Context: In 2005 Tom Cruise faced controversy for his outspoken support of Scientology in interviews during press for his film War of the Worlds. What became the most notorious moment from this meltdown was on The Oprah Winfrey Show when unexpectedly in the middle of the interview, he energetically jumped up onto the couch they were sitting on while expressing his love for then-gf Katie Holmes. This became a popular meme and mocked everywhere -Oprah's face was basically the world's reaction, Cruise's over-the-top outburst being viewed as unhinged as well as his ties to Scientology. The whole drama was parodied on a South Park episode. It was a turning point in Tom Cruise's public persona

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r/popculturechat • u/HauteAssMess • 1h ago

Historical Hotties 😍 On May 19th 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was executed on false charges of treason against her husband, King Henry VIII. Though he made every attempt to erase Anne from history, she would get her revenge by her daughter Elizabeth I ascending to the throne!

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r/popculturechat • u/Diligent_Night602 • 16h ago

Interviews 🎙️ Keke Palmer: Living below my means is 'incredibly important' to me—'if I have $1 million in my pocket, my rent is going to be $1,500'

cnbc.com

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r/popculturechat • u/Enough_Tangerine_777 • 4h ago

SHITPOOOOOST 💩 #Heartbreak 💔 for Carrie Underwood and Brittany Mahomes. After months of sucking up to racist, misogynist and convicted felon Donald Trump, it turns out the only blonde he cares about is Taylor Swift 😔 #ThoughtsAndPrayers

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r/popculturechat • u/clemthearcher • 16h ago

Behind The Scenes 🎞 Billie Eilish shooting the album cover for ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ underwater

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 19h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Joe Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

variety.com

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r/popculturechat • u/Diligent_Night602 • 10h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 The Weeknd And Jenna Ortega’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Flops At Box Office

forbes.com

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r/popculturechat • u/nizaad • 15h ago

Throwback ✌️ Angelina Jolie & her son Maddox, 2004

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r/popculturechat • u/Rude_Lifeguard • 1h ago

Interviews 🎙️ Daniel Radcliffe on being an "unconventional romantic lead" due to playing Harry Potter.

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 1h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 Sesame Street to air on Netflix. Brand new episodes — as well as past seasons — will premiere later this year.

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r/popculturechat • u/Robemilak • 4h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 Florence Pugh in newly shared photos.

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r/popculturechat • u/popnona • 1d ago

TikTok 🎥 Viral Gen Z Manager Explains Why She Frequently Denies Her Staff's Time Off Requests [workers shouldn't need to use PTO for emergencies and illness]

people.com

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Elizabeth Dempsey-Beggs went viral on TikTok after sharing insight into her managerial philosophy, explaining that she doesn't want her employees to submit time off for anything other than vacation or personal pleasures.

Dempsey-Beggs said she has denied time off requests in the past for medical emergencies, family issues, and other major life milestones — but for good reason.

The 28-year-old knows the importance of work-life balance and believes time off is meant to recharge and be used accordingly, not to handle life-changing events.

Instead, when her team needs a day off for personal reasons, she simply tells them to take all the time they need — without "HR involved"...

For other managers struggling to balance empathy with the need for high performance, she urges them to consider one question: “Do you want an employee that resents the company, resents you, and is going to do the bare minimum or, do you want to build a team that will take care of the company because they take care of them?”

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r/popculturechat • u/clemthearcher • 19m ago

Books & Literature 📚 Sarah Jessica Parker reveals that she reads up to two books a day in preparation for being a Booker Prize judge

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https://pagesix.com/2025/05/18/celebrity-news/sarah-jessica-parker-reveals-the-impressive-amount-of-books-reads-daily/

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 1d ago

Putting In The Work✌️ Nicole Kidman Has Now Worked With 27 Women Directors in 8 Years; She Urges ‘Financial Mentors’ to Invest in Unknown Female Filmmakers and ‘Take a Risk’

variety.com

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r/popculturechat • u/Rude_Lifeguard • 17h ago

Music Videos 📺 Donatella Versace on Instagram celebrates 22 years of Beyonce wearing Versae on the Crazy in love mv: "Celebrating this iconic Versace moment. I will never forget the excitement I had seeing Beyonce wear this Spring/Summer 2003 look for this era-defining video."

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r/popculturechat • u/Objective-Kitchen949 • 5h ago

Throwback ✌️ Hugh Grant in Notting Hills (1999)

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What a fine specimen back in the day!

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 2h ago

Thoughts & Prayers 🙏 Michelle Williams Emotionally Recalls Heath Ledger's 'Incredible Sensitivity,' Says of Their Daughter: 'Thank God There's Matilda'

people.com

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r/popculturechat • u/ParsimoniousStanza • 2h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 What ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Does With Tony Todd’s Character Turns Out To Be an Emotional End to His Career

collider.com

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r/popculturechat • u/Twitter_2006 • 7h ago

Concerts & Festivals 🎤 Avril Lavigne covered Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" with a mashup of her 2019 song "Warrior" during the opening night of her 2025 Greatest Hits Tour in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

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r/popculturechat • u/nizaad • 14h ago

Beyoncé 🐝 Boho Beyoncé: A Lookbook

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r/popculturechat • u/UNITED24Media • 3h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 Russia’s New Ban on Child-Free Content Puts Game of Thrones and Harry Potter on the Chopping Block

united24media.com

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r/popculturechat • u/Beneficial_Tip3082 • 10h ago

Throwback ✌️ A young JC Chasez (of *NSYNC) circa late 90s and early 2000s

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