Ashton Kutcher Tried to Both Sides the Danny Masterson Situation

For the first time, Ashton Kutcher has addressed the Danny Masterson allegations, and well, he probably should’ve just stayed quiet. While admitting that he still talks to Masterson, Kutcher said that he ultimately hopes his old friend is found not guilty, but “I wholesale feel for anybody who feels like they were violated in any way.” Kutcher also tried to talk up Masterson by saying how he acted like a “mentor” on the set of That ’70s Show, but the anecdote he shared mostly involved Masterson telling everybody not to “f*ck up” or they’ll screw the whole gig for everybody. What a guy! (Variety)

Will Beyoncé show up to the Grammys? (Lainey Gossip)

Nia Long opens up to Drew Barrymore about not being cast in Charlie’s Angels because she was “too old” and what that really means. (Dlisted)

I often see headlines about how Apple Martin is Gwyneth Paltrow’s twin, but I’m sorry, she is a dead ringer for Kate Moss. The British seed is strong? (Celebitchy)

From Petr: Patti Smith remembers Tom Verlaine. (New Yorker)

Channing Tatum “nearly killed” Salma Hayek during a lap dance for Magic Mike 3. Hey, there are worse ways to go. (IndieWire)

Linda Ronstadt did get a The Last of Us bump. Hell yeah! (Deadline)

Sarah Michelle Gellar is not thrilled with the “very backwards” reception that female-led Marvel projects keep getting. (AV Club)

From Genevieve: This question is about whether someone is a “good person” based on the opinion of their weird writing group, but the response features lines like: “We’ve been so thoroughly conditioned, in the ubiquity and loneliness of capitalism, to think of media properties as our friends, and when our friends do a bad thing, it feels like a betrayal.” which is fantastically accurate. (¡Hola Papi!)

Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony are reportedly passing on E3 2023. (Polygon)

Andrea Risenborough’s Oscar nomination is safe. (The Wrap)

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