Roasted

Back in the '80s and '90s, long before he was Iron Man or a 2024 Oscar nominee for his staggering supporting work in Oppenheimer, Robert Downey, Jr. was known to dabble in the rom-com genre. There was 1987's The Pick-Up Artist and '89's Chances Are and, of course, that early-'90s fan-favorite Only You, opposite Marisa Tomei. But allegedly, his poor accent work kept RDJ from appearing in one of the genre's most beloved titles: The Holiday.Kate Winslet, who memorably portrayed house-swapping Brit Iris Simpkins in that 2006…

Jennifer Garner once called making 2004's 13 Going On 30—which still totally holds up 20 years later, BTW—one of the "happiest" parts of her life. So, it's not a surprise that she would take time out of her busy schedule to support (and roast) one of her buddies from the beloved rom-com: Mark Ruffalo, who famously played her love interest in the sweet time-travel flick, as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Garner and Ruffalo have had adorable mini-reunions over the years reminiscing about their time as…

ADVERTISEMENT Who says the Internet can’t agree on anything? In this case, people banded together against one woman on X (Twitter) who expressed an unpopular opinion about birthdays. The user MicheBag22 posted that she does not want any invitations to birthday parties where she has to pay for the food herself. Although the opinion in the comments was pretty unanimous, she did raise an interesting question: What is the etiquette for birthday dinners? Some people expressed how it’s nice to treat the birthday person.…

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On the internet, we're all fair game, no matter the generation. From Boomers to Zoomers, everyone gets their moment in the spotlight; it's like a never-ending roast session.Now, it's time for Millennials. Recently, people have been taking jabs at the cohort, listing all the peculiar things they love, so we decided to put together a list of the most accurate observations that hilariously describe the essence of belonging to this avocado-toast-adoring Harry Potter fan club.Continue scrolling to check out the posts and…

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s When Harry Met Sally… came out 34 years ago, and we still can’t stop talking about it and that famous fake orgasm scene. In one of the most memorable moments of the friends-to-lovers rom-com, Sally demonstrates to Harry at Katz’s Deli how easy it is for a woman to fake an orgasm, leading a female customer to hilariously tell the waiter, “I’ll have what she’s having.” While looking back at what online daters call one the best romantic comedies of all time, the 62-year-old actress roasted…

Former English footballer David Beckham recently engaged in an insightful conversation with actor Sara Ali Khan during an interview held at the Meta office in Mumbai during his visit to India. The discussion primarily revolved around his newly released Netflix docuseries, ‘Beckham,’ which delves into various aspects of his life and career. One particular highlight from the series captured attention, where David Beckham playfully roasted his wife, fashion designer, and former singer Victoria Beckham, as per…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRobert Downey Jr has revealed that Kate Winslet once roasted him for having the “worst British accent” ever.The 58-year-old actor recalled the time when he was auditioning for The Holiday opposite the Titanic star years ago.“We both got called in just as seat fillers… needed someone to read with the gals and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” Downey recalled…

Almost as soon as a sunglasses-sporting Zaslav launched into an uninspired speech reminiscing about his own time at Boston University as a law student, people throughout the commencement ceremony crowd began booing at the 63-year-old entertainment executive and did not let up until he stopped talking almost 20 minutes later.“When I was announced as the speaker a few weeks ago, one of my BU buddies sent me a text,” Zaslav said to a wave of jeers. “It said, ‘Who would have thought,’ and he was right. Who would have thought…

Jimmy Fallon got blasted on the upstart social media platform Bluesky for a post on Tuesday in which he proudly announced he was diving into the new Nintendo video game, “Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.” Bluesky users quickly posted negative replies to his “Zelda” post, indicating that instead of playing games he should be focused on making sure his employees get paid. While some Bluesky users went after Fallon telling him to “pay his writers,” (which is, in fact, happening), others made the…