There are only so many hours in a day, and celebrities don’t respect a single one. 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. Thomas Markle Jr. has turned his father, Thomas Markle Sr., in to the authorities. The crime? Thomas Jr. found grotesque “child sex images” in his father’s home in the Philippines. [Celebitchy] |
| 2. Offer Robert Pattinson some Zyn canisters, and he’ll star in a movie for you. [THR] |
| 3. A woman has said she “couldn’t speak or breathe” when Russell Brand raped her at his London townhouse after picking her out from a crowd after one of his gigs. She said the comedian looked “horrified” after the alleged attack, so she assumed he would apologize, but instead he told her: “Clear up the mess you’ve made.” [The Guardian] |
| 4. Did Jay-Z choose himself to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show? [Puck] |
| 5. We may finally know who the new James Bond is, as final screen tests take place next week. [Deadline] |
Here are some of the stories that we “did” cover this week
| 6. If you know what is good for you, don’t go following Harry Styles while he’s walking down the street. [TMZ] |
| 7. Orville Peck opens up about his near-fatal overdose, battle with addiction, and stint in rehab, revealing how the darkest period of his life inspired his new album, Mule [Kenneth in the 212] |
| 8. Celine Dion is still looking fab in Paris. [Go Fug Yourself] |
| 9. In Elsinore, we have a finely observed film that is a product of the past, when queer characters’ queerness was the issue and non-out actors were “brave” for playing them, when people battling AIDS were martyrs, and of the present, in which our experiences are allowed to have depth and hope. [Boy Culture] |
| 10. Olivier Martinez’s temporary restraining order against Halle Berry has been extended through the weekend, with the divorced couple’s explosive custody battle boiling over into next week. [Page Six] |
