Musician Linda Perry was feeling healthy when doctors discovered her body was plagued with an "angry" cancer.
On a recent episode of the "Off The Record" podcast with Lisa Konicki, Perry said "guardian angels" brought her breast cancer diagnosis to the surface.
"That was just angels, you know, guardians, because I never do any of that stuff – mammograms. Nothing. No, I'm like I'm not going down that way. And if that's where I go, then take me down. But I can't stand the medical. … I'm not a fan. I don't buy it," Perry began.
The 4 Non Blondes singer explained she considered herself "healthy" at the time of her diagnosis, noting that she doesn't smoke, drink alcohol or ingest caffeine.
Perry also explained that she wanted a breast reduction "for years" but never booked the surgery because she is afraid of being under anesthesia. Eventually, she decided it was time and arranged for the procedure.
"So, I go do the appointment," she began. "We go to the recovery. You know, I stay at this place overnight. Totally, everything was fine. And then the doctor comes by, and she's like, 'Everything went great, you know, but ... you have triple negative cancer, and we found it in your biopsy. It's very early, but it's there.'"
Perry said the doctor told her the cancer she had was a "very, very fast" and "angry" cancer.
"I was like, 'No brainer. I'm halfway there. Take them.' I didn't even think about it. I was just like, 'Pop them off. I'm good. When can we go?'" Perry said on the podcast.
Perry had her double mastectomy in January 2022, and since then, she's been healthy.
On the podcast, Perry talked about her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, who was sick at the time of her diagnosis and surgery. She told Konicki she would never have thought her symptoms were due to a serious illness and would have assumed they were caused by the stress from her mother's condition.
Author J.K. Rowling reaffirmed her stance on sex and gender issues Wednesday, writing in a new essay that she would not back down from her advocacy despite facing what she described as a relentless "avalanche of death, rape and torture threats."
The British author, best known for writing the "Harry Potter" series, published the piece six years after her June 2020 essay sparked widespread debate over transgender rights and women's single-sex spaces.
Rowling wrote that her views "haven’t changed" since 2020, but that "the landscape certainly has, and my own involvement in the issue has become practical as well as theoretical, so I thought it was time for an update."
Her original essay drew criticism from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and transgender rights activists, along with calls to boycott her work.
In the new essay, Rowling defended her opposition to policies allowing transgender women into certain female-only spaces, arguing that they undermine protections for women. She also characterized modern transgender activism as "elitist to its core."
"It’s true, of course, that trans activism doesn’t impact all women negatively. In fact, the more privileged you are, the less it tends to affect you, and the more it might benefit you. Aside from an avalanche of death, rape and torture threats, it hasn’t noticeably affected my life," Rowling wrote.
Rowling has rejected accusations that her views are "anti-trans," maintaining that her advocacy centers on women's safety and privacy.
"Should trans people be discriminated against when it comes to housing or employment? Of course not," Rowling wrote. "Should trans people be stripped of their human rights, or denied personal safety? Again: of course not."
Earlier this month, transgender rights activists protested a gala performance of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" in London. A demonstrator wore a T-shirt reading, "Rowling money kills," and security personnel eventually removed the protesters from the red carpet.
In response to Rowling’s earlier 2020 comments on sex and gender, LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD criticized the author, writing on social media that "JK Rowling continues to align herself with an ideology which willfully distorts facts about gender identity and people who are trans. In 2020, there is no excuse for targeting trans people."
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as Harry Potter in the film adaptations, also publicly criticized Rowling's comments in 2020, issuing a statement through The Trevor Project.
"Transgender women are women," Radcliffe wrote. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I."
May Mailman, director of the Independent Women's Law Center, told Fox News Digital that she agrees with Rowling's criticism of wealthy supporters of transgender activism, arguing that working-class women are more likely to be affected by policies governing single-sex spaces.
"For people in the United States who have real problems to deal with, they need to figure out how they're [going to] put food on the table," Mailman said. "They're not worried about pronouns. They're worried about improving their families and improving themselves. And so, there is this elitism that's like when you run out of problems, you start inventing them."
Rowling has also supported the campaign group For Women Scotland, which challenged the interpretation of "woman" under the U.K.'s Equality Act 2010. On April 16, 2025, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" refer to biological sex for the purposes of the law. The court also affirmed that transgender people remain protected against discrimination under the law's gender reassignment provisions.
Mailman welcomed the British court decision but warned that she believes free speech in the country is increasingly under threat.
"I think the status of free speech in Great Britain is much more under attack than it is in the U.S.," Mailman said, adding, "I think we should treat it as a warning sign, because I think people look to Britain as where the United States could and often does head."
Jeremiah Igunnubole, U.K. legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International, a Christian legal advocacy group, also welcomed Rowling’s essay in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"We welcome JK Rowling doubling down on her determination to challenge gender ideology and defend the importance of biological reality. Truth matters, and we should not be afraid to uphold it simply because doing so is controversial," Igunnubole said.
He added that Alliance Defending Freedom International would "continue to defend these principles and the protections that flow from them robustly, including through litigation in the UK where necessary."
As Eric Dane faced the final moments of his life, his family fought to hold on to every precious moment.
Rebecca Gayheart, who remained close to Dane after they separated in 2018, opened up about his final months battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the toll it took on their two daughters and how she's keeping his memory alive.
Dane died Feb. 19, less than a year after publicly revealing his ALS diagnosis.
"We tried to be present through all of our fear and frustration and uncertainty," Gayheart told People of the family's last months together. "It was truly an exhausting and heartbreaking experience, but it also showed us his extraordinary strength every day, and that was really wonderful for the girls and myself to witness."
While Gayheart tried to remain strong for Dane as they searched for answers about his worsening symptoms ahead of his diagnosis, she admitted nothing could have prepared her for the news that he had ALS.
"I went into my closet and closed the door," she told the outlet. "I was always telling him, ‘You’re going to be okay, we’re going to figure this out.’ But that day was like a punch in the gut. It took my breath away."
As Gayheart and Dane struggled to come to terms with the diagnosis themselves, they faced another challenge: explaining the news to their two young daughters.
"They had so many questions, it still felt like it wasn’t real," she said. "And their father let them know that he wanted to try to spend as much time as possible with them."
"I’m eating sushi with my kids, and suddenly I can’t work the chopsticks with my right hand," he wrote in his memoir, according to People. "My hand tingles, and then my fingers feel numb. Some kind of weird nerve thing, I think. I shake it off. I’m probably texting too much. Three weeks later, it happens again, only worse. I can’t grip the chopsticks at all."
The emotional impact of Dane's diagnosis was something the actor also addressed in his own words.
"[Rebecca and I] were married for 14 years, grew apart, filed for divorce, but never got around to signing the papers. We’ve since stayed close, co-parenting, going on vacations as a family, spending time together, and now we talk every day," Dane wrote. "I say to Rebecca on the phone, ‘It’s what we feared.’"
"I don’t remember a single word I said after that," he recalled. "I remember only feeling a violent impact, like getting the wind knocked out of me, and Rebecca wailing on the other end of the phone, and then I really lose it, and my sobs make my body shudder, and I hear her words pouring out amid her tears, ‘I’m here, we’ll fight this together, I’m not going anywhere.’"
Gayheart and Dane married in Las Vegas on Oct. 29, 2004, and welcomed two daughters, Billie, born in March 2010, and Georgia, born in December 2011. The two shared a love story that lasted more than two decades, despite years of separation.
After his death, Gayheart revealed the moments she misses the most now that Dane is gone.
"After the kids downloaded me on their day, I’d call him and be like, ‘Oh my God, there’s a boy that likes Georgia.’ Or when Billie got her driver’s license, I wanted to call him so badly because that was something he was really excited about," she told People.
If she could talk to him now, Gayheart said she would want Dane to know how much his strength meant to their family and how deeply he was loved.
"I’d say that I’m proud of him, that we all love him so much, and I hope he really felt that," the "Urban Legend" star said.
As she and their daughters navigate life without Dane, Gayheart said she's determined to honor his legacy by protecting their girls and ensuring their father's memory remains a constant presence in their lives.
"I’m going to look after these girls and protect them with everything in my body and soul. And we’re not going to let people forget him."
Selma Blair is revisiting a terrifying encounter with a Hollywood director who she says threatened her into silence after allegedly pressuring her to undress early on in her career.
During an appearance on "The Jenny McCarthy Show," the "Cruel Intentions" actress — who filmed the podcast episode prior to her arrest this month — opened up about her alleged experience with filmmaker James Toback, recalling how the Oscar-nominated screenwriter left her fearful for her life.
"He really put the fear of God in me in my early 20s," Blair told McCarthy, describing Toback as "really, really scary."
Blair recalled an alleged encounter in which Toback pressured her to remove her clothes while performing a monologue, presenting the request as part of her acting development.
"I took my clothes off," Blair recalled. "It was horrifying."
She said Toback instructed her to "do the monologue naked," despite her discomfort.
"I was really uncomfortable," Blair said. "It was really traumatic."
Blair explained that she initially believed the director was trying to improve her acting abilities, rather than making a sexual advance.
The actress said Toback later made disparaging remarks about her appearance, including comments about her hips.
"How dare you? Like, how are you going to make someone feel bad?" Blair recalled thinking.
She also described an alleged threat that she said prevented her from speaking publicly about the experience for years.
"He said, 'You know, if you ever tell a soul, I'll gouge your eyes out with a Bic pen.' And I believed it and I kept quiet."
Blair's allegations were among those examined in a 2017 Los Angeles Times investigation by reporter Glenn Whipp, which initially detailed sexual harassment accusations from 38 women against Toback.
The women described encounters in which the filmmaker allegedly used promises of acting opportunities to initiate sexually inappropriate interactions.
Blair was initially an anonymous source in the investigation. As additional women came forward, the number of accusers grew to more than 300, according to subsequent reporting by the Los Angeles Times.
Blair said she ultimately decided to publicly identify herself after learning that Toback had disputed the women's accounts.
"When I found out he called all these women liars ... I was like, oh no, I can't stand for that," Blair told McCarthy.
"I will no longer be anonymous because he's not going to do that."
In October 2017, Blair and fellow actress Rachel McAdams publicly detailed their allegations against Toback in a Vanity Fair interview.
Toback denied the sexual misconduct allegations reported by the Los Angeles Times at the time, saying he either had not met the women or did not recall their encounters.
Reflecting on the experience years later, Blair expressed anger about the treatment she said she endured.
"It was all awful. It was so upsetting and awful," she said.
Blair also offered a message to other women who might face similar pressure in the entertainment industry: "You don't have to do it. You don't have to do it."
Earlier this month, Blair — who revealed publicly in 2018 that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — was arrested and arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault stemming from accusations that she assaulted a nurse and a police officer after an incident involving crew members aboard a Delta Air Lines flight to New York City. Blair pleaded not guilty.
The judge set bail at $20,000 cash/$60,000 bond/$60,000 partially secured bond. She's expected in court in January 2027.
Sheridan is known for being the visionary responsible for the "Yellowstone" universe. The Paramount Network series starring Kevin Costner dominated TV for five seasons, and resulted in multiple prequels and spinoffs.
However, Sheridan's success isn't drilled down to just the neo-Western drama. His other monster hits include "Sicario," "Wind River," "Lioness," "Landman" and several other projects.
He's also the owner of the 6666 ranch in Texas, and is now linking it up with Sin City.
Taylor Sheridan expands footprint in Las Vegas.
There aren't many things on this planet I enjoy more than visiting Las Vegas and watching Sheridan's work. Well, the two worlds are now smashing together.
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas announced on Thursday that it's opening the Four Sixes Ranch Steakhouse at the resort in 2027.
The restaurant will feature "signature cuts sourced directly from Four Sixes Ranch and bold flavors rooted in authentic Texas cuisine," according to the release.
The release also states that the restaurant will have "digital walls showcasing custom footage from Sheridan, bringing the landscapes and spirit of the American West."
Sounds like the people rolling it out know the exact kind of customer they're looking to attract. This also isn't Sheridan's first rodeo (no pun intended) in Las Vegas. He previously had a popup restaurant at the Wynn in Las Vegas.
More than anything, this move by Sheridan goes to show how his influence far expands past just entertainment. He's the most powerful and influential person in the industry by orders of magnitude at the moment, and that's why his NBCUniversal deal is reportedly worth more than $1 billion.
Kristin Cavallari cut her father out of her life after he crossed an unforgivable line with her children and revealed he never made a single attempt to repair their fractured relationship.
"I cut my dad out of my life because he crossed a major line — a major line — and it involved my kids, and you don't get to do that actually, you know? And that's another boundary and really obviously pissed him off, and he's never once tried to get back into my life, which I think is pretty telling," she said.
While Cavallari doesn't speak to her dad, she said she doesn't hold a grudge either.
"I would never wanna carry that around of like, ‘F--- my dad,’ you know? I think what he did to my kids was pretty bad," she explained. "But also my kids and I have talked about it a million times, and we've worked through it, but [it] like really affected them and will probably have affected them for the rest of their lives and, and none of us, my kids included, are carrying around anger towards him."
"And actually, my dad will text my kids periodically and that's fine. I'm not stopping that."
But Cavallari wasn't about to let her bitter family feud dictate her children's relationship with their grandfather. Despite cutting her father out of her own life, the former reality star insisted she wouldn't force her kids to follow in her footsteps.
"If they wanna have a relationship with him, I want my kids to," Cavallari explained. "That's their choice."
The "Laguna Beach" star has never shared details of the incident that went down between her father and her children.
Cavallari shares three kids with former NFL star Jay Cutler. The two are parents to daughter Saylor and sons Jaxon and Camden. Cutler and Cavallari announced their divorce in 2020.
The reality TV star first opened up about cutting her father out of her life on her own podcast in 2023.
Cavallari later compared her marriage with Cutler to her relationship with her father.
"I was repeating a pattern with my dad," she told Bunnie XO on her podcast, "Dumb Blonde."
"I hadn't done the work on my relationship with my dad. That's what you do. I ended up marrying my dad," she said. "And so it really forced me to then work through my s---, which is what I did. So when we got a divorce for the last five years, quite honestly, I've really taken the time to get my s--- together so that I don't then make the same mistake."
Pierce Brosnan is opening up about how he has prepared his sons for the acting world.
The 73-year-old actor spoke with Fox News Digital at the premiere of his son Paris' new film, "Seniors," about Paris' acting career and how he's warned his sons about how "tough" the entertainment industry is.
"No, it's a very tough business, it is a very capricious business at times, but Paris has the strength and the stamina, he has a talent there, he's got a charisma, and he's got good sense and intuition, he really has a talent there that will need to be nurtured and worked on," he said. "The work that you need to do, the discipline it takes to be an actor, to work on your voice, to work on your body, to work on your mind and the discipline of reading and studying. So he has all of that."
The "Die Another Day" star shares two sons with his wife, Keely Shaye Smith — Dylan, 29, and Paris, 25 — and welcomed Sean, 43, with his late first wife, Cassandra Harris. He also adopted Harris' two children from a previous relationship, Christopher, 53, and Charlotte, who died in 2013 at the age of 41.
Brosnan credited the "simple life" he and Smith provided for their two youngest sons with keeping them grounded despite growing up with a famous father.
WATCH: Pierce Brosnan kept his children grounded by keeping them close
"We kept them close," he said. "We had family dinners, drive them to school, pick them up from school. We are very close, the whole family. My sons, Sean, Christopher, all of them. So, just keep them close."
"Seniors" stars his youngest son, Paris, as a teenager doing community service at a retirement home who forms an unlikely bond with one of the residents, played by John Rhys-Davies.
Brosnan described Rhys-Davies as "a dear friend from many, many years ago," sharing they met in 1976 at the York Theatre Royal, where Brosnan was working as an acting assistant stage manager, and Rhys-Davies was playing Macbeth.
"It was such a pleasure and an honor to work with him on this first project," Paris said. "It's somewhat a full circle moment because my father started his career working with John and I got to begin mine and the experience was nothing short of a master class, truly. His method and his small bits of lore and inspiration and little details of how to be a better actor. I'll never forget the moments shared with him on set. So proud of this movie and to celebrate it with him."
Having worked with both Pierce and Paris, Rhys-Davies told Paris they "have differences, but he sees some similarities," with Paris noting that it was "a real lovely thing to hear from" someone he has been a fan of and respected since childhood.
WATCH: Paris Brosnan called working with John Rhys-Davies 'a masterclass'
While he may have seen some similarities, Rhys-Davies told Fox News Digital he doesn't "see Pierce there" when working with Paris.
"I think this man is already his own man. It's always very hard to come out under the shadow of a giant," he said. "What I see is a vulnerability and an innocence and a willingness ... an openness to evolve, adapt, and become. He's still defining what he really is and what he wants. And I think it's fascinating to watch. All credit to Pierce and his mum for bringing him up so well. But I think he's his own man."
WATCH: John Rhys-Davies gives Paris Brosnan credit for paving his own path
Paris also touched on his decision to become an actor despite his father trying to deter him from going down that path, noting he always interpreted his dad's words not as a way of discouraging him from acting, but saying, "unless you love it, and you want it, then don't pursue it … just because it's on the table."
He explained he came into the industry with a love for it and revealed that his father has always preached about how much work it takes to be an actor.
WATCH: Paris Brosnan admits his father, Pierce, always encouraged him to 'study' his craft
"Go to class, read, learn from the greats. He's given me countless books on it," Paris said. "So I think he just means if you want it, you have to study it, and you have to earn your way and pave your own way."
The adventure-comedy movie "Seniors" is scheduled to hit select U.S. theaters on Oct. 23.
Jimmie Allen is maintaining his innocence and insisting he is the "victim" after a federal judge ordered the country star to pay nearly $1.8 million to a woman who accused him of sexual assault.
The 41-year-old singer faced two separate civil sexual assault and abuse lawsuits from two women in 2023. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Allen spoke candidly about the allegations that derailed his career, maintaining that his sexual encounters with both women who sued him were consensual while acknowledging that he was unfaithful to his then-wife, Alexis Gale.
When asked what he would say to his accusers today, Allen said he has forgiven both women but admitted that he struggled with being unable to publicly defend himself without being accused of blaming alleged victims.
"I wanted to just get on social media and call them liars and things like that," Allen said. "But it was interesting when I thought about it, someone said, 'No, well, you'll be a victim blamer and stuff like that.'"
"But I was like, 'I'm the victim here,'" he continued. "So they can say this about me, these horrible things about me and try to ruin and destroy everything that I worked my butt off for. But I can't say that they're lying."
In May 2023, the first woman, Jane Doe 1, who worked as the country singer's day-to-day manager, filed a lawsuit against Allen, in which she accused him of raping her in 2021 and subsequently sexually harassing her over the next 18 months.
The second woman sued Allen in June 2023, accusing the "Big In A Small Town" singer of sexually assaulting her while she visited him at a Las Vegas hotel in the summer of 2022 while he was in Sin City for a bowling tournament. Jane Doe 2 claimed Allen had also recorded the encounter without her permission.
Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.
In August 2025, Allen was found liable by default rather than following a trial in which a jury weighed the competing accounts.
The following June, a federal judge ordered Allen to pay Jane Doe 2 $1,790,541 in compensatory and punitive damages.
WATCH HERE: JIMMIE ALLEN SAYS HE'S THE ‘VICTIM’ AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS UPENDED HIS LIFE
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Allen said that he does not intend to simply accept the judgment.
"I'm pursuing options because I – me as a man and as a father and as the son and brother of real sexual assault victims – I cannot in good conscience do that," he said. "And that's why I feel like as a man and as a father, it is my job to fight it and find and chase whatever other options I can."
Allen did not specify what legal action he intended to pursue. Fox News Digital reached out to his current attorney, Ted Anastasiou, for comment.
The default ruling followed a series of missed deadlines and court orders. According to court records, Allen and his touring company failed to meet discovery requirements, attend court-ordered mediation and obtain new counsel within deadlines set by the court.
Allen claimed that much of the breakdown was due to his former attorney, Alandis Brassel, becoming seriously ill while representing him. The singer told Fox News Digital that Brassel was a solo practitioner and claimed that he had difficulty reaching his lawyer while he was sick.
"I'm not in contact with the court. He is," Allen recalled. "So during that time, we missed a deadline."
Allen said Brassel later informed the court about his illness but claimed the judge "didn't care."
"So the judge dropped my countersuit, and they awarded Jane Doe 2 default judgment because I missed the deadline," he said.
However, court records detail multiple missed deadlines and failures to comply with court orders.
The Grammy Award nominee acknowledged that there was at least one deadline during that period of time that he believed he could have met himself.
"I have no problem taking responsibility," Allen said. "I could have, you know, maybe done more. Absolutely."
"The other ones, I should have been more, I guess, involved with the court, but I've never been in a situation like this," he continued. "I didn't know even how to connect with the court. I didn't know if I could speak to the court without my lawyer because he was the one that was handling it."
Anastasiou later became Allen's legal representation. After the default ruling, Anastasiou similarly blamed Allen's "prior counsel's repeated failures to comply with discovery obligations and court orders" and said his client intended to seek to set aside the judgment.
"This ruling was not based on the merits of the allegations. Mr. Allen has consistently and unequivocally maintained his innocence, and he firmly denies these accusations," Anastasiou told People magazine in August 2025.
"As with earlier accusations brought on the same baseless grounds, this case is equally meritless," he continued. "The default judgment reflects the shortcomings of prior representation, not any wrongdoing by Mr. Allen. It is well-established that a client should not be penalized for the failures of their attorney, and Mr. Allen should not be deprived of his right to a fair defense."
Fox News Digital was unable to reach Brassel for comment.
WATCH HERE: JIMMIE ALLEN SAYS HE'S ‘PURSUING OPTIONS’ TO FIGHT $1.8M SEXUAL ASSAULT
According to her lawsuit, Jane Doe 2 met Allen on a flight to Nashville in May 2022 and the two remained in contact over the following months before meeting in Las Vegas.
Jane Doe 2 alleged that she willingly joined Allen in his hotel room and initially consented to having sex with him, but repeatedly told the singer that she was not on birth control and did not want him to ejaculate inside her. According to the complaint, Allen agreed but later disregarded her requests to stop and instead ejaculated inside her.
She also alleged that Allen secretly recorded their sexual encounter without her knowledge or consent. According to the lawsuit, Allen had asked her to remain on the hotel room's balcony after they arrived while he went inside, which she believed was because he was planning a surprise. Jane Doe 2 alleged that Allen instead used the opportunity to position his cellphone to later record them.
Jane Doe 2 alleged that after Allen fell asleep, she discovered the phone recording them, stopped the recording and deleted the video. According to the complaint, she was unable to permanently delete the footage without Allen's passcode and took the phone with her when she left the hotel room before later turning it over to police.
Allen disputed Jane Doe 2's account, maintaining that their encounter was consensual and that she knew she was being recorded. He said that they were together on the balcony when he explicitly told her he wanted to record and asked permission. While speaking with Fox News Digital, he described their alleged conversation regarding the recording.
"She said, ‘You were recording us without my permission.’ I said, 'Oh, no, no.' I said, 'We were on the balcony.' And I have all this in texts that we were on the balcony. I told you, 'I'm recording, is it OK?' And I don't ever hide my camera, ever. Ever. It's not my thing,'" he told Fox News Digital.
Allen has maintained since 2023 that Jane Doe consented to the recording.
The singer claimed to Fox News Digital that the recording depicts him "passing out."
"In the video, you can see me passing out," he claimed. "You can see me black out, like pass out."
Allen further claimed the recording shows Jane Doe 2 continuing to engage in sexual activity with him after he passed out, later getting dressed, returning to bed and rubbing his back before approaching the camera and turning it off.
WATCH HERE: JIMMIE ALLEN SAYS SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT ‘LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE’ AFTER DOCTOR'S DIRE WARNING
Elizabeth Fegan, an attorney who represented both Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, blasted Allen's claims in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"Mr. Allen's attempt to portray himself as the victim is as outrageous as it is offensive to the women who have come forward to report his sexual misconduct," Fegan said. "Two women have accused Mr. Allen of sexual abuse. Rather than accepting responsibility for his actions, he has repeatedly denied their accounts, sought to discredit them, and now attempts to rewrite the facts through the media, all while evading his financial obligations to the women who sought justice through the courts."
"Let there be no ambiguity: Jane Doe 2 never consented to being recorded," she continued. "Mr. Allen's continued insistence otherwise does not change her account or the Court's findings. Nor do his self-serving descriptions of selected portions of the recording establish consent to its creation. His attempt to shift attention to her behavior is yet another effort to blame the woman whose rights he violated."
"The real victim here is the woman whose privacy, bodily autonomy, and trust were violated and who has endured years of trauma and litigation seeking accountability," Fegan added. "Mr. Allen has had ample opportunity to tell his story in court. He chose not to do so. He should stop attacking the women who came forward and start taking responsibility for his conduct."
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Allen also addressed the allegations made by his former day-to-day manager, whose 2023 lawsuit first thrust the country singer into the scandal.
Jane Doe 1, who worked as Allen's day-to-day manager, accused the singer of repeatedly sexually harassing and assaulting her over an approximately 18-month period while she was employed by his management company.
In her lawsuit, Jane Doe 1 alleged that Allen first sexually assaulted her in March 2021 after a work trip to Los Angeles, where he was filming an appearance on "American Idol." She claimed that after having several drinks at a business dinner, she woke up naked in her hotel room with Allen beside her and had no memory of what happened after dinner. According to the complaint, she was bleeding and in pain and Allen insisted that she take Plan B.
Jane Doe 1 alleged that Allen continued to sexually harass and assault her afterward, including by touching her without her consent and forcing her to engage in sexual acts despite her objections. She claimed she repeatedly told Allen "no," pushed him away and tried to avoid being alone with him, but feared that resisting him could jeopardize her career because she was responsible for managing him.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Allen vehemently denied Jane Doe 1's allegations but acknowledged that the two had a sexual relationship, which he characterized as a consensual affair that continued on and off for approximately a year and a half.
"What I want people to understand about those allegations is one, they're not true," he claimed.
"I had an affair off and on for like a year and a half with my day-to-day manager," Allen said. "And it started, then we would cut it off, and it would start, and then we will cut it off. And it slowly became one of the things where I was like, I know what I was doing was wrong, but I was afraid to end it because I didn't really know exactly how to end without one, hurting her, right, and without hurting myself. Because it's one of those things where it's like you spend so much time, go, go, go, go, go on the road. And, you know, we were around each other a lot. We were adults that made a decision."
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Allen accepted responsibility for having the extramarital relationship but denied Jane Doe 1's characterization of it as sexual abuse.
"If I would have never cheated on my wife, I wouldn't have been in that situation anyway," he said. "And that's the part that I take accountability for."
Allen and his former manager reached a settlement in 2024 in which they agreed to dismiss their respective claims against each other. Jane Doe 1's attorney said at the time that she continued to stand by her sexual assault allegations against Allen and had agreed to settle to avoid reliving the alleged abuse at trial.
While Allen maintained he never sexually assaulted either woman, he told Fox News Digital he does not consider himself blameless for the circumstances that led to the scandal.
"Did I cheat on my wife? Yes. Did I apologize to my wife? Yes. Did I owe my wife an apology? Absolutely," he said. "And I'm not going to put the blame on my life on those two individuals. Yes, they might've fabricated a story, but I still slept with them and I put myself in that position."
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Allen recalled the impact that the allegations had on his personal and professional life.
The singer said that he would tell his accusers that they "made life really hard for my kids."
Allen and Gale, who share daughters Naomi and Zara and son Cohen, initially separated and filed for divorce in April 2023, shortly before the first sexual assault lawsuit was filed against the singer. They simultaneously announced that Gale was pregnant with their third child, Cohen.
In a May 2023 Instagram post, Allen apologized to Gale for having an affair and acknowledged that his choices brought shame and humiliation to his family.
Gale gave birth to Cohen in September 2023 and the following month, Allen's representative said the divorce had not been completed and that the couple had decided to "work on things" and were still together.
The former couple's divorce was ultimately finalized in October 2024.
Allen told Fox News Digital that the "hardest conversation" that he had was with Gale. He admitted that he failed to even warn his then-wife before the first lawsuit became public.
"I handled that completely wrong," Allen said.
Allen said the fallout also affected his oldest son, Aadyn, whom he shares with a previous partner. He recalled struggling to explain why some of his son's friends stopped speaking to him or inviting him to parties after the allegations against his father became public.
The singer also recalled how his thriving career collapsed amid the scandal and worried about how he would continue providing for his children.
"Everything I've worked for is just gone," he said. "Record label gone, management gone, bookings gone, PR gone, endorsement deals gone."
He said that his mounting fears sent him into an increasingly dark place and eventually led him to contemplate taking his own life.
"Two years ago, I was riding around my truck at like three in the morning and I had my gun in my lap and I was trying to decide, do I want to live or not?" he told Fox News Digital.
Allen said he eventually sought help, turning to therapy and spending time in rehabilitation as he worked to get his mental health back on track.
He recalled that his struggles had begun well before the allegations became public. As Allen's career took off, the singer said he began taking pills to stay awake and others to keep himself in a good mood while trying to meet the demands of touring, his record label, radio, his family and fans.
Allen said that by 2021 and 2022, he felt like he was on a "train" going "a thousand miles an hour," knowing he needed to get off but unsure how.
"I would say in 2023, when that lawsuit came out, I felt like that was God derailing the train," he said. "One, it hurt because of what was being said about me. But at the same time, it literally saved my life."
"My doctor said if I had kept going, I'd have been dead in six months," Allen continued.
Allen told Fox News Digital that getting help also forced him to reconsider his relationship with music, which he admitted he had grown to hate at the height of his struggles.
However, Allen said that as he worked to rebuild his life, he also began rediscovering the love of music that he had lost.
Allen told Fox News Digital that while some relationships disappeared amid the controversy, he was surprised by the support he received from others in the entertainment industry.
"Dolly Parton being one of them," he said. "She called me, and she told me she loves me. She said, ‘Jimmie, I know who you are.’ She said, ‘Try to just keep yourself surrounded by people that love you.’"
Allen recalled Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Kathie Lee Gifford and Kid Rock were among others who reached out to him.
Kid Rock's support eventually extended beyond words of encouragement. The "Freedom Was a Highway" singer recently collaborated with Kid Rock on his Christian album "Halfway to Jesus," marking another step in Allen's return to recording music.
Allen recalled Kid Rock telling him, "'As Christians, we're quick to ask for forgiveness but don't want to give it.'"
The musician is also working on several projects of his own, including Christian and gospel music as well as country and R&B material. He said his approach to his career has changed dramatically from the relentless pursuit of success that he described before the allegations surfaced.
"It's not about winning Grammys or CMAs or number one records," he said. "It's about doing what I love."
When asked whether he believes Nashville is ready to give him another chance, Allen explained being accepted back into the country music establishment was not his priority.
Longtime "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson said he would sit Shane Gillis down "like a little kid" to discuss the comedian's controversial joke about women's gym attire during his recent hosting stint, which drew criticism from fellow entertainers earlier this month.
Speaking at the Axios Media Trends Live summit on Tuesday, Thompson addressed the criticism of Gillis and discussed how he would handle the comedian's potential return to host the show for a fourth time.
"If he were to come back, I'm sure we would have a conversation of like, ‘How do you think that went?’ You know what I mean? And what do you think you could have done? Like a little kid, you know? Like I would just sit him down and be like, ‘Yeah, so what do you think we could change there, pal?’ And just figure it out," Thompson said.
Thompson, who is now in his 24th season of the show, stopped short of condemning the routine, but suggested performers must strike a balance between taking "creative liberties" in comedy and avoiding "harmful words."
"I guess it's just finding the balance of both things, like allowing creative liberties, but also kind of like watching your step as far as harmful words are concerned," Thompson said.
"Because I think everybody's focusing in on this one specific word or one specific part of the monologue, and then the rest of the monologue, or even the rest of the show, is getting overshadowed."
Thompson also said the decision to invite Gillis back was not up to him, but he suggested the two would need to talk if the comedian returned.
"But if he were to come back, then yeah, I think we would have to have some sort of like, a real chat where, you know, people's actions don't, you know, kind of overly like wave pool the rest of us, if you will," he said.
Sitting alongside Thompson on the panel, Range Media Partners CEO Peter Micelli defended Gillis, arguing that fear of offending audiences is stifling comedy.
Calling Gillis a "lovely human being" and a "wonderful man" who spent most of his opening monologue poking fun at himself, Micelli argued that comedians need room to take risks without fear of backlash.
"There's so much focus on what makes you angry and afraid. And there needs to be more focus on what makes you laugh and love and enjoy life," Micelli said.
"Comedians need some space to do some stuff to make us laugh. And if every time they step a little too far, in your opinion ... then we're gonna shut the whole thing down, then what kind of world are we [going to] live in?"
Gillis drew criticism from entertainment figures after joking during his opening monologue earlier this month that women at gyms "just dress like whores now." The appearance marked his third time hosting the NBC sketch series.
"I haven’t been to the gym in so long. I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?" Gillis said. "Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe [it]. Have you seen it? I’ve seen it. You’ve seen the shorts? They’re those neon, like, artificial bait-colored [shorts], and the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole. And don’t look! You’re not allowed to look."
Among those who criticized the routine was "Schitt’s Creek" co-creator and star Dan Levy, who posted a video on social media condemning Gillis' remarks.
"Women wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them whores. It makes the men calling them whores misogynists," Levy said. "There’s a difference there. By the way, I’ve seen more men’s nipples at the gym than I’ve ever seen women showing their bodies off."
Other comedians, however, offered a different perspective. Fellow "SNL" cast member Michael Che addressed the controversy on NBC's "Today" show Thursday, arguing that jokes don't always land with audiences.
"That’s comedy. It’s like, you think it’s funny, and then some people don’t," Che said.
He said he did not initially see Gillis' monologue when the show aired. When he eventually watched it, Che said he "didn’t think about it, honestly." He added that his experience delivering jokes that haven't landed while co-anchoring "Weekend Update" with Colin Jost has kept him from criticizing other comics.
"That’s why I can’t criticize anybody for swinging and missing, because I’ve definitely swung and missed, too," Che said. "I try to keep that heat off of me."
Former "SNL" cast member Dana Carvey also questioned the criticism during Monday's episode of his "Fly on the Wall" podcast with David Spade, saying he didn't "understand the kerfuffle."
"When you say jokes, you’re not literally saying ‘women are whores.’ You are literally joking," Carvey said. "Isn’t that kind of the idea? No? Did I just get canceled?"
Comedian and media analyst Tim Young had a similar take, telling Fox News Digital that the controversy surrounding Gillis reflects what he sees as a growing divide between comedy fans and audiences of traditional network television, including "SNL."
"Comedy is the last bastion of free speech. So if we’re [going to] start policing comedy, then we’re going to lose basically our First Amendment," Young said. He also pointed to Gillis' success selling out arenas outside traditional network television.
"This wasn’t for that audience in New York, and it wasn’t for the ‘SNL’ audience," Young added. "It was for his audience, and his audience, I think, is much larger than the ‘SNL’ audience."
Young also argued that comedians should resist pressure to apologize in response to criticism on social media.
"Never apologize, because the apology is never enough," Young said. "This audience, the leftists, they want this attention. They want to keep drowning out any other voices that they disagree with, and when you acknowledge that by apologizing, and you give them the power, they will never give it up and they will always want more. So it is very important to never apologize."
Fox News Digital reached out to Thompson's representatives for comment but did not receive a response. Gillis' team declined to comment.
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Jeff Garlin reached his breaking point after a tumultuous chapter on "The Goldbergs."
The comedian, who exited the hit ABC sitcom in 2021 amid allegations of misconduct on set, opened up about his mental health crisis, his struggles with bipolar disorder and the treatment that helped him rebuild his life.
Garlin revealed he had planned to take his own life and even told a loved one the exact time he intended to die during his appearance on SiriusXM's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name."
"The last scene I ever filmed was me with Tim Meadows, Dave Koechner, and Troy Gentile, who played my son. And it essentially was a Pizza Hut commercial. No one told me," he said.
Garlin said he confronted the production team after learning the scene doubled as a pizza advertisement without his knowledge. When producers explained that the money would help hire another writer, he questioned why the corporation behind the show couldn't cover the expense itself.
The actor refused to participate in the promotional scene and instead insisted that producers film his character leaving before the pizza appeared.
"I left, and I knew I'd never come back to that set again," he said.
But walking away from the set didn't mark the end of Garlin's troubles.
Garlin said a producer later visited his home and asked what it would take to convince him to return to the show. Although he had no desire to go back, the comedian demanded a substantial raise and a reduced schedule of just one workday per week. To his surprise, producers agreed.
However, Garlin admitted the arrangement came at a cost.
"And so I had resentment from my castmates, not as much the crew, but there was great resentment from some of them," he admitted. "I didn't know it at the time, though. I was naive. I didn't know they knew anything about my anything."
As tensions surrounding the sitcom mounted, the comedian said he struggled with a devastating mental health crisis that pushed him to the brink and prompted a desperate message to a loved one.
"I had a nervous breakdown, and I was going to commit suicide," he recalled. "I reached out to Susie and I said, 'I hate when people don't reach out, but at noon today I will be dead. I'm letting you know I will be dead.'"
"And she called [ex-wife] Marla, and she called [girlfriend] Sari, and my friend Brad Morris," Garlin explained. "My girlfriend and my ex-wife called him. He's one of my best friends. He watched me while they were looking for a place for me to go."
Garlin said he traveled to Cincinnati in the dead of winter to seek treatment, where he underwent dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). He credited the treatment with helping him overcome his suicidal thoughts and regain enough stability to move forward with his life.
"I went to Cincinnati because I was serious," he explained. "I'm not going to some rehab in Beverly Hills. F--- that, man."
Garlin said he continued rebuilding his life through Alcoholics Anonymous, dialectical behavior therapy, regular counseling, boxing, physical fitness and creative projects that helped support his mental health and overall well-being.
"And I'm just now, this is from five years ago, whatever," he explained. "I'm just now feeling really good. Just now. Maybe the book coming out, but around now, really."
Garlin exited "The Goldbergs" in 2021 during the ninth season after allegations of misconduct on set and an HR investigation.
"I used to, over the years, wonder why people would avoid me when I was manic," he said. "Most of the crew enjoyed me being funny, but there were some I could see, like, 'What's their hesitation? That's so weird.'"
"And then other days I'd go home and go, 'Why was I apologizing all day?' I didn't understand. 'I'm a nice guy. Why am I apologizing?' And then other days I just couldn't feel anything. I was just dark. It was blackness around me, even if I drove home in the afternoon."
Emily Ratajkowski has been keeping busy in Los Angeles, mixing daring mirror selfies with a little romance.
The 35-year-old model shared a bunch of photos on Instagram, leading with a mirror selfie in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit featuring a dramatic neckline and high-cut sides.
Ratajkowski paired the one-piece and wore her long brunette hair loose around her shoulders. She paired it with black shorts and sunglasses.
The model has previously spoken candidly about navigating relationships after her divorce from film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.
In a June 2026 personal essay for The Cut, Ratajkowski reflected on a period of dating following her separation, explaining that she initially sought romantic attention as she adjusted to life as a single mother.
She described adopting a more emotionally detached approach to relationships before realizing that she had lost sight of what she actually wanted.
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