Jessie Buckley's Cat Confession Sparks Oscar Buzz

0:00It's March 6, and here's what's happening across entertainment and pop culture. Jesse Buckley leads the pack for best actress at the Oscars for her role in Hamnet, but a resurface interview from November as Cat fans up in arms. The 36-year-old admitted she gave her husband an ultimatum early on, lose the cats or lose her. She explained one of his cats rebelled by leaving poop on her pillow. Buckley and her Hamnet co-star, Paul Mescal, joked about not liking cats during that podcast chat. Now it's blowing up online just before award season peaks. Fans are split and fired up. Some say it's too late for damage control, and she's done with cat lovers. Others worry it could hurt her future roles, or even her Oscar shot, though voting might already be wrapped. Buckley quickly addressed it on the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon. She insisted she's a cat lover at heart, claiming she's part cat herself. She even shared, she once auditioned terribly for the cat's musical, sweating and failing to act feline.

1:01She's won every major award so far this season, like the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice. Eyes are on March 15th to see if the cat backlash derails her first Oscar, or if she pulls it off anyway. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, See the episode description. A pillow that sounds as good as it feels, built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.