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USA Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Happy Gilmore 2' star Haley Joel Osment makes first red carpet appearance since arrest
"Happy Gilmore 2" star Haley Joel Osment made a rare red carpet appearance months after his April arrest made headlines. The former child star, now 37, walked the film's red carpet Monday, July 21, at Lincoln Center in New York City. He wore a floral shirt, and white pants for the affair, pairing the look with a matching jacket and slip-on suede loafers. "The Sixth Sense" star appears in "Happy Gilmore 2" (released Friday, July 25 on Netflix) — the brainchild of comedian Adam Sandler — as new character Billy Jenkins in the sequel to the beloved 1996 golf comedy. Osment's appearance at the premiere marked his first major public outing since he was arrested this spring and charged with disorderly conduct for public alcohol intoxication and possession of cocaine at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area resort in Mammoth Lakes, California. 'Happy Gilmore 2': The wildest celebrity cameos, from Travis Kelce to Ken Jennings Earlier this year, Osment apologized for his use of a slur in a statement shared with People and the New York Post April 18 after his arrest footage surfaced. The footage, shared by Page Six, shows Osment calling an officer a "Nazi" and hurling an antisemitic slur about Jewish people. "You'll wish you treated me nicer," Osment said to the officer. As he was escorted into the jail in handcuffs by two officers, the actor said, "Good luck." Osment told the outlets that "I'm absolutely horrified by my behavior. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner." He added that "the past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place." Osment continued: "But that's no excuse for using this disgusting word. From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to absolutely everyone that this hurts. What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage - I've let the Jewish community down and it devastates me. I don't ask for anyone's forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake." Contributing: Saman Shafiq
Geek Girl Authority
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
POKER FACE Recap: (S02E11) Day of the Iguana
Poker Face Season 2 Episode 11, 'Day of the Iguana,' is a wildly entertaining penultimate outing. It's a ton of fun, and it cleverly interweaves multiple overarching Season 2 plotlines. Once again, the creatives shake up the show's episodic formula by incorporating a professional killer and staging the murder at the very beginning. This keeps things fresh. I'm curious to see how it all ends next week (fingers crossed Alex survives). RELATED: Read our recap of the previous Poker Face episode, 'The Big Pump' Poker Face, 'Day of the Iguana' We open with Todd (Justin Theroux) watching a YouTube video on how to tie a tie. A man shows up at his door, claiming he's Todd's chauffeur for Kirby and Victoria's wedding. We don't see his face. Todd had no idea he was getting a chauffeur. He asks the man to wait a few minutes while he finishes tying his tie. Todd turns around and shuts the door. However, the driver silently grabs the door and sneaks inside. He carries a duffel bag. The driver offers to fix Todd's tie for him. He chokes Todd to death. RIP. We see Todd's fake eyeball roll across the floor. Then, the killer zips Todd up in what looks like a giant vacuum-sealed bag. After this, the killer applies prosthetics and a special contact lens in his eye to look like Todd. In fact, the murderer is the spitting image of the man he killed. Guts and Eyeballs Next, the killer dumps files out of a folder. Said files are all about Kirby Kowalczyk (Haley Joel Osment), the groom. A photo of Columbo is inexplicably among Kirby's files. Oh, and the vacuum-sealed bag? It completely liquified the real Todd. He's basically a bunch of guts now. Fun times. RELATED: Poker Face Season 2: Our 6 Dream Guest Stars Now, the killer — I'm calling him 'Fake Todd' from here on out — drives to the wedding. It's abundantly clear that Kirby is the next target. Fake Todd is a professional hitman. He adjusts the special contact lens, which keeps trailing off to the side in his eye. Inside, a server offers Fake Todd a Ballzilla and vodka (Ballzilla is Kirby's energy drink enterprise). Then, he takes his seat as the ceremony commences. Victoria (Emma Pfitzer Price) walks down the aisle as Kirby eagerly awaits her. Fake Todd notices Luca (Simon Helberg) standing off to the side. He has a camera embedded in his boutonnière. Fake Todd storms out of the ceremony and calls his boss. He didn't know the feds would be present. His boss, who distorts their voice to disguise their identity, orders him to stay the course. Find a patsy. The Patsy Fake Todd wanders into the boathouse. Suddenly, Alex (Patti Harrison) barges into the boathouse to retrieve a bag of oysters. She's dressed all old-timey. Fake Todd pretends he's talking to his dad before hanging up. Then, he flirts with Alex. After Alex departs, Fake Todd mutters that he's found his patsy. Uh-oh. RELATED: Russian Doll Season 2 Thoughtfully Explores Motherhood and Trauma Back inside, Fake Todd seeks out Alex. He hands her a drink. Alex asks if anyone has ever called him 'Hot Toddy.' She's smitten. Kirby embraces Fake Todd. The real Todd was his teacher. Kirby points out Fake Todd's faulty eye, reassuring FT that he'll make it up to him. As it turns out, a rubber band launched by a young Kirby made contact with the real Todd's eyeball. And … you can guess what transpired next. Anyway, Kirby wants Fake Todd to join him on a new business venture, involving an expansion of the Ballzilla brand. Then, Kirby orders Fake Todd to do an impression of Columbo. The hitman had a photo of Columbo with Kirby's files because Kirby loved it when the real Todd did his wildly accurate Columbo impression. Kirby doesn't know who the famous detective is, though. I love this homage to Poker Face 's biggest inspiration. Oh, and One More Thing The impression sends Kirby and his bros into a fit of raucous cheers. Victoria urges her new husband to keep a lid on the bro energy. Osment plays douchebag so well. After Kirby excuses himself, the murder muse awakens in Fake Todd. He grabs a few Ballzilla caps and an oyster knife. He also unplugs the fridge that keeps all the oysters chilled. This is clearly to frustrate Alex. RELATED: Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: Mabel Mora Later, Fake Todd knocks Kirby out in the bathroom. He injects Kirby with a mysterious substance before slamming the latter's head on the urinal. That does the trick. Then, he Weekend at Bernie's the situation by pretending Kirby is simply inebriated as the pair 'stumbles' toward the boathouse. Meanwhile, Alex notices that someone unplugged her oyster fridge. How dare they! Alex discards the product in the fridge before venturing to the boathouse to retrieve fresh oysters. There, she discovers Kirby's body. Fake Todd situated Kirby so he's sitting in the boat with an oyster knife protruding from his eye socket. Ew. Alex stares in abject shock as Fake Todd approaches her from behind with a syringe. I Didn't Do It Next, Victoria wonders where Kirby is. Fireworks decorate the sky overhead, but Victoria complains that they're supposed to go off while she and Kirby speed away in the boat. Then, she discovers Kirby's corpse in the boat. Alex wakes up beside him. She realizes she's holding the oyster knife with Kirby's eyeball on the blade. Alex tells the amassing crowd that she didn't kill him. RELATED: Read our Russian Doll recaps Flashback time — we find Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) waking up in her apartment. Well, Good Buddy's apartment. She takes a broom and knocks on the ceiling to alert her upstairs neighbor, who's back in the tap dancing game. His incessant dancing is interrupting her sleep cycle. Alex visits with coffee and breakfast. She has an opportunity for Charlie. POKER FACE — Pictured: (l-r) Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, Patti Harrison as Alex — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/PEACOCK) Later, we see Charlie and Alex arrive at the wedding. Alex notes that the Barracuda seems to be on its last legs. Aw. Alex has a new business venture — Yippie-Ki-Yay Oystershucker. Cute name. She's all about wedding oysters now. She informs Charlie that they stand to make $7,000 at this wedding. Charlie's more enthusiastic now. She'll even wear the old-timey outfit. Da Balloon Guyz Inside, Alex explains the precise temperature the oysters must remain at, otherwise they'll make everyone sick. Meanwhile, the FBI, including Luca, SAC Darville (Lili Taylor), Agent Radquist (Anthony Johnson) and Agent Milligan (Taylor Schilling) sit in a van with 'Da Balloooon Guyz' emblazoned on the side. They see Fake Todd pull in, and Luca refers to him as the real Todd, a teacher. Luca must name every guest to determine who might be a threat. Why are the FBI here? Reason unknown. Milligan thinks this is dumb, but c'est la vie. RELATED: The Best True Crime Shows on Netflix Elsewhere, Alex tasks Charlie with handing out oysters to the wedding guests. She meets Fake Todd and assumes he's overcome with emotion as he's hunched over, attempting to adjust his contact lens. She notes that his eye keeps veering to the side. Then, she notices a scar on the palm of his hand. Charlie asks Fake Todd how he came by that. He claims it was a pool accident. In a knee-jerk reaction, Charlie calls bullsh*t. Fake Todd is taken aback by her response. She apologizes. Later, Charlie catches Luca as the latter flags down Kirby. Kirby is incensed. He doesn't want anything to do with 'her.' After Kirby storms off, Charlie asks Luca why he's here. Luca admits that any time Charlie crops up, trouble is sure to follow hot on her heels. Luca lies about his objective, which Charlie clocks. Then, she sees what Luca tried to give Kirby — a gift from his estranged mother. As it turns out, Kirby's mother is none other than Beatrix Hasp. A Family Affair Luca explains that Beatrix is in witness protection, so she can't attend Kirby's wedding. She hasn't seen her son since he was born. The camera in Luca's boutonnière live streams the ceremony for Beatrix. Perhaps this will give her closure. Charlie vows to stay out of Luca's hair. RELATED: Read our Only Murders in the Building recaps Then, Charlie finds Kirby outside on a dock. She offers him a Ballzilla and vodka — heavy on the vodka. He accepts it. Charlie reveals she knows his mom. Beatrix tried to kill her. Naturally, Kirby resents his mother for giving him up. Charlie dispenses wisdom for Kirby before he ventures back inside. Next, Alex tells Charlie about Hot Toddy, her wedding crush. Charlie asks if she can go on a vape break. Sure, she took a break earlier, but that was to drink. Alex gives her the okay. After Charlie leaves, we see that Fake Todd has already unplugged the fridge. POKER FACE — Season 2 Episode 11, 'Day of the Iguana' — Pictured: Justin Theroux — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/PEACOCK) A Moving Target Outside, Charlie spots Fake Todd attempting to 'escort' Kirby to the boathouse. She assumes the latter, whom she can't identify because of his hat, is some rando who can't hold his liquor. Charlie heads back inside to find Alex missing. She notes the bags of oysters in the trash. Victoria yells for Kirby as the fireworks go off prematurely. RELATED: Top 11 Peter Bogdanovich Films Next, Charlie hears Victoria scream as she discovers Kirby's body in the boat. Charlie peers through binoculars and spies Alex, who's holding the bloody oyster knife and vehemently declaring she didn't kill Kirby. Charlie knows she's telling the truth. Innate lie detector and all that. After this, Alex swims away to escape. Charlie chats with Luca. Charlie insists Alex is innocent. She can prove it. So, Luca offers to protect Alex if Charlie can bring her in. Darville pulls Luca aside and reveals they can't guarantee Alex's protection. After all, Kirby was the son of Beatrix Hasp. Word of his murder has probably already ruffled the feathers of every mobster in North America. Charlie hears this and runs. Escape Plan Then, Charlie and Alex reunite. Alex is in panic mode. Alex admits she found Kirby in the boat and then woke up beside him. Charlie reassures Alex that she believes her. It's all gravy. However, they need to flee the scene. They spot Ballzilla can and gorilla costumes. After escaping in said costumes (unfortunately, Luca sees them), Alex pulls down a canoe in the boathouse. In it, Charlie spies the Ballzilla hats Fake Todd and Kirby were wearing, along with Fake Todd's special contact lens. Bingo. RELATED: Read our Poker Face recaps This gets the wheels turning in Charlie's head. She recalls her encounter with Fake Todd. He must've been walking Kirby to the boathouse. She realizes he did it — he killed Kirby and pinned it on Alex. And Fake Todd must be a professional killer. Luca runs across the dock and shouts at Charlie as she and Alex row away. He reminds her about the five families. The mafia will be all over Alex. Beatrix has probably already put out a hit on Alex and a hefty reward to sweeten the pot. However, Charlie and Alex continue rowing. Darville spews vitriol at Luca, insisting he's a sh*tty agent. Milligan basks in the glow of the bitterness. According to her, the FBI has gone too soft. At the same time, Charlie and Alex brainstorm a plan. Charlie believes they can turn to Beatrix. Why? Because Beatrix knows about Charlie's lie detector. Charlie tries to DM Beatrix's finsta, but the latter isn't following her. So, Charlie takes a screenshot of a flyer in one of Beatrix's posts for a local politician … in Greenville, Indiana. That's where Beatrix is. They can persuade her of Alex's innocence. POKER FACE — Photo by: PEACOCK The Iguana Has It Out for Beatrix Meanwhile, Luca and Darville school Milligan on 'Iguana' — the codename of the deadliest assassin in the world. This is Fake Todd. Luca insists that the Iguana kept Charlie and Alex alive for a reason. Charlie is leading him to Beatrix. Elsewhere, Beatrix (Rhea Perlman) pulls some cookies out of the oven in her house in Indiana. Poker Face drops new episodes every Thursday on Peacock. KNIVES OUT 3 Reveals First Look of Benoit Blanc With Long Hair Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. 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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
You might not realise it, but this is Netflix's biggest show – and it got a huge teaser
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Normally, you'd expect a TV show's popularity to peak after a few seasons – maybe a little earlier, but shows generally need at least one season to build up a fanbase and demonstrate to viewers that they're heading somewhere special. That thinking could apply to streaming shows just as easily as traditional broadcasts. It's a thought that was completely up-ended by Wednesday's first season, though, which did absolutely astronomical numbers on Netflix and sits pretty atop its list of the most popular shows it's ever released at the time of writing. Its first season has accrued over 252,100,000 views, which is insane for the launch of a franchise. Now, a second season is imminent, and might well do even bigger numbers. At its Tudum event last weekend, Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of that new season, and if you're a fan you're absolutely going to want to check it out. It shows our heroine, played by the now-iconic Jenna Ortega, coming to her senses while locked in one of the creepier situations you could imagine. She's tied up at the dinner table of a notorious serial killer she was trying to track down, arrayed alongside a wide range of weird dolls. A flashback fills us in on how she got there, including an amusing skit of how someone like her gets through airline security procedures (by giving up a lot of her more lethal kit, in short). She finds the killer, played by none other than Haley Joel Osment in a very fun wig, but is incapacitated by him fairly quickly. Image 1 of 5 Image 2 of 5 Image 3 of 5 Image 4 of 5 Image 5 of 5 Of course, it's all part of her plan, and Thing soon helps her to bust out of her restraints and take a more active form of revenge on the killer for his many crimes. It's a spirited start to the season, and one that looks potentially a little darker than the previous run of episodes. That said, it's also only six minutes, so you'll still very much want to tune in when the real season drops in two halves. The first arrives on 6 August, then the rest come on 3 September.
Straits Times
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Actor Haley Joel Osment ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous after ski resort arrest
LOS ANGELES - A judge has ordered American actor Haley Joel Osment to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings and therapy sessions for the next six months as part of a deal to dispose of charges of public intoxication and cocaine possession after he insulted the police. The 37-year-old, who rose to fame as the child star of horror film The Sixth Sense (1999), was arrested in April at a ski resort in Mono County, California. Police footage of the arrest showed Osment refusing to answer questions from officers. He also asserted that he was being tortured and kidnapped by a Nazi and used an anti-Semitic slur while addressing an officer. Later, he apologised for his words and said he had experienced a blackout. At a court appearance on June 2, a judge granted Osment's request for a one-year diversion from prosecution, saying he would dismiss the charges if over the next six months the actor obeys all laws, attends three AA meetings a week and meets with his therapist twice a week. Diversion is an alternative procedure in criminal cases in many states that allows certain defendants to avoid prosecution and a criminal record by agreeing to complete a rehabilitation programme and a period of probation. David Anderson, the Mono County district attorney, said in a statement that his office disagreed with the judge's decision, adding: 'Based on Mr Osment's prior Driving Under the Influence (DUI) conviction, as well as his slurs toward the arresting officer, my office did not believe diversion was appropriate.' Osment is scheduled to reappear in court in January, when the court will review his compliance with the orders. If he does not complete the diversion programme, criminal proceedings will be restarted. Osment, who will play a serial killer in the upcoming second season of the hit Netflix series Wednesday (2022 to present) that premieres on Aug 6, was charged with disorderly conduct and cocaine possession – both misdemeanours – after local officers confronted him in a parking area at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in eastern California, according to the Mono County District Attorney's Office. Police bodycam videos show Osment, who appears intoxicated, going limp when the officers tried to arrest him. 'You'll wish you treated me nicer,' he is heard saying in the video. In a statement after the arrest, Osment said that he was horrified by his own behaviour. 'Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,' he said, according to The New York Post. Osment, who lost his home in the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January, added that his recent troubles were no excuse for using 'disgusting' language. 'From the bottom of my heart, I apologise to absolutely everyone that this hurts,' he said. 'What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage - I've let the Jewish community down and it devastates me.' Osment was previously arrested in 2006 and pleaded no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of possession of marijuana, according to People. He was sentenced to 60 hours of probation and to attend AA meetings. NYTIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Haley Joel Osment ordered to AA, therapy after alleged public drunkenness
Haley Joel Osment was arrested April 8 on suspicion of public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance at the popular Mammoth Mountain ski resort. Photos: Filepic, TNS Haley Joel Osment must commit to six months of court-mandated Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and therapy after he was arrested earlier this year for alleged public drunkenness and cocaine possession. The Sixth Sense actor, 37, was arraigned Monday in Mono County. The Times confirmed that a judge granted the former child actor's request for a one-year diversion. Osment will be cleared of his charges if he completes the terms of diversion: at least three AA meetings per week and at least two meetings with his therapist for the next six months. He must also "obey all laws," Mono County District Attorney David Anderson said in a statement to The Times on Tuesday. "If he does not complete diversion, the criminal proceedings will be reinstated," Anderson said. A representative for the actor did not immediately respond on Tuesday to The Times' request for comment. Osment was arrested April 8 on suspicion of public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance at the popular Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Mono County district attorney's office said at the time it charged the actor with two misdemeanors: disorderly conduct involving alcohol and possession. Law enforcement responded to a call about an allegedly intoxicated individual at the ski resort, TMZ reported in April. The website published video of Osment, wearing his ski helmet backward, allegedly holding up the line for a ski lift. Frustrated resort guests urged Osment to "get out of the line," but he brushed off their demands and refused to follow a crew member who tried to escort him to the side, according to the video. Adding to his troubles, Osment berated his arresting officer, claiming "I've been kidnapped by a f— Nazi" and hurling an antisemitic slur at the officer. After the footage surfaced, Osment said in a statement that he was "absolutely horrified by my behavior... in the throes of a blackout." "From the bottom of my heart, I apologise to absolutely everyone that this hurts. What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage — I've let the Jewish community down and it devastates me," he added at the time. "I don't ask for anyone's forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake." Anderson said in his statement that his office "did not believe diversion was appropriate and objected" to Osment's request, citing the actor's prior DUI conviction and his comments to the officer. Ultimately, a judge decided in Osment's favour. Osment is next due in court Jan 5, 2026, for a review of his diversion compliance. Before then, he is set to appear in Season Two of Netflix's hit series Wednesday . The streaming giant revealed his serial killer role during its Tudum fan event on Saturday in Inglewood. – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
