Dear Gossips,
It’s December 18 and the Academy has yet to announce a host or hosts for the Oscars. Last night though, some movement, perhaps. According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Legend could do it. Read Full Intro
What Else?
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I am not someone who would take this lightly. And by this I mean someone who has a lock of my hair and may or may not use to set a hex against me. We learned about this growing up through Chinese kung fu and mythology lessons. My childhood favourite Hong Kong actress, Barbara Yung, starred in a TV series called The Fearless Duo about a young man who keeps denying his Taoist destiny and the love of his life despite the efforts of his mentor, Supreme Taoist Cheung. Full Story
Tom Cruise and another moustache
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Remember all the drama over Henry Cavill’s moustache in Mission: Impossible – Fallout? Two studios were fighting over that moustache which resulted in his moustache looking super weird in Justice League. Sarah’s theory, hilariously, about the moustache and why it even needed to happen at all in Mission: Impossible – Fallout was that Tom Cruise won’t let anyone look more handsome than him in any movie. Full Story
Hailee’s good buzz
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Back in June, when the first trailer for Bumblebee was released, Sarah wrote that she didn’t hate it. In fact, she was charmed and surprised by its sweetness because the story is about Hailee Steinfeld and her new friend, Bumblebee, the alien. Full Story
Celebrity Social Media, December 18, 2018
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There was a lot of sponcon around Nick Jonas and Priyanka’s wedding, so I missed the wedding registry inspiration (sponsored by Amazon). It’s not their real list, obviously. Most of her recommendations are pretty standard, like a Vitamix blender and KitchenAid. Full Story
A Guide to Netflix’s Bad Holiday Rom-Coms: Fantasy Jobs
In the final installment in our series of Netflix’s terrible holiday rom-coms, we’re featuring those movies that have completely unrealistic expectations of creative jobs. You know the type—she’s a baker who never has to go to work at four AM, or a writer who never has deadlines, or some other creative industry job portrayed with infuriating fantasy. Full Story
Oprah for Black Panther
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As we’ve seen over the last few weeks, many of Hollywood’s biggest names have been rallying around their friends in the Oscar race. It happens every year – celebrities campaigning for each other, hosting screenings and dinners, posing for photos, making sure Academy members know who’s the most popular, who’s the most beloved, who deserves their vote the most. Full Story
Idris Elba’s very simple answer
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Back in July, when he was promoting Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill told GQ Australia that he was worried about the #MeToo movement making it harder for him to flirt and that he had concerns about flirting and then being called a rapist. Seriously. As I said at the time, no, dumdum Full Story
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a comic book come to life
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Over the weekend, animated superhero movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became the number one movie in North America—the thirteenth number one weekend for a Marvel character this year and the biggest December animated opening ever—with $35.3 million Full Story
Royal Meghan shrugs it off
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Thomas Markle was putting himself back in the headlines again yesterday morning on Good Morning Britain. Today Piers Morgan bragged about the ratings – apparently Monday’s episode of GMB was the most watched in the show’s history in part due to Meghan Markle’s father. Full Story
December 18, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs
Rebekah – you’re right. I can’t believe you forgot to send this until this morning. It IS tradition. Good to hear that this year has been an improvement. I’m looking forward to even better next year, especially since you are working on what to do with the “no”. “No” just means you have to get even more creative. Full Story
