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May 2021

Courteney Cox and Ed Sheeran Dance It Out

-Friends mania continues. Courteney Cox and Ed Sheeran recreated Ross and Monica’s iconic dance routine on her Instagram, but they didn’t quite stick the landing.

-Meanwhile, the Friends creators say they didn’t intend to have an all-white cast. Ok, but how about the reunion? They could bring back the guy who played Mr. Heckles but they couldn’t bring back Gabrielle Union, Aisha Tyler or Phil Lewis?

-Oof. Ellie Kemper was reportedly once the “queen” at an event hosted by the KKK. No word from her camp yet, but it blew up twitter today so I assume as statement is coming.

-The Marvel bosses are reportedly unhappy over those viral Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson and Rita Ora photos.

Dolly Parton says she sleeps with a full face of makeup “because I never know if there’s going to be an earthquake or a tornado or a storm and I’m going to have to go out in the middle of the night!”

-It looks like Trevor Noah and Minka Kelly have reunited. They were spotted vacationing in St. Barts.

-The way Regé-Jean Page talks about Bridgerton and the romance genre is so impressive. That boy did the required reading.

Emmy Rossum managed to keep her entire pregnancy a secret during the pandemic.

-I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Mare of Easttown finale since I didn’t like last week’s episode, but they totally stuck the landing.

-I liked this interview with the show’s creator on how he structured the finale.

-The fact that gen z has embraced Jennifer’s Body and how that movie continues to be vindicated makes me happy.

-There are signs of life at the theatre again. A Quiet Place Part II debuted at $57M, which is a record during the pandemic.

-The Werewolves Within trailer made me laugh — and it features pretty much every character actor working today.

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt go on a Jungle Cruise for Disney.

Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock Strike a Pose

-Look at this photo of Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock in Lost City Of D, a movie about a reclusive romance novelist who goes on a book tour with her cover model. Get in my eyeballs, already!

Brad Pitt won joint custody of his kids and everyone seems kind of surprised by it (which is probs a bad sign). Angelina Jolie‘s team is appealing the decision.

-In this week’s episode of KUWTK, Kim Kardashian revealed that she had covid last fall. Buzzfeed dove into the timeline and worked out that it came soon after her infamous private island birthday bash.

-According to Heather Morris, Naya Rivera was the only “honest” one about Lea Michele‘s behavior on the Glee set. “It’s like, we absolutely could have stepped up and gone to the Fox execs and said how we felt about the situation and nobody really did. So now we are living in a culture where it’s acceptable to go do things like that, whereas I think many people were very scared.”

-I liked this profile on Emma Stone, who talks about Cruella, long cigarette holders, and her own origin story: “All I wanted to do was play the daughter on a sitcom!”

Rosario Dawson tweeted after the court dismissed the anti-trans case against her: “That these false claims came from someone we’ve known as chosen family for decades and who we were trying so hard to help out, as we have many times in the past, was very heartbreaking. Nevertheless, we have great empathy for him and have only ever wished him well.”

Miles Teller is replacing Armie Hammer on The Godfather making-of series, The Offer.

-Speaking of Miles, he was reportedly punched in the face by a stranger while on a trip with his wife, Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley.

-If you need ANOTHER reason to adore Jean Smart, she played her own wax figure in an episode of Hacks (which I just started watching and find delightful).

-Black Panther star Danai Gurira is  getting her own Disney+ series exploring the origins of Wakanda’s Dora Milaje.

Gwen Stefani defended herself against longtime cultural appropriation claims, saying “All these rules are just dividing us more.” Oh no, girl.

-I was pretty skeptical of it, but the Friends reunion was pretty great, especially when it was just the six of them telling stories.

-Everyone’s talking about the Friends reunion but I’m more excited for the Kids in the Hall one.

-I still can’t believe this is Kelly Osbourne.

Chris Noth is coming back as Mr. Big for the Sex and the City reboot.

-The first look at the new Gossip Girl reboot is here. I’m intrigued that Tavi Gevinson is part of the cast, and surprised that Kristen Bell is back to narrate.

Regé-Jean Page Looks to the Future

Rege Jean Page in a lavendar blazer

RegĂ©-Jean Page compared his controversial Bridgerton exit to graduating high school. “You’re afraid of the unknown, thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I’m never going to make friends as good as the ones I have,’ and then you do.”

Ariande Grande’s wedding pics are here — I like her dress.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s children won’t get to testify in their own custody hearing.

-A New Hampshire police department has an active arrest warrant for Marilyn Manson after he allegedly spit on a camerawoman.

Channing Tatum posted a naked selfie, just ’cause.

-Amazon just bought MGM for $8.45 billion. Well, that’s one way to get the Bond franchise.

Jeff Bezos says they’ll “reimagine” studio franchises for the 21st century. Meanwhile, these are Bezos’ 12 ingredients for good storytelling. We’re in trouble.

Ryan Reynolds opened up on social media about struggle with anxiety. “We don’t talk enough about mental health and don’t do enough to destigmatize talking about it. But, as with this post, better late than never, I hope
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Kelly Clarkson is set to take over Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime slot.

-The Friends Reunion reviews are in. It sounds like when it’s just the six of them alone talking on the old sets, it’s a lovely trip down memory lane, but then there are all these other people who keep getting in the way.

-The reviews are also in for Emma Stone’s Cruella. Sounds like its stylish but hollow.

-Speaking of reviews, Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is getting glowing ones. It’s exec produced by Robert Downey Jr and his wife.

Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix over being depicted in the Jeffrey Epstein series.

-The CW’s Powerpuff Girls pilot is being retooled for being “a little too campy” and “not feeling as rooted in reality as it might have.” I wonder if this decision was made after the script leaked on Twitter, which lead to lots of mocking.

-Netflix’s Dash & Lily and Julie and the Phantoms (among other streaming shows) were nominated for Daytime Emmys. Weird.

–The latest Tomorrow War trailer sends Chris Pratt to the future.

-Here’s our first look at Marvel’s Eternals.