Far-left activist groups and personalities flocked to Havana, Cuba, this week in an effort to protest the economic sanctions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump‘s administration.
The far-left group CodePink sponsored flights to the communist-led island, and the group was joined by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, an ally of Democratic socialist New York City Zohran Mamdani. The group has faced heavy backlash for staying in expensive hotels to meet with government officials even as Cuban residents go without electricity.
Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba earlier this year after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Some delegates in the “Nuestra America Convoy,” including Piker, were staying at the 5-star Gran Hotel Bristol Meliá Collection and other similar resorts. Piker defended the move on social media, saying U.S. law required that they stay at the ritzy hotels.
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and Jodie Evans of CodePink.(CODEPINK via Storyful)
“The American government makes it illegal for Americans to stay wherever they want when they’re in Cuba,” Piker told his followers. “They have to stay in what they’ve declared as 5-star hotels.”
The claim received swift pushback on social media, with an X Community Note saying that U.S. law only prevents Americans from staying at venues owned by the Cuban government or its officials.
CodePink says it delivered thousands of pounds of aid to Cuba as part of the trip, which was organized by Cuban politician Mariela Castro and a nonprofit called Progressive International, according to the New York Post.
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, speaks onstage during the Teen Vogue Summit 2021 at Goya Studios on Dec. 4, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)
The group’s arrival to Cuba, and subsequent flood of social media videos, came the same weekend that The Cuban Electric Union announced a total blackout across the island on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, made comments about the island, saying “they have to get new people in charge” in Havana.
Cuban officials have continued to blame U.S. sanctions for the country’s economic hardships, while analysts say the government is facing mounting pressure from ongoing blackouts, shortages of basic goods and growing public frustration.
Fox News’ Amy Galo contributed to this report.
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Over 1,000 Detroit moms rushed to a “no-strings-attached” cash aid program tailored to new and expectant mothers, the city’s mayor announced on Tuesday.
“Seeing more than 1,000 Detroit mothers enrolling so quickly tells you everything: families are ready, and Detroit is delivering,” Mayor Mary Sheffield said in a written statement.
Detroit officials distributed around $1 million to more than 1,000 mothers as part of the city’s Rx Kids program, which launched the application process on Feb. 9.
The cash assistance program is a statewide initiative that’s intended to issue $1,500 cash to new and expectant mothers in the Motor City as well as $500 per month after a child’s birth for at least six months. The program is considered the largest cash aid program for prenatal and infant care in the country.
Detroit moms rushed to a no-strings-attached cash aid program tailored to new and expectant mothers, the city’s mayor announced.(AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
The implementation of the program fulfills Sheffield’s first priority as mayor. Sheffield is the first female mayor elected in the city of Detroit.
“My first major action as mayor was to announce plans to bring to Detroit Rx Kids, the groundbreaking, first-ever maternal and infant cash support program that affords all families some economic stability during pregnancy and a child’s first year of life,” Sheffield wrote in an op-ed in The Detroit Free Press.
She continued, “But we’re not going to stop there – every one of the nearly 8,000 babies expected to be born in Detroit in 2026 – and beyond – will have access to $1,500 during mom’s pregnancy and $500 per month for the first six months of the baby’s life, no strings attached. Detroit is the largest city in the country to stand up for every one of its babies in this profound way.”
Detroit has roughly 8,000 babies born in the city each year, Rx Kids reported.
Detroit officials distributed around $1 million to more than 1,000 mothers as part of the city’s Rx Kids program that launched the application process on Feb. 9.(Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The program is led by Michigan State University (MSU) and administered by a nonprofit called GiveDirectly, which facilitates donations and cash transfers.
First launched in Flint, Michigan, in 2024, Rx Kids has expanded to several cities across the Great Lakes State, serving 5,600 families “with more than $22 million in direct support during the prenatal and infancy period.”
Dr. Luke Shaefer, the co-director of Rx Kids, told “Bridge Detroit” that the program “falls within the same family of programs as universal basic income” and guaranteed basic income. Rx Kids comes amid a trend of local municipalities providing similar no strings attached cash assistance to households that are eligible — usually low-income families.
Rx Kids Director Dr. Mona Hanna, who is also an associate dean of public health at MSU, said the response to the program was not surprising.
“Pregnancy and a baby’s first months should be a time of joy, not financial stress. By providing simple, direct support, Detroit is helping families start strong and giving babies what they need to thrive from day one,” she said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Detroit-native Mercedesz Brown, a mother of twins born last month, said the cash assistance gives her “relief and security for six months of my life where I don’t have to worry about being evicted.”(iStock)
Hanna added that the program “is a maternal and infant health program, and Michigan is proud to be leading the nation with a commonsense, bipartisan solution to supporting moms and babies.”
“In dozens of Michigan communities, both urban and rural, we’re seeing strong demand because families everywhere are facing the high costs of pregnancy and a new baby. As one of the largest programs of its kind in the country, efforts like this are helping make Michigan one of the most baby-friendly places in the nation. Families use this support for essentials like diapers, food, and housing, helping babies get a healthier start and strengthening communities,” she said.
Detroit-native Mercedesz Brown, a mother of twins born last month, said the cash assistance gives her “relief and security for six months of my life where I don’t have to worry about being evicted.”
“I don’t have to worry about where I’m going to get money from.”
Detroit officials did not respond to Fox News Digital‘s request for comment.
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A California sheriff and top Republican candidate for governor seized over 650,000 votes from the state’s November elections this weekend.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco launched an investigation into the state’s November 2025 special election on Proposition 50 after a third-party organization, the Riverside Election Integrity Team, claimed it found roughly 45,000 excess votes. California elections officials have dismissed the team’s findings, but Bianco says his office will conduct another count.
“This investigation is simple: Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes recorded,” Bianco told reporters at a Friday press conference.
Proposition 50 was a key proposal seeking to reform California’s congressional districts. It was designed to favor Democrats in response to a similar effort by Republicans in Texas.
Los Angeles, CA – January 06:Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a republican candidate for California governor, joins Kate Monroe, an advocate for veterans, on a tour of Skid Row in Los Angeles.((Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Shirley Weber has argued Bianco has no authority to carry out a recount.
“The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has taken actions based on allegations that lack credible evidence and risk undermining public confidence in our elections,” Weber told City News Service. “The sheriff’s assertion that his deputies know how to count is admirable. The fact remains that he and his deputies are not elections officials, and they do not have expertise in election administration.”
Riverside elections official Art Tinoco rejected the Riverside Election Integrity Team’s findings earlier this month, saying the group had misinterpreted how votes are counted on Election Day.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a “Yes On Prop 50” volunteer event at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Voters approved the measure, which authorized temporary changes to congressional district maps. (Getty Images)
Tinoco told county supervisors earlier this year that the initial intake logs by polling workers are meant to be estimates rather than exact tallies of how many votes were cast. Even so, he said the final tally was within 0.16%, or 103 votes, of the original estimate.
The Elections Integrity Team maintains their math is correct, however, and it was this disagreement that led Bianco to open an investigation of his own.
Bianco accused California Attorney General Bob Bonta, a Democrat, of intervening in the investigation. Bonta, however, says his office only sought to learn the basis of the probe.
Bianco has also clashed on social media with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who is running for California governor as well.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has criticized Bianco’s election investigation.(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bianco said Friday that his office had received multiple letters from Bonta ordering him to cease the investigation, according to the Desert Sun.
“The outrage that an investigation was happening was extremely concerning to me, especially coming from someone who claims to be a law enforcement officer that is, I’ve said this a minimum of a thousand times, he’s an embarrassment to law enforcement,” Bianco said.
Bonta and Weber did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on X: @Hagstrom_Anders.
Tehran, Iran – Military and political authorities in Iran are projecting a message that “victory” is near as war with the United States and Israel continues to escalate, and air strikes and assassination attempts are reported across the country.
Massive joint US-Israeli air raids were recorded in multiple areas of the capital Tehran overnight into Sunday, and in central Iran’s Isfahan city in the morning, a day after Dezful and Andimeshk in western Khuzestan and several other cities were hit.
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Israeli warplanes also conducted two separate sets of precision strikes on privately-owned residential units located in small towns in the green provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran to the north on Saturday, which appeared to be assassination attempts on officials.
Local authorities confirmed that several people were killed, but did not elaborate. Israeli and US media said a senior drone commander is believed to have been killed.
Nevertheless, top officials in Tehran said they were unyielding and focused on retaliatory attacks.
Parliament speaker and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the fact that Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Dimona overnight shows that a “new stage of battle” has started where “Israel’s skies are defenceless”.
Majid Mousavi, aerospace commander of the IRGC, echoed the same statement about control over Israeli skies in a post on X on Saturday night, which came in response to the US and Israel declaring dominance over Iranian airspace.
“Pinpoint precision Seyed Majid, hit Dimona again,” chanted flag-waving pro-establishment supporters shown on state television broadcasts, calling on Mousavi for action.
Israel said more than 180 people were injured in Dimona, a southern city where its key nuclear facilities are also located, in addition to nearby Arad.
Ahmad-Reza Radan – Iran’s hardline police chief, who has been cited by Israeli media as being a target for assassination along with Mousavi, Ghalibaf and others – was seen briefly addressing a group of supporters in Tehran on Saturday night.
“Trump first threatened the European Union, then begged. Today, he has said he will come take Greenland if the Europeans don’t come. I want to tell the European Union that if they can’t hold on to Greenland, then send a request and we will come preserve it,” he said, followed by chants of “Alla akbar” (God is greatest).
Defence Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik said in a statement that attacks across the region will continue “until the complete halt and surrender of the enemy”.
The taunts are in line with the state’s messaging in recent days, including a written statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected as the supreme leader after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated on the first day of the war, but who has not been seen or heard.
The message said Iran’s enemies were being “defeated” and there is “particular unity” among supporters of the theocratic establishment.
Over the past week, the country’s top security official, commanders of the paramilitary Basij force of the IRGC, the government’s intelligence minister, and a number of other military and security personnel have been among those killed.
The government reports that a large number of residential buildings, hospitals, schools and other civilian facilities have also been impacted during the war, as state supporters control the city streets, squares and mosques to counter potential anti-government protests.
‘Say goodbye to electricity!’
The Iranian rhetoric quickly escalated on Sunday after US President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Tehran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key water route for global energy export, or face strikes on its power plants.
In response, Iranian politicians and armed forces said they would strike back harder against the region’s energy facilities.
The IRGC-affiliated Mehr news agency released a map with graphics that showed power plants across the region, including in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, that could be attacked if Iranian facilities are hit. An accompanying message read, “Say goodbye to electricity!”
On Saturday night, state and IRGC-affiliated media circulated a different map, showing Doha and also marking the central offices of Al Jazeera network as potential targets, and said all residents of the Qatari capital were advised to evacuate immediately.
State television quickly issued a retraction and cited unnamed sources as saying the map was not official, but no explanation was provided about who circulated the image and why.
Iranians attend the funeral ceremony of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran on March 21, 2026 [AFP]
The all-around promises of escalation, particularly around bombing electricity facilities and other critical civilian infrastructure, have created additional concerns among many Iranians about the impact on daily lives and implications on the country’s future.
“If the main power plants are bombed, it’s not going to be just a brief disruption; it could stop the flow of everything from water to gas,” a Tehran resident told Al Jazeera, asking to remain anonymous due to security concerns. “It would be foolish to just punish the population like that.”
The US-Israeli forces have also struck natural gas facilities in southern Iran and bombed fuel reserves across Tehran, but authorities said fires and damage were contained quickly without creating major disruptions.
In an Instagram post to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, iconic footballer and nationally respected figure Ali Daei said this year’s celebrations were different because Iran is grieving for its people killed in the war.
“Wishing for a prosperous and free Iran, away from war and bloodshed, all about welfare and calm,” he wrote, drawing the ire of a number of state media, including the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim, which criticised Daei for not specifically condemning the US and Israel.
Proclamations, warnings under blackout
Meanwhile, the internet remains cut for more than 92 million Iranians for a 23rd day, becoming the longest shutdown in the country’s history, trailed only by a 20-day blackout imposed during the killing of thousands of anti-government protesters in January.
State media outlets continue to focus on successful IRGC attacks and present Iran as a country on the brink of being recognised as a world power, as they refrain from communicating details about the US and Israeli attacks or significant damage sustained.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the national security committee of Iran’s parliament, told the state television on Sunday that the IRGC’s overnight attacks against Israel “opened a new page in shifting the balance of power and showed the victory of the Islamic Republic in this imposed war”.
The parliamentary committee’s spokesman, Ebrahim Rezaei, stretched the same line of thinking even further, and said in a post on X that Iran should demand to become a veto-yielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as a condition for ending the war. The lawmaker did not say how or when he expected that to happen.
Iran’s government has also demanded war reparations and guarantees against future aggression, but the US and Israel have been pushing to overthrow the Islamic Republic that came to power in a 1979 revolution.
Intelligence authorities advised the Iranian population on Saturday that even being a member of foreign-based news and war footage channels on Telegram and all other social media outlets banned by the state could violate national security laws.
The Iranian judiciary said that such channels are considered “terrorist” outlets and that sending any videos of impact sites or armed state checkpoints on the streets to them could carry maximum penalties like confiscation of assets and even execution.
State security authorities have emphasised that anyone who engages in anti-establishment protests will be treated as an “enemy”.
The actor revealed two things he learned in his 95 years, via a tweet he posted on Sunday.
“At 95, I’m still smokin’! I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'”
The “Star Trek” star also shared two pictures of himself in honor of his birthday, including one of himself smiling at the beach and another as he enjoyed his cigar.
William Shatner gives blunt life advice on his 95th birthday.(Mat Hayward/Getty Images)
The actor said: “I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop. And the horse that I owned, I came off.”
“And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side,” he added. “And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast and sent him flying].”
“I’m not a young stuntman anymore. I started to roll but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So, I wrecked my shoulder,” he explained.
He had told the audience that he was scheduled to undergo a “new type of shoulder operation called a reverse something or other” on March 11.
Adding: “You put the ball in the socket and the socket in the thing, and you come out 10 hours later, and you’re pain-free. So, that’s what I am meandering towards.”
On March 12, he updated his Instagram followers about his shoulder surgery.
He also addressed rumors that his shoulder was “shattered,” noting that it was a “routine procedure.”
Adding: “I’m so well that tomorrow I’ll be in Cleveland at a convention.”
William Shatner pictured as Captain James T. Kirk in ‘Star Trek.’(CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Last year, Shatner spoke out about tinnitus, a health condition that he’s faced since the 1990s.
A person with tinnitus can experience ringing or other noises in one or both ears, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The actor spoke out about living with tinnitus in a promotional video for the nonprofit Tinnitus Quest.
“My own journey with tinnitus started when I was filming a ‘Star Trek’ episode called ‘Arena,’ and I was too close to the special effects’ explosion. And the result was that I was left with permanent tinnitus,” Shatner explained.
He continued: “And, over the years, I’ve had many ups and downs with my tinnitus, and I know from firsthand experience just how difficult it can get.”
Shatner became a household name as Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” franchise.
He also starred in countless other projects in his seven-decade career, including “T.J. Hooker,” “The Practice,” “Boston Legal,” “Miss Congeniality” and more.
Pakistan Super League will be held on schedule from March 26, but without the crowds and only at two venues.
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Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 league will take place in empty stadiums due to the recent spike in oil prices, says a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The franchise-based Pakistan Super League, set to kick off on Thursday, also cancelled its opening ceremony in Lahore, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday, citing a fuel shortage caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
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The league was set to be played in six cities, but now only Lahore and Karachi will be hosting the games, with the opening encounter set to be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Pakistan has faced soaring oil prices prompted by the United States-Israel war on Iran and the subsequent spread of the conflict across the region. Pakistan’s government has asked its citizens to restrict their movements due to rising fuel prices.
“We don’t know how long this war will continue,” Naqvi said.
“We can’t ask people to restrict their movements and then have 30,000 people in stadiums every day. We decided that as long as this [oil] crisis is ongoing, we will not have crowds at matches. This was a difficult decision, but it needed to be made. The opening ceremony will also be cancelled.”
Naqvi said the PCB will issue refunds for all sold tickets within 72 hours and will also compensate franchise owners for the loss of revenue from gate receipts.
Naqvi apologised to the four cities – Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan and Peshawar – that will no longer host PSL games this season. “We have to restrict our movements, and we do not want to waste our resources,” he said. “I especially apologise to Peshawar, which was due to host PSL games for the first time, [but] there will be no crowds anyway, so there was no reason to go to those cities.”
Naqvi said he consulted Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is also the PCB patron, and the eight franchises before finalising the decision to stage the games in empty stadiums.
Several foreign players have pulled out of PSL due to personal reasons, including Australians Jake Fraser-McGurk and Spencer Johnson, South African Ottneil Baartman and Gudakesh Motie of the West Indies.
Amid US President Donald Trump’s claims of erasing Iran from the world map, Gulf country President Masoud Pezeshkian has given a big statement on Sunday (March 22, 2026). He said that we are not afraid of baseless threats. The illusion of erasing Iran from the map shows frustration against the will of a history-making country.
Actually, this reaction of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has come after the 48-hour ultimatum given by US President Donald Trump regarding the Strait of Hormuz. By sharing a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump gave a threatening ultimatum to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. He said that if Iran does not completely open the Strait of Hormuz without any conditions and threats within the next 48 hours i.e. two days, then America will completely destroy Iran’s power plants by heavily bombing them.
What did the Iranian President say on Trump’s ultimatum?
Regarding Trump’s ultimatum and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to countries around the world, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to all, except those who violate our land, rights and sovereignty. We are prepared to firmly face all random threats on this battlefield.
The illusion of erasing Iran from the map shows desperation against the will of a history-making nation. Threats and terror only strengthen our unity. The Strait of Hormuz is open to all except those who violate our soil. We firmly confront delirious threats on the battlefield.
After US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum, Ismail Seqab Esfahani, an aide of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, appealed to the people of the country through a post on the X platform to stock up on water for themselves in the next two days and keep their phones fully charged. He said that Trump has increased the pressure regarding the Strait of Hormuz and if America or Israel damages Iran’s power infrastructure in the next 48 hours, it could have a major impact on the entire region.
A pub landlord says parents’ behaviour has deteriorated to the point he has now banned children from his east London pub.
Egil Johansen, who has run The Kenton in Hackney for the last 17 years, told Sky News that “entitled parents” now have a “lack of understanding that when you are in a public space, like in a pub, you need to look after your children.”
As a consequence, he said he and his team are no longer able to manage the risk of children at the pub, which only serves drinks and regularly shows football.
Image:Egil Johansen (second from right) at the pub. Pic: The Kenton
“We’ve had a couple of accidents, kids have been running into people carrying drinks, they’ve been approaching dogs, poking them, stroking them, and then dogs are barking because they are feeling stressed, which has then caused confrontations with parents,” said Mr Johansen.
In November, the pub posted an update on Instagram telling customers that “lately, a few have mistaken The Kenton for a creche”.
At the time, children were allowed until 5pm but Mr Johansen said the rule was under review.
“The sad end of the story is that we have now decided to become an 18+ only pub,” he said on Sunday.
“That’s because these things have continued to happen despite having numerous posters around in a pub to please supervise your kids at all times.”
Image:Inside the pub. Pic: The Kenton
Although the reaction to the rule change has been “98% positive” according to Mr Johansen, some parents were disappointed by the move.
“That is a shame. We used to live on Queen Anne [Road] and come and visit friends often and would call in. We love your pub and have a very well-behaved 4-year-old,” wrote one regular on Facebook.
“Obviously, the decision hasn’t been taken lightly but it’s a massive shame that the actions (or inactions?) of a few parents when it comes to controlling their kids’ behaviour has led to this,” said another.
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Kurt Russell finds life in Colorado “different” from his old life in Hollywood.
Russell, who currently stars in Taylor Sheridan’s “The Madison,” told Fox News Digital that he and Goldie Hawn split their time between Los Angeles and Colorado.
“What I enjoy most is that [Hawn] really likes it in Colorado,” Russell began. “Wyatt and Meredith and their two boys, they live in Colorado now. So we like to spend as much time there as we can.”
Kurt Russell said that the thing he likes most about spending time in Colorado is how much Goldie Hawn likes it.(Greg Doherty/Getty Images for St. Regis)
Russell explained that their current lifestyle emulates “The Madison,” since they travel back and forth between Los Angeles and Colorado.
“I’d like to be there more,” Russell said of Colorado. “And there’s a different kind of life there. That’s primarily it. I’d like to be able to spend as much time there possible.”
During an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, Russell explained that he and Hawn split their time between their homes in L.A., Palm Desert, Calif., Old Snowmass, Colo., and New York.
“We love real estate,” he said, before explaining that their home in Colorado is his favorite.
Kurt Russell said he and Goldie Hawn love their ranch in Colorado.(JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images)
“Our Old Snowmass home is my favorite. It’s a large, beautiful log-cabin lodge on a ranch that we moved into a little over 40 years ago,” Russell said. “Goldie and I share a passion for log homes. I never got that out of my system, starting with the one in Maine.”
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His favorite part of his Colorado home is being able to wake up and look at the mountains, he told the outlet.
During an interview with Men’s Health, Russell noted that his character in “The Madison” finds solace in the Colorado mountains – similar to how he does in real life.
“I moved to Colorado when I was 26 years old. At a certain point, you find yourself asking whether you’re going to live the life you want to live, or if you’re just going to talk about it. And I decided to make the move and live the life I wanted to live,” he said.
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s son, Wyatt Russell, lives in Colorado with his family.(John Nacion/Getty Images)
Russell continued, “But my business was still primarily out of Los Angeles, so my life’s been split, going back and forth. I’m glad I did what I did. I’ve enjoyed my life the way I’ve wanted to and I’ve been able to continue on in the business too. I was able to make that happen. I could draw on that in ‘The Madison.’ My history with fly-fishing, for instance, goes way back. So I guess it’s something that came naturally.”
Matthew Fox stars alongside Kurt Russell in “The Madison.”(Emerson Miller/Paramount+)
Russell’s latest role in “The Madison” leans into the rigid, Western spirit that Colorado is known for. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Russell said that the “Yellowstone” spin-off resembles who he is as a person.
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“Well, what’s fun about that part of it is it’s kind of me. This was fun because he’s an urban man. He’s a man of finance in New York City. Family’s grown up there. They’ve been together forever. And what I liked about this was.. so many different things,” Russell began.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a really successful long-term relationship. It’s been a long since I’ve seen a tragedy that’s relatable and a whole family that has to experience what it’s like to be a fish out of water now and all the things that they find out about themselves,” he continued. “Taylor Sheridan wrote a really really beautiful, beautiful screenplay here.”
Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn and Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn are seen in the Paramount+ series “The Madison.”(Chris Saunders/Paramount+)
“I thought everything about it was good, but it was Michelle playing Stacy that, you know, I said, ‘Wow, she’s going to kill that,’ and she has. Really fantastic,” Russell concluded.
In the series, Michelle Pfeiffer plays his on-screen opposite. Aside from Pfeiffer and Russell, “The Madison” stars Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Patrick J. Adams, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Danielle Vasinova and Matthew Fox.
The first season of “The Madison” consists of six episodes and premiered on Paramount+ on March 14.
