Smutty Tingles for December 30, 2016

Have a safe and happy weekend! We’re back on Tuesday on the regular blog schedule! The Kennedy who used to date Taylor Swift looks more and more like Alex Pettyfer (Dlisted) Jakey goes surfing (Just Jared) Adele’s Christmas wedding? (Cele|bitchy) All the celebrity holiday engageme...

'Fences' review starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis

Denzel Washington directs his first film since 2007’s The Great Debaters with Fences, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same title. He also stars as Troy Maxson, a garbage man stymied by life in 1950s Pittsburgh. Troy is expansive to the point of domineering and stern in that mid-centu...

Drake and JLO kiss at prom-themed party in LA

Holy sh-t, is it actually possible that 2016 has finally decided to stop being a f-cking asshole and close out on something awesome? Last night there was some kind of prom-themed party in LA. Jennifer Lopez was there. With Drake. And, OBVIOUSLY, they were crowned prom queen and king. And rece...

Serena Williams announces engagement to Alexis Ohanian on Reddit

The last time Serena ‘The Greatest of All Time’ Williams was mentioned on this blog, I was basically writing fan fiction about her and her ex Common. In that post, I noted that around Halloween there were rumours she was hooking up with Lewis Hamilton. In late summer 2015 there was that thing wit...

Tina Knowles off social media after liking post shading Jennifer Hudson

Part 1 happened in November, just after Solange Knowles performed on Saturday Night Live and her ma, Miss Tina, posted and then deleted a photo of Solange, her son Jules, and Jay Z in an elevator. The “Oh My God, mom!” was how I imagined Beyoncé and Solange might have reacted to their mother’s br...

December 30, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Lynn! Happy Belated Birthday with love from your best friend Kara (I love this long distance relationship you two have maintained) who requested for you photos of Ali Wong. “Dear Julie:  Happy 41st birthday on January 1. One of these years, I hope I can celebrate with you in person! Have the ...

Intro for December 30, 2016

Dear Gossips, Back in November, Zadie Smith was in Berlin to receive the 2016 Welt Literature Prize. I’ve been saving the transcript of her remarks to post today, the final blog day of 2016. Zadie’s talk, On Optimism and Despair, came just after the US election, and seems a fitting way to boo...

Smutty Tingles for December 29, 2016

Victoria Beckham’s royal honour and the backlash against it (Dlisted)                       Bradley Cooper’s pre-New Year’s bike ride (Just Jared) And after all those reports that Brad Pitt wouldn’t see his kids for Christmas, he saw his kids at Christmas (Cele|bitchy) By celebration ...

Pink shorts, yacht life

Some celebrities are in St Barts to close out the year. Others are in Barbados. Rihanna’s been seen at home this week. Simon Cowell is a regular there. And Mark Wahlberg, his wife Rhea Durham and their kids are also in Barbados for the holiday. Mark was photographed in pink shorts on a yacht yest...

People reports Drake and JLO are enjoying each other on another level

Previously on Lopizzy, Rihanna unfollowed Jennifer Lopez on Instagram and then JLO and Drake coordinated Instagram posts, suggesting, or trying to suggest, that they’re together. Yesterday PEOPLE reported on the situation: “Jen is looking forward with excitement to the new year. She keeps han...

Garret Hedlund became more single and Charlie Hunnam less cool in 2016

Garrett Hedlund was photographed yesterday at LAX and a few photographers mistook him for Charlie Hunnam. He’s labelled as “Charlie Hunnam” in one of the agencies. Garrett and Charlie are friends and Charlie even challenged Garrett to the 22 pushup challenge in the summer. I never followed up to ...

Scott Eastwood howling on Instagram is a Wolf Pack audition

Maria emailed this to me Christmas Day, a digital Christmas gift from Scott Eastwood. I can’t decide if Scott Eastwood is the Best of 2016 or the Worst of 2016. Worst because of those goddamn faces he makes. Best because of those goddamn faces he makes, which are in his mind the ultimate cool bro...

Intro for December 29, 2016

Dear Gossips, We have three days left in the year and it’s that time of year when people list back their most memorable moments, the highlights and lowlights. In 2016, which was bullsh-t and full of sh-t, it was mostly lowlights. Right to the end 2016 has to be a f-cking asshole. Today though...

Smutty Tingles for December 28, 2016

OK fine. I will see this movie. I will succumb to the pressure to see this movie. God! (Dlisted) Justin Bieber’s in Barbados for New Year’s (Just Jared) Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell have been inseparable over the holidays (Cele|bitchy) Miley’s post-Christmas yoga (TooFab) Qu...

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari spend Christmas together and might be for real

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, the model from the Slumber Party video, were out together just before Christmas. At the time, I wondered whether or not that meant that she would have a holiday boyfriend. Definitely. And in bed too. Britney showed up on Sam’s Insta story on Christmas day, all ...

First trailer for Alien: Covenant released

The first trailer—red band, so watch those volume levels if you’re at work—for Alien: Covenant was released over the weekend, just in case your holiday didn’t feel enough like a horror show. I don’t think this trailer is as effective as the Prometheus trailer, for two reasons. 1) The Covenant tra...

Gwyneth Paltrow covers InStyle and promotes new book Goop Clean Beauty

Gwyneth Paltrow covers the February issue of InStyle on sale January 6th. She’s promoting her new book, Goop Clean Beauty. Can I complain again about how “goop” is styled? Like all lower case? Because now you see the dilemma when it comes to properly titling her projects. I’ve seen this book list...

Rihanna unfollows JLO before Drake and Jennifer Lopez share Instagram snuggle

The easy portmanteau for Drake and JLo is DraLo, pronounced Dray-Low. Boring. And too obvious. See also Hiddleswift. A portmanteau like DraLo or Hiddleswift says nothing about the EXTRA-ness of the hookup. If it could be a brand of shoes or a nice range of hikers, it doesn’t reflect the inherent ...

Analyzing reaction to Ellen Pompeo’s tweet in which she used brown skinned emojis

In the past few days, while you were scrolling through Twitter to avoid talking to your relatives, you may have seen some headlines about Ellen Pompeo and her emoji backlash. The headlines were mainly “Ellen Pompeo Gets Dragged for Use of Black Emojis.” It might seem ridiculous that someone is ge...

Jake Gyllenhaal in St Barts with friend Greta Caruso

Every year, St Barts hosts celebrities for New Years. Last year Leonardo DiCaprio flew down a boat full of models and partied with Justin Bieber and Robin Thicke. This year Jake Gyllenhaal is there. He was papped on the beach yesterday with Greta Caruso. Jake and Greta have been friends a long ti...

December 28, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Katie! Your birthday is technically tomorrow but you’re in New Zealand so Ashley wanted to make sure you get it on time. She also requested for you photos of Garrett Hedlund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Taika Waititi. Happy Birthday!

Intro for December 28, 2016

Dear Gossips, My friends and I started driving when George Michael went solo. And while I didn’t officially get my licence until about a year after Faith was released, that album was what we played endlessly in the car, when we cut class to hang out at the strip mall, when we cruised around w...

Smutty Tingles for December 23, 2016

Avril Lavigne stands up for a cause few would stand up for (Dlisted) Matthew McConaughey’s pre-Christmas workout in Brazil (Just Jared) Benedict Cumberbatch’s baby schedule (Cele|bitchy) Why didn’t Stedman get a onesie? (TooFab) Britney’s new boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend (TMZ) I ...

Mariah Carey releases Here Comes Santa Claus

Mimi promised three gifts for the Lambily right up to Christmas and yesterday she released the first – a new video of her not-really-singing Here Comes Santa Claus. The point of Mimi’s Here Comes Santa Claus is to appreciate her Christmas tits. Nobody’s listening to the song. All you’re doing is ...

Smutty Social Media, December 23, 2016

In a chaotic world, it’s nice to know some things make total sense, like Adam Levine and Sammy Hagar’s friendship.   Two happy singers toasting to a higher spirit. #santomezquila #partytime #mezcal #tequila #newspirit #dropshot A photo posted by Sammy Hagar ...

Zayn Malik proposed to Gigi Hadid and she said no according to Life and Style

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have been dating just over a year. Before they hooked up, Zayn ended his engagement to Perrie Edwards from the girl group Little Mix – they’re like the budget British Fifth Harmony (Little Mix fans, come at me). Now, Life & Style is reporting that Zayn asked Gigi to marr...

December 23, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Angie! Happy Birthday from Kelly who requested for you the GIF below and an unrelated “teeny tiny birthday blind”. You see her from time to time with a “new boyfriend” but it never sticks. It never sticks because she’s actually had a girlfriend for 2 years and everything else is just a cover. The...

Johnny Depp asks Amber Heard to cover portion of his legal fees

Last week I posted about Amber Heard asking the court to get Johnny Depp to pay her the money he owes her from their divorce settlement. I also mentioned in that post that I’ve heard that Johnny is having some cash-flow problems, and that he’s apparently behind on some of his other debts, includi...

Assassin’s Creed review starring Michael Fassbender

Capping off my week of ridiculous movies is Assassin’s Creed, Michael Fassbender’s adaptation of the popular video game series. Fassbender put a lot on the line with this one, not only starring in it but also producing through his DMC Film banner. In a “let’s see if this works” move, Fassbender a...

Intro for December 23, 2016

Dear Gossips, The Gingerbread House Contest has been an annual tradition here at LaineyGossip for five years. It’s a live gingerbread house competition at my friend Lorella’s. Everyone starts with the same store-bought gingerbread house template. You can use as many houses as possible. But th...

Smutty Tingles for December 22, 2016

Brad Pitt’s lump of coal for Angelina Jolie (Dlisted) Michael Fassbender could have been in Star Wars (Just Jared) Tobey Maguire’s Wolf Pack holiday season (Cele|bitchy) The SVU reunion – and they haven’t changed (TooFab) Is this going to stop in 2017? (Hollywood Tuna) Demi Lo...

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson visit Elvis Palm Springs

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have been travelling the last few days. At least that’s what she seems to be telling us on Instagram. The travel is Elvis-themed. If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know that Elvis is also one of my obsessions. We named our youngest dog Elvis. Elvis, a houn...

Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper have already picked a baby name according to E! News

Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper are pregnant and engaged. There’s been no confirmation. But I’m not sure we need one? Check out Irina out for lunch in LA yesterday wearing the emerald ring that’s reportedly her engagement ring. And carrying around a large bag of gifts that’s conveniently covering ...

Prince Albert and Serene Charlene of Monaco have released their annual Christmas card

Prince Albert and Serene Charlene of Monaco have released their annual Christmas card with new photos of their twins, Jacques and Gabriella. The pictures were posted early today on the Royal Monaco official Facebook page and they’re definitely an improvement on last year. Do you remember last yea...

The Lost City of Z trailer released

The trailer for The Lost City of Z, aka, the movie where Charlie Hunnam ghosted his girlfriend for five months, has been released and it’s two minutes of white dudes wandering around in the woods. Again. The book it’s based on is a great read, but the trailer is communicating self-importance and ...

Smutty Social Media, December 22, 2016

Why did Camila really leave Fifth Harmony? A girl can only take so many unreciprocated high fives. No wonder Camila decided to leave. Heartbreaking. http://pic.twitter.com/oTj6wBF1k4 — Music News & Facts (@musicnews_facts) December 19, 2016 I’m inclined to believe the rumours about Britn...

Helen Mirren asks for ass play on Graham Norton

A reader called Sharon set this Daily Beast link over to me this morning about Helen Mirren’s Christmas message on the Graham Norton Show while she was on with Will Smith and Naomie Harris to promote Collateral Beauty – Sarah just reviewed the movie and said it was bananas. Anyway, the big he...

'Collateral Beauty' review starring Will Smith

SPOILERS because this movie is INSANE Based on the trailers, you probably think Collateral Beauty, aka Will Smith’s holiday movie, is some kind of twenty-first century It’s A  Wonderful Life, where the universe conspires to convince a sad schmuck that he’s better off being a sad schmuck, and ...

Hilary Duff reportedly flirting with Scott Eastwood

Hilary Duff won the Annual Halloween Stupid Award this year when she and her then-boyfriend and personal trainer Jason Walsh dressed up as a sexy pilgrim and a Native American chief. They were immediately dragged up and down social media. She apologised on Twitter and he posted a message on Insta...

Emma Stone in Rolling Stone about anxiety and artistic equality

There’s a lot I like about Emma Stone’s interview with Rolling Stone. She’s on the cover of the new issue, just in time for the wide release of La La Land at Christmas and, of course, just as she and the film are in tight races for Oscar. This is a pretty standard magazine profile in tone. Yo...

December 22, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Amanda! Happy 30th Birthday – and your first since the twins! By request from Brittany – here are Taylor Kitsch, Brange, and Idris Elba. 

Privilege is why Hollywood forgives some and crucifies others

Dear Gossips, At this point, it’s looking like Casey Affleck, alleged sexual harasser, will win the Oscar for Best Actor for his terrific performance in Manchester By The Sea. It’s not necessarily that he shouldn’t. But, as Duana and I discussed on the Show Your Work podcast a few weeks ago, ...

Smutty Tingles for December 21, 2016

This is what Kiefer Sutherland looked like when Julia Roberts almost married him (Dlisted) Rihanna’s big red belt (Just Jared) Princess Kate’s dream job (Cele|bitchy) Shania Twain 2017 (TooFab) Like it would have mattered (The Superficial) Heidi Klum and Seal are in Aspen with...

Drake and JLO were together again in LA at his private party at Delilah

I posted on Monday about how Drake was at Jennifer Lopez’s Vegas show this past weekend for the second weekend in a row. It was her final All I Have residency performance of 2016. She will resume in February. On Monday night, according to TMZ, Drake and JLO were together again in LA at his privat...

Charlie Hunnam's bullsh-t method acting disappearance

Earlier this year, Angelique Jade Bastien, writing in The Atlantic, posited that Hollywood Has Ruined Method Acting. Jared Leto was promoting Suicide Squad at the time, and he and his co-stars were telling stories about how he’d send dead rats or pigs to his co-stars, generally behaving like a lu...

Smutty Social Media, December 21, 2016

That’s gonna be a no from me, dawg.   When doves cry A video posted by Jack Black (@jackblack) on Dec 20, 2016 at 11:20am PST Michelle Monaghan looks great in double denim. I look like a farmer, and not the hipster-chic kind. ...

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's second child is named Ines

What? What’s wrong with those names? You think my headline’s over the top? I submit that’s what Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively may as well have named their children. Read on: This week we found out the name of their second child. It’s a girl, and her name is Ines. I have some thoughts on that...

Mariah Carey's free stay at $22 million Aspen mansion courtesy Airbnb

Mimi goes to Aspen every year for Christmas. This year she’s in Aspen for free, courtesy Airbnb. It’s not a secret either. Yesterday Airbnb sent out a press release with photos of and details about the $22 million property where Mimi is staying. It read like this: Queen of Christmas, Mariah C...

Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed is getting terrible reviews

Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed opens today. As you probably know, it’s based on the video game. Video game film adaptations are usually sh-t. We were supposed to think that maybe this one would be the exception because Michael Fassbender is a Serious Actor. And presumably has the Good Tast...

Passengers review starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt

SPOILERS because everything wrong with this movie is the plot Passengers starts out like it’s going to be an existential sci-fi horror movie, something along the lines of Ex Machina, perhaps, where the science fiction premise is used to examine questions of morals and ethics, and the plot rev...

Guessing at Jennifer Lawrence's celebrity nicknames

Jennifer Lawrence was on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week. And her best friend Laura Simpson was the bartender. You’ll recall, Jennifer took Laura with her to the Oscars in 2014 and Laura ended up writing an essay about the experience afterwards. So they play this game where Laur...

Mischa Barton in The Ringer about her reinvention

Dear Gossips, Duana and I tape the Show Your Work podcast on Saturdays at 1030am to be posted two days later, on Mondays. This week’s episode was the last of the year because holidays, etc. All week we’ve been sending notes back and forth about what we would be podcasting if the scheduling wo...

Smutty Social Media, December 20, 2016

Neil Patrick Harris’s 73 Questions for Vogue. He is kind of huffy, in a way that I love. Like when he sighs and says, slightly annoyed, “Do I have to rate them?” Or his reaction when Emma Stone and magic tricks are mentioned, and how he makes a point to say that bedtime story is not singular in h...

Britney Spears' third date with Sam Asghari

Britney Spears has been single for over a year. Until now? Britney went out a few weeks ago with Sam Asghari, the model from the Slumber Party video. Back in November, after they had dinner, Sam posted a photo to Instagram that he ended up deleting. Why bother at this point? What are the chan...

The Affair 303-305 Recap

The Affair 303-305 Recap I could watch a show about Cole. That is, I do watch a show about Cole. But I could watch a whole show about Cole, his ex-wife and current wife and daughter and (deceased) brother and family, and people like Oscar who rotate into his life and complicate it. The ...

Katie Holmes in Malibu after celebrating her birthday with Jamie Foxx in Mexico

US Weekly reported exclusively on Sunday, Katie Holmes’s birthday, that Jamie Foxx took her to Mexico to celebrate. They supposedly left on Friday on a private plane, spent the whole time in a luxury suite at the resort, and had everything delivered to them…so that they could be alone and romanti...

Smutty Tingles for December 20, 2016

Our last Sasha Answers podcast of 2016 is up. We discuss a woman who’s being controlled by her partner and a woman who might need to give up a little control. Another entry on the long list of why 2016 f-cking sucks (Dlisted) Sparkly Sarah Paulson is obsessed with Rihanna (Just Jared) ...

Common interviews ex Serena Williams on ESPN's The Undefeated In Depth

Serena Williams and Common broke up about 6 years ago. There have been rumours that they got back together a few times in those years but as far as we know right now, they are not together. Last month Serena was linked to Lewis Hamilton. What we do know for sure is that Common and Serena are stil...

Queen Elizabeth approves of Meghan Markle according to US Weekly

Here’s the new cover of US Weekly, Christmas edition, featuring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, fresh off their pre-Christmas week together in London. The headline on the front page says it all: Why the Queen approves Like not just that the Queen approves, as if that alone wasn’t enough, ...

John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer released

A new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2, aka one of my favorite movies of 2017, was released yesterday and this movie continues to look completely f*cking rad. We actually get a little sense of the plot in this one, as John Wick turns down a job which results in a guy sealing his fate as a future ...

Mariah Carey does squats without falling over on Watch What Happens Live

It’s the end of the year and I’ve failed my Mimi because I don’t have enough money to spend on these pictures of her arriving in Aspen. Have I let down the Lambily? But we do have the video and I’m revisiting one of my all-time favourite shots of Aspen Mimi, when she wore her red ski suit around ...

Fifth Harmony break-up drama as Camilla Cabello and group exchange social media jabs

There’s always one, right? In a boy band or girl group, there’s always The One you just know is going to be the first to break off to chase a solo career. Justin Timberlake. Beyoncé. Zayn (most people would have bet on Harry Styles but I always knew it would be Zayn). Well, pop’s reigning girl gr...

Tom Hiddleston a finalist for GQ's Most Stylish Man 2016

Tom Hiddleston has made it to the final of GQ’s Most Stylish Man 2016 Showdown. Whatever. I like playing these stupid games. But… HIM??? To get to the finals, Tom took out Tom Hardy, Jeff Goldblum, David Beckham, and Justin Theroux. The other finalist is Roger Federer. And the winner will be anno...

Benedict Cumberbatch screens Sherlock Christmas special to promote season 4

Here is Benedict Cumberbatch and his increasingly tragic hairline at a screening of the Sherlock Christmas special, which already aired earlier this year but is getting trotted out as a holiday warm-up to season four. He was joined by Martin Freeman, whose stylist apparently got a different memo ...

Intro for December 20, 2016

Dear Gossips, I’ve read a lot of articles about Zsa Zsa Gabor the last couple of days. Had to read Cindy Adams’s post of course because she knew her so well. And I quite enjoyed this one in The Guardian by Suzanne Moore – Zsa Zsa “knew femininity was a performance. She played it perfectly”. ...

Smutty Social Media, December 19, 2016

A younger(er) Angie Harmon looks a lot like Kendall Jenner, right?   #TBT #babyangie FEELING IT at Paris Fashion week... 199- that part is not important... 😉😂 @maisonvalentino #grateful #blessed #thosewerethedays THANK YOU @angiehphotos for this!💋 A photo...

Drake at Jennifer Lopez's show again

Drake went to see JLO’s Vegas show last week and the two exchanged cute callbacks to each other on Instagram. And this Saturday Drake was again seen in the audience at JLO’s show. Two weeks in a row? A longtime reader called Devi was there and sent us these photos – thanks Devi! ...

Meghan Markle returns home while Prince Harry visits London youth service with Kate and William

Prince Harry dropped Meghan Markle off at Heathrow himself yesterday after they spent a week together in London, seeing shows, buying Christmas trees, and sipping hot cocoa by the fire in his cosy cottage at Kensington Palace. I made up that last part but weren’t you imagining it too? This is all...

Show Your Work: Nut Crushers and Trojan Horses

Emmy Rossum didn’t just demand equal pay for the 8th season of Shameless, she actually asked for MORE pay than co-star William H Macy, to compensate for all the seasons she was paid less than he was. As Duana describes it on this week’s episode of our Show Your Work podcast, she had them over a b...

Blade Runner 2049 first look could not be more orange

Blade Runner is one of the most influential sci-fi films of the last thirty years, building off the dirt-and-muck aesthetic of Star Wars and the headier, more philosophical engine of 2001: A Space Odyssey. So it’s only natural, in our current nostalgia-driven culture, that a beloved classic be re...

Smutty Tingles for December 19, 2016

Two puppies, first snow. This is SO f-cking cute (Dlisted) Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom ride the mountain (Just Jared) Margot Robbie got married (Cele|bitchy) Macaulay Culkin hangs out with Paris Jackson (TooFab) Are these the right boots for the beach??? (TMZ) How are these L...

Julia Roberts to star in TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s 'Today Will Be Different'

Julia Roberts has signed on to a TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s Today Will Be Different. As with all things Julia Roberts, it’s very hard not to think this was done expressly for me and my benefit. I love Maria Semple, and recommended her book Where’d You Go Bernadette to everyone who would ...

Jude Law strong in 'The Young Pope' according to early positive reviews

Jude Law was in New York this weekend, seen here with his daughter Iris and his girlfriend Phillipa Coan yesterday at the Devils-Rangers game. On Saturday HBO confirmed that his new series, The Young Pope, will premiere in North America January 15th: His religion is revolution. #TheYoungP...

Casey Affleck was OK on SNL while Chance the Rapper crushed it

Did you watch SNL over the weekend? If so, you saw some awesome performances by Chance the Rapper. It was the last episode of 2016, and Chance came to shut that sh*t down, crushing his live performances and featuring in one of the night’s best sketches, “Jingle Barack”, celebrating President Obam...

Tom Cruise moving to Florida to be closer to Scientology's Super Power Building

Page Six reported yesterday that Tom Cruise is moving to Clearwater, Florida. Apparently Scientology is big in Clearwater and he’s been unloading properly in LA and has purchased a 20,000 square foot penthouse in Clearwater with a private rooftop pool and a 9 car garage for only $3 million. I mea...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review

The first spin-off of the Star Wars cinematic universe, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, starts on a familiar path: Trouble comes to a remote farm, where the hero of the piece is left orphaned. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is abandoned when the Empire comes calling, dragging her scientist father, Galen...

The Margaret-Tilda emails

Margaret Cho has been an outspoken critic of Hollywood’s whitewashing of Asian characters and the industry’s general lack of Asian representation. Margaret starred in the first Asian-American sitcom over 20 years ago. The show lasted a single season. And, sure, it wasn’t great. But, as we’ve seen...

December 19, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Ashley! Happy Birthday and… happy BIRTH day this weekend! Kate tells me you were a total rock star. By request, here are Pedro Pascal, Kit Harington, Tom Hiddleston, and Taika Waititi. 

Intro for December 19, 2016

Dear Gossips, Did you see Rogue One this weekend? It made a lot of money at the box office so some of you must have. Sarah’s review of Rogue One is coming later this morning. I thought the film was too long but I liked it very much. And one of things I liked most was the relationship between ...

Smutty Tingles for December 16, 2016

Not exactly the wedding we’re waiting for in 2017 – unless Big G is the ring-bearer (Dlisted) Beyoncé sings at a special Lemonade screening (Just Jared) Nicole Kidman’s no gift gift for Keith Urban (Cele|bitchy) Hugh Jackman honours Ryan Reynolds (TooFab) Michael Phelps’s wedd...

Mariah Carey's Carpool Karaoke of All I Want For Christmas

I posted the other day about Mimi’s Christmas classic, All I Want For Christmas. Even though you can’t escape the song for weeks every year starting November, it’s never charted in the top 10. This year though, according to Forbes, it has a chance. Mimi is everywhere – her reality show, her Chris...

My dream dinner party

You know that classic ice breaker question, “If you could invite five celebrities to a dinner party, who would it be and why?” If you were to ask me right now, three of the five answers to that question would be Donald Glover, Issa Rae and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Well, thanks to The Hollywood Reporte...

Smutty Social Media, December 16, 2016

For all the decadence of the 80s, he looks the same and she looks just as good, if not better, today. There must have been magical anti-aging properties in that blow.   #throwbackthursday With my #80's #queen Demi Moore, at the opening of About Last Night. A...

Diane Kruger at Norman Reedus's book exhibition in Paris

Exactly a year ago, Joshua Jackson was travelling the world. And Diane Kruger was in New York, with Norman Reedus, where they were busted allegedly hooking up at a dive bar. Witnesses told the NY Daily News that she was straddling him and that they made out while holding hands. Diane denied that ...

Snatched trailer starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn released

Earlier this year Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn shot a comedy together—you might remember it because of that ill-advised Formation “parody” that they made while on location. Remember how stupid and dumb that was? Well buckle up because the trailer for the movie they were making, Snatched, is out an...

Kate Beckinsale shares Michael Sheen's reaction to Lily's acceptance to college

Conscious uncoupling is associated mostly with Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. But well before they parted amicably, Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen were co-parenting peacefully. Have you ever seen the Instagram Kate posted from earlier this year of their mother-father-daughter group chat? It...

Sarah’s Top 10 movies of 2016 - a review

Captain America: Civil War Paying off years of story and character work, and servicing a cast numbering in the double-digits, somehow Civil War doesn’t collapse under its own weight. It delivers on both the action front, with the best superhero battle ever filmed, and the character front, execu...

December 16, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Rebekah! Another year of us! Keep with the “plugging”. I can’t wait to read it when you’re done. And remember, always, what Duana taught me and what was passed on to her: you can’t fix nothing. But the work is everything. Bring on a MUCH better 2017!

Intro for December 16, 2016

Dear Gossips, Duana sent me an article last week, that we had on the long list of topics for the Show Your Work podcast, about Why TV Needs “Weak” Female Characters, challenging the idea that women must be “likable” and that an “unlikeable” woman’s story is not worth telling. Women, as we kno...

Smutty Tingles for December 15, 2016

Kathy Griffin vs Ellen DeGeneres continued (Dlisted) That time Beyoncé brought Elle Fanning and Channing Tatum together, sort of (Just Jared) Brad Pitt wants you to feel bad for him at Christmas (Cele|bitchy) Chris Pratt’s bruises (TooFab) I’m not sure Bella Thorne’s social media ...

Ryan Reynolds' and Blake Lively's daughters first public appearance at Ryan's Walk of Fame Ceremony

Ryan Reynolds got a star on the Walk Of Fame in Hollywood today. Blake Lively was with him. And also their two daughters. This is the first time their children have been seen in public. So, as you can imagine, it’s a big story. And you know, they KNOW it’s going to be a big story. Blake and Ryan ...

Kristen Stewart was a player in 2016

Kristen Stewart started this year dating Alicia Cargile. At some point, she broke up with Alicia Cargile to be with Soko. She and Soko were undeniably demonstrative about their relationship for about a month. It was evidently torrid and brief, because a few weeks later, in Cannes, Kristen was bac...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first photo to be published in the Sun tomorrow

Not really what I had in mind, since we can barely see her face. But here it is – the first photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, or the first photo that we’ve seen, because I’m sure there are many, on his phone or on her phone. Not that I think there were too many non-believers out there, the...

Smutty Social Media, December 15, 2016

Family bonding, sponsored by Adidas.   Family..where life begins and love never ends. @djohnsonpga @janetgretzky A photo posted by Paulina Gretzky (@paulinagretzky) on Dec 14, 2016 at 9:04pm PST Katie Holmes is still promoting this movie s...

Irina Shayk's huge ring fuels Bradley Cooper engagement speculation

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk are expecting a child together. Now there’s speculation that they’re engaged. Here are new shots of Irina wearing a new ring, a huge emerald. People are already comparing it to the ring Prince William gave Kate Middleton. Could just be a ring…? Ring watch...

Dunkirk trailer released marking Harry Styles' acting debut

Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan’s inevitable World War II movie – it’s practically a rite of passage for male filmmakers of a certain age to make a WWII movie—released its first trailer yesterday, marking the official acting debut of Harry Styles. There’s more Harry Styles than Tom Hardy in this trail...

Analyzing Jennifer Lawrence's peeing position behind her mother in a photo

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt last night at the Passengers premiere. You know Sarah and I have been writing about our gut feelings about this movie? Well the reviews, so far they haven’t been great. Just 22% on Rotten Tomatoes so far but also, so far, as of this post, I’m not seeing any revie...

Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino performs shirtless on Fallon

Lainey told you on Monday to binge Atlanta if you haven’t already. I finished the last episode of season 1 yesterday. I was so excited after mainlining those 10 episodes that I starting texting all my friends one thing: “ATLANTA!!!!” All caps. Lots of exclamation points. Over and over. Atlanta is...

Has La La Land lost momentum after being skipped over for SAG Best Ensemble?

We’ve been talking about how this is the most competitive Best Actress Oscar race in years. It’s also looking like a pretty tight race for Best Picture. La La Land took early momentum. Moonlight is surging right now. (If you haven’t seen Moonlight, see Moonlight.) And Manchester By The Sea is rig...

THR Animators Roundtable is full of white men talking about princess culture and representing minorities

The Hollywood Reporter released their animation roundtable yesterday, which sounds thrilling, I know. The panel includes directors Byron Howard (Zootopia), Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), Garth Jennings (Sing), John Musker (Moana), Mark Osborne (The Little Prince), Mike Mitchell (Trolls...

Intro for December 15, 2016

Dear Gossips, I got home a bit late last night after work. I had dinner. I asked Jacek not to speak to me. I took a shower. I put on a mask. Two shots of Baileys over ice. All of those conditions needed to be in place so that I could properly enjoy… a new think-piece on… Mariah Carey. Mimi. O...

Smutty Tingles for December 14, 2016

Tom Hiddleston was blanked! (Dlisted) Michelle Williams congratulates Michelle Williams (Just Jared) Katherine Heigl’s baby shower (Cele|bitchy) Ben Affleck talks about JLO and finds a way to mention Angelina Jolie (TooFab) The never-ending Love Advent. How many more days!?! (The ...

The skinniest butterfly in the skinniest bodysuit

In England they make a big deal of the Christmas #1. It was a storyline in Love Actually. Here in North America, I’m not it’s a thing. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s not a thing. But did you know that Mimi’s Christmas song, now one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time, All I Want For Chr...

Amber Heard files court documents over unpaid settlement from Johnny Depp

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp negotiated a divorce settlement. Johnny was to pay Amber $6.8 million which she had previously announced she would be donating entirely to two charities, LA Children’s Hospital and the American Civil Liberties Union with specific focus on victims of domestic abuse. Par...

John Mayer shaded Taylor Swift because he is petty and can't help himself

It was Taylor Swift’s birthday yesterday. Many of her friends wished her Happy Birthday on social media. Taylor herself, however, stayed social media silent. Was she silent because she wanted to spend her birthday in private? Or was she silent because she wanted to make a thing out of spending he...

Princess Kate has yet to meet Meghan Markle and celebrates Cub Scout centennial in King's Lynn

Princess Kate was in King’s Lynn, England today to celebrate 100 years of the Cubs at the Scout and Guide Hut. She looks so good when she’s dressed casually. The more formal she goes, the more obvious her taste flaws, in the hair choices, the shoe choices, and the makeup choices too. Anyway, ...

Smutty Social Media, December 14, 2016

I haven’t watched Inside the Actors Studio in years, around the time Will Ferrell started to parody it and James Lipton was too into the joke. I will try to watch the Girls cast because I wonder if it will be illuminating or just a retread of the many, many conversations about this show. What els...

Ben Affleck's curious response to Matt Lauer's question about Casey

Ben Affleck was in New York last night for the premiere of Live By Night. Then he had to be up early this morning for The Today Show and an interview with Matt Lauer. I don’t think Ben’s able to handle those late nights as well as he used to. He looks fried in the eyes. It’s not that compelli...

Kanye West's meeting with Donald Trump is concerning as a fan of West

“I am Kanye West. And that feels really good to say, especially this year.” Kanye said this at the 2016 VMAs in August. That quote actually seems like a cruel joke when you look back on it now. Like so many good things, Kanye West has not made it out of 2016 unscathed. There has been a lot to dig...

Leonardo DiCaprio in Mexico with Lukas Haas

Alpha Wolf, Leonardo DiCaprio, has been in Mexico this week with his loyal companion wolf, Lukas Haas. Again, I’m so curious about how the wolves are ranked. Is it like the mafia? If Alpha Wolf is like the Boss, the capo famiglia, who’s the underboss? Is there a consigliere? I don’t think Lukas i...

Sebastian Stan to star opposite Margot Robbie in 'I, Tonya'

Over the last couple years Sebastian Stan has enjoyed a visible career bounce thanks to Marvel, picking up roles in big-deal movies, like The Martian, and Steven Soderbergh’s return to feature film, Logan Lucky, as well as higher profile indies like We Have Always Lived in the Castle. And there’s...

Intro for December 14, 2016

Dear Gossips, Show me that smile again… Last year Uproxx published a list of the 25 Best TV Theme Songs Of All Time. That kind of list is never going to please everybody. My favourite TV theme songs have to have words. A lot of the sitcoms I grew up watching had theme songs with words. In...

Smutty Social Media, December 13, 2016

I’m surprised Mariah held onto this photo for even a day. Look at Blue’s fan – it’s like even she knows Mariah is going to take the good light so she doesn’t even bother.   Backstage at Christmas time with our beautiful children. @beyonce 😘 #christmas #family #love...

Joshua Jackson on Ellen discusses dating after Diane Kruger

Joshua Jackson is on Ellen today to promote The Affair. Duana wrote about the new season a couple of weeks ago. And she wrote yesterday about how the Golden Globes didn’t give any love to The Affair yesterday even though they have in the past. And maybe for them, now, it’s about giving the spotli...

Why Him? review starring Bryan Cranston and James Franco

Why Him? is more than just a Christmas comedy, and more than a fish-out-of-water, meet-the-family tale. It’s a deep philosophical exploration of the inescapable loneliness that haunts us all, which is inevitably exacerbated by the tide of false cheer and forced goodwill that is the holiday season...

Smutty Tingles for December 13, 2016

I’ve never heard of these people! What am I missing? (Dlisted) Jake Gyllenhaal will be on Broadway (Just Jared) What would Anna Wintour choose, of all things, to apologise for THIS??? (Cele|bitchy) Bruno Mars is on Carpool Karaoke tonight (TooFab) Not sure I believe this because I...

Edward Norton tells Fallon that Leonardo DiCaprio is constantly checking his phone

Edward Norton is currently promoting Collateral Beauty. Last week he was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. I missed it. But a reader called Sarah sent me the video yesterday - thank you Sarah! - because during the interview Edward is asked about Leonardo DiCaprio. And delivers some good insi...

Office Christmas Party review starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston

On the heels of Bad Santa 2 comes Office Christmas Party, another sub-par Christmas “comedy” in which actors play characters that are more like guesses about what real people are like than representations of actual human people. But besides being a Christmas movie this is also an office comedy th...

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Christmas tree shop in London

Last week after his Caribbean tour, Prince Harry flew straight to Toronto without going home to London to see Meghan Markle because it had been 3 weeks since they spent time together. He stayed for a day or two then went back to London for an official commitment. Harry has the love sicks. Meg...

Nocturnal Animals reps gifted HFPA Tom Ford fragrances in advance of nomination annoucement

One of Sarah’s beefs with this award season has been that Nocturnal Animals is not contending. She screened it at TIFF. She called it “flawless”. But no Oscar predictor has the film on the list for Best Picture even though many believe Sully could come in with a few nominations because of the Eas...

Ryan Gosling covers GQ January 2017

Ryan Gosling is on the cover of GQ's January 2017 issue. They call him Hollywood's "Handsomest, Wittiest, Leadingest Leading man." Some would say that Gosling is the answer to the question, “Where have all the Movie Stars gone?” This GQ title would suggest that. But I would assign “wittiest” and ...

Gordon Ramsey's daughter Tilly publishing her first cookbook

What’s the first thing you think of when you Gordon Ramsay comes to mind? For me, it’s this. And I’m not mad at it. I think Gordon has perfected his celebrity chef persona – in the current crop, everyone has a very specific domain. Mario is modern Italian, Nigella is sultry, Ina is Hamptons c...

December 13, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Andrew is 14 years old. He spent half of his life in and out of foster care until what he calls his “forever family” found him when he was 6 and a half. For the last 3 years, Andrew has been fundraising for Covenant House Vancouver, collecting twoonies for homeless and at-risk youth. As he says, ...

Intro for December 13, 2016

Dear Gossips, “I am one tough mother-¬f---er and you can’t bother me anymore. You ask anybody what their number one fear is and it’s public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale and that’s what I’ve been through. It changes you and makes you one tough motherf---er. What doesn’t kill yo...

Smutty Social Media, December 12, 2016

Niall looking quite cute with producer Diplo. Has anyone from 1D tried EDM yet? It seems like a natural evolution.   I feel like Nial's cool uncle A photo posted by diplo (@diplo) on Dec 11, 2016 at 8:52am PST Nicki posted a photo of her C...

Mariah Carey makes Beyoncé wait 30 mins and to tour with Lionel Richie

As you know, it’s now an annual tradition. The elusive VOLUPTUARY plays a series of holiday shows in NYC every year. She also announced today that she and Lionel Richie are going on tour together starting in March:   North American Lambs! I’m happy to announce I’ll ...

Drake's More Life delayed to January and poses with JLo in Vegas

Business first. Drake previously told us that his new album, More Life, which he described as a “playlist”, was due this month. As I wrote last week, there are fewer and fewer favourable dates to release an album this month. This weekend, his manager announced that More Life has been pushed back ...

Natalie Portman's baby quality and James Marsden's career limiting good looks

Natalie Portman was named Best Actress by the Broadcast Critics last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards for her performance in Jackie. She was nominated for a Golden Globe this morning. It’s the tightest Best Actress Oscar race we’ve seen in years. And Natalie Portman knows how to win an Oscar. ...

HFPA Golden Globe TV nominations are a maelstrom of mishmash

Awww HFPA, you’re so cute! You are adorable, because the way you nominate shows sometimes intersects with the best things on TV, but…you know, not all the time. For example, Game Of Thrones, representing once again in Best Dramatic Series, and…that’s it? OK, there’s also a nomination for Lena...

Smutty Tingles for December 12, 2016

A lot of moons and a unicorn (Dlisted) This totally looks like ass cheeks to me (Just Jared) The misogyny in the Angelina Jolie coverage (Cele|bitchy) Hello Stephanie Tanner! (TooFab) A Bradley Cooper/Irina Shayk pregnancy update (TMZ) Kylie as Christina (The Superficial) ...

Justin Timberlake mocks Can’t Stop The Feeling at Critics' Choice

Justin Timberlake did not win a Critics’ Choice Award last night for Can’t Stop The Feeling. I guess I should mention here that they played the song when he took the stage to present last night and he was like, bah, make it stop. Which is supposed to mean that he’s so funny and self-deprecating b...

The Fate of the Furious trailer drops featuring braided Charlize Theron

The eighth Fast/Furious movie has an official title and it is The Fate of the Furious and somehow, miraculously not F8 of the Furious. To whoever chooses the names for these movies—YOU HAD ONE JOB. How do you not name it F8 of the Furious?! It’s RIGHT THERE. You can do 2 Fast 2 Furious but you’re...

Atlanta's Donald Glover's win and Keith Stanfield's stage crash at Critics' Choice

What’s on your binge list during the holidays? If you haven’t watched Atlanta, you should add it. The episode about Vanessa, Donald Glover’s on-off girlfriend, was probably one of the best half hours of television I’ve seen all year. This is not an original thought. Atlanta is critically acclaime...

Charlie Hunnam with girlfriend Morgana McNelis in West Hollywood

Good start to the week. New photos of Charlie Hunnam, seen here shopping in LA on Saturday with long-time girlfriend Morgana. He looks GOOD. His hair is shorter than it was last time we saw him. I am not complaining. Charlie’s been shooting the Papillon remake the last few months. Either they...

Robert Pattinson and FKA twigs attend LA Project Dance gala together

Robert Pattinson and FKA twigs were last papped together in October. At least that’s how I remember it. These two are pretty undercover. So when months go by and they’re not seen, there’s always speculation that it might be over. I should specify here that there’s always speculation by those who ...

Team Burgundy at the Critics' Choice Awards

The men of The People vs OJ Simpson came colour-coordinated to the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. Courtney B Vance and Sterling K Brown were both in burgundy suits. And they both won. Ryan Murphy and John Travolta also wore burgundy. And The People vs OJ Simpson won the category. Not surprisi...

The Ryans Gosling and Reynolds confused for each other at the Critics Choice Awards

Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. Ryan Reynolds was honoured as the Entertainment Weekly Entertainer of the Year and the Best Actor in a Comedy and Deadpool was named Best Comedy while Ryan Gosling was there with La La Land which won for Best Drama. There ar...

December 12, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Emily! Happy Birthday to the best big sister Amanda could ask for. And thanks for teaching her all the “bad things” you don’t get from parents. True story. By request, here are Jensen Ackles and Keanu Reeves circa Matrix. And for Miss Fanny and Tanya after a final weekend together – I can tel...

Kate McKinnon starring in The Lunch Witch is a step forward for openly lesbian lead actors

Dear Gossips, As John Oliver said on the last episode of his show last month, F-ck You 2016. But while 2016 has overwhelmingly laid down more sh-ts than hits, there are some who were able to rise above the hell, a welcome light in a swamp of feces. One of those lights: Kate McKinnon. Did ...

Smutty Social Media, December 9, 2016

Is it too early to start worrying about Sofia Richie? She’s 18. Chill on the club appearances and maybe don’t let an “international DJ” with Fraggle Rock hair extensions (my favourite insult c/o Tina Fey) consume your youth.   Tonight!!! @parishilton the new generat...

Voluptuary Mariah Carey turned Christmas into her job this year according to The New York Post

I read the best article about Mimi in the New York Post this morning. Best as in hilarious. Hilarious as in… bitchy and stanny at the same time. Even the title cracked me up: How Mariah Carey turned Christmas into a second career  Like if you asked her, oh hey, what is your job? It’s a on...

Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik release new song, I Don't Want To Live Forever, for Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack

People lost their minds last night because Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik released a song. Kathleen made me laugh earlier when I texted her to tell her that I had to admit that I liked it. She wrote back that “Omg I tried so hard to hate it. I can’t hate it”. I Don’t Want To Live Forever is good pop...

Jessica Chastain in Miss Sloane movie review

Miss Sloane has one of the best trailers of the year, and it also features one of the most interesting performances of 2016. Jessica Chastain’s portrayal of the film’s title character singlehandedly elevates Miss Sloane from a Confirmation-esque TV movie about a woman with a cause, to a well-exec...

Smutty Tingles for December 9, 2016

Jumbo-sized plastic Christmas tree balls, ha! (Dlisted)  Conor McGregor is going to be on Game Of Thrones??? (Just Jared)    Princess Kate wears the love crown (Cele|bitchy)  Ryan Gosling’s Christmas ideas for Eva Mendes (TooFab)  I’ve never been in a fight with an Uber driver. ...

Michael Fassbender out in London as new trailer for Assassin's Creed is released

Sarah emailed me the new trailer for Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed this morning. “Jesus Christ, does anyone understand this premise? I play these games and I'm kinda WTF-ing it.” I don’t play these games and now, having seen this trailer, I think Assassin’s Creed is about Michael going in...

Michael Fassbender out in London as new trailer for Assasin's Creed is released

Sarah emailed me the new trailer for Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed this morning. “Jesus Christ, does anyone understand this premise? I play these games and I'm kinda WTF-ing it.” I don’t play these games and now, having seen this trailer, I think Assassin’s Creed is about Michael going in...

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in Allied movie review

Marion Cotillard went into promotion on Assassin’s Creed right after Allied. Allied has not performed well at the box office. There’s nothing particularly wrong with Allied. From a craft standpoint, it’s well made. Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard don’t deliver the performances of their lives, but ...

Drake to release new album, More Life, this month as he receives eight Grammy nominations for Views

Drake is supposed to release a new album, More Life, this month. There was never an officially announced release date. But there aren't that many more release dates left, really. You don't want to do it too close to Christmas. You don't want to lose people to the final holiday rush. So that basic...

Leonardo DiCaprio meets with Donald and Ivanka Trump to discuss green jobs which leads back to Wendi Deng

Leonardo DiCaprio met with Donald and Ivanka Trump this week to discuss green jobs.  But why, seriously, when Donald and Ivanka wanted to talk about the environment, did they call in Leo? The meeting may have been facilitated by former Vice President Al Gore, but it could also be the work of an...

Playing Photo Assumption with Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton at The Present photocall

Back in October, Andrew Upton was pictured in Sydney with his arm around actress Harriet Dyer. The Daily Mail published the photos and while there was nothing obviously incriminating about them, as I posted at the time, that body language made me uncomfortable. As I also wrote, however, Cate and ...

Tom Holland is perfect as Spider-Man in first trailer for Homecoming

Among superhero movies, Spider-Man has produced among the best (Spider-Man 2) and worst (Spider-Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man 2) examples of the genre. So the three-boot of the franchise, Spider-Man: Homecoming, has to at the very least not suck like the Amazing movies, and at best, hopefully match o...

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling expected at Critics' Choice Awards this weekend where La La Land leads with 12 nominations

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were immortalised together in Hollywood the other day. When I posted about this yesterday, I wondered whether or not that was premature – and most of you agreed. Now though, is it up to them to live up to it or us to ask them to live up to it? Or both? Last night E...

December 9, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Happy Birthday to the Boss! She misses Rachel Marron. She loves Frank Farmer. “I don’t want to talk about this again.” And for Michelle from your sister Allison – Happy Birthday to the best sister she could ask for! By request, here are Beyoncé, Sting, and Brad Pitt in his prime.

Intro for December 9, 2016

Dear Gossips, At least once a week, for the last two months, I’ve been getting emails from Norwegian gossips about Skam. Skam is the teen TV series watched by 20% of the Norwegian population. That’s more than just teens. Norwegian teens are obsessed with Skam, obviously, but so are the adults...

Smutty Tingles for December 8, 2016

The value of Johnny Depp (Dlisted)  I liked Madonna’s Carpool Karaoke more than I expected to (Just Jared)  Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper are happy about their baby (Cele|bitchy) Who would even suggest that Jake Gyllenhaal get plastic surgery? (TooFab)  Finland’s Got Talent! (Hol...

NBC's Hairspray: Live! TV review

I was dismissive about NBC doing Hairspray: Live, and I was wrong. As a musical nerd (see: virtually every post I’ve ever written on this site) I’m usually sort of dismissive of the more popular musicals. The ones people cite as ‘the only musical I’ve ever seen’. I get why a network is gonna ...

Smutty Social Media, December 8, 2016

Yesterday I wrote about Cruz Beckham, and shortly after David posted a video of Cruz hearing his song on the radio for the first time. I have no comment on the song – it’s a child singing, what is there to say? I’m much more interested in the fact that David is a “wooooooooo” guy. ...

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling attend hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were memorialised together in Hollywood yesterday. Here they are at their hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre. As you know, they’re the stars of La La Land. And La La Land is one of the frontrunners for Best Picture Oscar. The film opens next week. E...

Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon in Sing movie review

Sometimes it’s impossible to dislike a movie. There are just some movies that, no matter how many problems they may have, are so winsome and entertaining that you—happily—overlook flaws because of the feelings. Sing is one such movie. Following up on the success of The Secret Life of Pets, Illumi...

Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry hang out at Office Christmas Party premiere in LA

The premiere of Office Christmas Party last night in LA. Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry were both there. And hanging out together. Which of course is notable because of John Mayer. Obviously he's not a factor. Which is how it should be. PS Jennifer and Gwyneth are also friends. And all of them r...

The Rock and Zac Efron in first Baywatch trailer

That is the takeaway from the Baywatch trailer. Lots of slow-motion beach running. Lots of shirtless dudes and half-naked women. Lots of abs. So many abs. What storyline? All the abs. The trailer dropped this morning and it’s exactly what I expected from a Baywatch remake starring Dwayne The Rock...

World War Brange: the legal letters between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's lawyers

As posted yesterday, a judge denied Brad Pitt’s application to seal the divorce documents after Angelina Jolie formally filed their temporary custody agreement with the court last Friday. He claimed that she was compromising the privacy of their children. Her side argued in court documents that “...

Trevor Noah addresses criticism for Tomi Lahren interview on The Breakfast Club

Last week, Trevor Noah interviewed Tomi Lahren. Since then, he’s sparked a heated debate online about the conversations people of colour should be having –or not having—with people who don’t value their rights or humanity. On Monday, Noah wrote an op-ed in The New York Times related to Lahren’s a...

Intro for December 8, 2016

Dear Gossips, Over the last few days, there’s been all kinds of confusion about what happened on the set of Last Tango In Paris. To be clear, even though the initial headlines that exploded all over Twitter certainly suggested it, Maria Schneider was not actually raped. My friend Jessica Alle...

Smutty Tingles for December 7, 2016

I hate his hair more than the outfit (Dlisted) Rihanna does not want to be stung (Just Jared)  Princess Kate will attend a scout event (Cele|bitchy)  When I see people working out and their hair isn’t tied back, I assume they’re not giving it 100%. Too judgy? (TooFab)  Suicide Sq...

Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa 2 movie review

This week I am attempting to watch all of the holiday-centric new releases and so far, while I haven’t hit the low of Love The Coopers, I also haven’t seen a seasonal gem like The Night Before. Christmas movies are hard to get right, which is why there are only three Christmas movies people actua...

Judge denies Brad Pitt's request to have court documents sealed in custody case with Angelina Jolie

Several updates on World War Brange this week. So I wanted to wait to have it all in today’s post. To recap, let’s go back a few weeks. The LA Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI closed their investigations on Brad Pitt last month. The temporary custody agreement, however, rema...

Smutty Social Media, December 7, 2016

A sign of true friendship is being able to say “What the f-ck are you wearing?”   Note @oprah sent to my asst this am "plz tell Gayle I'm on treadmill & it's hard to focus w/the circus around your neck" I think she's WRONG thoughts? A photo posted by Gayle K...

Katie Holmes attends All We Had premiere and shuts down idea of Dawson's Creek reunion

Katie Holmes is promoting the film she directed, All We Had. The premiere was last night. She looks good in this dress, presumably it’s Zac Posen, but I’m still not feeling those bangs. While doing interviews in support of the film, Katie was asked about a Dawson’s Creek reunion. Michelle William...

Ryan Gosling at Hollywood premiere of La La Land with Emma Stone

La La Land Hollywood premiere last night. La La Land, as you know, is a frontrunner for Best Picture, in a tight race right now with Moonlight and, maybe, Manchester By The Sea although I feel like Manchester’s big hope might be Casey Affleck, the alleged sexual harasser. I feel like there’s a La...

Willow Smith takes mom Jada to Chanel showcase in Paris and performs new song called November 9th about US election

Zoe Kravitz and Lisa Bonet. Those are the only two names I could come up with when I was trying to think of another Hollywood mother/daughter duo that could pull off wearing matching outfits and look as effortlessly stylish and as straight-up badass as Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow. Last nigh...

Justin Bieber's Purpose nominated for four Grammy awards

Four years ago, Justin Bieber was bitterly disappointed that his album, Believe, was not nominated for any Grammys. At the time, Grammys meant a lot to Justin. At the time, he thought he’d worked hard enough to deserve it. Last year, Justin won a Grammy for Where Are U Now, shared with Skrillex a...

Cruz Beckham signs with Scooter Braun

Yesterday it was announced that 11-year-old Cruz Beckham has been signed by Scooter Braun, most famous for being Justin Bieber’s manager (more on that later). If you keep tabs on David and Victoria’s social media, this is natural evolution for Brand Beckham; Brooklyn is a photographer and model, ...

Intro for December 7, 2016

Dear Gossips, As you now know, Beyoncé received 9 Grammy nominations for Lemonade yesterday, the most of any artist, and in categories ranging from rap and R&B to pop and rock, which speaks to how limitless she is as an artist. But today’s intro is not about Beyoncé. It’s about Solange. While...

Smutty Social Media, December 6, 2016

This week, the Goodreads Choice Award winners were announced. I love Goodreads, I use it all the time, I mostly trust the reviews (even if I don’t always agree with them). Yesterday, a few authors, including E.L. James, Caroline Kepnes (who wrote one of my favourite books of the last 5 years, You...

Ryan Murphy delivers on promise to hire more women behind the camera and now 60% of his episodes helmed by diverse directors

Ryan Murphy has built a television empire, creating some of the most popular and most-watched television of the Peak Age, and now that he’s got some clout, he’s using it to put his money where his mouth is and deliver on a promise to hire more women behind the camera. Murphy started a foundation ...

Matt Damon says he takes whitewashing very seriously but misses the point after facing criticism for The Great Wall casting

Matt Damon and the cast of The Great Wall were in Beijing yesterday to promote the film. As you know, when the trailer came out a few months ago, The Great Wall was added to the list of “whitewashed” projects coming out of Hollywood, including Ghost In The Shell and Doctor Strange. The most vocif...

The Hamilton Mixtape album review

Before Lainey dreamed about being the dean of celebrity studies at a small liberal arts college somewhere in New England, we would talk about how great it would be just to be perpetual students, deep in studying for learning’s sake, not for a degree and a job, Hermione Granger style. But secr...

Smutty Tingles for December 6, 2016

On this week’s Sasha Answers Podcast, would you want to know if your partner was cheating and how do you feel about a stoned groom? By celebrating like this, do you become the story instead? (Dlisted)  Amanda Peet kisses Sarah Paulson in a great coat (Just Jared)  Prince William is st...

Mark Wahlberg in first trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight

I am trying desperately to remember anything about the last Transformers movie, but it’s giving me a headache, because the only thing I clearly remember about that movie was that it gave me a headache. Mark Wahlberg was in it, replacing Shia LaBeouf as the franchise lead, I remember that. He was ...

Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes out in New York ten years after Katie's wedding to Tom Cruise

You know what I missed? I missed the 10 year anniversary of when Katie Holmes married Tom Cruise. It was in Italy, November 18, 2006. Ten years ago Katie and Victoria Beckham were still friends, they hung out all the time. The reason I’m thinking about this today is because they’re both in New Yo...

Chris Rock announces The Total Blackout Tour 2017

We now know at least one thing that won’t suck about 2017. Chris Rock is going on tour. The comedian announced last night on Facebook Live that he’ll embark on an 18-date tour starting in February. It’s exciting news, yes, but it’s not necessarily a surprise considering in October, Rock signed a ...

Jessica Chastain takes time for her fans at Toronoto premiere of Miss Sloane

Jessica Chastain loves to work, and she’s amazing at her job. She constantly brings her A-game on-screen, but she also knows how to be a top tier celebrity, which Lainey and I saw firsthand last night at the Miss Sloane premiere in Toronto. Check out this tweet: Amazing experience see...

Prince Harry flies to Toronto to see Meghan Markle following Caribbean tour

Prince Harry’s tour of the Caribbean ended on Sunday. Instead of flying home to London, he went straight to Toronto to see Meghan Markle. Apparently there were blacked out SUVs outside her house yesterday and security seen walking about. It’s been over 3 weeks since they’ve spent time together. A...

December 6, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Meggy! Happy Birthday with love always from Susie and Stacy because no one could be a better little sister than you. By request, here are some pictures of James McAvoy!

Intro for December 6, 2016

Dear Gossips, Grammy nominations. As I’ve been anticipating for a while now, it’s all about Beyoncé and Adele. As I’ve been hoping for a while now, would it be too much to wonder about that collaboration? All Night and Hello? With 9 nominations, Beyoncé is now the most nominated woman in Gram...

Smutty Social Media, December 5, 2016

Yes, I am obsessed with the way celebrities wish one another Happy Birthday on social media. I think Diddy did a good job with this, both in his photo choice and his caption.   Happy birthday day KING! Thank you for pushing me to my best everyday! Competition is NON...

Mariah Carey attends premiere of Mariah's World with Bryan Tanaka and performs at VH1’s Divas Holiday

Mimi performed at VH1’s Divas Holiday on Friday. Then last night she attended the world premiere party for her docuseries Mariah’s World. Did you watch? Are you even more worried about Stella now than you were before? We’re not going to see the Stella effect immediately. But a year from now, I wo...

Reese Witherspoon's Big Little Lies drops new trailer and poster

Back in September, the LA Times ran a 6 part true crime series about PTA moms called Framed. Did you read it? My eye was f-cked at the time with this and I went to a walk-in clinic that weekend and started reading it on my phone. You know what the wait times are at walk-in clinics. And I remember...

Jaden Smith releases new music video for Fallen

Jaden Smith has been in the family business since he was five years old. He starred in The Karate Kid when he was 11. He released his first mixtape when he was 14. So, he’s attempting to be a Rapper Slash Actor, just like his dad. Last night, Jaden released a new music video. It’s for a song call...

Discussing Casey Affleck, Taraji P Henson, and the making of Oprah on Working Class podcast with Duana

Jeff Bezos, the head of Amazon, and Matt Damon hosted a holiday party for Manchester By The Sea this weekend in LA. That’s officially what they’re calling it, a “holiday party”, which, I guess is a new euphemism for “campaign event”? It’s not like they’re actually exchanging gifts there. Why are ...

Amy Schumer to star in live-action Barbie movie

Friday it was announced that Amy Schumer will star in a live-action Barbie movie, slated for 2018. A Barbie movie has been kicking around for a while, and the current treatment comes from Hilary Winston, a veteran of TV shows like My Name is Earl and Community, and who is also scripting The LEGO ...

Smutty Tingles for December 5, 2016

Madonna wouldn’t remarry Sean Penn. He’s too old for her. (Dlisted)  Jay Z’s birthday dinner (Just Jared)  As IF Taylor Swift would give anyone a heads-up on her lyrics (Cele|bitchy)  Matthew McConaughey’s daughter wearing the cutest suit (TooFab)    Justin Bieber tells the paps h...

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher name newborn son Dimitri Portwood

Over the weekend, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher announced the birth of their son, Dimitri Portwood Kutcher.  I am all for this.  Every bit of it. In a way, Dimitri is an obvious choice (though I suspect that in this family they’re going to be less likely to use any nicknames), and is underuse...

All eight cast members of Ocean's Eight film subway scene in New York City

Ocean's Eight continued filming in New York this weekend and all eight women were on set for a scene on the subway: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, and Helena Bonham Carter. I can’t wait to see this movie. I can’t stand that we still...

Tom Cruise runs in generic trailer for The Mummy

Do you remember when The Mummy was an Indiana Jones-ish action-adventure about a smart librarian outwitting a mummy? You know, back when Brendon Fraser looked like this and didn’t have weird freaky hands? Remember Rachel Weisz and how cute and spunky she was, and how she was a total nerd who look...

Tom Hardy promotes Taboo in Esquire UK cover profile

Tom Hardy stars in and produces a new series called Taboo. See the new teasers for the show below. Taboo premieres on BBC and FX in January. So Tom is doing some promotion with a new cover feature in UK Esquire. The major headline coming out of this article is that he owes Leonardo DiCaprio a tat...

First trailer for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 2 released at Comic-Con event in Brazil

The first full trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 dropped over the weekend—thanks to a Comic Con event in Brazil—and jumping off that brag video from a couple months ago, it’s FANTASTIC. They’re still not giving us anything about the plot and we still haven’t seen the new characters playe...

December 5, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

«Chère Meli, La dernière année a été très mouvementée avec la naissance des jumeaux (Loïc et Cléo) qui auront 1 an lundi le 5, la rentrée à la maternelle de Rafael et l'ouverture par Anthony de votre boutique Kids at home !!!... tu gères le tout si facilement ... je t'admire et t'aime beaucoup! B...

Intro for December 5, 2016

Dear Gossips, The LA Film Critics Association named Moonlight the Best Picture of the year yesterday, followed by La La Land as runner-up. Barry Jenkins, who directed Moonlight, won Best Director. He also won Best Director from the New York Film Critics Circle last week while La La Land was B...

Smutty Tingles for December 2, 2016

The anti-Christmas beaver …which is not a euphemism for abstinence (Dlisted)  Shakira’s Sunshine and her two boys (Just Jared)  Princess Kate wasn’t at an event last night (Cele|bitchy)  Blake Shelton on life with Gwen Stefani (TooFab)  The grown up Little Lady (TMZ)  This tur...

Mariah Carey promotes Mariah's World on The Today Show and will appear at Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve

What are you doing on Sunday? Correct answer: watching Mariah’s World. Look. As Mimi would say, it’s been a bleak f-cking year. Since September, it’s just gotten bleaker and bleaker. For Mimi especially, OK? Mimi lost BILLIONS. And now she has to work. There is SO MUCH WORK. It’s Christmas, w...

Milo Ventimiglia reflects on working with Will Smith

Milo Ventimiglia is having a moment. Not only is he nailing his role as Jack, the hot dad of all hot dads, on This is Us, he’s also experiencing a renewed fandom after his Gilmore Girls character Jess Mariano showed up in the revival looking exactly how you don’t want an ex to look when you run i...

Gwyneth Paltrow's Romanian accent in Vanity Fair's Derek Does Stuff With A Friend

Gwyneth Paltrow just relaunched her app, now called G. Spotting. It’s all her recommendations – beauty, food, shopping, etc. Also her goop Gift pop-up just opened at the Brentwood Country Mart.   It all starts tomorrow at 10am at the @BrentwoodCountryMart 🎉 Stop by...

Smutty Social Media, December 2, 2016

This PR push for Katie Holmes’s new film feels as never-ending as the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Which would be fine if she weren’t such a snooze.   “I’m the youngest of 5, I have 3 older sisters, obviously I’m a mom, and I feel comfortable with telling female ...

Jennifer Aniston promotes Office Christmas Party on Ellen

Jennifer Aniston is in Office Christmas Party. I think the junket is in New York this weekend. We’ll be seeing a lot more of her next week. This week, however, she was on Ellen helping Ellen give presents away to her audience – I love watching people go insane over free sh-t, it never gets old – ...

Kristen Stewart stars in new Rolling Stones music video for Ride 'Em On Down

The Rolling Stones released a music video for a song—a cover of an old Eddie Taylor song—off their new album, Blue and Lonesome, and it stars Kristen Stewart, joyriding in a ’65 ’Stang and rocking out and generally looking very, very hot. The tomboy aesthetic really works for KStew, and I really ...

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt continue European promotion of Passengers in Berlin

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt have been in Europe this week promoting Passengers. Today they’re in Berlin. Tonight they’ll be on Graham Norton in the UK. And then it’s a final push to Christmas for the next two weeks before things start slowwwwwing down for the holiday break. Question about t...

Nashville Season 5 trailer looks insane

Rayna James is no Tami Taylor but Connie Britton is still Connie Britton, which is why I hung in for four whole seasons of Nashville. And it’s why I’ll at least watch the first 10 episodes of Season 5 airing on CMT, the network that saved the show from cancellation. CMT has released the first ful...

The Hollywood Reporter's Actors Roundtable feels like a performance

Last week it was the Actresses Roundtable. This week The Hollywood Reporter is featuring the Actors. I briefly mentioned this yesterday in the post about what Andrew Garfield said about Emma Stone. Now that I’ve read through the whole piece and watched all the videos… well…I’m not sure that they ...

December 2, 2016 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Karen, I’ve let Kathleen know about how much you love when she writes about both Britney Spears and Aaron Rodgers. And that it’s their birthday today. Here they are, side by side. I can’t believe it either that Britney Jean Spears is 35. And for Vicki…I’m so sorry about Tallulah Bankhead. Wha...

Intro for December 2, 2016

Dear Gossips, I’ve been waiting for this weekend for 6 months. Back in June, right after the Tony Awards, a new block of Hamilton tickets was released. I don’t know how it happened but, somehow, I managed to get tickets for December 3. I’ve never been more obsessed with my iPhone. When it pul...

Smutty Tingles for December 1, 2016

This is Canada’s version of punishment (Dlisted)  Selena Gomez’s 90 days (Just Jared)  I feel like living in England really refined Tom Ford’s pettiness (Cele|bitchy)  The latest actor to talk about losing weight for a role (TooFab)  Vintage Cindy Crawford (Hollywood Tuna)  Sa...

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka kiss and frolic on the beach in Hawaii

I’m not actually sure why the internet did not shut the f-ck down once these pictures became available. For weeks now, ever since Mimi and her billionaire ended their engagement, there have been rumours that Bryan Tanaka, her backup dancer, has stepped in to distract her from her heartbreak.  ...

TMZ shades Amber Heard with another petty story about delay in her donating divorce settlement money to charity

Amber Heard shot a domestic violence PSA last week. A few days later, TMZ reported that she’d yet to donate the money she’d promised from her divorce settlement from Johnny Depp. They made it sound like she was reneging on her pledge…even though Johnny hadn’t actually paid her because they were s...

Andrew Garfield says he would have Emma Stone with him on a deserted island during THR's Actors Roundtable

The Hollywood Reporter’s Actors Roundtable was just posted today. I’m still making my way through the videos so I’ll wrote more about it tomorrow but here’s a quick first thought: my GOD Joseph Gordon-Levitt is insufferable. And also… Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone had one of the most loving ...

Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen movie review

Today The Edge of Seventeen won the Best First Film Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. A great teen movie is timeless. The slang may change, fashions come and go, but the great teen movies never expire. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Clueless, Rebel Without a Cause—th...

Smutty Social Media, December 1, 2016

I want to know what Abel and Lenny were doing at 5:15 am in Paris.   5:15 a.m. City of lights. @theweeknd A photo posted by Lenny Kravitz (@lennykravitz) on Dec 1, 2016 at 5:34am PST A night at the theatre with Angela Lansbury. ...

Prince Harry and Rihanna get HIV tested together on World AIDS Day in Barbados

As mentioned yesterday, Rihanna went home to Barbados yesterday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence. And Prince Harry is in Barbados on his tour of the Caribbean. They met at a reception in the afternoon and then they both attended the celebration concert in the evenin...

Irina Shayk is pregnant with Bradley Cooper's baby

Irina Shayk was at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris yesterday. And right around the same time, E! News reported that she’s pregnant for Bradley Cooper. Do you feel like that kinda became the story? I mean, sure, I’m still seeing all kinds of articles about Gigi and Bella and all the ot...

Chris Pratt covers British GQ to promote Passengers

We’ve been talking about Passengers as a Movie Star test since the first trailer.  It’s now December and the movie opens in three weeks, so the test has officially begun. To that end, new interviews are rolling out, including Chris Pratt on the cover of British GQ. They’ve released some soundbite...

Orlando Bloom rubbing Katy Perry's belly at Snowflake Ball sparking pregnancy rumours

Katy Perry was honoured at the Snowflake Ball in New York earlier this week. Orlando Bloom was with her. According to Page Six: Bloom was seen — and captured on a giant screen at the event in front of hundreds at Cipriani Wall Street — pulling Perry close as (Hillary) Clinton spoke, tenderly ...

Jacob Latimore in teaser trailer for Sleight

What does it take to make magic cool? (David Blaine has been asking this question for years.) Is it daring, Houdini-esque escapes, or sleight of hand card tricks, or elaborate illusions? Or would it be cool if every trick—sorry, illusion—ended with Criss Angel burning down a Hot Topic? Two Now Yo...

Intro for December 1, 2016

Dear Gossips, Beyoncé released the video for All Night yesterday. It’s part of Lemonade so if you’ve seen Lemonade, it’s not new, but it hasn’t been available online as a standalone until now. All Night is the fourth single from the album. Grammy nominations are coming next week on December 6...