Jim Carrey recently joined Vulture for an oral history to mark the 25th anniversary of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Ron Howard’s 2000 film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s book. The movie was a giant box office hit, earning $346 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2000 domestically, but it was also a …

Jordan Firstman is not among the many fans of Heated Rivalry. Firstman, 34, slammed the hit HBO Max series — which stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as hockey players involved in a steamy relationship off the ice — during an interview with Vulture published on Thursday1.

Based on the novels by Rachel Reid, “Heated Rivalry” follows “two rival hockey stars [Williams stars as Shane Hollander and Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov] at the top of their game face an unexpected challenge when they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers and the sport’s expectations,” per an IMDb synopsis.

Heated Rivalry Episode 5 titled " I'll Believe in Anything " will release on HBO Max on December 19. The platform's latest queer hockey romance series, based on Rachel Reid's Game Changers book series, releases weekly episodes every Friday. The episodes simultaneously drop on Crave in Canada.

There's some tension between the HBO Original series I Love LA and the HBO Max-acquired series Heated Rivalry.

François Arnaud defended the sports romance's sex scenes after "I Love LA" star Jordan Firstman accused them of being unrealistic.

The fourth episode of Heated Rivalry includes a needle-drop that evokes queer longing and desire like none other, and viewers are still reeling from it.