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| | Rachel Zegler apologized for saying Trump voters should 'never know peace' | | Added 46 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Just like in 2016, I?ve been surprised by how few celebrities have made any public comments about Donald Trump?s ?victory.? In 2016, I think celebrities were just stunned and they didn?t know what to say very few celebs are built like Michael Shannon, you know? This time around, the mood is darker. We know what he?s capable of and people are scared, even celebrities. Well, just after the election, Rachel Zegler decided to say something. She was mad as hell and she she posted an IG Story in which she blasted Trump AND the people who voted for him and support him. She said, in part: ?May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace. It is terrifying the number of people who stand behind what this man preaches. It is a foolish subscription to a false sense of security, of masculinity, of intelligence, of patriotism, and of humanity.? Honestly? I agree with that 100%. She wasn?t making any kind of implicit or explicit threat, she just shared a general hope that MAGA cultists never know peace, that they stew in their own bigotry, hatred, ignorance and misogyny. Well, instead of standing ten toes down on that, Zegler walked it back:
Rachel Zegler has apologized for comments she made following Donald Trump?s re-election, which included ?Fk Donald Trump? and ?May Trump supporters ? and Trump himself never know peace.? Her remarks drew backlash from conservatives including Megyn Kelly, who demanded she be fired from Disney?s live-action ?Snow White.?
?Hi everyone, I would like to sincerely apologize for the election post I shared on my Instagram last week. I let my emotions get the best of me,? Zegler wrote on Instagram. ?Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding, and I am sorry I contributed to the negative discourse.?
She continued, ?This week has been emotional for so many of us, but I firmly believe that everyone has the right to their opinion, even when it differs from my own. I am committed to contributing positively toward a better tomorrow.?
In an Instagram story posted after the election, the ?West Side Story? and ?Romeo + Juliet? star wrote that she was ?speechless? in anticipation of ?another four years of hatred.?
?There is also a deep, deep sickness in this country that is shown in the sheer amount of people who showed up for this man who threatens our democracy,? Zegler wrote of Trump, who beat Kamala Harris in both the Electoral College and popular vote. She continued, ?Sending love to everyone who needs it today? and emphasized the importance of local politics, before signing off her note with, ?Fk Donald Trump.?
[From Variety]
Note the Megyn Kelly name-check Kelly has found her latest unhinged cause du jour trying to get Rachel Zegler canceled for publicly hoping that Trump voters get every single thing they voted for. Kelly has been screaming for days about how Disney needs to fire Zegler, and Kelly also called the young Latina actress a ?pig.? To be fair, Megyn Kelly was probably on her period. She had blood coming out of her wherever. The Nu Trump Era is a devolution of our culture, our decency, our humanity. With that cultural coarsening, that bleach blonde piggy Megyn Kelly is going to need to grow a thicker skin.
Also, it just occurred to me Zegler is only 23 years old. She was all of 15 when Trump ?won? in 2016. This was probably only the second presidential election she even voted in. Let the young people be outraged and disappointed they weren?t around for the first go-round.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | Martha Stewart approves of John Krasinski's 'sexiest Man Alive' title | | Added 46 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Martha Stewart has very discerning tastes. That?s what she built her billion-dollar empire on and covered in the 100 books she?s published. And it doesn?t stop at lifestyle and business either, as she recently told Andy Cohen that she wouldn?t appear on Golden Bachelorette because ?the guys aren?t hot enough.? So in the midst of People Mag?s selection of John Krasinski as 2024s Sexiest Man Alive, a choice that wasn?t controversial so much as it was befuddling, the magazine is thrilled to tout that Martha approves of their selection. While answering questions at a Louis Vuitton event in NYC last week, Martha gave the gushing comment: ?John is pretty sexy.? And then things got a little weird, as Martha jokingly threatened John?s wife Emily Blunt, and suggested that her tween-age grandson should?ve been Sexiest Man Alive instead.
Martha Stewart is giving PEOPLE?s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive her seal of approval.
?John is pretty sexy,? the lifestyle expert told PEOPLE about this year?s champ John Krasinski at Louis Vuitton?s opening of its temporary New York City base on East 57th Street on Nov. 14. ?He?s been over to my house and he?s pretty sexy,? Stewart, who recently released her 100th cookbook Martha: The Cookbook, reiterated.
But the celebrity chef also gave the Office alum props for his talents: ?He?s pretty good at all the work he does too,? she said.
?Watch out, wife,? she quipped with a smirk about Krasinski?s wife of 14 years, Emily Blunt.
When asked about how she characterizes ?sexy? lately, Stewart said it comes down to being ?Gorgeous, talented, clean, fun.? If the A Quiet Place star hadn?t been crowned as 2024?s winner, Stewart has a biased and youthful choice as to who should be PEOPLE?s SMA.
?I think my grandson, Truman. He?s only 12,? she joked.
Stewart recently told PEOPLE about some ?especially attractive actors? who were guests on her TV shows over the years that left her starstruck.
?When Russell Crowe came on, he was still fit and gorgeous, just having done maybe Gladiator. He was pretty attractive. Matthew McConaughey, he is still pretty attractive. Tom Cruise in his first movies was so cute and attractive,? she said.
The Golden Bachelorette is one place that Stewart won?t be meeting romantic prospects any time soon.
During a Oct. 20 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Stewart told host Andy Cohen that she wouldn?t join the ABC dating show if asked because she?s unimpressed by the male contestants.
Stewart replied that she would ?absolutely not? join the show.
The Bravo star asked Stewart if she could be persuaded to join the show for $1 million an episode, to which she shook her head. She responded, ?No, the guys aren?t hot enough.?
[From People]
I guess it?s all in the delivery, because ?pretty sexy? can be read a lot of different ways. I still hear everything Martha says in the tone of Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada, that soft-spoken yet biting put-down quality. So ?John is pretty sexy? sounds to me like, ?yeah, he?s kind of good looking, I suppose.? Especially when Martha repeats the refrain when talking about his work. ?I guess John is good at the work he does,? an endorsement I?m sure John has long been after, lol. To be fair, though, it is possible (if highly improbable) that Martha meant it like, ?He?s pretty damn sexy!? But then we?re right back in Miranda Priestly territory with the ?Watch out, wife,? comment. I feel like there?s a very specific categorization in Martha?s head for determining whose names are worth remembering, and it doesn?t bode well for those who get reduced to functions like ?Wife? or ?NY Post Lady.? Plus, there?s the fact that Martha has said in the past how she?d like for her friends to die so she can date their husbands. Hahaha? We won?t let anything happen to you, Emily Blunt! Also, I know in some ways it?s a cute, proud grandmother thing for Martha to suggest her (12-year-old) grandson for SMA, but it?s a little creepy too, right?
Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com / Avalon, IMAGO/MediaPunch/Avalon, IMAGO/Barbara Hine/Avalon
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| | Conan O?Brien will host the Oscars for the first time next year | | Added 2 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It is notoriously difficult to find someone to host the Oscars. It requires a lot of preparation, the pay is reportedly not that great, and thanks to social media, everyone has an opinion about what the host is doing wrong. I think Jimmy Kimmel did a good job hosting last year, but that?s because the only thing I really remember from it was him calling out a certain then 77-year-old orange man baby by asking him if it was past his ?jail time.? This year, it was just a struggle as ever to find someone who was willing to do it. Kimmel said no, as did John Mulaney, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and a bunch of other people. The only person who seemed to actually want it was RuPaul!
Well, the Oscars have found someone to host next year?s ceremony, and it?s a good pick, too: Conan O?Brien. On Friday, the Academy announced that Conan would be hosting for the first time. They also released a video featuring Conan holding an Oscar as he pretended that he?d won it as someone off-screen corrected him to tell him that he was actually the host, not a winner.
?America demanded it and now it?s happening: Taco Bell?s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme, OBrien said of the gig, adding: In other news, I?m hosting the Oscars.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang added that they are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable OBrien serve as the host.
?He is the perfect person to help lead our global celebration of film with his brilliant humor, his love of movies, and his live TV expertise, they continued. His remarkable ability to connect with audiences will bring viewers together to do what the Oscars do besthonor the spectacular films and filmmakers of this year.?
In July, PEOPLE confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel declined to return to emcee the ceremony for what would have been the fifth time. John Mulaney also declined the gig, a source told PEOPLE at the time. Fellow stars like Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and Dwayne Johnson had also been approached to host, Deadline reported in October, citing sources.
Craig Erwich, President of Disney Television Group, saluted OBrien as the host, calling him a preeminent comedic voice, whose decades-long success is marked by his distinctive humor and perspective.
He joins an iconic roster of comedy greats who have served in this role, and we are so lucky to have him center stage for the Oscars.?
?Conan has all the qualities of a great Oscars hosthe is incredibly witty, charismatic and funny and has proven himself to be a master of live event television,? added Oscars executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan. ?We are so looking forward to working with him to deliver a fresh, exciting and celebratory show for Hollywood?s biggest night.?
The 97th annual Oscars will air live Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7pm ET/4pm PT on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
[From People]
I think that Conan is a great choice. Hes quick-witted and always brings fun, silly ideas. He also isn?t afraid to commit to the bit. His over-the-top appearance on Hot Ones still lives rent-free in my mind sometimes. I remember how hilarious his opening video montage was when he hosted the Emmys for the second time in 2006. The bit with Bob Newhart is a classic. Conan also has great relationships with the actors who have appeared on his wonderful podcast, ?Conan OBrien Needs a Friend,? so I bet he has no issues pulling people in to do skits with him. I?m actually hopeful that the Oscars will be a fun watch this year. I?m excited to see what Conan does with the gig.
Conan O?Brien is officially your 97th Oscars host!
Tune into the biggest night in Hollywood on Sunday, March 2nd at 7e/4p, LIVE on @ABCNetwork! #Oscars @TeamCoco @ConanOBrien pic.twitter.com/ZpsGM9LEIq
The Academy (@TheAcademy) November 15, 2024
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| | Is Dwayne Johnson's 'Red One' the biggest box office bomb of the year' | | Added 2 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans and Lucy Liu have been hustling their film Red One in recent weeks. Given the cast, I thought this was some kind of standard espionage/action film, but no it?s a Christmas movie. The Rock, who produced the film, plays ?the North Poles Head of Security? and he teams up with a bounty hunter, played by Chris Evans, and they have to save Christmas after Santa is kidnapped. Sounds terrifically stupid, right? What?s hilarious is that Johnson has been giving some very out-of-touch interviews about the film, like when he claimed that watching Christopher Nolan?s Oppenheimer on IMAX convinced him that Red One should also be an IMAX film: ?I watch ?Oppenheimer.? It was amazing, but I was thinking: ?Holy sh-t. ?Red One? on this screen and with this technology could be game over.? I remember texting [director Jake Kasdan] a picture of my bare chest and a picture of the screen and we realized how cool [Imax] would be.? Which explains how Red One?s production budget bloated to $250 million, I guess. Well, funny story. Red One might be one of the biggest bombs of the year?
?Treat them the same way you treat us! How dare you?!? are some of the screams I?ve been getting from traditional major studios when it comes to the chilly box office performance of the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans $200M Christmas action movie Red One. (?No! It?s $250M!? exclaims one ex-Amazon-er with knowledge). And at an opening of $30M, after a $10.9M Friday, we can?t ignore the fact that we?ve seen better from The Rock, as far as his solo non-Fast & Furious projects go.
And, damn, if this isn?t a high budget. That?s the biggest problem here with Red One overall. However, that?s what you get when you do business with the industrial complex that is the Rock. The gossip can cry tardiness, entourages, water bottles, schedules, studio execs asleep at the wheel and an exorbitant amount of jelly beans in Rock?s trailer ? it doesn?t matter. Capisce? This is what it costs to get into business with Johnson, and the only ones who are bold enough to invest in this endeavor are streamers like Netflix with Red Notice and Amazon MGM Studios here with Red One. The Rock has yet to scale down the budget of one of his tentpoles.
First, to placate the irate, traditional model studio brass who want to put Red One side-by-side with the performance of Joker: Folie a Deux, let?s recognize the fact here that this opening for Red One is on par with the lower end of Johnson?s original IP, one of those examples being Skyscraper ($130M production cost yielding $24.9M domestic opening, $68.4M domestic final, worldwide was $304.8M booted by $98M+ from China). There?s an argument to be made that the movie in its execution is more like a lightweight Lethal Weapon for audiences than a family film, which is why we?re not seeing a rush from the latter audience.
In the same breath, Red One is arguably the best opening for a movie hatched by a streamer, besting Apple?s Killers of the Flower Moon ($23.2M) and it?s in the vicinity of where Christmas live-action movies open. Don?t knock the Rock?s star power: He?s arguably the first Hollywood star to have two No. 1 openings in a given month from two different films; the expectation is that Disney?s Moana 2 will soar to a $135M 5-day over Thanksgiving.
[From Deadline]
Deadline?s argument seems to be that The Rock?s dumbest and worst movies usually break even at the end of the day, or maybe even make the studio a little money. But it looks like Red One won?t even be able to limp along until it breaks even. While MGM-Amazon wants to keep Red One in theaters throughout the Christmas season, I doubt they?ll be able to? Not with Gladiator II and Wicked taking up so much space in the coming weeks/months, not to mention all of the awards-bait movies which will start to get wide or limited releases. All in all, it looks like Red One is going to lose a lot of money. Not as much as Joker 2 (lmao) but a lot of money.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | John Kraskinski: Online comments about The Office 'scared the absolute hell out of me' | | Added 2 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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One of the things I remember from those early seasons of The Office was how real and, for lack of a better word, accessible its cast mates were. My college roommate was cast as an extra on the season 3 episode Womens Appreciation.? In between when it filmed and aired, she told me that I had to follow Jenna Fischer on MySpace because she was always doing these blog posts from her computer while they were actually filming scenes. I checked her page out and thought it was so charming how engaged she was with fans. I remember that she had this really great post about her time trying to ?make it? as an actress before eventually landing the role of Pam.
Whenever I?ve written about Jenna, I?ve always thought back to just how nice she seems, and it all stems back to these posts. IIRC, she even said that she?d show her castmates people?s comments and reactions. It?s been almost 20 years since the days of MySpace and The Office, and I feel like we?re finally getting some payoff. During his exclusive interview with People for his Sexiest Man Alive cover story, John Kraskinski talked about the public reaction online for those early seasons of the show. As you can imagine, there was some good mixed with some very scary.
John Krasinski has gotten used to navigating his life in the public eye. But when it comes to social media and online comments, Krasinski, 45, opted out of reading them years ago. I remember on The Office, the computers we had [at our desks] were live, and that was the early days of like Myspace and IMDb chat rooms and stuff, he tells PEOPLE for this weeks cover story.
His costar Jenna Fischer was super into it and shed go, Guys, last nights episode, they loved it and blah blah, blah. And so wed all jump on, the actor recalls. One of my first forays down that rabbit hole, I was like, Oh my God, what did they say?'
Some of the comments made the actor immediately stop reading. It was like, Oh dear Lord. And Ive never gone back. Ive never gone back, he insists. Truly, that scared the absolute hell out of me, those chat rooms in the early days. So I cant imagine where its gone since.
Krasinski says the first time he even knew he was famous was in New York City where he lives. It must have been season two [of The Office] because iPods had come out and I had no idea what an iPod was, he recalls. I remember a guy came up to me on the street and he held up an iPod and he said, Look, youre on my iPod. And the screen was [tiny], and I couldnt see who it was, but it looked a lot like me. And I thought, I dont know if thats fame or if that persons going to kill me, but either way, that person knows me and thats a stranger. So that was that was a big, big moment.
[From People]
I totally get this. It?s fun to read the comments until it isn?t, lol. I think people gave Jenna a lot of grace because she was known for being very interactive with fans, which endeared her to a lot of them. But as The Office kept growing bigger outside of the tuned-in online fans, everyone was fair game. It?s kinda weird to remember those early days of online fandom (which started a good decade before The Office came out), but it?s equally trippy to put together in real time how it morphed into everyone thinking their opinion mattered. I?m glad John figured it out quickly and has prioritized his mental health since then.
Photos credit: Paul Drinkwater/Avalon, PNP/Wenn/Avalon, Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com/Avalon
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| | Denzel Washington: 'After Malcolm X I made some real clunkers ' all in the 1990s' | | Added 2 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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While Denzel Washington has a villainous supporting role in Gladiator II, in interviews for the movie Denzel has come across as a respected elder, yet with a rather impish quality. It?s basically in the way he just talks about whatever he wants, not fearing any repercussions for spilling secrets. Like when he (probably) broke Marvel classified info by revealing he?ll be in Black Panther 3, or when he dropped ancient Roman tea that the same-sex kiss he filmed was axed from the final cut of Gladiator II. I mean, if even a king can?t push him around, why should he worry? And to give credit to Denzel, he doesn?t abuse his power (off screen). So in addition to telling King Charles not to rush him off his own red carpet, Denzel spent his time in London last week speaking with The Times for an in-depth profile. Some highlights:
On the reviews that he?s having fun in Gladiator II: ?I?ve heard that too, and Macrinus is just more. More rings, more clothes, more.? He fixes me with a stare. ?He wants power. How? By hook, crook, charm, smile, sex, murder, relationships and politics. Whatever it takes.? At one point, while discussing Macrinus?s sexual predilections, Washington blurts out, ?Line up the virgins!? By which he means male or female, anyone will do. The actor claims that he shot a gay kiss for the film, but it was cut in the edit. ?I think they got chicken.?
He doesn?t watch his films: ?I watch it so I know what I?m talking about,? he says. ?But I haven?t watched any film from my past from start to finish, not even Malcolm X. All you see is what you did wrong. Also why would you do it anyway?? He cackles before, rather campily, snarling: ??Oh, wasn?t I good?? You don?t read old articles do you? ? It?s the same. ?Ooh, I was brilliant here ? what a sentence. I should try that again.??
The three phases of life: ?Well, in life, you learn, earn and then you return ? as in give back. So if your life is 90 years long, up until 30 you learn and from 30 to 60 you earn.? He was 30 in 1984. ?So in that era I was earning,? he laughs. ?With a great agent, my career built into making money and so the earning kicked in and then life also kicked in, with bills, four kids and a house ?? He grimaces. ?After Malcolm X I made some real clunkers. Look them up ? I won?t say their names.? However, I say, if you type his name into Google, one of the most common questions is ?Is there a bad Denzel Washington movie?? ?They are all in the 1990s. But I was earning. I had responsibilities.?
A good Samaritan: ?You know, I stopped for gas the other day and I saw a woman stressed,? he continues. ?I?m just sensitive, I guess. My sister is bipolar, so I could tell that she was mentally ill. So I said, ?How you doing, sweetheart?? and asked if she needed money. I said, ?$500?? She said no ? $1,000! I thought she ain?t that crazy.!? Did she recognise you? ?I don?t think so, but I gave her money. Then, as I?m pumping gas, she walked over to the shop window just rocking and a woman came out and looked like she was going to shoo her away. Then she saw me and said, ?I love you!? So I said, ?You have a chance to help somebody, like I helped her.? And the woman did. And I love that.?
[From The Times]
Denzel really can?t stop talking about all the rings he got to wear in this movie and it cracks me up! I guess the poor guy has been costume and accessory-starved in his previous films, and now he has a taste for the fun stuff. Welcome, Denzel, but fair warning: this path can get expensive. And speaking of money, I like the pragmatic way he acknowledges that there are films he made to pay the bills, the ?clunkers.? And of course he?s too classy to name them, because they are solid parts of his resume that allowed him to live a life, support a family, and have enough wiggle room to help a lady out at the gas station. It?s also worth noting that he was still giving great performances even in ?bad? movies. Not that he would exactly know, I guess, since he says he doesn?t watch his work. And boy did Denzel successfully spin that back on the writer, asking if he praised himself while reading his articles. I mean, to go back and marvel at your own particularly clever-witted, well-crafted sentence? That would totally be silly/idiotic/egocentric and is absolutely 100% not something I?ve ever done myself.
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