Diane Warren Just Rescued West Hollywood's Viral Runaway Pig — Heroes Walk Among Us
Let's start with the story we didn't know we needed: Wilbur, West Hollywood's most famous runaway pig, captured hearts with his chaotic sprint through the streets — and now TMZ reports none other than Diane Warren ste...
Quick Hits
- Diane Warren for the save: The Oscar-nominated songwriter told TMZ that Wilbur, the runaway pig who went viral sprinting through West Hollywood, is officially safe and headed to a sanctuary. Icon behavior.
- Jacob Elordi dodged the Bond question at the London world premiere of Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, and his excuse is elite: "I'm here on holiday."
- Earth, Wind & Fire shared a health update on drummer John Paris — "Our hope is strong" — after a medical emergency forced the band to cancel shows.
- Phoebe Bridgers and KATSEYE each snagged their first-ever Australian No. 1s, per Billboard — a big day for both camps down under.
- Hayden Panettiere is being remembered today on what would have been her 37th birthday, with TMZ marking the day with tributes.
What's Trending
Let's start with the story we didn't know we needed: Wilbur, West Hollywood's most famous runaway pig, captured hearts with his chaotic sprint through the streets — and now TMZ reports none other than Diane Warren stepped in to give him a new lease on life, telling the outlet he's safe and sanctuary-bound. A legendary songwriter with a soft spot for a fugutive pig? We love to see it.
And honestly, Diane Warren is having a week. Billboard reports she's hoping to stretch her record-setting Oscar streak — she's the first songwriter in history to land nine consecutive Best Original Song nominations — to a full decade, with a new song for a Mark Wahlberg film. Rescue a pig in the morning, chase history by lunch.
Elsewhere on the internet: BuzzFeed's roundup of hilariously dumb things American tourists have asked Europeans is making the group chat rounds, including the immortal "I was told by someone in Boston that they were most likely more Irish than me. I was born and raised in Ireland." Sir.
Music
- ENHYPEN is back. The K-pop heavyweights dropped THE SIN: BLISS at the stroke of midnight — six fresh tunes, their eighth mini album, and the second installment of the ongoing THE SIN series. The concept rollout machine continues.
- Chart news with detail: Phoebe Bridgers lands her first Australian albums chart-topper with Lost Weekend, while KATSEYE roars to No. 1 on the singles chart with "Animal," per Billboard. First-timers both — bottles are being popped in two hemispheres.
- It's New Music Friday, and Billboard's essential guide flags Sam Smith, Stella Lefty, and Weezer among the drops everyone will be talking about. Weekend playlist: handled.
- DMA'S are leveling up. The Australian alt-rockers — a decade in with a devoted UK fanbase — tell Billboard they've got a new recording studio and a label deal, and their mindset is simply "We know what we want."
- Feeling nostalgic? BuzzFeed rounded up 30 major tours every millennial will absolutely be buying tickets to this summer and beyond. RIP our wallets, again.
Movies & TV
- The Bond watch continues. Jacob Elordi was the star guest in London Thursday for the world premiere of Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, and when asked point-blank if he's been auditioning for 007, he offered the most luxurious non-answer imaginable: he's just there on holiday. Sure, Jacob. Sure.
- Woody Harrelson is getting back in the director's chair, nearly a decade after helming Lost in London, the world's first live-streamed feature film. He also dropped a juicy comparison, putting Jason Bateman's The Cackling of the Dodos in the company of Martin McDonagh and the Coen brothers. High praise.
- Sriram Raghavan has more thrills cooking. Per Variety, the Indian auteur is developing a new thriller in the tonal zone of his 2007 cult favorite Johnny Gaddaar — even as his Operation Safed Sagar soars on Netflix's charts.
- Festival circuit check: Emilija Gašić's folk horror Wolf Days and Filip Mojzeš's family drama The First Week of August took the top Sarajevo CineLink Industry prizes; Georgian director Ana Urushadze is prepping Fear of Butterflies, a detective story she promises comes with "mysticism and a touch of body horror"; and Canada's h264 grabbed worldwide sales rights to Where The River Begins ahead of its Toronto world premiere.
- Review worth reading: Variety calls French crowdpleaser The Marching Band "finely tuned," noting it "blasts through more story in its first 12 minutes than many films now manage in two hours."
Celebrity Tea
- Baby Lautner is on the way! The Taylor Lautners shared photos from their recent baby shower with the sweetest caption: "Our little girl is already so loved." A Twilight baby girl — the fandom is not okay.
- A tender one today: TMZ is remembering Hayden Panettiere on what would have been her 37th birthday. The outlet previously reported she'd had big travel plans to be with her daughter — today, fans are sharing tributes instead. Hold your favorites close.
TikTok & Internet
TikTok users are reporting a truly cursed trifecta of app chaos over on r/TikTok: endless Pizza Hut polls flooding feeds ("literally every other post," both as ads and regular videos — the algorithm really wants to know if you're craving stuffed crust), the views and likes tabs vanishing from creators' own posts, and one poor soul getting pinged with a notification every single minute. Throw in someone genuinely asking why #bokeh got flagged as offensive, and honestly? The app is giving main-character meltdown today. Pinterest is right there, besties.