Little House on the Prairie's Jason Bateman Compares the Late Michael Landon to George Clooney: ‘Everybody Loved Him’

Jason Bateman with Michael Landon and Missy Francis on ‘Little House on the Prairie’ in 1981.Photo:NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Jason Batemanis remembering his earliest inspiration: Michael Landon. On the Feb. 24 episode of SiriusXM’sConan O’Brien Needs a Friendpodcast, Bateman, 56, remembered how his time onLittle House of the Prairie— and seeing star, director and executive producer Michael Landon work on set — sparked his desire to be a director.

Little House on the Prairie's Melissa Gilbert Blasts 50th Anniversary Events: 'Waking Nightmare' (Exclusive)

Melissa Gilbert in Monte Carlo, Monaco in June 2023.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Melissa Gilbertis not mincing words regarding theLittle House on the Prairiecast’s decision to stop participating in 50th anniversary events. According to the release, the cast sent a letter to event organizer Jack Bishop and his company Gravel Road Markets LLC stating they would “no longer support, promote, or appear at any Gravel Road Markets, LLC events.”

Liv Tyler's 3 Children: All About Milo, Sailor and Lula

Left: Liv Tyler and her son Milo. Right: Liv Tyler and her daughter Lula.Photo:Liv Tyler Instagram Liv Tyler Instagram Liv Tyleris a proud mom to three children: sons Milo andSailor, and daughterLula. The Leftovers actress welcomed her first child, son Milo, with then-husband Roy Langdon in 2004. The pair split four years later. In 2014, Tyler began dating sports agent David Gardner and the former couple have since welcomed two children together: son Sailor in 2015 and daughter Lula the following year.

Live Hookworms Discovered in Woman's Intestine During Scan

Doctors discovered live hookworms in a woman’s stomach.Photo:Journal of Medical Case Reports Journal of Medical Case Reports A medical scan showed livehookwormsin a woman’s stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn’t have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of theparasitic infection. The Chinese farmer, 75, first went to the doctor while struggling with dizziness, lack of appetite, trouble sleeping, and weakness “without any obvious cause,” according to an article on the case in theJournal of Medical Case Reports.

Live Streamer Responds to Backlash After He Filmed Himself Jumping into Florida River During Hurricane Milton

Photo:MikeSmallsJr/Youtube MikeSmallsJr/Youtube A live streamer who received backlash after he filmed himself jumping into a Florida river duringHurricane Miltonis speaking out about the criticism. Smalls, who had with him an umbrella and an air mattress, said that if he hit 100,000 viewers, he would jump in a steadily flooding river and float on his mattress. The content creator later toldBBCthat his plan for the live stream was to “get some nice clips and then, if things get too wild, I can just, you know, track my little five, 10-minute walk back home.