Patrick Dempsey seriously considered a possible run for the U.S. Senate in Maine but ultimately decided against pursuing a career in politics, choosing instead to focus on acting and his nonprofit work with the Dempsey Center.

LaRoyce Hawkins will leave the popular NBC drama early in season 14. Hawkins has played Kevin Atwater on the Dick Wolf series since it premiered in 2014, becoming a fan-favorite character in the process.

A 49-year-old unhoused Black man living in a Nashville park was arrested, tased, and charged with felony camping on public property. Following a Supreme Court ruling, at least 14 states including Tennessee now classify sleeping on public land as a felony punishable by up to six years in prison. Joseph Lamont Williams faced two felony counts and a misdemeanor charge under Tennessee's 2022 anti-camping statute criminalizing survival activities between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. East Nashville, a historically Black community, has experienced rapid gentrification with rent tripling over five years, displacing longtime residents like Williams who refuses shelter beds.

The legal battle over Chadwick Boseman's estate deepens as his brothers file to remove his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, as administrator.

Chrystale Wilson, known for her role as "Ronnie" in Ice Cube's 1998 film The Players Club, recently posted a bikini photo on social media that sparked mixed reactions online, with fans praising her flat stomach while critics noted signs of aging in her face.