Freshly Brewed Buzz with Kirstie Alley and Jillian Michaels
KIRSTIE ALLEY SLAMS DIVERSITY: Kirstie Alley has some thoughts about the new guidelines from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In an effort to encourage diversity, films must meet standards of on-screen representation, behind-the-scenes inclusion and more. The standards will go into effect for the 2025 awards. “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere…can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f**king paintings,” she tweeted. “You people have lost your minds. Control artists, control individual thought .. OSCAR ORWELL.” (ET)
JILLIAN MICHAELS TALKS COVID: Jillian Michaels tells Fox that she contracted COVID at a gym with a friend weeks ago. “If you are afraid of COVID, you should not go to the gym. And I actually am a person who let my guard down, I haven’t even spoken about this publicly really, and a very close friend of mine gave me COVID several weeks ago,” she said. “I’m fortunate to have gone into it being healthy and I was able to get on the other side of it pretty quick, but not everyone is that lucky as we know,” she continued. “All I can tell you is if you are afraid of getting COVID, a public gym is probably a place where you will get it.” (People)
JANA KRAMER TALKS DIVORCE: Jana Kramer reveals that her husband Mike Caussin filed for divorce from her in 2016 while she was competing on DWTS and he was in rehab. She’s releasing a self-help book The Good Fight with Caussin on their ups and downs; it drops September 22nd. (People)
KALEY CUOCO CLAPS BACK AT MASK SHAMERS: When trolls tried to shame her for wearing a mask in an IG training session, she shut them down. She responded: “For everyone and their mask comments. I wear a mask when I’m in an enclosed space around others , which I was. I also wear a mask when I’m outside around others. I’m protecting myself and everyone around me. That’s why i choose choose [sic] to wear a mask. Thanks for playing.” (The Blast)
