NCAA football oversight committee proposes stiff penalties for violations of transfer portal window

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA football oversight committee is recommending emergency legislation to protect the transfer portal window by issuing penalties for schools and coaches who circumvent the rules.

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The committee on Wednesday proposed the legislation to penalize schools who add players who did not make public their interest in transferring during the January transfer portal window.

The proposed legislation would become effective immediately if approved at the Division I cabinet meeting in April.

Among the proposed penalties, the head coach who accepts a transfer who did not properly enter the January portal would be prohibited from all recruiting, on-field coaching and team meetings for six games.

The school accepting the transfer would be fined 20% of its football budget. Also, the school would lose five roster spots for the following season, even if the coach who accepted the transfer is no longer employed.

Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks said it is important to enforce the transfer portal window rule.

"Attempts to circumvent the transfer window process is an issue for the sport," Brooks said in a statement released by the NCAA. "We want to let everyone know that this is not going to be allowed, and the committee wants to protect the transfer window that has been established."

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Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt, the chair of the oversight committee, said "significant penalties" are needed to enforce the transfer rule.

"We felt this was appropriate to place an emphasis on this rule with where we are in Division I football," Alnutt said. "We have a window for student-athletes to notify their school when they would like to enter the transfer portal. If there is movement without going through the process as it is legislated, the committee felt there needed to be significant penalties."

The committee also voted to eliminate the annual limit on official recruiting visits.

The transfer rule and compensation for players through name, image and likeness contracts have created other issues. The University of Cincinnati issuing its former quarterback, Brendan Sorsby, following his transfer to Texas Tech. Cincinnati is accusing Sorsby of breaching his NIL contract, which the school says was signed in July 2025 to cover the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Cincinnati says the contract included a $1 million buyout if Sorsby transferred.

Sorsby received the most lucrative deal of the portal period — a reported $5 million — to return to his home state for his final season.

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Despite Mexico violence, FIFA president Gianni Infantino says World Cup will be a 'party'

MIAMI — The wave of violence that rocked Mexico and led the U.S. State Department to advise U.S. citizens to shelter in place has caught the attention ofFIFA President Gianni Infantinoin the buildup to the2026 World Cup, although Infantino said he remains confident matches hosted in Mexico this summer will be a celebration of the sport.

Following the killing of drug-cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera by Mexican security forces, violence broke out in multiple cities including Guadalajara, leading to flight cancellations, roadblocks and the shelter in place order. With the disturbances appearing to wane, normalcy is beginning to return, but only after dozens were reported dead.

Infantino, speaking at an event Feb. 25 to celebrate the opening of a FIFA museum at Miami's Freedom Tower, said FIFA has been in constant contact with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

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"We monitor the situation, we look at the situation, and things happen in the world," Infantino said. "We don't live on the moon; we live in the world. And when things happen, we have to trust the situation, authorities, the state, the police. We have to trust them with all our confidence and support Mexico, support a country that has suffered, that deserves the World Cup to be a party. And it will be a party."

Mexico is co-hosting the World Cup with the United States and Canada. Mexico City's historic Estadio Azteca is scheduled to stage the tournament's opening match, Mexico vs. South Africa, on June 11.

But Infantino has more pressing concerns before that. Guadalajara, which also will host World Cup matches, is scheduled to host two matches March 26 to help to determine the survivor of a six-team playoff.

"Nobody has to move anything," Infantino said.

Multiple league matches over the past several days, however, have been postponed.

Infantino spoke on a panel that included Miami Host City Co-Chair Rodney Barreto, Inter Miami owner Jorge Más and Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega.

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Here are some key takeaways from the gathering:

• Barreto said the early returns he's receiving from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau show a 200 percent increase in hotel bookings during the World Cup. After the recent killings of Reneé Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by ICE officers, there were calls for a boycott of World Cup matches in the United States.

• Seven World Cup matches will be staged at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, including a quarterfinal and the consolation match. All eyes are on the June 27 match featuring Colombia vs. Portugal. FIFA officials said that match drew more than 30 million ticket requests — the most of any match in the 48-team tournament, including even the Cup final. The least-expensive tickets for Colombia-Portugal start at more than $2,200 on the secondary market.

• England's national team, ranked fourth by FIFA, is close to finalizing plans for two World Cup tune-up matches at Inter Miami's soon-to-open Freedom Park near Miami International Airport.

• Barreto said the Fan Fest scheduled for Bayfront Park in downtown Miami will go on as planned. Ray Martinez, COO of the Miami Host Committee, told The New York Times this week that the festival could be scrapped unless the committee receives funding from the federal government. Last week, New York scrapped a festival that had been planned for Liberty State Park.

• Barreto said plans will be announced to handle traffic, public transportation and security. The transportation plan will include Brightline, Tri-Rail and ride-sharing, he said.

• The FIFA museum, a first in the United States celebrating the history of the sport, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entry is $18 per person, with discounts available to students. It's a permanent exhibit at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd.

Regarding the Fan Fest, Barreto said, "Our Fan Fest is happening. We're committed to it. It's all being staged. We have an agreement with the City of Miami, with Bayfront Park."

Barreto, longtime head of South Florida's Super Bowl Host Committees, added, "We've done this with numerous Super Bowls."

Martinez had expressed reservations because unlike Super Bowl festivals, which last about a week, the FIFA event is planned to stretch over 23 days.

Barreto said, "We're hitting all our marks internally with respect to fundraising and cooperation between city, county, state government and federal government, so we feel good. Thank God I'm not the chairman of the Guadalajara Host Committee. But Miami is ready."

Más expressed confidence that Miami Freedom Park will be ready for its debut April 4. Más saidLionel Messi, who led Inter Miami to the MLS Cup last season, is focused on assuring Argentina retains the World Cup.

Más couldn't help but reflect on how far his group and the region have come since Major League Soccer granted him a franchise seven years ago.

"We were sitting in a conference room in our office with a blank board and sort of saying, 'Oh, what do we do next?' to today, having a club that's considered really a giant in global football. Our visibility is global. We're the best-selling jersey on the planet (Messi's No. 10). We have the world's best player here. We're the MLS Cup champions. We have the World Cup in our city. We live in the best city in the world.

"I mean, things can't get better. It's a pinch-me moment."

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Reports: Colts agree to let QB Anthony Richardson seek trade

The Indianapolis Colts have granted quarterback Anthony Richardson permission to seek a trade, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.

Richardson lost the starting role to Daniel Jones in 2025 before later sustaining a season-ending injury in which he broke his orbital bone. ESPN reported that Richardson's vision has been restored.

The Colts appear intent to re-sign Jones, who performed well in his first season with Indianapolis after inconsistent play and multiple injuries (neck, ACL) with the New York Giants (2019-24).

That leaves Richardson on the outside looking in, nearly three years removed from being selected by Indianapolis with the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.

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Richardson, 23, is 8-7 as a starter in parts of three seasons, completing 50.6% of his passes for 2,400 yards, 11 TDs and 13 interceptions in 17 games (15 starts). He also has rushed for 634 yards and 10 TDs on 115 carries.

After losing the starting job to Jones, Richardson went on injured reserve following an accident during pregame warmups in Week 6.

Jones passed for 3,101 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions, leading Indianapolis to an 8-2 start. He played through a fractured left fibula and went 8-5 as the starter before his season ended with the Achilles injury on Dec. 7 in a loss in Jacksonville.

For his career, Jones has completed 64.7% of his passes for 17,683 yards, 89 touchdowns and 55 interceptions in 83 regular-season games (82 starts) for the Giants and Colts. He has a 32-49-1 record as a starter. Jones also has rushed 444 times for 2,343 yards and 20 TDs.

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12 behind-the-scenes feuds that changed TV history

"It's funny, every Grey's actor I talk to who was there during that time is still traumatized by that incident," Shonda Rhimes toldThe Hollywood Reporterabout an early on-set conflict that nearly ended her hit medical drama. That sentiment captures a truth about television: sometimes the most consequential drama happens when cameras stop rolling. This article explores twelve behind-the-scenes conflicts that fundamentally altered shows, careers, and TV history itself.

Behind-the-scenes feuds that permanently rewrote television

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When magic turned toxic on Charmed

Tensionsbetween Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano forced Doherty's Season 3 exit, killing off Prue Halliwell and introducing Rose McGowan as a previously unknown sister. According to Holly Marie Combs on Doherty's podcast, a producer told her that Milano delivered an ultimatum: fire Doherty or face a hostile workplace lawsuit. The feudhas persisted for over two decades, with both actresses offering conflicting accounts of who initiated the workplace conflict that ended one of television's most beloved supernatural partnerships.

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Charlie Sheen's meltdown ends an era

Charlie Sheen's public warwith Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorreled to his 2011 firing, marking the end of his television career as the highest-paid actor. After Sheen entered rehab and publicly attacked Lorre with profanity-laced tirades, calling him various names and coining phrases like "winning" and "tiger blood," CBS terminated his contract. Ashton Kutcher stepped in,transforming the show's premise entirelyas it continued for four more seasons without its original star.

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The Good Wife's digital deception

Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi's alleged riftbecame so severe that their final scene together was filmed separately and composited using split screens, a visible testament to their inability to share a set. When Margulies claimedPanjabi was unavailable due to other commitments, Panjabi publicly contradicted her on social media, stating that she had been in New York and ready to film, which ignited speculation about the true nature of their estrangement.

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Desperate Housewives' desperate isolation

Teri Hatcherreportedly became isolated from her Desperate Housewives co-stars due to salary disputesand perceived aloofness, which affected contract negotiations and created a tabloid narrative that overshadowed the show's success. The tensions culminated when the cast presented the crew with a farewell gift, andHatcher's name was conspicuously absent, replaced instead by Vanessa Williams, who had joined the cast only two seasons prior.

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Isaiah Washington's workplace reckoning

Isaiah Washington's use of a homophobic slurduring an argument with Patrick Dempsey on Grey's Anatomy led to his firing after Season 3, abruptly ending Preston Burke's relationship with Cristina Yang and bringing workplace conduct under greater scrutiny. The incident traumatized the cast and nearly killed the show, according to Rhimes, who noted that actors present during that time still carry the psychological impact of that moment.

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Star Trek's decades of discord

William Shatner's alleged attempts to monopolize screen timecreated decades of public bitterness among the original cast that persisted through movies and convention circuits. George Takei has been particularly vocal, claiming that Shatner changed scripts to diminish the roles of other actors, while Nichelle Nichols called him an "insensitive, hurtful egotist" whose behavior affected everyone around him.

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NCIS and the dog that changed everything

Pauley Perrette and Mark Harmon's conflictover his dog biting a crew memberescalated to the point where Perrette left the show, with her final episodes carefully engineered so that she never directly shared scenes with Harmon. After the dog required 15 stitches to treat a crew member's injuries, Harmon continued bringing it to set. Perrette complained to thenetwork brass, leading to arrangements where the stars filmed separately for her entire final season.

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Moonlighting's frantic collapse

Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willisreportedly clashed both personally and professionally, with production delays stemming from their competing film careers leading to inconsistent scheduling and ultimately, the series' collapse. Willis filmed Die Hard during the show's fourth season while Shepherd dealt with a problematic pregnancy,creating grueling conditionsthat both stars publicly acknowledged years later. However, they eventually reconciled for DVD commentary recordings.

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Chevy Chase burns bridges on Community

Chevy Chase's disruptive behaviorled to reduced screen time and a mid-season departure, with showrunner Dan Harmon famously incorporating a profanity-laced voicemail exchange into the actual storyline. The public feud between the actor and creator became so toxic that Chase left before the show's final season, although both men later expressed regret about how they had handled the situation.

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Saturday Night Live's early misogyny

John Belushi's refusal to perform sketches written by female writerson early Saturday Night Live suppressed emerging voices and highlighted systemic industry misogyny that took decades to address. His behavior toward writers like Anne Beatts and Rosie Shuster created a hostile environment that reflected broader entertainment industry attitudes of the era.

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Andy Kaufman's performance art goes too far

Andy Kaufman's performance art on Taxi, including bringing his alter ego, Tony Clifton, to the set, forced unprecedented accommodations, and his eventual "firing" became foundational TV comedy lore. The boundary between Kaufman's real personality and his performance personas became so blurred that cast and crew struggled to work with him, creating tensions that producers had to manage carefully.

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Harold Perrineau speaks out on Lost

Harold Perrineau's complaints about character developmentand writers' room diversity led to his character being written off, sparking revelations about systemic equity issues that became a major Hollywood case study. His public statements about the lack of representation behind the camera highlighted problems that the industry is still grappling with today.

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Wrapping Up

These conflicts remind us that television's most enduring stories aren't always the ones audiences see on screen. When personality clashes with production, the fallout can reshape entire series, launch meaningful conversations about workplace conduct, and create industry precedents that outlast the shows themselves.

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Megan Thee Stallion to make Broadway debut with 'historic' role in 'Moulin Rouge!'

It's about to be a Broadway girl spring forMegan Thee Stallion.

The"Hot Girl Summer" rapper, 31, is set to make her Broadway debut in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," joining the stage show for a limited eight-week engagement from March 24 through May 17.

The Grammy winner will star as nightclub impresario Zidler, and the production noted she will become the first female-identifying performer to play the role. In a statement, Megan Thee Stallion said it's an "absolute honor" to join "Moulin Rouge" and noted it will be a new creative challenge for her.

"I've always believed in pushing myself creatively and theater is definitely a new opportunity that I'm excited to embrace," she said. "Broadway demands a different level of discipline, preparation and storytelling, but I'm up for the challenge and can't wait for the Hotties to see a new side of me."

Based on the jukebox musical film of the same name, "Moulin Rouge!" has won 10 Tony Awards, including best musical, best lead actor in a musical for Aaron Tveit and best featured actor in a musical for Danny Burstein, who played Harold Zidler.

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The Broadway production is set to end its run on July 26.

Bad Bunny and "Wuthering Heights" have dominated the month of February, as the march to the 2026 Oscars continues.

Stars have been stepping out this month at movie premieres and awards shows, including the Grammys and the Independent Spirit Awards. Plus, New York Fashion Week 2026 is underway, featuring appearances by Rihanna and Anne Hathaway.

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga performing during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Keke Palmer attends the Film Independent Spirit Awards at Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 15, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rose Byrne

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kirsten Dunst, left, and Jesse Plemons

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Amy Madigan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dylan O'Brien

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Wunmi Mosaku

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Glen Powell attends a screening of "How To Make a Killing" on Feb. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margaret Qualley

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Topher Grace

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jessica Henwick

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charli XCX attends the premiere of "The Moment" during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 14, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Callum Turner, left, and Dua Lipa attend the "Rosebush Pruning" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 14, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Pamela Anderson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Haley Lu Richardson attends the "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 13, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Zazie Beetz

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bella Ramsey attends the "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" red carpet during the Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 13, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Isabel May attends the "Scream 7" x TikTok Stab House Experience on Feb. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Neil Patrick Harris attends the "No Good Men" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival on Feb. 12, 2026, in Berlin, Germany.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Timothée Chalamet attends a screening of "Call Me By Your Name" hosted by Cinespia on Feb. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hudson Williams attends the Hennessy Gold House Lunar New Year Celebration at Chinese Tuxedo on Feb. 12, 2026, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margot Robbie attends the "Wuthering Heights" Australian premiere on Feb. 12, 2026, in Sydney, Australia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jacob Elordi

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hailey Bieber

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dove Cameron attends the premiere of "56 Days" on Feb. 11, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Halsey

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Neve Campbell attends a screening and Q&A for "Scream" on Feb. 10, 2026, in Paris.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Halle Berry attends the premiere of "Crime 101" in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chris Hemsworth

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ben Affleck, left, and Matt Damon

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Angelina Jolie attends a screening of "Coutures" in Paris on Feb. 9, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Anne Hathaway attends the Ralph Lauren runway show during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 10, 2026, in New York.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ricky Martin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Young Miko and Pedro Pascal

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" premiere on Feb. 7, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chase Infiniti attends the NAACP Image Awards Nominees Brunch on Feb. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Anthony Davis, left, and Yvette Nicole Brown

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tyriq Withers

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Caleb McLaughlin attends the premiere of "GOAT" on Feb. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Gabrielle Union

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Aaron Pierre

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jennifer Hudson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jelly Roll

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Keke Palmer attends the premiere of "The 'Burbs" on Feb. 5, 2026, in Universal City, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Camila Mendes attends the premiere of "Idiotka" on Feb. 5, 2026, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margot Robbie attends a photocall for "Wuthering Heights" in Paris on Feb. 2.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jacob Elordi

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From left, Jacob Elordi, Emerald Fennell, Margot Robbie and Shazad Latif

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sabrina Carpenter performs during the Grammys on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lady Gaga

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Music's biggest stars are kicking off February on a high note with the 2026 Grammy Awards, where Bad Bunny had a big night with an album of the year win for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos."

Meanwhile, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are continuing to step out on red carpets for "Wuthering Heights." February will also see the return of New York Fashion Week, plus the premieres of highly anticipated movies like "Scream 7" and TV shows like ABC's reboot of "Scrubs."

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny attending the Grammys on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Billie Eilish, left, and Finneas O'Connell

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chappell Roan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Doechii

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Justin Bieber

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Olivia Dean

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Trevor Noah, left, and Gayle King

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Addison Rae

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Harry Styles

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jelly Roll

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Miley Cyrus

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tate Mcrae

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rex Linn, left, and Reba McEntire

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charli XCX attends the W Magazine, Charli XCX, and Saint Laurent Grammy after party at Bar Marmont on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Paris Hilton

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See Halle Berry, Bad Bunny in the best celebrity photos of February

Bad Bunnyand "Wuthering Heights" have dominated the month of February, as the march to the 2026 Oscars continues.Stars have been stepping out this month at movie premieres and awards shows, including the Grammys and the Independent Spirit Awards. Plus,New York Fashion Week 2026is underway, featuring appearances by Rihanna and Anne Hathaway.Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga performing during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

Producer Carmen Pavlovic said Thursday it's a "thrilling moment" to welcome Megan Thee Stallion, a "true global superstar," into the production and teased that there will be a "hint" of some of the rapper's own music in the show.

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"This historic casting is a major part of our closing celebrations: our farewell gift to Broadway audiences and one of our biggest announcements in the history of 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical,'" the producer said. "We want our show to go out with a spectacular bang, and Megan is the force of nature to lead us there. And yes, there will be a hint of music from her own iconic catalogue. It's an unmissable moment for both Megan's fans and ours."

Megan Thee Stallion has had a limited number of acting roles during her career, previously starring in the comedy film "Dicks: The Musical" and making cameos as herself in the movie "Mean Girls" and Marvel show "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Megan Thee Stallion on Broadway? Singer to star in 'Moulin Rouge!'

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