Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff ProbstNew Foto - Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff Probst

Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff Probstoriginally appeared onParade. Shane Powers was a clear fan-favorite player onSurvivor: Panama - Exile Islandin 2005, so fans of the show often wonder why he's never been invited back for another season when other players from his round—includingCirie Fieldsand Terry Deitz—have. Many fans were hoping to see Powers return for the all-star lineup ofSurvivor 50: In the Hands of the Fansin 2026, but the former competitor admits he knew that was never going to happen, and it's his own "fault" because of how he treated host Jeff Probst. Related:'Survivor' Winner Shares Wedding Photos & Reveals Which Tribemates Made the Invite List "I would not have been called [forseason 50]. And most of that is my fault," he toldEntertainment Weeklyin an August 5, 2025, interview. "I have lost the right to be considered for that show because I have been mean and grumpy and nasty with the guy who created… or didn't create the show, but that's his baby." Shane lashed out at Probst on X in a now-deleted post in 2019 after longtimeSurvivorcasting director Lynne Spillman was let go, and at the time, Probst evenresponded. "Dude, you are so weird! Love that you're talking smack about Survivor. We hear you Mr. Powers, we are listening. We understand we have destroyed the show," he teased. However, Powers is now changing his tune about Probst. "He's been a wonderful host, and he's been an amazing executive producer," said the competitor. "And I've made the choices I've made, and I really respect who he is and what he's done with that whole thing. It's been really beautiful." The former reality star also admits that he did try to get back on the show forHeroes Vs. Villainsin 2010, but it went poorly. "I was so drunk, and I was lying to everybody saying, 'I'm not drunk,'" he shared. "I peed like a 0.28 to the physical and took the psych test drunk with Dr. Liza." 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Then, when it came toSurvivor Second Chancein 2015, fans had the opportunity to vote for him to come back, but he didn't make the top ten list. Probst himselfsaidhe "assumed" Powers would be voted in, and even prepared himself for it. "I was already thinking about 'How am I gonna deal with Shane?' He can be crazy, but he'll be great." The host theorized that it may be because of Powers' "mean" persona. "My mom, she'd go, 'Shane, he was kind of crazy and mean, I don't know,'" when it came to voting, and that the kinds of people who are fans of Powers may simply not bother voting. Survivor 50is set to premiere in 2026. Next:Legendary 'Survivor' Winner Defends Former Competitor Against Sexist Criticism Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff Probstfirst appeared on Parade on Aug 6, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 6, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff Probst

Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admits He Was 'Mean' and 'Nasty' to Host Jeff Probst Iconic 'Survivor' Player Admit...
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No, Britney Spears Was 'Never Due to Perform' at Upcoming MTV VMAs 2025: Source (Exclusive)New Foto - No, Britney Spears Was 'Never Due to Perform' at Upcoming MTV VMAs 2025: Source (Exclusive)

Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect Britney Spears will not appear at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards "She was never due to perform," a source tells PEOPLE The VMAS will be held in New York on Sept. 7 The2025 MTV Video Music Awardswill go on withoutBritney Spears. After a number of fan accounts pushed rumors that the pop star, 43, would return to the awards show for the first time in nearly 10 years, a source tells PEOPLE that that is not the case. "She was never due to perform," the source says. Rumors began circulating on X in late July, with one popular Spears fan account posting that she'd be performing a 10-minute medley of hits ahead of the surprise release of a new album in September.TMZwas first to report that she would not be appearing. The "Piece of Me" singer has a long history with the VMAs, including a number of iconic performances. In 2001, she famously sang her hit "I'm a Slave 4 U" with apython draped over her shoulders, and in 2003, and sheshared a steamy kiss with Madonnaafter performing "Like a Virgin" withChristina Aguilera. Kevin Mazur/WireImage In 2007, she appeared at the VMAs to sing her song "Gimme More" in a performance that was widely criticized at the time. In her 2023 memoirThe Woman in Me, Spears revealed that shedidn't want to do the performanceafter a difficult year, but felt pressured by her team, and wound up having a panic attack backstage. In 2011, Spears received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. She last appeared on the VMAs stage in 2016,when she sang "Make Me"and "Me, Myself & I" withG-Eazy. https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf Spears regularly posts videos of herself dancing on Instagram. In June, she shared a photo and video of herposing with her son Jayden, 18, whom she shares with ex-husbandKevin Federline. They are also parents to sonSean Preston, 19. The2025 MTV Video Music Awardswill air live from UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, Sept. 7. Lady Gagaleads the pack with nods in 12 categories. Additional artists with the most nominations includeBruno Marswith 11,Kendrick Lamarwith 10,ROSÉandSabrina Carpenterwith eight each,Ariana GrandeandThe Weekndwith seven each,Billie Eilishwith six andCharli xcxwith five. Read the original article onPeople

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No, Britney Spears Was 'Never Due to Perform' at Upcoming MTV VMAs 2025: Source (Exclusive)

No, Britney Spears Was 'Never Due to Perform' at Upcoming MTV VMAs 2025: Source (Exclusive) Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect Britney Spea...
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Stanford's student newspaper sues Trump administration over use of immigration law to target pro-Palestinian studentsNew Foto - Stanford's student newspaper sues Trump administration over use of immigration law to target pro-Palestinian students

Stanford University's student-run newspaper sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to use part of a federal immigration law totarget and deport pro-Palestinian activists, arguing the government's effort has impermissibly chilled students' First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed at a federal court in California, represents the latest legal challenge to two provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that have been key to the State and Homeland Security Departments' so-called ideological deportation policy. In several other cases brought around the country, judges have also been asked to weigh the constitutionality of the INA provisions and the administration's policy around them. The California case was brought by the organization that publishes The Stanford Daily and two noncitizen former college students who fear their pro-Palestinian views or advocacy could put them at risk of being deported. Attorneys for the newspaper said in the lawsuit that international students on staff are turning down assignments related to the war in Gaza or "seeking removal of their previous articles about it." "Since the Trump administration began targeting lawfully present noncitizens for deportation based on protected speech in March 2025, lawfully present noncitizen students working at and contributing to Stanford Daily have self-censored expression for fear of visa revocation, arrest, detention, and deportation," attorneys from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which brought the new case, wrote in court papers. One of the INA provisions at issue gives Secretary of State Marco Rubio the authority to decide that a noncitizen is removable if he "personally determines" that the individual's views "would compromise a compelling United States foreign policy interest." The other gives the secretary the power to "at any time, in his discretion" revoke a visa. The Stanford Daily and the two unnamed former students are asking a federal judge to bar the administration from using the pair of provisions to deport them and any noncitizen members of the newspaper's staff based on their "protected speech." "The First Amendment cements America's promise that the government may not subject a speaker to disfavored treatment because those in power do not like his or her message. And when a federal statute collides with First Amendment rights, the Constitution prevails," the attorneys wrote. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a weekslong bench trialin a separate case in Bostonduring which members of the Trump administration testified under oath about the government's targeting of noncitizen pro-Palestinian students and scholars. The trial, which concluded on July 21, highlighted how DHS began taking orders from the State Department as it went after certain professors and students to change their immigration status and work to have them deported. US District Judge William Young, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, is now deciding whether the government's "ideological deportation policy" had the effect of unlawfully chilling the speech of certain professors. The attorneys in that case say the administration's actions toward pro-Palestinian activists on college campuses have targeted potentially hundreds of noncitizens. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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UCLA in talks with Trump administration to end $584M freezeNew Foto - UCLA in talks with Trump administration to end $584M freeze

The University of California, Los Angeles, is negotiating with thefederal governmentto end a research funding pause of more than half a billion dollars, according to the school. Approximately $584 million has been suspended, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenksaid in an Aug. 6 messageto the campus community. James Milliken, the president of the University of California system, said the school has committed to "engage in dialogue with the federal administration" in hopes of ending the freeze, "as soon as possible." On July 29, theJustice Departmentnotified UCLA that it had violated federal civil rights laws and allowed discrimination to occur against Jewish and Israeli students when it failed to adequatelyrespond to protestsin thespring of 2024stemming from theIsrael-Hamas war. Read more:Ivy League colleges face a reckoning after Columbia's Trump deal Since then, grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies have been cut off, jeopardizing the university's research apparatus. "This far-reaching penalty of defunding life-saving research does nothing to address any alleged discrimination," Frenk said in a July 31 statement. Read more:The details of Columbia's extraordinary $220 million deal with Trump The funding freeze mirrors similar actions the federal government has taken against other prestigious colleges in recent weeks and months, prompting a series of unprecedented agreements with schools likeColumbiaandBrown. UCLA is the first major public institution, however, whose research support has come into the Trump administration's crosshairs. Zachary Schermele is an education reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @ZachSchermele and Bluesky at @zachschermele.bsky.social. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:UCLA has $584M frozen by Trump admin over 2024 protests

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UCLA in talks with Trump administration to end $584M freeze

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Jessica Biel Shares Her Surprisingly Heartfelt Response to Her Son Telling Her She Looks 'Old'New Foto - Jessica Biel Shares Her Surprisingly Heartfelt Response to Her Son Telling Her She Looks 'Old'

Jessica Biel/Instagram (2) Jessica Biel had a surprising reaction to her son's comments about her appearance The mom of two posted a TikTok video, sharing how she was going to respond to her son telling her that she looked "old" Biel is a mother to son Phineas and Silas, whom she shares with husband Justin Timberlake Jessica Bielhad a surprising reaction to her son's comments about her appearance. TheBetter Sisteractress, 43,posted a TikTok, sharing her reaction to her son telling her she looked "old." Biel — who shares two sons Phineas, 4, and Silas, 10, with husbandJustin Timberlake— told her followers that she had to "figure out how to respond," before ultimately deciding to explain to her son that everyone gets older. "I woke up this morning and my son looked at me and said, 'You look old.' Yeah, that's what I got this morning and I was trying to figure out how to respond," she began. "And I said, 'Oh well, it's okay. We're all getting older. You're gonna get older. I'm gonna get older. We're all getting older.' And he said, 'I hope you don't look like a grandma.' " https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf "And then I was like, 'Oh my God, I am gonna look like a grandma one day,' " she continued, adding, "That really got me thinking about wow, life is moving fast and grandma days might be shortly on the horizon." The boy mom went on to urge parents to cherish all the small moments in life because time moves fast. "I don't know, let your kid ride his Tonka truck all up and down the dirt road for as long as he wants to because one day you're gonna be grandma. You're not gonna be doing all that s---," Biel said. "Or maybe you will. I hope I'm the grandma who drives around with the Tonka trunk. A Power Wheel. I hope so. Anyway, here's to looking old," she continued. Though Biel and Timberlake, 44, who have been married since 2012, are Hollywood stars, they prefer to keep their sons out of the spotlight. "I try to be conscious of making surewe can live a life where we're not weirdly private," the "Mirrors" singer said during an appearance on theArmchair Expertpodcast in 2021. Timberlake added, "But we're conscious of making sure they can be kids for as long as possible and not have the weight of somebody else treating them differently because of something that their parents do." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Additionally, Biel has been vocal about her role in the house, embracing the fact that she might be the bad cop. The actress was interviewed byInStylefor their 2025 summer issue and was asked what surprised her the most about being a parent to her two sons. "The thing that surprised me about being a parent, and surprised me about myself is that I actually might be the rule enforcer," she told the outlet. "Sometimes. But it's not really my style." "I just sort of thought Justin's going to be the rule enforcer and that's the way it's gonna be," Biel continued. "I'm a Pisces, I'm more emotional, gentle easygoing and whatever, but I'm kind of good at it. I drop a boundary and I'm like, Nope. 'You can't cross it.' " Read the original article onPeople

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Jessica Biel Shares Her Surprisingly Heartfelt Response to Her Son Telling Her She Looks 'Old'

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