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December 2016

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photographed Together

-We were just gifted with our first blurry photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry together. Merry Christmas to us!

-12 years ago, The Sun was also the first to get a photo of William and Kate together — and the palace was furious.

–Amber Heard just publicly called out Johnny Depp for working with tabloids to start rumors. “I was responding to the leaks by Johnny’s agents bragging that I had settled for substantially less than a reported, earlier offered sum and attempting to label me a gold digger.” Hot day-um!

–Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston (two actors I love but always forget are together) have adopted a daughter.

-So it turns out the Passengers press tour is more entertaining than the movie, according to critics. It’s at a dismal 24% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, EW gave it a D+, Variety said it was “lost in space” and The Guardian gave it 2 stars out of 5.  Everyone seems to have issues about how Chris Pratt‘s character does something morally reprehensible.

-Speaking of bad new movies, I saw Collateral Beauty last night. You shouldn’t. At least the reviews are hilariously vicious. Vulture rounded up the meanest ones.

-This is an interesting read on SNL’s anti-TV bias. I’ve never really thought of this, but SNL doesn’t invite many TV stars to host.

-The best thing about Denzel Washington promoting a new movie is that we get to hear his wisdom drops. First it was his take on fake news, and now  it’s his comments in THR’s director roundtable.  “People talk about the difficulty of making a movie and I’m like, send your son to Iraq, that’s difficult. It’s just a movie. Relax. I don’t play that precious nonsense.” Preach!

–Megan Fox is reportedly eyeing the Poison Ivy role in Gotham City Sirens. Huh.

-Yet another How I Met Your Mother spinoff is in the works, this one from the writers of This Is Us.

-SNL’s Taran Killam playing Hamilton’s King George is brilliant casting.

-The weird thing about this NYT article on Stephen Amell‘s wine venture is that it makes it so clear that he isn’t really focused on the quality or winemaking process. Which maybe is a good thing? My BFF and I share a fancy wine club subscription and their selection process and tasting notes are INTENSE. But any interest I had in joining Amell’s wine club disappeared when he posted this “tasting” video on FB. They clearly don’t know what they’re doing. I’m no wine expert or snob, but I at least know how to pour and taste. They don’t even changes glasses! (On the plus side, his feet look really big in the photo that accompanies the article, so there’s that.)

-Is Bradley Cooper getting married? Irina Shayk has been spotted sporting a diamond.

–Nicole Kidman says she and Keith Urban don’t exchange Christmas gifts. As someone who hasn’t started her shopping yet, this sounds like a good plan!

-I just assumed hosting the Oscars would mean a big paycheque. I guess not.

–Toni Collette unravels a mystery in the trailer for Jasper Jones.

Everyone Struggles To Survive in The 100 Promo

-I don’t know if anything will bring me back to The 100, but this new promo sure is trying hard.

-Welp, this isn’t a good sign: People is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are at odds over Trump and their friends are encouraging them to ‘hold on.’

-Welp squared: Johnny Depp is reportedly still trying to get out of paying Amber Heard.

-According to Us Weekly, Brad Pitt isn’t sure if he’ll be seeing his kids on Christmas.

-Lots of stars are paying tribute to Alan Thicke today, including Leonardo DiCaprio: “When Alan Thicke walked in the room, quite frankly, no one was cooler. I miss him already.”

-I’m actually surprised that it took this long for a Warner Bros shakeup.

–Jennifer Lawrence continues to gleefully tell stories about being super gross.

-Speaking of Passengers stars being gross, Chris Pratt says he stays connected with his Parks & Rec costars Nick Offerman and Adam Scott by sending each other pictures of their poop.

-The Bruno Mars edition of Carpool Karaoke is kind of meh. Is the honeymoon over?

-I”m kind of living for this clip of Matthew Rhys talking about almost ruining Keri Russell’s dress during their White House visit.

–Susan Sarandon is now counting on Kanye West to lobby Trump on climate change. Can she just…stop?

-After Piers Morgan questioned Lady Gaga‘s rape claims, she graciously suggested they end their Twitter war and hash it out in an interview instead.

-Goodness, I am not feeling Felicity Jones‘ Rogue One photocall dress. The premiere dress is just a slight improvement.

-Judging by her latest tweet, it seems like Emmy Rossum won her Shameless salary fight.

–Ben Affleck is still pressed about the media’s coverage of his romance with Jennifer Lopez and Gigli. If he didn’t like it, why does he insist on reminding us of it?

-Is it weird that I’m looking forward to CW’s Riverdale? I mean, Archie’s parents will be played by Luke Perry and Molly Ringwald. That’s perfect casting!

–Sarah Paulson doesn’t want to hear your questions about catfights on the Ocean’s 8 set.

-The SAG nominations have long been considered one of the most reliable Oscar-night predictors but this year’s noms are…weird. Snubbing Oscar fave La La Land in favour of Captain Fantastic? Nominating Emily Blunt over Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert or Annette Bening?  On the TV side, there were lots of new faces, with the Drama Actress category featuring 4/5 actresses from freshman shows (and 4/5 on Netflix). At least Sterling K Brown  was nominated twice (and cried when he found out).

–Rachel Dratch attempting to survive obstacle courses on Billy on the Street is never not funny. “Drown Jimmy Fallon in beer!” “Rachel knows all the words to ‘F*ck the Police’ because she went to Dartmouth!”

-This is a great interview with Phoebe Waller-Bridge on how she created Fleabag, one of my favourite new shows of the year.

-Meanwhile, here’s Pheobe turning the “12 Days of Christmas” into a creepy stalker story.

-How the hell does this headline get paired with this photo and no one goes “uh, guys? we might have a problem.”

-Weird casting: Sebastian Stan is joining Margot Robbie in a Tonya Harding biopic.

-Weird casting, part 2: Rosario Dawson vs Katherine Heigl in a new Single White Female meets Obsessed movie trailer.

–Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk trailer dropped today and this does not seem like typical summer film fare.

Nicole Kidman Gets a Make-Under for Top of the Lake

Nicole Kidman in Top of the Lake
Nicole Kidman in Top of the Lake (Sundance/Sally Bongers)

–Nicole Kidman looks very witchy  in this first look from Top of The Lake (much like Holly Hunter did last season).

–Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt hurled insults at each other. It’s all very cute until she insults Everwood and now I’m taking off my earrings…

–Bruno Mars‘ Carpool Karaoke promo is very dance-y.

-I love this article on how Trump’s moves need to be analyzed like a celebrity, not a politician. Anyone who follows gossip recognized today’s Kanye West move as Celeb Misdirect 101. He knew this story was about to break and basically called the paps for a staged photo opp.

-The Rogue One embargo was lifted today at noon, and my TL was flooded with reviews — most of which are very positive.

-Ever heard of Don’s Plum? Precisely. And Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire would like to keep it that way.

-This is nice: William H Macy supports Emmy Rossum’s fight to be paid the same as him on Shameless, saying “it’s about f*cking time.”

–Joshua Jackson was all kinds of charming on Ellen today, where he admitted “I have no idea how to date.”
-Suits star (and Prince Harry’s gf) Meghan Markle wrote a moving essay about being a biracial actress.

-Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan reportedly went Christmas tree shopping together. Gah! I love them so much!

–Amber Rose and Val Chmerkovskiy are in a new relationship and are “both very happy.” Um, yay?

–Margot Robbie is returning as Harley Quinn in an all-female DC villains movie called Gotham City Sirens. The cynical side of me wonders if this is the real reason DCTV keeps bringing back Black Canary even though she’s the WORST.

–Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried and Anne Heche star in the first trailer for The Last Word.