Gwyneth Paltrow’s posted three photos to Instagram this week. It’s kind of her magic number. The first shot was a regram to boast, naturally.

Lena Dunham ate G’s chilli.

that’s my GIRLS! well done @campsucks @lenadunham ???? #goopmake …      

On Bedhead’s recommendation, I ended up reading Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places a while back. I had thoroughly enjoyed Gone Girl, so Bedhead thought I would like Flynn’s earlier books. While I thought Dark Places was creepy and actually pretty scary, if I was comparing Dark Places to Gone Girl, GG comes out as the stronger, more well-written story. Soon after Gone Girl became a huge publishing phenomenon and David Fincher signed on to direct the film, Hollywood decided to also try their hand at Dark Places.

Right out of the gate, there was a big miscast with Charlize Theron in the lead role. Charlize is simply nothing like the “heroine” of the story, Libby Day. She’s just not – Libby is supposed to be small and trashy. Even when Charlize plays dirtballs, there’s still something regal about her, you know? Like, some actresses just can’t play “trashy,” in my opinion. Anyway, the international trailer for Dark Places was just released yesterday and… I still don’t know what to think. Beware: there is some NSFW language, but otherwise this is fine.

Nicolas Hoult plays Libby’s friend, which makes some kind of casting sense. Christina Hendricks as Libby’s mom? Hm… I don’t hate it or love it. Chloe Moretz as Ben’s girlfriend… interesting. I don’t hate that.

I assume Charlize was cast because she’s one of the few actresses that can “carry” a movie, at least according to Hollywood executives. But this trailer isn’t really convincing me that she’s Libby. We’ll see!

Some photos of Charlize out with Jackson this week. She took him to his dance class (adorable).

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

You in the mood for some Celebrity Friend Envy? Denzel Washington and Lenny Kravitz had dinner last night in LA. Look exactly as cool as you’d expect them to look together.

Denzel and Lenny.

Do you think they talked about whether or not to share the brussel sprouts? I will always or…      

The look on Kanye West’s face is totally “When Dressing Your Kardashian Real Doll Goes Wrong.” As I said earlier, I’m sort of thankful for Kim Kardashian and Kanye right now because they’re getting us over a particularly bad gossip-slump. While I apologize for all the Kardashian-fashion posts today, I’m sort of sorry not sorry. To be fair, Kim did like five major costume changes in 24 hours in Paris, so why not cover each disastrous fashion moment at a time? It’s educational for her, maybe.

So these are photos of Kim and Kanye out in Paris last night, at a dinner to celebrate Balmain’s new collection. Kim’s cowgirl ensemble is Balmain, obviously. And it is an unmitigated tragedy. I wonder if Kim had to be convinced to wear this, or if she saw it and thought, “Yes, that looks amazing.” There is actually fringe on the sleeves, because Balmain is trolling all of us, Kim specifically. Is this better or worse than the pink-nude Fisherman’s Ho dress which she wore earlier in the day?

As for how loved up Kim and Kanye seem lately, Kim says on a new KUWTK promo that they’re having sex “500 times a day.” Kanye said something similar in an interview last week too – that they’re trying to conceive naturally all the time. Allegedly, they’ve been trying for months now.

I’m also including some photos of Kim and Kanye out today in Paris (the photos of Kim in all-black). They went shopping at the Balenciaga store.

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

The first trailer for Dark Places, an adaptation for Gillian Flynn’s second novel—she didn’t write the screenplay for this one, though—was released yesterday and it looks much darker and more true crime-y than Gone Girl. The story shuffles between the past, when Libby&rsqu…      

You may not know Matt McGorry by name (yet), but television viewers know him for How to Get Away with Murder and Orange is the New Black. On the latter show, he plays prison guard John Bennett, who is saddled with a silly pregnancy storyline.

We talk a lot here about feminism and how celebrities feel about the term. The muddled reaction can be baffling and veers from supporters like Emma Watson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to those like Evangeline Lilly and Kaley Cuoco, who place negative meanings upon the word. Then there are the confused and bored starlets, who’d rather change the subject. The main problem, of course, is a lot of people have never read the actual dictionary definition of feminism. Along the way, they heard a negotive connotation, and it stuck.

A very sheepish McGorry only recently discovered the definition of feminism, and he’s climbed on board. He took to social media to spread the word:

I’m embarrassed to admit that I only recently discovered the ACTUAL definition of “feminism”. The fact that the term is sometimes clouded with anything other than pure support and positivity in our society is very tragic. I believe in gender equality. Being a feminist is for both women AND men. I AM A FEMINIST. In for equality? Pass it on – #LeanInTogether #LeanIn #IAmAFeminist #HeForShe

[From Matt McGorry on Instagram]

I’m embarrassed to admit that I only recently discovered the ACTUAL definition of “feminism”. The fact that the term is sometimes clouded with anything other than pure support and positivity in our society is very tragic. I believe in gender equality. Being a feminist is for both women AND men. I AM A FEMINIST. In for equality? Pass it on – #LeanInTogether #LeanIn #IAmAFeminist #HeForShe

A photo posted by Matt McGorry (@mattmcgorry) on Mar 5, 2015 at 11:56am PST

Yay for McGorry! He’s speaking out in full support of feminism, and he’s paying lipservice to Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, which he recently read. This is nothing but good news, and I hope more actors come foward to do the same.

Photos courtesy of Matt McGorry on Instagram, Fame/Flynet & WENN

This is the only new blonde I want to talk about from Paris Fashion Week, even though there’s been another new blonde who decided to cockblock the runway. At least Jared Leto’s is for a role, you know?

Anyway, yesterday I defended it, wondering whether or not it was the outfit &nd…      

I woke up like thissss (With a cat on me)

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Mar 5, 2015 at 2:15pm PST

Please help me, because I find this ^^ to be one of the most adorable things ever. Taylor Swift is cat-mother to two beautiful Scottish Fold kitties, Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey. I’m pretty sure this kitty is Meredith. This is the one thing I miss about cats – waking up in the morning to find a cat sprawled on top of you in some weird position. My mom says that her Maine Coon sleeps on her head every night. Sigh… maybe I should get a cat. My dog would freak out though.

So what’s going on with Swifty these days? Eh. People are still setting her up on imaginary trysts with famous men. This week, the rumor is that Swifty and Calvin Harris might be happening. Calvin Harris does have a thing for famous women, and I could see how he and Swifty might have gotten flirty at some point, but please… they’re not dating! Besides, he has a girlfriend.

The National Enquirer also reports this week that Swifty has joined a calvacade of divas in insuring her body for millions of dollars. Allegedly, Swifty insured her legs for $40 million because they’re so vital to her career. It might sound weird, but seriously, lots of singers/pop stars/celebrities insure their famous assets. Mariah Carey has her legs insured for a billion dollars. Dolly Parton insured her boobs for hundreds of thousands of dollars too. Is it so weird to think that Swifty would insure her body?

Photos courtesy of Instagram, WENN.

Scandal Season 4 Episode 14 recap

I would venture that this is the only show currently on TV that could have done a story like this (with the possible exception of Orange Is The New Black, and that would be a stretch). And so it’s not much of a stretch to posit that if this is the only …      

Of all the things I would steal off of Benedict Cumberbatch, his shoes would be very far down the list. I would steal a kiss, for sure. I would steal his stupid kangol hat just so I could burn it in a cleansing fire. I would steal several of his comfortable-looking sweaters. I would steal one of his denim shirts, just because I think he has like 20 of them and he wouldn’t miss one. I would steal a Cumbercurl, just a lock taken with a quick swipe of scissors. But his shoes? Nope. I rarely even notice his shoes. But I guess I have to turn in my Cumberbitch Card (which is fine, I haven’t had to use it in months) because a couple of Cumberbitches allegedly grabbed Bendy’s grubby shoes while he was just trying to relax and do some shoe shopping.

One minute, Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch prayed he’d be the Best Actor shoo-in – the next, his shoes got snitched!! After arriving for the Oscars, Cumberbatch shopped at a fancy BevHills footery and cobbled on some kicks, but dig this shocking kicker – while trying on footwear, someone STOLE Benedict’s own shoes!

Said a friend: “Benedict couldn’t believe someone actually snatched his shoes while he was sampling new ones!”

The SOLE suspects? Two HEELS who’d been eyeing him! Said the source: “Benedict suspects it was these 20-ish girls who’d been gazing at him nonstop – the kind known as Cumberbitches – as he wondered why they were in the men’s salon. He said, ‘Those girls took ‘em, I’ll bet! So I ended up having to buy expensive shoes – or just walk out of there barefoot!’”

[From Mike Walker’s column, The National Enquirer]

Do I believe this really happened? Eh. Do I believe this could have happened? Sure. The Cumberbitches can get crazy and territorial. If they spied their Otter Love trying on shoes, I could see a light-fingered Cumberbitch pulling a quick heist. Still, they should have gone for the stupid kangol hat.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.