Here are the pop-culture headlines that have us talking today:
Miley Cyrus is maybe a sneaky genius?
Over the weekend, Miley Cyrus dyed her underarm hair pink, causing us to collectively roll our eyes very hard. In an interview Monday with the Associated Press, she talked about the pink pits, but in the context of the foundation she just started to help homeless and LGBT youth, particularly transgender kids. In the interview, the talks to the AP about using her influence and outrageousness to further causes she cares about.
"It's like, I know you're going to look at me more if my (breasts) are out, so look at me. And then I'm going to tell you about my foundation for an hour and totally hustle you."
In the interview, she also says that not all of her relationships have been "straight, heterosexual" ones. Read the full interview here.
The Simpsons gets renewed
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive scoop on this one: Fox has picked up The Simpsons for a two more years, guaranteeing the 27th and 28th seasons for the TV juggernaut.
I know that the show will need to end one day, but I'm not ready for it yet.
'Walking Dead' actor arrested for DUI
Seth Gilliam, who plays Father Gabriel on The Walking Dead, was arrested Sunday on drunken driving and drug charges after getting clocked going 107 mph in a 55 mph zone on a Georgia highway. According to the AP, Gilliam, 46, was stopped in the Peachtree City area, not far from the set of The Walking Dead. Officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana in the car, and they found a joint inside a cigarette pack in the vehicle. Gilliam, who's also well-known for playing Detective Ellis Carver on The Wire, is charged with speeding, reckless driving, drug possession and drunken driving.
Rest in peace, Ellen Albertini Dow
The character actress best known for performing "Rapper's Delight" in The Wedding Singer died Monday at age 101. Dow had more than 100 acting credits in IMDB, including appearances in New Girl, Wedding Crashers, Scrubs, Will & Grace and Seinfeld. She came to TV and movies late in life after working in theater and as an acting coach. Her first film credit came in the 1985 movie American Drive-In.
'Grace and Frankie'
A new sitcom starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin will debut Friday on Netflix, and the trailer looks really promising. The two star as women whose law-partner husbands (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterson) reveal that they're gay, and are leaving them for each other.