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The 2025 Oscars have come and gone. In addition to some incredible noms, like A Real Pain for Original Screenplay, Wicked for Best Picture, and Anora's Mikey Madison for Best Actress, there were some serious snubs. Because what do you mean Challengers didn't get nominated for ANYTHING?! Considering it won Best Score at the Golden Globes, I'd have thought it had that nomination secured, but the Academy had other plans.
Here's the full list of 2025 Oscar winners.
The Craziest 2025 Oscar nomination snubs.
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I really can't believe Zendaya didn't get nominated for her performance in Challengers. Her viral "crazy eyes" scene generated enough conversation to give her a nom in my opinion. I remember sitting in the theater and thinking, Wow, I've never seen her make that face before, can we replay that? And, of course, I'm mourning the fact the movie didn't get nominated for Best Score. "Match Point" playing during the ending of the movie will always be an Oscar-winning moment to me!
But in addition to Z, Selena Gomez also didn't get nominated for her role as Jessi Del Monte in Emilia Pérez, despite the fact the movie got a total of 13 nominations.
My group chat immediately blew up when we realized Sing Sing wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
The full list of 2025 Oscar winners.
Universal Pictures
Best Picture
Winner: Anora
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Lead Actress
Winner: Mikey Madison for Anora
- Cynthia Erivo for Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison for Anora
- Demi Moore for The Substance
- Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here
Best Lead Actor
Winner: Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
- Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo for Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes for Conclave
- Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice
Searchlight Pictures
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
- Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande for Wicked
- Felicity Jones for The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini for Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain
- Yura Borisov for Anora
- Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain
- Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce for The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice
Best Director
Winner: Sean Baker for Anora
- Sean Baker for Anora
- Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
- James Mangold for A Complete Unknown
- Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
- Coralie Fargeat for The Substance
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Anora
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- September 5
- The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Conclave
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
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Best Cinematography
Winner: The Brutalist
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
Best Original Score
Winner: The Brutalist
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
Winner: “El Mal” for Emilia Pérez
- “El Mal” for Emilia Pérez
- “The Journey” for The Six Triple Eight
- “Like a Bird” for Sing Sing
- “Mi Camino” for Emilia Pérez
- “Never Too Late” for Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Editing
Winner: Anora
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
Best Production Design
Winner: Wicked
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
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Best Costume Design
Winner: Wicked
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner: The Substance
- A Different Man
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Sound
Winner: Dune: Part Two
- A Complete Unknown
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune: Part Two
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Best International Feature
Winner: I'm Still Here
- Brazil's I’m Still Here
- Denmark's The Girl with the Needle
- France's Emilia Pérez
- Germany's The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Latvia's Flow
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Best Animated Feature
Winner: Latvia's Flow
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short
Winner: In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best Live-Action Short
Winner: cine
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Documentary Feature
Winner: No Other Land
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short
Winner: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
- Death By Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Did your favorite movie of 2024 get the Oscar nominations you think it deserved, or was it totally snubbed? Let us know on Instagram! And you can still make 13 Award-Winning Cocktails after Oscar Sunday ;).
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Ann Taylor’s spring dress collection is just too good. They always nail polished styles that still have the perfect amount of playfulness! From fun prints to more basic colorways, these stunning spring dresses from Ann Taylor can take you practically anywhere in style.
Scroll on to shop 8 Ann Taylor dresses I'm definitely eyeing for spring!
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Belted Sheath Dress
Springtime is prime time for pastels, and this light pink number nails the seasonal color. It's pretty polished in the details throughout, plus it's all cinched together oh-so nicely with the thin belt around the waist.
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Studio Collection Silk Flutter Sleeve Midi Dress
Oh, yeah. The ruching on the side of this silky midi is nothing short of flattering – I could definitely see this style working wonderfully as a wedding guest dress.
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Striped Pleated Sweater Tank Dress
With contrasting vertical and horizontal stripes, this sweater-y (but still lightweight) tank dress doesn't have to work too hard to make a statement. Thus, you can easily pair it with some basic black shoes and a colorful cardigan to complete your spring look.
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Tweed Sheath Dress
This color, though! Aside from the stunning buttons and modest coverage, I love the bold shade of this dress for spring. Again, it really speaks for itself, so you shouldn't have to dress it up too much to pull a 'fit.
Ann Taylor
Square Neck Flare Dress
Easy-wearing and oh-so soft thanks to the light material it's made of, this midi dress is practically begging to become your everyday piece this spring. A square neckline is always flattering, plus this design's skirt is the right amount of casual.
Ann Taylor
Dotted Crepe Column Midi Dress
Polka dots are the pattern to rock this season, so I'm obviously eyeing this chic silhouette. It's fairly free-flowing, but comes with a sleek belt at the waist to gather your look together.
Ann Taylor
Denim Sheath Dress
Denim dresses are everything to me, and I love that this one makes a more formal departure from the other casual denim pieces in my closet. It definitely has a workwear quality to it – I'd wear it with ballet flats and a polished cardigan for an easy, yet put-together spring outfit.
Ann Taylor
Striped Smocked-Waist Midi Flare Dress
Hello, waistline! This midi comes complete with a smocked waist that flatters your bod to a tee.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: awards show season! We're getting closer to seeing the Oscars, the Grammys, and the Golden Globes celebrate the best movies, music, and TV shows of 2024, and we finally know who's up for the Golden Globes. The program will air on CBS and Paramount+ January 5 at 8 pm EST.
Even though this awards show is usually an indicator of what the Oscar nominations will look like, my group chats aren't so sure — some of these nominations (and snubs) are such wild cards!
Keep reading to see all the 2025 Golden Globe nominations — and snubs.
The Most Shocking Snubs & Surprises Of The 2025 Golden Globes Nominations
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To no one's surprise, The Bear led amongst its competition with 5 nominations, followed closely by four nominations for both Shōgun and Only Murders in the Building. And Selena Gomez's Emilia Pérez got 10 nominations!
Some notable snubs of this year's Golden Globes include leaving Wicked's Jon M. Chu and Dune 2's Denis Villeneuve out of the director category (which baffles me even more after Greta Gerwig's Barbie snub at the Oscars), Sing Sing in the screenplay category, and Saoirse Ronan in the acting categories even though the Oscar-nominated actress was in both The Outrun and Blitz!
As far as surprises go, September 5 is nominated for Best Picture, despite the fact it hasn't been released yet. And, okay I know Wicked already announced they'd be submitting Cynthia Erivo for a lead actress and Ariana Grande for supporting, but my group chats STILL can't believe it! Also Zendaya being nominated in lead actress in a comedy/musical for Challengers...since when is Challengers a comedy?!
Golden Globe Nominations For Movies
Searchlight Pictures
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nickel Boys
- September 5
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Anora
- Challengers
- Emilia Pérez
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Moana 2
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Alien: Romulus
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Gladiator II
- Inside Out 2
- Twisters
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- All We Imagine as Light (India)
- Emilia Pérez (France)
- The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
- I’m Still Here (Brazil)
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
- Vermiglio (Italy)
Universal Pictures
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Pamela Anderson for The Last Showgirl
- Angelina Jolie for Maria
- Nicole Kidman for Babygirl
- Tilda Swinton for The Room Next Door
- Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here
- Kate Winslet for Lee
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown
- Daniel Craig for Queer
- Colman Domingo for Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes for Conclave
- Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Amy Adams for Nightbitch
- Cynthia Erivo for Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison for Anora
- Demi Moore for The Substance
- Zendaya for Challengers
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain
- Hugh Grant for Heretic
- Gabriel LaBelle for Saturday Night
- Jesse Plemons for Kinds of Kindness
- Glen Powell for Hit Man
- Sebastian Stan for A Different Man
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Selena Gomez for Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande for Wicked
Felicity Jones for The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley for The Substance
Isabella Rossellini for Conclave
Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov for Anora
Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain
Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce for The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice
Denzel Washington for Gladiator II
Amazon MGM Studios
Best Director
- Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker for Anora
- Edward Berger for Conclave
- Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat for The Substance
- Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light
Best Screenplay
- Emilia Pérez
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
- Conclave
Best Original Score
- Conclave
- The Brutalist
- The Wild Robot
- Emilia Pérez
- Challengers
- Dune: Part Two
Best Original Song
“Beautiful That Way” forThe Last Showgirl
“Compress / Repress” for Challengers
“El Mal” for Emilia Pérez
“Forbidden Road” for Better Man
“Kiss The Sky” for The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino" for Emilia Pérez
TV Show Golden Globe Nominations For 2025
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Best Television Series – Drama
- The Day of the Jackal
- The Diplomat
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Shōgun
- Slow Horses
- Squid Game
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- The Gentlemen
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Baby Reindeer
- Disclaimer
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- The Penguin
- Ripley
- True Detective: Night Country
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Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Kathy Bates for Matlock
- Emma D’Arcy for House of the Dragon
- Maya Erskine for Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Keira Knightley for Black Doves
- Keri Russell for The Diplomat
- Anna Sawai for Shōgun
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Donald Glover for Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Jake Gyllenhaal for Presumed Innocent
- Gary Oldman for Slow Horses
- Eddie Redmayne for The Day of the Jackal
- Hiroyuki Sanada for Shōgun
- Billy Bob Thornton for Landman
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Kristen Bell for Nobody Wants This
- Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary
- Ayo Edebiri for The Bear
- Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building
- Kathryn Hahn for Agatha All Along
- Jean Smart for Hacks
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Adam Brody for Nobody Wants This
- Ted Danson for A Man on the Inside
- Steve Martin for Only Murders in the Building
- Jason Segel for Shrinking
- Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White for The Bear
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Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Cate Blanchett for Disclaimer
- Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night Country
- Cristin Milioti for The Penguin
- Sofía Vergara for Griselda
- Naomi Watts for Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
- Kate Winslet for The Regime
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Colin Farrell for The Penguin
- Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer
- Kevin Kline for Disclaimer
- Cooper Koch for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Ewan Mcgregor for A Gentleman in Moscow
- Andrew Scott for Ripley
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Liza Colón-Zayas for The Bear
- Hannah Einbinder for Hacks
- Dakota Fanning for Ripley
- Jessica Gunning for Baby Reindeer
- Allison Janney for The Diplomat
- Kali Reis for True Detective: Night Country
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Tadanobu Asano for Shōgun
- Javier Bardem for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Harrison Ford for Shrinking
- Jack Lowden for Slow Horses
- Diego Luna for La Máquina
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach for The Bear
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
- Jamie Foxx for Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
- Nikki Glaser for Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
- Seth Meyers for Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
- Adam Sandler for Adam Sandler: Love You
- Ali Wong for Ali Wong: Single Lady
- Ramy Youssef for Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
Did any 2025 Golden Globe nomination (or snub) surprise you? Let us know in the comments!
As much as we love talking about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce...Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie Kelce deserve their time in the spotlight too! They have a loving and hilarious dynamic that's somehow made room for not one, but three kids. And guess what? They recently welcome baby number 4! From their very funny announcement to everything they've said since, there's a lot of fun to unpack here.
Here's everything to know about Jason Kelce & Kylie Kelce's exciting pregnancy!
OMG, when did Kylie Kelce give birth?
Kylie and Jason welcomed their fourth daughter March 30, according to PEOPLE, but an official announcement was shared via the couple's joint Instagram post on April 1. "Whoop, there she is! Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce 3/30/25," reads Kylie's caption and we think it's the cheekiest way to describe her arrival.
The subsequent photos of Finnley are just as cute as she's seen wearing the cutest floral onesie and being held by her parents. Call us biased, but she has the most precious face we've ever seen. Even her uncle Travis thinks so!
PEOPLEalso reports the NFL player incredulously told his brother how much he wanted to see Finnley after the latter asked how he felt. "Yes, I want to see my new niece, Jason! You only sent one picture. You didn’t even tell me what name you picked yet."
But his complaints stopped the minute Jason showed him Finnley during their latest New Heights podcast episode. Travis immediately melted and said, "Hey, little muffin! Look at you. You hanging out with Mom? Tell Ky I said hello. I’m glad everything’s going great." He even thinks her name is "adorable."
When did Jason and Kylie announce she's pregnant?
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Kylie Kelce shared the huge news on Instagram November 22nd! Of course grandma Donna Kelce was the first to leave a comment. She wrote, "🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍 Love it!!!" Brittany Mahomes also commented by writing, "Ahhhhhh Congrats you guys!!!🥹🤍."
How did Jason and Kylie's other daughters react?
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In Kylie's same Instagram post, her and Jason's daughters can be seen expressing a range of emotions. There's an 'Eek' expression from their oldest daughter Wyatt, a happy look from their middle daughter Elliott, and pure tears from baby girl Bennett. Kylie wrote, "I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page! 🤷♀️"
How did Jason and Kylie prepare to be a family of six?
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Jason Kelce took the news of being an official girl dad like a champ. He told E! Newshe's "got it pretty easy" because "the clothes are all going to be hand-me-downs or already bought." Not only that, but they'd already secured a baby crib prior to their newborn's birth.
“I love my kids so much, and especially my daughters,” he added. "I was telling somebody out there because they're expecting their first — and they look at you. They smile at you. There's just a way that kids have to warm your soul in a way that nothing else can.”
He also shared his excitement about watching his daughters grow up with a new sibling. "And hopefully we'll welcome a fourth into this world, and we'll be able to watch them fight and tear each other apart and all the good stuff."
He even appeared on The Rich Eisen Show where he joked, "I'm screwed [in] like in 10 years. The moment they’re all in middle school, I feel like it’s just gonna be chaos." He also hopes Wyatt "can start helping out a little bit more." But, he's still looking forward to it! "I obviously have not had a son, but there is something about a daughter in the way I think as a dad, you feel an extra amount probably of protection and love toward that child," he shared.
What did Kylie say about her fourth pregnancy?
Kylie previously opened up on her new podcast, Not Gonna Lie, about her feelings on her fourth pregnancy. At the time, she said she was "so incredibly grateful to be able to get pregnant, but it is a means to an end." She further said, "When I tell you that I cannot stand being pregnant, I mean it. I don't have a a fun time."
If that sounds a little uh...negative, it actually makes a lot more sense when she explained more! She elaborated, "I am nauseous for most of my pregnancy. It tapers off a little after the first trimester, but I continue to have nausea throughout my pregnancy." Woof, I know that's tough!
Kyle continued by explaining she hasn't even really had the fun, wacky cravings many pregnant people get — instead she had more "aversions" in each of her pregnancies. I'll take cravings over aversions any day!
The podcast host then joked, "When you're super pregnant and someone comes up to you and says, 'Isn't this just the most beautiful thing ever? 'I want to punch you in the face. I'm not going to, but I want to."
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Ever since Good American Family premiered on March 19, there has been renewed interest in the real-life adoption case of Natalia Grace.
The latest Hulu series stars Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett, who adopted an orphan from Ukraine with her husband, Michael Barnett. However, after taking in Natalia, who had a rare form of dwarfism, Kristine began to suspect that she was an adult pretending to be a child.
New episodes of Good American Family are being released on Wednesdays, but as we wait to see what happens next in the TV dramatization, many fans are wondering whether Natalia's adoptive parents ever faced jail time. Here's everything we know.
Scroll to find out what happened to Natalia Grace's adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett...
Who is Natalia Grace Barnett?
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For those unfamiliar with the infamous case, Natalia was born in Ukraine in 2003 and was first adopted by a different couple, Dyan and Gary Ciccone, back in 2008. She only lived with the Ciccone family for two years before they claimed her behavior was disruptive and relinquished their parental rights.
This led Natalia to be placed up for adoption again, and in 2010, the Barnett family welcomed her into their Indiana home. She was thought to be 6 or 7 years old at the time, but soon afterward, the Barnetts claimed Natalia had adult traits, such as adult teeth and body hair, and believed she wasn't actually a little girl.
Additionally, they alleged Natalia was a "sociopath" and had tried to harm them and their biological children, Jacob, Wesley, and Ethan.
What happened to Natalia Grace and the Barnetts?
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The Barnetts ultimately petitioned an Indiana court in 2012 in order to change her birth year from 2003 to 1989. Legally, this made Natalia 22 years old, and she was placed in a Lafayette, Indiana, apartment by herself; meanwhile, the Barnetts relocated to Canada with their three sons, Jacob, Wesley, and Ethan.
Afterward, the Barnett family reportedly cut contact with Natalia, who moved in with another couple, Cynthia and Antwon Mans, about one month later. The Mans family petitioned to become her legal guardians in 2016, and by 2023, they were able to legally adopt Natalia.
What happened with Natalia Grace and the Mans?
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Nonetheless, Natalia wound up leaving Cynthia and Antwon's home by the end of 2023 after alleging they were controlling. She currently lives in upstate New York with the DePaul family and appeared in the docuseries The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks. There, she called the Barnetts abusive and alleged Kristine had hit her with a belt and pepper-sprayed her.
What happened to Kristine and Michael Barnett?
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Following their move to Canada, Michael and Kristine eventually got divorced but maintained that Natalia had exhibited violent behavior. Some allegations include that she'd appeared at the foot of their bed with a knife in her hand and attempted to poison Kristine's coffee.
Despite the fact that they filed the petition to change Natalia's age in 2012, Michael and Kristine weren't charged until 2019. They faced multiple counts of neglect, but Michael was found not guilty in 2022, and the charges against Kristine were subsequently dropped in 2023 after Michael testified in her pretrial.
Kristine Barnett reportedly wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post, "If there had been any abuse of Natalia or evidence of it, I would have been found guilty of it, and I would be in jail. I believe Natalia takes advantage of that sympathy to manipulate people."
Michael filed for divorce in 2014 and later appeared on The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks. As for Kristine, she has mostly flown under the public radar.
Still, following the finale of the docuseries, Kristine shared a long post on Facebook, responding to allegations against her.
"Natalia was a very much loved and cared for member of my family. She was not abused by anyone in my family. Let's get straight to these allegations. Nobody ever took a belt to Natalia, and the allegations that she was 'beaten' are just plain false. Any discipline of Natalia was very minimal and not out of the bounds of normal parenting," she wrote.
Natalia went on to call the docuseries "highly sensationalized," adding, "Michael Barnett and Natalia Barnett may have the same monster, but that monster is not me. That monster, whether it's mental illness, sociopathy, or whatever it actually is, may be different for each of them. But it's within their own psyche."
Who plays Natalia Grace Barnett today?
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In Good American Family, Imogen Faith Reid plays Natalia Grace, and Mark Duplass depicts Michael Barnett. Ellen Pompeo has said the latest series intends to show both sides of the adoption story in an "intentional and thoughtful" way.
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