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Leslie Jones Had the Most Fun at the Emmys

–Leslie Jones was all of us by getting selfies at the Emmys with pretty much every TV star alive. And also John Mayer.

-Like Leslie, Pedro Pascal also seemed to  make the most of his time at the Emmys.

-That was a shockingly great Emmy Awards, right? It ended on time, was surprisingly inclusive, and (Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Game of Thrones’ aside) honoured plenty of new blood and niche series (Regina King won the ONLY Emmy for a network show last night). It’s the first time in years the show didn’t leave me rage-y. I even loved most of the dresses!

-Of course, the Emmy telecast hit an all-time ratings low because life.

-The kids from Stranger Things performed “Uptown Funk” at the Emmys preshow. God, I love them so much.

-Speaking of the Stranger Things cast, Steve’s hair really does look like that IRL!

–Tom Hiddleston flirting with Priyanka Chopra makes a lot more sense to me than whatever that Hiddleswift stuff was.

-Also, the after-party photos are further proof that we all need to go drinking with Matthew Rhys.

-Friday Night Light stars Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler gave me all the feels this week, first with her birthday wish to him and then with their reunion pic.

-Whoa. I don’t usually put a lot of stock in Radar stories but they’ve reportedly been working on this one about an A-lister involved in a a Hollywood pedophile sex ring for four years. And whoa. We’ll have to see if anything comes of it.

-My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee is the latest celeb to flee Scientology.

–Shailene Woodley says she’s “always dreamed” of writing a book on female masturbation. It’s good to have dreams.

–Bella Thorne (who was reportedly dating her brother’s ex-girlfiend recently) was spotted kissing Tyler Posey (who recently pretended to come out). Kids today!

–Gillian Anderson has no problem with all the talk about reinventing James Bond with her as the lead. (Nor do I.)

-I have yet to finish Fargo season 2, but season 3 will star Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Carrie Coon so I’m already in.

-Fall TV officially starts tonight with the premiere of the new Kristen Bell sitcom The Good Place, which is getting great reviews. (The fact that NBC is airing three episodes this week before settling into its regular timeslot is hella confusing, though.)

-Probably the best-reviewed new show of the season, This Is Us, also debuts this week. The only bad review I’ve read so far still makes me want to watch it, just for this: “This Is Us is invigoratingly heinous. Bad TV is a commonplace, but a true Mount Everest of bullshit is rare.” (Though I swear to god, if the big twist in the pilot is that Mandy Moore dies, I’m gonna throat punch someone. Girlfriend’s been trying to land a steady TV gig for a decade!)

–Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow played Friends trivia and killed it.

-Aww, this really bums me out: Anthony Bourdain and his wife Ottavia Busia have split after 9 years together.

-This is a really good look at how FX became TV’s best, most reliable network.

–Michael Shannon was my favourite thing about Nocturnal Animals. I love him. I also love that he just freely slammed directors, saying Woody Allen and Alexander Payne are “not nice.”

–Amal Clooney says that George gets worried when she takes ISIS leaders to trial. No doubt.

-I had a great time at this year’s TIFF (which you can read all about here), but I fully agree with Variety’s take on how it’s become a bit of a dumping ground. It’s trying to be both an industry buying hotspot and a cinephile’s festival, and it can no longer pull it off.

-Yikes. Will Ferrell just dropped out of his next project days before shooting was supposed to begin.

-Wait, the girl who played Marissa is joining The Good Wife spinoff? But I’ve already vowed to not watch it!

-Everyone’s hating on Jimmy Fallon for his Donald Trump interview but like, what exactly were they expecting?

-This article on the significance behind Shonda Rhimes’ characters’ alcohol preferences is the perfect antidote to Mondays.

-I mean, does a couple that’s only been together 6 weeks really warrant articles on their breakup?

-Here’s a very, very brief look at Passengers, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.

Kendall Jenner Nabs Sept Issue of Vogue

-I had a lot of guesses about who was going to land the cover of September Vogue. Kendall effing Jenner was not at the top of my list.

-Also serving up cover: Gina Rodriguez on Health.

-In a new interview, Amy Schumer talks about Twitter hate and maintaining her confidence. “Just spend shorter amounts of time thinking you’re the ugliest person in the world.”

–Hugh Jackman posted a photo of him looking really old, and news outlets didn’t get that he was wearing makeup for a movie.

-What the hell? Criminal Minds’ star Thomas Gibson was suspended after kicking a writer-producer. This is the second time he’s had a physical altercation with a producer on this set. Man, the Dharma & Greg folks have not aged well.

-More stories about how Vin Diesel isn’t exactly a gem continue to surface.

-This article about what it means to be a difficult actor versus a difficult actress is worth your time.

-Speaking of difficult actors, here’s an interesting read on how Jared Leto has ruined method acting. It’s “become more about ego and marketing than good performances.” (On the plus side, maybe actors will stop talking about their “craft” and “process” in interviews.)

–Leslie. Jones. Has. Landed. In. Rio.

-The producers of the all-female Oceans Eleven reboot are reportedly worried about a Ghostbusters-type backlash. Funny how this has been the summer of sequel flops and no one’s hand-wringing about those.

-The staff of a Toronto hospital staff sang ‘Courage’ in a tribute to Gord Downie. No, YOU’RE crying!

-Us Weekly claims that Taylor Kinney is already trying to crawl back to Lady Gaga.

-When Adele invited a fan up on stage with her, she had no idea that fan was a Grammy-nominated artist.

–Hugh Grant has a pretty laid back attitude about being fat-shamed recently by British tabloids: “They weren’t wrong. I looked shocking. It was awful.”

-Meanwhile, Hugh and Meryl Streep participated in a rather charming AMA on Reddit.

–Jonah Hill says he doubts the 23 Jump Street-Men in Black crossover movie will get made. Prayer works!

–Jared Padalecki wants you all to know that he was not actually the Trump Tower climber.

-I tend to not like white dresses but Amal Clooney‘s flapper-inspired one is working for her.

-Days after being fired from SNL, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah have both landed new leading man gigs.

-This is a long but great read on TV’s current drama slump. “An increasing number of not-great dramas with a prestige-y sheen are piling onto a field that was already standing-room only.”

-The fact that Emmy season means Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys are now doing a bunch of joint interviews/photo shoots makes me giddy.

-The TCAs saved my favourite network for last. Lots of goodies from The CW dropped today, including that a character on one of the superhero shows will come out, Dolph Lundgren will star as Arrow’s villain during their last year of flashbacks, and The Flash and Supergirl are planning a musical crossover that may include Arrow and Legends cast members. Amell has already bowed out, but if we can get a song between Victor Garber, Jesse L Martin, John Barrowman and the Glee alums, I’ll be happy. Remember when Grant Gustin did “Smooth Criminal” and made us all forget that we were supposed to hate his character?

–Rachel Weisz is suffering an identity crisis in the Complete Unknown trailer.

The Americans’ Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Welcome Baby

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Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in The Americans (FX)

-Congrats to The Americans costars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, who just welcomed their first child together.

-I was on vacation last week so I was not following the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard drama too closely, but every time I looked at Twitter I was disheartened by all the Amber bashing. We don’t know what really happened, but the knee-jerk reaction of the internet to jump to a male star’s defense is weird (maybe because my gut instinct is to always give the person with bruises on her face the benefit of the doubt?). She did everything an abused woman is encouraged to do — and yet the hate is strong.

-Meanwhile, Johnny’s ex Vanessa Paradis and daughter Lily-Rose have both jumped to his defense.

-In today’s ‘I don’t know how they’re friends’ edition: Charlize Theron co-hosted Emily Blunt’s baby shower.

-Shocking report: Matt LeBlanc reportedly doesn’t make a very good Top Gear host.

-Another shocking report: Chelsea Handler may not be the easiest person to work for.

–George and Amal Clooney met Pope Francis at the Vatican because they’re fancy like that.

-‘Which costar would you ask to bail you out if arrested?’ is a really great interview question.

–BJ Novak says Mindy Kalling used to lie to him constantly on the set of The Office just for fun. I knew I liked her.

–Aisha Tyler’s latest Guy on Girl podcast with Viola Davis is fantastic!

-I was really looking forward to seeing John Carney’s new movie Sing Street because I adore Once and Begin Again, but now I’m glad I haven’t gotten around to it yet after reading his comments slamming Keira Knightley. Why is he even bringing her up in interviews? They haven’t worked together for three years. Also, I saw the TIFF premiere of Begin Again with the cast/director Q&A following the film, and Adam Levine as “unpretentious” and Keira as the diva was NOT the impression I was left with.

-Oh jeez. Jesse Eisenberg just confirmed that he’ll play Lex Luthor in another movie.

-I don’t watch Silicon Valley, but I’ve got no problem watching T.J. Miller hurl insults for nearly five minutes straight.

-Congrats to Topher Grace, who married Ashley Hinshaw in a private ceremony yesterday. Wait, isn’t that the girl from True Blood?

–John Oliver‘s “how is this not a thing?” segment is fantastic. Now I need a universal safe word for getting out of small talk, bread pants, and a way to wink without looking like you’re proposing a threesome.

–Dan Aykroyd loves the new Ghostbusters reboot, which is high praise seeing as the idea for Ghostbusters came from him and he remains the one who’s been trying to keep the franchise alive the hardest all this time.

-I love how Adele called people out for filming her in concert by saying “I’m really here in real life. You can enjoy it in real life, rather than through your camera.”

-The trailer for the Netflix original movie The Fundamentals Of Caring has landed — and it looks great. Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez and Jennifer “Elizabeth Bennet” Ehle. Here for it!