldn’t be the first Firehouse 51 couple to be long-distance. Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) and Sylvie Brett (Kara Kilmer) lived apart when Casey had to move to Oregon to help raise the kids of his late firefighter friend, but the pair ultimately got married during season 12.
According to Newman, Casey and Brett’s romance is not like Carver and Violet. “Anything’s possible,” she told Us when asked if they could replicate the long-distance relationship. “But I think this was more of an explosion than a slow build.”
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The TV writer explained that there are “different things at stake” with Carver and Violet, especially since he hinted at leaving Chicago pre-kiss to better focus on his sobriety.
“For Carver, it’s a life thing. It’s like, can he stay alive? Can he keep sober and clean and not crash and burn?” Newman said, not ruling out Carver potentially making cameos next season. “So the stakes are a little bit higher in terms of that relationship going forward.”
After attempting to adopt a baby during season 13, Stella and Severide were left brokenhearted when the mom changed her mind. During the finale, Stella turned her focus to helping a teenager named Natalie (Ava Torres) in the neighborhood in the neighborhood, eventually reconnecting the teen with her big sister. Stella later got her own good news: she’s pregnant!
Newman told Us that Stella’s pregnancy timeline for season 14 will depend on “the kind of time jump we do when we start.” She joked, “It will be hard to be hiding it if it’s, you know, the kind of four-month jump we usually do.”
The showrunner noted that the writers want to get the firefighters’ “reactions” to the pregnancy sooner rather than later. “There’s a closet full of baby gear in the firehouse right now,” Newman said, referring to the baby gifts that were bought before Stella and Severide’s adoption fell through.
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Although Stella might keep the pregnancy under wraps for a little bit next season, Newman said her and Severide’s journey will be all about “how they balance” being parents and firefighters.
“We keep saying you think the stakes are high when you’re in the firehouse with your significant other … [what] about the fact you have a baby at home and you know, this baby will be an orphan if anything goes down here,” Newman stressed. “It just turns up the heat and the stakes on their relationship in a really interesting way, both from a work standpoint and just a love standpoint.”
Christopher Hermann (David Eigenberg) chose not to take the chief’s exam during the finale, despite planning to take over the spot someday at Firehouse 51. Instead, Hermann took a pay cut and a demotion so his best friend Randall “Mouch” McHolland (Christian Stolte) could be the new lieutenant on Engine 51.
According to Newman, the determining factor for Hermann was “the looming fear of this auditor who said, ‘You guys don’t have much longer [to work].’” She noted that Mouch will have to navigate being a leader with a “ticking clock behind him” next season.
At the same time, Newman said that Hermann’s pay cut will be fun to watch play out since he will be “scrambling with new ideas and plans to make extra cash.” She joked, “He could be selling hot dogs out front of 51. We don’t know anything could happen.”
In March, news broke that Daniel Kyri, who plays Darren Ritter, would not be returning to Chicago Fire as a series regular. However, his exit was not shown during the season finale, so could he be back?
“Everything’s kind of up in the air on that front,” Newman told Us. “We love Ritter and we’d love to play with him, see him again.” She hinted that his goodbye could be a “big explosion or a fun, twisty story.”
Chicago Fire episodes are available to stream on Peacock.
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David Duchovny has officially tied the knot with girlfriend, Monique Pendleberry, after nearly six years of dating, Us Weekly can confirm.
Duchovny, 64, and Pendleberry, 31, previously sparked marriage rumors after the twosome were spotted walking around Malibu on Tuesday, May 20, wearing what appeared to be wedding bands.
The couple reportedly began dating in 2017 and have made rare appearances together throughout the years, including an outing in New York City in September 2024, a Los Angeles Lakers game in January 2024 and a red carpet premiere of Duchovny’s Netflix movie You People in 2023.
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Duchovny was previously married to Téa Leoni from 1997 to 2014. The twosome (who briefly split in 2008) share two children: daughter West, 26, and son Kyd, 22.
Following their split, Leoni, 59, and the X Files actor remained on friendly terms and continued to coparent their children as they grew into young adults.
“David gave me the two greatest gifts on the planet,” Leoni, who later began dating Tim Daly in 2014, told Parade magazine in September 2014. “I don’t know how I could ever hate him. We’ve always loved each other, and we adore these kids. I’m not playing stupid. I understand feelings can get hurt and things can get icky. We’ve had our moments like that. But these kids are too important, and he feels the same way, I know it. He’s a good guy.”
Duchovny, for his part, echoed Leoni’s sentiments, noting to Parade that the pair will “always be connected and be there for each other.”
While Duchovny cherishes being a parent to his two kids, he has reflected on feeling “inadequate” as a father because of his busy schedule as an actor.
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“Maybe I was a good parent, because my kids are great people, and they probably want to think of me as a good parent, too,” he shared with People in June 2024. “They don’t want to think of me as a failure. I’m sure I’ve done bad things, I’m sure I’ve made mistakes, but we all have. So, I try and give myself more of a break.”
While he was working a lot at the time, Duchovny noted that it was “also cool to model a person who’s engaged with their life for a kid.”
“It might not be the best thing to just devote your entire existence to your kid either, so it could go either way,” he explained. “I don’t have access to the other road that could have been traveled. I just have the one that I did travel, so certainly not a perfect parent, but I love my kids. I love my kids so, so much.”
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And Just Like That actor Armin Amiri claims that he smoked a joint with sisters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush.
On the Wednesday, May 21 edition of “Page Six Radio,” Amiri described meeting former President George W. Bush’s daughters while he was a doorman at the once-popular New York City nightclub Bungalow 8, which opened in 2001 and closed eight years later.
“So we had 280 reservations for the restaurant,” Amiri, who plays Ravi Gordi on HBO Max’s And Just Like That, told the outlet, recalling the night he met the twins, who are now 43. At first, “I didn’t let ’em in and I didn’t know who they were,” Amiri said, recalling that a Secret Service agent intervened on their behalf.
“I got a tap on my shoulder, and it was the Secret Service,” he said. “And he goes, ‘Hey man.’ I said, ‘Hey.’ And he goes, ‘These are the First Daughters.’ I said, ‘First Daughters of whom?’”
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Amiri then “took care of it right away” and the sisters scored a table.
“I remember I needed my green card,” he recalled, claiming, “So, we smoked a joint together and I was just like, ‘Listen, I’m having a green card problem.’”
He claimed that one of the sisters told him that they would “speak to someone” about the issue. However, Amiri jokingly noted that “nothing ever happened.”
After completing his shift that night, he said that he approached Jenna and Barbara and offered to comp their meal.
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“Honey, don’t even worry about it. We’re used to these kind of things,” one sister allegedly said in response.
Us Weekly has reached out to Jenna’s Today show rep for comment.
Amiri told “Page Six Radio” that he also reached out to former President Bill Clinton for help establishing permanent residence in the U.S.
“I walked up to Bill Clinton and I said, ‘Bill, I need my green card,’” he said. “And he says, ‘Talk to my wife.’ So, I talked to Hillary [Clinton] and Hillary says, ‘Talk to my right hand assistant Huma Abedin.’”
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Despite his high-powered connections, “Nothing happened,” he joked.
Amiri reprises his role as Seema’s (Sarita Choudhury) new flame in season 3 of And Just Like That, which premieres on Thursday, May 29.
Season two ended with Seema deciding not to travel with Ravi to Egypt. Instead, she agreed to wait for him while he spent five months shooting a movie.
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OnlyFans star Annie Knight is sharing an update amid her recent hospitalization after sleeping with 583 men in six hours.
“It’s just sort of gotten to the point now, I think, where my body has gone, ‘Hey, high cortisol can’t function.’ Basically making my endometriosis worse, as well as we know that hormonal imbalances can cause irregular and heavy periods,” Knight, 28, exclusively told Us Weekly. “So unfortunately, that’s just what I’ve been dealing with since.”
Knight explained that the days leading up to the event were “quite stressful” because she bought her “dream house” and was simultaneously organizing the challenge.
“In all my videos, I was very honest about the fact that I was feeling fine before, during and after. So the actual physical side of the challenge wasn’t so much the problem,” Knight said. “It was more like the after effects of, I guess, the amount of stress I put on myself.”
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Knight noted that her body has “just hit a wall,” adding that she’s “exhausted” and “burnt out” — but is hopeful about the recovery.
“The prognosis is good, and it looks like I’m going to have to take a week off, try and relax a little bit, sit out in the sun, just take it easy for a little while,” Knight said. “But I’ll definitely be OK. I’m not letting this slow me down.”
The OnlyFans star made her latest headlines on Tuesday, May 20, when she shared that she had been admitted into the hospital following her event. While uploading an image of herself wearing a blue hospital gown, Knight wrote over her Instagram Story, “I guess 583 guys in a day isn’t that good for your body.”
Hours later, Knight confirmed to Us that she underwent blood tests and further medical testing.
“I’m not doing very well, I’ve been bleeding a lot since the challenge,” Knight told Us. “It was definitely a bit raw down there and I did get a small cut.”
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Knight told Us that she was determined to make a speedy recovery. “I’ll definitely survive but it is quite painful and unpleasant at the moment,” Knight said.
Knight’s hospitalization came days after her shocking stunt, where she broke her own record of sexual partners in a day by sleeping with 583 men on Sunday, May 18.
“Doing 583 in a day is quite a lot so I was a little bit worried that I was gonna really struggle with it, because the most I’ve done before that was 24 in a day,” Knight exclusively told Us after the challenge. “But it was honestly fine. I was shocked by how easy it was.”
Knight, who received 2,000 registrations for the event, said that the men were “really great” — and she even had some reach out to her afterward to express their appreciation.
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“I had a bunch of them message me and just say, ‘Thanks so much for today. I was number 206, or whatever,’ and just being really grateful for the opportunity,” she said. “I went through my DMs afterwards — I wanted to respond to them all — because I appreciated it too. It was really amazing how many guys showed up. And I had guys drive six hours to be there. I had guys fly into state just to be there for the event, and then flew straight home after. So it was pretty crazy.”
While addressing her detractors, Knight — who got engaged to fiancé Henry Brayshaw in March — noted that she’s “used to” receiving criticism.
“People seem to, like, get so uptight about it. At the end of the day, these men just want to have sex. God forbid, a man has sex. And I’m providing a service for free,” she told Us. “It really upsets me when I see people coming after the guys and being so mean about the guys that showed up, because I feel quite protective of them, and so when I see all these negative comments toward them, it really, like, upsets me.”
She continued, “I don’t understand why people have such an issue with it. These guys are just out here living life. They’ve been given an opportunity, and they’re like, ‘F*** it. Like, let’s just do it.’ They’re just having some fun. I think the people that are hating [are] probably just jealous, and their lives are really boring …I mean, the more they hate on me, the more views I get, and the more money I make.”
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Howie Mandel will never forget the day he shared his obsessive compulsive disorder diagnosis with the world for the first time.
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show in 1998, Mandel, 69, witnessed somebody touch the exit door’s knobs. What came next was a series of events that would change his life.
“It was my turn to leave and I said, ‘I don’t want to touch the door. Open the door for me,’” Mandel exclusively shared with Us Weekly before kicking off season 20 of America’s Got Talent on Tuesday, May 27. “They wouldn’t open the door. They thought they were being funny and they were. And then I grabbed tissues to open the door.”
While some people witnessing the sequence of events thought it was funny, Mandel believed he was starting to have a panic attack.
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“I said, ‘I can’t breathe and you’re going to have to call 911 if you don’t open the door,’” he shared with Us. “I walk out the hall and they’re still talking. And I went, ‘That was on the f***ing air.’ I didn’t know. I thought it was in a commercial. And then I got devastated.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, OCD features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears known as obsessions. These obsessions can lead to repetitive behaviors or compulsions, which can have an impact on daily life.
More than 25 years after accidentally sharing his diagnosis with the world, Mandel still remembers the emotions he felt.
While he shares more details in his memoir, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me, Mandel said he was fearful after leaving the studio.
“My heart sank and I thought, ‘I just embarrassed my family. I’m not going to have a career. Nobody’s going to hire me anymore,’” he said. “I was going to run into traffic here.”
In a quick turn of events, Mandel said a male stranger approached him on a busy New York City street and told the comedian that he was listening to The Howard Stern Show.
Mandel quickly realized he was not alone in his diagnosis.
“He went, ‘Me too.’ And I went, ‘What? What does that mean?’” Mandel shared. “He goes, ‘I have that too. Thanks for talking about it.’ He helped me.”
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Despite his initial fears, Mandel continues to have a successful career in Hollywood. In addition to being a comedian, the best-selling author is returning to judge season 20 of America’s Got Talent with familiar friends like Mel B, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell. “I say this every year and I don’t want to be repetitive, but the thing about our show is previous years always inspire,” he told Us. “Somebody sees somebody do something and they go, ‘I can do that faster. I can do that higher. I can do that more.’ … Because we’re celebrating an anniversary, I think people have done things more dangerous, more different, more surprising and more original than I’ve ever seen.”
America’s Got Talent returns to NBC Tuesday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.
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There are a few signifiers that immediately let you know you’re watching Bravo’s Summer House: the most extravagant costume parties imaginable, which finish weirdly early; a front door everybody struggles to open; and relationships that viewers can tell are doomed from the start but the people in them somehow never can.
Ciara Miller was disrespected by both Austen Kroll and West Wilson, Lindsay Hubbard was first forced to make her own sandwiches by Stephen “Stravy” Traversie, then lectured about being soft by then-fiancé Carl Radke. But now, one of the most unlikely feminist icons has stepped out of the Bravosphere to say, “Uh-uh, I’m not the one.” Model, influencer and lip liner enthusiast Lexi Wood, a Summer House newbie this season, read fan favorite Jesse Solomon for filth on last week’s episode, has stuck to her guns since, and we are living for it.
Sparks flew the moment Lexi, 27, and Jesse, 31, met, and their relationship moved at breakneck speed. Right from the start, Lexi was confident and assertive, telling Jesse she wouldn’t be physical with him if he was hooking up with other people. After mulling over his feelings, Jesse proposed that they be exclusive. And then they lived happily ever after … for about three minutes.
Their roller-coaster romance weathered jealousy and Toe-gate (when Jesse drunkenly let another woman suck his toe), but the final nail in the coffin was a manicure. Yes, really.
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Lexi invited Jesse over to meet her friends one evening, but he told her he was going to get his nails done instead. She thought that sounded fishy, realized that meant there was no trust, and immediately knew they were done.
As a newcomer to both the friend group and TV show, Lexi could have gone through the motions for the two remaining weekends of the summer, to avoid an awkwardness in the house. Instead, she bravely dealt with the situation head on.
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The other girls in the house, gathered in the kitchen, supported her decision and understood that there is no coming back from the ick she was now experiencing. Maybe they, like some viewers, felt guilty for initially dismissing Lexi as a bit of an airhead, when it turns out she’s actually a tough woman of substance.
“I feel like you aren’t ready for the relationship I’m looking for,” Lexi told Jesse. “I just need to be with somebody that, like, I can trust without any doubt in my mind.” She finished by saying, “I feel like the light in me is slowly dying because I’m exhausted from teaching you.”
Staring at the ground, Jesse said forlornly, “Well I’m not going to fight you on it, that’s for sure.” This only seemed to confirm to Lexi that she was doing the right thing. “I didn’t think you were going to. You never do,” she replied.
It was as if she were speaking on behalf of all women, and some of us at home may have given her a standing ovation. Lexi refused to settle, to try and change someone into what she hoped he could be, or to accept behavior that was making her unhappy, just because there was a lot about the man that was right (and also, Jesse is very hot). Lexi’s inspiring speech felt like it might have changed the Bravosphere — maybe even the world. And all without smudging her lip liner.
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Chicago Med’s season 10 finale left Dr. Hannah Asher uneasy about her pregnancy and unsure what to do regarding Dr. Mitch Ripley — and it had Us questioning what’s to come next season.
Warning: Spoilers below from season 10, episode 22 of Chicago Med.
During the Wednesday, May 21, episode, Hannah (Jessy Schram) told her sister, Lizzy (Erin Anderson), that she was pregnant, and her reaction was unexpected. Lizzy lashed out at Hannah claiming she once again ruined her life because now Hannah can’t be her surrogate.
The icy reaction made Hannah hesitate in telling Ripley (Luke Mitchell) about her pregnancy and the fact that he’s going to be a father. As the episode ended, Hannah walked up to a door that fans thought might be Ripley’s to tell him the news, but it was in fact Dr. Dean Archer’s (Steven Weber).
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Showrunner Allen MacDonald exclusively told Us Weekly that Hannah’s pregnancy and relationship with Ripley is an “unfortunate wait and see” situation saved for next season. Ripley, meanwhile, opened his door during the finale to find Sadie (Holly Curran), the woman whose life he saved from a well earlier that season, hinting that they could get together.
Elsewhere in the episode, Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) broke up with her boyfriend Dr. Dennis Washington (John Earl Jelks), while Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) made amends with his daughters. Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos), for her part, got troubling news that could affect her life and career moving forward.
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MacDonald teased that Hannah’s choice to talk to Archer before Ripley is a “very complicated story” that fans will have to watch “play out” next season. He noted that Hannah “deeply trusts Archer and that is where she goes when she’s feeling destabilized.”
“Ripley is actually in a very good place. I don’t think [he] is any longer in a place where he feels adrift,” MacDonald explained, confessing, “The best thing that ever happened to him was Hannah breaking up with him. It really made him confront some very, very negative behaviors that he didn’t intend to be negative, but they were self-destructive.”
MacDonald joked that both he and Schram have spoken about Ripley being “the worst boyfriend” to Hannah in the past. “He’s a great guy, but he was a terrible boyfriend,” he recalled, hinting that those lingering frustrations might still be lingering.
During season 10, episode 15, Ripley nearly died trying to save Sadie and her daughter after they fell into a hole on the side of the road. When Ripley was pulled out of danger himself, Hannah was there and told him she “loved” him.
Despite that confession, Ripley and Hannah went their separate ways later in the season. Ripley’s connection to Sadie, however, appears to be intact. “They had a real connection and that connection kind of played out with humor in a very dangerous life and death situation,” MacDonald said of the pair. “They really made an impression on each other.”
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The showrunner added that Ripley “thought about reaching out” to her after the traumatic event but didn’t want to be “presumptuous.” Now, MacDonald teased Sadie has “beat him to the punch,” but that doesn’t mean they’ll start dating.
“I don’t know where it’s gonna go beyond like, you know, them having a conversation, but I would say there’s some unfinished business between them,” he shared.
During the finale, Lenox agreed to get tested for a rare neurodegenerative disorder called Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) disease alongside her brother, Kip (Logan Miller), to help sort out what landed him in the hospital. After their mother died from the disease, they promised not to get tested but MacDonald told Us that wasn’t because they were “ignoring” the issue.
Instead, they both knew if they had the disease, it would cut their lives short and therefore made choices on how to live. Kip decided to “float around and just see what happens” with no “responsibility,” while his sister threw herself into work to “leave a mark and a legacy.”
When they did get tested, Kip was negative and Lenox said she was too, putting her results in her pocket. Lenox later broke down crying as viewers learned that she tested positive but lied. MacDonald said the diagnosis will lead Kip and Lenox to “reassess” their lifestyle choices next season.
Naomi Howard (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut) was last seen packing up her locker after leaking a story about Dr. Nicholas Hayes’ (Brendan Hines) sexual misconduct to the media. She told Lenox at the time that she needed a fresh start, but that doesn’t mean she’s leaving Chicago.
“We love Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, and we love the character Naomi, and we very intentionally kind of expanded her role as the season progressed,” MacDonald said, hinting, “It would be a shame to not see her again after all that.”
“We’re definitely going to give Maggie [Lockwood] some wonderful stuff next year,” MacDonald shared, referring to Marlyne Barrett’s character. “We’re gonna see all those nurses.”
He added that the plan was to give the nurses “more screen time” during season 10, which they hope to “continue” moving forward.
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Ariel Winter and her boyfriend, Luke Benward, have been going strong since 2019.
Less than one month after Winter and Benward were spotted at the West Hollywood restaurant Delilah together, a source told Us Weekly in January 2020 that the pair were “definitely dating.”
“Ariel is really happy with Luke and thinks he is a great match for her,” the insider revealed. “She loves his energy and charisma and feels very comfortable around him. Ariel is trying to keep her relationship with Luke somewhat private and isn’t telling a ton of people that they’re dating, but they are.”
More than one year later, Winter couldn’t help but gush about Benward — and how their longtime friendship transitioned into something more.
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“Honestly, it’s been the best thing ever now, but it was pretty bizarre at first because that was never something that I expected at all,” she explained to Entertainment Tonight in July 2021. “It’s been the biggest blessing for me.”
The couple have continued to support each other throughout the years including Benward presenting Winter with the Legacy Award at the Legacy Ball in October 2024.
“She is gorgeous. She is funny. She is smart. She is talented. And she is a true leader,” he gushed before handing her the trophy.
Keep scrolling to learn more about Winter and Benward’s relationship:
Two months after her split from Levi Meaden, Winter was spotted at the West Hollywood restaurant Delilah, per photos by E! News. According to the site, Winter had just attended Benward’s reading of Really Really at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.
An insider confirmed to Us that the couple were “definitely dating” and that Winter is “really happy with Luke and thinks he is a great match for her.”
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“She loves his energy and charisma and feels very comfortable around him,” the source explained, noting that she was trying to keep her relationship with Benward “somewhat private.”
That same month, Winter and Benward “could not keep their hands off each other” at the 2020 Spotify Best New Artist party in West Hollywood.
“His hands were on her hips as she swayed to Billie Eilish’s hits, and as Eilish performed her slow songs, Luke buried his face in Ariel’s hair,” an eyewitness told Us, adding that after the performance they “engaged in an intense makeout session, only interrupting their kissing to sing along to the recorded version of [Eilish’s song] ‘Bad Guy.’”
Winter couldn’t help but gush over Benward, noting that “it’s been the biggest blessing” that their friendship blossomed into a relationship.
“He is amazing. He is definitely my safe space,” she told Entertainment Tonight in July 2021. “We’ve been able to grow together and not just be in a relationship, but we’re partners in business. We’re partners. He’s my best friend. He’s my boyfriend, so it’s really beautiful to be able to get to that place with somebody and to have the friendship foundation first and then to be able to grow into everything, is really, really beautiful.”
Winter took to social media to share a sweet Instagram post for Benward’s 27th birthday.
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“Happy birthday my love! 27 looks good on you ,” she wrote alongside several photos of the duo. “You are such a wonderful man and I am beyond grateful we get to do life together. So excited for this new chapter with you poots Thank you for being the extra special man + dog dad you are. We love you more than you know! lucky to be in love with my best friend.”
Benward shared a photo of Winter kissing his cheek on their three year anniversary.
“Happy 3 years my beautiful bunny ,” he captioned the Instagram picture.
After social media users posted a TikTok video that claimed Benward was “controlling” to Winter, the Modern Family alum decided to set the record straight.
“Guys please help,” she sarcastically replied in the comment section. “He’s forcing me on OnlyFans so he can be my manager and he doesn’t let me out of the house!!! SOS!!!! Don’t believe everything you see on [TikTok], especially rumors like that. He’s a great man, and if he wasn’t, the dogs would take his ass outside.”
Benward, along with Winter’s Modern Family costar Nolan Gould, presented Winter with the Legacy Award at the Legacy Ball.
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Winter shared a cute Instagram post for Benward’s 30th birthday.
“Entering this new decade/chapter of your life love you even more and so excited to see what it brings you ,” she wrote alongside a carousel of pictures of the couple. “Happy 30th birthday to the best, most handsome dog dad ever and the poot of my life We love you!!!!! My man my man my man my MANNNNNNN .”
Benward replied in the comments section, “I love my buns.”
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Despite the buzz surrounding the Irish actor’s romantic team-up with Josh O’Connor, this is a slight, sentimental misfire from ‘Living’ director Oliver Hermanus
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Two very different sisters fall into the orbit of a charismatic billionaire’s wife in yet another super-rich satire
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Who said red isn’t a summer color? Certainly not Bethenny Frankel! The Real Housewives of New York City alum is giving all the cool mom energy in a recent look where she wore red on red. The star of the show? Her shoes. She posted her look on X with a cheeky comment, “So many questions from you Nosy B’s about my sneakers.” Lucky for you, we’ve got answers!
Frankel is wearing the adidas Barreda Decode Sneaker that’s equal parts stylish and functional paired with a red maxi dress for a monochromatic look. Of course, you don’t have to follow the businesswoman’s lead (although how cool does she look?) — these sneakers, which are available on Amazon (and on sale right now) go with everything from jeans and a T-shirt to a sundress, and they’re available in women’s sizes 4 to 11. Some buyers say that they run a half size big, though, so take that into consideration before deciding on a size.
The adidas shoes have “cushiony arch support,” according to reviewers, and a classic T-toe design, which makes them comfy for all-day wear. “Pictures don’t do it justice,” one shopper says. “These are my new favorite shoes. I have always been a big fan of adidas and when I seen [sic] these shoes, I had to have them. They are so cute and comfortable. I have arch problems when I walk a lot and these have great arch support.”
The adidas shoe mixes suede and nylon materials to make it that much more interesting. If red isn’t calling your name, they also come in off-white and black as well as some other bright color combinations, like sky blue with bright red stripes (perfect for July 4th).
Get the adidas Barreda Decode Sneaker for $60 (originally $80) at Amazon! Please note prices are accurate as of the publishing date.
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Besides just having that cool-mom vibe, the other attractive part of this sneaker is the price. It’s already a wallet-friendly option with its normal $80 price tag, but the fact that it’s currently on sale over over 20% off at just $63 makes the pair a no-brainer. We’re not surprised that some shoppers choose to snag multiple colors at once before sizes sell out.
Here at Us Weekly, we’re always looking for ways to spice up our wardrobes without breaking the bank, and a celebrity-approved colorful sneaker that looks and feels good just made its way to the top of our list. Snag them while they’re only $63.
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Miley Cyrus opened up about suffering from an ovarian cyst rupture while hosting her New Year’s Eve Party special in 2023.
“I had a pretty traumatic experience on a show that I was doing with Lorne [Michaels] when I was doing my New Year’s show,” Cyrus, 32, said during a Wednesday, May 21, interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “I had a medical emergency. I had an ovarian cyst rupture.”
An ovarian cyst rupture is when a fluid-filled sac on or inside an ovary bursts open and causes severe pain and bleeding inside the pelvis, per the Mayo Clinic. At the time, Cyrus “didn’t know exactly what was going on,” so she proceeded with the show. Cyrus hosted alongside godmother Dolly Parton and performed duets with Parton, Sia and Paris Hilton.
“It was pretty traumatic because it was extremely excruciating and I did the show anyway,” Cyrus recalled. “But it was really, really hard on me.”
Miley Cyrus Says Sobriety Has Changed Her 'Entire Life'
The health scare isn’t the only challenge Cyrus overcame. During her chat with Lowe, 51, she shared the importance of maintaining her sobriety.
“I’ve learned this about myself over the years. The sobriety is like, that’s like my God,” the singer said. “I need it, I live for it. I mean that it’s changed my entire life.”
Cyrus stopped using marijuana in 2017 and drinking alcohol in 2020. While speaking to 51-year-old Lowe, Cyrus recalled the last time they spoke back in November 2020.
“When you came to my psychedelic house that was painted black in hidden hills, where everything is like all white homes and equestrian. And then I painted mine black and rainbow … I no longer live there,” she said. “But I was happy you came and saw me in that space. And I was thinking about it a lot today as I was on my way here, because I was so close to who’s sitting here right now. But there was just life. It had more to teach me. It had more lessons.”
During their last chat, Cyrus confessed that she “fell off” her sobriety journey at the time. However, Cyrus doesn’t regret the mistake since it led her to where she is now.
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“I know I needed to fall one more time. And I just, I had to. It just never would have happened this way. I just never would have been sitting here. And there were times in that section from where I’ve seen you before,” she said. “And there were times in that section from where I’ve seen you last time and now that they hurt, I’m not proud of them. Definitely not my best moments, not some of my best work, any of that.”
Cyrus added that the struggle led her to write “Flowers,” for which she won her first Grammy.
“It all led me to writing ‘Flowers,’ which then was some sort of just key right into the lock of all healing,” she said. “It healed me so much.”
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