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By Lainey Bobainey | Pajiba Love | May 6, 2026
We now know why Helena Bonham Carter exited The White Lotus after just four days of filming and was quickly replaced by Laura Dern: Mike White wanted a “boisterous performance” that Carter apparently couldn’t deliver. And this isn’t gossip, this is coming from the trades. - (Variety)
Jane Fonda has nothing but nice things to say about her former husband, CNN founder Ted Turner, who passed away today at age 87. - (EW)
Stephen Colbert to host Strike Force Five reunion on The Late Show. - (LateNighter)
Famous men are walking around looking very wide-eyed. Why don’t they talk about their cosmetic procedures? - (Lainey Gossip)
I don’t even know how to write a blurb for this. FBI Director Kash Patel is passing out personalized, FBI-branded bourbon. - (The Atlantic)
Ted Danson’s kids really owe Mary Steenburgen for this one. - (Celebitchy)
Bob’s Burgers star Eugene Mirman doesn’t remember the car crash last month, where he was trapped in a car engulfed in flames and fortuitously pulled from the car by witnesses, including a state trooper on the security detail of New Hampshire governor Kelly Ayotte, who was passing by! But he’s doing really well! - (Variety)
The Tony Award nominees were announced yesterday. 96-year-old June Squibb received her first Tony nomination and is the oldest Tony nominee! - (THR)
The Nice Guys was released 10 years ago, but it continues to gain popularity. Could it finally get a sequel? - (AP)
Long-time reader, yesteryear commenter SK sent me this article about the devastating Kerrville, Texas, Fourth of July floods. The author just won a Pulitzer. I suggest reading with tissues in hand. It is very sad, and be forewarned that there is loss of life. - (Texas Monthly)
Andrew is appearing in a series of fun videos for the Heights Entrepreneurial Women’s Society for Mother’s Day! You can follow along here, and if you’re in Jersey City, go support some local businesses run by amazing women! - (Instagram)
While writing her review of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang, Ang upped her final verdict from Liked It to Loved It. “This was a really beautiful modern romance. The obstacles to their partnership were totally believable.” Which book has improved the more you thought about it? (Cannonball Read 18)
They just work better as a team!
This is Walsh, Dane, Sweetpea, and Wiley. They are all service dog dropouts. Together they have successfully completed one single task. 13/10 for all (IG: dogtor.walsh)
— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) May 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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