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December 2013

Idris Elba Talks Mandela and Music in Vogue

Idris Elba in Vogue

–Idris Elba is looking all kinds of fine in the new issue of Vogue. Merry Christmas!

-Welcome to a world in which Brad Pitt is 50 and covering AARP.

-Speaking of the olds, Bruce Willis may be 58, but his sperm is stuck at 21. He’s about to be a daddy for the fifth time.

-I can’t wait for The Fault In Our Stars adaptation, but this might be the worst tagline ever.

–Zach Galifianakis’ holiday special of Between Two Ferns features Tobey Maguire, Samuel L. Jackson, Arcade Fire and a whole lot of awkwardness.

–Pippa Middleton is engaged to her boyfriend. Does this mean we have to learn his name?

-A very bushy Prince Harry and Alexander Skarsgard arrived at the South Pole.

-The Ryan Gosling/Eva Mendes wishful-thinking-turned-breakup-rumours continue to swirl.

-I am weirdly invested in Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez’s friendship. I blame Princess Protection Program.

-Speaking of guilty pleasure teen shows, Mr. Escobar has died.

–Kim Kardashian wants you to know that she doesn’t wax her baby’s eyebrows, so there!

–Aaron Paul once again proves he’s the best guy in the universe by helping a fan propose (he shows up at 5:25).

–Will Ferrell told David Letterman about that time he met Rob Ford.

-I loved this oral history of Six Feet’s Under’s incredible finale montage. *sniff*

–Kelly Rowland just revealed that her fiance proposed via Skype and the world was all, “Oh, sweetie, no.”

–Bradley Cooper says he was high and suicidal on the set of Alias. Well, that Melissa George storyline *was* pretty damn awful.

–Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are denying those split reports.

–Jimmy Fallon’s SNL promos seem looser than usual, though he remembered to squeeze in a Justin Timberlake reference every 30 seconds.

–Justin Bieber says he’s retiring. The world yawns.

–Beyonce‘s producer Ryan Tedder says he learned about the album’s release only 90 minutes before. It’s already sold one million copies.

-I actually agree with Jared Leto on something. Weird.

–Miley Cyrus and Kellan Lutz touched down in Miami together on the same private jet, which seems about right.

-I know we shouldn’t be looking to the cast of Duck Dynasty for enlightenment, but COME ON.

–Jon Hamm‘s dick is on the loose again.

-This video of Britney Spears surprising one of her biggest fans is lovely.

–R. Kelly addressed the Village Voice article by not really saying anything at all. Meanwhile, I like all of the “come to Jesus” moments music critics are having.

-This Taylor Kitsch interview is long but well worth the read, especially the part about his lean early days as an actor. “I stole a cooking pot from a garage sale to boil chicken.”

–Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore reunite in the trailer for Blended. I don’t think even Terry Crews will be able to save this one…

Jennifer Lawrence: “Why aren’t we regulating things like calling people fat?”

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–Jennifer Lawrence talked to Barbara Walters about body image, and it was great.  “If we’re regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words because of the effect it has on our younger generation, why aren’t we regulating things like calling people fat?”

-I love and adore Martin Freeman, but this rape joke is nuts. Go home, Tim. You’re drunk.

-Does Kim Kardashian wax her baby’s eyebrows? No way. I mean, I wouldn’t put a lot past her but this can’t possibly be true, right?

-Yesterday, I said Katy Perry should just lipsynch. I guess she just proved why that’s a bad idea.

-Did anyone watch Katy with John Mayer on GMA this morning? They were debuting their new video, and he kept trying to be funny while she just giggled blankly.  Don’t make me worry about you, Katy!

–Blake Lively has the saddest Pinterest account ever.

–Katie Holmes reportedly has a “drastic new ‘do” that looks exactly like her last hairdo.

–Eminem and Rihanna’s video for Monster has landed.

–Matthew Perry is an advocate for drug courts and will fight with anyone who isn’t.

–Chris Brown‘s probation has been revoked following his arrest earlier this year.

–Norman Reedus is dating a girl less than half his age and I’m not going to judge because Norman Reedus can do no wrong.

–Shia LeBeouf has apologized for plagiarizing a comic by Daniel Clowes. Can the universe just be over him now?

-Here’s a trailer for Christina Ricci‘s Lizzie Borden movie. Looks fun, but I still have no idea what she’s doing in a Lifetime movie.

-The red-band trailer for 22 Jump Street has landed. I’m so in.

Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Liam Hemsworth Split

Miley Cyrus tells Barbara Walters about her dramatic split from Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus tells Barbara Walters about her dramatic split (and canceled engagement) with Liam Hemsworth in Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013. (Photo: ABC)

–Miley Cyrus might not miss Liam Hemsworth, but she does miss that “fat rock” he gave her.

-Congrats to Fifty Shades star Jamie Dornan, who just became a new daddy.

-I love Anna Kendrick, so I’m just going to go ahead and pretend she didn’t just appear at an event with a shiny face and a velvet dress.

–Peter Berg says he had to convince Taylor Kitsch not to throw himself off a 20-ft. cliff for the sake of a movie stunt. We should all be erecting statues in Berg’s honour.

–Emily Blunt had a baby shower and half of Hollywood was invited. (But not you. Sorry.) Kristen Bell, Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are just some of the stars who showed up to play Baby Bingo, or whatever it is stars do at these things. (Do you think celebrities have to play the stupid games? I’d pay to see Aniston suffer through a round of “Guess The Diaper Smell.”)

-MTV just made People magazine irrelevant by naming Tom Hiddleson their Sexiest Man of 2013.

-Whoa whoa whoa. Have Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet split up? Why is he kissing a rando redhead? More importantly, if he’s into rando redheads, why isn’t he kissing me?!

-The Community cast talks about Donald Glover’s imminent departure. *sniff*

-I like that Hollywood has started casting Linda Cardellini in things again. She just signed on to play Jess’ sister in New Girl. Hopefully there’s lots of awkward dinner scenes with their parents.

–Lindsay Lohan is writing a book about the thing she knows best: rehab.

-In light of all of the praise being showered on R. Kelly thanks to his new album, it’s a good time to remind everyone that he’s been accused of interfering with dozens of underaged girls. The Village Voice has a disturbing interview with Chicago Sun-Times journalist Jim DeRogatis, who has reported on Kelly for years, and it’s stomach-churning. “The saddest fact I’ve learned is: Nobody matters less to our society than young black women. Nobody.”

-I like that the Huffington Post basically allowed Will Ferrell to troll them — on the Huffington Post.

-I’m guessing that Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy haven’t actually “made a pact” about refusing to lose weight and are instead just equally kick-ass ladies who refuse to get sucked into the Hollywood machine, but I appreciate the sentiment. -Here’s the first promo for Britney Spears‘ new concert special.

-Is Blake Lively shilling for Nespresso now (while pretending not to)?

-I’m always surprised Katy Perry insists on singing live. I mean, at this point it’s not like anyone cares.

-Vulture is on a roll today with oral histories. I liked this one on the “Splat!” episode of Sex and the City (aka – the one where Kristen Johnson falls out a window). But I loved this one on Buffy’s evil trio of Andrew, Warren and Jonathan.

-The annual Hollywood blacklist of the hottest unproduced movies is out.

-Here’s the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway. There’s very little actual footage, but it proves McConaughey should be in charge of all movie voiceovers from now on. I love how he makes the word “stars” like, three syllables.

-In other promising trailer news, here’s the first look at Parts Per Billion, starring Rosario Dawson, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Gena Rowland and (a maybe in-over-her-head) Alexis Bledel.