What Else for January 31, 2018

On the new episode of Sasha Answers, I compare Justin Timberlake to an appendix, and other gnarly details. But also, what if your boyfriend is a sexist asshole? And what if your mother-in-law is a freeloader?  Dakota Johnson was sitting at Angelina Jolie’s table at the Golden Globes and people pl...

Kerry Washington talks to Jimmy Kimmel about directing Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder crossover

Today is Kerry Washington’s 41st birthday. I’m always bragging about January babies. It’s not about star signs. I’m a Capricorn and Kerry is an Aquarius. I just have this theory that the best people happen to be born in the same month I was (Justin Timberlake excluded.) Oprah is a January baby. Mich...

Smutty Social Media, January 31, 2018

I have so many questions about this insult. First off, what about Oliver Hudson inspires such passion in this person? Second, what is the “worst version” of Bradley Cooper – the one in Wedding Crashers or the one in Aloha? Third, Oliver has three movie stars in his immediate family – wouldn’t that b...

Chadwick Boseman and Michael B Jordan side by side as they promote Black Panther

After the royal premiere of Black Panther on Monday night, the cast came together once again for the global press conference on Tuesday in LA. Have you read any of the reactions from the screening? So far, according to early reaction, Black Panther has lived up to the hype. People are BIG on the mov...

John Krasinski in Jack Ryan Super Bowl trailer

The first trailer for John Krasinski’s new Amazon show, Jack Ryan, did not get me excited the series. As much as I like Krasinski, I don’t think we need an “American abroad fighting terrorists” show right now. It looks like 24 except without the catchy gimmick. Well there’s a new trailer tagged to t...

Princess Catherine and Meghan Markle on the cover of PEOPLE Magazine

The new issue of PEOPLE features both Princess Catherine and Meghan Markle on the cover and it’s all about their new friendship. Which… isn’t much. Not the friendship, the details. There’s not really anything here. Basically Kate will do everything she can to help Meghan. And Meghan is hardworking a...

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in first Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer

Riding the high of the Black Panther premiere, Marvel has released the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp, and it lands with a resounding, “Sure, that’s a movie.” Ant-Man got by on Paul Rudd’s charm and a sweet family-friendly vibe, but no one is going to argue it’s Marvel’s best movie. The sequ...

Rose McGowan promotes new book and docuseries as Harvey Weinstein calls rape allegations a "bold lie"

Rose McGowan’s book, Brave, came out yesterday. She’s also promoting her E! docuseries Citizen Rose. As you know, Rose alleges that Harvey Weinstein raped her in 1997 at Sundance and she was one of the first women to challenge Harvey, both publicly and behind the scenes, one of the loudest silence b...

Intro for January 31, 2018

Dear Gossips,  It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day in Canada. On television, I work for Bell Media so, yes, I’m here to tell you about it to be a team player. But I’m also telling you about it because we do need to talk more about mental health. We do need to better understand mental illness. We do need to ...

What Else for January 30, 2018

I’m going to believe that Aretha Franklin approved of this casting decision. Because if she did not… well… we’re going to be hearing about it soon. We almost always hear about it when Aretha isn’t happy. Singing is Aretha’s first gift, obviously. But her second gift is shade. And she has thrown it o...

Chris Pine takes photos of the paps with his flip phone in LA

My Chris Rankings never change. It always goes Pine, Hemsworth, Evans and, if I must, Pratt. Hemsworth and Evans may swap after the next Avengers and then again after the next Thor but Pine will always be on top. Always. I am a loyal person – sometimes to a fault. My allegiance to My Best Chris is p...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk look happy after a medical appointment in LA

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk were photographed leaving a medical building in LA yesterday. According to the paps, the medical building “specialises in pregnancy”. And they look happy. So…? Wait, the entire building specialises in pregnancy? It’s possible that there are other medical specalisati...

Smutty Social Media, January 30, 2018

Last time we checked in on Shawn Mendes, he was dealing with Hailey Baldwin. There are new photos of him having pizza with Camila Cabello, giving the pro- and anti-Shawmila factions a lot to dissect. But there’s a third person at the table with them (Twitter tells me it’s Shawn’s manager, the same g...

Prince William and Catherine in Sweden as Mike Tindall talks about the royal family group chat

Prince William and Princess Kate have started their four day tour of Sweden and Norway and were in Stockholm today hanging out with members of the Swedish royal family, including Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. At one point in the day, the Cambridges hit the ice for some bandy, which is l...

Chadwick Boseman is feeling himself at Black Panther premiere

Have you seen this? Have you seen Chadwick Boseman pull up at the Black Panther premiere and then like, ascend from his car? Have you watched it seventeen times in a row like me? No? Fix your life. The king has arrived. 👑 #BlackPanther @chadwickboseman pic.twitter.com/xKOTpYkyAN — Marvel En...

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance at the Black Panther premiere with their kids

Can you tell I’ve been screaming all morning looking at photos of Angela Bassett from the Black Panther premiere? I’m not the only one. Daniel Kaluuya gets six seconds into his red carpet interview and has to stop to acknowledge the breathtaking, stunning, holy f-cking shit GORGEOUSNESS of Angela Fr...

Lupita Nyong'o and women of Black Panther in royal attire at the world premiere

The official dress code of the Black Panther premiere was royal. The carpet was purple. Attendees were told to dress in their majestic best and my GOD, did they deliver. I don’t mean to be extra here but in a year when the people most of the world recognize as Royals (yes, the British ones) will wel...

Donald Glover at the Black Panther premiere and Quincy Jones' bonkers GQ interview

On Sunday night, Donald Glover won a Grammy and performed at the Grammys and left us all panting from the sex. Which wasn’t sex at all but it might as well have been because he brought the sex. On Monday Donald was seen arriving at LAX because he had an appointment. With Black Panther. Black Panther...

Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya's black excellence at Black Panther world premiere

It has arrived. Officially. Black Panther premiered last night and all my dreams for what I hoped the premiere of Black Panther would look like came true. LOOK AT ALL OF THIS BLACK EXCELLENCE. I actually don’t think I ever dreamed this big – that a film about an African nation, with an all-black cas...

Angelina Jolie in Paris with her children after visiting Syrian refugees in Jordan

On Sunday, Angelina Jolie was in Jordan (her 5th time) visiting with Syrian refugees. She met with families and young women, representing the UN Refugee Agency, and told reporters that, "Humanitarian aid is not a long-term solution. No one wants to get off aid more than a Syrian family. A viable pol...

Intro for January 30, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I have a really exciting life. On Friday nights, after Duana and I record Show Your Work, you can usually find me in bed, where I disappear into a panda video black hole. I have killed so many hours of my life on panda videos, I think I need to install a blocker on my devices. Pand...

What Else for January 29, 2018

I love gross sh-t. Which is why I’ve seen this Tom Cruise video a lot of times. It’s not as satisfying as a pimple popping video but I get the squeam-cringes every time. How many times do you think Tom Cruise has watched this video? Like I bet he couldn’t wait to share it. It’s going to be months be...

Show Your Work: Oprah the actor…and the voice

As in her actual voice. Somehow a discussion about Oprah Winfrey, actor, became a conversation about how women’s voices a judged – like the sound of them, whether or not they’re too high, low, squeaky, or deep. This is why, no matter how much I know about sports, I would never be hired as a sports r...

Smutty Social Media, January 29, 2018

I, like most people on social media last night, was/am obsessed with Blue Ivy’s hand gesture. It reminds me of her mother’s “stop it”. So precise. But there’s one theory I haven’t seen floated around. Camilla Cabello was the one on stage – is Blue Ivy a Harmonizer? Ha!   A post share...

Rihanna's glorious performance at the Grammys

Goddamn.  GODDAMN.  That’s really all I have to say about Rihanna at the Grammys. That and I don’t think I’m straight anymore. My sexual orientation is Rihanna in her Wild Thoughts performance. Rihanna performed with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller but I’m having a hard time remembering if they we...

Lorde and Jack Antonoff dating rumours continue as the two attend the Grammys together

When Jack Antonoff and Lena Dunham broke up, I casually mentioned that my friend predicted that Jack would date Lorde next. At the time, it was just a Hail Mary for the Gossip Genie. Since then, every time Lorde and Jack are in the same frame or headline, someone emails or tweets me like it’s a smok...

Beyoncé wears sunglasses to the 2018 Grammys

Last year, like her husband this year, Beyoncé went into the Grammys as the most-nominated artist on the strength of Lemonade, widely considered to be a masterpiece. The Recording Academy let her win the “urban” category. Album of the Year, the crown category, went to Adele. Beyoncé  has never won a...

Blue Ivy Carter delivers greatest GIF of Grammy night as she tells her parents to stop clapping

It happened again this year. Lainey and I went back and forth on whether Blue Ivy deserved her own post. We had the same conversation last year. Last year, James Corden had Blue to thank for saving his job and, quite frankly, his career when she swooped in and saved an awkward sketch. Blue Ivy is pr...

Jay Z honoured at Clive Davis' Grammy pre-party

 That’s how Kendrick Lamar ended his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album and now, every outlet is seriously running headlines that say “Kendrick Lamar Endorses Jay-Z for President.” “___ for president!” is a slang term of endearment people have been saying for years. It’s only now that an unqual...

SZA deserved more at the 2018 Grammy Awards

We’ve already established that the Grammys tend to f-ck up the whole giving awards to the right people thing. I don’t need to get into that again. And with the case of SZA and Best New Artist, as much as I do think she deserves it, I’m not mad that Alessia Cara won. We’ve been bigging up Alessia Car...

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx attend Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammys gala together

At Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammys gala on Saturday night. Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx arrived together and actually allowed themselves to be photographed together. Finally. And they actually look comfortable. It wasn’t like that the whole night though. According to Vanity Fair:   Davis, 85, expl...

Bruno Mars and Cardi B bring the joy with Finesse performance at the Grammys

The thing that almost angers me the most about Bruno Mars beating out Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar (and even Childish Gambino) for Album of The Year is that it puts me in the position of having to say anything about Bruno Mars other than that he’s a goddamn delight and I enjoy him very much. Bruno Mars ...

Donald Glover performs at the Grammys and announces he will soon retire Childish Gambino

After winning the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Donald Glover confirmed last night that he will soon retire Childish Gambino. There’s probably one more Childish Gambino project on the way but after that, he’s done with the name. Because, as he said, “I like endings. I think they’re im...

Kendrick Lamar wins four Grammy awards but not Album of the Year

The 2018 Grammys were bookended with Kendrick Lamar moments. The show opening was, of course, another jaw-on-the-floor, iconic Kendrick Lamar performance that we’ll be dissecting for decades. The closing moment of the 2018 Grammy Awards will not be remembered as a Kendrick Lamar moment but I will fo...

January 29, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Carole from your daughter Christina who misses you so much from across the pond and is sending hugs, kisses, and rainbows. And a video…  I never saw the show the first time around. But, if I’m honest, if I did, back in 1989, I think I would have been into it? We were crimping our ha...

Intro for January 29, 2018

Dear Gossips,  “We come in peace. But we mean business,” is what Janelle Monae said just before introducing Kesha’s performance last night, calling for Time’s Up on the music industry’s abuse of power. She also tweeted this… A total of 90.7% of nominees between 2013 and 2018 were male, mea...

What Else for January 26, 2018

Suki Waterhouse and Darren Aronofsky are not dating. They were just walking very close together and we were played by Photo Assumption, our favourite game of baseless conclusions…? These denials came quick though. So does this mean that Suki is still with Diego Luna? Does it mean that Darren wants t...

Kirsten Dunst is a belly cupper

My favourite part of the hysterical Taylor Kitsch GQ profile Lainey wrote about in the intro this morning was "Jesse and Dunst." I also love that the writer is sure Kirsten would never answer to "Dunst." I'm pretty sure of that too which is why I will now forever call Kirsten Dunst by her Kitsch-app...

Smutty Social Media, January 26, 2018

Sandra and Madonna (and Debi Mazar, Madonna’s longtime friend)! You know who this made me think of? Ingrid Casares. Madonna’s Miami years. I couldn’t find Ingrid on Instagram, but I did find this.    A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Jan 25, 2018 at 5:49pm PST   ...

Casey Affleck backs out of presenting at the Oscars because he's in a "no-win" situation

Typically, not always, but typically, it’s tradition at the Oscars for the previous year’s best actress winner to present to the new best actor and for the previous year’s best actor to present to the new best actress. This is why Brie Larson stood on stage and didn’t clap for Casey Affleck last yea...

Lupita Nyong’o's stirring cover feature in The Hollywood Reporter

There was one word I kept coming back to while reading Lupita Nyong’o’s stirring feature in The Hollywood Reporter and that word was “necessary.” Her story, her words and her presence are so vital, so NECESSARY, that I think this feature should be required reading for everyone in her industry – heck...

Brie Larson's bad hair and green suit on set of Captain Marvel

At every step and stage Captain Marvel has failed to produce excitement, which is a shame when you consider it is Marvel’s first and long-awaited solo superheroine film. Brie Larson is a good actress but an uninspiring choice to play Carol Danvers—PLEASE prove me wrong, Brie—and that first “okay, I ...

Stephen Colbert makes fun of goop during interview with Gwyneth Paltrow

Stephen Colbert, over the years, has mocked Gwyneth Paltrow and goop for their batsh-t recommendations and promoting of fake science. Have you seen his Covetton House features? Basically he dresses up as a poncy asshole and recommends things like “scrotal dry cleaning” and “nacho cheese soaks”.  ...

January 26, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Pam! Happy Birthday! By request, which she will LOVE, here’s your “January bday sister Kathleen) and my parents. Well, actually no, just my ma. Because she always insists on having her picture taken by herself, like a true narcissist. Have a great birthday weekend! And for Milly but especially fo...

Intro for January 26, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I saved two articles to read at bedtime last night. It’s one of my favourite things to do every day – decide which pieces to bank, to look forward to, a small reward after a day of work. Sometimes they’re dense, serious essays. Sometimes it’s a dirty short story. Sometimes it’s a s...

What Else for January 25, 2018

Here’s something I’ve tried to fit into the site today but it didn’t work anywhere else and I need you to see it if you haven’t seen it already because OMGOMGOMGOMG. This is not hyperbole: it might be my favourite thing ever in life. Ever ever ever. As Duana said to me and Kathleen last night over t...

Justin Timberlake releases new single, Say Something, with Chris Stapleton

Say Something nice: this is the third song Justin Timberlake has released off of the upcoming Man Of The Woods. And, to me, it’s the most tolerable. I don’t hate it.  Say Something nice again: this is the third video released off the upcoming album and I enjoyed it. It is definitely the least off...

Emily V. Gordon to adapt The Nest for Amazon

I’m about to make a controversial statement about Oscar-nominated writer Emily V. Gordon: I was worried she was being overlooked this Oscar season.  I know it’s preposterous, given that The Big Sick is literally about her, but Kumail  Nanjiani has more facial recognition and ‘Emily’ is in a coma ...

Smutty Social Media, January 25, 2018

Praise Xenu, Tom Cruise has joined Instagram! What do you think his feed will look like? I’m guessing lots of photos of him hooked up to ropes and jumping off buildings. Does Tom Cruise ever chill and like, take a bath? Or does he shower suspended 200 feet in the air, upside down? Does he nap in a s...

Chris Hemsworth's Dundee trailer is indeed a Super Bowl ad for Tourism Australia

A couple days ago I wrote about the mysterious new “movie” from Danny McBride, Dundee, purported to be an extension of the Crocodile Dundee franchise. I called bullsh*t and guessed it’s a Super Bowl ad for Australian tourism, and guess what? IT’S A SUPER BOWL AD FOR AUSTRALIAN TOURISM. Last time I h...

Shailene Woodley kisses boyfriend Ben Volavola on Instagram

Shailene Woodley has been dating Ben Volavola, a Fijian-Australian rugby player, for a while now. They met in Fiji where she was shooting a movie last year. This is the first time they’ve attended such a public event together though – here they are at the Valentino show in Paris and she also posted ...

Murphy Brown to return to TV

I sent Lainey an all-caps message about Murphy Brown because I was sure someone would scoop up the chance to write about the reboot before me. I can’t possibly be the only one who is super excited about this, right? Murphy Brown ran for 10 years (starting when I was 9 and ending when I was 19). I...

Meryl Streep joins cast of Big Little Lies Season 2

The official news is that Meryl Streep is joining the cast of Big Little Lies but we all know what that really means. Season two won’t air until next year so they should just go ahead and put Meryl’s name on the 2020 Emmy ballot. #Meryl2020 Let’s back it up. Meryl Streep is going to be on the nex...

Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain show their work in fight for equal pay on new film

Octavia Spencer told a really great Show Your Work story at Sundance this week. Octavia and Jessica Chastain are good friends. Over a year ago, Jessica reached out to Octavia because she wanted them to do a movie together. During those discussions, they talked about pay equity and how men are paid s...

January 25, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Caroline! Happy 33rd Birthday with love from Jenna! By request, here are photos of Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba. And together! Also? I know you know what this means and I thank you for it. #NeverForget Keep sharing that message!  And for Catie because you lost Riley on Friday. I’m so sorry. You ...

Intro for January 25, 2018

Dear Gossips,  The thing about being brave is that the people who end up being brave probably would prefer to not be put in the position to have to be brave in the first place. When you are brave, you are “ready to endure danger or pain”. Nobody wakes up and says, well sh-t, it will would totally...

What Else for January 24, 2018

Yesterday I mentioned that Sasha and I were planning to record a new episode of Sasha Answers tonight and post for tomorrow. Her husband Cory just got his appendix out so this isn’t going to happen. We’ll let you know soon when we can podcast. Sorry about the delay and thanks for understanding.  ...

Natalie Portman plays tennis in LA as it's announced she will host SNL for the second time

When Natalie Portman joined Instagram a few weeks ago, Maria observed in Smutty Social Media that her handle was @nportmanofficial because a fan account had already taken @natalieportman. Natalie Portman’s official Instagram is now @natalieportman. So either the fan voluntarily gave that up or was c...

Gerard Buttler in Den of Thieves movie review

 I’m so disappointed. Here I was, hoping Den of Thieves would be a spiritual sequel to Gerard Butler’s last dumb-sh*t movie, Geostorm, but instead it’s a bloated bummer. Den of Thieves is, surprisingly, not completely awful, but it’s so f*cking long it becomes intolerable, and ultimately buckles und...

Smutty Social Media, January 24, 2018

Gigi and Bella’s mom’s new reality show, Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid, starts this week, so she’s been talking about how she prepared three children for the business. One rule was not letting them work full-time until they were 18. Another is telling them that “there are a million girls out the...

Yara Shahidi attends Chanel runway show in Paris

It’s Paris Fashion Week right now. Chanel presented yesterday. And Yara Shahidi was there, wearing Chanel, of course, and pair of plastic boots which look great on her but that’s because she’s Yara. These are not boots for everyone, Karl. Speaking of Karl, Yara is obviously on his radar. Understanda...

Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet premiere Call Me By Your Name in Rome after Oscar nominations are announced

Call Me By Your Name premiered a year ago, an entire year ago, at Sundance to great acclaim and immediate Oscar talk. The film, however, steadily lost momentum through the fall and yesterday ended up with four Oscar nominations in total: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Or...

Denzel Washington paid for Susan Kelechi Watson to go to Oxford University to study Shakespeare for a summer

Denzel Washington got nominated for his eighth Oscar yesterday. The conversation surrounding Denzel’s EIGHTH Oscar nom has largely been about whether or not he was only nominated to replace James Franco.  As Lainey wrote yesterday, even if this did have something to do with Denzel’s inclusion, who c...

Allison Janney wasn't sleeping when her Oscar nomination was announced

It’s tradition on Oscar nomination morning to hear about how the nominees reacted to their nominations. Some release statements and those make headlines. And, over the years, we’ve become accustomed to the story that they were sleeping. That their moms or their agents woke them up. That their phones...

Jason Momoa pulls off a hideous hat on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Our site manager Emily can’t get over Jason Momoa’s bad hat. I emailed her and Lainey that I wanted to write about Jason Momoa today and all Emily could focus on was the hat. It’s a terrible, hideous, revolting hat. That’s not up for debate. I’m with you, Em. BUT Jason Momoa is still doing major thi...

Intro for January 24, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Please tell me you’ve seen Tiffany Haddish’s episode of Drunk History. It aired last night. If you haven’t, your morning is about to be as delightful as it was yesterday when Tiffany announced the Oscar nominees. I lost my mind at her assessment of Hitler’s art skills. “Because he ...

What Else for January 23, 2018

Heads up: Sasha and I are recording the next episode of Sasha Answers tomorrow night. It’ll be posted on Thursday!  Why are we talking about the next Bond when Daniel Craig hasn’t even started shooting his final Bond? There are a lot of people who want to be Bond. Yes, Tom Hiddleston, I’m talking...

Is Chris Hemsworth and Danny McBride's Dundee teaser real or a Super Bowl ad?

I have been saying this for days. Ever since a teaser dropped for a new Danny McBride movie, Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home. Yes, that’s right. Danny McBride has a new movie, and it’s a secret Crocodile Dundee sequel—quad-quel, really—that no one knew about. Or, that’s what this video woul...

Ryan Reynolds teaming up with Deadpool writers for Clue movie

I LOVE Clue. The game, the movie, love them both. Thanks to Clue, it’s a life-long dream to solve a murder at a dinner party where Everyone Is A Suspect. So it’s with a resounding “meh” that I greet the news that Ryan Reynolds has made a deal to develop a new Clue movie along with Deadpool writers R...

Beyoncé is planning after a quiet 2017

Beyoncé has been pretty quiet this year so far. She was quiet last year around this time too, remember? We heard nothing from Beyoncé in 2017 until…. Febuary 1, 2017.  The first day of Black History Month.  Also the day she set the record for most likes on Instagram. You know that photo and...

Smutty Social Media, January 23, 2018

How mad do you think Jared Leto is that this picture is making the rounds on social media today?  today marks ten years of these photos of paris hilton and jared leto at sundance - a #moment in hi(std)ory pic.twitter.com/Z5RL0vzM2Y — popculturediedin2009 (@pcd2009) January 22, 2018 Neil...

Three Billboards and The Shape of Water lead Oscars race

Over the weekend, the two biggest guilds held their award ceremonies. The Screen Actors Guild televises their ceremony, so everyone saw Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri win their top prize, pushing it to the head of the pack. Right? Well, not so fast. Because over at the Producers Guild of ...

James Franco not nominated for Best Actor Oscar for The Disaster Artist

James Franco was not nominated for Best Actor Oscar this morning. And it’s not like he had an outside chance. Many experts, up to two weeks ago (and even still yesterday), had James on their prediction lists believing that most Academy members had voted before James’s sexual harassment situation ble...

Jordan Peele's Get Out nominated for four Oscars

Not perfect, but better. The Oscar nominations this morning got it mostly right, recognizing films we expected—The Shape of Water, Three Billboards, Dunkirk, Call Me By Your Name—films we didn’t—Logan and The Big Sick—and films we feared would be overlooked, like Mudbound and Get Out, which had to c...

Mary J Blige makes history with Oscar nominations for Mudbound

The first part of the Oscar nominations this morning, when they announced many of the technical categories, featured vignettes to highlight the work that goes into editing and sound and costuming and cinematography etc. Each vignette was fronted by a woman, a diverse range of women beginning with Ga...

Tiffany Haddish announces Oscar nominations with Andy Serkis

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. And we’ll get to that through the day. But we have to start with Tiffany Haddish who, along with Andy Serkis, was invited by the Academy to call out the nominations. Please, I’m begging you. If you weren’t watching, get your life and find the video ...

Taylor Kitsch looks excited as he promotes Waco in New York

Waco, the miniseries, will premiere tomorrow night on Paramount Network (formerly Spike). Taylor Kitsch plays David Koresh and, as Sarah noted when she wrote about the trailer a few months ago, this is hopefully the role that will break Taylor Kitsch out of his post-FNL funk. Did you watch Manhunt: ...

Intro for January 23, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Yesterday in my post about Tracee Ellis Ross at the SAGs, and how she nailed it when she talked about “agency” and “shoes” in the show open, efficiently articulating that women can have agency and shoes and be both and so many other things, I also mentioned Laverne Cox to highlight...

What Else for January 22, 2018

Remember how Justin Timberlake would be nothing if he wasn’t the NSYNC member who was dating the very famous, mega superstar Britney Spears? Remember how he has pretty much risen to where he is by stepping on women? Like Britney and Janet Jackson? Now he’s talking some sh-t about artists with Las Ve...

Drake raps about losing JLO in new song, Diplomatic Immunity

But can you lose something you never had?  Drake dropped two surprise songs over the weekend and one of them, Diplomatic Immunity, contains the lyric: 2010 was when I lost my halo  2017 I lost a JLO We’re dealing with one of two scenarios here. One is that Drake knows we were all obsessed ...

Smutty Social Media, January 22, 2018

Break the internet: Taylor Kitsch has joined Instagram. (He currently follows Sebastian Stan, Chace Crawford and Peter Berg.)    A post shared by Taylor Kitsch (@taylorkitsch) on Jan 22, 2018 at 5:10am PST Can Twitter do that thing where they make imaginary movies happen? Be...

Nicole Kidman in spectacular brown dress at 2018 SAG Awards

The SAGs represented the final stop on the Big Little Lies award tour. And this year’s Nicole Kidman award season tour. She could very well be at the Oscars as a presenter, sure, but in terms of going into an award show as a favourite for her performance as Celeste in BLL, she’s completed the run. A...

Alison Brie asked by multiple news outlets about brother-in-law James Franco at 2018 SAG Awards

We’ll get to what she said in a minute.  But we really need to take a second and talk about the truly maddening fact that Alison Brie was asked about James Franco at all. If you didn’t know, she’s married to his brother Dave Franco, which is why this came up – but I’m frustrated because she was a...

Princess Eugenie engaged to Jack Brooksbank

I wonder if Queen Elizabeth knows about Chinese superstition and fortune-telling. It’s on my mind right now because my ma, the Squawking Chicken, has been dispensing the upcoming Year of the Dog readings to me every night the last few nights, two zodiac signs at a time. I’ll be posting these, as per...

Saoirse Ronan cements stardom at the 2018 SAG Awards

~Prelude~ Stupid “So, you’re Irish!” question of the night: Guiliana Rancic told Saoirse Ronan that she heard that actually had trouble saying some ‘American’ words. Which made me roll my eyes, as per usual, but then of course, Saoirse Ronan is somehow able to make the anecdote charming, talki...

Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb at the 2018 SAG Awards

Do you love them as much as I love them? Do you love Leslie Bibb as much as I love her? Did you see her interview Guiliana Rancic on the red carpet and make it one of the best interviews of the night? Guiliana was supposed to be interviewing them, of course. But Leslie ending up taking over. It was ...

Sterling K. Brown and This Is Us win at the 2018 SAG Awards

GIVE STERLING K. BROWN ALL THE AWARDS. What have I been saying all season? I’m not one to gloat (I totally am) but 12 days ago I wrote that This Is Us is the best drama on network television. Last night, the SAG Awards validated my correct opinion by naming Sterling. K Brown the first black man to w...

Olivia Munn and Niecy Nash at the 2018 SAG Awards

Two weeks ago at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Olivia Munn (who hosted) did a bit with Niecy Nash calling out Hollywood predators and also Mark Wahlberg. I was into it. And I was into the repeat performance last night when they co-presented at the SAGs, making a point that there were no Asian nominees...

Allison Janney and Margot Robbie at the 2018 SAG Awards

Is it not amazing how the movies and shows and performances get shifted or elevated or changed in your mind?  I saw I, Tonya before it was in wide release, so those who had seen it at film festivals were mostly talked out and everyone who hadn’t seen it yet weren't done yet.  And like I’ve writte...

Frances McDormand wins for Three Billboards at the 2018 SAG Awards

On Saturday, the Producers Guild awarded its best picture honour to The Shape Of Water. The PGAs are reliable predictors for Oscar, although they chose La La Land last year and Moonlight went on to win. Last night, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won for Best Ensemble, the SAG equivalent o...

Gina Rodriguez shows her work at the 2018 SAG Awards

I am all about the SAG awards having only female presenters, and it was pleasantly not noticeable in the way that men must feel all the time but I was of the opinion that Gina Rodriguez presenting with Megan Mullally was a slightly odd pairing, first of all, and a thankless task for both of them. I ...

Tracee Ellis Ross gorgeous in Ralph & Russo at 2018 SAG Awards

As Duana just noted, there were a LOT of sequins going on last night. Every other dress glittered. Tracee Ellis Ross glittered in a breathtaking white Ralph & Russo gown with a wrap-around cape situation that fell off one shoulder. She looked magnificent.  Tracee was there as part of the black-is...

Kristen Bell hosts the 2018 SAG Awards

The SAG awards doesn’t get enough credit for being its own kind of weirdo awards show. It’s mercifully brief, there aren’t really ‘bits’ aside from the whole “I am an actor” business, and am I the only one who likes the whole long, slanted tables so nobody’s exactly in front thing?  That said, I ...

Intro for January 22, 2018

Dear Gossips, Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild Award last year for her work in Fences and she went on to win the same award at the Oscars. Viola was not at the SAGs last night but she spoke in LA on Saturday at the Women’s March and this is part of what she said:  ...

What Else for January 19, 2018

Colin Firth has released a statement about Woody Allen. Well, more like a sentence, really. And it’s hard to read tone into it. Which is good, in the one sentence, because that statement it clear, definitive, leaves no room for interpretation. But… why do I keep hearing, like, exasperation in his vo...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian name their baby 'Chicago'

Noooooope this is not the way any of us thought this was going to go. Not one of us. Don’t you lie.  Nobody saw this coming. About a month ago Lainey really latched onto my suggestion of ‘Truth’  -- and I mean, based on ‘North’ and ‘Saint’, I felt good about that. Some of you suggested names l...

Review: 12 Strong starring Chris Hemsworth

In what is hopefully the last gasp of his typical Hollywood action career, before he fully embraces his destiny as a comedy grunt, Chris Hemsworth stars in 12 Strong, a movie so patriotic and mediocre you’d think it was directed by late-era Clint Eastwood. But it’s not, it’s from Danish director Nic...

Smutty Social Media, January 19, 2018

Over the holidays I read Celeste Ng’s newest book, Little Fires Everywhere. I absolutely love her work. Celeste posted this exchange with her mother on Instagram, and a lot of people didn’t get it. Their parent must not be immigrants. If I told my mom I had a NYT best selling book she’d say oh that’...

The Heathers reboot is our pop culture homework

It's my birthday. Lainey has told you how obnoxious I usually am on my birthday. I force everyone to treat me like Beyoncé all day. I was trying to keep it low key this year but right now I want to establish that today is about celebrating me and no one can get mad at me on my birthday before I admi...

Show Your Work: How Ellen Pompeo got paid

The best read of the week, and what will be one of the best reads of the year, was Ellen Pompeo’s interview with The Hollywood Reporter. If you haven’t already, and you intend to listen to this episode of Show Your Work, please read it because this interview is everything we’ve been discussing on Sh...

Michael Douglas can't decide who his accuser is

Ten days ago, Michael Douglas reached out to Deadline to get ahead of a sexual harassment story that was coming out against him. He was preemptively denying any potential accusations and the interview was deeply uncomfortable, especially now that The Hollywood Reporter has finally published the alle...

Tomb Raider looks like another bad video game movie

Lainey emailed me about the new Tomb Raider trailer and my response was: “I am so unmoved by these trailers.” The first trailer at least had Walton Goggins with his hair halfway standing up, but this trailer shows us even more Goggins, and I am sad to report, his hair never achieves the full porcupi...

The strategic timing of Prince William’s haircut

There was an interesting article that came out earlier this week about royal scheduling. Yesterday Prince William visited Evelina Children’s Hospital in London while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were over in Wales. If you’ve been watching the royals long enough, you know that, ideally, they try to...

January 19, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Today is Kathleen’s birthday. Kathleen is the kind of person who broadcasts her birthday every year. She wants the attention. She expects the attention. This year though, she’s trying to be all modest about her birthday and “not so extra”. Sure. That must be why, during a 15 minute conversation with...

Tracee Ellis Ross reveals pay gap with Anthony Anderson and intro for January 19, 2018

Dear Gossips, The Screen Actors Guild Awards are happening on Sunday. Will you watch? The SAGs aren’t as highly rated as the Golden Globes or the Grammys or the Oscars. And there’s some kind of football game on the same night. But, as we’ve seen, this award season has taken on a different meaning...

What Else for January 18, 2018

Gerard Butler is trying to tell you that his sex life is a Song of Ice and Fire. Because he’s f-cked on a glacier and in (on? at?) a volcano. What’s gross is that I can totally picture it. I can picture him having sex ANYWHERE because he’s just that kind of dude. Also, the answer to the question, wh...

Justin Timberlake's Supplies music video is an epic display of ignorance

Earlier today, I wrote that Justin Timberlake must be actively trying to piss off anyone paying attention. It has to be intentional, right? He can't be THIS much of an oblivious, self-serving, egotistical vulture, right? Except that he is. There is no other explanation for his new music video. None....

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit children at Star Hub community centre in Wales

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Cardiff Castle in Wales today and also Star Hub community centre where they met with young people in the athletic centre and at the dance studio. The pictures of them hanging out with those little dancers are adorable. But this video is even cuter – pay close a...

Mariah Carey's amazing jeans

Before we get to her jeans though… Mimi stepped out in an outfit that shocked me the other night while out for dinner with Bryan Tanaka. It was, like, a coat. And it wasn’t… tight. Not at all tight. Look at it.  Even Mimi’s ski jackets are tight. She will create a waist when she’s wearing ...

Smutty Social Media, January 18, 2018

I wish Dolly had a lifestyle line with candles and throw pillows. She does have a theme park, which is way cooler than tote bags (and don’t think she doesn’t know it).   I think the saying goes "Big Hair, Don't Care" and that sounds about right. You shouldn't care what other people think. Lov...

Chloe Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham wear matching monogrammed rings

So predictable. It’s up. It’s down. It’s intense. It’s SO extra. All of that pretty much sums up Chloe Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham’s relationship. They’ve broken up once (twice? Who can keep track) but now they’re back together and by 2018 standards, they’re yelling it from the rooftops. The last ti...

Michael Shannon's selfie face

Here are some photos I wanted to post yesterday that I never got around to. But they make me cry. With happiness. Like, the minute I came across this set of pictures, my morning got better. It’s Michael Shannon and he was in New York at AOL Live, presumably promoting 12 Strong, also starring Chris H...

Justin Timberlake serves grasshoppers and ants at Man Of The Woods listening party

I don’t know if you’ve heard but Justin Timberlake has a new aesthetic. He’s been super subtle about it so you probably had no idea that JT is now a very outdoorsy manly man of the woods who wears flannel. For all of the people who missed Timberlake’s vague tracklist featuring song titles like Livin...

Michelle Williams making headlines

 According to US Weekly, Michelle Williams is engaged to Andrew Youmans, the man she’s been seen with in various places, while working and on holiday, around the world over the last year. There’s not much out there about their relationship. She’s always been low-key about her love life. Jason Segel ...

Sundance Preview 2018: 10 to Watch

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off today, during an uncertain period in the industry. Theatrical exhibition is dying, Fox is disappearing into the Disney fold—indie arm Fox Searchlight is operating “business as usual” this year, but it could very well be their last—and Netflix, driver of big deals...

Intro for January 18, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I’ve now read the Ellen Pompeo Hollywood Reporter article so many times I think I could recite it at a speech competition. Did you have to do that in school? Memorise a passage from a book or a speech you were studying and perform it in front of class? We did back in the day and no...

What Else for January 17, 2018

We have been getting a LOT of emails today about the same thing: Ellen Pompeo’s The Hollywood Reporter cover story in which, OMG holy f-ck, f-ck holy, sh-t sh-t sh-t, Christ Jesus, she burns it alllll down. Thank you for writing to Duana and me about this and requesting it for Show Your Work. It IS ...

Hugh Grant in Paddington 2 movie review

Paddington was a nice surprise in 2015, and that movie and its sequel, Paddington 2, have something in common besides the eponymous bear—criminally bad marketing campaigns. Warner Brothers rescued Paddington 2 from The Weinstein Company late last year, but then they just sort of set it adrift, dumpi...

Justin Timberlake "made peace" with Janet Jackson over Super Bowl incident

This is the headline you will read all day and probably tomorrow. That, after leaving Janet Jackson for dead after the Super Bowl in 2004, Justin Timberalke and Janet Jackson actually “made peace”. Those aren’t the words that come of out his mouth though. Those are the words that Zane Lowe put in hi...

Taraji P Henson in Proud Mary movie review

There has been some discussion about Taraji P. Henson’s new movie, Proud Mary, and how, despite poor reviews, it actually did okay on opening weekend, and how it deserved more of a push than being unceremoniously dumped in the winter boneyard, as it was. By the way it was treated by its studio (Scre...

Smutty Social Media, January 17, 2018

Yesterday I wrote about Jennifer Garner’s Pretend Cooking Show. She made English muffins, and I referred to them as biscuits, and Lainey included her biscuit recipe, and many people emailed and tweeted to tell me there’s a big difference between the two. I suck at baking so I will defer to any guida...

Timothee Chalamet performs in videos from high school

Usually I have a certain order planned every day as to what posts go up and when. Sometimes I call an audible and throw out the lineup. Which is what I’m doing now, because of what Sasha just texted me. Sasha is avoiding me because of my nasty cold. But she’s also trying to jack my crush on Timothee...

Riverdale is still crazy, Cole Sprouse is still hot

I’m having a hard time watching this season of Riverdale sober. Over the past few days, I’ve tried to catch up in preparation for its midseason premiere tonight and without the aid of alcohol, I only made it halfway through episode 9. Good lord, this show has gone off the rails from campy to straigh...

Princess Kate visits children at Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London

It’s been a busy week so far for Princess Kate. Yesterday she and Prince William visited Coventry Cathedral and today there have been, so far, two events on her schedule – first she dropped by at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London to officially open Mittal Children’s Medical Centre and then, aft...

Joaquin Phoenix in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot teaser trailer

The first trailer for Gus Van Sant’s new movie, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot—maybe the longest title since The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford—was released yesterday. It looks very good. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as cartoonist John Callahan—sample of work here— ...

Matt Damon says he needs to close his mouth and get in the back seat

Late last year, Matt Damon was promoting Downsizing when the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar was opening its doors every day to show us a new piece of sh-t. And, well, Matt talked out of his ass.  On a couple of occasions. Follow those links if you need a refresher, we don’t need to go over it ag...

Intro for January 17, 2018

Dear Gossips,  “I am credible and I am telling the truth.”  About what Woody Allen did to her – this is what Dylan Farrow says to Gayle King during her first TV interview that will air on CBS This Morning tomorrow. CBS announced the interview yesterday, a few hours after Alec Baldwin tweeted h...

What Else for January 16, 2018

I won’t lie – am very much looking forward to knowing the name of this baby. I’ve already put in an advance request with Duana for her to write the post, considering she wrote the posts for North and for Saint. Which are good names. Right? I can think of worse names. As a joke, Duana threw “Truth” o...

January Jones reportedly dating former Bachelor Nick Viall

This morning I woke up to my phone buzzing. I had 7 messages and 1 email – all about the same thing. My friends know me so well. They know me well enough to know that I would guffaw loudly in my bed and proceed to laugh hysterically for a full minute over the news that January Jones and former Bache...

Jennifer Garner bakes biscuits on Pretend Cooking

Does Jennifer Garner eat French fries? I only ask because when actresses talk about food, it’s usually about how much they love to indulge. This 2011 article about the interview eating habits of actresses is something I have gone back to many times over the years.  But since 2011, there’s also...

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin on the beach together in Malibu

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin spent time together just before the holidays in Paris. They were seen together at Soho House on the weekend. Then, on Sunday, they were papped in Malibu, strolling down the beach with their arms around each other. Amazingly, even though there were photographers around...

Smutty Social Media, January 16, 2018

Can I interest you in 50 seconds of joy today? Watch this clip of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin this morning on Today. It starts when Lily gently ribs Jane about her plastic surgery (it’s more a joke about their age). The hosts giggle, but try to move on. Jane doesn’t want them to move on though. How l...

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump reportedly warned about friendship with Wendi Deng

Wendi Deng refers to herself as Wendi Murdoch on Instagram. I have always found this interesting. Because Wendi is Chinese. And in Chinese culture, we don’t take our husbands’ last names. Before you get too excited, this wasn’t an example of advance feminism on our part. The tradition is more about ...

Sharon Stone laughs when asked about being faced with sexual harassment in Hollywood on CBS Sunday Morning

Here are some photos of This Hot Bitch, Sharon Stone, at the airport. I would like to draw attention to her outfit, because I was just arguing with someone about “appropriate” travel-wear, and I feel like Stone is modeling the perfect travel outfit. Comfy pants, comfy sweater, but doing it in all bl...

Timothee Chalamet to donate salary from Woody Allen movie to charity

My love for Timothee Chalamet started at TIFF after seeing Call Me By Your Name. I think, at the time, I called him my “new obsession”. On that note, have you seen #CMBYN yet? Would you? It’s a gorgeous film. It’ll stay with you for a long time. You won’t be mad at me when you’re leaving the theatre...

Eliza Dushku reveals she was molested by stunt coordinator Joel Kramer on True Lies set

Over the weekend, Eliza Dushku shared on Facebook that she was molested by Joel Kramer, the stunt coordinator, when she was working on True Lies. She was 12. When she told an adult about what happened, she was subsequently injured on set, the implication being that this was Joel Kramer’s way of puni...

Aziz Ansari releases statement after being accused of sexual assault

Over the weekend, a story about Aziz Ansari was published, in which a woman referred to as “Grace” recounted her date with Ansari, which ended in his apartment and a moment far too many women know: A round of touch-roulette where you try to decide the least awful places and ways to let this person t...

Intro for January 16, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Yesterday, on Martin Luther King Day in America, Ava DuVernay was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Three years ago, Ava’s film, Selma, was released to critical acclaim. In his review of the film, Wesley Morris wrote in Grantland that:   Thi...

Show Your Work: The Written Word Edition

There was never any doubt that we would discuss the 1.5 million dollar pay disparity between Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg, but in a development that *never* happens, the longer we put off talking about it, the better the story got.  The USA Today article with all the details is here.  M...

Smutty Social Media, January 15, 2018

I once worked for someone who, inspired by a trend in Silicon Valley, encouraged everyone to come up with their own job title. I can’t remember what I used, I think it was a pretty basic description of my job, like “copy editor” or something. I did not have Jaden’s confidence or creativity. I...

Elisabeth Moss in first trailer for The Handmaid's Tale season 2

The wait in between Game of Thrones seasons is LONG.  GoT won’t be back until 2019. By the time we see the final season; we will have been waiting well over a year. I’m OK with the wait. I need a year to emotionally prepare for the fact that all my favourite Starks will probably die. The Handsmaid’s...

Taraji P Henson’s Proud Mary opening weekend

Last week I wrote about Taraji P. Henson’s movie Proud Mary, and how it deserved better promotion. My plans changed this weekend so I wasn’t able to see Proud Mary in theatres but I bought a few tickets anyway to support Taraji and because I was worried about what the story would be if this movie di...

Tiffany Haddish is Groupon's new spokesperson and will star in Super Bowl ad

Remember when Left Shark and Missy Elliott were the most memorable things about Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show? Or when Coldplay was supposed to be the headliner and instead they were just the glorified openers for Beyoncé? Well, this year, Tiffany Haddish is going to hijack the Super Bowl sp...

Intro for January 15, 2018

Dear Gossips, Is there a cold going around where you are? Is it the same one that’s going around where I am? That cold has now ended up at my house. Do you work when you’re sick? You’re not supposed to because it gets other people sick. I used to, until not too long ago. Here’s what changed my mi...

What Else for January 12, 2018

Did you see Emma Roberts at the Critics’ Choice Awards? I’m not mad that she’s trying to do something different with her hair. I would rather different than what Angelina Jolie did with her hair last night. But I could not remember what it is, or who it was, that the hair reminded me of. And, of cou...

Celine Dion handles drunk fan who jumps on stage with kindness and professionalism

This story came out earlier in the week but I’ve been saving it for today because I had a feeling I’d need to go into the weekend with Celine Dion. It is currently snow-icing here in Toronto. My car door almost didn’t open about an hour ago when I left work early to come home. And it was a stressful...

Liam Neeson in The Commuter movie review

Last summer, director Jaume Collet-Serra scored with the sleeper hit The Shallows,  the Blake Lively vs. A Shark movie that is ridiculous, but in that fun, schlocky way that is entirely watchable. That movie was a nice break from the Liam Neeson Revenge Man movies he had been making to diminishing r...

Smutty Social Media, January 12, 2018

Seal came for Oprah. It’s never a good time to come for Oprah, but this week is especially bad timing on his part. So he backtracked, saying that it’s not Oprah he has a problem with, but Hollywood hypocrisy as it pertains to men like Harvey Weinstein. Seal was married to Heidi Klum for almost 10 ye...

Angelina Jolie in white feathers at the Critics' Choice Awards

Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung attended the Critics’ Choice Awards last night representing First They Killed My Father. In The Fade ended up winning the category but it looked like they had a great time, both on the carpet and inside. Let’s get the fashion out of the way first. Feathers for Angelina. ...

Jessica Biel looked amazing at Critics' Choice Awards where she was nominated for The Sinner

Jessica Biel was at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night for The Sinner. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Movie Made For TV Or Limited Series. Jessica lost to Nicole Kidman but I’m going to count last night as a win for her because she looked AMAZING – gimme this dress –  and she was able to...

Sterling K Brown wins Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for This Is Us

I say this often. Put Sterling K. Brown in everything. Give him all the awards. He is the reason This Is Us is so great. He is an exceptional speech giver. He’s generally a beacon of light and joy and a reminder that there is good in this world. I’d be OK if every award show featured some Sterling K...

Taylor Swift premieres End Game music video

Taylor Swift premiered the video for End Game last night, the third video off reputation after Look What You Made Me Do and Ready For It. This is the video, you’ll recall, that was rumoured to feature Katy Perry because there was a dancer who resembles Katy in one of the shots. As I noted when those...

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen rival Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon for Most Adorable Couple at Critics' Choice Awards

Angelica Jade Bastién wrote a piece for Vulture posted yesterday called “The Hilarity and Horror of Ted Danson on The Good Place.” Bastien’s essay is so on point it prompted me to have a solid 20 minute conversation with my friend Brian about how underrated The Good Place is. We were obsessing over ...

Gal Gadot wins #SeeHer Award at 2018 Critics' Choice

Gal Gadot was presented with the #SeeHer Award at Critics’ Choice last night. In, like, 2 years or whatever, when hashtags aren’t used anymore, how are they going to feel about naming an award and styling it like this with a hashtag? In 25 years, will that look stupid on a trophy? Or is this an old ...

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon's The Big Sick wins Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy

 “Shut up, listen and amplify.” That’s how Kumail Nanjiani chose to end his acceptance speech at last night’s Critics’ Choice Awards. Coming off the Golden Globes where men barely acknowledged the recent seismic shift in their industry which is entirely a THEM problem, it was nice to hear a man not ...

Rachel Bloom roasts former Critics' Choice Awards host TJ Miller

I forgot TJ Miller used to host the Critics’ Choice Awards until Lainey reminded me. I asked her if the show was always so awkward right around the moment where Olivia Munn started rapping and I had to watch it recoiled on my couch, through my fingers attempting to block my face from the transferred...

Olivia Munn hosts the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards

No, the monologue rap wasn’t great. So I get it if, with a start like that, you weren’t all that into Olivia Munn last night hosting the Critics’ Choice Awards. But, apart from that rap, I actually quite enjoyed her. She was much stronger during the in-between awards bits, especially when she was up...

Intro for January 12, 2018

Dear Gossips, The Critics’ Choice Awards happened last night in Hollywood and the all-black mandate was lifted and we’ll get to that on the main page and on the LifeStyle page today. Let’s start though with Octavia Spencer who was at the event with The Shape Of Water, directed by Guillermo del To...

What Else for January 11, 2018

Reminder: the Critics’ Choice Awards are happening tonight. And James Franco has been nominated in the Best Actor category. Will James Franco show up? Or is he skipping the event? This is also the first event since the Michelle Williams/Mark Wahlberg pay revelation became public. If the point of Tim...

Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Paul Rudd on set of Avengers 4

I’ve never seen Ant-Man, the Paul Rudd version (is there another movie version? I don’t actually want to know), and I barely paid attention to him in Captain America: Civil War so I have no idea what to call him, how to refer to him. Which is why I’m calling him Ant. Which is probably not at all clo...

Smutty Social Media, January 11, 2018

Since Justin Timberlake is encroaching on his Blue Steel Stetson Man vibe, John Mayer is upping his pioneer cred with a new project: he will be responding to correspondence, but only if it is typed on a typewriter. He calls it a “return to naturalism”. I’m not sure if he meant the dictionary version...

Chris Hemsworth laughs off Angelina Jolie rumours on Ellen

I typically refer to Chris Hemsworth in one of three ways: as the Not-As-Hot Hemsworth,  the Third (Sometimes Second) Best Chris, or Taika Waititi’s Less Attractive Friend. This week, to me, he’s just the guy who played third wheel to new besties Taika and Angelina Jolie at the Golden Globes. When L...

Johnathon Schaech reveals he was sexually abused by Sparrow director Franco Zeffirelli

In a piece written for PEOPLE , Johnathon Schaech has shared that he was molested by director Franco Zeffirelli in 1992 while he was working on his film Sparrow. He not only details the experience but also goes on to describe how it changed him, how his behaviour and his personality were altered aft...

Marvel moves ahead with Black Widow movie and hires writer Jac Schaeffer

Marvel was always going to make a Black Widow movie, eventually, because at a certain point it just becomes money left on the table. Following Wonder Woman’s success in 2017, now is apparently when the money is on the table, and Marvel wants their cut. (They’ve talked enough about a Black Widow movi...

Sandra Bullock supports Dee Rees and Mudbound at LA screening

One of my favourite side stories during award season is watching to see which major movie stars throw their support behind which films and which performers. Julia Roberts comes up a lot in this discussion. She campaigned for Javier Bardem a few years ago and last year she showed up for Moonlight and...

Ben Affleck showed up to daughter Seraphina's birthday party on a motorcycle

There’s a short, kind of nothing story that showed up on E! about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner coming together for their daughter Seraphina’s birthday party last weekend. This isn’t exactly newsworthy as the two spent Thanksgiving and Christmas together as a family. Jennifer has been steadfast in...

Intro for January 11, 2018

Dear Gossips,  James Franco was on Seth Meyers last night, one night after Stephen Colbert asked him about the allegations of sexual harassment that have come up again after his win at the Golden Globes. Seth also asked him about the accusations which, again, is certainly not the experience that ...

What Else for January 10, 2018

The first Sasha Answers podcast of the year – and of course I had to talk about my period. Some of you will probably yell at me about my basic as f-ck not-very-scientific explanation for why period cramps happen. I did feel better after bitching about Justin Timberlake. What a great start to the yea...

Serena Williams and baby Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr cover VOGUE

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, daughter of the greatest of all time, won her first Australian Open a year ago. Twelve months later, she’s on the cover of VOGUE, in her ma’s arms, with one fist raised as if to declare I AM HERE. As if she had to. We know!  Serena Williams, mother of Alexis Olympia Oha...

James Franco's awkward interview with Stephen Colbert over sexual harassment accusations

James and Dave Franco were supposed to be featured in a New York TimesTalk event that was scheduled for today which has now been cancelled because of the recent allegations that have come up about James following the Golden Globes. As mentioned the other day, James won the Best Actor in a Comedy Mus...

Smutty Social Media, January 10, 2018

Now that Tyra is back at America’s Next Top Model, I’m tempted to watch again. It’s been a long time since the show debuted and the industry has shifted quite a bit, with individuals having more power of their brands. Social media and the “Insta Girls” as Vogue calls them, have changed it, too. Is t...

Getting ready for Black Panther with a new trailer as tickets sell out

(Lainey: this post was supposed to go up yesterday but I had to be a dick. Black Panther tickets went on sale. The film has already set a record for advance ticket sales (link) which is why, like an asshole, I didn’t want to post about it because I was trying to buy a block of tickets online – 10 ti...

Angelina Jolie at the 2018 National Board Of Review Awards Gala with daughters Zahara and Shiloh

Angelina Jolie was in New York last night to accept the NBR Freedom of Expression Award for First They Killed My Father. She was joined by her collaborator and friend Loung Ung and daughters Zahara and Shiloh. As you can see, Shiloh has her arm in a sling. Apparently she injured it while snowboardin...

Taraji P. Henson's Proud Mary deserved more promotion than it got

Proud Mary comes out on Friday. Proud Mary stars Taraji P. Henson as a badass hitwoman entangled in a Boston-area family of mobsters. When I first saw the trailer for Proud Mary, I was so excited. I made plans to see it opening weekend with my girlfriends but until last night, I forgot that opening ...

This Is Us is back to remind us why it's the best drama on network television

Everybody wins when the Pearson family feuds. The last time I wrote about This Is Us, we were five episodes into the season and I was annoyed. I was annoyed that the show was focusing more on unnecessary twists than the family drama of the core Pearson clan. Well, the following episodes have been a ...

Greta Gerwig says she will never work with Woody Allen again

Greta Gerwig accepted the National Board of Review Award for Best Director last night in New York for Lady Bird. Lady Bird won the Best Film Comedy/Musical Golden Globe on Sunday. It was nominated for 3 BAFTAs yesterday (though not in the best film or directing categories) and, as you know, it’s exp...

Michelle Williams made less than one percent of what Mark Wahlberg did for All The Money In The World reshoots

Today in Burn It All Down News, USA Today is reporting that for the eleventh-hour All the Money in the World reshoots, Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million, while Michelle Williams was paid less than one thousand dollars. Yes, that’s right, Michelle Williams, who received a Golden Globe nomination fo...

Intro for January 10, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Never expected Hugh Grant to be a high point this week. He continues to delight the people who are delighted by him. This, for us here, is credit to Duana, who has not stopped being delighted by Hugh since she posted about him, while crying from laughter, and “Paddington Bear 2”, a...

What Else for January 9, 2018

Lenny Kravitz is dating a Victoria’s Secret model called Barbara Fialho. And before you ask about Leonardo DiCaprio, because that’s automatically what you associate with the words “dating” + “VS model”, he’s not interested. Because you know why? Barbara is 30 years old. Which is, obviously, wayyyyy ...

Justin Timberlake makes Jessica Biel's Golden Globes appearance about himself

 As mentioned yesterday in my post about Oprah, I decided to hold my post on this jackass because he wasn’t sitting on top of her, not after that speech. We should put Justin Timberlake on a delay more often.  On Sunday night, Justin Timberlake went to the Golden Globes because his wife, Jessica ...

Gwyneth Paltrow & Brad Falchuk confirm engagement on cover of goop magazine

The second issue of goop magazine features Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover with Brad Falchuk, officially confirming their engagement. The issue is themed for “sex and love” so it makes sense that G’s love life – and sex life – is showcased. And it makes even more sense that she’s confirming the news (w...

Celebrity Social Media Round-Up for January 9, 2018

You guys, I’m back! And the social media gods have granted me Natalie Portman and Nicole Kidman, who both timed their Instagram debuts to coincide with the Time’s Up initiative. For the record, Nicole Kidman’s handle is her name (@nicolekidman) while Natalie had to go with @nportmanofficial. (It loo...

Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff have broken up

Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff have broken up. They were together for over 5 years. Their reps confirmed to PEOPLE last night that it’s over and that the breakup was “amicable.” E! News says that the split happened in December because they “were growing apart and it just made sense for them to end...

Tessa Thompson says Lena Dunham wasn't involved in Time's Up movement after she tries to take credit

Tessa Thompson has been at the forefront of the Time’s Up movement since it was announced on January 1st. She stood alongside other actresses to share the initiative’s message. She encouraged her followers to donate. She gave clear and intelligent interviews defending their decision to wear black, a...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Reprezent 107.3 in London

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out on official assignment for the first time this year today in London at POP Britain for a visit to Reprezent 107.3.  Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will this afternoon visit @ReprezentRadio in POP Brixton, to see their work supporting young people...

The Weeknd cuts ties with H&M over racist ad

 In the excitement and sleepless delirium of last night's Golden Globes coverage, I don't think I expressed how much I love Time's Up. The initiative is great and I think they’re doing great work but I love it so much because “time is up” is a brilliant slogan for right now. Calling it a slogan seem...

Hugh Grant nominated for BAFTA for Paddington 2

Duana wrote the Sarah Jessica Parker/Hugh Grant Golden Globes post yesterday. But, as you may have read, it turned into a Hugh Grant-only post, not because she isn’t into SJP (she is) but because, well, it could really only have been about Hugh Grant. Hugh was introduced as the “star of Paddington B...

Benedict Cumberbatch is back in first trailer for Patrick Melrose

Since The Current War was vamoosed from award season because of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, it’s been a relatively quiet time for Benedict Cumberbatch. He had that cameo in Thor: Ragnarok, but even with the (allegedly) final episodes of Sherlock airing in early 2017, it felt like a light year for ...

Intro for January 9, 2018

Dear Gossips,  There were no tiaras at the Golden Globes on Sunday. Maybe they’re saving the tiaras for the Oscars. That said, I do want to make mention of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s long strand of pearl earrings. The emerald earrings on Zoe Kravitz were, of course, spectacular. But Maggie’s were my fav...

The Golden Globe Awards of Oprah

There may never be a Golden Globes acceptance speech as glorious as the one Oprah Winfrey gave last night. Maybe, if you’re young enough. For those of us of a certain age, this may have been our Golden Globes lifetime speech highlight, to go along with her Cecil B DeMille lifetime achievement award....

Nicole Kidman wins for Big Little Lies at the 2018 Golden Globes

What’s the expression for something you both like and dislike about yourself? I have this persistent tendency towards optimism. It’s surprising because I’m also a frequently cranky and a know-it-all, but weird annoying positivity shows up at the weirdest times.  Right now I feel like I should be ...

Mariah Carey was on brand at the 2018 Golden Globes

Say what you will about Mariah Carey but her brand is STRONG. When they cut back to Mariah on the E! Red Carpet show and she was standing at the top of a flight of stairs beside Ryan Seacrest, my first thought was how did she get up those stairs? Sorry – I should say she was strategically perched on...

Saoirse Ronan wins for Lady Bird at the 2018 Golden Globes

Let’s get my gripes out of the way off the top. I didn’t hear anyone mispronounce Saoirse Ronan’s name last night, but I did catch an interview on the NBC Red Carpet where they goggled, “Is it true?  Was the Prom in the movie your very first one?” You guys. Proms are not universal, and these kind...

Gal Gadot & The Rock a vision at the 2018 Golden Globes

I started to write this article and Word quit on me twice in succession. While I was praying for it to right itself, and determined not to lose momentum, I went online to see if I could find the clip of Gal Gadot and Dwayne The Rock Johnson presenting tonight… and I was mesmerised. But confused. But...

Tracee Ellis Ross did not disappoint at the 2018 Golden Globes

Ever. Tracee Ellis Ross has yet to let me down on a red carpet and I don’t ever expect her to. I screamed when I saw her. I know I tell you I scream and cry a lot so you might not believe me anymore but it’s true. I’m obnoxious. My reaction to Tracee Ellis Ross was obnoxious but completely necessary...

Angelina Jolie seated with Chris Hemsworth and Taika Waititi at the 2018 Golden Globes

Stop shouting. Obviously I know that Oprah’s was the best table and they should all have been so lucky to be able to sit at Oprah’s table for the enlightenment. But can we say that there are other “best” tables in different ways? Like the best gossipy table? For me it was this:  Want to live ...

Elisabeth Moss: Globes Good Girl

It’s an ironic title, given the subject matter of The Handmaid’s Tale and the fact that social media keeps that dangling-cigarette-and-sunglasses shot of Peggy Olsen sharply in all our minds. But when Elisabeth Moss won last night and ran up onstage looking delighted, and then earnestly read the Mar...

How committed was Jennifer Aniston to Time's Up at 2018 Golden Globes?

I was talking to a friend about the red carpet blackout prior to Sunday’s show and she said, “I don’t like it because I think it gives someone like Jennifer Aniston who always wears black anyway a pass to pretend to protest without having to actually speak up.” She’s right that Jennifer Aniston wore...

Garrett Hedlund was Kerry's eye candy at the 2018 Golden Globes

I’m not going to pretend I have anything to say about Garrett Hedlund other than that he looked really good presenting next to Kerry Washington. REALLY GOOD. Really, exceptionally, stupidly good. He looked so good I forgot Kerry was married to her own really, exceptionally, stupidly good looking man...

Kerry Washington’s skillful 2018 Globes Red Carpet

Unpopular opinion ahead – Kerry Washington does not get the credit she deserves.  Yes, she’s the lead on an incredibly successful show, a wealthy actress with beauty privilege who is, as Lainey once pointed out to me, the queen of endorsement campaigns. I’m not saying she’s suffering.  But the...

Emma Watson & Robert Pattinson: tabloid wish fulfillment

Emma Watson walked the carpet last night with Marai Larasi, the executive director of Imkaan, an agency based in the UK “dedicated to addressing violence against Black minoritised women and girls”, which is a direct connection to what Oprah Winfrey talked about in her speech – sexual harassment and ...

Hugh Jackman’s losing face at the 2018 Golden Globes

Depending on where you are at any given moment of the internet during a live awards show, you can find whatever reaction you want. You want outrage? No prob. You want a celebration? Sure. What I discovered during the Golden Globes last night is that you can also find people who are shocked and appal...

Emma Stone toned it down at the 2018 Golden Globes

Emma Stone was the defending champ. Last year she won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for La La Land. This year, she lost to Saoirse Ronan and presented with Shirley MacLaine. I had to Google both of those things. I forgot which category she was in and I really had no idea who she presented with...

Michelle Williams' surgical interview with Tarana Burke at the 2018 Golden Globes

I know ‘star turn’ is a kind of great-auntly expression for a role that turns someone into a star, but I’m being much more literal about it. I haven’t stopped thinking all night about a turn Michelle Williams executed in a conversation that was just about surgical.  Remember all those years Miche...

Ewan McGregor thanks wife and girlfriend at the 2018 Golden Globes

I have not seen the season of Fargo that stars Ewan McGregor for which he won the Golden Globe. When we were deciding on writing assignments last night, and I ended up with Ewan, Duana made a point of telling me that he plays twins. Um, sure, OK, thanks for letting me know. But you know I’m just wri...

The Globes needed more Mary J. Blige

After a show like this, there’s always one person I wish we got to see more of. After the Globes, that person is Mary J. Blige. I didn’t see her interviewed on the red carpet. I was flipping between E! and NBC and I think I caught a glimpse of her on a photo wall but there were no amazing Mary J. so...

Allison Janney wins for I, Tonya at the 2018 Golden Globes

I would never write anything uncharitable about Allison Janney. It’s unthinkable. But since I began writing this article there have been three rolling blackouts at my house, which is not usual at 5 AM so I have to wonder if I should be doing this at all.  But for the not-superstitious among us, w...

Issa Rae and Zoe Kravitz at the 2018 Golden Globes cool table

The obvious best table at the Globes was the Oprah/ Gayle/ Stedman/ Ava/ Pauletta/ Denzel/ Viola/ Julius table but the one I wanted to be at most was Issa Rae’s. You may have missed it but for a glorious split second, we got to see Issa Rae and Zoe Kravitz sitting side by side, smiling and waving to...

Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan at the 2018 Golden Globes for I, Tonya

I saw I, Tonya with Lainey the week before Christmas. It is not hyperbole to say I have thought about it in some way every day since then. This has to have been Margot Robbie’s intent. She wasn’t just the star, she was a producer. She knew this was a story she would be able to tell with enough angle...

Emilia Clarke looked great at the 2018 Globes and Kit Harington did not

Shout-out to Emilia Clarke’s stylist who pulled a black dress for her that looked, from where I’m sitting, like the perfect fit. Made to fit. It’s Miu Miu. And it’s tricky. Because of the way it’s cut so open at the chest but then has to be practically molded to her torso. And the little bow right b...

Aziz Ansari’s speech was short

I really loved Master of None Season 2. I almost didn’t watch it, given that I found Season 1 fine, funny at times but not unmissable. Season 2 is a different story. There’s an ambitious arc, there’s Italy, there’s episodes that are doing ambitious things, including two Aziz himself is essentially n...

Laura Dern was the 2018 Globes Best Everything

I don’t want to bring up Baron Davis in this post which is definitively about Laura Dern but we can’t talk about Laura Dern without talking about Laura Dern’s 2017, which, you know, notably ended with those pictures of her and Baron Davis. Professionally, she had an extraordinary 2017. She had one o...

Natalie Portman's ruthless Best Director intro at 2018 Golden Globes

Natalie Portman isn’t all that popular in these parts. She was never Duana’s favourite and she was one of my favourites until she wasn’t and Sarah calls her Natalie Never. Last night at the Golden Globes though, Natalie Portman, while presenting the Best Director award, went for blood:  THE M...

Rachel Brosnahan wins 2018 Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actress

I don’t know what quality about the Hollywood Foreign Press makes them so wacky in so many well-documented ways, yet also allows them to consistently reward otherwise-overlooked or out there television. They love My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. They love Jane The Virgin. They loved The Affair before anyone ...

Viola Davis and Helen Mirren present at the 2018 Golden Globes

Viola Davis and Helen Mirren hadn’t even started reading the teleprompter yet and Twitter was already writing their buddy cop comedy. Viola and Helen together is a pairing I didn’t expect but in hindsight, it’s perfect. They’re both legends. They both can give a singular look or an eye-roll worthy o...

Kelly Clarkson’s fun night at the 2018 Golden Globes

There were fears that the tone of the Golden Globes would be somber this year. In fact, Ryan Seacrest kept implying over and over that guests would have a hard timing having fun inside the show during his red carpet broadcast like you can’t have fun while also attempting to topple the patriarchy. Or...

SJP and Hugh Grant present at the 2018 Golden Globes

I am fond of hyperbole but I am not exaggerating when I tell you that I cried laughing when Seth introduced ‘from Divorce, Sarah Jessica Parker, and from Paddington Bear 2, Hugh Grant!’ It was a belated Christmas present I didn’t know I needed.  First of all, I am generally obsessed with SJP, but...

Daniel Kaluuya and Jordan Peele at the 2018 Golden Globes

Midway through the Golden Globes last night I texted Duana and Kathleen: where is Jordan Peele? I feel like Daniel Kaluuya needs him.  Jordan was there and we all hilariously, at the same time, texted each other the minute he turned up in one of the shots (“There’s Jordan!”) but there are no phot...

Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer at 2018 Golden Globes

Have you seen Call Me By Your Name Yet? DID YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH!?!? Are you totally in love with Timothee Chalamet?  Fans of CMBYN are really into their feelings today about Timothee and Armie Hammer not winning in their respective categories. Look, Armie Hammer should be happy with a nomination....

James Franco wins 2018 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy

James Franco won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy last night for his performance in The Disaster Artist. He pulled his brother, Dave, up on stage with him and also called up Tommy Wiseau. And here’s what happened:  Tommy Wiseau trying to give James Franco’s acceptance speech at the...

Gary Oldman wins 2018 Golden Globe Best Actor

Casey Affleck is Oscar’s current reigning Best Actor. Would Casey Affleck, alleged sexual harasser, have won that Oscar this year? Last year, during award season, I kept linking to Amy Zimmerman’s excellent piece in The Daily Beast about Casey Affleck’s past. About that lawsuit that he settled out o...

Hong Chau at the 2018 Golden Globes

Let us now have a summary of Hong Chau’s night at the Golden Globes, shall we?  She was nominated for her role in Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, which is kind of notable on its own, because the movie is…not considered to be that great. As in 51% ‘Rotten’ on Rotten Tomatoes. But her performance is ...

Intro for January 8, 2018

Dear Gossips, Before we begin, and if you haven’t already, please read the excellent interview featuring the Fug Girls, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, by Constance Grady for Vox about red carpet coverage during #MeToo. I don’t want to excerpt one particular comment or answer because I don’t wa...

Sterling K. Brown reclaims his time at the Globes

Remember how the Emmys did Sterling K. Brown? I’m still shaking a clenched fist in the sky at no one in particular whispering “how dare they” because of how the Emmys wronged Sterling K. Brown last year. To recap, SKB was played off after a criminally short amount of time, thus missing the opportuni...

Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb's love at the 2018 Golden Globes

I have been obsessed with Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb for a long time so please don’t call this a bandwagon. It’s not a bandwagon when you’re in the corner, caring all by yourself. It’s especially hard to care about a couple that doesn’t live on the cover of magazines, that doesn’t make money for t...

Frances McDormand now Oscar front runner after 2018 Golden Globe Best Actress Drama win

Frances McDormand showed us tonight that she can be a hardass. That she doesn’t suffer fools gladly – and I’m hopeless with these kinds of expressions so if I haven’t used it correctly here, I’m sorry. I’m the fool she wouldn’t suffer. Frances McDormand had no time for that camera that kept getting ...

Seth Meyers hosts Golden Globes, with Assists

Let’s be real here – the Golden Globes hosting gig is 92% the opening monologue, because, as everyone tweets at 9:42pm ET, you forget that there was a host at all. The exception was in the Amy & Tina years, and we’ll get to those in a second. But the entire tone of the show is set in that monologue,...

What Else for January 5, 2017

Gwyneth Paltrow and goop are recommending that you hydrate your anus with coffee to kick off the New Year. This is supposed to help with detox. I have so many questions. Here’s the priority question: Are you supposed to coffee-flush your asshole before or after steaming your vagina? When did that en...

Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Jay-Z cock-jack Justin Timberlake's Filthy

Justin Timberlake released a video today for his song Filthy. It’s the one where he seems to be mansplaining to an audience full of Asians how to do robotics. JT wanted it to be the music event of the weekend. And since it’s Golden Globes weekend, he’s cock-jacking his wife’s Golden Globe nomination...

Smutty Social Media, January 5, 2018

Chris Hemsworth will be presenting at the Golden Globes on Sunday. Here he is arriving at LAX last night. Here he is snowboarding and spinning and doing some dance moves just before that. It’s hard for me to say anything bad about Chris since seeing Thor: Ragnarok. This is the work of Taika Waititi....

Emilia Clarke at W Magazine party as HBO confirms Game Of Thrones season 8 will premiere in 2019

HBO finally confirmed yesterday that Game Of Thrones season 8, the final season of the series, will premiere in 2019. Which is what most people suspected anyway, given that they just started production on the new episodes in October and are not expected to finish shooting until this summer, so they’...

Kendrick Lamar producing and curating Black Panther: The Album

Every year is the same. I make resolutions. I break them. As soon as all the balls have dropped and the midnight kisses are over, I swear I will wake up earlier, eat better, live better and generally become a better human being but by day 4 or 5 of the new year, I’m back on my previous year’s bullsh...

Insidious: The Last Key movie review

It’s January, so you know what that means: Welcome to the boneyard where all the worst movies are sent to die! A fair number of the cinematic bodies dumped in the winter boneyard are horror movies, and indeed, this year’s first burial is Insidious: The Last Key. Before the screening started for Insi...

Justin Timberlake releases new single and music video for Filthy

Jessica Biel will attend the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday for the first time as a nominee in a category that includes four Oscar winners. As mentioned the other day, her husband couldn’t wait until the weekend was over to let her have her own full shine. He had to announce his album this week and d...

Intro for January 5, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Every Golden Globes weekend is a big deal. But there’s an added layer of big dealness to this year’s Golden Globes because it’s the first major award show to happen since Hollywood has had to start seriously reckoning with its festering sexual harassment problem. Over 300 women in ...

What Else for January 4, 2018

Trying to decide how I feel about this hairstyle. I wear my hair like this often on The Social. Not exactly, but with the top half pulled back tight, right off my forehead. Showing my forehead is a priority because, as my ma the Chinese Squawking Chicken says, it can be a lucky spot on your face. An...

Colin Farrell gets a parking ticket with girlfriend in LA

Almost exactly two years ago, Colin Farrell was papped for the first time with his then new girlfriend. Two years later, she’s still his girlfriend…and we still don’t know her name. Like, she’s still referred to as a “mystery woman”. I’ve asked this before and I’ll ask it again – is it because we do...

Margot Robbie and Tonya Harding cover The Hollywood Reporter

Tonya Harding would probably say that throughout her skating career, she was never the recipient of good luck or good timing. During this award season though, timing appears to be on her side. Or, at least, on Margot Robbie’s side. And Margot is repping both of them.  Together Tonya and Margot co...

Smutty Social Media, January 4, 2018

Did you watch grown-ish last night? How much do love this Breakfast Club homage? And, God, Yara’s outfit in the second episode, blue blazer on top of the black dress with silver detail? Denise Huxtable was a fashion icon, undisputed. Will Zoe Johnson be one too? PS. OF COURSE Drake made a cameo. Sor...

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber leave a hot pilates class together in LA

Selena Gomez celebrated the new year in Cabo. Conveniently Justin Bieber was also seen in Cabo. Apparently they were each with their own friends but hung out on NYE. So they closed out 2017 together. And they’re beginning 2018 together. Yesterday they were photographed leaving a private hot pilates ...

Will tiaras be part of black outfits at the Golden Globes?

Three more sleeps until the Golden Globes on Sunday. You know what I just remembered? You know what won’t be happening at the Golden Globes on Sunday? This:  That same year, in 2015, on the Avengers: Age Of Ultron press tour, Jeremy Renner was dragged for sex shaming Black Widow. And th...

Lena Waithe launches new show The Chi on Showtime

Last year, Lena Waithe became the first black woman to win an Emmy for writing in a comedy series, for her work on Master of None’s stellar “Thanksgiving” episode. This year, Waithe is launching her own show, The Chi, on Showtime. According to her profile in the New York Times, she went with Showtim...

Matt Lauer still sends notes to Today show production staff

Page Six reported yesterday that even though Matt Lauer has been fired from Today and even though they just announced this week that Hoda Kotb is the new permanent co-anchor, he still sends notes. This is not like a note you pass in class. In TV and film, you get notes back from the network, from th...

Tiffany Haddish's New York Film Critics Circle acceptance speech was the highlight of the night

Most of 2017 was bullsh-t. But it could have been worse if not for Tiffany Haddish. Tiffany made 2017 so much better – for us… but, most importantly, for herself. It’s now 2018 and Tiffany Haddish is still giving. Last night she was in New York to accept the New York Film Critics Circle award for Be...

Intro for January 4, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Holiday is over. And, even though it’s a new year, that advent calendar apparently doesn’t have an expiration date. Yesterday it opened its ass and shat out a Canadian, actor Albert Schultz, who founded the Soulpepper Theatre Company.  Actresses Patricia Fagan, Kristen Booth, Di...

What Else for January 3, 2018

If you visited the site this Saturday and are now having issues clicking links from within articles, please reset your browser’s cache. It’s usually found settings/ advanced/ clear browsing data in Chrome and under settings / clear history and website data in Safari. We implemented a fix on the week...

Leonardo DiCaprio spends New Year's in Aspen with model Camila Morrone

A couple of weeks ago, just a few days before Christmas, Leonardo DiCaprio was seen leaving the home of model Camila Morrone. She’s 20. Exactly the right age for him. But then Gossip Cop came out quickly with PR-friendly assurances that Leo and Camila are just friends, family friends, as her ma is d...

Justin Timberlake to release first single, Filthy, from Man Of The Woods on Friday

Justin Timberlake announced yesterday that his new album, Man Of The Woods, will be released February 2 with the first single coming this Friday. He posted the album cover after I wrote about the announcement so here it is:    A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on...

Smutty Social Media, January 3, 2018

Jacek, my husband, is big on pomegranates. He started eating one every other day a few months ago and he says he feels so much better and he keeps telling me his skin looks better. I find them really tart. And it’s true. No matter how fastidious you are, the juice gets EVERYWHERE. How many pe...

Netflix confirms making of Bright sequel starring Will Smith

Netflix has established itself as a player in the television world, but despite big spending at film festivals, they have yet to prove themselves in the world of film. Or, rather, they only just did, as Bright becomes their biggest film hit, comparable to a blockbuster in the “real” world of theatri...

Saoirse Ronan and Gal Gadot at the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala

Saoirse Ronan wore clashing red and pink Gucci to the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala last night to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award. I like the colour-clashing. I hate the material. It really doesn’t photograph well. It photographs really cheap. OK but, seriously, how cute are these...

Emilia Clarke arrives in LA ahead of Golden Globes

Game Of Thrones is up against The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, and This Is Us for Best Television Drama at the Golden Globes this week. The category looked almost the same last year with one exception – Westworld was in there instead of The Handmaid’s Tale. And The Crown ended up win...

Mary J. Blige receives Palm Springs Film Festival Breakthrough Award for Mudbound

The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala happened last night. This is always an important stop on the award season circuit since so many Oscar voters show up at the event. Which is why so many Oscar hopefuls show up at the event. The voting period for Oscar nominations opens this Fri...

Emily Blunt on "bum-pinching" and the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Vanity Fair cover profile

Emily Blunt is on the cover of the new Vanity Fair, which is a little odd, though, because she’s not really promoting anything. She’s voicing a character in Sherlock Gnomes—Lainey, I REFUSE to watch this—but that’s not out until March, and it’s not mentioned in the profile anyway. The big project th...

Intro for January 3, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I’m so excited for tonight. Tonight is the series premiere of grown-ish, which is the spin-off of black-ish, a show I love SO MUCH, starring Yara Shahidi as Zoe Johnson who goes off to university. And, of course, many people, including creator Kenya Barris, are comparing it to A Di...

What Else for January 2, 2018

Carrie Underwood broke her wrist after falling at home in November. And it turns out that she also needed almost 50 stitches in her face. Which is why she’s prepping her fans that she might look different the next time they see her. The other day I bailed on some ice on the sidewalk. The car door wa...

Show Your Work: Laura Dern, teen secrets, and Blue Ivy Carter

It’s the first episode of Show Your Work of 2018! We begin by identifying a vortex in my pop culture experience. What happened was that a few days ago, our friend Dean sent over the link to an episode of the Worst Ever podcast featuring guest Staci Keanan. I did not respond to the group thread and D...

Beyoncé will headline Coachella 2018

Cowboy Timberlake is trying to make his album release the music event we’re supposed to be waiting for. Truth: the music event everyone is waiting for is Coachella. Or, more accurately, #BEYchella.    A post shared by Beylite (@beylite) on Jan 2, 2018 at 6:18am PST By the ti...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez work out together but are not yet engaged

It’s a new year. And while people have been waiting for it, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are not engaged. They did, however, work out together on New Year’s Eve. And had to each post about it on Instagram.    A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jan 1, 2018 at 2:49pm PST ...

Smutty Social Media, January 2, 2018

How could New Year’s Eve be complete without a Happy New Year greeting from Choupette? For those of you who live in Paris and can afford to sleep 8 hours a night, Choupette has shared her 2018 resolutions. She wants to take up boxing and walk the runway. Wait. She hasn’t done that already?   ...

Sarah Silverman reaches out to Twitter troll in compassionate exchange

Happy New Year! You guys, I’m loving the optimism I’m seeing online. Obviously Time’s Up has been a real jolt of positivity, but even the New Year memes are all about how things have got to look up this year. I’m into it. In fact, I’m a bit of an optimist, no matter how much I try to talk myself out...

Justin Timberlake announces new album, Man Of The Woods, in Instagram video

Kathleen wrote about the Justin Timberlake Man Of The Woods rumours a couple of weeks ago. Today he confirmed that his new album will be called Man Of The Woods, to be released on February 2, and the first single is expected to drop this Friday. This is all happening as expected as JT is headlining ...

Have Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss had a falling out?

Girl Sh-t is the Best Sh-t. So is this a promising beginning to 2018?  Every day I get emails from people shouting at me for a variety of reasons: I love Beyoncé too much, I don’t hate Beyoncé enough, I don’t hate Angelina Jolie enough, I don’t love Angelina enough, why don’t I hate Meghan Markle...

Mariah Carey demands her hot tea during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance

Mimi returned to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Sunday night. And … well…as she would say, it was a moment. Not just because she actually performed this time instead of tottering around the stage bitching about everything but because while she did hit most of her notes this time, she also bi...

Dave Chapelle's take on Louis CK

Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special premiered on Netflix on New Year’s Eve. He’s making headlines now because of the way he addressed the Hollywood sexual harassment situation and, specifically, his bit about his friend Louis CK. Entertainment Weekly has a good summary of his comments which you s...

January 2, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Kate! Happy Belated Birthday with love from Ashley! By request, here’s your Freebie 8 to kick off your new year – it’s the cast of Thor and Taika Waititi!

Intro for January 2, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Welcome back! To a new year in gossip! A year that’s already unavoidably being shaped by the events of 2017 and the endless revelations of the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar – but we begin with a resolution, a resolution announced yesterday, on the first day of the year, by ...