‘Young Sheldon’ Star Reacts to ‘Difficult’ Onset Rumors, More Top Stories

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on October 9, 2026. Here are the key takeaways:

• Iain Armitage addressed claims he was “difficult” on the set of Young Sheldon, acknowledging in a new book excerpt from Jessica Radloff‘s oral history of the series that playing the lead was “a big undertaking” and that he was grateful to castmates who gave him grace. Costars including Annie Potts and Wallace Shawn weighed in on his behavior and growth over the course of the show.

• Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba pushed back on season 35 favoritism accusations in a Threads reply to a fan, writing that “a lower score doesn’t mean someone else is a “favorite.” She was recently booed by the studio audience for saying contestant Guillermo Rodriguez had lost some of his “joy” during a samba with pro Witney Carson.

• The Challenge alum Taylor Selfridge revealed she has moved out of her shared home with Cory Wharton following their breakup, saying in a Snapchat video that she initiated the split and had already relocated weeks before he posted about it. The former couple, who met while filming MTV’s Ex on the Beach in 2017, share two daughters, and Wharton publicly called the separation “very mutual.”

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