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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Film Family Feud

-There’s going to be a Kardashians vs Jenner episode of Family Feud, featuring Kanye West. Survey says: I don’t care.

-This oral history of the envelope mix up at last year’s Oscars is so, so good. (It’s worth clicking on just for the photo alone.) Busy Phillips reaction was the best: “I’m like, “I’m sitting next to Ben Affleck — he can stop the show because he’s fucking Batman!” I kind of grabbed his arm — we’re not friends, but I was like, ‘You have to do something! Do something!'”

-I really appreciate this detailed timeline of Janelle Monáe and Tessa Thompson’s relationship.

–Jennifer Lawrence  did not get Phantom Thread. “I got through about three minutes of it. I put in a good solid three. I’m sorry to anybody who loved that movie. I couldn’t give that kind of time. It was three minutes and I was just [oof].” Funny, that was most people’s reaction to mother! last year.

–Kevin Smith tweeted from his hospital bed after suffering massive heart attack. (And for some stupid reason, people are outraged that Chris Pratt offered him prayers?)

-This New Yorker profile on Donald Glover is fascinating and yet also re-affirms my belief that I would find talking to him to be an incredibly frustrating experience.

-After the crazy horrifying new allegations against Hedley that surfaced this weekend, I do not understand how they are still performing this week. I do not.

–Ryan Seacrest‘s E! stylist details her abuse allegations against him in a new Variety article, in which she claims years of unwanted sexual aggression. It’s pretty damning — and it came out days before he’ll hit the red carpet at the Oscars.

-The Weinstein Company’s board of representatives have decided to file for bankruptcy this week after a deal to sell the company fell through.

–Heather Locklear was arrested for felony domestic violence against her boyfriend and three counts of misdemeanor battery on a police officer.

-Did Mary Elizabeth Winstead break up with Ewan McGregor because she didn’t want to be called a “homewrecker” anymore?  Apparently not.

-I’m glad to see that other people got as sucked in by Netflix’s new Queer Eye as I did…

-Black Panther continues to defy all box office expectations, scoring $108M in its second weekend.

-Meanwhile, as predicted following Paramount’s bungled rolling out of it, Annihilation flopped.

-Remember when fall used to be the busiest TV season, and March was kind of dead following Feb sweeps? Now that the Olympics are over, 53(!) shows resume their seasons this week, plus 6 season premieres and 3 series premieres. (AND the Oscars are this weekend.)

-Video of Tom Holland visiting kids in hospitals dressed like Spider Man is all kinds of wonderful.

–Alicia Silverstone and her husband Christopher Jarecki have separated after 20 years together.

–Michael B Jordan is ready to burn all your books in the trailer for HBO’s Fahrenheit 451.

Kelly Ripa Opens Up About the Michael Strahan Drama

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-In this week’s People cover story, Kelly Ripa talks about what really happened when she found out that Michael Strahan was leaving (“I didn’t just not show up”), and explains why she basically forced him out months earlier than the original plan.

-Speaking of People magazine, they’re laying the groundwork for a Bennifer reunion. Are you ready? ‘Cause their PR camps really want you to be ready.

–Jenny Slate has ended her three-year marriage — and is now reportedly dating Chris Evans! Sad about her marriage, but as someone who listened to those two flirt their way through Anna Faris’ podcast, I’m one million percent here for this.

-These photos of George and Amal Clooney at Cannes make me realize that I’m going to be bopping around France the same time they’re there. Get the bail money ready!

–Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick sang “True Colors” in Cannes, for some reason.

-Newly single Kristen Dunst is slaying her first Cannes looks. I adore this dress.

–Drew Barrymore opened up about her divorce on the Chelsea Show premiere, saying she felt like “the biggest failure.”

-Meanwhile, Chelsea Handler is over single shaming.

-I actually feel bad for Justin Bieber and totally get why he doesn’t want to take photos with fans anymore. MTV News’ piece on Justin’s panopticon of fame is worth a read.

–Woody Allen’s son Ronan Farrow wrote an excellent response in THR for their cover story on Allen, and it’s required reading for journalists who cover famous people and feel they have to pull their punches for continued access. He also demands answers from the actors who continue to work with Allen.

-Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart clumsily defended working with Woody Allen, proving Ronan’s point.

-In non-Woody Allen THR news, their showrunners roundtable is a must-read about writing in Hollywood.

–Emma Watson is the latest famous name to crop up in the Panama Papers, but she denies dodging taxes.

–Sophie Turner says Jennifer Lawrence “punched me in the vagina.” That seems on-brand.

-If you sue Nicki Minaj, she will destroy you on Twitter.

-The worst thing about Donald Trump‘s campaign is that it took The Newsroom’s Will McAvoy out of retirement.

-I really like Jon Stewart, but his critique of Hilary Clinton is pretty terrible. Instead of talking about her policies, he focuses on her how authentic she looks? Ugh.

-Was the Peggy mention on this week’s Agents of Shield proof that Agent Carter is cancelled? *pouts*

–Minnie Driver sounds like an absolutely delightful neighbour.

-I seriously don’t know if I can commit to another hourlong drama, but the early reviews for Preacher are flames.

-Speaking of hourlongs, I’m still not over the f*ckery that was The Good Wife finale. This article about it is great, especially the third bullet about the showrunners’ strange comments.

-Deadpool just crashed his own Honest Trailers video.

-It looks like Supergirl might actually move to the CW. Production-wise, it shouldn’t be that much of a visual step down (The Flash often looks better made on a much smaller budget), but is it good for the CW? Do they even get a say?

-Speaking of The Flash, last night’s Kevin Smith-directed episode might have been its best yet.

-Here’s the trailer for Nerve, starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco and Juliette Lewis.

Kristen Stewart Won’t Define Her Sexuality or Star in Crappy Sequels

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Kristen Stewart in Variety (Photo: Peter Yang/Variety)

–Kristen Stewart is in total DGAF mode during her Variety interview, and I love it. On not returning for the Huntsman sequel, she says “I read a few scripts. None of them were good. None of them were greenlight-able. And I had a meeting with Universal about the places where the story could go. Maybe Chris [Hemsworth] was more into it. I actually don’t f—ing know.” She also has no interest in defining her sexuality for you. “Me not defining it right now is the whole basis of what I’m about. If you don’t get it, I don’t have time for you.”

-Congrats to Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who welcomed their second daughter, Amada Lee Gosling, on April 29.

-Speaking of new dads, Justin Timberlake is just constantly covered in poop these days.

-I bought the new Radiohead album the second I found out that “True Love Waits” is on it. I’ve been waiting for an official version of that song for 20 years.

-Here’s an  interesting look at who exactly is behind the Beyhive.

-In yesterday’s late night shenanigans, Cyndi Lauper and James Corden sang a parody called ‘Girls Just Want Equal Funds‘, Elizabeth Olsen and Anthony Mackie practiced their Scarlet Witch choreography, Jodie Foster braved Egg Russian Roulette with Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Gosling bulged out, Stephen Amell admitted to being scared by little girls, and Daveed Diggs (Lafayette!) proved he’s the fastest rapper on Broadway.

-Meanwhile, Seth Meyers is killing it with his Trump coverage.

-I seriously don’t know who convinced Daniel Radcliffe to play a farting corpse in Swiss Army Man but I’m intrigued by its weirdness. Here’s the latest NSFW trailer.

-They’re remaking The Craft? Hollywood is populated by monsters.

-This week’s GOOP arrived with with the subject line “sex issue” so I thought it would be a swell idea to open it in a meeting. It wasn’t. Besides all the hippy-dippy stuff about making your own organic lube, there’s also sex toy recommendations that include a $15,000 dildo.

–John Oliver tries to separate the bullshit from the science in his new segment on widely reported studies.

–Geena Davis staged a League of Their Own reunion!

-If you tweet a headline that says “We need to talk about Jon Snow’s butt on Game Of Thrones”, I’m a hundo p gonna click on that link.

-It was a big day in TV trailer news. Here’s the trailer for season 2 of for UnREAL, and the trailer for season 4 of Orange Is The New Black.

-I loved this video on Unrealistic TV Acting With Empty Coffee Cups. Someone on the Extra Hot Great podcast suggested gluing a small bean bag at the bottom of takeout cups to make them look weighted. Get on that, Hollywood!

-Faking that you’re a victim of revenge porn to promote your new album was probably not your best move, YACHT. (Their PR company insists the band didn’t have anything to do with it.)

-Even though I didn’t love Captain America: Civil War as much as everyone else seemed to, it did make me give a crap about Spider-Man. Which is something I never thought would happen again.

-Speaking of superhero movies, here’s an interesting look at why X-Men: Apocalypse is generating so little excitement. The early reviews are basically the embodiment of the shrug emoji.

-I like Candice Patton‘s comments about how some superhero TV audiences don’t want to watch women characters evolve (“I think some audiences today are reticent to actually watch characters, especially women, have an arc”). Unfortunately, I don’t think that has anything to do with why audiences haven’t warmed up to her character on The Flash. She’s just been really poorly written.

-Speaking of The Flash, it’s been in a quality nosedive this season but I’m actually kind of looking forward to tonight’s episode, which is directed by superfan Kevin Smith. He’s already using the press tour for tonight’s ep to push for an Arrow gig.

-Meanwhile, the trailer for Kevin Smith‘s new movie Yoga Hosers is beyond weird.

-Disney just dropped the first trailer for Queen of Katwe, starring Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Madina Nalwanga. That’s cool. I totally wanted to cry at my desk today.