Smutty Tingles for April 28, 2017

The totally millennial way to save a marriage (Dlisted) I normally love everything Sarah Paulson puts on. But I’m not sure about the shoes here (Just Jared) I still don’t know what Rita Ora does. And that’s why she dresses like this (Go Fug Yourself) Justin Theroux does not compete wi...

Sam and Aaron Taylor Johnson in NYC for The Wall premiere

I wrote about My Obsession, Sam and Aaron Taylor Johnson yesterday heading out of LA. They ended up in New York for the premiere of his new film, The Wall. So… if they’re already in New York… They could totally stay until Monday for the MET Gala. Which was the point of my article yesterday. N...

Smutty Social Media, April 28, 2017

Back in December, Lainey wrote about Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham’s seemingly non-existent friendship. I did some Instagram digging and it appears that Katie follows Victoria (and sometimes “likes” the photos), but it doesn’t look like VB follows Katie. Interesting. (Also I really like this ...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop to partner with Anna Wintour and Conde Nast

The MET Gala is on Monday. We’re writing through the night on Monday for full coverage on Tuesday. I’m excited. I love the MET Gala. And I think you love the MET Gala. I love bitching about the people who don’t understand the theme. I love bitching about the people who get the theme and deliver i...

Jennifer Lopez without ARod at Billboard Latin Music Awards

Jennifer Lopez performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami last night. She sang her new Spanish single, Mirate. And she wore two dresses and I’m not sure why she bothered changing because, to me anyway, they’re exactly the same. And here’s where you tell me, Lainey, ugh, you’re stupid ...

B.J. and Mindy’s New York Stroll

Noted BFF’s and former-something-or-others B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling were spotted strolling around New York yesterday. She in a bright sweater with matching bag and purse, he in a guy-not-trying-too-hard uniform (jeans, grey shirt). They look straight out of a rom-com. As Sarah and Duana ha...

Selena Gomez hosts WE Day in ugly-cool jeans

Selena Gomez hosted WE Day California yesterday. She’s been involved in WE Day for a few years now. WE Day started in Canada, here in Toronto, where I’m based, by Craig Kielburger and his brother Mark to encourage students to participate in year-long philanthropic programs, building their social ...

Intro for April 28, 2017

Dear Gossips, Do you remember Premiere Magazine? It’s been exactly 10 years since Premiere’s last issue. I loved Premiere. I don’t know if I can say I would still love Premiere if I could go back now and read the content but I remember loving the content, the articles about how the industry w...

Smutty Social Media, April 27, 2017

Sarah once wrote about the joy of Val Kilmer’s Twitter feed. And his reddit AMA is a goddamn delight. He talks about Top Gun 2, Cindy Crawford’s caviar pasta, filming The Island of Doctor Moreau, and writes a glowing tribute to Kurt Russell. A standout bit for me was this: when asked about his re...

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson kiss in Instagram photo and Aaron in speckled suit for Givenchy

Here are Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at LAX yesterday. These aren’t the pictures I want to show you though. This is the picture I want to show you:   @magazineyesandno A post shared by Artist & Director (@samtaylorjohnson) on Apr 26, 2017 at 5:30pm ...

Leslie Odom Jr names newborn daughter Lucille Ruby and why Lainey will care

We’ve debated and gone back and forth, but I think the verdict is we are going to delay the taping of our #ShowYourWork podcast until after the weekend.  Because the Met Gala is coming, and because Lainey and I are going to be in New York this weekend, and because there is too much good material ...

Smutty Tingles for April 27, 2017

I also have my suspicions about the true motivation behind this “trust” (Dlisted)  Tom Hiddleston wants to blame Taylor Swift for not being Bond which tells me he doesn’t know himself (Cele|bitchy)  Leslie Jones KILLS me (Just Jared)  Ellen DeGeneres celebrates her milestone anniversa...

David Fincher to direct Brad Pitt's World War Z sequel

Today in WTF News: David Fincher has signed on to direct World War Z 2. The last time Fincher directed a sequel was Alien 3, his first feature film, all the way back in 1992. The last time Brad Pitt starred in a good World War Z movie is never. World War Z was a famously troubled production that ...

George Clooney looks sharp at OMEGA anniversary event

George Clooney stepped out last night in London for the OMEGA anniversary event. He looks good, non? Really, really sharp. Not tired at all. Not yet. It’s the end of April now. And the Clooney twins are due in June. So we’re getting close. Close to going from eternal bachelor to instance father o...

Nicole Richie shows off her chicken coop in Architectural Digest to promote Great News

I have written about all manner of celebrity lifestyle brands over the years. Reese Witherspoon’s southern hospitality. Drew Barrymore’s wine.  Katherine Heigl’s ranch. And then there’s the dearly departed, like Blake Lively’s Preserve and Vanessa Hudgens’s Astral & Opal. I have seen many monogra...

Johnny Depp discusses lawsuit against former managers with the Wall Street Journal

Earlier this week, Johnny Depp gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal about the lawsuit against his former business managers, The Management Group, and the countersuit that they’ve filed against him. Basically he’s suing them for mishandling his finances and allegedly stealing from him and ...

Feud: Bette and Joan manages its difficult women beautifully but Girlboss falls flat

Feud: Bette and Joan wrapped up on Sunday, going out on a melancholy note as the show races through the seventies to the death of Joan Crawford in 1977. Crawford rattles around her Manhattan apartment alone, her only company a dog and occasional visits from Mamacita, who quit years before because...

Intro for April 27, 2017

Dear Gossips, A month ago the show we were all talking about was Big Little Lies, a series about violence and trauma, about the lies women tell themselves and each other, about how quickly oppressive order can replace cruel disorder. And now the show we have to talk about is The Handmaid’s Ta...

Smutty Social Media, April 26, 2017

This quiz was very hard but satisfying. I got the same score as Walt, which makes me feel a little better about barely passing.   I AM NOT A TRUE FAN OF BREAKING BAD! That's what I'm told-Damn. I got 12 out of 20! How do you measure up? https://t.co/R17YgrZCFB via @zieg — Bryan Cran...

Awkwafina and Chris Pang cast in Crazy Rich Asians

All kinds of Crazy Rich Asians casting updates! Awkwafina, who just wrapped on Oceans 8, will play Goh Peik Lin, Rachel’s best friend. Rachel, of course, is Constance Wu. Goh Peik Lin lives in Singapore. She and her family sort of give Rachel all the inside baseball on the Singapore social sc...

How long until Alex Rodriguez gets cameo in Jennifer Lopez's Shades of Blue?

Here’s Jennifer Lopez in New York on the set of Shades Of Blue today. You’ll recall, when JLO was still being the gross love bears with Casper Smart, he had a small part on the show. Do you think Alex Rodriguez will end up with a cameo? Or is the better question – how long before ARod shows up on...

Smutty Tingles for April 26, 2017

Diva Sh-t is the best sh-t! (Dlisted)  Ryan Gosling got a haircut, I think? (Just Jared)  Princess Kate isn’t into horses (Cele|bitchy)  Ummm… I’m pretty sure Rob Lowe knows how to role play during sex (TooFab)  Brooklyn Beckham’s new ride (TMZ)  The fake Kardashian-Jenner bro...

Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson in Unforgettable movie review

Katherine Heigl stars as Tessa, the uptight Stepford ex of a man so bland his name makes no impression, but he looks like he’s the type to wear North Face and sandals at the same time, and he’s played by Geoff Stults (Zoo, Seventh Heaven). Tessa and North Face aren’t having a great divorce, and i...

Mila Kunis renovates her parents' home on My Houzz

Have you ever fallen into a Houzz hole? It’s such a fascinating concept because before visual-based social media, like Pinterest and Instagram, homes were mostly private. Unless your home made it into a design magazine, no one besides the people closest to you – friends and family – would see...

Amber Heard and Elon Musk make relationship "social media exclusive" with Instagram photos

Amber Heard has been in Australia shooting Aquaman. A couple of weeks ago, her dad spoke to a UK tabloid and talked about how she and Elon Musk are ready to have kids together. I was wondering if she’d be all like, “Dad! Stop talking!” but it appears that dad did not go rogue because this past we...

Jeff Goldblum to return for Jurassic World sequel

To give you things you didn’t even know you want, such as Jeff Goldblum returning to the Jurassic franchise as sexy mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm. Last night it was announced that Goldblum will be in the as yet untitled Jurassic World sequel, joining Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, who will ...

Jessica Biel at New York premiere of The Sinner at Tribeca Film Festival

Jessica Biel was in New York yesterday to promote her upcoming series The Sinner at the Tribeca Film Festival. The series will premiere in August on USA. It’s an 8 episode series about a woman who violently murders a stranger while at the beach with her husband and kids. She confesses to the crim...

Sponsored: Join me on #TeamBread!

A few months ago I posted this on Instagram of Jacek baking bread:   I was sick and useless today. Meanwhile my husband baked bread from scratch. A post shared by Elaine Lui (@laineygossip) on Jan 4, 2017 at 6:43pm PST He went nuts over...

Mila Kunis renovates her parents' home on My Houzz pilot

Have you ever fallen into a Houzz hole? It’s such a fascinating concept because before visual-based social media, like Pinterest and Instagram, homes were mostly private. Unless your home made it into a design magazine, no one besides the people closest to you – friends and family – would see...

April 26, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Jessica and Josh with love from Celia – CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy! And I LOVE the “Gwyneth + Chris” recreation! PS I don’t know if this sounds weird but the top of Josh’s head looks like Tom Brady’s.  

Intro for April 26, 2017

Dear Gossips, Serena Williams made her first public appearance yesterday at TED Talks in Vancouver since announcing that she’s pregnant. Or, more specifically, since “accidentally” announcing she was pregnant. As she told Gayle King at the event: “Well actually it was an accident. I was o...

Smutty Social Media, April 25, 2017

What would happen when it gets wet? What do you think of velvet bikinis?? Yay... or nay?? — Audrina Patridge (@AudrinaPatridge) April 19, 2017 That food is really close to the ground. I hate eating on the grass because in busy city parks you can guarantee that every square inch ha...

Black Twitter conjures Lupita Nyong'o and Rihanna movie of our dreams

Don’t f-ck this up Hollywood. That’s all I ask. Actual real-life goddesses Lupita Nyong'o and Rihanna may star in a movie Black Twitter made up. Certified genius and habitual creator of dope sh-t Ava Duvernay may direct it. My imaginary best friend Issa Rae may write it. This is not a drill. All ...

First trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle featuring Channing Tatum

After a week of teasers—which is a BIT much—the first trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle finally dropped last night. It’s the sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, once again from director Matthew Vaughn, who made the closest thing to a good X-Men movie, X-Men: First Class. Kingsman introd...

Universal acquires script for Madonna biopic, Blond Ambition

It was announced yesterday that Blond Ambition, a “script that topped the 2016 Black List”, has been acquired by Universal. Blond Ambition, of course, is about Madonna and the early days of her career when she was a struggling artist in New York, just before she recorded her first album. Please. ...

Beyoncé is not hiding as she and Jay Z have dinner together at Nobu in Malibu

Beyoncé and Jay Z were photographed leaving Nobu in Malibu on Sunday. Subsequently, TMZ posted a story claiming that Bey went to great lengths to hide her baby bump from the paparazzi: Beyoncé and Jay-Z have a carefully orchestrated escape plan to hide her baby bump whenever they're in public...

Smutty Tingles for April 25, 2017

The jaunty scarf is what makes this video for me (Dlisted)  Thick skin – is THAT how you’re explaining it, Ben Affleck? (Cele|bitchy)  There’s not much style to this dress but Jenna Dewan is wearing the sh-t out of it (Go Fug Yourself)  Viola Davids’s airport steeze (Just Jared) ...

Zayn and Gigi Hadid celebrate each other on Instagram

This post is your excuse to stop doing whatever it is you were doing and stare at Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik. Take a moment to revel in young love. You deserve this. Gigi turned 22 on Sunday so naturally, she took to social media to celebrate the occasion. In her birthday post, she’s holding a...

Jennifer Lopez gushes about Alex Rodriguez on Ellen

Jennifer Lopez was on Ellen this week. JLO, as we know, is in love. And when JLO is in love, she can’t help but talk about the love. So she and Ellen talked about Alex Rodriguez. When JLO met ARod. Supposedly she made the first move…ish, tapping him on the shoulder when she saw him somewhere…but ...

Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill continue to film Mission: Impossible 6 in Paris

Filming for Mission: Impossible 6 – Pew Pew Noises is underway in Paris, shooting around the Grand Palais, which, as every publication feels the need to emphasize, is just a “four minute drive” from the Champs-Élysées, where there was an alleged terrorist attack last Thursday. Is it just me, or i...

Tom Hardy reportedly chases down thief in London though Scotland Yard denies it happened

My favourite story of the day so far. According to The Sun in the UK, Tom Hardy chased down a thief on a moped several blocks before pulling him down and waiting until the cops showed up. A witness in Richmond, London, told yesterday how screen hardman Tom Hardy chased a thief through gardens...

April 25, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Congratulations to Megan S of Calgary, AB for winning the Samsung GalaxyTab S3 Contest! And thank you to everyone who entered!

Intro for April 25, 2017

Dear Gossips, Thank you for your messages yesterday about mental health.  A reader called Jeannie wrote to me in response to my post to tell me that last month, the World Health Organisation confirmed that “depression has become the leading cause of ill health and disability across the world”...

Show Your Work: Blake Lively ‘Popping’, Anne Hathaway ‘Confessing’, Harry Styles Flirting, Badass Moms and Bad Idea Vacations...and Julia!

Every week we pledge to pare down our list of topics and inevitably squeeze in one more… or maybe two. This week was the hardest yet because it was ALL good… Because when we discuss Blake Lively shutting down a reporter who asked what Blake felt was an inappropriate question on the carpet, it...

The Young Royals, mental health, and a personal message

Prince William, Princess Catherine, and Prince Harry were at the London Marathon yesterday supporting racers and promoting mental health awareness, as Heads Together was the official charity of the event this year. As you probably saw, all last week, the three young royals were out there promotin...

Oprah Winfrey in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks movie review

By now, you’ve probably read or at least scrolled passed one of the many reviews of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks that praise Oprah Winfrey’s performance. You’ve probably read the Bim Adewunmi piece for Buzzfeed that Lainey recommended called How Oprah Got Her Acting Groove Back. Few actre...

April 24, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

To Ayli from Krista who thinks you’re an amazing friend, who always tells it like it is, a badass lawyer, and an awesome mom! By request, here are Sterling K Brown and Tom Brady. And for Diego and his mom, because 12 years is a long time and never enough time. Diego was perfect and, of course...

Intro for April 24, 2017

Dear Gossips, On Friday, at the Variety Power of Women event, where Blake Lively was being honoured alongside Chelsea Clinton, Gayle King, Shari Redstone, Audra McDonald, and Jessica Chastain, Blake “popped off” when a reporter asked what her “go-to power outfit” was. Get it? Power of Women? ...

Smutty Tingles for April 21, 2017

To add to what Sarah wrote earlier about Chris Pratt, his bubble seems impenetrable right now (Dlisted)  Kate Hudson celebrated her birthday with her boyfriend. And Robert Pattinson was there too (Just Jared)  Great leather skirt on Demi Moore (Go Fug Yourself)  I agree. The true lo...

Charlie Hunnam teams with Omaze to invite you to meet him at King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword premiere

You’ll recall that earlier this year, ahead of Valentine’s Day, Idris Elba partnered with Omaze, putting himself up as someone’s Valentine and offering to let that person “pound his yams” to encourage donations. Daniel Craig did it too, and his prize was an Aston Martin. Daniel’s campaign video f...

Chris Pratt says the average, blue-collar American isn't represented in Hollywood

Chris Pratt is currently promoting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and as such is on the cover of Men’s Fitness. I have begun to feel like the more we hear from Pratt the less we like him, and I don’t think this interview is going to help much. There are several points to get through but let’s st...

Smutty Social Media, April 21, 2017

Paris Jackson and her godfather Macaulay Culkin look like they are celebrating Easter a little late. Not that I’m judging, I’m still making my way through my kids’ Cadbury eggs.   🐰 A post shared by Paris-Michael K. Jackson (@parisjackson) on Apr 21...

Zoe Kravitz at JFK airport for Rough Night reshoots with Ilana Glazer

Zoe Kravitz and Ilana Glazer were photographed at JFK airport in New York yesterday reshooting scenes for Rough Night. Movie reshoots are not unusual. It used to be that movie reshoots meant that the movie was in bad shape. But I feel like there have been enough examples lately of reshoots that l...

Brie Larson and Armie Hammer in Free Fire movie review

Free Fire also stars SHARLTO COPLEY, that’s very important. The latest from English filmmaker Ben Wheatley (High Rise, A Field in England), Free Fire is in the vein of John Wick and The Raid, where the whole point is the beat down. (I have started calling this sub-genre “beat-down movies”.) Set i...

Bradley Cooper on the set of A Star Is Born as synopsis for film is released

Sarah wrote about the first still released from the A Star Is Born remake that Bradley Cooper is directing last week. He and Lady Gaga worked on the film at Coachella earlier this week. And yesterday he was seen on set, with his body double, in LA. Coop was not at the splashy Guardians Of The Gal...

Chris Evans to make Broadway debut in Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero

Chris Evans has attained a level of success enviable to most actors (Michael Shannon probably doesn’t give a sh*t). But Evans is clearly after more than just blockbuster box office and magazine covers—which he keeps trying to show us via magazine covers— as he takes on smaller/indie movies in bet...

Intro for April 21, 2017

Dear Gossips, I have two reads to recommend today, two articles I read last night, right before I went to bed, and then I slept like sh-t because I kept thinking about how they intersect. The first is about Gwyneth Paltrow. Gwyneth announced this week that she’ll be hosting goop’s first summi...

Smutty Social Media, April 20, 2017

After Lainey wrote about Serena yesterday, I went to look at Maria Sharpova’s Instagram. It kind of looks like Ivanka Trump’s, minus the kids.   My fave emoji 💁🏼 A post shared by Maria Sharapova (@mariasharapova) on Apr 19, 2017 at 7:09pm PDT ...

Celine Dion says it's too soon for her to love again in new interview with The Sun

Celine Dion, the Queen Of All Feelings, will be touring Europe this summer. So she’s starting to do some advance press. If you’ve been following Celine Dion’s career, you know that there’s no half-assing with Celine. She doesn’t half-ass her heart-thumps, her leg lunges, she never half-asses on t...

Ryan Gosling and Justin Theroux have lunch together in LA

Ryan Gosling and Justin Theroux were papped in LA yesterday after having lunch together. They left separately, just like celebrities do when they’re dating and don’t want to be shot in the same frame. I’m not saying that Ryan and Justin are dating. They are not dating, they will never date. It’s ...

Will Smith in talks to play the genie in Aladdin

Earlier this year we learned that Will Smith was planning for his next bad movie  to be Tim Burton’s “live action” Dumbo for Disney, but then a month later he decided that was too bad of a decision to make and dropped out of negotiations. But now! Will Smith’s determination to star in a “live act...

Smutty Tingles for April 20, 2017

Kate Beckinsale shows us Rob Lowe’s dick…stamp (Dlisted)  So is Brad Pitt “not dating seriously” aka “just f-cking” too? (Cele|bitchy)  When Tracee Ellis Ross lost her Golden Globe (Just Jared)  I don’t hate this black dress on Jennifer Hudson (TooFab)  Kate Upton in a blue bikini...

Jessica Simpson steps out in New York as retail business continues to do well

This morning Lainey emailed me about some new Jessica Simpson photos so I went online to find them. Then I had to find the date to make sure they were new because to be honest, if I’m looking at Jessica Simpson photos from 5 years ago or 5 minutes ago, her aesthetic is largely the same. Which isn...

Margaret Atwood and Elisabeth Moss promote The Handmaid's Tale in New York

Big Little Lies has been over for, what?, two weeks now? Do you miss it? It’s OK. There is another.  The Handmaid’s Tale begins next Wednesday, April 26 on Hulu and April 30th in Canada on Bravo. It’s 10 episodes. And we can’t wait. It’s the show Duana and I will be talking about. It’s the show...

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin in Zach Braff's Going In Style movie review

Going In Style has the oddest pedigree. It’s a remake of the 1979 comedy starring Art Carney, Lee Strasberg, and George Burns, in which three old codgers decide to rob a bank for sh*ts and giggles because why not, they’re going to die soon anyway. In 2008, the three leads are Morgan Freeman, Mich...

Ben Affleck reportedly dating but not seriously according to TMZ, E!, and PEOPLE

It’s been a week since Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner filed for divorce, right before Good Friday, the classic weekend gossip dump and bury. As TMZ first reported, Ben is supposedly dating someone, but “not seriously”. And as I subsequently mentioned, TMZ decided not to ask the follow-up (WHO is...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have dinner in Miami after spending Easter in Dominican

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were out for dinner in Miami on Tuesday night after spending Easter weekend in the Dominican Republic with Marc Anthony and their respective children. Their children are getting close too, as she showed us on Instagram with this photo of her daughter, 9, and his ...

April 20, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Kasey and Axle – because Andrea says you’re her “friend for life” and right now, you’re missing your friend for life. “Friend” is a big word. It means from the beginning to the end. And forever with no end. Which is what this will be: 10 years that becomes a lifetime, Axle eternal. 

Intro for April 20, 2017

Dear Gossips, The TIME 100 came out today, the list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Here are my highlights: Riz Ahmed, presented by Lin-Manuel Miranda. I’ve only gone through about 20 or so of the 100 but so far, LMM’s is the best read, hitting exactly the right tone. But...

Smutty Social Media, April 19, 2017

Brooklyn Decker posted a selife last night, and some people pointed out that she looked like Kevin Bacon. They are not wrong.   New development: We're f*cking twins. A post shared by Brooklyn Decker (@brooklyndecker) on Apr 19, 2017 at 8:12am PDT ...

Serena Williams announces she is 20 weeks pregnant on Snapchat

If you’ve been reading this site a while, you know how I feel about Serena Williams. Like when I found out that Serena and I have the same birthday (many years apart), I practically set myself on fire with excitement. It’s the closest I’ll ever get to her. And I don’t want to get any closer. Sere...

Bill O'Reilly fired from Fox News Channel

Almost three weeks ago, The New York Times “found a total of five women who have received payouts from Bill O’Reilly or Fox News” in exchange for agreeing not to pursue litigation or speak about their accusations (of workplace and/or sexual harassment) against him. The payouts totaled about $13 m...

Did Keira Knightley have to be trapped to appear in Pirates of the Caribbean 5?

A new Japanese trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Give Us Gold—I legit can’t remember the title and I JUST watched the trailer, not a great sign—was released yesterday and it spoils what I assume was to be a surprise for fans of the franchise (do those still exist?). Keira Knightley appears br...

Smutty Tingles for April 19, 2017

So it was all a baby blackmail attempt? (Dlisted)  No Frauds was an average effort by Nicki Minaj. It needs the video to boost it (Just Jared)  Tori Spelling’s fetish (Cele|bitchy)  Alec Baldwin’s Trump performance secrets (TooFab)  JLO and ARod are back in Miami (TMZ)  See? B...

Rihanna in LA for her FENTY PUMA pop-up shop

After spending the weekend at Coachella or, as she calls it, #Chella17, Rihanna was in LA yesterday for her Fenty Puma pop-up. It’s a two day event:   the official invite. #FENTYxPUMA pull up doe. A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Apr 18, ...

Gina Rodriguez to star in Netflix reboot of Carmen Sandiego

Is there a word for the kind of family legend that only half the family enjoys telling? In our house, it’s my parent’s legendary consequence bombs. They were the MASTERS of follow-through, no leniency allowed. Case in point, when I lost the house key they gave me in grade six, I didn’t get an...

Kendrick Lamar releases video for DNA. following release of new album DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar released DAMN. on Good Friday. I didn’t listen to DAMN. until Saturday afternoon. I wasn’t busy. I was waiting. I wanted to savour it. You know the envy you feel towards someone who hasn’t watched your favourite TV series yet? When anyone tells me they haven’t started Friday Night ...

Kendrick Lamar releases video for DNA. after Good Friday release of new album DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar released DAMN. on Good Friday. I didn’t listen to DAMN. until Saturday afternoon. I wasn’t busy. I was waiting. I wanted to savour it. You know the envy you feel towards someone who hasn’t watched your favourite TV series yet? When anyone tells me they haven’t started Friday Night ...

PEOPLE Magazine names Julia Roberts 2017 World's Most Beautiful Woman

PEOPLE Magazine has named Julia Roberts the World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2017. Last year it was Jennifer Aniston. The year before it was Sandra Bullock. So it’s been three America’s Sweethearts in a row. Interesting strategy. Did you read Claudia Rosenbaum’s piece in Buzzfeed yesterday? The title...

Olivia de Havilland shuts down Feud in comments to The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg

Feud: Bette and Joan airs its last episode on Sunday, and to celebrate the finale of this sensational show, let us celebrate with the words of Olivia de Havilland, the only actor featured in Feud—she’s played by Catherine Zeta-Jones—who is still alive. Ms. de Havilland is 100 and living in Paris,...

Intro for April 19, 2017

Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Reporter is continuing to release excerpts from the upcoming Sherry Lansing biography, Leading Lady, which will be released next week. Sherry was the head of Paramount when Mel Gibson made Braveheart. And yesterday THR published the part from the book about the stu...

Smutty Social Media, April 18, 2017

Jessica celebrates Jennifer.   Happy Birthday, Shirley! Love, Laverne 📷 @marieclairemag A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Apr 17, 2017 at 7:22pm PDT Lainey’s Obsession undresses.   Happy Birthd...

Mark Ruffalo honoured at Turtle Ball for his work on behalf of conservation efforts

My friends and I rarely agree on attractiveness. I always say, for instance, that Duana likes mountain men. Like she’ll always prefer the 45 year old over the 25 year old. I’m with the 25 year old, obviously. One person we can all agree on, however, is Mark Ruffalo. I will never understand the pe...

Benedict Cumberbatch's brown sweater and Oreo-filled Cadbury eggs

Before we talk about Benedict Cumberbatch, I need to tell you what just happened to me. I was craving chocolate and the craving was too strong to shut down. It was because somehow, through Easter, I managed to not eat a single chocolate egg. It’s like my body was protesting the deprivation. So I ...

Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, and Kate Micucci are bad nuns in The Little Hours trailer

One of my favorite literary sub-genres is “Stuff Written During The Plague”. There’s a whole shelf in my bookcase dedicated to Stuff Written During The Plague (between “Angry Repressed Victorians” and “Maritime Mysteries [Non-Fiction]”). Medieval plague breakouts drove people out of cities—if you...

Smutty Tingles for April 18, 2017

Drake…might be a dad? Believe or nah? (Dlisted)  Prince William Facetimes Lady Gaga (Cele|bitchy)  A Jennifer Garner fashion retrospective and… well… it’s all kinda the same (Go Fug Yourself)  Reese Witherspoon’s birthday note for Jennifer Garner (Just Jared)  God Riz Ahmed is se...

Red-headed Joaquin Phoenix walks his dogs in LA

There’s not much to say here so I’ll keep it short. Joaquin Phoenix was photographed walking his dogs the other day. The last we heard from Joaquin it was about how he and Rooney Mara are/were “madly in love”. That was three months ago, in January. Since then, no updates. But neither one is high ...

Girls season 6 series finale recap

You know what’s amazing about Girls, on top of everything else? They stuck unwaveringly to their format for six seasons. There was, I think a ‘To Be Continued’, but mostly, even with ‘One Man’s Trash’ or ‘American Bitch’ they told the stories they had to tell in their HBO-allotted half-hour, and ...

The Rock shows his work as he signs on for Fast Furious 9 with Vin Diesel

Late last night, TMZ reported that The Rock and Vin Diesel have “squashed” their boy sh-t and will be signing on for Fast Furious 9. As you’ve probably heard, F8 just set a worldwide box office record. So, obviously, the studio wants in for another one. According to TMZ, The Rock and Vin will giv...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in the Dominican Republic for charity work with MIR Foundation

Here are some shots of Jennifer Lopez arriving in the Dominican Republic with her children on the weekend. She was there to perform with Marc Anthony, and I’ve included photos from their concert below. This led to some silly speculation that maybe JLO and Marc would get back together after all. P...

Amy Schumer to star in comedy I Feel Pretty

Yesterday it was announced that Amy Schumer will star in a comedy called I Feel Pretty, which is the directorial debut of the writing team behind such mediocre movies as He’s Just Not That Into You and How To Be Single. For some reason, the details about Pretty are being kept under wraps—not even...

April 18, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Carolyn because Olivia, Ingrid, and Anjali are what you need and they will stay – have the BEST time at prom…stag. I went stag to prom. I went with my best friend, just like you will be going with your best friends. I have never, ever regretted it. And I would never, ever change it. Have a gr...

Intro for April 18, 2017

Dear Gossips, So it’s time for me to harass you again about reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. To be honest, every day in this space I want to harass you about it. But sometimes I don’t have an “excuse”, which then leads to me questioning why I even need an “excuse”, so I tell myself “e...

Smutty Social Media, April 17, 2017

This morning, Lainey wrote about Leo and Orly at Coachella. Someone creeped a photo from their house and it’s been floating around on Instagram. So many Doritos. But it is from this year? Leo’s top knot is making me question the timeline.   New pic. Leo at a house i...

The Show Your Work mini-egg: Katy Perry’s references and the MasterClass

As mentioned in today’s open, Duana and I were planning to skip this week’s Show Your Week because of Easter weekend but we, to borrow from Shonda Rhimes, wanted to lay some track. The work is the track. More on that later. First up… this: This video of Reese Witherspoon calling out t...

Olivia Munn arrives in Vancouver for filming of Shane Black's The Predator

Here’s Olivia Munn arriving in Vancouver today to resume work on The Predator. Last week I posted about how it’s being suggested that she and Aaron Rodgers broke up because “she’s controlling”, on top of all that drama with his family, and how people assumed that she was big bad bitch who came be...

Selena Gomez and The Weeknd are the Couple of Coachella 2017

Every year there’s a couple. You remember the Couple of Coachella 2016? It was Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s a photo that Taylor Instagrammed herself during his set: With the caption: "Watching @calvinharris like [heart-eyed emoji] #coachella”. Two...

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper at Coachella in first look at A Star is Born

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper were at Coachella over the weekend, shooting scenes for A Star Is Born, which is Cooper’s directorial debut. It’s a remake of the 1954 Judy Garland film, with Gaga taking the Garland role (after it was initially intended for Beyoncé). Besides directing, Cooper is also...

Smutty Tingles for April 17, 2017

Another kind of Easter spirit (Dlisted)  Harry Styles watched the Habs win (Just Jared)  I don’t understand Gwen Stefani’s black shoe choice (Cele|bitchy)   So, basically, there will be people dressed like assholes in A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper’s movie with Lady Gaga (Jezebel)  ...

Prince Harry discusses struggle with anxiety and depression following his mother's death on Mad World podcast

Duana and I featured Meghan Markle as the top story on the last episode of our Show Your Work podcast. She had just shut down The Tig. And we talked about what it means and whether or not it means she’s “giving up” parts of her life so that she can make a life with Prince Harry. During the podcas...

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck reveal they have filed for divorce ahead of Easter weekend

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, possibly the most memorable example of the classic Friday dump. They announced their separation on Friday, January 7, 2005, late in the afternoon, when everyone had packed up to go home. Friday at 6pm is a lot less loud than, say, a Wednesday at 10 in the morning. ...

Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins in Maudie movie review

And it’s worth lining around the block for. In Maudie, Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins unexpectedly fall in love and fit together like a "pair of old socks." It's wonderful to watch. Since its world premiere at Telluride and big debut at TIFF, this biopic about Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lew...

Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, and Nina Dobrev at Coachella

PEOPLE reported on Friday that Orlando Bloom and Nina Dobrev are dating…but that it’s casual. Major focus on the “casual” though because both Orly and Nina were at Coachella this weekend and, as PEOPLE followed up on Sunday, he was “all over” a model called Ashley Haas. Major focus on the “all ov...

Teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi released during Star Wars Celebration on Good Friday

Star Wars Celebration—a nerd convention devoted solely to the nearly religious experience of Star Wars fandom—went down over the weekend, and included the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi (the key art has dropped “Episode VIII”), on Good Friday nonetheless. (The teaser for The Force Aw...

Intro for April 17, 2017

Dear Gossips, Of all the performances at Coachella this weekend, I was most interested in Kendrick Lamar’s. His new album, DAMN., was just released on Friday. The reviews are overwhelmingly positive. You know who came up in The New York Times review though? Here’s the paragraph: Taken in ...

Smutty Tingles for April 13, 2017

Katy Perry’s ex-boyfriend is trying to stay relevant by talking about his dick (Dlisted)  Good joggers on Gwen Stefani (Just Jared)  Gwyneth Paltrow suggests going barefoot (Cele|bitchy)  I need Olivia Wilde’s horse bomber (TooFab)  I do love a tanktop that gapes at the sides (Hol...

Smutty Social Media, April 13, 2017

So, if Chelsea and Gwyneth weren’t friends, would she be praising goop supplements? She’s very selective with her bullsh-t threshold. Like the jade egg, there’s a medical counterpoint to goop’s promises; I read a great interview with an RD who broke down the ingredients, the exploitive marketing ...

Jennifer Aniston's unintentionally hilarious smartwater campaign

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux went out for dinner in Paris last night. Can I just say I’m still mad about the pants she wore to the Louis Vuitton event this week at the Louvre? Will she ever give up the bootcut trouser? In other news, Jen’s new smartwater Spring 2017 campaign s...

Aaron Rodgers stays Hollywood after split with Olivia Munn

It’s been a week since news broke that Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers aren’t together anymore. Given the Other ARod’s family history, most people assumed it had to do with the fact that the relationship broke down under the pressure of all that drama. We talked about this on this week’s episode of...

The Fate of the Furious movie review

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson star in the eighth installment of the Fast/Furious franchise, a movie which is infuriatingly still not called F8 of the Furious. (They have two scenes together, one in which they’re in separate cars and another in which they never talk or look directly at each other....

Sienna Miller shuts down Page Six's story that she was flirting with Brad Pitt at Lost City Of Z premiere

Earlier this week Page Six reported that Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller seemed super into each other at The Lost City Of Z premiere in LA. It’s a good story. A good old-fashioned gossip story. Two very attractive celebrities flirting at a party doesn’t mean marriage. But it gives us possibility. Pos...

Josh Brolin cast as Cable in Deadpool 2

The last we heard from Deadpool 2, Michael Shannon was the frontrunner to play fan favorite Cable. Yesterday, though, it was announced that Josh Brolin will be playing Cable, agreeing to a four-film deal. This means that not only is Brolin double-dipping with Marvel—he plays the big bad, Thanos, ...

Intro for April 13, 2017

Dear Gossips, Angolan model Maria Borges is the first African model to cover American ELLE since 1997 and Alex Wek – as she says, the first of the century. Just to be clear on the math, that’s 20 years. Let’s definitely celebrate Maria. She’s celebrating too: Honored to be the First A...

Smutty Social Media, April 12, 2017

Conan and Andy know that this face is the joke.   This was great. Getting roasted by these two about having my shirt off all the time. Real classy. @teamcoco Check it out!! #f8 #fastandfurious8 this Friday!!! A post shared by Scott Eastwood (@scotteastwood) ...

Jude Law confirmed to play young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts sequel

Variety confirmed today that Jude Law has been cast to play Albus Dumbledore in the next installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. As you know from the first movie, Johnny Depp was revealed to be Gellert Grindelwald. He and Dumbledore were friends, Dumbledore may have been in love with him, ...

Drake in the studio with DJ Khaled to work on vocals for new album, Grateful

If you follow DJ Khaled on social, you know it’s the question, a variation on, “Did the Drake vocals come in yet?” Somebody usually answers that it’s “top secret”. And then Khaled delivers his trademark, “I like that”. Khaled is working on a new album called Grateful. The Drake vocals came in...

Smutty Tingles for April 12, 2017

I violated all these rules by the time I was 20. And I married a man who cleans and bakes. I guess the devil sent him. (Dlisted)  Jenna Dewan on life with Channing Tatum (Just Jared)  Princess Kate is an internet troll? (Cele|bitchy)   Timothy Olyphant could have been Vin Diesel (TooF...

Tom Cruise suspended by a harness and on a motorcycle on the set of Mission: Impossible 6

What’s more Tom Cruise than Tom Cruise on a motorcycle? Highway to the danger zone. Tom Cruise on a motorcycle was introduced to us over 20 years ago in Top Gun. At this point, yes, it’s fair to call that an iconic image. And he won’t let us forget it because every movie he tries to get himself o...

First trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit starring John Boyega and Anthony Mackie

Set during the 1967 riots, Kathryn Bigelow’s next film, Detroit, assembled a tremendous ensemble including Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, John Krasinski, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Jack Reynor, and Will Poulter, but the trailer is focused on Boyega, playing a young police officer in Detroit. H...

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in matching black at Louis Vuitton event in Paris

Louis Vuitton and Jeff Koons have collaborated on a collection called Masters. From what I can see, so far it’s handbags featuring some of the most famous works of art. Like the Mona Lisa. Fan Bingbing poses for Patrick Demarchelier before Da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris #LouisVuitton #LV...

Daniel Kaluuya in perfect #GetOutChallenge with Black Panther cast

Have you seen Get Out yet? By now, you have no excuse. Sarah called it “OUTSTANDING” in all caps. Do you know how rare it is for Sarah to use all caps when she’s not eviscerating something? I haven’t seen a horror movie in a decade and I took my scaredy-cat ass to the theatre and experienced the ...

Intro for April 12, 2017

Dear Gossips, Since it’s Easter this weekend, and Duana and I typically record the Show Your Work podcast on Fridays, Duana and I were planning to take a break this week. But we’ve still been pitching story ideas back and forth. And now, because we can’t help ourselves, and because there have...

Smutty Tingles for April 11, 2017

We are still not over the Aaron Rodgers-Olivia Munn breakup on this week’s Sasha Answers podcast. Because it’s something that comes up in non-celebrity families too. Also, my search for a summer nail polish. And when you don’t speak the same “love language”. Great. Even these cats are more se...

Katy Perry jokes with Ryan Phillippe on Twitter by asking him to let her out of the basement following dating rumours

Maria posted about this in Smutty Social Media yesterday - someone tried to start a rumour that Katy Perry and Ryan Phillippe were dating. It was bullsh-t. But the paps started following him and he posted on Twitter that they don’t really know each other and could they please stop flying helicopt...

Charlize Theron's stiletto weapon in new Atomic Blonde trailer

Kathleen came into my office earlier because she’s producing an upcoming segment and she wanted my spring movie pick. My immediate answer was Atomic Blonde. But she said I had to save that for my summer movie pick as it doesn’t come out until July 28th. Fine. But I get dibs. A new trailer for...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk name baby girl Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper

I like saying “Irina Shayk”. You do too, right? I assume so, and that’s part of why she’s famous? I mean, I know, she’s a model and she’s been with him for almost two years and all, but let’s be honest, this is a fun name to say. “Irina SHAYK!” I am the furthest thing from a frat boy you will eve...

Smutty Social Media, April 11, 2017

This is how the Hadid-Foster-Jenner family tree shakes out. And really you could add more Jenners onto this.   National sibling day is pretty chill when your dad has been married 4 times. A post shared by Erin Foster (@erinfoster) on Apr 10, 2017 at ...

Will there be a second season of Big Little Lies?

The other day, in a big group of people, someone said no, they hadn’t watched Big Little Lies yet, and then commented, “It’s not about how cool you are for the shows you watch anymore, it’s curating listing the shows you don’t have time to watch, but would, if you did.” This morning I found m...

Sonoya Mizuno cast as Araminta Lee in Crazy Rich Asians

If you have no idea who Araminta Lee is, it means you haven’t read Crazy Rich Asians. And if you haven’t read Crazy Rich Asians, I’m yelling at you to read Crazy Rich Asians. THR reported yesterday that Sonoya Mizuno has joined the cast of Crazy Rich Asians. You may think you don’t know Sonoy...

Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer in Gifted movie review

You know those dramatic reenactments that feature in murder mystery shows where it’s like watching aliens pretend to be people because while everything looks normal enough, the interactions are just ever so slightly stiff and unnatural, like everyone is super aware of the camera on them? And do y...

Charlie Hunnam anxious about two week holiday with girlfriend Morgana McNelis because he won't be working

It was Charlie Hunnam’s birthday yesterday. He’s now 37. On Sunday he and Morgana McNelis were seen out for lunch together in LA. I read somewhere today that they’ve been together now for 12 years. Which, I guess, is why some might say she would understand on the occasion he has to ghost her for ...

Drake and Rihanna: awkward exes at a child's birthday party

Last summer, I would have been squealing at news that Drake and Rihanna attended a child’s birthday party together. Sure, I’m easily excitable, but I was still holding on to hope that Aubrey and Robyn would get their sh-t together so they could get together. Do I get points for quoting More Life ...

Intro for April 11, 2017

Dear Gossips, Last month, Kathleen wrote about HBO’s upcoming The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey. The film premieres on HBO and HBO Canada on April 22. Oprah plays Deborah Lacks, daughter of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used without her consent in scientific res...

Smutty Social Media, April 10, 2017

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin took their son Moses and a few of his friends to LEGOLAND for Mo’s birthday. Do you think they drove or took a private plane or helicopter? She also marveled at the tofu bao buns –they are in Ninjago World.   Birthday happiness #lego...

Show Your Work: Meghan Markle’s real name, Harry Styles goes solo, and a fight over ‘NSync

As promised on Friday, Meghan Markle leads off this week’s episode of Show Your Work after she shut down The Tig. Duana and talk about WHAT THIS MEANS. And what it means that Meghan and Harry know what we are thinking it means. So… why do it this way? In the most obvious way possible? What is Meg...

Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller reportedly flirted at LA premiere of Lost City Of Z

Page Six reports today that at the Lost City Of Z premiere last week in LA, Brad Pitt and Sienna were “serious(ly) flirting”. According to their source, the two were “heavily enjoying each other’s company” and “they were talking to each other all night” and that this has been a bit of a pick-up f...

Victoria Beckham's collection for Target is major success on first weekend of sales

Victoria Beckham for Target went on sale yesterday. Did you go? Do you shop? Word is many items sold out within a few hours and sizes are low for some of the more popular items. And the collection has been well-received, not only for its price-point but also for its accessibility, as it is the fi...

Smutty Tingles for April 10, 2017

Today is Charlie Hunnam’s birthday. This is a photo we can all celebrate (Dlisted)  The Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 press tour has started with Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana in Tokyo (Just Jared) Britney is renegotiating Vegas (Cele|bitchy)  How Jennifer Aniston feels about Justin The...

Ashton Kutcher talks about Demi Moore cheating rumours as he accepts Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award at Drake University’s An-All Star Evening in Iowa

On Saturday night, Ashton Kutcher was presented with the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award at Drake University’s An-All Star Evening in Iowa (Ashton’s home state). You can watch the full video here:   Ashton is such an actor. That isn’t to say he’s a good at it, but her...

Tom Cruise's intense face on the set of Mission: Impossible 6 in Paris

Production is officially underway on Mission: Impossible 6 in Paris. Right now, the working title is “Gemini”. So… are we dealing with twins? Tom Cruise was photographed this weekend on set as they shot a car chase scene with him driving an old BMW.  I’m assuming he busted out Sean Harris in the ...

First trailer for Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok

The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok—Taika Waititi’s new and improved Thor—is here, and if you still need any convincing that Waititi is the right person to save Thor, let it be the moment that Thor sees the Hulk in a gladiator’s arena, pure delight spreading across his face. “Yes!” he bellows, “...

Rose Leslie and Kit Harington attend Olivier Awards together in London

The Olivier Awards in London last night. Rose Leslie was there with Kit Harington. And they looked super cute together. And, obviously, they are still together. Very much together. Kit, as you know, is readying for the premiere of Game Of Thrones season 7 in July. Jon Snow is now the boss of...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk welcome first child together

The last time I posted about Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk was less than two weeks ago, on March 31. Irina was photographed shopping with her ma and I noted that, in her oversized sweatshirt, she kinda looked how I would look in an oversized sweatshirt, and I’m not pregnant. So, my question at t...

April 10, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Jacqueline! It’s not your birthday yet but Linda wanted you to see this shout-out now, because of what the last two months has been like. The trip WILL happen. And your friends and family will support you through everything. You have been the rock for everyone else. It’s time for them to rock har...

Intro for April 10, 2017

Dear Gossips, The New York premiere of Fast 8 happened on Saturday. According to The Hollywood Reporter Dwayne The Rock Johnson was the first to arrive, Vin Diesel was the last to arrive. They did not pose together on the carpet, although The Rock wouldn’t be the only one who just took single...

Smutty Tingles for April 7, 2017

HEADS UP: Thanks for all your emails about Meghan Markle and the announcement today that she’s shutting down The Tig and WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!? This is a perfect story for Show Your Work. Duana and I are recording tonight. As always, the podcast will be posted on Monday. Relax, they’re not gett...

Victoria Beckham covers ELLE UK to promote VB collection for Target

Back in January, we featured Victoria Beckham on an episode of the Show Your Work podcast. Duana was the one who pitched her for the Do We Need To Care About….? segment that we do at the end of every show. I mean, of course we need to care about Victoria Beckham. But, specifically, Duana wanted t...

Smutty Social Media, April 7, 2017

Like I said to Lainey, he even has to steal her Jeopardy! spotlight.   Alex, I'll take me for 100. #jeopardy A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Apr 6, 2017 at 4:30pm PDT The power of prestige TV: Ryan Murphy has done for Cuba ...

Oliva Munn and Aaron Rodgers break up

The last few updates we’ve had on the state of Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers’ relationship came to us via some Rogue Relatives. The Rodgers family drama has been great for gossip but until now, it seemed like the other ARod and Olivia were solid, presenting as a united front while Aaron’s family ...

Prince Harry with babies and dogs at UK team trials for Invictus Games

The world is f-cking bullsh-t right now. It’s been a horrifying week. It was a terrifying night. It’s too scary to look ahead. So if you need a break from being afraid, here’s Prince Harry today in Bath at the UK team trials for the Invictus Games, cheering on athletes who hope to compete in Toro...

Christian Bale to play Dick Cheney in Adam McKay led biopic

Few actors are as committed to Method by way of body transformation as Christian Bale, who will, as his next trick, transform himself into a peeled egg in order to play Dick Cheney. Adam McKay and his Big Short producers at Plan B—including Brad Pitt—are putting together a biopic about Cheney, wi...

Harry Styles releases first solo single, Sign Of The Times

Harry Styles released his first solo single today, Sign Of The Times. He will be the musical guest when Jimmy Fallon hosts Saturday Night Live (real live in both New York and LA) on April 15. And by the time he finishes singing this song, even by the 3:15 mark when he’s all, “stop your crying, ba...

'All Eyez on Me' trailer drops as Tupac Shakur to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Later today, Tupac Shakur will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 20 years after his death. Snoop Dogg will give his induction speech. TMZ reported that there’s a California Love tribute in the works featuring Snoop and Dr. Dre but Rolling Stone says that’s just a rumour.  I really ...

April 7, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Liz! Happy (belated) Birthday from Fernanda who got yelled at over Facetime for over an hour but you adores you for showing your work every day, even when the world was telling you that your work was wrong. I, however, should yell at you for wanting to see a photo of a shirtless JT. Here he is, a...

Intro for April 7, 2017

Dear Gossips, I spent part of last night and this morning reading about Don Rickles and watching some of those classic roast videos. When Jacek and I first started dating, he told me about his collection of Dean Martin roast tapes. He was in his early 20s. You know what happens when you come ...

Smutty Social Media, April 6, 2017

Do you think Derek Blasberg tried to namedrop Karlie Kloss with Haruki Murakami?   🤗 M U R A K A M I ✌️ A post shared by Derek Blasberg (@derekblasberg) on Apr 5, 2017 at 4:12pm PDT Alec now says that HarperCollins didn’t thoroughly edit ...

John Mayer's music video for Still Feel Like Your Man features dancing pandas and fake Beyoncés

John Mayer’s video for Still Feel Like Your Man dropped this week. I posted about the song last month when he was shooting the video while being interviewed by the New York Times. You’ll recall, there was risk of cultural appropriation but he felt confident that he was “on the right side of the l...

Charlie Hunnam says he doesn't see any point in breakfast meat in Mr Porter feature

Charlie Hunnam is featured in the new issue of Mr Porter. He’s promoting both The Lost City Of Z and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. I learned a couple of things from this interview. First, Charlie and I are not food-compatible. He and the writer met for breakfast. This is what he ordered a...

Charlie Hunnam says he doesn't see any point in breakfast meat in Mr Porter cover feature

Charlie Hunnam is featured in the new issue of Mr Porter. He’s promoting both The Lost City Of Z and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. I learned a couple of things from this interview. First, Charlie and I are not food-compatible. He and the writer met for breakfast. This is what he ordered a...

Brad Pitt and Charlie Hunnam at the Los Angeles premiere of The Lost City of Z

Back in January, Brad Pitt and Charlie Hunnam were both at the same event but didn’t pose together and I mentioned at that time that I wanted to see it, not only because Brad Pitt produced The Lost City Of Z but also because the two have known each other a while and kinda look like each other 20 ...

Smutty Tingles for April 6, 2017

Right. But Chelsea Handler cares a LOT about Angelina Jolie, doesn’t she? (Dlisted)  I’m still trying to process Pamela Anderson + Julian Assange (Just Jared)  This must be the week of ad f-ckery (Cele|bitchy)  The Rock brings a man to tears (TooFab)  Now that’s a throwback hairst...

Beyoncé gushes about her marriage with Grand Canyon anniversary photos

As mentioned earlier this week, it was Beyoncé and Jay Z’s 9th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. That day she released a new video for her song Die With You. And then she posted photos on her website from their trip to the Grand Canyon to celebrate their 8th anniversary last year. Blue’s there too....

Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg belong together as they shoot Daddy's Home sequel in Massachusetts

For some reason they’re making a sequel to Daddy’s Home. Sarah reviewed the first movie. She didn’t care for it. In fact, she wrote at the time that actually preferred the Point Break remake. I’m with Sarah but apparently we are a minority because people wanted more Daddy’s Home so Will Ferrell a...

Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac distract us from her Ghost flop

Less than a month ago, Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac were hissing at each other publicly over custody of their daughter. After she filed for divorce and residential custody, he had his lawyer go from one entertainment outlet to the next talking about he was the primary parent and suggesti...

Alec Baldwin and Dana Brunetti get into Twitter feud over Nikki Reed underage claims

I know it doesn’t really have the same ring as Girl Sh-t or Boy Sh-t but I will try to make this worth your while. In one corner, we have noted Hollywood asshole Dana Brunetti. I’ve mentioned him in Smutty Social Media a few times. Vanity Fair has described him as “openly disliked and secretl...

Smutty Social Media, April 5, 2017

There’s a big Easter egg controversy happening in the UK right now, the same type of fight that North Americans engage in every goddamn year over Starbucks holiday cups. Ricky Gervais has weighed in on the great debate.   No mention of Easter again. A post s...

Jenny Slate brings Mae Whitman as her date to Gifted premiere in LA

The premiere of Gifted last night. And of course all the intrigue here is that Jenny Slate and Chris Evans were on the red carpet together and they’re not together anymore, more often than not a good starting place to find good gossip. Doesn’t always work out that way though. Maybe because it’s t...

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux at The Leftovers season 3 premiere

Jennifer Aniston joined Justin Theroux last night at the premiere of the third and final season of HBO’s The Leftovers. Everyone’s talking about her leather dress. She looks good in this leather dress. But I’m not feeling the makeup. Or the hair. I think the entire look could be elevated with a s...

Kiernan Shipka and Emma Roberts in The Blackcoat’s Daughter movie review

Here’s a little gem for you: The Blackcoat’s Daughter, a thoroughly creepy horror movie that has slid by largely unnoticed this spring. It originally played festivals in 2015 under the less evocative title February, and then sat on the shelf while the director wrote and completed a second film (I...

Smutty Tingles for April 5, 2017

On today's Sasha Answers Podcast, dealing with family during a wedding, how finances can mess with a relationship, and pulling out.  The (totally not surprising) truth about Barry and Garry (Dlisted)  I would like to see Drake performing his “calisthenics” (Just Jared)  As usual, Prin...

Meghan Markle’s half-sister writing a tell-all book

Prince Harry attended the Landmine Free World 2025 reception yesterday in London to commemorate International Mine Awareness Day. As you know, this was a cause close to Princess Diana’s heart. And this year is the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty signing. It is also the 20th...

Smash creator Theresa Rebeck on the take down of her show and how sexism railroaded her

When I first read the Theresa Rebeck's essay about being fired from Smash that Entertainment Weekly ran, I was standing in a long lineup and immediately looked up, shocked that the line was still happening. Like, I somehow expected everyone else around me to have read it at the same time, and rea...

Kate Hudson on the beach in Hawaii with her sons

Kate Hudson is dating Danny Fujikawa. That’s been the main Kate Hudson headline for the last couple of weeks. Prior to that, the big Kate Hudson headline was about how her ex-husband, Chris Robinson, had filed a request with the court to review the custody agreement for their son Ryder, 12. They ...

Aziz Ansari in first trailer for Master of None season 2

Yesterday Lainey wrote about TV FOMO in the age of Peak TV, and how hard it is to keep up with the sheer volume of shows available now. With something like 500 scripted shows airing in 2017 across all platforms, it is virtually impossible to see everything. I wrote to Lainey yesterday that I have...

Sponsored: Stream Away on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (with contest)

Samsung just released the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and challenged me to give it a test drive.  As you know, I’m a pretty heavy media consumer.  I do a lot of my reading on a tablet and especially recently, have been streaming quite a bit including old episodes of Gilmore Girls (at the gym, on th...

Jennifer Lopez joins Alex Rodriguez for business dinner in Little Rock, Arkansas

Yesterday I posted photos of Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez out together in New York on Monday. She had reportedly joined him for a business meeting as his “secret weapon”. And my point was that… well… already their relationship is benefitting HIM. After that meeting, JLO and ARod flew out...

Intro for April 5, 2017

Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Reporter published an interview yesterday with four Japanese American actresses to talk about Ghost In The Shell. Keiko Agena, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Atsuko Okatsuka, and Ai Yoshihara participated in a robust discussion about the depiction of Japanese culture in the ...

Smutty Social Media, April 4, 2017

Jared Leto looks like he cuts his own hair with blunt scissors.   Ghost A post shared by JARED LETO (@jaredleto) on Apr 3, 2017 at 5:37pm PDT Does Ashton Kutcher realize he’s starring in a TV show with Danny Masterson? the problem ...

Beyoncé celebrates 9th wedding anniversary with Jay Z with new video for Die With You

It’s been almost a year since Lemonade was released. You’ll recall, while we were all watching on that Saturday, we were like… oh f-----ck. Is she leaving him? And then, OK, maybe she’s not leaving him but she is dragging his ass in public. Cut to today, their 9th wedding anniversary. And not...

Show Your Work: Scarjo’s box office and Tina Fey’s credits

As promised, we open this week’s episode of Show Your Work on the Big Little Lies series finale – our thoughts on why BLL felt so essential, on how to meet the resistance to it (here’s the Vulture article Duana quoted about the way the series was dismissed, mostly by men, for being about the triv...

Gemma Chan cast as Astrid in Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians, they’re coming! Last week it was announced that Henry Golding has been cast as Nick, the lead male character in the film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, joining Constance Wu who’s playing Rachel, and Michelle Yeoh as Eleanor Young. As I mentioned last week, after Rachel, N...

Kerry Washington’s art and activism in Glamour magazine cover profile

I’m in a fight with Scandal because of what happened at the end of season 6, episode 7. I won’t tell you what happened because #nospoilers but let’s just say that Olivia Pope and Shonda Rhimes are usually my imaginary besties but lately, I’ve been yelling obscenities at my television directed at ...

Smutty Tingles for April 4, 2017

As if they were going to punish Han Solo (Dlisted)  Great dress on Claire Danes (Just Jared)  Actually, Big Little Lies is going to be a major boost to Alexander Skarsgard’s career (Cele|bitchy)  Felicity Huffman and William H Macy are solid (TooFab)  More rumours about Ellen and ...

Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell movie review

The live-action Ghost in the Shell, starring celebrated Asian actress Scarlett Johansson, totally bit it over the weekend. It did not meet even the softest expectations of a $20 million opening, and since the foreign markets failed to bail it out, it’s destined to go down as yet another expensive...

Chris Evans talks about Marvel contract while promoting Gifted

Chris Evans is currently out there promoting Gifted and, therefore, promoting his “Gifted” persona. Most of the TV interviews I’ve seen of him lately are done with what I call a lot of “teeth smiling”. You know how cheesy former athletes-turned-sports-anchors pose in their headshots? So corny you...

Sarah Jessica Parker narrates VOGUE's history of fashion videos

Maria mentioned a few weeks ago that she feels like she’s the only one who cared about HBO’s Divorce starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church. They’re shooting season 2 now. I watched the first episode, didn’t hate it but at the same time I didn’t feel like my life had to be reorgani...

Alex Rodriguez brings "secret weapon" Jennifer Lopez to business meeting

So there’s the way Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx manage their relationship – still undercover after all these years – and the way Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are doing it. Which is to let us know after 5 minutes of dating that it was on. JLO and ARod stepped out together again yesterday i...

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx photographed together in New York

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx have been together since at least October 2013. So almost four years and they’ve never officially stepped out together. And go way way way out of their way to make sure that they are never seen together. Jamie quietly visited Toronto last year when Katie was in town sh...

Intro for April 4, 2017

Dear Gossips, Page Six reported exclusively last night that Daniel Craig will likely be back as James Bond. As you know, there’s been all kinds speculation about him not returning as 007 because he was so crusty and exhausted after Spectre. Which, of course, resulted in additional speculation...

Smutty Social Media, April 3, 2017

Can we put a moratorium on celebrity April Fool’s Day pranks until they come up with something better than haircuts or pregnancy announcements? Those two jokes are pretty played out.   ✄ ✄ ✄ happy April foolz fwends ;) :P A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigiha...

Kelly Rowland responds to Kendrick Lamar's Humble with un-Photoshopped Instagram photo

I’m so f-cking sick and tired of the Photoshop/ Show me somethin’ natural like afro on Richard Pryor/ Show me somethin’ natural like ass with some stretchmarks On Friday when I wrote about Kendrick Lamar’s Humble music video, I noted that these lyrics were going viral and gently pointed out t...

Smutty Tingles for April 3, 2017

Chandler has NO chance. This is not a debate right? (Dlisted)  Hmmm. Should we be taking about Olivia Wilde on Show Your Work? (Just Jared)  What Princess Kate was doing when William was dad-dancing in the Swiss Alps.  (Cele|bitchy)  Beyoncé's weekly pregnancy update (TooFab)   To...

When did Zac Efron go full douche?

It’s a question I found myself asking after Lainey wrote about the latest Baywatch trailer. She wrote that she enjoyed that Efron "appears to be f-cking useless in this movie.”  He is the butt of most of the jokes in the trailer. It looks like he is playing a parody of his own persona, just like ...

Naya Rivera and David Spade are dating and it's hilariously perplexing

My friend Tim is one of approximately five people who still listen to Glee cover songs on the regular. On Saturday, I texted Tim, “WAIT, WHAT?” He immediately responded with, “Naya and David?” It was the WTF news of the weekend—that (as of post time) was not an April Fools’ joke—for anyone who do...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in New York with JLO's mother

Jennifer Lopez was seen hanging out with Alex Rodriguez's sister a couple of weeks ago and they're already calling JLO an "in-law". Here they are in New York yesterday with her ma. As we saw on Friday they're now giving up shots of themselves not only in the same frame but also holding hands, lin...

Feud: Bette and Joan explores ageism and gender bias in Hollywood

Five episodes into Feud: Bette and Joan and we have covered the making of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, its release, and subsequent trip to the Oscars in 1963. We’re now at the point where Bette Davis and Joan Crawford should be swamped in offers, careers reignited thanks to the box office suc...

Nicole Kidman considered frontrunner for Emmy award for Big Little Lies performance

Nicole Kidman will turn 50 in June. (Julia Roberts celebrates her 50th this year too, in October.) We’ve just seen her deliver one of the most memorable performances of her career in Big Little Lies for which she is now considered the frontrunner for an Emmy award. Come summer she will once again...

Nicole Kidman considered frontrunner for Emmy award for Bit Little Lies performance

Nicole Kidman will turn 50 in June. (Julia Roberts celebrates her 50th this year too, in October.) We’ve just seen her deliver one of the most memorable performances of her career in Big Little Lies for which she is now considered the frontrunner for an Emmy award. Come summer she will once again...

Alessia Cara wins Pop Album of the Year at 2017 Juno Awards

Alessia Cara went from winning the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2016 to walking away with a trophy for Pop Album of the Year in 2017. Last year, Lainey wrote about her seemingly unflappable on-stage confidence, and last night, it was back in full force. There's no doubtin...

Sarah McLachlan inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame during 2017 Juno Awards

Sarah McLachlan was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards last night, and beyond her two performances, touching speech and philanthropic message, she looked phenomenal in two different looks at the ceremony. Fit, funky, joyous, 49, and killing it in a jumpsuit. Look at ...

Intro for April 3, 2017

Dear Gossips, Why lie? That’s what the female detective wanted to know at the end of Big Little Lies last night. Only a woman would be able to really understand the answer to that question. And the answer only leads to another question, not about lies but about the truth: does it ever rea...