Rory McIlroy carried some important cargo on a celebratory trip to his native Ireland, but another member of the family appeared to be noticeably absent.
McIlroy, 35, held his 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, in his arms as he exited a private jet at George Best Belfast City Airport on Friday, April 18, in pictures obtained by the New York Post.
The trip to Ireland comes five days after McIlroy finally won his first Masters Tournament on Sunday, April 13, becoming just the sixth golfer in history to complete the career grand slam.
While McIlroy’s daughter made the journey, the golfer’s wife, Erica Stoll, did not appear to be on board.
McIlroy and Stoll, 37, have been married since 2017, though the couple did briefly split last year after McIlroy filed for divorce in May 2024. McIlroy filed to dismiss the divorce filing just one month later.
Stoll and Poppy were both on hand to see McIlroy’s Masters victory at Augusta National Golf Club, posing for pictures as a family after the win.
During a post-tournament interview with CBS Sports’ Amanda Balionis, some viewers noticed that McIlroy failed to mention his wife by name when referencing his “incredible support system the whole way throughout my life.”
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with daughter Poppy and wife Erica Stoll holding the Masters trophy during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025.Michael Reaves/Getty Images
McIlroy said he has a “close-knit village” surrounding him, including his childhood friend and caddie, Harry Diamond, and his daughter.
“To have Poppy there — I want to make her proud,” McIlroy added. “I want her to be able to experience these things. I said on the green during the trophy presentation, I hadn’t given up for 17 years. I think that’s a really good lesson for any young boy or girl who was watching. To never give up on your dreams and to keep fighting for it. If you do the work and you put in the effort that you can achieve anything.”
While it’s not exactly clear why McIlroy and Poppy traveled to Ireland on Friday, the golfer’s parents, Rosie and Gerry, still live in the area and were not in person when their son tasted Masters glory last weekend.
McIlroy is from Holywood, Ireland, a town just outside Belfast.
“As an only child, the support that I had from my parents — they saw some potential in me as a golfer and they gave me every opportunity to try to fulfill that potential,” McIlroy told Balionis, 38. “Talking to them on the phone after I won, my mom probably still hasn’t stopped crying.”
Following Lady Gaga’s show-stopping Coachella performance on April 11, Earle, 24, revealed via TikTok that she “got into a little altercation” with a woman who complained about her dancing during the set. “We got there and it was so, so, so packed. And no one was dancing, so I was jumping up and down,” Earle explained. “And there was this woman behind me and she kind of yelled at me. I don’t know if she said, like, ‘You realize there’s other people here, right?’ … I snapped a little bit. … I was like, ‘I’m trying to have fun, bitch.’”
Earle noted that her boyfriend, NFL star Braxton Berrios, had to stand between herself and the woman to keep the peace. “We had beef the whole night. But then they left, like, 10 minutes later,” she said. “So, I was like, ‘Well, clearly, they don’t care that much about Lady Gaga.’ So, I was upsetting the Karens.”
Fans were quick to notice that Earle’s story seemingly matched comments Anderson, 27, shared about her experience at Gaga’s performance in a TikTok of her own. “This girl ran into me, straight up ran into me, and then screamed at me, like, ‘Don’t shove me, bitch!” she shared in a Sunday, April 13, TikTok upload. “And I was like, ‘Oh, my God. You ran into me!’ I wish that I knew who she was. She was definitely an influencer, but she was so mean.”
The Bachelor Nation star noted that the incident was purely an accident. “You might not have seen me. I didn’t see you. Sometimes that happens. We’re in crowded spaces. Let’s chill the hell out,” she stated. “I think that people just think that they are bigger than things and just think that they can treat people like that.”
In the comments of the post, Anderson responded to a fan comment asking if she was talking about Earle. Setting the record straight, she replied, “No I didn’t know who the person was I just am assuming they were an influencer haha.” Earle, for her part, has not publicly addressed the feud speculation. (Us Weekly reached out to Earle’s reps for comment.)
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Anderson attended the first weekend of Coachella 2025 with her fiancé, Joey Graziadei, to whom she got engaged on season 28 of The Bachelor last year. “Coachella, please be nicer to my feet next year,” she jokingly captioned Instagram pics of herself, Graziadei, 29, and their friends at the festival on Monday, April 14.
Anderson recently shut down another online rumor about herself, this time claiming she was pregnant and expecting twins with Graziadei. “I’m pregnant! I found out this morning on Facebook. Double the good news,” she quipped in a Wednesday, April 16, TikTok video. “I apparently announced that I’m pregnant with twins. Not just one, two. A boy and a girl. I didn’t even know and I now know the gender and that I’m having twins. Guys, I’m literally just blown away.”
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Poking fun at the fake news, Anderson joked that she and Graziadei were going to name the twins “Bach” and “Elor,” adding, “It’s so beautiful. Just quite literally amazing. Literally a miracle. Truly.”
Graziadei shared his own reaction in the post’s comments, writing, “Hahaha oh boy.” Anderson replied by stating, “And girl lucky us.”
Josh Duhamel‘s wife, Audra Mari, made a cameo on his new Netflix series Ransom Canyon that was cut — and neither of them knew until they watched the show.
“My wife was on the show too. Yeah, she did a cameo,” Duhamel, 52, told People about the western, which premiered on Thursday, April 17. “She was [Eoin Macken‘s character] Davis’ girlfriend [that] he brought to the party, but they cut her out! Poor thing.”
Duhamel recalled how Mari, 31, was put “through all that hair and makeup” before they “cut her out,” adding, “She saw it with me.”
Based on Jodi Thomas’ book series, Ransom Canyon introduces Texas Hill Country where Duhamel’s Staten Kirkland is grieving two major losses while navigating his undeniable connection to childhood friend Quinn (Minka Kelly), who has also caught the eye of Staten’s brother-in-law and love triangle rival Davis (Macken).
Despite not making her Ransom Canyon debut, Mari celebrated Duhamel’s new gig, writing via Instagram on Thursday, “Not many of you know this.. but two weeks after our sweet Shepherd was born, we packed up and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico for six months. Josh was set to start filming Ransom Canyon and today it comes out on @netflix.”
Josh Duhamel as Staten and Minka Kelly as Quinn in ‘Ransom Canyon.’Anna Kooris/Netflix
“I’m often asked how we do it, how we pick up and find a home away from home so swiftly and without a thought. Truth is, it’s not always easy. But this team and family that Josh picked up along the way while filming this beautiful show made it that much easier,” she continued. “You’ll always have a special place in my heart RC as I became a brand new mama watching you become a cowboy. We love you Staten Kirkland aka ‘dada.’ .”
Before the actor expanded his family with Mari, he became a father when his first wife, Fergie, welcomed son Axl in 2013. The pair, who got married in 2009, announced their separation four years after their child’s birth. Their divorce was finalized in 2019.
Duhamel subsequently found love with Mari and they dated for two years before he popped the question. “It’s on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!! @audramari,” he wrote via Instagram in January 2022, alongside a snap of the couple holding up a piece of paper that read, “Audra Diane Mari, Will you marry me?”
At the time, Duhamel exclusively shared with Us Weekly details about the spontaneous proposal, saying, “I just sort of decided last-minute that was how I wanted to do it. I didn’t have anything planned. I didn’t have a ring yet. I was like, ‘OK, you’re gonna do this today. Today’s the day.’ And that’s just how it all kind of happened. … I coordinated with [the hotel concierge] there to make sure that bottle was floating up to shore as we were walking out there.”
Josh Duhamel as Staten, Eoin Macken as Davis, Andrew Liner as Reid, and Brett Cullen as Sam Kirkland in ‘Ransom Canyon.’Anna Kooris/Netflix
Duhamel also offered a glimpse into his eldest child’s bond with his now-wife. “He is very excited about [our engagement]. That was a big part of it. They get along great. It’s been good,” he told Us in January 2022, which came months before his wedding to Mari.
Duhamel also opened up about his parenting approach, adding, “I want to make sure that I’m making him get out there and do things, making sure that he knows he’s safe and secure but also can go out and take risks. I also want to be a good role model for him. Because he is watching very closely.”
After exchanging vows with Mari, the pair expanded their family with son Shepherd in January 2024.
There aren’t always enough scripted dramas and comedies to go around on Netflix.
Fortunately, the streamer is fully loaded this week with multiple shows. And the fifth and final season of You is likely to be the No. 1 show on Netflix in the near future.
But since Watch With Us has a mandate to find the underrated shows on Netflix, it would be too easy to recommend such a popular series.
Instead, Watch With Us has selected a handful of shows off the beaten path. But if we know Netflix, this week’s top selection may prove to be a big hit.
After starring in Netflix’s spectacularly awful superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy in 2021, Josh Duhamel is back on the streamer in Ransom Canyon, a new romantic Western. Unlike Dunhamel’s last Netflix show, this one is likely to stick around and it should strike a chord with audiences who loved Yellowstone.
Dunhamel plays Staten Kirkland, a widowed Texas rancher who is trying to save his family’s ranch and the entire town from a corporation that wants to buy everyone out. It’s an uphill struggle, but Staten has a friend and ally in Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly), a farmer who was close to his late wife.
His brother-in-law, Davis (Eoin Macken), is already Staten’s rival for Quinn’s heart. Now, Davis is also on the opposite side by siding with the incoming corporation. The battle between Davis and Staten may determine the future of their entire town.
The Glass Dome is a Swedish crime thriller that revolves around Lejla Ness (Léonie Vincent). When Lejla was a child, she was kidnapped and imprisoned inside a glass cage for several weeks. As an adult, Lejla isn’t quite clear on how she escaped, but she’s become a criminologist to catch people like the man who kidnapped her.
However, the past seems to be repeating itself as a young girl named Alicia (Minoo Andacheh) has been kidnapped. Lejla immediately notices similarities between her kidnapping and Alicia’s abduction. The fact that Alicia is the daughter of Lejla’s best friend, Louise (Gina-Lee Fahlén Ronander), also suggests that this kidnapping was planned to draw out Alicia. But is the kidnapper the same person who tormented Lejla in the past? Or is someone else playing games with her?
Normally, Guy Ritchie dramatizes crime stories and heists in his movies. But in the new documentary miniseries The Diamond Heist, Ritchie tells the true story of a very real criminal plan that unfolded just over 25 years ago in the United Kingdom.
If you didn’t know that these events had actually happened, it would be easy to believe that this was just another Guy Ritchie story. A group of criminals put together an audacious plan for a jewel heist at London’s Millennium Dome.
Some of the surviving participants actually share how the plot was conceived in this show. It’s fascinating to see, but the real twists arrive when the plan goes off the rails. If Ritchie ever decides to turn this story into a real movie, we’ll be the first ones in line.
Prince Harry shared new details about his safety risks — including an alleged threat from Al-Qaeda — while fighting to restore his protection in the U.K.
Harry, 40, alleged during his two-day hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice last week that the terrorist group threatened to kill him shortly after he and wife Meghan Markle stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020.
Harry “confirmed that he had requested certain protection after a threat was made against him by al Qaida [sic],” according to a summary of the closed session obtained by People and Hello! on Friday, April 18.
The prince’s lawyer Shaheed Fatima backed up Harry’s claims, telling the court that the terrorist organization called for the royal “to be murdered” once his security was downgraded in 2020.
The barrister added that the Duke of Sussex’s security team learned Al-Qaeda published a message saying his “assassination would please the Muslim community.”
In addition to being a royal and public figure, Harry’s military service seemingly made him a target for Al-Qaeda. Harry served two tours in Afghanistan with the British Army. He later detailed his time with the military in his memoir, Spare, which extremist groups noticed.
Harry’s alleged death threat was just part of his case for the U.K. restoring his automatic police protection while traveling in his home country. His legal team argued that the U.K.’s choice to strip his security when Harry and Meghan, 43, moved to the U.S. without any formal risk assessment put him in grave danger.
“One must not forget the human dimension of this case. There is a person who is sitting behind me whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake,” Harry’s lawyer said in a statement on April 9, during day two of the proceedings. “There is a person sitting behind me who’s been told he is getting a special bespoke process when he knows in his experience it is a process that is manifestly inferior in every sense.”
The attorney continued, “His presence here and throughout this appeal is a potent demonstration of how much this appeal means to him and his family.”
Following the April 9 hearing, Harry told People as he left the court he was “exhausted and overwhelmed” by the process. He confessed that his “worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case and that’s really sad.”
Harry and Meghan announced their royal step back in January 2020. They later relocated from the U.K. to the U.S. where they settled in California with their son, Prince Archie. The family’s security was pulled by Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) that March after it was determined their choice to live private lives didn’t “fit readily” into the organization’s framework.
One year later, the couple welcomed their daughter, Princess Lilibet, in June 2021. Although Harry and Meghan have since returned to the U.K. for visits, they’ve made it clear bringing the children is a security concern.
Harry’s attorney Shaheed Fatima told London courts in February 2022 that he “does not feel safe” traveling to the U.K. with his children. “It should go without saying that he wants to come back: to see family and friends and to continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart. Most of all, this is, and always will be, his home,” the lawyer said at the time.
Harry initially attempted to get his security detail reinstated in January 2022 by appealing for judicial review. The U.K.’s high court ruled against him in 2024, leading the prince to appeal the verdict this year. He was on hand for both April hearing dates.
Former Sex/Life costars Adam Demosand Sarah Shahi have reportedly called it quits after five years of dating.
Demos, 39, and Shahi, 45, pulled the plug on their romance recently, according to Page Six. The alleged split comes two months after Shahi gave a rare update about her relationship with Demos. During a February interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Shahi explained why she would want to work with Demos again after Sex/Life.
“We’re open. We’ve definitely looked at other projects. Nothing has felt right so far, but what’s great about that is that we met as actors. So we have a really great working relationship with each other,” she noted at the time. “Obviously, we have great chemistry. And because we are in a relationship, it’s impossible to lie. I can’t look at him and fake a line. He can’t look at me and do the same.”
Shahi continued: “There’s no tolerance for any sort of bulls***. So I think we do work well with each other, and I would love to find something that he and I could do together.”
The former couple originally met on the set of Sex/Life in August 2020. At the time, Shahi was separated from then-husband Steve Howey, whom she was married to for 11 years. Shahi and Howey, 47, who share three kids together, ultimately finalized their divorce in 2021.
“From the time that our first child was born, our relationship suffered and it was hard to get back on track,” Shahi said of Howey during an April 2023 episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “We were together for a very long time. We were together for 18 years. That’s not a failure. That was a long time. But the last 10 years we really did struggle.”
Shahi recalled their dynamic changing after they expanded their family, adding, “Any flaws you have in the relationship before you have kids, if you don’t settle those things — that was my experience of, ‘It gets worse.’ It only gets worse. You have less time for each other, you have less patience, you have less desire because you’re just so damn tired.”
After joining Sex/Life, which was canceled in 2023, Shahi realized she needed to make a change. “I was going through a time where I was really sort of living in a state of unhappiness,” she recalled. “I was just questioning everything. As a wife and as a mom, you get told, ‘Well, but you have it good. You have it good.’ I just felt so unseen. … It gave me the courage to say, ‘I’m not happy. And I feel like we should as individuals have the right to be happy.'”
Shahi clarified that she didn’t start dating Demos immediately after they played love interests.
“We met each other and it was not instant,” she explained. “It was over time, it was getting to know him as a person and seeing how aligned our values were. … I also really respected how he talked about his mom and how he talked about women. There was just so much that I started seeing over time that made me go, ‘Oh, you’re kind of everything I’ve ever wanted.’ And that’s when we started being together.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Demos and Shahi for comment.
Ever since it catapulted into popularity in 2020, the nap dress has been an iconic fashion staple in the closets of it-girls and everyday fashionistas alike. The feminine frock is one of those rare pieces that marries vintage style with modern sensibilities. Shoppers are downright obsessed with its relaxed fit, flowy silhouette and effortless elegance that looks great no matter how you style it.
While the relaxed-and-regal garment was popularized by Hill House Home, the current nap dress style has found a home with other beloved designers and brands, including affordable-luxury atelier, Quince. The luxe-for-less brand has several nap dress-inspired pieces, but we’re rather obsessed with the smocked square neck midi dress.
A fraction of the price of most nap dresses, this $60 dress is an unbeatable steal. Made with 100% organic cotton, this lightweight breezy dress is the all-occasion summer outfit we’ve been waiting for.
Adorned with a smocked bodice, you’ll exude Regency era romance in the Quince nap dress style. Dress up the soft, square-neck garment with a pair of block heels or strappy sandals for a casual date night, or accessorize the versatile piece with a floppy UPF hat and designer sunnies for a breezy, sun-safe beach escape. While the compliment-demanding dress is modest, the side slit gives it a modern edge.
We’re not the only ones obsessed with this top-rated Quince style! “I truly love this dress. I needed a nice dress for spring, summer and fall dinners. I wanted something light that would look good on an older woman. This dress is perfect,” one five-star reviewer says.
“It made me feel like a princess dancing in a flower field. It has a nice weight without feeling overbearing. It is a modest cut yet I still feel a bit sexy in it — the neckline and the flow of the skirt specifically,” another shopper wrote.
While we love to indulge in occasional splurges, there’s no reason to sacrifice your wallet when you can source this nap dress style for just $60. That’s a can’t-miss bargain for anyone wanting to upgrade their summer-ready wardrobe without compromising quality.
Her top-ranked LSU Tigers finished third at the 2025 NCAA Championship Semifinals on Thursday, April 17, behind Utah and UCLA, officially ending their season. Dunne, 22, was a fifth-year senior for LSU. She took to X after the event to say goodbye to her sport and school as she begins her next chapter.
“ out gymnastics it’s bean real… and of course forever LSU! ,” she wrote.
While her competitive career has come to an end, Dunne has plenty going on as one of the most popular college athletes in the country. She is also a model, influencer and social media personality.
Dunne also endeared herself to a new audience, baseball fans, last year when her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now that Dunne won’t be spending her summer training for the next season, she said she’s looking forward to watching Skenes, 22, and the Pirates in action.
“I’m super excited to be able to spend time with Paul,” she told People in a story published April 8. “I’ve always had to train during my summers and stuff… So to be able to not have to do gymnastics training and be able to spend more time in Pittsburgh with Paul enjoying the baseball season, I’m looking forward to that.”
While Skenes is off to another electric start, his team hasn’t fared as well. The Pirates are just 8-12, sitting in last place in the National League Central. But as Dunne noted, there’s plenty of time for the team to turn things around.
“And hopefully the Pirates can turn things around,” she said. “They did not have the best series against the Marlins, but I’m excited to see what Paul can do and how his mindset and his leadership role can help the Pirates win.”
Dunne and Skenes met through mutual friends in 2023 while Skenes was a member of the LSU baseball team. They began dating that August.
The gymnast shared in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly last July that the two have had to work to keep their relationship strong.
“We’re always in different states,” Dunne said. “We try to see each other as much as possible, especially while it’s my offseason during the summer. When it’s his offseason, he’ll come to LSU and visit me.”
She added that they have had to figure out how to navigate their relationship amid the publicity they both command.
“Just being in the public eye, trying to keep things private,” she said. “That’s definitely a little bit difficult.”
During the Friday, April 18, episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast, Scheana, 39, and her guest host, husband Brock Davies, recalled their weekend at Coachella, which included a run-in with Roberts, 34.
“I also met Emma Roberts, which was iconic. I was afraid to go up to her,” Scheana admitted. “Because like, ‘I know you watch the show, but I don’t know if you’re a fan.'”
Brock noted that “there’s fans” ofVanderpump Rules that “aren’t Scheana fans,” adding, “They have boundaries.” His wife agreed about being careful when it came to introducing herself to celebrities who love the hit Bravo series.
“I’m not going to go up to her. If I saw Selena Gomez, I’m not just going to go up to her. I know you watch the show but I don’t know if you like me,” she said. “So I had our friend go up to [Emma] and she’s friends with her. So she was like, ‘Scheana is here.’ Emma looks over and she goes, ‘You’re not going to say hi to me?'”
Scheana was relieved that Roberts wanted to meet her. “I was like, ‘Hi, I was afraid. I’m sorry.’ And she’s like, ‘What? I love you,'” she recalled. “Right then we were getting a video and you see her say ‘I love you’ in the video.”
Brock urged Scheana to use the experience as a lesson, saying, “You know what that teaches you, honey? Just approach people like they are people. Lead with good intentions and the rest will follow.”
Emma Roberts and Scheana Shay.Courtesy of Scheana Shay/Instagram
Scheana rose to stardom after being an OG Vanderpump Rules cast member. In fact, Scheana was featured in the iconic transition from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to the series premiere of Vanderpump Rules in 2013.
Over the years, viewers have seen Scheana get married (twice), get into countless feuds and weather the most surprising personal storms. Her time on the show has since come to an end after Bravo confirmed in November 2024 that season 12 will feature an entirely new cast.
“We all were kind of in a place where we’re like, ‘OK, if it continues, great.’ I did think there was more story to tell. We’ll just be telling that somewhere else now,” Scheana said during a December 2023 episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast. But I think the women were kind of ready to move on to another platform to tell our stories.”
Scheana explained that she isn’t worried about what comes next, adding, “I’m not distraught. I wasn’t shocked at all. I think the men — minus Brock — from what I’ve heard, took it the hardest. Definitely not the women.”
“Any sad feelings that I have about not returning for season 12 are mostly not being able to work with that crew anymore. I loved the crew that we’ve had and hopefully, we’ll be able to work together on other projects because we became like a family,” she continued. “So that was definitely the hardest part. And the whole thing was bittersweet. It’s sad to say goodbye, but excited for the new servers and the next chapter of their lives.”
She concluded: “I am excited for new opportunities ahead outside of Vanderpump Rules, but I’m also a nostalgic person and it’s never easy to say goodbye. “Lala [Kent] and I had a good cry about it on the podcast, something that was such a big part of my life for so long. But also I think it was time. Honestly, it all feels right. It’s still all happening. It’s just happening a little differently.”
“I had horrible postpartum depression, but I didn’t know it,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 61, said during the Friday, April 18, episode of her “Let’s Not Talk About the Husband” podcast. “I didn’t know what it was. When you have your first baby, you don’t know. You just don’t know.”
Rinna noted that she struggled with the mental health condition for 15 months after welcoming Delilah, now 26, in 1998. After she gave birth the second time and the depression returned, her husband, Harry Hamlin, became alarmed.
“You said, ‘I’m gonna kill you,’” Hamlin, 73, recalled of the period after Amelia, 23, was born in 2001. “And I said, ‘You better call [your OB-GYN] right now.’ You said, ‘You better watch out. I feel like killing you.’ You said, ‘Keep the knives in the drawer.’”
Rinna didn’t remember threatening to kill her spouse, but she did remember having violent “visions” at the time.
“I was having horrible hallucinations of killing people and I needed to take the knives out of the house. And I also had horrible visions of driving the car into a brick wall,” the former soap star explained. “I did not have horrible visions about hurting the baby in any way, shape or form. It wasn’t about that. It was about hopelessness, darkest depression and these horrible visions, hallucinations. And it was the knives and it was driving the car into a brick wall.”
“[The first time] I was just hopeless. That’s the word,” she explained. “I was just absolutely hopeless. Like a huge dark cloud all over me. I don’t know how to describe it, because mine didn’t manifest itself toward the baby at all — it was toward me. I would say, looking back, I was completely psychotic.”
The former Bravo star concluded the discussion by noting the importance of speaking openly about postpartum depression, as so many people face it without support.
“Listen, I don’t think any woman should suffer or have to suffer going through postpartum depression,” she said. “And I know a lot do, and I know a lot do in silence.”
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
Peter Krausesaid goodbye to9-1-1with his character Bobby Nash’s shocking death, but fans of the long-running series still have questions about what went down — and what is coming next.
The second half of the ABC series’ epic two-part “Contagion” event, which aired on Thursday, April 17, saw Chimney (Kenneth Choi) continuing to deteriorate after contracting a rare and deadly virus following a massive lab explosion. While Buck (Oliver Stark) and Athena (Angela Bassett) tracked down the one dose of anecdote that exists to save him, it was revealed during the episode’s final moments that Captain Bobby Nash’s suit had been compromised, causing him to contract the virus as well.
After confessing that he hid the truth in order to save his team, Bobby had a tearful goodbye with Buck and his wife, Athena, before succumbing to his illness. The death came as a devastating shock and loss to fans, as Krause has been a leader of the series since it premiered in 2018.
“I had been toying with the idea for a couple of seasons, actually, maybe even longer, feeling like at some point I’m going to have to do this,” showrunner Tim Minear told Deadlineof killing off a major character in an interview published on Thursday, April 17. “And then once I came up with this idea for the lab leak episode, that’s when it solidified for me that it was time to do it, it felt like a real opportunity to give somebody an epic Wrath of Khan-like death.”
He continued, “When it came down to deciding who should that be, I wanted it to be a character that affected all the characters’ stories in a very specific and yet different ways. There was only one man for the job, and it was Bobby.”
Minear admitted that losing Bobby — and Krause — was a “wrenching decision.”
“I adore Peter, and he’s so great on the show, really the backbone of the show in so many ways, which is why it was both a terrifying decision but also, creatively, I just knew that it would be so meaningful and have such repercussions and give me so much story for the show,” he said. “Once I had made that choice, suddenly the world of the show seems so much more real to me, just feeling the grief of the characters and feeling just how that nuclear bomb going off in the center of that universe affected everything. Suddenly, everything just felt weirdly more alive to me.”
Despite Minear feeling strongly about Bobby’s death, many fans have had different feelings about the decision. Keep scrolling for their biggest burning questions after “Contagion”:
Why Did Bobby Die So Quickly?
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Although the twist of Bobby also being infected with the virus and choosing not to reveal his symptoms in order to save Chimney’s life was an effective twist — and a heroic move for the captain — fans are curious as to why Bobby died so quickly while Chimney held on for two entire episodes before taking the vaccine.
Yes, Bobby’s breathing tube was compromised with a hole, but that likely would let less toxins into his otherwise secure mask, while Chimney was fully breathing in the contaminated air for hours. Had the show let Bobby die slightly more slowly, he would have been able to say goodbye to the rest of the 118, instead of just Buck and Athena.
Why Didn’t the Rest of the 118 Get to Say Goodbye?
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Yes, Chimney and Hen (Aisha Hinds) were injured, but they were still in the vicinity of the lab when it was revealed that Bobby would not survive, leading to viewer confusion over why they didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. Ravi (Anirudh Pisharody) was also there, as was Karen (Traci Thoms). It’s also surprising that Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) did not make her way down to the lab for Chimney and instead stayed at the 9-1-1 call center.
While someone getting to say farewell to their loved one before their death isn’t exactly how real life works, it is how 9-1-1 works. Bobby has been the heart of the 118 since 9-1-1 premiered in 2018, and the crew’s found family dynamic is one of the most alluring parts of the series. Everyone getting a chance to part ways with their beloved captain would have been just as, if not more, devastating for many viewers.
The good news? It seems like Bobby will be making his way back — in some form — to the show before season 8 ends, according to Minear. “I will say that episode 15 is not Peter Krause’s final appearance this season,” Minear told Variety in a April 17 interview. (Krause was also recently spotted on set in various social media posts from his costars.)
Now That Bobby Is Dead, Where Does Athena Go From Here?
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Longtime fans of the series will know that Athena was married before to ex-husband Michael Grant (Rockmond Dunbar) and they share two children. However, it was revealed during the season 3 episode “Athena Begins” that she also lost her fiancé, Emmett (Jeff PIerre), earlier in life when he died during a grocery store robbery.
This means Bobby is the second significant other Athena has lost. The pair were also building a new home for themselves after a fire burned down their old one. Bassett, for her part, previously said that Athena without Bobby on 9-1-1 was something she couldn’t picture.
“I don’t even know what the show would be like without them together,” she told People in a March interview. “It’s hard to imagine.”
Athena is a strong woman, but will she be able to move forward from this? Will Bassett want to remain on the series without her counterpart? And how will this bring her kids, May (Corinne Massiah) and Harry (Elijah M. Cooper), back as series regulars?
Will This Signal Eddie’s Return? And Oh Yeah, Where Was He?
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Eddie (Ryan Guzman) has been in Texas dealing with repairing his relationship with son Christopher (Gavin McHugh) for the past handful of episodes, which means he wasn’t on site for Bobby’s death. He also wasn’t given a phone call or heads up — at least, not that the audience witnessed.
While it’s difficult enough to see a beloved member of the 118 so far away from the rest of his crew, leaving him out of Bobby’s death felt off for many fans. At least Hen, Chimney and Ravi were all shown reacting to the devastating news. Eddie is a core member of the 118 — in Texas or otherwise — and his absence caused some viewers to feel slighted by not getting to witness his reaction. (A phone call from his best friend Buck would have even sufficed.)
According to Minear, Eddie not being present for the devastation will play a part in his upcoming story line.
“Eddie experienced it in a different way. He wasn’t there,” Minear told The Hollywood Reporter. “He got a phone call. So in a way, I think what Eddie’s feeling is, “Would it have been different if I had been there?” So that’s not going to be easy for him, but we’re going to see all that in these last three episodes.”
So Eddie will eventually learn of the news (off screen) and a promo for episode 16 has revealed he will be back for Bobby’s funeral. The question is — will he stay? Christopher is back under Eddie’s roof full time, so will the pair relocate back to Los Angeles to be there for the 118 in this time of need? Because if Bobby’s death won’t bring him back, what will?
Who Will Be the New Captain of the 118?
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It’s hard to even process now, but it’s an unavoidable plot point that will have to be addressed. Bobby’s death is not the first time we’ve seen the 118 without him — season 7 followed the crew as they were forced to work with the station’s former captain Vincent Gerard (Brian Thompson), a notably problematic man, after Bobby briefly resigned. Although Gerard eventually moved on to consult for the firefighter procedural series Hotshots, fan videos circulating online have shown Thompson on set attending emergencies with the main cast.
It could be Gerard (but please, let that not be the case), or Hen could take the spot after previously filling in during Bobby’s absences. There’s also a possibility of Chimney stepping up after Bobby sacrificed himself, or a brand new captain may be introduced. Chris O’Donnell, who is set to lead the new 9-1-1: Nashville spinoff, could also make a temporary appearance to kick off his new show.
What will happen remains to be seen, but for many fans, none of the options feel quite right.
How Will Chimney Cope With Bobby Sacrificing Himself?
There is about a zero percent chance anyone in the 118 takes the news of Bobby’s death well in the remaining episodes of season 8, but chances are Chimney is going to handle things worst of all. He is, after all, the person Bobby sacrificed himself for.
In the promo for season 8, episode 16, Chimney can be seen sitting on a rooftop ledge. When Buck tells him, “Nobody blames you,” Chimney replies in anger, “I blame him. He gave his life so I could live.”
Chimney has been historically known to be one of the most balanced, well-tempered firefighters on the show, keeping his cool through even the most stressful, heartbreaking situations — but will Bobby’s death change him forever?
The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray had some prior experience with action heists from his 2003 remake of The Italian Job. Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, one of the surviving members of the crew led by John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). During the team’s last heist, Steve Frazelli (Ed Norton) turned on his friends, murdered John and stole their misappropriated gold out from under them.
To avenge their leader, Charlie recruits John’s daughter, Stella Bridger (Charlize Theron), to help them trick Steve and reclaim their stolen gold. Unfortunately for the team, Steve isn’t an easy mark and he’s already looking over his shoulder for a double-cross. For Charlie and his ragtag crew, finishing this job is going to take a little finesse and a lot of luck.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer standout Emma Caulfield takes the lead in Timer, a romantic comedy with a slight sci-fi twist. In this world, science can accurately predict when two soulmates will meet if they’re both equipped with a TiMER in their bodies. As Oona O’Leary (Caufield) discovers, her TiMER is useless because her would-be partner has never purchased one.
Without the benefit of a TiMER telling her who she should be with, Oona develops feelings for two guys: Mikey Evers (John Patrick Amedori) and Dan (Desmond Harrington). Just as Oona gets used to working things out for herself, her TiMER finally activates.
If your idea of a great Easter weekend involves Idris Elba fighting a man-eating lion to the death, then you’re in luck. Beast casts Elba as Dr. Nate Samuels, a man who is attempting to emotionally reconnect with his daughters, Meredith (Iyana Halley) and Norah (Leah Sava Jeffries), following the death of their mother.
It turns out that trying to survive a killer lion is a great bonding experience, if everyone survives. This vacation to a South African jungle preserve goes sideways pretty quickly, leaving Nate and his daughters trapped with his badly wounded friend, Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley), as the king of the jungle follows their every move.
Ransom Canyon has several love triangles to root for — but there’s something about Lucas, Lauren and Reid that has Us obsessed.
The Netflix series, which premiered on Thursday, April 17, is based on Jodi Thomas‘ book series about a town that is full of drama, romance and hope in Texas Hill Country. In one corner of Ransom Canyon, high school students Lucas (Garrett Wareing) and Reid (Andrew Liner) vying for Lauren’s (Lizzy Greene) heart. (The season started with Lauren secretly dating Lucas after breaking up with Reid.)
“We get thrown into it immediately in this show,” Wareing, 23, told Us Weekly during a joint interview with Greene, 21, and Liner, 24. “I remember receiving the scripts and being like, ‘Who are all these people?’ There were so many names and different story lines that are being introduced. It was really just about focusing up on what each of our characters are doing.”
Liner called it “fun” to just jump in, adding, “Usually where we start is more of a climax moment for a different version of this show. We had a whole bunch of layers that we got to play with going into the world.”
Speaking of moments that weren’t actually on screen, how much Lucas, Lauren and Reid content didn’t make the cut? Liner confirmed there were unaired scenes between him and Niko Guardado in addition to more moments that “really developed” the Reid and Lauren relationship.
“It established the relationship between us, which I think they made the right call [not including all of it],” Liner admitted. “They didn’t really need that much more focus. I think what was on the screen was a lot more interesting.”
“There was a lot of stuff with my parents specifically that ended up getting cut for time, which just more explored my mom’s alcoholism in the show,” the actress noted. “I understand why they didn’t do it. Some stuff can just be kind of explained through the subtext.”
As for Wareing? He recalled “some sex scenes” that will ultimately not see the light of day. Ransom Canyon fans don’t have to worry too much though since season 1 is full of romantic moments between a multitude of characters — including Wareing’s Lucas and Greene’s Lauren.
Following a few obstacles during the first half of the season, Lauren and Lucas became an official couple — but not before Lucas bonded with Reid after they developed a genuine friendship.
“I have to say that during the mud fight [between Reid and Lucas], why is there so much tension here?” Greene quipped. “But also that’s how they shot our show. Every way they shot our show was in a very intimate and romantic way.”
Wareing couldn’t help but agree before pointing out the “very charged scene” where Lucas and his brother Kit are both in their underwear as the older Russell sibling gets arrested. Meanwhile, Liner was just thrilled that Ransom Canyon took the time to explore the friendship between Lucas and Reid.
“There is something to say about male friendships in general. It feels like it is a deep love,” the actor explained to Us. “So I think that having that you see them come together as friends — because they’re not from jump — is a version of its own love story. But maybe it’s not as romantic.”
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When asked about the potential for a love triangle turned throuple, Wareing and Liner were very enthusiastic, saying, “[We’re] not denying the poly[amorous] potential. We are opening the door [and] opening the relationship.”
“Things are set up where everyone is in a love triangle in season 1 because it opens the door for the audience to say what they like,” she shared. “Then also hopefully we get another season. It gives our writers and everyone an opportunity to see what people like and then lean into it more season 2.”
That means that the love triangle might not be settled despite Lucas and Lauren ending the season together.
“Depending on what the audience likes more of, who knows what they do with that next season,” Greene teased while Liner recalled his character’s final line, “He said, ‘The battle is lost but the war has just begun.'”
“There is still a lot of love there and a lot of care for each other. That is kind of where everyone sits [because] there’s no animosity toward anybody. Everyone loves and cares about everyone,” she shared. “That’s why it ends up so well is because while they are butting heads in the beginning, they both really admire each other.”
Wareing, for his part, was much more clear that he sees Lucas and Lauren as the “endgame” relationship on the show, telling Us, “We saw Lucas and Lauren very happy in season 1. What does it look like when we don’t see them happy and when we are facing real world hardship? And what does it look like to feel that pull and come back together?”
He continued: “Lucas is looking to explore [life outside of Ransom Canyon] but is it worth exploring without the love of his life? That’s a question that we’re going to have to answer in season 2 — if we’re lucky. Lucas loves Lauren so much that his dream wouldn’t be complete without her.”
But what about each character outside of their individual romantic entanglements? Liner told Us he can’t wait for season 2 to dive into his family’s history more while offering quite a hot take on Reid’s decisions so far.
“He should have never gone against his family. He was trying to do the right thing and he’s figuring out what is right for him. He’s constantly in this battle of what is good,” he explained, referring to Reid going against his dad. “I think that the most interesting stuff is going to be with his dad, with his mom and figuring out that world. Because we don’t get to see much of it in season 1 — even though it’s discussed a lot and we get to see glimpses. I am very fascinated with that.”
Greene is on board with more of Lauren’s “family life” being explored. “What she sees with her parents greatly affects how she goes about her relationships. She doesn’t have a great model when it comes to her mom and dad so that’s also what fuels her to maybe make some of the decisions she does,” she added. “I’d love to see that get explored more. I told our showrunner that I just want to struggle. Give me some [issues], She was head cheerleader. She got everything she wanted. I was like, I think next season we should see her trip and stumble a little bit.” (Greene may be forgetting Lauren blowing her UT cheerleading tryout but we are always in for even more drama!)
It comes as no surprise that Wareing is in the same boat about Lucas’ loved ones. He specifically pointed out that we have yet to meet Lucas’ dad who abandoned him — and Wareing already has some ideas.
“I would love Josh Lucas to join our cast,” Wareing mentioned before signing off on Us‘ pitch for James Brolin‘s son, Josh Brolin, to play the Russell patriarch. “Honestly, I love that idea and I’ll take it.”
The other stories the cast wants to see more of are very simple: more football and more horses.
Ransom Canyon starts streaming on Netflix Thursday, April 17.
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm didn’t appreciate the calls from home plate umpire John Bacon on Thursday night, April 17, and he let the world know about it.
Chisholm, 27, was ejected from the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays after arguing a called third strike with Bacon, 41, in the seventh inning. The second-year Yankee then unloaded on Bacon via X from the clubhouse.
“Not even … close!!!!!” he wrote in the since-deleted post.
Chisholm’s post seemed to violate two Major League Baseball rules. One prohibits players from using electronic devices during games. The other prohibits them from “displaying or transmitting content that questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a major league umpire.”
Chisholm spoke with the media after the game where he addressed his ejection and appeared to allude to his social media post.
“I didn’t think before I had anything that I said was ejectable but after probably,” he said. “I’m a competitor, so when I go out there and I feel like I’m right and you’re saying something to me that I think doesn’t make sense, I’m going to get fired up and be upset.”
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“I lost my emotions. I lost my cool,” he continued. “I got to be better than that. … I’m definitely mad at myself for losing my cool.”
Replay showed that the pitch that ultimately resulted in Chisholm’s ejection was, in fact, a missed call. It should have been ball four, which would have sent Chisholm to first base.
Chisholm came to the Yankees during the 2024 season via a trade with the Miami Marlins. He gave the veteran team a youthful jolt down the stretch, helping New York reach the World Series for the first time since 2009. (The Yankees eventually lost the series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.)
Now in his second season in pinstripes, he’s one of the most popular players on the team. He’s also been an active member of the New York sports community, repping fellow Bahamian and New York Liberty star Jonquel Jones by wearing her jersey during the Liberty’s run to the WNBA Championship last season.
Jones, who was named MVP of the 2024 WNBA Finals, returned the favor by wearing Chisholm’s jersey in the tunnel before games down the stretch.
“I was kind of scared when he got to the Yankees, because I’m like, ‘I don’t know if they’re gonna try to take his swag away — but you can’t take Jazz’s swag away,” Jones said in a story for Complex last October. “I’m happy that he’s there, and I’m happy that we get to support each other in that way.”
If you’re anything like Us, you probably have a Nordstrom Rack tab open at all times — just in case. The retailer is known for dropping serious discounts on brands we actually love and has become our go-to for seasonal must-haves. Right now, the retailer’s sandal selection is overflowing with spring- and summer-ready styles, and the best part? So many are under $50.
Whether you’re hunting for something chic to slide into on beach days, a comfortable pair to run errands in or just want to give your warm-weather wardrobe a little refresh, Nordstrom Rack sells something for every vibe. Think strappy flats, beachy espadrilles, sleek slides and even crystal-embellished options that can hold their own at a summer wedding. Basically, it’s the easiest way to channel your inner rich mom without blowing your budget.
The Cutest Spring Sandals Under $50 at Nordstrom Rack
1. Boho Pick: With woven straps and a jute-wrapped platform, these espadrilles bring major vacation energy — even if you’re just brunching by the boardwalk.
2. Strappy Statement Sandal: Equal parts gladiator and glam, Sam Edelman’s Zariah Sandal wraps your ankle with intention. The quilted footbed is a cozy bonus, but that markdown (from $130 to $40) is the real showstopper.
3. Water Park-Ready: Perfect for beach days, water park runs or just chasing kids through the splash pad. The fruity scent (yes, scent!) and velcro straps make these Melissa sandals feel like summer fun in shoe form.
4. Crochet Cool: If “crochet but make it luxe” were a shoe, the Open Edit Gisella Platform would be it. The raffia texture and cushy platform feel like a resort vacation with every step.
5. Our Favorite Wraparound: A soft toe-loop, wrap-around ties and a cushioned insole mean these sandals feel just as dreamy as they look. Throw them on with a breezy midi dress and call it a day.
Former Below Deck guest Anthony Drewitt-Barlow’s house has been raided by federal agents.
Drewitt-Barlow, who appeared on one episode of the hit Bravo series in 2021, had his home raided by Homeland Security agents in Tampa, Florida earlier this week,according to TMZ.
“Homeland Security Investigations Tampa did execute a federal search warrant at that location,” a spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations Tampa told the outlet earlier this week. “As it is part of an ongoing investigation, we don’t have any additional information to release at this time.”
The outlet noted that the spokesperson added an additional statement, saying, “Anyone with knowledge of a potential victim of sex trafficking, or have been a witness to sex trafficking, in this case, should call the tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE.”
Drewitt-Barlow has not been arrested or charged with any crime in connection with the raid. He has also not addressed the raid after it made headlines. Us Weekly has reached out to Drewitt-Barlow for comment.
Before appearing on Below Deck as a guest, Anthony and his ex-husband, Barrie Drewett-Barlow, became the first gay couple to have a child via surrogacy in the U.K. They later became the first gay couple to be listed as parents on a birth certificate.
The former couple, who split in 2019, appeared on Below Deck together while coparenting their five kids. Barrie proposed to his partner Scott Drewett-Barlow — who used to date Barrie’s daughter Saffron — during the charter.
This isn’t the first time Below Deck guests have made headlines after their time on the show. During an August 2024 episode of Below Deck Mediterranean, Neysla Paltsev and several friends shocked viewers when they called Chef Johnathan Shillingford down to question his choice of caviar before making a dig about chief stew Aesha Scott‘s dinner service.
Captain Sandy Yawn ultimately intervened and subtly defended her staff to the guests during the charter. Paltsev, for her part, took to social media after receiving backlash to issue an apology.
“The dinner was definitely not my best moment and I should not have handled it the way I did,” she said via her Instagram Story at the time. “I was emotional and I couldn’t reel it back in. It wasn’t nice at all and for that I am really sorry about that.”
After watching the episode, Neysla walked some of those comments back, saying, “The confusion with the knives was silly. But the way I handled it was not OK. For that, I am truly sorry. Although getting knives confused is not a crime, neither is being rude. But I should not have been [that rude].”
Shillingford broke his silence about the drama as well. “I think their apology was great for sure [where they were] taking responsibility for some of their snarky comments,” he exclusively told Us. “While that’s not OK, some people may have a bad day. The fact that they took responsibility for it was a great move on their part.”
The chef noted that the show didn’t give the guests a bad edit, adding, “In any show, there are things that are cut [or] things that maybe were dramatized because the camera does that anyways. Regardless of all of that, they did say things that were offensive.”
Johnathan also expressed his gratitude to Captain Sandy.
“We all kind of learned from it. As a crew, it was great that Captain Sandy had our backs,” he continued. “I think it’s great that in retrospect — or in seeing themselves — these guests maybe took responsibility for how rude or snarky they were.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs will not have more time to prepare for his upcoming trial.
During a hearing on Friday, April 18, Judge Arun Subramanian ruled against the defense team’s request to push back the trial’s start date by two months. Following that decision, the trial will begin as planned on Monday, May 5, which is coincidentally the same day as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala fundraiser. (Jury selection is expected to begin on May 5, with opening statements expect on Monday, May 12.)
In September 2024, Diddy, 55, was arrested in New York after a grand jury indicted him on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he pleaded not guilty.
At the time, Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to Us Weekly that his client was “an imperfect person” but “not a criminal.”
“Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts,” Agnifilo added. “These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
The following month, a judge ruled that Diddy’s trial would begin on May 5, 2025. Earlier this week, his attorneys filed a motion to delay the trial by two months. USA Today reported that the documents claimed the pause would allow Diddy the “necessary time to prepare his defense” after a third revised indictment was filed.
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Diddy’s legal team claimed there was “substantially new conduct” alleged in the latest indictment, which the attorneys claimed prosecutors had evidence of before the initial indictment came down. The defense also alleged that prosecutors were still producing evidence for one of the counts in the indictment.
“Under these circumstances … we cannot, in good conscience, go to trial on the scheduled date,” Diddy’s lawyers said in the filing. “This is a problem that the government has created, yet it opposes our reasonable request.”
Following the third revised indictment, Diddy’s team told USA Today in a statement, “These are not new allegations or new accusers. These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships. This was their private sex life, defined by consent, not coercion.”
Diddy has been behind bars since his arrest, with his multiple attempts at bail being denied. He was ordered to remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, until his trial.
In recent months, Diddy has appeared in court but remained out of the public eye since cameras were not allowed inside the hearings. However, a source told Us in December 2024 that he was “fit, healthy and fully focused on his defense,” adding that he “has been very active [and] remains in good spirits.”
WWE star Seth Rollins went scorched Earth in his criticism over the behavior and legacy of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan.
“I’m not stupid,” Rollins, 38, said on the Wednesday, April 16, episode of the “Outta Pocket” podcast. “I see everything that’s out there. He’s someone who is, I think, a victim of his own ego a little bit. He just doesn’t understand how what he does affects people around him. I think he just lives in this space that he’s created for himself. He’s shaped his worldview, and this is how he’s gonna see things.”
Rollins continued, “I think if you’re going to be like that, people are gonna treat you accordingly. I don’t know what to tell you.”
Scandal, lawsuits and controversy have followed Hogan, 71, for years. In July 2015, Hogan was caught repeatedly using a racial slur on a leaked sex tape recording from 2007. In the video, Hogan admitted to being “a racist, to a point.” In a statement to People in 2015, Hogan said his language was “unacceptable.”
“It’s just like any other relationship,” Rollins said. “Dude, if you are not a good person, and it’s in your moral ethic to not treat everyone with the same respect, regardless of what they do, or where they come from, or the color of their skin, I got no time for you.”
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Rollins, who is married to WWE star Becky Lynch, expressed gratitude to Hogan for “everything he’s done for my business,” but the buck stopped there.
“Whether he hasn’t changed his personal beliefs, or he hasn’t taken the time to honestly make amends for some of the things he’s said and done, I don’t know which one it is. Maybe it’s both,” Rollins suggested. “Maybe it’s one more than the other. I don’t know. But you put those two things together, you kind of have dug your own grave, man. If you don’t feel like you want to make that progress in your life with the people around you, then that’s just not the kind of person I want to associate with. So, that’s how it is.”
Many WWE fans share Rollins’ viewpoint, as evidenced by Hogan’s appearance on WWE Raw’s debut on Netflix in January, at which Hogan was loudly booed by the sold-out crowd at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
Hogan has not been seen on live WWE programming since.
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Rollins gave leniency to a path forward for Hogan, but he said it’s going to take some real soul searching.
“First of all, you’ve gotta change the way you think,” Rollins posed. “You used the kind of language that he used, in the way he used it, it’s just not acceptable. That to me is your mind, that’s the way you think. So first of all, you need to look at yourself in the mirror, and you need to realize that that’s not OK.”
He continued, “And you need to realize that you need to think differently, and how do you get yourself there? What process do you need to take to get yourself there? What am I doing? Why am I acting this way? Why am I thinking this way? Is this learned behavior? Likely it is. Why did I learn this? I need to unlearn this. Why do people think that I feel this way? If I’m saying that I don’t, why do people think that I am this person?”
“I think if he just approached it that way, it might go a long way in helping him kind of build relationships with people like me, who are like, ‘I ain’t got time for you right now,’” Rollins concluded.
Summer House costars Lexi Wood and Jesse Solomon wasted no time getting hot and heavy while filming season 9, but where do they stand now?
In a new interview with Glamour published Friday, April 18, Lexi, 27, revealed she hasn’t spoken to Jesse, 31, since the current season of Bravo’s hit reality series premiered in February — confirming speculation that the twosome certainly aren’t dating post-show. Several of their other costars, however, have reached out.
“West [Wilson] has checked in on me. Carl [Radke] checked in on me. Lindsay [Hubbard]’s checked in on me. Gabby [Prescod]’s checked in on me, and Imrul [Hassan]’s checked in on me,” Lexi told the outlet.
While she’s seemingly kept her distance from Jesse so far, Lexi said she’s “really looking forward” to filming the season 9 reunion “to hash some things out” with her ex.
“I think somebody that can blatantly lie when they’re being filmed is a very scary person and I’m not necessarily interested in anything with him,” she continued.
The question of whether she’ll return for another season was “hard” to answer. “I think the exes at the end of the day that are in the house also respect each other,” she said of former couples like Lindsay and Carl, whose broken engagement was captured last summer. “And as much as it didn’t work out, they don’t want to necessarily be best friends, they can also respect that they live on the same roof.”
Adjusting to the Bravo spotlight hasn’t been easy, but Lexi noted that she’s “grateful” that Summer House fans are “taking me under their wing so much.” Despite being embraced by the audience, she admitted to feeling a “disconnect” with some of the other girls in the house.
“I definitely felt alone all summer, and I was very isolated,” she told Glamour. “But I think now watching back, I totally understand that they were being fed so many different stories, that of course they were also going to be hesitant toward me. I really hope that now that seeing and watching that they can see where I was coming from and that I actually had no idea. And hopefully those relationships … can move on to me having deeper, more solid friendships.”
Lexi joked that “a lot happened” between her and Jesse in a short amount of time, calling their whirlwind romance “the worst relationship I’ve ever been in.” She also noted that it’s been “disappointing” to finally be seeing some of what Jesse said about their connection on camera without her around — especially about the now-infamous “ToeGate” scandal. (During a weekend when Lexi was out of town, Jesse got his toe sucked by a woman Imrul brought home for a threesome after a night out.)
“Watching back, I wish there was more honesty because I would have made different decisions and choices. … I think in front of my face, Jesse was very different. Behind my back, he had a lot of things that he did not communicate to me,” Lexi claimed.
Jesse, meanwhile, told Glamour that he wishes Lexi “nothing but the best” and expressed his gratitude for their time together. “As far as being called dishonest, I really do try to be transparent. I think there were just some miscommunications and heightened emotions, which is understandable given the environment,” he continued.
In a recent appearance on the “Chicks in the Office” podcast, Jesse reacted to fans calling him out for love-bombing Lexi throughout the season.
“I came on strong, but I think Lexi matched my energy,” he said on Friday. “And when you’re going for a girl who’s dated Drake, you’re not gonna, like, get her by playing it cool. My style is aggressive and I’m not gonna be anybody but myself.”
Jesse admitted that he could see where the critiques are coming from after watching the season back. “I’m learning about love-bombing now,” he joked. “I’m trying to be better the next time around.”
Summer House airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
One of the show’s longest-running relationships is between police officer Athena (Angela Bassett) and firefighter Bobby (Peter Krause), who started dating at the end of season 1 and tied the knot in season 2. They’re essentially the mom and dad of the 9-1-1 crew, but even they’ve had their ups and downs.
“Both of them were somewhat lost, in terms of their romantic lives,” Krause told Entertainment Tonight of his onscreen partner in May 2021. “Bobby in particular, because of his past, was deeply wounded. What we’ve gotten to see over the seasons is that he’s really healed because [of his] loving relationship with Athena. There’s a lot more joy that Bobby takes in life.”
Athena and Bobby’s romance came to an emotional end in season 8, as the latter sacrificed himself to save Chimney (Kenneth Choi) from a deadly virus during the 9-1-1: Contagion two-part event in April 2025.
The Fox series is also famous for a relationship that’s so far remained platonic, much to the annoyance of some viewers: the bromance between Buck (Oliver Stark) and Eddie (Ryan Guzman). Their bond is so strong that in the season 4 finale, Eddie decided to change his will to give custody of his son Christopher (Gavin McHugh) to Buck in the event of his death.
“I know that there’s a contingent of fans that would like a certain outcome and the [relationship] has a life of its own in fandom in that respect,” showrunner Tim Minear told the Observer in May 2021. “But I do think that, look, at the very least, these are two guys who have a deep spiritual bond with each other.”
Keep scrolling for a look at the 9-1-1 cast’s real-life dating histories:
The American Horror Story alum has been married to fellow actor Courtney B. Vance since 1997. The couple share twins Slater and Bronwyn, who were born in January 2006.
The Emmy nominee began a relationship with Lauren Graham in 2010. Us confirmed in June 2022 that the Parenthood costars had called it quits one year prior. Krause previously dated Christine King. The former pair share son Roman, born in 2001.
In 2009, the Heartbreakers actress briefly dated Jamie Kennedy. She dedicated her book, The Day I Shot Cupid, to him, but they split in 2010. She began dating her Ghost Whisperer costar Ross McCall in 2005 and got engaged to him in 2007, but they called it quits in 2008. After inspiring the band's song "Girl on TV," Hewitt dated the late LFO singer Rich Cronin from 1999 to 2000. In 1997, she dated Carson Daly, who got her named tattooed on his leg. They split after one year together.
Hewitt has also been linked to Will Estes, John Mayer, Kip Pardue, Patrick Wilson, Enrique Iglesias, Wilmer Valderrama, Andrew Keegan and Will Friedle.
The former Party of Five star has been married to Brian Hallisay since 2013. The duo share daughter Autumn (born November 2013) and son Atticus (born June 2015). They welcomed a third child, Aidan, in September 2021. The couple have shared the screen in 9-1-1, as Hallisay guest starred in season 2 as the abusive ex of Hewitt’s character, Maddie.
The Godzilla: King of the Monsters star got engaged to longtime boyfriend Silky Valente in November 2020. “He completely surprised me," she told Essence in February 2021. "He did it on my birthday. Because of 2020, I had no plans to have a plan." The pair tied the knot in May 2022.
The American Crime Story alum, who plays Howard "Chimney" Han on 9-1-1, keeps his personal life close to the vest. On the show, however, his love life is settled: Chimney is in a relationship with Maddie, who gave birth to the couple's first child in season 4. The TV couple revealed in season 8 that they are expecting their second child, a baby boy.
The Pretty Little Liars alum shares two kids — son Mateo and daughter Genevieve — with Brazilian actress Chrysti Ane, whom he was in a relationship with from 2018 to 2023. He previously dated model Melanie Iglesias.
The Never Have I Ever alum, a.k.a. firefighter Ravi Panikkar on 9-1-1, married his college sweetheart Jill V. Dae in November 2023. Pisharody told Vogue India at the time that the two met in the parking lot of their college’s grocery store in 2014, though Dae said she didn’t remember the interaction. They began dating in 2015 and navigated a long-distance relationship before Pisharody popped the question in 2019.
The former Nashville star — who appeared on season 1 of 9-1-1 and a few episodes of season 3 — was married to investment banker John Britton from 1991 to 1995. In November 2011, she adopted her son, Yoby, from Ethiopia.
The White Lotus actress has been linked to This Is Us writer and producer David E. Windsor since 2021. In January 2023, Britton confirmed that the two began dating in November 2019.
Dunbar, who played Michael Grant from 2018 to 2021, was married to Ivy Holmes from 2003 to 2006. He and Maya Gilbert tied the knot in 2013. The couple share daughter Berkeley, who was born the same year they wed.
