Pupils have begun returning to school as lockdown restrictions were eased across England.
Outdoor markets and car showrooms have also started reopening, while the first horse racing event in months was being staged and pigeons took to the skies for a race over Yorkshire.
Alec and Hilaria are 26 years apart, at ages 68 and 42, respectively. Which doesn't seem like that big a deal until you put it in the terms Carmen did while hilariously roasting him on his 68th birthday.
In the video, filmed while the family vacationed in the Dominican Republic, Baldwin announced that it was his 68th birthday, remarking how thrilled he was to be spending it with his kids.
He told Carmen and her two siblings that it was the best birthday he'd had since his 40th, which he said was "a while ago."
Carmen, without missing a beat, quipped:
"That was a REALLY long time ago."
Egging her on, Baldwin asked her to clarify just how many years ago it was.
But rather than simply doing the math, she came at the question from another direction:
"Um, so mommy was 14.”
Well, Alec, you asked! Baldwin's mouth immediately dropped open.
His caption on the video said it all:
"God help me. It’s elder abuse."On Instagram, people definitely got a hearty laugh out of Carmen's birthday roast of her dad.
Of course, the Baldwins' age gap is hardly news at this point. There's been chatter about it since the two married in 2012 after meeting in a restaurant in 2011.
In a 2023 interview, Hilaria addressed the most frequent presumption made about their relationship: that she's with him because she has so-called "daddy issues."
But she said their dynamic is actually much more about her caring for Alec than the other way around. Whatever the case, it seems to have worked for them. The pair have a staggering seven children together, Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leonardo, 9, Romeo, 7, Eduardo, 5, Maria, 5, and Ilaria, 3.
Alec Baldwin also has daughter Ireland, 29, with his ex-wife, actor Kim Basinger.
Paris reflected on Domingo reaching out ahead of the biopic:
“I really appreciated the sentiment of it, because, you know, there's lots of miscommunications and things get twisted and all that.”
Domingo also spoke about Paris in a WSJ Magazine interview published Tuesday, saying he hopes she will “eventually loves the tribute that we made about her father.”
Paris detailed her response to Colman Domingo:
“I responded to him probably a couple months ago at this point, I just sent a voice memo telling him I appreciated him as an artist and wishing him and my cousin success, and joy, and happiness.”
The film, made with the involvement of Michael Jackson’s estate, marks Jaafar Jackson’s feature film debut. The cast also includes Miles Teller, Laura Harrier, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, Derek Luke, and Nia Long as Katherine Jackson.
Paris was asked what kind of story she wanted out there about her father:
“Love and light.”
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The understated response quickly became the focal point of backlash online.
Overly parasocial trolls soon flooded the video with criticism, with some claiming Paris Jackson lacked the authority to speak on her own father’s legacy. Several responses suggested that longtime fans had a deeper understanding of Michael Jackson than his daughter.
One comment dismissed Paris Jackson’s perspective:
“As much as I have respect for her. She don’t know him when we did. Love her But her insight is minimal.”
Born in 1998, Paris Jackson is the middle child and only daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. She and her older brother, Prince, were born during Jackson’s marriage to Rowe, while their younger brother, Bigi, was born via surrogate.
Paris has consistently identified Michael as her father and has publicly defended his legacy, including during his 2009 memorial, where she called him the “best father.” She was 11 when he died.
Still, that context did little to quiet critics:
“She didn’t even know MJ 😂She knew her dad for 9 years. We literally known him for 50yrs.”
Others echoed similar sentiments, focusing on the film's depiction of Michael Jackson’s life.
A third commenter criticized her relevance to the biopic’s timeframe:
“With all due respect, she wasn't even a thought in the time period this movie is set in.”
The volume and tone of the reactions prompted pushback from other users, who called out the idea that fans could claim a deeper understanding of Michael Jackson than his own daughter. Many defended Paris, pointing to the deeply personal nature of her relationship with her father and criticizing what they described as parasocial overreach.
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Paris Jackson is continuing to focus on her own work. She’s set to release new music, including the single " Zombies in Love, " on March 13, 2026, and is scheduled to perform at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 23.
At the same time, she remains locked in an ongoing legal dispute involving her father’s estate. On April 6, Jackson filed new documents accusing executors John Branca and John McClain of using a recent status report to “mock and belittle” her, according to filings obtained by People.
Paris, 28, is a beneficiary of the estate alongside her brothers Prince, 29, and Bigi, 24, and has alleged the executors are abusing their roles for personal gain, which they deny. The dispute centers on the estate’s financial accounting, with Jackson calling for “an efficient, transparent, and orderly process” and accusing the executors of “operat[ing] in the dark.”
Michael Jackson was more than $500 million in debt when he died in 2009. Executors say they transformed the estate into a “powerhouse and a force in the music business.”
Before the ceasefire was announced, his full threat, published on Truth Social, amplified fears about him having access to the nuclear codes:
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?"
"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
You can see his post below.
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Walz gave the following succinct response to this genocidal threat:
"The President has lost his mind."
You can see his post below.
Gaines thought she had the perfect "gotcha!" when she responded with:
"If the man who required tampons in 4th grade boy's bathrooms thinks you've lost your mind, it's a pretty good sign you're completely sane."
You can see her post below.
Conservatives have dubbed Walz "Tampon Tim" following his approval of a 2023 bill that requires schools to provide free menstrual products in all public school bathrooms.
The Minnesota law, which took effect on January 1, 2024, mandates that menstrual products—including pads, tampons, and other items—“must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school district.”
Minnesota State Representative Sandra Feist, a Democrat and the chief author of HF 2497, the bill mandating schools provide free menstrual products in all public school bathrooms, told the New York Times that it was important to make menstrual products available to transgender students so they wouldn't have to ask for them.
It figures we'd hear this sort of complaint from Gaines, who has consistently opposed the rights of trans athletes, particularly since her fifth-place tie with trans University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas in the women's 200m freestyle final at the National Collegiate Athletics Association championships.
Gaines has argued that sharing fifth place with a trans woman amounts to being deprived of a rightful victory—and it's downright weird to see her bring her transphobic crusade to the forefront at a moment when world leaders are genuinely alarmed about the possibility of a nuclear clash between major powers.
She was swiftly called out.
In the social media race, Gaines happens to finish dead last.
