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Billie Eilish was gifted a pet hamster, whom she named Tomato Bisque Soup (iconic). She constructed a lil mansion for Tomato, giving her the final word therapy of a star bb. The so-called mansion may be very tall, with a number of tales, tunnels, wheels, and beds that she switches out for various textures. Nothing however the perfect for Tomato!!!
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Earlier than each Intercourse and the Metropolis episode, Kim Cattrall all the time got here in ready with a wide range of totally different angles and recommendations to see what would match higher for Samantha and the person she was having intercourse with. Whether or not it was the new priest from Season 4 or the fireman from Season 3, Cattrall all the time got here up with concepts. She stated, “Within the intercourse scene with the fireman, I prompt, ‘Let me do an orgasm with the sound of a hearth engine, let me attempt various things.’ You do not know if one’s going to be an excessive amount of or not sufficient, so it is good for [the SATC crew] to have a couple of selections.”
Based on Cynthia Nixon, filming intercourse scenes for Intercourse and the Metropolis wasn’t horny or reasonable within the slightest. She stated many of the males who got here on the present had by no means filmed a intercourse scene earlier than, so issues would naturally really feel awkward. “Even when [the sex] appears actual, it feels very pretend as a result of we do not present a complete lovemaking session,” Nixon stated. “It is quiet, and then you definitely hear, ‘Motion!’ and swiftly you begin screaming.”
And all the males who ended up filming intercourse scenes on Intercourse and the Metropolis wore a cup so nothing would truly present onscreen. The cups had been labeled “KC” for Kim Cattrall’s initials.
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Carrie Fisher and Penny Marshall, who turned finest mates once they dated Paul Simon and Artwork Garfunkel within the ’70s, had been recognized for throwing a legendary joint birthday bash each October. They celebrated their birthdays collectively (each in October, each Libras!) and had among the wildest experiences with A-Checklist celebrities, like David Bowie and Jack Nicholson.
On The Rosie O’Donnell Present, Fisher and Marshall revealed that David Bowie crashed certainly one of their events and that the visitor checklist began at 60 individuals however grew to 400 over time.
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Stevie Nicks revealed on Oprah’s Grasp Class that she would hold a gram of cocaine in her boot within the ’70s. She took a lot cocaine that by 1986, a plastic surgeon informed Nicks she had a gap in her nostril, and if she took yet one more “hit of cocaine,” it might be her final ever.
Whereas everybody round her within the ’70s thought she appeared stunning, Stevie Nicks disagrees. The drug dependancy was evident in her eyes, that appeared like they had been “swimming in water.”
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Serena Williams already has an artwork gallery in her Miami property. As a substitute of making a proper front room, Williams has an artwork gallery as quickly as you stroll into her house. It options works by artists equivalent to Kaws (whose chairs promote for round $100,000–$150,000) and Radcliffe Bailey. Her piece by Bailey, titled “Astro Black,” options an precise rock from the MOON.
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In 1997, Whitney Houston took Brandy below her wing when the 2 iconic singers starred collectively in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Whitney Houston supported Brandy’s profession effectively into the 2010s. The weekend Houston died in 2012, she “crashed” an interview with Brandy, Monica, and Clive Davis throughout Grammys weekend. and handed a observe to Brandy. When Brandy was requested after Whitney’s dying what the observe stated, Brandy revealed, “I’ll simply not say what it was, and simply hold it to myself for my very own private causes. Whitney meant all the pieces to me — she’s the rationale that I sing.”
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In Ariana Grande’s music video for “God Is a Lady,” Madonna is the voice of God, reciting a part of Samuel L. Jackson’s well-known speech in Pulp Fiction (which was tailored from the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17). On The Tonight Present, Grande recalled how the long-lasting collaboration took place: “I texted her as a result of with out Madonna, I would not have the ability to make a tune like that. She paved the way in which for all of us, and has been right here combating that struggle.”
Ariana Grande continued: “I texted her, ‘Hey, my subsequent single is named ‘God is a Lady,’ I might like to ship it to you and see what you suppose. There’s a little bit half within the video that may be good for you if you happen to would even think about doing it.'” And are you aware what the Queen of Pop’s response was?! “Oh, yeah! I am going to get into the studio tomorrow. I am in Portugal, so it is a bizarre time proper now, however I am going to soar in. Do you want me to be there within the video or something, be on digicam?” Grande: “No! You simply want to do that voice-over. I am so grateful that you simply’d even think about it.”
You possibly can hearken to “God Is a Lady” right here.
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Missy Elliott was drunk when she filmed this scene for the “Work It” music video as a result of director Dave Meyers by accident refilled her glass with wine as an alternative of water.
“We shot that take possibly seven occasions from totally different angles, so by the point that was over, [Missy] was trashed,” Dave Meyers recalled. “She was so smiley. Then, Janet Jackson got here to bless us along with her presence, and Missy was speaking all types of gibberish to her — it was actually a superb time.”
You possibly can watch the “Work It” music video right here.
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In 2017, Nicki Minaj insulted up-and-coming Cardi B in her verse on “Swish Swish.” Disrespecting Cardi B in Minaj’s songs turned a sample, even in “MotorSport” (a tune each artists had been featured on later that yr). Cardi refused to be filmed with Minaj within the music video until she eliminated the unique diss lyrics: “If Cardi B the QB, I am Nick Lombardi.” Minaj modified her verse, however they had been by no means filmed in the identical shot. Issues got here to a head on the Met Gala in 2018 when Cardi B allegedly threw a shoe at Minaj.
Cardi B posted a video on her Instagram story detailing what truly occurred on the Met Gala, calling out Minaj for mendacity, and all the drama round “MotorSport.”
Nicki’s mistreatment of Cardi B feels a bit ironic, contemplating Lil’ Kim criticized Minaj when she was rising to fame within the late 2000s. Lil’ Kim launched a diss observe in 2011, titled “Black Friday” (a dig at Minaj’s album Pink Friday), accusing Minaj of copying her trend type, lyrics, and total persona.
You possibly can hearken to “MotorSport” right here and “Black Friday” right here.
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Whereas filming New York, New York (1977), main woman Liza Minnelli and director Martin Scorsese had an affair. On the time, Minnelli was married to Jack Haley Jr. (the son of Jack Haley, who performed the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz), and Scorsese to Julia Cameron. In Minnelli’s 2026 memoir Children, Wait Until You Hear This!, she revealed that they had a really tense relationship, one which was consumed by cocaine dependancy.
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In Future’s Kid’s “Bootylicious” music video, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams had Stevie Nicks play guitar within the opening sequence. This was an homage to Nicks, because the group sampled the rock star’s hit “Fringe of Seventeen.”
You possibly can hearken to “Bootylicious” right here and “Fringe of Seventeen” right here.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s tune “Thot Shit” was impressed by the damaging reactions she and Cardi B obtained from their 2020 hit “WAP.” In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Megan Thee Stallion stated, “I do know the Republicans have had a nasty yr, and so they in all probability must take their frustration out someplace. However, I wish to inform them ‘thanks for the streams,’ as a result of with out [them], I do not know if we’d’ve been right here. I imply, them individuals loopy.”
So the next summer time, the queen of Scorching Woman Summer season launched “Thot Shit.” The music video dramatized Megan Thee Stallion’s tackle the damaging reactions from “WAP.” To start with of the video, she confirmed a senator leaving hateful feedback on certainly one of her movies. Then in the midst of the tune, Stallion rapped, “Watchin’ me undergo it, nonetheless tryna drag me / Actin’ such as you winnin’, if you consider it, truly / Are they supportin’ you, or actually simply attackin’ me? I do not give a fuck ’bout a weblog tryna bash me / I am the shit, per the Recording Academy.”
You possibly can watch the “Thot Shit” music video right here.
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On a podcast episode of Good Grasp with Amy Poehler, Viola Davis sat within the chair to debate her iconic EGOT-winning profession, childhood, and extra. However the one story that caught out was her expertise filming Doubt with the legendary Meryl Streep. Davis revealed to Poehler that she was beyondddddd starstruck by Streep (naturally) as a result of she had adopted her total profession. In consequence, she was particularly awkward round her and did not know methods to deal with being on set along with her. And if you happen to’re a fan of Streep, then you definitely generally do foolish issues to impress her, as Davis did.
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Whereas some TV actors really feel aggravated by being perceived or recognized just for their hottest function, Lisa Kudrow feels the alternative. With regards to Phoebe Buffay, the hilarious and kooky character she portrayed on Pals for 10 wonderful years, she’s by no means bothered when “regular” individuals acknowledge her as Phoebe (even 32 years later).
And one other enjoyable truth? Lisa Kudrow filmed The Comeback (2026) on Warner Bros. Stage 24, the identical set the place she filmed Pals. Full-circle second? Full-circle second!
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Janelle Monáe is infamous for internet hosting enjoyable, sexually adventurous courtyard events, which impressed her 2023 album, The Age of Pleasure.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, she stated, “I’ve a complete spreadsheet with 50 to virtually 100 experiences that I’ve had [at these parties]. I put on crimson lipstick at these events — I’ve had moments the place if me and a lady or an power wish to have interaction, you are going to see lipstick.”
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Gwen Stefani’s 2004 hit “Hollaback Woman” is definitely about her beef with Gap singer Courtney Love. Stefani did not use Love’s identify within the lyrics of the tune, however in a deep-dive behind the the hit, she revealed to Billboard, “I used to be being bullied by somebody and was being referred to as a cheerleader, which was a nasty factor! Rising up, that was not cool. I believed I used to be the alternative of that. I informed Pharrell we should always write a tune about that.”
Gwen Stefani and Pharrell got here up with the “B-A-N-A-N-A-S” cheer within the tune from their outdated highschool cheerleading days. In a separate interview with Seventeen Journal the identical yr “Hollaback Woman” got here out, Courtney Love stated, “Being well-known is rather like being in highschool. However I’m not serious about being the cheerleader. I’m not serious about being Gwen Stefani. She’s the cheerleader, and I’m out within the smoker shed.”
You possibly can hearken to “Hollaback Woman” right here.
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Marlene Dietrich overtly recognized as bisexual and allegedly had intercourse with notable actors like her Shanghai Categorical costar Anna Could Wong. Dietrich referred to her affairs with ladies as “stitching circles” and created a protected house the place lesbian and bisexual ladies within the Previous Hollywood neighborhood may very well be themselves.
Dietrich was additionally one of many first actors to have a lesbian kiss in a serious movement image within the US. Dietrich’s character in Morocco (1930), Mademoiselle Amy Jolly, kissed a feminine viewers member throughout certainly one of her performances in a to-die-for black tux and prime hat.
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Whereas filming Legally Blonde 2: Crimson, White & Blonde, Reese Witherspoon had it written into her contract that she may hold Elle Woods’ total wardrobe. This included the pink Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis-inspired outfit, in addition to 77 pairs (sure, 77!!!) of Jimmy Choo sneakers.
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For 17 years, Gabrielle Union and Jada Pinkett Smith had a serious feud, regardless that neither actor was certain the way it began. In 2018, Smith invited Union on Crimson Desk Speak to clear the air and put the previous behind them. In the beginning of the section, Smith stated, “Gabrielle and I had been by no means actually girlfriends. We had been nice associates that in some unspecified time in the future dissolved. We do not even know [what we were mad about]. We received on the cellphone, and I used to be like, ‘Gabrielle, what occurred?!’ and she or he’s like, ‘Woman, I do not know!'”
The 2 actors had an open dialog, revealing their friendship dynamics with different ladies and the significance of lifting one another up quite than tearing one another down. “That is my yr of development. In my life, I am simply cleansing up a whole lot of stuff, and also you had been certainly one of them,” Smith informed Union. “Having this second with you helps me in that course of.” Union responded with, “I informed you on the cellphone it was like a gorilla hopped off my again that I did not know was there.” They ended their dialog on good phrases, with Smith saying, “I hope from right here on out that we’ve a bond, and you already know you possibly can name on me. Thanks for being open to this.”
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When Tatyana Ali auditioned for Ashley Banks for The Recent Prince of Bel-Air, govt producer Quincy Jones requested her to make up a rap on the spot. It was finally featured within the pilot episode throughout the first dinner scene.
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Margot Robbie practices US accents for sure films by trying up individuals on YouTube and mimicking them for her characters, like Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf of Wall Road (2013).
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Talking of The Wolf of Wall Road (2013), the well-known struggle scene the place Margot (Naomi) makes enjoyable of Leo’s (Jordan’s) response was 100% improvised. Margot stated in an interview with Screenplayed that Leo’s buddy, who was on set that day, inspired her to make use of the “Who? Who?” line. Margot then leaned into that legendary Brooklyn accent of hers and made film historical past!!!
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Katharine Hepburn revealed in a uncommon 1985 interview that, as a teen, she used to interrupt into homes (and even steal a factor or two, like a crocodile nutcracker).
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And, in 2015, Carol was launched to vital acclaim and sparked an enormous dialog on the significance of telling celebratory love tales between ladies. Whereas selling the film, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara had been continually requested how they developed their onscreen chemistry, particularly of their intercourse scenes. At BFI London’s Movie Pageant, Mara stated, “It was simple for me to really feel chemistry in direction of Cate [because] my character spent a lot of the movie in awe of this girl and enamored along with her. That was simple for me to embody.”
The second intercourse scene within the movie between Cate Blanchett (Carol) and Rooney Mara (Therese) was one of many first scenes the actors shot collectively. Blanchett revealed in a Q&A that when they received on set, they realized there have been mattress bugs within the resort room, so initially, it was a troublesome day taking pictures within the nude. However, finally, Blanchett thought it was a shifting expertise: “The consummation of their relationship is basically essential,” Blanchett informed BFI London. “We talked in regards to the scene, and there is a nice sense of belief between Rooney and me.”
Cate Blanchett went on to explain how highly effective it was to movie the intercourse scene with Rooney Mara, given how remoted their characters had been within the movie main as much as that second. She stated, “They undergo a whole lot of processing these volcanic emotions impartial of each other, so frankly, it was a reduction to do these scenes with Rooney. It is like, ‘Lastly, we get to be collectively.'”
