-Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley is a married man. He had a lowkey ceremony at a Brooklyn courthouse with his new wife, who happens to be the sister of Girls star Jemima Kirke. (I’ll always have a soft spot for Dan… and for this scene).
-People have been saying they can’t find the Moonlight acceptance speech amid all the footage of the envelope snafu, so here it is. Meanwhile, Barry Jenkins revealed what his Best Picture speech would have beenif the moment weren’t so messed up.
-The first Gilmore Girls trailerhas arrived! I’m 78% certain this reboot is a terrible idea, but damn if this didn’t get me pumped anyway.
–Emma Watson says of the US election: “It has been excruciating to sit on the sidelines.” Really? ‘Cause being able to sit on the sidelines is the only thing keeping me sane.
-Did Justin Timberlakebreak the law by taking a selfie while voting early?
-It’s cute that Diane Kruger didn’t seem to realize that we’re scouring her Instagramposts for possible clues about her status with Joshua Jackson.
-There are conflicting reports about whether or not Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx have split after three years of dating. Page Six says they’re done; Us Weekly says they’re still going strong. They’ve never confirmed a relationship, so don’t expect their reps to clarify.
–Nicole Richie is not sorry for her wild child past. “I don’t have to worry someone is going to put an embarrassing picture up on Facebook — the worst is already in strangers’ heads.”
–Miley Cyrus was “too stoned” to remember lyrics in her Bill Murray tribute performance. Way to stay on brand, girlfriend.
-Is Notorious the first fall TV casualty? ABC just cut its episode order, and we all know that “trimmed” is the new code word for “cancelled.”
-Every once in a while I dip back into Supergirl when there’s nothing else on. Was this show always so gay? Not just the obvious Alex evolution, but I was getting some major potential ‘ship vibes from Supergirl/Lena. It’s awesome!
-These photos of Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchettfilming Ocean’s 8 tell us nothing about the plot and yet it’s already my favourite movie of all time.
–Taylor Swift’s groping lawsuit depositionhas been released, and she said she felt “violated in a way I had never experienced before.”
-Sources tell People that Jennifer Lawrence seems less ‘stressed out’ with new man Darren Aronofsky. Yes, because when you think of stressed out people, Jennifer Lawrence is the first to come to mind.
–Aaron Paul is losing his mind in the trailer for Come and Find Me.
-In news that shouldn’t surprise you if you’ve been paying attention for the last eight months or so, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jacksonhave split after 10 years together. Do you think this happened last year and they’re just burying the news under today’s Tay/Kim smokescreen? In any case, she’s commemorated the announcement with a Jimi Hendrix quote. Um, kay. #TeamPacey
-Speaking of Tay/Kim, have you had time to digest all the madness from last night? What a glorious gift from the gossip gods to be dropped in our laps at the end of a week that was a mess of real-word news! Before we get into it, we need to give props to Kim Kardashian (as much as that may hurt our souls). I’ve never seen Twitter cape for her like they did last night, and deservedly so. She not only dragged Taylor Swift across multiple platforms (Twitter, TV, Snapchat), but she also had time to make fun of Taylor’s Slytherin repand make and sell a Kimoji to commemorate the occasion! I mean, this was a genius, perfectly executed takedown, folks. It wasn’t a set up (Kanye reportedly has a doc crew with him at all times in the studio) and he sounded courteous and respectful during that call. But Taylor came out looking BAD. Yes, yes, her defense is that she didn’t specifically hear the “bitch” lyric and the Snapchat video supports that — but she’s clearly had time to craft a comeback (as indicated by the “search” at the top of the Note she posted) and this is the best she could do?! Weak sauce. Her reps’ initial statementabout the phone call was that she “cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message”. Even if we didn’t hear the whole call, did you get the sense that’s where that convo was going? Uh, no. Not to mention her two most damning quotes from the call: “I’d never expect you to tell me about a line in your song” and “You gotta tell the story the way that it happened to you and how you experienced it…You didn’t know who I was before that, that’s fine.” Even if she heard the full song later and changed her opinion (which is her right), that doesn’t justify the self-righteousness of her Grammy speech. And you can’t make a speech like that, write a song about what happened at the VMAs, constantly reference it, and now ask to be “excluded from the narrative.” Gurl, you’ve been dining off that narrative like it’s your own personal buffet for YEARS. Look, whatever you think about the three people involved, they are all calculating, ruthless and ambitious. Except two of them are pretty unapologetically upfront about it, while the other one plays the victim. And people are OVER it.
-This is a good time to link to the article from The Ringer staff last week entitled “When Did You First Realize Taylor Swift Was Lying to You?” For someone who used to be a master at image manipulation, it’s amazing how many times she’s taken an L lately.
-Oh, and don’t even come at me about how Taylor vs Kim is anti-feminist and women should stick up for each other. Feminism = equal rights. Feminism ≠ watching someone mean girl you and simultaneously act victimized, and letting them get away with it.
–Idris Elba is set to break the record for being the highest grossing actor in a single year. We’re blessed.
-I really, really liked the new Ghostbusters movie. Kate McKinnon is a national treasure, and who knew Chris Hemsworth had such comedy chops.? This photo should have clued us in. In any case, despite its so-so debut, it’s almost certainly getting a sequel.
-Speaking of Ghostbusters, Leslie Jones has been RT’ing some of the racist tweetsshe’s been getting since the movie opened. It’s disgusting.
-Speaking of Hemsworth, he’s going to be in the next Star Trek movie. I’ll take him in pretty much anything at this point.
–Alden Ehrenreich has been cast to play a young Han Solo. Good. He was the only thing that made Beautiful Creatures somewhat watchable.
–Pippa Middletonis engaged. Not to Prince Harry, which ruins many fanfic dreams.
-I am weirdly excited about Freddie Stroma’s returnon UnReal tonight. I am much less excited about that thing growing on his face.
–Drake shared a note that he wrote to his mom in 2006, apologizing for his eBay addiction. (He had a WireImage subscription? Was it to look up paparazzi images of Wheelchair Jimmy?!)
-Sorry, nerds (including myself in that, of course). The Game of Thrones premiere has been pushed to next summer, and the season has been shortened.
