Hoda Kotb opened up about her surprising decision to quit the Today show.

On Monday, October 7, the renowned host revealed that on her 60th birthday, she felt it was time to make major changes in life during an interesting conversation with Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show.

As reported by People magazine, Hoda said, “When I turned 60, something weird happened, man.”

The American journalist added that on her birthday she had a “beautiful party” at the Today show.

She continued, “I looked out at the sea of all the people who came and beautiful signs and so many well wishes and I knew in my heart like, this is it, man. This is what the mountaintop must feel like. Like I’d never had that feeling before.”

The journalist further explained her tough routine and how she used to wake up at 3:15 am for show recording.

“Your life is going to completely change—this is fantastic!” Fallon said.

He jokingly added, “You’re gonna go to concerts! You’re gonna go out on dates, you’re gonna go to restaurants! You’re gonna watch bad TV. You’re gonna do whatever the heck you want because you don’t have to wake up at three in the morning.”

Moreover, Jimmy asked Hoda about her daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5 reaction when she dropped the news on them.

She said, “I was telling them, ‘Mommy is going to be able to take you to school,’ and they go, ‘[Gasp] Wednesday?’ ‘No honey, not Wednesday.’ ‘Next week?’ I go, ‘No honey, not next week. Probably somewhere January, February.'”

“They said, ‘January, February?’ I might as well continue working forever. For them, it’s like till the end.”

Morever, Hoda beleives it’s time to focus on her children. She said, “…They need a little more of me and I need more of them, so I think it’s all gonna work out beautifully.”

It is important to note that Hoda left the NBC morning show on September 26, 2024. 

Joker: Folie à Deux, that turned to be a disaster among its fans and critics, seems to have taken advantage of the ace director Christopher Nolan’s withdrawal from Warner Bros.

Todd Phillips’ Joker 2 ending has something which could never have happened if Nolan’s was the director of the film.

The movie has a mix of a lot of courtroom drama, musical, and fantasy. Out of all these qualities, nothing interlocks well with each other and at last, the ending makes it even worse.

Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, meets a tragic end when he is killed by one of his asylum inmates. After killing the Joker, the inmate than carves a smile onto his own face pitching the idea that a new joker might arise or possibly the original joker is here now.

Now that Nolan’s is no longer part of the franchise, the makers of Joker: Folie à Deux freely did whatever they wanted to do with the original concept of the character. 

In the 2019 Joker, the makers showed Fleck carving the joker smile on his face which somehow faded the impact of Heath Ledger’s legacy.

Meanwhile, the Batman Begins director, who coined the iconic character of Joker with Heath Ledger, believed that Ledger’s version should be the only one that should abide.

According to him, Phoenix’s Joker would kill the uniqueness of the Ledger’s Joker, reported Collider.

It turns out, Nolan was not wrong completely. Even the viewers believed that the film defied the legacy of the character of Joker.

Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux expected to make good money just like its forerunner, but it turned out to be a nightmare in cinemas. 

Sabrina Carpenter dropped unseen pictures from her ongoing concert Short n’ Sweet on social media, which set the internet into a frenzy.

The 25-year-old singer shared several slides of images on Instagram from her recent successful shows in the United States of America.

In the first picture, the Please Please Please hitmaker was seen flaunting her stunning silver short dress.

In another iconic image, one of her fans was seen raising the placard which reads, “Short n’ Sweet’ PLATINUM PRINCESS!!”

Moreover, the critically acclaimed artist captioned her post, “Hartford, Boston, Baltimore aka the loudest crowds I’ve ever heard maybe see you tomorrow, Philly!” 

Following the Espresso singer’s post, her fans took to her comments section and began showering praises on her.

One fan commented, “Omg 10 seconds ago is crazyyyy.”

“First new artist I’ve seen in years that actually has us “elder” millennials excited Every song is,” another fan chimed in.

Sabrina is currently touring different regions of America for her Short n’ Sweet concert, which kicked off on September 24 this year and will wrap up on March 26 next year.

It is worth mentioning that the songstress will next ignite the stage with her spectacular performance in Philadelphia on October 8.  

Jennifer Garner and John Miller appeared in good spirits as they took a romantic stroll round the Brentwood Park neighbourhood, in Los Angeles, on Friday, October 5th.

Amid the swirling rumours of friction between the couple over Garner’s friendship with ex-husband Ben Affleck, the two lovebirds appeared happy as they walked hand-in-hand, in fan-posted pictures on social media.

The Alias actress, 52, and the businessman, 46, wore coordinating outfits for the outing. 

Garner donned a pink crewneck sweater, just a shade lighter than her beau’s hoodie. She paired a printed flowy skirt with her sweater, and put her hair up in a bun, while Miller wore jeans with his hoodie.

The recent sighting comes after a report claimed that Ben Affleck’s divorce with Jennifer Lopez has been “tough” on Miller due to the Elektra actress’ friendship with ex-husband.

“John doesn’t like sharing Jen, and there is a divide when it comes to her and Ben,” a source told Daily Mail in the report.

They added that Miller seemingly “understands” that Garner and Affleck, who share three children, are “a family,” but their close relationship “gets to him like it would anyone.”

The former couple finalised their divorce in 2018 but continue being on good terms as they co-parent their three children, Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, together.

Garner remained especially supportive of the Good Will Hunting actor as he dealt with his recent split with J.Lo.