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- Kim Kardashian has tried to cast extreme doubt on the 1969 moon landing.

- The reality personality tried to convince *All's Fair* costar Sarah Paulson that it never happened.

- "I think it was fake," Kardashian said on *The Kardashians*.

National and historic milestones are but a questionable fantasy in the mind of Kim Kardashian, who once famously (and, perhaps, allegedly) balanced a champagne glass on her derrière.

The reality personality, actress, and businesswoman attempted to convince her *All's Fair* costar Sarah Paulson that the 1969 moon landing never actually happened in the latest episode of *The Kardashians.*

Between takes of filming the upcoming drama on set — where Paulson is earlier shown being adopted into the Kardashian family by Kris Jenner — Kardashian is shown attempting to sway Paulson's opinion on the landmark space journey while they receive touch-ups during production.

"I'm sending you a million articles with both Buzz Aldrin and the other one," Kardashian says to Paulson, who looks over at her costar from the side of her eye.**

Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson on 'The Kardashians'

Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson on 'The Kardashians'.

Kardashian reads from an article that reportedly includes a person asking Buzz Aldrin, the NASA astronaut who embarked on a journey to the moon on the Apollo 11 space mission, what the scariest moment of the expedition was.

She reads from the piece, and casts doubt on his answer to the question. "He's gotten old and now he like, slurs," Kardashian says of Aldrin, 95.

"So, I think it didn't happen," the 45-year-old continues, with Paulson replying by telling her pal that she's "going to go on a massive deep dive" into the topic.

Later, in a confessional, Kardashian admits, "I center conspiracies all the time," before the show cuts to a shot of Kardashian breaking for lunch in her trailer.

"For the record, you didn't think we walked on the moon?" a producer asks her in the shot, and Kardashian responds, "I don't think we did. I think it was fake."

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She continues, "I've seen a few videos on Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn't happen. He says it all the time now, in interviews. Maybe we should find Buzz Aldrin."

Kardashian then proposes that Aldrin go on her sister Khloe's podcast to hash out the matter of American history. She also cites various factors that contribute to her doubt, including her assessment that there is no gravity on the moon, so "why is the flag blowing?", and her insistence that there are no stars in photos from the moment.**

The producer then asks her about potential public reception to her feeling.

"They're gonna say I'm crazy no natter what," Kardashian replies. "But go to TikTok, see for yourself!"

Kim Kardashian said the 1969 moon landing never happened in Thursday's episode of 'The Kardashians'

Kim Kardashian said the 1969 moon landing never happened in Thursday's episode of 'The Kardashians'.

In a fact-checking article shared by Reuters, the outlet notes that "social media users are sharing a video of astronaut Buzz Aldrin being interviewed by American television host Conan O'Brien and claiming that Aldrin discussing parts of the moon landing broadcasts being animated is proof that it was all faked," before noting that he was, in fact, "referring to animations used by broadcasters at the time in their coverage of the moon landing, intercut with real footage. The moon landing did take place and men did walk on the moon."

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Deadly Michigan church attack was motivated by antireligious beliefs, FBI says Dave Boucher and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY NETWORK November 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM 0 DETROIT — A former Marine who opened fire at a Michigan church and set the building ablaze in late September was motivated by antireligious beliefs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.

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DETROIT — A former Marine who opened fire at a Michigan church and set the building ablaze in late September was motivated by anti-religious beliefs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.

While the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, previously reported that the suspect in the deadly attack had expressed disdain toward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI initially did not share details on a possible motive in what they called an "act of targeted violence."

About a month after the attack, the FBI revealed the suspected motive in a brief update on Oct. 31. The agency did not provide further information on how investigators determined the motive but Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge at the FBI Detroit field office, said it was "based upon countless hours of investigative efforts."

"Based upon the facts, circumstances, and information obtained in this case, I am confirming that this is a targeted act of violence believed to be motivated by the assailant's anti-religious beliefs against the Mormon religious community," Runyan said in a video statement.

The gunman, identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, had opened fire on hundreds of worshippers inside the church in Grand Blanc Township on Sept. 28. At some point, Sanford set the church on fire before he was fatally shot by responding officers.

Four people were killed in the attack, and Runyan said in the update that nine people were injured. Authorities had previously said eight people were wounded.

Runyan noted that the investigation remains ongoing and the FBI is pursuing all credible leads related to this case. Since the attack, Runyan said the FBI has provided more than 100 personnel to investigate the incident, including special agents and intelligence analysts.

"I would like the entire Grand Blanc community to know that we stand with you. We remember those who are no longer with us and continue to hold in our thoughts those who are still recovering," Runyan said. "This tragedy not only affected the Grand Blanc community but also left a lasting impact on our nation."

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Federal authorities previously declined to share information on case

The update on Oct. 31 was one of the first updates from federal law enforcement in weeks. The Free Press asked for details from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives but representatives said they could not provide more information, citing the federal government shutdown.

"During the furlough, (U.S. Department of Justice) operations are directed toward national security, violations of federal law, and essential public safety functions. With that being said, the ATF investigation of the attack at an LDS church in Grand Blanc Township has not been affected during the furlough," Tracy Morris, a Detroit-based ATF spokesperson, said in an email to the Free Press on Oct. 20.

"Unfortunately, the rest of your questions will have to be answered once the furlough is over and I am back in the office."

A section of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township is seen on Oct. 6, 2025, through fabric along the fencing surrounding the charred remains at the scene where the church was burned down.What happened in the Grand Blanc church shooting?

The attack unfolded shortly before 10:30 a.m. local time on Sept. 28, while hundreds of people were attending morning services.

Authorities said Sanford had rammed a pickup truck bearing two American flags into the chapel and used an assault rifle to open fire. He also used gasoline to set the building on fire, which reduced much of the church to rubble.

Two law enforcement officers, who responded to the scene within 30 seconds of the first 911 call, shot and killed Sanford in the church parking lot within minutes of the shooting, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye previously said.

Two churchgoers died of gunshot wounds. The bodies of two other worshippers were discovered in the rubble of the chapel hours later.

Grand Blanc Township, a suburb of Flint, Michigan, is about 60 miles northwest of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of about 7,700 people.

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Who was Thomas Jacob Sanford?

Sanford lived in Burton, Michigan, just miles from the church where the attack occurred. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2004 to 2008, including a stint in the Middle East, and was awarded several medals and commendations.

About a week before the shooting, Sanford went on a tirade against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and called Mormons "the Antichrist," according to Kris Johns, a candidate for the local Burton City Council.

Johns was canvassing when he knocked on Sanford's door, and the two men discussed religion, Sanford's time in the military, their children, and battles with addiction.

"It was very much standard anti-LDS talking points that you would find on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook," said Johns, adding that Sanford was "not a forgettable guy."

Contributing: Jeanine Santucci and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY; Andrea May Sahouri and John Wisely, Detroit Free Press

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Sheen and Cruise knew each other from their early days in Hollywood. Emilio Estevez warned brother Charlie Sheen to sit down before revealing Tom Cruise news: 'It was the betrayal factor' Sheen and Cruise knew each other from their early days in Hollywood. By Raechal Shewfelt :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/RaechalShewfeltauthorphotoc49d3a3b6aa442f588f2bbc0de804e09.jpg) Raechal Shewfelt Raechal Shewfelt is a writer at . She has been working at EW since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Yahoo and in American Journalism Review and The Shreveport Times.

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Charlie Sheen still remembers the moment he learned that he wouldn't star in *Born of the Fourth of July*.

At the time, he was best known for his work in movies such as director Oliver Stone's *Platoon *and *Wall Street*. But, as he's said before, he thought he and Stone had agreed that he would star in Stone's 1989 movie about Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic.

And yet it was Tom Cruise who ended up earning an Oscar nomination for his turn.

Sheen's brother Emilio Estevez was the one who delivered the bad news.

Charlie Sheen and dad Martin Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez

Charlie Sheen with dad Martin Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez in 1994. Jim Smeal/ Getty Images

"Emilio, he calls me. He says, 'Hey, man. You sitting down?' And I think somebody died, right?" Sheen said on Thursday's edition of *In Depth With Graham Bensinger*. "I'm like, 'No, what's going on?" He says, 'Cruise is doing *Born on the Fourth*.'"

Sheen was familiar with Cruise, who moved in the same circle of young, up-and-coming actors. Among other things, Estevez and Cruise had costarred in the 1983 movie *The Outsiders*, and Cruise had even stayed at the family's home for a while when he first arrived in Los Angeles.

"I love that Emilio thought that I needed to be seated to get news he thought was going to make me faint," Sheen said. "I mean, what are we doing here? It's a movie."

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"It's a big deal," Sheen acknowledged. "Well, it was also the betrayal factor of it. So I was like, 'OK, all right.' You know, Oliver's been a fan of Tom's for a long time. It's a different movie if Tom does it than if I do it."

Sheen said Stone had previously been clear about wanting him to play the part.**

"We had meetings about it, and we had a dinner with Ron Kovic. And then I stopped hearing from him," Sheen said of Stone on the podcast. "We stopped talking about it, and I reach out to Oliver, and I'm told that he's in Cuba. Whatever. This is like 1988 or '89, right? I'm like, 'OK, well, tell him I'm looking for him.'"

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For Sheen, losing touch with the project was a bummer, but one he could overcome.

"You can't lose something you never had," the *Two and a Half Men* alum said. "I didn't sign a contract. There was a handshake."

There was one instance in which Sheen confronted Stone in a bar over what had gone down.

"I stopped in and he was there, and I was drunk enough and he was drunk enough for that thing to finally be brought up," Sheen said. "And he was like, 'I just felt like you didn't have any passion for it. I felt like you lost interest.' I was like, 'Well, I didn't see you. How do you know how much passion I lost or interest that evaporated if we never talked about it again?'"

Actors Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen in 'Major League' in 1989

Actors Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen in 'Major League' in 1989.

Despite all that happened, Sheen couldn't help but be impressed by Cruise's work.

"It wasn't like a thing where I'm going to talk s--- about him, because then you see the movie and you're like, 'Oh, OK. All right. He turned it into that,'" Sheen said. "When someone gets a job and does that with it, you're just like, of course. You don't sit there and dissect it and like, 'I'd have done that better.' No, go f--- yourself. That's a brilliant — and you should have won the freaking Oscar."

** has reached out to reps for Stone.

Besides, Sheen said he would have missed out on one of his own big movies.

"I don't know if *Major League* happens if I do *Born on the Fourth,*" he said. "I'm just pretty sure that one would have gotten in the way of the other, and if it's not true, that's what I'm going with."

Hear the full conversation above.**

The broadcast episode featuring Sheen debuts in broadcast syndication across the U.S. this weekend on *In Depth With Graham Bensinger*.**

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Inside the OffScreen Drama on Stranger Things' Final Season Tess Bonn November 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM 20 Inside the OffScreen Drama on Stranger Things' Final Season A trailer for the longawaited return of Stranger Things dropped Thursday, but the buzz was quickly eclipsed by unsettling reports from set. The show's star, Millie Bobby Brown, reportedly filed a complaint before production on the Netflix series began last January, accusing costar David Harbour of "bullying and harassment.

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A trailer for the long-awaited return of Stranger Things dropped Thursday, but the buzz was quickly eclipsed by unsettling reports from set.

The show's star, Millie Bobby Brown, reportedly filed a complaint before production on the Netflix series began last January, accusing co-star David Harbour of "bullying and harassment."

The fifth and final season — an eight-episode run that reportedly cost Netflix more than $400 million — is expected to bring the hit sci-fi series to a close after nearly a decade on air. The upcoming installment has been billed as the show's most ambitious yet, with creators Matt and Ross Duffer promising an emotional farewell to the residents of Hawkins. But according to reports, production may have been overshadowed by off-screen tensions between two of its biggest stars.

An unnamed source told The Daily Mail that Brown's filing included "pages and pages of accusations" and led to a months-long internal investigation that has been kept tightly under wraps. The source also noted that "the allegations did not include claims of sexual impropriety." The outlet did not specify when the investigation began or whether it has since concluded.

Harbour plays Jim Hopper, the gruff but lovable former police chief of Hawkins, who becomes guardian to Brown's character, Eleven — a telekinetic child test subject whose coming-of-age story lies at the emotional center of the show. Their on-screen relationship, evolving from mistrust to deep mutual care, has been one of Stranger Things' most enduring storylines.

In 2021, Harbour spoke about the bond he'd formed with Brown after years of working together, noting that he felt protective of her as she navigated fame at a young age. "Millie and I have always had sort of a special relationship because I knew her when she was so young," he said on a 2021 episode of the That Scene with Dan Patrick podcast. "I have a real protective feeling for her. I worry about her and the fame and all that she has to struggle with."

But off screen, that dynamic may have become more strained in recent years: Brown allegedly had a personal representative with her on set during filming for the final season, reportedly as a precaution amid the investigation and to ensure a safe working environment.

Netflix, Brown, and Harbour have not publicly commented on the reports.

The allegations come at a turbulent time for Harbour, whose personal life has also been under intense scrutiny. The 50-year-old actor recently finalized his split from British singer Lily Allen after four years of marriage. Allen released her new album West End Girl in October, which includes songs many fans interpret as alluding to the breakdown of their relationship. In one standout track, "Madeline," she sings, "We had an arrangement / Be discreet and don't be blatant / There had to be payment / It had to be with strangers / But you're not a stranger, Madeline." The lyrics have drawn widespread attention for their raw portrayal of infidelity and emotional fallout. In an interview with The Times of London, Allen said the titular character is fictional — and confirmed when asked that she's "a construct of others," rather than a direct reflection of one real person.

Still, sources close to the situation have clarified that the on-set allegations involving Brown are not believed to be connected to Harbour's divorce from Allen. "Lily supported him throughout it all," a source told The Daily Mail. "It was a brutal time."

Netflix remains tight-lipped about the investigation and its fallout. For now, fans will have to wait to see how Stranger Things ends — and whether the real-life tension behind it proves just as dramatic as what happens on screen.

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3 Stocks That Cut You a Check Each Month Leo Sun, The Motley FoolNovember 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM 0 Key Points Realty Income's diversification and scale make it one of the top REITs. LTC is an underappreciated REIT that focuses on senior living facilities. Main Street Capital faces some nearterm headwinds, but its business remains resilient. 10 stocks we like better than Realty Income › Most dividendpaying companies make quarterly payments.

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Realty Income's diversification and scale make it one of the top REITs.

LTC is an underappreciated REIT that focuses on senior living facilities.

Main Street Capital faces some near-term headwinds, but its business remains resilient.

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Most dividend-paying companies make quarterly payments. That's a standard approach because those dividends line up with their quarterly earnings reports while granting the companies more control over their quarterly cash flows, accounting costs, and administrative expenses.

But if you're a retiree who relies on monthly income to cover the bills, quarterly dividend payments might seem lumpy and unpredictable. So today, let's look at three reliable stocks that cut you dividend checks each month: Realty Income (NYSE: O), LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC), and Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN).

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Realty Income

Realty Income, which owns more than 15,600 commercial properties across the U.S. and Europe, is one of the world's largest real estate investment trusts (REITs). As a REIT, it leases out those properties and splits the rental income with its investors.

REITs are obligated to pay out at least 90% of their pretax income to investors as dividends to maintain a lower tax rate. Realty Income pays those dividends monthly, and it has raised its payout 132 times since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1994. It currently pays a forward yield of 5.5%.

Realty Income mainly rents its properties to recession-resistant retailers like convenience stores, discount retailers, and drugstores. Some of those retailers have struggled with store closures in recent years, but the REIT has kept its occupancy rate above 96% ever since its IPO by attracting stronger tenants to offset its weaker ones.

Rising interest rates in 2022 and 2023 throttled its growth by stirring up macro headwinds for its tenants and making it more expensive to purchase new properties. Those high rates also made its dividends less appealing than risk-free CDs and Treasury bills.

But as interest rates declined in 2024 and 2025, those headwinds dissipated, and it became a more appealing investment again. Realty Income expects its adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per share to rise from $4.19 in 2024 to anywhere from $4.24 to $4.28 in 2025, which should comfortably cover its forward annual dividend of $3.21 per share. And at $58, it still looks like a bargain at 14 times this year's adjusted FFO per share.

LTC Properties

LTC is another REIT, and it mainly invests in senior housing and healthcare properties. It currently owns 192 properties across 25 states, and its total addressable market has been expanding as the U.S. population ages. It maintained a stable occupancy rate of 81% across its core senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) in its latest quarter.

LTC pays monthly dividends, at a hefty forward yield of 6.6%. It doesn't raise its dividends every year, and it expects its core FFO to stay nearly flat from $2.68 per share in 2024 to a range of $2.67 to $2.71 in 2025. That outlook isn't exciting, but it will easily cover its forward annual dividend of $2.28 per share.

At $35, it looks cheap at just 13 times this year's core FFO. Like Realty Income, LTC struggled with rising interest rates in 2022 and 2023, but its prospects are also brightening as those benchmark rates decline. So if you're looking for a safe and sleepy place to park your cash and earn some extra monthly income, LTC might check the right boxes.

Main Street Capital

Main Street Capital is a business development corporation (BDC). As such, it offers loans to "middle market" companies that generate $10 million to $150 million in annual revenue.

These clients often struggle to secure loans from traditional banks, which consider them riskier borrowers, yet they're not big enough to attract attention from venture capital firms. BDCs address that unmet demand with higher-rate loans. Main Street has made 175 cumulative investments and manages over $8.4 billion in assets.

Like REITs, BDCs are also required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends for a lower tax rate. Main Street is one of the few BDCs that pay dividends monthly instead of quarterly. It has raised its payout annually since 2021, and pays a generous forward dividend yield of 7.4%.

Analysts expect Main Street's net investment income (NII) per share to dip 3% to $3.98 in 2025 and fall short of covering its forward dividend rate of $4.28 per share. That might seem like a red flag, but that's mainly because the Fed's benchmark rates are declining.

Like traditional banks, BDCs generate lower NII as interest rates decline, while rising interest rates boost their profits. Over the long term, Main Street's NII should rise again as interest rates stabilize and its lending activity increases. At $56, its stock trades at just 14 times this year's NII per share estimate, so its downside potential should be limited even as it faces some near-term headwinds from lower rates.

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