#Hollywood Feud

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Weekly Celebrity Gossips (29.07 - 04.08.2024)

Hey everybody, Happy Monday! We’ve got some exciting news for you – starting today, we’re kicking off a brand new segment on our blog: Weekly Celebrity Gossips. I know gossip isn’t always the healthiest, but when it comes to celebrities, it’s all in good fun, right? We adore our favorite stars, and our lighthearted comments about them certainly won’t cause any harm. As you can tell from the…

[theomenmedia]

A Timeline Of The Fake Feud Between Ryan Reynolds And Hugh Jackman!

Celebrating Ryan Reynolds turning 48 with a look back at his epic fake feud with Hugh Jackman! From witty jabs to promotional genius, here's to more years of laughter and faux rivalry!

Take a trip down the memory lane through this article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/ryan-reynolds-turns-48-a-hilarious-retrospective-of-his-epic-fake-feud-with-hugh-jackman

[love-pinups]

Olivia de Havilland. I believe her role as the dowdy Melanie Wilkes in Gone with the Wind resulted in a career which generally under utilized her classic beauty. Olivia was ahead of her time in fighting the status quo of the Studio system in Hollywood and won a lawsuit which changed the film industry forever. She also had a rather intense, life-long, feud with her sister / fellow actor Joan Fontaine (I highly recommend reading up on this for some crazy stories!). Dame De Havilland just passed away in 2020 at the age of 104!

[oldshowbiz]

1978.

Danny Bonaduce versus Herve Villechaize.

[thursdaymurderbub]

Silver Screen magazine, January 1940

Artie Shaw eloped with Lana Turner, also featured in Dancing Co-Ed, the following month

[bettedavisunderboobs]

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)

Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford

10/10 rating

Psychotic, sadistic, and yet painfully built upon deep guilt and lifelong regrets. Bette and Joan had some of the best chemistry I've ever seen on film despite whatever may have gone on between the two. Most definitely, in my opinion, the magnum opus of both careers.

[jerrylewis-thekid]

Here too, that light smile of Dean, the smile of a person who for a few seconds stepped out of character and was himself. A boy having fun.

[arc-angel-o]

Ryan Murphy has been targeting historical fiction to hurt me 😭

[piratekenway]

it gets very annoying being on social media when news of a celebrity break-up hits bc then it’s like, why is everyone talking about this very personal thing like it’s a fuckin plot twist in a TV show?

[trixiesol-blog]

Count me in!!!!! 😝

[abignewscom]

Selena Gomez’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ co-star Karla Sofía Gascón called her a ‘rich rat’ amid rumored Hailey Bieber feud

In the world of celebrity news, social media often serves as a platform for drama and controversy. Recently, a conflict involving Selena Gomez and her “Emilia Pérez” co-star, Karla Sofía Gascón, has caught the attention of fans and media alike. It centers around a tweet that allegedly insulted Gomez and has sparked discussions about friendships, feuds, and past controversies. The Controversial…

[bitchwhoyoukiddin]

Reading: 2025.

ANYWAY, so my brain has been a squirrelly little monster for the last chunk of time, and I haven't really wanted to sit and read anything other than trashy fanfic that directly addresses my own personal damage in delightfully stupid ways. Which? Absolutely valid.

HOWEVER, one of my two vague reading goals for the year involved 1. Reading at least 30 published books and 2. Trying to tackle my 'currently owned' pile and do a read it or unhaul it thing. (Note: these are vague goals and if I don't fulfill them, eh.)

Both of those goals involve actually reading physical or electronic books that I have on-hand in whatever format. SO. I am doing my best to do some low key work on those. It is, after all, nearing the end of January and I have read only one book so far. And it's one that is very much where my brain is because of my moderate list of special interests, Hollywood history is a returning fave.

Add in that Karina Longworth started the new season of You Must Remember This, and all the sparkly lights in my brain went "OOO!!!"

As such, I am currently about halfway through her book, Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood. I am listening to the audiobook as I am so used to Longworth's audio presenter style that it feels incredibly wrong to try and read a print book by her. Some of it is a retread of a couple podcast subjects from the The Many Loves of Howard Hughes season, but there's a lot of new and expanded information. Additionally, this is very much a biography of Hughes, but as framed around his relationships with women and centering their experiences over his. It's definitely worth a read/listen but if you're a longtime YMRT podcast listener, consider where your brain is.

THAT SAID, the first book I actually finished this year is The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen.

This book was fine. It did remind me of how omnipresent a very specific flavor of action film was during the 80's and 90's. I remember (vaguely?) how big of a deal Predator and Commando were during that time period (I was, like 6?), which is kind of amazing as my house was not a Movie Fan house. It was mostly trickle-down through babysitter's partners and friends' dads' film collections. However, I did turn into a media kid so the career and film run-downs of the main guys (Arnold, Sly, Bruce, and a liiiiiiiiiittle bit of Chuck) was pretty common-knowledge for me. I was also a huge Entertainment Weekly kiddo from, like 1992-2005, so a lot of the back story and gossipy stuff was retread ground for me.

It was a solid summary of this specific time period of film making. I didn't really love the overall tone of it (some of the discussion of gender politics felt mildly dismissive in a way that was deeply unsurprising given the reverence for this era of film and how it was ~fun~ and ~the best u guyz~, and we are just not going to dig in on how BFF this crew was/is with Reagan), but it was a fairly broad overview of that period of film making. Also, I am reminded how much I really do like and enjoy Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

I also, VERY MUCH recommend reading both Jackie Chan's biography (Never Grow Up) and the recent Bruce Lee biography (Bruce Lee: A Life) if you're interested in this era of action. The Chan one goes a lot more indepth both into the Hong Kong action scene but also the internal stuff happening for him during all of the events touched on in this book.

The Lee biography is one that I just really, really recommend to anyone who a.) likes action films at ALL b.) ever wanted to know anything about Bruce Lee. It's fantastically researched, involves a lot of interviews with people in Lee's life, touches on Chuck Norris' whole deal in much more depth, and posits the most sensical medical explanation for his death. BUT, it's a fantastic history and contextualization of what the Hong Kong movie scene started as, was, and evolved into just before it made a hard entry into the US market.

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Justin Baldoni has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation, extortion, and more. In this video, we break down the heated legal battle behind 'It Ends With Us.' Learn about the claims, counterclaims, and what this means for Hollywood. Subscribe for more updates on this unfolding drama!

[oldshowbiz]

Quinn Martin vs. Drunk David Janssen

[bloomberrypint]

Today's tpir is a rerun, my friday evening is ruined

[carmine-and-hayworth]

JOANNE CARSON David Hayes Ensemble and Sketch

Description courtesy of Julien’s Auctions: A David Hayes sheer black blouse with ruffles and a zebra print maxi skirt owned by Joanne Carson. Together with a David Hayes sketch of the ensemble inscribed “David Hayes for Joanne Carson”. Molly Ringwald recently played Carson on Ryan Murphy’s limited series Feud: Truman Capote vs. The Swans (FX, 2024). The series’s final scene depicted the…