What Else for January 29, 2021

Yesterday Maria posted about Pamela Anderson’s latest marriage – and how it *seemed* on the surface: very happy, almost idyllic. Well. That was fast. Her husband, Dan, was apparently in a relationship, living with a woman called Carey, and their children, when he met Pam and then just stopped coming...

Outfit of the Week: A Super Bowl Throwback

You know what happened 20 years ago yesterday? The 2001 Super Bowl. Specifically the 2001 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Do you remember it without cheating? Aerosmith headlined with NSYNC and other guests included Mary J Blige and Nelly, both of whom, no doubt, are major stars, so it was already a super...

Sasha Finds: Sisters Sage

If you listened to this week’s What’s Your Drama podcast you might be able to sense my incredible disdain for the wellness community. What was once good and honest has been hacked by a bunch of flexible, privileged know-it-alls that have really diluted its original intent. Am I saying all wellness i...

Celebrity Social Media, January 29, 2021

The big fashion story this week is Kim Jones for Fendi – the runway show featured Demi Moore, Kate Moss with her daughter Lila Grace, Naomi Campbell and a rare appearance by Christy Turlington. Obviously he has a lot of support in this world, but what about the clothes? My favourite look was on Naom...

Armie Hammer has reportedly dropped out of ten-part series, The Offer, as his bad month continues

January 2021 has not been Armie Hammer’s best month. Pretty sure you don’t need a refresher on why but just in case, you can revisit Maria’s posts about it here, here, and here. Basically it’s been alleged through leaked messages he supposedly exchanged with former lovers that he’s been abusive in r...

Megan Fox wearing what appears to be an engagement ring while arriving in New York with Machine Gun Kelly ahead of SNL

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly were seen in New York yesterday and she was wearing a huge ring on that finger that looks like it could be of the engagement variety. So far there’s been no word on whether or not this is actually what it is but… I could see it. These two totally give off that intense...

Review: The Little Things starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek is impressively dull

Denzel Washington is a great actor with old-school Movie Star charisma to spare. It takes a LOT to make Denzel unwatchable, but The Little Things, a crime drama from journeyman writer/director John Lee Hancock, does its damnedest to make Denzel boring and without charm. The Little Things is not a te...

Cicely Tyson's passing at 96 is a tremendous loss but she left behind a major victory

Hollywood icon Cicely Tyson died yesterday at 96 and tributes about her are being shared by so many artists today who benefited from her work and her grace. I was offline when the news broke but when I picked up my phone a couple of hours later last night, most of my texts from people were about how...

January 29, 2021 - Smutty Shout-Outs

Amie! Happy Birthday from Natalie who hopes this year that you cook a lot, read a lot, travel a lot, and that you get to see BTS win the Grammy! Here’s your bias, RM, and the bias assassin himself, Suga. Seriously, Yoongi in these boots is pretty destructive: 

Intro for January 29, 2021

Dear Gossips, You may have noticed a headline this week about Gillian Anderson after she appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and they played a behind-the-scenes video from the set of The Crown when, during a break from filming, she and Olivia Colman, along with other cast and crew, did a choreog...

What Else for January 28, 2021

I love Kraft Dinner. I love Spam. I love foods that snobby foodies consider gross. But even I have to pause at pink mac and cheese because I guess it’s the mental disconnect between how you *think* something might taste and how it actually tastes. Also, you know how some of us have parents who told ...

What's Your Drama: Conspiracy Theorist Friends & the Birthday Blues

Welcome back to What's Your Drama. Today we kick things off with 12 minutes of period talk. What? You don't want to hear about how Lainey's volcanic period has now resulted in the term “fat pussy blood”?   Then it's on to your drama! First up, "Wanda" writes in about her friend "Vicky" who is all sh...

First trailer for Crisis starring Armie Hammer makes no effort to mitigate his presence in the wake of abuse allegations

In the wake of his sexts and cannibal DMs, Armie Hammer has been largely silent. The one statement he issued was a rebuke that also covered his withdrawal from an upcoming project with Jennifer Lopez (Josh Duhamel is in talks to replace him). But some movies are already made starring Armie Hammer, a...

Celebrity Social Media, January 28, 2021

Back in December, Lainey wrote about how lush Gigi’s hair looked. She’s back on set (wearing Jacquemus) and the hair is still long and strong.  Sticking with the hair theme, here’s Jennifer Aniston with her hairdresser and BFF Chris McMillan and she’s gone slightly blonder, from honey to golden, I w...

Riz Ahmed and Steven Yeum discuss Sound of Metal and Minari for Variety’s excellent Actors on Actors series

We’re less than a week away from the Golden Globe Awards now and I’m slowly making my way through most of the contenders. The one film that’s gaining momentum that I’ve yet to see – and I’m hoping to get a screener soon – is Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, starring Steven Yuen. Minari was just named Best ...

Here is a list of ten films to keep an eye on in the Sundance class of 2021

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off today. Last year, it was one of the few major gatherings—and the only big film festival—that managed to occur before everything shut down in March due to COVID. This year, the festival has gone remote. Beyond the inherent strangeness of a remote festival, this is...

First trailer for The Courier starring Benedict Cumberbatch looks like solid dad movie material

Well, no accent other than his own English accent, and whew, what a relief after the trailer for The Mauritanian. The trailer for The Courier dropped yesterday, a spy thriller in which Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Greville Wynne, a British engineer and businessman who was arrested for espionage by ...

Pamela Anderson announces her departure from social media and that she recently married bodyguard Dan Hayhurst

Last night Lainey texted me about Pamela Anderson, and for a solid two hours I was repeating “Pa-MEL-a” in a Borat accent to no one in particular. A sure sign something is broken, probably a combination of pandemic brain and social media gluttony fuelled by the Reddit stock party.  In a move that is...

Pamela Anderson announces her departure from social media and that she recently married bodyguard Dan Hayhurst

Last night Lainey texted me about Pamela Anderson, and for a solid two hours I was repeating “Pa-MEL-a” in a Borat accent to no one in particular. A sure sign something is broken, probably a combination of pandemic brain and social media gluttony fuelled by the Reddit stock party.  In a move that is...

Intro for January 28, 2021

Dear Gossips, Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, the world’s biggest conversation about mental health. Bell Let’s Talk aims to raise awareness about mental health and over the last ten years has raised over $113 million for mental health initiatives – much of it through the interactions that happen on Be...

Halsey announces she's expecting "rainbow baby" after struggling with endometriosis

Halsey revealed yesterday that she’s expecting her first child in series of snaps, from a backyard maternity shoot, on Instagram yesterday. Perched in front of a white and purple (thankfully not pink and blue) silk backdrop, the singer’s bump is on full display in a pair of boyfriend jeans and a cro...

What Else for January 27, 2021

This Dakota Johnson story kills me: she uses George Clooney’s name to get reservations, LOLOLOL. And when they met he confronted her about it… and was cool with it. Because that is exactly the kind of sh-t he would pull on someone. So if I’m Dakota, I would be expecting a prank-revenge. Also, can we...

Amanda Gorman to perform at the Super Bowl proving how far her reach is

My favourite true but not-cool-to-say observation about the inauguration last week was that it was kind of boring, in the most blissfully relieving way – and the exception that proved the rule was the instantaneous and universal reaction to poet laureate Amanda Gorman; everyone fell in love with her...

Cardi B and Channing Tatum are rumoured to be starring in The Bodyguard remake

There’s a rumour going around that Cardi B and Channing Tatum will star in a remake of The Bodyguard. DeuxMoi posted it (via Dlisted) and according to their source, it’s “based on a real story of Cardi having to change security while on tour, due to gun laws and her main security being possibly felo...

Celebrity Social Media, January 27, 2021

Lindsay Lohan has gone viral before (remember the dance?) and she has again on TikTok. Here’s the recap: Lindsay got a request on Cameo from a woman named Alana, who was nervous about coming out to her parents so she wanted Lindsay to do it for her. Lindsay made a video for Alana, encouraging her to...

PEOPLE Magazine attempts to make Queen Elizabeth accessible with new cover story

It’s quite a choice that PEOPLE Magazine has made for their cover story this week: What the Queen is REALLY like. And the image that was selected to front the issue – the Queen, not in regal monarch style but just about as casual as we’ll ever see her. Basically this is her version of athleisure, lo...

New trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon looks like a fun adventure flick for kids

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is one of the few big movies coming out in the next few months—it’s pretty much this and Godzilla vs Kong, kind of a “one for me, one for you” deal with parents and kids—and there is a new trailer showing off more of the film and its particular appeal to children. I...

Jennifer Lopez celebrates 20th anniversary of her second album with “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” throwback

January 2001 was a big month for Jennifer Lopez and she’s been commemorating her anniversary moments on social media. Last week it was the 20th anniversary of her second album, J.Lo, and a “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” throwback. She recreated the video, sort of:  What is the significance of that video?...

Kristen Stewart deploys signature expression of ennui as Princess Diana in first look from Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic, Spencer

It was announced back in June that Kristen Stewart had been cast to play Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic Spencer. Pablo directed Natalie Portman in Jackie and if you’ve seen that film, you should know that this will likely be an unconventional story about a woman and a story that m...

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas reportedly still talk every day after their recent breakup

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are not currently together. And since their breakup was reported, there have been multiple sources speaking to multiple outlets about why they split, also sharing that there’s a chance they may get back together. The latest – according to Page Six earlier this week, a so...

Intro for January 27, 2021

Dear Gossips, Last month, just before the holidays, Serene Charlene, Princess of Monaco, debuted a new haircut. Basically she shaved half her head. It was bold and wild, especially considering she’s a royal. If there ever was a hairstyle to represent having no f-cks to give, this would be it.  Princ...

What Else for January 26, 2021

The Fug Girls and I disagree on this outfit on Michelle Monaghan. And that’s what fashion is – not everything is for everyone. This look is 100% for me. Mostly I’m attracted to the pants and the boots. The pants are harem-lite and have the exact hang and drape that I like below the waist. And these ...

Jodie Turner-Smith to play an elf in Netflix's upcoming Witcher prequel

The Witcher is one of the most popular original shows on Netflix (thanks to that audience metric that requires you only watch two minutes of a thing to count as a “view”), so it’s no surprise a prequel spin-off is coming. Described as a six-episode limited series, The Witcher: Blood Origin will tell...

Celebrity Social Media, January 26, 2021

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham have been together a long time – has anything changed on that front? They keep things pretty quiet and the only reason I ask is because this is a pretty moody Instagram. Mind you, a lot of us are a bit moody right now. I’m probably reading too much into it...

Katie Holmes and Emilio Vitolo Jr wear coordinated coats in New York

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were our first couple of the pandemic. Towards the end of the summer of 2020, however, when Ana joined Ben in Ireland where he was shooting The Last Duel, and they kept a much lower profile, it was Katie Holmes and Emilio Vitolo Jr who entered the romantic spotlight with...

The first trailer for Warner Bros.' Godzilla vs. Kong should feel more thrilling than this

Amidst all the spring blockbusters moving back to the fall, we are guaranteed one big movie to watch (at home): Godzilla vs Kong, which will premiere in whatever theaters are open and on HBO Max on March 26. Sure, everyone hates Warner Brothers now, a bunch of their creative partners have lost faith...

Inauguration sensation Amanda Gorman signs with IMG Models to manage her brand and endorsement deals

A week ago today, Amanda Gorman was not a household name. A week ago she would have been putting the final touches on her inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb. She was perhaps practising the recitation, and then meditating, preparing to deliver her words at the Capitol to an audience of millions. Could...

Toxic Star Wars fans come for Krystina Arielle, host of Star Wars: The High Republic Show, in their latest racist attack

Over the weekend you may have noticed a hashtag trending, #IStandWithKrystina, and wondered, “Is this some Star Wars sh-t?” The answer is yes, it is some Star Wars sh-t as the most infamous toxic fandom in the land reared its ugly head once again, this time coming for actor, table-top gamer, and hos...

January 26, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

For Nico F– Happy 13th Birthday to the “best teenager, brother, baseball player, pal”, with love from your mom… and me too! By the way, you are lucky that you can have poutine any time. I see you’ve met Jay Baruchel, who’s always been the sweetest whenever I’ve interacted with him. Hope your experie...

Intro for January 26, 2021

Dear Gossips, The pandemic has disrupted so many regular features of award season – the screenings, the parties, the red carpets, and perhaps even the major award shows themselves. The Independent Spirit Award nominations are happening today. Typically the Spirit Awards are held on Saturday, the day...

What Else for January 25, 2021

Holy sh-t the Gossip Nostalgia happening here at the premiere of First Daughter, two words that carry profoundly different meaning now. Back then, yes, there was a Cinderella quality about who a “first daughter” could be. After the last four years… well. Anyway, in 2004, Katie Holmes played a “first...

An ode to WandaVision’s mid-century kitchen

I am, thus far, a bit frustrated with WandaVision. We are now three episodes in and the central conceit—Wanda and Vision are settling down in suburbia, but Something Is Wrong—has not advanced since episode one. Sure, things happen, but the things that happen are just reinforcing the central conceit ...

Adele commemorates the ten year anniversary of her album, 21, in first Instagram post of the year

You know what I like about Adele? After she hosted Saturday Night Live back in October, when so many people were speculating she’d be announcing a new album…and she didn’t (she just wanted to experience it for fun)… she signed off on Instagram – “peace out til next year”:  And she meant it. A lot of...

Celebrity Social Media, January 25, 2021

Lourdes Leon has deigned to join us on Instagram. I’m thrilled and not sure it will last very long. She will get bored of us soon. She already has comments limited and doesn’t follow anyone.  Why didn’t “Nuns don’t work on Sunday” become a national catchphrase? I’ve decided that it will be added to ...

Beyoncé announces IVY PARK winter collection called ICY PARK

I felt something shift last night, and it wasn’t just my period which, if I may so, is something truly spectacular right now. Has anyone written a think-piece yet on pandemic periods? Because mine during all these months of lockdown has been volcanic. Is there a correlation? More on periods later.  ...

Angelina Jolie back at Target, this time with son Knox

Another week, another trip to Target – last week Angelina was shopping at Target with Zahara, this week she’s back at the store but with Knox. Which I would imagine is not unusual if you’re a parent, having to pick up supplies for either school or play or whatever, especially when you have six of th...

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” drama continues as fellow Disney star Sabrina Carpenter responds with new song "Skin"

Olivia Rodrigo is currently atop the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash hit “Driver’s Licence.” If you don’t know the story of heartbreak behind the song, you can read my post from last week, but in short, it’s believed that Olivia wrote the song about a messy split with her High School Musical: The M...

Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey continue to love each other up on social media

Is this your favourite rom-com of 2021? It’s definitely mine – and it’s playing out on Instagram. Rom-coms, like most films, have three acts. We are currently still in the first act of Michael B Jordan Loves Lori Harvey: An Instagram Love Story. Will we see the second act? When the initial intensity...

JoJo Siwa says she's never been happier after coming out to the world on social media on the weekend

I don’t know much about JoJo Siwa apart from the fact that she used to be on Dance Moms and now she’s a wildly popular YouTube star with a very young demo. Besides her 12 million subscribers on YouTube, she’s got another 31 million followers on TikTok and 10 million on Instagram and a half a million...

Intro for January 25, 2021

Dear Gossips, If not for the pandemic, Oscar nominations would be announced around now. Everything has been pushed back, as we know, but the races are starting to shape up. The big question is how different voting will be now that award season campaigning isn’t happening the way we’re used to seeing...

What Else for January 22, 2021

Casey Affleck was trending the other day when the cardboard cutout of Ana de Armas was photographed being thrown out by… someone…outside Ben Affleck’s house. I think it was pretty obvious at the time that it wasn’t Casey? But, you know, Twitter sometimes takes off with something and it gets wild. Ca...

Celebrity Social Media, January 22, 2021

Lady Gaga’s team helped Garth Brooks with his glam and I’m obsessed with this. Was he wearing her line, Haus Laboratories? If you don’t think Garth Brooks knows his way around a liquid liner than you clearly don’t remember Chris Gaines. “I mean, it’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost? $10?” If...

Sasha Finds: Copper Canoe Woman

I’m finally getting back to wearing jewelry again. It was freeing at the start of the pandemic to rid myself of all style, but with hope (ish) around the corner, I’m getting back into accessorizing. It’s perfect timing too because I recently discovered an Indigenous brand called Copper Canoe Woman t...

Duana Names: The Ks have it – per Gigi & Zayn …& Kamala?

Look, it’s not that I *didn’t* like Gigi and Zayn before, I just didn’t think about them that much. But I guess now I am gonna have to officially add them to my ‘actively enjoyable’ column. I never said I wasn’t fickle, did I?  I paid enough attention to know that she had a baby in the fall, and rem...

To no one's surprise, Netflix's smash hit Bridgerton has been renewed for a second season

In today’s most unsurprising news, Bridgerton, one of Netflix’s biggest original hits of all time, has been renewed for a second season.  As the first season followed the plot of the first book in Julia Quinn’s “Bridgerton” series, so to the second season will follow the second book, The Viscount Wh...

Eddie Huang aims to go beyond representation with first trailer for Boogie

Many people the last few days have been talking about the trauma they’ve been carrying for the last four years and recognising it in the relief of Joe Biden’s inauguration. That relief may be temporary, because of course there is so much work to be done, so many issues still to be confronted, but th...

Bond: No Time to Die pushes release date yet again along with more blockbusters from Universal and Sony

Last week came the rumor that No Time to Die, the Bond film that started the chain reaction of shifting release dates last year, would move once again from its April 2021 release date. Well, it’s happened, and No Time to Die has moved to October 8, 2021, which will make this movie almost two entire ...

Intro for January 22, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Outfit of the Week and, so far, the Outfit of the Year, was worn on Inauguration Day this week, when Joe Biden became President of the United States and Kamala Harris was officially sworn in as Vice President. This outfit, and obviously the person wearing it, caused an immediate fr...

What Else for January 21, 2021

Beautiful Maluma is ELLE’s first solo male cover subject but I really don’t love the shot they chose. Yes, he looks cool and of course I appreciate that he’s reaching into the camera for me and you, reaching out to all of us, but I don’t want to see one of his eyes closed, and his hand taking over n...

Louis Vuitton trends Twitter as BTS unboxes their invitations to watch Virgil Abloh’s upcoming presentation

When I saw that Louis Vuitton was trending this morning and, at the time that I checked, there were over 100K tweets, I knew it couldn’t have been just because of the new collection. I suspected that either the company had gotten in some offensive f-cksh-t or… BTS.  Because as I think we all know by...

Show Your Work: Awkwafina vs. Nora?

Lainey correctly pointed out (though I think I shot her down) that this is our first episode in 2021 – and I really like how things are going. We’ve talked a lot about the work we see, who’s doing it, who isn’t, and who should – but now, maybe fittingly for where we’re all at, collectively, we’re ge...

Celebrity Social Media, January 21, 2021

If she hadn’t posted this to her own social and her name wasn’t in bold on the cover, I would have no idea this was Sarah Paulson, which I think is the point. It’s a transformation and she commented that they took her eyebrows. She just looks so different. Is it corny of me to be enjoying all of the...

Jake Gyllenhaal working on Michael Bay film, Ambulance, after years of working on story-focused projects

When I hear the name “Jake” these days, I think of Jake Tapper, and not Jake Gyllenhaal because, for months, CNN has been the most-watched network in my home. My husband, Jacek, calls Jake Tapper his “news hero”. Mostly because he loves Jake’s varied expressions of disgust whenever the camera cuts b...

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato, and Katy Perry brought joy to inauguration day

I’ve told this story a few times so I hope you don’t mind me repeating it but today I think it’s worth coming back to. Remember Aretha Franklin’s hat at President Obama’s inauguration? And how a lot of people laughed at it? I loved it but I also laughed at the extra-ness but then afterwards, a frien...

Let's take a moment to bask in the triple triumph of Madame Vice President Kamala Harris

I will never forget the day after election day in 2016, and the utter, eerie silence on the L as I rode into work. My emotional shock that day was not just about the disbelief that Trump actually won, that he was going to be the actual president of the actual United States, but that a woman would pr...

Biden's assurances that January 6 wasn't who America is reminded me of a play that changed me

I can’t seem to land on the right word to describe how I feel after Joe Biden’s inauguration. I know it’s not …happiness, necessarily. To say I was not excited that he became the Democratic nominee would be an understatement. His declaration that, “This is not who we are,” and that “This is not Amer...

Yesterday's inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States felt like a spark of hope was returning to America

Inauguration Day marks the end of my trilogy on the 2021 American election. This election has been marred by lies, conspiracies, and armed insurrection, so I have never really relaxed even after the election was called for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. And I’m still not relaxed, even though President...

Intro for January 21, 2021

Dear Gossips, In one of Sarah’s upcoming posts (coming later this morning) about how she experienced the inauguration of President Joe Biden yesterday, she writes about the kind of “normalcy” that might return to the White House now that Trump is out. The normalcy happened almost immediately as the ...

What Else for January 20, 2021

We will talk about Lady Gaga at the inauguration tomorrow. But before the inauguration, she arrived in DC in white, a caped coat, and a lot of people are calling it a Star Wars-inspired look. I didn’t see it at first but the photoshopping really helps nail the point. (Dlisted)  In celebration of the...

Celebrity Social Media, January 20, 2020

I’ve been watching Yellowstone on Amazon Prime and it’s highly confusing because the acting is so uneven. Wes Bentley is great and Kevin Costner has that movie star gravitas but then there are these overwrought, completely ridiculous characters that seem like they should be on another show entirely....

The rise of new star, Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in American history

I am not American. But that doesn’t mean that what we saw today in Washington, DC wasn’t significant to me. What happens in America has an impact on the entire world. And so, to you Americans out there reading this, please know that there were many of us not of the same nationality who were feeling ...

The story behind Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single “Driver’s License”

Olivia Rodrigo’s heartbreak anthem, “Diver’s License,” is the year’s first runaway hit. It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, with the best first week performance for a single since Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP.” These are pretty serious numbers considering I’ve never heard of Olivia Rodr...

Prince William and Catherine's close aide, Christian Jones, has curiously decided to step down

A couple of interesting developments about the British royal family this week. You know how celebrities have been known to dump announcements late on Friday afternoons in the hopes of burying the story on the weekend so as not to be as big a headline? For the last few days, the biggest headline arou...

Camila Cabello announces launch of the Healing Justice Project which will provide mental health resources to frontline activists

Whenever I interview activists I always ask them how they deal with the weight of the issues they’re standing up for, especially if those issues are directly related to their identity. Their answers don’t always make the final cut, but I ask because I’m personally interested. Standing up everyday to...

Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey give us another installment of the Turtle & Nugget show on social media

Although today is full of promise, let’s not pretend that the stink of 2020, and the last few years, really, isn’t still wafting around. There has been a gossip bright spot so far in 2021 though – Lori Harvey, aka Turtle, and her Nugget, aka Michael B Jordan. Who seem to be telling us … Don’t cry fo...

Intro for January 20, 2021

Dear Gossips, There’s really only one show that’s happening today, right? Let’s hope it’s a safe show. And that if there are any dramatics, they come from the entertainers – Lady Gaga’s vocals, Jennifer Lopez’s choreo, the synchronicity of the University of Delaware and Howard University Drumlines (...

What Else for January 19, 2021

I’m not sure this is Gwyneth Paltrow’s fault, necessarily, but the fact that one of her vagina-scented candles exploded in someone’s home is kind of funny – and people have been sending it around. Not the remnants of the candle, I mean the story. I really would love to know who spent their money on ...

HBO Max's Search Party has become the absolute pitch-blackest of comedies in the first three episodes of season four

SpoilersSearch Party is a show that is constantly reinventing itself. In season one, it was a biting observational comedy about sh-tty Millennials, season two found the sh-tty Millennials starring in a crime drama, and season three lampooned legal dramas as the sh-tty Millennials were charged with o...

Celebrity Social Media, January 19, 2021

Some personal news: I’ve finished Bridgerton. There’s been so much good writing on it (including Sarah’s here) so I don’t have much to add to the discourse except that I find myself caring about three characters and three characters only: Marina, the Duke of Hastings, and Penelope Featherington. Am ...

Jodie Turner-Smith says motherhood is "some goddess-level sh-t" as she is seen in NYC wearing The North Face x Gucci coat

Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson have been seen in New York a couple of times this week with their baby and her mother. He’s there shooting Dr Death, taking over the lead role in the series after Jamie Dornan dropped out over scheduling issues. And I think with Joshua as the title character, it...

Zendaya and Tom Holland reunite on the set of Spider-Man 3

On set, anyway. Tom Holland and Zendaya are working on Spider-Man 3 (version 2) and were photographed on set together. MJ appears to be working in a donut shop now, and there is fake snow falling. Are we in for another random Hallmark Christmas movie ending for a December superhero movie? Or is this...

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas's friends reportedly think they could get back together

Many gossips have been remembering the romance of Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas over the last 24 hours since news broke that they’re over. But is the memorial premature? More details are now emerging about their breakup from multiple outlets and there may be as many stories about broken Benana as the...

Meghan Markle's legal team currently in London court seeking “summary judgment” against the Mail on Sunday

Happening right now in court in London – Meghan Markle’s legal team is seeking “summary judgment” against the Mail on Sunday. Basically they’re arguing that there doesn’t need to be a trial because the Mail hasn’t been able to present an acceptable defence for publishing a private letter she sent to...

Intro for January 19, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Critics’ Choice television nominations yesterday reminded me that we should talk about styling. Though they used to not admit to this, it’s undeniable now that for celebrities, a lot of marketing and promotional work, as well as award season campaign work, is done on a red carpet a...

January 19, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kathleen! KNB LOVES her birthday. Some people prefer subtle birthdays. Others make it a giant production. Kathleen is one of those people. And so she should be. We should celebrate the sh-t out of Kathleen. Hit her up on Twitter @kathleenNB or Instagram @kathleennb and flood her ment...

What Else for January 18, 2021

Since we won’t be talking about the SAG red carpet until April, the Fug Girls are revisiting the SAG red carpet of 2020. I don’t know what COVID lockdown has done to my memory, because I can normally remember almost all red carpet moments, especially at award shows, but I looked through this gallery...

I need these culotte -joggers on Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker’s been conveniently photographed a lot lately at her shoe store, especially since news broke that there will be a new Sex and the City series. But the priority here, for me at least, is these pants she had on the other day. I need these. Very badly.What would you call them?  A h...

Celebrity Social Media, January 18, 2021

Armie Hammer continues to make all kinds of interesting decisions. He apologized to the real Miss Cayman for identifying a woman as “Ms. Cayman” on his Finsta (she was in lingerie on all fours). He released the statement to the Cayman Compass, which makes me think there was some pressure as he is a ...

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas have reportedly broken up

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas haven’t been seen together yet in 2021. She was in Cuba for New Year’s, still wearing the gifts he gave her, but of course there have been no dog walks, no coffee runs, and even though they’d gone quiet before, like when she joined him in Ireland when he was shooting The...

In the first two episodes released on Disney+ Marvel's WandaVision is off to a slow and weird start with first two episodes on Disney+

WandaVision, Marvel Studio’s first foray into television—the Netflix shows don’t count, as they were produced by Marvel Entertainment—gives us our first taste of the MCU in over a year. And a weird taste it is, as we find Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen, FINALLY given something to do) and Vision (Pa...

Ethan Hawke in talks to play villain in Marvel's Moon Knight opposite Oscar Isaac

Ethan Hawke is a Gen X icon who has, like several of his Gen X peers, entered the “interesting character actor” phase of his career (see also: Brad Pitt, Winona Ryder). Even when I don’t love the end result of a particular film, Hawke’s recent performances are unfailingly varied and interesting, and...

Angelina Jolie holds hands with daughter Zahara while shopping together at Target

Remember when people used to jokingly pronounced “Target” as “tar-zhay”? Was that just a Canadian thing? Or was in the US too? Do they still do that? I haven’t heard it in a long time, but that might also be because Target is no longer in Canada.  Here are Angelina Jolie and Zahara at Target this we...

Matt Damon and his family arrive in Sydney where he will be working on Thor: Love and Thunder

Here are shots of Matt Damon and his family arriving in Sydney the other day. And by family I mean I can see in these pictures at least three of his daughters and his wife, Luciana. So it appears that we can now definitely say that the ring thing is not a thing.  The new thing is Thor: Love and Thun...

As I predicted last year, Justin Timberlake just confirmed he and Jessica Biel have welcomed second child, Phinneas

A year ago on Monday, January 20, 2020, was my first post about Justin Timberlake in the new year. He and Jessica Biel were sighted in New York two months after he was photographed super drunk and holding hands with a co-star at a bar in New Orleans. You’ll recall, in his apology post on social medi...

Lori Harvey and Michael B Jordan caLori Harvey and Michael B Jordan can't keep their hands off each other in new photos from her birthday in St Bartsn't keep their hands off each other in new photos from her birthday in St. Barts

Lori Harvey, the best person to happen to gossip last week, continues to improve our timelines this week. But first, a refresher, because we should never forget the impact she’s had on the gossip game in 2021. Last Sunday Lori and Michael B Jordan announced themselves on Instagram, a coordinated gos...

Intro for January 18, 2021

Dear Gossips, One Night in Miami, directed by Regina King, premiered on Amazon this weekend. The film imagines conversations based on true events. On the night he defeated Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Clay did indeed spend the night at the Hampton House Motel...

What Else for January 15, 2021

“THE RANGE!” This is the point in the post where the week caught up to me and …dead. It’s a perfect comment coming after a perfect sentence about Liam Neeson’s, um, body of work. Which can also be described as “The Takens”. Plural. He says it’s going to come to an end…soon. OK but not until he and T...

Sasha Finds: F. Miller

If you’re already a fan of F. Miller then congratulations you can move on to the next post. But if you’re like me who has arrived at the party very late then stick with me because I have some things to say. Major props to this Canadian skincare brand. Started back in 2014 this all-natural, high-perf...

Likeable Ryan Reynolds is even more likeable because of his many bromances

On the Pop Chat podcast earlier this week with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Sarah Hagi, one the questions that came up as a lookback on 2020 was…which celebrities did not do well in 2020 and which ones came out good? A lot of celebrities sucked in 2020 but there were a few who not only didn’t make us hat...

Celebrity Social Media, January 15, 2021

This week I’ve noticed an uptick in stories about people losing friends/family members to QAnon. Obviously it’s a timely story and as we know, celebrities are a reflection of what is happening in society, which brings us to… the Backstreet Boys? Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell are cousins and Br...

Ray Fisher loses his job in DC extended universe after speaking out about toxic on-set culture of Joss Whedon's Justice League

The long-running saga of Ray Fisher and the toxic on-set culture of the Justice League reshoots overseen by Joss Whedon has come to an end, and it is an end many feared: Ray Fisher lost his job as Cyborg in the DC extended universe. There was always anxiety that in speaking up for himself and others...

Rihanna collaborates with multimedia artist Lorna Simpson for ESSENCE cover

Rihanna covers a lot of magazines, but I never find myself fatigued and that’s because she continues to raise the bar, pushing past pretty pictures and aiming for something more interesting. Let’s be honest, she’s going to look stunning no matter what, so she might as well give us something unique a...

The highly anticipated third season of Succession is finally in production and I wonder if appetites for it will change with Trump out of office

Well. Here we are, the last weekend of the Trump presidency. For four years, the world has watched a wealthy New York family led by an immoral patriarch try to ruin a nation. And one of the best shows on television during that time premiered at the midpoint of the administration and happened to be a...

Chris Evans is reportedly returning to the MCU as Captain America which we all assumed would happen eventually

This week in Yeah, We Figured news, Chris Evans is reportedly returning to the MCU as Captain America. Deadline calls it “a move sure to rock the Marvel Cinematic Universe”, as if we didn’t all just assume this would happen eventually Bitch, have you ever seen a Marvel movie? People are always going...

Selena Gomez and her miraculous, sacred heart in “De Una Vez” music video

I remember reading articles early on in the pandemic that explained how lockdowns were affecting people psychologically. How in the uncertainty of the pandemic, for example, we were and are having a hard time looking forward to big or small things, and that this lack of anticipation for good things ...

Intro for January 15, 2021

Dear Gossips, Aside from Lori Harvey and all seven members of BTS, because ARMY will trend RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook any time of day for no reason (and I’m listing out there names here to remind you that my 2021 hope for you would be to be able name them), my reaction whenever I ...

What Else for January 14, 2021

Here’s some major Gossip Nostalgia – first of all, the movie Great Expectations starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. THAT GREEN OUTFIT. At the time, that was my ideal look. If I had my choice of any outfit, it would be that green shirt and skirt. There was also, I think, a backless dress in the...

Daniel Dae Kim to lead cast of The Hot Zone: Anthrax, which is excellent but it has taken too long to get here

National Geographic announced yesterday that they’ve cast their two leads for the next series of its top-rated anthology, The Hot Zone. The Hot Zone: Anthrax is about the bioterror attacks that happened across the United States in the weeks following 9/11. The first series, The Hot Zone, starring Ju...

What's Your Drama: Trust Your Vagina & Friend Code

Welcome back to the first What's Your Drama of the New Year. Wish I could say Lainey kicked it off with some positivity. Nope, instead she told me the worst thing she could ever tell me. Please. By all means, listen and tell me if you think she's being a good friend. Then it's time to get to your dr...

Celebrity Social Media, January 14, 2021

A couple of days ago, Sarah wrote about the Lucy-Desi casting curse, with a big WTF for Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball. I agree completely and yes, Nicole is an exceptional actress, but why does she have to be in everything? For Desi, I immediately thought of Jaime Camil (although he is Mexican-Ameri...

Jimmy Kimmel jokingly calls Matt Damon "Satan's lamest agent" in monologue about the stupidity of QAnon

Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon have been doing their “they hate each other” bit for years and years now. Probably it’s gotten a little old…at least before the pandemic. Since the pandemic, maybe it’s a source of comfort, something familiar, a thing that you know that, no matter what, they’ll keep doing...

Armie Hammer "drops out" of upcoming film, Shotgun Wedding, as abuse allegation scandal builds

I didn’t choose the Armie Hammer life, the Armie Hammer life chose me. This is my third post on him in a week (catch up here and here) and who would have ever thought it would come to this? Certainly not me, but here we are.  The latest development is that Armie “dropped out” of the upcoming product...

Michael B Jordan goes all out with roses and Instagram video dedication for girlfriend Lori Harvey's 24th birthday

It’s not like Lori Harvey hasn’t already done enough, given us enough, even though 2021 is only two weeks old. And yet she keeps on giving. And by giving I mean dominating. Earlier this week, Lori and Michael B Jordan went Instagram official with their relationship, the first time he has ever gone p...

Chris Rock reveals he was in consideration to be in 90s sitcoms Seinfeld and Friends

Jerry, Elaine, Kramer… and Chris? During an appearance on The Late Show this week, Chris Rock confirmed the recent rumour he was in consideration to play Jerry’s best friend, George Costanza, on Seinfeld. Can you imagine? And why wasn’t this the first topic discussed when Chris was on Comedians in C...

Intro for January 14, 2021

Dear Gossips, Riz Ahmed was named Best Actor at the virtual Gotham Awards earlier this week for his performance in Sound of Metal, which Sarah called the “most unique film experience of 2020” in her review. Sound of Metal is currently streaming on Prime Video.  Although the favourite in the Best Act...

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy reach divorce settlement in chic-looking Zoom hearing

Every year, the fanciest fashion houses make pretentious films and they hire famous actors and top-tier directors and shoot it in a luxurious locale. They could spend millions of dollars and not come close to the aloof chicness of Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy’s Zoom divorce screenshot.  Look ...

What Else for January 13, 2021

Jodie Turner-Smith is the ELLE January digital cover and everything about this is excellent – from how she’s approaching playing Anne Boleyn to the colours that are popping in these photos and the styling and her face, her ridiculous beautiful face. And I can watch this video of her posing for hours...

Duana Names: Blanket Statements Benefit Balkan Baby

Hi Duana!We're trying to settle on a Slavic or international name for our baby girl, but struggling to find a name that feels "right."  We want a name that isn't super popular, but also one that both our Balkan families and English-speakers can pronounce alike without much difficulty. Last name is 2...

A glowing Jennifer Lopez looks amazing while having lunch with friends in Miami after the gym

Jennifer Lopez, very famously, has that glow. And she’s had it for, literally, decades now. So as Maria noted in her post about JLo’s skincare line a few weeks ago, it obviously makes sense that she has one – it’s actually surprising it took this long. Most of the time, though, when we’re looking at...

Sarah Ferguson is bringing the romance with "captivating debut historical romance" novel, Her Heart For A Compass

Did you blurt out a “huh?” when you read that title? It is a statement of fact though. I haven’t lured you here on false pretenses. Sarah Ferguson is bringing the romance, this is what’s happening. And I think… if you haven’t seen it yet…you might thank me for showing you what you are about to watch...

Celebrity Social Media, January 13, 2021

This morning, Lainey wrote about Satchel and Jackson Lee, who will be the ambassadors at the Golden Globes. The Globes are my favourite awards show because they are free-wheeling and include TV and film, plus the drinking. It loosens people up (or in a room full of actors, gives them permission to a...

Armie Hammer and his team stay quiet as Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi posts about forthcoming abuse allegations

Last night, Lainey texted me about writing a followup on Armie Hammer’s DMs (catch up on my first piece here) and I had to ask her what was new. She sent me a link on the cannibalism DMs and I was like oh ya, I read about him wanting to cook skin. As if that’s a normal gossip story?! As I wrote in m...

Laid-back Brad Pitt appears in first ever campaign photo for Miraval Rosé

Brad Pitt’s Miraval Rosé 2020 vintage will be released February 1. Have you ever had the Miraval rosé? It’s quite good…and not extravagantly priced, at least not where I live. I mean, it’s not a $9 bottle of wine but it’s also not a $50 bottle of wine. Usually retails in Ontario for about $25 and if...

Netflix is releasing one new movie every week in 2021 and some of them look really good

Yesterday Netflix released a video promoting their 2021 films and it’s the video equivalent of screaming, “I am a golden god!” and diving into a pool from the roof of a three-story house. Netflix is taking a victory lap before anyone else even lined up for the race. Lainey emailed me the video and s...

2021 looking to be another year without blockbusters as more films will push release dates due to spiking COVID cases

2020 will be remembered as the year without blockbusters, but the way things are looking, 2021 is going to be more of the same. Earlier this week, Morbius delayed its release date, again, from March 19 to October 8 (honestly, October is a much friendlier month for a vampire-themed superhero movie), ...

Today marks one year since the Queen released extraordinary statement following the Sandringham Summit

If you’re a regular visitor here, you know I have a thing with dates. A year ago today, on January 13, 2020, Prince Harry went to meet the Queen at Sandringham; they were later joined by Prince Charles and Prince William. This gathering is now known as the Sandringham Summit, when Harry negotiated a...

Intro for January 13, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced yesterday that Satchel and Jackson Lee are the 2021 Golden Globe Awards Ambassadors. Their father is Spike Lee. It is the first time that two siblings of colour have been named the show’s ambassadors and in their roles, they will also b...

What Else for January 12, 2021

Looking back at the red carpet photos from the premiere of Snatch, in 2000, and I’m reminded once again about how…casual people used to dress for premieres. Most people. Some people definitely turned it up, but the bigger names dialed it down. Both Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow were there whi...

The Russo Brothers' Cherry starring Tom Holland enters the Oscars race as first teaser is released

Since the Oscars expanded eligibility for Our Plague Year: 2020, we are now getting a rash of new year movies to meet the extended February deadline. Malcolm & Marie is one of these movies, and now we have a teaser for Cherry, starring Tom Holland. It’s a Zendalland reunion! Kind of. Let me have thi...

Celebrity Social Media, January 12, 2021

Fig was abandoned at a shelter over the holidays and has found a new home with Jonah Hill. You can tell they are best buds. This is also a chance to snoop around what we can assume is Jonah’s apartment. Looks like he has two upholstered Pierre Jeanneret chairs. I’m very into chairs so that is the fi...

Prince William and Catherine reportedly ignored Scottish government warnings to stay home ahead of their train tour

Back in December, when COVID-19 cases were surging in the UK (which was a prelude to what we’re seeing there now with beyond-alarming case numbers and hospitals overwhelmed) and people were being advised to stay home and stop the spread, Prince William and Catherine embarked on a train tour so that ...

Rob Lowe says he recently saw Prince Harry in his car wearing a ponytail

I have always said that celebrities, who we gossip about, are often the biggest gossips. They gossip about each all the f-cking time. For the most part, when in public, they’re quick to disparage it and accuse media outlets and tabloids and paparazzi and Twitter or whatever of too much gossiping but...

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in talks to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos and I hate all of it

Back in 2015, which was both five years ago and a hundred years ago, we learned that Aaron Sorkin was writing a biopic of Lucille Ball which would star Cate Blanchett. Now Sorkin is finally realizing the project, though it will no longer star Blanchett. Titled Being the Ricardos, the film, which Sor...

Kevin Feige confirms Deadpool 3 will be rated R and fully integrated into the MCU

When Disney swallowed Fox whole almost two years ago, there were many questions about what it would mean for the industry, for the library of Fox films, and other business things. What nerds cared about, though, was what would happen to the X-Men, especially Deadpool, since he is 1) the most popular...

Olivia Wilde gave prophetic monologue in 2012 about her relationships only lasting seven years

Thanks to a reader called Ruth who sent me this Olivia Wilde throwback yesterday which… seems in hindsight really prophetic. First a recap: Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis started dating in 2011. He proposed in 2013 and they broke up in 2020, after seven years of engagement. When exactly they split ...

Intro for January 12, 2021

Dear Gossips, Lori Harvey is currently my favourite celebrity of 2021 so far and Lori Harvey + Michael B Jordan are currently my favourite romance of 2021 (even though technically they started dealing with each other in 2020). Which is why my favourite TikTok of young 2021 to this point is about Hol...

What Else for January 11, 2021

Yes. I am happy to celebrate Pat Benatar with the Fug Girls. I have “Love is a Battlefield” on several playlists but it’s been a minute since I’ve heard “We Belong”. And I’ve been thinking of her a lot the last few months because of Miley Cyrus. If you grew up in the 80s, it’s hard not to see some P...

GQ cover star, Zendaya begins Oscar campaign for Malcom & Marie with refreshing interview with Hunter Harris

One paragraph stood out to me in Nate Jones’s always informative and most recent Oscar Futures column for Vulture. This is the feature where Nate gauges momentum for Oscar contenders and, right now, with Pieces of a Woman streaming on Netflix, Vanessa Kirby, after being named Best Actress at the Ven...

Celebrity Social Media, January 11, 2021

Naomi Osaka for Louis Vuitton – I am obsessed! I will be honest, sometimes with LV and celebrity partnership, it gets a little boring (Michelle Williams comes to mind) because there are only so many red carpet looks in a season. These looks make me think of a photocall in Cannes. One thing on my mus...

Matt Damon not wearing wedding ring again during another visit to Ben Affleck's house

Last week I posted about Matt Damon, as he was photographed after a visit to Ben Affleck’s, and he wasn’t wearing his wedding band. Like I said in that original post, my gossip radar isn’t usually dialed into ring-watch or bump-watch, for that matter, because they’re often not a reliable indication ...

HBO Max announces Sex and the City revival and I can't help but wonder why

I was on my couch Sunday afternoon re-watching Bob’s Burgers, when I felt my phone vibrate with a notification. Due to the dumpster fire that is the United States, I was hoping that it would be about something inconsequential. And The Hollywood Reporter delivered:The Hollywood Reporter on Sex and th...

Armie Hammer trending online after graphic DMs and audio recordings are leaked

There were two lanes on social media on Sunday: processing the events that led to an attempted coup in the world’s most powerful nation and Armie Hammer’s alleged DMs. I will be in the Armand express lane. If you saw “the Michael Phelps of f-cking” on Twitter and don’t know why, I am here to explain...

Sexiest Man Alive Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey make their relationship Instagram official

In almost every way, 2021 has been as trash as 2020. In terms of celebrity gossip though, well, there’s already been a lot of good gossip. And a lot of gossip about the gossip – see Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Jason Sudeikis. We’re not even two weeks into January yet and already, we’re starting ...

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles's relationship timeline disputed by "heartbroken" Jason Sudeikis

A week ago today, after attending a wedding together in Montecito where they were photographed holding hands, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were the biggest story in celebrity gossip…which Zoe Kravitz probably didn’t mind since her split from Karl Glusman was the top celebrity headline before Olivia...

Intro for January 11, 2021

Dear Gossips, Kamala Harris, Vice President-Elect of the United States, the first Black and South Asian person and woman to take that position, covers the February 2021 issue of Vogue in a profile by Alexis Okeowo, photographed by Tyler Mitchell. The cover was leaked on Saturday and immediately ther...

January 11, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs

“Yinnie! Happy Birthday in the weirdest, wildest time. You are an amazing friend, incredibly sharp, very (Y)insightful, fun AND funny and absolutely gorgeous inside and out. I hope this year gets better (it has to, right?) but am so happy that no matter what happens, you finally live just around the...

What Else for January 8, 2021

That Kanye West and Jeffree Star rumour… is wild. But it says a lot about where we are with gossip and gossip investigations and how crazy sh-t can take off – and who benefits from it initially and then who benefits from it in the aftermath. Because I don’t think Jeffree minds at all that this is wh...

Celebrity Social Media, January 8, 2021

Yesterday in this space I wrote about Karlie Kloss’s reaction to people asking her about Ivanka Trump (she responded “I’ve tried” to someone who asked her about it). After that, Tavi Gevinson, actress, writer and founder of Rookie, took to Instagram stories to call Karlie a “Resistance Barbie” (LOL)...

Duana Names: What’s in a “Baby/Baybi” Name?

…Are we okay?! Of course we’re not. Is anything we’re going to discuss going to affect anything, or is it just distraction? I mean, I would have gone with the latter, if not for you guys. This is what we do, we listen to each other, take care of each other, and send distractions or amusements when w...

Outfits of the Week: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in denim, 20 Years Later

You cannot call yourself a pop culture enthusiast if you don’t know this photo, I’m sorry. Britney Spears is a popstar beyond borders, famous around the world, no matter the culture. And her relationship with Justin Timberlake is known around the world, no matter the culture. There would be no Justi...

Taylor Swift seems to be singing about Scott Borchetta and Karlie Kloss in evermore bonus track "it's time to go"

It was confirmed earlier this week that Taylor Swift’s album, folklore, was the #1 album of 2020 based on a combination of sales and streaming data. It was also one of the most critically well-received albums of the year, which is why she’s contending for all kinds of Grammys.  Her second surprise a...

Kit Harington looks fit while out for a run in London ahead of upcoming arrival of baby with Rose Leslie

Do you know anyone who has binged Game of Thrones during the pandemic? I’m not asking to be a dick about the series, I’m asking because as we’ve heard over the last year, there are certain shows that experienced a resurgence in popularity or were rediscovered as so many more people spent so much mor...

Intro for January 8, 2021

Dear Gossips, What are you binge-watching this weekend? For me it’s going to be Martin Scorsese’s Pretend It’s A City, which follows Fran Lebowitz around her beloved New York City, a docuseries companion to Public Speaking, which just marked its tenth anniversary in November.  Last April, just after...

Zayn's new single, "Vibez" serves as a distraction from the state of the world in 2021

Obviously we’re looking for a different vibe going into 2021 and so far we’ve been getting a lot of the same. Even for those of us who like to stay plugged in, sometimes you need a little escapism and music is certainly a great distraction from the state of the world. One person supplying a new soun...

What Else for January 7, 2021

We’re a week into the new year and I haven’t mentioned Celine Dion, our Queen of All Feelings, yet and that is a problem because… SO MANY FEELINGS. The Fug Girls are giving us the Celine content today – a throwback from 17 years ago when she was honoured on the Walk of Fame, wearing an outfit that i...

Celebrity Social Media, January 7, 2021

Yesterday in What Else, Lainey posted to a story about Justin Bieber distancing himself from Hillsong Church and in this instance, I can see Justin’s frustration. There’s rarely a headline about Carl Lentz that doesn’t include Justin’s name, even though JB stopped actively attending Hillsong service...

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles photographed hanging out with friends after being seen holding hands at friend's wedding

The gossip week started with the news that Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles are dating after they were photographed holding hands at a wedding on the weekend and sources have since confirmed that it’s been “a few weeks” after they started working together on Don’t Worry Darling.  New pictures of the tw...

Cult favourite, Search Party, returning with season four on HBO Max

It feels VERY weird to write about anything else right now, let alone a trailer for a TV show, but you know, life goes on, I guess. I mean, armed insurrections stormed the US capitol yesterday, Congress had to be evacuated, someone died, and now…everything is normal again? Very weird! 2021 is seven ...

Drag queens Trinity The Tuck and Farrah Moan argue on Twitter over Trinity's pandemic performance

We’re only on Day 7 of the new year, and I’m already looking forward to 2022. If, like me, you’ve been continuously doom-scrolling through Twitter, you may have witnessed some simmering tensions in the Drag Race fandom. In case you missed it, here’s the breakdown: Trinity The Tuck and Farrah Moan's ...

Review: Netflix's The History of Swear Words hosted by Nicolas Cage feels unfinished

I had such hopes. The History of Swear Words looked like the right combination of interesting and funny, and while the full series is sort of interesting, it is not very funny. And worse, pursuit of jokes actually makes it less interesting. The series, directed by Christopher D’Elia—not to be confus...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cover PEOPLE one year after announcing they were stepping down as royals

Today is the one year anniversary of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s visit to Canada House in London. They’d spent several weeks at the end of 2019 on Vancouver Island and upon their return to England, they wanted to thank Canadians for their hospitality during their stay. Here are a couple of phot...

Intro for January 7, 2021

Dear Gossips, Like many of you with friends and family, Duana and I were exchanging texts last night, horrified by what was happening in Washington, DC. This is one of Duana’s messages to me: “It was seeing the news crews’ equipment destroyed that really got me. Those clamshells and lights and monit...

What Else for January 6, 2021

Justin Bieber has made a statement about his affiliation, or lack thereof, with Pastor Carl Lentz and Hillsong Church. Remember when Pastor Carl’s scandal was one of the biggest gossip stories of 2020? Anyway, since then, a couple of other pastors have left. Does the church have a crisis management ...

Keanu Reeves remains unproblematic on the beach in Malibu

As we’ve said so many times in the past, where the big name movie stars are concerned, the ones who’ve been familiar to us for so long, it’s Keanu Reeves who we can be most confident will not be trending on Twitter for being problematic. I mean, the universe can still f-ck us in so many different wa...

Sia exposes deeply troubling blindspot, calling Maddie Ziegler's casting in Music not ableism but nepotism

Sia has had an incredible amount of negative press lately – first about the trailer for her upcoming Music, which was (correctly) criticized for its ableist casting of neurotypical Maddie Ziegler as a teenager with autism, and for Sia’s clapback tantrums on Twitter where she said the role/production...

Celebrity Social Media, January 6, 2021

Dr. Dre’s year is off to an intense start as he’s in the hospital after suffering a brain aneurism (thankfully, he seems to be OK). Dre and his ex-wife Nicole are in a messy and contentious divorce battle with allegations of misappropriation of funds and infidelity – do you think this life-or-death ...

Gwyneth Paltrow promotes goop's new face oil on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and all I can think about is her changing light

Gwyneth Paltrow was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the other night to promote goop’s new face oil. They begin by talking about New Year’s Eve celebrations and pandemic lockdown and how she and her family are coping. She says that it’s been especially hard on her son, Moses, who is 14 years old and is really ...

Kim Kardashian reportedly preparing to divorce Kanye West for real this time

Word is Kim Kardashian is preparing to divorce Kanye West, for real this time. The rumours have surrounded the couple for years, but speculation increased more recently given Kanye’s political views, public outbursts, and controversial statements about race and mental health. Now multiple sources ar...

Matt Damon visits friend Ben Affleck at home in LA as Contagion director Steven Soderbergh says he's working on sequel

Matt Damon did not star in any new projects released in 2020 but he was in one of the most-watched movies of 2020. It’s a movie that will be ten years old September 2021. That movie? Contagion, obviously. When COVID-19 lockdown first began in the west in March, it seemed like everyone was watching C...

The Weeknd debuts bonkers post-plastic surgery look in "Save Your Tears" music video

Have you seen The Weeknd’s new music video? I ask because he debuted a bonkers post-plastic surgery look. There’s a new chiseled (literally!) jawline, cheek implants, crooked results of a nose job, fillers everywhere. It’s like watching an episode of Botched. I’m fascinated by bad cosmetic surgery, ...

Intro for January 6, 2021

Dear Gossips,It was announced yesterday that the Grammy Awards, which were supposed to happen on January 31 have been postponed until March 14 due to the “deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles”. With current restrictions in place, and hospitals at capacity, there’s no way they’d be able to co...

What Else for January 5, 2021

Earlier today I marked a Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston anniversary and the Fug Girls have posted another one – they attended the premiere of The Bourne Identity and that is suuuuuch a 2002 outfit on her. I feel like she held onto this look for a long time. (Go Fug Yourself)  Sarah wrote yesterday a...

Marvel gives us a tease of WandaVision's theme song in new trailer for the series

WandaVision drops next week on Disney+, which will officially begin the Marvel era on the streaming platform (and then we’ll get to find out how much that is worth to new subscribers). Ahead of the premiere, Marvel released another trailer for the series, teasing Wanda Maximoff and Vision’s not-quit...

Celebrity Social Media, January 5, 2021

This morning Lainey wrote about Brad Pitt and Flea, which made me think of this post Courtney Love put up over the holidays. Who is this mystery movie star? I immediately thought of Brad (she dates the picture at around 1987) but other guesses include Ethan Hawke and Sean Penn. (Lainey: Norman Reedu...

Kristen Stewart out with girlfriend Dylan Meyer in LA in matching masks

Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer have been dating since August 2019 so this would have been the second time the two have celebrated a new year together. Here they are out for coffee yesterday in LA with matching masks. Kristen is fresh off the success of Happiest Season, a new movie to add to our cat...

New high profile couple Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles have reportedly been dating for a few weeks

As far as new celebrity couples go, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were pretty well-received yesterday, right? Especially when you consider that Harry was part of One Direction and band fans can be… pretty emotional when their faves have boyfriends/girlfriends. Especially those who are the “Larry” be...

Brad Pitt snorkels in Turks and Caicos 16 years after famous beach photos with Jennifer Aniston just before announcing split

When I think about Brad Pitt and tropical New Year celebrations, my gossip mind immediately goes to January 7, 2005 – a big day in gossip history. That’s when he and Jennifer Aniston announced that they were separating after ringing in the new year in Anguilla. You remember this photo, don’t you? Th...

Zoe Kravitz rumoured by DeuxMoi to be dating Channing Tatum after split with Karl Glusman

Zoe Kravitz filed for divorce from Karl Glusman just before Christmas and there’s been all kinds of speculation about why and whether or not there might be someone else. Like COVID-19 isn’t enough of a reason for a marriage to go south. That said, these are celebrities and they fall in and out of lo...

Intro for January 5, 2021

Dear Gossips, It was about a year ago now that I started mentioning a Korean drama on Netflix called Crash Landing on You. The series premiered in mid-December and the obsession started from there; I’m not just talking about me – Crash Landing on You was a global smash hit with billions of views fro...

What Else for January 4, 2021

It’s time for the Go Fug Yourself annual Vogue 2021 cover predictions. Who will Anna choose? Here are my predictions in no particular order: Angelina Jolie for The Eternals; Regina King ahead of the Oscars; Scarlett Johansson for Black Widow; Ana de Armas for Bond; Michaela Coel for I May Destroy Yo...

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles presumed to be dating after being photographed holding hands at a wedding

Well. It’s January 4 and already 2021 is giving us some good gossip in the form of a possible new couple: Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles?! Let me start this year with a brag. Because…well… to paraphrase The Weeknd, I felt it coming. Back in November when Olivia and Jason Sudeikis confirmed that they’...

Celebrity Social Media, January 4, 2021

Diane von Furstenberg’s rhetorical question in her caption is referring to her swimsuit selfie. She’s 74 and good for her (or anyone, at any age) who goes for it. What I’m side-eyeing is the insistence of the rich and famous to post that they are on vacation right now. I know that she and Barry Dill...

Ana de Armas debuts new haircut in Cuba and I can't decide if I like it

A year ago today we weren’t yet talking about one of the most… comforting …gossip preoccupations of 2020: Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. They were happening already though and were seen in January of 2020 having dinner in New Orleans while working on Deep Water. It was in February when news first bro...

President-Elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden promote message of safe COVID vaccine on New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t ever remember a U.S. president-elect “calling in” to Dick Clark’s (now Ryan Seacrest’s) New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, so it was kind of a trip to see Ryan do a mini-interview with the Bidens.  The interview was awkward due to the time delay, and you know, the fact that the who...

The Sun reports that there is drama between Robert Pattinson and The Batman director Matt Reeves on set

I mean, MORE Batman drama, since we know DC Films intends to have many Batmen running around, which provides its own, unique flavor of drama. But THIS Batman drama pertains to Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves’ The Batman, which is, maybe, not going so hot. Consider the source with a huge grain of sa...

PEOPLE Magazine reports that Zoe Kravitz has filed for divorce from Karl Glusman

As mentioned in today’s open, were it not for the pandemic, today’s coverage would be all Golden Globes. A year ago, during our Golden Globes wrap-up, we posted about Zoe Kravitz’s Golden Globes polka dots which were not actually the main focus because a few days prior, she finally, finally showed u...

It was tough to divorce Jennifer Lopez's New Year's Rockin' Eve performance from the pandemic

Is it just me or did Jennifer Lopez decide to make up for our collective NYE’s outfits by doing the absolute most with hers? Thank you, JLo, for dressing up for all of us. Her JLo Beauty commercial, I mean, her New Year’s Eve performance, began with a video of her riding the 6 and S trains and walki...

The Daily Mail confirms Queen Elizabeth rejected Prince Harry's Remembrance Day wreath

Did you watch Death to 2020 on Netflix this weekend? Tracey Ullman plays Queen Elizabeth and, well, I wouldn’t say it’s a flattering portrait of Her Majesty and the British royal family. The film is satire so, you know, if you’re a real person who’s been included, it’s not like they’re here to blow ...

Intro for January 4, 2021

Dear Gossips, I started a new folder today, which is always a trip. It’s the first thing I’ve labelled “2021” in, well, 2021. And while I’ve always had the habit of looking back on “what happened exactly a year ago today”, I’ve been thinking a lot more about what oblivious things we all said exactly...