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‘Widow’s Bay’ Season 1 ended with a wild plot twist

Down by the bay…
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched the “Widows Bay” Season 1 finale, “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!”
In the Season 1 finale of Apple’s buzzy horror/ comedy, “Widow’s Bay,” the frazzled mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) tried to kill Ruth (K Callan) – only to get thrown with a plot twist. She confessed that she was secretly his late wife’s mother, which meant that his son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) was her grandson.
This was a big deal because it meant that Evan was the island founder Richard Warren’s (Hamish Linklater) last living descendant.
As set up in the previous episode, the whole reason why Tom tried to axe Ruth was that killing the last of Richard Warren’s bloodline would break the curse on the island, and save everyone.
In the Season 1 finale, Tom went to Ruth’s house during a storm and tried to kill her twice – first by crushing pills and putting powder in her tea, then by nearly smothering her with a pillow when he thought she was napping on her couch.
Tom was conflicted, and kept muttering to Ruth, “you’re a good person, you don’t deserve this.”
A friendly Ruth seemed oblivious to his murder attempts. She was having a blast, giving him a tour of her house and yapping about her herb garden.
She eventually confessed to Tom that she once had an affair with a married man, had a baby, and let the man and his wife raise the child. Her secret kid was Tom’s late wife, she revealed. An astounded Tom confirmed with Ruth that nobody else knew this information.
Elsewhere in the episode, the town gathered in a shelter as a dangerous storm raged. Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) and Wyck (Stephen Root) were in charge. Things spiraled into chaos when everyone discovered that their stores of food were moldy. The crowd started panicking and fighting.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) was appalled to learn that he and his pregnant wife were trapped on the island, because of the storm – and, her due date came early.
Bechir didn’t want his kid to be born into the curse on the island, so he showed up at Ruth’s house with a gun and shot her.
“I won’t damn my child. Patricia said you’d be ending it,” he said to Tom, referring to ending the curse by killing Ruth. Bechir added that he came to Ruth’s house because he knew that Tom “wouldn’t” do it.
Tom told Bechir that Ruth wasn’t the last living descendant, and Bechir held Tom at gunpoint, demanding to know who was. Before Tom could say anything, the storm then cleared up.
So, seemingly, everything was okay. Ruth was wounded and bleeding, but appeared to be still alive. The episode ended with Tom driving off in his car with Evan.
But, he noticed the sound of a bell – signifying that not enough people got fed to the island, and more people will need to be offered as tribute.
That’s where “Widows Bay” ended, going into Season 2.
The Season 1 finale was more serious than the rest of the season, but the shift in tone worked. Tom spent most of the episode agonizing over his choice to try to kill a sweet old lady.
Rhy’s performance was stellar as always, as Tom unravelled – if he doesn’t get nominated at the Emmys and Golden Globes, it will be a ridiculous snub.
There were still plenty of laughs, like when Ruth was going through her photo album, and pointing out which men had “made a pass at her.” She also told Tom that she loved one of her ex boyfriends, until, “He got bit by an animal, and became that animal.” The show remains delightfully weird.
The Apple horror comedy has been the word-of mouth hit of the summer.
“It’s become one of those shows everyone’s talking about, and we’re thrilled to see audiences continue to embrace it,” Matt Cherniss, head of programming, Apple TV, said in a statement announcing Season 2.
Horror king Guillermo del Toro himself also publicly praised the show, posting on X that it, “may very well be the best streaming series in a long time” and called it, “mesmerizing.”
“Season two is about how everything is great on the island and there’s nothing to worry about,” creator Katie Dippold joked in Apple’s statement announcing the renewal.
Season 2 doesn’t have a premiere date yet.
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Slipknot’s Sid Wilson fired after nearly 30 years — months after his split from Kelly Osbourne: report

Slipknot has fired DJ and keyboardist Sid Wilson after nearly 30 years — and just months after the rocker’s split with fianceé Kelly Osbourne, according to a report.
The “Duality” musician, 49, was notified late Friday afternoon that he had been permanently let go from the legendary heavy metal group, TMZ reported.
No explanation for the decision has been reported, and the band has yet to announce a replacement.
Wilson joined Slipknot in 1998 as their ninth member, shortly before the release of their self-titled debut album in 1999, and he remained with the group for 28 years.
He performed under the stage name “#0” and handled turntables, keyboards, samples and sound effects for the Grammy-winning metal band.
Page Six has reached out to reps for Wilson and Slipknot for comment on his reported departure.
Wilson’s reported firing comes four months after he and Osbourne called off their engagement after four years together.
They share a 3-year-old son, Sidney, who was born in November 2022.
Osbourne and Wilson first met in 1999 when Slipknot performed at the Ozzfest music festival, but they didn’t begin dating until decades later.
Wilson proposed to Osbourne backstage in July 2025 during her father Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath farewell concert in Birmingham, England, just weeks before the rock icon’s death.
Wilson also endured a frightening health scare in August 2024 when he suffered severe burns to his face and arms after an explosion at the farm he shared with Osbourne.
He later showed fans his injuries, which included singed eyebrows, burn marks across his face and arms and a blister on his lip, while assuring them he was on the mend.
Beyond his work with Slipknot, Wilson also toured as DJ Starscream, a solo project inspired by the “Transformers” villain of the same name.
Wilson’s exit marks another major lineup change for Slipknot, whose original roster has steadily dwindled over the years.
The band’s nine-member lineup after its breakout 1999 album featured Corey Taylor, Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Mick Thomson, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Chris Fehn and Wilson.
Since then, keyboardist Jones and percussionist Fehn have both left the group, while bassist Gray died from a drug overdose in 2010 and drummer Jordison died in his sleep in 2021.
Today, only singer Taylor, percussionist Crahan, and guitarists Thomson and Root remain from Slipknot’s classic lineup.
Formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995, Slipknot became one of the world’s biggest metal bands with its signature masks, intense live shows and hits including “Duality” and “Psychosocial.”
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Read the full Nancy Guthrie ransom note with chilling details that proved 84-year-old was kidnapped
Authorities have released the full contents of the alleged ransom notes sent after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance from her Arizona home nearly six months ago.
One of the letters — which were sent to Arizona outlet KOLD-13 on Feb. 2 and Feb. 6 — seemingly proves the kidnappers had “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom, with details about a smartwatch being left behind, and a back floodlight from her home having been smashed.
“Hello Savannah, We have your mother Nancy,” the Feb. 2 note read, adding that the Guthrie matriarch “is safe but scared.”
“She will be held for ransom and once payment is received she will be released unharmed,” it continued.

“We will be holding her for a maximum of 7 days. You will need to send bitcoin in the amount of $4 million USD before 5PM on Thursday the 5th. If payment is not received, the ransom will be increased to 6 million USD which will need to be paid by 5PM on Monday the 9th.”
“Once payment is received to the bitcoin address below she will be released within 12 hours of deposit to a safe drop off location back in Tucson. If payment is not recieved [sic] by the last deadline on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed,” the note demanded.
“Your mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands. It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible. You will not be able to contact me from here on out, there will be no negotiation. Do not play games, law enforcement will not be able to help you,” it continued, along with a redacted segment.
“She had a white smart watch on the floor of the foot of her bed and the white flood light in backyard was destroyed,” the message concluded.
A second note claimed Nancy, 84, had passed.
“Guthrie Family, We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken. We believe it was heart related. She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. We are truly sorry,” the Feb. 6 note read.
Identifying information, including the sender’s name and email address, were redacted.
This is a developing story….
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Shania Twain reveals she was ‘kicked around’ by her parents in ‘very violent’ childhood home

Shania Twain revealed that she grew up in a “very violent” home where she and her sisters were physically abused by their parents as she shared harrowing details about her childhood.
The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer, 60, said she and her sisters, Jill and Carrie Ann, regularly witnessed fights between their mom, Sharon, and stepdad, Jerry Twain, while growing up in Ontario, Canada, and were also “kicked around” themselves.
“They loved each other. They went through so many ups and downs together, but they fought a lot, and they got violent often,” Twain told Thursday’s episode of NPR’s “Wild Card with Rachel Martin.”
When Martin asked whether that violence extended to Twain and her sisters, the Grammy winner replied, “Yeah, with me too.”
“If I was standing in the wrong place at the wrong time, definitely,” she continued.
“I mean, both my parents were pretty harsh physically. We definitely got smacked around a lot, and kicked around sometimes, literally kicked around.”
Twain, who was born Eilleen Edwards, said her parents “hurt each other the most.”
“It was very violent. So my mom, you know, she would lose clumps of hair. She was bruised often in the face and … it was pretty bad sometimes. I mean, our house would shake. Those walls would shake,” she recalled.
“It’s very traumatic. It gets loud and scary, like a really bad thunderstorm.”
The country icon said her mom repeatedly tried to leave her husband, but the family never managed to break free.
“My mother did often try to leave. She did leave — we did leave — but he’d always find us, or she’d always give in and go back,” Twain said. “It was a cycle.”
Sharon divorced Twain’s biological father Clarence Edwards when the future superstar was 2. She later married Jerry Twain, who adopted Shania and her sisters.
Twain was just 22 when Sharon and Jerry were killed in a head-on car crash near Wawa, Ontario, on Nov. 1, 1987, as her music career was beginning.
The “You’re Still the One” singer has spoken about her childhood before, most extensively in her 2011 memoir “From This Moment On.”
In the book, Twain alleged Jerry physically and emotionally abused her for years and said she watched him repeatedly beat her mom.
She recalled one incident in which she hit him with a chair as he attacked Sharon before he punched her in the jaw.
Twain also alleged that Jerry sexually abused her beginning when she was 10 years old, telling the Guardian in 2018, “I feel the sexual abuse goes hand in hand with the physical and psychological abuse when it’s somebody you know. I learned to block it out.”
Also Thursday, Twain shared a happier update on her personal life, telling People that open communication has been the key to her 15-year marriage to Frédéric Thiébaud.
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