Will Smith Did Alan Tudyk Dirty on 'I, Robot'

In the past 24 hours, I’ve learned that people are not aware that Alan Tudyk played the titular robot in I, Robot, which is very surprising because Alan Tudyk is always the robot. Anyway, the reason most people don’t know that Tudyk was in the film is because he was unceremoniously cut from all marketing and press for committing a cardinal sin: Scoring higher than Will Smith in the test screenings. (EW)

The stats for Kpop Demon Hunters will make it hard for the olds in the Academy to deny the movie at the Oscars. (Lainey Gossip)

Jennifer Aniston and Goop are BFFs who talk sh*t about Brad Pitt from time to time. Honestly love that for them. (Celebitchy)

Same-sex marriage is getting close to the chopping block, and I’m going to say this until I’m dead in the ground: SCOTUS was on the line in 2016. Hope everyone’s enjoying the “or bust” portion of our journey. (Wonkette)

From Jen: RIP Dr. Danielle Spencer a.k.a. Dee from What’s Happening!! So young. (Forbes)

MF Doom’s estate has had enough of Temu’s knockoff merch. (THR)

What do you get when you combine Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Babylon, a health food craze, and some legal trolling? Kayleigh delves into some true old-school celebrity gossip on her newsletter. (Gossip Reading Club)

How messy was Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s marriage? Freaking yikes. (Page Six)

From Roxana: Did we know Chili’s is like … experiencing a huge resurgence? I had no idea. (Slate)

Does Jack Sparrow really have to return? (Variety)

Lego is out of its damn mind. (Kotaku)

This month, Cannonball Read shares an interview with carmelpie. We find out why she started Cannonballing, her favorite books, how fanfiction is changing her life, and what she and Worf would do before their epic battle to the death. Do you write fanfic? What’s your favorite ship? (Cannonball Read 17)

From Kaleena: The close up is giving Midsommar:

Presenting our September cover star: Travis Kelce

GQ visited the Chiefs' tight end at his under-the-radar training base, and he opened up about this upcoming season, how his career might expand after football, and life at the center of American pop culture: www.gq.com/story/travis…

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