<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-emma-stone-considering-following-scarlett-johanssons-footsteps-by-suing-disney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Stone</a> jokingly called <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/source-reveals-how-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-families-feel-about-romance-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> an &#8220;a**hole,&#8221; then defended the pop singer after Stone won Best Performance by Female Actor at the 2024 Golden Globes.
During the 81st annual awards show, the 35-year-old actress was <a href="https://x.com/TSwiftNZ/status/1744463687208071362?s=20">asked</a>, &#8220;When you won, Taylor Swift gave you a huge applause. What are your thoughts on her cheering your win?&#8221; 
&#8220;What an a**hole, am I right?&#8221; Stone jokingly replied at the post-awards backstage event with press. &#8220;No. I&#8217;ve known her for almost 20 years.&#8221;
&#8220;I was very happy she was there,&#8221; she added. &#8220;She [Swift] was also nominated tonight, which was wonderful.&#8221;
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📹 | Emma Stone’s response to a reporter on Taylor cheering for her when she won <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes</a>
“What an asshole am I right? No, I’ve known her almost 20 years so I’m very happy she was there. She was also nominated tonight which was wonderful.”
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— Taylor Swift News 🩵 (@TSwiftNZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSwiftNZ/status/1744463687208071362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
Before the &#8220;Easy A&#8221; actress walked away from the microphone, she continued joking about her pal, &#8220;What an a**hole!&#8221;
Social media <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12938771/Emma-Stone-calls-Taylor-Swift-hole-Golden-Globes.html">users</a> loved Stone&#8217;s response, with one person writing that she should be protected &#8220;at all costs.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;I love seeing women supporting women, friends supporting friends and people supporting people, but why not ask Emma about the work she does instead?&#8221;
While a third continued, &#8220;There&#8217;s a time and place to fangirl over Taylor Swift, and it&#8217;s called Twitter.&#8221;
The &#8220;Love Story&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swifts-rise-to-the-top-in-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hitmaker</a> made an appearance at the 2024 Golden Globes after her &#8220;Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour&#8221; movie was nominated in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category. In the end, Swift ended up losing to Greta Gerwig&#8217;s &#8220;Barbie.&#8221;
When the winner was announced, it was the &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; hitmaker who jumped to her feet before everyone else and started a standing <a href="https://x.com/RaminSetoodeh/status/1744193490664497472?s=20">ovation</a> for the Margot Robbie-lead movie that crushed at the box office in 2023.
At the domestic box office in 2023, &#8220;Barbie&#8221; led the rest, scoring $636 million with Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Eras&#8221; movie earning $179.8 million, <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/">BoxOffice Mojo</a> noted.
Stone and Swift have been friends since early in both their careers, dating back to 2008, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/emma-stone-jokes-taylor-swifts-reaction-golden-globes-win?intcmp=tw_fnc">Fox News</a> noted.
&#8220;It’s just so important to have people that you trust and Emma[Stone] and Selena [Gomez] and I, we&#8217;ve had so many things in our lives that have changed over the last couple years, but our friendship has stayed the same,&#8221; Swift told <a href="https://www.accessonline.com/articles/taylor-swift-im-a-girls-girl-singer-talks-star-girlfriends-selena-gomez-emma-stone-new-girl-hbos-girls-124874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Access Hollywood</a> in 2012. &#8220;So that’s really good.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emma-stone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Stone</a>’s new movie “Poor Things” is generating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oscar</a> buzz despite its unique and controversial subject matter.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">film</a> debuted at the Telluride Film Festival on Saturday and is the work of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, best known for the Oscar-winning movie “The Favourite.” Some entertainment outlets predict that Lanthimos will again get multiple Academy Award nominations for his latest work.
This sci-fi black comedy is based on Alasdair Gray&#8217;s 1992 novel of the same name. It follows Stone playing Bella, a Victorian woman who dies by suicide but is then brought back to life by a scientist who is also her guardian. Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) revives her by implanting the brain of her unborn child into her body, which effectively makes her a child with a woman’s body. 
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Things become creepy as Bella discovers a preoccupation with sexual activity despite still having a child’s mind. The story is essentially a retelling of “Frankenstein,” but with a heavy dose of graphic sex scenes.
Lanthimos defended the movie’s raunchiness at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, saying &#8220;sex was intrinsic to the novel” and essential to demonstrating Bella’s freedom. 
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&#8220;It was very important for me to not make a film that would be prudish, because it would be completely betraying the main character. So we had to be confident Emma had to have no shame about her body, nudity [and] engaging in those scenes and she understood that right away,” he said, per <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/global/poor-things-venice-emma-stone-sex-scenes-intimacy-coordinator-1235710575/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>.
&#8220;The great thing about me and Emma is that we have made four films together; there is a shorthand and we can communicate without having to explain or talk too much about things.” Lanthimos said, “As soon as I started saying something about sex, she would say: &#8216;Yes,&#8217; of course, it&#8217;s Bella. We will do what we need to do.”
“Poor Things” currently has a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with reviewers calling it “a unique piece of artistry” and “flamboyant, florid, fantastic, and freakish.” 
Despite critics praising the movie, there were several people who were disturbed by the premise.
&#8220;Warning; Hollywood at it again with Prestige Kiddie Porn,&#8221; one X user <a href="https://twitter.com/KeenanPeachy/status/1698002936646000992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a>. &#8220;With the body of an adult and the brain of a literal newborn, she does what all newborns do: she becomes a nymphomaniac and prostitute, of course. There are graphic sex scenes between Stone &#8211; playing a baby who can barely talk or walk &#8211; and (ew) Mark Ruffalo, the commie Disney star. I forget: can newborns consent to sex? If they’re smoking hot babes they can!&#8221;
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“Poor Things” will premiere nationwide on December 8.

Emma Stone’s New Movie About Sex-Crazed Woman With A Child’s Brain Generates Oscar Buzz

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After “Black Widow” star Scarlett Johansson filed a breach-of-contract <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scarlett-johansson-sues-disney-over-black-widow-release">lawsuit</a> against Disney for the studio’s decision to release her film to both streaming platforms and theaters, many industry insiders speculated that Emma Stone, who had a similar deal for “Cruella,” would follow suit. But it seems the actress and her team found a different method of addressing the issue.
Rather than sue, Stone has negotiated a sequel deal that will increase her pay from $8 million to something in the low eight-figure range, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More importantly, however, Stone’s team managed to secure a percentage of streaming earnings — the key point in dispute in Johansson’s complaint.
While the details of Stone’s “Cruella 2” contract remain unknown, the president of her agency, Endeavor, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/endeavor-q2-2021-earnings-1234998112/">said</a> on an August 16 earnings call, “We are getting the front end for our clients for movies and TV, like we always get, [and] increasingly, we are getting the backend bought out … the Netflix model.”
The agency also took the unusual step of releasing a statement about Stone’s deal, telling <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/emma-stone-cruella-sequel-deal-scarlett-johansson-lawsuit-disney-1234814551/">Deadline</a>, “While the media landscape has been disrupted in a meaningful way for all distributors, their creative partners cannot be left on the sidelines to carry a disproportionate amount of the downside without the potential for upside.&#8221; The statement continued, &#8220;This agreement demonstrates that there can be an equitable path forward that protects artists and aligns studios’ interests with talent. We are proud to work alongside Emma and Disney, and appreciate the studio’s willingness to recognize her contributions as a creative partner. We are hopeful that this will open the door for more members of the creative community to participate in the success of new platforms.”
Former Hollywood Reporter editor and entertainment lawyer Matthew Belloni said Sunday in his industry newsletter, “What I’m Hearing,” that the deal may not be as big a win for Disney as the company is projecting because Stone&#8217;s back-end deal, previously reserved for theatrical releases, sets a streaming precedent other stars will expect. Said Belloni:
<blockquote>Stone didn’t sue, but that doesn’t mean she rolled over. The opposite, in fact. I’m told that she forced Disney to acknowledge for the first time that it should have negotiated a “buyout” of her box office bonuses on the first Cruella, like Warner Bros. did for its 2021 movies. For the titles that went day-and-date on streaming, Disney had previously been sticking to its position that simply adding the at-home upcharge revenue to the box office pool was sufficient. To that end, Stone scored an eight-figure make-good payment, independent of whether Cruella 2 actually is greenlit. And if the sequel happens, she’s in line for another eight-figure payday. (Disney declined to comment on these numbers.)
I’ve also learned that, as part of the Stone negotiation, Disney agreed to drop its insistence that she forgo a traditional backend on Cruella 2 in favor of tiered bonuses. Instead, Stone will get her up-front fee, plus a traditional back-end participation that includes a royalty on each at-home sale on streaming. (Cruella was available for a $30 upcharge.)
That’s an about face, and not what Disney wants going-forward.</blockquote>
While Stone’s situation may be settled, other Disney stars like Emily Blunt (who reportedly had a similar contract for &#8220;Jungle Cruise&#8221;) and others are likely already exploring how they can get a percentage of streaming earnings going forward.

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Scarlett Johansson may have broken the seal on celebrity lawsuits in the streaming age. Rumors are now developing that “Cruella” lead Emma Stone may follow her example and sue Disney over its decision to dual debut her tentpole film.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scarlett-johansson-sues-disney-over-black-widow-release">reported</a> on Friday, Johansson is suing Disney for releasing “Black Widow” to its streaming service, Disney Plus, at the same time as theaters. According to the Marvel star’s breach-of-contract suit, studio executives had promised her the film would have a theaters-only roll out, and a significant portion of her compensation was based on its performance at the box office. By simultaneously premiering the film on the video-on-demand platform, she claims Disney undercut her potential earnings.
Disney released Emma Stone’s most recent movie, “Cruella,” with the same hybrid approach even though it, too, was originally only intended for a theatrical release, meaning Stone may have the same grounds for a complaint.
Former Hollywood Reporter staffer and entertainment lawyer Matt Belloni revealed in his <a href="https://whatimhearing.news/matt-belloni/">newsletter</a>, “What I’m Hearing,” that inside sources are telling him the actress is speaking to her lawyers and “weighing her options.”
Johansson said in her suit that when she tried to renegotiate her contract to address the dual debut shift, Marvel and Disney were “unresponsive.” Belloni’s report seems to support that as he said sources tell him stars have found Disney “notoriously difficult to deal with” as the company made plans to redirect tentpole films to streaming.
Belloni claims Johansson is receiving an outpouring of support from other performers in her industry, saying, &#8220;There is an unusually high amount of cheering going on today in the talent community, which indicates these issues aren&#8217;t going away anytime soon,&#8221; he said.
<a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/black-widow-scarlett-johansson-disney-fallout-1235031315/">Variety </a>echoed this view in a report that quoted an unnamed agent who said, &#8220;A lot of other actors are cheering for Scarlett and rooting her on. She has a lot of power and that makes this a visible conversation that puts Disney on the spot. By doing all of this in public, she might be able to change the rulebook.&#8221;
Belloni speculated that “Jungle Cruise” actress Emily Blunt could soon add her voice to the chorus supporting Johansson. Just like “Black Widow” and “Cruella,” “Jungle Cruise” was originally destined for theaters alone and ended up with less-than-stellar earnings under the hybrid approach. The film took in a mediocre $34 million at the box office this weekend, meaning it may struggle to recoup Disney’s $200 million investment.
That may not bother Disney, as it is benefitting from additional subscribers who want to watch these new movies from the comfort of their homes. But there’s no benefit to the hybrid model for celebrities whose salaries are based on box office performance, something Johansson’s filing notes.
“To maximize these receipts, and thereby protect her financial interests, Ms. Johansson extracted a promise from Marvel that the release of the picture would be a ‘theatrical release,” her suit states. “As Ms. Johansson, Disney, Marvel, and most everyone else in Hollywood knows, a ‘theatrical release’ is a release that is exclusive to movie theatres. Disney was well aware of this promise, but nonetheless directed Marvel to violate its pledge and instead release the picture on the Disney+ streaming service the very same day it was released in movie theatres.”
She then went on to point out that Disney’s top executives scored big bonuses based on the streaming platform’s success.
Disney responded that there is “no merit whatsoever to [Johansson&#8217;s] filing.” The company added, “It is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 19: General view of a billboard above the El Capitan Entertainment Centre promoting Walt Disney Pictures ‘Cruella’ in theaters and Disney+ on April 19, 2021 in Hollywood, California.

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On Oscar night, some of the celebrities being honored chose to adorn their sartorial attire with political statements championing leftists causes, including protests against President Trump.
Ava DiVernay, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary 13TH, which focuses on the American prison system and propounds that slavery is being effectively perpetuated in the U.S. through mass incarceration, decided to protest Trump’s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states">executive order</a> suspending entry into the United States, as immigrants and nonimmigrants, for 90 days, of people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">A small sign of solidarity. I chose to wear a gown by a designer from a majority Muslim country. Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/ashistudio">@AshiStudio</a> of Lebanon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a> <a href="https://t.co/CbEkK7rCpG">pic.twitter.com/CbEkK7rCpG</a>
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) <a href="https://twitter.com/ava/status/836024248887984128">February 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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DuVernay took the time before the Oscars started to honor the memory of leftist icon Trayvon Martin and his famed hoodie:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">On my way to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a>. Taking a moment to remember <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrayvonMartin?src=hash">#TrayvonMartin</a>. Our hoodies are still up and the movement is still strong. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OurSonTrayvon?src=hash">#OurSonTrayvon</a> <a href="https://t.co/PdxuXMktOg">pic.twitter.com/PdxuXMktOg</a>
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) <a href="https://twitter.com/ava/status/835992975150731264">February 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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DuVernay has been contemptuous of Trump before; in mid-January, speaking with Oprah Winfrey and Van Jones at an event hosted by of Ted Sarandos, the Netflix chief content officer, and his wife, Nicole Avant, a former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, Jones recommended outreach to white voters in the Midwest who voted for Trump, but DuVernay didn’t agree, <a href="http://deadline.com/2017/01/oprah-winfrey-van-jones-ava-duvernay-talk-at-netflix-home-1201887458/">opining</a>, “I’m challenged by the idea that we are not holding people accountable for their votes.” She <a href="http://pagesix.com/2017/01/16/ava-duvernay-trump-represents-violence/">added</a> that Trump “represents violence.”
Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone, a Hillary Clinton fan, who had <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/entertainment/emma-stone-election-trump/">referred</a> to Clinton’s November loss “incredibly painful,” signaled her allegiance to the abortion mill Planned Parenthood with a gold Planned Parenthood pin:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Emma Stone is wearing a Planned Parenthood pin on her dress (and she looks phenomenal and she&#8217;s going to win). AMAZING. <a href="https://t.co/qQLLCqSYAO">pic.twitter.com/qQLLCqSYAO</a>
— Leon McCarthy (@Leonade) <a href="https://twitter.com/Leonade/status/836014821548109824">February 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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50 Shades Darker star Dakota Johnson echoed Stone with her own Planned Parenthood pin attached to her Gucci clutch, as PP proudly proclaimed:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Dakota Johnson is showing her support for Planned Parenthood at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStandWithPP?src=hash">#IStandWithPP</a> <a href="https://t.co/09VwiNNPxI">pic.twitter.com/09VwiNNPxI</a>
— Planned Parenthood (@PPIAction) <a href="https://twitter.com/PPIAction/status/835999798838890496">February 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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HOLLYWOOD POSTURING: Celebrities Don Expensive Anti-Trump Wear On Oscar Red Carpet

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