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Comedian Pete Davidson said he could be tempted back to the show that launched his career if its legendary creator, Lorne Michaels, wanted him. “I’d do anything for Lorne. I had a great time hosting last time, and anytime you get that call, it’s an honor and a privilege,” Davidson told People. The 31-year-old made his name on Saturday Night Live, joining the late-night sketch show for its 40th season in 2014, when he was just 20, and sticking around for eight seasons. Michaels, 80, launched SNL in 1975 and has served as its executive producer almost entirely ever since. “I owe that guy my life. He jump-started everything,” Davidson added. “So I’d do anything for Lorne, and he knows that.” Since departing the series in 2022, Davidson returned to host in 2023 and made a cameo in a 2024 episode hosted by fellow SNL alum John Mulaney. But The King of Staten Island star said he wouldn’t be averse to returning to work at Studio 8H again. “It’s always relevant, it’s a hot show,” Davidson said. “People look forward to it, and the cast is great.” Emmy-nominated actor Stellan Skarsgård has a rare glimpse into his health, three years after a stroke saw him struggle to continue working while filming Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two. The 74-year-old Swedish star spoke at the Los Angeles premiere of his latest film, Joachim Trier’s critically acclaimed Sentimental Value, telling People that he is “good” but has had to adjust as he can no longer memorize his lines. The workaround—having dialogue fed through an earpiece—is “not as easy as you’d think,” he added. “It sounds like, ‘Oh, yeah. He just listens to his dialogue and assesses it,’ but... the rhythm of the scene has to be as if he wasn’t there, the voice in the ear,” he explains. “So he has to say his lines very fast and very neutral and on top of my co-worker’s lines.” The Mamma Mia! actor has eight children, including actors Alexander and Bill Skarsgård, and is best known for films including Breaking the Waves, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and Good Will Hunting. While the stroke didn’t slow him down—he finished Dune and the Disney+ TV series, Andor—Skarsgård told Vulture that he feels “a little more like I live under the sword now” following the health scare. “I’ve lived a naughty life. And I’m 74, which is already on overtime.” Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. Between work, maintaining a social life, and trying to get enough sleep, finding time to exercise can be a challenge. 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Five days later, police confirmed Kenney “took his own life after walking onto the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway” at 3:49 a.m. on Oct. 31. “I would like to thank everyone who took part in the effort to get Owen back to his family,” Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said. “We hope this recovery brings some measure of closure to a family experiencing unimaginable loss. We ask that everyone continue to respect the privacy of the Kenney family during this difficult time.” A New Jersey native, Kenney graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, N.J., in 2024. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org24/7. Predator: Badlands has debuted at the top of the box office, beating Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film, Die My Love. The latest installment in the sci-fi franchise opened with $15.6 million on Friday, including preview screenings. It’s projected to make between $25 and $30 million in its opening weekend. Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, with Lawrence at the helm opposite Robert Pattinson, earned around $1 million on Friday and in previews. The last two entries in the Predator franchise were the 2022 prequel Prey and a 2025 animated anthology film, Predator: Killer of Killers. Dan Trachtenberg directed both of those, in addition to Badlands. The film stars up-and-coming actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as a young outcast of the species with Elle Fanning playing his android companion—known as a “synthetic” from the Alien franchise. Disney doled out $105 million for the project, excluding marketing expenses. However, it is considerably less than the studio’s $180 million production budget for Tron: Ares, which was a box office flop, grossing roughly $136 million globally. 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Just under four percent of overall U.S. flights were cancelled, with 194 airports being affected, according to the New York Times. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said cuts could jump to as high as 20 percent. A bill proposed twice by Republican Senator Ron Johnson on Friday would have paid federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats blocked it twice, with Senator Gary Peters saying it would leave “too much discretion up to President Trump.” United Airlines Senior Vice President Mike Hanna told the Today show that the impact is comparable to a small winter storm, but Thanksgiving will exacerbate the effects. “The closer we get to the holidays, obviously, the available seats will be less,” he said. UPS has grounded its fleet of the type of plane involved in Tuesday’s Louisville, Kentucky crash, the company said Friday. The fiery crash of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport has a confirmed death toll of 14 people, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board is heading an investigation into its cause. Boeing has recommended that three operators of the aircraft ground the planes, with further engineering analysis needed, the company said. There are 70 of the 34-year-old crafts operated by UPS, FedEx and Western Global, according to Boeing. FedEx said it is grounding its 28 planes while conducting a safety review. Crews continue to search the half-mile of wreckage, with a victim located on Friday, according to Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg. Nine are still believed to be missing. “We pray for each of the victims’ families, and pray that no additional victims are lost as our first responders continue to search and seek answers that we all are looking for,” Greenberg said in a video statement. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla shared the devastating news on Friday that their first child, daughter Sterling Sol Vesia, was stillborn. 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The Wellington, New Zealand-born moviemaker died “peacefully at home” after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, his family told Radio New Zealand in a statement. “His legacy continues with his whānau [family], his mokopuna [grandchild], every filmmaker he inspired, every boundary he broke, and every story he told with his genius eye and honest heart,” they said, adding that he “championed Māori talent both on and off screen.” After gaining fame in his home country with his debut feature, 1994’s Māori family drama Once Were Warriors, Tamahori was courted by Hollywood. He went on to direct such star-driven projects as 1996’s Mulholland Falls, with Nick Nolte and Jennifer Connelly, and 1997’s The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. In 2002, Tamahori was tapped to direct Die Another Day—Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as the slick spy 007 before Daniel Craig assumed the role in 2006’s Casino Royale—which was the franchise’s most successful film up to that point. Tamahori is survived by his longtime partner, Justine; his four children; and a granddaughter. Denise Richards is celebrating a legal victory in her ongoing divorce battle, with a judge granting The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 54, a five-year restraining order against her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers. The ruling requires Phypers, 53, to stay at least 100 yards away from the actress at all times, and bars him from sharing any information about Richards with the media. He is also banned from owning or purchasing firearms. The ruling comes four months after Richards was granted a temporary restraining order against Phypers, whom she accused of abusing her throughout their seven-year marriage. Richards also accused her ex of violating that restraining order by sharing nude photos of her, taken from her laptop, with the press. Phypers denied all allegations and accused Richards of causing her own injuries, hiding a drug addiction, having an affair, and trashing their former home. In October, Phypers was arrested in connection with assault allegations, and now faces four felony charges, including two counts of injuring a spouse. As part of Friday’s ruling, Richards is permitted to record any future conversations she has with Phypers. The judge also mandated that Phypers return his ex-wife’s laptop.
