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Anna Kendrick's Iconic 'Cups' Performance in 'Pitch Perfect' Almost Didn't Happen


One of the most iconic scenes in the first Pitch Perfect film is Anna Kendrick‘s “Cups” audition. If you’re one of the three people on Earth who’s never seen this movie and doesn’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a quick boiler plate: Kendrick’s character, Beca, decides to audition for her college’s all-female acapella group (the Barden Bellas) by randomly hitting cups on the floor and singing “When I’m Gone” with no background music. It’s quirky and weird and ultimately lands her a spot on the Bellas. But here’s the interesting part: Kendrick didn’t come up with this herself. Way before Pitch Perfect happened, she actually found people on the Internet who had performed the song acapella with cups and learned it secondhand—just for fun. She had no idea it would come in handy for the film.

“Handy” is definitely an understatement, too. When it came time to film Pitch Perfect, the producers needed to make sure Kendrick and the other Bellas could actually sing. “They were like, ‘Can you sing something for us?’ and I was like, ‘I get to do [‘Cups’].’ I had no use for it before.”

Producers were so impressed with Kendrick’s “Cups” performance that they decided to put it in the film in place of what they’d originally planned for Beca’s audition—which was “I’m a Little Teacup.”

“I don’t know how I was supposed to play [‘I’m a Little Teacup’], so thank God they changed that,” Kendrick said. “I would’ve been like, ‘I don’t know how to make this scene work, guys.'”

Watch Kendrick explain this, below.

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Seriously, can you imagine Beca singing “I’m a Little Teacup” in front of terrifying Aubrey Posen? Talk about aca-awkward.

Pitch Perfect 3 hits theaters on December 22.

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Anna Faris and Chris Pratt Are Separating After 8 Years of Marriage


UPDATE: December 2, 2017

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have officially filed for divorce, according to a People story published Friday, December 1. Pratt filed legal documents ending their eight-year marriage citing “irreconcilable differences” and asked for joint custody of their son Jack, who’s 5. Faris filed shortly after and is also asking for joint custody, as well as the right to receive child support. According to the documents, the couple legally separated a month before they went public with it.

“We’ll always have each other and be incredible friends,” Faris said about her and Pratt’s relationship in October. “There is still so much laughter in our lives together, and he is so proud of me, still.”

She continued, “We watched each other grow, and he still cracks me up all the time. And I think I crack him up—unless he’s a really good actor and great at faking laughter.”

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Pour one out for everyone’s favorite comedic couple. Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have just announced that they’re separating after eight years of marriage.

In a joint statement released on their various social media channels, the couple announced:

“Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We tried
hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed. Our son has two
parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this
situation as private as possible moving forward. We still have love
for each other, will always cherish our time together and continue to
have the deepest respect for one another. —Chris Pratt and Anna Faris”

The two met in 2007 on the set of Take Me Home Tonight and later married in July 2009. They have one four-year-old son, Jack, who—if you follow Faris or Pratt on Instagram, then you already know—is the cutest.

Unfortunately, we know things hadn’t been easy for couple over the past year. Back in December 2016, Faris sat down with Isla Fisher for her podcast, Anna Faris Is Unqualified, to address the various tabloid rumors circulating that Pratt had been cheating. Specifically, she said they made her feel “incredibly, very insecure.”

“I just remember feeling so hurt in a way that bothered me because I didn’t want to think of myself as somebody who could be bothered by…tabloid shit,” Faris revealed. She later added, “I think it was a combination of things. I take pride in how great my relationship is with Chris, but having said that, of course, in this crazy world where he’s off doing movies and I’m in L.A., raising our child, of course I’m going to feel vulnerable, like any normal human would.”

That said, neither have revealed their reasons for the split. But obviously, it’s personal.

Sending good vibes to the whole fam. We know the phrase “relationship goals” is thrown around liberally these days, but this one’s truly a bummer. ? Now we’re off to rewatch Mom before bed….

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Gigi Hadid Lost a Shoe on the Anna Sui Runway, Still Struts Better Than Most


Over the years, we’ve witnessed some pretty unfortunate runway mishaps but models are nothing if not consummate professionals and, when faced with an outfit snafu on the catwalk, they usually take it in stride. That, quite literally, is what Gigi Hadid had to do at Anna Sui this evening, when she found herself down one stiletto—though, you wouldn’t even realize it, because at no point did her strut waver.

Hadid was gearing up to close Anna Sui’s Spring 2018 show, wearing her second look from the collection. The get-up required a full, head-to-toe change, down to the footwear—and, it seems that, in the backstage rush, one of her heels wasn’t properly secured. So, as she was following sister Bella down the catwalk, she continued to walk as if nothing had happened… except, if you look really closely, you’ll notice she’s simply walking on the tip of her toes.

PHOTO: Frazer Harrison

Once the lights dimmed and the models lined up for the final lap down the runway, Gigi once again appeared sans right shoe—though, this time around, Bella walked alongside her, giving her a shoulder to lean on.

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PHOTO: Frazer Harrison

The show must go on, right? Plus, what was probably an uncomfortable situation turned into an adorable sister moment on the runway. Add that to the list of memorable catwalk-closing moments from New York Fashion Week.

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Anna Faris Speaks Out for the First Time Following Her Split From Chris Pratt


It’s been over a week since Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their separation, and people still haven’t recovered. (My sister literally called me last night to talk about how much she loved them.) Like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce from last year, no one saw this split coming. It was basically pop-culture whiplash.

Pratt and Faris released a poignant statement about their uncoupling last week, but they’ve remained relatively quiet since then. Yes, Pratt gave a speech at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards Sunday night (August 13), but he didn’t mention the split or his personal life at all. Not that we were expecting him to—it was the Teen Choice Awards. Plus, Faris and Pratt aren’t obligated to say anything about their breakup…even though the entire world is in mourning.

But Faris did open up about the situation, briefly, during her Unqualified podcast on Tuesday (August 15). “Hey, dear listeners: I just want to thank you all so much for all the love I’ve been receiving, and I truly love you,” she said.

That’s all she directly said about her split from Pratt; however, an answer she gave one of her listeners loosely nodded to it.

When a woman called in and asked Faris how she should handle a problem with her boyfriend and one of his co-workers, Faris said, “Don’t be afraid of the future. You’re young. You’re in L.A.. There’s a lot of amazing people out there. Don’t feel afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”

She continued, “I made that mistake, I think, a little bit feeling like, ‘I’m checking my relationship off the list,’ and, um—The final advice I could give you would be know your worth, know your independence, know that you’re young, and there’s so many people out there. There’s so much life experience. I hope you get to live it all and experience a whole lot of people. Life is too short for you to be in relationships where you’re not feeling like this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back or somebody doesn’t value you in every way.”

Of course, we don’t know if Faris was referring to her relationship with Pratt—but the fact this topic even came up at all is ironic. And sad, too.

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