What Else for February 26, 2021

I hadn’t heard of this story until today – and despite the fact that it’s a really unfortunate tattoo considering all that’s happened, and I totally understand why she’s mortified now, she’s handling it the only way to handle it: laughing. I mean who could have known?! (Dlisted)  Did you expect that...

Celebrity Social Media, February 26, 2021

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rogers have been on my list all week as I’ve been meaning to mention them but have been pushing it off. Shailene confirmed their engagement on The Tonight Show and talked a bit about how they connected (through her dog) and how little she knew about him. She told Jimmy Fal...

The Bachelor's Rachael Kirkconnell finally speaks out on camera after weeks of racist controversies

After weeks of racist controversies swarming this year’s season of The Bachelor (and many Instagram statements) Rachael Kirkconnell has finally spoken up— in front of a camera... I was pretty surprised to see her do this as we get closer and closer to the finale. Before clicking on the IGTV post tit...

The significance of acts like BTS in fighting anti-Asian racism

Over the last few weeks, there has been a louder – not loud enough, in my opinion – but at least louder conversation about anti-Asian racism and the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. This is in part due to Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu raising awareness about the attack on a 91-year-old East Asian man ...

Sasha Finds: Hair Rescue you'll thank me for

I’m doing the same thing as I did last week which is to reup on some love for a brand I featured a ways back. Today it is all about JŪS by Oreya and dudes, I’ve been foaming at the mouth to tell you about this.Behold JŪS Hair Cleanser and Moisturizer.  Talk about a synergistic effect of magic. This ...

Netflix announces 'Luis Miguel: La Serie' second season release

I look forward to getting my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (whenever that is). I also look forward to summer when my kids and I will not be zooming simultaneously Monday-Friday. And now, I am looking forward to April 18th and the several Sundays after that when I finally get to watch the second...

Prince Harry sets a thirst trap during interview with James Corden for Carpool Karaoke on an open-air double-decker bus

What a major score for CBS and the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exclusives. Their Oprah Winfrey special with the Sussexes airs on March 7 and they also air James Corden, which means Carpool Karaoke is theirs too. Before we get to the Harry specifics though, let me just get this out of the way firs...

Intro for February 26, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Golden Globes are happening on Sunday – and these may be the first Golden Globes of Instagram. Of course while the show is still airing on conventional broadcast, the fashion moments will mostly happen on social media, and mostly Instagram, as nominees have been encouraged to stay ...

February 26, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

This one’s for Nigel and Megan… who is missing Nigel so much. It’s been a year, and a f-ck of a year at that. I know you miss him, you will always miss him. That said, I do love how you remember him: haughty and judgy, with SUCH A GREAT NAME. Nigel! Nigel looks like he could throw some major shade, ...

What Else for February 25, 2021

These wax works are terrible, I agree. And I hate that I’ve seen them because now I worry that whenever I see the real people, I’m just going to think of what they look like in wax. Jon Hamm’s, in particular, is extra troubling. Does one have to agree to be wax-worked? Because I feel like if I was e...

The Top 10 Films of 2020 including Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Minari, and One Night In Miami

This year’s list is a little late in coming because we decided to honor the extended release schedule of the 2020 Oscars, and not follow a strict calendar year. Also, the Golden Globes are happening on Sunday. 2020 was an overall weird but good year in film, with standout work from stalwarts and new...

Lady Gaga's French bulldogs abducted and her dog walker is shot four times in LA while she is in Rome

Earlier today I was planning on posting these shots of Lady Gaga in Rome wearing a really great dress (yesterday before the news), in town to work on her next film, but then decided I would save them for tomorrow’s Outfit of the Week. But then… I heard about her dog walker getting shot and her dogs ...

Celebrity Social Media, February 25, 2021

A lot of social media (particularly Twitter) is hating on the series of W Magazine covers shot by Juergen Teller and my understanding is that people think the photos are too ordinary and too simple, like they are candids taken on an iPhone. It’s precisely that reason that I really like them. Maybe i...

What's Your Drama: Outdoor/Indoor Clothes & Mixed Messages

Welcome back to What's Your Drama. So you know how Lainey always has a mini tantrum about why she always has to read the questions (she does this again this eps) and I tell her it's just in case I have an audio issue. Well guess what, I had an audio issue this week. It's not horrible but just a head...

Paramount tempts Tom Cruise’s wrath, pushing Mission: Impossible 7 and Top Gun: Maverick to rental on demand after 45 days in theaters

This week is the Television Critics’ Association winter press tour, when television networks set up in front of the press and lay out their programming schedules for the upcoming season. Yesterday, ViacomCBS held their press confab and made some announcements regarding their new streaming service, P...

Brad Pitt appears in Beverly Hills in a low ponytail and his forearm appears in set photo from Bullet Train

Brad Pitt was photographed yesterday in Beverly Hills leaving an office building after a long meeting or shoot. It’s unclear what he was doing but he is still in production for Bullet Train, which started shooting in November. Director David Leitch has been sharing some photos from set – here’s the ...

Tom Holland reveals Spider-Man: No Way Home title with Zendaya and Jacob Batalon

Spider-Man 3 (version 2) is due in theaters in December of this year, for whatever “theaters”, “December”, and “this year” means anymore. This week, the main cast of Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya have been teasing the title reveal on their Instas, each proffering a supposed title for the f...

Intro for February 25, 2021

Dear Gossips, Has Emma Watson retired from acting? She’s trending on my timeline this morning because of a vague-ish report in the Daily Mail from a few days ago that seems to be just picking up now. The Mail quotes her agent who says that her career is “dormant” and then later quotes her publicist ...

America Ferrera set to direct first feature with adaptation of Erika L. Sánchez’s YA novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

I have been in a funk lately (EVERYBODY: Who hasn’t?!), which has meant that other than for work, I have not been able to process new content. I often eat dinner with my kids while we re-watch (and re-re-watch) Bob’s Burgers episodes, and my bedtime routine currently includes at least one episode of...

What Else for February 24, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen says he will not make another Borat movie and that he’s done with the disguises because it’s just too dangerous. And it IS dangerous. So this is the best decision. But it’s also a reminder to people about the risks he’s taken in service of his performance, and the art. Like Leonard...

Duana Names: Man vs. Infant – You Win!

Dear Duana,My childhood best friend alerted me to your column and we mutually decided I should write in. I was joking that I HAD to find a name by the time her new baby is born in September. Not for the purpose of being arbitrarily competitive with a baby (although I contend that's a fine reason), b...

K-pop stars Jennie from BLACKPINK and G-Dragon are reportedly dating

This is major celebrity news out of South Korea and it should be major celebrity news period because BLACKPINK has been in our area for a while now and G-Dragon has been called the “King of K-pop” for years. He is one of the most influential entertainers in the Far East, and is one of the most succe...

Celebrity Social Media, February 24, 2021

Lainey’s story on Tiger Woods from this morning is a must-read. Last night the Golf Channel was on in my house and the coverage of the accident was, in my view, pretty insensitive – there was little about his wellbeing and a lot of speculation about the accident. The Golf Channel is a niche area of ...

Zendaya catches the attention of Queer Twitter as she corrects gendered question in Vanity Fair questionnaire

Zendaya caught the attention of Queer Twitter yesterday with a brief but impactful moment from her Proust Questionnaire video for Vanity Fair. The questionnaire was started as a parlour game by the French writer, Marcel Proust, and now it's how Vanity Fair works to “reveal the nature of Zendaya’s tr...

bts and their fans take over social media after history-making mtv unplugged performance

As anticipated in yesterday’s open, ahead of, during, and after BTS’s MTV Unplugged, the band and its fans took over social media. BTS or BTS-related hashtags and buzzwords, even the names of the bandmembers themselves, were trending in all the top spots. And then, not that they needed it, but just ...

WandaVision’s “shoe problem” is Wanda and Vision's relationship itself

SpoilersAs we head into the final two episodes of WandaVision, it has become exceedingly clear that while this is a pretty great show, it is not working for some people. Sure, it got off to a slow start, but at this point, seven episodes in, we’ve advanced beyond that. And yet, there is an ever-grow...

Tiger Woods trending on social media immediately following car accident and unfortunately there is already speculation and rumours

There are so many benefits to diversity. One benefit is that when we’re hearing from a wider and more representative range of people, we begin to process situations through different perspectives. Which is why over the last few years, many of us have been interrogating our own lenses, revisiting and...

Intro for February 24, 2021

Dear Gossips, Mariah Carey should always be the main character, as she should be. And that’s how she’s always lived. In her book, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi shares with us how she came to see the world the way she does – and why she has always insisted on centering herself in it. So on the ra...

What Else for February 23, 2021

Oh look. A British royal commentator who actually has a different point of view from the usual noise and is saying that perhaps the royal family could have been more flexible about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Cele|bitchy) Netflix’s College Admissions Scandal is ready and will be released on Mar...

The HFPA is facing more controversy ahead of the Golden Globes as the LA Times "reveals" they don't have a single Black member

We are now five days away from the Golden Globes, second to only the Oscars in terms of awards show profile although the Globes remain way far back of several other awards in terms of prestige. If you’re visiting this site, probably you know about the reputation of the Globes and the Hollywood Forei...

Celebrity Social Media, February 23, 2021

There’s a new story by Tavi Gevinson in The Cut that goes deep on the Britney Spears pre-conservatorship era and image. Tavi’s essay is complex and uncomfortable and doesn’t let the audience off the hook, it doesn’t place blame squarely at the feet of one person or one industry. This section, in whi...

Michael B Jordan, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, and Sacha Baron Cohen get prominent placement on cover of Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2021

The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue has a spectacular but controversial past, much like Hollywood itself. To be honest, there are some classic VF Hollywood issues that I look back on and still get excited about. Like certain ones from the 90s featuring people who would become Mega Celebrities – who, of ...

Gillian Anderson cast as Eleanor Roosevelt in The First Lady with Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer

Showtime is producing an anthology series called The First Lady, which is revisiting American history through the eyes of the first women of the White House. Viola Davis is on board to play Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer has signed up to play Betty Ford. The latest cast addition is Gillian And...

To no one's surprise, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West on Friday

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce this past Friday, and it came as a surprise to no one. There have been whispers and yells about the marriage being over for months. While some of the reports have differed in some details, most sourcing points to Kanye West’s failed presidential run last year as Kim’...

Matt James releases statement about recent Bachelor controversies ahead of last night's hometown episode

I was really hoping to see some love stories form in last night’s episode. The drama within the show this season has been overpowering any true love stories, so I figured a good ol’ hometown episode would bring those moments we’ve been missing for so long to light. However, it was close to impossibl...

Intro for February 23, 2021

Dear Gossips, MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS airs tonight in most territories, obviously times varying by time zone. In the US, the event is happening at 9pm ET. Meanwhile Canadian ARMYs have been wondering for days whether or not BTS Unplugged will be broadcast on MTV Canada. Me too. I’ve been asking ...

What Else for February 22, 2021

Over 25 years ago, Halle Berry’s outfit really was perfect. It could have worked 50 years ago and will work 50 years from now. This was the same year that Clueless came out. So skirts and knee-high socks were the thing. But Halle’s mixing a very slight grunge vibe into the look too. Which makes it a...

Celebrity Social Media, February 22, 2021

I’m here to report John Mayer looks good. (Lainey: and I am here to disagree.) Stanley Tucci is such a delight. There aren’t many people who could launch a show during a pandemic that focuses on travel and eating delicious, decadent food and make it feel warm and comforting, but that’s exactly the t...

Sasha Finds: 19/99 Beauty – more lips, more spice

I don’t wanna say I write on things before they get hot, butttt I write on things before they get hot. Look, I don’t have many gifts but I think sussing out the best of the best is my thing so let me just have this. The issue here is that sometimes I come in so early that I miss telling you about th...

Sam Heughan in trailer for SAS: Red Notice with Ruby Rose and Andy Serkis, not the Red Notice starring Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, and Dwayne Johnson

One of the big movies we’re guaranteed to see this year, because it’s coming to Netflix which doesn’t care about theaters, is Red Notice starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson. This morning, site manager Emily emailed me a trailer for a movie called “Red Notice” and ten seconds in, I ...

Ben Affleck debuts longer hair and beard as he heads out of town in LA

Ben Affleck’s kept a pretty low profile this year, ever since it was confirmed in January that he and Ana de Armas are no longer dating. When it was first reported that the two had ended their relationship, the Love Story of 2020, there were some suggestions that it may not be totally over between t...

Emmy-winner Annie Murphy moves on from Schitt's Creek to genre-busting dramedy, Kevin Can F**k Himself

Coming off her Emmy-winning and final season of Schitt’s Creek, Annie Murphy has already moved on to her next series, a genre-busting dramedy called Kevin Can F**k Himself. The show, created by Valerie Armstrong (a Lodge 49 alum), follows Allison, a typical sitcom wife who is the butt of her husband...

The British royal family's A Celebration for Commonwealth Day to air hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah

A week ago today, CBS announced that it had secured Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, their first sit-down, together, since their engagement. This followed news that the Sussexes are expecting their second child. The week ended with the Queen’s confirmation tha...

Gwyneth Paltrow acts like she invented face masking while promoting her vibrators in New York Times

Gwyneth Paltrow was featured in The New York Times the other day to promote goop vibrators. She actually brings up some good points – we’re alone a lot more now, and female sexuality has been stigmatised for so long, and sexual health should be a priority. Also, it’s true, historically vibrators are...

Intro for February 22, 2021

Dear Gossips, One of the added bonuses of Regé-Jean Page hosting Saturday Night Live was that Ego Nwodim had more to do – perhaps why she was one of the people seen out for dinner with him and Lorne Michaels last week? Ego showed up in the opening monologue, was featured first in a digital short, pl...

What Else for February 19, 2021

I’m ambivalent about the Sex and the City revival. I know there are people out there who are not – and that’s great. We don’t all have to agree. Since I don’t really care all that much, I don’t really have too many feelings about the news that Big and Steve won’t be back. Apparently Chris Noth and D...

Rachel McAdams cast as Margaret's mom in adaptation of Judy Blume's Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret, which gives me great hope

I’ve made a point of reading Judy Blume books to my kid. That wouldn’t have even been worthy of writing down 20 years ago, but now that there’s been an explosion of kid and YA- lit, these books are somehow not seen as essential extracurricular texts, never mind actually taught in school – no disresp...

Celebrity Social Media, February 19, 2021

Some reality shows have a “celebrity” version (for example, Big Brother has Celebrity Big Brother; Wife Swap has Celebrity Wife Swap) but The Celebrity Dating Game is a new one, I think? Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton will play matchmaker to a plebe and a celeb (this should be the tag line!). It...

Regé-Jean Page has dinner with Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Shookus, and SNL cast members ahead of tomorrow's episode

I’ve read a lot of books on Saturday Night Live. Maybe not as many as Duana, as she’s the in-house expert, but enough to know what the schedule is for the week and how they make sketch decisions and the behind-the-scenes work process that by now, over forty years later, is legendary in and of itself...

Ruth Negga is perfectly cast as jazz icon Josephine Baker for upcoming limited series

When I think of Josephine Baker, my mind goes to HBO’s The Josephine Baker Story, which taught me just how much of a badass she was. Miss Baker was the Beyoncé of the 1920s. She made the banana skirt iconic. Baker’s story is one that needs to be immortalized onscreen, again. She went through four ma...

Trailer for Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil promises a vulnerable look at circumstances leading up to her overdose

This summer will mark three years since Demi Lovato’s near fatal overdose and she’s revisiting those harrowing moments in a new documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil. The four-part docuseries will debut March 23 on YouTube and the trailer promises a vulnerable look at the circumstances le...

Buckingham Palace confirms that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won't be returning as senior members of the British royal family

What a week it’s been for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle headlines. On Sunday they announced that they’re expecting their second child. On Monday CBS announced that they’re doing an interview with Oprah for a 90-minute special. All week there’s been speculation about the end of the one-year interim ...

Intro for February 19, 2021

Dear Gossips, Cody emailed me early this morning leading with “Happy Icy Park Day”, LOL. But also, that’s exactly what it is. In my time zone, the drop is happening at 4pm but on Twitter there are people who have gotten early access. This is Beyoncé’s third Ivy Park drop (fourth if you count the Dri...

What Else for February 18, 2021

I don’t think I saw this skirt the first time around – because I totally would have remembered it. I mean I love the idea of it, all those pieces of denim stitched together to create wearable art. My question is how practical it is. Denim isn’t typically that flexible. And I’m wondering how easy it ...

Celebrity Social Media, February 18, 2021

Did Lainey already talk about Bebe Rexha writing a demo for BTS? Bebe talked about it on Instagram live. Happy Gilmore is a big deal in my house, the height of golf comedy. I have a question now about Adam Sandler’s comedies (not including his more serious work, like Uncut Gems or Funny People): do ...

Show Your Work: Joss Whedon and Buffy, Britney Spears and child stardom, and the legacy of To All The Boys

On this episode of Show Your Work, we start with Buffy, because one of the major entertainment headlines over the last week has been about Charisma Carpenter and what she revealed about her experience working with Joss Whedon. For Duana, like a lot of other people, Buffy was a formative experience. ...

Donald Glover signs multiyear deal with Amazon and Malia Obama will be part of the creative team on upcoming project, Hive

It was announced last week that Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge will be headlining a series adaptation of Mr & Mrs Smith on Amazon. Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter reported that he’s signed a lucrative multiyear deal with Amazon to produce and curate projects – and all of this is happening a...

Review: French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges is ridiculous in the most frustratingly un-fun ways possible

French Exit stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a disaffected, broke widow who flees to Paris after losing it all in New York. This is the best role and performance Pfeiffer has had in years, and French Exit SHOULD be a genuine pleasure to watch just to see Pfeiffer do her thing, but rarely has a film made m...

According to new piece in The New York Times, the British press feel that Meghan Markle led Prince Harry astray

Well, it’s been the talk of the week, as it usually is where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are concerned and this week has been a big one with the news that Meghan is pregnant with their second child and that they’re to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for a 90-minute CBS special airing on March 7. ...

The Sun reports that Jason Sudeikis is dating Ted Lasso co-star Keely Hazell

Right at the beginning of January, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were photographed at a wedding holding hands. Olivia and Harry started working together last September. By November it was revealed that she and Jason Sudeikis had ended their engagement months ago, like early in 2020. Initially it did...

February 18, 2021 - Smutty Shout-Outs

This is Daisy. She’s currently at Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary and she’s a special dog with special needs and it’s been seven months and she hasn’t been adopted. In fact, nobody’s shown any interest. Daisy’s had a rough life but that doesn’t have to define her life. She has so much more life in he...

Intro for February 18, 2021

Dear Gossips, Probably most of you know about Universal Music Group (UMG), considered to be the biggest music company in the world. If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may be getting more familiar with Big Hit Entertainment, the biggest music company out of South Korea, known for producing...

What Else for February 17, 2021

Black Panther premiered three years ago and… even though the world wasn’t perfect then, that was a perfect night. Everyone showed up, and everyone BROUGHT IT. These looks are, well, they’re joyous and excellent and Angela Bassett is unreal, that yellow fringe outfit is unreal. And god I miss how the...

American Idol is accused of exploiting Claudia Conway but I don't think she's under any illusions about why she's there

Obviously the TikTok generation, and those who become stars there, know the unwritten rules and customs better than any of us ‘olds’; in ten years time, they’ll have created an entirely new media landscape to befuddle us, based on self-generating everything, especially your image. Self-generation is...

The cast of various Bachelor seasons come together to publicly disagree with host Chris Harrison

Bachelor Nation has been going through a lot, even though a lot of people are under the assumption that ignorance in the franchise is a new problem after reports of Rachael Kirckonnell’s racist actions came up. Yeah, no. This mess has BEEN around.  Before getting into the why the new era of our belo...

Celebrity Social Media, February 17, 2021

I’m not here to get into a dog vs. cat debate, but cats have kind of ruled quarantine, mostly because many of them are so pissed their owners are always around. Martha Stewart’s Princess Peony has an envious resting bitch face and I love her. I also love that Martha pointed out that Princess is on a...

Regé -Jean Page wastes no time moving on from Bridgerton and books role in upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie with Chris Pine

The undisputed breakout of Bridgerton season one is Regé-Jean Page, the duke himself. With all the momentum of being the breakout star of Netflix’s biggest original show to date, Page is wasting no time. He has booked his first major role post-Bridgerton and will co-star with Chris Pine in the Dunge...

Emma Stone vamps it up as Cruella De Vil in first trailer for Disney's Cruella

The first trailer for Cruella, Disney’s villain origin story for Cruella De Vil, has arrived and it is fine. I mean, it LOOKS great. Can’t argue with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson vamping it up in fabulous Jenny Beavan costumes in 1970s London. I like that the basic concept for this take on Cruella s...

Oprah Winfrey criticised by British media for upcoming CBS interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Since Monday, when CBS announced that it will air the 90 minute Oprah Winfrey in conversation with Meghan Markle special on March 7, there’s been a lot of angst about it over in the UK. The tabloids, as usual, are accusing Prince Harry and Meghan of hypocrisy; they’re reporting on the British royal ...

Intro for February 17, 2021

Dear Gossips, Last week on The Social, we talked about a news story about the “massive drop in cancer screenings” due to the pandemic. Unfortunately it’s not because people have less cancer, it’s that they’re not going for regular checkups. Since then I’ve been thinking about how I’m probably overdu...

The British press is coming for Oprah and What Else for February 16, 2021

Oprah’s doing the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview and now the British press is coming for her. Referring to Oprah as someone who started their career as a “tabloid” talk show host is low. Billionaire is how most people describe Oprah now. But, you know, these people are always telling on th...

Olivia Wilde praises Harry Styles in Instagram post after wrapping on Don't Worry Darling

After a couple of delays due to COVID, Olivia Wilde’s sophomore directorial effort, Don’t Worry Darling, has wrapped principle photography. She marked the occasion by praising some members of her team, starting with the star of the film, Florence Pugh:  And the Oscar-nominated cinematographer, Matth...

Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller Bridge are the new Mr & Mrs Smith for upcoming Amazon series

Amazon announced a few days ago that they’re rebooting Mr & Mrs Smith, which I consider to be a classic movie, and not just because it’s the movie where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt fell in love, kicking off 12 years of Brange. RIP Brange. Of course the star power between them was explosive. But als...

Celebrity Social Media, February 16, 2021

When I first read about Eat the Book, I thought it was a cookbook book club, but it’s not quite that. It’s a series that pairs an author with a chef and mixologist to create a meal around a book (like Jasmine Guillory’s The Proposal). When Reese Witherspoon loves a book, she goes hard for it and pro...

Lori Harvey and Michael B Jordan spend their first Valentine's Day together at the aquarium

The couple of 2021, so far, Lori Harvey and Michael B Jordan, celebrated their first Valentine’s Day together this past weekend. I appreciate that Lori did not share what they did with us until yesterday, until after the night was over, which tells me that even though she documented *some* details, ...

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison steps down in response to backlash for defense of racist contestant Rachael Kirkconnell

(We are so pleased to welcome Anastasia, the newest writer to join the team. Anastasia is a journalism student and a member of Bachelor Nation. She can be reached on Twitter @annieanokyee and on Instagram @annie.anokye. and by email at anastasia@laineygossip.com.)Anyone who is a huge Bachelor fanati...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to be interviewed by Oprah for CBS primetime special

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have dominated the headlines with their pregnancy announcement on Valentine’s Day, revealing their happy news a few days after Meghan’s legal victory over the Daily Mail. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of saltiness happening. Even more so since it was then confirmed...

Intro for February 16, 2021

Dear Gossips, Beyoncé decided to show us last night what Valentine’s Day was like for her. We always appreciate her benevolence. She and Jay-Z were out for dinner at Giorgi Baldi; they were papped on the way out but the shots they gave up weren’t all that great. As we know, she’ll always save her be...

Sex Education’s Simone Ashley to star as Kate Sharma in season two of Bridgerton

Today in Very Important Bridgerton News, the woman who is too good for Anthony Bridgerton has been cast. Sex Education’s Simone Ashley will star as Kate Sharma in season two. Kate! Is here! And she will NOT be taking ANY of Anthony’s bullsh-t, of which there is a GREAT DEAL, but she is having NONE O...

Shawn Mendes kissing Camila Cabello's feet and What Else for February 15, 2021

If you follow figure skating, you know the names Torvill and Dean and the impact they made on ice dancing. Yesterday was the anniversary of them winning Olympic gold. You know all the conspiracy theories and the shipping that goes on with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir? It wasn’t exactly the same with ...

Celebrity Social Media round-up for February 15, 2021

This morning Lainey wrote, with fevor, about To All the Boys : Always and Forever. I also watched it this weekend and there was one particularly exciting moment for me: Oasis! The Gallagher brothers popped up as possible narrators to Lara Jean and Peter’s relationship with the song “Don’t Look Back ...

Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is an instant comedy classic

One unexpected facet of the COVID-year awards season is that because so many films vacated 2020 eligibility, we’re left with a crop of almost uniformly sad ass dramas, with no big studio crowd-pleasers to alleviate the field. It’s not that the films are bad—many of them are good!—but watching nothin...

Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page has a girlfriend and it's not Phoebe Dynevor

A lot of people have been thirsting over Regé-Jean Page, the breakout star of Bridgerton and… well… me too. He is FINE. And if you’re tired of watching Bridgerton over and over again, he also has a supporting role in Sylvie’s Love, streaming now on Amazon.  Since Regé-Jean is the hunk of the moment,...

Zack Snyder’s Justice League trailer released and it looks like the same movie with more "stuff"

The official trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League—the official title of the “Snyder Cut”—arrived yesterday and it is largely the same trailer we saw for the Justice League three years ago. This has been one of my central issues with the Snyder Cut all along: that it will not be a substantively d...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second baby announcement was a lot like the end scene in Notting Hill

As many people have pointed out, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second baby announcement was a lot like the end scene in Notting Hill, when a pregnant Anna rests her head on William Thacker’s lap as the two enjoy an afternoon on a park bench. These, of course, are not just surface similarities. No...

To All The Boys: Always and Forever stuck the landing and rekindled the magic of the first hit

Dear Gossips, I watched To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before the day it came out on August 17, 2018. It was a Friday, and after a great night out with friends, including Duana, Sasha, and Kathleen, I was really excited to get home because Jacek was out of town and I could stay up in bed and watch TV ba...

What Else for February 12, 2021

Ryan Reynolds is a movie star, no doubt. Kayleigh Donaldson posits here though that his biggest crown is being king of the side-hustles. (Pajiba) Did you see that video of the mom who tackled the perv who was perving on her teen daughter? Any mom, obviously, would have done the same if they could ha...

Sasha Finds: Bush Balm

So how’s stuff looking down there? A bit of a shipwreck? I don’t know about you but not seeing my waxing lady in almost a year has really done a doozie in the bush department. Sh-t has been feeling and looking real grim lately. But the Pubic Hair Gods must have been looking out for me because I was ...

Celebrity Social Media, February 12, 2021

Many of us burned through Bridgerton and are now catching up with the books while we wait for season two. Shonda Rhimes understands the modern viewer and how impatient we can be, so to keep us entertained, there’s an upcoming Bridgerton podcast that will dive into the details of making the series (c...

Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson and addresses controversy after release of Framing Britney Spears

In the days since the release of the NYT documentary Framing Britney Spears, and as we’re all confronting and meditating on our complicity (the media, the public, everyone) with how Britney was treated, one name has come up more often than others: Justin Timberlake. He only shows up for a few minute...

What's Your Drama: Instagram Pettiness and Former Friends

Welcome back to What's Your Drama but more importantly Gung Hay Fat Choy.  And to lead into the Lunar New Year Lainey shares her tips on what you need to do.  It's not too late, well it kind of is, but at least you can prepare for next year. Then it's time to get into your drama!  We kick things off...

Sarah Paulson and Timothee Chalamet appear to be wearing KN95 masks as more healthcare professionals recommend double masking

Here are some photos of Sarah Paulson and Timothee Chalamet. She’s in LA, seen here leaving the hair salon and he’s in Boston, heading to work on Don’t Look Up. And they appear to be wearing similar masks. Or at least that’s how I’m segueing into what I want to talk about which is mask-wearing. To m...

I can't wait to see what Lily Gladstone does with her latest role in Killers of the Flower Moon

One of the most memorable breakout performances of the last few years was Lily Gladstone in Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 film, Certain Women. She is quietly devastating in that film, and I have not forgotten her since. Gladstone is one of a handful of actors whose IMDB pages I check regularly, keeping an ...

Intro for February 12, 2021

Dear Gossips,GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!The Year of the Ox has arrived! If you’ve been a regular visitor here over the years, you may remember that my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, provided annual Chinese Zodiac advisories for each of the 12 signs leading up to Lunar New Year. Last year, though, when sh...

What Else for February 11, 2021

Yesterday when I posted about Jennifer Lopez’s pixie hairstyle on the cover of Allure, and that it’s not my favourite on her, I mentioned several other celebrities who can totally rock a pixie. Sharon Stone was not one of them, but she should have been. Here’s a This Hot Bitch Sharon Stone throwback...

Sarah Ferguson's unexpected Lunar New Year well-wishes and puzzling artwork credit

Of all the Lunar New Year well-wishes from celebrities and other notables I thought I might see when browsing social media, I did not expect this. I did not expect that it would be Sarah Ferguson celebrating Lunar New Year. Fergie! Have you looked at this yet? If not, well, get ready for it.  The la...

Charisma Carpenter releases statement outlining abuse by Joss Whedon on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel sets

Charisma Carpenter is a great name. In the late 1990s, in what was then called stuff akin to ‘the teen TV boom’, there were many sudden household names, generally the stars of the show or movie (with a subset of three named stars like Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Leigh Cook, and of course, Sarah Mic...

Meghan Markle wins privacy case against the Mail on Sunday and Daily Mail and will not be going to trial

A decision has been made in Meghan Markle’s lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the parent company that publishes the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail. She and her legal team made the case that her privacy and copyright had been violated when the Mail published contents of a letter that she’d wr...

Celebrity Social Media, February 11, 2021

HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys spoke to TV Line about the upcoming Sex and the City revival and said that the series will focus on the women in their 50s and, most notably, how friendships change and “fade.” This seems to allude to how they will explain the absence of Samantha Jones. So t...

First photo of Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn is disappointingly dark

As we learned last year, Jodie Turner-Smith is playing Anne Boleyn in a new prestige drama series about the doomed queen’s downfall. We’ve seen her on set in the headpieces, but now we have our first official still of JTS as Anne and, well, it’s not great.  It’s not her! So far in her career, SHE ha...

Gina Carano fired by Lucasfilm and dropped by UTA after posting anti-Semitic story on Instagram

Over the last decade, Gina Carano successfully segued from a career as an MMA fighter to a career as an actor, finding mainstream success in action movies before hitting the jackpot by landing a role in The Mandalorian, as ex-Rebel soldier Cara Dune. Carano had it made. She was on a hit TV show with...

Taylor Swift appears on Good Morning America to announce tonight's release of rerecorded "Love Story" and upcoming album Fearless: Taylor’s Version

Taylor Swift’s fans starting making noise on Twitter last night when Good Morning America announced that she’d be appearing on today’s show – and when it comes to a star as big as Taylor, it’s never going to be a small thing. Immediately there was speculation that it had something to do with her rer...

Intro for February 11, 2021

Dear Gossips, BTS has been pretty quiet the last few weeks. Not entirely off the grid, and still releasing treats for their fans, but in terms of major announcements that get circulated beyond ARMY awareness, it’s been pretty low-key. This week though, ahead of Lunar New Year, there is big news:  My...

What Else for February 10, 2021

The Oscars happened a year ago today. A year ago today Duana and I were running on 48 hours without sleep and a 15,000 word count…and exhilarated. And it’s not like we didn’t make the most of it, we always do, but if we could have known that we wouldn’t be back this year, I feel like we would have g...

Review: Robin Wright's directorial debut, Land, is an effective, emotionally resonant film

Robin Wright makes her feature directorial debut with Land, a film centered on Edee (Wright), a woman in obvious pain. She begins the film in therapy and very quickly exits modern life in Chicago for a remote one-room cabin in Wyoming on the border of the Shoshone National Forest. Her new home has n...

Jennifer Lopez tells Allure she felt the sting after not being nominated for an Oscar for Hustlers

Jennifer Lopez covers the new issue of Allure and I’m surprised at the cover look they chose for this issue for their 30th anniversary. Maybe that was the point – to surprise. Because even though JLo changes her hair all the time, it’s usually a familiar rotation: topknot, voluminous waves, volumino...

Celebrity Social Media, February 10, 2021

Britney Spears is once again the center of the pop culture conversation. Yesterday Lainey wrote about her, and our, complicity in the framing of Britney Spears. There are snippets of that conversation happening online but a lot of it is focused on media. At the time of the Britney uproar, I was not ...

Review: Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield are so good in historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah

One of the great films of the 21st century is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a film that unpicks a major piece of American folklore by focusing on the grubworm who betrayed a beloved but largely fictionalized figure in Americana. Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah ...

Keanu Reeves out for a ride on his motorcycle is an early Lunar New Year present for us

An early Lunar New Year present – here’s Keanu Reeves, who is part Asian, in LA out for a ride, all smiles and pleasant, as usual, while talking to some friends. I don’t have much more to say. All I wanted to do with this post is to share the Keanu pics and trust that there would be no problems, bec...

Lori Harvey celebrates Michael B. Jordan's birthday on social media where they openly declare their love for each other

At the end of the previous post about Jennifer Aniston and the interminable speculation and Gossip Genie-ing for her to get back together with Brad Pitt, I said that gossip needs more super-couples. New super-couples. Well, here’s one: Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey.  When it was Lori’s birthday l...

Jennifer Aniston seen on set of The Morning Show with Reese Witherspoon as DeuxMoi tries to start the Brad Pitt rumour again

Here are Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in LA working on the second season of The Morning Show. Jen was seen in a grey suit for one scene and a camel coat for another – very Alex Levy. Both at one point are wearing face shields. Have we talked about the fact that Julianna Margulies is joinin...

Intro for February 10, 2021

Dear Gossips, Sarah posted her review of Minari yesterday, the film I consider to be the best of 2020, well deserving of its multiple SAG nominations last week (including Best Ensemble, the SAG equivalent of Best Picture) and it should be a contender at the Oscars. Minari’s writer-director Lee Isaac...

February 10, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

There was a fire in La Peche, Quebec on the weekend. At the time, there were four people inside the home – the two adults survived, but the two children, Kiersten and Brooklyn, age 6 and 4, were killed. Their mother, Ashley, is in hospital, unconscious, and family members have not been able to visit...

What Else for February 9, 2021

Princess Anne’s furniture is as Princess Anne has presented herself, which is unfussy. I mean, it’s not to my taste. But I think I might prefer it to whatever mason jar and candle sh-t that’s trending on Pinterest. Like it looks like you’d actually want to take a nap on that couch. When buying a cou...

Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari is an unrelentingly unromantic, and deeply compassionate portrait of a family

Lee Isaac Chung’s delicate family drama, Minari, follows a Korean-American family—immigrant parents, American-born children—as they attempt to find their slice of the American dream on a farm in rural Arkansas. Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) dreams of having a “garden” of his own and moves his family to a 5...

Celebrity Social Media, February 9, 2021

The Weeknd has had a few days to decompress from his Super Bowl performance. You know who didn’t acknowledge it, at all? Bella Hadid. The two dated for a significant amount of time, always off and on, and it seems now that if they are friends, it’s the kind of friendship that they want to keep quiet...

New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears asks us to reckon with our complicity

Framing Britney Spears, the new documentary from The New York Times, is airing on Hulu in the United States now but is not available in Canada and I’m not sure of its accessibility in other parts of the world but more and more people, as they find ways to watch it, have been talking about Britney ov...

Now that WandaVision is actually moving forward, it's ultimately becoming a show about grief, trauma, and coping with loss

Spoilers through episode 5 of WandaVisionIn my review of the first two episodes of WandaVision, I said the show got off to a slow start and a lot of people argued with me (which happens whenever you say anything less than positive about Marvel online). Listen, I, too, enjoy these characters and spen...

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles "seem very serious" as they continue to film Don't Worry Darling in LA

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were one of the big and fun gossip stories to start the year. 2021 had barely started and they were holding hands at a wedding, and at the time, it was a fresh romance, for a few days there it all seemed pretty undramatic. Until, of course, sources close to Jason Sudeik...

The Guardian reports that the Queen lobbied to have "embarrassing" private wealth obscured in 1970s

The Guardian published an article this weekend about how the Queen, back in the 1970s, “successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents”. Buckingham Palace has denied this, but their wording is in...

Intro for February 9, 2021

Dear Gossips, Just three more sleeps until Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, beginning on Friday, February 12. My ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, will have some thoughts to share in the coming days. They won’t be as extensive as they were in years past, but if you’re interested, there are a ...

Miley Cyrus performed for vaccinated frontline workers before the Super Bowl with Billy Idol and What Else for February 8, 2021

Miley Cyrus performed for vaccinated frontline workers before the Super Bowl and collaborated with Billy Idol – and I for one would be down if Miley was a halftime headliner one day with special guest… Dolly Parton, her godmother! Maybe when the Super Bowl returns to Tennessee? (Go Fug Yourself)  Ev...

Sung Kang returns as Han in Fast & Furious 9 Super Bowl TV spot

F9 first began advertising in January 2020 for what was supposed to be a May 2020 release date, only to get pushed back multiple times due to the pandemic. Currently, it is slated to come out on May 28, but the Super Bowl TV spot ends with “In theaters soon”, and by now you should know what that mea...

Coming 2 America TV spot that aired during the Super Bowl featured a reference to Black Panther's Wakanda

I was expecting WAY more streaming service advertisements during the Super Bowl. We’re all still stuck at home and movies aren’t coming out any time soon, so I thought the streamers would go all-in on advertising their wares for post-game viewing (or mid-game viewing if you gave up early). But no, e...

Celebrity Social Media, February 8, 2021

Last week I wrote about Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley, then over the weekend he mentioned his “fiancée” when accepting the MVP award. It’s interesting that all of the outlets are wording it very carefully, like “Aaron Rodgers announces engagement amidst Shailene Woodley dating rumours.” No one ...

Jennifer Lawrence and Timothee Chalamet kissing on the set of Don't Look Up

The two big names, at least for a certain demographic, leading Adam McKay’s cast for Don’t Look Up are Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. And I feel like, up to this point, if two of the actors from the cast were to be involved in a kissing scene, their names would probably come up first. If y...

James Corden films an episode of Carpool Karaoke with Prince Harry in time for the ten year anniversary of Red Nose Day episode

Prince Harry was seen with James Corden shooting on a double decker bus reportedly for an upcoming episode of Carpool Karaoke the other day. Harry and James have known each other a long time, and James was invited to Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. So it’s no surprise that James is one of the peo...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez attended the Super Bowl looking unbothered by recent rumours surrounding ARod and Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy

The big headline about Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez last week was ARod’s association with Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy who clearly did not mind sharing the spotlight with JLo, one of the most famous women in the world. Everyone’s been speculating about how exactly they know each other – and ...

Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan's Marvel characters reunite in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier trailer that aired during the Super Bowl

The first teaser we saw for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the one-time kick-off event for the MCU on Disney+, came one year ago during the 2020 Super Bowl. Then COVID-19 hit, and FWS was unable to complete production before the March shutdown of all things. FWS got pushed back, WandaVision beca...

The Weeknd performs carefully selected medley of hits at the Super Bowl halftime show

The moment The Weeknd opened his mouth to scream “Tampa Bay,” as he kicked off his Super Bowl LV halftime performance, I thought to myself, I wonder who’s responsible for his audio levels because they’re about to lose their job. As he sung the first few bars of “Starboy,” things didn’t get much bett...

Intro for February 8, 2021

Dear Gossips, You know what I was stupidly naïve about heading into Super Bowl weekend? How many celebrities would be there… considering that, you know, it’s a pandemic. But celebrities have always been part of the big game – in the stands and in commercials so, I guess, why would this year be any d...

What Else for February 5, 2021

Donald Trump quit SAG-AFTRA in a “you didn’t break up with me because I broke up with you first” letter which, as Duana noted when we texted about this yesterday, you have to remember, would have been directed to Gabrielle Carteris, aka Andrea Zuckerman which is an added fun fact to this already hil...

Celebrity Social Media, February 5, 2021

This is an ad but choosing Emma Roberts as a spokesperson for a Pretty Woman line is clearly a nod to her Aunt Julia. How long until a remake gets pitched with Emma as star? Maybe it already has.  So many people are doing touch-ups at home, investing in new furniture or artwork. I think a lot of us ...

Sasha Finds: Kanatan Health Solutions

I don’t even need to ask you how your hands are doing because I know they are falling off the bone. All this handwashing and constant sanitizing has legit aged the skin on my hands by at least two decades. And I hate to break it to you, but the 20 second happy birthday hand washing protocol is here ...

Outfit of the Week: Lizzo in Lesley Hampton

Lizzo posted a video on Instagram of herself on the treadmill yesterday…in a very, VERY cute workout outfit.  She’s wearing Lesley Hampton, from Lesley’s athleisure line. Lesley is an Indigenous Canadian designer and during the pandemic, she has focused more on athleisure clothing – for every body t...

Review: Sam Levinson's Malcom & Marie would be unwatchable if not for leads John David Washington and Zendaya

The night of his film’s premiere, an up-and-coming filmmaker returns home with his girlfriend, and the two proceed to argue and eat mac’n’cheese for two hours. This is the entire plot of Malcolm & Marie, a film that would be unwatchable were it not for its leads, John David Washington and Zendaya. W...

The Weeknd suggests his Super Bowl halftime performance will be part of ongoing narrative

It’s been years since I’ve really been invested in the part of the Super Bowl that is about football. For me, the Super Bowl is the commercials and also the halftime show. This will be the second halftime show produced by Jay-Z after his creative partnership with the NFL was announced last year, and...

Cardi B releases music video for catchy new single, "Up", from her upcoming sophomore album

After “WAP” became a smash hit for Cardi B in 2020, she’s hoping to make an equally big impact on 2021 with the release of her upcoming sophomore album. Still no release date yet, but last night she dropped her latest single “Up.”   So much eye candy. The music video starts with her standing on top ...

Rihanna draws criticism for sparking discussion about farmers protest in India

Dear Gossips, Of all the celebrities on Twitter this week, it’s been Rihanna’s account that’s generated the most activity and conversation. I wonder… does she expect it? Before she hits the post button, do you think she braces for the reaction? Or do you think she does what she does and doesn’t worr...

February 5, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Ampy – Happy Birthday Weekend! I am receiving your well-wishes all the way from Singapore and sending mine back to you from Canada. Along with BTS…and Jimin! Here he is, all style and grace, barefoot and dancing: Jimin for AmpyMay your year be blessed by the smoothness and fluidity of Jimin in m...

What Else for February 4, 2021

When you picture Julianne Moore, what is she wearing? When I think of Julianne Moore, she is always in green. I f-cking love her in green. Look at her in green in this gallery…and then every other colour just doesn’t compare, does it? (Go Fug Yourself)  A few years ago, remember we used to laugh whe...

Show Your Work: Passing and Perceived Hotness

It was announced yesterday that Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut film, Passing, which premiered at Sundance, has been acquired by Netflix for more than $15 million. Reviews have been solid, and this for sure is a major accomplishment for a first-time filmmaker.  Passing is based on Nella Larsen’s 19...

Jake Gyllenhaal looks good with grey hair on the set of Michael Bay's Ambulance in LA

Here are Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonzalez on the LA set of Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay. Because this is a Michael Bay movie, I am surprised that Eiza, who may be playing a paramedic, is not dressed in a bikini. But maybe Michael Bay is doing better by women now in his work.  As I noted last ...

Celebrity Social Media, February 4, 2021

In early January, I guessed that Gigi would secure a Vogue cover this year and now here it is. It’s a small victory because I thought it would be a family photo shoot with Zayn and baby Khai, but that didn’t materialize (at least not yet).  Oh and Gigi’s dad Mohamed Hadid is launching a caviar line....

The SAG Awards nominations for film are an improvement on the Golden Globes

As is now an almost annual tradition, the Golden Globe nominations yesterday outraged pretty much everyone. Today, on the film side, at least, the SAG Awards offer an improvement over the Globes. The nominees were just announced and though there is still some nuttiness, I do not want to throw my com...

The Crown and Schitt’s Creek lead SAG television nominations and Michaela Coel is nominated in TV Movie or Limited Series category

Once again we’re splitting discussion of these nominations into TV and Film, and so the actual nominations process, which used to be “televised”, deserves a mention – solely inasmuch as Daveed Diggs’ panic at not being able to add Lily Collins to the IG Live was so real it gave me anxiety.  The nomi...

Country music singer TJ Osborne's decision to come out is a significant event for traditionally conservative country music industry

Every November, apart from last year, Jacek and I go on holiday to the same resort in the Dominican Republic to celebrate our wedding anniversary. And we always watch the Country Music Association Awards. Or I watch, and he’s on the laptop streaming a soccer game. One year ago though, as soon as Bro...

Southern Charm's Madison LeCroy claims she FaceTimed with Alex Rodriguez but they were never physical

Last night Lainey texted me about the Alex Rodriguez story and I jumped on it because I’m quite certain I am the only on Team LG who watches Southern Charm. Usually this is part where I’d express some shame and embarrassment about watching this trash but I will do no such thing. Climb into this garb...

Adam Driver predictably won't be held accountable for bad behavior after Portuguese actress Lidia Franco clarifies her initial statement

Yesterday, we went over a story from a Portuguese actress named Lidia Franco about alleged “bad behavior” from Adam Driver on the set of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in 2017. Franco was around 73 at the time. Franco alleged that Driver “assaulted” her with a chair. The interview occurred on a Port...

Intro for February 4, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Screen Actors Guild will announce their nominations later today and while there may be a couple of surprises, it will not be the giant bowl of f-cksh-t that the Golden Globes served up yesterday. Like, I’m pretty sure we won’t be hearing Jared Leto’s name being called in the Suppor...

What Else for February 3, 2021

Remember when Dominic West looked like he cheated on his wife Catherine FitzGerald in Rome and then came home and they did a weird ass photo shoot and pinned a note to the bushes for the media? Well now they’re on holiday in Kenya to celebrate their marriage. Great. But, um, why are they on holiday ...

First trailer for HBO's The Nevers looks like room temperature leftovers after decades of superhero stories

HBO’s quest to replicate the success of Game of Thrones continues, as Westworld never reached the same highs—but hit many of the same lows—and His Dark Materials never really caught on (they insist that people watch it, but do they? No one talks about it). Next up to the plate is The Nevers, the onc...

Michael B Jordan's new Alexa commercial is an ad within an ad for Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse

I lost interest in the NFL a long time ago. The only reasons I care about the Super Bowl are non-football related: The Weeknd’s halftime show and the commercials. Every year, celebrities are booked to star in Super Bowl commercials and it’s become a bucket list item for fame. Have you been to the Os...

Have Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers found love in lockdown?

Back in October, I wrote about a tip I saw on DeuxMoi about Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers dating. I had no insider info, the tip just kind of stuck out for me because it was so random. I don’t really have an opinion on Shailene Woodley except that she has aggressive bangs and Aaron Rodgers is t...

Celebrity Social Media, February 3, 2021

Kaley Cuoco has absolutely no chill about her Golden Globe nomination, which is a million times better than when actors pretend they were asleep when their publicist called.  Miranda Lambert has been traveling around the American south with her husband. Someone commented in this that they weren’t we...

Regina King, Emerald Fennell, and Chloe Zhao make history with Best Director Golden Globe nominations

One bright spot in the Golden Globes film nominations is that for the first time, THREE women have been nominated for Best Director. Regina King (One Night in Miami), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), and Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) all received directing nods. Previously, only five women have eve...

The Golden Globe nominations for film are, as usual, outrageous and a little outraging

If ever there was a year for the Golden Globes to be really bold and fresh, it is now, after a bizarre year in film in 2020. However, the nominations are, as per usual, outrageous and a little outraging, just as they are on television side with some deserving inclusions but some oversights that feel...

Michaela Coel and I May Destroy You are embarrassingly shut out of Golden Globes nominations

Look, the most generous-to-neutral observation that I can make about these nominations is that there are an awful lot of nominees whose names start with C. The category for Best Actress in a Drama includes Colman, Comer, and Corrin.  You know who it doesn’t have? Coel.Yeah, I know that’s not her cat...

Adam Driver's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote co-star, Lidia Franco, says he physically attacked her on set

To date, Adam Driver has been an unexceptional celebrity. Despite starring in one of the world’s biggest franchises last decade, he is capable of disappearing between projects. He might walk out on the occasional interview, but other than that, if we’re talking about Driver, it’s usually in relation...

Angelina Jolie describes herself as boring and "a bit of a geek" in British Vogue cover profile

That’s how Angelina Jolie describes herself in the March 2021 issue of British Vogue during an interview with editor-in-chief Edward Enninful. When asked what people would be surprised to know about her, she said: “Somebody said the surprise about me is that I’m a closet foreign policy wonk. I’m a b...

Intro for February 3, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Golden Globe nominations will be announced this morning and we’ll have more on which films and series and performers the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is recognising this year. Because it’s the HFPA though… expect some randomness and maybe (probably?) a little foolery. Like i...

Courtside Karen vs Lebron and What Else for February 2, 2021

So… have you heard about “Courtside Karen”? LeBron James came up with the name, not me. She’s posted a video in response to getting thrown out of the game – for pulling down her mask DURING A PANDEMIC (not gonna lie, still uncomfortable with having fans at sports events right now) and yelling at him...

Celebrity Social Media round-up for February 2, 2021

Tell me you don’t want to do a melancholy twirl on ice while listening to “Drivers License” after watching this.   I got an email (hey Nadya!) about model Aaron Philip, who was just featured on Beyonce’s website for her trailblazing career. Maybe we’ll see her in Icy Park.Oh this is the perfect Kate...

The world of Search Party doesn't leave room for redemption for bad people

SPOILERSWhen it began in 2016, Search Party was a social satire with a true-crime twist, as an aimless, self-absorbed Millennial made a nearly forgotten college acquaintance’s disappearance all about her. Dory Sief is the worst of all Millennial stereotypes: underemployed in Brooklyn, a bright kid w...

Ryan Coogler signs five-year deal with Disney which will include a series set in Wakanda

Yesterday, it was announced that Ryan Coogler’s production company, Proximity Media, has signed a five-year deal with Disney to produce shows for their television outlets, including Disney+. The deal also includes development “for Disney’s other outlets as well”, which could mean shows for Hulu, or ...

The Palace predictably won't take the blame for Meghan Markle's given names being removed from Archie's birth certificate

Meghan Markle’s given names were removed from Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth certificate a few weeks after he was born. The Sun reported on the change a few days ago, suggesting that Meghan made it happen because she wanted to be petty, or something. Meghan has since issued a strongly w...

Intro for February 2, 2021

Dear Gossips, Lunar New Year is ten days from now, on Friday, February 12. It will be the Year of the Ox. My ma has some thoughts on this in the days to come but since so many of us are in lockdown and some things require more planning and preparation than in previous years, with certain businesses ...

What Else for February 1, 2021

I was around in the 90s. Which means, like many people of that generation, Reality Bites will always be a thing for me. Winona Ryder will always be a thing for me. F-cking Troy f-cking Dyer will always be my definition of the original f-ckboy. So here’s a throwback to the premiere of Reality Bites –...

TV Review: Search Party season four starring Alia Shawkat is the most unrelentingly dark and bold concept yet

SPOILERSIf you’re into dark comedy, Search Party remains hysterically funny, but season four dives into the possible karmic retribution Polly Danziger (Michaela Watkins) hinted at last season, which is genuinely upsetting psychological ground to cover. Immediately following their “not guilty” verdic...

George Clooney on not giving his twins "weird-ass names" in interview with AARP Magazine

I am mad at Lainey. It’s kind of amazing how much I say that, here or on the podcast, on a site literally called LaineyGossip – maybe the only thing more amazing is that I do it because we both know that when we say it, it means we’re unexpectedly delighted…  I am mad at her for sending me this Geor...

Celebrity Social Media, February 1, 2021

We know Oprah gives amazing presents (she’s been known to gift newborns with an “Oprah’s Book Club” for the nursery) and these flowers for Alicia Keys are not just a “Happy Birthday” but a statement of adoration. You don’t send these kind of flowers to someone you are just checking off a list. You w...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry clap back at the Sun for speculation about changes made to Archie's birth certificate

This weekend, the Sun, which is one of the British tabloids that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are suing, published an article about the change on Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth certificate. There’s been a lot of controversy about this so let’s break it down.  Archie was born May 6, 20...

Prince William issues statement denouncing "despicable" racism against football players

If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may have read a post or two about how I am married to an English Premier League fanatic. Jacek is Canadian and hockey is not his favourite sport. Over the last decade or so, football or soccer (depending on where you live and what terms are used) is his ...

Top Chris Hemsworth and Worst Chris Pratt are on set of Thor: Love and Thunder in Australia

Thor: Love and Thunder—still low key mad this movie isn’t called Th4r—started filming in Australia last week. Taika Waititi kicked off the proceedings with a Welcome to Country ceremony with Gamay dancers from the Gadigal and Bidiagal Nation and Maori dancers from Te Aranganui. Waititi also did this...

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly aren't engaged but are very happy and in lust

I was going to say “not engaged but very in love” but the phrase “very in love” is weird and awkward and also, is there such thing as “very” in love? In love is in love. And Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are in love. And also lust?  Like I’m looking at these shots of them in New York this weekend ...

Angelina Jolie is selling expensive painting she acquired with Brad Pitt during their relationship

Just saw an interesting headline about Angelina Jolie this morning. Per the Associated Press, she’s selling a piece of art:“Christie’s auction house said Monday that the Moroccan landscape “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” — a gift from Churchill to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt — is being sold...

Intro for February 1, 2021

Dear Gossips, When Shamier Anderson and Stephan James announced the launch of The Black Academy back in December, they shared that the initiative was about recognising and celebrating Black talent in arts and culture in Canada, and about measuring success on your own terms, reframing the benchmark o...