Julia Roberts Gossip

Friends ended nearly 16 years ago in May 2004. Since then, it’s experienced a resurgence in popularity because of Netflix as original viewers tapped into the nostalgia and the show reached a new generation of viewers who were too young to know Joey, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, and the Central Perk when they were the headliners of NBC’s Must See Thursday nights. Full Story

As mentioned earlier in the Tom Cruise post, Giorgio Armani was honoured last night with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Fashion Awards in London and, in addition to Tom, he had his two favourites with him. Full Story

If it wasn’t for Angelina Jolie yesterday, Julia Roberts might have been the Outfit of the Week. Here she is at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in LA this weekend in a f-cking amazing polka dot outfit that I know, I don’t even have to ask, Duana is obsessed with – and she’s already obsessed every day with Julia. Full Story

Denzel Washington was honored last night with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. As one of the most popular and beloved figures in the industry, basically everyone showed up for him. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Mahershala Ali, Jamie Foxx, Frances McDormand (who will costar with Washington in Joel Coen’s Macbeth), Cary Elwes, Keegan Michael Key, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Hudson, Issa Rae—a LOT of people turned up for Denzel. Full Story

How could I resist? Julia and Juliet are close enough and here’s Julia Roberts, looking UNREAL, in Verona today shooting an ad campaign.  Her hair is slighhhhhtly shorter, right? It’s a good length for her. I like how the layers are framing her face. Then again, I just generally love her face. Full Story

Probably my favourite Hollywood Reporter issue of the year, first because it’s good gossip, not for us, but for celebrities, to see who among them, by the work of their stylists, made the list; and for those who didn’t, well, that’s work too – because now they have a whole new year to try to get on the list. Full Story

Whatever Julia Roberts’ equivalent of the Beygency is, Duana is its president. Duana and her Best Friend’s Wedding Party (I just made this up since Duana says Julia stans are too old for a fan nickname) will want to come for me based on the headline of this post alone. OK, bring it. I can handle it. Full Story

I don’t have much to say about this. I just want to scream and squeal and jump up and down with you, like all of us all together, looking at this magazine cover. And in the corniest, cheesiest move ever, burst out into a singalong. You know the song. I just gave you the first line.  Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Entertainment Weekly is celebrating My Best Friend’s Wedding. Full Story

Roma won Best Picture and Best Director last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards but that doesn’t mean it’s the Oscar favourite. The Critics do not speak for the Oscars when it comes to Netflix. And the Oscars have a complicated relationship with Netflix. What will be interesting to see then is how the Oscars respond to all this love for Roma. Full Story