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Paul George Can’t Rewrite His Playoff Narrative Yet, But He’s Off To A Sensational Start

Ever since that fateful day in 2018 when Paul George told the gathering of reporters in Oklahoma City that they hadn’t met “Playoff P” yet, he hasn’t been able to shake free of the jokes brought at his expense for playoff failures. With the Thunder, he and Russell Westbrook were unable to make it out of the first round in back-to-back seasons. That second season, in which Damian Lillard sent Oklahoma City home on a walk-off buzzer-beater and waved goodbye, to the dismantling of the team when George requested a trade to the Clippers to join up with Kawhi Leonard.

In the Bubble, George and Leonard both struggled, but because Kawhi’s reputation as a big game player had been cemented in Toronto, the majority of the blame and the jokes fell onto the surgically-repaired shoulders of George after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Nuggets in the conference semis. In the months that followed, George didn’t particularly endear himself with his commentary on what happened when he questioned how Doc Rivers used him, playing into those that believe he fails to appropriately take responsibility for his own shortcomings.

However, George also vowed to play this season “with vengeance,” eager to use everything said about him as fuel to get back to an All-NBA level of play. Through the first month of the season, George has more than done that, playing some of the best basketball of his career to help lead the Clippers to a 10-4 record, a mere half-game back of the Lakers for first in the West.

After a postseason marred by shooting woes from three-point range (33.3 percent in 13 games), George has come out scalding from deep, shooting 51 percent on eight attempts per game. He’s registered a true shooting percentage of 68.8 percent, a figure typically reserved for centers. This preposterous efficiency may not be sustainable, but the confidence with which he’s shooting the ball has to be encouraging for the Clippers.

What’s rather incredible is, to this point, it hasn’t really mattered how George has gotten his looks, he’s been hitting just about everything. After complaining this offseason about Rivers asking him to do too much catch-and-shoot, the star forward is hitting an absurd 57.1 percent of his catch-and-shoot threes (which account for 27.2 percent of his shot attempts on the season). On pull-ups, that percentage only dips to 47.8 percent, as he simply exists right now in a state of constant rhythm, no matter the situation.

George has always been capable of terrific shooting — last season before the playoffs, he was a 42 percent three-point shooter — but he’s also taken a step forward thus far this season with his playmaking for others. He’s averaging a career-high 5.1 assists per game, taking advantage of the Clippers’ revamped roster that provides significantly more spacing for he and Leonard (who leads the team with 5.9 assists per game). Surrounded by shooters like Luke Kennard, Marcus Morris Sr., a resurgent Nic Batum, and even Serge Ibaka, George and Leonard have more space to attack downhill and the weapons around them to punish teams for collapsing.

The Clippers’ offseason wasn’t one that drew a lot of attention, but Kennard and Ibaka are upgrades over Landry Shamet and Montrezl Harrell and they seem to have struck gold in Batum, who looks healthy and engaged in ways he wasn’t on Charlotte teams that were stuck in the mud. George has quickly grown trusting of his new teammates and the flow of the Clippers offense in the first 13 games of the season has generally been tremendous in Ty Lue’s first season. They’ve found the balance between taking advantage of George’s shooting abilities and his playmaking ones, allowing him to feel more involved in running the offense but also getting him plenty of spot-up opportunities.

What makes discussing the Clippers so difficult right now is that the questions that exist for them, and more specifically for George, exist in the postseason. Regardless of how good they are in the regular season, they’ll need to wait until the playoffs roll around to really answer the questions that surround their franchise. George has responded on the court to his playoff flop as well as one could ask, and the Clippers as a team certainly look the part of a top contender again, playing elite offensive basketball and steady defense. Unfortunately, George and the Clippers cannot begin to rewrite their story in earnest until the late spring and summer, when the ghosts of playoffs past and present arrive and must be dispatched of with a trip, at minimum, to the conference finals.

For now, though, George is playing some of the best basketball of his life and the fortitude to do that after everything that happened in Orlando shouldn’t be discounted. He’s playing All-NBA caliber basketball and making a statement in the process, it’s just one that must be verified later on.

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Hand Habits Gets To The Bottom Of It In The ‘4th Of July’ Video

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) had one of 2019’s most beloved releases with the album Placeholder, and now they’re back with more. An EP, Dirt EP, is on the way, and today, Duffy has shared a video for the climactic folk-rocker “4th Of July.”

Duffy says of the track and video:

“‘4th Of July’ feels like trying again, rolling around in the wreckage of the past and finding new ways out of the maze of memory. For the video, I went to V and Adam and said I wanted to ‘just dig a hole’ and they turned that idea into a cinematic version of what it looks like to try and get to the bottom of a feeling.

Following the video’s premiere, Duffy shared some feedback they got from a relative: “my aunt said she doesn’t get the dirt and why did i dig a hole.”

Press materials note the EP explores “themes of growth and finding ways to let go of the parts of their past that no longer serve them” and that it “illuminates Duffy’s attempts to evolve beyond the confines of their past.”

Watch the “4th Of July” video above and check out the Dirt EP art and tracklist below.

Saddle Creek

1. “4th Of July”
2. “I Believe In You”
3. “What’s The Use (Katie Dey Remix)” [digital-only bonus track]

Dirt EP is out 2/19 via Saddle Creek. Pre-order it here.

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Snoop Dogg Reportedly Asked The White House To Pardon Death Row Records’ Co-Founder

Although there’s only one day left in Donald Trump’s first and only term in the White House, that hasn’t stopped rumors from circulating that he would use his office’s power to pardon some of hip-hop’s most troubled artists, including Kodak Black and Lil Wayne. According to The Daily Beast, Snoop Dogg tried to add Michael “Harry-O” Harris, the co-founder of Death Row Records, to the list, lobbying the White House to commute Harris’ sentence for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking.

As it stands, Harris has a release date in late 2028, bringing attention to his case with his argument last year for compassionate release as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to an autoimmune disease, Harris maintained that he should qualify for release as he was more vulnerable to the virus’s ill effects. However, his request was denied. Meanwhile, criminal-justice reform advocate Alice Johnson said she was recently in contact with the Trump administration about potentially commuting Harris’ sentence.

“I’ve spoken with Ivanka [Trump] and I’ve spoken with Jared [Kushner], and I’ve been told that President Trump is aware of the case and has been reviewing it,” Johnson told The Daily Beast. “I’ve spoken to [White House chief of staff] Mark Meadows about it, and he said he’d take a look at it. The president knows how much this case means to me… In reviewing Michael Harris’ case, his story, and what he’s gone through, this is such an unfair case… He should have been home a decade ago. I really felt for this man. I am very hopeful that he will be home before the end of the Trump administration.”

It looks like, if Harris is released, he owes his freedom at least partially to Snoop, who activist Weldon Angelos says reached out due to Angelos’ own recent pardon from Trump. Trump had pardoned both Angelos and Johnson, so they did have contact with the administration, which is why Snoop reached out to them, despite his public distaste for Trump. According to The Daily Beast‘s Sunday deadline, Harris was still waiting to hear back.

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Udonis Haslem Joked He Would’ve ‘Aged 15 Years’ Trying To Be James Harden’s ‘O.G.’ In Miami

The James Harden ordeal in Houston came to an end last week when he was traded to the Nets in a four-team blockbuster deal, closing the chapter on what ended up being a contentious relationship with both his teammates and the organization where he spent eight years of his career.

Harden had rubbed several of his teammates the wrong way toward the end of his tenure — namely new acquisitions John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins — who criticized his lack of engagement on the court and his negative comments about the Rockets’ lack of talent and ability needed to contend for a title.

Prior to that, Harden famously clashed with former teammate Chris Paul, whose perpetual criticism and demanding nature were something that reportedly didn’t jibe well with him. So, it’s probably for the best that Harden didn’t end up in Miami, as longtime Heat stalwart Udonis Haslem seems to think they definitely would’ve been at odds with one another. Here’s what Haslem had to say on a recent episode of The Complex Sports Podcast.

“I knew we wasn’t gonna get him,” Haslem said. “You can’t bring James Harden to Miami. As much as I wanted that to work out, in my mind I was like, ain’t no way. I would’ve aged 15 years trying to be his O.G. He would’ve had to move me into the guesthouse to keep a close eye on him.”

It’s somewhat unclear whether Haslem is referring more to Harden’s penchant for partying and the temptation that abounds in South Beach or to the aforementioned antipathy between teammates. It’s likely some combination of the two, but it’s a moot point anyway. However, as two of the top teams in the East, the Nets and Heat could be on a collision course for the Eastern Conference crown this summer.

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Billie Eilish And Rosalía’s Song ‘Lo Vas A Olvidar’ Is Debuting On ‘Euphoria’ This Week

It’s no secret that Rosalía and Billie Eilish have been writing a song together. The idea dates back to a joint studio session the two had in 2019 and it looked like they were getting ready to release the single last year until the pandemic threw their plans off course. Now, Eilish and Rosalía are finally ready to share the single — and it’s debuting on this week’s episode of Euphoria.

Both Eilish and Rosalía confirmed the news in a handful of social media teasers. Titled “Lo Vas A Olvidar,” the song will premiere on the special episode of Euphoria coming to HBO Max this week, which centers around the character Jules and takes a closer look at her story.

Fans will have to wait until the song’s official premiere to get a taste of its sound, but judging by its title, it’s safe to say much of the lyrics are in Spanish. While Eilish does not speak Spanish, Rosalía has previously gushed about the singer’s talent. “She’s an artist with such a strong drive, who knows exactly who she is and what she wants, who pours her soul out when she sings.” Rosalía said. “I’ve been in the studio with a lot of people, but no one has impressed me [the way] she has. She has extreme charisma and extreme passion when she sings.”

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It Took Three Hours Every Day To Cover Justin Bieber’s Tattoos For His ‘Anyone’ Video

Justin Bieber plays a boxer in the “Anyone” video he dropped at the top of the year, and it’s a well-produced effort overall. Perhaps the most impressive part, though, is how the many tattoos on Bieber’s body were covered up for the clip. Today, Bieber shared a “Vevo Footnotes” version of the clip, which reveals some trivia about the visual, including how much time Bieber spent getting his ink concealed.

One of the footnotes reveals the work and patience that went into the video, for which Bieber spent days working with a fight coordinator and hours each day in a make-up chair: “Both [director Colin Tilley] and Justin wanted his character to be as real as possible, so Justin spent two days training with a fight coordinator. Because tattoos weren’t popular in the era the video is portraying, he spent three hours each morning having his ink covered.”

The video also offers a quote from Bieber about the visual: “I’ve always wanted to do a boxing video, and it made sense for this song being an 80’s power ballad… If you’re not in love, it makes you want to be in love. It’s kind of like The Notebook.”

Check out the footnote-adorned “Anyone” video above.

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The QAnon cult: What it is, how it works, and how to help deprogram your loved ones

Two weeks ago, we watched a pro-Trump mob storm the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the results of a U.S. election and keep Donald Trump in power. And among those insurrectionists were well-known adherents of QAnon, nearly every image of the crowd shows people wearing Q gear or carrying Q flags, and some of the more frightening elements we saw tie directly into QAnon beliefs.

Since hints of it first started showing up in social media comments several years ago, I’ve been intrigued—and endlessly frustrated—by the phenomenon of QAnon. At first, it was just a few fringey whacko conspiracy theorists I could easily roll my eyes at and ignore, but as I started seeing elements of it show up more and more frequently from more and more people, alarm bells started ringing.

Holy crap, there are a lot of people who actually believe this stuff.

Eventually, it got personal. A QAnon adherent on Twitter kept commenting on my tweets, pushing bizarro Q ideas on many of my posts. The account didn’t use a real name, but the profile was classic QAnon, complete with the #WWG1WGA. (“Where we go one, we go all”—a QAnon rallying cry.) I thought it might be a bot, so I blocked them. Later, I discovered that it was actually one of my own extended family members.

Holy crap, I actually know people who actually believe this stuff.


I’ve written articles about how QAnon’s pedophilia-obsessed mythology does real harm to actual anti-child trafficking organizations. After the “Save the Children” hashtag started going viral based on (false) messages and memes about hundreds of thousands of children going missing every year as part of a Democrat-and-celebrity-run pedophile cabal, I interviewed international organizations that truly battle child sex trafficking. I shared their plea to stop pushing QAnon lies.

That brought to my inbox QAnoners accusing me of being a pedophile and part of “the Deep State.” And now we’ve watched some of these folks stage a violent attack on our government.

Holy crap, this stuff actually has serious, real-world consequences.

At this point, it’s not overstating to all QAnon a destructive cult. And it’s likely that we all know someone who have been sucked into it. I know people who have lost friends and family members to this stuff, as reasoning with them goes nowhere and their constant conspiracy talk becomes unbearable.

That’s where deprogramming comes in.

I’ve followed the QAnon saga for a long time, and it’s a little tricky to know where to start if you’re trying to make sense of it. (Trying to make sense of something that inherently doesn’t make sense is always fun.) This documentary that was recently posted from a YouTuber called Intranaut is the best comprehensive overview of QAnon—and what to do about it on an individual level—that I’ve seen yet. If you want to understand what QAnon is, how it works, why it draws people in, and how to help loved ones get out, this video covers it all succinctly.

In addition to his own explanations, Intranaut interviews professional cult deprogrammer and founder of the nonprofit Cult Education Institute, Rick A. Ross, who shares steps families can take to help extract their loved ones from the QAnon cult.

I’m going to summarize some of the main points below the video but I highly recommend you go ahead and watch the whole thing. It’s well worth it. If you want to skip to specific sections, here’s a handy guide the creator shared.

0:00 Introduction

7:21 Part I – Defining “Q”

10:01 Part II – Becoming a Believer

20:39 Compliance Interlude

22:44 Part III – Staying a Believer

36:45 Capitol Interlude

39:14 Part IV – The Future of Q

53:28 Part V – A Way Out

1:05:52 Outro


Q’s Going Nowhere: Cults and Conspiracies in the Online Era

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The video starts by describing a bit about how cult thinking works and giving an example of a doomsday cult from the 1950s called “The Seekers,” which serves as a comparative example throughout the video.

Then Infranaut gives a brief definition of what QAnon is:

“QAnon refers to the belief that the United States government, if not the entire world, is secretly run by the “Deep State,” a shadowy organization that exists above and behind the current government as we understand it,” he says. “While the exact size and goals of the Deep State are ambiguous, it’s taken that their ranks include several figures in the public eye, that they are largely pedophiles, and depending on who you ask, also Satanists.”

QAnon believes Trump ran for president in 2016 in order to expose and dismantle the Deep State. “Q” is a nameless someone who claims to be a high-ranking ally of Trump, working alongside him to defeat this Deep State, and who posts cryptic messages on anonymous online boards with information about how that fight is going and what’s coming next. Many of these messages, or “Q drops” make reference to The Great Awakening or The Storm—the big finale when Trump and his allies will arrest prominent members of the Deep State and expose them in public.

Here’s where it gets tricky, though. The QAnon world contains a mind-bogglingly large and complex set of beliefs, so it’s a bit difficult to synopsize. The basic details above are pretty much agreed upon by all, but beyond that, it’s an octopus with tentacles all over the place, and some beliefs contradict one other. For example, some believe Mike Pence is helping Trump fight the Deep State; some believe Mike Pence is a part of the Deep State. But no one seems to care about those inconsistencies much.

In fact, these various, inconsistent tentacles are part of what makes QAnon so strong. If you point to one super out-there belief (as if it’s not all super out-there, but we’ll hold that thought for a minute) there will always be a bunch of people who can say, “That’s fake news. We don’t believe that. You’re just trying to make us look bad.” If you get five different QAnon adherents together, you’ll get five different explanations of what QAnon is.

That’s because it’s less of a defined set of beliefs, Intranaut explains, than “an explanation for why the world feels dark, confusing, and wrong.”

And there are a dozen doorways to get into it. Some come through classic conspiracy thinking (JFK, Jr. is still alive, for example), some through bigotry (there’s anti-Semitism in some core elements of QAnon belief), and some through a righteous desire to rid the world of evil.

The whole child trafficking/pedophilia thing has proven to be a big draw. After all, there is a grain of truth, in that those things actually do exist in the world (just not the way QAnon paints it). And is there anything worse than child sacrifice and sex slavery? No, there’s not. Fighting to save children from such a horrific fate is an “inarguable moral good.” If you truly believe that Democrats and celebrities are trafficking hundreds of thousands of children for heinous purposes, it would actually be wrong not to be part of a movement against it.

Intranaut and Ross explore a bit about how Christianity has overlapped with QAnon iconography, which Ross says is common in cults as people come up with ways to market the belief system and make it more palatable.

When you just look at one tentacle, you can see how people get pulled in. And then once you’re in, the other beliefs become easier to accept.

It would be easy to call people who fall down the rabbit hole stupid because the entire thing sounds so ridiculous, but as Ross explains, it’s not that simple. “I’ve seen people that are highly educated, very sophisticated people. I’ve done five interventions with medical doctors. One was an orthopedic surgeon, another an anesthesiologist. One woman that I worked with was a clinical psychologist, and she was, in my opinion, totally brainwashed. So very sophisticated, highly educated people can succumb to this kind of manipulation, and it behooves us to understand all the tricks and the methods that can be used to gain undue influence over us. And that’s the inoculation. That’s the vaccine, if you will.”

None of us want to admit that we are vulnerable to such persuasion, but Ross points out that the world of advertising wouldn’t exist if we weren’t.

One of the tricks of QAnon is the central tenet of the Deep State and also “false flags”—the idea that the Deep State will do things that make QAnon look crazy or throw Q adherents off track. So when facts fly in the face of the belief, or when something that was supposed to happen doesn’t, or when something that wasn’t supposed to happen does, you can immediately blame the Deep State and dismiss it.

For example, when QAnoners do something violent or dangerous, that’s the Deep State planting a false flag. We see a similar narrative in the “Antifa did it!” response to the Capitol riots. It doesn’t matter that the FBI or the DOJ say that they don’t have evidence of Antifa involvement—that’s all part of the Deep State.

Trump hasn’t helped any of this, of course. He has never denounced QAnon ideology. In fact, he’s said he doesn’t know much about it but they seem like people who love America. And his claims of election rigging have been fuel for QAnon belief; that’s totally something the Deep State would do.

It doesn’t matter that specific Q prophecies don’t come true. Adherents just keep saying, “Trust the plan,” even though the plan isn’t clear. It’s a test of faith. They also come up with ways to explain away facts that counter the belief.

This is what’s the most bafflingly frustrating thing about trying to reason with a QAnoner. You just can’t. It doesn’t matter how many facts you bring in or logical inconsistencies you point out. “The lengths to which a true believer will contort the truth or manufacture evidence really can’t be overstated,” say Intranaut.

Rick Ross explains that people often follow QAnon in a cult-like way, gradually alienating or cutting themselves off from their families and social circles, making the QAnon world their primary community. The cult becomes the social circle, and that’s an incredibly powerful pull for people.

No one knows what’s going to become of QAnon after Trump is out of office, but there’s very little chance of it going away. Most cults die out when a leader dies or goes to jail (though there are always believers who maintain loyalty no matter what). But barring those things happening to Trump, the QAnon movement will continue in ways we probably can’t even imagine at this point.

So how do we get people out? The key hurdle is people’s inability to accept and admit that they were wrong. Intranaut calls “the beating heart” of the QAnon movement is the idea of “I didn’t get duped.” No one wants to believe they voted for a conman, or that they supported a sexual predator, or that they are still waiting around for him to save the world.

Ross offers some hope for families, though. If done effectively, a deprogramming intervention process can extract around 70% of people who have been taken by a cult. For some who aren’t as deep into the movement, it might not be as hard as for the long-timers, but the key to both is having the intervention come from people they are close to.

Unfortunately, it also entails a bit of what will feel like coddling. Some of us just want to confront them with the truth, to somehow shake them out of their brainwashed stupor, to scream, “How can you believe something so outrageously stupid!” But Ross says not to be confrontational or judgmental, but to keep the line of communication going to see how deep they are into the brainwashing.

Ross says if a family decides to stage an official intervention, it takes three or four days of dialogue in which loved ones supply support and love as they go step by step through the process.

Those basic steps of dialogue look like this:

1. How do you define a destructive cult? (Walk them through a different cult. Ross uses Scientology as an example.)

2. How does that cult gain influence over a person? (General methodology for brainwashing and manipulation the cult uses.)

3. What problems are you not aware of related to your group? (How those methods are used in your group, even if you don’t think it’s a cult.)

4. Why is your family so worried about you? (There’s obviously a reason for this intervention. Each person explains what their concerns are, hoping the person will stay and listen because they care about the people intervening.)

Ross offers more details about how to go about that process on the Cult Education Institute website and he also recommended some books to read, which you can find around the 1:03:45 mark.

I wish I could say that QAnon will just fade away, but it does not appear likely that it will. It’s endlessly annoying and clearly dangerous, but it’s where we are. Hopefully, people can help their loved ones climb back out of the rabbit hole and rejoin us in reality.

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Dave Bautista Is Offering A Reward After Someone Carved ‘Trump’ Into A Manatee’s Back

Guardians of the Galaxy star and Florida resident Dave Bautista is stepping up to do some heroics in real life by aiding in the arrest and capture of whoever carved the word “Trump” into the back of a manatee. The wrestler turned actor tweeted out a $20,000 cash reward for anyone with information on the animal abuse. Along with some choice words about the perpetrators, Bautista also promised “bonuses,” should they be brought to justice.

“If there’s not already a reward for the arrest and conviction of the low life scummy MAGATs that did this I’ll throw in $20,000,” Bautista tweeted. “And I promise there will be bonuses to that reward!”

Bautista has been a vocal critic of Trump over the years and even delivered a rare endorsement of Joe Biden in the 2020 election. In a message to his millions of Instagram followers, the Drax actor tore apart Trump’s tough guy image and shot down the concept that bullying (or abusing animals) is a sign of strength. “This country, more than anything right now, needs someone who’s going to have a plan so we can get back on track,” Bautista said. “A leader is someone who can unite people, who takes responsibility. That’s toughness. That is Joe Biden.”

But in case you aren’t sure that Bautista knows what he’s talking about when it comes to toughness, scope out this selfie he posted to celebrate his 52nd birthday. Also note that the Marvel star isn’t afraid to make a self-deprecating joke about not being able to stop “sagging above the neck,” which is the kind of humility you’ll never see from Trump.

(Via Dave Bautista on Twitter)

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Toosii, Trippie Redd, And More React To Mark Morrison’s ‘Return Of The Mack’ Video

Uproxx’s React Like You Know is back with another round of classic videos for today’s cohort of young performers to watch and the reactions remain as entertaining as ever. This week’s episode revives the 1996 wedding reception/family reunion staple, Mark Morrison’s “Return Of The Mack,” and recruits Gen Z faves like Trippie Redd, Toosii, and BRS Kash to report on the videos extremely mid-90s trappings.

Most of this week’s panel seems familiar with the track, but as many of its members weren’t even born in 1996, there are more than a few who have never seen the video. Toosii straight up forgets to comment as he becomes engrossed in the video’s Blaxploitation-inspired plot, while Blac Chyna seems fascinated by the fashion, which Hook calls “Matrix vibes,” remarking that she loves “a good turtleneck.”

However, Chyna has some advice for anyone looking to mimic the video’s distinctive look. “Don’t be doing the Gumby if your hairline is [bad],” she jokes. DaniLeigh takes a crack at explaining what a “mack” is, while AZChike approves of the background dancers’ support for Mark and what Bobby Sessions calls “bouncing back like the [Denver] Nuggets.”

Watch the latest episode of React Like You Know above.

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Netflix Is Reportedly Having A ‘Difficult’ Time Keeping ‘Bridgerton’ Sex Scenes Off Porn Websites

Bridgerton is a huge hit for Netflix — and porn websites. Page Six reports that steamy scenes from the Shonda Rhimes-produced drama “have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on adult video-streaming platforms, leaving Netflix executives struggling to yank the unauthorized shared footage.” The same thing happened for HBO with Game of Thrones and Hulu for Normal People, and now it’s Netflix’s turn.

Many clips have already been removed from porn platforms after Netflix issued warnings about “misuse of their intellectual property” — but it’s apparently difficult for the streaming giant to keep up with the shady business of rogue online smut. “It’s been particularly distressing for [Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page], two young actors who signed on for the role of a lifetime and did not consent to being exploited in this way,” the insider said.

The same insider also complained that to “peddle scenes as pure smut is beyond the pale,” which is a very British way of saying “just subscribe to Netflix, you creeps.”

Dynevor told the Guardian that her sex scenes, whether with a partner or solo, were carefully choreographed. “We would rehearse the sex scenes like stunts,” she said. “I would literally know exactly where a guy was going to put his hand at what moment. And we’d have props, like mats, that went in between us… I never really felt exposed at all.”

(Via Page Six)