In brief: ‘Earle Meets World’ renewed for season 2 and more
Earle Meets World is coming back for season 2. Netflix has renewed the reality series that follows influencer Alix Earle and her family for a sophomore season. The streaming service posted a video to social media to announce the news. In the video, Earle makes herself at home in the Netflix office building. “Alix, you know this is someone’s office, right?” an employee at the company asks her after she’s already dumped out a box of her belongings. While there’s no word on when the new episodes will debut, the post says it is “coming back to Netflix soon.” …
We have our first look at the upcoming Elizabeth Banks comedy series She’s Fine. The new photos show off the series’ stars, including Banks, Ted Danson, Katey Sagal and Rob Delaney. She’s Fine follows a newly divorced woman who sets out to secure a lively second act for herself and her kids. It premieres on Apple TV on Jan. 27, 2027 …
It’s official: Milo Manheim is returning to School Spirits. The actor will reprise his role in the upcoming fourth season of the Paramount+ show. Also part of the season 4 cast are Jennifer Tilly, Maria Dizzia, Christian Weissmann, Briana Buckmaster, Clara Alexandrova and Katharine Isabelle …
Lionel Richie headlines the Acrisure Amphitheater Opening Concert on May 15, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Jeff Schear/Getty Images)
Music superstar Lionel Richie is taking time off from touring after undergoing a heart procedure, his representative confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday.
The 77-year-old singer underwent a procedure for atrial fibrillation, according to his rep.
“The doctor said everything went perfectly,” the representative said in a statement. “Lionel is doing great but will take some time off and will be back on stage soon.”
Atrial fibrillation, commonly known as AFib, is an irregular heart rhythm that can cause symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath and chest pain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The illness can be treated by medication, surgery and lifestyle changes, the CDC says.
Richie has faced several health challenges since beginning a nationwide tour with Earth, Wind & Fire earlier this summer.
The “Hello” singer postponed two shows after falling ill onstage during the first night of the tour in late June.
In late August, Richie checked himself into a hospital out of an abundance of caution, a source close to the singer’s tour told ABC News.
No further details were shared about his condition at the time.
Richie has three upcoming tour dates scheduled for late September and early October in San Francisco, Columbus and Chicago, according to his website.
He is then expected to take the stage at the Wynn in Las Vegas in October and November for his “King of Hearts” shows.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott)
Taylor Swift’s new music is here.
The singer released four new songs on Friday as an “encore” addition to her record-setting album The Life of a Showgirl.
The newly-released songs include “Patient Zero,” “Babylon,” Cleveland!” and “Pink Clouding.”
The songs are Swift’s first new music since she wed NFL star Travis Kelce in July, and her song “Cleveland!” pays tribute to Kelce, whom she calls “the love of my life.”
In announcing the new music earlier this week, Swift told fans the songs were “born out of pure gratitude for your exuberance for and celebration of the album we made,” referring to The Life of a Showgirl.
The album, Swift’s 12th, set a record as the biggest album debut in history, with more than 4 million equivalent album units sold in the U.S. alone in the first week. The Life of a Showgirl was also 2025’s top-selling album, according toBillboard.
“I took a trip to Sweden to celebrate with Max [Martin] and Shellback, my two collaborators on this album,” Swift wrote in a social media post Wednesday. “Really we just wanted to reflect and take in how grateful we were for the moment we were in, but there was a studio there and we did what we do when we feel anything at all: We wrote more songs.”
The four new songs on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore follow the release of “I Knew It I Knew You,” which Swift released earlier this year for Toy Story 5.
Swift’s new music will arrive two days before she is honored at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors award.
The “Opalite” singer is nominated for nine awards, including video of the year and artist of the year.
Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 4, 2026, in New York. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th annual Voices of Solidarity Award, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday ordered Justin Baldoni and the studio behind It Ends With Us to pay Blake Lively nearly $400,000 in attorneys’ fees.
The decision comes after Lively requested a reimbursement of $7.5 million, which the judge said was “unreasonable.”
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman instead ordered Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, to pay Lively just over $363,000 in attorneys’ fees and $44,000 in costs.
Liman cited in his ruling a California state law designed to protect sexual harassment accusers from retaliation, but said that law only applies to Lively’s attorneys’ fees for defamation claims.
Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, responded to the ruling on Wednesday, saying the ruling “speaks for itself.”
“Judge Liman clearly considered the ‘outrageous and unreasonable’ $8 million plus demand and, in rejecting it, awarded only 5% of the amount sought in legal fees and costs,” Freedman said in a statement. “The ruling is a significant victory for my clients and sends a clear message that, no matter how powerful you may be, the courtroom is not a place to take advantage of the law for your own personal gain.”
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Lively.
The ruling comes over one year after Liman dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, the couple’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni’s defamation claim against The New York Times.
Lively and Baldoni, who starred together in It Ends With Us, have been embroiled in a legal battle since December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the film, which he also directed.
Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of attempting to orchestrate a smear campaign against her, allegations Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have vehemently denied.
Baldoni’s lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by Liman in June 2025. The judge later gutted much of Lively’s case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set, determining that she could continue to pursue her claims of retaliation against Baldoni’s public relations team.
Baldoni, via his Wayfarer production company, and Lively agreed to settle their ongoing dispute in May this year. Liman ruled at the time that Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively’s attorneys’ fees but denied Lively’s claim for punitive damages.
