In a related pronoun story, Robert De Niro has a child who has come out as trans.  “I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter.  I don’t know what the big deal is.  I love all my children,” says Bobby.  Not much more to add to that.  It could have also made a good opening quote.  Far more interesting is the fact that Airyn’s mom is Toukie Smith.  Remember Toukie?  The sometime actress/model and sister of designer Willi Smith?  Oh, it was a simpler time when Toukie hit the scene.  Back then, the NYC tabloids were all a-twitter that De Niro had the “jungle fever”.  Now nobody would probably blink an eye.

You know where Toukie might be right at home?  On Wisteria Lane.  This new series (with no involvement by creator Marc Cherry) is being developed by Kerry Washington.  But don’t call it a remake or a spinoff.  Kerry says it’s “inspired by” Desperate Housewives.  “The idea is that it’s new times, there’s new challenges.  It’s like – what happens on that cul-de-sac now?”  And it will be the same cul-de-sac, since those houses still exist on the Universal backlot.  Allegedly, the plan is not to use any of the original characters.  Where’d they all go?  Maybe Covid ran rampant and killed everyone off.  I suppose time will tell.  But, should anyone be interested, Eva Longoria has made it clear that she “would be the first person to sign up” for a Desperate Housewives reboot.

Speaking of television shows, CBS has announced that they are cancelling the Queen Latifah-helmed Equalizer after 5 seasons.  Well, I’m shocked.  Shocked, I tell you.  Shocked that it was still on the air and lasted five years!