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November 2015

Charlie Sheen Says He Was Extorted Millions To Keep His HIV Diagnosis a Secret

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Charlie Sheen admitted that he’s the person behind all those blind rumours about an actor who’s HIV+. He says he was diagnosed four years ago, and was then extorted for $10 million by people who knew and wanted to be paid for their silence.

-Meanwhile, Sheen‘s ex-wife Brooke Mueller and his twin sons are not HIV-positive, says their rep.

-Following Sheen‘s announcement, Justin Bieber reportedly “requested a dressing room away from” him this morning on The Today Show.

-Also, here’s a great read about Bieber‘s inevitable turn toward Christianity.

-People offered a sneak peek at their Sexiest Man Alive (which will be announced tonight on Kimmel). Does that look like Will Smith‘s ankle?

Amy Poehler and George Clooney get festive in the new trailer for Bill Murray’s Netflix holiday special.

-Speaking of Amy, she’ll join Tina Fey and Ryan Gosling(!) among SNL’s December hosts.

-CW’s Seed platform is becoming a thing. Last week they announced they were streaming The OC; now it’s Pushing Daisies.

-Meanwhile, here’s a look at how The Flash has turned the CW into a ratings contender on Tuesdays (TL;DR: every other network’s programming sucks).

-I think I might like Adele’s new song more than “Hello” (and I really like “Hello”).

-This is a great interview with my Master of None crush Kelvin Yu. I had *no* idea he was the kid in Popular.

-I don’t know anything about the comic book character John Constantine (with the exception of the time he was in an episode of Arrow), but if Matt Ryan can’t play him on the big screen, Colin Farrell seems like the next best choice.

Idris Elba is previewing the new Luther special. Can’t wait!

-Here’s Sarah Jessica Parker looking very Carrie Bradshaw-y on the set of her new HBO show, Divorce.

-Speaking of HBO, they just reupped their deal with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto. Sigh.

-The trailer for Gods of Egypt, starring Gerard Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, has landed and it looks like a pile of hot garbage.

Did Gavin Rossdale Cheat on Gwen Stefani with the Nanny?

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-Us Weekly is coming in hot for Gwen Stefani’s camp with this week’s cover story, which claims Gavin Rossdale was cheating on her with their nanny — and Gwen found out because of an accidental iCloud sync. If only he sent the photos to his entire neighbourhood, this could be the plot of a bad Cameron Diaz movie…

-Is the nanny in question the one Gavin was photographed groping in 2012?

-No, YOU cried over Aziz Anzari‘s note about his dad.

Daniel Radcliffe got adorably soaked playing Water War with Jimmy Fallon last night.

-Meanwhile, Daniel and James McAvoy sported matching buzz cuts at their film premiere. I like everything that’s happening here.

-I’ve given up on Scandal (Olitz is the *worst*), but this is a fascinating read on how the show has quietly turned Olivia into a Walter White-type anti-hero.

Madonna got to touch Idris Elba. I kind of hate her now.

-Not surprisingly, Tom Cruise isn’t a huge fan of Leah Remini right now.

-It wouldn’t be a Jennifer Lawrence premiere unless she fell down at least once.

Julia Roberts was “interviewed” by Michael Strahan on GMA this morning (although it was less like being interviewed and more like being gushed at), and she praised Jennifer Lawrence’s pay gap essay.

-In the new issue of Variety, Sandra Bullock talks about the pay gap and how she was treated horribly on a movie set 10 years ago. I’m so curious about what movie it could have been. Infamous? Premonition?

-Meanwhile, Kate Winslet is uncomfortable talking about this stuff. “I don’t like talking about money; it’s a bit vulgar isn’t it?”

-In more heartening news, Scarlett Johansson banked just much as her male co-stars in the Avengers movies.

-A Snowpiercer TV show is in development? Gimme!

Jennifer Garner gets emotional in the first trailer for Miracles from Heaven.

 

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Get Ready for Star Wars Stardom

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-The new stars of Star Wars are taking over the newsstand, with Daisy Ridley covering Elle, and her and John Boyega both covering THR.

-Oh happy day! It’s a new Jeremy Renner interview! He talks about his favourite curse (it’s the c-word, obvs), and mentions his house-flipping hobby again (of course). I really hope the Hollywood Prospectus guys get their new podcast up and running soon so they can deep-dive this one!

Reese Witherspoon called out Hollywood sexism and ageism in her speech at Glamour’s Women of the Year event, adding “ambition is not a dirty word.”

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt attended a memorial service for Mike Nichols together in New York, making everyone wonder if they’ve reconciled.

Azealia Banks is under investigation by the LAPD for allegedly attacking a security guard at a club.

-The final Jessica Jones trailer has arrived ahead of its debut this weekend. Not surprisingly, the first reviews are glowing.

-Speaking of Netflix originals, I binged through most of Master of None over the weekend, and the fourth episode “Indians on TV” was amazing. Read Aziz’s NYT column on race and casting after you watch it. I spent a lot of time thinking about that episode during last night’s screening of The 33, in which French actress Juliette Binoche and Irish actor Gabriel Byrne (unconvincingly) play Chileans.

Gwyneth Paltrow talked about her divorce at a panel discussion on Sunday. “I am from a tribe of people who stay married…I really don’t come from a culture of divorce at all, and I had very high hopes for what my life could be.”

-This passage from Mary-Louise Parker’s book about being alone and pregnant after Billy Crudup left her for Claire Danes made me tear up a little.

Shia LaBeouf is making James Franco jealous by watching all his own movies while a camera records him for 72 straight hours. I watched the livestream for a bit, and it was oddly mesmerizing.

Alanis Morissette updated the “Ironic” lyrics for James Cordon last night. “It’s like swiping left on your future soul mate.” (Yeah, that’s still not irony.)

-Speaking of James Cordon skits, how did I miss the Jason Derulo car karaoke one?

-I liked this story about Spotlight, a movie about journalism that required the filmmakers to do some investigative reporting to crack the story.

-I really thought I had quit The Walking Dead for good, but then came today’s news that Jeffrey Dean Morgan had been cast. Dammit! That man keeps dragging me back into shows I try to drop. I’m not liking much about this year’s Good Wife (except for the diversity debate),  but I keep tuning in just to watch him *lean*. That man is a Jordan Catalano-level leaner.

Nick Offerman looks great (even while scarfing down fatty meats with Jimmy Fallon).

-Someone made a supercut of all the Britney Spears scenes in last night’s Jane the Virgin. I thought she did a great job (after I got over the ‘what the heck is going on with her face?!’ distraction). I was convinced that the Britney/Jane dance sequence was split screened, but the showrunner insists it wasn’t.

-The Transparent season 2 trailer finds the fam at a wedding.

Billy Eichner sent Amy Sedaris through an Shondaland-themed obstacle course. (“Now you’re going to run through this gauntlet of 10 white people patting themselves on the back for embracing a black lead!”)

Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser may be expecting. Probably not, though.

-I always liked TV critic Mo Ryan’s stuff at Huffington Post, but the long features she’s been putting out at her new gig at Variety have been stunning. Her latest is on why peak TV has not led to increased opportunities for women and POC directors. She includes links to all her interviews, and the one where she bluntly tells the FX president that he could change things if he really wanted to is worth your time.

-The trailer for the Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, has arrived.