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Michael Keaton reflected on his longtime friendship with Catherine O'Hara, who died on Jan. 30, during a Feb. 6 event
The actor and O'Hara starred together in 1988's Beetlejuice
He revealed that the pair bonded over both having six siblings

Catherine O'Haraleft a lasting impact onMichael Keaton.

TheBatmanstar, 74, reflected on his longtime friendship with hisBeetlejuicecostar O'Hara — whodied at the age of 71on Jan. 30 — at Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2026 Man of the Year event in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday, Feb. 6.

"I was a bigSCTVfan. I am the biggestSCTVfan," Keaton shared when asked about how he first met her. "And I'm trying to think, when was it? I think I was doing a movie in Toronto. ... I remember we must have met or known each other a little bit, because, like myself, she has a big family. She's one of seven, and I'm one of seven. And so somehow we got to be friends."

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"I remember a night in Toronto where she had a summer [with her] brothers and sisters, and we were all shooting pool in some bar somewhere," he continued. "But I think I had known her before, kind of having a hard time remembering it."

The actor went on to say that he was a "giant fan, like everyone else" and knew her as "kind of a goddess" inside the comedy world — and he wasn't the only one. He said many people in the industry "knew how brilliant she was and how great she was" so it was no surprise when her star began to rise.

"And I was doing this tiny little movie calledGame 6, which is actually a really good little movie. It takes place in Boston, and Griffin [Dunne] and I were talking, and they hadn't cast it [yet]. I said, 'Hey, how [about] Catherine O'Hara as my ex-wife? Yeah, you think she'd do it?' So I called her, and she came down,"Keaton recalled of the 2005 film, in which O'Hara played Lillian Rogan.

"I guess that was after the firstBeetlejuice.But I knew her before that. And to answer your question, I don't remember what the first time was when I met her, but we got to be friends in addition to just working together as well," he added.

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TheSpider-Man: Homecomingactor was one of the first to share a tribute online to O'Hara after her manager confirmed her death on Jan. 30. In anInstagram postshared the same day, he posted a recent photo of the pair smiling together for a camera.

"We go back before the firstBeetlejuice,"he captioned the photo. "She's been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her. Thinking about Beau as well."

He also penned a tribute to her inTime, in which he described getting to know her as "breathing rarefied air." He noted that she had a "twinkle, a light, a glow" whenever she talked with someone and listened to their stories.

"To have a woman as your friend is a great thing. To have a brilliantly funny woman as your friend is special. To have Catherine O'Hara as your friend is a blessing," he wrote.

O'Hara was born in Toronto in 1954. After graduating from high school, she got a job as a waitress at theSCTVin Toronto before joining the company in 1974. She made her film debut was 1980'sDouble Negative, which also featured Eugene Levy and otherSCTVcostars like Flaherty andJohn Candy.

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In 1990, she was cast inHome Aloneas the harried mom of Macaulay Culkin's Kevin. She reprised her role for 1992'sHome Alone 2: Lost in New York. She also starred in 1993'sThe Nightmare Before Christmas, in which she voiced Sally, and 1994'sWyatt Earp.

In 2015, she teamed up with Levy once again forSchitt's Creek, created by his son,Dan Levy. In 2020,she won the Emmyfor Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Moira Rose.

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O'Hara's final series role came in Apple TV's Hollywood satireThe Studio, playing deposed studio head Patty Leigh. The show earned her a nomination at the 2025 Emmys, as did herguest appearance onThe Last of Us.

O'Hara is survived by her husbandBo Welch, whom she met when he worked as a production designer onBeetlejuiceand married in 1992,and theirsons, Matthew and Luke.

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Adam Sandler attended the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb 5, 2026, where he was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award
During the event, he recalled what it was like going "toe to toe" with the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film Punch‑Drunk Love
The 59-year-old actor also praised the on-screen work of Hoffman's son, Connor

Adam Sandlerfirst teamed up withPhilip Seymour Hoffmanin the 2002Paul Thomas AndersonfilmPunch‑Drunk Love– a memorable, quirky romantic comedy.

At the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where Sandler was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award, he reflected fondly on that experience in conversation with Leonard Maltin.

Sandler explained how memorable working with Hoffman was, recalling their time rehearsing together and the way the scenes came alive under Anderson's guidance.

"I'm very proud that I worked with Phil," Sandler, 59, said during the event. "I loved him as a guy and I loved him as one of the best actors of our generation."

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When asked what it was likegoing "toe to toe" with Hoffman, Sandler described an intense but rewarding rehearsal process that he'll never forget.

The duo rehearsed the scene extensively, often in informal settings around the director's property, exploring their scenes from multiple angles and building a rich connection before shooting.

"We'd walk around… do the scenes, and we'd go at it different directions and then on the day when we shot that we kind of kept to ourselves and stayed in our own little worlds," the comedian recalled. "Then when Paul called action, we went at it and went toe to toe and felt what we felt and I loved it."

Their back‑and‑forth rehearsals came in handy for the film's emotional highs and lows, with Sandler playing the anxious Barry Egan and Hoffman portraying his chaotic business rival, Dean Trumbell. Rehearsing extensively beforehand helped them understand their characters' tension and timing, so that when the cameras rolled, their interactions felt real and alive.

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In 2014,Hoffman died at age 46, leaving behind hislongtime partner Mimi O'Donnelland their three children:son Cooperand daughters Tallulah and Willa.

Cooper, now an actor in his own right, has taken on leading roles in films includingLicorice Pizza, Saturday NightandThe Long Walk– marking a promising continuation of his father's legacy.

During the event on Feb. 5, Sandler spoke warmly about Cooper, saying, "[Hoffman's] boy is fantastic. I love watching that kid. He's a great actor."

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Kurt Russell attends Apple TV Press Day at Barker Hangar on February 03, 2026 in Santa Monica, California; Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete

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Kurt Russellknew thatTop Gun: Maverickwas the film that movie theaters need to get out ofthe danger zone.

TheEscape From New Yorkstar and former pilot tellsEntertainment Weeklythat he personally sent a letter toTom Cruiseabout the high-flying sequel, which became a box office smash hit when it was released in May 2022.

"I actually sent Tom a note because I thought that this was the type of movie that we needed to try and get the movie business back on track, which it's been struggling to do ever since COVID," Russell explains. "People got out of the habit of going to watch something collectively and got used to watching things at home."

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As a result, the 74-year-old says that streaming platforms have become "extremely popular," with "a lot of people from our business [pivoting] over to that" instead of the standard theatrical experience.

A sequel to the 1986 classicTop Gun,Maverickfollowed Cruise's Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell as he taught a group of young Navy pilots how to both conduct and survive a dangerous mission. The film also starred Glen Powell, Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, and more.

The Oscar-winning film was the summer smash hit that the box office needed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, raking in $1.48 billion globally and becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of all time. It would go on to become the second highest-grossing film of the year behindAvatar: the Way of Water.

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In addition to its box office success,Maverickwas also nominated for six Academy Awards andtook home the trophy for Best Soundat the 2023Oscars. Anuntitled threequel is currently in development, with Kosinski in talks to return as its director.

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But, first, the filmmaker is directing Russell in Michelob ULTRA's new Super Bowl advertisement, which also happens to starMaverick's very own Pullman. Titled "The ULTRA Instructor," the clip blends football festivities with the upcoming Winter Olympics by having Russell transform subpar skier Greg (Pullman) into a serious slope shredder.

"We love watching the Super Bowl, and it's fun to watch the commercials too," Russellpreviously told EW about the advertisement. "I gotta say, on that day, they're very different…. They're a little bit like a mini movie. They're water cooler fare, and the next day it's fun to talk about them. So I looked at it as something like, 'Hey, let's go after this. Let's have some fun with this thing.'"

Watch "The ULTRA Instructor" above.

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It's been almost two weeks since an ice storm cut the power at Barbara Bishop's house in rural Mississippi, and she still finds herself lacking basic amenities such as light and unspoiled food. Light switches that don't work, a fridge full of spoiled food and the unsavory smells that come from it are just a few symptoms of the harsh winter storm they endured.

Barbara, 79, and her husband George, 85, live outside Oxford, where that ice storm didn't just knock out power but turned the entire community upside down. It turned trees into weapons. Ice-coated branches took down power lines and made roads so badly damaged that you couldn't drive on them even if you wanted to.

After the storm hit, the Bishops' home became a refuge. Their son showed up. Then their granddaughter with her two kids. All of them had lost power and water. So now it's seven people in one house, huddled around a single gas heater, trying to stay warm through days of bitter cold. For a stretch, they lost water, too.

"It's just been one of those times you just have to grit, grit your teeth and bare it," Barbara said.

That's what nearly 15,000 people across northern Mississippi were still doing Saturday morning – gritting their teeth two weeks later. PowerOutage.us showed the number had dropped from 180,000 customers in the immediate aftermath, but "dropping" doesn't mean much when you're still one of the thousands sitting in the dark.

Lafayette County, where Oxford is located, still has more than 3,000 customers without power.

Lafayette County had the most outages as of Saturday – about 3,244 customers. Tippah County had 2,879. Panola has over 2,000, while Yalobusha and Tishomingo counties both had more than 1,700 each. These aren't just numbers. These are families heating water on gas stoves. Elderly couples in their 80s wondering when normal comes back.

By Friday, temperatures in Oxford hit 70 degrees. But chunks of ice still covered the ground in shaded spots – a reminder that winter isn't done with them yet. Downed trees had been stacked into massive piles along the roadsides, some still smoldering from controlled burns. Power lines hung low over streets in places, dangling in parking lots. Tree limbs hung overhead like they were deciding whether to fall.

Mother Nature has finally started to bring some relief in terms of temperatures, with more consistently warmer weather expected this week, says meteorologist Rob Shackelford. The high Sunday is in the lower 60s, increasing to the upper 60s and lower 70s starting Monday. Weather shouldn't be too hazardous, with only slight chances of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday and to end the week.

Across the street from the Bishops, Russ Jones and his wife have been living without electricity or water. For days, they filled 5-gallon buckets to flush toilets. Cooked on their gas stove. Stayed warm by the fireplace. It works, technically. But it wears you down.

"It's been a shock to the system," Jones said.

He and his wife started staying with friends a few days ago – the kind of decision you don't want to make but eventually have to.

Friday, his yard was full of volunteers from Eight Days of Hope, a nonprofit that shows up when disasters hit. They cleared snapped limbs, hauled away a massive tree from his backyard and moved with the kind of efficiency that only comes from doing this over and over. The organization has been there for days, helping dozens of homeowners patch roofs and clean up yards. They've served more than 16,000 free meals.

Jones said it was a relief to have one less thing weighing on him. When a volunteer handed him a free T-shirt and a blanket for his wife, he had to hold back tears.

"It's just beyond anything I could ever imagine," he said.

Sometimes the help isn't what fixes everything. It's just what reminds you that you're not forgotten.

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A man visits a makeshift memorial for Renee Good on Jan. 14, 2026, at the site where she was killed a week ago in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images file)

A month after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis, her partner spoke out on Saturday, condemning the federal government's immigration crackdown that took Good's life and urging the city to remember those whose names are never known.

In a rare statement issued through her attorney, Becca Good thanked the city and said she was "so proud to call Minneapolis my home."

She also criticized the federal government's immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities, during which federal law enforcementkilled her partnerand ICU nurseAlex Pretti, 37.

"Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last," she said. "You know my wife's name and you know Alex's name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don't know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don't look like mine."

"They are neighbors, friends, coworkers, classmates. And we must also know their names," she added. "Because this shouldn't happen to anyone."

Becca Good has seldom spoken publicly since her partner's killing on Jan. 7.

The killing occurred about a month after the Trump administration surged 3,000 immigration agents to the Twin Cities in what officials have dubbed Operation Metro Surge. Agents descended on Minnesota after right-wing influencers renewed scrutiny in a state fraud scandal involving Somali nationals.

More than 4,000 undocumented immigrants have been apprehended since the operation began in December,according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The operation, which has led to the apprehensions of some children, has sparked near-daily protests in the Twin Cities. It has alsotransformed the daily livesof many who live there, with people volunteering to deliver groceries to undocumented immigrants and safeguard their neighborhoods from immigration authorities.

A representative for DHS did not immediately return a request for comment.

Weeks after Good's killing, Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Customs and Border Protection agents. Trump administration officials initially defended the agents, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem calling Pretti a "domestic terrorist." However, days after his killing, the administration said it would be drawing down its operation in the state. This week, officials said they wouldsend home 700 agents.

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into Pretti's death but has not done so for Good.

"Renee and I chose kindness. We believed that every life deserves the same care, treatment, and dignity, no matter who they are or what they look like," Becca Good said in her statement. "That shouldn't be radical. If it is, then I want Renee and our family to be known for how we practiced radical kindness every day."

The killings have prompted calls toreform DHS and forNoem to resign. Two of Renee Good's brothers addressed lawmakers this week at a public forum to raise concerns about the violent tactics used by DHS.

"The deep distress our family feels because of Nee's loss in such a violent and unnecessary way is complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation for change," Luke Ganger, one of the brothers, testified.

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Five-year-oldLiam Conejo Ramosand his family will have more time to make their case for asylum.

At a Friday court hearing for the family's asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told CNN.

There is no indication when the next hearing is expected, said Molliver, who added, "We're grateful for the outpouring from the community and we remain committed to the family and this community."

Attorneys for the family had asked the court for more time to respond to the motion by the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the family is not slated for expedited removal and the motion is standard procedure.

"There is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation's immigration laws," she said in a statement to CNN.

Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Liam's school district, Columbia Heights Public Schools, said Friday's ruling "provides additional time, and with that, continued uncertainty for a child and his family," as she stressed the family is asking for privacy.

"Our concern remains centered on Liam and all children who deserve stability, safety and the opportunity to be in school without fear. We will continue to advocate for outcomes that prioritize children," Stenvik said.

The 5‑year‑old and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, weretaken from their snowy suburban Minneapolis drivewaylast month to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, sparkingwidespread outrageafter images of a federal agent clutching the boy's Spider‑Man backpack as he looked on beneath a cartoon bunny hat circulated.

Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, January 20, in a Minneapolis suburb. - Ali Daniels/AP

After more than a week at the Dilley center, the preschooler and his Ecuadorian father areback home in Minneapolisafter a judge ordered them to be released, which ended their detention but left their future in the United States in limbo.

Rep. Joaquin Castro, the Texas Democrat who helped escort them back to Minnesota on Sunday, emphasized at a Friday news conference the father and son "don't have a criminal record" and represent no threat to the community.

"They should leave Liam alone," Castro told reporters, referring to the federal government.

"His family came in legally through the asylum process," Castro said. "And when I left the Dilley detention center, one of the ICE officers explained to me that his father was on a one-year parole in place, so they should allow that to continue."

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WNBA submits new collective bargaining proposal to players' union

When the WNBA and players' union meton Mondayin New York, the league promised a new collective bargaining agreement proposal. It delivered that offer on Friday, Feb. 6, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports. The details of the new proposal were not available.

WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike toldthe Associated PressFriday that the gap between the two sides on issues like revenue sharing continues to be vast. But the players' union wants to close it and avoid a lock out or strike.

"I know our players 100% want to play this year," she said. "We want a season.

"We made the point that once we nail (revenue sharing), we can get everything else done."

A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates with Chelsea Gray #12 and Jewell Loyd #24 after winning Game Four of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Mortgage Matchup Center on October 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Las Vegas Aces defeat the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the championship.