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Express Tribune
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Love Island stars JaNa and Kenny split turns ugly amid racism accusations
Love Island USA star JaNa Craig has gone public with serious accusations against ex-boyfriend Kenny Rodriguez, and now her fellow castmates Liv and Leah Kateb are backing her up with even stronger claims. Craig confirmed their breakup on July 29 via Instagram, writing, 'None of the breakup theories match up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is.' She added that discovering the relationship was not genuine from the start had been 'truly devastating.' Rodriguez issued a more neutral response, stating the relationship 'was not something that could last long-term.' Minutes later, Craig called him a 'manipulative liar' and warned him not to 'piss [her] off.' Leah Kateb, JaNa's close friend from Season 6, reposted Craig's story and tagged Kenny, calling him 'racist, clout/money hungry, and a scammer since DAY 1!!!!' She urged him to 'tell the truth for once.' Fellow islander Liv Walker also showed support, calling Craig 'a good person' and telling Kenny, 'I hope this gives you the clout you always wanted, you f***ing loser.' Craig and Rodriguez were a fan-favorite couple during Love Island USA Season 6 and finished in third place. The couple appeared together in Love Island: Beyond the Villa, where cracks in their relationship had already begun to show, particularly around living arrangements. Most castmates, including Serena Page, Leah Kateb, and their partners, have now unfollowed Rodriguez. Peacock has not responded to the accusations. Episode 4 of Beyond the Villa, airing July 31, is expected to reflect the drama.
USA Today
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
JaNa Craig confirms Kenny Rodriguez breakup in scathing Instagram posts
JaNa Craig has confirmed her split from her "Love Island USA" boyfriend Kenny Rodriguez – indicating that the truth is more "disgusting" than any of the speculation that has flooded the internet. "Thank you for all your love & support. It means the world to me," she began her Instagram story on Tuesday, July 28. "As you know, Kenny and I are no longer together. Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is." "Discovering that someone you loved isn't who you thought they were and that the relationship you thought you were building hasn't been genuine since day one has been truly devastating," Craig added. "Thank you for respecting my privacy and please know as a child of God, I will always be okay." Less than an hour later, Rodriguez came out with his own white-text-on-black-background post. "The past few days have been incredibly difficult. I've been quietly sitting with a lot of emotions and doing my best to process everything privately," he wrote. "Breakups are never easy, especially in the public eye. Sometimes, despite how deeply you care for someone, you come to the hard truth that the relationship was not something that could last long-term." He concluded: "I'll always be grateful for the time we shared and the memories we created. I release this chapter with no ill will, only a hope that JaNa's path forward brings her nothing but happiness." What happened between JaNa and Kenny? Prior to his statement, Craig kept silent on social media as fans went on a desperate search for answers about one of their favorite "Love Island" couples. Speculation about a possible rift in the beloved Season 6 cast kicked off when Craig, 28, unfollowed Rodriguez, 25, and removed almost all of her content with him from her Instagram grid on July 27. Fan accounts and close watchers of reality TV-related drama saw this move and sounded the alarm about the possible uncoupling, prompting a close watch of other "Beyond the Villa" cast members' social media accounts. "Red alert ring the alarm," journalist Christina Cocca wrote alongside a post with screenshots of Craig's Instagram. Other fans dug up footage of the estranged couple at a birthday party the night before and scoured the clips for clues. 'They're very toxic': Why Kaylor Martin won't watch 'Beyond the Villa' Then Craig and Rodriguez's fellow islanders began taking sides. The Instagram accounts for her fellow PPG (the self-appointed "Power Puff Gang" or "Powerpuff Girls" trio) members, Leah Kateb and Serena Page, and their respective partners, Miguel Harichi and Kordell Beckham, all unfollowed Rodriguez. Most of the cast of their Peacock spinoff "Love Island: Beyond the Villa," currently in its first season, are also not following Rodriguez. Peacock did not respond to USA TODAY's request for comment. Finalists from "Love Island USA's" breakout season last year, Craig and Rodriguez have been in a relationship since they left the villa in July 2024. They confirmed their relationship status in the Season 6 reunion, which dropped the following month. On Peacock's "Love Island" spinoff, which was filmed in the spring, Rodriguez and Craig are navigating their relationship while living in close quarters for the first time in Los Angeles. Craid and Rodriguez said communication was their strength While speaking with USA TODAY in separate interviews on July 8, Rodriguez and Craig opened up about navigating a relationship that is also intertwined with their careers as influencers. "We're very communicative when it comes to those things: what we feel comfortable putting out there (and) what we don't. And I think that's just the sign of a healthy relationship," Rodriguez said. Craig, seated with Page on one side and Kateb on the other, admitted that it has worked best to keep some things for themselves when fans demand more couples' content. "I feel like your relationship is very private. You know, just you and your partner communicating 24/7," Craig said. "Whereas, publicly, it's like putting yourself out there, understanding what your viewers and your supporters want and navigating through that and whatever you're comfortable with."
Scotsman
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Scots showbiz couple and QFX star release 2Moreish music track Get Up Stand Up
Scots Showbiz Couple Craig and Debbz Stephens and QFX Star Kirk Turnbull release 2Moreish music track Get Up Stand Up Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The trio who are spending time together as friends decided upon the right time to release the new music which was co written between Kirk, Craig and Debbz and produced by hitmaker Kirk in the QFX studios where they also produced an extended mix A music video for the Get Up Stand Up track will be available in the coming days on the Official QFX YouTube page Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The trio have been hard at work in the studio working on a follow up release 2Moreish Craig and Debbz with Kirk in the QFX studios links to the track
Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Dentist's chilling iPhone reminder about lacing sick wife's medication with poison heard at murder trial
The Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife admitted in writing to filling her antibiotic capsules with cyanide and bringing a poison-filled syringe to her hospital room, his murder trial heard on Monday. Craig, now 47, made the sensational confessions in an iPhone note he wrote on his device in the hours after he was confronted by a longtime friend about a suspicious order of cyanide to his workplace - and in the hours after doctors told Craig his wife was essentially brain dead. Craig is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the March 2023 death of his wife, Angela, 43, the mother of his six children. Prosecutors argue the dentist poisoned her with cyanide, arsenic and tetrahydrozoline, a chemical found in eyedrops, amidst mounting financial troubles and extramarital affairs, particularly a budding romance with a Texas orthodontist. The defense contends Angela was suicidal and 'manipulative' - and jurors heard portions of Craig's iPhone note explanation read out in court Monday by Aurora Det. Bobbi Jo Olson, whose testimony was continuing from Friday. Police had cordoned off Craig's home and denied the dentist access by the time he typed the four-page 'timeline' into his iPhone in the early hours of March 16, 2023. The trial has heard from witnesses how, on March 15, Craig's longtime friend and business partner, Ryan Redfearn, told hospital staff Craig had ordered a 'personal package' of potassium cyanide to the dental practice. That set off a police investigation. Craig and his children stayed overnight with friends - and Craig apparently authored the note within the same timeframe. In it, he wrote that his wife, Angela, had become suicidal after he asked for a divorce, the court heard - and that he was helping her die by poisoning. Angela was taken off life support on March 18. Craig was arrested the following day. When first confronted about cyanide by his friend Dr Ryan Redfearn - who also alerted the hospital, ultimately prompting a police investigation - Craig insisted Angela had asked him to order poisons in a game of 'chicken.' There was no mention of any game of 'chicken' in the iPhone note, Olson testified on Monday. Craig did, however, continue insisting that Angela had wanted to take her own life - and that he'd helped her. 'She told me she intended to drink eyedrops again and then do the cyanide,' Craig wrote in the iPhone note. 'She asked me to put it in a capsule and then, as a backup plan, have a syringe with potassium cyanide dissolved in water.' He wrote: 'I got her Clyndamycin [an antibiotic she was taking for sinus trouble] prescription and filled two capsules with 300mg each of potassium cyanide ... she asked me to do something like a dozen capsules.' Angela's brother and sister-in-law, who'd driven from Utah to help with the couple's children as she grew sicker with mystery symptoms, last week that Craig repeatedly checked to make sure they'd given her Clyndamycin. Olson also read out a text from Craig to his wife saying that the hospital had 'said yeah' to the prescription - despite his iPhone note claiming she'd asked for the pills herself. According to Craig's timeline, he'd returned home from a dental conference in late February to ask for a divorce after meeting his new orthodontist paramour - but Angela refused and 'said she was just going to end her life.' That's when they both began researching poisons, he insisted - though no such searches were found on Angela's phone, Olson testified. Instead, trial testimony and exhibits have shown Angela made desperate searches for her symptoms while trying to figure out what was making her so sick. Her friends and family have also testified that she loved life, loved being a mother and was in no way suicidal. Craig also claimed in the note that, when briefly alone with Angela in her hospital room on March 15 - after nearly 10 days of her illness, during which she'd repeatedly complained to loved ones that she didn't know why doctors couldn't find a cause - 'she asked me to help her finish the job. 'I told her that I would not administer any of her poisons, but I could give her the syringe that she had asked me to prepare,' Olson read out in Craig's own words. 'I gave her the syringe and turned my back; the next thing I knew, she was saying that her arm hurt, and I turned around and saw the empty syringe' next to her IV port. Craig wrote that he put the syringe in his pocket and informed nurses. 'That must've done the trick, because I don't think she ever regained consciousness,' Craig wrote. Olson testified that, according to hospital surveillance footage, Craig was only in the room with Angela for 60 seconds during this alleged interaction. Against repeated defense objections, Deputy District Attorney Michael Mauro on Monday asked Olson to confirm that Craig's iPhone note contradicted other explanations he'd given about Angela's death. The dentist has alternately claimed that Angela was playing a game of 'chicken;' that she miscalculated her poison dosage; and that she'd been trying to frame him. None of these scenarios appeared in his iPhone note, Olson told the court. The trial also heard on Monday how the Clindamycin prescription bottle vanished from the house after Craig was allowed back in - before investigators could test its contents. Craig's defense team argues that Angela was suicidal and 'manipulative.' Defense attorney Lisa Fine Moses, during cross-examination of Olson, began by highlighting the publicity surrounding the case - implying inmates who testified against Craig had gleaned information from the news or internet. She also queried why police hadn't seized Angela's laptop, devices, medications and other items during their search of the Craig residence. Moses also pointed out that, while Craig was the beneficiary of life insurance policies totaling $4million in the event of Angela's death, she would have equally benefited if the dentist died. The defense lawyer - whose husband had also been representing Craig, before he was arrested for arson earlier this month and removed himself from the case - read out portions from Angela's journal from 2009 and 2018, when the mother of six discovered past affairs, expressing hopelessness and sadness. The trial has heard how Angela discovered another affair in the months before her murder - but believed her marriage was 'on the mend.' Moses also showed clips from home surveillance in which the couple appeared 'loving toward each other' - which Mauro pointed out on redirect were taken both before and after Craig claims he told Angela he wanted a divorce ... allegedly sparking her suicidality. Both prosecution and the defense rested following Olson's testimony. Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Fast Company
a day ago
- Politics
- Fast Company
Find peace in a time of chaos
A sense of unease has settled over the country—a shared anxiety fueled by headlines, social media, and persistent uncertainty about the future. From escalating conflicts in the Middle East to disturbing incidents of political violence here at home, Americans across the spectrum are grappling with instability and disruption. This isn't just partisan fatigue or angst—it's a broader disorientation about who we are as a nation and where we're headed. As an avid scuba diver, I (Craig) have learned that when seasickness strikes, the best remedy is to focus on the horizon. In times of uncertainty, we need that same kind of long-range perspective. America, while powerful, is relatively young. History is replete with examples of empires experiencing internal strife. Fareed Zakaria's Age of Revolutions documents this phenomenon with precision. While historical parallels don't alleviate our present anxieties, they can offer a broader context. One reason this moment feels so disorienting is that there's often a gap between expectations and reality. Many of us grew up with a hopeful, sometimes idealized narrative of American progress and unity. Today's polarized discourse, political violence, and institutional tensions can challenge that view. But rather than disengage, we need to adapt—and recommit. In moments of uncertainty, our instincts may be to fight, flee, or freeze. But when we try to do all three at once, we risk exhaustion and paralysis. Freezing—tuning out or giving up—feels safe, but it's unsustainable. Instead, we advocate for a balanced approach: fight and flight, both with intention. Fight: Civic engagement as a steadying force To fight is to stay constructively engaged. That means seeking out credible, fact-based news. It means voting and encouraging others to do the same. It means participating in civil dialogue and seeking to understand perspectives that differ from our own—empathy can bridge divides. Leaders in business, nonprofits, and communities all have a role to play. Upholding the rule of law, supporting fair elections, and defending the institutions that sustain our economy and civic life aren't political acts—they're commitments to stability and shared progress. At Leadership Now Project [DA1], we've mobilized business leaders from both parties to take action, supporting policies that protect democracy, engaging with policymakers, speaking out publicly, defending election officials, and recognizing courageous leadership. These efforts are grounded in principle, not partisanship, because a strong democracy is essential to a thriving economy. Flight: Protecting peace isn't escapism—it's strategic Flight doesn't mean tuning out—it means stepping back to preserve focus and clarity. In an era of constant information overload, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But we can't let the noise drown out the signal. This means prioritizing what truly matters: health, relationships, and purpose. It means limiting the distractions that drain us and being intentional about how we spend our energy. Whether through mindfulness, service, or simple moments of joy, finding inner stability helps us stay grounded. It's what allows us to show up consistently, over the long term. Holocaust survivor and psychologist Viktor Frankl once wrote that while we can't always control our circumstances, we can choose our response. That mindset—anchoring in purpose and positivity even amid chaos—can help us move forward with clarity and resolve. Find purpose In short: Even in uncertainty, we can find purpose. Even amid division, we can choose to build. The storm may not pass quickly, but we are far from powerless. When we anchor ourselves in values—curiosity, leadership, accountability—we become more resilient. And when we come together across differences, we remind ourselves that the story of this country has always been written by people who chose to engage, to hope, and to act. We are not alone. And the horizon is there to help us refocus.
