'BURN IT ALL DOWN': Firebrand feminist filmmaker calls for violent revolution



Hollywood's budget addiction is catching up with even its biggest franchises.

Two major projects have hit financial speed bumps, proving that even recognizable brands aren't automatic green lights anymore.

'This is the match that we needed to, quite frankly, burn it all down and finally build a country for mothers.'

First, there’s the last “Fast & Furious” film. The previous installment earned a tepid $146 million stateside in 2023, but more than $500 million from international sales. The film’s massive budget still made getting into the black a chore.

Now, the studio is dragging its feet on the last “Fast” feature, hoping to somehow whittle down the big bucks needed to make it happen. Let’s hope the studio doesn't send our heroes into space again.

Meanwhile, after a lot of jawboning, “Heat 2” appears ready to go before the cameras. Director Michael Mann wanted a massive shooting budget for his sequel to the beloved 1995 crime caper, and multiple studios flirted with the film but ultimately said no.

Now, the deep pockets at Amazon will help make this movie happen, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role originally performed by Val Kilmer and Christian Bale standing in for Al Pacino.

Pass the hat, folks. If you want to see these bloated IP extensions, someone’s got to pick up the tab.

'Man'-handled

It’s a wonder it lasted this long.

Disney+’s “Wonder Man” series, based on the obscure MCU character of the same name, supposedly earned a second-season renewal earlier this year. Not so fast. The Mouse House just slammed the door shut on new episodes.

The series race-swapped the main character, played on screen by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, but the show didn’t build on that sweet, sweet MCU synergy.

The character could reportedly pop up in future Marvel films, proof that Disney still believes more superheroes — not fewer — are the answer to audience fatigue.

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Harvey's 'heartbreak'

Gossip monger Harvey Levin built a career asking uncomfortable questions. Apparently, Anthony Fauci is the exception.

The TMZ boss called it "one of the most heartbreaking things I have seen in government" after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times before a Senate committee investigating the government's COVID response.

Levin acknowledged he has "problems with the way CDC handled COVID," saying the agency "did damage to children and adults." Even so, he insisted Fauci had been "an amazing public servant" and dismissed the hearing as a Republican "witch hunt."

That's an odd conclusion. If the CDC's pandemic response caused real harm — as Levin now concedes — why shouldn't one of its most influential public faces be asked tough questions under oath?

Mother of all leftists

Is Reshma Saujani a filmmaker or arsonist?

Saujani, an executive producer of the new documentary "No Country for Mothers," used a PBS interview to promote more than just the film.

The documentary explores the challenges facing modern motherhood, offering familiar progressive prescriptions — more government intervention, expanded social programs, and a renewed push for the Equal Rights Amendment.

But Saujani saved her most provocative remarks for the end, describing the film as the spark for something far bigger than policy reform.

And they are staying until midnight, talking, crying, holding each other, hugging each other, talking about the laws are going to change, the policies are going to pass, the neighbor that they're going to help. Like, this is the — this is the match that we needed to, quite frankly, burn it all down and finally build a country for mothers.

She also claimed, without offering a lick of evidence, that unseen forces are "suppressing women's content." One suspects those mysterious gatekeepers have an orange complexion.

More telling, though, is the revolutionary flourish. A documentary about helping mothers somehow ends with a call to "burn it all down." That's an odd way to pitch a movement built on caring for families.

Sleazy does it

Your newest OnlyFans creator got her start when Jimmy Carter was president.

Donna Mills, 85, is embracing the most 2026 career pivot imaginable. The "Knots Landing" star announced she'll be joining the adult-centered platform, saying it "offers the opportunity for a more personal and direct connection."

Good luck with that. A sizable share of the actress' longtime audience may need a grandchild just to download the app.

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'You want to test God?!' Golf course altercation leads to intense flex-off over stray ball



A man became incensed after he was antagonized by a group of golfers who claimed he took a woman's ball, resulting in the man getting shirtless and challenging another man to a fight.

The incident occurred at the Crooked Creek Golf Course in southeast Michigan, according to OutKick, which described the area where the exchange took place as chaotic. The specific location is reportedly where three holes on the course converge, with netting even positioned to prevent golfers from hitting one another.

"We got a 'Karen' on the golf course," the TikTok video began, as an unknown individual recorded a golfer in a green and white-striped shirt holding a ball.

The group reportedly alleged that the man took the ball after it landed near him and refused to return it.

"You’ll leave after I don’t give you a goddamn thing.”

"I'm going to take your clubs," a woman off-screen said.

"Then leave! I'm going to stand here and you can complain, goodbye," the man continued saying to a person who was not seen. "You're the one who approached me and I asked her to no longer speak."

"You took her ball!" a woman is heard complaining.

"Please don't speak to me," the man answered.

"Bro, you took her ball," another man chimed in.

While still arguing with his original combatant, the golfer began to escalate the discussion by saying "I'll plant you, bitch boy. Get the f**k off the cart!" before quickly removing his shirt and flexing in a fit of rage.

"You see that! That’s a dude that’s been to heaven, bitch," he screamed. "You want to test God? You f**king come get it, s**t stack!”

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"You think I'm mentally ill?" the man asked.

"I know you're mentally ill," a woman responded.

"Leave me alone," the man added as the group of golfers each drove away in their carts.

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Anheuser-Busch heir says ancestors 'rolled over in their graves' over Dylan Mulvaney partnership — and refuses to back down when challenged



An heir to the Anheuser-Busch fortune slammed the company that bears his family name on Friday for tarnishing the company's image after partnering with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

Speaking with TMZ, Busch said his ancestors "rolled over in their graves" when Bud Light partnered with Mulvaney.

"I think my family — my ancestors would have rolled over in their graves," Busch said of Bud Light's decision to celebrate Mulvaney's gender transition by plastering his face on one of the signature blue beer cans.

"They were very patriotic — they loved this country and what it stood for," Busch continued. "They believed that transgender, gays — that sort of thing — was all a very personal issue. They loved this country because it is a free country and people are allowed to do what they want, but it was never meant to be on a beer can and never meant to be pushed into people's faces."

Busch said that Anheuser-Busch's massive success was driven by his family's abilities in marketing and their understanding of AB's core customer — something Anheuser-Busch InBev executives betrayed.

"You know, I think people who drink beer, I think they're your common folk. I think they are the blue-collar worker who goes and works hard every single day," Busch said.

"The last thing they want pushed down their throat or to be drinking is a beer can with that kind of message on it. I just don’t think that’s what they're looking for," he explained. "They want their beer to be truly American, truly patriotic, as it always has been. Truly, America's beer, which Bud Light was and probably isn't any longer."

TMZ's Harvey Levin registered strong disagreement with Busch. He said Bud Light is facing a massive boycott because its customers are prejudiced against LGBT people.

But Busch held his ground, refusing to concede that putting Mulvaney's face on a Bud Light can was a wise marketing decision.


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Anheuser-Busch experienced a brutal second quarter in the U.S. in the face of the boycott.

Not only was Bud Light dethroned as America's No. 1 beer, but the company has hemorrhaged revenue — to the tune of approximately $400 million — and laid off hundreds of corporate employees.

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United Airlines worker reportedly fired after trying in vain to fight ex-NFL player at airport in one-sided slugfest caught on video



The United Airlines worker caught on video fighting a passenger — who turned out to be an ex-NFL player — at an airport last week has been fired, the New York Post reported.

“United Ground Express informed us that the employee has been terminated,” an airline representative said in an email, the Post said, adding that United Ground Express is a connection subsidiary for United Airlines.

What's the background?

The unidentified UA employee squared off against Brendan Langley, 27, about 11 a.m. Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, the paper said. It's unclear who instigated the dust-up, but the Daily Mail said it's believed to have stemmed from Langley using a wheelchair to transport his luggage instead of a luggage cart.

Langley was the Denver Broncos' 2017 third-round draft pick, played cornerback and returned kicks, and appeared in 16 games for the Broncos in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He's now with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.

Initially Langley appears to get the better of the employee, slapping him once and punching him several times in the face, sending him backward into the UA counter. But the employee nevertheless marches forward, puts up his fists, and slaps Langley in the face, too:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

After getting slapped, the Langley hollers, "You saw that s**t?" and punches the employee hard in the face, knocking him backward again into the counter. Langley then lands a second punch, and this wallop sends the worker behind the desk, after which he tumbles over an object — his feet swinging back and above his head — and then halls flat on the floor:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Despite his bloody face and appearing woozy, the UA worker manages to stagger to his feet and come back out and confront Langley again:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

"He wants more!" Langley hollers.

No other violence ensues as another individual — apparently a UA employee — comes into the frame and puts her hand up as if to call an end to the fighting.

Langley loudly adds, "He works at the airport, and he assaulted me!"

Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):

What happened next?

Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault, TMZ reported, citing police. But the outlet added that the airline employee wasn't arrested despite Langley's claim of not throwing the first punch.

The football player had plenty to say about the incident on Twitter, noting on the day of the incident that "how u start a fight w someone, get beat up to the point where EMS gotta come do ur stitches on sight & somehow u get up saying the other person is weak lol the way ppl perceive things is funny ..."

Langley also called Newark airport "the devil" and told United Airlines "y'all ain't off the hook… worst customer experience in the entirety of my life on Heaven!!!!"

Responding to a TMZ report on the fight, Langley added "its crazy how u can get assaulted by an actual airline employee and defend urself, but media will run the narrative that they want to. This is the problem in our society today smh; don't believe everything u read! @TMZ tbh this is sh**ty of y'all. Taking another man's pain as a joke."

He also said "u can clearly see soooo many @united employees watching everything unfold while I'm basically begging for help. craziest part not one of them helped de-escalate the situation! It was like they wanted it to happen. Like I had a target on my back."

Langley added that "every angle shows me walking away from buddy; I had a whole ass flight that morning I did not want any smoke! He followed me all the way down to the kiosk just to cause me bodily harm. I'm honestly still shocked."

Anything else?

"United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes, and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter," the carrier told the Daily Mail in a statement.

The Calgary Stampeders said they are investigating the incident, the Post said, citing CNN: “The Calgary Stampeders football club is aware of the reports concerning Brendan Langley ... The team is currently looking into the matter in order to learn the full details and will have no further comment until the investigation is complete."

The paper added that Port Authority police have not responded to its inquiry about possible charges against the fired worker.