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Penn Badgley Opened Up About The ‘Notes’ He Gets After Some Of His Sketchiest ‘You’ Scenes, And Oh Boy

For three full seasons, Penn Badgley has been keeping things skeevy as Stalker Joe in Netflix’s You, even as the show screams past Caroline Kepnes’ source material with a London-based adventure on the way. The former Gossip Girl actor does such a good job at embodying a sociopath that he was disturbed by the reception, which included women begging him to (as Joe) stalk them, too. Most of this was (hopefully) in jest, and a lot of it was based upon how Joe’s own rose-colored narration viewed his first (TV) victim, Beck.

Actually, his pursuit of Beck was incredibly chilling, given that he watched her have sex with Benji and stole her phone and hid in her shower and, yeah, it’s really hard to see how women were attracted to this, even if the show itself was executed so amusingly in places that the story was addictive. For his part, Penn observed that he received some unexpected notes from producers and directors. On Badgley’s Podcrushed podcast, Badgley opened up about how Joe’s streetside jerkoff scene (among other similar ones) was a little too convincing, and he was asked to reel it in. Via Indiewire:

“Every time I’ve done a masturbation scene…I’ve always gotten the note to make it less creepy,” Badgley explained. “They say like, ‘Close your eyes or go faster or go slower.’ I’m like, ‘What? This man is f*cking murdering people, and he’s masturbating in the street. You’re saying I’m making it creepy? How is it I’m the one making it creepy?’”

The “Gossip Girl” alum continued, “I just remember I wouldn’t close my eyes and the director came up to me,” Badgley recalled. “He was like ‘Buddy, I think you gotta close your eyes.’”

What a visual image to think about Badgley’s face upon receiving those notes. And he’s probably got plenty of jerking off left to do, so it’s time to mix up the routine, Penn! Last season, his Mr. and Mrs. Smith-style serial-killing counterpart, Love, ended up biting the dust, and Joe fled to Paris, but the show has since revealed that London turns into Stalker City, where Joe has a “bloody good time.”

I’m still mad that this pile of books doesn’t include Kierkegaard. Every production possible should say Kierkegaard with zest, and Joe could even do it while masturbating. Now there’s an episode for You.

(Via Indiewire)

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Neve Campbell Reveals That The ‘Scream 6’ Story Included Sidney Prescott Before She Left Over A Salary Dispute

Neve Campbell has confirmed that her character Sidney Prescott was already part of the Scream 6 story before she walked from the project after being offered a salary that didn’t respect her contributions to the horror franchise. Campbell made the revelation at a Mad Monster Party Arizona panel where she gave a diplomatic answer about the next installment.

“There were plans for Sidney, and they are no longer, unfortunately,” Campbell said via Comic Book Resources. “I’m sure they’ll make a good movie.”

Back in June, Campbell announced that she won’t be returning to the franchise that she launched with the very first Scream film in 1996. The actress had starred in 2021’s Scream 5, which had a strong box office showing and rave reviews, but when the studio fast-tracked a sequel, Campbell felt disrespected by the pay she was offered to reprise her role.

“As a woman, I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to ‘Scream,’ Campbell said in a statement to Variety. “I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise. It’s been a very difficult decision to move on. To all my ‘Scream’ fans, I love you.”

Obviously, Scream 6 is being rewritten with Campbell gone, but it appears to be already making move in the casting department. Deadline reports that Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) and Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home) will bring some fresh blood to the slasher film.

(Via Comic Book Resources)

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The Brains Behind ‘Deadpool’ And ‘Paddington’ Are Making A Show About Richard Branson That Stars Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield is on a roll with limited series. After locking down an Emmy nomination for his work in Under the Banner of Heaven, the actor will reportedly play British billionaire Richard Branson in a new six-part series about the rise of Virgin Airways. Deadpool 2 director David Leitch will helm the project with a script from Paddington 2‘s Jon Croker.

According to Deadline, the limited series is titled Hot Air and is currently locked in a “competitive situation with multiple major platforms.” (Read: Bidding war, baby.) Hot Air will reportedly adapt investigative journalist Martyn Gregory’s best-selling book, Dirty Tracks, which examined the secret war waged by British Airways when Branson’s burgeoning airline became a major competitor:

Branson launched Virgin Atlantic in 1984 with one leased airplane. By 1990, the company started to threaten British Airways’ dominance in the UK market after getting landing slots at London Heathrow Airport. In response, BA launched a “dirty tricks” campaign, with its staffers using passenger records and impersonating Virgin employees to try to gain inside information on the upstart competitor and persuade Virgin customers to switch to BA.

When Branson learned of British Airway’s actions, he filed a complaint with the European Commission, which prompted British Airways to retaliate by planting fake media stories about Virgin. Having enough of that, Branson sued, but the two parties were able to reach a settlement the night before the trial. In the end, British Airways apologized and covered the cost of legal fees and damages.

Sadly, neither party engaged in combat between two 747s, which we’re not saying the show should do, but we’re also not not saying that. (Andrew, you have all the cards here. Think it over.)

(Via Deadline)

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Apparently, Brandy Dislikes Ray J’s Odd Tattoo Of Her, Too

Siblings Brandy and Ray J have both been in news a whole bunch lately, a phenomenon that can oddly enough be traced back to fans on Twitter just learning that they are siblings last year. Earlier this year, that debate was revived and focused on Jack Harlow when he revealed his own ignorance of this fact, and since then, we’ve all been talking about Brandy and Ray J — albeit for different reasons.

While Brandy’s musical popularity is surging — in part, thanks to her rap response to Harlow’s comments, which later turned into a shared performance at the BET Awards — Ray J has gotten more attention due to his decision to get his sister tattooed on his leg. And while that normally might not be newsworthy by itself, it’s the tattoo’s rendering that has drawn fans’ scrutiny — and their criticism. The tattoo, inked by New York artist Mashkow, adds some graffiti-style tattoos to Brandy’s face, which bears a stoned, expression and bloodshot eyes.

As it turns out, Brandy isn’t feeling the tattoo much either. TMZ photographers caught up with Ray J at LAX, where he admitted, “She was a little uneasy about it.” He defended his odd ink, saying, “I love my sister,” but was forced to reiterate: “She didn’t like the tattoo, either.” Check out the interview below.

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‘It’s F*cked Up’: We Finally Have Some Info On ‘The Boys’ Upcoming College Spinoff

Not only are The Boys returning for a fourth go-round after an acclaimed third season, but another spin-off is on the way, this time featuring a slew of college-aged superheroes, which sounds like more of a horror movie concept than a tv show, but it will undoubtedly be great!

The upcoming series will be titled Gen V, a punny take on the current generation of teens and young adults, Gen Z. The show will follow a group of students at an exclusive superhero school, owned by Vought International (hence the “V”). Amazon describes the show as “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities.” Intense!

Gen V reunites former The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina co-stars Jaz Sinclair and Chance Perdomo, along with Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi.

To celebrate the announcement, the stars took to Twitter to post a hyped-up announcement. “It’s got everything The Boys has: the intensity, the grit, the humor…it’s gonna be a roller coaster filled with blood, guts, and everything else. It’s f*cked up. You’re gonna like it.” Listen, anyone will like anything with Patrick Schwarzenegger in it!

The series has no premiere date at this time, but it is the third show to take place in The Boys universe after The Boys: Diabolical premiered earlier this year. More Schwarzenegger, please.

(Via The Wrap)

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Toosii Details A Rotten Romance In His Somber ‘Love Is…’ Video

South Coast Music rapper Toosii returns with a melancholy new single that finds him doing an about-face on his previous song, “Keeper.” Whereas in that song he thought he’d found someone who fulfilled all his romantic needs, in “Love Is…” he details a relationship gone rotten, questioning his actions and her dedication post-breakup. Over a moody, piano-driven sample of Julia Michaels’ 2021 song “Love Is Weird,” Toosii bares his aching soul, admitting to losing hope in the possibility of finding love.

The new single’s robust 180 from his previous contemplations of love. The 2021 XXL Freshman’s previous songs on the subject include the nostalgic “5’5” with Latto and “What I’m On,” presenting a much more optimistic view of romance. I guess you could say the honeymoon phase is over but on the bright side, Toosii is clearly just as effective at making wounded heartbreak anthems as he is woozy come-ons.

The Syracuse, New York-born Raleigh, North Carolina rapper hasn’t made a lot of noise since his 2021 mixtape Thank You For Believing, but his increased activity suggests he might be waking from his year-long hibernation after dropping “Keeper,” “Secrets,” and now, “Love Is…” in relatively quick succession. Stay tuned.

Watch Toosii’s somber “Love Is…” video above.

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Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil’ Showrunner Knows Exactly Who Should Play The Tall Lady

One of the great many (many, many, many, many) shames in my life is that I have never played a Resident Evil video game. It’s no excuse, but I (mis)spent my youth on Madden NFL 2004 — and still know every word to “Back in the Mud” by Bubba Sparxxx because of it. But despite my Resident Evil blindspot, even I am aware of The Tall Lady.

Lady Dimitrescu made her Resident Evil debut in 2021’s Resident Evil Village, a Game of the Year-winner that, nonetheless, will forever be associated with making the internet feel… things. As Luke Winkie wrote for Slate, “Dimitrescu memes and odes propagated everywhere, as she ticked all the boxes that the Giantess Hug brand looks for: She’s buxom, malevolent, lives in a regal gothic castle, and most importantly of all, is unnaturally, uncannily large, standing at nine feet, six inches.” The step-on-me LadyDimitrescu subreddit has over 68,000 members — and it’s very NSFW, unless you work at the Macrophilia Store. Then it’s probably your home page.

Now that there’s a Resident Evil show, can people whose favorite episode of Futurama is “Amazon Women in the Mood” expect to see Lady Dimitrescu?

“I will say, in the writers room, this is the No. 1 question I get asked. ‘Question’ undersells it. I would say demand. I would say it’s the No. 1 demand,” showrunner Andrew Dabb told Decider. “As the show moves forward, we will start to see more characters from the games show up. And certainly everyone is very, very motivated to make that work. Let’s just put it that way.” He also revealed who he wants to play her:

“There are certain actresses in mind who I think would do an amazing job. I think Eva Green would be great. But that being said, I’m sure there are actresses out there who would kill it that we’re not even thinking of.

Elizabeth Debicki needs to fire her agent if she doesn’t at least get an audition.

(Via Decider)

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The Rundown: We Should Let (Or, If Necessary, Make) Matt Berry Host Shark Week

The Rundown is a weekly column that highlights some of the biggest, weirdest, and most notable events of the week in entertainment. The number of items could vary, as could the subject matter. It will not always make a ton of sense. Some items might not even be about entertainment, to be honest, or from this week. The important thing is that it’s Friday, and we are here to have some fun.

ITEM NUMBER ONE – Listen to me

Well, guess what: Shark Week is here. Soon. Not yet. Shark Week is at the end of this month, as it is every summer, and it is loaded with all the shark-related programming you can handle. The Jackass boys are back for another go-round, which is good, because last time they did a Shark Week show a dude named “Poopies” got bit by a shark. There’s a show called “Air Jaws: Top Gun,” which is part of the long tradition of “Air Jaws” programming and is therefore incredible. There’s one called “Pigs vs. Shark,” which sounds like a pretty one-sided contest if they hold it in the ocean, but still. I’ll watch. I doubt anything they can do will top the time Guy Fieri swam with sharks, although there is one show called “Sharks! With Tracy Morgan,” so let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. I already have my DVR set for that one.

The whole thing needs a host, though, and this year those responsibilities will be handled by one Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as he announced, himself, on Twitter.

And that’s… cool. It’s pretty cool! “The Rock hosting Shark Week” is one of those things that makes so much sense that the biggest surprise is that it hasn’t happened yet. Multiple times. I can see him now, standing on a boat, doing that thing he does where he has a big smile on his face and his arms slightly raised with his palms up as he introduces the home viewers to like a group of sharks that live in an underwater volcano or something. I’m happy. I want to see The Rock talk to a lot of shark scientists. I never knew I wanted that until this week. But here we are. The future is wild.

And yet… I feel unfulfilled. The Rock is a good host. One of the biggest they could realistically hope to land, although I feel like Tom Cruise would probably do it if someone bypassed his management and asked him directly. But I have another idea. I think it’s a good one. Just hear me out…

We should let (or, if necessary, make) Matt Berry host. Am I saying this because What We Do in the Shadows premiered this week and I remembered how much I like seeing him on my television, with all of his mannerisms and his voice and the way he uses all of it to come across as the naughtiest little fully-grown schoolboy in history? Maybe. Probably. Yes. It doesn’t take away from the fact that I’m correct, though.

Picture Matt Berry on a boat. Picture Matt Berry in a wetsuit swimming with hammerheads. Picture Matt Berry reacting to a great white shark leaping 8-10 feet out of the ocean. Picture Matt Berry talking to various shark experts and learning various shark facts and then making various faces in response to all of them. Tell me this isn’t the most enjoyable damn thing you’ve ever thought of.

Having The Rock there is good. Letting him preside over festivities that include the Jackass guys and Tracy Morgan is inspired. I’m not saying we should scrap any of that business. I’m just saying, going forward, if not next year then one in the near future, we should try to wrangle Matt Berry for this. I think everyone would like it a lot. Thank you.

ITEM NUMBER TWO – A brief note about the Emmys and/or snubs

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Emmy nominations were announced this week. You probably knew that. It was all over the news, between the interviews with people who got nominated and the rage about people who didn’t. Everyone gets very mad about that second thing. There are lists and lists about it and they all use the word “snubs” and, like, I get it, but things are just so different now. There are so many shows. No one can watch all of them. There just are not enough hours, and you probably shouldn’t watch that much television even if there were enough hours. The sun is nice. So are books and friends and a lot of things that do not happen in front of a screen.

Point being: It’s not so much that people or shows are getting “snubbed” as it is that people are just trying to pick and choose from the shows they think they’ll like and then talking up the ones that worked out. Which is fine! People are doing the best they can, mostly. It’s just weird that we still try to pick the same number of nominees when we have exponentially more to choose from. I don’t really have a solution to propose here. It’s not like increasing the number of nominees to, say, 20 would make anything less messy. It would probably do the opposite. Everything is a mess. It’s a blast.

And yet, even given that multi-paragraph preamble about how weird this has gotten and how I have no realistic plan to help, I am going to complain about something: Edi Patterson should have been nominated for her work on The Righteous Gemstones. She is so good on that show. She’s probably the best part of it, which is saying something considering the ridiculous amount of talent on the show, from Danny McBride to Walton Goggins to John Goodman, none of whom were nominated either. I’m kind of mad now, after I just got done saying how silly this all was. It’s fine.

Hey, speaking of silly things I’m mad about, do you know who else didn’t get nominated? Jason Mantzoukas. For voicing Tommy Lee’s penis in Pam & Tommy. I need you to understand that I am serious about this. Yes, I’m going to post the screencap again.

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Anyway, as I was saying, the Emmys are a stupid sham and everyone involved should feel bad, except me, because I am right and/or doing great. This was a good chat.

ITEM NUMBER THREE – Rest in peace, Tony Sirico

Tony Sirico played Paulie Walnuts on The Sopranos and that fact alone should get him into whatever exactly TV Heaven is, which is something I believe and also maybe not the best way to start a discussion about his death this week. I don’t know. Watch that video up there of highlights from “Pine Barrens,” one of the great episodes in history. He was scary and funny and so intense, some of which probably had to do with his well-documented real-life mob ties. I spent about three hours this week just watching clips of him on YouTube. It stinks that he and James Gandolfini are both gone. I’m sad.

The silver lining here is that there was so much good writing about him after his passing. Like, for example, this remembrance from my former colleague Alan Sepinwall, who quite literally wrote the book on the show. This story cracked me up.

There was a time, for instance, late in that first Sopranos season, when the cast gathered for a read-through of the season finale. Among the episode’s many major developments, Paulie and his protégé Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) gun down rival wiseguy Mikey Palmice (Al Sapienza). According to Sopranos creator David Chase, in an interview for the book I co-authored, The Sopranos Sessions, Sapienza “campaigned vigorously to stay on the show” and at the read-through made “some kind of wiseguy comment” that Sirico did not appreciate. Chase, through laughter, said that Sirico mimed finger guns at Sapienza and went, “‘Dat dat dat dat.’ Because he’s the one who kills him!”

And then there was this story from Robert Iler, who played AJ on the show and said all of this to my current colleague Vince Mancini, who quite literally does the podcast on the show.

“Once we did the second or third episode, Tony Sirico just came over to me and said ‘Hey, uh, if anyone ever… bothers you, or anybody says anything, you tell Uncle Tony, okay?’And that’s how I felt in f*cking school too. Like I was 13 years old and I was like oh, this kid thinks he’s gonna mouth off to me? I’ll have Tony Sirico come down. No matter how old you are, you see somebody that has like black hair here, and silver hair on the sides — and just the way he always had a handkerchief in his pocket — you go like this dude will f*ck you up.”

There is, I think, no limit to the number of stories I would read about him. There is also no limit to the number of times I could watch this clip.

If you want to have some fun for a few minutes this weekend, picture a conversation at the Pearly Gates between Saint Peter and Paulie Walnuts. Take more than a few minutes. It’ll help dull the bummer edges of the whole thing.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR – This is my new favorite feud

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I have terrific news: The guy who directed The Gremlins thinks The Mandalorian straight-up stole the design for Baby Yoda from his movie. And he’s talking about it. In public. To journalists. This is, as of right now, the only thing I care about. Look at this.

Joe Dante isn’t thinking of suing Disney and Lucasfilm. But he believes Gizmo, the fuzzy little star of his two “Gremlins” movies, has been, let’s say, an uncredited inspiration.

“I think the longevity of (the films) is really key to this one character (Gizmo), who is essentially like a baby,” the legendary horror and science fiction filmmaker said with a wry smile, during a video chat ahead of his appearance in San Francisco. “Which brings me, of course, to the subject of Baby Yoda, who is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied. Shamelessly, I would think.”

This is great. I love it so much. There’s a non-zero chance he was saying this with his tongue in his cheek, I guess, and print is notorious for garbling meaning. But I don’t care. I still love it. And, to be completely fair, he doesn’t exactly not have a point, I suppose. This is what Gizmo looks like.

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I mean, it’s close? I can see it? I’m apparently putting question marks at the ends of statements now?

The main thing to take away from all of this is that I do want to see this litigated in court. One with a celebrity judge. Like, I don’t know, Snoop Dogg. And I want charts and experts and very serious men in bow ties making outlandish claims about the angle and floppiness of ears and all of it. Make it a whole season of television. Follow the case over 10 hour-long episodes. It would be riveting.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE – There is controversy afoot

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My favorite headline of the week came from The Wrap and read as follows: “Chuck Norris’ Grandson Gets the Boot From Jonas Brothers’ Game Show ‘Claim to Fame’ for Cheating.” Yes. Yes, I will click on that. I will click on it so fast. And I did click on it. Which is how I learned all of this about one Maxwell Norris.

The younger Norris was summarily removed from the Jonas Brothers’ new reality competition series “Claim to Fame” — where mystery contestants try and guess the famous family members of one another — on Monday’s premiere for smuggling a cell phone into the game.

Contestants are banned from using personal cell phones in an attempt to eliminate cheating, yet hosts Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas revealed during the first elimination that Norris had done exactly that.

I suppose the inclination is to point at this dude and laugh and have a great old time at his expense, but also, like… good for him. I’m glad he cheated. It’s not like he was stealing nuclear codes or anything. He was trying to win a goofy game show produced by the Jonas Brothers. Everyone should be trying to cheat. I hope the rest of them are, especially after I saw this breathlessly serious quote about it from Kevin Jonas.

“As you know, when you came to the house, we took all your devices to protect your identities, keep away information, to make sure the game was fair to everyone,” said Kevin Jonas. “And one of you has broken that rule. As you guys know, we take this very seriously. We want you to take the game seriously. This is truly a competition.”

I am prone to hyperbole and forgetting things from the past that can refute my own argument but… this might be the stupidest thing I’ve seen all year. I don’t know. I’ll need to look back through the archives later. I’m sure I’m missing something somewhere. But this is definitely up there. I’m actually kind of proud of everyone involved.

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From Matt:

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This is one of the best emails I’ve ever received. The subject line was “KATHY” and this was the entire text and it was, I assume, in reference to this thing I wrote on Wednesday about the legitimately incredible season finale of Holey Moley that aired this week. It was one of the most exciting and riveting hours of television I’ve ever seen. A woman won $250,000 after draining three straight holes-in-one on an extreme miniature golf competition that sends its contestants flying through the air on dangerous obstacles and revels in childish humor and featured the actual Muppets this season. It might be my favorite show ever.

Please go watch it. It’s on Hulu. Watch all four seasons if you haven’t. It is so stupid and so fun and you will lose all of your mind when Kathy knocks her ball into Uranus. I was not kidding about the childish humor. Or anything else I’ve typed here. Kathy is our nation’s greatest champion.

AND NOW, THE NEWS

To Boston!

A family’s beloved pet cat that’s been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at Boston’s Logan International Airport about three weeks ago was finally caught Wednesday.

Two things here: One, I love this cat; two, I need to know its name immediately.

“Whether out of fatigue or hunger we’ll never know, but this morning she finally let herself be caught,” an airport spokesperson said of the cat named Rowdy in a statement.

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We are two sentences into this story and I already like Rowdy more than most people I know. Make this into an animated movie at once. Cast Vanessa Bayer as the voice of Rowdy. Put it on Disney Plus this weekend.

Rowdy’s time on the lam began June 24, as Sahli and her husband, Rich, returned to the U.S. from 15 years in Germany with the Army. When their Lufthansa flight landed, the 4-year-old black cat with green eyes escaped her cage, in pursuit of some birds.

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Soon Rowdy herself was on the receiving end of a chase, as her getaway set off a massive search involving airport and Lufthansa personnel, construction workers, and animal welfare advocates, as well as the use of wildlife cameras and safe-release traps.

Despite numerous sightings, Rowdy always eluded her pursuers — but now, a little calm has been restored.

This story has everything. A cat named Rowdy who lost her family in an airport after chasing some birds, a harrowing ordeal that lasted weeks, what I’m going to assume were a trio of overweight security guards hopelessly trying to catch her with a big net, and then a happy ending.

Pixar this sucker up immediately.

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Terrence Howard, The Actor, Claims He’s Developed ‘New Hydrogen Technology’ That Can ‘Defend The Sovereignty’ Of Uganda

In a bold claim for a former star of the hit TV series, Empire, actor Terrence Howard has reportedly cracked the world of physics wide open by somehow developing a “new hydrogen technology.” During a visit to Uganda where the actor is hoping to drum up investors, Howard claimed his bold discovery can be wielded to defend the African country’s sovereignty.

“​I was able to identify the grand unified field equation they’ve been looking for, and put it into geometry,” Howard claimed in his presentation where he also boasted that this new hydrogen tech will work seamlessly with his patented Lynchpin drone technology.

Via Vice:

“We’re talking about unlimited bonding, unlimited predictable structures, super symmetry,” Howard said, in one representative part of the address. “The Lynchpins are now able to behave a a swarm, as a colony, that can defend a nation, that can harvest food, that can remove plastics from the ocean, that can give the children of Uganda and the people of Uganda an opportunity to spread this and sell these products throughout the world.”

This isn’t the first time that Howard has claimed to have turned the world of math and science upside down. The actor left people scratching their heads during a 2019 Emmys red carpet interview when he claimed that he’d “made some discoveries in my own personal life with the science that, you know, Pythagoras was looking for” and “[could] prove that gravity is only an effect and not a force.”

And, of course, there was his viral claim to Rolling Stone that one times one equals two.

According to Vice, Howard has not responded to requests on “how he identified the grand unified field equation” for his new hydrogen technology.

(Via Vice)

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As It Turns Out, Robert Downey, Jr. Has Been Funding Armie Hammer’s Recovery

Following the bizarre reports that Armie Hammer had been working as a concierge at a Cayman island resort selling timeshares, a story that was claimed to be false but actually turned out to be true, it looks like Hammer has been getting some help from a former Marvel superhero.

Robert Downey, Jr. has been reportedly supporting Hammer and his family by paying for his six-month stint in a swanky (and expensive) rehab facility and lending up one of his homes to Hammer’s two young children and estranged wife. Hammer had been staying at The Guest House, a rehab facility aimed at high-profile individuals, according to their website.

Vanity Fair has reported that Downey Jr. has been helping Hammer through his recovery by paying for his rehab stay, something that Downey Jr. has also been through in the past, as the actor famously entered rehab in the early 2000s. Vanity Fair also pointed out that Downey, Jr. had help from another troubled actor while he was in rehab: Mel Gibson. The cycle keeps on going.

In early 2021, multiple women accused Hammer of sexual misconduct, recalling disturbing accounts of assault and even alluding to cannibalism. Hammer quickly retreated from the spotlight, resulting in, among other things, a disastrous Death On The Nile promo campaign (for several reasons).

Despite trying to stay low, Hammer’s situation was discovered last week, which caused the whole thing to go viral. After photos of Hammer working at an island resort surfaced, a source told Vanity Fair: “I can’t confirm or deny the report because Armie hasn’t addressed it. I just think it’s sh*tty that, if he is selling timeshares, the media is shaming him for having a ‘normal job.’”

(Via Vanity Fair)