Here is an old screenshot of @katyperry praising a video I directed and then her blatantly ripping it off in her new video pic.twitter.com/yQ8sFjJZqd
— Titanic Sinclair (@titanicsinclair) May 12, 2017
-A video director is accusing Katy Perry of ripping him off.
-That ‘Avril Lavigne is dead‘ conspiracy theory resurfaced again this weekend. It’s like it’s 2015 all over again.
-It looks like that Vogue cover is already working: Elle Fanning is the new face of L’Oréal Paris.
–Drake chaperoned his cousin’s prom. More importantly, she and her date wore matching outfits!
-Ruh roh. Hackers are reportedly threatening to release an upcoming Disney movie online if they’re not paid a ransom.
-This article about how The Leftovers’ Damon Lindelof wrote an episode of the show inspired by Vulture’s TV critic left me gobsmacked and a little teary. Definitely worth reading.
–Jenna Dewan-Tatum remembers the time she dated Justin Timberlake: “It’s not as salacious as everyone thinks.”
-Yikes! Michelle Kwan learned of her husband’s divorce filing in a tweet “without warning.”
-Speaking of divorces, Mary Elizabeth Winstead has split from husband Riley Stears.
-In happier couples news, Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons married his longtime partner Todd Spiewak over the weekend in New York City.
–Arcade Fire reportedly debuted half a dozen new songs at a secret show in Montreal over the weekend.
-Here’s an oral history of SNL’s epic season, made even better by a hilarious photo shoot.
-Speaking of oral histories, everyone’s talking about this juicy one about The Strokes.
-King of Arthur: Legend of the Sword could lose $150 million. This has not been a good run for white male directors.
-I haven’t watched American Gods yet, but I LOL’d at this interview with Bryan Fuller about how he demanded a gay sex scene be reshot. “I was like, ‘Okay, unless he has a 12-inch, candy-cane c*ck and can f*ck around corners, his dick’s not getting in him. So you guys need to go back and figure out where holes are.”
-It’s upfronts week, which means a ton of TV news is breaking. Fox blasted ABC’s resurrection of American Idol as “extremely fraudulent,” renewed New Girl for a shortened final season, debuted the full trailers for their X-Men show The Gifted starring Amy Acke, and The Resident with Matt Czuchry and Emily Van Camp, confirmed The X Files will return next year and cancelled Scream Queens (though 24: Legacy and Prison Break may live on).
-Speaking of cancelled shows, NBC did the unthinkable and reversed their decision about Timeless’ cancellation. It had more to do with renegotiated ownership stakes than fan outcry, but it’s still sure to give fandoms false hope for years to come.
-Speaking of fandoms, this is a good read on why the cancellation of diverse, female-friendly shows is a tough pill to stomach.
-NBC also ordered a new show starring Mae Whitman and Retta, which is already my favourite. They also debuted the new Will & Grace promo which…ok.
-No, YOU cried watching this video of the This Is Us cast surprising fans.
-Bravo greenlit a new series called All That Glitters about Anna Wintour & Tina Brown‘s rise in publishing and I want it NOW.
-In honour of upfronts, a former TV Guide and Variety writer lays out why each network sucks. Up first, Fox and NBC: “[Fox’s ratings are] that guy with a tiny dick telling you he grows 100% if you just give him a chance (a.k.a. Live+7).”
–Felicity from Arrow can sing? (I’m not sure why she’s wasting her talents on Maroon 5 covers, but still.)
–Jason Bateman says he signed on for a new season of Arrested Development on Netflix, so I guess that’s a thing.
-The official trailer for Glow, Netflix’s show about 80’s lady wrestlers, is out.
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