Danish Palace Shares Update on Queen Margrethe, 86, After Heart Attack and Hospitalization

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been released from the hospital and has returned to Fredensborg Palace

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• The 86-year-old queen canceled a planned appearance to focus on recovery after recent heart health issues

• Health concerns contributed to her decision to abdicate in January 2024 after over five decades on the throne

Queen Margretheof Denmark has been released from the hospital after experiencing a heart attack.

“Her Majesty Queen Margrethe has been discharged from Rigshospitalet today and is returning to Fredensborg Palace,” read a Tuesday, May 19,press releasefrom the Royal House.

“Queen Margrethe also wishes to thank you for the many kind thoughts and greetings that have been sent to Her Majesty,” the release continued.

Her hospital release comes afterThe Royal House announcedin astatementon Thursday, May 14, "Queen Margrethe has been admitted to Rigshospitalet this afternoon," adding that the cause was linked to heart health.

"Queen Margrethe will be hospitalized over the weekend for observation and further examinations," the statement said, adding, "Her Majesty is tired but in good spirits. The Royal House will announce when there is news."

Speaking to reporters,Queen Mary,the Australian-born wife of the king, said on Tuesday that she was happy to see her mother-in-law back home.

“Well, I’ve actuallyjust come from the hospital, and she is doing much better. And fortunately, she is now on her way home to Fredensborg,” the 54-year-old Queen Consort said.

She continued, “Now we are neighbors, so it’s absolutely wonderful. Yes, it’s great."

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In the newest statement, The Royal House added that because Queen Margrethe “must remain calm,” her planned appearance at the Pantomime Theatre on Saturday, May 23, has been canceled.

The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.

The queen, 86, cited health concerns among her reasons for stepping down inthe shocking speech announcing her abdication.

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"In February this year, I underwent extensive back surgery. Everything went well, thanks to the competent health personnel, who took care of me," she said at the time.

"Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future – whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation," she continued. "I have decided that now is the right time."

Following the abdication, she continued to attend public events but was sidelined multiple times last year by hospitalizations after she once fell, and later contracted a cold.

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Taylor Swift had a perfect Jerome Bettis description, per Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift may not have been a football expert before starting to date Travis Kelce, but she's becoming one now. The 14-time Grammy winner and 3-time Super Bowl champ started dating in the summer of 2023 before getting engaged in August 2025. Swift has been a mainstay at Kansas City Chiefs home games, turning into the type of fan that yells at big plays andhas opinions on the team's draft picks. Now she's learning about NFL legends like former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis.

Kelce relayed a story on the most recent episode of theNew Heightspodcast about running into Bettis at dinner in Florida. "I was like telling Tay about him like, 'That dude was a [expletive] beast.'" Kelce told his brother Jason, who agreed vociferously with the description. "He was [expletive] running dudes over."

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Travis then said he showed his fiancée old highlights of Bettis'. "She was like, 'Why does he look like an offensive lineman running with the football?'"

"Because he was THE BUS," Kelce finished saying. Nailed it in one, Taylor.

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Jon Stewart skewers CBS in Stephen Colbert reunion on 'The Late Show'

As "The Late Show" ends,Jon Stewartis by his buddyStephen Colbert'sside.

The "Daily Show" host sat down with his longtime friend and collaborator on May 19 during the third-to-last episode of "The Late Show," whichwas canceled by CBSin July.

Stewart said he was there to "celebrate my friend" and the "joy" his show brought "to so many people," and he applauded the host for maintaining "such grace through this process."

He also mocked CBS for ending "The Late Show" and alluded to recent changes at the network's news division, where several journalists havedeparted roles at "CBS Evening News"and "60 Minutes" following Bari Weiss' hiring as editor-in-chief.

"I just think it's so smart what CBS is doing," he said sarcastically. "I just think it's such a good move, to take this show off the air, and then to also ruin your evening news, and then reduce '60 Minutes' to, like, six good ones. Here's what I believe they're doing: I think they're tanking for a draft pick."

Later, Stewart got in another dig at CBS when he mentioned his 92-year-old mother. "In five more years, she'll be CBS' target demographic," he joked.

A farewell to 'Late Show'sStephen Colbert, TV's gallant comic avenger

With just two days until the final "Late Show," Stewart spoke with Colbert about his own experience of being fired, joking that "it's the best!" In 1995, Stewart's "The Jon Stewart Show" was canceled, and he also voluntarily stepped away from "The Daily Show" in 2015 before returning in 2024.

The comedian relayed the "profound" advice he received fromDavid Lettermanafter his show was canceled: "Don't confuse cancellation with failure," though Stewart joked the former "Late Show" host also told him that "in this case, it is also a failure."

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Stewart hosts the Monday episodes of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, which has the same parent company, Paramount Skydance, as CBS. "You now are the only person in the corporation left in late night," Colbert told Stewart. "Good luck!" Stewart found this "chilling" but quipped that his only "saving grace" is that "I don't think Trump has cable."

Paramount said in July that canceling "The Late Show" was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." But critics alleged the move was intended to appease the Trump administration amid a merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, which required Trump administration approval.

The Writers' Guild of Americasaid last year it had"significant concerns that 'The Late Show's' cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval." The merger was completed in August.

After praising Colbert as a "tremendous human, and one of my favorite people," Stewart presented Colbert with a gift: a pair of luxurious reclining chairs, to show him "the life you can lead, and the life that I am leading, now that I am not really in show business."

Stephen Colbertsays CBS might have 'saved my life' with cancellation

Colbert rose to prominence working with Stewart as a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," which led Colbert to get his own spinoff, "The Colbert Report," in 2005. Stewart was a cocreator of "The Colbert Report," which for years aired directly after "The Daily Show" until Colbert moved to "The Late Show" in 2015.

Stewart has appeared on "The Late Show" many times, including after he left "The Daily Show" in 2015. At one point, he and Colbert had a running joke that Stewart lived under Colbert's desk, so he would pop up whenever he had thoughts to share on the news. Stewart is also a producer on "The Late Show."

Colbert now has just two episodes of "The Late Show" remaining. On May 20, Bruce Springsteen will stop by for a performance, and Colbert will take his own "Colbert Questionert," a series of lighthearted questions, "featuring special guests." The series finale of "The Late Show" is scheduled for May 21, though no guests for the final show have been announced.

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Amber Portwood’s Domestic Violence Investigation was Kicked Off After “16 & Pregnant” Viewers Reported Her Abuse of Then-Boyfriend Gary Shirley

Amber Portwood is one of the season 1 cast members of 16 & Pregnant who continued sharing her story on the reality series Teen Mom

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• In ID's Hollywood Demons: Surviving 16 & Pregnant, law enforcement discusses becoming involved in Portwood's relationship with ex Gary Shirley when instances of domestic violence aired on the show

• Portwood left Teen Mom in 2025

Amber Portwood's time on reality seriesTeen Momincluded troubling incidents of domestic violence.

In ID'sHollywood Demons: Surviving 16 & Pregnant, Portwood's time on the show is discussed, including early incidents of domestic abuse that were caught on camera while filmingTeen Mom.

In one incident, Amber choked and punched then-boyfriend Gary Shirley during an argument where she felt he disrespected her father, who was present, as well as the couple's infant daughter, Leah.

A later incident shows Amber and Gary arguing when Amber begins to hit him and even kicks him in the back as he's carrying a television down a flight of stairs. The moment wasn't just disturbing for the crew and those who packaged the show, but viewers as well.

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From a production standpoint, Dr. Drew Pinsky shares, "These shows were designed to really bring forward the struggles of pregnancy, relationships, family and, of course, raising a baby. But there was certainly tons of concern of, 'What do we do with this?' Tons of it."

Dr. Drew stresses that there were attempts to get Amber help. However, he notes, "An 18-year-old with a child isn't necessarily interested in psychotherapy."

Andrew Hanna, Chief Deputy Prosecutor for Madison County, Indiana, explains that viewers contacted different law enforcement branches. "We started to receive phone calls to the prosecutor's office, to the Anderson Police Department, the Department of Child Services, beginning the very next day [after the episode aired]," Hanna shared.

Police were given access to the raw footage from filming, at which point investigators determined there were three separate incidents of domestic violence: "Investigators watched the footage and determined there were three separate incidents of domestic violence.

"The first incident contained several instances of felony domestic battery, which rose to that standard "because of the presence of the child," Hanna explained.

The second incident was what prompted fans to phone in their concerns. A third incident had gone unaired. Documents are shown on screen indicating that Portwood allegedly "punched and kicked" Shirley in the unaired instance.

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“While the criminal investigation was underway, we addressed the domestic violence on the reunion show," Dr. Drew said. "There was a feeling that we didn't want participation in this show to cause her to go to prison, cause her to go to jail or cause her... she had enough going on where the consequences would be potentially profound. On the other hand, if this [behavior] were to continue, that has to happen.”

When police spoke with Portwood and Shirley, "Amber was defiant in terms of downplaying these incidents. She said, to a large degree, she didn't remember these instances because she had blacked out, but if they were on video, then she admitted that they must have occurred.”

Dr. Drew explained, "She said she blacked out, which could be true. That sort of experience of rage happens to dissociative people and it turns out, Amber is highly dissociative.”

Hanna noted, “She stated repeatedly that these were not in any way staged or provoked by the television show.”

Amber was sentenced to two years, which was suspended to formal probation. MTV also put in measures so that Amber had to have a security guard present whenever she and Gary were together or whenever Amber was in Leah's presence for a period of time.

Amber later violated her probation by abusing opiates and getting arrested for possession of a controlled substance. "In the courtroom she said, ‘Judge, you have to put me in jail because I'm going to kill myself if left to my own devices,' and she was right.”

Amber goes to prison for two years and gets invited back on the show afterward. Again, Dr. Drew explains: “You're doing a documentary and not wanting to interfere with somebody's life."

"But I mean, that's the question on every single difficult situation we're airing. Are we giving it sunshine and bringing it to light and showing people what this really looks like and understanding it or avoiding it? Or is it part of an entertaining story? Or both?"

Portwood — who sharesdaughter Leah, 17, withShirley, as well asson James, 7, with ex Andrew Glennon — leftTeen Momin 2025,

Hollywood Demons: Surviving 16 & Pregnantpremieres Monday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ID. Episodes are available to stream on HBO Max.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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Cynthia Erivo Drops into a Perfect Curtsy at Investiture Ceremony with Prince William

Wicked star Cynthia received a royal honor from Prince William this week

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• The actress was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire on May 19

• Erivo is one of several entertainment stars who were recognized on King Charles' 2026 New Year Honors List

WickedstarCynthia Erivoreceived a royal honor fromPrince Williamthis week.

The Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner added to her already impressive résumé when she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2026. Accepting the honor from the Prince of Wales, Erivo, 39, dipped into a picture-perfect curtsy as she beamed with pride.

The actress was one of several stars who were announced as part ofKing Charles’ 2026 New Year Honors List late last year. Erivo,Idris Elba,Ellie Goulding, and more were honored by the King in recognition of their achievements in the entertainment industry and their services to the community.

The 2026 New Year’s Honors list includes 1157 recipients from across various industries in the U.K. who are awarded for their great achievements professionally and in supporting the community throughout the year.

Erivo has built an impressive career, starting with her breakout role as Celie in the Broadway musicalThe Color Purplein 2013. Most recently, she starred as Elphaba in the twoWickedfilmsbefore returning to the West End inDraculathis year.

Tuesday's ceremony wasn't Erivo's first encounter with the royal family. In May 2024, she was one of a few celebrated alumni who welcomed the King and Queen Camilla to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to celebrate the famous acting school’s 120th anniversary.

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In a video posted by theroyals' social media account, the actress was seen curtsying to and sharing a laugh with the King, who joked with the students about enduring "the most horrendous auditions" in order to attend the prestigious school.

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The investiture ceremony was Prince William's second in as many weeks; however, last week's honors came with aspecial personal connection.

The Prince of Wales, 44, presented Goulding, 39, with her medal, awarding her to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), Civil Division, for her services to biodiversity and the climate on May 13.

The "Love Me Like You Do" singer performed at Prince William's royal wedding reception toKate Middletonin April 2011, singing with a live band for the couple's first dance toElton John’s “Your Song."

"William and Kate were in the middle, giving it their all,” a guest told PEOPLE in 2011 about the bash at the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace. “They really went for it. They were in the full party spirit and stayed until the last minute.”

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