Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | October 24, 2023
Back in June, Dustin wrote a great piece about how everyone needs to take any report that seemingly absolves Jonathan Majors with a huge grain of salt because 99.9% of the time, the source is his own lawyer Priya Chaudhry. Clearly, The Messenger missed that advice. Earlier today, it ran an exclusive report that Grace Jabbari, the woman whom Majors allegedly assaulted, will also be charged with assault. Naturally, this spread like wildfire on social media as Majors stans started crowing that people owe the actor an apology. Yeah, not so fast. Shortly after The Messenger report hit, actual court documents revealed that Majors’ legal team was slammed by the prosecution for pulling all kinds of bullsh*t. For starters, Jabbari will not be charged because she was already investigated, and that investigation resulted in Majors being arrested. Second, the footage that Majors’ attorneys have repeatedly stated will exonerate him? It’s “non-existent.” On top of that, the London Metropolitan Police are now part of the prosecution because of a prior incident that happened in September 2022. So, I think we’re gonna holster those apologies for a bit more, if you don’t mind. (Deadline)
Is John C. Reilly’s performance with Will Ferrell and Snoop Dogg a sign of thawing middle-aged man beef? (Lainey Gossip)
John Stamos’ ex denies cheating on him with Tony Danza. (Celebitchy)
In stark contrast to Scholastic, Random House is offering a prize to teens who love them some banned books. (Wonkette)
From Jen: Reservation Dogs star Devery Jacobs slams Killers of the Flower Moon, and well, she’s not wrong. (EW)
Daniel Radcliffe continues to prove he’s maybe the only good celebrity — Don’t milkshake duck me, ‘Arry. — by producing a documentary about his stunt double who was paralyzed on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. (Vulture)
“After over four decades as a member of the DSA, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.” (The Nation)
Joseph David Emerson, the off-duty pilot who tried to cut the engines on an Alaska Airlines flight, was reportedly on shrooms for the first time. Which, wow okay, that actually explains a lot. According to documents, Emerson started freaking out because he thought the pilots weren’t flying the plane right, which made him think he was in a bad dream. How do you wake up from a bad dream? Start plummeting toward your death, which led to the engine shenanigans. Welcome to shroom logic, folks. This would also explain how Emerson was easily subdued and just chilled in the back of the plane where he presumably thought he could see the world of Narnia in the fibers of his seat belt. God, I miss college. (Daily Beast)
It sure looks like Mark Meadows flipped. Good. (ABC News)
Kayleigh called this Mac Glocky video “beautifully cursed.” (Instagram)
However, Seth thinks he likes this one even more. (TikTok)
Jmsudar found Diane Wynne Jones’ The Castle in the Air mostly as magical as Howl’s Moving Castle, its prequel. "It is hilarious from cover to cover in ways I don’t want to spoil.” Have you read this trilogy beyond the first book? (Cannonball Read 15)
