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GREY’S ANATOMY - “When I Crash” - Grey Sloan takes in patients following a catastrophic bus accident. Teddy and Owen have an awkward encounter, and Richard tests Bailey’s patience. THURSDAY, NOV. 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC. (Disney/Anne Marie Fox) JAMES PICKENS JR.
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Jo Wilson’s Life Hangs in the Balance as Richard Webber Faces Cancer

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What To Know

  • The fall finale ends with one doctor’s life in jeopardy and another facing a scary diagnosis.
  • Plus, we saw the continued impact of a marital separation and other characters finding blossoming romance.
  • The series returns to resolve these cliffhangers on January 8, 2026.

[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 Episode 6, “When I Crash.”]

The Wilson-Lincoln family just can’t catch a break. In Thursday’s (November 13) fall finale, Jo Wilson’s (Camilla Luddington) condition deteriorated rapidly after she began experiencing shortness of breath, and Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) discovered that her heart was failing. Atticus “Link” Lincoln (Chris Carmack), who’d just gotten on his feet after his own brush with death in the explosion incident, was a nervous wreck, but he supported Jo’s decision to pursue the most conservative treatment option(s) — first, mere medication, and second, a pump that would allow her twins to keep cooking a while longer.

However, neither proved to be feasible, and by the end of the episode, Jo was fading on the table, and Ndugu was forced to begin a C-section, despite not having done one since he was in medical school.

From the preview for the season’s return, on January 8, it looks like Jo’s survival is very, very questionable. This season started with Jo as one of the safest characters of all, and now? Things have turned completely upside down.

Also in jeopardy is Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.), who, after lashing out at Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) a bit too much for anyone’s liking, revealed that this behavior is owed to something else. No, he’s not drinking again; rather, he’s been diagnosed with cancer. (It’s notable that the actor, who survived his own bout with prostate cancer, used this story opportunity to raise awareness for prostate cancer and the Black Health Matters organization in a closing PSA.)

Elsewhere in the episode, Wes Bryant (Trevor Jackson) proved his depth of character when helping Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd) treat a nonverbal autistic patient with a head laceration whose caretaker was in a touch-and-go surgery. Though Wes wanted to take their newfound bond to a new level — er, the level they actually started out on — she declined… but didn’t seem altogether disinterested.

Meanwhile, Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) had a moment of clarity of his own with the new intern, Dani Spencer (Jade Pettyjohn), who convinced him to try again on a difficult preoperative procedure and earned him a spot in a surgery, which he also got her into as thanks. And Benson “Blue” Kwan (Harry Shum Jr.) and Kavita Mohanty (Anita Kalathara) finally gave in to their very obvious attraction to one another with a classic elevator kiss moment.

Last but not least, the separation between Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) took some wild new turns when she showed up to his trailer with their kids and found Nora (Floriana Lima) naked in his bed. After they worked together to pull off a risky rescue of a woman bleeding out beneath a bus, they had a heart-to-heart but agreed they weren’t rushing into things… with other people? With their divorce? All of it? Unclear. But whatever it is, Nora decided to call it off with Owen because she simply needs Teddy more than him. After all, Teddy’s literally the only one in the world who can fix her actual broken heart.

Grey’s Anatomy, Season 22 Spring Premiere, January 8, 10/9c, ABC

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Loved Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball: 'World Superstar'
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Loved Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball: ‘World Superstar’

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It’d be fair to call Andrew Lloyd Webber a Little Monster. On Saturday, the musical theater giant shared a video praising Lady Gaga‘s performance at the O2 Arena in London, calling it a “fabulous” live show, and celebrating a portion of a show reminiscent of Phantom of the Opera.

“I loved the Lady Gaga concert. It was really fabulous. She really knows how to handle an audience. And it was a great evening,” Webber said in a video posted to Instagram. “It was so wonderful, actually, to see somebody really singing live, rather than, as we know, some artists who are really miming to a pre-recorded track. And there was nothing of that.”

Webber celebrated Gaga’s references to opera at large, but also a particular poignant moment in the night when the singer emulates a scene in Phantom, during which she is rowed in a boat onstage while singing “Shallow.”

“I was really, really pleased to see an opera house on stage, and even more pleased to see a boat with her in it being rowed across the big auditorium, that is O2,” Webber said. “It reminded me of something that I might have had a little involvement with.”

He added: “I thought the concert was absolutely fabulous. And I think Lady Gaga is absolutely a world superstar.”

Gaga caught wind of Webber’s acknowledgment on TikTok, leaving a comment under his post, saying, “This is. adream come true.”

Gaga is currently on the European leg of her Mayhem Ball tour, and is scheduled to perform in Stockholm, Milan, and Barcelona through the end of this month. She’ll wrap the run’s first leg in Australia in December, before visiting Japan and returning stateside early next year.

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Rolling Stone lauded Gaga’s tour opener in Las Vegas over the summer, calling her a “fearless storyteller” and describing the run a “legacy-defining” moment in her career.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber on Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ show in London: “Absolutely fabulous”
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Andrew Lloyd Webber on Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ show in London: “Absolutely fabulous”

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Andrew Lloyd Webber has heavily praised Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ show in London, describing it as “absolutely fabulous”.

The pop singer played a run of four shows in the O2 Arena in recent weeks as part of the tour supporting her latest album ‘Mayhem’, which was her seventh straight Number One record.

In attendance at one of the shows was musical theatre legend Webber, who shared his reaction to the show in a video on Instagram, in which he heaped praise on Gaga and saved special mention for the portion of the show in which she performs ‘Shallow’ in a rowing boat, in a nod to his production of The Phantom Of The Opera.

“I loved the Lady Gaga concert,” he said. “It was really fabulous. She really knows how to handle an audience. And it was a great evening.”

“It was so wonderful, actually, to see somebody really singing live, rather than, as we know, some artists who are really miming to a pre-recorded track. And there was nothing of that.”

“I was really, really pleased to see an opera house on stage, and even more pleased to see a boat with her in it being rowed across the big auditorium, that is O2,” he added. “It reminded me of something that I might have had a little involvement with.”

“I thought the concert was absolutely fabulous. And I think Lady Gaga is absolutely a world superstar.”

Gaga herself responded to his comments, replying to a video on TikTok: “This is. adream come true.”

NME was also at one of the London shows, writing in a glowing five star review: “Then, flames begin to flicker on top of the opera house behind her and she leaves the stage for the encore, returning make-up free, in a simple black outfit and beanie over the hair that’s been covered by countless wigs tonight. It’s a nod to the real person behind this artful masterpiece, but also another performance. Like every other that has come before it, though, it’s just perfect.”

The tour continues around Europe in the coming weeks – you can find all the dates and ticket information here.

In a four-star review of the ‘Mayhem’ album, NME wrote: “Ultimately, ‘Mayhem’ feels like a great Gaga album because it’s just so much fun. At times, it’s a bit like reconnecting with an old friend who makes sense even when they seem to be chatting nonsense. When she sings ‘river in my eyes, I’ve got a poem in my throat‘ on ‘LoveDrug’, it’s just her overblown way of saying she’s sad and tongue-tied.

“Seventeen years after she broke through with ‘Just Dance’, Lady Gaga remains pop’s foremost agent of impeccably crafted chaos.”

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Pulp's Mark Webber announces "in conversation" UK book tour
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Pulp’s Mark Webber announces “in conversation” UK book tour

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Pulp guitarist Mark Webber has announced an “in conversation” UK book tour for I’m With Pulp – Are You?

Published last September, I’m With Pulp, Are You? sees Webber gather his extensive collection of ephemera and objects, accumulated over 40 years with the band, and present it to fans to create a one-of-a-kind insight into the group.

It serves as a visual history of Pulp, as told through photos, flyers, record covers, setlists, badges, posters, press clippings, merchandise and more, and comes with a foreword from frontman Jarvis Cocker, who describes Webber as a “hoarder” as well as the band’s “first fan” and their “first tour manager” before he joined as a member in 1995.

Now, Webber has announced a book tour, set to commence when the band’s current North American tour wraps up at the end of this month.

The tour will also see him celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic 1995 album ‘Different Class’. It kicks off on October 5 in Lincoln, before heading to St Albans, Hebden Bridge, Manchester, Pontefract, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Swansea and Portsmouth. Tickets are now on sale and available here.

NME spoke to Webber following the book’s release, and he reflected on Cocker’s comments that he was the band’s “first fan”, saying: “I don’t think I can claim to the first fan, but definitely one of the few in that period of the mid-to-late ‘80s.”

“There were not many people interested,” he added. “It was around 1991 that the group started to become a bit better organised and function a bit more seriously. Because I had shown some kind of entrepreneurial skills in organising concerts and making fanzines when I was a teenager when I was also carrying equipment around for them, either Russell or the band asked me if I would be the tour manager.

“What teenage fan would refuse that opportunity to hang around with your favourite band and carry their equipment up and down rickety wooden staircases all through the night?”

In June, Pulp released their eighth album ’More’, their first full-length record in 24 years. In a four-star review, NME concluded: “Drenched in synths and strings and aided by producer James Ford’s knack for making the music feel alive and omnipresent, ‘More’ is everything you’d want a Pulp album to be, made richer from some lived experience.

Jarvis Cocker performs with Pulp at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME

“Just as Blur did with ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ and Suede have managed on their immaculate run of post-reunion albums, Pulp have retained their original spirit and flair into a statement of middle age without feeling any less vital. As Cocker pines on the cinematic closer ‘A Sunset’, all things end, so just make the most of the time you have. It’s strangely beautiful, now they’re all fully grown.”

They went on to play a ‘You Deserve More’ UK arena tour this summer, as well as a triumphant and badly-kept “secret” set at Glastonbury 2025.

NME was at the Glastonbury set, awarding it five stars and noting: “With songs for the mis-shapes, a whole lotta ‘L-O-V-E’ and even a Red Arrows fly-past for the glorious crowd-engulfing ‘Common People’, these legends capture the spirit of these hallowed grounds with a little peace, love and joyous wonky-pop hedonism. One for the books? Sure, but as Cocker puts it: ‘History and stuff like that doesn’t matter because it’s all about now and what we can do right now’.”

Elsewhere, they recently announced a reissue of their classic 1995 album ‘Different Class’, including the first ever release of their Glastonbury 1995 performance.

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