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Charlie Rose Suspended Following Sexual Harassment Report

-For the past couple of weeks, there’s been rumblings that multiple newspapers were working on a sexual harassment story about a famous guy with a “nice” reputation that would shock everyone. Is that person Charlie Rose? The Washington Post just revealed that eight women are accusing him of harassing them with nudity, groping and lewd calls — and another publication is reportedly working on a similar story. CBS immediately suspended him following the report, and PBS halted production and distribution of his talk show.

-This story got a bit buried on the weekend but here’s Hilarie Burton and other stars of One Tree Hill detailing showrunner Mark Schwahn‘s harassment of them on set. It’s terrifying.

-E! is investigating Ryan Seacrest over a sexual misconduct claim made by a former wardrobe stylist, which he denies.

-The LA Times has an incredibly detailed report, in which Brett Ratner and Russell Simmons are accused of working together to carry out sexual misconduct. Meanwhile, Terry Crews is offering receipts.

–Jeffrey Tambor is officially exiting Transparent after those sexual harassment allegations. This is a good take: Transparent made the world too woke for Transparent.

–Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner really stepped in it by defending a Girls writer amid his sexual assault claim. Dunham has since apologized for her original statement.  Meanwhile, a writer for Lenny Letter is leaving, citing a what she calls Dunham’s “well-known racism.”

–Meryl Streep recently revealed an incident where she fought off a violent attacker with Cher.

–Natalie Portman on sexual harassment in Hollywood: “I went from thinking I don’t have a story to thinking, Oh wait, I have 100 stories.”

–Marti Noxon is not backing down from her Matthew Weiner comments.

-The news has been rough lately. Let’s all take a break and check out photos from Serena Williams’ over-the-top wedding!

-Not one, but two excellent profiles of Armie Hammer landed today.  There’s Vulture’s, where he explains that he doesn’t get the genius of Call Me By Your Name’s dance scene. And then there’s The Hollywood Reporter’s profile, where he dares bring up Casey Affleck.  (I also really appreciate that THR’s photo shoot features a lot of barefoot shots. I spent the entirety of CMBYN staring at that man’s feet…)

-No one recognized Rita Ora on The Voice in Germany. LOL.

-This Tonight Show skit about auditions starring Jessica Chastain is priceless. “Also, be Wonder Woman!”

-This is a good explainer about why Justice League’s $96M debut is considered a disaster.

–Pink is shooting down those theories that she was cringing during Christina Aguilera‘s Whitney Houston tribute at last night’s AMAs.

-Meanwhile, that was a truly underwhelming red carpet.

-Here’s the new trailer for Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. I cannot wait!

Oscar Isaac Talks Star Wars, Taking Notes During Breakups

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-I read Oscar Isaac’s new GQ profile and then looked at photos of him at last night’s premiere and now I think I might be pregnant.

-A ton of celebs showed up at the Star Wars premiere, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s homemade Yoda costume is all anyone’s talking about.

-Also, the new Star Wars movie supposedly passes the Bechdel test. Woot!

–Joshua Jackson’s father is not worried about those rumours of Diane Kruger cheating on Josh with Norman Reedus. But I am, Papa Jackson. I AM.

–Christina Aguilera was reportedly so drunk at Seth MacFarlane‘s holiday party that she almost fell into the Christmas tree. (We call that ‘doing the Kiefer’ around these parts).

–Bradley Cooper has fond memories of his Wet Hot American Summer sex scene. So do I, Coop. So do I.

–Madonna will show up to her concerts whenever she damn well pleases, thankyouverymuch.

-Billy on the Street is having an intensely epic season. Sarah Jessica Parker appears on the latest episode, where he loudly and emphatically defends Sex on the City 2.

-I just discovered that YouTube reaction videos are a thing and they confuse me. People record themselves watching movie trailers and TV shows and I just don’t get it. That being said, there’s something great about watching Kevin Smith sob hysterically over The Flash finale.

-I love when Stephen Colbert told Jennifer Lawrence “you are one of the most relatable people out there” and she instantly responded “he says on television.” Refreshingly self-aware.

-Well, this is terrible: Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery’s fiancé has died of cancer at 34.

–Beyoncé is wearing a Christmas tree and somehow still makes it work because she is a precious magical unicorn.

–Kylie Jenner just made her Vogue debut? Does Anna know about this?!

-I keep forgetting that there’s a new episode of Luther dropping on Thursday (and I can even watch it legally in Canada! Wut?) and then I’ll see a preview clip of it and it’s like a recurring Christmas morning.

–Gugu Mbatha-Raw is doing a Black Mirror episode and all is right with the world.

–Tina Fey showed off her Elmo and Sofia Vergara impressions on The Tonight Show last night.

–Tina Fey and Amy Poehler totally think Liz Lemon and Leslie Knope would be friends. Of course they would.

–This article on watching this season of You’re The Worst with a spouse who has depression kind of gutted me.

-Here’s the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond.

-Step back into the Harry Potter universe with the first teaser trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

 

Farewell, Parks and Recreation, You Beautiful Tropical Fish

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-Parks and Recreation ends tonight and I’m so not ready. No other sitcom in recent memory made me laugh out loud so often, whether it was Chris telling himself to “stop pooping,” Leslie demonstrating the best, most efficient take-down of MRAs ever, the entire gang falling on ice to the tune of “Get On Your Feet,” Ann drunkenly trying to find her straw, or Leslie singing “Everybody pants now. Pants, pants, pants, pants, pants, pants!” Good job, show. I love you and I like you.

-Meanwhile, Amy Poehler spoke to Alan Sepinwall about how the show “kind of ruined me for anything else.”

-The entire Parks and Rec cast will appear on Late Night with Seth Meyers tonight, so at least there’s that. Also, Canadians will be getting the series finale 2 hours earlier than those in the States, which should make us super popular on Twitter.

-Speaking of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Stephen Amell was on last night and did a great job reminding everyone about his Canadian-ness.

-This video of Michael Keaton quickly hiding his Oscars speech after Eddie Redmayne’s win will break your heart.

–Emma Watson sent a sweet note to Steve Carell to compliment him on his Oscar fashion.

–Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger proved they’re still the cutest at the Vanity Fair after-part. God,  I love them. If they ever break up, please don’t tell me.

-There was an impromptu Gossip Girl reunion at Elton John’s Oscar party.

-Feel free to repress these new rumours about Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto dating.

-Sure, these “random” singers were clearly chosen ahead of time, but Christina Aguilera still killed it when she had to impersonate Britney Spears and Cher on The Tonight Show. Not surprising; remember the amazing impression of Kim Catrall she did on SNL?

–John Travolta‘s explanation of the Idina Menzel flub makes even less sense than the flub.

–Jude Law says he once turned down the role of Superman because he didn’t want to ruin his children’s lives.

–Chris Brown has been denied entry into Canada because we’re good like that. (He deleted all of his tweets about it.)

-Here’s the first trailer for Sean Penn‘s The Gunman.