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Tomdaya: at home at last?

Zendaya Coleman

Tomdaya: at home at last?

My bad, I was wrong, I’m the problem… when I said that the LA premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day would be the last because I actually thought they were already in London, and they were, but for The Odyssey, three weeks ago. There have been so many

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 03:54 pm

Intro for July 29, 2026

Intro for July 29, 2026

Dear Gossips, Yesterday, in the last post of the day, I mentioned that our Kathleen, who will always be our Kathleen, and is now the Senior Content Director of Entertainment for Refinery29, has been a Tomdaya day one – relevant now because every Tomdaya fan has been feasting for weeks, first

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 10:10 am

BTS Transcends

BTS

BTS Transcends

The Recording Academy introduced several new Grammy categories last month – among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, better known as the BTS Grammy. Let’s not pretend that the award wasn’t created for BTS, because as I wrote at the time, even in the description of the

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 01:13 pm

Zac Efron’s celebrity storyline(s)

Zac Efron

Zac Efron’s celebrity storyline(s)

Zac Efron was on holiday in Sardinia recently, seen by the pool, and it’s been a while. For someone as famous as he was in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Zac has kept a much lower profile over the last decade. But he is making interesting performance choices,

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 11:32 am

Michael B. Jordan’s sexy Thomas Crown Affair

Michael B Jordan

Michael B. Jordan’s sexy Thomas Crown Affair

Michael B. Jordan is the reigning Best Actor, but he is not taking any time off from straight f-cking excellence as he is back in the director’s chair for The Thomas Crown Affair, his update of Norman Jewison’s classic heist thriller-romance. The original 1968 film starred

By Sarah • Jul 29, 2026 11:07 am

Shout-Outs for July 29, 2026

Shout-Outs

Shout-Outs for July 29, 2026

Paula! It’s time! Happy Birthday from Carolina and Pedro Pascal (unofficially) but his very existence continues to be a gift. There’s also a request for Bad Bunny, and perhaps a birthday wish? For your birthday, I really do hope he eventually brings the tour to Canada. Like a

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 10:52 am

Jennifer Lopez: Holiday before college

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Jennifer Lopez: Holiday before college

Jennifer Lopez celebrated her birthday last Friday, she’s now 57 years old. And she seems to be in a really good place. It’s a corny thing to say but it definitely applies to her – that Carrie Bradshaw quote at the end of Sex and the City: “the most

By Lainey • Jul 28, 2026 04:10 pm

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Life After “Brat”

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MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Life After “Brat”

It’s been two years since Charli xcx’s career took a major leap into commercial success with her album Brat. Since then she’s gone on tour across the world, released a mockumentary style film based on the album, done a soundtrack album for one of the year’s

By MC • Jul 28, 2026 03:24 pm

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Tomdaya: at home at last?

Tomdaya: at home at last?

My bad, I was wrong, I’m the problem… when I said that the LA premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day would be the last because I actually thought they were already in London, and they were, but for The Odyssey, three weeks ago. There have been so many

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 03:54 pm

BTS Transcends

BTS Transcends

The Recording Academy introduced several new Grammy categories last month – among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, better known as the BTS Grammy. Let’s not pretend that the award wasn’t created for BTS, because as I wrote at the time, even in the description of the

By Lainey • Jul 29, 2026 01:13 pm

Tom and Zendaya’s Last Stop (for now)

Tom and Zendaya’s Last Stop (for now)

Tom Holland and Zendaya have been on a full-time press tour for a couple of months now with both The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Last night’s LA premiere was the last red carpet and they can head back inside soon… for now. Because for her

By Lainey • Jul 28, 2026 12:31 pm

Tomdaya: almost there

Tomdaya: almost there

Tonight is the Hollywood red carpet premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the final red carpet stop on what’s been a worldwide press tour. And for Tom Holland and Zendaya, it’s between two press tours, happening concurrently, since they’re also in The Odyssey, currently the #1

By Lainey • Jul 27, 2026 10:54 am

Marvel bounces back with good news

Marvel bounces back with good news

Marvel’s Hall H presentation happened Saturday night, and though Kevin Feige was focused on the future of the MCU, it felt like a blast from the past, with stunts and a huge assemblage of famous people to promote upcoming films. Kayleigh Donaldson called it a “recession indicator” in the

By Sarah • Jul 27, 2026 10:19 am

Katie Holmes and not Joshua Jackson

Katie Holmes and not Joshua Jackson

Fourteen years ago this summer, the scandal that had the gossip ecosystem in a chokehold was the Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorce. It was a bombshell – not just on the public but, reportedly, on him too, because she exited herself out of his life with the stealth of a

By Lainey • Jul 23, 2026 01:13 pm

Travis Scott’s Odyssean ambitions

Travis Scott’s Odyssean ambitions

There are so many storylines related to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – within the film itself and orbiting the film if you expand the conversation to include its cast, and the gossip, whether it’s about the box office or Tomdaya or award season chances. Probably not surprising given the

By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 02:58 pm

Tom Holland on his wife and his tenure

Tom Holland on his wife and his tenure

Before we get to the ooey gooey, let’s talk about where Tom Holland is right now, metaphorically. As Telemachus in The Odyssey, he’s just given the best we’ve seen of his career so far. Which means I vehemently disagree with Variety’s cast and character ranking of

By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 12:04 pm

Tomdaya: Will it be a record?

Tomdaya: Will it be a record?

The Odyssey just opened, it continues to be the talk of the film industry, with Matt Belloni noting in his latest Puck newsletter that “45% of American moviegoers this weekend saw The Odyssey in Imax or another premium format when the usual share for a film on opening weekend is

By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 11:38 am

BTS, Bieber, and Speed

BTS, Bieber, and Speed

Many of the football purists hated the existence of the first ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show and the performance itself didn’t change their mind. On the other side of that conversation, there are people who watched the event just for halftime. And still others who argue that

By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 11:18 am

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Life After “Brat”

Music

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Life After “Brat”

It’s been two years since Charli xcx’s career took a major leap into commercial success with her album Brat. Since then she’s gone on tour across the world, released a mockumentary style film based on the album, done a soundtrack album for one of the year’s

By MC • Jul 28, 2026 03:24 pm

The Old Gossip of The Shards

Kaia Gerber

The Old Gossip of The Shards

The Shards is a new series streaming next week on FX/Hulu/Disney+ (depending on the territory) based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel of the same name and created and produced by Ryan Murphy. Both Ryan and Bret are messy, petty bitches so it’s a perfect creative partnership.

By Lainey • Jul 28, 2026 01:37 pm

Tom and Zendaya’s Last Stop (for now)

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Tom and Zendaya’s Last Stop (for now)

Tom Holland and Zendaya have been on a full-time press tour for a couple of months now with both The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Last night’s LA premiere was the last red carpet and they can head back inside soon… for now. Because for her

By Lainey • Jul 28, 2026 12:31 pm

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Amanda Seales is not on the tour

Amanda Seales

Amanda Seales is not on the tour

Last week, Issa Rae and Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny announced an upcoming tour. It’s called Insecure: The 10th Anniversary Tour, and it will see the cast of the iconic HBO show marking its 10th anniversary with a multi-city trip, stopping in American cities and getting together with fans

By Stephanie • Jul 28, 2026 11:04 am

Intro for July 28 , 2026

Michael B Jordan

Intro for July 28 , 2026

Dear Gossips, We’ll get to Tomdaya at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere last night since they’re almost always the main character whenever they show up together. But when Michael B Jordan makes a surprise appearance, everyone has to make room. He is the reigning Best Actor

By Lainey • Jul 28, 2026 09:36 am

The Carters in the Hamptons

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The Carters in the Hamptons

Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, and Jay-Z were in the Hamptons this weekend and, along with Kelly Rowland and other family, like Angie Beyincé, were seen at Ms Lauryn Hill’s acoustic show at The Club House. At one point Wyclef joined for a five-song jam which we got to

By Lainey • Jul 27, 2026 04:03 pm

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