The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 teaser trailer has arrived.

Prime Video released the new trailer for the upcoming third season on Friday. It debuted during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con for the fantasy series.

Appearing on the panel were showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, as well as cast members Benjamin Walker, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers and Daniel Weyman. Season 3 newcomer Jamie Campbell Bower also participated in the panel.

Season 3 finds Middle-earth at war. "Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory – Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings," according to the season's official description.

"But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One Ring to rule them all," the description continues. "Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth – Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike – must find a way to come together, in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination of all life."

The panel also revealed that Simon Pegg will take on the voice of the Balrog.

The first four episodes of season 3 are set to premiere on Nov. 11. They are followed by episodes five and six premiering on Nov. 18 and the final two episodes dropping on Nov. 25.

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Sky Yang and Sean Kaufman are taking on a popular book film adaptation.

The actors have joined the cast of the movie adaptation of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, ABC Audio has learned.

They join star Daisy Edgar-Jones, who is set to play Sadie Green in the upcoming Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s bestselling novel. Yang will play the role of Sam Masur while Kaufman will take on the character Marx Watanabe.

CODA director Siân Heder will write and direct the upcoming film based on script drafts written by Mark Bomback and Zevin.

The film is a modern love story about two friends who meet during childhood and reunite as adults. Together, they create video games and find intimacy "in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives," according to its official synopsis.

"The relationship explores the intimacy, passion, and heartbreak of creative collaboration, set against the visually groundbreaking worlds brought to life by the rising video game industry of the 1990s-2000s," the synopsis continues.

Zevin will executive produce while Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner will produce for Temple Hill.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow spent over a year on The New York Times Best Sellers list. It has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, including 2 million in North America alone.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow will be released in theaters on Nov. 12, 2027.

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The teaser trailer for Blade Runner 2099 has arrived.

Prime Video released the new trailer for its upcoming limited series on Friday. It was first revealed onstage during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con with stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.

"Fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, Los Angeles has been reborn, just not by humanity. Cora, a fugitive in a final bid to stop running, takes on one last identity: a Blade Runner. Forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from dying, she hunts down a runaway hiding a truth that could collapse their fragile city," according to an official description of the show.

The trailer finds Schafer's Cora monologuing about the state of the world.

"We already fought a war. We lost. Replicants. They keep taking it all away. Not much longer until we have nothing. Until we are nothing," she says.

All of the limited series' eight episodes are set to premiere on Nov. 25.

Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben also serve as series regulars alongside Yeoh and Schafer. Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham, Tom Burke and Maurizio Lombardi are recurring guest stars on the show.

Silka Luisa serves as showrunner on the series while Ridley Scott, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson executive produce.

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Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:

Hulu
King of the Hill: Hank and Peggy return for season 15 of the adult animated TV series. 

Paramount+
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Star Trek series returns for its fourth season. 

HBO Max
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe: The Big Bang Theory spinoff series makes its debut. 

Netflix
72 Hours: Kevin Hart and Marcello Hernández star in the new comedy film. 

AMC, AMC+
The Walking Dead: Dead City: Maggie and Negan are back in the season 3 premiere. 

Movie theaters
Her Private Hell: Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton star in the horror thriller film. 

That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!

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Chris Anne Affleck, the mother of actors Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, has died, according to an obituary posted online. The former school teacher was 83.

According to the obituary published this week, Chris Affleck was born in New York City in 1942 and died in early June 2026.

She was given "six months to live" in December 2025, and attended her grandson's high school graduation prior to her death, according to the remembrance. The obituary does not state her diagnosis or the cause of her death.

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck for comment.

The mother of the two Hollywood actors attended Nightingale-Bamford School in New York and "made the most of an elite education while remaining skeptical of the tightly cloistered world it represented," according to the obituary.

Chris Affleck graduated from Harvard, pursued a career as a public school teacher and taught literacy classes in Mississippi, the obituary said.

Along with her two sons Ben and Casey, she is survived by five grandchildren: Indiana, Violet, Atticus, Fin and Sam.

According to the obituary, Chris Affleck pursued a life of political and social activism, volunteering on the Obama campaign, organizing with Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and helping found the Sustainable Cape project in Massachusetts.

Ben Affleck famously brought his mother to the Oscars with him in 1998 alongside Matt Damon and his mother.

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The lineup for the 2026 Venice Film Festival has been revealed. Films from directors Martin McDonagh, Florian Zeller, Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog and Lance Oppenheim are all set to open at the festival. Among them are McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, which stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell; Zeller's Bunker, a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz; Boyle's Ink, starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch; and Oppenheim's Primetime, which comes from A24 ...

Speaking of Primetime, the Robert Pattinson-starring film has also received a theatrical release date. The movie is set to debut nationwide on Sept. 25. Its plot follows Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the host of To Catch a Predator, as he made TV history with the show's premiere in 2006 ...

Audiences have been changed for good by Jon M. Chu's Wicked films. Fans may have another opportunity to witness the story of Elphaba and Glinda, as the film's official Instagram is teasing a live Wicked concert. "Everyone, we have an announcement," the post is captioned. Wicked in Concert seems to be a version of the film that includes a live orchestra, and the post teases more information will be "coming soon" ...

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The upcoming Myron Bolitar TV series adaptation has added even more to its cast.

Netflix has announced that Melissa Benoist, Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Isaiah Hill, Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens, Amanda Warren, Quincy Isaiah, Charlie Tahan, Jamie Hector and Sandrine Holt have joined the cast of the upcoming drama series.

They join previously announced stars Colin Woodell, KJ Apa and Diane Guerrero, who will play Myron Bolitar, Win Lockwood and Esperanza Diaz in the show. Also part of the main cast are Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman, Jamie McShane and Ben McKenzie.

Myron Bolitar will be based on writer Harlan Coben’s longest-running series, which spans 12 books.

"After an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself," according to the show's official logline.

Benoist will play Valerie Simpson, a former tennis star launching a comeback. Dunne is set to play Alan Bolitar, Myron's father, while Neuwirth will play Ellen Bolitar, Myron’s mother.

Hill will portray Jayden Elder, a generational basketball player primed to be the first overall pick in the NBA draft.

Aikens is playing Wanda Green, who is Dwayne Richmond's fiancée, while Warren will portray Deanna Richmond, Dwayne’s mother.

Isaiah will play Rodney Keys, an NBA player and one of Myron's clients. Tahan is playing Roger Quincy, "an off-kilter man who doesn’t want to be defined by his past," according to the streamer.

Finally, Hector will play Avery Crowder, a man with a criminal past determined to make it in the sports business, while Holt will play Detective Sharon Steele.

Emmy winner David E. Kelley and Kyle Long are set to co-showrun, write and executive produce the series.

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The list for the Hollywood Walk of Fame class of 2027 is in.

On Thursday, Walk of Famers Ming-Na Wen and Sheila E. joined Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ron Frierson to announce the list of names to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2027.

Among the names receiving stars are Keke Palmer, Pedro Pascal and Lisa Kudrow.

Dakota and Elle Fanning will also be the first sister duo to get a double star ceremony.

Country music icon Waylon Jennings, who died in 2002, will also receive a posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.

"This class continues the proud legacy of the Walk of Fame," Frierson said during a press conference about the 2027 Walk of Fame class at Funko Hollywood. "This year's honorees reflect the breadth, diversity and imagination of the entertainment community: Performers whose voices moved us, storytellers who expanded our view of the world, visionaries who brought unforgettable characters to life and trailblazers whose influence will be felt for generations to come."

See the full list of names below for categories across motion pictures, television, music, sports and entertainment.

Motion pictures
Cheech and Chong
Idris Elba
Sam Eliot
Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning
Kate Hudson
Delroy Lindo
Sam Rockwell
Ted Sarandos

Television
David Allen Grier
Lisa Kudrow
Bill Lawrence
Pedro Pascal
Adam Scott
Jeff Probst
Keke Palmer
Raven-Symoné

Recording
Karol G
David Guetta
Waylon Jennings
Ramones
Grandmaster Flash
Sia
Marc Shaiman
The Smashing Pumpkins
Linkin Park
Lil Wayne

Live Theater/Performance
Jo Koy
Nicole Scherzinger
Roberto Bolle

Sports Entertainment
Jimmie Johnson

Radio
Charlamagne tha God

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Good news, Half-Bloods.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3 will premiere on Nov. 20, Disney+ has announced.

The news arrived as stars Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood), Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan), Tamara Smart (Thalia Grace), Levi Chrisopulos (Nico di Angelo) and Olive Abercrombie took to the stage at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.

Leah Sava Jeffries, who plays Annabeth Chase, could not appear due to her prior commitment filming The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen. Even still, she sent over a video message for the fans that teed up a look at the opening act of season 3.

The third season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on the third installment in author Rick Riordan's bestselling Percy Jackson book series, The Titan’s Curse.

"The stakes are higher than ever before as Percy is faced with the sudden disappearance of Annabeth and the impending Great Prophecy provided by the Oracle of Delphi, dictating the fate of Olympus," according to an official description for the season. "As foretold by the Oracle of Delphi, one demigod child of the 'Big Three' is fated to raise Olympus to new heights or bring it crashing into ruin, with their own life hanging in the balance."

Disney+ also shared a teaser video to announce the release date. It finds Percy Jackson in pain as he holds up the entire sky.

"It was my choice to hold the weight. The Titan's curse. I knew the risk. But if I needed to sacrifice myself to save the world, to save my friends, was it really a choice?" Scobell's Percy says.

Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg created the series. They both executive produce alongside Dan Shotz, Craig Silverstein and Rebecca Riordan.

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The Morning Show is ending.

Apple TV has revealed that the fifth season of the drama series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon will be its last. The final season is set to premiere in 2027.

The series was one of Apple TV's flagship shows when the streaming service, then called Apple TV+, launched in 2019. Apple TV renewed it for season 5 in September 2025.

“We feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to tell stories that reflect what’s happening in the world around us with a twist of dark humor,” Aniston said. “It’s been such a privilege to work with this insanely talented cast and our extraordinary writers, producers and crew. We’ve become such a family, and we’re all so excited to share this final season. And going in knowing it would be our last, we were so fortunate to craft the conclusion with intentionality and honor these characters the way they deserve.”

Witherspoon said the past nine years she's spent acting in and producing The Morning Show "have been the honor of a lifetime."

“This was always more than a show about a newsroom — it was a show about why the newsroom matters. About freedom of the press and the journalists who protect the fourth estate, often at great cost. Telling that story has been the creative privilege of my career," Witherspoon said. "Thank you to Apple for their unwavering support, to our visionary writers, our incredible crew, and our extraordinarily talented cast. ... It has been a stellar creative experience — one I will always treasure.”

The show's ensemble cast includes Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm. New additions for season 5 are Jeff Daniels, Reneé Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes and Lizzy Caplan.

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The final trailer for Coyote vs. Acme has arrived.

Ketchup Entertainment has released the newest trailer for the upcoming live-action and animated hybrid movie.

Iconic Looney Tunes characters star alongside Will Forte and John Cena in the film, which "centers on Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for the countless faulty products that have hindered his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner," according to its synopsis.

The trailer finds Wile E. Coyote having the idea to hire a lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation for all the harm it has caused him.

"Have you ever set a big stack of TNT on the road hoping to blow up your nemesis but the detonator itself explodes? Have you ever pulled the ripcord of your parachute, and only a bunch of silverware comes out? It's not your fault. ACME is evil," Forte's Kevin Avery says in an attorney ad Wile E. Coyote watches.

Later on, he describes Wile E. Coyote as "one of the most hardworking people I've ever met."

"He would never think of quitting," Forte says. "Everyone should be inspired by that."

Coyote vs. Acme was shelved by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2023. In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery wrote off $115 million of its content as part of an earnings filing it called a “strategic realignment plan associated with the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation group.” It's presumed Coyote vs. Acme was one of the projects affected by the decision. Ketchup Entertainment acquired the film in March 2025.

Lana Condor, Tone Bell, P.J. Byrne and Martha Kelly also star. It is directed by Dave Green with a screenplay written by May December scribe Samy Burch. James Gunn and Chris DeFaria produced the film.

Coyote vs. Acme blasts into theaters on Aug. 28.

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Chadwick Boseman's brothers Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman have asked a Los Angeles court to remove their late brother's widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, as administrator of his estate, according to a petition filed last week filed on behalf of their parents.

In the petition, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman allege that following the Oscar nominee's death in 2020, Ledward, who inherited 50% of her late husband's estate and was appointed as administrator, "never fully distributed" the remaining 50% of his estate, despite a 2022 probate order requiring her to do so.

According to the petition, because Chadwick Boseman did not leave behind a will when he died, 50% of his estate passed to Ledward, while his parents Leroy Boseman and Carolyn Boseman inherited 25% each.

A Los Angeles court ordered Ledward to distribute the remaining half of the actor's estate to his parents on Oct. 4, 2022.

"Nearly four years later," the brothers allege, "Respondent has still not distributed the estate, nor has she filed a petition for discharge with receipts as required ... instead, Respondent continues to exert unilateral control over Decedent's estate, denying Decedent's family long overdue closure or participation in decision-making regarding matters affecting Leroy and Carolyn's interests in Decedent's estate."

The brothers allege that this has caused "ongoing harm" to their parents.

"By failing to distribute Decedent's estate, Respondent deprives Leroy and Carolyn of financial assets at a vulnerable age when such support is most critical," they allege. "Moreover, the needless continuation of these proceedings denies Decedent's family closure and causes emotional distress."

The petition asks the court to compel Ledward to show why she shouldn't be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with the 2022 order and to compel her to fully distribute as required her late husband's assets, which include "royalties and residuals, image and intellectual property rights, real property, a previously undisclosed bank account at CNB, and other personal property."

The brothers also requested that Ledward be removed as estate administrator and replaced by a private professional fiduciary and forensic accountant, in order to investigate any alleged estate mismanagement and "any unaccounted-for assets."

The petition additionally asks the court to require Ledward to provide a complete accounting of estate assets, including SAG-AFTRA residuals and royalties, arguing that the family would be unable to determine whether everything has been properly distributed without those records.

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Ledward and Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman for comment.

Chadwick Boseman, known for his role as King T'Challa in Black Panther and films like 42, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and more, died Aug. 28, 2020, at the age of 43, following a private battle with colon cancer.

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The official trailer for Clayface has arrived. Warner Bros. Studios and DC Studios have released the trailer for the upcoming film, which arrives in theaters on Oct. 23. The horror thriller comes from director James Watkins. It stars Tom Rhys Harries as the titular villain. Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan also star in the film, which was written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini with a story by Flanagan, based on characters from DC ...

Sacha Baron Cohen's new Ali G movie now has a title. The movie will be called Ali G: Who Iz I? Amazon MGM Studios is set to release it in theaters on Oct. 23. It marks Cohen's directorial debut ...

Even more actors have joined the cast of 13 Going on 30. Taylor Zakhar Perez, Owen Thiele, Nasim Pedrad, Supriya Ganesh and Myra Molloy have joined the cast of Netflix's upcoming reboot of the romantic comedy film. They join stars Emily Bader and Logan Lerman, as well as the ensemble cast that includes Adeline Rudolph, Jessica Alba, Taylor Ortega, Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky ...

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A series based on the Skybound graphic novel Stillwater is on the way.

Prime Video has given an eight-episode series order to the project from writers Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray. It will be based on the graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez.

The show will be a mind-bending horror thriller focused on ex-con Daniel West. "When Daniel receives a mysterious letter promising answers about his past and a substantial inheritance in the small town of Stillwater, he discovers a community where nothing ever ages, no one ever dies, and nobody ever gets out," according to its official description.

“We’re thrilled to dive into Stillwater because it’s far beyond the usual immortality story,” Berlanti and Wray said in a statement. “It’s a horror show about a community that has to decide what forever is worth, and what they’re willing to do to protect it. Chip Zdarsky & Ramón K Pérez created an extraordinary world that’s both terrifying and deeply human. ... We couldn't be more excited for fans, and everyone discovering this story for the first time, to meet Daniel West and all the eerie townsfolk lying in wait for him.”

Stillwater will be a one-hour drama produced by Warner Bros. Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Berlanti and Wray are set to executive produce.

“Greg and Carly have brought many of pop culture’s most iconic characters and stories to life,” Channing Dungey, the chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks, said. “They are masters at capturing the heart of what makes a story distinct and beloved by fans. Stillwater showcases their ability to blend a mind-bending horror thriller with the harrowing complexities of immortality, power, community and what it means to be human.”

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The trailer for Chris Rock's film Misty Green has arrived.

A24 has released the trailer for the upcoming drama film that was written and directed by Rock. Rosalind Eleazar stars as the titular actress Misty Green in the movie.

"Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act," according to the film's official description.

The movie also stars Rock, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick and Topher Grace.

Its trailer finds Misty in search of an acting job despite opportunities being few and far between.

"You're not exactly an unknown, Misty," Grace's character tells her. He then says Hollywood is a little racist, it's a little sexist, "But don't act like you never had a shot."

Rock most recently directed the film Top Five, which was released in 2014. He wrote and starred in the movie, which also starred J. B. Smoove, Kevin Hart, Sherri Shepherd, Michael Che, Tracy Morgan, Jay Pharoah, Leslie Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler and Whoopi Goldberg.

His other directorial efforts include 2007's I Think I Love My Wife and 2003's Head of State. He also starred in both of those films.

Misty Green will be released in theaters this October. It is set to debut at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival.

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Glen Powell is taking on the role of Lou Gehrig.

The actor is set to star in a film about the baseball legend for Universal Pictures directed by Richard Linklater, ABC Audio has confirmed.

This currently untitled project will be produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels alongside Erin David for Broadway Video's first-look deal with Universal.

Powell will also produce the film, while Linklater is in talks to produce it. Saturday Night Live and Artificial writer Simon Rich is attached to write the movie's screenplay.

Gehrig is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He spent all of his 17-year career playing for the New York Yankees, where he won six World Series titles.

In 1939, the athlete was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. He died at age 37 in 1941.

Powell and Linklater first collaborated on the 2016 film Everybody Wants Some!! Powell was directed by Linklater on the film, which follows Texan college baseball players in the year 1980.

The pair then produced and co-wrote the script of the 2024 romantic comedy Hit Man, which Linklater directed and Powell starred in.

Powell's relationship with Universal Pictures started with the 2024 film Twisters. According to the studio, that film "overperformed against all industry expectations" and became the biggest opening for a natural disaster film ever at the domestic box office. It grossed $267.8 million overall in the domestic box office.

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Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe have gone their separate ways.

The fan-favorite couple from Love Island USA season 7 have broken up one year after meeting on the reality dating competition show, ABC Audio has learned.

The pair, who the internet dubbed "Nicolandria," have "decided to part ways" a little over a year after leaving the Love Island USA Fijian villa together, a source told People.

“The distance between them and their busy schedules made it challenging to maintain their connection,” the source said. “They still remain close friends. They share a deep love and respect for each other and will always support one another whenever possible.”

Carthen and Vansteenberghe were the Love Island USA season 7 runners-up, coming in second place behind winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales.

They originally coupled up in a surprise twist. After the pair were both individually dumped from Casa Amor, they were given the chance to return to the villa — but only if they decided to couple up with each other. Carthen and Vansteenberghe decided to give it a shot, leading to them ultimately making it to the finale.

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 Emmy-nominated host Ariana 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."

The season 8 reunion special will premiere Aug. 31 on Peacock.

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A year after his death, Malcolm-Jamal Warner's widow, Dr. Tenisha Delilah Warner, is taking legal action against his mother, Pamela Warner.

In a lawsuit filed on July 20 in DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia, Tenisha Delilah Warner claims that she is owed more than $1.2 million under a premarital agreement, including a $1 million life insurance policy that was never put in place by her late husband, who died in July 2025.

Tenisha Warner also alleges that The Cosby Show actor agreed to pay her $16,000 tax-free each year on their wedding anniversary, fund her Roth IRA for as long as they remained married, and pay her $5,000 a month for working as his chief of staff and assistant.

As a result, Tenisha Warner has named Pamela Warner in the lawsuit because she is the successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust.

“For the last year, I have attempted to privately settle my beloved husband’s complicated estate and honor his last wishes," Tenisha Delilah Warner told ABC News in a statement. "Malcolm had every intention to provide for our nine-year-old daughter and me."

She continued, "He was close to finalizing a new estate plan to replace the stale plan created in 1996 when he was 26 years old, 20 years before we met and well before we gave birth to our beautiful daughter. Sadly, he was unable to do so before we lost him."

"I have been struggling to care for our daughter as a single mom and now as her sole provider," she added. "Legally, I had no choice but to take action to protect our rights before any potential statute of limitations expired. We thank you for your support, love, and understanding as we work through this painful process while honoring Malcolm’s life on the first anniversary of his death.”

Tenisha Warner is asking a judge to prevent any trust assets from being distributed while the case moves forward.

ABC News has reached out to Pamela Warner for comment but she did not immediately respond.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who is known for playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, died on July 20, 2025, while swimming during a family vacation in Costa Rica. The actor was caught by a strong rip current. He was 54.

On the anniversary of his death, Pamela Warner took to Instagram to pay tribute to her son in a lengthy message.

"He was not just my son, but my go-to person, my confidant, my brother and sometimes he had to parent me," Pamela Warner wrote.

She added, "As I look back, I have no regrets. Perhaps a little more time. Perhaps one more chance to cook his favorite meals, have one last good conversation, one last good deep belly laugh, the kind that produces those tears of pure joy, one last kiss, one last hug."

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Kaylee Hottle, known for her starring role in two Godzilla movies, died Tuesday in a car accident in Maryland at the age of 18, according to police.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office confirmed to ABC News that Hottle was one of two passengers in a car involved in a fatal single-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning.

Hottle was the only person in the car who died. A 19-year-old man, who was not identified, was driving the car and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.

Excessive speed is “believed to be a contributing factor in the collision,” police said.

Hottle was born into an all-deaf family that spans four generations on her father's side, according to her IMDb.

The actress was best known for her role as Jia in the 2021 movie Godzilla vs. Kong and its 2024 sequel, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

In a March 2024 interview on Good Morning America, Hottle described what her classmates thought of her Godzilla roles.

"They think it's super cool," she said. "They're seeing one of their friends on the big screen, and it's alongside Kong too."

Hottle's father, Joshua, said in a Facebook video Tuesday that he was flying to Maryland after learning of his daughter's death.

"I am taking a flight that I never would like to take," he captioned the video, in which he used American Sign Language.

Hottle's school, Texas School for the Deaf, paid tribute to the 18-year-old on Tuesday.

The school said Hottle was enrolled there as a senior and described her death as a "tremendous loss" in a social media post.

"Our hearts are with Kaylee's family, friends, classmates, and everyone who knew and loved her during this incredibly difficult time," the school wrote. "Please keep Kaylee's loved ones in your thoughts as we mourn this tremendous loss together."

ABC News has reached out to Hottle's representative and father for comment.

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Six-time Mirrorball champion and current Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough joined Good Morning America on Tuesday to give a sneak peek of the show's upcoming season, including his thoughts on the new celebrity dancers.

The four celebrity dancers who have already been announced for season 35 include Ciara Miller of Summer House fame, Maura Higgins of Love Island fame, Savannah Bananas baseball player Jackson Olsen, and comedian and talk show personality Guillermo from Jimmy Kimmel Live!

"It's going to be a good," Hough said. "Actually, I know some people that are waiting in the wings to be announced, and it's even going to get better and better and better. It's gonna be a fantastic season."

Hough also weighed in on the difference between his judging style on DWTS versus Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, where aspiring professional dancers compete for a pro spot on DWTS.

"It's different," Hough said. "With a celebrity, you're just trying to encourage them. They're out there trying something new."

Of the dancers on The Next Pro, he added, "These are, you know, dancers that are essentially professional. And they're the ones leading the way. So, you know, you got to be kind of tough on them."

Hough and his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, are currently on tour and have brought along their 7-month-old baby, Everley.

"It's the best thing," Hough said of touring with his newborn.

Hough also announced his next tour, Derek Hough Dance For The Holidays, which will kick off Nov. 4 and continue through Dec. 30, spanning both coasts.

"It's a great show. It's festive. We have snow falling down, dancers," he said.

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