Don’t sit on the baby.
@guiltyreese Reese would like everyone to know the baby is fine and she feels extra guilty #guiltyreese
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
We’ve learned more about the ransom notes that were sent following Nancy Guthrie’s abduction, notes that authorities believe were authentic and sent from the actual perpetrators. The first note demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her return, but the second note, received sometime after February 5, expressed regret over Mrs. Guthrie’s death, and “said she had died shortly after she was taken and was buried in nature.” It reportedly did not request money for the return of her body.
On February 7th, Savannah Guthrie released a video offering to pay the kidnappers for her return:
“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said, seated alongside her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.”
“This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,” Savannah Guthrie said in closing, holding her siblings’ hands.
On The Today Show this morning, Savannah Guthrie tearfully responded to this story breaking:
“I love you guys and I love this place,” Guthrie said surrounded by her “Today” co-anchors. “This is unusual and unprecedented to say the least, to be sitting here. I don’t have any comment on this story, and I’m not involved in our coverage, but I can’t pretend I’m not here. And so since I am, I want to just take the opportunity to ask people, to really to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something, and this is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life that my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families live, that our children live, every day. And we are in agony. We cannot be at peace.”
Fighting back tears, Guthrie continued: “No matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy, and I will, I promise I will, this is a moment to tell you that we need your help. We’re begging for your help, and I’m not going to miss that opportunity. And so please if you’re watching, no matter how small, the reward is there. You can tell us, it can be anonymous. Please do the right thing for us, for our family, for our children. We love our mom, and we’ll never stop looking for her, ever.”
Team Will Arnett. That’s an inappropriate question and no one should have to answer it, JASON BATEMAN.
Wait, did firing Scott Pelley NOT improve CBS News’ numbers? HUH. WEIRD.
What viewers did want to see: J.D. Vance get pantsed by the ladies of The View.
A thing I learned about Veronica Mars just now: Rob Thomas imagined it originally as being about a teen boy in Austin, Texas. I think he made the correct creative decision.
France is going to try to do their own SNL, but it’s going to be a one-off special instead of a whole series (unless it goes well, methinks).
I hate to break it to you, but reality television is lying to you. I know, it’s shocking. You might need to sit down.
Brandi Glanville face update: not a parasite, a tumor. OK.
#MeToo
Joseph Duggar can not be alone with his children. GOOD.
Sean Combs’ release date has been bumped up. Well, super.
Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years for rape related to a violent sexual assault that happened in 2022. He had previously spent time in jail for sexual battery in 2003; and was indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping in 2018, though those charges were dropped in 2020.
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of 34 counts, including “two counts of rape, serious bodily harm, abuse in close relationships, physical assault, threats, six counts of sexually offensive behaviour and three counts of violating a restraining order.”
The BBC canceled its documentary series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after one season following a Guardian story revealing that Cain had described women as “slags,” “sluts,” and “bitches” on X/Twitter, including messages he sent telling one woman to “suck a dick, and fuck off,” and another in which he told a woman, “Go and choke on a cock you slut.”
Tell him, Christina Ricci. Because fuck that guy.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here.
In Development
- The Everlasting is in development at Netflix.
- The novel Flat Earth is being adapted into a TV series.
- The Golden Valley, a riches-to-rags comedy, is being shopped around.
- Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams-Lee has signed an expanded overall deal with BET studios.
- A Powerpuff Girls movie might be in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
- The Young Magicians series of books by Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed is being turned into an animated series at BBC.
- The series based on DeuxMoi’s novel Anon Pls is not moving forward at HBO Max.
Casting News
- Kevin McKidd has joined Conviction on Hulu.
- Peacock’s Love Island has announced the 12 men joining the show during the Casa Amor week.
- Brooke Shields will host Hearts of Heroes on ABC stations.
- Kevin Bacon will star in Summoner at Amazon MGM.
- Lily James will star in Seasons on Amazon MGM.
Mark Your Calendars
- Stuart Fails to Save the Universe will premiere on HBO Max on July 23.
- The Dink will premiere on Apple TV on July 24.
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 will begin streaming on Hulu on July 29.
- The Drama will begin streaming on HBO Max on July 31.
- Ms. Pat Settles It will return on BET on June 30.
- Tyler Perry’s Ruthless retruns on Paramount+ on June 30.
- The 2026 MLB Home Run Derby will stream on Netflix on July 13.
- Possession will debut on Sky soon.
- Better Late Than Single will return on Netflix on July 7.
- Roosters returns on Netflix in 2027.
- Alliance will premiere on Prime Video on June 26.
- Chainsmoker Cat premieres on Netflix on July 2.
- Hot Ones: Extra Heat premieres on Netflix on July 13.
- The One Piece will debut on Netflix in February; Fool Night will premiere later this year; The Ribbon Hero will premiere on August 8; Sparks of Tomorrow debuts on July 5; Bass X Machina will premiere on November 3.
- The Secret Woman premeries on Netflix on August 28.
- The 2026 Miss Teen USA will move to The CW on August 26; The Miss USA 75th Diamond Celebration will air on August 27.
R.I.P.
Jill Smokler, Founder of the parenting website Scary Mommy
WATCH THIS
World Cup: I asked my soccer-loving husband which of today’s matches I should highlight, and he suggested England v. Ghana, explaining that Ghana is known for being a team that seems easy to defeat, but who can actually trip up a strong contender. I personally think he suggested it because he’s a big Premier League fan and might be secretly rooting for England to win it all, but what do I know? 3 p.m., Fox
NBA Draft: New York has barely cleaned up the ticker tape, and we’re out here doing the draft already? OK. 7 p.m., ABC
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: But seriously, have there ever been two more beautiful men on the screen together? 9:15 p.m., TCM
Late Night:
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tracee Ellis Ross, Milly Alcock, Ryan Hamilton
- The Daily Show: Lou Diamond Phillips, host Josh Johnson
- Watch What Happens Live: Yvonne Najor, Jerry O’Connell
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