Shaquille O’Neal denied sending viral explicit DMs to Sabrina Carpenter, mocked the fake messages on his podcast, and blamed A.I. for making them look real while insisting they don’t match his personality. Production on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is halted and its future uncertain as multiple investigations—including a February incident involving Taylor Frankie Paul—remain ongoing with no decision yet from ABC. Taylor Frankie Paul will still receive her full low-to-mid six-figure “Bachelorette” salary because she fulfilled her contract despite ABC canceling the season after a domestic violence video surfaced. Melania Trump appeared with an A.I. robot at a White House tech summit, where the robot gave a speech and sparked mixed online reactions to the surreal moment.

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