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‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 35: Meet the celebrity cast and their pro dance partners

Bring on the music and get ready to dance.
On Wednesday, “Good Morning America” revealed the season 35 cast for “Dancing with the Stars.”
Cast includes social media celebrities, actors, TV and film stars and athletes.
Season 35 of “DWTS”, will premiere in two nights on September 15 and 16, starting at 8 p.m. ET. ET on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
Below you can see the celebrity dancers who will be competing in “DWTS Season 35” along with their professional partners.
Julia Stiles
Pro partner: Ezra Sosa
Julia Stiles, Emmy- and Golden Globes-nominated director, producer, writer, and actress is headed to the ballroom for a chance to win the Mirrorball Trophy. Her breakout role in “10 Things I Hate About You”, a 1999 teen-comedy in which she starred alongside Heath Ledger, made her a household brand. Also, she has starred in the Bourne franchise, the movie “Mona Lisa Smile”, “Hustlers”, “Silver Linings Playbook”, “Save the Last Dance”, and many others. She made her directorial debut in 2025 with the feature film “Wish You were Here.” In addition, she is slated to star in “Recap,” a psychological thriller limited series, and “Unbearable Christmas,” a holiday road trip comedy.
Jenna Dewan
Pro partner: Val Chmerkovskiy
Jenna Dewan has been dancing for years. She was a backup performer for stars such as Janet Jackson and Missy Elliot, Christina Aguilera, among others. Her breakout role in “Step Up”, released in 2006, brought her to the forefront of mainstream popularity. She continued to appear in films and television shows such as “American Horror Story,” Supergirl,” The Mindy Project, and others. She hosted “World of Dance”, and was a judge for “So You Think You Can Dance”. Dewan is currently starring in ABC’s “The Rookie.”
Tatyana Ali
Pro partner: Jan Ravnik
Tatyana Ali’s role as Ashley Banks in the hit ’90s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is well-known. She starred alongside Will Smith, “DWTS” host Alfonso Ribeiro and other “DWTS,” co-hosts. Ali has also starred in Disney’s Glory Road and ABC’s Abbott Elementary. Ali’s career has taken her off-screen as well. She has appeared in the Broadway award-winning production “Fences” and released music. She has won five NAACP Image Awards and is a published author.
Taylor Hanson
Pro partner: Britt Stewart
Taylor Hanson is about to take the stage with his pop-rock group Hanson. We are playing “MMMBop on repeat.” Hanson and his brothers rose to prominence in the early 1990s, with their hit song from the album “Middle of Nowhere.” He formed Tinted Window in 2009 with the former Smashing pumpkins guitarist James Iha and Cheap Trick drummer Bun e. Carlos, as well as Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger. With his wife Natalie Anne Bryant, he is the father of seven children.
Ezra Frech
Pro partner: Daniella Karagach
Ezra Frech, a Paralympic Gold Medalist and world record holder is also a model, motivational speaker, advocate and a Paralympic Gold Medalist. Ezra Frech is a Paralympic Gold Medalist, world-record holder, advocate, model, and motivational speaker.
Amber Glenn
Pro partner: Pasha Pashkov
Amber Glenn, an Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time U.S. National Champion has emerged as one of America’s top figure skaters. She is one of only a few women who have landed a triple Axel during competition. As a result, Amber Glenn helped Team USA to win Olympic Gold in the Figure Skating event at the Olympics in 2026. In addition, she became the first American woman to perform three triple Axels in a single Olympic Games. Glenn, the first U.S. figure skating women who is openly LGBTQ+, uses her platform as a voice for inclusion, visibility and mental health.
Connor Wood
Pro partner: Rylee Arnold
Connor Wood is also heading to the Ballroom in this season. His 1.3million followers on social media know him as Fibula. He is also a co-host of the podcast “Brooke & Connor Make a Blog.” He has recently taken his Fibs and Friends comedy national tour on the road, with Ilana Glaser as his special guest. He also worked as a reporter for NBC during the Olympic Games in 2026.
Sarah Jane Nader
Pro partner: Hailey Bills
Sarah Jane Nader, after her sister Brooks Nader placed ninth on Season 33 of “DWTS,” is trying to win the Mirrorball Trophy. She is currently starring in “Love Thy Nader,” a Hulu/Disney+ hit series that chronicles their journey, from Louisiana to New York City. She is also the director of Non Profit and Talent Partnerships for Influencer Social Responsibilty.
Tyler Cameron
Pro partner: Sharna Burgess
Tyler Cameron may be familiar to many as the man who competed for Hannah Brown’s love on “The Bachelorette” season 15. Cameron, who has been in real estate since then, is known for his construction business and the home-flipping company he runs with Tate. Cameron appeared on several other shows after “The Bachelorette” and he also judged HGTV’s “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.” Cameron was the star of “Going Home With Tyler Cameron.” He and his brothers co-founded The Andrea C. Cameron Foundation in honor of his mother, who passed away. This foundation provides scholarships for students all over Palm Beach County.
Giada DeLaurentiis
Pro partner: Alan Bersten
Giada deLaurentiis has traded her pasta maker in for dance shoes, and she’s headed to the ballroom for a chance to win the Mirrorball Trophy. DeLaurentiis, an Emmy Award-winning chef, author of cookbooks, restaurateur, and entrepreneur is best known for “Everyday Italian,” her Food Network program that aired from 2003 to 2012. Her other credits include “Giada At Home 2.0” as well as “Giada Entertains.” When she’s not cooking or hosting a show, she’s a mom to daughter Jade Marie DeLaurentiis-Thompson, who appears in her social media videos from time to time.
Harry Shum Jr.
Pro partner: Jenna Chmerkovskiy
Harry Shum Jr. also has a knack for choreographed routines. He rose to prominence on “Glee”, where he played Mike Chang and sang, as well as showed off his dancing moves. He worked as a dancer before “Glee” for Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Mariah Carey. In addition, he starred in the sequel to “Step Up” (Step Up 3D) and was a guest star on “Step Up 2.” He’s appeared in many TV and film shows since “Glee.” These include “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, “All My Life”, “Love Hard”, and, most recently “Voicemails for Isabelle”, and “Grey’s Anatomy”. Many are most excited about his role as Charlie Wu in the spin-off of “Crazy Rich Asians.”
Conner Leavitt
Pro partner: Adele Zaikman
Conner Leavitt’s wife, Whitney Leavitt of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”, is also a contender for the Mirrorball. He’s known online as “Instagram Husband,” after appearing in content that was created by his spouse. Since then, after Whitney Leavitt appeared in “Chicago,” he has adopted the title “Off Broadway husband.” He made his Broadway debut with “11 to Midnight” in May.
Guillermo Rodriguez
Pro partner: Witney Carson
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night host Guillermo Rodriguez has been a favorite comedic partner for many years. Television personality Guillermo Rodriguez, who’s been on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The security guard, who has been working on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for more than 23 years was found in the parking area where he used to work. He has appeared on Kimmel’s talk show since then and created his own viral segments, such as the Oscars red-carpet where he was seen admiring Charlize theron. Guillermo’s Salsa, his brand of salsa fresh, was launched recently.
Maura Higgins
Pro partner: Mark Ballas
Maura HIGGINS, a rising star in the world of style and television personality is preparing to return to TV competitions after starring as Rob Rausch on “The Traitors”. She came second behind Rausch who had her believing that he would be faithful right up until the end. Rausch gave her a Birkin Bag to apologize for the viral moment. Higgins was a contestant on the 2019 edition of “Love Island”. She also hosted “Love Island USA Aftersun”, and “Love Island Games Aftersun.”
Ciara Miller
Pro partner: Brandon Armstrong
Ciara Miller, best known for her part in “Summer House”, is one of Bravo’s most powerful voices. Miller was the star of an viral storyline in “Summer House,” when her former boyfriend publicly admitted to a relationship with her best friend. Everyone on social media was talking about Miller and rallying behind her. Miller’s unique style and perspective on fashion, culture, etc. has earned her a large following outside of reality television. Miller has served recently as co-host of “Love Island USA Aftersun”, and as a red carpet correspondent.
Jackson Olson
Pro partner: Emma Slater
Jackson Olson, the Savannah Bananas actor who dances on the baseball field now moves to the ballroom. Jackson Olson is a baseball player and entertainer who rose to prominence with the Exhibition Barnstorming Baseball Team, which performs dance routines and comedy sketches.
Watch “DWTS” Season 35 Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. ET on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu the following day.

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TK to Host Season Premiere, TK Is Musical Guest

The 52nd edition of “Saturday Night Live”, which will feature a host of stars, is set to take place in the fall.
Katseye, a popular K-pop band, will provide the music for the premiere of the new season, which is set to be broadcast on September 26. Jalen, the host, recently won the NBA Championship with the New York Knicks, and Jalen Brunson are the hosts. The “SNL’ debuts of both Brunson and Katseye are set for Sept. 26.
Dakota Johnson will headline the Oct. 3, 2018 episode, along with hardcore rock group Turnstile. Johnson’s film “Verity”, which hits cinemas Oct. 2, will be her third appearance on “SNL”. Turnstile, who are currently touring with their Never Enough Tour Pt., make their debut at “SNL.” 2.
On Oct. 10, Shane Gillis, with Rosalia performing as his musical guest will be hosting “SNL for the third consecutive time. Gillis recently broke the Guinness World Record of the largest audience for a stand-up show this summer, and released Season 3 on Netflix. Rosalia is wrapping up her Lux World Tour the month prior to her second appearance at “SNL.”
Gracie Abrams will return to the “SNL,” for the second consecutive time, after releasing her album, “Daughter From Hell,” earlier in the year.
The “SNL’s” offseason has not been very exciting. However, the most important update is that Chloe Fineman has left the show after seven years. Martin Herlihy who appeared in four seasons of Please Don’t Destroy as a cast member and also worked on the Season 51 writers’ room, is no longer a part of the show.
The British version of “Saturday Night Live” announced its date for the premiere of its second season before the American one. Jeff Goldblum will host the show and CMAT will be the musical guest. This series will feature the entire cast of its first season and run 12 episodes.
Will Ferrell was one of the hosts for “SNL’s” Season 51, along with Bad Bunny and Matt Damon. Musical guests included Doja cat, Sombr and Cher. Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter, as well as Olivia Rodrigo, all served as host and musical guests.
Variety asked some Season 51’s newcomers what they hoped to achieve in their sophomore year.
Jeremy Culhane commented, “The older people do a great job of capturing themselves in sketches. People like Andrew Dismukes and James Austin Johnson are excellent at this.” “That’s a skill I would love to improve.”
Veronika Slowikowski continued, “And by working together.” This year we all tried to do our own thing, which was understandable. “Next year, I would like to create characters with my friends.”

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Kim Zolciak’s Son KJ Biermann Makes a Critical Legal Move After Being Indicted

Kroy Biermann Jr. (15 years old) is Kim Zolciak’s son. He has taken a significant step in the case of sexual assault. The case is being transferred by his legal team to the juvenile courts. A Georgia grand jury had indicted KJ on seven felonies. KJ is still in jail as the case progresses.
KJ Biermann, indicted for seven felonies, seeks to be tried as a juvenile
Page Six reports that KJ’s attorney Jason Sheffield has filed a request to move the case from adult court to juvenile court. In the motion, it is also requested that confidentiality procedures be followed. Sheffield stated that the state plans to prosecute KJ as a grown-up. The defense, he said, wants KJ to be “tried as a child.”
Sheffield said that the defense also expects KJ to plead not guilty at his arraignment on October 14. He told the outlet that he expected to plead not guilty to all of KJ’s charges. KJ is facing seven felonies, including child abuse, sodomy, and sexual assault. Also, he faces charges of false imprisonment and three counts each of sexual assault against a minor under the age 16 as well as aggravated sodomy.
KJ’s situation stems from a alleged incident on April 23, involving a classmate. She accused him of sexual assault at a gym located in Alpharetta in Georgia. KJ, who was arrested in Atlanta on August 17, remains there at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center. According to Fulton County Court records, his bond hearing has been scheduled for September 11.
Sheffield criticised the length of time KJ spent in custody while waiting for a bail hearing. He told Page Six that it was difficult to understand how a child of 14 or 15 years old could be detained for up to a month while awaiting a hearing. The detective had decided to hold KJ for serious crimes, he said. Now, the defense hopes that the case will be transferred to the juvenile court system.

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ABC responds to rumored ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ cancellation

ABC clarifies the facts amid reports that they plan to end “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after the current season.
A spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Us Weekly that “This information was inaccurate – any reports regarding the future of this show are at this time purely speculation.”
After multiple outlets claimed that Kimmel’s 24th-season late night program would end after the premiere of ABC’s Tuesday’s show, ABC clarified its position.
After a morbid joke about the first lady, Trump calls for ABC to terminate Jimmy Kimmel, again
According to TMZ, Kimmel has been shopping for other projects in recent months, such as a podcast, along with other shows. This news follows an interview Kimmel’s spouse, Molly McNearney gave on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” where she spoke about her husband’s eventual retirement.
McNearney’s response to the question “What do you think about it?” was: “It appeals to my nervous system for the family.”
She continued, “It’s like Jimmy is holding a flashlight in his other hand while holding a fly-rod in one.” “I feel like Jimmy deserves to be out on the river, relaxing. But I want him to continue fighting.” “I feel this desire not to quit, because what he is doing right now I believe is extremely important.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! debuted in January 2003. Since then, it has broadcast over 4,000 episodes. Kimmel’s Show was pulled abruptly from airwaves almost a year ago. Executives said it would “preempt indefinitely”. This happened because of the host’s comments about the dialogue sparked by the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, a political activist of the right, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University on September 10 as part his American Comeback Tour. Kirk was shot in the neck during an outdoor event at the Orem campus, Utah. He was taken to hospital where, a few minutes later, he died.
Kimmel’s monologue after the tragic event was critical of the MAGA movement and President Trump for blaming Kirk’s demise on “radical left”.
Kimmel apologized for the remarks he made. He became emotional at one stage and said, “It wasn’t my intention to lighten up a murder.”

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Martin Herlihy Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 5 Years

Martin Herlihy has left NBC’s Saturday Night Live, after a stint of five seasons as a writer/performer.
Herlihy, Ben Marshall and John Higgins were all members of the Please Don’t Destroy Comedy troupe when Herlihy first joined SNL. The trio spent four years making sketches for SNL’s late-night program. Marshall, however, was recently promoted and Higgins decided to leave to become an actor.
Herlihy chose to remain on the show as a writer. He did so for the 51st Season, and also made occasional appearances in sketches.
Marshall will continue to be a prominent player on Season 52, while Higgins is booking acting roles. These include recurring parts in the second season of ABC Scrubs as well as Apple TV Stick.
Herlihy’s father Tim Herlihy had a similarly long stay on SNL as a writer in the 1990s, before leaving in order to concentrate on writing feature films in collaboration with Adam Sandler, another SNL alumni.
Chloe Fineman, the sole confirmed SNL departing cast member after Season 51. After a series of auditions this summer, it is anticipated that the cast for Season 51 will be finalized in the coming week.
LateNighter was the first to report on this exit.

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Hollywood Movies to Put Musk, Zuckerberg, Holmes on Trial

Hollywood’s obsession for Silicon Valley will soon reach fever pitch as four major movies are set to tackle controversial tech moguls.
Then there’s the fact that all the films have important dates in October. This results in an extraordinary theme pile-up, as California industries take on each other.
Three of these projects all released teaser trailers within 48-hours of one another earlier this week.
Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning stars Jeremy Strong as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a follow-up (or companion piece, as Sony insists it be called) to The Social Network. The film opens in theaters on October 9.
Andrew Garfield plays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial during a 5-day leadership crisis, when Altman is fired then reinstated to his position as CEO. The Neon movie premieres Oct. 5, at the New York Film Festival (and will be released in limited quantities on December 25).
There are also two documentaries of epic length.
Alex Gibney’s dissection of Tesla and SpaceX tycoon Elon Musk is titled Musk. It runs for nearly four hours, and will be released on select screens from Bleecker St., after its premiere at Venice, Tuesday, Oct. 16.
You Can See Everything by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the A24 surprise project dropped in Telluride and follows Theranos’ founder Elizabeth Holmes as she prepares to enter federal prison. This three-hour movie will also be released in cinemas on October 16.
Should we begin naming release dates now that are head to head? ElonBeth? MuskEverything? Elon Musk? Perhaps not).
Silicon Valley executives are egoists, who talk in grandiose words, claim they help humanity but value power and ambition over safety and ethics, with potential catastrophic results.
If you look at November’s projects, we have another one: Graham Moore’s Netflix series The Altruists. It follows the fall of the crypto exchange FTX, and Anthony Boyle stars as Sam Bankman Fried, the co-founder, and Julia Garner plays Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison.
Dramas are being viewed with some skepticism about whether they will be a hit. The Social Reckoning Trailer has been compared to its much-loved precursor The Social Network. Amazon MGM dropped Artificial due to apparent conflicts of interest, and several studios passed before Neon acquired it. This has caused some industry insiders speculate that the film may be lacking. It’s too soon to draw any conclusions. Neither film has even been screened in front of a festival crowd.
However, the initial buzz is astronomical. Both You Can See Everything and Musk have received positive reviews at the respective festivals and are both currently rated 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed Musk and left their critic in “outrage” for “225 minutes”. Our review of You Can See Everything described it as “fascinatingly slick and dizzyingly brilliant.” The brilliant trailer for You Can See Everything generated immense interest and was immediately meme-able.
Silicon Valley has pledged to disrupt Hollywood for years (and, in some cases, succeeded). With this strange coincidence of timing, Hollywood is now returning the favor.
Here are trailers of all four films.

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