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Diane Pathieu/Instagram Nicholas "Nick" Adamski, the husband of ABC 7 Chicago Traffic Anchor Diane Pathieu, has died at age 42 Adamski had been diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer in December 2020, after a seizure led to him being rushed to the hospital "He was a man who served others, uplifted everyone he met and never stopped smiling — even through the hardest days," Pathieu said of Adamski following his death Tuesday, May 27 A Chicago TV news anchor's husband has died at just 42 years old after being diagnosed in recent years with brain cancer. Diane Pathieu, an ABC 7 Chicago traffic anchor, said that her husband, Nicholas "Nick" Adamski, died in hospice on Tuesday, May 27, perABC 7. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2020. Pathieu shared a black-and-white photograph of Adamski onInstagramalongside a heartfelt message to announce his death. It came just days after a post revealing her plans to take time away from social media to focus on caring for him. "My angel, Nicholas 'Nick' Adamski, has gained his wings. He was surrounded by love and peace," Pathieu wrote in the caption of her announcement. "Firefighter. Husband. Advocate. Hero." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diane Pathieu (@dianepathieu) "Nick faced stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer with unmatched courage, grace and an unshakable belief in PMA — Positive Mental Attitude," she continued. "He was a man who served others, uplifted everyone he met and never stopped smiling — even through the hardest days." "Forever in our hearts. I love you for always, sweetheart," Pathieu concluded. "Keep that PMA. Love hard. Help others. And never, ever give up, and as Nick would say, 'Peace and veggie grease.' " The comment section of the post was flooded with messages from people sharing their condolences. Before being diagnosed with brain cancer on Dec. 21, 2020, Adamski was a beloved member of the Milwaukee Fire Department and was awarded the Medal of Valor for saving an infant from a fire,ABC 7reported. Adamski previously recounted that he was diagnosed after a seizure caused him to collapse just before Christmas in 2020. He was rushed to Lutheran General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with cancer despite having previously had no symptoms. "The only thing I remember is my right leg going up and shaking everything," Adamski said, perABC 7. "After that, I couldn't tell you anything." He was given slightly over a year to live, even once he began treatment for the "aggressive" disease that is themost common type of malignant brain tumorin adults. As he continued to defy the odds throughout the years, the former firefighter became an advocate for hope with his signature message of "PMA: Positive Mental Attitude" amid his treatment for the disease, per the outlet. Pathieu joined her husband in being a speaker at the annualLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute Minds Matter eventin 2023, with the aim of fundraising for brain cancer. Photos from the event shared onFacebookandInstagramappeared to show them in good spirits. Diane Pathieu/Instagram Following Adamski's death this week, the American Brain Tumor Association referenced Pathieu's Instagram tribute to him alongside a photo of the couple shared on theirFacebookpage. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nicholas 'Nick' Adamski, beloved husband of ABC7 Chicago's Diane Pathieu," the group wrote. "A devoted firefighter, fierce advocate, and GBM warrior, Nick faced grade 4 glioblastoma with extraordinary courage, grace, and his signature PMA—Positive Mental Attitude. 💙 "Through every challenge, Nick never stopped smiling. He served others, inspired hope, and uplifted everyone around him," the ABTA added. "His legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew him—and in the countless lives he touched. "To Diane and all who loved him, the ABTA community stands with you in love and remembrance. As Nick would say: 'Peace and veggie grease,' " they said, echoing Pathieu's post. Read the original article onPeople

Spoiler alert! The following story contains minor details about the Season 3 premiere of "And Just Like That" (first episode now streaming on HBO Max; new episodes on Thursdays). NEW YORK — It's been 27 years since "Sex and the City" first strutted onto HBO, butCarrie Bradshawis still turning heads. Whether she's braving a snowstorm ina Moncler puffer gownor giving bridal chic witha taxidermied bird headpiece, the authorial fashionista has never shied away from an over-the-top gown or accessory. Her audacious style moments continue in Season 3 of sequel series "And Just Like That...," following Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and friends as they weather another Manhattan summer of romantic misadventures. On an afternoon stroll through Washington Square Park, Carrie's friend Seema (Sarita Choudhury), recounts how she nearly burned down her apartment while smoking in bed during a bad FaceTime date. The courtship horror story is amusing, yes, but it's impossible not to take your eyes off Carrie's humongous headwear in the scene: a floppy gingham hat designed by Maryam Keyhani. She pairs the colossal chapeau with a brown, pink and cream-colored dress from Ossie Clark, which she ties together with Dr. Scholl's white slides. After nearly three decades of working together, executive producer Michael Patrick King has learned never to question Parker's trend-setting choices. "I saw the hat and wanted it on my head," Parker says. "At this point, there's no pretend dilly-dallying around. We pretty much just put stuff on my head and photograph it, and hope that Michael Patrick is hospitable to the idea." The Ossie Clark dress reminded Parker of Neapolitan ice cream, which neatly combines chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors side by side. Without a headpiece, Parker adds, the scrumptious frock would feel "incomplete." Over the years, "once you've put a lot of hats on your head, you feel like it's missing its punctuation point," Parker says. "So there was that hat. It was going to be a lovely summer day, and it just felt like the period at the end of the sentence. I loved it and (King) agreed. I feel we've really worn him down. His eyes have adapted to large-scale things on heads now, so he's pretty generous about how often they can appear." The Maryam Keyhani design is frequently called a "cloud hat," although King jokingly refers to it as "the Hindenburg hot-air balloon." For him, it felt like a brazen fashion statement to help usher in the comedy's new season. "It's like, 'Hey, everybody, we're back! Here's a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. Why not?'" King says. "I've learned over the years that sometimes logic is not as good as a hat. It makes people say, 'I love it. I hate it. Oh, my God, what was she thinking?' "It'll be a meme," he continues. "It'll be a thing. People will wear it at Halloween. It's always fun, but with that (hat) particularly, I had to call up some of the writers and say, 'Get ready. Once it's on the head, it's not coming off.'" View this post on Instagram A post shared by SJP (@sarahjessicaparker) King teases more delectable style ahead in "And Just Like That..." Season 3, including a "stunning" vintage Vivienne Westwood piece that Carrie dons in the final two episodes. ("It is quite special," he says. "It's an event.") A midseason episode also begins with a montage of Carrie sporting roughly a dozen different heels as she sashays through her new Gramercy Park townhouse. Although her face and torso aren't visible for the minute-long sequence, Parker wore every unique outfit on display. "The shoe montage made everybody salivate," King says. "It's all her. Nobody else walks in Carrie's shoes – Sarah Jessica is a purist. There's not one part of Carrie Bradshaw that's ever been filmed by any other actor, especially not her feet. She was adamant she wanted to get in as many different shoes as possible." Meanwhile, Seema flaunts a braided white dress in the Season 3 premiere, as she accompanies her film-director paramour, Ravi (Armin Amiri), to a dusty shoot. Choudhury recalls how fastidiously the crew worked to ensure it never got dirty. "It looks like string or thin rope bound together," Choudhury says. "It's made in Colombia by many people. I wear it with Ravi when he's directing a scene and it's the dirtiest terrain. Everyone was super worried (about) this dress. It was my favorite because it's not a name brand, and yet there was more care and love for that dress than anything I've worn in the show." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Sarah Jessica Parker wanted that hat for 'And Just Like That' Season 3

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. With apologies to Prince, we're gonna party like it's 1984. A new"Karate Kid"movie is in theaters with Ralph Macchio, and the Miyagi-verse expands by bringing Jackie Chan into the fold with some serious martial-arts action and a nod to theold-school fight montage. (Kids, we used to have these all the time back in the day!) Speaking of throwbacks, the"Sex and the City"saga continues with a new season of "And Just Like That ..." And if you're already missing "The Last of Us," we feel you, fam, and are here to help. Oh, yeah, I mentioned a party: This week, Watch Party's celebrating its first birthday! I've had a blast bringing you great recommendations for the big and small screens, and there's lots more to come. Thank you to everyone who's subscribed and shown love the past year, and if you have a friend or loved one who's not on board yet, let them know the bandwagon's got plenty of room. Now on to the good stuff: While it may not be the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the "Star Wars" galaxy, the Miyagi-verse has interestingly become one of the most enduring pop-culture franchises thanks to the "Karate Kid" spinoff show "Cobra Kai." And for the first time in a while, martial arts drama and youngsters in gis are back in cinemas with "Karate Kid: Legends." Ben Wang is the new karate kid, a teen who moves from China to New York City, runs afoul of a bully and gets trained by sensei Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and kung fu shifu Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) for a big karate competition. "Legacy" can't quite figure out what kind of "Karate Kid" it wants to be but, man, Wang is a star. (Peep my★★½ review.) I sat down with Macchio and Wang at CinemaCon, the convention of movie theater owners, to chat about how"Legends" expands the Miyagi-verse(named for Mr. Miyagi, obviously), and how thelegacy of the original "Karate Kid"still fuels the franchise. Wang's new character is "dealing with an internal struggle a little bit different than what my struggle was back in the day, but at the end of it, you're rooting for people you care about," Macchio says. "That's the storytelling." Confession time: I'm not exactly the target audience for all things "Sex and the City." (My wife, though? TOTALLY into it.) I do enjoy some silliness, however, and that's apparently what Season 3 of the Max revival show"And Just Like That ..."has in spades, according to TV critic Kelly Lawler. In her★½ review, she writes that the series is "still as lightweight and shallow as a knockoff pair of Manolo Blahniks, unimaginative and dull, this year with a side of ATVs and 'Little House on the Prairie' jokes." (Hard to go wrong with ATVs, honestly.) My man Patrick Ryan got the scoop from Cynthia Nixon about guest star Rosie O'Donnell havinga cameo as a sex-starved nunand also got the lowdown on Carrie Bradshaw'svery chic "cloud hat"from Sarah Jessica Parker. So, how about that cliffhanger in the latest season finale of "The Last of Us"?! It's going to be hard to wait till the third season for that. In the meantime, we've got plenty of coverage of the recent closing chapter (streaming now on Max). Kelly recapswho survived and who died, plus she teamed with our colleague Brendan Morrow to look atwhere Season 3 could goif the show, like it has so far, sticks to its video-game roots. And if you've finished the season and are already missing all the nightmarish drama, we've gotfive more dystopian shows to watch. Always good to remind folks to watch "Andor" if they haven't had the pleasure. Tramell Tillman adores his "men of mystery," from Mr. Milchick on "Severance" to Captain Bledsoe in the new "Mission: Impossible" movie. (And he's got that important Tom Cruise seal of approval.) "Lilo & Stitch" is making all the money. But how does it stack up against the rest of theDisney live-action remakes? That new "Harry Potter" TV series has cast itsHarry, Hermione and Ron. Good luck, kiddos! The director of "Friendship" breaks down one of the dark comedy's signature scenes:a drug hallucination at a Subway. Taylor Kitsch will never have a better role than as teen fullback Riggins on "Friday Night Lights." His "Terminal List" prequel"Dark Wolf" does look pretty cool, though. Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me? Email [email protected] and follow me on the socials: I'm @briantruitt onBluesky,InstagramandThreads. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:What to watch: 'Karate Kid: Legacy,' 'And Just Like That ...'

Miley Cyrus/YouTube Miley Cyrus released her ninth studio album,Something Beautiful, on Friday, May 30 The album features collaborations with the likes of Brittany Howard and Naomi Campbell It will be paired with a visual film that premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6 Miley Cyrus' new album has arrived — and it isSomething Beautiful! On Friday, May 30, the 32-year-oldGrammywinner joined the New Music Friday lineup with her ninth studio album, which will be accompanied by a complete visual film that premieres on June 6 at theTribeca Film Festival. Cyrus producedSomething Beautifulalongside Shawn Everett. It features contributions from the likes ofBrittany Howard(on "Walk of Fame") andNaomi Campbell(on "Every Girl You've Ever Loved"). The singer's boyfriendMaxx Morandoalso worked on the project, which was described as "introspective, sonically adventurous and emotionally grounded" in a press release. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. Glen Luchford Cyrus took toInstagramto celebrate the album's imminent drop on the evening of Thursday, May 29, writing, "Celebrating the release ofSomething Beautifulthe perfect way." The pop star continued, "Tonight was heaven, surrounded by the ones I love, adorning our ears with beautiful things as we count down to the moment I get to fill yours with this album I adore. Love to everyone who showed their support along this journey. xM" To celebrate the big day, the"Flowers"hitmaker also offered another glimpse at the visual component of her album with the unveiling of amusic video for the song "Easy Lover." In it, Cyrus performs the track and delivers a choreographed routine while wearing a pair of vintage, fringed Mugler chaps that areolder than she is. She paired the turquoise chaps with a matching stoned bra. Both pieces are archival and date back to Thierry Mugler's spring 1992 ready to wear collection. The collection debuted in 1991, a year before Cyrus was born. The visual component of the album was directed by Directed by Cyrus, Brendan Walter, Jacob Bixenman and acclaimed filmmaker Panos Cosmatos. Miley Cyrus/YouTube While onJimmy Kimmel Livein May, Cyrus explained that the film "has no story" and is instead focused on the music. "The music is the story. Every song is storytelling," she said. "Even though this has become very kind of psychedelic and over the top [like] everything that I do, but at the end of it, really the heart of it is just the music. Really, the storytelling. So there was no need for characterization because I'm the character. And I never want to become something or someone that I'm not." Cyrus firstannounced her new albumin March and began teasing visuals with the release of hersong and music video for "End of the World"in April. Avisual for "More to Lose"followed in May. Something Beautifulfollows her last record, 2023'sEndless Summer Vacation. The project earned Cyrus six Grammy nominations at the 2024 ceremony. Shetook home two— Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance — for her chart-topping single "Flowers." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! During a May appearance on Apple Music 1'sThe Zane Lowe Show, the pop star explained how the wins were "healing" for her. "I think somewhere inside of me, I needed maybe to hold a trophy and just feel for a moment that I have something that I can hold in my hands that feels like a true achievement," she explained. According to Cyrus,Something Beautifulis "just the appetizer" for what is to follow — her "next album." She described it as being "extremely experimental," telling her fans to "have fun with that" during a listening party covered byBillboard. Fans in the United States and Canada will be able to catch theSomething Beautifulvisual film in theaters on June 12. Tickets are availablehere. Read the original article onPeople

Nearly a year before books aboutJoe Biden's cognitive decline made headlines, The Wall Street Journal was viciously attacked for its own bombshell reporting at a time when very few in the legacy media dared to broach the subject. In early June 2024, the Journalpublished a storytitled, "Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping," a months-long investigation by reporters Annie Linskey and Siobhan Hughes involving more than 45 sources who were either directly involved or briefed on meetings with Biden, who they said "appears slower now, someone who has both good moments and bad ones." The report, which dropped just weeks before Biden's disastrous debate performance, was swiftly met with disdain and indignation, not just by the Biden White House, but by itsallies in the mediaas well. Credibility Crisis: Media Embraced Biden White House 'Cheap Fakes' Narrative Leading Up To Ill-fated Debate Jake Tapper, the CNN anchor who co-authored "Original Sin," the new Biden bombshell book, framed his coverage of the Journal's report at the time on the White House's aggressive response to the "false claims" made by the paper and repeatedly told viewers the report was "mostly based on observations of Republicans." He had on top Biden surrogate Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., who defended the president and attempted to discredit the reporting as agenda-driven. It wasn't until after the debate (which Tapper notably co-moderated) that he invited the two Wall Street Journal reporters who authored the report to discuss it on his program. Read On The Fox News App Several CNN anchors stressed that the Journal's story heavily relied on Republican criticism of Biden and called out former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who gave the only on-the-record statement, for appearing to flip-flop on Biden's sharpness in previous comments, something that was later explained as a tactical PR move at the time for McCarthy to bolster cooperation with the Biden White House. Credibility Crisis: Press Dismissed Hur Report On Biden's Memory Issues Long Before Concerns Became Undeniable CNN's Boris Sanchez grilled Hughes over Democratic allegations that her story was "slanted," a question that would be unfathomable to a journalist covering Donald Trump. Oliver Darcy, CNN's then-media reporter, erupted at the Journal, insisting its reporting "suffers from glaring problems," lecturing the paper it "owes its readers —and the public— better." "It is difficult to imagine that the newspaper, or any outlet, would run a similar story declaring that Trump is 'slipping' behind the scenes based on the word of top Democratic figures — despite the fact that the Democratic leadership has demonstrated a much stronger relationship with the truth in recent years than their Republican counterparts,"Darcy wrote. "More broadly speaking, The Journal's piece pointed to a continued problem roiling the news media as it covers the 2024 election. Trump is permitted to fall asleep in court and make nonsensical public statements on a routine basis without any serious questions raised about his mental acuity," the ex-CNN pundit continued. "Meanwhile, Biden is judged on an entirely different standard." Credibility Crisis: White House Reporters Speak Out On Whether Biden's Mental Decline Was Deliberately Hidden MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarboroughdeclared the reporta "Trump hit piece on Biden" as his co-host spouse Mika Brzezinski ridiculed the Republican sourcing. "Why didn't they just ask Marjorie Taylor Greene to weigh in? And Lauren Boebert?" Brzezinski sarcastically asked. "Deadline: White House" host Nicolle Wallace knocked the "highly-criticized" report that "faced blowback" from Democrats and sounded the alarm on how local TV stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group were covering it, suggesting it was a "right-wing disinformation operation." Wallace's then-MSNBC colleague Joy Reid raised a similar panic about Sinclair's coverage of The Journal while swiping the paper's "dubious" and "highly problematic" report and suggesting it was "conservative propaganda." She argued that it's actuallyDonald Trump, not Biden, who should face scrutiny over mental acuity. CNN's Brian Stelter, then a Vanity Fair correspondent who appeared on Reid's program as a guest, told the MSNBC host that The Journal's report "had a lot of flaws" and appeared to agree with Reid's assertion that it's Trump who should be more scrutinized, knocking how the media "obsesses" over Biden's age. The New York Timeselevated the criticismof CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, who summarized The Journal's reporting as "old news." Liberal writer Brian Beutlercomplained on Xthe piece was an "egregious hit job." Shielding Biden: Journalists Shed Light On The Media's Cover-up Of A Weakened President Jennifer Rubin, at the time a prominent columnist for The Washington Post, slammed the "shoddy front-page Wall Street Journal article," saying it was "essentially the promotion of a right-wing meme." "The Journal's faceplant should lead to a much larger discussion:to what extent and in what way age matters to the performance of the chief executive. Frankly, it has nothing to do with the sort of factors Biden's critics obsess over (e.g., verbal slips, how fast he moves),"Rubin told readers. "Does he misspeak? Does he physically stumble? Focusing on such relatively superficial subjects has come to define political journalism." "A president's gait, verbal tics and minor recall errors have virtually nothing to do with the job of being president. The White House occupant is not a "Jeopardy!" contestant, a stand-up comic, a talk-show host or guest; the president is the head of the executive branch and commander in chief," she later wrote. Left-wing advocacy group Media Matters For America scoffed at the Wall Street Journal's "comically weak" report. "Republicans and their right-wing media propagandists have spent the last four years smearing President Joe Biden as mentally infirm. That argument keeps exploding in their faces when Biden appears before a national audience in debates and speeches, but the president's mental acuity is a frequent subject of media attention, and polls show voters are concerned about Biden's age," Media Matters wrote. "The Journal is perhaps the most credulous of the major newspapers when it comes to the GOP's campaign to convince the public that Biden's stammer and occasional verbal stumbles indicate he has dementia." The journalism non-profit Poynter Institute attempted to tackle the question of whether the Journal's report was "fair or foul." "Is it a fairly reported story on a pertinent topic? Or is it a pointed piece based pretty much on quotes and opinions from those who don't want to see Biden elected to a second term? I'd go with the latter — considering the money quote is from McCarthy, another key anecdote was reported by current Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, and other tales suggesting Biden's decline are flimsy, at best," Poynter Institute'sTom Jones ruled. Nyt, Msnbc, Pbs Journalists Pressed On How They Covered Biden's Age: We Probably Need To Do 'Soul-searching' Little did the media know that The Wall Street Journal only scratched the surface of Biden's cognitive decline, which was on full display at the presidential debate and led to his dramatic ousting from the 2024 race. The Journal stood by its report since it was published and its editor-in-chief Emma Tucker said she felt "very much" vindicated following the debate. "The reporters took a lot of grief for covering a story that needed to be covered and that no other main stream publishers were willing to touch. I am very proud of them," Tuckertold Semafor. Now Democrats and members of the media have been speaking more candidly about Biden since he left office. Some in the media are even singing the praises of the two Wall Street Journal reporters who were once the target of vitriol from their peers in the press. "I remember when people worked hard to try to discredit these excellent reporters' groundbreaking reporting on Biden's decline. And now everyone agrees they were right all along," CBS News reporter Jan Crawford wrote on X. "Kudos to [Annie Linskey] [Siobhane Hughes] and the @WSJ for never wavering." Crawford continued, "And shame on the @PulitzerPrizes for failing to properly honor the most courageous and deeply sourced original reporting of the past year (or years)." "I said it last year before the election, and I'll say it again, the journalism you did was vital, and the smear campaign by Democrats against you two is disgraceful," Tapper told The Journal reporters on his CNN program earlier this month. "You're heroic," Tapper told them. Fox News' Brian Flood and David Rutz contributed to this report. Original article source:Credibility Crisis: Wall Street Journal report on Biden 'slipping' was smeared by media

The Final Word At the National Spelling Bee Has Everyone Scratching Their Headsoriginally appeared onParade. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Well, probably not smarter the 5th graders who competed in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The weeklong event began with 243 eager underage spellers from all over the United States and its territories. By the end of the preliminary rounds, only nine spellers remained. Of them, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Plano, Tex. emerged victorious, earning a cash prize of $50,000. The final word the competition came down to? "Éclaircissement." Huh? Is that like an éclair pastry that got stuck in cement? According toMerriam-Webster, an éclaircissement is "a clearing up of something obscure." To use it in a sentence: "Learning the definition oféclaircissementwas an éclaircissement." This wasn't Zaki's first spelling rodeo. According toThe New York Times, he was actually last year's runner up, and came back this year ready to win it all. It wasn't a straight sail to victory, though. Zaki had the opportunity to wrap up the competition sooner, but jumped the gun misspelling the uncommon word "commelina" with a K. "I was stunned, but still cautiously optimistic," Zaki's coach, Scott Remer, said. When he was given a second shot at victory, Zaki didn't even flinch. As he finished spelling the winning word, he became audibly choked up. When they told him he was correct, he fell to the floor in triumph. The spelling bee's executive director, Corrie Loeffler, called it "about the most exciting ending I've ever seen." This year's bee was a particularly special one, asit marked the competition's 100th anniversary.11-year-old Frank Neuhauser won the first spelling bee in 1925 with the word "gladiolus." PerThe Los Angeles Times, he won a trip to the White House to meet then-President Calvin Coolidge, and $500—in gold! Not bad for 1925. "It was a lot easier back then," Neuhauser said at the 2008 bee. "There were only eight competitors instead of 288. I'd never make it now." The Final Word At the National Spelling Bee Has Everyone Scratching Their Headsfirst appeared on Parade on May 30, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.

LONDON (AP) — Actor and comedianRussell Brandpleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years. Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He said "not guilty" after each charge was read in Southwark Crown Court. His trial was scheduled for June 3, 2026 and is expected to last four to five weeks. Prosecutors said that the offenses took place between 1999 and 2005 — one in the English seaside town of Bournemouth and the other three in London. Brand didn't speak to reporters as he arrived at court wearing dark sunglasses, a suit jacket, a black collared shirt open below his chest and black jeans. In his right hand, he clutched a copy of the "The Valley of Vision," a collection of Puritan prayers. The "Get Him To The Greek" actor known for risqué stand-up routines, battles with drugs and alcohol, has dropped out of the mainstream media in recent years and built a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories, as well as discussing religion. On a five-minute prayer video he posted Monday on social media, Brand wrote: "Jesus, thank you for saving my life." When the charges were announced last month, he said that he welcomed the opportunity to prove his innocence. "I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord," he said in a social media video. "I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile. But what I never was was a rapist. I've never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes." Brand is accused of raping a woman at a hotel room in Bournemouth when she attended a 1999 Labour Party conference and met him at an event where he was performing. The woman alleged that Brand stripped while she was in the bathroom and when she returned to the room he pushed her on the bed, removed her underwear and raped her. A second woman said that Brand grabbed her forearm and attempted to drag her into a men's toilet at a television station in London in 2001. The third accuser was a television employee who met Brand at a birthday party in a bar in 2004, where he allegedly grabbed her breasts before pulling her into a toilet and forcing her to perform oral sex. The final accuser worked at a radio station and met Brand while he was working on a spin-off of the "Big Brother" reality television program between 2004 and 2005. She said Brand grabbed her by the face with both hands, pushed her against a wall and kissed her before groping her breasts and buttocks. The Associated Press doesn't name victims of alleged sexual violence, and British law protects their identity from the media for life.