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Brian Wilson’s 1964 Ultimate Romantic Classic Was Inspired by a Comforting Moment

March 31, 2026
Brian Wilson's 1964 Ultimate Romantic Classic Was Inspired by a Comforting Moment

Before it became one of the most beloved love songs of the 1960s,Brian Wilson's 1964 classic was born from a quiet, comforting moment that sparked its timeless romance.

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"Don't Worry Baby" came after Wilson faced a frustrating day in the recording studio. He was comforted by his then-girlfriendMarilyn Rovell, perAmerican Songwriter.

The publication quoted Wilson's memoir,Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, where Wilson shared that Rovell offered support, saying, "Don't worry, baby, it's going to be great."

The songwriter wrote, "I called lyricistRoger Christianand told him I had an idea. He met me one afternoon at my parents' house, where, in one of our last collaborations, we wrote a lush ballad whose title and chorus came directly from Marilyn's comforting words, 'Don't Worry, Baby.' I knew the song was a smash before we finished writing it."

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The song's inspiration came from Wilson's favorite song, "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes. After he wrote "Don't Worry Baby," Wilson reportedly offered the song toPhil Spectorfor the girl group to record. However, Spector wasn't interested in a song he didn't have a hand in writing.

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Ronnie Spectorreleased her cover of "Don't Worry Baby" in 1999. The song was included on her EPShe Talks to Rainbows, produced byJoey Ramone. Although the song was originally written for her by Wilson in 1964, she did not officially record it until 35 years later.

Wilson found out that Spector finally recorded the song during a 1999 interview withRodney Bingenheimeron KROQ. His reaction is priceless.

In 2002, the twomusiclegends were reunited ahead of Wilson's concert at The Beacon Theater in New York City. They discussed the song and why its important to both of them.

"You wrote 'Don't Worry Baby' right after we recorded 'Be My Baby,'" Spector said. "That song was supposed to be for me, and Phil [Spector] didn't write it, so he said, 'No way.'"

RELATED:1963: Brian Wilson's Most Personal Song Is Still Ranked Among His GreatestSpector exclaimed, "It's such a great [expletive] song! 'Don't Worry Baby' would have been the perfect follow-up to 'Be My Baby.' Instead, he did 'Baby I Love You.'"

"I waited years to do it," Spector told Wilson. He responded, "This is so special, I can't believe it."

"Don't Worry Baby" reachedNo. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1964. The song remained on the charts for 10 weeks and became a timeless Beach Boys Classic.

NEXT:Brian Wilson's Least Favorite Beach Boys Song Came From the Band's Most Acclaimed Album

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Former “Wheel of Fortune” Host Pat Sajak Offers Rare Glimpse Into His Life in Retirement as He Spends Time with Daughter Maggie

March 31, 2026
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Pat Sajak is keeping active and having fun two years after leaving Wheel of Fortune

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  • In a video shared to TikTok, the longtime game show host can be seen lip syncing alongside his daughter, Maggie

  • Sajak's final episode as host of 'Wheel of Fortune' took place on June 7, 2024

Pat Sajakis offering a glimpse into his life, two years after his time as host ofWheel of Fortunecame to an end.

In a video posted to TikTok by his daughter,Maggie(who has served asWheel of Fortune's social correspondent since 2021), the 79-year-old can be seen striding down a hallway while lip syncing to Tame Impala's song, "Dracula."

Maggie captioned the post: "got him again. thank goodness he likes @Tame Impala."

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Commenters took the opportunity to send well wishes, with one writing, "omg !! pat looks amazing. I miss you man, for 35 years I watched you every night pretty much. thank you for all the years of joy."

Added another: "I miss Pat on my tv! ❤️"

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In June 2023, Sajak announced onXthat it would be hisfinal season hostingWheel of Fortune. During his final episode on June 7, 2024, he addressed the audience with aheartfelt speech, saying, "Well, the time has come to say goodbye. I have a few thanks and acknowledgements before I go. And I want to start with all of you watching out there."

"It's been anincredible privilegeto be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade," the TV veteran said. "And I've always felt that the privilege came with a responsibility to keep this daily half hour a safe place for family fun. No social issues, no politics, nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game."

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Sajakjoined the beloved game showin 1981, succeeding host Chuck Woolery, who left to pursue other endeavors in the entertainment industry anddiedin July 2024.

Sajak — who was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1994 — was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in April 2018. He alsoholds the Guinness World Records titlefor having the longest career as a game show host for the same show.

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'Love on the Spectrum' returns for Season 4. See cast, how to watch.

March 31, 2026
'Love on the Spectrum' returns for Season 4. See cast, how to watch.

Get ready for more episodes of"Love on the Spectrum."

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The Netflix dating series, which follows people on theautism spectrumas they pursue romantic relationships, is set to premiere its fourth season on April 1.

Season 4 will feature familiar faces, including some cast members who have appeared on the show since its early seasons, as well as newcomers looking for love.

Several fan favorites from previous seasons, including Connor Tomlinson, Georgie Harris and James B. Jones, are set to return for the show's fourth installment, which comes a year after Season 3 aired.

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When does 'Love on the Spectrum' Season 4 come out?

Georgie and Connor in Season 4 of "Love on the Spectrum."

"Love on the Spectrum" Season 4 will premiere on Wednesday, April 1.

All seven episodes of the new season will be available to watch starting at 3 a.m. ET that day.

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How to watch 'Love on the Spectrum'

"Love on the Spectrum" is available to watch on Netflix.

The streaming service has threeplansto choose from:

  • Standard with ads: $8.99/month

  • Standard: $19.99/month

  • Premium: $26.99/month

'Love on the Spectrum' Season 4 cast

The new season of "Love on the Spectrum" will feature nine main cast members, including three newcomers: Dylan, Emma and Logan.

See the full cast:

  • Dylan Aguliar, 22

  • Georgie Harris

  • James B. Jones, 36

  • Madison Marilla, 28

  • Emma Sue Miller, 22

  • Logan Pereira, 25

  • Connor Tomlinson, 26

  • Tyler White, 28

  • Shelley Wolfe

Some past stars, like Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman, are also set to make appearances on the new season, according to the trailer.

Watch the 'Love on the Spectrum' Season 4 trailer

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached atmelina.khan@usatoday.com.

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3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'

March 31, 2026
3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three fired FBI agents sued on Tuesday to try to get their jobs back, saying in a class action lawsuit that they were illegally punished for their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump'sefforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Associated Press FILE - The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi talk before President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on public safety at a Tennessee Air National Guard Base, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) FBI Director Kash Patel, listens during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fired Agents Lawsuit

The federal lawsuit adds tothe mounting list of court challengesto a personnel purge byFBI Director Kash Patelthat over the last year has resulted in the ousters of dozens of agents, either because of their involvement in investigations related to Trump or because they were perceived as insufficiently loyal to the Republican president's agenda.

The lawsuit in federal court in Washington was technically filed on behalf of just three agents but may have much broader implications given that its request for class action status could open the door for agents fired since the start of the Trump administration to get their jobs back.

The three agents — Michelle Ball, Jamie Garman and Blaire Toleman — were fired last October and November in what they say was a "retribution campaign" targeting them for their work on the investigation into Trump. The agents had between eight and 14 years of "exemplary and unblemished" service in the FBI and expected to spend the remainder of their careers atthe bureaubut were abruptly fired without cause and without being given a chance to respond, the lawsuit says.

"Serving the American people as FBI agents was the highest honor of our lives," they said in a statement. "We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, followed the facts wherever they led and never compromised our integrity. Our removal from federal service — without due process and based on a false perception of political bias — is a profound injustice that raises serious concerns about political interference in federal law enforcement."

Trump's indictment

The investigation the agents worked on culminated in a 2023 indictment from special counsel Jack Smith that accused Trump of illegally scheming to undo the results of the presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.Smith ultimately abandoned that case, along with a separate oneaccusing Trump of illegally retaining classified recordsat his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after Trump won back the White House in 2024, citing Justice Department legal opinions that prohibit the federal indictments of sitting presidents.

The lawsuit notes that the firings followed the release by Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, of documents about the election investigation — known as Arctic Frost — that he said had come from within the FBI. Those records included files showing that Smith's team had subpoenaed several days of phone records of some Republican lawmakers, an investigative step that angered Trump allies inside Congress.

The complaint names as defendants Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing them of having orchestrated the firings despite being "personally embroiled" either as witnesses or attorneys in some of the legal troubles Trump has faced.

Patel, for instance, was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and had his phone records subpoenaed, while Bondi was part of the legal team that represented Trump athis first impeachment trial, which resulted in his acquittal.

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"And now, by virtue of presidential appointment to the pinnacle of federal law enforcement, Defendants are abusing their positions to claim victories that eluded them on the merits," the lawsuit states.

Spokespeople for the FBI and the Justice Department declined to comment on the ongoing litigation. Patel and Bondi have said the fired agents and prosecutors who worked on Smith's team were responsible for weaponizing federal law enforcement, a claim that was also asserted in their termination letters but that the plaintiffs call defamatory and baseless.

The fired agents want 'fundamental constitutional protections'

Dan Eisenberg, a lawyer for the agents, said in a statement that his clients were fired without any investigation, notice of charges or chance to be heard.

"This lawsuit seeks to reaffirm fundamental constitutional protections for FBI employees, ensuring they can perform their duties without fear or favor. We all benefit when law enforcement officers' only loyalty is to facts and the truth," said Eisenberg, who's with the firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP.

The lawsuit asks for the agents to be reinstated to their positions and for a court declaration affirming that their rights had been violated. It also seeks to represent a class of at least 50 agents who have been terminated since Jan. 20, 2025, or will be. Those agents also stand to recover their jobs in the event the case is successful and the requested class action status is granted.

Others have been fired, too

Other fired employees who have sued include agents who werephotographed kneelingduring a racial justice protest in 2020; an agent trainee whodisplayed an LGBTQ+ flagat his workspace; and a group of senior officials, including the former acting director of the FBI, who were terminated last summer.

The firings have continued, with Patel last month pushing out a group of agents in the Washington field office who had been involved in investigating Trump's hoarding of classified documents. Trump has insisted he was entitled to keep the documents when he left the White House and has claimed without evidence he had declassified them.

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DOJ told judge emails suggest Maxwell arranged women for Prince Andrew

March 31, 2026
DOJ told judge emails suggest Maxwell arranged women for Prince Andrew

As federal investigators built a case againstJeffrey Epstein'sco-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, they discovered emails they believed suggested that she was arranging young women to have sex with then-Prince Andrew, according to a new review of documents released earlier this year by the Department of Justice.

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A search warrant application signed just days beforeMaxwell's 2020 arrestidentified at least three instances when Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Maxwell appeared to discuss arrangements for young women, including ahead of his official state visit to Peru in 2002.

"As for girls well I leave that entirely to you," said an email believed to have been sent by Mountbatten-Windsor to Maxwell in Feb. 2002, signed "Masses of love A"

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In another email identified by the FBI, Mountbatten-Windsor asked Maxwell about helping him find "some new inappropriate friends," according to the search warrant affidavit.

"I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family," Mountbatten-Windsor wrote in August 2001. "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?"

Months later ahead of his official visit to Peru, Maxwell shared with Mountbatten-Windsor an email in which she asked an acquaintance in Peru to help find him people who are "intelligent pretty fun" and can be "to be friendly and discreet."

"Some sight seeing some 2 legged sight seeing (read intelligent pretty fun and from good families) and he will be very happy. I know I can rely on you to show him a wonderful time and that you will only introduce him to friends that you can trust and rely on to be friendly and discreet and fun," Maxwell wrote in March 2002.

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Gop Oversight/via Reuters - PHOTO: Ghislaine Maxwell addresses the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door video deposition during their meeting in Washington, D.C., February 9, 2026 in a still image from video.

"Got it I will ring him today if I can. Love you A," an email associated with Mountbatten-Windsor responded.

According to a search application released earlier this year by the Department of Justice, the FBI believed those emails showed Andrew and Maxwell "discussing her attempts to arrange for young females to engage in sex acts" with him. The messages were cited as part of an application to get a judge's permission to search dozens of electronic devices seized from Epstein's residences.

Neither the palace nor a representative for the former Prince Andrew responded to a request for comment from ABC News.

Mountbatten-Windsor has long denied any wrongdoing, and Maxwell -- who wasconvicted on sex trafficking chargesin 2021 -- was never charged with arranging women for Mountbatten-Windsor. As part of that prosecution, investigators unsuccessfully sought to interview Mountbatten-Windsor in 2020.

"To date, Prince Andrew has provided zero cooperation," former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in January 2020.

The disclosure of the new documents come as police in the United Kingdom are renewing their scrutiny of Mountbatten-Windsor. In aninterview with ABC Newsearlier this month, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said his office was seeking unredacted materials related to Epstein from the Department of Justice.

"There's a whole range of suggested sexual allegations and those are being assessed at the moment to see whether any of them do actually merit a criminal investigation," Rowley said.

ABC News' Zoe Magee contributed to this report.

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