US Weekly is all over the breakups lately. They were the first to report on Charlize Theron and Sean Penn’s split and they were the first yesterday to report that Britney Spears and Charlie Ebersol have ended their relationship. Britney went home to Louisiana recently and was posting pictures of …      

How I Met Your Mother alum Alyson Hannigan and husband, fellow actor Alexis Denisof, were photographed with their daughter Keeva, 3, on Friday (June 19).

Joined by friends, the trio were seen leaving a park in Brentwood, Calif. They were not joined by 6-year-old daughter Satyana.

The Buffy alum will join Kate Walsh, Anthony Rapp and Jonathan Bennett in the upcoming gay marriage drama, Modern Love.

The film showcases a group of friends and family gathering at the home of two gay men — portrayed by Rapp and Bennett — on their wedding day. Drama ensues, and the group helps the grooms realize that all marriages have their challenges.

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Ava DuVernay will direct Marvel’s Black Panther. Yay! [LaineyGossip]
We were finally blessed with Maya Rudolph’s Rachel Dolezal impression. [Jezebel]
Rest in peace, James Horner. [CDAN]
Tila Tequila discovered Chrissy Teigen?! [Starcasm]
Android’s Pride ad is adorable. [OMG Blog]
Sharon Osbourne without makeup. [Celebslam]
Patrick Schwarzenegger is an actor now. [I’m Not Obsessed]
Amy Schumer is pretty baller. [The Blemish]
Calvin Harris is so serious about Taylor Swift. [ICYDK]
GOP leaders appeared in a sketchball anti-gay documentary. [The Frisky]
Jimmy Kimmel got kids to prank their fathers for Father’s Day. [Seriously OMG WTF]

Coming off her successful and swift(y) campaign to change Apple’s music streaming policy, Taylor Swift is riding high. She’s about to kick off the European leg of her tour in England, so she sat down with ITV for an exclusive interview. She ended up chatting about where she sees herself ten years from now, when she’s 35 years old. Apparently, she wants to be like Angelina Jolie when she grows up! Tay-Tay, I feel you.

Taylor tells ITV News that she hopes to have a family by then, but also admits she does worry about protecting her children due to her fame. Swift also said that she’s long admired Angelina Jolie, who is definitely one who knows what it’s like to raise a large brood under the spotlight.

But her admiration stems more for Angelina’s ability to live “her life not just for the purpose of making money or coming up with the most lucrative business deals,” but for what she can give back.

Swift had a slightly different idea in her mind when it came to her future and kids while talking to InStyle last year.

“I don’t know if I’ll have kids,” she told the magazine at the time. “It’s impossible not to picture certain scenarios and how you would try to convince them that they have a normal life when, inevitably, there will be strange men pointing giant cameras at them from the time they are babies.”

[From E! News]

It’s true, Angelina Jolie isn’t playing the game at this point for the money, if it ever was about the money for Angelina. Even when Angelina has taken big modeling contracts (like Louis Vuitton), the money goes to charity. Taylor is pretty charitable too and she gives back in major ways, more than many of her pop star contemporaries, although she’s got a ways to go before she reaches Jolie-like proportions. So… what do you think? Do you like Taylor more because she’s becoming a Brangeloonie? Or is that a dealbreaker?

Meanwhile, following the Apple Music streaming thing, Taylor got blasted by a photographer who claims that Taylor is such a control freak that she demands the rights to all photos taken by tour photographers on her tours. Taylor’s rep responded to those accusations, basically saying that Taylor – like Beyonce! – just wants approval over which photos are used/sold. As in, she’s very controlling about her image, but the photographer still has the copyright. I think that whole debate – whether it’s Beyonce or Swifty or anyone else – is stupid on so many levels. For one, if you’re a photographer signing on to be a tour photographer, of course you’re going to have to work with the artists, for better or for worse. Secondly, some of these artists are too control-freaky for their own good.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I only just today looked through Conrad Hilton’s Instagram. It is… not good. It’s not like Chet Haze-level nepotism & privilege run amok, but it’s close. Anyway, when we last checked in with Conrad Hilton, he got what amounted to a slap on the wrist after terrorizing a plane full of people. If Conrad had been dark-skinned or named Mohammed Hilton, I would imagine he would have gone on trial on charges of terrorism. But because he’s a rich kid with well-connected parents, he got a fine of $5000, 750 hours of community service and some sort of silly version of house arrest – he basically can’t leave his home between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am.

So, what’s new? The ink is barely even dry on that plea deal for the plane incident and Conrad has already violated the restraining order his ex-girlfriend had against him. Because of course he’s the type to stalk and harass his ex-girlfriends too. How pleasant.

Paris Hilton’s brother Conrad Hilton has been arrested for breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend … and there’s a connection to Paris’ sex tape. Conrad had been dating Hunter Salomon, the daughter of Rick Salomon … Paris’ sex partner in the epic “1 Night in Paris.” Hunter claims after they broke up, Conrad became obsessive and scary, showing up at her house at all hours and even threatening to kill himself.

Hunter got a restraining order but on Monday we’re told Conrad broke into her family home in the Hollywood Hills. An army of cops, along with helicopters, swarmed the house and arrested him. Conrad is currently in custody.

[From TMZ]

Here’s the thing – of course he’s a narcissistic, self-destructive jackass. But why isn’t anyone saying “all of this stuff really sounds like a cry for help”? Like, a few years in jail would really do this guy some good. I’m sure the Hilton family is paying the best lawyers a ton of cash just to avoid having Conrad sent to prison, but why? He’s escalating. He’s violent. He’s a douchebag with money. Just send him to jail for a while and let’s see if that makes a difference.

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Keira Knightley and James Righton were out in London the other day for the Blur show. It was a night off from the baby. Their daughter was born a month ago. Do moms judge other moms for that? I overhear conversations like this all the time. “My son was 3 months old before I left him for the first…      

Keira Knightley and James Righton were out in London the other day for the Blur show. It was a night off from the baby. Their daughter was born a month ago. Do moms judge other moms for that? I overhear conversations like this all the time. “My son was 3 months old before I left him for the first…      

John Mayer appears in the GQ most stylish men issue (the one with Ryan Gosling on the cover). He discusses his style obsessions, which include a copious amount of Tibetan robes (as pictured on his Paradise Valley cover). The thing about John is that he can’t simply own a few of something he likes. He’s a collector. So he has countless Tibetan robes and a closet full of old sneakers. These aren’t used sneakers either. John collected shoes during the “Golden Age” of Nike, and they were all limited edition. Then he tried to sell them for a profit, and no one cared. So he’s still got the sneakers even though his obsession turned to robes. Seriously, he wasted GQ copy space for these topics.

John admits he’s “into the idea of the pursuit of physical product.” He goes into collecting Drake records, hats, “flair points,” and these crazy robes. He goes on forever, and it’s easy to fall down the Mayer rabbit hole. Some highlights:

His beloved robes: “I have a lot of old robes. A lot of Tibetan robes, and it’ll end up in People magazine that I was wearing a bathrobe. And it’s like, ‘Well, actually it’s a totally hand-painted, natural dye … It’s made with real indigo and crushed up ladybugs!’ So yeah, sometimes you’ll buy something because there’s something that strikes you about it, and you’ll hang it up and you’ll go, ‘I don’t know how yet, but someday…’ And either times change or you see — this is very important, and I’m not afraid to admit this — you see someone else you look up to contextualize it in a way that allows you to find your way into wearing it. All of fashion is completely, one-thousand-percent context-based.”

Flair points: “Like, I’ve got a rule: You only get a certain amount of flair points, and you can’t spend too many points on one outfit. So if you’re gonna wear a hat—which you absolutely can–that’s most of your flair points. Big part of your budget on your hat. Or if you’re just gonna wear jeans and a T-shirt, you can go nuts with the boots. And if you want to wear a white T-shirt and blue jeans, you can wear whatever you want over it–you can wear the weirdest Tibetan robe over it. That’s your show-off moment.”

More about the robes: “The thing about wearing a Tibetan robe on an airplane is that you can use it for like six different things. You can use it as a background to take pictures of things for Instagram. You can use it as a blanket. You can use it as a tent. I’ve watched movies under it on the airplane — it’s breathable! You can use it as a paparazzi shield. Maybe you get made fun of in People, but who knows who Hiroki Nakamura is that reads People magazine? Then there’s one or two people who jump into the comments and go, ‘That’s really hard to come by. That represents a lot of hard work by artisans in Japan.’”

On worst-dressed lists: “That’s right. And this is some sh*t: Something you learn when you grow up is that everybody who is the “worst dressed” is actually not the worst dressed. They’re just trying to accelerate a little bit. People aren’t idiots. They’re not like, ‘I think I want to wear this dumb thing to the Oscars.’ They’re worst dressed because they’re outside of the norm. Then you get to be 27-years-old or something and you go, ‘Oh, worst dressed just means ambitious.’”

[From GQ]

Mayer thinks much too hard about fashion for a guy who looks like he just rolled out of bed. He spends so much money trying to look “authentic” (he drops that word a lot), that he loses his authenticity. He also rails against people who bash hipster fashion.

Mayer also has a huge obsession with watches. He doesn’t cover them with GQ, but Mayer recently detailed his watch obsession with the NYT. Mayer admits that his first watch “was my friend.” Most of his girlfriends see his watch fixation as “a syndrome.” All of his Rolexes and make him feel centered, not so lost in the world: “I remember thinking — and this is a very important feeling — that I could go anywhere with this watch, because I couldn’t be lost.” These watches don’t even have GPS, but they help Mayer find his way. How? “It would take a lot of poetry to explain it.” Dude is exhausting.

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THANK GOD. Thank you, W Magazine, for putting Taraji P. Henson on the July cover. I have been disturbed by the lack of major magazine covers and mainstream coverage of Taraji’s success in the past year. Taraji has been around for a while, working steadily and even earning an Oscar nomination, but in the past year, she’s reached a new level of stardom and it finally looks like magazines are starting to notice. The Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott editorial is really great too – you can see the slideshow here (there is one NSFW photo, so beware). The photos are sexy as hell and I will take Taraji looking sexed-up ANY DAY over the endless array of interchangeable white “starlets” looking damp and boring. As for the interview, it’s mostly about Empire, but there are some really interesting quotes. Some highlights:

She wanted to play Precious in ‘Precious’: “Lee wanted me for the thin, pretty teacher in Precious. And I was like, ‘Well, I want to play Precious—because that’s the role in this piece.’ Lee thought I was nuts. I was like, ‘Look, they turned Charlize Theron into a monster! I could be this girl!’ When I think about that now, it was such a Cookie move.”

Being asked to audition for Empire: “I was like, This is stupid. Hip-hop—dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. But then I started to think, Cookie is going to piss so many people off! She hits her son with a broom; she talks back. Clearly, this was a challenge.”

The social media love for Cookie Lyon: “They want Cookie. They see her heart. They see her intentions. And they love her style—her style is 17 years behind the fashion curve, which makes the clothes a character on the show. As Cookie grows, you’ll see her fashion grow. And people love that—she’s a work in progress. The only thing that never changes is her spirit: To me, Cookie is living, breathing, walking truth.”

The criticism Cookie gets for not being an appropriate role model: “When I hear that Cookie is a bad representation of black women, I don’t get involved. Maybe Cookie makes you uncomfortable because she reminds you of yourself. People miss the bigger picture when they start judging.”

Being a young mother & working in LA: “It was a struggle. But my son grew as my career grew. I never had a nanny—I did TV so I could be home with him. I wasn’t making my millions, but I was able to fulfill my dreams and be a mother.”

Being asked to audition for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: “I didn’t take it seriously. I mean, they had Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt—why would they want me? I thought it was a runaround, and I decided to hold an epic garage sale that day instead. I had mannequins. I had glasses with wig heads. I had champagne ready. And then my agent called and said, ‘Shut that garage door! Fincher wants to see you.’?”

Being nominated for an Oscar: “I lost, but it was the best time of my life. Brad and Angelina rushed up to me and said, ‘Are you okay?’ I was like, ‘Yes! Can I get some more wine?!’ They were more concerned about my name not being called than I was.”

The roles for black actresses: “Not only would I never be offered a character like Cookie in a movie, but she doesn’t exist. Cookie is bold and crazy, and she loves the struggle. She started from nothing, and now she’s at the top. In that way, we’re alike: Cookie is the American Dream.”

[From W Magazine]

I love the Brangelina story, of course. As for all of the talk about Cookie Lyon – I enjoy the fact that Taraji and Cooke are getting all of the best press out of Empire. Terrence Howard is an abusive a—hole and the best possible scenario is that people just ignore him completely and focus on Taraji.

Photos courtesy of W Magazine.

Above is a photo that Caitlyn Jenner tweeted of her family together on Father’s Day. She wrote “Great day yesterday for Father’s Day. We had so much fun off-roading. So much love and support! Love my family!”

Pictured above are Burt Jenner, Burt’s girlfriend Valerie Pitalo, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kanye West with North, and Brandon and Leah Jenner. Kanye is smiling! Look at North’s little pink boots!

Many outlets are pointing out that this day is significant because it marks Caitlyn’s first Father’s Day after transitioning. Others have mentioned that only five of Caitlyn’s eight kids were there and that Kylie, Kourtney and Rob were noticeably absent. Of course Rob wouldn’t come, he’s been in hiding forever and is estranged from his family, but Kylie reportedly spend the day with her inappropriately older boyfriend, Tyga, and Tyga’s son, King Cairo, 2. (King Cairo, really?! I’ve heard that name before but it still surprises me.)

Radar reports that Caitlyn understands why Kylie didn’t make it, but adds that Caitlyn “does not like Tyga and does not approve of this relationship.” Good. At least someone has some sense in that family. Plus Kylie tweeted and instagrammed messages to her dad.

Gotta make it home in time for Father’s Day ????

— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) June 20, 2015

Happy Father’s Day my little light of sunshine. “You can still call me dad, Kylie. No matter what I’m always going to be your father. That’s never going to change.”

A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Jun 21, 2015 at 11:14am PDT

That photo is precious! Kylie is especially adorable with her little pigtails in red bows and gingham dress.

Supposedly Kourtney didn’t come because she’s still shielding her kids from Caitlyn and is afraid that Caitlyn will confuse them. Kourtney said as much on KUWTK, but her partner and children’s father, Scott Disick, was surprisingly cool with Caitlyn and didn’t agree with Kourtney about keeping the kids away from her. I hope it’s not true that Kourtney still thinks that way, but it’s hard to tell. Kourtney has enough time to post stomach selfies and recaps of KUWTK clips but she didn’t have one message on social media for her dad or for Scott on Father’s Day and that’s telling.

Khloe instagrammed this nice message to both her dads.

Thank you Lord for blessing me with not one phenomenal father but I was lucky enough to have two. ???????????? Happy Father’s Day!!!

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Jun 21, 2015 at 10:13am PDT

Kim tweeted messages to her late father, Robert Kardashian, and to Kanye. And of course that’s how she announced that she’s having a boy.

Also, Caitlyn recent tweeted Laverne Cox thanking her for her advocacy for the trans community. Laverne has been nothing but positive and thoughtful when speaking about Caitlyn, and you can tell Caitlyn appreciates it. I wish Caitlyn would have retweeted some of the awesome #WheresMyVanityFairCover posts but she seems to be very careful with her public image and maybe she didn’t want to wade into that debate. It doesn’t mean she’s not aware of or concerned about it.

.@LaverneCox, you are fierce and fabulous! Your support means the world. Thank you for all that you do for the community. #TransIsBeautiful

— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 18, 2015