What Else for July 31, 2019

Throw it back 15 years. If I asked you then to predict who would have gotten married first out of all the Olsen sisters, Ashley, Mary-Kate, or Elizabeth, who would you have said? Elizabeth wasn’t even famous then so between Ashley and MK, who would it have been? Would it have been MK? MK has been ma...

Duana Names: Onion is No Apple

Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of July. We are having a boy and we had the name picked out, Luke Johnson, but it looks like we won't be able to use Luke anymore. My husband shared the name with his family and they hated it! Luke sounds exactly like the word...

Lady Gaga's new boyfriend is sound engineer Dan Horton

PEOPLE acquired and posted the exclusive photos yesterday of Lady Gaga kissing her new boyfriend, Dan Horton, a sound engineer. There’s no doubt that this is romantic, these kisses are romantic. And also… it’s not like they were hiding. They were out for lunch, not inside but outside. By now, you kn...

Idris Elba tries to explain Cats to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show

Idris Elba is currently promoting Hobbs & Shaw—full review later this week, but in short: I kinda love it? I think? I’m so unused to liking anything Fast/Furious it’s hard to tell—and he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. While there, he mentioned that Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham ga...

Celebrity Social Media, July 31, 2019

This morning, I wrote about the possible cancellation of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show and what it means for the brand. One of my favourite celebrity social media posts, ever, is about Victoria’s Secret. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.          View this post ...

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman teaser

Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating mob opus, The Irishman, is finally coming out later this year, thanks to Netflix. It stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a mob hitman who claimed on his deathbed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa. Al Pacino stars in The Irishman as Hoffa, and Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci ...

Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

Deadline reported yesterday that Robert De Niro is negotiating to be in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, also starring Leonardo DiCaprio. People are excited. Scorsese and De Niro are a legendary team. Scorsese and Leo have a thing too. Now he’s working again with two of his muses. As fo...

Prince Harry discusses racism and unconscious bias with Dr. Jane Goodall in Vogue

Meghan Markle’s guest-edited issue of Vogue features an interview between Prince Harry and Dr Jane Goodall that’s generating a lot of reaction over in England, in particular Harry’s comments about “unconscious bias”. To put it in context, Harry first asks Dr Goodall about focusing on children and he...

Brad Pitt's hot gait at the Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood UK premiere

Quentin Tarantino and the cast of Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood were in London last night for the UK premiere. The film opened strong this weekend, QT’s best ever box office. That f-cking ellipsis though. I wrote about this a few weeks ago, about the inconsistency in the placement of the ellipsis (...

Model Shanina Shaik says Victoria’s Secret fashion show is cancelled this year

Back in May, it was announced that the Victoria’s Secret fashion show would no longer be airing on network TV and there was some talk that it would move to a streaming service. According to model Shanina Shaik, the whole thing is cancelled, for this year at least. At the time of writing, there has b...

Intro for July 31. 2019

Dear Gossips, I would like to talk about snacks. I consider myself an expert on snacks. If you visit this site often, you may be familiar with my passion for Oreos and Cheetos. I have found so many creative ways to incorporate Cheetos and Cheeto dust into my food that I could probably come up wit...

What Else for July 30, 2019

As we enter the second half of 2019, the Year of the Scam, is it fitting that Woodstock 50 might end up being free? They tried to make it a new generational event. Not unlike how Fyre Fest was supposed to be an event to remember forever. And, in a way, it did end up like that… only not the way they ...

Luca Guadagnino in talks to direct Lord of the Flies adaptation

Luca Guadagnino continues to not make that Call Me By Your Name sequel as he is in talks to direct an adaptation of Lord of the Flies. This is not the gender-bent version previously announced, but a more traditional take on William Golding’s book. GOOD. A female-led version is both stupid and deeply...

Robert Pattinson is a crusty lighthouse keeper in The Lighthouse trailer

One of the outliers in this year’s Oscar race is The Lighthouse, the sophomore feature film from Robert Eggers. His previous film, The Witch, is a near-masterpiece, but Eggers, like Ari Aster, makes films in the horror tradition, so the Academy blows them off. This year, Eggers’ destined-to-be-ignor...

Lisa Raye calls out Nicole Murphy for kissing married family friend Antoine Fuqua

Last week, we saw a messy cheating scandal unfold. Paparazzi caught Nicole Murphy kissing director Antoine Fuqua, husband to actress Lela Rochon, in Italy. We are thirsty in these Black gossip and Twitter streets so we immediately judged the kiss as romantic, and just as quickly as Nicole put out th...

Kevin Hart to star in and produce Quibi series, Action Scene

Earlier, Prem wrote about Sasha Velour’s upcoming show on Quibi, the “bite-sized” streaming platform designed for quick hit entertainment. Whenever Quibi comes up in my social media, there’s a real air of condescension and thinly veiled contempt for it surrounding the news releases. But as Prem poin...

Celebrity Social Media, July 30, 2019

Goop’s trying to tangle with Dr. Jen Gunter, again, but this time it’s through Chief Content Officer Elise Loehnen. In a new interview, Loehnen says that they are “on the same side,” a classic white feminism WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN tactic. Dr. Jen Gunter vigorously disputes the same side-ism argument...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello kissing in the water in Miami

I wrote yesterday about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello and how they clearly have no f-cks to give right now about what a heatscore they are together. They’ve been inseparable, she’s joined him on tour, the fans keep finding them, they don’t hide. And now they’re at the beach in Miami and in the poo...

Sasha Velour’s Nightgowns to Appear on Quibi

I love me some provocative, gender-bending art, and someone who consistently delivers that is Sasha Velour, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9. Yesterday, when Deadline announced that Sasha would executive produce an eight episode series on Quibi based on her insanely popular Brooklyn revue, Nigh...

Meghan Markle receives racist backlash for her work on Vogue's Forces for Change issue

British Vogue confirmed yesterday that Meghan Markle is the first ever to guest-edit the magazine’s September issue. They released the cover featuring the 15 women who are “Forces for Change” and Royal Meghan’s interview with Michelle Obama. One of the women featured on the Vogue cover is Sinéad Bur...

Intro for July 30, 2019

Dear Gossips,  It’s official: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” has set the record for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts, surpassing Mimi’s “One Sweet Day” and “Despacito” by Luis Fonzi and Daddy Yankee. This is history – and it’s fitting. When I first posted about “Old Town Road” back in Ap...

What Else for July 29, 2019

Have you seen Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood yet? There are a LOT of feet shots in the movie because, as we know, Quentin Tarantino has a thing about feet. Armie Hammer is not, as far as I know, in a QT movie and he did not post a scene from a QT movie on Instagram but he did show a video that involv...

Jodie Comer in Boston working on Free Guy as Killing Eve is nominated for multiple Emmys

Are you caught up yet on Killing Eve? As Duana wrote in her post following the Emmy nominations, we have a few weeks to do our homework, so that we can be informed on Emmy night when we’re yelling at the TV about who got robbed. Sandra Oh is the heart and soul of Killing Eve – and Jodie Comer is the...

Veronica Mars Season 4 Review

I waited. I wanted to watch all the episodes at once, and without getting spoiled so I was incredibly flattered that there were people who wanted to hear my thoughts, and I thought I’d need to organize my ideas into categories and things.  But it turns out there’s only one real question at the en...

Celebrity Social Media, July 29, 2019

There’s another positive story about Princess Eugenie, featuring her mom Sarah Ferguson and mentioning her dad, Prince Andrew, in PEOPLE magazine. The story is about her not being pregnant (in fact, it was Fergie who brought the topic up to reporters at an event). Obviously, there’s a Markle Effect ...

Fans share photos and video of Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello together in Tampa

I just read an article at Billboard featuring Andrew Gertler, Shawn Mendes’s manager, about his career strategy for the next couple of years. It’s work talk, my favourite. For Shawn and his team, the short and long range plan is to position him as a “touring… artist who’s going to do this for 20 yea...

Kristen Stewart preps for Venice Film Festival with first look at new film, Seberg

Here is Kristen Stewart out and about in Los Angeles, rocking long socks and jeans in ninety-degree heat. I’m all for tomboy chic, but I wonder about people who dress like this when it gets this hot. I’ve been having a Onesie Summer—every day it’s above eighty is a jumpsuit or a caftan in the lighte...

Meghan Markle guest-edits September issue of British Vogue

For weeks we’ve known that Meghan Markle would be involved with the September issue of British Vogue and now we’re beginning to see the work, as she is the first in British Vogue history to guest-edit the September issue, collaborating with editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, who called her “the count...

July 29, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Paula! Happy Birthday with love from Carolina who knows that the best gift to you would be to highlight the work of RAICES, the Refugee and Immigrant Centre for Education and Legal Services. Please visit the website to learn more about the organisation.  And by request, here are Chance Perdomo an...

Intro for July 29, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Avengers: Endgame comes out on digital this week. Considering how many times I’ve seen the first Avengers and Infinity War and several other solo Avengers movies, especially the Iron Mans, I’m probably going to buy it. Marvel already has my retirement fund anyway.  To promote, M...

Celebrity Social Media round-up for July 26, 2019

I’ve had shucked oysters, but have only ever eaten steamed clams. I didn’t even know shucking clams was an option, which is very pedestrian of me. Harry Connick Jr. spotted this sign in Montauk and wants to split the shifts with Billy Joel. If these two were total unknowns, who do you think would ma...

What Else for July 26, 2019

A few months ago, Sean Diddy Combs was seen with Steve Harvey’s stepdaughter, Lori, who is 22 years old. They’ve now been seen together again. What makes this even more interesting is that previously, Lori may or may not have been dating Diddy’s son, Justin. I need this to be a reality show. I need ...

Duana Names: Whatever He Likes This Week

Hi Duana, I'm due in just over a month with my first and only child who we have already named Grayson. It was quick and easy, decided years ago and though the new popularity of the name bums me out, it's his name no matter what. The middle name, however, is an ongoing saga due to my husband di...

Uzo Aduba: Outfit of the Week

Grateful for Uzo Aduba because up until yesterday, no outfit was all that special to me all week. But here she is coming through last night at the Orange is the New Black premiere. What a great shade of green. And it looks different under different light. Sometimes it’s bright. Sometimes it’s deep a...

Sasha Finds: Fake Tanner

As much I try to convince myself that baking in the sun is great for me, I know the reality is that one day I’ll look in the mirror and an apple doll face will be starting right back at me. So I’ve decided that instead of occasionally using fake tanner in the winter I’m going to start implementing i...

Constance Wu's 'Hustlers' credit drama was avoidable

Two months ago, after the television networks announced their cancellations and renewals for the upcoming season, and ABC confirmed the return of Fresh Off The Boat, Constance Wu popped off on Twitter and was widely criticised both by the public and by many of her peers, other actors and creatives w...

Zombieland: Double Tap looks stupid as hell but also totally awesome

Zombieland was a surprise hit in 2009, popular enough that people speculated about a sequel, but the cast immediately blew up and got too busy to reunite. Until now, ten years later, and the gang is back together for Zombieland: Double Tap, a totally unnecessary sequel that looks stupid as hell but ...

Is Bughead over or not?

Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse were at Comic-Con last weekend for Riverdale. Some say they barely interacted which set off the alarm. And then a few days ago E! News reported that they’d broken up earlier in the summer, that they’re no longer living together, and keeping their distance at work. But ...

Intro for July 26, 2019

Dear Gossips, The Sun has a story on its website today about how the Queen will be giving advice to Meghan Markle about all the “PR blunders” that have happened over the last few months.    That makes it sound like this is something the Queen is actually planning, right? But that’s not ...

What Else?

Now that Austin Butler has been cast as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming biopic, people are starting to wonder about Priscilla. Not sure if Priscilla will be included in the story as it’s supposed to be about the relationship between Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker but apparently the real Prisc...

No, Bradley Cooper is not dating Anna Wintour

Last week Bradley Cooper and Laura Dern went out for lunch and everyone online started talking about whether or not they could be possible, like romantically. Anything is possible but as I wrote in that post, it’s probably more likely that they were talking about work.  This week Bradley met up w...

Jennifer Lopez to make directorial debut with The Godmother

Jennifer Lopez’s 50th birthday celebration continues with news she’s landed her dream film role. While we know Alex Rodriguez gifted her with a fancy new Porsche, this new gig is just as much of a coveted present, and she’s wanted it for years. Once again, JLo is circling the life story of Colomb...

Celebrity Social Media, July 25, 2019

This morning, Lainey wrote about JLo’s glowed up and golden 50th birthday party. One person who I haven’t seen any mention of is Leah Remini. Leah and JLo have been tight for years, and while Leah wished her a Happy Birthday on Instagram (and JLo liked the post), she hasn’t appeared in any photos fr...

Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' review

You could never accuse Quentin Tarantino of being a brief storyteller, but even by his loquacious cinematic standards, Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood is shambolic, a shaggy, unkempt story that wanders to and fro, sliding back and forth in time with extended flashbacks and multiple shows-within-a-sho...

Kensington Palace denies that Kate had botox treatment

Page Six reported yesterday about a plastic surgeon in the UK posting side by side photos of Kate Middleton on Instagram yesterday with the following caption:  "Our Kate loves a bit of baby Botox. Patients come from far and wide to see me for this procedure. It truly is so simple ... There is no ...

Jennifer Lopez celebrates her birthday like she's 20

It was Jennifer Lopez’s birthday yesterday. She celebrated in Miami at Gloria Estefan’s estate. DJ Khaled was there. Ashanti was there which is interesting because, as you know, the tea for years was that some of JLo’s biggest early hits were thanks to Ashanti and her vocals. Let’s not spoil the par...

Channing and Jessie’s family time

Channing Tatum was photographed out for groceries in London earlier this week. He may have some work in London, of course, but he’s also there, in large part, because of Jessie J. They’ve spent a significant amount of time since they started dating last year in London where she’s based. A couple of ...

Intro for July 25, 2019

Dear Gossips, I know that the common thing to say these days is that the internet is trash – as you read this on the internet – but without the internet, would we have Roxane Gay and Anne Helen Petersen and Allison P Davis and Jessica Pressler and Caity Weaver and so many wonderful writers, who a...

What Else for July 24, 2019

Is it a good idea or a bad idea to produce a biopic on your own life? Beyoncé’s basically doing this with her personal archive. On the one hand, you lose objectivity. On the other hand, you can argue that there is empowerment to telling your own story – to making sure it gets told. Wendy Williams is...

Duana Names: What’s In Bloom?

Hi Duana,    My cousin told me she reached out to you when naming her daughter and that you were very helpful. I'd love to hear your thoughts and advice on our situation if you care to read it:)    My husband and I are expecting a baby girl and are getting nowhere fast with naming her. I am a ve...

The Sun reports hilariously that Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio bonded over art

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star in Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood and apparently, according to the Sun via ELLE they’ve bonded over art. Leo is a regular at art auctions and he goes to Art Basel for all the art – and the parties. Brad too is known to be all about the art and we’ve seen him hangi...

Celebrity Social Media, July 24, 2019

We’ve had so much Leonardo DiCaprio content over the last few days and it’s not the usual kind of summer content we get from him (yachts, water guns, karate with his friends, beach volleyball). On the red carpet, Variety asked him what TV he watches and he mentioned Euphoria, quite enthusiastically....

Angelina Jolie with daughters Zahara and Vivienne after appearing at Comic-Con for Eternals

Angelina Jolie was photographed yesterday out with Miss Zahara and Vivienne leaving the mall. This is, of course, after her big Comic-Con appearance where she was officially announced as a member of the  Marvel family, cast as Thena in The Eternals… or Eternals?  We’ve now been through a decade o...

Prince Harry hugs Dr Jane Goodall at Dr Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Global Leadership Meeting

Prince Harry met with Dr Jane Goodall yesterday at Dr Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Global Leadership Meeting at Windsor Castle. They look like they’re hugging. What they’re really doing here is demonstrating for the kids who were at the event how chimps greet each other. First there’s a pat on the head,...

Taylor Swift finally releases the good sh-t with new single "The Archer"

Taylor Swift surprised her fans and dropped a third single from her upcoming Lover album yesterday. She went on Instagram earlier in the day to tell them about “track 5” and the significance of the fifth tracks on her albums, that they are some of her most personal and vulnerable songs. And then, of...

Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers trailer released ahead of her 50th birthday

Here’s Jennifer Lopez the other day in New York. She turns 50 today. This is why she decided to do the tour she’s on – to celebrate her half century. That glow though. That famous JLo glow. She keeps getting glowier and glowier and yes, I know, the cynical approach to this is to say, well, yeah, she...

Intro for July 24, 2019

Dear Gossips,  I know it’s only July but with festival season approaching and the lineups at each of these festivals coming into focus, we’re getting a sense of which films will be contending during award season. We also have a new early frontrunner in the Best Actress race: Cynthia Erivo.  Th...

What Else for July 23, 2019

Lindsay Lohan is going to be one of the judges of The Masked Singer in Australia. I loved The Masked Singer here in North America – but the judges were ridiculous. They kept guessing Beyoncé! WHYYYYY would it EVER be Beyoncé?! Anyway, since Lindsay will soon be on TV in Australia, she’s trying out h...

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie at Comic-Con for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

For the first time, a Marvel Hall H announcement at Comic-Con this past weekend included television shows. To appease their corporate overlord, Marvel is developing a bunch of limited series for Disney+ which, unlike previous Marvel TV offerings, will be fully integrated in the MCU. TV shows to this...

Hearing Austin Butler speak at the Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood

Austin Butler has a part in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood and was at the premiere last night. It’s been just over a week since Austin was announced as the new Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming biopic about Elvis’s relationship with Colonel Tom Parker, to be played by Tom Hanks. Go...

Celebrity Social Media, July 23, 2019

This morning, Sarah wrote about the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood trailer and Lainey tweeted that it made her cry (which led Sasha and Kathleen to wonder if she had been kidnapped and she was sending out an SOS). While everyone was being overwhelmed by nostalgic feelings for Mr. Rogers, Ellen ...

Taika Waititi releases teaser trailer for Jojo Rabbit and announces TIFF release

I feel like we’re not. Or rather, I feel like the world is not. I love Taika Waititi, he’s one of my favorite filmmakers working today. I take any and every opportunity to recommend his films, but I think a lot of the time, the recommendations go ignored. Taika directed a Marvel movie, so I think mo...

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie pass through Jimmy Kimmel ahead of Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood premiere

Watching big stars avoid traditional press is becoming its own form of entertainment. Beyoncé comes to mind, obviously, but Angelina Jolie doesn’t much do the talk show circuit either. And she too has written her own essays for fashion magazines. Angelina junketed for First They Killed My Father tho...

Tom Hanks stars as Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood trailer

Tom Hanks, America’s Dad, is starring as Mr. Rogers, America’s Best Person, in a biopic directed by Marielle Heller, so just start polishing those Oscars right now. It’s called A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and it’s framed around a journalist, played by Matthew Rhys, interviewing Fred Rogers ...

Henry Cavill doesn’t talk in The Witcher trailer

Henry Cavill’s post-Superman career begins with a Netflix fantasy series, their moonshot at having their own Game of Thrones, The Witcher. It’s based on a book series but better known as a popular video game, though the television series would really rather you didn’t think of the game. Everyone at ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to star together in The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott

I just posted about Matt Damon last week and how he’s been enjoying a quieter summer before what should be a busy fall season with the release of Ford vs Ferrari, his upcoming film co-starring Christian Bale. People are already expecting it to be an Oscar contender and the festivals, Venice, TIFF, T...

July 23, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Carolina! Happy Belated Birthday from Paula! Wishing you a GREAT decade, you will LOVE your 30s! By request, here’s Lin-Manuel Miranda at Comic-Con this weekend.

Intro for July 23, 2019

Dear Gossips,  A couple of weeks ago, when Disney released the cast photo for The Lion King – you know, the one featuring all the other actors and Beyoncé in the centre, where she should be? – a handful of people in my inbox and my mentions tried it; they tried arguing that Beyoncé was present fo...

What Else for July 22, 2019

Most of the takes on this story about Pete Davidson wanting his ma to get some D are about how he should stay out of her love life and not talk inappropriately about the woman who gave birth to him – which I appreciate but … I have some thoughts on mothers of sons. In my experience, they’re pretty i...

Marvel rebooting Blade starring Mahershala Ali

Marvel spent most of the Comic-Con panel confirming stuff we already knew, with a couple nice surprises along the way, but right at the end they pulled out a real showstopper. Just as the panel was winding down, Kevin Feige introduced “two-time Academy Award winner, Mahershala Ali,” who then came ou...

Elizabeth Olsen joining Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

The weirdest of the Marvel TV shows, by far, is WandaVision. It’s weird mainly because Vision is dead, yet Paul Bettany is returning, and also it’s set post-Endgame. There’s a lot of “huh?” and “how?” surrounding this show. The key is that Scarlet Witch’s powers are bonkers and the movies have barel...

Celebrity Social Media, July 22, 2019

The Hollywood Reporter has a new story about Leonardo DiCaprio, calling him a “Hollywood unicorn” and the last movie star because he is bankable without branding (he doesn’t do heavy social media promotion or superheroes). Leo isn’t interviewed for the piece but Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino...

Marvel confirms the Black Widow movie is real at Comic-Con

This year’s Comic-Con was strangely quiet, especially on the film side, so quiet that Marvel didn’t even have to pull out all the stops to “win” the weekend with their Saturday evening panel. All they had to do was literally show up, which is what they did. Marvel rocked up to Hall H and spent 90% o...

Angelina Jolie officially joins The Eternals and accompanies cast at Comic-Con

Though it’s been rumoured for months, it wasn’t official until this weekend at Comic-Con: Angelina Jolie will play Thena in The Eternals. Or Eternals? Sorry. This is the kind of thing I fixate on. According to the poster, there is no “the”. But then in the caption of the tweet, the “the” is included...

Prince George turns six

Today is Big G’s sixth birthday. He and House Cambridge are currently on holiday where they always go on holiday in Mustique, one of the UNmusty-est places in the world. Mustique is exclusive AF which, of course, is what makes it so attractive to celebrities and royals. Prince William and Catherine ...

Tom Hiddleston promotes streaming series, Loki, at Comic-Con

Tom Hiddleston has really stepped back his public persona. Since The Swiftening, he is not as active on social media, and he is photographed much less often out and about. There has been a real change in how he approaches his celebrity. But he is still part of the Marvel machine, which means he has ...

Awkwafina and Tony Leung cast in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

As mentioned in today’s open, Marvel confirmed this weekend at Comic-Con that Simu Liu has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. So we have a director and we have a hero. Which means we need a villain...

Natalie Portman returning to play Lady Thor in upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder

Last week we learned that Taika Waititi is returning to write and direct Thor 4. Taika was then on hand at Comic-Con, along with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, to officially announce the movie, which is titled Thor: Love and Thunder. That title is AMAZING. The key art is even better. The movie ...

Intro for July 22, 2019

Dear Gossips, What was the biggest story coming out of Comic-Con this weekend? Marvel. All the Marvel. Marvel popped off all the nerd boners in Hall H and beyond with announcement after announcement after announcement that dominated the convention and social media, pretty much confirming that eve...

What Else for July 19, 2019

Do we really need to thank Justin Bieber for this? I’m not thanking him for this. How do you feel about popsicles? I love popsicles – just the icy kind, not the bullsh-t with the cream inside, what is wrong with people, nobody needs cream in their popsicles. Anyway, when I was growing up, we’d fight...

Duana Names: Doesn’t Look Like Anything To Me

Hi Duana! So I had an ex-boyfriend who had sisters named Annabelle and Daniella. Annie and Dani. Ooooof I always thought. That wasn’t thought through.  And now - having married a different bloke- I’m about to do the same thing again and can’t stop thinking about it. I named my son Daniel. The ...

Outfit of the Week: Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger’s style used to really excite me. Look at this amazingness from 2012 in Cannes: Then, for a while there, it got kinda boring. Especially at the Met Gala. Example: this is what Diane wore to the Met Gala the year the theme was Comme des Garcons and Rei Kawakubo. WTF. Even s...

For Your Fitness: The Ideal Fitness “Mix”

Hi Hayley, thanks for your advice in advance! I’ve been going to one of the large chain gyms for a few years, historically doing two cardio, two weights, and one yoga or pilates class each week. Recently I put my membership on hold to do a two-month HIIT gym challenge at a different gym. I have been...

Celebrity Social Media, July 19, 2019

It’s trailer week: there’s Cats (so many cats!) and Top Gun, but the one I’ve watched the most is Hustlers. This is a huge career moment for Lili Reinhart and Riverdale’s buzz has dropped considerably, so I wonder how ready everyone is to move on. Until then, there’s lots of time on set to hang out....

Beyoncé is creating her own multiverse with The Lion King takeover

It has been a bounty the last two weeks, hasn’t it? Beyoncé’s Lion King takeover has resulted in a bountiful yield full of announcements, red carpet appearances, and music and video drops. Last night, after Cats and Top Gun had their moment on social media, it was Beyoncé who came in and dominated t...

Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, and Merritt Wever in Netflix's Unbelievable trailer

If you follow true crime, you probably know THAT article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape”, the one from ProPublica and The Marshall Project, about the serial rapist, the accused victim, and the badass lady detectives who finally tied it all together. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s one-half...

Sasha Finds: The Reformation Jeans

If I was only allowed to wear one clothing brand for the rest of my life it would hands down be The Reformation. Not even a stutter on the decision. From their playful dresses to their dope shoe line to good God, have you seen their wedding and party section?!? There is rarely something I don’t want...

Sarah reacts to the Top Gun: Maverick trailer

In my Comic-Con preview, I mentioned that Top Gun was expected to have a “presence” at the convention but was not slated for Hall H. I thought Tom Cruise would do something stunty and Navy-related in San Diego, capitalizing on the nearby Naval base. But no, Tom Cruise just strutted into Hall H yeste...

Lainey reacts to the Top Gun: Maverick trailer

We are doing two posts on Top Gun today, one from Sarah and one from me. Because it was the other trailer release, along with Cats, that people were freaking out about yesterday on social media. I watched the Top Gun trailer within minutes of it dropping and before I watched Cats. This was a good de...

First trailer for Cats leaves us with more questions than answers

Earlier this week, we saw a behind-the-scenes teaser of the upcoming Cats movie, and I had but one question: What is Cats? Then, yesterday, the first full trailer was released, and now I have a LOT of questions based on this trailer. My scientific inquiry into “What is Cats?” is taking shape. I know...

Intro for July 19, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Cats was trending on Twitter yesterday for hours as everybody reacted to the trailer. Sarah’s posting about it later this morning. It’s one thing to trend because everybody’s excited and can’t wait for Christmas for when the movie comes out. It’s another to trend because… well… som...

What Else for July 18, 2019

As we saw at the polo and at Wimbledon, the ladies of House Cambridge and Sussex are getting closer. And royal sources are being captain obvious about the reason: babies. Why can’t we hear a story about how the prince brothers, William and Harry are putting aside their differences because of the bab...

Ayesha Curry gets dragged online after doing the milly rock for husband Stephen Curry

Yesterday, Ayesha Curry was trending again and I have enough experience in this arena to know that it could not possibly be positive. Entrepreneur, mother of three and wife of NBA superstar Stephen Curry, Ayesha for some reason gets people deep into their online feelings virtually any time she does ...

Decoding the lyrics in Miranda Lambert's new singles

Miranda Lambert has dropped two new singles, “It All Comes Out in the Wash” and “Locomotive”, in anticipation of her seventh album. And because it’s Miranda, there’s always an element of her personal life mixed in. That is why she is consistently good for gossip.  I don’t know much about country ...

Celebrity Social Media, July 18, 2019

Karla Welch is an A-list stylist who works with Busy Philipps, Lord, Ruth Negga, Tracee Ellis Ross and Justin Bieber, to name a few. She has a collaborated with Hanes and Levi’s and has a new line with Express. I’d be interested to see who has the higher sales numbers with these clothing lines: cele...

The Lion King movie review

Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King, using photo-realistic computer animation techniques, is stunning. It is stunning to look at. The Serengeti looks real, as detailed and gorgeous as the best nature documentary. The animals are stunning, as tangible as any creature in a National Geographic photog...

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk agree to co-parent their daughter in New York

It’s been just over a month since news broke that Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk ended their relationship. According to TMZ, the two have agreed to live and co-parent their daughter in New York instead of LA: Sources connected to the former couple tell us, they have agreed to joint legal and phys...

Katy Perry opens up about how she ended her beef with Taylor Swift

Katy Perry called into The Kyle & Jackie radio show in Australia earlier this week and she was asked about how she and Taylor Swift ended their beef. As we all now know, last year, Katy sent Taylor a bouquet of olive branches when Taylor kicked off the reputation world tour.  A couple of months ago,...

Gossip Girl being rebooted for HBO Max

It was announced yesterday that Gossip Girl will be rebooted for HBO Max, the new streaming service that will feature Warner Bros content and, of course, HBO productions. Per IndieWire:  The plot will take place eight years after the original series and will follow a new generation of New York pr...

July 18, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Happy 40th birthday Em!  You are THE definition of a good friend whose kindness, support and generosity knows no bounds. I've been in awe of your strength and grace in the face of this exceedingly tough year. You are an inspiration to me and so many!  On this milestone day, I'm wishing for lighter,...

Intro for July 18, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Scarlett Johansson made headlines earlier this week for recycling her comments on casting in Hollywood, and who gets to play what roles. Scarlett, like so many celebrities of her status, has often responded to criticism by doubling down, in part because celebrities support each oth...

What Else for July 17, 2019

I read this story about Elon Musk doing something something with a microchip that you can put in your brain and my first thought was to agree with Kristian at Dlisted here about why there’s not more focus in helping people with brain diseases and my second thought was… is this the Matrix? Like one d...

Duana Names: Is The Question What? Or Why?

Dear Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child. Gender is unknown. We are floating around a couple of girl names and just need to narrow it down between Lilith and Celeste.  We are stuck coming up with a boy’s name because we’re stuck on one name - one my husband loves and I can’t st...

Tom Holland photographed with a woman who is not Zendaya at Hyde Park

Kathleen called them “Zomdaya”. Sarah was pushing for “Zendalland”, or something. That would be the proposed portmanteaux for Zendaya and Tom Holland because for a couple of years now, we thought they were dating. Or we really, really hoped they were dating.  Zendaya and Tom kept saying they were...

Comic-Con 2019 preview

Last year in my Comic-Con preview, amidst a diminishing film presence in Hall H, I wrote: “…the movie side has totally ceded Sunday to TV. Hell, they’re halfway to ceding Saturday. And Thursday. And at this rate, within five years, probably Friday, too.” Well, it’s been one year, not five, and this ...

Celebrity Social Media, July 17, 2019

Yesterday, Lainey posted about the Hemsworth-Pataky family on vacation with the Damons (and many other friends) for Elsa Pataky’s birthday. As we know, these families have vacationed together many times over the last few years. I would love to know how the logistics of this work – are Matt and Lucia...

First look at Tom Hooper's Cats in behind-the-scenes video

Here is what I know about the musical Cats: It is about cats. The actors wear leotards and face paint. There is a song called “Memory”. “Memory” is a pretty good song. One cat is called “Rum Tum Tugger”. Everyone says “Rum Tum Tugger” with a completely straight face. There are other cats. I do not k...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone photographed holding hands in LA

Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone went out for dinner in LA last night and were photographed holding hands. I can’t believe he didn’t run away and duck into a trash can. Then again, Camila is, still, just 22 years old. They’ve now been together at least a year and a half and we’re still three yea...

Emma Roberts and Awkwafina in Paradise Hills trailer

A few years ago, a Spanish filmmaker called Alice Waddington made a splash on the festival circuit with a short titled Disco Inferno. It seemed to be the calling card of a bright new talent, and anticipation grew to see what Waddington—already a stand-out in the advertising world—would do with a fea...

Missy Elliott featured in Marie Claire for cover profile

This week, Marie Claire profiled living legend and prolific hit-maker, Missy Elliott. Missy remains a pioneer in the industry, a hip-hop and R&B icon for over 20 years. Winner of 4 Grammys (nominated for 22), and having sold 30 million records, any discussion of Missy starts with where she sits, on ...

Beyoncé's music video for "Spirit" featuring Blue Ivy Carter is a visual and sonic feast

Guess what was trending worldwide on Twitter last night? What else would it be? WHO else would it be? Beyoncé released the video for “Spirit” and as I said yesterday, ahead of The Lion King opening on Friday, it’s a Beyoncé takeover. She’s coming for everything: Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, all of it....

Taika Waititi to write and direct Thor 4

After Taika Waititi breathed new life into the Thor franchise and Thor: Ragnarok was not only a huge hit but also one of the best-received Marvel movies, the big question was: Will Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth return for another Thor movie? The answer: yes. Breaking ahead of Comic-Con is the ne...

Intro for July 17, 2019

Dear Gossips,  As Duana wrote yesterday in her post about the Emmy nominations, there’s very little to complain about because this is where we are now, “the Emmys now IS the big show” or, rather, television is the big show. It’s not a matter of snubs, it’s a matter of bounty. Quality programming ...

What Else for July 16, 2019

Katy Perry is getting into the health food thing. She and Orlando Bloom are apparently really into the apple cider vinegar thing. I *think* it helps Katy poo easier? I tried it once because I will try anything that helps me poo and it wasn’t the poo promised land. Will being associated with Katy Per...

Murray Bauman is a great comedy crank in Stranger Things season 3

Last season, we met a new character on Stranger Things named Murray Bauman. He’s the irascible, conspiracy-minded acquaintance of Hopper, who helped Nancy and Jonathan in a pinch. Murray returns this season to help Hopper and Joyce, and he seals his role as the perfect comedy crank. He is constantly...

2019 Emmy Award Nominations

Hot take: Everything that is happening in entertainment culture is happening at the Emmys this year. Hotter take: these awards will be more important than the Oscars. Yeah, I said it.  Here is my supporting evidence:  First of all, the comedy between nomination presenters D’Arcy Carden and Ken...

Celebrity Social Media, July 16, 2019

Police in Tennessee are warning residents not to flush their meth down the toilet because it will enter the sewer and then retention points and then, possibly, streams, which could lead to animal ingestion. You know what that means? Gators on meth. It could be Jason Statham’s next movie: he’s a myst...

Getting ready for a Beyoncé takeover with The Lion King: The Gift album art, tracklist, and new video

Did you feel it this morning? The expression is a “disturbance” in the Force, but nothing about what I felt is “disturbing”. I thought about calling it a “movement” in the Force but that’s how I sometimes refer to my sh-ts, and it would be blasphemy to connect my sh-t and the Queen in any way so… ca...

Kirsten Dunst and Alexander Skarsgard in trailer for Showtime's On Becoming a God in Central Florida

So this is what happened to Peggy Blumquist: she finally got out of Fargo only to crash land in Florida in the 90s. Kirsten Dunst returns to television, following her stellar performance in Fargo season two, with a new series on Showtime, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. That is quite a title—a...

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky on holiday with Matt and Luciana Damon

Elsa Pataky’s birthday is on July 18. She’s been on holiday with Chris Hemsworth and their close friends Matt and Luciana Damon in Ibiza. There’s a whole crew of friends who have joined. Here they all are on the beach celebrating together. It’s not a small group.          ...

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach team up to write Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie

“Life in plastic” finally looks fantastic, now that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach will team up to co-write the long-gestating Barbie movie. Margot Robbie is still set to star in the title role, which has bounced around from Amy Schumer to Anne Hathaway, and changed hands between even more creative ...

Austin Butler cast as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic

A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that Baz Luhrmann had narrowed it down to five actors to play Elvis Presley in his upcoming biopic: Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Harry Styles, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Austin Butler. As I wrote in my post about the casting process, I was leaning towards Aaron; ...

Intro for July 16, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Yesterday in this space I posted about The Farewell and how, in limited release, it opened with the highest per theatre average of the year, higher than even Avengers: Endgame. Of The Farewell’s impressive performance, a media analyst told Variety that the film “is the blockbuster ...

What Else for July 15, 2019

This does not surprise me, not at all. I could have told you that you can’t f-ck with Louis and RuPaul because if you try it, they will f-ck you up. Which is what they did to an attempted rapist. You know why? Little dogs are BADASSES. You might think that the Dobermans and the Rottweilers bring the...

Duana Names: Does It Have My Heart?

Hi Duana, My husband and I are expect our first baby and we want to pay tribute to family. If it’s a boy, we are both agreed on William Gordon. Family names from both his side and mine.  Now the real challenge is the girl’s name. I want the middle name to be Valentine. It’s my grandmother’s na...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello kissing in San Francisco

Shawn Mendes is currently on tour. Camila Cabello appears to have joined him on tour, at least for the last week or so. Last weekend, Shawn and Camila were seen undeniably together-ing in LA, holding hands, kisses, hugging each other because they couldn’t stop hugging each other, and this weekend sh...

Ranking the fight scenes of Stranger Things season 3

Stranger Things has always had fight scenes—usually of Steve Harrington getting his ass kicked—and decent action, but in season three, under the influence of 80s spy caper tropes, the action ratchets up a level to good old-fashioned bare-knuckle brawling. There are a lot of good fight scenes through...

Celebrity Social Media, July 15, 2019

Lindsay Lohan has a new job as a judge on The Masked Singer Australia. It’s a decent gig for her. The issue, as it always is when Lindsay is involved, is consistency. This isn’t a reality show that caters to her specific schedule because it’s an ensemble. This gig will have call times and wardrobe a...

Charlize Theron at Wimbledon with short hair

As Sarah posted last week, Charlize Theron is back for Fast 9 and they’re shooting in London. She’s been there for the last few weeks, seen here and there with her kids. Yesterday she was at Wimbledon for the epic men’s final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. That was a match that will be br...

Scarlett Johansson says she should be allowed to play any person, any tree, or any animal

File this one under “Lessons Not Learned”. Over the weekend, Scarlett Johansson revived the controversy around her right to play whatever role she wants, be it animal, tree, or trans person. Remember last year when she backed out of the movie Rub & Tug, about a crime boss/transman named Tex Gill? Re...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry meet Beyoncé at The Lion King premiere

It was the moment we were waiting for: when House Sussex met the Queen, the only Queen I answer to: Her Majesty Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter.  Beyoncé issued a decree back in February when she and Jay-Z posted about Meghan on Instagram to accept their BRIT Award:  Meghan Markle is now un...

Princesses Kate and Meghan attend Wimbledon with Pippa

Big weekend for Meghan Markle. Let’s go in chronological order and split up her two appearances so we can give proper weight to each, and by giving proper weight, I mean giving Beyoncé as much space as possible. I’m not taking any sh-t from the BeyHive today for any perceived insult to our Queen by ...

Lashana Lynch reportedly playing new 007 in upcoming Bond film

Today in “Cry about it, diaper babies” news, there is a report that Bond 25, the beleaguered final installment in the Daniel Craig/Bond era, has embraced feminism and will feature scenes of emasculation and misandry, as a collective of women capture, humiliate, and ultimately murder James Bond befor...

Intro for July 15, 2019

Dear Gossips,  Finally.  This summer, after all the post-Endgame blockbusters that have met expectations but may not have surpassed them, with the industry wondering about sequel fatigue at the box office and none of the mid-to-low budget films being able to distinguish themselves from the pac...

What Else for July 12, 2019

Cardi B’s response to Jermaine Dupri discounting current female rappers is vintage Cardi B but I didn’t need much convincing because she had me after her opening line: “I rap about my pussy because she’s my best friend”. Where’s the lie? My pussy is also my best friend. I love my pussy and sometimes...

Duana Names: He’s Here! His Name Isn’t

Hi Duana, I'm a big fan of your column and it was super helpful in choosing the name of our daughter. Our son was born a few weeks ago and we're being super indecisive about his name! We've gone 2 weeks with no name and it's getting embarrassing! One of the problems is that our daughter is named ...

Outfit of the Week: Melissa McCarthy

Here’s Melissa McCarthy arriving at the Billie Eilish show last night in LA in a great outfit. An excellent concert outfit. This jacket in particular.  It’s the patched cargo jacket from her own clothing line, Seven7. It’s from a few season ago but if they’re listening, they should make this an e...

Celebrity Social Media, July 12, 2019

Sarah sometimes email-tortures me and Lainey with clips of Jeremy Renner’s music. The movie star-trying-to-be-a-rock star thing isn’t a new genre: Kevin Bacon, Kevin Costner, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Billy Bob Thornton, Kiefer Sutherland, and Bruce Willis have all done it. Will we be adding Chris ...

Stranger Things 3 nails its 1980s aesthetic

We can debate if Stranger Things is actually good or not—for every one good thing, like Robin, there is a bad thing, like Hopper’s descent into rageaholic assholery—but one thing Stranger Things always nails is its 1980s aesthetic. This year, being the Season Of The Mall, there was a corresponding u...

Mariah Carey stays committed to not aging in Cosmopolitan cover profile

Earlier this week, Cosmopolitan released its August 2019 cover featuring none other than our rainbow butterfly Mariah Carey. Most of the headlines about the article are related to what she says about her lovers – and we’ll get to that – but I just want to spend some time talking about this profile a...

Jessica Chastain and Sebastian Stan kissing on the set of 355 in Paris

Earlier this week, Jessica Chastain confirmed on Instagram that they’ve started shooting 355 in Paris. The film was first announced last year in Cannes with Jessica and costars – Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Bingbing – taking meetings with investors to raise the money ($7...

Matt Damon’s quiet summer ahead of fall release of Ford vs Ferrari

Not that Matt Damon’s been loud over the last few years. Or in general. I’m referring really to what might be a much busier fall with the release of Ford vs Ferrari. Sarah posted enthusiastically about the trailer  a few weeks ago and with both Matt and Christian Bale involved, and coming out during...

Sasha Finds: The Barely There Sandal

The barely there sandal is a necessity this summer and the more minimal the look, the better. And the company that has been nailing this look for over a decade is TKEES.  After all, their MO has always been about designing weightless sandals that almost disappear on you once they are on. They also a...

In Praise of Steve Harrington in Stranger Things season 3

SPOILERS WITHIN In season one of Stranger Things, Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) was a take on the classic 1980s movie bully—popular, good-looking, dating the girl the scrappy underdog hero liked, and a total asshole. By the end of that season, we learned that Steve isn’t quite the raging asshole h...

Brad Pitt goofs off at Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood photo call

I keep thinking Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood doesn’t open until August. It actually opens in two weeks, on July 26. Doesn’t have much competition that same week but, of course, it’ll be contending with The Lion King from the week before. A more specific audience, obviously, but the box office has b...

Intro for July 12, 2019

Dear Gossips,  I’m so nervous about Serena Williams’s Wimbledon final tomorrow, and I’m the asshole watching it from bed, I can’t even imagine what she might be going through. Serena, as we’ve seen, has gotten better and better with every match, which is always the plan – to peak at the right tim...

What Else for July 11, 2019

How many times did you see Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame in theatres? Three times each for me, at least. Like so many times I can’t even remember, which means some of that money that Robert Downey Jr took home from just those two movies, which is a LOT of f-cking money, came from me. ...

Celebrity Social Media, July 11, 2019

The headlines around at the college bribery scandal have died down, but The Hollywood Reporter has a new story about shady charities. The charity the Operation Varsity Blues suspects donated to is called Key Worldwide Foundation. In hindsight, that sounds pretty damn fake, right? But there are a lot...

Seth Rogen tells Jimmy Kimmel about meeting Beyoncé

Seth Rogen was on Jimmy Kimmel the other night to promote The Lion King. Sarah went to an advance screening yesterday and I haven’t heard from her since. I wonder if she’s keeping me in suspense or if it was just not worth reacting to. Sarah is not as excited about the shot-for-shot live action rema...

Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith back together after he was seen kissing another woman

Here are Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith out in LA yesterday. They’re holding hands and at one point stop to kiss. Joshua and Jodie have been dating since at least last fall. Kathleen first posted about them back in November 2018 and at that point, for weeks, people had already been noticing t...

Taylor Swift directs "Shake It Off" lyrics at Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta during Amazon Prime Day performance

Taylor Swift just topped the Forbes list of highest paid celebrities in 2019 with $185 million earned from the reputation tour and all her endorsements and other deals. Kylie Jenner came in second with $170 million.  Taylor performed at Amazon’s Prime Day Concert last night in New York. It was he...

Prince Louis in Kate's sunglasses at the polo match

I mentioned Prince Louis and his sunglasses in my post yesterday about the royals at the polo but there are more shots now and he’s so cute and hilarious, I’m throwing up more shots today.  Louis is clearly a character now, tumbling around on those sturdy legs and looking for toys. Anything is a ...

Aziz Ansari returns in Netflix stand-up special, Right Now

Eighteen months after an allegation of sexual misconduct threatened to ruin his career—not really, of course, because no one except for Harvey Weinstein has been ruined but people are always so worried about the hardships of men—Aziz Ansari returns to television with a new Netflix stand-up special, ...

July 11, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs

Big love to Emily Richardson who wrote and stars in The It Girls, a comedy-musical playing now at Toronto Fringe. This is a story about a girl group from 2000s getting back together for a concert. One member went on to become a Beyoncé type superstar. Another went the way of LaTavia. This is a satir...

Intro for July 11, 2019

Dear Gossips, So many people are getting dragged into this Jeffrey Epstein grossness – politicians, media, royals, it could eventually be its very own ecosystem. The Hollywood Reporter published an article yesterday about how Jeffrey Epstein “moved freely in Hollywood circles” even after he was c...

What Else for July 10, 2019

There are so many parts of this story that… delight and fascinate and horrify me all at the same time. My takeaway at the end is that I’m a stupid f-ck taking on every job I can and that’s about all I deserve because I wish I could be in a position to make money off of my bath water. I can’t. And th...

Maya Hawke is the breakout star of Stranger Things season 3

SPOILERS WITHIN Every season of Stranger Things has given us a breakout star among the kid-cast. The first season, it was Millie Bobby Brown. The second season, Joe Keery leveled up Steve Harrington and became everyone’s favorite dad friend. In the third season, the breakout is unquestionably May...

Mindy Kaling finds lead for Netflix series in Toronto's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

I mean, at this point it shouldn’t really be news. Mindy Kaling has made an entire career out of subverting expectations, doing what couldn’t be done, and arching an eyebrow at you when she’s asked “how she did it”, before coldly asking “why would you think I couldn’t?”  A few months back Mindy t...

Amanda Seyfried and friend call out social media influencer for post-baby bikini photo

Instagram influencers are the easiest sub-set of “celebrities” to sh-t on because no one will ever stick up for an influencer. They are universally ridiculed and dismissed. So what am I doing here?  Amanda Seyfried posted two things about an influencer (who I’ll get to in a second). The first is ...

Celebrity Social Media, July 10, 2019

Jessica Simpson is “writing” a book – what do you think it will focus on? Probably her family life, but I hope she doesn’t skimp on building her business and some John Mayer sex anecdotes.          View this post on Instagram            ...

Kate, Meghan, and all the royal babies at Prince Harry and Prince William's polo match

Princes William and Harry played polo at a charity match today and Kate and Meghan Markle were both there with all the kids. Big day! It’s the first time we’ve seen the families all together since Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born.  Check out Big G standing next to his aunt and his new...

Beyoncé presents The Lion King in LA with Blue Ivy Carter

Ahead of the Hollywood premiere of The Lion King last night, Beyoncé announced that she’d curated a companion album for the movie. The Lion King: The Gift will drop on July 19, same day as the film, and feature some of Beyoncé’s favourite artists. According to the press release: "This is sonic ci...

Love Island USA premiere didn't entirely work but has potential

Preface: I AM SO IN LOVE WITH CASHEL! Like for real. I would do anything for him. With him. To him. An actual footage of me watching the show:   When I was thought about what I wanted to write for the Love Island CBS premiere, I thought that any comparison between the show and i...

Intro for July 10, 2019

Dear Gossips,  If you’ve been visiting this site regularly for some years now, you know we are Taffy fans here. (Taffys? Taffinators? Shouldn’t writers have stans too? Like their own Beyhives?) That would be Taffy Brodesser-Akner, known for writing some of the best profiles of the last decade. “N...

What Else for July 9, 2019

Ryan Seacrest has a new girlfriend. Before you go check out the story and meet her… guess, just guess what her profession is. Wait! You’ll never guess. It’s totally unexpected. I’m lying. It’s not that much of a surprise. Why isn’t Ryan friends with Leonardo DiCaprio? If Ryan didn’t do what Ryan d...

Awkwafina and Lulu Wang attend New York premiere of The Farewell

Here are Awkwafina and director Lulu Wang last night at the New York premiere of The Farewell. The film opens in limited release on Friday and right now, it has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not a surprise because people loved it at Sundance.  I’m seeing it on Friday morning ...

New trailer for Renee Zellweger's Judy aims squarely at Academy voters

A couple months ago, we got the first trailer for Judy, the Judy Garland biopic starring Renee Zellweger. At the time, I called it “hardcore bait” for Oscar. Now we have a second trailer for Judy, and I don’t just think this is Oscar bait, I think this movie lives inside Oscar’s gold ass. Like of al...

Celebrity Social Media, July 9, 2019

There’s a mini celebrity profile of Stella McCartney in The Guardian to celebrate her new Beatles-themed collection. It’s not as long as a profile that you’d find in Vanity Fair or GQ, but it’s insightful. Stella comes off a little bit of an asshole, but just the amount you’d expect from someone in ...

Couples update on Kristen Stewart & Stella Maxwell and Emma Roberts & Garrett Hedlund

Last week I posted about Kristen Stewart heading out of LA on the Fourth of July. She may have been going to New York to join girlfriend Stella Maxwell. Here they are at the airport yesterday so we can now just say, straight up, that they’re back together, right? I mean it was pretty obvious after t...

Angelina Jolie and godmother Jacqueline Bisset together in Paris

Angelina Jolie has been in Paris the last couple of days working with Guerlain. She is the brand ambassador and was seen yesterday shooting a new ad presumably for Mon Guerlain, the fragrance. Jacqueline Bisset is with her on the trip. They’ve been seen leaving the hotel together several times and t...

Wimbledon fans reportedly asked to not take photos in Meghan Markle's direction

The big headline over at the Daily Mail at 6am this morning was about how Meghan Markle’s protection officers were warning people at Wimbledon last week not to take photos of her. Meghan was there with two friends to watch Serena’s match. According to a woman in the crowd, she was asked not to take ...

Beyoncé is the focus of official cast portrait for The Lion King

One of my favourite things in life right now is the cast portrait of The Lion King released by Disney yesterday. Beyoncé, obviously, is the focus. She is meant to be the focus, obviously. There is no doubt about it with that placement.          View this post on In...

Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren confirmed to return for Fast 9

Fast 9, the latest entry in the most improbable franchise in cinema, is currently filming in the UK. Vin Diesel took to Instagram to drop some casting news, confirming that Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren are returning for this installment. Theron was the villain in F8te of the Furious—still mad th...

Intro for July 9, 2019

Dear Gossips, In yesterday’s Celebrity Social Media, Maria mentioned Jessica Pressler’s piece in The Cut’s about the nursery school drama happening in Brooklyn. As my friend Lorella said after reading it, “I ate it like a 7 course meal”. Me too. Like savoured. Everyone comes off as an asshole her...

What Else for July 8, 2019

What is it with statues and busts the last few years? Oh and courtroom sketches too. No bust made me laugh harder than Ronaldo’s bust. But my go-to will always be that botched Spanish fresco restoration. It was supposed to be Jesus and it ended up being …well… go look it up, you’ll see the side-by-s...

Duana Names: The H Factor

Hi Duana, Love your name column. Hoping you can offer some advice and feedback. We’re expecting a baby and we’re not sure of the gender. We’ve got two girls already, Jiya ( pronounced Gee-ah), Ela (pronounced Eh-lah)... and we’re not sure what name to use for the third, if it’s a boy. We want the...

Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman have dinner with friends in Positano following their wedding

I put a question mark there because I’m not entirely sure if this is their “official” honeymoon – here are Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman, a week after their wedding in Paris, in Positano having dinner with friends last night. According to E! News, Zoe was showing wedding photos to her friends on her ...

Nike's stock rises after Colin Kaepernick asks them to pull Betsy Ross American flag shoes

Forbes is reporting that Nike’s stock rose 2% this past week, which is $3 billion in market value, after complying with spokesperson Colin Kaepernick’s appeal to pull its latest shoe. Last week, Nike removed the “Betsy Ross”, a version of their Air Max 1 Quick Strike. According to the CBS Sports, th...

Celine Dion's performance in London is the only sh-t that matters

Last week Celine Dion took over Paris Fashion Week. Then she went to London and did the same.  Celine Dion performed in Hyde Park on Friday and… it was the only sh-t that mattered. It was clearly the only sh-t that mattered to Sam Smith:  CELINE DION CHANGED MY LIFE pic.twitter.com/Y8l73PJQS...

Celebrity Social Media, July 8, 2019

You guys! You guys. I’m back. I have missed this space – a lot. Lainey has done an excellent job of checking in on my favourites (Breaking Bad, the Beckhams, the Gallagher brothers). Concerning the latter, there was a little feud-within-a-feud last week involving text messages and threats, the usual...

Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer are extremely watchable in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer

While writing up that solid Mulan teaser, I cut a whole tangent about Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and its place in the live-action remake canon. But now we have a brand new Maleficent trailer to judge and it is exactly what my tangent-rant was about, so now let’s talk about Maleficent and its place...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello look very much together during Sunday brunch

Kathleen texted me late Friday night, after midnight for her in Toronto so it was technically Saturday morning at that point. This isn’t a new IG post, but it was giving her some late night feelings.          View this post on Instagram         ...

Taylor Swift's quiet week following post calling out Scooter Braun

It’s been just over a week since Taylor Swift called out Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta over her masters. Since posting her statement on Tumblr on Sunday, Taylor’s stayed quiet. The mess seems to have died down over the last few days as celebrities and Twitter have taken sides but we get an updat...

Teaser trailer for Disney's live-action Mulan looks appropriately epic

The Disney live-action remake train CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP, so before we even get to The Lion King and Maleficent 2, the remaining remakes for the year, we have a teaser for Mulan, the first live-action remake of 2020. I have not been super enthusiastic about these remakes, as they mostly avoid any o...

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor christened at Windsor Castle

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was christened on Saturday, July 6 at Windsor Castle, where his parents were married last year. There were reportedly 25 people there, including his godparents, whoever they are, his grandmother, Doria Ragland, and Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Ca...

Intro for July 8, 2019

Dear Gossips,  How long does it take for a viral challenge to peak? Last summer the #InMyFeelings challenge, inspired by Drake’s “In My Feelings”, lasted…a couple of weeks? Who won that? Was it Will Smith?  As I’ve been mentioning in Celebrity Social Media while subbing in for Maria, the viral...

What Else for July 5, 2019

I don’t understand these hot dog eating competitions – not because of the volume of food consumed but because I’m a slow eater, I like to savour my food, especially a hot dog. When you take all that care to apply your condiments (the mustard just right, the ketchup just right, the relish nestled alo...

Celebrity Social Media, July 5, 2019

By now you’ve probably seen this… but just in case you haven’t – Gwyneth Paltrow had no idea she was in Spider-Man: Homecoming. And she also doesn’t know Sebastian Stan. This dates back to the Avengers: Infinity War premiere when Chris Pratt had to tell her who Sebastian was and who he played in the...

Duana Names: The Name Brought Us To Our Knees

Hi Duana, The husband and I have very different taste in names. We are expecting a baby at the end of Summer – gender unknown – and we are having trouble coming to any sort of agreement on a girls name.  Our plan is to have 2 names each per gender and when the kid is born we will decide then w...

Outfit(s) of the Week: Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa

Celine Dion Paris Fashion Week is now over. To close out, there was a gift in the glorious form of Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa. All of our eyes are grateful for these two.  Lisa and Jason were already in Europe for Zoe Kravitz’s wedding in Paris. They left afterwards for a short holiday in Italy b...

Meghan McCain rumoured to be done with The View

Since beginning her controversial tenure at the The View two years ago, Meghan McCain has consistently made headlines. Often conflating her identity to being a Republican with a current libertarian politic and personal enemy to Donald Trump, roundtable discussions and interviews have more and more b...

Looking forward to Charlie's Angels as Kristen Stewart is seen at LAX

Here’s Kristen Stewart at the airport heading out of LA on the Fourth of July. Her personal life has been quiet lately, not since she was seen several times with Stella Maxwell after the Met Gala after presumably breaking up with Sara Dinkin. On the professional front, the first Charlie’s Angels tra...

Meghan Markle spends Fourth of July watching Serena Williams at Wimbledon

Meghan Markle spent part of the Fourth of July at Wimbledon, watching her friend Serena Williams play her second round match. Serena eventually prevailed in three sets. Typically top seeded players and certainly world class players like Serena aren’t usually pushed to a third set in the early rounds...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello hold hands in LA

It was confirmed last week, a week after the release of “Señorita”, her new song with Shawn Mendes, that Camila Cabello and Matthew Hussey had ended their year-long relationship, opening the door to a possible situation between Camila and Shawn, who happen to have allllll kinds of sexual chemistry i...

Intro for July 5, 2019

Dear Gossips,  The week began with two unsolved mysteries. It could end with two remaining unsolved mysteries: where will Kawhi go and Zoe Kravitz’s wedding dress. Zoe hasn’t even mentioned her wedding publicly, especially not on social media. She is the opposite of Lea Michele. And pretty much e...

What Else for July 4, 2019

Meghan Markle is currently at Wimbledon watching her friend Serena Williams play in the second round. At the time of this writing, they’re in the third set, Serena came back to win the second after dropping the first. More on this and Meghan tomorrow. For now, here are some photos.  My favourite ...

For Your Fitness: Gym Connections

Hi Hayley,  I’m a single guy, new in town and I’m wanting to meet more friends, and maybe even someone special, and I was wondering if you have any advice on how to do that in a gym. Is a gym even a good place to meet people? If so, where do I even start? Everyone is so intimidating!! HELP! S ...

Celebrity Social Media, July 4, 2019

As we’ve seen through the week, the #BottleCapChallenge is gaining momentum as more and more celebrities are submitting their entries. Ryan Reynolds turned it into a goof – on brand, naturally. And ON BRAND, literally. Everything in service of Aviation. Here’s the thing though: you KNEW he was going...

Janelle Monae brings Lupita Nyong’o on stage at Wembley for “I Got the Juice”

You're so damn electro-cute  You know you got that juice  You know you got that juice  You know you got that juice  Now, squeeze all that passionfruit  Ain't no one fresher than you  Those are the opening lyrics to Janelle Monae’s song “I Got the Juice”. Janelle performed at Wembley this wee...

Sophie Turner's regal Louis Vuitton wedding dress

Several celebrities got married this past weekend. Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Turner both got married in France. Zoe’s wedding dress is the one I am desperate to see – but, not surprisingly, she’s yet to share it. She may never share it. We didn’t have to wait too long for Sophie Turner’s.   ...

Brad Pitt covers GQ Australia to promote Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (or Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, because they can’t figure out which one it is comes out July 26 and early tracking has it opening at around $30 million which Variety says is “on the softer side”. With three weeks to build awareness and momentum,...

Halle Bailey cast as Ariel in live-action remake of The Little Mermaid

On the heels of the so-so news about Melissa McCarthy playing Ursula in the live-action Little Mermaid comes the GLORIOUS news that Halle Bailey, of Chloe x Halle fame, will play Ariel. There was some initial confusion that Halle Berry is playing Ariel, which Halley-mark-Berry set straight on Twitte...

Intro for July 4, 2019

Dear Gossips,  As Sarah mentioned the other day, even though she’s not into musicals, or live action remakes, she lives for The Little Mermaid and is completely invested in the movie. So she has firmly planted her flag here at this site on everything Little Mermaid. When news broke yesterday that...

What Else for July 3, 2019

Do you eat the free samples at the grocery store when you’re shopping? I’m not against it but I don’t do it. Because I’m always worried about not having washed my hands and putting my hands on the grocery cart that thousands of people have put their hands on and I’m pretty sure grocery stores don’t ...

Duana Names: The Chipmunk Factor

Dear Duana, I'm a huge fan and have read your book and followed your column for years. Having said that, I never thought I'd be in such an indecisive position to actually require your assistance. But here I am, merely weeks away from welcoming our newest family member (sex unknown) and we are now...

Celine Dion shopping in Paris in low-key outfit

Celine Paris Fashion Week, continued… Celine Dion stepped out to go shopping in Paris today. It’s a low-key outfit by her standards. I love the blazer, with the slits through the sleeves, but I can’t get behind that t-shirt. It’s Vetements, meant to be cheeky, and I suppose you could read it as a...

Celebrity Social Media, July 3, 2019

I wrote about the #BottleCapChallenge yesterday, hoping for FKA twigs to come in and take the crown. Ellie Goulding has entered the ring. A solid effort for sure.  Suck it pic.twitter.com/aGriSl2VWz — Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) July 2, 2019 Sarah’s review of Midsommar was posted ye...

Spider-Man: Far From Home movie review starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya

Spider-Man: Homecoming works about as well as a “standalone” movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can (none of these movies truly stand alone, but some pass better than others). Its sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, however, does not stand alone at all. It is well and truly a coda to Avengers: En...

Tom Cruise on the set of Top Gun: Maverick on his 57th birthday

Today is Tom Cruise’s birthday, he’s 57 years old. He’s spending it where he’s most comfortable, the only place he calls home: on set. Here he is in LA continuing work on Top Gun: Maverick. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Tom – and whenever we do see him these days it’s when he’s shooting. The la...

The search for Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming film

Baz Luhrmann is making a film about Elvis Presley. The story is reportedly about his early years and the relationship between Elvis and his manager Colonel Tom Parker who will be played by Tom Hanks. Baz co-wrote the script with Craig Pearce and I wonder about the source material. If you’ve been rea...

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on set of Bill & Ted Face the Music in New Orleans

Amid all the f-cksh-t the world has to offer, there have been two Canadians who’ve been consistently reliable, bringing moments of joy as a reprieve from cruel reality: Celine Dion and Keanu Reeves. Celine Paris Fashion Week is happening right now and Keanu has been there for us all summer with John...

First trailer for Rian Johnson's Knives Out is stacked with stars

Pre-Star Wars, Rian Johnson made his name as a director on twisty-turny genre pieces Brick, The Brothers Bloom (vastly underappreciated), and Looper. Then he went off and made a Star War and a very vocal fragment of the fandom pooped their Pampers over The Last Jedi, an argument which continues toda...

Intro for July 3, 2019

Dear Gossips, If, in a certain situation, it’s just too easy for someone to win, or they’ve already won so much because their natural ability is just so much better than everybody else’s, should they be exempt from consideration?  I’m talking about Zendaya. When Zendaya shows up somewhere, any...

What Else for July 2, 2019

One of the side conversations I mentioned my Taylor Swift post earlier is about Yael Cohen, Scooter Braun’s wife, and how she and Scooter were at Karlie Kloss’s second wedding last week. As you know, Taylor + Karlie = Kaylor: they used to be inseparable but that friendship has cooled. Some conspirac...

Celine Dion rolls out all the fashion porn in Paris

Help me, I don’t know what to do. Celine Dion is in Paris for fashion week. It’s Celine Dion Paris Fashion Week. There were eight thousand outfits this weekend. Most of them are candidates for Outfit of the Week. But I don’t want to choose the OOTW now because she’s still rolling out all this fashio...

Ari Aster's Midsommer starring Florence Pugh movie review

Writer/director Ari Aster really f-cked us up last year with his feature film debut, Hereditary. He’s back this year with his sophomore effort, Midsommar, a daytime nightmare about toxic relationships and the horror of white male mediocrity. Here’s the deal—Midsommar is not as traumatically frighten...

Melissa McCartney in talks to play Ursula in live-action The Little Mermaid

Late Friday, Variety reported that Melissa McCarthy is in talks to play Ursula in the inevitable Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. This is the only Disney live-action remake I actually care about because I LOVE The Little Mermaid. I loved mermaids so much as a kid I used to sit on the...

Celebrity Social Media, July 2, 2019

Back in 2015, Chris Hemsworth, his wife, and some friends attended a costume party dressed up as Native Americans. They were called out for their ignorance. A year later, Chris apologised for his ignorance and posted a photo of himself on Instagram with Taika Waititi in support of Standing Rock. As ...

Beyoncé posts The Lion King character poster on her Instagram page and makes small appearance in featurette

The Lion King opens on July 19. The final promotion stage is here, which means premieres and red carpets. And you know the biggest name involved. It’s Beyoncé, obviously, whose presence has been minimal so far – no junkets, no magazines, not much other than posting the trailer on her website and dre...

Meghan Markle makes surprise appearance at New York Yankees Boston Red Sox game in London

Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance this weekend when the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox in London. Major League Baseball partnered with the Invictus Games for the event so Prince Harry was always expected to attend but Meghan, who’s been on maternity leave since Archie Harrison Mou...

Breaking down the Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun mess

On Sunday June 30, 2019, it was announced that Ithaca Holdings, led by Scooter Braun, who manages Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and others, acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), meaning Scooter now owns Taylor Swift’s back catalogue – every album up to and including...

Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, and Awkwafina in Jumanji: The Next Level trailer

Back during the 2017 holidays, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprise, near-billion-dollar hit. So, naturally, a sequel (three-quel, technically) was immediately rushed into development. That movie, Jumanji: The Next Level, is scheduled for the 2019 holiday season, obviously hoping to repeat ...

Lil Nas X comes out of the closet on social media to end Pride month

Just as Pride Month was ending, the Gay Gods decided to bless us with one last gift. On Sunday, Lil Nas X posted tweeted this: some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure. 🌈🤩✨ ...

Intro for July 2, 2019

Dear Gossips,  It was a holiday weekend here in Canada for Canada Day. It was, clearly, not a quiet weekend on the timeline. And I’m not just talking about Taylor Swift. NBA free agency news has also dominated online and the most enigmatic free agent of them all has yet to make a decision. That w...