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Winona Ryder is remembering an insightful note that Martin Scorsese gave her while shooting his 1993 historical drama,* The Age of Innocence*. **

The actress revealed on a recent *Hot Ones* episode that the filmmaker snuck her a handwritten note that entirely changed the dynamic of a scene between her and her costar Daniel Day-Lewis. **

"I have all those notes. That was like the greatest thing in the world," Ryder shared, before revealing what the note said. "'Kiss him twice.' When we're in Paris and I basically destroy his plan."

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Based on Edith Wharton's 1920 novel of the same name, *The Age of Innocence *follows lawyer Newland Archer (Lewis), who is engaged to be married to young socialite May Welland (Ryder). However, he finds himself falling for May's cousin Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer) along the way. **

Early in the film, May asks Newland directly if he has feelings for someone else, which he denies at the time. However, he eventually discovers that everyone is aware of his affections for Ellen — including May, who thwarts his attempt to sneak away and see his paramour by revealing that she is pregnant with their first child.

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"It was such a perfect note because I kind of kiss him to end [his inquiry]. I guess they say it'll put a button on it, but it really changed the dynamic. 'Kiss him twice,'" Ryder said. "It was just like, 'No, this is the way it's gonna be. I gave you a f---ing out. You didn't take it. So from now on shut the f--- up.' You know what I mean?"**

She added, "It was like the role of a lifetime. It's a beautiful movie. A gorgeous movie."

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But Scorsese isn't the only filmmaker that Ryder raved about while taking on the *Hot Ones *gauntlet. She also praised Tim Burton's physical presence on set of the first *Beetlejuice* film. **

"When I did the first one, there was no such thing as monitors or video village, which is like where everyone is today," she said. "Tim's always right next to the camera and he often would [contort his body and make faces] like he's doing… You're not mirroring him, but I just remember his presence. And that, by the way, is such a gift to receive as an actor."

She noted that having a director physically behind the camera is "something I really miss" these days. **

"I feel like every director should do some work next to the camera actually watching you," Ryder said. "It's really meaningful to the actor. I just kind of miss the intimacy."

Watch Ryder dish about *The* *Age of Innocence, Heathers, Dracula, *and more while eating incredibly spicy food in the clip above.

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News broke on Monday that her new Broadway musical, which opened three weeks ago, will close Jan. 4. Kristin Chenoweth reacts to her Broadway show Queen of Versailles ending: 'It's getting harder and harder' News broke on Monday that her new Broadway musical, which opened three weeks ago, will close Jan. 4. By Sydney Bucksbaum :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/headshotb5dc24df8d5d43d1a16c9ce0e0383119.jpg) Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum is a staff writer at . She has been working at EW since 2019 and is a published author.

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It's almost time for curtains for Kristin Chenoweth's new Broadway musical, *The Queen of Versailles.*

On Monday, it was announced that her new show — which opened just three weeks ago — will close on Jan. 4, and she shared a heartfelt video on Wednesday reacting to the abrupt ending.

"I know some of you may have heard that the *Queen of Versailles* on Broadway is closing," Chenoweth said in an Instagram video filmed in her dressing room during an intermission of her show. "I just want to say that I'm so proud of this new art that we've created, and it's getting harder and harder to do."

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The Tony winner went on to point out how difficult it has been the past few years for Broadway shows.

"I think about all the shows in the past couple of seasons that have come and gone, that not everybody got to see," she said. "I just love Broadway so much, and I love audiences and a live art form."

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Chenoweth then thanked anyone who has seen *Queen of Versailles* at the St. James Theatre so far, and invited everyone to purchase tickets to see the show before it closes on Jan. 4.

"We'd love to see you here," she added, before encouraging people to go and see any show on Broadway right now to support the arts. "Because Broadway is the best. You have a live performance art form, and there's nothing better than to look out and share an experience with an audience."

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*The Queen of Versailles* is based on Lauren Greenfield's 2012 documentary of the same name about billionaires Jackie and David Siegel trying to build a mansion in Florida inspired by the Palace of Versailles amid the 2008 financial crisis, which negatively impacted their assets and lifestyle.

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Chenoweth stars in the musical with F. Murray Abraham, with music and lyrics by Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz (featuring the first time Chenoweth and Schwartz worked together on Broadway since the original run of *Wicked*). The book comes from Lindsey Ferrentino, and it is directed by Tony-winner Michael Arden.

The musical opened Nov. 9 to negative reviews, with **'s Dalton Ross writing in a review that "the songs are just one of many problems plaguing an identity crisis of a show that doesn't quite seem to know what it wants to be." The show has grossed over $6 million so far after costing an estimated $22.5 million to launch, and was expected to run for much longer since ticketing websites had performances listed through March 29.

Chenoweth's video was cut short when a voice on the loudspeaker announced a five-minute warning to take her place for the top of Act 2 — because the show must go on, even with the end looming.**

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Whitney Leavitt's dancing days aren't behind her yet.Amid the hubbub of the Dancing with the Stars season finale and the upcoming Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion on Dec. 4, Leavitt has had a busy last few weeks.And it's about to get even busier with the news that the MomToker is making her Broadway debut in the musical Chicago in February 2026.

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Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth 2025 event on Dec. 2, the MomToker breaks down just exactly how her Broadway stint came to be, revealing that it happened moments after her shocking exit from DWTS.

The influencer and mom of three competed on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars alongside pro partner Mark Ballas, and was eliminated during the Semi-Finals, despite having consistently scored at the top of the leaderboard throughout the preceding weeks of competition."Right after I got eliminated, it was not the next day, the day after they wanted me to fly out to [N.Y.C.]," she reveals, noting that she did an in-person audition for the musical.

"That was like the final part that I needed to do because I've been sending them tapes and vocals and my acting, everything that they needed," she continues. "So I did the in-person audition and then literally the next day they told me I got the part, so I was very, very grateful."

"You have like exciting news, and you just wanna shout it to the rooftops," she says. "It just feels surreal. That's the best word I can think of — just surreal."

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"I feel like everything that I've been manifesting feels more within reach," she tells PEOPLE. "Like I can see it and it's there and I'm reaching it and I'm going after it and I'm just so grateful."

During a previous interview with Derek Hough for Extra, Leavitt confirmed that Chicago approached her about the role following Week 4 of DWTS, after she and Ballas did a show-stopping performance to Hamilton.

Leavitt's run in Chicago begins performances Feb. 2, 2026, at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City for a six-week limited engagement through March 15, 2026.Her appearance in the musical will be Leavitt's first professional theater role.The Utah-based mom of three and social media personality is no stranger to the show either. On DWTS, she and Ballas performed an Argentine Tango to "Cell Block Tango," one of the show's most iconic numbers.The pair's elimination from Dancing with the Stars didn't stop them from showcasing their freestyle routine.

At the end of the duo's recent appearance on Call Her Daddy on Nov. 26, host Alex Cooper asked if they wanted to perform what would have been their final dance had they made it to the DWTS finale, which aired the night prior to the podcast episode.

Without hesitation, Ballas, 39, responded, "It would be a pleasure."

The freestyle to Frank Sinatra's "My Way" — along with snippets of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' theme song — seemingly responded to all the hate the pair received during their time on the competition series' 34th season, showing the reality star, fighting off phones in her face as they watched her fall on her face before Ballas picked her back up and they kissed their reflections in a mirror.

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Aubrey O'Day Claims She Was Fired From Danity Kane for Not Participating 'Sexually' with Diddy Nicole Acosta, Danielle BacherDecember 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM 0 Netflix; Paras Griffin/Getty Aubrey O'Day in Netflix's 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning; Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2023. Aubrey O'Day claims she was fired from the girl group Danity Kane after rejecting Sean "Diddy" Combs' sexual advances O'Day, 41, spoke out about her time working with the Bad Boy Records founder in the new Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning Combs' spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, told PEOPLE, "we will not be addressing indiv...

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O'Day, 41, spoke out about her time working with the Bad Boy Records founder in the new Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning

Combs' spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, told PEOPLE, "we will not be addressing individual allegations made in this Netflix hit piece"

Aubrey O'Day claims she was fired from the girl group Danity Kane after rejecting Sean "Diddy" Combs' sexual advances.

In the new Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, the singer, 41, spoke about her time working with the Bad Boy Records founder after being chosen to join the group formed in 2005 on MTV's reality show Making the Band.

She claimed she often felt singled out by Combs, saying, "Diddy made it clear that I was the looker. I remember that phrase a lot. He was separating me, and there were a different set of expectations for me."

The working relationship later allegedly crossed a line, and she recalled receiving a sexually explicit email allegedly sent by Combs in 2008, which she reads aloud in the third episode. "I don't want to just f--- you. I want to turn you out," the email read in part, further referencing porn and masturbation. She alleges Combs also sent her photos of his penis.

"What happens in real life to anyone else, your boss gets fired. Six months later, I was fired," O'Day said, adding that she believes she was fired for "not participating sexually" with Combs.

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Later in the series, O'Day said that an attorney representing a woman who filed a civil complaint against Combs reached out to her since she was named in it. The woman alleged in the complaint that she witnessed Combs and another man sexually assaulting an inebriated O'Day at Bad Boy Records studios in Manhattan in 2005. O'Day said she has no recollection of the incident.

"Does this mean I was raped? Is that what this means? I don't even know if I was raped, and I don't want to know," she said in the documentary.

When reached for comment regarding the accusations, Combs' spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, told PEOPLE, "we will not be addressing individual allegations made in this Netflix hit piece."

Engelmayer previously said, "Many of the people featured have longstanding personal grievances, financial motives, or credibility issues that have been documented for years. Several of these stories have already been addressed in court filings, and others were never raised in any legal forum because they're simply not true. The project was built around a one-sided narrative led by a publicly admitted adversary, and it repeats allegations without context, evidence, or verification."

The docuseries, released on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and produced by Combs' longtime rival Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, comes months after the disgraced music mogul's high-profile federal trial.

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Combs was convicted on transportation to engage in prostitution charges but was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence set to end in June 2028.

Combs also faces multiple civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault and related misconduct, which he has vehemently denied.

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O'Day has been outspoken about the allegations against Combs for years. In September 2023, she claimed that Combs asked her to sign an NDA to never disparage the rapper and his label — a "deal" she said she encouraged her former bandmates to "not take."

After his sentencing in October, O'Day — who was not subpoenaed or called to testify — issued a "cautionary reminder" to young artists.

"Too often, those who misuse their power, even when exposed, face far fewer consequences than the harm inflicted upon their victims," O'Day wrote in part on X. "Protect yourself at the first sign of coercion or impropriety ... If something feels wrong, trust that instinct and remove yourself from the situation. Your well-being is worth more than any opportunity."

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Trump to propose sharp rollback in US vehicle fuel economy rules By David ShepardsonDecember 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM 0 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) The Trump administration on Wednesday will propose a significant rollback of fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in its latest push to make it easier ​for automakers to sell gasolinepowered cars, automakers and sources told Reuters.

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WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday will propose a significant rollback of fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in its latest push to make it easier ​for automakers to sell gasoline-powered cars, automakers and sources told Reuters.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is set to ‌propose significantly reducing the fuel economy requirements from model years 2022 to 2031. It will also make drastic changes to the program including eliminating credit trading among ‌automakers and will end some credits for fuel-saving features, the sources said.

President Donald Trump will be joined by the CEOs of Chrysler parent Stellantis and Ford Motor to unveil the proposal at 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 GMT).

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the plan, saying on social media that the administration will propose a "reset of federal fuel standards."

Earlier this year, Trump signed legislation that ended fuel economy penalties for automakers, ⁠and NHTSA said they faced no fines ‌dating back to the 2022 model year.

Ending credit trading could hurt automakers like EV manufacturers Tesla and Rivian, which have sold credits to rivals making gas-powered models.

Ford CEO Jim Farley praised Trump, in a statement ‍ahead of the event, for "aligning fuel economy standards with market realities. We can make real progress on carbon emissions and energy efficiency while still giving customers choice and affordability."

GM CEO Mary Barra noted on Tuesday at an event that before Congress blocked California's zero-emission vehicle rules in June, the ​auto sector was facing requirements in some states that 35% of new vehicles sold in 2026 must be EVs.

"We were going ‌to have to start shutting down plants because we weren't going to be able to build and sell those vehicles," Barra said.

In June 2024, during the Biden administration, NHTSA hiked Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements to about 50.4 miles per gallon (21.4 km per liter) by 2031, from the 39.1 mpg for light-duty vehicles last year. That rule did not increase requirements for light trucks for 2027 and 2028 and required 2% increases from 2029 to 2031.

In 2022 under Biden, NHTSA increased fuel efficiency by 8% annually for model years ⁠2024-2025 and 10% for 2026.

The agency last year said passenger cars and ​truck rule would reduce gasoline consumption by 64 billion gallons and cut emissions ​by 659 million metric tons, reducing fuel costs with net benefits estimated at $35.2 billion for drivers.

The 2022 rule was estimated to reduce fuel use by more than 200 billion gallons through 2050.

Kathy Harris, director of clean ‍vehicles at environmental nonprofit the Natural ⁠Resources Defense Council, said, "the Trump administration is sticking drivers with higher costs at the pump, all to benefit the oil industry ... Drivers will be paying hundreds of dollars more at the pump every year if these rules are put in ⁠place."

Trump has taken a series of steps to make it easier to sell gas-powered vehicles and disincentivize EV production, including rescinding EV tax credits and barring ‌California from banning the sale of traditional gas-powered vehicles after 2035.

(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Additional reporting by ‌Kalea Hall in Detroit; Editing by Franklin Paul and Matthew Lewis)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the committee's Republican chairman, directed Smith in a letter dated Wednesday to appear for a private deposition on Dec. 17 as part of the panel's investigations into the prosecutor's work.

"Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter," Jordan wrote. He also asked Smith to produce records to the committee in addition to his testimony.

A lawyer for Smith, Peter Koski, said in a statement that Smith had offered nearly six weeks ago to appear before the committee in an open hearing but would nonetheless appear as requested for the deposition.

"We are disappointed that offer was rejected, and that the American people will be denied the opportunity to hear directly from Jack on these topics," Koski said. "Jack looks forward to meeting with the committee later this month to discuss his work and clarify the various misconceptions about his investigation."

Smith was appointed in 2022 to oversee the Justice Department investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Smith's team filed charges in both investigations.

Smith abandoned the cases after Trump was elected to the White House again last year, citing Justice Department legal opinions that prohibit the indictment of a sitting president.

Republicans who control Congress have sought interviews with members of Smith's team and in recent weeks have seized on revelations that the team, as part of its investigation, had analyzed the phone records of select GOP lawmakers from on and around Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to halt the certification of the Republican president's election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Smith's legal team has noted that the records that investigators obtained did not include the contents of the conversations but instead merely captured incoming and outgoing call numbers, the times the calls were placed and how long they lasted.

"Mr. Smith's actions as Special Counsel were consistent with the decisions of a prosecutor who has devoted his career to following the facts and the law, without fear or favor and without regard for the political consequences," Smith's lawyers wrote to lawmakers in October.

"His investigative decisions were similarly motivated, and the subpoena for toll records was entirely proper, lawful, and consistent with established Department of Justice policy. While Mr. Smith's prosecutions of President Trump have predictably been politicized by others, politics never influenced his decision making," they added.

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New Images From Inside Epstein's Private Island Richard HallDecember 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM 0 Credit Oversight Dems / X New images and video footage of the private island where Jeffrey Epstein carried out much of his abuse were released on Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee. Among the 10 neverbeforeseen images, taken by U.S. Virgin Island authorities, are photographs of a room with a dentist's chair surrounded by masks, a bedroom, and several other living spaces. One photograph shows a library with four armchairs facing each other and a blackboard in the background.

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New images and video footage of the private island where Jeffrey Epstein carried out much of his abuse were released on Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.

Among the 10 never-before-seen images, taken by U.S. Virgin Island authorities, are photographs of a room with a dentist's chair surrounded by masks, a bedroom, and several other living spaces.

One photograph shows a library with four armchairs facing each other and a blackboard in the background. The words "truth," "music," "deception," "power," "fin," "phy," "intellectual," and "political" are scribbled on the blackboard, while other words appear to be redacted.

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"These new images are a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island," Rep. Robert Garcia, Democratic ranking member on the committee, said in a press release. "We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein's horrific crimes. We won't stop fighting until we deliver justice for the survivors."

"It's time for President Trump to release all the files, now," he added.

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Epstein owned Little St. James and Great St. James, two private islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A number of Epstein survivors say they were trafficked to Little St. James, where he lived for the better part of two decades, and suffered abuse on the island.

Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's most prominent victims, wrote in her posthumous memoir of being trafficked to one of the islands when she was 18, where she was subjected to a particularly violent rape at the hands of an unnamed former Prime Minister.

The convicted sex trafficker also used the island to entertain wealthy and powerful friends, although there is no suggestion that visitors there participated in any wrongdoing.

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The photographs and video offer a look behind the scenes of Epstein's lavish island home for the first time.

A video walkthrough shows an expansive view of the ocean and palm trees, before the camera pans to show a swimming pool and a large statue of an archer. Another photo released by the committee shows a landline telephone with names written next to speed-dial buttons—among them Darren, Rich, Mike, Patrick and Larry. Some names were redacted.

The move appears to be the latest effort by Democrats on the Oversight Committee to pressure the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, coming two weeks after President Donald Trump signed a law requiring it.

The Justice Department has until Dec. 19 to release the files—30 days from the enactment of the law, but it has shared little about how it intends to comply with the law, and the legislation contains exceptions that give Attorney General Pam Bondi considerable latitude to withhold material.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers requested an update from Bondi on Wednesday, hoping to avoid any delays to the release of the files.

"In light of the short 30 day deadline to release the Epstein Files, we are particularly focused on understanding the contents of any new evidence, information or procedural hurdles that could interfere with the Department's ability to meet this statutory deadline," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Bondi dated Wednesday, NBC News reported.

This is a developing story.

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