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Billy Squier was one of the biggest artists of the early MTV era. With songs such as ”The Stroke,” “In the Dark,” and “My Kinda Lover,” Squier was featured in heavy rotation on the music video channel and quickly became a fan favorite.

But one video nearly derailed Squier’s career—and 42 years later it’s still being talked about.

The 1984 song, “Rock Me Tonite,” came with a Kenny Ortega-directed music video that featured Squier prancing, dancing, writhing on the floor, and tumbling onto a pink satin-sheeted bed.

As recently as spring 2026, the song was debated on Reddit, with one user calling it a “cringe fest” and another admitting that it was hard to take Squier seriously  as a rocker after the video came out.

And during a July 2026 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Motley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, another '80s MTV icon, recalled that he loved Squier’s music but took pause at the odd video.

“We need you on the ground swimming around,” Lee joked about the direction Squier was likely given.

 “Hopefully….I hope it was his idea," the Motley Crüe legend added, noting that it would have been worse if a producer had tanked Squier’s video career instead of Squier just having a creative idea gone wrong.

“Rock Me Tonite” was actually Squier’s biggest chart hit. The lead single from the album Signs of Life, the song peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1984.

At the time, Squier downplayed the damage from the video. In 1986, he told The Los Angeles Times, “People have the wrong impression about it. The video didn’t do anything. It didn’t ruin me. It didn’t come close to that. They forget there were some good things that happened, too. There was no catastrophe.”

“When an album (Signs of Life) sells over a million, you can’t be too unhappy about it,” he added.

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Still, in the 2011 book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, Squier noted that his concert career changed upon the release of the cheesy "Rock Me Tonite" video.

“As soon as that video came out, I was playing to half houses,” he revealed. “I went from 15,000 and 20,000 people a night to 10,000 people. Everything I'd worked for my whole life was crumbling, and I couldn't stop it. How can a four-minute video do that?"

Four decades later, Squier doesn’t intend to be remembered for “Rock Me Tonite.” In a 2025 interview with Goldmine magazine, the singer said, “I assume that I’ll be remembered for Don’t Say No. ...  It’s a classic, and no one is ever going to make a record like that again … but I think most people know that, so I won’t pick that one. I’ll go with [1993 ’s] Tell the Truth. Truth shows my evolution as an artist on all fronts. The playing on it is great.”

“I spent a lot of time thinking about the lineups for the songs and it worked really well,” Squier added. “As for the songs themselves, I think [producer] Mike Chapman said it the best. One night when we were on a dinner break, he said to me, ‘Billy, you are the best songwriter I’ve ever worked with in my life.’”

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Amy Schumer is showing off her 50-pound weight loss in a stunning swimsuit for the Fourth of July holiday.

The actress and comedian, 44, who transitioned from stand-up standout to Comedy Central fame with her beloved series, Inside Amy Schumer, went on to film roles in projects like Trainwreck and I Feel Pretty. After dropping 50 pounds, the comedy queen shared a sweet photo from the holiday weekend at a backyard barbecue. However, it wasn't the bar that had most people staring. In a photo shared to her Instagram Stories, the star looked svelte in a plunging blue bathing suit.

(Instagram/Amy Schumer)

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In recent years, Schumer has gotten lots of press for her weight loss transformation, including her use of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Mounjaro. Schumer has previously spoken out on social media about why she decided to lose weight. In a now-deleted Instagram reel, she said she did so to “survive” Cushing syndrome, a condition caused by too much of the hormone cortisol in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

“I didn’t lose 30 lbs, I lost 50,” Schumer explained. “Sorry for whatever feeling it’s giving you that I lost that weight.” She went on to say that she’s now able to play tag with her son, Gene.

One thing fans can always expect from Schumer is honesty. The actress and comedian has spoken candidly with the press about her health. Back in 2023, she appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and revealed that while she tried using Wegovy several years ago, the side effects were horrific, and she became devastatingly ill as a result. Schumer told Cohen the drug made her “so sick” that she couldn’t even play with her son and had to ditch the medication.

“Like, a year ago, I tried it. I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn’t play with my son. I was so skinny, and he’s throwing a ball at me and [I couldn’t],” she shared.

More recently, Schumer said she’s been having a “really good experience” with a different drug called Mounjaro.

 “My symptoms of being in perimenopause have disappeared. My hair is fuller, my skin is better, I have more energy. I want to ‘get down’ more, if you know what I mean,” Schumer shared in a video taken while sitting in her car. “I’m talking about sex.”

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Looking back on the fierce competition of the 1990s daytime television, Maury Povich and fellow talk show icon Montel Williams revealed that more than 100 talk shows came and went during their careers, but only one stands out for sending a shockwave through the industry.

One of the biggest threats, according to the pair, was fellow talk show host Ricki Lake.

"Did you feel the way I did that when she came on the scene a couple of years after we started, she scared the hell out of us because she had a young audience and we didn't have that young of an audience?" Povich asked Williams during the Monday, July 6, episode of his popular podcast, On Par With Maury Povich.

"Absolutely, my friend," Williams replied.

Povich recently echoed the same sentiment to Lake directly during her April appearance on his podcast.

"When Ricki came on, you have to understand, the '90s were the golden age of daytime talk shows. I mean, there were 20 of us on the air, and most of us were in our 40s and 50s and maybe even older. And here comes this 23-year-old who gets the youngest audience of us all, and we were scared s---less," he told the Hairspray star.

As Povich and Williams reflected on the daytime television boom of the decade, Williams estimated that more than 100 talk shows launched and disappeared during their tenure.

"If you go back in time, people don't remember when they think about talk, early talk. Let's go way, way back," he explained. "There was really only five. There was Geraldo [Rivera], [Phil] Donahue, Sally [Jessy Raphael], Oprah [Winfrey], and back then Regis and Kelly were not considered a talk show. They were considered a morning access show."

The Montel Williams Show premiered in July 1991, followed two months later by Maury and The Jerry SpringerShow. Ricki Lake debuted in September 1993, and lasted more than a decade.

"I think one of the things that's so good about coming on as early as we did is that we kind of solidified our place," Williams explained. "All the other shows ended up being basically judged among themselves. And we were kind of like the guys that came there before them."

Williams' talk show aired for more than 3,500 episodes, while Maury reached more than 5,500 during its 31-season run.

Despite the crowded talk show space, Williams explained that every show in the genre was drawing audiences that would be nearly impossible to replicate today

"Every single one of us had ratings that were higher than the ratings of the highest-rated show today," he said. "We were getting four and five ratings… five, six million people were watching every day."

Oprah Winfrey may have become the undisputed queen of daytime television, but according to fellow talk show veterans Maury Povich and Montel Williams, her early success wasn't quite as different from the competition as many fans remember.

During the Monday, July 6, episode of On Par With Maury Povich, the former rivals reflected on the daytime TV boom of the early 1990s, revealing why they believe people often overlook one key detail about Oprah's rise to the top.

"We were all chasing Oprah," Povich recalled. "Who had the biggest [audience] of all. She was the queen and the king."

Williams agreed, "Absolutely. And you know...doing the same topics that we were all doing. Let's not try to figure out that, you know, there was one doing this and one doing that. We were all doing them, especially back in '91, '92."

According to Povich, Oprah — whose iconic talk show ran from 1986 to 2011 — did not go "mainstream" until she had already gained a loyal fanbase.

"To get her audience, she was doing what all of us were doing," he added.

Williams went on to explain that Phil Donahue pioneered the format of engaging studio audiences that has dominated daytime talk shows in recent decades.

"It's like the whole idea of our form of talk, where we were in the audience asking questions of the audience members and getting them to give them back. Phil [Donahue] really was the guy who did that, who started that," he said. "You know, a lot of people don't know this, but during one of his shows, he literally took his microphone and stepped across the light grid to put a microphone in a woman's face that wouldn't be quiet. And that's what started the entire concept of a talk show host having the audience ask questions."

While The Oprah Winfrey Show later became known for celebrity interviews and self-help conversations, its early years frequently tackled many of the same tabloid-style and audience-driven topics that dominated daytime television at the time.

The Academy Award winner previously explained that she wanted her show to be "about and with everyday people."

"I started the show as a job and was very happy to get the job, but it was not long before I understood that there was something else going on here. More than just job satisfaction. Something in me connected with each of you in a way that allowed me to see myself in you and you in me," she shared following the show's finale.

She would later go on to interview A-list stars such as Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Cruise and Celine Dion.

After more than 4,500 episodes, Oprah said goodbye to daytime in May 2011.

For decades, Subway has remained known for its famously oversized sandwiches and conveniently low prices, making it a fantastic option for all those interested in budget-friendly meals to enjoy on the go.

While we're always partial to a classic Italian sub or an equally delicious club sandwich, Subway has just captured our attention with their brand-new menu addition: the SubDog.

According to a recent press release from the company, the SubDog is a "category-reinventing sandwich experience that transforms an all-beef Schneiders hot dog into a fully customizable Subway sub."

Far from being just a hot dog alone, the SubDog features a nearly half-pound, all-beef hot dog that comes with an assortment of customizable options and add-ons, including fresh lettuce, juicy tomatoes and/or a drizzle of ketchup or mustard.

“People have been debating this for years, but at Subway, we know sandwiches,” says Chef John Botelho, Culinary Manager at Subway Canada. “With the SubDog, we’re not just joining the conversation; we’re settling it. This is a classic summer favourite, reimagined the Subway way – fully customizable, built exactly how you want it, with your choice of bread, toppings and sauces."

As worthwhile as the new menu item might sound, it's worth mentioning that, sadly, the new SubDog sandwich is only available at Subway locations in Canada right now. While it's always possible the menu item might eventually expand to the states, as of right now, the only place you'll find them is in the Great White North.

As expected, the new item's debut in Canadian Subway locations has sparked a viral reaction across social media, with many expressing their interest in the first-of-its-kind footlong hot dog.

"OK... we're glistening," one fan wrote on Instagram.

"This is groundbreaking," added another.

"Let's GOOOO!!!" echoed a fourth, complete with a fire emoji next to their comment.

Pringles is celebrating one of summer's most popular staples, the hot dog, with a truly first-of-its-kind release—and no, it's not a hot dog-flavored crisp.

While the brand has forayed into cookout-style chips, releasing a new Carolina Pulled Pork flavor and expanding its grillin'-inspired Miller Lite collab this year, its newest limited-edition offering reimagines Pringles flavors in a way that we're almost sure fans never thought possible.

In just a few days, Pringles will release its first-ever line of hot dog buns inspired by the flavors of three of its most recognizable crisp flavors. The innovation is without a doubt surprising, coming from a chip brand, but when you break down the pieces, the idea starts to make sense.

Using a potato-based bun (the base of its crisps), the "snacking masterminds" at Pringles transformed the traditional hot dog bun into a flavor-packed experience unlike anything shoppers will find at the grocery store. 

"This summer we’re bringing the ‘Once You Pop’ experience to the center of the plate!" Mauricio Jenkins, Salty Snacks Brand & Content Lead at Mars North America, shared in a statement, explaining the release started out of a desire to "take something everyone knows and completely flip it into an exciting new snackable experience."

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"With our new ‘Once You Pop’ campaign, our mission is to continually deliver the unexpected to our fans, which is why we’re reimagining ordinary, bland buns and transforming them into an extraordinarily flavorful experience fit for our iconic cans," Jenkins added, joking, "Trust me, that extra Pringles flavor truly makes these buns pop because... Once You Pop, The Pop Dogs Don’t Stop," Jenkins joked.

As for those flavors, Pringles Pop Dog buns are debuting in three classics: Sour Cream & Onion, BBQ and Honey Mustard. And the best part? How you dress up your dog is up to you—use chip crumbles for a Latin American-inspired twist, or simply top with the classic mustard-and-ketchup combo. Whatever fans choose, the Pringles bun will support any build with its pillowy soft texture and add even more flavor.

• Pringles Sour Cream & Onion Pop Dog Buns: All the tangy, savory and creamy flavors fans know and love, reimagined in a soft, potato-based bun.
• Pringles BBQ Pop Dog Buns: A little smoky with a touch of sweetness for a backyard barbecue flavor that perfectly complements any hot dog.
• Pringles Honey Mustard Pop Dog Buns: Combines the sweetness of honey with the tang of mustard for a bold, satisfying twist on the classic bun.

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As we teased before, these new Pringles-inspired buns won't be stocked in the bread aisle at your favorite retailer. In fact, fans will only find them in one of three online stores for an extremely limited time, according to the July 6 press release.

All three flavors will be available in one of two drops this month, the first happening on Wednesday, July 8, and the second on National Hot Dog Day (Wednesday, July 15) at 12 p.m. EST–and if you're hesitant about the idea, the buns are available at no cost, so fans don't have much to lose.

Pringles limited-edition Pop Dog buns will be available to anyone who purchases a Pringles three-pack (which includes its Sour Cream & Onion, Honey Mustard and BBQ crisps) on the official campaign website, as well as via the company's Instagram and Facebook shops for $6.97, while supplies last.

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Sharon Osbourne is keeping late husband Ozzy Osbourne in her heart nearly a year after the Black Sabbath rocker's death.

The Talkalum, 73, took to Instagram on Saturday, July 4, to commemorate what would have been her 46th wedding anniversary with Ozzy, who died at age 76 on July 22, 2025.

Sharon, who tied the knot with Ozzy in 1982, shared a photo of her hand holding that of the late musician's, writing, "Today would have been our 46th wedding anniversary. Instead, it is a celebration of a love that even death could not diminish."

"I miss your hand in mine, but I carry your love with me every step of the way," she continued. "Forever my husband. Forever my heart."

The couple's daughter, Kelly Osbourne, also marked the anniversary with a heartfelt message, penning a public letter to her mother shared on social media on the day of her wedding anniversary.

"Today feels different," Kelly, 41, began her note. "A day that was once filled with celebration now carries a quiet ache. This is your first wedding anniversary without Daddy by your side, and I can only imagine how heavy your heart must feel. There are some dates that remind us just how deeply we have loved, and today is one of them."

"I hope you know that love like yours doesn’t end when a life does," she continued, in part. "It changes shape. It becomes the warmth of the sun on your face when you need comfort, the memories that make you smile through tears, the quiet moments when you somehow know he’s near. Daddy may no longer walk beside you, but he will never stop walking with you."

Kelly also promised her mother that her family would be there for her as she faces more milestones without Ozzy. "We will hold your hand when the days are too heavy," the Fashion Police alum assured, "celebrate your victories, sit with you in your sadness and remind you whenever you need reminding that love is still all around you."

If you have a Chase Sapphire Reserve card sitting in your wallet, it’s time to log into your online portal because a viral travel trick could save you a whopping $500 on a single hotel stay.

While high-end credit cards are famous for offering luxury perks to offset their hefty annual fees, a massive 2026 update from Chase is allowing cardholders to double-dip their benefits in a way that is taking the travel world by storm.

The catch? One half of this incredible "double stack" hack is completely temporary and will officially expire on December 31, 2026, meaning you need to book your next getaway before the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.

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The strategy relies on combining two separate hotel credits on a single, prepaid reservation of at least two consecutive nights. Normally, Reserve cardholders get access to "The Edit by Chase Travel," which is a handpicked collection of luxury properties that comes with a flexible $500 annual credit, usable as two separate $250 statement credits at any point during the year.

However, for 2026 only, Chase introduced a brand-new, one-time $250 credit for prepaid stays at select partner hotel brands, including major lines like IHG Hotels & Resorts, Omni, and Virgin Hotels.

If you find a luxury property that happens to sit on both lists, Chase allows you to trigger both $250 statement credits simultaneously, slicing $500 right off your bill.

Putting the strategy to the test, The Points Guy managing editor of credit cards, Giselle Gomez, recently used the double-stack trick for a stay at the Kimpton St Honoré Paris. According to Gomez, the statement credits hit her account almost immediately after she booked.

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Beyond the cash savings, booking a property through The Edit unlocks a treasure trove of VIP on-site perks that feel like automatic elite status. Your stay comes loaded with free daily breakfast for two, space-available room upgrades and a $100 property credit you can blow on fine dining or spa treatments.

To pull off the trick yourself, simply filter your Chase Travel portal searches to eligible 2026 brands like IHG, look for the special logo indicating the property is part of The Edit, and make sure you select the "Pay Now" option at checkout.

If you don't carry the premium Reserve card and prefer the wallet-friendly, $95-a-year Chase Sapphire Preferred, you aren't completely left out of the hotel rewards game. While you can't stack the luxury Edit credits, Chase actually just upgraded the Preferred card's annual travel perk to a very generous $100 hotel credit.

It's incredibly straightforward to use—there are no minimum-night requirements or strict brand limitations. As long as you book any hotel stay directly through the Chase Travel portal and charge it to your card, that $100 statement credit automatically kicks in, completely wiping out the cost of your annual fee in one easy step. Whether you are aiming for a five-star luxury stack or a simple weekend road trip, maximizing these portal perks is the ultimate way to travel smarter.

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When Forrest Gump was released on July 6, 1994, the film was immediately embraced by viewers and critics. From the main character's innocent perspective to the four-decade-spanning political and social commentary, it was hard not to fall in love with Forrest Gump. "If any criticism might be leveled at the film, it is that its most heart-wrenching moments are too adeptly skirted, but, then again, that’s in keeping with Forrest’s strength," The Hollywood Reporter wrote at the time.

The film made more than $670 million worldwide and was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. It ended up winning six, including Best Picture and Best Actor, making Tom Hanks the fifth performer to win back-to-back Oscars. The elite group he became part of consisted of Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Jason Robards. However, while many still love the film -- it has a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes -- its share of detractors has also increased.

One of the biggest criticisms many have taken with Forrest Gump in the decades since its release is that Forrest, who is more of a submissive, passive observer in life, seems to have everything go his way. Characters who are more outspoken and interested in changing the world, such as Jenny, struggle and encounter tragedy.

Some have looked at it through a political lens, comparing Forrest to a conservative and Jenny to a progressive. Director Robert Zemeckis has argued that the movie isn't meant to be political but rather a satire.

“I think modern audiences have lost the understanding of irony because they watch a movie like Forrest Gump in isolation, and they don't understand the irony of what it was, what it's all about," Zemeckis told Time. "They take it a hundred percent literally,” he says. “And filmmakers like me, who find irony in life and in art and in movies—that’s getting lost somehow.” 

Another criticism some have leveled against the film centers around Forrest's disabilities. Some have felt that his low IQ is used as a tool to elicit laughs, while others have thought that an actor with an intellectual disability should've portrayed Forrest instead of Hanks.

And then there's the argument that Pulp Fiction or Shawshank Redemption, two other films that Forrest Gump was up against for the Best Picture Academy Award, were better. Hanks disagrees.

“The problem with Forrest Gump is it made a billion dollars," he told The New York Times. "If we’d just made a successful movie, Bob (director Robert Zemeckis) and I would have been geniuses. But because we made a wildly successful movie, we were diabolical geniuses. Is it a bad problem to have? No, but there’s books of the greatest movies of all time, and Forrest Gump doesn’t appear because, oh, it’s this sappy nostalgia fest. Every year there’s an article that goes, ‘The Movie That Should Have Won Best Picture’ and it’s always Pulp Fiction." 

"Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece without a doubt," he added. "Look, I don’t know, but there is a moment of undeniable heartbreaking humanity in Forrest Gump when Gary Sinise — he’s playing Lieutenant Dan — and his Asian wife walk up to our house on the day that Forrest and Jenny get married.”

Forrest Gump occupies a unique space in cinema history: it is both an enduring, beloved classic and a perpetual lightning rod for critical debate. Whether one interprets it as a brilliant, ironical satire or a controversial, rose-tinted fable, its ability to stir such strong reactions decades later is perhaps the truest measure of its impact. Regardless of where one lands in the "Best Picture" debate, the film's legacy is defined less by its Oscar haul than by its stubborn refusal to be forgotten.

Break out the platform slides and butterfly clips, because Bath & Body Works is taking us back to the early 2000s with its latest launch. The colorful and fruit-forward collection brings together peak 2000s nostalgia with emerging trends and is a collaboration with someone who knows exactly how to merge the two successfully. 

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That’s right, Bath & Body Works has joined forces with none other than Ms. Lizzie McGuire herself, Hilary Duff, on the new Fruit Fusion line as both a brand ambassador and a creative partner. A longtime fan of the brand, the singer and actress is bringing “her body-positive confidence and cross-generational appeal to the campaign as its star,” Bath & Body Works told Parade. 

The celebrity collab isn’t the only novel thing about this Bath & Body Works collection, as it features new bottle architecture and soft-touch packaging with bright and playful colors for its products, including all day moisture body wash, smooth & soothe body cream, perfume mist that you can use for body or hair, lip oil, hand cream, PocketSpray and PocketSpray holder, as well as fruit coin purses and adorable fruit charms you can put on your products or on a backpack, purse, or phone chain. 

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The four new Bath & Body Works fragrances are:

Banana Blend, which features scents of smooth banana surrounded by sugared florals and soft woods. 
Top notes: Italian bergamot, sweet orange
Heart notes: whipped banana, candied jasmine
Base notes: smooth vanilla, radiant amber, sandalwood

Berry Bliss is a sparkling mix of blackberries and frozen acai woven together with pomegranate seeds, sugared musks, and breezy woods.
Top notes:blackberry, acai, pineapple
Heart notes: tart pomegranate
Base notes: sugar, sheer woods, musk

Tangerine Twirl is a fragrance shaped around mango and nectarine that the brand says is energetic, joyful, and optimistic.
Top notes: fizzy tangerine, sparkling pink grapefruit, juicy blood orange
Heart notes: nectarine blossom, mango pulp
Base notes: blonde woods, sheer musk

Watermelon Whirl pairs dewy watermelon with berries and petals for added brightness and luminosity, finished with vanilla musk for sweetness.
Top notes: juicy watermelon, sugared berries
Heart notes: dewy fruits, peony petals
Base notes: soft musks, sheer vanilla, blonde woods

Currently, Bath & Body Works shoppers can snag the perfume mist, body cream, body wash, and body lotion through a mix-and-match buy-three-get-one-free sale. There’s a similar mix-and-match minis sale, with the travel-size perfume mist and hand cream eligible for that promotion. 

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There are three things that seem consistent in our limited time on this planet: Death, taxes, and rumors of returning players on Big Brother. Every year, fans of the hit CBS reality series pour onto social media like vomit out of a possessed piglet, bringing rumors of houseguests walking back through the doors of the house, once again submitting themselves to a summer of intense strategy, high-stakes competition, and a diet of enigmatic "slop." Social media activity, bookings for watch parties and events, and even vacation itineraries are checked, all in an effort to find out which vets might be in the mix once more.

Most of the time, these musings only exist as merely rumors. In fact, in the past five years, we've only seen one returning houseguest on Big Brother: Rachel Reilly. But the chatter on the BB streets this year feels a little different, with speculation turned up to an all-time high. And then Julie Chen Moonves dropped a bomb about the upcoming Season 28.

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When speaking to the press during a tour of the Big Brother 28 house, the veteran host teased, "Controversial people will be factored. If you're a Big Brother fan, you'll be like, 'Ha ha!' And I think a lot of people will be like 'Yes!' And I think some people like, 'What?!' But it's good TV. And if you love reality television beyond Big Brother — yes, there are other shows beyond Big Brother — you'll be excited as well."

Any kindling of returnee discussion from the Big Brother fanbase has turned into an outright inferno with this news. What returning houseguests would prompt that particular reaction? Are people from other reality shows making their Big Brother debut? And are these unscripted stars actually playing the game, or making guest appearances?

Regardless of who may be coming back for this season (if anyone at all), Chen Moonves went on record about the players from past seasons that she would want to see play again. And she went back over 20 years in her choices.

"I kind of want to see Chill Town back in there," she says.

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The twosome of Will Kirby and Mike "Boogie" Malin was arguably the first alliance in Big Brother history. Formed right at the beginning of Season 2, its initial run was not necessarily a successful one. The vast majority of the house turned on them in the very first week, booting Boogie's pawn before sending him out the door a few weeks later. Will, however, was able to put together a remarkable run founded in simultaneously reducing his threat level while making his target so big it became invisible. He was crowned winner of Season 2, and is still remarked as one of the best players ever to this day.

Will and Boogie would return five years later for the very first all-star season of Big Brother. The two were far and away the most prominent duo, even donning "Chill Town" shirts around the house. But, when it came to gameplay, they were not phoning it in (even if they literally were in the Diary Room). Navigating myriad alliances and betrayals, the boys were able to make it all the way to the Final Four. And, while Will would be taken out, it was Boogie's time to shine, as he walked out of the house with a win of his own.

In the years since All-Stars, Chill Town has made appearances on the show, albeit as individuals. Boogie played again in Season 14, finishing in tenth place. And Will has made a number of cameos, serving as the host of the jury roundtable and even residing as the neighbor to the second group of all-star houseguests in 2020. And, the more Chen Moonves muses out loud about the idea of a Chill Town, the less appealing it sounds.

"Part of me feels like that was so long ago," she figures. "If they can't recreate the magic of Chill Town, then I don't want it. They're dads now. They're probably very responsible. So...whatever."

But Chen Moonves has one more selection for a returning houseguest. And about the most old-school you can get.

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"The Season 1 Big Brother winner, Eddie," she answers. "How would he do in the house? Totally different game."

Indeed, when Big Brother made its landfall on American shores in the summer of 2000, it looked unrecognizable compared to what we have today. The houseguests did not compete for power or safety. Despite sporting only ten players, Season 1 ran for 88 days and a whopping 70 episodes, using a daily release schedule like what you might see in Love Island nowadays. And, most importantly, the houseguests did not vote to evict one another, with the fans instead deciding who would stay and who would go. Eddie's mix of positivity and humorously blunt personality made him a favorite of the houseguests and fans alike. And, in addition to his inspiring story of overcoming the loss of his left leg to cancer during childhood, he walked his way to the win, receiving over 50% of the final audience vote.

When Big Brother shifted to a more social strategy format the year after, discussion began as to how Season 1 players would adapt should they come back. We got a glimpse of that in the first all-stars season, as "Chicken" George Boswell adapted well enough to make it all the way to fifth place. But Eddie has stayed in the industry since his time in the house, having over 40 credits as an actor. How do you think he would do with a possible return to reality TV?

For Chen Moonves, the answer is simple.

"Because I believe he's a Long Islander, and I'm from Queens, New York, I think he would do well."

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Sepultura’s frontman Derrick Green shared new insights into the band’s decision to call it quits after more than four decades together.

Following more than four decades of pioneering a unique style of thrash metal and 16 studio albums, including its most recent project, the quarantine collaboration album SepulQuarta in 2021, the four-piece band, composed of bassist Paulo Jr., lead guitarist Andreas Kisser, drummer Greyson Nekrutman and Green on vocals, is celebrating the end of an era.

Amid the farewell tour, the 55-year-old vocalist revealed the reason behind the band’s decision to bring Sepultura to a close

In an interview with Greece's Mr. Music, Green spoke about the changes in the band members' lives, particularly how their perspectives and personal goals have evolved over the years.

Moreover, he reflected on how the constant cycle of writing, recording and touring felt "robotic" and routine, making music feel more like a job than a creative passion.

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"I think just life in general,” he told Mr. Music on his YouTube channel, as transcribed by Blabbermouth. “I think all of our lives are constantly changing and evolving and moving, and so your mindset also changes. With us, the cycle of creating and then recording and then touring can be like a vicious cycle. It's an incredible cycle, but we've done it for so many years. And as artists, it's important for us to really step outside the box, to really challenge ourselves in everything that we do, especially when it comes to creating. And so when the creative process becomes very robotic and the same, then it becomes more of a 'job job'. And this is something that is less appealing to us, because we've always been involved in music for other aspects, for the love of the art, and not just because we have to do it. And so when it starts to become very robotic and the same and tedious, then I think it's time for us to re-evaluate where we're at, and that's what we did.”

According to him, the decision was one they “all agreed” upon, and they felt it was the right time to end Sepultura rather than "wait for something bad to happen or to break down."

“It made more sense to stop on our own accord and to stop on a very high note,” the vocalist continued, adding “And so I think just life in general and just where we're at and positioning of the band and the history, it just made sense. [We've been doing it for] so many years, more than most bands have been able to maintain. It just ran its course, and we're happy to celebrate everything, all the achievements and all the years that have been created with SEPULTURA.”

However, he assured fans that this is not something to feel disappointed or sad about, but rather “an opportunity to celebrate everything the band has accomplished with its fans.”

In December 2023, the Brazilian heavy metal band announced its farewell with a major surprise.

Through their official website and social media, Sepultura announced that it would celebrate its 40th anniversary with an 18-month global farewell tour.

Titled Celebrating Life Through Death, the milestone tour features a series of extensive shows across multiple cities and continents, running from March 2024 through 2026.

As part of their final run as a band, Sepultura is scheduled to play its last show on Nov. 7 at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo, Brazil, with Metal Allegiance, Krisiun and Sacred Reich joining as supporting acts.

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