THE BLAST – The latest chapter in the Chrisley family’s current tragedy is a Chrisley medical drama: 27-year-old son Kyle had to be hospitalized after an unexplained “adverse reaction to his medication,” one that got seemingly every member of the extended family to his bedside for a photo op
THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “EXCLUSIVE! Corinne Olympios Says She’s Thrilled to See Same Sex Couple on Bachelor Show: ‘We Should Have Done This A Long Time Ago!'”
LAINEY GOSSIP – “There is a mythology that comes with Brad Pitt. For three decades now he’s been the all-American masculine ideal – the hair, the face, the body, the romances, the mystery, the myth. Reading James Gray describing his lead character this way, it’s the first time I’ve been interested in Ad Astra and what the film might be interrogating and how he’ll ‘break down the myth of what it means to be traditionally masculine’ through Brad Pitt.”
CELEBITCHY – The Good Place‘s Jameela Jamil has been telling truth to the Kardashians’ power for years, so telling them “I’m not trying to cancel anyone. I don’t want to beef with the Kardashians. They have a huge amount of influence. I just want them to use that for more good. I think what Kim does with the prison system is really cool. Stop selling laxatives and I’ll get off your dick” is hardly surprising — but that doesn’t make it any less refreshing to hear
REALITY TEA – RHOC star Gina Kirschenheiter was already going through a messy divorce from her estranged husband Matt. Now Matt is asking for spousal support, meaning all of Gina’s financial documents are now a part of the case and available for tabloid fodder
JEZEBEL – “Real Housewives of Potomac‘s Monique Samuels Explains What It Means to Be ‘Messy'” (VIDEO)
GO FUG YOURSELF – There were “many many patterns” on display at the 2019 VMAs, and we didn’t get to a fashion roundup yesterday, so enjoy GFY’s analysis!
DLISTED – The use of “final” here seems pretty ominous with regard to the movie’s chances, but nonetheless: the final trailer for Joker the origin story nobody other than studio execs asked for and no one seems particularly enthusiastic about, is here
THE BLEMISH – Pete Davidson did not handle a cell phone filmer during his free stand-up set at the University of Central Florida very well. Also, Pete Davidson does stand-up?
VOX – “Political commentary can be both caustic and incisive. Molly Ivins showed America how: The new documentary Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins explores the famed columnist’s life and legacy”
CELEBITCHY – The Good Place‘s Jameela Jamil has been telling truth to the Kardashians’ power for years, so telling them “I’m not trying to cancel anyone. I don’t want to beef with the Kardashians. They have a huge amount of influence. I just want them to use that for more good. I think what Kim does with the prison system is really cool. Stop selling laxatives and I’ll get off your dick” is hardly surprising — but that doesn’t make it any less refreshing to hear
(Photo credit: Chrisley medical drama via Instagram)
John Sharp is Starcasm’s chief editorial correspondent-at-large. Tips: E-mail john@starcasm.net or Twitter @john_starcasm.
