‘Sex and the City’ alum reveals surprising career move after coming out of hiding

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And just like that, Jason Lewis is an author.

The “Sex and the City” alum, 54, revealed he moved to Costa Rica and wrote a nine-book fantasy series, a week after emerging on Instagram for the first time in three years.

During an interview with the Hollywood Reporter Thursday, Lewis revealed he spent his time in Central America surfing, learning Spanish and waking up — sometimes at 4 a.m. — to work on his trilogies.

“I do my thing and walk the beach or run the beach if the surf isn’t good yet and then have my coffee and settle in and get to the desk and have a session,” he detailed.

After breakfast he heads back to his desk and tries to “get anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 words on the page a day.”

The books are all “set in the same world in different eras,” with the “Sex and the City 2” star releasing the seventh book first.

“I chose to start at the end,” Lewis told the outlet, stating that his novels land under the “epic fantasy” genre.

The actor shared that his return to social media was at the behest of his representation, but he doesn’t want “to get lost in the idea of performative posting.”

“I very much like to try and create a community,” Lewis expressed, “and not just be in the broadcast of, ‘Hey, check me out. Aren’t I awesome?’”

However, the writer knows he has to grow an audience that will take interest in his books, so he “put a lot of thought” into his first post back.

On May 21, Lewis uploaded a video of himself walking on the beach to the social media platform.

He cryptically explained to his followers why it “was time” to finally return to the app.

“I went quiet,” Lewis admitted. “Not because I have nothing to say, but because I had something to do.”

“The kind of creative work that doesn’t leave room for much else, and I made my peace with that. It’s the kind of work that needs to find its people, though.”

At the time, Lewis didn’t key his fans into his writing, but did say the project was “far enough along now that it felt like it was time to resurface and share what I’ve been doing.”

The former model captioned his post, “After three years, it was time.”

Lewis left the public eye after competing on Season 31 of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2022.

He and his dance partner, Peta Murgatroyd, were the first pair eliminated.

Lewis credited his fianceé, actress Liz Godwin, with convincing him to give the ABC show a shot.

“This year, when the offer came in, my fiancée asked me to be a little less pigheaded and at least take a look at a show,” he told People at the time.

Lewis first gained popularity for portraying Samantha Jones’ (Kim Cattrall) young model boyfriend Smith Jerrod on “Sex and the City” from 2003 to 2004.

He then starred in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie and its sequel in 2010.

Despite being a fan-favorite, Lewis — whose last acting role was in 2018’s “Midnight, Texas” — was not asked to return for the show’s reboot series, “And Just Like That.”

“As much as I appreciate the flattery,” Lewis expressed to the Daily Front Row at the time, “the conversation is about the girls.”

Sacha Baron Cohen shows up at Wimbledon dressed as iconic character Ali G

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Amid reports that Sacha Baron Cohen is secretly filming a new Ali G movie, the star showed up dressed as that iconic character to Wimbledon.

Spies saw the star — seated in section 215 — in the outrageous character’s full mode, in the stands in a white track jacket that says, “Official Wimbledon Ganja Dealer” on the back.

He also was sporting a thick gold rope chain and other typical Ali G accoutrements.

The character — hailing from Staines-upon-Thames — first appeared on the UK’s “The 11 O’Clock Show” as the infamous “voice of da yoof.”

And like his “Borat” character, guests on Ali G’s show were usually duped by the star into thinking he was real. Ali G later got his own show and movie.

A rep for the star didn’t comment.

Cohen, 54, was also seen channeling the character from the stands in an Instagram upload on Sunday.

“I iz BACK! And if u iz at dis borin wimbledore final lookin 2 get grand slammed, I iz here wif de hookup 🌱🍄❄️💊💉 dm me, especially if u iz fit,” he captioned the clip.

The iconic actor isn’t the only celebrity to have made an appearance at this year’s star-studded athletic tournament.

Kate Middleton, has made numerous appearances at Wimbledon this month. Most recently, the Princess of Wales attended the men’s singles final in London on Sunday, accompanied by Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

The royal family members received a standing ovation from A-listers including Nicole Kidman, Andrew Garfield, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hiddleston and Anna Wintour, while making their way to the royal box.

Other celebs to appear at Wimbledon this year include Lily Collins, Cynthia Erivo, Stanley Tucci, Keira Knightley, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Hiddleston, among many others.

This isn’t Cohen’s first appearance at this year’s Wimbledon. He was previously spotted wearing what appeared to be a white linen suit with a green button-down shirt for day 13 of the iconic tennis tournament on Saturday.

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Aaron Lewis says his politics led the music industry to turn its back on him

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Aaron Lewis is opening up about why he thinks industry executives have cast him aside.

During a recent interview on the “Pickin’ It Out with Andrew Pope” podcast, the 54-year-old musician spoke about his upcoming record and why he believes the music industry has turned its back on him.

“Everything’s too political now,” he explained. “I’ve played the [Grand Ole] Opry a whole bunch of times, and I don’t get invited to the Opry anymore. All because I believe in this beautiful, amazing country that we’re so blessed to have.”

The musician first found fame as the lead vocalist and founding member of the band Staind. He stayed with the band until the early 2000s, before embarking on a successful solo career in 2010.

During the interview, he reflected on the idea that in two years it would be 30 years since he formed Staind, calling it “such a blessing to still be able to do this after doing it for almost 30 years.”

“We’re now eligible for the Hall of Fame,” he said, before adding, “It’ll never happen.”

His upcoming sixth studio album, “Give My Country Back,” is set to drop July 17. Lewis and Pope said they hope listeners will be able to find the album to listen to it.

“You got to look for it. Any of my stuff,” Lewis explained. “The machine that is has no problem turning its back on me.”

Lewis isn’t the only musician to deal with backlash due to politics.

Vanilla Ice recently received backlash when he was announced as one of the performers at the Great American State Fair, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America.

After the lineup was announced May 29, several performers, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, the Commodores, Morris Day and others announced they were dropping out.

When it comes to the backlash he received for agreeing to perform at President Trump-backed Freedom 250 events, the rapper said he is “just an entertainer” and that it isn’t fair for him or any other entertainer “to be dragged into politics and stuff.”

“I think people are taking everything too serious, and you should enjoy this concert, this celebration of our country, and we should all come together. That’s what music’s for anyway, to bring people together,” he said. “Music brings people together, and that’s what it’s all about.”

While he chose not to drop out, he didn’t blame the other artists for choosing not to perform at the concert, saying “they have their own reasons, and they live in different places and it’s different,” but that he was “honored” to be able to celebrate his country.

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Bunnie Xo reveals real reason she deleted her divorce podcast episode — and the shocking amount of money she made from it

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Bunnie Xo doesn’t want her painful divorce from Jelly Roll to be a “permanent headline.”

The influencer addressed taking down her revealing “Dumb Blonde” podcast episode all about her divorce from the singer that she released last month, explaining that while she wants to be open with fans, it’s “backfired” on her.

“I do always feel like I owe you guys the truth of things even when, to me, they’re obvious, but for some reason people always want to try to make things like a negative thing,” she said on her latest podcast episode that dropped Friday.

“I took it down because I realized I just don’t want one of the hardest moments of my life to become a permanent headline,” she continued. “I don’t want to live in that.”

The former OnlyFans creator explained she didn’t want her divorce to be her entire personality. She revealed that she made $100K from the podcast episode, which was one of her highest-viewed episodes ever.

“But, I don’t care about the money,” she stressed. “If I cared about the money, I would have left it up and let it get another f–king 100 grand.”

Bunnie Xo said she deserved the space to heal and move forward. She shared that while people accused her of moving on too fast from her split, she had actually been “mourning the loss” of her marriage for at least a year.

“There is so much behind the scenes that I have not spoken on and that I will never speak on,” she insisted.

“I have been sitting in purgatory for two and a half months in my studio house,” she continued. “Literally, there was times where I was on the floor, screaming, crying, because I could not understand what the f–k was going on.”

She said she lost 20 pounds and was not eating or drinking, adding that there were moments when her friends had to get her IVs because she was so malnourished.

Page Six confirmed last month that Jelly Roll. 41, quietly filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo, 46, in Williamson County, Tennessee, on May 18, after nearly 10 years of marriage.

She said on her now-deleted podcast that Jelly Roll was already dating again, and she’s clearly moved on as well — she was spotted making out with 24-year-old “Calabasas Confidential” star Dylan Wolf at her ex’s bar in Nashville on the Fourth of July.

She told her podcast listeners Friday that Jelly Roll had “no issue at all” with her kissing the much younger reality star, noting, “he gets it.”