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Reacher Star Alan Ritchson Urges Americans to Fuel Anger over Trump Until Bloodshed [WATCH]
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Reacher Star Alan Ritchson Urges Americans to Fuel Anger over Trump Until Bloodshed [WATCH]

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Actor Alan Ritchson, the star of Amazon Prime Video’s Reacher, appeared to justify political violence during a podcast appearance in which he raged about President Donald Trump, Republicans, and abusive Catholic priests.

Ritchson made the comments on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, where he argued that people should stay angry enough at those targets for someone to be beaten bloody.

The actor said the idea traced back to his work with director Guy Ritchie on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

According to Ritchson, Ritchie told him he believed the world would be better if “everybody should wake up in a pool of their own teeth and blood.”

Ritchson said he initially disagreed with the comment. But he told Shepard that his opinion has since changed.

“Since that point in time,” Ritchson continued, “so many things have happened in my life where I’m like, ‘it would be much better if everybody woke up in a pool of their own teeth…”

Later in the interview, Shepard asked Ritchson about letting go of resentment connected to bad experiences in the entertainment industry.

Ritchson instead steered the conversation toward politics and the White House.

“Look at the politics that we deal with right now,” Ritchson said as Shepard laughed along.

“Like the White House is in ruins, a fucking UFC cage on the lawn. And like, you just do it! You f**king do it! And nobody says anything. And no consequences.”

Ritchson kept yelling as he attacked what he claimed was happening.

“Nobody asked, it wasn’t done legally. There’s no plan in place. Now you’re asking for money to create it, It’s like, WHAT ARE WE DOING?”

He then framed his resentment toward Trump as something he was unwilling to release.

“And there’s no consequences. And so, you, OK, so, like, I’m just supposed to let go of my resentment that this f**king guy is just raping the world that he lives in for whatever gain he personally can have, and I’m supposed to let that go. And then what?”

Ritchson continued with the same fury. “It f**king still exists. I don’t know, I not going to let him go. I f**king hate it. I hate that that shit still lives in the world, unabated, unchecked, unresolved, unclean.”

The actor then shifted to the Catholic Church, which he has attacked many times before.

His comments again focused on predatory behavior and victims he said have not received justice.

“Look at the Catholic Church, and like the predatory behavior that is just going completely unmet with those victims that are still like unheard, unseen, no forgiveness, no resolution, no cure,” he said.

Ritchson then tied the Catholic Church comments back to Ritchie’s bloody phrase.

“And what is releasing the fucking resentment gonna do for the world? Like, I think we should hold onto some of that anger, so somebody gets Guy Ritchie’d and wakes in a pool of their own teeth and blood.”

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The outburst fits a familiar pattern for Ritchson, who has been outspoken in his hatred for Trump and his supporters.

He has also made false claims about the president and has attacked police in America.

Ritchson previously falsely accused police in America of “getting away with murdering people all the time.”

He also hinted that a person cannot be both a Christian and a Trump voter, and he called the Catholic Church a haven for pedophiles.

The actor was recently caught on video in a violent public incident.

In March, he was caught on video beating up his neighbor, though he later claimed the neighbor instigated the fight.

Ritchson has also discussed his own mental health struggles. Last year, he said he became so depressed while his acting career was rising that he tried to commit suicide.

“Being bipolar has wreaked havoc on my life many, many times. I would wish it away if I could, but it’s so much a part of who I am now that I should celebrate it a little or, at least, accept it,” he said.

Ritchson’s latest film, Motor City, opened wide last weekend in 1,600 theaters and bombed.

The film grossed just $ 1.6 million.

James Woods Unloads on Gavin Newsom in Blistering No-Holds-Barred Rant [WATCH]
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James Woods Unloads on Gavin Newsom in Blistering No-Holds-Barred Rant [WATCH]

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Actor James Woods sharply criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom during an interview with commentator Benny Johnson, accusing the governor of dishonesty, poor leadership, and policies that have harmed California residents.

Johnson began by asking Woods to compare Newsom to some of the villainous characters he has portrayed during his acting career.

“You’ve played Hades. You’ve interacted with actual demons,” Johnson said. “Are they worse than Gavin Newsom?”

Woods responded with an extended critique of the California governor.

“Well, here’s what’s really horrible about Gavin Newsom, if I may say so,” Woods said. “He’s a grifter. There’s no two ways about it.”

He continued, “He’s just such a… wish I were more eloquent about this, but you know he’s a grifter. He’s a liar. He’s a cheater. He’s done every single disgusting thing a man can do with a wife, with a state, with friends.”

Woods also criticized Newsom’s conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to the governor’s attendance at a dinner at the French Laundry restaurant while many Californians remained under strict public health restrictions.

“In the middle of COVID, he not only is not wearing his mask while they’re arresting some guy all alone on a beach, but he’s at the French Laundry,” Woods said.

He added that the restaurant “was $1,100 per person,” and accused Newsom and others in attendance of ignoring rules imposed on the public.

“They’re all sitting there with their masks off, laughing about the peons who have to walk around with these paper diapers on their face and their kids.”

Woods also said he is looking forward to future testimony from former White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci.

“I cannot wait, by the way, for the Fauci testimony,” Woods said. “I cannot wait for this.”

Turning to immigration, Woods questioned what he described as inconsistent standards during the pandemic.

“I don’t know what’s going on now in the world, in America especially,” Woods said.

He contrasted COVID-era vaccine expectations with illegal immigration at the southern border.

“You wouldn’t invite my wife to a dinner party because she didn’t take the vaccine, but you let 30 million people stroll across the border.”

Woods continued, “They’re not vaccinated. They’re all military age males, you know.”

He added, “What has happened to this country is, I’m just in shock.”

According to Woods, Newsom represents what he sees as broader problems within today’s Democratic Party.

“Gavin Newsom, to answer your question, represents everything about that aspect of the party,” Woods said.

He also criticized the Democratic Socialists of America.

“The Democratic Socialists of America are lunatics. I mean, they’re just lunatics. Nuts. Goodbye. You’re nuts.”

Woods then referenced recent polling comparing Newsom’s standing with another Democratic figure.

“I love the recent poll that the bartender… she’s what is she like? 22%. Gavin Newsom is 8%. It was just so delightful.”

Johnson then shifted the discussion to the California wildfires that affected Woods’ neighborhood.

“But he went to your neighborhood,” Johnson said. “I remember because you had to abandon and watch your own house burned down, and you’ve been in that house for decades, and you loved that place.”

Woods clarified what happened during the fires.

“No, no, actually, actually, it was even worse than that,” he said.

“We thought our house had burned down; it didn’t. Every house around us burned down, either partially or completely.”

Although his home remained standing, Woods said it sustained smoke damage.

“But we have smoke damage. Is another story.”

He also discussed losing his homeowners insurance shortly before the fires.

“Our insurance, you know, because State Farm, and I’ll say the name, canceled our insurance just a couple of months before the fire,” Woods said.

According to Woods, many of his neighbors experienced the same situation.

“Virtually everybody in our neighborhood except one guy,” he said. “They all call me up, say, ‘Did State Farm cancel you?’ And I go, ‘Yeah, you know.'”

While acknowledging the insurer’s decision, Woods said he places responsibility on Newsom’s policies rather than the insurance company itself.

“By the way, I don’t actually blame State Farm,” Woods said. “I blame again, Gavin Newsom, because he made it so impossible for them to actually survive as a business in the worst fire area in the state.”

He concluded by saying insurers had sought regulatory flexibility from the state but were denied.

“They said, ‘Look, you got to give us some leeway,’ and he didn’t.”

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Everybody Loves Raymond Star: Lying COVID Tyrant Fauci Was Exulting in Fame as We Were Locked Down
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Everybody Loves Raymond Star: Lying COVID Tyrant Fauci Was Exulting in Fame as We Were Locked Down

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Actress Patricia Heaton took aim at former Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci after newly released diary entries put fresh attention on how he viewed his public profile during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

The Everybody Loves Raymond star reacted Monday morning on X, writing, “So we were all shut down and Fauci was exulting in his fame…”

Heaton was responding to an X post from Grabien founder Tom Elliott, who introduced the material with the line, “Fauci’s diary, by the numbers:”

Elliott’s post compared how often certain subjects appeared in Fauci’s diary entries.

In the figures shared in the post, Award appeared 80 times, Hero appeared 49 times, Instagram appeared 36 times, Bobblehead appeared 23 times, Selfie appeared 19 times, and entries headed PRESS appeared 641 times.

The post also said several terms were never mentioned once, while others appeared only once or twice.

The contrast framed Heaton’s criticism that Fauci was focused on fame while citizens were shut down.

The diary entries were recently released by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul.

They reveal what Fauci wrote about politicians, television personalities, and celebrities during the pandemic.

The entries mention a wide range of figures, including President Donald Trump, actress Julia Roberts, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, NBA star Stephen Curry, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, CNN anchor Dana Bash, and Hunter Biden.

In a January 29, 2020 diary entry, Fauci wrote, “Got a call this AM from Lou Dobbs who told me that President Trump will be calling me. Lou spoke with the POTUS and told him that I was the ‘smartest person’ around and he should speak with me,”

Fauci described that same day as “Amazing day today!” and wrote that Trump told him, “Anthony, you are really a famous guy. My good friend Lou Dobbs told me that you were the one of the smartest, knowledgeable and outstanding persons he knows.”

Fauci also recalled Trump asking him where they stood before leaving.

He wrote, “When Trump finally left, he said: ‘Anthony, are we OK?’ I said: ‘We are good’. He smiled and as he walked out of the room, he said ‘Thanks, again, Anthony. We are counting on you’.”

In a February 6, 2020 entry, Fauci wrote that Trump “told Melania that I was the smartest person in the world.”

By April 1, 2020, Fauci was writing about the unusual wave of attention surrounding him.

“Continued crazy stuff: Petition to name me ‘Sexiest Man Alive’; videos games named after me; Fauci Bobblehead; dishes in restaurants named after me, and on and on,” he wrote.

Another entry, dated April 15, 2020, showed Fauci reacting angrily to Peter Nicholas, who was then a staff writer for The Atlantic.

Fauci wrote that Nicholas had written “a piece saying I was humiliated and ‘shamed’ by getting in front of the cameras and backing off the CNN interview with Tapper.”

“Fuck you, Peter,” Fauci added in the entry.

The diary also showed his relationship with Mark Meadows becoming more strained.

In a July 13, 2020 entry, Fauci described Meadows as “screaming” at physician Francis Collins over Fauci’s public comments about the pandemic.

“I said that the current outbreak was ‘comparable to 1918’. I did not mean in numbers, but for a sensitive person, it could mean that I was predicting 50 million deaths,” Fauci wrote.

“Well, tonight Francis Collins called me up saying that he just got off the phone with Mark Meadows who was screaming at him about what I said. Mark wanted this ‘walked back’,” he added.

In an April 17, 2021 entry, Fauci wrote that CNN’s Dana Bash texted him after a heated exchange with Rep. Jim Jordan.

According to Fauci, Bash told him he was “a better man,” and relayed that Wolf Blitzer had joked no one would have blamed him if he had simply said, “Mr. Jordan, go fuck yourself.”

The next day, Fauci wrote that Bash texted him again with a Vanity Fair headline mocking Jordan.

Fauci recalled, “I received a text from Dana Bash pointing out that Vanity Fair recently had a headline that said: Jim Jordan trips over his own asshole trying to debate Anthony Fauci,” The diary release came just days before Fauci was set to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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He was subpoenaed by Paul before that scheduled testimony.

James Woods One Simple Question About Republican Senate Leader John Thune Has People Wondering [WATCH]
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James Woods One Simple Question About Republican Senate Leader John Thune Has People Wondering [WATCH]

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Actor James Woods criticized Senate Majority Leader John Thune while discussing election integrity, federal spending, and the direction of the country, arguing that Washington has failed to address major issues facing Americans.

Woods opened his remarks by questioning why Thune has not supported the SAVE America Act.

“Well, well, John Thune. It’s well. My message is: Who owns you? Who owns you?” Woods said. “Because you’re not doing anything for the United States.”

He argued that support for the legislation extends well beyond Republican voters.

“Who wants the Save America Act? This is a trick question, by the way. Everyone,” Woods said.

According to Woods, polling shows broad bipartisan support for the measure.

“It’s something like 82 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of Democrats.”

Woods then reflected on his political background, noting that he spent many years as a Democrat.

“I was a Democrat for decades because I grew up in New England. Was kind of a Kennedy Democrat,” he said.

He praised President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy for what he described as their commitment to improving the country.

“We knew the Kennedys had their flaws, but you know, they John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, they they really believed in, you know, a genuine great society.”

Woods also credited them with supporting civil rights reforms.

“They believed in overturning all these horrible Jack Jim Crow laws, and the they did a lot for America in a good way.”

He argued, however, that later politicians transformed those efforts into opportunities for personal gain.

“Then of course people took the great society and turned it into a grift because they’re always going to do that,” Woods said. “They’re always going to end up. How can we make money on it?”

Woods said the nation’s growing debt poses one of the greatest long-term threats to the country.

“The fact that we have a $38 trillion deficit is going to end up being one of the most catastrophic engines of destruction of this country, eventually.”

Recalling conversations with his mother about the Great Depression, Woods described the hardships she witnessed growing up.

“My mother grew up during the Great Depression,” he said. “She says, ‘Jimmy, you don’t know what the depression was like.'”

He continued by recounting her description of the era.

“Nobody had any money,” Woods said. “People would have, you know, a hot dog for dinner, a hamburger, and that a whole family would divide it up.”

Woods warned that the United States could face similar economic conditions if the national debt continues to grow unchecked.

“It’s not a joke,” he said. “The bottom line is, it was a horrible, horrible, horrible time in this country, and we’re set for it again.”

He questioned where the nation’s borrowed money has gone and accused government officials of allowing widespread fraud.

“What is it? Well, we’re $38 trillion in deficit. Wow, where did that money all go?” Woods asked.

He continued, “Well, here’s a bunch of guys from Somalia, and you know they’ve taken several trillion of it, and it’s all a scam. It’s all crooked.”

Woods also criticized Democratic policies on gender issues, immigration, and policing.

“Oh, and by the way, the same people want to, you know, castrate children because they like the color pink and they want to do all this,” Woods said.

Clarifying his remarks, he added, “I’m speaking metaphorically before you all lose your shit, okay? But they certainly want to do chemical castrations and so on.”

He continued, “We’re talking about, you know, we want an open border and defund the police and all the rest of it.”

Turning to the COVID-19 pandemic, Woods argued that it served a political purpose.

“COVID was not a pandemic; it was a trial run,” he said. “And don’t think it wasn’t, because if Donald Trump weren’t running for re-election that year, COVID would never have existed.”

Woods acknowledged critics would disagree with his assessment but maintained that many claims once dismissed as conspiracy theories have since been validated.

“Say I’m a right-wing lunatic. Say whatever you’re going. I don’t give a shit, okay?” Woods said. “Because almost every single conspiracy theory that was touted five years ago is coming true.”

He also revisited allegations surrounding the investigation into Russian interference during President Donald Trump’s first term.

“You want to talk about the Russia hoax?” Woods asked. “Yep.”

He added, “Hillary Clinton, by the way, sold half her uranium to the Russians, so on, and censured liar Adam Schiff, you know, got together and they promoted this thing.”

Referring to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, Woods said, “The guy comes out and goes, well, it’s all a lie.”

Woods concluded that the investigation prevented Trump from fully implementing the agenda voters elected him to pursue.

“Why did we interrupt a presidency for almost the entire three years and not let him get on with his agenda?” Woods asked. “That’s what we voted for.”

“So when you’re doing it to him,” he said, “you’re doing it to us.”

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Larry the Cable Guy Recovering After Hospital Rush for Health Scare
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Larry the Cable Guy Recovering After Hospital Rush for Health Scare

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Larry the Cable Guy is recovering after a health scare that led to a hospital stay late Thursday night in Lincoln, Nebraska, as reported by Page Six.

His representative told Page Six that doctors diagnosed the comedian with appendicitis after he was rushed to the hospital.

The update from his rep was reassuring. Larry was discharged today, is recovering well, and is in good spirits while feeling much better.

The outlet also noted that after spending a couple of days in the hospital, Larry was released Saturday. He is now at home and feeling much better.

Larry, who was born Daniel Lawrence Whitney, has not been described as facing any further complications in the report. The details shared focused on his diagnosis, discharge, and recovery.

According to the Mayo Clinic, appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix. The condition is often treated by removing the organ.

The health scare briefly shifted attention away from Larry’s long-running entertainment career. Still, the latest update made clear that the comedian is on the mend.

Larry is best known as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. The comedy troupe featured Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy.

The group toured between 2000 and 2006. During that run, the performers became closely associated with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour name.

Their work together also extended beyond live touring. The group released a documentary film in 2003.

The Blue Collar Comedy Tour also led to a sketch comedy TV series called Blue Collar TV. That series ran from 2004 to 2006.

Larry is also known to many audiences as the voice of Mater. Mater is the beloved tow truck character from the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise.

The Cars films connected to the franchise were released in 2006, 2011, and 2017. Larry’s voice role remains one of his most recognizable screen credits.

In 2021, Larry competed on Season 6 of The Masked Singer. That same year, he appeared in Taylor Sheridan’s massively popular series Yellowstone.

The report also noted that Larry recently opened up about the state of comedy in the current political landscape. He spoke to Us Weekly earlier this month.

Away from his work in comedy, film, and television, Larry has been married to his wife, Cara, since 2005. The couple share two children.

Their children are son Wyatt and daughter Reagan. The family detail was included alongside the update on his recovery.

For now, the central news is that Larry is out of the hospital and recovering at home. His representative said he is in good spirits and feeling much better.

The episode began with a late Thursday hospitalization in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a diagnosis of appendicitis.

By Saturday, the outlet noted, Larry had been released after spending a couple of days in the hospital.

The recovery update offers a positive turn after a sudden health scare. Larry the Cable Guy is now at home, on the mend, and reportedly doing much better.

John Cusack Explains Why He Pulled Back from Hollywood After Decades of Films [WATCH]
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John Cusack Explains Why He Pulled Back from Hollywood After Decades of Films [WATCH]

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John Cusack is opening up about why he has largely stepped back from Hollywood after decades in films, and his explanation centers on creative control, as reported by Page Six.

The “Being John Malkovich” star, 60, said he wanted to tell stories without studio executives weighing in. That desire helped lead him to write his upcoming graphic novel “Momo.”

“I always thought [graphic novels] were the closest things to film, really,” he told Variety on Friday. “You’re picking out shots, they’re so cinematic.”

Cusack said writing gave him a way to tell a story without going through the usual studio process. He explained that he “didn’t [want to] negotiate telling a story.”

“When you ask somebody to put $20 million or $30 million into a bank account [for a film], they want to have an opinion, and they’re afraid and all that stuff,” he said.

Instead, Cusack worked with illustrator Ignacio Noé to make “Momo” independently. The project allowed the pair to shape the work without edits from anyone else.

“This was just like, I wrote it, and I said, ‘I like the story,’ and then I got this beautiful, wonderful artist, Ignacio Noé, to do the illustrations and so nobody edited anything I wrote or that he drew,” Cusack said.

“So it’s really a piece of work that was just done by two people. It was just me and Ignacio’s story, and that doesn’t happen today.”

“There’s no bull, and there’s no committee. There’s no computer up in Seattle that’s poll testing it,” he added.

“Momo” is Cusack’s first graphic novel and is set to be released on Sept. 29. The story follows two fugitives in 1972 who try to recover an ancient artifact for TV icon Jackie Gleason.

Cusack spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable leading men. His credits include “Grosse Pointe Blank,” “High Fidelity” and “Con Air.”

In recent years, however, his acting career has become increasingly selective. He appeared in the 2025 films “Fog of War” and the Mandarin-language film “Detective Chinatown 1900.”

Before those projects, Cusack starred in the Chinese espionage thriller “Decoded” in 2024. His only screen credits since 2020 before that were the action thriller “Pursuit” and Amazon’s dystopian series “Utopia.”

Cusack has also spoken publicly about the state of Hollywood before. In 2014, he told the Guardian about a period when his friend Joe Roth ran Disney until 2000.

He said Roth made films such as “The Rock” and “Con Air” while also giving several slots to people he liked. Cusack pointed to that time while discussing films he and other directors were able to make.

“I got to make ‘High Fidelity’ and ‘Grosse Pointe Blank.’ Spike Lee got to make ‘Summer of Sam.’ Wes Anderson got to make ‘Rushmore.’ I had that memory of film, and that’s gone.”

Cusack is not the only member of his family who has stepped away from the spotlight. His older sister, actress Joan Cusack, 63, made her first red carpet appearance since 2015 in May.

Joan attended the London premiere of “Toy Story 5,” ending an 11-year absence from public events. In June, she told Variety that she valued both her career and her life outside the industry.

“I feel so honored to have worked in this industry for a long time,” the actress told Variety in June. “But it’s also great to live your life and raise your kids and be in Chicago and be a normal person.”

Nickelodeon Star Loses It Over Tiny Residual Check: ‘Crashout Incoming’ [WATCH]
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Nickelodeon Star Loses It Over Tiny Residual Check: ‘Crashout Incoming’ [WATCH]

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Jennifer Hyatt Tedmori gave her followers a blunt look at the tiny residual checks she received from her time as a child star, and the numbers were small enough to set off a very public rant, as reported by Page Six.

Hyatt Tedmori, 37, shared the reveal in a Thursday Instagram video while holding a stack of envelopes tied to her work on “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”

“It’s that time of the year for me: I got my Ned’s residual checks,” she said as she began opening them in the video.

She added, “Some of these could be a penny, some of these could be $5.”

Hyatt Tedmori played Doris Trembly for 11 episodes on “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide,” and she made it clear that she was prepared for a ridiculous moment before the first envelope was even fully processed.

She labeled the video with “crashout incoming” after opening the first check and seeing that it was for two cents.

The amount immediately became the focus of the video, as she reacted to the check and the paperwork that came with it while sitting in her car.

She said whoever sent the two-cent check could keep it, pointing out that the amount was so low it barely seemed worth receiving.

The rest of the “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” checks did not exactly turn the moment around.

Among the other checks she opened were 63 cents, $1.11, 68 cents, 87 cents, 36 cents and 45 cents.

She also received two checks for three cents, three checks for 81 cents and two checks for $1.01.

As the envelopes kept coming, Hyatt Tedmori pushed back in advance against anyone who might criticize her for not treating every coin-sized payment like a meaningful windfall.

She also acknowledged that the show was from a long time ago and said she was surprised to be receiving anything at all.

Still, the three-cent checks bothered her because she said it cost 75 cents to send the envelope.

The actress then pointed to another past role, noting that she briefly appeared as “Goth Girl” for two episodes of The CW’s “90210” reboot.

That residual check was much larger than the others she had opened from “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”

“[I got] $21.43. I’m surprised,” she said on Thursday before adding up the full amount.

After tallying the checks, Hyatt Tedmori shared the total from both projects.

“For ‘Ned’s Declassified,’ that brings us to a grand total of $8.63. With ‘90210,’ [it’s] $30.06,” she said.

She then joked about what that total could cover, asking whether she could buy a coffee at Starbucks.

She also questioned whether the amount was even worth reporting to the IRS, keeping the same fed-up tone that ran through the video.

The clip ended with Hyatt Tedmori turning the tiny payday into a sendoff for her followers.

“I hope you all have a great day,” she said.

“I hope you get out there and make more than $8.63.”

Marvel Unveils Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and David Jonsson as the New Black Panther
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Marvel Unveils Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and David Jonsson as the New Black Panther

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Marvel Studios delivered two major casting reveals on Saturday, naming Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider and David Jonsson as the new Black Panther, as reported by Page Six.

The announcements landed as crowd-pleasing bombshells inside Hall H, where fans got their first confirmation that both actors are heading into major Marvel roles.

Gosling, 45, will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a standalone “Ghost Rider” movie scheduled for release in 2028.

The three-time Oscar nominee, known for “Barbie” and “La La Land,” appeared before the crowd after being unveiled for the role.

“As you know, this is a character I’ve wanted to play for a long time,” Gosling told the audience as the reveal drew thunderous cheers.

The “Ghost Rider” project will also bring Gosling back together with director Shawn Levy and writer Jonathan Tropper.

The three are connected through the upcoming “Star Wars: Starfighter,” and Levy also directed the blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

Nicolas Cage, 62, previously played motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze in 2007’s “Ghost Rider.”

Cage later returned to the role for 2011’s “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” giving the character a prior big-screen run before this new Marvel chapter.

Gosling’s longtime partner, Eva Mendes, 52, also has a connection to the franchise.

Mendes starred opposite Cage in the original movie as Roxanne Simpson, though she did not return for the sequel.

It is not yet known whether Mendes will reprise the role in the new “Ghost Rider” movie.

At the same presentation, Marvel also confirmed Jonsson, 32, as the next actor to take on the Black Panther mantle.

Jonsson, the breakout star of “Alien: Romulus,” will play an adult version of T’Challa’s son in “Black Panther 3.”

Director Ryan Coogler revealed that the sequel will hit theaters Dec. 15, 2028.

“Thank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and privilege and the blessing to join,” Jonsson said from the stage.

His remarks drew Wakanda chants from the crowd, underscoring the excitement around the franchise’s next step.

The character Jonsson will play was introduced in the closing moments of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

That film revealed that the late Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa had a young son with Nakia, played by Lupita Nyong’o.

Boseman had been set to reprise his role in a planned sequel before his death.

He died in 2020 at age 43 after a private battle with colon cancer.

The Marvel presentation also included a surprise crowd appearance from Ryan Reynolds, 49.

Reynolds sparked fresh speculation about his Marvel future when he appeared while the star-studded cast of “Avengers: Doomsday” was onstage.

He wore Deadpool’s gray suit from the comics, adding another layer of intrigue for fans watching the event unfold.

Reynolds has not been announced for “Avengers: Doomsday,” but his appearance immediately fed talk about whether Deadpool could appear in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster.

He joked that his name was Ricky and that he was “cosplaying hard,” keeping the moment playful while leaving fans with more questions.

Between Gosling, Jonsson and Reynolds, Marvel used the Hall H spotlight to turn its upcoming slate into a major talking point.

Ted Danson Says He Wanted to Stop Being a Liar After He F–ked Up His Life So Badly at the End of Cheers [WATCH]
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Ted Danson Says He Wanted to Stop Being a Liar After He F–ked Up His Life So Badly at the End of Cheers [WATCH]

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Ted Danson is opening up about the personal turmoil he says surrounded the final stretch of his time on “Cheers,” as reported by Page Six.

The 78-year-old actor discussed that period during a recent episode of his podcast, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” giving listeners a candid look at where his life stood when the sitcom ended in 1993.

Danson said the end of the show did not immediately register for him because his private life had become so difficult.

He described being so consumed by what was happening personally that the close of the series was not the main thing on his mind.

During the conversation, Danson also said he “barely knew myself” during that time. He recalled taking what he called a fast lesson in growing up during his final year on the hit show.

The actor said he would drive to Long Beach to meet with a mentor. Danson described the mentor as “amazing” and said the person offered him “a whole different kind of therapy, spirituality kind of thing.”

Danson explained that he was trying to make serious changes in how he lived and behaved. “I wanted to stop being a liar,” he said.

He continued with another direct admission about the kind of person he wanted to become. “I wanted to be emotionally mature. I wanted to change.”

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star had also spoken about the end of “Cheers” during an August 2025 episode of his podcast.

In that earlier conversation, he reflected on how much his personal life shaped the way he experienced the show ending.

His guest, Charlie Day, asked whether Danson had been afraid of being typecast after the sitcom wrapped.

Danson responded that the transition was easier because he was already dealing with significant problems in his personal life.

He said he did not fully realize the show had ended for a few months. According to Danson, his focus at the time was on himself and the personal issues he was trying to face.

Danson played Sam Malone on “Cheers” from 1982 to 1993. He became one of the few cast members to appear in all 273 episodes of the series.

The beloved sitcom ended after 11 seasons. Danson had expressed a desire to pursue other acting opportunities, and executives decided the show should not continue without him.

Looking back, Danson said he was already working hard to change for the better when the decision came.

“I was changing for the better and working really hard at that, so I thought, ‘Might as well jump completely off the cliff,’” he said.

After “Cheers,” Danson went on to star in “Becker,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

He later introduced himself to another audience through “The Good Place.”

Danson is currently starring in the Netflix show “Man on the Inside.” In the series, he plays a retired professor who ends up working as an undercover spy in a nursing home.

Speaking to People in November 2024, Danson described the comic setup behind the show.

He said the story follows a man whose life has shut down and whose daughter becomes concerned enough to tell him to find a project.

That project turns out to place his character inside a retirement home as an undercover spy. For Danson, the humor comes from that unexpected situation and the stage of life his character is in.

The actor’s latest comments about “Cheers” focused less on the show’s legacy and more on the state of his own life when it ended.

 

His remarks painted the finale not as a clean professional farewell, but as a moment overshadowed by personal reckoning.

Kids YouTuber Ms Rachel Gave 00 to Anti Israel Radical Abdul El Sayed’s US Senate Campaign
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Kids YouTuber Ms Rachel Gave $3000 to Anti Israel Radical Abdul El Sayed’s US Senate Campaign

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Controversial kids YouTuber Ms. Rachel gave $3,000 to the campaign of far-left Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El Sayed, according to Federal Election Commission filings, as reported by The New York Post.

The filing, dated July 19, listed the payout from Rachel Griffin Accurso, who is better known online as Ms. Rachel.

It was not clear from the filing whether the money was a donation or a loan.

The move marks her latest effort to support candidates described in the source article as anti-Israel radicals. Accurso has become a prominent children’s content creator while also drawing criticism for her political activity.

El Sayed has made sharp comments about Israel, including calling the Israeli government a “rogue state” guilty of “genocide.” Those remarks have put his campaign at the center of criticism from opponents.

He also campaigned with left-wing influencer Hasan Piker. Piker has claimed Orthodox Jews are “inbred” and that “America deserved 9/11.”

Critics said Accurso’s support for the Bernie Sanders-backed candidate is troubling because of her large youth audience. Her public profile as a children’s entertainer has made her political giving a focus of scrutiny.

“Abdul El-Sayed and Ms. Rachel are one and the same, forcing their socialist, they/them, anti-America agenda on our children, and parents should be worried when they head to the ballot box,” said Samantha Cantrell, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The criticism also came from Sheila Nazarian, a plastic surgeon, Iranian refugee and star of Netflix’s “Skin Decision.” Nazarian questioned why Accurso would support El Sayed given the rhetoric surrounding his campaign.

“Ms. Rachel’s decision to support Abdul El-Sayed is deeply disappointing, and it raises the question of why someone who built a brand around kindness would lend credibility to antisemitic and hateful rhetoric,” Nazarian said.

Accurso has also been a staunch critic of Israel. She has accused the Jewish state of “genocide” and of deliberately slaughtering thousands of children in Gaza.

The article described Accurso as a social media star and a modern-day “Mister Rogers.”

It also noted that “Miss Rachel” has more than 20 million followers on YouTube and 5 million followers on Instagram.

Her political giving has not been limited to the Michigan Senate race. She previously donated $3,500 to a group of lefty candidates backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Those candidates ousted establishment Democrats in party primaries that leaders admitted were fueled by anti-Israel furor. The contests took place ahead of the June 23 primaries.

Accurso made donations to House candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander before those primaries. The article identified both candidates as part of that Mamdani-backed slate.

Her husband, Aron Accurso, also made a political contribution. Aron Accurso, who is a Broadway and “Songs for Littles” music director, donated $1,500 to Chevalier.

The new filing adds another campaign finance entry to the political activity surrounding Accurso.

At the same time, critics continue to frame her support for El Sayed as especially concerning because of her massive audience among children and families.


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