What Else for June 30, 2017

Before we begin, the answer to a question you may have been asking yourselves – because it’s a certain time of year, that time of year when a certain celebrity takes over a certain holiday. That celebrity has been pretty low-key the last few months. But… when it’s time for the Fourth of July, isn...

Happy Canada Day from Celine Dion

It’s Canada Day tomorrow. So I’ve been saving this all week – a week’s worth of Celine Dion’s feelings… as expressed through her fashion, on her concert stage and on her other stage: right outside her hotel in Paris, where she’s been catwalking on a regular basis. My favourite outfit, obvious...

Smutty Social Media, June 30, 2017

You know what I’ll be watching this weekend? Can’t Stop Won’t Stop. It’s loaded onto my Apple Music, I just need an hour and 20 minutes. Also how am I just connecting that G and Puff have an ex connection? And a pretty strong one at that.   #lostfiles @gwynethpaltro...

Jay Z’s confessions and revelations on new album 4:44

Jay Z’s new album 4:44 dropped last night. Were you scrambling to reinstall TIDAL on your phone like I was? Needless to say, 4:44 lit up Twitter. Here’s one of my favourite tweets: When you've not listened to Jay Z 's album but everyone is talking about it http://pic.twitter.com/tgX1IGV7fW — O...

The Rock in first trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Baywatch sh*t the bed last month, but before that, F8 of the Furious was a monster hit. So it’s been a rollercoaster year for Dwayne Johnson, and it’s not over yet. The first trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released yesterday, priming the pump for Johnson’s comedy do-over. Official...

Prince Harry's weekend at home with Meghan Markle and Princess Diana's birthday

Princess Diana was born on July 1. In Canada we would call her a Canada Day baby. (Shout out to the legend Marilyn Denis, also a Canada Day baby!) This year marks the 20th anniversary of Diana’s passing. Princes William and Harry will be at Althorp tomorrow for a private rededication ceremony to ...

The gray areas of Bachelor in Paradise following sexual misconduct allegations

After shutting down production in mid-June, the Bachelor in Paradise sexual misconduct investigation is complete, with the studio, DeMario Jackson, and Corinne Olympios speaking publicly about the incident. (For my earlier pieces on it, please click here and here.) DeMario did an interview with E...

The grey areas of Bachelor in Paradise following sexual misconduct allegations

After shutting down production in mid-June, the Bachelor in Paradise sexual misconduct investigation is complete, with the studio, DeMario Jackson, and Corinne Olympios speaking publicly about the incident. (For my earlier pieces on it, please click here and here.) DeMario did an interview with E...

June 30, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Anthony, after 9 years, because you are missed. From Bella who will always remember – how you were kind, how you laughed, how you always wanted to help. Thank you for checking in on this blog once in a while when you were here. And thank you for always checking in on Bella even though you’ve ...

Intro for June 30, 2017

Dear Gossips, This weekend, Canada is marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation. My parents came to Canada to have me and raise me, so that I could have more opportunities, more opportunities than would ever have been available to them. So my personal relationship to Canada 150 is about ...

What Else for June 29, 2017

John Mayer claims he doesn’t care that Katy Perry gave him a gold medal in f-cking. But in private? If there really was a tangible thing that represented his achievement, he’d have it mounted at his house. Wait no. Because there actually is something tangible: his dick. So I wonder now if that’s ...

Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming movie review

The heart of Spider-Man: Homecoming is a story about a kid anxious to grow up and join the world of adults. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) chafes against the rules put in place for him by his mentor, Tony Stark (RDJ, who keeps evolving this character in ways that keep his performance from growing sta...

Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan in The Big Sick movie review

F-ck, I love romantic comedies. The Big Sick is a great romantic comedy that reminds even the most pessimistic viewer that rom-coms are not dead and when done right, they're just, you know, comedies that are also romantic. The Big Sick is funny as f-ck and romantic as hell. It’s also awkward, wei...

Smutty Social Media, June 29, 2017

Jennifer Lawrence, Aidy Bryant, Alison Brie, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Retta, and Lena Dunham are just some of the many participants in this Planned Parenthood video. Dakota Johnson can’t figure out how to repost it, which I get – Instagram needs a repost button, right? Doing it through a third-...

On this day five years ago Katie Holmes escaped Tom Cruise and Scientology

Without googling, do you remember what happened 5 years ago today? It was around noon ET on a Friday. It was a major gossip bombshell. Ninja Katie Holmes!  That was day Katie Holmes, seemingly out of f-cking nowhere, announced that she’d left Tom Cruise through from her attorney. We would...

Hugh Jackman in first trailer for The Greatest Showman

The first trailer for Hugh Jackman’s PT Barnum passion project, The Greatest Showman, has arrived and I have learned a few things: 1) This is a musical. (Shudder) 2) PT Barnum is a hero now. 3) This looks like some family-friendly sanitized sh*t. Jackman is, of course, a phenomenal sh...

Princess Catherine in Gucci at Victoria & Albert Museum in London

Princess Kate stepped out today in London to open the new wing at the Victoria & Albert Museum. And she showed up in Gucci. As we’ve all seen, Gucci, for the last couple of years, under Alessandro Michele, has been the label with the most high profile celebrity patronage. Beyoncé wore Gucci all t...

Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx in Baby Driver movie review

I didn’t list Ansel Elgort in the title because Ansel Elgort is not the best thing about Baby Driver. The latest film from Edgar Wright—the film he made after his Ant-Man deal fell apart at Marvel—Baby Driver is slightly more plotty than films like John Wick and Free Fire, but it’s in the same ac...

Intro for June 29, 2017

Dear Gossips, As mentioned yesterday in What Else? the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscar Academy, released its new list of 774 members, a new record. After the nominations were announced in 2015, it was April Reign who created the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. The hashtag came ...

What Else for June 28, 2017

There are 85 problems with this “solution”. One of my major problems with it is that no one seems to understand that consent isn’t just about asking “permission” at the beginning. It’s not a f-cking school trip. Consent is fluid. Pleasurable, consensual sex means you pay attention – in other word...

The Bachelorette and the dangers of a racist contestant used for ratings

I have repeatedly referred to my devotion to The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise (never Bachelor in Paradise) as a guilty pleasure. I feel guilty because these shows have always been full of f-cked up, anti-feminist rhetoric, “the marriage plot”, and a significant lack of diversity. Plus, it’s a ...

Mariah Carey asked by Israeli media about James Packer and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu corruption scandal

Mimi and Dembabies are overseas while she makes a few paid stops and sings here and there for a million dollars a pop or so. She also spent some time in Israel to promote a skincare line, also likely for a major deposit. Our girl has to hustle, OK? She’s not married to that billionaire anymore. ...

K’Naan and Riz Ahmed in Immigrants video from The Hamilton Mixtape

Well, this was opportune.  Earlier today Lainey asked whether politics belongs in gossip—I would say it’s impossible to talk about pop culture, anyway, without it. Sometimes these days we will talk about possible topics for Show Your Work and note that there’s been so much real-life news happ...

Celebrities release videos in support of Lin-Manuel Miranda's #Ham4All challenge

Last night I was talking with some women who had loved Leonardo DiCaprio. They appreciate him now, but when they were young, they loved him. Loved-loved. That undying teenage passion. They were fans.  Now, of course, they’re more like *fans, because they’re older and wiser. But it’s always a litt...

Smutty Social Media, June 28, 2017

2017 has gotten the lifestyle site it deserves – Lindsay Lohan’s premium, a subscription service that will offer her personal diaries and photos, beauty and lifestyle tutorials and shopping guides. I have so many questions. Will Dina Lohan have an advice column? Who funded this (and how long unti...

David and Victoria Beckham support son Brooklyn at his book launch party

Victoria and David Beckham were at their oldest son Brooklyn’s book launch last night in London. So in case you weren’t feeling old, Posh and Becks are now attending events FOR THEIR CHILDREN. It’s not about them anymore. We are deep in era of Next Gen Celebrity. The book is called What I See. It...

Neve Campbell and Scott Wolf's Party of Five reunion on Watch What Happens Live!

Ever wonder how the Party of Five Salingers are doing now? I do. Well, Julia (Neve Campbell) and Bailey (Scott Wolf) reunited on Watch What Happens Live! last night... and yes, they spilled some "hot goss" that, in Andy Cohen's words, we've spent "23 years waiting for." Most successful now? N...

Rihanna's new boyfriend is Naomi Campbell's ex Saudi heir Hassan Jameel

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is living her best life. After photos surfaced yesterday of RiRi poolside in Spain, multi-tasking like a champ with a glass of champagne in one hand, a smoke in the other, and all while making out with a hot mystery dude, it became very clear that Rihanna is having a better su...

Johnny Depp is fine following Donald Trump assassination joke

Last week, Johnny Depp made a joke at Glastonbury about assassinating Donald Trump. Also his former managers, The Management Group, revealed in court documents that they were aware that he was allegedly abusing Amber Heard during their marriage. (Thanks for coming forward when it really mattered,...

GLOW television review

SPOILERS Inspired by the real-life “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” that was briefly popular in the 1980s, GLOW is not a biography, but a fictionalized behind-the-scenes comedy. Alison Brie stars as Ruth, a struggling actress who latches onto professional wrestling as her last best shot at maki...

Intro for June 28, 2017

Dear Gossips, Does politics belong in gossip? Is “belong” even the right word for it anymore? Two articles for you to read today that might answer that question. The first from this month’s New Yorker, written by Jeffrey Toobin, about The National Enquirer’s Fervor for Trump. You might no...

What Else for June 27, 2017

Remember when Duana and I, on the last episode of Show Your Work, talked about Emmy campaigns? And how the budgets are getting bigger than the Oscar campaigns? This probably did not cost a lot of money, if any money at all. But what they’re offering cannot be bought. It’s an excellent strategy, I...

Serena Williams covers Vanity Fair

Serena Williams on the cover of Vanity Fair… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gasped when I saw this this morning. And then I got pissed because I knew I wouldn’t be able to read it for a few hours. Then the magnificence of these photos made me forget my anger. I’ve been loo...

Jessica Williams in incredible first trailer for The Incredible Jessica James

One of the biggest hits at Sundance this year was The Incredible Jessica James, starring Jessica Williams. You might recall that at Sundance, Salma Hayek devoured her own foot while talking over Williams at a luncheon for women in the film industry. Kathleen covered it here, and I forgot how infu...

Smutty Social Media, June 27, 2017

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband Brad have been married for 30 years, which is a very long time in real life (and an eternity in Hollywood). And it made me think of JLD and how little we actually see or know of her. She’s been on three successful sitcoms (a monster 90s hit, a respectable solo ...

Jennifer Lawrence picks up a friend at LAX after having lunch with Quentin Tarantino

Jennifer Lawrence showed up at LAX yesterday, not to catch a flight but to pick up a friend. She’s actually been papped a few times the last few days, which is, for her, kind of a lot, given that she’s pretty good at staying out of sight. She and Darren Aronofsky were seen out for dinner and also...

Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, and Benedict Cumberbatch on set of Avengers: Infinity War

I may have mentioned before how many times I’ve seen the first Avengers movie – a LOT. Three or four times in the theatre, at least 10 times on planes, maybe more. And many, many more times on television. At least 15 times on television. Every time it’s on TV I can’t change the channel. Which mea...

Taylor Swift honours Russell Westbrook in video message at NBA Awards

Taylor Swift has kept a very low profile over the last few months. Which is how I’ve started almost every post about Taylor Swift over the last few months. At this point it’s become part of her brand. When we do get news about Taylor, more often than not, it’s strategic, like a new boyfriend and ...

Drake hosts first ever NBA Awards

The first ever NBA Awards happened last night in New York. Drake was the host. Drake, as you know, from the Junos and the ESPYs and Saturday Night Live, is a very good host. This is a skill he has on top of his other skills and a skill that most of his contemporaries don’t share. So the question ...

Ben Affleck to return for The Accountant sequel

Today in Holy Sh*t Random But Awesome News, Warner Brothers is planning a sequel to the bonkers assassin movie, The Accountant. This is the “so dumb it’s fun” movie in which Ben Affleck plays an autistic assassin who does math on the windows because he’s a super-genius who can’t be contained. It’...

Intro for June 27, 2017

Dear Gossips, A couple of years ago, Sasha and I designed a capsule collection for a line of pyjamas. It was a rewarding experience and we really loved the process, but I have a major regret: the collection was not inclusive. That is, the collection did not include a range of sizes that repre...

What Else for June 26, 2017

Migos began the night at the BET Awards by getting into some drama with Joe Budden. They ended the night by getting into some drama with Chris Brown. At this point, everyone is fighting each other. Because while Migos is battling Joe and Chris, Joe’s had a longstanding beef against Drake and, a f...

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade at Men's Fashion Week in Paris

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been in Paris for Men’s Fashion Week and everything she’s worn has been amazing. Well. Almost everything. Everything but this blue dress: I don’t think it’s her. I think it’s the dress. It’s cut weird and sloppy. And if she can’t make it work, I don’...

Katy Perry and Chris Martin reportedly hooked up at Glastonbury

According to the UK Sun, Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller hooked up at Glastonbury this weekend. Brad Pitt evidently doesn’t us to think or know this because Gossip Cop is trying to discredit the story, citing two sources on Brad’s side who insist it didn’t go down like that. Sure. In addition to ...

Chance The Rapper wins Humanitarian Award and Best New Artist at BET Awards

There are a few Oprah Winfrey quotes that will forever be embedded in my brain. Last night, while watching Chance The Rapper win Best New Artist and the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards, the one Oprah quote (via Quincy Jones) that I couldn’t get out of my head was, “your future is so bright i...

Smutty Social Media, June 26, 2017

This is exactly what I imagined Jessica Simpson’s shoe collection to look like. So many peep toes and wedges. Tell me, what would you trade in your shoe closet for a pair of Jessica Simpson’s shoes? I don’t care if they are $1000 a pair, I’d take my raggedy-ass Stan Smiths over any of these. ...

Issa Rae, Yara Shahidi, and Maxwell at the BET Awards

I might have been more excited about the men’s fashion at the BET Awards than the women. Like Big Sean’s red velvet suit? The cuffed hem! Look at the cuffed hem! http://ift.tt/2tdM5xr And then there’s Maxwell. In some light, the trim on his suit was grey. Under certa...

International box office is rescuing bad franchises like Transformers

Transformers: Broken Car Alarm opened with a dismal $69 million over a five-day opening weekend. It’s enough to open at #1 but it’s one of those “congratulations on being the toughest poodle” sort of wins – and that’s still a piss-poor result for a Wednesday-Sunday opening run. It’s also $35 mill...

Mark Wahlberg in Transformers 5 movie review

In case you didn’t hear, Transformers 5 had the worst opening weekend in the franchise yet, but also debuted with $265 million. We’ll talk about it in a separate post to follow. The movie begins with a prologue, and the prologue is insane. It’s the Dark Ages and King Arthur is getting his ass...

DJ Khaled’s son Asahd steals the show at the BET Awards

As you know, Asahd Khaled, DJ Khaled’s son, executive produced his new album. Asahd was born in October. He’s 8 months old. And he’s big on social media. Almost a million followers on his own Instagram account. Which is why he was such a big deal last night at the BET Awards – Asahd was carried o...

Chloe x Halle accept for Beyoncé at the BET Awards

Chloe x Halle were my best dressed at the BET Awards last night based purely on personal preference. This is exactly what I would wear – a high-neck drapey dress with a one-shoulder cape and a loose elastic waist. God I love it so much. Chloe x Halle are signed to Parkwood Entertainment. They...

Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller spotted together at Glastonbury

Johnny Depp wasn’t the only tarnished movie star at Glastonbury this weekend. Brad Pitt was there too, ostensibly to promote Okja and to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak, because he’s very serious and informed but also… to meet up with Sienna Miller? Back in April, during promotion for The Lost City ...

Intro for June 26, 2017

Dear Gossips, There was a lot of nostalgia last night at the BET Awards. New Edition was honoured. Mary J Blige showed us how great it can be to set yourself free. And Xscape came back onstage together after 18 years apart. But to balance the nostalgia, there were several new school highlight...

Bradley Cooper shoots A Star Is Born and What Else for June 23, 2017

Nearly 20 years ago, Jennifer Lopez gave an interview to Movieline during which she shaded and/or judged and/or side-eyed Sharon Stone, Sandra Bullock, Salma Hayek, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Madonna, Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and maybe Sean Penn because she sa...

Cedric Yarbrough and Will Ferrell discuss Mariah Carey's missing cameo in 'The House'

A few weeks ago, Rob Huebel talked to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler movie, The House – specifically about how they tried to get Mimi in for a cameo only when she showed up, late, obviously, she wanted to play Wonder Woman. Seriously. Will Ferrell is now prom...

Kirsten Dunst getting star on Walk of Fame and calls Jesse Plemons Landry

Kirsten Dunst has been in New York this week promoting The Beguiled. I wanted to go see The Beguiled tonight with Jacek. Then when I went to buy tickets this morning I found out it doesn’t actually open in Canada until next weekend, which is Canada Day weekend. So heads up if you’re in Canada, se...

Johnny Depp's assassination joke and other abuses

Johnny Depp was at Glastonbury last night. Because he’s a rocker. But his side job is being an actor. And there was a screening of his film, The Libertine, at the festival. So he rolls up in a vintage car and the fans go bananas like he belongs at a music festival. And now Johnny’s feeling himsel...

Smutty Social Media, June 23, 2017

Last night on Twitter I came across a conversation between Buzzfeed’s Kate Aurthur and Jarett Wieselman regarding Catherine from Veep. Her real name is Sarah Sutherland. She is Kiefer Sutherland’s daughter!!!!! Did everyone know this? There is no way people know this, right? Jarett, a senior Ente...

Kit Harington with Rose Leslie at Glastonbury

The Game Of Thrones Season 7 premiere is still four Sundays away. A new trailer was released and as Sarah wrote the other day at this point no one needs any more quotes or previews or whatever. We just need the winter to get going already – on television. In a new interview with SFX Magazine,...

Sponsored: Show Off Your #TorontoStyle

On Tuesday’s Show Your Work podcast, Duana and I talked about Drake’s constant, unapologetic reminders to the world of where he’s from: Toronto, the 4th largest city in North America (ahead of Chicago – ahem, Sarah!). On the sidelines at the Raptors game. On his album covers and in his songs. In ...

Stronger trailer released starring Jake Gyllenhaal

A lot of new trailers have come out this week, including the first trailer for Stronger, the movie in which Jake Gyllenhaal plays Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman. Unlike Mark Wahlberg’s Patriots Day, the bombing isn’t the focus - Bauman’s recovery after losing his legs is. He was als...

Celine Dion strikes yoga poses outside hotel in Paris

I started us off today on some heavy sh-t in the intro and while I stand behind the necessity, I do get it that it’s Friday and maybe you need something lighter to balance out the dark. What’s the answer? Come on. It’s Celine. Celine’s been home-basing it in Paris during her European tour. Ev...

Intro for June 23, 2017

Dear Gossips, A little over a year ago, a 7,200 word statement went viral. Every time someone shared it, 12 more people read it. It was written and read aloud in court by Emily Doe, who was raped by Brock Allen Turner, at his sentencing. Buzzfeed was the outlet that published the letter. And ...

What Else for June 22, 2017

I think I knew about Tom Cruise once wanting to be a priest. And all 19 year olds have raging hard-ons. But those two details in combination, this is a first. Do you remember what it used to be like for Warren Beatty? That there would be a line outside of his trailer of women waiting to have thei...

Ashton Kutcher tells Howard Stern about his first kiss with Mila Kunis

I don’t know what Ashton Kutcher is currently promoting. The Ranch? Maybe The Ranch. Doesn’t matter. The point is he’s been doing some press. And Howard Stern was part of the press tour. You know what happens when you agree to do Howard Stern. When a celebrity agrees to go be on Howard Stern, it ...

Alexis Bledel to return as series regular for The Handmaid's Tale Season 2

I had several emotions in a row when I read this headline today, telling us Alexis Bledel will be a series regular in Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale. My first thought was, yeah, no sh*t, she was great. Of course they should up her to series regular. Arguably she made the first few episodes of th...

Smutty Social Media, June 22, 2017

James Van Der Beek is starring in a new Vice TV show called What Would Diplo Do? It is of course based on Diplo, the salty international DJ who has tangled with Taylor’s squad and placed third in Katy Perry’s sex Olympics. The teaser doesn’t give away much, but I’m curious as to how they will cre...

Chadwick Boseman is a boss in Marshall trailer

The first trailer for Marshall, a biopic of Thurgood Marshall, the first black US Supreme Court Justice, has just been released and if you needed a reminder that Chadwick Boseman is a f*cking boss, just watch him striding around, being all eloquent and sly. He looks nothing like Marshall, and sou...

Kate Beckinsale photographed kissing 21 year old Matt Rife

A couple of weeks ago, Sarah wrote about Kate Beckinsale and Jon Hamm flirting at a party and gave them a name: BexHamm. Afterwards I was like, why wouldn’t it be BeckHamm? Anyway, it doesn’t matter now because whatever flirting happened between them wasn’t enough to get them past the party they ...

Ron Howard confirmed to direct young Han Solo movie

After quickly emerging as the front-runner to take over the young Han Solo movie following the firing of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Ron Howard has been confirmed just a day later as the new director of record. As expected, Disney/LucasFilm wasted no time getting someone in to ...

Robert Downey Jr's Avengers: Infinity War Twitter photo with Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Benedict Wong

Filming for Avengers: Infinity War—and whatever the hell they decide to call Avengers 4—continues in Atlanta. Yesterday, RDJ posted a photo on Twitter that gives us our first look at Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong, as Doctor Strange and Wong, respectively, revamped for the Avengers. And h...

Courteney Cox opens up about cosmetic fillers for New Beauty cover profile

Courteney Cox is on the cover of the current issue of New Beauty. When you’re on the cover of a beauty magazine, obviously most of the conversation will be about beauty. And most of the time, when celebrities show up on the cover of beauty magazines, the beauty conversation is about what products...

George Clooney and Rande Gerber's Casamigos tequila company sells for $1 billion

When we talk about celebrity brands, it seems like “a billion” is the new benchmark. Back in 2014 I wrote about  The Honest Company’s billion dollar evaluation; in 2016, the company was reportedly in talks with Unilever, but that fell through. Unilever acquired Seventh Generation over The Honest ...

Intro for June 22, 2017

Dear Gossips, Prince Harry’s interview with Newsweek with Angela Levy, have you read it yet? It’s generating a lot of headlines today for a comment that Harry made about being king: “We are involved in modernizing the British monarchy. We are not doing this for ourselves but for the great...

What Else for June 21, 2017

You know what I had in Memphis? Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, the best f-cking fried chicken I have ever had in my life. I also had sweet potato pancakes for the first time. Last week it was Sasha’s turn to talk travel. This week it’s my experience in the south. Also, Sasha’s rethinking Gwyne...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez document romantic getaway to Paris on social media

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez went to Paris for the weekend. And it’s been described everywhere as a “romantic” getaway. In addition to her security team, though, her manager, Benny Medina, was also with them. I mean, it’s not weird when you’re a celebrity to be joined by members of your ento...

A look into winter with new Game of Thrones season 7 trailer

For the first day of summer, a look into winter. A new trailer for the seventh season of Game of Thrones has been released, and at this point, I’m just ready for this sh*t to start. You could show me two and a half minutes of a dog peeing and slap Game of Thrones at the end of the video and I’d b...

Daniel Day Lewis will retire from acting after Paul Thomas Anderson film, Phantom Thread

The last time I posted about Daniel Day-Lewis it was at the end of March, a month after the Oscars, and since DDL, at the time, was shooting another film with Paul Thomas Anderson, well, it means that DLL will be probably be part of the next Oscar cycle, because he’s nominated for whatever he doe...

Smutty Social Media, June 21, 2017

Maybe it’s because summer is finally here, but I’m feeling very appreciative of Bruno Mars these days. He gives us so many bangers and asks for so little. He can wear the sh-t out of Versace. He is an artist Beyoncé clearly enjoys (she doesn’t do a Super Bowl dance off with just anyone). Why you ...

Ron Howard in talks to replace Lord & Miller as director for young Han Solo film

In the wake of the shocking exit of directing team Lord & Miller, the young Han Solo movie is now looking for a new director. A few names started to emerge overnight, and given that Disney is sticking with the May 2018 release date—although I won’t be surprised in the least if it ends up getting ...

Zendaya's Spider-Man: Homecoming promotional style porn and character name

Zendaya and Celine Dion have the same stylist, Law Roach. So, right now, he’s responsible for dressing the two people giving us the most style porn. That’s his work on show. While Celine’s touring Europe, Zendaya is press touring Spiderman: Homecoming. We’ll get to her clothes in a minute, let’s ...

Celine Dion's London concert described as goofy and beyond cool

Last night Celine Dion performed in London. There’s a rumour that Adele visited her before the show and that they’re now trying to figure out a way to work together. IF THERE IS A GOD PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN. Anyway, The Guardian reviewed Celine’s concert today, calling it “goofy, note-perfec...

Scarlett Johansson photographed holding hands with lawyer Kevin Yorn

Just last week I posted about Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost out for dinner together in New York. And then yesterday these new photos of Scarjo were released of her with Kevin Yorn, a lawyer, and the brother of her manager, Rick Yorn. Rick Yorn is pretty powerful in Hollywood. His client list ...

Young Han Solo movie loses both directors due to creative differences

Yesterday it was announced—surprising literally EVERYONE—that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are leaving the young Han Solo movie. Yes, that young Han Solo movie, the one starring Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover. The one that is FIVE MONTHS into production. There’s less than a month left...

Intro for June 21, 2017

Dear Gossips, Last year my ma told me about a Chinese movie called Mistress Dispeller. Like “expelliarmus” but for the other woman. Mistress Dispeller is a rom-com. Mistress dispelling is also a legitimate career in China. At first when ma told me this I was like, whatever, no seriously? Seri...

What Else for June 20, 2017

These new Ken dolls are KILLING me. I have so many questions. Or maybe just one question: were they all modelled after Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends? Please, someone, once you have your hands on the entire collection, let’s assign each doll to a member of Leo’s Wolf Pack. Because to me the si...

Show Your Work: Callouts, Tall Poppies, and Emmys

We’re a day late on Show Your Work this week because I went to Graceland. And maybe you’re tired of me talking about Graceland but when I was at Graceland, I observed the WORK of Graceland. And the work of Graceland has everything to do with Priscilla Presley. So I try this week to get Duana to c...

Princess Catherine wears a hairnet at the Royal Ascot

Prince William and Princess Catherine showed up at Royal Ascot today. She wore a white lace Alexander McQueen dress. And it was so similar to the white lace dress she wore last year that I thought they were old pictures and almost didn’t post about it. Here’s the 2016 version: And the 20...

Johnny Depp's personal emails reveal he was aware of his financial issues

As you know, Johnny Depp and his former managers, The Management Group (TMG), are suing each other. He says they mishandled his money and stole from him. They say he lost all his money all by himself. And now TMG is asking that emails sent to and from Johnny and his agent and lawyer be admitted a...

Smutty Social Media, June 20, 2017

Buffy vs. Wonder Woman, who would win? And don’t look at me for starting sh-t, Sarah Michelle Gellar posted it. No caption necessary http://pic.twitter.com/xQY0PRwkFH — Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) June 17, 2017 The Hamptons is full of drama, and Richard Lawson from Vanity Fair has cov...

Charlie Hunnam's King Arthur flop is not alone at the box office

King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Charlie Hunnam, came out in May and nobody cared. To date it has earned just $38.5 million domestically and $99.3 million overseas for a total of $137.8 million against a budget of $175 million, which doesn’t include marketing co...

Gwyneth Paltrow vs the patriarchy...and a giveaway

Gwyneth Paltrow is in the south of France for Cannes Lion, not as an actor but as an entrepreneur. She’s the CEO of goop and she’s there to speak to media executives and advertisers about her experience running her lifestyle brand although, as she told the audience today at one of the panel sessi...

Taylor Kitsch in American Assassin trailer

A red band trailer for American Assassin, the hopeful launching pad for a new action franchise in the vein of Tom Clancy (the movie is based on the “Mitch Rapp” novels by Vince Flynn so it is a straight-up Clancy knock-off), has been released and I have not previously paid any attention to this m...

Jon Hamm and Jenny Slate photographed at the movies together

I missed these pictures from last week until a reader called Nancy pointed them out to me. Thanks Nancy! Last week Jenny Slate and Jon Hamm were papped at the movies. Previously Jon Hamm was seen with Kate Beckinsale after a screening of Baby Driver. It was a couple of weeks ago and Sarah wro...

Breaking down Miley Cyrus's social media feud with Dolce & Gabbana

If you follow any annoying millennial socialites or the offspring of famous people on Instagram, you may have noticed Dolce & Gabbana had a fashion show stacked with many not-quite somebodies (like Dylan Bronson, Presley Gerber, Brandon Lee, Roberto Rossellini and the Stallone sisters). Doing...

Intro for June 20, 2017

Dear Gossips, When Serena Williams confirmed that she’s pregnant a few months ago, there was an article that was making the rounds online wondering whether or not her pregnancy “made her a better athlete”. It was bullsh-t. But it’s the same bullsh-t Serena has been dealing with her entire car...

What Else for June 19, 2017

Not to be a dick or anything but… do we really want to put Milo Ventimiglia aka Jess Mariano in the same category as Coach Eric Taylor? That’s definitely a Coach Taylor outfit though. What is it with dads and those pants? This entire outfit, actually. My dad is probably wearing it today. That sai...

All Eyez on Me movie review

In April, I said a prayer to Blue Ivy, our dear sweet lamb of Beyoncé, that All Eyez on Me would be good. Every piece I've written leading up to the release of the biopic about Tupac Shakur's life and legacy has essentially been a fingers-crossed, hold-my-breath wish that the film would be as com...

Obsessing over Elvis after visiting Graceland as Ryan Gosling promotes Blade Runner in Barcelona

As mentioned, I took the day off on Friday because I was at Graceland. It was my first time. I say this because having been there, I now realise I have to go back. How stupid to think that once would be enough. It’s not enough. Because I have become 12 years old again. I am just as intense and ob...

Mandy Moore in 47 Meters Down movie review

SPOILERS 47 Meters Down, aka, Don’t Go In The F*cking Ocean, You Dipsh*ts, opened in 5th place this weekend, exceeding expectations with over $11 million at the box office, and ahead of Rough Night, which should tell you how much of a bomb Rough Night is. But is 47 Meters Down any good? W...

Smutty Social Media, June 19, 2017

Most random Twitter skirmish ever: Rob Schneider blocked Seth Rogen (it was not made clear why).I thought perhaps it was an accidental block or because of a difference of political opinion. Now I think it was all a long game to meet James Franco. A few days later, cooler heads prevailed. ...

Mahershala Ali covers GQ for gorgeous profile

I haven’t written about Mahershala Ali since a couple of weeks after he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Moonlight. It was a long award season. He’d just become a father. He took a break, to be with his family, to process the milestone year he’d just had. Because, of course, it’s differ...

Rachel Weisz in My Cousin Rachel movie review

Between My Cousin Rachel and Get Out, white tea cups with blue details are having a moment in two very different but similarly satisfying thrillers. In My Cousin Rachel, Rachel Weisz uses her tea set to (possibly?) poison the young cousin and doppelganger of her deceased husband (Sam Claflin), wh...

Gwyneth Paltrow's Planet of the Apps television review

Planet of the Apps is Apple’s first push into original TV content and stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, will.i.am and author/motivational speaker, angel investor (think: Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat) Gary Vaynerchuk. These four act as judges and then mentors/coaches to app developers. Yes, it’s...

Multiple media outlets and Beyoncé's father report the twins have been born

What we think we know: the #Beybies have been born. At least according to multiple media outlets and Mathew Knowles, who tweeted this yesterday: They're here!#beyonce #twins #jayz #happybirthday http://pic.twitter.com/woFRKoL7eO — Mathew Knowles (@MathewKnowles) June 18, 2017 And then...

Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night movie review

Rough Night bombed this weekend, and with a C+ CinemaScore it’s going to be hard pressed to last long enough in theaters just to break even on a comparatively low budget of $20 million. There’s a lot of “what happened” going on, and I think the issue with Rough Night is best exemplified by a scen...

June 19, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Team True Patriot Love – Team TPL – started the Race Across America this weekend in support of Canadian veterans. These 8 riders are aiming to set the new RAAM record for the fastest ever call-Canadian 8-man team to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday. You can follow their progress here. Te...

Intro for June 19, 2017

Dear Gossips, Last September, I posted in this space about A Tribe Called Red and their album We Are The Halluci Nation. They were on The Social and, in my opinion, that interview remains one of the best, if not the best, interview segment we’ve ever done on our show. Not because of anything ...

Intro for June 16, 2017

Dear Gossips, The other day we fought about eating outside, like patio or no patio. I am firmly on the side of no patio, because I don't like windy food and eating when I'm hot. Here's another question about hot though - when it's summer and you're at home, are you an air conditioning person ...

What Else for June 15, 2017

Joe Alwyn who is currently dating Taylor Swift is playing the character that Joseph Fiennes took on when Cate Blanchett was Elizabeth. He was a hot Dudley, at least I thought so then. But that was also around the time that he was a hot Will Shakespeare, in Shakespeare In Love with, of course, Gwy...

Zendaya covers Vogue Magazine to promote Spider-Man: Homecoming

Not all Vogue cover stars are created equal. We've written multiple times on this site that to be on the cover of Vogue, if you are black, you have to be a billionaire or the First Lady or an Academy Award Winner or Beyoncé. You have to be extraordinary. If you're white, you get to be a mediocre ...

It's Zoe Kratvitz's time as she covers The Edit

Is it her time? I hope it’s her time. Because I’m obsessed with Zoe Kravitz. Zoe is currently promoting Rough Night, opening tomorrow. She’s on the cover of The Edit. My. God. Look at her. She’s the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz. So, of course, OF COURSE it’s “my God”. But...

Keegan-Michael Key and Cobie Smulders in Netflix's Friends From College trailer

You know what’s still low-key enough not to be a thing? Being obsessed with Keegan-Michael Key. Of course you love Key and Peele, and Jordan Peele is doing his own world-domination thing—but Key has this other thing. He’s trying to be liked, and not always good at it being liked. That in itself i...

Orlando Bloom hangs out with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and the Wolf Pack in New York

Can we call Orlando Bloom an official member of the Wolf Pack now? Here’s Orly, with Alpha Wolf Leonardo DiCaprio and Beta-Plus Wolf Tobey Maguire, and some other career wolves, hanging out in New York yesterday. Leo was also seen the other day, with the pack, and Jennifer Meyer, spending time wi...

Rebel Wilson wins defamation trial against Bauer Media

Have you been following the Rebel Wilson defamation case in Australia? I have because I find it super interesting that she is asserting damages to her reputation over a series of stories in a tabloid. It’s not about a drug problem or health scare or love triangle, but rather rumours about her age...

Smutty Social Media, June 15, 2017

Mischa Barton in a pajama-style suit. Her style instinct has always been there, she just has lost her access over the years. Slowly, to her credit, she is building it back up.   Me with a Kenny Scharf for Project Angel Food #projectangelfood A post shared by...

Charlize Theron and Gabriel Aubry photographed together in Santa Monica with their children

OK! Magazine reported yesterday (via the Daily Mail) that Charlize Theron and Gabriel Aubry are dating. OK! Magazine is not exactly a leader in reliable gossip. So here’s how this story happened: On May 27, Charlize and Gabriel were photographed in Santa Monica with their children. There’s on...

Celebrating the one year anniversary of Summer of Swoki

Do you know what today is? On June 15, 2016, exactly a year ago today, this happened: WORLD EXCLUSIVE Taylor Swift dating Tom Hiddleston - two weeks after dumping Calvin Harris.https://t.co/ytzLqZyGSu http://pic.twitter.com/2SBiPbFMxu — Dan Wootton (@danwootton) June 15, 2016 T...

Lorde might be an onion ring expert

This story is random and weird and hilarious and I love it. Did you hear about Lorde and the fact that she might be an onion ring expert? If it’s true, it’s my favourite detail about Lorde. Earlier this week, Lorde’s fans became convinced that she ran a secret Instagram account, “onionringswo...

Bachelor in Paradise's Corinne Olympios releases statement saying she is a victim

Earlier this week, I wrote about the Bachelor in Paradise sexual misconduct allegations. Over the last few days, more sources have come out -- many former contestants and Bachelor rejects are just dying to get a headline – but there is not a flood of new information. Chris Harrison release a stat...

June 15, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Nadine! Happy Birthday with love from Kerri! Looking forward to see you next week at The Social! We like getting a little silly on Fridays. Hope you enjoy the show – I’ll make sure to find you after it’s over! 

Intro for June 15, 2017

Dear Gossips, It’s been a week now since Katy Perry released her new album, Witness. Witness will most likely get to #1 on the Billboard 200. But the reviews haven’t been great. Which might explain why it started at #1 on iTunes but then fell to #5 by Wednesday behind the Dear Evan Hansen cas...

What Else for June 14, 2017

Sasha went on holiday, to a goop-approved destination and ran into a celebrity. Also why I hate camping and how relationships can be like slot machines on this week’s Sasha Answers. Michael K’s nickname for Cristiano Ronaldo will never not make me laugh. Also that bust, that bust will never n...

Zendaya and Tom Holland promote Spider-Man: Homecoming in Spain

It was just 15 years ago that Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man was released. It was just 5 years ago that Andrew Garfield made his debut as Peter Parker. Spider-Man: Homecoming, now with Tom Holland, opens on July 7th. The press tour for Spider-Man’s third tour is underway, with Tom and Zendaya in Spai...

Smutty Social Media, June 14, 2017

Oprah hosted a Wonder Woman-themed party for 28 10-year-olds. “Wonder Woman flip flooopppppppppppps. Whoo!”   Party ovah here! #wonderwoman A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on Jun 13, 2017 at 9:50am PDT   Almost r...

Beyoncé rumoured to have given birth to her twins in LA

OK, wait. Maybe don’t. But everyone’s talking about how The Twins might be here. It started yesterday because, according to several outlets, there was a major security team seen at UCLA Hospital. And someone told The Shade Room that the 5th floor of the hospital was being shut down for Beyonc...

Julia Roberts shows off her famous legs at a photo shoot in Malibu ahead of 50th birthday

Julia Roberts turns 50 in October. And this has become one of Duana’s favourite things to do this year – put on her Oprah voice and shout out, “Julia at 50!” Here’s Julia, pre-50, at a photo shoot in Malibu yesterday in just a blazer over stockinged legs. Those famous legs. Vivian’s legs. ...

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and Christine Taylor reunite for Dodgeball charity video

Dodgeball is one of those movies that isn’t good and I won’t defend it, but if it’s on TV, I will watch it and laugh every time. (That actually describes most of the early 2000s output of Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell.) So when Lainey emailed me about a Dodgeball reunion video, I immediately click...

Celine Dion back in Paris ahead of European tour kickoff

It was about a year ago now that Celine Dion took over Paris Fashion Week, do you remember? Of course you remember. She sashayed out of that hotel every single day in one fabulous outfit after another – a word I use sparingly but she deserves it more than anyone else – and sat front row giving us...

Sienna Miller joins Instagram

After swearing off social media in a Vogue interview in 2014 (for a January, 2015 cover), it appears that Sienna Miller has committed herself to Instagram. For now. She joined on Monday with “Greetings” written on her hand and wearing a “We Should All Be Feminists” shirt. Since then two more phot...

Intro for June 14, 2017

Dear Gossips, Have you heard of “Sushi Face”? It’s expression invented by Julianne Moore – and I just found out about it yesterday while catching up on my reading at the airport. Julianne was interviewed by Kathleen Hou for The Cut and “Sushi Face” is something she talked about in an intervie...

What Else for June 13, 2017

Cameron Diaz talked about why she’s taking a break from Hollywood at In Goop Health this weekend. I thought of Cam today when I was writing about Rough Night. Not that she’s been in exactly the same movie but is there a comparison to be made between The Sweetest Thing and Rough Night if you consi...

Johnny Depp celebrates getting Disney money at the Brando in Tahiti

Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 is, domestically, the lowest-grossing movie of the franchise so far. However it’s made over $460 million worldwide which is, internationally speaking, about the same as Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. That accounts for 77% of the movie’s total. So, based on the foreign marke...

Sandra Oh to star in BBC America drama Killing Eve

In Shonda Rhimes’s book, Year Of Yes, she writes a lot about writing. She writes about where she writes (sometimes in the pantry), about how writing is never complete, about “laying track” for more writing. And she writes about the characters she’s written. The character she writes about the most...

Smutty Social Media, June 13, 2017

Who the people on standby to elegantly ascend Mariah out of the ballpit?   Festive moments forever! 💖 A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Jun 12, 2017 at 11:40pm PDT Yesterday, Sarah wrote about her weekend with goop. It’s goi...

Ellen Page in first trailer for Flatliners remake

Ellen Page earned an Oscar nomination at 20 for Juno. She starred in cult favorite Hard Candy and the underrated Whip It. She’s been in the X-Men and has worked with Christopher Nolan. It’s not like Ellen Page hasn’t Done Things. She totally has. And everyone likes her! Everyone likes Ellen Page—...

Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, and Emma Howard at The Beguiled LA premiere with Sofia Coppola

Scarlett Johansson and the cast of Rough Night were at the premiere last night in New York. And over in LA, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, and Emma Howard joined director Sofia Coppola for the premiere of The Beguiled. Rough Night opens this coming Friday. The Beguiled opens next Fri...

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost reportedly seen on a dinner date in New York

It was first reported that Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are happening after the season finale of SNL. Colin was just asked about their hookup last weekend. He had no comment. There was no joke deflection, he wasn't all like, "the press makes up the craziest stories!", just a general unwillin...

Katy Perry's acknowledgment of her cultural appropriation is just words

In support of her new album Witness and its upcoming tour, Katy Perry is doing a lot of talking.  She talked about her exes. She talked about Taylor Swift. She talked about religion and sex and cooking and oh yeah, she talked about a few of the times she put on other people’s cultures like they w...

Bachelor in Paradise halts production because of sexual misconduct allegations

As Rachel continues to charm on The Bachelorette, the franchise’s embarrassing cousin, Bachelor in Paradise, has halted filming because of an allegation of sexual misconduct. I am not a member of Bachelor Nation; I’ve watched one season of Bachelor in Paradise (BiP) and didn’t know who anyone...

Intro for June 13, 2017

Dear Gossips, Oprah talked me into work today. She’s on this week’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, “the first podcast to which she has ever granted a wide-ranging interview”. The exclusive is described so specifically because of course she was interviewed last yea...

What Else for June 12, 2017

Is anyone else bristling at the use of the word “my” here? “My new TV show.” It’s not like Lindsay Lohan is standing beside two no-names either. It’s not like these two men haven’t had success. In fact, she’s the one, in between them, who probably needs the work the most. But it’s “her” show. Som...

Show Your Work: the difference between JLO and Tom Cruise

I put avocado on my burgers. Duana thinks this is like going to the farmer’s market. I object to that comparison. She also tried to tell me that hipsters come from California. No one has time to do population forensics on the location origin of hipsters and it doesn’t matter. Who associates hipst...

Chadwick Boseman in first trailer for Black Panther

It has been approximately 72 hours since the Black Panther teaser trailer was released and I have yet to find anything resembling chill when it comes to this 1 minute and 54 second preview. I screamed out loud three times during my first watch. The second time, I teared up a bit. By the third, my...

Jessica Chastain marries Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo in Italy

Jessica Chastain married Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo this weekend at his family’s estate, Villa Tiepolo Passi, in Treviso. According to PEOPLE they made prosecco on the property. And it’s been in the family for centuries. Gian Luca is Italian aristocracy. Jessica is Hollywood aristocracy. It’s n...

Smutty Social Media, June 12, 2017

I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was in my 30s and if I was wealthy that is the first thing I would invest in – a full-time driver. you're RIGHT! but i'm working on it i have the book... 😩 https://t.co/mlnkmUnIRF — Lorde (@lorde) June 11, 2017 In 2015, Karl Lagerfeld’s lo...

Sarah's In Goop Health experience

The night before the Goop summit I go to The Ripped Bodice, the only bookstore in the country exclusively for romance. It’s a fantastic place, with a creative shelving system that divides books by type, not author (“Cowboy”, “Pirate”, et cetera). There’s a vast used section upstairs, an activity ...

Scarlett Johansson presents at the Tony Awards and promotes Rough Night

Scarlett Johansson was the first presenter last night at the Tony Awards, introduced as a Tony winner. She won in 2010 for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in A View From The Bridge. She is part of the Broadway community then. But she is also promoting a new movie. Rough Night comes o...

Katy Perry ranks her lovers with James Corden

As I mentioned in the previous post about John Legend, some celebrities show up at award shows as professional presenters. Here’s Orlando Bloom at the Tony Awards. And they sent him out there alone. Like he’s on the same level as Tina Fey. Which is hilarious because just hours before, Orly was ma...

John Legend wins Tony for Jitney

John Legend won a Tony last night for producing the revival of August Wilson’s Jitney. It means he now has a GOT: Grammy, Oscar, Tony. Which means he’s just an “E” away from the EGOT. And that’s a big deal. It’s a big deal because, frankly, the hardest ones are already behind him. That Emmy is on...

Come From Away's strong run to the 2017 Tony Awards

It almost happened. A Canadian musical came this close to winning a Tony for Best Musical, which would have been a historic first. The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter both had it down as a favourite to win, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Hugh Jackman, Kevin Spacey, Bryan Adams and C...

Ben Platt wins Best Actor in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen

It wouldn’t be the Tonys without the DRAMA. Ben Platt’s vocal rest for the days leading up to the Tonys almost put his Sunday performance from Dear Evan Hansen in jeopardy, but he pulled it off in the end. Ben would have had the best acceptance speech of the night too, had it not been for Bette M...

Bette Midler wins Best Actress in a Musical in Hello, Dolly!

I don’t know what they were thinking. Bette Midler won her first – FIRST! – Tony Award last night for Best Actress in a Musical in Hello, Dolly! There was a Special Tony Award given to her back in 1974 but that was more of a lifetime achievement award and not connected to any one performance....

Intro for June 12, 2017

Dear Gossips, Sarah went to Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop summit on Saturday. Several of her posts about the products and services presented at the summit – like crystal therapy, aura photography, and Moonjuice – have already been posted to the LifeStyle page. Her full piece on the experience will g...

What Else?

My friend Melissa often says that “there’s a lid for every pot”. If you’re a fourth tier Aussie playboy looking to climb to the third tier, the lid to your pot is most definitely a fourth tier former It Girl. They’re perfect for each other. I see a future. (Dlisted)  Look. I get it. Typos hap...

Tilda Swinton's hearts at Okja premiere in New York

Straight fashion post here. Because I can’t stop staring at everything that’s happening in this outfit on Tilda Swinton. First of all, it’s my kind of dress – blousy, long, high neck, full sleeves…and a sparkly perfectly sized heart. Not too small to be inconsequential. Not too big to take over t...

Emma Stone honours Diane Keaton at AFI Lifetime Achievement event

I’m not imagining it when I say that Emma Stone has been compared to Diane Keaton, right? I know that she herself has talked openly many times about her admiration for Diane. But, like, people have called Emma an actress in the mold of Diane Keaton, right? Yes, yes, let her be the first Emma Ston...

Smutty Social Media, June 9, 2017

Maria’s away today so I’m filling in! I love this lip colour on Gwen Stefani. But it’s the kind of lip colour that I think washes me out because of my skin tone. That said, I still keep trying. After all these years, I willfully forget that it doesn’t on me until I see, again, that it does...

Brad Pitt in well-tailored suit at New York premiere of Okja

The last time Brad Pitt was in New York promoting a film on Netflix, he wore baggy pants and everyone was all like, why are his pants so baggy grandpa?!? Last night, Brad walked the red carpet in support of Bong Joon-ho’s Okja and the pants were not baggy. The suit was well-tailored. He looks rea...

Kate Mara in Megan Leavey movie review

Kate Mara’s made some really interesting choices since leaving House of Cards. And her latest project, Megan Leavey, about the real-life U.S. Marine corporate veteran and K-9 handler, gives her an opportunity to show off her teeth-clenching tenacity and sly smugness in a way that would make Zoe B...

Jenny Slate is a movie star in first trailer for Landline

If you’ve ever seen Jenny Slate in anything, you know she can steal a scene. If you’ve seen Obvious Child, you know she can carry a movie. That she is a talented actor and comedian is not a secret. But watching the Landline trailer is the first time I’ve seen Jenny Slate and thought, “There, that...

Taylor Swift releases entire music catalog for streaming on same day Katy Perry's new album is released

There are certain phrases and expressions that I’ve been using on my site for years and that, if I may be self-indulgent for a minute, I’m very proud to have branded. Some examples: MiniVan Majority, Girl Sh-t Is The Best Sh-t (stolen from my friend Lara), and Coincidence or Conspiracy? I love it...

Taylor Swift releases entire music catalog on Spotify on same day Katy Perry's new album is released

There are certain phrases and expressions that I’ve been using on my site for years and that, if I may be self-indulgent for a minute, I’m very proud to have branded. Some examples: MiniVan Majority, Girl Sh-t Is The Best Sh-t (stolen from my friend Lara), and Coincidence or Conspiracy? I love it...

Intro for June 9, 2017

Dear Gossips, The American Film Institute honoured Diane Keaton last night with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the ninth woman to receive the honour, joining a list that includes Bette Davis, Jane Fonda, Lillian Gish, Shirley MacLaine, Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand, Barbara Stanwyck,...

What Else for June 8, 2017

How quickly could you get used to having over $130,000 deposited into your bank account every month? And by “get used to” I mean actually spend it, like flagrantly? I want to say that I wouldn’t be irresponsible. That I wouldn’t immediately just start throwing money at luxury trips and designer c...

Chris Pine is having his summer with Wonder Woman being the best move of his career

Wonder Woman. The biggest movie of the year so far, right? Like maybe the WW box office isn’t Beauty And The Beast’s box office. And there are probably five or six other movies that have made more money so far. But if you consider that the opening weekend box office exceeded $100 million domestic...

Brad Pitt plays a weatherman on The Jim Jefferies Show

I’m going to assume Brad Pitt and Jim Jefferies are friends. And that that’s part of the reason why he showed up on The Jim Jefferies Show for a bit about climate change and Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Paris Agreement. If you’ve not seen it yet, here you go: What was that? Like a to...

Smutty Social Media, June 8, 2017

French tips – are we going to fight about this? If you love a French tip (on hands or feet) then probably yes. I think nude polishes do the job that French is supposed to do – classic, subtle, elegant (if that’s what you are looking for). I will always associate French tips with acrylics and Posh...

Ryan Lochte's newborn son named Caiden Zane

For this post, I will be playing the part of Duana, The Name Therapist. Ryan Lochte and Kayla Rae Reid announced the birth of their son, confirming on Instagram that he was born this morning.   Caiden Zane Lochte. I'm a daddy #miracle #babyboy #myson A post ...

Tom Cruise looks back on his film career with James Corden on The Late Late Show

The Mummy opens this weekend. Sarah’s review was posted yesterday and while she didn’t hate it, she wasn’t impressed. Other critics apparently feel the same way because the movie is not scoring well on review sites and its box office tracking is dropping. Last month the projection was $40 million...

Keith Urban thanks Nicole Kidman in his CMT Music Awards acceptance speech

Nicole Kidman was with Keith Urban last night at the CMT Music Awards. He was the big winner with four awards in total, including Video of the Year. And it was pretty cute during his acceptance speech, when he thanked his wife, “Nicole Mary”: “You have no idea of how much of what I do, she’s ...

Jennifer Lopez continues dating pattern with Alex Rodriguez as sexting scandal covers The National Enquirer

Yesterday I posted about Alex Rodriguez’s claims – via TMZ – that he’s being extorted by an ex-lover. As I mentioned in that article, he was trying to get ahead of a story. What story? Well, the cover story in the new issue of The National Enquirer. It’s the Enquirer, so I don’t feel like I need ...

Intro for June 8, 2017

Dear Gossips, It’s Emmy season. Nominations will be announced next month. Which is why we’ll be seeing a lot of the contenders over the next few weeks. A few of those contenders participated in The Hollywood Reporter Drama Actress Roundtable - Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Lange, Nicole Kidman, Chri...

Smutty Social Media, June 7, 2017

Barry Watson has a new show coming out and is doing the talk show rounds and he mentioned his father-in-law Robert Wagner. Have we talked about this before? I feel like we have but I will be surprised every single time I remember.   Getting advice from my father in ...

Show Your Work: Wonder Woman… and Celine Dion

Here’s the latest episode of Show Your Work, delayed this week because Duana and I wanted to see Wonder Woman before recording, and we usually record on Fridays. And also because we wanted to wait for the Wonder Woman box office. And of course there was One Love Manchester and Ariana Grande, Befo...

Universal expands Dark Universe to include Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Mummy officially kicks off Universal’s “Dark Universe”, the cinematic universe they’re going to build around their classic monster characters. It’s not the worst cinematic universe pitch we’ve heard—it’s light years better than a Transformers universe—and Universal has been promoting it, anno...

Tom Cruise in The Mummy movie review

In the tradition of mummy monster movies, beginning with the original 1932 Boris Karloff film, the 2017 reboot of The Mummy is pretty dumb. But then, the 1999 movie starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz is pretty dumb, too, so it’s not like there’s a real high bar to clear. Tom Cruise stars as...

George and Amal Clooney name newborn twins Ella and Alexander

One thing is certain. Whatever I thought the Clooney twins might be called, and whatever names might have caused a stir in my social media and yours (remember yesterday morning, when Reality Winner was the biggest name in the headlines?), I never, never expected this much digital ink to be sp...

What Else for June 7, 2017

Your eyes might probably be immediately drawn to the feather wave swirling behind this man. But don’t let that permanently interrupt your appreciation of the best part of this outfit – not the feather wings, but the feather PEPLUM. That, to me, is what I’ll remember from this look forever. You kn...

Chris Pine is the best Chris following Wonder Woman's success

Is this still a debate? I don’t love the Chris contest because a) it’s always been Pine for me and b) I’m not super into fighting over which white dude with lots of opportunities in Hollywood should get more opportunities in Hollywood. I am, however, very much into Chris Pine and being right. In ...

Alex Rodriguez reportedly being extorted by ex-lover

All gossip scholars would have seen this coming, right? For three months it’s been all happy, happy, roses, and great lighting for Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez. Yesterday though TMZ reported that ARod is being extorted by an ex-lover. Let’s consider the surface details first, before gett...

Brad Pitt in War Machine movie review

Brad Pitt’s Netflix movie, War Machine, probably didn’t play out as well as anyone hoped. Netflix doesn’t report box office or viewership, so there’s no real way to know how anything on the platform performs, but you can certainly tell, if you pay attention to entertainment/culture news, if somet...

Blue Ivy Carter dances into her destiny at recital to Earth, Wind, and Fire's September

Blue Ivy Carter is the first descendant of our Queen. Since the day she was born, the expectations have been high. Since the day she was born, her parents have been giving us snippets of her life, through concert videos, edited Instagram posts or red carpet appearances. The Blue Ivy Carter we’ve ...

Intro for June 7, 2017

Dear Gossips, The NBA Finals are in Cleveland tonight for Game 3. LeBron James and the Cavaliers are down 0-2 in the series. The series started last Thursday, in Oakland, when the side-game between Rihanna and Kevin Durant became the highlight of the night. That was the best, right? The side-...

What Else for June 6, 2017

I used to love water parks. Even though they’re gross, and the water is probably just straight filth, I can’t help it, there’s something irresistible about a water slide. The reason I stopped going to water parks is because I lost a tampon inside of myself the last time I went to one. Oh, sorry. ...

Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't know "what they f-ck they talk about" on goop

Gwyneth Paltrow was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. The first ever goop summit, In goop Health, is happening this coming weekend. It’s sold out. Did you know that the most expensive ticket level, the “Clear Quartz”, because the levels are named after crystals, sold out first at $1500 a spot? So, agai...

Harry Shum Jr is the latest cast member to join Crazy Rich Asians

So it’s been two weeks since the release of Rich People Problems, the third and final book in Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series. Have you finished yet? Have you started yet? People keep asking me for summer book recommendations. Here’s your summer book recommendation: Crazy Rich Asians ...

Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams film All The Money In The World in Rome

Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams are in Rome, filming All the Money in the World, and Lainey emailed like, “This seems weird, Michelle and Marky Mark.” At first glance, sure, odd. Michelle Williams isn’t known for the kind of movies Wahlberg often stars in, and vice versa. But Money is Ridley ...

Smutty Social Media, June 6, 2017

I’m generally not a fan of red dresses but I’ve figured out what makes the difference, for me. Sleeves. Every red dress I’ve liked, including this one, has sleeves.   Workin this drab ass hallway during GLOW press like 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻... #awomanswerkisneverdone ...

Gabrielle Union is best dressed in Rodarte at the CFDAs

Really? Is there anyone else who could possibly challenge Gabrielle Union last night in Rodarte at the CFDAs? The answer is no. This might be one of the looks of the year, or THE look of the year, it’s that f-cking bomb. I love how the spots on the sheer top look like they’re sparkling tea li...

Kerry Washington and Lupita Nyong'o at CFDA Awards

Did you know that Kerry Washington is in Cars 3? I had no idea. Not until just now. That said, I know nothing about Cars, the movie franchise. Cars 3 comes out next Friday. Kerry voices a character, Natalie Certain, that, I think?, is a racing analyst. She’s a car nerd, so she’s calls the races. ...

Mandy Moore in animal print and flowers at CFDA Awards

Mandy Moore presented at the CFDAs last night. And I feel like we wouldn’t have expected it a year ago? Or we wouldn’t have known to expect it a year ago? This has been said many times on the site, and on the Show Your Work podcast, but it’s amazing that Mandy Moore is at the level now where she’...

Janelle Monae's inspiring speech at the CFDA Awards in New York

Some celebrities are polarising, and you want them to be. It wouldn’t be fun if, in those cases, we all agreed. But there are a few we all agree on. Not for fun but because, logically, we have to. There’s no other way to see them. That’s Janelle Monae, right? Like, we all adore Janelle Monae, tru...

Beautiful Matt Bomer at the CFDA Awards in olive tuxedo

The CFDA Awards happened in New York last night and we’ll get to some of the dress porn on the main page and on the LifeStyle page but let’s start not with the women’s fashion but with an angel, his name is Matt Bomer. And since it’s raining where I am and we all need some sunshine anyway, he’s h...

Intro for June 6, 2017

Dear Gossips, I was about to write that I never read comic books growing up. But that’s not true, I did read Archie comics. The point is that I hadn’t been a comic book reader (Archie) for a long, long time. Not since I was in grade school. But last year I read World Of Wakanda. Because of Ro...

What Else for June 5, 2017

It was a matter of time. I’m surprised it took this long. The most random-ass complaint about Wonder Woman. She’s either too much woman. Or she’s not enough woman… from a certain place. Sarah noted in her review of Wonder Woman that it would have been interesting (if there was time) for Diana to ...

First photos of Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn together in Nashville

Do you remember when we found out Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston were dating? Of course you do. You remember the pictures. The paps “caught” them kissing and embracing in Rhode Island, on the rocks, romantically gazing out into the ocean. And even though the photographer must have been at a dist...

Zac Efron is Tom Cruise's perfect heir for Top Gun sequel

In the previous post about Tom Cruise, Sarah mentioned the Top Gun sequel, which Tom confirmed recently is happening. And that the title is Top Gun: Maverick. Years ago I was thinking Taylor Lautner as Tom’s heir. But after watching Tom and Zac Efron together on Graham Norton this weekend, well, ...

Scuzzy Tom Cruise in first trailer for American Made

The first trailer for Tom Cruise’s post-Mummy movie, American Made, was just released and it’s the scuzziest we’ve seen Tom Cruise in a while. There’s some ribbing in the LaineyGossip email chain offices about how OF COURSE Tom Cruise crash-lands a plane and walks away—in true Maverick style—but ...

Smutty Social Media, June 5, 2017

Dapper Dan is a hugely influential Harlem artist and fashion designer, even if he isn’t quite a household name to many (Salt-N-Pepa’s iconic leather looks were his creation). His influence is visible all over the Gucci runway this year, bringing up questions of homage vs. straight-up copying. The...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez spend the weekend with their children in Vegas

Jennifer Lopez performed in Vegas this weekend. Her kids were with her. And so was Alex Rodriguez. Which he showed us on Instagram:   Happy Sunday! #downtime (📷: Ana Carballosa/@lacarba) A post shared by Alex Rodriguez (@arod) on Jun 4, 2017 at 3:33...

Selena Gomez goes to Hillsong Church in New York with Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin

Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, and Hailey Baldwin were all photographed at Hillsong Church in New York yesterday. And, as you know, there’s all kinds of history there. There’s the Justin Bieber connection. There’s also The Weeknd connection as Selena is dating him and Kendall is tight with Bella H...

Leonardo DiCaprio on Uncle duty with Kevin Connolly and Lukas Haas at Beauty And The Beast children's play

Alpha Wolf Leonardo DiCaprio was photographed yesterday with two of his Beta Wolves, Kevin Connolly and Lukas Haas leaving a children’s production of Beauty And The Beast. They were presumably there because the kids of Tobey Maguire, Beta Plus Wolf, were performing. So they were on Uncle duty. At...

Halle Berry belly cups at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball

If you’ve been reading this site a few years, you know Bump Watch isn’t all that interesting to me. With one exception: Beyoncé. That said, I feel like Halle Berry showed up at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball this weekend and pretty much asked us to look at her bump? At least that’s the way she’s po...

Wonder Woman's big box office is the biggest crack yet in the glass ceiling for women in filmmaking

In case you missed the news this weekend, Wonder Woman stomped on the box office, with an estimated $100.5 million opening weekend (don’t be surprised if the actuals go up a few million). This is a new record for a film directed by a woman, leap-frogging Sam Taylor-Johnson and Fifty Shades of Gre...

June 5, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

In memory of Dan, an artist who has left behind so much beauty, but nothing so beautiful as the artists he mentored with reliable honesty, but also with kindness and support so that they, in turn, are creating their own art, imbued with his spirit, and sharing it with the world. It was an honour ...

Intro for June 5, 2017

Dear Gossips, Diana and Ariana. These were the names I was thinking about all weekend. This morning I texted Duana, asking her why there aren’t more 20-ish year old Dianas. Diana is a gorgeous name. She said probably because it would have been too sad. What about 20 years from now though? Or ...

Smutty Social Media, June 2, 2017

Chrissy Teigen is in Vancouver, which isn’t necessarily news because a lot of celebs come and go, but she is someone I’d like to spy on from afar (not in a creepy way). More like at a restaurant, I’d be curious to see what she orders. Seth Rogen sent her a bunch of food recommendations and I’d ad...

Jon Hamm and Kate Beckinsale reportedly seen flirting at Baby Driver screening

Lainey’s not feeling well so she’s off for the rest of the day. We’ll be back on Monday with our regularly scheduled programming. Maria's Smutty Social Media is up next! There was a screening of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver in Los Angeles this week, hosted by JJ Abrams. According to Page Six, J...

Carey Mulligan to produce and star in On the Other Side

Carey Mulligan is stepping into producer’s shoes for her new movie, On the Other Side. Mulligan will also star in the film, as Kate Webb, a Vietnam war correspondent who was captured and held by the Vietcong for twenty-three days. The project comes from an imprint of the studio that made Spotligh...

Holly Hunter and Carrie Coon in Strange Weather trailer

Holly Hunter is one of those actors, I don’t care what she’s in, I’ll watch it. Carrie Coon is also that type (you might not know her name yet, but you will soon, as she is THROWING DOWN on Fargo and The Leftovers right now, plus she was Ben Affleck’s sister in Gone Girl), imminently watchable—an...

June 2, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Paul and Donna from Bella and Trav – it’s going to be the best NYC weekend! Celebrate yourselves and each other and your friendship and your family. I’m jealous of all the laughing that’s going to happen, or that’s already happening!

Intro for June 2, 2017

Dear Gossips, The NBA Finals started last night. Also the best reality TV show of the season was on. So… you watched the reality TV show, right? I did. I do every year. The Spelling Bee! Hilariously some of the people who started the night with basketball ended up switching over to the Spelli...

What Else for June 1, 2017

In these times, there is one celebrity who has dominated the news cycle. And he’s not making movies and he’s not dating actresses (gross, sorry) and he doesn’t live in Hollywood. But he is on TV every single day. And he gets mentioned on TV every single day – not only on the news but in drama ser...

Michelle Pfeiffer is a suspect in first trailer for Murder On The Orient Express

The first trailer for Murder On The Orient Express was released today. It’s an EXCELLENT trailer. Maybe one of the best trailers we’ve seen this year. With an impressive cast. This cast is, indeed, formidable. The cast includes Johnny Depp. But I think what we’re supposed to take away from this i...

Jennifer Garner releases statement on Facebook saying she had no part in PEOPLE cover

Yesterday I posted about the new issue of PEOPLE Magazine featuring Jennifer Garner. At the time, I noted the story had the feel of an exclusive but that it wasn’t exactly an “official” Jennifer Garner interview. Still, there were “insiders” and “sources” presumably from Jennifer’s camp talking a...

Rihanna launching makeup line Fenty Beauty in the fall

Rihanna announced yesterday that her makeup line, Fenty Beauty, will be launching in the fall.   You ready? @fentybeauty new generation of beauty... coming this FALL! A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on May 31, 2017 at 10:31am PDT ...

Smutty Social Media, June 1, 2017

A few days ago I mentioned Noel Gallagher’s birthday party and then read more about it on Page Six. It was Narcos themed. And Liam wasn’t invited – he tweeted about it a while back, referring to his brother as “potato,” which is apparently a nickname he uses when he’s pissed off at Noel. Potato! ...

Venus Williams accidentally reveals sister Serena is having a baby girl

Serena Williams is pregnant so she’s going to come back in 2018 and win more grand slams. Venus Williams, however, is currently playing the French Open. Serena was at Roland Garros yesterday to support her sister. And Venus was asked after the match about the baby. Her response: “She’s going ...

The Bachelorette contestant Lee Garrett exposed as racist social media troll

The Right Reasons™ is a term that has become so ubiquitous in The Bachelor universe, it's a punchline. On Monday night, we found out that DeMario was not on the show for The Right Reasons™ because he was f-cking some girl who thought she was his girlfriend days before packing his bags to date ano...

Gwyneth Paltrow talks about conscious uncoupling again in The Edit cover feature

Gwyneth Paltrow covers the new issue of The Edit. The full article isn’t on their website yet but excerpts have been made available to certain outlets, including PEOPLE and Refinery29. Where should we start? The cover? She looks great on the cover. And there’s a shot of her in a yellow bikini top...

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman movie review

Wonder Woman opens in Themyscira, the utopian home of the Amazons, where little Diana, daughter of Queen Hippolyta, longs for adventure and glory, while her mother tries to protect her from the harsh realities of life beyond their secluded haven. Themyscira is a beautiful setting, a Mediterranean...

Intro for June 1, 2017

Dear Gossips, “(A) lot of my forces are maternal. I mean, they’re romantic too. I’ve always chosen to have really deep, intense romantic relationships. I don’t flit around, Laura. I don’t dabble. That’s who I am, and my mother’s always said it: “You’re just a child who attaches.” -That’s Ni...