Exclusive | ‘You’ showrunners reveal why they chose New York Post to report Joe Goldberg’s demise

Exclusive | ‘You’ showrunners reveal why they chose New York Post to report Joe Goldberg’s demise

He’s the Post-er boy.  In the fifth and final season of the Netflix thriller “You” (now streaming), Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) ends up on the cover of the New York Post.  Spoilers ahead for Season 5 of “You.”  The show follows Joe, a killer who considers himself to be a sensitive and intellectual romantic.  During the … Read more

Exclusive | ‘You’ showrunners reveal shocking alternate ending for the Penn Badgley thriller

Exclusive | ‘You’ showrunners reveal shocking alternate ending for the Penn Badgley thriller

Joe Goldberg’s reign of terror is over.  Spoilers ahead for the fifth and final season of “You.”  In “You” Season 5, now streaming on Netflix, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) finally meets his fate.  Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) in a mug shot in “You” Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX For five seasons, Joe — who thinks … Read more

Penn Badgley on why he threw ‘no sex scenes’ rule ‘out the window’ for ‘You’ Season 5

Penn Badgley on why he threw ‘no sex scenes’ rule ‘out the window’ for ‘You’ Season 5

Let’s get physical.  Penn Badgley made headlines in 2023 when the “Gossip Girl” alum, 38, spoke out against sex scenes and revealed he’d asked the “You” creators to cut back on them.  However, in the fifth and final season, which is now streaming, his character, Joe Goldberg, steams up the screen several times.  Penn Badgley … Read more

‘You’ ending explained: Does Penn Badgley’s Joe Goldberg die — or get away with it?

‘You’ ending explained: Does Penn Badgley’s Joe Goldberg die — or get away with it?

Joe Goldberg has ended his story.  The fifth and final season of Penn Badgley’s Netflix thriller “You” is now streaming. The actor plays Joe Goldberg, a bookish romantic who thinks of himself as sensitive — and has a nasty habit of murdering people wherever he goes.  So, does the final season of “You” let Joe … Read more

Penn Badgley admits he ‘struggled’ while dating Blake Lively during ‘Gossip Girl’

Penn Badgley admits he ‘struggled’ while dating Blake Lively during ‘Gossip Girl’

Xoxo, Gossip Girl. Penn Badgley was asked about his relationship with ex-girlfriend and former “Gossip Girl” co-star Blake Lively on Wednesday’s episode of “Call Her Daddy.” Host Alex Cooper asked Badgley, 38, if he was “able to separate” his “actual job from reality” at the time that he was dating Lively, 37, in real life … Read more

Hand fans are the hot accessories for sweaty NYCers right now: ‘Goes with everything I wear’

Hand fans are the hot accessories for sweaty NYCers right now: ‘Goes with everything I wear’

The cool girls of NYC aren’t fans of extreme heat.  So, to swat away the sweat, fashionistas like Remi Jo Bader are whipping out summer’s hottest must-have accessory: hand fans.  “I can’t go anywhere without [my fan],” confessed the 29-year-old tastemaker in a viral video featuring her pocket-sized appliance in seafoam green. Bader’s love of her fan … Read more

‘John Tucker Must Die’ stars Brittany Snow, Penn Badgley haven’t been contacted about reported sequel

‘John Tucker Must Die’ stars Brittany Snow, Penn Badgley haven’t been contacted about reported sequel

Brittany Snow and Penn Badgley have hinted they may not be returning for the sequel to 2006’s “John Tucker Must Die,” which is reportedly in development. On the July 4 episode of Badgley’s podcast, “Podcrushed,” the former co-stars disclosed that they haven’t been approached to reprise their roles, Kate and Scott. “Penn, I don’t know … Read more

Actors who refused to film cheating storylines: Matthew Perry and more

Actors who refused to film cheating storylines: Matthew Perry and more

To cheat or not to cheat? That is the question. When it comes to creating drama on screen, nothing fans the flames and ignites a blaze of sweet, sweet contention faster than the introduction of the archetypal cheating storyline. Whether on the small or big screen, writers and producers will spend weeks, months and sometimes … Read more

Rob Lowe left ‘abusive’ ‘West Wing’ relationship after feeling undervalued: ‘Best thing I ever did’

Rob Lowe left ‘abusive’ ‘West Wing’ relationship after feeling undervalued: ‘Best thing I ever did’

Rob Lowe revealed that leaving the Emmy-award-winning show “The West Wing” was the “best thing” he ever did. Lowe, who played Sam Seaborn, the deputy White House communications director, in the political NBC drama, said he felt “undervalued” during his four seasons on the show. “Whenever I talk to actors who complain about their relationships … Read more

‘You’ creator hints at what’s next for Season 5 of the Netflix hit

‘You’ creator hints at what’s next for Season 5 of the Netflix hit

The hit Netflix series “You” starring Penn Badgley has ended its fourth season, and although there’s no Season 5 renewal yet, creator Sera Gamble said that she’s planned Joe’s future.    The following contains spoilers for the end of “You” Season 4.  “There certainly could be more,” Gamble, 39, told The Post. “We have an … Read more

Joe Goldberg takes his psycho killer act to London in Season 4 of ‘You’

Joe Goldberg takes his psycho killer act to London in Season 4 of ‘You’

Warning: “You” spoilers ahead. Joe Goldberg is back — and this time he’s wreaking havoc in Britain.  The hit Netflix series “You” (now streaming the first part of Season 4) follows Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a seemingly polite, well-read man who considers himself to be romantic and intelligent — and often comes across that way … Read more

Which ‘You’ character are you based on your zodiac sign?

Which ‘You’ character are you based on your zodiac sign?

“Love is complicated,” says Joe Goldberg, the obsession prone murderer/protagonist of Netflix’s hit series “You.” You said it there, Joe and fans of the show can’t seem to get enough of that complication, or the show’s other standout themes like obsession, coverups, aliases, cages, the doomed nature of romance, execution, polygamy, mirrored masturbation and the … Read more

‘My heart and lungs would stop’ as a premature baby: Penn Badgley

‘My heart and lungs would stop’ as a premature baby: Penn Badgley

When Penn Badgley was a baby his mother had to resuscitate him several times a day, the star has revealed. The “Gossip Girl” actor, 36, stopped by the HypocondriActor podcast and shared he was born two months premature with multiple health problems. “The first couple of weeks I was in a NICU [neonatal intensive care unit] because my heart … Read more