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Keyshia Cole Addresses Lesbian Rumors Surrounding 'She'

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Keyshia Cole has been no stranger to headlines about her personal life. Between a public divorce with NBA player Daniel Gibson (with whom she had a reality show) and lesbian rumors surrounding her new single, "She," Cole has been in the news often lately.

When she stopped by HuffPost Live on Tuesday to chat with host Caitlyn Becker about her upcoming music, Cole weighed in on fans' interpretation of "She" and what it says about her own love life.

"I think my fans took what they wanted to take from it. I think moreso it's about self love, for sure," Cole said.

When asked specifically about speculation that the song is about two women, Cole said "it can be," and added that she's fine with listeners reading into her lyrics in any way they want.

Check out the rest of the clip above, and watch the full HuffPost Live conversation here.

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So, Is A Lady 'Ghostbusters' Reboot Really A Good Idea?

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This past Sunday, Variety reported that there might be a female-led "Ghostbusters" reboot, supposedly, which would possibly be directed by Paul Feig. The reaction to this rumor was mixed, to say the least. After sorting through the outrage, HuffPost Entertainment sat down to discuss the implications of the lady version that is not definitely being made.

Lauren: I don't even know where to begin with this latest rumor in almost two decades of "Ghostbusters 3" fan fiction. I will say that I'm a Paul Feig fan. He's a feminist, and not the mansplaining kind, but one who really believes that a lady ensemble can be just as funny as a bunch of men (see: "Bridesmaids," this Daily Beast interview). But the idea of a "Ghostbusters" reboot comes with some other issues. To start, what are your thoughts on a female-led version as "gimmicky"?

Lily: I don't understand that line of reasoning at all. First, it's not like the mega-popular "Ghostbusters" franchise needs a "gimmick" to get people to come see it in theaters. Second, it's pretty ludicrous and offensive to suggest that rebooting a popular film with women characters would create some kind of watered-down publicity stunt. Like ... why? There is nothing about the description "three scientists who fight ghosts" that would make casting women in the roles in any way unrealistic. Scientists come in all genders, and so too, I believe, could ghost fighters.

Lauren: I agree with that. And while I am generally anti-reboot, I will say that if Sony is making it happen regardless, Feig is the kind of director who would bring unique perspective, rather than just doing the original with more special effects and vaginas. Although, there's something about so blatantly doing a "woman version" that feels kind of reductive, i.e. the fact that we even need to think of things as "women versions" in the first place ...

Lily: Yeah, I agree that we don't need to think of it as a "women version." It would just be a "Ghostbusters" reboot, but with women!

Lauren: Which brings us to Mike Fleming's cringeworthy Deadline piece discussing the subject. He laments the possibility of a female-led reboot based on the premise that it would be taking ownership of the franchise away from dude fans. The idea that someone could bemoan a rewriting of "guy movies" is absurd in a realm where female-led films are considered part of a niche market. That kind of preciousness is infuriating and also makes zero sense.

Lily: Yes, I'm with you on that. The piece suggests a female-led reboot would turn the original construct on its head because a lot of "great comedy ensued" from the dynamic between the "disreputable misogynistic womanizer" that leads the "Ghostbusters" gang, and other (particularly female) characters in the movie. I would not really agree with that statement because I generally don't find jokes with "haha, he's a womanizer" as the punchline very funny. Hopefully, even an all-male reboot would leave that particular aspect of the film in the past (2014, let's do this!). The piece's line of reasoning also taps into another problematic notion that Margaret Lyons just discussed at Vulture. As she noted (in the context of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") there is a super problematic "pervasive perception that stories about women are mostly for women, whereas stories about men are for everyone." Men and women both watched the original "Ghostbusters" even though it starred men. The new "Ghostbusters" -- if starring women -- would not be "FOR WOMEN ONLY," or any less for men at all. It would be for everyone!

Lauren: Amen, Margaret! I think what it comes down to is this: If the reboot is going to happen: great, do it with ladies! But that leaves us to a discussion of Hollywood's lack of original ideas. Why can we not just let this beloved movie or any beloved movie lie? Why do they have to come back ... AS GHOSTS?

Lily: Ha, yes. I think that another whole conversation could be had on Hollywood's reluctance to make original films as of late instead of just reboots of franchises that have already been proven successful. But, if Hollywood IS going to cling to revamping old movies, which historically have not starred women in leading roles (especially if romance does not primarily drive the plot), I'd like to see some gender diversity so we don't keep perpetuating that disparity in the name of "upholding tradition."

Lauren: Exactly. But if the choice is Paul Feig makes "Ghostbusters" reboot or Paul Feig makes literally any other lady ensemble that is not a reboot, I will take that second choice, thanks.

Lily: And while we're really dreaming, I'd love to see some more female actor-led films with female writers and directors at the helm, as well. I find it troubling that studios are only comfortable with female-driven vehicles like "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat" if there's a white, male director at the head of the project, lending it some kind of "legitimacy." Sigh.

Lauren: Yes. What we need are more female stars, more female writers, and more female directors given the opportunity to make original, big-budget projects. And what we don't need are any more "Ghostbusters," lady-led or otherwise.

Jane Fonda Carrying A Ryan Gosling Chair May Be The Best Photo You See All Weekend

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Jane Fonda carries a chair with Ryan Gosling‘s face on the seat on the set of her new television show Grace and Frankie on Thursday (August 7) in Malibu, California.

You Won't Believe What Jennifer Aniston Does To Her T-Shirts

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Jennifer Aniston may have the whole red carpet glam thing down to a science (she has been walking them for over a decade, after all), but we must admit we've always preferred her more laid-back look.

According to a new interview with Yahoo Beauty, even perfecting the whole "no effort" thing takes some work for the actress. Aniston admitted that while she has achieved jean and tee greatness due to sheer "laziness," there is one thing she does that is so obscure, it may just work.

"This is my secret: the trick to T-shirts is I that I usually tailor them. Which is silly, but it works. Or you just have to find the perfect one," she told the site.

Well, there you have it, folks. There is really no such thing as not trying at all.

Would you tailor your tees? Sound off below!

Will Arnett Confirms 'Arrested Development' Season 5 Is Happening

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Netflix finally realized there's always money in the banana stand.

The streaming video service made headlines earlier this week when Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said he was "positive" that "Arrested Development" would be coming back for Season 5, and now that news has been confirmed.

While stopping by "The Tonight Show," Will Arnett opened up to Fallon about the Netflix comments, saying, "It's gonna happen. We don't know when, but it is going to happen." And if that wasn’t exciting enough, he also outed the Netflix CCO as a cyborg.

Check it out above.

"The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

12 Non-Cliché Beauty Lessons According To Your Favorite Celebs

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It's hard to wake up feeling 100 percent confident and in love with our bodies every day. When we're constantly being bombarded with different messages about what it means to be "beautiful," it's easy to get weighed down by all the negativity.

With the pressure of paparazzi, red carpets and exposure to ridicule from the public, celebs aren't immune to these insecurities either. But instead of letting these thoughts get the best of them, scroll down for 12 BS-free beauty and confidence lessons shared by some fierce celebs.

1. Never sacrifice your health (mental or physical) to look a certain way.
"I don't have the body of a model or Barbie. My main thing about being in the spotlight with my fans is, I want to be real to them. I have my problem areas, but I'm happy in my skin right now. I'm not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body."

-- Demi Lovato

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2. Keep working at accepting you body -- it will come with time.
“I’ve accepted my body shape more as I’ve got older. I went through a stage of wanting to have that straight-up-and-down model look, but I have curves and hips, and in the end you have to accept yourself as you are. My weight has fluctuated and when you’re growing, your body is still figuring itself out and it takes a while to settle down. I keep telling myself that I’m a human being, an imperfect human being who’s not made to look like a doll, and that who I am as a person is more important than whether at that moment I have a nice figure... We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we’re human beings and our bodies have a function.”

-- Emma Watson

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3. Some things are just out of your control; it's not worth obsessing.
“There are so many beautiful things about each and every individual person and nobody’s perfect so there’s no point in obsessing. Just be happy with what you have and do what you can and the rest is not up to you.”

-- Nina Dobrev

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4. Embrace what you were born with.
“You just got to work with what you’ve got. You can always want to improve yourself. There’s nothing wrong with that... Don’t beat down on yourself.”

-- Vanessa Hudgens

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5. We all have our "off days" -- and that's okay.

“I was always a lot bigger and thicker than a lot of girls and so I always had an issue with that... I think the first time I kind of got over that was when I did an audition for a little modeling shoot thing, and it was for plus sized girls... and I remember being in line and being like ‘All these girls are so beautiful. And they’re fine with who they are. Why can’t I be that way?’... I think that was when I first realized that I could be totally fine with who I am. The thing is, it’s a daily struggle. It’s a daily thing for me to be able to wake up and be like ‘you know what? I’m okay with myself today.’ Of course everybody has those times when they’re just like ‘I wanna put a bag over my head. I don’t want anybody to see me. Ever.” I go through it a lot."

-- Jordin Sparks
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6. You can be beautiful without showing lots of skin.
"I want to make sure [my fans] can see that you can be beautiful without having to show everything... it's really about dressing for yourself in what makes you feel beautiful."

-- Zendaya

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7. Don't compare yourself to heavily edited images in the media.
"You are ALL beautiful. Please don't ever try and look like the people you see in magazines or posters because it's fake. It only causes an unhealthy mind about how you see yourself. You are perfect the way you are."

-- Ashley Benson

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8. Maintain perspective.
"There’s a lot of importance placed on physical perfection in this industry, and I wish my favourite stars didn’t look perfect because I think fans (me included) have these feelings of worthlessness, like they’ll never be as pretty/talented/whatever, as a result of this intense photoshop culture and the endless strive for perfection."

-- Lorde

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9. Never let your body or insecurities related to your body keep you from pursuing a dream or goal.
"I want to let women of all sizes out there know -- you can do whatever you put your mind to! It doesn't matter what size you are, what color you are. You can do whatever, whatever, whatever you put your mind to!"

-- Amber Riley

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10. We are all built differently.
“I’m a young woman and you go through that -- you see someone’s body or you see a picture and you’re like ‘Oh, why don’t I look like that?’...and I’ve had to come to the realization that everyone has a different body and different genetics... you have to understand that no one’s going to have the same body.”

-- Jessica Szhor

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11. What you perceive as a flaw might not be a flaw in everyone's mind.
“You’re like ‘don’t pay attention to this’ and nobody was paying attention to it until you said it... Your imperfections make you beautiful. It’s those little things that you don’t like that someone else will find very unique and very special about you. So accept it and learn a way to own it, even if it’s not one of your favorite parts, just own it because it’s who you are.”

-- Keke Palmer

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12.You are not alone.
“I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that -- even the people that I consider flawless -- then you can start to live with the way you are. I’ve read interviews with some of the most beautiful women who have insecurities. And you look at them and you’re like, ‘How do you have? Name one thing wrong with yourself,’ and they could name a handful."

-- Taylor Swift

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Carrie Preston Talks True Blood, Female Directors and Shooting Sex Scenes

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"Women are making great strides in all professions, and I hope that I can draw inspiration from them and keep doing it in mine."



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Some know her as True Blood's sassy Southern ginger Arlene Bellefluer, while others fell in love with her as The Good Wife's deceptively ditzy Elsbeth Tascioni. But Carrie Preston also has her hands in directing and producing through her independent film company Daisy 3 Productions. What's more, Preston shadowed True Blood director Scott Winant on the finale episode, as she is critical of the dearth of female directors in the male-dominated industry and hopes for a future as an episodic director. I had a chance to chat with Preston about her history with True Blood, winning an Emmy, women in the industry and that now-famous pool table sex scene.

Will you tell me about the audition process for Arlene? How did you go about getting that part?

Luckily it was a simple process for me because I had worked with Alan Ball right before they started casting the pilot. I was doing a film that he wrote and directed called Towelhead (2007), and so I met him on that, and it was while we were on Towelhead that he asked me what I was doing next. I said "I'm not sure," and I asked him, and he said, "Well, I'm doing this vampire pilot for HBO, and I might have something that you might be interested in.

So they sent the script over, I read it and I honestly didn't know what character he was talking about - because it didn't appear to be that I was right for Arlene physically. I thought "Hmm. I wonder which part he means" And they said "It's Arlene."

I thought, "Well, OK. I certainly understand women like Arlene. I grew up in the south. So, I went in and had one audition with Alan and the casting directors, and they put me on tape, and he went to HBO and said, "This is who I want for Arlene. And they said, "OK."

So, it was the least amount of hoops I'd ever had to jump through to be a series regular on a television show. Usually they make you do many, many auditions for many, many people. I was very fortunate that it was the right fit at the right time


Wow! It must be really gratifying to have someone of Ball's status trust you and appreciate your work so much as to do that ...

It was highly flattering and humbling and exciting because he's someone that I've admired as a writer and a creator. I was a huge Six Feet Under fan, American Beauty fan, plus we're both from Georgia, so it was a nice southern connection as well.

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OK, speaking of Georgia. I notice now that your voice has a bit of a southern flare, but nothing like Arlene's. What does that voice come from? Are you imitating anyone you know in real life?


I grew up in Macon, Georgia, so I know a lot of strong southern women like Arlene. I'm not doing anybody in particular because Arlene is a pretty singular person. The writers have created a very specific woman there, but I guess it's an amalgamation of women that I've known over the years and I try to honor them in the best way I can with her and feel blessed that I've gotten to play her for seven years.

Speaking of Arlene and even Elsbeth, although this is a silly question, I wonder if you could tell me about their dazzling red hair. Was that from your life or commissioned by the show [True Blood]?


I was born blonde and was doing roles that required me to be in the blonde world for many, many, many years and then True Blood came along, and I remained blonde for the first three seasons in a wig. The character calls for being a redhead, but I was involved with other projects at the time that we shot the pilot, so I couldn't dye my hair.

And then I just decided that I was ready to move on from the wig, because the wig is limiting. There's not a lot you can do with it, and it was sometimes uncomfortable to wear a wig for upwards of 14 hours a day. So, I waited until they had a moment in the script ... a time bump that was like a year or something, and all of us changed our looks up a little bit once that happened. It was then I decided that would be a good opportunity to go wigless and dyed my hair. And I haven't looked back. It's been great.




I would get in trouble with some of my friends if I didn't touch on The Good Wife, which you won an Emmy for, congratulations. I'm curious: how did you hear about your nomination?

I was out walking my dog (Chumley, he's a rescue: a Maltese/poodle mix, we think ... a 7-pound adorable mutt), and I really had not known that the nominations were coming out the night before and someone sent me a text that said, "Good luck tomorrow!" And I was like, "On what?" And then like "Oh, the nominations. Well, we'll see." You know, I wasn't holding my breath.

And then I was out walking my dog in New York, and I got a text from somebody who said "Oh my god, I'm so proud!" and I thought, "OK, well that must be the nomination." And then my publicist called and told me that I'd been nominated.

And then the phone calls started coming in and it was really exciting, and I was really not expecting it when you're a guest [star]. There's hundreds and hundreds of people who are also guests, so it was pretty extraordinary to be singled out in that way and then to actually WIN was ... I already felt like I had already won.





You know, when you think about it, it is really astonishing to win the guest category given that the immensity of the competition!


You think about every episode of every television show that has at least one if not two or five guests in every episode. So it's a lot of people. I was pretty amazed that my peers wanted to single me out in that way.

I was wondering if you could speak about the differences between the production cultures of both True Blood and The Good Wife. What's most different?


On True Blood they take a lot longer to shoot an episode. It's not as prescriptive as far as shoot days at the network. The network generally on a drama will say they're shooting it in eight days, and they will usually do double up unit on a couple days and may stretch it to 10, but usually they try to keep it in the eight range.

Whereas True Blood, our episodes ... it's very hard to track because everyday they're shooting two units which means there're scenes from one, two, three, sometimes four episodes at once. It's hard to tell how many days that takes, but sometimes people will do that math and it will end up taking 21 days to shoot an episode spread out over a month.

So, it's very different as far as scheduling goes. Network generally tends to go from one episode to the next, so they're sequential. True Blood will juggle several at once to accommodate people's scheduling and location scheduling and all of that.

I don't know how the ADs on True Blood were able to make that work - and the producers. It is a real feat that they're able to pull that off and get the episodes in the can.




Since you've worked for both cable as well as network shows, I'd be curious if you've ever been a part of any conversations had with executives or if as actors you're aware of the network notes passed onto producers.


The actors usually are not privy to those conversations, although for the finale of the show, True Blood, I was shadowing the director, who is one of our directors who has been with us since the beginning, Scott Winant, because I am a director as well, and so I wanted to really see what it was like from soup to nuts how our show gets made.

[her dog barks] Oh, I'm sorry. He heard something out in the hall. He's very protective of me!


So anyways it was very interesting for me to see how things happen on True Blood, and go into the preproduction meetings and see how many meetings go into one stunt or one scene in one location, and the care and the detail and the amount of people that are utilized to make one moment work on our show, is something that I didn't fully, fully, fully grasp and experience until I did that shadowing. It was really amazing, and I learned quite a lot about how much prep goes into a show like True Blood.




Are you interested in directing for television?

Yeah definitely! I love television, I love being on TV, and I love being a part of the television culture. I feel like we're in a very exciting time for television, and yet I also feel like there aren't enough women directors.

I have worked with very few women directors, and I have done a lot of television. I find that disappointing, and I understand how that happens ... because [television] is a bit of a man's world. I really believe that the best person should be doing the job; I just feel like sometimes women don't get the opportunity because the decision makers are men and they probably just feel more comfortable with other men.




So, is it that there's a hesitancy to even let women in the door, even when they might be the best person for the job?


Television is a lot of networking and who you know. So, a lot of people are hiring people that they know, that they've already networked with, and so there's a lot of -- a bigger margin of error for women. Sometimes if a woman comes on and directs and it didn't go 100 percent right, then the assumption is that "OK, well see, women can't do it."

So there's a smaller margin of error ... I think that scares them.

At the same time I feel like I'm respected as a director and producer and actor, and I haven't felt any great amount of chauvinism thrown my way other than what you experience as a woman in the world. I would like to continue to learn more about it and hopefully be able to do some episodic directing myself. The same thing happens in our business that happens in the rest of the world.

We're just having to continue to break the glass ceiling. Women are making great strides in all professions, and I hope that I can draw inspiration from them and keep doing it in mine.

Were there any aspects or story lines for your character you wished had been more explored?

No, I am very pleased with the evolution with Arlene. She starts off one way, and then she's a completely different woman at the end of seven years. That is what you want as an actor: a journey, an arc, someplace to go. I feel like the writers really built my character over the years, and I'm very very happy creatively with where it ended up.

I wouldn't presume to come up with story lines, I really trust the writers.


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I just know so many people have wondered where your [character's] kids have gone.

The amount of years that have passed have been fewer than the amount of years those actors have aged. I mean the little girl was seven or eight when we started, and she's 15 but in the script she's supposed to be 11 or 12. They needed to minimize that, plus they had so many parts to serve.

The one character that I wonder is Mikey [Arlene and Terry's baby]. What happened to Mikey Where's Mikey!?

Even when we had scenes with Coby and Lisa recently ... I tweeted "Mikey is taking a nap" because I don't even know where Mikey was in that situation.

I think it's just a matter of casting and logistics having kids on set

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So, about Sunday's episode "May Be the Last Time." You had a now-famous sex scene with a vampire on a pool table. I was wondering because I don't think I've seen it discussed in any great detail, the mechanics of shooting such a scene. Would you be willing to tell us what that process was like for you?


We were really well taken care of by Simon Jayes who was the director of that episode. Simon was also our A-camera operator the whole run of True Blood. So, I know him really well; he's been photographing all of us for seven seasons. To have him move up into the role of director was really great, and I felt very comfortable with him. I knew that he was going to shoot it in a way that made myself and Riley [Smith] feel comfortable. That's the whole thing; that's the way they talk to you

You meet beforehand, and they talk you through it. And you talk to them about what you're comfortable doing, and you come up with a game plan, and it's like choreography. When you look at it that way, it's like doing a dance or a fight choreography. You break it down that way and it comes a lot easier because nothing is surprising. You meet ahead of time, walk through it and talk through it

You don't go through the actual actions until the cameras are there. They clear the set; only the necessary crew is there so that you don't feel like you're being watched -- self conscious in that way. There's nothing romantic about it because obviously there's people around, and you're breaking it down and doing many different angles and camera set ups. So it is something ... you know it's going to be edited together, so you just shoot it in pieces.

We shot that scene and we shot the scene where we danced together on the same day. That was a 12-13 hour day. That scene had two different parts: the part where he comes into the bar and scares me, and then we had the part by the pool table. Those took eight or nine hours I would guess. Actually the part at the pool table didn't take that long because there weren't a lot of setups or a lot of angles - they didn't have to do a lot of relighting.

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As far as shooting goes, were there any scenes we didn't see you wished we had?


But we did have one part that didn't make it in the cut that we shot on another day. I was sorry it didn't make it in the cut but it was just for time. There's a lot of stuff that the fans have no idea we do that, just for time reasons, can't make it into cut because they have to cram a lot into that 57 or 58 minutes.

There was a moment where we shot the POV of vamping [having sex with a vampire]. So when he picks me up and takes me over to pool table, we shot a whole section with a green screen, and the camera's on my face, and they blew a fan on the back of my head to make my hair fly, and then the camera sees me go "OOoohhh!!" and start giggling.

So the audience would see what it would feel like to actually be vamped. It was really fun and funny, and it was a big setup with a green screen and cameras -- a fan. I sat sort of on a stool and they shot over Riley's shoulder onto my face. It was really fun to shoot - I have photos ... they ended up not putting it in the cut but that was a whole separate day.

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Now that the show is wrapped, I'm curious: Did you keep anything from the set?

I did keep my Merlotte's uniform, so I have that, and I have a menu from Bellefluer's. We filled out these forms to make requests for certain things from the set, and we were led to believe that we were going to get those. And then we found out that ScreenGems and Warner Bros. took everything and [I gasp]. Uh-huh!! So we were like "Wow!, that was quick ... Screen Gems and Warner Bros. stole our set!

There was a sign in the bar that said "Homemade pies" that the production designer had designed and they had built it and made it: homemade pies and there was a slice of pie. It just for me was something that really captured the whole Arlene taking over the bar and turning it into Bellefluer's and she had a case of pies. It felt right, and it was a real cute and looked like it was old fashioned that hung in the back of the bar. I really wanted it. I don't think the fans would even see it.

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Admittedly, it was pretty difficult to find.


And what would you say is your experience with fans? What do they mean to you?


Luckily, people love Arlene, and they like to laugh with her and they think she's funny. But they've also really appreciated all the more dramatic things that have happened to her, and they all are very supportive of her journey. So, I get a lot of really positive feedback from people out in the world and fan mail. I just experienced Comic-Con for the first time and that was wonderful to have that large crowd of people cheering for all of us. People stop traffic to yell something at me out the window, "Arlene I LOVE YOU! So, it's been a really great experience."





(Head shot photo credit: Shawn Flint Blair).
Special thanks to Professor Christine Becker.

Randy Jackson On Why He Always Uses The Word 'Dawg' (VIDEO)

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Since the first season of "American Idol" debuted in 2002, judge Randy Jackson became known for his "dawg" talk during his honest-but-fair critiques. "Yo, dawg," "Wassup, dawg," and let's not forget: "The dawg pound."

The slang, Jackson tells Oprah in the above "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" video, dates back to his childhood. "I grew up in the hood in the south of Baton Rouge, Louisana," Jackson says. "The hood always has the different vernaculars, you know?"

"What I love, and what is at the core of my soul, is creativity and authenticity," he says. "In the hood, it's always original and definitely creative."

While it's a reminder of his past, you won't catch Jackson saying "the dawg thing" much anymore. "There's always something new that's happening because they get tired of that word and they figure out another word to use," he says.

"Oprah: Where Are They Now?" with Randy Jackson, Danielle Staub and Sam Champion airs Sunday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET on OWN.



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60 Turning 60 In 2014

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This September I turn 60. As I enter The Final Third, I find myself dumbfounded about where the last 60 years have gone, and driven to take stock and sort it all out. In addition, I want to hedge my bets for the next 30. With nothing really big calling my name, I don't have much of a bucket-list. All I know is that I want to keep going and keep learning.

A few weeks ago I started researching others who were sharing this milestone with me. I've always paid close attention to the patterns and themes that are woven into the tapestry of life and I was interested in the subtle commonalities my fellow 1954 babies share. We came into the world smack-dab in the middle of the baby boom. This year, 2014, we turn 60. Who did I miss? Write me and tell me, especially if I missed you. I would love to hear about what life is like for you at 60. Here is my list of 60 turning 60.

1. Howard Stern (January 12, 1954). Controversial shock jock and television host.
2. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (January 17, 1954). Attorney and environmental activist. Bobby Kennedy's son and the President's nephew.
3. Katey Sagal (January 19, 1954). Actor. Peg Bundy on Married .... with Children, Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchy, etc.
4. Ed Schultz (January 27, 1954). Liberal radio talk show host.
5. Oprah Winfrey (January 29, 1954). Is there anyone who doesn't know who she is?
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6. Christie Brinkley (February 2, 1954). Model. She lost me with her ugly and public 2008 divorce.
7. Matt Groening (February 15, 1954). Cartoonist, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama. Winner of 12 Emmy Awards.
8. Rene Russo (February 17, 1954). Actor, former model. Still going with three soon to be released films.
9. John Travolta (February 18, 1954). Actor. Welcome Back, Kotter; Saturday Night Fever; and Pulp Fiction. He's an icon.
10. Patty Hearst (February 20, 1954). Heiress, Stockholm syndrome survivor, and convicted bank robber. Kidnapped in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army, she joined them in a bank heist and ended up in prison. In 2001, Bill Clinton granted her a presidential pardon.
11. Recep Tayyip Erdogan (February 26, 1954). Prime Minister of Turkey.
12. Ron Howard (March 1, 1954). Actor, Academy Award winning Director. We've known him our whole lives. First as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, then as Richie Cunningham on Happy Days.
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13. Nancy Wilson (March 16, 1954). Musician, singer, songwriter. She and her sister Ann are the core of the rock band Heart.
14. Rock and Roll. Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock, recorded in April 1954, is generally recognized as starting the Rock and Roll craze.
15. Jackie Chan (April 7, 1954). Hong Kong born actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, and martial artist.
16. Dennis Quaid (April 9, 1954). Actor. He seems to have outgrown his bad boy reputation.
17. Ellen Barkin (April 16, 1954). Actor. Bronx girl. Once married to Revlon billionaire. Critically acclaimed, snubbed by Oscar.
18. Michael Moore (April 23, 1954). Filmmaker, political activist, critic of corporate greed.
19. Jerry Seinfeld (April 29, 1954). Comedian, Actor, the King of observational humor.
20. Amy Heckerling (May 7, 1954). Film director. Look Who's Talking and Clueless. She launched careers with Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
21. Brown v. Board of Education (347 US 483 1954) (May 17, 1954). The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that segregated schools are unconstitutional.
22. Dennis Haysbert (June 2, 1954). Actor. Baritone voice. Many movie and TV roles but we may know him best as the face of Allstate Insurance.
23. Osa Holmes (June 7, 1954). Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Infant Mental Health Specialist.
24. Jim Belushi (June 15, 1954). Actor, comedian. The younger brother of the late John Belushi.
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25. Sonia Sotomayor (June 25, 1954). US Supreme Court Justice.
26. Angela Merkel (July 17, 1954). Chancellor of Germany. The first woman to hold this office.
27. Ricky Skaggs (July 18, 1954). Country and bluegrass musician. 14-time Grammy Award winner.
28. Francois Hollande (August 12, 1954). Current President of France
29. Stanley McChrystal (August 14, 1954). Retired US Army General. Reportedly said what other military leaders were afraid to say. (A trait shared by other 1954 babies.)
30. James Cameron (August 16, 1954). Film Director. Directed two of the biggest box office films of all time - Titanic and Avatar.
31. Sports Illustrated (August 16, 1954). When the first issue went on sale, 300,000 people had already subscribed.
32. Al Roker (August 20, 1954). TV personality, Weather-anchor.
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33. Elvis Costello (August 25, 1954). Prolific and eclectic English singer and song writer.
34. Alexander Lukashenko (August 30, 1954). The President of Belarus. Assumed his post in 1994. Some label him Europe's last Dictator, others appreciate that his policies have spared Belarus from poverty and organized crime.
35. Iris Krasnow (August 31, 1954). Writer. Her books chronicle the experiences of baby-boom era women.
36. Elinor Robin, PhD (September 4, 1954). Mediator and Mediation Trainer. On a mission to change the way we understand and respond to conflict.
37. Carly Fiorina (September 6, 1954). Business Executive and Politician. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and advisor to Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
38. Ruby Bridges (September 8, 1954). Activist. Known for being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. Her first day of school was commemorated by Norman Rockwell's painting The Problem We All Live With.
39. Shinzo Abe (September 21, 1954). Prime Minister of Japan.
40. The Tonight Show (September 27, 1954). The longest running talk show in television history. Hosted by Steve Allen (1954-1957), Jack Paar (1957-1962), Johnny Carson (1962-1992), Jay Leno (1992-2009, 2010-2014), Conan O'Brien (2009-2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014-present).
41. Barry Williams (September 30, 1954). Child actor. Best known as the Brady Bunch's Greg Brady.
42. Lorraine Bracco (October 2, 1954). Actor. The Sopranos, GoodFellas, and more.
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43. Al Sharpton (October 3, 1954). Minister, Civil Rights Activist, Talk show host. Depending on where you sit he is either a voice for the downtrodden or a radical racial arsonist.
44. Scott Bakula (October 9, 1954). Actor. You know his handsomeness from Quantum Leap, Men of a Certain Age, Star Trek: Enterprise, and a ton of other TV shows and movies.
45. David Lee Roth (October 10, 1954). Singer, rocker. Best known as the original (1974-1985) and current (2006-present) lead singer of the hard rock band Van Halen.
46. Mordechai Vanunu (Octover 14, 1954). Former Israeli nuclear technician. He spent 18 years in prison for revealing details of Israel's nuclear capabilities to the British press. Since his 2004 release he's been re-arrested various times for violating his parole restrictions by giving interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. Internationally, Vanunu is sometimes characterized as a hero whistle-blower and prisoner of conscience. In Israel he is considered a crazy traitor.
47. Ang Lee (October 23, 1954). Film director. Academy Award winner for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback Mountain; and Life of Pi.
48. PennyLea Mackie (October 24, 1954). Artist. Creator of sacred images.
49. Henry Morgan (November 8, 1954). Entrepreneur. My brother. PensRUs.com.
50. Chris Noth (November 13, 1954). Actor. Best known for his roles on Law & Order, Sex and the City, and The Good Wife.
51. Condoleezza Rice (November 14, 1954). Former U.S. Secretary of State.
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52. Yanni (November 14, 1954). Greek-born composer, pianist, and music producer.
53. Joel Coen (November 29, 1954). One-half of the Coen brothers, Academy Award winning film directors, screenwriters, producers, and editors.
54. Burger King (December 4, 1954). The first restaurant opened in Miami.
55. Jermaine Jackson (December 11, 1954). Musician, singer-songwriter, and Michael's older brother.
56. Ray Liotta (December 18, 1954). Actor. He plays a lot of gangsters.
57. Chris Evert (December 21, 1954). Former World No 1 professional tennis player.
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58. Annie Lennox (December 25, 1954). Scottish soul singer-songwriter, pop icon, activist. Sold over 80 million records worldwide. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This.
59. Gayle King (December 28, 1954). TV Personality. Oprah Winfrey's best friend.
60. Denzel Washington (December 28, 1954). Actor. Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Tony Award winner.

In Memoriam

1. Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29, 1954-June 11, 1985). Important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the US. In 1976, after a very public court battle pitted her parents against the hospital, Karen was removed from mechanical ventilation. She lived on in a persistent vegetative state until 1985.
2. Freddie Prinze (June 22, 1954-January 29, 1977). Actor, stand-up comic. Star of the 1970s sitcom Chico and the Man. Father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. Suicide at age 22.
3. Vitas Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954-September 17, 1994). Professional tennis player, ranked #3 in 1978. He died when an improperly installed pool heater seeped carbon monoxide gas into the guesthouse he was staying in.
4. Hugo Chavez (July 28, 1954-March 5, 2013). President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Was he a dictator or a democrat? It depends who you ask.
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954-August 27, 1990). Musician. Rolling Stone ranks him the 12th greatest guitarist of all time. He died in a helicopter accident.

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Robin Wright Could Have Been Your Sweetheart, America

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In a recent interview with The Guardian, Robin Wright said that she could have been America's Sweetheart, but she choose motherhood instead.

Back in the early '90s, shortly following "Forrest Gump" and "The Princess Bride," Wright was poised to become our Sweetheart. "They wanted to make me the next big ingenue, the studio bosses behind the curtain," she said. "But what happened was that I turned down a lot of movies that simply didn't blow my dress up. Plus I was too busy being a mom at the time."

She also cited not doing a Vanity Fair cover to promote "Forrest Gump" as the reason she didn't get a lot of the films she was interested in at the time. "I remember, after that, not getting a couple of movies that I really wanted to do. And I was told, 'Well, you know, if you had done Vanity Fair it might have been different.' It was like I'd made this big mistake."

At this point we have to imagine a giant machine, whirring and flashing lots of unnecessary lights. A studio executive stands in front. "Just step inside, Robin," he says menacingly, as he gestures to her with a hand drawn from his velveteen cape. He begins typing "A-M-E-R-I-C-A-S-S-W-E-E-T-H-E-A-R-T" into the dash, but she stops him: "I won't get into this giant whirring machine OR do Vanity Fair!" she yells, tossing off her heels and running away.

And so the rest is history. Wright knows that Jenny and Buttercup will probably always be her biggest roles, but she's gotten a lot of work in recent years and managed to do it all sans Botox. Whether that would be the case if she had stepped into the whirring machine and been transformed into a Sweetheart, we shall never know.

[h/t The Guardian]

Jennifer Aniston Won't 'Inject Sh*t' Into Her Face, Just Wants To Eat Bagels

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Sometimes celebs indulge in delicious breakfast carbs too, because who can resist the love of a bagel?

In a recent interview with Yahoo Beauty, Jennifer Aniston shared her beauty and style habits as well as her ideal weight. She revealed that she eats healthy and exercises regularly and that she's most comfortable "at about 110 to 113 pounds." Aniston said, "These days, if I was being super picky, I would love to drop 5 pounds. But it is harder at this age."

The actress also shared that she does allow herself to indulge sometimes and have some carbs on the weekends. "I just had a bagel," she said. "But really, my body doesn’t love carbs."

Beyond Hollywood restrictive body image demands, Aniston mentioned the unrealistic pressure of remaining ageless. "I think what I have been witness to, is seeing women trying to stay ageless with what they are doing to themselves," the "Horrible Bosses" actress said. "I am grateful to learn from their mistakes, because I am not injecting shit into my face."

The 45-year-old actress also said that it's not something fiance Justin Theroux would be too happy about, adding that he would "put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way." This interview just turned into an episode of "The Leftovers" and that makes us feel really uncomfortable -- but honestly, we think Aniston and Theroux are going to age just fine.

[via Yahoo]

Christina Ricci Gives Birth To First Baby Boy

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Christina Ricci and husband James Heerdegen have just welcomed their first child.

The former child star confirmed her pregnancy back in May after she was seen leaving the Los Angeles airport looking noticeably pregnant. According to Us Weekly, the "Addams Family" actress is now a mother after recently giving birth to a baby boy.

Ricci, who portrayed acquitted murderer Lizzie Borden in a Liftetime movie earlier this year, met husband Heerdegen on the set of her former ABC series "Pan Am." The couple got married last October in New York City.

HuffPost has reached out to Ricci's rep for comment. This post will be updated if and when it is received.

[via Us Weekly]

Best Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week

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We're not sure why the ladies of Twitter decided to drop truth bombs left and right this week -- but we're sure happy they did. "Just once I'd like to see a movie sex scene be accurate. You know, him having a hard time getting her off then giving up," Twitter user The Eh Factor wrote. Accurate and depressing.

Twitter user Molly had us all nodding our heads in agreement when she tweeted, "The only way to eat a $21 salad is angrily." Or claim you saw a hair in it, send it back and get a burger. (Maybe that's just us, though.)

The most accurate truth bomb we stumbled across came from Twitter user Jay, A Slur when she tweeted, "Imagine never having to worry that not looking desirable will impact your employment prospects. It's called being male, I think?" Preach, lady.

For more great tweets from women, scroll through the list below. Then visit our Funniest Tweets From Women page for our past collections.






























































PSA: That Bulge Is Not Actually Idris Elba's Penis

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Idris Elba has revealed that the bulge in his pants in recent photos was actually just a mic wire and not anything else you may have thought it was.




When the photos emerged, some observations included "Oh, it's kind of weird that he's wearing flip flops with a suit?" and "OHMIGOD IS THAT BULGE HIS PENIS?"

Anyway, the bulge in Idris Elba's pants looked so big that he had to publicly announce that it was just a mic wire.




It's understandable that this revelation may be a disappointment for some people.

Taylor Swift Gets Nerdy In Audition For Jimmy Fallon's 'Ew!'

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Taylor Swift really wants to be on Jimmy Fallon's "Ew!" -- you know, the "Tonight Show" skit where Fallon plays an obnoxious teenage girl.

The singer made an audition video of herself as Natalie, a nerdy girl with glasses and braces. Natalie's mom used to be BFFs with Sara's (a.k.a. Fallon's teenage alter ego) mom in college, and Natalie really hopes that she can be on "Ew!" when their moms reunite soon. As it turns out, Swift is stopping by "The Tonight Show" on Wednesday, Aug. 13, so it looks like we'll be seeing Natalie and Sara "ew-ing" over everything.

We're not sure Swift's Natalie can top Channing Tatum, Will Ferrel and Zac Efron and Seth Rogen in drag, but hey, we're still excited. Maybe a lucky audience member will even end up getting $90 for a Chipotle dinner, Swift being the gift-giving "porcelain doll" that she is.

[h/t TVGuide]




Lifetime's Aaliyah Biopic Casts Its Missy Elliott And Timbaland, Gets A Title

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Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic has undergone its fair share or casting changes in regards to who will portray the R&B singer, but the film has finally locked down the rest of its cast.

Nickelodeon star Alexandra Shipp, who replaced Zendaya after she backed out of the film, now has her Missy Elliott and Timbaland. According to The Wrap, the two musicians who were close with Aaliyah and worked on her second album, "One In A Million," will be portrayed by Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith, respectively. Dolabaille is a newcomer while Smith has worked as a dancer and appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance Canada" and was also in "Mirror Mirror."

A handful of Aaliyah's family members and figures from her personal and professional life have also been cast. Co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records Damon Dash, who Aaliyah was dating at the time of her 2001 plane crash, will be portrayed by Anthony Grant, while her parents will be played by Rachael Crawford and Sterling Jarvis. Aaliyah's brother Rashad will be portrayed at different ages by A.J. Saudin and Jesse Sukunda and Lyriq Bent will play Barry Hankerson, who was both her uncle and the president of her label. The biopic, which will be based on Christopher Farley's book "Aaliyah: More Than a Woman," now has the working title "Aaliyah: Princess of R&B."

The Wendy Williams-executive-produced biopic has already had a handful of controversy following the singer's family's reaction to the movie, along with her upset fans. Aaliyah's family previously told The Wrap that they were against the film, saying that they weren't contacted by Lifetime until after the network announced the project. It will be interesting to see how fans and family members react to this most recent casting news.

[via The Wrap]

Here Is Gisele Doing Yoga In A Bikini (Or Rubbing Her Head In The Sand, Depending On Your Perspective)

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There are pictures of Gisele Bündchen in a bikini and then there are pictures of Gisele Bündchen doing yoga in a bikini on a breathtakingly gorgeous beach that just feel like enough is enough, you know? Anyway, here she is. Should you be overwhelmed with jealousy for any of the potential amalgamation of reasons, at least take solace in the fact that she definitely has sand in her hair right now.


The Only Kardashian (Jenner) You Need To Keep Up With

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Kylie Jenner is one kool kat.

The reality star, who turns 17 today, has got some serious edge to her style. She skipped out on those awkward teen years by launching straight into adulthood with a killer wardrobe, a clothing line, and a young-adult novel.

Jenner is easy to keep tabs on with more than six million followers on Twitter and 10 million on Instagram. We can't help but admire her notorious badass ensembles and her ability to pull off turquoise hair.

Happy birthday to you, Kylie, and thank you for inspiring us with your rad style.























Miley Cyrus Squats In The Woods, Pants Around Her Ankles

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Miley Cyrus took a break from her Bangerz tour to spend some quality time curating her Instagram account. In between her Nashville and Louisville shows, she posted photos of herself and a bunch of friends, including the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, on a "camping" trip. They enjoyed moonshine, McDonald's and a solid squat in the woods. Cyrus shared a photo with her jorts around her ankles, as if she were relieving herself. The next Bangerz stop is tonight, Aug. 10, in St. Louis. We assume the Scottrade Center has indoor plumbing.



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Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Wears White Lace Jumpsuit

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Hey mama!

Kourtney Kardashian turned heads at the Women's Health Party Under The Stars in the Hamptons on Aug. 9. Her pregnant belly was on full display in a plunging lacy white jumpsuit:

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Kardashian topped off the bold look with a boxy black and white clutch.

The 35-year-old reality star has been busy filming "Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons" in Southampton, N.Y. Kardashian announced her third pregnancy on the season premiere of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" in June. She and boyfriend Scott Disick are already parents to their son Mason, 4, and daughter Penelope, 2.
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