BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT
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Last published Sun, Nov 9, 2025
A fallen baseball star. A rising singer.
When Wesley Callaghan's career crumbles after a messy breakup with pop star Zoe Altis, he escapes to Hungary-only to cross paths with Nina Jades, an upcoming singer and ballerina. To fix his image and boost her career, they fake a relationship. But as sparks fly and the cameras close in, the line between pretend and real begins to blur.
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