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Selena Gomez Poses Topless for GQ

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–Selena Gomez loses the makeup (and the shirt) for her new GQ photo spread, and says she refuses to publicly complain about fame. “I chose this. So I’m not gonna sit here and say, ‘Oh, my God, poor me, I didn’t have a normal childhood.'”

-Speaking of new cover stories, Willow Smith totally owns this Teen Vogue article.

-Despite their pregnancy announcement, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green‘s divorce is still moving ahead.

-Speaking of breakups, let’s pour one out for Kirsten Dunst and Garrett Hedlund, who split after four years together.

–Lindsay Lohan roped her parents into her big engagement tease. Such a staged sweet family moment.

-This Vulture interview with all the kids from ABC comedies is adorable — but also kind of depressing because they already sound more mature than me.

-I’m so done with all these crazy stories about Jared Leto on the set of Suicide Squad set. The latest: he gave his costars anal beads and used condoms. Seriously, what is the promotional strategy behind this?!

-Civil War’s Team Cap actors tried to answer personal trivia about each other, failed miserably.

-Oh hey, Chris Evans in InStyle. Hey, boo.

–Robert De Niro spewed a lot of thoroughly debunked anti-vaccination nonsense in a crazy new interview on the Today Show.

-YASS! San Diego Comic-Con will finally stream its Hall H panels this year.

–Anna Wintour got lost and cried at Kanye West’s Madison Square Garden show. But doesn’t that mean Anna Wintour is capable of human emotion? I’m…so confused.

-Also, her wanting to sit next to Idris Elba is making her even more relatable to me.

-So the 21 Jump Street /Men In Black crossover is actually happening? For realsies?

–Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim are shooting Master of None in Rome and took a break to make a hilarious music video set to Kanye’s “Famous.”

-On the Tonight Show, Amy Schumer experimented with some new ways to sit in the interview chair, and talked about her boyfriend’s mother’s inability to say “no comment.”

–Matt LeBlanc is reportedly at war with his Top Gear cohost. So, not Friends then?

-I’m not feeling Margot Robbie’s oversized blazer here, but she’s promoting Tarzan so I guess she’s allowed to totally give up at this point.

–Ben Affleck will officially direct and write an upcoming standalone Batman film — but will he be able to overcome the age issue?

-I really liked Vulture’s exploration of what the hell Girls is doing to Hannah’s character. That show doesn’t get a lot of attention anymore, but it’s having a stellar season.

-The Doctor Strange trailer has arrived. I’m hoping my love for Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton will overshadow my ambivalence for Benedict Cumberbatch. Also, guess how many Asians there are in this trailer about a guy going to Asia to learn Asian mystical arts? Yeah.

Jon Snow and Ygritte Are Dating In Real Life

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-Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie confirmed their romance on the red carpet. Surprisingly, this story was not brought to you by 2014.

-Meanwhile, Jonathan Ross put Kit Harington through a lie detector test about GoT — and it hurt.

-HBO and Bill Simmons are launching a Game of Thrones aftershow with my two favourite pop culture podcasters: Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan. I’d hope HBO lets them loose and it has analysis and criticism like on their podcast instead of it just being a gushfest like The Talking Dead.

-TV critics’ anger at The Walking Dead finale is so much more entertaining than the episode itself.

–Gwyneth Paltrow says she’s allowed herself to be stung by bees in the name of beauty. That’s the GOOPiest thing that she’s ever GOOP’d.

-And the celebrity lifestyle blogs just keep on comin’! Katherine Heigl‘s latest has the distinction of being the worst named: Those Heavenly Days. I seriously assumed this was an April Fool’s thing when I read about it Friday.

–Drew Barrymore gives her first interview post-split from Will Kopelman, talks a lot about wine. Seems fair.

-In today’s edition of real estate porn, let’s all gaze lustfully at Britney Spears‘s former mansion in Thousand Oaks, which could be yours for a mere $9 million.

–Amy Adams just landed a new HBO series based on a Gillian Flynn book, so they should probably start engraving her Emmys now…

–Melissa McCarthy reiterated that she was ‘surprised’ they didn’t ask her back for Gilmore Girls. Keep stirring that pot, gurl!

-I want to watch Amy Schumer’s new skit with Lin-Manuel Miranda, but stupid geo-blocking isn’t letting me. This Vine just isn’t enough to sustain me!

-I haven’t watched American Idol in eons, but they got pretty much everyone to participate in this oral history: Simon, Paula, Randy, Ryan, JLo, Harry, Keith, the winners, etc.

-This is such a good article on fan engagement gone wrong with TV creators. My sister-in-law and I were just talking about this: how showrunners need to maintain a fine balance between listening to fans and letting them dictate plot, while also maintaining a balance on social media between teasing fans and outright lying to them. The comments on the article are beyond grating, though. Conversations about bad fan behaviour almost always immediately dissolve into “female fans are all shippers and they ruin everything.”
-How does Rihanna walk across subway grates like this in heels? HOW? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, WOMAN!

–Chris Hemsworth‘s dramatic reading of Rihanna’s “Work” is not as committed as I’d like it to be, but he’s still pretty so I’ll allow it.

-Batman V Superman suffered a 69% drop in week 2, slightly higher than the weekend estimate.

-Speaking of superhero movies that are no doubt going to burn us, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor look very bromantic in these new stills.

-This one-sheeter given to reporters before they interview will.i.am on how to maximize their time with him is ridiculous — but also filled with some pretty great interview tips.

-The trailer for the movie in which Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse movie is here. Yay?

Dear Game of Thrones: No One Believes You

Theon (Alfie Allen) and Sansa (Sophie Turner) in the Season 5 finale of Game of Thrones
Theon (Alfie Allen) and Sansa (Sophie Turner) in the Season 5 finale of Game of Thrones. (HBO)

–Twitter exploded after last night’s Game of Thrones finale (though pretty much everyone is convinced that the shocking end moment isn’t going to stick — despite what the actor and producers are trying to sell us).

-Also, can we talk about the awesomeness of Brienne? Last night, her 30 seconds of screen time almost made up for a season that seemed to really hate women more than usual. (And seriously, turning what happened to Sansa into a redemption arc for Theon? COME ON!)

-My buddy interviewed Lena Headey on her big scene last night. (Which I’m still conflicted about. Also, I’m also not here for a Cersei redemption story.)

-Speaking of shows that only did 10 episodes this season, Vulture has an interesting TV article on how 10 is the new 13 (and 13 was the new 22). I don’t like it. 22 is ridiculous, but the fact that Orphan Black is ending this weekend after it *just* started to get good makes me think 10 episodes isn’t enough to get really into a season.

-Meanwhile, I feel like we should be sick of Michiel Huisman by now because he’s on pretty much every other TV show in existence, but then he goes and says something like this and it’s impossible to turn on him.

-Congrats to Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter on the birth of their first child.

–Taylor Swift introduced her cat Olivia Benson to the actress who plays Olivia Benson, and somehow the universe didn’t swallow itself whole.

–John Stamos tweeted that he was “home and well” after being arrested for DUI.

–Kristen Stewart’s mother confirmed that the actress is indeed dating another woman, which hopefully means the phrase “gal pal” will be banished from all future reporting of their relationship.

-This account of  Marlon Brando‘s secret celebrity acting seminar is so bonkers and good.

-I’ve only gotten through a couple of episodes of the new season of Orange Is The New Black, but seriously — what’s with the horrible green screen?

-The Masters of Sex season three trailer is here and I’m already in love with Josh Charles. More so than usual.

–Helen Mirren helped John Oliver debunk 24-style torture last night like the boss that she is.

–Amy Schumer left a 1000% tip at a Long Island restaurant because she is perfection wrapped in dreams.

–Kim Kardashian was a guest on NPR’s Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me (I know, right??) and she swore she wouldn’t be naming her new baby South West.

–Lena Dunham was the latest star to compete in a lip sync battle with Jimmy Fallon. It might have been the most uncomfortable one yet.

–Mark Ruffalo stopped by the Daily Show to gently remind Jon Stewart about all the times he didn’t do any research before his interviews.

-Another week, another round of paparazzi shots of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at the farmer’s market. Fresh produce is super important, guys!

-It’s great that Jurassic World officially took down The Avengers to become the biggest domestic opening of all time with $209M, but I’m giving a hard side-eye to this article that claims Bryce Dallas Howard tottering around in high heels is some sort of feminist victory.

–Winona Ryder is going to headline Netflix’s next supernatural drama, which is such a good career move for her. WINO FOREVER!

–Emma Roberts and Evan Peters have called off their engagement. Hey, remember when she was taken into custody in Montreal a couple of years ago because the police responded to a call and found those two beating on each other? She’d probably prefer if we didn’t.

-According to Matt Bomer, the Magic Mike XXL cast “have no boundaries left.” Um, I’m going to need some photographic proof of this, Matt.

-Canadian viewers can now watch the first four episodes of UnReal online. It’s my favourite new show.

-Here’s the red band trailer for Dope, which got raves at Sundance. (NSFW, obvs.) I was sold on the Coachella joke.