Christina Applegate, the 54-year-old Emmy-winning actress, posted an Instagram message on April 20–21 thanking fans and saying she is “getting stronger and better every day” amid widespread reports she was hospitalized in Los Angeles. TMZ reported mid-April that Applegate had been in hospital since late March; her representative declined to confirm whether she was hospitalized or provide details of any treatment. Applegate’s post featured a photo of a coffee mug atop her recently released memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, and said she is “taking a moment to focus on my health” and will speak more later. Applegate publicly disclosed a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021 and has been open about long-term complications — she and fellow MS patient Jamie-Lynn Sigler co-host the MeSsy podcast. Media accounts and unnamed friends have described periods of severe illness, and Applegate previously said she has been hospitalized dozens of times since her diagnosis and was treated for a kidney infection in 2025. Her team has emphasized a history of “complicated medical conditions” while asking for privacy as she focuses on recovery.

The long-awaited sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 held its star-studded world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on April 20, 2026, reuniting Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Cast members and high-profile guests — including Anna Wintour, Lady Gaga and designers — delivered a fashion-heavy red carpet ahead of the film’s May 1 release. Emily Blunt wore a Schiaparelli haute couture gown reported to involve thousands of hours of handwork and tens of thousands of silk-thread details; Streep appeared in Givenchy. Producers said many of the film’s wardrobe and accessories will be auctioned for the Committee to Protect Journalists. Behind-the-scenes highlights include Wintour visiting set and suggesting prop changes and the removal of a reported three‑minute cameo by Sydney Sweeney that filmmakers said didn’t fit the scene. The press tour has already taken the cast to multiple international markets as Disney positions the sequel as both a cultural event and global box-office release.

A confrontation between former world heavyweight David Haye and actor Adam Thomas has dominated coverage of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa after a Friday (April 17) episode showed Haye publicly criticising Thomas for opting out of a Bushtucker Trial because he was “not feeling well,” saying the actor was “dehydrated” and calling him “useless.” Adam, who has spoken publicly about living with psoriatic arthritis, later posted that Haye “broke” him during the pre-recorded series. Campmates and presenters reacted strongly: Ashley Roberts, Scarlett Moffatt and others said Haye went “too far,” while hosts Ant and Dec said his behaviour “crossed the line.” Over the weekend Adam urged kindness after receiving widespread support. On Monday’s (April 20) episode Haye became the second contestant eliminated in a twist in which Ashley Roberts and others chose who to save; Haye then picked Gemma Collins to leave with him. Haye has described his comments as banter and says he has apologised privately; the all‑star series — filmed in South Africa — concludes with a live final on April 24.

Emmy winner Julianna Margulies has been cast in a recurring role for season three of Hulu’s post‑apocalyptic drama Paradise, industry outlets reported on April 21. Production is underway on the third instalment of creator Dan Fogelman’s series, which Hulu renewed in March as part of a planned three‑season arc. Details about Margulies’s character are being kept under wraps. The show stars Sterling K. Brown and features Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Enuka Okuma and others; season two followed Brown’s character Xavier as he searched the outside world for his wife and the bunker community dealt with revealed secrets. Paradise is produced by 20th Television. The series has shown rising audience strength — the season two finale drew 4.3 million global views across Disney+ and Hulu in three days, a company figure that marked a season best — and Margulies’s casting was first reported by Deadline.

A Bloomberg report published April 20 says employees at Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network have raised formal complaints about workplace conduct, alleging that co-CEO Matt Kaplan frequently berates staff. Sources told Bloomberg that Kaplan, who oversees day-to-day operations, shouted at crew during production of the recent Unwell Winter Games in Park City, Utah, and allegedly threatened to blacklist workers, leaving at least one long‑experienced crew member in tears. The reporting says the network — launched by Cooper and Kaplan in 2023 as part of their Trending media company — has seen significant turnover: senior marketing and network executives have departed and LinkedIn data show nearly two dozen employees left between last year and now. Cooper, host of the flagship podcast Call Her Daddy (one of the world’s most-listened shows in 2025), has not publicly addressed the Bloomberg report. The coverage also follows a public social-media spat with former Unwell podcaster Alix Earle, whose Hot Mess podcast exited the network in February 2025 and who has recently posted critical content about Cooper. Kaplan is a film and TV producer known for projects including the To All the Boys franchise and XO, Kitty.