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Jelly Roll Reveals He and His Wife Bunnie Xo Are Experiencing 'Baby Fever' amid Journey to Expand Their Family

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Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie Xo are experiencing "baby fever" amid their journey to welcome a baby together
During the Wednesday, January 28, episode of Netflix's Star Search, the country music star opened up about he and his wife's emotions toward children after seeing an 8-year-old aerialist perform
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo tied the knot in 2016

Jelly Rolland hiswife Bunnie Xoare experiencing "baby fever" amid their journey to welcome their own baby.

During the Wednesday, January 28, episode of Netflix'sStar Search,the country music star, 41, opened up about how he and his wife, 45, are experiencing baby fever while he commented on aerialist Kaylen Fairchild's, 8, performance.

"First of all, you are just the cutest little nugget I've ever seen in my life," he said. "Me and my wife have baby fever, and you just tripled that tonight."

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Bunnie Xo and the "Wild Ones" singer have been open abouttrying to expand their family, including their experience with in vitro fertilization (IVF). In a video shared toher Instagramback in June, the podcast host revealed that she had a "huge win" after getting a phone call related to her IVF journey. Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alyssa DeFord, was emotional as she received the call in the short clip.

"When you just got the call you've been waiting on for 5 months since this ivf journey started," she wrote. "All the tears, the hopelessness & the struggle, God finally said, 'Here.' 😭."

In the comments of her post, Bunnie Xo clarified that she isn't pregnant yet, but has taken a step forward in her journey. "This is not a pregnancy announcement - we won't announce that," she said. "This is just a huge win for us 🙏🏻🤍💫✨."

During a November episode of herDumb Blondepodcast, Bunnie Xo spoke with guestMaury Povichabout his and wifeConnie Chung's attempts to get pregnant — and how they ultimately decided to adopt children.

"We went through the same stuff that you and Jelly Roll have gone through," Povich told her. "We tried to get pregnant. I'm telling you, this is over 30 years ago. So Connie had to take time off from CBS and it became a big story that we were trying to get pregnant."

Eventually, theMauryhost andCBS Evening Newsanchor decided to adopt their children because they "couldn't do it"—and Povich added that the decision was "the best" he could have made. Bunnie Xo acknowledged that the process of trying to get pregnant has not been easy.

"It is tough, but at the same time it's like, you just put it in God's hands," she shared. "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. And if not, we can always adopt," she said. "I'm totally open to adoption too, and so is my husband."

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While this would be Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll's first baby together, she's is also stepmom to her musician husband's two kids, Bailee Ann, 17, and Noah Buddy, 8.

Back in March, Bunnie Xo posted aTikTokvideo and shared another update on her and Jelly Roll's road to parenthood. The stepmom of two shared at the time that she's actively undergoing IVF treatments.

"I'm literally going through IVF treatments right now — the hormones, the shots, all that," she said. "I'm going through all of the emotions, the rollercoaster, [and] the worry, just so that I can have a little piece of my husband and me — just a little piece wrapped in skin— to just add to the other two beautiful children that we have together."

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The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron's family is sharing an update after his recent hospitalization
His family shared on Thursday, Jan. 29, that he suffered a spinal stroke
Aaron is "alert, aware and recovering," his family said in a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 29

The Blind Sidestar Quinton Aaron's family is sharing whyhe was recently hospitalized.

The actor, 41, best known for his portrayal ofMichael Oherin the 2009 film, suffered a spinal stroke, his family said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 29.TMZwas the first to report the news.

Aaron's family also expressed gratitude for the "overwhelming love, support and prayers," adding that he is now "alert, aware and recovering."

Spinal strokes occur when something, such as blood clots or hemorrhages, stops blood flow in a person's spinal cord, according to theCleveland Clinic. The condition is very rare, less than 1% of all strokes, and "can still be fatal or cause permanent disabilities."

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"The Aaron family has a lot to deal with for the betterment of their loved one, but will be sure to keep everyone posted regarding Quinton's health as we see fit," the family's statement read.

"We kindly ask the public to please respect the decisions we make and to please understand that false information or statements may be made by others who continue to come forward but are not fully informed or aware of all of the facts surrounding his condition nor are they authorized to do so."

The family said if individuals who are not blood relatives decide to speak about his condition without consent, "there will be legal repercussions."

AGoFundMefundraiser, which a GoFundMe rep confirmed to PEOPLE is authentic, was set up to help with his medical expenses.

The recent hospitalization comes nearly a year after he was hospitalized for coughing up blood and coming down with a fever in February 2025,TMZpreviously reported.

Aaron said at the time that medics believed he was dealing with Type A flu, as well as pneumonia. He also suffered a severe upper respiratory infection back in 2019, according to the outlet.

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Following his February hospitalization, he announced in an OctoberInstagrampostthat he'd lost 200 lbs.

"I am overwhelmed and blessed to announce that I have reached another cool milestone in my life," Aaron captioned the post which included two side-by-side photos of his body transformation.

In February 2022, Aaron toldTMZthat he'ddropped 100 lbs. after gaining weight during the COVID-19 pandemicdue to binge-eating.

Aaron's credits also includeBe Kind Rewind,Left Behind,Mothers and DaughtersandTraded.

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The Beatlesmovies are all starting to come together.

On Friday, Sony Pictures unveiled the first look at actorsPaul Mescal,Joseph Quinn,Barry Keoghan, andHarris Dickinsonas the Fab Four ahead of directorSam Mendes' four-film cinematic event, which will be released in April 2028.

The snapshots show Mescal, 29, as a young, doe-eyedPaul McCartneyseemingly during a visit to the Cavern Club, the local Liverpool venue where the band played often in their early years.

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The other three photographs, however, appear to garner their inspiration from the Beatles' appearances in the '70s, with Keoghan, 33, sporting drummerRingo Starr's mustache, moptop, and polka-dotted shirt from the band'sLet It Berecordings.

Dickinson, 29, also appears to be in hisLet It Beera as he whistles into a microphone while wearing a jean jacket andJohn Lennon's signature shoulder-length hair and wiry glasses. And, last but not least, a similarly long-haired Quinn, 32 gives a stern glance as he portraysGeorge Harrison.

The images arrive one day after the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts exclusivelyhidpostcard versions across its campus for eager students to find and share on social media. The snapshots immediately went viral online, with fans reacting to the actors and respective transformations into the eight-time Grammy-winning band.

Mescal, Keoghan, Quinn, and Dickinson are each headlining their own respective Beatles film, which will dive deep into the minds of the Liverpudlian lads who changed music forever. Touted by Mendes as a "four film cinematic event," they are all set to be released in theaters simultaneously on April 7, 2028.

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While there have been many Beatles film over the years, Mendes' upcoming venture marks the first time that the Beatles and its company Apple Corps Ltd. have ever granted their full life storiesandtheir music rights to any film. "I'm honoured to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies," the director said in a 2025 press release.

The images arrive just days afterKeoghan showed off his new Ringo-inspired lookwhile attending the London premiere of the film,Crime 101. TheSaltburnactor hasspoken the most about his transformation into the peace-loving drummer and "Octopus's Gardener" crooner, confessing that he just couldn'tact naturallywhen he met Starr for the first time.

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"And when I was talking to him, I couldn't look at him," Keoghan explained at the time. "I was nervous, like right now. But he's like, 'You can look at me.'"

He also told Quinn thathe "looked more like Ringo than Ringo"when his costar gave him a ring-o while live on the BBC Radio 1Breakfast Showlast July. "I'm doing the screen test," Keoghan confirmed, adding, "It's great. I look amazing. I'm not even messing — I look amazing."

Joining the quartet on their magical mystery film odyssey are Saoirse Ronan, who will play Linda McCartney; Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono; Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd; Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey Tigrett; Harry Lloyd as record producer and "fifth Beatle" George Martin; and James Norton as the band's beloved manager, Brian Epstein.

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The Sundance Film Festival's big moments and breakout movies

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Thelast Sundance Film Festivalin Utah is drawing to a close this weekend.

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The Park City gathering was a wistful farewell to the placeRobert Redford's brainchildhas called home for over 40 years and launched so many careers. Although the festival isn't ending — it will start anew inBoulder, Colorado, in 2027— it did have many, from filmmakers to volunteers, feeling nostalgic about the change whether their Sundance story began in 2022 or 1992.

A Wednesday night anniversary screening of "Little Miss Sunshine," still one of the festival's biggest hits, was an especially emotional affair as filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and actors Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano and Abigail Breslin, gathered once more, 20 years later, at the festival's most famous and largest location, the Eccles Theater. Many in the audience had seen the movie and some had even been at the 2006 premiere. But a fair number were experiencing it for the first time and the response was rapturous.

"Who would have imagined that a singe film could deliver two electric nights at a Sundance Film Festival?" said festival director Eugene Hernandez.

It wasn't all looking back, however. The festival's program is first and foremost about discovery. First time feature filmmakers comprised about 40% of the slate. The programmers also wanted to do right by Park City.

"I feel like we achieved that based on what we've seen this week," said Sundance programming director Kim Yutani. "The enthusiasm for the artists that we have now shared with the world is significant. It's profound."

ICE and politics seep in

The festival wasn't a bubble to world events either. On the second night, a Florida Congressman wasassaulted at a partyby a man who told him he was going to get deported. ICE OUT pins were not an uncommon sight on major stars, like Natalie Portman, on the red carpet. And films like Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell's "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" (in theaters March 27) sparked conversations about the end of the world.

Memorable moments thanks to Charli xcx, Harry, Meghan and Billie Jean King

It also didn't stop people from having a good time. There was an all-night DJ'd party for the Charli xcx movie "The Moment" (in theaters this weekend) which had some out dancing until well after 3 a.m. The Billie Jean King documentary "Give Me the Ball!" had the audience erupting into spontaneous applause. (Afterward, King hit tennis balls into the balcony). Rufus Wainwright and Norah Jones sangMarianne Faithfullsongs after a screening of "Broken English." And the documentary "Cookie Queens," about Girl Scout Cookie season, was an audience favorite that also brought a surprise appearance byPrince HarryandMeghan, who executive produced.

Olivia Wilde's big comeback

Charli xcxmight have had Wilde beat in numbers with three films at the festival, but Wilde took the spotlight for sheer impact. She confidently carried Gregg Araki's comedic, and erotic, thriller "I Want Your Sex," as the provocative artist Erika Tracy, who initiates an affair with one of her interns (Cooper Hoffman), changing his life and views about sex in the process. But her bigger moment was"The Invite,"a sharp chamber dramedy about an unhappy and sexless San Francisco couple (Wilde and Seth Rogen) who invite their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) over for dinner. Wilde directed the film, which quickly became a festival favorite, sparking a competitive, 72-hour bidding war. A24 emerged as the winner (reportedly in the range of $12 million) in the biggest acquisition of the festival so far.

A release date for "The Invite" has not yet been announced. "I Want Your Sex" has not yet been acquired for distribution.

The Channing Tatum drama everyone is talking about

One of the biggest hits was also one of the most challenging:"Josephine,"writer-director Beth De Araújo's raw drama about an 8-year-old girl (Mason Reeves) whose life and sense of safety is upended after she witnesses a sexual assault in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Tatum and Gemma Chan play the parents who are unsure how to help her navigate these new emotions and fears. It has not yet been acquired for distribution.

The queer horror breakout

Writer-director Adrian Chiarella's midnight movie "Leviticus" was scooped up quickly by the indie label Neon (of "Parasite" and "Anora" fame) in a reported seven-figure deal. The Australian coming-of-age thriller is about two teenage boys (Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen) trapped in conversion therapy horror. A critic for IndieWire wrote that it played like an episode of "Heated Rivalry" crossed with the psychological horror "It Follows." A release date has not yet been announced.

A documentary more than 50 years in the making

The footage that makes up the new documentary "Once Upon a Time in Harlem" was shot in 1972, when groundbreaking filmmaker William Greaves (who died in 2014) brought together the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance, poets, authors, librarians, photographers, critics and actors, to reflect on what it all meant, at a party at Duke Ellington's home. His son David Greaves did camera work at the party and co-directed and finished the film, a striking and essential historical artifact (and a good, intellectually stimulating hang). It has not yet been acquired for distribution.

Other buzzy titles

John Turturro got an enthusiastic standing ovation for his performance in "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," a nostalgic crime thriller about a veteran pickpocket who steals from the wrong man, written and directed by Noah Segan.

There was lots of chatter about "Wicker," a quirky fantasy about a sardonic fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions a basket weaver to weave her a husband (Alexander Skarsgård), from filmmakers Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.

David Wain's earnestly horny (and surprisingly gory) riff on "The Wizard of Oz," "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass" was a starry, easy crowd pleaser, with Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm and John Slattery. And Rinko Kikuchi got raves for her turn as a woman competing in the Tokyo ballroom scene in "Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty."

All are still seeking distribution, but the end of the festival does not mean the end of those talks.

"There are many more deals happening," Yutani said. "The fact that these films are going to have these robust lives after their Sundance premieres is exactly what we want for these films. For them to reach wider audiences is definitely the goal."

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Working atSaturday Night Liveis not for the weak, and even the most iconic comedians who worked on the show struggled with the high-pressure job.

Kristen Wiigrecently opened up about her own issues during her tenure on the NBC series, revealing that she even had a "breakdown" early on when she felt that she had run out of ideas for characters.

On the Jan. 21 episode ofLas Culturistas, hosted by fellowSNLalum Bowen Yang and comedian Matt Rogers, Wiig said that her third year — season 33, which aired in 2007-2008 — was particularly difficult because she felt that she "literally did every character I have."

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"Three seasons in, [I was] having a breakdown being like, 'I've done every voice. I have nothing,'" Wiig, 52, remembered feeling.

Yang said he had the same experience during his second season when he realized he had done every character and sketch idea on the show that he used during his audition, and now had to start from scratch to come up with new ideas.

"That's how you feel," Wiig said. "And then that's that hump you get over with, also, the help of other people being like, 'Can you play blah blah blah?' And you're like, 'Well, we'll see.' And then you end up trying or doing it. It doesn't always work. And then you just like find new things."

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While Wiig previously created characters by figuring out their voice first, she had to learn a different way during her third year on the show. "It became like physical," she added. "'Let's just do something that someone stands like this,' because I was like, 'I'm out of things to do.'"

Ultimately, that way of thinking led to her creating one of her fan-favorite characters, a woman at a 1920s party who repeatedly says, "Don't make me sing," while clearly dying to sing (watch the sketch in the video below).

Despite the pressures, Wiig also called her time on the show "career-wise, like best years of my life," and that being around herSNLcostars felt like "living with them" for seven years. She also learned that it was okay "to fail," which is "hard to do."

Wiig became a breakout star during her run onSNLfrom 2005 to 2012. She earned four Emmy nominations for her performances. After her exit, she returned to hostSNLfive times, most recently in 2024.

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In January 2026, Ray J was hospitalized for heart issues and pneumonia, an infection he also had in 2021
He attributed his heart condition to substance and alcohol abuse
The "One Wish" singer gave fans varying accounts of his prognosis, saying he'd be okay in one video and claiming he had months to live in another

Ray Jrecently alarmed fans when he shared anupdate on his health.

"2027 is definitely a wrap for me," the R&B singer said in a January 2026 Instagram Live, which was reposted onX, following reports fromTMZthat he had been hospitalized in Las Vegas with heart issues and pneumonia. "My health is not okay."

Though he claimed in his livestream that his doctors had said he had months to live, Ray J (né William Raymond Norwood Jr.) said in anInstagram videoposted Jan. 25 that "everything will be all right" if he stays "on the right path."

Days later, theLove & Hip Hopstar toldTMZthat he was bedridden, prescribed eight different drugs and may have to get a pacemaker or defibrillator.

So, what's going on with Ray J's health? Here's everything the singer has said about his condition and prognosis.

Ray J had a severe case of pneumonia in 2021

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This isn't the first time Ray J has dealt with a severe lung infection. In October 2021, he was hospitalized with non-contagious pneumonia while in Miami. His longtime manager, David Weintraub, told PEOPLE that the musician "overworked" himself and would be home in a couple of days.

Though his hospitalization was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ray J continued to test negative for the disease.

"I appreciate all the love and support from everybody," he said in a message to fans through his manager. "Thank you for keeping me in your prayers, and I will be back up and running soon."

He was hospitalized for pneumonia and heart issues in 2026

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On Jan. 6, the "Sexy Can I" singer was admitted to a Las Vegas hospital with heart pains and a severe case of pneumonia, TMZ reported. Though it's unclear how long Ray J received treatment, he shared an Instagram video weeks later that appeared to show him out of the hospital.

While hospitalized, TMZ reported that Ray J underwent X-rays and an echocardiogram.

"I want to thank everybody for praying for me," the musician said in the video shared on Jan. 25. "I was in a hospital. My heart's only beating like 25% ... My health is not okay, so I thank everybody for supporting and praying for me.

Ray J attributed his heart issues to substance abuse

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During Ray J's Instagram Live video, he told viewers that the right side of his heart had turned "black" due to excessive alcohol and substance abuse.

"I f---ed up," he explained. "You know why? ... Because I think I thought I had more weight. I thought I was a big [shot], so I could handle all the alcohol. I could handle all the Adderall. I could handle all the drugs, but I couldn't. And it curbed my time here."

The reality TV star claimed that he was drinking "four or five bottles a day" and taking "10 Addies" at the height of his usage.

"I'm like, 'Ain't nothing happening to me? F--- it. I'm indestructible,' " Ray J said. "Joke's on me. Take care of yourselves, y'all."

He claimed doctors told him he had months to live

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The R&B singer also claimed that doctors told him he only had months to live in his livestream, a prognosis he corroborated to TMZ on Jan. 29.

Ray J told the outlet that doctors didn't know how long he had to live and started him on an intense medication protocol. He claimed he was prescribed eight kinds of medication and could be given a pacemaker or a defibrillator.

In addition to resting, the singer was also told not to drink or smoke.

Ray J said he will be okay if he stays "on the right path"

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Though his health updates have been grim, Ray J hasn't given up hope. In his Instagram Live and to TMZ, he mentioned going to Haiti, claiming that his research has led him to believe that the country holds the cure for heart diseases.

In his Instagram video, he told his fans, "As long as I stay focused and stay on the right path, everything will be all right."

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Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcementprotesters who disrupted a servicein an incident that increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday.

Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said.

It is unclear what charge or charges Lemon is facing in the Jan. 18 protest. The arrest came after a magistrate judge last weekrejected prosecutors' initial bidto charge the journalist.

Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters.

"Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done," Lowell said in a statement. "The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable."

Lowell added that "Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court."

A prominent civil rights attorney and at two other people involved in the protest were arrested last week. Prosecutors have accused them of civil rights violations for disrupting a service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor.

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Post Malone, Shane Gillis and Peyton Manning Reunite and Cause a Violent Stampede Over Bud Light (Exclusive)

Post Malone, Shane Gillis and Peyton Manning reunite for another year of Bud Light's Super Bowl commercial

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In the 2026 Big Game spot, the trio join a wedding in chasing after a keg of beer
This is Manning's fourth, Malone's fifth and Gillis's second time starring in a Bud Light Super Bowl ad

The boys are back for Bud Light.

Peyton Manning,Post MaloneandShane Gillisstar inBud Light's Super Bowl 2026 commercialfor the fourth, fifth and second time, respectively, and PEOPLE is revealing the spot first.

The 60-second spot, called "Keg" and released Friday, Jan. 30, sees the trio suited up at a wedding. "Oo, what's that?" the comedian asks, gesturing towards Manning's pint of Bud Light. The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos star replies happily, "First beer of the wedding."

"Is there enough for everyone?" the singer asks somberly but Manning points out a keg headed their way.

Something goes awry and the keg spirals down a hill, causing the entire party to gasp and swarm the cliff. Malone holds Gillis back, saying, "I got this," before trudging towards the missing beer.

The keg flies down a steep, grassy hill, followed by the avid wedding guests while Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" plays dramatically.

The partygoers don't hold back, sprinting so quickly that they trip over themselves, somersaulting and bouncing down the hill. Bouquets disintegrate, older guests face-plant and the bride and groom hold each other as they roll towards the keg. The scene is reminiscent of the infamous annual cheese rolling events in Gloucestershire, England, when people race (and eventually tumble) down a hill in pursuit of a wheel of cheese.

Dust flies and bodies thud as the music cuts out and Gillis says, "Oh, oh! This is not necessary. There's a trail."

Fortunately, the violence seems to be worth it as they find and tap the keg.

Manning, Malone and Gillis reunite, with the sports commentator spitting dirt out of his mouth before saying, "Heck of a wedding, huh?"

"Hey, this is a great ceremony," Gillis congratulates the bride before looking at the camera and saying, "I give it a week."

In the2025 Super Bowl spot, Malone and Gillis step up to save the day as the "Big Men on Cul-De-Sac" after a neighbor tells them he "accidentally threw a lame party." Manning popped up at the function to declare the "this Cul-De-Sac is popping."

The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots are facing off in the 2026 Super Bowl, airing on NBC on Sunday, Feb. 8.

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'White Lotus' Season 4 cast has checked in: Who is starring in the next vacation mystery?

Pack your bags and book that first-class flight: The cast ofThe White LotusSeason 4 has just been revealed. As the official Instagram account for the HBO seriesannouncedThursday, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, and AJ Michalka are joining the cast of the new season, which follows individuals on one-week stays at the fictional luxury resort chain.

Bonham Carter, who is known for her work in films like theHarry Potterfranchise as well as inSweeney Todd, Alice in WonderlandandThe King's Speech, is new to the cast list, as is Messina, who previously starred in the TV seriesThe Mindy Project,Sharp ObjectsandBased on a True Story.

Michalka, an actress fromThe Goldbergsand a member of the band Aly & AJ with her sister Alyson Michalka, was initially announced alongsideVikingsandThe Hunger Gamesalum Ludwig back in December 2025. At the time, Michalka posted aDeadlinearticle of the news onInstagram, writing in the caption, "Checking in! Let's party Mike." Ludwig also shared the career update, writing in his ownpost, "Beyond honored. Huge thank you to Mike for your trust in me and can't wait to bring this unbelievable material to life."

Coogan, known for his work as the parody British presenter Alan Partridge as well as for films likeTropic ThunderandPhilomena, was announced as a member of the cast in January, as was Edwards, who is a relative newcomer to Hollywood.

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So far, the show has revealed little about its upcoming plot — only that it will take place in France.Varietyreported in January that the new season will film at least part of the upcoming season at the Château de La Messardière in Saint-Tropez, which is part of a collection of five-star luxury hotels.

Previous seasons of the show took place at beachside resorts in Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand. The creator ofThe White Lotus,Mike White, said inan interview aired on HBO after the third season's finale, "For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the 'crashing waves against rocks' vernacular." Now, however, it appears the show will once again be returning to a coastal town — and, likely as not, to the mystery structure it established in the first season, with a flash forward revealing that someone at the hotel is dead. "There's always room for more murders atThe White Lotushotels," White teased in the same interview.

Since its first season debuted in 2021,The White Lotushas become an Emmys darling, with 66 nominations across the board and wins for stars like Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett. This year, itdominated the acting categories at the Emmys, with eight of its Season 3 actors nominated, including Carrie Coon and Parker Posey. It did not take home any Emmys for the third season, save for a Creative Arts Emmy for its main title theme music.

It's unclear how, exactly, previous seasons of the series will tie into the fourth season, but it certainly ended on a dramatic note, with multiple people dead at the luxurious Thai resort. Whether the new cast will have to deal with as much violence while trying to get some R&R remains to be seen.

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The Westminster dog show is turning 150. Here's what has — and hasn't — changed over time

NEW YORK (AP) — When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or theSuper Bowl of dog shows?

FILE - The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, left, holds Ch. Pugville's Golden Victory during judging of the pug class during the Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 13, 1956, as the dog's owner, Arnold Canton, far right, and dog breeder Harriet Smith, look on. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris, File)

FILE - Kirby, a male Papillon, and his owner John Oulton react after winning best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club 1999 Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Guemart Limited Edition, a Yorkshire Terrier from Mexico City, is groomed by Jesus Guerrero backstage prior to competition in the 131st Westminster dog show Monday Feb.12, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - A security worker wraps up a protester during the best in show competition at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Four Russian wolfhounds arrive by limousine with chauffeur Jim Colby at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 13, 1956. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris, File)

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Of course they couldn't. The World Series and the Super Bowl didn't exist. Nor, for that matter, did the Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty.

But the Westminster Kennel Club's dog show did, and still does. With the 150th annual show set to start Saturday, here's a then-and-now look at the United States' most famous canine competition.

"The trappings, the window dressing, you know, changes over time. But what's at the core, what's the heart of it, which is the love of dogs ... that has been the same," says club PresidentDonald Sturz.

It comes from the Westminster Hotel, where the show's founders liked to belly up to the bar and brag about their dogs. The hotel is long gone. The moniker stuck.

The club's "First Annual New York Bench Show of Dogs," in 1877, was no small thing. It featured about 1,200 dogs of a few dozen breeds, ranging from pugs to mastiffs. They included an English setter valued at $5,000, at a time when an average laborer in New York made about $1.30 a day. The Associated Press reported that "the bulldogs are represented by a number of noticeable delegates," and a family of "Japanese spaniels" was "highly amusing."

It wasn't the first U.S. dog show, but it wowed and endured. Among U.S. sporting events, only theKentucky Derby has a longer historyof being held every year.

This year's Westminster show boasts 2,500 dogs, representing as many as 212 breeds and 10 "varieties" (subsets of breeds, such as smooth vs. wirehaired dachshunds). Some likely hadn't made it to the U.S. in 1877. Others didn't exist yet anywhere.

But many are much the same as they were in Westminster's early days, Sturz says. Some details — the length of muzzles, the thickness of coats — have shifted in this breed or that, and better canine nutrition may have led to "a little bit more size, or a little more bone" in some, he said.

Today, all the canines have champion rankings in a formalized sport with a complicated point system and official "standards" for judging each breed. They compete for best in show, a trophy that Westminster added in 1907. Earlier shows had no overall prize.

Hundreds of other dogs now vie for separate titles in agility and other sports, which kick off this year's show on Saturday.

When Westminster started, the dogs weren't the only ones with a pedigreed air.

"Everybody was fashionably dressed and wore an air of good breeding," The New York Times said of the 1877 show — and the paper was talking about the spectators, not the animals. Not to be outdone, some canines also were gussied up in lace collars and ribbons.

Over the years, the event drew entries from foreign royals, American tycoons and modern-day celebrities including Martha Stewart andTim McGraw. A decades-long list of pro athletes have cheered on their animals, from baseball'sLou GehrigandBarry Bondsto the NFL'sMorgan Fox.

Westminster has carried a whiff of bygone, clubby gentility into the 21st century — handlers wear suits and dresses, upper-round judges black tie — and the competition is hardly casual. Many top contenders come in with hired professional handlers and a show record built on near-constant travel, with buzz built through dog-magazine ad campaigns.

Still, many people handle their own dogs and work or are retired from policing, medicine, the military, corporate jobs or other fields. Some of the animals also have jobs, includingbomb-sniffing and search-and-rescue.

"It's an elite event, but it's one that we want everyone to feel that they can access and be a part of," says Sturz, a clinical psychologist and retired school district superintendent.

Westminster debuted at Gilmore's Garden, a precursor to today's Madison Square Garden. Nearly every subsequent show has been in some iteration of the building, even after part of it collapsed and killed four people, including a Westminster official, shortly before the 1880 show. Next week's semifinals and best-in-show finals, set for late Tuesday, will be held in the present-day Garden.

From the start, the show has drawn thousands of spectators in person — and many more on TV since the late 1940s, with still more via streaming.

Of course, that's not the only way Westminster has been portrayed on-screen.

Yes, we're talking about "Best in Show," director-writer-actor Christopher Guest'scult-classic 2000 mockumentaryabout obsessives and oddballs competing at the fictional "Mayflower" dog show in Philadelphia. Guest attended Westminster during his extensive research for the film.

Is it really like that? As with any satire: sort of. Circulate at Westminster, and you'll certainly see some wound-up people primping and presenting animals, but you'll also see some competitors cheering for each other, sharing expertise and playing with cherished pets.

Show folk had mixed feelings about the movie. But it helped expand Westminster's audience, says David Frei, whohosted the show broadcast from 1990 to 2016.

"They didn't make fun of the dogs," Frei said. "They just made fun of the people."

The protests

As Westminster's prominence grew, it became a magnet for complaints that dog breeding puts looks ahead of health. As far back as 1937, some show-goers questioned whether collies' narrow heads and long noses were healthy, according to an AP story at the time.

In recent years, animal welfare activists have sometimesinfiltrated the ringordemonstrated on the sidelines. This year, PETA has put up billboards near the venues about thebreathing problems of flat-faced dogs,and oxygen-tank-carrying supporters plan to demonstrate outside.

"Westminster has had countless opportunities to evolve, yet it clings to an outdated obsession with aesthetics," a PETA staff writer said in a recent op-ed distributed by the Tribune Content Agency.

Sturz said the club "has a longstanding history of showing its commitment to dog welfare."

He notes that the organization has donated to veterinary scholarships, pet-friendly domestic violence shelters, rescue groups and other canine causes. Those ties go all the way back to 1877, when some proceeds from the first Westminster show helped the nation's oldest humane society, the ASPCA, build its first shelter.

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