Sharon Horgan is chasing her Youth in the trailer for her new HBO comedy series.
Horgan stars as Alex, a 50-year-old divorcee looking for sex and love as she juggles taking care of her aging parents and college-age son.
“When did it all stop being fun? It’s been four years since I’ve had a man in my bed,” Alex says in the trailer. “I need to meet someone now. I think I’ve got like 10 years left as a sexual person, tops.”
In addition to starring, Horgan wrote and produced the series. The cast features Rupert Friend, Sharlene Whyte, Aran Murphy and Robbie Gee.
The first two episodes of the eight-episode series premiere Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The rest of the episodes will then air weekly every Sunday at the same time.
Horgan previously starred in and created the shows Bad Sisters and Catastrophe.
Peter Cullen attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute To Hasbro's Centennial at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Peter Cullen, a voice actor who starred as Optimus Prime in Transformers and as Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, has died at the age of 85.
Cullen died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, his agent, Kevin Motley, confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.
No cause of death was given.
"Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family -- and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide," the family said in a statement. "His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember 'be strong enough to be gentle.'"
Cullen had more than 200 acting credits over his decadeslong career. In addition to his roles in several Transformers and Winnie the Pooh movies and shows, he voiced characters in Knight Rider and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and provided vocal effects for the 1987 film Predator, according to IMDb.
He was also the announcer on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in the 1970s, which gave him his break into acting.
In a 2014 interview with NPR, the Canadian-born Cullen said he first learned he had a talent for voices when he was a child, living and working on a farm.
"One of the greatest memories I have is, I had a full dairy barn where I would collect milk pails with my brother, Larry," Cullen said. "I found one day that I made a loud noise and all the cows looked up to me. ... And I walked down the center of that aisle with these cows looking at me and I said, 'This is fantastic.' I must have been 8 years old ... and I was the king of the cows."
Cullen said that his second favorite role after Optimus Prime was voicing an animal, gloomy donkey Eeyore, in Winnie the Pooh.
"I enjoyed doing Eeyore because he was simply charming," Cullen told NPR. "And I get an awful lot of reactions from, especially, young kids, when I go up and just say [in Eeyore's voice], 'Hello. Thanks for noticing me.'"
He continued, "And to see their faces light up, that to me is one of the great joys."
Cullen's gift of impersonations grew from animals to humans, which he said in a 2023 interview launched him into a career in comedy, first in Canada and then in Los Angeles.
When asked for his advice for young people, Cullen said to find something that you're good at, or something that you want to do, and stick with it.
"No matter what it is, it's like working a muscle, the more you work it, the bigger it gets," he said. "And, if you do something you love, that's what I tell kids, if you find something you love to do, do it, stick with it, and you'll never work a day in your life. You love it, it's just a holiday."
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in 'Toy Story 5.' (Walt Disney Pictures)
Toy Story 5, the latest chapter in the classic fun-filled toy-adventure franchise, is coming to streaming next month, and Taylor Swift is dropping a surprise to celebrate the news.
The billion-dollar box office franchise’s fifth edition will hit Disney+ on Sept. 23, 2026, Good Morning America announced exclusively on Thursday morning.
The film opened in theaters in June and is still in theaters, as well as now being available for purchase on digital.
In order to celebrate the occasion, Taylor Swift, whose single “I Knew It, I Knew You” headlines the soundtrack, shared a first-look sneak peek at the animated new music video for her piano version of the song.
An earlier music video for the new song, featuring the Toy Story 5 characters, was released in June.
In an interview aired on Good Morning America earlier this summer, the Grammy-winning singer said an early screening of the film sparked the idea for the track, which was inspired by Jessie, the beloved cowgirl first introduced in 1999's Toy Story 2.
"We've seen her have her heart broken. Like, we've watched, you know, the car pull away," Swift said. "I get really emotional talking about this."
The full video is available on Disney+, Spotify and Apple Music, ahead of the film's release to streaming next month.
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Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 4, 2026, in New York. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th annual Voices of Solidarity Award, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday ordered Justin Baldoni and the studio behind It Ends With Us to pay Blake Lively nearly $400,000 in attorneys' fees.
The decision comes after Lively requested a reimbursement of $7.5 million, which the judge said was "unreasonable."
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman instead ordered Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, to pay Lively just over $363,000 in attorneys' fees and $44,000 in costs.
Liman cited in his ruling a California state law designed to protect sexual harassment accusers from retaliation, but said that law only applies to Lively’s attorneys’ fees for defamation claims.
Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, responded to the ruling on Wednesday, saying the ruling "speaks for itself."
"Judge Liman clearly considered the ‘outrageous and unreasonable’ $8 million plus demand and, in rejecting it, awarded only 5% of the amount sought in legal fees and costs," Freedman said in a statement. "The ruling is a significant victory for my clients and sends a clear message that, no matter how powerful you may be, the courtroom is not a place to take advantage of the law for your own personal gain.”
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Lively.
The ruling comes over one year after Liman dismissed Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, the couple's publicist, Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni's defamation claim against The New York Times.
Lively and Baldoni, who starred together in It Ends With Us, have been embroiled in a legal battle since December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the film, which he also directed.
Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of attempting to orchestrate a smear campaign against her, allegations Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have vehemently denied.
Baldoni's lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by Liman in June 2025. The judge later gutted much of Lively's case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set, determining that she could continue to pursue her claims of retaliation against Baldoni's public relations team.
Baldoni, via his Wayfarer production company, and Lively agreed to settle their ongoing dispute in May this year. Liman ruled at the time that Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively's attorneys' fees but denied Lively's claim for punitive damages.
Busy Philipps attends Clooney Foundation For Justice's The Albies at New York Public Library on Sept. 26, 2024, in New York City. (Gotham/FilmMagic via Getty Images))
Actress Busy Philipps says she's "grateful to be alive" after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
In an exclusive interview with People, the Freaks and Geeks actress shared how the brain tumor was discovered and what the recovery process for her was like.
Philipps said that the discovery of the tumor began in June 2025 with her asking her doctor at her yearly physical about their opinion on full-body MRI screenings, which have recently become increasingly popular for detecting early-stage cancers, autoimmune disorders and more. Her doctor told her there was no need for one because he told her she was healthy.
Months later, the actress said that she got a second opinion from a doctor in her family who told her the screenings were great, saying, "Knowledge is power."
Philipps said that her scan was scheduled in February 2026, a day after the death of her friend and former Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek. Days later, she received the results of the scan, which revealed a lesion in her brain.
While recalling the moment that she had to get an MRI scan done, Philipps said, "My life was sort of flashing before my eyes a little bit."
After learning the results of her scan, the actress said she got in touch with her daughter's neurologist, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, who treats her for epilepsy. He reviewed her scan and told Philipps that the tumor had to come out. Devinsky then introduced Philipps to Dr. Golfinos, who facilitated the surgery.
When it came to telling her daughters Birdie Leigh Silverstein and Cricket Pearl Silverstein, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Silverstein, Philipps said that she had to be "honest" with them, adding that Birdie took the news much harder and said she was "really, really scared."
"I just kept saying to her, 'Birdie, you're just not in the movie where your mom dies senior year of high school, that's just not the movie that you're in. I promise you,'" she said.
After the surgery, Philipps said that doctors learned that the tumor was 2.8 cm by 1.8 cm and it was located on her right frontal lobe. After testing a sample of the tumor, doctors told her that it was a stage 2 glioma "caused by an IDH mutation." According to the National Institutes of Health, gliomas are "the most common primary brain tumors of the central nervous system."
Treatment for gliomas may vary based on tumor stage, with some patients undergoing surgery only and some patients needing to undergo additional treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy to destroy remaining cancer cells, according to the NIH. The actress said the doctors removed the tumor completely, and she isn't undergoing any other treatment at this time. But she does have to get scans every three months for the next two years.
"It really is sort of the best case scenario of the worst case scenario, I suppose," Philipps said.
While the surgery appeared to have gone smoothly for Philipps, it was a second procedure that she said "really threw me."
Six weeks after the initial surgery, Philipps said she was told her that her surgical incisions needed debridement, which, according to the NIH, is the removal of dead, damaged, infected or foreign tissue from a wound to help healthy tissue heal.
Following the procedure, Philipps said doctors found two different forms of staphylococcus infection. She also said she was on a high dose of oral antibiotics for 29 days.
Philipps said that she healed after the debridement and that she hopes that others, especially women, can learn from her experience.
"First of all, there's nothing to be afraid of in having information, it's only empowering," she said. "And secondly, if you feel anything, don't let some doctor be like, there's -- 'I don't like it, you don't need to do it. That's a waste of time.' See things through if you can."
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The key art for 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 5. (Disney, Hulu)
The official trailer for season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has arrived.
In addition to the brand-new trailer, Hulu has announced that season 5 of the reality series premieres on Sept. 10. As previously announced, the fifth season of the show will consist of five episodes rather than the usual 10. The show has already been renewed for seasons 6 and 7.
The season 5 cast includes Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, Jessi Draper, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda Hope and Whitney Leavitt.
"After two wild years, #MomTok is hotter than hell, but will friendships and dreams go up in flames? Taylor returns from The Bachelorette with unfinished business, an old temptation, and the pressure of life in the public eye. Whitney debuts on Broadway in New York City as tensions back home chase her. Back in Utah, the limits of loyalty are tested as fame, secrets and backlash threaten #MomTok — with every blowup making headlines," according to the season's official synopsis. "As the heat threatens to burn the sisterhood, have they finally flown too close to the sun? With rumors spiraling and the public demanding answers, the sisterhood starts to crack, and #MomTok must decide what — and who — it’s willing to sacrifice."
The new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives arrives months after Paul's season as lead of The Bachelorette was pulled by ABC amid an open "domestic assault investigation" involving Paul and ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.
Season 5 marks Leavitt's final season as a cast member on the series. She confirmed her departure in a video posted to Instagram in May.
Additionally, Hulu has announced a spinoff titled The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which will star Affleck. Fans assume she will also leave the original show after season 5.
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Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff are crowned the winners of 'Love Island USA' season 8. (Ben Symons/Peacock)
I got a text! It says that Love Island USA has been renewed for season 9 on Peacock.
Emmy nominee Ariana Madix is set to return as the host of the popular reality dating competition series in the ninth season.
Love Island USA follows singles who go on a search for love while living in a Fijian villa. "Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before," according to an official synopsis. "Temptations rise and drama ensues as new 'bombshells' arrive, forcing Islanders to decide if they want to remain with their current partners or recouple with someone new."
Love Island USA season 8 ended its run on July 12. Fan-favorite contestants Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff were crowned the winners.
The season 8 Islanders are set to reunite at the Love Island USA reunion special, which will be co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen.
According to Peacock, the reunion special will bring together "this season’s winners, fan-favorite couples, and this year’s bombshells for an up close and personal look back at their experience in the villa."
A trailer for the reunion was released alongside the show's renewal announcement. It finds Islanders such as Aniya Harvey, Carl Schmidt, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, Kayda Bosse, Zach Georgiou and Kenzie Annis discussing all the shenanigans from the summer.
"You just rolled your eyes," Annis tells Moreno in the trailer.
"Yeah," Moreno says, before bombshell Jenn Terry says, "So messy."
The season 8 reunion special will premiere Aug. 31 on Peacock.
Season 8 of Love Island USA has garnered 19 billion minutes of views since its premiere on June 2, according to numbers from Peacock. The show ranks as the #1 streaming title for summer 2026 to date and the #1 streaming reality title for six consecutive weeks, according to data from Nielsen.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton appear in this photo for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus is remembering her honorary godmother, Dolly Parton, following the country music legend's death at age 80.
"The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts," Cyrus wrote in a social media post Wednesday, alongside a photo of Parton.
"What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis," Cyrus continued. "I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things."
Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville after a "brief battle" with cancer, according to her publicist.
Parton told ABC News' Robin Roberts in a 2009 interview that she was asked to be Cyrus' godmother by the singer's father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
"I'm her honorary godmother. I've known her since she was a baby," Parton said. "Her father's a friend of mine, and when she was born, he said, 'You just have to be her godmother,' and I said, 'I accept.' We never did do a big ceremony, but I'm so proud of her, love her and she's just like one of my own."
Years later, Parton opened up about her bond with Miley Cyrus in the ABC News special Dolly Parton: From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll, saying she loved her "like a child."
Parton also praised Miley Cyrus as "talented in every way" and spoke about the connection they shared when performing together.
"I know where she's going and she knows where I'm going," Parton said. "So out of that really comes a really magical thing sometimes."
The two singers collaborated several times over the years, including on a cover of Miley Cyrus' 2013 hit "Wrecking Ball" for Parton's 2023 album, Rockstar.
After the album's release, Miley Cyrus shared a video celebrating Parton as she drove past a billboard of her on Hollywood Boulevard.
"I love you so much Aunt Dolly, congratulations on your rock 'n' roll album," Miley Cyrus said in the video. "I love you."
The pair also reunited musically earlier this year, when Miley Cyrus joined Parton, Reba McEntire, Queen Latifah and Lainey Wilson for a new version of Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" in celebration of Parton's 80th birthday.
Miley Cyrus — who featured Parton on several episodes of her show Hannah Montana — has described Parton as a maternal figure in her life.
"Dolly's been like a mother to me," Miley Cyrus told W Magazine in 2024 while recalling a Mother's Day message she received from Parton that read, "How much do I love you? As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach."
More recently, in March, Miley Cyrus told Good Morning America that one of the biggest lessons she learned from Parton was "to start promoting something before it's real."
Billy Ray Cyrus paid tribute to Parton on his own after her death, recalling their decadeslong friendship in a post on Instagram.
Billy Ray Cyrus said Parton had recently sent him a message telling him she loved him "with her whole heart."
"I will always love her in the same way … with my whole heart … and I always will," he wrote.
Rupert Grint poses at the 'Yön Lapsi' (Nightborn) photocall during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on Feb. 14, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)
Rupert Grint is headed back to Hogwarts.
The actor, who portrayed Ron Weasley in all eight of the Harry Potter films, is reprising the role of the Gryffindor wizard on Broadway.
Grint is joining the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a 17-week engagement starting on Feb. 2, 2027. His time in the role is scheduled to last through May 30, 2027.
Grint follows in the footsteps of Tom Felton, who originated Draco Malfoy in the films and has been playing the adult version of the character in the production over the last year. Felton has extended his run in the production many times.
Felton is currently expected to exit the show on Jan. 3, 2027, meaning at this time his Broadway run won't overlap with Grint's.
In a statement shared with Deadline, Grint said, “Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life. There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life is truly exciting."
He continued, “The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage I was blown away and I can’t wait to set foot back on Platform 9 ¾ and pick up where I left off. I am overjoyed to join this exceptional cast and crew at the Lyric Theatre this winter.”
The play continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the events of the book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.
Lily Collins as Emily and Ashley Park as Mindy in 'Emily in Paris' season 6. (Caroline Dubois/Netflix)
This Christmas Eve, you can expect the gift of Emily in Paris.
Netflix has announced that the sixth and final season of the popular romance series will premiere on Dec. 24.
Lily Collins once again stars as the titular American marketing executive who moved overseas for work. Season 6 is still in production in France. The season started production in Greece back in May. Darren Star created the show, which he also executive produces and writes for.
“I wanted the final season to feel like the biggest Emily in Paris experience yet," Star said in a press release. "We went to multiple locations this season, and Greece was somewhere we really wanted to showcase in a spectacular way. That’s part of the fantasy of Europe: you’re always within reach of another extraordinary place, another culture, another adventure. I wanted the audience to have that vicarious experience of traveling right along with Emily.”
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Minnie Driver and Paul Forman also star in season 6 the romance series.
"Stepping into a new era of ambition and romance, Emily faces defining choices that test her ultimate loyalties," according to an official logline for the season. "But as unexpected career conflicts and shifting relationships force her to reevaluate where her true future lies, she must make one final choice between her career, her heart, and the life she’s built in Paris."
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman star in 'The Love Hypothesis.' (Philippe Bossé/Prime Video)
No lessons in chemistry are necessary.
Prime Video has released the official trailer for its film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis. The movie is based on The New York Times bestselling first novel by Ali Hazelwood.
Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith and Tom Bateman takes on the role of Dr. Adam Carlsen in this new rom-com.
The Love Hypothesis follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive and hotshot professor Carlsen. Through their time together, "each of their carefully calculated theories on love are thrown into chaos," according to an official description from Amazon MGM Studios.
The film's trailer finds Reinhart's Olive kissing a random man in order to make her best friend feel comfortable enough to pursue a relationship of her own. It turns out that random man is actually Dr. Carlsen, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Evil.
"There's a guy. He wants to go out with my best friend. The only way that she will date this guy is if I'm dating someone else," Olive says.
"I accept your proposal to deceive your friend into believing that I'm your love interest," Dr. Carlsen says back.
"It sounds really bad when you put it like that," Olive responds.
Set it Up director Claire Scanlon helmed it from a script by Sarah Rothschild. Both Hazelwood and Reinhart serve as executive producers on the project.
The Love Hypothesis makes its streaming debut on Sept. 23.
English actor and singer Tim Curry appears in this photo on Jan. 23, 1974. (Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tim Curry, the British actor known for scene-stealing roles in cult classics and blockbusters ranging from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died, his publisher at Grand Central confirmed. He was 80.
The publisher declined further comment on the death of the beloved actor. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the actor's home overnight for a death investigation, which they concluded without finding anything suspicious.
The actor survived a stroke in 2012 that left him requiring the use of a wheelchair and limited his work mostly to voice acting and guest appearances at fan events.
Born in Cheshire, England, Curry began his career on the London stage in the 1970s, performing in the original West End production of Hair. He later appeared on Broadway in Tom Stoppard's Travesties and in Amadeus. For the latter, he received a Tony nomination for best actor in a play.
Curry was probably best known for playing mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The actor originated the character on the West End stage in the early 1970s before reprising the role for the 1975 film adaptation. Thanks in large part to midnight showings, the film has the longest-running theatrical release in history.
Curry's talent for playing campy villains, coupled with his recognizable baritone voice, landed him a series of memorable roles throughout the 1980s, including as the butler Wadsworth in Clue, the Lord of Darkness in the fantasy film Willow and the shape-shifting clown Pennywise in the TV miniseries It, adapted from Stephen King's novel.
The actor starred in a string of Hollywood films throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with major roles in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, The Three Musketeers, The Hunt for Red October and Charlie's Angels. He made frequent guest appearances on TV shows as well, including Roseanne, Will & Grace and Monk.
Curry was also a prolific voice actor, winning a Daytime Emmy for his performance as Captain Hook in the animated series Peter Pan and the Pirates. He voiced Nigel Thornberry on the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys, and appeared in the films FernGully: The Last Rainforest and The Rugrats Movie.
An accomplished singer, Curry appeared on various movie soundtracks and released three solo albums. His 1979 single "I Do the Rock" charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
In 2004, Curry returned to Broadway, originating the role of King Arthur in Spamalot, the hit comedy musical written by Monty Python member Eric Idle and based on the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The performance earned him a Tony nomination for best performance by a leading actor in a musical.
Three years after his stroke, Curry made a rare public appearance to accept the Actors Fund's lifetime achievement award and reflected on his use of humor amid his recovery.
"It’s not tough to maintain," he told Los Angeles Magazine about his sense of humor. "It is just part of my DNA."
Curry also reflected on his iconic role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. "It's neither a blessing nor a curse. I was lucky to get it," he told the magazine.
Dolly Parton pictured for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer, revealed more than a decade ago which song she hoped would be part of her final farewell.
In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Parton was asked which song she would want played at her funeral.
Parton said she wanted the country-gospel hymn "If We Never Meet Again" to be sung. The song was a favorite of her father, Lee Parton, and had also been performed at his funeral following his death in 2000, she said.
Parton had also made plans for her funeral well before her death. Her representatives confirmed that the singer requested a small, private service for immediate family members.
Her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, also shared that Parton wanted to be laid to rest in a "beautiful bed of plush cotton."
But even after that final goodbye, Parton has another piece of music waiting for fans.
An unreleased song titled "My Place in History" remains locked inside a chestnut box at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Parton wrote and recorded the song in 2015, the year the resort opened, with instructions that the box remain sealed until Jan. 19, 2046, which would have marked her 100th birthday.
The recording is stored on a CD, and Parton even included a CD player inside the box to make sure people would still have a way to listen to it decades later. The unusual arrangement effectively turned the song into a musical time capsule.
In her 2020 book, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Parton joked about whether the technology would survive long enough for the plan to work.
"There's no telling what music is going to be by then," she wrote. "Hopefully, it will play and the whole thing ain't rotted."
Parton was 69 when she recorded "My Place in History" and initially entertained the possibility that she might be there when the box was opened.
"I might, and if I do, I'm going to be at that opening," she wrote.
While fans will have to wait two decades to hear that recording, another of Parton's final projects will move forward much sooner.
Dolly: A True Original Musical, the Broadway production based on Parton's life and career, will proceed with its previously announced schedule following her death. The musical will begin previews Dec. 7 at the St. James Theatre in New York City before officially opening Jan. 19, 2027, which would have been Parton's 81st birthday.
"As was Dolly's wish, the Broadway run of DOLLY: A True Original Musical will begin previews December 7 at the St. James Theatre in New York City," the production said in a statement.
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Will Angus, Nicholas Duvernay and Jack Martin in 'Not Suitable For Work.' (Disney/Gwen Capistran)
Not Suitable For Work has been canceled after one season on Hulu. The show's creator and its cast have taken to social media to share their reactions to the news.
Mindy Kaling created the comedy that starred Ella Hunt, Avantika Vandanapu, Will Angus, Jack Martin and Nicholas Duvernay.
Kaling took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo carousel filled with memories from making the series.
"I love this show, I loved making this show, I love these people, and I love all of you for all your sweet comments, messages, edits and for watching @NotSuitableForWork," Kaling captioned her post.
Stars Duvernay and Vandanapu both commented red heart emojis, while Vandanapu made a post of her own to her Instagram Story.
"I love this cast and this team so very much,” Vandanapu wrote. “@NotSuitableForWork gave me such an opportunity of a lifetime and introduced me to people and audiences I could have never even dreamed of meeting before. I am so grateful to Mindy, Charlie, Hulu, Warner Bros for giving us this chance. We love you.”
Martin also took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts on the cancellation.
“I will ALWAYS love @NotSuitableForWork and everyone who was a part of it!!!!!! Thank you for watching," he wrote.
Hunt similarly shared a post on her Instagram Story, writing, "i had the most wonderful time making not suitable for work." She thanked Kaling and showrunner Charlie Grandy for "assembling the loveliest group of goobers there ever was" and said "this show was a dream come true for me."
Not Suitable for Work spanned nine episodes and premiered on June 2. It followed "five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness, in Manhattan," according to its official synopsis.
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Dolly Parton performs live onstage at the U.K. Country Music Festival, April 1, 1976. (Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images)
Celebrities are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Lily Tomlin, Parton's longtime friend and one of her co-stars in the 1980 hit comedy 9 to 5, wrote on Instagram, "No words…" alongside a broken heart emoji.
The movie was Parton's big-screen debut, and she wrote and performed the film's chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song.
Tomlin said at the 16th annual Governors Awards in 2025 that the song "9 to 5" was "so much bigger than any singular theme song on a movie soundtrack," saying it "became an anthem for our culture of the time."
She added at the time that Parton's "humanitarian achievements are as staggering as her formidable singing career" and called her "one of the few people who remains in this world that everyone loves and respects."
Country singer Kacey Musgraves wrote on social media on Tuesday, "This really really hurts."
"The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden," Musgraves said. "So glad she's with her Carl Dean."
Dean, who was Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died last year at the age of 82.
Parton’s fellow country singer and actress Reba McEntire wrote on Instagram, "Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart."
"There will never ever be another you. We will remember and cherish every memory and every note you ever played and sang," she continued. "I’ll never forget the first time I met you and I’ll never forget our last conversation. I hold it with love in my heart."
The Jacksons called Parton a "true trailblazer" in a statement on Instagram.
"Through her extraordinary talent, kindness and generosity, she opened doors and inspired generations around the world. We share this special memory from 1977, when we had the honor of meeting Dolly in England on the same day we also met Queen Elizabeth II," the Jacksons wrote alongside a carousel of images. "Thank you, Dolly, for the music, the joy and the light you shared with us all."
"Our prayers are with Dolly’s family, friends and everyone whose life she touched. ... Your beautiful spirit and remarkable legacy will live on forever," the Jacksons said.
Khloe Kardashian, a Parton superfan, wrote in an Instagram Story, "Some people are so extraordinary, their existence feels almost impossible. Dolly was one of those people."
"A once-in-a-lifetime soul. A woman whose light, heart, talent and humanity changed this world forever," Kardashian wrote. "To have admired her was a gift. To have met her, spent time in her presence, and somehow been lucky enough that Dolly Parton knew my name... I will never have words big enough for what that means to me."
"What an astronomical human being. What a legacy. What a loss," she added. "There will never be another Dolly.
Singer Kelly Clarkson also honored the legendary singer, writing on social media that Parton "had a way of making everyone feel special, and seen, and welcomed, and as if you were old friends."
"I will miss her heart and her voice as I am sure millions will," Clarkson said. "What an incredible gift and talent she was and still is with an amazing catalogue of art she has left behind for all of us."
Jack White of The White Stripes, who covered Parton's hit song "Jolene" in 2000, posted a photo of Parton on Instagram with the caption, "Instant Sainthood."
Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth wrote on Instagram that she was "heartbroken," calling Parton her "ultimate inspiration."
"I met Dolly on several occasions and she always made me feel like one of her own. She even agreed to sing with me on one of my records," Chenoweth said. "The world has lost one of the best but I know we will never forget her because she is impossible to forget. I love you Dolly and I will ALWAYS love you."
The Muppets also honored the iconic performer, saying in a statement on Facebook, "There will never be another quite like Dolly Parton. She was the ultimate singer, songwriter, actress, performer, and philanthropist. She filled the world with light and we are so grateful for every second we got to spend with her onstage and off."
Actress Octavia Spencer called Parton "a gift to the world," writing on social media, "[Y]our voice, your philanthropic heart, and warmth made us ... feel seen and that the world was a pretty decent place."
Actor Colman Domingo wrote on social media, "Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness. What a light. We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her."
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Dolly Parton performs on The Pyramid Stage during day 3 of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014, in Glastonbury, England. (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage via Getty Images)
Dolly Parton, the country music superstar known as much for her philanthropy and theme park business as she was for her chart-topping hit songs, has died at 80.
The news was announced Tuesday in a message from Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, on behalf of her family. No cause of death was initially provided, but a later statement provided by her publicist said Parton died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones after "bravely facing a brief battle with cancer."
A small private service will be held for immediate family, the publicist said.
Parton confirmed she was dealing with health issues in September 2025, writing on Instagram, "As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures." Nearly six months later, at the seasonal opening of her Dollywood theme park, she said that she was still dealing with "a few little health issues" from which she was taking time to recover.
Parton, who'd turned 80 the previous January, also shared that she was still navigating her grief over the March 2025 death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying that she had been taking time since to rebuild herself "spiritually, emotionally and physically."
In a music career that began when she was still a child, born into poverty in the tiny mountain community of Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton went on to become one of the world's most successful and beloved entertainers, regarded as a country music living legend. Her trademark style — big blond hair, flamboyant clothes and makeup — was cultivated early in her career, while she was still in her teens.
"I take my negatives and try to make them into positives, and I always feel better being more flamboyant," Parton wrote in her 2023 book Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. "Maybe I looked cheap, but I knew I wasn’t cheap."
Parton's style helped her get noticed but her talent made her unforgettable. She wrote and recorded many of country and pop's most enduring songs, including the hits "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors" — added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2011 — "Here You Come Again," "Love Is Like a Butterfly," "9 to 5" and more.
Parton's biggest hit, however, was inarguably "I Will Always Love You," which topped the charts three times, most notably when Whitney Houston's 1992 cover became a global smash. Houston's performance remains the bestselling song by a female artist of all time.
In 2014, the Record Industry Association of America recognized Parton for sales of over 100 million units worldwide, including 19 RIAA-certified Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum albums out of the more than 100 studio, live and compilation albums she released during her more than six-decade recording career.
Parton was also an actress, making her big-screen debut in the 1980 hit comedy 9 to 5, opposite Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin — Parton also wrote and performed the film's chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song. Not including cameos as herself, she appeared in some nine films in all, among them the enduring 1989 comedy-drama Steel Magnolias.
A savvy businesswoman, Forbes magazine in June 2025 estimated Parton's net financial worth at $450 million, placing her #78 on their list of America's wealthiest self-made women. In addition to her extensive publishing catalog — Parton was careful to retain ownership of the songs she wrote, the recordings of which number over 1,000 — the bulk of her wealth came from her Dollywood theme park and other entertainment and hospitality holdings under her Dollywood Company.
Parton was also generous with her money. Through her nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, "Saint Dolly," as her fans dubbed her, supported education by providing scholarships and financial assistance to people in need. Her Imagination Library, launched in 1995, has provided nearly 308 million books for free to children in the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Canada and Australia, according to its official website.
When wildfires in 2016 ravaged the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee, where she grew up, Parton created a fund that gave $1,000 a month for six months to some 900 families affected by the fires to help them get back on their feet, and also organized a telethon to raise money for the fires' victims. Four years later, Parton donated $1 million to Tennessee's Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help fund the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, and later urged Americans to get vaccinated against the virus in a video that showed her receiving the shot as she sang her hit "Jolene," with the refrain updated to "vaccine."
Parton was one of only 17 people to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a rarified list that also includes fellow greats Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles; with Brenda Lee, Parton was one of only two female artists so honored. She was one of fewer still artists inducted into the Country, Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame.
In 2004, the Library of Congress honored Parton with its Living Legend Award in recognition to her contributions to American culture. The following year, she received the National Medal of Arts, the U.S. government's highest honor for an artist, as well as the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006.
Parton received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2011, in addition to her 10 Grammy wins out of more than 50 nominations. Additionally, her songs "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2024, Billboardmagazine placed Parton in the #1 spot on its list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time."
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short in 'Only Murders in the Building' season 6. (Disney/Miya Mizuno)
Only Murders in the Building now has a season 6 release date ... and a new title.
Hulu has announced that the original comedy series will premiere on Dec. 8. The 10-episode sixth season finds the crime-solving trio of Charles, Oliver and Mabel trading in New York City for London in order to solve a new mystery.
In fact, Hulu is dubbing season 6 of the series Only Murders in London to account for the location change.
Season 6 of the show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez alongside a star-studded group of special guests including Tina Fey, Olivia Colman, Meryl Streep, David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan and Martin Freeman.
"After successfully bringing the guilty to justice once again, Charles, Oliver and Mabel embark on their hardest case yet when the next victim — Cinda Canning — arrives at their doorstep, summoning them to London to catch her killer," according to the season's official synopsis. "Our beloved trio of true crime-solving podcasters must now navigate their way through the home of the cozy murder mystery, replete with a whole new collection of suspicious and particularly English-eccentric characters. But can they follow in the footsteps of the woman whose podcast started it all for them … without having their story end the same as hers?"
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The actor is set to star as Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego in Prime Video's upcoming RoboCop series.
The new show will be based on the MGM film franchise. It comes from showrunner, writer and executive producer Peter Ocko. Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, the co-creaters and co-writers of the original film, are set to executive produce the new show. Also executive producing are James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
Stevens has been cast almost a month after Amazon MGM Studios greenlit the new series. He takes on the part that was originally portrayed by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film.
RoboCop follows a world where "a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer," according to its official logline.
The new series will consist of eight episodes. In July, Prime Video released a statement from producer Wan on what can be expected from the upcoming show.
“I've been a massive fan of Robocop forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream,” Wan said. “What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter's distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we're working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.”
