Season 3 of Netflix's "Full Swing" is out now, and it gave golf fans everywhere an inside look at one of the wildest stories the sport has ever seen.
While on his way to his second round of the PGA Championship in May, World No. 1 and reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested and faced four charges, including assaulting a police officer.
It stemmed from a fatal accident outside Valhalla Golf Club while Scheffler was attempting to get to the course with a large security presence due to the accident.
Scheffler later called it a "big misunderstanding."
Netflix acquired additional footage of Scheffler's arrest, including bodycam footage.
"I'm terribly sorry. I'm just trying to get to my tee time. I'll keep my arms back there, I promise," Scheffler said as he was handcuffed.
Other footage shows Scheffler asking someone to "please help" him, and he asked another officer if they were "able to just talk for a second."
"Are you guys aware that I'm playing in the golf tournament?" Scheffler added. Apparently, one officer was not.
"I assume you're pretty good if you're playing in the PGA," an officer said.
Scheffler humbly replied, "Yeah, I'm all right."
"I'll be honest. I didn't think this was a position I'd ever be in," Scheffler told an officer on his way back to Valhalla.
"Usually, people never do," the officer replied.
Scheffler even cracked a joke that he only wanted mouthwash, as "I try not to drink too much before I go play golf at 8 a.m."
"I didn't know you were the No. 1 in the world right now. You're too casual to be No. 1 player in the world," an officer said while escorting Scheffler to the course.
"I think that's why they're so surprised I was arrested," the golfer replied.
Scheffler was later booked and released and made it to the course with time to spare.
"I was freaking out because I somehow went from driving to the golf course to a jail cell, and I still don't really know how that happened exactly. I don't think it really ever felt real," Scheffler told producers for the documentary.
Less than two weeks later, all the charges against Scheffler were dropped. And he casually shot a 66 just hours after his arrest. He sputtered a bit in his final two rounds, but he still managed to tie for eighth at 13-under for the weekend.
Xander Schauffele won his first of two majors in his career, the second being the Open Championship later that July.
A documentary about bridging the political divide in one of the most hotly contested battleground counties in the United States debuted at the Sundance Film Festival this week, leading some to conclude that the historically liberal festival is moving toward the center.
"One of the things that is fascinating about ‘Bucks County, USA’ being chosen as an official selection at Sundance is it appears, in the era of Trump being re-elected, the well-known left-leaning Sundance Film Festival is moving to the middle," Paul Martino said. "There is a new openness to dialogue,"
Martino, the founder of Bullpen Capital, told Fox News Digital about the documentary series "Bucks County, USA" being screened at Sundance, a Utah festival known for screening films promoting liberal causes and being a place for anti-Trump demonstrations.
Martino, who is featured in the film, told Fox News Digital that the five-part docuseries is "all about the political divisions that happen in the United States focused on where I live, Bucks County, USA."
"It is about all of the post-COVID policies and all of the things that happened at the school board level once a lot of the parents' rights movement started, and the film dives into a lot of detail about the political division that happened, and it focuses, ironically, on the friendship of my daughter and her best friend, who is what I would describe as my political rival's daughter," Martino explained.
Martino, a conservative, told Fox News Digital walking around Sundance was a "fascinating" experience and that he encountered many people who seemed to be open to the movie's message of listening to the other side.
"Obviously, it is a rather left-leaning crowd in general. But even the people behind Sundance, the people who pick the films this year, said that they felt this film, ‘Bucks County, USA,’ was very important because it was in a Trump re-elected era," Martino said.
"Understanding and speaking to the other side and understanding who the other side is is important.
"One of the amazing stories told by one of the filmmakers at Sundance was there's a guy sitting next to me in a MAGA hat who I would have never talked to on the plane had I not made this movie and realized he had a lot to say to me. And the fact that this film affected even the filmmakers, I think, is a really interesting and important lesson for the rest of the country."
While many people at Sundance were receptive to the film, Martino told Fox News Digital he did encounter some opposition from people at a question-and-answer session after the screening.
"I would say one of the only disappointments of the experience was I felt that some people in the crowd, you know, it's an honor to be in the Q&A at the end of the series and, look, we had everybody up there. We had people who really don't like each other, who disagree vehemently, and I think it was lost on the audience that all of us were standing there," Martino said.
"The fact that we all agreed to be part of this, the fact that we were all there and I got asked a question or two that were directed in my direction that I felt were a little bit inflammatory and I kind of chuckled to myself thinking, 'Did you just watch the movie? And did you just see the fact that we're all here? Maybe you missed a little something there.'"
"An Update On Our Family" is a three-part docuseries that reexamines Myka and James Stauffer's decision to place their adopted son in a new home.
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YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer adopted a boy named Huxley from China in 2017 and documented it online.
In 2020, the Stuaffers were criticized after revealing they placed him in a new home.
In a since-deleted video, the couple said that Huxley was "thriving," and "happy" in his new forever home.
Almost five years after YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer faced waves of backlash for their decision to place their adopted son Huxley in a new home, plenty of questions still linger about the family.
The Stauffers' controversial decision gets renewed attention in the HBO original documentary series "An Update On Our Family," whose title is taken from the couple's infamous since-deleted video of the same name. The three-part docuseries is also inspired by a New York magazine article by Caitlin Moscatello.
The Ohio-based vlogger parents didn't participate in the docuseries, but James regularly posts about his car detailing business on his Stauffer Garage YouTube channel and Instagram account.
Here's what we know about where Huxley is now.
Myka and James Stauffer adopted Huxley, then 2 and a half years old, from China in 2017
The parents of four other children kept their followers updated on their adoption process through YouTube vlogs. After welcoming Huxley into their home, the Stauffers shared his progress as he adjusted to his new life and family.
Their channel swelled to 700,000 subscribers, videos about Huxley were monetized, and they maintained sponsorship deals with brands.
But in 2020, fans noticed that Huxley was absent from their social media content, prompting questions and concerns about what happened to him.
In May of that year, Myka and James revealed that they had placed Huxley in a new home to better support his needs.
Little is known about Huxley's life since he was placed in a new home in 2020
In the since-deleted video that sparked backlash, the couple said that they only learned after bringing Huxley home that he had special needs that they hadn't been told about.
The Stauffers said that Huxley received multiple assessments and evaluations from medical professionals who agreed that he needed a home better equipped to support him.
The couple also said that they were intentionally vague about Huxley's situation because they "didn't want to mess up anything" as he was meeting and spending time with new people so he could find his "forever family."
Myka said that the adoption agency had placed Huxley with a family it thought was "the perfect match." People magazine reported that Huxley has since been renamed.
"He is thriving," Myka said in the video. "He is very happy. He's doing really well. And his new mommy has medical-professional training, and it is a very good fit."
In an Instagram post shared in June 2020, Myka apologized for the "confusion" and "pain" she caused and admitted she was unprepared to properly parent Huxley.
"We love Huxley and know that this was the right decision for him and his future. Praying that Huxley only has the best future in the entire world," she wrote.
The first episode of "An Update On Our Family" is streaming on Max. The remaining episodes will be released weekly through January 29.
Michael and Kristine Barnett faced neglect charges after abandoning Natalia Grace in Indiana.
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"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" follows Natalia Grace Mans' life.
Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted her and petitioned a court to re-age her.
Natalia no longer lives with the Barnetts, who have divorced. Here's what we know about them today.
"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" explores the complex story of Natalia Grace Mans and the legal saga involving Natalia and her former adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett.
Natalia, a Ukrainian orphan with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, was adopted by the Barnetts, who later abandoned Natalia after claiming she was actually an adult pretending to be a child. The now-divorced couple, who said they believed Natalia to be six years old when they first adopted her in 2010, claimed that Natalia made violent threats against family members — including trying to poison Kristine — and that she had pubic hair and menstrual cycles. Natalia has consistently denied all of the Barnetts' claims regarding her violent behavior and faking her age.
After sending their adopted daughter to a psychiatric hospital, Michael and Kristine became convinced that Natalia was secretly an adult and successfully petitioned in court to change Natalia's age from eight to 22, altering her birth year from 2003 to 1989. The Barnetts then moved Natalia into an independent apartment, first in Westfield, Indiana, in 2012, and then in Lafayette, Indiana, in 2013 and left the country, moving to Canada to support their eldest son's graduate education. In 2019, they faced neglect charges in connection to Natalia's case. Michael was acquitted of the charges in October 2022, and the charges against Kristine were dismissed in March 2023.
"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" first aired on Investigation Discovery in May 2023 and focused on the Barnett family's perspective. In the second part of the documentary series titled "Natalia Speaks," which aired in January 2024, Natalia told her side of the story. The third installment, titled "The Final Chapter," premiered in January 2025 and focuses on her departure from the Mans family.
In "Natalia Speaks," Natalia alleged that her adoptive mother, Kristine Barnett, abused her as a child and coached her to say that she was older than she actually was. Michael said in a conversation with Natalia featured in the documentary that his ex-wife also manipulated him, and said that Kristine, who didn't participate in the docuseries, was cruel to Natalia.
When reached for comment, Kristine Barnett said in an email to Business Insider that allegations that she "abandoned" or "abused" Natalia were false, maintaining that Natalia was determined to be an adult by parties other than herself and Michael. She said that she had declined to participate in the ID docuseries.
"The 'evidence' presented on the TV show did not go through the courts or any legal standards to be verified as true," she said.
Here's everything we know about where Michael and Kristine Barnett are now.
Michael and Kristine split in 2014
The Barnetts split up long before they made their claims against Natalia public in 2019.
The Lafayette Journal & Courier reported that Michael Barnett left Canada in late 2013 and moved back to Indianapolis. Per court documents accessed by USA Today, Kristine said Michael moved back to Indiana after an unspecified "incident impacting the children" in fall 2013 before filing for divorce from her in February 2014. Their divorce was finalized four years later.
Michael later remarried, he says in the docuseries.
In 2019, the former couple were charged with neglecting Natalia
Kristine Barnett sitting on the sidewalk with her kids, including Natalia Grace.
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While Natalia was legally an adult due to the Barnetts re-aging her in court, she was still classified as a dependent of the Barnetts as a result of her disability.
In 2019, Michael and Kristine were charged with neglect of a dependent, Fox 59 reported citing court documents filed in Tippecanoe County in Indiana. According to the Lafayette Journal & Courier in 2022, the couple were specifically charged with neglect of a dependent, neglect of a dependent causing bodily injury, neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury, and conspiracy to neglect a dependent.
Testifying in court against Michael during his trial, Natalia explained how her rare kind of dwarfism can cause skeletal abnormalities and issues with vision and hearing. According to Natalia, shewas unable to bathe herself or use a washing machine due to her mobility issues and subsisted mostly on instant noodles, pizza, and peanut butter sandwiches while living on her own in Indiana.
Michael Barnett was acquitted of neglect charges after a jury trial
Per the Journal & Courier, Michael turned himself in to authorities in September 2019, and bonded out. At the time, records indicated that he lived in Indianapolis.
Per the same publication, an October 2019 gag order meant that anyone involved in the case was forbidden from making public comments about the case.
Michael was acquitted of the charges in October 2022. In the documentary series, Natalia says that Michael reached out to her to speak after the gag order was lifted. During the conversation, he said that he and Natalia had "the same monster" in Kristine, but ultimately stormed out of the encounter after Natalia's guardian, Bishop Antwon Mans, asked him to stop swearing.
A lawyer for Michael Barnett declined to comment when reached by Business Insider.
Michael Barnett also appeared in "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter," which premiered in January 2025. He said that he hoped Natalia would be able to "find happiness."
"I'm just trying to move on. I'm gonna do everything I can to not think about it," Michael said in episode one of "The Final Chapter."
Kristine Barnett's neglect charges were dismissed
An image of Kristine and Jacob Barnett, with Kristine holding the book she wrote, provided by Michael Barnett.
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Kristine turned herself in shortly after Michael in September 2019, according to the Journal & Courier. At the time, her jail records showed that she lived in Bradenton, Florida, though the charges listed an Indianapolis address.
In March 2023, a Tippecanoe County judge signed the order to dismiss the charges against Kristine, per the Journal & Courier, citing "insufficient evidence" at trial to prove the charges in this case beyond a reasonable doubt."
In 2013, Kristine published the book "The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism" about raising her son Jacob. In a January 10 audio space on X, which Kristine sent to BI via email, she said that the allegations against her interfered with her career as a parenting author and consultant.
"I don't know when I'll be back to work. I want to be back to work," Kristine said in the space around the 2:06:00 mark. "I've been waking up every day for the past five years mourning the fact that my work is gone. I hope I get it back."
All four episodes of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter" are streaming on Max.
Shows like "Goosebumps" and "The Traitors" returned this week.
New series like "American Primeval" and "The Pitt" also premiered.
A Jerry Springer docuseries and the final episodes of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" are out too.
This weekend, you can watch a bloody Western drama, a deep dive into "The Jerry Springer Show," or a reality competition where pseudo-celebrities compete for money in a Scottish castle.
Here's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend, broken down by what kind of entertainment you're looking for.
For a new historical drama, check out "American Primeval."
Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin star in "American Primeval."
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If you like Westerns and can handle gore (this one is several levels of violent above "Yellowstone"), "American Primeval" is a great pick. Taylor Kitsch stars as a traumatized, rugged frontiersman, and Betty Gilpin plays a mother searching for a new life with her son out west.
Former "Bachelorette" Gabby Windey is part of "The Traitors" cast.
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The Emmy-winning competition series returned this week, with Britney Spears' ex-husband, Zac Efron's brother, and a former "Bachelorette" star among the new cast of "The Traitors" season three. And, of course, Alan Cumming and his fabulous outfits return to host.
"Goosebumps" returns too, which is good news for horror lovers.
David Schwimmer joins the cast of "Goosebumps" in season two.
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The first season, a new adaptation of the beloved children's horror book series, was a surprise hit, with Justin Long as the lead. "Friends" star David Schwimmer takes over as the main adult for the show's second outing, subtitled "The Vanishing."
Unlike the 1995 "Goosebumps" show, which adapted individual books from the series in an episodic anthology format, the new one tells a cohesive story each season (though they're of course inspired by the original books). "The Vanishing" centers on twins who are sent to live with their divorced dad (Schwimmer) in Brooklyn for a summer and finds themselves entangled in the decades-old mystery of four teens who vanished in 1994.
Noah Wyle returns to the medical drama genre in "The Pitt."
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There's no shortage of medical dramas on cable TV networks, but "The Pitt" is a standout for its hyperrealism. Starring "ER" alum Noah Wyle, this show takes the "24" approach, with each episode playing out in real time and the entire season representing a single 15-hour shift in an emergency room.
Streaming on: Max
Natalia Grace's wild saga finally concluded this week.
The Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism was adopted by American parents, who later accused her of being an adult posing as a child. Claiming she was a danger to their family, Kristine and Michael Barnett moved away to Canada, having Natalia legally re-aged and leaving her in an apartment on her own.
For another nonfiction pick, watch "Look Into My Eyes."
A psychic in "Look Into My Eyes."
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This 2024 documentary, which initially premiered at Sundance, follows of group of New York City professional psychics. It's a surprisingly touching look into what these people do; the National Board of Review named it one of the five best documentaries of the year.
There's also a docuseries exploring "The Jerry Springer" show.
Guests fighting on "The Jerry Springer Show."
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"Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" chronicles the rise of the controversial daytime TV show, which became a megahit in the 1990s with its sordid (and often violent) drama.
The docuseries features the show's producers recalling how they manipulated the guests (who were real people, not paid actors) behind the scenes for maximum on-air drama.
Incoming first lady Melania Trump will serve as an executive producer on a new documentary set to be featured on Amazon Video.
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Amazon will reportedly pay $40 million to license a new documentary on Melania Trump.
Melania Trump will serve as an executive producer on the film, Puck reported.
The incoming first lady is not expected to be in Washington full time during her husband's second term.
Amazon will reportedly shell out $40 million to license a documentary on incoming first lady Melania Trump. The price tag includes the film itself, a smaller-scale theatrical run before being featured on Prime Video, and a supplementary docuseries.
Puck's Matthew Belloni reported more details about the Brett Ratner-directed film as the onetime and future first lady prepares to rejoin the biggest spotlight in the country in less than two weeks. The New York Post has also reported that Amazon paid $40 million for the project.
Melania Trump will be an executive producer on the projects, Belloni said. It's unclear how much the incoming first lady will be paid.
Puck also reported that both Disney and Paramount sought streaming rights for the Melania Trump documentary. Apple and Netflix did not place bids for the documentary, sources told the outlet.
Multiple sources told CNN in November that Melania Trump would likely split most of her time between New York and Florida, while also maintaining a presence at the White House during her husband's second term.
The news about the documentary comes as President-elect Donald Trump's relationship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos continues to be a hot topic in both the business and political worlds.
In December, The Wall Street Journal first reported that Amazon would donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee, part of a cascade of tech leaders seeking to cement or strengthen their relationships with the president-elect.
Bezos last month traveled to Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Ahead of the November election, Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, chose to end the newspaper's longtime practice of endorsing presidential candidates. The decision sparked a huge outcry among subscribers and led to the exit of several members of the editorial board.
In an op-ed defending the move, Bezos called his stance "principled."
Business Insider has reached out to Amazon for comment.
Movies like "The Front Room" and "Nightbitch" are streaming.
New TV series including "Missing You" and "Lockerbie" also premiered.
You can also stream the Golden Globes live on Sunday night.
Ring in 2025 with a movie or show.
If the post-holiday malaise has you looking for a new bingeworthy mystery, the new Harlan Coben show "Missing You" might be up your alley. Or if you're looking for a new reality show, there's "Selling the City," from the makers of "Selling Sunset."
As for movies, there are both kid-friendly picks like the new "Wallace and Gromit" and more adult fare like "Nightbitch" available to watch now.
Here's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend, broken down by what kind of entertainment you're looking for.
Horror-comedy fans can watch "The Front Room."
Brandy is terrorized in "The Front Room."
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Brandy plays a pregnant woman terrorized by her husband's ultra-religious ailing stepmother in "The Front Room." The A24 psychological horror comedy from Max and Sam Eggers (the brothers of "Nosferatu" filmmaker Robert Eggers) was released in theaters last year.
Amy Adams plays the lead character in "Nightbitch."
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Amy Adams plays a stay-at-home mom who becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. It sounds goofy, but it's extremely resonant, especially if you are now or have ever been the mother of a toddler.
Rosalind Eleazar as Detective Kat Donovan in "Missing You."
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Netflix's latest Harlan Coben adaptation is a thriller about a detective who finds her "missing" fiancé on a dating app over a decade after he vanished. Fans of "Fool Me Once" will want to check this one out.
For a gripping true-story drama, watch "Lockerbie: A Search for Truth."
Colin Firth stars in "Lockerbie: A Search For Truth."
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Colin Firth stars in this British drama based on the true story of Jim Swire, a bereaved father who fought for justice after his daughter was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Streaming on: Peacock
Seeking lighter reality TV fare? "Stranded with my Mother-in-Law" is a good bet.
People have to team up with their mothers-in-law to win money.
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This Brazilian reality competition show is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Six couples go to a remote island to compete for prize money, not realizing their mothers-in-law are also there waiting for them. The couples are then split up and reteamed with their respective in-laws to fight for the win.
"Selling the City" is the latest spinoff of "Selling Sunset."
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If you're a fan of messy interpersonal drama between realtors on predecessor series "Selling Sunset" and "Selling the OC," check out the latest incarnation focusing on luxury agents selling high-end real estate in Manhattan.
For something kid-friendly, watch "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl."
Wallace and Gromit are back.
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The beloved stop-motion animation franchise about a cheese-loving Brit and his beagle is back with a second feature-length movie, nearly 20 years after "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit."
"Vengeance Most Fowl" is already out in the UK, where it's gotten rave reviews.
The 2025 Golden Globes are streaming live this weekend.
Nikki Glaser is hosting the Golden Globes.
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Nikki Glaser is set to host the awards show, where "Emilia Pérez," "The Brutalist," and "Conclave" are among the most-nominated films. "The Bear" and "Shōgun" are leading for TV.
The Investigation Discovery documentary series, released in three batches, explores the story of Natalia Grace, whose former adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett, said she was an adult posing as an orphaned Ukrainian child.
The first season, which aired in May 2023, gave an overview of Natalia Grace's story and covered the accusations against her. The Barnetts, who said they believed Natalia to be a 6-year-old Ukrainian orphan when they first adopted her in 2010, came to believe that Natalia was really an adult con artist. In the series, Michael alleged that Natalia had attempted to harm members of the family and said that a therapist had diagnosed her as a "sociopath," all accusations that Natalia denied.
Natalia has a rare form of dwarfism known as spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. Though her Ukrainian birth certificate said she was born in 2003, in 2012, Michael and Kristine Barnett succeeded in legally changing Natalia's birth year to 1989.
That made Natalia an adult on paper, but she was still classified as a dependent due to her disability status. After leaving Natalia alone in an Indiana apartment and moving to Canada in 2013, the since-divorced couple faced charges of neglect in 2019. (Michael was acquitted in October 2022, and the charges against Kristine were dismissed in March 2023.)
Natalia Grace and Michael Barnett reunited for a tense conversation.
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"Natalia Speaks," the second season of the series, aired in January 2024 and featured extensive interviews with Natalia in which she denied the Barnetts' allegations of violent behavior and their claims that she faked her age. Shealso accused Kristine Barnett, who did not participate in the docuseries, of abusing her as a child. In a statement posted to Facebook in January 2024, Kristine said that Natalia "was not abused by anyone in my family."
The docuseries also featured Natalia's confrontation with Michael Barnett, who apologized to Natalia and alleged that Kristine had manipulated him.
In the years since her time with the Barnetts, Natalia found a new family in Cynthia and Antwon Mans, a religious couple who later adopted her. The second season of the docuseries presented their relationship as a loving one and a happy ending for Natalia, but a revelation in the last two minutes of the docuseries threw all that into doubt.
Now, ahead of the new episodes of the docuseries airing on January 6, Natalia has clarified where she stands with the Mans family.
How did Natalia Grace meet her new adoptive parents, Cynthia and Antwon Mans?
Both Antwon and Cynthia Mans featured heavily in the second part of the docuseries, "Natalia Speaks," with Antwon accompanying Natalia to receive DNA test results that appeared to determine that her true age is around 22 years old. He also sat in on her confrontation with her former adoptive father, Michael Barnett. Natalia praised the Mans family throughout the series and referred to them as her parents even before they legally adopted her.
Natalia previously testified in Michael Barnett's neglect trial that she came to live with the Mans family after meeting Cynthia Mans through a neighbor while she was living alone in Lafayette, Indiana, where the Barnetts had moved her in July 2013. At that time, Natalia said, she was 9 years old, though she was legally 23 years old due to the Barnetts changing her age.
Antwon and Cynthia, who had multiple other children living in their home when Natalia came to live with them, spoke highly of Natalia in the series. They said she didn't behave in their home in a way uncharacteristic of other children and certainly not the way the Barnetts said she acted with them. But the show did raise one specific incident: Genesis Mans, a child also living with the Mans family, recalled in an interview in episode five that Natalia bit her when she was a baby. Genesis said Natalia told her the incident occurred when Natalia was 10 (legally 24 years old).
"I would say she has been violent in a typical way like most kids do. You know, most kids fight, most kids argue, but nothing unusual to where there was just crazy unrest in that sort of way. There's nothing dangerous about Natalia at all, absolutely not," Bishop Antwon Mans said in an interview in episode five of "Natalia Speaks."
In episode six, Natalia said she remembered "having some behavior issues" when she first met the Mans, and she apologized for her early behavior.
"When Natalia first got with us, there would be moments that she would just be so broken, and just feel like, 'How do I deal with this?'" Cynthia Mans recounted in an interview in episode six.
"Natalia been with us all these years, and let me tell you, we have corrected Natalia, and she's never came at us with the knife or put thumbtacks up on our stairs, or tried to hurt our children," Cynthia continued, referencing allegations from the Barnetts.
Episode six of "Natalia Speaks" depicted Antwon and Cynthia Mans formally adopting Natalia, with both parents wearing t-shirts celebrating their status as adoptive parents.
Cynthia and Antwon Mans with Natalia Grace on the day of her adoption in "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks."
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"It has been a really long journey. I have always wondered if I would be able to find someone that would actually love me. But then I met my parents, and it's been different ever since. It's been a good different," Natalia said in an interview in episode six.
Documents shown in the episode indicated the adoption paperwork was filed in June 2023, about a decade after she began living with them.
The docuseries suggested Natalia Grace and the Mans family had a falling out
In the last two minutes of episode six of "Natalia Speaks," a black screen appears with text that reads, "Two weeks ago, and six months after Natalia's adoption, the producers got a shocking phone call."
Audio of Antwon and Cynthia's voices then plays over a shot zooming in on Natalia sitting on a porch.
"Something ain't right with Natalia," Antwon says. "This girl is tweakin'. I feel like she's the enemy in the house. And she said to us, we have held her hostage. Made us look like we're the enemy."
"Natalia is stabbing her family in the back over a complete lie," Cynthia says.
"She's done other things, too," Antwon continues. "But this was a new low. Natalia does not have emotions for nothing but herself. We're done. We're done with her."
Then the screen cuts to black with the text, "Natalia's story will continue."
Jason Sarlanis, president of crime and investigative content, linear and streaming at Discovery, told The Hollywood Reporter after the episode aired that producers initially believed that Natalia's story, despite being full of "twists and turns," had reached a positive conclusion.
"We genuinely thought Natalia had found a happy ending with her new family, so you can imagine we were all thoroughly shocked when that call came from the Mans," Sarlanis said.
"Our series was already finished and locked, but we instantly mobilized with our producers to ensure that this shocking development was included in our finale," Sarlanis told THR. "Our viewers are so invested in Natalia's case we felt our series needed to reflect the constantly shifting truth of her situation."
"One thing has always proven to be true with Natalia's story — nothing is ever what it seems."
Natalia still interacted with the Mans family on social media after the phone call, but things got messy
Despite the cliffhanger, Natalia appeared to still be on good terms with the Mans family on social media after their phone call to producers, which "The Final Chapter" states took place on December 1, 2023. She appeared in posts from the Mans family's social media accounts, including a Thanksgiving 2023 post on Instagram.
The family's TikTok account, which the Instagram page references, posted on December 26, 2023 that Natalia had launched her own TikTok account under the handle @natgrace20. The post bears several hashtags, including #MamaBabyIsGrowingUp, #MamasForEverBFF, #FamilyIsForever, and #GoFollowBabysPage. According to the timeline presented in the documentary series, the post was likely made after or around the same time as the phone call between the Mans family and the docuseries' producers.
One post on the @natgrace20 account, previously viewed by BI, was a video of a woman who appeared to be Natalia wishing her followers a happy 2024. A December 29, 2023 post on the account featured photos of Natalia and the Mans family.
"2023 was amazing but 2024 is gonna be awesome," the December 29, 2023 post's caption read, accompanied by the hashtags #newbeginnings, #fyp, and #family4ever. It also tagged the Mans family's account.
"i love you so much my forever baby," the Mans family account replied to the post.
"I love you mama," the Natalia account replied.
On January 5, 2024, after "Natalia Speaks" aired, the Instagram account appearing to belong to Natalia posted to let people know that she was safe. The post did not explicitly reference her relationship with the Mans family, nor the ending of the show.
"I am okay and doing well and thank you all for your support and prayers," read the caption. "I wish I could tell you more Abt the show but I signed an agreement with the show to keep things confidential for now. I will let you guys know when I can for sure, but just know I am okay. Love y'all! #safe #livingmybestlife."
Later posts indicated that things were more complicated. One February 2024 TikTok on the Mans family's account reads: "Life can be so hard when raising kids. I miss my daughter so much and I will never understand why things are like this."
Another February post on the Mans family's Facebook page said they and Natalia had "disagreements" but she was still their daughter and they didn't hate her. It also claimed that the audio from their phone call to producers had been edited, and did not reflect the "full audio" of the conversation.
A representative for ID did not immediately return BI's request for comment.
In a March 2024 TikTok video, Cynthia Mans said that Natalia was no longer active on their account, or any account, as she'd decided to leave social media. Another post later that month said Natalia no longer lived with the family and that she wasn't speaking to Cynthia anymore.
"I miss my baby so much," she said.
As of January 3, 2025, all posts on the @natgrace20 TikTok account had been deleted or set to private.
Previous requests for comment from BI sent to the Mans family's Instagram account and the Instagram account appearing to belong to Natalia in 2024 did not receive a response. Natalia's Instagram account was wiped as of January 3, 2025.
Natalia Grace confirmed in January 2025 that she's no longer living with the Mans family
In a People cover story published days before the premiere of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter," Natalia said that she was living in New York with the DePaul family, who previously attempted to adopt her when she was a child.
Natalia told People that while she was living with the Mans family, she "learned how to be a mother," assisting in raising other children in the family. The publication reported that Antwon learned that Natalia was dating a man named Neil and removed access to her phone. People also reported that on the new episodes of the show, which have yet to be released, neighbors allege that Cynthia and Antwon Mans had physically abused Natalia while she lived with them.
Natalia would not confirm or deny those allegations to People.
Antwon and Cynthia Mans did not immediately respond to BI's requests for comment sent to their personal Facebook profiles, their family Facebook page, and an email listed on the Facebook page. They also did not respond to People magazine's requests for comment.
People reports that Neil, Natalia's boyfriend, contacted the DePaul family, and they organized a plan to help her leave the Mans family in the middle of the night. In December 2023, Nicole DePaul drove to Nashville, where the Mans were located, to pick up Natalia, as shown in a preview from the docuseries.
Natalia has lived with the DePaul family — Nicole, her husband Vince, and daughter Mackenzie, who all have dwarfism too — since then. Nicole told People that their relationship was typically smooth, though it had its difficulties.
"Did she probably do weird things in the past? Yeah," Nicole told People. "[But] when you take in a child, you take that child as your own. You don't just get rid of them when they don't fit into your puzzle."
Natalia told People that she informed her adoptive mother, Cynthia, that she wasn't "kidnapped or dead" once she left the Mans family. Now, she is preparing to one day live on her own by studying for the GED and learning how to drive. She also told People that she met Neil, her boyfriend, for the first time in person after leaving the Mans family.
"It's been a big learning curve for me. For the most part, I've made peace," she told People. "It is definitely a blessing to be alive today. And there's nothing I can do to change the past."
"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter" will premiere on January 6 on Max and Investigation Discovery.
Aaron Rodgers’ flirtation with politics was addressed in the second episode of his three-part Netflix documentary, "Enigma."
The New York Jets quarterback was floated as a possible running mate to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. earlier this year before the independent presidential candidate eventually dropped out of the race and endorsed Donald Trump.
Rodgers and Kennedy went on a hike, and the four-time NFL MVP admitted to Kennedy that John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 initially piqued his interest in politics.
"I mean, I got into politics back when I was a sophomore in high school. I mean, the idea, all around, honestly, your uncle’s death, and that was my first entrance into pulling the veil back, as I call it, on, like, what’s actually going on because I read the Warren Commission’s report about it. I remember it hit me going, ‘This is what they said happened?’ This can’t be real," he said.
"And then I went to Berkeley, which is a crazy political environment. It’s super leftist, and I grew up in a really conservative, small-town environment. So, that was fun to have, like, my ideologies tested. But, I mean, it’s … I’ve just been disheartened forever, that there’s a two-party system that’s really one party. The one party that's ruling is the people with the money. So, I really didn’t have any hope in politics until, really, you announced your candidacy."
Rodgers later confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked him to be his running mate. However, he chose to continue playing football with the Jets.
"Retire and go into politics or play two or three more years," he said. "I definitely envisioned a life without football, and it wasn’t scary. I felt comfort in being able to move on at some point. But I love football. I want to keep playing. And I hated the way last year went. There’s still some unfinished business in New Jersey."
Amid the drama that came with the possibility of Rodgers being Kennedy’s running mate was a report that claimed he allegedly shared conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook shooting.
Rodgers denied the allegations at the time and in the episode he seemed shocked that someone would paint him that way.
"Misrepresentation is a trigger for sure. Trauma, trigger, whatever," Rodgers said.
Since Mangione was arrested and charged with murder last week over the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the media and public have been mining information about his past, including by scouring his social media accounts, to learn every detail about his life.
This week, news outlets reported that four documentaries about the 26-year-old and the shooting were in the works.
Thompson was shot and killed by a masked person outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. Mangione was arrested on December 9 after being found in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and later faced local gun and forgery charges alongside the murder charge.
The shooting has had a huge cultural impact, sparking conversations about what is seen as the normalization of violence in the US and the state of the healthcare system. It seemed inevitable that true crime shows would follow at a time when the genre's popularity is at its height.
After pictures of Mangione emerged following the shooting, some X users joked that Ryan Murphy, who is behind true crime dramas including "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," would make a show about him. Others speculated which actors should portray Mangione.
Here's what we know about the upcoming projects.
An ABC special on Mangione includes a minute-by-minute breakdown of the shooting
Luigi Mangione is currently in a maximum security cell at Huntingdon State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania.
PA Department of Corrections / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images
ABC's "Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder – A Special Edition of 20/20" will be the first show about him to air.
The hourlong special was announced on Tuesday and will air at 10 pm EST on Thursday, and will land on Hulu the next day.
According to ABC, the film will present a minute-by-minute investigation of the shooting, feature an exclusive audio recording of Mangione talking about his travels through Asia, and provide new details about the hunt to find him.
The special will also include an interview with his friend.
An Oscar-winning director's production company is making a documentary about Thompson's death
Brian Thompson is the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, who was shot on December 4.
UnitedHealthcare
On Monday, Variety reported that entertainment production companies Anonymous Content and Jigsaw Productions were teaming up on a documentary about the shooting.
Variety reported the documentary will explore how people become killers and American citizens' frustration with the healthcare industry.
Jigsaw Productions is led by Alex Gibney, who in 2008 won an Oscar for best feature documentary for "Taxi to the Dark Side." Gibney is also working on a documentary about Elon Musk.
Emmy nominee Stephen Robert Morse's documentary will explore different perspectives on the shooting
Surveillance images show the suspected shooter in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
NYPD via AP
Hours later, Variety reported that filmmaker Stephen Robert Morse, an Emmy-nominated producer, was making a separate documentary about Mangione.
Morse will work with Matt Cianfrani, a cinematographer, Hannah Ghorashi, an investigative journalist, and Eli Eisenstein, a filmmaker who went to Mangione's college, the University of Pennsylvania.
Morse told Variety that the doc will explore various perspectives surrounding the killing "while respecting the profound loss of life and its impact on everyone involved."
Morse told Deadline Monday that the film would be "memed" but encourage a deeper understanding of the case.
Last week, Morse Code Group, Morse's production company, set up an Instagram page and invited Thompson and Mangione's family, friends, and co-workers to share their stories.
In the caption of their first post, the company wrote: "If you have a story to share about your experience with Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, United Healthcare, or US health insurance generally, please get in touch with us!"
Warner Bros. Discovery's true crime network is working on 'Who Is Luigi Mangione?'
Mangione was found in Pennsylvania after the shooting.
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
On Monday, Variety also reported that Investigation Discovery, Warner Bros. Discovery's true crime network, will release an hourlong special about the Mangione case in February 2025.
Variety said the project's working title is "Who Is Luigi Mangione?"
A representative for Investigation Discovery told Variety that the special will feature the TV host Dan Abrams, experts, industry insiders, and people close to Mangione to explore "his mental state" and "investigate the theories" surrounding his arrest.
Meanwhile, Netflix continued to flex its first-mover advantage over cash-hungry rivals, who retrenched and returned to licensing their shows back to Netflix, which will likely fuel its continued dominance.
Netflix continues to put out hits that keep people watching and subscribing. Lately, it's been leaning into popular fare like true crime and live events that have big advertiser — and water-cooler — appeal.
It's continued to capitalize on its password-sharing crackdown and is ramping up ad tech and measurement deals to entice more advertisers to buy on the platform.
Stellar advertising growth amid an executive shake-up
Peter Naylor at Netflix's 2024 upfront presentation.
Dimitrios Kambouris
Netflix has undergone leadership changes across multiple teams this year. In advertising, where the company harbors vast ambitions, Ampersand's Nicolle Pangis replaced Peter Naylor as VP of advertising.
The move came as Netflix reported stellar growth for ad-supported subscribers in 2024 — to the tune of 70 million, up from 40 million in May.
Next up for ads? Netflix is building its own ad technology to further open the spigot, which it said will roll out next year.
A leadership and strategy overhaul in film
Netflix film boss Dan Lin entered with a streamlined strategy.
The New York Times reported in April that Stuber clashed with higher-ups over what kind of movies to make. Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria told staff in a meeting that quality needed to improve as the company shifted strategy.
Rather than big-budget action films and big-name stars, he sought to diversify the company's offering, prioritizing in-house producers and skipping theatrical releases. Lin also ended the massive upfront checks the company had been writing to movie stars.
True crime hits with real-world consequences
Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."
The stalker saga "Baby Reindeer" and the scammer series "Inventing Anna" drew defamation suits, which Netflix said it would defend. And Netflix's two projects about the Menendez brothers — a Ryan Murphy-produced drama and an accompanying documentary — were also ensconced in controversy.
The brothers' families criticized the show, though Murphy has said the brothers should be grateful given the attention the project received. In October, Los Angeles's top prosecutor recommended the brothers be resentenced with the option of parole.
A password crackdown continued to fuel growth
Netflix used to burn through money. Now it's minting cash.
iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI
Subscribers initially balked at Netflix's bid to ban password sharing, but in the end, the streamer prevailed.
While Netflix has emerged as the clear victor of the streaming wars, that wasn't always a foregone conclusion given the loads of debt it previously accrued to fund its production war chest. Today, the streamer is forecasting billions of dollars in profit while competitors struggle to break even.
Correction: December 3, 2024 — The Paul-Tyson fight drew 60 million households, not people, as live viewers, Netflix said. An earlier version of this story misstated that figure.
