Woman, 22, Says Men Match with Her on Dating Apps Just to Criticize Her Weight. Here’s How She Finally Clapped Back

A woman revealed that men match with her on dating apps just to tell her she should lose weight

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• Libby Rose Martin said she finally clapped back after a guy sent her one particularly cruel message

• Martin hopes her experience reminds other women that online bullying “says more about them than it does about you"

A woman clapped back at a man who matched with her on adating appjust to tell her she needed to lose weight.

Libby Rose Martin said she joined an online dating app in 2025 in the hopes of finding romance — but she’s seen her fair share of body-shaming and bullying instead, per Kennedy News and Media.

"I've had so many people commenting on my body, I get so sick of it,” said Martin of Kent, England. "A couple times I've had other men match me purely to comment on my weight.”

"I've had quite a few guys slide into my DMs saying, 'I'll be your personal trainer' or a few guys saying, 'I don't know what you're doing on here. You're never going to get a boyfriend with the way you look.' It's the way of the world, unfortunately,” she added.

However, after one particularly egregious incident in which a guy matched with Martin, 22, only to write, “You sure can take in calories” and that he was a “hero” just trying to “motivate” her, Martindecided to clap back.

“Just because I’mplus sizedoesn’t mean I’m unhappy in my body,” the fashion designer wrote back.

“Don’t EVER believe that you are respecting women if it’s only the ones you’re attracted to,” she continued, adding that she had been battling an eating disorder for many years.

“Imagine someone said this to your mom, your sister or even your daughter one day, how would you feel?” she asked.

While the man responded with more insults, Martin said she wasproud she spoke up for herself.

"I wasn't even attracted to him and didn't want to give him a chance. What I wanted to do was take that opportunity to educate him,” she explained. “I can't believe someone would go that far as to match with me out of spite and a way to put me in my place.”

"I think he saw someone who seemed quite genuine and vulnerable and thought he'd use that to his advantage to shame me and assumed I wasn't going to clap back," she continued.

"He's on a dating app and we're both single but … why is he single? It's probably because he can't keep a relationship because he's so narrow-minded in his ideas,” Martin said, adding that the man ultimately blocked her.

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“I think he was surprised I wrote that much and was insightful. I feel proud that I was able to put my point across,” she said. "My main point was to educate, and I feel good that I showed him he didn't get to me. He thinks I'm vulnerable, and I'm not."

Martin went on to say that while dating can be hard for everyone, it can be even harderfor plus-sized people.

"I feel like we're such a marginalized community,” she said.

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"Being plus-sized, I've been fetishized. I've had people say to me, ‘I'll have sex with you and do stuff with you, but I never want to be seen with you. I don't want anyone knowing that I'm seeing a big girl because it's embarrassing,’ ” she said.

"Skinny people do have the advantage and pretty privilege does exist. When I go out with my skinny friends, they get acknowledged by guys and I won't be,” Martin added.

The woman hopes her story helps remind other plus-sized women that bullying on dating apps says “more about them than it does about you.”

"You can choose to educate [the person] and you can choose to not. A lot of women will just hit the 'block' button and that's completely fine,” she said.

"They're single and probably single for that reason,” she added of the men.

Martin also hopes to remind others that happiness is not about a number on a scale.

"You're going to look back at your life and remember thatamazing trip you took, or that amazing summer you spent. You're not going to worry about you not [fitting] into a dress,” she said.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder,The Alliance for Eating Disordersprovides a fully-staffed helpline at 1-866-662-1235, as well as free, therapist-led support groups.

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Grogu returns: What to know before new 'Mandalorian' movie

Grogu is back.

"The Mandalorian and Grogu,"the highly anticipated"Star Wars"film that picks up after the third season of "The Mandalorian," releases in theaters on Friday, May 22.

The film is set after the fall of the Galactic Empire in "Return of the Jedi," as the New Republic works to maintain peace. The New Republic enlists Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to rescue Rotta the Hutt (Jeremy Allen White), who has been captured and plunged into the criminal underworld of the Outer Rim.

Ahead of its theatrical release, here's everything to know about"The Mandalorian and Grogu."

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When does 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' release?

"The Mandalorian and Grogu" hits theaters on Friday, May 22.

How long is 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?

"The Mandalorian and Grogu" is two hours and 22 minutes.

Does 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' have a post-credits scene?

No, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" does not have a post-credits scene.

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Should you see 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' in IMAX?

For audiences who enjoy a more immersive experience, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" is worth watching in IMAX.

When's the best time to take a bathroom break during 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?

If you finished your fountain drink before the show started and need to use the restroom early, go when Mando, Grogu and Rotta the Hutt escape the gladiator arena. Later in the movie, it's a good time to step out when Mando is fighting a gigantic water monster.

What specialty popcorn buckets are available for 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?

Naturally, there are several specialty popcorn buckets for the release of "The Mandalorian and Grogu." Here's a look at some:

• Clan of Two Bust Collectible Container: Mandalorian bust with Grogu featuring music from film and logo projector (Regal)

• AT-AT Collectible Popcorn Bucket: AT-AT featuring sound effects and light-up turrets (Regal and Cinemark)

• Mandalorian & Grogu Collectible Combo: Branded This Is the Way popcorn tin and cup with randomly chosen character drink topper (Regal and AMC)

• Grogu Pram popcorn vessel: Grogu inside his hover vessel (AMC)

• Mando Helmet popcorn bucket: Mandalorian helmet (AMC)

Do you need to watch 'The Mandalorian' series before the movie?

To enjoy "The Mandalorian and Grogu," viewersdon't need to watch the full television series.

Want to catch up? Here's how to watch 'The Mandalorian' series

All three seasons of "The Mandalorian" are available for streaming on Disney+ with a paid subscription.

Contributing: Brian Truitt and Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

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Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system

NEW YORK (AP) — Remember Donald Trump’s response in the 2016 presidential debate, when Hillary Clinton blasted him for paying virtually no federal taxes?

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“That makes me smart,” Trump said.

By that logic, Trump is looking smarter than ever now.

On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service agreed to drop all pending probes of Trump over whether he's paid his fair share of taxes, to settle alawsuitbrought by the president over a leak of his tax returns. That could include, assuming it was ongoing, along-standing audit into a techniqueTrump reportedly used to avoid paying taxes years ago that could have hit him with an estimated $100 million bill if the IRS found wrongdoing.

Trump has repeatedly denied he did anything wrong and has blasted the IRS investigation as politically motivated, without providing proof.

Details of IRS audits are not public and the merits of each side's arguments are impossible to tell. But the way the president's case against his own government's IRS was resolved is highly unusual, experts say.

Trump sued the IRS, a federal agency within his administration, putting him in the unusual position of challenging an agency overseen by the executive branch he leads — a rare move, experts say, and possibly unprecedented. Then that agency decided, in another unusual move, to grant him immunity.

The immunity deal

Under the settlement to resolve Trump’s $10 billionlawsuitover the2018 leak of his tax returns to The New York Times, the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump Organization's current tax filings, according to aone-page documentreleased Tuesday. That was quietly added toan original settlementestablishing a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people whom Trump thinks were improperly investigated by the government.

Tax experts say this grant of immunity is shocking in the breadth of protection it offers the president and could undermine confidence in the fairness of the tax system.

“This is an unprecedented remedy,” said former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, noting that Trump should be treated like every other American. “People expect the same tax rules and enforcement framework to apply to everybody.”

That $100 million bill

The IRS probe revolved around whether Trump doubled-dipped in cutting his taxes, according to a 2024 report by The New York Times and ProPublica — specifically whether he used the same losses from his Chicago skyscraper to cut them twice in future filings, a big no-no.

The report said Trump could owe more than $100 million, including penalties, if he were to lose the audit battle.

Now the Justice Department has moved to “wipe his slate clean,” said tax expert Brandon DeBot, calling that an “extraordinary action” in the message it sends to the country.

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“The president and his affiliates might not pay the taxes they should,” said DeBot, policy director at New York University’s Tax Law Center. “This is giving the president and his affiliates completely different set of rules than everyday taxpayers.”

Cutting taxes to zero

The immunity is especially useful to Trump. His company includes hundreds of separate businesses, making his tax returns complicated. He also has a reputation for aggressively cutting his taxes, which some experts find suspicious — and at least in one case deemed now illegal.

After his Atlantic City casinos collapsed under heavy debt in the mid-1990s, for instance, Trump claimed about $1 billion in losses to cut his tax bill, even though lenders had forgiven hundreds of millions of dollars he owed. Trump argued the debt was never technically forgiven because he had exchanged equity in the bankrupt casino business for it — a tax maneuver Congress later barred as an abusive tax loophole.

Through that technique and other tax shelters and deductions, Trump was able pay just $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017, and zero in 2020, according to acongressional investigationafter his first term.

How the IRS has treated other presidents

Despite hinting that he may now release his tax returns, Trump has previously refused to do so, saying he can't while undergoing an IRS audit — but there is no law barring him from doing that. In fact, presidents for decades have done so voluntarily and all have had their returns audited as a matter of IRS policy.

That policy began in the late 1970s in a post-Watergate crackdown on presidential abuses after Richard Nixon was found to have claimed dubious deductions — including a donation of his personal papers — that led to big underpayments. One year while president, he paid only hundreds of dollars.

When asked about his tax maneuvers, Nixon famously retorted, “I am not a crook.” He later agreed to the IRS findings, and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes.

Court challenges

Trump's settlement with the IRS refers only to existing audits, not future examinations, so the president and his family are not off the hook for any alleged abuses in future tax returns.

Parts of the settlement are being challenged in court.

The compensation fund is being attacked by police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. They have sued to block anyone — including the rioters — from receiving payouts.

Some law experts expect the tax immunity will be challenged in court, too.

“This is the president trying to play every role in the system, acting as plaintiff, defendant, and his own judge and jury to extract extraordinary windfalls,” said New York University's DeBot, adding that giving broad immunity “stretches beyond what DOJ actually has authority to do.”

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'The Late Show' is over. Stephen Colbert isn't done.

What willStephen Colbert's legacy be?

The story of the quintessentially American comedian did not end on May 21, in spite of the funerary pomp and circumstance surroundingthe finale episode of "The Late Show" on CBS, which Colbert has hosted since 2015. There are miles yet before the 62-year-old Colbert sleeps,even if this act of his career has come to a close. It's already his second or third act to date, depending on how you count.

But inthe long story of Stephen Colbertthere will be an incendiary chapter aboutthis moment in cultural history,which started almost a year ago when he announced CBS had canceled "Late Show" and thus his daily tenure on our screens. That move threw an industry into confusion, drew both political backlash and celebration and has resulted in a monthlong last hurrah fromColbert and his many friendsthat has the country's zeitgeist on tenterhooks like it's the series finale of "Game of Thrones."

Colbert stepped out on the stage for his May 21 finale bearing the weight of a divided nation, tongue-wagging internet haters andpresidents former (Barack Obama) on his couchand current (Donald Trump) tweeting down his neck. He managed the finale with aplomb, ever the showman and professional.

The comedian started with ashort farewell acknowledging his crew, followed by a pretty typical monologue poking at the regular news (like sinkholes at airports) and his own news (even dolphins know he got canceled). He pivoted to his hyperactive regular segment "Meanwhile," which contained no less than one attempt to get CBS sued, two celebrity interruptions and one cackle-worthy sushi joke.

The final "Late Show" guest wasn't actually Pope Leo XIV as jokingly teased, butBeatles legend Paul McCartney, a major part of the history ofNew York's Ed Sullivan Theaterwhere "The Late Show" has taped for 34 years. Other hosts may have used an icon like McCartney to further shine the spotlights on themselves, but Colbert chatted with McCartney like it was any other night. The musician talked about his new album, his childhood and reminisced about performing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, where he got his first impressions of America, the great democracy. McCartney told Colbert he hopes that the country will remain so.

There were bits about CBS and equal time. There were spit takes and more celebrity cameos than you could count. There was a wormhole. Colbert quoted his great literary love, "The Lord of the Rings." Former bandleader Jon Batiste returned to sing alongside Colbert (and current bandleader Louis Cato and Elvis Costello). There was great joy, which Colbert spoke about championing everyday with his crew and colleagues.

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And mostly there was Colbert, with his awkward, goofy, endearing self. His brand of comedy – from his early career with improv group Second City and his "Daily Show" correspondent days to getting his own show "The Colbert Report" to a decade on network TV – was never about charm or fluff or flash.

Colbert's strength has always been his point of view, cutting satire, geekiness and heart. Anyone watching could feel the emotion radiating from the host all night, even as he pretended to be sucked into the abyss.

It was a silly, funny and affecting episode of television. By the time Colbert was singing "Hello, Goodbye" with McCartney, Costello, Cato and Batiste, he didn't need to say anything else.

You shouldn't expect anything less than confidence and grace from Colbert. He's the man who stayed in character as a conservative blowhard for over a decade, who made "Strangers with Candy" one of the weirdest and most-fun comedy shows on TV, and who told off yet another president (George W. Bush) to his face at Washington, D.C.'s biggest fête.

So no, Stephen Colbert is not done. "The Late Show" is done. Late-night TV might be done soon. But voices like Colbert don't disappear into the wind without a shiny wooden desk in front of them and a broadcast company behind them.

This chapter is over. Another one begins.

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How Much Money Does the “Survivor ”Winner“ ”Get? Inside Season 50's Record-Breaking Prize

Survivor season 50 ended on May 20

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• For only the second time in 50 seasons, the winner won $2 million

• Losing players didn't go home empty-handed, though; they also won prize money depending on their performance

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fanshas already broken many of the show's barriers, and the final prize is no different.

For only the second time inSurvivorhistory, the show introduced a $2 million prize for the winner of the historic season — doubling the traditional $1 million that's been given out for 48 of the last 49 seasons.

The pot increased after internet personalityMrBeast surprised the contestantsand revealed that they could double the reward if they flipped a coin the right way. Luckily, Rick Devens had fate on his side, as he correctly tossed up the coin to score a $2 million total prize pot.

In addition to the $2 million for the winner, the show also announced that the$100,000 Fan Favorite vote, nicknamed the Sia Prize, returnedand is “in the hands of the fans.”

While only one person gets to take home the grand prize at the end of each season, the remainder of the contestants reportedly also receive some amount of money depending on how well they did in the competition.

"I think people are always surprised to learn that we do earn money,” Corinne Kaplan, who played on seasons 17 and 26, said in a September 2021 episode of theTrading Secretspodcast. “The same pot of money exists no matter how many players there are.” CBS did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

So, how much money have the past winners and contestants onSurvivorwon? Here's everything to know about what theSurvivorwinner gets.

What does the winner ofSurvivorget?

Ever sinceSurvivorpremiered in 2000, the contestants have competed to win the grand prize and the title of Sole Survivor. For 48 seasons, the prize was $1 million but in 2020 and 2026, the pot increased to $2 million.

However, the winner doesn't get to pocket the entire prize, since thousands of dollars have to go to federal and state taxes. The total amount of money a winner receives depends on their state's income taxes.

It's crucial that the winner pay the taxes, as season 1 winner Richard Hatch spent nearly three years in federal prison for not paying up. He told PEOPLE in April 2023 that legal fees and missed work "more than wiped out the money."

HasSurvivorever increased the prize fund?

The $1 million prize fund has mostly stayed the same since season 1 in 2000.

However, the CBS show doubled the jackpot to $2 million twice: once to celebrate the 40th season,Survivor: Winners at War, in 2020, and again to celebrate the 50th season. The former season featured 20 winners from past seasons ofSurvivorto compete for the highest prize fund in history.Tony Vlachoswas named the winner.

"The $2 million prize was all CBS," hostJeff ProbsttoldEntertainment Weeklyin January 2020. "The truth is, Kelly Kahl is the guy at CBS who back in season 2 movedSurvivorto go up againstFriends. And we beatFriendsin the ratings and his career was really made in that moment."

Probst continued, "He's been invested inSurvivorforever. And he has given us free rein to do what we want for a long time. And this season he said, 'Can you try to make winners happen? And can we give them a $2 million prize?' "

In 2026, MrBeast helped raise the pot to $2 million.

How much do the second and third-place finishers get?

Even though they didn't snag the title of Sole Survivor, contestants who get second and third place also walk away with a significant amount of money.

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The runner-up receives $100,000 and the third place finisher gets $85,000, according toToday. Kaplan confirmed the prize amounts during a 2021 appearance on theTrading Secretspodcast.

Do allSurvivorcontestants get paid?

Every contestant who has appeared onSurvivorhas reportedly been paid some amount of money for their time.

Kaplan claimed during herTrading Secretspodcast appearance that the amount of money a contestant wins depends on how they placed and how many people are competing on a certain season.

According to Kaplan, "the same pot of money exists no matter how many players there are." So if there are more contestants in a season, then each person gets less money. The sooner the contestants get eliminated, the less money they take home. (Season 50 featured thelargest group of contestantsever at 24.)

"So, what happens is, roughly, the first person voted out makes like $2,500, [and] it goes up very incrementally," Kaplan claimed. "Those people only make a few thousand, and there's a couple hundred [dollars] difference between them."

However, once there are enough people eliminated and people qualify to be members of the jury, their payout "starts going up by $10K," according to Kaplan.

"It works backwards," she said, claiming that each person on the jury makes $10,000 less than the contestant who made it one place ahead of them (excluding the winner).

Do contestants get paid to appear on the live reunion?

For several years,Survivorheld alive reunionafter the season finale. The special episode was paused ahead of season 40 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed forSurvivor50.

When the live reunion was in its heyday, it was another opportunity for every contestant to take home more money. Kaplan claimed that regardless of where a contestant finished in the season, everyone was offered $10,000 to participate in the reunion.

Kaplan claimed, "The reason that that ticket is so high is because most people, if they were wronged on the show or whatever, if there wasn’t a big ticket attached to it, you might just be like. 'F--- it I’m not going,' so they make that very high."

What is the Sia Prize?

Like manySurvivorfans, singerSiahasn't always been thrilled by who won the reality TV show. The superfan decided to take matters into her own hands in 2016 when she gaveTai Trang$50,000 of her own money after he didn’t win season 32. She then decided to continue giving money to her favorite contestants, nicknaming the award the “Sia Prize.”

The award continued for eight years and 14 seasons, during which time she gave a total sum of over $1 million to her favorite contestants. However, Probst announced in 2024 that theSia Prize would endafter season 46.

"After eight years, 14 seasons, 19 players and over $1,000,000 awarded, Survivor is officially bringing the Sia Prize to a triumphant end!” he posted on his Instagram Stories in May 2024. “So it is with tremendous gratitude and admiration to Sia that we bring to a close one of the most unique relationships a TV show could ever have with a pop star of Sia’s global wattage.”

Among the special Sia Prize winners included seven players to whom she gave $100,000 — including Rick Devens (season 38), Elaine Stott (39), Janet Carbin (39), Drea Wheeler (42), Jesse Lopez (43),Carolyn Wiger (44)and Katurah Topps (45).

The other 11 contestants who won the coveted money were Donathan Hurley (36), Davie Rickenbacker (37), Aurora McCreary (38), Joe Anglim (38), Jamal Shipman (39), Owen Knight (43), Ryan Medrano (43), Lauren Harpe (44), Carson Garrett (44), Jake O’ Kane (45) and Kaleb Gebrewold (45).

Sia brought the prize back forSurvivor 50, promising to give whomever won a fan vote for favorite player $100,000, perVariety.

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Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest long-rangeattack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.

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The drones targeted the Syzran oil refinery, located more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) inside Russia, Zelenskyy said on social media, where he posted a video of the aftermath.

It was not possible to verify the video or independently confirm the attack. The governor of Russia’s Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said that two people were killed by Ukrainian drones in Syzran but he didn’t mention the refinery. Russia’s Astra news outlet said that Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran refinery owned by oil and gas giant Rosneft.

Ukraine has expanded its mid- and long-range strike capabilities, deployingeye-catching drone and missile technologythat it has developed domestically as it battles to defeatRussia’s 4-year-old invasion. Ukrainian weaponry and expertise are nowsought by other countries, whereas earlier in the war Kyiv had to plead for massive foreign military aid.

Ukrainian drones hit another refinery the previous day, Zelenskyy said, as attacks on Russian oil assets that play a key part in funding the invasion have become almost daily occurrences.

“Overall, our long-range plan for May is being carried out largely in full,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post late Wednesday. “The key targets are Russian oil refineries, storage facilities, and other infrastructure tied to these oil revenues.”

The escalating attacks have hurt Moscow’s revenue at the same time as it feels the economic pinch of international sanctions. With some attacksreaching more than 1,500 kilometers(900 miles) into Russian soil, the strikes have contributed to some Russians feeling unsafe due to the war and heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine’s new reach has also helped it push Russian troops back along parts of the front line, with Ukrainian forces making their most significant battlefield gains since 2024, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

“Ukraine’s intensified midrange strike campaign against Russian logistics, military equipment, and manpower since early 2026 has also degraded Russian forces’ ability to conduct offensive operations across the theater and has also likely supported recent Ukrainian advances,” the Washington-based think tank said in an assessment late Wednesday.

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 121 Ukrainian drones between late Wednesday and early Thursday.

In the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine, eight people were injured by Ukrainian drones, according to the regional governor, Alexander Shuvayev.

Russia has also invested heavily in drones, using them to bombard civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the war and killing more than 15,000 civilians, according to the United Nations.

Ukraine’s air force said Thursday it shot down 109 out of 116 drones that Russia launched overnight.

One civilian was killed and at least six others were wounded in the strikes in the north, south and east of the country, emergency services said.

Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal.

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Rumer Willis Shares the Moment She Knew Her ‘Brutal’ Relationship with Ex Derek Richard Thomas Was Over: 'I Need to Go'

Rumer Willis has shared an insight into the "reckoning moment" that made her realize her relationship with Derek Richard Thomas was over

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• The pair, who split in August 2024, welcomed daughter Louetta in April 2023

• Willis said she is manifesting marriage and more children, and hopes to meet someone and get married next year

Rumer Willisis getting candid about why her relationship with her daughter’s father ended.

The actress, 37,confirmed her splitfrom ex-boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas, with whom she shares3-year-old daughter Louetta, in August 2024.

And while appearing onThe Inside Editpodcastwith her best friend, stylist Maeve Reilly, in an episode released May 18, Willis gave an insight into the moment she knew the pair’s romance was over.

Revealing that it was host Reilly’s June 2024 wedding to husband Zach Quittman that made her realize she didn’t want to be in the relationship anymore, Willis shared, “Your wedding literally was a huge reckoning moment for me in my life. I heard your vows and I just realized that the situation I was in was never going to look like that, no matter how much effort I put in.”

“And I was just watching you guys, just weeping, holding my child, and I just thought, you know what? I need to have more value for myself," she explained.

Willis added, “I need to go and like, leave, no matter how scared I am and find something that looks like this, because I want that. Literally, it was such a huge reckoning and massive moment for me so I will always be grateful."

Reflecting on their romance, Willis went on to share that she's started to "feel back in my power in the last eight months" after a "really challenging relationship. "

"I try not to speak negatively but my truth is that it was really brutal and challenging,” she continued. “And I’m so proud of myself, you know? I work really hard and I show up for my kid and it’s such a privilege.”

“It’s such a privilege to be a mom,” she added. “It makes me so happy.”

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As for what she's looking for in her next relationship, Willis explained that she's "grateful" for what she learned in her previous one — even though it was "one of the most brutal things I had to do" — as she now has "a totally different set of stands and a different thing I'm looking for."

"I'm looking for someone who shows up with consistent communication and is interested in pursuing me and wooing me," she continued, adding that she is dating again after putting it off for a year and a half after her split from Thomas.

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“I’m gonna meet this wonderful man,” Willis added of what she is manifesting, before sharing that she hopes to get married next year and wants more kids. “I can’t wait — I’m gonna have, like, seven more … I want to have like, eight kids. I’m so excited," she said.

Back in November, Willis opened up about thechallenges of being a single momin a teary post on Instagram.

“Just had a good cry in the woods… some days being a single mom is hard. She is not hard (ever) but some days doing everything alone can be,” Willis wrote across a video of herself wiping tears from her face while walking outdoors.

She added in the caption, “Wow, and I just realized I have food in my teeth…really winning today.”

Williswelcomed Louettain April 2023 in a home birth. "✨ Louetta Isley Thomas Willis ✨ You are pure magic 🌱 Born at home on Tuesday April 18th," an Instagram post of Louetta's arrival captioned. "You are more than we ever dreamed of ✨."

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