21 Culture-Shifting Moments In Celebrity News This Week, From Anna Kendrick Dating Bill Hader To A Fan-Led Lawsuit Defending Ana De Armas

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News this week: Fine, I'll break.

If you've been keeping steady on your New Years' resolution to use less social media (aka stronger than me), chances are you've missed some celebrity news. Here's a recap of what happened this week:

shot of Laura at an event, she's wearing an off-the-shoulder dress

shot of Alex on the set of "Jeopardy"

2. In a hilarious update that just reaffirms the extent to which Andrew Garfield lied to the whole world about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home, he revealed that Emma Stone — his Amazing Spider-Man costar and ex — kept texting him about his supposed appearance, which he kept denying.

shot of Emma (L) and Andrew (R) on the red carpet

3. But...it all could have been over for Andrew and his (honestly impressive) performance art. A DoorDash employee almost caught him in the act! As in, he delivered takeout to Andrew — and asked for his ID — right as the actor was getting settled in Atlanta for the production of No Way Home.

headshot of Andrew, he's wearing a checkered blazer and white button-down

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Now, if only there was an Oscar for the longest performance outside the realms of the cinematic world...

5. In exceptional news for weirdos (me) everywhere: Daniel Radcliffe has been tapped to play the Grammy-winning multihyphenate Weird Al Yankovic in a new Roku biopic! "I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film," Weird Al said. "I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for."

shot of Weird Al, he's doing jazz hands

shot of MCR frontman Gerard Way performing onstage

shot of Hayley Williams of Paramore performing onstage, she's in an all-white outfit with cargo pants and a tied T-shirt that reads "Pure Pleasure"

7. That, along with the news that Degrassi is officially getting a reboot set to air in 2023...it's almost too much for my angsty inner-self to take! Here's everything we know about it (sorry, no casting news as of yet)!

The Next Generation" featuring Cristine Prosperi (L) and Munro Chambers (R)

8. Last call for those checking in to The White Lotus. Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, and Haley Lu Richardson are set to join the second season of the hit HBO satire. They'll star alongside previously announced cast member Aubrey Plaza and possibly Jennifer Coolidge, who is rumored to reprise her role.

still from "The White Lotus" featuring Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett, who has his back to the camera

9. Jenny Slate is officially married — and she did so in secret during New Years' Eve! She was wed to art curator Ben Shattuck, after a previous three attempts to do so were derailed by the pandemic. "I like it better," she said of the ceremony, which took place in their living room and featured family and six friends each (instead of the planned 200+ guest list). "I didn't realize how the large thing was making me feel uncomfortable, a little bit."

shot of Jenny and Ben, the former is looking up at the latter while he has his arm on her shoulder

10. In more celeb couple news, Adam Rippon is married! The Olympic figure skater wed real estate Jussi-Pekka Kajaala on NYE in Los Angeles. The couple had an impromptu ceremony after previous plans didn't pan out: "We've been waiting to do it for a while and we always were like, 'Let's just go and do it and just have it be finished and we can finally be married,'" Adam said.

Jussi (L) and Adam (R) hold hands on the carpet of a Human Rights Campaign event

12. Also, Gaspard Ulliel — the 37-year-old award-winning French actor who stars alongside Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke in Marvel's upcoming Moon Knight — has died as a result of a ski-related accident.

shot of Gaspard in a tux

13. Grammy-winning rock star and actor Meat Loaf — best known for his Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums — died at the age of 74 this week. "We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time," his family said in a statement, adding, "From his heart to your souls…Don’t ever stop rocking!"

shot of Meat Loaf on stage, he's holding a guitar

14. Ian Alexander Jr. — Regina King's only son, whom she shares with her ex-husband, the record producer Ian Alexander Sr. — died by suicide at 26. "He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time," King said in a statement.

shot of Ian Alexander Jr. in a satin tux (L) alongside his mother Regina, who's sporting purple hair in a top knot and wearing a deep plunge dress

15. Cardi B announced she would cover the funeral expenses for the 17 victims of the devastating apartment building fire in her native Bronx. The rapper is also partnering with New York City's established fire relief fund dedicated to the effort, and will pay for émigrés' repatriation costs for those who will be buried in The Gambia. "When I heard about the fire and all of the victims, I knew I needed to do something to help," she said in a statement.

Cardi B at a Fashion Nova event, she's wearing a blazer suit and looking away from the camera

16. In an emotional Instagram video, Adele announced the postponement of her greatly anticipated Las Vegas residency a day before the first show was supposed to take place, citing positive COVID-19 cases among half her crew and delivery delays: "I'm so upset, and I'm really embarrassed, and I'm so sorry to everyone that's traveled again."

shot of Adele performing onstage at her concert special, she's wearing an Old Hollywood-inspired black gown

18. In a hilarious turn of events — and one decidedly not spearheaded by @ArmasUpdates on Twitter — two Ana de Armas stans have decided to sue Universal for allegedly misleading them into viewing Yesterday (that Beatles-themed rom-com, you know the one), when Ana was entirely cut from the film.

headshot of Ana, who's wearing a silky button-down and looking up and away from the camera

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I love Ana as much as the next person, but these two have an envious amount of time on their hands.

19. Hilary Duff finally opened up about that failed Lizzie McGuire reboot, which Disney scrapped because of its mature content. The content in question? The show would pick up with a 30-year-old Lizzie moving back in with her parents after catching her soon-to-be fiancé cheating. And THIS is risqué?

headshot of Hilary at the D23 expo carpet

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There can apparently only be ONE Hilary Duff character on TV that's a 30-year-old trying to figure shit out. And it is apparently the one in How I Met Your Father.

20. Of course, on my day off, I caught wind of the wildest news: Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader are reportedly an item — and have been for an entire year! It's important to note that neither have publicly spoken on the relationship as of yet, but if (or when) they do, I will be first to note: Comedy may have peaked with this pairing.

Bill holding his Emmy on the red carpet

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