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There was a bit of an uproar earlier this week when it was reported that Ariana Grande was paid 15x more for Wicked than Cynthia Erivo. This originated on social media, specifically TikTok and Reddit, and now Universal has shut that sh-t down, clarifying that their salaries were the same. And now I’m just going to rant about TikTok again because this is the mess that’s driving celebrity gossip these days – and it is consistently and stupidly wrong. (Hollywood Unlocked)

Samuel L Jackson is always going to tell it like it is. And right now he’s talking about Oscar nominations and how it’s not actually true that it’s an honour to be nominated and, I guess, he would like people to stop saying it because the nominees are generally forgotten. Sam Jackson, to date, has been nominated for an Oscar exactly one time, for his role in Pulp Fiction. That was almost 30 years ago. You know who won? Kevin Spacey. I’ll just leave that there. (Pajiba)

Most of the headlines about Ryan Murphy’s new series, about an all-female law firm, have been about Kim Kardashian. But the real actors who are involved are the incomparable Judith Light and Naomi Watts. And their wardrobes on the show are giving quiet luxury, by way of soapy network drama. Big ups to the costume designer here. (Go Fug Yourself)

It's that time of year: we have Mimi’s song on repeat, we watch rom-coms, and we talk about Tom Cruise’s holiday cake. (The Mary Sue)

A few weeks ago there were big headlines about Brad Pitt’s “legal victory” against Angelina Jolie in his lawsuit against her over Miraval (but, really, his ego). The latest “legal victory” is in favour of Angelina after the judge’s latest ruling which could potentially expose a lot of the sh-t he’s been trying to lock down over the last few years. At the same time, there’s also been some talk about how their children don’t see his parents anymore. If we’re talking about who the children don’t want to see though, shouldn’t the real story be that the children don’t seem to want anything to do with their father? Like not even his name? (Celebitchy)