What Else for June 28, 2019

PROGRAMMING NOTE: We are dark on Monday as it’s Canada Day, a national holiday. We will be back to regular gossip schedule on Tuesday, July 2.  Well I’m glad someone else said it first so I don’t have to eat sh-t for the comparison: Nicki Minaj going to Red Lobster is from the same segment pla...

Duana Names: Fame, In A Name

Hi Duana,    I've been such a fan of yours for a long time, and have been reading your column since long before I ever thought about getting pregnant! I really hope that you're able to help us out with our naming dilemma. My husband and I have an (I think) unusual problem. We are pregnant, and are...

Outfit of the Week: Celine Dion

Celine Dion is in Paris and Paris Fashion Week is about to start so … who else would be the Outfit of the Week? Heads up, she’ll probably be OOTW next week too – and it’ll likely be multiples.  This here is a controversial one, as many OOTW are. It’s not necessarily about an outfit you love, it c...

Celebrity Social Media, June 28, 2019

Taylor Swift doesn’t often post off-work-hours photos on Instagram. So this one, with the caption “Friday calmness” likely has her fans all knotted, wondering what it means. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Is it possible that she just liked this photo of herself in these sunglasses (they’re good sunglasses) and ...

Yesterday movie review starring Himesh Patel

Yesterday has one hell of a hook: Jack (Himesh Patel), a struggling singer-songwriter, hits his head and wakes up in a world where no one else remembers The Beatles, which is his ticket to long-awaited fame and glory. Nested within this story is a romantic dramedy about Jack and his best friend and ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce tour to Africa in the fall

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced yesterday that they’ll be going on tour in the fall. It’ll be the official end of Royal Meghan’s maternity leave but, clearly, she’s been doing work behind the scenes since giving birth to Archie Harrison Windsor-Mountbatten last month as we know she’s guest-...

Drag Race is coming to Canada without RuPaul

Grab your toques, Raptors jerseys, and free healthcare because RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming to Canada! Just as you were getting sick of corporations changing their social media icons to rainbow logos, Mama RuPaul came to save Pride Month with the announcement that the Drag Race family would be expan...

Henry Cavill to play secondary Sherlock in Enola Holmes starring Millie Bobby Brown

Post-Superman, Henry Cavill is staying busy. He has that Witcher show coming to Netflix later this year (probably), and now he has bagged a movie role, one which could allow him to regrow The Mustache. Cavill will play Sherlock Holmes…in a movie that is not about Sherlock Holmes. He’s playing Sherlo...

Idris Elba covers Vanity Fair

Do you and your friends have different tastes? Probably. We can’t all be the same. I have a text thread going with one group of friends where we are always disagreeing about who we think is hot. The last time we fought about this, Sasha and I were onside for Shawn Mendes and Duana couldn’t get down ...

June 28, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Linh and her Little Man and 14 years of love, all love – this is the deal we make with our companions, right? We know that it’s inevitable, but we do it anyway …because why? Because it’s so f-cking worth it. It’s worth the look on his face in this photo. All the looks that you knew during your t...

Intro for June 28, 2019

Dear Gossips,  This weekend marks the end of Pride Month but, of course, never the end of Pride. Pride Month is June, as we know, because Stonewall happened in June, 50 years ago now; as a matter of fact, the exact anniversary was today and through the weekend. Pride is a celebration but it’s als...

What Else for June 27, 2019

Some people’s first reaction to this would be disgust. My first reaction was to laugh. Look at it! Look at them! They’re meat carrots! Weiners made in the shape of carrots! Who decided that we needed weiners to be in the shape of carrots? Who’s the person out there all like, sh-t, I would only eat t...

Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Holland's bromance goes viral following Spider-Man: Far From Home LA premiere

The Spider-Man: Far From Home premiere was last night. Previously on Behind the Scenes of Spider-Man, we were focused on whether or not Zendaya and Tom Holland are more than just friends. This time around, for this press tour, even though people keep trying to create some kind of Zendaya-Tom intrigu...

Celebrity Social Media, June 27, 2019

Sarah sent this to Maria and me yesterday with one note: “LOL”. I couldn’t make it past 5 seconds of Jeremy Renner singing. Same goes for Sarah. Maria, who is on holiday, still managed to watch it, naturally, and is the hero is last to the end. Apparently Sarah and I missed some lighting effects. I’...

Queen of all the feelings, Celine Dion, arrives in Paris for Fashion Week

YOU BETTER BE READY! I’m sorry to yell at you. But I think you understand? I think you’ll also understand too that I’m going to use more exclamation points than I ever have in this post. Because… IT’S TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What happens in July? Paris Fashion Wee...

Ryan Gosling out in LA during an extra quiet year professionally

Ryan Gosling is never not quiet but for months and months now, he’s been extra extra quiet, and I mean professionally too. His last film was First Man, but since then, I don’t remember any other projects being announced. IMDb doesn’t have anything listed after First Man either, not that IMDb is alwa...

First trailer for Elizabeth Banks's Charlie's Angels starring Kristen Stewart released

Well this is a fun way to start the day. The first trailer for Elizabeth Banks’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels is here, and it is pretty fun. A little bit cool? Not at all bad. It doesn’t look like they’re breaking new ground here, but then Charlie’s Angels has always been pretty straightforward. Beaut...

Day-and-date releases officially not eligible for the DGA award

After the Academy waffled earlier this year - led by Steven Spielberg - over whether or not to tighten eligibility rules to target streaming services, the Directors Guild of America actually did the thing, and tightened their eligibility rules. Under their new guidelines, day-and-date releases, in w...

What I Learned at JUVÉDERM®’s Beauty Decoded Live event

Sponsored Here’s why I wanted to host the JUVÉDERM® Beauty Decoded Live event in downtown Toronto earlier this month: I wanted to ask about LA Face and why it happens, and I wanted to find out if it’s inevitable.  LA Face is an expression I started using a few years ago to describe how everyon...

Tina Lawson annoys Beyoncé on Instagram

Beyoncé is known for locking things down, the ultimate control freak. With one exception: her ma, Miss Tina Lawson. As we’ve seen through the years, on Instagram really, Miss Tina does what she wants– because she hasn’t signed an NDA and likely doesn’t have to clear sh-t through Parkwood before she ...

June 27, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Amanda! Happy Birthday! By request, here’s your current crush, Taron Egerton. He’s adorable, I’m not here to kill your crush. But if you really want me to share a story, it’ll make me sound like an asshole. You were warned. We interviewed him a few years ago on The Social, Kathleen produced this. Sh...

Intro for June 27, 2019

Dear Gossips,  It was announced earlier this week that George Clooney will direct and star in the film adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s book, Good Morning, Midnight … for Netflix. George will play a scientist stationed in the Arctic trying to make contact with an astronaut who’s trying to get...

What Else for June 26, 2019

Many others have written and spoken more eloquently that I have and will on this issue – Kim Kardashian’s shapewear line, which she’s branded and trademarked “Kimono”. A kimono has traditional and historical significance in Japan. And now Kim Kardashian is pretty much trying to redefine it, and stea...

Prince William's big statement publicly supporting the LGBTQ community at the Albert Kennedy Trust

First… look at this photo! It’s a beautiful photo! Prince William today visited the Albert Kennedy Trust, an organisation that helps displaced LGBTQ youth. This is the future King of England holding a rainbow bag – and we know, especially this month, what the rainbow, specifically that rainbow, symb...

Celebrity Social Media, June 26, 2019

As Duana wrote in the show notes for Show Your Work today, Rihanna is… Rihanna. I mean, that’s pretty much our thesis. And we hadn’t seen her tweet before we recorded the episode but it’s almost like she’s co-signing?  who are you wearing Ri? Me: me@FentyOfficial pic.twitter.com/MRAhR85qZf ...

Alanis Morissette remains unapologetic in SELF Magazine cover profile

We’ve never really known Alanis Morissette to hold back on anything. That includes her more-or-less breakup album with Ryan Reynolds, Flavors of Entanglement; the irrepressible venom of “You Oughta Know”; the joy of “Hand in My Pocket”; and also her experiences with postpartum depression. So it shou...

Show Your Work: Keanu & Rihanna Don’t (Seem to) Care. That’s the Key

We are back for our final episode of this season, and our slight break made the episode even better. A few weeks ago Lainey decided to gang up on me, implying that I’d say there’s nothing to talk about where Keanu Reeves is concerned, because he’s such an open book who’s also completely mysterious –...

Camila Cabello and Matthew Hussey break up

Camila Cabello started dating relationship coach Matthew Hussey last year. Last week, she and Shawn Mendes released their song “Señorita”, along with a steamy video. Now we are learning that over a year together, Camila and Matthew have broken up. Coincidence or conspiracy? If you chose conspiracy…w...

Janelle Monáe speaks openly about trans rights in Paper Magazine cover interview

Janelle Monáe just did an interview and gorgeous photo spread for Paper Magazine. Like everything she touches, it is amazing. The interview begins on a somber note, with Monáe talking about attending her first Pride celebration in New Orleans, falling on the same day 27-year-old trans woman Lavleen ...

Meryl Streep to star in Netflix musical The Prom

Around the time of Tonys, I learned there is such a thing as The Prom, a musical about prom, and I felt acute relief that I could go through life, not knowing anything about The Prom. But now, I must study up on The Prom, because Ryan Murphy is adapting it into a movie for Netflix, and he is lining ...

Alex Rodriguez f-cks up the details of Met Gala conversation with Kylie Jenner

Alex Rodriguez is making entertainment headline news today for an interview he did in Sports Illustrated because he told a story about a celebrity – and that celebrity is not Jennifer Lopez, it’s Kylie Jenner. ARod f-cked up the details, but before we get to that, I want to underline the fact that h...

PEOPLE Magazine clarifies Emma Stone's shoulder injury did not happen at Spice Girls concert

The Sun in the UK reported that Emma Stone has a shoulder injury that was sustained when she was at a Spice Girls concert recently. They said she was having such a great time, she climbed on the shoulders of a friend and ended up hitting the deck, realising only a few days later that she’d broken he...

Leonardo DiCaprio plays volleyball and gets spiked in the face

I’m sure you’ve seen this already and if you have, enjoy it again – it’s Leonardo DiCaprio playing volleyball in Malibu and getting spiked in the face. In these moments, we rely on the internet to do what it does best. Do your thing, internet: 🎻 pic.twitter.com/KbqeIXlJYE — Anna Rose Iovine...

Intro for June 26, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Trevor Noah was on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night; they played the Wheel of Political Impressions – and he was great. He also, in my opinion, gave the best analysis of all the late night hosts of Donald Trump’s “she’s not my type” explanation in response to E Jea...

What Else for June 25, 2019

On my web travels the last couple of weeks, I’ve scrolled past several headlines about Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott and their sex life. Is it just that we’re nearing the holidays in both Canada and the US and it’s slow? What’s going on here? Why is there a surge in Tori and Dean and their sexual...

Celebrity Social Media, June 25, 2019

Man, Maria is really going to be pissed that she’s missing this week in social media – Wendi Deng is her thing and we had a Wendi Deng sighting yesterday and Breaking Bad is totally her thing and Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul just posted this and people are freaking out that it’s, obviously, somethi...

Duana Names: Who Else Am I Mad About?

Hi Duana,  I wonder if you'd consider helping me name my new beagle? Lainey's kick-assedness aside (which I 100% admire and wish I was more like), I think I've always been partial to her because of the beagles. I think beagle owners really get one another.  I am single in my 40s, and while I a...

Empire releases first-look video on set of Bond 25

Today, Empire released a first-look video of Bond 25 which might as well be titled “Bond 25: Everything is fine!”. After multiple incidents on set, including an injury to Daniel Craig and a slight out-of-control controlled explosion that injured a crew member, Bond 25 is course-correcting by showing...

Princess Kate visits her new patronage, the Royal Photographic Society

Perhaps to offset all the grumbling about the royal finances, Kensington Palace announced today that Catherine Cambridge has taken on a new patronage from the Queen: Her Majesty The Queen has passed the Patronage of @The_RPS to The Duchess of Cambridge, having held the role for 67 years. T...

PEOPLE Magazine's shady headline about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's home renovations

Before Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born, the UK papers were all reporting that it would be a home birth at Frogmore Cottage. Baby Archie was born at Portland Hospital in London, which tells you how much of an inside track the British tabloids have on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – clea...

Pamela Anderson leaves her abusive boyfriend

Pamela Anderson has been dating French soccer player Adil Rami for a couple of years now. It’s apparently been a tumultuous relationship. Back in March, TMZ reported that they’d gotten back together after breaking up months before when he proposed and she said no. When they reconciled, her friends w...

The Lion King soundtrack announced with mysterious "TBA" track that is likely Beyoncé’s

The Lion King soundtrack was announced yesterday. Elton John has written a new song called “Never Too Late” for the movie and… most curious… there’s song #14, currently without a title. They’re listing it right now as “TBA”. You know what that probably means, right?  In an interview with Fandango...

Intro for June 25, 2019

Dear Gossips, The “Jonai” have been in Paris this week ahead of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s wedding. They’ve been seen on boat rides and out for dinner before Joe and Sophie took off for the South of France yesterday, presumably to get ready for the wedding, expected to happen this weekend. We ...

What Else for June 24, 2019

I’ve mentioned this before but I have a friend whose weird phobia is two people showing up somewhere dressed similarly. Like she can’t even handle it when we meet up for dinner and we’re both wearing chucks, basically the most commonly owned pair of shoes. I’m afraid for her to see these shots of Je...

Celebrity Social Media, June 24, 2019

Maria’s off for a couple of weeks so I’m the lead on Celebrity Social Media, which means… as much Beyoncé content as I can find. Just kidding. But am I? I posted in the open about the Being Beyoncé’s assistant “choose your own adventure” Twitter thread. I wonder if the person who invented has a job ...

Cardi B opens the BET Awards and spends another week in the news

Cardi B opened the BET Awards last night, performing “Press” and then Offset joined her onstage for “Clout”; at one point she gave him a lap dance. Maybe this is petty of me but I’m still not over the way he INTERRUPTED her to apologise and beg her to take him back a few months ago and then was up t...

Everyone loves Lizzo at the BET awards

Last night, Lizzo performed fan favourite “Truth Hurts” at the BET awards, in an incredible wedding dress atop a wedding cake with her dancers. As usual, Lizzo was totally herself: powerful, electrifying, and fierce. As Lainey mentioned earlier, Rihanna loved it too. And  Lizzo documented the magic ...

Jill Soloway to write and direct Red Sonja

Despite a searing expose detailing a litany of allegations against him, it seemed that director Bryan Singer would, ultimately, be just fine. Sure, his participation in Bohemian Rhapsody was a total sh-tshow, but the movie made nine hundred million dollars and won Oscars. And he already had another ...

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga rumoured to be performing at Glastonbury

There’s been some rumouring about a possible Jackson Maine and Ally reunion happening this week at Glastonbury which starts on Wednesday. DJ Edith Bowman said on her show yesterday that she’s heard about a secret performance and that, previously, when she interviewed Bradley Cooper, likely during pr...

Nipsey Hussle honoured at the BET Awards

Last night at the BET Awards, some of the most meaningful moments were the ones honouring Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically gunned down in front of his store, The Marathon Clothing, at Crenshaw and Slauson, on March 31st, 2019.  The area in Los Angeles, known to Crips as the Rollin 60s, is where Nip...

Mary J Blige presented with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 BET Awards

May J Blige was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards last night. As mentioned in the previous post, Rihanna presented it to her.    Exactly. It’s Mary J Blige. To properly recognise Mary, you have to bring in someone who’s worthy of Mary. And someone who’s wor...

Seth Meyers reveals the work that went into Rihanna's Day Drinking episode

In case it wasn’t clear from their episode of Day Drinking that aired last week, Seth Meyers is obsessed with Rihanna. As I mentioned in my post about the segment, it was a perfect fit, both for his show and her brand. Turns out, as Seth tells Variety in an interview about how it all came together, ...

Nicki Minaj releases new single and video for "Megatron"

Nicki Minaj exploded onto our Twitter timelines and Apple Music on Friday, releasing her new single and video for “Megatron”. Then, we were gifted a new episode of Queen Radio, Nicki’s personal platform, lovefest, beef-cancelling, cocksucker- of-the-day granting, and humour show on Beats 1 Radio. A ...

June 24, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

HEZ! Happy Milestone Birthday! Whatever you’re doing – Vegas, dogs, taxidermy, podcasts – keep on it, because your best life sounds amazing. And I look forward to hearing about New York in September. You don’t need recommendations from me about New York. That’s the thing about New York, it shows a d...

Intro for June 24, 2019

Dear Gossips, A clever “choose your own adventure” Beyoncé thread went viral on Twitter this weekend about. Thanks to all of you who thought of me. This is a true compliment. Of course I made it to the end on my first try. This is my dream job and I’m available ASAP, no joke. I would quit EVERYTH...

What Else for June 21, 2019

Lindsay Lohan’s reality show about her “club” in Mykonos has not been renewed because… I mean, I don’t think quality was the issue, I think it was because, like, did anyone care? Who was watching? Anyway, that didn’t work out but now apparently she has a record deal going and is working on an album?...

Outfit of the Week: Nathalie Emmanuel

I have to apologise, because I’ve been sleeping on Nathalie Emmanuel’s style. And she has GREAT style obviously, which is why she’s wearing the Outfit of the Week.  This is a really great suit. Pants fit her perfectly, tapering to exactly the right spot on her leg, finished off with a casual tee ...

Duana Names: Reality Names

Hi Duana, We are expecting our second daughter at the beginning of July. We need some name help. With our first, we very quickly fell in love with the name Nora. We still love it and when I say her name it almost comes out of my mouth in a melodic way. For our second child, we have been strugglin...

Jessie J opens up about her relationship with Channing Tatum in The Times of London

We first heard about Channing Tatum and Jessie J in September 2018, 6 months after he and Jenna Dewan announced their separation. Jenna is with Steve Kazee now and Chan and Jessie have slowly been more public about their relationship. In an interview with The Times of London recently, Jessie said th...

Celebrity Social Media, June 21, 2019

Did you hear about the Instagram influencers who may have sold brand sponsorship to their “surprise” engagement? (Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic wrote about it here, with receipts). I don’t know if there’s anything inherently “wrong” about faking something for profit on Instagram (isn’t that Instagra...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello release sexy as f-ck music video for Señorita

Last night, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello broke the internet when they released their music video for “Señorita”. It’s SEXY AS F-CK. Lyrics like “when your lips undress me/Hooked on your tongue”, combined with steamy scenes like the one they teased yesterday, leave you just:   I’m wr...

Up-and-coming LGBTQ stars of comedy featured in The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter’s comedy issue includes, appropriately for Pride Month, a feature on the up-and-coming LGBTQ stars of comedy. Their round-up includes Joel Kim Booster, Jaboukie Young-White, Sam Jay, and Bowen Yang. Booster broke out on Conan a few years ago—and just had a GREAT appearance on ...

George and Amal Clooney to host the Obamas in Milan this weekend

Amal and George Clooney summer in Lake Como, Italy, where they famously have a villa. I say famous because they are famous and their friends are famous and they’re always hosting famous people. George has been doing this for a long time – he sounds like an outstanding, master class host. Give him a ...

Rihanna gets day drunk with Seth Meyers

As promised, Rihanna did a Day Drinking segment with Seth Meyers that aired last night. If you are a Rihanna fan (who ISN’T?!), this is worth your time. Because they do, indeed, drink. A lot. And they do get drunk, very. But not sloppy – just fun.  There are many things I like about this, beyond ...

Beyoncé and Donald Glover sing “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” for The Lion King soundtrack

The Lion King comes out on July 19 so less than a month now. Which means they’re moving into the final stages of promotion and releasing the primetime goods, what everyone is most curious about – which, of course, is mostly Beyoncé. Earlier this month we finally heard Beyoncé speak as Nala and now w...

Intro for June 21, 2019

Dear Gossips,  There is, so far, one undisputed song of 2019. It’s the song that’s been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks straight, the most since Drake’s “God’s Plan”, the song that has been denying Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber and others from claiming the same position: ...

What Else for June 20, 2019

It’s the Game of Thrones reunion you’ve been waiting for! No direwolves or dragons are involved. Still interested? How about Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa starring in a remake of Twins? A fan suggested it at a convention to Jason and he wants in. For years, though, they’ve been trying to put togeth...

Rapper Tory Lanez accused of staging colourism on "Good Love" music video shoot

Tory Lanez emerged from his troll/rapper cave last week to expose what seemed like colourism against dark skin models at his video shoot for “Good Love”, a Nafe Smallz song he is featured on. I actually think Lanez is talented, and makes great music, but it often gets overshadowed by him being dragg...

Toy Story 4 movie review

The Toy Story franchise has always had a latent streak of existential dread, but Toy Story 4 is the first one to fully embrace the nightmare and be ABOUT the existential horror of existence. These are stories predicated on the importance of friendship, and that is still present in Toy Story 4, but t...

Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Jake Gyllenhaal promote Spider-Man: Far From Home in London

Everyone’s favorite young Hollywood, Tom Holland and Zendaya, are out and about, promoting Spider-Man: Far From Home. Jake Gyllenhaal is tagging along, making him the world’s handsomest third wheel. The three of them together are Zendallandenhaal, which sounds like a medieval province in Sweden. The...

Celebrity Social Media, June 20, 2019

This morning, Lainey mentioned that Keanu is undoubtedly a lock for Sexiest Man Alive – if he wants it. It’s highly doubtful he would want it; we are running out of Keanu time and he will soon disappear, leaving the Internet bereft. But since we’re talking SMA, my picks for the next round are John L...

PEOPLE Magazine's provocative headline about Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice's stable family life

In Celebrity Social Media yesterday, Maria mentioned PEOPLE’s curious article about Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Here’s the headline – very provocative:  Apparently there’s a royal stability-off happening, like there’s a crown or a royal title up for grabs for which royal kids are the mos...

Jesse Williams seems happy with girlfriend Taylour Paige in Florence

It’s super refreshing to see Jesse Williams in the news for a baewatch and not leaked details of his messy divorce and custody battle. A few months ago, we learned that he was dating bombshell actress Taylour Paige and he seems happy. Which, contrary to the internet’s opinion, is a good thing. Durin...

Rihanna releases new light and sexy pieces from Fenty Maison line

Last month, Rihanna released the first drop from her own fashion house – HER OWN FASHION HOUSE – Fenty Maison. Exactly a month later, the second drop has arrived. As promised, Fenty’s operating on a non-traditional direct-to-consumer model that isn’t dependent on seasons, not unlike artists and sing...

Keanu Reeves is a lock for PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive offer

It was reported a couple of weeks ago that Keanu Reeves was supposedly in early talks for a role in Marvel’s The Eternals. Marvel boss Kevin Feige is currently promoting Spider-Man: Far From Home and was asked by Comic Book about working with the most popular Movie Star in the world: “We talk to ...

Intro for June 20, 2019

Dear Gossips,  The NHL Awards took place in Las Vegas last night, hosted by Kenan Thompson. St Louis Blues superfan Jon Hamm was there and he introduced Alex Trebek, who presented the Hart Memorial Trophy (the league’s MVP) to Nikita Kucherov. Alex, as you can see, looked great. Strong. Alex told...

What Else for June 19, 2019

Parking fights can get pretty deadly. Like I’m constantly pissed off over the parking in my neighbhourhood because people don’t make good use of the space, goddamn it! Can you imagine how much worse it is in New York City where everything is at a premium? That’s why New Yorkers are mad at Sofia Copp...

Duana Names: Good News – You’re Behind!

Hi Duana,   I am due with a second child in June. It is a girl, and we already have our Rose who will be two when the second is born. Rose was easy for us to name, and we chose Mae Lynn as her middle name(s), one of which is a family name and one we just thought was complimentary. We are big time ...

For Your Fitness: A starter swimming routine

Hi Hayley, In an effort to combat the slowly but steadily rising number on my scale, and to try to find exercise I actually enjoy instead of dread, I have turned to swimming laps. I loved swimming as a kid but it was always for fun, not specifically for exercise. I never had the endurance or spee...

Chris Hemsworth is reliably funny on The Late Late Show with James Corden

One of the topics today on The Social is whether or not we would eat at a “hands-free” restaurant. There’s a restaurant in London where the servers will put the straw to your lips (hi Mariah Carey!) and feed you sushi or whatever while you just sit there and live that Mimi life. You in?  Normally...

Celebrity Social Media, June 19, 2019

How would you describe the cut of these pants. I’d say they are boot leg cut because of the fit in the thigh and how they flare out below the knee. Some might call them wide leg. Whatever they are considered, Ciara definitely committed to this choice. Not many could do it.        ...

Eight women come forward accusing screenwriter Max Landis of emotional and sexual abuse

When Bright, that awful Netflix fantasy film about magic cops in Los Angeles, came out in December 2017, many people wondered when the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar would spit out screenwriter Max Landis’ name. He was long alleged to be a creep, and it seemed like finally his reckoning would co...

Vanity Fair gives exclusive first look at Greta Gerwig’s Little Women

Forgive the Lady Bird quote, but the comparisons are inevitable. Lady Bird is woven into Vanity Fair’s exclusive first look at Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, which was published this morning. The sneak peek at her follow-up to Lady Bird includes 11 new production and behind-the-scenes stills, and an i...

Millennials reportedly responding well to idea of Robert Pattinson as Batman

Back in May, I called Robert Pattinson the first Millennial Batman and that was my interest in him landing the role – seeing how a Batman for millennials would be interpreted, avocado toast and all. Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter released the results of a poll that indicated that, indeed, RPatz, o...

Keanu Reeves retreats after being told he's the internet's boyfriend

It’s Wednesday and you know what that means? It means we’ve gone through half a week without any Keanu Reeves content. Didn’t I warn you? I told you to enjoy it because Keanu never wants to be in the spotlight for any longer than he has to. And now he’s retreated again. Of course he has. We scared h...

GLOW begins Vegas residency in new trailer for third season featuring Geena Davis

GLOW is one of those shows I fear gets lost in the noise of Too Much TV. It’s an OUTSTANDING show, but it’s one of many outstanding shows, and it’s on Netflix, a platform that does not treat all their children the same (especially as seasons roll on—what is a splashy arrival in season one is barely ...

Intro for June 19, 2019

Dear Gossips, I finally had a chance last night to read The Atlantic’s piece on MH370 by William Langewiesche that everyone’s been talking about this week. It’s terrifying and so frustrating, but mostly just so f-cking sad, because the families who lost their loved ones will be living with this t...

What Else for June 18, 2019

Once upon a time there was a prince. His name was Harry. And he had a crush on an actress – but not the one you’re thinking of. The actress was Jennifer Aniston and supposedly Harry thought she was “Princess Material”. LOLOLOL. Can you picture Prince Harry saying the words “princess material”? The d...

Gwyneth Paltrow promotes her book in London in stripes

Maria noted in Celebrity Social Media yesterday that Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t post anything for Father’s Day like she did last year when she shouted out both her husband, Brad Falchuk, and her ex-husband, Chris Martin, who is now, reportedly, Dakota Johnson’s ex-boyfriend. G and Chris are close...so o...

Brie Larson wins MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in Captain Marvel

Brie Larson also won an MTV Movie Award, for Best Fight in Captain Marvel. They singled out the “Carol vs. Minn-Erva” fight, which…was that the Nerf gun bit? I assume this is really for the whole third act of Captain Marvel, because Carol and Minn-Erva didn’t really throw down. Larson, wearing half ...

Celebrity Social Media, June 18, 2019

You know Jake Gyllenhaal loves his own jokes.          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Jake Gyllenhaal (@jakegyllenhaal) on Jun 18, 2019 at 2:05am PDT I tried to...

Sandra Bullock shames her kids at the MTV Movie & TV Awards

The MTV Movie & TV Awards aired last night, bringing with it an annual reminder of the march of time and our ever-growing disconnectedness with The Youths (nothing makes me feel as old as contemporary MTV, except maybe the Grammys), but there was an old-school Movie Star on hand for the awards. Sand...

Lizzo's joyful performance of "Juice" on the MTV Movie & TV Awards

Is there a song you play or that’s in your head when you’re getting ready in the morning? Or getting ready to go out? And in your mind you’re in a movie montage in your closet and your bathroom, totally feeling yourself as you’re about to go out and kill the day, or the party you’re going to?  I ...

How Taylor Swift and Katy Perry made up

Taylor Swift released the “You Need to Calm Down” video yesterday revealing what she and Katy Perry have been building towards for a while now: they’ve made up, the feud is officially officially over. Katy even tweeted about it and Taylor replied that it’s a “happy meal”.  This meal is BEEF-f...

Taylor Swift needs to do her homework if she wants to be a true ally to the LGBTQ+ community

Sometimes, even though I’m enjoying a song or a movie, I’ll get this unsettled feeling in my gut that tells me that something’s off. That perhaps I should be looking a little deeper or thinking a bit more critically about what I’m consuming. That gut feeling is also unhelpfully unspecific, leaving i...

The new Beyoncé "interview" at the Wearable Art Gala is actually a statement

I came across this headline on the weekend: “For the First Time in Six Years, Beyoncé Has Done an Interview” People online were talking about it too.  You can imagine the reaction. WHAT?! It’s well-known by now that Beyoncé doesn’t give interviews anymore. When she has something to say, she as...

Intro for June 18, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Surviving R Kelly won Best Documentary at the MTV Movie & TV Awards broadcast last night. Survivors Asante McGee, Faith Rodgers, Lisa Van Allen, and Lizette Martinez were part of the team that took the stage to accept.  R Kelly has been abusing women without consequence for over...

What Else for June 17, 2019

For those of you still pining for a Jackson Maine and Ally real life romance – I have no updates. Lady Gaga is, however, kissing someone else and everybody’s talking about it, even though, here too, there’s nothing to talk about. Through it all though…why are we NOT at all talking about Jeremy Renne...

Duana Names: Perfection Plus One

Duana: Our unicorn babe Penelope is getting a sibling in late June and we need name help. If it's a boy, we will name him either Nicholas or Sebastian, middle name Howard (family name). The girl names are proving to be a bit more problematic.  I was trying to lean in hard to Greek names to com...

Celebrity Social Media, June 17, 2019

Is Lea Michele trolling us at this point? Is that what is going on? She even found a way to make Father’s Day about her wedding. I’m curious to see how she’ll handle the Fourth of July. Does she have a wedding photo in which she’s holding a sparkler or something? She’ll come through.   ...

Men in Black: International starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth movie review

Barring Disney movies, the box office this summer (so far) has been kind of miserable. Audiences are not feeling all the sequels, but they’re not turning out for original movies, like Booksmart, The Longshot, and Late Night, either. This was another dismal weekend, with every new movie under-perform...

The real reason Sherif Lanre was kicked off of Love Island

When I ended my article on Friday about Love Island, I said that there was a chance that we may never know the real reason why Sherif Lanre was kicked out of the Love Island villa. Turns out, we only had to wait two days because over the weekend, Sherif sat down for an exclusive interview with The S...

Sasha Finds: Overnight Lip Treatment

Who knew I'd be a Burt's Bees fan. I've obviously known about the brand for many, many years but listen, I'm a snob, so I typically don't go to the drug store when I go looking for the cream of the crop. Right now, I have quite a few of their products to test out, but the first one that has absolute...

Drake celebrates the Raptors championship win in Vegas before heading to Toronto for the parade

I’m writing this during the Raptors championship parade in Toronto. Right now the players are making their way on buses through the city, headed for City Hall, where a rally will take place. Doesn’t feel like anyone is working today here. Construction workers are hanging off scaffolds. Thousands of ...

The Daily Mail takes a deep dive into Rose Hanbury's husband's shady background

Last Friday, after weeks of media avoidance on the issue, the Sun in the UK published a sympathetic profile of Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, about how she’s been struggling with all the rumours and speculation, about how she’s kind of been abandoned by friends and maybe even her hus...

House Sussex posts photo of Prince Harry and baby Archie on Instagram for Father's Day

House Sussex – Meghan Markle, really – continues to flex on social media, grammar aside. For Father’s Day yesterday, it was another major exclusive: a new shot of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in the arms of his sire, Prince Harry. This is the best look we’ve had of his face and you know, you ...

Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down" music video bursting with colour, joy, and Pride

It’s Pride month – and Taylor Swift has just released the video to her latest single, “You Need To Calm Down”. As she promised on Instagram this weekend, a LOT of celebrities show up. A lot LGBTQ+ celebrities. Like Laverne Cox, and Ellen DeGeneres, getting a tattoo from Adam Lambert, and the cast of...

Intro for June 17, 2019

Dear Gossips,  We are celebrating today in Toronto. Today is our championship parade. The Toronto Raptors are coming home with the NBA’s championship trophy. According to the latest estimates, as many as 2 million people will be downtown to cheer the Raptors’ historic win.  In The Athletic, th...

What Else for June 14, 2019

People are doing forensics of what Prince Harry may have said to Meghan Markle on the balcony last week at Trooping the Colour. Meghan haters (the Daily Mail and half the people on Twitter) think that he was basically telling her to turn the f-ck around you goddamn bitch, I hate you, why did I marry...

Tessa Thompson: so many Outfits of the Week

Tessa Thompson was the Outfit of the Week last week . And she claimed the title early, like I think it was Monday. Because there was no way in my mind that anyone was going to top that – or if anyone was going to top her, it would be her. What she’s done instead is win back-to-back championships, an...

Scandal on Love Island: What Happened to Sherif?

Love Island, as always, is the gift that keeps on giving. There’s enough drama on the show already (especially this year), but this week’s gossip is actually from the production side of things. One of the contestants, Sherif Lanre, left the competition after reportedly breaking one of Love Island’s ...

Celebrity Social Media, June 14, 2019

Gloria Estefan is a legend who doesn’t get enough credit. She needs to get some kind of lifetime achievement award so that other musicians can line up to pay tribute to her and her contributions to music and culture. She is also a hotel owner (that’s some boss money right there) and they’ve just com...

The Dead Don't Die movie review

Jim Jarmusch’s latest feature, The Dead Don’t Die, is a curious movie that exists in two realities at once: one in which it is good, and one in which it is bad. It’s like Milliways, the restaurant at the end of the universe in that it is simultaneously a sublime treat and a total disaster. Whether o...

Issa Rae presented with inaugural Emerging Entrepreneur award at Women in Film gala

If you haven’t seen this yet, your Friday is about to get better.  At the Women in Film gala the other night, Issa Rae was presented with the inaugural Emerging Entrepreneur award. During her acceptance speech, instead of being humble, she was …  I don’t want to say “not humble”, because that’...

Taylor Swift releases new single, "You Need To Calm Down", and title of new album, Lover

Yesterday was June 13, 2019, the day the North with remember forever. #WeTheNorth  The number 13, however, as we all know, is Taylor Swift’s favourite. So she made some announcements yesterday. It is now confirmed that her new album is titled Lover. It comes out August 23 (8+2+3=13). There will b...

House Cambridge and the Rose they can’t shake

House Cambridge has been looking good lately. Princess Kate’s garden was a big hit. They put on a good show at Trooping the Colour last weekend. Prince William threw down some “soft politics” in Cumbria earlier this week, demonstrating his statesman skills, giving us a sign of the kind of monarch he...

Intro for June 14, 2019

Dear Gossips, #WeTheNorth! No, but seriously, we are. This blog is based in Canada. I was born and raised in Toronto. And in case you haven’t heard, the Toronto Raptors made history last night winning the NBA Championship for the first time in franchise history, which means, obviously, that th...

What Else for June 13, 2019

What’s old is always new again – will the teen in your life be wearing velour this summer? Because Baby Phat is back, updated for 2019. I wasn’t ever into Baby Phat the first time. I also never owned anything Juicy Couture. I did, however, succumb to the Lululemon yoga pants that were flared at the ...

Josh Hartnett has a new TV show in the works called Paradise Lost

Last week, we discussed Orlando Bloom’s new job, an historical fantasy on Amazon Prime. This week, Josh Hartnett—the Proto-Orlando Bloom—also got a new job, also on a TV show. Hartnett’s show is called Paradise Lost, and it is a Southern Gothic mystery about a psychiatrist who relocates with her fam...

Cassie announces pregnancy with boyfriend Alex Fine's baby on Instagram

Cassie is pregnant with her first child! She made the announcement early this morning, captioning the adorable picture of her and her boyfriend, Alex (most fitting last name ever) Fine as follows:          View this post on Instagram         ...

New poster released for Leonardo DiCaprio's Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood with inconsistent punctuation

Here’s Leonardo DiCaprio out for dinner last night with friends in LA. He was also seen earlier this week out for dinner with his current bonafide Camila Morrone. It’s Camila’s birthday on Sunday, she’s turning 22 years old. So still safe. Like three years safe. A lot of time before, you know, she b...

Celebrity Social Media, June 13, 2019

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s breakup is slowly disappearing from the headlines, which is what they want. As Lainey said, by the time he moves on to his next project, this will be old news. But PEOPLE’s story about Coop’s and Gaga’s “overwhelming connection” is still up. Lainey broke down what th...

First trailer for Yellow Rose reveals a sneaky movie about country music and immigration

At a time when mainstream country music has never been worse, movies have decided that country music is the language of unlikely dreamers. There are two movies this year about country-star hopefuls coming from unlikely places: Wild Rose is about an aspiring country singer from working class Glasgow,...

Tabloids predictably report Angelina Jolie and Keanu Reeves are dating following The Eternals casting

Earlier this month, when it was first rumoured that Keanu Reeves is in talks to join the cast of The Eternals, I Gossip Genied Keanu and Angelina Jolie and I also predicted that the tabloids would pop off this dream and kill it before it had a chance to become reality. Well. Guess what? Like clockwo...

Prince William and Catherine get subtly political when asked about Brexit

Prince William and Catherine were in the Lake District on Tuesday and during their visit to Cumbria they met with some farmers. What’s been making headlines is that William asked them about Brexit: ‘Is Brexit a big concern?’, Prince William asks these Lake District farmers. One replies: ‘I w...

Jessica Biel attempts to clarify her position on vaccinations in Instagram statement

In Mindy Kaling’s book Why Not Me? she writes about being at a very famous people party where a very famous popstar got offended when she made a joke about anti-vaxxers as there were several people there who were anti-vaxxers. She has never revealed who that was but I wondered back in 2015 whether i...

Intro for June 13, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Alright well everybody can calm down now because Justin Bieber has confirmed that he was just joking about wanting to get into the Octagon with Tom Cruise. TMZ has video of it. As JB says, Tom would probably kick his ass because he has that “dad strength”, LOL. Should we now get on...

What Else for June 12, 2019

Do you think the word “truth” is starting to lose its meaning because a generation of assholes has overused the expression “my truth”? It has power, for sure, when used judiciously, in the right context. It loses its power when, you know, it’s posted on Instagram stories about the other baby mother ...

Celebrity Social Media, June 12, 2019

We have to talk about the Lee Daniels interview in Vulture because it’s as full of incredible details as previous Vulture interviews (like Quincy Jones and Anjelica Huston). Journalist Andrew Goldman (who also interviewed Anjelica) comes prepared with details and he’s masterful at the follow-up. Lik...

Dark Phoenix is bombing horribly at the box office

Dark Phoenix is a sad end to the X-Men franchise v.1, and it is bombing horribly at the box office, estimated to lose at least $100 million. Its $32 million opening weekend is the worst in the franchise’s history, and it’s not going to get any better, as it experienced a 68% Sunday-Monday drop this ...

First look at Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere

Are you watching season 2 of Big Little Lies? I enjoyed the first season but didn’t need a second season. The premiere seemed forced (like the hokey nightmares sequences). That cast can sell those characters, absolutely, I just don’t know if the storyline will support the talent. (Why don’t any of t...

Chaos ahead of schedule for the 2020 Oscars

Last year the Oscars had one of the most chaotic seasons ever. Kevin Hart was the host, then Kevin Hart was not the host. There was the announcement of a new “popular film” category, which was quickly cancelled. Then, they announced there would only be two Best Song nominees performing live during t...

Tom Hardy and Prince Harry attend the Sentebale Audi concert

It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Tom Hardy. He’s been pretty low profile since Venom came out last October. A sequel is planned and is expected to be released next October – they’ll likely start shooting that before the end of the year if they want to build in enough time in post. While Tom hasn’...

Drake is not immune to the misogyny in hip-hop culture

Drake and Chris Brown’s new single “No Guidance” has hit #1 on Apple Music, with Chris celebrating the win on Instagram and Drake chiming in in the comments: “Jeeeeeeez....wait till the video drops - also are we the first mortal enemy duo to go number one on Apple Music?? #guinessbookofrecords” ...

Supportive Keanu Reeves surprised Ali Wong by showing up and staying at Always Be My Maybe premiere

Another day, another Keanu Reeves post to start the day. I’m not mad at that. Who could possibly be mad at that?  Here’s Keanu at the Toy Story 4 premiere yesterday in Hollywood, not that he looks any different from how he’s looked over the last few weeks at the John Wick 3 and Always Be My Maybe...

Intro for June 12, 2019

Dear Gossips, If you haven’t already and you have time, definitely watch Ali Wong’s interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! from last night. It’s a perfect late night talk show appearance, a showcase of her talent and charisma and her work. She is super smart, and she is really, really funny, obviously (...

What Else for June 11, 2019

Are your kids getting enough vegetables? Do they even like vegetables? Maybe it’s all in the vocabulary. Would it help if you didn’t call it salad “dressing” and called it salad “frosting” instead? Even though it’s really just… dressing? Dressing was never the problem for me where salad was concerne...

Bradley Cooper was apparently emotionally absent with Irina Shayk while working on A Star is Born

Even though there were rumours all last week from multiple entertainment outlets about Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s relationship, it was PEOPLE that officially confirmed that they were over. PEOPLE has been reporting more details this week – I’m wondering now if it’s because Bradley and Irina wi...

Will the RuPaul show last the month?

Yesterday, RuPaul’s new talk show RuPaul premiered with guests including James Corden and HGTV’s Property Brothers, Drew and Johnathan Scott. In his opening monologue, RuPaul explains that FOX is doing three weeks of test shows to see if RuPaul is viable. Based on audience demand and reception, they...

Jennifer Aniston clarifies that a Friends reunion is not happening while promoting Murder Mystery

Every f-cking three months or so, someone tries to get a Friends reunion headline going. Does it generate that much traffic? I don’t understand why there are still people out there who believe it’s going to happen.  Jennifer Aniston is currently promoting Murder Mystery, her new movie with Adam S...

Celebrity Social Media, June 11, 2019

Vincent D’Onofrio thinks our work schedule should be like Gwyneth Paltrow’s marriage ie: 4 days a week. A four day work week for everyone would be nice. — Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) June 9, 2019   How dare people try to impose a concept like “time” and “years” onto the Elus...

Chris Hemsworth's primitive hotness and Chris Pine remembers Anton Yelchin at Love, Antosha trailer premiere

It’s been, what?, only 6 weeks or so since Avengers: Endgame came out, right? Shortly before the release of the movie, when I was basically watching Infinity War every night, Chris Hemsworth became my Best Chris. I’m a fickle person, so I expected it to be over by now, but he’s just so f-cking hot r...

Chris Hemsworth's primitive hotness and Chris Pine remembers Anton Yelchin at Love, Antosha premiere

It’s been, what?, only 6 weeks or so since Avengers: Endgame came out, right? Shortly before the release of the movie, when I was basically watching Infinity War every night, Chris Hemsworth became my Best Chris. I’m a fickle person, so I expected it to be over by now, but he’s just so f-cking hot r...

Prince William and Catherine greet children and dogs in the Lake District

Prince William and Catherine visited the Lake District today, where Kate used to go on holiday with her family when she was a kid, meeting with local farmers for some sheep shearing, hanging out with the mountain rescue service, and spending time with youth mental health advocates. There was a cute ...

Prince Harry meets with Prime Minister of Nepal at Kensington Palace

Prince Harry today met with KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, and his wife Radhika Shakya today at Kensington Palace. Harry travelled to Nepal in 2016, meeting with survivors of the Nepal earthquakes and toured the restoration efforts in the country. He also visited the British Gurkha Camp in ...

People can't get enough of Keanu Reeves including Octavia Spencer

I wrote yesterday that it’s the Summer of Keanu Reeves as he continues to dominate all quadrants with John Wick 3, Always Be My Maybe, E3, and the upcoming Toy Story 4, in which he plays Duke Caboom, “Canada’s #1 stuntman”, no matter how hard Drake tries (I know, I hate myself more than you hate me,...

Intro for June 11, 2019

Dear Gossips,  As Maria mentioned in Celebrity Social Media yesterday, for whatever bizarre reason, Justin Bieber tweet-challenged Tom Cruise to a fight on Sunday which was enough to get the whole internet wondering why JB was randomly thinking about getting Tom Cruise into the octagon. Then yest...

What Else for June 10, 2019

To no one’s surprise, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger got married this weekend and here’s a photo from their wedding. Her dress is classic – strapless, to the body, hair falling around her face. His suit is pretty standard too. I don’t think anyone was looking to these two to set wedding tr...

Natasha Lyonne begins Emmy campaign for Russian Doll

Emmy voting begins today, and one of the hopefuls is Natasha Lyonne, star of Russian Doll. Yesterday she attended a Netflix “FYSee” Q&A to promote the show’s Emmy hopes, alongside show co-creators Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, her co-star Charlie Barnett, editor Todd Downing—that show depends so ...

Gwyneth Paltrow says she doesn't want to be exempt from life because of her fame

Ummm…really?  There are three headlines about Gwyneth Paltrow making the rounds today. Two of them are connected so we’ll deal with them in a minute. Let’s start with what she said about marriage to Brad Falchuk. In an interview with The Sunday Times Style magazine via the Daily Mail, G says she ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend Trooping the Colour

Meghan Markle made her first official appearance since presenting Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world at Trooping the Colour this weekend. She arrived by carriage with Prince Harry and Camilla and Kate, which was supposed to shut down any talk of the two not getting along but, well, you...

Celebrity Social Media, June 10, 2019

Comment prize goes to Marlon Wayans, who wrote: This is what @kevinhart4real thinks he looks like in his photos.” (And please note these are outtakes. These are the photos that weren’t deemed good enough to make it into Variety.)         View this post on Instagram...

Lena Waithe facing drama on The Chi set as actor Jason Mitchell is dropped for sexual misconduct

In the past few weeks, we have seen some serious drama unfold publicly from the set of  the Lena Waithe Showtime drama ,The Chi. Suddenly one of the stars, Jason Mitchell was thrust into the spotlight in a negative way, getting dropped from not only The Chi but also the Netflix movie Desperados, and...

Prince William and Catherine attend Trooping the Colour with their children

As you know, Trooping the Colour is a British tradition and a showcase for what the British royals do best: pageantry and spectacle. The entire British royal family gathers to celebrate the Queen’s birthday but also the English Way – like horses and uniforms and marching and all that sh-t. This is t...

Why the TONYs are better TV than the Oscars

Confession: I missed the beginning of the show live, including host James Corden’s over 10-minute opening number, and saw it after I’d watched the rest of the show.  I didn’t think that would shift the fabric of my whole viewing experience, but I saw more than a couple of grumpy-assed reviews this ...

It is officially the summer of Keanu Reeves with Cyberpunk 2077 and Toy Story 4

Keanu Reeves was trending again this weekend. Keanu is on a run – it’s been several weekends in a row, starting with John Wick 3 and then Always Be My Maybe, which more and more people are watching after everyone freaked out about his performance last week. And now, he’s in a video game. Cyberpunk 2...

Intro for June 10, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Celine Dion’s Las Vegas residency came to an end this weekend. It’s been 16 years. Over 1,100 shows, 4.5 million fans, lots of lunging, so much chest-thumping, many, many bad jokes/amazing Celine-isms, and of course… The songs.  The voice.  The FEELINGS.  As you can...

What Else for June 7, 2019

According to the UK Sun, Brad Pitt thinks that Angelina Jolie is stalling on their divorce just to f-ck him over and he’s trying to get a judge to make her sign the papers. Just a note, no matter whose side you’re on in the World War Brange situation: the Sun was also the publication that reported t...

Celebrities including Julia Roberts support Denzel Washington at AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Gala

Denzel Washington was honored last night with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. As one of the most popular and beloved figures in the industry, basically everyone showed up for him. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Mahers...

Celebrity Social Media, June 7, 2019

Madonna is disappointed in the NYT which is quite confusing – it’s very well done, which is not an easy feat for Vanessa Grigoriadis considering that the subject comes with decades of footnotes. The story works because it’s specific in the details (like the shiny teapot and the art hung at a “confro...

Rihanna spends time in Italy with boyfriend Hassan Jameel and his family

If you’ve been reading this blog long enough, you know I’m obsessed with dates and marking milestones. It is almost exactly the two year anniversary of us finding out about Rihanna and “Handsome Hassan” Jameel as Kathleen first called him back in June 2017. They were photographed making out in a poo...

Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Sam Rockwell, Richard Madden, and Stephan James cover The Hollywood Reporter for drama roundtable

Award season roundtable roulette continues, and this time, it’s the drama dudes up to bat. The roundtable features Stephan James (Homecoming), Diego Luna (Narcos), Richard Madden (Bodyguard), Billy Porter (Pose), Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal), and Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon). That’s a solid gr...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk have broken up

Weren’t we being bread-crumbed to this point all week? I think “bread-crumbing” means something else entirely in the Tinder age but I’m talking about gossip rollout and how, for the last few days, the sourcing and the leaks have brought us to this point: Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk are no more.  ...

Beyoncé's publicist chides the Beyhive for "spewing hate" after Nicole Curran viral moment at Raptors game

As covered yesterday, the Beyhive swarmed Nicole Curran, who was sitting beside Beyoncé at the Oracle for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors (#WeTheNorth) and the Golden State Warriors, after their interaction the sidelines. Nicole was STUNG. She says that the Video Assumption was ...

June 7, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For those of you outside Canada, I work on a live daytime talk show here called The Social, just renewed for a 7th season. As I may have mentioned, our audience coordinator, Derek Forgie, is one of the reasons for our success. He is, no exaggeration, the best in the business. We have international c...

Intro for June 7, 2019

Dear Gossips, It has been a week since Always Be My Maybe started streaming on Netflix. Which means it’s been a week of Keanu Reeves domination. All week online we’ve been talking about Keanu Reeves, writing as many articles about him that we possibly can, ranking his best movies, meme-ing the sh...

What Else for June 6, 2019

I have a love-hate relationship with helicopters. They’re terrifying. They’re cool. A couple of weeks ago, Jacek showed me this video of a helicopter pilot trained to do trick moves, like spins and flips, and I get the adrenaline junkie appeal of that sh-t…but there is no f-cking way I would ride al...

Dark Phoenix movie review starring Sophie Turner

With Disney taking over Fox, and the X-Men returning to Marvel Studios’ control, the X-Men franchise is now a lame duck. Dark Phoenix, which should have been the next stop in the two-decade-long franchise, is now the culmination of the franchise that began with 2000’s X-Men. (New Mutants, which was ...

Ryan Reynolds and the Fyre Fest blowjob guy in new ad for Aviation gin

Ryan Reynolds owns a gin company, Aviation (aggressively featured in Blake Lively’s movie, A Simple Favor), and he does Maximum Ryan Reynolds ads for the company. His newest ad is called “Dedication”, and it is advertising Aviation’s “signature bottle”, a bottle “signed” by Reynolds (it is real, and...

Celebrity Social Media, June 6, 2019

Australian TV is wild and the producer that came up with this segment deserves a raise (and must have done his/her research – in 2018, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube were surprised on Australian TV with a snake). “I just want to go on record and say this is why white people die!” killed me.  T...

Patty Jenkins releases a glimpse of Wonder Woman's new look in colourful promo poster

Yesterday, a surprising piece of news came out that Warner Brothers will be skipping Hall H at Comic-Con next month, which means no DC Films panel, as has been the case the last several years. That means no Joker (I REALLY wanted to see Joaquin Phoenix cope with Hall H), no Birds of Prey, and no Won...

Brad Pitt's "life as a dad" on the cover of Us Weekly

Last week, Brad Pitt was seen in Venice with his friend, Thomas Houseago, all about that art life. But it also happened to be Shiloh Jolie Pitt’s 13th birthday and we learned later that Angelina took Shiloh and the other kids, along with some friends, to celebrate at an escape room. (I’ve never done...

The Beyhive activates on Twitter after Beyoncé reacts to Nicole Curran leaning over her during Raptors and Golden State Warriors game

Beyoncé, our Queen, is the all-knowing. She knows how to signal the Beyhive – and she knows what happens when the Beyhive receives the Bey Signal. They activate.  The question for today is whether or not Beyoncé was actually deploying the Signal. Because, well, sometimes the Beyhive is triggered ...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk reportedly questioning their relationship

Earlier this week Page Six reported that Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s relationship was “hanging by a thread”, doubling down on their story from October 2018 when an observer told the publication that Coop and Irina seemed miserable together when they were out for dinner. This time, they weren’t ...

Intro for June 6, 2019

Dear Gossips, Let’s open today with what I sent Duana last night – “for your joy” is how I titled the message. Because I came down with a cold on Sunday that I think I may have passed on to her, as she was starting to feel it yesterday. There are a couple of people, however, who reliably delight ...

What Else for June 5, 2019

When there’s so much wrong in the world, you appreciate the few things that are right in the world. That, I think, is why we have come together, as humanity, to celebrate Rihanna, Celine Dion, and Keanu Reeves – we can all agree on Rihanna, Celine Dion, and Keanu Reeves. Also Dolly Parton. In a new ...

Duana Names: When He’s Stuck In A Junior-High Haze…

Hi Duana,   We are expecting our second child at the end of June and just can’t find a name that clicks for us. Our first is Benjamin. This time around we are having a girl.  I gravitate towards grandma and/or Irish names, my husband adores anything from the 80s/90s (for boy names he was pushing H...

Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell appear to be back together

Last week I posted about Kristen Stewart who was seen out for dinner on May 20 with Stella Maxwell, just a couple of weeks after they were both at the Met Gala. And it’s been a few weeks since Kristen and Sara Dinkin, the woman she started dating soon after she and Stella broke up, have been photogr...

Everything about Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark trailer is a yawn aside from Harold

From the beginning, I have been mixed on the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie. The live-action realization of those godawful illustrations from the book are spot-on, and come loaded with a generation’s worth of nightmare fuel to give them extra weight as screen images. But everything else abo...

Celebrity Social Media, June 5, 2019

The Fug Girls posted this cover of Men’s Journal, not a magazine I’m usually interested in. He is dreamy, isn’t he? Dreamy but solid. A reliable hunk.  Hello. Kyle Chandler looks so very dreamy here. That is all. https://t.co/wcv8m7H6UP — Heather & Jessica (@fuggirls) June 4, 2019   ...

Smutty Fitness: Temporary exercise restriction

Hayley, Looking for advice on how to stay active while on a doctor ordered 2-3 week exercise restriction from lower back injury (moved wrong doing kettlebell swings). After two pregnancies in two years and turning 38 in two weeks, I was super happy to be back in the gym and working to lose the ex...

Bond 25 appears to be cursed after controlled explosion on set goes wrong

Is Bond 25 cursed? First there was the director drama, then that spectacularly ill-timed live-launch event— these were the harbingers, the warnings that Bond 25 had run afoul of some ancient chthonian curse, it’s the part of the story where the old timer shows up to warn you to “turn back now”. But ...

No photos of Donald Trump with Prince William, Catherine, or Prince Harry have been released following US State Visit

Those two blowhards, Donald Trump and Piers Morgan, sat down for an interview. You can read about it wherever you want to read about it. The only thing I want to say about it here is that Trump addressed the Meghan Markle thing again and clarified what he wanted to say the first time when he called ...

Brad Pitt's space movie, Ad Astra, has a trailer and September release date

Last month, Lainey mentioned that Brad Pitt had a space movie, Ad Astra, that was supposed to come out, only to get pulled from the release schedule. The movie was due on May 24, but there had been no trailer or publicity for it, so it wasn’t exactly surprising when Ad Astra got pulled out of the Ma...

What really happened in duel between Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult for Batman role

We had a lot of fun here a couple of weeks ago and then again last week over the casting drama for The Batman. In the end, as we know, Robert Pattinson was confirmed to be the next Bruce Wayne. But there was a curious back and forth between him and Nicholas Hoult that played out in real time that ma...

Intro for June 5, 2019

Dear Gossips,  I love that Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre are featured on British Vogue’s “special bridal cover” for the July 2019 issue of the magazine. Back in April, when they were married in Marrakesh, British Vogue was the first out there with the exclusive and, at the time, right in the capt...

What Else for June 4, 2019

Every day there’s something to fight about. Today we are fighting about burgers and pancakes. I understand the concern – words are words but they should mean what they mean. That said… are we missing the point? There’s a burger with a pancake in between the patties and THIS SOUNDS DELICIOUS I WANT T...

Why Godzilla is not working for contemporary audiences after disappointing opening for King of Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters opened at #1 over the weekend, but still managed to disappoint, earning $47 million against expectations of $50 million or more. That’s not a huge disappointment, true, but Godzilla’s expectations themselves were disappointing. This is the third entry in a franchise, f...

Celebrity Social Media, June 4, 2019

Chris Hemsworth has a new interview in Variety and it’s a study in the building of a modern movie star, from the RDJ quotes to advice from Tom Cruise to money talk. Chris is trying to be a blockbuster draw in an era the kind of power the two Toms, Julia Roberts,  and Will Smith had. It’s not the 90s...

Jennifer Lopez receives Fashion Icon Award at 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards

Jennifer Lopez received the Fashion Icon Award at the CFDA Fashion Awards last night. I mean…yeah. JLo over the last 20 years has given us some f-cking looks. The infamous Versace dress at the Grammys. The Timberland heels. All the hairstyles. All the makeup styles. And even her body – which she ack...

Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne in Carnival Row teaser

This is how Lainey chose to inform me about the new Amazon Prime show, Carnival Row. Not, “There is a show about mythical creatures living in Victorian London,” or even, “this looks interesting.” No, she led with, “Orlando Bloom got a job!” Which is news, to be fair. He was once the most promising h...

Beyoncé-only trailer for The Lion King released

This weekend Miss Tina and her husband, Richard Lawson, presided over the Wearable Art Gala in support of WACO Theatre Centre. It’s an annual event and it draws a lot of big names, the biggest name being Beyoncé, obviously.  Beyoncé did not walk the carpet. But she did show us what she wore, of c...

Madonna to perform at Pride Island for New York City's World Pride

Madonna made the announcement yesterday that everyone had already predicted: she’ll be performing at Pride Island at the end of this month for New York City’s World Pride. She posted it in a fun Instagram story where she twirls around in a pride flag singing the intro to “Medellin”.    ...

House Sussex's Instagram account makes no mention of Prince Harry's tour of Royal Collection with Trump administration

Prince Harry showed up yesterday as Donald Trump and his entourage toured the Royal Collection with the Queen. He stayed near the back of the group, interacting briefly with Ivanka Trump, but was not seen at any point going near her father – this, of course, a day after Trump called Meghan Markle “n...

Rose Hanbury attends State Dinner at Buckingham Palace and had no interaction with Prince William and Catherine

As you know, the Queen hosted the Trump Administration at Buckingham Palace last night after a day of joint British and American activities. Prince William and Catherine were there too. Kate wore her favourite Lover’s Knot tiara and a white Alexander McQueen dress and made her entrance with US Treas...

Intro for June 4, 2019

Dear Gossips,  You know who we can’t stop talking about? And when I say “we”, I mean everyone online? Keanu Reeves. And it’s not because of John Wick. If John Wick 3 came out and made all the money it did, without the Always Be My Maybe follow-up, this wouldn’t be happening. All of this current K...

What Else for June 3, 2019

Here’s a thing that went viral recently that… I can’t get with. Did you know that you might have a taco holder in your car? (This is not a euphemism for your pussy, though I wish it were.) The better question is – do you need a taco holder in your car? I HATE eating in the car. Which, I know, is the...

Duana Names: Lost That Loving Feeling

Hi Duana,   My daughter's name is Adelaide Vance which I love. We had Adelaide picked out as a girl's name for years (Addie for short) and Vance is a middle name in my family given to first born girls. Now I'm pregnant with a boy (due in June) and my partner and I are stumped. Our girl's pick was ...

Rocketman movie review starring Taron Egerton

It is impossible to talk about Rocketman, the Elton John biopic, without mentioning its sibling, Bohemian Rhapsody, the Queen biopic. Both are about rock icons who came up in the 1970s, whose combination of glam, rock, and pop led to total chart dominance. Both feature iconic vocalists with a librar...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk's relationship reportedly hanging by a thread

Last October, Page Six reported that Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk were seen at dinner together looking miserable. The two were then papped almost immediately afterwards in New York with their daughter. Remember the timing. A Star is Born was the priority. It was the frontrunner at the beginning of...

Celebrity Social Media, June 3, 2019

She really does look like Jared Leto, minus the Gucci and the smugness.          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial) on Jun 1, 2019 at 4:2...

Boy sh-t at the race track in first trailer for Ford v. Ferrari

One of the most fun things I have ever done in my life was go to a test track and drive a 1967 Shelby GT500. I’ve always loved Corvettes, and the way they look like they’re eating the road as they drive, but my boyfriend’s dad was a serious muscle car collector and he prized Mustangs above everythin...

Zendaya answers 73 Questions for Vogue

Zendaya covers the June 2019 issue of Vogue. On Friday, Vogue posted her 73 Questions.      The thing I love about the 73 questions format is that while a lot of ground is covered, each individual answer is rather brief. I think you can glean a lot of information from the most succinc...

Outfit of the Week: Tessa Thompson

It’s only Monday. And Tessa Thompson has already given me the Outfit of the Week only I didn’t want to hold these photos until Friday because the look is just too good to wait that long. So unless someone comes through with something that gets me as excited as Tessa (not likely but not impossible), ...

Pete Davidson Looks Like a F-ckboy

Alexander Wang’s Ready-to-Wear Spring 2020 Collection debuted on the runway Friday in a first ever show at the Rockfeller Centre’s Ice Rink. The gossip story is that Pete Davidson was a model in the show, surprising guests as he strolled down the runway. We’ll get to him in a bit, but first let’s ta...

Keanu Reeves reportedly in negotiations for The Eternals starring Angelina Jolie

It’s a Keanu Reeves takeover – nonstop Keanu news the last few weeks. Nobody is complaining, right? Who the f-ck would complain about this?  Sarah’s been covering The Eternals casting over the last couple of months as Marvel readies its next big franchise after wrapping phase 1 (or whatever) of t...

Intro for June 3, 2019

Dear Gossips, Last week, I wrote about how it came to be that Keanu Reeves is in Always Be My Maybe: because he’s a big fan of Ali Wong. She and Randall Park had the idea to cast Keanu as Marcus’s (Randall’s character) “worst nightmare” romantic adversary. Keanu wanted to work with Ali, he said y...