Dear Gossips,
A day after the Grammys, BTS was in LA for iHeartRadio Live, continuing promotion for their upcoming album Map of the Soul: 7, due to be released on February 21. I spent the day after the Grammys still in full-blown swoon over their performance and, in particular, Taehyung’s (aka V) hair Read Full Intro
The Goop Lab is mercenary and cynical snake oil
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I walked away from Gwyneth Paltrow’s first In Goop Health summit thinking it was a borderline snake oil convention, mostly harmless on the surface but with some predatory, potentially damaging undertones. Full Story
On House Sussex and Ellen DeGeneres
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Last week the Daily Mail broke the exclusive that Meghan Markle’s first interview after Sussexit would be with Ellen DeGeneres. Meghan and Prince Harry are the biggest gets right now, by far. Everyone wants to talk to them and obviously most people were thinking that they’d choose an equally big name – Oprah or Gayle King and, yes, Ellen, especially since the Sussexes have spent time with her, most recently last summer when she and Portia visited with them in England. Full Story
Brad and his “lover” Leo
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According to Brad Pitt, who was probably not being serious, Leonardo DiCaprio calls him “lover”: “Lover. He calls me Lover,” said Pitt. Full Story
Taika and his hero, Bong Joon-ho
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The Oscar Nominees Luncheon took place yesterday. This is when they gather every year for the class photo, ahead of the big night, and now they can see the finish line after months of campaigning – except, of course, for Brad Pitt who hasn’t been campaigning AT ALL. We’ll get to Brad later. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
The headline in Los Angeles yesterday was supposed to be the Grammys which were taking place after a week of internal controversy – and all of this was happening at Staples Centre, known on most nights for where the Lakers play. Read Full Intro
What Else?
Even though I have wondered at several (low) points of my life the last few months whether or not, um, Diplo – would I?, I still think there was too much Diplo last night during Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” performance. There should have been less Diplo and more BTS. Specifically more Taehyung. Full Story
Duana Names: Shopping for… Quirky-Lite?
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Hi Duana, I’m desperate for your help. Having our fourth boy in a couple of weeks (that was our last chance of having a daughter ;)) and am stumped for a name! I’ve set my mind on a unique, original name to make him extra special as the fourth boy but this has generated weird, out there names that I’m afraid we’ll regret. Full Story
The Uncooperative Prince
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While everyone over at Buckingham Palace is hoping that the Jeffrey Epstein mess will go away, over in the United States, even though they bungled it for a decade (so let’s not give them too much credit), they’re still proceeding with an investigation, and today, there was a news conference held outside of Epstein’s New York mansion, with authorities directly commenting on Prince Andrew’s involvement – or lack thereof Full Story
Watch Bambi’s mom die for real
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Disney’s live-action remakes have been wildly successful—the only real miss is Pete’s Dragon, which remains the best of the lot, as an actual film and not just an exercise in IP management—so it is not surprising that a new version of Bambi is in the works. It will be the latest of Disney’s photo-real, pseudo-live action animated movies, done in the style of The Jungle Book and The Lion King. Full Story
Celebrity Social Media, January 27, 2020
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Obviously social media has not been a pleasant place over the last couple of days, so I’m just here to try to pull out the best nonsense, something for us to collectively giggle (or eyeroll) about. Here’s a cat getting a makeover. Full Story
