Johnny Depp has cranked up the charm dial in Australia. For a few consecutive days now he’s given Australian fans waiting for him on the set of Pirates 5 the full Movie Star Treatment, as the unit publicist doesn’t seem to mind that paps are on site to document every gesture. And every gesture ha…      

GAH! I still can’t get over all of the hotness in these photos from Cannes. All of the photos in this post are from the Cannes photocall for Macbeth several weeks ago. Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard posed affectionately throughout. He looked hungover and gingery and she looked pristine and lovely. Together they would make French-speaking ginger babies. Was it ever on? Let me believe that it was on at some point. You might want to believe it too, especially after you watch this really, really good first trailer for Macbeth:

The single tear rolling down his cheek when she tells him “what’s done is done”? Yeah. I’m going to have to see this. I thought that the makeup and costume work would detract from the story, but seeing this… no, the aesthetics make it better. I’m loving the guyliner on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s blue eyeshadow and her hair are all working for me.

There’s been some discussion about Fassy maybe getting another Oscar nomination this year and whether he would deign to actually campaign and openly “want” it. I don’t know. I think if he was playful, engaged and “open” like he was during his failed Oscar campaign for Shame, he could have a good shot at another nomination for Macbeth or maybe for Jobs, which also comes out during the traditional fall-winter awards season. Here’s why I think Fassy will play the game a bit more this year: his girlfriend, Alicia Vikander.

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Kendall and Kylie Jenner attended their Topshop line debut in LA last night. Topshop already put the clothing line up for sale. It’s not awful stuff (mostly slogan tops, denim shorts, and one awful floral jumpsuit), but most of the clothes look nothing like what Kendall and Kylie wear in real life. There is a “When in doubt, vacation” sweatshirt ($68), which suits the trust fund vibe of many of the Jenner girls’ best friends. This collection is Topshop’s way of appealing to the young Hollywood set (or those that want to be like them).

Kendall and Kylie wore Topshop outfits to this launch. Thank goodness. They learned from the huge mess of their book launch last year. (The girls refused to answer questions at their signing and acted like they didn’t care about the book.) The speculation was that they didn’t even read the ghostwritten novel, mostly because of how Kendall called herself “the worst reader“ when she hosted the Billboard awards. Many (and probably most) celebrities publish ghostwritten books. Likewise, most celebrity fashion lines are designed by other people. But the celebs should read their own book and model their own clothing.

A quick side note: Kendall’s Calvin Klein ads were also supposed to capture the young demographic. That hasn’t happened (yet). The first quarter sales reports are in, and Kendall’s denim line hasn’t done well. But as Fashionista points out in the link, CK’s denim has been on the decline for four years. WWD says Kendall’s campaign has at least stanched the bleeding.

Here are more Topshop launch pictures. Our photo agencies have been zeroing in on Kylie’s gold band, so I guess we should talk about it. She’s been wearing this ring for weeks. Could mean something Tyga related, or maybe not.

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8 is the luckiest number in Chinese culture. I mean, certain people have luckier numbers than others (like for some reason Jacek has to be all contrary and 4s seem to work out well for him even though 4s are generally not lucky) but we Chinese, we love the 8. And 88? That’s double the luck, doubl…      

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Did you know that Jada Pinkett Smith is in Magic Mike XXL? She plays a club owner who announces the acts. Other lucky bitches in this movie include Elizabeth Banks, Amber Heard and Andie MacDowell. (Love her!) I know the plot is not going to be exceptional, but I’ll be watching it for the cinematography.

Jada did an interview with Howard Stern in which she talked about Magic Mike XXL, her role on Gotham, her relationship with Tupac (?!) and her marriage to Will. The quotes about Will are getting the most press of course, and she’s said similar things about their relationship many times in the past. Say what you will about Will and Jada, they will tell you how they parent and they will tell you about their relationship. (Sometimes they reveal too much.) Here’s some of what Jada told Howard, and you can read more and hear excerpts on Howard Stern’s site.

On her marriage to Will Smith
Thank God I have a husband who is just a gangster partner. Can you imagine taking that road together from 25 to 44? It takes work Howard.

You’ve got to trust who you’re with. At the end of the day, I’m not here to be anybody’s watcher. He’s a grown man. I trust that the man that Will is a man of integrity. He’s got all the freedom in the world. As long as Will can look himself in the mirror and be ok, I’m good.

On if Will tells her about crushes
Absolutely. You have to in this business. I’m going to know anyway… just because your man is attracted to another woman does not mean he doesn’t love you [and it] does not mean he’s gonna act on it. If your man cannot see another woman’s beauty how the hell is he gonna see yours?

Tupac was her friend while they were growing up in Baltimore
[There] was no physical chemistry between us at all. It wasn’t just me. [We kissed] It had to be the most disgusting kiss for us both. The higher power just did not want that. If Pac and I had any kind of sexual chemistry we might have killed each other. We are both passionate… it was hard enough just with us being friends. We had a very volatile relationship…

I had never in my life met a person like Pac. He had so much charisma and he was poor. When I met Pac he owned two pair of pants and two sweaters. He used to tell me all the time “Jada, you’re a superstar.” He didn’t say it about himself.

Tupac changed after he came out of jail & they stopped speaking
Jail was a very difficult experience for him. Of course we were on two sides of the spectrum. Pac and I have always had very intense conversations… we had a very hardcore disagreement. I just wasn’t in agreement with the direction he was taking. I told him it was a destructive direction. He felt as though I had changed, I had gone Hollywood.

Howard asked her if she felt guilty when Tupac was murdered
I don’t think if I was guilty as much as I felt just sadness for not having the opportunity to tell him that I loved him. But I know he knew that. It wasn’t the first time that we had had a bad argument and had stopped speaking and all that. That was kind of a constant in our relationship… It definitely taught me a lesson. Life is too short. Do not let disagreements stand in between you and people that you love and care about. [Howard pointed out that she had tears in her eyes.]

[From Howard Stern]

Many of you will already know about Jada’s friendship with Tupac (Howard Stern’s site has photos of them together), which is something that I probably heard about but that didn’t stick with me. The way she talked about him really moved me, especially when she said that he would have achieved so much more if he had lived.

It’s rare that I hear a celebrity interview and come away feeling like I heard something genuine and real, but I got that from this interview. Jada is a take no prisoners type of person. I’m not a big fan of hers, I didn’t particularly like her character on Gotham when I watched the show (until about halfway through the season) and in general she makes a lot of statements that I don’t agree with (not in this interview) but she will tell you how it is. There’s something so admirable about that. I’m not even side-eyeing her thoughts about Will. Whatever they have going on seems to work for them.

Look at how tall Willow is here! It’s the shoes but still.

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Mark Wahlberg, a born-and-bred Bostonian, loves everything about the New England Patriots, especially QB Tom Brady. Brady and Wahlberg have been buds for years, and Mark even asked Brady to do a cameo in Ted 2. I won’t get into specifics, but the scene involves Mark’s character and Ted (the anthropomorphized teddy bear) breaking into Tom Brady’s home while he’s asleep – you can see the SuperBowl commercial for the film here.

Anyway, they’re buds. So it’s no surprise that Mark is defending his bud. Mark has been doing some promotional work for Entourage: The Movie (Mark executive produced the HBO series and now the film), and Us Weekly chatted with him about all things Brady, Deflategate and more.

Mark’s reaction to Deflategate: “I don’t know. Listen, obviously I’m a die-hard Patriots fan, I just feel like they’re just trying to keep us down. They’re trying to keep us down. They don’t like winners. Tom is the best ever. Arguably the best ever. He’s probably going to get two more victories when it’s all done. Then he’s going to come help run the team.”

Mark texted Brady when the scandal broke: “I sent him a message — saying from a guy who’s been there, [not to] worry about it. Keep your head up. It will all blow over.’ He just sent me a very funny response. So I knew he was handling it well. They’re comparing him to Alex Rodriguez, I mean, what are you talking about? I’ll always be there to support him. He’s a good friend and the greatest thing to happen to the Patriots.”

[From Us Weekly]

I kind of love all the whining from Bostonians, like the world is against them and their team. I mean, if you love the Patriots, more power to you and God bless. Go ahead and love the Patriots and support them. But don’t act like the world is conspiring against your team when really the NFL is just trying to enforce some rather mundane rules about ball inflation and punish some people who actively obstructed their investigation.

This also bothers me: “…saying from a guy who’s been there, [not to] worry about it.” Tom Brady’s deflated balls = Mark Wahlberg violently assaulting two Vietnamese men in a racially charged hate crime?

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Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe shared a shot of her two sons – Skyler, 4, and Kai, 1 – via Instagram Wednesday.

“The Mickey Mouse effect is real #mezmorized #NYmoments #bestfriends #brothersforever xoRZ,” Zoe, 43, captioned the image of her sons wearing matching white.

Last month, we spotted Rachel and her family-of-four – including husband Rodger Berman – on a Starbucks run in Beverly Glen, Calif.

The Mickey Mouse effect is real #mezmorized #NYmoments #bestfriends #brothersforever xoRZ

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The hashtag #squadgoals often appears in wanderlust Instagram captions about a power posse, but it’s best paired with the two new Suffragette trailers. Carey! Meryl! The HBC! They’re the HBICs fighting for a vote for women in the film – I’m all in.

“We break windows, we burn things,” Carey’s …      

Congratulations to David Faustino and Lindsay Bronson.

The Married… with Children star, 41, and his girlfriend are expecting their first child – a daughter – he announced via Twitter.

“Yup…” he captioned a picture of a pink baby carriage that reads, “It’s a girl!”

On Monday (June 1), the expectant parents radiated the red carpet at the L.A. premiere of Entourage in Westwood, Calif. Looking beautiful in a black dress, Bronson was all smiles alsongside a proud Faustino who cradled her growing baby bump.

Last month, the actor shared one of Bronson’s sonograms on Twitter, captioning the image, “It’s official… #NewDaddy.”

Yup… pic.twitter.com/bjgVrbhGai

— David Faustino (@DavidFaustino) May 31, 2015

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Yesterday, People Magazine published one of the strangest royal propaganda pieces in recent memory. Actually, People published three big royal stories yesterday, but the Prince William story and Duchess Kate story were pretty obvious in their intent, both of which were designed to make Will and Kate look “normal” and “middle class” and “just like us.” But in the wake of those stories, People did this one on Princess Beatrice and how she’s going to move to New York soon. That could have been the intent of the story – Bea is coming to NYC, yay! – but they veered off course a few times and I’m trying to figure out why. Here’s the story:

Princess Beatrice has been dating her boyfriend, American-born Dave Clark, for nearly 10 years – and rumors have long swirled that not everyone in the royal family approves. Beatrice, 26 – who was spotted eating out at The Ivy in London on Wednesday – is “very steely under everything – she is a strong character but a little bit more sensitive,” a family friend tells PEOPLE, adding that questions about her romance “must be difficult for her.”

The buzz picked up again after the birth of her royal cousin Princess Charlotte, whose arrival pushed Beatrice’s spot in line to the British throne down to No. 7. According to succession rules, only the first six in line must ask permission from Queen Elizabeth to marry. But Bea’s mother, Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, 55, has given her endorsement, telling PEOPLE that she loves “Mr. Smiley,” as she refers to him.

“She calls him that because he is constantly smiling,” the source tells PEOPLE. “Dave is absolutely charming.”

The U.S.-born, U.K.-raised Clark is famous among the couple’s inner circle “for his cheeseburgers,” says a friend. “In fact, it’s a joint effort, as Bea helps too.”

Clark, who left Virgin Galactic to work at car service Uber, lives in New York City – where Beatrice is soon expected to join him. She is still on schedule to start a new role at a private equity firm in the city following the short finance course that she took on the West Coast earlier this year, a source close to her confirms to PEOPLE.

It was thought that she would start in Manhattan at some point in the summer, but the timing is yet to be firmed up, the source adds.

The elder daughter of Fergie and Prince Andrew hasn’t worked since leaving her job at Sony Europe last December. In the meantime, she has been enjoying some high-glam downtime on various luxe getaways. Last weekend she attended the glamorous wedding of London friends Joseph Getty and Sabine Ghanem in Rome, where she looked pretty in pale pink. She and her sister Princess Eugenie, 25, live a jet-set life, mixing with international billionaires, vacationing in St. Tropez and partying with their close friend, Virgin CEO Richard Branson, and his family.

“It’s a different lifestyle to most members of the royal family,” says a source who has met the princess several times.

[From People]

My theory is that Beatrice’s press people – who are probably Prince Andrew’s press people and they just try to run light propaganda pieces on Beatrice and Eugenie occasionally – were trying to kick back on a few tabloid stories that have been percolating for a few months now. But if they were trying to do damage control, it’s too little and too late. Beatrice doesn’t seem to have a “glamorous, jet-set life” as much as she seems to have gone on fifteen vacations in seven months’ time, and she hasn’t paid for a single one of those vacations herself.

As for the Dave Clark stuff… questions about their relationship “must be difficult for her”? Why is that? Because they’ve been together 10 years and he hasn’t proposed? Or is that he hasn’t proposed because several high-ranking royals have issues with Dave?

So, what was the real purpose of this story? I’m really struggling to figure it out. What was the goal here?

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