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–Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber posed for a photo together and convinced the internet that world peace might just be possible after all.

–John Boyega talked to Deadline about his TV ambitions, the Attack The Block sequel, and how opportunities for diverse talent have improved since his Black Lives Matter speech.

-Wait, so I step away from the internet for a week and Kayne West goes from being problematic and troublesome to full-on reprehensible? Just a day after he went on a podcast and ranted about “Jewish business secrets” and George Floyd conspiracy theories, Parler announced that he is buying the right-wing site.

-This purported letter from Angelina Jolie informing Brad Pitt about her decision to sell her shares of Miraval is heartbreaking.

-Meanwhile, this article on how Pitt is trying to spin his way out of this is a must-read.

–Tracy Ullman and Meryl Streep came onstage to sing “Anthems For a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” with Canadian band Broken Social Scene.

-This is a very good piece about what happened to the men five years after #MeToo: a few went to prison but many are rebuilding their careers — and some didn’t even have to try.

–Kevin Spacey denied Anthony Rapp‘s sexual assaults allegations today, while the judge threw out the claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

–Ezra Miller has pleaded not guilty to felony burglary charges. Miller faces a maximum of 26 years behind bars as well as over $2,000 in fines if found guilty of the charges stemming from the spring incident which entailed stealing three bottles of liquor from a neighbor’s pantry.

-Meanwhile, Issa Rae called out Hollywood for protecting Miller. “While I don’t support people jumping to immediate conclusions and I think it’s entirely fair for investigations to happen, I think it’s extremely important to, like the mantra says, ‘Listen to women.’ … I’m gonna be real, the stuff that’s happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood. There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them.”

–Rihanna has reportedly recorded two songs to be included on the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

-The owner of NYC’s famed restaurant Balthazar has banned James Corden, and posted an IG caption saying “James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.” These stories are getting more frequent, no?

-Shiva Baby’s Rachel Sennott and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri will co-lead Emma Seligman’s next film Bottoms, which will follow two unpopular queer girls in their senior year of high school who start a female fight club in order to hook up with girls on the cheerleading team. Gimmie!

-We got new footage from the upcoming seasons of Succession, The White Lotus, The Gilded Age and more in HBO Max’s new sizzle reel.

-Speaking of bad stories that are piling up, on the heels of Geena Davis’ accusations, Seth Green told a terrifying story about his encounter with Bill Murray on the set of SNL when Green was just 9.

–Mallory Rubin is someone that I feel like I know because I’ve listened to so many hours of her podcasting about pop culture. Love that she’s getting the NYT profile treatment.

–Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis and more Harry Potter stars have shared their tributes to Robbie Coltrane.

-Not enough people are talking about the fact that She-Hulk got really good.

–Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell star in the trailer for Apple TV’s upcoming holiday film, Spirited.

 

Lindsay Lohan’s Comeback Is Upon Us

-It’s here! Check out the trailer for Lindsay Lohan‘s Netflix movie, Falling For Christmas. I want such good things for her that I will be watching this regardless, but this actually looks cute.

-Holy cow, everyone assumes it’s going to be Letitia Wright, but I love this theory that Michaela Coel is going to be the next Black Panther.

-Elizabeth Olsen has a celebrity crush: “I’m obsessed with Diane Keaton. I think she’s hilarious, and she just doesn’t give a fuck about anything, it seems like.”

-Lainey has a great breakdown on how outlets like TMZ and Page Six are cherry-picking court docs in their coverage of Brad Pitt.

-Zola actress Taylour Paige married fashion designer Rivington Starchild on Wednesday (which also happened to be her birthday).

–Dwayne Johnson is putting the kibosh on rumours he’ll one day run for president. “It’s off the table. Yes. It is off the table. I will say this ’cause it requires a B-side to this. I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy. And that’s the most important thing to me is being a daddy, number one, especially during this time, this critical time in my daughters’ lives.”

-Rent/Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp testified today about his alleged assault by Kevin Spacey when Rapp was just 14. Rapp says that after a party at Spacey’s house when all the other guests had left, the older actor picked him up bridal style, deposited him on the bed, and lay on top of him. “It was very sudden. I was confused. He pulled his full weight onto my chest. My arms were pinned. I didn’t ask for him to do that. I felt like a deer in the headlights. I didn’t feel like I could do anything in that moment.”

-This is a great interview with Sterlin Harjo, the creator of Reservation Dogs, who is coming off a stellar second season.

-Someone said that Chris Pratt‘s Mario voice sounds like Linda Belcher, and they’re totally right.

–Jodie-Turner Smith looked amazing at the BFI Film Festival, but man I’m going to need her and Joshua Jackson to make a public appearance soon because I’m getting worried!

–Danny Masterson’s trial could potentially reveal secretive details about Scientology’s inner workings.

-Speaking of That ’70s Show stars, Mila Kunis is getting rave reviews for the new Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive — even if it would have worked better as a miniseries.

A feature film adaption of Ali Hazelwood‘s The Love Hypothesis is in the works. I adored this book (and found out later that it started as Reylo fanfic, which kinda makes me like it even more).

-This is a really interesting roundup of insights from Hollywood’s 50 most powerful showrunners.

–Randall Park and Melissa Fumero play the world’s last Blockbuster employees in the trailer for their new comedy.

Michaela Coel’s a Warrior

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-I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel covers Vogue and talks about playing a super warrior in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (“That sold me on the role, the fact that my character’s queer. I thought: I like that, I want to show that to Ghana. People say, ‘Oh, it’s fine, it’s just politics.’ But I don’t think it is just politics when it affects how people get to live their daily lives. That’s why it felt important for me to step in and do that role because I know just by my being Ghanaian, Ghanaians will come”), and her relationship goals (“I do want a life companion. I love romance and I love when romance turns into something deeper, a relationship where there’s understanding, transparency, forgiveness, openness. But you have to find that person, and I personally haven’t seen many healthy men. So I don’t know if I trust myself”).

-The accompanying video in which she hosts a dinner party for her friends (including some IMDY costar) is also lovely.

-In a turn that should shock no one, Angelina Jolie is already getting the Amber Heard treatment online.

-Did Shay Mitchell come out as bisexual on TikTok, or does she just have great taste in couches?

–Gisele Bündchen has entered the “sage her car” stage of her breakup.

–Christian Bale says he acted as a “mediator” for Amy Adams after David O. Russell made her cry on the set of American Hustle. “When you’re working with people of that crazy creative talent…there are gonna be upsets. Also, you got to remember…those characters were not people who back down from anything.” Yeah, I’m not sure that Bale should be the arbiter of good onset behaviour.

-Inventing Anna inspiration Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin has been granted release from prison — but she has to stay off socials.

–Prince Harry, Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley are suing the publisher of the Daily Mail over phone tapping allegations.

–Justin Bieber has postponed his upcoming tour dates for at least six months. Between him, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Demi Lovato, Rage Against the Machine, Post Malone and more, it’s a tough time to stay healthy as a touring musician.

-There are lots of rumours that Henry Cavill will reprise his role of Superman in a cameo in Black Adam.

-Here’s our first look at the new season of Inside Amy Schumer.

–Chris Hemsworth tries to defy the aging process in the trailer for his new NatGeo series Limitless.

-Here’s the first trailer for season two of The White Lotus. I’m really here for everyone to realize how great The Bold Type’s Meghann Fahy is.

–Kid Cudi‘s visual album comes with its own, extremely beautiful animated romcom that’s currently streaming on Netflix.

-Speaking of animated movies, the trailer for Super Mario Bros. just came out. Everyone was bracing for Chris Pratt‘s over-the-top Italian accent but he just kind of sounds like…himself? Which might somehow be worse?

-Here’s the trailer for Causeway, in Jennifer Lawrence is getting Oscar buzz for playing a returning vet. It hits Apple+ next month.