Orange is the New Black Laverne Cox says the new upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Show is “very fashion forward and very 70s”. Cox says that Fox’s upcoming television remake of the cult musical will have a new look. At the Golden Globes the star opened up saying “The wardrobe is not like the original. Director Kenny Ortega has some ideas that I can’t talk to you about, but his vision is very fashion forward. very 70’s. I can say that.” Cox will star as the mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Further, originally a sexually fluid transvestite played by Tim Curry in the 1975 flick. The new cast includes Victoria Justice and stage actor Ryan McCartan as the couple who knock on the mansion door after a flat tire, Penny Dreadful’s Reeve Carney as Riff Raff and singer and model Staz Nair as beefcake eye candy Rocky.
Ronda Rousey’s swimsuit was painted on for her Sports Illustrated photo shoot, but that didn’t stop sales of the actual one-piece it’s based on from selling out almost instantly. Ronda’s paint job was a replica of a one-piece made by Australian swimwear brand, We Are Handsome. The company’s a fave with celebs; Beyonce even sported one of their jaguar suits over the summer. We Are Handsome tells us Ronda’s plug made their overall website sales surge 300% Good luck getting the one she (kinda) wore. But in case you’re feeling lucky, it’s called The Fighter. The black and white image of a jaguar’s snarling face was perfect fit for Ronda, even if she never really wore it.
Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert paid tribute to David Bowie who died Sunday after an 18 month battle with cancer during their late night shows on Monday evening. Fallon says “Before we begin, I’d like to say, ‘Rest in peace David Bowie. He was a great artist, one of a kind singer, songwriter, fashion icon, and had one of the greatest senses of humor of anyone I’ve ever met. We would actually email each other jokes every now and then.” Fallon famously impersonated Bowie, even creating a character which was a mixture of Tim Tebow and the singer back in 2012. He goes on to say, “I was trying to think of something funny to say, but it just wouldn’t come out right, so I’m just going to email you, David Bowie, and if you check your email in space or in heaven or wherever you are, you don’t have to email me back. In fact, don’t. It would be weird for me. Don’t even consider it. Just read it and enjoy what I put in there. But we should all celebrate him for all the fantastic work he’s done.” O’Brien honored the icon by showing a montage of his interview clips, Noah shared a few of Bowie’s own words and Colbert ended his show with a musical tribute of the hit single, “Let’s Dance.”
