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5:35am PST, Jan 10, 2023
Brad Pitt opens up about that smoking hot 'Thelma & Louise' love scene
Brad Pitt still has a soft spot for Geena Davis, his onscreen love interest in "Thelma & Louise." While he filmed his first professional love scene for the show, "Dallas" — "I don't think I had a line," Brad recalls in a new interview with W Magazine, "I was just rolling and frolicking" — working with Geena to create their now-famous boudoir moments clearly left an impression on the star. "Yeah, that was my entry into the big leagues, I guess. Geena was so sweet and kind and delicate," Brad says. "That love scene, I think, went on for two days of shooting. She took care of me." Brad also reveals he's among the many celebs who's crashed a wedding party just for kicks. "It was on the set of 'Mr. & Mrs. [Smith],'" the Oscar winner tells W. "We were filming down in this Deco building downtown, and up in the penthouse above, we kept seeing people going up and down. It was a wedding party, so I crashed it." Laughing, he adds that the hosts "were OK with" the party crashing.
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Mel Gibson removed as Mardi Gras parade Grand Marshal amid backlash, threats
Over the weekend, one of New Orleans' largest Carnival parade organizations announced Mel Gibson would ride in its 2023 parade as a Grand Marshall, an honorary, high-profile position generally reserved for celebrities. Less than 24 hours later, however, the krewe of Endymion removed the controversial star from its parade plans for Feb. 18, citing public backlash over Mel's history of antisemitic remarks, racist slurs and other offensive language. The krewe's about-face came on Sunday (Jan. 8), when the group reportedly deleted its initial social media announcement about Mel's participation and said it had received negative feedback including concerning "threats" to the safety of riders and parade-goers.
"Our inclusion of Mr. Gibson was meant to be in recognition of his acting career and was in no way meant to give credence to his statements otherwise. We regret this incident and will do better in the future," krewe president Dan Kelly told Nola.com in an email. He also told the outlet the krewe will review its process for picking Grand Marshalls.
Mel, who was raised in the conservative Sedevacantist traditionalist Catholic church, has apologized for some of his well-documented offensive moments, including the antisemitic rant he aimed at a police officer in 2006 and the homophobic comments he made during a 1991 interview with El Pais. In 2010, Mel was ordered to stay away from his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, after he was recorded threatening her and using a racial slur in a phone call.
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Bob Saget's wife, former co-stars mark one year since his death
Kelly Rizzo is still adjusting to the "surreal-ness" of life without Bob Saget. "How could I not have talked to or seen my loving husband in a whole year?" Kelly, 43, shared on Instagram on Monday (Jan. 9), the first anniversary of the comic's unexpected death. "The surreal-ness never subsides," she continued. "I've accepted the reality long ago but it still seems unreal when I see photos or videos of him so full of life. But there is one thing I carry with me every single day that makes this survivable. I AM THE LUCKIEST." She went on to detail her good fortune of having been able to "live with his warmth, and laughter, and brilliance, and love," and to "have his girls" — daughters Aubrey, 36, Lara, 33, and Jennifer, 30 — "by my side."
"Some people can live 1,000 lifetimes and never live a life as fully as he did. And to that I have to say, Well Done. You really won life, honey. And that is why I will be forever grateful for him and all the endless love he gave me, until my last day."
A number of the actor's former "Full House" co-stars marked the sad anniversary as well. "At some point today, I'll think about how much I miss him and I'll shed some tears," Dave Coulier posted. "Then I'll hear Bob's voice, and it'll make me laugh."
Bob was 65 when he was found dead in his hotel room in Florida on Jan. 9, 2022. Authorities later determined he'd suffered a head trauma prior to falling asleep.
Hailey Bieber talks anxiety, PTSD after mini-stroke
Hailey Bieber says she suffered anxiety and PTSD after recovering from a "mini-stroke" in March 2022. The model reflected on her health scare in a recent edition of "The Run-Through With Vogue" podcast, sharing some of the mental and emotional side effects of her bout with the stroke. Technically called a transient ischemic attack, what happened to Hailey was caused by a blood clot in her brain that led to numbness in one arm, facial drooping and slurred speech. "I struggled with a lot of anxiety after," Hailey said on the podcast, which was reportedly recorded at the same location where she suffered the attack last year. "I struggled with a little bit of PTSD of just, like, the fear of maybe it was gonna happen again. … It was so terrifying, so jarring, so discombobulating in every single way that you could imagine," she admitted. "Even the first couple of times coming back here after was a little bit of a strange, triggering kind of feeling for me because you just remember exactly how everything happened in that moment." Hailey added that she remains "grateful" to have had "amazing doctors and nurses" who helped her "get to the bottom of what actually happened."
Drew Barrymore admits she's often 'felt like a failure' as a mom
Drew Barrymore isn't the kind of mom who sticks to a parenting "blueprint." In fact, the star has "felt like a failure a lot" as a mother of two, she recently said on the "Chicks in the Office" podcast. "All those parents who have it all together, and they've got hygiene and nutrition and schedules and boundaries, God bless you. I didn't know any of that stuff when I had my kids," admitted the talk show host, per People. "I felt really overwhelmed and like, 'I don't know what I'm doing … and I'm gonna have to learn on the job.'"
Drew, who shares daughters Frankie and Olive with ex Will Kopelman, said she has made strides in the parenting department, though. "It's funny, I was so unforgiving of myself when my kids were younger and now that they're almost — Frankie's almost 9 and Olive's like 10, it's shifted into something very different and I'm having the best time ever. I have learned boundaries," she explained, adding that it's "empowering" for her to speak candidly about life's daily challenges on her show or in interviews. "I want to admit that I'm flawed or I don't know things. I am a work in progress," she said. "I had to learn to like parent myself, but that parenting style wasn't going to work for my kids. That was much more survival and you know, not what I would want for my kids. But I do want to figure out how to be more patient, more kind, more rational."
Colin Farrell shares Jeremy Renner recovery update
Colin Farrell says he's spoken to his former "S.W.A.T." co-star and longtime friend, Jeremy Renner, as he continues to recover from a life-threatening snow plow accident on New Year's Day. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in New York City on Sunday (Jan. 8), Colin said he's "been in touch" with Jeremy since the "Hawkeye" actor was crushed by a 14,000-pound snow plow in Reno, Nevada, while trying to get back into the driver's seat. "He's doing good, I believe," said Colin, who earned a Best Actor award at the gala for his work on "The Banshees of Inisherin." "All prayers are with him." According to Reno police, Jeremy had been plowing a private driveway when he stopped to talk to a family member. The plow, a Snowcat, reportedly began rolling away without the actor in it. He was crushed while trying to get back into the driver's seat, police said last week. Jeremy, meanwhile, celebrated his 52nd birthday on Saturday in the hospital where he's already undergone two surgeries. Thanking fans and colleagues for their birthday wishes on Instagram, Jeremy wrote, "You've made my spirits sing!!!!"
Prince Harry reveals he's not in contact with Prince William, King Charles as memoir promo continues
As Prince Harry promotes his new tell-all memoir, "Spare," in a series of TV interviews, the British royal family is reportedly managing potential fallout from what a Page Six source described as a "war room." "They were worried about the highly personal moments of their lives being retold," the insider told the outlet over the weekend. A rep for Buckingham Palace has already warned Page Six and other publications it won't comment on any of Harry's allegations, which have ranged from claims Prince William was physically violent with Harry during an argument to the Duke of Sussex's belief his step-mother, Queen Consort Camilla, leaked negative stories about Meghan Markle to the press. According to Vanity Fair royals correspondent Katie Nicholl, "The palace is reluctant to engage at any level because once they do, it just fuels the narrative and Harry has made so many allegations it's almost impossible to address every one." "At any level" apparently also includes speaking to Harry directly about his claims. During a televised sit-down with Anderson Cooper that aired on "60 Minutes" on Sunday (Jan. 8), the prince was asked if he's "in touch" with his brother William or his father, King Charles. "Currently, no," Harry said. "I really look forward to having that family element back," he later added. "I look forward to having a relationship with my brother. I look forward to having a relationship with my father and other members of my family."
