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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Abbott Elementary' Quinta Brunson's Estranged Husband Yet To Respond To Divorce Filing
Quinta Brunson is making moves in court even if her estranged husband is not. The actress is pushing forward with her divorce from Kevin Anik, who has yet to file an official response to her petition. The latest move comes as Brunson enjoyed glowing recognition in her hometown of Philadelphia, where she was honored with a mural and the key to the city. Quinta Brunson and Kevin Anik, who kept their relationship mostly out of the spotlight, reportedly got engaged in 2020 and married the following year. The star filed to end her marriage back in March after more than three years together, citing "irreconcilable differences" in the paperwork. Brunson also asked the court to enforce a postnuptial agreement that outlines how their assets should be divided. But as of now, Anik has not filed a formal response or made any public comment on the split. Brunson, represented by top-tier divorce firm Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles, which includes celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser, told the court she has already submitted all required financial disclosures. Those included her income, expenses, assets, debts, and a breakdown of what she considers shared versus separate property, In Touch confirmed. Before her divorce filing made headlines, Brunson had kept most of her relationship with Anik out of the public eye. The 35-year-old confirmed she was engaged to Anik in July 2020 with a quiet Instagram post featuring a diamond ring and the caption, "More good news." The Blast reported that their postnuptial agreement covered how the property would be split, and with no children involved, child support was not part of the case. Despite being married to one of TV's most visible stars, Anik stayed almost entirely off the radar. He had no public social media presence and rarely appeared in Brunson's posts. Still, he did show up to support her during major career milestones. In 2022, the couple attended the Time 100 Gala together after Brunson was honored as one of the most influential people of the year. They made another public appearance in 2023 at Dwyane Wade's FWRD party, celebrating his Hall of Fame induction. Apart from showing up with her and red carpets, Brunson also openly expressed love and gratitude for her now-estranged husband during some of the biggest moments of her career. As she turned her into one of television's breakout stars, she took time during multiple award show speeches to recognize Anik's support. Brunson first publicly honored him in 2022 while accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, calling him "the most supportive man I've ever known." In 2023, she thanked him again at the Golden Globes while accepting her award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series. The praise continued into 2024 when she received her second Emmy, this time for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy, and shared more appreciation for Anik's encouragement. Although their relationship mainly had stayed out of the spotlight, Brunson's heartfelt tributes revealed the significant role he played in her life before their marriage quietly came to an end. While her personal life underwent a change coupled with an ongoing divorce, Brunson was honored for her professional success in a significant way back home. AP News reported that last month, the writer received the key to the city of Philadelphia during a ceremony at her old school, Andrew Hamilton, which inspired the setting of her hit ABC series. Brunson accepted the honor from Mayor Cherelle Parker with humor, saying, "Wow! I want to ask the question on everybody's mind: What does it open?" During the event, she celebrated the role public schools played in shaping her story and spotlighted the importance of arts and music in education. Her family and former teachers, including Joyce Abbott, who inspired the show's title, were all there to witness the moment. Brunson reflected on how murals she saw growing up encouraged her and said she hopes the mural will inspire the next generation the same way. Even with all that is going on in her personal life, "Abbott Elementary" has kept its momentum going strong and is now officially on its way back. ABC renewed the hit comedy for a fifth season back in January 2025, surprising fans with a heartwarming video on Instagram featuring the show's beloved student cast members. "Season 5, here we come! Join your favorite staff and students for more #AbbottElementary on ABC and stream on Hulu," read the post's caption, followed by an enthusiastic nod from Brunson herself." All of the main cast, including Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Janelle James, and William Stanford Davis, are set to return alongside Brunson, promising more laughs, lessons, and chaos at the fictional Philadelphia school. Despite the silence from Kevin Anik's side, Quinta Brunson appears focused on moving the process forward on her terms.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Jon Anik largely supports recent UFC trend against simultaneous two-division champions
Jon Anik would still like to see rare exceptions of simultaneous two-division UFC champions, but he understands the logic against not allowing it. After a multi-year window where several athletes were afforded the opportunity to keep their UFC title while moving to another division to challenge for or defend a belt, an evolution has occurred in 2025. Both Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev vacated gold in the featherweight and lightweight divisions in order to change weight classes. Advertisement Back in February, UFC CEO Dana White stated that instances of two-division championship would be afforded on a case-by-case basis, but since then the actions of the promotion have spoke for itself. Lead UFC play-by-play commentator Anik thinks the limitations have been placed out of necessity due to the aggressive event calendar the company puts forth, and from that perspective, he said it it adds up. "I think it does hold up divisions and it causes maybe an unnecessary need for interim championships," Anik told MMA Junkie Radio. "I would like in select cases – perhaps Islam Makhachev would've been worthy of that opportunity, but I would imagine he had enough peace to move up to the welterweight division. I think only in select cases. I think it really is about looking at the 14 pay-per-views, times two title fights. In a perfect world you have 28 championship fights a year minimally and every pay-per-view is championship doubleheader, or maybe get a championship triple header during International Fight Week, and maybe another time in the year. "If you look at recent history, the UFC's heavyweight division, the undisputed title hasn't been on the lime three times a year at all. We need title fights to go around and ideally they aren't interim title fights, so largely I agree with the way the promotion is proceeding. But Islam Makhachev is a special case." Advertisement The UFC has not been shy to implement interim titles over the past decade. Anik thinks the value of those have diminished over time, though, not only in the eyes of the fans, but for the athletes as well. He points to the UFC 317 vacant lightweight title bout between Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) on June 28 in Las Vegas, which was booked in the wake of Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) moving to 170 pounds, as a relevant example. "You could argue monetarily wise that Charles Oliveira or Ilia Topuria emerging from UFC 317 as the interim lightweight champion is not that big of a deal," Anik said. "For the athlete it is, and it'll be nice for whoever wins that fight to be crowned undisputed." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jon Anik supports recent UFC trend against two-division champions
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Jon Anik largely supports recent UFC trend against simultaneous two-division champions
Jon Anik largely supports recent UFC trend against simultaneous two-division champions Jon Anik would still like to see rare exceptions of simultaneous two-division UFC champions, but he understands the logic against not allowing it. After a multi-year window where several athletes were afforded the opportunity to keep their UFC title while moving to another division to challenge for or defend a belt, an evolution has occurred in 2025. Both Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev vacated gold in the featherweight and lightweight divisions in order to change weight classes. Back in February, UFC CEO Dana White stated that instances of two-division championship would be afforded on a case-by-case basis, but since then the actions of the promotion have spoke for itself. Lead UFC play-by-play commentator Anik thinks the limitations have been placed out of necessity due to the aggressive event calendar the company puts forth, and from that perspective, he said it it adds up. "I think it does hold up divisions and it causes maybe an unnecessary need for interim championships," Anik told MMA Junkie Radio. "I would like in select cases – perhaps Islam Makhachev would've been worthy of that opportunity, but I would imagine he had enough peace to move up to the welterweight division. I think only in select cases. I think it really is about looking at the 14 pay-per-views, times two title fights. In a perfect world you have 28 championship fights a year minimally and every pay-per-view is championship doubleheader, or maybe get a championship triple header during International Fight Week, and maybe another time in the year. "If you look at recent history, the UFC's heavyweight division, the undisputed title hasn't been on the lime three times a year at all. We need title fights to go around and ideally they aren't interim title fights, so largely I agree with the way the promotion is proceeding. But Islam Makhachev is a special case." The UFC has not been shy to implement interim titles over the past decade. Anik thinks the value of those have diminished over time, though, not only in the eyes of the fans, but for the athletes as well. He points to the UFC 317 vacant lightweight title bout between Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) on June 28 in Las Vegas, which was booked in the wake of Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) moving to 170 pounds, as a relevant example. "You could argue monetarily wise that Charles Oliveira or Ilia Topuria emerging from UFC 317 as the interim lightweight champion is not that big of a deal," Anik said. "For the athlete it is, and it'll be nice for whoever wins that fight to be crowned undisputed."
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Jon Anik dubs Merab Dvalishvili as 'greatest bantamweight of all time' ahead of UFC 316
Jon Anik dubs Merab Dvalishvili as 'greatest bantamweight of all time' ahead of UFC 316 No one can accuse Jon Anik of bias when it comes to the discussion around the greatest UFC bantamweight of all time. It's no secret lead UFC play-by-play commentator Anik has a very close relationship with former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who has served as a broadcast partner for the better part of a decade. For many years it was Anik's steadfast opinion that the now-retired Cruz's (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) accomplishments were a tier above any other 135-pound fighter in history. That's no longer the case, though. The run reigning titleholder Merab Dvalishvili has put together ahead of Saturday's UFC 316 rematch against Sean O'Malley has superseded that of Cruz. "I do believe he already has status as the greatest bantamweight of all time," Anik told MMA Junkie. "I say that as a man who if I got married this weekend, Dominick Cruz would be a groomsman. He's one of my best friends in the world. But when I look at the body of work of Merab Dvalishvili in the modern era, he could be 14-0 in the UFC. He lost to Frankie Saenz (by split decision), then a contentious ending against Ricky Simon. After those two guys it's been 12 straight wins ever since." After retiring from MMA in February, Cruz's in-cage legacy is set in stone. His many accolades will lead to a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame eventually, but Dvalishvili is still in the midst of writing his story. If Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) is able to put a second win over O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on his resume in their headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), it extend his winning streak to 13 consecutive fights and give him two title defenses in this reign. The list of opponents Dvalishvili has already beaten is nothing short of impressive, and if he keeps going, Anik thinks his sentiment around the GOAT conversation will be shared by everyone else in the sport. "He left a murderer's row of champions in his wake before he even fought for the title," Anik said. "He beat Henry Cejudo, beat Petr Yan, beat Jose Aldo, then he beat Sean O'Malley and defends the title on the challenger's timeline in beating Umar Nurmagomedov. Now the rematch with Sean O'Malley? As far as I'm concerned, with respect to Aljamain Sterling and my BFF Dominick Cruz, the greatest of all time, not so quietly, is Merab 'The Machine' Dvalishvili."
Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
No pulse after cardiac arrest, ECMO-CPR revives 56-yr-old
Mumbai: When 56-year-old businessman Nilesh Bhatt began feeling uneasy while visiting a Charni Road temple, he blamed it on the heat. He drank two bottles of water and headed home, but collapsed just as he reached his building. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His heart stopped. Bhatt suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. By the time he arrived at the hospital, there was no pulse, no breathing, and a flat ECG. But, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and about 15 "shocks", Bhatt returned home after a 20-day hospital stay. His son, Anik, said, "We rushed him in a cab. It was rush hour, luckily. Otherwise, getting a cab in our area is tough." Cardiologist Dr Maulik Parekh of H N Reliance Hospital who treated Bhatt, said, "No signs of life would be the correct way to describe it. We immediately began CPR." After nearly 10 minutes of chest compressions, his heartbeat returned. An ECG showed a massive heart attack. "His heart kept stopping repeatedly. He received 10 to 15 shocks in the first 20 minutes," Dr Parekh said. Doctors then initiated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-CPR (ECMO-CPR)—an advanced technique in which a machine temporarily takes over heart and lung function during cardiac arrest. It buys doctors some time to find and rectify the cause of the cardiac arrest. "We activated our ECMO team within the first 10 minutes," said Dr Rahul Pandit, head of critical care. "It gave us the time to perform an emergency angioplasty," he added. Cardiologist Dr Milind Phadke from civic-run Sion Hospital said this is the protocol in the West. "But in India, ECMO isn't widely available, and it can take hours to initiate even at hospitals where it is," he added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Dr Jumana Haji, who runs the ECMO programme at Fortis Hospital, added, "It takes a well-oiled, round-the-clock team to move that fast." Bhatt was discharged last week. Anik said, "He was unconscious for eight days after the angioplasty. It was a long wait till he came back home." The doctors said not every patient is a candidate for ECMO. "But in this case, the patient was at extreme risk. Every minute without oxygen risks serious brain damage," said Dr Phadke.
