This shit ain’t for me so I’m out. Y’all take care.
— i quit still (@DojaCat) March 25, 2022
–Doja Cat posted a series of tweets saying that she’s quitting music after fighting with fans for cancelling a concert in Paraguay due to flooding, and then being disappointed by her performance in Brazil.
-This is such a delicious (and increasingly rare) deep dive into how controlling a celebrity can be. This one is focused on Tom Cruise and details how the franchise superstar lawyered-up and out-gunned Paramount executives over costs, covid shutdowns, and demands (including a last-minute submarine).
–Jared Leto has been inescapable this month. His latest cover story is for Men’s Health.
–Rihanna keeps sporting a huge diamond on her left hand, and she played the whole “this old thing?” when asked about it.
–Renée Zellweger talked about the #MeToo movement: “There have been times I have been in, you know, on set, where a producer’s ready for me to go ahead and take my clothes off: ‘Here, drink this wine, ’cause then you’ll do it.’”
–Donald Glover says that ‘big fan’ Ryan Gosling almost appeared on Atlanta.
-This is a good breakdown of Megan Thee Stallion‘s increasingly messy legal battle with her label.
–Raven Symoné led the cast and crew of Raven’s Home in a walk-out on Tuesday to protest Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill.
-Oh god, now Madonna has jumped into NFTs.
-Apple TV just dropped the first three episodes of Min Jin Lee‘s Pachinko, a Korean family drama that spans generations. Critics are RAVING about this one. The episodes are directed by the guy who did After Yang, so that’s an automatic yes from me.
-I never thought I’d care about True Detective again, but Barry Jenkins doing the fourth season might bring me back.
–Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500K to a Canadian indigenous-focused safe water charity.
–The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is is coming to Netflix. It will be adapted for film by Liz Tigelaar, who did Little Fires Everywhere. God, I loved that book. So curious about who they’ll cast as the reporter and the older actress.
-The latest brutally honest Oscar ballot said they couldn’t make it all the way through Drive My Car. Same, honestly.
-I can’t wait for everyone to watch Bridgerton this weekend so I can witness Simone Ashley turn into a huge star overnight.
-Two insomniac teens enjoy a summer together in the trailer for Netflix’s Along for the Ride.
-Here’s the new trailer for Jake Gyllenhaal‘s Ambulance.