The daily gossip: March 24, 2020

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1. Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift back at each other's throats over that 2016 phone call
2. Lady Gaga postpones new album amid coronavirus pandemic, urges fans to 'stay home'
3. Britney Spears calls for wealth redistribution, general strike on Instagram
4. Riverdale actress celebrates birthday with 'Lysol cake'
5. Jim Carrey isn't going to shave until the pandemic is over

published 24 March 2020

1. Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift back at each other's throats over that 2016 phone call

Remember the good ol' days of 2016, when you were still allowed to go outside? That was also the year Taylor Swift called Kanye West's reference to her in his song "Famous" "misogynistic," prompting his wife, Kim Kardashian, to post snippets of a phone call in which Swift appeared to have pre-approved his lyrics. The feud reignited Friday after the full phone call finally leaked online. Swift reacted Monday night, saying the evidence "[proved] that I was telling the truth the whole time." Kardashian hit back hours later, tweeting that the leaked call "doesn't change the narrative" and concluding "this will be the last time I speak on this because honestly, nobody cares."

Bad news, Little Monsters. Lady Gaga announced Tuesday she has made the "incredibly tough decision" to postpone the release of her latest album, Chromatica, as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The album had been scheduled for release on April 10 after Gaga's single "Stupid Love" dropped last month. "While I believe art is one of the strongest things we have to provide joy and healing to each other during times like this, it just doesn't feel right to me to release this album with all that is going on during this global pandemic," Gaga wrote. Although no new release date was announced, Gaga urged her fans to "stay home" until we can "hug and kiss each other" again.

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Britney Spears seemingly called for the redistribution of wealth and a general strike on Monday in a "regram" of a post written by Instagram user Mimi Zhu. "During this time of isolation, we need connection now more than ever," the text shared by Spears said, going on to describe how "we will learn to kiss and hold each other through the waves of the web. We will feed each other, redistribute wealth, strike. We will understand our own importance from the places we must stay." The "Work B---h" singer captioned the post by quoting its penultimate line — "communion [moves] beyond walls" — and adding emoji roses, a symbol of the Democratic Socialists of America. "Queen of [the] proletariat," cheered one fan.

It might be just about impossible to buy Lysol disinfecting wipes right now, but that didn't stop the husband of Riverdale actress Vanessa Morgan. For his wife's birthday on Monday, Michael Kopech ordered Morgan a cake that looked identical to the highly-coveted wipes. "Ahaha never thought a Lysol cake would be my dream cake but here in 2020, yup it is!" wrote Morgan, who plays Toni Topaz on the CW series. The rest of us will have to wait awhile longer for our own treat; production on the new season of Riverdale was suspended indefinitely earlier this month after a member of the crew came in contact with someone that tested positive for COVID-19.

Jim Carrey plans to chart the duration of the coronavirus pandemic with … his face. "I'm growing a beard until we all go back to work," Carrey tweeted on "day one" on Monday night. "I'll post reg pics so you can marvel at the miracle of my meaningless transformation." Carrey encouraged his followers to join in with the hashtag #LetsGrowTogether. The actor's challenge presented a bit of problem for his female fans, but Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams managed to come up with a way to participate anyway: "Gonna do this with my armpits," she replied.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.