Comedy roasts are supposed to push boundaries, but Pete Davidson’s joke about Charlie Kirk’s assassination during Kevin Hart’s Netflix special on May 10 crossed a line for at least one person in the room—Blake Neff, a producer of“The Charlie Kirk Show”podcast.
Neff took to X to voice his displeasure with the bit, making it clear the audience wasn’t feeling it either. His response was measured, though—he acknowledged that worse jokes about Kirk have circulated online, and he didn’t call for cancellation or pile-on. It was the kind of“I didn’t like it, and I’m glad others didn’t either”reaction that’s becoming rarer in an age of performative outrage. The joke landed poorly with viewers, and sometimes that’s the best comeuppance comedy can get.
Meanwhile, the celebrity world spun on with its usual mix of milestones and announcements. Actress Hailee Steinfeld marked her first Mother’s Day on May 11 by sharing her first public glimpses of the baby girl she welcomed roughly a month earlier with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. The carousel post featured the infant’s hand wrapped around her finger—the kind of intimate, understated debut that’s become the gold standard for celebrity baby reveals. It’s a far cry from the over-the-top announcements of years past.
On the entertainment front, Bravo announced a new reality series with the working title Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives during its NBCU Upfront presentation, also on May 11. Set in Boerne in the Texas Hill Country, the show will follow a tight-knit circle of glamorous women juggling families, ranches, and social calendars. No cast members or release date have been revealed yet, but the setup signals another entry in the“housewives”universe—because apparently, there’s always room for one more circle of drama in a new zip code.
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