New Photo - Kate Beckinsale says Mark Ruffalo ignored her after agent allegedly fired her for liking post about Gaza ceasefire

Kate Beckinsale says Mark Ruffalo ignored her after agent allegedly fired her for liking post about Gaza ceasefire Joey NolfiFri, April 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC 0 Kate Beckinsale; Mark RuffaloCredit: Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagic; Michael Kovac/Getty Actress Kate Beckinsale has alleged that Oscarnominated actor Mark Ruffalo ignored her outreach after she claimed an agent fired her for liking a social media post about a ceasefire in Gaza.

Kate Beckinsale says Mark Ruffalo ignored her after agent allegedly fired her for liking post about Gaza ceasefire

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Actress Kate Beckinsale has alleged that Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo ignored her outreach after she claimed an agent fired her for liking a social media post about a ceasefire in Gaza.

In a series of comments (which appear to have been deleted) under a promotional Instagram video in which Ruffalo, 58, speaks about the new documentary Palestine 36, Beckinsale, 52, wrote that "it must be so nice not to be fired by your Agent for liking a post about a ceasefire and not supporting the murdering of children."

The Underworld actress continued, with her post appearing to reference the Screen Actors Guild strike that lasted from July to November 2023.

"I guess having a penis in Hollywood really counts for a lot because you've not been fired by the same Agent that I had and she sent me a gift the week before so we didn't have any beef, but I liked a post about a ceasefire and I've got fired on the same day as Susan Sarandon was fired, two days after the end of the strike after nine months of none of us being able to work at all," Beckinsale claimed, invoking the name of outspoken star Sarandon.

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Beckinsale also brought up recent losses in her life, as she's long been open about her struggle with grief following the death of her mother, actress Judy Loe, in July 2025, her stepfather, Roy Battersby, in 2024, and her beloved cat, Clive, who died in 2023.

"I was dealing with the fact that on top of my mother having been told she had six weeks to live with brain cancer, and being [a] carer for both of them, the day before my stepfather had had a catastrophic stroke on top of two types of cancer," the star said of her emotional state at the time, "Which led to his death and I was preparing to fly to England to bring him back so that I could take full care of him and I was fired in two sentences after 12 years of friendship with my Agent and yours who is very close to her elderly parents and definitely knew what I was dealing with, alone."

Beckinsale did not name the agent in her comment, but she did tell Ruffalo, "I DMdyou [sic] about this months ago but you ignored me" after her reported message.

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In a separate comment, Beckinsale responded to a user by saying, "I'm okay with him ignoring me," and cited issues with what she felt was "male privilege even in the good guys."

Beckinsale went on to say, "It is such a given that of course I did not get a response and I really and truly support Mark Ruffalo and everything he is doing but no I@will [sic] not get a response not here and not ever," before doubling down by writing, "I sent a message to Mark months ago and he ignored it. There is absolutely no reason why he would respond to it now."

She later clarified that she's "not even blaming Mark for this," but she's still "noticing it" in general.

Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Beckinsale and Ruffalo for comment.

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In December 2025, Beckinsale addressed public scrutiny she received over her body, as she grappled with grief following the series of deaths she experienced in her personal life.

"It doesn't make you feel very hungry, and I don't know if there's some sort of survivor's guilt because it started after my stepdad died," Beckinsale said in an Instagram video at the time. "And it's not like anorexia where you're starving and it's a kind of willpower thing. It's like your body has closed down. I think it's shock and trauma."

The actress added that she didn't want to become a "cruel piece of s--- that would say the stuff that a lot of you guys say to me" on the internet, in response to those criticizing her amid her period of pain. She continued, noting that she wouldn't lash out with "nasty" comments about others.

"It just wouldn't cross my mind and I am so grateful to have been brought up by people who raised me like that," she said. "And I really miss them."

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New Photo - Billy Ray Cyrus on 'Full Circle' Collaboration with Kids Noah and Braison Cyrus for New Single 'On Our Way Along'

Billy Ray Cyrus on &x27;Full Circle&x27; Collaboration with Kids Noah and Braison Cyrus for New Single &x27;On Our Way Along&x27; Yamillah HurtadoFri, April 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC 0 Billy Ray Cyrus releases his new song "On Our Way Along" with daughter Noah Cyrus and cowritten and coproduced by son Braison Cyrus The country star said the heartfelt song was "made from the heart for the heart," in a statement included in a press release "On Our Way Along" is the first single from Billy Ray's upcoming album, The Hill "On Our Way Along" is a Cyrus family affair.

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Billy Ray Cyrus releases his new song "On Our Way Along" with daughter Noah Cyrus and co-written and co-produced by son Braison Cyrus

The country star said the heartfelt song was "made from the heart for the heart," in a statement included in a press release

"On Our Way Along" is the first single from Billy Ray's upcoming album, The Hill

"On Our Way Along" is a Cyrus family affair.

On Friday, April 3, Billy Ray Cyrus released his new song "On Our Way Along," the first song from his upcoming album The Hill. Cyrus teamed up with his children on his heartfelt song, with daughter Noah Cyrus singing alongside him and son Braison Cyrus co-writing and co-producing the track.

In the track, the father-daughter duo sings about the family's Nashville property "where the sun rises on the hill" and all they've gone through together.

"It's all about this hill, and realizing that my whole life unfolded on this hill, and the magic of this place here," the two-time Grammy winner, 64, told American Songwriter in an interview published on Thursday, April 2. "It's all come full circle."

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In the pre-chorus, Billy Ray and Noah croon, "Of all the paths we could have walked, I'm just glad ours crossed / And all the battles we have fought, and all the friends we lost on our way along."

Billy Ray describes "On Our Way Along" as a "celebration of all things music and family" that was "made from the heart for the heart" in a press release.

"I'm really proud to be teaming up with my dad and my brother Braison (our producer) for this song," said Noah, 26, in a statement in the same press release. "Braison's produced a beautiful album and I'm happy to be just a small part of it and our father's legacy."

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Filmed on their Nashville property and directed by CMA award winner Dustin Haney, the song's video opens with Billy Ray appearing out of a thick fog during sunrise as the track begins.

The music video sees the country star singing in an open field, guitar in hand, before turning the camera to a little girl who seems to be a younger Noah. As the girl walks toward a piano, the video fades into a shot of Noah sitting at a piano and singing along with her father.

The rest of the video sees the pair belting the chorus, "Times running out, I've had too much to kill / I feel it every time when I look out at the hill," with their voices eventually fading as Billy Ray is back into the open field and walks out of frame.

Noah and Billy Ray Cyrus at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty

The Hill, set to release on June 16, marks Billy Ray's first album since 2019's The SnakeDoctor Circus and is his first set of fully new studio material in 14 years, according to the press release.

Speaking to American Songwriter, the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer shared he is grateful for this new chapter because he didn't think he'd be able to make music again.

"This is all pretty serious to me, to be honest, because I didn't know if I'd ever get to really play the game again," Billy Ray noted. "[In 2019,] I was the top of the world, the top of the mountain, with 'Old Town Road.' And then 2020 comes, and they give me a couple Grammys and close the door."

"But somehow, by just the pure love of making music, it just happened so organically," he said. "I thank God for this moment. It's a really special time."

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New Photo - Jack Hughes Finally Has His Teeth Fixed After They Were Broken in Olympic Gold-Winning Game

Jack Hughes Finally Has His Teeth Fixed After They Were Broken in Olympic GoldWinning Game Natasha DyeFri, April 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC 0 Jack Hughes fixes his teethCredit: EyesWideOpen/Getty; Elsa/Getty Hockey star Jack Hughes finally had his teeth fixed after several were broken in the goldmedal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics Hughes debuted his new smile while warming up to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium The New Jersey Devils star previously said he was having trouble finding time to see a dentist U.S.

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Hockey star Jack Hughes finally had his teeth fixed after several were broken in the gold-medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Hughes debuted his new smile while warming up to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium

The New Jersey Devils star previously said he was having trouble finding time to see a dentist

U.S. men's hockey star Jack Hughes debuted his new smile after his teeth were broken at the Winter Olympics.

Hughes, 24, alongside Aerin Frankel of the U.S. women's team, threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees' first home game of the season on Friday, April 3.

The New Jersey Devils star was all smiles at the game, showing off his new pearly whites after over a month with broken teeth from the U.S.'s gold medal-winning game at the 2026 Milan Games. Hughes' bloodied mouth became an instantly iconic moment at the Olympics, after the NHL star took a stick to the mouth from a player on Team Canada just a few minutes before winning the game — and the U.S.'s first gold since 1980 — with his overtime goal.

Hughes had told Jimmy Fallon in February that he would get his teeth as soon as possible, after the host asked the NHL star if he planned on making the broken teeth "his thing." Hughes replied, during his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, that "I can promise you this won't be my thing."

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The hockey star explained to Fallon that it was tough to find time for the dental work in between celebrating the gold medal and playing for the Devils.

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At the Yankees game on Friday, Hughes told NJ.com he's "a big Yankees fan" and shared, "I always come to games in the summer."

Hughes said he was especially thrilled to be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on the team's opening day of the season. "And then Opening Day, wow. This is almost too much, that's a lot of pressure! But too much fun, and that's for both of us," he told NJ.com, alongside Frankel.

Hughes also said he's been practicing for the moment for weeks, per the outlet. "My trainer brought gloves and I threw like 50 pitches right before morning skate, and my shoulder was so sore," Hughes said. "I was like, 'We've got to cool it.'"

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15 Great Movies That Are Worth the Peacock Subscription Aimée Lutkin, Erica GonzalesFri, April 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC 0 The Best Movies on Peacock Right NowAgata Grzybowska In the everevolving streaming era of television, some platforms have carved out their niches. You might head to HBO Max for that Sunday night prestige TV binge; Paramount+ for all things Taylor Sheridan; or Peacock for a healthy dose of Bravo. But the NBC streaming platform has more to offer than Real Housewives, Traitors, or Love Island.

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In the ever-evolving streaming era of television, some platforms have carved out their niches. You might head to HBO Max for that Sunday night prestige TV binge; Paramount+ for all things Taylor Sheridan; or Peacock for a healthy dose of Bravo. But the NBC streaming platform has more to offer than Real Housewives, Traitors, or Love Island. There's a library of great films to watch too, including many titles from its affiliated studio, Universal. Whether it's classic comedies, award-winning dramas, big-name franchises, or hidden gems, there's something here to entertain you.

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New Photo - US fighter jet down in Iran: 1 crew member rescued as search continues, officials say

US fighter jet down in Iran: 1 crew member rescued as search continues, officials say LUIS MARTINEZ and STEVEN BEYNONFri, April 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM UTC 0 US fighter jet down in Iran: 1 crew member rescued as search continues, officials say A U.S. fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory, American officials confirmed to ABC News, marking a new and potentially dangerous point in the conflict. One crew member aboard the downed twoseater F15E has been rescued, according to two U.S. officials.

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US fighter jet down in Iran: 1 crew member rescued as search continues, officials say

A U.S. fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory, American officials confirmed to ABC News, marking a new and potentially dangerous point in the conflict.

One crew member aboard the downed two-seater F-15E has been rescued, according to two U.S. officials. The status of the other crew member is unknown, according to the official, and the search and rescue effort continues.

Combat search and rescue missions have become relatively rare for U.S. forces after more than a generation of near-total air dominance, with American aircraft typically operating with limited threats to aircraft in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The early indications that the U.S. fighter was brought down by enemy fire would mark the first time Iran has successfully downed a manned American aircraft in the war, which started in February.

In late March, an American F-18 fighter jet narrowly dodged an Iranian surface-to-air missile, according to a U.S. official. Earlier that month, an American F-35, the Pentagon's most advanced stealth fighter jet, had to make an emergency landing after being struck by Iranian fire. Three F-15s were also brought down over Kuwait in a friendly fire episode earlier in the war, though all six pilots ejected safely, according to U.S. officials.

There are photos of the fighter jet that were released by Iranian state media that have not been independently verified by ABC News.

Iran State Media - PHOTO: A photo released by Iranian state media that could not be independently verified by ABC News shows a piece of a U.S. fighter jet that has been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory.

Iran State Media - PHOTO: A photo released by Iranian state media that could not be independently verified by ABC News shows a piece of a U.S. fighter jet that has been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory.

Iran State Media - PHOTO: A photo released by Iranian state media that could not be independently verified by ABC News shows a piece of a U.S. fighter jet that has been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory.

Iran State Media - PHOTO: A photo released by Iranian state media that could not be independently verified by ABC News shows a piece of a U.S. fighter jet that has been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the downed fighter jet, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Another U.S. official said Trump has been briefed on the rescue and condition of the recovered crew member.

Hegseth, Trump touted American air dominance over Iran

The incident comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other U.S. officials have said that Iran's military capabilities have been severely crippled and that the U.S. has "total air dominance" over Iran.

Trump, in a primetime address to the nation earlier this week, said the U.S. was "nearing completion" of its military objectives and that Tehran's anti-aircraft abilities had been decimated.

"We've done all of it. Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their missiles are just about used up or beaten," Trump said in his speech on Wednesday night.

"They have no anti-aircraft equipment," Trump added in his remarks. "Their radar is 100% annihilated. We are unstoppable as a military force."

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has made a number of false claims about U.S. aircraft being downed but the U.S. has pushed back on those.

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Iran has maintained at least some ability to continue with attacks targeting U.S. facilities in the Middle East and other countries in the region, wounding more than 300 U.S. service members, according to U.S. officials. The number of wounded has increased at a relatively steady rate each week, data reviewed by ABC News shows. Thirteen service members have been killed in action since the war began five weeks ago, according to Pentagon data.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with whom Trump has said he is negotiating, taunted the U.S. over the missing crew member in a social media post on Friday.

In the post, Ghalibaf suggested that the U.S. war effort had shifted from pursuing "regime change" to trying to locate and rescue downed pilots.

Ghalibaf was the first top authority of the Islamic Republic to comment on the missing crew members.

Trump told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl in a phone call earlier this week that the new leadership is better than what Iran had before.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney called the Iranian attack "disturbing" in an interview on ABC News Live.

"As a war like this drags on, it becomes increasingly likely that some incident like this happens. It's disturbing for a couple of reasons. One is it potentially represents a major escalation. If the missing crew member remains missing, huge political pressure in the United States to do anything to find that person. I dare say they'll be uncompromising," Ratney told ABC News Live's Elizabeth Schulze on Friday. "The other problem is it becomes just a huge political preoccupation in the United States. It becomes the sole story anybody thinks about. At the same time, the war is still going on, and there's a lot of crises globally at this point."

What do pilots do to prepare for being shot down?

Pilots undergo training in SERE -- which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. It's a program designed to prepare them for the possibility of isolation behind enemy lines.

Under survival training, airmen are taught to stabilize themselves in the immediate aftermath of an incident, administering self-aid if wounded and securing basic necessities such as shelter, water and food, according to publicly available Air Force training materials.

Survival training often dictates the pilot leave the crash area, as it's likely to be a focal point for hostile forces.

"To stay in the vicinity of the crash or parachute landing site may lead to capture," an Air Force training manual on pilot survival training says.

Evasion training follows -- during which pilots learn how to move undetected through hostile terrain, according to the training materials. Pilots learn to navigate using maps and compasses, as well as natural cues such as stars and terrain features including rivers, bridges and other landmarks to orient themselves and move toward friendly forces.

The curriculum also includes resistance techniques aimed at helping troops endure interrogation and psychological pressure if captured. Finally, escape training focuses on recognizing vulnerabilities in captivity and exploiting opportunities to break free, according to the training materials.

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New Photo - Trump's budget proposal has an answer to chaos at airports during shutdowns: Stop using the TSA

Trump&x27;s budget proposal has an answer to chaos at airports during shutdowns: Stop using the TSA Mike BebernesFri, April 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC 0 Chaos at America's airports has mostly subsided now that workers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) started getting paid again, but the underlying problem that caused historically long waits at security checkpoints hasn't been resolved. With the Department of Security still shut down, President Trump signed an executive order last week to reallocate funds from other parts of the budget for TSA payroll.

Trump's budget proposal has an answer to chaos at airports during shutdowns: Stop using the TSA

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Chaos at America's airports has mostly subsided now that workers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) started getting paid again, but the underlying problem that caused historically long waits at security checkpoints hasn't been resolved.

With the Department of Security still shut down, President Trump signed an executive order last week to reallocate funds from other parts of the budget for TSA payroll. That has proved to be an effective band-aid for the immediate air travel crisis, but things won't fully return to normal until Congress passes a bill to reopen DHS. Even when that happens, air travel would still be at risk any time there's a prolonged government shutdown — something that has become more frequent over the past decade.

Trump's 2027 budget request, which he released on Friday, includes a proposal that would represent a major step toward what many conservatives believe would solve the problem permanently: Stop using the TSA for airport security altogether.

Trump's budget calls for cutting $52 million from the TSA's budget to begin "the privatization of TSA's airport screeners." Privatization is the name for a process through which the government transfers some of its duties to the private sector. In the case of the TSA, that would mean the people working at airport security would be employed by private companies, rather than being directly employed by the government as they are right now.

There are 20 airports in the U.S. that already use private security screeners. Most of them are small regional airports, but the list does include two major transit hubs — San Francisco International and Orlando International. Trump's budget calls for requiring all small airports to transition to private security, though it's not clear how many of the nation's 5,000 commercial airports would qualify as "small" under the policy.

Trump can't enact this plan on his own. His budget is merely a request. Only Congress has the power to decide how the government spends its money. But presidential budgets can often influence what lawmakers ultimately approve, particularly when the president's party has full control of Congress.

The argument for privatization

Privatizing the TSA isn't a new idea. In fact, airport security was handled by private companies throughout the U.S. for decades, until the 9/11 terror attacks inspired the government to create the TSA.

Republicans have favored privatizing a wide range of government services, under the belief that moving those programs to the private sector will make them more efficient. That same argument is being used today with the TSA.

Two GOP senators, Tommy Tubberville of Louisiana and Mike Lee of Utah, introduced a bill last year to fully privatize the TSA.

"The TSA is an inefficient, bureaucratic mess that infringes on Americans' freedoms," Tubberville wrote on social media at the time. "We need to focus on more efficient and effective methods to protect our country."

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There is some research to suggest that government workers are no more effective, and potentially less effective, at preventing security breaches than privately employed staff. There have also been reports that the TSA has failed undercover tests of its security capabilities.

Last year, the head of the TSA declined to rule out privatizing airport security, telling Congress that "nothing is off the table."

The widespread disruptions at airports that snarled air travel across the country last month have added more fuel to their argument.

"This could ALL be avoided if we passed my bill and privatized airport security," Tubberville wrote last week.

The 20 airports in the U.S. that use private security were largely spared from the extended wait times that plagued airports that rely on the TSA during the current shutdown.

"The money's already been allocated, the payments have already been made, and that continues without interruption," a spokesperson for San Fransico's airport told the . "That is a very nice place to be."

The argument against privatization

Critics of privatization have long held that shifting government functions to for-profit companies leads to waste, corruption and ultimately harms the public. Those same arguments have been raised to make the case against privatizing the TSA.

"Privatization does not remove politics from security. It inserts a profit-taking middleman and shifts incentives toward cutting labor costs and training time while the public bears the risk," Hydrick Thomas, president of a government employee union that represents TSA workers, wrote in a letter to the Washington Post in early March. "Stop using the traveling public and frontline security workers as leverage in funding fights. The problem is political dysfunction, not the existence of a federal workforce."

Some major travel industry groups are promoting a different solution to shutdown-related travel disruptions. They're calling on Congress to pass legislation to guarantee that TSA workers and air traffic controllers continue to get paid during shutdowns.

"Every time Washington fails to fund the government, these essential workers pay the price. So do travelers. So does the economy. That is why America's travel industry has come together, because this workforce is too important, and the stakes are too high, for this to keep happening," Geoff Freeman, president of the U.S. Travel Association, wrote in a joint statement with the heads of the Airlines for America and the American Association of Airport Executives.

Congress is in the early stages of discussing next year's federal budget, which will mostly be consumed by debates over big-ticket items like military spending and funding for Trump's immigration agenda. It's unclear whether lawmakers will follow through on Trump's request to partially privatize the TSA when their final budget is solidified.

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1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet goes down over Iran Cybele MayesOsterman, USA TODAY Fri, April 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC 905 One crew member of a U.S. fighter jet that went down in Iran amid the ongoing war has been rescued, according to a U.S. official. The status of the plane's other crew member was unclear. A search and rescue operation to recover the crew began after the F15E jet went down, according to multiple media reports. The New York Times, Reuters and other outlets reported on April 3 that Iran shot down the plane. CBS News first reported the crew member's rescue.

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One crew member of a U.S. fighter jet that went down in Iran amid the ongoing war has been rescued, according to a U.S. official.

The status of the plane's other crew member was unclear. A search and rescue operation to recover the crew began after the F-15E jet went down, according to multiple media reports. The New York Times, Reuters and other outlets reported on April 3 that Iran shot down the plane.

CBS News first reported the crew member's rescue.

An F-15E Strike Eagle jet carries two service members – a pilot and a weapons system officer. It is designed to strike targets both in the air and on the ground.

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