ESPN’s Paul Finebaum might be trading in playoff games for politics. The longtime sports broadcaster revealed on Monday that he is seriously considering leaving his job to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, Sports Illustrated reported. Conversations with political figures in the state have left Finebaum, 70, feeling encouraged to pursue public service, he said during an interview on the OutKick The Show with Clay Travis podcast. “I was very cautious, didn’t take it too seriously. And then ultimately I ended up talking to someone who made it clear that there was a desire for me to be involved,” Finebaum said. “And this person was compelling and compassionate in the approach to me, and I started thinking about it.” When Travis asked Finebaum if he was ready to give up his broadcasting career to make the move into politics, he responded: “I would. I would have to.” Finebaum, one of the most notable voices in college football, currently hosts a four-hour daily show on ESPN Radio and the SEC Network. He said he plans to officially decide whether a political run is in his future within the next month.

Actor Josh Hartnett was hospitalized when his SUV collided with a Canadian law enforcement vehicle. The two vehicles crashed at an intersection just before 1 a.m. on Thursday. Hartnett was on his way home after filming an untitled Netflix series. Hartnett was a passenger in the vehicle driven by a 59-year-old unidentified driver, according to the report. The pair were treated for “minor injuries,” while a police officer went to hospital as a precaution. Cops said the vehicles were “significantly damaged.” Law enforcement is looking for any witnesses or footage that could help further their investigation. Though the actor’s current project has not been announced yet, IMDB shows the untitled Netflix series features Mackenzie Davis and Natasha Henstridge. Under the show’s profile, the series plot is about a heroic fisherman who fights to protect his community after a sea creature has caused destruction to his town.

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The Simpsons Movie sequel is officially in production. The movie, produced by Disney’s 20th Century Studio, is set to be released on July 23, 2027, two decades after the first film. It has taken the place of an untitled Marvel project on the studio’s project schedule. In light of the sequel, there will no longer be a new comic book installment between Avengers: Doomsday on Dec. 18, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars on Dec. 17, 2027. The Simpsons, created by Matt Groening, has broken the record for the longest-running animated series and sitcom on television. The show’s 40th season will air during 2028 and 2029. The show is set in Springfield, a fictional town, and captures the lives of the Simpson family, including dad Homer, mom Marge, and kids Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show was turned into The Simpsons Movie in July 2007. The film earned an impressive $536 million at the global box office from the original $75 million budget. Though the plot for the second movie has not been revealed, fans speculate that the story will build upon the first film, where Homer endangered Springfield when he accidentally polluted the town’s lake.

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R&B superstar Ne-Yo has made it clear he won’t stand for anyone trying to steal the spotlight after throwing a fan off stage during a concert in Kobe, Japan. Wearing a sequenced blazer, cowboy hat and leather pants, the singer was in the middle of performing his 2007 hit “Because of You” when an audience member, dressed in a white T-shirt tried to climb up beside him. The artist reportedly then lowered his microphone and pushed the fan back into the crowd. Ne-Yo later posted a statement on the incident to his Instagram account. “This is what you DON’T do.” “I’m a gentleman but I WILL slap the s--t out of a person disrespecting my stage. And then keep the party going. Don’t try me. All love, til it’s not.” He’s not the only artist to have lost his temper with overly eager fans lately either. Earlier in April, singer-songwriter Ryan Adams stormed off stage during a show in Ireland after fans refused to stop using flash photography. “Stop f--king flashing, I have epilepsy,” he shouted at the crowds, though he later returned to finish his set.

China broke its own record after unveiling the world’s tallest bridge, a project hailed as an “infrastructure miracle.” The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge stands 2,050 feet above a river and gorge. Chinese state media reported that the structure, in the southern province of Guizhou, is also the world’s longest bridge in a mountainous region at 4,600 feet long. The Huajing Bridge is more than twice as high the highest bridge in the United States, Colorado’s 956-feet high Royal Gorge Bridge. The project took nearly four years to complete. “Leaving now is bittersweet, but this isn’t the end,” technician Tian Hongrui told CCTV News. “It’s the start of a new chapter.” The mega structure will allow for faster transportation, reducing the travel time from opposing sides of the canyon from two hours to two minutes. The bridge also aims to generate tourism and economic growth. Guizhou has undergone an infrastructure campaign to combat poverty, resulting in 32,000 bridge projects. The Huajiang Bridge, featuring a high-speed glass elevator, bungee jumping, and a 1,900-foot-high glass walkway, beats previous record holder, the 1,854-foot-high Duge Bridge, which opened in 2016, also in Guizhou.

Actress Zoey Deutch is set to marry fellow actor Jimmy Tatro after revealing they had been secretly engaged for at least three months. The Set It Up star, 30, announced the news to her fans via a joint Instagram post on Saturday, September 28, featuring a carousel of images, including a close-up of her sparkling engagement ring and romantic Polaroid photos capturing the intimate proposal moment. The snapshots showed Tatro, 33, on one knee and the couple’s joyful celebration after she accepted. “Three months engaged to the love of my life,” Deutch wrote in the caption. The announcement was quickly met with an outpouring of congratulations from their famous friends and colleagues. Well-wishers included Riverdale star Lili Reinhart, who commented, “Congratulations, beautiful angel!!” as well as Olivia Munn, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Camila Mendes, and Vanessa Hudgens, among many others. Deutch and Tatro, who is best known for his role in American Vandal, went public with their relationship on Instagram in November 2021. Since then, they have frequently shared glimpses of their life together, including photos from their travels around the world and a tropical vacation in which they were snapped kissing and swimming in the ocean together. Deutch is the daughter of Back to the Future actress Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch.

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Video games titan Electronic Arts is being bought by a consortium involving President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. The investment fund is completing the $55 billion buyout alongside Silver Lake and Affinity Partners of which Jared Kushner, the husband of Ivanka Trump, is the CEO. The leveraged privatization of the studio will be the largest in history, with shareholders expected to see $210 per share. According to The Wall Street Journal, the purchase comes at a 25 percent premium over Friday’s closing market price. The powerhouse firm was founded in 1982 and is behind smash hit titles including Madden, EAFC (previously FIFA), Sims, and Battlefield. “As ​someone ​who ​grew up playing their ​games—and now enjoys them with his ​kids—I couldn’t be ​more ​excited about ​what’s ​ahead,” Kushner said. Affinity Partners was founded by Kushner in 2021, the year Trump left office after his first term, following his tenure as an adviser to him since 2017. CNN reports that, pending regulatory confirmation, the deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.

A CBS Chicago reporter has claimed that an ICE agent fired a pepper ball at her truck outside a detention facility, prompting a criminal investigation by local police. Asal Rezaei reported the incident in Broadview, Illinois, on Sunday morning, saying there were no protests and no crowd activity at the time. In a police report, she said she was driving toward the facility’s 25th Avenue entrance with her window down when a masked agent inside the fence shot a pepper ball that struck her driver’s side panel. The impact released chemical agents into her vehicle. Rezaei said the powder burned her face and caused her to vomit after she exited her truck. “At this moment it’s not really clear why that officer took a shot at me. My car has been here several times, although I did not identify myself verbally as a member of the press,” she said in her coverage of the incident. Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills confirmed the investigation, calling it “an allegedly unprovoked attack.” Rezaei declined medical attention. A DHS spokesperson denied that the journalist was attacked. “Absolutely not. No member of the media at CBS or any other outlet was ‘attacked.’ For their safety, we remind members of the media and journalists to exercise caution as they cover these violent riots,” they told the Beast.