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GMA host Michael Strahan, 54, ‘welcomes baby number 5’ with 36-year-old girlfriend

GMA host Michael Strahan, 54, ‘welcomes baby number 5’ with 36-year-old girlfriend

Published by Daniella Wilson

Congratulations are in order for Good Morning America host Michael Strahan, who has reportedly welcomed a baby girl with his girlfriend, Kayla Quick. The 54-year-old and Kayla, 36, welcomed their baby girl earlier this year according to reports; TMZ first reported the news. HELLO! has reached out to reps for Michael and GMA for comment. © Getty ImagesMichael and Kayla, pictured in 2023 Michael is now a dad of five: he is dad to daughter Tanita, 34 and son Michael Jr., 31, with first ex-wife, Wanda Hutchins, and 21-year-old twin daughters Isabella and Sophia with second ex-wife, Jean Muggli The former NFL star has been linked to Kayla for 11 years, telling Andy Cohen in October 2015 that he was off the market. Kayla is a businesswoman and founded Fizzness, a beauty-based wellness brand which sells single-packet powdered drinks meant to deliver “a daily dose of energy and beauty with antioxidants and adaptogens,” according to her website. © Bruce GlikasMichael and Kayla began dating in 2015 But they have kept their romance firmly out of the …

Actor Michael Wright, known for ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ dies at 70

Actor Michael Wright, known for ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ dies at 70

Published by Sam Flores

Michael Wright, known for the film “The Five Heartbeats” and the TV series “V,” has died at 70, his wife announced. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” his wife, Susan Wright, said in a statement Friday. He died Wednesday at UCI Medical Center in California with his wife and their children by his side, his wife told NBC News. Wright died peacefully following complications from Marchiafava- Bignami disease, a rare degenerative neurological condition he was diagnosed with in 2015, and complications from heart failure, the family said. Susan Wright remembered him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend and “an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations.” “Many knew and loved him through The Five Heartbeats, The Wanderers, V, The Principal, Streamers, and the many other characters he brought to life throughout his remarkable career,” she said. “His talent, presence, and contributions to film and television will live on, but to those of us who loved him personally, …

Michael Wright death: The Five Heartbeats star dies aged 70

Michael Wright death: The Five Heartbeats star dies aged 70

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Michael Wright, the actor best known for his powerful performance as Eddie King Jr. in the cult classic 1991 musical drama The Five Heartbeats, has died at age 70. In a statement sent to TMZ, Wright’s family said he died in Los Angeles Wednesday after suffering heart failure coupled with complications of a rare degenerative neurological disease called Marchiafava-Bignami. The news was announced by his wife, Susan, on Instagram on Friday. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” Susan wrote in a statement shared by TV personality Madina Milana. “Michael was a husband, a father (Manon Wright, Byron Barr, Brittney Briggs, Brianna Barr, Sir Barr, a grandfather (Yoko), loved one, a friend, and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations,” she continued. Wright died of …

From Booker-listed Marlon James to a memoir by Michael Douglas – the biggest books this autumn | Books

From Booker-listed Marlon James to a memoir by Michael Douglas – the biggest books this autumn | Books

Published by Sam Flores

Fiction The Disappearers by Marlon JamesHamish Hamilton, 3 SeptemberAfter a detour into mythic fantasy, the author of the Booker-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings returns to Jamaica. This account of a brutal homophobic attack on a group of gay actors in 1980s Kingston has already been longlisted for this year’s prize. The Bridge by Colm TóibínPicador, 3 SeptemberTwenty years on, this short novel is a sequel to Tóibín’s exquisite story A Long Winter, set around a family tragedy in the isolated Pyrenees. Now the building of a bridge brings modernity, possibility and threat to a father and son, in a spare chronicle of longing and grief. The Golden Hours by Louisa YoungMantle, 3 SeptemberYoung continues her aunt Elizabeth Jane Howard’s much-loved Cazalet Chronicles, bringing her story of a sprawling upper-middle-class English family into the swinging 60s. Switzy by Emma ClineChatto & Windus, 10 SeptemberWith dementia making him increasingly confused, David is on his way to a clinic in Zurich to end his life while he still has the capacity to make a choice. Longlisted …

Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive

Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive

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Michael Polansky is remarkably unassuming for someone operating in a corner of the world known for outsize egos. Seated at a leafy patio outside a popular bakery in Mill Valley, an affluent town about 15 miles north of San Francisco, Polansky — bespectacled, his fresh face framed by dark hair shot through with gray — has the look and the friendly demeanor of a young professor. He is, in fact, both the founder of a buzzy AI and biology startup called Outer Biosciences and the creative, business, and romantic partner to Stefani Germanotta — better known as Lady Gaga. It’s an unlikely double life. On the one hand, the couple invariably moves in the world that comes with celebrity; on the other, he’s running an outfit that has spent years figuring out how to keep living human tissue alive outside the body — for over a month, so far — without anyone outside the company knowing. He didn’t see any of it coming. Polansky grew up in Minnesota and went on to Harvard, where he …

Michael star Jaafar Jackson hopes sequel will address allegations ‘driven by an agenda’

Michael star Jaafar Jackson hopes sequel will address allegations ‘driven by an agenda’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jaafar Jackson has said he hopes the proposed Michael sequel will address the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson from the singer’s “point of view.” Jackson, 30, portrayed his uncle in the divisive biopic about the “King of Pop,” which was released in April and proved a hit at the box office as it grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. The film ends in 1987, years before the accusations that dogged the later years of the musician’s life were made public. A sequel dealing with the rest of his story is reportedly currently in development. In a new interview with GQ Middle East, Jackson said that while he is not personally involved in writing the screenplay he does hope that “the second film will give even more insight from his [Michael’s] point of view, because at the end of the day, …

The MacRumors Show: Michael Fisher Talks iPhone Ultra

The MacRumors Show: Michael Fisher Talks iPhone Ultra

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YouTuber Michael Fisher, known as “MrMobile,” joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to talk through key rumors about the “iPhone Ultra” and how the device could compare to rivals. Michael has covered the foldable phone category since 2019 and personally owned or reviewed nearly every major device in it, from the original Galaxy Fold to Samsung’s newly redesigned Galaxy Z Fold8. He still carries a Motorola Razr Ultra as his personal phone alongside a rotating stack of review units. Apple’s foldable iPhone, rumored to be called the “‌iPhone Ultra‌,” is widely expected to be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro this fall, featuring a 7.8-inch inner display, a 5.5-inch cover screen, the A20 chip, and a starting price above $2,000. Much of the design speculation centers on Apple adopting a shorter, wider form factor similar to the Z Fold8 and older Pixel devices, rather than the taller, narrower shape most foldables have used for years. To minimize the crease that has plagued the category since the original Galaxy Fold, Apple is …

On Michael Cohen’s Radio Show, Donald Trump Is Back to Being the “Boss”

On Michael Cohen’s Radio Show, Donald Trump Is Back to Being the “Boss”

Published by Sam Flores

Such was Cohen’s early admiration for Trump that he bought apartments in two of Trump’s buildings in the 2000s. They first connected after Trump appreciated Cohen’s ferocious approach in a dispute with one building’s condo board, and the Long Island–bred lawyer has evinced a flair for melodrama at every turn in their roller-coaster relationship since, releasing books titled Disloyal and Revenge. He was in rare form this week as he geared up for the interview with his old boss, explaining to listeners that “forgiveness does not mean amnesia” or “that the pain was fake or that I have forgotten a single second of what transpired.” “Can loyalty survive the ultimate fallout?” Cohen went on, seeming to stretch the limits of his poetic capacities. “Can friendship exist after deep betrayal? Can two people who stood together at the summit and then tore each other apart in the valley actually find common ground again?” To be sure, Cohen may have an ulterior motive for this dizzying rapprochement. He told CNN on Thursday that he had submitted a …

Jaafar Jackson Opens Up About How Michael Sequel Will Depict Allegations

Jaafar Jackson Opens Up About How Michael Sequel Will Depict Allegations

Published by Sam Flores

Michael star Jaafar Jackson is opening up about what viewers should expect in the follow-up to the musical biopic. Earlier this year, Jaafar was seen in action as his late uncle in the movie Michael, which was widely panned by critics upon its release, largely due to the fact it fails to address many of the controversies surrounding the singer in his lifetime, most notably the allegations of child sexual abuse levelled against him. In fact, Michael was supposed to include scenes depicting the allegations and their impact on the Billie Jean performer, and some of these were even filmed. However, these sequences had to be axed when the Jackson estate found a legal clause in a settlement between the late musician and one of his accusers, insisting that his likeness and name must never be used in a film. As a result, the cast and crew were called back for costly reshoots, with director Antoine Fuqua making the decision to end the film in the late 80s, before any allegations were made against the …

Tonight: Trump To Appear On Turncoat Michael Cohen’s Radio Show

Tonight: Trump To Appear On Turncoat Michael Cohen’s Radio Show

Published by Jenni Sidey

Michael Cohen – Donald Trump’s former ‘fixer’ who once vowed to take a bullet for him, only to flip after he was raided by the FBI in 2018 in the Stormy Daniels hush-money probe – says that Trump has agreed to appear on his New York City-area radio show this week. Cohen wrote on X on Wednesday to confirm that Trump would appear on “the radio show I’m hosting tomorrow night at 6pm and the rest on my Sunday” show on 770 WABC Radio. It’s not for the podcast…it’s the radio show I’m hosting tomorrow night at 6pm and the rest on my Sunday 5pm est radio show on 77WABC radio called “When You Know…You Know”. https://t.co/ap68IAlrcJ — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) August 19, 2026 Cohen told CBS that this will be “the first public conversation between the president and myself in eight years,” adding “You know, there have been private conversations that have, of course, been reported. But this is the first public conversation.” As the Epoch Times notes further, Cohen also linked to a Substack article that served as a recollection of …