-In a show filled with exceptional performances, Sarah Snook still manages to be one of the best on Succession. In her Vanity Fair article, she says that Australians call sweatpants “Trackie Dacks,” and that her and the friends she’s quarantining with do a weekly Thursday night event called Doomsday Disco.
–Mary-Kate Olsen‘s estranged hubby Olivier Sarkozy has reportedly moved his ex-wife into his Hamptons mansion.
-Not only did Carly Rae Jepsen drop the surprise album Dedicated Side B last week, but now she says she’s created a whole new album in quarantine. I’m lucky if I remember to wash my face.
–Catherine O’Haraplayed herself off during her acceptance speech for the Canadian Screen Awards.
-Now that they’ve reached a custody agreement, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly getting along better.
-Celebrities including Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian, Demi Lovato, LeBron James and more have spoken out on the death of George Floyd.
-Conversely, director James Gunn is getting dragged for tweeting shit like this instead of reading the room.
-A discrimination suit has been filed against Disney and CBS Studios, alleging the companies allowed Criminal Minds cinematographer Greg St. Johns to get away with sexual harassment for 14 years.
-Another day, another reason to ask “Is Grimes ok?” The Canadian singer announced a new online art exhibit and says she’ll be putting part of her soul up for sale.
-In an Instagram post, Ruby Rose talked a little bit more about quitting Batwoman. “It wasn’t an easy decision.”
-Netflix’s Space Force, which reunites Steve Carell with The Office creator Greg Daniels, is getting mixed reviews, but apparently the 10-part show improves in later episodes.
–Brad Pitt is on the cover of Australian GQand this the best he’s looked in years. He talks about shooting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Burt Reynolds (“We had two days of rehearsal with him and just to sit and talk and he was just… you know, they say don’t meet your heroes but he was just so gracious and kind. And still just funny as fuck”) and why he produces more than acts these days (“I keep doing less and less. I really believe that overall it’s a younger man’s game – not that there aren’t substantial parts for older characters – I just feel, the game itself, it’ll move on naturally”).
-Expect the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hype machine to kick into high gear in the next few weeks, especially considering it’s tracking for a $30 million opening weekend — which is modest considering it stars Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. I guess people aren’t as interested in sitting through a 2-1/2 hour movie about white dudes in the “good ol’ days” as they used to be.
–Jake Gyllenhaal might actually be losing it on this press junket.
–Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas released a wedding photo, which gives us a closer look at her Louis Vuitton dress. It’s not what I was expecting (I thought she’d go younger and edgier) but it’s very lovely.
-Speaking of wedding dresses, here’s a look at Katharine McPhee‘s ultra-fluffy Zac Posen gown.
–Katherine might not be liking that Sophie and Joe stole her Paris wedding spotlight; she tweeted to the paparazzi which yacht they are honeymooning on.
–Idris Elba set the record straight after two writers claimed they were pushed out of his play.
–Emma Portner, a choreographer and Ellen Page’s wife, blasted Justin Bieber on social media, accusing him of being terrible to work with. “I couldn’t afford to eat. I was sweeping studio floors to be able to practice my own craft. The way you degrade women is an abomination.”
–Carly Rae Jepsen recorded a disco album that will “probably never be released,” which seems unnecessarily cruel.
-I’m not sure when Shailene Woodley turned into a fashionista but I’m here for it.
-Despite Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s wishes to have Archie’s godparents private, the Church of England is making all details of the baptism public for anyone who is willing to pay the fee.
-Of course Ryan Reynolds turned his Bottleneck Challenge video into an ad for his gin. Of course he did.
–Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, and Russell Tovey star in the trailer for The Good Lie.
-Man, the story about the production shutdown of Bachelor in Paradise got real serious, real fast. The cast of left Mexico after ABC and Warner Bros. halted filming and released a statementreferring only to “allegations of misconduct.” Then People reported that two contestants had a sexual encounter, and there was a question of whether the female was sober enough to consent. A producer reportedly didn’t show up to work the next day and filed an official complaint about how the cameras kept rolling. The female contestant is now reportedly saying she was black out drunk and production should have stepped in. So don’t expect that show to come back ever.
–Meghan Markle participated in a live reading of the Suits pilot at the ATX fest over the weekend, where she expertly deflected questions about her relationship with Prince Harry.
-There was an Alias panel at ATX on Saturday, which meant my Twitter feed was filled with awesome old GIFs of Jennifer Garner kicking ass. They teased a possible revivalbut I’m not hopeful.
–Katy Perry says she’s 100% ready to “let go” of her Taylor Swift feud. Strange; her promo tour talking points would suggest otherwise.
–Bill Cosby’s defense team shocked the court today — by resting their casealready.
-At the Goop Wellness Summit (yup, that’s a real thing) on Saturday, Cameron Diaz said she made a decision to disappear from Hollywood for a while.
-Luther starring Idris Elba will return with a 4-episode season. PLEASE bring back Alice! Even if last season seemed to make that impossible.
–Alison Brie says she was asked to take her top offduring an Entourage audition (she later clarified that she was wearing a bikini top).
-This article about how Carly Rae Jepson is just for teens is a whole lotta bullshit. “Adult women love Carly Rae Jepsen in part because of the teenageriness of her product.” Shut up. “Cut to the Feeling” is the perfect summer jam and anyone who says differently can fight me.
–Sir Patrick Stewartdid the ‘Shoey’after the Canadian Grand Prix, which proves that it’s still disgusting, no matter who does it.
-I was having trouble figuring out why there are like 5 episodes of The Americans stacked up on my DVR and I had no desire to watch them, even though that’s been by favourite show for the past few years. This article on the latest season sums up its problems nicely.
-You can thank Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton for Coach Taylor and Tammi never breaking up on Friday Night Lights.
-On The Graham Norton Show, Rachel Weisz told a terrifying tale of a horse falling on her while filming her latest movie.
-New Girl’s Jake Johnson told a story about filming with Tom Cruise and being afraid to use his gymat the same time, until Tom told him: “Let me make something crystal clear: I don’t care what anybody on the crew says to you, they don’t know what I’m saying to you. And I’m saying to you that you are always welcome. I don’t care what I’m doing in there. You’re not other. You’re my castmate. Come in.” Say what you will about that guy, but “you’re not other” is a damn good line.
-Meanwhile, The Mummy was a huge flopin North America, but it nabbed $141.8M around the world and opened No. 1 in 46 markets, making it Tom Cruise’s best international opening.
-Also, Wonder Woman fell a mere 45 percent in its second weekend to $57.2M. That’s one of the lowest drops ever for a superhero tentpole, proving this movie is going to have legs.
-The This Is Us cast doing dramatic readings of Mandy Moore‘s iconic hit “Candy” is very fun.
-Marvel Studios’ Black Panther trailer debuted during game 4 of the NBA finals and the internet went wild. This first look, starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan, is really, really promising.
