Cara Delevingne the actress is upon us, like it or not. She gave some interviews in Cannes that are still filtering out. Cara plays the Enchantress in Suicide Squad. We glimpsed the character in costume, but the PR focus is on Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn (for good reason). Cara told Entertainment Weekly that she doesn’t even like superhero (or supervillain, in this case) movies because “there are so f***ing many.” Yet she believes this film will be “f***ing insane,” and “I’ve never been so excited to see a film.” Hmm. I feel like Cara will dabble in films for awhile, but she’ll go back to her day job like most models do.

Cara raised some eyebrows with a tweet about her feelings on race. I believe this tweet was spontaneous and not prompted by a current event. But who knows with Cara:

There is only one race! The human race

— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) June 2, 2015

Ehhh. Cara’s speaking in an idealistic way, which is easy to do from a position of privilege. She’s being overly simplistic and trying to say race doesn’t matter, right? Which is the same thing as denying that racism exists. I don’t think Cara meant any harm with this tweet. Cara simply sounds like she has no idea what she’s talking about, but she’s trying to sound lofty and above everything. The supermodel who sleeps through interviews and parties her life away tried to school us all.

Photos courtesy of WENN

If you follow me on Twitter, you already know how I felt about the trainwreck that was the Duggars’ Fox News interview. It was so bad, I have to wonder who thought it was a good idea, because Michelle and Jim-Bob Duggar were so obviously coached and so obviously had their talking points, so someone, somewhere, thought it was a great idea for them to this interview. I’m sure there were several dog-whistles just for the evangelical crowd (all of the Jesus talk, of course), but most of the time, whenever the Duggars tried to deflect to their faith, Megyn Kelly jumped in with a question about specific acts by Josh Duggar or specific inaction by Michelle or Jim-Bob. Note: I’m going to cover the Jessa and Jill Duggar information in a separate post. This post is just for Michelle and Jim-Bob. Some interesting moments from the interview plus my thoughts, in no particular order.

Megyn Kelly was a Duggar water-carrier. There were some moments where Megyn really forced a certain issue or really dug for an answer on a specific question, but she still allowed Jim-Bob and Michelle to make Josh Duggar’s systematic and escalating child molestation all about THEM. It was all about how THEY felt. There was little concern for Josh’s victims from Michelle and Jim-Bob. Kelly also carried water for them as they tried to deflect to the bigger issue, which in their mind was the vast left-wing conspiracy to get Josh Duggar to admit that he molested five little girls.

What we know about Josh’s crimes is all Josh’s story. All Michelle and Jim-Bob know about Josh’s crimes is from his own self-reporting to them. Jim-Bob and Michelle bent over backwards to give Josh credit for telling them that he molested his sisters. But all I can think is… how many incidents and victims did he not disclose to his parents? We’re just taking his word for how many victims he had and how many times he molested over the course of more than a year.

Jim-Bob confirms. He said that Josh molested four sisters and a babysitter. Jim-Bob also said he made Josh call the babysitter and apologize to her after he molested her and I guess Josh demanded that she forgive him.

Josh is M.I.A. Why didn’t Josh speak in his own defense? He’s a 27 year old man and his mommy and daddy are still bending over backwards to excuse his crimes.

No harm, no foul. The Duggars kept emphasizing how Josh’s crimes were “mostly” on sleeping girls. The emphasis was so extreme, it ended up being MORE disturbing. Not only did they end up painting their son as the kind of predator who preyed on unconscious victims, the fact that his victims didn’t understand what happened to them – and that the Duggars at no point explained what happened to them – made it all somehow worse. Jim-Bob even made the argument of “hey, it’s not like Josh raped one of them.”

The Duggars are terrible liars, or dumb, or both. Within minutes of the Duggar interview, Jim-Bob’s story had already changed about five times. Did Josh “only” molest sleeping girls or were some of his victims awake? How many times did Josh molest? How many girls did Josh molest? How many months or years was he preying on girls? We don’t know the answers to any of those questions because Jim-Bob and Michelle couldn’t keep their stories straight.

Were all of the incidents of molestation over-the-clothes? Jim-Bob was in the middle of saying that not every incident involved over-the-clothes molestation when Michelle interrupted him and shut him down.

Teaching girls not to get molested. Rather than teaching Josh not to molest. The Duggars insisted that they set up “safeguards” at some point to insure the safety of their daughters. Those safeguards worked so well that Josh kept molesting, incidentally. The Duggars also emphasized that they changed the “rules” for brothers and sisters’ interactions, like Josh wasn’t allowed to babysit his sisters. Basically, instead of dealing with Josh’s behavior head on, the Duggars blamed their daughters for being too molest-baity.

Josh was kicked out of the house temporarily after molesting a five-year-old. Probably because it was difficult for Jim-Bob and Michelle to figure out a way that a five-year-old was responsible for her own molestation.

The receipts. I’m going to need the receipts on all of the “professional counseling” that Josh and his victims received.

Slander. The Duggars don’t know the meaning of the word. They confirmed all of In Touch Weekly’s reporting – based off a completely legal FOIA request – and then some. If In Touch’s sourcing was impeccable and the Duggars confirmed everything in In Touch’s reporting, how is it slander? Still, Jim-Bob and Michelle are talking to some lawyers because they’re thinking about suing. Sure.

Gawker did a comprehensive list of all of the excuses the Duggars made for Josh during the interview – go here to read. It was all profoundly disturbing.

PS… Remember, I’ll be covering the Jessa and Jill stuff in another post. Please don’t threadjack!

Photos courtesy of WENN, Duggars’ social media.

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“Race” is a social construct more than anything else. I can believe that while simultaneously believing that Hollywood has a significant problem casting Asian actors. For weeks now, there have been many, many complaints lodged against Aloha and Cameron Crowe for significant race problems. The film is set in Hawaii, one of the most racially diverse states in America, but the cast of Aloha is as diverse as a bar of Ivory soap. Bedhead covered the general complaints about the casting decisions (every major role is played by a white actor) previously.

But in the past week or so, people have been complaining specifically about Emma Stone and her character, Allison Ng. As you can probably tell from the name, Emma’s character is supposed to be mixed-race, one-quarter Asian and one-quarter Hawaiian. While it’s perfectly possible to have mixed-race ancestry and be a blonde and blue-eyed person, it also seems like Cameron Crowe quite literally white-washed a character. It would be like creating a character named Deepak Ravishankar Singh and casting Bradley Cooper (I just made myself laugh, but you know Hollywood would TOTALLY DO THAT). So, long story short, Cameron Crowe had to issue an apology/explanation.

From the very beginning of its appearance in the Sony Hack, “Aloha” has felt like a misunderstood movie. One that people felt they knew a lot about, but in fact they knew very little. It was a small movie, made by passionate actors who wanted to join me in making a film about Hawaii, and the lives of these characters who live and work in and around the island of Oahu.

Thank you so much for all the impassioned comments regarding the casting of the wonderful Emma Stone in the part of Allison Ng. I have heard your words and your disappointment, and I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice. As far back as 2007, Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud ¼ Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one. A half-Chinese father was meant to show the surprising mix of cultures often prevalent in Hawaii. Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets. The character was based on a real-life, red-headed local who did just that.

Whether that story point felt hurtful or humorous has been, of course, the topic of much discussion. However I am so proud that in the same movie, we employed many Asian-American, Native-Hawaiian and Pacific-Islanders, both before and behind the camera… including Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, and his village, and many other locals who worked closely in our crew and with our script to help ensure authenticity.

We were extremely proud to present the island, the locals and the film community with many jobs for over four months. Emma Stone was chief among those who did tireless research, and if any part of her fine characterization has caused consternation and controversy, I am the one to blame.

I am grateful for the dialogue. And from the many voices, loud and small, I have learned something very inspiring. So many of us are hungry for stories with more racial diversity, more truth in representation, and I am anxious to help tell those stories in the future.

[From Cameron Crowe’s blog]

See, now I feel bad. The character was based on a real person under similar circumstances. I can understand that. It still feels awkward, but I get it. It also feels like Crowe is taking the hit for a much larger problem, as I said: that Asians and Asian-Americans are massively underrepresented in films and TV. That’s not just on Crowe.

Massive sidenote: I realized as I watched Lucy Liu play Joan Watson in Elementary how groundbreaking it is to have an Asian-American woman in that role specifically. It changes the Holmes-Watson dynamic in so many positive ways, and in other major ways, Liu’s casting is a non-issue. Meaning that the character works both as racially-blind and race-and-gender specific. I’d like to see more directors and producers figure out a way to do that.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Getty.

The ladies of OITNB grace the new issue of Rolling Stone to promote the show’s third season. Naturally, Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon (who’s returning as a regular) take the cover to push the Piper-Alex chemistry. You can see the full photoshoot (with many other cast members) here. I’m looking forward to the new season even though there’s so much other television languishing in my Netflix queue. This is a good first world problem to experience. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

Laura Prepon on auditioning for Piper: “It’s funny; when you look at both characters, I definitely identify more with Alex. When I talked to Jenji [Kohan] later, she told me, ‘You know, with Piper you’re worried she’s gonna get her a** kicked in prison. When I look at you, I’m not scared about you getting your a** kicked.’ Not to say that Taylor would get her a** kicked, ’cause I think she’d do okay. But Alex is Maleficent-like, sexy, sassy — she can definitely looks like can take care of herself. She’s not getting her a** kicked.”

Prepon on hanging with the ladies: “I get along with everybody. But I play poker, I watch UFC, I have a motorcycle — I tend to do things that guys like to do. Though recently I’ve acquired this awesome, really small group of women outside of the show, who are all rad. I’ve learned it’s important to have amazing women in your life.”

Uzo on the cast’s no a*** policy: “We are not going to be the example for how women don’t work together.”

Uzo on the “great responsibility” of playing Crazy Eyes: “In terms of mental health? Absolutely. Because here’s the thing: It’s such a closed-door subject, a closeted subject. People aren’t walking around and saying, ‘I suffer from mental illness,’ or ‘I have depression,” or “I’m f***ed up.’ We kind of bury it, cover it up, guard it with our life. Yeah, I feel a huge responsibility to just take care of her and the people who can relate to her. ‘Cause it’s not easy.”

Laverne Cox on the series’ legacy: “We’ve revolutionized television. The unprecedented diversity that we just saw in pilot season I think would not be possible if it weren’t for us.”

[From Rolling Stone]

I love that the cast is mostly women, and they truly enjoy each other’s company. One look at their social media accounts (here’s a handy collection) reveals how they’re all cool with each other. No catty stereotypes to be found, and Uzo says that showrunner Jenji Kohan purposely laid that rule out before filming ever began. The no-drama expectations were clear. Good plan.

The cast also covers the July issue of Essence, which has released the tiniest of excerpts about body image and acceptance. These women all look stunning.

Photos courtesy of Rolling Stone, Essence & WENN

Alicia Vikander really is going to have a breakout year. This happens every other year or so, when an actor has been working consistently and then everything comes out within a six-month span and people are like, “Whoa, this person has RANGE.” That happened to Jessica Chastain several years ago. Alicia is this year’s Jessica Chastain. Only it feels like Alicia really, really wants it. She’s been preparing herself for it. She welcomes it. Alicia sat down with the Daily Beast for a lengthy and interesting new interview to promote Testament of Youth (with Kit Harington) – go here to read the full piece. Some highlights:

Working on The Danish Girl, seeing Caitlyn Jenner’s VF cover: “Yes, the Vanity Fair cover! It was a beautiful cover. It’s interesting what topics are being told, because people say that the film is ‘so now,’ but The Danish Girl took 12 years to develop. In society, it takes time for people to realize what is happening.”

Playing a robot in Ex-Machina: “The silver mesh that you see, except for the parts where I’m see-through, that’s just a whole Spider-Man suit. And the actual head that’s put on my skull they build on top, so I had a bald cap that was the silver mesh, and then they built my forehead on top of my skull every morning, which took almost four hours.”

The future of artificial intelligence: “You’re afraid of the unknown, afraid of losing control, and afraid that machines are taking control of humanity. Since I was doing the character of Ava and felt along with her, in a way, Alex reminded me how if you believe that you can make a consciousness, then we need to take care of it in the same way we do every consciousness. There’s so much evil in humanity, and what if this could be something greater than that?”

Finding the right roles: “It is still very hard in this industry to find very strong female characters.”

Her costar Kit Harington: “I’ve seen about four episodes of Game of Thrones! I know he has long hair on the show. We were both in a film called Seventh Son, and became friends off set. It’s in his contract, I think, that he can’t cut his hair! But when I saw him with a wig on [in Testament], I was surprised by how good it looked.”

Being in-demand as an actress: “It feels a bit surreal that I’ve been working with such high-profile directors that I’ve looked up to, and actors that I saw on the big screen growing up in Sweden. It’s all very exciting.”

[From The Daily Beast]

Oh, that answers some questions I had about Kit in Testament of Youth. I was wondering why he looked so different and baby-faced and it was because he not only shaved Jon Snow’s beard, but he was wearing a wig. Got it. As for the rest of it… she talks at length about her character in Youth but am I wrong for not really being interested in this film at all? It’s got a strong female lead so I feel like I should be more into it than I am. Meh, I’d rather see Far From the Madding Crowd.

Here are some photos from a Tuesday screening/premiere in NYC. She wore Louis Vuitton (she’s the brand ambassador for LV).

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Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Kaiser let me steal Kellan Lutz today, so let’s talk about how Kellan Lutz is promoting the new Kellan Lutz game show, Bullseye. Have you seen the promos? They’re pretty Lutzy. This show is also very dangerous. Kellan Lutz cracked his head open and had to get staples. Kellan Lutz may have lifted a fake redwood tree in Breaking Dawn 2, but his Lutzy blood is still very human.

Kellan Lutz sat down with Ryan Seacrest and tried to pull a Chris Evans. You know, playing like he’s romantic, not simply his usual Kellan Lutz, intellectual self. Here’s what happened when Kellan Lutz appealed to his female audience:

Kellan Lutz wants to get married: “[I’m] looking for that wifey, Ryan. Man, I want to find my potential wife that I can make those memories with and be engaged with for a couple of years and start that life.” I’m 30! I know it’s young in Hollywood standard, but my mom was like, ‘I need some grandkids!’ I’m in no rush, Ry, but I want to meet that non-crazy girl that are kind of plentiful here in L.A.”

Kellan Lutz has standards: “I’m running in some very good circles actually. I’m a man of faith so I’ve been trying to put a lot of my time in those circles versus the Hollywood crowd. My values are at the top of my list so might as well find someone who shares in those. I’ve been really searching. It’s so hard to find a woman who is career driven with an ambitious attitude, someone who is proactive.”

[From RyanSeacrest.com]

Poor Kellan Lutz. He and Sharni Vinson broke up in late 2013, and he’s stayed mostly single. There were rumors that he hooked up with Miley Cyrus, but I think they were just friends. Kellan Lutz needs a new girlfriend! He wants a career-minded lady with good values and the desire to make grandbabies for Kellan Lutz’s mom. Kellan Lutz is totally saying this stuff to promote his game show. I see right through you, Kellan Lutz.

P.S. Kellan Lutz on Red Nose Day is more terrifying than any movie clown in history.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN

On June 1st, Prince William was officially back at work after taking a six-week paternity leave from his job. William isn’t even completely ready for his job as an air ambulance pilot – by most accounts, he still has a few months of training left to do. But he checked out of the job more than a week before Kate gave birth, and then he took extra time (not really paternity leave) to do some public events, like attend a soccer game. When People Magazine reported on William’s return to work, they again noted that he will be donating his $60,000 salary of “an undisclosed charity.”

And in case you couldn’t tell by now, William’s press office is going to make sure we know about every little detail about his “real job.” I’m sure we’ll have breathless reports about the people he rescues, and there will be a distinct absence of reporting on whatever time he takes off from work to vacation or whatever. In lieu of stories of his heroics, someone wants us to know that William is “just like us” because he likes lasagna.

Like any active serviceman, Prince William needed a carb-heavy meal when he was re-fueling back at his base. Gareth Matheson, a chef at William’s old airbase, RAF Valley, revealed just what the former Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot preferred to dine on while serving his duties for years at the Anglesey, North Wales, station.

Some of William’s favorite dishes included a pasta meal or a burger boosted with ham and eggs when he was eating with his colleagues, according to the chef.

“He was bit of a lasagna man and didn’t like spicy food too much,” Matheson, 31, recently told the Daily Post, adding that he served the prince, 32, “virtually every day.”

The father of four from Bangor – who is the new head chef at Roadking truck-stop restaurant near Holyhead – would also rustle up another popular burger made with a local twist. Matheson explained, “Like most of the people on the base, he used to enjoy my special which was a Welsh burger because one of my trademarks is to use local produce and have a flavor of the area.”

“That was basically a burger made of lamb with eggs and bacon. William was so down to earth which I used to find unbelievable.”

[From People]

I imagine it’s not good to eat spicy food when you’re flying. Especially if spicy food goes right through you. I’m not a lasagna person, but I appreciate that William carb-loads to settle his stomach while he’s flying. Also: BACON. Everything needs more bacon. I’m not a lasagna person (I’m not a cheese person full stop), but I will always sign on for more bacon. William should add more bacon to his work schedule.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Pacific Coast News.

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Academy Award-winner Ben Affleck did the school run with daughters Violet, 9, and Seraphina, 6, on Tuesday (June 2).

Keeping it casual in a T-shirt and cap, the Gone Girl star, 42, was seen picking up his girls after school in Santa Monica, Calif.

Earlier that same morning, the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star stepped out with his mother Chris and 3-year-old son Samuel for breakfast in their posh L.A. neighborhood.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Ben and his wife, Draft Day actress Jennifer Garner, might be headed for a divorce. The parents-of-three have their 10-year wedding anniversary coming up on June 29.

Despite the speculation about their relationship, they’ve been keeping busy on work and family. Ben has been busy filming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Jennifer recently launched her new children’s crafts line, We Made It.

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Warm Bodies star Teresa Palmer and her son Bodhi, 15 months, made a splash in Maui on Tuesday (June 2).

Joined by her husband Mark Webber, the Love and Honor actress, 29, hit the beach during their Hawaiian getaway.

The Australian actress – who recently filmed surfing scenes for the Point Break movie remake – was sporting a gray and white one-piece by Tory Burch.

“Hawaiian Water Babies ??,” the actress recently Instagrammed an image from their family holiday.

Hawaiian Water Babies ?? @likemark

A photo posted by Teresa Palmer (@tez_palmer) on May 31, 2015 at 8:03pm PDT

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