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March 2018

Ben Affleck, Garrett Hedlund, Charlie Hunnam and Oscar Isaac’s Beach Party

-These photos of Charlie Hunnam, Ben Affleck, Garrett Hedlund, and Oscar Isaac enjoying a day at the beach made me realize a) I will never be able to distinguish Hunnam and Hudlund, b) Affleck’s story that the giant back tattoo is fake and for a movie role gets weaker with every passing day, and c) male celebrities should wrestle shirtless in the sand more often.

-Well, it looks like Terry Gilliam is trash.

-In a new interview, The Flash’s Keiynan Lonsdale, who plays Bram in Love, Simon, talks about representation, Queer Eye and coming out on the set of the film. “I just said it to the group, and they were, of course, really supportive and I explained to them that I wish I had said something earlier.”

-Ellen mortified Jennifer Garner by making her watch her Oscar meme. “What is wrong with me?!”

-I love that this mom has become an internet sensation because of Taylor Swift’s new video.

-Speaking of Swift’s new video, people are noticing a lot of similarities between it and this killer Kenzo ad, which stars Margaret Qualley from The Leftovers and was directed by Spike Jonze. Kenzo reportedly posted the comment: “Listen Tay, I feel you. It’s hard to stay fresh. Call us, we can help.”

-Here’s a look at Stranger Things star David Harbour‘s epic trek  to Antarctica that began as a Twitter joke.

–Selena Gomez was spotted carrying a bible to lunch.

-I like this article that makes the case for prestige TV procedurals like The Good Fight, which is having a stellar second season.

–Martin Freeman says filming Sherlock is no fun anymore because of its fandom. I’m sure there are plenty of other actors who’d be willing to take that hardship off his hands…

-This is a great look at the pre-emptive backlash against Ready Player One, and how the book has come to represent toxic fanboy culture.

-Why are celebrities still chummy with Chris Brown? Be better, Ed Sheeran!

-I’m a little worried about how Avengers: Infinity War is going to possibly be able to service all of these characters, but damn this is a good trailer. As soon as the trailer dropped, I saw people on my TL shipping Shuri/Bucky and Shuri/Peter. I follow the right people, obviously.

 

Jennifer Lopez Flies High in Harper’s Bazaar

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-The photography for Jennifer Lopez‘s new Harper’s Bazaar spread is amazing. The interview is just ok (though I do appreciate the fact that she has a pillow that says “I am youthful and timeless at every age”).

-If you’re looking for a good read, check out this Terry Crews interview, in which he talks about how his relationship to Hollywood changed since he joined the #MeToo movement. “I walk in the room, and the room is split right down the middle…People don’t understand that Hollywood is a very violent place. The best way to put it is that it’s like a plantation. You use extreme violence. You see a lot of people who never work again. For even speaking up the whole thing is that they cut your head off so that the next person doesn’t speak.”

-Also, I love that all the comments on the article are so supportive. When does the internet ever do that?

–Rihanna responded to Snapchat’s disgusting ad. I still can’t believe they did this.

-More than half a million people watched Drake play Fortnite on Twitch last night.

-Thanks to Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, everyone is googling “penis facial” today.

-Congrats to Cardi B, who is reportedly expecting a child with her fiancé, rapper Offset.

-Speaking of Cardi, I recently stumbled on this clip of her at an etiquette class on Love & Hip Hop and now I want to watch the show.

-Sounds like DC has learned some lessons from Wonder Woman. Ava DuVernay will direct DC’s superhero epic New Gods.

-This isn’t a good sign: Deadshot 2 is reportedly getting reshoots based on early audience test screenings.

-Is Kendall Jenner‘s new video for Vogue art? Satire? A real thing that people actually spent money to produce?

-Anytime Jennifer Garner reunites with her SpyDaddy Victor Garber, it makes me unreasonably happy.

–Justin Timberlake is playing his second show in Toronto tonight, and ticket prices have reportedly been cut by half because no one is going.

–Anderson Cooper and boyfriend Benjamin Maisani have split after nine years together.

-The guy from The Streets is making a movie based on Dawson’s Creek dialogue and I’m here for it.

-An Vulture interview with Aaron Sorkin has ended up in the middle of a lawsuit.

–Blake Lively is having more fun than you.

-When the lead actress of your TV show says “For me the bucket list is checked. I mean, if you guys killed me off tomorrow, I feel like I had a good run,” you might have a problem.

-I don’t think Star stories usually hold a lot of weight, but this one on Justin Theroux certainly lines up with a lot of blind items.

–Miley Cyrus is being sued by someone who claims she ripped off his song.

–Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin are lost at sea in the Adrift trailer.

The Queen Is Paid Less Than The Prince

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Claire Foy and Matt Smith in The CrownRobert Viglasky/Netflix

-Well, this is bullshit. The Crown’s Claire Foy  was paid less than costar Matt Smith in the first two seasons. I get that he was the bigger name when the show first started, but surely they could have re-negotiated after season one when she was clearly the lead character (and the more compelling one). I stopped watching the show early, but everyone I know who hung on longer eventually dropped it because of “too much Philip.”

–Lynda Carter opened up about her own #MeToo stories, and one involved a camera man on the Wonder Woman set drilling a hole into her dressing room wall so he could spy on her. Jesus.

-An HBO exec says the network’s budget is being “raped” by Game of Thrones and Big Little Lies. She’s since apologized for her “poor choice of words.” Ya think?

-Speaking of HBO, Nicole Kidman is reteaming with David E. Kelley for another book adaptation.

-When asked about a Buffy revival, the Fox TV boss said “When Joss Whedon decides it’s time, we’ll do it.”  So, that’s a “never” then.

–Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik  have split after two years of dating. On the plus side, does this mean I don’t need to learn who either of those people are?!

–Paul Feig says his production company is officially adopting an inclusion rider for all their film and TV productions moving forward.

–Matt Damon and Ben Affleck‘s production company made a similar announcement, which everyone immediately side-eyed.

–Oprah, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling crashed A Wrinkle in Time screening in costume with James Corden.

-I have a bunch of X Files episodes piled up on my DVR, but Scully’s “are you kidding me?” at the end of this clip makes me want to watch all of them right now.

-I’m so glad that Love, Simon is getting such great reviews. I adored that book.

-This SXSW movie review is bizarre. Why does he keep calling the female characters “sluts”. How did this make it into print?!

-A new trailer dropped for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: Crimes Of Grindelwald.  I want to be here for Jude Law as Dumbledore but ugh, Johnny Depp.