What Else for March 29, 2018

Tiffany Haddish said on Instagram live yesterday that she’s not talking about #WhoBitBeyonce anymore because she’s signed the NDA. We have long known about Beyonce and the NDAs. But we never know how it happens. How does that phone call go down? Does Beyoncé personally approach Tiffany to tell her t...

Amandla Stenberg leads a revolution as Ruby in The Darkest Minds trailer

In February, when the Parkland students were first mobilizing in their fight for gun control, a bunch of pieces like this one for Mashable titled “Of course the 'Hunger Games' generation knows how to use the media in the fight against guns,” were popping up. The point was to connect the onslaught of...

Ben Affleck acknowledges his sad tattoo

Everyone has been passing around Naomi Fry’s essay at The New Yorker this week, The Great Sadness of Ben Affleck, inspired by those shots of him in Hawaii. Or, rather, those shots of his rising phoenix back tattoo in Hawaii. You know the ones. But, just in case you forgot, although I’m not sure how ...

Claire Foy in Unsane movie review

While Steven Soderbergh’s latest, Unsane, is undeniably schlocky, Soderbergh is one of those filmmakers who can lean into trash and come up with something with actual heft (another member of this club is Jeremy Saulnier). Working from a script from Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer—the duo’s last c...

Tobias Menzies cast as The Crown's new Prince Phillip

The next two seasons of The Crown will feature an older cast as Queen Elizabeth and her family move into the 1970s (WHO WILL PLAY DIANA). Olivia Colman is taking over as QEII, and after a rather long casting period, Tobias Menzies of Outlander fame has just been confirmed as the new Prince Phillip (...

Smutty Social Media, March 29, 2018

In Chris Rock’s latest Netflix special, he makes a joke about Halle Berry. I don’t want to screw up the exact wording, but Vulture has it on this list. He often likes her Instagram photos and in Tambourine he mentioned he was single (although he was dating Megalyn Echikunwoke last year). What I’m ge...

Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis together at Heathrow airport

Gossip Easter egg! Gossip Passover treat! Chris Pine (who apparently is your favourite Chris, if I’m going by my inbox, because when I wrote about him last Friday so many of you begged me to kill your crush on him) and Annabelle Wallis were seen arriving at Heathrow together today. There, did tha...

Tom Hardy plays a gangster again in Fonzo

He does it a lot. RocknRolla, Peaky Blinders, Legend, technically Inception and Dark Knight Rises, and that’s just the criminal/gangster roles I remember off the top of my head. Tom Hardy has a niche and it’s “unintelligible crime boss”. (I like Tom Hardy, he’s a great actor, but let’s not pretend l...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone spending Easter together in LA

When you’re in a relationship, do you mark it by how many holidays you spend together? Or how many holidays you’ve made it through?  We first started talking about Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone just before Christmas, when he was seen leaving her house, even though Gossip Cop, at the time, ...

Aubrey Plaza and Justin Theroux photographed together in New York

Aside: when you hear the name “Aubrey”, is Drake the first person who comes to mind? Or is it Aubrey Plaza? For me it’s Drake.  Anyway, Aubrey Plaza was photographed with Justin Theroux this week in New York. The Daily Mail has the exclusive photos. They ended up going back to his apartment. It w...

Michael B. Jordan in workout gear at Creed II cast dinner

Do I have your attention? It has been a while since I’ve publicly ogled my Michael Bae Jordan. Privately, it happens daily. It has also been a while since we’ve checked in on Creed II. I’ll come back to that. First, let’s assess Michael Bae Jordan’s outfit.  The photo agency noted that he’s leavi...

Intro for March 29, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I went grocery shopping yesterday and when I was in the baking aisle, Paula Cole’s I Don’t Want To Wait, aka the Dawson’s Creek theme song, came on. And, as you know, Entertainment Weekly had just released their Dawson’s Creek reunion issue. (Just for fun, let’s fight about which s...

What Else for March 28, 2018

Sasha and I talk about Shawn Mendes. And you will probably judge us for it. Then we get to your questions about breaking up with friends, cutting off asshole friends, and making career changes on the new episode of Sasha Answers.  Sarah wrote earlier about Donald Glover and that mock script he tw...

Prince Harry's royal wedding uniform and staircase party

Back in December, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Harry had succeeded The Duke of Edinburgh as Captain General Royal Marines and I wrote at the time that it would probably mean that Harry would be in uniform at his wedding, as Prince William was also appointed a new military title before his...

Donald Glover tweets mock script hinting at why his Deadpool series was canned

Donald Glover is already producing one hit show for FX, Atlanta, and last year he and his brother, Stephen Glover, signed on to expand their television empire by producing an animated Deadpool series for FX’s comedy wing, FXX. It was to be something like Archer but for Marvel, and went straight to s...

The cast of Dawson's Creek reunites for Entertainment Weekly covers

Today wasn’t supposed to be a great day. I’m coming off a 24-hour flu or food poisoning or whatever it is that makes you puke out your lungs for a full day. I’m just trying to make it to the long weekend. Today is now a great day. I have already screamed and cried and pounded my fists on my desk in ...

Smutty Social Media, March 28, 2018

The FBI will eventually close a file. The BeyHive never forgets.   A post shared by Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) on Mar 27, 2018 at 3:06pm PDT Chrissy Metz is promoting her new book, This Is Me. In this new interview with Flare, she talks about the chapter that focuses on...

Sebastian Stan looks great with short hair at Lobby Hero opening night

The last time we posted about Sebastian Stan it was Kathleen writing, in February, at NY Fashion week, and for some reason, his hair didn’t hit me as hard as it’s hitting me now. Or maybe his haircut is just looking better and better? It’s not really a haircut anymore. It’s just his hair. So, OK fin...

Prime suspect in Who Bit Beyoncé mystery is Sanaa Lathan

I don’t understand how Lena Dunham became a suspect in the case of Who Bit Beyoncé. Yesterday in my post about Who Bit Beyoncé  yesterday, I mentioned that Beyoncé and the Biter have some history. “She not like that all the time”, said Beyoncé to Tiffany Haddish when she was telling Tiffany to stand...

Cate Blanchett in The House with a Clock in Its Walls trailer

Eli Roth makes movies of varying degrees of watchability. For every Knock Knock there is an unwatchable Green Inferno, and his latest movie, the ill-advised Death Wish remake, fell on the “thoroughly unwatchable” end of the scale. But he’s already rebounding with a new movie due in September, and th...

PEOPLE Magazine shuts down reports that Angelina Jolie is dating real estate agent

I posted yesterday about Angelina Jolie and the story coming out of Entertainment Tonight about how she’s dating an unidentified “older looking” real estate agent. ET is not Radar or Star Magazine. ET’s accuracy is generally much higher than the lower tier tabloids and whatever’s coming out of Austr...

March 28, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Congratulations to Ashley O of Doctor’s Brook, NS for winning our Annual Red Carpet contest! Ashley and her brother teamed up to guess all but one (23/24) of the categories correctly. Several of you were right behind them with 22 correct. Amazing work from Ashley and thank you to everyone who took p...

Intro for March 28, 2018

Dear Gossips,  “There is pride to be had where the prejudicial is practiced with precision in the trenchant triage of tactile terminations.”  Remind me, if I ever forget, to never alliterate again.  That sentence, if you want to call it a sentence, is from Sean Penn’s new book Bob Honey Who...

What Else for March 27, 2018

If you don’t have a dog, does this make you laugh as much as people who do have dogs? Some people say that anthropomorphising animals is wrong. But how is this dog not all of us when we got busted for smoking in the backyard when we were teenagers? Or breaking something in the basement? Or whatever ...

Sean Penn promotes his book on The Late Show and talks about relationship with Robin Wright

Sean Penn is promoting his book, Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff. It’s a stupid-ass title. I can’t tell if you if it’s a stupid-ass book but I don’t think it’s winning any awards and it’s because Sean Penn is a dick…but not, necessarily, in the way that you think, although his general dickishness is cer...

Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart asked if they are dating at PaleyFest presentation of Riverdale

My questions about Riverdale and its nosedive of a second season are directed mostly at the writers and showrunner Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, not the cast. I’m less annoyed with the cast. I still think they are all pretty spot on – and very pretty. It’s the writing and overly ridiculous plotlines that ...

Career Prospectus: Timothy Olyphant

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but Cher Martinetti, the editor of SYFY Fangrrls, has developed a Timothy Olyphant problem of late, and wants to know why Olyphant isn’t a bigger deal than he is: can I request a career prospectus on @LaineyGossip of Olyphant? I feel like he should be a...

Smutty Social Media, March 27, 2018

Kevin James dressed as Prince should be reported to the FCC. I am offended.   A post shared by Leah Remini (@leahremini) on Mar 26, 2018 at 10:08am PDT When I saw the headlines that Paris Hilton “lost her $2 million engagement ring,” I had a feeling it would turn up. And it ...

Gina Rodriguez to star in and produce live action version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

In preparation for this piece, I watched a full episode of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and oh my god, it was EVERYTHING. I remember it so well. I wanted to be a gumshoe so badly. I’m still just as bad at geography now as I was then so I got an embarrassing amount of questions wrong while ...

Chris Evans makes Broadway debut in Lobby Hero

Lobby Hero opening night on Monday in New York. This is Chris Evans’s Broadway debut and, as Sarah wrote last week about his profile in the New York Times, this is also part of a bigger plan: his post-Captain America career. So far the reviews I’ve read have been pretty solid. Ben Brantley, the NYT’...

Who is the actress who bit Beyoncé?

I can’t imagine that there’s anyone reading this who has no idea about the origin story but, if you don’t, Tiffany Haddish has been dropping breadcrumbs about it for months now. It started in February when she was interviewed in Vulture and she followed up on that on UNCNSRD with more detail about h...

Christina Aguilera reinvents herself again on Paper Magazine cover

In 2006, Christina Aguilera released her fifth studio album Back to Basics. Remember, it was the album where she dressed like an Old Hollywood starlet she dubbed “Baby Jane” and sang throwback-style R&B jams. Back to Basics was the second reinvention of Xtina’s career, right after the Stripped/ Dirr...

Angelina Jolie reportedly dating "older-looking" real estate agent

Yesterday in What Else? I linked to a story about Angelina Jolie dating a secret British billionaire, which originated from Life & Style so, basically, bullsh-t. Yesterday afternoon Entertainment Tonight reported that Angelina does actually have a boyfriend – but he’s not a British billionaire:  ...

Intro for March 27, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Two years ago we were looking for a “Becky” or, more precisely, “Becky with the good hair”. The BeyHive identified Rachel Roy as the best possible candidate. Rachel tried to deny it but…she still didn’t want to be anywhere near Beyoncé when Beyoncé  showed up.  After “Becky” tho...

What Else for March 26, 2018

Lena Dunham has a new boyfriend. He kinda looks like a cross between Orlando Bloom and Tom Holland. For that reason, since he’s a “mystery man”, I’m going to assume that he’s British and that his name is Simon. Lena and “Simon” were photographed in LA kissing and hugging in high definition. I can se...

Show Your Work: Zendaya’s style weapon, Lena’s wardrobe, and a ticking clock

Here are Zendaya and Yara Shahidi this week at the Kids’ Choice Awards this weekend. Their stylists, Law Roach and Jason Bolden, were featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s first ever Stylists Roundtable last week talking about the work of celebrity styling. Duana and I break down the secrets behind t...

Will Smith's intentionally hilarious social media skills

Will Smith's Instagram brings me so much joy. I am not alone in this. Lainey wrote about the joy Will's Instagram brings to her life last month. It is not a secret that Will Smith is GREAT at Instagram. Three days ago, Refinery29 called his posts “Peak Dad Content.” They also highlight Will’s new Yo...

Caity Weaver explores the secrets behind Tiffany Haddish's success for GQ profile

What a great way to start the week. Not just Tiffany Haddish but Tiffany Haddish + Caity Weaver. Caity Weaver is exactly who should be writing a GQ profile on Tiffany Haddish. Before we get to Tiffany though, let’s take it back to February 2016, when Caity wrote about Justin Bieber for GQ, probably ...

Smutty Social Media, March 26, 2018

I have Bill Hader’s new show Barry on my must-watch list because it’s about a hitman who joins the local theatre scene. Do you remember in The Sopranos how Christopher wanted to be in the movie business? It was one of the most layered storylines – there’s something about wacking someone after improv...

Mariah Carey is feeling herself at the Kids' Choice Awards in matching outfits with her kids and Nick Cannon

No one is feeling themselves more than Mimi right now. No one. When Mimi is feeling herself, there are signs. We’ll get to those in a minute but first…  Here are Mimi, Nick Cannon, and Dembabies at the Kids’ Choice Awards this weekend wearing matching family ensembles. Mimi matched with Monroe an...

George and Amal Clooney attend March For Our Lives with Parkland students in DC

Duana and I were at March For Our Lives in Toronto on Saturday. The final speaker of the day was a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She deliberately did not identify herself, preferring to be referred to as “anonymous” because she wanted to focus attention instead on Carmen Schentr...

Jennifer Hudson sings The Times They Are A Changin' at March For Our Lives

 “Let them lead the way.” It feels very contrived and clichéd to quote Whitney Houston’s Greatest Love of All at a time like this but I saw a few “Children Are Our Future” signs at the March for Our Lives protests and since then, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. I haven’t been able to g...

Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar at the 2018 Junos

That’s what I would be scrawling all over a notebook while day dreaming today if I still scrawled in notebooks while daydreaming. For me, the highlights of last night’s generally pleasant and refreshingly inclusive Juno awards were indisputably Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar, separately and together...

Brie Larson is happy to see Jude Law on the set of Captain Marvel

There are new photos of Brie Larson on the set of Captain Marvel—she is still wearing that green not-iconic suit. We have all resigned ourselves to this suit, I just hope at some point between Captain Marvel and Avengers 4 we get to see Carol’s iconic comic book look. But whatever. The real point of...

Intro for March 26, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Over the last few weeks we’ve seen the power of youth, potential, and emerging talent manifesting a possibility that previous generations have laid the groundwork for. I thought about this when Buffy Sainte-Marie came on stage last night during the Juno Awards. Buffy has been advoc...

What Else for March 23, 2018

Like everyone else, I am obsessed with Lena Waithe’s Vanity Fair cover story. It’s on the long list for the next Show Your Work podcast. If Duana and I don’t get to it this weekend, I’ll write about it on Monday for sure. Girl Sh-t! The Rod Stewart vs Elton John edition. Rod thinks Elton’s farewe...

Thoroughbreds movie review

I already slept on The Love Witch, Anna Biller’s superbly stylized 2016 film about a witch addicted to love—it’s on Amazon Prime, so we can all get caught up—and I almost missed Thoroughbreds, so it is with the determination of not missing another offbeat genre flick about a couple of non-conforming...

Smutty Social Media, March 23, 2018

There’s no way she wrote this joke herself (but I still like it). Marvel: "Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history." Me: pic.twitter.com/4rxIDOccu6 — Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) March 23, 2018 Nina Dobrev left The Vampire Diaries in 2015. She went on to do a xXx...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hold hands at the saloon in Northern Ireland

Prince Harry and Meghan, as mentioned earlier right before my rant about those dotted lines on their wedding invitation, just wrapped their day tour after making several stops in Belfast today. They’re visiting with young entrepreneurs, they’re checking out the Titanic exhibit, and they popped into ...

Finding Chris Pine attractive for the first time in Armani ad

Here are some photos of Chris Pine at LAX that I’ve been holding on to all week and haven’t gotten around to until now. And the reason I’m writing about Chris Pine and not Kathleen, our resident Chris Pine stan, is because I sent Kathleen a Chris Pine video last week that isn’t new but that she’d ac...

Pacific Rim: Uprising starring John Boyega and Scott Eastwood movie review

It’s like, the DUMBEST. Not that anyone was expecting any different. It’s a movie about robots punching monsters—it was only ever going to be dumb. Not even Guillermo del Toro and his sincerity could stop Pacific Rim from being dumb, so the sequel from a bunch of people who are not Guillermo del Tor...

Shawn Mendes releases two new strong singles, In My Blood and Lost in Japan

In the good way. It has become increasingly evident to me this week that I can no longer ignore Shawn Mendes. Of course, he’s been around. Shawn Mendes has a legion of hopelessly devoted fans (the Mendes Army) who pledged allegiance to him years ago and will probably yell at me for admitting that I ...

Matt Damon supports Ben Affleck and his phoenix tattoo

Ben Affleck’s phoenix rising back tattoo was born the summer of 2015. It’s almost three years old. And, as I posted earlier this week, we are still talking about it. Because he gave it an extended life story by lying about whether or not it was real. Sure looks like it’s real. Want to see it again? ...

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski's double date at Final Portrait premiere

It was about a month ago, at the Michael Kors presentation during NY Fashion Week, that Blake Lively and Emily Blunt stepped out for the first time together in public as BFFs, arriving together and holding hands going into the presentation. Last night they stepped out again in support of Stanley Tuc...

Chris Evans shifts away from Hollywood blockbusters in New York Times profile

Chris Evans is making his Broadway debut in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero (wearing a moustache, and a lot of people are into their feelings about this), and on the precipice of opening night, he has a big new profile in the New York Times. Everyone is latching onto a comment he makes ab...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Belfast and analyzing their invitations

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in Belfast today for their first official visit to Northern Ireland. Here they are arriving at Eikon Centre to visit Amazing the Space, a youth-led peace-building initiative. The trip was not announced in advance for security concerns although certain royal reporte...

Intro for March 23, 2018

Dear Gossips,  A few weeks ago, Sarah wrote about Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming project, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio about an actor living next to Sharon Tate at the time of the Manson Murders. As Sarah noted, somehow a story about Sharon Tate is going t...

What Else for March 22, 2018

For the second week in a row on the Sasha Answers podcast, Sasha and I fight, this time over Britney Spears. We also get into our periods again and our final piece of advice for someone is to just f-ck the guy.  Pretty much my favourite story of the day – not because of the subjects but because i...

Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis premiere The Spy Who Dumped Me trailer on Ellen

 Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon went on Ellen to premiere the first trailer for their upcoming comedy, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and holy crap does this movie look good. Comedy trailers are tricky—the trailer could be all the funny bits and then the movie itself disappoints—but this trailer is good enoug...

Justin Bieber takes model Baskin Champion to Craig David concert in LA

Two of these three names may mean nothing to you. If one of those names is Craig David, fix your life. Justin Bieber went to a Craig David concert on Tuesday in West Hollywood with a model named Baskin Champion. There are many hilarious things about that sentence that I’ll get to, but first, please ...

Smutty Social Media, March 22, 2018

Armie Hammer was a panicked restaurant manager for a few minutes after the small place he stopped into for lunch received a call from a more important customer (Halle Berry; apparently even LA restaurants adhere to the celebrity hierarchy). If this were a rom-com meet-cute, which we don’t get enough...

Deadpool 2 trailer released but reshoots could mean trouble for the film

A new trailer for Deadpool 2—the official title, though I kinda wish they had stuck with “Untitled Deadpool Sequel”—has been released, and goddamn does the marketing for this movie remain on point. This trailer is GREAT, except for the increased screen time for TJ Miller, and actually gives a sense ...

Focusing on John Boyega and puppies in interview for Pacific Rim: Uprising

This morning I got an email about John from a reader called Laura suggesting to me and Duana that we should talk about him on Show Your Work. I’m super into John Boyega. Ever since Attack The Block which, if you’ve never seen it, you should. I watched it one day while getting my nails done and I lau...

Henry Cavill memorializes his mustache on Instagram

Easily the most bizarre film story of 2017 was the studio warfare between Paramount and Warner Brothers prompted by Henry Cavill’s mustache. As Superman, Cavill is clean-shaven, but for his role in Mission: Impossible…6-ish? he grew a mustache (I assume because Tom Cruise contractually will not allo...

Drew Barrymore ranks Jake Gyllenhaal as least talented of her former co-stars on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Drew Barrymore was on James Corden last night and they played Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts. The premise, if you’ve never seen it, is that there is a selection of really “gross” foods that you have to eat if you don’t want to answer a really difficult question. I can’t decide whether or not to b...

The Kanye West dating site is not a joke

“There’s a lid for every pot.” That’s a saying my colleague, and Lainey’s co-host, Melissa Grelo uses often. It means that every person can find someone who’s into the same sh-t they are into, no matter how weird or niche. Loving Kanye West’s music is not weird but dating someone solely because they...

Intro for March 22, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Zendaya last night was in LA at the launch of The Zendaya Edit, a collection she curated for boohoo. When E! News asked who inspired her to do the collaboration, she told them that it was her stylist, Law Roach:  "Law [Roach] for sure, he's basically taught me everything I know ...

What Else for March 21, 2018

I have no political commentary to offer here. I’ll even spare you my thoughts on the lie detector test, which I’ve already shared a few times – because of an episode of This American Life last year. Right now, all I want to say about this photo of Stormy Daniels taking a lie detector test is that a ...

Beyoncé adds more dates to On The Run 2 tour ahead of trip to Jamaica

The last time we saw Beyoncé was on the weekend, at the Wearable Art Gala to receive a reward but, really, to honour Miss Tina. There were a couple of low-quality fan videos updated to social media of Beyoncé that night. But no proper photos. And, please note, there was a red carpet at the event. He...

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt release Found/Tonight for March For Our Lives

Last week I almost caused a traffic accident. We were on a four-hour drive and had been listening to Hamilton for about an hour and a half, but then in the middle of Act 2, the thing that happens happened. Which I have never made it through without crying, even though I know it’s coming. I sta...

Smutty Social Media, March 21, 2018

Chris Evans isn’t on Instagram… yet. He should join. I’m actually curious as to why he hasn’t as he’s pretty active on Twitter. The new Avengers movie would be the perfect reason. Not that it needs the promotion. I don’t have Instagram. All accounts are fake. — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) Marc...

Elisabeth Moss joins Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy in The Kitchen

Tiffany Haddish, as Duana noted after the Oscars, is a Star. She has It. When Tiffany Haddish is around, all you want to be looking at or listening to is Tiffany Haddish. And she is beginning to have projects built around her, as Stars do, including one called The Kitchen. It’s based on a Vertigo co...

Taylor Kitsch's lunch date and wrinkled shirt

I am still invested in Taylor Kitsch. Even though he can’t seem to catch a break professionally (despite promising trailers and decent reviews, Waco came and went rather quietly), I still care about Taylor Kitsch. Riggins forever. Which means I still care who Taylor Kitsch is or is not dating. Here ...

Chadwick Boseman and Gwyneth Paltrow at THR's Power Stylists event

Chadwick Boseman and Gwyneth Paltrow were also at the THR Power Stylists event last night. I wrote about THR’s 2018 list earlier today and G’s stylist, Elizabeth Saltzman, who also works with Saoirse Ronan, is ranked 2nd. So that might be the connection with Saoirse’s pink Oscar dress this year? It ...

Jeremy Renner in first trailer for Tag

One of the more high-concept (mainstream) comedies in the works is Tag, based on the idiotic but true story of a bunch of guys who played a game of tag for thirty years. Any story that wacky is destined to be optioned, and indeed, the rights were snapped up and now we have the first trailer for Tag,...

Cardi B tells Cosmopolitan #MeToo movement has ignored video vixens

Cardi B does not fit the mold of the “perfect victim.” The “perfect victim” is not an ex-stripper. She’s not a woman of colour. She doesn’t dress the way Cardi B dresses or talks the way Cardi B talks. We’ve seen it time and time again in sexual assault cases and Lainey has written about it on multi...

Mary J Blige, Law Roach, Yara Shahidi attend THR's 2018 Power Stylists party

On the latest episode of Show Your Work, Duana and I talk about Hollywood style and the business behind celebrity style strategy. The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Stylists list is mentioned several times.  THR released its 2018 Power Stylists list yesterday and there was a party last night t...

Intro for March 21, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Last night I hosted the first #AudibleBookClub in Canada featuring Rachael Allen’s book A Taxonomy Of Love. Rachael came in from Atlanta to join us and one of the biggest highlights of the night, for me, was introducing Rachael to Sahara, 16, a big fan of young adult fiction, and a...

What Else for March 20, 2018

I’m too stupid to understand what these live action adaptations will look like. The Lion King, for example, which I’m really excited about – is Donald Glover voicing Simba and is Beyoncé voicing Nala or are they actually acting as animals? But people? If they’re people, how can they be lions? What a...

Britney Spears is the new face of Kenzo

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS.  And not just for the clothes but Britney Spears as the new face of Kenzo is work and strategy and career and everything we do on the Show Your Work podcast – and DID! This week’s episode is about celebrity fashion partnerships! Who do they benefit, how do they benefit, a...

Drake featured in Migos's new music video for Walk It Talk It

Pharrell (via N.E.R.D) released the Lemon remix featuring Drake on Saturday night. I was excited for this in theory because I love Lemon but as soon as Drake’s voice kicked in on the first verse of the remix, I realised that the thing I love about Lemon is Rihanna and that this song did not need Dra...

Smutty Social Media, March 20, 2018

This morning, Lainey wrote about Eva Mendes’ new interview with E! News in promotion for her latest New York & Company line. A reader called Lea sent in this video of Eva tying a headwrap for an editor at Harper’s BAZAAR. Eva’s energy is vivacious and very loose. Catch the bit at the end -- Ryan get...

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver film new Noah Baumbach movie in New York

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver were photographed in New York on Friday working on Noah Baumbach’s new film. A Noah Baumbach film is a good reset for Scarlett. I’d like to see her in a smaller, quieter film. But my first thought when I saw these pictures was that if I were Scarlett Johansson, who...

Single Gigi Hadid steps out in New York

The most fun part of a high-profile celebrity breakup is guessing who the respective celebrities are going to end up with next. For Gigi Hadid, there are already rumours she’s moved on to Lewis Hamilton. Nah, she can do better. Remember when Drake was thirsting after Gigi at the 2016 MMVAs? Do you t...

Eva Mendes promotes New York & Company collection in New York

Eva Mendes was in NYC yesterday promoting her New York & Company collection. She talked to E! News about her daughters, Esmeralda and Amada, and the most usable quote from the interview is about dressing them:  "Thank God there's no fashion talk. But I let them wear whatever they want," Eva share...

First look at Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland for biopic, Judy

A first-look photo was released yesterday of Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland, for a biopic called Judy. It’s about Garland doing a series of shows in London in 1968, the year before she died. Zellweger doesn’t look exactly like Garland, but she looks enough like her to be startling. And that little ...

Serena Williams attends 2018 Miami Open Hard Rock Stadium Ground Breaking Ceremony

Serena Williams will play Naomi Osaka in the first round of the Miami Open tomorrow. It’s a tough draw. Serena is unseeded and Naomi just won her first tournament at Indian Wells, which was Serena’s first tournament back since having her baby. This is an exciting moment. Because we get to enjoy the ...

Angelina Jolie takes her kids to see Love, Simon

Angelina Jolie took her kids to the movies over the weekend. Originally, it was reported that Angie, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne went to see Tomb Raider. That would have been a nice story – “Angelina Passes the Torch to Alicia Vikander”! Or “Angelina Approves!” It’s the easy story. The better ...

March 20, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Mariale! Happy Birthday! You sound focused, girl. So I’m looking forward to your update next year, after you’ve killed your GMAT, when you’re doing your MBA, as you continue to work on yourself, on healing and on growing. Remember too – keep having fun through it all. Otherwise, there’s no f-cking p...

Intro for March 20, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I went to the Demi Lovato concert at Air Canada Centre last night. It’s not a super flashy show, there’s not a lot to the stage, there are some interesting transitions – like when her dancers show up at various places under spotlight all around the arena pretending to be her during...

What Else for March 19, 2018

Shading someone takes skill, non? And also word selection. This is why British ladies are so good at it. One of my all-time favourite shadey lines from the movies comes from Maggie Smith, in Gosford Park. “Difficult colour, that green… very tricky.” Remember, that? Legend has it she improvised it. A...

Show Your Work: Emma Stone and the celebrity fashion partnership

On this week’s episode of Show Your Work – Emma Stone’s first campaign images for Louis Vuitton were released last week. What’s the work that goes into a celebrity fashion partnership? And what makes for a good fit? What are the benefits to the celebrity and what are the benefits to the brand? We di...

Jack Antonoff courtside with Carlotta Kohl

I’ve got bad news for all the Lorde and Jack Antonoff shippers – and for my friend Liz who was really proud of predicting that these two would hook up after Jack’s split with Lena Dunham. The last time we saw Lorde and Jack Antonoff together, they were in Auckland, looking like a lot more than frien...

Nick Robinson in Love, Simon movie review

Simon is a regular teen with a regular life, which he outlines for the audience in voice over, but he has one secret: He’s gay, but still in the closet. His only attempt to flirt is with a cute landscaper who can’t hear him over the leafblower, so right away we know Simon wants to pursue romance, bu...

Smutty Social Media, March 19, 2018

Barbra Streisand’s dogs have been on mind a lot lately. The cloning, of course, because it’s the kind of thing that happens in movies about class war in a futuristic dystopian society – it screams “eccentric wealth". But there’s something a touch off-kilter about this floral tribute to her dogs. I t...

Ben Affleck shows off phoenix tattoo on the beach

It was the summer of 2015. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner had just announced their separation. Nanny Chrissy O was part of the conversation. And so was Ben Affleck’s new back tattoo, an enormous, colourful phoenix rising from the ashes. Which Jennifer referenced in her now infamous interview with V...

Shirtless Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund on the set of Triple Frontier with Oscar Isaac

I want you to know that I wished for this. So you should thank me. It was this post, from back in August 2016. When the 22 Pushup Challenge was happening and Charlie Hunnam passed the challenge over to his friend Garrett Hedlund. And I made a wish, I wished for these two friends to hang out more oft...

Gwyneth Paltrow receives Vision Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival

Gwyneth Paltrow received the Vision Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival this weekend and participated in a career retrospective moderated by Dave Karger. Let’s start there because I’m really into all these pictures of her in her movies through the years on display behind her on stage. Especially t...

Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter in gold at the Wearable Art Gala

Gloria Carter, Jay-Z’s ma, and Beyoncé were honoured on Saturday at the Wearable Art Gala presented by the WACO Theater Center and hosted by Richard Lawson, the founder, and Miss Tina, the creator of greatness. The theme of the night was From WACO to Wakanda. So you can imagine the fashion. And, obv...

First look at Lifetime's Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance looks pretty good

On the day Meghan Markle and Prince Harry publicly announced their engagement, I was trying really hard not to care about their upcoming royal nuptials. Then, about 20 minutes after their photo call, I found myself zooming in on pictures of her ring. The monarchy won. I care.  I haven’t even atte...

March 19, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Emily! Happy Birthday! And Happy 7th Anniversary to our tradition! I’m feeling good about this new start, this turnaround. So let’s kick it off with Chris Hemsworth and Keanu Reeves. Looking forward to your update for me next year.   

Intro for March 19, 2018

Dear Gossips,  A few quick thoughts this morning:  I saw Love, Simon yesterday. (Sarah’s review will be posted shortly.) As soon as I got home I texted Sarah: “I LOVED Love, Simon”. She texted back, in all-caps: “ME TOO”. And Sarah isn’t one to gush. But this movie is irresistible. What moved ...

What Else for March 16, 2018

Cate Blanchett and Sandra Bullock went for penis facials when they were shooting Ocean’s 8. That’s right. Penis facials. Without knowing what, exactly, is involved in a penis facial, what do you picture? Because I picture being tapped in the face all over by a penis. Some of you might picture not th...

Ava DuVernay to adapt DC's New Gods

It was everyone’s low-key worry, right? That after A Wrinkle in Time merely whelmed, Ava DuVernay would not get the same second (third, fourth, fifth) chance that her white male peers get to go on and make another blockbuster, like, say, Zack Snyder who made a divisive Superman movie and then went o...

Jennifer Lopez on Alex Rodriguez and not being underappreciated as a producer in cover feature for Harper's Bazaar

Jennifer Lopez covers the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar. And I like the cover and here’s what Marilyn Denis pointed out to me this morning – you can see the lines on her neck. They didn’t brush them out. Why should they? The lines don’t look bad. She looks amazing. The lines are realistic. I’m not sa...

Smutty Social Media, March 16, 2018

This is an old picture from Justin Theroux’s Instagram – I think I’ve posted it before. But I have to watch his feed now because he might be dealing with Petra Collins, Selena’s friend (who she recently unfollowed). My point is that I watch Justin Theroux’s social media as closely as I watch Justin ...

Photo Assumption with Scott Eastwood and John Boyega at Pacific Rim premiere in London

Scott Eastwood and John Boyega are starring in Pacific Rim Uprising together and I thought the press tour would go one of two ways. One, Scott Eastwood’s perma-doucheness would infiltrate John Boyega’s general perfect ray-of-sunshine-ness or two, by some miracle, John Boyega would make Scott Eastwoo...

Constance Wu promotes Fresh Off The Boat and Crazy Rich Asians in New York

Constance Wu was in New York yesterday promoting Fresh Off The Boat and, the photo agency caption says, Crazy Rich Asians. They’re starting to do early press for the movie. Kevin Kwan, the author of the book series, posted this shot on Instagram from the end of February with several members of the c...

The Avengers mount up in new Infinity War trailer

A new trailer—the last one?—for Avengers: Infinity War has been released, and yeah, okay, this one is working for me. I haven’t been 100% sold on the Super Big Important Tone of previous trailers, and I’m starting to get seriously irritated with Tony Stark, but this new trailer addresses both of tho...

Danny Boyle will likely direct Bond 25

After approximately 97 years of waffling, the 25th Bond movie is a go. It’s slated for November 2019, Daniel Craig is returning—presumably with his own Scrooge McDuck vault of gold since he said if he did another Bond it would “only be for the money”— and now Danny Boyle confirms he is “working on a...

Meghan Markle had lunch with Queen Elizabeth II on Mother's Day

Mother’s Day in North America is in May – this year it’s on the 13th. In the UK, however, Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday, happens on the fourth Sunday during Lent which, this year, was last Sunday, March 11. And that’s when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited with the Queen at Windsor. I’m tol...

Intro for March 16, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Yesterday I posted about the possible adjectives the Queen might use to describe Meghan Markle when she issues her super fancy consent scroll about Harry and Meghan’s marriage – if, that is, Her Majesty will be choosing different adjectives for Meghan than the ones she used for Kat...

Kimchi Kiwi, Matt Damon to Australia, and What Else for March 15, 2018

There’s a rumour that Matt Damon wants to move to Australia and has bought a house next door to Chris Hemsworth and they’re saying it’s because of Donald Trump. Matt has since denied it. But it would have been a much better story if the reason he allegedly wanted to move is because he’s BFF with Chr...

Anointing Boyd Holbrook as the Internet’s Next Boyfriend

It’s a proud day when a peripherally famous celebrity you have a crush on is papped. Maybe last month when you told people about him/her they responded with “who?” but that’s OK. That’s part of the build-up to a big “I told you so” victory. Shout out to the Oscar Isaac, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hid...

Queen Elizabeth II was not throwing shade at Meghan Markle in letter of consent to Prince Harry

Royalites have been shouting at me for the last 3 hours or so because of my previous post about Meghan Markle’s adjectives, or missing adjectives. I’m in rehearsal for The Social every day from 11:40am – 12:30pm ET and then the show goes live at 1pm ET for an hour so most of the content that goes up...

Smutty Social Media, March 15, 2018

There was a rumour that these two broke up but apparently they are still together. I have watched all of Stranger Things but I don’t ship any of the cast or couples (fiction or non-fiction). And my biggest complaint about the show is that it is too aware of what the Internet says about it, it leans ...

Paris Jackson’s thick eyeliner

As I mentioned the other day, I love a thick eyeline. Maybe not as thick as Amy Winehouse used to wear her eyeliner but definitely a good, healthy stripe. It’s because I don’t have enough eyelid real estate to make use of eye shadow and I don’t have too many eyelashes (like maybe 7 on each side) to ...

In Defense of A Wrinkle in Time

It has been just over two weeks since I saw A Wrinkle in Time. It was a press screening, which usually means I’m sitting alone being extra all by myself. But this time, my best friend Liz –who works with Lainey at etalk – was sitting beside me. We laughed. We cried. We LIVED. We loved A Wrinkle in T...

Queen Elizabeth II calls Prince Harry My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson in letter giving her consent to marry Meghan Markle

Here’s a cute, quick little royal story.  The Queen, no doubt, like all grandmothers, adores all her grandchildren. And it would be unfair to say that she has favourites, just because we have our favourites. She is, for example, quite close to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie even though that does...

Angelina Jolie to begin filming Maleficent sequel in London

Alicia Vikander’s Tomb Raider opens tomorrow – Sarah just reviewed the movie in the previous post– and it occurs to me now that it’s been 15 years since we last saw Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Which means that there’s an entire generation that doesn’t know her as Lara Croft. The only Lara Croft th...

Tomb Raider movie review starring Alicia Vikander

Tomb Raider wants to be Indiana Jones but ends up more The Mummy (the good Rachel Weisz one, not the dumb Tom Cruise one). That’s not an insult—The Mummy is a good f*cking adventure movie. But The Mummy also doesn’t take itself seriously, and you can tell Tomb Raider has some Aspirations, because it...

Intro for March 15, 2018

Dear Gossips,  When I woke up this morning at 5am ET, Drake was trending worldwide on Twitter. I thought, initially, that he’d dropped a new single overnight. But that would be an old reason to go viral. And Drake, as we’ve seen, is the artist most suited to these times, his time. Which means tha...

What Else for March 14, 2018

A lot of you had some sh-t to say about how the stitching on the back of Meghan Markle’s coat wasn’t properly cut off last week. We get into this on this week’s Sasha Answers podcast. We also talk about what “coffee” means in modern dating.  Not sure why people are freaking about this? Eight year...

Johnny Depp takes the shine off the Wizarding World in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer

The first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has been released and it, unlike JK Rowling, would like to pretend like Johnny Depp is not in the movie. (I am not inclined to cut anyone associated with this movie slack because A. they could have recast him between movies #1 and #2,...

John Legend and Sara Bareilles in first look at NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar

Last week, thinking about Emma Stone at the Oscars,  I wrote about how many things would have to go wrong to constitute a bad day. Today I’m contemplating the opposite – you know when things are shaping up to give you a really good day? So far today, the weather is way better than expected, I’m comp...

Smutty Social Media, March 14, 2018

I know this mugshot isn’t new (TMZ posted it in 2012) but it is a good #TBT (as I’ve said, Armie is better on Instagram than he is on Twitter). He was arrested for pot brownies – a whopping .02 ounces of weed. Did they make him change into a striped jumpsuit? It looks like a costume in a high school...

Taylor Swift can’t dance in Delicate rehearsal videos

We know this. That’s supposed to be the point, I guess. Lainey theorized after the Delicate music video dropped that Taylor’s horrific, oh-god-why-am-I-watching-this dancing is deliberate. She doesn’t care that she’s the 2018 Napoleon Dynamite. She’s dancing like no one is watching – except that we’...

Sharon Stone in trailer for romantic comedy, All I Wish

This Hot Bitch is what I’ve been calling Sharon Stone, for years now. And now she’s 60 years old, just turned on March 10th. Sharon has a new movie coming out – it’s called All I Wish. It’s a rom-com. She does NOT play the mother of Dakota Johnson. She IS the Dakota Johnson. That is, Sharon Stone, a...

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have broken up

Usually when breakup announcements are sent out in my office, there’s a collective, audible gasp. When my co-worker sent out the e-mail that Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik broke up yesterday, there was no gasp. My friend Brian, who sits behind me, was the only one who reacted with feigned horror and an, ...

Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde in Life Itself trailer

Dan Fogelman is the showrunner for This Is Us. Season 2 of This Is Us just wrapped last night and Kathleen is probably still crying so the timing was perfect for the trailer premiere of Fogelman’s new film, Life Itself, opening in September, around festival season which, perhaps, means it’ll try to ...

This Is Us season 2 finale recap

God, I love a good wedding episode. The season two finale of This Is Us aptly titled The Wedding aired last night and it was a very good wedding episode. Ending this chapter with Toby and Kate’s nuptials was the obvious conclusion to a season that has been frustrating at times and exceptional at oth...

Intro for March 14, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Have you read Shia LaBeouf’s new Esquire interview yet? The highlight of the piece is probably what he says about Kanye West taking his clothes. Which is why Kanye has been seen in Shia’s clothes.  Shia is contrite. Or, depending on how you look at it, performing contrition. As ...

What Else for March 13, 2018

Michael K, as usual, is right. Norm Self is a GREAT name for a “fap star” and I would love if Duana could consult here on what she thinks of it, in terms of Norm’s career, although I suspect she’d dismiss it as “too easy” for her skills and move on. HA! The story itself, about Norm’s debut, is wonde...

Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson in Sorry to Bother You trailer

Lakeith Stanfield has given us many reasons to love him over the past couple of years. Aside from stealing every damn frame of every single TV show and movie he’s starred in, he also gave us this red-carpet moment that I will never forget. It was the moment I really, truly fell in love with Lakeith ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's production company will adopt inclusion riders

I guess better late than never. The first person to publicly respond to Frances McDormand’s call for the inclusion rider was Michael B. Jordan. Next to the party are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, through their Pearl Street production shingle. Okay. Fine. If they want to be productive allies now, that’...

Smutty Social Media, March 13, 2018

“The Meghan Markle power coat” is definitely becoming a fashion subcategory, and Mindy Kaling is the queen of statement pieces (even if she’s being modest). Her TV alter ego Mindy Lahiri had a wardrobe that popped, and The Mindy Project’s costume designer Salvatore Perez said it was because they did...

Katy Perry is surprisingly really good as American Idol judge

The American Idol reboot no one asked for premiered this week. Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Katy Perry make up the new judging panel. We've been writing about the strategy behind Perry's decision to do Idol since it was announced last year. In May, Lainey asked, "American Idol needs Katy Perry but ...

Jennifer Aniston with friends in LA as Justin Theroux rides his bike in New York

Jennifer Aniston isn’t on social media – at least not publicly. She does however show up on her friends’ social media accounts. And I wonder if that’s becoming part of her PR strategy. On her birthday, several of her friends posted photos from her birthday lunch. Now, pretty much exactly a month aft...

Jared Leto in The Outsider movie review

The last time I reviewed a movie for which the description sounds like a random Scrabble result, it was the whimsically insane Michael Shannon Christmas Bigfoot Movie. That movie is a gift from another dimension. The Jared Leto Emo Yakuza Movie, on the other hand, is some kind of punishment, I’m sur...

Prince Harry makes Meghan Markle giggle in church following Liam Payne's performance of Waiting On The World To Change

I’m obsessed with this video. This video is a shipper’s dream – it can’t be more than 2 or 3 seconds, a quick glance, but in that short time, there’s so much to take away.  As posted yesterday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined the Queen at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Service, where Li...

Tom Brady promotes new book The TB12 Method on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

I’m pretty sure my family would only disown me over two things: 1. If I murdered someone and 2. If I became a New England Patriots fan. My family is very just and very into football. I think I could get my mom to help me bury a body but she physically recoils at the mention of Tom Brady. She loves m...

March 13, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Mary - You killed it at work last year, I know you will keep building on your strengths as you master the work you do. Keep learning! And keep the intention for the dream in your mind, the one we created in the nuns' kitchen. We can do it! Happy birthday dear friend. Xo Karen”  

Intro for March 13, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I got the Official Beyhive email yesterday at 10:27am. And I was ready. I’ve BEEN ready. Last time there were five of us – Amy, Duana, Lara, Sasha, and me – coordinated with our laptops and our phones, multiple phones, ready to call and refresh as soon as tickets went on sale, and ...

What Else for March 12, 2018

I don’t have any smut on Tim McGraw collapsing onstage in Ireland (yet – stay tuned). All I can tell you right now, for what it’s worth, and it may be worth nothing, is that it’s well known in the industry that he exercises obsessively. He runs a lot. He runs before soundcheck. He runs sometimes aft...

Show Your Work: “The Room Where It Happens”

If you know Hamilton, you know where we took our inspiration for the title of this week’s episode of Show Your Work. We are not, however, talking about Hamilton. We are talking about rooms – the rooms where Hollywood decisions are made, the rooms where plans are laid, the rooms where we work.  Th...

The Royal Four at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day

Meghan Markle attended what’s considered to be her most high profile official royal event today as the Queen celebrated Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey. Prince Charles and Camilla were there, along with Prince William and Catherine, and then it was Prince Harry and Meghan, representing the sen...

Smutty Social Media, March 12, 2018

This morning, Lainey posted about Amber Heard and Sean Penn’s possible romantic dinner together, so of course I had to go check on Leila George. No social media posts since late 2017. She’s 25. Maybe she uses Snapchat?   A post shared by LEILA GEORGE 🦁 (@leilageorge) on Dec 30, 2017...

Taylor Swift's Delicate music video released during iHeartRadio Music Awards

Taylor Swift’s video for Delicate premiered last night at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Delicate is considered to be one of the favourite songs off reputation, if not the favourite. The video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who’s directed all the videos off the album so far, and most (all?) of the vide...

Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet officially dating as they are photographed holding hands

I posted about Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet exactly a week ago, after the Oscars, when they were seen leaving the Vanity Fair party together. And that was a couple of weeks after they were seen at a concert in LA together. Emma and Chord stepped out hand in hand with big smiles on Thursday, seem...

Amber Heard and Sean Penn reportedly seen out for dinner together

According to Page Six Amber Heard and Sean Penn were seen out for dinner on Oscar weekend:  The famous pair was spotted sharing dinner at A-list haunt the Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower Hotel over Oscar weekend, “Page Six TV” first revealed. A fellow diner told us, “Amber Heard and Sean Penn look...

Grey’s Anatomy cast shakeup as Sarah Drew and Jessica Capshaw exit show

I’ve found both April Kepner and Arizona Robbins insufferable for full seasons at a time during their tenures at Grey Sloan Memorial. I’ve also found them both inexplicably engaging, likeable and progressively more tolerable as the seasons went on. Arizona was at her best when she was with Callie an...

Chris Pratt has sushi date with unidentified blonde woman in LA after coffee date

Back in the day, there used to be a prescribed schedule where dating was concerned. Drinks or coffee first, because dinner was too much of a commitment. And if that went well, you’d move on to the next step. I can’t remember the next step, it’s been too long. Is a schedule observed anymore? I often ...

Intro for March 12, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Kim’s Convenience was named Best Comedy Series at the Canadian Screen Awards gala last night, with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee winning Best Lead Actor, Comedy and Andrew Phung winning Best Supporting Actor for the second year in a row.  "Representation matters. When communities see t...

What Else for March 9, 2018

As mentioned this morning in the site open, we celebrated our 1000th episode of The Social today. And the producers surprised us with a few guests. Remember when you, me, the entire world, we were all obsessed – and are STILL obsessed – with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the Olympics? Well they jus...

Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo in Gringo movie review

The advertising for Gringo is somewhat misleading, so realign your expectations now—this is not an R-rated weed comedy a la Pineapple Express. No, Gringo is more like a Coen Brothers movie in which a pot pill is the Macguffin. In fact, pot is so unimportant, beyond being a plot device, it’s not even...

Smutty Social Media, March 9, 2018

“I loved you in Slumdog Millionaire!” A day may come when I am not mistaken for another brown actor. But it is not this day. — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) March 8, 2018   Every time I get recognized for you I think “man I wish it were true:)” — Kunal Nayyar (@kunalnayyar) March 8...

Colin and Livia Firth release statement clarifying her affair with their stalker

Another reminder of how complicated relationships can be. This was one of the celebrity relationships that was supposed to be drama-free, right? So much drama.  Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli have been married since 1997, over 20 years. She filed a report that a journalist, Marco Brancaccia was ...

Alexander Skarsgard and Alexa Chung appear to be back together

Alexander Skarsgard has had a pretty good year. He played Perry in Big Little Lies. Like Nicole Kidman, he swept the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, and the SAGS, winning Best Supporting Actor, the greatest acclaim he’s ever had in his career. It should be noted that he did this on a female-l...

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn photographed on a hike ahead of release of Delicate music video

A few times the last couple of weeks there have been articles from multiple entertainment outlets like E! and Grazia about how undercover Taylor Swift has been with Joe Alwyn and the lengths they’ll go to to keep their relationship private. Then, yesterday, new photos were released of Taylor and Joe...

Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Grinch in new trailer for the animated remake

Everyone loves How the Grinch Stole Christmas, both the original Dr. Seuss book, and the 1966 animated Christmas special that re-runs every year on television. Everyone knows the song, and everyone recognizes the Grinch’s sneering green face, which is why Hollywood will insist on trying to recreate ...

Meghan Markle hugs 10-year-old Sophie Richards during visit to Birmingham

Have you seen this video of Meghan Markle hugging 10-year-old Sophie Richards yesterday in Birmingham? Sophie said it was “a dream come true” and that she “will never forget this day”.  See the sweet moment Meghan Markle hugs a 10-year-old girl who told Prince Harry she wants to be an actress...

March 9, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Rita! Happy 50th Birthday Weekend! Your sister Mimi tells me you always put others first and you take care of everyone around you. So for the next few days, take up the spotlight all by yourself. “KeKe” would want you to.   

Intro for March 9, 2018

Dear Gossips, Duana and I podcasted Show Your Work early this week, on Wednesday night. The episode will be posted as usual on Monday. Of course we spent some time talking about what Frances McDormand referred to during her Oscar acceptance speech: the Inclusion Rider. And at the end of the discu...

What Else for March 8, 2018

Do you think Harvey Weinstein watched the Oscars? I do. Totally. I haven’t had a chance to screen the Oscars again yet but I’m sure there are at least several of his films shown in those montages. There were a LOT of montages. Like, at least Shakespeare In Love, right? Pretty sure I remember seeing ...

Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time movie review

A Wrinkle in Time is an ambitious movie and its scope outstrips its narrative ability, resulting in an uneven but occasionally enthralling fantasy. Meg (Storm Reid, terrific) is introduced helping her father, Alex Murry (Chris Pine, terrific) in his lab. He’s doing an experiment with sand and freque...

Chris Hemsworth arrives in Vancouver to work on Bad Times at the El Royal

Here are some photos of Chris Hemsworth at the airport in Vancouver, returning to work on Bad Times at the El Royal. That’s the movie I name-checked previously as an interesting project Hemsworth is working on, reuniting with his Cabin in the Woods director, Drew Goddard. I can’t tell if Hemsworth i...

Smutty Social Media, March 8, 2018

OK my Beyoncé guess was wrong – Gwyneth’s first podcast guest is Oprah. Major, for sure. A-list, absolutely. But – and we can start fighting if you want – it’s not a jaw-dropping scoop. Oprah is, among many other things, an orator. She enjoys speaking as much as we enjoy listening to her. Which is w...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in Birmingham on International Women's Day

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – in pants! again! but with extra deliberateness today! – were in Birmingham today, International Women’s Day, visiting with students and future changemakers, and they also spent time with Stemettes, encouraging girls and women to pursue careers in STEM. The Kensington...

Usher reportedly has a crush on Tessa Thompson and followed her around like a puppy

Usher is getting a divorce. He and his estranged wife, Grace Miguel, confirmed this week that they are ending their marriage. Now Page Six is reporting that Usher’s been over it for a while. And that he’s ready to move on… with Tessa Thompson?  Usher and his second wife, Grace Miguel, confirmed t...

Michael B. Jordan pledges to add inclusion rider to projects produced by Outlier Society

I can only assume Kathleen has fallen down a well and is incapacitated at the moment because Lainey assigned me a Michael B. Jordan story in which her Forever Bae MBJ is being the MOST BAE. Remember Frances McDormand’s Oscar speech in which she shouted out inclusion riders and everyone was like, huh...

Trailblazing Mariah Carey does V Magazine interview in her lingerie

Mimi covers the new issue of V Magazine. It’s a great shoot. The shoot wardrobe is basically underwear. Which means she’s feeling herself, feeling herself so good, especially since every shot is taken from her extra skinniest angles.  This interview is making headlines because Mimi talks about wi...

Silicon Valley covers The Hollywood Reporter

That’s the takeaway from The Hollywood Reporter’s cover profile of Silicon Valley, ahead of the show’s fifth season launch. TJ Miller, of course, got caught up in Hollywood’s sex pest infestation, but that’s not why he left Silicon Valley. According to Miller, he left as a magnanimous gesture to the...

March 8, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

In 2012, Margaret was hit and run over by a truck and almost died. Though she recovered physically, she struggled with her mental health. So she started a support group for trauma survivors at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, the first in Canada, developing resources that she needed when she was in...

Intro for March 8, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Today is International Women’s Day. It’s the day that Serena Williams returns, playing in the first round at Indian Wells, her first professional tournament since she left the tour during her pregnancy – but only after winning the Australian Open in January 2017. Serena is coming i...

What Else for March 7, 2018

My head is spinning. Because I think this might be the second time in a matter of weeks that I’ve namechecked Lala Kent who is someone on Vanderpump Rules, a show I’ve never watched. And not only am I namechecking her, I’m doing it in association with Jennifer Lawrence who may not be having a great ...

Penelope Cruz's best outfit in a while at the Loving Pablo photo call in Madrid

Ordinarily we’d slot a post like this on the LifeStyle page because it’s pure fashion, one outfit. The reason it’s on the main page, however, is because it’s Penelope Cruz, specifically Penelope Cruz in a super dope outfit and I haven’t liked much of what Penelope wears in a long, long time. Here’s ...

Charlize Theron in a white suit at the LA premiere of Gringo

I am big into suits right now. A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was looking for a non-black tuxedo. It was for the Oscars. The producers gave me the go-ahead for a tux as long as it wasn’t black (we like to put colour on TV for visual interest) although we still pulled a black suit on standby in c...

Alicia Vikander at Tomb Raider premiere in London wearing Louis Vuitton

Tomb Raider premiere in London last night. This is why Alicia Vikander, who reps Louis Vuitton, wasn’t in Paris for Fashion Week and the LV presentation. She wore LV on the carpet though and it might be the best dress I’ve seen on her in a while. Not that it’s by any means a great dress. Just… not a...

Smutty Social Media, March 7, 2018

A short American Idol clip of Katy Perry saying “wig” with a contestant is making the rounds on Twitter. She went on Kimmel shortly thereafter (after partying all night at Guy Oseary and Madonna’s Oscars after-party) and explained what “wig” means. Of course Katy Perry is expected to bring the socia...

Brad Pitt is in a better place since divorce from Angelina Jolie according to PEOPLE Magazine

Well speaking of Brad Pitt, PEOPLE just posted the most nothingburger article about him this morning. The headline: Brad Pitt Is ‘in a Better Place’ Amid Divorce Proceedings with Angelina Jolie: Source There are no real details in the report. The report is based entirely on this:  Lately, t...

Tiffany Haddish's perfect comeback to headlines about her and Brad Pitt

On January 23, 2018, Tiffany Haddish saved Oscar nomination day. That morning is too early and it’s usually too boring. Until Tiffany Haddish decided to turn it into an event. On Sunday, March 4, 2018, Tiffany Haddish saved the Oscars. She rescued the red carpet with her outfit, her sentimental trib...

Justin Theroux front row at Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week

Justin Theroux also attended the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week yesterday. He fronted the label’s Spring ’18 campaign last year. So, as one of the faces of LV, he was front row during the presentation. This is not the first time we’ve seen Justin showing up for LV. You’ll recall, a yea...

Sophie Turner at Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week

How is it already March? The first two months of this year have been a total blur. I don’t remember any of it. All I know is that time seems to be flying by…but we probably still have to wait a year before the return of Game Of Thrones. They’re still shooting. And then they’ll spend months in post. ...

March 7, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Ana! Those assholes who keep trying to tell you to smile? F-ck them. If you don’t want to smile, don’t f-cking smile. Just keep working. A smile doesn’t mean sh-t if the work isn’t there. Are you kidding? You work in STEM. I’m basically horny for you. And I’m so, so, so sorry to hear about T.C. Of c...

Intro for March 7, 2018

Dear Gossips,  It’s Paris Fashion Week right now. And yesterday was the Chanel presentation, in the woods. Have you seen these pictures? The runway was a bed of leaves as they turned the Grand Palais into a forest for, literally, Fall/Winter 2018. As you can see, Chanel has decided that the hairs...

What Else for March 6, 2018

Rita Moreno at the Oscars – did you see her dress? Do you know the story behind the dress? It was the same dress she wore when she won her Oscar in 1962, with some minor modifications. More confirmation that she’s better than all of us. Fifty years later and she can still wear her old clothes – a te...

Rihanna collaborating on lingerie line with TechStyle

This morning I was talking about how some celebrity collaborations make more sense than others and a big part of how the brand is embraced has to do with the level of commitment celebs show their products. Rihanna is a perfect example of someone who can make people want furry slippers and bejewelled...

Jared Leto was the worst dressed at 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar party

After the Oscars, Duana, Kathleen, and I got together in Kathleen’s room at the hotel to put together the list of all the celebrities we’d be writing about. After that, we figure out the assignments, who’s writing who, and after that, we map out the order of posting. Then we start writing, surrounde...

Teaser for Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Mary Poppins Returns premieres at the Oscars

When the entirety of Post-Oscar Monday passed without my having written about Lin-Manuel Miranda, I have to admit I felt a bit bad about it. But there wasn’t really a story to tell about him at the Oscars, because even though he’s charming, his red carpet appearances were fairly straightforward. Sur...

Smutty Social Media, March 6, 2018

I am very into this reboot of The Next Best Thing (except obviously this would be good). True story: I met @TiffanyHaddish last night and she suggested having a child together. We'd both had some drinks so I'm not sure what will happen, I'm just saying it could be an interesting year. — bill...

Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow movie review

Red Sparrow is an adaptation based on a book by Jason Matthews, a former CIA agent, that features a Russian ballerina, Dominika Egorova, pushed into espionage after a career-ending injury. (Dominika’s story is quite similar to Natasha Romanov’s backstory in the Marvel comics, but that’s a different ...

Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet leave Vanity Fair Oscar party together

Emma Watson was at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday night – Duana wrote about it yesterday. And she was seen leaving the party with…  Chord Overstreet? There’s video. You can see her walking ahead and him following. I don’t see any shots of Chord on the carpet though. She posed on the car...

Jay-Z hosts star-studded Oscar party as premature tour announcement with Beyoncé appears on social media

Maria wrote in the previous post about Beyoncé’s recent avocado Instagrams and why they felt so … not Beyoncé, what with the exclamation points and the use of actual words. Over the years, I have given Beyoncé my money. A lot of money. I’ve bought albums, concert tickets, tour merch, I subscribe to ...

Beyoncé’s Avocado Toast for 22 Days Nutrition

In May of 2015, I wrote about Beyoncé and Jay-Z partnering with 22 Days Nutrition. Since then, I’ve heard very little about 22 Days and have yet to have anyone tell me they have used the service. But even before that partnership was made public, I wondered if Beyoncé was making a larger lifestyle pl...

Intro for March 6, 2018

Dear Gossips,  What did you think of the set at the Oscars? It was gorgeous, right? They used 45 million Swarovski crystals – more details here with online reaction. The set was definitely not a problem. I didn’t, however, love how some of the shots were set up. They were shooting the presenters,...

Tiffany Haddish was everything at the 2018 Oscars

Behold my Tiffany Haddish problem: If we write about everything Tiffany Haddish did that was amazing and exciting last night, we will be here for 2500 years. It was only a four hour show! Counting the carpet, five. I guess. But even within that time – when Tiffany Haddish was a presenter, but ...

Nicole Kidman's dress was singular Oscar art

Earlier when I was writing about Gal Gadot’s one dress, and I shared that thought with Duana and Kathleen, Duana argued that most people have one dress, citing Jennifer Lawrence as an example. I don’t know if I agree with this. Jennifer Lawrence wears one designer, because she’s contractually obliga...

Lupita Nyong’o's perfect gold Versace and Amasunzu-inspired hair at the 2018 Oscars

Lupita Nyong’o is a flirt. Lainey wrote about how “extra-close” she was with Winston Duke on the red-carpet last night. We’ve seen her insta-flirt with Chadwick Boseman and social media flirt AND real-life flirt with my Michael Bae Jordan. How dare she. Just kidding. If anyone can have him, Lupita c...

Gal Gadot's one dress at the 2018 Oscars

I was excited to see Gal Gadot at the Oscars. It’s Gal Gadot. Her face, it’s unreal. And she’s never, ever going to look like sh-t. And the possibility of seeing her in something bold, unexpected – I looked forward to it. But I think we now have to accept that she’s never going to bring the fashion ...

Emma Stone's not-great 2018 Oscar night

If one wonky thing happens to me in a day, I barely notice. If there are three – an annoying work call, a gross lunch, and a traffic jam, I might feel entitled to grump around for 15 minutes when I get home, even though what I just described is basically called ‘you have a ridiculously sweet life, s...

Saoirse Ronan's losing dress at the 2018 Oscars

One of my favourite Oscars behind-the-scenes stories is from 2013 when Anne Hathaway changed her dress last minute because she found out Amanda Seyfried was wearing something similar. The dress Anne Hathaway changed into was a pale pink Prada situation that, as Duana aptly noted at the time, “is not...

Jennifer Garner was feeling it at the 2018 Oscars

Every year, a celebrity in the audience at the Oscars becomes a meme when the camera cuts away to them and they’re serving some kind of face. It’s happened to Chrissy Teigen. It’s happened to Chris Pine. It happened to Meryl Streep, yes girling Patricia Arquette. Now it’s Jennifer Garner’s turn.  ...

Jordan Peele’s Get Out Oscar was so significant

This was another one of those articles we all wanted to write. I think because Get Out affected each of us in a particular way. As I mentioned on Show Your Work, I only watched it recently, but have been thinking about it ever since.   Awards for Get Out started off seeming like a long shot becau...

Winston Duke at the 2018 Oscars

While the Oscars were happening, Black Panther was busy winning the box office for the third weekend in a row. The movie has now grossed over $900 million worldwide. They’re predicting it’ll be officially a billion dollars next weekend. A BILLION.  The Oscars, then, as we’ve been saying, represen...

Jennifer Lawrence was easy breezy at the 2018 Oscars

The day after the Oscars we all have writing ebbs and flows, but I was doing OK productivity-wise until we started talking about the ages of various presenters/ nominees/ winners, and then I realized I’ve done nothing with my life and should probably just give up now. Yes, I know I was writing about...

Eiza Gonzalez's statement dress at her first Oscars

There were a number of people at the Oscars last night for the first time as presenters or nominees or both. What’s the strategy? Do you remember the first time Emma Stone was at the Oscars? She co-presented with Ben Stiller. She was one of the best presenters of the night. And she was one of the be...

Kumail Nanjiani Won The Oscars

He didn’t, of course. He and his wife Emily V. Gordon were nominated for their screenplay The Big Sick and didn’t win, though it picked up Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards the night before. I was anxious about this – The Big Sick was a totally worthy screenplay but my heart was...

Janelle Monae in custom Christian Siriano at 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar party

I’m convinced that Janelle Monae is a time-travelling superhuman from 2067. She is too damn cool for us mere mortals of 2018. She also loves telling futuristic fantasies and sci-fi fairy tales through her music, just like a future space traveler would.    Look at this picture Janelle posted from t...

Emma Watson looked great but her tattoo didn't at the VF Oscar party

Thank God for Vanity Fair and the other parties, which have changed from being exclusive events where nominees sometimes changed clothes and avoided the ‘novelty invite’ people, to still-exclusive events that, it is acknowledged, might be more fun than the main event and give stars a chance to shake...

Chadwick Boseman was a King at the 2018 Oscars

Chadwick. Holy sh-t. Boseman. I can’t get over Chadwick’s entire look. Every few minutes, I just say “Chadwick” out loud to no one in particular. Duana and Lainey have started to ignore me. HOLY SH-T, CHADWICK.  We were waiting for Chadwick Boseman. Every time a limo car door opened, I wanted it ...

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus at the VF Oscar party

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made two Oscar stops last night – the Elton John annual Oscar party and the Vanity Fair party. Which they’ve not done since 2012. And this is what they looked like back then:  It’s very similar, isn’t it? Here’s a comparison shot – even her hair is styled in alm...

Frances McDormand's "Inclusion Rider" at the 2018 Oscars

Remember Frances McDormand being surprised at her win? Or if not surprised (because she’s won every award all season and actively asked people to stop voting for her), then kind of flustered? Did you wonder why? Apparently because if she had to go through the irritation of actually winning (why do I...

Viola Davis wows at the 2018 Oscars in her hot pink dress

Have I mentioned that I worked the Oscars this year yet? I’m super chill about it so I don’t think I have. Well, I was there and in our production truck, when Viola Davis showed up, there were “wows” out loud from some of the men in the truck who typically work in sports. Viola Davis was not my best...

Angela Bassett in sequins at the 2018 VF Oscar party

What. The. F-CK, Angela Bassett.  And please don’t misunderstand. I’m not dragging her. Not at all. Why would I dare? Who would dare? This is Angela Bassett.  So the WTF is not about Angela Bassett in any way sucking. It is about how Angela Bassett does not suck at all, is the opposite of suck...

Margot Robbie's dress disappointed at the 2018 Oscars

I’m not talking about Margot Robbie losing the Oscar to Frances McDormand. We knew that was going to happen. I’m talking about her dress. This weekend, Lainey wrote that Margot’s bold look at the Spirit Awards must have meant that she was gearing up to “serve it at the Oscars.” The only thing Margot...

Sandra Bullock owned the 2018 Oscars

Let’s get one thing out of the way – if you are part of a group of Practical Magic superfans who have been given a private gift of Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in the same frame together, I’m very happy for you and I promise to watch the movie for the first time sometime soon and Lainey will hav...

Being mad about Mary J Blige and Mudbound at the 2018 Oscars

I’m mad about Mudbound. I just decided how mad I’m going to be about Mudbound and that’s very. Very mad. There wasn’t much else to get fired up over this year so I’m going to pour all of my frustrations over missed nominations and people who went home empty-handed who shouldn’t have (ahem, MARY J. B...

Zendaya sauntered at the 2018 Oscars

The more I look at it, the more I like Zendaya’s chocolate brown dress at the Oscars proper. Now that I’ve seen her Vanity Fair dress, I actually love it – the brown one, I mean. Here’s her Vanity Fair dress. I’m only giving you one shot of it because, really, that’s all you need.  The Vanity...

We Owe Greta Gerwig

You might think we embellish the ‘fighting over who to write about on Oscar night’ bit but it really is a battle bordering on a brawl. We’re snide and opinionated and call ‘mine!’ like four year olds as soon as the name we want comes up.  When we got to Greta Gerwig on our spreadsheet, I said ‘mi...

Armie Hammer shot hot dogs while sick at the 2018 Oscars

Armie Hammer was supposed to be ready for the weekend. He and the Call Me By Your Name team were supposed to be at the Spirit Awards together, hit up a few pre-Oscar parties, and then show up to the Oscars proper as a posse. Armie had a whole beauty plan in place too. He worked on his chest: ...

Timothee Chalamet was an adorable fanboy at the 2018 Oscars

My favourite thing about Timothee Chalamet this awards season has been how much of a fanboy he is. I’ve written before about how much I love that he gets excited for his fave artists like the rest of us commoners would. He gushed about Frank Ocean to Frank Ocean in V Magazine. He nerded out over Kid...

Constance Wu at the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Constance Wu at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. As far as I know, this is the first time she’s attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party. Because her profile is growing. And it will only continue to grow as we approach the release of Crazy Rich Asians in August. If Warner Bros is willing to invest in market...

Allison Janney wins Best Support Actress at the 2018 Oscars

No surprise here, right? Allison Janney won everything leading up the Oscars. What I liked about Allison’s acceptance speech last night was that she wasn’t there to pretend that she hadn’t won everything already and would probably win the biggest prize. Not to say that she was arrogant, because obvi...

Peeing beside Elisabeth Moss on the way to the Oscars

I assumed I would walk away from my first weekend at the Oscars with some celebrity run-in anecdotes. I figured I would be riding elevators with Lin-Manuel Miranda (and Duana, she saw him first) or casually grabbing breakfast beside Zendaya and Tom Holland. That’s just what happens at the Oscars, ri...

Are BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling trolling us?

The following is not what’s foremost in my mind about the night. It’s not what I got the most mail about. But it is what I got the most urgent, searching mail about.  My friend Lauren easily, overtly loves the Oscars more than anyone I know. But even though she’s up on movie-everything and celebr...

Kelly Marie Tran and Star Wars at the 2018 Oscars

Remember when Kelly Marie Tran almost quit acting and then, a year later, she was cast in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? And now she’s presenting at the Oscars!?! Rose Tico! At the Oscars! There are some people who weren’t feeling the Rose Tico and Finn storyline in The Last Jedi. I am not one o...

Decoding Taraji P. Henson's maybe shade at Ryan Seacrest at the 2018 Oscars

Leading up to the Oscars red carpet, the major story was not about any one of the A-list stars showing up to Hollywood’s biggest night. It wasn’t the dresses or the dates or any of the usual gossip and glamour we will get to tonight. The biggest story was Ryan Seacrest. The guy asking the questions ...

Intro for March 5, 2018

Dear Gossips, “White people with clipboards” is a real thing. Especially in LA. Especially at any event where celebrities are involved. Especially at the Oscars. But we don’t want to blow our loads too early. Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph will have their moment on the blog today. As you know, ...

Jimmy Kimmel hosted a "good" Oscars 2018 show

I mean, how do you follow up after… you know?  This year’s Oscar ceremony was, on balance, pretty great. It moved. There were a couple of surprises and warm moments, and more than one win that was a surprise while not quite being an upset. For example, while I had hopes for Best Director and Best...

Kerry Washington at the 2018 Spirit Awards in pink satin booties

Kerry Washington's dress, with all those colours blending together, an impressionist painting, shimmering by the beach. (The Spirit Awards happen at the beach.) Elevated beach, obviously. But there's still something breezy about this look, don't you think?  Even with the booties. These booties! P...

Margot Robbie in leopard print at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards

I haven't been all that excited by Margot Robbie's style this award season. It hasn't been sh-t or anything. Just....kinda underwhelming?  It's Oscar weekend now though. And you don't hold back on Oscar weekend. So look. Look at this SIIIIIIICK animal print sequinned dress. Louis Vuitton. So good...

Chadwick Boseman in blue at the Independent Spirit Awards

Well damn.  I was just saying no one is mad about Chadwick Boseman being at the Oscars tomorrow night but that it would be even better if MBJ was going too and Chadwick showed up at the Spirit Awards today as if to say ...don't worry. It's going to be fine.  It IS going to be fine.  I'm loo...

Michael B. Jordan attends Piaget's celebration of Independent Film with The Art of Elysium during Oscar weekend

Michael B Jordan has been to the Oscars. When he goes to the Oscars it's a treat. Or, as Kathleen would say, it's a snack. Here's a reminder of what MBJ looked like the last time he was at the Oscars: MBJ's name is not on the Oscar list this year. This is really too bad. Not that anyone is co...

Marion Cotillard in silver at the Cesar Awards in Paris

Marion Cotillard is not on the list of Oscar presenters this year. I will miss her. Especially after seeing her at the Cesar Awards in Paris last night wearing what's basically my dream dress. This puffy silver and black dress. It's Halpern. It's amazing. Those voluminous sleeves, the airy feel thro...

Emma Stone with permed hair at the 11th Annual Celebration Of The 2018 Female Oscar nominees party

Emma Stone is Oscar's reigning Best Actress, winning last year for La La Land. She'll be back tomorrow then at the Oscars, presumably to present Best Actor. Probably to Gary Oldman? He's the favourite to win right now and there have been no rumours of a potential upset.  Here's Emma last night at...

Leonardo DiCaprio in his usual uniform on the Oscar party circuit

It's Oscar weekend. It's wall to wall parties. And you know Leonardo DiCaprio. If there's a party, he'll be there.  Last night Leo was seen arriving at the WME talent party with Tobey Maguire. In his usual party uniform. Or everyday uniform. The goal for Leo at any party is to the most casually d...

Intro for March 3, 2018

Dear Gossips, It's Oscar Saturday! This weekend, all weekend, is a work weekend. Which is why so many celebrities make a point of being in LA on Oscar weekend, even if they're not nominated or they don't have films to promote. A lot of work happens at the parties. To talk about a project they wan...

What Else for March 2, 2018

If you’re around tomorrow, don’t forget I’ll be posting photos from the Spirit Awards so come visit if you want to see photos from the red carpet! I was working all morning from the Oscars red carpet where they’re still putting together the design elements. And it’s pouring rain here in LA, a mis...

Mary J. Blige honoured for Mudbound performance at the 9th Annual Oscar’s Sistahs Soiree

Mary J Blige is a two-time Oscar nominee… in the same year. She is the first woman to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. She made history. So no matter what happens this weekend (Allison Janney will win Best Supporting Actress), Mary J Blige’s Oscar weekend will be a big deal....

Gwyneth Paltrow wishes "brother" Chris Martin a happy birthday on Instagram

What did I tell you earlier? About Gwyneth Paltrow? When I posted about G this morning and her birthday-gram for her fiancé Brad Falchuk, at the end of that article, I told you she wasn’t done. And here she is on Instagram again, with another birthday message, this time for Chris Martin, whose birth...

Justin Theroux hides his ring finger in his pocket while out in New York

Justin Theroux was papped in New York yesterday with his left hand shoved in his pocked, presumably to hide the fact that he’s not wearing a wedding ring anymore. There are some other shots of him taken by another photo agency where you can see his hand and no ring on his finger but the outfit is th...

Bruce Willis in Death Wish movie review

Death Wish began life as a pulpy crime novel, then came a film adaptation in 1974 starring Charles Bronson. That movie borrows from the exploitation sub-genres that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but where exploitation cinema largely arose from marginalized communities creating their own narra...

Gina Rodriguez to star in and produce Netflix rom-com, Someone Great

A conversation came up at work the other day about the actresses considered to be “America’s Sweethearts.” The usual suspects were named like Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner. Then, Gina Rodriguez came up. I don’t think anyone agreed with me but I consider Gina Rodriguez to be i...

Smutty Social Media, March 2, 2018

Rashida Jones is in the early stages of writing a 9 to 5 reboot (along with Patricia Resnick, the original co-scriptwriter). The original cast is attached. Dolly, Lily, Jane. It’s early stages, and projects like this can fall apart for a million reasons, but what if it actually makes it? ...

Katie Holmes steps out in New York in a green hat as US Weekly reports on her relationship with Jamie Foxx

US Weekly published an article yesterday about Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx’s relationship. I don’t have a lot of faith in US’s reporting anymore, ever since the magazine was acquired by American Media Inc (The National Enquirer, Star Magazine, etc) but I found the description of Katie and Jamie’s si...

Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, and Sydelle Noel at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Oscars Luncheon

Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o are both presenting at the Oscars on Sunday. No idea if they’re presenting together, but they’re both riding the Black Panther high—and it will be the dominant film again on Oscar weekend which, if Get Out were to pull off some kind of upset, would be serendipitou...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Selena Gomez's Birthday Instagram posts for Brad Falchuk and Justin Bieber

Yesterday was Justin Bieber’s birthday. He’s now 24 years old. He and Selena Gomez were not seen together but she did post a message on Instagram:    A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Mar 1, 2018 at 1:39pm PST It looks like the polaroid is a photo of them kissi...

Alyson Hannigan to star in Man of the House, produced by Kerry Washington

I love pilot announcements at this time of year because there are inevitably surprises in terms of what gets picked up, and because show ‘loglines’ – the short, two-or-three-sentence descriptions of upcoming shows – inevitably look different when there’s a star visual attached.  So for example, K...

Chris Hemsworth in talks to star in Men in Black spinoff

If Sony simply must continue the Men in Black franchise, rebooting it with Chris Hemsworth is not the worst idea I’ve heard. (The worst idea was combining MiB with the Jump Street franchise, but that, thankfully, seems to have been abandoned.) It sounds like the new plan is a soft reboot in the vein...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle asked to present at the Oscars

The Academy is celebrating the 90th Oscars this weekend. The Oscars are always a big ass deal in Hollywood but when it’s a nice round number like that, they usually want to make it even more extra. And the challenge with the Oscars every year, though they may not admit it, is that many of the films ...

Intro for March 2, 2018

Dear Gossips,  It’s Oscar weekend. And these are the first Oscars since the launch of Time’s Up and Harvey Weinstein’s exorcism from Hollywood. How will that affect the event? Will it affect the event? This is the 90th anniversary of the Oscars and the Academy wants to celebrate the milestone, es...

What Else for March 1, 2018

How do you feel about gravy? I LOVE gravy. Even the gravy that most of you might find disgusting. I like gravy best when it’s thick and clumpy and you know they’ve dumped all kinds of corn starch in there to make it that way. If there is gravy during the meal, I will put it on everything. And not sp...

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Quentin Tarantino's Sharon Tate movie

Despite his recent apology tour, and the revisiting of some very gross remarks he made re: Roman Polanski and Samantha Geimer, Sony is going ahead with Quentin Tarantino’s movie that he insists is not about Sharon Tate even though it will feature an actress portraying Sharon Tate and is set in 1969....

Smutty Social Media, March 1, 2018

Who do you think these two hot bitches gossiped about? My dream guess is Madonna.   A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn) on Feb 28, 2018 at 6:17pm PST   I will never not enjoy a We Didn’t Start the Fire riff. Hope Hicks white lies Jared's clearance compromised...

SZA shows her work in GQ interview

It’s the three words that pop up when you click on SZA’s new feature in GQ. It’s also the three words that every other outlet has used to sum up what SZA says in GQ, her first interview since the Grammys. Mad. As. Hell. There is so much power in these three words and so much to unpack.  To recap,...

Keith Urban on his and Nicole Kidman's "Zoolander" hair

Keith Urban’s hair is hilarious. I laugh every time I see it. It’s not a proper hairstyle for a grown-ass man whose name is not Justin Bieber. He constantly looks like a dude who almost made it into O-Town and walks around Orlando telling strangers about that time he was almost in a boy band. The mi...

The cast of Scandal on Ellen

The cast of Scandal has yet to film their final episode but they are already promoting it. They did a small promo tour at the beginning of the season, when it was first announced that the show would be ending, so this round almost feels like a pre-emptive victory lap. I’m not sad to see Scandal go. ...

Justin Bieber at church in LA on the eve of his 24th birthday

Today is Justin Bieber’s birthday. I’m not here to tell you how to celebrate and what you should hashtag while you’re doing it. I’m here to talk about how… Justin Bieber is 24 years old!?! Come on. Don’t be that person. Don’t be the “yeah, so?” or “who cares?” person. I’ve been thinking about that p...

Kristen Wiig reportedly in talks to play villain in Wonder Woman 2

Kristen Wiig is apparently in talks to play the villain in Wonder Woman 2, which is surprising. Not that they’re casting—the movie films later this year, so it’s casting season—but that they’re talking to Kristen Wiig! If you asked me to guess who would be the villain in Wonder Woman 2, I would neve...

Taylor Swift spotted in Big Sur ahead of Joe Alwyn's birthday

Taylor Swift has been very quiet this year so far. Just like she was for most of last year before releasing her album. And even then it was scheduled appearances only and super undercover the rest of the time which we now know she spent falling in love with Joe Alwyn.  Taylor is currently preppin...

Jennifer Lawrence reveals she almost played Bella in Twilight

Any time a story comes out about an actor who lost out on a big role we associate completely with another actor, I become slightly obsessed with playing out the ways both of their careers would be different. Britney Spears reportedly almost played Allie in The Notebook. I don’t think Britney Spears ...

March 1, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Andrea – it doesn’t sound like you need me to be sad about what happened on February 16th. This is a beginning. And, according to ma’s Rooster advisory that I posted a few weeks ago, the forecast for love is… to go for it this year. Seems promising, especially since, well, you’re at the beginnin...

Intro for March 1, 2018

Dear Gossips,  The A Wrinkle In Time premiere happened on Monday night. I posted pictures from the event earlier this week. You know who was there? Beyonce. With the Blue Ivy Carter and Jay-Z. She avoided the red carpet though, instead posting pictures and video last night on her website and on I...