Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson on the live-action ‘Moana’ adaptation
Catherine Laga’aia as ‘Moana’ live-action ‘Moana.’ (Disney)
How far will you go to see the live-action adaptation of Moana? Catherine Laga’aia, who stars as the titular wayfinder in the new film, hopes you’ll go as far as your local movie theater.
The young actress takes over the role of Moana from Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced her in the original 2016 animated film. Laga’aia told ABC News that she and Cravalho have formed a sisterhood that will always connect them.
“I have sisters. I know what that bond feels like. And it’s to have a shared experience with someone. To live through something with someone. It’s one of the binding qualities of sisters, and me and Auli’i now have that,” Laga’aia said. “We truly are sisters. We’ve lived through something together, whether or not we did it in the same year, we’ve experienced something similar, and that’s what has bound us together.”
Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as the demigod Maui in this new version of the film. He said the songs and the film’s dialogue carried a different weight when performing in person and not simply recording them in a voice booth.
“Everything carries a different weight,” Johnson said, pointing out that the live-action features “real flesh and blood, human beings” who have “soul behind the eyes.”
Johnson understands how beloved the original Moana is and the importance of doing justice to the story.
“It was the opportunity for us to showcase our culture in a real way, live-action way, but also we had a shot to do something pretty cool and different,” Johnson said.
Pamela Anderson is seen at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Pier during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2026, in Venice, Italy. (Carlo Paloni/Getty Images)
Pamela Anderson opened up about her experience living with hepatitis C in a moving speech over the weekend.
The actress delivered the remarks, which were posted in part by Variety on Sunday, at a gala hosted by amfAR, an organization focused on global health and ending AIDS, where the actress received the award of courage.
“Back in the late ’90s, when I was diagnosed with hepatitis C, there was no cure,” Anderson said in her speech. “It was a death sentence — that’s what my doctor told me, that I probably had around 10 years to live.”
Anderson said the diagnosis and life expectancy prediction had a significant impact on her decision-making.
“I’m sure that colored and corrupted my decisions,” she said. “It was not fear of death, but fear of what might happen to my young children. It turned my life inside out.”
The Last Showgirl actress said when a cure finally came “10 blurry years later,” she was able to take it.
“I was lucky. I was offered it in its early stages. And it took everything I had in my bank to pay for it,” she said, noting the cure “wasn’t covered by insurance yet.”
“I felt tremendous guilt that others weren’t granted the same access,” she said.
Anderson, who said she is now free of hepatitis C — the model and actress first announced she was free from the disease in 2015, according to People — said her “experience of shame and guilt was also an unconscious journey” that has stayed with her years later.
“I worked with organizations in those times to bring awareness, I promoted getting tested, reducing the stigma, but who was I kidding, my words did not match my feelings. I was angry and scared,” she said.
“I don’t think I’ve ever fully recovered from that news. I’ve assimilated it, I’ve finally come to terms, maybe,” she added.
Anderson said she found healing through the arts, adding that her experience helped fuel her career in film.
“Courage expands one’s life, while fear diminishes it. The choice is ours,” Anderson said in her closing remarks, echoing a famous quote from French-born author Anais Nin. “As we look at others across the room tonight, be kind, because we’re all in this together, and all of us fight some invisible battle.”
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver, according to the World Health Organization.
The potentially life-threatening disease is typically spread through contact with an infected person’s blood, including through “unsafe injections and procedures in health care, unscreened blood transfusions, sharing of needles and syringes among people who inject drugs and sexual practices that lead to exposure to blood,” according to the WHO.
Most individuals who are infected initially do not have symptoms. Symptoms can take two weeks to six months to manifest after infection and may include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine and yellowing of the skin or eyes, the global health organization states.
Hepatitis C infection can often go undiagnosed for years, if not decades, due to lack of symptoms. For those unknowingly living with hepatitis C long-term, they can develop signs of serious liver damage or liver cancer years later, according to the WHO.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that “many people with hepatitis C don’t look or feel sick, so might not know they have the virus.”
Between 2017 and 2020, the CDC estimates between 2.4 million and 4 million people in the U.S. had hepatitis C.
“Most people can be cured of hepatitis C with timely treatment,” the agency states.
Treatment typically involves eight to 12 weeks of oral medication, according to the CDC, with more than 95% of patients being cured of the disease, “usually without side effects.”
There is currently no vaccine available for hepatitis C.
Dr. Jennifer Miao, a board-certified cardiologist at Yale New Haven Health and a fellow in the ABC News Medical Unit, contributed to this report.
Clive Davis attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Clive Davis, the record executive known as “the man with the golden ears,” has died of age-related illness, according to his family. He was 94.
Davis either discovered, signed or guided the careers of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Patti Smith and Whitney Houston.
A statement from Davis’ family read, “To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives. He discovered, mentored, and championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations.”
“To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love. No matter how extraordinary his professional accomplishments, he never lost sight of what mattered most: the people he loved.”
A lawyer by trade, New York City-born Davisjoined Columbia Records as assistant counsel in 1960. He was made president of the label by 1967 and helped to bring it into the rock era, signing acts such as Joplin’s band Big Brother and the Holding Company; Santana; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and Pink Floyd.
After being fired from Columbia in 1973, he started his own labels, Arista Records and J Records, and worked for BMG and Sony Music Entertainment. Over that time, he helped revive the careers of Dionne Warwick, Santana, the Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart and Aretha Franklin; gave Barry Manilow his first #1 with “Mandy”; identified Whitney Houston as a future star and signed her at age 19; and released Alicia Keys’ 2001 Grammy-winning debut album, Songs in A Minor.
Other acts Davis worked with over the years included Barbra Streisand, Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny G, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Kinks, Annie Lennox, Toni Braxton, Luther Vandross, Maroon 5 and Usher.
Davis also worked closely with American Idol in the show’s early years, heading the label that released the music of winners and finalists such as Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard and Jordin Sparks.
Davis’ annual star-studded pre-Grammy parties became legendary and often served as a launching pad for the artist he was focusing on at the time. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a non-performer.
His 2013 autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, was a New York Times bestseller. The 2017 documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, is currently available on Netflix.
Davis, who at age 80 revealed that he was bisexual, is survived by three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his partner. His two marriages ended in divorce.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner speaks during the 2023 Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
A year after his death, Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow, Dr. Tenisha Delilah Warner, is taking legal action against his mother, Pamela Warner.
In a lawsuit filed on July 20 in DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia, Tenisha Delilah Warner claims that she is owed more than $1.2 million under a premarital agreement, including a $1 million life insurance policy that was never put in place by her late husband, who died in July 2025.
Tenisha Warner also alleges that The Cosby Show actor agreed to pay her $16,000 tax-free each year on their wedding anniversary, fund her Roth IRA for as long as they remained married, and pay her $5,000 a month for working as his chief of staff and assistant.
As a result, Tenisha Warner has named Pamela Warner in the lawsuit because she is the successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust.
“For the last year, I have attempted to privately settle my beloved husband’s complicated estate and honor his last wishes,” Tenisha Delilah Warner told ABC News in a statement. “Malcolm had every intention to provide for our nine-year-old daughter and me.”
She continued, “He was close to finalizing a new estate plan to replace the stale plan created in 1996 when he was 26 years old, 20 years before we met and well before we gave birth to our beautiful daughter. Sadly, he was unable to do so before we lost him.”
“I have been struggling to care for our daughter as a single mom and now as her sole provider,” she added. “Legally, I had no choice but to take action to protect our rights before any potential statute of limitations expired. We thank you for your support, love, and understanding as we work through this painful process while honoring Malcolm’s life on the first anniversary of his death.”
Tenisha Warner is asking a judge to prevent any trust assets from being distributed while the case moves forward.
ABC News has reached out to Pamela Warner for comment but she did not immediately respond.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who is known for playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, died on July 20, 2025, while swimming during a family vacation in Costa Rica. The actor was caught by a strong rip current. He was 54.
On the anniversary of his death, Pamela Warner took to Instagram to pay tribute to her son in a lengthy message.
“He was not just my son, but my go-to person, my confidant, my brother and sometimes he had to parent me,” Pamela Warner wrote.
She added, “As I look back, I have no regrets. Perhaps a little more time. Perhaps one more chance to cook his favorite meals, have one last good conversation, one last good deep belly laugh, the kind that produces those tears of pure joy, one last kiss, one last hug.”
