Actually, starting this year, it's not just about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Hollywood, and the entire North American entertainment industry, seems to have entered a wave of scandals, divorces, and children-related drama.
Pop diva Madonna adopted a six-year-old boy, David Banda, in Malawi, and the media soon reported that Madonna often did inappropriate things with David Banda.
Yes, it sounds twisted, and it's exactly as it sounds.
Later, an insider claimed, calling herself a friend of Madonna, that Madonna believed the child's soft lips had a special power, so she often used them.
Whether this is true or not is another question. If Madonna were a black pop queen, her career would probably be over.
Fortunately, she is a white pop diva.
Facing these baseless accusations, Madonna quickly denied the claims and even appeared with David Banda to show their mother-and-son bond.
Madonna said, "Children are the hope of our country and the world. I want to contribute my part to protect children's healthy growth."
At the same time, Madonna announced she would donate one million dollars each to a children's charity foundation and a child protection organization.
The children's charity foundation and child protection organization immediately spoke up in her defense. Combined with her PR team's efforts, the matter was finally suppressed.
This year seemed to be dominated by music industry incidents. After Madonna's affair faded, in April, news broke that pop star Britney Spears was expecting her second child.
However, Britney Spears was in the midst of a divorce with rapper Kevin Federline and disputing custody. In other words, this unborn child would already be part of a single-parent household.
Interestingly, this matter had a slight connection to Gilbert. The cause was that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline quarreled, and Britney mocked Kevin's abilities as inferior to one of Gilbert's, leaving her unsatisfied.
Enraged, Kevin Federline argued fiercely with Britney, went to a nightclub to drown his sorrows, and performed on stage while intoxicated, rapping improvised lyrics full of insults toward women, many aimed at Britney herself.
Someone recorded this performance and uploaded it online.
This caused outrage among feminists, damaging Kevin Federline's image and leading to poor sales of his new album.
Kevin Federline had to publicly apologize and beg Britney Spears for forgiveness.
But heartbroken Britney decided to divorce Kevin Federline and raise the child on her own. Currently, they are in the middle of divorce proceedings.
While the media covered the story from start to finish, they casually mentioned Gilbert, calling him a role model for men and a dream for women.
Later, when Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron were interviewed while walking with their children, Charlize Theron said something astonishing.
"Gilbert is just too capable; we can't keep up."
These words sparked online speculation: is Charlize Theron hinting at finding a new sister-in-spirit for herself?
The Landrini family's talent is truly formidable.
However, compared to his father, Gilbert has one advantage: he basically doesn't fool around. Unlike old Gilbert, who was indiscriminate, engaging with anyone, such behavior is rare in Hollywood.
Besides, as a big figure, having multiple women is hardly unusual at least it's women.
Some big figures not only have many women but also many men, and even those who are neither fully male nor female, plus animal companions.
Donkeys, horses, and so on — all exist.
In short, once someone becomes perverse, there really is no limit. By comparison, Gilbert is just a bit polyamorous, likes well-endowed beauties, and in Hollywood, this is so normal that it seems almost out of place.
Even more out of place are Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Since meeting Gilbert, this Hollywood golden couple broke the myth that golden couples always break up.
Not only are they still together, but their second child has already appeared.
Thanks to this perfect marriage, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman became one of the highest-valued celebrity couples in Hollywood history.
This year, Nicole Kidman also fulfilled her Oscar dream, winning Best Actress for her work in Walk with Me, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.,
The biggest investor in this film came from Tom Cruise's production company. To secure the funding, director James Mangold had to give up his originally planned lead, Reese Witherspoon, and cast Nicole Kidman instead.
By the way, Charlize Theron was nominated for North Country, but having already won an Oscar, she had no ambitions and did little PR.
Meanwhile, Keira Knightley, the female lead of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, was nominated for Best Actress for Pride and Prejudice, and Ang Lee won Best Director for Brokeback Mountain, becoming the first Chinese director to receive the Oscar.
Additionally, Memoirs of a Geisha, starring Zhang Ziyi, won three awards: Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Original Score. Zhang Ziyi herself attended the Oscars.
She certainly did not want to miss this red carpet opportunity, and the domestic media press releases were already purchased.
Headlines read things like "Ziyi Zhang dazzles on the Oscars red carpet, showcasing Eastern elegance, outshining all others," and so on.
However, in reality, Memoirs of a Geisha received harsh criticism on Chinese-language internet forums. Many angry netizens even viewed the film as a disgrace, and Ziyi Zhang herself earned a less-than-flattering reputation.
Gilbert's good friend Leonardo DiCaprio was not nominated. His previous nomination for The Aviator had been ignored. But this did not dampen DiCaprio's enthusiasm for awards; he once again collaborated with Martin Scorsese.
This time, the two also brought in Matt Damon to remake a Hong Kong police-crime film, called Infernal Affairs.
However, the Oscars tend to frown upon sycophants; the more this happens, the lower DiCaprio's chances of winning.
Gilbert's film Batman Begins fared even worse, receiving only a nomination for Best Cinematography, which it did not win.
This is understandable. If the Oscars are biased against commercial films, superhero movies face the harshest discrimination.
Unless a superhero film is extraordinarily well-made and something monumental occurs, its chances of winning major awards are effectively zero.
However, after already winning Oscars, Gilbert no longer pursued awards with such urgency. Spielberg has only two Best Director Oscars; he has two as well. Everyone is in the same position.
By April, the Hollywood atmosphere suddenly grew tense, with few strong releases in the first half of the year.
Only Ice Age 2, released on March 31, achieved decent box office success, earning $68.99 million in its opening week, providing a small surprise.
However, this small surprise could not fully satisfy moviegoers. Everyone was preparing, eagerly awaiting the summer blockbuster season.
Gilbert was not idle, bringing Tom Cruise and Saoirse Ronan to promote the film everywhere. Other actors, like Jude Law, also participated in promotional activities to build momentum.
Gilbert was not overly worried about The Last of Us failing to meet expectations, as he and Tom Cruise provided two strong marquee names—there was no problem.
The only thing that concerned him somewhat was the performance at the Iron Man preview screening.
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