James Franco's Weird Alien Stunt Worked Way Too Well

When I went to look for a recent photo of James Franco, never in a million years did I think he’d be standing right next to another problematic dude in the first results, and yet, here we are. That is Jeremy Piven, who was one heck of a jump scare. Anyway, Franco posted some weird TikTok video about an “alien,” and it somehow generated 50 billion headlines. I don’t know why because this is clearly some sort of marketing stunt. (PEOPLE)

The Odyssey cast has been color coordinating. (Lainey Gossip)

Prince William is too lazy to attend World Cup games. (Celebitchy)

Lindsey Graham’s sister is taking over his senate seat? Is that allowed? (Wonkette)

In this week’s issue of her newsletter, Kayleigh delved into the body shaming of teenage Hillary Duff and how her disordered eating was made into “inspirational” diet content for her young fans. (Gossip Reading Club)

Dane Cook is starring in a horror short by Curry Barker. No, wait, I read that wrong. He’s starring in a short by Curry Barker’s dad. His dad is making it. (Vulture)

It’s not just you, everyone hates the new Roku update. (Kotaku)

The wild night that almost ended the Spice Girls. (Daily Beast)

OK, now I’m interested in the Far Cry show. (THR)

Mike Johnson has completely given up. We’re gonna win. (Mediaite)

Jormis could only give Stephen Kings’ 1979 dystopian thriller, The Long Walk, two stars. “The boys’ journey is interesting, but not as interesting as the small bits of information Stephen King drip feeds us about the past and the present.” Which books do you think do a better job of balancing world-building and action? (Cannonball Read 18)

in addition to his movies and warmly genial public persona, I always liked Sam Neill’s tiktoks etc, increasingly rare kind of celeb just posting cute little daffy personal clips along with famous person stuff. here’s Sam Neill with one of his beloved chickens

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— Chris Mohney (@chrismohney.bsky.social) July 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM