True Detective Casts Real-Life Porn Stars

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True Detective casts real-life porn stars
Adult film actresses Amia Miley and Peta Jensen were cast for a big orgy scene featuring dozens of naked bodies, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that the porn stars won’t get totally naked. There are also rumors that the 2nd season will involve satanic symbols and S&M clubs.

Vladimir Putin has no idea House of Cards features a Putin-like Russian president
The Russian president hasn’t heard of Season 3’s Viktor Petrov. Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, says: We haven’t watched it or told (Putin) about it. “We haven’t heard about the use of his image.”

Bill Murray’s TV special nabs Amy Poehler, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus and Maya Rudolph
The star-studded special from Sophia Coppola still hasn’t found a TV home.

Empire finale: Too many twists?
The problem with “Empire’s” finale, says Katey Rich, was there were so many twists and so little time to process them. “What makes Empire a great show isn’t just the twists, but the characters whom Strong helped create to pull us through it,” she says, adding “our precise attachment to these characters means there’s a kind of disappointment when these moments whoosh by.” PLUS: The two episodes played fast and loose with character development, Empire has become the TV destination for artists to promote their new music, Empire might’ve been better off without Episode 2, the season finale proved Empire could never get too crazy, how producers arrived at the Lucious twist, a love letter to Cookie, and Empire heads to Hulu.

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen disagree on Kathy Grffin’s Fashion Police exit
Cooper defended his New Year’s Eve pal on Watch What Happens Live, while Cohen said Griffin shouldn’t have used the “body shaming” excuse for her “Fashion Police” exit, especially since she makes fun of people all the time.

Little Debbie had nothing to do with Will Ferrell’s Tonight Show stunt, but appreciates the publicity
In our opinion, Will Ferrell did justice to the cowgirl hat and the blue and white dress that are hallmarks of Little Debbie,” said a spokesman for Little Debbie’s parent company, reacting to Ferrell’s Jimmy Fallon appearance. “We appreciate his enthusiasm in playing the part. We also enjoyed seeing the studio audience so eager to get their hands on our delicious snack cakes.”

Conan O’Brien learns he has a fan base in Pakistan
Conan was sent a video showing Pakistanis going crazy over his talk show.

The Wire‘s Isiah Whitlock Jr. launches a Kickstarter for a talking bobblehead doll
The Clay Davis actor promises his bobblehead will say “sheeeeeeeeeit.”

Broad City had the perfect Season 2 ending
In Season 2, the Comedy Central series “expanded its world and went a little deeper into the personalities of side characters.” PLUS: Abbi and Ilana don’t vacation together.

Who’s missing from the Game of Thrones Season 5 premiere?
At least one fan favorite won’t appear in the 1st episode back.

Matt Lauer gets revenge on Ellen
The Today star had Ellen’s Porsche SUV filled with 20,000 ping-pong balls.