Carson Rowland’s absence from Sweet Magnolias has sparked backlash from fans, but the actor has been busy working on a new project — and it’s finally been revealed.

Rowland, 28, will have a “recurring role” on NBC’s The Rockford Files, Deadline reported on Thursday, June 11.

While Rowland’s character on the reboot has not been shared, the show was picked up to series by NBC last month.

The Rockford Files initially aired from 1974 to 1980 starring James Garner as former inmate turned private investigator, Jim Rockford.

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In the new iteration, David Boreanaz will portray the lead. Felix Solis and Jacki Weaver have also been announced as part of the cast, playing Jim’s best friend, Nitty, and trailer park neighbor Karma, respectively.

According to the logline, the new series follows Jim Rockford after he’s been “newly paroled for a crime he didn’t commit, who returns to work as a private investigator in Los Angeles but finds himself targeted by both police and organized crime.”

While Rowland hasn’t publicly confirmed his part on The Rockford Files, he’s hinted that he’s back to work via social media in recent weeks.

“I’m alive. Promise!” Rowland wrote via Instagram on May 28, sharing a series of photos, including one picture of him on camera shooting something.

In addition to filming The Rockford Files pilot, Rowland recently shot three independent movies, according to Deadline, which have not been released.

The actor’s future on Sweet Magnolias, meanwhile, is still up in the air after his character, Ty, was missing from most of season 4.

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His absence was explained by Ty — who is Maddie Townsend’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) eldest son — going on tour with bandmate Olivia (Tommi Rose). He even missed girlfriend Annie’s (Anneliese Judge) graduation, which led her to break up with him via text.

When season 5 premiered on June 11, fans were surprised that Ty wasn’t present at all. However, he was on the minds of viewers after Annie received a “miss you” text out of the blue.

Showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson told Deadline this month that the text and missed FaceTime message from Ty could spell a return for Rowland’s character down the line.

“We’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?,” Anderson teased.

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She noted that the writers wanted to “give that story emotional weight, stakes, consequences,” for Annie, explaining that “to just pretend that nobody thinks about him, nobody asks about him, and that he’s not thinking about them would have been insincere, I believe.”

Anderson added, “He’s still out there trying to figure out what happens next, she’s still in Serenity trying to figure out what happens next. And again, open doors we hope will lead to new information, different resolutions. Love isn’t cut and dry. You don’t just wake up one morning and say, I don’t love this person anymore, and move on. It takes time.”

Only time will tell if Rowland returned to Sweet Magnolias for season 6, but for now he’s focused on his new projects and life as a father of two.

Carson announced in October 2025 that his wife, Maris Rowland, gave birth to their second baby, a son named Asa. The couple, who tied the knot in 2021, also share 2-year-old daughter Eden.

Exes Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula are raising eyebrows after reuniting — and seemingly having a blast together — after taping the In the City reunion.

The estranged couple, who announced their split in January, were photographed on Thursday, June 11, exiting a New York City studio after filming the season 1 reunion of their Bravo show.

In one photo, Kyle, 43, and Amanda, 34, both had big smiles on their faces and were laughing. Amanda appeared to be playfully slapping Kyle’s hand in the picture, which People published on Friday, June 12.

Amanda, who is now dating her and Kyle’s Summer House costar West Wilson, was wearing calf-high suede boots, striped booty shorts and a chambray shirt on the sunny day.

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Kyle, meanwhile, wore a white button-down shirt, matching white slacks, suede loafers and carried an orange suit coat in his hand.

In a second picture, the exes once again appeared to be joking around and laughing as Kyle lightly wrapped his arm around Amanda’s back.

“I can tell that it’s staged but there isn’t enough #InTheCity promo in the world that would make me excuse this fake s***,” one user wrote via X while reposting the images. “I’m telling you now, if he takes her back I’m done with everybody. ‘Protecting’ Amanda has been Kyle’s control tactic. #SummerHouse.”

Another user tweeted, “I am all for exes being cordial and friendly, this seems a bit far….. he has this weird protective nature towards her that some of us see as being manipulated and/or gaslit. I suspect it is rooted in guilt.”

“UGGHHH!!!! Something is off with this s*** … my brain is sensing we’ve all been dooped here!! 🤣,” a separate user wrote in the comments section of People’s Instagram post. “I need to see all the moving parts DAMMIT!!!”

Another commenter replied, “Does this infuriate anyone else?”

Fans’ frustration over seeing Kyle and Amanda acting cordial comes just days after the three-part Summer House reunion came to an end on Tuesday, June 9, in which the cast called out Amanda and West, 31, for starting a romance behind everyone’s back.

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As Summer House viewers know, Kyle and Amanda were married four years before they announced in January that they’d parted ways.

One month later, Amanda sparked rumors that she was hooking up with West after the pair were spotted together on several occasions. (West, for his part, dated Amanda’s former BFF Ciara Miller in 2023 and was cozy with her during summer and fall 2025.)

On March 31, Amanda and West confirmed their romantic relationship sending shockwaves through the cast and the Bravoverse.

The cast reunited in April to film the reunion, which aired from late May through Tuesday’s episode.

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“We are not using the word ‘love’ right now,” West revealed during part 3 of the reunion, revealing that he had been “monogamous” with Amanda since they released their statement.

After both West and Amanda alleged that they didn’t hook up in 2025, Kyle called out West for his betrayal, saying, “I considered you one of the best things to happen to this show because I considered you one of my best friends.”

Kyle admitted when he and Amanda broke up “it was not a good marriage,” but took issue with West “completely” isolating Amanda by pursuing her when she was “vulnerable.”

“I hope that one day probably not all of these friendships will be mended but I do hope some of them can be. That’s a main priority,” West claimed at the end of the reunion, while he and Amanda said they wanted to continue to pursue their relationship.

John Fogerty’s life is getting turned into a movie and he already has an idea of who could play him in the “amazing” biopic.

“Whoever that Bob Dylan guy was. That would be great,” Fogerty, 81, exclusively told Us Weekly at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony on Thursday, June 11, of his dream casting scenario.

While the Creedence Clearwater Revival singer couldn’t remember his name, he appeared to be referring to Timothée Chalamet.

Chalamet, 30, transformed into the iconic singer-songwriter Dylan, 85, in 2024’s A Complete Unknown, which was nominated for eight Oscars including Best Actor for his portrayal of the “Mr. Tambourine Man” singer.

Fogerty, for his part, exclusively told Us that a biopic about his career — he cofounded Creedence Clearwater Revival and has had a decades-long solo career — is officially in the works but not much has been revealed about the project.

“That’s going to be a thrill,” the musician teased of the upcoming film. “We are well into this thing. That is about all I can say about it.”

While Fogerty remained tight-lipped about when fans will get to see his world come to life on the big screen, he shared his hopes for the story line with Us.

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“There have been some twists and turns in my career,” Fogerty explained. “I think the most important thing is what really happened in my life — I actually fell right into a love story that’s true.”

The “Born on the Bayou” singer, who has been married to Julie Lebiedzinski since 1991, noted that his music isn’t the only thing he hopes viewers see play out on screen.

“I’m the most grateful and appreciative man for [Julie] because the whole rest of my life has been a dream,” Fogerty gushed.

John, a California native, rose to fame in the ‘60s after cofounding Creedence Clearwater Revival or CCR with his late brother, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford in 1959. The band was originally named Blue Velvets before being changed to the Golliwogs and finally settling on CCR in 1967.

Once CCR was officially the name, the band released seven studio albums between 1968 and 1972.

The group, which performed at 1969’s Woodstock, churned out chart-topping hits such as “Proud Mary” and “Fortunate Son” before disbanding in 1972.

John, for his part, has continued to sing the band’s songs on his solo tours. (He is currently on his Legacy Tour with his Travelin’ Band.)

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On Thursday, John was honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, after being inducted into the organization years prior.

“I love music! It’s supposed to be about joy. It’s supposed to be about fun,” John said during his acceptance speech.

He went on to explain that the “concept of taste” in music comes down to, “Why do some songs suck and some songs are great?”

John mused, “It seems like the great ones just flow effortlessly. There’s no wasted moments. … I wanted to reach that very high bar. I think that’s something everybody in this room understands.”

Dennis Quaid was once a proud Los Angeles resident, having risen to fame in Hollywood during the late ‘70s, but he’s now glad to be enjoying a new chapter of his life elsewhere.

“[L.A.] used to be such a great town and the ‘90s was nice,” Quaid, 72, told Fox News at CMA Fest on Saturday, June 6. “And then it’s been kind of going downhill and I feel like people pay these taxes for no services is what it gets down to.”

The Parent Trap star revealed that after living in L.A. for decades, he relocated to Nashville in 2020 with his wife, Laura Savoie.

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Although the couple made Music City their primary residence, Quaid kept his home in L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood, which he was forced to evacuate during the deadly wildfires that ravaged the area in January 2025. (The fires, mainly located in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, destroyed more than 18,000 structures and killed 31 people.)

That experience cemented Quaid’s dissolution with the City of Angels — although he is hopeful for its future.

“The fire happens and it kind of exposes all those things that go on that should have been taken care of,” Quaid explained on Saturday, referring to the aftermath and how complicated it’s been for families to rebuild. “So people are — people are angry, half angry and they’re half kind of feel like giving up, to tell you the truth.”

The Emmy winner — who has also owned homes in his home state of Texas and Montana over the years — claimed that his frustrations with L.A. in recent years aren’t an anomaly.

“I’m just one of thousands who have left,” Quaid said. “And I don’t know, I hope the town comes back. I really do.”

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He added, “It used to be such a fantastic town. It was. It was a great community, too. And something’s happened. People need to be inspired there.”

Quaid, who is also a musician, previously addressed his move from California to Tennessee one year after settling down south.

“So many people are moving out of California because they just don’t make it easy to live there,” the Happy Face alum explained to Franklin Lifestyle magazine in June 2021. “It’s getting harder and harder to build something there.”

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Quaid, who married Savoie in June 2020, noted that he’s been traveling to Nashville “over the last five years and “kindling a love affair with the city.”

In time, Quaid realized it was the right fit for him and his family. (Quaid shares son Jack, 34, with ex-wife Meg Ryan, and twins Thomas and Zoe, 18, with ex-wife Kimberly Buffington.)

“I just really like it here. I’m originally from Houston, Texas, and it just reminds me of where I grew up and the people I grew up knowing,” he shared. “In fact, I have several cousins here. My grandfather came to Texas from Tennessee in 1903 in a covered wagon. So we’re moving back now I guess.”