What Else for November 30, 2017

I agree. My head is spinning. What is this? I don’t have the answer to that question and I’m pretty sure I won’t understand the answer even if you know it and try to explain it to me. All I know is that Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix fell in love on the set of this movie and….yes, it might be a rom...

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber photographed nuzzling after church

There is a great divide here at this site. Kathleen and Emily, our site manager, are not at all as happy about Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber getting back together as I am. They’re worried that JB will break her heart again. And she can’t afford, both physically and spiritually, to be pulled back in...

Britney Spears looks happy at Lakers game with boyfriend Sam Asghari and her kids

This past September was the 10 year anniversary of Leave Britney Alone. This weekend, on Saturday, Britney Spears turns 36, a decade removed from the lowest point of her career –maybe of her life—when it got so bad that the world was watching her unravel and her biggest fans banded together with a t...

Meghan Markle covers ELLE France as UK tabloids continue to release racist articles about her

Last year, Prince Harry yelled at the UK media by launching a Love Shield in defence of Meghan Markle after British tabloids repeatedly published articles about her being “straight outta Compton” and other gross headlines. Now that he and Meghan are engaged, well, that bullsh-t is starting up again....

Smutty Social Media, November 30, 2017

Maria’s away the next couple of days so you get me for celebrity social media. And it’s almost like Idris Elba knew I was pinch-hitting and came through.    A post shared by Idris Elba (@idriselba) on Nov 29, 2017 at 2:35pm PST Scott Eastwood is getting paid by All Nippon Ai...

Jay-Z’s therapy session with Pulitzer award winning journalist Dean Baquet for T Magazine

Jay-Z’s interview with Pulitzer award winning journalist Dean Baquet for T Magazine should be digested in full. I read the transcription of their conversation first, complete with annotations by two of my favourite New York Times’ writers, then watched the corresponding video. I recommend you do the...

Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr support Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner at Wind River screening in Atlanta

Matt Lauer started trending immediately at #1 on Twitter worldwide following NBC’s announcement yesterday morning that he’d been fired for sexual misconduct. A couple of hours later, it was the Avengers: Infinity War trailer which Sarah wrote about shortly after. As she noted, Captain America’s shag...

Christopher Plummer replaces Kevin Spacey in All The Money In The World trailer

After Kevin Spacey was spat out by the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar (TM Lainey), Ridley Scott decided to remove him entirely from All the Money in the World and replace him with Christopher Plummer. That was a good decision but also totally bonkers, as the movie was set to come out in six week...

David Yates justifies casting Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Johnny Depp is currently working on Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald in London. He plays Grindelwald, a downgrade from Colin Farrell. The movie is being directed by David Yates who spoke to EW about Johnny, addressing the concern over his casting, given that Johnny was accused of domestic...

Matt Lauer is sorry for himself in statement issued following sexual harassment accusations and firing from the Today show

Matt Lauer issued what’s been called an apology today. The apology was read on the Today show exactly 24 hours after it was announced on the Today show that he’d been fired for sexual harassment.  A statement from Matt Lauer: “There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I ...

Intro for November 30, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Not starting the day with grossness. Let’s instead head to Finland, where Prince William’s been hanging out. And today he visited the Christmas market in Helsinki and ran into Santa Claus. William took the opportunity to present Santa with Big G’s Christmas list. Big G’s Christmas ...

What Else for November 29, 2017

Here’s a better story about Armie Hammer that doesn’t involve him pouting and packing up his toys and going home because someone wrote a think-piece about his privilege on the internet. And it has to do with his balls. Armie’s balls had to be digitally reduced in Call Me By You Name because they wer...

UK media questions Meghan Markle's motivations for marrying Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cover the new issue of PEOPLE. It’s a glowing report about their relationship and their future. But is the glow starting to wear off already? I wrote about the vulnerable glow the other day. On Monday there was only glow. Yesterday there was mostly glow. It’s been 48 h...

Jennifer Lawrence says she's an asshole to fans in Variety interview with Adam Sandler

Those are her words, not mine. In a new interview with Adam Sandler for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Jennifer Lawrence says she is purposefully mean to fans who approach her in public.  JLaw: Once I enter a public place, I become incredibly rude. I turn into a huge asshole.  Sandler: You g...

Smutty Social Media, November 29, 2017

I’ve never liked Chris Pratt more than when he was on Parks and Recreation. (Yes I realize this is the hipster equivalent of saying a popular band was cooler when they played small clubs and sold CDs out of their trunks.)   A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Nov 27, 2...

Relaxed Princess Catherine visits school children at Robin Hood Primary in London

An apple-cheeked, wide-smiling Catherine Cambridge visited with school children today at Robin Hood Primary in London. It’s been a busy week for Kate. She was out on the weekend, she was out yesterday, and again today. I’m going to be a sh-t disturber here and ask you if you think she seems differen...

First trailer for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War wants us to feel how grand the beginning of the end will be

Following that canonization in Vanity Fair, Marvel has released the first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. Fans have been clamoring for it since basically Comic-Con, but anyone who pays attention should know by now that Marvel runs their advertising on a pretty tight six-month clock, and we are a...

Looking ahead to what's next for Alexander Skarsgard following success of Big Little Lies

Earlier this year, Alexander Skarsgard won an Emmy for Big Little Lies. Now, he is graduating from a supporting role to leading, as he has signed on to star in The Little Drummer Girl, the next John le Carré adaptation from the team that made The Night Manager. That miniseries, you’ll recall with ap...

73 Questions with Michael Bae Jordan

It was about 6 hours between the time our site manager Emily sent me the link to Michael Bae Jordan’s 73 Questions with VOGUE to when I actually watched it. There is only one person on earth that could make me wait all day before watching almost 9 uninterrupted minutes of my man. That person is Mich...

Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z lead 2018 Grammy nominations

The Grammys, like the Oscars, have been criticised in the past for its archaic voting processes and its lack of representation. At the most recent Grammys, back in February, Adele’s 25 won Album Of The Year, the biggest award, over Beyoncé’s Lemonade – and even Adele was like…um… this isn’t right. L...

Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan get closer to Oscar nominations for Lady Bird

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, set the record for best reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. Saoirse Ronan is the star of the film. Saoirse won Best Actress at the Gotham Awards which moves her into very strong position for an Oscar nomination for Best Ac...

November 29, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Simon! Happy Birthday from Devin! By request, here are RuPaul, Beyoncé, and Janet Jackson. I LOVE THESE CHOICES. 

Intro for November 29, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Well. We had a two day break. And now…it’s Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Welcome to Today. As the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar has opened its newest door to reveal…  Matt Lauer.  Fired from NBC. At the top of the hour.  Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC New...

What Else for November 28, 2017

This video is hilarious – for the obvious reason. But also for the other small details. Like at first I thought it was happening in slow motion because slow motion is often accompanied by classical music and doesn’t the conductor look like he’s conducting in slow motion? Also this reminds me of the ...

Selena Gomez rumoured to be in new Sabrina The Teenage Witch series

Selena Gomez has shared most of her recent headlines with her on-again boyfriend Justin Bieber. This post is not about Justin Bieber. I am defying direct orders from the boss herself to “gush” about Selena and Justin. They’re back together. They’re kissing in public again. They spent Thanksgiving ap...

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones to re-team for The Aeronauts about 19th century hot air balloonists

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones co-starred in The Theory of Everything. Jones was nominated for an Oscar, and Redmayne won an Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking. I know I saw The Theory of Everything, and it’s only been a few years, but I don’t remember anything about that movie, except th...

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, gives Meghan Markle a solid endorsement

There are some hardcore Diana loyalists out there who will not hear a nice word about Camilla. I keep mentioning Darren McGrady, the Queen and Diana’s former personal chef, who was on The Social yesterday but only because he gave us so much great insight. Apparently, after Diana died, he was asked t...

Smutty Social Media, November 28, 2017

Yesterday, Erin Foster went IN on Meghan Markle in her Insta-stories (I’ve attached them below). Here’s the thing about the Foster sisters: they are snarky and elitist and privileged, and they are also funny as f-ck. They tend to hate on women who are “try hards” (I’ve seen her sister Sara comment o...

WME power broker Adam Venit denies Terry Crews' sexual harassment accusations

In the immediate wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Terry Crews shared a story about being groped at a party by a “high level Hollywood executive”. That executive turned out to be WME power broker Adam Venit, who was subsequently suspended from work. Well guess what? After a thirty-day suspension...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will get married in May at St George’s Chapel in Windsor

As I told you yesterday, and this morning, we would learn the wedding month and location today. Confirmed at Buckingham Palace just now – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will be in May at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Harry is getting everything he wants right now. Let’s come back to this ...

Armie Hammer quits Twitter over Anne Helen Petersen's deep dive into his career for Buzzfeed

Armie Hammer is amazing in Call Me By Your Name. It’s the best performance of his career. Call Me By Your Name just won the Gotham for Best Feature Film last night, improving its chances at being included among the Best Picture Oscar nominees. So… this should be a great time to be Armie Hammer, righ...

BTS takes over The Ellen Degeneres Show

And now for the biggest news of the week so far… BTS ON ELLEN! Our new fave boyband has commenced their plan for world domination. First stop was the American Music Awards. Lainey and I both decided to give up our lives and devote them to the ARMY after their AMA performance. Next up, it was Jimmy K...

Meghan Markle shares Prince Harry's irresistible charm in playful behind the scenes video from BBC interview

I mean, wouldn’t that be the ultimate freakout? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and BTS, the boy band? That is not what this post is about, sorry. But BTS does mean behind-the-scenes. Behind the scenes of Harry and Meghan’s first joint interview on the BBC with Mishal Husain yesterday. Did you see? T...

Princess Kate's formal and stiff response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement

I mentioned yesterday that when the UK media were scrambling around, playing the guessing game of when Prince Charles would announce Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement, after getting it wrong last Thursday and last Friday, they were, on the weekend, thinking it might be today, Tuesday, beca...

November 28, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Enchie! Happy Birthday with love from Bill who requested for you photos of Simon Baker…even though it breaks his heart. Poor Bill! 

Intro for November 28, 2017

Dear Gossips,  The royal engagement excitement isn’t over yet. The way they do things over at the palace, it’s almost like a TV series. Yesterday was just the pilot episode. We still have to find out when the wedding is happening and where and at some point we’ll get to see the engagement portrai...

What Else for November 27, 2017

OMG one more thing I forgot to mention about that Prince Harry Meghan Markle interview. When Harry heard himself referred to as a husband? Did you see him get kinda emotional? Or was I imagining it? Please. I know you swooned, don’t lie.  Ava Phillippe, debutante, debuted in Paris this weekend. I...

Show Your Work: The Royal Engagement plus Kendrick Lamar and Margot Robbie

Duana and I recorded this week’s episode of Show Your Work yesterday. While, at the time, we did not yet know what would happen today, our discussion points still apply – Prince Harry’s relationship with the media, the media workings around this kind of event, and what Harry and now Meghan have show...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle comfortable and demonstrably intimate with each other during first interview following engagement announcement

They showed their work today, didn’t they? Actually, no, SHE showed her work today. Meghan Markle, that is. It was a slamdunk homerun, whatever you want to call it. Flawlessly executed, beautifully performed. With the elegance that the royal family is known for in combination with a modern touch fit...

James Cameron talks about Titanic again and reveals details about Avatar sequel in Vanity Fair

The last time we heard from James Cameron, he was saying words about Wonder Woman and everyone was like, Take Diana’s name out of your mouth. Well, James Cameron is saying words again, but at least this time he isn’t talking about Wonder Woman. He is hyping those Avatar sequels he’s finally making,t...

Smutty Social Media, November 27, 2017

I always thought it was Ther-Row.    A post shared by @justintheroux on Nov 25, 2017 at 11:20pm PST How did Tiffany explain Cardi B. to Barbra? Not that I don’t think Barbra wouldn’t get it. I actually think she would appreciate Cardi B. and find her story absolutely fascina...

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted together on Thanksgiving weekend

On Friday night, Lainey emailed me about Zendaya and Tom Holland. A reader named Mahlet wrote to her about Tom showing up on Zendaya’s mom’s Instagram page late last week. Mahlet pointed out that there’s no professional reason for these two to be hanging out right now. Spider-Man: Homecoming press i...

Differences between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement announcement compared to Prince William and Catherine's

Just a couple to note while we wait for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first interview as an engaged couple. Which is basically the first time the British public will meet her in any formal capacity. Which I still find stunning. Like, they’ve lived in the same country for A WEEK. And she never for...

Vanity Fair memorializes Marvel with four covers and character portraits

Do you care about anything other than the royal engagement today? I bet when Marvel and Vanity Fair timed the release of an interview with Marvel boss Kevin Feige, and a bunch of fancy photos of the characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they didn’t bank on being upstaged by Meghan Markle. Mar...

The inside baseball of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement

As I reported last week, the UK media was on standby all last week for the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement announcement. They thought it was going to be Thursday. Then Friday. And then nothing happened on Friday and from what I can gather, the speculation was based on that “window” we’ve b...

Jay-Z cancels multiple shows during 4:44 tour due to his perfectionism

Jay-Z is a perfectionist. If you've heard 4:44, you know this to be true. Every lyric, every vocal, every snare and every freaking breath is precise. According to Jay, his perfectionism is the cause of his decision to cancel multiple shows during his current 4:44 tour.    A post shar...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend official engagement announcement photocall

As I wrote in the site intro today, Canada was well represented by Meghan Markle in her style choices. The earrings were Birks. The coat was Line, which, ahem, by the way, Sasha has written about often. The dress is P.A.R.O.S.H. The ring?  Prince Harry designed the ring. Made by Cleave and Compan...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first choices as a couple include joint interview with the BBC

OK, we’re about half an hour away from the photo call, when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will step out for the first time ever in the UK… with a ring on her finger.  More information will be revealed then but right now, here’s what we do know – after the photo call, Harry and Meghan will sit do...

Where will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married?

Where Will The Wedding Be?  While we wait for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step out together for the first time in the UK and for the first time as an engagement couple (seriously, the British public are being introduced to her as his fiancée – like the word “whirlwind” actually applies here...

November 27, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Debi! Happy Birthday! Stephanie sent in this shout-out and she mentioned that she was crossing her fingers that Prince Harry would get engaged as soon as possible. Your birthday is the engagement announcement day! By request, here are some cute shots of Harry with kids. And also by request, a link t...

Intro for November 27, 2017

Dear Gossips,  PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE ARE GETTING MARRIED! After weeks and weeks of waking up every Monday and starting the week off with the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar, nobody is mad at this. Thank you, Prince Harry. For being so in love you couldn’t stand to wait any longer. ...

What Else for November 24, 2017

Edie McClurg was also the school secretary in Ferris Bueller, remember? “Oh, he’s very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads – they all adore him. They think he’s a righteous dude.” One of the gifts of that movie is that many of the best scenes ...

Smutty Social Media, November 24, 2017

Ever year, it seems like more and more people are coming to the realization that centering a meal around turkey (the driest, blandest meat) is a folly. But then there’s Oprah’s Thanksgiving feast. Look at those birds getting a delicious bath. She made four, but said one is going to a neighbour. This...

Chrissy Teigen's thoughts about turkey on American Thanksgiving

Yesterday was American Thanksgiving and JustJared put up a post about Chrissy Teigen’s thoughts on turkey. It’s from an interview she did with InStyle in October.  “Screw turkey. Turkey sucks. Turkey is gross! I do two whole roasted chickens because chicken is so much better and you can still get...

Malia Obama reportedly dating fellow Harvard student Rory Farquharson

First Daughter is an underrated classic. If you don't remember the plot of Katie Holmes' second best movie (behind Batman Begins), it's about the daughter of the president of the United States going off to college and struggling to live and date like a regular person. She ends up falling in love wit...

Low-key Emma Watson seen in Paris with a friend

It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Emma Watson, right? She was seen in Paris yesterday, hanging out with a friend. I wonder how much time she spends in Paris. She was born in Paris. Why do I feel like she’s low-key there a lot? Emma has said that she’s very careful about where she shows up, taking ...

Uma Thurman doesn't want to give Harvey Weinstein the mercy of a bullet and will tell her story when she's ready

A few weeks ago, Uma Thurman, when asked about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, said she didn’t have anything to say at the moment. Because she was angry. But that she would have something to say eventually. And to get ready for it. Uma, of course, has worked on Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bills. There i...

November 24, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Nor!” Happy 30th Birthday! Carrie in England requested photos of Taylor Swift “dancing”. Since that word came in quotations marks, we agree that she cannot dance, right? Enjoy your birthday weekend!    

Intro for November 24, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Right now, at the time of this writing (5am ET), even though it likely won’t be posted for a few hours, nothing has happened. And it could be hours before anything happens. Or nothing could happen at all. Which poses a problem today because in this space on this blog, I usually try...

What Else for November 23, 2017

Kendall Jenner now makes more money than Gisele Bundchen and I’ve read so many headlines talking about how Kendall has “surpassed” Gisele like it’s a race. Which… is it a race when one of the horses is only half running? Two years ago, Gisele announced her retirement from the runway. So she works ha...

Smutty Social Media, November 23, 2017

A Jones always pays her debts. Ok I just realized I might still owe $30 for the light bill to my college roommate when I was at CSU! Damn I was a horrible roommate. I use to eat her pizza. Man it was good pizza but now I feel bad. She knows who she is. Please dm me so I can get you that $30 ...

Moana's Auli’i Cravalho in first trailer for NBC's Rise

It’s being hailed as NBC’s successor to This Is Us. It will literally replace This Is Us when season two wraps up in March. No pressure. I’ve had my issues with This Is Us this season (the last few episodes have been MUCH better and some of my faves of the series) but overall, I think it’s an except...

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost photographed kissing in New York ahead of Scarjo's birthday

I guess it’s Thanksgiving Birthday every year-ish for Scarlett Johansson. Yesterday was her birthday. She’s now 33 years old. According to Page Six, she celebrated with Colin Jost. They were in the Hamptons on Tuesday, seen enjoying a “romantic dinner”.  Last weekend, ScarJost was papped kissing ...

Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe sightseeing in Paris in matching outfits

I posted yesterday about Reese Witherspoon and her daughter, Ava, in Paris yesterday ahead of Ava’s debut at the ball. Here they are, alongside Reese’s husband Jim Toth and their son, sightseeing in the city again in almost exactly the same outfit.  We talk often about how similar they look. How ...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez spend their first Thanksgiving together as a couple

I need them to tell us exactly how their portmanteau is styled. Is it J-Rod? Or is it JRod? I prefer Jrod. As in capital “J”, lower case “r”. We’ll go with J-Rod for now, I guess?  J-Rod is spending their first Thanksgiving together. Remember, they’ve only been a couple since the beginning of thi...

UK media on high alert as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement announcement is expected soon

I don’t know anything. I’m not sure anyone knows anything. But there’s a lot of scrambling happening. So I’m just making sure you know about what no one’s sure about. Does that make sense? Let me try again.  Last week, as I mentioned, media in the UK were making preparations for some kind of roya...

November 23, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Nancy! From Natasha and your namesake granddaughter Nancy – Happy Birthday! They requested for you something to do with Dancing With The Stars. Here’s Jordan Fisher, the latest winner from Season 25 (there have been 25 seasons!?!) and also Grey’s Anatomy, the best character ever from that series, th...

Intro for November 23, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in three weeks. We’re getting close. And I’m getting pretty pumped. Once Thanksgiving is over in America, they’ll be making their final marketing push before the release. Yesterday they started reporting the early box office projections. Right now, Th...

What Else for November 22, 2017

We deal with a sensitive issue on Sasha Answers this week – what if your friend smells funky? Like extreme funk. What do you do? What do you say? And a woman reliving her 20s who isn’t in her 20s. Sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes you get cheated on when you’re the cheater and, well, this is what you sa...

Gossip Genie-ing perfect match Jennifer Garner and Chris Pratt

I wrote earlier about Jennifer Lawrence and suggested a Gossip Genie request: Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson? Just thought of another one.  Here’s Jennifer Garner at a screening last night of her new film The Tribes Of Palos Verdes. I find it so interesting that JJ Abrams showed up to sup...

Reese Witherspoon arrives in Paris with her family ahead of Bal des Debutantes

Reese Witherspoon was seen at LAX with her daughter, Ava, and husband and son, Tennessee yesterday. They ended up landing in Paris. Paris for Thanksgiving? Yes. But also for the ball.  There’s a debutante ball every year in Paris – Bal des Debutantes. Jamie Foxx’s daughter, Corinne, has been a de...

Cast of Pitch Perfect 3 and The Voice team up for music video mash-up

Are you excited for Pitch Perfect 3? Did you forget about Pitch Perfect 3? I did. Since Pitch Perfect 2 basically ruined the franchise for me by being an overall mess of a movie that wasn’t fun or funny, I’ve been all “aca-no thanks” about the third installment. After the disappointing trailers, I w...

Smutty Social Media, November 22, 2017

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez work out together at his studio in Las Vegas and Gisele Bundchen works out at TB12 Sports Therapy Center. Who would you rather work out with, Jennifer and ARod or Gisele and Tom Brady? I would probably collapse during the warm-up, so the real question is, who would ...

Ruth Negga poses at Louis Vuitton event in London with Dominic Cooper

Last year around this time, Ruth Negga was in LA, on the award circuit, working on that Oscar nomination. And she was nominated for her performance in Loving. She didn’t win the Oscar but she did win the red carpet that night. She pretty much won every red carpet of the season. I will miss her this ...

Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky have broken up

ET is reporting that, just in time for American Thanksgiving, Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky have broken up. Apparently it happened over a month ago and they’re still friendly. She just talked about Darren on the THR Awards Chatter podcast, about how their relationship evolved:   "I had a...

Robert Pattinson nominated for Spirit Award and Gotham Award for performance in Good Time

Robert Pattinson and some friends were photographed sightseeing at the Acropolis in Greece yesterday. I’ve never been to Greece. I so badly want to eat my way through Greece. The reason we’ve yet to go to Greece is because I feel like I would need more than a week in Greece. And I can only take a we...

Gwyneth Paltrow is engaged to Brad Falchuk

It was reported yesterday that Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk are engaged. According to ET this isn’t new - it’s been a year, they’ve just kept it secret. So … like… a casual engagement?  G and Brad F (because whenever I say “G and Brad” it will always be “Pitt”) of course have both been marrie...

Prince William and Catherine visit Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant as Meghan Markle seen shopping in London

Prince William and Princess Kate visited the Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant today in Birmingham. At one point they went for a test drive in one of the vehicles, going over some pretty rocky terrain. I mean I’m impressed. That said, I know nothing about what should be impressive in terms of na...

Intro for November 22, 2017

Dear Gossips,  John Lasseter is a big f-cking deal. John Lasseter is the head of Pixar. Pixar is a big f-cking deal. John Lasseter and Pixar make a lot of money for a lot of people. Think of all those movies – Toy Story, Frozen, Cars, Dory, etc etc etc. And now he’s taking a 6 month sabbatical af...

What Else for November 21, 2017

Remember when Brooklyn Beckham became a professional photographer with his own book of photos earlier this year? And… it was like…how is this different from Instagram? Brooklyn could learn a lot from Kimiko Nishimoto. These shots tell a story. Sometimes that story is traumatic. Sometimes it’s badass...

Pixar’s Coco movie review

In 2015, Pixar reminded everyone what they can do—make people laugh and cry in equal measure while reaching out to hug the nearest stranger—with Inside Out, but then they went on a run that included one admirable misfire (The Good Dinosaur) and two sequels (Finding Dory and Cars 3). The last couple ...

Dee Rees’ Mudbound movie review

Mudbound opens with two men racing to dig a hole to bury their father before imminent rain makes it impossible. While digging, they discover a set of shackles and a skull with a bullet hole. “A slave grave,” one man says. “Pappy would hate that.” That scene sets the tone for Mudbound, adapted from H...

Smutty Social Media, November 21, 2017

Barbara Streisand was on Ellen and do you notice the different set-up? Ellen usually sits where Barbara is. That’s not even a conversation when Barbara comes to visit, is it?   A post shared by Ellen (@theellenshow) on Nov 20, 2017 at 6:06pm PST I have figured out the soluti...

Jennifer Garner's specific quotes about her personal life from questionable source news.com.au

Jennifer Garner is promoting The Tribes Of Palos Verdes. At some point she did an interview with www.news.com.au, an outlet out of Australia. Is the name of the outlet the same as their website url? If you are Australian and you have some insight on this, please let me know. It’s weird because… well...

Prince Harry, Prince William, and Catherine attend Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 70th anniversary dinner as Meghan Markle rumoured to be moving to London

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 70th anniversary last night at Windsor Castle. There was a private family dinner. When I have a private family dinner, I wear sweatpants. At THAT private family dinner, you get loaned Her Majesty’s pearl choker. That’s what Princess Kate was seen we...

Lena Dunham undermines her own profession as writer and editor with frequent impulsive statements and subsequent apologies

Duana and Kathleen have both posted their takes today on Lena Dunham. Both wrote about how Lena’s privilege has been the source of her myopia. Which is why she is always f-cking up and apologising. Both wondered whether or not the answer was to cancel Lena Dunham. In Zinzi Clemmons’s case, her decis...

Former Lenny Letter writer Zinzi Clemmons releases blistering statement about former boss Lena Dunham for "hipster racism"

Lena F-cking Dunham. I know, I know, I swear too much and I’ll have to apologize to my mother later for starting this piece with an expletive but the first words that come to mind when I think of Lena Dunham these days are cuss words.  Author Zinzi Clemmons was much more eloquent when expressing ...

Duana's take on Lena Dunham's defense of Girls writer and producer Murray Miller against rape allegations and subsequent apology

I scrolled Twitter endlessly this weekend, after the first part of the Lena Dunham story broke – that is, when Dunham and her partner Jenni Konner released a statement in The Hollywood Reporter, defending Girls writer and producer Murray Miller against rape allegations by then-17-year-old actress Au...

Intro for November 21, 2017

Dear Gossips,  For a couple of weeks now I’ve been calling it a Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar. Every day it opens a door and spits out another one. Yesterday it was Charlie Rose’s turn. The Washington Post spoke with 8 women who shared their experiences with Charlie, 3 of whom spoke on the r...

What Else for November 20, 2017

I think I love this man and want to be his friend. First of all, he’s at a Janet Jackson concert which automatically, at least to me, means he understands #NeverForget. Next, he has no f-cks to give about what you think of his moves. All he cares about is the moves. Feeling the moves. Allowing the m...

Show Your Work: Hollywood post-Harvey and a pair of fox print tights

This week on the Show Your Work podcast, which also happens to be the first episode of Season 2:  We come back to a Hollywood in crisis – across all entertainment divisions. Many of you have written to ask about Sarah Silverman’s response to the Louis CK revelations and that was our lead-in at th...

Chance The Rapper hosts Saturday Night Live

Chance The Rapper hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend and if you saw it, you know what I mean in the title of this post. There’s no way he won’t be invited back. They’ll invite him back as many times as he wants to come back. Chance The Rapper has all kinds of Five Timers Club potential. And he ...

Jeffrey Tambor has a suck attack and quits Transparent after being accused of sexual harassment on set

As if we could go a single weekend without adding to the Hollywood Predator population. Let’s start, though, with the first perp, Harvey Weinstein. The Guardian this weekend reported that Harvey had a “secret hitlist” of names that he and his investigators were targeting in an attempt to kill the ev...

Smutty Social Media, November 20, 2017

Our site manager Emily sent me a story on Friday: “No one recognized Rita Ora on The Voice in Germany.” The more succinct and evergreen headline is, “No one recognized Rita Ora.” This is her below by the way.   A post shared by Rita Ora (@ritaora) on Nov 19, 2017 at 8:49pm PST ...

Tracee Ellis Ross hosts American Music Awards where mother Diana Ross receives Lifetime Achievement Award

It all started with Diana Ross, who was receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the AMAs last night, staying on her feet during Tracee Ellis Ross’s entire opening monologue. That’s Miss Diana Ross. Not a legend in that moment but a proud mother, refusing to sit down. It was so f-cking cute I thi...

Kelly Clarkson's greatness at the American Music Awards

Have you listened to Meaning of Life yet? It has been almost a month exactly since I asked you nicely to listen to Meaning of Life. Well, now I’m yelling. If you didn’t believe me that Kelly Clarkson’s new album is GREAT, her AMAs performance was essentially a slap in the face of greatness.  The ...

Selena Gomez's emotion-heavy American Music Awards and perfect blonde hair

Selena Gomez returned to the American Music Awards for what was promised to be her only television performance of the year. I like the song. But everybody’s talking about the lip syncing. In Kathleen’s post about Pink that just went up, she mentioned that she’s not one to be bothered too much by lip...

Pink sings live while rappelling down a building at the 2017 American Music Awards

Moments before Pink’s AMA performance, Lainey and I were sh-tting on it over text. Lainey texted me, “Why does Pink always have to wire stunt?” To which I responded, “I have no idea. It’s f-cking tired.”  Well, you know what Pink has never done before? DANCE-RAPPEL DOWN A BUILDING WHILE ALSO SING...

Viola Davis presents Christina Aguilera at American Music Awards as she pays tribute to Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard

Viola Davis walked on stage at the AMAs to a standing ovation, as she should, to pay tribute to Whitney Houston and introduce Christina Aguilera. Viola Davis hadn’t finished speaking and I was already crying. The tribute marked the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard and its soundtrack, the best-selli...

Julia Roberts' Wonder exceeds initial box office projections

As Sarah just posted, Justice League’s opening weekend box office is being called a disaster. On the surface, $96 million might not seem to so sh-tty. But, again, as Sarah noted, when you factor in how much it cost to make, and all the terrible publicity surrounding the franchise, there’s no way to ...

Justice League opens with disastrous $96 million at the box office

Justice League opened this weekend with $96 million and there is no way to sugar coat it that is DISASTROUS. It’s the lowest opening for a DC movie since Man of Steel launched in 2013 with $116 million, it’s $70 million short of Batman v Superman’s opening last year, and it’s well short of the expec...

November 20, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Happy Birthday to our fabulous sister from another mister, Stacy! We love you! Jill, Meggy, and Susie.” By request, here are Idris Elba and Jason Momoa.  And for Andrea who is very popular – there were two separate shout-out requests that came in for you: one from Lori and one from Corrina both ...

Intro for November 20, 2017

Dear Gossips,  If I seem distracted today it’s because BTS is my whole sh-t right now and I’m too busy trying to pick fights with people about how Jungkook is obviously the best, although V might be my #2, and f-ck you, I am totally allowed to change my mind in two hours if I decide that I’m feel...

What Else for November 17, 2017

Last week it was revealed that Mimi may have sexually harassed her former bodyguard by swanning around in her lingerie in his presence while ordering him to move her luggage around. I’m not making light of this. The man was made to feel uncomfortable and she was in a position of power over a subordi...

Dwayne The Rock Johnson tries to save giant albino gorilla in Rampage trailer

Recently retired Sexiest Man Alive, Dwayne Johnson, is keeping himself busy after being succeeded by Blake Shelton. (Fun fact: Retired SMAs are neatly folded and placed into storage until they are needed again.) He has Jumanji coming out in December, and next year he has another video game adaptatio...

Michael Shannon's Pottersville movie review

The Michael Shannon Christmas Bigfoot Movie is a real thing that exists. It is a movie starring real people who say real words and you can pay real human money to see it. The official title is Pottersville, but it is destined to be known as the Michael Shannon Christmas Bigfoot Movie, which again, i...

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons at the 2017 Guggenheim International Gala

It still f-cks me up that Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, aka Landry Forever, are not only a thing but that they’re engaged. The lead singer of Crucifictorious is marrying Marie Antoinette. Do I need an exclamation point after that? I think I do. The lead singer of Crucifictorious is marrying Marie...

Smutty Social Media, November 17, 2017

Matt Saracen (government name: Zach Gilford) gave an interview in which he discussed FNL, his relationship on-screen and in real-life with Coach Taylor and improv-ing with Landry. And was Julie Taylor a crappy girlfriend, or was she just a wistful teenager stuck in a football town?   ...

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty named one of TIME’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017

I would argue that Rihanna’s best invention was this GIF… … but instead of being honoured for perfecting the drive-by Boy Bye face, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has been named one of TIME’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017. GIF jokes aside, Fenty Beauty has been an important part of the ongoing conve...

Universal's insulting decision to submit Get Out in Comedy/Musical category for the Golden Globes

Should we care about award season when Hollywood’s predator infestation is so far from being exterminated? Is award season trivial? Sure, parts of it. But there are some storylines that are playing out this award season that deserve our attention. Consider Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut...

Riverdale season two has too much murder and not enough fun

Spoilers Riverdale has so much potential. Last season, it was this close to delivering on that potential. The premise of a darker, moodier Archie comic turned teen drama in 2017 is great. The cast is spot on. So why has so much of the fun been sucked out of Riverdale? Around this time last season...

First trailer for John Krasinski and Emily Blunt's A Quiet Place

The first trailer for A Quiet Place was released yesterday, the horror movie directed and co-written by John Krasinski, and starring Emily Blunt. I believe it’s the first time they’ve worked together—Krasinski-Blunt stans, correct me if I’m wrong. The movie looks GREAT, but also really scary, which ...

Ben Affleck addresses sexual harassment accusations on The Late Show as more men are accused of misconduct including Jeffrey Tambor

It’s the season of giving. And that endless Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar keeps giving and giving and giving.  Yesterday it was revealed that Senator Al Franken, who used to be a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, kissed and groped radio news anchor Leeann Tweeden while she was sle...

Intro for November 17, 2017

Dear Gossips,  I really wanted to wake up this morning to photos of Serena Williams on her wedding day. There are many photos of her many celebrity guests taken by the paparazzi – but none of Serena. Because the Greatest Of All Time would have, of course, been able to elude the paparazzi. Serena ...

What Else for November 16, 2017

I posted about Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa the other day. Today is Lisa’s birthday. She’s… WHAT? 50? Denise Huxtable is 50?!? Lisa Bonet and Julia Roberts are the same age. Nobody’s running around yelling “LISA IS 50!” Oprah styles though. That’s never been Lisa’s vibe though. But this has always bee...

Drake cusses out male fan at concert for groping women

We’ve come to know a lot of Drakes over the years. There’s Sensitive Drake, Heartbreak Drake, Fangirl Drake, Petty Drake, Mogul Drake and my favourite: Hopelessly Devoted Drake. That’s not including the many alter-egos Drake has given himself, like Champagne Papi, Chaining Tatum and 6 God, just to n...

Justice League movie review

You know that description of Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Harry is post-life in the way station between places? “…Raw and rough…it had been left, unwanted, stuffed out of sight, struggling for breath.” Voldemort, defeated, provides the most apt description of Justice Leagu...

Selena Gomez shows watches Justin Bieber play hockey after The Weeknd is spotted at Bella Hadid's apartment

When Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber first got back together 3 weeks ago, they were right up in our faces – bike riding, sleepovers, brunches, church, and hockey. Then it went quiet, like for a week. Last week there were no pap sightings of Selena and JB together. They were together but it wasn’t on ...

The Weeknd spotted leaving Bella Hadid's apartment after split with Selena Gomez

The Weeknd and Bella Hadid broke up a few weeks before he and Selena Gomez started dating. Then Bella unfollowed Selena and Abel on social and there was all kinds of drama and pettiness, followed by a few months of peace, and now Selena and Abel are no longer together because she’s with Justin Biebe...

Smutty Social Media, November 16, 2017

Were fashion makeovers the original lifestyle/wellness trend? Experts went from telling people how to dress to telling them how to eat, travel, decorate, parent and now, take care of their health. What Not To Wear was on the frontlines of that explosion, assuring women that pencil skirts and sensibl...

Will Ben Affleck make a cameo appearance on SNL to promote Justice League this weekend?

Justice League opens tonight. Sarah’s review of the movie is coming up this afternoon. As mentioned earlier this week, Rotten Tomatoes was embargoing reviews until just before the movie comes out, supposedly because they want to test out a new site feature but a lot of people had conspiracy theories...

how-to-be-the-best-gift-giver

I don’t want to brag but… I’m an excellent gift giver. Have I mentioned this before? Probably. It’s one of my favourite things to boast about. So let’s not pretend that I’m an excellent give giver out of kindness and consideration. I’m an excellent gift giver for purely selfish reasons: giving a gre...

Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet campaign for Call Me By Your Name at HFPA event in LA

I FINALLY saw Call Me By Your Name, and Lainey would like me to get “all up in my feelings” about it, but I don’t have Kathleen’s gift for emotive expression. I do really like it, kind of love it, actually, and you will certainly feel many things watching it. I haven’t seen a movie so fully evoke th...

Getting ready for the Golden Globes with Jake Gyllenhaal at HFPA event

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association celebrated 75 years of the Golden Globes last night. As mentioned earlier, the Golden Globe nominations will be announced on December 11. Many of the contenders attended the event last night, continuing to work the award season circuit. I’ve mentioned a few ti...

Angelina Jolie in Vancouver at the UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference

Angelina Jolie was in Vancouver yesterday to deliver the keynote address at the UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference urging governments aren’t the world to do more to stop sexual violence, calling it "a critical obstacle to achieving women's equality and our full human rights”, explaining ...

An appreciation for Mary J. Blige as she begins campaign for Oscar for role in Mudbound

I won’t pretend that this post is anything other than an expression of admiration and excitement for Mary J. Blige. So, if you don’t want to read me glowing up Mary J for too many words, turn back now.  It has been a little over a year since Mary J. Blige freed herself from a sh-tty marriage to a...

Intro for November 16, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Yesterday PEOPLE Magazine confirmed that Blake Shelton is the Sexiest Man Alive for 2017. Yesterday The New York Times reported that Time Inc, which owns both PEOPLE and TIME magazines, may be sold to Meredith Corporation. Meredith tried to buy Time Inc earlier this year but the de...

What Else for November 15, 2017

Australia voted. And the majority said YES to gay marriage. The majority was 62%. Who are the minority? Is the minority Mel Gibson? Whoever the minority is, they’re going to try to stop the change to Australia’s Marriage Act but the Prime Minister is moving ahead and it should be a happy Christmas f...

Gwen Stefani celebrates Blake Shelton's Sexiest Man Alive title on social media

Unlike Lainey, I had no inkling that Blake Shelton would be named Sexiest Man Alive. When I first heard the news over the weekend on social media, my reaction was, “Huh? OK, I guess.”  I’m not fighting Blake, because I don’t think PEOPLE is using this platform to anoint a superstar. I was mostly ...

First trailer for Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

The next chapter in Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story anthology is The Assassination of Gianni Versace, and a new trailer has dropped, giving us a look at what Murphy has done with this story. The answer seems to be: render it a soap opera. Which is basically what Murphy does, make soap operas with...

Kristen Bell to produce high school musical reality show, Encore

Last week, I noticed Lainey said Do It On My Twin Bed was one of my favourite SNL sketches. The wording is important, because it was once my favourite, but can never get back there. That spot has been permanently supplanted by Crucible Cast Party: Crucible Cast Party (Kate McKinnon) from Kate...

Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 2 promotion begins with Bob Ross parody teaser and Good Housekeeping Thanksgiving contribution

Did you see Deadpool? A lot of you must have. That was a major box office – in February, which made it all the more remarkable. Deadpool regenerated Ryan Reynolds’ career. And while, in my opinion, the movie doesn’t necessarily hold up on second viewing, what’s undeniable is that from beginning to e...

Smutty Social Media, November 15, 2017

Ed Helms has an upcoming Comedy Central special, The Fake News with Ted Nelms. It will focus on a national crisis – the President stuck in a well (like baby Jessica!) – with satirical and sensationalized journalism that churns out “insanity, silliness, and absolutely no factual content.” So somethin...

Taylor Kitsch has breakout moment in new intense Waco trailer

A new trailer for the upcoming miniseries Waco has been released, and damn if this doesn’t really feel like the moment Taylor Kitsch breaks out at long last. Like the first trailer, he is the focus with Michael Shannon riding shotgun, and Kitsch is so compelling as David Koresh you don’t even miss S...

Movie and television offers roll in for Tiffany Haddish following SNL hosting appearance

Tiffany Haddish has a YEAR. Just to recap: she was the breakout star of Girls Trip, she was Jimmy Kimmel’s best guest, her very first standup special aired on Showtime, and she just hosted Saturday Night Live and your soul is unsalvageable if you weren’t charmed by her opening monologue.  When I ...

Dakota Johnson spotted at Coldplay's show in Argentina, fueling Chris Martin dating rumours

It was reported a few weeks ago that Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin were out on a sushi date together. Coldplay is currently on tour. Last night they played in Buenos Aires. And look who was there.  Dakota was seen at a Coldplay concert in Argentina! http://pic.twitter.com/nHsg4u0E1a — THE50SHADES...

Taraji P Henson to executive produce What Men Want

Good news everyone: Mel Gibson has been replaced. With Taraji P. Henson!  Yesterday it was announced that Taraji will be the star and executive producer (alongside Will Packer and James Lopez) of What Men Want, a remake of the 2000 “I guess I’ll watch this on a Saturday when nothing else is on” c...

Blake Shelton is PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive 2017

Well, there’s a reason I keep mentioning the MiniVan Majority and its influence on PEOPLE Magazine when I handicap the Sexiest Man Alive every year. The MiniVan Majority comes up a lot. Because the SMA is for them. Blake Shelton is the Sexiest Man Alive 2017 – for them.  To be fair, it would be h...

Intro for November 15, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Last week in The New Yorker, Ronan Farrow wrote about how Harvey Weinstein recruited investigation firms, using former military intelligence, to go undercover and gather information about his accusers.  Yesterday Rose McGowan surrendered to police on a drug charge that happened ...

What Else for November 14, 2017

The payoff of this story, written by the incomparable Michael K, is not about the streaker. Whatever, the streaker. That’s almost expected these days at a game. The bonus here is the line about….never mind. I shouldn’t say. That would take away from your enjoyment. Just know that it sneaks up on you...

Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa make first appearance as a married couple on Justice League red carpet

Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa have been together since 2005. They have two children. And they got married last month. But it was probably assumed that they were married a long time ago, right? I’ve just spent half an hour google imaging photos of them together. It’s demented how attractive they are. Lo...

Murder on the Orient Express movie review

Agatha Christie’s most well-known murder mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, is the subject of several adaptations, including Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film in which Albert Finney played famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, surrounded by a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Perkins, Sean ...

Taylor Swift's reputation style

I didn’t even notice what I did there until after I did it, not that it’s particularly clever. Thanks for your emails and tweets about reputation and whether or not I’ll be posting an album review. Eventually, yes. The reason for the delay is that we were away on holiday last week, just got back Sun...

Smutty Social Media, November 14, 2017

Nico Tortella has spoken openly about being sexually fluid and has a podcast, The Love Bomb; he and his partner talked about their polyamorous relationship in depth with The Advocate. He said their openness has led to some issues with their families and they will be skipping the traditional holidays...

Beyoncé and Jay Z in Miami with Blue and the twins

On Sunday, we were #blessed with a sighting of the Holy Twins. It’s the first time we’ve seen them since our Queen officially gave us permission to celebrate their birth in the form of my favourite Instagram post of all time and my current phone screensaver.  Rumi and Sir are now 5 months old and...

Kristen Stewart honours Julianne Moore at MOMA event in cropped Chanel

Kristen Stewart was in New York last night at event at MOMA to honour Julianne Moore. They both wore Chanel. Kristen wore a cropped tank under her suit jacket. She also wore a white cropped top last week at a screening. And she’s been seen several times lately in cropped tops or tanks when she’s out...

Jennifer Lopez's manager Benny Medina accused of attempted rape

Benny Medina is Jennifer Lopez’s manager. He used to be Mariah Carey’s manager. He produced The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. The show was based on his life. And now he’s being accused of attempted rape.  Actor Jason Dottley told The Advocate on Friday that in 2008, he and another actor, T Ashanti Moz...

Serena Williams honours Gigi Hadid at Glamour Women of the Year Awards

Serena Williams made her first public appearance since welcoming her daughter, Alexis Olympia, at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards last night. She was there to honour her friend Gigi Hadid. I always forget that Serena and Gigi are friends. I think I tend to forget this fact because remembering i...

Meghan Markle will not return for Suits season 8 leading to more speculation an engagement announcement to Prince Harry will happen soon

It was confirmed yesterday that Meghan Markle and Patrick J Adams will not be back for season 8 of Suits. Deadline reports that both their contracts have been fulfilled. While this has not been confirmed by the network, it’s probably not a surprise, at least not in Meghan’s case. And many are now se...

November 14, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Heather! Happy Birthday! Your first married birthday! Meg told me about the cheese > wedding cake. I approve. By request, here are Lauren Graham and Mae Whitman. As for the real life “Royal We”, I think we’re making progress towards that goal.  And for Lizzy, Molly, and especially Jessica, becaus...

Intro for November 14, 2017

Dear Gossips,  The big movie release everyone is talking about this week is Justice League, opening Friday. Sarah’s screening it tonight and we’ll have a review up for you in the next couple of days. The film that opens next week, however, is the one I’ve been waiting for you all to see so we can...

What Else for November 13, 2017

Taylor Swift’s SNL performance – did you see it? Some people thought she might have been lip-synching. That’s not what I was paying attention to. For me it was the dancing. Can we agree that she can’t dance? I’m not knocking her for trying. I’m just saying it’s not her strength. Which is fine. We al...

Jenny Slate tweets about her boyfriend and turtlenecks

In case there was still any doubt that Jenny Slate and Chris Evans are back together – last week, I posted the video of his dog and you could hear her voice on the background. And this weekend, she posted this on Twitter: My boyfriend does many dreamy&generous things but number 1 in my mind r...

Brad Pitt rumoured to be dating Charlotte Casiraghi by bullsh-t source New Idea

This story is bullsh-t. At least the source is bullsh-t. But it’s too crazy not to mention. So with that in mind, there’s a new rumour about who Brad Pitt might be dating. It comes from a magazine called New Idea. Again, New Idea is not a reliable source for much. That said, let’s give them points f...

Jon Bernthal thought Kevin Spacey was "a bit of a bully" on Baby Driver set

Jon Bernthal debuts his solo series as The Punisher on Netflix this weekend, and so he’s out doing the press rounds. Talking to the Jim and Sam Show on Sirius XM—is this what replaced Opie & Anthony?—Bernthal recounted “losing a ton of respect” for Kevin Spacey after working with him on Baby Driver,...

Smutty Social Media, November 13, 2017

What is the more fascinating part of this story, that Diana Ross shops at Marshalls or that she carries a fanny pack? I would Love to see her Marshalls shopping list — what was she looking for? Something specific or just browsing? Housewares? Shoes? Clothes? A gift? Tell us your discount shopping wa...

Justin Timberlake sucks up to Amy Adams at American Cinematheque Awards

The best thing about the Oscars last year was that Justin Timberlake did not win one. He tried though. He was nominated for Best Song for the Worst Song of 2016, Can’t Stop The Feeling, from the movie Trolls. What JT really wants though, as we know, is to be taken seriously as a serious actor, even ...

Angelina Jolie dances with Agnes Varda and talks to Jake Gyllenhaal at the Governors Awards

Angelina Jolie attended the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday to present an Honorary Oscar to Agnes Varda. This isn’t the first time this season that she’s stepped out to support Agnes. Last month she attended the premiere of Agnes’s documentary Faces Places. So there’s an established connectio...

Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Andrew Garfield at the Governors Awards to begin Oscar campaigns

As mentioned earlier, the Governors Awards happened on Saturday. These are not the Oscars but it’s an Academy event, and Oscar voters are present, so it’s a critical campaign stop. Almost everyone shows up. Almost. We’ll get to that later but first… Oscar-winning friends, Emma Stone and Jennifer ...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Garner at Baby2Baby Gala

This has happened before. But it doesn’t happen often. Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Garner photographed together at the Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday night, where G was honoured with The Giving Tree Award. Baby2Baby provides essential items to low-income families and nearly $4 million was raised that n...

Gal Gadot won't do Wonder Woman 2 if Brett Ratner is affiliated with the project

Wonder Woman is one of the most successful, popular movies of the year. It has turned Gal Gadot into a star, and made Patty Jenkins a power player behind the camera. We’ve already seen Jenkins use her new juice to secure a sweet deal to return to direct Wonder Woman 2, and now we are getting a taste...

Everyone quits Louis C.K. including FX and his publicist after sexual harassment accusations

In a pattern now recognizable thanks to Kevin Spacey, everyone has quit Louis C.K. The List of Abandonment includes FX, with whom C.K. had a production deal; APA, the agency that represented his comedy tours; longtime publicist Lewis Kay; and 3 Arts Entertainment, home of his manager, Dave Becky. Yo...

Intro for November 13, 2017

Dear Gossips,  There was an article published at Vulture by Guy Branum on Friday about the old boys’ club of comedy. It’s a table, there’s one in every club, where only the top comics are given a seat. Those seats are occupied almost exclusively by men. These are the men who’ve declared themselve...

What Else for November 10, 2017

Do you have a terrifying Uber story? Sasha now has a really f-cked up Uber story. She wants to be clear that the person was really nice but if it were me, I think I would have pulled a movie stunt and rolled out of the car. Anyway, let us know what you think of what he did. Here’s the new episode of...

Tom Brady: SMA 2017 Odds

Maria nominated Tom Brady for her Sexiest Man Alive prediction today in Smutty Social Media. So let’s assess Tom’s chances at the title.  Arguments for: - Tom Brady is definitely All-American, the reigning Super Bowl Champion.  - As Maria noted, the NFL is not having a great season. They’d love...

Tom Hiddleston shows off new puppy on the same day Taylor Swift's reputation is released

As I mentioned earlier in my post about Taylor Swift’s reputation, the song Getaway Car seems to be about both Calvin Harris and Tom Hiddleston. But, mostly, Tom Hiddleston. Basically Calvin Harris sucked and Tom was her getaway car rebound after breaking up with him. Once the getaway car has served...

Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying movie review

Richard Linklater is on a “spiritual sequel” streak. His previous film, Everybody Wants Some!!, is a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, and his new film, Last Flag Flying, is a spiritual sequel to Hal Ashby’s 1973 film The Last Detail. Like The Last Detail, Flag is adapted from a novel by Darry...

Smutty Social Media, November 10, 2017

Can JLo bring back the GUESS? shirt? I already want one.    A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Nov 10, 2017 at 6:46am PST Fergie and Liev are in the Bahamas for a hotel reopening. Not a bad gig. And I am crazy to Gossip Genie this? Not forever, but maybe for a weekend...

Kyle Chandler in Game Night trailer with Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman

The first trailer for the upcoming comedy, Game Night, has just been released. Maybe it’s because all we’ve gotten over the last 5 weeks out of Hollywood has been an onslaught of grossness but… I like it. I think I like it a LOT.  But then again, I was predisposed to liking it. Because the previe...

Janet Jackson honoured at the OUT100 Gala in New York

Janet Jackson was honoured at the OUT100 Gala in New York last night. She won a Music Icon Award, as she should. Janet Jackson is a music icon. This is not up for debate. Put some respect on her name. But no matter how much we glow up Janet on this site, the fact still remains that Janet Jackson has...

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in first trailer for The Post

 Not unlike P.T. Anderson’s Phantom Thread, when it comes to Oscar odds, everyone left room for Steven Spielberg’s latest, The Post. It features a heavyweight ensemble led by Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, and it’s about the Washington Post going up against Nixon’s administration over the publication o...

Taylor Swift acknowledges herself to be a player in the gossip game on multiple songs on reputation

 I’ve been wondering for a few weeks now, on a few occasions, since the first four songs released off reputation haven’t been all that strong, whether or not Taylor Swift was banking the good sh-t for the album release. And it turns out she was. Or at least the better sh-t.  As you know, because ...

Angelina Jolie brings cookies to daughter Vivienne's martial arts class

The Hollywood Reporter posted a story yesterday about Angelina Jolie bringing cookies to Vivienne’s martial arts class: The Oscar winner surprised parents at Shaolin American Self Defense Academy when she showed up with daughter Vivienne Jolie Pitt, 9, and Day of the Dead-decorated cookies from P...

Intro for November 10, 2017

Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar opened up a new door yesterday and spat out Louis CK. Exactly five weeks ago yesterday, The New York Times broke open the story about Harvey Weinstein. It was a Thursday. Yesterday, also a Thursday, they confirmed what the whisper network (Gawk...

What Else for November 9, 2017

While the current comparison is to say that Lisa Marie Presley is having Johnny Depp problems, it actually sounds like she’s having Presley problems. As in her dad, Elvis. Elvis was totally clueless when it came to managing his money. Which is why he had no idea how badly Colonel Parker was f-cking ...

Celine Dion dances to clubbed-up version of My Heart Will Go On in Vegas

I meant to get to this yesterday but we had to post all the Sexiest Man Alive posts. And then I wanted to save this for tomorrow because it’s such a great Friday weekend sendoff but in these times, we shouldn’t put off our joy. Every day a new predator - or three - is revealed. And now, more than ev...

Sexy Michael B. Jordan at Craig's in LA

 I would like to take a minute to apologize to Michael Bae Jordan on behalf of Elaine Lui. She did not include MBaeJ in her Sexiest Man Alive predictions yesterday and I can only assume this was a mistake because LOOK AT HIM. He is the sexiest man alive every damn day of the week. Lainey will probab...

Louis C.K.'s I Love You, Daddy premiere cancelled as he is accused of sexual harassment

Louis C.K.’s new movie, I Love You, Daddy, opens next week. The premiere was supposed to be tonight. I say “supposed to be”, because it was abruptly cancelled today, apparently because the New York Times is about to run an expose on C.K., about all those rumors, undoubtedly. He’s also cancelled tomo...

Sterling K Brown & Milo Ventimiglia: SMA 2017 Odds

As covered yesterday, Mark Walhberg is my unfortunate prediction for PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2017. Is he sexy? F-ck no. Not to me. Not to many of you. But, again, this it the PEOPLE demographic. He’s pretty popular with the MiniVan Majority. Also it’s those Calvin Klein ads. I call this memory bl...

Apple commits to two seasons of Jennifer Aniston's and Reese Witherspoon's new television show

At least a couple of times a year, there’s a “Friends reunion” rumour, or an outlet will take a quote out of context and get everyone hyped up for a reunion, even though the cast has repeatedly said they are not interested. And I understand their disinterest. They spent a decade with the characte...

Smutty Social Media, November 9, 2017

Victoria Beckham announced a new partnership with Reebok. David has a longstanding relationship with Adidas. So that means they can’t cross-promote one another’s work like they usually do. I’m not worried. Are you worried? I’m not that worried.    A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@...

Ben Affleck and his battle with addiction covers US Weekly ahead of release of Justice League

Justice League is a week away. So the North American press push for the movie should be underway. Here’s Ben Affleck arriving in New York, all smiles with Lindsay Shookus. Back in September, before the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal broke, I had been anticipating that Ben and Lindsay would ...

Harry Styles' new video for Kiwi features cupcakes, puppies, and cute kids

AND cute kids. The new Harry Styles video has assembled all things adorable to blatantly pander to his cupcake-loving, puppy-loving, children-in-suits-loving fan base… aka everyone. He is pandering to everyone. Teenage girls may have willed this video into existence but find me a person who doesn’t ...

Taylor Swift's updated reaction to winning Song Of The Year for Little Big Town at CMAs

As expected, Taylor Swift won Song Of The Year for Better Man last night at the CMAs. She wrote the song for Little Big Town. It was obvious the minute Karlie Kloss came out on stage as one of the presenters. No matter how you feel about her, what’s undisputed is Taylor’s talent as a songwriter. She...

Ridley Scott replaces Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All The Money In The World

As the allegations against Kevin Spacey have mounted, companies affiliated with him have started cutting ties. Netflix is moving forward without him in what is now House of Cards' final season, and they dumped a biopic of Gore Vidal in which he was set to star. And now, in a REALLY SHOCKING move, Ri...

Jessica Chastain calls out X-Men producer Bryan Singer for history with sexual harassment

A few days ago, Jessica Chastain retweeted an article outlining past allegations of sexual assault against director Bryan Singer. She said, “Let us not forget.” (I don’t know about you, but the day the Weinstein Scandal broke, I thought—how long before we get to Bryan Singer?) That’s an interesting ...

Mariah Carey accused of sexual harassment and not paying her former security team

Earlier this week, it was announced that Stella Bulochnikov, who’s been Mariah Carey’s manager for a couple of years now, was stepping down from the “day-to-day management” of Mimi’s career. So they broke up. Two days later, TMZ reports that Mimi’s being accused of sexual harassment and hasn’t paid ...

November 9, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Since August of this year, more than 600,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar. They join an estimated 300,000 refugees already in Bangladesh who fled previous spikes in violence. Thousands of people are still arriving in Bangladesh each day, some having walked 14...

Intro for November 9, 2017

Dear Gossips,  I don’t listen to much country music. I’m unfamiliar with most of the songs performed at the CMA Awards. But almost every year for the last several years, I’ve watched most of the show. It’s a really well produced show. Like, I don’t know sh-t about Brothers Osborne, but when they ...

What Else for November 8, 2017

The MET Gala theme has been set for 2018. It’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”. Which means there will be zero imagination. Because every basic will show up in a crucifix. Except… Rihanna, of course. Always Rihanna at the MET Gala. And she’s also co-chairing the event. Which ...

Prediction: Mark Wahlberg SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for:  - Marky Mark of the Calvin Klein underwear ads has never been named Sexiest Man Alive. People have been horny for those ads for almost 20 years.  - And since then Mark Wahlberg has gone on to become a Hollywood mogul. He’s one of the most powerful actor-producers in the business.  ...

Idris Elba: Runner-up SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for: - Every single f-cking one you can think of.  - Molly’s Game will be in limited release at Christmas and will open wide in January. That’s an award season schedule. Most of that awards attention will be on Jessica Chastain but as Sarah wrote in her review of the film, Jessica and Id...

Justin Timberlake: SMA Odds 2017

Arguments for:  - F*ck him. As far as I’m concerned there are zero arguments in favour of Justin Timberlake being named the Sexiest Man Alive. But the truth is, this is a minority opinion. Especially not with the MiniVan Majority. Which is what PEOPLE caters to.  - He’s in the new Woody Allen movi...

Drake: SMA Odds 2017

Arguments for:  - If Adam f-cking Levine can be the Sexiest Man Alive, why not Drake? - Drake is a bigger superstar than Adam Levine who is, so far, the only musician to ever have been named SMA.  - Drake sells.  - Drake just showed up on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter. We’ll get to the con...

Alex Rodriguez: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for: - Jennifer Lopez. This is the main case. He’s dating her. He’s been dating her this year as he moves away from pro baseball and begins his next career. She’s softened all his edges. He’s been indefatigably trying to convince us that he’s not an asshole. And together, they’ve played...

Jake Gyllenhaal: SMA Odds 2017

Arguments for:  - Another one who gets handicapped year after year. A couple of years ago at TIFF, Jake was the most googled star of the festival. So he’s definitely known. The MiniVan Majority definitely knows him.  - Jake is currently Oscar campaigning. He was at the Hollywood Film Awards the ot...

Jason Momoa: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for: - I mean, he’s pretty f-cking sexy.  - Justice League. Aquaman. It’ll be the first time we’re seeing his character. The movie comes out exactly around the same time PEOPLE usually makes the Sexiest Man Alive announcement. Warner Bros wouldn’t mind the promotion at all.  - Along wit...

Chadwick Boseman: SMA Odds 2017

Arguments for:  - Black Panther is the most highly anticipated movie of 2018. I would even say it’s the most highly anticipated movie period but then Star Wars nerds would be all up in their feelings about that and we don’t need a MCU Star Wars battle right now. Aren’t they the same family anyway? ...

Chris Pine: SMA Odds 2017

Arguments for:  - Chris Pine is probably Kathleen’s vote for SMA. He is her top Chris. And he was her top Chris even before Wonder Woman came out when he became the top Chris for so many of you.  - Wonder Woman is the reason why Chris Pine went from Fourth Chris to debatably First Chris. It is one...

Chris Evans: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for: - Look at him. It doesn’t get more All-American than Chris Evans. - He’s Captain America! - Technically he’s not on a film promo circuit but if they gave it to Chris Hemsworth already, PEOPLE would totally offer it to Evans. He’s exactly who they’d want.  - Chris Evans has gained ...

Will Smith: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for:  - Everybody knows Will Smith - I have included him on this list almost every year I’ve been playing this game and it’s never been his year. Is it time? Will Smith is a big international movie star. He may not be the blockbuster star he was before but he’s across the board recognise...

Matt Bomer: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for:  - Matt Bomer is gorgeous. This is the face of an angel. Please do not make me use more words than necessary to explain to you why he’s sexy. He’s so beautiful it’s stupid.  - PEOPLE has never declared an openly gay Sexiest Man Alive. It was time a long time ago. For many, this woul...

Prince Harry: SMA 2017 Odds

Arguments for:  - He’s a prince, often voted the most popular royal of his family - Harry is doing great work representing his family. He’s an advocate for mental health and he’s the passionate ambassador of the Invictus Games which honour the contributions of servicemen and women. So, even though...

Handicapping the Sexiest Man Alive 2017

This is an annual tradition here at LaineyGossip. Every year, mid to late November, PEOPLE Magazine anoints who they’ve decided to be the Sexist Man Alive. Every year, a week or so before that happens, I handicap the candidates and offer my prediction. Brag alert: I’m pretty good at this game. Last ...

Smutty Social Media, November 8, 2017

I want to take a “Which Jeff Goldblum Sex and the City Character Are You?” quiz. A reboot of SEX AND THE CITY with Jeff Goldblum playing all four characters. http://pic.twitter.com/3PXrdtC32R — Gennefer Gross (@Gennefer) November 7, 2017 Twitter has gone from 140 characters for 280 (for everyo...

Aidy Bryant on style and Ryan Gosling in The Cut

(Do It On My) Twin Bed is probably one of Duana’s favourite Saturday Night Live sketches in recent years. That sketch – and other girl group sketches like it – was co-written by Aidy Bryant aka Li’l Baby Aidy, who’s just been profiled in The Cut and if you haven’t read it, you should. Because she’s ...

Taylor Swift redirects ACLU conversation with reputation Secret Sessions video and album track list

Most headlines about Taylor Swift yesterday, just three days before the release of reputation, were about how she tried to legally intimidate a blogger and ended up getting scolded by the ACLU. As Spencer Kornhaber wrote yesterday for The Atlantic, this was a consequence of her “anti-PR campaign”. T...

Ed Westwick being investigated by the LAPD for raping Kristina Cohen

Kristina Cohen shared on Facebook earlier this week that three years ago, she was at Ed Westwick’s house and he allegedly raped her. When I posted about this yesterday, Ed had yet to respond. He eventually did. And this is what he said:    A post shared by Ed Westwick (@edwestwick) o...

Disney faces backlash after blackballing the LA times from advance screenings of their films

Disney has had quite the week. On the one hand, Thor: Ragnarok is champagne-toasting success, but on the other hand, they stumbled into an incredibly stupid and ill-timed power play with the LA Times. As Lainey mentioned briefly yesterday, it all started with an investigative report about Disney’s d...

November 8, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Rachel, I’m sorry about your boy sh-t turned girl sh-t. That said, an asshole friend is not what you want in your life. Here are Sam Heughan and Alexander Skarsgard to take up that space. And for Amber – Happy Birthday! Linda’s presenting you with this retro photo of Val Kilmer. One of the most i...

Intro for November 8, 2017

Dear Gossips, A year ago today, people were making predictions. One major prediction. That prediction didn’t happen, and it sucked. I’m going to do what we did a year ago today on this site – which is make another kind of prediction. That prediction ended up coming true. And I was pretty confiden...

What Else for November 7, 2017

Yesterday I posted about Ben Affleck and how he’s looking at his own behaviour and pledging to support more women in the industry after being connected to Harvey Weinstein. Now he’s saying he’s donating his Weinstein-associated earnings to charity. Some of those earnings are from Good Will Hunting. ...

Gina Rodriguez looks amazing in yellow as she promotes The Star at AOL Build

Gina Rodriguez is promoting an animated movie called The Star, in which she voices the Virgin Mary. Aside from Annihilation, an ensemble fantasy adventure co-starring my girl Tessa Thompson and Oscar Isaac that I am SO excited for, she’s got three voice roles on the docket. And that’s it. Does that ...

Chloe Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham back together in matching denim

On September 1st, 2016, Maria declared, “Young Love in the Age of Instagram is Dead” in the wake of the breakup of Chloe Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham. She mourned their matching posts and corresponding clothes. She mourned young love lost. As of September, a year after they broke Maria’s hea...

Fifty Shades Freed trailer is basically lifestyle porn

Remember when Fifty Shades of Grey was described as “mommy porn”? And then, I guess, “let down porn” because despite talking a big game about being a 21st century Last Tango In Paris, the Fifty Shades movies have been, so far, mildly horny at best. (My theory is that Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan ...

Smutty Social Media, November 7, 2017

Sia’s taking her ass off the market. Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans. Save your money, here it is for free. Everyday is Christmas! http://pic.twitter.com/aeQlnTwLuy — sia (@Sia) November 7, 2017 Janet posted her a photo from her 2004 Essence cover shoot with ...

Sean Penn shops for puppies with 25 year old girlfriend Leila George

Last we heard from Sean Penn, he was panicking about Kate del Castillo’s El Chapo documentary. The documentary has been released and beyond his whinging, there hasn’t been a huge amount of buzz (this could be because we are in such a disastrous news cycle all the time, or because Netflix has so much...

Ed Westwick accused of rape by actress Kristina Cohen

Like I said yesterday, at this point we need a Daily Sexual Harassment/Abuse/Assault Roundup. Some of the offenders are very powerful men. Some of them are moderately powerful men. Others are relatively powerful. And even B/C list stars are predators. Not all men, sure. But, at the same time, SO MAN...

Claire Foy in The Crown season 2 trailer

I enjoyed season one of The Crown for the most part, especially the domestic drama happening behind closed doors at Buckingham Palace. So I am incredibly into the trailer for season two, which is almost entirely tidbits about the domestic drama that went down in the 1960s. There’s only a brief glimp...

Alec Baldwin quits Twitter after facing backlash for Asia Argento tweets

Ugh. That’s how I feel having to talk about Alec Baldwin today. It’s just a big bag of ugh. I’m not referring to his social media gender reveal (Alec, at 59, is expecting his 5th child, his fourth with Hilaria. He’s going to have 4 children under 6, and his face reflects that.)   ...

Taylor Swift's boyfriend Joe Alwyn is the new face of Prada's Ascension campaign

Joe Alwyn is the new face of Prada’s Ascension campaign. Aptly named, non? A year ago Joe was the rising star lead of Ang Lee’s overhyped and underwhelming Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk which was supposed to be an Oscar contender with new technology and camera work, until it came out and everybody...

Taylor Swift trolled by ACLU after lawyer threatens to sue blogger

Taylor Swift’s new album, reputation, is out on Friday. So far she’s released four songs. I’m not super into any of them. But she’s already pre-sold 400,000 units of the album, and it’s Target’s biggest music pre-sale of all time. As of now, reputation’s pre-orders are double the number for her last...

November 7, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Amy! Happy Birthday! Nick says you can see the end of grad school –which means you’ll soon be back in New York. Don’t rush it though, right? That is your work. I admire you so much for how hard you’ve worked. I also need to see a picture of George. He should be included in this post along with Mark ...

Intro for November 7, 2017

Dear Gossips,  Do you listen to the Bill Simmons Podcast? I go in and out of it, depending on the guest. Last week his guest was Janice Min, now Co-President and Chief Creative Officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group and formerly the editor of US Weekly, in its prime. Janice left ...

What Else for November 6, 2017

There are very few upsides to having food-motivated dogs, like mine. One of those upsides though is that they will leave the park if you ask them if they are hungry. They know the word hungry so well we have to spell it. When they hear the word “hungry” they will stop objecting to leaving the bea...

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith gave Tyrese $5 million which he then posted about on social media

If you've been keeping up with Tyrese's Instagram, you know he's been going through some sh-t. He's been working through that sh-t very loudly and publicly on the gram. He's been airing out the details of his child custody dispute and his financial hardships for his 9 million followers. In the du...

Margot Robbie campaigns for Oscar for I, Tonya at the Hollywood Film Awards

Did you see mother!? The movie with the dumbest punctuation of the year? It was meant to be Darren Aronofsky’s big deep artistic mindf-ck. Whatever. I thought it was a film student’s first film. And I found all the conversations around it, about how profound it all was, totally insufferable. ...

Sean Combs changes his name yet again to Brother Love

Puff Daddy. Puffy. Puff. P. Diddy. Diddy. Sean Combs. Diddy again. And now... I decided to change my name again! My new name is LOVE aka Brother Love. #TakeDat http://pic.twitter.com/gArAXusygG — Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) November 4, 2017 I mean, I appreciate t...

Smutty Social Media, November 6, 2017

It’s too easy with this one. @POTUS I'm in Asia ... let's meet before you head to Moscow #russia #putin — Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) November 5, 2017 This looks like someone glued a puzzle together so it could be hung on the wall like a poster. In 1988.   ...

Mariah Carey and manager Stella Bulochnikov have broken up

Mariah Carey and her manager, Stella Bulochnikov, have broken up. They’re not calling it a breakup though. They’re saying they’re just changing their business arrangement. Here’s the official statement, from Stella, per Variety:  “After working together for almost three years, Mariah Carey an...

Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, and more shady connections in Hollywood's sexual harassment problem

I briefly considered titling this post “The Daily Sexual Harassment Roundup”. But I worried that that would seem insensitive. And I don’t want to be insensitive. I want to make a point that this is what’s happening now: that the list of sexual harassers and predators in Hollywood is expanding so ...

Blake Lively the B-movie queen in All I See Is You

I must apologize to Blake Lively. In my review of Age of Adaline, I said, “[Blake Lively] is almost unwatchable as a leading lady.” Dear Blake Lively: I take it back. You’re not unwatchable. You just need to be in movies as bat sh*t insane as All I See Is You, and then you are completely watchabl...

Brad Pitt at LACMA Art + Film Gala

Angelina Jolie stepped out this weekend and so did Brad Pitt. He was at the LACMA Art + Film gala. Because he’s a major arts patron. Even from the Jennifer Aniston days we heard about his involvement in art. And supposedly he’s been working on his own piece - a sculpture which is why he was seen ...

Angelina Jolie campaigns for Oscar with Loung Ung at the Deadline Contenders event and Hollywood Film Awards

Angelina Jolie made two stops on the Oscar campaign trail this weekend – she and Loung Ung attended the Deadline Contenders event on Saturday and they accepted the Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award at the Hollywood Film Awards last night. As mentioned several times over the last few weeks, Fi...

Ben Affleck says he wants to be part of the solution when asked about Hollywood's sexual misconduct problem

Sarah just posted about the imminent release of Justice League and how it might do at the box office after Thor just became everyone’s favourite Avenger. Justice League, of course, is DC’s version of the Avengers. And Batman is the sort of leader of the Justice League. At least that’s what the tr...

Cast of Justice League begins press tour in London in hopes film will compete with Thor at the box office

The big question mark in November’s box office is what is going to happen with Justice League. We’ve already seen the numbers Thor: Ragnarok put up, and now the question is, how much more can one month support? The story of 2017 at the box office—and previous years, honestly, it’s just been bette...

Thor: Ragnarok exceeds box office expectations making over $121 million on opening weekend

First Thor: Ragnarok got hugely positive reviews—including mine— making it one of the highest-rated superhero movies ever. And then it opened to huge box office, raking in an estimated $121 million over the weekend (and don’t be surprised if the actuals are a little higher). Going into the weeken...

Intro for November 6, 2017

Dear Gossips, Oscar campaigning is officially underway as there were several events this weekend in Hollywood, featuring many expected award season contenders trying to build as much awareness around their projects and performances before the holiday break. We are now just 5 weeks away from t...

What Else for November 3, 2017

This haircut. It still exists. I mean this is an old haircut. Rob Lowe wore his hair like this in Youngblood. But I see it almost every day. I kinda hope it makes a comeback. For serious. If trends go through cycles, why shouldn’t this hair be revived? Also it never occurred to me that Dolph Lund...

Zendaya and Zac Efron sing in new songs released from The Greatest Showman

I emailed Sarah to remind me why I'm not supposed to be excited for The Greatest Showman because as of this morning, when two songs from the film’s soundtrack were released, I was really excited. It's a musical. I love musicals. It's Zendaya in a musical. I love Zendaya. My favourite Zac Efron is...

Johnny Depp too cool for a regular bowtie at The Murder On The Orient Express in London

The Murder On The Orient Express premiere was last night in London. The film is directed by Kenneth Branagh. I was into it based on the trailer. Also Michelle Pfeiffer. I’m seeing it for Michelle Pfeiffer. And Leslie Odom Jr. And Daisy Ridley. Johnny Depp is in this movie too. It’s been a whi...

Smutty Social Media, November 3, 2017

In 2015, I wrote a review of Grey, which is Fifty Shades from Christian’s perspective. The next installment, Darker, is coming out soon. I think at this point, I’m qualified to judge a book by its cover. And this cover is terrible.   On my kitchen table #Darker ...

Constance Wu and Henry Golding cover Entertainment Weekly for first look at Crazy Rich Asians

I cried a little when I saw this on Instagram yesterday – the cover of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, featuring Constance Wu and Henry Golding, the stars of Crazy Rich Asians, based on the first book in Kevin Kwan’s bestselling series. You know, the one I’ve been bitching at you for 4 yea...

Sponsored: A season of #TorontoStyle – and what YOU can WIN

Over the last few months you might have seen me promoting CF Toronto Eaton Centre’s Reflections of Toronto Style campaign. Part of that process involved highlighting the city’s amazing style by celebrating your submissions under the #TorontoStyle hashtag throughout the summer and fall seasons and...

Zayn opens up about anxiety and not speaking to One Direction bandmates in new interview with Billboard

But he’s already made it, you’ll say. Yes, Zayn has proven himself as a chart-topping solo success post-boy band fame but now that’s a feat two other of his One Direction bandmates have achieved. Both Harry Styles and Niall Horan’s solo albums hit No.1 on the Billboard 200.  Zayn was the first to...

Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Robert Downey Jr on Avengers 4 set in costume

The interminable Avengers shoot continues, and as Thor: Ragnarok opens in theaters, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston are on set with RDJ (for what looks like a flashback to the events of The Avengers). Lainey pointed out this will be a fun week at work for Hemsworth, who gets to be around his f...

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly being careful at social events in wake of Hollywood's sexual harassment and assault exposure

The NY Daily News posted a really interesting article about Leonardo DiCaprio yesterday. Leo was at a Halloween party in New York earlier this week. Here’s how it went down according to the NY Daily News source: Partygoers at a lower Manhattan Halloween bash were left buzzing about the fact t...

Taylor Swift's latest single Call It What You Want is a love song about Joe Alwyn

As promised, Taylor Swift released another song, the fourth, from her upcoming reputation. Gorgeous was a crush song about Joe Alwyn. Call It What You Want is straight up a love song about Joe Alwyn. Taylor Swift is so in love. And what she’s doing with her love is relating it to her previous...

November 3, 2017 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Devin! Happy Birthday from Simon! By request, here are Jake Gyllenhaal, the hottest Hemsworth, Liam, and Nicole Kidman with her Emmy. Have a great birthday weekend! And for Meg from Heather who wants you to know that you’re the best friend, best travel partner, and best Maid of Honour! Here a...

Intro for November 3, 2017

Dear Gossips, We’ll be recording the first episode of the second season of Show Your Work in a couple of weeks. If we were working on it now though, Duana and I would definitely be discussing The Hollywood Reporter’s Producer Roundtable published yesterday. Six “superproducers” are featured i...

What Else for November 2, 2017

The first line in this article, about Kellan Lutz insisting on a no-nudity clause, says it all. How many contracts is Kellan Lutz signing to have to worry about this clause? Kellan Lutz once said that he hopes to win an Oscar. He also climbed up a tree once, in the presence of the paparazzi, and ...

Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok starring Chris Hemsworth movie review

Thor: Ragnarok begins with a visual gag that’s a little bit weird and a little bit macabre and 100% indicative of what a ride Ragnarok will be. Reimagined by Taika Waititi as a Flash Gordon-inspired sci-fi/fantasy caper, and catering to Chris Hemsworth’s latent comedy skills, Ragnarok is the Thor...

Channing Tatum fills in for Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is off this week because his baby son needs heart surgery. All week, big name stars and musicians have been filling in for him. Last night it was Channing Tatum’s turn. What’s happened the last month in Hollywood has turned into a white-knuckle situation as we wait for Who’s Next, ri...

New trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi features Luke Skywalker and a screaming Porg

During the World Series (congrats, Astros!), a super-sized TV spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi dropped and everyone lost their minds because Luke Skywalker is in the Millennium Falcon. I lost my mind because the Porg screamed and it’s simultaneously adorable and terrifying (their teeth are night...

Beyoncé confirmed to star in live-action version of The Lion King

For months it was rumoured that Beyoncé would be in Jon Favreau’s live-action The Lion King. It had been previously confirmed that Donald Glover and James Earl Jones would star as Simba and Mufasa. Chiwetel Ejiofor is playing Scar. (My word processor does not spell-check Chiwetel Ejiofor! No red ...

Smutty Social Media, November 2, 2017

Jim Davis has explained why Garfield hates Mondays and while it’s not because of the usual human reasons, it’s still is kind of depressing. Wait did Garfield have a job? He hated Mondays but why would it matter unless he worked a 9-5? — John Mayer (@JohnMayer) November 1, 2017 Hav...

Taylor Swift shows her work in behind the scenes video for making of Gorgeous

We are exactly a week away now from the release of reputation. Which means the next few weeks or so are going to be all Taylor all the time. Just this morning, Good Morning America made the announcement that Taylor will perform a new song next Thursday, the same day the album comes out, on ABC’s ...

Janelle Monae brings tidings of joy with new GAP ad

It’s post-Halloween so that means the holiday onslaught has begun. Lainey has probably already bought all her Christmas presents because she’s insane (Lainey: it’s true, I finished my Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago). The rest of us are already rolling our eyes at the red Starbucks cups ...

Selena Gomez goes to Justin Bieber's hockey game and wears his jersey

Yesterday Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber went for a bike ride with the paps. Last night, JB went to play hockey. And Selena showed up at the rink to watch. It’s just like high school. It’s teen love forever. When they left, Selena was wearing JB’s jersey. Here in Canada, many of us are famili...

Tyrese calls The Rock a selfish champ on Instagram

Fast Furious frontmen Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson have been involved in a generally entertaining maybe-feud for a while. But recently, there is a new challenger in the midst, competing for The Rock’s attention, and that is Tyrese Gibson. He’s super upset that the Jason Statham/Dwayne Johnson sp...

Mariah Carey immortalised at Hand and Footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

Mariah Carey’s hand and footprints were immortalised at the TCL Chinese Theatre yesterday. The hand and footprint ceremony is considered more prestigious than having a star on the Walk of Fame. The hand and footprint club is considered to be more exclusive. I don’t think there can be any doubt he...

Playboy puts Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner biopic on hold amid sexual harassment accusations

A month ago, it was announced that Brett Ratner would direct a biopic of Hugh Hefner, with Jared Leto to star as Hef. I said that was a bad idea, partly because of Leto but mostly because of Ratner: “Honestly, Jared Leto playing Hef is an afterthought, mostly just good for jokes about his Method ...

Intro for November 2, 2017

Dear Gossips, I love Metric’s song Breathing Underwater. The lyrics include a commonly-heard expression: They were right When they said We should never meet our heroes Dustin Hoffman was a favourite, right? That is until “soft-boiled clitoris”. In a guest column for The Hollywood ...

What Else for November 1, 2017

Sasha and I get nostalgic about Selena and Justin. And we also meet a bridesmaid who’s beefing with a groomzilla. What are your thoughts on groomzillas? Can they be defended? I try on this week's podcast. Before Elon Musk supposedly pursued Amber Heard for years before they hooked up. During ...

Taika Waititi is perfect on The Social

As soon as I found out I would be producing a segment with Taika Waititi on The Social, I emailed Sarah, our resident Taika stan. The first time Sarah wrote about Taika was two years ago. She’s been yelling at us for two years to pay attention to the on-screen brilliance and off-screen charm of T...

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth back on Tybee Island together where they fell in love

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth fell in love while filming The Last Song in Savannah, Georgia. They kissed on the beach on Tybee Island. Let’s revisit those scenes. They look so young there, right!? Liam has been shooting a movie there and Miley visited him a couple of da...

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez on a romantic bike ride together in LA

As I posted earlier, every day this week Selena Gomez has been going for a bike ride. And every day she’s been papped. Today she also went for a bike ride. And Justin Bieber was with her. Again, neither of them are new at this. If she’s been papped two days in a row on her bike, and she’s pap...

Smutty Social Media, November 1, 2017

This is the only way Gisele Bundchen or Tom Brady will touch toast. She also posted an Instagram story of their candy bowl, so I zoomed in on the options. It’s UnReal chocolate snacks, a Tom Brady-backed line that is “unjunked” (read: vegan, GF, fair trade, non-GMO, no corn syrup). Their children...

Prince Harry at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago with Barack and Michelle Obama

I love that Prince Harry is close with Barack and Michelle Obama. The way I imagine it, they’re totally best friends and text each other all the time. This is probably not real life. But why can’t we just have this dream. I have more details about my dream in a minute, stand by. Harry was in ...

Julia Roberts covers InStyle for 50th birthday and to promote Wonder

Duana’s the one who’s been waiting  for “Julia is 50!” all year here at LaineyGossip. She’s been sick this week so this “Julia at 50!” story might help. Ahead of the release of her new film, Wonder, Julia covers the December 2017 issue of InStyle and, yes, the 50th birthday does come up, alth...

Brett Ratner is the latest person in Hollywood to be accused of sexual harassment and assault

Who’s Next? There’s been a new “who” almost every week, sometimes every day, coming out of Hollywood. Who’s the Next Harasser/Abuser? By the time Who’s Next is over, who’ll be left standing in Hollywood? Earlier this week it was Kevin Spacey joining Harvey Weinstein, James Toback, Bill Cosby,...

Stranger Things season 2 television review

Spoilers Picking up one year after the events of the first season, Stranger Things 2 sees Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) pining for Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), who has been missing ever since they confronted the Demagorgon. Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) has grown his front teeth, and he and Lucas (...

Selena Gomez wears The Weeknd's jacket while out for a bike ride after their split

Selena Gomez has been papped a couple of times this week out biking with friends. It’s been a high profile few days for her, starting last week when Justin Bieber was sighted at her house. And her interview with The Today Show about the kidney transplant aired on Monday. That was the same day tha...

Intro for November 1, 2017

Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that Crazy Rich Asians, the movie, will be released next summer, on August 17, 2018. The movie is based on the first book in Kevin Kwan’s series. Constance Wu leads an all-Asian cast in a story about obscenely wealthy Asians and their petty ass family ...