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Kevin Pietersen being sacked as captain, Kevin Pietersen's text messages and Kevin Pietersen being sacked as a player.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Platner sat for a series of interviews with The Wall Street Journal, which took place in February, March and late May, days before the text messages with women emerged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It began a whirlwind that included more than 65 TV interviews and dozens upon dozens of text messages and phone calls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The YouTuber Kim Se-ui, who has nearly a million followers on his channel, had also presented screenshots of text messages purportedly sent between the actor and the actress.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

I’ve missed three text messages, all from Abby.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli