Entertainment Buzz with Ted Lasso, and Idris Elba

Jan 29, 2026 | 6:43 AM

Bruce Willis is unaware he has frontotemporal dementia, according to his wife, Emma Heming Willis. She told a podcast his brain can’t recognize the illness because of a condition called anosognosia. “Bruce never connected the dots that he had this disease,” she said. “I’m really happy he doesn’t know about it.” She said the actor still recognizes her and their children. Story URL


Apple TV announced the fourth season of Ted Lasso will premiere this summer. The new season follows Ted as he coaches a second division women’s football team. According to the synopsis, “Ted and the team learn to leap before they look.” Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, and Jeremy Swift all return. Story URL


Travis Kelce has become both an investor and strategic partner with Sleep Number Corporation. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end will hold under 5% ownership, making him one of the company’s top shareholders. Personally a Sleep Number customer since 2019, he will also appear in national advertising, including new TV and digital campaigns. Story URL


Disney will begin its 2027 Super Bowl campaign with a 24-hour programming event on ESPN. The effort starts after NBC ends its broadcast of Super Bowl LX on February 8th. Veteran host Chris Berman will “hand off” coverage to Scott Van Pelt at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, site of the 2027 game. Disney/ABC hasn’t broadcast a Super Bowl in more than two decades. Story URL


Patricia Schneider has filed for divorce from actor Rob Schneider after 15 years of marriage. Court documents from Maricopa County, Arizona, show the filing was made on December 8. Patricia, 37, and Schneider, 62, married on January 27, 2010, in Los Angeles. The papers state the marriage is “irretrievably broken and there is no possibility of reconciliation.” Story URL


Idris Elba has been fined for speeding on his scooter in London. The actor was driving 28 miles per hour in a 20-mile zone last June. He was ordered to pay a £147 fine, £110 in costs, and a £59 victim surcharge. He also received three penalty points on his licence and did not attend the hearing. Police said three images showed Elba’s moped triggering a speed camera. Story URL


Charity Pierce, known from TLC’s My 600-lb. Life, died at age 50 early Tuesday after several weeks in hospice care. A buildup of fluid in her lungs is believed to have contributed to her death. She had also been battling lymphedema. Pierce first appeared on the show in 2015, when she weighed nearly 780 pounds and suffered from a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Story URL


Netflix is partnering with Mattel and Hasbro to release new toy collections inspired by KPop Demon Hunters. Mattel announced an American Girl KPop Demon Hunters collection now available for online pre-sale. Hasbro plans to introduce “special feature plush, youth electronics and role play” items, along with a MONOPOLY: KPop Demon Hunters edition. Story URL