ESPN Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale has revealed that he has been diagnosed with melanoma in his lung and liver cavity. He says he’s determined to go “5-for-5” in his fight against a fifth cancer diagnosis since 2021. “I’ve beaten melanoma. I’ve beaten lymphoma. I’ve beaten vocal cord cancer. I’ve beaten lymph node cancer,” the 86-year-old Vitale said in a statement on Monday. “I’m 4-for-4 and I’m fully confident I’m going to make it 5-for-5.” The legendary broadcaster has just completed his 46th season covering college basketball at ESPN, having returned cancer-free in February of last year after taking a nearly two-year break amid his previous diagnoses. Vitale said he will begin immunotherapy to target his latest cancer “shortly,” while noting, “The best news I can share today is this: I feel fantastic.” He continued, “I am truly overwhelmed by the love, support, prayers and messages l’ve received from so many people,” adding that he remains focused on raising money for pediatric cancer research, including through the Dick Vitale Gala. “At 86 years young, I’ve lived a hell of a life, and I’m more motivated than ever to raise money for kids battling cancer,” he said.

South Carolina Senator and Disney enjoyer Lindsey Graham was confronted by TMZ on Capitol Hill over his Little Mermaid bubble wand on Monday. The outlet shared a video of one of their reporters asking the childless MAGA senator about when he was photographed holding the children’s toy while visiting Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, late last month. “Senator Graham, how are you, man?” the reporter asked Graham, 70, who raised his hand up to signal he was not interested. “I’m from TMZ. Could I just ask you about the bubble wand, sir?” The GOP lawmaker did not respond, staying silent as he walked up the stairs to his office at the Russell Building alongside staffers. The Daily Beast reached out to Graham for comment. Late last month, the hawkish senator was photographed on vacation at the children’s theme park while the government was shut down and Congress was out of session. One photo shared with TMZ captured Graham in the Fantasyland section of the park, holding a young girl’s bubble wand while she was in the bathroom. In a statement to the outlet, Graham said: “I was invited to a meeting in South Florida on Friday with Trump official Steve Witkoff... to talk about the possibility of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel. I went to Orlando to meet friends after.”

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A U.K. tabloid has humiliated President Donald Trump with a biting Monty Python reference after he depicted himself as Jesus. The 79-year-old president landed in hot water with Catholics and even his MAGA base on Monday after he unloaded a tirade on Pope Leo XIV and posted an AI-generated image of himself in a white biblical robe and red sash. He later deleted it and tried to play dumb, saying he thought the blasphemous image depicted him as a doctor. The saga was captured on the Daily Star’s front page with the line, “You’re not the Messiah you’re a very naughty boy”—a reference to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which tells the story of Brian Cohen, an ordinary man born on the same day as Jesus, who eventually gets mistaken for the Messiah. In one of the film’s most-quoted scenes, Brian’s mother unsuccessfully tries to disperse his worshippers by telling them he’s merely a “very naughty boy.” Brian is ultimately crucified by the Romans. On its front page, The Daily Star further declared, “Trump Backs Down in Pope Row,” although the president on Monday refused to apologize for his attacks on Leo, saying, “There’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong.” The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.

Former child star Brandon “Bug” Hall has been arrested after missing a court appearance. Hall, who played Alfalfa Switzer in the hit 1994 comedy The Little Rascals, was charged in Ohio over a failure to appear for a court date that had been set for December 31, 2024, according to documents obtained by TMZ. Hall, 41, had received a traffic violation in October 2024 for not having liability insurance. The actor has also had roles in Safety Patrol, Charmed, 90210 and Criminal Minds. In June of 2020, Hall was arrested for inhaling the contents of an air duster can, designed to be used to clean computer keyboards. After cops arrived at a Texas hotel room, suspecting a possible overdose, Hall was charged with a misdemeanor possession for use to inhale or ingest a volatile chemical and held and released on a $1,500 bond. At the time, TMZ reported Hall’s family made the report. Hall admitted he had inhaled from the cans, which were littered across the hotel room. In an interview in January, Hall said the arrest was a wake-up call for him to leave Hollywood. He now lives off the grid in Arkansas as a “radical Catholic extremist” who took a “vow of poverty” with his wife and five children. He told the Daily Mail of quitting acting, “I didn’t want to go work some job that was basically meaningless, making widgets to entertain people or distract people.”

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Sid Krofft, the man behind the wildly popular 1960s children’s TV show H.R. Pufnstuf, has died at age 96. Working alongside his brother Marty, Krofft created memorable television with shows based around characters like Weenie the Genie and actors like Donny and Marie Osmond. Krofft’s longtime friend and business partner Kelly Killian announced his death in an Instagram post. “The last six years of my life were devoted to him, and his to me,” the caption reads. “In that time, he taught me more than I could ever put into words — about the art of Hollywood, the magic of the stage, and the depth and complexity of human nature. I wish so very much that I had more time with him.” Krofft’s magnum opus H.R. Pufnstuf featured live-action puppets and ran for 17 episodes in 1969. In that small time, it commanded a loyal following from a generation of young Americans. Krofft and his brother, who died three years earlier, earned spots on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They both received an Emmy for life achievement in 2018.

The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell as he faces mounting accusations of sexual misconduct. The California lawmaker announced late Sunday that he was ending his bid for governor as he faces allegations of assault and misconduct despite denying the allegations. The 45-year-old has been accused by four separate women of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who says the Democratic lawmaker raped her, according to reports by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle. On Monday, the House Ethics Committee announced it was launching a probe “with respect to allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, including towards an employee working under his supervision.“ The Daily Beast asked Swalwell’s office for comment on the new investigation. The California lawmaker has repeatedly denied the allegations and vowed to fight them. Swalwell is facing bipartisan calls to resign or be expelled from Congress as lawmakers grow fed up on Capitol Hill. The effort picked up steam over the weekend as multiple Democrats and Republicans said they would vote to remove both the California Democrat and Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales. Gonzales was also accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by staff. While he ended his reelection bid, the Texas Republican remains in Congress. GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote on Sunday that she was filing a motion to expel Swalwell. In another post, the Florida congresswoman called Swalwell and Gonzales “a disgrace.” New Mexico Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez indicated she would introduce the resolution against Gonzales. The escalating criticism comes as members of the House return this week from a more than two-week vacation, facing a series of pressing issues. But multiple lawmakers were quick to weigh in, voicing support for removing both men.

MAGA podcaster Jack Posobiec has been left humiliated as he desperately tried to defend Donald Trump depicting himself as Jesus Christ. The 79-year-old president has been accused of blasphemy after posting a deranged image on Truth Social comparing himself to Jesus while healing a sick man. Posobiec, a devout Catholic who frequently shares religious messages on social media, apparently took no issue with Trump’s post and mocked those who were outraged. “And then we all crashed out because Trump posted a meme,” Posobiec wrote to his 3.2 million X followers. However, as noted by the social media platform’s “reader added context” feature, Posobiec has previously blasted a painting depicting George Floyd as Jesus Christ, which was hung at The Catholic University of America campus in 2021, as “Blasphemous.” Posobiec, a senior editor at Human Events, didn’t address his hypocrisy and doubled down in his defense of the president by posting: “Waiting for Trump to post himself as Prophet Muhammad.” Posobiec had also shared multiple posts defending Trump as the president launched unhinged attacks on Pope Leo, the head of the Catholic Church, over the weekend.

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A month ago, I was invited to join a small group for tea to meet the California congressman and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell in a downtown New York City loft. He was charming, funny, attractive, disarmingly normal, and apparently at ease with himself. The kind of politician who makes you think: maybe. And then he sat down to address us. I had expected he would speak about Trump, naturally, but for a solid 15 minutes, Swalwell talked about the danger he was in. The message wasn’t subtle: he was in the crosshairs. Between bites of uncured soppressata, I scribbled one note: “concerned for personal security.” The next morning, though, there he was on CNN, describing himself as a fighter-protector. Now facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, Swalwell has called the claims “absolutely false,” politically motivated, something he would also fight “with everything I have.” But he has since suspended his campaign for California Governor, and his future in Congress looks increasingly dicey. It occurred to me that perhaps his earlier fixation on security wasn’t about external threats at all. Maybe by then, he knew the walls were already closing in.

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A controversial manosphere influencer walked out of a televised interview after being questioned about links to the incel movement. Braden Peters, a 20-year-old “looksmaxxing” influencer known as Clavicular, appeared on 60 Minutes Australia but quickly grew defensive when correspondent Adam Hegarty asked whether he identified as an incel. “I mean, how could you ask me that question,” Peters replied, calling it “the worst sequence of questions” he had heard. When asked about overlap between the manosphere and incel communities, Peters rejected any connection, insisting “looksmaxxing” is simply about “self-improvement.” “I’m not linked to that group in any way,” he said. “Looksmaxxing is self-improvement, right? So it’s about potentially even ascending out of that category. So that would be kind of one of the goals — to dissociate from being an incel and overcome that. So that doesn’t make sense,” he said. The interview escalated when Hegarty raised Peters’ reported ties to figures like Andrew Tate. Peters responded with a personal jab at the journalist before ending the exchange. “…Thanks for the time, appreciate the interview,” he said, removing his microphone and walking off set.

Former NFL defensive back Chris Payton-Jones died in a head-on car crash in Florida on Saturday night. Authorities said Payton-Jones, 30, was driving a sedan in Alachua County when it collided with a pickup truck, News 4 Jacksonville reported. He was the only person killed. Three others in the truck suffered minor injuries. Payton-Jones played six seasons in the NFL, appearing in 29 games in total for the Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, and Las Vegas Raiders. He recorded 48 tackles and seven passes defended. A Nebraska product, he later played in the XFL and UFL, most recently with the Seattle Battlehawks in 2024. Off the field, he built a local following in Jacksonville through his Flashflix media company and YouTube channel. “He had so much more to give,” his former high school coach, Patrick Clark, told Action News Jacksonville. Clark remembered him as “honest” and “true-to-himself.” Anthony Becht, another of Payton-Jones’ coaches, said his “heart was broken.”