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Scarlett Johansson has put on her legal activity wig. The actress is suing Disney for an alleged breach of contract over the release of Black Widow, which she says was supposed to be released exclusively in theaters. Instead, Disney released the picture in theaters and on Disney+ (with "Premiere Admission") simultaneously. "Disney intentionally induced Marvel'due south breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to forbid Ms. Johansson from realizing the total benefit of her bargain with Marvel," the suit says, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper says it is estimated that ScarJo missed out on $l 1000000 because of the Disney+ release. Curiously: as early as 2019, pre-pandemic, the extra tried to ensure that Blackness Widow's release wouldn't include streaming Disney+, thereby limiting her profits.

Black Widow fulfills Johansson's delivery to Marvel; the movie is on rail to be one of the studio's lowest-performing releases, according to Variety.

Disney, in reply, put on its legal action wig right back. The Business firm of Mouse chosen ScarJo'due south lawsuit "lamentable and pitiful" and really went out of its way to air her out!

(For the record, I accept not seen Disney/Marvel deed out in this way since they passed on working with Edward Norton again after a public and biting feud: "We accept made the conclusion to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our conclusion is definitely not i based on budgetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members," Curiosity boss Kevin Feige said in 2010.)

What practice yous phone call an airing out in respond to an airing out? "The company included her salary in their press statement in an attempt to weaponize her success equally an artist and businesswoman, every bit if that were something she should exist aback of," ScarJo'southward amanuensis, Bryan Lourd, replied to the visitor'south argument. "Scarlett is extremely proud of the work that she, and all of the actors, writers, directors, producers, and the Marvel artistic team have been a part of for well over a decade."

On the one hand, making me side with Vicky Scarjo Barcelona is abrasive — only she'due south right that they scammed her, leaked her salary to make her look bossy and selfish, and used the pandemic as an excuse. (Don't forget that they don't, and have never, given a fuck well-nigh public safety.) What'due south more: Disney accusing someone else of beingness coin guzzling and greedy is, frankly, hilarious. But I'grand already seeing the girlboss-ification of this lawsuit happening in the trades, and I don't like it!

Like clockwork, Alec Baldwin — who, please remember, is totally uninvolved in this only claims to have turned down Marvel once — issued a ruling:

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DaBaby Needs DaPacifier
Nosotros are witnessing a stunning and stupid escalation of ane human being's total irrelevance. Every day, DaBaby, the most important rapper of 2016 — no wait I just checked that and actually it'south 2019 that I'thou thinking of — has found new and surprising ways to double and triple downwardly on his own ignorance and homophobia.

At Rolling Loud music festival in Miami on Sunday night DaBaby, narrowly dodged a shoe thrown at him from the audience. The shoe was reportedly a "motherfucking busted donkey m#d-d##n* Adida," as reported by DaBaby himself, moments after the shoe was thrown.

On this issue, nosotros are on the side of the shoe. During that same Rolling Loud set, DaBaby asked fans to shine their jail cell phone flashlights if they "didn't testify upwardly today with HIV/AIDS, whatsoever of them mortiferous sexually transmitted diseases that volition make you die in 2 to 3 weeks." On Instagram, he dedicated his words as a "phone call to action," like it's some pastel colored Instagram graphic shared online in the summertime of 2020!

DaWeek in DaBaby: Monday
Straight men worldwide are dropping like flies, and past "dropping similar flies" I mean: siding?? With?? DaBaby?? "If Lil Nas X tin can kicking his shit in peace… so should DaBaby. #Equality," the rapper T.I. wrote in the comments of The Shade Room, a blog dedicated to ignoring the multiple allegations of sexual set on against him and his wife.

The Pretty Ricky vocalist Pleasure P made a paltry attempt to pretend that DaBaby's comments were actually "normal" "party talk."

Tuesday
"I'm surprised and horrified at DaBaby's comments," Dua Lipa wrote on her IG story, according to Variety. "I actually don't recognize this as the person I worked with. I know my fans know where my middle lies and that I stand 100% with the LGBTQ customs. Nosotros need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS."

Wednesday
Elton John has logged on:

Unfortunately, Tory Lanez has logged on too. The rapper/alleged gunman asked on Twitter "when did rap go so politically correct that u can't speak your listen and have an opinion." Boosie rounds out the clown town trio, suggesting that Lil Nas X tweeting about performing naked is "disrespectful." (Honestly, click those links at your own peril — there is some fuckery itinerant.)

DaBaby released a new song and companion video — both bad — that makes more ignorant and offensive references to AIDS. He punctuates the video with this, which I honestly thought was fake the first time I saw it:

I have read "Don't fight hate with hate" many times and I'chiliad no closer to understanding how this makes any sense. That judgement implies that he knows he is beingness mean! The sentence "My apologies for existence me the same way you lot desire the freedom to be you," which makes not even ane more lick of sense. Send the meteor, King Jesus, and the copyeditor likewise.

Thursday
Chris Dark-brown weighed in and — unfortunately for all of the states who don't mail that same video of him doing a backflip once every six months — he's finally right about something.

The UK music festival Parklife 2021 dropped DaBaby as a headliner, TMZ reports.

Friday
Madonna and Questlove condemn DaBaby. DaBaby says he doesn't know who Questlove is.

Also, a subtweet from Charlie Puth:

And then a tweet clarifying the subtweet, lmao:

The erstwhile U.s. president George W. Bush, not a rapper just a war criminal decorated trying to paint his way out of hell, famously dodged a shoe thrown at him in Dec 2008. Da-buya has non commented on DaBaby, dAdida, or his ain crimes.

*For reasons that exceed the scope of this conversation I have promised my mother that I won't take the Lord's name in vain — even when it'south not me proverb it, even when I'one thousand quoting someone else, fifty-fifty when I'm just using a meme that was made by some other anonymous person. Sometimes she reads this newsletter and sometimes she doesn't, simply I'm playing it safety today.

**And not that it matters only I did check Alec Baldwin'south Instagram for a "consider the source"-ass post just he does not appear to have any opinions on this topic.

***And i more than thing I will never forgive DaBaby for making the music icon and humanitarian Elton John tweet AND making Chris Chocolate-brown correct. Information technology's too much. It'due south likewise much!

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This week, Hollywood'southward leading divorced man is:
Kanye Due west, whose spirit (and body) is trapped in purgatory (the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta) until he repents (releases a new album).

The runner-upwardly is A-Rod, who is following J.Lo effectually at present:

I spend and then much time celebrating divorce in this newsletter, but a wedding has finally sparked joy: Issa Rae's!

Hung Upwards, devoted readers may recall, finds Matt Damon incredibly grating. (Exhibit A, and B, and C, and D. And I could go on!)

Something curious has happened this week, as he prepares his Oklahoe audition (the movie Stillwater): this narrative that Matt Damon is not cloyingly secretive but an unknowable shapeshifter. He's a normal guy able to transform into other normal guys, and this quality is somehow unique to him. You can see it at piece of work in the New York Times Magazine on Tuesday, a little bit in The Ringer on Wednesday, and it happens, curiously, on the Today Evidence almost every day. Information technology's half of Stillwater'due south marketing, this thought that Matt Damon is not just Matt Damon, only every white homo you've ever known or paid money to see in a movie:

It's interesting how he uses Ben Affleck, and by extension Bennifer, to his advantage. Affleck is the mega- solar- actual movie star; he'due south the most guy-side by side-door famous dude. Lainey Gossip was great on this: "There's a whole section in [the Times] piece that compares and contrasts Matt and Ben and their seemingly different approaches to fame that reinforces the idea that Matt is the 'one of us' pic star, despite the fact that in some means, especially in the celebrity ecosystem, Matt has arguably enjoyed the same corporeality, if not more, privilege."

Coincidentally: I actually did enjoy a Matt Damon performance this week, in Steven Soderbergh's neo-noir No Sudden Motility. He was not doing his normal generic white homo shtick, give thanks God. He should simply play villains!

The girls are fighting! A miniseries
Grimes appears to reply to a years-quondam dragging from Azealia Banks? I actually don't know what'southward happening here but I know whose side I'm non on! (Grimes's)

The girls are fighting! Part 2
Amanda Knox asks how Stillwater tin can exist based on her wrongful confidence without seeking any insight from her. The thread is long, but worth reading:

The girls are fighting! Part iii
Meghan McCain's View reign of terror and glitter eyeshadow has come to an end. I will miss her.

The girls are fighting! Office 4
Ben Stiller, himself a beneficiary of Hollywood nepotism, defends Hollywood nepotism:

You can read the whole thread of Stiller'southward thoughts here, although I don't recommend it because it is idiotic.

Ane time I had an idea that "nosotros as a society exercise not go far at timothée chalamet without demi moore in ghost." On one level I have absolutely no idea what I meant, but on another level I am certain I was correct and God was speaking through me.

Anyhow: Demi Moore's ex, Guess Who star Ashton Kutcher, is however stinky and flopping.

There is not one sentence in this that volition disappoint you.

Something nigh "friends volition hang on to others without realizing I can't simply go out and become more" will stay with me for a long time.

No more Michael Che! Social club has moved past the need for Michael Che!
The Saturday Night Alive comedian made vile jokes about Simone Biles, and then claimed he was hacked, and as of the writing of this (5:thirty p.k.-ish, yes I cut information technology pretty close to the deadline when I'grand writing these) he's posting defenses of his jokes on his IG story.

I'm not a person of RHONY experience, but maybe I should be!

Something I read and actually loved this week: Kelly Conaboy on bath trash cans, specifically men not having bathroom trash cans.

Something else I read and really loved this week: The newsletter The Wall Street Jordan, which is an immediate click for me every time it hits my inbox.

LL Cool Jordan has been doing the important work of cataloguing the effects of Jordan Firstman'south birthday political party:

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That's all this week! Thanks for reading. Please bring together all the hot girls on IG and watch The Last Seduction on Criterion this weekend, that movie rules!!!!!

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