‘Euphoria’ made her a star. Now she’s diving into the internet’s darkest corners.

Barbie Ferreira is no stranger to dark subject matter (Euphoria, anyone?). But now, she’s stepping into her horror era — and it feels eerily well-timed.

In Faces of Death, in theaters nationwide on April 10, Ferreira plays Margot, a content moderator for a major video platform tasked with reviewing the internet’s most graphic videos. It’s a premise that sounds extreme until you consider how much of that content already exists at our fingertips. The film, which leans into the 1978 original’s infamous “Is it real or not?” conceit, taps into a larger cultural shift: the growing blur between what’s real, what’s staged and what we’ve simply learned to scroll past.

Ferreira doesn’t see the idea as far-fetched. If anything, she thinks the culture has already caught up.

“I grew up on the internet. I like to call myself a guinea pig of my generation,” she tells Yahoo. “I’m a very old Gen Z — you could even call me a cusp millennial — so I was really part of the first batch of children who had access to it.”

That outlook comes with a kind of double vision, one in which the shock factor that once defined online culture has slowly worn off. “It was a very different world back then, and I can’t tell if it’s better or worse — I actually can’t,” she says. “What used to feel shocking is now so normalized.”

The role arrives at a moment of transition for Ferreira, who was catapulted into the spotlight when Euphoria premiered in 2019. She broke out as Kat Hernandez, a fan-favorite character whose arc explored identity, confidence and internet infamy in real time.

Now, a few years removed from the show — which she exited after its second season in 2023 — Ferreira is moving into a different phase. The projects are darker, the choices more deliberate, and her relationship with visibility, especially online, is shifting too.

“There’s this feeling that we’re all under surveillance,” she says. “When actors are a little too personal and people know you too much, it’s hard to suspend disbelief.”

Ahead, Ferreira opens up about unwinding with Nickelodeon, navigating fame in the internet age and what it’s like to watch Euphoria from the outside — just like the rest of us.

You’re playing someone who has to watch disturbing content for a living. What was the hardest part of stepping into that headspace?

During the filming of it, I really wanted to be in more of a darker headspace. [Ferreira’s character] Margot not only had this incredible trauma that was very viral and very public, but also her job involves her watching kind of the worst of the worst on the internet at all times in rapid succession — almost like you’re going through TikTok.

I just thought about how incredibly affecting that can be. So what I did was I listened to a lot of really dark material. I was listening to Hunting Warhead, which is a podcast about taking down a huge child abuse ring on the black market. It was just very, very dark — extremely dark true crime about the internet and how pervasive that can be.

I’d watch old internet videos of accidents and really horrifying things that I typically wouldn’t be watching at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday. But because I’m an actor and that’s what I love to do, I was really going through all of that.

What did you do to unwind and shake that off at the end of the day?

After the movie, I had to do the exact opposite. I came back to L.A. and I only had a little bit of time before my next movie, so I watched a lot of SpongeBob, That’s So Raven — everything that could possibly make me feel the exact opposite.

I would honestly fall asleep to Hotel Transylvania every night just to clear my head of the disturbing parts of filming a horror movie. Because even though it’s fake, your body doesn’t really register that when you’re covered in blood. So it was a lot of children’s television to decompress.

While we’re on the subject of boundary-pushing content, Euphoria was so shocking when it first came out. Season 3 is about to premiere. Do you think it still hits the same way now?

I think when it first came out, I really remember how shocked people were that there was this level of sex and violence and abuse being portrayed. I haven’t watched Season 1 in so long because it is very effective — it hurts me to watch at times. But I’m sure it’ll still find ways to rustle feathers like it always has.

Are you going to be watching this season?

Oh, I’ll definitely be watching. I’m curious because I have no idea what’s going on.

Even when I see the girls out and about, I don’t think they know what’s going on either. They kept it very secretive from the scripts, so I’m really curious to see what’s going to happen.

You also get to follow the characters years later, so I’m really interested. It’s going to be fun.

Faces of Death taps into something really unsettling — the idea that we don’t know what’s real online anymore. Did it change the way you personally think about what you consume or even what you share?

What I really loved about the script was that even in 2023, when we shot this, it was so relevant — and it’s only grown in relevance since then.

It feels like every year we’re desensitized to more and more real-life violence that we’re constantly being shown and that’s being pumped into us.

A 5-year-old could see a video of someone being murdered on their iPad, and it’s something they’re used to.

So for me, it really aligned with the movie. It’s more of a question than a message. How do we participate in all of this?

What’s your relationship with social media right now? Has it shifted as your career — and your visibility — has grown?

As soon as I started acting professionally and really dedicated my life to it, I took a step back from the internet. I feel like when actors are a little too personal and you know them too much, it’s kind of hard to suspend disbelief.

But I also think a lot of actors are trying to figure out their own way because this is completely new — not just for actors, but for everyone.

There’s this feeling that we’re all under surveillance at all times.

Actors have never had this kind of access to every single opinion of them anonymously like [they do] now. Imagine if Joan Crawford had an Instagram Live?

It’s a completely new landscape to navigate, and I don’t think there’s a concrete answer yet. I don’t even know if there ever will be. But yeah, it’s pretty hard to be a public figure in the age of the internet. At the same time, I think everyone feels that way now — we’re all in it together.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Anthony can only watch his Sox teammates from a distance

“He sees what’s going on. He badly wants to be here,” said Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. “[But] we have to make sure he’s right when he comes back.”

How to get there? Tracy said the Sox want Anthony to be pain-free when he starts swinging, a threshold he hasn’t reached.

“We’re not going to resume hitting if there’s still discomfort in the hand,” said Tracy, who’s been in touch with the outfielder. “That’s a big piece of our lineup. It would be great to get him back. The whole point is we don’t want our player, that player, to play injured, especially when it comes to swinging the bat. So, just continuing to get him to where he feels very confident in his mind that that hand feels good. That’s our goal.”

Tracy was unsure whether Anthony’s ligament has healed to the point where there’s no risk of reinjury. But even if that’s the case, the team doesn’t want Anthony to start a hitting progression until he doesn’t need to think about the injury.

“This guy can really hit, and [he needs his] hand to hit. I fully support him,” said Tracy. “We don’t want players in the box if they’re not confident that they should be out there. There’s a lot of components to it that go beyond just [medical] scans.”

Ranger Suarez, who went on the injured list with a left groin strain just before the All-Star break, felt fine after throwing a bullpen session on Sunday morning. The Sox will check in Monday to determine whether Suarez (4-3, 3.15 ERA in 17 starts) can start on Tuesday against the Orioles, or if he might need a couple of days.

“We’re definitely getting close,” Tracy said.

Connelly Early, who’s been on the IL with left elbow inflammation since July 1, has extended his throwing program to 90 feet on flat ground. A standard progression would have him move up to 105 and then 120 feet on flat ground before he starts throwing off a mound, with a need to throw multiple bullpen sessions before facing hitters in live batting practice, rehab games, or both. It’s likely he’ll be out until at least August.

“He’s got to work his way back [to the mound],” said Tracy. “He’s doing fine. Just, his [rehab] is going to take just a touch longer [than Suarez’s].”

Willson Contreras entered Sunday with 193 regular-season homers, including 33 to the opposite field. The ability for the righthanded masher to crush pitches to the right of center has been a distinguishing trait since his first day in the big leagues. But of his first 21 homers this year, just one had been to the right of center. “[Suarez] was joking with me the other day that I haven’t hit an oppo homer,” said Contreras. “I said, ‘It’s going to come. I don’t know when.’” It came on Sunday. Contreras drilled a two-run homer beyond the Red Sox bullpen in right-center, becoming the first Sox righthanded hitter this year with an opposite-field homer at Fenway. “That’s a reminder to Ranger,” said Contreras. … Isiah Kiner-Falefa (on the IL since June 20) and Marcelo Mayer (June 26), sidelined by stress reactions in their left forearms, will meet with a hand specialist for follow-up scans on Monday … Trevor Story, out since May 15 with a sports hernia, is increasing the intensity of his baseball activities, but is still experiencing soreness from lateral mobility drills. Once he gets past that soreness, he and the team will consider a rehab assignment.

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Trump’s South Carolina Senate endorsement faces GOP primary challenge

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President Donald Trump has made his pick to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., but several Republicans eyeing his seat don’t care.

A handful of hopefuls vying to win the Republican nomination in August to take the reins from Graham have already announced their intent to jump into the race, despite Trump throwing his endorsement power behind Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., Graham’s sister who many believed to be a placeholder for the remainder of his term.

Trump on Friday, after meeting with Graham in the Oval Office, announced his “complete and total endorsement” for her to get into the race.

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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

“I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026,” Trump said. “I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey.”

She has not yet committed, and the coveted Trump endorsement has not stopped Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., businessman Mark Lynch or the latest to jump in, Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., from entering the fray.

Fry, in particular, was just last week lauded by Trump as someone to watch. He also had spent time speaking with White House operatives about launching a bid, and a Trump endorsement seemed all but guaranteed.

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A source in Fry’s political orbit told Fox News Digital that the lawmaker has “accomplished more than all the potential candidates combined,” having passed three bills in his first four years in Congress.

“This is really about giving voters a choice and not a coronation,” they said.

Still, Fry is not running away from Trump. In his campaign announcement, Fry noted, “Of the many things Lindsey Graham believed in, standing with President Trump and advancing the Republican agenda were among his defining principles.”

“There is no other way to put it: Lindsey Graham was one of a kind,” Fry said. “There is no replacing him, but I believe the best way to honor his legacy is to fight alongside the president just as steadfastly as he did.”

During this cycle, at least, the Trump endorsement has not proven a sure bet.

South Carolina-based Republican consultant Dave Wilson told Fox News Digital, “South Carolina voters want to have a choice and not be told who they need to be voting for.”

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Rep. Russell Fry arrives at the Capitol Hill Club.

Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on May 13, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

“The president’s quick endorsement of Darline Graham was very symbolic,” Wilson said, but added, “We’re seeing in South Carolina that his endorsement didn’t carry as much weight as people thought it was going to.”

Wilson was referring to Trump’s endorsement of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette ahead of last month’s GOP gubernatorial primary.

Evette was the top vote getter in the primary but lost the ensuing runoff election against South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson in a landslide. And Trump, ever hungry for a victory, endorsed both Wilson and Evette days before the runoff.

Veteran Republican strategist and communicator Ryan Williams told Fox News Digital that a Trump endorsement is “a major boost for any candidacy, but it doesn’t necessarily give you a lock on the seat.”

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Just because Trump has thrown his weight behind Graham doesn’t mean others shouldn’t run, Williams contended. He noted that Senate seats rarely open up in South Carolina, and that when the opportunity presents itself, hopefuls need to seize it.

“If you’re an aspiring House member in South Carolina, this is your time to run regardless of whom the president is supporting,” Williams said.

“There’s no downside for running,” he continued. “They’re all going to run as Trump Republicans, and they’re all going to flatter the president on the campaign trail.”

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

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Fidelity launches its first ETF share classes, adding municipal income, real estate, and short-term bond options to its growing exchange-traded lineup

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Fidelity Investments launched its first ETF share classes on June 18, 2026, adding exchange-traded versions of three established mutual fund strategies to its lineup: the Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income ETF (FIMU), the Fidelity Real Estate Income ETF (FREI), and the Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF (FSTB).

Each ETF share class is built on an existing mutual fund strategy, sharing the same portfolio, track record, and investment management team, according to Fidelity’s announcement. The three funds are listed on the Nasdaq and available to individual investors and advisors on Fidelity’s platform.

ETF share classes offer investors benefits that mutual funds don’t provide. By adding an ETF wrapper to a mutual fund, asset managers allow both traditional and exchange-traded versions of the same strategy to coexist under one portfolio umbrella. Compared to mutual funds where net asset value is settled after the market close, the ETF structure enables intraday trading, potential tax efficiency through in-kind creation and redemption mechanisms, and in many cases lower expense ratios, according to InvestmentNews analysis.

The three new Fidelity products come with competitive expense ratios. FIMU carries an estimated net expense ratio of 0.30%, FREI charges 0.57%, and FSTB, the short-term bond strategy, will charge 0.20% on a net basis, according to Fidelity’s official announcement.

Existing Fidelity mutual fund shareholders on the company’s platform will have the option to convert their holdings to the ETF share class on a recurring, non-taxable basis. Greg Friedman, head of ETFs at Fidelity, said the company is “at an inflection point in the ETF industry, with exemptive relief providing the opportunity to offer additional product choice for investors.”

Why the timing matters

Fidelity’s entry into ETF share classes marks a significant industry shift. For decades, Vanguard was the only firm permitted to run ETF share classes within mutual funds, protected by a patent that expired in May 2023. After that expiration, nearly 80 fund managers filed petitions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for exemptive relief to add ETF share classes of their own, according to ISS Market Intelligence.

The SEC’s approval of Dimensional Fund Advisors’ application in September 2025 became the starting gun for other asset managers. Dimensional’s approval was significant because it was the first SEC clearance for an actively managed strategy to use the ETF share class structure. Following that decision, more than 60 sponsors re-filed share class relief applications, according to a Brown Brothers Harriman analysis cited by InvestmentNews.

Investor appetite for ETF share classes is strong. A 2024 ISS Market Intelligence survey found that 60% of advisors said they would prefer to access a favored manager in ETF form, versus just 15% who would opt for a mutual fund. A separate Brown Brothers Harriman global investor survey in March 2026 found that 86% of U.S. respondents said they would buy an ETF share class of a mutual fund if given the choice, according to InvestmentNews.

With these launches, Fidelity’s exchange-traded lineup expands to 84 ETFs and exchange-traded products with $172 billion in assets under management as of May 31, 2026. The company’s data shows that 53% of advisors’ portfolios included ETFs as of the fourth quarter of 2024, up from 44% the prior year, signaling the growing integration of ETF structures into professional investment strategies.

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Fidelity Newsroom — Official announcement of the three ETF share class launches, fund names, tickers, expense ratios, portfolio managers, and experience levels; launch date of June 18, 2026; non-taxable conversion option for existing mutual fund shareholders.
InvestmentNews — Explanation of how ETF share classes work; Vanguard’s patent expiration in May 2023; nearly 80 fund managers filing for exemptive relief; Dimensional Fund Advisors’ September 2025 SEC approval as first for actively managed strategies; ISS Market Intelligence data on 60% of advisors preferring ETF form; Brown Brothers Harriman data on 86% of U.S. respondents willing to buy ETF share classes; Fidelity’s 53% advisor adoption of ETFs in Q4 2024 versus 44% prior year; more than 60 sponsors re-filing applications after SEC approval.