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Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s Influence

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the cover of Time

-Time’s 100 Influential People issue has arrived, and among those honoured are Prince Harry and Megan Markle. In his tribute to them, chef and activist José Andrés writes, “In a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don’t know, the duke and duchess have compassion for the people they don’t know. They don’t just opine. They run toward the struggle.”

Angelina Jolie visited the White House today to meet with officials from the Justice Department to discuss reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.

Drew Barrymore hosted a Never Been Kiss cast reunion on her show, and it was all kinds of cute. Michael Vartan remembered getting a little too into their kissing scene.

Cameron Diaz also appeared on Drew‘s show and offered dating advice.

Octavia Spencer said she reached out to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari to apologize for her “get a prenup” comment.

-It looks like Britney is taking her advice anyway and working on a prenup. Thank heavens.

Britney deleted her Instagram, but it’s all good. She tweeted, “Don’t worry folks … just taking a little break from social media to celebrate my engagement. I’ll be back soon”

Chrissy Teigen says she got the fat sucked out of her cheeks. I thought people paid to put that in?

-I didn’t know that Tom Hiddleston was dating Zawe Ashton but I’ve like her since Misfits.

Jurnee Smollett shared a lovely tribute on Instagram to he Lovecraft Country co-star Michael K. Williams.

Wendy Williams has pushed back the season premiere of her show after testing positive for COVID-19.

Brie Larson’s abs are making me wish I worked out more (and also could afford to spend all day working on my abs, like she clearly does).

-News of a remake of The Bodyguard was not met with much enthusiasm.

-Despite what fans want to believe, it wasn’t social media chatter that saved Manifest.

-I hate it when literary critics praise Sally Rooney books for her romance tropes, while still acting like they’re above romance novels.

-Sony is already teasing Venom 2’s post-credits scene.

-The new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s grandiose adaptation of West Side Story staring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler is here.

Behold: Elizabeth Debicki’s Princess Diana and Dominic West’s Prince Charles

-Netflix has released the first look of Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and Dominic West as Prince Charles in Season 5 of The Crown. She looks incredible; him, not so much.

-Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart’s take on Princess Diana will hit theatres in Nov.

Drake says he had covid last year and hair loss was a side effect that he’s just beginning to get over.

Barbra Streisand is walking back her initial praise of Bradley Cooper‘s A Star is Born, now saying she would have preferred Beyoncé and Will Smith in the remake. “I thought it was the wrong idea,” the 79-year-old icon said of Cooper’s version on an Australian talk show. “Look, it was a big success. I can’t argue with success. But I don’t care so much about success as I do originality.”

-Good Girls’ Mae Whitman revealed she identifies as pansexual, tweeting: “I know ppl might be unfamiliar with what pansexual means; for me it means I know I can fall in love with people of all genders.”

-K-pop star and actor Kris Wu was arrested in China on suspicion of rape following an accusation from a then-17-year-old girl.

-Even though they’re both nominated in the same Emmys category, SNL’s Bowen Yang says he wants Kenan Thompson to win. “I know this is messy… and that someone on my team will be mad at me, but I’m just being real.” Thompson hold the record for the the longest serving SNL cast member and has only won once.

Laura Prepon says she’s no longer a member of Scientology: “I haven’t practiced Scientology in close to five years and it’s no longer part of my life.”

-This is a fascinating read (though it ends somewhat abruptly) about a mysterious figure presumably in the publishing industry who has been stealing books before their release.

Drew Barrymore (who knows a little something about overcoming a messy past) has weighed in on Britney Spears’ conservatorship. “I have very purposefully stayed out of this conversation, but, since she’s spoken up: She’s the key to her freedom.”

-Broadway’s Alice Ripley has been accused by a woman of grooming her when she was a teen (first in a viral Tiktok, and then in a longer Twitter thread).

Eminem‘s first big acting role since 8 Mile will be in 50 Cent’s upcoming drama series, where he’ll play White Boy Rick.

-If you’ve finished The White Lotus finale, this interview with creator Mike White is worth your time. I like that he doesn’t offer any easy answers and is still kind of grappling with what he was trying to say. (I also very much liked this thread about the Armond character.)

-In relation to The White Lotus, this is an excellent piece on how TV’s white guys are in crisis.

-Congrats to The Flash’s Grant Gustin and his wife, who welcomed their first child — a baby girl named Juniper Grace.

-The first reactions to Shang-Chi are incredible. I hope the hype is enough to overcome the lackluster trailers and the fear of going to the movies.

Bella Thorne and her real-life fiancé Benjamin Mascolo star in the Time Is Up trailer.

Prince Harry and Oprah Team Up for New Series

-Here’s the first trailer for Apple TV’s docuseries on mental health from Oprah and Prince Harry. Prepare to tear up.

Trevor Noah and Minka Kelly have split, according to People.

Nick Jonas, who is hosting the Billboard Awards this weekend, was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after being injured on a set. He’s now home and recovering.

-The New Yorker did a profile on Wendy Williams that’s totally worth your time, but for TLDR, here are the best bits.

Henry Cavill is done with commenters going after his girlfriend on Instagram. “I am very happy in love, and in life. I’d be enormously grateful if you were happy with me. If you can’t bring yourself to be happy with me, then at the very least try to do yourself proud and be the best version of yourself.”

-Fun! John Boyega and Joe Cornish are reteaming for an Attack of the Block sequel. I’m hoping Jodie Whittaker is back too.

Scarlett Johansson accepted the Generation Award at this weekend’s MTV Movie & TV Awards — and hubby Colin Jost “mistook” it for the Nickelodeon Kids and slimed her at the end of her speech. This is the most I’ve liked either of them.

-They also premiered a new Black Widow clip during the awards, which seems to be hyping Florence Pugh’s character more than Scarlett’s.

-This Is Us’ Justin Hartley and his former The Young and the Restless costar Sofia Pernas are married. He was previously married his Passions costar Lindsay Korman before he wed Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause.

Angelina Jolie‘s new movie tanked this weekend.

Ewan McGregor says getting sober helped him understand how to play late American fashion designer Roy Halston.

-While interviewing Dylan Farrow, Drew Barrymore said she regrets working with Woody Allen.

Last night’s Mare of Easttown actually made me scream out load.

-Evil is moving from CBS to Paramount Plus. I’m guessing that’s going to happen with a bunch of network renewals this month. If Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist gets a season 3, it will likely be on Peacock.

-One of the women who’s accusing T.I. & Tiny of sexual assault says the couple forced her to have sex with Nelly.

Henry Golding transforms into a ninja warrior in the first trailer for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

Joshua Jackson plays a dangerous sociopathic surgeon in the trailer for Peacock’s upcoming series, Dr. Death​.