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Justin Timberlake Is A "Pussy" In The Friends With Benefits Trailer

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:10:00 EDT

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As far as all-white cast heteronormative sexual romp romcoms go, Friends With Benefits looks fairly standard. Directed by Will Gluck — who also did Easy A and Fired Up! — the plot isn't exactly high-concept: Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis play friends who've recently been dumped by their respective paramours. They decide to be fuck buddies; hilarity ensues. If any of this sounds familiar, perhaps it's because you've seen When Harry Met Sally or No Strings Attached. Timberlake's character is obviously in touch with his feminine side — he says "emotionally supportive" things and has a gay best friend. Kunis is a snarky tomboy type, who chest-bumps, climbs fences and calls Timberlake a pussy. Based on the trailer, the film is set up to be the anti-romcom romcom — Kunis's character even calls romcom queen Katherine Heigl a "stupid liar." In real life, plenty of women have sex with a guy friend, realize they've made a terrible mistake, and move on, but in this movie, Kunis' character falls for Timberlake, obvs. Maybe because it took four people to write the screenplay, and they're all men? On the upside, Timberlake has good comedic timing and is funny when he sings. He should just join the cast of SNL. More »

Judge Judy Doesn't Get The Whole "Friends With Benefits" Thing

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:30:00 EDT

A guy was on Judge Judy today, suing a girl for $600 he said he'd loaned her for a security deposit for her apartment. According to the defendant, the two were sleeping together, and the plaintiff spent an entire month living in her apartment, but the two weren't "seriously dating." JJ couldn't really comprehend that. It's obvious she's not familiar with fuck buddy-ism. Anyway, this poor guy wanted to be the defendant's BF, but she wasn't having it, so he decided to sue her for the security deposit. He really should've just left well enough alone, because he ended up getting publicly humiliated when the defendant described a crying fit he had on her bathroom floor when she broke off their unofficial dating, and JJ ended up dismissing the suit anyway. Clip above. More »

"How Do I Tell My Boyfriend About My Yeast Infection?"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:20:00 EDT

It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the advice column in which everyone's problems are solved with an "herbal" remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs. Really.) In this episode, my friend till the end, Rich, helps me dole out advice on stuff like abortion scams, diabetic drinkers, and rim jobs. Got a burning question? Send it to tips@jezebel.com with "Pot Psychology" in the subject line. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.)
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