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July 2013

Claire Danes Talks Bullying, Acting Dry Spell in Vogue

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Claire Danes not only looks amazing on the new cover of Vogue, she also uses the interview to call out a fellow actress who used to bully her as a teen. She also reveals that she spent the two years before Homeland struggling to land gigs. What kind of monster wouldn’t want to hire Angela Chase?!

-Leave it to Mariah Carey to bedazzle her sling.

-Vancouver police say that they’re trying to expedite Cory Monteith’s autopsy results, but it will still take a few days.  Meanwhile (in what is no doubt a testament to how nice he always was to the press), media coverage of his death has remained mostly respectful, with a big focus on his philanthropy. Before his sudden passing, he was working closely with the Project Limelight Society. If you would like to honour his memory, donations can be made  on their website. (Hit the “donate” button at the top right to quickly do it through PayPal.)

-Everyone’s wondering how Glee is going to handle this. If the show has to continue, I don’t mind the idea of a flash-forward and an entire relocation to NYC.

-After all the terrible, terrible news over the weekend, the royal baby just needs to hurry up and get here already. David Beckham is even offering to help William and Kate along with some solid naming advice.

-No one seemed to Tweet nice things about The Newsroom‘s season premiere last night — except for the journalists who were paid to.

-Meanwhile, EW just posted the best quiz ever: “Who Said It: A Dumb & Dumber Guy or a woman on The Newsroom?”

-I can’t stop looking at the photos of celebrities at Jimmy Kimmel‘s weekend wedding. I just wish there was a front-on photo of Emily Blunt‘s adorable-from-the-back pink and yellow dress. Also, I’m loving that Kristen Bell still looks like someone who just gave birth and not like one of those alien actresses who immediately slim down to their pre-baby bod.

-Oh, and it appears that Gabby Sidibe arrived in a wedding dress. Part of some Kimmel-approved prank, perhaps?

-This is awesome: a couple who were driving to a Dave Matthews concert stopped to pick up a hitch-hiker…who turned out to be Dave Matthews.

-It was a big publicity-garnering weekend for Jenny McCarthy. Not only did she land a new boyfriend, but she also landed a cohost spot on The View.

Carly Rae Jepsen throws like me. Which is to say, terribly.

Kristen Stewart sat next to Michael Pitt once so now everyone assumes they’re dating (even though, last I heard, he was engaged to Jamie Bochert). #MinorDetail

-Is it possible that Justin Timberlake (or anyone on his team) really had never heard the phrase “Take Back the Night” before? Really?

Arrow’s Stephen Amell posted a photo of himself from hiatus that seemed to suggest he’d gotten chubby. I don’t see it.

Benedict Cumberbatch is wearing jorts (or are these japris?). Either way, it’s amazing.

-This is a long (loooonnnnggg) article on Jay-Z’s business acumen, but definitely worth a read. He’s giving 50 Cent a run for his money when it comes to, well, money.

-Meanwhile, Beyonce posted an adorable new holiday photo with Blue Ivy.

Courteney Cox‘s face has looked jacked for a while, but this is crazy.

-I’m not sure why Demi Lovato spent a day working for Buzzfeed, but she did. Here’s the fruits of her labour.

-Someone may have been creeping on Kim Kardashian‘s medical records. Cedars-Sinai has fired six staff members for privacy breaches.

-I had no idea that Louis CK was in the new Woody Allen movie. And this clip makes it look like an extended episode of Louis. Awesome!

-I don’t watch Big Brother, but seriously, why are those people allowed on TV? These clips make them seem like terrible, terrible people.

-Not only are we getting a Veronica Mars movie, we’re also getting two new books, which will pick up where the film leaves off.

-The latest trailer for Jobs just debuted on Instagram which is, um, new.

-Speaking of trailers, the first one for Christian Bale‘s Out of the Furnace looks intense!

Cory Monteith Found Dead In Hotel Room at 31; Stars React on Twitter

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Cory Monteith and Rachel Lea in a scene from Glee. (Fox)

Well this is the saddest news ever: Glee star Cory Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room this weekend. The rumours about his troubles were really, really terrible (to the point that one gossip columnist I know who has seen and heard A LOT over the years called it the worst celebrity story she’d ever encountered). But he was on the upswing. He had successfully completed voluntary rehab, Lea Michele stood by him, and things seemed to be getting better. Rumour has it he and Lea were planning to wed soon. If only…

Last night the Vancouver Police announced they would be having a press conference at 10:30 about “a Hollywood actor found dead today.” Almost immediately, word hit Twitter that it was Monteith. When he failed to show up at check out time, hotel staff looked in on him and discovered his body. He had been deceased for several hours and police don’t suspect foul play, but they wouldn’t discuss what they found in his room, saying, “We only notified family members about an hour ago, and so we haven’t been able to have those conversations with them. What we can say is that the cause of death wasn’t immediately apparent.”

“There were others with Mr. Monteith in his room earlier last night, but video and fob key entries show him returning to his room by himself in the early morning hours and we believe he was alone when he died,” Vancouver Police’s Acting Chief Doug LePard said.

His Glee cast members and other celebrities quickly took to Twitter to express their shock.

https://twitter.com/dotmariejones/status/356293981275029507

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/356295977902161920

https://twitter.com/KaleyCuoco/status/356290430775738369

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Meanwhile, Matthew Morrison, who plays Mr. Shue, dedicated his Broadway performance to Monteith. Gwyneth Paltrow released a statement, saying “Cory was a sweet and talented man. My heart breaks for Lea and the entire Glee family.”

Lindsay Lohan Lands Reality Show

Lindsay Lohan in a scene from Glee. (Fox)
Lindsay Lohan in a scene from Glee. (Fox)

-This was sadly inevitable: Lindsay Lohan is getting a reality show. It will air on Oprah’s network which should mitigate the messiness…a bit.

-Meanwhile, the trailer for Lindsay‘s new movie The Canyons has arrived. No wonder this thing was rejected by SXSW for “quality issues.”

-I’m still so confused by the Henry Cavill/Kaley Cuoco relationship. Since his movie was already released when they started “dating,” and they never actually made it to a red carpet, what was the (publicist-approved) point? Did the internet backlash make him rethink the plan? Was the sudden pap attention more than she bargained for? There’s definitely a story behind this one.

Russell Brand pulled a Jon Hamm while wearing baggy pants.  Um, this is a joke, right? He’s just trying to destroy John Mayer‘s soul or something?

Michael Cera is scared to show his penis onscreen. Probably because he just saw that photo of Russell Brand.

-Has there ever been a more uncomfortable-looking reunion than the one between Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and the other Voice judges? You can almost see the thought bubble above Adam Levine’s head saying “I wish you were Usher.”

Rihanna wandered around Monaco sans pants.

-Some new photos have surfaced from the set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. If what I think happens to Emma Stone’s character actually happens, I may need therapy.

-Despite reports, Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo are “not engaged.”

Sofia Vergara gave a pretty terrible interview to Harper’s Bazaar.

-Rejoice! A new Arcade Fire album is coming our way in October.

Nicole Kidman landed two Vogue Germany covers — and I’m not loving either of them.

-As horrible as Britney Spearsnew music video for the Smurfs 2 soundtrack is, this is the most alert and clear-eyed we’ve seen her in a long, long while.

Robert Pattinson poses in a bathtub in his new Dior ads.

Sandra Bullock talks about being single in a new interview: “My sexy lingerie has been locked in a drawer for a while!”

Idris Elba is rumoured to be coming to TIFF. I need to start mapping out my stalking plans STAT!

-Meanwhile, here’s the first trailer for Elba‘s TIFF-destined film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.