Rapper Cardi B urged parents to consider leaving New York and condemned bullying in the city&#8217;s public schools after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Bronx student.
“The kids in New York are mean, nasty as f**k,&#8221; she said during a livestream, as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DfKcllakaac/?img_index=1">reported</a> by Hollywood Unlocked, saying those kids have “the devil” in them. Cardi B also said she would “never, never, never” put her kids in NYC public schools.
&#8220;That makes you want to join a gang&#8230; So people can stop f***ing with you, &#8217;cause that&#8217;s practically what happened to me&#8230; Teach your kids to be f***ing kind, because it starts with you&#8230; [They] are extremely xenophobic. If you come from another country, they gon&#8217; pick on your a** real f***ing bad. It&#8217;s extremely sad&#8230;&#8221;
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She told followers to get their “quality of life up and move to Pennsylvania,” saying anyone planning to have a baby should consider relocating.
“It’s not a specific race or nationality that’s making fun of the other people. No. It’s everybody,” she said, after accusing students in New York City of being especially nasty. “It’s a melting pot of everybody just being mean,” the rapper added.
Javits Frimpong, a Ghanaian immigrant, was shot and killed on his way to school in the Bronx on Thursday morning. Frimpong’s father said the teen had been bullied and believes the shooting was connected. Police were searching for three teenage boys in connection with the killing, ABC7 New York reported. 
Cardi B is in a longstanding feud with Nicki Minaj, who has emerged as a prominent celebrity supporter of President Donald Trump. The White House communications director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-white-house-press-secretary-see-what-the-trump-admin-just-posted">even joked</a> about hiring Minaj as White House press secretary. 
Minaj appeared alongside Trump in January at the Trump Accounts Summit at the Treasury Department, praising the initiative as a way to give children without wealthy families a financial start.
Cardi B, meanwhile, endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) in the Texas Democratic Senate primary earlier this year after backing Kamala Harris for president in 2024.

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Democrat-Backing Rapper Says She’d ‘Never, Never’ Put Her Kids In NYC Public Schools

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Lifestyle expert Martha Stewart has responded to the avalanche of backlash she’s received about her Halloween costume, which followers claim was insensitive to the homeless. 
The 85-year-old TV personality has drawn heavy criticism after sharing a photo of herself on Instagram on Saturday, October 31. The image has since been deleted, but it shows Stewart appearing disheveled, wearing tattered clothing and makeup meant to look like dirt on her face while holding a sign that said, “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!”
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Stewart said in a <a href="https://people.com/martha-stewart-responds-to-halloween-costume-backlash-wasnt-mocking-homelessness-12205505">statement</a> to People on Sunday that her costume was meant to bring about &#8220;awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness&#8221; and not intended to be offensive. 
“I’ve spent decades teaching others how to celebrate Halloween — sharing fun, festive recipes, providing unique craft ideas and giving tips on entertaining and hosting to make the most of one of my favorite holidays of the year,” the statement said. 
“I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people, which was never my intention,” she went on. 
“Homelessness continues to remain one of America’s greatest challenges and ongoing crises, something that I care deeply about and I have spent a significant amount of time and effort supporting charities that combat this ongoing social epidemic,” Stewart concluded. “I am committed to continuing to make a difference.”
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If that wasn’t enough groveling for one day, Stewart shared another apology on Sunday, this time to Instagram. 
“It’s hard to admit when you’ve really screwed up. My earlier statement didn’t go far enough,” she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DfOAdvIRz_N/?hl=en">posted</a>. “I know many people are economically struggling. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I’m very sorry.”
Many of her followers pushed back against the multiple apologies, saying everyone was being too sensitive about it.
“Girl! I dressed like a hobo 1981, I carried a Pepsi bottle in a brown paper bag to look like booze, and I had a bandanna on a stick with some clothes in it. There’s way bigger fish to fry in life. We love you,” one commenter said.
“I don’t get it. It’s a Halloween costume. Are we really going to rake someone over the coals over a costume? Obviously she’s not trying to offend anyone. I feel like society has lost its sense of humor,” another person agreed.
“You should’ve dressed as an inmate. That would’ve been funny af,” another follower joked, referencing the fact that Stewart is a convicted felon who spent five months in federal prison.

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Martha Stewart Issues Groveling Apology For ‘Insensitive’ Halloween Costume

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Tyler Smith takes movies as seriously as any film critic. So when he rewatched the 2012 thriller “Entrance” with a friend, he couldn’t believe a commercial break appeared seconds before a killer jump scare.
“The very least you can do is watch [a movie] without any interruption,” says Smith, a veteran critic, podcaster, professor, and filmmaker (“Reel Redemption: The Rise of Christian Cinema”). That memory stuck with him, one of several reasons he helped create <a href="https://jitterstv.com/">Jitters</a>, a new streaming service for genre film fans — think horror, science fiction, thrillers, and more.
Jitters is a reasonably priced alternative ($3.99/month) to major players in the space. The twist? The platform’s catalog is specifically curated to bring the very best of cinema, or films that influenced film art over time, to consumers.
The service is currently available on Roku devices, but it will be expanding to other platforms soon. It’s one of several projects Smith has tackled following a devastating 2022 illness that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Smith contracted COVID-19 for the second time that summer but recovered quickly. He suddenly felt sick again, assuming he hadn’t shaken the virus after all.
“This felt different,” he recalls. He slept for 12 hours at a time and battled a pounding headache and other symptoms.
He went to the emergency room and woke up almost a month later. His kidneys had shut down, his nervous system stopped working, and he wasn’t able to breathe on his own. He slipped into a coma for several weeks.
When he finally woke up, he couldn’t move or talk. His doctors finally determined he had contracted West Nile Virus. The virus often goes undetected in 80% of cases, but some suffer flu-like symptoms that persist for weeks.
Fewer than 1% of patients endure what Smith has for the past four years. In that time, he has experienced some minor muscle control, improved speaking ability, and can breathe on his own for several hours.
He currently lives in a long-term care home next to his church, but apart from his wife and their twin six-year-old sons, he is alone.
“I can get onto the church property from the backyard of my house. And that has helped a lot. It&#8217;s helped keep me sociable,” he says. “My church has been a tremendous support for me and for my family. And so that&#8217;s really been a blessing.”
He hopes to make more progress with his breathing and speech in the months to come. Meanwhile, he’s resumed work as a script consultant, revived his “Battleship Pretension” podcast with co-host David Bax and poured his film-loving heart into Jitters.
Higher-priced platforms like Shudder and Screambox offer more titles, but Smith still saw an opening in the marketplace. Jitters’s hand-picked selection includes revered titles “Poltergeist” (1982), “Halloween” (1978), and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1934), skipping past the slop other streamers serve up.
“I just thought, if someone was not able to afford Shudder anymore, and they flipped over to us, I think they would be very happy with what they had access to, and they&#8217;d be happy that they wouldn&#8217;t have to watch ads … that&#8217;s the opening that I saw.
“It&#8217;s the curation that makes it unique,” he adds.
The catalog doesn’t always reflect Smith’s personal tastes, but he includes culturally significant films or those that captured the zeitgeist in a given era.
One example: “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” considered one of the worst movies ever made.
“So why on earth would we have it? It&#8217;s precisely because it was considered the worst movie of all time,” he says. “It was a movie that people said, ‘You have to see it.’”
Smith admits he has his share of dark days given his condition. Some might turn to film comedies or musicals to process those feelings, which he occasionally does. But for Smith, thrillers can offer a unique solace.
“Art, in general, is sort of a conversation between the artist and the audience, and sometimes an audience member is comforted by even the most depressing works of art because in that moment, they realize, ‘Oh, I&#8217;m not alone.’  I&#8217;m not alone in my feelings. Someone else has clearly had them as well … and this person was able to channel that into this film,” he says. “It sounds counterintuitive, but it can really make you feel connected with other people.”
“It&#8217;s that pain and illness and all of that can be extremely isolating,” he continues. “When people come and try to cheer you up, that&#8217;s even more isolating. But if you have a person, or in this case, a movie that is just willing to sit with you in the sadness and the depression, you feel less alone. And I feel that these movies can help a lot of people, not just me, but I think it makes a lot of people feel less alone.”
He hopes Jitters will someday expand to include original programming and give aspiring filmmakers a place to share their craft.
“That&#8217;s the good thing about living in Los Angeles for as long as I have. You get to know writers and directors, people who put out good stuff, but they just need resources, and it&#8217;d be cool if one day we could be that resource,” he says.
Please consider supporting Tyler and his family through prayer and, if so inclined, a donation through his GoFundMe page <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-tyler-smith-and-family">here</a>. You can also read more about Tyler’s story at his Caring Bridge page <a href="https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerandjennifersmith">here</a>.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. He&#8217;s also the host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-in-toto-podcast-w-christian-toto/id1186449155">The Hollywood in Toto Podcast</a>. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>.

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How A Devastating Illness Fueled A New Streaming Revolution

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China gave an AI-generated film its largest theatrical rollout yet, and the movie brought in just $198,000. 
The sci-fi thriller “Sanxingdui: Future Past” was released last week on 10,000 screenings across the country, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sanxingdui-future-past-ai-movie-box-office-flop-1236742696/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. It was not the first AI-generated film created and distributed, but it received the widest release yet, according to the outlet. The movie was reportedly made on a budget of around $1.5 million.
Jiang Defu, CEO of the film’s production company, Bona Film Group, described the release as an important turning point for the industry. 
“We are the first to try it, the first to get a theatrical release permit and the first to be tested by the audience. I think that is not easy at all,” he told the Chinese film outlet Yuli.
In the United States, the first AI-generated feature film scheduled for limited release is called “Gods Don’t Give Gifts.” The sci-fi project was created by YouTuber Gossip Goblin, per THR.
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Despite pushback, AI has been creeping its way into the entertainment industry at breakneck speed. An AI-generated version of actor Val Kilmer appeared in “As Deep as the Grave,” an indie film he was working on before his death last year, with the support of his family. 
Earlier this year, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese got <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/legendary-hollywood-director-dragged-for-partnering-with-ai-company">trashed</a> for his decision to team up with and promote Black Forest Labs, an AI company focused on building visual intelligence. A promotional video showed Scorsese using an AI model to help storyboard a scene for “GoodFellas.”
“If you have a tool like this, you could figure it out much, much quicker and you could save production time, and also less wear and tear on the crew,” Scorsese said in the video.
“Cinema is a young medium, only around 125 years old, so we have to be open to how it can evolve,” Scorsese said in a statement posted on Black Forest Labs’ website. “I utilized 3D with ‘Hugo’ and de-aging technology for ‘The Irishman.’ Now, with this tool, I can share what I’m visualizing more clearly and efficiently to my creative team — the production designer, art designer, and cinematographer — for them to build on to enrich cinematic intelligence.”
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Barbara Barrie, an Oscar-nominated actress, was euthanized in her home in Manhattan after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Barrie died at the age of 95, her daughter Jane Harnick confirmed. 
The actress was nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actress category for her role in “Breaking Away” (1979), her most popular film. The comedy film follows a group of teens navigating life after graduating high school. The film, which also starred Dennis Quaid, won the Oscar that year for best original screenplay.
Barrie reprised that same role in a spinoff TV show and was nominated for an Emmy in 1981.
Barrie also won a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 for her performance as Julie in “One Potato, Two Potato,” as Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/10/28/celebrity-news/oscar-nominated-actress-95-ends-life-with-medical-assistance-following-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social">noted</a>. She was nominated for a Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical in 1971 for her role in the Stephen Sondheim show, “Company.”
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Barrie is survived by her two children, daughter Jane and son Aaron Harnick. Her husband Jay Harnick died in 2007.
Besides being diagnosed with cancer, Barrie revealed in 2014 that she had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
New York passed a law allowing euthanasia in February, and by the end of September, an estimated 20 patients had already received prescriptions to end their lives, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/albanys-new-assisted-dying-law-follows-canadas-deadly-cost-cutting-playbook">reported</a>.
New York is the 14th state, including Washington, D.C., to legalize some form of assisted suicide.
This comes as critics sound the alarm about the slippery slope of Canada’s MAID program, which was legalized in 2016 and has dramatically expanded since, with the total number of assisted deaths through the program sitting at roughly 100,000.
Critics of MAID argue about its ethics and the financial incentives for Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system, which can save money when patients are euthanized rather than receive long-term care. Doctors using the MAID program have also been accused of euthanizing patients who did not want to die, including in a recent tragedy when a devout Christian grandmother was reportedly killed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-latest-horror-story-out-of-canadas-free-healthcare-system">against her wishes</a> while her family was on vacation. 
Advocates for assisted suicide have also been petitioning to have the practice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/movement-barrels-forward-to-euthanize-12-year-old-children-in-canada">expanded to children</a>, and the Netherlands has already euthanized a toddler. 
If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or go to <a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a>.

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The Daily Wire released the full trailer Thursday for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/confession">Confession</a>,” the upcoming historical drama written by company co-founder Ben Shapiro and starring an impressive lineup of Hollywood talent. The film is a gripping lesson in faith, truth, and courage under one of history’s most brutal regimes.
Set in Stalin’s Soviet Union in 1938, “Confession” stars Rob Lowe as Alexei, a disillusioned former literature professor who is arrested and brought to the infamous Lubyanka Prison. There, Alexei faces interrogation by his brilliant and brutal former student, Vladimir, played by James Franco.
The new trailer offers a glimpse into the narrative, setting the tone for the film to unfold. In the film, Alexei must confront a devastating choice: betray his convictions or face the consequences of refusing to cooperate with a regime determined to crush dissent. The psychological drama examines faith, redemption, morality, and the courage required to defend one’s beliefs when doing so could cost everything.
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The film boasts a cast packed with award-nominated talent, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nick Nolte, Emile Hirsch, Brad Dourif, Dean Norris, and Richard Brake. Czech filmmaker Václav Marhoul, whose credits include the acclaimed historical drama “The Painted Bird,” directed the film.
For Shapiro, “Confession” is an opportunity to tell a story with implications that extend well beyond its historical setting.
“I wrote Confession because I think we, as a whole, in the West have largely forgotten what matters,” he said. “We’ve forgotten the lessons of history: what communism actually did to people, and how seductive the materialist worldview still is. We’ve forgotten that virtue requires something above us, that God has to be guiding our choices, because if He isn’t, something else will. And we’ve forgotten what courage is for: standing up for what’s right when it costs you everything and no one is watching.”
“Where do our values come from? What are we willing to sacrifice for them? And what makes life meaningful, even in the face of cruelty and suffering? Those questions become very personal in the film,” Shapiro went on.
The film’s themes arrive as socialism gains renewed attention in American politics, with democratic socialism attracting a new generation of supporters. “Confession” offers a stark reminder of what happens when that ideology comes into full power. 
“Confession” will arrive exclusively on The Daily Wire on November 11, alongside a one-night release in 100 theaters nationwide. These screenings are exclusive to Daily Wire members, and your only chance to see &#8220;Confession&#8221; on the big screen. Find a theater near you and buy a ticket at <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/findtheater">dailywire.com/findtheater</a>.

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Official Trailer Offers Chilling Look At The Daily Wire’s ‘Confession’

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Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence sparked a firestorm after a photo shoot with The Cut, with fans claiming she’s “<a href="https://x.com/MattLovesVinyl/status/2115275245342863760">unrecognizable</a>” now.
While the actress admitted to having a few small procedures, including a breast lift and “baby Botox,” her followers say Lawrence looks like a totally different person in the photos.
Meanwhile, she said she’s open to undergoing a facelift in the future.
“I want to be a sexy mom,” the 36-year-old mother of two <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-cut-cover-mes-october-2026.html">said</a> in a cover story for The Cut published on Tuesday. “At drop-off, I want to look like a woman that has her sh*t together even when I’ve just woken up and don’t have my sh*t together.”
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Lawrence also reflected on motherhood during her interview.
 “Having children changes everything. It changes your whole life. It’s brutal and incredible,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Not only do they go into every decision of if I’m working, where I’m working, when I’m working — they’ve taught me &#8230; and they’ve opened up the world to me.”
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Fans believe the actress has already undergone plastic surgery.
“She ruined her beautiful face! All she had to do was take care of it,” one person <a href="https://x.com/planetx_xe/status/2115315481364336968">said</a>. 
“Doesn’t look remotely like the same person and I have no idea why she would want to mess with her looks,” another <a href="https://x.com/splashybeth/status/2115391280280998177">agreed</a>. 
“Now she looks like every other plastic mom,” <a href="https://x.com/NoMoLeo2021/status/2115149249914556508">echoed</a> a third. 
“Joke’s on her – her kid no longer recognizes her,” another person <a href="https://x.com/bridgetphetasy/status/2115268166829932828?s=43">joked</a>. 
Some social media users came to Lawrence’s defense and said she only looked different because of makeup and lighting. 
This isn’t the first time the “No Hard Feelings” star talked about cosmetic surgery. 
“Everything bounced back, pretty much, after the first one,” Lawrence <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/jennifer-lawrence-profile">told</a> The New Yorker of how pregnancy changed her figure in an October 2025 profile. “Second one, nothing bounced back.”
Lawrence referenced nude scenes as being a catalyst for wanting her body to look a certain way post-childbirth.
During the same interview, the A-lister talked about other cosmetic treatments including Botox and dermal fillers. Lawrence claimed to avoid fillers because they can be noticeable on camera and can affect her ability to express emotion on camera.

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Jennifer Lawrence Sparks Plastic Surgery Speculation After Unrecognizable Photo Shoot

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The company that owns the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand is suing the early-2000s emo band My Chemical Romance for copying its signature look.
Pro Silver Star filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in Texas district court late last week to stop the band from using costumes that too closely resemble its blue-and-white uniforms, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-seek-legal-action-chemical-romance-rcna605375">NBC News</a>.
The move comes after My Chemical Romance performed Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The court filing states that the show featured dancers dressed much like Cowboys cheerleaders, which the company argued could confuse fans into thinking they were actual squad members.
The dancers carried what appeared to be rifles and got into a fake gunfight “only to be depicted being shot,” the filing says.
“Audience members and online commentators understandably believed that the performers were the real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and said so in social media posts that continue to circulate,” Pro Silver Star wrote of the incident, adding that it was “not litigious” and “takes no issue with MCR’s music, its artistic ambitions, or any message Defendants seek to convey.”
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“Silver Star asks only that those performers not wear the DCC Uniform while doing it,” the filing says. “The universe of alternative costume designs is effectively unlimited.”
The filing cited specific social media posts featuring fans debating whether the dancers were real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. 
My Chemical Romance is an emo pop-punk band that’s best known for singles including “Welcome to the Black Parade,” “Helena,” and “I’m Not Okay (I Promise).” They are currently on tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third studio album, “The Black Parade.”
The band has two performances slated for this coming weekend at the Hollywood Bowl and has not commented on whether the costumes would be changed.
“Each night the counterfeits appear, tens of thousands more people see DCC’s uniform in a gunfight, and each video and repost carries that image further,” the company <a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/can-the-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-sue-my-chemical-romance/">wrote</a>. “Those impressions cannot be recalled.”

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“Nobody Wants This” star Tovah Feldshuh has responded to Adam Brody’s previous comments about &#8220;wanting a free Palestine,&#8221; accusing her co-star of taking words “right out of Hitler’s playbook.”
Brody, who plays Rabbi Noah Roklov on the Netflix show, said last month during a GQ <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/knock-knock-its-adam-brody">interview</a> that he’s decided on the global conflict after discussing it “a lot” in his private life.
“Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide,” he said at the time. “Put me down as wanting a free Palestine. It’s awful that it’s taken so much death and misery, but it does feel like it’s reaching a breaking point that it should have a while ago.”
Feldshuh plays Bina Roklov, the mother of Brody’s character, in “Nobody Wants This.” The actress said that“to accuse the Jewish people of genocide is wild. It’s right out of Hitler’s playbook. You take the victim, and you make the victim the perpetrator.” 
She told <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/10/25/opinion/tovah-feldshuh-to-accuse-the-jewish-people-of-genocide-is-wild/">the New York Post</a> that these types of accusations coming from someone who was raised in a Jewish household are especially hard for the community.  
“I believe that the perseverance of the existence of the state of Israel is crucial to the well-being of the democratic world and of the free world… Of course, Israel needs the United States, [but] the United States needs Israel, believe me,” Feldshuh said. “We’re in a time where we have the ‘horseshoe effect,’ where socialism and antisemitism are trying to meet.”
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“Nobody Wants This” is a comedy series about a romantic relationship between Joanne, an agnostic sex-and-dating podcaster, and Noah (Brody), a newly single, progressive rabbi. 
Series creator Erin Foster also responded to Brody’s support for Palestine earlier this month. “I disagree with him, and that’s OK,” the showrunner said.
“You know, it’s complicated,” Foster went on. “I think our work environment, our set, is very similar to dinner tables around the world where people are having debate and discussion and disagreeing. And, you know, while I love Adam, I also disagree with him, and that’s OK.”

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Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek” television series and seven franchise films, died Sunday at his home in North Hollywood, California. He was 90.
Koenig died of old age surrounded by his daughter, Danielle Koenig, and his niece, according to his representatives. 
“Walter’s legacy extends far beyond the screen,” his representatives said in a statement. “Through countless convention appearances and interactions with fans, he shared his kindness, wit, and appreciation with everyone fortunate enough to meet him.”
Koenig joined “Star Trek” in 1967, during the show’s second season, playing the young Russian navigator aboard the USS Enterprise. He appeared in 36 episodes of the original series, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1969, and returned for seven feature films, beginning with 1979’s “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Those films included “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” &#8220;Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,” and &#8220;Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” He later reprised the role in the fan-funded “Star Trek: Renegades,” voiced Chekov in video games and wrote an episode of “Star Trek: The Animated Series.” 
Koenig also played Alfred Bester, the ruthless telepathic agent in “Babylon 5,” appearing in 12 episodes between 1994 and 1998. His other television credits included “Columbo,” “Gidget,” “I Spy,” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
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Koenig also worked as a writer, director and teacher. He wrote for television series including “Family” and “The Incredible Hulk,” published memoirs about his life and career, and continued performing on stage.
Born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1936, Koenig grew up in Manhattan in a family of Russian Jewish heritage. He initially studied pre-medicine at Grinnell College in Iowa before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a degree in psychology. He took an acting class at UCLA and later trained at New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse.
His son, Andrew Koenig, who played Richard “Boner” Stabone on “Growing Pains,” died by suicide in 2010 at age 41. Koenig’s wife, actress Judy Levitt, whom he married in 1965, died in 2022 after nearly six decades of marriage. He is survived by his daughter, Danielle, and a grandson. 
Koenig was one of the last surviving members of the original &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; cast, along with William Shatner and George Takei. Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu, paid tribute to Koenig on Monday, remembering a friendship that lasted nearly six decades. Koenig served as best man when Takei married Brad Altman in 2008.
“Walter was more than Chekov. He was a writer, a teacher, a thoughtful man, and a loyal friend,” Takei wrote on Facebook. “To the fans who loved him for so many years, thank you. He loved you too.”

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“Love Is Blind” star Jacqueline “Jax” Guelli expected a Kennedy look-alike. After meeting her fiancé face to face, she said she saw Mitt Romney, and ended the engagement shortly afterward. 
Guelli and Scott &#8220;Stew&#8221; Stewart became engaged without seeing each other, as the Netflix show&#8217;s premise requires. But their first meeting ended with Jax walking out. 
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Jax said during a confessional interview that Stew looked more like Mitt Romney than a long-lost Kennedy, a nickname he said the other male cast members had given him. 
“I don’t want to be mean,” she whispered when a producer asked her to explain her feelings, as TODAY originally <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/why-jax-leaves-love-is-blind-stew-reacts-season-11-rcna603798?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma&amp;fbclid=IwdGRjcAVLx_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWZkaWQWURAA3HK7S5RPXThLHW04NtcxOMlkTnNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5u-AiiA57HJwv_8jmmU5y5dA_MvUUz_3z-iIFF_HfzzQXFXRfhX0IYwxqVqQ_aem_KAMG4UPoFpjiBQauUq6W7g">reported</a>.
Jax has since said she had doubts about the relationship before the face-to-face meeting.
“So it looks very black and white when you watch it, but in reality, I was already feeling that way,” Jax said of their ill-fated first meeting, per <a href="https://people.com/love-is-blind-jax-explains-called-off-engagement-stew-absolutely-blindsided-exclusive-12183354">People</a>. “So I was already on edge that this could not possibly be right.”
“When we did actually meet, it was incredibly intense and overwhelming for me,” she went on. “And I think when I sat down, I kind of realized, you know, there’s no chemistry or connection here. And I had to go.”
“I honestly am unapologetically myself,” Jax told Entertainment Weekly in a separate <a href="https://ew.com/love-is-blind-jax-stew-where-they-stand-after-kennedy-comparison-gone-wrong-12177281">interview</a>. “I didn’t mean for it to be&#8230; It’s actually, not like, not a compliment. Mitt Romney’s wicked hot; I think he’s so handsome. But it was a little spicy, and I could have delivered it differently, but so is he. He’s cocky. He’s sitting there saying, ‘What do you think?’ That’s what I think. I stand by what I said.”
Stew said the breakup surprised him.
“I didn’t see it coming. Definitely caught me off guard,” he told the outlet. “I mean, that was such an emotional day. I proposed to this person, sight unseen. The doors open, and you see them cross the red carpet. You walk up and greet them, and it’s just so overwhelming.”
Despite the negative outcome, he said he doesn’t hold it against Jax.
“I also think on the flip side, Jax deserves some degree of credit, some grace,” Stew said. “She probably would have approached that differently had she had a different chance, had the emotions going through her mind not been going through her mind.”
New episodes of “Love Is Blind” Season 11 air Wednesdays on Netflix, with the finale scheduled for November 4.

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“Real Housewives” alum Bethenny Frankel fired back at franchise executive producer Andy Cohen over the weekend after he appeared to dismiss the prospect of her return to the show.
“Well, Andy Cohen took a swipe at me on a panel, so let’s take the bait,” the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum said in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bethennyfrankel/video/7700434293054622989">TikTok</a> video she posted over the weekend. 
“I think he was asked, ‘Would you ever have Bethenny back on the ‘Housewives?’ And he said, ‘I’m not really that active on TikTok,&#8217;” she went on. “Which is abundantly clear, because he’s still sitting in the same place I left him,” Frankel added. 
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Frankel said the “only thing” that has changed for Cohen is “the ratings.” She also said Cohen is “bitter” over losing former RHONY cast members including Luann de Lesseps, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, and Dorinda Medley, who she said are living the “golden life” on E!. 
“He’s living the stainless steel life on Bravo, where he’s their b****, he waits for them to pay his paycheck, while we are all over here making our own coin, our own way, on our own terms,” Frankel said. “If you’re gonna take a shot at this b, you better not miss.”
Frankel starred on “RHONY” from Season 1 to Season 3 (2008-2010) and Season 7 to Season 11 (2015-2019). She and Cohen have clashed before, including in 2022 when Cohen accused Frankel of “trashing” the popular reality show franchise and said it was “hypocritical” for her to host a podcast about it. 
The entrepreneur has complained about not getting paid fairly for her time on the show, previously <a href="https://pagesix.com/2021/01/14/bethenny-frankel-made-7250-on-her-first-season-of-rhony/">saying</a>, “I myself have generated millions and millions of dollars in advertising and online impressions being on reality TV and have never made a single residual. So, either I’m missing something or we’re getting screwed, too.”

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