Top News:
Mark Shanahan / BostonGlobe.com:
Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian has died — Sib Hashian, former drummer for Boston who played on the band's mega-selling debut album, has died, according to TMZ. The website reports that the 67-year-old drummer was performing on the Legends of Rock Cruise when he suddenly collapsed.
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Emma Thompson Talks About That Time Donald Trump Asked Her Out — So, apparently, there are some Oscar-winning actresses that Donald Trump does like. Emma Thompson revealed in a new interview that she was once asked out by the future president. — Speaking on Skavlan, a Scandinavian TV show …
Discussion:
POPSUGAR Celebrity
RELATED:
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
‘You could be the first lady’: Emma Thompson tells Swedish talk show Trump once hit on her — Actress and ultra-feminist Emma Thompson shocked the host of a Swedish talk show Thursday when she said President Trump propositioned her — sort of. — “He asked me out once,” Thompson told host Fredrik Skavlan.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Amy Schumer Drops Out of ‘Barbie’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE) — Amy Schumer has parted ways with Sony's live-action “Barbie” over a scheduling conflict, Variety has learned. — “Sadly, I'm no longer able to commit to Barbie due to scheduling conflicts,” the actress said in a statement to Variety.
Discussion:
Dlisted, I Don't Like You In That Way, People.com, Oh No They Didn't! and Deadline
Goop:
Reality Check: Anal Sex — First it was shocking, then it was having a cultural moment, now it's practically standard in the modern bedroom repertoire—or so a quick scan of any media, from porn to HBO, will tell you. But the reality about anal is not, actually, that everyone's doing it …
Discussion:
Page Six, WWTDD, I Don't Like You In That Way, Full Feed, Oh No They Didn't!, People.com and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kris Jenner Pitching Animated Series on Kardashian Family — Kris Jenner is pitching a animated television series featuring cartoonie Kim, Khloe, Kylie and the rest of the fam. — We've learned Kim had a meeting with Harvey Weinstein's company in L.A. earlier this month to pitch the show.
Discussion:
PerezHilton and Bossip
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
John Mayer Knows He Messed Up. He Wants Another Chance. — LOS ANGELES — John Mayer can explain where he's been. In fact, once he gets going, he probably won't stop, given the amount of time he has spent in private processing his recent self-imposed irrelevance — the “lean years,” as he calls them.
Discussion:
Dlisted, The Wrap, People.com, Daily Mail, Us Weekly, Full Feed, Page Six, PerezHilton, AOL and Stereogum
Angel Diaz / Complex:
Lil Internet, Director Of Iggy Azalea's New Video, Says Iggy Has ‘Genuine Artistry’ — Iggy Azalea is coming back. — After a difficult 2016, in which she went through a breakup with Nick Young and her relationship with T.I.'s Grand Hustle soured, she's returning with a new song and a video that drops Friday.
Discussion:
People.com
Eleanor Steafel / Telegraph:
Jessica Brown Findlay: 'I've had an eating disorder since I was 14' — The last time you saw Jessica Brown Findlay in a corset and gown, she was sitting primly in the drawing room of Downton Abbey, taking tea with her mother, grandmother and sister, and most probably arguing about her plans to run off with Irish chauffeur Tom Branson.
Discussion:
Page Six
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jay Z, Weinstein Company to Make Trayvon Martin Film and Documentary Series (EXCLUSIVE) — Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and the Weinstein Company are partnering on an ambitious series of film and television projects about Trayvon Martin, Variety has learned. — The indie label and the rap icon won …
Discussion:
Bossip
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Rotten Tomatoes is ‘the destruction of our business,’ says director — Director and producing mogul Brett Ratner says film critic aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes is a destructive force in Hollywood. — Speaking at the Sun Valley Film Festival last weekend, the Rush Hour director wanted …
Discussion:
Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, PerezHilton, The Blemish and The Wrap
Artie Lange / Page Six:
Artie Lange says he was fired from ‘Crashing’ after drug arrest — Following his recent arrest for possession of heroin and cocaine, Artie Lange says he has been fired from HBO's “Crashing.” — “Since this HBO show ‘Crashing’ premiered, which I just got fired from — I might go to jail …
Discussion:
WWTDD