Erin Gladieux is a junior telecommunications and journalism major and writes ‘Pop Culture Catch Up’ for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the paper. Write to Erin at engladieux@bsu.edu
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards this Sunday is generating a lot of buzz and rightfully so. With Ellen DeGeneres as host, it’s bound to have everyone falling out of their chairs laughing.
Just a few of the presenters include Chris Hemsworth, Anna Kendrick, Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron and Jennifer Lawrence.
There have been many lists of the all-time best moments from the 86th years of the awards show. And on just about every list is Jennifer Lawrence tripping on her way up the stage to accept her award for best actress.
It looks like she’s still dreading that day.
“I do obviously have very special memories of the dress I wore to the Oscars, some fun, some not,” the “American Hustle” star said. “They need to make it more accessible for stairs, in my opinion.”
And for the kid in all of us, Idina Menzel will belt out “Let It Go” from “Frozen” and Pharrell Williams will perform “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2,” both of which are nominated for best music, original song.
‘That ’70s Show” Sweethearts
Kelso and Jackie forever. OK, so maybe Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ characters didn’t end up together in the show, but it looks like the off-screen couple did. Eight years after the show ended, Kutcher popped the question. The two started dating back in April 2012.
Kunis posted a picture on Instagram of the two smiling with the caption, “I love you @kutcher78.” A second post with the adorable couple kissing read “Happily ever after.” And let’s not forget that Kutcher was Kunis’ first kiss.
Katy Perry and John Mayer split…for the third time
Just days after rumors spread that the couple was engaged, news broke that the two have called it quits again. And these two were so cute together, it’s sad to see them apart.
One source said, “Not sure how long it will last this time but yes, it is off for now.”
The two collaborated on the song “Who you Love” together and the music video, which premiered two months ago, had Perry gushing about Mayer on “Ellen DeGeneres.” He’s “very thoughtful, very creative … he’s very hilarious.”
So why would such a perfect couple call it quits? According to another insider through US Weekly, the topic of Perry’s upcoming tour was the source of their arguments.
“She’s stressed about the tour, they’ve been fighting. It is probably for the best, because she is going to be on tour forever.”
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