We can’t cover everything. Between the breakups, the red carpets, the cryptic Instagram Stories, and whatever Washington decided to do this week, some stories slip past us — and a few of them were too good to let disappear into the timeline. So every week we’re rounding up the ten stories we didn’t get to, with links straight to the folks who did. Consider it your catch-up cheat sheet.
Click through, get caught up, and act as you knew all along.
Check Out the 10 Things We Didn’t Get to This Past Week
| 1. Sam Hartman has given those fans something to get excited about, as the Washington Commanders’ fourth-string/emergency quarterback will put his good looks to good use as the star contestant on next season of The Bachelor, with the season starting March 21. [OutSports] |
| 2. Angelina Jolie sold her historic LA estate – the DeMille mansion – in September and has now reportedly purchased a home in Connecticut. [Celebitchy] |
| 3. Below Deck alum João Franco and his brother, Karlos Franco, have reportedly been arrested in Turkey following a brawl that left a 17-year-old dead. [US Magazine] |
| 4. Late actor and disability rights activist RJ Mitte spoke movingly about his time on the series in his castmate Dean Norris’s forthcoming book, Do What You’re Gonna Do: The Definitive Oral History of Breaking Bad. Learn how the show changed Mitte—and how Mitte changed the show—in this excerpt. [Vanity Fair] |
| 5. Russell Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior by six new women after being jailed for rape and sexual assault. [The Times of London] |
Here are some of the stories that we “did” cover this week
| 6. The Gilded Age heartthrob Morgan Spector opens up about his “Railroad Daddy” sex-symbol status, his socialist politics and what’s ahead for George Russell. [Kenneth in the 212] |
| 7. Although Ariana Grande stepped away from the spotlight for a few months after her Eternal Sunshine Tour ended on September 1, she made a grand return at the Focker-in-Law premiere with the support of Ricky Álvarez, who walked the red carpet with her. [The Cut] |
| 8. David Walliams, star of Little Britain and Britain’s Got Talent, has been named as the UK celebrity at the heart of allegations involving exploitative sexual activity with girls and young women. [Deadline] |
| 9. Kylie Jenner‘s former housekeeper, Dinora Carolina Cabria Amaya, is suing her, marking the fourth lawsuit against The Kardashians star by a previous member of her household staff in the past seven months. [NBC News] |
| 10. Mariska Hargitay, who has starred as Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU for more than 25 years and has served as executive producer since season 15, is taking home nearly $850,000 per episode for season 28. [Variety] |
