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Julia Roberts

Prince Harry’s Charm Attack

–Prince Harry‘s segment with James Corden not only delivered plenty of laughs, it also revealed quite a bit about the disconnect between him and the royal family. This was a PR master class at every level.

-The Daily Mail claims Buckingham Palace is upset with Harry‘s interview because it overshadowed The Queen‘s “rare and important” vaccination video today.

-Variety published a new exposé featuring interviews with former Buffy and Angel crew members, detailing Joss Whedon’s toxic behavior on set. One tidbit: Whedon not being allowed alone in the same room as teenager Michelle Trachtenberg was due to an “improper verbal exchange.”

-Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Cameo’s top creator of the year was Brian Baumgartner, aka Kevin from The Office, who made over $1 million in bookings.

-Wow. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is penning a new Superman film for Warner Bros/DC, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams.

-Ocean’s Eleven costars George Clooney and Julia Roberts are reuniting for a new movie called Ticket to Paradise.

-Big Brother Canada announced the latest guests this week, and then promptly fired one after claims of racism, assault, and a video of him saying a homophobic slur surfaced online.

-I really enjoyed this Kaley Cuoco’s profile.

-Hulu had greenlit a limited series about Mike Tyson called Iron Mike, and he’s calling it “cultural appropriation.”

-The runtime for Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut is 4 hours, 1 minute, and 28 seconds. Ha. Have fun with that.

-I cautiously optimistic about Netflix’s Shadow and Bone. I liked the books so much, and every new trailer gives me hope.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt Reunite — Virtually

-So far, I don’t think any quarantine content has topped the Happy Endings reunion yet, but the The Fast Times at Ridgemont High live reading that took place last night came a close second. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt shared a cute greeting as well as an extremely risqué scene awkwardly narrated by Morgan Freeman, Shia LeBeouf was so committed he apparently memorized all of his lines, and Julia Roberts just seemed delighted by all the messiness. Watch the full hour video here.

–Justin Bieber works an oil rig in his new video for “Holy” featuring Chance the Rapper.

–Katie Holmes and Emilio Vitolo Jr just can’t stop making out in public, masks be damned.

–Chris Hemsworth crashed a live weather report and was his usual charming self.

–Lady Gaga released a new short film on YouTube for her song “911” and said “This short film is very personal to me, my experience with mental health and the way reality and dreams can interconnect to form heroes within us and all around us.”

-Broadway star’s Nick Cordero posthumous album debuted at No. 1.

-Meanwhile, Florence Pugh posted a lovely tribute on Instagram in honor of Nick’s birthday.

-Muskoka was trending briefly after Lisa Rinna clapped back at a fan who claimed Harry Hamlin had an affair there in 2018.

-The ladies of K-pop group Blackpink cover the October issue of Elle.

–The Weeknd covers Rolling Stone’s first standalone Grammy issue.

-A new Rich Aucoin album is out today. His music is totally happy-making.

–Sarah Polley recently Tweeted about “the many damaging and inappropriate things that happened while making” Road to Avonlea, including having to kiss a 26-year-old actor when she was 14.

-In The Devil Has A Name trailer, starring David Strathairn, Kate Bosworth, Alfred Molina, and Martin Sheen, sees people going up against oil companies.

 

Grimes and Elon Musk Are Parents

–Grimes and Elon Musk are parents to a baby boy. Musk tweeted that they’ve named X Æ A-12 Musk, but one can only assume (hope? pray?) that he’s joking.

–Naomi Campbell is on the new cover of Essence, which she styled herself and shot at home with her iPhone. This is damn impressive.

-Speaking of great covers, Judi Dench is on the latest British Vogue.

–Anderson Cooper revealed on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert that he is co-parenting with ex Benjamin Maisani, despite them splitting up back in 2018. “He’s my family, and I want him to be Wyatt’s family as well.”

-Also, Andy Cohen says Cooper has employed his nanny.

-Quarantine shows are the new black. Justin Bieber has one, and now Selena Gomez has a cooking show.

-I haven’t watched Chris Hemsworth in Extraction but apparently it did well enough on Netflix to warrant an immediate sequel order.

-The MET gala didn’t happen as scheduled this week, but stars are still showing off what they would have worn. Julia Roberts teetered in a gown over a full bathtub, while Katy Perry showed off her belly-bump baring outfit.

–Chris Evans tried to groom his dog. It did not go well.

–Lilly Singh’s response to her recent controversy is not great, Bob.

-Here’s the first trailer for Netflix’s Space Force, starring Steve Carell and Lisa Kudrow, and created by Greg Daniels. (I just burned through his new Amazon series, Upload, which I really dug.)