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The Tonight Show StarringJimmy Fallonhas been a staple of late-night entertainment for decades. One of its latest playful exchanges has viewers giggling and nodding in agreement. An iconicactressplayfully called out Fallon for not inviting her on his show more often, and fans are loving every minute of it.

Jimmy Fallon called out by actress for not inviting her often on the show

Jimmy Fallon recently got some friendly fire from Jamie Lee Curtis, who playfully roasted him for not inviting her on The Tonight Show often enough. The veteran actress, who made an appearance on the Wednesdayepisode, kicked off her chat with the comedian, bluntly asking him why she is not a regular on his show.

"This is my second time with you. I don't know why," the Freaky Friday actress said. "Why have you rejected me? Why have you rejected me so much?"

Fallon dodged the jab, chuckling, "Give me a break," and adding, "You are unbelievable." Curtis shot back, saying, "I was only here twice!"

In his defence, the celebrity host said that the only reason Jamie Lee Curtis hasn't been a more frequent guest is that she is based in Los Angeles.

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"Well, thanks for ridiculing me for where I live," the Halloween actress replied. "I'm born and raised in the City of Angels."

However, Fallon charmingly de-escalated the situation. He extended an open invitation for Curtis to appear on the show whenever she's in New York, citing his and the staff's great admiration for her. The 67-year-old was pleased, responding with a gracious, "Thank you, that's very nice of you."

Jamie Lee Curtis later clarified she's a big fan of Jimmy Fallon. Her playful jab was all in good fun, and she was happy to get a laugh out of him.

Jamie Lee Curtis is currently starring in the Prime Video crime drama series Scarpetta, alongside Nicole Kidman, and reprising her role in the film Freakier Friday. Additionally, she has completed filming for her role as Donna Berzatto in the final season of The Bear. Curtis is also featured in James L. Brooks' film Ella McCay.

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Hunter King and Chris Copier have tied the knot!

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• King announced on March 6 that they exchanged their "I do's" on Valentine's Day at the Medieval Times in Los Angeles

• The couple, who got engaged in October 2024, first met on the set of the 2022 film Give Me Your Eyes

Hunter Kingis married!

The Young and the Restlessstar and Emmy winner, 32, wed filmmaker Chris Copier at Medieval Times in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day.

On Friday, March 6, the actress posted an Instagram carousel announcing that she and Copier tied the knot at the medieval-themed venue. "Long ago, (on Valentine's Day) we said I do in front of the realm (our families). We celebrated (at Medieval Times) well into the night (9pm). The end⚔️🏰 ," she captioned thepost.

For the event, King and Copier wore medieval-inspired looks, with King in a light blue lace dress with a V-neckline trimmed in white lace. Her long blonde hair was styled half-up, half-down. She opted for flowers in her hair rather than a traditional veil. Meanwhile, Copier donned an oversized, distressed brown leather coat, layered atop a brown tunic and a gray-brown kilt. He also had a head accessory, and wrapped a brown scarf around his head, leaving his long hair flowing underneath.

King's family was in attendance, including her sisters Kelli and Joey, and Joey's husband, Steven Piet. Both King and Copier's families dressed in keeping with the theme, with everyone donning their best medieval garb. King posted several snaps of the families enjoying the festivities, including a sweet snap of her sisters taking a photo of her as she prepares to walk down the aisle of their intimate ceremony venue.

King's post also included a photo of Copier posing on what appeared to be a party bus, as well as photos of the newlyweds smiling in front of the tournament space. The carousel also included a photo of their wedding program, which read: "Lady Hunter & Lord Chris Upon Celebrating Their Wedding."

In December 2024,King exclusively told PEOPLEthat she and Copier were hoping to tie the knot "somewhere far away and tiny."

The couple got engaged in October 2024. In anInstagramreel shared by King, Copier popped the question in a picturesque beach setting. Copier got down on one knee, and King jumped up and down with excitement. The pair kissed before Copier put the engagement ring on King's finger.

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"Best day of my life 🤍," King captioned her post. "@chriscope88I can't wait to marry your a-- 💍."

"He took me to Santa Barbara, and we rented bikes with our two puppies, rode up and down the coast and then we went to the beach and he said, 'Let's take some photos,'"King recalled of the proposalduring an appearance onToday with Hoda & Jennain November 2024.

"And went down on one knee I just started jumping up and down," she continued. "I blacked out and I think I said, 'Are you sure, are you sure, are you sure?' And he's like, 'You need to say yes so I can give you your ring.' "

King and Copier first met on the set ofGive Me Your Eyesin 2022, in which King starred as Jael Jones and Copier was the assistant director. The first sign of their romantic connection came in video clips in King's end-of-the-year Instagram post in 2023.

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On Copier's birthday, King shared a sweet post in his honor. "Happy birthday to the guy who does it all❤️ The guy who makes matzo ball soup from scratch for me when I'm sick. Who hates tofu but learned how to perfect it anyway because he knows I love it," she wrote in the caption. "Who re watches all the shows I haven't seen and pauses them every 20 seconds to answer all my questions. Thank you for loving me the way you do. Here's to many more birthdays together 🍻Love you."

The couple worked on another movie together —Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story— with King starring as the lead character, Alana, and Copier serving as the film's assistant director. The film premiered on Nov. 30 as part of Hallmark Channel's 15th annual Countdown to Christmas.

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Almost two weeks after the BBC aired a racial slur that wasshouted during the broadcast of this year's BAFTA Film Awards, its outgoing director-general Tim Davie is officially sharing the corporation's version of events that led to the awards ceremony debacle.

In aletter sent to Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, the chair of the U.K. government's Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Davie said that the BBC "profoundly regrets" airing the incident in which Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson yelled the N-word whileSinnersstarsMichael B. JordanandDelroy Lindowere presenting an award during the first half of the2026 BAFTA Awards. The disturbance made headlines when, instead of being edited out along with other instances of Davidson's involuntary outbursts,the moment aired within the broadcast after a two-hour delay, and remained on BBC iPlayer for 15 hours after the ceremony concluded.

"We understand the hurt and shock that the mistake caused," Davie wrote in the letter. "I'd like to make clear: although the racial slur was symptomatic of a disability and an involuntary tic, it should never have been broadcast. It was a genuine mistake, and we take full responsibility for our error."

Although Davie acknowledged that the question of how the slur hadn't been edited out prior to the Feb. 22 ceremony being broadcast is "the subject of ongoing review," he claimed that "initial evidence gathering" concluded that "no-one in the on-site broadcast truck heard this when they were watching the live feed."

"The second occasion the slur was shouted was during the second award of the evening, whenWunmi Mosakuaccepted her Best Supporting Actress award. In that instance, the edit team did hear the racial slur on the feed and removed it immediately from the version of the ceremony that would be broadcast later that evening," the executive detailed. "These two incidents happened within ten minutes of each other. It appears that soon after the second incident, the edit team in the truck started receiving reports, including from BAFTA, that a racial slur had been shouted during the ceremony."

Davie claims that the "understanding" of the BBC is that the editing team "mistakenly believed" that they had handled the incident being referenced "on the basis that they had heard and edited out the slur shouted out during the Best Supporting Actress award."

He continued, "Therefore, when they were told a racial slur had been shouted, they believed they had removed it."

When addressing why the show remained on iPlayer that night — despitemultiple outletsreporting thatWarner Bros. raised immediate concernsand requested that the moment be removed from the BBC broadcast within minutes, bringing light to the first instance of the racial slur —Davie claimed that because "the on-site team did not believe that the slur was audible on the broadcast," the footage remained unedited until the morning when the issue "was escalated to the Chief Content Officer, who authorized the removal."

"We are now looking in more detail why the team did not ascertain sooner that there had been two instances of the use of the racial slur, and why post broadcast further action was not taken to edit or remove the programme from iPlayer sooner," he added.

The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) is examining the issue more deeply and will report back soon.

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In the meantime, Davie wrote that "lessons had been learned."

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The backlash surrounding the BAFTAs incident has now entered its second week.

The ceremony's host,Alan Cumming, initiallyapologized on stageafter Davidson could be heard shouting slurs and other curses from the audience.

"Tourette's syndrome is a disability, and the tics you've heard tonight are involuntary, which means the person who has Tourette's syndrome has no control over their language," he explained at the time. "We apologize if you are offended tonight."

Later that evening, Lindoclaimed that nobody from the British Academy of Film and Televisionapproached him or Jordan to offer an apology or acknowledge the incident after it occurred. While speaking toVanity Fairat a Warner Bros.' after-party, Lindo said he and Jordan "did what we had to do" while they were on stage, but he added that he wished "someone from BAFTA spoke to us afterwards."

Davidsonaddressed the incident the day after the ceremony, sharing a statementwhich reiterated that his verbal tics and uncontrollable swearing are symptoms of Tourette's and involuntary. He stated that he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning. I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette's community and to teach empathy, kindness, and understanding from others, and I will continue to do so."

BAFTA alsoreleased a detailed apology to all involved, saying it wanted to "acknowledge the harm this has caused, address what happened, and apologise to all."

The incident has become a hot topic of discussion, being referenced atthe 2026 NAACP Image Awards, as well as inspiring a recent sketch onSaturday Night Live. The March 1 sketch featured the host,Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie, and other cast membersdepicting a slew of canceled celebrities blaming their respective controversies on Tourette's, and arguing that they should be let off the hook because their actions were out of their control. The sketch, which was cut for time and didn't make the Saturday night broadcast, was posted on social media the following day andswiftly condemned by several viewers.

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Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved inthe war.

Much of the intelligence Russia has shared with Iran has been imagery from Moscow's sophisticated constellation of overhead satellites, one of the people said. It is not clear what Russia is getting in return for the assistance.

CNN has asked the Kremlin and the Russian embassy in Washington for comment.

It is also not clear whether any single Iranian attack can be linked to Russian targeting intelligence, which wasfirst reportedby the Washington Post. But several Iranian drones have hit locations where US troops have been in recent days. An Iranian drone struck a makeshift facility housing US troops in Kuwait on Sunday, killing six US service members, CNN has reported.

One of the sources briefed on the intelligence said, "This shows Russia still likes Iran very much."

The US also has intelligence suggesting that China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts and missile components, three people familiar with the matter said, though Beijing has stayed out of the war up until now. China relies heavily on Iranian oil and hasreportedlybeen pressuring Tehran ⁠to allow safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

"China is more cautious in its support. It wants the war to end because it endangers their energy supply," one of the sources familiar said.

The CIA declined to comment. CNN has asked the Chinese embassy in Washington for comment on the suggestion China may be preparing to assist Iran.

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Asked about the reports of intelligence sharing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS News' "60 Minutes" that "We're tracking everything."

"The American people can rest assured their commander-in-chief is well aware of who's talking to who," he added in the interview airing Sunday. "And anything that shouldn't be happening, whether it's in public or back-channeled, is being confronted and confronted strongly."

Hegseth told reporters on Wednesday that Russia and China are "not really a factor" in the war with Iran.

Russia and Iran have been cooperating for at least the last three years on missile and drone technology, with Iran providing Russia with Shahed drones and short-range ballistic missiles to target Ukraine and helping to set up a massive drone factory to pump out Iranian-designed drones inside Russia. Iran has in turn sought Russia's help to bolster its nuclear program,CNN has reported.

The US operation against Iran currently involves more than 50,000 troops, more than 200 fighter jets and two aircraft carriers, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said this week, and administration officials have not said how long the war is expected to last. The US military objective, according to Pentagon officials, is to eliminate Iran's ballistic missile capabilities, which Hegseth said this week Iran was using as a "shield" to develop its nuclear program.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN's Samantha Waldenberg contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon policy limiting journalists' access to the building is depriving Americans of vital information about U.S. military operations while the country isat war, a New York Times attorney argued Friday in urging a judge to block the new rules.

Pentagon Press Access

"It's more important than ever for the public to know as much as they can," Times attorney Theodore Boutrous told U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman during the first hearing for the newspaper's lawsuit against the Defense Department.

Friedman didn't immediately rule on whether to order the Pentagon to reinstate press credentials for reporters whowalked outof the building last October rather than agree to the new rules. But the judge's remarks suggested he was skeptical of key arguments in the government's defense of the policy.

Judge cites need for 'a variety of views'

Friedman, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Bill Clinton, suggested it is "more important than ever" for Americans to hear "a variety of views" about the activities of the federal government and its elected leaders.

"A lot of things need to be held tightly and secure, but openness and transparency allows members of the public to know what their government is doing," the judge said.

Justice Department attorney Michael Bruns said the credentialing policy reflects the government's "compelling interest" and its "statutory obligation" to protect national security information.

"This is not a trivial exercise," Bruns argued.

Friedman said he intends to issue "as prompt a decision as I can, because I know it's important for lots of reasons."

The Timessued the Pentagonand Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Times spokesperson Charles Stadtlander said the U.S. attacks on Iran — and the resultingdeaths of American troops— "illuminate the public's right to access deep, impartial reporting on the details of the military actions happening as we speak."

"Today was an important opportunity for The New York Times's lawyers to make our case for the clear importance and public service of allowing journalists to report fully on the Pentagon," Stadtlander said in a statement.

The current Pentagon press corps comprises mostly conservative outlets that agreed to the policy. Reporters from outlets that refused to consent to the new rules, including those from The Associated Press, havecontinued reportingon the military from outside the building.

The AP, meanwhile, is awaiting a decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals on itsseparate lawsuitagainst President Donald Trump's administration. The AP contends that Trump's team punished it by reducing its access to presidential events because the outlet hasn't followed the president's lead in renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

The Pentagon calls the policy 'common sense'

The Pentagon has argued that the policy imposes "common sense" rules that protect the military from the disclosure of national security information.

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"The goal of that process is to prevent those who pose a security risk from having broad access to American military headquarters,"government attorneys wrote.

Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of Trump's administration.

"The First Amendment flatly prohibits the government from granting itself the unbridled power to restrict speech because the mere existence of such arbitrary authority can lead to self-censorship,"they wrote.

The Times argues that the Pentagon has applied its own rules inconsistently. The newspaper said Trump allyLaura Loomer, a right-wing personality who agreed to the Pentagon policy, appeared to violate its prohibition on soliciting unauthorized information by promoting her "tip line."

The government didn't object to Loomer's "general tip line" but concluded that a Washington Post tip line does violate its policy because it purportedly "targets" military personnel and department employees.

"It's mystifying," Boutrous said. "It just doesn't make any sense."

The judge asked Bruns, the government attorney, what standards are used to decide if a reporter poses a security risk.

"Don't there have to be some criteria that are applied in a uniform way?" Friedman asked.

Yes, Bruns answered. But he said the government has "far more leeway" to restrict speech in a secure forum like the Pentagon.

"The reason for the policy is the security of the Pentagon," he added.

Yale Law School professor David Schulz, who represents the Pentagon Press Association, said the challenged policy represents a "stark break from the past."

"The press has been in the building since the day it opened," Schulz told the judge. "It has always been there."

AP Media Writer David Bauder in New York contributed to this story.