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Kim Kardashian on O.J. Simpson's Estate Selling Robert Kardashian's Bible
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Kim Kardashian on O.J. Simpson’s Estate Selling Robert Kardashian’s Bible

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All’s not fair for Kim Kardashian.

The reality star had heated words upon learning that her attempt to purchase a Bible her late dad Robert Kardashian Sr. had gifted to his friend O.J. Simpson was thwarted.

Not only was she frustrated with how her offer letter to buy the book for $15,000 was leaked online, but that the executor of O.J.’s estate—who was putting the keepsake up for auction after the athlete’s 2024 death—had rejected her proposal.

“I would’ve negotiated,” Kim shared on the Nov. 13 episode of The Kardashians. “I guess I had a little too much faith in humanity for a minute there.”

In fact, the All’s Fair actress said she would’ve shelled out up to $30,000 for the keepsake, which included a handwritten inscription from Robert to O.J. that read in part, “God has a definite plan for your life. You are his child and he will use you again.”

“It’s just really special,” Kim said of the Bible, explaining that her younger sister Khloe Kardashian was interested in having the book back in the family. “I was like, ‘Oh, I have to get this for her for her birthday.'”

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'The Simpsons Movie' is getting a sequel in 2027
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‘The Simpsons Movie’ is getting a sequel in 2027

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Disney have announced that a sequel to The Simpsons Movie is coming to cinemas in 2027.

It will have been 20 years since the iconic animated family were on the big screen by the time of the sequel’s release, with Disney subsidiary 20th Century Studios confirming the release date for the new movie will be July 23, 2027.

As noted by Variety, that date had been provisionally set aside in Disney’s future plans for a new Marvel project, but that film has now been removed from the schedules, meaning there will now be no entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe between Avengers: Doomsday in December 2026 and Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2027.

“Woohoo! The Simpsons are coming to theaters with an all-new movie on July 23, 2027!” the official Instagram page for 20th Century Studios posted this evening (September 29). The post shows a yellow hand grasping a pink donut with ‘2’ sprinkles, alongside a tagline: “Homer’s coming back for seconds”.

The Simpsons Movie was released in 2007 and was a major hit, earning over $500million at the global box office against a $75million budget. It saw the residents of Springfield being confined under a giant glass dome after Homer’s pet pig causes an environmental disaster.

A potential sequel has been discussed for many years – in 2015, executive producer Al Jean described it as a 50/50 possibility, while four years later, show creator Matt Groening said he was in “no doubt” that it would happen “one of these days”.

In 2022, Jean provided an update, saying he was keen to work on a sequel, but he was “cautious” about committing to the project due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of the box office.

In other Simpsons news, showrunner Matt Selman said the new season of the show would not be tackling contemporary US politics in the same way that South Park has been doing recently.

“It’s not our mission statement to respond to the crisis of the moment,” he said. “It’s more about a town of good-natured dum-dums dealing with a changing world, yet our characters never really change. The world changes around them.”

The opening episode of the 37th season of the legendary sitcom premiered on Fox on Sunday night (September 28), with this run set to include the show’s 800th episode.

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The Simpsons Are Coming Back to Theaters with a New Movie in 2027
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The Simpsons Are Coming Back to Theaters with a New Movie in 2027

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Disney and 20th Century Studios on Monday announced that “The Simpsons” are coming back to the big screen. An untitled “Simpsons Movie” sequel will hit theaters on July 23, 2027.

“The Simpsons” has already been renewed through its 40th season, which would air in 2028 and 2029, taking the series to well over 800 total episodes by that time. In short, that means this film will not be serving as any sort of send-off situation.

The one and only previous “The Simpsons” movie was released in 2007, so when its sequel arrives in 2027, it will mark a full 20 years in between films. The previous film made $536 million worldwide, and the show in subsequent years has joked that there will never be another “Simpsons” movie. Well, times change.

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The surprise announcement Monday morning came out of the yellow blue, and no other details were provided, but surely the main voice cast that has been with the show since 1990 will return. You can never stop “The Simpsons,” but that’s in part because the cast has been largely resilient in its run. In 2013, the longtime voice of Edna Krabappel, Marcia Wallace, passed away, as did the actress Jan Hooks in 2014, who voiced Manjula, among other characters.

“The Simpsons” has unsurprisingly had steadily declining ratings since its ’90s peak and well into the 2000s, and in 2025 hit some new lows, but it’s been a staple of Fox’s larger Animation Domination block on Sundays, and shows like “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” continue to perform on the Nielsen charts. “The Simpsons” too is a major cash cow for Disney+, providing tons of ancillary streaming value, all while the show pumps out various shorts that are exclusive to streaming. However, the current season order for the show is just for 17 episodes a season rather than the show’s usual 22.

“The Simpsons Movie” in 2007 was directed by David Silverman, a veteran of the show and now its executive producer alongside showrunner Matt Selman. That film saw Springfield become trapped in a giant glass dome to contain an environmental catastrophe brought about by Homer, requiring the Simpson family to leave home and find a way to rescue their town from destruction by the government (all playfully sold to the American public via narration by Tom Hanks).

Check out the announcement poster below:

More to come…

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‘The Simpsons’ will be avoiding politics for new season following ‘South Park’ backlash
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‘The Simpsons’ will be avoiding politics for new season following ‘South Park’ backlash

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The Simpsons’ showrunner has said the new season will not tackle contemporary US politics in the way that South Park recently has.

The opening episode of the 37th season of the legendary sitcom premiered on Fox on Sunday night (September 28), with this run set to include the show’s 800th episode.

Matt Selman, who now oversees The Simpsons, spoke to Entertainment Weekly and was asked whether the show would dare to take the kind of provocative approach to the current political landscape that South Park has in recent months.

“When you write a show that doesn’t come out until 10 months after you write it, it kind of takes the pressure off, because who knows what the fuck we’re gonna be looking at in 10 months,” he said. “So like South Park, they make their show in a week, and even they can’t stay up to date on things.”

“More crazy shit goes down faster than even they can do it. And you know, Jimmy Kimmel’s great, and I’m glad he is back on TV,” he added, referring to the late night talk show host, who was briefly suspended this month for his comments relating to the murder of Charlie Kirk, before being recently reinstated.

“Censorship sucks. What can I say? Censorship sucks,” Selman continued. “But it’s not our mission statement to respond to the crisis of the moment. It’s more about a town of good-natured dum-dums dealing with a changing world, yet our characters never really change. The world changes around them.”

South Park is currently in its 27th season and has been mocking Donald Trump consistently in the new episodes. It initially portrayed him as being in a relationship with Satan and having a micro-penis, prompting the White House to attack the show for “not having been relevant for over 20 years”.

The show has since continued the Trump-Satan relationship, with Satan now pregnant with the president’s child and Trump attempting to trap Satan into getting rid of the pregnancy.

They have also attacked the relationship between Trump and the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and its head Brendan Carr, which many perceive to have been the reason for Kimmel’s suspension and for Stephen Colbert’s show being brought to an end.

Despite The Simpsons saying it will not pursue similar storylines, the show’s creator Matt Groening did say this summer that the show will not end until Trump dies. “When you-know-who dies, The Simpsons predicts the there will be dancing in the streets,” he said “Except President [J.D.] Vance will ban dancing”.

The Simpsons famously predicted that Trump would become U.S. President in a 2000 episode, and also later predicted he would get re-elected in a 2015 episode. The show also appears to have forecasted some other major events over the years.

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Ashlee Simpson's Saturday Night Live controversy was 'dehumanising'
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Ashlee Simpson’s Saturday Night Live controversy was ‘dehumanising’

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Ashlee Simpson found the backlash over her Saturday Night Live controversy to be “dehumanising”.

Ashlee Simpson faced fierce criticism after the controversy

The 40-year-old singer was blasted for lip-syncing on the long-running TV comedy show back in 2004, and Ashlee now admits that the backlash was “intense”.

She told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: “I had a super-high and then I had a super-low at Saturday Night Live.

“For me, it was such a lesson: You hate me so much because I lost my voice? It was such a dehumanising feeling that I had to remember who I was and why I was doing this.”

Ashlee struggled to cope with the criticism and scrutiny at the time.

The singer – who actually walked off stage when her single Pieces of Me incorrectly began to play – thinks the backlash ultimately made her stronger.

She shared: “I’m happy it was because it got deeper. It got darker too — thicker skin yet very vulnerable.”

Despite this, Ashlee refused to let the controversy derail her music career.

She said: “When you’re faced with something so traumatic, where the world is looking at a young girl this way, you either hide or you fight and keep going. And I just kept going.”

Ashlee recently revealed that she experienced an “insane” level of “bullying” after her infamous performance on Saturday Night Live.

The singer – who decided to lip-sync due to a flare-up of acid reflux – doubts whether a musician would face the same level of criticism in 2025.

Speaking on Pod Meets World, she said: “I think it’s a different era … I think during that time, I mean, the bullying was insane.”

Ashlee has felt the need to repeatedly explain herself to people.

She said: “But then my whole life, I had to tell people, ‘Oh, but I perform every night.’ My fans know. I had to know that in my heart.

“Yes, I’ve had ups and downs just like every other human.”

Ashlee thinks similar controversies are more easily forgotten and forgiven in the modern day.

The singer – who is the younger sister of pop star Jessica Simpson – explained: “I think it’s different now. For us, we had the magazines and this. Now everything’s kinda more fleeting.”




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