Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Guessing Game

Monday morning update:
Anna Faris and Chris Pratt: Announced that they have separated. I wouldn't have said that this was that big of a deal but this morning on GMA they were talking about it as if it was the Brangelina split and it's currently the lead story at people.com. The People cover closes tonight, are reporters and editors scrambling to get enough info to include this story in this week's issue? Probably.

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What will be on the cover of People this week? My guesses:

The Bachelorette: (Spoiler coming) The big finale airs tomorrow night and if the usual pattern holds, Rachel and her new fiance will be the main cover story this week. Last summer the entire cover was given over to the Bach franchise, with a sidebar story suggesting that Luke would be the next Bachelor. (Alas, he wasn't.) Will we see Peter on the cover this week? Possibly. Another possibility is BIP newlyweds Carly and Evan, who have just announced that they're expecting their first child.

Last summer's Bach'ette cover, featuring JoJo, Jordan and Luke:
 The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Are Engaged!| The Bachelorette, People Picks, TV News, JoJo Fletcher

On the other hand, If Rachel and (spoiler) Bryan are downgraded to a sidebar story, as Nick and Vanessa were a few weeks ago, with no sign of Peter or Carly & Evan, we can surmise that People doesn't love all things Bachelor as much as they used to.

Other possibilities:

Angelina Jolie: A new movie; controversy and conflict with Vanity Fair over the audition process
Will & Grace: A reboot will air this fall
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Vacationing in Africa, will he propose?
Michelle Carter: Gets jail time in the boyfriend/text/suicide case
Martin Shkreli: Also gets prison time for fraud
Aaron Carter: Bisexual
Justin Bieber: A letter to fans after cancelling remaining tour dates
Meaghan Kennedy Townsend: A granddaughter of RFK and Ethel gets married at the Kennedy compound at Hyannisport

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