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fatherhood

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Recent Examples of fatherhood The actor went on to say that his famous older brothers, Macaulay Culkin, 46, and Kieran Culkin, 44, — who are also both fathers — have given him space to embrace fatherhood in his own way. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026 Lee uses the image as a metaphor for fatherhood and the sacrifices parents make for their children. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 But fatherland can also be a state of mind where fathers live, a state both more specific and more elusive than fatherhood. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Ahead of the New Balance Maxey V1 release and the 76ers’ season opener against the Knicks, Maxey spoke about off-court fashion and fatherhood. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Huncho spoke to Complex about how fatherhood has already brought positive change to his life. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Ali stars as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 In three years, Whitley’s job transformed from obstructing his fatherhood to enhancing it. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Between the trauma of a hit-and-run and the anxiety of impending fatherhood, the idea for Onslaught, Wingard’s most personal film to date, began to take shape. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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Owens, a California native living in Arizona, filed a paternity lawsuit against Echard in 2023 seeking child support, according to prosecutors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Nearly two years after that paternity accusation was made public, radio journalist Young was approached by Glass Entertainment in May 2025 about hosting what would become the Love Trapped limited series podcast.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Ahead of her anticipated return to Broadway in the 1980s Cold War musical Chess, the actor opens up about recalibrating her relationship to ambition, motherhood, the rigor behind her return, and more.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2026

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My parents homeschooled me through 11th grade to ensure religion would play an essential role in my upbringing.

— Ren Brabenec, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Josh also had conversations with me and Daniel about something that’s not really in the book, but Mitt probably had a really tumultuous upbringing and life before settling down.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

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