Caitlyn Jenner‘s close friend and former manager Sophia Hutchinsdied at age 29 following an ATV accident on Wednesday, July 2.
TMZ reported that Hutchins was riding an ATV near Jenner’s Malibu, California, home when the vehicle was plunged 350 feet into a ravine after colliding with the bumper of a car. Hutchins was pronounced dead at the scene, while the two people in the car she struck were not injured. It’s not clear whether Jenner witnessed the deadly incident.
After appearing in several episodes of the E! docuseries I Am Cait, which premiered in 2015, Hutchins eventually became Jenner’s business manager. Like Jenner, Hutchins was a trans woman, having come out in college.
While Hutchins frequently attended Hollywood functions at Jenner’s side — including annual Academy Awards festivities — the pair always insisted that their relationship was strictly platonic.
Jenner initially tried to shut down insinuations that she was dating Hutchins in 2018 when Variety asked to explain their connection.
“We are not going to get into that,” Jenner insisted at the time. “But we are very close. We do a lot of things together. We’re kind of inseparable. We’re the best of friends.”
Hutchins also addressed the rumors in a 2019 interview with The New York Times by revealing that she was dating a Harvard graduate who worked on Wall Street.
“[Caitlyn and I] were never romantically involved,” she said.
Asked why she thought many assumed she was Jenner’s girlfriend, Hutchins theorized: “Because we weren’t addressing it. I don’t feel a need to address my sex life, quite frankly, unless I want to.”
Hutchins also offered some insight on her working relationship with Jenner, claiming that she stepped in to stop people from “taking massive advantage” of the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star.
Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins in July 2018.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
“I was saying, ‘Caitlyn, if I don’t step in here and start managing you, you’re going to go broke,’” she alleged in 2019. (Hutchins graduated from Pepperdine University in 2019 with a finance degree.)
While working with Jenner, Hutchins brokered the athlete turned reality star’s appearance on the British reality showI’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! in 2019 and negotiated numerous paid corporate speeches for her.
She famously clashed with U.K. TV host Piers Morgan in 2019 over a combative interview where she was repeatedly asked about her love life.
“If you’re not an item [with Jenner], why aren’t you an item?” Morgan asked during Hutchins’ appearance on Good Morning Britain.
“Was that a real question?” Hutchins asked. “We have a really special relationship. I don’t think we need to be an item to have a really special relationship, so to speak.”
She went on, “I am here for Caitlyn 1,000 percent and Caitlyn’s here for me 1,000 percent. I think the best way to describe our relationship is that we are partners in every sense of the word. When it comes to work, absolutely there for each other 100 percent. When it comes to family and our personal relationship, absolutely there for each other 100 percent and there’s no denying it.”
Hutchins later complained via Instagram about Morgan’s repeated questions about the nature of her relationship with Jenner.
“Good Morning Britain, having Piers Morgan is your biggest mistake,” Sophia wrote at the time. “What a joke of a journalist he is. What a pathetic line of questioning he had for me this morning. Totally not cool.”
Hutchins resided at Jenner’s Malibu mansion while managing her career and revealed on Heather McDonald’s “Juicy Scoop” podcast in 2020 that there were similarities to “living with your parents.”
“Last week, we had to put a lock on my door because Caitlyn decided to barge into my room while I had a [male] friend over,” she shared. “You know, [she] kind of saw a lot of things happening.”
She teased, “I’m like, ‘Oh, this might be a turning point where I might need to move out.’ … I don’t want to leave her by herself, but she also knows that I’m getting older and I want to be able to have my own life.”
“I really like living there. My office is based out of there,” she added. “She converted the guest house into our office space. Everyone on my team is in the city. It’s tough to have everyone always drive [to us].”
More recently, Jenner clarified in October 2023 that even though she was “very single,” she was “not even close to looking for a relationship.”
“I’ll never have a relationship in the future,” she emphatically told The Times U.K. “I just don’t see that in my life. I am not looking for that.”
Princess Kate Middleton will join Prince William for a carriage ride through the streets of Windsor with French President Emmanuel Macron when he visits next week, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Macron, 47, and his wife, Brigitte, are scheduled to visit the U.K. on Wednesday, July 8. Kate and William, both 43, will greet them at an airbase near London before the four proceed to Windsor, where King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be waiting.
Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, will then join the party in a carriage procession through town.
Kate’s involvement in the ceremony is significant as it comes on the heels of the most recent state visit in December from the Amir of the State of Qatar. The Princess of Wales was absent for major parts of the visit from Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, as she continued her recovery from cancer treatment.
During that visit, she helped greet the couple and took part in the parade but was absent from the banquet.
Just last month, Kate was scheduled to appear at the Royal Ascot before the list of attendees was revised at the last minute and William attended with Charles and Camilla.
Kate’s presence during Macron’s visit is a welcome sign after she gave a candid update about her health earlier in the week when he visited Colchester Hospital in Essex on Wednesday, July 2.
“You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment,” she said. “Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult.”
“You’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to,” she continued. “And actually, someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment, I think is really valuable.”
Kate added that as she adjusted to life post-treatment, she struggled to find her “new normal.”
“That takes time,” she said, “and it’s a roller-coaster, it’s not smooth, like you expect it to be. But the reality is you go through hard times.”
Kate first announced in March 2024 that doctors had diagnosed her with an undisclosed type of cancer. She immediately stepped back from public duties as she was undergoing chemotherapy and announced her treatment was completed in September of last year.
“As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment,” she said at the time. “The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown.”
“You are adorable,” she says. “I am so happy to meet you. All of my exes have been bald. I prefer bald men.”
While Gino jokes that he may need to take his baseball cap off, the TLC reality star instead decides to visit an ice bar in Las Vegas for a chilly date.
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“This is like being in the Antarctic,” he says before ordering an Old Fashioned cocktail. “This is awesome.”
While viewers will have to tune in to see how the date goes, Gino’s potential new love interest seems to be having a great time.
“In my past relationships, I haven’t had the best of luck with men,” she says. “I’m divorced twice, and since then, I’ve had nothing but toxic relationships. I tend to pick the bad boys. The thing about Gino that kind of made me attracted to him was the fact that he was a little on the nerdy side. He wasn’t like this macho man, and so he seemed very safe.”
Gino finds himself at a crossroads during the season premiere of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
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In a March episode of 90 Day: The Last Resort, Gino tried to give his relationship with Jasmine another chance by agreeing to an open marriage. In the tell-all special one month later, however, he expressed regret about his decision.
“Overall, after all this was done, I regret agreeing to open marriage,” he shared on the 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort Tell-All. “But I felt like I was trapped in a corner. Like, I had to make a decision, take action, because nothing was working for us.”
While the pair ended up parting ways, Jasmine still has a lot of love and respect for her estranged husband. And yes, she will be part of the new season of Happily Ever After?
“I will never be able to hate someone that once I loved that much,” she shared in a previous episode. “I think that deep in his heart, he can say whatever he wants to people, but he truly knows how much I love him.”
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? airs on TLC Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
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Zac, 28, was asked about his pet in a TikTok comment on Thursday, July 3, which read, “I remember that u have a dog except ur beautiful kids. Is he OK?”
In response, Zac wrote back, “We ended up giving him to a close family member who can take much better care of him and give him the love he needs!”
The couple haven’t previously addressed rehoming their dog as they prepared to expand their family again. Jen, 26, and Zac started dating in 2018 and got married one year later. After welcoming kids Nora, 2, and Luca, 22 months, Jen and Zac joined the cast of Hulu’s reality series about a group of Mormon mom influencers in Utah.
The first season, which premiered in September 2024, highlighted the challenges in Jen and Zac’s marriage, which eventually led to an offscreen separation.
“It was definitely rocky after season 2. We were both in a different mindset and there’s a lot to navigate,” Jen exclusively told Us Weekly in May. “With me doing the show and Zac in medical school, we’re kind of finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel after all of that chaos.”
Jen said season 2 documented “the worst of what happened in our relationship,” adding, “But again, it is all things that we’re grateful for and I hope we can talk more about it after everyone has seen season 2. I haven’t seen season 2 so I don’t really know what happens. There is effort on both ends of a relationship and you’re both willing to put in that work. You can always make it work and that’s kind of what happens.”
After highlighting the issues in their marriage, Jen and Zac were able to reconcile before she gave birth to their daughter, Penelope.
“[This experience] forced me to get help when it came to my mental health because I knew that it wasn’t just affecting me, — it was affecting this baby that was coming into this life,” Jen explained to Us at the time. “So it really was the biggest blessing that could have happened in our marriage. It was really what made a shift in my life and made me realize no matter what happens in our marriage, I want to be the best version of myself.”
Jen added: “I don’t think I was that beginning of season 2 and pregnancy is what ultimately led me to that. Now that I’m in a better place, I’m truly grateful for this baby and all this pregnancy journey has taught me.”
Jen confirmed on Wednesday, July 2, that she and Zac are now officially a family of five. “Baby Penelope is here & she is perfect,” she wrote via Instagram. “Going unmedicated was truly the most painful but empowering experience of my life. I could not have done it without Zac and my supportive doula! I’m so grateful and so happy that Penny is earth side now.”
Paul Simonis on the mend after undergoing back surgery.
A statement from Simon’s team on Thursday, July 3, confirmed that the musician, 83, had successful surgery after suffering from “severe back pain,” which caused him to cancel his June 27 and 28 shows in Philadelphia. Simon had a performance scheduled on Monday, July 7, in Long Beach, California, but that has since been postponed until the next day amid Simon’s recovery.
“Thanks to a great team of doctors, the surgery went well, as expected,” read the Instagram statement. “However, it has become clear he will need one additional day of rest and recuperation to ensure he is able to perform at the top of his ability in Long Beach.”
The post noted that the decision to move the concert back by one day was made out of “an abundance of caution” and that all tickets will be accepted for the rescheduled date. There will also be refunds for fans who can’t make the new concert date, which will be held at the same location.
“We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but Paul is looking forward to seeing everyone in Long Beach on Tuesday,” the post concluded.
Simon’s health scare previously caused him to cancel the two shows at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music just hours before he was set to take the stage.
“Paul has been struggling with chronic and intense back pain,” a statement posted via Instagram read in June. “Today it became unmanageable and demands immediate attention. Unfortunately, we have to cancel these shows at this time, as we don’t have the ability to reschedule them.”
“However, we are hopeful after this minor surgical procedure which has been scheduled in the next few days, Paul will be able to complete the tour as well as look into returning to make up these dates,” the statement continued. “In the meantime, please go to your point of purchase or local ticket provider for a full refund.”
Simon is currently on his A Quiet Celebration Tour, which was announced after he retired from touring in 2018 due to hearing loss.
“It was incredibly frustrating. I was very angry at first that this had happened,” Simon told CBS News in November 2024. “I guess what I’m most apprehensive about would be if I can’t hear well enough to really enjoy the act of making music.”
He continued: “You know Matisse, when he was suffering at the end of his life, when he was in bed, he envisioned all these cut-outs and had a great creative period. So I don’t think creativity stops with disability. So far, I haven’t experienced that. And I hope not to.”
Giada De Laurentiis knows that in the kitchen, as in love, it always helps to add a little spice — something she promptly put into practice when she met boyfriend Shane Farley.
“It’s been 10 years now with Shane [and] he was a pretty good cook before he met me,” De Laurentiis, 54, told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her partnership with Peroni Italian Beer Ice. “I think he did things a little differently than I do. But his mother was Italian.”
The Giada in My Kitchen star explained that Farley, 52, asked her to compete in a “sauce off” with him during the early days of their romance.
“[It’s] something he used to do with his friends,” she recalled. “I’m like, ‘You really don’t want to do a sauce off with me.’ And he’s like, ‘No, I really do. I used to win them all the time.’ ‘Yeah, but you’re not gonna win it with me.’”
De Laurentiis eventually agreed, admitting “I had to doctor up his sauce because the thing that people miss a lot is seasoning. He wasn’t seasoning it.”
Giada De Laurentiis and Shane FarleyCourtesy of Giada De Laurentiis/Instagram
The couple met back in 2013 while working at Food Network before sparking a romance two years later. Now, almost a decade into their relationship, De Laurentiis said they have come a long way in the kitchen together.
“Over the years, in the sweetest way, I have been able to teach him a few things and he makes an awesome sauce now,” the chef told Us. “The empowering thing for me is that when people come over and I’m working and I can’t make a full dinner because I’m not home, he does it, and he feels so good about it. He’s become so good at it.”
Just like nurturing a relationship, DeLaurentiis told Us that helping a partner with their cooking skills takes time and patience.
“You’ve got to eat maybe some dishes that are not so, you know,” she said. “But we got there and now I have somebody that can help me in the kitchen and he’s really good at it and feels really empowered by it. It’s been a really fun journey.”
Shane Farley and Giada De LaurentiisCourtesy of Giada De Laurentiis/Instagram
This summer, De Laurentiis and Farley will be toasting their meals with boozy frozen treat Peroni Italian Beer Ice, which the TV personality created in partnership with the Italian lager.
“I loved granita as a kid, we eat a lot of granita in the south, in Naples and Sicily. I thought we could combine the beer and the ice together and sort of bring the cocktail with the dessert all in one for summertime,” she told Us of the new drink. “I think it’s clever and I think people haven’t really heard that before, and it’s got less alcohol than the wine does, so it’s a way for us to enjoy ourselves without having way too much fun and having a terrible hangover the next day.”
Virginia Madsen paid tribute to her late brother, Michael Madsen, following his death at age 67 on Thursday, July 3.
“My brother Michael has left the stage. He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw,” Virginia, 63, wrote via Instagram on Thursday. “A father, a son, a brother — etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.”
In her tribute, Virginia noted that although Michael had a legendary reputation in Hollywood, his loved ones always treasured his humanity.
“We’re not mourning a public figure. We’re not mourning a myth — but flesh and blood and ferocious heart,” she pointed out. “Who stormed through life loud, brilliant and half on fire. Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.”
She concluded: “I’ll miss our inside jokes, the sudden laughter, the sound of him. I’ll miss the boy he was before the legend. I miss my big brother. Thank you to everyone reaching out with love and memory. In time, we’ll share how we plan to celebrate his life. But for now — we stay close, and let the silence say what words can’t.”
Virginia received numerous supportive replies from the Hollywood community, including uplifting messages from Superman director James Gunn, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Jennifer Tilly and Dumb and Dumber actress Lauren Holly.
“My condolences. He was a wonderful man,” Tilly, 66, replied via Instagram, with Holly adding, “I’m so sorry for your loss.”
Michael’s longtime manager Ron Smith previously confirmed to Us Weekly that the Kill Bill and Free Willy actor died from a suspected cardiac arrest, after being found unresponsive at his home in Malibu, California.
A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spokesperson subsequently confirmed to Us that Michael was pronounced dead when officers arrived on the scene.
Virginia Madsen and Michael Madsen in 2002.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
“The death is believed to have been from natural causes and no foul play is suspected,” a sheriff’s department representative clarified.
Michael is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. His breakout role was playing Mr. Blonde in Tarantino’s 1992 crime thriller Reservoir Dogs — and he was the director’s original choice to play Vincent Vega in 1994’s Pulp Fiction. When Michael turned down the part, Tarantino eventually cast John Travolta for a career-defining performance.
Tarantino reunited with Michael many years later by casting him in supporting roles in Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2, 2015 Western The Hateful Eight and 2019’s Oscar-winning crime comedy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life,” the actor’s managers Smith and Susan Ferris and publicist Liz Rodriguez told Us. “Michael was also preparing to release a new book called Tears for My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, currently being edited.”
They concluded, “Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.”
Michael is survived by his third wife, DeAnna Morgan, and five living children, including The Family Business and Divergent actor Christian Madsen. (He was previously married to Cher’s half-sister, Georganne LaPiere, from 1984 to 1988 and to Jeannine Bisignano from 1991 to 1995.)
Michael opened up about his grief in 2022 when his son Hudson Madsendied at age 26. (Hudson was Tarantino’s godson.)
“We are heartbroken and overwhelmed with grief and pain at the loss of Hudson,” he told Metro U.K. in January 2022. “His memory and light will be remembered by all who knew and loved him. We ask for privacy and respect during this difficult time.”
Love Island USA‘s Yulissa Escobar finally revealed how exactly she was told by producers that her time in the villa was over amid her racism scandal.
“Plot twist: I wasn’t dragged out in the dark. I walked out in broad daylight head high, lashes on,” Yulissa, 27, wrote via TikTok on Thursday, July 3. “Here’s the real story.”
Yulissa noted in the video that she couldn’t reveal every detail from her dismissal, adding, “I’m here to address exactly how it happened. Well — not exactly — because I can’t share certain things. But I will share the majority of what happened.”
“I did not wake up in the middle of the night. They didn’t drag my ass out of bed. I was actually just getting comfortable and just coming out of my shell because initially I was kind of timid and shy. I was upset that I got pulled out on that day because I was like, ‘Damn, I was just starting to have fun,’” she admitted. “But it is what it is. I woke up and Ace [Greene] made me breakfast every day. Then I had a conversation with the guys because me and Ace were actually plotting since the night before to kind of spice things up in the villa. We were planning to play spin the bottle to get to know everyone.”
Yulissa recalled production stepping in at some point that day.
“I can’t tell you the time because we don’t have access to the real world. We don’t have access to our phones. We don’t have access to an actual watch or clock. And the producers don’t tell us the time. I had gotten called to the front and then I met one of the producers and they asked me to take my mic off,” she explained. “I figured something serious was kind of happening. I honestly got scared. I thought something happened with a family member or something. They didn’t really tell me anything. They just said that a video resurfaced on the internet and it’s not looking too good. I didn’t really know what video or what I was saying or what I did.”
As Love Island USA viewers might remember, Yulissa was introduced as an OG Islander in season 7, but by the second episode, she was gone. Narrator Iain Stirling later acknowledged the shakeup when he noted that Ace was single because Yulissa “has left the villa.”
Yulissa’s departure came after clips of her using racial slurs on a podcast circulated online. On Thursday, however, she explained that she didn’t realize exactly what was going on until she left Fiji.
“I didn’t get my phone back for another two days. They were waiting for the two episodes that I was in to air. I was literally in my hotel room losing my mind because I didn’t know what was going on. I just knew that there was a video out there,” she continued on Thursday. “I get it. I said a word that I should have not said. But I wish I would have never said that. It is what it is. I can’t go back in time. I am sorry that I said that word.”
Yulissa’s insight into her exit comes after fans shared a multitude of memes about the different ways they thought she was asked to leave while everyone in the villa was still sleeping. Her fellow season 7 contestant Jeremiah Brown also recently weighed in with his perspective after being dumped from the season.
“They personally never told me anything. They never told us in the villa,” he said during the “Speedy Morman” show on Monday, June 30. “They said she left for personal reasons — I can say that. I found out later after getting my phone back that it was because of whatever happened.”
New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.
Nearly five years ago, Ryan Dorsey’s life changed forever.
The Justified actor, 41, discovered on July 8, 2020, that Naya Rivera, his former wife and the mother of his son, was missing after she rented a boat for a day of swimming at Lake Piru in California. The Glee actress, 33, was last seen in the water by their son, Josey, who was 4 years old at the time.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office searched the lake for days before their worst fears were confirmed on July 13. Rivera accidentally drowned moments after she used her last bit of energy to help Josey climb back into the boat, saving his life.
Rivera’s unexpected death was a “never-ending nightmare” for her family.
“I remember laying there with [Josey] in a state of shock,” Dorsey recalls in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. “Looking at this beautiful boy and grateful that he’s OK. When he woke up, he said, ‘Dad, what are you doing here?’ I said, ‘I came to be with you.’ He told me, ‘They can’t find Mommy. I hope they find her, but I think she might be dead.’ I was devastated for him, for me, for everyone.”
Overcome with tragedy, Dorsey left Los Angeles with Josey and returned to his hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, where he began to rebuild their lives. Five years later, father and son have fallen into a “surreal” but happy rhythm.
Dorsey is focused on being the best father he can be to little Josey, who spoke with a grief counselor to help him process Rivera’s death. The 9-year-old is enrolled in school and paying tribute to his mother with performances in local plays and piano lessons.
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“I see how creative [Josey] is,” Dorsey shares. “He’s been playing piano for a year and he is getting better at that. It’s been awesome to watch him go from poking around on one finger to playing with two hands. He’s starting to really hit the notes when he’s singing. He said to me the other day, ‘Dad, I think I might want to be a musician. My mom is a singer, so why not me?’ I just thought that was a beautiful thing.”
Dorsey makes sure that Josey is close with Rivera’s family, arranging frequent FaceTime calls and visits with her parents and siblings in Los Angeles. The actor tells Us that Josey “talks with [his] grandma and all the uncles,” who are “very involved” in the boy’s life. The 9-year-old is also encouraged to share his thoughts and feelings about Rivera whenever she crosses his mind.
“[Josey will] always have a lot of memories [of his mother],” Dorsey shares. “He’s still telling stories about when we went to this place or that place. We have a lot of videos. Your iPhone will remind you, ‘Three years ago on this date,’ and I’ll say, ‘Hey, do you remember this?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, I remember.’”
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Dorsey honors Rivera’s place in Josey’s life through big birthday celebrations — a tradition that the Glee star started when their son was a baby. Josey will celebrate his 10th birthday in September, and the party will reflect that major milestone with a Ninja Turtles or Star Wars–themed bash.
Dorsey is hopeful that one day, when the timing is right, Josey could have a stepmother to help love and care for him as he moves forward in life. But the most important thing, Dorsey stresses, is Josey’s continued health and happiness as he remembers Rivera.
“Josey is going to be her legacy,” Dorsey shares. “I don’t know what he’s going to do, but I think he’s going to do great things.”
The twosome both skyrocketed to success in early 2000s teen dramas and, in 2024, became costars on ABC’s long-running Grey’s Anatomy. Now they’re pivoting to an entirely new genre in the psychological thriller The Stranger in My Home. The film follows Bush’s Ali as she meets Carmack’s Tom, a mysterious man who claims their respective daughters, Katie (Amiah Miller) and Liv (Grace Aiello Antczak), were switched at birth. What begins as an unsettling encounter soon spirals into a nightmare of long-buried secrets, lies and obsession.
“You look like Superman!” exclaims Bush, 42, who is still in disbelief over seeing her old pal Carmack, 44, stray from good guy roles to portray a grieving father with an edge of darkness. Bush is just as removed from her typical “badass” characters as Ali, a mother who will do anything to protect her child. “It was nice for me to not have to be a hero in the most obvious sense of the word,” she tells Carmack in Us Weekly’s latest In Conversation.
Stranger in My Home is available On Demand now. Below, the pair discuss their shared teen drama past, potential rom-com future and more:
Chris Carmack: I’ll begin! Sophia, people are fascinated by these stories of being swapped at birth. Why do you think that is?
Sophia Bush: The idea that babies could be swapped at birth sounds like an old wives’ tale or an urban legend. And then as we get a script, we do research. We found out about the times that this has happened before there were these supposedly fail-safe measures instituted in hospitals. To know this has happened to people, it spins you out mentally. [Thinking about] being able to get in character, I thought, “Well, it wouldn’t matter, right? They’ve raised this kid, this is their baby.” And yes, their biological child is out there somewhere, and the spin cycle that that would put you on mentally and emotionally. It’s absolutely valid that I love my child and nothing will ever change this. It doesn’t matter if they’re biologically mine or not. But also, how do I make space in my life for this other person? What do they mean to me? What will I mean to them? What’s going to happen to us? Will our family be the same? It sort of begins this cascade of questions that can just shift everything you know to be reality. I thought that would be really fascinating for us to dig into. I mean, what a juicy thing to do as an actor. What about you?
CC: It’s sort of a gut punch to the idea of identity. Identity is such a personal question for everybody. And to have that viscerally ripped away from you, now [the daughters who have been switched] have to explore, “What is now my identity? Who am I? I felt like I was like my mother.” Or, “I’ve had a conflict with my mother, is it because I’m not their seed, so to speak?” As a parent, I can’t think of anything that might be so absolutely gut-wrenching, to think this person that I know and love is someone else’s biological child that they didn’t know about. You know, this is not an adoption. What are they gonna want to do? Are they gonna wanna go meet these parents? Are they gonna love these parents more than they love me? All these questions are asked. And you’re right, juicy is the right word.
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SB: And I think especially because the script centers on this happening when the girls are 15, teenage angst is a real thing. As the both of us know from our early careers, I think there’s such a fear as a parent, if you are in that very traditional timeline of conflict with your teenager, will they, in their rebellion, say, “I wanna be with these other people? I wanna live with these other people?” Are they going to desire an agency that could forever shift your life? It’s the sort of scenario that just causes this kind of unending stream of questions.
CC: And they’re exploring their identities so much at that age. I mean, we have the whole social media thing with Amiah’s character. [She has this] scary fake social account. These teenagers are trying to become something and they don’t know what it is. They always say kids need structure to rebel against. Well, that structure’s just ripped away from them. Everything has been ripped away, and it’s very scary where that could lead these kids.
SB: Absolutely. I love that in this moment all [the readers] are getting, like, a real inside peek at the way scene partners work! This is kind of what we did, you know? Sit and bring all of these questions we’d been thinking about into our rehearsal room and our table reads and our cast dinners and mornings over coffee on set. This is really the fun part about our jobs.
CC: That’s true!
SB: Speaking of what we do at work, how did you start to prepare once you first read the script and said, “Oh, I wanna do this?” What was your next order of business to get into character?
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CC: My next order of business is to relate to Tom. I’m thinking about, “What do I know about Tom and how can I bring something of myself into Tom?” And my hook in was family, love of family. I’ve got two daughters [Kai, 5, and Cielle, 3, with my wife, Erin Slaver]. I would fight for them, I would die for them. I think there’s a lot of that in Tom. And we find out that he’s kind of been devastated and lost a bit of his family and here’s an opportunity to reclaim a new family. Maybe he doesn’t do it in the best way, but it’s out of love and need and fear and grief and obsession. Where did you start with Ali?
SB: Similarly to you, I think [it’s about] figuring out what I understand about someone, even if they’re doing something that you could call wrong. How do you understand that motivation? For me, I had to really unpack who Ali is. I had to unpack what her journey has been. I had to, as myself, even look at some of the things that this character criticizes about herself. I hated some of that for her. And then what I always make sure I do is come to terms with what I relate to a character on and what I don’t, and ensure that I can deconstruct any favoritism on this end of the spectrum and any judgment on that end of the spectrum. And really just figure out how to put a nuanced, complicated human being together. Then something that was really impactful for me was understanding this question of identity and family. My partner [Ashlyn Harris’] kids are adopted. My best friend’s son is my godson. Obviously, I did not give birth to him, but I would literally give up my life for that kid. I have two friends who have a gorgeous family, and both of their children were adopted through the foster care system. I watched them fight for years for those children. I got to ask them about what it felt like to have raised them from the time they were little babies and spend years not knowing if their children would stay, what that limbo felt like, what that journey was like, how they held onto their humanity, how they didn’t just die from the anxiety and the fear. And it was so gorgeous to have people share all of these journeys and these experiences. Because imagine being trapped in that limbo that I know my friends were in! All of it became really beautiful to understand, that yes, biology is something, and also family is what you make it. It colored the story for me in a really cool way.
CC: I’ve got a question. This film obviously is full of all kinds of twists, turns and surprises. When you saw it in its final entity, was there anything that surprised you?
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SB: Honestly, I remember the first time I read the script thinking I knew where it was going and then it kept twisting. And what felt really exciting to me when we all got to sit down and watch it together was that even though I knew what was coming, I was still stressed. I was still nervous. I found myself laughing in moments that I didn’t know would be funny. I found myself gasping at things that obviously I knew were coming. We filmed those scenes and I was still startled. And those kinds of things make me feel really excited. We literally made the movie and then I still get to be surprised by the movie. It’s taken on its own life. What surprised you?
CC: One hundred percent agreed. Because when you’re making the movie, you know your character, you know the journey, you know all the things that the audience doesn’t and shouldn’t at the time. So when I got to watch it almost a year after having filmed it, Tom was not quite as close to the surface and I was so excited about how it keeps everybody on their toes and we don’t know what’s gonna happen. And like you said, I was really happy to see the laughs in places I wasn’t expecting, because that’s an element of enjoyment of a film. We wanted to bring it in, but you just don’t know until you see it. And I think it really played.
SB: I do too. I know you talked about how you’ve got to relate to your character no matter what. That’s obviously our job, but you’ve been working on Grey’s for so long now, and you play this wonderfully heroic doctor [Atticus Lincoln]. You put people back together, you’re Chris Carmack! I mean, you look like Superman! You’re a good dude. Was it a breath of fresh air for you to get to lean into somebody who’s got some darkness and some twisted history? Did it make you feel a little excited?
CC: Oh, absolutely. When I got the script and realized I was gonna be on a plane soon to go play Tom, it was like strapping myself into a roller-coaster. I was excited about the ride. And I think through the course of filming this movie, it took me on that ride. It was fresh wind in my face, and I didn’t know what was coming around every turn. It was like a shot of oxygen. It was exciting. What about you?
Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton Morgan, One Tree HillWarner Bros. / Courtesy: Everett Collection
SB: What I think I really enjoyed [was] the amount of vulnerability in this character. It’s a very vulnerable experience to embody. I loved getting to be so afraid because the last time that I was doing stunt sequences like this, I was doing them every week on a cop show [Chicago P.D.], but I was playing a cop. I was like, strapped with a gun and absolutely the person who runs toward the problem, which is also kind of similar to me. I mean, I’m not out there carrying, but I am a weapons person. I am a person who runs towards something if something happens. And in the weirdest way watching the movie, I was like, “Oh man, I love getting to play a woman that’s allowed to be scared.” She’s not a badass. She doesn’t know how to fight. She absolutely is flailing and afraid and runs and falls, and then still gets back up and figures it out. And it was really nice for me to not have to be a hero in the most obvious sense of the word. I so appreciate when someone is afraid and does it anyway.
CC: Yeah, it was the emotional and psychological need to protect your family that kept you charging into the fire. So this movie plays a little with genre. How would you describe it?
SB: I think this is what excited me so much about the script. I thought I was reading a sort of heightened family drama. When it first opens, it’s a little surreal. It gave me, like, Big Little Lies or Sirens energy, a little escapist, sexy. And then before I knew it, it was a psychological thriller. And by the end I was so anxious trying to finish the script. because I didn’t know if it was gonna tilt into a full horror film or not.
CC: I love it too because there are aspects of horror that I love, the surprises, the jumps, the camp at times.
SB: I was just gonna say the camp!
Chris Carmack, Mischa Barton, The O.C.WB / Courtesy: Everett Collection
CC: The camp makes you laugh and gives you a little bit of relief. But I cannot do, like, the slash in the arteries. It makes me queasy. So to be a part of something that edged on horror-light, I was very happy.
SB: Wait a second. You just said gore makes you queasy and you play a surgeon on TV!
CC: Well, yeah. [laugh] But I’m actually fascinated with medical! Also, we are on a network show. It’s very different from the gore you would see in a movie. There’s sputtering, but they keep it PG-13.
SB: Usually by the time you get into an OR, things are pretty cleaned up.
CC: Yeah. And I’m just the bone guy, man. I hammer. I just take my drill and hammer. Was it fun to revisit the world of cheerleading?
SB: You know what’s so funny? I didn’t really think about it! In the film, the sequence is amazing. We have these aerial flyers and we literally had the national championship collegiate cheer team on our set. So the day we shot all that stuff, they were working those routines and we were doing all the stunt stuff. It was, like, a 12-hour day for them. And I was off camera for most of it and watching a lot of it. But really, the coach ran all of that. And then I think I worked for 90 minutes when the camera turned around on me across two scenes. I didn’t really think about it in this massive way. But it’s been such a thing for all the One Tree Hillfans because Brooke Davis was the captain of the cheer squad. But we never tumbled, I never did an aerial or anything. We had no professional people on our show. They barely let us rehearse ever. They didn’t really give us a lot of time. So it felt so different to me, but I know it’s been really fun for the fans.
CC: It’s an exciting sequence. And I know a lot of One Tree Hill fans are gonna watch this movie and they’re gonna enjoy that.
SB: Totally. And it’s kind of a trip because Amiah Miller, who plays my daughter, looks so much like Hilarie Burton [Morgan]. Like if instead of being a punk rock kid, Peyton Sawyer had been a Taylor Swift fan. That could be Amiah in her little cheerleading outfit. So everyone is like, “Why does her daughter look like baby Peyton?” I do love that.
Camilla Luddington, Chris Carmack, Grey’s AnatomyABC / Courtesy Everett Collection
CC: Yeah!
SB: Speaking of the fandom that’s excited about this crossover, because one of the things that I loved the most about working on OTH and that I know the fans loved was my character’s arc. Brooke really got to start as one thing and then evolve into something that I loved that felt different. You got to do something really similar playing Luke on The O.C. Do you think we both just got lucky with story line? What was the journey for you carrying him through his arc?
CC: I think I got cast as Luke because I looked a certain way. I was on Abercrombie bags and underwear modeling and they even put a joke in the script about like, “Hey, Abercrombie,” so I was very sort of stereotypically this guy that they wanted to look like Luke. But our first season I think was, like, 25 episodes. [Editor’s note: It was 30!] It’s a lot of episodes, and we spent a lot of time together on set with the writers and producers. I think they got to know me as a person more and they started to layer a little bit more of the goofy, funny Luke and they enjoyed bringing him in this direction of a jock who had been putting up this front. When he became able to be himself around his new friends and the people who had been the outcasts, he suddenly was able to be his goofy self. That was a really fun way to take the character.
SB: I think it was a similar journey for me. As the writers got to know me, my character, she just grew. I think they realized that I was a really sensitive soul who might be able to show up in any room but would probably be really nervous on the inside and who shows up for friends no matter what. And there were certainly these bold and courageous, crazy amazing things that she did that I don’t know that I would’ve been able to. We always joke that every character on OTH had the most insane adult job. I became a fashion designer. [Nathan, played by James Lafferty], played in the NBA, like, it was insane. But I think there were certain things about the integrity and feistiness and passion that they certainly started to layer in there for me. It just made me feel like I could bring a little more of myself to her.
CC: I think that happens over time. When you’re working on a series that lasts a long time, the writers get to know you and they start putting more of you. And when you’ve been on a show, like me on Grey’s for seven years now, I’ve seen a lot of myself on screen.
SB: I was gonna ask that. I love that. That’s so fun. [Fans are also] geeked that we’re in this movie together because I came and worked with you on Grey’s all last year. But what’s the thing they don’t know about the order of these jobs?
CC: Everybody seems to think that Grey’s happened first. But we filmed [Stranger in My Home] this last summer and then had the pleasure of working together on Grey’s afterwards. So Grey’s Anatomy was our reunion.
SB: It was, and even though we haven’t shared any scenes on the set of Grey’s, we’ve had a few days where, based on scheduling and locations, we do overlap coming and going from work. And so the first day we finally got to see each other in the Seattle Grace set, we sent a lot of photos of us in our scrubs to [our director] Jeff [Fisher] and the whole Stranger in My Home family. Everyone was like, “What is going on?!” But that was a sweet treat. We’re in a very good year together, you and I, my friend.
CC: Let’s keep the streak going.
SB: I know. What’s our third time’s the charm job gonna be? We’ve done drama, we’ve done thriller. Do we need to go do a rom-com?
The reality star, 29, shared an Instagram video of his father driving him to a meeting on Thursday, July 3, but he wasn’t too impressed with Todd’s driving skills.
“Going into a meeting and my dad doesn’t know how to drive, so now I have a stained shirt because of this,” Chase narrated the video, panning from a liquid stain on his shirt to his dad smirking in the driver’s seat.
“You should’ve taken driver’s ed while you were in there,” he then quipped, referring to Todd and mom Julie’s recent federal prison stints following their 2022 convictions on charges including tax evasion, bank and wire fraud and conspiracy. (Both Todd, 56, and Julie, 52, have maintained their innocence.)
Chase captioned the video: “This is what I deal with…. I still love you even though you are a pain in the ass @toddchrisley.”
In May, Todd and Julie received pardons from President Donald Trump over their respective convictions and were released from prison. Since then, the couple have reunited with their family, including sons Chase and Grayson, 19, and daughters Savannah, 27, and Chloe, 12.
The former Chrisley Knows Best stars reflected on their respective prison stints — Todd’s in Pensacola, Florida, and Julie’s in Lexington, Kentucky — on the latest episode of daughter Savannah’s “Unlocked” podcast.
“In my head, I was still free. I did not take up residence there. I was in prison, prison was not in me,” Todd shared on the Tuesday, July 1, episode of “Unlocked.”
“I prayed, I read my Bible, I worked out, I walked,” he continued. “I wreaked havoc on anyone that was mistreating somebody else.”
“He was talking s*** about Savannah, because that’s when she had already started, you know, pulling the Barbara Walters and exposing everything in the [Bureau of Prisons]. He started talking smack,” Todd recalled. “I said, ‘I will rip your head off and s*** down your neck if you talk about my child again.’ And I meant what I said.”
Julie, meanwhile, recently claimed that her health deteriorated due to poor conditions in her penitentiary, FMC Lexington in Kentucky.
“I could see my health deteriorating,” Julie shared in an ABC News special that aired via Hulu on Sunday, June 29, claiming that she developed asthma during her time there.
The couple started dating and got married before the hit Hulu series premiered in September 2024. During the first season, Jessi’s personal life wasn’t in the spotlight, but that all changed after she filmed two episodes of Vanderpump Villa. From there, rumors spread about Jessi’s relationship with Marciano, which she denied was anything more than a friendship while filming season 2.
The season 2 finale, which aired in May 2025, took Us by surprise when Marciano claimed he slept with Jessi. She didn’t initially clarify the allegations but noted that there was more to the story, which would play out on screen.
“I’ll say I’m an open book. Even though there were things I hadn’t shared yet — once I was in the position to share them — I have nothing to hide,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2025. “I was willing to just lay it all on the table.”
Jessi said it is important to “just be honest,” sharing, “I’ve made mistakes. My husband has made mistakes. Everyone in their life has made mistakes. I think sharing those is relatable and hopefully people can get something out of it.”
“Every relationship has ups and downs. But when you’re on reality TV, it puts a microscope on it and everyone sees everything and has opinions. It’s hard not to have it affect your friendships, your relationships and your family life,” she noted. “That was definitely hard.”
Jessi continued: “Now that we’re done filming for a little while, I’m just going to focus on my family, my kids and get back on track with all of that. Then hopefully I will be in a better head space for the next time we film — if we do.”
The reality star acknowledged how filming the show played a role in her and Jordan’s marriage issues, saying, “It was definitely probably the hardest time of my life filming the next season. I do think it’s going to help a lot of people. I’m excited to share my story and help with what some women go through. I do think that it’s going to be a good thing — as hard as it is.”
Keep scrolling to relive Jessi and Jordan’s romance:
Before 2019
Jessi was previously married to a man named Zach before moving on with Jordan, who was raising his first daughter, Peyton, from a previous relationship.
December 2019
Instagram
“Happiness is that feeling that comes over you when you know life is good and you can’t help but smile,” Jordan wrote in his and Jessi’s Instagram debut. “@justjessiiii makes me feel this way everyday. You started out as my friend and I’m so glad that blossomed into what we have today. I feel so lucky to have you in my life.”
February 2020
Jordan proposed to Jessi two months later, writing, “The girl of my dreams; you’re my best friend and soul mate. I can’t imagine my life without you. We are tying the NGAT.”
“He is our perfect chunky boy!” Jordan captioned the post. “Unfortunately he’s having some problems with his lungs and is currently in the NICU getting some help. He is a fighter just like his momma and has been doing so much better today than last night. He’s such a blessing to our life and we feel so lucky he choose us to be his parents .”
After welcoming their first baby together, Jessi and Jordan exchanged vows later that year.
October 2021
Instagram
“Happy first anniversary to my sweet sweet wife! Thank you for being the best mom and wife that I could ask for,” Jordan wrote via Instagram. “We have been through so much in such little time and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us; I love you @justjessiili.”
February 2022
Instagram
While reflecting on their marriage, Jessi praised her husband, writing, “Husband appreciation post for this guy because the sacrifice he’s making for our family is amazing to me. It’s not easy to leave your home and your family to do a job that requires leadership, resilience and a great work ethic.”
She continued: “I’m in awe of what he’s doing for himself and our family C I miss you more than life but l’m also the most proud wife. Love you baby!!!”
2023
Jessi gave birth to her and Jordan’s second baby, daughter Jovi.
September 2024
Hulu viewers were introduced to Jessi and Jordan when The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered. In addition to the duo, the reality series focused on Jen Affleck and husband Zac Affleck, Demi Engemann and husband Bret Engemann, Whitney Leavitt and husband Conner Leavitt, Mikayla Matthews and husband Jace Terry, Mayci Neeley and husband Jacob Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul and then-partner Dakota Mortensen and Layla Taylor. (Miranda McWhorter, meanwhile, joined the show in season 2 after her split from Chase McWhorter.)
October 2024
Instagram
“Happy 4th Anniversary to my ride or die ,” Jordan captioned his anniversary post. “Through all of life’s crazy ups and downs you’re the one I can always count on. I pick you forever and I love the life we have built and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us and our babies. Love you to the .”
Jessi celebrated the major milestone as well, adding, “Happy Anniversary @justjordddy 4 years has felt like 4 lifetimes, we’ve done so much and lived such a full life in such a short amount of time. We went back to the place we got engaged tonight and I think it’s safe to say we’ve gotten better with time love you babe!!”
May 2025
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The second season of Mormon Wives called Jessi’s marriage into question when Marciano claimed they had an affair. Jessi denied the allegations but later admitted she had issues she needed to address with Jordan.
“I will say that reality TV is hard on any relationship, whether it’s a friendship or a marriage,” Jessi revealed on “The Viall Files” podcast in May 2025. “We’ve been through a lot, and now it’s going to be public.”
Jessi was also asked about not wearing a wedding ring and noted that she and Jordan were “working through things,” adding, “We’re trying our best — but things are a little tricky right now. I’m excited to hopefully someday share more about that. But right now it’s just real life and it’s hard.”
“We’re back working on things. Every day is different,” Jessi exclusively told Us. “Marriage is hard. We still have ups and downs — and you will see a lot of that unfold in season 3.”
Jessi noted that she was hopeful about their future, adding, “I do think that overall it’s going to be inspiring to people. I hope that a lot of people can relate.”
According to Jessi, the pair “didn’t have a choice” or option to work things out privately, resulting in the cameras capturing their marital woes.
“A lot of this story is unpacked in season 3 so I can’t talk about it yet,” she said before assuming that Jordan felt “anxious, nervous and sad” hearing her discuss a possible affair. “We’re both going through a lot right now. But I think he’s willing to tell his truth too and he’s been very vulnerable throughout season 3. So we both just laid it all out there. There was a lot more to the story and it’s not what you think it is. There’s no secrets. Like, we are exposing it all.”
Jessi clarified that any interactions with Marciano happened “after” he allegedly spoke with Demi off screen. Later in the special, Jordan joined the group and revealed whether he thought he and Jessi would work through their issues.
“I knew what happened because of the conversations that I had had with Jessi, but it was really tough to have the allegations made,” he said about continuing to work through their issues. “I tried to talk to Bret [about Marciano]. It’s a really tough place to be. I see him a couple times a week. We wave at each other at the gym, but outside of that we don’t talk.”
July 2025
In the season 3 trailer, Jordan’s immediate reaction to the rumors about Marciano and Jessi played out, with him saying, “If I find anything else out, I am done.”
Jessi, for her part, was later seen asking Marciano, “Why did you lie to Layla about us?” Marciano hinted that he was “influenced” by Demi and even agreed to a lie detector test with Jessi about what actually happened between them.
The 4th of July may be a great time to celebrate the birth of the nation with family and friends, but it’s also an excellent time to catch up on your binge-watching.
The Watch With Us team has a few suggestions for the must-watch shows to watch on Netflix, Hulu and more streamers.
Admittedly, our selections are very heavy with action and action comedies because they play very well in the summer.
But if you want something different, our first selection is one of this year’s best TV thrillers.
Paradise doesn’t waste any time killing off the President of the United States, Cal Bradford (James Marsden). The promos for the series give that away, but there are plenty of twists that you won’t see coming. Sterling K. Brown stars in the series as Secret Service agent Xavier Collins. Once, Xavier and Bradford were very close and shared a bond. But that bond has been fractured in the present.
That may be why Xavier is one of the primary suspects in the murder of President Bradford. But it’s going to take some time to understand what really happened on the final night of Bradford’s life, and that’s time that Xavier may not have as he attempts to get answers.
Lost‘s Josh Holloway is back on TV this summer with Duster, a throwback action crime thriller that takes place in 1972. Rachel Hilson stars as Nina Hayes, the first Black female agent in the FBI. And she’s made it her mission in life to take down Ezra Saxton (Keith David), a ruthless crime lord in the Southwest.
What Nina needs is a man on the inside, and that’s where Jim Ellis (Holloway) comes in. Jim doesn’t initially have a personal stake in what happens with Ezra, and he’s the best getaway driver in his criminal organization. But once Jim is convinced to help Nina, they form an unconventional partnership that’s irresistible.
If you’ve ever seen True Lies, then you’re going to be very familiar with the premise of the action comedy FUBAR. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Luke Brunner, a CIA agent who has hidden his real job from his family for decades. That makes things really awkward when Luke discovers that his daughter, Emma Brunner (Monica Barbaro), is also a highly-trained CIA agent — and no one in the agency told him.
Despite the lingering anger and tension between father and daughter over years of lies, they make a pretty good team. FUBAR season 2 debuted earlier this summer, and it introduced Carrie-Anne Moss as the show’s new villain, Greta Nelson. She’s hilarious and makes the new season worth watching.
Supernatural‘s Jensen Acklesgets back to his action roots with Prime Video’s new series, Countdown. Ackles plays Mark Meachum, an LAPD detective who is on loan to a special task force. Someone murdered a Department of Homeland Security officer in plain sight, and the government has put together a team to hunt down the killer.
What started as a simple murder investigation quickly escalates into a plot that may lead to a terrorist attack against the people of Los Angeles. If Mark and his new team can’t stop this in time, then the casualties will be immense.
Money isn’t everything for Andrew “Coop” Cooper (Jon Hamm), but it’s more than enough to drive him to a life of crime in Your Friends & Neighbors. In this darkly funny series, Coop used to be wealthy, but his divorce from Mel (Amanda Peet) and the loss of his high-paying job put that to an end.
To keep his family afloat, Coop begins stealing from his rich neighbors as long as he can get away with it. It turns out that he has a knack for being an underhanded thief. He’s also got an on-and-off again relationship with Samantha “Sam” Levitt (Olivia Munn), his wife’s former best friend. But Coop can’t let Sam get too close, especially if it would jeopardize his newfound criminal activities.
Your Friends & Neighbors is streaming on Apple TV+.
Sofia Richie Grainge has officially entered her style icon era. From her wedding looks to her polished off-duty outfits, everything she wears feels put-together without trying too hard. Her capsule collection with Tommy Hilfiger, which launched earlier this year, reflects that same energy, especially this pleated maxi skirt we recently spotted her in.
Unfortunately, like much of the collection, the skirt sold out fast. But if you’re still thinking about the crisp, pleated silhouette, we found a near-identical match on Amazon for just $24!
This pick is simple and flattering with a flowy shape that pairs well with everything from slouchy tees to structured button-downs. And reviewers love how easy it is to style across seasons, and they’re especially into the soft waistband and deep pockets that don’t ruin the shape.
One shopper said that it’s a “nice, simple wardrobe staple” and praised the fit, stretch and comfort.
Another five-star reviewer added that while the fabric is on the thinner side, it “lays correctly and doesn’t look cheap.” Others liked that it’s breathable but appropriate for work or more dressed-up looks.
Ready to get quiet luxury style without the designer price tag? Grab this $24 lookalike on Amazon to channel Sofia Richie Grainge’s polish on a budget.
“Whoa, my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch …” With The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” playing, sleepless Molly (Moore) is working at her pottery wheel at 2 a.m. in an NYC loft.
Live-in love Sam (Swayze) sleepily wanders in. Oh, hey, he’s shirtless! He wraps his arms around her, nuzzles her neck, their fingers intertwine and caress … and all thoughts of making a pot disappear. And so the supernatural drama Ghost, released July 13, 1990, gave moviedom one of its most memorable love scenes.
Keep scrolling for a full breakdown of Moore and Swayze’s iconic film:
Who Was Involved
It would become 1990’s biggest money maker, but Ghost was a tough sell in terms of casting. After all, the leading man quickly gets shot and killed, only to stick around in spectral form. His agenda: walk through stuff, moon over his soulmate and then save her life.
“I just didn’t get it. I said, ‘Hey, the guy’s dead. How are you gonna have a romance?’ Famous last words,” Bruce Willis told The New York Times of passing on the role. (The self-proclaimed “knucklehead” missed a chance to star opposite his then-wife.)
Other names that came and went: Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise. Dirty Dancing was a few years behind Swayze, but he nailed the audition. Meanwhile, Moore was always the No. 1 choice for the female lead, but Michelle Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, Nicole Kidman and up-and-comer Julia Roberts were also contenders.
Why We Remember It
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Sheer swooniness! “It was pretty sexy playing in all that clay, so all we had to do was go with it, let our imaginations run wild and then touch each other’s arms for the sparks to fly,” Swayze wrote in his memoir with wife Lisa Niemi, The Time of My Life. Keeping the action PG-13 — no “jumping each other’s bones,” per Swayze — was key: “You want to see them looking intently into each other’s eyes, in an intimate, personal moment that conveys desire.”
Key Details
Swayze and Moore were barely past the introductions when it was time to get dirty.
“His face was so beet-red!” Moore told People. But he was the perfect gentleman. Recalled the actress: “I would say, ‘Please don’t let my breast be exposed.’ And he would say, ‘OK.’ If he noticed my shirt coming up over my rear, he would pull it down.”
The Aftermath
Demi Moore, Patrick SwayzeEverett Collection
A scene this distinctive is just begging to be parodied — and many have taken it for a spin, like Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake in the viral “Evolution of End Zone Dancing.” In 1991’s The Naked Gun 2 1⁄2: The Smell of Fear, Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley got behind the wheel … though close-ups revealed a surplus of hands and then (ick) feet. Snoop Dogg assisted Martha Stewart as she frosted a spinning cake for VH1, while The Bachelor indulged Peter Weber. More TV takes: Two and a Half Men, Euphoria, Community, Family Guy.
In 2023, Channing Tatum revealed his production company had bought the rights to the film, but no greenlight yet for a remake.
A New Perspective
Moore didn’t leave with the skills to DIY her dinnerware: “If you could see my sad little pots … they literally look like something that somebody does in kindergarten,” she told Seth Meyers of her souvenirs last year. “But I have my initials on them, and I treasure them.”
Where Are They Now?
We lost Swayze to pancreatic cancer in 2009. He was 57. As for Moore, 35 years after her Ghost breakthrough, she took home a best actress in a musical or comedy Golden Globe for The Substance.
When the heat index hits ‘are-you-kidding-me levels,’ getting dressed can feel like an extreme sport. Your usual rotation suddenly feels suffocating and you’re left hunting for anything breezy, breathable and — let’s be honest — cute enough to still get compliments. We’ve got you covered with 17 stylish, tops on Amazon that will help you stay cool without sacrificing style.
Curious what we have in store? Think strappy tanks you can layer (or not), floaty blouses that breathe and work-appropriate options that prevent sweating. Whether you’re heading to brunch, the office or the backyard, these Amazon tops make surviving the heatwave way easier — and a lot more fashionable. Best of all, these finds are all under $30!
17 Airy Under-$30 Amazon Tops to Survive the Heat in Style
1. Cloud Soft Tee: Look no further for the perfect oversized T-shirt. Shoppers say the fabric is super soft and the perfect weight.
2. Workday Chameleon: This ultimate summer work top is available in 34 colors, which means you can keep it in rotation all season long.
3. Hidden Gem: This floral boho top looks like something you’d find hiding at Anthropologie, only this pick is under $20.
4. Breezy Tank: Elevate your tank top collection with this flowy pick that has eyelet embroidery details for extra breathability.
5. Shoulder Showstopper: If you want a going out top that flatters your shoulders, disguises the tummy or both, this under $20 style is it.
6. Sun-Shield Polo: Stay ready for the golf course in this sleeveless collared top, which protections you from the sun with a UPF 50+ design.
7. Effortlessly Polished: Look classy without trying in this loose-fitting blouse. It pairs perfectly with both jeans, cutoffs and even trousers.
8. Gingham Girl: If you’re obsessed with all things gingham, this frilly top belongs in your wardrobe.
9. Fashion Hack: This peplum-style blouse that secretly disguises bloating is one of our favorites.
10. Fashionista Find: If Carrie Bradshaw had a go-to shirt for summer, it would be this bow-tie top that looks straight out of a boutique.
11. Bestselling Tank: Last month, over 1,000 shoppers purchased this sleeveless top that should cost way more than it does.
12. Backless Wonder: Trust Us, everyone will want to know where you got this open-back shirt from.
13. The Comfiest Tee: This loose crop top is the perfect companion for high-waist leggings or jeans.
14. Boss Babe: Look like you run the company in this professional-looking tank top that comes in 17 colors, including neutral khaki, beige and navy.
15. Chiffon Crush: Available in over 30 colors, this breathable chiffon blouse has date night written all over it.
16. Cozy Must-Have: Don’t let the waffle knit fool you. This comfy sweater top is made for summer thanks to the perforated stitch that lets air filter through.
17. Summer Go-To: Trust Us, this loose, strappy tank is as comfy as it looks.
Tish Cyrus is not only a proud mom of five — she’s also a doting stepmom.
The music manager, 58, is stepmother to husband Dominic Purcell’s four children from a previous marriage, including rising star Joseph Purcell, who has gone viral on TikTok in recent months thanks to his starring role in the vertical short drama His Nerd.
Joseph joined his stepmom and stepsister Brandi Cyrus on the Thursday, July 3, episode of Tish and Brandi’s “Sorry We’re Cyrus” podcast, giving listeners sweet insight into their loving relationship.
“I feel like Tish is the best person ever. I don’t know how to boil it down,” Joseph said near the end of the podcast episode.
Tish, meanwhile, got teary-eyed as she recalled Joseph’s speech at her August 2023 wedding to his dad Dominic, 55.
“My favorite thing you ever said to me [was] at the wedding,” Tish said. “He started reading his speech, and he said, ‘I never, ever wanted my dad to get remarried, and then I met Tish.’ I was like, ‘That is the sweetest thing.’”
Before tying the knot with Tish, Prison Break star Dominic was married to Rebecca Williamson, the daughter of Australian playwright David Williamson, from 1998 to 2008. They share four children, including Joseph, his sister Audrey and twins Augustus and Lily-Rose.
“I love these guys so much,” Tish said, referring to Joseph and his siblings.
Likewise, Joseph has a lot of love for his famous stepsiblings: Brandi, 38, Trace, 36, Miley, 32, Braison, 31, and Noah, 25. “You guys are so cool, the coolest stepsiblings you could ever want. Talented. Cool,” he told Brandi.
Speaking to his stepmom and stepsister, Joseph opened up about following in his dad’s acting footsteps, though he admitted that it wasn’t always the plan.
“Literally never,” Joseph responded when asked if he always wanted to be an actor.
“Because of my dad, people would always ask me if I wanted to act, and it was the one thing I never wanted to do,” he explained. “It was the only thing I didn’t want to do ’cause I was super shy as a kid, and I wanted to be a professional athlete. It didn’t happen till I was 20 that I thought maybe there was a road [in acting].”
The 4th of July is a time for fireworks and barbecue, but if you’re subscribed to Hulu, it’s also the time to watch some high-quality films.
The streamer has an extensive library of films, which is why Watch With Us has selected three underrated Hulu movies for you to watch this weekend.
If you’re craving some drama with your hot dogs, then stream Catch and Release with Jennifer Garner.
Thrill-seekers should check out Asphalt City with Sean Penn, while action fans will enjoy watching a former James Bond as a hitman in Fast Charlie.
‘Catch and Release’ (2007)
Gray’s (Jennifer Garner) fiancé, Grady, just died, and she’s understandably upset that she can’t marry the love of her life. Her sadness soon gives way to confusion and anger when she discovers during the reading of his will that he’s been giving another woman, Maureen (Juliette Lewis), $3,000 a month. Has Grady been cheating on her throughout their relationship? What other big secrets was Grady keeping from her? And how much did his best friend, Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), know about Maureen?
Catch and Release sounds very melodramatic, but it’s actually pretty low-key and grounded for a movie that deals with death, infidelity and grief. The movie mixes elements of tragedy and romance well, with the occasional welcome comedic interlude supplied by Kevin Smith, who plays Gray’s friend and housemate.
Best known for cheery rom-coms like 13 Going on 30, Garner is superb as a woman forced to work through all the stages of grief in a very short time. Her journey from mourning girlfriend to a single woman open to new possibilities is always involving and never less than entertaining.
Charlie Swift (Pierce Brosnan) is very good at his job. For more than 20 years, he’s been a professional hitman and fixer who makes all of his clients happy. But when a rival hitman kills his friends and kills him, he’s determined to get his revenge. That involves teaming up with Marcie Kramer (Morena Baccarin), the widow of a mobster whom Charlie killed not too long ago. Can she forgive and forget long enough to help Charlie?
It’s been more than two decades since Brosnan last played his signature role, James Bond, but he’s lost none of his sense of humor and style. He elevates Fast Charlie and gives the titular character a cool intelligence that makes the movie more entertaining than it would be if he hadn’t played the role. Director Phillip Noyce knows his way around an action scene, having directed the excellent ‘90s action classics Patriot Games and The Saint, and he gives this movie a slick polish that works well with the simple but effective story.
Ollie (Tye Sheridan) just started working as a paramedic in New York City, and he quickly befriends veteran coworker Gene (Sean Penn) while working brutal hours. But as Ollie learns more about Gene and experiences some pretty traumatic cases like a battered wife who refuses treatment and a heroin addict who gives birth to a stillborn baby, he’s not so sure he can handle being a first responder in the Big Apple. Can Ollie maintain some semblance of sanity — and a promising relationship with Clara (Raquel Nave) — or will he have to give up the career he always dreamed of having?
Asphalt City is a tense “day in the life” movie that showcases the dangerous side of living and working in NYC. The movie works best when it follows its two lead characters around as they respond to numerous emergency calls, all of which take a toll on both men. Penn’s always been a terrific actor, and he’s terrific as someone who has seen too much and is trying to live with the weight of all that memory. The movie is sometimes tough to watch, but it’s one of the few films to show life as it is in a big city that’s typically romanticized by such shows as And Just Like That.
Two years ago, it was the summer of Suits on Netflix, as USA Network’s legal dramedy became incredibly popular on the streamer.
In 2025, it could be the summer of hackers. Netflix just added Mr. Robot, another USA Network original series, which is about as tonally far away from Suits as it can possibly get. It’s also one of the best shows you’ve never seen.
Christian Slater plays the title character of Mr. Robot, but the real star of the series is Rami Malek. Malek also won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama for his turn as Elliot Alderson in this cyberpunk thriller.
And that’s just the first of many reasons why you should catch Mr. Robot on Netflix in July and beyond.
Elliot isn’t just the main character of Mr. Robot; he’s also constantly breaking the fourth wall as the narrator for the audience. We see what he sees and know what he knows, which isn’t always the full picture of what’s going on. The show makes it clear pretty early on that Elliot isn’t the picture of mental stability, and he’s suffering from several mental illnesses, including extreme paranoia and depression.
Malek embodies those aspects of Elliot in a very believable way while also presenting his character as a credible cybersecurity expert. The only thing that Elliot is really good at is working with computers, and that includes his after-hours activities as a hacker. Elliot will hack anyone, anytime, just to know more about the people around him. It’s his way of connecting and also a window into his inability to follow social norms. He’s a tortured genius, and Mr. Robot is going to give him the chance to change the world.
‘Mr. Robot’ Presents a Very Realistic Look At Hacking
Early in the series, Mr. Robot convinces Elliot to join his hacktivist organization, fsociety, and help him implement a plan that could bring one of the wealthiest corporations in the world to its knees. In Hollywood, hacking is often treated like a magic trick, with actors pretending they know what they’re doing while pressing a lot of keys on a keyboard.
The team behind Mr. Robot took the unusual step of actually researching how hacks are done, hiring consultants who understand that world and presenting the most realistic presentation of hacking to date. The programming language glimpsed on screen may not mean much to people who aren’t programmers, but that added touch of authenticity helps sell the illusion of the hacks Elliot and other fsociety members pull off during the show. Mr. Robot does require the audience to make a few leaps of logic, and that’s a lot easier to do so with one foot in reality.
‘Mr. Robot’ Presents the Creative Vision of One Man From Beginning To End
It would do a disservice to Mr. Robot to spoil any of its surprises, especially for first-time viewers who are about to discover the series. Rather than ruin any of those twists, it’s better to tell you that this show was born out of a feature film script by Sam Esmail, who went on to become the showrunner of Mr. Robot.
Throughout four seasons, Esmail wrote 24 episodes of Mr. Robot and directed 38 of them. Other writers did contribute to the show, but Esmail successfully oversaw the entire 45-episode run and brought the series to a satisfying conclusion. When watching the first season, you may notice that Esmail was clearly inspired by a fan-favorite cult classic film from 1999.
Rami Malek and the cast of Mr. RobotUSA Network
But if we named that movie, it would definitely take away from an important moment for the show. And because this project came to life as a series, Esmail had plenty of time to explore the ramifications of the things Elliot learned along the way.
This was perhaps the darkest show on USA Network in a long time, and it’s not going to be for everybody. Regardless, Mr. Robot has the potential to break out again on Netflix six years after it concluded. If you love binge-watching great TV shows, make this one your next pick.
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,” Jordan captioned his anniversary post. “Through all of life’s crazy ups and downs you’re the one I can always count on. I pick you forever and I love the life we have built and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us and our babies. Love you to the 
4 years has felt like 4 lifetimes, we’ve done so much and lived such a full life in such a short amount of time. We went back to the place we got engaged tonight and I think it’s safe to say we’ve gotten better with time 
love you babe!!”
