'It Ends With Us' Drama Explained, Momfluencer Controversies, Megan Thee Stallion and More
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There’s been so much speculation about why Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” co-star, Justin Baldoni (who also directed the movie), don’t like one another — and now we seemingly know why. (Carly Thomas for The Hollywood Reporter)
Another piece with more information on the rift. (Jordan Ruimy for World of Reel)
Tom Girardi’s “Real Housewives trial of the century” began this week, and I found this piece to do a great job at setting the scene. (Dan Adler for Vanity Fair)
This is also a good explainer of the trial and what’s at stake. (Claudia Rosenbaum for Vulture)
Unpacking Ryan Reynolds unusual career trajectory and how he turned himself into one of Hollywood’s most powerful people. (Jesse David Fox for Vulture)
How Post Malone went country — and why it’s working. (Joe Coscarelli for The New York Times)
Obsessed with this Ballerina Farm drama. (Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut)
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Summer 2024 Spotify Playlist
Where I’ve been collecting all of my favorite music from this summer — follow the playlist here!
The Truth About Ruby Franke Mini-Series on “Infamous”
Devoured this six-episode stretch of the “Infamous” podcast that tells the story of Ruby Franke, a controversial Mormon mommy vlogger who blew up her life.
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“Mamushi” by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba Music Video
A contender for music video of the year. I’ve watched it, like, five times since it came out earlier today. I also loved their live performance of the song at Megan’s London show.
JADE’s “Angel Of My Dreams (S.A.D. Live Version)” Performance
The best solo debut of the Little Mixers just got even better. Come on, vocals!
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“It Ends With Us” Drama, Louie Ruelas’ Apology & Chanel Ayan and Lesa Milan’s Fallout Begins
Shared my thoughts on “It Ends With Us” (which I saw at a pre-screening on Monday) and the drama surrounding the cast, “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Louie Ruelas’ latest instance of putting his foot in his mouth and the beginnings of Chanel Ayan and Lesa Milan’s friendship implosion on “The Real Housewives of Dubai.”
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” Finale Recap and Reaction
I also did an hour-long recap and dissection of the explosive “Real Housewives of New Jersey” season 14 finale, which may well be the last time we ever see this whole group of women in the same place at the same time. Let’s just say I had a lot of thoughts.
Currently
I’m finally at home in NYC this weekend, and I’m very much looking forward to getting back into the swing of things and jumping into a few new shows and movies that I’ve been putting off amid all of my travels (and the Olympics hogging most of my TV time). The top of my list for this weekend is “Love Is Blind UK” — as well as the new season premiere of “Industry” on Sunday night!