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Following the breakup of her relationship with Marcus Jordan, Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa Pippen has begun dating former basketball player Jeff Coby.

Coby and Pippen, the ex-wife of NBA star Scottie Pippen, have been dating since the start of the year. They met when they both attended the anniversary party for David Alexander’s Dbc Fitness gym, which was held at the Zz’s Club Miami in January. Alexander introduced them.

The two are reportedly still living separately; however, they are shown to be spending a lot of time together in public as a couple.

Jeff played basketball in high school, split between Florida and Connecticut, before he moved up to the Ivy league and played for Columbia where he was named defensive player in 2017, he was undrafted after graduating the same year and he has since played for a variety of international and NBA development teams.

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Larsa Pippen has a new love in her life, according to reports!

The 50-year-old Real Housewives of Miami star, who previously dated Scottie Pippen and Marcus Jordan, is now romantically linked to 31-year-old former pro basketball player Jeff Coby.

The couple has been exclusive since the start of 2025, according to TMZ Sports.

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“While they haven’t gone public with their relationship, their inner circles are well aware of the budding romance,” the outlet adds.

Jeff Coby

The two initially met at the 10-year anniversary party for David Alexander‘s Dbc Fitness gym at ZZs Club Miami back in January, per the report.

Alexander played matchmaker, and they’ve been “hitting it off ever since.”

They’re also still living at their own respective homes as of right now.

Larsa and Marcus broke up in early 2024 after dating for over a year. Here’s why they split up.

Not everyone is cut out to live in a house on a studio lot, as they have their every action filmed in real time. In a game where "Expect the Unexpected" is the mantra, not having a grasp on a fan-favorite game can be a detriment. And if you're ill-prepared, one night in the Big Brother house can determine your entire trajectory. There are some players who are just unlucky. Then, incredibly lucky to be invited to play again...where luck is not on their side...again. Say hello to David Alexander.

Throughout Big Brother's history, the popular reality show has aired many seasons that fans loved to rank. As a result, the show has featured many houseguests including the first winner, the first female winner, and Adam Jasinski, who went on to struggle a lot before his recovery. One thing that every Big Brother houseguest has known is that the show features a lot of twists, many of which have helped it become one of the best competition reality shows.

Sadly for Big Brother's most passionate fans, however, the unfortunate truth is that the show has also featured some truly awful twists. According to Big Brother's biggest fans, one of the show's twists is just the absolute worst.

Why Night One Evictions Are The Worst Big Brother Twist Ever, According To Fans

When someone becomes a huge fan of a reality show, one of the things that make...

Stars: Liam Noble, Dean Kilbey, Perry Benson, Mark Manero, David Alexander, Juliet Cowan, Charley Burling, Barbara Smith, Steve Oram, Alan Ford | Written and Directed by Marc Coleman

Members Club is a new horror comedy about Wet Dreams, a troupe of male strippers who were at their prime back when The Full Monty was a thing. Now they’re well into middle age, their middles are well out of shape and the bookings are drying up. Drying up to the point that their manager, Deano has just dropped them. But not before managing to book them a gig at a 12-year-old’s birthday party.

Refusing to admit defeat, or face the prospect of getting a real job, Alan takes charge and soon has a well-paid gig lined up. Of course, we know there’s a catch, but all Alan, Neil, Ratboy, and Carly can think of is the promise of their first big payday in years.

Hapless dance troupe Wet Dreams get a taste of the dark arts when they’re lured to a gig to raise the dead. Plus: a cameo from Peter Andre

Resolutely raunchy, gory, and very silly, this comedy horror is trashy for sure, but it’s mildly amusing and manages to deliver offensive gags that avoid outright misogyny. That’s no mean feat given the core plot is about a troupe of middle-aged male strippers who fall into a trap laid by a coven determined to raise a 16th-century witch from the dead. To complete this project, penises must be severed – a prospect our heroes aren’t keen on, for obvious reasons. You can imagine the elevator pitch: The Full Monty meets Necromancy, or some such.

The leader of the strippers, who go by the handle Wet Dreams, is feckless, fiftysomething Alan (Dean Kilbey), a terminal screw-up living in a rented...

The Vulcans are the most famous aliens in all of "Star Trek," surpassing even the Klingons and their martial cousins the Romulans. This all goes back to Spock (Leonard Nimoy), the co-star of the original "Star Trek," the franchise's first alien lead and arguably the defining character of the entire decades-long run on "Star Trek."

Though Spock is half-human by birth, he embraced his logical Vulcan side first and had the appearance to match. Spock, and the other Vulcans, showed how where no man has gone before, all someone needs to pass as an "alien" is a little bit of make-up on an otherwise human face.

Spock's home planet is also named Vulcan after its people. For a long while, it was understood to be a fictional version of a real planet — HD 26965 b — orbiting the real star we call 40 Eridani A. But NASA recently revealed a devastating truth about...

For the male stripper group Wet Dreams, business is not exactly booming. The bottom has fallen out of the market for four middle-aged blokes taking their kit off and, after a disastrous booking at a birthday party, it looks like it’s time to call it a day. However, front man Alan (Dean Kilbey) decides to buy out longtime manager Deano (Liam Noble) and can’t believe his luck when he instantly lands the guys a lucrative gig in a rural part of Essex.

Of course, there’s a catch – and what a catch it is. Not only has Alan not read the small print about the specific outfits he and his mates will be required to don, neither he nor his mates is prepared for the part they’ve been lined up to play in a ritual which plans to bring a murdered 16th century witch back from the dead.

Death Down the Aisle begins with the tantalizing image of a bride, Malorie (Jess Brown), dressed in a wedding dress splattered with blood.

This is a brief (unnecessary) in media res opening before writer Audrey C. Marie jumps the action back to earlier in the day. It’s the day of the wedding, Malorie is preparing to wed Jon (David Alexander) and there’s a whirlwind introduction of wedding guests, many of whom are either family, work associates from Jon’s legal firm, or both.

Most of these relationships aren’t clear until after Jon’s death (this isn’t a spoiler; his death is heavily telegraphed by director Roxanne Boisvert). Only after the murder does it become clear that Death Down The Aisle is primarily interested in exploring red herrings, gossipy busy bodies, and characters making A Lot of phone calls.

Let’s rewind: Malorie is marrying Jon, an...

The "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed" may be, to modern audiences, a little fraught. "Space Seed" introduced the character of Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a former Earth despot who was found cryogenically frozen on board a drifting space vessel. Khan had been frozen for 200 years, having fled Earth after the vicious Eugenics Wars of the 1990s. Khan, you see, was a genetically enhanced soldier who conquered more than a quarter of Earth from 1992 to 1996, then was ousted and deposed and forced to flee into space. He was "the last of the tyrants to be overthrown."

When revived, Khan proves to be charming and confident, to a degree that the Enterprise crew finds appealing. Although a despot, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) notes that Khan was "the best of the tyrants," explaining to Spock (Leonard Nimoy) that admiring dictators, however gross, is a natural human impulse. Scotty (James Doohan) admits out loud that he admires Khan.

John Putch’s latest feel-good Christmas miracle film, A Biltmore Christmas, revolves around Lucy (Bethany Joy Lenz), a scriptwriter who lands the job of a lifetime and joins as a screenwriter for a major production company. Lucy’s first gig was to write the script for the remake of a highly successful classic called “His Merry Wife.” However, Lucy changed the ending, giving the story a modern touch. Lucy claimed that with her script, they could bring the film into the 21st century, something that the modern audience would relate to. The audience needed something modern and something real, claimed Lucy, but her boss, Michael Balaban (Tommy Cresswell), wasn’t too thrilled to see the changes.

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How Did Lucy Travel Back In Time?

Lucy’s boss, Michael Balaban, didn’t share Lucy’s enthusiasm and told her to visit Biltmore Castle in person, the location where the original film was shot.

Big Brother 22 was a disappointing season due to the blatant pre-gaming orchestrated by Daniele Donato, which made the gameplay formulaic and methodical. Daniele's previous appearances on Big Brother in seasons 8 and 13 established her as a strong competitor and a polarizing figure due to her relationship with her father, Dick. Janelle revealed that Daniele was the one responsible for initiating the pre-gaming in Bb 22, which ultimately led to a predictable outcome and a lackluster season.

Big Brother 22 was an All-Stars season meant to be one of the best, but many viewers felt it was a flop due to the blatant pre-gaming revealed to be Bb 8’s Daniele Donato’s doing. Filmed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Big Brother 22 was the second edition of All-Stars that the series has run, the first being Big Brother 7 in 2006. The first iteration of Big Brother All-Stars featured houseguests from the first 6 seasons of the series,...

The Big Brother Tiny Veto competition, where houseguests stack tiny cans with giant tweezers, has become a fan-favorite game with iconic winners. Da'Vonne Rogers was the first Black woman in 12 seasons to win the Power of Veto during Big Brother 22's Tiny Veto competition. Alyssa Lopez's underdog win in the Tiny Veto competition during Big Brother 23 threw a wrench in The Cookout alliance's plans.

The Big Brother Tiny Veto competition was introduced in 2020 during the second all-stars season, and has become a classic fan-favorite game, with several iconic winners. During the Tiny Veto competition, the houseguests must stack tiny objects in a pyramid using only a pair of giant tweezers. If the objects fall, the contestants can pick them up with the tweezers and try again. Whichever competitor finishes their pyramid first wins.

During Big Brother 24, the Tiny Veto competition was played as a Head of Household (Hoh) competition instead of a veto contest.

The latest episode of “Big Brother” has addressed the removal of contestant Luke Valentine following his use of the N-word during a Paramount+ live feed. This controversy unfolded just one week into the start of Season 25.

Valentine used the racial slur during a casual conversation with other contestants Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli. After dropping the slur at the end of a sentence, he seemed immediately aware of his on-camera faux pas. He covered his mouth, laughed and quickly said “dude” instead, while his fellow contestants stared at him. The moment can be watched here.

During the new episode, Valentine is called to the diary room after using the slur. The next morning, contestant Reilly Smedley delivers the news aloud to her fellow houseguests: “Due to violating the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct by using a racial slur, Luke has been removed from the house and will no...

Luke Valentine has been removed from “Big Brother 25″ after using the N-word on the live feeds, CBS confirmed to Gold Derby on Wednesday.

“Luke violated the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur,” the network said in a statement. “He has been removed from the house. His departure will be addressed in Thursday night’s show.”

During a conversation with Jared Fields, Hisam Goueli and Cory Wurtenberger early Wednesday morning, Valentine casually said the N-word at the end of a sentence while talking about how he was previously in the cheese room. After catching himself, he apologized and said “dude” instead. Goueli and Wurtenberger were visibly stunned and left the room. Fields, who is Black, carried on a conversation with Valentine and they both downplayed it.

See ‘Big Brother 25′ spoilers: Reilly is starting to spiral and Luke drops the N-word

After the incident,...

One week after “Big Brother” Season 25 premiered, a controversy has hit the house. On Tuesday night, houseguest Luke Valentine casually dropped the N-word in a conversation captured on the Paramount+ live feed — and now, he has been removed.

“Luke violated the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house,” CBS told Variety. “His departure will be addressed in Thursday night’s show.”

During a conversation with fellow contestants Jared Fields, Cory Wurtenberger and Hisam Goueli, Valentine was heard casually saying the slur at the end of a statement. He then caught himself, covered his mouth and laughed. He tried to correct his comment with the word “dude.” The moment can be seen here.

Many “Big Brother” viewers took to social media after seeing the moment and called for Valentine’s instant removal from the season.

Star Trek: The Original Series is known for the interracial kiss shared between Captain James T. Kirk and Nyota Uhura. While that moment was not technically the first interracial kiss on TV -- or even on Star Trek -- it remains an important milestone in TV history because of how prominent it was. Yet, if not for William Shatner's quick thinking on the day of filming, it would never have happened.

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was trying to be subversive while staying true to his characters. During Season 3, the series thus included a scenario in which aliens forced Kirk and Uhura to kiss as part of a performance. Yet according to actor Nichelle Nichols' interview with the Television Academy, director David Alexander was very against the idea. Despite the progressive intent behind her casting, Nichols still had to face indignities on set. Leonard Nimoy created the Vulcan neck...

A well-known piece of trivia among Trekkies is that "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry once rejected a note from the studio to include a Christian chaplain as a character on board the USS Enterprise.

In David Alexander's 1995 book "Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry," the ur-Trekkie himself, raised Southern Baptist, described himself as a Humanist who would eventually consider religion "to be more spice than nourishment." He described himself as a "total pagan," although he seemingly wouldn't go so far as to describe himself as an atheist. In Yvonne Fern's 1994 book "Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation," he more or less declared himself a deist, saying, "It's not true that I don't believe in God. I believe in a kind of God. It's just not other people's God. I reject religion. I accept the notion of God."

Looking at "Star Trek," one has a great deal of...

After announcing he will be on the new show The Traitors, Cody Calafiore's fellow Big Brother alum have been reacting to his new role. Cody got his rise to fame when he first competed inside the famous house during season 16 of the show. Cody played a more low-key game while also working closely with season winner Derrick Levasseur. Cody ultimately came in second place on finale night.

Because he was such a good competitor on his first go-around on the show, Cody later returned for Big Brother: All Stars in 2020. This time Cody won the All-Star season, taking home the half-a-million-dollar grand prize. Knowing he came just shy of winning the cash prize during his first season, Cody played a harder game his second time around. In doing so, Cody made some enemies inside the house with players he was once friends with. For example, on finale night Cody...

Big Brother alum Cody Calafiore is engaged to his girlfriend of seven years, Cristie Laratta. Cody first appeared on Big Brother 16 in 2014, during which he placed second. He returned in 2020 for Big Brother 22: All-Stars. This time Cody was crowned the winner by a unanimous vote. Cody and Cristie have been dating since 2015. After meeting in a bar, he messaged her on Facebook, but she ignored him for several months. After Cody tried sending another message, Cristie answered, and they have been together ever since. They have already weathered a difficult storm together, as Cristie was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2016, and went through six months of chemotherapy. Cody was by Cristie's side through all of it, and she is now in remission. Cody often shares pictures of his and Cristie's life together on social media, and they have a beautiful relationship.

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Analyse Talavera appears in MTV’s The Challenge: Ride or Dies cast photo. Pic credit: MTV

Analyse Talavera is on The Challenge: Ride or Dies season, making her debut as one of the newcomers hoping to outdo the competition.

The reality TV star brings experience from another popular show, CBS’ Big Brother, which has brought several recent champions to The Challenge.

Analyse also nearly appeared on a previous season of MTV’s competition series but didn’t make the final cut. Now she gets her chance to shine and show her skills.

Being new to the MTV show gives her a bit of a disadvantage from the start, as she may not have too many allies in the game.

Thanks to the show’s theme, she’ll have a partner with her, but it’s a fellow rookie, meaning they might have to look elsewhere for help staying in the competition.

Big Brother star Enzo Palumbo in The Challenge: USA spinoff show. Pic credit: Paramount+

With the conclusion of The Challenge: USA on CBS, cast members are speaking about their experience on the show, including how things are going with certain castmates following the season.

That includes Enzo Palumbo, one of the many competitors on the show from the world of Big Brother, who lasted until Tj Lavin’s final.

Viewers saw him battle past his friend and ally David Alexander in Episode 10’s elimination, much to the dismay of some of his castmates who didn’t want Enzo as a partner in the final.

The first leg of the final seemed to prove that the women had the right idea about Enzo. Tj brought back The Algorithm, which randomly paired Enzo with Desi Williams.

To begin the final, she and Enzo were required to complete a long, cold swim together...

Big Brother star Alyssa Lopez was amongst CBS stars competing in The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: CBS

While Big Brother can be a challenging game based on its rules and circumstances, it’s nothing quite like the competition series known as The Challenge.

Big Brother stars have made the leap from the CBS show to MTV’s main show over the years; some have even won. With The Challenge: USA spinoff, many new cast members from CBS reality TV shows got their first taste of Tj Lavin’s action-packed extravaganza.

That included Alyssa Lopez, among several Bb 24 stars competing in the spinoff. She was also amongst the few from Bb that advanced deep into the season, possibly defying the expectations of some castmates, viewers, and herself.

Following the airing of Episode 11, which consisted of The Challenge: USA final, Alyssa shared her thoughts about the season.

In particular, she showed...

Tj Lavin will preside over The Challenge: USA final as competitors battle for big prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

With Episode 11 of The Challenge: USA, viewers will see Tj Lavin’s final unfold with intensity. Determined cast members have been trying to survive through the season of complex daily challenges, intense eliminations, and the politics and social game behind the scenes.

The remaining competitors from Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island, and Amazing Race will now battle for bragging rights and other valuable prizes.

Ahead of the spinoff season’s finale, @thechallenge shared a sneak peek at part of the final on social media. In the clip, viewers see one of the tasks or checkpoints that competitors will participate in.

The finalists are operating at nighttime, something much different than they’ve done throughout the season for daily challenges.

David Alexander competes during The Challenge: USA, Episode 10. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

The Challenge: USA continues to draw in several million viewers every week as it airs directly after CBS’ popular reality TV competition show, Big Brother.

Episode 10 of The Challenge: USA showed an increase in ratings compared to the prior installment, suggesting many more viewers could also be watching the upcoming season finale.

The penultimate episode featured a daily challenge that only one competitor could complete and yet another difficult elimination discussion between the daily event’s winning players.

Later, there was a fierce showdown at The Arena in an elimination event featuring two friends who were also former castmates.

A teaser also had host Tj Lavin revealing that his final was around the corner, meaning fans have just one “supersized” episode of the CBS spinoff show left.

This report will contain some spoilers through Episode 10 of The Challenge: USA.

David Alexander during a promotional video for The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

Big Brother was one of four CBS reality TV shows that brought cast members to The Challenge: USA, a spinoff of MTV’s popular competition show.

Among those Big Brother stars was David Alexander, who originally appeared in Season 21 of the CBS show, then returned for Season 22, aka All Stars.

David didn’t have the best showing during his original reality TV show, becoming the first player evicted in Bb 21. He fared slightly better in Bb 22, as the ninth player evicted and got onto the All Stars jury.

However, his appearance as an underdog who defied the odds on The Challenge: USA may have boosted his status in the reality TV world.

He recently opened up about how he’s been training hard to appear on The Challenge again, with three potential shows he could go on.

The Challenge: USA brought out another classic elimination for the penultimate episode of the season: Balls In. And by the end of it, both players — Big Brother‘s David Alexander and Enzo Palumbo were exhausted. Yes, the friends faced off, despite Alexander, who lost the daily, trying to appeal to the daily’s winners Big Brother‘s Angela Rummans and Survivor‘s Ben Driebergen to send in Survivor‘s Tyson Apostol or Domenick Abbate. And in the end, it was Alexander who was eliminated. Alexander opens up about that elimination, why he wants to do another season, and more. There seemed to be a real division in the house, with you and Enzo separate from the others. How were you feeling about your standing? David Alexander: I didn’t feel that huge alliance. I know that Alyssa wasn’t as strong with me because I sent Derek home. She was really,...

Survivor star Desi Williams at The Arena for an elimination event in The Challenge: USA, Episode 10. Pic credit: Paramount+

The competitors arrived back at the compound to start Episode 10 with Sarah Lacina celebrating her elimination win. She has 10,000 in her personal bank account and is eligible to compete in the final.

Competitors knew the final was approaching, so everyone strategized ahead of the daily challenge and next elimination, which would feature the men.

Sarah spoke about the Fab Five alliance ending after she had to eliminate Cashay Proudfoot in the last episode. The other members of the alliance still there included Justine Ndiba, Cayla Platt, and Desi Williams. Still, everyone had different loyalties to worry about and getting to the final.

In another scene, Ben Driebergen was hanging out with Enzo Palumbo, whom he admitted to becoming friends with during a confessional interview. The remaining Survivor men realized that...

Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” players must scale a moving semi-truck in one of the most intense and fast-paced challenges of the season in this episode titled “Pledges of Alleciance.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 10 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.

See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs

MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.

See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons

There are 12 players remaining in...

Survivor star Tyson Apostol is among the competitors in The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

A new sneak peek clip for The Challenge: USA, Episode 10, has arrived, and based on the footage, the competition is only getting tougher as Tj Lavin’s final approaches!

Only 12 cast members remain in the game, but only a portion of those individuals are likely to compete in that final. Just a few are likely to be crowned the winners for the season, though.

One of the favorites from the start has been former Survivor winner Tyson Apostol, although he’s yet to face elimination or the prospect of competing in one at The Arena.

That could change based on the latest preview footage, which has Tyson struggling with the upcoming daily challenge.

With a men’s elimination looming, will the Survivor star finally have to prove himself at The Arena,...

Survivor star Sarah Lacina during The Challenge: USA, Episode 9. Pic credit: CBS/YouTube

As The Challenge: USA, Episode 9 opened, the cast enjoyed a nice cruise on the water with food, drinks, and dancing. An alliance called the Fab Five was revealed, which included Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, and Cayla Platt.

Sarah’s group was targeting Big Brother allies Angela Rummans and Alyssa Lopez. Angela said in a confessional that Sarah needs to qualify for the final before calling herself “fabulous.”

Ben Driebergen met with Alyssa and Angela as they talked about what Sarah was up to with the other women. In his confessional, Ben said he trusts Sarah but doesn’t trust what she’s doing.

“If he makes a messy bed, he’ll have to lie in it, and I will not lie in it with him,” Sarah said in her confessional regarding Ben working with the Big Brother women.

Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” a vengeful player looks for payback after being sabotaged in the challenge, and the reveal of a secret alliance turns the game upside down in this episode titled “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 9 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.

See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs

MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.

See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All...

Big Brother star Angela Rummans appears in The Challenge: USA promotional video. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

The competition is becoming more intense with each episode of The Challenge: USA, as cast members try to win, strategize, plot, and scheme their ways to Tj Lavin’s final.

They’ll be working harder than ever in those areas, as The Algorithm is now out of the picture, and it’s become an individual game. Having solid allies becomes extra essential.

Ahead of the ninth episode, all but one of the remaining competitors had qualified for the final by earning 5,000 in their personal bank accounts. That’s Survivor star Sarah Lacina, who appears to be looking to eliminate one specific castmate from the game.

Viewers saw a deal set in motion in Episode 8 of the spinoff show after Big Brother star Angela Rummans was the women’s winner in the daily challenge.

Nazi ghouls have figured in plenty of horror movies, whether preserved (1966’s “The Frozen Dead”), newly bioengineered (1978’s “The Boys from Brazil”) or zombiefied (too many to list). Edging close to that terrain, “Burial” revolves around a corpse — the corpse, as far as WWII’s end was concerned — that does not reanimate or otherwise come “back to life,” but poses a grave threat nonetheless.

Not-quite-horror despite its macabre theme and mood, this sophomore directorial feature for Ben Parker is a handsomely produced period thriller that delivers in terms of action and atmospherics, even if his somewhat convoluted story doesn’t maximally pay off. IFC Midnight is releasing the Estonia-shot U.K. production to limited U.S. theaters and on-demand platforms Sept. 2.

A framing device set in 1991 London has elderly Anna disturbed one night by an intruder. No helpless spinster, she soon has the skinhead-looking young perp (David Alexander) cuffed to her radiator.

The key to winning “The Challenge: USA” is to prevail in the Final Challenge, but in order to qualify for that, contestants must first accumulate at least 5,000 throughout the season. At the start of CBS’s reality TV show, each person was given 1,000 in their banks. There are two ways to earn additional funds: win a daily challenge or survive the elimination arena (which lets them steal the losers’ banks).

Most players have already scored the required amount of moolah to get them to the Final Challenge. Below, we give you an update on “The Challenge: USA” money won after eight episodes.

16,000

Tyson Apostol (“Survivor”)

Angela Rummans (“Big Brother”)

12,500

Alyssa Lopez (“Big Brother”)

11,000

Enzo Palumbo (“Big Brother”)

8,000

Justine Ndiba (“Love Island”)

7,500

Cashay Proudfoot (“Love Island”)

Domenick Abbate (“Survivor”)

7,000

David Alexander (“Big Brother”)

Cayla Platt (“The Amazing Race”)

6,000

Desi Williams (“Survivor”)

Ben Driebergen (“Survivor”)

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Survivor star Ben Driebergen during The Challenge: USA, Episode 8. Pic credit: Paramount+

After footage recapped the previous episode’s elimination, The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 opened with host Tj Lavin telling the cast it was time to stop using The Algorithm to determine teams.

Instead, Tj said it’s now an “individual game” from now on, with no more teammates for each daily challenge. Tj told everyone to get out of The Arena.

There are just 14 competitors left: Alyssa Lopez, Justine Ndiba, Cashay Proudfoot, Angela Rummans, Cayla Platt, Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Ben Driebergen, Tyson Apostol, Danny McCray, Leo Temory, David Alexander, Domenick Abbate, and Enzo Palumbo.

Ben and Danny talked about having each other’s back, possibly forming a secret alliance that also had Sarah in it. Ben said he won all the time on Survivor and expected to do the same on this show, but it hasn’t happened so far.

Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” after a game-changing twist, a secret alliance makes plans to take control of the game in “Independence Day.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 8 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.

See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs

MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.

See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons

There are players remaining in the game (in order of money earned): Tyson Apostol,...

Ben Driebergen appears in a promotional video for CBS’ The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

When The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 arrives, one of the top competitors in the game will be reflecting upon the loss of a good friend.

Spoilers arrived for the CBS spinoff’s upcoming episode in a video clip shared on @thechallenge Instagram, a day ahead of the new installment.

The one-minute clip shows all of the show’s cast asleep in their bunk beds during the early morning hours, except for one Survivor star.

Ben Driebergen says he can’t sleep because it’s the anniversary of the passing of his good friend from the Marine Corps, Blake.

The clip shows several photos of Ben’s friend as he says he was a “good guy” and becomes emotional over remembering him.

“You just relive those moments. Even if you’re in the middle of a Challenge,...

Big Brother star Angela Rummans was looking to stay safe from elimination in The Challenge: USA, Episode 7. Pic credit: Paramount+

As The Challenge: USA, Episode 7 opened, host Tj Lavin was at The Algorithm board to reveal new teams. Some teams included Enzo Palumbo with Angela Rummans, Danny McCray with Justine Ndiba, David Alexander with Cashay Proudfoot, and Kyland Young with Kyra Green.

Other teams revealed were Leo Temory with Alyssa Lopez, Domenick Abbate with Cayla Platt, Ben Driebergen with Desi Williams, and Tyson Apostol with Sarah Lacina. That made for an interesting pairing after what happened several episodes ago where Tyson sent Sarah and Leo into elimination.

Back at the house, Kyland spoke with Tyson and Angela about their game plan. In a confessional, Kyland said he knew they were targets in the game. Dom said in a confessional that he’s looking for ways to “break up this three-headed monster.

The seventh episode of “The Challenge: USA,” titled “State of the Unions,” proved to be the end of the road for two fan-fave reality TV stars. One of the eliminated players ended her journey by saying she had “no regrets,” while the other said he hoped to “come back” and play again in the future. Warning: this article contains Spoilers for the August 17 episode of “The Challenge,” so read at your own risk!

The main challenge was a demolition derby-type competition, with Alyssa Lopez and Leo Temory being the first out, which meant they would be entering the elimination challenge. Comp winners Domenick Abbate and Cayla Platt earned the right to send one team to elimination, and they chose Kyra Green and Kyland Young, in part because they wanted to fracture the powerhouse trio of Kyland, Tyson Apostol and Angela Rummans.

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Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” players are blindfolded and must navigate an epic crash course driving challenge in, “State of the Unions.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 7 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.

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MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.

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9:00 p.m. — Previously, on “The Challenge: USA”! In the wake of a shocking blindside,...

Hey, "The Challenge USA" fans. Tonight, August 17, 2022, another new episode of The Challenge USA season 1 hit the air, and another two contestants got sent packing at the end. Tonight's episode kicked off with the algorithm switching up teams again. Enzo Palumbo was paired with Angela Rummons. Danny McCray with Justine Ndiba. David Alexander with Cashay Proudfoot. Kyland Young with Kyra Green. Leo Temory with Alyssa Lopez. Domenick Abbate with Cayla Platt. Tyson Apostol with Sarah Lacina and Ben Driebergen with Desi Williams. Tyson told the private cams, "I'm happy to be paired with Sarah because she’s currently coming after me. If she’s partnered with me, she can’t get rid of me."...

Survivor star Domenick Abbate will appear in The Challenge: USA, Episode 7. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

In The Challenge: USA, Episode 7, teams will clash in a physical daily challenge for the first time of the season. However, they’ll do some from within some hard-hitting vehicles rather than their bodies.

The latest event will feature Challenge bumper cars as teammates will ride inside the vehicle and navigate a dirt course. Like many other challenges, a twist makes things unique and more difficult.

For this particular daily, the teammate driving the car will be unable to see anything as they’ll have a helmet featuring a blacked-out visor on front.

Their partner will be frantically trying to guide them by shouting out instructions as their teammate does their best to drive while blind.

Based on the sneak peek footage, host Tj Lavin is getting a kick out of this...

The Challenge: USA’s Tj Lavin during a promotional clip for the spinoff show. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

Each episode of The Challenge: USA has featured an elimination event to close out the episode, with one team getting sent home for the season, ending their chances at winning big prize money and a spot in a world tournament.

One team automatically goes into the elimination after finishing last amongst all teams in the daily challenge. However, their opponents get selected by the team that won the daily challenge.

That often brings some difficult decisions, with castmates rubbing others the wrong way with their choices for who to send in.

In Episode 6, the team selected for elimination had a chance to save themselves from competing at The Arena, thanks to a pair of castmates willing to volunteer to take their places.

However, the original team ultimately participated...

Sarah Lacina during a confessional interview for The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: Paramount+

While MTV’s The Challenge and Paramount Plus’ The Challenge: All Stars have seen some intense moments, viewers watching the CBS spinoff of the competition show hadn’t quite seen anything too dramatic within the first four episodes.

However, that changed when Episode 5 arrived, and castmates who thought they had trustworthy allies realized that wasn’t necessarily the case.

According to several of The Challenge: USA cast members, the situation became so intense with castmates following one elimination that security needed to stay over to ensure everyone was safe.

The footage didn’t show that during the episode, but it may be why things didn’t get too intense between cast members in the compound.

The latest revelation arrived as part of an exit interview, with several eliminated competitors spilling the tea on alliances, including the Survivor group,...

A twist during the elimination in the August 10 episode of The Challenge: USA seemed to give one team the advantage… until their strategy failed them. After Survivor‘s Desi Williams and Big Brother‘s David Alexander won the daily challenge, they sent in Love Island‘s Shannon St. Clair and Big Brother‘s Derek Xiao to face off with the losing team, Love Island‘s Justine Ndiba and Big Brother‘s Enzo Palumbo. Each team had to move stacks of tires from one platform to another, and St. Clair and Xiao while had five fewer tires after Justine misspelled a word backwards (the twist), they built theirs too high. St. Clair and Xiao open up about that elimination and revealed what wasn’t aired. During the daily, Shannon, you got hurt. Do you regret calling attention to that? Or would you have been sent in anyway? St. Clair: I think...

Derek Xiao and Alyssa Lopez met last summer in the “Big Brother” house, where they were both betrayed by the dominating Cookout alliance. The BFFs were later cast on “The Challenge: USA,” where they vowed to stick together and have each other’s backs throughout the grueling CBS competition. Unfortunately, Derek was eliminated in the sixth episode (alongside his teammate Shannon St. Clair from “Love Island”) when they lost the physical competition to Enzo Palumbo and Justine Ndiba.

The winners of the main challenge were Desiree “Desi” Williams and David Alexander, and they decided to nominate Derek and Shannon for elimination because Shannon had hurt her leg earlier in the episode. Derek and Shannon gave it their all in the final challenge, even getting a head start thanks to their backwards-spelling abilities. However, their stacks of tires kept falling over, which led to a victory for Enzo and Justine.

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Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” in the wake of a shocking blindside, players scramble for power and a pair of underdogs must choose between creating chaos or playing it safe. Who will be eliminated on tonight’s episode, “A Civil War”? Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 6 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.

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MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.

Hey, "The Challenge USA" fans. Tonight, August 10, 2022, another new episode of The Challenge USA season 1 did indeed air, and we saw another two contestants get eliminated at the end. Tonight's episode kicked off with the contestants getting paired up with new partners again. Tyson Apostol got paired with Kyra Green. Ben Driebergen with Sarah Lacina. David Alexander with Desi Williams. Leo Temory with Cayla Platt. Danny McCray with Alyssa Lopez. Derek Xiao with Shannon St. Clair. Kyland Young with Cashay Proudfoot. Domenick Abbate with Angela Rummons, and Enzo Palumbo with Justine Ndiba. Sarah told private cams, "I'm gonna make Tyson pay for coming after me." Ben told the private cams, "Tyson needs to show me some respect, or it's gonna bite him in the butt."...

One of the most intriguing stories to watch on “The Challenge: USA” was that of Cashay Proudfoot and Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr. They originally met on “Love Island” and then dated in the real world before eventually breaking up. CBS’s new reality TV show brought them both together for a grueling competition, but Cinco (alongside his teammate Azah Awasum) ended up being eliminated in the fifth episode after losing the “Barreled Treasure” game and the “A Dark Turn” elimination challenge.

“I don’t necessarily wanna be with Cinco and I know he doesn’t want to be with me,” a teary-eyed Cashay told the camera after Cinco was eliminated. “But I think a part of me still loves that man. Like, a part of me is still in love with him. I’m grateful to him and our story even though the story of us is officially closed.”

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