-The stars of Moon Knight are promoting their new Disney+ show with magazine covers. Oscar Isaac covers Esquire (and gets in on a bizarre photoshoot trend), while Ethan Hawke takes on GQ.
–Troy Kotsur sat down with Variety the morning after winning his Oscar for a wide-ranging conversation about his best picture-winning film CODA, growing up in Arizona and what kinds of roles he’s being offered now.
-Days after being arrested for disorderly conduct and harassment in a karaoke bar in Hawaii, Ezra Miller has been accused of busting into a couple’s bedroom and threatening to bury them. The couple, who invited Miller to stay at their home in Hawaii after meeting him at a farmer’s market, filed for a restraining order, claiming that after they bailed him out following his arrest, he barged in on them and stole their personal belongings, including a social security card, wallet, passport, driver’s license and bank cards.
–Bruce Willis is “stepping away” from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. This might help to explain why he’s focused the last few years on starring in straight to video movies.
-I didn’t realize how passionate Will Smith fans are but wow, the last 24 hours on Twitter has seen them dig up dirt on any celeb who dared to criticize his behavior, including Zoe Kravitz, Jim Carrey, and Hailey Bieber.
-Oscar co-hosts Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer both said they are “traumatized” by the Will Smith moment. (They both referred to Chris Rock a “friend” in their comments.)
–Chris Rock is scheduled to perform a standup show tonight in Boston — and everyone’s wondering if he’ll talk about the slap.
-This McSweeny’s piece about the Oscars told from Timothée Chalamet’s POV is hilarious. “Now NOBODY is talking about my gender-bending bravery and my luscious, buttery bare chest….Will anyone even remember that I came dressed as the perfect sex matador?”
-Is anyone else starting to get a little worried that the Academy is going to over-react when it comes to taking action against Smith? I mean, after all the stuff Mel Gibson has done, he still has 7 movies coming out this year and is basically enjoying a consequence-free Hollywood.
-I quite liked this piece on the burden of being a Black icon.
-The Wanted singer Tom Parker has died at aged 33 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
–Kelly Clarkson has officially changed her name to Kelly Brianne, saying in court docs that “my new name more fully reflects who I am.” But she’s not changing the name of her show. “I just got divorced, so I had to drop my married last name,” she said last week at the American Song Contest premiere. “I just kept my middle name for my personal life. I’m still Kelly Clarkson.”
-Netflix’s Bridgerton prequel has hired its stars. India Amarteifio will play the young Queen Charlotte in the series, Corey Mylchreest will play young King George, and Arsema Thomas will play a young Lady Danbury. The show will show how Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked a social shift in the ton. (I must say, I’m much more interested in the Queen this season than I was last.)
-Speaking of Bridgerton, there will be no Regé-Jean Page situation next season — both Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley are set to return for season three — with a new showrunner.
–Walton Goggins has been cast as a lead in Fallout, Prime Video’s series adaptation of the bestselling game franchise.
-I watched the Atlanta season premiere and was convinced that my DVR had recorded the wrong show because none of the cast was in the first episode, but whatever I was watching was so good I just went with it. I should have never doubted this show.
–Karen Gillan plays a terminally ill woman who cloned herself, only to realize she’s no longer dying and now must duel to the death against her clone on national TV in The Dual trailer.
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