Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter attend The 2024 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Sabrina Carpenter never publicly commented on rumors that the reason she and Barry Keoghan split up was because he cheated on her. But now Barry is speaking out, seemingly addressing that rumor.
While appearing on Benny Blanco’s podcast, Friends Tell Secrets, the Irish actor talked about why he stopped using social media and going out in public for a while. “There was a narrative out there that was never really sort of even spoken on, a narrative that’s not true, and I never confirmed or said anything about it,” he explained. “And I just disappeared.”
When Benny’s co-host Dave Burd asked Barry to clarify what narrative he was referring to, asking, “Is it something about cheating?” Barry confirmed, “Yeah, that I cheated.”
“I don’t want to ever bring anyone else into it. But like, you know, unfortunately, having a relationship in the public eye … it gets put out there,” he continued.
Sabrina dated Barry in 2024. He starred in the video for her song “Please Please Please” and is widely assumed to have inspired several songs on her album Short n’ Sweet, particularly the line in “Bed Chem” where she sings, “Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket/ And the thick accent?”
James Comey is seen on May 20, 2025 in New York City. (Patricia Schlein/Star Max/GC Images)
(NEW YORK) — A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year that President Donald Trump and members of his administration claimed was a threat against the president.
Renewing efforts to prosecute one of Trump’s longtime adversaries, Department of Justice prosecutors brought the case after a judge last year threw out an indictment against Comey on unrelated charges.
The new indictment centers on a controversy that erupted nearly a year ago when Comey, in a since-deleted Instagram post, shared a picture showing the numbers “86 47” written in seashells on the beach with the caption “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
Citing the slang meaning of “86” as to “nix” or “get rid” of something, allies of the president alleged that the post was a veiled threat against Trump, and the Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service quickly launched investigations into the posts.
CNN was first to report news of the indictment.
Prosecutors will likely face a high legal bar to prove that the Instagram post constituted a “true threat,” which the Supreme Court in 2023 found required showing an individual understood their message would be perceived as threatening. With the phrase “86 47” increasingly adopted by protesters of the Trump administration, the case could carry sweeping implications for the First Amendment.
When asked about the post last year, Trump suggested that Comey should be prosecuted over the post, which Trump alleged was a call “for the assassination of the president.”
“He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear,” Trump told Fox News last year.
At the time, Trump said he would leave a decision about charging Comey to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, though he insisted that Comey was a “dirty cop.”
“When you add his history to that … he’s a dirty cop. And if he had a clean history, I could understand if there was a leniency, but I’m going to let them make that decision,” Trump said.
Following backlash over the post, Comey removed the photo from Instagram and said he was unaware that the post could be associated with violence.
“I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down,” Comey said on May 15.
The post drew swift criticism from the Trump administration, with White House staff describing the post “deeply concerning” and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard calling for Comey to be imprisoned.
“James Comey in my view should be held accountable and put behind bars for this,” Gabbard told Fox News.
Comey is not the first public figure to face pushback for invoking number “86,” with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drawing criticism in 2020 for appearing during a television interview with a small figurine of the numbers “86 45” on a table behind her, and similar “86 46” references appearing online during Joe Biden’s presidency.
Comey was indicted last year on unrelated charges for allegedly lying to Congress and obstruction related to his testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020. Comey’s lawyers moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing the case was politically motivated and that the grand jury never saw the charges in their entirety, and the case was ultimately dismissed over issues with the legitimacy of the prosecutor who brought the case.
The new indictment comes as the Department of Justice in recent weeks has ramped up investigations of some of Trump’s perceived political foes under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is heading up the Justice Department following Trump’s ouster of Pam Bondi.
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice removed a top career prosecutor from a controversial investigation in Florida after sources told ABC News that she had expressed concerns about a rushed effort to bring criminal charges against former CIA Director John Brennan.
Prosecutors in April also secured an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center — frequently criticized by conservatives for their assessment of hate groups — for bank fraud and money laundering offenses related to its paying of informants to infiltrate such groups. The organization has denied all wrongdoing.
Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ (Lost Highway)
Kacey Musgraves’ sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, drops Friday, and fans will get their first chance to hear her sing it live during three shows at Texas’ oldest dance hall.
Tickets are on sale now for Middle of Nowhere: Live at Gruene Hall. The Mariachi Brothers will be her special guests for the May 3, 4 and 5 concerts.
The album’s title comes from a sign Kacey noticed in her hometown of Golden, Texas, which is about 300 miles from Gruene Hall in New Braunfels.
Currently, that looks like your only chance to see Kacey live until she plays the Bourbon & Beyond festival Sept. 25 in Louisville.
‘Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live’ (Photo Courtesy of Aysia Marotta/CBS)
The Recording Academy is honoring Rod Stewart with his very own concert special.
Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live will feature taped performances from Stewart’s One Last Time Tour concerts that took place in Miami, Florida, in February. In addition to the concert performances, the special will feature archival footage of Stewart, along with a behind-the-scenes look at his show.
Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live, named after Rod’s 1988 hit song, will air May 19 on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
Rod Stewart launched his One Last Time Tour in 2024 and still has shows booked through August. Next up, he’ll kick off a new set of Las Vegas residency dates at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on May 27. A complete list of dates can be found at RodStewart.com.
‘I Built You a Tower’ album artwork. (ANTI- Records)
Death Cab for Cutie has released a new song called “Punching the Flowers,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, I Built You a Tower.
“‘Punching the Flowers’ is a song about stagnation and the feeling of being imprisoned by The Known,” says frontman Ben Gibbard in a statement. “And about the damage done when someone ventures deeper into the unknown.”
You can watch the video for “Punching the Flowers” on YouTube.
I Built You a Tower, the follow-up to 2022’s Asphalt Meadows, is due out June 5. It also includes the single “Riptides.”
Death Cab for Cutie will launch a U.S. tour in July.
Anne Hathaway stars as Verity Crawford and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford in ‘Verity.’ (Alisha Wetherill)
The official teaser trailer for Verity is here.
Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling psychological thriller.
Anne Hathaway stars alongside Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett in the movie, which finds Hathaway also producing and Johnson executive producing.
The film follows author Verity Crawford (Hathaway), and Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), “a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity,” according to its official synopsis. “After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity’s chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity’s husband Jeremy (Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.”
This new teaser starts with Johnson’s Lowen wearing a white silk robe as she crawls on top of Hartnett’s Jeremy and kisses him. When Lowen pulls away from the kiss, she finds that Jeremy is nowhere to be seen, and she’s sitting on the lap of Hathaway’s Verity. The latter grabs Lowen and forcibly kisses her again, and this time, when they pull apart, Lowen has a bloody lip and Verity gives her a toothy, bloody smile in return.
“Even with my generous warning, you’re going to continue to ingest my words,” Verity says in a voice-over. “But know one thing. There is no light where we’re going. Darkness ahead.”
Michael Showalter directed the film from a screenplay by Nick Antosca, which was produced by Hoover.
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
Bruce Springsteen is set to be celebrated at the 2026 Tribeca Festival in June.
The Boss will be honored with the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, named after the late singer, actor and civil rights activist. The award “recognizes artists who don’t just speak out, but actively use their platform to advance equality, dignity, and human rights.”
“There are few figures who embody the spirit of Tribeca’s Harry Belafonte Award more fully than Bruce Springsteen,” said Jane Rosenthal, Tribeca Festival co-founder and co-chair.
The event, taking place June 13 at the OKX Theatre at BMCC in Manhattan, will include a conversation between the New Jersey rocker and U2 frontman Bono, with Robert De Niro and singer Patti Smith also on hand to celebrate Springsteen.
The 2026 Tribeca Festival runs from June 3 to June 14. Tickets are on sale now.
Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in ‘Ted Lasso’ season 4. (Apple TV)
Believe it — the teaser trailer and premiere date for Ted Lasso season 4 have arrived.
Apple TV has announced that the fourth season of its hit comedy series will make its global debut on Aug. 5. The streaming service also released the first trailer for the new season.
According to the streamer, season 4 finds Ted returning to Richmond to coach a second division women’s football team. The official description calls it Ted’s biggest challenge yet.
“Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would,” the synopsis reads.
Jason Sudeikis is back starring as the titular coach. Also returning are fan favorites Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift.
New to the show this season are Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsey, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.
The teaser finds Ted walking around in South London when he encounters an AFC Richmond fan.
“Welcome back, coach,” the man says to Ted, who replies, “Thank you, sir.”
“Too bad you’re coaching a bunch of girls, ya wanker,” the man tells him.
New episodes of Ted Lasso will premiere to Apple TV each Wednesday from Aug. 5 to Oct. 7.
A gas pump stands at a station in Manhattan on April 21, 2026 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Gasoline prices in the United States hit their highest level in four years on Tuesday as negotiations over the Iran war appeared to show little signs of a resolution.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 24, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Kid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a ride in AH-64 Apache attack helicopters around the Washington, D.C., area on Monday, just weeks after the Army drew scrutiny for allowing the same type of aircraft to hover near the pro-Trump musician’s home.
Both helicopters are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, according to a U.S. official, the same formation whose aircraft initially flew near Kid Rock’s Nashville-area home, where the musician later posted video of himself waving at and saluting the Apaches as they hovered near his backyard.
“Joined my friend @KidRock — and some of our great @USArmy Apache pilots — for a ride this morning. (More to come on that!),” Hegseth said in a statement on social media. “Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops.”
After the Apaches visited the home of Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, in March, the pilots were initially suspended. Hegseth immediately intervened, saying at the time, “No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots.”
One U.S. official with knowledge of the situation said that the flight on Monday will be made into a promotional video for the Pentagon.
ABC News has reached out to Kid Rock for comment.
The reversal of the suspension marked an unusual end run around the military’s normal chain of command and investigative process. Hegseth has repeatedly sidestepped traditional Pentagon channels, much of it aimed at the Army, where he has had internal clashes with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
Driscoll, who is relatively popular in national security spaces and Capitol Hill, has long been rumored as a potential successor should Hegseth be fired or depart the Pentagon. Hegseth also recently blocked the promotions of four Army colonels to brigadier general and fired the service’s top officer, Gen. Randy George, without public explanation.
Kid Rock, the rock musician and conservative activist, has become one of President Donald Trump’s most visible celebrity allies, regularly appearing at campaign rallies and other political events.
Military flyovers are not unusual, but they are generally coordinated for major public events, including sporting events, air shows or large ceremonial gatherings, rather than conducted in close proximity to private residences.
“The visit today provided an opportunity for Kid Rock to thank service members, highlight the professionalism of the men and women supporting the mission, and recognize their continued sacrifice in honor of our nation,” Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a statement.
