Modern Beauty Trends: In: George Clooney’s Bank Account

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

In: George Clooney’s Bank Account | Out: Being Batman

Everyone in Hollywood is reuniting with an ex. Meanwhile, the X-Men and Avengers could reunite as well.
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“We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon, and we got to get ourselves back to the garden.” —Joni Mitchell

Celebrity Cuffing Season

Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together

Hollywood may never again have an on-and-off relationship quite as legendary as that of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, but the kids today are certainly giving it a go, because apparently most of them haven’t heard either Dua Lipa’s “New Rules” or most of Taylor Swift’s oeuvre. They’re all crawling back to their old flames. Yes, Justin and Selena are definitely back on. Ditto Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham. Now there are rumors that Alexa Chung is again getting close to Alex Turner, her English rock star ex of several years. It may not be such a bad idea, though. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth broke up years ago, Cyrus cried while riding an actual wrecking ball about it, they each dated other people, but then a few years later they got back together and seem stronger than ever. In fact, there are now whisperings that they’re secretly already married. While Dua Lipa seems to think you shouldn’t pick up that phone, plenty of other young celebs seem to disagree.

Being a Tequila Tycoon

Being Batman

Earlier this year, a tequila company George Clooney co-owned was sold in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion. The result, as George Clooney will tell you, is that he’s now a much richer man. "Acting used to be how I paid the rent, but I sold a tequila company for a billion f***ing dollars," he said in a new interview with The Sunday Times. "I don’t need money.” So, hey, now he’s not going to act quite as much (he also noted that he’s aging out of his leading-man days anyway), and instead he’s going to concentrate on making only the kinds of films he really cares about, in whatever way he can. There’s also the matter that he now has two children to raise. So don’t expect Clooney to suit up as a superhero or appear in any other major blockbuster anytime soon. He’s an artist with an already-hefty bank account.

An X-Men and Avengers Reunion?

Hollywood Consolidation

IHollywood was all atwitter on Monday thanks to a report that 21st Century Fox might be interested in selling its film and television production studios to Disney (properties such as the Fox network, Fox News, and Fox Sports would remain at Fox). The pop-culture upside? Fox holds the rights to Marvel properties like X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Disney, of course, has the rights to everything in its own MCU. A potential merger means Wolverine could get to join the Avengers, or something like that. The downside? Well, Hollywood has only six major movie studios left (Disney is the largest in terms of market share, while Fox is third). And such a move could worry not only consumers who are nervous about fewer choices but also, potentially, Washington. Of course, part of the reason Fox is said to be exploring the idea in the first place is because of increased competition from Silicon Valley giants like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple.

Mary J. Blige

@TheRealMaryJBlige

Mary J. Blige is ready for her second act. She’s getting Oscar buzz for her role in Netflix’s upcoming Mudbound, and she just teamed up with artist Carrie Mae Weems for the cover of our latest Art Issue.