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Beyonce Just Gave An Actual Interview and It Was Awesome

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–Beyonce hasn’t given a sit down interview in three years, but she just made it worth the wait. In her new Elle cover story,  she discusses self-care, stands up for feminism (“I don’t understand the negative connotation of the word, or why it should exclude the opposite sex”), addresses the backlash to her “Formation” video (“If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me”), and talks about being a business woman (“Power is making things happen w/out asking for permission.”) It all feels very controlled and rehearsed (maybe even emailed?), but that’s all part of why we love her.

–Melissa McCarthy killed it during her lip sync battle against Jimmy Fallon. Her flying props beat his fake rollerskating.

–Amy Schumer very rightly criticized Glamour magazine for putting her in their plus-size issue without telling her.

–Joel McHale is going to play Chevy Chase in a Netflix movie. I want this in my eyeballs right now!

-In his Reddit AMA, Johnathon Schaech said it was “an honour” to be Ellen’s beard in the 90s. How great would it be if everyone who’s ever bearded in Hollywood dished the dirt?

–Aaron Paul says three Breaking Bad fans crashed his wedding and he didn’t realize until he saw the photos later.

–Charlize Theron actually had the audacity to complain in her GQ cover story that she’s too pretty to be cast in meaty parts. “How many roles are out there for the gorgeous, fucking, gown-wearing eight-foot model?”  Stahp!
–Heather Matarazzo had the best reaction to Charlize.

–Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka celebrated their 12th anniversary together in Canada because we’re awesome and not passing ridiculously unbelievable laws.

-Oh look. The Walking Dead showrunners are lying to fans again. That’s swell.

-Woodworking extraordinaire Nick Offerman handcrafted a lovely end table for Stephen Colbert, making him the best guest ever.

–Emilia Clarke wants Game of Thrones to end with “close-ups of all the boys’ penises.” The line forms behind me, sister.

-Also, she dated Seth MacFarlane?!  How does this guy keep pulling famous beauties?

–Elizabeth Banks’ new site showcases female comedians and looks amazing.

-This is good news: Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien is on the mend.

–Daisy Ridley rapping about Star Wars for John Boyega is all kinds of embarrassing.

-Here’s the first full trailer for Disney’s adaptation of The BFG by Steven Spielberg.

The Good Wife Loses Kalinda

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The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi and Julianna Margulies. (CBS)

-A couple of days ago my friend and I were talking about how there’s clearly some backstage drama happening between The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi and Julianna Margulies, and now comes news that Panjabi is leaving the show. The plot thickens!

-Speaking of Good Wife actors, I’m really hoping this Chris Noth quote calling Carrie Bradshaw “such a whore” was somehow taken out of context.

-New couple alert? Evan Rachel Wood might be dating Katherine Moennig (best known from The L Word, but who I’ve been girl-crushing on since she played Ian Somerhalder’s crossdressing love interest in Young Americans).

-In Neil Patrick Harris’s new book, he talks about how Dustin Diamond is one of the “more unpleasant people” he’s worked with, how he pushed for a Barney-Robin relationship on HIMYM, and he once yelled at Patti LuPone.

-In other NPH news, he’s just been tapped to host the Oscars. Finally! The video he posted about it is great.

–Robin Thicke (aka the living embodiment of Axe Body Spray) threw himself a divorce party with fellow skeeves Leonardo DiCaprio and Emile Hirsch. I’m just going to go ahead and pretend I didn’t read that Tom Hardy was also there…

-I love and adore Grantland (you know, the non-sports parts), so I’m finding all the think pieces about the return of Bill Simmons post-suspension and what the next year could mean fascinating.

–Taylor Swift‘s new Diet Coke commercial involves her hallucinating a ton of kittens. This is my nightmare.

-Seriously? Solid sitcoms like Enlisted and Happy Endings get cancelled with very little fanfare, but the internets explodes over news that we can rewatch Friends for the millionth time? I don’t get life.

-Sometimes when I’m having a hard day at work, I just watch Stephen Amell‘s weird workout videos and be thankful that my job doesn’t involve doing something called “the ice cream maker.”

-Warner/DC just unveiled a huge movie schedule that will include Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, Aquaman and more.  Good on them for slating the first female and person of color led superhero films, but how can the dour Ezra Miller and the bubbly Grant Gustin both play The Flash?

-OITNB’s Uzo Aduba looks great in Harper’s Bazaar (though I’m not sure why every photo had to include a nod to her ‘crazy eyes’).

-Someday, the awesome Krysten Ritter is going to find the TV success she deserves. Today is not that day.

-The drama around Amanda Bynes’ Twitter account is almost as crazy as the drama around the actress herself.

–Emma Thompson has been brought in to fix the screenplay for the third Bridget Jones movie. If anyone can remove the suckage of the book it’s based on, it’s her.

–Emma Stone played Box of Lies with Jimmy Fallon last night, and it was an adorable failure.

Neil Patrick Harris Gets Married, Serenaded by Elton John

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-Congrats to Neil Patrick Harris, who married longtime boyfriend David Burtka in Italy on Saturday. Elton John performed at the reception.

-Speaking of weddings, George Clooney confirmed that he’ll marry Amal in Italy in a few weeks.

-Justin Bieber is “relieved” to be cleared of those assault charges, says his lawyer.

-Of all the TIFF movies I’ve seen so far, I loved The Last Five Years, starring Anna Kendrick. Here’s a clip of her singing “I Can Do Better Than That.”

-Speaking of TIFF, I saw Anna Kendrick, Ansel Elgort (who was a total sweetheart to his fans), Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Bell and a bunch more celebs.

-Meanwhile, Kristen Wiig getting cozy with Scott Speedman is definitely the best gossip to come out of TIFF yet.

-Here’ the first trailer for Rob Cohen’s thriller The Boy Next Door starring Jennifer Lopez.

–Norman Reedus tweeted some maybe spoilery Walking Dead Season 5 photos. Meanwhile, here’s the new trailer.

–Taylor Swift knows she’s a Shoshanna, and other revelations from her Rolling Stone profile.

-In the new American Horror Story trailer, Angela Bassett has three boobs.

-Sad: Molly Glynn from Chicago Fire was struck and killed by a falling tree during a bike ride with her husband.

–Channing Tatum wants to teach you the ‘Dick Graze.’

-The Marshmallows get super meta in the Veronica Mars web spinoff, Play It Again, Dick. Here’s the first trailer.