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| | Natalie Portman on Parisians: 'I find the people here are actually incredibly friendly' | | Added 15 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Natalie Portman has a ?cover interview? in net-a-porter?s in-house magazine, all to promote her role in Guy Ritchie?s Fountain of Youth. Portman hasn?t given many print interviews since her divorce from Benjamin Millepied, and while she doesn?t directly address the collapse of her marriage, she does make some subtle references. Like, she?s still living in Paris most of the time and she plans to maintain a home there, I would assume because Benjamin works in Paris almost exclusively now and they coparent their kids. A big chunk of her interview is about how much she enjoys living in Paris too, and how it?s better for her. Some highlights:
Why she loves Paris: ?Even when it?s cold and gray, there?s always some incredible exhibit or concert or dinner party or writers in town; something fascinating and stimulating happening? and the frequent vacations are so clutch!?
She doesn?t buy into the typecasting of Parisians as rude. ?I find the people here are actually incredibly friendly ? you just have to know how to interact, so that we?re not the ones being rude. Now, when I go back to the US, I?m like, oh, I would go into a store and not say hello to everyone there? It?s weird.?
She admires the French attitude to child-rearing. ?All the kids that come to my house are, like, ?bonjour Madame? ? and give me the bise [cheek-to-cheek kiss]. And before they leave, they are, like, ?thank you for having me? ? and if I?m not nearby, they?ll come and find me to say it.?
Cultural differences: ?I think we have an assumption that western cultures are all the same ? and kind of evened out by all this pop culture that everyone consumes. It?s not true: it?s extremely specific here; and the culture is very different in both deep and surface ways.?
Working with Julianne Moore in May-December: ?Julie and I had a beautiful, non-dramatic shoot; it?s so nice when your heroes live up to everything that you dream about them.?
Being a child actor: ?Listen, I had a really lucky trajectory. I do feel like working as a child was an amazing experience for me ? and I was very lucky that I was not harmed. [But] so many kids are harmed. And there are aspects of being publicly known and publicly seen as a kid? that turn you into an adult in a certain way. You become a woman in people?s eyes when you?re on screen.?
Whether #MeToo has made changes to Hollywood: ?Yeah, it?s changing but it?s a process? You know, things don?t change overnight, and there?s a backlash, there?s regression, all sorts of things. If anything, our current political moment shows us progress is not a straight line.?
It?s easier to be famous in Paris: ?They?re very good at privacy here. I feel like the biggest compliment is ?elle est trs discrte? [?she is very discreet?].?
Take a nap if you need it: ?My cousin and I always say that Ali Wong quote back to each other: ?I don?t wanna lean in, I wanna lie down!? You gotta lie down, you gotta take away everything you don?t have to do and then do nice things for yourself. Whether that means taking a nap ? like, literally ? or whatever it is. So much of being a woman who?s trying to do it all is just being tired and overwhelmed and not having any time to yourself. So, you have to demand it for yourself ? and you have to give it to yourself. If you?re too bent on being a perfect mom, being the perfect wife, being the perfect friend, perfect at your job, you?re going to crumble. Like, the number one thing about being a successful, happy, doing-it-all woman is being pretty cool with? ?I suck at everything?.?
[From Net-a-Porter]
?You just have to know how to interact, so that we?re not the ones being rude. Now, when I go back to the US, I?m like, oh, I would go into a store and not say hello to everyone there? It?s weird.? Remember that Oprah story from 2013? She said (and I believed her) that a fancy boutique in Switzerland refused to serve her, and that story became part of a larger conversation about how Americans interact with Europeans, especially in shops. Remember that Oprah story from 2013? She said (and I believed her) that a fancy boutique in Switzerland refused to serve her, and that story became part of a larger conversation about how Americans interact with Europeans, especially in shops. I mean, there were several conversations, but I remember the one about ?the customer is not always right in Europe?.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Hailey Bieber sold her beauty company Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion | | Added 3 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I fully admit that, for years now, I?ve believed the celebrity beauty/makeup/skincare industry is oversaturated, overhyped and overvalued. Kylie Jenner and Rihanna were the pioneers of ?beauty start-ups which turned into massive companies,? and all of the other ladies have been trying to copy them for the past decade. But while I?m a curmudgeon on these ventures, the actual beauty industry is bullish on these celebrity endeavors. Kylie Jenner sold the majority of her brand to Coty six years ago, Rihanna & LVMH split Fenty Beauty (a multi-billion dollar brand), and now Hailey Bieber has sold Rhode. Hailey started her skincare/beauty company Rhode in 2022, and it grew really fast really quickly, with several ?hero? products. Hailey has been exploring her options and wanting to sell all year, and now she?s found a buyer: e.l.f. Beauty.
Hailey Biebers rhode is celebrating a major milestone. On Wednesday, May 28, it was announced that e.l.f. Beauty had signed a $1 billion dollar deal to acquire the brand.
Per a press release, Bieber, 28, will continue her role as founder and additionally serve as rhode?s chief creative officer and head of innovation, overseeing creative, product innovation and marketing. She will also act as a strategic advisor to the combined companies.
The release also states that rhode was the No. 1 skincare brand in Earned Media Value in 2024, representing 367% year-over-year EMV growth.
?We can?t wait to bring rhode to more faces, places, and spaces. From day one, my vision for rhode has been to make essential skin care and hybrid makeup you can use every day,? Bieber shared in a statement. ?Just three years into this journey, our partnership with e.l.f. Beauty marks an incredible opportunity to elevate and accelerate our ability to reach more of our community with even more innovative products and widen our distribution globally.
The entrepreneur added that she looks forward to the brands new exciting chapter alongside co-founders Michael D. Ratner and Lauren Ratner, who have helped bring my vision to life from the start.?
Bieber also spoke to Allure about the news, saying, ?When youre launching a brand, youre just so focused on whats right in front of you at the time. And of course, you always have really big dreams and really big goals for it. This is definitely one of those things being realized. I could have never anticipated that it would happen at this exact time.? She added about her decision to pair with the e.l.f. team, Vibes matter!
[From People]
This is another reason why I rolled my eyes at the months of speculation about Justin Bieber?s finances one, I think the reports are coming from Justin?s former team because they?re mad that they?re not on the Bieber gravy train anymore. Two, I think Justin is more than fine with Hailey making money right now, and Hailey is absolutely the family breadwinner at the moment. Hailey?s a billionaire three years after launching her company. It?s insane. Good for her, honestly.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images, Backgrid.
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| | Cassie welcomed her third child, a boy, with husband Alex Fine | | Added 3 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Two weeks ago, Cassie testified against Sean Combs in his federal trial. Her testimony was a multi-day affair. Cassie was heavily pregnant at the time, and there were concerns that she would go into labor during her testimony, especially because of the stress of having to speak about everything Combs did to her. But she got through it with an enormous amount of bravery. Cassie gave birth to her third child this week:
Cassie Ventura is a mom again! The singer, 38, welcomed her third baby, a boy, with husband Alex Fine, a source confirmed to PEOPLE. TMZ was the first to report the news.
The news comes after a source confirmed with PEOPLE that she was taken to a New York City hospitals labor and delivery unit.
[From People]
I?m so happy for Cassie and her husband Alex Fine. Alex seems like such a decent man, and I?m so glad that Cassie was able to get a fresh start with her life.
Concurrent with Cassie welcoming her third child, Combs? attorneys requested a mistrial. I actually thought the two things were connected, like Combs wanted a mistrial because the prosecution?s star witness gave birth during the trial. But the now-rejected mistrial request had to do with Kid Cudi. Cassie dated Kid Cudi after she left Combs, and Combs (allegedly) fire-bombed Cudi?s Porsche in retaliation. Combs? legal team didn?t like some of the evidence submitted in the fire-bombing situation, that?s why they asked for a mistrial. The judge said: nope.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Cover Images.
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| | Taylor Swift is in Florida to 'show her support' for Travis while he's 'training' | | Added 4 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were mostly in their undercover era after the Kansas City Chiefs got blown out in the Super Bowl. Tay and Trav went on multiple vacations and there were barely any photos of them for months. But they?re slowly reentering the gossip culture they?ve been seen and photographed at various restaurants on the East Coast, and over the weekend, a fan got some photos of them in West Palm Beach. They had dinner at Harry?s, and they ordered $400 worth of food. When I was writing that story, I was like? why are they in Florida again? My first thought was that the Chiefs training camp has already started, but no NFL training camps dont officially start until July. It?s possible Travis is doing his own ?training camp,? I guess. In any case, People Mag confirmed that Taylor is down in Florida specifically because Travis needs to be there.
Taylor Swift is staying in Florida with Travis Kelce to show her support while he?s training for the upcoming NFL season. The pop superstar is in Miami ?to support and spend time? with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, a Kelce source tells PEOPLE exclusively.
The lovebirds ? who have been dating since the summer of 2023 ? were spotted on a dinner date at Harrys Bar & Restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday, May 23.
?Travis was working on Friday before his dinner date with Taylor, says the source. ?He left early to go meet her.?
In a snapshot posted by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, the couple, both 35, were pictured sitting side-by-side in a cozy booth at the dimly lit restaurant.
A second photo shared of the ?Fortnight? singer and the Super Bowl champ?s evening, shared by musician Mark Morrison, showed Swift smiling during the pair?s romantic date night out.
?Travis still seems very happy with Taylor,? the source adds.
[From People]
I?m always so interested in how Taylor moves around and where she stays when she?s away from one of her many homes. Travis is getting pap?d with some regularity in Florida? and Taylor isn?t. Is she staying at a hotel, or did she rent a house? I guess it depends on how long they intend to stay in Florida. Speaking of Travis getting pap?d? last week, some photos of Travis went viral. He had his back to a paparazzo while he was changing his shirt, and the man has back hair. This is probably why he calls himself ?Big Yeti.? I?m not trying to body-hair-shame anyone, but this could be waxed off pretty easily.
Travis Kelce shows off his back hair after a workout pic.twitter.com/uwTZbCrzuU
TMSPN.com (@sportsgossip) May 21, 2025
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| | Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel wore t-shirts with each other's faces on them | | Added 4 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Whenever I think about Justin Timberlake, I think about his infamous ?This is going to ruin the tour? line during his DWI arrest. Can you believe that only went down last June? It feels like it was five years ago. Injuries aside, Justin?s tour is still happening, and he?ll be performing in Spain and Italy over the next few days. This past weekend, however, Justin did a show in the US. He performed at a music festival in Napa Valley. Since he was close(ish)-to-home (they?re based in Montana now), his wife, Jessica Biel, brought their two sons, Silas, 10, and Phineas, four, to watch their daddy perform. Jessica showed up in a 2003 Justified tour shirt with Justin?s face on it. Justin, in turn, surprised Jessica by wearing a t-shirt with a picture of her on it.
Justin Timberlake put down the Suit & Tie for something a little more Jessica Biel-centric at his latest gig ? and she returned the favor! The 10-time Grammy winner, 44, surprised fans on Saturday, May 24, when he took the stage at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival in a checkered jacket and white button-up, before removing both to reveal a distressed white shirt featuring his wifes face printed on the front.
Timberlakes T-shirt featured an early 00s photo of the actress wearing a white tank top and jeans. He paired the cut-up shirt with white pants, a chain necklace and some shades.
But he wasnt the only one wearing his heart on his short sleeves!
Biel, 43, was apparently in the crowd cheering on her husband during his set, as seen in snaps he later shared on Instagram. She showed her support by wearing her own piece of throwback JT merch for the occasion.
In an image shared by Timberlake, the couple smiled together backstage ? with the singer in his custom Biel T-shirt and his wife in a 2003 Justified World Tour T-shirt.
We out here fan girling , Timberlake captioned the snap.
On her own Instagram Stories, Biel shared a cheeky response to Timberlakes shirt: He really outdid the doer, she wrote.
Timberlakes latest carousel post also included a video of the pair admiring their outfits, as he walked out of his dressing room to ask Biel, Let me see your T-shirt, babe.
Oh, is that what youre doing? Timberlake asked, as the camera panned to Biel wearing her black Justified shirt with matching black jeans.
Thats what Im doing, she responded, before Timberlake revealed his own shirt to her with a bam.
The pop star then confirmed that he and his team made the Biel shirt just for the show, as he asked one of their two children whos this while showing off the top. Biel and Timberlake share sons Silas, 10, and Phineas, 4.
[From People]
Okay?thoughts on the t-shirts? When I first saw the pics, I thought it was cringe and that the video felt staged. But after thinking about it for a little while, I find it kind of adorable? I mean, it?s definitely worth all of the eye rolls, but the videos give it better context, especially when Justin asks the boys (who are off-screen), who?s on his shirt. I wish wed heard their off-screen reactions too. It does seem like maybe Justin and Jessica are in a decent place, which is good for their kids. For their sake, I hope it stays that way because they do generally seem to just sort of tolerate one another. I showed the Instagram pics and videos to Mr. Rosie and his response was, ?Hey, even the most annoying people can do something cute once in a while.? Kinda like the whole broken clock is right twice a day theory. At the very least, they both know each others love language.
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| | Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley made their red carpet debut in Rome | | Added 5 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I have been waiting for pictures of Elizabeth Hurley and her new boo, Billy Ray Cyrus, outside of the American southern country setting ever since we found out they were dating over the Easter holiday weekend. Well, the wait is over! On Saturday, Liz and Billy not only gave us some city glam, they also made their red carpet debut. They were in Rome for the opening of a new exhibit at the Palazzo Barberini museum and were joined by Elizabeth?s 23-year-old son, Damian. Liz and her boo dressed exactly as you?d expect them to, with Liz in a sexy hot Pink gown and BRC wearing his finest rocker chic cosplay.
Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley are having a Roman holiday!
The country music star, 63, and the actress, 59, made their red carpet debut as a couple in the Italian capital on Saturday, May 24 ? and they did it in style. The pair stepped out to a dinner celebrating the opening of the Orizzonti/Rosso exhibition, staged by the Fondazione Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti, at Palazzo Barberini.
They were both glamorously dressed for the occasion, with Hurley making a striking statement in a bright pink, curve-hugging gown featuring a plunging neckline and dramatic trailing sleeves. Perhaps giving a little nod to her Austin Powers role, she wore 60s-inspired silver platform sandals. She wore her hair down, styled in soft waves, and accessorized with a pair of statement earrings.
Cyrus, meanwhile, sported his signature rocker edge in a pair of tight-fitting black pants detailed with silver medallions along the leg and a black jacket with leather accents. He topped off his look with a western hat, sunglasses and boots.
The couple was joined by Hurleys 23-year-old son Damian, who wore a red suit and sunglasses.
Hurley shared a photo from the couples night out on her Instagram on Saturday, along with the simple caption Roma .
The pairs red carpet debut comes just days after a source told PEOPLE that Hurley doesnt care that fans dont understand her romance with the Achy Breaky Heart singer.
?Liz doesn?t care that skeptics don?t get it. She?s focused on the special things that they have in common, like country music,? the source said. ?She loves his Southern vibes. He?s very calm and happy around her.?
?They have great energy together. She very much enjoys his company, the insider added, noting that Hurley and Cyrus plan to spend her 60th birthday together on June 10.
[From People]
OMG, these two are loving the attention soooo much. They are going to ride this out for as long as they can, aren?t they? Although I expected them to first pop up at a UK event, going red carpet for the opening of an Italian fashion exhibit makes total sense for Liz?s brand.
Fashion: I?ve always been a fan of both Liz?s style and of hot Pink dresses. I really like her gown and think it looks great on her. Her hair looks fabulous too. I don?t like it as much as the floral gown that she wore to the Hot Pink Party a few weeks ago, but I think it?s gorgeous. Damian?s red suit is?interesting. I?m not a fan of the cut or styling at all. I don?t hate the color, but it clashes with his mom?s dress. As for Billy Ray?s outfit, I stand by my assessment that he?s morphed into a Dollar Store Dave Grohl. You know he thinks the sunglasses make him look cool, but he is not pulling them off at all.
Photos credit: Anna Maria Tinghino/Future Image/Cover Images, Cobra Team/Backgrid, Fabio Mazzarella/Agenzia Sintesi/Avalon
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| | Cannes: Cate Blanchett in LV; Simone Ashley in Westwood; Viola Davis in Gucci | | Added 6 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Cannes Film Festival is finally over and done with, and we now have a few months to recover for the double-whammy of Venice and Toronto. First, let?s get to the Cannes Film Festival?s winners. While Jennifer Lawrence left Cannes with a lot of awards-season buzz, she did not pick up an acting award for Die, My Love. The acting awards went to Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (a Brazilian film) and Nadia Melliti for The Little Sister. The Palme d?Or (the grand prize of the festival) went to an Iranian film, Un Simple Accident. The runner-up prize, the Grand Prix, went to Joachim Trier?s Sentimental Value. The Jury Prize went to two films: Sirt and Sound of Falling. Distributor Neon has now won the Palme d?Or six years in a row. Incredible.
Now, let?s get to the fashion. The last days of Cannes were surprisingly great when it came to fashion moments, too bad that most people were already burned out from all of the Z-listers traipsing around in terrible gowns. Let?s start with the queen, Cate Blanchett, who wore a custom Louis Vuitton. Why doesn?t LV make this kind of dress for their brand ambassadors, huh?
More fashion notes: Simone Ashley?s Vivienne Westwood dress is a DREAM and all of the fashion girls are obsessed; Viola Davis stunned in Gucci; Elle Fanning?s Chanel fairy-princess look is on brand, but I think she could do better; I?m not crazy about Aubrey Plaza?s Miu Miu or Margaret Qualley?s Chanel; Halle Berry (Cannes jury member) ended the festival in Dior, which was good except for the shoulders; Gillian Anderson?s Emilia Wickstead dress is truly one of my favorite dresses ever, that shade of green, the way she styled it, the cut, it?s all perfect.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Resorts World lost money on Katy Perry's 'underperforming' Vegas residency | | Added 9 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Many years ago, the whole idea of an artist doing a Las Vegas residency was pretty much an announcement that the artist had given up and no longer had any cultural or musical relevance. That has changed significantly in the past twenty years, especially because so many top-tier musical talents would much rather have their fans come to them, rather than touring all over the world. Celine Dion, Adele, Britney Spears, Usher, Bette Midler, Cher, and on and on, they?ve all gotten paid huge sums for multi-year residencies in Vegas. Katy Perry did it too she had a three-year residency at Resorts World, a residency which ended last year. Apparently, no one in Las Vegas wants to ever see Katy again:
It?s a good thing Katy Perry is on the road ? because she no longer has a home in Las Vegas. The bubblegum popster had called the entertainment capital of the world her second home after sealing a residency deal at Resorts World for over three years, ending in 2024 ? and at first, hopes were high.
?There was a bidding war between Resorts World and Caesars ? and Caesars technically lost out ? but in the end, Caesars won,? a source said. ?The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure.?
The source added, ?Katy was getting paid between $750,000 and $900,000 a show because of the bidding war and the entire run she underperformed and Resorts World lost money.?
While Perry does have a show planned for Vegas in this tour, it?s considered a one-off. Not a coveted residency, which my source says won?t happen again. The pop singer had a failed album last year, was the center of ridicule after the Blue Origin space flight and her tour has had lagging sales ? none of which has endeared her to any future Vegas endeavors.
?At the end of the day, Caesar?s won by losing the (Perry) residency,? the source added. ?No one wants to lose money like that in Vegas.?
[From NewsNation]
It feels like a national pastime at this point, dunking on Katy Perry. But some of it is deserved. Maybe most of it is deserved. Katy had an excellent run, hit after hit, she was a one-woman pop factory. But something really shifted the culture shifted away from Katy, as she tried to churn out the same old stuff with the same old problematic producers. There are plenty of pop stars who figure out what?s next after their audience grows up and grows out of their music. Katy isn?t one of them. Anyway, this NewsNation piece feels like a much-delayed gloat from Caesar?s because they lost their bid. It?s also worth pointing out that with artists? residencies, it?s not purely about ticket sales it?s about getting people to travel to Vegas and getting them to gamble at the casino. You can?t judge any residency purely on ticket sales.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Paris Hilton's pizza 'life hack' is wiping the grease right on the box: nope' | | Added 9 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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There are some evergreen debates involving pizza. For example, is thin crust NY pizza is better than Chicago?s deep dish style? (I know you New Haven natives are all about your style, too!) Do you eat it folded or unfolded? Does pineapple have any business being a topping? Do you blot the grease off before eating it? On that last topic, one thing that I?ve never heard enter any great pizza debate is how you remove pizza grease. Using a napkin/paper towel or letting it drip off seem like straight-forward, universal methods to me. Well, Paris Hilton is here to introduce a new way to remove pizza grease: wiping it off on top of the box itself. She even posted a video of her doing just that to her TikTok. (You can watch that below.)
Paris Hilton just dropped a food take that?s decidedly not ?hot.?
In a TikTok video posted on Monday ? in which the heiress appears outdoors, bathed in sunlight and sparkle and surrounded by numerous pizza boxes ? she shares a ?life hack? that sits slightly outside the culinary norm.
As most know, pizza can be on the greasy side. While many opt for the classic napkin-blotting approach, Hilton takes a more unconventional route ? by blotting her pizza on the box itself.
?That?s my trick,? she says in the video while placing her slice directly on top of the box to absorb the excess grease.
?This is the content that people want,? someone can be heard saying in the background.
Some commenters praised Hilton?s ?ingenuity,? if not without a hint of sarcasm, declaring, ?Napkins are overrated.? Others were quick to defend traditional grease management, reminding her that napkins do, in fact, still exist.
After demonstrating her peculiar technique, the heiress broke into a celebratory shimmy, enjoying what one can only assume was a slightly less greasy slice of pizza.
Hilton wrote in the video?s caption, ?I?m full of #Sliving tips,? a nod to her signature quote that blends ?slaying? and ?living? (your best life) ? though a germaphobe may have some reservations about her methods.
[From HuffPo]
First things first: I have to say that this sure is some outside the box thinking! (I?ll see myself out in just a minute, thankyouverymuch.) Terrible jokes aside, I don?t even know what to say here. Actually, yes I do. That?s not hot at all. I mean, I get wiping it off. I actually do not mind pizza grease at all, but eating greasy pizza is a young person?s game. However, this is something that one of my kids would try doing because they were too lazy to get a napkin. I guess it?s a life hack if you don?t have a napkin, paper towel, or anything else handy, but you have no idea where that pizza box has been and whose germs are on it. Overall, this gets a whole lot of nope from me. Also, for the record, NY thin crust pizza is way better than deep dish any day of the week. I said what I said.
Paris Hilton wipes her pizza grease right on the box pic.twitter.com/E8sa3oJLfk
celebitchy (@celebitchy) May 23, 2025
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| | Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps got teary remembering how they first met | | Added 9 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In our previous coverage of Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps (re)declaring their love for each other, I lamented that E! pulled the plug on Busy Tonight. Silly me, I was blanking on the fact that Busy has taken her talents where they?re appreciated, to QVC+, where she now hosts Busy This Week. (A name like ?Busy? all but begs to be a talk show host.) So naturally Busy had her bestie Michelle on, who?s still promoting Dying for Sex, the FX series that is itself a love letter to best friendships. (Sidenote: I always loved Michelle in the pixie haircut, but I gotta say she is really rocking the hot do of the season, the c-nty little bob.) In one clip from the episode, Michelle and Busy get teary as they recall meeting on the set of Dawson?s Creek. Busy had a profound moment of feeling truly seen, while Michelle had a sleeve of Fig Newtons in hand.
Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams clicked instantaneously on the Dawson?s Creek set.
In an exclusive sneak peek of Philipps? QVC+ late-night talk show, Busy This Week, the actresses recall how immediately they connected in North Carolina more than 25 years ago.
In the chat, Philipps, 45, confesses that she was nervous to join the hit series. Philipps joined during season 5 in 2001, as Joey?s (Katie Holmes) college roommate, and though she didn?t yet know Williams, they ?had heard of each other.?
?I had gotten added to the cast for the college years, and I remember being very, very nervous, and the first person I met was James [Van Der Beek],? Philipps recalls, before she notes that Williams, now 44, was crossing the street from a local market with a sleeve of Fig Newtons in hand at the time.
As the two reminisced over the specific detail of their meeting, Philipps quickly adds that she knew why she loved Williams ?immediately.?
?I?m gonna cry,? Philipps tearfully begins. ?Because I just felt like you got it. You just understood me.?
?I feel like ? oh no, I?m gonna cry ? my entire life I?ve always been like, misunderstood and prejudged by people,? she continues. ?And for whatever reason, you just instantly were like, ?I got you.??
Williams interjects to say, ?I loved you.?
?You really did,? Philipps says. ?That?s what it was,? Williams confirms.
?I really loved you, too,? Philipps adds. ?And the Fig Newtons in your hand, that was really nice.?
Philipps then confesses that they ?used to cry so much together.? Noting, ?But now you don?t let me cry as much, and you don?t cry as much. Do you want to tell them why??
?Because it?s the delicate under-eye area,? Williams cheekily replies, with Philipps adding, ?Because, you guys, under your eyes is a very delicate area and we can?t risk it.?
?I?ll tell you to stop,? Williams says before quoting herself, ??Don?t ruin the delicate under-eye area, it?s not worth it.??
[From People]
It?s fun to hear Michelle making the quip about protecting the ?delicate under-eye area,? given how she?s usually painted as the more serious one between the two. As for their retelling of that fateful meeting, People Mag didn?t excerpt the question Busy asks that starts off the whole conversation: ?Why do you think we had this instant connection when I showed up?? I bring this up because in watching the clip, I couldn?t help but notice how Busy asks the question? then pretty much answers it all herself. Michelle does very little of the talking! And I feel like the core question ? why they connected so strongly ? isn?t even really answered! Michelle just says, ?I loved you,? without any further explanation or context. Meanwhile Busy?s description of what she loved about Michelle, isn?t so much about Michelle as it is Busy, right? Don?t get me wrong, feeling seen and understood is very powerful. But I?m always fascinated when people give thanks or tributes to someone else, yet really end up talking about themselves instead. No question that the love between them is genuine and deep, but they are an odd couple! And Michelle agrees, as that?s the exact term she used to describe them in her recent Armchair Expert interview.
Another fun clip making the rounds is the pair talking about that crazy debacle at the 2017 Oscars, when La La Land was mistakenly announced Best Picture before producers stepped in to name the real winner, Moonlight. While everything was still awkward and unresolved, Busy apparently heckled Ben Affleck to ?Do Something!? Why? She thought he could fix it because he was Batman! Even funnier to me was Michelle dryly replying, ?He could not.?
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