The Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston reunion tour has made another stop as the former couple participated in a virtual table read of the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" — and things got pretty steamy.
That's because the A-listers were cast as teenagers Linda Barnett and Brad Hamilton, roles originated by Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold in Amy Heckerling's 1982 teen comedy, written by Cameron Crowe.
The oft-delayed event was presented last Thursday by Dane Cook's "Feelin' A-Live," a fundraising campaign for COVID-19 relief and criminal justice reform. It featured a star-studded cast participating through videoconferencing and included a slew of Oscar winners and A-listers: Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Shia LaBeouf, John Legend (and a glam cameo from wife Chrissy Teigen), Ray Liotta, and CORE co-founder and former "Fast Times" star Sean Penn.
Aniston and Pitt, who divorced in 2005 but sparked plenty of reunion rumors last year, were assigned the daydream sequence. The actors, and their fellow celebrity participants, struggled not to laugh during the suggestive read, even with screen directions narrated by Morgan Freeman. Freeman gamely threw in a "Lord have mercy" while reading the quasi-pornographic narration.
The event raised more than $65,800 for CORE.
Weinstein stripped of U.K. honor
Britain has stripped disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of an honor recognizing his contribution to the U.K. film industry. The 68-year-old former Hollywood producer was convicted earlier this year of rape and sexual assault against two women and sentenced to 23 years. Accusations by dozens of women in 2017 led to the end of his career and helped spur the MeToo movement. "The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated January 19, 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order," according to the U.K.'s official public record. Once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, Weinstein's credits include "The English Patient," "Good Will Hunting," and "Shakespeare In Love."
Emmy donations: Every Emmy Award handed out Sunday came with something extra — a $100,000 donation to fight child hunger. Each network and streaming service competing on the telecast pledged the donation for every Emmy they win. With 23 Emmys handed out and the academy committing $500,000, that means a donation of $2.8 million to No Kid Hungry, a group working to relieve child hunger brought on by the coronavirus crisis. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Emmys from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and winners accepted their awards from remote locations. Coverage of the Emmys, E1
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