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Mint
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘Leanne' Season 1 release date: When it premieres on OTT, cast, and where to watch
Netflix is gearing up to launch Leanne, a fresh sitcom led by stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan, set to premiere on July 31. Co-created by Morgan, Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men), and Susan McMartin (Mom), the series dives deep into starting over—gracefully or not—after heartbreak in your 50s. Leanne follows the titular character (played by Morgan) as her life is upended when her husband of 33 years suddenly leaves her for another woman. Left to pick up the pieces, she finds unexpected strength, laughter, and hope with the help of her chaotic, unfiltered Southern family. The story blends relatable family drama with humor rooted in real-life struggles like divorce, dating in midlife, menopause, and second chances. With sharp wit and emotional honesty, the show taps into themes Morgan has explored in her stand-up: the messiness of midlife, the awkwardness of dating post-divorce, and the power of family support. Leanne Morgan as Leanne, a resilient mom and grandmother navigating heartbreak. Kristen Johnston as Carol, Leanne's wild, ride-or-die sister and polar opposite. Celia Weston as Mama Margaret, the family's upbeat matriarch. Blake Clark as Daddy John, Leanne's traditional but loving father. Ryan Stiles as Bill, Leanne's estranged husband who's abandoned family life. Graham Rogers as Tyler, Leanne's son juggling fatherhood and family drama. Hannah Pilkes as Josie, Leanne's rebellious daughter. Leanne is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Executive producers include Chuck Lorre, Susan McMartin, Leanne Morgan, Nick Bakay, and Judi Marmel. Premiere Date: July 31, 2025 Where to watch: Netflix (globally) Genres: Sitcom, TV Comedy, Family Drama
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Denise Richards accuses Aaron Phypers of illegally leaking her nude photos
Denise Richards claims her estranged husband Aaron Phypers has 'repeatedly' violated her temporary restraining order against him by illegally leaking nude photos of her to media outlets, as well as texts he allegedly stole from her laptop. The 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum, 54, has called on a court to ensure the return of her devices and photos by end of day Tuesday, according to a motion obtained by Us Weekly and TMZ. 'I am in extreme distress and greatly disturbed since Aaron has been repeatedly disseminating private text messages stolen from my laptop after the TRO has been issued and I have warned him numerous times not to disseminate any information from my cellphone or laptop,' Richards wrote in the filing. The 'Wild Things' actress said the alleged leaks not only qualify as 'abuse and a violation of the TRO,' but that 'the disseminating of nude photographs is a criminal act.' Richards, per TMZ, is asking that her ex be 'prohibited from using, delivering, copying, printing or disclosing any text messages, emails, photos, notes or other content' from any of her electronic devices. Phypers filed for divorce earlier this month following what he claims was a fight the couple had over Richards' alleged cheating. She was granted a temporary restraining order less than two weeks later amid accusations of longstanding abuse and death threats. Phypers has denied those allegations, which he claims are Richards' way of distracting from her alleged infidelity. He says he has only on certain occasions 'forcefully grabbed' Richards in attempt to restrain her, including once when she was allegedly 'punching' Sami Sheen, her 21-year-old daughter with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. Richards and the controversial 'Two and a Half Men' star, 59, also share daughter Lola, 20. She separately adopted 14-year-old daughter Eloise. Divorce documents, which say Richards and Phypers share 'no minor children,' seem to contradict his recent confirmation that he'd adopted the teen.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Cool TV for a smoking hot summer
Sure it's summer, our short, short summer, but when it hurts to breathe, TV is always there to help. Here are five viewing suggestions that run from cosy to crazy, with a little animated courage in the middle. ● Leanne Series premières the full season on Thursday, July 31 on Netflix Netflix Kristen Johnston (left) as sister Carol and title character Leanne Morgan in the new Chuck Lorre sitcom Leanne. Netflix Kristen Johnston (left) as sister Carol and title character Leanne Morgan in the new Chuck Lorre sitcom Leanne. Google 'reinvented the sitcom' and you will not find the name Chuck Lorre, who is responsible for a lot of shows that run long and familiar, usually built around a sharp-tongued central character supported by a kooky cadre of family (Two and a Half Men), roommates (Big Bang Theory) or the like. So the offer here is cosy comfort TV and a lot of it: all 16 episodes at once! Leanne looks and sounds a lot like Lorre's long-running hit Mom, with an older single woman refusing to give up. Standup Leanne Morgan takes the title role, newly single after her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman. Her 'ride or die' sister is played by Kristen Johnston (The Righteous Gemstones). Their mom is played by Celia Weston (The Blacklist). Ryan Stiles (Drew Carey Show) is the errant husband. Let the binge — and pelvic-floor jokes — begin. ● Chief of War Series premières the first two of nine episodes on Friday, Aug. 1 on Apple TV+ Apple TV+ Jason Momoa stars in Chief of War. Apple TV+ Jason Momoa stars in Chief of War. Jason Momoa is the star, executive producer and even director (of the final episode: airdate Sept. 19) of this series about the battle to colonize Hawai'i at the turn of the 18th century. It features a predominantly Polynesian cast that includes Cliff Curtis (Avatar: The Way of Water), Temuera Morrison (The Mandalorian), Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent) and a raft of new-to-us faces. Looks spectacular. ● Marc Maron: Panicked Comedy special premières on Friday, Aug. 1 on HBO Crave Stephen Colbert's Late Show isn't the only farewell unsettling comedy lovers (in case you missed it, CBS is axing that late-night stalwart entirely in May 2026). As well, Marc Maron is ending his long-running, quite excellent interview podcast, WTF, 'sometime in the fall,' he told NPR. He says he's burned out, he's been busy acting (Stick, just renewed for a second season) and who knows what else is on the horizon. Maybe even another podcast, he says. In the meantime, here's his second comedy special for HBO to help quell your comedy-news panic. Or his panic, with his trademark 'intrusive catastrophic thinking.' ● Eyes of Wakanda Animated prequel series premières all four episodes Friday, rescheduled from late August, on Disney+ I'm utterly overwhelmed and unmoored from the global timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I did love Black Panther so much back in 2018 that I might try this new series, which 'follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history.' Plus it's four episodes. I can do it! If you are keeping track, this is a Black Panther prequel and first TV entry into the MCU's Phase 6 — which was launched by the new movie reboot of Fantastic Four, in theatres now. Phew! ● The Pickup Movie premières Wednesday, Aug. 6 on Prime Video Amazon/MGM Eddie Murphy (left) and Pete Davidson star in the new movie The Pickup. Amazon/MGM Eddie Murphy (left) and Pete Davidson star in the new movie The Pickup. Prime Video is having a moment with its comedy-action movies. Following on the great success of the very fun Heads of State, which premièred July 2 with John Cena and Idris Elba playing world-leader action heroes, comes The Pickup. The storyline is immaterial with a cast including Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Eva Longoria, Andrew Dice Clay and Keke Palmer. But if pressed, here is the one-liner: regular-guy armoured-truck drivers bicker but eventually rise to the challenge after being ambushed by 'ruthless criminals.' Pass the popcorn and keep it coming. Broadcast dates subject to change. Questions, comments to
Los Angeles Times
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Denise Richards' husband, Aaron Phypers, files for divorce and wants alimony
It seems Denise Richards and husband Aaron Phypers are going their separate ways after six years of marriage. Phypers filed his petition to divorce actor and 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Richards on Monday, The Times has confirmed. The businessman filed his petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court. He cites 'irreconcilable differences' for the split and lists July 4 as the date of his separation from Richards. A representative for Richards did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment. 'Wild Things' actor Richards, 54, tied the knot with Phypers, 49, in 2018. They do not share children, but Richards has two adult daughters with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. She and the 'Two and a Half Men' actor were married from 2002 to 2006. Richards is also the mother to a teenage daughter whom she adopted as an infant. Phypers was previously married to 'Desperate Housewives' star Nicollette Sheridan from 2015 to 2018. Phypers is reportedly seeking spousal support from his now-estranged wife, according to court documents reviewed by The Times. In his declaration, Phypers says he has made no income since closing down a business last year and estimates Richards makes more than $250,000 a month from several business ventures including brand deals, TV and OnlyFans content. Phypers has asked to keep their assets and debts as separate property, including his power tools, motorcycle and sports car, legal documents show. The couple began their relationship in 2017 and married a little more than a year later in a private ceremony in Malibu. They wed in September 2018, a month after Phypers finalized his divorce from Sheridan. Though Richards has not publicly commented on Phypers' decision to file, she made her thoughts on divorce pretty clear earlier this year. In the debut episode of her Peacock series 'Denise Richards & Her Wild Things,' Richards said in a confessional interview, 'I'm never getting divorced again. Even if we hate each other, I'm not gonna f— get divorced.' Phypers responded: 'No, we'll just have different homes or something. But we're not gonna hate each other.'
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katherine LaNasa was always cast in 'sexual' roles. She's happy to ditch makeup on 'The Pitt.'
As a teen ballet dancer turned actress with a list of credits (including Two and a Half Men and Big Love) as long as her arm, Katherine LaNasa has spent most of her life in the spotlight. But starring as emergency-room nurse Dana on the hit HBO Max medical drama The Pitt has launched the 58-year-old into a new level of fame. It's coming just at the right time, she says. 'I saw an [article] yesterday on GQ about these men that are finding success in their 50s — like Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo and Walt Goggins — and how they already have a well-established self-identity,' LaNasa tells me during our conversation for Yahoo Life's Unapologetically series. 'It's really nice to feel really settled in myself and to have done what I do with very relatively little praise. So getting praise now, it's a nice ride. You see kids get that, and they start thinking they need to adopt some other jaded or cool persona. I already am my grown-up cool/uncool self. This is just career stability and nicer accommodations and clothing.' LaNasa has a lot of self-acceptance when it comes to the subject of aging, and her confidence is infectious. 'I was walking on the street in Atlanta, and [this guy said], 'Your dog almost walked into my dog,'' she recalls. 'I was like, 'Were you inconvenienced?' And he goes, 'You look old.' I said, 'I am old!' [But] I feel like I'm in really good shape; I feel really strong.' Having an 11-year-old daughter, with her husband, '90s heartthrob Grant Show of Melrose Place fame, also keeps her young. But motherhood is hardly a new experience; LaNasa was in her early 20s when she and then-husband Dennis Hopper (30 years her senior) welcomed their son Henry, who is now in his 30s. What has LaNasa learned from her relationships, and why is she happy to let go of playing sexual characters? Here's what she told me during our candid conversation on aging, catcalling and not wearing makeup on TV. I'd always wanted to work for [The Pitt executive producer] John Wells, and I thought, If I could get in front of [casting], if they ever see my tape, I have a feeling I know what they want. And it just worked out. [As for] the success — it's kind of like if you loved making coffee, and you made coffee for someone every day, and you put a beautiful heart on it or different designs every day, and you did that for 30 years or so, and that was your job, and you got paid well, and you liked [it], and then, one day someone looked at you and said, "This is such great coffee. I really love your coffee." That's kind of what it feels like. Getting approval and praise I didn't think was ever coming my way — that I wasn't looking for and I didn't really need — is all just a bonus, and it feels like a nice warm bath. It's very enjoyable. I always played such sexual characters, and I think I always identified myself so much with my sexuality. I thought that if I became less sexually desirable as I got older or if I felt less interested in sex, I would lose a big part of my identity, and it would be terrible. And I find that I just really don't care. You know, this thing about older women being invisible? I'll take a step back. I used to get catcalled all the time, and it's a relief, and it's nice [to not have to deal with that anymore]. I also think [now is] a time in life — if you can let go of this feminine ideal of our physical beauty — it's really a time in life for deeper things, to think about the meaning of your life, to think about your own mortality, to think about what kind of legacy you want to leave and who you are. I really appreciate this season of life. I also appreciate feeling really seasoned in my craft. So often that's the thing I like the most about a day. It's like, 'I really knew how to make that scene work. I knew how to get the guest star to speed up with me. And then I stopped for the camera just so, and I can handle a lot of camera moves, choreography, notes at once, and it feels really easy.' There's a lot of technical aspects about acting that people don't think about, and it's nice to feel at a certain point that you have some mastery over them. I think we are flipping the script on that. I have to say, I think there've been some really incredible, brave women out there that have always portrayed real women — you know, the Allison Janneys and the Patricia Arquettes. And then you get these sex symbols like Pamela Anderson going [on the red carpet] with like almost no makeup. John Wells is a maverick at putting real, complex, imperfect-looking women on television and celebrating them, way before it was cool. So to work for him, it just really feels like I'm getting to step into that. I have to tell you: To play a part like Dana and to wear no makeup, it was really very freeing. It's also really freeing working for a mostly female writing crew. Feeling like I don't have to live up to that ridiculous, feminine, sexual ideal has freed up my acting. And I think it's why the acting's good on the show. Women can feel like they can just relax into being themselves. Yeah, I love clothes and style in general. I used to have an interior design business, and I'm sort of an amateur interior designer now. I'm very visual. I also love ceramics. I feel like I'm in really good shape. Like, I feel really strong. I do yoga every day. I like mixing the hot yoga with the regular yoga. I play a little tiny bit of pickleball. I hike. I really appreciate that my body is still really strong — [something] you take for granted when you're young. I'm glad I can still do all this. The one thing that was really hard was [the doctors] wanting to give me a C-section right away. They wanted to plan a C-section. Because of my age, they were worried. I grew up in a family of doctors, so I'm used to just listening to the doctor. But I wanted to push back a lot. I didn't want to incise my body if I didn't have to. If I had needed one, I definitely would have, but I didn't want to plan for it months early just because I was 47. I had some kind of pre-preeclampsia signs. I went in for some testing, and they kept me in the hospital, and they induced labor with Pitocin. But then I didn't want to have an epidural, because I didn't want to slow [labor] down. I was worried about too many drugs. So I had a natural childbirth on Pitocin, and I don't recommend it. It was super hard. I feel really powerful because I got through that, but it was really, really intense. [And] I fortunately got a doctor who helped me advocate for what I wanted. Don't get married at 22! I think if you marry someone that is so far apart in age, at least for me, there wasn't a lot of intimacy in that. It's nice to have someone that you can grow with — more of a friend as opposed to them being the successful teacher one, and you being the student, less successful, more dependent one. I would opt now for a relationship with more equality. The thing we have between us really is our craft. He wants to audition for a musical, so I'm gonna help him with the choreography. I've helped him with the choreography before when he had to dance on Dynasty. He helps me with all my self-tapes. We have a very artistic home. We're always singing, or he plays the piano, and it's a very creative space. That's the thing I like most. We have the same aesthetic; we like the same things. We move a lot, and he really trusts how I'm going to put together a home. [Despite] my longevity in the business and what I've done and the people that I've worked with already, like Billy Bob Thornton and Will Ferrell and Jay Roach, I never really got that kind of name recognition. I'm hoping that The Pitt will sort of catapult me into getting to work with some more artists that I really want to work with. Slow down, trust your instincts, and say what you mean — [but] don't say it mean. I [also] wish I appreciated that my skin wasn't wrinkly. To all the 30-year-olds out there, wear all the crop tops, wear all the short shorts. Love yourself. Love your body. Enjoy your body. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
