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Christina Aguilera Defends Britney Spears

Christina Aguilera took to Twitter and Instagram to speak out in defense of Britney Spears, saying her Mickey Mouse Club alum has “the right to her own body, her own reproductive system, her own privacy.”

Kevin Federline also issued a statement supporting Spears. I’ve often wondered where he is on all this, seeing as he has primary custody of their boys. A couple of years ago he got a restraining order against her dad, alleging that he shook a then 13-year-old Sean Preston.

-This profile on Rosie O’Donnell’s show (which turns 25) is incredibly compelling, especially in contrast to current talk show hosts. She insisted on giving staffers paid summers between the seasons, free on-set day-care, and longer contracts for job security. When Warner Bros. warned such perks would “set a precedent,” and says she countered, “I don’t really care. If you want me to do the show, you have to be kind to the people who work here making you millions of dollars.” (I also loved the bit about Tom Cruise being nervous about which flowers to give her on his long-awaited appearance.)

-This is a great cover story on Annie Murphy, who is having a moment.

Kim Kardashian is launching a home goods line, which is weird because her house is famously devoid of home goods.

-It looks like Jason Sudeikis really is dating his Ted Lasso costar, Keeley Hazell. (She plays Bex, Rupert’s girlfriend.)

-Speaking of relationship rumours, Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp appear to be back on.

Andra Day laughed off rumours that she’s dating Brad Pitt. “Oh my gosh, child…we’ve never met.”

-The L Word’s Sarah Shahi and Shameless star Steve Howey finalized their divorce earlier this year, and she’s now gone public with her relationship with Sex/Life costar Adam Demos.

-But really the only thing people are talking about when it comes to Netflix’s Sex/Life is Demosfull frontal scene in episode three.

-That’s So Raven’s Kyle Massey was charged with a felony after he allegedly sent messages of a “sexual nature” to a 13-year-old girl.

John Lithgow is returning for a “short but decisive” appearance in the Dexter reboot.

-Three weeks into its streaming release, Manifest is still the top show on Netflix, despite its cancellation on NBC and the fact that Netflix passed on picking it up.

-We’re getting season 3 of The Wine Show with Matthew Goode, Matthew Rhys, James Purefoy and Dominic West.

-Hulu’s This Way Up returns in July. I adored this show.

-I didn’t see this coming, but Good Omens has been renewed by Amazon Prime for a season two.

-Also pleasantly surprising: A Quiet Place 2 will stream in Canada on Amazon Prime, starting July 13.

-The Sopranos is one of my pop culture blindspots (I think I watched a few episodes? Maybe?) so I have little interest in the prequel, The Many Saints Of Newark. But it is very sweet that Tony Soprano is played by Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini. Here’s the trailer.

Kate Beckinsale stars as a badass bouncer with anger issues in the official trailer for Jolt, coming to Amazon Prime Video on July 23. This looks like silly fun, and the supporting cast is stacked: Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox, David Bradley, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci.

Issa Rae On Being TV’s Queen of Comedy

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Issa Rae talks about building her comedy empire in her Rolling Stone interview, which features an EXCELLENT cover.

-Actually, it seems like this whole week has been a series of excellent magazine covers, including Christina Aguilera on Health, the creators of Minari on THR, and Lucy Lui on Women’s Health.

Chrissy Teigen just couldn’t stay away from Twitter. I feel that.

-British actress Helen McCrory, best known for her performances in Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, and as Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, has died at the age of 52 after a battle with cancer.

-There’s rumours surrounding Drake and Kim Kardashian, and I just can’t.

-Following the success of Barb & Star, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are teaming up now with Disney to develop a musical comedy focused on Cinderella’s evil stepsisters. Ok, but I also want more Barb & Star.

Prince Philip was apparently super fascinated by aliens and UFOs, which weirdly makes me like him more.

Carey Mulligan has joined the cast of Adam Sandler’s next movie, which I’m assuming is more Uncut Gems than Just Go With It.

Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne star in the trailer for Under The Stadium Lights, the true story of a small-town high school football team who beat all the odds to win their state championship.

The Royal Family’s Latest Spin

 

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-The royal family’s post-The Crown damage control continues with William and Kate’s holiday card and a People cover story on how Kate Middleton isn’t a pushover. Um, good for her?

-I was really surprised that when the Tom Cruise audio leaked last night, the immediate reaction seemed to be mostly “go, Tom!” I mean yes, we all want to yell at dummies who break covid protocols, but I just kept thinking about how awful it would be to have a boss who berates you like that in public. And the power imbalance of subordinates getting screamed at by one of the most powerful actors in the world is yucky. I’m sure it had to be said but I’m not sure that was the best way to say it, and if this audio leaked at any other time he would be stuck with a Christian Bale “get out of my eyeline!” level scandal.

George Clooney says he supports Cruise, though he might have handled it differently. “I think it doesn’t help necessarily to point to specific people in that way and do it that…but, you know, everybody has their own style. The people who were on that shoot will tell us more about it. I understand why he did it. He’s not wrong at all about that. You know, I just, I don’t know that I would have done it quite that personally, but I don’t know all the circumstances so maybe he had [done it differently] 10 or 15 times before.”

-Also, the fact that Hollywood productions keep getting magical passes to keep things going during lockdown remains weird to me.

-The West Wing star Richard Schiff says it was “touch and go” when he was hospitalized with covid.

Cardi B is facing backlash after throwing a packed birthday bash for Offset with no masks or social distancing. I guess she’s learned nothing from her Thanksgiving gathering.

Leonard Roberts wrote a harrowing first-person account of his fraught time on the NBC show Heroes. Costar Ali Larter comes off particularly bad.

Tyrese’s Instagram captions are truly chaotic.

-Speaking of chaotic, check out Christina Aguilera‘s performance of “The Christmas Song” on Seth Meyers‘ show.

Kaley Cuoco had to fend off questions about ex-boyfriend Henry Cavill on Watch What Happens Live.

Pharrell Williams defended Taylor Swift in her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun over the rights to her masters in an interview with Variety.

-Disney reportedly ‘balked‘ at executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s idea of bringing back Johnny Depp for a cameo in the female-centric Pirates Of The Caribbean spin-off.

-The Lizzie McGuire reboot is officially dead. It seemed doomed from the start: production was already under way when the Disney+ show was shut down, its original creator/showrunner was fired, Hilary Duff was vocal about a move to Hulu, and a search for a new showrunner came up empty.

Lana Del Rey is reportedly engaged to Clayton Johnson, who she just started dating.

Matthew McConaughey continues to whine about the “illiberal left“.

-Wonder Woman 1984 has released its opening scene.