31 of the Funniest Tweets from Thursday, February 8, 2024
When the nepo babies are getting radicalized and seeing the light, that’s when you know Hollywood is due for a rude awakening. While promoting her foray into the superhero world with Madame Web, Dakota Johnson spun a “web of truths” in an interview with L’Officiel in which she called the industry “really fucking bleak” and “disheartening.” The Fifty Shades actress told the magazine that “the people who run streaming platforms don’t trust creative people” and that “everyone who makes decisions is afraid.” She added that playing it safe is the very thing that’s going to make the industry implode. Although most of Johnson’s references were specifically anchored in the difficulty she had getting her indie film Daddio made, her struggles speak to the state of the industry and reveal awful truths for those with even less access than her.
Once Madame Web hits streaming, we’ll be able to see it on Disney+ from the comfort of our own homes, but until then, Disney’s top dog, Bob Iger, has something else on his plate. Two years after Gina Carano was fired for social media posts “denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities,” The Mandalorian actress is suing Disney and Lucasfilm in a bid to force the companies to allow her to return to her role in the Star Wars universe. The disgraced actress is getting help from the man with the compulsive need to be in everyone’s business as Elon Musk pledged to fund lawsuits for Twitter users who have been “wrongfully terminated” due to their activity on the platform. When CNBC asked Iger about his thoughts on the suit and Musk’s involvement, he had a one-word response: “None.”
Now, if being hysterical were a fireable offense, these users on the timeline would be in big trouble. Today’s funniest tweets include those about the ideal volume settings for your boss, a pressing question for Jim Henson and the perks of getting an early jump on your day.
