I remember when several women came out and told their #MeToo stories about James Franco’s inappropriate behavior towards them at his “acting school.” Now two of Franco’s victims are suing him for sexual misconduct. [Jezebel]
Lupita Nyong’o is in consideration to play Catwoman to Robert Pattinson’s Batman? What is even happening here?!? [Dlisted]
Thoughts on Priyanka Chopra’s pink satin suit? [Just Jared]
Here’s the trailer for the Clint Eastwood-directed Richard Jewell movie. [LaineyGossip]
Photos from the NYC premiere of Joker. [Go Fug Yourself]
Here’s where the impeachment inquiry stands now. [Pajiba]
News from The Conners: Darlene’s son is gay. [Towleroad]
Mean Girls costume designer breaks down the costumes. [OMG Blog]
There’s something really wrong with Elon Musk. [The Blemish]
Would Lupita’s Marvel contract allow her to appear in a competing franchise?
I am sure it would not. Catwoman would be a much larger role than she would have in Marvel. Also I suspect BP2 is going to introduce Storm as a love interest like in the comics
The Mean Girls costume design video is so interesting!! Check it out if you’re into all that. Everything has a well-thought purpose in the storytelling.
Anytime I hear that James Franco had an acting school I roll my eyes so hard I fear they’ll eject from my head
He has like 5 graduate degrees, many he ‘earned’ simultaneously while working on set. What is he trying to overcompensate for? I read he was on set all day working and would ‘teach’ acting classes at night but fall asleep during class. He just needs constant stroking of his ego?
What a creep he is…jesus!
“Graduate degrees” the one from Yale is a certificate. He is a creep. He has always come off that way to me. When I read the headline the first thing that came to mind was “of course he is”
Side eyeing the HELL out of his alleged “graduate degrees”. There were a lot of stories about his alleged special treatment and arrangements re: his course work. But hey, of course that’s just slander. I mean if this year has taught us anything it’s that universities and institutes of higher learning generally are above reproach and all based on merit -oh….wait, right. 🙄
Didn’t he get some professor fired for giving him a (deserved) bad grade?
He’s always been an ass. I’m glad these women are standing up to him, but he’ll probably weasel out of it.
Utterly and completely! This (alledged) preditor’s time is up.
He’s lectured for years at college (NY University), it gives him access to loads of young college girls to exploit. I’m sure he offers them ”fast-tracks” into the industry… he’s so gross! It’s like how Paedofiles gravitate toward being gym coaches etc. Not saying he’s a paedofile but he’s similar in terms of putting himself into a ”target rich” environment.
It sounds like it’s not his ego that needs stroking.
Wow that James Franco story is a shock said no one ever.
I’m just glad they’re going after him, he was coasting a bit too easy after the story first broke. I can name twenty actors in his age group of various ethnicities who are as good or better. Nothing of value lost by tossing him in the dumpster.
Lupita or Gugu would be awesome!
No offense to you or Gugu but if not Lupita, it will be nice for another Black woman to get the role instead (from any country) instead of a Biracial woman. Every blockbuster role calling for a Black woman to be the female lead/love interest has gone to a mixed race or racially ambiguous looking woman. I guess it took Black Panther to show that Black women can also play sexy not just strong or the best friend.
Again, not personally aimed at you just the Hollywood system (including Black Hollywood) who continue to engage in the erasure of Black women as love interests.
I hope I’m understanding that you’re referring to the darkness of the actresses skin color, otherwise, you’re basically saying that lighter skinned biracial women are NOT considered black??? Uhm…no. Just no.
When I saw the video of him skulking up Amber Heard’s elevator late at night trying not to be seen, it was obvious to me that Franco was paying BS lip service on Colbert when addressing prior allegations:
“In my life, I pride myself on taking responsibility for things that I’ve done. I have to do that to maintain my well-being. I do it whenever I know that there’s something wrong or needs to be changed. I make it a point to do it.” ~James Franco
Good grief, you are doing the exact opposite of that
RIP to Diahann Carroll.
#dominiquedevearauxforever
ICON.
Aw, she was a great beauty and talented actress. RIP indeed.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Friend of a friend participated in his class and said he was a weirdo and a creep. He would walk up to women and stand there and stare intently at them and say nothing. Apparently that would make this particular friend of a friend uncomfortable when he did it to her. It sounded like enjoyed making women uncomfortable with this type Of behavior. Sounds like he was trolling for women while we he was there.
Ew. Yikes.
The Franco story is the opposite of shocking. Still. It’s gross and criminal. Not only he forced students, he also filmed it and got the rights to the material where they are exposed and did God knows what with it.
How in the hell is Elon a billionaire? Life is so not fair. He acts like a coke head imo
A classmate of mine has a corporate lawyer sister working for a firm in California that reps Musk. My classmate told me that her sister didn’t meet him for about 9 months, and then something they were working on for him needed an in person meeting. Musk shows up to the meeting two hours late (I think), eating a vat of frozen yogurt and holding direct eye contact with everyone as he spoons frozen yogurt into his mouth.
Rich people are so weird lol
I like your username 🙂
I don’t know what he was supposedly like before, but it does sound like the money and notoriety have gone to his head. Along with drug use or something. He’s sounds a little bonkers these days.
He is good at recognizing and harnessing talent in other people. My business partner went to school with him. Elon tried to steal his wife, then girlfriend. They do not like eachother at all
Wow
I love the colour of Priyanka’s suit, but the top looks too big on her.
I agree, it’s too big. Gorgeous color.
Hope this is like an open thread – NBC Sunday Night Football just aired a Trump campaign commercial talking about a Pelosi/Schumer coup. This is after they stood silent all the weekend. Manana.