Yellowstone fans were shocked when Marshals killed off Kelsey Asbille‘s character, Monica — but the spinoff may not have had a choice.

Puck reported that Marshals ran into issues when plotting out the new CBS show centered on Kayce Dutton’s (Luke Grimes) life after Yellowstone. To avoid making the new series too identical to its flagship show, Marshals chose to remove Monica from the narrative and shift the voice of the show to be more of a fast-paced procedural.

According to the newsletter, Paramount allegedly worked with lawyers for months on how to successfully feature other Yellowstone leads Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) in their own Dutton Ranch spinoff without facing potential legal issues over their story being too similar to the OG show.

CBS and Paramount have not publicly addressed the Puck report.

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Paramount Network’s Yellowstone, which aired from 2018 to 2024, introduced Us to Kayce and his wife, Monica, who remained at the center of the show until the finale. After teaching at a local school on the Broken Rock Indian Reservation, Monica went on to become a professor at Montana State University while navigating life with Kayce, who moved them back to the Yellowstone Ranch following his past tension with dad John (Kevin Costner).

Following John’s death, Kayce, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, became the new owner and operator of the Yellowstone Ranch. Kayce and Monica ended the show alive — and were still together — before Marshals began.

When the series premiered in March, however, fans learned Monica had died after battling cancer.

“Kayce had such a perfect ending in Yellowstone,” showrunner Spencer Hudnut told TVLine at the time. “His dreams had finally come true. As we were trying to figure out how to tell the next chapter in Kayce’s story, it felt like he really needed to be shaken out of that. Unfortunately, tragedy tends to find Kayce, so something bad was going to happen for him one way or the other. It just sort of played out that it was going to be Monica.”

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Hudnut said Monica’s death will continue to drive Kayce, adding, “To me, Monica is really guiding Kayce through this first episode, trying to help him find his new path. And if you actually break it down, Tate is at that rally to honor his mother, and Kayce goes there to protect Tate. So if not for Monica, Kayce never would have been in that position and may not have found this path.”

He concluded: “We really wanted to be respectful of the way that we said goodbye to her. I also didn’t want to step on the ending of Yellowstone, because what they had was a beautiful ending. Unfortunately, real life intervened.”

Asbille, 34, has not yet broken her silence on Monica’s onscreen death. She did grant access for her likeness to be used on the show, which allowed Marshals to show photos of the fictional character on screen.

Marshals airs on CBS Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

All episodes of Married at First Sight U.K. have been pulled off the air after multiple allegations of rape from former contestants.

In a BBC Panorama investigative report on Monday, May 18, two women from Channel 4‘s MAFS U.K. claimed they had been sexually assaulted while filming the show. The first contestant, who wanted to remain anonymous, said her husband raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack.

The second unnamed woman claimed she told Channel 4 and production company CPL before broadcast about allegedly being raped by her husband. Her episodes were still aired despite her attempting to bring her abuse to light. A third woman, Shona Manderson, accused her onscreen husband of a nonconsensual sex act.

All men involved denied the claims against them. The BBC report alleged that Channel 4 was aware of the claims before broadcast but told Panorama they were “wholly uncorroborated and disputed.”

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Channel 4 has since removed all episodes of the program from its streaming and linear services. The MAFS U.K. social media accounts have also been scrubbed amid the controversy while travel company Tui told the BBC that it was pausing its sponsorship of the show.

A representative for Channel 4 confirmed that the network had commissioned an external review into contributor welfare on the show in April.

“MAFS U.K. is produced under some of the most comprehensive and robust welfare protocols in the industry,” the channel said. “These include the most thorough background checks available, a Code of Conduct which clearly sets out behavioural standards, daily contributor check-ins with a specialist welfare team and access to additional support before, during and after filming.”

The statement continued: “The physical and psychological well-being of all contributors is of paramount importance throughout the process. All duty of care processes are regularly reviewed and, where appropriate, strengthened.”

According to the open letter, Channel 4 acknowledged that last month it had been presented with “serious allegations of wrongdoing against a small number of past contributors, allegations that we understand those contributors have denied.”

Channel 4 added that when the concerns were raised, “prompt and appropriate action was taken, based on the information available at the time. Channel 4 strongly refutes any claim to the contrary.”

There is now an external review being conducted by law firm Clyde & Co, which will examine the welfare protocols in place on the show when the claims were raised and whether any changes should be made to the current protocols.

“I want to express my sympathy to contributors who have clearly been distressed after taking part in Married at First Sight U.K.,” Channel 4 chief executive Priya Dogra told The Hollywood Reporter. “The well-being of our contributors is always of paramount importance.”

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Dogra said that Channel 4 “acted quickly, appropriately, sensitively and with well-being front and center.”

“It would be wholly inappropriate for me to comment on what are very serious allegations made against some MAFS U.K. contributors,” she continued. “Those allegations — which I understand are disputed by the contributors accused — are not something that Channel 4 is in a position to adjudicate on. We are also mindful of our ongoing duty of care to all contributors, and the need to preserve the anonymity and privacy of all involved.”

She concluded: “Nevertheless, because we aspire to the highest standards of contributor welfare, I felt strongly as Channel 4’s new CEO that it was right that we look again at how we handled issues raised at the time and ask whether changes should be made to further strengthen contributor welfare, … That’s why last month I commissioned an external review of contributor welfare on MAFS U.K. That review will report to me in the coming months.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

The love triangle at the center of The Other Bennet Sister is only getting more complicated.

In Us Weekly‘s exclusive clip from the Wednesday, May 20, episode of BritBox’s The Other Bennet Sister, Mary (Ella Bruccoleri) and Mr. Ryder (Laurie Davidson) discuss societal expectations.

“I find these occasions really quite intolerable. All these poor young ladies parading about and bearing the weight of their parents’ expectations,” Ryder tells Mary. “It’s not in the least romantic.”

Mary, however, disagrees with Ryder’s point of view.

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“I think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women and for good reasons,” she says. “None of them wants to fail.”

In response, Ryder elaborates on his perspective. “Doesn’t it seem to you, Miss Bennet, that most people give far too much weight to the idea of marriage?” he asks before Mary replies, “Because for some people, that is their only means of survival.”

Ryder suggests that men and women should only follow their heart.

“I believe we should sweep away these tired, old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish,” he tells Mary, who argues, “I think you will find, Mr. Ryder, that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man while the consequences are born — quite literally, in many cases — by the woman.”

Based on the novel by Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister follows the events of Pride and Prejudice from Mary’s point of view. The story then departs from that to follow Mary as she travels to London and the Lake District, and the overlooked sister from the big Bennet family has a romantic adventure in Regency England.

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In addition to Bruccoleri, The Other Bennet Sister stars Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Richard Coyle, Róisín Bhalla, Reggie Absolom and Jasmine Sharp. Davidson, Dónal Finn, Varada Sethu, Aaron Gill and Maddie Close also appear on the show.

Poppy Gilbert, Molly Wright, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Tanya Reynolds, Anna Fenton-Garvey, Ryan Sampson and Lucy Briers round out the cast.

“I was definitely encouraged to break the rules somewhat,” Davidson previously told Us about his approach to the show. “That was part of the role, which was fun.”

He continued: “In a period drama, it felt very naughty in a way. Like, ‘I don’t think I’m supposed to be doing this.’ That was part of the joy of playing that part.”

New episodes of The Other Bennet Sister air Wednesdays on BritBox.

Michelle Monaghan recalled filming an “intimate scene” with Tom Cruise days after she got married.

In Us Weekly‘s exclusive clip from the Tuesday, May 19, episode of Fox’s Bear Grylls Is Running Wild, Monaghan, 50, gushed about her marriage to husband Peter White, saying, “I met Pete right as I started acting.”

Monaghan and White dated for five years before tying the knot.

“We had gotten married in Australia, and I was getting ready to shoot Mission: Impossible III,” she shared. “We didn’t have time to take a honeymoon because I had to fly back. We get back to the hotel room, and I get the call sheet, and it is an intimate scene I am doing with Tom Cruise.”

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Monaghan continued: “[Peter] is like, ‘Baby, this is going to be amazing. Just follow his lead. He is a total pro.'”

Bear Grylls Is Running Wild follows legendary adventurer Bear Grylls as he takes celebrities into the wild for a 48-hour journey of a lifetime.

“With thrilling action and revealing conversations, Bear takes his guests on unforgettable adventures in breath-taking wilderness and reveals a side of some of your favorite people like you’ve never seen before,” the official season 9 synopsis reads. “On the season premiere, Bear Grylls takes Matthew McConaughey on an adventure 20 years in the making as the two traverse the secluded glacial alpine wilderness of Norway.”

In addition to Monaghan and McConaughey, the new season features Uma Thurman, Colman Domingo, Elizabeth Banks, Rhys Darby, Tiffany Haddish and Machine Gun Kelly.

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Monaghan, who shares two kids with White, previously recalled getting her big break alongside Cruise.

“I was so nervous about it,” Monaghan shared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June 2025. “I get up at 4 a.m., I dart out of the hotel, I forget my key, of course. And I go to work, and I proceed to have the best day with Tom and J.J. Abrams, our director.”

After the first day, Monaghan was thrilled to update White.

“My husband said, ‘Baby, how did it go?’ And I said, ‘It was amazing. It was so good.’ He was like, ‘Brush your teeth and tell me all about it,’” she continued. “And so I said, ‘Oh, honey, he was so sweet. It was a lovely day. It was so perfect.’”

Monaghan added: “He looked at me, and he grabbed my arms, and he goes, ‘How cool is it that you were making out with Tom Cruise on our honeymoon?’ I was like, you know what? I married the right dude.”

Bear Grylls Is Running Wild airs on Fox Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi took their relationship to the next level when they enjoyed a double date with Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet.

The foursome were seen driving around Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, after attending a private Fanatics party, according to photos obtained by Page Six. Elordi, 28, was spotted driving with Kendall, 30, in the passenger seat while Kylie, 28, and Chalamet, 30, sat in the back seat with friend Renell Medrano.

The outing came days after Kendall and Elordi were seen out and about on a beach date in Hawaii. They were originally linked last month at Coachella after being friends for years.

“They have known each other socially for years now and have hung out in similar circles, but it became romantic recently,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time, adding that Kendall thought the actor was “a really cool and down-to-earth guy.”

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The insider noted that the pair are “casually seeing each other.”

“[Kendall] likes spending time with him when it works, but she’s not trying to force a relationship,” the source added. “It’s very much a ‘have fun when they’re in the same place’ situation. Neither of them want anything serious right now.”

At the time, the source mentioned Kendall being more open to dating an actor because of Kylie.

“It has been fun for Kylie and Kendall to hang out with Timothée and Jacob together because they are all friendly and have a lot of common ground,” the insider concluded. “It doesn’t happen often, but it has been fun for the four of them.”

Before Elordi, Kendall was linked to Devin Booker and Bad Bunny. The reality star has previously been candid about her timeline for starting a family.

“I go in and out of phases [of having baby fever],” she told E! News in May 2019. “Some days, I’ll be there and I’ll be like, ‘[Oh, my God], I think it’s happening. I think I have the fever.’”

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Kendall later joked during a 2022 episode of The Kardashians that her many nieces and nephews sometimes act as “massive birth control” for her. “Just because it is a lot,” she said of pregnancy.

More recently, Kendall defended her decision to not rush into motherhood.

“When I was young, I used to say that by 27, I’d love to have kids,” she shared in a 2024 interview with Vogue. “Now I’m past that and I feel like I’m still so young. I’m enjoying my kidless freedom.”

Kendall credited fellow supermodel Christy Turlington for being an inspiration when it came to balancing work and family.

“She seemed so calm and collected. I really appreciated her energy through it all. And it feels like life outside modeling and family were really important to her,” she gushed. “Relationships mean so much to me, and I can’t wait to have a life with someone one day, to have kids, to create a family. Christy just gives good vibes. Maybe she cared a little bit less! I think that’s really cool.”

Season 3 of Euphoria is expanding by bringing back Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and more OG stars — while also bringing in newcomers including Toby Wallace, Anna Van Patten and Rosalía.

Euphoria, which premiered in 2019, originally followed troubled high school student Rue (Zendaya) as she struggled to remain sober after rehab. The hit HBO series was quickly renewed for a second season after its premiere, but it took nearly three years for the next batch of episodes to air.

Season 3 was originally set to air on HBO in 2025 before facing several obstacles, including creator Sam Levinson’s commitment to his short-lived series The Idol. The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which took place in late 2023, also prolonged the delay.

Since season 2 concluded, the cast went through a loss when Angus Cloud died at age 25 in July 2023 following an accidental overdose. The show is expected to address the fate of his character, Fezco, while Eric Dane‘s Cal made an appearance in the trailer one month after the actor’s death following a battle with ALS. He was 53.

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“Some people ask why it took so long between seasons 2 and 3. There were obvious factors — the strikes, trying to make a schedule work with our very in-demand cast, but the real time was in trying to figure out how to find a way to pay respect to those who we lost,” Levinson said in a speech at the season 3 premiere in April 2026.

He continued: “When Angus died, it was tough. I loved him deeply, and I fought hard to keep him clean. The year he died, in 2023, he was one of 73,000 people in America who died of a fentanyl overdose. I learned a whole lot that year, but what I realized more than anything is that death is what gives life meaning. You can’t be arrogant about existence. You’re forced to reckon with the fact that life itself is a wonder, a gift, a profound blessing.”

Levinson also explained how the show will pay tribute on screen.

“There are a lot of scenes where people are either talking to him on the phone,” he told Variety about the decision for Fez to still be part of the story. “I thought that if I couldn’t keep him alive in life then maybe within this show that I can control and keep him alive there. I think the whole thing was to honor him and also I can’t wait for you to see the last few episodes. I think he would be cracking up at his story line. I think he would love it.”

Scroll down to see who is in the Euphoria season 3 cast:

Zendaya

It wouldn’t be Euphoria without Zendaya, who is back on the show.

Hunter Schafer

Hunter Schafer has not yet appeared on screen in season 3 but will be back.

Maude Apatow

Maude Apatow also returned in the season 3 premiere of Euphoria.

Eric Dane

Before his death, Eric Dane filmed scenes for Euphoria’s third season.

Alexa Demie

Alexa Demie is back on Euphoria as well.

Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi is back on the hit HBO series.

Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney reprised her role as Cassie in season 3.

Colman Domingo

Based on the season 3 premiere, Colman Domingo is back in a larger capacity in season 3.

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Season 3 introduced Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in a key role during the premiere.

Martha Kelly

Rue’s biggest challenge in season 3 has been the return of Laurie, who is played by Martha Kelly.

Chloe Cherry

Chloe Cherry returned as Faye in season 3 of the hit HBO series.

Toby Wallace

The season 3 premiere introduced Toby Wallace as Faye’s love interest and drug dealer Wayne.

Jessica Treska

Jessica Treska had a scene-stealing role in the season 3 premiere of Euphoria.

Anna Van Patten

Grace Van Patten’s sister has a role in season 3.

Sydney Sweeney‘s risqué character Cassie defended her sex work on Euphoria after several graphic scenes.

During the Sunday, May 17, episode of the hit HBO show, Cassie got her big break on a movie set but it didn’t take long for her job on OnlyFans to come up. Lexi (Maude Apatow) specifically threw shade at her sister for filming herself topless, engaged in sexual situations and even getting paid extra for “jerk off instructions.”

“I am not a sex worker,” Cassie said before clarifying her job, “I’m a performer. That uses my body to tell stories.”

Cassie was ultimately able to book the role, which evolved into a larger opportunity. But that meant deleting her OnlyFans account — and that wasn’t as easy for Cassie. She tried to get advice from husband Nate (Jacob Elordi) but he was too busy trying to come up with the money to pay off his debt. It didn’t work and Cassie received Nate’s finger in the mail.

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Cassie’s arc in season 3 has received criticism after some OnlyFans creators weren’t thrilled with how their line of work was portrayed on screen. Creator Sam Levinson, however, defended the decision to push boundaries.

“[Cassie] has got her dog house and her little dog ears and the nose, and that has its own humor,” Levinson explained to The Hollywood Reporter in April. “But what makes the scene is the fact that her housekeeper is the one filming it.”

He continued: “What we wanted to always find is the other layer of absurdity that we’re able to tie into it so that we’re not too inside of her fantasy or illusion. The gag is to jump out, to break the wall.”

Levinson broke down how he and director of photography Marcell Rév brought the scenes to life.

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“An obvious choice would’ve been something modern and very plain and fancy, but we ended up choosing this mid-century home, which is a little tacky, but also stuck in the ‘70s,” Rév explained. “It’s probably a strange choice, but also it gives us possibilities. OnlyFans has its own aesthetic and how you elevate that aesthetic to the show’s aesthetic is a challenge. I’m not going to lie.”

Despite the backlash, Levinson stood by his vision.

“Some of these scenes we only lit with these ring lights that she would use. When you’re inside, it’s a beautiful, glowing front light, but then you jump out of it and it’s just a pool of light and everything surrounding it is dark. It’s just gnarly and jarring,” he added. “We wanted to capture what she’s trying to show the audience and be inside of it. But then also pull back wider and see how depressing it is.”

Euphoria airs on HBO Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.