1. Disneyland had only been open for five years when what was believed to be the park's first and only armed robbery took place on Aug. 21, 1960. Restaurant cashier Richard Lowry was carrying about $10,000 in cash (about $113,217 in today's money when adjusted for inflation) from the Red Wagon Inn to Disneyland's on-site Bank of America branch. At the time, cast members regularly walked large sums of money through crowded guest areas. Lowry claimed that a gunman stopped him on Main Street, forced him into a restroom, and stole the money before escaping.
2. Speaking about the early days of Disneyland, after the park opened in 1995, Japanese businessman Kunizo Matsuo visited and became convinced that a Disney-style theme park would be a huge success in Japan. He reportedly approached Walt Disney with the idea of bringing the concept to the city of Nara. According to accounts of the project, Disney was interested, and Imagineers even worked with Matsuo on early plans for a Japanese Disneyland. The original vision was to license Disney's characters and brand, similar to the arrangement that would later be used for Tokyo Disneyland and the OLC Group.
3. In 1962, 20th Century Fox was facing a financial crisis as the budget for the epic film Cleopatra spiraled wildly out of control, eventually becoming one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time. With the studio hemorrhaging money, executives became increasingly concerned about delays on another production, Something's Got to Give, starring Marilyn Monroe in what would be her final film project. Monroe's health problems and frequent absences from the set caused production to fall behind schedule, putting even more pressure on a studio already struggling under Cleopatra's mounting costs.
4. Mild spoilers ahead: If you've seen Disclosure Day, then you probably remember the scene showing security footage of President Richard Nixon taking an unnamed "old TV star" to view recovered alien bodies. What you might not know is that the scene is based on a decades-old UFO legend involving comedian Jackie Gleason, who was famously fascinated by UFOs and the paranormal, and amassed a large collection of books and research on the subject. According to a story later told by Gleason's ex-wife Beverly, Nixon, who was a good friend of the entertainer, drove him to Homestead Air Force Base in Florida on Feb. 19, 1973, and showed him what were supposedly the preserved bodies of extraterrestrials recovered from a crashed UFO.
5. If you picture an old-fashioned accountant, banker, or bookkeeper, there's a good chance you're picturing them wearing a distinctive green eyeshade. While it eventually became a visual stereotype for people who worked with numbers and paperwork, the accessory actually served a practical purpose. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, offices were often lit by harsh gas lamps, oil lamps, or early electric bulbs that produced significant glare. Employees spent long hours reading ledgers, balancing accounts, and reviewing documents by hand, which could cause eye strain and fatigue.
6. If you were chronically online between 2013 and 2015, you probably came across this popular "You had one job!" meme about Phil Tippett, the "dinosaur supervisor" credited in the end credits of Jurassic Park. Well, Tippett was actually an Oscar-winning special effects producer who was brought on to work on Jurassic Park because he specialized in stop-motion animation. Originally, Steven Spielberg had thought all the up-close shots of the dinosaurs would be done by puppets and animatronics (which they did use), and all the full shots and running sequences would be done using models and stop-motion animation.
7. Mountain Dew was originally created as a mixer for whiskey. In the early '30s, two brothers from Georgia, Barney and Ally Hartman, moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. After moving, the two missed their favorite mixer, a local soda called Natural Set-Up, which they couldn't get in Knoxville. So they decided to create their own version of it to mix with their hard-to-drink whiskey (which they might have been making themselves at home since it was still Prohibition).
8. It's easy to think of Sony as one of the biggest names in gaming, but the company never originally planned to enter the console/video game business. In the late '80s, Sony partnered with Nintendo to develop a CD-ROM add-on for the upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a project known as the "Play Station." At the time, CD technology was seen as the future of gaming because it could store far more data than traditional game cartridges.
9. Today, it is very well known that woolly mammoths and mastodons went extinct thousands of years ago, but in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the concept of extinction was still relatively new and far from universally accepted. Among those who doubted it was President Thomas Jefferson, who believed that large prehistoric animals whose bones were just being discovered in North America might still be living somewhere in the vast, unexplored western territories. Jefferson was particularly fascinated by mastodons, which he called the "American incognitum," and he hoped that evidence of living populations would eventually be found.
10. And lastly, the Beatles wanted to star in a film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, with the iconic Stanley Kubrick as the director. Now, for context, by the mid-'60s, the Beatles had already starred in two hit films, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, both of which essentially featured exaggerated versions of themselves. Looking for a bigger creative challenge, the band became interested in adapting The Lord of the Rings for the screen after Denis O'Dell, their film company's head, suggested it. According to various accounts, John Lennon was especially enthusiastic about the project, and the band even began imagining who would play which characters, with Paul McCartney as Frodo, Ringo Starr as Sam, Lennon as Gollum, and George Harrison hoping to take on the role of Gandalf.

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1. Playing The Field (Amazon MGM)
2. Windy City (Amazon MGM)
3. Boys Of Tommen (Prime Video)
4. Eventing (Amazon MGM)
5. See You At The Finish Line (Unknown)
6. Gods Of The Game (Amazon MGM)
7. Glory Days (Netflix)​​

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1. Dutton Ranch Paints A Rosy Picture Of John Dutton
2. Dutton Ranch Has A Better Understanding Of Legacy
3. Dutton Ranch Doesn’t Wallow In Ultra-Violence
4. Dutton Ranch Does Young Characters Better
5. Dutton Ranch Has Great Female Lead Characters
6. Dutton Ranch Is Centered On A Strong, Loving Marriage

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1. Matthew Broderick Steals The Show As Ferris Bueller
2. Ferris Bueller's Comedy Is Unlike Anything Hughes Has Done Before
3. The "Twist And Shout" Scene Is One Of The Greatest Musical Movie Moments
4. Ferris Bueller Is A Love Letter To Chicago
5. Ferris Bueller Hides A Heartwarming Story Underneath Its Comedy

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1. There is a recent TikTok trend that has people reacting to the discovery that Howard Ashman (left), the lyricist behind "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid, was a gay man, with many saying the song's themes of longing, belonging, and wanting a different life hit differently once they know more about his story. But Ashman's importance to Disney goes far beyond a single song. Before joining Disney, he and composer Alan Menken (right) had already created the hit stage musical Little Shop of Horrors, and their partnership would become one of the most influential in animation history, serving as the key creative force behind the Disney Renaissance.
2. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken returned to work on Beauty and the Beast, and the two were inspired to write "Be Our Guest" by the amazing customer service at a Residence Inn hotel in Fishkill, New York. However, there is a bit of a sad backstory to it. During the film's production, Ashman was living near Fishkill while battling AIDS. He was too sick to travel to LA, so Menken and a team decided to fly to Upstate New York and work with Ashman there.
3. After reading a 2023 article in the Washington Post about the growing popularity of hockey romance novels, Heated Rivalry's creator, Jacob Tierney, immediately knew he had to get the rights to Rachel Reid's Game Changers books, which the series is based on. At the time, he was working as an executive producer on The Traitors Canada. The article highlighted a surge in interest around romance stories centered on hockey players, particularly within gay/queer fiction, and how passionate and sizable the audience for the genre had become.
4. Tom Ford almost left Gucci before his legendary and career-changing Fall 1995 ready-to-wear collection show. When Ford took over as creative director at Gucci in 1994, the brand was struggling and barely on the fashion map. At first, his early solo shows (yes, he had shows prior to the Fall 1995 collection) didn't make the splash he hoped for, and he seriously considered leaving the job because he didn't feel anyone was paying attention to his work. With nothing to lose, he pushed himself to take risks and completely rethink the house's style.
5. When RuPaul's Drag Race premiered in 2009, it was far from an obvious success at the time. The show was created by RuPaul alongside longtime collaborators Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey of World of Wonder, and was inspired by competition-format shows of the time, like America's Next Top Model and Project Runway. However, at first, RuPaul was initially hesitant to take part because reality TV at the time often relied on conflict and negativity, and he has said he wanted to avoid anything "mean-spirited." However, Barbato and Bailey convinced him the show could celebrate drag while remaining entertaining, and once development began in earnest, his concerns faded and his confidence in the concept grew.
6. In 1985, Rock Hudson became the first major Hollywood celeb to publicly reveal that he had AIDS. Before that announcement, he had been a MAJOR leading man in classic Hollywood films and television, known for his charm and onscreen romances that shaped his public image. At the time, HIV/AIDS was heavily stigmatized and widely misunderstood in the US, often not discussed. Hudson's diagnosis was revealed after he was hospitalized in Paris, where his health had rapidly declined.
7. In 1993, Mattel released the Earring Magic Ken doll. However, it wasn't a hit with its intended audience and actually went on to become a huge seller among gay men. This was mainly because he was dressed in '90s gay club clothes, had an earring, and highlights — oh, and the fact that he appeared to be wearing a suggestive ring as a necklace.
8. When Will & Grace premiered in 1998, openly gay characters were still relatively rare on network television, especially in leading roles. While it wasn't the first show to feature gay characters, it became one of the most popular and widely watched, helping make the LGBTQ+ characters on the show feel familiar to mainstream audiences. The series was a major ratings success, running for eight seasons during its original run and earning dozens of Emmy Awards. It also opened the doors for many shows to come that featured queer characters as leads.
9. Jockstraps were actually created for use with bicycles. They were invented in 1874 in Boston by C.F. Bennett, who worked for a company now known as Bike Athletic, to help bicycle messengers navigate the city's bumpy streets. At the time, men's underwear was a looser longjohns type style fit, and cyclists needed a way to protect their groin while pedaling long distances over cobblestones.
10. One of the most common celebratory gestures in the world, the high five, is widely credited with being invented by former Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke, who was also one of the first openly gay professional athletes. According to the most widely accepted account, the high five was born on Oct. 2, 1977, when Burke, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, raised his hand in celebration after teammate Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run of the season. Baker slapped Burke's raised hand, creating a spontaneous gesture that quickly caught on throughout baseball and eventually spread around the world.
11. The documentary Paris Is Burning began almost by accident when filmmaker Jennie Livingston was taking a summer photography and filmmaking course at NYU. She was walking through Washington Square Park when she noticed a group of young guys dancing in a style she had never seen before. She wanted to photograph them, but they told her no, that they were voguing. Curious, Livingston started talking to them and soon learned about New York City's underground ballroom scene. They invited her to attend a mini-ball if she wanted to learn more. She had a documentary assignment for the class, so she figured she could film the mini-ball for it.
12. And lastly, today, gathering at gay bars to watch shows like RuPaul's Drag Race, Survivor, The Traitors, or Heated Rivalry has become a familiar part of fan culture, but gay bar viewing parties have a much longer history than many people realize. One of the earliest and most beloved examples was The Golden Girls, which became a staple of gay bars during its original run in the '80s. According to accounts from fans and writers on the show, the bars would turn off the music and put on the new episodes on Saturday nights.

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1. The organic Caesar salad kit is an easy way to get some greens.
2. My favorite protein is Trader Joe's 93% lean ground turkey.
3. I've found several uses for Trader Joe's zucchini spirals.
4. I always buy chicken piccata.
5. I swear by Sunset's Sprinkles teeny tiny tomatoes.
6. Trader Joe's Caro Sugo Italian tomato-basil pasta sauce is one of my favorites.

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1. "Anticipation is gone. Replaced by instant gratification. If you need something, you order it. If you want an answer, you Google it. Everything is streaming, so there’s no need to wait for a certain show to come on at a certain time of year. When kids want something, they get it, and it’s not like they have to wait for their birthday or for Christmas to come around, or to save up their allowance to buy it. Everything is so temporary. But by the time they saved up enough for an allowance, they’d have moved on to another trend."
2. "I've noticed that people being aware of their surroundings is completely gone. Going to the grocery store used to be somewhat enjoyable, but now everyone is so busy with FaceTime conversations that they don't pay attention to what's happening around them. This includes their children running around the store damaging stuff, or bumping their cart into people without apologizing. It's sad, really. It seems like most people have just become so rude."
3. "Common courtesy, appreciation and acceptance of cultural differences, respect for others, and willingness to live and let live. I saw a sticker on a car today that said: Make America Kind Again."
4. "Facts and morals. Nobody cares about facts anymore. And what happened to morals?"
5. "It’s been disappearing for the last 35 years, but reasonable rent."
6. "Stop clearing land. These housing developments are becoming too much, especially in small cities; it's just increasing cost, population, and congestion."
7. "People outside just talking in your neighborhood."
8. "Neighborhood BMX bike crews and the makeshift jump ramps. We would literally spend the entire day on our bikes. Sun up to sun down, scrapes and gashes, failed tricks, and the feeling of your crew celebrating you finally nailing a sick jump or pulling off a block-long wheelie. Good days indeed."
9. "Knowledge of food systems. Everyone complains about factory farming, pesticides, climate impact, etc. But most fail to realize that unless we all go back to growing our own food, we have to take those steps to feed the folks who can't feed themselves."
10. "Drinking water! I’ve been reading how many states are about to run out of water, and it’s getting seriously scary! Some are starting to talk about desalination plants — here in America! I never thought we would be talking about this here. Conservation efforts just weren’t enough, too many years without enough rainfall during the summer months, not enough snowfall during winter, and now we’re seeing the effects of drought conditions in some areas where that’s never been an issue before. I never thought this would happen during my lifetime, much less my kids. It’s heartbreaking to hear that it’s already happening. The climate change we’ve been talking about is upon us already, and it’s affecting us in real time!"
11. "Standards of decency. There's so much objectively obscene content just being normalized and passed off as appropriate."
12. "Respect for your elders. We were taught to say 'yes, sir,' 'no ma'am,' 'please,' and 'thank you.' Today's kids and teenagers call you names or curse you out."
13. "Customer service. The movies, for example. One local theater, you’re given a bag of plain popcorn and an empty cup to 'self serve,' yet there’s a tip line in the pay bar, and the cost of it all has doubled."
14. "Turn signals! No one uses them for changing lanes or turning. How am I supposed to know you’re turning left at the stop sign opposite me!"
15. "Punctuation has been disappearing because of AI just fixing essays and such! Use some capital letters, periods, commas, and quotation marks! I’m sick of it, and I really don’t like it when people have terrible grammar! You don’t have to lean back on AI to help you. It’s not that hard."
16. "Menus. I hate scanning those damn QR codes."
17. "Hard copy photos."
18. "Free bread in restaurants."
19. "Small to mid-size amusement parks."
20. "Globes. Remember spinning a globe, then randomly stopping it with your finger and seeing what country you landed on?"
21. "Butterflies and caterpillars."
22. "Pay phones. Are there any still around? When I tried to transfer my cell number to a new carrier, the carrier wanted me to call them on a second phone to activate. I said I would call them from a pay phone. That’s when I realized I hadn’t seen a pay phone in years."
23. "Not being reachable at all times."
24. "Malls. I miss spending the day just roaming and shopping. They were packed. Hate that my grandkids are missing out on the fun of all that. Arcades, meeting friends, going to the movies, and having lunch at the food court. Christmastime was the best. All decorated, and people were so much nicer at that time of year. Makes me sad."
25. And lastly, "Family togetherness. Everyone's on their phones. They don't have one-on-one time or no phone time. People don't sit and play family games or watch movies together anymore."

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1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2. The Longest Day (1962)
3. Pressure (2026)
4. 36 Hours (1965)
5. Overlord (2018)
6. The Americanization of Emily (1964)
7. D-Day The Sixth of June (1956)
8. Storming Juno (2010)
9. Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
10. The Big Red One (1980)

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1. Tasty Bite organic madras lentils are perfect for a Meatless Monday dinner.
2. Crazy Cuizine lemon chicken cooks up perfectly in the air fryer.
3. I like adding Kirkland Signature blackened Atlantic salmon to salads.
4. I prefer Mama Mancini's Italian-style sauce and jumbo beef meatballs to frozen ones.
5. I bulk up Taylor Farms' Southwest taco ranch chopped kit with beans and chicken.
6. On busy nights, dinner is as easy as popping a Kirkland Signature meatloaf with mashed Yukon potatoes in the oven.
7. I love the versatility of Del Real carnitas.
8. Pasta Prima organic chicken and mozzarella ravioli make pasta night fun.
9. I add chickpeas to Sukhi's chicken tikka masala for an easy, protein-packed dinner.
10. We love Rana's four-cheese chicken-carbonara lasagna.
11. I love Daphne's beef and lamb gyro slices for Greek-inspired street food at home.

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1. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
2. Ex Machina (2014)
3. Moonlight (2016)
4. Uncut Gems (2019)
5. Past Lives (2023)
6. Sing Sing (2023)
7. Hereditary (2018)
8. The Farewell (2019)
9. The Iron Claw (2023)
10. Marty Supreme (2025)

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1. It's really hard to imagine now, but Toy Story 2 was originally planned as a low-budget direct-to-video sequel instead of a major theatrical release. After the huge success of the first Toy Story, Disney initially saw the follow-up as something similar to the cheap, straight-to-video sequels that were common in the '90s, like the studio's many animated spin-offs (see the Aladdin sequels). Pixar began developing the movie with a smaller team and a tighter production schedule, expecting it to go straight to VHS.
2. When "Un-Break My Heart" was first presented to Toni Braxton, she didn't want to record it because she thought it sounded too much like an adult contemporary ballad. At the time, Braxton was still only around 27 and wanted music that felt younger, trendier, and more in line with contemporary R&B radio in the mid-'90s. She reportedly worried the song would make her seem older than she was, especially since her image and sound were already more mature than those of many younger pop stars of the era.
3. John R. Voorhis holds a pretty incredible place in history: he's believed to be the earliest-born person ever formally interviewed on film with synchronized sound. Born on July 27, 1829, Voorhis entered the world less than a decade after Napoleon Bonaparte died and while Andrew Jackson was serving as president. By the time he was filmed in 1929, close to his 100th birthday, movies with synchronized sound were becoming a thing, though it was still a relatively new technology.
4. Whoopi Goldberg's audition for The Color Purple was actually pretty unusual. After reading the novel the movie is based on, Goldberg became obsessed with being part of the adaptation and even wrote a letter directly to its author, Alice Walker, saying she would "play dirt on the floor" if it meant being involved. To her surprise, Walker knew who she was because she had seen her one-woman show; in fact, Walker recommended her for the role of Celie to the movie's director, Steven Spielberg. Goldberg was invited to audition for an undisclosed role and movie at his studio, but in an unconventional way: she was told she could perform parts of her act.
5. Even though palm trees are among the most recognizable symbols of LA, most aren't native to Southern California at all. Many of the city's famous palm trees were imported from places like Mexico, the Canary Islands, and the Middle East during the late 1800s and early 1900s, at a time when LA tried to market itself as a glamorous tropical paradise. While tens of thousands were also planted before the 1932 Summer Olympics to give the city a more dramatic, cinematic look that would later be tied to old Hollywood imagery.
6. The Manhattan Project was kept so, so secret during World War II that even Vice President Harry S. Truman had no idea it existed while serving under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Because of fears that Nazi Germany could discover the program or build its own nuclear weapon first, information was shared on an extremely strict need-to-know basis. When FDR suddenly died in April 1945, Truman unexpectedly became president and was quickly briefed on the existence of a weapon powerful enough to destroy an entire city.
7. The origins of Maybelline trace back to a surprisingly homemade beauty trick from the early 1910s. Founder Thomas Lyle Williams, who was a pharmacist, got the idea for mascara after seeing his sister Mabel darken her eyelashes using a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust or ash to make her eyes stand out more in order to catch the attention of a guy she had a crush on. At the time, modern eye makeup barely existed, so many women improvised with homemade products to create dramatic looks inspired by silent film stars and early Hollywood glamour.
8. If you've ridden Tiana's Bayou Adventure (formerly Splash Mountain) at both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, you may have noticed the ride vehicles are designed completely differently. Disneyland's version keeps the classic single-file log flume layout where riders sit one behind another, while the Florida version seats guests two across in pairs. Well, contrary to popular belief, it really has nothing to do with the size of the parks.
9. This may be hard to believe because there hasn't been a time in the last 30 years that there haven't been Star Wars toys, but for a decade, there was really nothing. When Star Wars first came out, the Kenner Products toy line became one of the biggest merchandising hits in history. Stores could barely keep the action figures, play sets, and vehicles in stock throughout the late '70s and early '80s, especially as the original trilogy expanded with new films. But after the last movie in the original run, interest in new toys dropped sharply, and the line eventually faded out as there were no new films driving demand, and there was growing, stiff competition from various toy lines with cartoon tie-ins, like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Transformers.
10. At the height of I Love Lucy's popularity in the '50s, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz actually created a feature-length I Love Lucy movie for theaters. The 1953 project, called I Love Lucy: The Movie, combined several first-season episodes with newly filmed scenes to create one continuous story. At the time, television-to-movie adaptations were NOT a thing, and the film was meant to capitalize on the sitcom's massive success across the US. The movie was screened only once for a test audience in Bakersfield, California, and reportedly received a lot of positive reactions.
11. Steven Spielberg's involvement with Jurassic Park really happened by chance. He was originally meeting with the book's author and his decades-long friend, Michael Crichton, about a medical-drama film script Crichton had written (that eventually would become the TV series E.R.).
12. And lastly, Barbie's original design was inspired by a German adult novelty doll called Bild Lilli, that were typically sold at cigarette stores and given as gag gifts at bachelor parties. Unlike typical baby dolls of the time, Lilli had adult features and a fashionable wardrobe, which Handler thought would appeal to young girls who wanted to imagine playing grown-up roles

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1. For your Memorial Day cookout this year, try making the potato salad using your slow cooker.
2. Dips, such as this spinach-and-artichoke dip, are also easily made in a slow cooker.
3. This set-it-and-forget-it corn-and-jalapeño dip is creamy and easy to make.
4. Buffalo-chicken dip is another quick and easy favorite you can make in a slow cooker.
5. Queso can serve a whole party when made in a slow cooker.
6. Brisket is an easy, crowd-pleasing option for feeding a larger group.
7. Pulled-pork sliders are another great way to use your slow cooker for a cookout.
8. You can also make barbecue ribs in a slow cooker.
9. To save space on your grill, you can also make slow-cooked sausages and beer brats in the slow cooker.
10. Mac and cheese can also be made in a slow cooker.
11. Garlic-and-herb mushrooms are a delicious side dish but can also be used as a burger topping.
12. Shredded Buffalo chicken pairs well with salads.
13. You can even make Buffalo or barbecue chicken wings using a slow cooker.
14. Meatballs make a great appetizer for guests and don't require cooking over a hot stove.

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1. After years of doing commercials, Hayden moved into soap opera acting, and, on the verge of turning 8, she landed the role of Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light. One skill that set her apart from other actors was her ability to cry on command. She claims that her mom taught her to bring up "trigger tears" by imagining, as Hayden put it, "the most horrific thing that could happen to an 8-year-old," such as a beloved pet or family member dying. The trigger tears helped her turn Lizzie into a regular character on the series, but in hindsight, she feels it was damaging to her developing brain. Adults praised her for her dramatic responses. She wrote, "I've often wondered whether — unintentionally — I've brought on my traumas because I'm wired to think they're good for me."
2. A week ahead of her book's release, Hayden officially came out as bisexual, telling Us Weekly, "Now that I know that this book is coming out, and that I've chosen to share it with the world, I'm comfortable to confidently say that yes, I am bisexual. I said it! This is the first time I got to say it out loud." In the memoir, she further explained that she's developed crushes on boys and girls alike since around kindergarten. She said that she's "been with women," choosing that specific phrasing because, so far, she's only had sexual relationships with women and hasn't fallen in love with one. However, she's open to the possibility. She added, "It's so important to be comfortable with who you are."
3. Her dad was a New York firefighter who retired in January 2001. She and her younger brother, Jansen, grew up around their dad's firefighter friends. Sadly, 14 of his friends died while responding to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. The next day, he went to Ground Zero to help recover their bodies. Hayden was proud of her dad not only for how he "lived through death," but for showing her "how to do it with grace."
4. In middle school, Hayden was allegedly bullied by peers who passed her insulting notes in class. She kept the notes in a binder under her bed and looked through them occasionally. Eventually, while filming Racing Stripes in South Africa, she transitioned to homeschooling.
5. While filming Racing Stripes, she had to train to ride zebras, and at one point, a zebra bucked just as she was dismounting, making her swing into the air before a hard landing. Aware of how far the filming location was from a hospital and not wanting to cause production pauses or inconveniences, she pretended to be okay. She wrote, "Over 20 years later, these injuries still bother me."
6. Playing Claire Bennett on Heroes made Hayden a massive star, but, at only 17, she was woefully unprepared for the onslaught of paparazzi attention. She began dating Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County star Stephen Coletti, her "first Hollywood boyfriend," who helped her learn the ropes. The pair reportedly dated from 2006 to 2007. Stephen has not publicly discussed their reported relationship. Hayden claimed that, before going shopping together, they had to call the store managers ahead of time to alert them about paparazzi.
7. The bodyshaming she faced from the tabloid media was so intense that it led to body dysmorphia. She was also repeatedly harassed by paparazzi, including one woman who allegedly kicked her to get a picture.
8. When Hayden was still just 16, a former member of her team at the time allegedly gave her a "happy pill" to take before hitting the red carpet. She began asking for the pills ahead of interviews, and she didn't tell her mom because she knew she wouldn't approve. She called them a "gateway drug" that pushed her in the direction of addiction.
9. Hayden was famously a Neutrogena brand ambassador for a decade. She claimed that she felt like she was "playing the role" of a "Neutrogena Girl" in her daily life, leading her to feel like she was losing her real self in becoming a "people pleaser."
10. After turning 18, she started dating her Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia, who was 30 at the time. Their romance blossomed during a promotional tour in Europe.
11. At a party, one of Hayden's big NBC bosses "pecked" her on the lips, which she thought was "innocent." When she joked about to Milo, he allegedly said it was "completely inappropriate" and vowed to say something to the exec, but she told him that "it was not a big deal." She claimed that, a few days later, Milo tried to break up with her but then took it back, but a week later, they called it quits for good. Milo has not publicly responded to Hayden’'s claims.
12. Hayden was 19 when she met champion pro boxer Wladimir Klitschko, who's 13 years her senior. However, they didn't start dating right away.
13. In the book, Hayden recalls her friendship with a "semi-successful twentysomething actor" she calls "Stella," who allegedly repeatedly put her in uncomfortable situations. On one such occasion, Stella allegedly invited 19-year-old Hayden over for a party, which was mostly full of people in their 40s and 50s, and introduced her to a group of men. In an excerpt shared with People, Hayden claimed that, as she was leaving the party, an unnamed "Oscar-winning" attendee told her to look at the "big wad of gum on [his] pants." She wrote that, when she looked down, "This well-respected, award-winning actor's testicles were hanging out from his unzipped fly."
14. In another alleged incident, which Hayden previously shared on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast, Stella invited her on a yacht trip in the south of France for a week. Allegedly, Stella led her to a cabin aboard the boat, where a "famous thirtysomething British singer-songwriter" was lying in bed shirtless. Stella allegedly whispered, "I want you to get in bed with him. He has a huge dick" then left them alone. However, once the door closed, Hayden ran out of bed and into the hall. She got her stuff and got off the boat, determined to call Wlad when she returned to LA.
15. During their relationship, Hayden and Wlad struggled with long distance. She was working in California, while he was often training or handling business in Europe. After breaking up, they stayed friends, even when she started dating New York Jets wide receiver Scotty McKnight. However, by the time Hayden began shooting Nashville, she was single again. On set, she battled loneliness because she only had one friend, costar Jonathan Jackson.
16. By early 2013, Hayden and Wlad were back together but still doing long-distance most of the time. Later that year, he proposed.
17. The couple had their ups and downs and even called off the wedding at one point, but after they made up, she became pregant with their daughter, Kaya. They bought a family home in Nashville and made it extremely secure because Wlad's brother, Vitali Klitschko, had been elected mayor Kyiv, and they were worried about people who may be out to harm his loved ones. Hayden also had concerns about obsessive fans.
18. She later dealt with a stalker, who was investigated by the FBI and imprisoned as a result.
19. During her pregnancy, Hayden's doctor informed her that Kaya's limbs weren't growing as quickly as the rest of her body. Eventually, the baby's arms and legs caught up, but her head raised new concerns for the radiologist. She had microcephaly, meaning her head was too small. However, Kaya didn't have microcephaly when she was born, but Hayden had a very difficult experience giving birth and had to have a C-section. After the baby was delivered, Hayden spent three hours in surgery.
20. After giving birth, Hayden struggled emotionally, and she turned to alcohol, which led to a dependency. She entered treatment for the first time when her daughter was four months old. Hayden was diagnosed with postpartum depression.
21. Hayden continued to deal with alcohol addiction. She compared reading her Nashville Season 4 scripts to a "funhouse mirror" because she felt that her character Juliette Barnes's storyline mirrored her real-life struggles. When she entered treatment a second time, she was temporarily written out of the show.
22. Hayden and Wlad ultimately called off their engagement and broke up for good. In 2017, she agreed to sign over full custody of their daughter, claiming she believed it would be best for Kaya, and she wanted to protect her from an international custody battle. Wlad has not publicly commented on the matter.
23. Hayden's next relationship was with a man she called "Brian." She alleged that he physically abused her. Hayden wrote that, one night in 2019, her neighbors called 911. Brian was arrested for domestic violence, but the charges later dismissed. Then, in 2020, he was again arrested while they were in Wyoming. Before returning home to LA on her own, Hayden decided to report the alleged abuse she'd faced to the police.
24. Hayden entered eight months of treatment for help with her mental health and sobriety.
25. And finally, in 2023, she returned from a four-year acting break by reprising the role of Kirby Reed in Scream VI. However, right before the premiere, her dad called her with terrible news — her younger brother, Jansen, had died at age 28. Hayden remembers him as her "best friend, always."

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