Peloton Already Pulled That Chris Noth Ad (Good Call)

Following a damning report in The Hollywood Reporter where he’s accused of sexual assault by two women, Peloton has already gone ahead and pulled its ad featuring Chris Noth that it slapped together in 48 hours thanks to Ryan Reynolds. (Variety)

Lainey provides an interesting perspective on Ben Affleck’s recent comments about falling off the wagon while still married to Jennifer Garner. (Lainey Gossip)

The Omicron variant is so bad in London that the Queen is already canceling Christmas events. (Dlisted)

To the surprise of no one, Tristan Thompson has been having “sporadic” relations for months as evidenced by the newest love child that’s not Khloe Kardashian’s. (Celebitchy)

Remember in the summer of 2020, when everybody from wannabe celebrity influencers to your high school friend’s mom was posting about Wayfair being involved in child sex trafficking?

Here’s what really happened. https://t.co/5tka2iPNhf

— Jessica Contrera (@mjcontrera) December 16, 2021

Programming Note: Normally, this is the part where I share links and embeds from my fellow Pajibans, but by the time I sat down to write tonight’s column, Slack had shit the bed. It’s not loading for poop. In fact, there’s a pretty good chance you might be seeing this post later than usual depending on when Dustin checks his email. Long story short, expect the usual grab-bag of internet goodness to return on Sunday.

Welp, Chris Pratt knocked up Katherine Schwarzenegger again. (The Cut)

Wanna know how I know NFTs are a grift? Melania Trump sells them now. (Mediaite)

Warner Bros. is sticking to theaters in 2022. (Gizmodo)

Do you remember the world’s very first nuclear meltdown? That time the US President, an expert in nuclear physics, heroically lowered himself into the reactor and saved Ottawa, Canada’s capital?

Sounds like schlocky action movie, but it actually happened! pic.twitter.com/LtAQYC79QZ

— Jeff Lundeen (@LundeenOttawa) December 15, 2021

Matthew Vaughn is rebooting Kick-Ass for some reason. (Collider)

Meghan McCain made the Ashley Biden story about her, of course. (Uproxx)

Netflix and Old Spice want you to smell like The Witcher, who seems like a dude who hangs around horse crap a lot, but OK. (Variety)

The Book Omnivore really enjoyed both Andy Weir’s writing and Ray Porter’s narration of Project Hail Mary. It’s stressful, but fun. "His emotions become our emotions, and we get to experience his frustration but also his determination." What are some of your favorite audiobooks? (Cannonball Read 13)

if we're ever birding together and you attempt to pet a live wild bird i'm going to swing my binoculars at you https://t.co/K9jd40USYM

— ryan (@RyanFMandelbaum) December 14, 2021