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October 17, 2022

Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber’s Latest Plot Twist

Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber posed for a photo together and convinced the internet that world peace might just be possible after all.

John Boyega talked to Deadline about his TV ambitions, the Attack The Block sequel, and how opportunities for diverse talent have improved since his Black Lives Matter speech.

-Wait, so I step away from the internet for a week and Kayne West goes from being problematic and troublesome to full-on reprehensible? Just a day after he went on a podcast and ranted about “Jewish business secrets” and George Floyd conspiracy theories, Parler announced that he is buying the right-wing site.

-This purported letter from Angelina Jolie informing Brad Pitt about her decision to sell her shares of Miraval is heartbreaking.

-Meanwhile, this article on how Pitt is trying to spin his way out of this is a must-read.

Tracy Ullman and Meryl Streep came onstage to sing “Anthems For a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” with Canadian band Broken Social Scene.

-This is a very good piece about what happened to the men five years after #MeToo: a few went to prison but many are rebuilding their careers — and some didn’t even have to try.

Kevin Spacey denied Anthony Rapp‘s sexual assaults allegations today, while the judge threw out the claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Ezra Miller has pleaded not guilty to felony burglary charges. Miller faces a maximum of 26 years behind bars as well as over $2,000 in fines if found guilty of the charges stemming from the spring incident which entailed stealing three bottles of liquor from a neighbor’s pantry.

-Meanwhile, Issa Rae called out Hollywood for protecting Miller. “While I don’t support people jumping to immediate conclusions and I think it’s entirely fair for investigations to happen, I think it’s extremely important to, like the mantra says, ‘Listen to women.’ … I’m gonna be real, the stuff that’s happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood. There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them.”

Rihanna has reportedly recorded two songs to be included on the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

-The owner of NYC’s famed restaurant Balthazar has banned James Corden, and posted an IG caption saying “James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.” These stories are getting more frequent, no?

-Shiva Baby’s Rachel Sennott and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri will co-lead Emma Seligman’s next film Bottoms, which will follow two unpopular queer girls in their senior year of high school who start a female fight club in order to hook up with girls on the cheerleading team. Gimmie!

-We got new footage from the upcoming seasons of Succession, The White Lotus, The Gilded Age and more in HBO Max’s new sizzle reel.

-Speaking of bad stories that are piling up, on the heels of Geena Davis’ accusationsSeth Green told a terrifying story about his encounter with Bill Murray on the set of SNL when Green was just 9.

Mallory Rubin is someone that I feel like I know because I’ve listened to so many hours of her podcasting about pop culture. Love that she’s getting the NYT profile treatment.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis and more Harry Potter stars have shared their tributes to Robbie Coltrane.

-Not enough people are talking about the fact that She-Hulk got really good.

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell star in the trailer for Apple TV’s upcoming holiday film, Spirited.