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‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Right Now’

Tori Spelling is getting candid about doing life and motherhood alone.
During part 2 of her sitdown with Aubrey O’Day on her misSPELLING podcast, the podcast host, 51, broke down as she opened up about being a single mom to her five children: Liam, 18, Stella, 16, Hattie, 13, Finn, 12, and Beau, 8.
The topic of conversation came up as Spelling discussed talking about her “very odd relationship with men” with a new therapist.
“I’m now 51 and single again with five kids, so I don’t even know where I stand in the future,” said Spelling.
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum officially filed for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage in March 2024, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason behind their split. The date of separation was listed as June 17, 2023, the same day that McDermott announced on Instagram that they had decided to go their separate ways, but later deleted.
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After telling O’Day she is not on dating sites, Spelling admitted, “I don’t want to be with somebody, but I do want to be. I just don’t want to be alone.”
Once O’Day shared that she felt the same way, Spelling began to cry. “You know me. I’m positive. I just — I don’t want to die alone,” she admitted.
“You’re not going to die alone. I’m here. First of all. Listen to me,” O’Day reassured Spelling, to which she responded, “I don’t know what I’m doing right now.”
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As O’Day hugged Spelling, she told her, “We’re not alone. We have each other. There are other people that have our backs too. We’re not alone. We just have to believe that first.”
“Such a f—– up life, all of this shit,” Spelling said, referring to she and O’Day as “strong” people.
“They should sample my DNA when they f—— go to the next world war. Whatever the f— I am, I’m resilient, but what does it mean at the end of the day?,” said Spelling.
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Last month, Spelling admitted to PEOPLE that she struggles with confidence. She noted that she tells her children they’re “worth anything and everything” without genuinely believing it about herself.
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“It’s something I’m definitely still working on. I think people assume when you’re in this business, you’re an actor and you’re famous and you speak [that] you’re so confident,” she said. ‘I’ve had a lack of confidence my entire life and I never felt worthy enough.”
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Ava Phillippe cringes over comparisons between her boyfriend and dad Ryan

Ava Phillippe playfully reacted to a fan comparing her and her boyfriend, Dakota Brubaker, to her famous parents, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe.
The budding actress, 25, took to TikTok Wednesday to respond to a comment that read, “Close enough. Welcome back Reese and Ryan.”
A hilarious video showed Ava with her mouth wide open, repeatedly mouthing “no” and shaking her head in disgust as Brubaker came into view wearing a black turtleneck and glasses — similar to Ryan’s character, Sebastian Valmont, in the 1999 thriller “Cruel Intentions.”
“You guys,” Ava wrote in the caption. “whaaaaattt.”
However, she had fun with the comparison, pairing the video with The Verve’s 1997 track “Bittersweet Symphony,” which notably played at the end of the Roger Kumble-directed film starring her parents.
“Now I can’t unsee it,” one person commented.
“I thought the same,” another chimed in, as a third added, “I’m sorry but this is hilarious.”
Ava confirmed her romance with Brubaker with a sweet PDA photo shared via Instagram in December 2024.
The snap showed the couple cozied up in a photo booth as the musician kissed her on the cheek.
Meanwhile, now-exes Ryan, 50, and Witherspoon, 49, met in 1997 at the “Legally Blonde” star’s 21st birthday party before acting alongside each other in “Cruel Intentions.”
They tied the knot in June 1999, welcoming Ava in September 1999 and son Deacon Phillippe, now 21, in 2003.
The former couple called it quits in 2008.
The actors have seemingly maintained an amicable co-parenting relationship.
The “Morning Show” star is also the mother to 12-year-old son Tennessee, whom she shares with her second ex-husband, Jim Toth.
As for Ryan, he shares 13-year-old daughter Kai with Alexis Knapp.
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Kate Beckinsale Sues Canary Black Producers for Allegedly Exposing Her to ‘Dangerous and Unsafe Conditions’ on Set

NEED TO KNOW
- Kate Beckinsale starred in the Amazon thriller, Canary Black, in October 2024, which began production in 2022
- The actress alleges in a new complaint that the film’s producers exposed her to “dangerous and unsafe conditions”
- Beckinsale initially filed a complaint as Jane Doe in December 2024, before amending the complaint and going public with her name in May 2025
Kate Beckinsale is suing the Canary Black producers after allegedly being exposed to “dangerous and unsafe conditions,” according to a complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
The 51-year-old actress starred in the crime film in 2024, which was released on Oct. 3. Over seven months later, the actress is accusing the film’s production company, Anton Entertainment Media Services, Inc., and its employees, including producer John Zois, of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery. Puck was the first to report the news.
Beckinsale initially filed against the producers in December 2024 as “Jane Doe.” However, she issued an amended complaint on Wednesday, May 21, including communications with the defendants and more details of her on-set injury.
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Beckinsale first suffered a complex meniscus tear in her left knee while filming in December 2022. She then needed surgery, which subsequently paused the production for months.
Before she returned to set, she claims her orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jason Snibbe, said she should not be asked to perform stunts that involved running, jumping, harness suspension, squatting or kicking, per the complaint. However, Dr. Snibbe’s requests were allegedly ignored.
Beckinsale’s complaint claims that she suffered further aggravation of the knee injury as her doctor’s orders were repeatedly ignored and she was allegedly coerced into performing “unsafe action sequences.”
In the newly amended complaint, Beckinsale allegedly suffered a “significant trauma” to her knee after she was exposed to “dangerous and unsafe conditions” on the Canary Black set.
“Ms. Beckinsale and her team repeatedly raised red flags regarding unsafe conditions on and off set to Defendants, including long, dangerous set days, often lasting fifteen hours, inadequate equipment and medical personnel to help manage the high physical workload and recover from the exertion off set, and failure to adequately inform Ms. Beckinsale of what stunts she was expected to perform until often the moment she had to perform it,” the complaint read.
The actress also alleges that although she raised her concerns repeatedly, the producers put her ” in harm’s way” after they “continued to recklessly and intentionally forge ahead with unsafe filming conditions, forgoing safety to maintain profit margins.”
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Along with several reach-outs from Beckinsale’s team about their concerns with the set, her agent, Shani Rosenzweig, allegedly emailed Zois, saying, “No one is actually taking real action to put a plan in place to fix this situation so it never happens again… [Ms. Beckinsale] keeps showing up to set for her call time and everyone around her has been made aware it’s going to be a 15 hour [or more] day except for her.”
Rosenzweig then demanded immediate action to address the unsafe conditions. “If you’re trying to kill a person, you’re doing a great job,” she wrote to Zois, after asking him to explain his plans to remedy the situation. The complaint alleges Zois responded and agreed to shorten the actress’ “unsustainable” work days, saying, “I don’t know what else to say other than you’re right.”
Despite Zois’ response, Beckinsale’s attorneys alleged she still worked 15-hour days, was tasked to “perform dangerous action sequences, without pre-clearing or pre-training,” and the “set conditions continued to be dangerous.”
As a result of the alleged negligence and “conscious and reckless decisions, Ms. Beckinsale suffered further injury, including aggravation and exacerbation of her existing injuries, which was entirely avoidable,” per the complaint.
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PEOPLE reached out to Beckinsale and Zois’ representatives for further information on Wednesday.
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Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dead at 52

Former MTV “Total Request Live” host Ananda Lewis has died following a nearly 5-year battle with breast cancer. She was 52 years old.
“She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” the video journalist’s sister Lakshmi wrote in a Facebook post announcing Ananda’s passing on Wednesday. “Lord, rest her soul 🙏🏽.”
Lewis revealed her cancer diagnosis in October 2020.
“This is tough for me, but if just ONE woman decides to get her mammogram after watching this, what I’m going through will be worth it,” she shared in her Instagram post, urging her followers to “practice early detection.”
In October 2024, Lewis shared that her tumor had metastasized and her cancer had progressed to stage IV after she chose to go against her doctor’s advice and refused to have a double mastectomy, according to People.
“My plan at first was to get out excessive toxins in my body. I felt like my body is intelligent, I know that to be true. Our bodies are brilliantly made,” Lewis said at the time.
“I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way. . . . I wish I could go back. It’s important for me to admit where I went wrong with this.”
Lewis continued to share her message of early detection up until her June death. In her January essay published in Essence, she also pushed for women to pay attention to their health as she reflected on her lingering mortality.
“We’re not meant to stay here forever. We come to this life, have experiences — and then we go,” she wrote.
“Being real about that with yourself changes how you choose to live. I don’t want to spend one more minute than I have to suffering unnecessarily.”
“That, for me, is not the quality of life I’m interested in. When it’s time for me to go, I want to be able to look back on my life and say, ‘I did that exactly how I wanted to,’” she added.
Lewis became a household name in 1997 when she started as one of MTV’s VJs. She hosted several popular shows on the network including “Total Request Live” and “Hot Zone.”
After being named “the hip-hop generation’s reigning It Girl,” by the New York Times, she left MTV in 2001 to host her talk show, “The Ananda Lewis Show.”
The series ran for one season. Lewis later made appearances as a host on “The Insider,” A&E’s “America’s Top Dog” and TLC’s “While You Were Out.” She also starred on “Celebrity Mole: Yucatán.”
Lewis is survived by her son, Langston, whom she welcomed in 2011 with Harry Smith — the brother of Will Smith.
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