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Johnny Depp Asked To Leave Fantastic Beasts

–Johnny Depp has been forced out of the Fantastic Beasts franchise in the wake of his recent libel case loss in the UK. Depp confirmed the news on Instagram: “I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request.”

–Hailey Bieber says that Us Weekly is about to post a story that she’s pregnant, but she insists it’s not true.

-Crazy Rich Asians hottie Henry Golding and his wife are expecting their first child.

-In an unprecedented twist, Bachelorette star Clare Crawley wrapped her journey early by getting engaged to her frontrunner, Dale Moss, and exited the show. (FWIW, there are Deux Moi reports that he’s already back in the dating pool.)

-The “Netflix Direct linear channel” is being tested in France. The streamer says “many viewers like the idea of programming that doesn’t require them to choose what they are going to watch.” So basically Netflix is testing going back to regular TV? Time is a flat circle.

–Al Roker announced on the Today Show that he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

–Brie Larson doesn’t believe there is a beauty standard which is … a choice.

-I don’t watch Supernatural but I’m very happy for all my Tumblr mutuals that Destiel became canon last night. (Or at least one guy admitted he’s in love with the other guy in this scene.) Also, it’s hilarious how many commenters on this article are trying to explain away the gay.

–Donald Glover is very confident about the next seasons of Atlanta, tweeting “sopranos only ones who can touch us.”

-Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer announced their split four years ago, and are finally moving ahead with divorce proceedings.

-I had no idea Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes could play the piano like this.

-Disney has removed Ryan Reynolds‘ Free Guy and Gal Gadot‘s Death on the Nile from the 2020 release calendar. Wonder Woman 1984 is the last blockbuster standing (though it will surely be moved soon).

–Stephen Colbert getting choked up when talking about Trump’s ridiculous speech got me. “We all knew he would do this. What I didn’t know is that it would hurt so much. I didn’t expect this to break my heart.”

-I love that everyone is discovering Stacy Abrams’ romance novels.

-The cast of Family Ties is the latest to reunite for charity.

–Felicity Huffman should maybe stay away from college-themed apparel for a while.

–Lori Loughlin could be released from prison early because of course.

–Christine and the Queens appeared on James Corden‘s show last night and I’ve already watched this performance five times today.

–Nicolas Cage stars in the Jiu Jitsu trailer.

Beyonce Speaks

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Kennedi Carter/Vogue

-This week is going to be crazy and stressful, so let’s let Beyonce ease us into it with her glorious British Vogue spread, mm-kay? This is the first time she’s given an actual interview in years.

-It’s the day before the election and celebrities are pulling out the big guns. Taylor Swift posted a video to urge fans to vote, while Beyonce has endorsed Biden/Harris, adding the caption “come thru Texas,” and Michael Keaton posted another video for Pennsylvania.

-There’s been a bunch of sitcom reunions too, with the New Girl cast turning the theme song into a voting PSA, and the Community cast shooting an in-character short.

–Dave Chappelle will host the first episode of Saturday Night Live after the presidential election — just like last time.

-Speaking of SNL, people really didn’t like it when this weekend’s host John Mulaney said in his monologue that “nothing much will change” if Biden beats Trump.

–Johnny Depp lost his UK libel case against the publisher of The Sun over an article which called him a ‘wife beater’ – something the actor denies. The judge ruled the Sun has shown that “what they published in the meaning … was substantially true.”

–Kendall Jenner threw a Halloween-themed birthday party amid the pandemic, and the internet is out for blood.

-Most celebs seemed to keep it lowkey this Halloween — but still showed off their costumes on social.

–Megan Fox took to Instagram to call out ex Brian Austin Green for posting photos that make her seem like she’s “an absent mother.”

–Joshua Jackson spotted a guy walking down the street wearing his Mighty Ducks character’s jersey and was totally cool about it.

–Cardi B has canceled her divorce filing from Offset.

-On the other end of the spectrum, Julianne Hough has filed for divorce from Brooks Laich 6 months after they separated, despite a brief reconciliation.

–Jamie Lynn Spears has withdrawn her petition to become Britney Spears’ trustee.

-We learned this weekend that Prince William secretly battled coronavirus in April, even struggling to breathe—but kept his ordeal a secret because he didn’t wish to alarm the public. Which makes his decision to recently appear in public with his grandmother maskless even more strange.

-It’s November, which means Taylor Swift can legally re-record her old albums now.

-Bless Mariah Carey for always ushering in the holiday season with a fun video.

–Stephen Colbert recited a passage about hope from memory. I love this nerd!

–Ray Fisher once again called out Joss Whedon and Warner Bros, this time about racism.

–John Boyega seems to be at peace with where things landed with Disney following his criticism, which he hopes will make it easier for the other actors. “It was a very honest, a very transparent conversation…They gave me a chance also to explain what my experience was like. I’d hope that me being so open with my career, at this stage, would help the next man, the guy that wants to be the assistant DOP, the guy that wants to be a producer.”

-I don’t have much interest in watching Kate Mara play a woman who seduces a high school student, but the reviews for The Teacher are good.

-My goodness, I want to live inside this Bridgerton trailer. It’s the first major show from Shonda Rhimes for Netflix, and it drops at xmas.

Gigi Hadid’s Questionable Taste

–Gigi Hadid‘s interior design choices are shockingly, shockingly bad. I can’t get over the basket of billiard balls in the kitchen.

–The Emmy nominations came out today and HBO’s Watchmen dominated, which I’m pretty happy about. Overall, this is one of the best nomination years in a while. I’m thrilled to see Zendaya, Paul Mescal, Issa Rae and What We Do In Shadows get some unexpected Emmy love, but bummed about Pamela Aldon, Desus & Mero, Unbelievable’s Kaitlyn Dever and Merritt Wever, and El Camino’s Aaron Paul and Jesse Plemons being snubbed.

-In other Emmy news, a record number of Black actors scored nods.

-Also, the way Leslie Jones announced the nominees is the way I want everything to be announced from now on. (“Dead to Me…I love that show, THE GOOD PLACE AAHHHH!!! INSECURAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!”)

-I love that this quickie interview with Paul Mescal was supposed to be about his Emmy nod, and the interviewer still managed to slip in a question about whether or not he’s dating Phoebe Bridgers. (I also love that he wouldn’t talk about it.)

-Just days after announcing her pregnancy, Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan‘s husband, White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech, has filed for divorce.

-Speaking of splits, Meek Mill revealed that he and girlfriend have called it quits, days after Kanye West accused Kim Kardashian of cheating with the rapper.

–Johnny Depp handed out bandannas with notes to supporters outside the courthouse.

-Now that the trial has ended and the verdict is imminent, this is a good piece on who ended up looking like a winner (spoiler alert: nobody), and illustrates the difference between UK and US libel laws — because whatever happened during marriage, this case probably wouldn’t have gone to trial in U.S. where Depp would need to prove falsehood and actual malice.

-In what could be huge news, AMC and Universal have agreed to shorten the window between theatrical premieres and VOD from 70-90 days to just 17 days. This is how many have been predicting the pandemic is going to change the movie industry. There will always be theatrical releases (at least for blockbusters) but the ability to watch new releases from the comfort of your own home is going to come much sooner, especially for smaller films or movies that don’t perform well on opening weekend.

-There are rumours going around that Draya Michele lost her collaboration with Savage X Fenty after making a dumb comment about Megan Thee Stallion‘s shooting.

-Meanwhile, Rihanna is hosting a virtual Fenty Skin launch party tomorrow.

-Actress and director Amy Seimetz has obtained a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, director Shane Carruth.

–Cameron Crowe, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup and Patrick Fugit had a Zoom chat to talk about Almost Famous’ 20th anniversary.

–Leah Remini and Tony Ortega posted details from a chapter she had written about Tom Cruise for her book, but decided to cut because the publisher worried it would be the only thing the media would focus on. Among the allegations, Remini says Cruise used to get fellow Scientologists to give his girlfriends sex advice and break up with them for him, sent employees he didn’t like for “interrogations” that they had to pay for themselves, fired his longtime publicist Pat Kingsley and secured her cooperation with a “dirt file” the church kept on her, and silenced those around him with draconian NDAs.

-Mad Men’s John Slattery stars in Fox’s new sci-fi drama neXt.