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Key points

• Elle Fanning fainted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival because her "dress was too tight."

• The Sentimental Value star said that her sister, Dakota Fanning, witnessed the entire incident from across the room.

• Fanning also said that Colin Firth "rushed" to her side: "It was the talk of the festival."

Elle Fanningis reflecting on an unusual wardrobe malfunction.

TheSentimental Valueactressremembered faintingat the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview withW, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.

"My dress was too tight," she said, noting that her sisterDakota Fanning, who was at the festival promotingOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, witnessed the entire incident play out from across the room. "My sister was sitting at another table, and she saw my chair just completely fall back. It's kind of hilarious — very dramatic."

Fanning received a helping hand from a nearby Oscar winner. "Colin Firthwas there, and he rushed to my side," she said. "It was the talk of the festival."

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The20th Century Womenstar noted that the Cannes incident was not the first time she had passed out. "I'm known to faint," she said. "In school, I would faint a lot. I grew, like, seven inches in one year, and I guess my body was growing so much that I got altitude sickness."

Fanning previously acknowledged her Cannes fainting spell on social media. "Oops, had a fainting spell tonight in my 1950's Prada prom dress but it's all good!!" she shared on Instagram the night of the incident, alongside the hashtags "#dresstootight" and "#timeofthemonth."

Despite the side effects of the dress, Fanning maintained that she has no fashion regrets. "I don't live with regrets," she toldW. "That's just not my style, but I did try bangs once. Faux bangs that you clip in. Being a blonde, it's hard to match the color of my hair, and it just looked like a big toupee was on the top of my head. I won't be doing that again."

TheWe Bought a Zooactress also said that she experienced good luck at Cannes that balanced out the bad. "There was one party in Cannes that was basically my prom night," she said. "I was dancing barefoot, and there was broken glass everywhere. My manager loves to say she couldn't believe her eyes, because I was maneuvering around the glass barefoot on the dance floor. I didn't get one cut."

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But Fanning has still experienced her fair share of awkward moments while donning a glitzy gown. "I made a fool of myself," she said of one particular encounter. "I was at the Met Ball a couple of years ago. I saw Cardi B, and I was just like, Wow. I got up, but I had huge shoes on, so I toppled over and fell. Cardi B saw this giant woman in her periphery just go down. She looked over and said, 'Are you okay?'"

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"Pretty Woman"may be a rom-com classic, but has the beloved movie aged well for its star,Julia Roberts?

The Oscar-winning actress, who earned her Hollywood breakthrough with the offbeat 1990 romantic comedy, reflected on the film's legacy in an interview withDeadlinepublished Tuesday, Jan. 6.

Roberts, then 23, starred as Vivian Ward, a sex worker who unexpectedly finds herself in a whirlwind romance with businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) after being hired as his escort.

The film, written by J.F. Lawton, wasoriginally titled "3,000"and initially conceived as a cautionary tale about class and prostitution in Los Angeles. However, after the original movie company folded, Buena Vista Pictures (now Walt Disney Studios) and directorGarry Marshalltook over and reformatted the gritty film as a romantic comedy.

When asked if she would play the role today, Roberts told Deadline it would be "impossible," explaining, "I have too many years of the weight of the world inside of me now that I wouldn't be able to kind of levitate in a movie like that.

"I mean, not weight of the world, like, negative, but just all the things that we learn, all the things that we put in our pockets along the lane," Roberts, now 58, continued. "It would be impossible to play someone who was really innocent, in a way. I mean, it's a funny thing to say about a hooker, but I do think that there was an innocence to her. I guess it's just being young."

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"Pretty Woman" was a smash hit for Roberts upon its release. The film grossed$178.5 million worldwideand earned Roberts aGolden Globefor best actress in a comedy or musical film, as well as anAcademy Award nominationfor best actress in a leading role.

But Roberts acknowledged that views on the film, namely the "fairytale" portrayal of Vivian and Edward's romance, have changed, in part due to "cultural shifts."

"Think about all the movies and plays of the '20s and '30s and '40s — you would look at them now and just be like, 'How are people saying these things, doing these things?'" Roberts said. "I think these are the choices that we make as artists, as art appreciators and people that love to read books and go to the theater and yeah, times change, people change, ideas change."

Julia Roberts calls AI a 'slippery slope'

Roberts is all about innovation, but she has her reservations aboutartificial intelligence.

"I think it's interesting what AI can do for medicine, things like that. I think that's something that as a world we should be so proud of and interested in," Roberts told Deadline, although she noted she doesn't use the technology in her daily life.

"It's a slippery slope, right?" Roberts added. "Anytime you find that shortcut for something, and at first you go, 'Oh, this is great.' But is it?"

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As for thepresence of AI in Hollywood, Roberts said the generative technology ultimately can't replace the human touch in art.

"At the root of every book and play and movie and TV show and essay and article is someone's heart and soul," Roberts said. "And those are not manufacturable."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Julia Roberts weighs in on 'Pretty Woman' legacy, AI

Jeff Probstis giving fans more insight into the upcoming celebrity collaborations onSurvivor50.

For the landmark season, titledSurvivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans, fans were able to vote on key elements of the game, including on whether there will be idols, whether fire making will remain, and whether the live finale and reunion show will return in Los Angeles. As always, the contestants will compete for a $1 million cash prize.

In the first trailer for the season, it was revealed the season will have twists featuringBillie EilishandJimmy Fallon, as well as cameos fromJimmy "MrBeast" DonaldsonandZac Brown.

During aninterviewwithVarietypublished Monday, Jan. 5, the longtime host explained how the collaborations came to be, and addressed fans concerns that the celeb cameos would "overshadow" the 24 returning castaways playing on the historic season.

"Once we committed to turning the game design over to the fans, the next question became: 'How far can we go with this idea!?'" Probst said. "We knew some ofSurvivor's biggest fans happen to be celebrities, so we thought sprinkling a few of them in with their own unique twists felt like a fun way to make the game even more unpredictable! It definitely caught the players off guard in some really exciting ways, and added another layer to this celebratory season."

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After the trailer premiered, fans worried about how the new twists and celebrity guests would impact the game and their favorite players. However, Probst assured fans thatSurvivorwill still feel likeSurvivoreven with the addition these new elements.

"I think it's a legitimate concern when you start adding layers like celebrities, that they can overshadow the game and take it off course. Our job was to make sure that we stayed true to what we're doing onSurvivor, which is exploring this continuous social experiment. And now we're adding another layer," Probst said. "And when you bring in a celebrity like Zac Brown or MrBeast or Jimmy Fallon, you now add idolatry, and you add different perceptions and reputations. Suddenly, people can get off track a little bit, or they lean in, and they want something to do with Jimmy Fallon. A lot of the players said, 'I've always dreamed of being in a MrBeast video.' So the twist is designed to see if you can stay on course with the thought process you should — or how is it going to shift your thought process, and will it do you in?"

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Probst added that he didn't ask celebrities if they wanted to be involved, but rather relied on his own friendships and relationships to make the collaborations happen — and that each collab was the celebrity's idea.

"With Jimmy Fallon, it was on his show. Jimmy texts me ideas all the time aboutSurvivor, and we put some of them in the show, and we've always talked about this idea," Probst explained. "I think people will see, when they see these play out, I think they'll understand these are legitSurvivorfans who wanted to be a part of50."

Additionally, as part of his collaboration with Mr. Beast, Probst will be making an appearance on season 2 ofBeast Games. The first three episodes premiere on Prime Video on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans premieres Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, with a special three-hour episode at 8/7c onCBS.

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CapturedVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's declaration in a New York federal courtroom Jan. 5 that he is"still president" of his countrymight have sounded like a political statement. It turns out, it's also a legal defense.

The imprisoned leader's own lawyer,Barry Pollack, said in court that the defense team will be arguing Maduro is immune from criminal charges as the head of a foreign government.

It's one of a series of defenses Maduro could raise to try to quash the charges before any trial takes place, according to criminal defense lawyers who spoke with USA TODAY. Those include saying Maduro was illegally abducted and that PresidentDonald Trumpis targeting him vindictively.

"The goal, if you are the defense counsel, is to make this prosecution go as slowly and be as much of a mess as possible, in the hopes that eventually it goes away," said Mitchell Epner, a former federal prosecutor.

Photos show authorities bringing Nicolás Maduro to court in NYC

It might seem far-fetched, but recent history even gives Maduro reason to consider warming up to his captor. The Trump administration has offered several pardons, commutations and dropped prosecutions to criminal defendants who have taken that approach, includingformer Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández,former New York City Mayor Eric Adams,Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, andformer Rep. George Santos, R-NY.

"Ask Kim Jong Un," Epner said, referring to thesometimes-warm relationshipTrump has had with the North Korean dictator. "He could become Trump's best friend six months from now," Epner said of Maduro.

Here are six different ways Maduro could fight the charges and why each strategy comes with its own challenges:

Maduro immune as Venezuela's leader?

Maduro isn't the first foreign leader to argue that his American charges should be thrown out because he is a country's head of state.

Manuel Noriega, a former Panama general, made the same argument after he was captured by U.S. forces and made to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Noriega wasn't formally elected the president of Panama, but he was widely regarded as the country's actual leader, directing the actions of puppet presidents.

However, that argument failed for Noriega. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuitruled in 1997that he wasn't immune from prosecution under the immunity provided to heads of state because the U.S. executive branch of government "manifested its clear sentiment" that he wasn't entitled to such immunity when it pursued his capture and prosecuted him.

The appeals court added that Noriega never served as the constitutional leader of Panama, that his home country hadn't sought immunity for him, and that he was prosecuted for acts related to pursuing his personal enrichment. The Supreme Courtdeclined to review the ruling.

Maduro could argue that his case is different because he was serving under the formal auspices of the Venezuelan presidency.

However, vote tallies collected by the opposition to Maduro and analyzed separately by theWashington Postand theAssociated Pressindicated he likely lost the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.

And the Trump administration isn't alone intreating Maduro's presidency as illegitimate.President Joe Biden's State Departmentincreased the reward for help in capturing Maduroin January, shortly before Trump re-took office, stating that Maduro "clearly lost the 2024 presidential election."

"I don't think that's going to succeed, because Maduro took power through force and fraud," said Dave Aronberg, a Florida criminal defense lawyer and former state attorney for Florida's Palm Beach County.

"He is not a legitimate head of state, and it didn't work for Noriega, nor should it work for Maduro," Aronberg added.

Illegal capture?

Pollack, Maduro's defense lawyer, also said at the Jan. 5 proceedings that he expects a legal fight over Maduro's "military abduction" – seeming to suggest the defense will challenge how Maduro was captured.

That argument also failed for Noriega.

The 11th Circuit appeals court ruledthat, despite a U.S.-Panama extradition treaty, the U.S. never "affirmatively agreed not to seize foreign nationals from the territory of its treaty partner."

Andthe appeals court saidthat, under Supreme Court decisions dating back to1952and1886, known together as the"Ker-Frisbie doctrine,"Noriega couldn't stop his prosecution by arguing that procuring him through a military invasion violated the U.S. Constitution's protections for due process of law.

Maduro would have to show why his case is different, or why rulings in other cases misinterpreted the law.

It wouldn't be enough for Maduro to say his capture violated international law, according to Epner. The defense would need to argue that Maduro's capture violated some international law that was put into a multilateral treaty and then ratified by the U.S. Senate.

Vindictive and selective prosecution

Maduro could also argue that he is beingvindictively and selectively prosecuted, and the charges should therefore be thrown out. The two defenses deal with the government retaliating against defendants for exercising their legal rights or singling out defendants based on protected characteristics or activity, such as their race or political work.

Aronberg expects Maduro to point to Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said helped to bringmore than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. Hernández was a conservative politician, whereas Maduro is a socialist.

"He got a pardon because Trump liked his politics," Aronberg alleged. "Now you have someone who's accused of trafficking and is facing serious criminal charges because Trump doesn't like his politics."

However, those defenses are hard to win. Trump and former PresidentJoe Biden's son,Hunter Biden, both lost motions challenging federal criminal cases they faced in recent years on the grounds of selective and vindictive prosecution.

Epner said the prosecution can probably overcome a selective prosecution defense by showing they prosecute drug traffickers all the time.

Maduro's defense team may focus on the vindictive prosecution argument, Epner said, "the theory being that the Trump administration only prosecutes people who are heads of state for drug trafficking if they are left wingers, not if they are right wingers."

Outrageous conduct

Maduro could also argue that his case should be dismissed because the government has engaged in "outrageous conduct" or conduct that "shocks the conscience." This type of challenge falls under the Constitution's protections for due process.

Epner said Maduro might make a version of this argument that focuses on his belief about why he was taken from his own country.

"What that would look like is that, 'This is a prosecution that is a fig leaf to cover up the expropriation of Venezuela's oil resources,'" Epner said. Maduro's defense team could point to Trump's comment, following the invasion, that,"We're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be."

Noriega made his own version of this argument to the Florida federal district court that handled his trial. He alleged the U.S. government committed "outrageous" and "shocking" atrocities as part of invading Panama to seize him, and so his case should be dismissed.

However, the trial court said Noriega was improperly inviting the court to try to manage and control foreign policy, which is designated under the Constitution for the president and Congress, not for the courts.

Challenge the prosecution's evidence

If Maduro's case makes it to trial, his legal team will almost surely seek to poke holes in the evidence and testimony the prosecution puts on.

In justifying his pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Trump said the former president was"treated very harshly and unfairly,"while a Trump administration official said the case rested on the testimony of "cooperating witnessesandnotoriously violent drug cartel leaders."

"You can be sure that the defense at some point will raise criticisms of the key witnesses against Hernández to say, 'If the president says, 'Do not believe the witnesses against Hernández,' why should we then believe similar witnesses against Maduro?'" Aronberg said.

Seeking a presidential pardon

Then there's always the possibility that Maduro tries to change his relationship with the Trump administration, which has the power to drop the charges and even permanently shield him from a federal criminal case with a pardon.

Aronberg thinks that's unlikely, however, even if Trump has shown a willingness togrant pardons to an array of criminal defendantssince retaking office in January. He noted that Secretary of StateMarco Rubiohaslong been critical of Maduro's government.

"I do think the most powerful person in that White House when it comes to this mission is Marco Rubio, and he has always been a hawk when it comes to American intervention in Latin America," Aronberg said.

"I can't imagine that all it takes is Maduro to say some nice words, and then he's he's set free," he added.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Maduro's defense strategy could challenge capture and claim immunity

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers union sued Texas on Tuesday, urging a federal ​court to block the state from probing teachers over their social media ‌posts on conservative influencer Charlie Kirk after his assassination in September.

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. ‌District Court for the Western District of Texas named the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner Mike Morath as defendants.

The Texas AFT said a letter in September from the Texas Education Agency announced probes into teachers and staff that the agency alleged ⁠had "posted and/or shared reprehensible and ‌inappropriate content on social media" about Kirk's assassination.

The union said Texas launched investigations into more than 350 educators and that some ‍union members were terminated, placed on administrative leave and reprimanded.

The lawsuit said the Texas Education Agency did not define what it meant by "inappropriate" or provide protections to ensure that due ​process and free-speech rights of educators were preserved.

The letter from the Texas ‌Education Agency had said some social media posts may be in "violation of the Educators' Code of Ethics." The agency said on Tuesday that it "cannot comment on outstanding legal matters."

Kirk was shot at a Utah college campus. In subsequent weeks, hundreds of Americans faced firings, suspensions, investigations and other actions over views they expressed about ⁠him. Republicans alleged glorification of violence while rights ​advocates raised free-speech concerns.

Civil rights advocates criticized Kirk ​for rhetoric they called racist, anti-immigrant, transphobic, and misogynist, citing his public remarks about Black Americans, LGBTQ+ communities, Muslims and immigrants.

His supporters ‍described him as ⁠a defender of conservative values and public debate who galvanized young voters for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

Republican-controlled Texas also faced accusations of ⁠free-speech violations in November when it designated prominent Muslim civil rights group the Council on American-Islamic ‌Relations a "foreign terrorist organization." CAIR challenged that in court.

(Reporting by Kanishka ‌Singh in Washington; Editing by Matthew Lewis)

The first trial of a law enforcement officer stemming from thebotched response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, began Tuesday. Prosecutors say former school district police officerAdrian Gonzaleshad enough time and information to distract or delay the shooter, while his defense argues the only person to blame for the deaths of19 children and two teacherswas the gunman himself. Here's the latest:

• Wednesday testimony canceled:Judge Sid Harle told jurors not to come to court Wednesday while prosecutors and the defense seek to find a remedy for a witness' potentially problematic testimony. Former Robb Elementary teacher Stephanie Hale was specific while testifying Tuesday about where she saw the gunman approaching the schoolon May 24, 2022. But defense attorney Jason Goss said that information had not been shared by the prosecution as required, leading him to complain the defense was undergoing a "trial by ambush." In an unusual move, Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell, who is bringing the case against Gonzales, was sworn in and testified outside the jury's presence that she, too, had been caught off-guard by Hale's testimony. Holding back material during the "discovery process" could be a serious infraction known as a Brady violation. Harle plans to meet with lawyers Wednesday to find a way forward, which could include relief for the defense. "Location is a critical issue in the case and what they're alleging Adrian didn't see," defense attorney Nico LaHood said. Asked by CNN if he would seek a mistrial, he demurred. "It's a remedy allowed by law. We're not saying we're going to take that remedy or not, or argue for that remedy or not yet."

• Children armed themselves with safety scissors, teacher testifies:Hale shared harrowing testimony, describing how she sprang into action when the shooting started. Hale brought her class inside from the playground when she heard gunfire, and said teachers tried to use an extension cord to secure their classroom door. Another teacher grabbed a pair of scissors, Hale said, adding the plan was "to fight if we need to." When they eventually left the classroom and gathered in a parking lot outside, Hale said she noticed many of the children had also armed themselves with their own safety scissors – apparently mimicking the action of the teachers. "And I took all the scissors … Both of my back pockets were full of scissors," she said. On cross-examination, defense attorney Jason Goss sought to discredit Hale's testimony by asserting her statements Tuesday differed from past comments she'd provided investigators.

• Emotions high from the outset:Jurors wiped away tears as they listened to the first witness and his 911 call begging for help the day of the shooting. Gilbert Limones, who worked at a funeral home across the street, said he called police about a truck crashing in a ditch near Robb Elementary. He told them he was threatened by the gun-wielding driver before the gunman went to the school and opened fire there. "Oh my gosh, there's kids out there! There's kids out there, please," he told the dispatcher in a recorded call played in court. "Hurry!" he cried, then pleading for God's help. He made a second call when the gunman shot at children, saying he could hear the gunfire from across the street at the funeral home where he worked. "God, in the name of Jesus, he's inside the school shooting at the kids!" he told police.

• Prosecutors dismiss claim of confusion at scene:Special prosecutor Bill Turner told jurors the day of the shooting started as a "day of celebration," with the fourth-graders due to receive end-of-year certificates of achievement before a gunman walked on campus. When shots were fired, Gonzales was the first officer to arrive, Turner said. A coach, Melodye Flores, told Gonzales where to go. "Over there, he's wearing black, he's in the teacher parking lot," Turner said Gonzales was told. "As shots are ringing out. This is not confusion." Eventually, Gonzales reported on his police radio that he thought the shooter had made it into the building, the prosecutor said, at times choking up. "This isn't confusion," he said again. "Adrian Gonzales remains."

•Defense places blame solely on shooter:Goss acknowledged Turner's emotion in his own opening statement, calling the shooting "one of the worst things that ever happened in this country." Still, he argued, "Adrian Gonzales did the best he could with what he knew at the time." Goss said his client was responding to reports of a vehicle accident involving a man with a gun, not a school shooting, and he said there was much confusion at the scene. Additionally, he said, the only person responsible for the massacre was the gunman, who was killed by Border Patrol officers. "The monster who did this to these kids, the monster who hurt these children, is dead. He is dead. He doesn't get this justice."

•Former school cop faces 29 charges:Gonzales, now 52, has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment. On Tuesday, he wore a dark gray suit with his hair slicked back. He stood as two of the counts were read aloud, alleging he had been advised of the shooter's general location and had time to respond but failed to engage, distract or delay the shooter before he got into the classrooms. The names of 29 students – 19 killed and 10 survivors – were read aloud in court. The trial was moved from Uvalde to Corpus Christi, 200 miles away, after a defense request last year.

• Defense opposes displaying of autopsy photos:In legal motions before the jury was brought in, defense lawyers opposed the displaying of autopsy photographs of the dead children and calling them "victims" of Gonzales' actions, unless and until he is proven guilty. The judge ruled the photos could not be used during opening statements, but the issue could be revisited later in the trial. The judge also ruled the students should only be called victims of the gunman for now. He reserved the right to exclude photos at a later time.

• A rare case of its kind:The trial is only the second prosecution of a police officer for their actions during a school shooting. Former school resource officerScot Peterson was acquittedof wrongdoing after he stayed outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, while a gunman was inside, shooting 17 people dead and injuring 17 more in February 2018. Peterson's lawyer said his client stayed outside because he could not tell where the shots were coming from. A guilty verdict in Gonzales' case could influence how law enforcement is expected to respond to emergencies, particularly active shooters.

• Former chief also indicted:Federal and state investigations and media reports have generally focused on the77 minutesit took for the gunman to be stopped by law enforcement. The shooter spent much of that time unchallenged in the two connected classrooms, amid dead, dying and traumatized children and adults. Gonzales' one-time boss, former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, has beenindictedon charges related to the delay. He has pleaded not guilty and a trial date has yet to be set.

This story has been updated with additional information.

CNN's Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman reported from Corpus Christi, Texas, and Rachel Clarke wrote in Atlanta.

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The women are following the men into tech-infused golf.

The LPGA and TMRW Sports on Tuesday announced the formation of the new WTGL, which will begin in the winter of 2026-27.

WTGL will feature teams of LPGA Tour stars competing in simulator-based matches from SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Yet to be confirmed are the players involved and whether teams will be aligned with the current TGL franchises.

"Partnering with TMRW Sports on WTGL reflects our belief that innovation can help the game reach new fans and create greater visibility for LPGA athletes," LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler said. "I've seen how new formats can engage audiences while showcasing both athlete personality and performance, and WTGL brings that spirit of innovation to the women's game. It creates another global stage for our athletes -- one that helps fans connect more deeply with them and continues to elevate the visibility and growth of women's golf."

TMRW Sports was founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley.

"In partnership with the LPGA, WTGL is another step in creating a modern, media-focused version of a centuries-old game that appeals to today's sports fan," said McCarley, who serves as CEO of TMRW Sports.

"Since the launch of TGL a year ago, TMRW Sports has been putting the pieces in place to create a women's league featuring the best players in the world. Now, along with the LPGA and its athletes, we look forward to creating a stage to help showcase the stars of the LPGA. WTGL's short-form, team golf format will engage new audiences and complement the LPGA Tour's global appeal."

--Field Level Media