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Hayden Panettiere Died From Accidental Overdose Involving Fentanyl, Coroner Says

FIle - Hayden Panettiere arrives at the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

by Jeffrey Collins Sep 22

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Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday.

Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home.

According to a statement from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office, a combination of fentanyl and its chemical byproduct, as well as the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, a muscle relaxer and a drug used to treat major depression and other serious mental health disorders, was found in Panettiere's system.

The office did not include further details from the autopsy report in its initial release.

Asked for comment on the coroner's report, Kasey Kitchen, a publicist for the family, told The Associated Press that “the investigation is still ongoing and the case is complex."

Greenville Police confirmed Tuesday that their investigation into Panettiere's death is continuing.

Paramedics responded to Panettiere's apartment last month after a 911 call and performed CPR and other advanced resuscitation efforts for more than 40 minutes before she was declared dead. An autopsy found no signs of trauma that could have contributed to her death, Greenville County Coroner Mike Ellis said in a statement.

The police report released after her death listed medications Panettiere was taking, but the drug names were redacted.

Panettiere’s early fame brought success and struggle

Panettiere soared to fame in the TV shows “Heroes” and “Nashville.” In her memoir “This Is Me,” released in May, Panettiere described lifelong scars from her early fame and acknowledged being addicted to alcohol and enduring postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, Kaya, with Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.

She also endured family struggles and tragedy. Her parents’ marriage was strained and eventually ended. Her younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, who was also an actor, died of a heart condition in 2023, at age 28.

Panettiere also talked about her long relationship with Brian Hickerson and allegations that the aspiring actor physically abused her.

He was charged in 2020 with multiple counts of felony abuse, and he pleaded no contest to two counts of injuring a spouse or partner and served a short time in jail due to the case. He was sentenced to four years of probation and anger management and Alcoholics Anonymous sessions.

Hickerson completed the terms and recently asked a judge to reduce his conviction to misdemeanors; that request was denied.

Panettiere was one of two children born to Skip Panettiere, a former New York City fire captain, and Lesley Vogel, a former soap opera star. She acted in commercials and soap operas, including as the ever-troubled Lizzie Spaulding on “Guiding Light.” In “This Is Me,” she wrote that the traumas her character endured, from being kidnapped to killing her mother’s boyfriend, led her to associate “catastrophe with adoration.”

She then played a cheerleader with supernatural powers in “Heroes,” which propelled her to fame in 2006.

By 2015, Panettiere was playing a brash country upstart opposite Connie Britton on “Nashville,” which aired on ABC for four seasons before being canceled and revived on CMT. She did her own singing in the show, which scored some hits on country charts, spawned U.S. tours and earned Panettiere two supporting actress Golden Globe nominations.

But she also said she was in a horrible cycle of using alcohol and drugs to battle depression and anxiety and had to find a way out of the darkness. She entered rehab while filming the show.

“I was the one who put myself in the first treatment center. I was drowning,” she said in a 2023 interview with Women’s Health magazine.

'La Bola Negra' Wins Tiff's People Choice Award, Putting It on Oscar Path

Director Javier Ambrossi, left, and Javier Calvo attend the premiere of "La Bola Negra" at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Toronto. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

by Jake Coyle Sep 20

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“La Bola Negra,” the Spanish queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, confirming its status as a major Oscar contender.

TIFF's top award is voted on by festivalgoers, and it's become known as one of the most iron-clad Academy Awards predictors. Since 2012, all but one winner of the People's Choice Award has gone on to score a best-picture nomination at the Oscars. The lone exception was in 2024, when Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation “The Life of Chuck” won the award. Last year, “Hamnet” won it and later landed eight Oscar nominations.

“La Bola Negra” is directed by the duo known as Los Javis — Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. It was already a hit at the Cannes Film Festival, where “La Bola Negra” split the best director award with Paweł Pawlikowski for “Fatherland.”

Netflix acquired “La Bola Negra” out of Cannes and has launched a full awards campaign for the film. Netflix is also giving the film its longest theatrical release yet for the streamer. “La Bola Negra” opens in theaters Oct. 16 and begins streaming Dec. 2.

“This is a deeply personal film but it also carries a message of the importance and necessity of expressing who you are,” the Javis said in a statement Sunday. “Knowing that audiences connected with it and made it their own is the greatest gift we could receive.”

The first runner-up for the TIFF award was “I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly's comedy about the making of “Rocky.” Second runner-up was “Being Heumann,” Siân Heder's drama about disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann.

The festival also awards a People's Choice Award for international films. That went to “Elsinore,” starring Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who performed “Hamlet” in London while suffering from AIDS. The first runner-up was “Possible Love,” Lee Chang-dong’s Korean drama about the trauma of mass layoffs. Second runner-up was “The Assassin(s),” a Korean procedural by Hur Jin-ho.

“Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been,” a portrait of the 85-year-old vocalist, won TIFF's People's Choice Award for documentary. The festival's audience award for its Midnight Madness section went to “Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney,” a so-called “gonzo documentary” by Matthew Rankin about the former Canadian prime minister.

The 51st edition of TIFF draws to a close Sunday.

STARZ Sets October Streaming Premiere for Russell T Davies’ Queer Thriller "Tip Toe"

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by Chris Tremblay Sep 20

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STARZ will bring "Tip Toe", a new queer thriller from writer Russell T Davies, to U.S. and English Canadian audiences beginning 2026-10-02. The five-part series will stream weekly on Fridays through the STARZ app and STARZ’s streaming and on-demand platforms.

The announcement followed STARZ’s release of a trailer and key art on 2026-09-09, making the project one of the most prominent recent streaming announcements centered on queer characters and a queer creator. Davies is known for television work including "Queer as Folk", "Doctor Who", and "It’s a Sin". STARZ describes "Tip Toe" as a darkly witty and harrowing drama exploring forces affecting LGBTQ+ communities.

A Queer Thriller About Neighboring Families

Cumming plays Leo, an LGBTQ+ bar owner, while Morrissey plays Clive, an electrician. The two men have lived next door to one another in Manchester for nearly 15 years. Their uneasy relationship becomes increasingly hostile after Leo discovers that one of Clive’s sons is gay.

The premise places an LGBTQ+ character at the center of the conflict rather than treating queer identity as a secondary feature of the story. It also connects interpersonal hostility with the pressures faced by LGBTQ+ people within families and communities. The available descriptions do not establish the son’s identity beyond the fact that he is gay, and this article does not infer additional details about him.

The trailer’s public description indicates that the story escalates from a strained neighborly relationship into a more serious confrontation. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the opening episode depicts Leo being hanged outside his Manchester flat, framing the series as a thriller about anti-gay violence rather than a conventional domestic drama.

Davies, Cumming, and LGBTQ+ Television

Davies’ involvement gives "Tip Toe" particular significance within contemporary queer television. His earlier series "Queer as Folk" helped place gay men and their relationships at the center of a television drama, while "It’s a Sin" examined the AIDS crisis and its effects on a group of friends in 1980s London. His authorship of "Tip Toe" situates the new thriller within a body of work that has repeatedly addressed queer lives, intimacy, stigma, and social hostility.

Cumming is also a prominent LGBTQ+ performer and activist whose screen work includes queer characters and stories. In "Tip Toe", he plays Leo as a central dramatic figure whose conflict with Clive drives the narrative. The casting makes the series’ queer perspective visible both behind and in front of the camera, while the available production materials identify Davies as the writer and Cumming and Morrissey as the leads.

STARZ’s June acquisition announcement described the program as a five-part series and confirmed that the network had obtained exclusive U.S. and English Canadian rights. That announcement identified Davies as the writer and described Cumming and Morrissey as warring neighbors.

From British Broadcast to North American Streaming

"Tip Toe" originally premiered in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2026 before its STARZ release. The series’ arrival on a U.S. streaming platform expands access to a story first produced for a British audience and gives North American viewers an opportunity to encounter a drama built around a gay protagonist, an LGBTQ+ setting, and the consequences of homophobia.

The international distribution is also notable because the series is not being marketed solely as a coming-out story or a romance. Its public synopsis instead emphasizes threat, conflict, and social violence. That framing reflects a broader range of queer storytelling: LGBTQ+ characters can occupy roles as business owners, neighbors, parents, victims, antagonists, and protagonists in genres including thrillers and crime dramas. The series materials support those character and genre descriptions, but do not provide enough evidence to assess how the completed show handles every aspect of queer representation.

The weekly release schedule will make "Tip Toe" a continuing streaming event rather than a single-day launch. STARZ has confirmed that new episodes will be released on Fridays beginning 2026-10-02, with the series consisting of five episodes.

Duncan Sheik, Tony And Grammy-Winning 'Spring Awakening' Composer and Pop Star, Dies at 56

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by Mark Kennedy Sep 18

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Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the music for “Spring Awakening,” has died. He was 56.

Sheik died Thursday night, according to a post on his Instagram page. His mother, Suzanne Sheik, told The New York Times that the cause was organ failure.

“The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater,” the post reads. “His musical legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.”

Sheik had been best known for his lasting radio hit “Barely Breathing” when he turned his sights on Broadway with “Spring Awakening,” resulting in the envelope-pushing show that musicalized teenage angst.

“With the exception of our director, we are all kind of Broadway outsiders. We wanted to shake things up a bit. And we just set out to make this really cool piece of theater,” Sheik told The Associated Press in 2007, as the show swept Tony nominations.

Sheik also tackled musicals based on “American Psycho” and “Alice in Wonderland,” and “Barely Breathing” spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 16. But he was probably best known for “Spring Awakening,” which ran for over 860 performances on Broadway starting in 2006.

‘Spring Awakening’ roused a new side of Sheik — and Broadway

The musical — adapted from a 19th-century play by German playwright Frank Wedekind, with music by Sheik and lyrics by playwright Steven Sater — is frank in its portrayals of incest, abortion and suicide. It's intended partly as a warning that teens need good information about sex to avoid tragic mistakes.

“I don’t mean to be disrespectful to more traditional theater composers,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2015. “I love Stephen Sondheim. But it’s my mission to make sure that the theater is paying attention to what the rest of the world is listening to.”

Sheik and Sater were practicing Buddhists who met while chanting. They were collaborating on Sheik's third album, “Phantom Moon,” when Sater mentioned he was working on a new production. Neither had ever written a musical before.

“I said to Steven, ‘I’m happy to do this musical, but I only want to do it if the music in the play is the kind that I and my peers can get behind stylistically and relate to and enjoy,’” Sheik recalled to the AP in 2006.

They made a pact: They'd retain the provincial, 19th-century Germany setting but with, as Sater put it, “the characters breaking into pop-contemporary when they sing.”

“Spring Awakening” won eight Tony Awards, including for best musical, as well as the Grammy for best musical show album.

“Sheik’s music, spare in its simple orchestrations, lush in the lapping reach of its seductive choruses, embodies the shadowy air of longing that infuses the show, the excitement shading into fear, the joy that comes with a chaser of despair,” The New York Times said in its review.

The show is beloved in the musical theater community for breaking ground in terms of staging and content, alongside the likes of “Rent” and “Hamilton.” It returned to Broadway in 2015 in a well-received production by Deaf West Theatre. An off-Broadway version is slated to open this fall.

The cast of the original show was loaded with breakthrough actors like Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Lilli Cooper, Jennifer Damiano, Gideon Glick, John Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard and Krysta Rodriguez, who have each gone on to fame in TV, film and stage. Groff would go on to earn a Tony with “Merrily We Roll Along,” and Michele became a superstar with “Glee.”

Sheik blended musical theater with pop music

Sheik next channeled the music he heard getting past the velvet ropes of trendy, late-1980s Manhattan clubs for a Broadway adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel “American Psycho.”

The 1991 novel — later made into a 2000 movie starring Christian Bale — chronicles a homicidal New York yuppie named Patrick Bateman who is obsessed with high-end clothes and beauty products even as he slashes his way through Manhattan. Sheik, who also supplied lyrics, recalled only getting halfway through the book before throwing it across the room as a Brown University student.

For one standout song, “You Are What You Wear,” he reached out to old girlfriends to ask a question: What were you really into wearing in the late ’80s? He put the answers in the tune about high fashion: “Chanel, Gaultier, or Giorgio Armani/Moschino, Alaïa, or Norma Kamali/Should I rock/The Betsey Johnson/Or stick with classic/Comme des Garçons?”

“Duncan is really a genius and an intellectual and brings something both uniquely his but importantly of this period to the stage,” producer Jesse Singer told the AP at the time.

Because Bateman, played onstage by Benjamin Walker, fancies himself a bit of a music critic — spewing mostly inane ruminations about Phil Collins and Huey Lewis and the News — Sheik also peppered his score with sly reworkings of “In the Air Tonight” and “Hip to Be Square.”

“There’s definitely an art to be able to write a song that on one level is a pop song and one that also has to tell a story and keep an audience engaged in terms of a larger narrative arc,” Sheik told the AP in 2013. “When you’re writing a song for the theater, it has to accomplish all this other stuff. It has to work in tandem with all these other agendas and creative impulses.”

The show, directed by Rupert Goold and with a story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, made its premiere in 2013 in London. On Broadway in 2016, it bombed, lasting less than 90 performances.

“We were all sort of worried that it might be too violent for people and it might seem too misogynist,” Sheik told the AP on the eve of the opening. “But, in fact, the truth is this piece is a critique of a certain way of thinking about things. So in truth it’s better to go all-in.”

‘Barely Breathing’ was nominated for a Grammy

Growing up between South Carolina and New Jersey, Sheik learned guitar as a child and got his first synthesizer when he was 12. He was heavily influenced by Talk Talk, David Sylvian and Nick Drake. His self-titled debut album was released in 1996 and Rolling Stone gave it a four-star review, calling it “a defiant debut — beautiful and benevolent of spirit.”

“Barely Breathing,” from that album, was nominated for best pop vocal performance in 1998 and would be kept alive on TV shows like “Glee” and “Girls.”

Other projects include “Whisper House,” an album and musical — a ghost story that ran in 2010 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego — and “Legerdemain,” an album that explored the tension between art and commerce. His most recent album was 2022's “Claptrap.”

But for someone who had once been a total stranger to Broadway, he told AP in 2016 that he had a sense of mission.

“I feel like it’s become my project to kind of drag different people who might not normally go to musical theater pieces to come see a piece of musical theater,” he said.

Troye Sivan’s ‘Party’ Brings Madonna, Medieval Fantasy and Cake to the Dance Floor

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by Chris Tremblay Sep 18

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A new single with a familiar hook

Troye Sivan has released “Party,” a new electro-dance single that incorporates a sample from Madonna’s 2000 song “Music.”

The song arrived on Thursday, September 17, and is the second single from Sivan’s forthcoming fourth studio album, She’s the Best.

She’s the Best is scheduled for release on October 9, 2026.

The Madonna sample draws on “Music,” a song that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reports identify Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï among the writers associated with the sampled material, while Sivan and several collaborators are credited on the new track.

The borrowed refrain includes the line “Music makes the people come together, yeah,” connecting Sivan’s new song directly to one of Madonna’s best-known dance-pop hooks.

A medieval setting for a modern party

The accompanying video was directed by Gordon von Steiner, who has also worked with Sivan on earlier music videos.

Rather than placing the song in a conventional nightclub, the film uses a lavish medieval setting, with Sivan appearing in armor and riding through an English landscape before arriving at a celebration.

The production was filmed at a castle in Berkeley, England, according to reports published after the video’s release.

The visual combines period costumes, courtly imagery, dancing and a sensual feast, including scenes in which Sivan eats cake.

The video’s erotic tone is consistent with the song’s focus on a night of communal celebration and uninhibited pleasure, while its medieval imagery gives the track a theatrical visual frame.

Ian McKellen provides the opening narration

Sir Ian McKellen supplies the introductory voice-over for the video.

McKellen’s opening words establish the clip’s fantasy setting: “The conquest is nearly behind us. Fires blaze from one end of the realm to the other. And what is victory, if not celebrated? For at long last, a party.”

The actor previously worked with Sivan when Sivan was a teenager in a production of Waiting for Godot in Perth, Australia.

The pairing gives the video a link between Sivan’s early theatrical experience and the grand, storybook style of the new release.

The next phase of Sivan’s album campaign

“Party” follows the title track from She’s the Best, which was released with a video featuring Nicole Kidman.

The new release therefore expands the visual world introduced by the album campaign, moving from the earlier single’s celebrity-led presentation to a medieval fantasy built around Sivan, McKellen’s narration and a large-scale party scene.

The track’s collaborators include Luka Kloser, Elvira Anderfjärd, Tove Burman, Leland, Tyde Levi, Rob Feher and Styalz Fuego.

With Madonna’s sample at its center, the song places a contemporary queer pop artist in conversation with a dance-floor anthem associated with Madonna’s own club-oriented catalog.

The result is a release built around three clearly defined elements: a Madonna-derived musical hook, a cinematic period setting and a deliberately raunchy celebration in which cake becomes part of the visual language.

Katya Announces Second Health-Related Hiatus of 2026

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by Chris Tremblay Sep 18

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Katya, the drag performer known professionally as Katya Zamolodchikova, has announced a second hiatus in 2026, saying she is taking time away from upcoming projects and live events to prioritize her health.

Her team made the announcement on September 16 in a statement shared on behalf of Brian McCook, Katya’s name out of drag.

“Katya will be taking time away from upcoming projects and live events so she can prioritize her health following recent medical complications,” the statement said.

The statement added that “a full recovery is anticipated,” but did not identify the nature of the recent medical complications or provide a timetable for Katya’s return.

Tour and live-event changes

The announcement came one day before Katya and fellow RuPaul’s Drag Race performer Trixie Mattel were scheduled to begin their Very Bald and Very Beautiful Tour in Oakland, California.

The tour was scheduled to include 19 performances in the United States through March 2027.

Katya’s withdrawal also affects other upcoming projects and live events connected with Mattel, her longtime collaborator.

The statement said that ticket holders would receive additional information about their options.

The announcement did not specify whether individual performances would be canceled, postponed, or reconfigured, and no complete replacement schedule was included in the reports reviewed for this article.

Katya’s team said she had the support of her family, her team, and Mattel, and thanked fans for their patience and understanding.

Earlier health setback in 2026

The latest hiatus follows a serious health crisis earlier this year.

Katya previously underwent emergency abdominal surgery after doctors diagnosed a bowel obstruction in her small intestine.

She later said that doctors had decompressed her stomach, flushed her intestines, and removed and reattached part of her small and large intestines.

The earlier illness led to the cancellation of a scheduled May 9 appearance with Mattel at the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.

In May, Katya and Mattel said the event would be postponed while Katya focused on her health and recovery.

The details released this week concern a separate set of “recent medical complications”; Katya’s team has not said whether those complications are related to her earlier bowel obstruction or surgery.

Katya’s career and public profile

Katya became widely known after competing on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and later returning for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.

She has also worked extensively with Mattel, including as a co-host of the Bald and the Beautiful podcast and the YouTube series I Like to Watch.

Their partnership has included live touring, podcasting, online video, and other entertainment projects.

The two performers first met through their involvement with RuPaul’s Drag Race and have remained professional collaborators since appearing on the franchise.

Katya has previously spoken publicly about taking time away from work to address her health and sobriety.

In 2024, she postponed tour dates with Mattel while entering treatment for addiction.

That earlier break is distinct from the current announcement, which cites recent medical complications and does not mention addiction treatment or sobriety.

What remains unknown

Katya’s representatives have not publicly disclosed the diagnosis behind the new hiatus.

They have also not announced a date for her return to live performances or other projects.

Because the statement does not provide medical details, reporting about the cause, severity, or expected duration of Katya’s current health problems would be speculative.

For now, the confirmed information is that Katya is stepping back from scheduled work, that events involving Mattel are affected, and that her team expects a full recovery.

Kendall Jenner Addresses Speculation She Dated Cara Delevingne

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Kendall Jenner attends the "Wild Horse Nine" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 03, 2026 in Venice, Italy. Photo Credit: Andreas Rentz

by Chris Tremblay Sep 18

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Kendall Jenner has denied that she and Cara Delevingne ever dated, addressing the long-running speculation in a trailer for the eighth season of The Kardashians.

“There’s definitely a rumor that Cara and I, like, dated, which is not true,” Jenner says in a confessional scene in the trailer.

The trailer was released on September 17, placing Jenner’s comments within the promotional campaign for the upcoming season rather than presenting them as part of a separately published interview.

The footage then shows Jenner with Delevingne at what entertainment coverage identifies as a fashion-related event.

Jenner continues the exchange with a sexual joke, saying, “By the way, I have nothing against having sex with Cara.”

She then adds, “Never say never, right?” while addressing Delevingne, who laughs in response.

The trailer therefore presents two distinct points: Jenner says the pair did not date, while also making a lighthearted statement that leaves open the possibility of a future sexual relationship.

A Longstanding Public Speculation

The dating rumors have circulated alongside public interest in Jenner and Delevingne’s friendship and their shared careers as fashion models.

Recent coverage describes Delevingne as a longtime friend of Jenner, rather than identifying the two as former romantic partners.

The new trailer does not provide evidence that the two women had a romantic relationship, and Jenner’s explicit statement is that they did not date.

It also does not establish that Jenner and Delevingne have had sex; the available footage contains only Jenner’s joke and her statement that she is not opposed to the possibility.

That distinction is important because the trailer’s playful tone could otherwise blur the difference between a denial of past dating and speculation about a possible future encounter.

The Context of The Kardashians

The exchange appears in a trailer for season eight of The Kardashians, the Hulu reality series centered on members of the Kardashian-Jenner family.

Hulu’s promotional material says the eighth season will premiere on October 8 on Hulu and on Hulu through Disney+ bundle access in the United States, with international availability on Disney+.

The trailer includes other family storylines, including material involving Kim Kardashian’s health and the family’s personal relationships.

Jenner’s comments are presented as one of several personal-life storylines used to preview the season.

Because the comments appear in a trailer, the released footage offers only a short excerpt and does not show the broader conversation that led to Jenner’s remarks.

No further explanation from Jenner or Delevingne about the origins of the rumor was included in the reports reviewed for this article.

LGBTQ+ Context and Responsible Reporting

Delevingne has publicly identified as a lesbian, but that identity does not establish that she and Jenner were romantically involved.

Likewise, Jenner’s comments in the trailer do not amount to a public declaration of a sexual orientation or gender identity.

The most substantiated account currently available is narrower: Jenner rejected the claim that she and Delevingne dated and made a sexual joke about her friend.

The footage does not justify labeling either woman’s identity beyond what each has publicly stated.

Jenner’s answer also illustrates how celebrities can respond to persistent speculation without confirming the premise behind it.

In this case, she directly contradicted the dating claim while using humor to control the tone of the exchange.

What the Trailer Establishes

The trailer establishes that Jenner is aware of the rumor and has chosen to address it publicly on the show.

It establishes that she said the two models did not date.

It establishes that she joked about having sex with Delevingne and added, “Never say never.”

It establishes that Delevingne laughed during the exchange.

It does not establish that the women dated, that they had sex, or that either has changed how they publicly identifies.

For now, Jenner’s comments are best understood as a denial of a past dating rumor accompanied by a deliberately provocative joke, rather than confirmation of a relationship.

Miley Cyrus Frames Hollywood Bowl Shows as Possible Residency Test

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 22: Miley Cyrus speaks onstage during the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony honoring Miley Cyrus on May 22, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre

by Chris Tremblay Sep 18

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Miley Cyrus has presented her upcoming Hollywood Bowl concerts as a possible test for a future residency, saying the shows could demonstrate whether audiences would travel to her rather than expecting her to undertake a traditional multi-city tour.

The comments came during an episode of Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show published on September 17, in which Cyrus discussed the practical and personal reasons behind the Los Angeles engagement. Entertainment Weekly separately reported that Cyrus described the Hollywood Bowl arrangement as aligned with her goal of performing without returning to the demands of conventional touring.

“I think you would have to do a residency of 80 shows at the Bowl to satisfy the level of demand,” radio host Zane Lowe told Cyrus during the interview, according to People.

Cyrus responded that such an arrangement reflected her own idea, calling the concerts “the ultimate dress rehearsal.” She also described the engagement as “proof of concept and potentially the beginning of something broader, but within your own terms.”

The remarks indicate interest in a residency-style model, but they do not amount to an announcement of a confirmed residency, a venue contract, or additional dates. As of September 18, the only newly announced Cyrus performances connected to the project are the two Hollywood Bowl shows scheduled for October.

The Hollywood Bowl Engagement

Cyrus is scheduled to perform at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Friday, October 16, and Sunday, October 18, 2026. The concerts are billed as “Miley: Bass Persuades — Live at the Hollywood Bowl,” with Model/Actriz announced as the special guest.

Pollstar reported that the shows were announced to celebrate Cyrus’s 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, which is scheduled for release through Atlantic Records on September 18.

The performances represent a major return to a standalone concert setting for Cyrus. People reported that the engagement will be her first major performances since her appearance at the Corona Capital music festival in Mexico City in November 2022.

The Hollywood Bowl’s location is central to Cyrus’s stated rationale for the shows. She told Lowe that she selected the venue partly because it would allow her to return home quickly after performing.

“I chose to do the show at the Bowl because I knew that my bed was only going to be like a 10-minute drive home by 11,” Cyrus said, according to People.

She also spoke about maintaining a routine and treating the performances as part of an ordinary day rather than as the beginning of an extended period on the road.

Demand and the Residency Model

The residency discussion followed strong reported demand for the Hollywood Bowl dates. People reported that the presale queue was estimated to have reached nearly 1.5 million fans.

That figure was presented in coverage of the interview and has not been identified in the available reports as an independently audited count of unique prospective ticket buyers. It therefore describes the reported size of the queue rather than confirmed ticket sales or the number of people who ultimately attended the concerts.

Cyrus connected that demand with her view that a fixed-location engagement could be more compatible with her life and working preferences than a tour requiring repeated travel between cities.

“People will come to me. I don’t need to drive to you,” Cyrus said in the interview, according to People.

A residency generally involves an artist performing multiple shows in one venue or city over a defined period, reducing the travel associated with an arena or international tour. Cyrus’s comments specifically point toward that format, although they leave open the question of whether any future engagement would take place at the Hollywood Bowl, in Las Vegas, or elsewhere.

What Has—and Has Not—Been Announced

The current information supports a clear distinction between a planned concert engagement and a confirmed residency. Cyrus has announced two October performances, a new album, and a possible broader live-performance concept, but no schedule for an extended run has been published in the available reporting.

The available reports also do not establish that Cyrus has signed a residency agreement or selected a permanent venue. The number of future performances, ticketing arrangements, production plans, and dates—if a residency proceeds—remain unannounced.

For now, the Hollywood Bowl shows will serve as the immediate test of Cyrus’s return to major live performance. Her own description of the concerts as a “proof of concept” makes the possible residency an emerging plan rather than a completed announcement.

Back in Black: Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' Goes on Show Ahead of Sotheby's Auction

A dress worn by the late Princess Diana and known as the ''Revenge Dress'', designed by Christina Stambolian, is unveiled by staff at Sotheby’s auction house in London, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, ahead of its Dec. 9 auction in New York, where it is estimated to sell for US$150,000-300,000.Photo Credit: AP Photo/Alastair Grant

by Jill Lawless Sep 18

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Revenge has rarely been so stylish.

A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby’s, with a presale estimate of up to $300,000.

First, the “revenge dress,” as it has become known, is going on an international tour, testament to the enduring global fascination with Diana almost 30 years after her death.

The garment, which went on public display Friday at Sotheby’s in London, was worn by Diana on June 29, 1994, the broadcast date of an interview in which the then-Prince Charles acknowledged infidelity.

Diana, who knew the revelation was coming, chose to wear the figure-hugging, off-the-shoulder silk dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian for a gala at London’s Serpentine Gallery.

Morgane Halimi, Sotheby’s global head of handbags and fashion, said Diana chose the “beautiful and powerful outfit” as a way to seize control of her own story.

“She always used fashion as a way of expression, but this time (it) was a way to communicate her personal expression of herself,” Halimi said. “The way she felt on that day is that, ‘I’m taking back the story and I’m here and I stand for myself.’”

Images of Diana in the dress, accessorized with a sapphire necklace, black pumps and bright red nail polish, shot around the world. The Sun tabloid proclaimed on its front page the next day: “Revenge is chic.”

The following year Diana gave an interview in which she acknowledged her own extramarital affair, and famously said “there were three of us in this marriage,” in reference to Charles’ paramour Camilla Parker-Bowles, now Queen Camilla. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, a year before Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36.

The dress is being auctioned for the first time since 1997, when Diana sold it and other garments to raise money for AIDS charities. It has a presale estimate of $150,000 to $300,000, but Sotheby’s experts would not be surprised if it far exceeds that price.

A red sweater adorned with sheep that Diana wore to a polo match in 1981 sold in 2023 for $1.1 million, many times its presale estimate and a record for an item owned by the late royal.

“I personally believe that this dress is the most powerful item linked to Diana,” Halimi said.

“The Diana provenance always attracts collectors,” she added. “But the story of this dress and the universal message that it brings will definitely attract also institutions as well as private collectors who are looking for unique pieces and one-of-a kind items.”

In her lifetime, Diana was a style icon and one of the world’s most photographed women. Her star power has not dimmed, and neither has the fascination with the dramatic disintegration of her marriage to the now King Charles III. A new book by Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has seized headlines again and reignited a public feud between the Spencers and the royal family over the treatment of the princess.

The revenge dress is on show in London until Sept. 24 and travels to Hong Kong and Geneva ahead of its sale in New York on Dec. 9.

A Paris Court Awards Kim Kardashian 1 Euro After Her 2016 Robbery

Kim Kardashian, center, arrives to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris on May 13, 2025. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File

by Nicolas Vaux-Montagny Sep 18

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A Paris court on Tuesday awarded 1 euro ($1.15) to Kim Kardashian for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case.

Kardashian has sought to move on since the court last year found eight people guilty for their roles in what the celebrity described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.” She and stylist Simone Harouche expressed gratitude to the French justice system in a joint statement.

“The experience was deeply traumatic, and its impact has stayed with us. Today’s decision is not about the compensation, but about accountability and recognition,” the statement to The Associated Press read. “We are thankful to the Court and everyone who supported us throughout this process, and we hope to now move forward and continue to heal.”

The court awarded a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès 109,516 euros ($126,472), according to his lawyer. Kardashian had been staying at the hotel when the robbery gang targeted her.

The receptionist said he had been traumatized by the Oct. 2, 2016, jewel heist during Fashion Week. He had sought 550,000 euros ($634,868) in damages and interest. His lawyer, Mohand Ouidja, welcomed the decision as a victory.

The lawyer read the court’s written decisions pertaining to Kardashian and the others aloud to the AP.

The court awarded the hotel 50,000 euros ($57,741). It awarded 1 euro — the amount she had requested — to Harouche, Kardashian’s stylist who was present during the robbery.

French lawyers who acted for Kardashian during the trial didn't respond to text messages and phone calls this week from the AP.

Two of the robbers, dressed as police, forced their way into her suite, bound Kardashian with zip ties and tape and made off with more than $6 million in jewelry, including a diamond ring she’d worn that night to a Givenchy show.

Because of their ages, the robbers became known in France as “les papys braqueurs,” or the grandpa robbers. Six of them were in their 60s and 70s when they were tried for armed robbery, kidnapping, gang association and other charges.

With time already served in pretrial detention, none of those found guilty went back to prison. None of them appealed the verdict.

Kardashian said in a statement issued after their conviction that she was “deeply grateful to the French authorities for pursuing justice in this case.”

“The crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family,” the celebrity said. “While I’ll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice and promoting a fair legal system.”