Andre Braugher Has Died at 61

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | December 12, 2023 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | December 12, 2023 |

Andre Braugher, a star of Brooklyn Nine Nine and Homicide and an absolute titan, has passed away after a brief illness. He was 61. We’ve hardly had a moment to process this devastating loss, but he was one of the great ones. May his memory be a blessing. (NYTimes)

Are we really doing this again? OK, fine. Tom Cruise reportedly has a new love interest: Elsina Khayrova. The former model was married to a Russian diamond tycoon, but is now single and ready to mingle with America’s Top Space Messiah. Will they dine on a yacht staffed by cultist slaves or jump motorcycles into a gorge — and each other’s hearts? (Page Six)

Is the Academy ready to take Zac Efron seriously? (Lainey Gossip)

Jennifer Aniston didn’t want an intimacy coordinator on The Morning Show, which is an understandable reaction when your scene partner is Jon Hamm. Problematic as all hell, but understandable. (Celebitchy)

Zelensky is in DC begging for Republicans’ help. (Wonkette)

From Tori: The Criterion Channel has released their January 2024 lineup, including a spotlight on “Cat Movies” — “this salute to some of the screen’s most entrancing felines is purr cinema.” So anyway I don’t wanna hear anybody complaining about film snobs ever again. They are doing good work. (Criterion)

Drew Barrymore got super handsy while interviewing Oprah Winfrey, and people didn’t like it. They want her to stop, please. (The Daily Beast)

E3 is finally, officially dead. (Gizmodo)

How Twitter broke the news. (The Verge)

From Chris: It was a great year to be a queer reader! (Them)

Travis Kelce is approaching a major milestone in every relationship: Planning an all-out rager for your pop-star girlfriend’s birthday. We’ve all been there, right? (The Cut)

The first Madame Web posters are a choice. (Uproxx)

Sarah was unable to write a coherent review of Cordelia’s Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold. “Please enjoy this series of increasingly unhinged text messages that I sent to my friend Danielle over the course of about 48 hours.” What was the last book that you just had to tell someone about while you were reading it?  (Cannonball Read 15)