Nicolas Cage Tells Amazon To Keep Its Money: 'I'm Not an AI-Friendly Actor'

Nicolas Cage famously spent years churning out straight-to-video movies as fast as he could thanks to owing a significant amount of money to the IRS. Only recently has he been on stable ground, so it’s notable that he’s willing to tell Amazon to take a hike if AI is involved. Those Jeff Bezos checks could probably buy a lot of castles and dinosaur skulls. - (Variety)

Kelly Clarkson claims she had a Pretty Woman moment while shopping in Brooklyn - (EW)

Javier Bardem confirms his Skyfall villain absolutely wanted to bone Bond - (AVC)

Duchess Meghan’s As Ever proceeds will go to the Malala Fund for International Day of the Girl (which is today!) - (Celebitchy)

This was not the New Girl reunion I was hoping for, but it’s a start! - (THR)

Awwww! Billie Lourd says her kids are ‘Obsessed’ with Star Wars - (PEOPLE)

Yikes, that’s gotta’ hurt. Comics Unleashed beat The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in ratings - (LateNighter)

Well looky there: Sen. Roger Marshall, Who Sued Pregnant Women for $100, Is Accused of Stiffing a Bakery Out of Hundreds - (Jezebel)

I’m not familiar with Zimmermann, but these are fine? It’s not my style and there isn’t enough color, but I think the pieces are nice and flowy. - (GFY)

Oh yeah, that Owen Wilson golf show is coming back soon. I forgot about it. Season 2 has Timothy Olyphant return, plus Rhea Seehorn and Missi Pyle! Fine. I’m actually looking forward to it now. - (Deadline)

Shut up, I’m not crying. Keyboard Legend Rick Wakeman Serenades Rescued Moon Bears in Vietnam - (Country Updates)

While reading Bothayna Al-Essa’s The Book Censor’s Library, ElCicco thought a lot about what she would do to preserve the books she loves. “It’s a love song to some literary classics and a picture of a dystopian not-too-distant future where most literature is banned and burned.” Which books would you save? (Cannonball Read 18)

I mean just because you say Henry’s not a Muppet doesn’t make it true…