Newsletter Thursday, August 18, 2016

[LaineyGossip.com - Calling all smuthounds!] Thursday, August 18, 2016 [Intro for August 18, 2016] [Leonardo DiCaprio speaks onstage during The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation 2nd Annual Saint-Tropez Gala at Domaine Bertaud Belieu on July 22, 2015 in Saint-Tropez, France] Dear Gossips, TIFF announced last week that Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary, Turning Point, will screen at the festival this year. Turning Point “chronicles (Leo’s) campaign to raise global awareness about the dangers of climate change in his role as a UN Ambassador of Peace”. Presumably he’ll be in Toronto to support it. For the parties, obviously, but also because, as we know, he cares so much about the environment. It’s all he ever thinks about. If he comes to TIFF though, will journalists be allowed to ask Leo about the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation? And, specifically, about how the LDF may have “benefited directly from DiCaprio's relationship with key figures in the (‘world’s largest embezzlement case’)”? Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter published a detailed article about [Leonardo DiCaprio, the Malaysian Money Scandal, and his “Unusual” Foundation], subtly questioning his charity’s legitimacy, not just because of all the bro-time he’s spent with Jho Low, the swagger starf-cking billionaire who is allegedly the main scammer in the scandal, but also for his foundation’s lack of transparency. The LDF is set up so that they never have to disclose where they get their money from or how they exactly they spend it. Like what’s the cost of that model-mogul party he throws every year in St Tropez? You know, the one where for every billionaire at a table, there must be 5 Victoria Secrets surrounding him? In addition to including commentary from charity experts who express disappointment that the LDF hasn’t been more forthcoming about its activities, suggesting that Leo’s fame and glamour privilege him from public suspicion, THR also brings the gossip. Gossip about the decadence of the LDF fundraising events. Gossip about the Leo lifestyle and the hypocrisy that may exist between his crusades and his indulgences. Also, this: “Is the LDF's global finance chairman, Milutin Gatsby — a Serb likely originally known as Gijic — operating under a pseudonym?” Leo hangs out with a dude who renamed himself… GATSBY?!?! He and his friends run around as the Wolf Pack. Some of his associates rechristen themselves after the characters he’s played. THIS is Hollywood’s coolest fraternity, really??? Will Leonardo DiCaprio ever speak to The Hollywood Reporter again? Yours in gossip, Lainey [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 2:03 PM [Smutty Tingles] I need to borrow this chicken's pants ([Dlisted]) Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson: still friends or the long, complicated break ([Just Jared]) Shonda talks about her daughters ([Cele|bitchy]) Gigi got judged too. There's no hope for anyone ([TooFab]) Here come the Clooney baby rumours ([Celeb Dirty Laundry]) Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa on holiday ([Pop Sugar]) Shaun White's dick harassment ([The Superficial]) Selena Gomez in Vogue ([Popoholic]) Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill are renting together ([TMZ]) [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:58 PM [Beyoncé & the Deputy] [Beyoncé on vacation in Sardinia with her family, August 16 and 17, 2016] [Beyoncé] has a break off from touring and is spending her holiday as she often does – on a yacht, in Europe. Formation doesn’t pick up again until September but before that it’s the VMAs on August 28th where she leads all nominees. Adele doesn’t have a show either that night. And she’s nominated too. So there’s the photo we’re all waiting for, Beyoncé and Adele sitting side by side. Beyoncé, Adele, and Rihanna sitting side by side by side, actually. Rihanna’s getting the Vanguard this year. Anyway, in other Beyoncé news, and the real point of this post – have you seen the video of the sheriff’s deputy performing Formation at a lipsynch competition? It happened at a back-to-school event in Virginia. Lt Deuntay Diggs is clearly a member of the Beyhive. My friend Lorella told me about it this morning. As she pointed out, he’s doing the splits in a gun belt! I love him. I love him so much. [When you're a police officer but a Beyonce Stan too so you have to get in Formation, literally.] A video posted by Him Kardashian, Famous Person (@mrldavis) on Aug 15, 2016 at 10:24am PDT [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 7:22 PM [Smutty Social Media, August 18, 2016] One of Lainey’s favourite un-Swoki couples, Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb. Do you think she could ever convince him to join Instagram? [he doesn't trust you...i keep trying to convince him, but no g-o- #sammyandleslie] A photo posted by Leslie Bibb (@mslesliebibb) on Aug 11, 2016 at 10:28pm PDT I’m really looking forward to Narcos season 2, even though I am slightly worried about a sophomore slump. The show doesn’t have enough time for that, considering Pablo’s timeline. And that is not a spoiler, you can’t spoil a real person’s life! [Angel on my shoulder? #NarcosSeason2 streams on #Netflix Sept. 2. Let's catch this f***er.] A photo posted by Pedro Pascal (@pascalispunk) on Aug 17, 2016 at 12:07pm PDT Speaking of sophomore slumps, season 2 of UnREAL. Yikes, a total mess (and not in a hot way). Ira from MTV (one of my favourite writers and tweeters) [can tell you exactly why]. [Wine class!! Cc: @helenjohannesen @valleybrinkroad] A video posted by Shiri Appleby (@shiriappleby) on Aug 16, 2016 at 7:57pm PDT Oh maybe not “the best mentor” Brett Ratner. [#HappyBirthday #RomanPolanski my #FilmHero and the best #mentor a young @nyutisch film school kid could ever have! I wish I would of gone to #FilmSchool with #Roman in #Lodz #Poland! Would of been so much fun!!!!!!! Message to #filmstudents GET A MENTOR ASAP AND DONT PICK HIS BRAIN EAT IT!] A photo posted by Brett Ratner (@brettrat) on Aug 18, 2016 at 8:03am PDT Rihanna visits giant Rihanna in Berlin. Where’s her glass of wine? She’s [always carrying a glass of wine]. [Went to visit my boobs the biggest they'll ever be by #JuanSebastiánPeláez at the @BerlinBiennale Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art! Too wild. #Berlin 👯] A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Aug 17, 2016 at 10:08pm PDT I’m sure Scooter Braun is greatly enjoying getting bombarded by Beliebers every time he posts something on Instagram. [Hard at work @sb_projects] A photo posted by Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) on Aug 17, 2016 at 3:07pm PDT No one loves a good Twitter clapback more than Jo. The existence of Twitter is forever validated by the following exchange. [pic.twitter.com/f3TciHPFFh] — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) [August 16, 2016] [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 6:36 PM [Miranda, A Mermaid, A Memo, Mitigation] [Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the 'Grease: Live' Panel & Reception at The Edison Ballroom on August 15, 2016 in New York City] Look, there’s a lot of news. Not everyone can know everything. It’s a proven fact, it’s not a crime. Can’t I be forgiven for reading [this headline], scanning the article, and going ‘What? [Lin-Manuel Miranda] is going to play a crab now?’ So, no. He’s signed onto be the lyricist for the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid*, which by the sounds of things is going to have a mix of songs from the animated movie that I LOVE as well as new ones, working with Alan Menken. It’s very similar to his gig on Moana, and not at all similar to his role in Mary Poppins Returns, where he’s basically playing the second coming of Bert and which doesn’t come out until December 2018. This is a good move for LMM. Not just achievement-wise, because let’s be honest, he’ll kill it. It’s kind of amazing actually that we’re in a time when a great lyricist and songwriter (actually LMM admits he’s not an amazing composer/scorer, get the Hamiltome! So many insights!) has many more job options than just Disney musicals. At one point even 10-15 years ago that would have been the career, not just a facet of it. It’s also a good move for him because we really need a break from him. Which I think he knows. You know I love Hamilton and LMM. I’m not here for any backlash, and I think he had to lean into all the press that came his way as the show launched into the public consciousness. It had double impact because he was Hamilton and also Hamilton. (As I said to Lainey, you have no idea who wrote the music for Wicked – he’s a celebrity because he’s onstage, not because he’s brilliant musically.) But it all got a bit much. Everything, including everything I wrote about him, was individually great – I am so down with him talking about [feminism with Emma Watson] and all of the benefit singles and everything else…but it was enough, and I think he knows it too. So he’s taking the advice I didn’t offer and spending the next little while behind the scenes, while also, I assume, trying to shrug off the pressure of how to follow up the biggest show Broadway has ever seen. I think this is a wise, wise move. Give us a chance to miss you, and we’ll love you all the more. *Before you go…. I need to take issue with something in the Deadline article above which says LMM ‘named his son Sebastian after the crab in the musical’. They don’t source the quote, but I did, and here’s what I found, in an interview for Fox News Latino: Writing a Disney score has long been on Miranda's bucket list. "I wanted to do that since Sebastian started trying to convince Ariel that she should stay under the sea when I was 9 years old," Miranda said, adding that fans should look no further than his son to show his adoration of Disney musicals. "It's no accident that his name is Sebastian." Okay. “It’s no accident” is not the same thing as “we actively named him after an animated character with an exoskeleton.” It means ‘I had positive associations with the name, including from ‘The Little Mermaid’. This is the same as when someone asks a celebrity a favour and they say ‘sure, tell your nephew with the big dreams to call me. It’s not a direct one-to-one association here, and LMM may well love the name because of the crab…but Sebastian was the 34th most popular name in the US in 2014 when LMM’s son was born. Ariel’s external conscience isn’t the only factor there. (All of which, YES, is just an excuse for me to talk about the alleged “Simone” baby name craze headlines I’m seeing. [Last week I said] it would experience a modest popularity bump but not become a big thing, and this week outlets are all “Oooh! Searches are up 230%!” Okay, sure. But searches aren’t committed names. Plus, last year in the US there were 20,335 girls named Emma and 340 named Simone. Let’s say the name quintuples in popularity? Now there are 1700 Simones, nowhere close to Emma (and just under the number of Haydens born in 2015, apparently). Sure, there will be a popularity bump, but it’s not gonna become the next big thing, and don’t believe all the name news you read. ) As you were. Attached - Lin-Manuel at an event in New York on Monday. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 6:18 PM [Orlando’s penis momentum] [Orlando Bloom at LAX, August 17, 2016] Here’s [Orlando Bloom] at LAX yesterday, doing us all a favour and giving us some new photos to attach to the new exclusive that was posted at [PEOPLE] just hours before about how he might be ready to propose to [Katy Perry]. As noted, the source is on the Bloom side: The couple – who were first linked in January after they were spotted getting flirty at a post-Golden Globes party – are "not engaged yet, but seem to be heading that way," a Bloom source tells PEOPLE exclusively. The actor, 39, who shares 5-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife [Miranda Kerr], "always gushes about Katy and thinks she is amazing in a million ways," says the source. "He would love to settle down with Katy and have more kids. He hasn't been this serious about a girl since Miranda." He also hasn’t gotten this much attention in a decade, especially now that [he’s introduced us to his dick]. Why not capitalise on that momentum then with a story for the MiniVan Majority. If I’m his agents at CAA, and he hasn’t made me very much money in years, it’s time to leverage whatever they can to get something going. Like by now, someone should be able to offer Orly a TV show, non? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:38 PM [Don’t Think Twice] [Don't Think Twice movie poster] Comedian Mike Birbiglia’s feature film debut as a writer/director, Sleepwalk With Me, is a fantastic film, and his sophomore effort, Don’t Think Twice, is even better. Birbiglia makes comedies about comedy about life, and the natural comparison would be to Woody Allen, a fellow New York comedian who writes and directs talky, adult-oriented comedies that are (supposed to be) metaphors for life. But Don’t Think Twice actually shows Birbiglia to be in the mold of Robert Altman, a naturalistic filmmaker sympathetic enough to show even the “bad” characters in a good light and caustic enough to tarnish the supposed heroes. Don’t Think Twice is about coming to terms with the ending of a dream, which is probably why it’s rated R. (Sleepwalk With Me, in contrast, is PG-13, but that movie is about gaining confidence and taking the first step toward achieving a goal.) Birbiglia stars as Miles, the de facto leader/teacher of The Commune, an Upright Citizens Brigade analogue, who is getting to be a little too old to live meager paycheck to meager paycheck while waiting for his break. Over a decade ago Miles auditioned for Weekend Live—obviously Saturday Night Live, down to the terrifyingly remote producer—but he didn’t make the cut, and it’s only just sinking in that that was his break. That realization is fueled by the success of a fellow troupe member, which forces everyone else in the group to grapple with the reality that they all won’t make it. Improv is a group activity and it’s about the group, so individual success is inherently against everything improv is built on. But as one member makes the leap to actual comedy stardom, the rest of The Commune has to come to terms with being left behind. For Miles, it’s hardest, and Birbiglia has written himself a fairly unlikeable character and doesn’t shy away from portraying Miles’s shortcomings and pettiness. There is also some pot-smoking and shirtless dadbods, all reasons to get an R rating in our totally fair and not at all insane MPAA rating system. As Dana Schwartz [points out], the women in Don’t Think Twice are actually interesting individuals with ambitions not defined by men, and they don’t wear booty shorts for the explicit pleasure of men, so obviously they are R-level women. Only adults can handle women who do not exist to service men and male desires. Children should not be given the opportunity to relate with women who do not exist to please them. Why, if such a thing were to occur, boys might grow up to be men who don’t expect every woman they see to sexually excite them! Birbiglia gives each troupe member moments to shine, but the focus is on Miles, and Jack ([Keegan-Michael Key], giving his best performance yet) and Samantha (Gillian Jacobs). Jack and Sam are dating, and while they fit together well enough, their relative ambitions are not in synch. Please note that their relationship is shown to be loving and encouraging, and even as the dysfunction begins to show, they remain affectionate and respectful toward each other. Also, there is no graphic sex and Sam does not dress to arouse her partner, who, incredibly, seems to be attracted to her at least in part because she is funny and smart. This is some hardcore R-rated adult stuff. Kids should never, ever see a relationship like this. They should only see relationships in which abuse is papered over as obsessive love. That can’t possibly be harmful! As the most nakedly ambitious member of The Commune, Jack could easily have been the villain, but Birbiglia is too sensitive a storyteller for that. Instead, Jack is a realistic combination of good intentions and pragmatism. He’s not always likeable, but between Birbiglia’s storytelling and Key’s layered performance, his actions are always understandable, even reasonable. Jack never stands on a car and sprays hundreds of bullets into a crowd of disposable bodies, but he does disappoint some people. Slap on that R rating! For a movie about dreams ending, and that even a dream attained can come with a steep price, Don’t Think Twice is still really funny. The performance scenes flow so smoothly and hit laughs so sharply it’s impossible to tell how much was improvised versus scripted. Like Inside Llewyn Davis, Don’t Think Twice will cut deeper with performers, but the parallels between the rarified world of improv and actual, real life problems and circumstances are strong enough that anyone can find something to relate to within it. Like all the best endings, Don’t Think Twice is simultaneously funny, sad, painful and sweet. And totally, justifiably, rated R. The official [@dontthinkmovie] rating from the MPAA: [pic.twitter.com/oXhHFLhCgc] — Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) [August 5, 2016] [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 5:04 PM [Rock That Body next June] [Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, Ilana Glazer, and Scarlett Johansson on set of Rock That Body in New York, August 17, 2016] The cast of Rock That Body – [Scarlett Johansson], [Ilana Glazer], [Zoe Kravitz], [Jillian Bell], and [Kate McKinnon] – have started shooting in New York. As [Sarah previously posted], the movie is about five women on a bachelorette weekend and sh-t goes sideways when a male stripper ends up dead. So The Hangover and Weekend At Bernie’s and Magic Mike – people behaving like assholes, only the assholes are women. I’m in. It’s supposed to be raunchy and hilarious and the script was on the Black List, co-written and directed by Lucia Aniello who has also worked on Broad City. And this is significant because that’s the goal, to see more women behind the camera, creating and advocating for content and stories that aren’t just about men. You remember when Bridesmaids and The Heat came out and then Ghostbusters recently, Paul Feig said about both those movies that they had to exceed expectations because otherwise studios would be hesitant to keep making funny movies starring women by women? All of those movies were written or co-written by women. Do you remember hearing the same level anxiety when Bad Moms came out? I don’t. Bad Moms was written and directed by men. Just something to keep in mind. Rock That Body is scheduled for release next June, just before Independence Day. So we’re getting an all-woman summer blockbuster comedy in 2017. And, this October, Sandra Bullock’s female Oceans 8 spinoff goes into production. That movie will be directed by Gary Ross but he co-wrote the script with a woman, Olivia Milch. So they’re pushing, it’s happening, and we need more. [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:40 PM [JonBenet Ramsey gets the Cold Case treatment] [JonBenet Ramsey covers People Magazine] I’m reading a whodunit right now where, halfway through, we’re beginning to turn our eyes on the sweetest, most innocent one. It’s early enough that I know that’s not the end result—or at least, I hope not. But I also feel like it’s too late for any other guns to be brought onstage. Whoever did it has already been introduced, which makes me feel a little sick and a little down. Kind of the way I feel about [this upcoming JonBenet Ramsey show]. I really like true crime, and I can see myself going down the Google hole on this with very little trouble. The amount of new, damning ‘evidence’ in the trailer alone tells me I’m going to be scrutinizing that ransom note later today and probably all through September, when I should be doing other things. But the show doesn’t look ‘good’, the way Making A Murderer was good. It feels kind of creepy, for reasons other than the obvious. I think. I’m not going to get on a high horse about what is or isn’t entertainment. We all watched hours and hours of coverage on OJ this year. We all picked apart the Teresa Halbach murder. Yes, JonBenet was a child, but everyone’s somebody’s child. No, here’s what’s bothering me about the entertainment value of the show about a murdered 6 year old: nobody went to jail for this. There’s no false imprisonment, there’s nobody maybe getting exonerated. Nobody was even charged. In a situation like this, with ransom notes and whatever else, you’re telling me there were no leads? No…you know what it probably is. What the trailer wants you to think. Either it was someone in her family, or her family knew, and they covered it up. That’s maybe an interesting story, but there’s nobody to uncover. The gun’s already onstage. What makes it different is that, unlike Adnan’s case or Stephen Avery’s, we all watched the crime unfold at the time. We all wondered what was up with the parents then. Which means if something turns out to point definitively at one of them, or at her brother or someone else we ‘know’, they’ve been hiding in plain sight the whole time. Truth is stranger than fiction, right? I know these are experienced producers. They’ll work hard to separate the forensics of the crime from the reality of the little girl who died, no thanks to the creepy re-enactment of the pirouettes. Knowing that, will you watch? Or does this one somehow feel too close to home? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 4:13 PM [Charlie’s push-ups] [Charlie Hunnam leaves the dentist in Los Angeles, August 17, 2016] No one should have to work after this post. It’s nearing the end of August. I have a few days of hiatus left. And I feel like after seeing these pictures and watching these videos, we all deserve a break. WHO CAN WORK WHEN CHARLIE HUNNAM IS DOING PUSH-UPS? And, as a bonus, he stepped out yesterday to the dentist, giving us some new pictures to go with this article. Charlie was challenged by his friend Dominic to do the [#22pushups challenge]. Since he isn’t on social media, the videos are on Dominic’s Instagram. There are two. Charlie did it twice. The first time he’s alone. And afterwards he passes it on to Garrett Hedlund. Ummmm… I might need [Charlie Hunnam] and Garrett Hedlund to hang out more often. [#CharlieHunnam's response to my #22pushup challenge. He doesn't have social media so he asked I post for him. Goto www.22kill.com ❗️ you're up #GarrettHedlund #22kill (sidenote: video sped up to fit instagrams time limit)] A video posted by dominic de vore (@dommyriddle) on Aug 16, 2016 at 3:35pm PDT He does push-ups fast, non? Here’s the second set, after which he challenges Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. F-ck. That just reminds me again that we could have seen Charlie be Christian Grey but EL James had to insist on making a bad movie. [EVERYDAY 22 AMERICAN VETERANS TAKE THEIR OWN LIFE. If you are anybody, in pain, and want to end it... Don't. Keep fighting. You are not alone. Do not give up. #charliehunnam and I continue. #Day2 of #22kill #22pushupchallenge ❗️ you're up @aarontaylorjohnson @samtaylorjohnson goto 22kill.com 🎁 (sidenote: I barely did 22, despite captain hyperactive's grandiose pronouncement. ;)] A video posted by dominic de vore (@dommyriddle) on Aug 17, 2016 at 10:12pm PDT The way his hair is longer on top and flops over when he’s in motion. The way he looks in sweats. All of his ways. Seriously, do we have to keep working? [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:27 PM [Blake Shelton’s takeback] [Blake Shelton] Yesterday I wrote about some [old tweets of Blake Shelton’s popping up]. I predicted he wouldn’t be quick to apologize because it wouldn’t matter either way – this mini scandal won’t hurt him. Well I was wrong –not about the scandal hurting him, but the apology. You can read it here: [pic.twitter.com/RSoWqSlBlV] — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) [August 17, 2016] As far as celebrity sorrys go, it’s not the worst but it starts off rocky. “Everyone knows comedy has been a major part of my career and it’s always been out there for anyone to see.” This is the equivalent of saying, “I’m not racist, I have black friends!” Blake’s trying to convince us that his humour is not hidden, and fans of his would know that. It’s not that it’s untrue – he often engages with fans on Twitter and teases Adam Levine on The Voice. But does the “out there for anyone to see” count when you delete tweets? If he really believed they were funny, why did he pull them? But it does get better. He says he was trying to be funny but he also acknowledges the immaturity in his words. He didn’t mean for these tweets to be made public (again), but now that they have he’s not digging his heels in which, as far as a celebrity goes, has to be humbling. It’s also worth noting that the tone is not defensive, and he never says his sense of humour should get him a pass. Or that he’s not racist/sexist/homophobic so he should get a pass. Bonus points for not blaming the media. He talks specifically about intent – humour, not hate. That’s interesting, because social media can be a very hateful place for Blake’s punchlines – LGTBQ, Muslims, women. In a larger context, the people used as the butt of politically incorrect jokes are frequent targets on Twitter (from en masse trolling to outright threats) and in real life. He says, in two different ways, that he has no tolerance for hate, and I don’t find that disingenuous. But it’s exasperating seeing the same old sh-t pass as hilarious. It’s disappointing that so few people punch up. The funniest, smartest jokes don’t end with “Caitlyn Jenner.” (Blake didn’t do that, but many others have.) These jokes cater to the misandry crowd, the type of people who believe reverse-racism is a thing that exists (it isn’t, and it doesn’t). I don’t want Blake to be the country singer cliché – he could be so much cooler than that. Hopefully that’s why he deleted the tweets a long time ago–he was moving away from being the guy who makes fun of Richard Simmons and (not to sound too corny) growing into a more evolved, conscious person. But why am I turning this post into Blake Shelton fan fic?! So he’s apologized. And now? His job on The Voice has given him mainstream fame (and with fame come expectations and scrutiny). He needs to rise to his level of stardom, outside of his relationship with Gwen Stefani. He can’t be the guy who courts and appeases fans who say he shouldn’t have apologized because people are, to steal a phrase from one of their tweets, “butt sensitive.” (Isn’t everyone butt sensitive? It’s a sensitive area.) This is what so many pop stars can’t do – rein in the fandom when they try to thwart change. Don’t reward f-ckheads. Maybe a fat donation to Miley’s The Happy Hippie Foundation would send a message about who Blake is now, or who he’s trying to be? [Source] [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 3:04 PM [JT can’t quit Britney] [Justin Timberlake covers Vanity Fair Italia] Back in July, [in a post about Taylor Swift], I wondered why she gets called petty for writing songs about her exes while we are forced to incessantly applaud [Justin Timberlake] and his ringlets, now relaxed, like demented cheerleaders. There is no Taylor Swift revenge song as potent as JT’s Cry Me A River. You remember the video, I know you do. Justin Timberlake was the breakout star of *NSYNC because of [Britney Spears]. And he climbed on her back to become a smash hit solo artist too. This is math and it’s science and it’s fossilised FACT. That was 14 years ago. Since then, well, he hasn’t stopped stepping on women: Janet Jackson after the Super Bowl and even his own wife, on the cover of PEOPLE Magazine celebrating their wedding, by jumping on top of her, making sure you know… eyes on him, ONLY eyes on him: Amazingly though, even then he couldn’t escape the truth: that Britney made him. She shows up on the corner of that page, see? But as much as JT refuses to admit that he would be nothing without Britney, that hasn’t stopped him from using her, still, after all this time, whenever it’s convenient. In a new interview with [Vanity Fair Italia], to promote Trolls, which oh my God, he’s been doing all summer even though we’re still over two months out from its release, JT was asked “if there’s any truth to the myth that in order to create, an artist must be depressed and a bit tormented”. His response: “It depends. In the past, suffering helped me write. ‘Cry Me a River’ was written in a moment of pain, and the whole world knew.” Out of F-CKING NOWHERE, there she is again. He could have answered a thousand different ways. He could have tossed off any number of answers without having to invoke her. But he chose to go there. He chose to invoke Britney. You need Britney’s help to sell your movie, boy? Is that what this is? If he gets that Oscar nomination he’s so desperately hustling for, you think he’s going to credit her? For what? For EVERYTHING. [Source] [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 2:26 PM [August 18, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs] [Lainey and Genevieve] Genevieve! It’s your wedding day tomorrow, Congratulations! Lynsey’s doing your flowers and she’s also shouting you out. There is nothing like a celebration to turn your luck around so this feels like good timing. You’ll be surrounded by the most love, the best friends, and so many hearts lifting you up. Have the greatest weekend! [Click here for the rest of the photos.] Posted at 2:10 PM [Privacy Policy] - [Unsubscribe]