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• Michelle Yeoh said at a film festival in Berlin that she "cannot presume to say I understand" the state of American politics.

• The Malaysian actress said it was "best not to talk about something I don't know about."

• Yeoh also said that working as a person of color in Hollywood "continues to be a struggle" despite some progress.

Michelle Yeohdoesn't want to weigh in on American politics.

After a journalist asked her to comment on the U.S. political environment at the Berlin International Film Festival, theEverything Everywhere All at Onceactress, who is Malaysian and lives in Switzerland,explainedwhy she'd prefer not to discuss the topic.

"I don't think I am in the position to really talk about the political situation in the U.S., and also I cannot presume to say I understand how it is," Yeoh said at a press conference Friday. "So, best not to talk about something I don't know about."

The actress then attempted to redirect the conference's focus to film. "I think I want to concentrate on what is important for us, which is cinema," she said. "You hear, 'Cinema is not going to survive because there are so many other things happening, the attention span is getting shorter,' but I truly don't believe that, because I believe when you go to the cinema, that is time for you."

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She continued, "Cinema is a place where we all come together. We laugh, we cry, we celebrate. And it's always important to keep that tradition alive. And I hope that's what we are here to do."

Elsewhere in the press conference, Yeoh said that working in Hollywood as a person of color "continues to be a struggle" despite the resounding success of many of her projects featuring predominantly Asian casts.

"I don't think issues like that just go away overnight," she said. "I've been very blessed to be a part of some of the movies that have brought to light how lacking roles are for minorities. [When] we didCrazy Rich Asians, that was 26 years sinceJoy Luck Club[was an] all-Asian-cast movie. At the time we presented the movie, everybody was going, 'Oh my God, you ticked all the wrong boxes — all Asian cast, rom-com, this and that.'"

The actress also acknowledged that her career — including the successes ofCrazy Rich Asians,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, andEverything Everywhere All at Once— exemplifies that Hollywood has witnessed some progress over the last decade.

"You could see that there is changes, otherwise I would not have been able to makeEverything Everywhere All at Once," she said, shouting out the film's directors, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. "I will be eternally grateful to my two Daniels, my little geniuses, to have been bold enough — it was courageous to do that film, because once again, we checked all the wrong boxes. But we prevailed."

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On Thursday, Yeoh accepted the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement, which was presented byAnorafilmmaker Sean Baker. At Friday's press conference, the actress said that she earned the award through sheer persistence.

"I think today I sit here with a Golden Bear, not because of just one movie, but the perseverance, the resilience, the stubbornness to say, 'I won't just go away,'" she mused. "I will stay until the right changes are made, not just for minorities but for everyone."

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The latest episode ofJimmy Kimmel Livewas definitely a family affair.

The show's host was completely taken back on Thursday after speaking with an audience member who revealed a surprising detail about the vacation he was currently on: His sole travel companion was his mother-in-law.

"Son-in-law! Oh! Wow! Wait a minute, so where's your daughter?"Jimmy Kimmelasked the pair in a behind-the-scenes clip from the show shared on YouTube. "Does she know?!"

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The mother-in-law replied that her daughter was "home with the kids" back in Connecticut.

"No way!" Kimmel gleefully exclaimed, turning to look at his house band in amazement. "What?!"

The mother-in-law then told Kimmel that not only was her daughter at home, but the whole trip was her idea.

"Well, first of all, I have some terrible news: She's cheating on you," he said to the laughing son-in-law. "Wow, what a bizarre Mrs. Robinson–type scenario! I mean, no offense, but you're on vacation with your mother-in-law?"

Raising his hands in the air, the son-in-law responded, "What am I supposed to say? No?"

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"This is like aTyler Perrymovie!" Kimmel cheered, referencing his upcoming guest for that episode. "You know what? When he comes out here, we're gonna pitch this to him. It's calledWeird Road Trip. It ends at Legoland."

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And he did just that when Perry stopped by for his interview later that day. "Things took an interesting turn here tonight," Kimmel explained to the filmmaker. "In fact, I have a movie pitch for you."

The host then went on to set the stage. "Family. It's a young married couple. They got a mother-in-law. They've got a couple of kids," he began. "And, one weekend, just out of the blue, the wife says to her mom, 'Hey, I think it would be a great idea if you went on a cross-country vacation with my husband.'"

The plot instantly raised a red flag for Perry. "Without her?" he confirmed, before remarking, "Oh, she's having an affair."

"That could be! Or maybe that's what we think is going to happen," Kimmel replied, raising a finger in the air. "What we find is really they're just crazy."

He suggested that the proposed film end with a "love triangle at Legoland" but also suggested it "could be SeaWorld if we want to get big animals involved."

Perry, however, wasn't totally sold. "I think you lost me," he said. "I like the idea, though. But it's either she's having an affair, or the mother-in-law and son are having an affair, or they're just a great family and they love each other."

He concluded, "How about we go with that?"

Watch Kimmel pitch Perry his new road-trip movie idea in the clip above.

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More experts are weighing in on theinvestigationintoSavannah Guthrie's mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance — particularly an issue they have with an important piece of evidence.

Savannah's formerTodaycolleagueKatie Couricspoke with retired FBI agent Kristy Kottis and 31-year FBI veteran Barbara Daly in a Katie Couric Mediainterviewpublished on Thursday, February 12. When asked about the evidence so far, Kottis shared a surprising opinion about thereleased security footageof a masked man on the front porch of Nancy's home in Tucson, Arizona.

"That seemed and felt like a staged video to me," Kottis stated. "It was an individual, we don't know whether it's a male or female, showing us what they want us to see: head down, approaching the house, clearly, to me, wearing two sets of gloves, two sets of pants, a bulky shirt, two masks. First they're like, 'Head down, don't look at me.' Then it's like, 'Oops, look at me. I looked right into the camera.' Then it's like, 'I've got a gun. I want you to think it's a gun strapped right to the front in my crotch area.' I've never seen a gun worn that way in any condition."

Kottis was also confused by how the individual proceeded to rip up some weeds from Nancy's yard and use them to cover the security camera. "If that was the lookout team or the team that's supposed to do something from the front, all you do is hide your face, walk up, and cover the ring camera, rip it off the wall right then," she stated. "So I don't necessarily assume that individual even went into the house."

Daly, for her part, added, "It's either the most amateurish thing ever — or it's what someone wants us to think. It was very strange…I think it tells us something about the individual." Daly also noted that adult kidnappings are "​​extremely rare," and Nancy's age (84) makes her case a "high-risk crime."

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"High-risk crimes like this are rarely spontaneous. There's usually pre-planning: knowing the person's patterns, whether there are cameras, the layout of the home, the method of egress," she explained. "We almost never see a spur-of-the-moment [kidnapping], which is what it would look like if this person is an amateur. … Also, removing an 84-year-old woman with mobility issues from inside a house would be very difficult for one person. It would be very risky."

Daly went on to state that it could be possible that more than one person was involved, and that the perpetrator(s) could be "someone who entered her circle at some point." She shared, "Law enforcement may be withholding information because negotiations could be happening. There may be details only known to investigators and the abductor."

Aside from the released security camera images and photos, authorities have yet to name any persons of interest in the case. Officials believe Nancy was taken from her home against her will and are offering a $100,000 reward to anyone with vital information about her disappearance or alleged abductors. Authorities also have not confirmed the authenticity of ransom note reports demanding millions in exchange for Nancy's return.

On Thursday, the FBI released adescription of the suspectin the security camera footage. "The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5'9′ – 5'10' tall, with an average build. In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter' Ozark Trail Hiker Pack' backpack," the organization shared viaX. "We hope this updated description will help concentrate the public tips we are receiving.

Since February 1, 2026, the FBI has received over 13,000 public tips related to this case. Every tip is reviewed for credibility, relevance, and information that can be acted upon by law enforcement."

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