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Ex-jihadist warns of predatory recruitment after ISIS-inspired bomb plot in New York City
A former jihadist turned counterterrorism operative warns that a lethal ideology is turning American teenagers into ISIS-inspired "superheroes."
Mubin Shaikh was radicalized at age 20 but was later de-radicalized and became a counterterrorism operative in Canada. Following the latest terror attack in New York City, he explained the predatory nature of extremist recruiters.
"It's like drug dealing. You give them something that they're [going to] get high off of. A kid who’s looking for a sense of meaning, belonging, purpose, identity," Shaikh said on "Saturday in America."
"He’s a zero in real life and he goes online and suddenly he’s Abu Jihad, a superhero. He’s from zero to hero overnight," he added.
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On March 7, two teenagers attempted to use improvised explosive devices at a demonstration outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home, Gracie Mansion. 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi traveled from Pennsylvania to Manhattan to hurl explosive devices into a crowd, according to the Justice Department.
The incident is being investigated as "ISIS-inspired terrorism" after one of the suspects reportedly wrote and signed a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State, according to federal prosecutors.
Shaikh explained that ideology combined with grievances is what stirs young people to act. He described purpose and identity as a product being sold by jihadist recruiters.
Shaikh noted the United States has fought other countries in the past, including Vietnam and Japan, yet there is no generation of young people "out to kill Americans."
"They don't have an ideology that tells them, ‘Hey, these attacks are occurring because you're Muslim. This is the reason why. And they hate you because of your identity and your religion. And that's why you got to lash out and attack them back,’" he said.
Shaikh added that young people can quickly be radicalized online, far from the Middle East. He recalled his counterterrorism work against the "Toronto 18" in Canada, noting those young people had been fueled by what they saw online.
"They had been watching all these jihadi videos online of these guys training. And so now it's life imitating art because now you're seeing those videos, now I want to replicate those videos," he added.
According to New York prosecutors, Balat told investigators he wanted to carry out an attack "bigger" than the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which resulted in the deaths of three people and hundreds of injuries. Both suspects face up to life in prison.
‘Yellowstone’ star Luke Grimes targeted by Montana locals as move from LA sparks small-town fury
Luke Grimes, best known for his role as Kayce Dutton in "Yellowstone" and its spinoff "Marshals," is facing unexpected backlash after leaving Hollywood behind for life in Montana.
The actor told Joe Rogan that moving to the Big Sky State hasn’t always been smooth sailing, and his move from Los Angeles has sparked unexpected fury among locals.
"Well, your show made a lot of f---ing people move out there, though," Rogan pointed out during his podcast.
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"That’s true. Yeah. And they’re not happy about it," Grimes admitted. "The valley that I live in, we had some people come visit us. Our friends from California drove out, and we went on a hike and we were in their car, and they had, you know, Cali plates."
Grimes continued, "We get off the hike, and someone had written ‘go back’ in the dust on their car. Like, people are super weird about it, so I don’t tell anyone exactly where I’m at because they would get really mad at me."
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The tension has spilled into public spaces, the Hollywood actor explained.
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"I can’t go to bars there anymore because whatever that one idiot is, is at the bar, and he can’t wait to start a fight with me. Just like, can’t wait to do it because it’s like a win-win for him, you know? He gets to sue me or something. I don’t know, but it’s a lose-lose for me," Grimes said.
However, the move to Montana was a personal choice for Grimes and his family.
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In February at the "Marshals" premiere, the actor explained to Fox News Digital why he and his wife, Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues, left Hollywood behind.
"I was going up there three or four months out of the year and then anytime we’d get done filming, and I’d come back here, it sort of felt like I was leaving home rather than going back home," he said.
The couple, who share one son, Rigel Randolph Grimes, fell in love with Montana slowly over several years.
"It was just a gear change that slowly happened over a course of a few years and then, yeah, my wife and I just fell in love with it and decided to live there," he added.
Grimes returned to screens as Kayce Dutton in "Marshals," the latest expansion of Taylor Sheridan’s "Yellowstone" universe.
According to an official synopsis, Dutton "joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring ranger justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence."
Players Championship delays gate opening amid manhunt for double murder suspect near golf course
The Players Championship delayed opening its gates for Saturday’s third round after a manhunt for a suspect accused of fatally shooting two people in a drugstore parking lot that led police onto the grounds of TPC Sawgrass.
St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick said in a press conference early Saturday morning that authorities received multiple calls regarding shots fired in a Walgreens parking lot, roughly a mile from the course, at around 10:30 p.m. Friday.
"Two individuals were shot multiple times. Both those individuals were, of course, transported and have succumbed to their injuries," Hardwick said, describing the scene as a "domestic violence situation."
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Law enforcement pursued the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Christian Barrios, into the night and said the trail eventually led them to TPC Sawgrass.
"Our canine units actually tracked into TPC, which is, the PGA Tour headquarters is over there. It tracked in there."
Hardwick said the suspect had contact with multiple individuals on the course, including groundskeepers and security. Barrios had also allegedly picked up a PGA Tour radio and later dropped it.
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Barrios then stole a black BMW and fled. Nassau County authorities pursued the car and forced a crash into the woods where he took off on foot.
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office later confirmed that Barrios was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. His exact charges were not immediately known, but Hardwick suggested he had a lengthy criminal history.
"This thug’s criminal history is embarrassing – embarrassing."
The Players Championship cited "operational considerations" when announcing its delay in opening the gates. Tee times remained unchanged.
The victim’s identities were not immediately known. Hardwick said the suspect knew both victims.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64
Phil Campbell, the longtime guitarist for Motörhead, has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. He was 64.
Motörhead released a statement on social media, saying, "We cannot believe we’re saying this…it is with profound sadness that we have to say Philip Anthony Campbell has passed."
The band described him as a musician who led with heart as much as talent.
"Phil was a wonderful guitarist, writer, performer, and musician who had Motörhead in his veins. He always led with his gift of guitar, and carried a great sense of humour, but most of all, Phil led with his heart. You could not be around him without a chuckle or twenty, because quite simply, Phil loved life and lived it with great joy," the statement read.
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As fans and friends mourned his passing, the band asked for privacy for Campbell’s family. "There will be plenty of time for us to share stories — tales of Campbell glory — and some damn good jokes together; for now, please send love and positive energy to Gaynor and the boys while affording them time, space, and privacy," they said.
The tribute concluded with a note of grief and admiration: "Much love and RIP Phil. The world has just lost an enormous beam of light, and we are devastated."
An additional statement shared on the Instagram account of his band, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, penned, "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Philip Anthony Campbell, who passed away peacefully last night following a long and courageous battle in intensive care after a complex major operation."
"Phil was a devoted husband, a wonderful father, and a proud and loving grandfather, known affectionately as ‘Bampi.’ He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be missed immensely. His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever."
The statement concluded, "We kindly ask that our family’s privacy is respected during this incredibly difficult time."
Born in Pontypridd, Wales, Campbell first made his mark in the late 1970s with the heavy metal band Persian Risk. But his career — and rock history — changed in 1984, when Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister called on him to replace guitarist Brian Robertson, according to Rolling Stone.
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Campbell debuted on Motörhead’s 1986 album "Orgasmatron," and quickly became the band’s longest-serving guitarist.
Over 31 years with the band, he recorded 16 studio albums and laid down some of the band’s most unforgettable riffs on tracks like "Deaf Forever," "Eat the Rich" and "Born to Raise Hell."
Even after Motörhead disbanded following Kilmister’s death in 2015, Campbell kept the music alive.
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He released his first solo album, "Old Lions Still Roar," in 2019 and toured with his sons in Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.
Former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee called Campbell "the funniest guy I have ever known and the best rock guitar player I have ever played with."
Dee added on Instagram, "Most of all, I will miss hanging out with the nicest guy you could ever meet… Sleep well, my friend and rock soldier. Say hi to Lemmy, Würzel, Filthy and Eddie. I am sure you’ll be a crazy gang hanging out together again!"
Campbell’s death is the latest in a series of losses for Motörhead fans.
Guitarist "Fast Eddie" Clarke, who helped craft the band’s classic sound, died in 2018 at 67.
Clarke, who joined the band shortly after its founding in 1975 by Kilmister, was the last surviving member of the group’s classic lineup and helped record iconic hits like "Ace of Spades."
Bill Maher presses Gov. Josh Shapiro on Iran war, asks if 'you would still do nothing?'
Comedian Bill Maher pressed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday over his opposition to U.S. involvement in Iran, challenging the Democrat on what he would do if he were commander-in-chief and had been given knowledge that Iran would soon have nuclear weapons.
"Our chief negotiator said they were talking to Iran up until the war started. He said their opening salvo at the negotiations, ‘We’re a couple of weeks away from having 11 bombs.’" Maher said during the latest installment of "Real Time."
"If you were the president, and you got that information, you would still do nothing?"
Shapiro quickly rejected the notion.
"No. What I would do, and what the President of the United States failed to do, was be clear with the American people about what the hell we were doing here," he said.
"Was the plan to go after the nuclear weapons? The weapons, by the way, he said were destroyed… seven months ago. Was the plan to go and do regime change? In which case, who the hell is going to take over? I don't think the son [Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei] is any better than the father. Was the plan to go in there later, but you got forced because Netanyahu forced your hand?"
"I think if you don't have clarity about why you're going in, you have no way of knowing how the hell to get out," he added, his remarks met with applause.
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Maher also pushed back on the Pennsylvania Democrat's suggestion that the rationale for the war remains unclear.
"We've lost 13 American soldiers in a war that the American people and, by the way, most of the global community, has no idea why the hell we went there in the first place," Shapiro said.
"I think people have an idea," Maher countered.
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"What was the reason we went in?" Shapiro asked.
"Everything you said – the nukes, regime change, and just to reshuffle the deck in the Middle East. Nothing ever really was going to get better until that regime went away," Maher replied, prompting chuckles from the audience.
Maher then added, "But we'll see what happens."
Shapiro noted that he was morally opposed to the Iranian regime's actions that placed Americans in harm's way, stating that he never viewed the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a "good person" and that he is "not shedding a tear" for regime members who were killed.
"[The ayatollah] chanted, for five decades, ‘Death to America.’" These are people who blew up and killed Americans. These are not good people…" he said.
"What I am saying, though, is, if you are the commander-in-chief, you have a responsibility to the people you send into harm's way, a responsibility to the American people to explain why it is you're doing what you're doing and how the hell you get out of it once the mission is accomplished…
"The president has yet to look the American people in the eye and explain that, and that is a failure of leadership," he added.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Shapiro's statements but did not immediately hear back.
Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid volunteers as Valerie Jarrett earns $740K
The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 unpaid volunteers to work alongside the former president's highly paid cronies at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago when it opens in June.
Officials are pitching the no-paycheck gigs as rooted in former President Barack Obama’s legacy of civic engagement. The recruitment campaign comes after Fox News Digital reported that the organization’s CEO, former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, earned $740,000 in 2024.
Foundation officials told Fox News Digital the volunteers will complement about 300 full- and part-time employees at the long-delayed center, which the organization is promoting as a $3.1 billion economic catalyst for the Windy City's South Side.
The new program will see 75 to 100 volunteers, known as "ambassadors," greet and direct visitors around the campus and share information about exhibits at the 22-story museum tower, athletic center and Chicago Public Library branch, among other amenities. It is expected to expand in the future.
The foundation describes the volunteer program as a key component of its mission, saying volunteers represent its values both onsite and in the community.
It is unclear what the salary range for those paid workers will be. However, the foundation’s most recent tax filings provide insight into compensation at the organization’s senior levels.
Federal filings viewed by Fox News Digital show Jarrett earned $740,000 in 2024, 2023 and 2022, while several former Obama White House officials have collected six-figure salaries as foundation executives.
Total salaries and benefits at the foundation climbed from $18.5 million in 2018 to $43.7 million in 2024 as staffing expanded to 337 employees and annual revenue reached nearly $210 million, according to the filings. The foundation’s main office is located in Chicago’s Hyde Park, where it runs leadership and community programs in the U.S. and abroad.
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Still, the foundation is looking to have a cohort of unpaid volunteers help out at the new presidential center. It's common for presidential libraries, museums and nonprofit cultural institutions to employ unpaid volunteers.
"Volunteerism has been central to President Obama’s vision of civic life since his earliest days as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side," the foundation said in a press release.
Jarrett, one of the Obamas’ closest advisors, said in a statement that the center will be "a place where the world meets the best of the city of Chicago, and our volunteers will help bring that vision to life every day."
She became CEO in 2021 and is overseeing development of the 19.3-acre campus in Jackson Park.
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The foundation has promoted the center as a catalyst for economic revitalization on Chicago’s South Side, citing $3.1 billion in projected economic activity over 10 years and 5,000 construction jobs tied to the $850 million campus. Those figures come from an economic assessment conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP.
According to the foundation, more than 50% of construction contracts have been awarded to diverse firms, 33% of the construction workforce has come from South and West Side communities, and 798 residents have enrolled in construction pre-apprenticeship programs.
The center is scheduled to open on Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Other former Obama administration officials have also earned substantial compensation at the foundation in past years, including former White House political director David Simas, who earned more than $600,000 annually while leading the organization from 2017 to 2020, and Adewale Adeyemo, who later became Biden’s deputy Treasury secretary and earned roughly $540,000 during his tenure.
Several other senior leaders with Obama administration ties have earned between roughly $300,000 and $400,000 annually, according to tax filings.
Country singer Jo Dee Messina blasts Nashville label for ‘too fat’ rejection
Country singer Jo Dee Messina is sharing the harsh criticisms she faced early on in her career.
During a recent interview on "The Bobby Bones Show," the 55-year-old "Bye Bye" singer shared that she was turned down by a record label when first starting out because of her weight.
"I remember I got turned down by a record label in Nashville. They said I was too fat," she said. "They told my producer that, 'Oh, if she was 10 pounds lighter, we'd have signed her.'"
She said she was "devastated" after hearing that, and when asked later if she was able to let go of the critique after making it big in the music industry, Messina said that she hadn't, noting, "It's 30 years later, I'm still talking about it. I didn't let it go."
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While Messina recalled feeling discouraged, she said her sister, who she called her "greatest support," encouraged her to "just keep going," telling her, "They say you have to get passed on a thousand times before you get a deal."
Messina went on to break through in the music world in 1996 with her debut self-titled album, which featured one of the biggest hits of her career, "Heads Carolina, Tails California." Her success continued with her second album, "I'm Alright," which went double platinum.
The singer is set to release her first studio album in 12 years, "Bridges," in the summer, releasing the album's first single, "Some Bridges," on Friday. She celebrated the song's release on Instagram, and her fans could not help but share in her excitement.
"I'm about to be playing this song nonstop because it's so gooooooood🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "Ohh how I’ve missed your voice! The song is 🔥."
Her last studio album, "Me," was released in 2014 and featured songs such as "Peace Sign" and "A Woman's Rant."
Messina later announced in September 2017 that she was diagnosed with cancer in an open letter posted to her Facebook account, signed by Team JDM rather than the artist herself.
"As many of you know, Jo Dee is a believer who feels blessed to be surrounded by the love of God — a love that has brought her the inner peace," the letter read. "On her lowest of low days, she has been able to see God's hand at work and feel His love as she continues her walk."
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The post continued, "It is because of our Father's love that she has been able to find the beauty in the days that could have brought her the most fear, gratitude in moments that most would call unfair, and companionship during times she might feel the loneliest."
After undergoing treatment that fall, Messina announced she was in remission and was back to performing by March 2018.
"I'm to the point where it's once a year I go in and get checked with the blood work and scans if needed or whatever," she said on "The Bobby Bones Show."
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Messina is currently on tour throughout America promoting her upcoming album, telling Bones and his co-host that her shows are "very active."
"I don't stand still. There's two songs where I play a guitar on, and that's about the stillest I get," she said. "And then, other than that, I'm running around. I'm head-banging … You'll see a lot of pictures, my hair flying. It's not a beauty show by any means."
World Economic Forum faces fresh scrutiny as Epstein ties revive past scandals, criticism
The ghost of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has struck again. This time, even though he died in 2019, his is still adding to the stress and criticism of the World Economic Forum.
On Feb. 26, WEF president and CEO Børge Brende resigned after revelations that he had three dinners, and some emails and SMS communications with Epstein. His ouster followed an independent investigation earlier in February.
Brende said he wasn’t aware of Epstein’s sex crimes.
"Had I known about his background, I would have declined the initial invitation to join Rod-Larsen and any subsequent dinner invitations or other communications," he said.
That response hasn’t been well received by observers, given that Epstein's conviction occurred in 2008 and would have been easy to uncover. As Norway's foreign minister from 2013 to 2017, perhaps he should have been more cautious, some observers say.
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"If you are standing on a public stage, you have to know who you are standing with," said Ben Habib, right-leaning leader of the British political party Advance UK, and an entrepreneur.
Founder of the U.K.-based Henry Jackson Society, Alan Mendoza, added, "The moral is that people in positions of authority should be very careful with whom they have dinner. Mendoza also wonders how many people with a criminal record have attended the WEF.
The news of Brende’s resignation comes hot on the heels of other scandals and bad publicity for the WEF, commonly known as Davos, after the Swiss village in the Alps where the annual meeting takes place. Last year, Klaus Schwab, the founder of the WEF, stepped down in July after accusations that he had misused WEF funds and treated employees inappropriately.
Both Schwab and his wife were both ultimately cleared by the WEF board for any material wrongdoing, though a board of trustees statement noted in part that, "Minor irregularities, stemming from blurred lines between personal contributions and Forum operations, reflect deep commitment rather than intent of misconduct."
Others have a beef with the WEF. Two years ago, Argentina’s President Javier Milei spoke at Davos.
"The Western world is in danger," Millei said. "It is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty."
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Milei also noted that many countries have ditched freedom for collectivism, a.k.a., socialism.
"We’re here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world; rather, they are the root cause," he said at Davos in 2024.
Since 2023, when Milei took office as Argentina’s president, inflation has dropped from more than 200% to 32%, according to data from Trading Economics.
Likewise, others have a lot to tell the WEF, most of it not positive.
"Globalization has failed the West and the United States of America," said U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at this year’s Davos meeting. "It’s a failed policy. It is what the WEF has stood for."
The fact is, America has been left behind in the global economy as the WEF has encouraged offshoring manufacturing to places with cheap labor, Lutnick said. He also encouraged other countries to follow the "America First" model, which is that the workers come first.
Lutnick also attacked Europe’s alternative energy push, which includes solar and wind energy. "Why would Europe agree to be net zero in 2030 when they don’t make a battery? he said at Davos. Achieving net zero means countries aim to have no increase in overall carbon emissions by 2050.
But if Europe does pursue Net zero, then the EU will be subservient to communist China, Lutnick says. China is by far the dominant producer, accounting for approximately one-third of global renewable energy, compared with 11% in the U.S.
"The WEF is the embodiment of power and wealth," Habib said. "Big money is diverting policy. It’s fascism." He says the world may have been tricked into believing the economic promises made by globalist organizations. "The shine is now off. It is failing and not gaining traction."
The WEF isn’t the only organization that is running roughshod over multiple countries. The European Union is also doing similar work with the countries in its bloc through a multitude of regulations, Habib said.
THE Associated Press contributed to this report.
Stephen Colbert mocked by Variety over 'ego trip' as guests kiss his ring before May exit
The final season of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" was ripped as "not very good TV" and out of touch with everyday Americans as the host has been flattered by a parade of celebrities in a column, Thursday, from entertainment outlet Variety.
CBS announced in July that it had canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and that it would officially go off the air in May 2026. Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount of ending the show to appease President Donald Trump and receive approval for a long-planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.
Since then, there has been a variety of celebrities reading poetry or literally singing Colbert’s praises as he prepared to bid goodbye to his show, as noted in Daniel D'Addario’s piece, "Stephen Colbert’s Long ‘Late Show’ Goodbye Has Gone From Resistance to Ego Trip."
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"What has ended up making it to air has been an increasingly puffy tribute to the show’s own host. The endless bouquets being tossed Colbert’s way have started to make the studio smell a bit cloying," he wrote, noting various recent guest appearances such as actor John Lithgow reading a poem toasting Colbert, song tributes from Bette Midler and Jimmy Fallon, and actress Drew Barrymore recreating her famous striptease from years before on another show to reveal a t-shirt saying, "We [Heart] Stephen."
"The show’s focus on its own host’s misfortune has become outsized and a bit dramatic, especially because so many other institutions are in crisis: With everything else going on in the world, we have to go through a monthslong celebration-of-life for a comedian whose job is coming to an end?" D'Addario wrote.
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"Colbert deserved better treatment from CBS, but watching one person beam while receiving laurel after laurel doesn’t make the argument for his show’s relevance, as it’s frankly not very good TV, and — for this relentlessly political host — not in touch with the concerns of people who have been turning to ‘The Late Show’ for its political perspective," the writer argued.
In one final barb, the author suggested that while Colbert’s public-facing career is likely far from over, "When that day comes, won’t it feel like an anticlimax, after we’ve already spent the better part of a year celebrating him?" D'Addario asked.
When reached for comment, Christian Toto, host of the "Hollywood in Toto" podcast, responded to the opinion piece by saying it "stunned me."
He added, "It's possible that stories like this are meant to warn Colbert that he's hurting his legacy and future impact, allowing him to course correct before it's too late. Variety, like most entertainment news outlets, leans aggressively to the Left. Criticizing Colbert like this is a no-no on that front."
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Fox News Digital contacted Paramount, which owns CBS and Colbert’s show, and did not receive an immediate reply.
Kurt Russell reveals why he was 'glad' when son Wyatt turned to acting after hockey career
Kurt Russell never expected his son Wyatt to follow him into the family business, but he couldn’t be more grateful that he did.
The father-and-son pair play the same person in the Apple TV+ series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters." Wyatt, 39, is the only child of Russell, 74, and his longtime partner, actress Goldie Hawn.
Many of the couple’s other children from past relationships and other family members are actors, including Russell’s stepchildren, Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson.
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"Our family has a lot of actors in it, and we all enjoy watching each other," Russell told Fox News Digital. "In Wyatt’s case? We always knew that Wyatt was a really good actor."
"He was a hockey player, and he was focused on hockey," the star shared. "And I had been focused on baseball in a very similar fashion. And when his professional days were over in hockey, I was glad to see that he went into this because I felt he was going to find a lot of success with it. And it is nice to watch that success."
After an injury caused Wyatt’s professional hockey career to come to an end in his mid-20s, he leaped to the big screen, People magazine reported. He went on to star in several TV shows and films before landing a lead role in "Monarch" alongside his father.
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Russell was thrilled to see his son embrace the craft with real dedication. Wyatt had set out to build a career on his own terms.
"He's done a great job with his agent, picking things that interest him as an actor," Russell said. "And he's very confident. He likes to explore."
"As an actor, I am happy for him, but I am happy for me. I get to watch it," he added.
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Growing up on set, Wyatt felt completely at ease. This was no different. For Wyatt, he enjoyed watching his castmates interact with his dad while bringing the story to life.
"I was really enjoying watching other people who hadn’t worked with him before see his hard work and energy and excitement for the project," he recalled. "Those are all things that I knew he was like, and it was just really fun to see other people see that too. And it also ... feels sometimes like, "Oh s---, I’ve got to catch up.' That was fun to watch."
Wyatt’s right — Russell has been having a blast taking on monsters.
"Monarch" follows two half-siblings (Anna Sawai and Ren Watabe) as they unravel their family’s connection to Monarch, a secretive organization that tracks giant creatures around the world. Those missions often put them directly in the path of the Titans. Russell and Wyatt play Army officer Lee Shaw across two different timelines.
"I don’t know who is surviving them [but] trying to figure out how to live with them maybe is, I think, the crux of what makes these people operate from the point of view that they operate from," Russell explained.
"What’s fun about this show? It doesn’t treat [monsters] like the movies do. It treats it [like this could really happen]. What if this happened [in real life]? I certainly felt that. Other than the opportunity to work with Wyatt playing the same character, that’s what drew me to this project."
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Back in 2025, Wyatt told People magazine about the no-nonsense advice his parents gave him on pursuing a successful career in Hollywood.
"Be on time, don’t be an a------ and remember your lines," he revealed.