Superman, Scandals and a Snuggable Sensation
Vol. 1 Issue 39 – 21st December 2024
Hollywood happenings
The trailer for James Gunn’s much-awaited Superman is out! Starring David Corenswet in the titular role and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane.
The trailer for the third season of the social satire drama, The White Lotus is also here.
Challengers and The Crown actor Josh O’Connor is rumoured to be the front runner to play the next James Bond.
His antics during the press run for the new Bob Dylan movie proves that Timothee Chalamet is the reigning white boy of the century. Exhibits A, B, C and D.
Break-out actress (and one of the most awarded this season) Mikey Madison of the movie Anora, stated in her Actors on Actors discussion with Pamela Anderson that she turned down the assistance of an intimacy coordinator for the film. Many are calling her out for perpetuating a poor example as intimacy coordinators ensure safety and should be the industry practice, while others are defending her personal preference as a woman. Hollywood’s intimacy coordinators themselves shed light on the fact that while she as a lead may have been comfortable, others on set like the camera operators or extras may not have shared her experience.
Ariana Grande’s boyfriend (they met while playing Galinda and Boq in Wicked) Ethan Slater’s ex-wife has written a personal essay for The Cut, alluding that unlike what they claim, he may have cheated on her with Grande right after she gave birth to their baby.
Anywayyy, Wicked 2 has officially been renamed Wicked: For Good.
In the spotlight
After being indicted for murder, Luigi Mangione was made to do a perp walk arriving in New York by the NYPD, which obviously led to even more photogenic shots and people wondering who cut his hair and threaded his eyebrows in lock-up.
Nick Jonas faces backlash from his fans after he quote-tweeted Elon Musk.
Influencer and entrepreneur Matilda Djerf is being called out for creating a toxic workplace environment. The 27-year-old Swede got her start on Instagram and helped bring the minimalist, Scandinavian style aesthetic to the forefront. Her brand, Djerf Avenue, was inspired by her personal style but former and current employees have now spoken about the “psychological terror”, including repeated and widespread incidents of bullying, favouritism, intimidation, belittling, yelling, and fat-phobia.
A gingerbread man plushie by Ty has become a viral sensation after Twitter user Devin (@fartpog) posted about buying it out of pity because it was ugly, but subsequently loving it. Since then the plushie, called Cookie, has had multiple restocks and is currently sold out.
Travis Kelce threw a surprise Eras Tour-themed wrap/birthday party for Taylor Swift, celebrating her milestone achievement with all the props and minute details. Goals.
Meanwhile, his brother Jason Kelce’s lookalike contest was probably the most accurate one till date.
This video of a bunch of boys explaining to their friend why he should’ve walked his date to her car.
