With the Academy relaxing the eligibility qualifications for next year’s Academy Awards, there’s nothing in the rulebook that says a video of Jake Gyllenhaal doing a shirtless headstand can’t win Best Picture. Oh… there is? Well, it’s still a great video, and we have Tom Holland to thank for it. The Spider-Man: Far From Home actor challenged his co-star to the “heavy breathing” feat, which went viral for extremely obvious reasons. But as Gyllenhaal revealed on Tuesday’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he was originally going to refuse Holland’s challenge, until Ryan Reynolds beat him to it:

“I think he beat us all with his [‘no’] response,” Gyllenhaal said of Reynolds. He was also going to refuse until Reynolds beat him to it, which forced him to crush the challenge while showing off his ripped lats.

Thank you for your service, Jake Gyllenhaal. After filming his video, he challenged his sister Maggie, Hugh Jackman, and 50 Cent (name a more iconic trio) to take part in the challenge — Maggie went through with it, but “Hugh Jackman and 50 Cent did not respond at all.” At least at first. Gyllenhaal eventually emailed Jackman, who replied:

“I said, ‘Come on, man.’ And he said, ‘I hope you’re well.’”

Now that the feud is over, Jackman and Reynolds are in cahoots against Gyllenhaal.

SXSW was one of the first major events to announce it was being canceled in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and following that announcement, some ticketholders became upset. The festival revealed they would not be offering refunds, but would instead allow tickets for this year’s festival to be exchanged for future events. This rubbed some people the wrong way, and now SXSW is facing a class action lawsuit over its ticketing policy.

The lawsuit was filed in US District Court for the Western District Of Texas Austin Division on April 24 by two plaintiffs, Maria Bromley and Pauta Kleber. The complains reads in part, “SXSW has, in effect, shifted the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic onto festivalgoers, […] individuals who in these desperate times may sorely need the money they paid to SXSW for a festival that never occurred.”

A SXSW spokesperson offered their reasoning for their ticketing policy, telling Billboard they just don’t have the money to issue refunds:

“When Mayor Steve Adler issued an order on March 6, 2020, prohibiting SXSW from holding the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we understood and agreed with his tough call. The pandemic and the cancellation have caused a tremendous loss to our business, our staff, the City, and its citizens. We are still picking up the pieces after spending a year to program what would have been a remarkable event that required significant time, energy, and resources to produce.

Due to the unique nature of SXSW’s business, where we are reliant on one annual event, we incurred extensive amounts of non-recoupable costs well in advance of March. These expenditures, and the loss of expected revenue, have resulted in a situation where we do not have the money to issue refunds. SXSW, like many small businesses across the country, is in a dire financial situation requiring that we rely on our contracts, which have a clearly stated no refunds policy. Though we wish we were able to do more, we are doing our best to reconcile the situation and offered a deferral package option to purchasers of 2020 registrations.”

Meanwhile, fans aren’t out of options when it comes to quarantine entertainment, as artists are continuing to host livestream concerts from their homes.

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Feel free to try Phoebe’s style, too.

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“Both mother and baby are doing very well” said a spokesperson.

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