Jason Frank

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‘Love Island USA’s Yulissa Escobar Leaves Island for Racism

1 day ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Gone. Love Island USA cast member Yulissa Escobar left the show on just day two, June 4, after fans dug up clips of her saying the N-word on a podcast. Her departure was announced 18 minutes into the season’s second episode. “Welcome back to Love Island USA,” narrator Iain Stirling stated. “Yulissa has left the villa.” No further details about her departure were given.
The Wicked: For Good Trailer Is Here and We Couldn’t Be Happier

1 day ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Wicked: For Good will soon match Wicked in renown. Ahead of Cynthia Erivo’s hosting gig at the Tony Awards on June 8, Universal finally dropped the Wicked: For Good trailer.The trailer teases some moments that fans are hotly anticipating from the stage musical, along with some new ones.
‘Adults’ Jack Innanen and Owen Thiele Are So Good on Tiktok

2 days ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Good at TikTok. Remember in the era BS (before streaming), when seasons of TV would come out on physical media with a bunch of bonus content? Well, now there are no DVDs, but Adults bonus content is still there — you just have to look on TikTok. FX’s new sitcom follows in the grand tradition of New York–based friend groups in their mid-20s. The show follows five people living in Queens and struggling to become the kind of people who can confidently cook a roast chicken.
Walton Goggins Promises ‘There’s No Feud’ With Aimee Lou Wood

2 days ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Somehow, no spoilers for The White Lotus season-three finale. Mike White left to go film another season of Survivor, and all of The White Lotus season-three secrets came spilling out. Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood addressed rumors of their frayed relationship for the first time, with Goggins telling Variety in a June 4 interview that “there’s no feud. She is love, and I know that I am that to her.
Tony Awards 2025 Host, Performers, and How to Watch

3 days ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Mikey Madison didn’t beat her this time! The 2025 Tony Awards have an embarrassment of riches: The Best Musical category is chock-full of completely original works, like Dead Outlaw, Maybe Happy Ending, and Operation Mincemeat; the Best Play category has two Pulitzer Prize winners, in Purpose and English, and one demonic Mary Todd Lincoln; and the Best Actress in a Musical race is a fight to the finish between Gypsy’s Audra McDonald, Sunset Blvd.’s Nicole Scherzinger, and maybe even Boop’s...
Jonathan Joss, John Redcorn on ‘King of the Hill,’ Shot Dead

4 days ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Jonathan Joss. Actor Jonathan Joss, known for roles on King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, was shot dead on June 1, the San Antonio Police Department confirmed to Vulture. The 59-year-old is survived by his husband. A suspect, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was detained and booked for murder. The source of the initial conflict is unknown, but the two were spotted arguing, according to TMZ. Ceja reportedly pulled out a gun and shot Joss before fleeing.
Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes Are ‘Not Platonic Any More’

4 days ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Cheeks hurting. Move over Love Island, there’s a new dating show in town. Jojo Siwa, 22, confirmed she’s in a romantic relationship with former Love Island UK contestant Chris Hughes, 32, who she met on Celebrity Big Brother while she was dating Aussie actor Kath Ebbs, 27. “It’s not platonic any more, and it’s been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and I’m absolutely head over heels for him and he’s the same way,” she told The Guardian on June 2.
Comedian Ariana Grande to Star in Meet the Parents Sequel

1 week ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

A comedian! Comedian Ariana Grande, known for her beloved hosting gigs on Saturday Night Live and her Oscar-nominated comic turn as Galinda in the Wicked films, will star in Meet the Parents 4, per The Hollywood Reporter. The film, set for November 25, 2026, will follow Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and Pam Byrnes’s (Teri Polo) son, who brings home a“ball-busting” fiancée who isn’t right for him, per THR. Grande will reportedly play the fiancée.
Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars Needed Mistress Isabelle Brooks

1 week ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Loofa in charge. Mistress Isabelle Brooks knows how to be on television. The queen, who is currently competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars, is near-singlehandedly turning the All-Stars franchise from a sleepy series to a must-watch by playing the game strategically, and having fun doing it. In this week’s episode “Rappin Roast,” the last week’s bottom four queens (Mistress, Jorgeous, Nicole Paige Brooks, and Kerri Colby) are tasked with distributing points among themselves.
Audra McDonald Hasn’t Seen Patti LuPone in ‘11 Years’

1 week ago | vulture.com | Jason Frank

Not friends, maybe. Audra McDonald doesn’t clap back, she simply points in another direction. After Patti LuPone told The New Yorker McDonald is “not a friend,” McDonald kept it classy in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning previewed May 29. “I mean, I don’t — if there’s a rift between us, I don’t know what it is,” she says to Gayle King. “That’s something you’ll have to ask Patti about. I haven’t seen her in about 11 years just because we’ve been busy just with life and stuff.