GUILLERMO DEL TORO PREFERS KIDNAPPING TO WEINSTEINS / MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S WET DREAM / SLENDERMAN RETURNS / TARA REID'S CRISIS / NICKI MINAJ CANCELED... AGAIN / 9/11 TOXIN REPORTS UNCOVERED / KATY PERRY SUX / KATE BECKINSALE NEEDS AN EXORCISM / & MORE!

HELLOOOOO, my little Bumbabees!

I know it's been a few weeks since the last Pop-Cultured News, but as always I've been a busy bee, making other things! You SHOULD have watched Hollywood True Crimes: John Lennon Parts I & II by now on Patreon. Link is available as always via: linktr.ee/thebumbacastpod FOR ALL social media handles, & avenues for viewing INCLUDING PATREON as previously mentioned!*

So! Without further ado... it's time for the FINAL episode of 2025.

It's been a long year.

It's been a tough year.

A year of growth.

A year of perseverance.

2026 is going to be even BIGGER & BETTER than ever.

I have a lot of ideas up my sleeve... & you're not going to want to miss them.

Now, lets get into this week's topics... shall we?!

1. GUILLERMO DEL TORO SAT DOWN WITH DEADLINE & ADMITS THAT HIS FATHER'S KIDNAPPING IN THE LATE 90s WASN'T AS BAD AS WORKING WITH THE WEINSTEIN BROTHERS. *YIKES*

2. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY SAYS HE MET HIS WIFE AFTER HE HAD A WET DREAM... BUT IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THE END OF WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY. 

3. SLENDERMAN RETURNS...? KIND OF... 

4. TARA REID ALLEGES SHE WAS DRUGGED IN CHICAGO!

5. NICKI MINAJ HAS BEEN CANCELED AGAIN... IN OTHER NEWS... WATER IS ALSO WET!

6. DOZENS OF HIDDEN BOXES CONTAINING DOCUMENTS WITH TOXIN REPORTS FROM THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND BY FDNY.

7. KATY PERRY SUES 85-YEAR OLD DYING VETERAN & WINS...

8. KATE BECKINSALE CLAIMS HER DAUGHTER'S BF IS LAYING EGGS... NO. SERIOUSLY.

9. QUENTIN TARANTINO SUCKS.

10. GEORGE LUCAS' BILLION DOLLAR EGO TRIP MUSEUM.

11. WEEZER'S SCOTT SHRINER IS GETTING DIVORCED. WHAT A FUCKING YEAR FOR THIS MAN. MY GOD.

12. HARRY HAMLIN ADMITS HE SMOKED PCP IN JAIL TO WIFE, LISA RINNA.

Thank you all as always for listening. Your continued support over the last almost 3 years truly means more to me than you know. 2026 is going to have more content, more to engage with, more exciting things to look forward to.

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So, until next time...

I'll see you in 2026, my little Bumbabees!