​William Shatner is alive and well. The veteran actor took the time to debunk fake news circulating about him online, assuring his fans that he isn’t dying of cancer while also shutting down other false claims. Shatner called out the source of the unfounded rumors and warned fans to take stories about him with a grain of salt unless they come directly from him.. Starbuck / AFF-USA.com / MEGA. On April 2, the “Star Trek” actor took to social media to alert his followers to a few fake stories circulating online about him. As he noted, he wanted to post on April 1 but feared followers would take it as an April Fool’s Day joke.. “There is a page on @facebook that is using AI to create horrible fake news stories about me,” Shatner wrote, adding the page he was referring to: Beanstalk Functions. The actor added, “This is the downside of AI and yellow journalism. While it can be a wonderful tool in the right hands, it can be used as a weapon in the wrong hands.”. On X, Shatner wrote, “My daughter came over to tell me her daughter heard that I had brain cancer.” He accompanied the post with a photo of himself that his daughter took as proof that he is doing well, saying he’s “fit as a fiddle.”. In his post, Shatner included screenshots of the news stories from the Beanstalk Functions page. One post read that he was “diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma.” Another was an AI-generated photo of the actor on a hospital bed, smiling. Another post read, “Erika Kirk Insults William Shatner: ‘Sit down, you 60-year-old rock star’.”. “None of these stories are true but they apparently seem genuine enough for fans to repost them across social media and send messages of support to me and my family all while the culprits behind the account make money,” Shatner wrote.. The Beanstalk Functions profile claims it’s a Cape Town, South Africa-based events company. “We are here to help you Celebrate, Innovate, and Decorate,” it read.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. In his post, Shatner said that he has alerted Facebook Support, but they won’t take the page down. Hours later, however, the Facebook page was no longer available.. The actor did some deep research and said the stories from Beanstalk Functions were linked to a website hosted on Next.js. He contacted Guillermo Rauch, the CEO of Vercel, which oversees Next.js, asking him to “remove the posted fake AI stories” created by Beanstalk Functions. However, he was told, “the company cannot see a reason” to remove them, as he shared on X.. Shatner pointed out Vercel’s Terms and Conditions, citing sections about fraud, scams, and HIPAA violations. “I guess a fake story revealing I supposedly have brain cancer doesn’t fall under HIPAA?” the actor wrote.. G.N.Miller/NYPost / MEGA. While he isn’t battling cancer, Shatner recently had surgery on his shoulder. As The Blast reported in early March, he had a nasty fall while out riding his horse. He explained that his horse w  

​Prince Harry is facing fresh scrutiny after a series of spicy Facebook messages exchanged with journalist Charlotte Griffiths were disclosed in the British High Court.. The messages form part of the Duke of Sussex’s privacy case against Associated Newspapers, which has concluded its trial phase and is currently awaiting judgment.. During the trial, Harry maintained that he had met Griffiths only once and had cut off contact after learning she was a reporter. However, the newly revealed exchanges paint a different picture.. Royal watchers are also now questioning the timing of the entire episode, with critics claiming the leaks may be diverting attention away from former Prince Andrew’s ongoing controversies.. MEGA. The broader case between Harry and Associated Newspapers focuses on allegations of unlawful newsgathering. However, his Facebook chats with Griffiths have taken on added significance for how they appear to challenge his version of events.. In one message presented to the court, the Duke dialed up the charm on the reporter while referencing a missed social gathering.. “I WISH I was there, sugar. But unfortunately, stuck in Cornwall doing Army stuff 🙁 Otherwise I would have been there playing and then drinking u under the table, obvi!!” Harry wrote, according to the Telegraph.. Griffiths testified that the two connected on Facebook in 2011, exchanged numbers, and later attended at least one additional gathering together.. In the wake of the resurfaced messages from the early 2010s, critics of the Royal Family are questioning why Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, continue to dominate headlines instead of former Prince Andrew and the controversies still surrounding him.. “Good grief! With Andrew and the monarchy in the wonkiest shape it’s ever been, they need to shift focus to Megs and Harry always, and it’s ridiculous,” one user complained via a comment on Reddit.. They also pointed to the couple’s former UK residence, raising questions about how it was reassigned within the Royal Family.. “It’s also not working. Wonder if Charles will be giving them back the home he took from them and gave to Andrew,” the user added.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. Another aspect of the ongoing Harry and Griffiths saga that appears to have struck a nerve with fans is the timeline, with their online exchange predating his relationship with his current wife.. Harry appears to have met the reporter through mutual friends in December 2011, with court evidence placing their interactions at a country-house weekend hosted by Arthur Landon.. Nearly five years later, the “spare” was set up on a blind date with Markle in London by a mutual friend.. In a comment on X, one fan wasted no time pointing out the timeline.. “I don’t understand how this is a story. Was he married at the time?” the commenter said, while another one wrote, “If he wasn’t married to his wife at the time, no one cares.”. As scrutiny intensifies around Harry f  

​Don Lemon recounted his January arrest during a recent appearance on ABC’s “The View,” where the famed journalist tearfully shared his experience being taken into custody following coverage of a Minnesota ICE protest.. The host of “The Don Lemon Show” on YouTube that boasts almost 1.3 million subscribers, sat alongside panelist, former co-worker, and long-time friend Sunny Hostin to discuss the incident.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. On Thursday, April 2, former CNN anchor Don Lemon paid a visit to “The View” and spoke about his experience being arrested in a Los Angeles hotel room days after doing on-the-ground coverage of an ICE protest at a Minnesota church.. Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles while in town to cover the 2026 Grammy Awards, but his legal team attempted to contact the Department of Justice beforehand when word spread that the journalist would be arrested. However, Lemon said they were ignored in favor of publicly embarrassing him.. “All they had to do was [say] ‘Hey, Mr. Lemon, turn yourself in,’” he said.. Hostin agreed with his assessment of the DOJ favoring public embarrassment, stating they wanted “to send a message to intimidate and harass.”. “I’ve been leaning on Sunny for counsel just as a friend. No legal stuff, but just as a friend,” Lemon said while on the panel, adding the DOJ chose to arrest him despite his willingness to turn himself in “because they want to embarrass people.”. The conversation took an emotional turn when Lemon teared up recalling how federal agents taking off a wedding present from his husband was the only way his arrest was known.. “I was fiddling with it, [and an agent] was like, ‘Do you want me to take that off?’” Lemon said of the diamond bracelet given to him by his husband Tim.. “There was an FBI agent that walked up to me and said, ‘I will take care of it.’ I said, ‘Give this to my husband…’ And he took it up. That was the only way that anybody knew that I’d been arrested,” he shared.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. While staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel during Grammy weekend, Lemon was taken into custody by more than two dozen federal agents, from both the FBI and Homeland Security, according to PEOPLE.. Per the outlet, Lemon was arrested around 11 p.m. local time in Los Angeles at the famed location, when agents showed up at his hotel room door.. Following his arrest, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson issued a statement to the outlet regarding Lemon’s charges.. “Don Lemon is being charged with 18 USC 241, Conspiracy to Deprive Rights, and 18 USC 248, Violation of the FACE Act, interfering by force of someone’s First Amendment rights,” the spokesperson said.. The overwhelming response to Lemon’s arrest was generally supportive, and when the number of agents on hand to arrest him was released, the sentiment included what many believe to be a massive overreach.. “That is wildly excessive. That’s treating someone like they  

​Carrie Underwood has given insight into how she navigates Hollywood and her faith, while sharing a blunt truth about the industry.. Rising to fame on “American Idol” in 2005, she became a chart-topping country star and has since returned to the show as a judge, finding fulfillment in mentoring new talent.. Offstage, Carrie Underwood balances family life with husband Mike Fisher and their two sons on their Tennessee farm, keeping her personal life authentic and hands-on despite her fame and busy schedule.. Curtis Hilbun / AFF-USA.COM / MEGA. For more than two decades, Underwood has navigated the highs and lows of Hollywood, yet one constant has anchored her career: her faith.. Following Monday’s faith-focused episode of “American Idol,” the country music icon, who won the show in 2005 and joined as a judge last year, reflected on how she has stayed grounded amidst the industry’s “self-serving” tendencies.. Underwood explained that the industry can feel detached from reality, with people focused on their own success and comfort, making it easy to lose touch with their roots. For her, faith has been the key to maintaining perspective and staying true to herself.. “Faith is the thing that can keep you grounded,” she told Fox News Digital. “When you’re in the entertainment industry, there are a lot of things that, and I’ve said this before, it’s just not real life. You can get caught up in a lot.”. “You’re kind of in a self-serving business,” the singer continued. “Everybody around you is there to make sure you’re good, and you’re happy, and you have everything you need, and I feel like you can start to… You can lose your roots real fast, you know. So I think faith is the only way to keep you grounded.”. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. Underwood first captured audiences on “American Idol,” quickly achieving massive success with hits like “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” from her debut album “Some Hearts,” which remains the best-selling debut by a solo female country artist.. She has since released eight more albums, including “Carnival Ride” (2007), “Play On” (2009), and “Blown Away” (2012), solidifying her place in country music.. Returning to “Idol” as a judge, she shared, has brought her career full circle.. “Every once in a while, I will see glimpses of myself in a hopeful way, whether it’s somebody being super nervous or sometimes stylistically, just navigating this,” she said. “This is weird, let’s be honest. Being up on stage, singing in front of a whole bunch of people on TV, it’s not your everyday kind of thing.”. She added, “So everybody’s figuring out how to navigate all of it. But I’m just glad that we get to be a part of somebody’s journey, lots of people’s journeys.”. MEGA. On Monday, Underwood performed the hymn “How Great Thou Art” and applauded “American Idol” for allowing contestants to express their faith.. She describ  

​King Charles 2026 Easter celebrations are not off to a great start.. The King was met with a glaring anti-monarchy message outside the Welsh church where he and Queen Camilla went to attend the Royal Maundy Service.. King Charles is no stranger to public antagonism. He has been heckled and booed by protesters over the years in London, Australia, York, and Milton Keynes since his ascension to the throne. Notably, while he was still the Prince of Wales, eggs were thrown at him by protesters during a visit to Canada.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. To attend the Royal Maundy Service at St. Asaph Cathedral in north Wales this year, King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived to meet a sight for sore eyes. The walls outside the church were desecrated with an anti-monarchy message before their arrival. The words “Not our King” were boldly written in red ink across one of the walls of the ancient cathedral.. King Charles arrived to lead a royal Easter tradition with his Queen for the second time ever in Wales. The local council quickly got to work trying to remove the graffiti and later covered it with a tarpaulin while investigations into the culprits are ongoing. The words splashed in red spray are a popular slogan of the anti-monarchy group Republic, which staged a demonstration outside the Royal Maundy Service on Thursday.. The Republic is yet to take responsibility for defacing the cathedral walls, nor have they been officially charged for the demonstration. PEOPLE shared that Republic CEO Graham Smith explained why activists were protesting in North Wales. In a released statement, Smith stated that the public wants answers, saying “Charles shouldn’t be able to avoid questions about his complicity in the Andrew scandal,” in reference to the ex-Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.. Mirrorpix / MEGA. While this is only the second time in history that the service has been held in Wales, it has been a long-standing tradition of the Royal family. The service dates far back to 600AD and just like the late Queen Elizabeth upheld the tradition, King Charles is following suit.. The first time the Royal Maundy Service, which commemorates the Maundy Thursday Christian holy day on the Thursday before Easter, was held in Wales was in 1982. Queen Elisabeth during her reign ensured that the event was held at different cathedrals and abbeys around the United Kingdom. Part of the Service involves the sovereign distributing special coins, also known as Maundy money, to local pensioners and retirees.. This act is to symbolize Jesus washing the Apostles’ feet at the Last Supper. The late Queen’s line of reasoning followed that the Maundy money should not be exclusively distributed to the people of London. Hence, the event should be held at different worship grounds across the U.K.. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. Not only do the words demonstrate a revolt against the monarchy, but they are also against colonialism. In 2024, an Aboriginal Australian senator, Lidia Thorpe,