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(NOTE LANGUGE) A slightly hesitant Gwyneth Paltrow spilled the organic chamomile tea regarding her ex lovers Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, and in the end, both guys scored well in the scoring department.

Paltrow’s interview on Alex Cooper‘s Call Her Daddy podcast dropped on Tuesday, and during a game of “Brad or Ben” the Oscar winner blurted out “Brad” — before realizing a series of questions was coming.

Gwyneth admitted it was “really hard” to suss out who was better in bed.

Affleck, whom she dated between 1997 and 2000, won praise for being “technically excellent” at the act. An embarrassed Paltrow added, “I can’t believe my daughter is listening to this! Am I blushing?”

Pitt, who preceded Ben, hit Gwyneth in the feels.

“Brad was like the sort of major chemistry, love of your life, kind of, at the time,” the 50-year-old said, explaining he was more romantic. Ben made her laugh the most — and was also the one she was more likely to argue with.

Both leading men were also rated good kissers, for the record.

In a subsequent game of “F***, Marry, or Kill,” Pitt scored the “eff,” while Chris Martin earned “marry.” While she wouldn’t “kill” Ben, he made the last slot by default.

Paltrow went on to marry Coldplay‘s Martin in 2003, before consciously uncoupling in 2014; the pair share Apple, 18, and son Moses, 17.

Gwyneth married producer Brad Falchuk in 2018.

Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but divorced in 2004; he married Angelina Jolie in 2014, but they divorced in 2019.

After splitting from Jennifer Lopez in 2004, Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005, and had three children — daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, 14, and 11-year-old son Samuel — before the couple divorced in 2015; he married Lopez in 2022.

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Emma Watson hasn’t acted in a movie since 2018’s Oscar-winning Little Women, and to the Financial Times, the Harry Potter franchise veteran revealed why.

“I wasn’t very happy, if I’m being honest,” says Watson, in a feature about her family’s endeavors in the wine and spirits industry. “I think I felt a bit caged.”

She adds, “The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over … It was very difficult to have to be … the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.”

Watson explains, “I started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn’t make me hate myself, ‘Yes, I screwed up, it was my decision, I should have done better.'”

To that end, she’s making the foray into directing, cutting her teeth on a campaign for Prada and a music video for a famous star she won’t reveal. “People always told me I should direct and produce, even when I was on Potter,” she says. “Being a director seemed unattainable. I don’t think I had any confidence in that. I know it seems weird. I mean, I grew up on a film set.”

Watson revealed she is returning to school in September to get a master’s in creative writing at Oxford University. That said, she’s not closing the door on being in front of the camera.

“But I’m happy to sit and wait for the next right thing,” she says. “I love what I do. It’s finding a way to do it where I don’t have to … switch into robot mode anymore.”

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FBoy Island, which was canceled by HBO Max back in December after two seasons, is officially moving to The CW. The network has ordered a third season of the reality dating series, as well as a new spinoff, FGirl Island. FBoy Island, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, follows three women who move to a tropical island where they’re joined by 24 men — 12 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love and 12 self-proclaimed ‘FBoys,’ there to compete for cold, hard cash. It’s slated for a fall 2023 debut. FGirl Island switches genders, with three men trying to identify 24 women as either womanizers or seeking a serious relationship and is set for a midseason premiere…

Eileen Saki, who portrayed Rosie, owner of the popular bar frequented by Hawkeye Pierce, Hot Lips Houlihan and other characters on the CBS series M*A*S*H, died Monday in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, her rep, Camilla Fluxman Pines, tells The Hollywood Reporter. She was 79. Saki’s other TV credits include Good Times, CHiPs, The Greatest American Hero, Gimme a Break! and Without a Trace. On film, she appeared in such films as Meteor, Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part I and Splash…

Jesse Spencer, who left Chicago Fire in 2021, but has made multiple appearances since then, will return to the ABC drama once again for the season 11 finale on May 24, according to Variety. Meanwhile, Taylor Kinney, last seen on the February 22 episode before stepping away to deal with a personal matter, won’t be returning. Kinney had been taking a leave of absence, according to the outlet. The drama has been renewed at NBC for a Season 12…

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Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine Baumgartner are getting a divorce.

In a statement obtained by People, Costner’s publicist Arnold Robinson said that “circumstances beyond his control” led to the end of their relationship. 

“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” Robinson said. “We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”

Costner, 68, and Baumgartner, 49, who met in 1998 and wed in 2004, have three kids together, sons Cayden, 15, and Hayes, 14, plus daughter Grace, 12. The Yellowstone star also has four older children from previous relationships, daughters Annie and Lily and sons Joe and Liam.

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As expected, the first casualty of the writers strike is late night TV. ABC Audio has confirmed NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers will air repeats starting Tuesday, May 2, as will Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. 

The Daily Show will also be affected by the strike; the show had been finding success with a rotating series of guest hosts following Trevor Noah‘s exit in September. Its current week of shows, hosted by Dulcé Sloan, will also go dark, and reruns will air in its place “until further notice.”

Saturday Night Live was gearing up for former cast member-turned-Bupkis star Pete Davidson to take the stage at Studio 8H as a first-time host on Saturday, joined by Lil Uzi Vert as the musical guest. But reps for the show tell ABC Audio the show won’t go forward as planned, and reruns will air in SNL‘s time slot starting this week.

In fact, the only late night show that will keep the lights on will be Gutfeld! on Fox News Channel, ABC Audio has confirmed. The upstart has performed consistently well in the ratings, and ranked as the number one late night show from August to December 2022.

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Warner Bros. Pictures on Tuesday released the first footage for the follow-up to its adaptation of the sci-fi classic Dune, ahead of a full trailer release Wednesday, May 3.

In the snippet, we see someone sticking a device known as a thumper into the sand. The device creates vibrations in the ground and can be used to summon one of the desert planet Arrakis’ feared sandworms.

We also see quick glimpses of all the main characters, including returning stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani and Dave Bautista‘s Glossu Rabban; newcomer Florence Pugh‘s Princess Irulan is also there, and sporting a completely shaved head and eyebrows; so is Elvis Oscar nominee Austin Butler as the villainous Feyd-Rautha.

Denis Villeneuve is back to direct the Dune: Part Two, coming to theaters November 3.

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As that geek from the IT department might have reminded you, Thursday, May 4, is Star Wars Day. This year, Disney+ is celebrating with another Simpsons short set in a galaxy far, far away … and also in Springfield. 

Maggie Simpson stars in Rogue Not Quite One, following the Emmy-nominated Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens from Its Nap. This time around, everyone’s favorite pacifier sucker gets ahold of Grogu’s hovering pram for a “hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy.” 

She also runs afoul of a squadron of TIE fighters and ends up bringing the battle to Springfield in the latest animated bit of synergy for the streaming platform. 

Star Wars, The Simpsons and Disney+ are all owned by ABC News’ parent company, Disney. 

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Dancing with the Stars is on the move once again.

After airing for one season exclusively on Disney+, DWTS is returning to ABC for its upcoming season 32, airing this fall.

The reality competition show will make history as the first series to simulcast across both ABC and Disney+, and will be available the next day on Hulu, as well.

Dancing with the Stars originally ran for 30 seasons on ABC before it moved to Disney+ last year for season 31.

Also changing for season 32 is the hosting lineup, as Tyra Banks announced in March she was exiting DWTS after three seasons. Replacing her is Julianne Hough, a two-time Mirrorball champion and former judge.

Hough will co-host with Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum and fellow Mirrorball winner Alfonso Ribeiro, who joined the series last season.

It’s still unclear whether anyone will take over for longtime judge Len Goodman, who retired last season after having been with the show since its premiere in 2005.

Goodman died in April at age 78 following a private battle with bone cancer.

Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are set to return as judges for DWTS season 32.

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In a new interview with Esquire, Woody Harrelson followed up on Matthew McConaughey‘s recent bombshell announcement that the two very similarly laid back stars might actually be blood related.

“Well, it’s very much true,” Harrelson commented.

“I learned from Ma Mac, Matthew’s mother, that she did have a relationship with my father for a relatively short period of time that coincided with the time that his father and mother were on a sabbatical, and with the time of Matthew’s, let’s say, origination,” Woody said.

Like McConaughey had said, Woody explained the pair have yet to confirm through DNA if the very suspicious timing of that “relatively short period of time” led to McConaughey’s “origination.”

“We haven’t done a test,” Harrelson said, allowing, “there are too many times that I think to myself, My God, the similarities! The things he does, the things he says — just the way he is. I’ve felt that for years.”

In a related Explain This segment, Woody also claimed McConaughey’s father said “that ain’t my son” when McConaughey’s mother was going to the hospital to give birth to the future Oscar winner — and she went alone.

At this, Harrelson’s White House Plumbers co-star — and Esquire co-cover model — Justin Theroux was stunned. “No. Way,” he exclaimed.

Woody commented, “And I knew that detail years before I ever talked to Ma Mac about the shenanigans.”

In the article, Theroux tried to get in on the family action, saying, “There have been many times where I’ve thought the same thing about Woody, that he’s this abusive older brother. Much older brother.”

He adds, “The next time he sets a glass down or a fork, I am going to pair it against my own DNA to confirm what I suspect is the truth.”

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There were those who groused when Kim Kardashian was cast in the anthology series American Horror Story — among them Patti LuPone and Sharon Stone, not to mention the online snarkers. However, Kim K is taking her own advice and getting her butt to work.

And not in the way we’re used to seeing.

On the red carpet for Monday night’s Met Gala, Kim told Variety she’s “of course” taking acting lessons, adding, “It’s a challenge. I like to challenge myself.”

She also noted production has already begun, though she doesn’t start work until the end of May. “It’s really fun to step outside of your comfort zone, and try something new and grow,” Kim commented. “I’m so excited for the experience.”

American Horror Story: Delicate is being compared to the thriller classic Rosemary’s Baby: A woman in the public eye is convinced darker forces are sabotaging her pregnancy journey.

Kim’s fellow cast members include Emma Roberts, Cara Delevingne, Pose‘s Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Hellraiser‘s Odessa A’zion and The Resident‘s Matt Czuchry.

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