Sources Claim The Weeknd’s “The Idol” Has Veered Into “Torture Porn” Territory Under Sam Levinson’s Direction
Hopper Penn owes Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye a great big thanks because the “nepo baby” debate just got a lot more sinister thanks to accusations that already suspect Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, son of director Barry Levinson, has driven his already wobbly starring vehicle, The Idol, straight off a cliff and into a sea of sexually exploitative “torture porn.” And apparently, The Weeknd and Johnny Depp‘s kid, Lily Rose Depp, are all in for the ride. But according to Rolling Stone, much of the show’s crew are disgusted with the direction the show has taken since The Idol’s original director, Amy Seimetz, “suddenly exited with roughly 80 percent of the six-episode series finished” last April. Sources claim that under Sam’s direction, “It went from satire to the thing it was satirizing.”
Tim Burton And Monica Bellucci Have Been Secretly Dating
The Daily Mail reports that Monica Bellucci, a gorgeous and talented Italian siren, is dating Tim Burton, a guy who gets hard for all things gothic. Apparently, these two have known each other for 16 years but have only been “secretly dating for four months.” My first thought was, “Damn, and right after he split with Helena Bonham Carter.” Then I Googled, and was absolutely horrified to find out Tim and Helena have been over since 2014. 2014. Time flies when you’re making the same movie over and over with Johnny Depp! Aaand another Google informs me Tim and Johnny haven’t worked together since 2012’s Dark Shadows. What is happening?!?
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Maddie, the Queen of Trick Dogs!
Google tells me that the most famous citizen of Altoona, Wisconsin was NFLer Fred “Fuzzy” Thurston, who played for the Green Bay Packers in the 50s and 60s. The football field at Altoona High School is named after him. Well, Fuzzy had a good, long run as Altoona, WI’s most famous citizen, but that title now belongs to Maddie! Maddie has become a superstar on the dog competition scene thanks to her impeccable skills at turning tricks (not those kind of tricks!).
King Charles Allegedly Doesn’t Want To Leave Prince Andrew “Homeless Or Penniless”
Last month, that no-good Prince Andrew (more like Prick Andrew [don’t steal that, that’s mine]) was officially booted out of his Buckingham Palace office and royal apartment by his landlord/brother, King Charles. Currently, 63-year-old Andrew lives in the Royal Lodge in Windsor with his ex-wife, Fergie. The Independent reports that the prince is telling his friends (I guess he hired a medium to contact bestie Jeffrey Epstein?) that he’s worried he’ll have to move out of the 98-acre estate by September if Charles cuts his royal allowance. But a royal source tells the Telegraph that “the King is not going to leave his brother homeless or penniless.” Bitch, why not?
Richard Belzer Has Died At 78
Richard Belzer, stand-up comedian who played legendary detective John Munch on several cop shows, died today. The sad news was first delivered by Richard’s friend Laraine Newman on Twitter:
I'm so sad to hear of Richard Belzer's passing. I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest. pic.twitter.com/u23co0JPA2
— Laraine Newman (@larainenewman) February 19, 2023
After Laraine’s tweet made the rounds, some claimed that the news of Richard Belzer’s death was a hoax since there was no confirmation by his reps or family. But sadly, it’s not a hoax and is true. Although, Richard was a noted conspiracy theorist so he’d probably love that his death became a conspiracy theory for a minute. Richard was 78.
Chris Brown Lost Last Night’s “Best R&B Album” Grammy to Robert Glasper, And Unsurprisingly, Acted Like A Sore Loser
In a time when we can almost always find ways to disagree on the most trivial of issues, I find comfort in knowing the majority of us (aside from Kelly Rowland; Lizzo; and for some reason, the people who keep nominating him for awards) can come together to agree that Chris Brown has remained the actual worst for well over a decade. He’s shown no growth. Yet, he’s somehow managed to remain in the pop culture lexicon, and his album, Breezy (Deluxe), was just nominated for Best R&B Album at last night’s Grammys. But Chris lost to Robert Glasper, who also beat Mary J. Blige, Lucky Daye, and PJ Morton to claim the trophy for his album, Black Radio III. It should be shocking to no one that Chris acted like a sore Chris Brown loser and took to his Instagram Stories several times to take several Chris Browns shits on Robert.