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Naya Rivera & Ryan Dorsey’s 10-Year-Old Son Josey Lands 1st Film Role

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August 31, 2026

Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey’s son is set to make his feature film debut.

Josey Dorsey, 10, has landed a role in writer-director Evan Coury’s The Burning Valley, according to IMDB.com. Ryan Dorsey also is listed among the cast, meaning the father-son duo could share some screen time in the younger Dorsey’s film debut.

Coury told Pittsburgh’s Tribune Review that the movie “is about a steelworker who loses his job when the mill announces a shutdown. It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town.”

The movie also mark’s Coury’s directorial debut. He has a couple of acting credits, according to IMDB, including the 2015 short film Adopted and the 2022 film Dear Zoe, which stars Sadie Sink.

The Burning Valley began filming in August in locations around the Pennsylvania area where Coury grew up, including Brackenridge and Arnold. “My hope is to encapsulate the history of our region through one guy’s personal experience,” Coury said.

Other cast listed includes Tyler Miles, J.B. Brown, Joseph Ducar, Whip Hubley, Patrick Jordan, Sam Lothard, Joseph Mazza and Sheila McKenna.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a rep listed for Josey for additional information.

According to KTVB, Josey landed a role in a local theater production of Seussical Jr. in West Virginia in 2024, when he was 8. According to People, Josey and his dad moved from Los Angeles to West Virginia in 2023.

Ryan Dorsey’s credits include Yellowstone, Ray Donovan, Justified and Palm Royale.

Josey’s mom, Naya Rivera, was known for her role in Glee. She died in a drowning accident in 2020 on a boating outing with Josey, who was then 4-years-old, in Lake Piru in Ventura County, California.

She and Ryan wed in 2014 and were married for two years before divorcing.

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Dolly Parton Laid To Rest In Same Nashville Cemetery As Late Husband

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August 31, 2026

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Dolly Parton was laid to rest Friday in a small, private service, per the singer’s wishes. The ceremony was confirmed by her great-niece, Lainey Parton, who posted a remembrance on social media.

“This is a really hard post for me to make. I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words,” her great niece wrote. “Because she couldn’t have kids of her own, she always made us feel like we were hers. She loved us that way, and I’ll forever be grateful for that.”

She continued, “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to call her my granny. Thank you for always believing in me, loving me, and making me feel like I could do anything.”

She ended with, “I love you, Granny. Always.”

Parton, who died on August 25, was interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park. It’s one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville and the final resting place of country music royalty such as Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Eddy Arnold and Marty Robbins.

While Parton certainly belongs in that company, it was likely more important to her that she be close to husband of nearly 60 years Carl Dean, who was laid to rest there in 2025.

According to People, Dean was interred in a mausoleum at the cemetery. On it, a large plaque is mounted that also has Dolly’s name and their wedding date. She was likely laid to rest beside him, according to the publication.

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Aaron Donald Is Back, Will Rejoin L.A. Rams This Season

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August 31, 2026

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L.A. Rams fans and TV executives are both smiling today about the same thing.

Aaron Donald, the all-world defensive tackle who led the Los Angeles to a Super Bowl victory in 2022, announced today that he will come out of retirement this season.

The team confirmed the news by sharing a letter on Rams letterhead addressed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, ostensibly from Donald, which read simply, “Dear Commissioner Goodell: I’m Back.” It was signed by Donald.

DraftKings Sportsbook had the Rams as favorites to win the Super Bowl even before Donald’s announcement. The 2027 championship will be played on the Rams’ home turf at SoFi Stadium.

What’s more, a one-of-one defensive superstar returning to a team in the country’s second-largest media market is a boon to networks and streamers that carry NFL games.

The 35-year-old Donald retired prior to the 2024 season, but announced earlier this summer that he was considering a comeback, leading to a couple of workouts with the team in August under the supervision of head coach Sean McVay.

The Rams did not disclose details of his contract, but ESPN and the NFL Network both reported that it was a one-year, $20 million deal with playoff incentives that could raise the total value of the deal to $30 million.

Donald was one of the most dominant defensive lineman in NFL history during his 10 seasons with the Rams, recording 111 sacks, 24 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.

He is one of three players in NFL history to have won the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times — 2017, 2018 and 2020.

If Donald can even approach his previous level of play, his return could give the Rams a devastating pair of pass rushers. The team acquired reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett on June 1.

Garrett, 30, set the NFL’s single-season record for sacks last year with 23, and was voted the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. He added a league-leading 33 tackles for loss.

According to ESPN, that makes L.A. the only team with two active players who won multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards.

The Rams’ next game is Thursday against longtime NFC West rivals the San Francisco 49ers on Netflix. Donald could play, but no announcement has been made as of yet.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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CA Post Production Tax Incentive Bill Passes Senate; Moves To Newsom’s Desk

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August 30, 2026

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State support for the contracting L.A. film and TV industry is now in the hands of California Governor Gavin Newsom and some (hoperfully) very creative accountants.

With just hours to spare, the California State Senate passed SB 2319, the legislation that would create a separate tax incentive for the post-production industry. The bill now moves on to Newsom’s desk.

Earlier this year, state representatives talked about the post-production credit reaching up to $100 million in allocated incentives across VFX, scoring, mixing and more. That sky-high number is now more realistically envisioned at around $35 million for the first year.

It has one big problem: Should Newsom sign SB 2319, there’s no funding for it.

Yet, as close as the post-production credit might be to being added to the incentives program administered by the California Film Commission, the reality is there is still no actual funding in place for it.

The borderline-baroque $352 billion state budget is so tightly wound with its zero-deficit demands that money for such a new credit is nowhere to be seen, no matter how hard Hollywood has advocated for it and, truth be told, desperately needs it to turn the job losses around.

Should Newsom — who has aspirations to the White House — sign the bill, the state’s accounting boffins will have to find a way to fund it.

The Motion Picture Editor’s Guild issued a statement praising the bill’s passing.