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Why Golden Globe-winning actress Ann Jillian quit Hollywood at her career peak

Ann Jillian went from a Disney child star to a ’80s sitcom favorite, even portraying her own battle with cancer on screen.
Then, at the height of her career, she walked away from Hollywood.
The actress, who won a Golden Globe in 1989 for the TV movie “The Ann Jillian Story,” recently appeared on the podcast “Famous with Jacy Dawn Valeras” to discuss leaving showbiz at the peak of her career.
“I’ve been out of it for a while,” said the 76-year-old. “I’ve been out of it for a good reason. I gave birth to my one and only son when I was 42, and I took that seriously too.
“Now, maybe somebody out there can do this, and good for them,” she said, speaking about balancing both motherhood and fame.
“I love that they can. For me, I recognize that I cannot. Since I like to focus on what I do, I cannot do all things at the same time.
“I can, over the course of a lifetime — the life that the good Lord has given me — I can do everything that I want to do, but not all at the same time. Ultimately, if you try to do it all at the same time, something is going to suffer because your focus is going to go away from one thing.
“And I was determined at my age, at 42, that it was more likely going to be my only son,” Jillian added.
The actress got her start as a child star whose stage name was given to her by Walt Disney himself before she starred in 1961’s “Babes in Toyland.”
Just a year later, she appeared in 1962’s “Gypsy” alongside Natalie Wood and Rosalind Russell.
Jillian successfully grew up in the public eye and went on to star in the TV series “It’s a Living” from 1980 to 1986. In 1985, Jillian was diagnosed with cancer at age 35, which she fought — and won.
In 1992, Jillian gave birth to Andrew Joseph Murcia, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jillian said on the podcast that she had no regrets about her decision to prioritize motherhood.
“I felt that I had a great career,” she explained. “When I left the industry, so to speak, it was after my son was born … I had to be there to put him to bed. But then he had to grow roots. He had to go to school. And I thought about this.
“I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a thousand miles away if he gets a boo-boo. I don’t want to be a thousand miles away when he wants to talk about something just terrible that happened at school or just wonderful that happened at school.’
“I want to be there to see him get his first communion,” she said. “I don’t want to be in front of a camera somewhere when it’s time for him to have his first communion.
“So, basically, I hung up my dancing shoes, so to speak, and said, ‘Nope, nope, this is the most important role I have to play right now, and that’s being a mom.’
“I’m sure I made some mistakes along the way,” Jillian continued. “But I learned an awful lot, too. And I had the privilege with my husband and God of bringing life into the world and raising a young man who is now an international tax attorney.
“He’s handsome. He’s witty. He could have been an actor because he’s got a mind like a steel trap, his delivery is way better than mine ever was and he has a great voice. And I wouldn’t trade that for the world, for the time that I was gone.”
Over the years, Jillian has been selective in choosing gigs that won’t keep her far away from her family. Her last appearance was in a 2000 episode of “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
“I love my industry,” Jillian told the outlet. “I love what I did during the time that I was in that industry. I loved the job that I had and was thankful for it. I was really thankful … I find it remarkable when I look at it now.”
In 2021, Jillian spoke to Fox News Digital about how many people viewed her as a sex symbol during her time on “It’s a Living.”
“Well, it didn’t bother me,” Jillian said at the time. “I took it more as [the public] appreciated my looks. And that was fine with me. When you look good, you feel good. And that’s how I felt.
“I certainly don’t approve of some of the things that have happened over the years [in the industry],” she said.
“I support women standing up for themselves. But if you ask me specifically how I felt about that title back then, then I have to be very honest with you. And the truth is, I felt quite honored that people liked the way I looked, and I pleased their eyes. I was fine with that.”
Jillian also noted that faith kept her grounded in Hollywood.
“Some might say it’s not a normal childhood to go into a studio in front of cameras,” she said.
“That’s true. But from a young age, I was taught that it was just playing pretend. I just got paid for it. And playing pretend is very childlike, and it made me happy. I was never forced. I did it because I loved it. And I think that made the difference.”
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Producers step in after Mido gets into alarming fight with Debby and her friends

“90 Day Fiancé” producers stepped in after Mido and Debby got into an explosive argument on Sunday’s episode.
Mido, 41, moved from Egypt to New Orleans to be with Debby, 55, on this season of “90 Day Fiancé,” but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the unlikely couple. Mido appears to want to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star in the US more than he actually want to marry Debby, which he all but confirmed during the episode.
Mido participated in an acting class, where he butted heads with the coach, Jim, because he didn’t want to follow the coach’s directions during an exercise.
After the exercise, Jim told cameras, “If I had to give Mido a grade for his participation today, I would give him a C+. For emotional availability, he did very well, but there is definitely room for improvement in being coachable.”
During a conversation with Jim after class, Mido asked him about his opinion about him moving to Hollywood to pursue acting. When the coach replied that there were a lot of aspiring actors who never achieved A-list stardom and said that many had to take survival jobs, Mido wasn’t having it.
“I’m not trying to find another job because if I work another job maybe it will take from my focus,” he said. “I know that Debby, she will support me and she knows that’s my passion.”
He also told Debby he couldn’t do chores in the house like washing the dishes or taking out the trash, because his “hands sometimes hurt.”
Later, Debby and Mido dressed up as a pharaoh and a queen to spend his first Halloween in the US together, and although Debby was excited since it was the first time Mido would be meeting her friends, he clearly wasn’t in the mood. Mido dismissively said he didn’t care if her friends like him or not.
Debby told cameras about her fiancé’s sudden cold attitude, “Mido can go from one to 100 in five seconds flat. iI’s whiplash. One minute can be great, and the next minute it can be something about something.”
When the couple met up with Debby’s friends at a haunted house, Mido was more interested in interacting with the haunted house performers than talking to her friends. The mood further plummeted when Debby gave one of her friends, Laura, a ride home and Mido stayed silent for the entire car ride.
When Debby stepped out of the car and returned, Mido was annoyed when she started crying. He showed no empathy for her and refused to have a conversation about why he was being so rude, harshly telling her to focus on her driving and shushing her.
Debby refused and told him to take an Uber if that’s what he wanted, and said she wouldn’t tolerate him yelling at her. Things quickly escalated and turned explosive when Mido told Debby, “F–k you.”
Debby yelled that she was done “with the whole f–king thing” and that Mido was “going home,” which is when a producer stepped in and tried to diffuse the situation.
Mido continued to yell and mock Debby for crying, calling her a “b–ch.” She then said she needed him out of her house as they took the argument outside of the car. One of her friends, Astra, stepped in after he told Debby to shut her mouth, which quickly escalated into Mido and Astra getting into a shouting match.
Mido yelled at her that she didn’t understand, while she yelled back, “That’s not how you treat woman in America, mother-f–ker!”
Mido eventually refused to engage and sarcastically thanked Astra for showing him respect. Debby eventually got back into the car and drove off solo, leaving Mido standing on the curb.
“F–k you,” he told her one last time as she drove off.
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Jalen Brunson jokes about his plans after Knicks win — and it involves Mariska Hargitay

Dun dun.
Jalen Brunson playfully joked about snagging a role alongside Mariska Hargitay on the crime series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” after winning the NBA Finals 2026.
On Saturday night, the New York Knicks star was asked what was next for him after he and his team defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5.
“Try to get on, try to go to ‘SVU,’” he quipped, per an Instagram video shared by the NBA.
Following the historic win, Hargitay, 62, took to Instagram to celebrate the Knicks’ win with a throwback photo of Brunson as a kid, repping a T-shirt for the NBA team and holding a basketball.
“You found a way” was written atop the photo of the point guard, now 29, in orange-and-blue letters.
“And you lead the way for so many,” the actress captioned the photo. “Congratulations to you all and deepest thanks. #NBAFINALS CAPTAIN @jalenbrunson1 @nyknicks CHAMPIONS #BELIEVE.”
Hargitay has portrayed New York Police Department detective Olivia Benson on the long-standing NBC series since 1999.
There are currently 27 seasons of the crime drama, which also stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler and Dann Florek as Donald Cragen.
Brunson has been candid about his admiration for Hargitay, admitting that he looks for her at every Knicks game hosted at their home stadium, Madison Square Garden.
“Love her to death [and] she knows it,” he confessed on a previous episode of “The Richard Jefferson Show.”
The athlete referred to himself as the “Lake Placid” star’s “No. 1.”
As a loyal Knicks fan, Hargitay has attended several games this season, including the Eastern Conference Finals game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in May.
She was also present at several NY-based matches during the NBA Finals, including Game 3, which she attended with Meloni, her “SVU” co-star.
Cameras also captured the moment Hargitay jumped up and down with pal Taylor Swift to celebrate the Knicks’ win at Game 4.
Hargitay looked relieved that the Knicks won, joking that the team’s comeback win may have surpassed her 2004 wedding to Peter Hermann as the “greatest night of her life.”
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Spike Lee denies Prince Harry’s handshake in awkward Knicks vs. Spurs game interaction

So much for doing the right thing.
Spike Lee rejected Prince Harry’s handshake in an awkward moment at Saturday’s New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs game, as seen in Page Six’s exclusive video.
The filmmaker, 69, watched the Duke of Sussex, 41, hug someone in the stands at Texas’ Frost Bank Center at the NBA Finals Game 5 before saying something to the retired royal.
When Harry noticed the Oscar winner pointing at him, he doubled back and stuck his hand out.
The former military pilot then placed his hand awkwardly on Lee’s stomach as the director denied his handshake and pointed a finger at him.
The pair ultimately did shake hands while continuing to chat.
Lee pointed to himself as Harry departed — seemingly asking something along the lines of, “Who, me?” — and Harry replied with an affirmative finger point back as he walked away.
Reps for Lee and Harry did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Perhaps the duo were addressing Harry’s old secret Facebook account under the alias Spike Wells, which Lee has spoken about publicly.
Lee even gave a Prince William “a message” about the social media move in 2019, requesting the Prince of Wales “ask [his brother] why he did that.”
During a subsequent “Today” show appearance, Lee told viewers, “I asked his brother to find out! When I know, you’ll know!”
Harry, who posted photos with his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy on the account at the time, is rumored to have chosen the name Spike Wells as a combination of his longtime nickname and military alias.
He and Lee, notably, were not among the celebrities seated on celebrity row for this weekend’s star-studded NBA matchup.
Harry, who made a surprise solo appearance at the game sans wife Meghan Markle, was relegated to the eighth row.
Sydney Sweeney, Scooter Braun and more A-listers also did not watch from front and center.
Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet, meanwhile, did sit courtside as the New York-based team beat the Spurs for their first NBA championship in 53 years.
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