A reboot of the cult-comedy franchise Police Academy was scrapped after the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Comedy writer Ike Barinholtz revealed on the Funny You Ask podcast that he was hired by New Line Cinema to write a script for a “dirty, rated-R, modern” take on the 1984 box office hit. The project was slated to star and be produced by Keegan-Michael Key, 55, and Jordan Peele, 47. Barinholtz explained that as the reboot was being developed, Michael Brown was shot by a police officer. “We’re not making a cop comedy right now where we’re having these two hilarious Black actors play police officers,” Barinholtz said. In August 2014, Brown was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, when he was 18-years old. While Wilson claimed that the teen tried to grab his pistol, Brown’s friend, Dorian Johnson, who was with him during the incident, explained that Wilson initiated the conflict by grabbing Brown by the neck through his patrol car window. Johnson claimed that Brown had his hands raised and begged Wilson not to shoot before the incident spiraled. A grand jury ultimately decided not to indict Wilson for the murder of Brown. The original Police Academy movie about a bunch of bumbling recruits starred Steve Guttenberg and Kim Cattrall. A total of seven Police Academy movies were made from 1984-1994, including two spin-off television shows.

North West, the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, has just announced a tour that is set to kick off in August. She will co-headline a month-long tour with 21-year-old rapper and singer Molly Santana, with whom she previously collaborated on her EP N0rth4evr, released in May. The Molly x North Kimokawaii Tour will begin on August 5 in Dallas and feature 14 tour dates across North America, concluding with a final show in LA on August 27. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on Friday. This is not North’s first time taking the stage. The teenager joined her father on stage in April at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium for two songs on his comeback tour. North also performed music from her EP at Rolling Loud during Santana’s May 9 set and performed the entire album on June 12 at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash, donning a grungy, all-black Balenciaga look.

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Savannah Guthrie was absent from the Today show for two days this week due to filming commitments. Co-anchors Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones explained that Guthrie was “on assignment” Wednesday and Thursday for the upcoming Wordle game show. NBC announced a partnership with the New York Times for a wordle-inspired competition show, where teams compete to solve a five-letter puzzle to win a cash prize. While filming is taking place in Los Angeles, Guthrie shared that she used the opportunity to visit Today co-host Carson Daly on the set of the singing competition The Voice. The 54-year-old shared an Instagram story sitting in the show’s iconic red chairs, captioned “In @carsondaly’s house.” Guthrie was previously on a two-month hiatus from Today after her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1. Doorbell camera footage showed a masked intruder outside her property, but no suspects have been identified. People reports that Guthrie will return to Today on Monday.

Faizon Love, best known for playing the store manager in the Will Ferrell movie Elf, was arrested on Tuesday on an outstanding warrant. He was taken into custody in Hillsborough County, Florida, and is facing two counts of contempt of court, which TMZ reports are in connection with a missed child support hearing. The actor and comedian, who also starred in the movies Friday and Couples Retreat, is currently being held at Orient Road Jail in Tampa and is set to appear before a judge on June 19. The actor has a lengthy history of violent outbursts, including a conviction for misdemeanor assault in 2017, for which he was fined $500 and received a 180-day suspended jail sentence. The 58-year-old was also accused of felony assault after a 2024 incident in which he allegedly attacked a hotel staff member with a credit card reader he ripped from its mount after being told his room was unavailable.

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A teenage tourist died after leaping from a runaway Central Park carriage to help his mother. Romanch Mahajan, 18, and his visiting family had hired the carriage for a Wednesday afternoon tour. The driver climbed down to photograph the family near the Cherry Hill fountain, and the seven-year-old horse, Sampson, bolted. The teen’s father, Deepak Mahajan, 44, said the carriage veered across the lawn as the driver gave chase. When his wife Priya tumbled out, Romanch jumped after her. “My son, just to save his mother, he fell off,” he said. The teenager struck his head and died that night at the hospital. His parents and younger brother suffered minor injuries when their carriage hit another and overturned. The crash, around 2:45 p.m., added to a long run of carriage accidents. Sampson, working just six weeks, is being retired, with the driver now suspended. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it a “horrific incident” and renewed his push to end Manhattan’s carriage trade. Romanch had just won a place at university. “It took my son’s dream away,” his father said.

A 1,200 year-old tree said by folklore to have sheltered the outlaw Robin Hood has failed to produce any leaves this spring—leading to fears that it has died. The Major Oak tree, located in England’s Sherwood Forest, has long been a place for visitors to stand in awe of its age, and its possibly mythical connection to the country’s most famous outlaw. Legend has it that he hid under it from the evil Sheriff of Nottingham while he stole from the rich to help the poor. The tree’s death is said to have been caused by many factors related to climate change, particularly by visitors’ footsteps in the forest, which have compacted the soil and prevented water from reaching the tree’s roots. According to Ed Pyne of the Woodland Trust, ancient trees are essential to conserve, yet their decline is frequently overlooked. “The tree’s failure to produce leaves this year is heart-breaking for everyone,” Hollie Drake, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said in a statement Thursday. The Major Oak will be remembered as one of Europe’s oldest and most celebrated trees.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said product prices will increase to offset rising costs of memory and storage chips. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Cook said, adding that while Apple has tried to mitigate the price increases, “the situation has become unsustainable.” The 65-year-old billionaire did not specify when the increases would take effect or which devices would be affected. Analysts expect upcoming products, including the next iPhone 18 lineup, to see prices rise to $270 to maintain profit margins. The price pressure stems from a global shortage of DRAM memory and NAND storage chips, which are essential components in smartphones, computers, and other electronics. Demand from artificial intelligence companies has soared in recent months, driving chip prices higher as tech giants race to build AI infrastructure. Calling the situation a “hundred-year flood,” Cook said he has never seen a commodity market swing so dramatically during his 40 years in the technology industry.

The CBS global sensation Survivor has announced a new addition to the long-running franchise. Longtime host Jeff Probst said Wednesday that an animated Survivor movie featuring animal contestants is in the works at Paramount Animation. Probst will serve as executive producer on the project. In a video posted to Instagram announcing the project, Probst said, “Imagine a big, fun, animated comedy about Survivor… in the animal kingdom. I am so excited. This is the perfect fit. Survivor has always been about watching different personalities learning how to live together while competing against each other, and setting it in the world of animals gives us a whole new playground to play with.” The official synopsis for the project states, “Set on a remote and mystical island, animals from all around the globe compete for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be crowned the sole Survivor.” In his video, Probst told Survivor fans that he was “very, very, very excited” about the project, adding that he “can’t wait for you to meet this new tribe.” Survivor, featuring human contestants, is currently in production in Fiji for a season set to premiere this fall on CBS.

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The New York Knicks, the newly crowned NBA champions, have accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House. The team will become the first NBA team to accept Trump’s invite, after the previous five NBA teams to win a title during a Trump administration declined to visit the White House. Knicks owner James Dolan, a longtime friend of the 80-year-old president, told the New York Post that the team is returning the favor after Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA finals. “We just did receive an invitation from the White House, which we accepted,” Dolan said. “We still have to figure out the details, et cetera, but yes, of course. Look, I invited the President to come down for the game. He is a friend. I’ve known him for 30 years and I’m very proud to bring the team to the White House.” Trump attended the Knicks’ lone loss in their 4-1 run against the San Antonio Spurs. He was met with resounding boos from fans in Madison Square Garden and was caught dozing off during the game. Last year’s champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, declined a visit citing scheduling conflicts. All four champions under Joe Biden’s presidency accepted his invitation.

French tennis player Corentin Moutet swore multiple times in a post-match interview. The 27-year-old star had been asked what it was like to face a 142 mph second serve from his opponent, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, when he dropped an F-bomb to express his frustration. Currently ranked 36th in the world, the 10-year professional had just beaten Perricard in the round of 32 at Queen’s Club. “No f-bombs please,” the reporter said to his initial response. In bold fashion, however, Moutet playfully continued to disobey, saying, “F---, f---, f---.” Moutet was asked by the interviewer to “please keep it clean” and to talk about his first victory, to which he continued to say “f—” seven times total within approximately 25 seconds. Winning over $44,000 from his victory, Moutet might lose it all; he faces heavy fines for violating the tournament’s code of conduct, which can range anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000. While some fans found the exchange disrespectful, many seemed to find humor in it. “Even somebody with the tightest stick up their a-- is going to laugh at this,” a user commented on a post on X of the interview. “I got a good chuckle.”