Jenna Ortega Confirms Why She Really Bailed on 'Scream 7'

Jenna Ortega has revealed that, despite reports to the contrary, she did not exit Scream 7 over pay or scheduling. Once Melissa Barrera was fired, the whole creative team started falling apart, and that was the ballgame. Wednesday was out the door. (Variety)

I know baby bump watches are an icky tabloid trend, but in this case, Rihanna is clearly having fun with the speculation. Once you see the photos, you’ll immediately stop clenching. Trust me. (Lainey Gossip)

Of course, the Daily Mail did an unhinged review of Meghan Markle’s jam. (Celebitchy)

The Trump DOJ benched a lawyer for telling the truth. (Wonkette)

From Hannah: The return of the Dire Wolf. (TIME)

Heidi Gardner threw a Jack Black tailgate party in her dressing room. (LateNighter)

Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin can’t show up in movies, so go ahead and put those Spider-Man 4 rumors to bed. (TVLine)

Machine Gun Kelly is still feuding with Brian Austin Green. (The Cut)

From Jen: The apocalyptic drama Threads is being turned into a series from the producer of Adolescence. (Fangoria)

Damon Wayans Sr. fell in love with his nephew’s ex-girlfriend, which sounds weird, but there are like 800 Wayans. It’s a numbers game at this point. (Page Six)

J.K. Rowling is leaning into Trump’s win now? Oh wonderful. (Deadline)

It’s Library Appreciation Week and Dreadpiratekel appreciates that her local library allows her to borrow T. Kingfisher’s adventurous romance Saint of Steel series, most recently Paladin’s Hope. “And to throw in a spoiler, the characters end up battling through some crazy death traps to get some resolution to what is going on. I really enjoyed this part. Like, I liked it a lot.” Libraries in the US are facing some crazy death traps and could use some support. Check out the ALA’s public advocacy site, and see how you can help. (Cannonball Read 17)