Chicago Cubs infielder Matt Shaw says he’s fine with any backlash after missing the team’s game last Sunday to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial, following criticism from New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen—who called his decision “weird”—and others. The Cubs lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds that day, but Shaw defended missing the game, saying attending Kirk’s memorial was “really important” to him. “Whatever backlash comes is OK,” the 23-year-old told reporters on Tuesday. The Cubs rookie had been invited to the memorial by Kirk’s widow Erika; he and the late conservative activist became friends while living in the same Arizona apartment complex; “I feel strongly in my faith that (it) was meant to be,” Shaw said about attending the event, adding of Kirk that, “he texted me after every game, you know, ‘Great win for the Cubbies.’” In August, Kirk posted a photo on X captioned “Cubs Win!” posing with Shaw and Cubs first baseman Michael Busch. The Cubs rookie had team permission to attend Sunday’s memorial, where President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk were gave speeches.
A plane carrying the Spanish minister of defense has suffered from a suspected Russian GPS jamming attack. Officials from the Iberian nation said the Airbus A330 carrying Margarita Robles, 68, encountered what the Daily Mail described as a “disturbance” while traveling to Lithuania. She was bound for Siauliai airbase in the north of the country, where she was scheduled to meet her counterpart, Dovile Sakaliene. During the flight, the plane flew over the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which is separated from the rest of Russia by the NATO member states of Lithuania and Latvia. A Spanish defense ministry spokesperson said, “There has been an attempt to disrupt the GPS signal, but as our aircraft has an encrypted system, it was not affected.” The incident comes on the back of several flashpoints connected to Russia. Between 19 and 23 drones were shot down in Polish airspace. A jet carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria suffered GPS disruption and had to make an emergency landing. Sky News reports the Spanish plane was also carrying the families of NATO pilots defending the alliance’s eastern border.
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Emma Watson has opened up about the difficulties she’s experienced forming relationships in Hollywood. “You always get asked when you’re promoting these big films, like, ‘so do you guys hang out on set?’” Watson noted in an interview on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast. “And everyone sort of like nods enthusiastically. But the truth is, no one has seen each other outside of work,” she said. “It’s so unusual to make a set of films for 12 years, and we were a community,” the 35-year-old continued of filming the “Harry Potter” movie franchise as a child, saying that she “took that as an expectation” on her other projects, and “came to work looking for friendship.” This proved “bone-breakingly painful,” she said, explaining that she subsequently found these feelings weren’t often replicated by her peers. “I’m just not thick-skinned, and maybe I just wasn’t built for those kinds of highly competitive environments,” the actress said tearfully. “It broke me,” she added. Watson’s last Hollywood project was Little Women in 2019; after filming, she attended only the film’s New York premiere and skipped its broader press tour. Earlier this month, she described the promotional aspect of “selling things” as “soul-destroying.”
Matthew McConaughey’s mother had a strange request following her husband’s death after they had sex. The Dallas Buyers Club actor’s mother, Mary Kathleen “Kay” McConaughey, wanted his father carried out “in his birthday suit” after his fatal heart attack, McConaughey wrote in his 2020 book, Greenlights. McConaughey, 55, recalled his mom’s words as his father, James Donald McConaughey’s body was taken out of their house covered in a sheet. McConaughey said his mom pulled off the sheet, saying “‘That’s Big Jim, he’s gonna go out how he went. Don’t be trying to cover up how he went out. He’s in his birthday suit and he’s right there. Don’t be covering that man up!’” James always wished to die making love to Kay, McConaughey said in a Saturday interview with The Guardian about his new book, Poems & Prayers. McConaughey’s dad died back in 1992 at the age of 62. The couple had a turbulent relationship in which they were “married three times, divorced twice,” the Interstellar actor said. McConaughey speculated that his parents “just needed some breaks for each other.”
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Former NFL Star Rudi Johnson wrote a motivational message to Virginia youth last week, days before his suicide. Johnson, who grew up in Virginia, played at Auburn University for a year before spending the majority of his eight-year career in the NFL with the Bengals. Before his death, he was reported to have been struggling with a mental health issue which may have been linked to CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive brain trauma. The NFL star, 45, addressed the Chesterfield Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 in a taped message. “I just want to say dream big, shoot for the stars, stay focused, never give up. And one more thing: For all the kids from Chesterfield County, I’ll be watching for the next star to be born,” he continued. Johnson was passionate about speaking to the young and uplifting his community through his philanthropic work.
Chuck Schumer briefly lost all command of the English language during an MSNBC appearance on Wednesday morning. “Do Republican leaders on the Hill want that meeting to take place, though?” Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough asked the 74-year-old Senate minority leader, referring to prospective talks on how to end the ongoing Senate standoff over stopgap funding proposals. “That’s a good Chuck…” Schumer replied, simultaneously appearing to confuse his own name with the word “question” while inadvertently also congratulating himself in the third person. “I’m the Chuck,” he said in an attempt to shrug off the gaffe, looking at the host and saying “Joe” to remind viewers at home, and perhaps himself, of the network mainstay’s name. The embarrassing verbal flub comes amid growing dissatisfaction within the Democratic Party over its current leadership, and outside speculation about whether now may be the time to allow a younger candidate to take the reins, with 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being floated as a possibility.
Fans attending the Ryder Cup’s opening day on Friday have been prohibited from bringing range finders into the event due to “enhanced security measures” due to President Donald Trump’s plans to attend. The ban on range finders, which are commonly used to map out how far the ball is from the hole, comes a little over a year after the Pennsylvania assassination attempt of Trump. About 20 minutes before the Butler rally began, Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was spotted by an officer using a range finder. The Ryder Cup has also banned people in the first tee grandstand or clubhouse area from bringing large umbrellas, portable folding chairs, torch-style lighters, large vaping devices, metal/hard plastic insulated beverage containers, laptops and tablets. Fans should also expect to go through TSA-style screening points at the entrance and throughout the event itself. To accommodate these additional measures, Ryder Cup officials have decided to open the gates at 5 a.m. on Friday and told fans that they should expect delays due to increased security. All of this prep comes after Trump’s arrival at the U.S. Open caused the men’s singles final match to be delayed by nearly 50 minutes.
An assistant teacher has been arrested after allegedly using a “poop-spray” to stink up a high school in North Carolina, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Alexander Lewis, 32, purchased the pungent liquid, designed to smell like fecal matter, and daubed it all over the halls at West Florence High School. So strong was the odor that students complained of nausea and dizziness, with one student’s parents claiming it triggered their child’s asthma, prompting multiple trips to the doctor. “Personally, as a student, every time I go to my second block class, I walk up the stairwell and immediately, teachers are covering their noses and their mouths, coughing because of the smell,” a student told ABC. ”I got physically sick the other day because of the smell; I feel like I’m going to pass out because I get so lightheaded and so dizzy.” After spending $55,000 on inspecting nearby gas lines, propane systems, and air conditioning units, the school eventually identified Lewis as the culprit after he was spotted spraying the liquid on the school’s surveillance systems, and was arrested and charged with causing malicious injury. The teacher claims the spray bottle merely contained a lemon-flavored hand sanitizer. “It’s frustrating this gentleman was responsible for our kids, and I would love to have him say why he did it, and why he continued to do it after he learned kids were getting sick,” one parent said.
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Roku has announced the reunion of the cast of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary since its premiere. The 2006 MTV reality show aimed to document the lives of high schools in Orange County, California.Roku has left longtime fans anticipating Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti, and Kristin Cavallari back on their screens. The show was later made into a spin-off, The Hills, featuring Lauren Conrad. The former reality star wrote in an Instagram caption, “Let’s go back to the beginning.” The special will include untold behind-the-scenes stories and the cast’s reaction to the show’s present-day return. “It defined a generation of pop culture and paved the way for the reality genre as we know it,” the head of Roki Originals said. The two-hour reunion special will debut in 2026
A Marvel insider has revealed exactly what caused Spider-Man star Tom Holland to be rushed to the hospital after a botched stunt saw him treated for a concussion last week. “The accident wasn’t as bad as people think,” a source told The Sun. “A line snapped on a pull ring, and he got a bump on his bounce. Filming was supposed to start again in London on Thursday, but for now the production team has been told to stand down for two weeks. Tom has been taking it easy as he had a suspected concussion, and no one wants him to rush back to set.” The source claimed the injury was simply a “minor setback,” and wouldn’t affect the release date of the upcoming Spider-Man film Brand New Day, which is due for release in July 2026. Shortly after the incident, Holland was spotted attending a charity gala with co-star and fiancée Zendaya, which his father Dominic also attended. When asked about the injury, Holland Sr. told those in attendance that his son would be taking a break from filming “for a while” to ensure his recovery went smoothly.