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March 2016

Maze Runner’s Dylan O’Brien Injured On Set

Dylan O'Brien, was injured while shooting Maze Runner's latest instalment in Vancouver.
Dylan O’Brien, was injured while shooting Maze Runner’s latest instalment in Vancouver. (20th Century Fox)

-It’s hard to get a handle on what exactly happened to Dylan O’Brien on the Vancouver set of the Maze Runner sequel yesterday. TMZ posted a rather alarming story about him getting run over by a car, while Deadline says he fell off a train replica and fractured his cheekbone or orbital socket. A writer on the movie tweeted that his injuries are not life-threatening, while his publicist says early indications is that he will fully recover. Whatever the case, production is shut down until he can return to set.

-If Cindy Crawford and Richard Gerber are having lunch with Harry Styles, does that mean there’s a chance that George Clooney runs in the same social circles as 1D? My mind is imploding a bit…

-I was in the middle of my ‘getting ready for work’ routine this morning (watching GMA, trying to find my other shoe, forgetting that I need to keep the curtains closed at my new condo and giving an eyeful to the creepy dude across the street — the usual) and the most beautiful thing in the world stopped me in my tracks: a kitty litter commercial came on starring Katherine Heigl! This is what happens after you’re publicly scorned by Shonda Rhimes.

–Tori Spelling once almost hit Matt LeBlanc with her car. Come on. Episodes isn’t *that* bad.

-I don’t watch Supernatural, but I do enjoy their blooper reels.

-Also, I don’t watch Scandal but I read the hell out of Scott Foley and Josh Malina’s recap blog. It’s basically just a weekly flirt fest.

–Blake Shelton is suing In Touch for $2 million for saying he has a drinking problem and was caught by Miranda Lambert at their home with a bunch of naked women. So, that’s a ‘no’ on their article, then?

–Sean Penn was seen kissing a mystery blonde — which means he’s not kissing Minka Kelly. Whew!

–Kim Kardashian is not good at Snapchat, which is weirdly charming (possibly because I, too, am not good at Snapchat).

-Here’s the first teaser for Netflix’s Luke Cage. Screw Daredevil. Gimme all of this instead!

-The season two trailer for Catastrophe has landed. Did you watch the first season? So short but so good! (Also, this trailer is soundtracked to “S.O.B.” so I’m automatically programmed to love it.)

–Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant just signed on to a Netflix romantic comedy series. Want!

-It’s been a long week. Here’s a dog dog licking Ryan Reynolds.

-Um, is this poster for Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe‘s new movie for reals?

-Well, this makes me feel way better about quitting Sleepy Hollow last year.

–Alan Cummings‘ Instagram feed makes it look like The Good Wife cast actually gets along. Does…not…compute…

-If the shark manages to actually bite Blake Lively, I’m going to watch the crap out of this movie.

–Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys are learning to be sommeliers in this clip from their wine show. God, I want to marry this series so much already and it hasn’t even debuted!

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz’s Magazine Covers

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-BFFs Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz are both covering magazines this month, and Drew on Marie Claire totally wins. I mean, I’m confused why her reflection doesn’t seem to have the same shade of lipstick as her face in the interior shot, but the cover is lovely. Cameron on Women’s Health, however, is freaking me the eff out.

-Also, Drew revealed that her nickname for Cameron is “Poo Poo.” Mmm-kay.

-I love Jennifer Garner‘s explanation of how torturous it is to wear an Oscar dress. Jimmy Fallon‘s increasing discomfort when she starts talking about what happens when you need to pee and you have to beg your friend to dig your spanx out of your vagina is priceless.

–Lin-Manuel Miranda taught Emma Watson how to beat-box while he freestyled about feminism, and it was all kinds of adorabs.

–Emma and Lin-Manuel also sorted the founders from Hamilton into Hogwarts houses.

-Congrats to Stephen Amell on being named CinemaCon’s Male Star of Tomorrow. I have no idea what that is but I support anyone who wants to shower his beautiful mug with awards.

–Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth woman are reportedly engaged. Pray for her.

-Even Michelle Pfeiffer is getting in on the lifestlye brand action. I usually scoff at these ventures, but if she’s selling whatever it is that keeps her face looking like that, I’ll take 20 cases!

-My friend wrote about the 22 times Samantha Bee was Canada’s greatest gift to America. Seconded!

–Joanna Newsom says when she first met husband Andy Samberg, she called him a c*nt. It was love at first sight.

-Hmmm…isn’t this interesting? Daredevil season 2 isn’t exactly wowing critics who got early screeners.

–Rihanna insists those Beyonce rivalry rumors are bunk. That’s cute.

-This is pretty inside baseball for the TV industry, but it’s huge: ABC just scored stacking rights to any new Warner Bros. series launched on ABC over next 2 seasons. That means ABC can stream all episodes of a season on their site, app or Hulu, not just the last five episodes. On the downside, it makes those shows less desirable to Netflix.

-Another great read for TV lovers: 6 top casting directors discuss how they choose actors — and the ones that got away. (I love that Allison Brie and Leighton Meester have their pick of pilots.)

-Funny or Die’s The People vs Kanye West is a good time.

–Melissa McCarthy continues to give us the sads about her lack of participation in the Gilmore Girls reboot. “I didn’t actually get asked to do it. But I think they thought I was busy, and then by the time it did come up, then I actually was.”

-I’m giving a hard pass to the new Tarzan trailer. Gawd, that “like a damsel?” line.

-I tend to like the X-Men movies, but the latest trailer for  X-Men: Apocalypse is a bit meh.

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris Invite You On Their Intimate Vacation

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-Part of me loves it when celebs do the paparazzi’s jobs for them, but Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris‘ vacation photos and videos are so grossly staged that I just can’t deal.

-Also, Harris reportedly changed his name from Adam to Calvin because  “I thought Calvin Harris sounded a bit more racially ambiguous. I thought people might not know if I was black or not.” Um, yeah.

–Olivia Wilde dropped some gems during her Stern interview, including that she was considered ‘too old’ at 28 for a role in The Wolf of Wall Street, and that Jason Sudeikis played it hard to get when they first met. “When he got my number he didn’t text me for a month. I was on the hook. I was like, ‘You guys, did Jason Sudeikis die?’ Because I don’t have any texts … It was kinda sweet.” She and I have different definitions of “sweet. ”

–Casey Affleck is having a rough winter. His latest movie tanked hard, he Joaquin Phoenix’d the press tour, and now he and wife have split after nearly 10 years of marriage.

-My favourite part of Rihanna and Drake‘s latest steamy performance is when he tried to kiss her and then play it off like he didn’t. God, I love that dork.

-This chart depicting the ratings change of network shows in the past year is depressing as hell.

–Gwyneth Paltrow wore this to an event celebrating The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Stylists issue, cementing her reputation as the greatest troll of our time. *slow clap*

–James Corden and Paul Rudd peed forever while pondering the importance of voting.

–Rudd also admitted to holding Captain America’s shield on the Civil War set between takes.

-I’m gonna watch the crap out of Mariah Carey’s reality show without hesitation or shame. My greatest hope is for more moments like this:

-Remember all those conspiracy rumours that Michael Fassbender and Alica Vikander are a fake PR couple set up by Weinstein? Blind item writers sure do.

-I don’t have time to listen to any more podcasts, and I certainly don’t have time to do any TV rewatches. But damn if  Joshua Malina’s new West Wing podcast doesn’t sound like fun.

–Natalie Portman calls filming with Christian Bale “scary.” Uh oh. Did she accidentally walk into his eyeline?

-This article on the five sadistic male directors who treat their actors like garbage is a juicy read.

-Speaking of great reads, I liked Mo Ryan‘s piece on the rise of TV comedy. As she points out, one of the reasons comedy is so much more interesting than drama right now is that it’s much more varied. I’m so over the “difficult male lead” trope, which drama is still swimming in.

–Alicia Florrick will drink her last homemade margarita on May 8.

-The man behind that giant celebrity nude photo hack has been caught.

-I could watch Ben Affleck being scared on Ellen on a loop, but that would be weird, right?

–Anna Camp and Skylar Astin are planning to make some of their Pitch Perfect costars part of their wedding party, which is aca-awesome.

-Congrats to Jamie Dornan, who just welcomed baby No. 2 with his wife. Jamie Dornan, who is NOT a serial killer being chased by Gillian Anderson, despite what my brain keeps screaming at me whenever I see his photo.

-Everyone I know who saw Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz‘s The Lobster at TIFF either loved it or loathed it. The trailer doesn’t tip me either way.

–Morgan Freeman is on the warpath in the new Now You See Me 2 trailer. (Is it uncool to admit that I really dug the first movie?)