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Katie Price Faces Backlash Over ‘Insensitive’ Video Amid Husband Lee Andrews’ Ongoing Disappearance

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Katie Price Faces Backlash Over ‘Insensitive’ Video Amid Husband Lee Andrews’ Ongoing Disappearance

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Katie Price promoted CBD after the stress of her husband going missing (Image: Katie Price / Instagram)

Model Katie Price has been slammed after posting an “insensitive” video after announcing that her husband, Lee Andrews, has been reported as missing. The 47-year-old, who tied the knot for a fourth time back in January, used her “overwhelming” week to flog some CBD products.

Katie Price has faced significant backlash after sharing what many are calling an “insensitive” video, shortly after revealing that her husband, Lee Andrews, has been reported missing. The 47-year-old model, who entered her fourth marriage this past January, took to social media to promote CBD products, citing her “overwhelming” week as her reason for using them.

Her followers expressed their disapproval as Price posted promotional content amidst claims that Lee might have been “kidnapped.” In the video, she is seen lounging on her bed, wrapped in a towel with her hair up, sharing, “Wow, what a week I am having. I’ve just had a bath, and I really need to relax. I have had the most anxious anxiety and I’m feeling very overwhelmed this week.” Holding up a bottle, she continued, “I have really been relying on my CBD oil.”

Related Articles: Lee Andrews’ mother speaks out regarding the backlash against Katie Price after his disappearance.

Katie then shared that she is using it as she “needs to sleep”. “My brain is going a million miles an hour,” she continued.

But then she moved on to a second product as she held up some gummies, which the mum-of-five said she has been using in the daytime, and another CBD product to “help her focus”.

Her ad then continued: “If there’s anyone out there who has got anxiety or is feeling overwhelmed with a busy brain, and can’t sleep, you really need to check out this CBD stuff.”

Katie continued to say that the products have helped her through a “tough week” before sharing a discount code for viewers to get money off. She then shot a huge grin into the camera before cutting the video.

The clip received a huge amount of backlash, with one fan writing: “You’re doing advertisements while your husband is missing? Seems legit.”

Katie Price and Lee Andrews

Katie claims that Lee is missing (Image: Instagram)

Another fumed: “So at a time where your man is missing, you use it to publicise products for relaxing anxiety. Sorry if it’s true he is missing, but this promotion of a product and him not getting in a plane… Honestly folk just don’t know what’s actually reality for you anymore.”

A third said: “Katie ffs at least pretend you are upset, making the most out of every opportunity. Literally laughable!”

One more added: “You for real? Literally no one would be trying to sell stuff when their other half is missing.”

Katie revealed in a statement that she fears her husband, Lee, has been “kidnapped” after he has not been in contact with her friends or family for three days.

It was previously reported that he had been taking a social media break after he was meant to appear on Good Morning Britain alongside the former model but was a no show.

But in a fresh statement on Monday, she confirmed that her husband has not been on a social media break, but is in fact missing. Katie said she fears he’s been “kidnapped” after he was meant to get on a flight to meet her but did not return.

“I put that up because the truth is, Lee has been missing for three days. The last time I heard from Lee was Wednesday night at 10pm, he was trying to go through the border in Dubai to get on a flight to me,” she said.

“Lee was trying to get through the boarder at Hatta, this is so discombobulating, his location went off at 10.03pm on Wednesday night, that’s the last contact anyone has had – his family and myself. This is the third day now.”

She later revealed that in the last FaceTime she had with him, his hands were tied together, and a hood had been placed over his face. Katie said he told her, “They’re coming back for me.”

Over 100,000 Children Separated from Parents Amid Trump-Era Immigration Policies, Reveals New Report

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Over 100,000 Children Separated from Parents Amid Trump-Era Immigration Policies, Reveals New Report


A recent analysis by the Brookings Institution has revealed that over 145,000 children, who are U.S. citizens, have likely been separated from at least one parent due to immigration detention during the second Trump administration.

The findings, unveiled on Monday, highlight that more than 22,000 of these children have had one or both of their live-in parents taken into detention. According to the nonprofit public policy group, merely 5 percent, or around 1,000 children, have accessed services from the child welfare system. This data was compiled through interviews with community organizations and child welfare agencies.

Some of these affected minors are currently residing with relatives or friends, while others have left the United States to accompany their deported parents.

“There is no comprehensive strategy in place to safeguard the children of individuals detained by ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement],” states the Brookings report.

The report further explains, “ICE does not take an active role in ensuring the welfare of a detainee’s children, referring to child protection services only if children are present during an arrest and no immediate care alternatives are available.”

ICE told The Hill that its offering undocumented immigrants $2,600 and a flight free of charge in an effort to encourage individuals to self-deport.

“ICE does not separate families. Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates,” the agency said in a statement.

“This is consistent with past administration’s immigration enforcement. Being in detention is a choice. Parents can take control of their departure with the CBP Home app and reserve the chance to come back the right legal way,” they added.

Brookings estimates that 36.5 percent of children who were separated from their guardian are under the age of 6, 36.1 percent are between the ages of 6 to 12 and 27.4 percent are between the ages of 13 to 17. 

More than half, 53.7 percent, have a detained parent from Mexico, followed by 15 percent of those who have a detained parent from Guatemala and 10.7 percent whose country of origin is Honduras. 

Other demographics show parents from Ecuador, El Salvador, Asia and either Latin American or Caribbean countries. 

Washington, D.C. and Texas have the highest share of U.S. citizen children with an affected parent, with more than 5 per 1,000 facing a parental detention, according to Brookings. 

The Department of Homeland Security said for FY 2025 a total of 18,277 detainees are parents to children with U.S. citizenship, which Brookings say is “almost certainly a substantial undercount.”

Brookings used the information from the Detention Data Project to infer the number of U.S. citizen children with detained parents. 

They matched the detainees’ country or region, age, sex, and marital status to likely undocumented individuals surveyed in the American Community Survey, a nationally representative household survey to produce the Monday report. 

The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for further comment.

Katy Perry’s Humble Beginnings: The Untold Story of Her Repossessed Car and Rise to Stardom

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Katy Perry’s Humble Beginnings: The Untold Story of Her Repossessed Car and Rise to Stardom

Katy Perry recently opened up about the hurdles she faced on her path to musical success, recalling how she once had her vehicle repossessed and spent her early twenties moving from couch to couch.

During her appearance on Good Morning America this past Friday, the 39-year-old singer reflected on her journey to stardom when asked if coaching hopefuls on American Idol reminds her of her own ambitious beginnings.

“It feels like it was just yesterday for me,” she enthusiastically shared, seated alongside Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Ryan Seacrest. “I can still sense it in every way—smell it, taste it, hear it.”

Long before she became one of the world’s top-selling music artists with over 143 million records sold globally, the Grammy-nominated artist confessed that she barely managed to get by during those challenging times.

Katy Perry recalled her early struggles to break into the music industry, including getting her car repossessed and spending her early twenties 'couch surfing'

Katy Perry recalled her early struggles to break into the music industry, including getting her car repossessed and spending her early twenties ‘couch surfing’

“I had cars taken back, got signed and dropped multiple times. I was literally couch surfing. It’s such a vivid memory for me. That’s the kind of drive I see in some of these young contestants,” she added.

The performer, who is estimated to be worth $400 million, previously to People that her parents often had to rely on food stamps and food banks to survive. 

Additionally, she said she would busk in the street as a teenager, ‘hoping to make $20.’ 

During her GMA appearance, Perry proceeded to point out that she sees the ‘same passion’ and talent in many of the contestants on American Idol. 

The Teenage Dream hitmaker also spoke about leaving the singing competition series after seven seasons. 

‘It’s been incredible to be on this journey with them,’ she said, before gesturing to her fellow judges and Seacrest. 

She, then, hinted her departure may not be permanent and that it was just goodbye ‘for now.’ 

‘I feel so connected to America that I want to go out there again and sing and play music and hold their hands and [tour] and bring my daughter and show her and all that stuff,’ the mother-of-one, who is engaged to Orlando Bloom, said.

While appearing on Friday's episode of Good Morning America, the 39-year-old pop star looked back on her own rise to fame when asked if mentoring contestants on American Idol takes her back to her own days chasing her dreams of stardom; seen in 2006

While appearing on Friday’s episode of Good Morning America, the 39-year-old pop star looked back on her own rise to fame when asked if mentoring contestants on American Idol takes her back to her own days chasing her dreams of stardom; seen in 2006

'It feels like it was yesterday for me,' she raved while sitting alongside Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest. 'I can smell it, taste it, hear it, all of it'

‘It feels like it was yesterday for me,’ she raved while sitting alongside Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest. ‘I can smell it, taste it, hear it, all of it’

Before becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million records worldwide, the Grammy nominee admitted she barely scraped by

Before becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million records worldwide, the Grammy nominee admitted she barely scraped by

She also admitted to getting emotional seeing contestants compete because she and her fellow judges ‘really can see’ themselves in them. 

‘They also remind us about the fight, because we can get a little bit, you know, complacent here or there, but then they give us that energy again,’ she said. 

As for what she hopes her replacement will bring to the judge’s table, Perry joked ‘just someone that can put up with Luke and Lionel.’ 

As for what she hopes her replacement will bring to the judge’s table, Perry joked ‘just someone that can put up with Luke and Lionel.’ 

‘Keep my seat warm,’ she teased. 

ABC has not announced who will fill Perry’s role, but rumors have surfaced that Jennifer Lopez is in the running to take her spot. 

'I had, you know, cars repossessed, I had been signed and dropped three times. I was couch surfing. Literally. It's so visceral to me. That's the passion some of these kids have,' she continued; seen in 2021

‘I had, you know, cars repossessed, I had been signed and dropped three times. I was couch surfing. Literally. It’s so visceral to me. That’s the passion some of these kids have,’ she continued; seen in 2021

In February, Perry announced that she quit American Idol during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (pictured last year)

In February, Perry announced that she quit American Idol during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (pictured last year)

In February, Perry announced that she quit American Idol during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

The multihyphenate had reportedly been plotting her exit from the show since last year, when it was revealed she felt repeatedly ‘thrown under the bus by producers’ who she believed were purposefully editing her to look like the ‘nasty judge.’

‘I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol. I mean, I love Idol so much,’ she revealed on the late-night show.

She continued: ‘It’s connected me with, like, the heart of America, but I feel like I need to go out and feel that pulse.’

The Grammy nominee pointed out it was their seventh season and former judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson all left after seven seasons.

Perry is currently the highest paid American Idol judge with a reported salary of $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Tragic Incident in Midtown: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After Falling into Open Manhole, Reports NYPD

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Tragic Incident in Midtown: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After Falling into Open Manhole, Reports NYPD

Tragedy struck in Midtown Monday night when a woman lost her life after falling into an open manhole, according to police reports.

The incident unfolded just after 11 p.m., when the NYPD received a 911 call reporting an unconscious woman near the intersection of East 52nd Street and 5th Avenue.


Con Ed workers repair a manhole cover at 52nd St. and 5th Ave. in Manhattan, Tiuesday, May 19, 2026.
Con Ed workers repair a manhole cover at 52nd St. and 5th Ave. in Manhattan, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Robert Mecea for New York Post

Upon arrival, first responders discovered the woman lying unresponsive within an open Con Edison manhole situated on the street.

Emergency personnel quickly extricated her from the manhole and transported her to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Despite their efforts, she succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

Authorities are currently withholding the identity of the deceased until her family has been notified.

Her cause of death is pending from the medical examiner.


The victim died from her injuries after being transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The victim died from her injuries after being transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Robert Mecea for New York Post

The NYPD is investigating the incident.

Allegiant Air Expands Reach with New Nonstop Routes from St. Pete-Clearwater Airport

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Allegiant Air Expands Reach with New Nonstop Routes from St. Pete-Clearwater Airport


In Tampa, Florida, Allegiant Air has unveiled plans for eight new direct flight routes across the state, prominently featuring St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport among the destinations.

The airline revealed that these new routes will commence this autumn, a development disclosed in their Tuesday press release.

Luxury Housing Showdown: Discover the Surprising Cities Leading America’s Opulent Market

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Luxury Housing Showdown: Discover the Surprising Cities Leading America’s Opulent Market

Billionaires are increasingly dominating ultra-wealthy areas such as Miami and Manhattan, leaving millionaires to seek luxury real estate in less conventional locations. As a result, affluent Americans are turning their attention to two lesser-known cities for high-end property investments.

These two cities, situated at opposite ends of the country, offer more than just affordable luxury housing; they share several appealing characteristics.

On the East Coast, many affluent individuals are gravitating towards Providence, Rhode Island. This historic university town is known for its subtle allure. Meanwhile, in the West, Salt Lake City, Utah, is capturing attention with its expansive growth potential and stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop.

Though Providence boasts a longer history than Salt Lake City, both cities originated as religious havens and now serve as state capitals. They are becoming attractive options for wealthy Americans in search of reasonably priced luxury real estate.

Consider the challenges faced by ordinary millionaires trying to purchase homes in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the median price for a single-family house exceeds $4 million, or in Aspen, Colorado, with a median price of about $3.4 million.

Wealthy buyers shopping in the top 10 percent of the Providence market should be prepared to pay at least $1.64 million, while top-tier prices in Salt Lake City start around $1.24 million – compare that to $2.08 million in Miami and $2.99 million in the broader Miami-Dade County area.

So which is the best choice? The gap between Salt Lake City and Providence comes down to history and geography.

East Coast buyers are willing to pay a steep premium for one-of-a-kind colonial homes and Gilded Age mansions in Providence – while West Coast shoppers want sprawling modern estates with access to mountain recreation in Utah.

Salt Lake City is a booming tech powerhouse with plenty of room to grow

Salt Lake City is a booming tech powerhouse with plenty of room to grow

Luxury prices have surged higher and faster in Providence than in Salt Lake City over the last decade: Since 2016, top-tier prices are up 83 percent versus up 48 percent, respectively.

And while Salt Lake City has more million-dollar listings – a total of 417 to Providence’s 358 listings – the share of million-dollar homes in all listing is greater in Providence at 20.5 percent, compared to just 14.4 percent in Salt Lake City and 13.5 percent nationally.

Far from discouraging buyers, premium Providence properties sell twelve days faster on average than the ones listed in Salt Lake City.

Beyond prices, there’s another big gap between the two cities: supply. Providence is much smaller geographically, hemmed in by its coastal location and a finite amount of historic homes.

Meanwhile, Salt Lake City is a booming tech powerhouse with plenty of room to grow. Over the last ten years, builders have added more than two hundred active million-dollar properties to the market in Salt Lake City.

Affluent buyers fleeing the wealthiest, crowded markets of the Northeast are aggressively driving the Providence price premium.

It also helps that Providence is celebrated as a major cultural hub, anchoring elite schools like Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Salt Lake City is undeniably attractive to outside buyers, but it lacks extreme inventory limits. Without tight geographical constraints, Salt Lake City cannot command the crazy price premiums found in coastal hubs.

Affluent buyers fleeing the wealthiest markets of the Northeast are aggressively driving prices higher in Providence, Rhode Island

Affluent buyers fleeing the wealthiest markets of the Northeast are aggressively driving prices higher in Providence, Rhode Island

All this suggests that the New England market has simultaneously become much more expensive and deeply starved for options.

Essentially, the big choice between these two cities isn’t just about the final number on the paycheck.

It is a choice between a scarcity premium in an old, cramped coastal town or a pure value play in the mountain sun.

In Salt Lake City, a million dollars still easily buys you a fresh, modern home measuring nearly forty-five hundred square feet.

In Providence, that exact same cash buys you a tiny, highly competitive slice of American history.

Suspect Detained Following Discovery of Deceased 23-Year-Old Alabama Woman by Loved Ones

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Suspect Detained Following Discovery of Deceased 23-Year-Old Alabama Woman by Loved Ones

An individual has been detained following the tragic discovery of a missing Alabama woman, found deceased eight days after her disappearance.

Randall Lendell Dejourney is currently facing charges related to the mistreatment of a corpse in connection with Karen Hollis’s death, as indicated by a release from the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported that Hollis was last seen at about midnight on May 8, in the vicinity of 43rd Avenue, Northport, Alabama. The Northport Police Department stated the 23-year-old might have been “living with a condition that could impair her judgment,” as they urged the public for assistance in locating her.

“At the outset of the investigation, evidence indicated the possible involvement of foul play,” the sheriff’s office noted in their announcement. Consequently, the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit collaborated closely with Northport Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, prioritizing this case for both entities.

During the search for Hollis, authorities carried out numerous search warrants and compiled a wealth of physical, witness, and electronic evidence, which led them to identify a person of interest, according to the sheriff’s office.

At the time, however, Hollis remained missing.

Then, on the afternoon of May 16, family and friends discovered Hollis’ remains in Greene County while searching an area they had identified through electronic evidence. After the discovery, the sheriff’s office said the person of interest in the case was “immediately detained.” 

Dejourney is currently being held in the county jail on a $15,000 cash bond. 

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jack Kennedy told Oxygen that the investigation remains ongoing and “no other comments will be made until it is complete.”

According to the sheriff’s office, additional charges could be filed pending the results of Hollis’ autopsy. 

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Medical Examiner has been tasked with determining Hollis’ cause and manner of death.

Oxygen reached out to the medical examiner’s office but did not receive an immediate response. 

It’s unclear whether Dejourney has an attorney. Oxygen reached out to the Tuscaloosa County Office of the Public Defender, but did not receive an immediate reply.

Taylor Addresses Liberal Senator’s Dissent on Coalition’s Migration Policy

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IN BRIEF

  • A Liberal senator has said his party’s proposal blames migrants for economic issues and risks dividing society.
  • Taylor has rejected the criticism, saying the policy targets the government’s failures, not migrants.

Opposition leader Angus Taylor has brushed off criticism from a fellow Liberal senator who has expressed “deep concerns” about the Coalition’s stance on migration, warning it could “alienate” migrant communities.

South Australian Senator Andrew McLachlan voiced his apprehensions on ABC Radio National on Tuesday, cautioning that Taylor’s proposal to connect immigration numbers with annual housing constructions might risk isolating diaspora groups across Australia.

“I don’t think our rhetoric aligns with the broader community’s needs. I believe the language we use is alienating to migrant communities,” McLachlan remarked.

Despite his concerns, McLachlan acknowledged the importance of discussing migration levels to ensure that newcomers receive adequate support.

“It’s about our tone and approach. Migration should not be treated as a negative issue,” he emphasized.

“Certainly it should be controlled, and we don’t want to invite people here without giving them a society that can accommodate them both economically and culturally, but we cannot continue to blame migrants for the problems of our economy.”

In his budget reply speech last week, Taylor promised to set Australia’s net overseas migration level at the number of homes completed in the previous year.

He argued this would curb “mass migration” from “running ahead of the homes, roads, hospitals, schools and services Australia can provide”.

McLachlan took issue with the term, saying it was unacceptable and “creates fear and anxiety in the community”.

“That is not the Liberal way. We are a party of the centre-right that was founded on core foundations of care for the individual and wanting them to meet their aspirations, and that includes compassion and humility.”

The Opposition leader has also said a Coalition government would generate billions of dollars by cutting welfare — including the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Jobseeker, Youth Allowance and the Family Tax benefit — to non-citizens. Taylor clarified last week that this would include tax-paying permanent residents.

McLachlan said he is concerned this policy suite would create “two types of members in the community”.

“I have deep concerns, coming from a multicultural community, that we are going to create two types of members in the community going forward with this policy suite,” McLachlan said.

“If you’re both contributing to the wealth of the nation and one is entitled to certain entitlements, you could have almost a form of a strata-ing of our society. And I’m not sure that’s the Australian way.”

Asked about the senator’s remarks, Taylor denied his comments alienated migrants.

“No, it alienates the government that’s got it wrong,” he said.

“We think migration is incredibly important to this country. It always has been and always will be. The numbers cannot be too high and the standards cannot be too low .. and Australians are saying it must be fixed now.”

Taylor also defended his use of the term “mass migration”, arguing Labor was exceeding its own immigration targets while failing to meet its housing goals.

Opposition home affairs spokesperson Jonathon Duniam has defended Taylor’s language, saying it reflected what he described as an immigration system that was “out of control”.

“If we focus on the language, we’re never going to deal with the issues, we’re never going to provider new Australians, immigrants to this country the services they need and deserve when they come here to make a new start of life and take advantage of living here,” Duniam told the ABC’s 7.30 program on Monday.

He also argued restricting welfare to citizens wasn’t about punishing tax-paying residents.

“This is not about punishment, but it is about trying to incentivise that pathway to Australian citizenship. People come here, they want to be a part of this country. Part of being a part of this country is that safety net that many of the services we’re talking about is provided to Australian citizens for.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said migrants and permanent residents made an important contribution to the nation and accused the opposition of attempting to win votes back from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

“Angus Taylor’s budget reply was all about fighting One Nation. What I’m about is fighting for our nation,” he told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.

Some advocacy groups have also criticised Coalition’s proposals, including the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which last week said newly arrived migrants typically face waiting periods of up to four years before they can access welfare payments and accused Taylor of fuelling division.

— With reporting by the Australian Associated Press.

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Tyler Robinson’s Legal Team Seeks to Restrict Evidence and Hold Prosecutors Accountable in Charlie Kirk Case

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Tyler Robinson’s Legal Team Seeks to Restrict Evidence and Hold Prosecutors Accountable in Charlie Kirk Case

PROVO, Utah — Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, is scheduled to return to court today. His legal team aims to persuade a judge to limit public access to certain parts of his preliminary hearing.

The judge will consider two key issues: a request from Robinson’s defense to partially close the upcoming hearing and seal certain evidence, and a motion to sanction prosecutors for discussing the case outside the courtroom.

Robinson’s attorneys, Kathy Nester, Michael Burt, Richard Novak, and Staci Visser, are pushing to prevent the public from accessing testimonies or exhibits that might later be deemed inadmissible during the trial.

Details remain vague in court documents regarding which specific testimonies or evidence the defense seeks to keep confidential. Prosecutors argue that without specifying these details, the motion should be dismissed.

Tyler Robinson standing in a courtroom in Provo, Utah

Tyler Robinson is set to appear in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on December 11, 2025, facing charges for the murder of Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune)

According to court filings, some of the exhibits prosecutors plan to present include records from the communications app Discord, text messages, written or recorded statements, videos of the shooting and a note.

Robinson, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Kirk, 31, at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Kirk was answering a question from the audience at a Turning Point USA event in front of roughly 3,000 people when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck.

Judge Tony Graf Jr. previously rejected another defense motion to ban news cameras from the courtroom.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk speaking at a campus meeting at the University of Arizona in Tucson

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a campus meeting at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Oct. 17, 2024. (Olivier Touron/AFP)

Legal analyst Randolph Rice told Fox News Digital previously that the motion to have part of Robinson’s preliminary hearing held in private is a “strategic move” aimed at minimizing damage to his reputation in front of the potential jury pool.

“A preliminary hearing is not a trial, so prosecutors are often permitted to introduce certain evidence, hearsay statements, police summaries, or investigative details that may never be admissible before the actual trial jury,” he said. “The defense wants to limit public dissemination of that information to avoid tainting the future jury pool.”

Ladder and rooftop ledge leading to the roof of the Loose Center at Utah Valley University

A ladder and rooftop ledge lead to the roof of the Loose Center at Utah Valley University, with no security gate in place. (Stepheny Price/Fox News Digital)

The second motion is asking Graf to sanction prosecutors for doing media interviews after the defense questioned ballistics testing in court documents.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray’s office countered that when speaking about the issue, his prosecutors “set the record straight” and did not violate any court rules.

Robinson’s defense lawyers, in a court filing, asserted that “the ATF was unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson.”

Deputy County Attorney Christopher Ballard, in an opposition filing, called the claim misleading and “misstated” and noted it had gone viral and fueled conspiracy theories before anyone from his office spoke out against it.

An aerial view of Utah Valley University campus showing marked locations of Tyler Robinson's suspected movements

An aerial view of Utah Valley University campus shows the suspected movements of Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, based on court documents, video from the scene and law enforcement conversations. (Fox News Digital)

“The ATF was unable to identify or exclude the bullet as having been fired from the rifle,” he wrote, emphasizing the missing information in italics.

Charlie Kirk standing at a podium speaking at Utah Valley University

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during his “American Comeback Tour” appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

“Defendant reinforced this misleading inference by following it up with, ‘the defense may very well decide to offer the testimony of the ATF firearm analyst as exculpatory evidence,’” he added.

In response, members of the prosecution team attempted to provide more context in public interviews, explaining the ATF’s conclusions while noting the defendant was innocent until proven guilty, Ballard wrote.

UVU students pausing and gazing over the spot where Charlie Kirk was assassinated

UVU students pause to reflect as they look over the spot where Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 17, 2025. The college campus reopened and classes resumed after being closed for a week. (Matthew Finn/Fox News)

Graf eventually unsealed the ATF report in order to give the public direct access to the source material.

If convicted, Robinson could potentially face the death penalty.

Robinson surrendered to authorities in southern Utah less than two days after the slaying.

Prosecutors have alleged he confessed to friends and family. He is being held without bail and has not yet entered a plea.

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Shudder Unveils ‘Tales From The Crypt’ Season 3: Discover the Top 3 Spine-Chilling Episodes

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The third season of Tales from the Crypt kicks off with great momentum, marking a period where the show truly hits its stride. Among the standout moments is an episode directed by Michael J. Fox (“The Trap,” Season 3, Episode 3), showcasing some dynamic camera work reminiscent of techniques he likely picked up from Robert Zemeckis, with a notable contribution from James Tolkan, known for his role as Mr. Strickland in the Back to the Future series. This season boasts a star-studded lineup, featuring appearances by Teri Garr, Tim Roth, Malcolm McDowell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ke Huy Quan, Vincent Schiavelli, John Rhys-Davies, Jon Polito, George Wendt, Mariel Hemingway, and David Hemmings, creating an impressive gallery of talent.

With so many standout episodes, narrowing them down to a few highlights is challenging, but here are some honorable mentions worth noting:

After acknowledging these commendable episodes, let’s delve into my top picks for this season, presented in the order they aired, not necessarily by personal preference:

  • “Carrion Death” (Season 3 Episode 2)

    TALES FROM THE CRYPT KYLE MACLACHLAN
    Photo: Shudder

    DIRECTOR: Steven E. de Souza
    WRITTEN BY: Steven E. de Souza

    Kyle MacLachlan takes on the role of Earl Raymond Diggs, an escaped serial killer racing towards the border when he’s recognized by an intrepid motorcycle cop, played by George DelHoyo, who is unwavering in his pursuit. As Earl orchestrates a catastrophic accident, it seems things are turning in his favor, but the determined officer isn’t out of the picture yet. This high-octane sequence of events, reminiscent of the intense energy found in Robert Harmon and Eric Red’s classic film The Hitcher (1986), culminates with Earl handcuffed to a corpse. While he could have escaped by severing the cadaver’s hand or retrieving the key from within the body, the story instead paints Earl as a brutish simpleton, driven by his violent instincts without any forethought—a trait that ultimately leads to his downfall. Director de Souza shared that this is one of the few episodes shot on location, effectively utilizing the setting to enhance the gritty realism—you can almost taste the dust. He also mentioned drawing inspiration from Erich von Stroheim’s silent film masterpiece, Greed (1924).

    MacLachlan delivers in a role unusual for his affable, popular Twin Peaks persona (which, it should be noted, he was shooting at the time): he’s hyper-charged and physical, here, shirtless for most of it while giving us just a glimpse of his “possessed by Bob” mad-dog energy, paid off first in a queasy misadventure with a carelessly-wielded edged weapon, and landing finally in some of the best gore work in the entire seven-season run. One wouldn’t expect any less from legendary F/X wizard Thomas Bellissimo (Saw, The Mask, From Dusk Till Dawn). The real star of the show, though, is a persistent vulture: a kind of Chekhov’s carrion bird that appears in act one in such a way that one’s pretty sure the bird’s gonna go off by the third act. I love the incongruity of that kind of species of vulture in this location — a classic comic book logic of between fact and more interesting to look at, draw the more interesting to look at. When “Carrion Death” pays off, it does so in parts as nauseating as they are glorious. When it’s right, that’s Tales from the Crypt in a nutshell.

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  • “Abra Cadaver” (Season 3 Episode 4)

    TALES FROM THE CRYPT SEASON 3 TONY GOLDWYN
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    DIRECTOR: Stephen Hopkins
    WRITTEN BY: Jim Birge

    An homage — or remake, if you like — of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Breakdown” (s01e07, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1955), but instead of a terrible car accident that lands its hero in a waking, locked-in death, this one centers on a brilliant but vengeful would-be surgeon Martin (Beau Bridges) who has a bitter bone to pick with his brother, Carl (Tony Goldwyn). To satisfy that pursuit, Martin concocts a glowing green (naturally) serum that essentially paralyzes its subjects. They’re fully conscious, you see, but appear to be dead, leading to a The Game-like episode in which a series of mean pranks ends in the worst possible way: on the business end of probes, embalming machines and bonesaws. Bridges is especially good as a smart, affable, ultimately mad as a hatter guy driven to doing what he does by what he sees as a missed opportunity to help others. It’s true, he’s a mad scientist via misunderstood martyr. 

    Bridges is one of the few actors able to carry off “unhinged” in a way that’s in the gonzo spirit of Tales from the Crypt, but remains at all times legibly human. It’s as hard to dislike him as it is easy to dislike Goldwyn. I thought it was interesting how Bridges plays a version of a brother driven by a brother he both loves and envies, as he does in Steve Kloves’ 1989 masterpiece The Fabulous Baker Boys. Similarly, it’s interesting how Goldwyn plays a version of the dude you just can’t trust in Jerry Zucker’s 1990 blockbuster Ghost. They’re effortlessly convincing and now I wonder if the casting was intentional… or lazy? Whatever the intent, the effect is invisible and effortless. They’re great.

    Watch a dialogue sequence in the middle that covers much of the same ground as the “back of the taxi cab” actor’s workshop put on by Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in On the Waterfront (1954). Here, it’s Martin bemoaning how he could have been a great surgeon (a contender!) to Carl who doesn’t know that Martin’s held a grudge and has targeted Carl for comeuppance for years. The last third of “Abra Cadaver” is dedicated to the delicious tension of “will they/won’t they?” as a team of morticians chat before a horribly-aware and totally helpless victim about how they’re going to go about vivisecting the “corpse” on their table. It’s nightmare fuel. 

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  • “Yellow” (Season 3 Episode 14)

    TALES FROM THE CRYPT SEASON 3 KIRK DOUGLAS
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    DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis
    WRITTEN BY: Gilbert Adler, A L Katz, and Jim Thomas

    Lt. Martin Kalthrob (Eric Douglas) is a WWI doughboy and a coward. His men hate him. His Captain, Milligan (Dan Aykroyd) suspects Martin’s a liability, too. But everybody’s hands are tied by the good lieutenant’s dad, General Kalthrob (Eric’s real-life dad, Kirk Douglas), who’s gotten Martin a command job through nepotism. One night, Martin’s cowardice leads to the decimation of his battalion while a lone survivor, Sgt. Ripper (Lance Henriksen) drops the hammer in front of the General. Humiliated, the General court martials his own kid, sentencing Martin to death by firing squad. “Yellow,” beautifully metered and directed by Zemeckis (in what’s possibly his best film after Back to the Future), comes to life in a scene between father and son where Martin argues that it’s madness to be labeled a coward for wanting to live and challenges society’s brutal notions of masculinity. 

    The cult of manhood is what’s on trial in “Yellow” — and the interplay between screen-legend Kirk and a son — who, in real-life, battled the demons of drugs and alcohol until his premature death at the age of 46 — carries with it a heartbreaking extra-textual profundity. Eric, the half-brother of Michael Douglas, aspired to the same kind of stardom as Michael and Kirk but was found lacking. The devastation of disappointing one’s dad is the real horror of “Yellow” which, unusual for the series, relies on neither gore (though there is some wartime injury) nor a major twist even if it has about it throughout the haunted feeling of an Ambrose Bierce story. The ending of “Yellow,” even without a sucker punch, is devastating, all of it anchored by a Kirk Douglas performance that works as a mirror darkly held to his noble Colonel Dax character from Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. Two approaches to the “war is hell” idea and two very different arguments to be made about who decides what the true price comes out to in the game of upholding dehumanizing systems. Dark and principled, “Yellow” is a joy.

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Walter Chaw is the Senior Film Critic for filmfreakcentral.net. His book on the films of Walter Hill, with introduction by James Ellroy, is now available for purchase.
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