–Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis joined forces to issue a joint statement about the accusations against Chris Noth, and it’s good.
-The Return to Hogwarts trailer actually has me looking forward to this reunion special. But even if JKR isn’t in it, will she still profit from it?
-In this new deep dive by Variety, Blake Stuerman shared his first-person account about his four years with director Bryan Singer, saying it was abusive and traumatizing. Variety says they spoke with 20 people to corroborate it. Meanwhile, Singer’s lawyer says Stuerman “simply has an axe to grind.”
–Britney Spears’ dad is still being a jerk. Now he wants her to pay his legal bills.
–Willem Dafoe (who was the best part of Spider-Man: No Way Home) once needed a body double in a nude scene because — according to director Lars von Trier — “Will’s own [penis] was too big…too big because everybody got very confused when they saw it.” So there’s that.
-Spider-Man: No Way Home made even more moneythan the most optimistic predictions.
-Speaking of Zendaya projects, a new Euphoria trailer has landed! The series returns in a couple of weeks.
-This is a great profile on Melanie Lynskey, who is currently killing it on both Yellowjackets and Don’t Look Up.
–Keanu Reeves continues to cement his reputation as the best human alive by not getting fussed about how people watch the new Matrix movie. “I mean, sure, stream it if you have to.”
-Meanwhile, his Walk of Fame speech just consisted of him shouting out Toronto places and yet it made me very happy.
–The reviews for the new season of Emily In Paris suggests the show has slightly improved.
–Armie Hammer is front and center in the new Death of the Nile trailer, despite allegations of emotional abuse, manipulation, coercion and rape against him.
-Kidman new wig watch! Here’s the first trailer for Robert Eggers’ The Northman starring Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, and more.
-I’m still waiting for my reunions issue of EW to arrive (I just know I’m gonna be stuck with the Dawson cover), but they’ve released a bunch of awesome articles online. The cast of The Sweetest Thingremember the film (and Cameron Diaz confirms that she’s retired from acting), Keanu Reeves and Alex Winterreunited and say there’s a Bill & Ted comeback in the works, and Anthony Edwards talks about feeling like he’s watching his son when he looks back at Fast Times at Ridgemont High. My fave is the article on the ER episode where Lucy and Carter were stabbed which really took me back. (I’m also impressed that Noah Wylie addressed the rumours that he was a bit of dick on that set).
-Also, this is a very cute clip of the Dawson’s Creek cast trying to remember the lyricsto “I Don’t Want to Wait.”
–Will Ferrell and Joaquin Phoenixinterviewed each other, and the article made me laugh out loud multiple times. My fave exchange: “FERRELL: I was recently thinking about your role in Gladiator , which is a big studio movie. PHOENIX: Are you reading off prepared questions and trying to pretend that they’re just popping into your head? FERRELL: Maybe wait to hear what I have to say: I was thinking about your role in that movie, and the reason why it works is because you’re such a little bitch.” This is also perfect: “FERRELL: Well, next year I’ll invite you over to watch the Super Bowl. PHOENIX: You don’t have to. FERRELL: You don’t even have to watch it. PHOENIX: I’m trying to do this thing where I’m being honest with people — I don’t want to come.”
–Cynthia Nixon is kicking off her gubernatorial campaign with a pit stop on Wendy Williams’ talk show, which is super smart.
–Seth Rogen told Ellen that he knew about Stormy Daniels and Trump ages ago. “I’ve known Stormy Daniels a long time…It didn’t really occur to me that it would come out or anyone would care about it, but then when I saw it I was like, Oh yeah, Stormy told us all about that.”
-**Stefan voice** This Elizabeth Hurley tweethas everything: an inappropriate pose with an underage family member, a stabbing, “oozing blood,” a criminal at large.
-This article on what happened to Ricky Gervais’ comedy over the last few years is so, so good.
-Page Six says Sanaa Lathan was the actress who bit Beyoncé. They report that multiple sources identified the Love & Basketball star as the person behind the famous bite, though Lathan has denied that she was the culprit.
-Never thought I’d type this, but here we go: actress Kristin Kreuk has denied any involvement in her Smallville costar’s sex cult.
–Lindsay Lohan shared a series of videos on her Instagram story in which she claimed to have been asked to give an upcoming commencement address at Harvard Law School. And it seems like it was an April Fool’s prank, which might actually be the saddest thing I’ve heard all year.
-The CW renewed 10of its current series, which Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane the Virgin returning for their final seasons. They’ve yet to renew iZombie and The 100 yet because their current seasons just started and are about to start respectively, while there’s no news on likely-to-be-canceled newcomers Valor and Life Sentence. One good thing: Deadline reports that the network is expected to play with the sizes of the ordersmore than ever next season, especially around the DC shows. Both Arrow and The Flash could definitely benefit from less than 23 episodes.
-The grand total to-date for the Roseanne revival to a stunning 29.4 million viewers — more than the Oscars. I still have no interest.
–Kumail Nanjiani and Billy Eichner got into a Twitter debatewith Sarah Silverman over her support for the show.
-It sounds like Fox’s New Mutants is a mess. Not a good sign when the studio brings on 12 writers to fix the script — and not one of them is a woman.
-It’s great that Jessica Jones’ showrunner recognizes that “there aren’t enough women of color in meaningful roles” but she’s two seasons in now. What’s the plan to fix it?
-Why is Meek Mill’s judgenot being forced to recuse herself? This is nuts.
–Chris Browntried to defend himselfafter a photo circulated of his hands around a woman’s neck.
-I haven’t watched Grey’s Anatomy in ages but all the Twitter talk about Scott Speedman’s episodehad me tuning in. SWOON!
–Stephen Glover says a proposed Taylor Swift episode was what killed the animated Deadpool serieswith his brother Donald. “There really was a Taylor Swift episode. It was HILARIOUS. And it definitely was the last straw.”
-She may be feuding with Sarah Jessica Parker, but Kim Cattrall still has (kind of?) nice words for at least one of her former SATC costars. She tweeted her supportfor Cynthia Nixon’s New York Governor bid. It wasn’t the most glowing endorsement, but still…
-The Shia Labeouf comeback tour is upon us. There’s a new biopic starring Lucas Hedges as Labeouf (because white dudes in Hollywood get countless chances for redemption), and now there’sa new Esquire profile, which mentions he turned down offers to appear in The Social Network, 127 Hours, and The Bourne Legacy.
–Drew Barrymore wants you to know that she didn’t actually mean to insultJake Gyllenhaal‘s acting skills.
I really hope this tweet is Gillian Anderson’s response to the news that they plan to continue The X Files without her. Or the reaction to the season finale which I haven’t watch yet, but according to the outrage on Twitter, did her character dirty. Whatever it’s about, it’s expert shade.
-In advance of this weekend’s march, George Clooney penned a letterto Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school students, telling them “You make me proud of my country again.” Bill Murray also expressed his support in an NBC News op-ed.
-Terrible: a firefighter died on the setof an Edward Norton-directed movie.
-According to a new lawsuit filed against Russell Simmons, a woman claims she met him when he invited her and her son backstage at a DefJam concert and then he trapped her in a hotel room and told her “I am going to f**k you or I’m going to f**k your son.”
-The Cannes red carpet is full of weird rules (like women have to wear heels) and they just added another one: no selfies.
–Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon performed the history of sitcom theme songs.
–Rosario Dawson stars in the Krystal trailer, directed by William H Macy.