Mike White told the actors cast as the family in The White Lotus <\/em>to watch Southern Charm<\/em> for research<\/a>. That tracks as Mike has worked in reality TV (he was on Survivor) so of course he appreciates the genre. And the three women, wow. It\u2019s like watching a Real Housewives <\/em>alliance fall apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The cooing surface \u201cwomen supporting women\u201d compliments that are seething with resentment. The subtle one-upmanship with their \u201cproblems\u201d that are really a way for them to brag, it\u2019s masterful.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of The White Lotus,<\/em> if I were to tell you that one of the cast members has a product line with Architectural Digest, who would you think of? There is no way people will get it right<\/a> on the first guess. \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last week, Lainey answered a question The Squawk about the It Ends With Us<\/em> accusations, specifically about how unusual it is for an actor to have significant input in their wardrobe or make script changes (my takeaway is that it\u2019s not all that unusual). Lainey also hones in on the edit<\/a>, because it is unusual to have actors be involved in that process.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It made me think of another actor who has a reputation for being overly involved in projects: Edward Norton. American History X<\/em> cemented him as a thinking person\u2019s movie star (not a screen idol like Leo or Brad, but not Daniel Day-Lewis either, kind of right in the middle). He dated Salma Hayek and Courtney Love but didn\u2019t love the press; he was private. Then The Hulk<\/em> happened and he got a reputation for being difficult. So much so, I think it stalled his career, which was unusual for someone who had already \u201cmade it.\u201d It wasn\u2019t that he was an asshole, it was that he was viewed as a pain in the ass. Big difference. This was before social media, so he didn\u2019t have his every breath dissected on TikTok and he wasn\u2019t in the press a lot, so the circumstances are different. Today, I don\u2019t know if he works when he wants to or works when can, but at press events for A Complete Unknown,<\/em> he seems relaxed and there have been no whispers of any issues. I wonder if he\u2019s changed, the industry has changed or if it was a Marvel-specific experience for The Hulk.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had to rewatch a few times but that\u2019s Timothy Olyphant in the new Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Levi\u2019s commercial, right? He has the ideal career: great projects, famous enough to get a table at a restaurant but not famous enough to get chased by paps. The Goldilocks of fame.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hilary Baldwin, who was around 28 when she got married, \u201cdidn\u2019t understand<\/a>\u201d what a prenup was but signed it anyway. How does an adult not understand at least the concept of a prenup? They have prenups in Spain.<\/p>\n
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