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Kelly Ripa Returns with Pitch Perfect Statement

–Kelly Ripa returned to her show this morning, and before sitting down with Michael Strahan she delivered a statement that was everything it needed to be: funny, direct, pointed. She refused to apologize for taking the time off (“I needed a couple of days to gather my thoughts. After 26 years with this company, I earned the right.”) and she reaffirmed that her issue was about respect, not money (“this started a much greater conversation about communication and consideration and, most importantly, respect in the workplace”). The only time she wobbled slightly was her reaction to Strahan telling her,”If you need me, I’m coming back to help out.”

-Meanwhile, ABC has widely decided to let Strahan leave Live in May instead of September, avoiding a summer full of awkwardness.

-I gave up on both How To Get Away With Murder and Orange Is the New Black, but I’m still following Matt McGorry on Twitter because boy is woke. He’s schooling of Piers Morgan on Beyonce was a thing of beauty.

–Rachel Roy released a statement saying she is not, in fact, “Becky with the good hair,” so now everyone’s side-eyeing Rita Ora. K.

-Not a good week to give Beyonce a thigh gap, W.

-I’m really looking forward to Bill Simmons’ new HBO show, which premieres in June. I’m currently listening to his Louis CK podcast and it’s excellent.

-Disney’s upcoming movie slate is all girl power, all the time.

-Whenever I feel like not going to the gym I just watch one of Daisy Ridley’s Instagram videos and then I have no choice but to get my ass off the couch and go lift something heavy.

–Emilia Clarke‘s pose on the cover of Vogue Australia is hella awkward, no?

–Bill Cosby is now demanding New York mag hand over info from their interviews with his accusers. The utter gall of this guy will never not astound me.

-Everything about Dylan O’Brien’s on-set accident continues to sound terrifying.

-This video of guys reading horrific tweets out loud to female sportswriters is powerful, but also a little confusing. Like, are we supposed to feel bad for how hard this is for *the men* in this video? And I’m surprised that they’re this surprised. Any woman who has any kind of internet presence deals with this shit all the time.

-I feel like Ariana Grande should focus all her appearances on late night talk show skits and SNL. It’s where she really shines.

-Speaking of late-night shows, Jimmy Fallon told a cute story about Prince randomly challenging him to a game of ping pong.

-In other Prince news, New Girl creator Liz Meriwether wrote a great essay about having Prince guest star on her show. (Fox is re-airing his episode tonight.)

–Thomas Middleditch hijacked Tom Hiddleston’s group text and has no regrets.

–Samantha Bee took on opponents of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill and it was glorious!

-Oh FFS. Marvel says Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One character in Doctor Strange is Celtic, not Tibetan.

-Shocking report: Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted getting cozy with a model. Try to suppress your surprise.

–John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson battle phone-wielding freaks in the Cell trailer.

Amy Adams Talks Pay Gap, American Hustle Tensions

Amy Adams British GQ cover

-You know how there were all those rumours about David O. Russell making life hell for Amy Adams and Christian Bale on the set of American Hustle? Adams just confirmed it in British GQ: “I was really just devastated on set. I mean, not every day, but most. Jennifer [Lawrence] doesn’t take any of it on. She’s Teflon. And I am not Teflon.”

–Leonardo DiCaprio‘s group has renamed themselves the Wolf Pack. Let us all bow our heads in a moment of silence for P*ssy Posse.

-I’m surprised it took this long for someone to ask celebs to do dramatic readings of Kanye West tweets.

-This is a fascinating look at why some people ended up wearing certain dresses at the Oscars. It ‘s almost shocking how little input celebrities like Reese Witherspoon have on what they’ll be wearing.

-Meanwhile, here’s a gallery of celebrities who changed dresses between the Oscars and the after parties, and every single one (with the possible exception of Olivia Munn) looks better at the party than they did on the red carpet.

–T.I. captured the epitome of sexism in one single quote about Hillary Clinton. Well done, asshat.

-Netflix has officially renewed Fuller House for Season 2, which means its secret ratings must have been good. It also means we’ve failed as a civilization.

–Jennifer Lopez would like to point out that she wasn’t the only one crying over Kelly Clarkson‘s Idol performance. “Keith Urban was falling apart next to me!”

-Brace yourselves, Wildcats. High School Musical 4 is happening.

-Ohhh…could Minnie Driver be the one behind the Guardian’s ‘secret actress’ column? I like that theory so much!

-There’s a Hamilton Mix Tape coming and it’s going to feature Sia, Usher, Ben Folds, Regina Specktor and more. Yes, yes, a million times yes!!

-On the flip side, here’s what Hamiton has wrought: Zack Snyder says he wants to make a George Washington in the style of 300.

–Britney Spears looks great on the cover of V magazine.

-A Teen Witch oral history? Sign me UP!

–Tina Fey pays tribute to her father in the closing credits to Whisky Tango Foxtrot (which I’m totally seeing this weekend — reviews be damned).

-This is good: YouTube has partnered with Geena Davis and the U.N. to empower female creators.

-Also good: the #OscarsSoWhite talk might have actually spurred some change.

-It’s not all good news. The long-awaited Nina trailer was released today, and no one is happy with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone. This is a really good explainer about why people are so upset, while this is a list of actresses who would have made more sense.

–Ian McShane has been cast as Mr. Wednesday in the TV adaptation of American Gods, which is pretty damn perfect.

-Captain America: Civil War is getting really positive early reviews – with one critic calling it an “emotional horror movie.”

-Well, this is random: Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley has recorded a song with Barbra Streisand.

-Celebrities should really, really resist the urge to dox people.

-Does the new Finding Dory trailer leave anyone else a little meh? Or has my heart finally reached full atrophy?

Anne Hathaway Shows Off Belly Bump

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–Anne Hathaway noticed the paparazzi taking photos of her at the beach so she beat them to the punch by quickly Instagraming a pic of her giant baby bump.

-Previously engaged couple Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were spotted together in Australia looking all cozy again.

–Ryan Gosling is here to teach you how to say Saoirse Ronan’s name, while Saoirse Ronan is here to teach you that Ryan Gosling is a “blonde, Canadian Jesus.” Fair.

-It’s a Pitch Perfect union! Skylar Astin and Anna Camp got engaged. How acca-romantic.

-Did Leonardo DiCaprio dump his girlfriend to get an Oscar? No no no, Leo. That’s not how campaigning works. You have to BE in a relationship, even if it’s fake. Has your thirst taught you nothing?

-Yeah, Michael Fassbender gets it.

-I still haven’t dragged my ass to the theatre to see The Revenant, perhaps because director Alejandro
González Iñárritu keeps saying shit like “This film deserves to be watched in a temple.”

–Chris Brown continues to be a shining example of stability and reform. He’s under investigation for battery after an encounter with a female fan.

-Here’s Channing Tatum performing “Let It Go” on Lip Sync Battle, because I love you.

–Jaden Smith is the star of Louis Vuitton new *womenswear* campaign. You do you, kid.

-The 14-year-old accused of causing Kylie Jenner & Tyga‘s split just held a press conference and I already hate 2016.

-I don’t watch Galavant, but the fact that they titled their season premiere “New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear” is a thing of beauty. (The Cancellation Bear remains unimpressed.)

-Wait wait wait. In the Gossip Girl books, both Dan AND Chuck date a guy?  Way to drop the ball, show!

–Selena Gomez doesn’t want to talk about Justin Bieber in interviews. I’ve never liked her more.

–George R.R. Martin just admitted that he missed his book deadline, which means Winds Of Winter won’t be out before Game Of Thrones’ season 6 premiere and we can finally (finally!) live in a world where the book readers don’t smugly hint about what’s coming up next on the show.

-Deadlifts are the bane of my existence, but watching The Force Awakens’ Daisy Ridley deadlift 176 lbs is pretty damn motivating.

–Robbie Amell is returning to The Flash as the Earth 2 version of himself, who is called Deathstorm instead of Firestorm. That sounds…foreboding. Whatever. He (and his abs) got me through a holiday airport fiasco, so I’ll take him however I can get him.

-Speaking of CW superhero actors, Colton Haynes sort of came out on Tumblr. How did people not know he was gay? Maybe it’s just because I follow way too many actors on Instagram, but he just got back from the most fabulous-looking vacation with Arrow costars Katie Cassidy and Emily Bett Rickards, and a bunch of dudes.

-For such a bleak show, Mr Robot’s gag reel is delightful.

–Joss Whedon gave a really thoughtful explanation when asked why he cut ties with the Marvel movies.

-Let John Oliver show you how to fake those New Year’s resolutions.

–Yahoo Screen just shut down. So no more Community for realsies, then?

-Speaking of Community alums, here’s the first teaser for Judd Apatow‘s Netflix series Love starring Gillian Jacobs, which critics are raving about.