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FKA twigs Accuses Shia LaBeouf of ‘Relentless Abuse’ and Sexual Battery

-Whoa. FKA twigs has filed a lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf, her former boyfriend, accusing him of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. She says last Valentine’s Day, after returning from a trip where she woke up and he was choking her, he removed his seatbelt while speeding toward Los Angeles and threatened to crash unless she professed her love for him. When they stopped at a gas station, she says he assaulted her, throwing her against the car while screaming in her face before forcing her back into the car. Karolyn Pho, another of LaBeouf’s exes, described similarly tumultuous experiences in the lawsuit. In an email to NYT, LaBeouf said “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.”

-This is amazing news for Telefilm Canada: Rather than choose who does and who doesn’t receive development program funding this year, the federal agency has decided to fund every filmmaker who applied and is eligible.

–Jenny Slate revealed she’s expecting her first child.

-Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is bringing back some familiar aunts.

-To end this crappy year on a high note, Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys released a new song together.

–JK Rowling criticized the ‘climate of fear’ surrounding the trans conversation. I honestly don’t know why she just doesn’t stop.

–George Clooney was hospitalized after losing weight for Netflix’s The Midnight Sky. “I think I was trying too hard to lose the weight quickly and probably wasn’t taking care of myself.”

-Disney made a ton of announcements yesterday, including news that Amy Adams is returning for Enchanted 2, Hayden Christensen is returning as Darth Vader for a new show, Chris Evans will voice a new Buzz Lightyear movie, Lauren Graham will star in a Mighty Ducks series, Rachel McAdams will reprise her role in the new Dr Strange film, Tatiana Maslany was confirmed as She-Hulk, and Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood & Bone (a book I ADORED) is being adapted by Lucasfilm. Plus, here’s the trailer for the new Loki series starring Tom Hiddleston, and the first trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

-Dune director Denis Villeneuve slammed the 2021 HBO Max release plan: “AT&T has hijacked one of the most respectable and important studios in film history. There is absolutely no love for cinema, nor for the audience here.”

–Taylor Swift debuted her latest surprise album to glowing reviews.

-The Dickinson Season 2 trailer just dropped.

–Meryl Streep and Jennifer Trainer star in the Museum Town trailer.

The Happiest Season Is Here

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-Happiest Season drops tomorrow on Hulu (available for rent in Canada on Thursday) and I cannot wait! The reviews are glowing and it seems like the type of movie we’ll all end up watching every year and not hating ourselves for it, unlike some others (*cough* The Family Stone *cough*). The leading ladies recently graced the cover of The Advocate.

-Speaking of Happiest Season actors, are Clea Duvall and Josh Hartnett responsible for an entire generation’s sexual awakening? How did I not know this?

–Tristram Shapeero, the director who mocked Lukas Gage‘s apartment in a Zoom audition, has apologized...sort of. It starts off well (“I offer Mr. Gage a sincere and unvarnished apology for my offensive words, my unprofessional behavior during the audition and for not giving him the focus and attention he deserved”) but then it veers into excuses territory (“I was using the word ‘poor’ in the sense of deserving sympathy, as opposed to any economic judgment”). Come on, man. If that was the case, why did he talk about Gage’s “tiny” apartment and how he could see his TV in the background? He should have quit while he was ahead.

-In a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Miley Cyrus said she “fell off” her recent sobriety wagon during the pandemic, but she is now two weeks sober. “To me, it was a f— up because I’m not a moderation person, and I don’t think that everyone has to be f—ing sober. I think everyone has to do what is best for them. I don’t have a problem with drinking. I have a problem with the decisions I make once I go past that level of …  I’ve just been wanting to wake up 100 percent, 100 percent of the time.”

–Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have now entered the “regrettable tattoos” phase of their relationship.

–Pete Davidson is set to lead an all-star version of It’s a Wonderful Life. I guess they were going for the anti-Jimmy Stewart.

-The Grammy nominations were announced today and while there were some nice surprises (Megan Thee Stallion should have been a lock for Best New Artist but there was some concern she wouldn’t get it, so I’m glad she did), the snubs are what has everyone talking. The Weeknd got zero nominations (not even “Blinding Lights” in Record of the Year, which makes no sense). The Dixie Chicks were also shut out, and Fiona Apple‘s Fetch the Bolt Cutters didn’t get an Album of the Year nod. It’s all very odd.

–Justin Bieber is not happy about the Grammy nominations either. Oh, he got nominated. He just doesn’t like the category he’s in. This is not a great look for him.

-In other big music news, Taylor Swift announced today that she’ll be dropping an intimate concert film on Disney+ for her latest album, folklore.

-Congrats to Gabourey Sidibe, who just got engaged.

–Mark Ruffalo is only nine years older than Ryan Reynolds, but he’ll be playing his father in a new movie.

-Wonder Woman is officially opening in Canada on Dec 25 theatrically — even though it doesn’t seem like many cities will have open theatres. Swell!

–Michael B. Jordan says he’s going to join OnlyFans and try to raise some money for struggling businesses. “Yea it’s a thing. My barber Joe and the whole team, we’ve been plotting on that so we’re going to work the system.” I very much approve of this plan.

-Peacock’s Saved By The Bell (which airs on W here) is getting surprisingly great reviews.

-Netflix’s Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, meanwhile, has surprised critics by being less camp, more Christian.

-I watched the first few episodes of A Suitable Boy, a coming-of-age story set in 1950s India, at TIFF and really liked it. But Netflix is facing a boycott in India because of a kissing scene between an interfaith couple at a temple, and two Netflix execs have been booked.

-There’s talk of a Slings & Arrows prequel? I’m so in.

-I tried to watch the Gilmore Girls revival on the CW last night but it was worse than I remembered. They’re so mean! Were they always that mean? In any case, in a new interview Scott Patterson says he and Lauren Graham both had to quit smoking to survive Gilmore Girls’ rapid-pace dialogue

–Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Veep cast are reuniting to do a table read for “Mother”, their episode on vote recounts, to help get out the vote for the Georgia runoff elections in January.

-I have no interest in reading Ready Player Two, but this thread from a guy who’s working his way through it is gold.

-It’s equal parts hilarious and sad that it took a cover of the Goo Goo Dolls‘ “Iris” for Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers to each earn their first Hot 100 hit.

–Alicia Silverstone makes a mess of her brother’s wedding in the trailer for Sister of the Groom.

Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson Are a Golden Couple

–Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson confirmed they’re dating by walking the Golden Globes red carpet together. I know their relationship is still very new but I think I would die for them?

-In case you missed it, here’s Michelle Williams‘ excellent Globes acceptance speech, in which she advocates for abortion access.

-I know the Globes are ridiculous and tend to reward the stars who wined and dined the voters (hello, Taron Egerton!) but don’t discount how 1917’s big win positions it in the Oscar race. The Academy’s voting window is incredibly tight this year (only one week — the shortest ever) and closes tomorrow night. Voters who hadn’t yet watched their 1917 screener might feel the need to now after its big Globes boost.

-A year after she was spotted at a Globes after-party with Pete Davidson, Kate Beckinsale appeared to leave an after-party with Machine Gun Kelly last night. Gah, I love her so hard.

-InStyle’s after-party elevator videos are a hoot.

-My fave after-party shots: this Friday Night Lights reunion, the pic of Taylor Swift hanging off Hot Priest, and Joey King revealing the aftermath of Patricia Arquette accidentally hitting her in the head with her Golden Globe.

–Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse‘s camps insist they are doing just fine despite the fact that he was seen leaving a Globes after-party with Lily-Rose Depp.

-ICYMI: here’s our picks for the Globes’ best and worst dressed.

-My fave part about Brad Pitt’s Titanic joke to Leo (or how he will now be forever known: LDC) is how Reese Witherspoon can be seen in the background explaining it to Jennifer Aniston.

–Brad and Leo were on Marc Maron’s podcast, where Brad talked about how people are obsessed with his personal life. (“I’m just like trash mag fodder. I don’t know. Because of my disaster of a personal life, probably.”) I dunno. I think we could probably be talking more about how he was only allowed supervised visits with his kids for like, three years.

–Rian Johnson says he’s working on a Knives Out sequel focused on Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc character. Here for it!

-Only read this Terry Gilliam interview if you are in the mood to be consumed by rage.

-It sucks that NBC isn’t doing much to promote Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist — premiering tomorrow and starring Lauren Graham, Jane Levy and Skyler Astin — because the reviews are pretty glowing.

-From DC to Marvel: Christian Bale is in talks to star in the next Thor movie.

–This photo of Gwyneth Paltrow promoting her new Netflix show The Goop Lab raises a lot of questions: Why isn’t the word lab in quotes? Why is her face unrecognizable? Why is she standing in a vagina?!!??

–The trailer is equally confusing (although “How can we really milk the shit out of this?” is the truest thing Gwyeneth has ever said in relation to Goop).