The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. R. Kelly says that he realized his marriage of 12 years was over after he watched The Notebook. No, seriously. “As the film credits started to roll, I couldn’t move,” he writes in his new memoir. “I burst into tears. People walking past me patted me on the back, trying to console me.” [via MTV]

2. We’re kind of confused by the news that the entire cast will be returning to Glee next season, but as Ryan Murphy explains it: “I wanted to make sure those actors know that if they want to have a home, they have a home. If they want to explore new and different things while also having a home, that is also an option.” Isn’t that just so Glee of him? [via Vulture]

3. HBO has surprised everyone — including Danny McBride — by deciding to bring back Eastbound & Down for a fourth season. Given how well things were wrapped up in the recent Season 3 finale, we’re curious to see what new direction the show takes. [via ArtsBeat]

4. The idea of a Jimi Hendrix biopic without any of his music sounds pretty suspect to us, but maybe André 3000 will find a way to make the fact that he’s playing covers of the Beatles and Muddy Waters not seem odd? [via Rolling Stone]

5. You’ll never guess who’s starring in a new Marvel short film about a couple who finds one of those discarded alien guns from The Avengers. Lizzy Caplan! The clip will be included as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray, which is due out on September 25th. [via Pop Culture Brain]

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