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WEED CO. ADOPTS ALICIA KEYS’ GRAMMY SONG: At Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Alicia Keys sang, “Hey B, thank you for that orange box. That was really fire,” a reference to the clothing racks Beyonce sends friends with items from Ivy Park. On Monday, a cannabis company called Autumn Brands sent out a press release, saying: “You know that ‘Orange Box’ Alicia Keys’ thanked Beyonc for at the Grammy awards? Well she’s referring to the top cultivator in California’s ‘Wine Country,’ Autumn Brands.” Unclear if it was tongue in cheek or foot in mouth. (Page Six)
KATE MIDDLETON TEACHES KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY: Kate Middleton is combining two of her favorite things: kids and photographs. On Tuesday, Kate joined a royal workshop run by the National Portrait Gallery at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital to see how the arts support children’s health and happiness. Kate spent time with the kids and introduced them to photography basics. (People)
JODIE TURNER-SMITH & JOSHUA JACKSON MAY RAISE KIDS ELSEWHERE: Pregnant Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson may not raise their kids here. She told The Sunday Times: “The racial dynamics over here are fraught. White supremacy is overt. It’s the reason I don’t want to raise my kids here. I don’t want my kids to grow up doing active shooter drills at school. … England has gone off the rails, so I was thinking maybe Canada.” (The Sunday Times)
PARAMOUNT WORKING WITH TWO NEW TRANSFORMERS: Two new Transformers films are being set at Paramount Pictures. The successful Hasbro franchise already has six in the can. One will be written by Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt, and focuses on the world of Beast Wars; the other will be written by King Arthur: Legend of the Sword writer Joby Harold, and will be set in the Bumblebee universe. (Vulture)