Julianne Moore Dropped an F-Bomb at Cannes — and the Whole Room Erupted

Julianne Moore Dropped an F-Bomb at Cannes — and the Whole Room Erupted

Standing in a tent overlooking the French Riviera — dressed in a high-necked white silk jumpsuit, clutching a feather-covered bag roughly the size of a briefcase — Julianne Moore looked less like an awards dinner honoree and more like someone who had finally had enough.

Accepting an award for her career and her advocacy for gender representation in film at Kering's Women in Motion dinner, Moore went straight for the jugular of Hollywood's double standard. "There's a cultural assumption, particularly in the United States, that women's stories are less interesting or smaller, or that if we're at the center of a narrative we need to be stronger or accomplishing something great or doing something particularly male if we want men to watch us," she said. Then she paused. "I think that's untrue."

What followed was the line of the night: "I f***ing love actresses." Moore explained she chooses what she watches based on who she gets to look at for two hours — then locked eyes with fellow redhead Isabelle Huppert across the room. She also dismantled the tired myth that women become invisible after a certain age, calling it a self-fulfilling story that someone said once and others just kept repeating. "I want to know where they feel invisible, why they feel invisible," she said, "and have we been cultured to only be seen by a particular audience, or to only value that gaze?" The speech was so unexpectedly raw that it turned what is typically a glamorous-but-uneventful annual dinner into a genuine cultural moment.

Gobble's Take: Julianne Moore said what every woman in Hollywood has been thinking — in a feathered clutch, in a castle, at Cannes, and it still needed saying.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

A24 Wins Bidding War for Club Kid at Cannes

Jordan Firstman's directorial debut, Club Kid, has sold to A24 for $17 million after a heated bidding war at Cannes. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section to rave reviews, drawing interest from Mubi, Focus Features, Searchlight, Netflix, and A24, with offers starting in the seven-figure range before the price climbed to $17 million. Warner Bros.' new indie label Clockwork also showed interest before bowing out. A24 took worldwide rights.

Firstman stars alongside Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, and newcomer Reggie Absolom. The film follows a party promoter whose 10-year-old son — whom he never knew existed — shows up at his door. It was produced by Oscar winner Alex Coco (Anora) and Galen Core (Lurker), with Topic Studios financing and Stay Gold co-financing.

Gobble's Take: A24 paid $17 million for worldwide rights — the first major sale of this year's Cannes.

Sources: Variety · Hollywood Reporter

Madonna Beat Drake's 43-Track Triple Album Drop to Win Song of the Week

Drake released three albums in a single week — 43 tracks, featuring Future, Sexyy Red, 21 Savage, and more — and still lost the fan vote to Madonna and a Berlin DJ.

Billboard's weekly best new music poll named Madonna and Peggy Gou's "I Feel So Free (Peggy Gou Energy Mix)" the fan favorite for the week of May 15. The track is a preview of Confessions II, Madonna's first full-length album in seven years, due July 3 — the long-awaited follow-up to her landmark 2005 dance record Confessions on a Dance Floor. The original was co-produced by Stuart Price, who helmed the first Confessions album and serves as musical director on several of Madonna's tours. Gou's remix leans into her signature Berlin house sound — the same sonic identity behind her 2023 crossover hit "(It Goes Like) Nanana" — turning the track into a high-energy club anthem.

Madonna had already teased the song during a surprise appearance at Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella weekend two headlining set, where the two also performed "Like a Prayer" together and debuted what appeared to be another new track from Confessions II. Drake's triple drop (Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour) made a strong run, as did new music from Maluma, Gracie Abrams, and Tove Lo — but none of them could touch the Queen of Pop when she's in full comeback mode.

Gobble's Take: Drake dropped 43 songs in one week and Madonna still won — with one remix.

Source: Billboard

Pete Davidson's Former Partner Calls Him a Deadbeat Dad — He Reportedly Disputes the Claim

Pete Davidson's off-screen life just got messier. Elsie Hewitt, Davidson's babymomma, has publicly accused the comedian of being a deadbeat dad, according to Perez Hilton, which shared details of the allegation along with Davidson's reported response.

The details of Hewitt's claims and Davidson's rebuttal are discussed in a Perez Hilton video, but the specifics are not laid out in text. Davidson has spent years as tabloid royalty — his relationships with Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, and others have played out in real time — but a deadbeat dad allegation is a different kind of headline entirely.

Two sides, one very public accusation, and no resolution in sight.

Gobble's Take: Pete Davidson has survived a lot of tabloid cycles — but "deadbeat dad" is a different kind of story to walk back.

Source: Perez Hilton

John Oliver Paid Tribute to Stephen Colbert with a Borrowed Letterman Line

John Oliver used the closing moments of Sunday's Last Week Tonight to pay tribute to Stephen Colbert — and to echo a line from David Letterman.

"Please enjoy Colbert's final shows," Oliver told viewers. "He's the f***ing best. Good night, and good luck, motherf***ers." The sign-off mirrored Letterman's own parting words on The Late Show, where Colbert had asked his predecessor for advice. Oliver's message appeared aimed at Colbert's bosses at Paramount — with the wrinkle that Oliver's own corporate parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, is on track to be acquired by Paramount.

Oliver and Colbert first worked together on The Daily Show and Oliver has made 23 official guest appearances on The Late Show, with total visits reaching 30 when cameos are counted. Oliver called CBS's decision to end the show "terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy," and said he was eager to see what Colbert and his team do with the time they have left — and where Colbert ends up next.

Gobble's Take: Oliver borrowed Letterman's sign-off to mark the end of Colbert's Late Show — and aimed it at the same executives.

Source: r/Entertainment

Quick Hits

• Rings of Power is rushing Season 3 to your screen this November: Prime Video just moved the Lord of the Rings prequel's third season from an expected 2027 release to November 2026 — an accelerated turnaround that comes after Season 2's viewership reportedly dropped by half compared to Season 1. Collider
• Raindance is bringing Kit Harington's directorial debut and a star-studded Barry Cryer tribute to London this June: The 34th Raindance Film Festival (June 17–26) unveiled its full lineup of 85 features and 112 shorts, including Harington's black comedy Psychopomp and Joke, a tribute to late British comedy writer Barry Cryer featuring Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, Alison Steadman, and Harry Hill — plus a new best horror feature prize added to the competition for the first time. Variety

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