A $90 million budget, with a $40 million for marketing, is a huge amount of money to spend on a musical The Color Purple remake that does not have Spielberg behind the camera or someone like Oprah in front of it. Barbie’s not a meaningful comparison here. It’s also puzzling how the author says that the movie has done “…

“...as her level of fame is an essentially unprecedented phenomenon that the public is still figuring out how to handle.”

“I’m not the person that pulls the race card every time, but what else is it, then? Tell me. I’d rather it not be race, please give me something else.”

This essay is the reason why the acronym TL;DR was invented...

Sure but does “the paper of record” have to dignify it with an op-ed?  This is tabloid bullshit that any serious journalist should be well above.

The question I have is how the New York Times editors read the piece and thought yeah sure let’s publish.

I’m not particularly a Swift fan (to put mildly and politely) but somehow found myself reading that NYTimes piece. It was horrifying and said way more about toxic fanbases than Swift herself. I also noted that it was the same writer who accused Harry Styles of queerbaiting. I can’t believe it was given that level of…

Gervais is still funny. He’s not wrong that people now are thin skinned, over sensitive, and get off on being outraged. This comment thread is exhibit A. Although he (and chapelle)-should admit “being cancelled” has had zero affect on them, except for giving them more material.

He was FUNNY!!

“Outrage bait is bad.”

I don’t know what kind of evidence her defense presented during her trial, but reading about the case earlier today, I can’t imagine voting to convict had I been on the jury.

Like the Spears case, this matter highlights the complicated issues that can arise is trying to address troubled adult children. On one hand, Cher seems to believe (perhaps with good reason) that Allman’s estranged wife is dangerous to his wellbeing. But efforts to protect these adult children can stray quickly into…

You’re smarter than this comment.

Are you fucking kidding that you thought he might speak and write in Hebrew? Not a fucking chance. Maybe he used a translation app. Maybe someone else wrote it for him. No, that didn’t take “some time and effort” to write about four sentences. And, given that translation (my Hebrew skills are diminished from what they…

Utter. Fucking. Bullshit.

If you’re a famous guy, it is best to be a standup person, follow the laws of the country you’re in as well as rules of basic decency, and treat everyone who works for you with professionalism. Really don’t understand why people feel the need to stick up for people fortunate enough to make millions to act or play…

My artisanal correction fluid business, White Power, is going swimmingly.

Meh, I’m sure the guy’s a total dick in real life, but one dickish day on set isn’t really enough for me to make a whole case against him. But hey: it seems to make a lot of the commenters here feel better so y’all have fun!

She seems absolutely fucking exhausting to be around. 

Oh please. This woman was the ultimate STUNT QUEEN for years! No one forced her to share this much about herself. She did it to shock and to max out as much PR as possible. Even tabloid editors admitted she called the press on herself. And then she used her kids in the same way, most famously photographers for US…