BREAKING: Bill Cosby has been released from prison after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania's highest court. https://t.co/IEDaodP3x7
— ABC News (@ABC) June 30, 2021
-Oof, what a rough day. Despite 60 women accusing him of assault, Bill Cosby was released from prison today because the courts overturned his conviction based on a technicality.
-Smallville’s Allison Mack was sentenced to 3 years in prison for her involvement with the NXIVM sex-cult. Prosecutors had asked the judge for leniency because she helped them seal their case against Keith Raniere on multiple sex trafficking, racketeering, fraud and conspiracy charges. He was sentenced to 120 years in prison last October.
–James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2 million to resolve the sexual misconduct lawsuit that alleges he pushed his acting students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera.
–Ed Sheeran sounds like a terrible houseguest. He says he stays with pal Courteney Cox every time he’s in LA, and has this running bit where he orders Cox S&M leather gimp masks using her Alexa.
–Britney Spears is asking the paparazzi and fans to give her space while she vacations in Maui.
–Madonna compared her VMAs kiss with Britney Spears to Lil Nas X‘s video, and it did not go over well.
–Kaley Cuoco, Lena Waithe, Jean Smart, Cristin Milioti, Aidy Brant and Holly Hunter sat down for THR’s Comedy Actress Roundtable.
-The Vatican’s dress code prohibits visitors from wearing clothing that exposes their knees, shoulders, or chest. So naturally, Kim Kardashian broke the rules.
–Ryan Reynolds has joined TikTok.
–Amy Sherman-Palladino is recreating the Gilmore Girls on The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. First Milo Ventimiglia joined the new season, and now it’s Kelly Bishop’s turn.
–Jonathan Taylor Thomas was photographed for the first time in years. He still looks great!
-Ohhhh, this is great casting: Nick Offerman will play Tom Hanks’ role in Amazon’s take on A League of Their Own.
-I still can’t believe Showtime has made a Ray Donovan finale movie, but there’s the first trailer.
-I wish the reviews of Zola were a bit better, but I still want to see it!
–Peter Bradshaw’s review of Black Widow in the Guardian is getting lots of heat for its thirstiness.
–Sandra Oh “is in f*cking charge” in the first teaser for Netflix’s dramedy, The Chair.
-Amazon dropped the first teaser for Kay Cannon‘s Cinderella, starring Camila Cabello and Billy Porter.