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Throwback Photos: Here’s What The Challenge: All Stars Cast Looked Like When They Debuted On MTV
The Challenge spans nearly 23 years — and soon the “biggest event” in the series’ storied history will unfold on Paramount+. All Stars assemble! Twenty-two iconic players, who first appeared on The Real World, Road Rules or Fresh Meat, will face off in unprecedented, over-the-top challenges set in the Andes Mountains of Argentina to see who is the “greatest of all time.” To celebrate the return of the diverse lineup — we haven’t seen some of them in more than a decade — we are taking a look back at their first-ever cast photos from RW and RR. Some images are screengrabs, while others are professional photographs. And there also might be a group shot (or two) if a solo shot wasn’t deep in our official archives. Enjoy the throwbacks...
The Most Shocking Eliminations Ever on The Challenge
The Challenge is back thanks to a brand-new limited series from Paramount+ that fans won’t want to miss. The Challenge: All Stars premieres April 1 on Paramount+. The nine-episode season features 22 of the most iconic reality stars from the original Real World and Road Rules. That means more money up for grabs, more politicking and more shocking elimination challenges. Since its first season, The Challenge elimination rounds have served up some of the most brutal, surprising and downright entertaining segments in reality television history. To celebrate the new Paramount+ Original series, we are looking back at the matchups that stunned fans. Whether it was massive underdogs prevailing, 200 IQ strategy or just the sheer competitive nature put on display, here are our picks for the most sho...
Build Your Ultimate Season of The Challenge
Have you heard the news? The Challenge is BACK, and it’s bringing 22 of its fiercest competitors ever. The brand-new limited series from Paramount+ serves up the ultimate reality competition series in the ultimate way. Which got us thinking about this question: What is your ultimate season of The Challenge? WATCH NOW: Stream The Challenge and More MTV Reality Series on Paramount+ This quiz will bring that fantasy to life by letting you assemble your favorite contestants of all time for what you think would be the most dramatic, bruising Challenge season ever. Don’t forget: Sign up for Paramount+ to catch the series premiere of The Challenge: All Stars on April 1. Can’t wait that long? Paramount+ has more than 20 seasons of The Challenge in their entirety streaming right now! This qui...
R.I.P. Craig “muMs” Grant, Oz Actor and Poet Dead at 52
Craig Grant, the actor and poet best known for his work on the HBO drama Oz and who went by “muMs da Schemer” in slam-poetry competitions, has died at 52. He passed away on Wednesday, according to his representative Pam Ellis-Evenas. A cause of death has not yet been determined. Born and raised in New York City in 1968, Grant fell in love with poetry in his youth and was a well-known poet in the local scene by the time he left Mount St. Michael Academy High School. As part of the acclaimed Nuyorican Poetry Slam team, he was featured in the 1998 documentary SlamNation and on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam series, both of which propelled Grant’s career and positioned him as an inspiration to aspiring poets. Grant’s breakout moment in Hollywood came courtesy of his featured role as Poet, a heroin addic...
‘I’m The Best Man’: Will Fessy Really Outdo CT On Double Agents?
Take a break, Icarus: Fessy flew so close to the sun, he nearly caused an eclipse — and not just because the day’s mission kicked off at 15,000 feet. Now, the question after tonight’s Double Agents episode is: Will the game’s biggest guy protect his wings from molting, or is his descent imminent? And will he drag his partner Nany down as well? After Darrell’s shocking elimination, the game’s remaining 11 competitors were forced to confront any fears of heights in “Spy Dive,” which challenged them to memorize a giant puzzle key while freefalling from an airplane. Then, once their feet were on the ground (and the screaming stopped), they’d have to sprint a half-mile to a checkpoint alongside their partners and recreate the key. While the day’s winners Kaycee and Leroy had teamwor...
Jay Leno Apologizes for Long History of Racist Asian Jokes
Jay Leno has issued an apology for his long history of racist jokes about Asian communities. For years, the former Tonight Show host has made wisecracks about North Koreans and other Asian populations consuming dog meat, which is an offensive stereotype with subhuman and/or morally inferior implications. According to Variety, the activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) has spent the last 15 years lobbying for Leno to stop and apologize for his remarks, which he reportedly continued to make as recently as 2020 on the set of America’s Got Talent. Now, one week after the Atlanta spa shooting that left eight dead, including six women of Asian descent, Leno has decided to come forward and apologize for his egregiously offensive attempts at humor. “At ...
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Is Quacktastic: Review
The Pitch: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” as Harvey Dent said all those years ago. Well, the Mighty Ducks were never going to die, and they’ve since flipped the coin. Now, they’re the powerhouse team in the Twin Cities region, no different than Coach Reilly’s Hawks back in the early ’90s, and they’re in it to win it. That’s bad news for young Evan (Brady Noon), who’s cut from the Ducks for not being good enough. Seeing her son defeated and humiliated, Evan’s mother Alex (Lauren Graham) rallies around the kid to form a new team of underducks. Though, as we learned through three Mighty Ducks flicks, it takes more than skates and speeches to start flying together. Cobra Quack: It was only a matter of time before we’d see another franchise follo...
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Has Lost Nearly 50% of Its Audience Since “Toxic” Workplace Scandal
Last year, The Ellen DeGeneres Show came under massive scrutiny after allegations of a “toxic” work culture surfaced. WarnerMedia investigated the claims, Degeneres wrote a letter to her staff apologizing for her supposed ignorance, and three high-up executive producers “parted ways” for good. Following a multi-month hiatus, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has finally returned to TV only to discover that its viewership has taken a huge nosedive. Over 110 episodes have aired since Season 18 kicked off in September 2020, and Ellen DeGeneres has spent them interviewing the biggest names in pop culture, as is normal for the series. According to The New York Times, however, these new episodes have drawn an average of 1.5 million viewers over the past six months — a 43% drop compared to the 2.6 million...
R.I.P. George Segal, Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs Actor Dead at 87
George Segal, the veteran actor who starred in countless movies and TV shows including Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs, has died at 87. He passed away due to complications from bypass surgery in Santa Rosa, California, reports Variety. Born in Great Neck, New York in 1934 to a Jewish family, Segal quickly fell in love with acting after seeing Alan Ladd in This Gun for Hire when he was nine years old. He spent his free time playing banjo and watching movies in high school before leaving for Haverford College. Segal then earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1955 and briefly served in the US Army. After landing a job as an understudy in a Broadway production of The Iceman Cometh, Segal started securing sporadic roles in a handful of ’60s TV shows and ca...
Wild ‘N Out Is Back: Get A First Look At Brand-New Episodes
“Class is back in session” — and it’s going to be wild. VH1 announced today that Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out will feature showdowns between the Old School and New School teams when new episodes begin on April 6. And in the first look below, it’s time to “get this sh*t started.” Old School vs. New School teams will go against each other in some of the most hilarious, entertaining and outrageous battles. Cannon and a legendary special guest will lead the Old School team while DC Young Fly pairs up with some of the newer cast members and a special guest to head up the New School squad. The battles will bring both groups head-to-head in ridiculous comic throwdowns where the games escalate with each act, all gearing up towards the “Wildstyle...
Jamie Foxx’s Authorized Mike Tyson Limited Series Ropes in Director Antoine Fuqua
Jamie Foxx (photo via Ron Adar/Shutterstock) and Mike Tyson (photo via Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock) Antonie Fuqua is getting into the ring with Jamie Foxx for an authorized limited series about heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. The biographical drama has been in the works for over five years, originally intended as a feature film. Initially set at Paramount, Foxx’s passion project at various times had directors like Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese attached. The latter filmmaking legend has stuck around and will serve as executive producer on the limited series. News of Fuqua’s involvement and the shift to a TV format comes about a month after Hulu announced its own unauthorized Tyson story, Iron Mike, from the I, Tonya team. The controversial boxer called for a boycott of the st...
Thomas Middleditch Accused of Sexual Misconduct: Report
Silicon Valley actor Thomas Middleditch has been accused of sexual misconduct. In a report published by the Los Angeles Times, a woman named Hannah Harding detailed an incident that allegedly took place at the now-shuttered Hollywood club Cloak & Dagger on October 22nd, 2019. Harding accused the 39-year-old actor of making “lewd sexual overtures” toward her and her girlfriend. After she turned him down, he allegedly “kept pursuing her, groping her in front of her friends and several employees, including the club’s operations manager, Kate Morgan.” Morgan told The Times that she asked her bosses, co-founders Adam Bravin and Michael Patterson, to kick Middleditch out and ban him — to no avail. “I felt like they dismissed it,” she said. “I told Adam that he needed to listen...
