Category: Amazon
Blind Item Time: Jessica Simpson Wrote A Short Story About Being Seduced By A Famous Actor Who Wasn’t Single Back In The Day
Though Jessica Simpson was widely considered “the dumb one” when it came to female pop stars of the early aughts, she’s evolved into a best-selling wordsmith (with an assist from a ghostwriter, of course) and successful businesswoman. But Jessica must’ve recently either gotten bored with making the populace uncomfortable with her Pottery Barn Kids ads or she’s in the market for more money and/or attention; because she just released a short story taken from one of her journals of long ago about the time a major movie star pursued her back in 2001. Disappointingly, she didn’t name any names, but she recalled feeling like a hooker (and I’m guessing not the wholesome, rom-com Pretty Woman kind) before ending the affair.
Wanda Sykes Will Host An MGM Viral Video Show Featuring Ring Camera Footage
The Ring camera has become one of the most sought-after home security devices in years. So naturally, Amazon, which owns Ring and MGM, has enlisted the help of television executives to make even more money off of it while delivering a Black Mirror-type show. In the vein of the iconic series America’s Funniest Home Videos, there will be a brand new show coming soon titled Ring Nation, which will feature submitted Ring footage. And Wanda Sykes has signed on to host.
Chris Pratt Triumphs In The Faces Of “Woke” Critics Who Gave His New Show “The Terminal List” A Low Rating On Rotten Tomatoes
The internet’s favorite Chris (/sarcasm), Chris Pratt has taken time out from his busy schedule of annoying everyone to star in Amazon Prime’s The Terminal List. It’s a hit with audiences but a misfire with critics. So naturally, Chris took to his Instagram to let all the “woke” critics know that as long as his show is a success with the people, that’s all he really cares about.
Amazon’s Alexa May Soon Be Able To Mimic The Voice Of Anyone, Even Dead Relatives
“Hey Alexa, can you summon the dead spirit of my Nana?” is something that you may be able to do soon. CNBC says that Amazon has announced a new development in their Alexa voice assistant. At Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas this week, they announced that they’re working on a new feature that allows you to have Alexa “replicate” human voices; even dead people. Excellent! The dead have not been pestered enough, actually.
The First Season Of Amazon’s “The Lord Of The Rings” Series Is Going To Cost $465 Million
The Hollywood Reporter says that Amazon Studios’ upcoming Lord Of The Rings prequel series is going to be insanely expensive. Just how expensive can it be? $465 million for only one season. The upcoming Amazon series will be filming in New Zealand, and Jeff Bezos has spared no dollar it seems. They’ve been planning the series since 2017 and the budget for the first season is coming in at an astounding NZ$650 million, which in American dollars comes out to $465 million. These hos are putting on a show more elaborate than when Aragorn was coronated King of Gondor, okayyyyyyy? Don’t get that reference? Me either, actually.
Amazon Has Reportedly Spent $25 Million On A Documentary About Rihanna
The Hollywood Reporter say that Amazon has paid $25 million for a documentary about singer-turned-makeup millionaire-turned-current reigning underwear queen Rihanna. Somewhere in Florida, an Amazon delivery person paid $0 to ask Aaron Carter what made him get that huge Rihanna tattoo on the side of his face.