Like virtually everybody else, I loved the film The Devil Wears Prada (I very much disliked the book). And I thought it was wonderfully cast. With the exception of Adrian Grenier and Simon Baker, who I could take or leave, I thought everyone was perfect. Even Gisele Bündchen did a great job in her tiny role. And while I loved Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, I couldn’t imagine the movie without Meryl Streep (of course) and, quite honestly, Anne Hathaway. In the same way Meryl had to make us appreciate the wretched Miranda, Anne had to make us believe the indifferent Andy would be seduced into such a superficial world without losing her intellectuality. Few actresses could have done it as seamlessly as Anne did. Which is why I am shocked to learn that she wasn’t their first choice to play Andy. While dropping in on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Anne confessed that not only wasn’t she their first, she was their ninth. What?!

There can only be one Andy Sachs! Anne Hathaway got real about the struggles she faced before landing her iconic role in The Devil Wears Prada.

The Princess Diaries star then recounted her experience landing her role in the 2006 film. “I will give you some tea: I was the ninth choice for Devil Wears Prada,” she noted. “But I got it! Hang in there; never give up.”

[From Us]

This quote is in all the outlets. It comes from the preview clip for last Friday’s episode in which this is literally all she said on the subject. I didn’t see the show and I can’t seem to get any more of a recap, so I don’t know what more context Anne gave on this. People and Us remind us that Rachel McAdams turned the role down a few times and both Juliette Lewis and Claire Danes auditioned, but I don’t know if they were offered the role. I don’t see Rachel as Andy, even though I like her, but I could see Juliette. Not more than Anne, I still think she was the Andy. Andy needs an edge to her that Anne had (and so would Juliette). Not to mention she had to play against Nigel and Miranda as well as she did, and be the photo negative of Emily’s character. Andy was a tricky bit of casting. I wonder if maybe they hadn’t cast the other roles yet and that’s why Andy took a while. It wasn’t that it was just Andy, it was fitting all the pieces together. What’s funny is how upset I’m getting thinking about this now, even though I know Anne was cast and the movie has been out for 15 years. It’s like I want to go back and yell at someone on Anne’s behalf.

As for advice Anne gave the contestants, one asked for some death scene advice and Anne said, “don’t sneeze,” which I love. Of course, the minute you tell someone not to sneeze, that’s the best way to get them to do it. But then she said, “just make as much noise as you can before you go,” which is such theater kid advice and again, I love it. It also reminds me of the time I was killed during Oliver! I lost my balance and took out half of London on my way down. My director was pissed but by gawd, my “death” was never forgotten!

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Over 25 years ago, Halle Berry’s outfit really was perfect. It could have worked 50 years ago and will work 50 years from now. This was the same year that Clueless came out. So skirts and knee-high socks were the thing. But Halle’s mixing a very slight grunge vibe into the look too. Which makes it a…

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A mariachi band is now performing outside of Ted Cruz’s home. I hope they grab Snowflake Cruz and find him a better home too. [Towleroad]
Miley Cyrus adopted a new dog named Angel. [Just Jared]
The cast of Love, Victor received homophobic messages. [OMG Blog]
Review/analysis of the latest episode of WandaVision. [Pajiba]
James Franco quietly settled his sexual misconduct lawsuit. [Dlisted]
What’s Prabal Gurung doing this season? [Go Fug Yourself]
The Queen hasn’t taken anything away from Prince Andrew. [LaineyGossip]
Virginia state senators (the dudes) shot down a bill which would have made it a crime to send someone unsolicited d–k pics. [Jezebel]
No surprise, Mark Zuckerberg consciously allowed right-wingers and Nazis to proliferate and organize on Facebook. [Buzzfeed]
Alicia Keys’ house is like the perfect Instagram backdrop. [RCFA]
Wilmer Valderrama is a father to a baby girl. [Seriously OMG]

Who sent the mariachi band to @tedcruz’s house today?!?!? ???#CancunCruz pic.twitter.com/5inOBRGwnA

— Ryan Graney???? (@RyanEGraney) February 22, 2021

Coming off her Emmy-winning and final season of Schitt’s Creek, Annie Murphy has already moved on to her next series, a genre-busting dramedy called Kevin Can F**k Himself. The show, created by Valerie Armstrong (a Lodge 49 alum), follows Allison, a typical sitcom wife who is the butt of her husband…

When Joe Biden won the election in November, I honestly did have one brief moment where I was like “I wonder if we’ll cover politics during the Biden administration” and “will we have enough celebrity and royal gossip to make up for the lack of political drama.” Well, so far so good – royal/celeb gossip has been FIRE this year so far. As it turns out, not having a real awards season has been great for gossip. And as it turns out, there are still awful stories about the Trump family, what with Don Jr. getting coked up and filming videos from his gun room, and Donald Trump telling people that he’ll run again in 2024. He will make an appearance at CPAC next weekend – CPAC is the Conservative Political Action Conference and it’s an annual conference which generally makes news for Republicans trying to one-up each other as Nazis. Well, Trump is going to do… something.

In his first post-presidential appearance, Donald Trump plans to send the message next weekend that he is Republicans’ “presumptive 2024 nominee” with a vise grip on the party’s base, top Trump allies tell Axios. A longtime adviser called Trump’s speech a “show of force,” and said the message will be: “I may not have Twitter or the Oval Office, but I’m still in charge.” Payback is his chief obsession. Axios has learned that Trump advisers will meet with him at Mar-a-Lago this week to plan his next political moves, and to set up the machinery for kingmaking in the 2022 midterms.

Trump is expected to stoke primary challenges for some of those who have crossed him, and shower money and endorsements on the Trumpiest candidates. State-level officials, fresh off censuring Trump critics, stand ready to back him up.

Trump’s speech Sunday at CPAC in Orlando is designed to show that he controls the party, whether or not he runs in 2024 His advisers argue that his power within the GOP runs deeper and broader than ever, and that no force can temper him. “Trump effectively is the Republican Party,” Trump senior adviser Jason Miller told me. “The only chasm is between Beltway insiders and grassroots Republicans around the country. When you attack President Trump, you’re attacking the Republican grassroots.”

The few Republicans who have spoken ill of Trump since the election — including House members who voted to impeach him, and senators who voted to convict — have found themselves censured, challenged and vilified by the parties in their home states. Trump’s leadership PAC, Save America, has $75 million on hand, and he has a database of tens of millions of names.

The long game: Many Trump confidants think he’ll pretend to run but ultimately pass. He knows the possibility — or threat — gives him leverage and attention.

[From Axios]

This is just an FYI – Trump will be doing Trump things this week and next weekend. He will make everything about the Trump Show and all of the Republicans are expected to show up in Florida to kiss the ring. I am legitimately curious about how it will work when “Trump candidates” try to primary the handful of congressmen and senators who did vote to impeach and convict. There’s enough evidence to suggest that within the Republican Party, there’s a healthy chunk of voters who would definitely be down for a third party, the Trump Party (or MAGA Party). And it’s ridiculous that Trump is suddenly mega-efficient when it comes to revenge, and he’s super-organized and keeping a list and brainstorming punishments, all when he literally sat on his ass for his final months in office and refused to put together any kind of vaccination plan. 500,000 dead Americans and he’s thinking about who has been “loyal” to him.

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