Celebrity Social Media Round-Up for March 4, 2020

There was a story the other day about Jessica Biel not wearing her wedding ring. Those stories are not worth much because there are a lot of reasons someone might not be wearing jewellery (like going to the gym). For her birthday, Justin Timberlake hosted a pajama part for Jessica, for which she profusely thanked him. Then he posted about her. Well, “her.” Because he can’t resist slipping in something about himself, even though it’s an eye-rolling attempt at self-deprecation, we know JT. There is history here. This is him, always, bringing it back to himself. It’s muscle memory at this point.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Mar 3, 2020 at 7:52am PST

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Mar 3, 2020 at 10:07am PST

If you’ve Googled “Zeus” or “Zendaya” recently, another name might have popped up that you didn’t recognize: Zack Bia. I read his profile in GQ and it’s an interesting look at being an influencer/promoter/FoC (friend of celebrity), someone who is making clubbing cool again.

One interesting thing in the profile is that as Generation Z, Zack and his ilk find brand building and self-promotion corny and ineffective. They don’t want the selfie for the ‘gram. It seems like a whole new kind of clout but FoC (friends of celebrities) have always inhabited a very special place in the ecosystem; as the profiler Samuel Hine points out, they stir up complicated feelings in the fandom. Mainly, “why not me?”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by @zackbia on Mar 4, 2020 at 8:52am PST

Eric Buterbaugh, celebrity florist, is a classic example of a beloved FoC.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore) on Feb 28, 2020 at 9:46am PST

I don’t think Rashida Jones is the only one who was surprised that Amy Poehler owns a wine shop. Did anyone know this?

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Rashida Jones (@rashidajones) on Mar 3, 2020 at 6:37pm PST

Lori Loughlin is getting so much good press on PEOPLE, is the deal already in place for a post-trial exclusive?

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by olivia jade (@oliviajade) on Feb 27, 2020 at 8:24am PST

Mischa Barton is reportedly leaving The Hills because she’s “too boring” for producers. I rebuke this. The show was boring because the relationships were fake (Justin and Audrina? Please!) and they were straining hard for drama. Mischa trying to recapture her career would have been way more interesting a focus over Brody Jenner’s partying. They should have built more on her and Brandon Lee.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mischa Barton (@mischabarton) on Feb 12, 2020 at 1:47am PST

John Mayer is poking his head out after the Open Book headlines have died down. Having read it, did anything about John surprise you? As Lainey wrote in early February, sometimes the read on a couple is right.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by John Mayer 💎 (@johnmayer) on Mar 3, 2020 at 7:10pm PST

Pop culture timing works in funny ways, because as Jessica is having a huge hit in her book, Nick and Vanessa are having a huge hit with Love is Blind (even though their hosting is pretty minimal, their names are attached to the most buzzy show on Netflix).