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| | Harrison Ford misses the connection that movies used to have to the culture | | Added 197 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When I watched the trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, I was surprised to see Harrison Ford pop up. That should tell you how little attention I give to the comings and goings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Apparently, Harrison Ford replaced William Hurt, who passed away in 2022. Ford stepped into the role of Thaddeus Ross, and within the film, he?s president of the United States. He?s also Red Hulk. Well, Marvel has Harrison out here promoting the film and he manages to sound less peeved than usual. Some highlights from his WSJ interview (via Variety):
The ?Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny? box office flop: The film lost Disney a reported $130 million after its global box office haul fell well below the $400 million mark. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Ford shrugged off the disappointment. ?Sh-t happens. I was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his ass and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigor, to see what happened. I?m still happy I made that movie.?
Why he signed on to a Marvel film: Ford told WSJ Magazine that he accepted the Marvel role with ?no script? presented to him, adding: ?Why not? I saw enough Marvels to see actors that I admired having a good time. I didn?t really know that at the end I would turn into the Red Hulk. Well, it?s like life. You only get so far in the kit until the last page of the instructions is missing.?
A Marvel movie is just another day at the office: ?I tried to understand the ambition of the filmmakers, and to be useful to them. I just didn?t sit home at night and say, ?Oh, what do I want to do when I turn into the Hulk?? It didn?t seem to me to be a terribly difficult acting proposition.?
He?s feeling nostalgic for a time when movies made a far bigger impact. ?What I miss, really, truthfully, is the connection [cinema had] to the culture overall. Now we?re in people?s houses more than we?re in the commons. We work for niche audiences. Which doesn?t lessen the work. But we?re living in a different world, without the comfort of knowing that we?re all in this together. ? When asked what a Marvel movie is then, Ford answered: ?It?s a big niche.?
[From Variety]
While Ford misses being in huge cultural-moment films and misses when films had a huge impact, I actually think he?s weathered the industry changes really well. In some ways, he has much more freedom now than he did during his movie-star heyday. He can do an AppleTV show or join the MCU or do a TV show with Helen Mirren. He?s talked before about how he just likes to work, and that?s what it feels like too he?s not taking this sh-t seriously, he just likes having something to do. As for what he says about the last Indiana Jones movie? I ended up watching it and I hated it, and yet I sort of loved that Harrison was hellbent on making it. He loves the character, and that script was fking bonkers. Still, it was such a depressing way for Indy to go out.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Demi Moore: 'There's interest in our stories. There's room for us. And that's exciting' | | Added 199 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Demi Moore continued her winning streak over the weekend when she picked up Best Actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday. I?ve only encountered people who absolutely loved The Substance, or positively loathed it, with no middle ground. For my part, I thought the acting from the leads was excellent ? Demi, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid, too. I didn?t know he had it in him to be that camp! (Does that mean he?s at risk of MAGA rescinding his membership?) In her ?popcorn actress? speech at the Golden Globes, Demi kind of perfectly articulated what this career moment is for her: getting recognition, validation, and respect for her art (an extension of herself), after being put in a box to the point where she believed that?s where she belonged. Well, Demi just took part in Variety?s Awards Circuit Podcast, where she dove even deeper into the craft she brought to this role:
?This whole journey has just been a shock and awe,? she says with humility and amusement. ?I had no expectations, so everything has been a surprise, and honestly, that?s a really beautiful place to be sitting in.?
At 62, Moore has just earned her first Academy Award nomination for best actress, a recognition that was both unexpected and long overdue. Her performance in Coralie Fargeat?s body horror thriller ?The Substance? is raw, fearless and, at times, deeply unsettling. The film, which satirized Hollywood?s obsession with youth and beauty, sees Moore?s character undergo a grotesque transformation after consuming a mysterious product.
?But it?s a moment in front of the mirror where she methodically smears lipstick across her face in a moment of profound self-destruction that is her most haunting moment. ?It was really tough,? she admits. ?Coralie likes to do a lot of takes ? we didn?t do fewer than 15 in each segment. But I knew that this was such a pivotal moment in the film. It?s the beginning of the real violence against oneself.? She pauses. ?It?s also the ?F?k it!? moment. You want her to be happy, and she?s so close.?
The role required Moore to go deep ? deeper than ever before. ?I realized I didn?t have the benefit of feeding off other actors in many of these scenes,? she explains. ?So I had to create a dialogue with myself. I went through every beat, every moment so that when I got there, I could just let it go.?
If there were doubts about her ability to carry a film of this magnitude, Moore never let them in. ?I knew the movie was ambitious, but I also knew that Coralie had something to say ? and she wasn?t just taking cheap shots at Hollywood. The story had substance,? she says, relishing the unintentional pun.
?But what?s more remarkable is the shift that Moore is witnessing and leading in Hollywood. ?We?ve all heard the narrative ? women of a certain age in Hollywood are discarded, overlooked,? she says. ?But look at what?s happening now. There?s interest in our stories. There?s room for us. And that?s exciting.?
She reflects on the moment she felt her career might have reached its natural end. ?I had hit a low point where I didn?t feel like I was expanding like I wasn?t being challenged,? she admits. ?And I thought, maybe the universe is telling me I need to do something else. But then ?The Substance? came along, and I thought, ?Okay, this I can dive into. This is something I can bring all of myself to.??
[From Variety]
Demi is running her campaign so well. I love hearing her break down the preparation she did for the mirror scene, and I bet that?s the kind of thing Oscar voters will also be into. And it?s such a good point, that she is alone in that scene, so she didn?t have anyone else to play off of or react to. She had to create it all herself, which in some ways is harder. In fact, so much of The Substance is Demi on her own, in that apartment. Which brings me to something that I feel has been criminally left out of most Substance conversations: what is the floorplan of that pad?! Seriously, between the endless, curving hallway of catastrophe, to the large (yet more utilitarian than luxurious) bathroom, the layout of that place was the biggest mystery of the entire film, to me.
Anyway, the Variety piece is a great read. The absence of her dog Pilaf is noted (with great disappointment) by the interviewer, and Demi also gives a touching update that she visits ex-husband Bruce Willis and his family weekly, ?because that?s what you do for the people you love.?
photos credit: Fayes Vision/Cover Images, Jeffrey Mayer/Avalon/
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| | Nicole Kidman wore a Saint Laurent pantsuit at the Critics Choice: surprisingly good? | | Added 200 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Nicole Kidman, like Angelina Jolie, might not be seen for the rest of the awards season. Nicole also got ?snubbed? for SAG, BAFTA and Oscar nominations, so the Critics Choice Awards were possibly the last time we?d see her. What a final appearance though she wore a fresh-off-the-runway look from Saint Laurent, a baggy pantsuit basically. My first reaction was ?nah?? But it?s grown on me, and now I sort of love that she mixed it up. Her hair and makeup look great here as well.
Zoe Saldana also wore Saint Laurent, but we?ll be seeing more of her throughout the season. Zoe picked up the Critics Choice Award for supporting actress for Emilia Perez. The votes were mostly cast before Karla Sofia Gascon?s tweet-history mess, and this is one category which I could see a major ?surprise? come Oscar night. As for her dress? it?s fine. It?s not actively bad. It does feel like a lot of women sort of phoned it in, style-wise, at the CCAs.
Naomi Watts wore one of the most hilariously bad looks I?ve ever seen from her. This is Prada, and at least it was ?on trend? a lot of women are wearing super-structural gowns and dresses right now, especially with this kind of terrible business around the waist and hips.
Monica Barbaro also wore Prada a custom piece. It?s fine for the CCAs.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Demi Moore wore Schiaparelli & won Best Actress at the Critics Choice | | Added 200 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I fully admit that I have never ?gotten? Schiaparelli. I?m missing that gene, I guess. At the Grammys, one of the few ?fashion conversations? was Beyonce?s ill-fitting Schiaparelli dress it was a custom piece, and you would have thought that meant that it would fit her like a glove. It did not. She was scared of popping out of it all night, and her underwire was exposed in many of the photos. It should have been an even bigger conversation, that Schiaparelli can?t be trusted to provide good looks for women at awards shows. But women are still trusting this couture house. Well, Demi Moore wore Schiaparelli to the Critics Choice Awards and once again, I?m asking WHY? Why do this to your bust, ladies? Why wear such unflattering, ill-fitting pieces? Anyway, Demi won the Best Actress Award, and given the mess with Karla Sofia Gascon (who did not attend the CC), I think it?s safe to say that Demi is a massive front-runner in this Oscar race.
Marianne Jean Baptiste wore Oscar de la Renta. I love this. It?s age-appropriate but it still feels fresh and youthful. It reminds me of something Jill Biden would wear. Marianne was one of several women who were notably ?snubbed? for a Best Actress Oscar nom.
Kathryn Hahn in Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2025. LMAO. She looks like she?s wearing a deconstructed black swan costume.
Sarah Michelle Gellar also wore Oscar de la Renta I like this? We see her so rarely at these awards shows, it?s a nice treat. She just turned up in a relatively ?simple? black dress, really.
Leighton Meester & Adam Brody both wore Dior. Adam won a Critics Choice Award and Leighton was really emotional about it! They seem really solid. I?m fine with her dress, but the bangs are killing my soul.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Angelina Jolie wore Elie Saab to the Critics Choice Awards: fine or meh? | | Added 200 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some photos from Friday night?s Critics Choice Awards. This will probably be Angelna Jolie?s final appearance during the awards season, unless she?s invited to present at the SAGs or Oscars, I guess. You never know she is a two-time Oscar winner already, so it?s more than possible that the Academy would invite her to be a presenter. Anyway, Angelina did not leave the awards season with a bang. She chose this peachy-beige-tea-rose lace Elie Saab Spring 2025 gown which? eh. I?m mad at the color, I?m mad at her hair these days. But overall, I?m happy that it wasn?t a sack dress and it also feels like she?s been venturing out of her comfort zone here and there. It ended up being an okay night for Jolie that POS Chelsea Handler didn?t even say her name, and Demi Moore went over and hugged Angelina when Demi won Best Actress. It feels like Angelina has made some new friendships during this season.
Michelle Yeoh kind of disappointed me too? She wore this absolutely terrible Balenciaga look. Her hair also looked? not-great. She has great hair too, but it?s too ?flat? and lifeless here.
Lupita Nyongo was one of several women wearing Chanel. I, uh, don?t think Lupita got the best Chanel look, honestly. She?s always beautiful, but this is a minidress with black tulle and it looks like a homemade fashion project.
Margaret Qualley in Chanel she?s been wearing Chanel throughout the awards season, and she has a good Chanel contract. I actually sort of like this? It?s more flowy and romantic than I would normally associate with Chanel.
Jodie Foster in Chanel the dress is super-conservative and very ?Jodie,? but can I just say? I love her hair these days. That choppy bob is killer and I love the subtle grey streaks. Her colorist is doing a great job.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Gisele Bundchen welcomed a baby boy, and his middle name is River | | Added 201 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Gisele Bundchen apparently welcomed her third child at some point recently, my guess is that she gave birth about a week ago? TMZ announced that she had given birth, but there were no details on the gender or name. Until now! People Magazine says that she welcomed a baby boy, and they have a tip about the kid?s middle name.
Gisele Bndchen is a boy mom again! The Brazilian supermodel, 44, welcomed a baby boy with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente, a source tells PEOPLE, adding that one part of his name has a sweet nod to nature. Although his first name is still unknown, the insider shares that his middle name is River.
Bndchens sons moniker continues her sweet tradition of her kids having water-themed middle names ? she is also mom to daughter Vivian Lake, 12, and son Benjamin Rein, 15, who she shares with ex Tom Brady.
[From People]
I totally forgot about the water references for her children?s middle names. Honestly, years later, Vivian Lake Brady is a really nice name, and so is Benjamin Rein. I wonder if this third kid?s name will be Anglo. Brazilian mother, Brazilian father, I could see them going with a Brazilian/Portuguese first name. Let me look up popular Brazilian boy names? Carlos, I could see. Gabriel, I could see that. Afonso? Bernardo? Joao? Benecio? A lot of names will sound good with Valente, although we don?t know if this kid will get his father?s surname. This kid might be a Bundchen.
Meanwhile, I was wondering about Tom Brady, and Page Six ran an exclusive about his reaction to Gisele?s new baby. A source says that Tom is ?happy? for Gisele and ?wishes her nothing but the best.? An insider says that Tom ?reached out to Bndchen to congratulate her.? I mean? they share custody of Benjamin and Vivian. It would be weird if they weren?t in communication. Tom might have even stopped by to see the baby when he was picking up the kids, you never know.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Cover Images.
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| | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is in talks with Hulu | | Added 202 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Today in ?OMG you guys? news, there?s a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot in the works?and it?s probably going to star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Right now, the reboot is still in the early pre-production stage, but a pilot is being written for Hulu by Poker Face showrunners Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, with Chlo Zhao directing the pilot, which Hulu is likely to order. After years of saying, thanks but no thanks to the idea of a potential reboot, SMG changed her mind after guest starring on an episode of Dexter: Original Sin. Thankfully, Joss Whedon has no involvement in the reboot.
More than two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended its seven-season run, the beloved supernatural drama is eyeing a revival with a new chapter in the franchise. A followup series is nearing a pilot order from Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to star, reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers, sources said. Oscar winner Chlo Zhao, a self-professed lifelong Buffy fan, is set to direct the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face).
The reboot hails from Buffy the Vampire Slayer studio 20th Television and Disney sibling Searchlight TV where Zhao has been under a first-look deal. Beyond the pilot order, I hear the reboot is starting a writers room soon, a sign that Hulu and the studios have high expectations for the project going to series. It is unclear yet whether other original Buffy cast members would return; that is considered likely.
Described as the next chapter in the Buffyverse, the new incarnation is executive produced by Gellar, Zhao, Nora and Lilla Zuckerman as well as the original series? executive producers Gail Berman of the Jackal Group and Fran Kuzui & Kaz Kuzui via Suite B. Also executive producing the pilot is Dolly Parton whose company Sandollar was producer on the original.
Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who also wrote the 1992 movie the series was based on, has no involvement in the reboot. He has not worked in Hollywood in any official capacity since facing a slew of misconduct allegations in 2021.
If the Hulu pilot goes to series, it would be the third in the franchise, following mothership Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired on the WB for five seasons from 1997-2001 before dramatically moving to UPN for two more, and spinoff Angel, which ran on the WB for five seasons (1999-2004).
Berman, Fran Kazui and Kaz Kazui previously teamed up with 20th TV in 2018 for a potential Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot written by Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen, on which Whedon was an executive producer. That project, whose lead was envisioned as a Black woman, didn?t move forward. Still, fans of the show have continued to lobby for a revival, their hopes fueled by a couple of high profile cast reunions.
Parton indicated a year ago that a Buffy return was still in the works, saying in an interview that ?They?re still working on that. They?re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.?
Gellar, who had been opposed to revisiting Buffy as recently as 2023, expressed openness to the idea in a December interview promoting her latest series, Dexter prequel series Original Sin, on which she is a special guest star.
?It?s funny, I always used to say no, because it?s in its bubble and it?s so perfect,? she said. ?But watching Sex and the City and seeing Dexter, and realizing there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, ?Well, maybe.??
As to whether a potential Buffy revisit has to be a prequel, she said, ?No, it could be anything. It?s a universe. And it makes you realize that in this world, we need those heroes, I think, more so than ever.?
According to sources, negotiations with Gellar for the Buffy reboot had started when she made the comments. Those negotiations are now in their final stages.
[From Deadline]
So, thoughts on a Buffy reboot? I?m undecided. On the one hand, how do you say no to more Buffy? But, on the other hand, do we really need it? Reboots can be so hit or miss, that I?d be afraid that it would take the X-Files route vs. the Karate Kid (Cobra Kai) route. Sarah Michelle is right that the OG series is in its own perfect little bubble, so why mess with it? That said, I am a big fan of Zhao and the Zuckerman sisters? work, which puts me back into the more optimistic category. I don?t know! I am very glad, however, that Whedon won?t be involved in any capacity because f-ck that guy. I bet his absence is also a big part as to why Sarah Michelle agreed to do it.
Off the top of my head, these are the franchise reboots that are in the works: The Office, Practical Magic, The Princess Diaries, Suits, and The X-Files again. And thats not even counting the reboots that have already begun airing. Oh boy, I wonder what we?ll revisit next.
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| | Gisele Bundchen welcomed her third child recently, mom & baby are doing well | | Added 202 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last October, we heard the surprising news: Gisele Bundchen was expecting her third child, first with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente. Joaquim was Gisele?s jiu-jitsu trainer and friend, then their relationship turned romantic during or after Gisele?s divorce from Tom Brady. Most people thought Joaquim was a shoulder to cry on, the first boyfriend as she transitioned out of her marriage. But it turned into something else, and now they?ve welcomed their baby.
Gisele Bndchen is a mom again! The Brazilian supermodel, 44, has welcomed her third baby, her first with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, TMZ has reported.
No further details ? including the sex and name of the baby ? are known yet.
Bndchen is already mom to daughter Vivian, 12, and son Benjamin, 15, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Brady, 47.
After news broke that Bndchen was expecting again, a source close to the model exclusively told PEOPLE that she was ?excited to embrace this new chapter openly.? Bndchen ?received many positive messages and congratulations,? said the insider, adding that she ?wanted to keep it private for as long as she could, doing so was starting to be a challenge.?
Bndchen has been dating Valente, a Jiu-Jitsu instructor, since June 2023.
[From People]
TMZ?s sources say that Gisele is ?super happy? and ?mom and the baby are healthy. Its unclear when the new bundle arrived but were told it was recently.? So? she got pregnant last April? I?m just working through the timeline. I mean, I think this was probably a surprise baby given her age, but surprise doesn?t mean ?unwanted.? I?m sure she?ll enjoy this the third time around, and I wonder how Vivian and Benjamin are doing. I also wonder how Tom is doing, even though this is really a case of FAFO for him.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Angelina Jolie did 'quiet luxury' at the Santa Barbara Film Festival: love it or hate it' | | Added 202 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As the Karla Sofia Gascon catastrophe unfolded in the past two weeks, my anger towards Netflix grew. Netflix should absolutely regret putting so much money and effort behind Emilia Perez and not Maria. We could have had Angelina Jolie at every awards show if Netflix had supported her the same way they supported Gascon. But here we are Jolie was snubbed for Bafta, SAG and Oscar nominations. But she has still been receiving awards at film festivals and various events over the past four months or so. Last night, Jolie was in Santa Barbara for the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. She received the Maltin Modern Master Award. She walked the carpet and took part in a career-retrospective Q&A session with Leonard Maltin.
Style-wise, Jolie?s look was sort of a meh/mixed bag. I?m so tired of this washed-out blonde color and I?m dying for her to go back to a strong brunette. On the plus side, at least she didn?t have those assy bangs front and center. She wore a silky cream slipdress (with pockets!) and a matching jacket. I?m not wild about it because it feels sack-dress-adjacent, but it?s far from her worst look. British Vogue even said this was Angelina doing the ?quiet luxury? trend.
Meanwhile, this week there were some absolutely bizarre rumors about Angelina and her humanitarian work. The backstory is idiotic and awful Donald Trump has basically shut down USAID (America?s foreign aid) and now Russian and MAGA people are spreading lies about how USAID was handing eight-figure checks to celebrities to ?support? Ukraine. They?re claiming that the American government paid Angelina $40 million to support humanitarian effort in Ukraine or something like that. It didn?t happen, none of it. Angelina has always paid out of pocket to support refugees and do her international work.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Backgrid.
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| | Lily Allen and David Harbour announce separation after 4 years of marriage | | Added 204 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After months of rumors about their marriage being on the rocks, Lily Allen and David Harbour confirmed earlier this week that they?ve separated. David and Lily got together after meeting on the exclusive dating app Raya in early 2019 and got married in Las Vegas in September 2020. Over the past few months, there?s been rumors that they were having problems because Lily caught David cheating or that Lily had relapsed. Lily addressed that gossip on a recent episode of her podcast, Miss Me?, saying it wasn?t true. She didn?t do much to quell rumors of a split, though, when she admitted that she?s was not in a good place and felt herself spiraling. And now we have confirmation thanks to a People exclusive.
Lily Allen and David Harbour are calling it quits. The Smile singer, 39, and the Stranger Things actor, 49, have separated after four years of marriage, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
Her marriage has been crumbling, an insider tells PEOPLE exclusively, and they have split.
Reps for Allen and Harbour did not immediately respond to PEOPLEs request for comment.
Allen ? who married Harbour in 2020 after meeting on the celebrity dating app Raya ? alluded to a recent tough time on the Dec. 16 episode of her BBC podcast Miss Me? with co-host Miquita Oliver.
Though Allen did not offer additional details as to the source of her trouble, she said it was affecting her mental health and causing her problems with her eating.
[From People]
According to an ?insider,? Lily is ?devastated and not in a good place? and that the separation has been ?very hard? for both her and her two daughters, Ethel Mary, 13 and Marnie Rose, 12, who were close with David. I know Lily can be problematic as hell, but I do feel for her and I kinda liked them together. She seemed to really love David and whatever the ultimate cause of their split was, I bet she felt they could work it out. I also truly feel for Ethel and Mary. If they were as close with David as we?ve heard they were, then they must be going through a tough time right now. I hope Lily can keep herself together emotionally to be there for them. I am also certain that this is only the beginning of these types of exclusives and we?ll totally find out what went down sooner rather than later.
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