An American comedian and actor looked unrecognisable while on set of his new movie in Rome on Thursday.

The 59-year-old looked worlds away from his usual self as he rocked a thick moustache and beard stubble.

He sported a black padded coat as he rode around the famous Acqua Paola Fountain on a motorbike with Italian actress Nicole Grimaudo, 44, on the back seat.

To complete his look, The King OF Queens sitcom star sported a black helmet and cool shades as he took directions from the stunt team.

Meanwhile, Nicole looked effortlessly chic in a red leather biker jacket and blue jeans.
But who is it? It’s Kevin James.

His new romantic comedy follows Matt (Kevin) a man who gets stood up at the altar in Italy by his fiancée and decides to go on his honeymoon alone.

Film producer Mark Fasano said the new project shows audiences it’s never too late to reinvent your life.
He said: ‘Solo Mio is an incredible project that shows audiences it’s never too late to reinvent your life.’

‘Kevin is at his most vulnerable in this film and we’re fortunate to have Chuck and Dan Kinnane on board to direct.’

Film producer Jeffrey Greenstein added: ‘Kevin, Mark, and I agree that the comedies we love watching are rarely being made; so we set out to create our own in Solo Mio.’

‘We’re excited to entertain the world with this fun-loving romantic comedy that reminds us to be present regardless of circumstances; life is a journey that begs each of us to find happiness within.’

‘Kevin is the perfect lead and audiences will fall in love with him all over again; we couldn’t be happier to build on our relationship with him.
Kevin is best known for his roles in CBS’ The King of Queens, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and Here Comes The Boom.
His appearance in Rome comes after earlier this year he told the story behind the photoshoot of his viral meme from The King Of Queens.

The comedian appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and he hilariously recreated the image with the host.

It was there where the 50-year-old chat show host said that he ‘had to talk to him’ about how an old photo of Kevin became the biggest meme toward the end of 2023.

As Jimmy began to bring it up and even brought out a photo of it Kevin knew what was coming and smirked as the audience began to cheer.

Kevin was asked if he remembered the photoshoot from the early days of the CBS sitcom which aired from 1998 to 2007.

The funnyman revealed that he actually does recall the shoot as he reflected: ‘When you first get a sitcom, you just listen to anybody. You’re just so happy to be there.’

In the snap, he could be seen wearing a green, red, and white plaid long-sleeved button-down shirt over a navy blue T-shirt with his hands in his pockets and a sheepish smirk on his face as he looked into the camera.
Kevin detailed the shoot as he said: ‘The photographer, he was just telling me to do goofy things.

‘He was like, “Smile. Now like you’re sexy, now like you’re shy, but now you’re kind of …” and I got into this position where I’m like, “What the hell am I doing?”‘
The Here Comes The Boom star was so embarrassed by the snap that he said that at the time he tried to ensure that it would never be released publicly.

Kevin explained: ‘I said, “Well, please bury that one,” and he goes, “Yeah, no worries. That one won’t come back.”‘

However, the social media world has seen that was not the case as he joked: ’25 years later, the thing pops up.’

Jimmy went on to share a few memes that he enjoyed from X (formally Twitter) and James couldn’t help but laugh to himself and say: ‘It’s so, so dumb.’
Obviously, the veteran actor has a sense of humour as he donned a similar flannel shirt to recreate the photo with the chat show host joining him.

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90 Day Fiancé” star Ed “Big Ed” Brown says it was “love at first sight” with now-fiancée Porscha Raemond, whom he proposed to 24 hours after meeting in Plantation, Fla., last Friday.

“So I’m there carrying out these big sandwiches with sparklers. It’s crazy. And in walks this beautiful Italian dish. Her name is Porscha,” he exclusively tells Page Six host Astra of their first encounter.

“She comes up, gives me the warmest hug. … She gives me a big kiss on the cheek.”
Brown immediately “hit it off” with his “dream girl” Raemond after she arrived the sandwich shop Capriotti’s specifically to him.

“We felt the sparks,” he fondly remembers.

Brown — who rose to fame on Season 4 of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” — says he asked her to dinner at YOLO in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with his friends the following night. It was at that dinner that he decided he wanted to marry her.

Though he did not have a ring, his pal encouraged him to pop the question.
“I get down on one knee and everyone goes crazy. The restaurant was freaking out,” Brown, 59, recalls.
I said, ‘Look I never want to let you go. I think I met the one. I want to marry you.’ And she said, ‘Yes,’ and we hugged and we kissed.”

“[We were] kissing and smooching the whole night,” the reality star adds. “I’m in love.”

While Brown confirms that he proposed with a paperclip ring made by the restaurant manager, he tells Page Six he’s eventually going to purchase a sparkler that will match the quality of Tiffany & Co.

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The Kentucky court chambers where Judge Kevin Mullins was allegedly gunned down by local sheriff Mickey Stines had a dark history of sex crimes with links to both the judge and the sheriff.

A former deputy of Stines is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence after being convicted of raping former inmate inside Mullins’ chamber – where he told her there were no cameras, according to WYMT Now.

The former inmate, Sabrina Adkins, claims in a federal lawsuit that she could not afford to pay for an ankle monitor and did not want to return to Letcher County Jail.

Deputy Ben Fields coerced her into performing sexual favors so she could remain under home incarceration, according to a federal lawsuit in 2022.

Sheriff Stines was named as a defendant in the case and was scheduled to make a deposition on Monday – four days before he allegedly murdered the judge.
The lawsuit claims Sheriff Stines did not ‘reasonably respond’ to reports or suspicions about the sexual abuse and had a ‘deliberate indifference in failing to adequately train and supervise’ Fields, the New York Times reports.

It is unclear from the court documents whether Mullins was aware of the sexual abuse in his office at the time or whether he was involved in any wrongdoing, but the court documents do list him as someone with information in the case.

It is also unclear whether the sexual abuse case may have been a motive in the shooting on Thursday, when Stines allegedly walked into Mullins’ chambers and told staff he needed to speak to the judge alone.

He and Mullins then entered the judge’s inner office, closed the door and those outside heard a number of gunshots, according to The Mountain Eagle.

Stines then walked out with his hands raised and surrendered to officers, who placed him in handcuffs at around 3pm as Kentucky State Police officers found Mullins, 54, with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.

The sheriff is now facing first-degree murder charges, and is said to be cooperating with State Police investigating the incident, the New York Times report.
The shooting on Thursday temporarily put the local high school on lockdown, and rattled the rural community of Whitesburg.

‘This community is small in nature, and we’re all shook,’ State Trooper Matt Gayheart said at an evening news conference.
He added that there were cameras inside the courthouse, and all of the witnesses to the shooting will be interviewed by police as a motive for the shooting remains unclear.

Mullins had been appointed to serve as a judge in the state’s 47th district under former Gov. Steve Beshear in 2009.

He oversaw juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, arraignments, felony probable cause hearings, claims involving $2,500 or less, civil cases involving $5,000 or less, voluntary and involuntary mental commitments and domestic violence cases, according to a Letcher County website.

Mullins also gained recognition for his efforts to treat those with drug addiction rather than incarcerate them, starting a program in 2010 that allowed inmates with substance abuse disorders to enroll in inpatient treatment as a condition of pretrial release.

He was recently appointed to a state judicial commission on mental health and was previously an assistant commonwealth attorney for nine and a half years, focusing on drug-related offenses.

Stines, meanwhile, was elected sheriff in 2018 and reelected in 2022.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman indicated Thursday his office will work with Jackie Steele, the commonwealth’s attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit, as special prosecutors on the case.

‘We will fully investigate and pursue justice,’ he announced on social media.

The Kentucky Court of Justice has also said it is ‘in contact with law enforcement agencies, including the Kentucky State Police, and are offering our full support during this difficult time.

‘While the investigation is ongoing, we are committed to providing assistance in any way we can,’ the court system said on social media.

‘Our deepest sympathies go out to all those impacted by this tragic event, and our thoughts and prayers are with the community during this challenging time.’
Circuit and district courts, as well as the office of the circuit court clerk will remain closed on Friday following the shooting.

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