After years of delays, rewrites, and uncertainty surrounding Marvel Studios’ long troubled Blade reboot, Mahershala Ali has finally addressed the project’s cancellation in his most candid comments yet.
Speaking with GQ while promoting his new film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Ali made it clear that he’s no longer dwelling on the failed Marvel project and has found peace with how everything unfolded.
“If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it,” Ali told GQ. “So I have to move on, and I have moved on.”
The Oscar winner was first announced as Marvel’s new Blade during San Diego Comic Con in 2019, a reveal that instantly became one of the MCU’s biggest casting announcements. However, after multiple directors departed, several writers took over the screenplay, and the film was repeatedly delayed, Marvel ultimately shelved the project. Earlier this month, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige admitted he felt “like a gigantic loser and a failure” that the film never came together.
Despite the disappointment, Ali says the experience wasn’t a complete loss.
“The best way I can answer this question is, when I look at what is for me, is it was either this or that and I’ll take this. No offense to them,” Ali explained. “I’ve been doing this professionally for pushing 30 years now, and one thing I’ve learned is that what is for you is for you and what is not is not.”
Mahershala Ali Blade Concept
Instead of starring as Marvel’s vampire hunter, Ali reunited with former Blade director Bassam Tariq to create the original action drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. The actor believes the film ultimately became a more rewarding creative experience than the Marvel reboot could have been.
“When I look at this and Blade, I couldn’t have done both,” Ali said. “The reason this even exists is because that project fell apart… I was able to use those skills that I had been working on for over a year training for Blade. In that way, I feel creatively redeemed on some level.”
Ali also acknowledged that the first teaser for the new film intentionally included him wielding a sword, something many fans viewed as a nod to the character they never got to see him play.
“I’m glad we were able to satisfy that and kind of move on,” he said, adding that while audiences may have expected a big budget superhero spectacle, the smaller scale project allowed them to tell a much deeper and more personal story.
Mahershala Ali and Kevin Fiege [getty]
As for whether fans should continue asking him about Marvel’s canceled reboot, Ali made his position perfectly clear.
“I’m good,” he said with a laugh. “Again, you had me under contract, they have billions of dollars, if they wanted to do the movie, we would’ve done the movie. So we’re not doing the movie… I feel ready to move on from the Blade questions. Those questions are for them. They didn’t want to do it, so they should answer that question.”
For many Marvel fans, Ali’s comments offer long awaited closure on one of the MCU’s most infamous canceled projects. While his version of Blade never made it to the big screen, the actor has made it clear he’s looking ahead, not back.
Big Brother week 4 Head of Household results are sizzling fresh off Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk getting his target Jason De Puy out of the BB28 house. As expected, that Blockbuster comp was made for Mallory Aurichio which paved the way for LaTrice “Lala” Verrett to stay.
Big Brother 28: Mismanaged Strategy
I will say I’m disappointed that the houseguests on the non-Toolshed side of the house rolled over and voted with the house again. With Rome gone, the weaker players are backing down and accepting it. Jason messed up his own game but I did feel bad for him.
I also noted the number of people who didn’t bother to say “I sadly vote to evict.” And I also totally applaud him for not taking any physical contact from Kamu after the Blockbuster. My favorite exit from Big Brother was when Cody the Marine walked out over the table.
Cody ignored everyone, grabbed his bag and walked out, shutting the door behind him. That was a tight exit. Jason hugged only his actual friends. I get why Barrett Pfeiffer and Drew Campbell backed off the plan to save Jason.
But if they knew they were under the microscope and the rest of the Toolshed was coming for them, they might’ve found the courage to rally the other side of the house and vote out Lala.
Big Brother 28: Victorian Tasks
So, waiting for the feeds to come back up, what I was really hoping to see was that Mallory or Lyric Medeiros won Head of Household, preferably Mallory since she’s holding a grudge against the icons and Kamu for nominating her.
But what I hoped after Jason’s eviction is to see the power players at the house at a disadvantage and scrambling with someone else in power for a change. To make the season more watchable and dynamic. But that didn’t happen.
Instead, when the feeds came back up after about four hours, it was with the houseguests wearing old-timey outfits like Victorian-era looking stuff and the comp was something to do with searching for items in a room. I’m sure we’ll have more details later.
Big Brother 28: Haley Thogmartin
Big Brother 28: Haley Wins HOH Amid Power Imbalances
So, Lyric, Haley Thogmartin and Yash Patel were the top 3 in the comp. But it was Haley wearing the key to the HOH room. So yeah, the imbalance of power in the house continues and she’s already planning to be problematic during her HOH reign.
She said she was going to kick anyone out of her room that has been talking negatively about her. Haley blathered to Devens about how she’s had a rough 3 weeks in the house and acted like she’s been bullied.
Haley made a dramatic speech and said you don’t need to come in her room, steal her snacks, use her shower, if you’ve been talking bad about her. No one left and she got polite applause. Girl has been safe for 3 weeks and now a fourth and is whining.
Haley’s been after Taylor Brown since week 1 and plans to put her on the block. Her excuse will be that Lala and Taylor were talking about Haley. And Taylor said she’d nominate her if she won. But let’s be real, Haley hates that Kamu likes Taylor.
And Haley’s had Taylor and Lala’s name in her mouth since week 1. She plans to nominate Melody Morris, Taylor and Drew with Taylor as her intended target. Haley’s going to tell Drew he’s a pawn but Devens is trying to get Haley to keep him as a backdoor option.
Angela, LaTrice, Devens and Kamu are the Have Nots for the week. More on nominations and the Time Capsule winner soon.
Though they quickly became one of Hollywood’s most powerful couples, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s love story had a humble beginning.
The NBA star was 15 years old when he and Ayesha, then 14, met at church in North Carolina. Though they’ve both since admitted they were fond of each other at a young age, it wasn’t until years later that they would reconnect as adults and give romance a shot.
“I always had my eye on her, but I got a little shaken, for sure,” Stephen previously told Parents Magazine of their teenage years.
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A few years later, the Golden State Warriors point guard finally got the chance to pursue Ayesha while on a trip to Los Angeles, where she was living. During his West Coast visit for the ESPY Awards, Stephen and Ayesha spent the day together as just friends, and things later turned romantic.
The couple tied the knot in July 2011. Ayesha put her acting career on hold after finding out she was pregnant with their daughter Riley, who was born in 2012. The duo later welcomed daughter Ryan, son Canon and son Caius in 2015, 2018 and 2024, respectively.
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Days of Our Lives presents Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) really ticked off at Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) and may soon start plotting to help Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) get full custody, maybe even sole custody of little Kelsey rather than having to deal with Joy’s increasing demands about the child that they share.
Days of our Lives: Alex’s Emotions Run Amok
So, this week, Alex was so excited when his dad called and said that baby Kelsey’s birth certificate had been amended and was ready. So, now it has her new name, and Alex is officially listed as the dad, and she is now Kelsey Kiriakis. But when Joy and Alex discuss the custody arrangement with Justin, we saw Joy put her foot down about Stephanie because Joy doesn’t want Alex’s wife around Kelsey ever. And Alex was angry.
Then he stormed out and he went home to vent his frustration to Stephanie. And Alex had to explain why there’s no custody deal yet. So, Stephanie told Alex this is all her fault because if she hadn’t shot at Joy, there wouldn’t even be this topic of discussion and this leverage. Stephanie was double dosing medication with a loaded gun not locked up properly, and she knew that Joy had a key to their apartment. But then Stephanie woke up groggy and panicked and shot at Joy.
It was extremely irresponsible. But on the flip, Stephanie had PTSD because of a past trauma. She’s not just going around taking pot shots at people across town. So, it is understandable that Stephanie made a bad choice that day and Joy is understandably shaken. And this didn’t happen that long ago.
Stephanie Makes Things Worse for Herself on DOOL
But then after a conversation with Belle Black (Martha Madison), it looked like Joy was legit ready to cave on the custody thing and let Stephanie around her baby. But after Alex left for work, then Stephanie decided to go confront Joy about what she sees as her latest stunt.
Things were looking better until Stephanie got upset and intervened. And then she outright accused Joy of wanting her husband all to herself and accusing her of outrageous plots. And to be clear, Joy definitely wants Alex. But to be fair, I don’t think Joy has been inappropriate with him. Alex didn’t wait to hear what Joy’s issue was when she called about the insurance card.
He assumed the worst and he ran out. And now Stephanie assumes the worst of Joy in that situation. I actually think it was fine for her to call Alex for help since she and his baby daughter were on the side of the freeway. But despite that, Stephanie is not wrong about Joy having ulterior motives. And Stephanie likely does not believe Joy when she said she was about to change her mind on the custody until Stephanie ruined it.
Days of Our Lives: Stephanie’s Custody Plot Against Joy
So what’s going to happen now? Well, I think Alex might be a little annoyed that Stephanie confronted Joy, which Alex had to know wasn’t going to make anything better. But I also think Stephanie will convince Alex that Joy’s up to no good where he’s concerned. And from there, I don’t think Alex is going to be on board to plot against Joy no matter what Stephanie’s saying because I’m sure that Alex knows that will make things worse. However, I don’t expect Stephanie to back down. I think she’s going to start plotting on her own. I think she might do all she can to make sure Alex doesn’t just get 50/50 custody, but gets sole custody.
Because at this point, I expect that Stephanie wants Joy out of their lives and wouldn’t mind taking her baby away from her to make it happen. Because that’s how ticked off she is. And if Stephanie’s plotting against Joy, there’s a chance that she could find out that Kelsey’s mom is a gold digger. And maybe that’s not even Alex’s baby. Because think about it. When Joy was talking to Belle at the pub after Alex left the signing, Belle tried to convince Joy Stephanie would never hurt Kelsey.
Days of our Lives: Alex Not the Daddy?
And then something interesting happened that could foreshadow what’s coming. Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) and Tate Black (Leo Howard) came over to look at little Kelsey and Rachel said Tate thought he had a baby too, but it turned out the kid wasn’t his after all. It was awkward and Belle called her out, but honestly that’s just Rachel being Rachel. And then Tate was listening in on Joy and Belle and we saw that Tate got snippy with Joy saying it’s bad to use a child for leverage to get what you want and Tate said it never works out in the end.
So, the Days of our Lives writers could be hinting at what’s next for Joy, Alex, and Stephanie. Stephanie could try and expose Joy as a liar while investigating for this custody case. You know, Stephanie could find irrefutable proof from maybe a secretly run DNA test that Joy somehow falsified the results. It would be easy enough for Stephanie to do a test like that. And it would be wild to come down to a moment of Alex learning he is not the biological father. And of course, that would break his heart because he adores Kelsey. Of course, Joy was very proud that her daughter would have the Kiriakis name because of its prestige.
Days of Our Lives: Stephanie Johnson – Joy Wesley – Alex Kiriakis
Digging Up the Truth on Days
And since Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) brought Joy to town, he might have made some contacts in the lab that could help her. Every soap paternity test can potentially be faked. Hospital staff have done that before and might be open to taking a bribe to swap the test results. So yeah, that test might have been faked.
But if Stephanie’s scheming ends up with Alex losing the daughter that he’s come to love, that could actually be problematic for him and Stephanie. But then again, Alex deserves to know if he’s really the dad or not. And we could also see Stephanie talking Alex into plotting with her. Some kind of honeypot thing where they pretend to break up so that they can find out Joy’s real motives.
Because I’m sure if she thought Alex was single, then Joy might admit to all kinds of things to Alex. They could turn around and use those against her in custody court. And finally, Stephanie could convince Papa Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) to use his investigative skills to help her dig up some dirt on Joy. We don’t know a lot about her. Her origin story, of course, is that she’s a savior sibling.
Her parents basically made Joy so that she could donate to save her sister’s life. And she’s been offscreen most of her life until her mother brought her to Salem to audition for a TV show. At the time, her mother made comments to Joy about her loose habits of sleeping around. And that’s enough right there to make you wonder if Alex really is Kelsey’s dad.
Joy’s Bad Choices on DOOL
Plus, Joy doesn’t even have a job. She lives above a bar with the baby. Those are not exactly positive parenting choices. And all of that could be used as ammunition to help Alex in the courtroom. And Stephanie could testify that she’s been in counseling, got rid of the gun, she’s stable, she’s safe. But in the end, unless Stephanie gets some major dirt on Joy, what Stephanie did by shooting at her makes her a huge liability in any custody case. And Alex has to know that. I’m sure his father does, too.
So, Stephanie scheming to expose Joy and getting some leverage against her is a good idea. But if it ends up costing Alex access to his daughter, then Stephanie might live to regret it. Already, Joy may tell Alex she was going to relent on the custody until Stephanie went psycho on her.
And Alex might believe Joy, at least for a minute, and she can always simply threaten to take Kelsey and go back to New York. I do think Stephanie can be over the top at times, but also what woman is going to sit by and let Joy get away with all of this? Certainly not Stephanie Johnson. We’ll see what scheme she starts soon to deal with Joy.
We have a chilling new update regarding the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie.
It has now been six months since Nancy disappeared from her home in Tucson, and police seem no closer to locating the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie or arresting the parties responsible for her kidnapping.
On Friday, investigators released two ransom notes that were sent to Savannah and her family following Nancy’s disappearance.
A photograph of Nancy Guthrie is seen on a sign that people can leave messages on February 26, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“We have your mother Nancy. She is safe but scared. She will be held for ransom and once payment is received she will be released unharmed. We will be holding her for a maximum of 7 days,” reads the first note (via The Daily Mail).
“You will need to send bitcoin in the amount of $4 million USD before 5PM on Thursday the 5th. If payment is not received, the ransom will be increased to 6 million USD which will need to be paid by 5PM on Monday the 9th,” the alleged kidnappers continued, adding:
“Once payment is received to the bitcoin address below she will be released within 12 hours of deposit to a safe drop off location back in Tucson. If payment is not received by the last deadline on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed.
“Your mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands. It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible. You will not be able to contact me from here on out, there will be no negotiation. Do not play games, law enforcement will not be able to help you.”
The author also contained details about the crime scene, seemingly with the goal of convincing the Guthrie family of the authenticity of the note:
“She had a white smart watch on the floor of the foot of her bed and the white flood light in backyard was destroyed,” the note read.
The second note claimed that Nancy “perished” not long after she was abducted.
“Guthrie Family, We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken,” the note read.
“We believe it was heart related. She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. We are truly sorry.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement indicating that in spite of these revelations, they are still investigating the matter as though Nancy is still alive.
“We have gathered a lot of evidence in this case and I wish you knew it, I wish the community could know all of the evidence, but that’s just not how investigations work,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said, adding:
“Whether it’s this case or any case. We have an obligation, we have a duty and a responsibility, to protect that case and its integrity.”
Savannah has issued public pleas to the kidnappers on several occasions, but it appears that she has not received a credible response.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Google removed an AI image-generation feature from Google Earth on July 31, just a day after its July 30 launch, saying users were sharing generated imagery that appeared to violate its policies.
Journalists and open-source researchers showed the Nano Banana tool could easily fabricate events that never happened—a blast crater in Los Angeles, a flooded U.S. Capitol, Iran’s Kharg Island on fire—raising fears it could supercharge misinformation.
Google’s defense that images carry a SynthID watermark failed to reassure critics, and the company said it would only restore the feature after adding stronger guardrails, giving no timeline.
Google has pulled a newly launched artificial intelligence feature from Google Earth barely a day after releasing it, following a swift backlash from journalists and open-source investigators who warned it could flood the internet with convincing fake satellite imagery.
The company introduced the tool on July 30, letting users zoom to any location on Google Earth’s web version, click “create image,” and generate a scene from a text prompt using its Nano Banana model. By July 31, it was gone.
In a statement posted to X, Google said people “uniquely trust Google Earth for a reliable view of the world,” and that while geospatial professionals had found useful applications, others were sharing generated images that appeared to violate its policies. It said it was rolling back the feature while building stronger guardrails.
Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. What on earth is Google doing? Check my latest post here: https://t.co/N0h6CVECqS pic.twitter.com/WSjdcEXWJx
— 𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚔 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚜𝚜 (@henkvaness) July 30, 2026
The alarm centered on how easily the tool fabricated events that never happened. Tech outlet 404 Media demonstrated it could produce a blast crater in Los Angeles and add protesters outside Google’s own Mountain View campus. NPR generated images of Iran’s Kharg Island ablaze and a flooded U.S. Capitol, both of which would be major news if real. Open-source researcher Henk van Ess told NPR he tried prompts including refugees at the Mexican border and a nuclear plant in Iran, and that none were refused.
Re: our statement on Image Generation in Google Earth: “We know that people uniquely trust Google Earth for a reliable view of the world. We’ve seen geospatial professionals using this feature for a range of useful purposes, however we’ve also seen people sharing screenshots of…
— News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) July 31, 2026
Satellite imagery has long served as a trusted anchor for verifying breaking news and atrocities, precisely because it has been difficult to fake. Bellingcat researcher Jake Godin cautioned that one-click generation would streamline the creation of fakes and accelerate their spread, adding that misinformation outruns any correction and that governments could now dismiss authentic images as fabricated.
Google had initially downplayed the concerns, noting that every image carries its SynthID watermark, which flags it as AI-generated in tools like Gemini, and that it blocks creation on harmful topics. Critics called that insufficient, arguing few people stop to verify images before sharing them.
Google said it would reinstate image generation in Google Earth only after implementing tighter protections, though it gave no timeline.
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Chainalysis said the Coldcard hacker targeted the largest Bitcoin wallets first, stealing over $38 million from around 500 wallets.
The attacker stole about $30 million in the first 10 minutes and completed the wallet sweep in roughly 25 minutes.
Coldcard users with affected devices are urged to create a new recovery seed on updated hardware, while Ledger confirmed its wallets were not affected by the vulnerability.
Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics company, said the hacker behind the recent Coldcard wallet attack did not steal Bitcoin at random. Instead, the attacker targeted the largest wallets first, helping steal more than $38 million in Bitcoin.
In a Friday post on X, Chainalysis shared its findings one day after nearly 594 BTC was stolen from about 500 single-signature Bitcoin wallets linked to vulnerable Coldcard devices.
Our analysis of the $38M+ Coldcard hack reveals that the attacker hit high-value wallets (including a $1.8M victim) early in the sweep. This pattern suggests that the attacker studied the victim wallet population before proceeding. pic.twitter.com/zpJb0QcCYt
— Chainalysis (@chainalysis) July 31, 2026
Chainalysis details how the attack unfolded
According to Chainalysis, the attack appears to have been planned before it happened. The hacker likely studied the wallets, identified the ones holding the most Bitcoin, and targeted them first. That strategy allowed the attacker to collect huge amounts of Bitcoin in a very short time.
Chainalysis said the total value stolen jumped to around $30 million within the first 10 minutes of the attack. In about 25 minutes, the hacker had already swept around 500 different wallets. “Our analysis of the $38M+ Coldcard hack reveals that the attacker hit high-value wallets (including a $1.8M victim) early in the sweep,” the firm stated. “This pattern suggests that the attacker studied the victim wallet population before proceeding.”
Using its blockchain investigation tool called Reactor, Chainalysis found that three of the ten largest victim wallets each held at least 10 BTC, worth about $636,000 at the time.
One victim lost around $1.8 million. The company said it is tracking the wallet used by the attacker as well as another address where part of the stolen Bitcoin has been gathered. It also said it is watching for signs that more wallets created with vulnerable Coldcard devices could still be at risk.
Why a simple software update is not enough
The company also warned Coldcard users that installing the latest software update alone will not fully protect them if their recovery seed was created using the affected firmware.
“If you own a Coldcard device, applying the latest hotfix is not enough to protect a seed that was generated on vulnerable firmware,” Chainalysis said. “Users must generate an entirely new seed on patched hardware. Utilizing a strong BIP-39 passphrase provides critical additional protection.”
Coldcard explains the firmware flaw
The warning came after Canadian hardware wallet maker Coinkite issued an urgent security advisory on July 30. The company said some Coldcard Mk3 devices running firmware versions 4.0.1 through 5.0.3 had a serious problem with the way they generated recovery seeds. Recovery seeds are the secret words that allow users to restore access to their crypto wallets. If those words are not created with enough randomness, they become much easier for attackers to guess.
Coinkite explained that the issue was caused by a software bug that stopped the device’s hardware random number generator from working as intended during seed creation. Instead of using enough true randomness, the affected devices relied more on software-generated randomness, making some recovery seeds much weaker than they should have been.
That reduced the number of possible seed combinations and made it possible for a determined attacker to recreate private keys offline and search for wallets holding Bitcoin. The company has released updated firmware that fixes the problem for new recovery seeds created on patched devices.
Ledger says its devices were not affected
Following the incident, Ledger said its hardware wallets were not affected by the vulnerability. The company said its devices use a certified True Random Number Generator built into the Secure Element chip, allowing every 24-word recovery phrase to be created with the full amount of expected randomness.
Ledger is not affected by the recently published Coldcard Mk3 advisory.
Ledger devices use a certified True Random Number Generator (TRNG) built directly into our Secure Element chip, generating full 256 bits of entropy for every 24-word Secret Recovery Phrase. Please refer to…
— Ledger (@Ledger) July 31, 2026
“Ledger devices use a certified True Random Number Generator (TRNG) built directly into our Secure Element chip, generating full 256 bits of entropy for every 24-word Secret Recovery Phrase,” the company said.
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A German court ruled that Suno infringed copyrights by using music from GEMA’s catalog without a license.
The decision requires licenses for both AI model training and AI-generated music.
Suno said it disagrees with the ruling and is considering an appeal.
A German court has ruled against AI music startup Suno in a copyright lawsuit brought by music rights organization GEMA.
According to a report by Variety, the Munich Regional Court found that Suno violated copyright law by using music from GEMA’s catalog to train its AI models and by reproducing protected works without a license. The ruling requires AI companies to obtain licenses for the commercial use of GEMA’s repertoire, covering both AI model training and the generation of music.
The lawsuit centered on six songs, including “Daddy Cool,” “Rasputin,” “Forever Young,” and “Mambo No. 5.” GEMA accused Suno Suno of training its AI on copyrighted songs without permission.
In a statement, Suno said it built its platform to help people create new music, not reproduce existing songs. The company said the ruling is based on a misunderstanding of how its technology works and that it is considering its legal options.
“Our tools give people the ability to create new songs, whether they are top artists, product developers, songwriters using our tools in their workflows or everyday music fans,” Suno said in a statement. “From the beginning, we trained our models to create new songs, not reproduce existing ones, and built protections into our platform. We disagree with today’s ruling—which rests on a fundamental mischaracterization of how Suno’s technology works, how it is used and how U.S. law applies—and are evaluating all available options, including an appeal.”
The decision comes about eight months after GEMA won a separate copyright case against OpenAI, in which a Munich court ruled that ChatGPT unlawfully reproduced copyrighted song lyrics.
The ruling also comes as Suno faces mounting legal scrutiny over how it built its AI models.
Earlier this month, leaked source code showed the company’s training data included more than 113,000 hours of YouTube Music, 62,000 hours from Pond5, and 12,000 hours from Deezer, supporting claims by the music industry that Suno trained its AI on copyrighted recordings without permission, allegations that Suno continues to fight in court.
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Steve McDonald’s shock decision to end things with Cassie Plummer has left her facing a dramatic Coronation Street exit, as her latest scheme finally comes back to haunt her.
In Friday’s (July 31) episode of Coronation Street, Steve discovered the truth behind Tracy Barlow’s drink spiking after finding an empty packet of medication that Cassie had left behind.
With Steve cutting ties with Cassie, her time in Weatherfield is now coming to an end. But as she prepares to leave next week, her exit storyline could be far from straightforward. Here’s everything you need to know!
Steve and Cassie are over (Credit: ITV)
Steve dumped Cassie
Tonight in Weatherfield, Tracy Barlow was still recovering in hospital following her drink being spiked. Doctors revealed she had suffered a codeine overdose, leaving Steve desperate to find out what had happened.
Steve questioned Tracy about whether she had taken the medication herself, but she insisted she hadn’t. However, when he returned home and found an empty packet of tablets in Cassie’s cardigan, everything started to fall into place.
Realising Cassie was likely responsible, Steve confronted her about what she had done. At the time, Steve and the others believed Cassie had targeted Tracy, unaware that Ross was actually the person who gave her the contaminated drink.
Cassie admitted she hadn’t meant for Tracy to consume the drink, explaining that her real plan was to sabotage Ross’ workplace drug test and force him out of Weatherfield.
After being confronted by Steve, Cassie was also forced to come clean to Tyrone. But Tyrone made it clear that he wanted her gone.
Later, Cassie went to Steve’s home to apologise for the chaos she had caused. However, Steve wasn’t ready to forgive her and told her that their relationship was over.
Despite everything they had been through, Steve made it clear he no longer wanted anything to do with Cassie.
Cassie’s exit airs next week (Credit: ITV)
Cassie heading for dangerous Coronation Street exit on Monday
Next week’s Coronation Street spoilers have confirmed that Cassie Plummer will leave the soap on Monday (August 3), as Claire Sweeney’s final scenes air.
After burning bridges with those closest to her and failing to convince her family about Ross, Cassie decides to take a job on a cruise ship and leave Weatherfield behind.
However, her fresh start may not be as safe as she hopes.
With Steve ending their relationship and Tyrone turning his back on her, Cassie reaches breaking point. Following a whisky-fuelled low, she announces her plans to leave Weatherfield and head off to work on a cruise ship, sharing emotional goodbyes with those she cares about.
But before Cassie can get away, Ross offers her a lift and locks the doors.
As Ross’ behaviour raises questions for Steve, viewers will be left wondering whether Cassie’s departure could end in tragedy. Could her final moments in Weatherfield put her in serious danger?
Read more: Coronation Street opinion: Soap losing balance as villains dominate
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Emmerdale has dropped a major twist in the aftermath of Billy Fletcher’s attack, but plenty of fans are already questioning whether Joe Tate has been set up. Instead, many viewers are convinced another villager is really to blame.
Billy was left unconscious at the Depot after clashing with several people. So when police confirmed he had been attacked rather than injured in an accident, suspicion immediately fell on Joe Tate.
Although Joe insisted he was innocent, the evidence appeared to be stacking up against him. But after watching the latest episode, some Emmerdale fans now think Billy’s own boss and friend Caleb could actually be the one behind the attack.
Emmerdale followup (Credit: ITV)
Joe was arrested as Caleb sent the police his way
Joe quickly became the prime suspect after learning Billy had kissed Dawn, something Caleb had revealed to him. And as soon as police confirmed Billy had been attacked, Caleb and Kerry wasted no time in suggesting Joe could be responsible.
Later, Caleb also shared his suspicions with Marlon in the pub, meaning it didn’t take long for the rest of the village to start believing Joe was guilty. Given Joe’s history, plenty of people thought the theory made sense.
It wasn’t long before police arrived at the hospital while Joe was assuring Dawn he had nothing to do with the attack.
Despite his protests, officers arrested him because he was the most obvious suspect.
Emmerdale followup (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale fans think another twist is coming after attack on Billy
Despite Joe’s arrest, viewers aren’t convinced the mystery has been solved. Instead Emmerdale fans believe Billy was attacked by someone closer to him.
With Caleb deleting the Depot CCTV footage to protect his own illegal scheme, and being so quick to point the finger at Joe, many fans now believe he could have attacked Billy himself.
Taking to social media, one fan wrote: “I actually don’t think Joe did this. It has to be Caleb surely?”
Another added: “Obviously Caleb is the culprit.”
“Nothing on CCTV? Caleb is looking very guilty! How convenient. Also, interesting that he was so quick to point to Joe,” a third commented.
A fourth fan penned: “I’m starting to really think that maybe Caleb did it to frame Joe.”
If Caleb is involved, viewers already think they know the motive. Joe had recently uncovered Caleb’s illegal operation and threatened to expose everything, so framing him for Billy’s attack could solve Caleb’s problem in one move.
But Caleb isn’t the only person with a possible motive. Gabby also warned Billy to watch his back following their split, leaving open the possibility that someone else could be responsible.
For now, fans will have to wait to discover whether Billy survives the attack. And if he regains consciousness, could he finally reveal who really assaulted him?
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