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The director behind the explosive documentary *Corey Feldman vs the World *is shutting down the actor's claim that he was not aware of the film or involved in its production.

Last week saw the release of the doc, which follows Corey Feldman as he tours the world with his band, Corey's Angels. At one point in the film, Feldman claims that his frequent collaborator and late *The Lost Boys *costar Corey Haim "molested" him during the production of the popular 1987 vampire flick. Feldman's attorneys subsequently shared a statement with ** clarifying his comments, stating that Feldman was not involved in the making of the documentary, and claiming the footage was obtained "through dishonest means."

On Tuesday, director Marcie Hume argued otherwise, sharing a video of Feldman and herself in a parking lot during his tour in which he expresses enthusiasm for and awareness of the project. The clip, shared to Hume's Instagram page, was accompanied by a lengthy caption.

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"Filming intensely with Corey Feldman was to watch him battle the world. This is no longer just a metaphor: It's the foundation of why this film is titled *Corey Feldman vs. the World*. I somehow never imagined that he would so fully turn that same reflex on me," Hume began. "The exact same suspicion, flattening of nuance, and the insistence that anything complicated must be an attack. I should not feel shocked, but I somehow held hope that he would see the care that went into this film. Somehow, I always hold out hope for him."

Hume then explained that her team decided to release the video in direct response to Feldman's claim that he "does not know how we obtained the footage."

She continued, "This is a small, plain glimpse of the reality of filming with Corey and of the relationship that existed while making this film. That time was challenging but also often positive. If you have not seen the film, I can almost guarantee it is not what you are expecting. Even now, even with all the noise, I find him endlessly fascinating. I still have genuine care for him. Even if, for the moment, he seems to have forgotten that we decided together that I would make this documentary."

In the newly released clip from Hume, Feldman playfully takes control of her camera, holding it selfie style so they are both in the frame as he narrates, "Here's the deal: So Marcie's on the bus with us because Marcie is the documentarian who's making the film you're watching. Now that she's living the life with us, she is part of the adventure whether she likes it or not. You can't just be a bird on the wall, or a fly on the wall, when you're living it."

In an additional statement shared with EW, Hume said, "Whatever Corey feels about the film is only one layer in a much bigger, more complicated story. The film itself holds the full experience: messy, nuanced, both hilarious and heartbreaking. I hope viewers look past the noise and see the complex picture. Corey's response is simply one more beat in a story about what happens when any of us are asked to face our own image. There's more in this film than the headlines could ever hold."

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About an hour into *Corey Feldman vs the World*, the actor alleges that Haim, who died in 2010 at 38, "molested" him when the then-teenagers were shooting* The Lost Boys*.

"I hold myself partially responsible, because I didn't tell him no, or I didn't stop them from doing what they did," Feldman says in the footage. "I mean, I did set it up. I called him and said, 'Come over.' But you know when you've got somebody that's trying to come on to you sexually, and you don't want that, and you're a kid, and you're scared, you do whatever you can to stop it from happening, and that's what was happening. I was being molested by Corey Haim, truth be told."

Feldman's attorneys subsequently said in a statement to EW that his comments were "in reference to Mr. Haim's advances, not physical molestation." Alleging that the documentary and subsequent media coverage distorted their client's words, they added, "Mr. Feldman makes no claim that Corey Haim physically 'molested' him."

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As for claims that the footage was obtained "through dishonest means," lawyers representing the documentary responded with the statement, "All footage used in this film was obtained lawfully and with Corey Feldman's express written consent. In addition to providing signed releases and complete documentation, Corey was consistently involved throughout production and repeatedly invited filming to take place, as viewers can clearly see in the film itself."****Lawyers for Feldman did not immediately reply to EW's request for comment regarding Hume's video.**

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For Harry Potter alum Harry Melling, being in a major film franchise at the beginning of his acting career wasn't so magical.

The actor appeared as Dudley Dursley in five Harry Potter films, from when he was 10 years old until he was 21: 2001's *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*, 2002's *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, 2004's *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, 2007's *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* and 2010's *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1*. But as he looked back on the start of his career in an interview with *The Hollywood Reporter*, he revealed his struggles with being "shackled" to a major franchise.

Melling, 36, opened up about how he doesn't "want people to know" him, which is why he's taken on such different roles post-Potter.

"It's very contrary to what this industry wants you to be, and that for me is the biggest compliment someone could ever pay me," Melling said. "I don't want people to have an understanding of me prior to — I mean, obviously I kind of f---ed it up doing Harry Potter."

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Melling continued, "But I really don't want people to have an understanding of who I am going into a movie. I want them just to see the character, which is maybe why it feels eclectic and you can't pigeonhole it."

Melling added that he was "a wee babe, really" when he starred in the Potter films, "but people hold onto that."

Referring to a recent interview where he had said he's "spent [his] entire life running away from" Harry Potter, Melling admitted he "said it in a jokey sort of way."

"But yeah, to establish yourself so early as in this huge franchise — it was never a destination," he explained. "At 10, or whatever, there was so much more to do. In a weird way, I knew that getting trapped within the child-actor thing was not going to allow me to do the other things that I wanted to do. Now I do theater and work with the likes of the Coen Brothers, work in America, and do so much work in U.K. independent film."

Melling wondered if he does "so much" because he had a constant internal drive to "keep going" and "don't fall into" being pigeonholed as a child actor.

"Sometimes child acting can get a negative stigma," he said. "I just never wanted that to be me. I didn't fall in love with being in Harry Potter. I fell in love with the concept of people being many things, and that's the thing that I wanted to spend my life doing. That felt very precious to me and was something that I really wanted to have a go at doing in my life."

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Melling remembered being surrounded by so many "incredible stage actors" on the set of Harry Potter movies, which helped instill a love of theater in himself from a young age.

"Even when I was doing Harry Potter, I was obsessed with theater," he said. "A lot of the more senior actors in the Harry Potter world were all these incredible stage actors — and I wanted to have that career. Then going to drama school changes what you want in coming out the other side. But at the same time, Harry Potter is this huge, huge franchise, and I never wanted to be in any way shackled to it. I always wanted to have a really big career and try lots of different things."

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Since wrapping his time in the Harry Potter world, Melling has gone on to appear in multiple Coen Brothers films, including *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs*, as well as *The Queen's Gambit, The Pale Blue Eye,* and most recently starred opposite Alexander Skarsgard in the gay BDSM rom-com *Pillion* (releasing in the U.S. on Feb. 6, 2026).

Melling recently shot down speculation that he would return to the wizarding world for HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series in an interview with* British GQ *in November (child actor Amos Kitson is taking over the role of Dudley).

"I don't think so," he said when asked if he would return. "I think it's great it's getting done again. If they wanna tell the story in another way, it's an amazing opportunity to have... Because it's serious, right? They have more time to tell the story. I don't know, in a strange way, I feel that I've spent my entire life running away from it. It kind of is the fire under my belly."

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Sofía Vergara Wows in Strapless Corset Dress at Glamorous Celebration Devon ForwardDecember 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM 0 Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Modern Family star Sofía Vergara is ringing in the new year in style, going full glam at a New Year's Eve party with friends. The actress shared some photos on Dec. 31 on Instagram to mark the happy occasion, declaring in the caption, "Happy new year guys!! Hopping for a peaceful and healthy new year for all of u🙏🏼❤️." In the first photo, Vergara posed by herself in a black strapless dress.

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Modern Family star Sofía Vergara is ringing in the new year in style, going full glam at a New Year's Eve party with friends.

The actress shared some photos on Dec. 31 on Instagram to mark the happy occasion, declaring in the caption, "Happy new year guys!! Hopping for a peaceful and healthy new year for all of u🙏🏼❤️."

In the first photo, Vergara posed by herself in a black strapless dress. The gown featured a structured, corset-style bodice with a deep-V neckline and a unique matching skirt. She added a sparkling bracelet on one wrist, while her hair was parted in the middle and worn straight.

Other pictures in the update showed Vergara with some influential friends who were equally dressed up for the celebration, including Serena Poon, a celebrity nutritionist and chef, Anastasia Soare, the founder and CEO of the popular cosmetics company Anastasia Beverly Hills, and Norvina, Soare's daughter and the president and creative director of Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, Vergara's son, was also at the gathering, as well as a bunch of other friends. In one photo, Vergara added a long black fur coat to her outfit as the large group of people posed outside. The actress didn't share where exactly she was for NYE, but there was dancing and drinking at the fun party.

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Fans rushed to the comments to wish Vergara a happy New Year, celebrating the holiday with her.

Kind replies included, "May you be in perfect health, happiness, and brilliance every year," and "Happy New Year Sofia! Wishing a safe and happy year for you and yours!"

Others praised Vergara and admired her fashion, writing, "Stunningly beautiful," and "Always looking elite 🔥."

Vergara appeared to have a good 2025, with the actress continuing her run as a judge on America's Got Talent, while she also did voice work in Koati, the animated series.

Next up, she's filming the new movie Thumb, about a woman whose world gets turned upside down when she finds a person's severed thumb in her mailbox. Along with Vergara, the movie stars Milly Alcock, Awkwafina, Kate McKinnon, Hannibal Buress and Michael Zegen, according to IMDb.

Aside from Thumb, Vergara isn't officially signed on to any other projects, so fans will have to wait and see what else is in store for the actress next year.

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Elsie Hewitt is being candid about her first New Year's Eve as a mom!

On Wednesday, Dec. 31, the newly minted mom, 29, shared a series of photos on her Instagram Stories that offered a peek at how her holiday looks different with her baby daughter, Scottie Rose.

"What are all the new parents doing this nye? Is it sooo different than past new years?" she captioned a filtered selfie.

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Hewitt made her point clear with her two following posts, the first of which showed her fully glammed for last year's end-of-the-year celebration.

"Me last new year's eve," she wrote over a snap of her posing with black and gold foil door streamers.

In the photo, Hewitt wore a black ensemble with flower cut-outs. She styled her in a tight bun and wore gold eyeshadow and a glossy red lip.

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The model then shared a photo of her New Year's Eve this year. The bare-faced mom grinned while snapping a selfie with her baby in a crib behind her. Also present in the photo was a stroller and a nursing pillow.

"Me this new years eve," Hewitt captioned the post, adding a teary-eyed smiling emoji.

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Hewitt and Pete Davidson, 32, welcomed their first baby together on Dec. 12. They shared the news on Instagram nearly a week later. "my best work yet, i am absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude and disbelief," the mom captioned the post, which featured several photos of the couple and their newborn.

"wu tang forever," Davidson added.

Hewitt had a rocky first few days of motherhood, as she revealed on her Instagram Stories that she needed dental surgery to remove a wisdom tooth shortly after giving birth.

"who else had to get a wisdom tooth removed directly from the hospital the day after they gave birth" she wrote over a selfie of herself and her daughter in the back of the car.

On Dec. 26, Hewitt showed off her post-baby body with a bathroom mirror selfie in which she wore a black T-shirt and a pair of postpartum underwear. She wrote over the image, "Adult diapers all day (& night)."

She added: "My sister asked me if I pee in them & if ur wondering the same thing the answer is NO LMAO."

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Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt with their baby

Sources previously told PEOPLE that Hewitt and the Saturday Night Live alum are "settling into a rhythm" after welcoming their daughter.

"Being home has been really special for them," the source said. "They're settling into a rhythm, taking everything day by day and just enjoying getting to know their daughter. It's been a lot of firsts, but it's a really happy, exciting time for both of them."

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Hewitt confirmed that she and Davidson were expecting their first baby together in July 2025, sharing a series of photos on Instagram at the time. The post included shots of her with Davidson and a sonogram image.

"Welp now everyone knows we had sex," Hewitt joked in her caption.

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&34;I'm so glad, that's such a relief,&34; Black said after spontaneously serenading Paul Rudd with the tune. Jack Black breaks into Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me' during Anaconda press interview &34;I'm so glad, that's such a relief,&34; Black said after spontaneously serenading Paul Rudd with the tune. By Wesley Stenzel :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/WesleyStenzelauthorphoto32b61793a2784639af623f2ae091477e.jpg) Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at . He began writing for EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines December 30, 2025 8:30 p.m.

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Jack Black went back to Nickelback while promoting *Anaconda*.

While discussing his new comedy with Paul Rudd during an interview with IMDb, the *School of Rock* star asked, "What was Nickelback's biggest hit?"

After the interviewer and Rudd had moved onto the next question, Black stared into space for several seconds before belting: "This is how you remind me of what I really am."

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Black went on to sing several more bars of the band's 2001 single "How You Remind Me," substituting numerous forgotten lines with gibberish and scatting. The *Kung Fu Panda* star held the final line of the chorus for longer than Nickelback vocalist Chad Kroeger did in the recording, prompting Rudd to exclaim, "He held that s---!"

Black was extremely satisfied that he was able to enter his mind palace and access the forgotten memory of the Nickelback track. "I went into a coma," he told Rudd of his pause before singing. "You were talking by yourself, looking to me for help. I was like, 'I can't. I'm trying to remember Nickelback.' I'm so glad, that's such a relief."

The *Minecraft Movie* star acknowledged that he totally derailed the flow of the interview.

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"He had moved on to the next question. But I went back to Nickelback!" he said.

"He'd moved onto the next *press junket*," Rudd joked.

Black also jokingly played up his lyrical recall skills.

"Amazingly, I got every lyric right," he said.

"How You Remind Me" was Nickelback's biggest hit. The single reached the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and Billboard later revealed that it was the No. 45 song of all time in the history of the Hot 100.

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Black previously teased a standout scene from *Anaconda* in a behind-the-scenes clip provided exclusively to **.

"The boar on my back — I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'm telling you, it's magic," the actor said of a scene where a boar carcass is strapped to his back as bait for the titular reptile. "You know how they have the running of the bulls? This is like that, but it's the running of the snake."

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Rudd also emphasized that that particular scene was a highlight of the production.

"It's always fun when you read a script, and there's some scene that is funny, or I'm really excited about doing, and then you do it, and it's not how you imagined it — it's better," the *Ant-Man* star said. "I'm watching him going, *Oh my God, I can't take my eyes off this*. *This is so funny*."

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&34;But we're still smart enough to know how to get away with something,&34; Clooney says of the franchise's main crew. George Clooney gives hilarious update on Ocean's 14: 'We're too old to do what we used to do' &34;But we're still smart enough to know how to get away with something,&34; Clooney says of the franchise's main crew. By Sydney Bucksbaum :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/headshotb5dc24df8d5d43d1a16c9ce0e0383119.jpg) Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum is a staff writer at . She has been working at EW since 2019 and is a published author.

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Age is nothing but a number for George Clooney and the rest of the original *Ocean's Eleven* crew.

On Tuesday, the 64-year-old actor gave a hilarious update on the long-awaited sequel film *Ocean's 14,* the fourth in the franchise that reunites him with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and more.

Since it's been so long since the first heist movie came out in 2001, Clooney revealed the upcoming film will definitely lean into that passage of time for the main characters.

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"There was something about the idea that we're too old to do what we used to do, but we're still smart enough to know how to get away with something, that just appeals to me," Clooney told *Variety* in a cover story published online Tuesday.

The sequel, which hails from franchise creator and director Steven Soderbergh, features the *Jay Kelly* star once again as criminal mastermind Danny Ocean, along with Pitt as his best friend and right-hand man Rusty, Damon's younger pickpocket Linus, Cheadle's demolitions expert Basher, as well as Julia Roberts as Danny's love interest Tess.

Andy Garcia also reprises his role as slick businessman and casino owner Terry Benedict, though details are top-secret on whether he'll be friend or foe to the rest of the crew.

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"They've lost a step," Clooney said of the original crime crew in the upcoming sequel. "And they need to find a way to work around their limitations."

Clooney told the outlet that instead of reviving the franchise for nostalgia, he was inspired by Martin Brest's 1979 comedy movie *Going in Style* about a group of aging criminals. Audiences can expect to see more of an older but wiser crew in this *Ocean's* movie as a result.

He added that they are currently scouting locations for the film and hope to start shooting in October 2026.

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The *Ocean's* movies — *Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve* (2004), and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007) — were based on the original film from the '60s, featuring members of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack. There was also an all-female 2018 spinoff *Ocean's 8, *starring Sandra Bullock as Danny's sister Debbie, along with Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling, and Anne Hathaway.

In addition to *Ocean's 14*, a prequel movie is currently in development centered on Danny's parents, starring Margot Robbie as his mother. Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks to join the *Barbie* star in the movie.**

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"SNL" alum Terry Sweeney calls out 'so rotten' Chevy Chase as CNN doc revisits AIDS controversy Lauren HuffJanuary 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM 0 NBC/Jamie McCarthy/NBC via Getty; Noam Galai/Getty Terry Sweeney; Chevy Chase Terry Sweeney is not mincing words about the "so rotten" Chevy Chase. In CNN Films' upcoming documentary, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Sweeney and Chase's decadeslong feud is revisited, among other controversies.

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Terry Sweeney is not mincing words about the "so rotten" Chevy Chase.

In CNN Films' upcoming documentary, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Sweeney and Chase's decades-long feud is revisited, among other controversies. In it, director Marina Zenovich point-blank brings up to Chase the claims that he had allegedly suggested that Sweeney — who was the first out gay cast member during Saturday Night Live's 1985-86 season — appear in a sketch on the show mocking the AIDS epidemic.

"You said something to Sweeney like, 'Oh, you're the gay guy. Why don't we ask if you have AIDS. And every week, we weigh you,'" Zenovich tells Chase.

She also reads to him from Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller's SNL oral history, Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests. In it, Sweeney claims Chase later came to his dressing room to apologize for the AIDS joke, but was "furious that he had to apologize to me."

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In response, Chase says in the doc, "My memory is that [Sweeney] is lying, is my memory. He's not telling the truth. That isn't me. That's not who I am. And if I am that way, my life has changed, because I have to live with that now for the rest of my f---ing life."

Chase adds in the documentary, "Terry Sweeney, he was very funny, this guy. I don't think he's alive anymore."

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter via instant message, Sweeney reportedly responded, "Don't you think he is saying this and making himself look more like the ass he is!!!"

Sweeney added of Chase's comments in the doc, "It all reflects rightly horribly on him!"

In the film, SNL creator Lorne Michaels also speaks to the alleged incident, saying, "I think Chevy was just being Chevy. He would say things that were funny, and he would assume you were comedy people, and he could speak that way. You know, we would say terrible things, because that's what would make us laugh."

According to THR, when asked about a different part of the film which claims that Chase was abused by his parents as a child and this is a possible explanation for his reported demeanor over the years, Sweeney responded: "Boohoo … poor screwed up kid … so THAT's why he's so rotten!!!!!!!"

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Jim Beam shuts down iconic Kentucky distillery for at least a year amid market downturn

Jim Beam shuts down iconic Kentucky distillery for at least a year amid market downturn Chad PergramJanuary 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM 0 A whiskey sour for the distilled spirits industry. Consumers are souring on drinking alcohol. And that's one of a host of complex reasons why Jim Beam is placing its main distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, on ice for at least a year. Claudia Coffey knows Kentucky bourbon country as well as anyone. She's a podcaster and bourbon insider.

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A whiskey sour for the distilled spirits industry.

Consumers are souring on drinking alcohol.

And that's one of a host of complex reasons why Jim Beam is placing its main distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, on ice for at least a year.

Claudia Coffey knows Kentucky bourbon country as well as anyone. She's a podcaster and bourbon insider.

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"Bourbon is Kentucky, right? We love horse racing in Kentucky. We love bourbon in Kentucky. It's the reason that 2.7 million people come to visit the Commonwealth every single year," said Coffey. "It's some of the biggest news to come out of Kentucky in quite some time, and this is one of the most iconic brands in bourbon."

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Not everyone has heard of Willett or Four Roses when it comes to bourbon. But Jim Beam is Americana. Ubiquitous. Kind of like McDonald's or Coke.

Americans are imbibing less — down 6% from just two years ago. And more than 16 million barrels of Kentucky spirits — including bourbon and rye — are aging in warehouses across the state. Distillers are paying taxes on those barrels while they age.

It's an issue of supply and demand. But the problem is not exclusive to Jim Beam.

"It's not a question of who's shutting down production," said Charlie Prince, who runs the Drammers Whiskey Club. "It's a question of who is admitting it."

Barrels of bourbon are stacked in a barrel house at the Jim Beam Distillery Feb. 17, 2020 in Clermont, Ky. U.S. whiskey exports have fallen by 27% to the European Union, the product's largest export market, caused by retaliatory tariffs imposed by the 27-nation alliance, a trade group said last week.

Overseas distillers like Midleton in Ireland, which makes Jameson, and Highland Park in Scotland all reduced production recently because of a glut of bourbon, whiskey and Scotch on the market.

However, observers say tariffs and the trade war with Canada hit Jim Beam especially hard.

"Ten percent of Kentucky bourbon sales were going to Canada, and that has dropped to almost zero," said Prince. "In Canada, that has been taken on as a kind of a national mission for Canadians, saying, 'Let's buy Canadian' and push back against the politics they don't like coming from the U.S. And, so, you see stores just pulling all American products and banning them in some provinces. So, that's definitely a political response."

Democrats quickly latched onto the tariff argument.

"Thousands of Kentuckians power the bourbon industry. We will all feel the impact of this," declared Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky. "It's hard to overstate just how devastating Trump's tariffs are for America's signature spirit."

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But one industry observer believes that tariffs are a single ingredient in a complex economic cocktail. Jessica Spector is a professor at Yale who studies the history and culture of liquor and spirits.

"Anybody that tells you that they have an explanation, 'Oh, it's tariffs,' or 'Oh, it's post-pandemic retraction,' is giving you a too simplistic explanation," said Spector. "It's unclear what impact the tariffs are having and will have in the future. People have argued over tariffs for a long time. As long as there has been trade, there have been arguments over tariffs. It's unclear whether the tariffs are sort of the coup de gras to an industry that was already suffering."

Spector says yes, Generation Z drinks less and uses cannabis more. There are also health concerns. But the spirits industry has witnessed shifts before. She says people moved from brown liquor to vodka in the 1970s because it was seen as healthier.

"They also jogged more and did a lot more cocaine because that was seen as more health conscious. So, it gets really complicated when you break things down generationally," said Spector.

But the tariffs remain extraordinarily controversial. The Trump administration says tariffs are here to stay.

Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston June 23, 2020. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods starting in the 2010s have thrown cold water on that.

"Tariffs are going to be part of the policy landscape," United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Fox. "We know they're successful."

But the tariffs may also evaporate.

The Constitution grants Congress the authority to tax and impose tariffs. President Trump used emergency powers to levy global tariffs earlier this year. That's why this issue wound up at the Supreme Court. Attorneys argued the case in October.

"Canada is one of our closest allies. I think it would be hard to find Canada engaging in unfair trade practices because we have what used to be called the NAFTA agreement, between Canada, the United States and Mexico to bring down all the trade barriers between the countries," said University of California law professor John Yoo.

Based on the oral arguments, Yoo believes the high court will halt the Trump-imposed tariffs under the premise that the U.S. faces a national emergency.

"Canada will immediately benefit, and you'll be able to find your choice of American bourbons on Canadian store shelves," said Yoo.

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In fact, Yoo believes the Supreme Court could issue its ruling sooner rather than later — especially if it nixes the tariffs. That's because of all the duties and fees that might be levied on products for months — and then reversed.

It's important to note that Jim Beam will continue operating two other distilleries for the time being. And Spector says Generation Z prefers cocktails. So, that could force the industry to shift what it produces.

Now here's a little tidbit you probably won't learn any place else.

Roam any distillery in Scotland, be it Dalwhinnie in the Highlands, Glen Scotia in Campbeltown, GlenGrant in Speyside or Bowmore on Islay, and you will find distillers aging Scotch in Jim Beam barrels.

It's not just Jim Beam barrels that you will find in Scotland. It's also Buffalo Trace. Heaven Hill. Woodford Reserve. Wild Turkey. Congress only allows American distillers to use American oak barrels once for producing bourbon. So, Scotch distillers overseas love to get their hands on a good bourbon barrel to age their spirit.

The barrels may partially impart a vanilla flavor into the expression, stemming from "vanillans" in the wood.

The trend of using American bourbon barrels for Scotch began in the 1940s after the U.S. market came back online following the end of Prohibition. Distillers in Scotland began using sherry barrels to age their spirits prior to that (hence, the rich meaty flavors you get from Macallan). Sherry is still prevalent despite a decline in people consuming sherry these days. But fewer bourbon barrels from a big producer like Jim Beam now could alter the taste of Scotch in about 15 to 20 years.

That said, demand for Scotch is down like bourbon. So, some of these may even out.

It's worth noting that Suntory Global Spirits owns Jim Beam. It was known as Beam Suntory until recently. Suntory also owns major Scotch labels like Bowmore, Admore, Laphroaig, Auchentoshan and Glen Garioch. The pipeline of barrels from Jim Beam was a good proposition for Suntory to age Scotch.

So, it's possible that, down the road, Scotch distillers may age some of their expressions in barrels that once contained something else — other than Kentucky bourbon. And that's where the flavor profile will evolve.

It's also impossible to know the market trends and what people will be interested in drinking in 15 to 20 years. And, so, whatever distillers put into a barrel now might not match market trends in the future.

In fact, perhaps people will revert to drinking bourbon and Scotch. And the market glut now may switch into a spirits famine where products consumers want are hard to find.

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Is This "Stranger Things" Character Actually Alive? What Show Creators Meant by That Ambiguous Ending Colleen KratofilJanuary 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM 0 Courtesy of Netflix Linnea Berthelsen as Kali, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, and David Harbour as Jim Hopper in 'Stranger Things' season 5 Warning: This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 5, Volume 3. Stranger Things finale premiered on Dec.

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Stranger Things has come to an end, and its final moments left one major possibility up in the air.

In the Dec. 31 two-hour finale of the hit Netflix show, the final scene brought on some additional questions about the fate of its main character.

As the crew, including Will (Noah Schnapp), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) and Max (Sadie Sink), gathered in Mike's basement for a game of Dungeons & Dragons, Mike opened up the possibility that Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), who was presumed dead, may actually, be alive.

David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in 'Stranger Things' season 5

Just as the Hawkins crew was triumphant in their quest to defeat Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), their celebration was cut short when they were apprehended by the military as they exited the Upside Down. Eleven followed through on the plan devised by her sister, Eight a.k.a Kali (Linnea Berthelsen), and stayed in the Upside Down to kill herself as it explodes. According to Eight, it was the only way to stop the military from creating more people with their abilities or create new worlds.

After a tearful goodbye to Mike, Eleven disappeared as the crew's explosives destroyed the Upside Down. Viewers were left to assume she died, and as the episode jumped ahead 18 months later, a grieving Mike wanted to skip his high school graduation because he was "not ok with moving on."

Hopper (David Harbour) helped him realize he needed to stop "blaming himself" and "find a way to accept what happened" and "live the best goddamn life you can."

Following graduation, the crew met in Mike's basement, like old times, for a game of D&D. At the end, Mike told a tale where Eight actually saved Eleven, and she escaped to live a tranquil life.

He explained that Eleven and Eight devised a plan to make everyone believe Eleven was dead, to trick the military. Eight "cast a spell from far away, a spell of invisibility" and the person they saw die was an "illusion." Mike said he wants to imagine Eleven disappeared to a "land somewhere far away."

The show cut to Eleven walking up a mountain overlooking three waterfalls, where she found "peace and happiness" in a small village where no one knows she's alive, Mike said. When Max and Lucas asked if it's true, Mike said we don't know, but "I chose to believe that it is." They all agreed with him that they believed too.

According to Netflix's Tudum, the creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, "have left it up to viewers to decide what they think happens to Eleven."

As the Tudum recap states, "she lives on in their hearts, whether that's real or not," Ross said, referring to the Hawkins crew.

In an interview with Variety earlier this season, Matt explained that the ending wouldn't be a "bloodbath."

"I've said this before: The show is not Game of Thrones," Matt said. "I'm hoping it surprises people. But there's no Red Wedding, if that's what you're asking," he said, referring to a massacre on GoT. "That would be depressing."

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Speaking to PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere, executive producer Shawn Levy said the finale is "as good as any TV series finale I've seen in my life."

He teased the ending again speaking with PEOPLE before Volume 2 dropped. "You will get outcomes that are deeply satisfying, but many of which are completely surprising."

"I just want to assure all of the people around the world who have walked the long road with us for nearly a decade, this finale is what you've been waiting for."

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'80s Rock Legend Says Canceling Kennedy Center Gig Was 'a Very Easy Decision to Make' Craig RosenJanuary 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM 0 (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Peter Wolf canceled an event to promote his memoir at the Kennedy Center back in March, but the former J. Geils Band frontman is talking about it now, as other musicians have pulled out of engagements in the wake of President Donald Trump's staff changes and name change at the hallowed Washington, D.C. venue.

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Peter Wolf canceled an event to promote his memoir at the Kennedy Center back in March, but the former J. Geils Band frontman is talking about it now, as other musicians have pulled out of engagements in the wake of President Donald Trump's staff changes and name change at the hallowed Washington, D.C. venue.

Wolf was booked for an event on March 21 at the Kennedy Center to promote Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses, but opted to move it to Politics and Prose, a Washington, D.C. independent bookstore instead.

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"When they changed the administration and fired a lot of good people, I just felt uncomfortable," Wolf told The Boston Globe. "It became a political issue. Appearing at the Kennedy Center became political, and I felt that was wrong.

"It was a very easy decision to make," he added.

Since Wolf canceled, others have made similar moves, including Isa Rae and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who scrapped an engagement of his acclaimed musical Hamilton at the venue that was to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

With the Trump appointed board reportedly voting to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center, other acts have decided to cancel, including the New Year's Eve headliners jazz group The Cookers.

Yet the cancellation was still a bit of a disappointment for Wolf. Although the J. Geils Band never played the venue, he did perform at the Kennedy Center in 1997 as part of an all-star tribute to blues legend Muddy Waters. "I was hoping to get back there," he told the outlet.

While Wolf won't be playing the Kennedy Center any time soon, he is hitting the road for the first time in years fronting a full band.

"I did an acoustic tour of stories and songs right before the release of the book, but I feel now it's time to get out there with the A team," Wolf told The Globe, referring to the lineup of his band called the Midnight Travelers, which features guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry. "I have an album that's about 89 percent finished great. I might draw from that, but I tend to focus on material from the solo recordings and I always toss in some of my favorite songs from the Geils era."

Aside from the initial slate of dates Wolf announced, he recently added five more shows, including stops in New York City and Detroit.

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