What Else for August 30, 2019

R Kelly has been in solitary confinement for a month. He’s charged with all kinds of gross sh-t and awaiting trial. Now his lawyers are saying he’s having a hard time and asking that he be allowed to enter general population. I know none of this is funny but the writing here, by Kristian for Dlisted...

Name Nerd: Gut Check, (Your) Son

Dear Duana, We are days away from meeting our second child and despite a very focused effort on choosing a name over the last 8.5 months, nothing is sticking for us. And we [read “I”] am desperate not to settle on a name. A little bit about us: our first born is Harvey. Turns out it was quite ...

Celebrity Social Media, August 30, 2019

Chrissy Teigen is selecting submissions for her courtroom show, Chrissy’s Court. I think she should do an “airplane week” and every case can be egregious violation – like egg sandwich in a confined space, or watching a movie without headphones, or the couple who books an aisle and a window hoping no...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché documentary review

This is the question posed to dozens of filmmakers at the beginning of the documentary Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché. The vast majority of them say no, but a few do know her name, including Ava DuVernay. Pamela B. Green’s documentary then unspools like a mystery story, as she trac...

Outfit of the Week: Iman in Venice

I know it’s probably unfair to give the Outfit of the Week to a model but in this case, I don’t think just any model could wear this dress. Most models would have a hard time with it. This dress requires a legendary supermodel. That would be Iman.  Iman showed up on the Venice Film Festival openi...

Zendaya on vacation in Greece with Euphoria co-star Jacob Elordi

A few weeks ago, Tom Holland was seen with a woman who is Not Zendaya. Tom and Not Zendaya looked pretty coupled. For fans who’ve been hoping that Zomdaya or Zendalland (depending if you’re a Kathleen or a Sarah) were True Love Forever, this was a crushing blow. Some people wonder if there was ever ...

Kirsten Dunst gets her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The past 48 hours or so of the Kirsten Durst news cycle has been a pre-long weekend gift. We've been treated to new photos and video of Kiki and her fiancé Jesse Plemons as she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which included the public debut of their adorable 15-month-old son Ennis, ...

The Daily Mail reports that Prince Andrew is home for "crisis talks" after golfing in Spain

This is the cover of today’s issue of the Daily Mirror. It’s a photo that places Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell, his former girlfriend and alleged madam, in the same shot. Photos taken at this event have been circulated before, but this shot, of all of them in th...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will likely win Emmy in her category for Veep despite tough competition

Emmy voting officially ended late last night, and in less than a month, we’ll know for sure if Julia Louis-Dreyfus will break the record she shares with Cloris Leachman and become the most-decorated performer in Emmy history.  GoldDerby has her as a done deal to win in her category, with 23 out o...

Intro for August 30, 2019

Dear Gossips,  It’s the last weekend of the summer. I mean, not according to science but generally accepted in society – next week most people will have gone back to school and work after a lighter schedule the last couple of months; and the schedule goes balls out in entertainment too as the Ven...

What Else for August 29, 2019

We are now in the back half of 2019 which means 2020 is not that far away…and we are still talking about Hot Felon, Jeremy Meeks. Jeremy’s been having some love drama with Chloe Green, because no one saw that coming. Is it love or is it desperation? You know what’s hard? Going from a billionaire lif...

US Magazine reports Pete Davidson is dating Margaret Qualley

I wrote earlier today about love and its unpredictability, especially young love and its unpredictability. How do you know, when you’re young and in particular when you’re famous whether or not your love will still be the same in eight to ten months? Last year, at this time, Pete Davidson was engage...

Celebrity Social Media, August 29, 2019

The Jeremy Renner app is making the rounds again on social media, mostly because it’s completely bonkers. Is this the real Jeremy Renner sticking up for Casey Anthony (the f-ck?!?!)? No, obviously not. But I guess users figured out how to create fake avatars and they are all creating Jeremy Renner. ...

Meryl Streep in trailer for Netflix's The Laundromat

Meryl Streep is receiving the TIFF Tribute Actor Award at this year’s film festival, to go along with the North American premiere of her new film, The Laundromat, directed by Steven Soderbergh. I’m not going to lie, when I first heard Soderbergh made a movie starring Meryl Streep called The Laundrom...

Matthew McConaughey to teach “script to screen” film class at the University of Texas

Today in Holy Sh-t, Sign Me Up news, the University of Texas at Austin announced that Matthew McConaughey has been appointed as a professor and will teach a class this fall in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. He is teaching a “script to screen” film class based on curriculum he developed him...

Prince Andrew's fat finger defence is embarrassing and amateur hour

After Virginia Giuffre dropped the YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID on Prince Andrew outside a New York City courthouse this week, we saw yesterday the new angle he and his team appear to be taking in his defence. Sources close to Andrew told the Evening Standard that they’ve always doubted the legitimacy of t...

What they know in advance blind riddle

This is about a relatively new young couple making headlines for their romance, both with their respective spotlights. For months now, one of them has been putting together a special project that’s expected to last for almost a year, with cameras following everywhere, documenting everything. Recentl...

Intro for August 29, 2019

Dear Gossips,  A few days ago, the Daily Mail published an article about Queen Elizabeth’s “August horribilis”, a play on a speech she gave in 1992 when she referred to it as an “annus horribilis” (terrible year). What’s happening now, of course, is her second son is making headlines around the w...

What Else for August 28, 2019

Less than a year after permanently ending things with Diddy, Cassie is pregnant with her now-fiancé Alex Fine. Who really is fine. Which is why I don’t mind their proposal video because, f-ck, he is so hot. You know who had no time for the proposal though? One of those horses behind them. Check out ...

Lauren Graham to star in NBC's musical dramedy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Twitter gets a bad rap, and approximately 87% of the time it’s deserved. But I cannot quit an application that occasionally gives me massive, unexpected joy bombs. Here is last night’s:  when characters in musicals transition from speaking to singing pic.twitter.com/YwZwsIZOBN — chopped liva...

Final trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's Joker released ahead of Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival kicks off next week, and with it comes the world premiere of Joker, followed by a North American premiere at TIFF. Ahead of both of those things, we have a new trailer to absorb. The first trailer was promising, though I still have plenty of reservations about this movie. Th...

Celebrity Social Media, August 28, 2019

John Stamos is profiled in GQ, a wholesome TV heartthrob at 55. He was of course asked about Lori Loughlin. “Whatever happened,” he says, “I'm pretty sure that the punishment is not equal to the crime, if there was a crime.” Except she hasn’t been punished yet, and has the financial means to try to ...

Taika Waititi in talks to star in James Gunn's Suicide Squad reboot

Taika Waititi is a busy man. Jojo Rabbit is about to hit the fall festival circuit, he’s got acting and directing duties for The Mandalorian bearing fruit this fall, he’s returning to Marvel for more Thor, but before that, he’ll direct a movie about the American Samoan soccer team. And now, on top o...

Gigi Hadid reportedly introduced Tyler Cameron to Taylor Swift after the VMAs

Gigi and Bella Hadid presented at the MTV VMAs the other night. Then they hit up the after-party with Taylor Swift. Gigi and Taylor have been close for years. Taylor hung out with Gigi and Zayn Malik when they were still together. Taylor recorded a duet with Zayn. And now that Gigi is with Tyler Cam...

Ad Astra director James Gray wants to break down myth of what it means to be traditionally masculine through Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is now in Venice in support of Ad Adstra which will have its world premiere at the festival this week. Brad’s had a good summer so far. Once Upon a Time ...in Hollywood was a success. He was, to me, the best part of the film. And he is considered to be a strong contender for a Best Support...

Leslie Jones announces she's moving on from Saturday Night Live

After five seasons of SNL not really knowing what to do with her, Leslie Jones is moving on and won’t be returning for season 45 next month. During her time on the show, she was nominated for two Emmys and was consistently the best part of Weekend Update, but they never found a way to really integra...

Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre says Prince Andrew "knows exactly what he's done"

I was never an obsessive fan of The Hills but even I know enough about The Hills to remember arguably its most well-known moment:  “You know what you did!”   That’s Lauren Conrad accusing Heidi Montag of rumouring that there was a sex tape of LC and Jason. Everyone I know was throwi...

Intro for August 28, 2019

Dear Gossips,  I predicted back in July that Lizzo would be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live’s season premiere. I was wrong. It’s going to be Billie Eilish and the host is Woody Harrelson to promote Zombieland: Double Tap which opens in October. When SNL announced their upcoming hosts ...

What Else for August 27, 2019

So… the host of the MTV VMAs last night, Sebastian Maniscalco, what did you think? At one point he namechecked Bruce Springsteen and I wonder if Bruce was like, dude, take my name out of your mouth. The good news is James Woods and Jon Voight probably want to be friends with him. So, yeah, exactly t...

Disney+ releases perfect trailer for The Mandalorian

I have not been 100% sold on Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+. Mainly it’s an issue of money, with more and more streaming services coming online, the savings of cord-cutting are being wiped out. But also I don’t have kids so about two-thirds of the potential content on that platform is ...

Harry Styles in classic, almost performative celebrity profile for Rolling Stone

The one thing Duana hates the most about me is that I can read and write in a moving car and she gets motion sickness and doesn’t understand how it doesn’t bother me. What does bother me is heat. When I’m hot I get nauseous and yesterday afternoon I got into a hot car and got nauseous and what saved...

Offiicial poster for Marvel's Black Widow released at D23

The Black Widow movie continues teasing us, making a stop at D23 the other day where some footage was screened—sounds like the same kitchen fight scene between Natasha Romanov and Yelena Belova—though the cast, still filming, was not present for this one. We do have, however, some new Black Widow du...

Celebrity Social Media, August 27, 2019

Last night Lainey posted a divisive question on Twitter: Is Diplo hot? I can’t answer that for her, or for you. The “is Diplo hot?” is a personal journey.          View this post on Instagram                     ...

The Jonas Brothers perform at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Back when the Jonas Brothers first announced their reunion with the release of Sucker, I was skeptical of its success, the need for their reunion, or whether they’d last at all. I even posed the question, “are we really going to still be talking about the Jo Bros by the time the summer comes around?...

Lizzo, Rosalia, and Normani prove they are the future of music culture at the MTV VMAs

As I wrote in the open today, the MTV VMAs have stayed relevant even in years when the show is sh-tty because it can be a showcase for the future, for who we will be obsessed with in the near future, the artists who’ll be the culture in the future.  Lizzo, as we’ve seen, has had that kind of year...

Timothee Chalamet has an accent and bowl cut in The King trailer

We interrupt MTV VMAs coverage because… Timothee Chalamet has an accent.  I wrote about Timothee Chalamet’s bowl cut when the poster for The King was released last week and just the sight of him, with his jawline, and the frustration on his face, was enough to distract me for a whole morning. Now...

Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs bookends her appearance ten years earlier

Ten years ago, at the 2009 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift was interrupted by Kanye West in a moment that kicked off one of the most significant chapters in celebrity gossip history – and it’s a chapter that may not have reached its conclusion. A decade later, during her first main show broadcast win for “Yo...

Lil Nas X spans generations with performance of "Panini" at the MTV VMAs

Which demographic does the MTV VMAs appeal to? I watched the show with my cousins and their children, so we had an age range of like 7 years old to late 40s, with myself right in the middle. That meant that I heard the question “who’s that?” directed at both Missy Elliott AND Lizzo. Also, apparently...

Miley Cyrus performs "Slide Away" during 2019 MTV VMAs

I have been obsessed with Miley’s “Slide Away” since she first released it a week and a half ago. It’s catchy as hell, I’ve been listening to it on the drive to and from work, which is partly a depressing way to start your day, but it’s also liberating and freeing at the same time. Because that’s wh...

August 27, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Dear Maddy,  Happy 30th Birthday from your Boast Bitches! We are lucky to be included in your narrative and hope you continue to question the official story! Here’s a picture of your youthful inspiration Shakira. Her and your hips don’t lie.  From The Boast Bitches aka Ais, Al, and Jess” ...

Intro for August 27, 2019

Dear Gossips,  If you’ve watched Missy Elliott’s performance from last night’s MTV VMAs more than once, that is correct. Here’s me sounding like a bitter old aunt, quoting Kathleen who, by contrast (in her mind), is forever young: these kids don’t deserve.  She was actually saying that about Q...

What Else for August 26, 2019

The MTV Video Music Awards are happening tonight. For pop culture students, the VMAs have historically been a major event on the gossip calendar. Those of us from a certain generation grew up on VMAs moments. In the last decade or so, the VMAs make up for two or three sh-t years in a row with a mome...

Duana Names: In Honour Of Hogwarts

Hi Duana,   We are expecting our third child in a few weeks. Our older children are named Lucie and James, who we always call Jamie. We had lots of name ideas for our daughter but when we were naming our first son James/Jamie was the ONLY name that I liked.  For this baby (another boy) my husba...

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie at D23 for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan were at D23 this weekend, promotin their upcoming Disney+ show, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. The show has now progressed to the “having an official poster” phase. The poster reveals Bucky’s new look, including the loss of his bountiful locks. Check it out: ...

David and Victoria Beckham kiss on Elton John's boat while on vacation with their children

I’ve worn down my nails already on the word count for the blog it’s only Monday and the VMAs are tonight so can I just throw some pictures at you right now and call it a post?  The Beckhams are on holiday with Elton John. All their kids are there and their kids are playing with Elton and David Fu...

Tom Holland tells Spider-Man fans "I love you 3000" at D23

Following his faux-oblivious Instagram appearance with RDJ, Tom Holland popped down to Anaheim to appear at D23 to shill Onward, a Pixar film he’s co-starring in with Chris Pratt. The very big elephant in the very big room is the dissolution of the Sony-Marvel production deal that allowed Holland to...

Celebrity Social Media, August 26, 2019

“I’m not a regular husband, I’m a cool husband.”         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) on Aug 25, 2019 at 9:30am PDT You know wh...

Angelina Jolie at D23 for The Eternals and Maleficent

Angelina Jolie dropped Maddox off at university in South Korea last week. (I’m still not over the fact that Maddox is now off to college. Why are we so old?). She couldn’t linger though because she had to go back to work. Angelina showed up at D23 to promote two projects this weekend – we’ll get to ...

Kit Harington and Gemma Chan join Marvel's The Eternals

On Friday afternoon, Deadline ran a hilariously skimpy report that Kit Harington would be joining the MCU, offering no details or even vague options of what he could be doing. During D23 his involvement was confirmed when it was announced he would be joining The Eternals as Dane Whitman, aka the Bla...

Prince William and Catherine's commercial flight wasn't as environmentally friendly as originally reported

For days and days and even more days, the British tabloids shouted about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s private jets – first to Ibiza and then to Elton John’s in the South of France. Elton then clarified that he sent his own plane to pick them up and paid the carbon tax for it. This didn’t stop th...

Disney presents new footage from The Rise of Skywalker at D23

Disney biennial fan convention, D23, happened over the weekend, and now the question is when Disney is just going to make this an annual event. This year felt like Comic-Con Part II, with an unending cycle of weekend news, including movies and TV shows that won’t be coming out for two or three years...

Disney releases first look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil

Disney’s D23 expo happened this weekend and… it was a LOT. Sarah’s going to get into most of it throughout the day but it seemed like every hour, something Disney or Marvel was trending on social media because … they have a LOT. They have everything. They have so much of our money already. They are ...

Netflix teases upcoming Breaking Bad movie, El Camino

Let’s not get into this before we watch the Netflix teaser for the upcoming Breaking Bad movie, El Camino, which was filming under the code name Greenbrier.         View this post on Instagram                     ...

Unpacking Prince Andrew's messy letter released explaining his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Most people seem to agree that Buckingham Palace courtiers had no hand in the statement that Prince Andrew released on Saturday August 24, 2019, almost exactly two weeks, to the day and hour, after Jeffrey Epstein “died by suicide”. Not only because the writing is a mess (which is so very unroyal, n...

Intro for August 26, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Where do you think Prince Andrew was when he wrote the letter that was released on Saturday, his latest attempt at “clarifying” his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein? Apparently Andrew is still on holiday in Spain, but what I’m curious about is where he was, exactly, when he tossed o...

What Else for August 23, 2019

A few weeks ago, a squirrel came by our yard with a peanut. We didn’t know he was out there when we opened the back door and our beagles immediately charged. The squirrel had to leave her peanut behind. But she ten minutes later she tried to come back for it. Jacek was impressed with the squirrel’s ...

Duana Names: New Chapter, New Baby, New Name!

Hi Duana,   I have unexpectedly been asked to adopt my cousin's 2 week old baby, currently named Lillie. Lillian is also the name of a beloved grandmother, and as such, there are a number of Lily, Lillian and Lillies in the family. I was wondering if there were names that Lillie could be a nicknam...

Angel Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler movie review

Gerard Butler—who is basically Jason Statham without the charm, or Chuck Norris with a Scottish accent—makes a certain kind movie. His movies are dependably bad, his performances are reliably wooden, he never has chemistry with anyone on screen. His movies always feature some combination of the foll...

Outfit of the Week: Andie MacDowell

Maybe it’s because I’ve been thinking about St Elmo’s Fire since they’re developing a St Elmo’s Fire series but doesn’t Andie MacDowell still look like she did in St Elmo’s Fire? That hair. It’s gorgeous.  And she’s doing more for this suit than it probably deserves.  This is a “fall is on the...

Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr play with our hearts in new Instagram post

One of the biggest pop culture headlines of the week, aside from the Great Chicken Sandwich Beef, was that Disney/Marvel and Sony cannot resolve their Spider-Man love triangle which means that, as Sarah has covered extensively, Peter Parker may not be an Avenger anymore, which also means that he may...

Celebrity Social Media, August 23, 2019

A double-athlete engagement is an underrated thing and PK Subban and Lindsey Vonn should be bigger news, right?         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by L I N D S E Y • V O ...

Sasha Finds: The Samuel Transition Blazer

For all you fall lovers out there, I can sense how excited you are for a layer. Me too! And if you didn’t already know, the blazer is gonna be our new BFF. Slightly oversized and boxy is the choice silhouette for the transitional wardrobe staple this season and if you already have one – congratulati...

Miley Cyrus goes off on Twitter after being accused of cheating on Liam Hemsworth

Since it first broke almost a couple of weeks ago that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth had separated, and Miley was seen making out with Kaitlynn Carter on holiday in Italy, public opinion, at least from what I’ve seen, has been in favour of Liam. I guess it should be expected. Miley’s had some wild ...

Taylor Swift releases seventh album, Lover, and music video for title track

Taylor Swift’s seventh album, Lover, was released last night, a few hours after the release of the video for the song “Lover”. “Lover” is, presumably, about Joe Alwyn and there’s been all kinds of speculation, because of the lyrics, whether or not she and Joe might be married so I was wondering whet...

Going inside baseball on Entertainment Tonight's pre-written Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello MTV VMA headline

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello will be performing “Señorita” for the first time at the MTV VMAs on Monday night. They’ve not yet, like, officially confirmed that they’re dating but they’ve also been making out in almost every city in North America all summer so, they’re dating. And one of the story...

Did House Cambridge troll House Sussex with commercial flight headline in the Daily Mail?

For almost two weeks now, the British tabloids have been dumping on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for flying on private jets on holiday. This has been as big of or an even bigger scandal than Prince Andrew being BFF with and namechecked in a lawsuit against a registered sex offender who died under ...

Prince Andrew was seen getting foot massage from young woman alongside Jeffrey Epstein

I have to update my list from yesterday about how, in SNL Stefon’s voice, this Prince Andrew-Jeffrey Epstein story has everything: -a pedophile  -a madam -girls who say they were sex slaves -billionaires -politicians -government corruption -a beachside lair -country estates -New York mans...

Intro for August 23, 2019

Dear Gossips, There is only one music video that belongs in this space on top of the site today and all weekend – that would be the video for “Throw It Back”, by Dr Melissa “Missy” Elliott who released her first collection of new music in 14 years last night ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards on...

What Else for August 22, 2019

I’m coming at you with the most generic, weak ass analogy, are you ready? The Avengers assembled…and they couldn’t take out The Rock. The Rock is Thanos. I told you. The Rock is the highest paid actor. Not even Robert Downey Jr, with all his back end percentages from the MCU, could beat out The Rock...

Spider-Man fans are all up in their feelings about Sony and Marvel dissolving their deal

The news that Sony and Marvel are dissolving their deal to co-produce Spider-Man hit fans hard. Spider-Man is popular unto himself, the MCU version of the character is particularly popular, not least because he is the protégé of Tony Stark, one of the MCU’s most beloved characters. People are All Up...

Timothee Chalamet’s royal bowl cut in first look at Netflix's The King

Like I said the other day, movies are coming at us from everywhere right now as we get closer to fall movie season, prestige movie season. Last week Timothee Chalamet was part of that conversation when the first trailer for Little Women was released and people got into their feelings about his reuni...

Celebrity Social Media, August 22, 2019

The viral Instagram hoax continues, but there has been one winner. A reader called Kari wrote in about John Mayer and I have to agree that he is very good at this. And I miss him on Twitter.          View this post on Instagram           ...

Laura Collins-Hughes instructed not to mention Taylor Swift in her interview with Tom Hiddleston for the New York Times

Tom Hiddleston has been in New York the last few weeks performing on Broadway. He’s received great reviews for his work in Betrayal and that should be the focus. When you’re doing theatre in New York, when it’s your Broadway debut, what you want is coverage in the New York Times. And Tom was profile...

The Sun reports Prince Andrew is currently having fun and looking relaxed at golf resort in Spain

Well that’s reassuring. Are you comforted by the fact that Prince Andrew is “totally chilled” and “having fun” on the golf course in Spain despite … you know… all that Jeffrey Epstein business? That’s what the Sun is telling us in their latest story about the Queen’s favourite son. He’s with Fergie ...

Angelina Jolie sends son Maddox to college in South Korea

Angelina Jolie’s oldest son, Maddox, is off to college now. Maddox turned 18 on August 5. He and his ma are in South Korea this week as she dropped him off on campus at Yonsei University. She and Maddox were seen together in Seoul last November when they spent time touring schools while she was also...

Taylor Swift confirms she will re-record old masters while promoting Lover on Good Morning America

Lover, the album, drops tonight. Apparently the video for “Lover”, the song, will drop tonight too. Right now I’m more excited about the video, because of the lyrics, because of all the speculation about Joe Alwyn and their relationship, I’m wondering what Taylor Swift will be showing us, and what s...

Taylor Swift partners with Stella McCartney for fashion line, Stella x TaylorSwift

Taylor Swift performed in Central Park this morning on Good Morning America. Lainey will be posting about that soon. Here we focus on her collaboration with Stella McCartney.   There comes a time in a very famous woman’s life when she escapes LA (or New York) for a life in the UK, where she will ...

Intro for August 22, 2019

Dear Gossips,  The celebrity of the week, at least across all my feeds, isn’t an actual person. Can an “issue” become a celebrity? Maybe it’s not even an issue. Can a “sandwich” be an “issue”? Not just any sandwich, but the chicken sandwich. I’m in Canada, and the chicken sandwich in question isn...

What Else for August 21, 2019

I don’t know what’s wrong with me that I didn’t expect that this sh-t would be that dirty, but it is. When money is involved, it’s always f-cking dirty. Dirty enough for sons to turn on mothers or mothers to turn on sons and husbands to turn on wives and wives to turn on husbands. Larry King is gett...

Duana Names: What’s This? August Updates?!

You guys know I usually wait and do a giant roundup of name updates. And I will freely confess that I have earlier updates than these still waiting for their day in the sun.  But, but, but ...   Remember I said that August people were in a class of their own? I have more proof – these people are t...

Keri Russell in teaser trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's Antlers

I have not watched The Americans, because I have weird middle-child resentment toward The Americans for pulling focus from Justified and I don’t care if that’s unrational, Justified was wonderful but the minute The Americans showed up everyone was like, Oh look at this drama that’s all about a speci...

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx's split doesn't really need explaining

This past weekend, Jamie Foxx was seen holding hands with model-musician Sela Vave in Hollywood. A couple of days later, their breakup was widely reported and Joanna posted yesterday about how that timing checks out for him, as he may be part of the award season conversation with his performance in ...

Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, and Charlize Theron in Bombshell trailer

Recently, the title “Bombshell” has been most affiliated with Hedy Lamarr, who has been relaunched into public awareness largely thanks to a documentary called Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. However, there is a new Bombshell on the block, and it’s the story of Roger Ailes’ downfall starring Nicol...

Celebrity Social Media, August 21, 2019

As the negative Royal stories continue about everyone except Prince Andrew, the Daily Mail ran a story about Naomi Campbell’s “rum chums,” with the underlying point that she is undeserving of a philanthropic award from the British Fashion Council. Naomi runs with famous people and billionaires and s...

Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron have dinner in New York with Serena Williams

I wrote last week about Gigi Hadid and Bachelorette runner-up Tyler Cameron and what this means for the celebrity ecosystem as reality show celebrities continue to cross over into other celebrity streams. Gigi and Tyler spent a few days in upstate New York with some friends and last night they were ...

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning for The Matrix 4

Live from the heart of the Keanuaissance, comes the shocking announcement that The Matrix 4 is happening, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss set to reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively, and Lana Wachowski is returning to write, direct, and produce. Notably, her sister, Lilly Wach...

The Spider-Man franchise will no longer be shared by Sony and Marvel

The most surprising entertainment marriage of the decade is the union between Sony and Marvel, who have co-produced Spider-Man together since rebooting the character in 2016 with Captain America: Civil War. Their marriage was medieval in that it was entirely about property acquisition, giving Marvel...

The new Bond title, No Time to Die, is word salad

Poor Bond 25. Every time to they try to get a little spotlight for themselves, they get Cats-trailered right off the internet. First it was doing a “live launch” of Bond 25 during Avengers-Winterfell Week,  and now it’s getting booted out of the trending topics by Marvel, AGAIN. We’ll get to that la...

August 21, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Kara! Happy 40th Birthday with love from Brian who requested for you Taron Egerton, Michael B Jordan, and Nicholas Hoult. Welcome to your new decade. It’s the best one yet!

Intro for August 21, 2019

Dear Gossips,  The Toronto International Film Festival released its schedule yesterday and, as usual, most of the major titles and, therefore, the big celebrities, are heavily stacked on the first weekend. Saturday night is the one everyone is marking on their calendars though. That’s the night t...

What Else for August 20, 2019

And you thought raccoons were bad, imagine vultures? Even if you don’t really care about this story, read it for the great line. Like “the Michael Lohan of wildlife.” I’m dead. Also, “the way to Mar-a-Lago”. HAHAHAHAHAHA. No but seriously, imagine if raccoons and vultures became friends? It would pr...

Seth Rogen's Good Boys movie review

This summer has seen a greater than ever divide between the haves (Disney) and the have nots (everyone else) at the box office, but Good Boys opened over the weekend with $21 million, making it only the third original movie to top the box office THIS YEAR (yikes on bikes crashing into a guardrail), ...

Celine Dion covers September issue of CR Fashion Book

Remember that photo shoot Celine Dion was doing in Paris a few weeks ago when she was posing with lamppost and dogs? Turns out it was for the September issue of CR Fashion Book, just before she kicks off her tour.  Looks like PEOPLE was given access to the first look and this is not your typical ...

Celebrity Social Media, August 20, 2019

Last week, Lainey wrote about the rise of reality stars and how the line is increasingly blurred because of dating. An example of this is the Bachelor guy (it’s the one trash show I don’t watch) and Gigi Hadid. Brody Jenner and Kaitlynn Carter’s marriage was  a storyline on The Hills: New Beginnings...

Harry Styles on "sex and psychedelics” in Rolling Stone cover profile

Harry Styles covers the new issue of Rolling Stone. It’ll be his second solo Rolling Stone cover – the last time was for the May 2017 issue which was around the time he was promoting his first solo album and its lead single, Sign of the Times, which I will now and forever associate with Love Island ...

RuPaul announces new seasons of Drag Race and All Stars

Yesterday, RuPaul released a video on VH1’s YouTube channel confirming that both All Stars Season 5 and RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 would be airing “soon.” I’m a huge Drag Race fan, as you’re probably aware. I just saw Miss Vanjie live over the weekend (yes, it was awesome), and RuPaul’s Drag Race ...

Jamie Foxx's professional life on an upswing as split with Katie Holmes is confirmed

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have officially split after six years together, according to multiple outlets. Sources confirmed what many assumed after Jamie was spotted leaving Bootsy Bellows the other night with 21-year-old singer Sela Vave, better known as “just a girl he’s helping out”. The news of...

Prince Andrew could be deposed by lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's victims

Buckingham Palace and Prince Andrew may have thought that they’d put this Jeffrey Epstein business behind them. Even after Andrew was seen with Epstein following his jail sentence on “charges of solicitation of prostitution and procurement of minors for prostitution”, he managed to not have to accou...

Intro for August 20, 2019

Dear Gossips, The best thing I read on the internet yesterday was in the new issue of The Cut, “The Lookbook goes to Zitomer”. If you haven’t read it I’m about to make your life.  Zitomer is an “Upper East Side pharmacy-slash-department store”. You know who would shop at Zitomer? Aunt March, f...

What Else for August 19, 2019

I swell when I fly, no matter where I’m flying to. My hands get so big I can’t take my rings off. My ankles are the worst. It’s why I always bring a pair of clean socks, so I can take off my shoes and my travel socks and put on the clean socks and prop my feet up on my bag, to give them some elevati...

MTV's Are You the One? is the first actually queer dating show

I know I’m really late to this party, but if you haven’t been watching this season of Are You the One?, you are seriously missing out on the best reality TV right now. It’s been a hot minute since both Love Island UK and Love Island USA finished, so like me, you’re probably looking for something els...

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in sublime trailer for The Morning Show

I mean, there’s long-awaited, and then there’s so long-awaited that you almost think you dreamed it up as a concept. I assume the latter is how the ten people still waiting on George RR Martin to finish the Game Of Thrones book series feel.    I was getting close with The Morning Show, the Apple T...

Celebrity Social Media, August 19, 2019

Just like us: Minnie Driver loves a celebrity airport sighting.  .@chrissyteigen Just saw you at the airport. The woman next to me said “DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT WAS!!?” Yes, I said. “IT WAS CHRISSY TEIGAN AND JOHN LEGEND!!!!” Yes, I said. “ DON’T YOU LOVE CELEBRITIES?” Yes, I said. 😘 — Minnie ...

Internet Boyfriends Ryan Gosling and Taika Waititi have lunch in LA

Taiki Waititi and Ryan Gosling were seen out for lunch together this weekend. You can imagine the reaction, even though they were apparently joined by other friends. They’re both internet boyfriends. They’re also both popular with nerds – Taika via his association with the Marvel Cinematic Universe ...

Kristen Stewart in William Eubank's sci-fi Underwater trailer

Kristen Stewart has a lot on, at the moment. In a couple weeks she’ll be at Venice, then TIFF, for Seberg, and then she’ll make her official return to the mainstream with Charlie’s Angels. And then, in January, when she might be campaigning for trophies, she has a classic January movie burial with U...

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes release behind the scenes video for “Señorita” ahead of MTV VMAs

On Saturday, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello shared another behind-the-scenes video of “Señorita”. I know nothing has been officially confirmed, even though they’ve kissed in public like a bajillion times, but watching this video convinces me that they were definitely f-cking before, during, and aft...

Buckingham Palace issues statement after the Daily Mail releases video of Prince Andrew at Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010

Last Saturday morning, August 10, 2019, the number one news story around the world was the death of Jeffrey Epstein, supposedly by suicide. The next day, Prince Andrew joined his mother, Queen Elizabeth, at church in Scotland, both of them with big smiles on their faces. Perhaps they were hoping tha...

Jamie Foxx photographed with woman at Bootsy Bellows who is "just a girls he's helping out"

Last time we checked in on Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes it was three months ago at the Met Gala. They posed together for the first time in over five years, since they started dating. This was three months after it was widely reported that he and Katie were over after he hosted a party on Oscar weeken...

Intro for August 19, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Let’s begin the week so some no-news: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper were not on holiday together in the south of France. Coop was seen at lunch with Bono and some other friends in Provence the other day. The paps got shots of them, joined by a person wearing sunglasses and blonde ha...

What Else for August 16, 2019

Could we all please promise each other to stay on top of this story? I really, really, really want updates. There’s a woman in Texas who’s been crashing weddings. She shows up uninvited, then scams off with envelopes full of cash. Where I’m from, people hire security for their weddings these days be...

Duana Names: Joke’s On Us

Duana,  There are two things I’m certain about: (1) the universe has a great sense of humor, because it decided I would have a third son; and (2) naming this little bugger is impossible.  My husband and I didn’t even have to debate over our first two boys. He had always wanted a boy named Owen...

Kristen Stewart photographed kissing screenwriter Dylan Meyer

There hasn’t been an outfit this week that I can’t stop thinking about. But there has been a kiss this week that I can’t stop thinking about and we need to discuss.  Check out Kristen Stewart yesterday in New York. She’s kissing screenwriter Dylan Meyer. Kristen, at this time last year, was with ...

Ewan McGregor is in talks to return as Obi-Wan in Disney Plus series

Two years ago, when Lucasfilm was in full-on Star Wars spin-off mode, there was a rumor that they were considering a solo film based on the young(er) Obi-Wan Kenobi. At the time, I said I was not interested unless Ewan McGregor reprised the role and finally got to play Obi-Wan in something good. The...

Netflix announces release date for To All The Boys I've Loved Before sequel, PS I Still Love You

Tomorrow, it’ll be exactly a year since the release of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix, which seems unreal because I feel like I’ve been waiting for the sequel, PS I Still Love You, to arrive for decades. Good news! We can all start making our countdown calendars because Netflix has ann...

Celebrity Social Media, August 16, 2019

There’s a Heinz ketchup bottle modeled after Ed Sheeran’s tattoo, which has to be a new level of, um, corporate creative collaboration, right? Maybe one day we’ll see Ben Affleck’s phoenix, rising from the ashes, on a Dunkin Donuts cup.         View this post on In...

Sasha Finds: Mario Badescu facial spray

Sometimes an oldie but a goodie needs to get some love too. Now, I know many of you may be hip to Mario Badescu, but if by chance there are a few of you in the dark, it’s my duty to guide you into the light.  So let’s give it up for the face sprays of all face sprays - Mario Badescu’s facial spra...

Taylor Swift's new song "Lover" is the best from the new album so far

When Taylor Swift released “The Archer”, the third song off her upcoming album, Lover, I wrote that it was what I was waiting for, that it was the best track so far, the kind of sound I’d been hoping for after “ME!” and “You Need to Calm Down”, both underwhelming.  “Lover” dropped last night and…...

Lil Nas X covers TIME Magazine as Old Town Road remains at the top of the charts

"Old Town Road" has now been #1 on the Hot 100 for 19 weeks, having already beaten the previous record held by both “One Sweet Day” and “Despacito” at the end of July. But just beating the record is seemingly not enough. Next week, OTR seems like it’ll be the first song to hit 20 weeks at #1. A whol...

Miley Cyrus drops new song "Slide Away" following split with Liam Hemsworth

It’s been a week of breakup content from Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. To cap it all off, Miley dropped a new song last night called “Slide Away” that most people are assuming is about breaking up with Liam. The timing, the lyrics – it would be ridiculous to suggest that this isn’t what it sounds ...

Justin Timberlake tries to stay relevant with Lizzo collaboration

It’s just so like him, isn’t it? Justin Timberlake is glomming on to Lizzo. Of course he is. Of course he had to flex. Of course he had to flaunt. He can’t f-cking help himself. And in doing so, it’s also confirmation that he needs Lizzo more than she needs him. That, I guess, is the silver lining h...

August 16, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Meg! Happy Birthday with love from Heather who thinks she’s been “dropping the ball as a friend”. As if you would even be keeping score, right? Friends gets it – and this is why you’re friends. I’m told you’ve been very excited about Little Women. So I’m reposting the trailer here (Duana wrote about...

Intro for August 16, 2019

Dear Gossips, I’ve been saving this all week, because this is Friday content. What I typically need on Fridays in this space is a story or a celebrity who can deliver joy. Would Hugh Grant ever have imagined that it would be him? But that’s the point. He is exactly the kind of joy I save for Frid...

What Else for August 15, 2019

Most Westerners I know think Spam is disgusting. I love Spam. At many diners in Hong Kong, they serve Spam on a bed of noodles in broth, and for an entire summer when I was a teenager it’s all I would order. I had to pause, though, and consider whether or not I not I could go for a pumpkin spice Spa...

Duana Names: The Mathematical Equivalent Of The Perfect Name

Hi Duana,  My husband and I are expecting our first baby in late August. We have a boy's name nailed down - it will be Samson after my husband's late grandfather - but we are struggling to agree on a girl's name. We typically like more old-fashioned names that are still pretty sounding and ones t...

Miley & Liam pointing fingers

Prem wrote yesterday about Miley Cyrus and Liamworth’s separation and how the story has been evolving. Every day there are updates. The update since yesterday is that they each seem to be blaming the other for the split.  PEOPLE reported that it’s Liam’s “partying” that’s been the problem:  “E...

For Your Fitness: Those Summer Days

I’ve been working one on one with clients for over 12 years and every year there are two seasons that can knock them off track. Christmas holidays and summer. We will leave the first for a few months from now but let’s take a minute to talk about summer and what it does to our routines.  The mont...

Celebrity Social Media round-up for August 15, 2019

Ariana Grande and Barbra Streisand have been exchanging compliments on social media since their duet in Chicago in early August. As we know, Babs doesn’t duet with just anyone. And she probably wouldn’t get a manicure with just anyone, either. I love how she agrees to Ariana’s suggestion but points ...

GLOW is one of the best shows you’re not watching

In its third season, GLOW finds itself in a rut. The show-within-a-show, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, has relocated to Las Vegas to do a stint as a floor show at the fictional Fan-Tan Casino. Rooted in one place and doing the same show every night becomes tedious, and it forces everyone to question...

Prince Andrew is starting to sh-t himself

That’s it.  That’s all I got.  I just want to pack it in here on this post, leave you with that headline, give you the link, and get to another story. But this should be the story – even though there are those actively trying not to make it the main story.  Yesterday we learned that Prince ...

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse confirm they're together again in London

It was revealed that Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse were dating almost exactly a year ago when they were seen kissing in Notting Hill back in July 2018. Since then, as I’ve mentioned, I appreciate their regular updates, albeit unintentional, letting us know that they’re still together. Here...

Intro for August 15, 2019

Dear Gossips, NBC is developing a television series remake of St Elmo’s Fire. For those of you who are all like, what’s St Elmo’s Fire – it’s a movie from the 80s, starring members of the Brat Pack (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham) ...

What Else for August 14, 2019

Some people are dragging Tyra Banks for the charity she performed when she decided to pull over and assist with an influencer’s photo shoot. And, in the process, disrespect the photographer. I understand where people are coming from here but, at the same time, since we’re talking about an influencer...

Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in first trailer for Last Christmas

From the moment they announced this movie, I said I would be seeing the sh-t it out of it. And now that the trailer’s out, I can confirm that not only will I see the sh-t out if it, I might want to fly to London to see it where it was filmed.  Last Christmas is a holiday rom-com for people who lo...

Meghan Markle criticised by The Sun for "lavish" birthday trip on private jet to Ibiza

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were recently on holiday in Ibiza for six days. They stayed at a villa and flew there on a private jet. Which… I mean they’re royals. Prince William and Catherine were just in Mustique and that was a private jet and luxury situation too. But here’s how the Sun decided ...

Celebrity Social Media, August 14, 2019

Nothing beats a celebrity airport sighting because it’s when people are in their rawest state. No one is faking anything when they are penned in with hundreds of other people waiting to go into a sky tube. And it’s Seth and Summer, looking pretty much the same as they did 12 years ago.   ...

Gigi Hadid and The Bachelor's Tyler Cameron at Justin Theroux's dive bar in New York

F-cking Bachelor. I have tried to avoid The Bachelor and all its iterations as much as possible but it’s impossible to escape it. A couple of weeks ago, the week of the Bachelor(ette?) finale, Kathleen and I went out for dinner. I forgot my keys that night so I had to wait for Jacek to pick me up an...

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Florence Pugh in first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Little Women

Wowwwww. Clearly Lainey and I have made a mistake on Show Your Work, because we have yet to talk about the importance of having A Muse, and clearly it is working out for Greta Gerwig.  Have you seen this trailer?    Little Women has been highly anticipated and highly debated, becaus...

Anne Hathaway’s thoughts on anger in Allure cover profile

Anne Hathaway covers the September issue of Allure to promote her upcoming film The Last Thing He Wanted, directed by Dee Rees. Most of the headlines out of this interview relate to her comments about weight and body in Hollywood. And we’ll get to that in a minute but I want to talk first about her ...

Miley Cyrus being blamed for split with Liam Hemsworth like she was in 2013

It has been a several days since Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth announced their separation. Now, the story is being spun every which way in order as every speculates about what happened. Vanity Fair even posted an entire article about how Stonehenge factors into the equation. It’s understandable to ...

Intro for August 14, 2019

Dear Gossips,  A surprise announcement yesterday: the NFL is partnering with Jay-Z and Roc Nation. Under the deal, Jay will basically be co-producing the Super Bowl and other NFL entertainment during the season and Roc Nation and the NFL will work together on community activism through the league...

What Else for August 13, 2019

This is the sh-t that makes me feel violent. Violence is not the answer. I will not act on my violent feelings. I will just express that violence here, over this story about Whitney Cummings and some assholes who tried to extort her over a screenshot of her nipple, once again attempting to weaponise...

Awkwafina to star in The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

Awkwafina continues her amazing summer with the news that she is getting her own franchise. We learned at Comic-Con that she will co-star in Marvel’s Shang-Chi, and now she will star in her own potential franchise vehicle, The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, based on the book by A. Lee Martinez ...

Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith make relationship Instagram official

Last week Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson were seen maybe possibly getting a marriage licence. They’ve not yet confirmed or denied that they’re about to make it official, like in the legal sense. But they are now officially Instagram official which probably carries more cultural currency these...

The Kitchen starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss movie review

There is nothing more frustrating than a movie that wastes a good premise AND a good cast: Welcome to The Kitchen, the most frustrating movie of 2019 (so far). Adapted from a comic book by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle, The Kitchen is the directorial debut of screenwriter Andrea Berloff (Straight Out...

Celebrity Social Media, August 13, 2019

In late July, Lainey wrote how Constance Wu’s reps were reaching out to media outlets to correct reports of the top billing for Hustlers. What was unknown at the time was whether or not Constance was aware of how her reps were dealing with it. Basically, they were making her making her look messy. W...

The Wall Street Journal calls Gwyneth Paltrow's husband, Brad Falchuk, “Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret”

WSJ Magazine just profiled Brad Falchuk, calling him “Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret” and, well, you know what that means. It means that Gwyneth Paltrow is married to “Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret”. She’s married to a power producer in the industry, who’s the frequent collaborator of a major power pro...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn on a yacht in Sardinia with their much younger girlfriends

Leonardo DiCaprio and his bonafide, Camila Morrone, have been on holiday on a yacht in Sardinia. I’m sure you’ve seen some of the photos from the last few days. Leo’s been locked in with Camila for about a year and a half now. She turned 22 back in June. Lots of time then.  Sean Penn and his girl...

Brad Pitt in camel monochrome at Mexican premiere of Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Brad Pitt was in Mexico yesterday to promote Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood. He went for the camel monochrome look. At first, with that hat on, I thought in thumbnail that he was Don Johnson. Most of you are probably too young to remember the Miami Vice vibe.  Anyway, Brad’s on his own in Mexico ...

Intro for August 13, 2019

Dear Gossips, It’s been 72 hours since Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in federal detention. Yesterday the FBI raided his private island in the Caribbean as authorities promised his victims that the case would continue even though he’s dead. Which means anyone who was worried about their associat...

What Else for August 12, 2019

When I see a dog humping another dog, it always makes me laugh. Remember when Charlotte was scandalised when her dog was scandalised at the dog park? That’s my dog, like on a daily basis. Elvis is humped all the time. He’s humped at home by Barney and he’s humped in public by everyone else. Jacek’s ...

Duana Names: …And It Says Its Own Name

Hi Duana, I'm losing my mind trying to find a name for my 3rd child (gender unknown). I need something that "goes" with the first two children but isn't too matchy-matchy. I love strong meanings but the name also has to be "pretty". My elder two are Aeron-James (he is almost exclusively called A...

Netflix releases first look at Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown season 3

Netflix’s royal soap opera, The Crown, returns on November 17. To date, it has been one of Netflix’s biggest success stories, though probably more for awards than ratings. (The Crown’s audience is comparable to traditional cable hits like Big Little Lies. season  It’s nothing to sneeze at, but Netfl...

Priyanka Chopra has a disappointing response when called out for being a hypocrite at BeautyCon in LA

LA BeautyCon took place this weekend. It’s a three day convention for makeup artists and beauty enthusiasts. I know we’ve put this to rest, but I wonder if people brought up the James Charles and Tati Westbrook feud from back in May. Neither of them was on the roster for BeautyCon’s talent, and it l...

Celebrity Social Media, August 12, 2019

What, and I cannot stress this enough, the f-ck is Drake wearing.          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Aug 10, 2019 at 6:51pm PDT ...

The 10 Biggest Moods from the #DrunkTaylor Party

In case you missed it, on Saturday, Taylor Swift had a party to celebrate the music videos for both “ME!” and for “You Need to Calm Down” at Beauty & Essex in Los Angeles. Attendees included Hayley Kiyoko, Laverne Cox, and even RuPaul’s Drag Race’s A’keria Davenport. Thanks to her, we were able to g...

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth announce separation as she is photographed kissing Brody Jenner’s ex, Kaitlynn Carter

PEOPLE confirmed exclusively this weekend that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth “have agreed to separate”. Here’s the statement from Miley’s rep: “Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time,” a rep for Cyrus tells PEOPLE in a statement. “Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals,...

Apple TV+ releases teaser for The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell

Apple is coming for the content. Apple TV+ will launch this fall, which is now only a month away, and as we saw a few months ago at their presentation, they’ve recruited some major star power to kick off their streaming service.  This morning, Monday morning, the first teaser for the upcoming The...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's dinner party etiquette focus of story in The Daily Mail in midst of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein scandal

After news broke this weekend about Jeffrey Epstein’s death, which coincidentally (or conspiratorially, depending on how you see it) happened following the unsealing of court documents containing allegations that he ran an underage sex ring, the Daily Mail published an article about Prince Harry and...

Intro for August 12, 2019

Dear Gossips,  On Friday afternoon, thousands of pages of court documents were unsealed that related to a lawsuit filed against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend Ghislaine Maxwell, accused of being his madam, with a source telling Vanity Fair that “[a] lot of important people are going to have a ...

What Else for August 9, 2019

I’m not here to call Tommy Lee a hero because he’s not. And there’s definitely something to say about a dude like Tommy Lee, with all his baggage, snapping on Donald Trump etc. But… some of these lines are pretty good. “Boiled unseasoned chicken that you have to eat in the closet with your mother” i...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie review

Boy did those trailers do this movie no justice. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adapts Alvin Schwartz’s books, famously and horrifically illustrated by Stephen Gammell, into a story about the power of stories, particularly how folklore is often wielded against women. Set in 1968, Scary Stories fo...

Outfit of the Week: Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway stepped out last night at the Broadway opening of Sea Wall/A Life presumably to support her friend Jake Gyllenhaal. I know it was the thing to sh-t on Love and Other Drugs but I was really into that movie, probably because I appreciate (#MeToo-free) love scenes in movies.  Anyway, A...

BH90210 pilot review

Look, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Lainey and I have complained, kind of a lot, about the fact that people don’t read. Not you, of course, you’re here reading this and tons of other word-related content but… people. They don’t read.  And obviously they don’t, I dunno, watch any social...

Celebrity Social Media, August 9, 2019

Sean Astin was seen with an otter. Also people on the internet are just now finding out that Sean Astin has been acting forever and didn’t just arrive on the scene in Stranger Things. I can get behind Goonies as part of the Sean Astin curriculum. And definitely Rudy. But nobody needs to be like “OMG...

Sasha Finds: House of Vi

Here's a little fashion math for your Friday: Boring outfit + accessories = dope outfit. It's really that simple. If you're stuck in a style rut and want to elevate your basics, all you need to do is add some jewelry. I know this isn't some mind blowing sh-t, but I see so many people out there...

Hot Girl Summer's Megan Thee Stallion covers Paper Magazine

Megan Thee Stallion covers the new issue of Paper Magazine which is only right, as she’s the inventor and muse for Hot Girl Summer. Anyone tapped into the current hip-hop knows that the internet is the true undefeated, making and breaking careers, propelling underground artists, mixtapes, and single...

Pierce Brosnan to star in Netflix comedy, Eurovision, based on European music competition

I first learned about Eurovision two years ago while working in England for the summer. Not many people are familiar with Eurovision on this side of the Atlantic, and so for those who don’t know, the Eurovision Song Contest is an annual, international music competition where artists from various cou...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello kissing and holding hands on his 21st birthday in New York

Camila Cabello was in LA for at least a couple of days earlier this week for the Variety Power of Young Hollywood event. As soon as she wrapped that up, she was seen heading out of town – and back to Shawn Mendes. It was his 21st birthday yesterday. They were seen walking around New York City holdin...

Taylor Swift shares lyrics from new songs "Lover" and "The Man" in Vogue profile

Vogue released the cover of its September issue yesterday featuring Taylor Swift whose new album, Lover, drops in a couple of weeks. During the interview, Taylor allowed writer Abby Aguirre to listen to a few new tracks, including the title song, “Lover”, with the lyrics:  My heart’s been borrowe...

Jake Gyllenhaal's girlfriend, Jeanne Cadieu, attends Sea Wall/A Life Broadway opening

Last night was the Broadway opening of Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge. Jake and Tom posed together on the red carpet and his MCU friends, Sebastian Stan and Tom Hiddleston, also showed up to support. He wore a grey suit over a t-shirt, no gold chain. Still kind of a wiseg...

Intro for August 9, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Figure skating champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are so good at their jobs that they’ve become the Bella and Edward of their sport. Only, unlike Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, there was never a romantic relationship off the ice. Like Kristen and Robert though, there’s an...

What Else for August 8, 2019

Shia LaBeouf wrote a movie about his life and his experience with his dad. It’s called Honey Boy. He plays his dad. This is the first trailer. Here’s what I just wrote to Sarah after watching it: “I wanted to go into it like… does this make it all OK now? But now I’m like…OK, is this what people sho...

Prince William and Catherine joined by Prince George and Princess Charlotte at The King’s Cup inaugural regatta

The Cambridges spent the day on the water today participating in The King’s Cup inaugural regatta to raise money for eight of their patronages. Here’s more on the purpose behind today’s royal involvement:          View this post on Instagram       ...

Taylor Swift styled like Daisy Jones on the September cover of Vogue

Maria asked the other day if the “haircut” was still happening. Taylor Swift’s wearing it on the cover of September Vogue… so…yes? We’ll come back to the hair in a minute. Let’s talk about the overall styling of this cover.  I love it. I love both of them.          ...

Taylor Swift is here to save the celebrity profile in Vogue's September cover profile

In my post the other day about Angelina Jolie covering the September issue of ELLE, I wondered about the American Vogue September issue and who would be on the cover. Taylor Swift was my first guess, even though she’d already covered ELLE a few months ago. If Anna Wintour would make an exception for...

Happy Endings might be coming back to television after being abruptly cancelled in 2013

There are just some shows that are ahead of their time and end up getting cancelled before they can really make a splash. Starz’s Party Down comes to mind as an example, and I bet Sarah could come up with so many more. Another show like that was Happy Endings. If you’re not familiar, Happy Endings a...

Celebrity Social Media, August 8, 2019

Yesterday I mentioned the Home Alone reboot. What if it’s just Kevin living in his parents' basement? This is what an updated Home Alone would actually look like. pic.twitter.com/sGj86933LA — Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) August 7, 2019 I love reading advice columns and this Ask Pol...

The Sixth Sense celebrates 20th anniversary

Marking movie anniversaries has become A Thing, and I’m not sure entirely what the point is except to make people feel old. Most movies aren’t actually worth lionizing in that way, but sometimes there is a movie milestone worth noticing (for example: it’s been 20 years since Beni had all the horses ...

Intro for August 8, 2019

Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that the Emmys, to be broadcast on September 22 on FOX, will not have a host this year. This is not exactly the same as the Oscars but it may be an “inspired by” situation. The Oscars were supposed to be hosted by Kevin Hart. When that went to sh-t they en...

What Else for August 7, 2019

Did you watch the documentary The Clinton Affair last year? If not, I highly recommend. It was unfair what happened to Monica Lewinsky. It was unfair how people treated her – and not just the president, but the culture in general. As a participant in that culture, growing up in that time, I’ve had t...

Nicolas Cage explains prosthetic nose in Never on Tuesday cameo that's recently gone viral

Nicolas Cage is a great actor with DEEPLY WEIRD TASTE, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he has gone viral recently for giving a bonkers performance in a direct-to-video gem called Never on Tuesday (for the young’uns, like Prem, who have probably never seen a VHS tape, “direct-to-video” was how we ...

BH 90210 revival premieres tonight

It’s tonight. Tonight, the show-within-a-show revival of 90210 drops – I had known a few months ago that indeed it would be a birthday present for me, but I forgot that it was happening, so this was a treat.  For other shows, obviously the play might be to release a clip or a viral video or somet...

Celebrity Social Media, August 7, 2019

Disney has announced it is rebooting Home Alone for its new streaming service. We knew this day would come as nothing is safe from the insatiable content machine. But there are some premises that are completely out of step with how we live today, and Home Alone is one of them. Home Alone was made in...

Third season of Donald Glover's Atlanta won't air until 2020

The last episode of Atlanta aired over a year ago. It won’t be until some time in 2020 that Atlanta’s third season will air. Atlanta is a show that makes us wait. So it’s a minor relief that it has already been renewed for a fourth season, and they intend to film seasons three and four back to back....

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt cover The Hollywood Reporter to promote Ryan Murphy's The Politician

Is that redundant? Like can’t you just put “Gwyneth Paltrow” in the title and assume that everyone else will know that the words “wealth” and “privilege” will follow? This is the cover of the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt, the stars of Ryan Murphy’s new ...

Hannah Gadsby's delightful appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert also illustrates his shortcomings with interviews

Hannah Gadsby had one of the biggest and best breakout moments of 2018 with her searing Netflix special, Nanette. That show, set up as a kind of two weeks’ notice to her comedy career, resulted in international acclaim, and she is now performing a new show, Douglas, off-Broadway (it will be on Netfl...

Justin Theroux opens "diviest dive bar" called Ray's in New York

A year and a half ago, when it was announced that Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were over, and people were speculating about what led to the breakup, “sources close to Justin” said it was because he wasn’t into Jen’s boring LA lifestyle and he missed the arty, edgy New York scene. Declaring th...

Bella Hadid and The Weeknd have reportedly broken up again

Yesterday in Celebrity Social Media, I wondered if Bella Hadid and The Weeknd had broken up. Before the end of the day, a confirmation of my theory appeared on E!. So am I psychic? MAYBE. (Absolutely not.) Bella and Abel’s breakup isn’t a surprise because we’ve been here before. They broke up in 201...

Intro for August 7, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Variety released its Power of Young Hollywood issue this week with three covers: Camila Cabello, Cole Sprouse, and Stephan James. What a year it’s been for Stephan James. Twelve months ago he was getting ready to premiere If Beale Street Could Talk and Homecoming at TIFF, in his ho...

What Else for August 6, 2019

Fresh Off The Boat resumes production this week which is when Constance Wu will join the cast and the crew and the president of ABC, Karey Burke, at the table read. I already have a stomach ache imagining whether or not that will be awkward. Karey is saying that it’s all good, that everyone has acce...

Victoria’s Secret’s Revamp

Last week, Maria wrote an article about the reported cancellation of this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. I’ve never really paid attention to Victoria’s Secret, aside from the one show back in 2012 where Rihanna wrenched everyone’s wigs off when she walked the runway. But after reading Maria’...

HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show isn't about checking the "diversity" box

It was just this past January that it was announced that brilliantly vibrant comedian, former talk show host, and comedy writer Robin Thede would be creating A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO. Executive produced by Thede herself and Issa Rae, it was clear that the project would be special, and it did ...

Celebrity Social Media, August 6, 2019

“I don’t know her,” White House edition.          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Aug 5, 2019 at 5:58pm PDT There are so many things...

Gal Gadot to play scientist /inventor /actor Hedy Lamarr

Today in Oh God I Really Needed Some Good News, Gal Gadot will star in a limited series about Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood It Girl and inventor who developed frequency-hopping radio signals, or as we know it: wifi. (She shares the patent with George Antheil, they had an amazing work relationship, Lain...

Angelina Jolie: a “wicked woman”

The September issue is considered the most important issue of the year for most fashion and lifestyle magazines. So everyone works on the biggest “get” for their September issues. Meghan Markle guest-edited British Vogue on their September issue. Kristen Stewart covers Vanity Fair for September 2019...

Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith reportedly bought a marriage license this weekend

Joshua Jackson was seen at LAX a couple of months ago, mid-June, kissing a woman who’s yet to be identified even though he and Jodie Turner-Smith, who he’s been dating since last fall, were together just before. Then he and Jodie stepped out holding hands last month…so they either got back together ...

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin did not break up despite the Sun's report

Back in June, it was reported that Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin were over even though, up to that point, we’d been hearing that they were getting more and more serious. When I wrote about their alleged split, I made mention of the source. Because the source was the Sun and, well, you know. It’s t...

A$AP Rocky returns home after being arrested and jailed in Sweden

Rapper A$AP Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) and two members of his crew were held in a Swedish prison for almost a month stemming from a June 30th street fight in Stockholm that was documented (at least partially) on video. On its face, it seems like Rocky was attempting to deescalate the fight when ...

August 6, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

The Wynonna Earp fanbase is hardcore. Did you hear about how they took out a billboard in Time’s Square to fight for their show? At the time, the series had been renewed but there was no funding in place to being production. The fans wanted people to know how much they cared, that they were waiting,...

Intro for August 6, 2019

Dear Gossips,  It was Meghan Markle’s birthday on Sunday and we went into the weekend anticipating how her birthday would be acknowledged. As we know, the royals have a standardised social media play for birthdays. But the Sussexes are anything but standard.  Being that it was Royal Meghan’s f...

What Else for August 2, 2019

PROGRAMMING NOTE: it is a long weekend in many parts of Canada this weekend. We don’t have a standardised name for it though so it’s commonly referred to as the “August long weekend” and a lot of people don’t have to work on Monday, which is why we will be dark that day. We will return to regular go...

Duana Names: There’s Something About Allie

Hi Duana, Like many, I’m a long time reader and first time writer.  After two rounds of IVF, we are having our only/first child in August! We don’t know the sex, so are trying to come up with a list of potential names. We’re a little lost. People don’t seem keen to provide us with suggestions,...

Keanu Reeves's many looks on the set of Bill & Ted Face the Music

Our summer started out strong with all kinds of Keanu Reeves content and domination. He’s still dominating, but he isn’t as accessible or visible as he was in May and June promoting all his movies and video games and proving that he’s more beloved than so many of his generational peers who’ve disapp...

Outfit of the Week: The Dempseys

I went to an advance screening of The Art of Racing in the Rain last night. Have you read the book by Garth Stein? It’s about a dog with a great name, Enzo. That’s pretty much all I have to tell you to explain why I was a f-cking MESS. It was the first time I’ve cried since at least 2017. I don’t re...

Celebrity Social Media, August 2, 2019

Selena Gomez is coming and she wants everyone to know it. I love a Selena album cycle.          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Aug 1, 2019 a...

Hobbs & Shaw starring Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Kirby movie review

Breaking away from the main body of the Fast/Furious franchise, Hobbs & Shaw unites the two most likable people from the franchise into a gloriously dumb spin-off meant to curtail further infighting with Vin Diesel. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham blow off the Fast/Furious popsicle stand and set up...

How will Meghan Markle celebrate her birthday on Sunday?

It has been a WEEK for Meghan Markle. Her issue of British Vogue was released, and she announced a new capsule collection in support of Smart Works, one of her patronages, and the UK tabloids have been finding new ways to drag her every single day. Her birthday is on Sunday, a day I’ve been looking ...

Chris Pine is the Best Chris of the Week as it's announced he will play Walter Cronkite in Newsflash

This should be an official ranking. The Top Chris leaderboard fluctuates regularly, based on who is doing what on any given day. For instance, this week, Worst Chris is Evans, because I realized he made like 90 Marvel movies and only took his shirt off once, and his near-constant shirtlessness in Th...

Sasha Finds: I cheated on my deodorant

I cheated.  I wasn't even looking or needing something more, something better, something more exciting. I swear. But I guess I'm a weak woman because two weeks ago I did the dirty and cheated on my ride-or-die natural deodorant. I've been using the same one for years and I LOVE it, but I stumbled...

The Red Sea Diving Resort starring Chris Evans movie review

In case you were wondering, yes, Chris Evans’ notoriously bad picker is still at work, cursing his non-Marvel repertoire with mediocrity (goddess protect Knives Out from the Chris Evans Curse). His latest, The Red Sea Diving Resort, is on Netflix now and it is a study in bland, formulaic filmmaking....

Ariana Grande releases new single and music video for "Boyfriend" with Social House

When I wrote about Ariana Grande yesterday, I didn’t mention that she’s teasing a new single and video for fans on Twitter. She released both at midnight last night. The single’s called “Boyfriend” and is a collaboration with Social House, consisting of Mikey (Michael) Foster and Scootie (Charles) A...

Intro for August 2, 2019

Dear Gossips,  CBS announced yesterday that the North American version of Love Island has been renewed for a second season even though ratings haven’t been great. But that measurement is based on what they call “linear” ratings which are typically reflective of the viewing preferences of an older...

What Else for August 1, 2019

This made my day. Forget Ben and Matt. Same goes for Scorsese and De Niro. Even Michelle and Busy need to take a seat because these two have defined friendship. And by friendship I mean that one of them makes the other his vehicle, literally. Mimi approves. (Dlisted)  Ugh, man, this Jeffrey Epste...

Queen & Slim trailer starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith is not Bonnie and Clyde

A notable absence from this year’s fall festival tour (so far) is Queen & Slim, the feature film debut of “Formation” director Melina Matsoukas. I’m a little surprised Universal, the distributor, isn’t looking to put a little festival polish on this movie. It has as good a pedigree as any Oscar hope...

Celebrity Social Media, August 1, 2019

Are raves, after-hours clubs, and bottle service going extinct because of wellness culture? This piece in Dazed examines how 20-somethings are trading in cheap tequila shots for kombucha on tap.          View this post on Instagram         ...

Celine Dion's team shuts down reports that Pepe Munoz is trying to control her

Celine Dion has been famous for a long time. Considering her fame stretch, she hasn’t really been a gossip fixture, compared to her peers, people who’ve occupied that level of success for that amount of time. Part, or maybe most, of that is probably to do with the fact that she and Rene Angelil were...

Lupita Nyong’o kicks ass and sings songs in Little Monsters trailer

Just when you think The Walking Dead rode the zombie train all the way into the ground, 2019 brings us a slew of zombie comedies to revitalize the genre. First we had the dry, sardonic The Dead Don’t Die, later this year we have Zombieland: Double Tap, and now we also have Little Monsters, a zombie ...

Kristen Stewart just wants people to like her in Vanity Fair cover profile

Sarah wrote the other day in her post about the first image released of Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg in the upcoming film, Seberg, which is headed to the Venice Film Festival in a few weeks. There may be a chance for awards consideration with this role. She also has the upcoming Charlie’s Angels, ...

Ariana Grande to make "tiny appearance" in Jim Carrey's show, Kidding

I’ve made it clear that one of my life goals is to have a true, authentic celebrity-fan interaction (cue eyerolls from literally everyone else on this site). Yes, I fanboy. Yes, I’m basic. But realistically, if I were to actually meet a celebrity, I’m not certain that the experience would be positiv...

Intro for August 1, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Something extraordinary happened yesterday and, if you weren’t already on it last night, it deserves your attention – because moments like this don’t come around too often.  Mimi walked down the street in New York, unassisted.  I know, right?  As we have seen through the y...