Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Bailed on Their Hulk Hogan Movie

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have reportedly pulled the plug on their Hulk Hogan movie that would have seen Affleck play the former wrestler and Damon as Peter Thiel in a story based around Hogan’s infamous sex tape that brought down Gawker. However, it should be noted that the decision was made well before Hogan’s death last week, and the film “hasn’t been in development for some time.” In fairness, it’s not exactly the David and Goliath story that folks think it is once you realize Gawker basically allowed an out-of-control writer to publish revenge porn and testify in court that he’d post anything for clicks including, uh, kids. So… yeah. (TMZ)

Rachael Leigh Cook and Brandon Routh’s new relationship has flown under the radar in this wild summer of love. (Lainey Gossip)

Goop and Winona Ryder’s falling out was worse than people imagined. (Celebitchy)

Pete Hegseth is secretly trying to be a governor now. (Wonkette)

From Roxana: I’m putting this as a “hate” entry. I think it’s loser behavior when you’re a celebrity who can absolutely afford $5 a month for a subscription to Vulture to insult the idea of having a subscription to Vulture. (Bluesky)

Shannon Sharpe is out at ESPN. (The Wrap)

Masters of the Universe is a comedy, got it. (Deadline)

Did I spend a concerning amount of time staring at January Jones’ son to see if his looks are a clue to his father’s identity? Hahaha no, but also, yes. (Page Six)

Blade might not be in the MCU yet, but he’s in Marvel Rivals. (Gizmodo)

Julia Garner says the Madonna biopic is still happening. (Rolling Stone)

The Bad Guys 2 tells AI to f*ck off. (Kotaku)

Please don’t let this ruin Slow Horses. It’s all I have! Oh hey, honey. (Variety)

Jomidi is deep in her summer reading, has lots of books to recommend, and is excited that her hold on V. E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil has come in. She wants to know which books you’re excited about this summer. How is your summer reading going? (Cannonball Read 17)