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Some family drama is petty.
But sometimes, it’s life-altering for the innocents caught in the middle.
The family is still grieving after Anna Cardwell’s passing.
Her daughters haven’t seen each other in over a year. Who’s fault is that?
This rift has innocents caught in the middle
On Monday, March 16, Mama June and multiple other relatives put Michael Cardwell and his wife, London Smith, on blast.
In 2023, Anna Cardwell died at the age of 29. She left behind two young daughters, Kaitlyn and Kylee. The girls are half-sisters, with different fathers.
Kylee went to live with her father. Kaitlyn, however, went to live with June — meaning a separation from her sister. June and Michael had a whole custody battle about it.
Both Kaitlyn and Anna had considered Michael to be Kaitlyn’s father. The courts, however, don’t see it that way.
Earlier this month, Kaitlyn — who is now 13 — told Entertainment Tonight that is has been over a year since she saw her younger sister.
Following the interview, June reinforced her existing support for Kaitlyn.
She took to TikTok to explain that Kaitlyn is expressing “her own thoughts” and “her own feelings.”
(In other words, refuting any assumptions that Kaitlyn is just playing along with a family narrative, for reality TV drama or whatever.)
According to June, she has repeatedly set aside differences with Michael, even when he and London moved to Alabama after they married in 2024.
“I’m not obligated to any-f–king-body but these children, which is Kylee and Kaitlyn,” June asserted. “They’re my blood!”
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Everyone has SO much to say on the topic
On Monday, March 16, Lauryn Shannon expanded upon the topic in a lengthy Facebook post.
She alleged that she and the rest of her family have “tried everything” to contact Kylee, having been unable to see her in almost two years.
She alleged that they have been “pushed out” by the couple, despite promises to the contrary.
“Every time they come to [Georgia] they expect Kaitlyn to be able to visit with them but never Kylee to visit with us,” Lauryn accused. “It’s on their terms and conditions.”
“ANNA DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS!!” Lauryn went on to write. “SHE WANTED THE GIRLS TOGETHER ALWAYS!!!”
Alana Thompson also participated in the conversation, urging her fellow adults to “put their differences aside and stop letting personal feelings get in the way of family.”
She affirmed: “We all know how much Anna loved her girls and how important family was to her. Anyone who really knew her knows she would never want them kept apart because adults can’t get over their problems.”
Alana emphasized: “The girls deserve to have each other, and they deserve to grow up knowing their family without all this extra drama.”
She then reasoned: “At the end of the day this isn’t about who’s right or wrong, it’s about doing what’s best for the kids. And honestly, that should come before pride, before feelings, and before anything else.”
This is not the first time that Alana has seemed to be the most reasonable and mature member of the family.
Who really cut off communications?
Meanwhile, Michael’s mother, Tonya, has claimed that Kaitlyn and Kylee’s visits only ended in September 2024 due to Mama June allegedly no longer responding to her.
Obviously, this is a very different story than what June and her family are saying.
London, also, claimed that the family has stopped trying to contact them — saying that Michael only stopped messaging Kaitlyn after June stopped replying to his messages.
This sounds like an absolute mess.
We don’t know who’s right, except that it’s clear that at least some of these folks are wrong. We all wish that Kylee and Kaitlyn could spend more time together. They are sisters, after all.
June Shannon & Family Explode Over Rift: Why Can’t Anna’s Daughters See … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Reality star Jesse James is no stranger to toxic relationships.
Of course, usually he’s the toxic one in said relationship, but it sounds like he might have finally met his match.
James is currently married to adult film star and gun rights activist Bonnie Rotten, who was arrested earlier this week on domestic violence charges.
According to TMZ, Rotten — whose real name is Alaina James — was arrested for a “warrantless/on-view” offense, meaning authorities witnessed the alleged incident or had probable cause at the scene.
Her bond was set at $3000, and it seems that Jesse was more than happy to come and bail her out. He even boasted about it on Instagram.
“The devil doesn’t always come with horns—sometimes it shows up exactly how you like it,” James captioned a photo of Rotten.
Now, that doesn’t sound like a great compliment — in fact, it sounds like the sort of thing some would say in order to warn you that the devil can assume forms that are pleasing to the human eye.
But we don’t think Jesse meant it that way.
He seems to be saying that Bonnie is demonic, and that’s a good thing.
Given his history as an adulterous Nazi, we don’t expect James to take a traditional view of good and bad behavior.
But even, so “yep, she’s a devil!” probably isn’t the kind of reassurance his fans were looking for following Bonnie’s arrest.
Bonnie has since issued her own statement on the matter, and while she doesn’t deny any wrongdoing, she says that she and Jesse are determined to work things out.
“This was an unfortunate situation. Jesse picked me up from jail,” she wrote on her social media pages.
“We love each other and want to make it work. We had a quiet family night at home and are seeking help in areas we need and will have no further comment at this time.”
Rotten is James’ fifth wife, and their relationship has been tumultuous from the start.
She filed for divorce just a few months after they tied the knot back in 2022, alleging that James had cheated on her.
She later withdrew her petitiuon, only to refile a few weeks later, claiming that James had slapped and punched her.
Jesse, meanwhile, accused his wife of “trying to break his finger and poking a hole in his neck with her fingernails.”
The couple welcomed their first –and, thus far — and only child together, a son named Bishop, back in 2023.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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Martha Gellhorn stowed away on a hospital ship to become the only woman journalist to land on Normandy Beach on D-Day. She carried stretchers before writing her harrowing account of the invasion.
The New Yorker’s famously epicurean writer A.J. Liebling subsisted on military rations and came under fire during World War II to describe what it was like for the soldiers and sailors at war.
Syndicated columnist Ernie Pyle died, in a helmet and Army fatigues, among some of the troops whose names and hometowns he carefully included in his dispatches. “At this spot, the 77th Infantry lost a buddy,” read the makeshift sign posted at the place where a Japanese machine gun bullet felled him.
Those reporters told stories of war in all its gore and its glory, its exhilaration and its ennui. Others have laid bare the anxiety and doubts.
Veteran Vietnam correspondent Neil Sheehan broke the story of the Pentagon Papers, which showed how government officials deceived the public about the Vietnam war. Sheehan won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, “A Bright Shining Lie,” which chronicled the war’s impact on idealists who once believed in it, through the story of his relationship with an inside source.
Well before bombs started dropping on Iran and President Donald Trump began to tease the notion of a ground invasion, his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, began putting obstacles in the way of the reporters with the most experience covering the nation’s military. While Hegseth’s moves haven’t stopped the reporters from doing their jobs, it has made it harder for them to keep the public informed.
As someone who worked as a Washington correspondent for decades, I worry that these obstacles could limit the number of reporters who have the experience with – and trust of – key sources to do the kind of in-depth, nuanced journalism that a war, with its price in lives and resources, deserves.
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Corralling the watchdogs
Generally, war correspondents need the cooperation of the military they are covering to get to the front. For the U.S. press, that requires relationships and credibility at the Pentagon.
Early in 2025, Hegseth ordered major news organizations to give up their desks in the Pentagon press room to MAGA favorites. NPR’s desk went to Breitbart News. Roaming the hallways, where reporters sometimes found sources who would deviate from the company line, became verboten.
Eventually, the area in the Pentagon where reporters were allowed was circumscribed to a single corridor outside the press room – even though the public affairs officers who worked most closely with reporters were in an office on the other side of the 6½-million-square-foot building.
Then Hegseth conditioned the issuance of press credentials on reporters, effectively giving military brass the right to censor or sanitize their reports.
As a result, almost the entire Pentagon press corps, which included outlets ranging from The Associated Press to The New York Times to Fox News and USNI News, which covers the Navy, moved out of the building in October 2025. Some have been invited back for the press briefings Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have begun to give on progress of the battle in Iran.
But after the first of these briefings, the Pentagon abruptly banned photographers from attending, reportedly because Hegseth’s staff found some of their images of him to be unflattering.
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Gone are the off-camera “background” briefings where Department of Defense brass could give trusted reporters greater context and nuance for battlefield decisions. Gone are the impromptu hallway meetings where reporters have, with luck or persistence, picked up information that deviates from an administration’s agreed-upon script.
Also not in evidence, at least not so far: the deployment of the kind of journalistic embed program that the Pentagon used during the Iraq war to give the American people an up-close look at troops in the conflict zone.
How might that affect what you, the public, gets to know? It was a combination of an anonymous tip and insider access that led the legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh to break the devastating story of My Lai, the American soldiers’ massacre of civilians during the Vietnam War.
At the made-for-TV briefings he does hold, Hegseth devotes most of the session to questions from outlets such as the Epoch Times, The Daily Caller and LindellTV – owned by Mike Lindell, the head of the well-known pillow company.
At one recent briefing, one of the favored new cadre tossed Hegseth a shameless softball. Referring to American troops in the Middle East, the questioner asked: “What is your prayer for them?”
Yet as hostilities drag on, even some among Hegseth’s chosen press corps have begun to ask irksome questions about the war. The normally Trump-friendly Daily Caller ran a less-than-flattering piece about the president berating a reporter for asking about troop deployments.
On March 4, 2026, Hegseth accused journalists of focusing on war casualties to make “the president look bad.” On March 13, Hegseth castigated as “more fake news” CNN’s report that the Trump administration had underestimated the impact of the war on shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better,” Hegseth concluded, adding fuel to the speculation that a Trump supporter who won a bidding war for CNN’s corporate parent is going to turn the network into a more administration-friendly outlet.
Soon after, Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr threatened network broadcast licenses over coverage critical of the administration’s conduct of the war. Echoing Carr’s threats the next day: the president himself.
‘Be a Marine’
The Trump administration is not alone in its disdain for a free press: Israel has long been notorious for restricting press access from areas where it is conducting military operations.
Leaders of the theocratic Iranian regime are even worse; the country is cited by press freedom advocate Reporters Without Borders as “one of the world’s most repressive countries in terms of press freedom.”
But the United States has historically distinguished itself by making freedom its calling card, even – or perhaps especially – in wartime.
“The news may be good, or bad. We shall tell you the truth,” Voice of America, a U.S. government-launched radio network, promised – in German – in its very first broadcast to Nazi Germany in 1942.
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Now, however, the Trump administration, is busy trying to undermine the editorial independence of Voice of America, which broadcasts news to countries that don’t have a free press.
Pentagon reporters are continuing to find ways to get around the propaganda. NPR’s Tom Bowman told me that he takes inspiration from a pep talk he overheard a military source deliver to another reporter crestfallen over the lack of access.
“Quit whining and be a Marine,” the official said. “Go over, under or around the obstacle. Find a way to do it.”
Most reporters and their organizations are doing just that, finding sources outside the administration, like the ones in Congress who told The Hill how much money the war is costing taxpayers per day. And they’re continuing to get information from sources on the inside, like the ones who told The Wall Street Journal that Trump’s military advisers warned him that Iran might block the Gulf of Hormuz, but that he opted for war anyway.
So far, neither Hegseth’s obstacle course nor threats from the White House and the FCC have stopped the press from reporting stories or asking questions that the administration would rather not see or hear.
But restrictions on press freedom have a corrosive effect. We already have seen how Trump, using lawsuits and licensing threats, has used his power to make corporate media owners think twice about pursuing news he doesn’t like.
Seasoned Pentagon reporters will still find ways to get to sources they already have. But Hegseth’s tactic of blocking press access to the military keeps reporters from developing new sources and keeps new reporters from building the relationships they need to become seasoned Pentagon reporters.
Americans have long been able to understand the triumphs and tribulations of American troops at war, and to make intelligent decisions about whether they approve of a war’s cost, because a free press has been able to tell the story – good or bad. That tradition is now at risk.
Kathy Kiely does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Eight teams. Two world-class arenas. An NIL prize pool of $500,000 on the line.The 2026 College Basketball Crown bracket was revealed Monday afternoon on FS1’s “First Things First.” The second-year tournament features a loaded field made up of teams from the nation’s top basketball conferences. FOX Sports college basketball analyst LaPhonso Ellis joined Danny Parkins on the show to reveal the eight-team event, which will take place in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena from April 1-5. Here is a look at the matchups and analysis from Ellis: Game 1: Oklahoma (19-15) vs. Colorado (17-15), April 1, 8 p.m. ET Ellis on the Sooners: “This is an Oklahoma team that’s won six of their last seven games, playing at a really high level. Four guys [are] averaging 12 points or more, and they make 10 3s per game.” Ellis on the Buffaloes: “The issue with Colorado is they give up 37% from the 3-point line… The question is going to be, can they run this Oklahoma team off the 3-point line and keep them off the offensive glass?” Game 2: Baylor (16-16) vs. Minnesota (15-17), April 1, 10:30 p.m. ET Ellis on the Bears: “This is a team that, though they haven’t been where they typically are offensively, they’re one of the more efficient defensive teams in the nation and do a terrific job getting out in transition.” Ellis on the Golden Gophers: “This is a terrific passing team — the best passing team in the nation — and they can really stick the 3.” Game 3: Stanford (20-12) vs. West Virginia (18-14), April 2, 8 p.m. ET Ellis on Stanford: “Their big-time player is Ebuka Ekorie. He’s only 6-foot-1, but can flat-out score. He’s not even 19 years old yet… [He’s the] eighth-leading scorer in the nation, and I think he has Kyrie Irving-like finishes around the rim with either hand.” Ellis on the Mountaineers: “This is a West Virginia team that is 17th in the nation in terms of defensive efficiency. … They do a terrific job of closing out. Honor Huff, their 5-10 point guard, plays off the basketball and is one of the elite scorers in the Big 12. … and as he goes, West Virginia also goes.” Game 4: Rutgers (14-19) vs. Creighton (15-17), April 2, 10:30 p.m. ET Ellis on the Scarlet Knights: “This is a Rutgers team that struggled all year long, but all of a sudden, they started to surge toward the end of the year because their defense was so much better.” Ellis on the Bluejays: “This is a Creighton team that’s not necessarily known for their defense. … They do make 10 made 3s per game, so can Rutgers slow down that 3-point barrage?”Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
The world’s best sporting event is coming this summer, and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. We’ll have 48 teams, supported by 48 passionate fan bases, filling stadiums across three countries – the U.S., Canada, and Mexico — at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Plenty of action on the pitch, but we’re also in store for the sights and sounds of soccer fans from across the globe. But which fan base will be the loudest? The most fun and the most followed? I present to you my World Cup Fan Base Power Rankings, sponsored by Lay’s. Let’s go into more detail: No. 10: Netherlands You can always hear the Dutch fans coming from a mile away and see them coming even further. Their iconic orange kits harken to the country’s history, and they’re always in full throat in the stands chanting and singing. Talk about knowing how to make an entry. Alexi’s Take: I know the Netherlands have a legendary fan base with all of that orange, it’s wonderful. But it’s also, it’s kind of a one-trick pony when I’m thinking about the Dutch. So again, there’s no shame in coming in as 10th, but I’m sure the Dutch out there are saying this is ridiculous and they should deserve to be much higher. No. 9: England Is it finally coming home? The fans of the Three Lions have waited a long time for any type of major trophy at a men’s tournament. But their fans always pack the stadiums and pubs when their team plays. Alexi’s Take: Now listen, your reputation precedes you. Both the good and, unfortunately, the bad. So you’re still at No. 9, and I’m not saying you’re not going to have a fun time when it’s England at the World Cup, but you’re still here because there are other people that do it better. I’m just, sorry. Truth hurts. No. 9: Senegal Senegal, as two-time winners of the African Cup of Nations trophy, have become one of the best teams on the continent. And the Teranga Lions bring energy thanks to their devoted fans, as they showed here in the streets of Dakar after their latest title. Alexi’s Take: We’ve seen Senegal just recently and even recently around the world. So it’s not just at the event, it’s not just in the country, it’s around the world. The Senegalese love to celebrate this team and this very, very good team we saw recently become champions of Africa, people stopping traffic and running around. So I think if this team were to do well this year in the World Cup, that fan base that they have is something to be seen. They like to party. Yes, they do. No. 7: Brazil Even with a World Cup title drought that’s now stretched 24 years, the Brazilians also pack the stands with the samba sounds and trademark yellow attire. Getting to experience a Brazil match in person is a must-do on any fan’s bucket list. Alexi’s Take: Speaking of party, Brazil comes in at No. 7, and I’m sure my colleague David Mosse is not happy. Again, it’s all about the samba, it’s all about the dance. And I get it. Who doesn’t love to dance? And that is a big part of what makes the Brazilian fan base wonderful. But there’s got to be something more. I’m sure they’re screaming at the screen right now or screaming at their phone right now saying, “We do this, we do this, we do this.” You know what? I’m sorry, you’re still only coming in at seventh. No. 6 Morocco What a time for Moroccan soccer. The Atlas Lions became the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semis back in 2022. And the country will be one of the three main co-hosts (alongside Spain and Portugal) at the 2030 World Cup. Alexi’s Take: Everything is going right from Morocco. A wonderful, wonderful fan base from top to bottom. Whether it’s the men’s team, the women’s team, whether it’s youth, they bring it, they celebrate. They just like to see Morocco win. It doesn’t matter again who’s actually on the field. No. 5: Colombia Colombia may not have the title pedigree as some of their other South American rivals but the fans flock whenever Los Cafeteros are on the pitch. Keep an eye on them this summer the World Cup when they play Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in a group stage game in Miami. Scenes. Alexi’s Take: I told you before that I’m really, really excited and bullish about this Colombia team this summer at the World Cup, especially here in the United States. I think they’re going to be comfortable, and I think that they are going to rock on the field and off the field. You ever had a good party with Colombians? Oh, they don’t mess around. No. 4: Japan The devoted supporters of the Samurai Blue are engaged from the beginning to the end of any big match, and more so afterward. The fans are known to help clean up World Cup stadiums – win, lose or draw. Alexi’s Take: We know they are organized but not in a sterile way. There is absolute humanity and there’s personality and there is emotion when it comes to the Japanese fan base. But they also clean up for themselves. That, in and of itself, is a good thing. And I think people sometimes say, ‘Oh, it doesn’t really matter.’ No, that does matter. That deserves respect and that’s why they’re coming in at No. 4. No. 3: USA The co-hosts this summer and the spotlight will be on both the team and its supporters. Much like the 1994 World Cup helped transform the trajectory of soccer in the U.S., fans will hope the 2026 edition can further propel the team’s success. Alexi’s Take: This might be a controversial one too, but good ol’ US of A comes in at No. 3. We’ve talked about the diversity that we have here in the United States. The multiculturalism that we have, the multiple languages that we have, and all of those different nationalities and heritages and backgrounds coming together. I think that’s something incredibly unique. When I look around, and I see the stands full of people waving American flags, I know that they all come from diverse backgrounds and different pathways, and yet they’re celebrating this country together. I’m not saying that other countries don’t have that, but I think the USA, more so than any country in the world, does that. You can call it nationalism or whatever, but Americans, regardless of their background, love to celebrate America. And I think you’re going to see that absolutely this summer. And I think you have seen it consistently. No. 2: Scotland Scotland is back at the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and expect tons of support. Their fans singing “The Flower of Scotland” before games will be spine-chilling. Good news on the attire front, as they’ll be allowed to wear their traditional sporrans on their kilts this summer. Alexi’s Take: I mentioned partying earlier, and that’s why at No. 2 is Scotland and its Tartan Army. I mean, they just love to have a good time. And you know what? While they like to win on the field, that’s secondary as long as people are having a good time. But they seem to be more concerned that you are having a good time and that you are getting enough to eat, that you are getting enough to drink, that you are dancing, that you are having a good time. No. 1: Argentina This summer may be the last time we see Lionel Messi playing for Argentina, so expect a fervent following for the defending World Cup champions. Alexi’s Take: I remember back at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. I remember seeing the Copacabana Beach lined with RVs and vans of Argentinians who had come over the border and just descended and taken over the beach and taken over Rio de Janeiro. And the passion, the tears, the success. They are spoiled, but I don’t think that they ever take it for granted. And some of the greatest moments were when they won the World Cup in 2022. We saw the tears, whether it was in the stands, whether it was on the field, whether it was back home, whether it was the crowds, whether it was the TV personalities, just wonderful. So they’re top the list right now. These are my World Cup fan base Power Rankings and things could change. And we will continue to update this and certainly as we get closer and closer and even at times during the World Cup. These fan bases can go up and can go down. Who knows? Maybe the Dutch will bring it on their way and even more. And if you’re up at top but if you don’t behave, or you do something that I don’t like, boom, you can fall down. 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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