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Margot Robbie, Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp Get Art-y for Chanel

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-Chanel and V Magazine teamed up for a new art book that features Lily-Rose Depp, Jennie of Blackpink and Margot Robbie, photographed by duo Inez & Vinoodh.

-Ohhh….Netflix is eyeing a spinoff series to their To All The Boys movies, starring little sister Kitty.

–Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts talked about their first date on Red Table Talk and it’s all kinds of cute. “You weren’t supposed to say that. Damn this red table!”

–Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be planning to take time off and bond as a family of four after what they reportedly hope will be a home birth.

-Did The Rock and Vin Diesel hate each other so much they filmed a Fast 6 scene separately? Who do they think they are, Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi??

–Lil Nas X has addressed the accusation that he copied ideas from FKA twigs for his latest music video: “i want to say thank u to twigs for calling me and informing me about the similarities.” twigs also posted about the video: “thank you @lilnasx for our gentle honest conversations and for acknowledging the inspiration”.

-The Oscars will grudgingly allow people to call in from Europe.

-It can’t be overstated how huge the Netfix deal for the Knives Out is. MRC has the rights to the original, but Rian Johnson and producing partner Ram Bergman were smart enough to retain the sequel rights.  They’re rumoured to have total creative control and no budgetary minimums.

–Snoop Dogg is joining The Voice as mentor.

–Alexander Skarsgard continues to be a total delight on the Godzilla Vs Kong press circuit. He’s really leaning into the absurdity of it all.

-I have never heard Ben Affleck‘s Armageddon DVD commentary before, but it’s my favourite new clip.

–Lauren Graham jokingly complained about having her Parenthood brother Dax Shepard as her real-life neighbor. “Dax has been working on his new house and the way we’re situated, I pass him all the time. It’s a beautiful house, it’s going to be incredible, but he basically took what others might consider to be the front lawn and turned it into a massive driveway for all his cars.”

–Tracee Ellis Ross knows how to make Schiaparelli’s wearable art work.

–Lori Petty, David Cross, Enrico Colantoni and Daniel Zovatto among those who’ve been cast on HBO Max’s Station Eleven. I loved that book but am not in the head space to go back into its post-pandemic world anytime soon.

-A movie superstar turns a musician’s life upside down in the trailer for Finding You.

 

 

Timothée Chalamet Talks Paparazzi Pics

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–Timothée Chalamet covers the new issue of GQ and talks about getting papped making out with Lily-Rose Depp on a boat last year (“I went to bed that night thinking that was one of the best days of my life. I was on this boat all day with someone I really loved, and closing my eyes, I was like, indisputably, ‘That was great.’ And then waking up to all these pictures, and feeling embarrassed, and looking like a real nob? All pale? And then people are like: ‘This is a P.R. stunt.’ A P.R. stunt?! Do you think I’d want to look like that in front of all of you?!”)

–Tracee Ellis Ross covers the new issue of Shape and talks about her relationship status: “In my wonderful and robust experience of being single, I have learned to have a productive relationship with loneliness and an intensely juicy relationship with my joyful solitude.”

-How did I miss Regina King‘s gorgeous photo spread in Glamour’s Woman of the Year issue? Gagging.

-Pose’s Indya Moore looks amazing in Balmain on the cover of Vogue India. A a trans, non-binary person being on this cover is a big deal.

–Cardi B confirmed what we’d all guessed: she’s back with Offset. “It’s really hard not to talk to your best friend. And it’s really hard to have no dick. And it’s just like, I don’t know.”

–Lily Collins is trying to convince us that her character in Emily in Paris is only 22 and everyone just nope-d that real quick.

-This is a very good piece on the “she’s so brave” reactions to Billie Eilish’s recent pap pics: “Insisting upon being alive and comfortable isn’t ballsy — it’s just a far better option than self-loathing.”

-At last night’s Billboard Awards, Lizzo accepted her trophy in a black dress with the word “VOTE” emblazoned multiple times in white lettering and used her speech to encourage her supporters to raise their voices against suppression.

-Also, TMZ says that NBC censored Demi Lovato’s performance and didn’t show her full set, which was emblazoned by “VOTE” messages.

-Meanwhile, Demi was photographed looking cozy with Mod Sun, but her camp insists they’re just hanging out.

-100 Hollywood figures (including NBC stars like the This Is Us cast and Mariska Hargitay) sent a petition to Comcast and NBCUniversal executives protesting the timing of tonight’s Trump town hall, which is set to air opposite ABC’s Biden town hall. NBC News says the town hall will proceed as scheduled despite the growing backlash.

–The Queen has stepped out for her first public in person engagement since the start of the pandemic and neither she or Prince William were wearing masks. Considering the state of the UK these days, this seems… dumb.

-Congrats to John Cena, who reportedly married Shay Shariatzadeh this week in Tampa.

–Ben Affleck explaining to Matt Damon what a “finsta” is took me out.

–There’s a part 3 to that “explaining the pandemic to my past self” video series.

-This is a fascinating interview with Jeff Tweedy, in which he demystifies the process of writing a song.

–Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira‘s series adaptation of Americanah is not going ahead at HBO Max. This one hurts.

-Meanwhile, this is a good look at the recent wave of un-renewals, and whether the rising costs of covid-proofing shows could be the thing that finally levels Peak TV.  It also touches on the fact that most of the un-renewals so far have been series about, and often made by, women.

–Rachel Brosnahan is a young mother on the run in Amazon’s I’m Your Woman trailer.

BTS’ Grammy Bid

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–BTS hit another mainstream milestone by covering Variety’s Grammy issue. There’s also a cute behind the scenes video from the shoot.

-I’m pretty sure all the Tracee Ellis Ross and Harry Styles dating rumours came about just because they had good chemistry together on a talk show once (mostly because Tracee was trying to pick up the slack from the other guest — Kendall Jenner), but I don’t hate it.

-The MCU has found its Ms. Marvel: Markham, Ont native Iman Vellani. The 18-year-old will star in the new Disney+ series.

–Angelina Jolie reportedly insisted Brad Pitt quarantine for two-weeks after returning from their Chateau in France with Nicole Poturalski. Oh, so she asked him to do what he’s actually required to after international travel? What a monster.

-Everyone who got bad vibes from Max Ehrich when he was engaged to Demi Lovato seems justified these days. He posted IG messages implying Lovato was being abused and added “I’ll be posting on here for updates every few hours with pics… In case people try to ‘Jeffrey Epstein’ me.”

–Tony Lanez’s team allegedly sent several emails to media outlets pretending to be members of Megan Thee Stallion’s record label, 300 Entertainment, in order to “campaign press” on his behalf. The email contained doctored texts and a link to a report that claimed that Megan did not want to testify against Lanez about her shooting. In a statement, Megan’s lawyer said, “We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative”

–Cardi B spent last night’s debate on Instagram fact-checking the president’s comments.

-I don’t believe anything from this website, but I really really don’t believe in an Enola Holmes spinoff starring Henry Cavill. The movie was fine but he was so very miscast. When has Sherlock Holmes ever been a hunky, empathetic hero?

-Production has paused on Riverdale and Supergirl due to a shortage of COVID-19 testing capacity in Vancouver. “This is a situation we are continuing to monitor hour by hour and day by day,” one studios said.

–Ethan Hawke is getting raves for his performance in the new miniseries The Good Lord Bird.

-Now John Cleese is defending J.K. Rowling.

-Here’s the first trailer for Lee Isaac Chung’s critically adored Sundance hit, Minari, a sweeping epic starring Steven Yeun about a Korean family putting down roots in the rugged American heartland.