Taraji P Henson was named Best Actress in a Drama Series last night at the Critics’ Choice TV Awards. As you know, Empire was arguably the most successful series premiere of the season. And the critics have been quick to honour new talent and creativity – they were the first (and few) to recognis…      

Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke stepped out with son Julian, 5, in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday (May 30).

Donning matching white outfits, the father-son duo got some groceries. They were joined by Thicke’s 20-year-old girlfriend, model April Love Geary.

The I Don’t Like It, I Love It singer, 39, stopped to pose with some fans before heading home.

Julian’s mother is actress Paula Patton, whom Thicke wed in 2005 after being high school sweethearts. The couple split in early 2014 amid reports of his infidelity.

On October 9, 2014, Patton filed for divorce, which was finalized on March 20, 2015.

On Friday, Thicke Instagrammed an image of his son making juice.

“Must… Make… Juice…,” the proud papa captioned the shot of his curly-haired cutie in the kitchen.

Must… Make… Juice…

A photo posted by Robin Thicke (@robinthicke) on May 29, 2015 at 9:53pm PDT

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Here are some photos of Taylor Swift out and about on Friday and Saturday. There were two notable costumes! One ensemble was “sporty” with black high-waisted booty shorts and a crop top, and the second ensemble was “flirty” for an outing with Martha Hunt and Gigi Hadid. Because Taylor Swift wants us to know that even though she has a boyfriend, she’s not going to forget about her lady friends. Which is legitimately a good example to show girls and young women, although because we’re talking about Taylor Swift, I tend to think this is all some sort of scheme.

When Tay covered Maxim’s “Hottest Women” list/cover a few weeks ago, I said that I didn’t really find Taylor sexy or “hot”. I stand by that – she’s got a nice figure, I enjoy seeing what she’s wearing and I’m interested in who she’s dating, but I’ll always have a problem thinking of her as a sexual or sexy person. As it turns out, Swifty sort of has difficulties seeing herself in that way too.

Taylor Swift is leaving the super sexy thing to other pop stars – and she’s completely cool not concerning herself with it. Access Hollywood guest correspondent Scott Evans sat down with the “Bad Blood” singer to chat about her “Welcome to New York” Champion limited edition sneaker for Keds, where he asked the singer about the public’s perception of her image, which is often described as chaste.

“No, that’s a way of people saying I’m just not generally a sexy person. That’s all that is,” Taylor said.

And the 25-year-old is content with her image.

“It’s fine. I’ve accepted it. I’m a lot of things. Overtly sexy is not one of them,” she explained. “I’m fine. I’m fine with all the other things I am.”

Taylor has also embraced being a role model for teens and young people.

“As an artist you should embrace what comes naturally to you, whatever role feels right. I would never encourage an artist to try to and fit in to a role that seemed to be created for them by a bunch of record label guys in suits in a conference room,” she told Access. “I think for me it feels very natural to talk to teenagers and people my age… about feelings and what they’re going through and their insecurities.”

[From Access Hollywood]

She’s right – on this, she’s fine. Not every pop star has to be hyper-sexual and I believe that Taylor would be profoundly uncomfortable if she had to put herself out there like that. I think we should give Taylor credit for how she transitioned into young-adulthood without making an ass out of herself in some kind of “PLEASE SEE ME AS A SEXY POP TART” moment, a la Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, etc. Taylor did court the “chaste” image when she was very young, but she transitioned into mostly age-appropriate and normal dating patterns as the years went on, and there were no big moments of “whoa, she wants to be seen as a sexual animal now.” Taylor will probably never have that kind of sexualized pop-tart drama and for that I’m grateful. No, her drama will always be about blind-item songs, publicly maligning Katy Perry, stalking her exes and that sort of thing. And I’m grateful for that too, because at heart, Tay-Tay is a middle school Mean Girl.

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Prince Harry and Prince William (am I allowed to put Harry before his brother?) played in the Audi Polo Challenge yesterday in Ascot wearing the sh-t out of their white pants. Look at that string around his neck while he’s checking his phone. God, he’s such a 2006 frat bro sometimes, it kills me….      

Here are some photos from last night’s Critics Choice TV Awards, which… if I’m being honest, I totally didn’t know they were happening last night. When Game of Thrones is on, it’s like I have blinders on. But it really did feel like there wasn’t a lot of advanced promotion for this, right? In any case, the Critics Choice recognized many of the up-and-coming shows and actors, which makes it a lot more enjoyable than the Emmys. Some of the big winners last night? Silicon Valley, Amy Schumer, Olive Kitteridge and more – you can see the complete winners list here. We’ll just be covering some of the fashion, like this Alexander Wang dress on Taraji P. Henson. Taraji won Best Actress for Empire, so it would have been great to see her in an amazing dress. This Alexander Wang is not all that amazing. I mean, it’s fine. But it doesn’t feel special enough.

Here’s Maggie Gyllenhaal in Alexander McQueen. This was honestly one of my favorite looks. It’s really beautiful on her.

Angie Harmon in Christian Siriano. The cut is too low, right? The print is pretty though.

Jaimie Alexander in Halston. I like this, but it only really works on a tall, slender woman like Jaimie.

Anna Faris in pink (ID unknown). Pretty. I’ve been worried about her bangs for a while, but they don’t look too bad here.

Gina Rodriguez looked lovely in this.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Carolina Herrera. Ew. It’s like Herrera was trying to make a Herve Leger dress and just added some weird gold glitter on the bust.

Lorraine Toussaint – Lorraine won for her role on Orange Is the New Black. I suspect she’ll be winning a lot of awards for that role.

And finally, Josh Holloway. I like Josh a lot but he doesn’t look great here.

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Hosted by their moms, Brandon Jenner and Leah Jenner celebrated their baby shower on Sunday in Malibu, Calif.

Brandon’s mother Linda Thompson Instagrammed images and video from the outdoor soirée.

“Imagine my joy & gratitude that @brandontjenner & @leah_jenner are blessing our family with a baby soon,” Linda captioned the clip. “Leah’s mom & I are throwing this delightful baby shower for them at their home. It reflects all the warmth & beauty their souls embody. #thankyouGod.”

She added: “@leah_jenner & @brandontjenner ‘s gorgeous homey home as the back drop for her baby shower. Games food fun!! ?”

Pink and blue balloons filled the backyard alongside matching baby onesies hanging from the trees. And guests noshed on a cake with “Welcome Baby Jenner” written on top.

Brandon, 33, is the son of Thompson and Bruce Jenner, and Leah, 32, is the daughter of Eagles guitarist Don Felder and his wife Susan.

The couple were wed in June 2012 and announced their pregnancy in March.

Imagine my joy & gratitude that @brandontjenner & @leah_jenner are blessing our family with a baby soon. Leah’s mom & I are throwing this delightful baby shower for them at their home. It reflects all the warmth & beauty their souls embody. #thankyouGod

A video posted by Linda Thompson (@ltlindathompson) on May 31, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT

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Jay-Z’s attempt to get into the music streaming business, Tidal, is total washout. It’s sort of funny to see the glee with which Tidal’s disaster’s has been assessed and found wanting. I personally don’t believe Jay-Z will suffer long-term – he’s still a rich, successful man and many rich, successful men have some bad ideas and bad investments in their portfolios. But it is funny because many of us believed that Jay was just trying to inflate Tidal and then quickly sell it for a big profit and now that’s sort of impossible. It’s also funny because Jay-Z and Beyonce have lived in the bubble too long – the bubble where everyone tells them that they’re brilliant and every one of their ideas is profitable, so it’s nice to see Jay have to face some hard truths about his bad business decision, even if he just shrugs it off as a media-driven “smear campaign.”

Why bring this up? Bloomberg Business ran a lengthy article about “Why Jay-Z’s Tidal is a Complete Disaster.” You can read the full piece here – Jay did not agree to an interview, which is fine, and the article doesn’t suffer for it. It’s written as a magazine-style analysis of just went wrong, why the music-streaming business is so tricky, and how Jay is going to have to likely eat a $56 million loss (that was how much he invested in Tidal). There’s also a discussion about why Jay took such a big risk, only to fail so hard, so publicly. The consensus opinion: Jay tried to this Tidal scheme hoping to line his pockets big time, because it’s his goal to be a billionaire. Jay’s apparently worth more than $500 million now, so he’s halfway there. But Tidal isn’t going to be where he doubles his money, you know? Anyway, the Bloomberg piece is a good read and it’s not even a slam-piece on Jay. The moral of the story is basically “finding a substantial revenue stream from streaming music is really difficult, but bless his heart for trying.”

Oh, and here’s something funny, also from the Bloomberg story: Sony might pull all of Beyonce’s music from Tidal. HAHAHA. Tidal and Sony haven’t reached a deal yet and Sony is threatening to yank Bey’s music and all of the Sony-released music from Tidal. Awkward. For what it’s worth, the Sony Music CEO said that they weren’t going to pull Beyonce or any of their artists’ music from Tidal and they’re rooting for Tidal. We’ll see.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Game of Thrones season 5, episode 8 recap

Hands down this is Jon Snow’s best episode to date. The battle at Castle Black last year was good, but this episode features one of the best battle sequences in the entire series (so far). I’d put the White Walkers’ attack on Hardhome right next to th…      

Congratulations to Chad Michael Murray and Sarah Roemer.

The One Tree Hill alum, 33, and his Disturbia actress wife, 30, have welcomed their first child – a boy – the actor announced via Twitter Sunday.

The news came after fans were concerned that Murray missed Sunday’s 29th Annual Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic VIP Gala.

“Sry I’m missin @JimKellyInc charity this year in Buffalo. My fav event 2 attend, but we’ve been blessed with a son. Gods greatest gift,” he Tweeted. “Sarah & I couldn’t b happier & intend 2 spend many a day having family adventures & watching @buffalobills football! & also @Chargers now.”

The Chosen co-stars secretly wed in a recent intimate ceremony. The newlyweds began dating early in 2014 and have been inseparable ever since joining the Crackle series.

“Ooh, that’s tough,” Murray recently told E! News when asked what kind of dad he will be.

He added: “I’m a respect first kind of guy, so I think certain things that I want my son to have is just respect and just to be a kind human being. I’m a big sports guy, an outdoorsy guy, so I’ll be having him fishing at 5, 6…to take him kayaking and hiking. I just keep thinking in my head, just trying to create 6-foot-5 quarterback.”

This is technically Murray’s second marriage. He tied the knot with One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush in April 2005, but the union was annulled five months later in September 2005.

Congratulations to the Roemer-Murray family!

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