Dakota and MGK are still dealing

With each other. They were spotted together at a party hosted by the fashion brand Khaite last night, which sent me down a rabbit hole of “how” and “why” and “him”. We’re now two months in on Dakota and MGK being seen out together, so it’s time to buckle down and take this celebrity romance seriously (stay away from her, get a job, etc). Apparently, they met at the Swift-Kelce wedding. Why do I feel like we’re going to come to associate that event with any number of cursed happenings?

As for what they’re up to, besides each other, MGK is reportedly in the studio (threat), and Dakota is working on Alice Rohrwacher’s upcoming film, Three Incestuous Sisters with Josh O’Connor, Jessie Buckley, and Saoirse Ronan. It’s adapted from Audrey Niffenegger’s novel of the same name, about three sisters whose isolated lives are interrupted by a man. Aren’t they always?

The prospect of seeing Dakota Johnson act alongside Jessie Buckley, though, is particularly intriguing. Dakota is known for her, er, sleepy style of delivery, while Jessie Buckley is a lit fuse in every film. (Saoirse Ronan is very good at calibrating her performance to the material.) I feel like Dakota Johnson starring in a film with Jessie Buckley might clarify the “can Dakota Johnson actually act” conversation. For the record, I think she can, but she is, not unlike Keanu Reeves, a specific kind of actor, best used in specific ways. I’m not sure “keep up with Jessie Buckley” is going to be a good use of Dakota Johnson, but we’ll see.

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What else happened today…

Olympian Chloe Kim on the challenges and relief of an ADHD diagnosis. (Popsugar)

Jessica Chastain’s Blonde Bob: Yay or Nay? (Go Fug Yourself)

Morgan Spector plays a Gilded Age millionaire on The Gilded Age. That’s equivalent to a billionaire today. So, naturally, people keep asking him about wealth, money, and rich people. Spector did a VERY sexy profile for Man About Town, and when asked about today’s robber barons, he said: “I’m not interested in them personally. They all seem to be pretty boring, unfunny and unattractive people.”

Morgan Spector, the people’s Sexiest Man Alive! (Celebitchy)

James Bond rumormongering continues. This time, it’s an unnamed co-star of Josh O’Connor’s from the production Golden Boy claiming O’Connor bagged the role. I mean, sure, but the source is The Sun and no one’s name is attached to any part of this, so it’s still speculative. Don’t get me wrong, I would LOVE for Josh O’Connor to be the next Bond, I think he’s the best non-Dev Patel option, I’m just saying I’m not getting super excited about an “unnamed source” report from the f-cking Sun. We’re at the stage where people just want to get their guesses in so they can claim to be right when the official announcement is made. The rumor I am starting is that the announcement won’t come until after Dune: Part Three is in theaters. There’s no way Denis Villeneuve wants to spend the entire press tour for his opus talking about Bond. (The Sun)