Intense reactions were sparked by Meghan Markle’s pregnant dancing video.
Tom Hanks spoke out following his daughter’s heartfelt revelation as a toddler.
Rumors about Taylor Swift’s pregnancy were prompted by her quiet public appearance.
Online users recently shared a picture of Pax, the son of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, following his bike accident.
Princess Lilibet’s birthday photo included a detail that the public observed didn’t “look right.”
Greetings and welcome to your Friday news digest: Meghan Markle’s pregnancy dancing video ignites controversy. After his daughter’s revelation, Tom Hanks reacts. Taylor Swift feeds the speculations of a baby. Trends in Pax Jolie-Pitt’s crash photos. Fans notice a strange aspect of Princess Lilibet’s picture. Follow all the excitement!
Why Did People Find Meghan Markle’s Baby Bump Perplexing?
Meghan Markle posted a vintage video of herself dancing next to a hospital bed while she was very pregnant on Instagram, sparking a flurry of public discussion. The video was shared by the 43-year-old mother of two on June 4, 2025, in honor of her daughter Lilibet’s fourth birthday.
Prince Harry, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, is seen twerking with Meghan in the footage. The song “The Baby Momma Dance” by Starrkeisha is played as the two dance.
former “Suits” actor wrote, “Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work — there was only one thing left to do!”
On Instagram, where Meghan has more than three million followers, the image immediately garnered popularity. Even though the video’s comments were restricted, it nevertheless garnered thousands of likes and generated a lot of conversation on other social media sites.
Viewers have had conflicting reactions to the video. Meghan’s participation in the video caused a lot of people to express suspicion and shock. One user said, “That bump doesn’t look real.” Another asked, “Does she have a pillow under her dress?”
Some others doubted that her baby bump was real. A user wrote, “Looks like a pillow, don’t have anything against her but it really looks fake, I had children and you certainly can’t move like that giving birth [sic].”
The statement, “The stomach doesn’t just look right.. can someone please rectify if I am wrong [sic]?,” was repeated by another.
Here’s another comment: “I’m a midwife and bumps don’t move like that [sic]???” The protrusion was deemed unnatural by others, who commented, “The bump looks like she has clothes inside.”
Not all of the reactions were negative, despite the criticism. Some people liked the clip, saying it was enjoyable and cheerful. “This is fantastic.” “Nothing cringey here. Cute [sic],” said another fan.
The post has generated a great deal of public attention and conjecture, despite its intended celebration of a private and happy occasion. Harry and Meghan have not responded to the video with any additional remarks or explanations.
In what way did Tom Hanks react to his daughter’s confession from childhood?
When a reporter approached Tom Hanks about his daughter E.A.’s very personal book, “The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road,” on the red carpet for the May 29, 2025, premiere of “The Phoenician Scheme,” Hanks, released April 8. The story, which sparked public debate and media attention, delves into her unusual upbringing with her late mother, Susan Dillingham, following her parents’ 1985 divorce.
Tom seemed pleasantly surprised when Access Hollywood asked him about the novel, but he quickly praised his daughter, describing her as “a knockout, always has been.”
He highlighted his admiration for her readiness to face the past so candidly and characterized her journey as intellectually and emotionally daring.
As a parent and fellow artist, he shared his wisdom when he remarked, “I’m not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal, as well as the curiosity, as well as, I’m going to say, perhaps the shoot herself in the foot wherewithal, in order to examine this thing that she was incredibly honest about.”
People frequently lead “checkered, cracked lives” even though they seem to come from affluent homes, he continued.
He added that his daughter accepts this fact and welcomes it in all its facets. “Anyone who can do that needs to have a bold journalistic literary mind,” he said, and he was thrilled to find that element in E.A.
At Sacramento State University, Tom and Susan met while they were theater students in the middle of the 1970s. They were married and had two kids, E.A. and Colin Hanks. – and got divorced after five years.
Since Susan, whose stage name was Samantha Lewes, was given primary custody, the children spend the majority of the year with their mother and have scheduled visits with their father.
E.A. claims that this arrangement became precarious when her mother abruptly relocated them from Los Angeles to Sacramento. In her memoir, she describes how her father had to find them after he went to pick them up from school and found they had been absent for two weeks.
Despite the fact that her mother was never officially diagnosed, E.A. feels she had severe delusions and paranoia, which are symptoms of bipolar disorder.
According to the 43-year-old, her early years in Sacramento were a mix of love, violence, and instability.
“Eventually a divorce agreement was settled, and I would visit my dad and stepmother (and soon enough my younger half brothers) on the weekends and during summers, but from 5 to 14, years filled with confusion, violence, deprivation, and love, I was a Sacramento girl,” she stated.
In addition, she recalls a white mansion with columns, a rear pool, and walls covered in posters of horses. “The backyard became so full of dog [expletive] that you couldn’t walk around it, the house stank of smoke,” she says, describing the decline in the condition of the house.
Her mom also spent a lot of time in bed reading the Bible, and their refrigerator was frequently empty or stocked with food that had gone bad.
In the midst of seventh grade, E.A. moved to Los Angeles as a result of mental abuse that escalated into physical abuse. Her custody arrangement changed, and she now resided with her father and made infrequent trips to Sacramento.
At 14, though, she and her mother drove a sluggish Winnebago along Interstate 10 for a cross-country road trip. Her memoir focuses on following that same path twenty years after her mother passed away in 2002 in an attempt to learn the truth about her mother’s history and, consequently, about herself.
Speaking to Access Hollywood in April 2025, E.A. outlined her initial plan to publish a magazine article about the Deep South and Southwest’s political geography.
But as she was getting ready for that endeavor, she started reading through her mother’s notebooks, which contained evocative poetry and a terrifying story about seeing what she believed to be a crime his own father had done.
In addition to being a reporter, E.A. became aware that she had discovered the narrative and emotional fuel for a longer tale. She talked to her brother and father before the road journey began.
She didn’t ask their permission, but she wanted to be open about how her research could affect their life. As her first readers, both men attested to the veracity of her descriptions.
She acknowledged in the interview that she experienced extremes in her early life. Meals at her mom’s house varied from fine dining to “a dusty can of pâté” or fast food many times a week. On the other hand, her life in Los Angeles was stable, filled with family dinners and even outings to the Oscars with her father.
Her lack of cleanliness and hygiene was noted in reports from teachers at school. She added that her father knew exactly what was going on in her mother’s home, but at first he was unable to alter custody because of the family laws in California at the time, which demanded concrete evidence of physical abuse.
One violent incident eventually made it clear that E.A. needed to live primarily with her father. In retrospect, she acknowledges the protective role her elder brother Colin played, stating that without his help, she could not have completed the book.
She also discusses in her memoir how children from abusive or unstable homes tend to hide their situation out of embarrassment. Her attitude and subsequent media career were influenced by her duty as her mother’s protector.
She claims that her mother was her first beat, and she learned how to defuse tension by observing her emotions and assessing the atmosphere in the home.
Especially on the internet, opinions on the memoir and Tom’s response to it have been mixed. As one Facebook user put it: “Very disappointed in Hanks… not for this reason, but now, also for this reason.” Another person commented: “It’s scary on [sic] what goes on behind closed doors.” A third person said: “Very sad for her and her brother.”
Some were harsher in their criticism. A user noted, “The most dangerous happenings are behind closed doors.” Another user added, “Daughter like father bold and literary and out spoken. Hank seems embarrassed and defensive but his daughters comments. [sic]”
Others expressed their support for E.A. and censure of the “Forrest Gump” star. “This guy has always given me fake nice vibes! Just a gut feeling,” one Facebook poster asserted. “I absolutely believe her!”
On Instagram, responses varied from skepticism to support. The comments included, “Absolutely….👏,” “They’re very alike, aren’t they? Hanks is clearly not the only writer in the family,” and “Keep it to yourself 😮.”
The memoir has gotten positive reviews from critics and is already a national bestseller in spite of the conflicting responses.
What Modifications Did Fans See in Taylor Swift?
On Sunday night, June 1, the singer of “Wildest Dreams” went out with Selena Gomez, a friend and fellow performer. Both were dressed to the nines for a girls’ night out at Midtown Manhattan’s The Monkey Bar.
Swift was wearing a two-piece black outfit with silver trim that shimmered at the top’s neckline and the skirt’s hem. She accessorized it with her usual red lip, delicate waves in her hair, and metallic platform heels.
Alongside her, Gomez wore a stylish, camel-toned, monochrome ensemble consisting of high-waisted pants and a fitted halter top. She accessorized it with pointed gold heels and a similar blazer that she wore over her shoulders.
The two were seen smiling and in a pleasant mood in pictures and videos as they made their way to their separate automobiles. Fans started calling attention to a lump beneath Swift’s top as the pictures went viral online.
One fan questioned, “Is Taylor expecting?” “Are you pregnant🙌 [sic]?” someone else inquired.
The conversation spread to Facebook, according to one commenter. “Taylor looks pregnant.” Another person said, “Are we POSITIVE Taylor isn’t pregnant? Her face recently looks much more full than it ever has.”
Someone commented, “Lowkey pregnant? That little baby bump says it all 😂😂😍.” Others were certain that the singer is indeed expecting, as one person stated, “Taylor’s definitely pregnant.”
Swift highlighted a major professional milestone on her website in a personal message, which before her appearance in Manhattan.
“I’m trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is just a slide show,” she started. “A flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and pined away for a chance to get to tell you this news.”
The pop artist talked about all the occasions when she was on the verge of achieving her ultimate objective only to have it fail. “I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away,” she thought.
But now she’s over all of that. “I really get to say these words: All of the music that I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me,” Swift tweeted. This covers all of her photos and album art, concert videos, music videos, and unreleased songs.
Declaring this accomplishment to be her “greatest dream come true” would be an understatement, Swift continued. “To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much so that I’ve re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor’s Version,” she stated.
In order to repurchase her music rights, the industry heavyweight attributed the success of her Eras Tour to her fans. “I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now,” she added.
After being the first to give her music rights, Swift continued by thanking Shamrock Capital, describing their handling of the situation as “honest, fair, and respectful.”
She also discussed a Taylor’s version of her 2017 album “Reputation.” “To be completely honest, I haven’t even re-recorded a quarter of it,” she admitted, adding that the project was closely related to that particular period of her life and that she kept running into roadblocks when trying to recreate it.
If fans are interested, she said, the unreleased vault tracks from “Reputation” will eventually be released. She acknowledged that it’s the only album of the six she first released that she felt “couldn’t be improved upon by redoing it.”
Swift also declared that she is happy with the way her debut album sounds after rerecording it. “Those two albums can still have their moments to re-emerge, when the time is right,” she continued.
What transpired with Pax Jolie-Pitt following his near-fatal collision?
Pax Jolie-Pitt, who is 21 years old, seemed nothing different from the previous year. He was still slender, dressed casually, and frequently seen keeping to himself in public. However, beneath the subdued facade, his year was anything but.
Another e-bike incident involving him occurred in January 2025. He struck a white hatchback automobile in Hollywood while riding a purple-and-black e-bike hands-free. Despite not being physically hurt, Pax’s bike was damaged in the collision, which attracted attention.
He carefully examined the twisted front wheel before exchanging contact details with the other driver, according to witnesses. Online, the response was frank and quick. A single individual wrote, “Spoiled, Rich Kid. Who knows his mother will buy him another one without any questions.”
#AngelinaJolie and #BradPitt's son, #PaxJolie-Pitt, keeps playing with fire … because he crashed his e-bike again … smashing into a car and causing major damage.
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 24, 2025
All we know about what happened 👉 https://t.co/YrQtGuRb3w
🎥: Backgrid pic.twitter.com/BnO8EQB0qp
Netizens also raised safety concerns, with one commenting, “How are kids allowed to ride these on the street. I’ve seen so many ‘almost accidents.'” Another added, “He’d probably learn his lesson quicker if mama wasn’t paying for his new fancy [e-bikes and] hospital bills.”
Some remarks were personal, such as “That boy needs a father. Angelina cut Brad out of their [kids’] lives like a cancer.”
Angelina Jolie's son Pax, 21, sports nasty scar after brutal e-bike accidenthttps://t.co/XpMskisYgO pic.twitter.com/bEEgG9f5ID
— Mirror Celeb (@MirrorCeleb) January 30, 2025
The headlines only got worse later in the year when Pax was spotted out having a good time with friends, which turned into yet another unsettling public incident. During his exit from the venue, he reportedly needed physical assistance from others, which fueled rumors that he might be having difficulties due to the recent events.
Concern has only grown as a result of his parents’ well-publicized divorce, his distance from Brad, and consecutive e-bike accidents.
Numerous others questioned Pax’s behavior, upbringing, and remoteness from his father online; some even denied that the actor was his father at all. For Pax Jolie-Pitt, 2025 has been yet another trying year on the physical and mental front as he continues to negotiate early adulthood in the harsh limelight.
Why Did Fans Get Alarmed Upon Viewing Princess Lilibet’s Birthday Picture?
Two black-and-white pictures of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter, Princess Lilibet, were posted on June 4, 2025. The pictures are part of a birthday post that the devoted mother created. Online viewers have responded differently to Meghan’s photos, with some praising them and others pointing out that something is off.
Intimate pictures of Meghan holding a newborn Lilibet against her bosom are shown in one of the birthday tribute’s images; there is a silent silence between them. The Duchess seems calm in the early days of motherhood, her freckles shining as she gazes down affectionately at her infant.
Moving forward in time, the cover image shows a windswept Meghan sitting outside with an elderly Lilibet, whom she holds tightly. Meghan covers Lilibet from view, and she turns her face inward.
Meghan’s remark, which says, “Happy birthday to our beautiful girl! Four years ago today she [sic] came into our lives — and each day is brighter and better because of it. Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day!” echoes the kindness in both pictures.
The birthday tweet went viral on social media, eliciting a flurry of responses ranging from bitterly negative to endearing. Supporters praised the heartfelt remembrance and the unique glimpse into Meghan and Lilibet’s relationship right away.
Numerous people, including our AmoMama readers, sent birthday greetings and heartfelt comments, calling the pictures “so beautiful” and “very pretty.” Other positive messages, like as “Happy birthday” and “Happy Birthday Beautiful Lili,” highlighted the love that fans still have the Sussex kids.
But not every comment was favorable. Lilibet’s appearance caught the attention of several observers, indicating that something was wrong.
“That baby’s hand doesn’t look right [sic],” one AmoMama reader said plainly, while another noted, “Left picture, much older child than four, right side a lifelike doll. Look at the hand. Delusional.”
However, others tried to shift the topic in a more positive direction by offering more thoughtful comments. One person wrote, “Both babies are like daddy. Beautiful pics,” while another called for civility, saying, “Wow to those who are being so vicious, if you don’t like her then just scroll not [sic] troll.”
Despite the conflicting reactions to Lilibet’s birthday post, Meghan has remained resolute in her celebration of life milestones.
A few weeks prior, in early May, she commemorated Prince Archie’s sixth birthday, which was another noteworthy event. A beautiful image of Archie in striped pajamas on a sunny terrace was used by the Duchess of Sussex to commemorate the occasion. The sunset was a fiery orange as he looked out.
“Our son. Our sun. Happy 6th birthday to Archie! Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?” Meghan wrote in the message.
She went on: “(And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special ❤️).”
Not just birthdays were the starting point for Meghan’s latest spate of private posts. The Duchess highlighted her love for her children with a heartfelt Mother’s Day tribute earlier in May, following Archie’s birthday.
The picture she shared showed Meghan standing outside with Archie and Lilibet (one on each hip, their arms firmly looped around her shoulders) in a gentle hug.
A gorgeous vista of palm trees and blue skies awaited the trio as they stood on a terrace surrounded by green vines and old stone columns.
“Happy Mother’s Day! Cheers to juggling it all with joy!” she wrote in the caption, before sweetly adding, “And to these two gems — who still attempt to climb ‘mama mountain,’ smother me with kisses, and make every day the most memorable adventure… being your mom is the greatest privilege of my life ❤️.”
The note concluded that “I, too, ‘love you more than all the stars in all the sky, all the raindrops, and all the salt on all the french [sic] fries in all the world.'”
Everyday parenthood was depicted in the piece as hectic, delicate, and completely cherished. Meghan added another insight into her life as a hands-on mother to her recent series of family-focused posts, this time with a cute video of her and Lilibet gathering honey.
Wearing white beekeeping outfits, the two stroll hand in hand toward a tiny beehive in the middle of a tree grove in the opening scene.
Nearly drowning in her equipment, Lilibet strolls alongside her mother, her rainbow boots showing through the suit and her tiny beekeeper’s hat a little off-kilter.
As Meghan meticulously handles the frame, the camera moves to a close-up of the bee-filled honeycomb of the hive. Lilibet watches from a safe distance as her mother removes a shimmering block of honeycomb and works softly over the waxy surface.
In the closing scenes, Meghan is shown indoors, moving the deep amber-hued honey into a jar while her face lights up with silent contentment.
“Look at all of that fresh honeycomb! Harvesting honey with my little honey. (Like mother, like daughter; she’s even wearing my gloves) 🐝 🍯,” she said in the description of the image.
A portrayal of motherhood rooted not in formality but in wonder, care, and the sweet, sticky joys of daily living, the film is a perfect complement to a sequence of intensely intimate moments Meghan has shared with the public.
The entertainment digest for today is now complete! Stories like Pax’s recuperation, Lilibet’s odd birthday shot, Tom’s sincere response, and Meghan’s baby bulge rumor and Swift’s small alteration generated a lot of conversation. Keep an eye out for more upcoming celebrity encounters!
