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Vin Diesel had a pre-taped interview which aired on The Today Show this morning. He’s promoting Furious 7, which is out April 3 and would surely be a huge hit with zero promotion. In his talk with Natalie Morales, which took place over headsets in a helicopter, Diesel got choked up when he revealed that his new baby, born about two weeks ago, is a girl whom he named Pauline. Pauline is of course in honor of the late Paul Walker, who passed in a tragic car accident in November, 2013. Furious 7 will be Walker’s final film. Here’s what Diesel told Morales, and you can see the video below:

As the actor revealed on NBC’s Today Monday, “I named her Pauline.”

“There’s no other person that I’m thinking about as I’m cutting this umbilical cord,” he added. “I knew he was there and I felt like, you know, a way to keep his memory a part of my memory, a part of my world.”

Diesel also revealed why he broke the news with anchor Natalie Morales. “I’m telling you this because I love you,” he told the journalist. “I know that you are a good soul, and I know that this is in good hands.”

Pauline, whose birth was announced via Facebook March 16, is Diesel’s third child with Paloma Jiménez. The actor and his longtime girlfriend are also the proud parents of daughter Hania Riley Sinclair, 6, and son Vincent Sinclair, 4.

[From E! Online]

That just gets me verklempt. I got the impression that Diesel told Morales this in the helicopter because he didn’t want the audience to see him cry. It must be so hard for him to talk about losing his best friend.

Vanity Fair has a video of Vin introducing a screening of Furious 7 at SXSW. He explained that he had just come from the hospital and said it was “a good thing,” but didn’t say why. (His daughter had just been born.) He also said “this was a very personal and important film to us… every time when I saw the movie at the premiere, Paul Walker would go off to the side and say ‘Vin, the best one’s still in the can…’ I hope… this is the best one for you guys.” He also warned the audience against revealing spoilers.

Then Vin explained why the film was so personal to him, and after he said this he had to stop talking for a minute because he got choked up. He said “This was a labor of love. It was in some ways the hardest movie I ever had to do because the relationships that you see on film are so real. When the tragedy happened, I lost my best friend. I lost my brother.”

In response, the audience started yelling that they loved him and one guy said “you got family here, Vin.” He recovered and said “Thanks for being my family, thanks for always taking care of us… thanks for taking the themes that we put in this action saga and somehow applying it to your own lives. You know what’s most important in life.” The audience said “family”. I didn’t need a good cry on a Monday morning, but I just got one.

Here’s Vin Diesel’s segment on The Today Show.

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Miley Cyrus was in Vegas last night. Patrick Schwarzenegger was not with her, even though he’s back from Spring Break in Mexico. According to E!, one source says Miley isn’t taking his calls and that Patrick is “extremely frustrated” because he’s made it a point to b…      

I cannot believe that here, in real life, Jackie and Kelso grew up and got married and had a baby. That’s exactly what happened, people. Mila Kunis was one of James Corden’s first guests on his new, fancy American late-night show (taking over Craig Ferguson’s time-slot). And since Mila was one of the first, she got to break some news. Sort of. Corden had to coax it out of her but I’m sure this reveal was the whole point of the interview. Mila confirmed that she and Ashton actually did get married at some point!

Mila Kunis and partner Ashton Kutcher have kept us guessing whether or not they are married. Until now. The truth finally came out last night when the star appeared on James Corden’s new American chat show. Corden, 36, wheedled out the answer we have all been waiting for when he pressed her to show the audience her wedding ring.

During the interview, James asked her about motherhood after giving birth to baby Wyatt in October. Coy Kunis simply answered “maybe.”

Pressing her more, James asked: “Either you’re married or you’re not.” Once again she replied saying: “Maybe.” But as he continued to keep asking her, he then demanded she showed her wedding finger, where there was in fact a ring.

Corden announced: “They are married, look.” Mila looked on a little red-faced but knew her secret was out. During the ad break, James was seen checking he hadn’t offended her but Mila laughed and said “it’s fine.”

She also admitted she was “thinking about baby number two,” adding that she “loved being pregnant and really loves being a mummy.” Mila added: “Ashton is an amazing father.”

[From The Mirror]

I want to believe Ashton is a good guy and that he loves Mila and he’s a great father. Maybe. Maybe dudes really can change. Maybe Mila brings out the best in him. I will admit, this is the most warmth I’ve had for him in years. So, Jackie and Kelso grew up, had a baby and got married (perhaps not in that order). Don’t you feel old?

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The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 15 recap.

SPOILERS

It’s the penultimate episode, so sh*t is going down.

Rick is done playing by Alexandria rules. Half this episode is filler, and the other half is the “Rick vs. Alexandria” conflict coming to a head. Ever sin…      

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Full disclosure: I’m pretty much a liberal Democrat. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to spend the next year throwing shade at every Republican presidential hopeful. There are some prospective GOP nominees that I will be taking seriously, like Rand Paul and Jeb Bush. Like, I think they legitimately have a chance to become the GOP presidential nominee and I’m interested in hearing what they have to say about a host of issues. But while Sen. Paul and former Governor Bush are certainly going to run, they haven’t announced yet. No, the honor of the “first to officially announce” belongs to… Senator Ted Cruz. Who is probably the biggest jackass/spoiler in the Republican field (not including Donald Trump for obvious reasons). Here’s how Ted Cruz announced (on Twitter!):

I’m running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015

Something nice: I’m glad that the stock images of American voters weren’t just white people. I also think it’s cool that he announced on Twitter, of all places.

But now that he’s officially running, people are like “Who is this guy?” So here are five helpful reminders.

1. He was actually born in Canada. He had Canadian citizenship up until a few years ago when he “renounced” his Canadian roots. While he can still “technically” run for president, considering the “birther” movement sprang out of the Republican-wingnut-held belief that Barack Obama was secretly born in Kenya (when he was in fact born in Hawaii) and ineligible for the presidency, this is just inconsistent messaging.

2. He was one of the biggest reasons for the 2013 government shutdown… which achieved nothing but give Ted Cruz more exposure.

3. People always compare Cruz to Joseph McCarthy, in looks and temperament.

4. Just last week, he screamed at a terrified child, “YOUR WORLD IS ON FIRE.”

5. He once unsuccessfully tried to smear a Vietnam veteran and war hero.

I don’t know about you, but I’m actually looking forward to seeing what Rand Paul and Jeb Bush do to Ted Cruz in a debate.

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Girls Season 4 Episode 10 recap

Everything is perfect, until it isn’t.

I know how elementary it seems, but I appreciated how delicately Girls approached this theme in their season finale, which was mostly devoid of the guest stars who trod so heavily over this season, and kind of …      

In case you missed it, LeAnn Rimes arrived back home in LA after spending 10 days in London, obsessively tweeting and Instagramming #LeInLondon photos and messages. You’d have thought she was on a holy mission from the way she went on and on about it. Hilariously, while she was gone, there was also a tabloid rumor that she was electronically monitoring Eddie Cibrian’s wandering “bidness” via security cameras and garage door notifications and what have you. Even though the story was denied, don’t you believe it? I do.

But LeAnn is back now. And once again, we were treated to a flurry of tweets and Instagrams. She got out her chalk and looked up some more clichéd inspirationals. She also managed to do a photo-op with Eddie and one of his sons at the kid’s soccer game (plus she posted a special Instagram of father and son).

Don’t hate me, but I actually like her dress here. I love a good slipdress and this one is pretty. Of course, LeAnn messed it up with her crappy styling. In any case… all is right with the world. LeAnn returned home, triumphant. Eddie was in a good mood because he probably got some strange while she was gone. And so a photo-op was arranged. Joyful.

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Sharon! Happy Birthday! Was so great to meet you last week at Canada Reads. Please know how much I admire you for taking your son out of school…for a book debate. I hope he keeps reading. I hope he keeps asking questions. I hope you keep gossiping. And staying in my corner! Wishing you the best…      

Dear Gossips,

Last week it was Vogue that turned 25 years old. And very, very soon? It’s almost 25 years to the day that Mimi shot the video for Vision Of Love. The song was then released a month later, in May. You shrug. But do you know the influence of Vision Of Love? Vision Of Love i…      

Here are some photos of Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego at this weekend’s GLAAD Media Awards in LA. Zoe wore this red Cushnie et Ochs dress which… looks okay. She looks pretty in red. She looks sort of tired, which she probably is considering she and Marco have four-month-old twin boys at home. And I find it so refreshing that she hasn’t gotten back down to her pre-pregnancy weight. She looks great!

But enough with the nice stuff. While she was on the red carpet for this GLAAD event, Zoe was asked about Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce’s comments about gay parents, children born from IVF and Elton John’s call to boycott the designers. To recap, Gabbana said: “The only family is the traditional one. No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed. You are born to a mother and a father — or at least that’s how it should be. I call children of chemistry, synthetic children. Rented uterus, semen chosen from a catalog.” Elton John’s boycott has been pretty successful on the celebrity front – he’s got people like Madonna, Ricky Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, Victoria Beckham and many more bashing Dolce & Gabbana publicly and agreeing to a boycott. And this whole time, Dolce and Gabbana have been calling their detractors “fascists” and “medieval” for reacting to their statements.

So, when Zoe was asked about it at the GLAAD event, her response was… um… unusual. Especially given that she was at the GLAAD Media Awards! She chose that event to come out for saying Dolce & Gabbana’s terrible comments were no big deal. Here’s her response when asked if Dolce & Gabbana’s comments would cause her to throw out her D&G clothes:

“No! Not at all, that would be the stupidest thing if it affected my fashion choice. People are allowed to their own opinion, however, I wouldn’t have chosen to be so public about something that’s such a personal thing. Obviously it caused some sensitivity, but then again if you continue to follow the news, you see they all kinda hugged it out, so why are we making a big deal about it? I’m certainly not going to stop wearing Dolce, and I’m certainly not going to be refuting when they are adopting synthetic children, however they wanted to say it. I do think things are lost in translation. My husband [Marco Perego] is from Italy and if I judged him based on the words that he misuses in our English language he wouldn’t be here today. It’s like look people, have a drink, relax, it’s okay.”

[From E! News]

I really, really dislike her for using the “lost in translation” card. Dolce & Gabbana aren’t even using the “mistranslated” excuse in the half-dozen interviews they’ve done IN PERFECT ENGLISH in the past week. They said what they meant and they meant what they said. The issue isn’t that they meant to say something other than “your baby is synthetic and gay families are an abomination.” The issue is that they really and truly believe that and they said out loud and they don’t want to face the consequences of other people reacting negatively to their opinions. But it’s no biggie to Zoe because she still gets free Dolce & Gabanna gowns, right?

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