It’s official. With the opening of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now the highest grossing franchise in movie history. So I guess Jeremy Renner decided he had nothing to lose when he visited Conan O’Brien to promote the film. To recap, Jeremy gleefully called Black Widow a “slut“ as Chris Evans laughed and added “wh*re!” Then Marvel made them both apologize. Jeremy said, “I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone. It was not meant to be serious in any way. Just poking fun during an exhausting and tedious press tour.” A non apology.

Chris Evans went into hiding after the tour ended. Officially, he held a funeral for his beard and is preparing to shoot Cap 3: Civil War. But dude is terrified of saying something dumb again (as he should be). In contrast, Jeremy decided it was time to celebrate. He told Conan all about his little internet problem:

“It was a joke, off-color, whatever. I’m unapologetic about alot of things. Yeah, I got a lot of Internet trouble. I guess that’s the thing now … I was asked a question, ‘So Black Widow has been linked to Hawkeye, Iron Man, Bruce Banner and Captain America and so what do you think of that.’ I said sounds like she’s a slut. Mind you I was talking about a fictional character and fictional behavior. But if you slept with four of the six Avengers, no matter how much fun you had, you’d be a slut. Just saying. I’d be a slut. Just saying.”

[From Team Coco on YouTube]

Conan and his audience laughed along with Jeremy’s story, which sucks. The sad part about this whole mess is that Jeremy still thinks he said nothing wrong. He truly believes that any guy who slept with four Avengers would be called a slut, which isn’t true. Tony Stark has quite the reputation, but he gets labeled as a “billionaire playboy philanthropist,” which sounds much more respectful than “slut.” Guess what? Black Widow isn’t even sleeping around in these Marvel movies! She kissed a few of these guys and mentioned Budapest when talking to Hawkeye, so of course Renner thinks she’s sleeping with everyone. Not that it matters. She could sleep with every Avenger, and Renner still shouldn’t judge.

People are saying that Renner’s only peeved with the situation because no one wants to sleep with Hawkeye. It’s funny, but only because Renner is behaving so unapologetically. Here’s the Conan clip.

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Over the past few months, I’ve become a fan of Jaden Smith. I followed his Twitter page and enjoyed his stream of consciousness entries. So I was sad to see that he deleted the entire account. Jaden also deleted his Facebook page and put a padlock on his Instagram account. All of this comes from a 16-year-old boy who’s simply trying to be a kid. I’m surprised that he’s shut himself off, seeing as his age group (and most others) are hooked on social media.

Jaden’s been looking much happier than usual this year, often breaking into spontaneous dance at Coachella and movie premieres. He’s also had a grand time swerving too hard in skirts. Some people believed Jaden was looking for attention, but apparently, he’s tired of the attention.

In memoriam, here are some of my favorite gems from Jaden. Some are a few years old:

* “Haters Are Just Pre Creators Who Need The Seed Of Greatness.”

* “‘Hey Are You Jaden Can I Have A Picture With You’ No Cause I’m Super Sad But We Can Sit And Talk.”

* “How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real”

* “The Great Gatsby is One of the Greatest Movies Of All Time, Coachella.”

* “Anything You See In Any Magazine Ever Is Fake.

* “Every 7 Years Your Body Is Completely Replaced With Entirely New Cells So Just Because You Look The Same Doesn’t Mean You Are.”

* I Don’t Want You Guys To Think Because I Was Born In America That I Speak And Abide By English Grammar. I Speak Jaden, Indefinitely.”

* “Omg I’m Bout To Tweet The Most Jaden Smith Thing Ever Ready?”

[From Jaden Smith on Twitter]

See, he’s completely harmless and very funny. I do hope everything is okay with Jaden. Social media (and Twitter in particular) can be a haven for abuse. Death threats towards celebrities are not unheard of. Jaden seemed to enjoy Twitter a lot. He once promised to “imprint myself on everything in this world” which will be harder to accomplish offline. Perhaps Jaden’s simply taking a break, and he’ll return when he has something to promote.

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News, Fame/Flynet & WENN

There are so many royal stories knocking around this week, it’s hard to keep up. Most of them are utterly random, like some psychic claiming that Duchess Kate and Prince William’s newborn baby daughter, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, will of course be JUST LIKE Princess Diana. But some of the stories are actually interesting and noteworthy. Let’s discuss!

First off, Queen Elizabeth finally got to meet her newest great-granddaughter yesterday. The Queen had been staying at Sandringham over the weekend and she didn’t get back into London until Tuesday. She immediately stopped by Kensington Palace to see Princess Charlotte. There was talk that William didn’t want to release Charlotte’s name until the Queen saw Charlotte in person. But I guess someone told him that he was being ridiculous.

E! News had a fawning piece on how William and Kate will raise their kids to be “normal” and how a big part of that will be moving full-time to Anmer Hall because Kensington Palace is just SO claustrophobic, especially after the multi-million-dollar renovation. I don’t know, you guys. How “normal” is life going to be for these kids if they’ve moved to a grand country mansion because their parents’ palace was too claustrophobic?

On Tuesday, @KensingtonRoyal released a copy of the official birth certificate or baby registration or whatever it’s called in the UK. I’m including the tweet below. I could honestly analyze this document forever. William’s handwriting! His signature is crazy – it’s looks like he just signs official documents “Will [swoop].” Again, he cites Kate’s occupation as “Princess of the United Kingdom.” Best job description ever, right? And why isn’t Prince William’s occupation listed as “air ambulance pilot”???

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have formally registered the birth of Princess Charlotte pic.twitter.com/nY2hUxaEKi

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 5, 2015

Last thing – by all accounts, Kate did not have an epidural or any kind of drugs during the birth. Sources claim that Kate and the midwives did all the work and the doctors were just there to “supervise.” The labor went by really quickly, about two hours, and everyone was surprised by how quickly it was over and how well Kate did. Reportedly, Kate didn’t do an epidural with Prince George too. Props to her. No shade!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron made crazy money on its opening weekend, which surprised no one. Even with the frankly messy and offensive implosion of many of the Avenger actors during the publicity tour, the film was always going to make a ton of money. But some of backlash surprised even me. I kept reading, on site after site, that Marvel wasn’t pushing any Black Widow merchandise. You want an Ironman action figure? Sure. You want Thor? Sure. But Black Widow – the only female Avenger – doesn’t have any merchandise. Once people actually saw the film, there was also a lot of criticism about how Black Widow’s characterization throughout the film, that she’s ornamental, that she’s there to serve the men, etc.

Who should be blamed for all of this? I’d blame Kevin Feige and the rest of the Marvel executives before I’d even get to blaming writer/director Joss Whedon. But Whedon has ended up taking a lot of the blame, especially online. Apparently, people were yelling at him on Twitter all weekend and then on Monday, he decided to just delete his Twitter.

Joss Whedon and Twitter have broken up, everybody. But it’s going to be okay. These things happen, and it’s not because of something you did. The Avengers: Age of Ultron filmmaker and this particular form social media just decided they would be happier apart, and it doesn’t mean Whedon or Twitter love you any less.

The conscious uncoupling happened at some point on Monday, following the $191.3 million opening weekend of Age of Ultron, which collected the second-highest grossing three-day debut in history. (After only the $207 million opening of Whedon’s original Avengers in 2012.)

UPDATE: Whedon’s departure did create a wave of speculation on Twitter that he closed his account because of “death threats.” A search of tweets directed at him over the past week definitely turned up some deep ugliness, with some of the abusive users urging him to “die” or “commit suicide” over plot points they didn’t like in the movie. Although these comments are clearly disturbing, there was no unifying complaint or groundswell of attack beyond just the random (but all-too-typical) viciousness of anonymous social media trolls.

[From Entertainment Weekly]

The Daily Beast believes – I think correctly – that Whedon hated the fact that so many fans were blaming him for the way Black Widow was handled specifically, and how Marvel didn’t seem to want to put any money in marketing their films to girls. And let’s be fair to Whedon – I really think Age of Ultron got away from him. As in, Marvel corporate took away some of Whedon’s control, and they didn’t listen to him when he was like “we need to do more with Black Widow” and “you guys, this is such a sausage party” and “where’s the Black Widow merch?”

Also – the AV Club had a great write-up about all of the in-fighting between Whedon and Marvel corporate about certain scenes and storylines in Age of Ultron. Go here to read. My takeaway? Whedon just needs a break. That’s why he deleted his Twitter. He just wanted some peace and quiet without all of the Marvel insanity.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Zooey Deschanel’s cleavage on this Cosmopolitan cover though… I mean, WOW. I had no idea she was that busty. I guess that’s the good thing about pregnancy, right? Either that or Cosmo used some Photoshop magic to give her Barbie-doll-chest. Zooey covers the June issue of Cosmo, and she ends up discussing some hot-button issues, like whether she’ll do a photoshoot in a bikini after she has her baby, whether women are funny and whether we should #AskHerMore on the red carpet. Some highlights:

On achieving success: “I’m very focused. I work all the time, but I do what I love and I don’t care what people think of it. You don’t become successful by trying to be ‘a success.’ You become successful by doing things that give you pleasure. That’s a hallmark of mine.”

On not posing for a “body after baby” tabloid photo shoot: “Haven’t we all seen those pictures of a sexy new mom in a bikini after one month? I will not be that person. I’ve always gone my own course and never been someone who had the need to be super skinny. I like a healthy look. I don’t buy into that skinny-is-better mentality. I just eat healthy and work out and don’t worry about my weight too much. Actresses aren’t models, and most of them never wanted to be.”

On women in television: “It’s a good time for women on TV. We can be funny in our own way…and funny doesn’t mean just one thing. Funny isn’t just one-liners. It’s big personalities and individualism.”

On the #AskHerMore Twitter campaign during Awards season: “I’m all for people asking actresses more intelligent questions. Just because you’re wearing a nice dress doesn’t mean you don’t have any ideas. It’s a shame to reduce smart, talented women to clothes models. But you can be a feminist and femmy. I don’t see how those things contradict each other.”

[From Cosmopolitan]

At this point, I feel like I’ve ranted about #AskHerMore about a million times. If you’d like to read one of my month-old rants about it, go here. I have no problem with telling red carpet journalists that they should ask “important” questions to the ladies, in addition to asking them what they’re wearing. But I hate this Pollyanna act from some actresses, like the red carpet isn’t a multi-billion dollar industry, like they aren’t getting thousands of dollars in freebies with the understanding that they say a few sentences about the designer, the jewelry and the shoes. I hate this idea that red carpet show viewers need to listen to actresses talking about “the issues” or “their craft” rather a quick “Who are you wearing? Are you having fun? Is your mom your date tonight?” And I don’t see how a love of fashion and a love of red carpet shows is un-feminist either.

Photos courtesy of Yu Tsai/Cosmopolitan.

Expectant mama Ashlee Simpson stepped out with Evan Ross on Tuesday (May 5) in Van Nuys, Calif.

The mom-to-be looked beautiful in a blue maxi maternity dress while leaving the DMV with her husband.

Over the weekend, we spotted the parents-to-be shopping at Topanga Mall in Canoga Park.

This will be the first child – a girl – for Ashlee and her husband, 26, whom she wed on Aug. 30, 2014.

She is already mom to 6-year-old son Bronx with ex-husband, Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz.

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Mom-to-be Zooey Deschanel covers the June issue of Cosmopolitan and opens up about expecting her first child with fiancé Jacob Pechenik this summer, women in television, and healthy body image.

On not posing for a “body after baby” photo shoot: “Haven’t we all seen those pictures of a sexy new mom in a bikini after one month? I will not be that person. I’ve always gone my own course and never been someone who had the need to be super skinny. I like a healthy look. I don’t buy into that skinny-is-better mentality. I just eat healthy and work out and don’t worry about my weight too much. Actresses aren’t models, and most of them never wanted to be.”

On women in television: “It’s a good time for women on TV. We can be funny in our own way … and funny doesn’t mean just one thing. Funny isn’t just one-liners. It’s big personalities and individualism.”

On the #AskHerMore Twitter campaign during awards season: “I’m all for people asking actresses more intelligent questions. Just because you’re wearing a nice dress doesn’t mean you don’t have any ideas. It’s a shame to reduce smart, talented women to clothes models. But you can be a feminist and femme. I don’t see how those things contradict each other.”

For more from Zooey, go to Cosmopolitan…

Model mom Marisa Miller is baring her baby bump to advocate for animals in captivity as part of PETA‘s new campaign.

“Much like that between human moms and children, the connection between orca mothers and babies is one of the strongest in the world,” the YouTube video is captioned. “Check out pregnant mom Marisa Miller’s important statement in behalf of orcas and their families suffering at SeaWorld.”

The former Victoria’s Secret model, 36, talked about teaming up with PETA for this good cause.

“I’ve always been an animal lover and I do a lot with ocean conservation,” she told PEOPLE. “I always see dolphins when I surf, but I didn’t have the knowledge about how they are acquired. When Blackfish came out, I saw it and I was so upset.”

In the ad, the model mom is seen lying naked in a bathtub in honor of captured killer whales, who are confined to living in small enclosures.

“Even the tanks they do their ridiculous tricks in are way bigger than where they actually sleep,” she shared. “They’re completely confined. That’s why they have all these dental problems because they are chewing on metal and concrete — they can’t even move.”

She went on to talk about the cruelty of capturing wild animals.

“[The animals] are ripped apart from their family, they have to be drugged to handle the environment they’re in,” she said. “There are other ways to experience them. There is a way that you can rehabilitate the animals in an environment that they can swim and you can go check them out.”

She went on to encourage people to boycott SeaWorld.

“It’s about awareness,” she said. “Once the public knows, then they can make their own choices.”

And while she’s long been an advocate for animals, the supermodel admits she was ignorant for years.

“I was so unaware of the realities about how the whales are captured, how they are separated and their emotional capacity. This is an animal whose babies never leave their mother’s side their whole life,” she said. “So as a mother, I have a totally different perspective on relating to that.”

This will be the second child – another boy – for the Sports Illustrated model and her husband, music producer Griffin Guess.

The couple – who were wed in April 2006 – welcomed their son Gavin in December 2012.

Proud big sis Rumer Willis shared a precious photo of her famous father, Die Hard star Bruce Willis, and his younger daughters: Mabel, 3, and Evelyn, 1.

“Happy birthday to my beautiful baby sister miss Evelyn Penn. I love you so much sweet girl,” Rumer Instagrammed the shot, celebrating the tot’s milestone birthday on Tuesday, May 5.

Bruce’s younger daughters are shared with his second wife, model Emma Heming.

The proud mom-of-two, 36, also Instagrammed the same sweet snap.

“Morning kisses for this birthday girl. And what a beautiful year it has been. Happy Birthday Evelyn! #ourlovebug,” Emma captioned the image.

The Pulp Fiction star, 60, welcomed Rumer, 26, and her younger sisters – Scout, 23, and Tallulah, 21 – with his first wife, Ghost actress Demi Moore.

Happy birthday to Evelyn!

Happy birthday to my beautiful baby sister miss Evelyn Penn. I love you so much sweet girl.

A photo posted by Rumer Willis (@ruelarue) on May 5, 2015 at 9:47am PDT

In an inspirational photo, Teen Mom OG star Amber Portwood is seen cuddling her ex-boyfriend’s newborn daughter.

On April 30, Gary Shirley welcomed his second daughter, Emilee Grace Shirley, with his girlfriend Kristina. And one of Emilee’s first visitors was none other than her dad’s famous ex.

When the reality star stopped by the hospital to pick up their 6-year-old daughter Leah, she took the time to cradle the baby girl.

“Thank you to @AmberLPortwood for picking up @leah_leann and holding the baby briefly! Kind of you!” Shirley Tweeted the photo.

Portwood replied on Twitter, “Of course..i wouldn’t miss out on booboo time..congrats on the little angel..sending love @ItsGaryTime @leah_leann.”

This is a big step for the former tumultuous couple, whose on-again-off-again relationship often turned violent on the MTV series. As well, Portwood served 17 months in jail, leaving Leah in Shirley’s care.

Now, Portwood is engaged to Matt Baier, who is 19 years her senior.

“This is a different relationship than Gary. We have a lot more in common, past-wise,” Portwood said on Teen Mom OG. “And he’s a lot older, which makes it a lot better because he’s more mature.”

Thank you to @AmberLPortwood for picking up @leah_leann and holding the baby briefly! Kind of you! pic.twitter.com/5NHfgafjAp

— Gary Shirley (@ItsGaryTime) May 4, 2015