GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Trinity Joy Johnson, 26, has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of sexual exploitation of children involving the production of child pornography, 15 counts of distributing child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography. John P. Heekin, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the plea.
“Thanks to the outstanding investigative work by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations, my office was able to aggressively prosecute this defendant to ensure she is held fully accountable for her disgusting crimes victimizing an innocent child,” U.S. Attorney Heekin said.
According to court records, Johnson used her cellphone to take sexually explicit images of a toddler in her care. Prosecutors said she then shared the images, along with other child pornography files, with strangers online while engaging in sexually explicit discussions. Investigators found more than 100 files depicting child sexual abuse material during a search of her phone.
For each child pornography production count, Johnson faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years. Each distribution count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years. The possession charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Sentencing is set for Nov. 23, 2026, at 3 p.m. at the U.S. Courthouse in Gainesville, Florida, before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Hapner is prosecuting it.
The prosecution was brought under Project Safe Childhood, the Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative to fight the growing problem of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Launched in May 2006, the program is led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS and coordinates federal, state and local resources to identify, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit children online, while also working to identify and rescue victims. More information is available at Justice.gov/PSC.
Rare: Multiple Executions Set Across States Within 24 Hours
Several U.S. executions are set to take place across multiple states within a 24-hour period this week.
Georgia and Texas had both planned executions roughly an hour apart on Wednesday, but a court late Tuesday temporarily stopped the Georgia execution. Alabama is also scheduled to carry out an execution the following day. Texas is still set to execute LeJames Norman on Wednesday after a Georgia judge issued a stay for Stacey Humphreys.
In Georgia, Stacey Humphreys, 53, had been scheduled to die Wednesday over his convictions in the 2003 killings of two real estate agents: 21-year-old Lori Brown and 33-year-old Cindy Williams. A Cobb County judge halted the execution late Tuesday. The execution cannot proceed unless that stay is lifted or reversed by a higher court.
About an hour after Humphreys’ execution had originally been set, Texas is scheduled to execute Norman, 40, for the 2005 robbery-related triple murder of his neighbors.
Jeffrey Lee, LeJames Norman and Stacey Humphreys have execution dates scheduled in three states within a 24-hour span, though a Georgia judge has stayed Humphreys’ execution. (Alabama Department of Corrections:Texas Department of Criminal Justice:Georgia Department of Corrections)
On Thursday, Alabama plans to execute Jeffery Lee, 50, for a double murder committed during a 1998 pawn shop robbery.
“It’s not very common to have this many executions just across a couple of days,” Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director Robin Maher told News Media. “This month, the month of September, we have seven executions scheduled. Last year in October, we had seven executions in a single month. But before then, we’d have to go back all the way to 2010 to see that number in a single month.”
“Just earlier this year, in August, there were three executions on the same day,” she continued. “This is an unusual year in that we’re seeing occurrences like a number of executions scheduled on the same day or during the same month. But there’s no evidence there’s any coordination among the states to have all these executions occur simultaneously. This looks largely to be a coincidence.”
On Aug. 13, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alabama each carried out lethal injections, the first time three states had executed prisoners on the same day since Jan. 7, 2010.
A few weeks earlier, on July 28, Florida carried out two executions in one day — the Sunshine State’s first double execution in decades.
Texas is scheduled to execute LeJames Norman on Wednesday after a Georgia judge stayed Stacey Humphreys’ execution, while Alabama is set to carry out another execution the following day. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
In 2026, 25 executions have been carried out in the U.S., and 14 are scheduled for the remainder of the year, although that number could change if courts issue stays or states schedule additional executions.
Last year, 11 states carried out 47 executions, making up the most executions carried out in a single year in the U.S. since 2009.
Leading the way in executions is Florida, which set a record with 19 inmates put to death in 2025, more than 40% of the U.S. total for the year. It also carried out 15 so far in 2026, accounting for 60% of this year’s total across the country.
Across 2025 and 2026 thus far, Florida accounts for about 47% of the nation’s executions, as it continues its accelerated pace amid a flurry of death warrants signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Texas, Alabama and South Carolina followed Florida, with eight, six and five executions, respectively, in that window. Texas carried out five executions in 2025 and three so far in 2026, Alabama executed five people in 2025 and one in 2026 and South Carolina put five people to death — all in 2025.
In 2026, 25 executions have been carried out in the U.S., and 14 are scheduled for the remainder of the year. (The Promise of Justice Initiative via AP)
“Last year was a very unusual year. It was the most executions we’ve seen in 15 years in the United States,” Maher said. “This year, we do not expect to reach that number of executions again. There are a number of other warrants that are still open for this year, but I don’t think we’ll reach the high that we reached last year.”
“All of this is really due to Florida,” she added. “Gov. DeSantis has decided that he wants to set a record in the number of executions that are conducted during his term. He has scheduled an execution for roughly every two weeks in the state of Florida, both last year and this year.”
Two executions remain scheduled in Florida for the rest of 2026. Curtis Beasley, 77, is set to be executed Sept. 29 for the 1995 murder of a woman who was bludgeoned with a hammer, while William Lee Thompson, 74, is scheduled for execution Oct. 13 for the 1976 murder of a woman who was beaten, tortured and killed with a chain-link belt.
Village Votes to Leave UK Amid Fight to Block New Asylum Camp
Residents in the small Oxfordshire village of Piddington have voted by a commanding margin to symbolically break away from Britain, staging the referendum in opposition to plans to accommodate more than 1,000 asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.
Piddington Parish Council revealed the outcome at 7am on Tuesday, following a village-wide vote held the previous day on whether the community should “secede” from the UK.
A total of 312 ballots were counted, representing 92 per cent of those issued. Of those, 285 residents backed independence, 26 voted against it and one ballot paper was spoiled.
Although the referendum carries no legal weight and will not alter Piddington’s status within the UK, organisers hope it will draw Westminster’s attention to concerns over the proposed asylum accommodation at the former Ministry of Defence site in Bicester.
The vote comes while the Government’s planning application for the development is still being assessed.
The Home Office has applied for temporary permission to use the former Bicester Garrison. Its plans include modular housing, health and welfare services, new roads, security measures and recreation space for as many as 1,256 people.
The proposal is currently subject to a formal consultation, with members of the public able to submit representations until September 17.
If approved, the number of asylum seekers housed at the site would exceed three times Piddington’s population, which stands at roughly 350 residents.
Villagers launched the campaign after raising concerns about the scale of the project, arguing that local roads and infrastructure are not capable of supporting the planned development.
Piddington, Oxfordshire, announces the result of its symbolic independence referendum.
Residents attend a parish council meeting in the village hall in Piddington yesterday
Piddington’s women campaigned against plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers in their village
Pensioner Herbert Owen, known locally as Herbie, described the referendum as the ‘Battle of Britain’ after casting his vote.
The 76-year-old said: ‘It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for – today is the Battle of Britain. This isn’t just about Piddington, this is about our whole country. This Government is destabilising our country.
‘Wherever they put these people, in camps, in HMOs (houses in multiple occupation), or whatever, they’re ruining people’s lives.’
Mr Owen said Piddington was a ‘wonderful little village’ and that it had changed little since he moved there 33 years ago.
Parish council chairman Tim McNally said villagers had been driven to holding the referendum because they felt the Government had failed to engage with their concerns.
‘They actually have played every possible trick in the book to avoid engagement,’ he said. ‘If we’ve got to do something, it has to be proportionate, and that is not proportionate – that is us having to assimilate into them, not them assimilating into us.’
The referendum follows an earlier vote in July in which 96 per cent of those who took part backed holding an independence referendum.
The date of that vote, July 4, was deliberately chosen because it is associated with the American Declaration of Independence.
Residents have since stepped up their campaign against the asylum plans.
Last week, 133 women from Piddington wrote to female MPs warning that their lives could be transformed if the plans went ahead.
The letter said: ‘life as we know it will be destroyed’ if the plans succeed.
‘We will not feel safe walking our streets. We are already living in fear,’ they wrote.
More than 20 women have also reportedly signed up for self-defence classes after residents said they had been advised by police to take precautions.
A protest sign pictured outside the Bicester Ministry of Defence site in Oxfordshire
A blank ballot paper in Piddington
Residents gather waiting for the results to arrive
Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe outside the village hall in Piddington
A protest sign is seen (bottom right) outside Bicester military camp this week
Louise Brooker, 51, said the village would effectively be ‘on lockdown’ if the asylum accommodation went ahead.
‘I won’t feel safe walking along the road,’ she told The Sun. ‘And that’s in the daylight. In the winter here, when it’s dark at 4pm, the very few streetlights that we have don’t stay on all night.
‘So the village is completely pitch black so in effect we are going to be in lockdown because everyone is going to be scared to leave their homes.’
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Melise Witkin, 59, said: ‘This is not about being rich or poor, this is about safety. People have worked really hard throughout their lives to live in this village.
‘It is not such a rich or poor village. I just don’t think that is a conversation to be had. This is about safety.
‘We are 356 people in the village with 46 children and 1,250 men turning up is a recipe for disaster. People walk their dogs, children play, I just think it is madness.
‘This is about safety, nothing more. Even for them [the asylum seekers], along that road there is no pavement, there are no street lights. We just have to be realistic.’
The road access has been a particular concern.
Parish councillor Mike Nixon said the proposed site has no pedestrian access areas and that the Government had suggested asylum seekers could be given high-visibility jackets while walking along a busy road.
He said: ‘The nearest path is about a mile and a quarter away, down a very busy road that’s unlit.’
The Government’s own travel plan describes pedestrian access as ‘limited’ and says travelling on foot is ‘not recommended’. It adds that cycling and public transport options may be provided.
The Government has stressed that the former military site would be designed to be largely self-contained to minimise its impact on the surrounding community.
A Home Office spokesman said the Government is working to ‘fairly house asylum seekers’ across the country as it closes asylum hotels.
‘As part of the process, we engage with local authorities and police forces to ensure the safety and security of those in the surrounding area,’ the spokesman added.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said the Government was ‘working to fairly house asylum seekers across the country’.
Reform’s Suella Braverman backed the residents. She is pictured speaking to one of them
A sign for the village of Piddington is pictured next to another saying ‘350 residents, 1250 proposed, nearly 4x our village population’ – in reference to local objections to a government plan to house some 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby Ministry of Defence (MoD) site
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp (right) and shadow minister for women and equalities Joy Morrissey (left) speak with residents in the village
An ariel view of the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire
They said the government was ‘engaging with local authorities to reduce the impact on communities and we’ve saved taxpayers more than £1bn on asylum support costs since the election’.
‘The Home Office has submitted an application to obtain planning permission to use the Bicester site for asylum accommodation, but it remains the case that no final decision has been taken on the site’s future use,’ the spokesman added.
The Home Office first announced the Bicester proposal in June as part of its efforts to reduce reliance on asylum hotels and move people into alternative accommodation.
The current planning application is for up to 1,256 people and says the proposed use would be temporary.
The Home Office has stressed that submitting the application does not mean a final decision has been taken, with the proposal still subject to planning, due diligence and other approvals.
The referendum has nevertheless attracted national political attention.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he would support other communities seeking to hold similar symbolic votes, while Reform MP Rupert Lowe told reporters outside Piddington village hall that the referendum should be ‘lauded’.
He said: ‘I think if we’re going to stop this, the people have to rise up and say they’ve had enough, and they’re not going to put up with this.’
Former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman also visited the village before the vote.
She said: ‘This will dramatically transform the character of the village. These are the wrong plans for this village, and you know only harm and damage will come from it.
‘I applaud the efforts of these women to make their voices heard. They’ve spoken very powerfully, and they are the reason I’m here. I stand with them.’
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp also visited residents and said: ‘The mothers and grandmothers of Piddington are clearly terrified for the safety of their daughters and granddaughters, because we know young male illegal immigrants are disproportionately likely to commit sex offences and rape.
‘Being here underlines how important it is to kick out this Labour Government and leave the ECHR, which would enable us to deport illegal immigrants upon arrival, instead of imposing them on places like Piddington.’
The Government has not yet made a final decision on the future of the Bicester site.
And despite Piddington’s symbolic declaration of independence, the village remains legally part of the United Kingdom.
For residents, however, the vote was intended to demonstrate the strength of feeling over a development which they say would fundamentally alter their community.
Teen Sea Survivor Tried to Hold On to Brother and Cousin for Days
A 15-year-old boy from Alaska endured a staggering 62 hours stranded at sea after a small family fishing boat overturned in the icy Bering Sea. During the ordeal, Derek Parker Aghnaanga reportedly tried desperately to keep hold of his brother and cousin after they drowned.
Aghnaanga had no food or drinking water as he clung to the capsized skiff near the remote St. Lawrence Island, facing brutal conditions for more than two days.
As he fought to survive in the freezing water, the teenager was eventually unable to keep the bodies of his two relatives with him.
His aunt, Colleen Walker, said the teenager had tried to hold on to his 35-year-old brother, Sidney Kulowiyi, and his 34-year-old cousin, Barton Rookok.
“He tried to hang on as long as he could after they drowned,” Walker wrote on a fundraising page set up in support of the grieving family.
Left by himself, Aghnaanga remained kneeling on top of the overturned vessel while it drifted through frigid Bering Sea waters in the direction of the Russian border.
His mother, Vina Kulowiyi, said faith helped carry her son through the frightening Alaska boat disaster.
“4 days and 3 nights. He lived on prayer with no food and water,” she wrote on Facebook. “He said he sat like this praying the whole time.”
Derek Parker Aghnaanga, 15, survived 62 harrowing hours on the overturned skiff after his brother and cousin died in the Bering Sea.
Aghnaanga, seen during an earlier boating trip, was showing signs of hypothermia when rescuers finally pulled him aboard.
Aghnaanga desperately tried to hold onto his cousin Barton Rookok, 34, pictured left, and his older brother Sidney Kulowiyi, right, after the pair drowned during the harrowing ordeal at sea
The extraordinary ordeal began September 4 when Aghnaanga headed out from Savoonga with his older brother and cousin to fish for halibut.
The three were aboard a small skiff when disaster struck near St. Lawrence Island.
A family spokesman has said one of their fishing lines may have become tangled in the motor, causing the vessel to overturn.
Kulowiyi, who was captaining the boat, became trapped underneath the overturned skiff and drowned, according to relatives.
Rookok initially managed to survive the capsize and remained with his teenage cousin for about another day.
But family members said he eventually became distressed, went into the water and also died.
Aghnaanga was suddenly the only survivor, stranded on the tiny overturned hull surrounded by miles of open ocean.
Walker has now revealed the agonizing lengths the boy went to in an attempt to keep his brother and cousin with him even after they had died.
Dramatic footage shows the exhausted 15-year-old kneeling alone on the capsized skiff after surviving for 62 hours without food or water
The Northwest Explorer’s fishing crew threw Aghnaanga a line before pulling the skiff alongside their vessel
Sidney Kulowiyi, 35, was Derek’s older brother and a father figure to the teenager after their own father died when they were younger
Barton Rookok, 34, survived alongside Derek for about a day after the skiff capsized before becoming distressed, entering the water and drowning
The tragedy was particularly devastating for the teenager because of his close relationship with his older brother.
Their father died when Aghnaanga was younger, and Walker previously said Kulowiyi had become something of a father figure to the boy.
Kulowiyi was a commercial fishing captain and was described by his aunt as a humble and loving ‘provider for people in the village.’
Fishing remains a vital part of everyday life in Savoonga, a community of roughly 800 people where catches are routinely shared with relatives and neighbors.
‘That’s how we do it in our community. We take care of one another,’ Walker previously said. ‘We still live a traditional way of life even if the world is changing.’
But as the hours passed at sea, nobody knew if Aghnaanga was still alive.
The fishing party had been expected to return home by early Sunday morning, but when they failed to appear, Alaska State Troopers eventually alerted the US Coast Guard at around 8.30pm that night.
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Aircraft were dispatched to scour the vast stretch of ocean.
Then, at around 10.30am on September 7, a Coast Guard aircrew spotted the teenager, wearing a bright yellow jacket and kneeling on top of the overturned skiff.
The Coast Guard dropped a life raft and emergency supplies before calling on the Northwest Explorer, a nearby fishing vessel carrying a crew of 13 along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists, to help bring him aboard.
‘We saw the unusual object on the horizon,’ Northwest Explorer captain Adam White later recalled. ‘We blasted our horn a couple times.’
Dramatic video captured the vessel approaching the tiny skiff and its lone survivor.
Crew members threw Aghnaanga a line and gradually pulled the overturned boat closer before maneuvering the exhausted teenager into a rescue basket and lifting him to safety.
The teenager was lifted from the overturned boat in a rescue basket after his extraordinary ordeal at sea
Once aboard, the hypothermic teenager told rescuers through chattering teeth that his brother was still beneath the skiff and revealed what had happened to his cousin
‘I mean, that’s one tough kid,’ White said.
But even as rescuers celebrated finding him alive, Aghnaanga was trying to tell them what had happened to his relatives.
‘Through the teeth chattering, [Aghnaanga] had mentioned that his brother was still under the skiff,’ White told KTUU.
The teenager was suffering symptoms of hypothermia after his ordeal.
Crew members immediately wrapped him in blankets, placed hot packs around him and kept him talking as the Northwest Explorer headed toward Nome, where he could finally be reunited with his family.
For White, the mission left an emotional mark long after the teenager had been pulled aboard.
‘When you look into a family member’s eyes… there’s gratitude, but sorrow at the same time,’ the captain said.
‘I know I became overwhelmed with it so I had to go hide in my room for a minute.’
Back on shore, Aghnaanga’s relatives had been anxiously following radio transmissions from the rescue operation.
‘We all cried and jumped for joy when the captain announced on the radio, ‘We found a kid, he’s alive, he’s alive,’ Walker previously recalled.
Sunaaghruk Nunguk, posted a photo alongside Derek Aghnaanga, celebrating his return
Aghnaanga looked up to his older brother Sidney as a father figure after their own father died when the boys were younger
A tribute was held on the to Sidney Kulowiyi and Barton Rookok with residents firing rifles out to sea
Friends, family members and local residents held hands as they remembered the two men
Darren Toolie Noongwook celebrated his brother Derek’s extraordinary survival after the 15-year-old was finally rescued following days at sea
But their jubilation was immediately tempered by the realization that Aghnaanga had been found alone.
‘Then we asked, ‘Where’s the rest of them?”
The Northwest Explorer later recovered the bodies of Kulowiyi and Rookok, bringing a devastating end to the search for the other two fishermen.
A GoFundMe created for Aghnaanga and his family has since raised $48,000.
The money is intended to help cover funeral expenses and support the family as the teenage survivor recovers.
Nick Cannon and LaNisha Cole Celebrate Daughter Onyx’s 4th Birthday
Onyx Ice Cole Cannon has officially turned 4!
Nick Cannon and LaNisha Cole marked their daughter’s birthday over the weekend with a colorful art-themed celebration featuring red, orange, yellow and blue balloons, paint-splatter decorations and oversized illuminated letters spelling Onyx’s name.
“I can’t believe she’s officially 4!! Yesterday we all came together to celebrate Onyx with a birthday extravaganza!” LaNisha wrote on Instagram. “Words can’t describe how full my heart is as I sit here looking at all the pictures and videos.”
Cole also shared a heartfelt tribute to her daughter.
“And to Onyx- you are my heart and soul and I thank God every single day for you! You have brought me so much life and I am in awe of the little lady you’ve become. I love you with every fiber of my being!! Here’s to you baby girl!”
She went on to thank the loved ones who joined them to celebrate Onyx’s special day.
“A huge thank you to all of our friends and family who showed up and showed so much love!”
Several of Onyx’s siblings were also in attendance. Abby De La Rosa arrived with twins Zion and Zillion, as well as daughter Beautiful Zeppelin, all of whom she shares with Nick.
Following the party, LaNisha gave Abby a special shout-out.
“Thank you Abby for coming by with Zilly, Zion, and Bonita! It’s always a pleasure to see you, beauty!” she wrote.
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Bre Tiesi also attended with son Legendary, while Alyssa Scott was there with daughter Halo.
The following day, Cole shared more about meeting some of the other mothers of Nick’s children for the first time.
“It was my first time meeting a couple of the moms, and thank you guys for coming,” she said in a video. “And Abby’s always amazing. I’ve had so many great conversations with her, so I’m grateful for her for coming.”
She also revealed that Nick and her partner, Brian, met in person for the first time at the party.
“It was Nick and Brian’s first time meeting officially in person,” she said. “So I am just super grateful that everything went the way that it did. I’m just, I’m so happy.”
On Monday, Onyx’s actual birthday, Cole said she was still taking everything in after the weekend celebration.
“Sometimes after like a big event, like it takes a minute for everything to soak in, but I’m so grateful and so thankful.”
Nick and LaNisha welcomed Onyx on Sept. 14, 2022. She is LaNisha’s only child and one of Nick’s 12 children.
Former TV Pilot Zoey Tur Says Engine Failed in Chatsworth Crash
Veteran helicopter pilot and former television reporter Zoey Tur has offered an early, sobering assessment of the fatal Chatsworth helicopter crash, pointing to what they believe may have been a critical mechanical emergency.
Tur, a pioneering figure in Los Angeles aerial news coverage, said audio associated with the crash appears to contain indications of an engine failure in the moments before the helicopter went down.
“If you listen, you could hear the low rotor RPM annunciator horn going off. You could also hear the engine rev down. This was an engine failure, and slow response into entering an auto -rotation by PiC. No survivors,” they posted after the crash.
Along with then-spouse Marika Gerrard, Tur became a celebrated presence in Los Angeles TV news, using a helicopter to document many of the region’s most consequential breaking-news events from above.
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The pair’s aerial reporting included the first live television coverage of a high-speed police chase, the 1992 assault on Reginald Denny during the Los Angeles riots, and O.J. Simpson’s widely watched 1994 low-speed Bronco pursuit.
Tur later received multiple Emmy Awards and Edward R. Murrow Awards for journalism and aerial reporting.
Tur’s comments come as federal authorities launch their investigation into the Chatsworth helicopter crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the inquiry, while the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to review regulatory and licensing matters.
Authorities have not yet identified an official cause of the crash.
Expert Says Selena Gomez Showed Emmy Nerves Without Benny Blanco
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Selena Gomez appeared uneasy on the Emmys red carpet, a body language expert said, suggesting that her smile masked signs of discomfort.
Selena Gomez attended the Emmys without her husband of nearly a year, Benny Blanco. The actor and singer smiled for photographers while displaying her shimmering gold gown, but a body language expert said she appeared somewhat uncomfortable despite her poised red-carpet appearance. Here is what the expert noticed.
Selena Gomez attended the Emmys without Benny Blanco
Gomez was at the ceremony both as a star and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Only Murders in the Building. Inbaal Honigman, a body language expert with Casino.org, said Gomez did not seem fully at ease.
“Selena appears to be missing Benny on the red carpet, as her body language lacks some of the natural joy and confidence we often see when her husband is by her side,” she explained. “Her shoulders curve slightly forwards, almost as if she’s trying to shield herself, while picking at her fingers can be a telltale sign of nerves or unease.”
Honigman said Gomez’s smile, while present, also appeared to communicate a sense of discomfort.
“But Selena’s face gives away the most,” she said. “Even when she smiles, her eyes remain wide and rounded rather than narrowing into happy, smiling eyes. Her cheeks don’t lift and round in the way we would expect from a truly joyful smile.”
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He shared how he wants to celebrate his first anniversary with Selena Gomez
After the Emmys, Gomez and Blanco are set to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Blanco previously said he was surprised to discover that they would mark the occasion by eating a slice of their wedding cake.
“I didn’t even know this was a thing. Her grandma, her nana, told me this,” he said on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle. When we were at the wedding, she was like, ‘You gotta save the cake.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean save the cake?’ And she was like, ‘You gotta save the cake.’ And I was like, ‘Why?’ She was like, ‘You have to eat it.’”
Still, he admitted that he has doubts that it will taste good after a year.
“So yes, we have six slices left. I hope you only have to eat it for the first year,” he said, adding, “I don’t want to be eating this thing on year six. I didn’t even wrap it correctly. It’s probably furry now.”
Beyond sharing cake, Blanco said that he and his wife hope to relax in celebration of their big day.
“We wanted to just be chill,” he said, noting, “We’ve been traveling so much. We’ve been all over. I haven’t been in my own bed in 4 months. And we’re, like, chillers. We want to chill. I don’t know. Maybe we’ll watch our speeches or something like that.”