Video games have taken us to so many different times and places throughout history, from Renaissance Italy, to the beaches of Normandy (many, many times), all the way to the cocaine-fueled beaches of 1980s Miami. 

But one setting that big-budget games have generally avoided is the American South during the civil rights struggle. It would undoubtedly be an enormous challenge to depict such a tumultuous time in history with sensitivity, and games have had trouble with race before.

One of the bigger releases of this holiday season is taking that challenge head-on.

This is "Mafia III."

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In "Mafia III," you are Lincoln Clay, an orphan who found a family in the black mob of New Bordeaux. After returning from Vietnam, Clay's adopted family is killed by the Italian mafia, setting off Clay's quest for revenge.

At its heart, "Mafia III" is an open-world crime game in the same vein as "Grand Theft Auto." But where the latter goes for a satirical take on American culture, this game wants to feel as authentic to its fictional version of New Orleans as possible.

That means you can walk around a fictional version of the French Quarter and see street performers, or encounter anti-war protesters near city hall in the downtown area. There are 10 districts (including the bayou), each with its own unique flavor.

It's that time of year when people fly as far away as they can and snap photos to make their friends jealous.

But celebrities do this a little better than everyone else. And the ones who are active on Instagram are not shy about documenting their experiences.

Here are the top celebrities on Instagram right now who are giving followers a glimpse into how they're living their best lives on vacation in summer 2016, from Jessica Alba and Britney Spears in Hawaii to Lupita Nyong'o in Bali:

It's hard to forget when Taylor Swift threw a July 4 bash at her seaside Rhode Island mansion, since her famous friends — such as Karlie Kloss, here with Swift — saturated social media with photos documenting it.

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It was a big group with Blake Lively.

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Of course, Beyoncé couldn't be left out of the action.

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The newest PlayStation 4 blockbuster may be the biggest game ever made.

"No Man's Sky" is a gorgeous space exploration game. Its main feature is a massive universe, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 quintillion (18,000,000,000,000,000,000) planets to discover, mine for resources, and map. That's a lot of universe to explore! 

With such a huge game comes anxiety. What to do first? What am I doing wrong? It can feel overwhelming. Agreed! Here are all the things I wish I'd known before putting 15 hours into "No Man's Sky":

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Don't worry about saving resources — you'll find plenty more!

"No Man's Sky" is a game where your main actions are exploration and mining, and the combination thereof. The further you explore, chances are you'll find some pretty rare stuff. And the first time you find this rare stuff — gold, for instance — you'll want to hoard it. "What if I need it to build such and such in five hours?!" 

Stop. Relax. Breathe. With 18 quintillion planets, there's plenty of "rare" resources to go around. Letting go of the concept of rarity will free you to enjoy the game even more. Space pirates steal your precious cargo? Don't worry. There's plenty more.

The same goes for upgrading your ship/suit/gun. Don't bother digging in and upgrading the stuff you start with too much. You'll find better stuff.

The ship you start the game with is fine. The gun (mining tool) you start the game with is fine. The suit you start the game with is fine. All of them could be better, and you can make them better. 

But you don't have to do that right from the jump. In fact, you probably shouldn't do that, because you'll find even better stuff along the way. Every planet you visit is full of entirely new versions of the stuff you start the game with. Don't like your ship? There are crashed ships all over the place, just waiting to be found. Better yet, some of them have sweet upgrades that would otherwise take a ton of time to build. So instead of trying to slowly make your stuff better, give it a few hours. Find some stuff in the wild, then consider how you want to approach improving the stuff you've got.

Don't worry about money too much — you can get money from pretty much everything in "No Man's Sky."

I know, I know — you've been hustling your whole life. What's to stop you from hustling hard to get that space cash in "No Man's Sky?" Logic, I hope. 

I spent an hour mining resources, flying those resources to a trading post, and trading them in for cash. Turns out that was a tremendous waste of time. For every plant and animal you document in-game, you get in-game cash for uploading them. For every planet you encounter, you get in-game cash for uploading them. For every star system you enter, you get in-game cash for uploading them. 

All of which is to say: Don't bother wasting your time early on mining rare resources and re-selling them. You'll get tons of money along the way.

In May, Netflix released a new online tool called Fast.com that showed you how fast your internet connection really is on mobile or broadband. All you have to do is go to Fast.com, and Netflix will run a test.

Now Netflix has released iOS and Android apps for the tool (called Fast Speed Test).

While some sites already do this, including Speedtest.net — which the Netflix tool links to, in case you'd like to compare results — Netflix's pitch is that its tool is "ad free with a streamlined design that is quick and easy to understand."

Here was the full introduction blog post from Netflix's David Fullagar:

Today we are launching fast.com, a simple-to-use website to help you see how fast your Internet connection is, whether on mobile or broadband, anywhere in the world. And like the Netflix service, it’s ad free with a streamlined design that is quick and easy to understand.

We all want a faster, better Internet, yet Internet speeds vary greatly and can be affected by other users on your network or congestion with your Internet service provider. When you’re experiencing streaming issues, fast.com allows you to check the download speeds you’re getting from your Internet service provider. Using Netflix servers, fast.com works like other globally available tools including speedtest.net, and the results should be similar in most cases.

This consumer speed test is different than our Netflix ISP Speed Index. Fast.com measures your personal Internet connection at any given time. The speed index measures average monthly speeds of actual Netflix streams during prime time hours.

Like the cellular data controls we recently introduced, fast.com is another tool consumers can use for greater insight and control of their Internet service. Fast.com works in any country, and it is free for everyone -- whether a Netflix member or not. Give it a try at fast.com.

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Disney on Wednesday reported third-quarter revenue and profit that was better than Wall Street had expected.

It also announced that it bought a minority stake in BAMTech, a video-streaming company previously formed by Major League Baseball, for $1 billion.

Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC that the acquisition will help jump-start ESPN. It would bring the sports network's content over the top on the internet.

The company will fund the stake in two installments and has the option to buy majority ownership in the coming years, it said.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.62 and revenue totaling $14.3 billion.

Analysts had forecast that Disney earned $1.61 in adjusted EPS on revenue of $14.16 billion.

Disney's studio-entertainment revenue got a 40% boost to $2.8 billion from titles like "The Jungle Book" and "Cinderella."

Cable-network revenues climbed 1% to $4.2 billion, turning around from a 2% drop in the second quarter, amid higher ad revenue from ESPN. Declines at the Disney Channel and Freeform weighed on this segment of the business.

Disney's theme parks increased their revenues by 6% to $4.4 billion, although operating income was dented by the costs of opening Shanghai Disneyland.

In the second quarter, Disney's profits missed Wall Street's expectations for the first time in five years.

Ad revenue from ESPN fell during the quarter, and the sports network again lost subscribers. But its programming costs were less, helping to boost overall cable revenues.

It was about a year ago that Disney CEO Bob Iger said that ESPN had suffered subscriber losses, and put up a long defense of the network during the quarterly conference call with analysts.

Disney shares have fallen 8% this year. They dropped by as much as 1% in after-hours trading.

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After years of hype, questions, and wide-eyed awe, "No Man's Sky" finally came out on PS4 this week. The space exploration game drops each player onto a different planet at the start (just one of about 18 quintillion) and tasks them with finding a way to get to the center of the universe.

It sure seems like people are enjoying it. Our own Ben Gilbert had a great time with his early copy, and the game's creator tweeted out a pretty mindblowing statistic:

Yes, that's more than one million discoveries by players in an hour, and that number is growing. For a game that's all about wowing us with big numbers, that's pretty impressive.

Each planet, plant, and animal in "No Man's Sky" was created not by the hands of the developers, but by complex algorithms the developers wrote. When players discover one of these things, they can name it whatever they want, and if another player ever sees that discovery, they'll also see that name. 

Sean Murray's Twitter account has been a pretty delightful stream of consciousness of someone finding out that millions of people love something they made, so I definitely recommend checking that out if you can. If you want to play "No Man's Sky" for yourself, it's out on PS4 for $60.

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Superheroes are supposed to save us.

But they seem to tear into their cities more and more, especially in the movies. Whatever happened to that Spider-Man aphorism, "With great power comes great responsibility?"

Of course, epic battles mean there will be epic destruction. Marvel Comics went meta with its series "Damage Control," which focuses on a company that cleans up the property damage caused by super-fights.

The latest comic-book movie, "Suicide Squad," didn't even wreak that much havoc compared to its peers.

These 13 superhero movies couldn't contain themselves and were the worst offenders of city destruction.

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"Man of Steel"

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The worst offender. Zack Snyder's first installment in the DC Extended Universe demolished a city like no other film. Not only does Superman uncharacteristically kill in this movie, but he also never attempts to take the fight out of Metropolis. He first turned his attention to the terraform that was in the middle of nowhere, rather than try to handle the one in the center of the city. And then even when his and Zod's fight went into space, they still crashed back into Metropolis. 

It's what spurred the action of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," but the damage overall was estimated to cost about $700 billion (in a fictional world, of course), according to Buzzfeed.

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Apocalypse uses Magneto's powers to manipulate the earth's magnetic poles and cause worldwide destruction, such as crushing the Sydney Opera House. The climactic battle between the X-Men and Apocalypse's Four Horsemen takes place in Cairo, a city not often featured in superhero movies. Unfortunately, its first appearance is also its last because the Egyptian city is turned to rubble. 

"Apocalypse" also sees the destruction of the X-Mansion — though everyone is saved in another great Quicksilver montage — and, at the hands of Magneto, also the destruction of Auschwitz, an unnecessary emotional and shocking moment. 

"Avengers: Age of Ultron"

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"Ultron" features the worst destruction in a Marvel film. There's the obvious destruction from when Ultron raises most of Sokovia so that its fall would wipe out civilization. Another city is turned to rubble. 

There's also the unnecessary fight between Iron Man and Hulk. Hulk goes on a rampage and terrorizes a city, and Iron Man has no choice but to match his terror and wreck a market area, high-rises, and the streets to try to get him to stop.

The cry for gun control is loud, but little progress has been made to change current policy.

In 2016 alone, there have already been nearly 8,500 gun-related deaths.

Daniel Radcliffe's suggestion for how to change people's views on gun crimes? Call it a "form of terrorism."

The actor spoke with Business Insider in an exclusive interview before the TimesTalks event to promote his latest film "Imperium," which is based on a true story of an FBI agent's undercover mission to infiltrate a white supremacy group.

Early on, the film challenges the idea of categorizing threats and following the mainstream definition of terrorism. At first, Radcliffe's character Nate is focused on Islamic groups before he is recruited to go undercover as a white supremacist. 

Director Daniel Ragussis, who joined Radcliffe in the interview, co-wrote the film with Michael German, the former FBI agent on which it is based. After working with German, Ragussis said he has come to understand the definition of terrorism as very subjective.

"It seems to be, at least in the way that it’s applied, a very subjective definition and one that’s often unfortunately politically motivated and I say unfortunately because there probably should be a lot more consistency in terms of how we look at those things and whether we call something terrorism or not has a great impact as to the way the law enforcement community approaches it, the way that the media approaches it, public policy approaches it. So unfortunately the choice of words becomes an incredibly important thing in terms of how our society deals with and views the issue."

Radcliffe agreed and applied the significance of the label of terrorism to the much-debated topic of gun control policy:

"(Homicides are) not all politically motivated, but it instills terror and in that sense it is. Any kind of murder with any sort of political or religious ideology could be defined as terrorism but as [Ragussis said], that has so much sway over how people deal with stuff and actually it might be much more useful to just start referring to all gun crimes as a form of terrorism — because at this point it does always almost feel like a political statement of some kind."

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One of the most incredible parts of the newly released PlayStation 4 game "No Man's Sky" is the incredible variety of alien animals that inhabit the game's 18 quintillion planets and moons. Look no further than this bizarre...thing I found on my first day playing:

Indeed! This cow-/dinosaur-like animal is just one of the dozens of bizarre creatures I've encountered in just the first few days with "No Man's Sky." With the game going wide on Tuesday, millions of these bizarre animals are being spotted all over the enormous in-game galaxy.

We collected some of the craziest ones below:

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Okay, let's start light. These turtle-y little guys were actually shown by the game's developer at one point. Not super strange just yet.

But wait...what's this? Is that some sort of a cat...thing?

The mischievous look in his eye confirms it. He's a creep.

It's always interesting to imagine what a famous movie role would have been like in another actor's hands.

What about Jeff Bridges playing the Tom Hanks role in the 1988 hit comedy "Big"?

It almost happened.

When director Penny Marshall was thinking about an actor who could capture the childlike innocence of a 12-year-old who, after a wish, is suddenly turned into a 30-year-old, she talked to Bridges.

"I remember going out for it," Bridges told Business Insider, while doing press for his new movie "Hell or High Water." "It was shortly after 'Starman' I think. I don't know how close I was to getting the part. I met with Penny Marshall and that's one that I knew would be a hit. It just felt hit-ish. But it's like you go to a store and you see a jacket and you go 'I love that jacket' and you try it on and it's too big or too small for you and it's the only one they have. For some reason that part just didn't fit me."

So eventually, after Bridges didn't quite fit, Hanks got the call.

Bridges can't recall if the decision was amicable between him and Marshall, but what he does know for sure is "Tom just knocked it out of the park."

At the the time "Big" was being made, Hanks was best known for starring in outlandish comedies like "Splash," "Bachelor Party," and "The Money Pit," so Marshall casting him in the "Big" role — which certainly has some dramatic moments — was a bit of a gamble.

But it's really hard to imagine anyone other than Hanks in the "Big" role.   

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Sony PlayStation on Tuesday afternoon sent invites for an event on September 7 called "PlayStation Meeting," where the company will "share details about the PlayStation business."

Earlier on Tuesday, reports from Vice Gaming and Gameblog claimed that PlayStation would hold an event that day to unveil its PlayStation 4 Neo, aka the PlayStation 4.5.

If you're unfamiliar, the Neo is expected to play all the current PlayStation 4 games out there, but offer more horsepower for better graphics and frame rates. It's expected to also support 4K games, movies, and TV shows.

With that extra horsepower, the Neo will likely be the ideal console to power the company's upcoming virtual-reality headset, the PlayStation VR, which arrives in October.

We look forward to learning more about the PlayStation 4 successor on September 7. The event starts at 3 p.m. ET.

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One of the most anticipated games of the year, "No Man's Sky," just came out and people are taking to social media to share some of the incredible planets they've discovered so far.

In "No Man's Sky," you can explore an entire galaxy with your trusty little spaceship. You'll gather resources, catalog wildlife, and when you're ready to leave, just hop in your ship and head to the next planet! The whole game is procedurally generated, which means that every planet was created by an algorithm, rather than by the hand of a designer.

You might think that would yield boring environments, but the worlds of "No Man's Sky" are anything but dull. Here are the best of the best, curated from this thread on the gaming forum NeoGAF.

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Some planets are pretty homogenous looking, like this one that's varying shades of yellow and green.

But others are much more diverse, like this planet with fluorescent pink grass.

This one has some kind of creepy, abandoned tower.

There are some celebrities whose sheer fame, and correspondent wealth, you don't question, be it Mick Jagger or Madonna.

But then there are the entertainment figures who you might recognize, but you never understood how much money they've accumulated over the years.

Sure, Dolly Parton is a country superstar, but did you realize she's actually worth quite a lot more than Mick Jagger?

From musicians who have put in their dues to TV stars cashing in on syndication, here are the most surprising celebrities who are filthy rich.

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Martin Lawrence - Estimated net worth: $110 million

He hasn't been in the public eye as much recently, but Martin Lawrence has made a number of savvy career moves over the years. His first big one, the sitcom "Martin," which he cocreated, became one of Fox's highest-rated shows in the '90s. The comedian parlayed that into a number of blockbuster movies, notably his "Bad Boys" franchise with Will Smith.

Ray Romano - Estimated net worth: $120 million

How successful was "Everybody Loves Raymond"? A whole lot more popular than its tepid critical reception would lead you to believe. And Ray Romano wasn't simply the face of it: As an executive producer of the sitcom that ran for nine years, as well as voice in the "Ice Age" films, the comedian never has to worry about money again.

Birdman - Estimated net worth: $150 million

The rapper is not as well-known as some of the artists on his roster, like Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, but as the head of Cash Money Records, he's become one of the top hip-hop moguls of this era.

We've been hearing for awhile that Disney is readying an ESPN a la carte offering that doesn't require a cable subscription.

On Disney's earnings call Tuesday, CEO Bob Iger sketched out what it will actually be like.

The short story is that the service will include content that ESPN, and new $1 billion Disney investment BAMTech, had already licensed but weren't actually putting on the air. That means games and related content from the MLB, NHL, college football and basketball, tennis, ruby, cricket, and so on. But nothing that is playing on ESPN when you flip on the channel.

Because that encompasses a whole heap of content, Iger said that service would be customizable, with dynamic pricing depending on what you want access to. Disney will launch the service, which will carry the ESPN branding, "probably" by the end of the year, though Iger didn't lock down a specific date.

Iger stressed that the goal wasn't to somehow compete with ESPN's other offerings, but to wring as much value from already-licensed content as possible.

Earlier this year, ESPN president John Skipper admitted his company had been hurt by people ditching cable.

As of the end of 2015, ESPN had lost about 7 million subscribers in the previous two years. That means ESPN left an estimated $1.3 billion in subscriber revenue on the table in 2015, compared with what it would have made with steady cable company growth.

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The Television Critics Association has announced the winners of its 32nd annual TCA Award nominations.

Every year, the group of TV critics from dozens of TV news outlets, newspapers, and websites nominate and then vote on the shows and stars they feel delivered the highest quality entertainment on the small screen.

This year, FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" won the most awards.

But what other shows and their talented stars did the critics feel were the cream of the crop?

Here are the best shows and stars on TV, according to critics (and what they what they won):

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Program of the year: 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' (FX)

Other Nominees:

“The Americans” (FX)

“Fargo" (FX)

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

“Making a Murderer” (Netflix)

“Mr. Robot” (USA Network)

“UnREAL” (Lifetime)

Outstanding achievement in drama: 'The Americans' (FX)

Other nominees:

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

“The Leftovers” (HBO)

“Mr. Robot” (USA Network)

“UnREAL” (Lifetime)

Outstanding achievement in comedy: 'Black-ish' (ABC)

Other nominees:

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW)

“Master of None” (Netflix)

“Silicon Valley” (HBO)

“Veep” (HBO)

“You’re The Worst” (FXX)

The producers behind FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" say there are no plans for a second season or a sequel.

While fans of the anthology series would love to see them tackle O.J. Simpson's life, the civil case in the murders, and his current imprisonment, executive producer Brad Simpson said they've been pitched a continuation of Simpson's story but the "case is closed" for them.

"First of all, we don't want to overstay our welcome," Simpson said during Tuesday's Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills. "And I really feel like this is closed off... And you don't have the same complexity of characters. That show would just be about O.J., I think. And what we had here was what [show creators Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski] said from the beginning was an Altman-esque approach where you have all these characters colliding."

The popularity of the show would certainly be cause for a sequel. According to FX, 13.2 million people (and growing) have watched each episode of the show. Additionally, it just received 14 Emmy award nominations.

If it's any consolation to fans, the producers did say that there is already an excellent script written for the first episode of a second season. But there's a twist. An agent asked two clients of his to write a spec script, which is a script that's written for an already existing show.

"They really liked our show," writer D.V. DeVincentis explained, "so they were like, 'Let's write a sitcom about O.J.'"

"It's [Robert] Shapiro having a party in Malibu, and he doesn't want to invite some people,"Karaszewski said, "And O.J. keeps on trying to hang out with [Robert] Kardashian. They captured the voices really well, but added a sitcom element to it. And we were just weeping."

The next season of "American Crime Story" will revolve around Hurricane Katrina.

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The first trailer for Netflix's "Paranoid" is earning the show comparisons to HBO's "True Detective."

The streaming service just recently announced that it had boarded the production as a coproducer with UK's ITV — and already we have a trailer.

"Paranoid" follows the investigation of the murder of a female doctor in broad daylight and right in front of her son. As to be expected, the obvious things are probably wrong and the investigation takes some wild turns. At the same time, the drama of the investigators' obsession with the case and their personal lives seep in to the show.

The eight-part series debuts on ITV in the UK in the fall, and worldwide on Netflix.

Written by Bill Gallagher ("The Paradise"), the series stars Kevin Doyle ("Downton Abbey"), Indira Varma ("Game Of Thrones"), and Robert Glenister ("The Musketeers"), among others.

Watch the trailer below:

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Need proof that athletic talent runs in the family? There are at least 30 sets of siblings competing in the Rio Olympics together, including a handful of twins and triplets. 

Meet 61 brothers and sisters bringing family dominance to the Summer Games: 

Team USA's Venus and Serena Williams were knocked out of the tennis doubles competition in a shocking upset, dashing the duo's hopes for a fourth Olympic gold. Serena is still vying for the gold medal in women's singles, however.

Source: NBC Olympics

Fencers Kelley Hurley (left) and younger sister Courtney were the first set of siblings to qualify for US Olympic team in 2016. Rio is their second time competing at the Olympics together.

Source: USA Today

Estonian marathon runners Leila, Liina, and Lily Luik will make history as the first Olympic triplets to compete together.

Fun fact: The sisters, now 30, only started running seriously at age 24. 

The 2016 Summer Olympics are well underway, and so far a number of celebrities have been quite vocal about their support for Team USA.

Some notable names, like Matthew McConaughey, have even made the trek down to Rio de Janeiro in order to witness the games.

Meanwhile, "Saturday Night Live" star Leslie Jones — whose persistent live-tweeting of the games grabbed headlines this week — is reportedly Rio-bound and expected to give commentary on NBC's broadcast of the events.

Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, and Zac Efron are among the others who have chimed in on social media.

Read on to see how celebrities have reacted to the 2016 Summer Olympics:

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In Rio, Matthew McConaughey watched the US rugby team compete.

Then, in typical McConaughey fashion, he lounged at Day 3's swimming events.

Justin Timberlake was one of the many celebrities in awe of the two gold-medal wins by Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time.

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The nine-year national nightmare that is the public feud between "Knocked Up" costars Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen could be close to ending.

Rogen appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" on Monday and voiced his reaction to Heigl's last appearance on the radio show in which she voiced her regrets over comments she made about the Judd Apatow movie being "sexist."

For his part, Rogen said he was "hurt" by her comments and felt the trust between them was "betrayed."

"I thought she hated us," Rogen said.

Just to revisit, Heigl in a Vanity Fair story after "Knocked Up" came out called the movie "a little sexist."

"It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. It exaggerated the characters, and I had a hard time with it, on some days," she said in 2008. "I'm playing such a b----; why is she being such a killjoy? Why is this how you're portraying women? Ninety-eight percent of the time it was an amazing experience, but it was hard for me to love the movie."

Heigl on Stern also recalled seeing Rogen at a restaurant after the comments went public and said he gave her a pretty icy reception.

Rogen said he doesn't remember the interaction that way, but admitted he was "confused" by her "acting as if everything was fine," and that may have showed through.

Ultimately, though, Rogen feels badly that the comments she made affected her career.

"The only people in this situation who should in any way take anything from it is me and Judd," Rogen said, "because we're the ones she's talking about. And for other people to not work with her because she didn't like her experience with us I think is crazy."

But Rogen did leave room for one criticism of Heigl's way of showing her remose. It sounds like he still wants a personal apology.

"When I apologize to people, generally I don't take a public forum to do it," Rogen said after saying that he had yet to receive a call from Heigl about the matter.

Listen to the interview below:

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