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Mustafa and Russell have announced their separation in a statement to E! News. Mustafa plans to focus on motherhood, her music, and future opportunities. The couple faced significant controversy, notably involving a racial slur during an Instagram Live session in October 2025 related to their time on Love Island USA season 7. A caller used a racial slur against a fellow Love Island cast member, and both Mustafa and Russell laughed. This led to Mustafa being dropped by Huda Beauty. More recently, Russell’s former partner, Nicole Olivera, filed a temporary restraining order against Mustafa in March, alleging threatening behavior towards her and their child. Mustafa denied the claims at the time, stating she was addressing the situation through legal channels and appreciated her supporters.

When the new episodes finally started airing, the response was… underwhelming, to say the least. Critics weren’t shy about it – The Atlantic said it felt like a pale imitation of what it used to be, and Variety went as far as to call it fanfiction. Even Time pointed out how predictable every storyline was, relying on tired old clichés. My coworker Roxana Hadadi put it perfectly: it looked stunning, but felt completely empty. The Emmys often lag behind the curve – we’ve seen shows nominated for years after everyone’s lost interest (like This Is Us and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) – but I have a feeling this season of Euphoria is so disappointing, it might finally knock the show off its Emmys pedestal.

The 60th anniversary celebration took a surprising turn to bring David Tennant back. Instead of reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor for new adventures, he played a brand new incarnation – the Fourteenth Doctor – into whom Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor transformed at the end of the 2022 special, “The Power of the Doctor.”

Natalie Erika James returns to original storytelling with her new film, following her work on the Rosemary’s Baby prequel, Apartment 7A. The movie stars Francis as Hana, a young medical student who’s dealing with body image issues and hoping to start dating Alanya, a gym instructor.

A major question surrounding Boston Blue was what would bring Danny Reagan to leave New York City after so many years on Blue Bloods. The show quickly answered that: Danny travels to Boston when his son, Sean, a member of the Boston police force, is hurt in a fire. He then teams up with a new partner, Lena Silver, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, and stays in Boston. The show features the Silver family sharing meals together, much like the Reagan family did, and despite some comments from Tom Selleck about the Blue Bloods spinoff, things are going smoothly.

Given the show’s premise of traveling to different places and taking on various jobs, you’d expect a compelling new character to emerge. However, the characters most likely to become fan favorites are mostly references for dedicated Star Wars viewers – specifically, those familiar with the animated shows created by Lucasfilm’s Dave Filoni. Since Ahsoka Tano was introduced by Rosario Dawson, characters from The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels have been appearing more and more in the live-action shows, and now even in the films. The issue is that these characters are presented as if we’re already supposed to know and care about them, rather than being properly introduced or developed for a wider audience.

Later that morning, he continued to boast about the situation, writing, “Stephen Colbert’s departure from CBS marked the ‘Beginning of the End’ for late-night hosts who lack talent, are unpleasant, highly paid, unfunny, and have low ratings.” He predicted others with similar shortcomings would soon follow, concluding with, “May they all Rest in Peace! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”