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With the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery” airing its finale on Thursday, Jan. 7, it is difficult to overstate what a significant milestone this season marked for representation across the franchise.

Case in point, the series introduced a romantic relationship between the first non-binary and transgender characters in the “Star Trek” universe, played respectively by a non-binary and a trans actor.

This recent spotlight on inclusive casting is part of an extended conversation that longtime fans like Phil Yu have been following over the years. To celebrate the steppingstones, Yu, who founded the “Angry Asian Man” blog centering on Asian American representation in Hollywood, launched a podcast in August, on which he hosts hour-long conversations with “All the Asians on ‘Star Trek.'”

While Yu half-jokingly titled his podcast, he tells Variety now that “the name points out that there are just enough [Asians] involved to make a podcast out of...

Michelle Kwan‘s husband of four years has filed for divorce from the iconic Olympic figure skater, People confirms — in a sad twist to a love story many saw as a real-life fairy tale.

Clay Pell, 35, filed the divorce documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, a court spokeswoman told People. Pell cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split, according to court documents.

“It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end,” Pell said in a statement obtained by People. “This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family.

The five-time world champion skater wed her U.S. Coast Guard beau Clay Pell in a beautiful ceremony on Jan. 19 in Providence, R.I. Congrats to the happy couple & see the pics!

Michelle Kwan, 32, is not only an Olympic medalist and nine-time U.S. national figure skating champion — she’s now a married woman! The former professional skater married Clay Pell, 31, who is director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House.

The couple wed on Saturday, Jan. 19 at First Unitarian Church of Providence, R.I., according to People magazine. They married in front of 240 guests, including fellow Olympic champions Brian Boitano, Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill.

The groom, who is a Jag and Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, wore his full uniform for the ceremony, while the bride donned an ivory Vera Wang gown. Michelle cried while walking down the aisle with her father,...

At the end of her bronze-medal finish at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, nine-time U.S. national figure skating champion and five-time world champion Michelle Kwan skated to "Fields of Gold" as her Olympic swan song. On Saturday, Jan. 19, signaling a new beginning, she incorporated that same melody into her wedding program. Kwan, 32, married Clay Pell, 31, director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House, on Saturday at the First Unitarian Church of Providence, R.I., People has confirmed. Pell, a Jag and Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, was dressed in full uniform for the ceremony.