-I still have one episode left of Queen Charlotte, but my god what a gorgeous Vogue Netherlands cover with stars India Amarteifio and Corey Mylcheerest.
–Florence Pugh says that her indie pals were “pissed off” when she joined the MCU. “They were like, ‘Great, now she’s gone forever.’ And I’m like, no, I’m working as hard as I used to work. I’ve always done back-to-back movies. It’s just people are watching them now.”
–Beyoncé and Jay-Z have reportedly bought the most expensive home ever sold in California at $200 million — and might have paid in cash.
-The Last of Us’ Ashley Johnson filed a restraining order against a scary-sounding ex-boyfriend.
-I can’t believe HBO is transitioning HBO Max to a new brand and platform the week that two huge HBO shows (Succession and Barry) are ending. Their poor tech support is going to have a night of it on Sunday…
-I wasn’t a fan of Colleen Hoover‘s It Ends With Us so I really didn’t care who they cast as Lily in the movie adaptation, but wow are people angry over the new set photos of Blake Lively.
-Sounds like Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mom had a scary time in NYC last night when paparazzi engaged in a “near catastrophic” chase with their vehicle. Their security detail was overwhelmed by photographers in cars and on motorcycles and scooters. CNN reports they were pursued “for hours” and then went to a police precinct, where they switched cars and took a yellow taxi to shake off the paps. Witnesses and the cab driver are playing it off like it wasn’t that big of a deal, but I get why this kind of thing would be especially triggering to Harry.
-They were in New York for the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards, and Meghan wore a very cute, very unroyal dress.
–Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherfordhave split after nearly a year of dating.
-Gross: Jimmy Fallon‘s staff reportedly found out yesterday that after this week, they’re being put on an “unpaid leave of absence” as the writers’ strike continues, while other late night hosts are continuing to keep their staff paid.
-A Vanderpump Rules producer offered insight on how they were able to capture all the Scandoval drama: The TMZ story that broke the affair news was published on March 3 — but Ariana Madix had called production on March 2, and cameras were at their house when the news came out.
-Meanwhile at Cannes, I’m not sure that Helen Mirren’s outfit was in support of Amber Heard (she says it wasn’t), but I do love how angry people are that it might have been.
-I will say, the amount of people who seem disgusted by Johnny Depp’s warm welcome at Cannes is surprising. I’m seeing quite a few tweets from those who supported him during his trial, and then read the unsealed docs and changed their mind.
–Brie Larson has to deal with so much crap and she always handles it so beautifully. I would have flipped that table.
-One of the worst things about the Rolling Stone expose on Chris D’Elia is that women say he got worse after the initial abuse allegations came out. Is this what happens when you’re MeToo’d with no consequences? You’re just emboldened to continue? Great.
–Martha Stewart says: “I’ve had absolutely no plastic surgery whatsoever. I take my vitamins. I eat very healthfully. I have very good skin doctors. I’m very careful in the sun. I wear hats and I wear sunblock every single day.” Ok.
-In a bts video from her Sports Illustrated cover shoot, Megan Fox says: “I have body dysmorphia — I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body, never, ever…The journey of loving myself is going to be never-ending, I think.”
-Keith Urban posted a clip from the Taylor Swift concert, and accidentally caught Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnhammaking out.
–Taylor Swift and Matty Healy were spotted at a dinner datein New York City over the weekend, and leaving a recording studio late last night.
-Meanwhile, Taylor gave free concert tickets to a fan who was treated aggressively by security at her concert.
-Oof. Rolling Stone published a big piece today on Chris D’Elia and it’s not good. Ten women told the mag that the comedian and podcaster preyed on them and left them traumatized. The allegations range from controlling their diets to demanding nudes to making them get tattoos of him, and the FBI is investigating. One woman alleges that he pressured her into giving him oral sex before one of his shows. When she began to cry, she says he allegedly told her, “Just do what I say, and it’ll all be OK.” D’Elia denies the allegations.
–Jamie Foxx‘s daughter Corinne says reports of his health taking a turn for the worse are false. “My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday!”
-Rolling Stone published a report in which 11 current and former employees anonymously made complaints about being “overworked” and “underpaid” on Kelly Clarkson’s talk show. They allege that Clarkson is “fantastic” but her producers are creating a toxic environment. The host posted to Instagram promising leadership training for all senior staff.
-Nurse Jackie and Weeds sequels are in the works, and Justin Kirkwants no part of the latter: “They may be trying to drag its tired carcass out.”
-Speaking of sequels, Patricia Clarkson says an Easy A sequel may happening.
-Police responded to a call from Lady Gaga’s security team after a man walked past them and placed flowers at her Malibu home.
–Jacob Tremblay is all grown up! He says he was lucky he recorded his Little Mermaid vocals before the pandemic. “Luckily, I hadn’t fully hit deep-voice puberty yet. It was still quite easy for me to do a higher range.”
–Rose Byrne talked about the bond she has with Seth Rogan: “He’s incredibly down-to-earth. He’s Canadian. I’m Australian. We have a commonwealth bond.”
-I thought the last episode of Ted Lasso was stronger most others this season (despite the still-ridiculous Nate stuff, and Keeley’s baffling pining for someone awful). Vulture’s latest piece asks “Why does Ted Lasso season three feel so bumbling, so tedious, so discombobulated?”
-Canadian TV writers are standing with the striking US counterparts. One “substantial” unnamed seriesbeing shot in Toronto has already shut down. The Boys, maybe?
-Meanwhile, ABC unveiled its new scheduled for the fall, and there are no new episodes of scripted shows. It’s super grim — all reality TV and Abbott Elementary reruns. If the strike continues (not to mention if the director and actors guilds also strike), I expect other networks will follow suit.
-Disney has a bunch of Marvel shows banked, and announced that the Hawkeye spinoff Echo will drop all at once on Nov. 29 instead of their usual weekly release, while Loki season two will start in Oct.
-What exactly is the CW doing? The day after cancelling most of their shows, they picked up AMC’s discarded 61st Street. This is a good piece on how the network has fallen.
-Succession’s Sarah Snook plays a single mother frightened by her young daughter’s memories of her long-dead aunt in the Run Rabbit Run trailer.
