This graphic shows a still from ‘Grand Theft Auto VI.’ (Rockstar Games, Netflix)
Your next look at the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived.
Publisher Rockstar Games debuted an extended look at the sixth numbered entry in the massively popular video game franchise on Thursday.
The showcase, which runs for just short of 27 minutes and is available on Rockstar’s YouTube channel, gives us our first look at the sprawling action-adventure game’s narrative, gameplay and mechanics.
Each Grand Theft Auto game takes place in different heavily hyperbolic versions of American cities, and focuses on main characters working their way through the city’s world of crime.
Grand Theft Auto VI will take place in Leonida and Vice City, USA, which appears to be a dramatized version of Miami, Florida.
“Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them,” a brief synopsis of the game reads. “But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.”
Grand Theft Auto VI, which is available to preorder now, will officially release Thursday, Nov. 19, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to Rockstar.
The new release follows more than a decade of anticipation since the 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold 230 million copies, according to franchise owner Take-Two Interactive.
The series started on the original PlayStation and PC in 1997, when it generated controversy due to its violence. In 2001, Grand Theft Auto 3 came to PlayStation 2. It brought the series into 3D and once again caused controversy with violence and sexual content.
In total, the franchise has sold 475 million copies, Take-Two noted.
Joe Amabile attends ‘The GOAT’ Los Angeles Tastemaker Event at Ysabel on April 30, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Anna Webber/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Former Bachelor in Paradise star Joe Amabile is opening up after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
The reality star and podcast host, 40, spoke with Good Morning America to share an update three weeks after his surgery about what lies ahead for him, including taking daily medication and waiting for his speech to return.
“I still struggle a little bit,” Amabile said about his difficulties with speech after the surgery. “I could think of what to say, but I would have a hard time vocalizing it. And I would say I’m about 90% back.”
Amabile said he first learned about the tumor in July after doing an elective full-body MRI screening. He talked about it in an Instagram post, revealing that he’d need to have surgery to remove the “blueberry-sized lesion” in his left frontal lobe.
“According to my doctor, I wouldn’t probably know about this until I eventually had a seizure,” Amabile said in an interview that aired Friday on GMA.
Amabile’s doctor, Dr. Alexandra Miller, chief of neuro-oncology at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, told GMA that follow-up scans at NYU Medical Center pointed toward a tumor called an astrocytoma.
Miller said the tumor has a “good prognosis,” adding, “It was a really good thing and very lucky that he was able to find it early.”
According to the National Cancer Institute, astrocytoma is a type of glioma, or tumor, that forms in star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord.
Astrocytomas may be benign or malignant and are grouped based on their grade, which is determined by how abnormal the tumor cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow, spread and come back after treatment, according to the NCI.
Low-grade astrocytomas are more common in children, while high-grade astrocytomas, such as glioblastoma, tend to grow and spread within the brain and spinal cord quickly and are more common in adults.
The NCI says treatment for astrocytoma in addition to surgery includes observation, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
The reality star went in for surgery in early August and the procedure was successful. Amabile said he’s also taking daily medication to keep the tumor at bay.
After spending four days in the hospital and more time recovering at home, Amabile said that he was able to get back to his routines, including taking a run just 15 days after his surgery, which he documented on Instagram.
Following the surgery, Amabile said sharing his experience with others, including documenting his experience on social media, has been “super important.”
“I think being able to share so other people can relate, and people who are going through it, I think is, it’s super important,” Amabile said.
By his side through all of it has been his wife, Serena Pitt, whom he met on Bachelor in Paradise.
“Unexpected challenges are going to be thrown your way and I feel like it has made me feel very grateful for the partner that I chose,” Pitt told GMA.
Peter Cullen attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute To Hasbro’s Centennial at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Peter Cullen, a voice actor who starred as Optimus Prime in Transformers and as Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, has died at the age of 85.
Cullen died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, his agent, Kevin Motley, confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.
No cause of death was given.
“Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family — and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide,” the family said in a statement. “His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember ‘be strong enough to be gentle.'”
Cullen had more than 200 acting credits over his decadeslong career. In addition to his roles in several Transformers and Winnie the Pooh movies and shows, he voiced characters in Knight Rider and Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers and provided vocal effects for the 1987 film Predator, according to IMDb.
He was also the announcer on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in the 1970s, which gave him his break into acting.
In a 2014 interview with NPR, the Canadian-born Cullen said he first learned he had a talent for voices when he was a child, living and working on a farm.
“One of the greatest memories I have is, I had a full dairy barn where I would collect milk pails with my brother, Larry,” Cullen said. “I found one day that I made a loud noise and all the cows looked up to me. … And I walked down the center of that aisle with these cows looking at me and I said, ‘This is fantastic.’ I must have been 8 years old … and I was the king of the cows.”
Cullen said that his second favorite role after Optimus Prime was voicing an animal, gloomy donkey Eeyore, in Winnie the Pooh.
“I enjoyed doing Eeyore because he was simply charming,” Cullen told NPR. “And I get an awful lot of reactions from, especially, young kids, when I go up and just say [in Eeyore’s voice], ‘Hello. Thanks for noticing me.'”
He continued, “And to see their faces light up, that to me is one of the great joys.”
Cullen’s gift of impersonations grew from animals to humans, which he said in a 2023 interview launched him into a career in comedy, first in Canada and then in Los Angeles.
When asked for his advice for young people, Cullen said to find something that you’re good at, or something that you want to do, and stick with it.
“No matter what it is, it’s like working a muscle, the more you work it, the bigger it gets,” he said. “And, if you do something you love, that’s what I tell kids, if you find something you love to do, do it, stick with it, and you’ll never work a day in your life. You love it, it’s just a holiday.”
Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 4, 2026, in New York. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Award, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday ordered Justin Baldoni and the studio behind It Ends With Us to pay Blake Lively nearly $400,000 in attorneys’ fees.
The decision comes after Lively requested a reimbursement of $7.5 million, which the judge said was “unreasonable.”
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman instead ordered Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, to pay Lively just over $363,000 in attorneys’ fees and $44,000 in costs.
Liman cited in his ruling a California state law designed to protect sexual harassment accusers from retaliation, but said that law only applies to Lively’s attorneys’ fees for defamation claims.
Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, responded to the ruling on Wednesday, saying the ruling “speaks for itself.”
“Judge Liman clearly considered the ‘outrageous and unreasonable’ $8 million plus demand and, in rejecting it, awarded only 5% of the amount sought in legal fees and costs,” Freedman said in a statement. “The ruling is a significant victory for my clients and sends a clear message that, no matter how powerful you may be, the courtroom is not a place to take advantage of the law for your own personal gain.”
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Lively.
The ruling comes over one year after Liman dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, the couple’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni’s defamation claim against The New York Times.
Lively and Baldoni, who starred together in It Ends With Us, have been embroiled in a legal battle since December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the film, which he also directed.
Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of attempting to orchestrate a smear campaign against her, allegations Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have vehemently denied.
Baldoni’s lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by Liman in June 2025. The judge later gutted much of Lively’s case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set, determining that she could continue to pursue her claims of retaliation against Baldoni’s public relations team.
Baldoni, via his Wayfarer production company, and Lively agreed to settle their ongoing dispute in May this year. Liman ruled at the time that Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively’s attorneys’ fees but denied Lively’s claim for punitive damages.
Alice and Steve is coming back for more. Deadline reports Disney+ has renewed the comedy series for a second season. The show stars Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker as the titular best friends who have a falling out after Steve (Clement) starts dating Alice’s (Walker) much younger daughter … Disney is the parent company of ABC News.
Barry Keoghan is coming back to the Top Boy universe. Netflix has announced two new series set in the world of Top Boy. One is a five-episode prequel called Jonny Boy, which brings Keoghan back as his ruthless character Jonny. The second show has the working title of Jaq. It’s centered around the character Jacqueline, to be played by Jasmine Jobson …
David Fincher’s upcoming film has a new title. The movie is now called The Further Mis-adventures of Cliff Booth. It was previously just titled Cliff Booth, named after the character Brad Pitt will be back portraying after first playing him in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The new film will be available to watch on IMAX screens starting on Nov. 25. Netflix subscribers will be able to stream the film on Dec. 23 …
Rupert Grint poses at the ‘Yön Lapsi’ (Nightborn) photocall during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on Feb. 14, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)
Rupert Grint is headed back to Hogwarts.
The actor, who portrayed Ron Weasley in all eight of the Harry Potter films, is reprising the role of the Gryffindor wizard on Broadway.
Grint is joining the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a 17-week engagement starting on Feb. 2, 2027. His time in the role is scheduled to last through May 30, 2027.
Grint follows in the footsteps of Tom Felton, who originated Draco Malfoy in the films and has been playing the adult version of the character in the production over the last year. Felton has extended his run in the production many times.
Felton is currently expected to exit the show on Jan. 3, 2027, meaning at this time his Broadway run won’t overlap with Grint’s.
In a statement shared with Deadline, Grint said, “Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life. There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life is truly exciting.”
He continued, “The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage I was blown away and I can’t wait to set foot back on Platform 9 ¾ and pick up where I left off. I am overjoyed to join this exceptional cast and crew at the Lyric Theatre this winter.”
The play continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the events of the book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman star in ‘The Love Hypothesis.’ (Philippe Bossé/Prime Video)
No lessons in chemistry are necessary.
Prime Video has released the official trailer for its film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis. The movie is based on The New York Times bestselling first novel by Ali Hazelwood.
Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith and Tom Bateman takes on the role of Dr. Adam Carlsen in this new rom-com.
The Love Hypothesis follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive and hotshot professor Carlsen. Through their time together, “each of their carefully calculated theories on love are thrown into chaos,” according to an official description from Amazon MGM Studios.
The film’s trailer finds Reinhart’s Olive kissing a random man in order to make her best friend feel comfortable enough to pursue a relationship of her own. It turns out that random man is actually Dr. Carlsen, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Evil.
“There’s a guy. He wants to go out with my best friend. The only way that she will date this guy is if I’m dating someone else,” Olive says.
“I accept your proposal to deceive your friend into believing that I’m your love interest,” Dr. Carlsen says back.
“It sounds really bad when you put it like that,” Olive responds.
Set it Up director Claire Scanlon helmed it from a script by Sarah Rothschild. Both Hazelwood and Reinhart serve as executive producers on the project.
The Love Hypothesis makes its streaming debut on Sept. 23.
Will Angus, Nicholas Duvernay and Jack Martin in ‘Not Suitable For Work.’ (Disney/Gwen Capistran)
Not Suitable For Work has been canceled after one season on Hulu. The show’s creator and its cast have taken to social media to share their reactions to the news.
Mindy Kaling created the comedy that starred Ella Hunt, Avantika Vandanapu, Will Angus, Jack Martin and Nicholas Duvernay.
Kaling took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo carousel filled with memories from making the series.
“I love this show, I loved making this show, I love these people, and I love all of you for all your sweet comments, messages, edits and for watching @NotSuitableForWork,” Kaling captioned her post.
Stars Duvernay and Vandanapu both commented red heart emojis, while Vandanapu made a post of her own to her Instagram Story.
“I love this cast and this team so very much,” Vandanapu wrote. “@NotSuitableForWork gave me such an opportunity of a lifetime and introduced me to people and audiences I could have never even dreamed of meeting before. I am so grateful to Mindy, Charlie, Hulu, Warner Bros for giving us this chance. We love you.”
Martin also took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts on the cancellation.
“I will ALWAYS love @NotSuitableForWork and everyone who was a part of it!!!!!! Thank you for watching,” he wrote.
Hunt similarly shared a post on her Instagram Story, writing, “i had the most wonderful time making not suitable for work.” She thanked Kaling and showrunner Charlie Grandy for “assembling the loveliest group of goobers there ever was” and said “this show was a dream come true for me.”
Not Suitable for Work spanned nine episodes and premiered on June 2. It followed “five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness, in Manhattan,” according to its official synopsis.
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Dolly Parton performs live onstage at the U.K. Country Music Festival, April 1, 1976. (Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images)
Celebrities are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Lily Tomlin, Parton’s longtime friend and one of her co-stars in the 1980 hit comedy 9 to 5, wrote on Instagram, “No words…” alongside a broken heart emoji.
The movie was Parton’s big-screen debut, and she wrote and performed the film’s chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song.
Tomlin said at the 16th annual Governors Awards in 2025 that the song “9 to 5” was “so much bigger than any singular theme song on a movie soundtrack,” saying it “became an anthem for our culture of the time.”
She added at the time that Parton’s “humanitarian achievements are as staggering as her formidable singing career” and called her “one of the few people who remains in this world that everyone loves and respects.”
Country singer Kacey Musgraves wrote on social media on Tuesday, “This really really hurts.”
“The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden,” Musgraves said. “So glad she’s with her Carl Dean.”
Dean, who was Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died last year at the age of 82.
Parton’s fellow country singer and actress Reba McEntire wrote on Instagram, “Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart.”
“There will never ever be another you. We will remember and cherish every memory and every note you ever played and sang,” she continued. “I’ll never forget the first time I met you and I’ll never forget our last conversation. I hold it with love in my heart.”
The Jacksons called Parton a “true trailblazer” in a statement on Instagram.
“Through her extraordinary talent, kindness and generosity, she opened doors and inspired generations around the world. We share this special memory from 1977, when we had the honor of meeting Dolly in England on the same day we also met Queen Elizabeth II,” the Jacksons wrote alongside a carousel of images. “Thank you, Dolly, for the music, the joy and the light you shared with us all.”
“Our prayers are with Dolly’s family, friends and everyone whose life she touched. … Your beautiful spirit and remarkable legacy will live on forever,” the Jacksons said.
Khloe Kardashian, a Parton superfan, wrote in an Instagram Story, “Some people are so extraordinary, their existence feels almost impossible. Dolly was one of those people.”
“A once-in-a-lifetime soul. A woman whose light, heart, talent and humanity changed this world forever,” Kardashian wrote. “To have admired her was a gift. To have met her, spent time in her presence, and somehow been lucky enough that Dolly Parton knew my name… I will never have words big enough for what that means to me.”
“What an astronomical human being. What a legacy. What a loss,” she added. “There will never be another Dolly.
Singer Kelly Clarkson also honored the legendary singer, writing on social media that Parton “had a way of making everyone feel special, and seen, and welcomed, and as if you were old friends.”
“I will miss her heart and her voice as I am sure millions will,” Clarkson said. “What an incredible gift and talent she was and still is with an amazing catalogue of art she has left behind for all of us.”
Jack White of The White Stripes, who covered Parton’s hit song “Jolene” in 2000, posted a photo of Parton on Instagram with the caption, “Instant Sainthood.”
Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth wrote on Instagram that she was “heartbroken,” calling Parton her “ultimate inspiration.”
“I met Dolly on several occasions and she always made me feel like one of her own. She even agreed to sing with me on one of my records,” Chenoweth said. “The world has lost one of the best but I know we will never forget her because she is impossible to forget. I love you Dolly and I will ALWAYS love you.”
The Muppets also honored the iconic performer, saying in a statement on Facebook, “There will never be another quite like Dolly Parton. She was the ultimate singer, songwriter, actress, performer, and philanthropist. She filled the world with light and we are so grateful for every second we got to spend with her onstage and off.”
Actress Octavia Spencer called Parton “a gift to the world,” writing on social media, “[Y]our voice, your philanthropic heart, and warmth made us … feel seen and that the world was a pretty decent place.”
Actor Colman Domingo wrote on social media, “Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness. What a light. We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The actor is set to star as Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego in Prime Video’s upcoming RoboCop series.
The new show will be based on the MGM film franchise. It comes from showrunner, writer and executive producer Peter Ocko. Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, the co-creaters and co-writers of the original film, are set to executive produce the new show. Also executive producing are James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
Stevens has been cast almost a month after Amazon MGM Studios greenlit the new series. He takes on the part that was originally portrayed by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film.
RoboCop follows a world where “a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer,” according to its official logline.
The new series will consist of eight episodes. In July, Prime Video released a statement from producer Wan on what can be expected from the upcoming show.
“I’ve been a massive fan of Robocop forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream,” Wan said. “What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter’s distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we’re working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.”
