Jennifer Aniston reflected on the "vulnerable time" in her life after her infamous split from ex-husband Brad Pitt and the divorce coverage she took "personally.""The Morning Show" star recalled her first interview with Vanity Fair in 2005 and how "jarring" it was to speak about the end of her relationship."I havent looked at that article in forever," Aniston told the outlet for the September cover story. "I just remember the experience of doing it which was kind of jarring. It was also such a vulnerable time. But yeah, that was one for the memoirs."Aniston, now 56, revealed the advice she gave herself at the time: "Just pick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep on walking, girl."FRIENDS STAR JENNIFER ANISTON FACED SCRUTINY OVER BEING CHILDLESS AFTER BRAD PITT DIVORCE: BOOKPitt was first introduced to Aniston in 1994 by their managers. However, their friendship wouldn't turn romantic for a few years the two went on their first date in 1998.The couple announced their engagement while attending a Sting concert in November 1999. They later married in 2000 during a beachside ceremony in Malibu.In 2004, Aniston announced she was ready to expand her family with Pitt. "It's time. It's time. You know, I think you can work with a baby, I think you can work pregnant, I think you can do all of it. So, I'm just truly looking forward to slowing down," she told The Guardian.That same year, the two split and finalized their divorce in 2005.Pitt quickly moved on with his "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" co-star, Angelina Jolie.By 2006, Pitt had split from Aniston and welcomed his first child with Jolie.Aniston referred to this era of life as "the love triangle.""It was such juicy reading for people," Aniston told Vanity Fair. "If they didnt have their soap operas, they had their tabloids. Its a shame that it had to happen, but it happened. And boy did I take it personally."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSShe revealed she "didnt have a strong enough constitution to not get affected by" the attention and speculation that followed after she and Pitt split."Were human beings, even though some people dont want to believe we are," she explained. "They think, 'You signed up for it, so you take it.' But we really didnt sign up for that."Pitt and Jolie welcomed twins in 2008 and eventually got married at the urging of their children in 2014. Jolie filed for divorce in 2016.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERBefore his marriage to Aniston, Pitt experienced a whirlwind romance with Gwyneth Paltrow."Ironically, I went to her and Brads engagement party," Aniston told Vanity Fair. The two women are still friends to this day, and the "Friends" star revealed they definitely do talk about Pitt at times."Oh, of course," Aniston admitted. "How can we not? Were girls."But, she pointed out that they tend to focus on other topics of gossip. "Were always swapping advice What are you doing for this? What are you doing for that? Do you have a new doctor for that?"

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was slammed on social media Monday after she dismissed President Trumps efforts to combat crime in Washington, D.C. as "unhinged" with other top Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, receiving similar pushback."As you listen to an unhinged Trump try to justify deploying the National Guard in DC, here's reality," Clinton posted on X on Monday, along with a DOJ press release from early January of this year, in conjunction with Trumps press conference announcing the federalization of the nations capital to combat crime. "Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low."Clintons post immediately drew pushback from conservatives on social media, including from inside the White House, with many making the case that crime in Washington, D.C. has gotten out of control."On top of being a big-time loser, you're also a massive liar," White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jacksonposted on X along with an article headline about a D.C. police commander being suspended for allegedly altering crime data.PIRRO CALLS OUT DC LAWS LETTING 'YOUNG PUNKS' OFF THE HOOK FOR VIOLENT CRIMES"If Hillary Clinton thinks DC is safe, she should go move to Anacostia or Navy Yard," conservative communicator Steve Guestposted on X.Jeffries posted a similar reaction to Clinton on social media saying, "Violent crime in Washington, D.C. is at a thirty-year low. Donald Trump has no basis to take over the local police department. And zero credibility on the issue of law and order. Get lost."Conservatives on social media ripped Jeffries as well."A selection of headlines in our nations capital this month," NRCC deputy executive director Jack Pandolposted on X along with several news headlines of recent violent crime in DC."Why do Democrats always take up for thugs, violent criminals, and illegals over law abiding citizens?""Democrats are lining up to oppose crime being lower in DC," Outkick founder Clay Travisposted on X. "Its bonkers."TRUMP VOWS TO MAKE DC 'SAFER' AND 'BEAUTIFUL' AS CAPITAL BATTLES CRIME AND HOMELESSNESS"Democrats like Jeffries would rather preserve dangerous cities than admit their policies fail," GOP Congressman William Timmonsposted on X."IN FACT, murder is the most violent and accurately measured crime, and the D.C. murder rate in 2024 was 83% higher than in 2012," the social media account for the nonprofit research institute Just Factsposted on X."Jeffries stat is deceitful because it ignores the FBIs warning against "making any direct comparison" of its crime data over time given that "changes in police procedures, shifting attitudes toward crime and police, and other societal changes can affect the extent to which people report and law enforcement agencies record crime."Trump said in the Monday press conference that he isfederalizing the D.C. police department to curb spiraling violence."The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogota, Colombia, Mexico City, some of the places that you hear about as being the worst places on Earth, much higher," Trump said Monday. "This is much higher. The number of car thefts has doubled over the past five years, and the number of carjackings has more than tripled. Murders in 2023 reached the highest rate, probably ever. They say 25 years, but they don't know what that means because it just goes back 25 years can't be worse."Trump whipped out charts showing the media that the nation's capital allegedly suffers worse crime trends than other cities worldwide, calling on them to "take a look at numbers" as he rattled off the data's findings."Look at these. Baghdad is we doubled up on Baghdad. Panama City, Brasilia, San Jose, Costa Rica, Bogota, Colombia. Heavy drugs. Mexico City, I mentioned Lima, Peru, all double and triple what they are. So do you want to live in places like that? I don't think so. I don't think so. And I think the people in this room, if you wrote correctly, you'd see. Look at the kind of numbers we have. D.C. 41 per 100,000 (for homicides in 2023). No. 1 that we can find anywhere in the world. Other cities are pretty bad, but they're not as bad as that. That the way you want to live? The reporters of the world? Juvenile offenders and crimes against persons as they say, it's getting worse, not getting better. It's getting worse," he continued.The nation's capital in the following years has been rocked by shootings that have left innocent children shot and dead, a trend of juveniles committing carjackings that have turned deadly in some cases, shoplifting crimes and attacks on government employees, summer interns and others, including the fatal shooting of 21-year-old congressional intern, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, in June.Trump's opponents have cited crime statistics showing crime in Washington is on the decline. Violent crime is down 26% this year, in comparison to the same timeframe in 2024, according to Washingtons Metropolitan Police Department. Likewise, assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 20%, and homicides are down by 12%."This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we're going to take our capital back," he said. "We're taking it back under the authority vested in me as the president of the United States. I'm officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. You know what that is. And placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. In addition, I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order and public safety in Washington, DC. And they're going to be allowed to do their job properly."

Kristin Cavallari showed some skin while soaking up the last few days of summer.Cavallari, 38, appeared to be completely at ease as she slipped into a tiny two-piece bikini on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.The Uncommon James founder chatted with friends by the pool before paying homage to one of her classic lines from "Laguna Beach" on social media.KRISTIN CAVALLARI, KYLIE JENNER SPILL PLASTIC SURGERY SECRETS AS HOLLYWOOD'S BEAUTY MYTH CRUMBLES: EXPERTThe mother-of-three bared her abs while wearing a tiny leopard print triangle top with a pair of cheeky bottoms.KRISTIN CAVALLARI DISCOVERS RUPTURED BREAST IMPLANT DURING SURGERYShe shielded her eyes from the sun with a blue baseball cap on her head, and wore a pair of thick black sunglasses over her eyes.Cavallari traded her swimsuit for a summer dress as she sat poolside with a friend to recreate one of her iconic scenes from the MTV reality show that made her a household name."Like, but what happens in Cabo stays in Cabo," she lip-synced over her own quote from the infamous high school spring break trip.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTDuring a recent episode of her "Let's Be Honest" podcast, Cavallari opened up about her right breast implant not "laying properly," which prompted her to get a consultation to have her implants redone."Things happen so gradually. There wasn't a moment where I was like, My boobs look different, or, like, My boobs aren't laying right. I knew that my boobs were not laying how I wanted them to lay," she said, initially believing gravity was the reason she was unhappy with her breasts.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERAhead of a photoshoot for her Uncommon James brand, Cavallari decided to get her breasts redone. It wasn't until after her surgery that she learned of her ruptured implant.Cavallari joked that she could look through her camera roll on her iPhone to figure out when her breasts began to look "a little f------ cross-eyed."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSEven with the health scare, the reality television star isn't "ready" to remove her implants."I was not ready to take out my implants. I'm 38. I'm still young. I have a whole life to live, I'm single," Cavallari explained.Cavallari, who most recently split from NHL star Nate Thompson in March, went on to emphasize that she is currently not in a serious relationship."I'm single. If I were in a long-term relationship, maybe I would take out my implants. I don't know, but I'm single right now," she said. "Right now in my life is when I need the best boobs imaginable. And so, you know, I'm sure some people won't understand that and that's OK because it's not your body."Prior to her relationship with Thompson, Cavallari dated Mark Estes, a member of the Montana Boyz TikTok group, for seven months before calling it quits in September.She has three children with ex-husband Jay Cutler.Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this report.

Just a few years ago, travelers arriving by train in Washington, D.C., were met with a jarring juxtaposition: the Capitol building home to the nations most powerful lawmakers rising in the background and a homeless encampment outside Union Station in the foreground.While the city has removed many of the one-time sprawling encampments near its iconic landmarks and been forced to roll back several progressive policies in an effort to reduce crime, the Trump administration remains unsatisfied.Many Washingtonians still dodge mentally ill or drug-addicted individuals on their daily commutes. Last week, one of President Trumps Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers was assaulted a "last straw" that prompted Trump to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department.Trump vowed to evict the homeless population, saying the government "will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capitol." He said a process had begun over the weekend to remove homeless encampments in the district.TRUMP'S PLAN TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD IN DC SPARKS BACKLASH FROM RESIDENTSBUT SOME WELCOME ITA tour by Fox News Digital found that many former hotspots for the unhoused have been cleared,with only abandoned clothing and scattered food containers left behind as signs of recent life.In other parts of the city including the heart of downtown the unhoused population continued to stake out places to sleep and gather in parks or on busy street corners.At one park, about a dozen people were clustered together with their belongings and a few tents, seemingly unaware of the new crackdown. A dried red substance was splattered across the sidewalk outside their makeshift encampment.On another corner, a handful of individuals slept through the citys lunchtime rush, undisturbed by the surrounding noise.TRUMP IS THREATENING TO 'FEDERALIZE' DC WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE. HERE'S HOW THAT COULD PLAY OUTWhile most interactions with the homeless are mundane and nonviolent, a broader sense of unease has taken hold in the city driven by a series of high-profile, often random attacks. Some involve members of the unhoused population; others do not, but collectively theyve contributed to the perception that D.C. has become less safe.Among them: A minor opened fire on a group of other teens in Navy Yard over the weekend; a 21-year-old congressional intern was fatally shot outside a Metro station during his commute home last month; and two Israeli embassy staffers were gunned down outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in May.Even so, D.C. was far more dangerous in the past. The city hit a 30-year low for violent crime in 2024; down 35% from the previous year. And this year, its down 26% year to date from last year at this time. Homicides are down 12%, carjackings 37%, robbery 28% and 20% for assault with a dangerous weapon.Violent crime had reached a fever pitch in 2023 with 274 homicides. In 2024, there were 187.Trump called statistics showing a drop in crime "phony" and said his administration would "look into that.""It's becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," the president said. He added that the MPD and federal authorities would be supported by 800 D.C. National Guardsmen and potentially "much more."Groups dedicated to helping the homeless have spoken out against the administrations move."Anyone can be at risk of experiencing homelessness," the Georgetown Ministry Center a privately funded agency focused on homeless services said in a statement. "When our most vulnerable citizens are demonized and criminalized, we erode our shared humanity."The D.C. City Council called Trump's move a "manufactured intrusion on local authority.""Federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department is unwarranted because there is no Federal emergency. Further, the National Guard has no public safety training or knowledge of local laws. The Guards role does not include investigating or solving crimes in the District. Calling out the National Guard is an unnecessary deployment with no real mission," a statement read."Public safety is built on trust, consistent enforcement, and community-based strategies. We must ensure that in our pursuit of safety, we do not create an atmosphere of surveillance, intimidation or unequal treatment under the law."

Nostalgia seems to have been replaced by modernism at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants.That's according to vocal customers on social media many of whom say it's a change nobody wanted in the first place.But Cracker Barrel chief marketing officer Sarah Moore recently told Fox News Digital that the Tennessee-based restaurant chain's ongoing transformation incorporates not only customer feedback but also employee input.CRACKER BARREL CUSTOMERS 'HATE' RESTAURANT CHAIN'S NEW LOOK IN VIRAL SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS"This is also centered on making our stores easier to operate," Moore said in May. (See the video at the top of this article.)"We have 70,000 incredible team members," she said. "They're the ones [who] make the magic every single day and creating an experience that makes it easier for them to navigate, for them to clean both front of house and back of house, is also part of this physical store expansion."Aneight-second videoposted by @CoachDuggs earlier this month shows the interior of a remodeled Cracker Barrel.The caption reads, "At a remodeled Cracker Barrel. I hate it."Theviral videohas been viewed more than 6 million times since Aug. 2.SWEET DECEPTION? LOYAL CUSTOMERS ACCUSE ICONIC DESSERT CHAIN OF 'SHRINKFLATION'It led to afollow-up postdirected at Cracker Barrel."The people have spoken. Stop it," @CoachDuggs wrote.Duggs, a 37-year-old Florida resident who asked not to be identified by his real name, told Fox News Digital that he stumbled upon the remodeled Cracker Barrel during a trip to Tennessee."It didn't feel the same," he said.Commenters on the post seemed to agree."Seriously, this is awful," a user named J.D. Griffin wrote, adding that his family has been Cracker Barrel supporters his whole life."But I won't eat at this version. It looks awful," the person added. "Everything good we loved about Cracker Barrel is gone in this version."SCAM LEAVES RESTAURANT WAITRESS STUNNED AS DINERS LAUGH IN HER FACE: 'WHY IS THIS THE NORM?'He concluded with a plea to Cracker Barrel."STOP! Give us the real Cracker Barrel back!"Still, Moore told Fox News Digital that Cracker Barrel has been "listening to what the guests ask for and examples of what the guests asked for are things like spaces that feel brighter, that feel less cluttered, more booth seating, more seating options, so our guests are more comfortable while they're dining with us.""It really is about taking that feedback and testing into various levels of remodels that, again, represent exactly who we are but create a brighter, lighter, fresher experience," she said.Moore noted that fan favorites like the rocking chairs, peg games and antiquities on the wall aren't going away.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyleNeither are the retail stores."The things you love about us will stay," she said.But Rachel Love, a Tennessee resident and self-proclaimed Cracker Barrel fan, told Fox News Digital in May that there were no antiques on the wall of a restaurant that she visited in her home state."The only antiques they [had] were on the fireplace mantle," she said.Duggs shared a similar experience."I would not refer to them as antiques," he said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERRather, he thought what was on the walls "looks like something someone would have made if you had described the antique, but it wasn't actually the antique."Love also said the exterior of the restaurant looked different, with white walls and a giant mural on the side of the building.The startling makeover prompted her to post a TikTok video that she captioned, "When Cracker Barrel took away the last piece of nostalgia you had left."It led to thousands of comments from other Cracker Barrel lovers, who mostly voiced their preference for the original look."Everything we're doing is deeply rooted in who we are," Moore said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"It's just, how do we carry forward those things that have made us so beloved for the last 55 years? How do we set up for the next 55 years?"Fox News Digital reached out to Cracker Barrel for additional comment.

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to the sentencing of Rachel Morins killer on Monday.Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, is being sentenced to life without parole for murdering, kidnapping, and raping the 37-year-old Maryland mother in August 2023. He was found guilty of the charges in April. Specifically, he's facing two life sentences on top of an extra 40 years."Today, Rachel Morins killer was sentenced to life without parole for her brutal murder. This criminal illegal alien should have never been in our country in the first place. Rachel should still be here watching her 5 children grow up," Noem said in a statement first shared with Fox News Digital.RACHEL MORIN'S MOTHER EXPLAINS PAINSTAKING PROCESS OF WRITING STATEMENT TO READ AT KILLER'S SENTENCING"We hear far too much in the mainstream media about sob stories of gang members and criminal illegals and not enough about their victims. God bless Rachel and her family," she added.CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGEMartinez-Hernandez entered the United States in 2023 during the Biden-era border crisis. He was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 2024.Morin went missing on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, and her remains were found the next day in a nearby drain pipe, according to police at the time. He beat Morins head with rocks and then raped her corpse before trying to hide it in the pipe, according to DHS.DHS ARRESTS FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES, INCLUDING MURDER AND CHILD ABUSEHer family have been vocal advocates in the public sphere following her murder."Unfortunately, Rachels story is not an isolated tragedy. She is one of many victims across our state and country who suffered at the hands of individuals who should never have been here because of the failures of the Biden administration," Patty Morin, her mother, wrote in an opinon piece for Fox News on April 29.The sentencing comes as the Trump administration is pursuing mass deportations, with the agency highlighting arrests of illegal immigrants who have been charged or convicted of other crimes.DHS is also noting the reopening of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement office that was started during President Donald Trumps first term. The office provides a hotline and services to victims and their families."Rachel Morins presence was powerfully felt in the courtroom today as her children, siblings, and mother spoke from the heart," the Morin family's attorney, Randolph Rice, told Fox News Digital of the sentencing hearing on Monday. "They shared their deep love for her, the irreplaceable void her absence has left in their lives, and their unwavering commitment to honor her memory by seeking justice today and protecting others from suffering the same fate."

A reporter for the New York Times admitted on Friday that PresidentDonald Trump is "way more effective" in his second term in the White House.During a conversation on "Washington Week with the Atlantic," ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, MSNBCs Jonathan Lemire, and The New York Times White House correspondent Tyler Pager were discussing President Donald Trumps announcement that he andprivate donors would foot the bill for anew ballroom costing $200 million at the WhiteHouse."I mean, hes planning to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom," Karl said. "That house there, that White House, is 55,000 square feet. So, I mean, hes got big plans. And to me, it says something about the difference between the first presidency and the second Trump presidency."TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATES LATEST CHAPTER OF WINS AT 200-DAY MARKKarl said that Trumps first term "kind of came and went. It was rather ephemeral in its effects on the country despite what we all saw at the time."TheABC News chief added that in Trumpssecond term, "hes making more radical changes to the country and to the White House thatll live well beyond his presidency."The Times' Pager agreed, and admitted that Trump has a more loyal staff in his second administration as compared to his first."And I think part of it is because he now knows how government works," the reporter said. "I think one of the things that really is the key difference between the first term and the second term is that he had a whole host of characters in the government that were trying to stymie his efforts to radically change the country. Hes now surrounded by people that are fully supportive of his agenda and helping him do it."TRUMP HAS NOW BEEN IN OFFICE FOR SIX MONTHS, FOR THE SECOND TIME. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTSJeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, then asked Pager, who authored "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America" with Josh Dawsey and Isaac Arnsdorf, if it is "very effective" to be president for four years, and "then be off for four years and plan the next four years.""Yes, he is way more effective at accomplishing his agenda with having that time out of office because those a lot of his aides, Russ Vought, those sorts of officials, spent their time out of government planning for this term," Pager said. "And so what theyve done is an onslaught of executive orders in the first six months that accomplished a lot of their goals very quickly because he knew what they wanted to do."

Editors note: The following story contains graphic descriptions.Recently released police documents have shed new light on the final weeks of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptistes life, revealing disturbing allegations of escalating abuse and multiple attempts to flee her living situation.The 36-page report from the Navajo County Sheriffs Office outlines interviews with her father, Richard Baptiste, and his girlfriend, Anicia Woods, following the discovery of the unresponsive child on July 27.Rebekah was later pronounced dead three days later at Phoenix Childrens Hospital. Both adults are now facing charges of first-degree murder.Detectives say the family had been living off-grid in a rural campsite near Concho, Arizona, in a yurt without electricity or running water since relocating from Phoenix earlier in July. The family slept on thin mattresses on the yurt floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a Concho convenience store 15miles away.GEORGIA TEEN WHO RAISED 'AWARENESS' ABOUT MOTHER, STEPFATHER'S DEATHS ON TIKTOK NOW CHARGED WITH THEIR MURDERWoods initially claimed a neighbor found Rebekah unresponsive after she had run away. However, law enforcement noted this was not the first time the child had attempted to escape.Records indicate Rebekah had previously jumped out of a window in Phoenix and made several other escape attempts after the move to Concho, the final one occurring on the day she was taken to the hospital.Despite Rebekahs visible deterioration, including being too weak to drink from a straw, Woods, who claimed she had a background in nursing, told authorities she believed the child "would be fine" and chose not to seek immediate medical help.When questioned, both Woods and Baptiste initially denied knowledge of what caused the childs condition, suggesting she may have been injured in a fall.HIKER DISAPPEARS FROM EDGE OF THE WORLD CAMPGROUND ON TRIP WITH FATHERHowever, medical professionals found extensive signs of physical abuse, including a brain hemorrhage, burn marks, missing toenails and hair, and numerous cuts and bruises.When shown "horrendous photos" of his daughters injuries, Baptiste "lacked in expressing any emotion," one detective wrote in the probablecause affidavit."After seeing these photos, I knew there would be no way a father would not notice the extensive injuries on his daughter, it would be impossible in my mind, for a father not to see these huge marks and bruises on his child," the comment read.According to police, Baptiste later confessed to striking his daughter with a belt as punishment for running away, but denied causing the head injuries. Authorities also discovered bloody clothing in the tent the family shared, which had been changed before emergency services were contacted.Fox News Digital reviewed the three 911 calls made by Woods on July 27. In the calls, Woods referred to Rebekah as her daughter and claimed she was providing rescue breaths, though her tone lacked urgency.In one call, she told the dispatcher they were driving toward Holbrook, believing there was an EMS station there. The dispatcher instructed her to pull over, so medics could reach them.When asked if CPR was being administered, Woods said she was breathing into Rebekahs mouth but had not begun chest compressions. The dispatcher asked her to place the child on firm ground, but Woods hesitated, noting she was unsure about laying her on the rocks.Emergency crews arrived shortly afterward, but Rebekah did not survive her injuries.THIRD TEEN DEATH IN NATIONAL FOREST RAISES ALARM AS TWO HIGH SCHOOLERS FOUND SHOT DURING CAMPING TRIPBoth Woods and Baptiste are now facing murder and child abuse charges related not only to Rebekahs death, but also to the alleged mistreatment of her two younger siblings.During interviews with investigators, Woods stated that a possible punishment for her might be "some jail time," while Baptiste expressed remorse, saying he did not deserve to be a father.Prosecutors have alleged that Rebekah suffered ongoing physical and sexual abuse.Concerns about the familys wellbeing had been raised multiple times by staff at Empower College Prep, where the children were enrolled, 12News reported.School officials reportedly contacted Arizonas Department of Child Safety (DCS) 13 times over the past two years, including one report from a school resource officer who visited the familys home following Rebekahs unexplained absence.DCS has since launched a review into whether the agency failed to adequately protect the child."Anytime a child in our community is harmed, it deeply affects us all, especially when we know the family," a statement from DCS to Fox News Digital read. "Our dedicated staff work tirelessly to ensure the safety of all children, but tragically, those who intend to harm children can sometimes evade even the most robust systems designed to protect them."The department added that it will "continue to be transparent and release information related to this case" as well as their involvement with the family as they are legally permitted to do so.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPGov. Katie Hobbs has also acknowledged the growing public concern and pledged to fully investigate the case."First, let me say this is obviously a very tragic situation, and we are certainly looking into what happened," Hobbs previously told 12News. "The information we had at the agency prior to this case and what led up to her death, we're certainly going to be investigating, and if there was something that we did not do right, we will do everything we can to correct that. That is our job. It is our responsibility to ensure Arizonans are safe and we'll fix what went wrong. If that's the case."Fox News Digital reached out to Hobbs' office and Empower College Prep for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

Though it's been nearly 40 years since Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" hit theaters, the Oscar Award-winning director still recalls the extreme measures he considered taking in order to convince the studio to greenlight the 1976 film in its entirety.In a preview clip for Apple TV+'s documentary "Mr. Scorsese," the 82-year-old director, along with Steven Spielberg, recalled the studio's (Columbia Pictures) concern about the movie's bloody content."Marty was very upset," Spielberg, 78, said at the beginning of the clip. "I get a call at the office, and he said, Steve, Steve, this is Marty. Can you come over to the house?"JODIE FOSTER CLAIMS ROBERT DE NIRO WAS SCARED OF HER WHEN SHE WAS 12 IN 'TAXI DRIVER'"They wanted me to cut all the blood spurting," Scorsese reveals. "They wanted me to cut the guy who loses the hand...""You got a gun?" an interviewer asks him behind the scenes."I was going to get one," he admits."So you said you were going to get a gun?" the interviewer asks. "And you said you were going to do what with the gun?"WATCH: NEW EPISODES OF MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE SAINTS NOW STREAMING ON FOX NATION"I don't know. I was angry. I said I was going to threaten them... I'll maybe just shoot or something. I had no idea. I mean, I was just threatening. What I wanted to do, and not with a gun, I would go in, find out where the rough cut is, and break the windows and take it away. They were going to destroy the film anyway, you know. So let me destroy it. I'll destroy it. But before destroying it, I'm going to steal it.""Spielberg said, 'Marty, stop that. Marty you can't do that.' I said... The more they said no, the more I said I was going to do it," he continues.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERSpielberg said someone, possibly Scorsese, "mollified" the Motion Picture Association of America."What if we take that whole sequence and tone the color down and make it feel more like a tabloid," Scorsese said."He saved the movie because he didn't have to cut any of the violence, he just had to take the color red down to a kind of brown," Spielberg explained.A representative for Scorsese did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe film, which starred Jodie Foster and Robert De Niro, received four nominations at the 49th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Foster).In 2024, Foster who has been acting since she was 3 years old opened up about her experience filming the thriller."I first worked with Martin Scorsese when I was about 10 on Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore,'" she said in an interview with W magazine. "By the time I was 12, Id made a lot more films than De Niro or Scorsese.""They were definitely scared of me. What do we do with this 12-year-old? I was in my hot pants and corkies, or whatever those platform shoes were called."Foster played a child prostitute in the 1976 drama. De Niro was 31 during filming, and he'd been acting for around a decade. Scorsese had directed seven full-length films and a number of shorts at the time.Fox News Digital's Emily Trainham contributed to this report.

Actress Malin Ackerman said in an interview last week that her new Netflix show "The Hunter Wives" used first lady Melania Trump as a main reference point for her role where she plays a manipulative, affair-having politicians wife.During an interview with pop culture outlet Vulture, the actress claimed the creative team behind Netflixs pulpy show told her to think of Trump when playing Texas housewife, Margo, whose character is the wife of a rich wannabe politician and has a sordid past that includes murder, adultery and abortion."During filming, she says, the series creative team described Margo as a bit like Melania Trump, someone who came into a marriage to this rich man as one woman, then finds the expectations for her have shifted once he becomes politically ambitious," the outlet stated.TRUMP ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO ADDRESS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL CRIME IN WASHINGTON"That was the only reference, really," Ackerman added.Her character's background comes to light during the show and includes a poor upbringing, sex work, and a series of affairs."But once her husband, Jed (Dermot Mulroney), decides to run for governor on a pro-gun, anti-abortion, happy-marriage platform, Margo realizes the increased public scrutiny could threaten everything she has built for herself, exposing elements of her life Jeds voters wont like," Vulture stated.Among the things she's hiding are "the abortion she just had after her boyfriend, a high-school student, got her pregnant; the murder she committed to cover up that fling; and the affair shes currently having with new-to-town Sophie (Brittany Snow)."TRUMP VOWS TO MAKE DC 'SAFER' AND 'BEAUTIFUL' AS CAPITAL BATTLES CRIME AND HOMELESSNESSAckerman mentioned that in addition to Trump, she tried to emulate her impression of "high society" types in her portrayal, a set of people she doesnt see as too genuine."Other than that, its just high society. Ive mingled with aristocrats and high-society people and seen the games that go into it. For lack of a better word, I wouldnt say authenticity is how those people lead," she told Vulture.The actress noted Margos character is a "survivor" who acts out of necessity in everything she does to get ahead.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREMelania Trump has often been a target of the media since her husband first ran for president in 2016. However, she hasnt taken harsh media treatment lying down.The first ladys lawyer last week forced Democratic strategist James Carville and the crew of his "Politics War Room" podcast to remove comments from a recent episode that suggested that Trump met her billionaire real estate mogul husband through a modeling agency connected to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.At the outset of the episode, Carville said, "After the episode, we received a letter from Melania Trump's lawyer. He took issue with our title of one of those YouTube videos from that episode and a couple of comments I made about the first lady. We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode. I also take back these statements and apologize."The White House and Netflix did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.