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Taylor Swift Speaks Out…Finally

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Taylor Swift tweeted her support for the Women’s March on Saturday but since she’s been silent up until now, the internet was NOT HAVING IT.

-Meanwhile, a ton of celebrities did make it to the march, including Rihanna. My favourite sign was Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist, though Jake Gyllenhaal’s came in as a close second.

-Meanwhile, I never thought I’d get excited about Kristen Stewart hosting SNL but she’s been so outspoken against Trump at Sundance that now I can’t wait.

Angelina Jolie is the new face of Guerlain fragrance — and she’d donating her entire campaign salary to charity.

-I love that The Big Sick, a rom-com written by and starring Kumail Nanjiani, is getting rave reviews out of Sundance (not to mention that it just landed the biggest Sundance deal so far, with Amazon picking it up for $12 million).

This entire thread is why Twitter can never die.

-When the Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow morning, Ryan Reynolds is hoping to see Deadpool among the films honored. I’ll be really, really surprised if that happens. I’m guessing Hacksaw Ridge or Fences have a better chance of nabbing that 10th spot.

-Star Wars Episode VIII has an official, and somewhat grim, new title: The Last Jedi.

-I caught up on The Good Place finale. Holy forking twist!

Stephen Colbert has been tapped to host this year’s Emmys. I like him just fine but are white male late night talk show hosts the only ones allowed to host things anymore?

-Veronica Mars boss Rob Thomas says they’re hoping for a 6-episode revival but haven’t figured out scheduling yet.

-I watch and enjoy a bunch of Greg Berlanti joints, but Hollywood needs to stop handing him new shows. This is getting ridiculous.

-Speaking of Berlanti shows, I’m not super pumped to learn that Darren Criss is going to be the villain in The Flash/Supergirl musical crossover. The Glee reunion bit is fun I guess but he’s reportedly…not totally great.

James McAvoy  had a really good weekend.

-Wait, Demi Lovato spends four hours a day at the gym? And that’s being presented as a good thing?!?

-An SNL writer has been suspended indefinitely for her Barron Trump tweet. So to recap: SNL writers face more consequences for tweeting stupid shit than the POTUS.

Paige keeps spy cool in the new promo for The Americans.

-The trailer for Lifetime’s Britney Spears biopic looks about as cheezy as you’d expect. She’s nailed the voice, though.

Gillian Anderson Talks X Files Pay Fight

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Gillian Anderson looks lovely in the new Harper’s Bazaar UK, where she talks about feminism, sexual identity and why she went public when she was offered half of David Duchovny‘s salary. “That is a blatant inequality. They’re not going to make The X-Files without me. They’re either going to step up to the plate or they’re not going to make them at all, so I don’t really feel that I put my neck out in any way.”

Patrick Dempsey sure is saying a lot of words in his People cover story. He talks about reconciling with his wife (“You’ve got to communicate, and stay open and not get lazy. And not give up. And lots of sex!”) and tries to make us believe that killing McDreamy was a joint decision with Shonda Rhimes. Uh huh.

-Lainey’s analysis of how Tom Hiddleston is controlling the breakup narrative is all kinds of fascinating. I seriously didn’t know he had this in him.

-Meanwhile, Idris Elba and Chris Hemsworth interrupted Tom Hiddleston’s acceptance speech for the TV Choice Awards, and it was adorable.

-I’m actually surprised it took Jessica Biel this long to realize she’s a TV girl and not a movie girl.

-Why is Drake‘s dad trying to burst our Drake/Rihanna bubble? WHY?!?!

-Meanwhile, Drake reportedly “went ballistic” after thieves ripped off millions in jewelry from tour bus. Seems fair.

Justin Theroux with a beard is making me feel…things.

-Not surprisingly, Brad Pitt is no fan of Donald Trump. “What does he even mean, take our country back?”

-Let’s all just simmer down with that talk of Daniel Craig getting a $150 million James Bond payday, ok?

-Whoa. After all the mud they slung at each other, I was not expecting Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez to quietly call off their divorce.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie have finally settled their custody battle over 16-year-old son Rocco.

Taran Killam did a short about leaving SNL, shot in the style of the NFL show Hard Knocks.

-I really like this interview with Greg Berlanti on superhero TV-making (though I’m bummed they didn’t ask him about his time on Dawson’s Creek. He pushed through Jack’s first kiss with a guy, and the Pacey/Joey romance. If you ever want to take a deep dive into TV production, read The Billion Dollar Kiss.)

-Speaking of Dawson’s Creek, here’s a photo of Joshua Jackson wet and on a surfboard. Because I love you.

Zayn Malik is developing an NBC series with Dick Wolf inspired by One Direction. So many parts of that sentence confuse me.

-Wait, Gavin Rossdale is now dating Tiger Woods’ ex-wife, Elin Nordegren? Huh.

-This is a riveting profile of Tom Ford, who opens up about his battle with depression and sobriety. “Death is all I think about. There is not a day or really an hour that goes by that I don’t think about death.”

-Good to see the early reviews of Netflix’s new show Luke Cage are glowing.

-I think I’m going to stop reading about the Gilmore Girls revival because it’s getting too spoilery. Like, do we really need the 1st page of the script? (I did appreciate the “you’ve been Goop’d” burn, though).

Gwyneth Paltrow says she wouldn’t consciously uncouple via Goop again. “It sort of wouldn’t be appropriate now. It is a much bigger business and I’m not sure it would be the right place to do something like that.”

-Why doesn’t anyone seem to like this Chanel dress on Keira Knightley? I’m coveting the shit out of it.

-Meanwhile, Keira would like you to know that she’s not going bald.

Will Smith meets Love (Keira Knightley) and Death (Helen Mirren) in the first Collateral Beauty. The movie looks intriguing, but it opens against Rogue One.

Missy Elliott Talks Comeback in Billboard

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Missy Elliott‘s new Billboard cover is giving me life.

-Just clicked on a link from the GOOP email like a goddamn sucker. This “sleep shirt” is $625, because of course it is.

-Meanwhile, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are such friendly exes that they have a song together on Coldplay’s new album.

-Reviews for the final chapter of the Hunger Games movies are decidedly mixed. It’s gotta be better than the last one though, right?

Jennifer Lawrence was delightful on Fallon last night, dancing, talking about her many falls, and being her usual charming self (I’m so stealing her “Jennifer is my father; please call me Jen”).

-During a Twitter rant, Khloe Kardashian told fans “get off my dick.” Yeah, I’m stealing that, too.

-God bless whoever convinced Harrison Ford to un-grump for the Star Wars promo tour.

-The reviews for Jessica Jones (which drops on Netflix tomorrow) have been universally great, but I especially like the bit at the end of the NYT one, where they talk about the Netflix-drama aesthetic and the value of not bingeing it.

Ellen Degeneres proved she’s a monster by releasing a montage of all the times she’s scared celebrities.

-I’m tired just reading about Greg Berlanti’s typical week. I guess that’s what it’s like when you’ve got five shows on the air and two in development.

Anna Paquin took to Twitter to deny that she’s pregnant or fat — she just wore an unflattering dress.

-Did Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman quietly separate and no one noticed?

Kevin Smith is really nice to waitresses.

-I remember listening to a podcast where some actor was talking about getting an IV on set whenever they got sick because production couldn’t afford to shut down for a day, and I thought “That sounds fake, but ok.” Sophia Bush’s Instagram is proving me wrong.

-It’s been a rough week. These photos of Idris Elba help. Thanks, buddy.

-The red band trailer for Dirty Grandpa with Zac Efron and Robert De Niro is even worst than the the first trailer, which I didn’t know was physically possible. Kudos.