Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal.
“We’re doing the movie and, you know, Eminem is just such a brilliant dude,” Mackie, 46, recalled during the Tuesday, March 11, episode of “The Pivot” podcast. “We’re on set one day and he’s like, ‘Yo, it don’t make sense that we beefing.’ And I was like, ‘Right?’ And he’s like, ‘I need something on you.’”
Mackie portrayed Papa Doc in the 2002 drama, the leader of the Free World rap group who ultimately loses to Eminem’s B-Rabbit in an epic final rap showdown. During B-Rabbit’s verses, he claims Papa Doc’s real name is Clarence, he went to a private school and that his parents are still married. According to Mackie, some of the shots were toward him personally, and had “nothing to do” with his character.
“So we talk for, like, two hours, chilling. I go to the casino. The next day, we’re shooting the battle scene, and that’s why I’m standing there like, ‘You’re talking about me. You’re not talking about Clarence!” Mackie recalled, adding that his character’s frustrated facial expressions were his natural reaction to Eminem’s lyrics.
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“You’re an a——, Eminem!” he joked. “I’m like, ‘I’m gonna fight this mother f———!’ I’m like, ‘Yes my parents are still married!’”
8 Mile marked both Mackie and Eminem’s feature film debuts. The Marvel star previously opened up about shooting the movie during a 2021 episode of The Rich Eisen Show, claiming that Eminem originally promised his raps would only include “character stuff.”
“There was this one day, we were sitting on the set and Eminem comes over and he’s like ‘What’s up man, I was reading a script and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are cool dude, I like you,’” Mackie recalled. “And then I said, ‘I like you too,’ and then he was like, ‘Cool, so you don’t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?’ I was like, ‘About me or the character?’ He’s like ‘No, no just some character stuff’. I’m like, ‘Yeah no problem.’”
The actor claimed, “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and all that stuff he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc.”. And then I’m like, ‘That’s a little personal Mr. Marshall. … I grew up in a nice house, my parents were nice to me, why are you making fun of me?’”
Us Weekly has reached out to Eminem for comment.
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Eight years after his portrayal of Papa Doc, Mackie took on the role of Tupac Shakur in 2009’s Notorious. The Captain America star has credited his time in Juilliard’s drama division — from which he graduated in 2001 — for his rapping skills and versatility as an actor.
“The idea of approaching a rapper from the perspective of an actor, you’re really just speaking in poems. I always said, one of the greatest rappers [who] ever lived was Shakespeare,” Mackie said during a 2021 episode of Hot Ones. “If I didn’t have my training, I wouldn’t be able to play Tupac, Martin Luther King, Papa Doc, Falcon. The training is just something that gives you an extra layer to stand on.”
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Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee is clapping back after an internet troll took a dig at her looks.
It all started on Tuesday, March 11, when Zee, 44, posted a weather report via Instagram. When a troll commented, “You’re not aging well,” Zee was quick to snap back. “What a privilege to be aging in any manner — thanks for your opinion though,” she replied.
Zee then took a screenshot of the exchange and shared it via her Instagram grid and Threads account, writing, “You know you are in a good place when you genuinely believe your response. And I do. What a privilege to be able to be alive. No matter how you perceive my aging. I’m proud of it.”
Zee’s followers showed their support in the comments section.
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“Classy and perfect and true response Ginger!” wrote NBC correspondent Vicky Nguyen, while another follower added, “My morning anchor friend gets old this BS every day by her viewers. You are beautiful and loved, Ginger! We all age. Even the jerks who can’t be nice.”
Zee has been GMA’s chief meteorologist since 2013. In 2016, she was a contestant on the 22nd season of Dancing With the Stars, ultimately finishing in third place alongside partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
She married journalist Ben Aaron in 2014. The couple share sons Adrian, 9, and Miles, 7. Zee has been candid over the years about the challenges of balancing work and motherhood.
“Give yourself grace,” Zee told Us Weekly exclusively in September 2018, sharing her advice for other working mothers. “I think that mom guilt starts from the second the baby is born, so that’s going to happen. It’s OK to feel that and let it wash over you, because it’s going to come anyway.”
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Zee regularly shares a glimpse of her family life on social media. In late February, she posted a pic of her computer screen — and the sweet message written for her. It read: “I have the best mom ever.”
“Was having an eh morning,” she captioned the February 26 post. “Got to my computer at home to do some more work and this was on my screen. My first surprise message from Miles. They never use computers at home but yesterday he asked if he could practice typing so I set him up and forgot about it. Mood officially shifted 
one little note can change someone else’s day — never forget that!”
Replying in the comment section, her husband, 43, quipped: “I wrote that.”
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As Chief Reid and Voight continue to butt heads on Chicago P.D., Torres is going to find himself stuck in the middle, according to actor Shawn Hatosy.
Hatosy, who plays Deputy Chief Charlie Reid on the NBC series, exclusively told Us Weekly that Reid is going to “keep testing their friendship with Voight” for the remainder of season 12.
The actor teased that Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) isn’t going to be as hospitable moving forward. “Voight might be a little bit more resistant because he knows that Reid is an a—,” Hatosy, 49, said with a laugh.
Hatosy added that tension will cause Reid to have to “go around Voight” and “have a relationship” with Dante Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar), who is “a little more vulnerable” and “not wise” to Reid’s games.
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“Reid has a scene with a vulnerable Torres, and he asks him to do something, which he then does,” Hatosy explained. “And that just sort of sends Voight sideways.”
He pointed out that Redi is “so damn smart, because he sort of understands where the holes are” and knows Torres could be a weak link.
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Hatosy then revealed that like Reid himself, the actor “loves that dynamic” between the chief and Voight, who have been battling over who’s in charge all season.
“This guy comes in season 12 and he’s the boss, you know, he’s Voight’s boss. So he’s like, ‘This isn’t your team. This is my team.’ And I just love using that,” Hatosy explained. “Going into his office and putting my feet on his desk as I can, to see how it affects him. The fans love that, right? They love it when people mess with Voight.”
Earlier this season, Reid revealed that he knew Torres previously had an affair with his CI and that Detective Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) was aware of it at the time.
Reid told Voight that he would look the other way about the incident — which the whole team is now complicit in — but hinted there would be strings attached. Reid also pulled a few strings at the start of the season to keep Burgess on the Intelligence Team after receiving her detective shield, which she told Voight felt fishy.
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“To my knowledge, it’s just another card to have in his deck,” Hatosy told Us of Reid’s choice to keep Burgess on Intelligence. “Because she’s pretty clean, right? She doesn’t have anything that she’s trying to, to hide. To me it just seems like, ‘Oh, here’s somebody that I can promote and use as I see fit.’”
During the March 5 episode, Voight told attorney Nina Chapman (Sara Bues) what Reid had on his team and asked for her help to bring him down once and for all.
“They’ve clearly set in motion that they want to take this guy down. I think he’s prepared for that,” Hatosy said, adding that Reid knows what Voight is “capable of” and “how he’s gotten to where he is.”
Chicago P.D. returns with new episodes on NBC Wednesday, March 26, at 10 p.m. ET.
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Nicole Kidman paid tribute to her late parents in honor of her mother’s birthday.
“Missing Mumma and Papa so much on what would have been her birthday today ,” the actress, 57, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, March 12, alongside a throwback pic of her mom, Janelle Ann, and dad, Antony.
The photograph showed Kidman’s parents as they smiled sweetly for a close-up shot. The pair were seemingly standing in a kitchen area as they huddled next to each other.
Kidman lost her father in 2014 after reportedly suffering a fall at a hotel in Singapore. He was 75 years old. It was later revealed that Antony’s cause of death was due to a heart attack.
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A decade after her father’s passing, Kidman’s mother died. While attending the Venice International Film Festival in September 2024, Kidman left the event early after learning her mother passed away at age 84. As Kidman rushed home, she ended up winning the Best Actress award for her role in Babygirl.
The film’s director, Halina Reijn, accepted the award on behalf of Kidman and read a statement from the actress.
“Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after, that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed,” Reijn, 49, read at the time. “I am in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her, she shaped me, she guided me and she made me. I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina, the collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken.”
After sharing the news of her mother’s passing, the Oscar winner took to social media to thank fans for the support shown to both her and her sister Antonia Kidman during their difficult time.
“My sister and I along with our family want to thank you for the outpouring of love and kindness we have felt this week,” Nicole wrote in a joint post with her sister, Antonia, 54. “Every message we have received from those who loved and admired our Mother has meant more to us than we will ever be able to express. Thank you from our whole family for respecting our privacy as we take care of each other ”
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Nicole has continued to honor her mother in the wake of her death. During a December 2024 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Nicole revealed the last piece of wisdom she received from her mom.
“The final words my mama said, which I didn’t know were gonna be the final words … I was going to get on a plane and go back to see her. And she was like, ‘Maybe wait a minute because I think you just need to take care of yourself right now, Nicky,’” she recalled. “So, I’m doing that more. And I say that to other people in the world, and particularly women. I think we tend not to take care of ourselves.”
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While Margaret Josephs would “love to” return for another season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, she can make peace with a different outcome.
“Do I feel sad we’re not filming? It’s a welcome break, I’m not going to lie,” Margaret, 57, exclusively told Us Weekly at the grand opening of Planet Hollywood in New York City on Tuesday, March 11. “It’s relaxing. It’s fun, but, of course, I’d love to go back.”
Margaret has been a staple on RHONJ since 2017’s season 8. She last appeared on the show’s season 14 in 2024 alongside Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Jennifer Aydin, Dolores Catania, Jackie Goldschneider, Jennifer Fessler, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda. Us Weekly confirmed in February that there has been no definitive casting news regarding season 15.
According to Margaret, the perfect cast lineup would consist of “my friends and some new people thrown in.”
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“I love everybody to work and have a successful career. I think some friendships have gone past where they belong. And you know what? If it’s not me, then that’s fine too,” she added on Tuesday. “I have a beautiful life.”
When asked further how she would feel about a potential season 15 exclusion, Margaret said, “If that’s what the Bravo Gods want, that’s fine for me. I’ve had a great ride.”
Margaret has also stayed “very close” to costars Melissa, 45, Dolores, 54, Rachel, 33, Jennifer Fessler, 57, and Danielle, 39. Jennifer Fessler and Danielle, for their parts, also stepped out at the Planet Hollywood opening on Tuesday and gave Us their takes on the RHONJ break.
“I miss the fun of it; the little glimpse of fun that was there. It’s always fun to shoot,” Danielle told Us in a separate interview on Tuesday. “But, I hope the dynamics change. I hope I get something better to work with!”
According to Danielle, she would want everyone to return for season 15 “except for three.”
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“We’re Jersey girls. We could play and have a little fun, but let’s not go for the jugular,” Danielle said, without naming which Housewives should be on the chopping block if she had a say.
Jennifer Fessler, meanwhile, revealed to Us on the red carpet that she would “only go back as a friend.”
“Yes, I would go back, honey,” Jennifer Fessler quipped. “I’d go back as the person who does craft services.”
Jennifer Fessler further teased how the group’s dynamics have shifted since “that insane, ridiculous [and] over-the-top finale.”
“I think things have gone as you would’ve expected after that,” she stated. “I mean, I think things were pretty clear, right? I don’t think anyone expected Margaret and Theresa to mend fences — certainly not Melissa and Theresa. I don’t think Danielle and Jen [Aydin] were destined to be friends. I think that was sort of written in the cards and the start.”
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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Floyd Mayweather balked at Jake Paul’s claim that he’s dodging their fight, insisting he’s eager to get in the ring with the social media superstar.
“We offered Jake Paul the fight probably 10 or 20 times and he turned us down,” said Mayweather, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly while promoting his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of premium natural supplements. “So that’s bulls—.”
Rumors about a boxing match between Mayweather, 48, and Paul, 28, have circulated for years. The speculation picked up further steam during Mayweather’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last month, when the undefeated boxer said a fight against Paul would be “easy.”
Days later, Paul released a YouTube vlog alleging Mayweather “wouldn’t sign” their fight contract, but Mayweather insists that it’s actually been Paul who has refused to put ink on the dotted line.
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When asked about the claim that Mayweather and his team wanted Paul to cut weight down to 160, which Paul called “physically impossible,” Mayweather had a solution for that.
“Well, we can do an exhibition,” he offered to Us. “We know we can’t do a real fight because it’s not going to be sanctioned because of the weight difference. But we could do an exhibition. That’s easy work, super easy.”
Mayweather previously fought Paul’s older brother, Logan Paul, in an exhibition boxing match in 2021. The non-scored bout went all eight rounds and no winner was announced.
Jake, meanwhile, last entered the ring against legendary boxer Mike Tyson, a fight that streamed live on Netflix in November 2024. Jake ultimately defeated Tyson, 58, by unanimous decision — but Mayweather was less than impressed.
“Mike Tyson was a 60-year-old man,” Mayweather told Us. “He’s an old man. Mike Tyson is enjoying his life. It is what it is.”
Despite his beef with some of the Paul brothers’ gamesmanship and tactics, Mayweather credited them for their work ethic.
“One thing about Jake Paul and Logan Paul, we can’t knock their hustle,” Mayweather said. “I take my hat off. I like how they hustle.”
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On the topic of hustling, Mayweather recently unveiled his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of products, which includes whey protein powder, pre-workout, hydration stick packs and more.
“You always want to be better each time you go out and perform,” Mayweather explained. “You always want to be better each and every day. Our supplements give you everything you need. The greens, the proteins, the boost, the rehydration.”
Mayweather added, “This didn’t just happen overnight. This took a lot of years, four or five years of doing research and making sure that we give people a great product.”
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Chicago Fire’s Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide don’t have a child yet, but actress Miranda Rae Mayo already has an idea of how they’ll parent.
“I do think Stella would be the bad cop for sure,” Mayo, 34, who plays firefighter Kidd, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting season 13 of the NBC series.
She teased, “I think Kelly presents a stoic [exterior], but he would melt whenever his offspring was asking for something of him. He’d be like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stella just give it to him.’”
At the end of season 12 of Chicago Fire, Severide (Taylor Kinney) told Kidd he was ready to start a family, which took her by surprise.
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During season 13, which premiered in September 2024, Kidd revealed that she wants to be a mom and proposed going the adoption route since her aunt basically adopted and raised her as a kid.
“Stella is in love with Kelly. I don’t think she ever was a woman who wanted to be married. I don’t think she ever envisioned that type of, you know, wife and kids type of life for herself,” Mayo told Us, noting that Kidd’s relationship with Severide is what swayed her to change her tune.
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The actress explained, “She met this man and fell in love with this man and was like, ‘Hey, wherever you’re going, I’m going.’ We’re doing it together.”
While Mayo noted that Severide brought up the idea of expanding their family “much sooner” than Kidd was initially ready for, they have since gotten on the same page.
During season 13, episode 15, which aired on March 5, Kidd and Severide met with an adoption agency and, after a few hiccups at Firehouse 51, they were approved. It’s unclear whether the couple will become parents this season but, until then, Mayo told Us she’s enjoying the ride acting alongside Kinney, 43.
“I love working with him. My experience of working with Taylor is he’s a very present person,” Mayo revealed. “When we’re doing [a scene], I think neither one of us ever really knows what’s gonna happen.”
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She said after 10 seasons together they have “a lot of fun.” (Mayo joined Chicago Fire during season 4 in 2016, while Kinney has been part of the series since its 2012 premiere.)
Mayo added, “Sometimes it just works. I feel really lucky to be in this duo with him and I’m really grateful that it works and that it continues to work.”
Chicago Fire returns with new episodes on NBC Wednesday, March 26, at 9 p.m. ET.
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Wendy Williams’ close family and friends continue to rally around the former talk show host amid her guardianship.
“She is in great shape mentally and physically,” Wendy’s brother Tommy Williams exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 12. “Let her out.”
Since May 2022, Wendy, 60, has been living under a legal guardianship that oversees both her finances and health. Speculation surrounding the former radio host’s well-being and absence from the public eye led to a 2024 Lifetime documentary titled Where Is Wendy Williams?
This week, however, Us Weekly confirmed that Wendy was transported from her assisted living facility to a New York hospital “for evaluation” after police were called to do a wellness check.
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Wendy later appeared on The Breakfast Club and said she underwent competency tests, which she claimed to pass with “flying colors.”
According to her brother, Wendy’s ability to pass those recent tests is a positive step forward.
“Now she has some direction and understanding of her functional abilities and cognizant abilities,” Tommy told Us. “It’s a win for Wendy, a big one. And she did it herself. It also shows she is fluid with her thoughts and actions.”
Wendy’s friend Ginalia Monterrosa — who accompanied the media personality to the hospital this week — recently sent a letter to Adult Protective Services formally requesting a probe into what she saw as “troubling circumstances” surrounding Wendy’s treatment.
In an exclusive interview with Us, Monterrosa — who is part of Connect Care Advisory Group — said those closest to Wendy are “just figuring out next steps of what’s going to happen.”
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“She is letting the public know it is unfair, it is unjust,” Monterrosa said of Wendy’s recent interviews. “She doesn’t need to be in a guardianship. She is not incapacitated. She will continue to voice her opinion.”
According to Monterrosa, Wendy is not allowed to have a cell phone at the facility she is residing in. Instead, she has a landline in her room that allows her to make outgoing calls, but doesn’t allow any to come in.
“We’d love for her to be in an unrestrictive environment — even at another facility — where she has freedom to come in and out, see her friends, people can call her, she can have an iPad, she can use a two-way phone — not just [a] one way [phone],” Monterrosa explained to Us. “[She has] the freedom to go to the store and supermarket, to go to the gym, to have a life and the things we take for granted.”
Before a judge makes a ruling in regards to Wendy’s guardianship, the former talk show host is expected to speak out on the Friday, March 14, episode of The View.
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Those closest to Wendy hope good news is coming soon.
“It’s a wait and see,” Tommy said. “We want to root Wendy on. We watch and listen and cheer her on. And we are praying.”
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
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The women behind ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘Manic Monday’ were among the most successful – and history-making – pop groups of the Eighties… until they were torn apart. As a new book dives into their decade of stardom, Susanna Hoffs and Vicki and Debbi Peterson speak to Adam White about their highs and lows
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Tamra Judge is elaborating on her The Real Housewives of Orange County future after claiming she was quitting the show.
On the Wednesday, March 12, episode of her and Teddi Mellencamp’s “iHeartRadio’s Two Ts In A Pod” podcast, Judge, 57, elaborated during a chat with Dolores Catania regarding her recent claims that she quit RHOC while filming season 19.
“I think I just hit a wall. There’s so much going on in my life and it’s just I don’t know,’ Judge reflected while admitting that’s she’s been going to therapy as she is struggling with some “personal things.”
She continued: “I just just hit a wall and I feel like I’m gonna be in a full depressed mode.”
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Judge explained that this year has not been off to a good start for her recently and she can’t get out of the funk she’s been in despite seeking professional help.
“I’m just so mad at myself because I feel like I just can’t pull myself out of the funk. Well, I’m usually pretty good of just pulling myself out, and I’ve been saying it for a while now,” she said. “I just can’t pull myself out of this. I
can’t pull myself out of this. And it was just 2025 has been a real doozy. It’s just been one thing after another.”
Judge shared that she went into filming this season of RHOC amid her personal struggles. However, it all got to be too much for her.
“I went into the season not knowing, not sure, very anxious and just dealing with some stuff through therapy, and
you know that really breaks you down to your lowest point,” she admitted. “I’m like, ‘Should I just quit?
Because it’s just I feel like it’s breaking me down.'”
Judge added that Mellencamp’s health issues have also taken a heavy toll on her. However, her podcast cohost has still been by her side through this rough patch.
“Teddi gave me a pep talk and that is like the first time I’ve laughed in so long. Like, we laughed, and she just yelled at me and said, ‘Listen to me, I have to be bald and fat right now and going through this. You get your ass back over there,'” she recalled. “I just started laughing. So I think I’m going to see her today. I think that’s gonna pull little bit of spark back into me.”
Catania then addressed the speculation that Judge had exited RHOC, telling Judge, “The word on the street is you just need a little break.”
Judge, for her part, agreed that was the case.
“Yeah. When I get like this, my body just shuts down, It just completely shuts down,” she said. “And I can
just sit in one place and just stare at the wall for hours. And that’s how I feel and it’s really hard to film like that when you feel like that.”
Earlier this week, Judge sent fans into a frenzy when she hinted at her exit from the Bravo reality show.
“It was a long run! When life gives you real problems this reality s— doesn’t make sense,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday, March 9. “Peace out … I’m out.”
Judge then shared an Instagram Story selfie on Monday, March 10, alongside the caption, “Mental health is health.”
Following Judge’s cryptic messages, she weighed in on the comments section of a fan account speculating about the details of her apparent departure.
“#TamraJudge just posted this?? The cast is currently in New Orleans on their cast trip. 
Is Tamra quitting??” the Instagram account wrote, referring to a screenshot of Judge’s Instagram Story. Judge subsequently reacted, appearing to confirm the theory of her exit by commenting, “Yes!!!”
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The fan account then replied to Judge’s comment, asking, “Tamra what’s going on??” while other viewers begged her to stay on the show.
Although Bravo has yet to announce the season 19 cast, Gretchen Rossi was previously confirmed to return as a “friend,” and Judge was recently spotted filming in New Orleans with Shannon Beador, Heather Dubrow, Katie Ginella, Gina Kirschenheiter, Jennifer Pedranti and Emily Simpson.
Amid the drama, Andy Cohen remained tight-lipped about Judge’s future on RHOC.
“I got the report of what happened last night,” Cohen, 56, said during the Monday episode of SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. “All I will say is this. I can’t comment on what’s going on while we’re filming shows.”
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Judge has been a cast member on RHOC since season 3 in 2007. She briefly left the show after season 14 in 2019 but later returned as a full-time Housewife in season 17, which premiered in 2023.
The RHOC ordeal comes as Judge supports her friend and podcast cohost, Mellencamp, 43, following her recent surgery to remove multiple brain tumors. Judge asserted during the February 19 episode of their podcast that it was “not my place” to offer updates on Mellencamp’s health and grew emotional when she said, “All I can do is pray on her and love her like all of her friends are doing.”
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As Prince William greeted locals outside England’s Aspray Arena, he was stunned to see one resident with bright red locks.
“Look at your hair! It’s fantastic,” William, 42, jokingly quipped on Tuesday, March 11, during a walkabout, per social media footage. “I wish I had hair like that, amazing!”
According to William, he “has the Charles.” (The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of King Charles III and his late ex-wife, Princess Diana.)
William visited an FA Referee Training Course at Aspray, which is the home of Sporting Khalsa FC in Willenhall, England. The visit was part of the prince’s duties as patron of the Football Association to highlight its “Reflective and Representative” campaign to recruit more individuals of color as referees.
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William, who debuted a scruffy goatee in summer 2024, has long been a good sport when it comes to his receding hairline.
“I don’t know if you guys have heard about the Earthshot Prize, but it’s an initiative I started about two years ago now, but it’s been about four years in the making,” he quipped in a July 2023 YouTube video. “I had hair when it started.”
Several months earlier, William’s brother, Prince Harry, made a pointed dig at his sibling’s hairline in his Spare memoir. Harry, 40, wrote about William’s “alarming baldness” and quipped that his resemblance to Diana was “fading with time.”
“In some ways he was my mirror, in some ways he was my opposite,” Harry wrote in the book published January 2023. “My beloved brother, my archnemesis, how had that happened?”
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Harry later defended writing about Williams’ hair loss.
“I don’t see it as cutting at all,” Harry said in a 60 Minutes sit-down. “My brother and I love each other. I love him deeply. None of anything I’ve written, anything that I’ve included is ever intended to hurt my family.”
William and Harry have been estranged since the Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down from their duties as senior working royals in 2020. William, meanwhile, has not publicly addressed the alleged falling-out or Spare accusations.
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