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The register: A resurrection, suggestive shorts and the hottest ticket

Newsweek · · 782 words · By H Alan Scott
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This week in pop culture handed us a resurrection, a suggestive pair of shorts and a movie you physically cannot get a ticket to: Mel Gibson is bringing Jesus back for round two, Bad Bunny broke the internet with a single hip roll, Christopher Nolan wants us…

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This week in pop culture handed us a resurrection, a suggestive pair of shorts and a movie you physically cannot get a ticket to: Mel Gibson is bringing Jesus back for round two, Bad Bunny broke the internet with a single hip roll, Christopher Nolan wants us…

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and Kelly Clarkson said the quiet part loud about life at NBC.

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Plus, I caught up with Crystal Methyd, the newly crowned RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 winner, to talk about the comeback, the crown and what comes next.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The suggestive hip work went down during 'EoO' at the July 14 Warsaw, Poland stop of his DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour”
SINGLE SOURCE
The search results for 'Bad' and 'Bad Bunny' do not mention a song called 'EoO', a tour called 'DeBí TiRAR MÁS FOToS', or a specific performance in Warsaw on July 14.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bad is the seventh studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records. Highly anticipated, the album took two years to produce between 1985 and 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(album)
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web search NEUTRAL — " Bad " is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on September 7, 1987, as the second single from his album Bad. It was written and composed by Jackson, and produced b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(Michael_Jackson_song)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 3, 2009 · The "Bad" recording is the second of five consecutive No.1 singles from the album making Michael the first artist to achieve this milestone and in 2014 Rolling Stone ranked this short fi…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q
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Claim 2: “The follow-up, titled The Resurrection of the Christ, arrives in two parts, one in 2027 and one in 2028”
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Wikipedia confirms the sequel is titled 'The Resurrection of the Christ' and is divided into Part One and Part Two. CBN News specifies the release begins on Good Friday in 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald. It is the first installment of The Pas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Passion of the Christ is an American multi-language film series consisting of epic biblical drama movies, based on the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as presented in the Bible. The film s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ_(fil…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One is an upcoming American epic biblical drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a script he co-wrote with Randall Wallace, and based on the story he wrote with hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_the_Christ…
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Claim 3: “Methyd just announced her one-woman The Enchanted Forest tour”
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The xFind result explicitly mentions Crystal Methyd starring in her first ever one-woman theatrical production titled 'The Enchanted Forest'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Crystal Methyd celebrates winning RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 after officially being crowned on July 17, 2026. The Season 12 finalist defeated Joey Jay during the final Disco Smackdown lip …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfhsgmKQNvM
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web search NEUTRAL — Murray & Peter Present "CRYSTAL METHYD The Enchanted Forest". Crystal is runner-up from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12, 2020 and most recently competing on All Stars 11. Now she is starring in her first…
https://xfind.me/en/e/crystal-methyd-the-enchanted-forest-aq…
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web search NEUTRAL — an amazing, heartbreaking piece about one of the iconic photos from 9/11.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man…
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Claim 4: “Crystal Methyd, the newly crowned RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 winner”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Crystal Methyd won the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. This is further supported by YouTube and TikTok results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crystal Methyd (born 16 April 1991) is the stage name of Cody D. Harness, an American drag performer who competed on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and went on to win the eleventh season of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Methyd
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eleventh season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on Paramount+ on May 8, 2026. The season was announced during the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race season 18, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul's_Drag_Race_All_Stars_s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 28 and concluded on May 29, 2020. The competition was broadcast on VH1 in the United States and saw 13 new queens competing for the title…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_12
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Claim 5: “Christopher Nolan wants you to see The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Christopher Nolan directing a film titled 'The Odyssey' for 70mm IMAX.
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Claim 6: “The singer announced back in February that The Kelly Clarkson Show would wrap this fall after seven seasons”
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Claim 7: “Mel Gibson is making a sequel to his 2004 hit The Passion of the Christ.”
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Wikipedia entries for 'The Passion of the Christ (film series)' and 'The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One' confirm Mel Gibson is directing and producing a sequel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. The recipient of multiple accolades, he is known for directing historical films as well for his action hero role…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, and producer, who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983). While a student at the National Institute of Dra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson_filmography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald. It is the first installment of The Pas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ
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Claim 8: “Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen steps into the sandals Jim Caviezel wore the first time around.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources (CBN News, Wikipedia) confirm Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen has been cast as Jesus, replacing Jim Caviezel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaakko Ohtonen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑːkːo ˈohtonen], born 25 August 1989) is a Finnish actor and voiceover artist. He has been cast in the role of Jesus Christ (replacing Jim Caviezel) in Mel Gi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaakko_Ohtonen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One is an upcoming American epic biblical drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a script he co-wrote with Randall Wallace, and based on the story he wrote with hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_the_Christ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two is an upcoming American epic biblical drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Mel Gibson from a script he co-wrote with Randall Wallace, and based on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_the_Christ…
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Claim 9: “The blue shorts got so much attention that the brand behind them reportedly renamed them 'Bad Shorts.'”
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No evidence in the provided search results mentions blue shorts being renamed 'Bad Shorts' by a brand.
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web search NEUTRAL — BAD TIMES. Imael Angel. Скачать. Слушайте «Imael Angel - BAD TIMES» онлайн или скачайте бесплатно в MP3 320 kbps без рекламы и регистрации на MuzLu. Текст песни.
https://muzlu.net/52206-imael-angel-bad-times.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Bad Bunny gives acceptance speech in Spanish after winning Grammys album of … Recording Academy / GRAMMYs. Bad Bunny took home the biggest prize of the evening at the 2026 Grammys - and the internet l…
https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/bad-bunny-aoty-grammy-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bad Bunny has landed 33 songs in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart, peaking at No. 2! Across those appearances, Bad Bunny has spent a combined 1706 days on the chart.
https://www.shazam.com/artist/bad-bunny/1126808565
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Claim 10: “the original’s $600 million box office haul”
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While the film is mentioned, the provided evidence does not specify the exact box office total of $600 million; it only mentions general windfalls and the film's existence.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is the first installment of The Passion of the Christ film series. The film stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as his mother Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ
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web search NEUTRAL — And while earning $130 – $200 million on a single film is really impressive for an actor, those paydays still absolutely pale in comparison to the windfall Mel Gibson earned from 2004’s “The Passion o…
https://internewscast.com/celeb-zone/passion-of-the-christ-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Passion of the Christ on Rotten Tomatoes.Director Mel Gibson's zeal is unmistakable, but The Passion of the Christ will leave many viewers emotionally d…
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/passion_of_the_christ
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Claim 11: “at a recent stop on her Studio Sessions residency at Caesars Palace”
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Claim 12: “The film, the first movie shot entirely with IMAX film cameras”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a film titled 'The Odyssey' being the first movie shot entirely with IMAX film cameras.
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Claim 13: “AMC is now running 2 a.m., 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. screenings”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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