Intro for April 26, 2021

Dear Gossips, These were the COVID Oscars – and we have a LOT to talk about, including the ending, which we’ll get to for sure. But let’s start with the look of it all, because as I wrote last week, fashion was expected to make a comeback at the Oscars after over a year of no red carpets. This, real...

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora might be dealing with each other and What Else for April 23, 2021

Wait…what? Huh? People online are rumouring that Taika Waititi and Rita Ora might be dealing with each other. And that it’s possible she has a role in Thor: Love and Thunder. Which, as Sarah has taught us, might be an issue for Marvel because they’re all about keeping things secret and she’s out her...

Celebrity Social Media, April 23, 2021

Olivia Wilde posted a throwback photo of herself and mentioned this was taken at a wedding. Judging by the outfit, it doesn’t look like the wedding she attended with Harry Styles because at that one, she was wearing a pink Gucci headband wrap. Is this her go-to wedding hairstyle? This led me to Goog...

Outfit of the Week: Leslie Jones in muted mint green at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Leslie Jones presented at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event last night and the outfit she wore may be my favourite of all the outfits she’s ever worn. This is a GREAT suit. The colour is great on her, this muted mint green, so fresh, so pretty. Also the white trim is so sharp and there’s ju...

Ranking the various friendships of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ahead of today's finale

The finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier drops today, which means we’re finally going to find out whether or not Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes will become super best friends or if they’ll keep their friend-dating casual. (FYI people have been spoiling the finale all over Twitter but we will not...

Louis Vuitton confirms BTS are their new House Ambassadors

Earlier this week, McDonald’s announced a global partnership with BTS. To end the week, Louis Vuitton has just confirmed their new House Ambassadors:  This is BTS + LV. But also BTS + Virgil Abloh, LV’s Men’s Artistic Director. I’m excited to see what the Bangtan and Virgil collaboration will look l...

Page Six releases new exclusive photos of Meghan Markle and Archie in jeans as the Cambridges celebrate Louis' Third birthday

Meghan Markle was papped yesterday with Archie. Page Six has the exclusives, which you can check out on their website and their Twitter. As we’ve seen, Meghan, Harry, and especially Archie are not papped very often. This is the first time Archie’s been photographed by the paparazzi in LA, actually. ...

Intro for April 23, 2021

Dear Gossips, It’s Oscar weekend. And the Oscars will not be Zoomed. This is a live event, people are showing up, people will be dressed. The whole thing will feel like a movie, on television – a television movie? – in real time, so kinda sorta like a play too. And the actors will be playing themsel...

The Weekend's new remix of “Save Your Tears” with Ariana Grande is just as amazing as expected

I was SO excited when I heard that The Weeknd was dropping a remix of “Save Your Tears” with Ariana Grande. The song came out early this morning and just as expected, it is amazing. Here’s the music video!  The original “Save Your Tears” from his album After Hours was already a great song. So if it ...

What Else for April 22, 2021

This is a couple of days old but it went viral earlier this week because, well, Stacey Abrams is a badass. And she made this man look like a fool. Which is so satisfying because he thought he was clever as sh-t and she ended up owning his ass. Because he, clearly, was not as prepared as she was. And...

Celebrity Social Media, April 22, 2021

To be quite honest, I only know about Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin because they spoke very openly about his cheating and their relationship was constantly making headlines. They’ve kind of branded themselves as marriage survivors, so I wonder how she will pivot that to a divorce. Irina Shayk and Bra...

What’s Your Drama: Vaccines the New Dress Code? & Friend Zoning Someone You Like

Before we get into your drama Lainey would like to talk to you about her urinary issues. It's too long to get into it here so just take a listen and please feel free let us know about your own stream. Then it's time to get to your letters and we kick things off with "Julia" who is in an on-again off...

There is a method to the madness in my predictions for this year's Oscar winners

Last month, I did my first full slate of Oscar nomination predictions and I didn’t do too bad, nailing 77 out of 105 predictions (73% is good enough, as I used to tell my math teachers). But now I am here to predict the WINNERS, which is actually easier, I think, because the pool of options is small...

Matt Damon in Sydney with wife Luciana after Thor: Love and Thunder co-star Chris Hemsworth jokingly posts band photo on Instagram

The Thor crew has been in Australia for months working on Thor: Love and Thunder due out next year, led by director Taika Waititi. Did you see that shot Chris Hemsworth posted on Instagram the other day with Taika and Matt Damon? It’s very, very, VERY good.  Chris is joking that they’re a band, and ...

Jennifer Lawrence in a timeless pretty green dress and oxfords in New York

Jennifer Lawrence has been photographed a couple of times this week in New York I guess as things are now opening up – as of this week bars can stay open until midnight and theatre and museum capacities are going up next week. We haven’t seen much of her since she was working on Adam McKay’s Don’t L...

Channing Tatum does lunges in Santa Monica ahead of release of children's book, The One and Only Sparkella, in May

Channing Tatum wrote a children’s book called The One and Only Sparkella which comes out May 4. It’s the story of a dad and his daughter.  I imagine there’ll be a book tour to promote? If that’s the case, we should be seeing more of him on the press circuit. He’s been pretty quiet during the pandemi...

Intro for April 22, 2021

Dear Gossips, All signs point to the fact that fashion will be a conversation at the Oscars. Keep your eye on Regina King. So far through award season Regina King, styled by Wayman + Micah, has been dominating. And by the way, we haven’t talked enough about her look at the Critics Choice Awards. Loo...

Joshua Jackson steps out in the rain with his daughter as Jodie Turner-Smith tells PEOPLE they did a great job choosing each other

Everybody’s favourite Joshua Jackson stepped out with his daughter yesterday in the rain in New York, like a true Vancouver boy. That’s what we do in Vancouver since it rains so much – we get on with it, as you see Josh doing here.  He also went out with Jodie Turner-Smith’s mother, Hilda, at some p...

What Else for April 21, 2021

We’re all basically over Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, right? Like I’ve always said about JLo, she loves love, but when her love is over, that love doesn’t stick to her. Which is why the reports she had trust issues with ARod are, sure, totally believable. But they’re also barely newsworthy. Sh...

Celebrity Social Media, April 21, 2021

I’ve been mildly concerned about Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey but it was all for naught – he is in LOVE love. First he announced it on social media for the youth and now they took it to PEOPLE for the rest of us. It’s a fitting spot for the reigning Sexiest Man Alive. Chet Hanx had a momentary ...

Ted Lasso will return in July just in time to serve as a mid-year spirit booster

One of the (few) joys of 2020 was Ted Lasso, the Apple TV+ series co-created by Jason Sudeikis and Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence. They took a jokey character Sudeikis did for a series of sports commercials and turned him into the heart and soul of one of the kindest shows on television. And now, lik...

Prince Harry has returned to LA after attending Prince Philip's funeral as Will and Kate visit Air Training Corps in London

Prince Harry has returned to LA. For days there’s been all kinds of speculation about how much time he would spend in the UK and how he would spend it, with people nefariously hoping that his visit back to London without Meghan Markle would result in a reconciliation – the implication being that Meg...

Emilia Clarke, Marvel’s latest fabulous lady, joins cast of Disney+ series Secret Invasion

Marvel is keeping the fabulous lady train rolling by bringing the mother of dragons herself, Emilia Clarke, into the MCU. She is joining the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion on the heels of Olivia Colman. Naturally, no one has any idea who she’s playing. I gotta be honest, I was so-so on Secr...

Gemma Chan calls out The Sunday Times for printing racist line about Prince Philip's "gaffes about slitty eyes"

Back on Monday, in my post about Prince Philip’s funeral, I ended it with a mention of an article on the front page of The Sunday Times that included a passage referencing Prince Philip’s comment about Asian people having “slitty eyes”. Here’s the passage in question: Passage in the Sunday Times ref...

Golden Globes facing another scandal as former president caught sending anti-BLM email and their advisors recently quit

Here’s a quick recap of what’s been happening with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organisation that oversees the Golden Globes, one of the most high profile and popular award shows of the season. The HFPA is a group of between 80-90 journalists from around the world who have the reputa...

Intro for April 21, 2021

Dear Gossips,This is the tweet that I’ve been thinking about since Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd yesterday:  The immediate reaction from many people in the Black community was relief. But that relief was preceded by anxiety and a tempering of expectations, for some it was ...

What Else for April 20, 2021

Lady Danbury will not stand for all these people trying to come for the Duke of Hasting’s character. Let Regé-Jean Page live! (Cele|bitchy)When you yourself are “very rich” and “very connected”, how “very rich” and “very connected” does someone have to be to impress you? In Jennifer Lopez’s case, I ...

Olivia Colman is in talks to join Marvel's Secret Invasion as Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes debut on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

They’ve been at it for a while, having previously featured Cate Blanchett and Elizabeth Debicki (who, recognizing her tall majesty, they fully painted gold) in their villain ranks, but this year alone we’ve seen Kathryn Hahn and Julia Louis-Dreyfus join the Marvel villain ranks, and now Olivia Colma...

HBO Asia acquires two new original series following Netflix's successful investment in South and East Asian content

For a couple of years now I’ve been posting often about Netflix’s Asian library. They have steadily been increasing investment in South Asian and particularly East Asian content. And their Korean programming is especially successful. It seems like there’s a new series out of Korea premiering on Netf...

Celebrity Social Media, April 20, 2021

Demi Lovato continued to feud with froyo yesterday, first posting a story in which she wrote “don’t mess with me” and “the customer is always right” in a DM exchange (she since deleted, here is the link), then posting a video that defended her messaging and passion for standing up for people with ea...

Riz Ahmed and Anthony Hopkins make late night talk show campaign stops the night before Oscar voting closes

‘Twas the night before Oscar voting closes… and Best Actor contenders Riz Ahmed and Sir Anthony Hopkins both flexed their last-minute campaign hustle on two separate late night talk shows. Sir Anthony Hopkins popped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert alongside his The Father director, Florian Zel...

Billie Eilish photographed getting close to actor Matthew Tyler Vorce in Santa Barbara leading to dating speculation

When Lainey sent me this link, I was shook. Billie Eilish tends to keep her love life private, which is why a lot of people were surprised by how open she was about her ex Brandon “Q” Adams in her recent documentary. But now, she’s opening up even more by being all cute with this dude Matthew Tyler ...

A spring 2021 update on Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse as they are seen holding hands in Notting Hill

Robert Pattinson spent much of last year, when quarantine wasn’t in effect, shooting The Batman. It’s now been almost two years since RP was officially confirmed as Bruce Wayne, and we’re now inside a year until we see him as Bruce Wayne; The Batman is currently scheduled for release March 4, 2022. ...

Tom Cruise back on set of Mission: Impossible 7 a year after he originally started filming

Tom Cruise is back on set for Mission: Impossible 7. At first I was like… they’re already working on a new one? And then I realised it’s the one he’s been working on since last year and was paused so many times because of the pandemic. It’s hard to keep track of sequels and their numbers. And also T...

Intro for April 20, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Oscars are now five days away, with voting concluding EOD today. I’m excited about the tight races, like I’m looking at the ballot and… I don’t know if I believe, even though we’ve been told time and again, that Nomadland is a frontrunner the way past Oscar winners have been frontr...

What Else for April 19, 2021

Here’s Carrie Underwood in Iris Van Herpen at the 2021 Latin American Music Awards last week. I know it’s an Iris Van Herpen. And the pattern is there, of course. But it also doesn’t look have the Iris Van Herpen …mood, you know? I do like what Carrie’s doing with her hair though. Normally her hair ...

In her latest major flex, Taylor Swift's Fearless (Taylor’s Version) topped the Billboard 200 chart 12 years after the original

Well this has to be all kinds of history. Last week I posted about Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and how it would perform on the charts, predicting that it would be a win. And… indeed… it is.  This is a major flex. Because remember, most of the songs on this album have already been rele...

Celebrity Social Media, April 19, 2021

Demi Lovato took to her Instagram stories to complain about a froyo shop perpetuating diet culture with its snack options. Demi is no stranger to social media skirmishes and honestly? This is not her best work. This relatively small shop had about 5k followers and she has the Lovatics. She said she ...

Jessica Biel promotes new show she produced called Cruel Summer on Ellen, tapping into the never-ending popularity of true crime

This morning, Lainey sent me a clip of Jessica Biel on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and before I watched it, I told myself I was going to write this post without mentioning Justin Timberlake. I thought that with so much emphasis on him, all the time, why not shine a light on her career regeneration? But...

Simu Liu has fists of fury as Shang-Chi in first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The teaser trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is here and it is a short, beautiful pastiche of homages to classic Asian cinema ranging from Bruce Lee to Keanu. This is our first glimpse of Simu Liu in action as Shang-Chi and I am an even 50/50 on this teaser. There is a LOT that I...

Zoe Kravitz hints that she might be dating Taylour Paige, calling it "a thing" on Instagram

Well, if this is true… it’s excellent. Because it means everyone was wrong. Zoe Kravitz started 2021 by filing for divorce from Karl Glusman. It was unexpected, at least publicly. And since I admittedly was obsessed with them, I felt the disappointment. It’s amazing what perspective, however, can do...

Prince Philip's funeral was reportedly "the funeral he wanted" and led to speculation that William and Harry are on the path to healing

Due to the circumstances of the times, the British royal family announced last week that Prince Philip’s funeral would be a “scaled-back” situation, which is how it is widely being described. “Scaled-back”, by royal standards, though, is still quite a spectacle. I mean, just look at these pictures. ...

Intro for April 19, 2021

Dear Gossips, Seems like any time Mickey Guyton is at an award show she makes history. She did it again last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards when she hosted. And, as award show hosts do, there were several outfit changes. My personal favourite of all of them is this one – white, one sho...

What Else for April 16, 2021

Supposedly Kanye West would like to date an artist next. I’m not about to start making suggestions. But there are some that would say that parts of his marriage was a performance. So if his next relationship is with an artist… what will that even look like? (Dlisted)  Sloths are the kind of animals ...

Celebrity Social Media, April 16, 2021

John Stamos was on WWHL and you know messy boots Andy Cohen was going to ask about the Olsen twins, who did not appear on the Fuller House reboot (obviously). Apparently Lori Loughlin was the voice of reason as he told Andy, “I remember Lori [Loughlin] saying to me, ‘They won two or three CFDA Award...

#HotTig starts trending on social media after Tig Notaro shows up in Army of the Dead trailer looking even foxier than usual

This week, Netflix released a trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, a heist movie set in the middle of a zombie apocalypse except the zombies are Mad Max extras. Army of the Dead originally co-starred comedian Chris D’Elia, but after he got accused of sexually harassing underage girls (accusat...

Sasha Finds: Fog-Free Wipes

Four-eye fog. If you know, then you know.  There are a whole lot of piss-offs about this pandemic, but getting fogged up glasses is pretty damn high on the list. Now first things first, if your glasses are getting cloudy that means that your mask game is not strong. You need to have that sucker seal...

Buckingham Palace dismisses any "drama" surrounding procession order for Prince Philip's funeral this weekend

Earlier in the week, the dominant headline about Prince Philip’s funeral was about what Prince Andrew was “demanding” to wear – he wanted to show up on Saturday as Admiral Andy, which would have been an issue for the British royal family because why is Admiral Andy allowed to retain his military ent...

Carey Mulligan to co-star in The Spaceman starring Adam Sandler, which is thankfully not one of his comedies

Don’t worry, it’s not an ADAM SANDLER movie, it’s an Adam Sandler MOVIE. Carey Mulligan will play Sandler’s wife in The Spaceman, an adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel directed by Johan Renck, the director of Chernobyl. So, no, Carey Mulligan is not co-starring in one of Adam Sandler’s comedies, ...

Intro for April 16, 2021

Dear Gossips, According to my inbox and my social media, there doesn’t seem to be the “Noooooo! Love is over!” reaction to the news that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are over. Kathleen even texted me to say that “I’m proud of her”, LOL.  A couple of years ago, on an episode of Show Your Work, D...

Drake seen at Delilah in West Hollywood for mask-less party with Kendall and Kylie Jenner

There were several celebrities partying at Delilah in West Hollywood last night which… I guess clubbing has been reinstated in LA? Must be. And mask-less clubbing too? OK, then. I mean, who am I to side-eye? It is f-cked up now where I live. They’re about to release the new modelling for the few wee...

What Else for April 15, 2021

Never mind the hair, this is a GREAT outfit on Heidi Klum – and another example of what I’ve always said about her street style vs her red carpet style. The red carpet choices are often…not it. But her casual wear, like this off-white jumpsuit is often excellent. Everything about this look is excell...

Celebrity Social Media, April 15, 2021

Kyra Sedgwick was on The Drew Barrymore Show and pulled out a great anecdote about Tom Cruise, a star-studded dinner party, and a panic button (starts around the 2 minute mark). This is my favourite kind of pre-planned talk show segment, when one celebrity talks about another, more-famous celebrity....

Show Your Work: Amanda Gorman & The Pressures of Perfection

The Amanda Gorman spread in the May issue of Vogue, complete with two different covers, is, of course, stunning – not surprising, maybe, based on Gorman’s style (and the fact that she signed with IMG not long after her performance at the Presidential Inauguration launched her into the celebrity stra...

Alex Rodriguez's tribute to Jennifer Lopez on Instagram stories after announcement of their split is an instant mood changer

LOOOOOLLLLLOOOOLOLOLOLOLOLI am having a f-ck of a day – one dog is limping, both dogs are yelling at maintenance workers outside, tech issues messing up my shoots, stressing about some homework I have to get to later today, deadlines looming… And then I saw Alex Rodriguez’s Instagram story. Instant ...

ITV reports that no one from the royal family will be in military dress for Prince Philip's funeral

Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported that Prince Andrew was “demanding” to dress in military uniform, along with other members of the royal family, at Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. This is the kind of information that could only have come from inside the palace – and as we know, for wha...

Ranking the hottest people on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Hello, it is I, Real Science Person Doing Real Science, here to tell you in highly scientific fashion who are the hottest people on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Tests were carried out in the strictest laboratory conditions, aided by my faithful lab assistant, Midnight Wine. This is a difficult...

Ben Affleck and George Clooney hug on set of The Tender Bar on Ben's last day of shooting

George Clooney has been in the Boston area the last several weeks directing The Tender Bar. Ben Affleck has been flying in to shoot mostly on weekdays and then seen back in LA on the weekends to be with his kids. Seems like Ben is now wrapped as the two were seen hugging each other warmly on set the...

Intro for April 15, 2021

Dear Gossips, The Oscars are exactly ten days away and today is the first voting day for Academy members. The voting window closes on Tuesday, April 20 and then, of course, we’ll know on Sunday, April 25 who the winners are.  With this in mind, here’s the cover of the new issue of The Hollywood Repo...

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez officially end their engagement

It’s official. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have ended their engagement. They released a joint statement to The Today Show – via PEOPLE: "We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so. We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses...

What Else for April 14, 2021

Madonna had some words for a Karen on social media but that is not what my takeaway is from this story. I had never seen that Bath & Bodyworks video before and now that I’ve seen it… have you seen it? It’s from a few weeks ago, a fight broke out. And it goes on for a minute which sounds short but wh...

Former Bachelor, Colton Underwood, came out as gay on Good Morning America this morning and there is a lot to unpack

Former Bachelor, Colton Underwood, came out as gay during an interview on Good Morning America today. Between him being the lead on one of the most heteronormative shows on TV, people tweeting that they “knew all along”, and his relationship from the show which ended in a restraining order, there is...

Anya Taylor-Joy shoots Tiffany & Co. campaign in New York with beautiful Alton Mason

Anya Taylor-Joy is one of pop culture’s biggest sensations so, of course, it makes sense that she’s being offered brand ambassadorships. Here she is in New York yesterday shooting a campaign with Alton Mason for Tiffany & Co. Can we just talk about Alton Mason? Because, my GOD, he is beautiful.  Alt...

Celebrity Social Media, April 14, 2021

There’s conscious uncoupling and then there’s Miranda Kerr and Katy Perry getting together on Instagram Live to promote Miranda Kerr’s skin line, Kora Organics. This is a big show of support and driven completely by their relationship because it’s not like Katy has a stake in whether or not Miranda’...

Kourtney Kardashian and Addison Rae's friendship had a lot of people scratching their heads after last week's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Last week’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians gave us a closer look at Kourtney and Addison Rae’s friendship, and it had a lot of people scratching their heads (including the other Kardashians) asking: how could a 20-year-old be besties with a 42-year-old mother of three? If you take out th...

Ryan Reynolds is back in first trailer for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard after 2017 breakout hit The Hitman’s Bodyguard

The Hitman’s Bodyguard was one of 2017’s success stories: an original, Black Listed script that survived a last-minute genre change—from drama to action comedy—to become a breakout hit, amassing over $176 million against a $30 million budget, and it helped cement Ryan Reynolds’ as an action star bey...

Lady Gaga thanks fans after they push her eight-year-old album, ARTPOP, to #1 on iTunes

Fandoms have become a powerful force in the entertainment industry. Just last month we saw the results of a multi-year campaign to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut and any given week you can log onto Twitter and find music stans calculating exactly how many times each of them has to stream their fave’s new sing...

Prince Andrew is reportedly "demanding" to wear his military uniform at his father, Prince Philip's funeral

Prince Andrew, who has kept a low profile for a year and a half now, following his shambolic interview on BBC Newsnight about his friendship with the dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is now back out in public because of the death of his father, Prince Philip. He stepped out to speak with the media th...

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick release date pushed because he reportedly wants to do a full world press tour

Last Friday, Paramount shuffled their release dates again, including pushing Top Gun: Maverick from the patriotic and military-movie friendly July 4 weekend to November 19. Now, we are learning the reason for that move, or at least one of them, is that Tom Cruise wants to do a full world press tour ...

Intro for April 14, 2021

Dear Gossips, What are you doing on June 18? I already know. Because I live in Toronto, where we are six days into (another) 28 day stay-at-home order, which means that even if the situation improves, it won’t be better in eight weeks to the point where I’ll actually have real plans that weekend oth...

What Else for April 13, 2021

I tried not to read any shade in Prince William’s tribute to Prince Philip yesterday but a lot of people did, including some royal experts who say that his comment at the end was a “strong obvious sting” against his brother, Prince Harry. I mean…sure, if that’s how you want to see it, don’t let me g...

Celebrity Social Media, April 13, 2021

Lucy Liu has signed onto the Shazam! sequel as a villain, alongside Helen Mirren. Obviously she will make an excellent villian and Shazam! is overdue for a sequel – no it’s not dark and mysterious and tortured, but it was an enjoyable superhero movie. The casting announcement dropped at the same tim...

First slate of Oscars presenters announced in a trailer made to feel like a movie

The Academy yesterday announced its first slate of presenters. The Oscars this year, as we know, is not going to be the show we’re used to seeing. There will be no audience. Nominees are limited to one guest. Not even sure if presenters are allowed to bring guests. Apparently it’ll be more like a co...

Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua pull production of upcoming movie, Emancipation, from Georgia over regressive voting laws

So, obviously, Joe Biden becoming President of the United States did not fix every problem in the world. In fact, based on the events of the last few weeks, it is very much a case of “same song, different verse”. Following a historic election in Georgia that saw the red state turn blue for the first...

The BBC reportedly received 100,000 complaints over their coverage of Prince Philip after his death on Friday

The BBC reported on the BBC today, citing a story from the Sun…what? No wonder people need information hygiene. Because how does this makes sense? This is how the article posted by the BBC reads: “The BBC has received 100,000 complaints from members of the public over its coverage of the Duke of Edi...

Friends Chris Hemsworth and Isla Fisher meet up for coffee in Sydney

Celebrity friends, Australian edition. Chris Hemsworth and Isla Fisher met up for coffee in Sydney today. They’ve known each other a long time as both were on the Australian long-running soap opera Home and Away. Home and Away, I’ve just learned, has kicked off the careers of many stars: Russell Cro...

Body positive Lizzo stops and poses for the cameras after dinner in LA

I would like to appreciate Lizzo today. Because while there are certainly celebrities, many of them, who can’t stand the paparazzi, and they have valid reasons for it, there are other celebrities who aren’t bothered by the paps. And don’t bother pretending they don’t like the attention. Here’s Lizzo...

Intro for April 13, 2021

Dear Gossips, A GoFundMe page for the family of Daunte Wright has been set up to help his family with funeral arrangements and to help his girlfriend and their baby. If you are able to make a donation, or if you’d like to leave a comment, please see below: Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a poli...

What Else for April 12, 2021

Leslie Odom Jr has been killing it all award season. His many shades of green outfit at the SAGs was a standout. And at the BAFTAs he went with two looks and I can’t decide which I like more. Mayyyyyybe the turtleneck because I’m having a men in turtlenecks moment right now after this winter of Asia...

Power couple Rihanna and A$AP Rocky together in leather in LA

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were together last week in New York when she celebrated her ma’s birthday and now they’re in LA, photographed leaving Delilah’s last night after 3am. Pre-pandemic, celebrity schedules didn’t often align with their love lives. For Rihanna, a fashion mogul, she was flying from P...

Priyanka Chopra styled by Law Roach was my favourite look at last night's BAFTAs

The BAFTA red carpet was closer to the kind of red carpet we’ve seen in the past but by no means the spectacle it used to be. Still, they actually had one, and there was a good turnout, and the fashion kind of reflected these hybrid times too – one foot still in the pandemic, the other trying desper...

Disney tries to win us over by casting everyone’s favorite imaginary best friend, Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Indiana Jones and the Long Goodbye

More than anything, I love Indiana Jones. And more than any disappointing pop culture thing that has happened so far in the 2000s, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom the Crystal Skull broke me. Games of Thrones had a disappointing finale? I made my peace with it. New New Star Wars sh-t the bed? Whatever,...

Celebrity Social Media, April 12, 2021

I’m as skeptical as others about “ring watch” but when Jennifer Lopez doesn’t wear her engagement ring, I take note because it’s the combination of things that have happened: the messy breakup and makeup, the InStyle tribute that was missing a contribution from Alex Rodriguez (even though two of her...

Carey Mulligan goes for Oscar nomination with SNL hosting gig

Carey Mulligan was nominated for an Oscar over a decade ago for her performance in An Education, still a movie I adore, like a beloved book. She was an underdog back then, as that the year Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side, but she’s definitely not an underdog now with Promising Young Woman. Not...

Liam Payne makes history with hologram performance at the 2021 BAFTAs

Liam Payne created quite the buzz for his holographic performance at the BAFTAs last night. This means we’re in the future right?  Before he took the BAFTA stage, an augmented reality experience was broadcast to fans through a mobile app called The Round where Liam’s movements were transformed into ...

Paramount shuffles release calendar again, not willing to risk Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7 and 8

On Friday Paramount shuffled their release calendar (again), making continual adjustments to the schedule based on ever-evolving COVID situations around the world. Right now, it seems that by summer some places will be fairly well recovered and back to normal business while other places will remain ...

Prince William and Prince Harry release separate statements lovingly honouring their late grandfather, Prince Philip

Prince Philip died at the age of 99 on Friday and for the last few days, the royal family has been preparing for his funeral which is happening on Saturday. Today Prince William and Prince Harry released statements honouring their grandfather. William’s was first:  Harry’s statement followed a short...

Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh-jung win Best Supporting Actor and Actress at last night's BAFTAs

The BAFTAs are the final major pre-Oscar award show and can sometimes shape how the Oscars shake out; Oscar voting begins this week, so the BAFTAs certainly help a campaign. This award season has been wide open and unpredictable and the BAFTAs have definitely added to that. Sir Anthony Hopkins was n...

Intro for April 12, 2021

Dear Gossips, Before this weekend, Hideki Matsuyama was already a big deal in Japan, already a legend, the best male golfer the nation, which is golf-obsessed, has ever produced. Last week Tsubasa Kajitani won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. And yesterday Hideki became the first Japanese man t...

What Else for April 9, 2021

Sorry for the bummer ahead of the weekend but this is a PSA for those of us in Canada because our COVID situation here is… really bad, like coming close to the worst it’s ever been. Where I live, in Ontario, we just posted a 30% increase in new cases in JUST ONE DAY. And it’s not just in this provin...

Celebrity Social Media, April 9, 2021

Not that any of us are looking for parenting advice from Kristen Cavallari, but there was an US Weekly headline so regressive it caught my eye: “Kristen Cavallari Says It Is Harder Raising Girls Than Boys: It’s A Lot of Drama.” Her daughter is 5. Um, WTF, is this still a thing? Again, I’m not lookin...

Lin-Manuel Miranda details the challenges of turning Broadway hit, In The Heights, into a film in Variety cover feature

I have tried to stay away from any In the Heights content because I want to be surprised when I finally see it on my screen, but when Lainey sent me this Variety piece detailing the challenges of turning this Broadway hit into a film, I couldn’t help myself. The article had me from the hook: “When L...

Doja Cat drops sugary, disco-inspired new single, “Kiss Me More”, featuring SZA

Last night, Doja Cat dropped a sugary, disco-inspired new track, “Kiss Me More”, featuring SZA. It’s the first single from her third studio album, Planet HER, due out this summer. She’s delivered verses on a few tracks in 2021, including Ariana Grande’s “34+35 (Remix)” and Saweetie’s “Best Friend”, ...

First look at Alaqua Cox on set as Maya Lopez, aka Echo, in Hawkeye

Filming for Hawkeye is under way in Georgia, bringing us our first clear shots of Alaqua Cox on set as Maya Lopez, aka Echo. (Interestingly, there was an industry-wide outcry in 2019 when the Georgia state legislature attempted to severely restrict reproductive rights, but in the wake of Georgia’s d...

First look at Jodie Turner-Smith in motion as Anne Boleyn as it's announced she will no longer star in The Witcher prequel

Anne Boleyn, starring Jodie Turner-Smith, is expected to air on the UK’s Channel 5 later this year. Previously, we saw a still photo of JTS as the erstwhile queen, and now we have a shot of her in motion, walking down a hall: Variety also has a new image of JTS as Anne and Mark Stanley as Henry VIII...

Gwen Stefani recruits Saweetie for "Slow Clap" remix after lackluster response to the original

When’s the last time somebody asked you, “Have you heard that new Gwen Stefani song?” Just like Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Mandy Moore (and perhaps Kelly Clarkson, depending on who you ask), we’re not really checking for new music, even though we still love following them as personalities. But surprising...

Sasha Finds: Bohème Goods

If you’re a vintage lover you should know about Bohème Goods. If you’re not a vintage lover then you should still know about Bohème Goods. Now, I’ll be honest, I’ve kind of been a selfish twat over the years because I’ve never really wanted to tell you about the site. It was my little secret. But th...

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers photographed at the beach in Malibu as Aaron wraps his first week hosting Jeopardy

Aaron Rodgers is wrapping up the first week of his two week residency hosting Jeopardy today. This week he and fiancée Shailene Woodley went Instagram official. And here they are on the beach enjoying the sunset with their dog in Malibu. Coincidence or conspiracy?  So far Aaron’s performance on Jeop...

Jared Leto is a balding Paolo Gucci on set of House of Gucci with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver

Lady Gaga and Adam Driver have been in Rome working on House of Gucci for several weeks now. You’ve seen many of those photos. What’s new here (at least this is the first time I’m posting about it) is that they are now joined by Jared Leto who is playing Paolo Gucci.  As you can see, Paolo’s costume...

Intro for April 9, 2021

Dear Gossips, Duana f-cked up one of our group chats last night. We were just minding our own business and suddenly she dropped a bombshell and it’s been all I’ve been thinking about since. I even dreamed about it. And obsessively googled tangents.  But we weren’t the only ones. Duana was sharing so...

What Else for April 8, 2021

I know this outfit on Tanya Tucker is dated and most people would never. But I like it a lot more than the body-con various-shades-of-nude spandex sh-t that’s gotten so tired on Kardashian Instagram accounts. I would wear this for sure over a sheer panel dress. I would rather wear this than the wide...

The Hollywood Reporter exposes producer Scott Rudin as an abusive and toxic boss

And “toxic” is putting it lightly. A new expose in The Hollywood Reporter goes HAM on Scott Rudin, the EGOT-winning power producer behind such films as Clueless, The Social Network, Doubt, Fences, the Addams Family duology, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and he’s a frequent producer for Wes Anders...

The British royal family, who can't deny their association with Piers Morgan, has another week of interesting headlines

Some interesting headlines this week related to the British royal family. Let’s start with the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. In the before times, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were the two heads of the QCT. When it was confirmed recently that they would not be resuming their roles as senior members o...

Celebrity Social Media, April 8, 2021

Karlie Kloss is not returning to Project Runway in a full-time host role but it has nothing to do with that “Kushner” comment that went viral. It’s because she had a baby and prefers a guest role (she’s a producer on the show), as well as juggling her other projects (her Adidas line, Kode With Kloss...

What’s Your Drama: Taking an Instagram Lover & Ball Dropping Friends

Welcome back to What’s Your Drama. I'm sorry we were a little light last month on podcasts but life happened. Hopefully today's longer podcast makes up for it.Up first we hear from "Lisa". Lisa is half Asian living in a predominantly white small town and feels like she's been abandoned by a lot of h...

Netflix acquires the rights to Kanye West's documentary for $30 million from producers Coodie and Chike

While we really haven’t heard much from him directly in a while, Kanye West seems to be having a great year, at least professionally. He was recently named the wealthiest Black man in American history with an alleged net worth of $6.6 billion and now it’s been reported that Netflix has acquired the ...

Emilia Clarke walks arm in arm with an unidentified man in London leading to speculation she has a new boyfriend

Do you know what happened ten years ago next Saturday? The very first episode of Game of Thrones premiered on HBO. I remember reading a feature story on the series in Entertainment Weekly, having known nothing about the books, and deciding to watch based on that but also wondering if I’d actually ge...

Lady Gaga is a Gucci bride on the set of House of Gucci in Rome

Lady Gaga continues to serve all the looks while shooting House of Gucci in Rome. This time it’s wedding style. We have two outfits here. Might as well start with the wedding dress. Definitely not a wedding dress I’d expect on the real Lady Gaga but, certainly, suited to the era and, I guess, her ch...

Timothee Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp are possibly back together after being spotted in New York

Timothée Chalamet was photographed out in New York the other day. On the same day, Lily-Rose Depp was also papped in NYC, although they weren’t near each other, and the sightings weren’t connected. But fans on Twitter started speculating that since they’re in the same city around the same time…maybe...

Intro for April 8, 2021

Dear Gossips, Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version), the first of six re-recorded albums, is dropping tomorrow – or tonight, if you’re counting from midnight. For the last several days she’s been building excitement for the release, dropping a digital puzzle for her fans to decode the “from the...

What Else for April 7, 2021

Here’s an example of when a word doesn’t match up to an action. When you think of the verb “snatch”, it’s a quick motion right? Swift. Efficient. Surprising. This Sri Lankan beauty pageant scandal is being described as a “crown snatching” but… there’s nothing snatchy about it. This is a prolonged re...

Jimmy Fallon has the original creators of viral TikTok dances on The Tonight Show in response to backlash over Addison Rae segment

In my piece on Addison Rae last week, I wrote about how disappointing it was to see her perform TikTok dances without any recognition of the original dance creators, many of those creators being Black. This perpetuates the problematic patterns of BIPOC creatives not getting the credit they deserve. ...

Celebrity Social Media, April 7, 2021

When I hear Giorgio Baldi, I think of Rihanna. Do you think other celebrities go there hoping to spot her? This would be a solid plan.  Yesterday Lainey wrote about Jennifer Lopez for InStyle and her friendship with Charlize Theron. Someone else stuck out for me: Judy Greer, who is best friends with...

The second trailer for Cruella starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson is delicious eye candy

A second trailer for Cruella has arrived, now that we know this movie is coming out, for sure, on May 28 (in theaters and on Disney+ for a surcharge). I am rooting for this movie, I hope it’s good, because the aesthetic is ENTIRELY my sh-t and I’m going to be so bummed if this delicious eye candy is...

Angelina Jolie is back in action mode in Those Who Wish Me Dead trailer

Oh, right. It’s summer movie season soon. Which is why there are so many trailers. I just haven’t been in that mindset because I’ve spent over a year in lockdown so the usual markers of time aren’t a thing for me anymore. But here we are, approaching summer 2021 as studios are now rolling out promot...

Andrew Garfield gives a bonkers performance in Mainstream trailer and appears to be in the Nic Cage phase of his career

Andrew Garfield’s last movie was 2018’s Under the Silver Lake, a deliberately confounding film that some people love and some people hate. His new movie is Mainstream, a film that appears, on the surface, aimed at the YouTube generation of creators and performers and in it, Garfield is giving anothe...

Prince Harry will appear on camera in first Netflix series to be released out of Archewell Productions called Heart of Invictus

It was announced yesterday as part of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new deal with Netflix that the first series to be released out of Archewell Productions will be Heart of Invictus, co-produced with Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara who won an Oscar for The White Helmets in 2016. These...

Cardi B on knowing her worth and finding strength in her femininity in XXL cover feature

Yesterday marked three years since Cardi B released her debut album, Invasion of Privacy. I still love that title, especially for a debut. The album made history when she became the first solo female hip-hop artist to win Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards and Invasion also launched two Billbo...

Intro for April 7, 2021

Dear Gossips, Oscar voting this year begins a week tomorrow as Academy members will have five days to make their selections – and as we’ve been saying, in most of the major categories, the races are totally unpredictable. The way I see it, there are only two Oscars that seem locked at this point: Ch...

What Else for April 6, 2021

While I do get the occasional headache – I have one today from not sleeping last night – I have never suffered from migraines. However, I am close to several people who do, including Jacek, my husband. And also Emily, our site manager. They’re debilitating. For some people, it’s a lifelong mission: ...

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is struggling halfway through the series

We are now halfway through The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and man can you feel the gears grinding on this one. WandaVision took a second to get going, but once it got there, it took off and hit some really interesting and heady highs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Falcon, on the other hand, is...

Diplo randomly and hilariously shares photo of Angelina Jolie at a casual BBQ on social media

Imagine if we wrote the name of every romantically unattached celebrity and threw it into a hat. Then imagine we chose two names. What is the most random pairing could we pull?Angelina Jolie and Diplo would be pretty high on the list, right? DeuxMoi posted this screenshot from Diplo’s story in which...

Celebrity Social Media, April 6, 2021

Many of us who lived through Girls know that Lena Dunham has her own media cycle: an announcement with some splashy press and a whole lot of criticism (some genuine, some thoughtful, some sexist, some trolling) on social media. The story this time is her new plus-size clothing line collaboration wit...

British Vogue cover star Thandiwe Newton reclaims the original spelling of her name

The May issue of British Vogue features an interview with cover star Thandiwe Newton – and the entire piece is framed by that once-omitted ‘w’, and the correct pronunciation, ‘Tan-DI-we’. The explanation in the piece is that it was ‘carelessly missed out’ from her first credit, which seems both over...

Olivia Rodrigo generates a lot of buzz with new single "deja vu"

Olivia Rodrigo’s song “deja vu” was released last Thursday. Does she have the potential to become a household name? Despite dropping at the same time as Demi Lovato’s long-awaited album Dancing With The Devil: the Art of Starting Over and “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X, she was still ...

Jennifer Lopez covers InStyle with contributions from ex Ben Affleck and friend Charlize Theron

Jennifer Lopez covers the May 2021 issue of InStyle and I really like what they’ve done with this feature – “in her own words (and everyone else’s)” so we’re getting JLo on JLo but we’re also getting dozens of other celebrities and dignitaries, like Michelle Obama, Matthew McConaughey and Leah Remin...

Timothee Chalamet out in New York in two-tone joggers

A couple of months ago, when all that Armie Hammer f-cksh-t was breaking, there was a collective screech on Twitter over the news that Luca Guadagnino, who directed Armie and Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name, would once again work with Timmy and Taylor Russell on the film adaptation of Cami...

Intro for April 6, 2021

Dear Gossips, Do you think it’s at all possible that Aaron Rodgers will end up being the permanent host of Jeopardy? He started his two-week residency yesterday and already there’s been a viral moment (which he predicted). During Final Jeopardy, the champion Scott Shewfelt didn’t know the answer so ...

Rihanna shows up at the Stop Asian Hate rally in New York, doubling down on her support for the cause

There was a Stop Asian Hate march in New York on Sunday, just a few days after a 65-year-old Filipino woman was attacked outside an apartment building while bystanders did nothing. Rihanna has used her social media over the last few weeks to raise awareness about anti-Asian racism:   And this weeken...

What Else for April 5, 2021

Here are some SAG looks from the cast of The Crown. I think the most controversial hit here is on Emma Corrin – and I love it, I LOVE IT SO MUCH. Any time combat boots happen at an award show it’s a good thing. And the energy she’s giving me here is … Star Wars. As in Rey. Doesn’t this have a Skywal...

Kerry Washington, styled by Law Roach, was Best Dressed at this year's SAGs

Oh surprise. Law Roach is the image architect behind my favourite look at the SAGs last night. To be clear, it’s never a surprise. It’s always @luxurylaw. And this time, it’s Kerry Washington. She wore a custom Etro dress, with a matching headpiece, and nails too. And then she jumped in the pool. Wh...

HYBE, home to BTS's label Big Hit, announces acquisition of Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings

First, a quick recap on BTS-related business affairs over the last six months or so before we get into this major music industry news. Last fall, just weeks after BTS earned their first and second #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Dynamite” and the “Savage Love” remix, their company, Big Hit Entert...

Celebrity Social Media, April 5, 2021

Was Easter a little extra this year? I don’t mean this as a complaint at all – it seemed a little more celebratory than last year. The kids especially look adorable because Easter is a good accessories holiday, like the ears on Kate Hudson’s daughter Rani and the bunny tail on Khai’s (Gigi and Zayn’...

Daniel Kaluuya wins Best Supporting Actor SAG while Minari’s Youn Yuh-jung is named Best Supporting Actress

All four major film acting categories were won by people of colour at the SAG Awards last night. As established, Chadwick Boseman is the only slamdunk among the categories, every other race is unpredictable, although Daniel Kaluuya is getting closer. Hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend didn’t h...

First trailer for Marvel's Loki starring Tom Hiddleston promises a lot of action

 A new trailer for Loki, the next-in-line series from Marvel on Disney+, dropped this morning and YES, THIS IS EXTREMELY MY SH-T. I mostly liked WandaVision, and am so-so on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but Loki is the Marvel show I am most interested in and excited for. It’s not just that I l...

Penelope Cruz wears bootcut jeans on the set of Pedro Almodóvar’s new film Madres Paralelas

There was a big generational debate a few weeks ago over jeans between Millennials and Gen Z. According to Gen Z, it’s middle parts and bootcut jeans over side parts and skinny jeans. Millennials took exception to this. Not my generational fight but I’ve always been middle part for life, so on that ...

Regé-Jean Page will not return for Bridgerton season 2 leaving many people heartbroken

Big Bridgerton news dropped on Friday: Regé-Jean Page, the breakout star of season one, will not return for season two. The duke is done. Many people are heartbroken, even though I previously mentioned that Simon and Daphne are not main players in the second book, which features Anthony as the roman...

Viola Davis looked unbelievable in neon as she won Best Actress at the SAG Awards last night

As I mentioned in today’s open, this year’s Oscar race is one of the most wide open we’ve seen in a long time, especially in the Best Actress category. Last night at the SAG Awards, Viola Davis was the actors’ choice, which seemed like it was a surprise to her – and perhaps to those trying to get a ...

Intro for April 5, 2021

Dear Gossips, Over the last year we have seen award shows try to innovate and not innovate at all (ahem, the Golden Globes) during the pandemic. Weeks ago the Screen Actors Guild announced that they were not going to bother with a facsimile of what the SAGs typically look like – and instead broadcas...

What Else for April 1, 2021

Quick reminder again – we are dark tomorrow for the Easter long weekend in Canada. We’ll be back on Monday after the SAG Awards on Sunday. Stay safe, everyone! Speaking of the SAG Awards, here’s what Julia Roberts wore in 2014. She definitely has the height for how the legs on this jumpsuit have bee...

Celebrity Social Media, April 1, 2021

If you watch Vanderpump Rules you are familiar with “Rand” and even if you don’t you are probably familiar with the phrase, “I’m sorry Fofty.” This Vulture deep-dive on producer Randall Emmett goes so beyond that and is one of my favourite reads of the year so far. From “geezer teasers” to dodgy fin...

Review: Godzilla vs. Kong starring Alexander Skarsgard and Rebecca Hall is so stupid it’s impressive

SpoilersTwo years ago I wrote about Godzilla: King of the Monsters and said that I wasn’t sure there is a way to make Godzilla work as a Hollywood (re)invention. Godzilla is not our cultural myth, and America’s unwillingness to face the moral reckoning of the atomic bomb means we’re never even going...

Natalie Portman in Sydney wearing perfect denim shorts

Here’s Natalie Portman in Sydney. Cute Ghostbusters t-shirt but I’m looking at her denim shorts. Many of us live in denim shorts in the summer, right? We aren’t at denim shorts weather yet where I live and we probably won’t be there for a few weeks but my mind is there, especially seeing Natalie in ...

Sasha Finds: Homme Femme

I’m not done talking about loungewear and I know the majority of you feel the same way.  In fact, I have a group chat with Kathleen and our buddy Liz Trinnear that is exclusively about the sweat sets and jumpsuits that we want and need in our lives. Oh and how’s my bank account, you ask? Well, this ...

Netflix buys Knives Out sequels for $450 million in crushing blow to movie theatres

In 2019 Knives Out was not just one of the best films of the year, but also an original idea that turned into a legitimate blockbuster, earning over $311 million against a $40 million budget. Those kinds of mid-budget success stories almost don’t happen anymore, and sequel talk began almost immediat...

Intro for April 1, 2021

Dear Gossips, Beyoncé decided to bless the timeline yesterday. First, she put herself up as the appetiser, clearly feeling her fit. The denim jacket over the denim skirt, a lot of gold jewellery, and a Chanel pouch.  This doesn’t happen too often, but it does happen – Beyoncé knows that once in a wh...