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Beyonce and Jesse Williams Light Up BET Awards

-I was switching between the BET Awards and the Game of Thrones finale last night, but luckily I happened to catch the two moments from the ceremony that everyone is talking about: Beyonce’s insane opening number with Kendrick Lamar (which was not announced in advance — probably because BET was burned the last time they hyped her appearance and she ended up only showing up via Skype), and Jesse Williams’ amazing speech. (The fact that one of the first thing he acknowledges is the contributions of black women — when has that ever happened before?!) His Tumblr is also great, as is this Twitter story of him previously stepping up without wanting any acknowledgement or publicity.

-Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake hit up Twitter after Jesse‘s speech with some weird tweets that veered dangerously close to #AllLivesMatter territory, so Twitter hits back.

-In Game of Thrones news, here are all the times before last night’s finale when the show tried to tell us who Jon Snow’s parents are.

–Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston are working overtime to land him Bond show off their love. They were photographed getting cozy at dinner, and then hanging out with his mom — twice!

-So Kanye West dropped an new video on Friday that features a bunch of “naked” celebrities — including Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Bill Cosby, Amber Rose, and Chris Brown. Legally, how is this a thing he can do?!

-In less controversial debuts, Rihanna premiered “Sledgehammer” this weekend.

–Blake Lively‘s terrible chopping skills are giving me life.

-Meanwhile, Blake says “there’s a strong chance” there will be a third Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants movie. Huh.

-When Rory Gilmore met Michelle Obama…

–Diane Kruger gushes about Joshua Jackson in a new interview and now I’m even more confused about the status of their relationship!

–Mindy Kaling has a list of very reasonable requirements for her spin instructors.

–Matthew McConaughey says he had “a big crush” on Sarah Jessica Parker when he was younger. Sure, but do y’all remember when he called her “peculiar” on Oprah? #NeverForget

–50 Cent was arrested in the Caribbean for swearing. Remind me to never go to the Caribbean.

–Jenny Slate and Chris Evans attended the The Secret Life Of Pets premiere in NYC together and they look adorable! I mean, I wish he’d dressed up a little but the adorableness is still overshadowing it.

-Last night, John Oliver warned that Brexit vote is a warning call to US voters that “there are no f*cking do-overs” before tackling Olympic doping scandals.

–Jesse Eisenberg scolded anti-gay protesters in London.

-Last week’s two new episodes of Comedy Bang Bang were filled with awesome guest stars, from Tegan and Sara doing a Hitchcock homage to Emily Bett Rickards starring in a She’s All That spoof.

–Winona Ryder talked  about her relationship with Johnny Depp, saying he was “never abusive at all towards me” when they dated — 23 years ago.

-Meanwhile, Johnny continues to live life to the fullest ’cause why not.

–Rami Malek feels a little weird about being your internet boyfriend — but he’s cool with it.

-Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner talks about directing the final episode of Orange Is the New Black’s latest season (don’t read if you’re not caught up!).

-Keanu director Peter Atencio was really unhappy how the film was marketed to kitten lovers. (But the kitten was seriously the best part!)

-Speaking of movies, Independence Day Resurgence is so bad that I walked out of it this weekend. Like, I bolted before the midway mark.

–Kate Mara and Paul Giamatti get all Orphan Black-y in the Morgan trailer.

Variety’s Actors on Actors Series Offers Some Interesting Pairings

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-Variety has released the full videos and/or interviews from their Actors on Actors interviews. I really like the Rami Malek and Kirsten Dunst one, and the Tom Hiddleston and Aaron Paul one.

–Amber Heard’s ex says that 2009 domestic violence incident was “misinterpreted and over-sensationalized.”

-Meanwhile, a source says Johnny Depp “never laid a hand” on Amber Heard while he was sober. Wow. Give the man a metal already.

-It was such a smart idea to have the original Ghostbusters cast endorse the new cast on Kimmel last night. Suck it, haters.

-Who the hell is Noah Galvin and why is he calling out my precious Colton Haynes?! (Despite that, this is a refreshingly unrehearsed, take-no-prisoners, non-PR-approved interview. I mean, he comes off as a total asshole who seems completely unhirable, but at least everyone knows his name now, which was probably the point.)

-The fairy tale continues for OUAT costars Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas, who just welcomed baby number two.

–Leonardo DiCaprio sat with the norms at Beyonce’s concert. He was probably hoping some of them were models.

-The benefit of having a professional wrestler as a costar? If you’re Chris Pratt, it means getting Dave Bautista to teach you how to powerbomb your wife.

–Justin Bieber got into another fistfight after someone slapped him.

-I love this theory about Arya on Game of Thrones (much more than the Fight Club theories that are floating around Twitter).

-That’s not how shipping works, E! News. Doing it with real human beings is gross.

–Kate Mulgrew says she was born with a full set of teeth and her parents kept her in a cage because she had no sense of pain. Ok, then.

-I like this piece on The Americans finale and how we should have known it would rest with Paige.

-There’s an awful lot being written about the future of television these days but this excerpt from Chuck Klosterman’s new book is a standout.

-I’m really liking this Roland Mouret dress on Kate Middleton.

-This interview did nothing to dampen my Daveed Diggs crush.

–Ouch, Chris Rock. Funny…but ouch.

–Anna Kendrick just wants to be recognized for her hotness at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards.

-Strap in; the Rob Lowe roast is coming.

–David Letterman said “I don’t know why they didn’t give my show to a woman” — adding to Stephen Colbert’s very bad week.

-Meanwhile like the rest of us, Colbert can’t believe Bernie Sanders hasn’t dropped out of the race yet.

-Here’s the creepy new trailer for the Netflix ’80s supernatural series Stranger Things, starring Winona Ryder.

Bobby Brown Blames Nick Gordon for Whitney and Bobbi Kristina’s Deaths

–Bobby Brown just confirmed one of the biggest gossip rumours of the ’90s: Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawford were a couple, but Houston’s family didn’t approve. Said Brown: “I really feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney’s life, Whitney would still be alive today. She didn’t have close friends with her anymore.” Awful. Also awful: Brown blames Nick Gordon for both Whitney and Bobbi Kristina‘s deaths.

-In the juicy new THR cover story, Bill Simmons opened up about his messy ESPN ouster and his new HBO show. He later posted an apology for saying of ESPN: “Ask yourself this: ‘Who would work there that you respect right now?'”

-A source from Jennifer Garner‘s camp is telling People that despite her European jaunt with Ben Affleck, the actress is “adamant about going through” with the divorce. Dare we dream?

-Are we really all pretending these Lindsay Lohan photos are candids? We are? Ok, then.

–Johnny Depp‘s pal Benicio Del Toro says Amber Heard “sounds a little manipulative…but I don’t know the specifics.” Cool story, bro.

-I recently saw a movie called The Meddler where J.K. Simmons plays Susan Sarandon‘s love interest and my friend and I had a post-film convo about how good he’s looking these days. And that was *before* this insane gym selfie landed.

-Wayment: Robert Buckley (who I adore) is dating Lea Michele?! I’m gonna need a second to process this…

–Dakota Johnson and the guy you didn’t know she’d been dating for two years have called it quits.

–Rachel Roy reportedly fled from the CFDA Awards after finding out Beyoncé was on her way . Smart move, Becks.

-Meanwhile, Beyoncé sneezed on the Formation tour and people lost their poo over it.

-Nashville just won’t die. The ABC soap might have found a new home on CMT. My mother is going to be thrilled.

-I’m glad to see the reviews for the new season of Orange Is the New Black, which hits Netflix next weekend, are still positive. Meanwhile, this is a good refresher for how S3 ended if you’re like me and forget everything you watch five minutes after turning it off.

-Meanwhile, a new Netflix study says we binge horrors and thrillers, but take our time with comedies.

–Prince Harry and Ellie Goulding might be a thing, which I don’t hate.

-Variety made a list of all the showrunners for new shows for the 2016-17 broadcast season. Not surprisingly, they are almost all white dudes.

–Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult flirt over a bumblebee in this Equals clip.

-Another day, another hang-wringing article about fandom. Again, I think there’s an important distinction between fans who feel entitled to demand certain plots, and fans who want to hold creators accountable for bad writing and/or perpetuating harmful tropes.

-I went to a screener of this Alison Brie and Colin Hanks movie last year and assumed it would never see the light of day. It probably shouldn’t.

-To the four other people out there who watch The Americans, tonight’s season finale will run 14 minutes long so set your DVR accordingly.

-The best thing about the TMNT 2 press tour is it reminded me of how awesomely weird Megan Fox is. (Stephen Amell told a story about how she stared at him silently for five minutes when they first met, then declared “you’re a Taurus.” Which he is.) Now she’s telling Chelsea Handler that she can sense her aborted fetus is watching over Handler through her dog. I love it all.

–Jude Law told Stephen Colbert that he turned down the role of Superman after he tried on the suit.

-This 360-degree video of Hamilton’s “Wait For It” in a capella allows you to gaze adoringly upon whichever cast member you choose. (Though if you choose someone other than Leslie Odom Jr., you’re doing it wrong.)

–Lena Dunham and her Girls costars have dedicated a sexual assault PSA to ‘the brave survivor in the Stanford case.’

-THR’s drama actor roundtable includes Cuba Gooding Jr., Forest Whitaker, Paul Giamatti, Bobby Cannavale, Wagner Moura and Rami Malek, which is great but I wish it would have included one or two broadcast stars. Seriously, do you know anyone who actually made it through the whole season of Vinyl? Or Billions?

–Matthew McConaughey empowers the people in this new Free State of Jones clip.