#ICYMI on TheWrap: 10 of the Week’s Top Showbiz Stories

In case you missed it, Batkid and Spider-Man got cut from the Oscars, “Noah” director Darren Aronofsky was left out of the loop on Paramount’s marketing campaign, and Lindsay Lohan is a reality star now

Inside the Oscars’ Governors Ball: Triumph, Defeat and The Ellen Pizza Situation
After three and a half hours captive in the Dolby theater, the guests inside the Governors Ball spread out, reach for a drink and an Oscar-shaped smoked salmo

Darren Aronofsky Knew Nothing About Paramount’s Last-Minute ‘Noah’ Changes (Exclusive)
Paramount has staged a major campaign to win back the religious community’s trust.

 10 Moments to Remember From a Long, Tough Awards Season
“12 Years a Slave” rallied, Meryl Streep talked trash and the Producers Guild mucked things up

Ellen DeGeneres’ Epic Oscars Selfie Has 2.6 Million Retweets
The “Best photo ever” also has 1.3 million favorites

Insiders: Andrew Garfield Rewrote Batkid Oscars Speech, Thought Segment Was Exploitative
But at least he took San Francisco’s most famous aspiring superhero to Disneyland so his trip to SoCal wasn’t a complete waste.

John Travolta Butchers Idina Menzel’s Name, Inspiring ‘Adele Dazeem’ Madness (Video)
Since beating Menzel’s name into an unrecognizable pulp, the “Grease” star says he has been beating himself up over the gaff, too. But we should all “Let It Go.” No, really. He dropped that pun in his official statement.

 Chris Hardwick’s Epic Journey to Nerdist: ‘I Was Becoming a Drunk Guy Who Used to be on TV’
And how his Comedy Central late-night show “@Midnight” is setting the trends on Twitter.

Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars Pizza Party Sparks Sales Surge for Big Mama’s & Papa’s
The local chain did big business, thanks to a regular customer who just happened to host Sunday night’s Academy Awards.

Is Oprah Winfrey Exploiting Lindsay Lohan?
Lohan’s approach to sobriety flies in the face of AA traditions, but here’s hoping it works.

What ‘True Detective’ Creator Learned From Co-Writing That Despised ‘Killing’ Finale
Nic Pizzolatto co-wrote an episode that let a lot of people down — but that doesn’t mean the “True Detective” season finale will.

And you don’t have to read these three other stories, but you know you want to:

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar Loss Inspires #PoorLeo Memes (Photos)
Leo played it cool when he lost his fifth Oscar nomination to Matthew McConaughey, so the internet expressed his outrage for him.

‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Trailer: Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Face a Beating in Frank Miller’s Deranged Town (Video)
Mickey Rourke‘s Marv is back, with a few new faces.

 ‘True Detective’: The Yellow King References You’ve Missed (Video)
Hilarious.

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