Kacey Musgraves mocks Donald Trump Jesus controversy with new AI image

Kacey Musgraveshas inserted herself and fellow country musicianDolly Partoninto the discourse surrounding an AI-generated image of a Christ-like figure thatPresident Donald Trumpposted online to the outrage of religious conservatives.

Some Trump allies have criticized the president for sharing an image on his Truth Social account on April 12,depicting him laying his hand on the forehead of a sick man in bedwhile a light glows in Trump’s other hand and light shines around the sick man’s head.

Though the "Golden Hour" singer, 37, did not comment on the controversy, she shared an AI-generated image recreating the image with Musgraves as the sick man andDolly Partonas the Jesus-like figure. Similar to the image Trump shared, the American flag waves and the Statue of Liberty is seen in the background.

Trump later denied comparing himself to Jesus, arguing that the image was being misconstrued and that he was actually depicted as a doctor. The post has since been removed from his Truth Social page.

"I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor," he told reporters during an April 13 White House event, adding: "It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better."

The controversial image was posted shortly after Trump wrotea long Truth Social messagecallingPope Leo XIV, who has been critical of theIran war, "Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons." The pope responded, saying he has "no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel."

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Conservative activist Riley Gaines condemns AI image

Among the critics of the image Trump shared wasRiley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer and conservative activist who has campaigned for the exclusion of transgender women competing in women’s sports.

In an April 13X post,Gaines said she couldn’t understand why Trump would post the image, saying, "A little humility would serve him well," and "God shall not be mocked."

She later praised Trump for removing the post, adding, "Of course, I'll continue to support him and the America First agenda. At the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man. Our purpose on this earth is to glorify Him in all we do. The truth social post missed the mark. It's now deleted. Amazing!"

Brilyn Hollyhand, the former chair of the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Council and a self-described “full time Christian” called the image a "gross blasphemy,"in an April 12 X post."Faith is not a prop. You don’t need to portray yourself as a savior when your record should speak for itself."

Contributing: Zac Anderson and Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY

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Prince Harry Reveals He “Didn’t Want” to be Royal Because “It Killed My Mum”

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’strip of Australia continues, the Duke of Sussex gave a nearly 20-minute long address at a conference in Melbourne.

At the InterEdge Summit event, Prince Harry delivered the keynote address andspoke aboutmental health and grief. “When I was invited to speak at this summit, I wasn’t sure whether I was expected to speak as someone who, despite everything, has their shit together. Or as someone who, despite what it may look like, actually doesn’t have his shit together,” Harry said. “But I was struck by something quite simple — that while my experiences may be unusual, the feelings that come with them are not.”

He spoke about the loss of his mother,Princess Diana, who died after a car crash in Paris in August 1997. “In my experience, loss is disorienting at any age. Grief does not disappear because we ignore it. Experiencing that as a kid while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that will have its challenges. And without purpose, it can break you,” he said.

Harry continued, “There have been many times when I’ve felt overwhelmed. Times when I’ve felt lost, betrayed, or completely powerless. Times when the pressure—externally and internally—felt constant. And times when, despite everything going on, I still had to show up pretending everything was okay, so as not to let anyone down. For many years I was numb to it, and perhaps that was easier then, but I also didn’t yet have the tools to deal with it.”

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Following the address, he was in conversation with Australian business leader Brendan Nelson, and expanded further on his comments about his late mother. As he struggled with her death, he told Nelson, he rejected his royal role.

“I was like, ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role—wherever this is headed, I don’t like it,’” Harry said. “It killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years. Eventually I realized, well, hang on, if there was somebody else in this position, how would they be making the most of this platform and this ability and the resources that come with it to make a difference in the world? And also, what would my mum want me to do? And that really changed my own perspective.”

Prince Harry and Meghan’s Australia visit continues tomorrow in Sydney.

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Ken Jennings Reveals Truth Behind Shocking “Jeopardy!” Loss After 74-Game Run

Ken Jennings was recently asked about finally losing Jeopardy! in 2004, after a 74-game winning streak

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• The fan asked if he really didn't know the answer, or if he lost on purpose because he was bored

• The now Jeopardy!-host assured the fan that he truly did not know the answer at the time

Ken Jenningsis getting candid about his loss onJeopardy!in 2004, after he won74 straight gamesand amassed $2.5 million. (He still holds the record for the longest winning streak, but eventually lost to Nancy Zerg after getting the answer wrong in Final Jeopardy during his 75th show.)

On April 14, on theInside Jeopardy!Podcast, hosted by the show's executive producerSarah Whitcomb-Foss, Foss shared a video of a recent Q&A that Jennings did prior to a recent show taping, where a fan asked him about the loss.

“This question has been haunting me for 20 years. Did you really not know the answer to the last Final Jeopardy question on your last episode?” the audience member asked.

The answer was no, Jennings didnotlose on purpose.

"For 20 years, this gentleman has been thinking I took a dive," Jennings said to laughter.

Jennings continued, “Haveyouever willingly quit a job where you were making $70,000 an hour?”

The question that Jennings lost on, in the “Business & Industry” category was: “Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work for 4 months of the year.”

Jennings wrote, “What is FedEx?” The correct answer was "What is H&R Block?"

He says fans still come up to him and ask him about finally losing after 74 games, saying,  "I think people who ask me this question usually just want to saytheyknew it was H&R Block," he said jokingly.

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“It turned out it was a question about H&R Block, a tax prep company. I always did my own taxes,” Jennings continued. “No, but I think I could have thought about that one all day, and I would not have figured out that was H&R Block.”

"That's how these long runs go — they always seem inevitable until a few things happen. And then suddenly they're not so inevitable anymore," he said of the streak eventually ending.

Jennings first took over hosting duties in 2021, afterAlex Trebeksigned off following 40 years following a Jan 8. show that had been pre-taped and ran after Trebek's Nov. 8death from pancreatic cancer, at age 80.

"I understand better than anybody that these are very big shoes to fill," Jennings told PEOPLE at the time. "I expect people to be a little discontented when they see me. I'm right there with them. The only thing I can do is to try doing the job the best I can.”

He added, "I grew up watching Alex, and he did that job perfectly. But I also knew that it was a hard job from watching him — he just did it so effortlessly."

In 2018, Trebek told PEOPLE that Jennings had been one of his favorite contestants ever.

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“When Ken finally lost after 74 games, that was a sad moment for me,” Trebek said at the time. “I shed a tear, just because this marvelous streak had suddenly come to an end. And it’ll never be matched. Nobody will do it. That was the perfect wave.”

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Martha Stewart says Cate Blanchett is rumored to play her in “Good Thing” biopic — and she seems to approve

Martha Stewart says Cate Blanchett is set to star as the lifestyle guru in an upcoming biopic.

Key Points

• The film is rumored to be called Good Thing, a reference to Stewart's television catchphrase.

• Stewart previously was the subject of the 2020 Netflix documentary, Martha, which she criticized.

Cate Blanchetthas a knack for portraying real-life characters, everyone from the Queen of England (Elizabeth) and Katharine Hepburn (The Aviator) toBob Dylan(I’m Not There). Could her next role beMartha Stewart?

The lifestyle guru broke the casting news, seemingly inadvertently, on Tuesday evening as she walked the red carpet at the New York premiere ofBrunello: The Gracious Visionary, a documentary about Italian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli.

Asked by aVarietyreporter if she would ever want someone to play her on the big screen, Stewart replied, “I hope so… I’ve been hearing rumors.”

Stewart then went on to spill the tea on what she knows so far. “I think there’s something in the works right now with… Cate Blanchett,” she teased, raising an approving eyebrow, “calledGood Thing.”

Varietysubsequently reported Blanchett’s casting and confirmed Janicza Bravo (2020’sZola) will direct the biopic. A representative for the actress did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

Good Thing— a reference to herMartha Stewart Livingcatchphrase, “It’s a good thing” — wouldn’t be the first time the entrepreneur’s life story was told onscreen. In 2024, she was the willing subject ofMartha, a Netflix documentary that she publiclycriticized.

"I love the first half of the documentary," she admitted to theNew York Times.

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The second half, however, focused too much on her 2003 indictment for insider trading, subsequent conviction, and five months in federal prison.

"The trial and the actual incarceration was less than two years out of an 83-year life,” Stewart said in 2024.

Other gripes were the exclusion of her “utterly fantastic” grandchildren and “my love of travel.” Stewart was particularly annoyed thatMartha’s director, R.J. Cutler, missed much of the “fun” aspects of her life.

“R.J. didn’t get any of that in the movie,” she told theNYT.

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But the worst part was the ending.

"Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those," Stewart said of Cutler. "And he refused. Ihatethose last scenes. Hate them.”

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Was Jack Harlow on 'SNL?' One relative certainly thought so

A “Saturday Night Live” impression ofJack Harlowwas so spot on that even his own aunt thought it was actually him.

The rapper revealed in anInstagram storyon April 13 that a relative mistook “SNL” cast member Ben Marshall for Harlow during an April 11 “Weekend Update” sketch that poked fun at backlash over comments he made about his latest album.

During the segment, “Weekend Update” co‑anchor Michael Che and Marshall, who portrayed Harlow, joked about criticism tied to the release of the rapper’s fourth studio album, "Monica." Specifically, a comment he made to The New York Times about his music getting "Blacker."

“White rapper Jack Harlow recently made headlines for describing the sound of his new album by saying, ‘I got Blacker,’” Che said. “Here to explain himself is Jack Harlow.”

Marshall’s version of Harlow then struggled to talk his way out of the controversy, repeatedly digging himself deeper over the course of the bit. TheKentucky-born rapperdropped the surprise album on March 13, which coincided with his 28th birthday.

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Speaking withthe Times on release day, Harlow said he had reached a moment of reflection, explaining that he had “[got] to a point where as much as you’re trying to find your voice, you’re also hoping to escape yourself.”

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Jack Harlow's aunt was 'proud' after 'SNL' appearance

Harlow said his aunt later texted him to say she was proud of him for going on “Saturday Night Live” and “addressing everything.”

“My aunt that I am related to actually thought that was me,” Harlow said in a now‑expired Instagram story.

While Harlow did not appear on “SNL” this past weekend, he has been featured on the late‑night sketch show before. According to NBC, the rapper made his musical guest debut in March 2021 and returned in October 2022 to pull double duty as host and musical guest.

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Sydney Sweeney winks at past controversy in new jeans ad for American Eagle

Sydney Sweeney is partnering with American Eagle for a new ad campaign, "Syd for Short."

Key Points

• The team-up comes nearly a year after the Euphoria star sparked controversy with her for campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans."

• The ad was criticized for seemingly promoting eugenics by playing up the "jeans" and "genes" homophone.

Sydney Sweeneyhas moved on from "great" jeans to sun-lit shorts.

Aftercombatting controversyover her 2025 American Eagle ad campaign, theEuphoriastar has teamed up with the clothing company again on "Syd for Short," a summer campaign spotlighting the brand's shorts.

In the first promo, Sweeney sports a fitted pair of jean shorts and a denim jacket. Staring into the camera with her hands in her pocket, she asks, "What brand am I wearing?"

A montage of images sees Sweeney basking in the sunlight, frolicking on a beach and enjoying the blue skies of summer in her jeans shorts.

In an apparent wink to the outrage sparked by her initial blue jeans campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," Sweeney then grins at the camera, answering, "Yeah. That one."

In a statement shared withEntertainment Weekly, Sweeney highlighted the brand's partnership with the Crisis Text Hotline, which will receive 100% of the profits for two of AE's custom styles.

"There's something timeless about a great pair of jean shorts. They're simple, but they make you feel confident and put-together without trying too hard," said Sweeney. "Crisis Text Line, a cause so close to my heart, has been a part of this partnership from the beginning. I love knowing that when everyone wears these pieces, they are also a part of something meaningful, that directly helps people who need it."

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Last time around,  Sweeney's partnership with the brand garnered plenty of attention when it arrived in July 2025. The most criticized promo featured the actress reclining on a couch and fastening her jeans as she murmurs, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. My genes are blue." Then a male narrator adds, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans."

The seemingly innocuous world-play of "good genes" vs. "good jeans" struck a discordant chord with many who saw the ad and criticized it for glorifying a racial idea. It was swiftly slammed on social media as several conservative public figures — includingMegyn Kelly,JD Vance, and even PresidentDonald Trump—voiced supportfor Sweeney,mocking othersover their disdainof the ad.

On the heels of the initial wave of criticism, American Eaglereleased a statement defending the adand stating, "'Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans' is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans, her story. We'll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone."

As for Sweeney, shedid not weigh infor several months,finally commenting on the controversyin a NovemberGQcover story.

"I did a jean ad," she said. "I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life."

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WhenGQasked whether Sweeney wanted to address the "genetic superiority" criticism at the root of the controversy, she replied, "I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear."

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“DTF St. Louis” Cast Breaks Down Finale: ‘You'll Probably Have to Go Back to the Beginning to Really Understand’ (Exclusive)

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the season 1 finale ofDTF St. Louis.

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• The DTF St. Louis finale reveals who is behind the death of David Harbour's lead character Floyd after a long investigation

• Creator Steven Conrad and stars Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins, who play detectives in the series, open up to PEOPLE about the complex ending

• Conrad also shares the inspiration behind the miniseries, which sees Floyd struggle with intimacy and relationships, leaving him in "emotional desperation"

The season finale ofDTF St. Louisproves that nothing is truly what it seems.

After weeks of investigating the death ofDavid Harbour’s Floyd, the final episode of the HBO miniseries saw detectives Jodie Plumb (Joy Sunday) and Donoghue Homer (Richard Jenkins) realize that the case might have been much simpler than they imagined.

“You'll probably have to go back to the beginning to really understand the ending, honestly,” Sunday tells PEOPLE.

“Somebody said, ‘When you get a script like that, don't you want to jump to the end and find out what happens?’" Jenkins adds. “I said, ‘If in this script you jump to the end, you still won't know what happened unless you know the whole script beforehand.’”

A central theme of the season was Floyd’s struggling sex life with his wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini), due in part to his Peyronie’s disease, a condition where the penis develops a curvature that causes erectile dysfunction. It was later revealed that Carol was having an affair with Floyd’s best friend, Clark Forrest (Jason Bateman), which led Clark to become the prime suspect in the case.

While the toxicology report showed that Floyd died from an apparent poisoning, detectives suspected Clark was responsible, but that theory began to fall apart when they discovered that Floyd not only knew about the affair, but was accepting of it.

“The writing is just sublime,” Jenkins notes. “I hadn't read anything like that in a long time, so it was an easy yes for me. And it never disappointed in the playing of it, it never disappointed. You almost felt you weren't worthy of it at times. It was that good.”

In the finale, viewers learned that Clark, who had given Floyd — per his request — his prescription for a stimulant drug called Amphezyne in an effort to improve his sex life, was with Floyd in the poolhouse the night of his death. After Floyd admitted that he had mixed some of the drug into his canned drink — which proved to be what killed him — the two stripped down to their underwear and danced together.

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However, when Floyd began to show his romantic interest, Clark confessed that he didn’t share those same feelings.

“I love a show where you can go, ‘Okay, things are going to go poorly for these people who expect things to go well,’” the show’s creator Steven Conrad tells PEOPLE of the concept behind the series.

Meanwhile, Carol’s son, Richard (Arlan Ruf), was watching from the window after finding out that his stepfather was on the dating site called DTF St. Louis, meant for married people seeking outside hookups.

“When I started to conceive this idea, it was 2018, 2019,” Conrad reveals. “These hookup apps were probably at their height of popularity and their promise of, ‘Well, you have a commitment, you'll meet someone else with a commitment, and no one will ever know. You'll share a secret night and then you'll both go home to your partners and everything will go back to normal.’ That idea that there could be excitement without consequences.”

When Clark left, Richard confronted Floyd, who he later watched make a “rock and roll” hand gesture before chugging the rest of his drink. Little did Richard know, the symbol Floyd made actually meant “I love you” in American Sign Language.

The revelation that Floyd’s demise was ultimately at his own hands was a reflection of what Conrad says happens when people “feel emotional desperation and then make bad decisions.”

He adds that Harbour portrayed “a person who was susceptible to this bad idea five years ago, but wouldn't have done it 30 pounds ago, wouldn't have done it one friendship earlier, wouldn't have done it but in a phase of life now where he seems to need some volt of electricity to resuscitate him.”

DTF St. Louisis available to stream on HBO Max.

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