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May 2021

Issa Rae’s Next Chapter

issa rae vanity fair cover

–Issa Rae is on the cover of Vanity Fair and talks about letting go of Insecure (“I told myself I would never write and be in a show that I created again. It takes up a lot of your life, and I like to do a lot of things. I love doing this show. I’m so grateful to be able to do this show. But that’s just not really for me”) and bringing Project Greenlight back with a focus on female filmmakers (“I want this version of the show to make filmmaking feel attainable”).

-So it’s true: Ariana Grande tied the knot with real estate agent Dalton Gomez in a secret ceremony on Saturday.

-Congrats and godspeed to Naomi Campbell, who is a new mom at 50.

–Emma Watson tweeted for the first time since August to dispute a retirement and engagement report.

–Kaia Gerber is on the cover of Vogue’s new issue.

–Tiffany Haddish is widely seen as a dream get as Ellen’s replacement is reportedly being heavily courted.

–Emma Stone talked about having her Oscar be presented to her by Leonardo DiCaprio. “I’d seen Titanic 7-1/2 times in theatres. He was the love of my life. I had a picture of him in my bedroom that was signed that I’d gotten for my birthday when I was 12 years old. And I was WALKING TO LEO.”

–Adam Sandler went viral for joining pick-up basketball game.

–Lena Waithe says Aziz Ansari decided not to be the focus of Master of None Season 3 “long before” his sexual misconduct controversy.

–Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy‘s new show, Nine Perfect Strangers, just got an August premiere date and a new trailer.

–Mischa Barton talked about her time on The OC — and it didn’t sound great. “It started pretty early on because it had a lot to do with them adding Rachel (Bilson) in last minute as, after the first season, a series regular and evening out everybody’s pay—and sort of general bullying from some of the men on set that kind of felt really sh*tty.” She also talked about her decision to leave the show: “It just felt like it was the best thing for me and my health and just in terms of not really feeling protected by my cast and crew at that point.” So I guess that rules her out as being a future guest on Bilson’s podcast about the series…

–Kumail Nanjiani is set to star in a Hulu limited series about the founder of Chippendales.

–A Quiet Place Part II is getting really good reviews and I wish the theatres were open/safe here.

–St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein put their friendship to the test in the trailer for The Nowhere Inn.

Prince Harry and Oprah Team Up for New Series

-Here’s the first trailer for Apple TV’s docuseries on mental health from Oprah and Prince Harry. Prepare to tear up.

–Trevor Noah and Minka Kelly have split, according to People.

–Nick Jonas, who is hosting the Billboard Awards this weekend, was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after being injured on a set. He’s now home and recovering.

-The New Yorker did a profile on Wendy Williams that’s totally worth your time, but for TLDR, here are the best bits.

–Henry Cavill is done with commenters going after his girlfriend on Instagram. “I am very happy in love, and in life. I’d be enormously grateful if you were happy with me. If you can’t bring yourself to be happy with me, then at the very least try to do yourself proud and be the best version of yourself.”

-Fun! John Boyega and Joe Cornish are reteaming for an Attack of the Block sequel. I’m hoping Jodie Whittaker is back too.

–Scarlett Johansson accepted the Generation Award at this weekend’s MTV Movie & TV Awards — and hubby Colin Jost “mistook” it for the Nickelodeon Kids and slimed her at the end of her speech. This is the most I’ve liked either of them.

-They also premiered a new Black Widow clip during the awards, which seems to be hyping Florence Pugh’s character more than Scarlett’s.

-This Is Us’ Justin Hartley and his former The Young and the Restless costar Sofia Pernas are married. He was previously married his Passions costar Lindsay Korman before he wed Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause.

–Angelina Jolie‘s new movie tanked this weekend.

–Ewan McGregor says getting sober helped him understand how to play late American fashion designer Roy Halston.

-While interviewing Dylan Farrow, Drew Barrymore said she regrets working with Woody Allen.

–Last night’s Mare of Easttown actually made me scream out load.

-Evil is moving from CBS to Paramount Plus. I’m guessing that’s going to happen with a bunch of network renewals this month. If Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist gets a season 3, it will likely be on Peacock.

-One of the women who’s accusing T.I. & Tiny of sexual assault says the couple forced her to have sex with Nelly.

–Henry Golding transforms into a ninja warrior in the first trailer for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

–Joshua Jackson plays a dangerous sociopathic surgeon in the trailer for Peacock’s upcoming series, Dr. Death​.

Jennifer Lawrence Jumps on the Bennifer T rain

–Jennifer Lawrence was on a podcast when the Bennifer news broke and lost her mind just like the rest of us. “Breaking breaking breaking f*cking news!”

-Meanwhile, ARod’s latest Instagram post (which makes it look like he’s leaving empty seats at his dinner table for JLo and her kids) is embarrassing. Please continue.

–Nicki Minaj called last year’s hit-and-run death of her father “the most devastating loss of my life.”

-Netflix is capitalizing on the success Bridgerton with a limited series that will tell Queen Charlotte’s origin story. It will be interesting to see if they actually lean into her race, since the main criticism of the series has been its handwaving away of racism.

–Gillian Anderson will guest star on The Great, which might make me catch up on the show. I watched the first two episodes and liked it, and then promptly forgot about it.

–Gwyneth Paltrow, Miranda Kerr and Katy Perry all trolled Orlando Bloom over his poncho photo. Wait until they realize the world is never going back to non-drawstring pants.

-Also, Orlando is now buddies with Prince Harry.

-Black-ish is coming to an end after eight seasons.

-I don’t watch Batwoman, but apparently the show has fumbled Ruby Rose’s departure.

-iCarly is back! The 13-episode season will pick up nearly 10 years after Nickelodeon’s original show ended.

-It feels like there’s a lot of new pop culture dropping this weekend — the Angelina Jolie’s firefighter movie on HBO Max, Amy Adams‘ Woman in the Window on Netflix (both getting a mediocre reception) and Ewan McGregor‘s Halston on Netflix (hated by critics) — but the only new thing that’s getting glowing reviews is Jean Smart‘s new comedy Hacks on HBO.

-I already never, ever want to hear the word “cheugy” again. Is Drew Barrymore cheugy? Are you? Is it over yet?

-NBC are giving the Golden Globes time to “do the work” and get their house in order before the confirm they won’t air the show anymore.

–Ellen DeGeneres‘ farewell tour continues to be a disaster.

-Check out Jodie Turner-Smith in the first trailer for Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn.

–Kevin Hart and Alfre Woodard are going to make you cry in the trailer for Netflix’s Fatherhood.