What Else for April 30, 2018

Would you use the “cry closet” or would you have used it when you were in school? I understand why there’s a need for it. Because exam time is a motherf-cker and the stress can be unbearable. The location of this particular “cry closet”, however, seems a little… high traffic? The point of it being a...

JC Chasez is having an internet moment as *NSYNC is set to receive star on the Walk of Fame

Earlier this month, Billboard posted an article called “In Defense of JC Chasez” *NSYNC's Underappreciated Boy Band Frontman.”  In January of last year, a Buzzfeed post argued that “JC was actually the best member of *NSYNC.”  JC Chasez is having an Internet moment and I am HERE for it for two reaso...

Brie Larson & Samuel L Jackson on the set of Captain Marvel on Infinity War weekend

If you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War yet, you should probably just look at the pictures. Because some of the post-Infinity War conversation is about these two. I’ll start a new paragraph now just to give you some time to run away… As we see at the end, after the credits, Nick Fury makes a d...

Smutty Social Media, April 30, 2018

This morning, Lainey posted about Gwyneth’s loose pink dress. I’m on the same wavelength as Lainey in terms of smutty senses, although I think the journey will be different. But then there’s this, posted by Brad Falchuk. A “quick dinner” of steak and frites, artichokes and a lovely salad. With two g...

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom back together in Rome

Let’s go in chronological order – over the weekend, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom were photographed together, holding hands, while sightseeing in Rome. They also met the Pope together at the Vatican during a conference to cure cancer. These are the first overtly coupled shots we’ve had of Katy and Or...

Michelle Pfeiffer in talks to join Angelina Jolie in the Maleficent sequel

After taking a few years off, Michelle Pfeiffer returned in 2017, appearing in several movies including mother! and Murder on the Orient Express. This year, she returns to comic book movies in Ant-Man and the Wasp—no one is psyched for this movie but the cast is AMAZING, so maybe we should be? I dun...

Matt Damon and Chris Hemsworth are inseparable at LAX after vacationing together in Australia

Chris Hemsworth was in the US last week doing a final push for Avengers: Infinity War. God I love Thor so much now. And… I never, ever thought I would say that. But this is the work of Taika Waititi. If you haven’t seen it yet, skip to the next paragraph. SPOILER BEGINS. ............ ............

Beyoncé and Jay Z sit courtside at Warriors game as they prepare for On The Run II tour

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are a little over a month away from the first tour date of their On The Run II tour. Billboard is already predicting that it will double the gross of the first On The Run tour in 2014.  After Beychella, it's not like Beyoncé and Jay-Z need to promote this tour. Beychella was the ul...

Carrie Underwood appears in close-ups on Instagram following injury

A few months ago, Carrie Underwood revealed on social media that she’d had an accident at her home requiring a lot of stitches in her face and warning her fans that she might look different, staying undercover to heal until just recently, and setting up a high level of interest in what the changes w...

Gwyneth Paltrow in baggy pink at Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss Rally

Gwyneth Paltrow was the headliner at Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss Rally on Saturday in LA. She wore pink. Baggy pink. You know how I’ve been writing about my gossip instincts and Gwyneth lately? About how she’s pinging me because between all the engagement parties and weekend engagement events, it feel...

April 30, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Missy – I’m sorry to hear about Hanna aka Hannie and Hannabear. And probably right now it’s too soon and too raw to be able to laugh about the quirky attributes that made Hanna so uniquely Hanna, like the hilarious description that Kara shared with me about Hanna’s sense of direction. Apparently she...

Intro for April 30, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Avengers: Infinity War broke all kinds of records this weekend at the box office, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to achieve the biggest domestic opening of all time. So, technically, Avengers is bigger than Star Wars? Fanbases can sometimes get quite competitive. Are the S...

What Else for April 27, 2018

I am Priyanka Chopra here. Aren’t we all Priyanka here? She’s reacting to David Blaine sewing his mouth shut. Which is f-cked up. And I have no time for it. Is it the same as watching pimple popping? F-ck no. Pimple popping, while gross, is natural. Like it’s a grown thing naturally growing on your ...

Star Trek 4 to be directed by SJ Clarkson

Two years ago, just before Star Trek Beyond opened, Paramount announced a fourth Trek movie—not to be confused with Trek movie Quentin Tarantino pitched—with Chris Hemsworth slated to return as Captain Kirk’s dad (he cameoed in the 2009 movie). At the time, I didn’t really get it. We had just discov...

Smutty Social Media, April 27, 2018

Sarah Hyland is styled by Brad Goreski, who is married to comedy writer Gary Janetti. And I have received your emails and tweets about Gary Janetti’s Instagram feed. With the wedding coming up, Gary will be very busy.   A post shared by Sarah Hyland (@sarahhyland) on Apr 26, 2018 at ...

Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick present A Simple Favour at CinemaCon

I totally forgot, or maybe didn’t even know in the first place, that Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are in a movie together called A Simple Favour. They announced it last year when Paul Feig was confirmed to direct. It’s about two friends, Emily and Stephanie; Stephanie (Anna) is a mommy blogger and...

Oscar Isaac and Charlie Hunnam's hot gait on the set of Triple Frontier in Hawaii

Sarah just posted about Sebastian Stan and how she was all about him before anyone else was – and by anyone else she means Kathleen and me. OK but… I don’t think I’m all about Sebastian Stan? Bucky’s OK now that his hair isn’t a mess but I’m not into my feelings over him the way I am with Oscar Isaa...

Sebastian Stan featured in GQ for Avengers: Infinity War promotion

The LaineyGossip offices have descended into chaos recently, as Lainey and Kathleen have been hitching onto my Sebastian Stan train like a couple of old timey hobos, and it’s not that I mind them finally catching on, it’s just that I want all the credit for spotting him first and talking him up year...

Avengers: Infinity War movie review

Avengers: Infinity War is the beginning of the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we’ve known it for a decade. It’s the culmination of ten years of storytelling, bringing together heroes from across the universe, uniting Avengers and Guardians and everyone in between. Pound for pound, for sheer...

Prince Harry’s private secretary, Ed Lane Fox, stepping down ahead of royal wedding

It was announced today that Prince Harry’s private secretary, Ed Lane Fox, is stepping down. Ed has worked with Harry for five years. Last month Prince William’s private secretary, Miguel Head, also stepped down. Last year, Princess Kate’s private secretary left too. And there have also been several...

Prince William and Catherine name newborn son Louis Arthur Charles

First of all, Will was trolling us. Or at least, he thought he was having some fun at everyone’s expense. Well, ‘fun’. A few weeks ago, after a match of some kind involving a star athlete named Jack, he mused that Jack was a good name, and then the other day it was the Australian High Commissione...

April 27, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

The City of Toronto is holding a vigil on Sunday 7pm at Mel Lastman Square to honour the victims of this week’s van attack. On Tuesday May 1st, Rebecca Levan, a resident of the community and a reader of this blog, will be leading a march called One to One Hundred, walking the stretch of Yonge St fro...

Intro for April 27, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Here’s a question I’ve been saving up to ask you all week. It’s Friday content. And especially THIS Friday.   Do you wash your meat? This is not a euphemism for anything but I get why you would think that. I’m asking the question because it’s become a meme and the meme has gone ...

What Else for April 26, 2018

Prince William will be Prince Harry’s best man. Which, as Michael K notes, is not a surprise. Given that that was the major royal announcement today, it means that we didn’t get the baby name. Duana’s been waiting on this baby name for days. Her post is halfway written. But they still haven’t trotte...

Kelly Clarkson is delightful hosting "The Kelly Show" on Ellen

There are a few things in life that we can depend on: death, taxes and Kelly Clarkson being a goddamn delight. Kelly is currently bringing joy weekly on The Voice. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys all seem like they’re kinda over it and Kelly is literally jumping out of her chair with exc...

Chris Hemsworth at Kimmel in low-cut shirt

Who’s the Best Chris? It’s a never-ending debate. Who’s the lowest-cut Chris?  Easy.  Not even a race.  Chris Hemsworth. Is it just me or is he going lower and lower?  Sarah mentioned it the other day when she posted about Hemsworth at the Infinity War premiere– he was wearing a waistcoa...

Smutty Social Media, April 26, 2018

How does Yara Shahidi make Brooks Brothers look this cool?    A post shared by Zac Posen (@zacposen) on Apr 25, 2018 at 8:45pm PDT UnREAL’s season three finale has aired and season four has already wrapped (it will be a shortened season). Did the show ever rebound from its a...

Alden Ehrenreich covers Esquire to promote Solo

Because everything is happening all of the time, before we can recover from our Avengers hangover—hell, before we can even enjoy the drunk—we’re already warming up the Solo press machine. The new Han Solo (NuHan), Alden Ehrenreich, covers Esquire this month with a profile that is part typical “on th...

Serena Williams attends premiere of HBO special, Being Serena, with friends and family

Next Wednesday, May 2nd, at 10 pm Eastern Standard Time, I have plans. I will be on my couch, in sweat pants, watching Being Serena on HBO. Being Serena is the documentary series about Serena Williams that will detail her pregnancy, her marriage and her return to tennis. Being Serena is already my n...

Miranda Lambert being called a homewrecker for hooking up with married musician Evan Felker

It was reported earlier this month that Miranda Lambert and Anderson East were broken up after two years of dating. This week it turns out that she’s hooking up with Evan Felker. She’s been touring with Evan and his band Turnpike Troubadours. The thing is… when they started touring, Evan was married...

Tom Cruise receives Pioneer of the Year Award at CinemaCon in Vegas

Yesterday was the Paramount presentation at CinemaCon in Vegas. Paramount needs a turnaround because they don’t have much, yet, to compete with the other studios. They do, however, have the Mission: Impossible franchise. And the new M:I is coming out this summer. So Tom Cruise was there to jack up t...

Kanye West loses Twitter followers as he continues to publicly support Donald Trump

Unless you’ve been living in a cave with no Wi-Fi for the past week, you know that Kanye’s return to Twitter has been a piping hot mess. Since Kanye tweeted his support for Fox News pundit Candace Owens and doubled down on his admiration of Donald Trump, the conversation surrounding Kanye West has t...

April 26, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Marsha! Happy Birthday with love from Emily who told me about all the ways you show your work – teaching, consulting, administrating, entrepreneur-ing, and raising your children. You are a BOSS. And … I’m pretty sure you’ve having fun. At least it sounds like you are, from what Emily says. Which, I ...

Intro for April 26, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Have you heard about Charlie Rose? According to Page Six, Tina Brown was asked to produce a show featuring Charlie Rose interviewing men whose grossness was exposed by the #MeToo movement. It’s to be an “atonement series”: Said a source: “Tina said she’d just been e-mailed about...

What Else for April 25, 2018

On this week’s Sasha Answers, we talk about wedding dresses – Meghan Markle’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s, and our own. Also what to do when a petty friend trolls you on Instagram, what to do when your friend’s makeup is janky, and the rules of dating after your first serious relationship is over.  I love ...

Danai Guriria at Avengers: Infinity War premiere and at Kimmel in a great jacket

Remember in Harry Potter when Hermione founded SPEW? Well, I want to found an organization with a funny acronym and that is MOPS, the Make Okoye Proud Society. The object is to promote the kind of healthy, boss bitch living that would inspire Okoye to gaze upon one with approbation. All I’ve wanted ...

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's deep, unabashed love at TIME 100 Gala

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were also at the TIME 100 gala last night. They looked as good as Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban can look (I swear that’s a compliment) in matching black. They did their classic “we’re more in love than anyone else in the world” red carpet PDA and I’m not mad at it. At l...

Smutty Social Media, April 25, 2018

“Framed sports jersey” is very specific design choice that I am not all surprised to see Nick Lachey embrace.   A post shared by Nick Lachey (@nicklachey) on Apr 24, 2018 at 12:38pm PDT There’s no way to wear a black suit with a red tie and not look like a magician. Or a wai...

Alex Rodriguez plays the supportive boyfriend to Jennifer Lopez at TIME 100

As we’ve established, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are a brand. Together, they are building J-Rod: The Empire. At the beginning of their relationship, there were questions about how Alex “Centaur” Rodriguez would handle being the clear lesser half of this power couple. Could ARod, a noted egoma...

Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams attend opening of DundasWorld in LA

Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams were out together last night for the opening of DundasWorld in LA. DundasWorld is Peter Dundas’s label. You may not know the name but you know his designs. Peter has been designing for Beyoncé for years. And for sure you remember the pieces.  Last yea...

Amber Heard and Jason Momoa present Aquaman at CinemaCon

Aquaman is Warner Brothers only live-action superhero movie this year, so there is a lot of pressure on it to perform during the holiday box office season, especially since Justice League disappointed all expectations. To that end, Aquaman was a centerpiece of Warners’ presentation at CinemaCon yest...

The cast of Ocean's 8 presents new film clip at CinemaCon

Warner Bros decided to bring in the big names for their CinemaCon presentation in Vegas yesterday. So here are Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, and Anne Hathaway on stage during the Ocean’s 8 part of the event to introduce a new clip, which has yet to be releas...

Shawn Mendes addresses struggle with anxiety with In My Blood music video

It has been almost a month to the day since Shawn Mendes snapped and made it impossible for me to pretend he doesn’t exist. Since Shawn released his two latest, strongest and sexiest singles, In My Blood and Lost in Japan, he has only continued to prove that he’s worthy of our attention.  Shawn M...

Crazy Rich Asians at CinemaCon

It happened!  As I was hoping for last week, Crazy Rich Asians was part of the Warner Bros presentation yesterday at CinemaCon in Vegas. This is evidently why the trailer was delayed until this week, so they could start building momentum for the movie – and it’s working. CRA has been picking up s...

Macaulay Culkin returns to promote podcast and mock lifestyle brand, Bunny Ears

We don’t often talk about Macaulay Culkin—and I prefer it that way— but recently he’s been out in public, doing things and saying stuff. This week he was on Ellen DeGeneres, and last month he popped by The Tonight Show, tolerating questions about Home Alone and his time as a child star in order to p...

Intro for April 25, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle in 24 days in Windsor. What are your wedding plans? Are you getting up early? Are you getting together for a group screening? Have you planned your menu? Or are you actually going to be there, lining the streets? Do you think it will be more fu...

What Else for April 24, 2018

Most of the time when I link to dog stories, it’s me bitching about how smart these dogs are when my two dogs are f-cking idiots. Finally a dog story that doesn’t make my dogs look like idiots because they too know how to find the store. Actually, no, that’s not true. One of them knows how to find t...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release details about wedding music

Kensington Palace announced more details about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding today. James Vivian who is the Director of Music at St George’s Chapel will direct “a selection of choral groups, soloists, and musicians”.  And those musicians include:  19-year-old cellist Sheku Kanne...

Leonardo DiCaprio cleans up for CinemaCon with Quentin Tarantino

Leonardo DiCaprio in Vegas yesterday with Quentin Tarantino at CinemaCon. When’s the last time you’ve seen him so put together? A while, right? Leo hasn’t worked in a while. Leo hasn’t been on a film set since summer 2015 and reshoots on The Revenant. But he’s about to start working again this summe...

Smutty Social Media, April 24, 2018

Melanie Griffith’s children have maximum photo approval.   A post shared by MELANIE (@melanie_griffith57) on Apr 23, 2018 at 8:04pm PDT Have you read the story of the fake heiress, written by Vanity Fair staffer Rachel Deloache Williams? It’s unusual because it’s written in ...

Chris Hemsworth demoted from top of Chris Rankings list in bland suit at Infinity War premiere

For many of us, Chris Hemsworth hovers near the top of the Chris Rankings, but he has been (temporarily) demoted after his appearance at the Infinity War premiere. He wore what is a pretty standard look for him: Bland suit with an open-collar shirt unbuttoned one button too low, and a waistcoat. Bot...

Scarlett Johansson walks Avengers: Infinity War red carpet with Colin Jost

The first draft of this post was about Scarlett Johansson’s ever-growing back tattoo, and my defense, as someone who has tattoos, of what looks like a theme piece growing on her back. BUT THEN SHE PULLED OUT THE JOST. And the tattoos went in the electrical garbage can. Yes, that’s right, at the Infi...

Tom Hardy presents Venom at CinemaCon with Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed

While almost everyone (except Chris Evans) from the MCU was in LA last night for the Avengers: Infinity War premiere, Tom Hardy who is Marvel-ish but not MCU proper was in Vegas at CinemaCon for the Sony presentation and the release of the new Venom trailer, with Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed. I h...

Taika Waititi and Paul Rudd at LA premiere of Avengers: Infinity War

Taika Waititi, as far as we know, is not directing another Marvel movie. He directed the third installment in Chris Hemsworth’s reign as Thor, and unless Hemsworth renegotiates, he’ll be done after Avengers 4 next year, so it’s not like there’s already another Thor movie in development for Waititi t...

Sebastian Stan and Letitia Wright at LA premiere of Avengers: Infinity War

Sarah is mad at me. If you’ve been reading this site, you know that Sarah screams I SAW HIM FIRST at Lainey and me whenever we mention Sebastian Stan. She’s right. (She should scream it at Gwyneth Paltrow too.) When Sebastian was still just Bucky with the bad hair who no one looked twice, Sarah was ...

Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow at Avengers: Infinity War premiere in LA

Technically the Avengers Godfather, Robert Downey Jr, is part of Pepperony because he’s Tony Stark and Tony loves Pepper but I really wanted to get both those words in the title so…sorry. I’m a Pepperony person but I’m not sure anyone stans harder for Pepperony than RDJ himself. G and RDJ are close....

Chadwick Boseman nods off during Avengers: Infinity War press conference

Chadwick Boseman rolled up to the Infinity War premiere as the reigning Marvel champ. Not only is Black Panther one of the biggest movies in history, but it’s also a landmark in so many ways, the most recent of which is being the film to end the 35 year cinema ban in Saudi Arabia. RDJ is the godfath...

Intro for April 24, 2018

Dear Gossips,  The Warner Bros presentation at CinemaCon is scheduled for today. And I’m hoping that that’s why the Crazy Rich Asians trailer was released yesterday – because the studio is, presumably, beginning to build the hype around the movie in front of theatre owners ahead of its August rel...

What Else for April 23, 2018

A lot of people have been analysing a photo from Meghan Markle’s now-defunct Instagram account, of a dude wearing a Golden Girls sweatshirt, and wondering if it’s Prince Harry. There’s even been a side-by-side beard comparison. This is not Prince Harry, how is that not obvious? Because it’s so obvio...

Show Your Work: Shawn Mendes and the Popstar Formula

Shawn Mendes performed for the Queen at her birthday concert this weekend. He’s also promoting himself all over the place ahead of the release of his third album. Today it was confirmed that he’s performing at the Billboard Music Awards.  #BBMAs 05.20 ON NBC _User: @ShawnMendes /CONFIRMED pi...

Miss Tina snaps Katie Holmes with Beyonce at Coachella

Right up until last Thursday night, I was still trying to get tickets to Beychella Round Two. My friend, also named Kathleen, can usually get access to tickets to exclusive things. She works music festivals a lot so naively, we thought we had a shot. We were going to drain our bank accounts and fly ...

Prince William brings and Charlotte to visit newborn

Prince William, at some point, left the hospital today to pick up Big G and Charlotte, bringing them back to visit their mother and their newborn brother, Trey. As you can see, Charlotte knows her job, waving to the camera as they walked up to the door and on the steps too, just before they went ins...

Smutty Social Media, April 23, 2018

Karlie Kloss has wished Gigi Hadid a Happy Birthday on social media. I want to look at this two ways: first, the photo (because as we know, I love to analyze celebrity birthday wishes). They are both models, so obviously it’s going to be flattering – but Karlie is looking at the camera. The emphasis...

Crazy Rich Asians promises lavish romantic drama

The trailer for Crazy Rich Asians has FINALLY dropped and OH MY GOD, how much have we missed movies like this? Romantic, funny, SOAPY DRAMA, lavish settings, cars, clothes. I feel like movies like this died with the recession a decade ago, and we’re only just coming back to a place where we can reve...

I can no longer support Kanye West

On Friday, the last five words I wrote about Kanye West were, “Try not to embarrass me”. I was directly referring to his eye-roll inducing tweets masquerading as philosophy but it was also a plea for Kanye not to do something stupid like this:  I love the way Candace Owens thinks — KANYE WES...

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle attending Stephen Lawrence memorial service may signal her platform to call for justice and equality

Let’s start with today, because these are the freshest photos. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out this afternoon hand in hand in London, just hours after the birth of their nephew, who I’m calling Prince Trey for now until they confirm a name. While William and Kate are dealing with Trey’s a...

The cast of Avengers plays Family Feud while promoting Infinity War in LA

The world premiere of Avengers: Infinity War is happening tonight in Hollywood where most, if not all, the Avengers will assemble on the red carpet ahead of opening weekend. Most of the cast members were in LA this weekend for the press junket and press conference and other planned promotional event...

Gwyneth Paltrow celebrates wedding shower with friends hosted by Monique Lhuillier

Two weeks ago, Gwyneth Paltrow and her friends were in Mexico for what was then called a bachelorette (ugh) trip. Last weekend, Ryan Murphy hosted an engagement party for G and Brad Falchuk in Hollywood, attended by major stars like Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon. THIS weekend it was another pr...

Prince William and Catherine welcome third child, a son

Princess Catherine went into labour this morning, right on schedule. As reported a couple of weeks ago, today was the due date. And today was the arrival date. Kate went into the hospital about 6 hours ago. Kensington Palace tweeted the announced 5 hours later. It’s a boy. A prince. A very punctual ...

Intro for April 23, 2018

Dear Gossips,  As you probably know by now, there was a whole new wardrobe for Beychella Weekend 2. And not just for Beyoncé but for everyone – the dancers, the band, Kelly and Michelle, and Solange too. Think about how many people were on that stage. And the fact that two performance outfits had...

What Else for April 20, 2018

A couple of very exciting things happened today which is why I’m distracted. First - Duana, Kathleen, and I were focused this morning on getting Ms Lauryn Hill tickets. Because, yes, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill is 20 years old in August and Ms Lauryn Hill is going on tour to celebrate the album,...

Taron Egerton to play Elton John in Rocket Man biopic

Elton John is finally getting the biopic treatment, and as a sign of some goodness remaining in the universe, Justin Timberlake is not going to portray him. The movie is called Rocket Man (for now), and it will star charm machine Taron Egerton as Elton John. The project originally centered around To...

Smutty Social Media, April 20, 2018

Eminem has been taking selfies at Coachella – he’s really bad at it.   A post shared by Marshall Mathers (@eminem) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:13pm PDT     A post shared by Marshall Mathers (@eminem) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:56pm PDT     A post ...

Jennifer Aniston at WE Day California with Marjory Stoneman Douglas students

While Justin Theroux spent the week in super cool New York with his “arty” and “edgy” friends, walking around the city in his Eazy-E tee and showing off his NYC (spray) tan, Jennifer Aniston was at WE Day California yesterday, supporting youth activism. Selena Gomez has been a WE Day regular for yea...

Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike in Beirut movie review

Beirut is a period piece political thriller that doesn’t need to be period and is weirdly unconcerned with how its politics read in 2018. With a script by Tony Gilroy (of the Bourne franchise, Rogue One’s infamous reshoots, and, most importantly, THE CUTTING EDGE), and directed by Brad Anderson (The...

Kanye West announces release of two new albums in June

When it was announced that Kanye West was writing a book of philosophy right around the time he re-emerged on Twitter, I predicted that this was the first step in the rollout of Kanye’s next phase. Yesterday, Kanye announced on Twitter, of course, that he’s releasing two albums in June. The first wi...

Zayn photographed leaving ex Gigi Hadid's apartment after spending the night

I really, really love Zayn Malik’s Let Me video specifically because it’s really, really bad. Haven’t we all envisioned ourselves in a montage? I imagine myself in montage mode every day – it comes from the same place. Anyway, at the end of the video, as Zayn and his Gigi Hadid stand-in ride off in ...

Chris Evans promotes Avengers: Infinity War with stunt training video of Winter Soldier elevator fight scene

Chris Evans is currently on Broadway, which means he is excused from most of the Avengers: Infinity War press. (He is expected at the premiere on Monday, which means he will still be rocking That Mustache. He’s going to look like that at the Avengers premiere.) But! A Marvel star’s work is never don...

The final episode of Scandal ends on Olivia Pope's walk

Olivia Pope’s walk is impressive. It commands respect and attention. Olivia Pope doesn’t just walk, she stomps. She powers through hallways and struts down sidewalks. With force. With influence. With resolute confidence. For seven seasons, Olivia Pope’s walk has been so impressive that there have be...

Intro for April 20, 2018

Dear Gossips,  I’m still not over Beychella and she’s performing again tomorrow, only this time, it will not be streamed on YouTube like it was last weekend. Some people are saying that it could be a TIDAL exclusive though. How’s your TIDAL membership? Up to date? Beyoncé is pretty much the only ...

What Else for April 19, 2018

Over the last week or so, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have both said that they think about marriage. And both don’t seem to want to answer the “when?” question. Here’s the thing about Gwen – she doesn’t seem to me like someone who would be able to contain herself if she were engaged. If Blake had...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make TIME 100 list and appear at CHOGM in London

As previously mentioned in the Crazy Rich Asians post, TIME released the TIME 100 list today and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are both on it, under the “Leaders” category, hilariously right next to Donald Trump. Elton John wrote Harry’s piece and Priyanka Chopra wrote Meghan’s piece and she really...

Crazy Rich Asians teaser finally released ahead of full trailer on Monday

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.  I need to do that some more, stand by: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! If you’re a regular visitor of this site, you know I’ve been waiting, for months now, for the first Crazy Rich Asians trailer. Every day I wake up hoping and, until today, it ...

Smutty Social Media, April 19, 2018

Are Ansel Elgort and Justin Theroux friends? They should totally hang.  I fuckin hate LA and celebrity culture. — Ansel Elgort (@AnselElgort) April 18, 2018 These people are so fake I feel like I’m back in middle school. — Ansel Elgort (@AnselElgort) April 18, 2018 This is ver...

Letitia Wright is delightful on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

If anyone was going to make me cry before 10am this morning, it was going to be Letitia Wright. Letitia Wright makes me emotional all the time. She had me the most in my feelings the first time I saw Black Panther. I teared up reading Lainey’s post yesterday about how Shuri is the future of the Aven...

Dr Neri Oxman featured in CNN Style interview

Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman, artist, architect, academic, may or may not be dating. Over the last couple of weeks, “sources” connected to Brad haven’t done much to change the “may or may not” description of whatever is happening between them. And, remember, it’s not like celebrities aren’t familiar wit...

Final Deadpool 2 trailer features too much TJ Miller

We’re getting into the final round of trailers for the first batch of summer movies—while STILL waiting on the first trailer for Crazy Rich Asians—and following Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s final trailer is Deadpool 2’s final trailer. I’ll tell you what, I LOVE that Peter gag at the end. That is...

Gwyneth Paltrow attends Pre-Broadway opening Head Over Heels in San Francisco

Gwyneth Paltrow was in San Francisco last night for the Pre-Broadway opening Head Over Heels. It’s a musical set to songs by The Go-Go’s about an aristocrat family in Elizabethan times. That totally sounds like her jam, right? Period pieces and 80s music. She is one of the producers and the show wil...

First look at Netflix's Maniac starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill

Yesterday Netflix released a batch of first-look photos of their new series, Maniac, which is a “psychological black comedy” and not another remake of the slasher classic of the same name. If you examine these photos closely, you will notice Maniac stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, reuniting a decade...

April 19, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

In 2016, Laurie Petrou was the recipient of the inaugural Half The World Global Literi Award, a prize honouring “unpublished work that reflects the complexity of women’s lives”. Laurie’s book, Sister Of Mine, was released this week.  Laurie, have a great time at the party! And congratulations aga...

Intro for April 19, 2018

Dear Gossips, Savage Beauty, the McQueen exhibit, set attendance records in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2011. I stood in line that summer for over an hour to get in and ended up fainting from the heat just before the exhibit entrance. I ended up going four years later instead, i...

What Else for April 18, 2018

Liz Trinnear, the millennial, is back with us on the latest episode of Sasha Answers! Millennials, apparently, care a lot about True Thompson – at least according to Liz. Also selfies. Finally someone to challenge Sasha on her social media snobbery. Also we talk about periods again. And we get to mo...

Ed Skrein cast as Maleficent 2 villain opposite Angelina Jolie

It was announced yesterday that Ed Skrein has been cast in the Maleficent sequel, playing the villain opposite Angelina Jolie. Villainy is Ed Skrein’s thing – he’s been a villain in his last several projects. But he’s also been working on the film adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could ...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom looks ridiculous in final trailer

I have not been impressed by the trailers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom thus far, but this new—final—trailer is SO F*CKING RIDICULOUS that I am now kinda feeling this movie. It just looks so dumb. SO DUMB. Exactly how dumb does it look? Does it look “bad guys having a secret black market auctio...

Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth won a Pulitzer. KENDRICK LAMAR DUCKWORTH WON A PULITZER. The all caps are necessary. It’s a big f-cking deal. On Monday, it was announced that Kendrick’s album DAMN. has been awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music. Kendrick’s win is historic not only because he’s the f...

Smutty Social Media, April 18, 2018

Suri Cruise is 12! Almost a teenager. The way she is presented now is very, very different from when she was a baby – like the Vanity Fair cover (which Lainey revisited when Suri turned 10). Remember the wild conspiracy theories? They kind of went away when her dad did.   A post shar...

First trailer for Jodie Foster's Hotel Artemis with Sterling K Brown

Jodie Foster’s new movie is a straight-up John Wick knock-off, and I do not care, it looks super fun. It’s called Hotel Artemis, and except for the near-future, vaguely dystopian setting, it might as well be called Hotel Continental. The Hotel Artemis runs on rules suspiciously similar to the Contin...

Letitia Wright promotes Avengers: Infinity War in New York

If you’ve been visiting this site a while, you’re familiar with the fact that I’m super into the Avengers. I’ve seen the first Avengers movie probably over 50 times now. As I’ve said multiple times before, whenever it’s on TV, it’s the only thing I can do, I can’t move. So I’m pretty jacked up for I...

Steven Spielberg adapting old adventure comic, Blackhawk

Yesterday afternoon a flashy headline blared across the internet: STEVEN SPIELBERG DIRECTING SUPERHERO MOVIE! Nerds everywhere sh*t their pants. The thing is, it’s a little misleading. Technically, yes, Spielberg is developing a movie based on a comic book for DC Films. But he’s not making a movie f...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out in London today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to hang with delegates from the Commonwealth Youth Forum. This is significant because Meghan is not yet officially a member of the royal family but she’s there to represent the royal fa...

Kanye West returns to Twitter ahead of release of new book, Break The Simulation

Kanye West is writing a book of philosophy. In conversation with interior designer Axel Vervoordt for Pret-a-Reporter, Kanye revealed that he’s working on a book called Break The Simulation. Of course, he is. The same day, Kanye West reactivated his Twitter account. That was not a coincidence. This ...

Intro for April 18, 2018

Dear Gossips,  If only we could open every day with a post about Ms Tina Turner and new pictures. Last night was opening night of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on the West End. Adrienne Warren, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2016, is playing Tina and everyone is saying that she f-cking nai...

What Else for April 17, 2018

We don’t have a wrestling beat on this site. Do we need one? I had no idea this many people cared about John Cena’s broken engagement. Is it because he’s doing movies now? Or is it the wrestling thing? Is this actually a wrestling storyline? It feels like it could be a reality TV show storyline whic...

Show Your Work: All Bey Everything – and Every Day

Some things, as we know, are fate. We knew we could fill an entire podcast talking about #Beychella, especially since that performance – that performance – happened in the middle of the night, in what seems like it was a dream state. And especially after we had to take an unscheduled podcast break l...

Director Cathy Yan in early talks for Harley Quinn spin-off movie

Suicide Squad was a mess, but one of the bright spots was Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Robbie, who has rapidly turned into a power producer, has been pitching various Harley spin-offs ever since. One of those pitches is the “Untitled Girl Gang” movie, which has advanced to the “hiring a direct...

Smutty Social Media, April 17, 2018

There’s a very complimentary story up on E! about the reinvention of Jennifer Garner. It basically covers all of the ways Jennifer Garner is winning  – through her divorce, through co-parenting, through her social media, through her baking, through her work. I don’t know if I would call what she has...

Victoria Beckham celebrates with Eva Longoria at her Walk of Fame ceremony ahead of 44th birthday

Victoria Beckham is 44 years old today. Yesterday she celebrated her friend, Eva Longoria, at her Walk of Fame Ceremony. Looks like H7 was there with her:    A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Apr 16, 2018 at 4:15pm PDT And all her children later on:  ...

Justin Theroux in New York in an Eazy-E t-shirt

Earlier this month, Lainey wrote that Justin Theroux’s new New York image is starting to feel like a joke. He’s super arty and edgy now if you haven’t heard. That’s why he couldn’t stay married to Jennifer Aniston. She was too LA for him. Since their breakup, Justin has been leaning into his east co...

Robert Downey Jr promotes Avengers: Infinity War in Singapore with Benedict Cumberbatch and Karen Gillan

Robert Downey Jr, Karen Gillan, and Benedict Cumberbatch were dispatched to Singapore yesterday to promote Avengers: Infinity War. This is the first time we’ve seen RDJ, the “godfather” of the Avengers, on this press tour as we’re now inside two weeks before the release of the movie. A few more even...

First look at Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson on set of Late Night

Mindy Kaling is writing, producing and starring in Late Night with Emma Thompson and we now have the first photos of them on set. I was already excited for this movie because, well, Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, but I’m even more on board after reading its synopsis via Variety. “Late Night” cen...

Mariah Carey's ex manager, Stella Bulochnikov, suing her for sexual harassment

Last November, Mimi and her manager, Stella Bulochnikov, announced that they were no longer working together. Two days later, Mimi’s former bodyguard threatened to sue her for sexual harassment and back payments. I asked then and I’ll ask again… coincidence or conspiracy?  There has been no updat...

Intro for April 17, 2018

Dear Gossips,  “Beyoncé” is a great name. She has used her name so creatively in so many ways. Duana wrote a book about names called The Name Therapist. It’s about what our names say about us and what they don’t. It’s about how we feel about our names, why some people love their names and why som...

What Else for April 16, 2018

Nobody is here to tell Cardi B what she is and isn’t doing right because, clearly, she’s doing almost everything right given that her debut album, Invasion Of Privacy, went to #1 in its first week. But… as we’ve learned from Beyonce… that doesn’t mean improvement isn’t possible. Beyoncé has certainl...

Dwayne The Rock Johnson in Rampage movie review

Imagine Jurassic World, except instead of one giant mutant dinosaur there are three giant mutant animal hybrids, and instead of that lone dino-monster terrorizing a theme park the three mutant animals are terrorizing Chicago, and also imagine if Jurassic World was both dumber and more fun—that’s Ram...

The Weeknd gets emotional singing Selena Gomez inspired song at Coachella

Last year, The Weeknd and Selena Gomez were the couple of Coachella. The year before that, he was there with Bella Hadid. This year, The Weeknd's Coachella story includes both Bella and Selena but this time with 100% more gossip!     On Friday night, The Weeknd performed a set at the festival that...

Smutty Social Media, April 16, 2018

Stephen Amell thought he was being funny. Do you know what’s funny? “Walmart Batman.” Heading to Coachella. When Beyonce gets on stage I’ll be watching*. * - The #AndreTheGiant documentary at home because I left 20 minutes before she comes on. — Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) April 14, 201...

Camila Morrone feeds Leonardo DiCaprio pizza at Coachella 2018

What are the chances that Leonardo DiCaprio would skip Coachella? When has he ever skipped any weekend of partying? So did he bring any new choreography to Coachella 2018? Could any choreography by better than his Coachella 2014 choreography? A refresher, since it’s that time of year, although this ...

Was Gwyneth Paltrow's weekend celebration a wedding or engagement party?

The marquee outside the Los Angeles Theatre on Saturday read “BF LOVES GP” and “GP LOVES BF”. For Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk. The question though: was it an engagement party or a surprise wedding? The guest list doesn’t help. G brought out some big names: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, D...

Dr Neri Oxman papped for first time since Brad Pitt relationship rumours started

It was 10 days ago that Page Six first reported that Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman, architect and academic, were spending time together. Since then Brad’s been seen at a baseball game and Dr Oxman has remained undercover. Hard to stay that way when you may or may not be dating one of the biggest movie st...

Beyoncé's genius-level production at Coachella performance

It’s one thing to impress us, the people who don’t do it for a living. It’s another when the people who actually do it for a living are not only impressed, but also living for it. Because they know, not just the hard work that went into putting on Beychella, the human cost of it, but the also the ma...

Beyoncé's genius-level production for Coachella performance

It’s one thing to impress us, the people who don’t do it for a living. It’s another when the people who actually do it for a living are not only impressed, but also living for it. Because they know, not just the hard work that went into putting on Beychella, the human cost of it, but the also the ma...

Beyoncé’s Coachella performance was her best and blackest

Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella in the festival’s 19-year history on Saturday. Standing on a stage that has essentially told black female artists for two decades that they are not worthy – or at least not as worthy as their peers— Beyoncé delivered the boldest, blackest, m...

April 16, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

My cousin Cat is running the Boston Marathon today – for the second time. Here she is with her team last night, ready to kill it. So proud of her. So proud of all of them. Good luck! Finish strong! And then… EAT EVERYTHING!   

Intro for April 16, 2018

Dear Gossips, BΔK.  By now I think you know what that means. Or, more specifically, WHO that means. It means Beyonce, obviously. And it’s amazing how those 3 Greek letters work in so many ways to mean so much Beyoncé, not just for her initials, Beyonce Knowles, but also, delta (Δ), is the 4th ...

What Else for April 13, 2018

Gwyneth Paltrow is in Mexico with her friends and it’s supposed to be her bachelorette but is she actually getting married? Here’s G hanging out with the girls today. But here’s Giancarlo Giammetti’s IG post.  He’s sorry not to be there - would he have been invited to a bachelorette though? O...

PEOPLE reports Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman's relationship is built on building furniture together

Brad Pitt’s rollout continues. PEOPLE has a new post about whatever’s happening between him and Neri Oxman and they’re calling it an “exclusive” so here’s what their sources are telling them about Brad’s situation with Dr Oxman:  “It took him a long time to date, but he is now,” the insider tells...

Smutty Social Media, April 13, 2018

A reader called Elizabeth sent us this clip, pointing out that this is as smiley as Denzel Washington gets. He’s almost giggly when he quotes, “he buys me Yves St Laurent and a new whip.” He’s proud that he knows – do you think his kids told him about Cardi? But when it comes time to give advice, he...

Taylor Swift's new singles give us a better idea of her timeline with Joe Alwyn

As mentioned in my post about her the other day, I’ve been hearing from industry sources this week in Nashville about Taylor Swift and a new song and something to do with Jennifer Nettles. Looks like my sources were right.  Sugarland will release a brand new song titled #Babe featuring Taylor...

Nicki Minaj releases two new singles after Cardi B drops new album and pregnancy news

I don’t think Nicki Minaj or Cardi B wanted to be sharing headlines this week. In a week that should be monumental for them both, individually, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are entangled in a predictable but still frustrating storyline. It’s the easy narrative: the lone chart-topping women in a genre dom...

James McAvoy and Bill Hader join It sequel

It was a surprise hit last year, although horror movies consistently surprise at the box office so I don’t know when we stop calling it a “surprise” and start acknowledging the expectation, but anyway. It was huge. There is, naturally, a sequel. But the way Stephen King’s book is structured, it will...

Kensington Palace confirms Alexi Lubomirski will be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding photographer

Let’s start with the wedding photographer. Kensington Palace confirmed today that Alexi Lubomirski, who photographed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their engagement portraits, will also be the official wedding photographer.  Alexi is a well-known portrait photographer, and photographed Pr...

Intro for April 13, 2018

Dear Gossips,  It’s almost time. For what?  What else? Tomorrow night. Beyoncé performs at Coachella. Beychella!   A post shared by Beylite (@beylite) on Apr 7, 2018 at 8:36am PDT I have some anxiety about this. Beyoncé is scheduled to go on stage on Saturday night ...

What Else for April 12, 2018

Some people evidently think this is a good idea - for Terrence Howard to invite people into his home and then, without warning, scare the sh-t out of them, like his own personal haunted house. I think this is a terrible idea. Because you don’t know how people will react in that moment. You need to c...

Gossip Genie-ing Jennifer Garner and Chris Pratt as the two are seen separately in New York

This comes up a lot in my inbox and mentions - many of you out there are into the idea of Jennifer Garner and Chris Pratt. There is no Jennifer Garner + Chris Pratt ....right now. But they were both photographed in New York yesterday so I’m putting them in the same post, if it helps with the conjuri...

New Ocean's 8 trailer introduces us to The Heist

 A new trailer for Ocean’s 8 has been released and this movie still looks f*cking cool. The first trailer was about introducing us to the all-new all-lady heist team, and this trailer is about introducing us to The Heist. We already knew they were robbing the Met, but we get a little more of Anne Ha...

Smutty Social Media, April 12, 2018

He may be an idiot, but he does a fashionable perp walk. Conor McGregor‘s arrest is a street style moment! 👨‍✈️🙅🏻‍♂️📸🔥 pic.twitter.com/MM9HdfXeQA — Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) April 7, 2018 Linda loves Cardi and Cardi loves Linda.   A post shared by Cardi B Of...

Marvel cranks up Avengers marketing with Infinity War featurette

Avengers: Infinity War comes out two weeks tomorrow. Advance ticket sales are outpacing Black Panther’s and Black Panther is currently the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time. So Avengers is looking big. Not that that was ever a question. It was always going to be big. HOW big is the questi...

Zayn keeps trying to act in Let Me music video

The last time I wrote about Zayn's acting, he was skulking around the Dusk Til Dawn music video with his Resting Bored Face and I assumed that he wasn't trying to be an actor outside of yawn-inducing interludes wedged between bad lip-syncing. Well, last November he admitted to Billboard that he does...

Timothee Chalamet in Hot Summer Nights trailer

How are you doing with your crush on Timothee Chalamet? Is it starting to wane now that award season is over or, since Call Me By Your Name is available on demand now, have you been able to sustain it? If you do have a Timothee Chalamet problem, it might get worse after you watch the trailer to his ...

Amal Clooney's daily fashion show and Met Gala preparation

Amal Clooney has been in New York recently because she’s been co-teaching a Human Rights course at Columbia Law. Also she’s a Met Gala co-chair this year. Which is also why she covered Vogue this month. Last year, for the same issue, it was Katy Perry on the cover and she co-chaired the 2017 Met Gal...

Gwyneth Paltrow arrives in Mexico with friends for bachelorette party

I just spent 20 minutes futzing with that title, even though I knew, I know, it doesn’t matter. You wouldn’t have given it a second thought. But I hate, HAAAAAAAAAAATE, the word “bachelorette” and I especially hate it when it’s being used to refer to a party for a woman who’s about to get married – ...

Intro for April 12, 2018

Dear Gossips,  There are two artists dominating music at the moment: Cardi B and Drake. Drake’s God’s Plan is, so far, the biggest song of 2018. It’s been #1 for 11 weeks straight now. Every week there’s a new think-piece or three about why God’s Plan has been so successful. This week Billboard a...

What Else for April 11, 2018

On the new episode of Sasha Answers, Sasha and I fight about what she considers the shoe trend of this coming summer. Then we get into what to do about cheap friends, Instagram-obsessed friends, and what happens when you’re going to a wedding and your ex is going to be there.  So they’re trying t...

Taylor Swift marks countdown to reputation tour with Instagram posts

Taylor Swift posted 9 new photos to Instagram yesterday to build anticipation for the reputation tour. The tour kicks off May 8 in Glendale, AZ. Here she is with the dancers:   A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Apr 10, 2018 at 4:52pm PDT And all sweaty coming u...

Brad Pitt's rep says Us Weekly story about his relationship with Neri Oxman is an exaggeration

Brad Pitt is on the cover of the new issue of Us Weekly and it’s all about his relationship with Neri Oxman. As you know, Page Six broke the news that they’ve been hanging out last Thursday, giving the magazines more than enough time to include the story in their next issues. Us is now owned by Amer...

Kerry Washington promotes new makeup line and Scandal on Good Morning America

It’s always a good day when there are new photos of Kerry Washington. She always delivers that GIMME DAT style porn. Here she is in New York City this morning for her appearance on Good Morning America. Give me all of it. Both coats. Both pairs of sunglasses. The floral pants with the aqua pumps?...

Smutty Social Media, April 11, 2018

The messy Rodgers family continues to be messy, with the Bachelor brother posting for National Siblings Day and leaving out his famous sibling, Aaron Rodgers. See? Messy. But please, tell me again how Olivia Munn caused the family drama. She and Aaron have been broken up for a year.    ...

Paul Rudd in Ideal Home trailer

It’s time for the LaineyGossip Hotness Litmus Test! Picture Paul Rudd on top of you. Anything? I got nothing. I know that Paul Rudd does it for many of you and that he has for a long time. I get it. He’s not new. Paul Rudd has been that dependable, generically handsome comedic relief for decades. Li...

Chris Evans shares video of the day he met his dog Dodger

Here at LaineyGossip, Kathleen has been arguing that Chris Pine is the Best Chris. There are many of you who agree. Some of you are indifferent (that would be me). And some of you stay dormant until Chris Evans talks about his dog and then, suddenly, Chris Evans is back on top.  Chris and his dog...

Will Meghan Markle wear a Burberry designed wedding dress?

The big royal wedding headline yesterday was about who hasn’t been invited – no world leaders which, most notably, includes the Obamas and this was disappointing because Prince Harry and the Obamas have shown great affection for each other over the years. But, evidently, Harry and Meghan do not want...

Michael B. Jordan covers Men's Health magazine

There comes a time in every young woman’s life for her awakening. Yes, that one. Mine was stirred heavily by magazine covers – Josh Hartnett on the cover of Teen People, shirtless Tupac on Rolling Stone, JTT in J-14, just to name a few. But if I had to come out as straight to my parents like in Love...

TJ Miller arrested for calling in fake bomb threat

No, you don’t say! Whoever could have seen it coming? Who could have predicted that this guy would end up in some kind of official trouble? What warning signs did we overlook besides all of them? How could we have seen this totally foreseeable mess arriving right on cue? After an entire year of comb...

Intro for April 11, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Pink pants. Pink pussy. Pussy power.  Pynk.  Janelle Monae released the video for Pynk yesterday and there’s no mistaking the point: pinkness. Or, rather, PYNKness. Here’s how she described it:   “Pynk is a brash celebration of creation. self love. sexuality. and pussy pow...

What Else for April 10, 2018

Alexi Ashe, who is married to Seth Meyers, gave birth last night. Have you heard about this? About where the birth happened? All day I’ve been imagining what I would have done if I’d come home, say after dinner, or if I was working late, and a woman was in labour in the lobby of my apartment. What’s...

Adam Driver in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote trailer

Proving that it actually exists, a trailer for Terry Gilliam’s eons-in-the-making The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was released the other day. It’s real! He did it this time! I remember seeing a documentary about Gilliam’s previous—failed—attempt at making this movie (with Johnny Depp) AT LEAST fiftee...

Angelina Jolie appears in trailer for The Queen’s Green Planet

The Queen’s Green Planet is an ITV documentary airing April 16 to highlight the work of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, “a network of forest conservation projects dedicated to the Queen”. Her Majesty hangs out with Sir David Attenborough as they discuss sustainability, trees, her garden. At one poi...

Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman are reportedly "strictly friends"

There have been a lot of headlines today about Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman and whether or not they’ve been dating for 6 months. We covered this on Friday when I wrote about their possible timeline. According to PEOPLE and E! sources, Brad and Dr Oxman are “strictly friends”. Sure. It doesn’t change the...

Amal Clooney delivers on fashion and gossip in Vogue cover profile

Amal Clooney is writing a book. This is mentioned in her Vogue cover story, released today: For the past couple of years, Clooney has been writing a book with Philippa Webb, her Hague officemate, now on the faculty of King’s College London. The book is called The Right to a Fair Trial in Internat...

Smutty Social Media, April 10, 2018

Black Panther surpassed Titanic’s box office. There’s a new king of the world.  Visual representation of Black Panther passing the Titanic in the U.S. box office. pic.twitter.com/R927oIeibZ — val’s twin sis (@nakiamnger) April 8, 2018 I watched The League for two seasons. I was very int...

Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis together at a dinner party in Malibu

Chris Pine is dating Annabelle Wallis. I’m fine. It’s fine. Seriously. I’m only delusional about my real-world chances with Michael Bae Jordan. I’m OK with my other celeb crushes seeing other people. I’m mature like that. I mean, I’m still holding out hope for a Chris Pine/ Zoe Kravitz reunion but u...

World leaders "not required" to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding is now 5 weeks away which means we’re getting updates every day. Yesterday they released the list of charities to which guests have been requested to make donations instead of wedding gifts, which is also what Prince William and Kate did when they got married...

Cardi B week continues with GQ profile by Caity Weaver

Let's talk about Cardi B's body. Well, let’s talk about Cardi B’s profile in GQ, written by Caity Weaver, which has now become a conversation about Cardi B’s body.   We’re big fans of Caity Weaver at this site. Lainey has written extensively about Caity’s celebrity profiles and praised her abilit...

Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig on the red carpet for the Opportunity Network's 11th Annual Night of Opportunity

I can’t remember the last time we saw Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig on the red carpet, can you? Definitely not in 2017. Maybe 2016? The point is it doesn’t happen often. I last posted about them in December after they spent the holidays in Paris. And now here they are last night in New York, co-chai...

Intro for April 10, 2018

Dear Gossips,  As mentioned in last Friday’s open, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, has been getting great reviews. Sandra plays Eve – and, unbelievably, it’s her first lead role in a series, four years after she left Grey’s Anatomy. And if your reaction to ...

What Else for April 9, 2018

They’re shaming Elizabeth Hurley for what she’s wearing in this photo which, I don’t understand, because it’s not like Liz has worn any other style of clothing in 20 years. But this is yet another example of one of Maria’s favourite pasttimes: celebrity birthday wishes – is it about the person with ...

Drake's celebration of women in Nice For What video

He’s so f-cking good at this. By “this” I mean everything. During a weekend that belonged to Cardi B, Drake still managed to drop a hit song and viral video without looking like the dick who was trying to hijack Cardi B’s moment. Drake’s Nice For What music video makes Drake look good, sure, but at ...

Smutty Social Media, April 9, 2018

The Office is one of those shows that bubbles up in popularity on social media. Rolling Stone has a new oral history of The Dinner Party, which absolutely deserves its own deep dive. So much happened, but two things stuck out to me: Jan braising the meat (“You know Pam, in Spain, they often don't ev...

Elizabeth Olsen and Tom Hiddleston at the Avengers: Infinity War fan event in London

Elizabeth Olsen and Tom Hiddleston were also at the Avengers event in London this weekend. They stood next to each other in the group photo and were photographed greeting each other enthusiastically. There was also a very warm hug: Elizabeth and Tom never admitted that they dated. But we know...

Sebastian Stan joins Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Paul Bettany at Avengers fan event in London

Avengers: Infinity War comes out at the end of the month, which means we’re in the advertising red zone. If you’re trying to avoid all spoilers, this not for you because we’re talking about TV spots that are starting to show bits of scenes and give us specific character interactions, like the new sp...

Jaunty new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Trailer focuses on Donald Glover's Lando Calrissian

We’ve all just resigned ourselves to Solo happening to us, right? Like a trip to the dentist—it’s just something we have to get through. A jaunty new trailer has been released to encourage us to take our Star Wars fan service with grace and good cheer, but the most this trailer musters for me is: I ...

Mariah Carey hilariously starring in commercial for HostelWorld

That is not a typo. I did not mean to say “hotel” and ended up with an extra “s”. Mimi. Mariah Carey + HOSTEL.  What.  But this is what some genius advertiser just came up with – along with probably a LOT of f-cking money. Mimi is now starring in a commercial for HostelWorld. Not the Ritz Carl...

The Spanish Royal family puts on united front to visit King Juan Carlos in the hospital

There was some royal Girl Sh-t that went down in Spain last week on Easter Sunday. Historically, across cultures and continents, mother and daughter-in-law Girl Sh-t is some of the nastiest Girl Sh-t in humanity. The awkward incident between Queens Sofia and Letizia made headlines around the world. ...

Cardi B lives up to her potential with Invasion of Privacy

Bodak Yellow dropped 10 months ago. It’s hard to imagine the charts without Cardi B. Her culture dominance and her presence in the pop world are now so pervasive, it’s astonishing that it has only been 10 MONTHS since Bodak Yellow became the instant classic that catapulted her from rap-reality star ...

Cardi B reveals pregnancy on Saturday Night Live

Cardi B capped off a weekend of incredible reviews and an already-certified gold album (my review is coming up next) with the official announcement of her pregnancy. On SNL. In a tight white Christian Siriano dress, during a performance of the best song on an album full of great songs. No big deal. ...

Brooklyn Beckham kisses model Lexi Wood confirming relationship with Chloe Moretz is over

Did you come here on Friday? Because I posted about this on Friday afternoon, checking in on Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Grace Moretz. Not only because they’d not been seen together since mid-March but because they’d not been seen on each other’s social media accounts in a while. And Brooklyn was on ...

Kate Hudson reveals she's pregnant with a baby girl on Instagram

Gender reveals are still a thing people do? Two in particular are making the rounds. One because it was ruined by a younger sibling, who was obviously not interested in spending an afternoon at a gender reveal party. All the expecting mom had to do was get the confetti-filled balloon in her c...

April 9, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Happy Belated Birthday, Stephanie! I know it has been a tough start to the year, but am wishing you a year of full of love, peace, success and happiness. Can’t wait to geek out over the royal wedding with you!  Xo Debi” (Attached by request – Prince Harry and Jesse Williams)   

Intro for April 9, 2018

Dear Gossips,  Someone somewhere has the resources to go back through the Saturday Night Live archives over the last 40 years and figure out the percentage of guest hosts who wear black for the opening monologue. FiveThirtyEight could do it easily I’m sure. Maybe it’s too easy for them. But the p...

What Else for April 6, 2018

Cardi B’s new album just dropped and Kathleen is listening to it all weekend and will be writing about it on Monday but right now, I don’t want to talk about whether or not she’s pregnant or what her lyrics mean because I’m kinda just focused on her lipstick in these photos. There are several differ...

Jay-Z on the most beautiful thing Blue Ivy has ever said to him in interview with David Letterman

My friend Tim and I used to play a game called “Suri or?” when the world was peak-obsessed with Suri Cruise, when she was covering magazines, wearing kitten heels and spawning a million conspiracy theories. The point of the game was to answer the question, “Would you be more star struck if you saw S...

Checking in on Chloe Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham's relationship status

I’ve been seeing pictures of Chloe Grace Moretz all over LA and it just occurred to me that it’s been a while since Brooklyn Beckham has been around. At last check, the Beckhams were in Miami for Easter, hanging out with Marc Anthony. In March, just after his birthday, Brooklyn and Chloe were photog...

Brad Pitt and Neri Oxman's relationship roll-out timeline

You’re not sick of this Brad Pitt/Neri Oxman story are you? Because we are not done today. If you’re joining us late, I posted this morning about Page Six’s exclusive that Brad and Dr Oxman might be dealing with each other. Then I followed up with a post about Brad, Dr Oxman, and billionaire Bill Ac...

Smutty Social Media, April 6, 2018

If you wonder why Busy Philipp’s gets mentioned so much here, it’s because she has turned social media into storytelling. That’s why she’s been profiled in the New Yorker and most recently in New York magazine. The whole article is an interesting because it covers her business acumen, her own doubts...

Brad Pitt's possible new love interest Neri Oxman might also be dating billionaire Bill Ackman

I wrote about Brad Pitt’s possible Neri Oxman rollout earlier today. Page Six broke the exclusive that Brad and Dr Oxman have been hanging out. Towards the end of the story, it’s mentioned that there may be another player involved:  But Pitt may have a challenge on his hands — multiple sources al...

Rihanna has a ball in Milan with niece Majesty at Sephora launch of Fenty Beauty

These photos of Rihanna goofing around in a fancy ball pit with her niece Majesty could be screengrabs from a music video. Demi Lovato wishes. Seriously, these photos of Rihanna and Majesty in Milan are too cute but they also perfectly lit and the perfect ad for the launch of Fenty Beauty’s “Beach, ...

Jennifer Aniston steps out looking smug in LA after break up with Justin Theroux

Since Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announced their separation, he’s been the more visible one, showing up front row at Paris Fashion Week and biking around NYC with his LV backpack, attending premieres, and reclaiming his too-legit-to-quit New York street cred. Jen’s shown up on friends’ Inst...

Brad Pitt reportedly spending time with MIT professor Neri Oxman

Over the last few months, I’ve been writing about Brad Pitt’s slow-rolling as the gossip about him has seemed to be building toward…something. We’ve heard about how he’s been “casually dating”. There was that curiously bogus story about Angelina Jolie dating a real estate agent that was just as quic...

Meghan Markle's perfect light at University of Bath Sports Training Village with Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are at the University of Bath Sports Training Village today visiting with athletes who are training for the Invictus Games in Sydney in October. You’ll recall, it was at the Invictus Games in Toronto last September where Harry and Meghan stepped out together for the fi...

Intro for April 6, 2018

Dear Gossips,  A cop and a killer are obsessed with each other. It becomes less about the catching of the criminal than it is about the connection between them. You’ve seen this so many times: Heat, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino is a good example, also Point Break, and Se7en, and every Bo...

What Else for April 5, 2018

On Sasha Answers this week, Sasha talks about her recent holiday and her new favourite book. Then we get into some Girl Sh-t Friend Sh-t. And the best shoes to wear on a walking holiday.  Let’s talk about posing, specifically posing when you get your own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When M...

Chris Pratt promotes Avengers in Brazil while Chris Pine is seen in LA with boyband hair

Ah f-ck. I promised I would never alliterate again after Sean Penn and I just did it and now I don’t want to change that title. Sorry. This is an article about Chris Pine and Chris Pratt. Where should we start? Let’s start with Pratt. He’s in Brazil doing some early promotion for Avengers: Infini...

Rachel Bloom confirms Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will end after season 4

I identify as a Bunchkin – a fan of Rebecca Bunch and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which I’ve written about here and mention to death in Smutty Social Media. So when I got an email from our site manager Emily about the show ending after season 4, I should have been bummed. Devastated. Raging at the injustic...

Smutty Social Media, April 5, 2018

Zac Efron has a new dog, which is great. And so are his bee socks from Bombas (a company modelled after buy-one-give-one companies like Warby Parker and Toms, but for socks – read more about them here).    A post shared by Zac Efron (@zacefron) on Apr 4, 2018 at 7:05pm PDT A...

Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper break up

I got an email yesterday after Page Six reported that Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper have ended their relationship from someone who was sad about it because they were really into them as a couple and I had to check myself because…should I be more sad about it? Like I’m not HAPPY or anything. But I ca...

Blockers starring Leslie Mann and John Cena movie review

Comedy trailers can be misleading—either you give away the good jokes or you hold back and risk your movie looking stupid, choose your poison—and no comedy trailer has been more misleading in recent memory than the trailers for Blockers. The trailers are awful and make the movie look excruciating, w...

Princess Kate and William prepare for arrival of their third child

First baby…then wedding, that’s what the British royal family is dealing with right now.  Royal expert Emily Andrews reported today that Princess Kate is due on April 23, adding that Big G and Charlotte were late so it’s possible that William and Catherine’s third child could arrive closer to the...

Dwayne The Rock Johnson does it all in Rolling Stone cover profile

There are certain words that have become common in any conversation about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – professional, dedicated, hardworking, grateful. A new profile in Rolling Stone touches on all of those things, focusing on how The Rock is one of those rare people who doesn’t just have it all, but ...

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are still together despite reports that they've split

About a month ago, Star Magazine reported that Mary Elizabeth Winstead broke up with Ewan McGregor because she didn’t want to be called a “homewrecker” anymore. The story went wide. As I noted at the time, however, it’s f-cking Star Magazine. They get one thing right all year. And, as it turns out, ...

Chadwick Boseman's girlfriend's name revealed by her grandmother

She’s always had a name, of course, but until yesterday, Chadwick Boseman had kept his personal life so on lock we didn’t know his girlfriend’s name. Well, at least, most blogs and publications didn’t know her name. Her name is Taylor Simone Ledword and she’s a singer.  We know this information b...

Intro for April 5, 2018

Dear Gossips, Yesterday I wrote about the Spanish royal family drama that went down on Easter Sunday, mentioning at the end that we need to deep dive into their history. And then your emails came in, holy sh-t, it’s classic royal sh-t, like Shakespearean styles. And not the Shakespeare that’s whi...

What Else for April 4, 2018

I forgot that Robert Downey Jr was on the cover of the first issue of Details. And that, back then, before he became Tony Stark, he would be into having a tattoo stickered onto his chest. Does his face look like it’s been photoshopped onto his body? Because his head looks weird to me in this shot. (...

Justin Theroux knows New York food in Esquire interview

This is starting to feel like a joke… except it’s not a joke. It’s Justin “New York” Theroux, really leaning into the “New York” part of himself, to the point that it’s become a middle name.  So. To recap: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux ended their marriage. Afterwards there were all these r...

KJ Apa to take over role of Chris in film adaptation of The Hate U Give

Last year, Lainey and I yelled at you many times to read The Hate U Give. I’m not going to yell at you again because by now, I expect that you’ve done your homework. If you haven’t, you have until the film adaptation hits theatres to get your life together and read the book it is based on. I feel...

Smutty Social Media, April 4, 2018

I didn’t watch Roswell but if you did, I assume you’ll be interested in this.   A post shared by Shiri Appleby (@shiriappleby) on Apr 3, 2018 at 9:47pm PDT I absolutely love this shot of Zoe Kravitz for InStyle.   A post shared by instylemagazine (@instylemag...

Shawn Mendes and Hailey Baldwin deliberately tease us about relationship status on social media

How’s your Shawn Mendes problem? How many times do you listen to Lost In Japan every day? The day it was released, I had it on repeat for a full 3 hours. I have texted Kathleen about Shawn Mendes today because we have work to do and neither one of us has to the time to hold hands and squeal and stre...

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place movie review

If you go into A Quiet Place thinking it’s a creature feature, you’re going to be disappointed. Is there a creature? Yes. There are lobster-clawed crab-bug things, and the movie makes no pretense about hiding them—you definitely see the shark. (They kind of look like the Demogorgon.) But the creatur...

Mathew Knowles goes rogue again while promoting his book on The Wendy Williams Show

Mathew Knowles asked Wendy Williams for a favour. The only reason she gave him a platform on her show to promote his book is because he granted her access to Destiny’s Child back when Wendy was struggling to land an interview. At the time, Mathew said, “Wendy, one day I’m going to ask you for a favo...

Checking in on Princess Serene Charlene of Monaco

Since we started the day with royals, let’s keep it going with royal news and check in on Princess Serene Charlene of Monaco who stepped out with Prince Albert on Saturday, and their twins, Gabriella and Jacques, at the International Rugby Tournament. The Grimaldis have been pretty quiet for a while...

Royal Spanish family drama caught on camera on Easter Sunday

I don’t know much about Spain’s royal family. I’m sure you’ll fill in the gaps for me after this post. The reason I’m writing about the Spanish royal family is because they just gave us some serious Girl Sh-t. Like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Girl Sh-t. Which is world class Girl Sh-t. I mean, ...

Intro for April 4, 2018

Dear Gossips,  As we’ve seen, nostalgia is having a pop culture moment. You know what else is having a pop culture moment?  Grossness.  Oh so NOW you’re all over my sh-t? If you’ve been reading this site since the beginning, you are familiar with my obsession with gross sh-t: pimples, poo, ...

What Else for April 3, 2018

This story keeps getting better and better. AND…there is so much going on in that first photo – where do we begin? Do we begin with what is Chloe Green wearing? What is her mother (I’m assuming that’s her mother) wearing? Is this a prelude to their family wedding portrait? If they really are getting...

Matt Damon and Chris Hemsworth spend Easter together with their families in Australia

For as long as he’s been famous, if you asked anyone to name Matt Damon’s best friend, the answer would have been – and probably still is, at least from a casual gossip’s perspective – Ben Affleck. A more serious gossip (the best kind of gossip, obvs) would tell you that, over the last couple of yea...

Brandon Victor Dixon was a revelation in Jesus Christ Superstar

Really, the title should read ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Edition’. I love that so many people loved what’s being called the most successful live musical ever – Matt Zoller Seitz called it ‘a minor miracle’. But as much fun as everyone had watching, can they fully enjoy Jesus Christ Superstar if they ha...

Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart kissing in Paris as Riverdale is renewed for third season

The last time we checked in on Riverdale’s resident showmance, starring Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart, the two were awkwardly fielding questions about their relationship status. It was the closest they’ve come to admitting that they’re more than just co-stars. Now, we’ve got some full on PDA.  S...

Smutty Social Media, April 3, 2018

The other day, Lainey wrote about Emily Blunt’s blonde hair and how she continues to picture her as a brunette. I feel the same about Leighton Meester. She could be blonde for the next 10 years and I will always picture her with shiny brown hair.   A post shared by Leighton Meester (...

Justin Theroux’s friend game at The Quiet Place premiere in New York

Justin Theroux was also at the A Quiet Place premiere last night supporting Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. He and Emily worked together on The Girl On The Train. I’m sure there are more connections to be made here but I don’t care enough to bother citing them. What we’re doing here is taking a look...

Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman in first trailer for How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at Parties played Cannes last year, the second of the Elle Fanning/Nicole Kidman movies (along with The Beguiled), and it still hasn’t got a North American release date, though indie distributor A24 has picked it up, so it’s coming. This is one you definitely want to see. The of...

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds support Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at A Quiet Place premiere in New York

Blake Lively and Reynolds showed up for the premiere of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place in New York last night. A Quiet Place is currently sitting at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Sarah saw it and will be posting her review soon. This post is about celebrity friendships and the friendship between th...

Conde Nast denies reports that Anna Wintour is stepping down from position at Vogue

Anna Wintour became the editor-in-chief of Vogue in 1988. It has been a 30 year reign. And there are rumours now that it’s coming to an end. Page Six reported yesterday that Anna will step down from her position at Conde Nast in July, following her daughter Bee Schaffer’s wedding, and after closing ...

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announce separation

Last night, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum announced that their 9-year marriage is over via a joint statement released on their respective social media accounts.  pic.twitter.com/8qtASty7tw — Jenna Dewan Tatum (@jennadewan) April 3, 2018   The statement is likeable, just like t...

Intro for April 3, 2018

Dear Gossips,  A rambling train of thought that I’ve yet to make sense of:  Last night when the news broke about Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, for some reason my first thought was Chris Pratt. Channing and Chris are basically the same age. Their kids are around the same age. They have a simi...

What Else for April 2, 2018

Thanks for your messages about Jesus Christ Superstar. I’m sorry I was f-cked up today. We are working on a post about it that’ll be ready for tomorrow for sure.  I don’t mean to “well, actually” the situation but ...well, actually, if these were beagles, this would not have happened. Beagles, my...

Show Your Work: Surprise Nostalgia Edition

We didn’t know when we set out to do the podcast this week that it would have worked just as easily in 1998, but when there’s an celebratory Dawson's Creek reunion on the cover of EW, it kind of kicks things off. We spent time thinking about all the things the cast couldn’t have known back then. Lik...

Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson says Joey and Pacey would be divorced

 I am still not over EW's Dawson's Creek reunion. When I wrote about it last, I was mostly word vomiting/ hyperventilating/ having the most extra reaction to the nostalgia of seeing the whole gang back together. I was not alone in my excitement.   Of course, the photo spread and almost hour-long i...

Smutty Social Media, April 2, 2018

The now-iconic photos of Ben Affleck on a beach were taken in Hawaii. Jennifer Garner is in Hawaii, reportedly visiting him with their children. There are no tingles to this story as we know that they are done. I’m more interested in her trainer, Simone of Body by Simone – a former instructor under ...

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs movie review

Wes Anderson’s meticulous, highly stylized worlds are particularly suited to stop-motion animation, the most meticulous and stylized form of animation. It’s no coincidence that one of Anderson’s best films is The Fantastic Mr. Fox, his first attempt at stop-motion, and now he follows up Fox with ano...

The Weeknd's new album My Dear Melancholy outlines the dissolution of his relationship with Selena Gomez

The Weeknd dropped a surprise six-song album on Friday called My Dear Melancholy, and it is exactly as full of heartbreak and angst as it sounds. The good thing is that musically, The Weeknd is at his best when he's being all broken and angsty. The dark and gloomy Abel we were introduced to back in ...

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One movie review

Ready Player One is Steven Spielberg’s latest movie, a return to his populist roots and the escapist fantasies for which he is most famous. Based on poet Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name, RPO is a fanboy’s love letter to nostalgia and gatekeeping and now it’s been enshrined by Steven Spielberg ...

Prince William and Catherine join the Queen for Easter Sunday in Windsor

Several members of the royal family joined Queen Elizabeth for Easter Sunday yesterday in Windsor but there were a few notable absences. Prince Philip missed his third royal outing in 10 days due to a bad hip. And Prince Harry and Meghan Markle weren’t there either. We’ll get to them in a minute. Le...

Intro for April 2, 2018

Dear Gossips, We are now less than two weeks away from Beyoncé at Coachella. She headlines both Saturdays and according to TMZ, she “she started getting serious about practicing for her show Tuesday, scheduling 11-hour days in a high-profile L.A. studio that's been booked solely for her and her d...