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More Men (ft. Some Women)

Truly the lists and galas never stop, as GQ assembled their Men of the Year at the Chateau Marmont in LA last night, but because men are boring, they invited some women, too. Matt Damon was there, of course, along with his wife, Luciana Barroso Damon, but I’m more

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 04:10 pm

Intro for November 13, 2026

Intro for November 13, 2026

Dear Gossips, On top of all of the galas and the infinite parade of women and men of the year, the year end also brings lists of rising stars. So many stars! All of them rising! What if you want to be a star moving laterally? Where is our list

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 08:52 am

Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson in Paper Tiger

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Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson in Paper Tiger

Filmmaker James Gray has two predominant interests, crime dramas and his New York childhood, and in Paper Tiger, he combines them in a semi-autobiographical crime drama. Miles Teller stars as Irwin Pearl, a family man and engineer who tells dad jokes and just wants to make his family proud

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 02:59 pm

Sofia Franklyn tells all

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Sofia Franklyn tells all

It’s been less than a week since the release of Sofia Franklyn’s book, Daddy Issues, but the stir it has caused has been immense. And of course, Dave Portnoy has carved out a spot for himself right at the centre of it all. He appeared on The Toast

By Stephanie • Nov 13, 2026 01:13 pm

Children of Blood and Bone already has a complicated legacy

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Children of Blood and Bone already has a complicated legacy

The end of 2026 is barreling towards us, which means it’s time to start thinking about 2027 and the movies that the new year will bring. One of the biggest curiosities of 2027 is Children of Blood and Bone, an adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s best-selling YA/romantasy

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 12:18 pm

James Bond, Movie Star?

Robert Pattinson

James Bond, Movie Star?

Some people are exhausted by the endless speculation about who will be the next James Bond over the last few weeks. I am not tired at all – this is gossip, classic Hollywood gossip with Gen Z twist, and a lot of how it’s playing out is a reflection about

By Lainey • Nov 13, 2026 11:06 am

Sequin Season

Julianne Moore

Sequin Season

Yesterday in the site open I posted about The Debut, the new trailer, and also Julianne Moore, the frontrunner for Best Actress Oscar this award cycle. Julianne is one of the artists featured in ELLE’s Women in Hollywood year-end issue and in one of the images from her

By Lainey • Nov 13, 2026 10:17 am

Drew Barrymore dressed for the weather

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore dressed for the weather

At this point, I feel like we should just have a “weekly gala” tag for all the galas that are constantly happening. The latest: The 18th Annual MOMA Benefit in New York. It brought out everyone who wasn’t at or traveling to another gala, including John Krasinski, Emily Blunt,

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 09:48 am

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James Gunn and Peter Safran are out: an executive shakeup at DC Studios

James Gunn and Peter Safran are out: an executive shakeup at DC Studios

When the Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed two months or ten years ago, time is meaningless, one question at the forefront of nerd minds was what would happen to DC Studios under the guidance of co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn. At the time, two months or

By Sarah • Nov 10, 2026 10:35 am

Andrew Garfield’s sensitive balance

Andrew Garfield’s sensitive balance

In his new celebrity interview in GQ’s Men of the Year cover story, Andrew Garfield talks about the Celebrity Interview in response to being asked a follow-up question about the last time things weren’t going great for him… which is a personal question but not entirely off-

By Lainey • Nov 04, 2026 11:59 am

Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

Variety had the exclusive yesterday - a four-part “tell-all” docuseries about Justin Timberlake is coming to Apple TV in December and apparently Janet Jackson will be part of it and also he supposedly talks about Britney Spears. There is only one person that this project will serve, and it’

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 12:38 pm

Martha Stewart lost Halloween

Martha Stewart lost Halloween

In these times, and we all do it, everything is talked about in terms of winning or losing – culturally, beyond sporting events, it applies to more than just awards and music charts; red carpets are won and lost, major and minor events, the concert industry, from the actual touring artist

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 11:47 am

Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

Trigger warning for child and domestic abuse Collin Gosselin is one of 8 children in the Gosselin family – a set of twins and a set of sextuplets, including Collin, and their parents. The family starred on TLC’s Jon & Kate + 8 from the time Collin and the rest of

By Duana • Oct 29, 2026 11:11 am

A Sexy Good Hang

A Sexy Good Hang

This post is not about Noah Wyle being named the 2026 PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive which, as already noted in today’s site open, is a pretty safe, predictable choice that frankly is a bit of a letdown after the way they nailed it last year with Jonathan Bailey.

By Lainey • Oct 27, 2026 12:11 pm

More Bonds, Actually

More Bonds, Actually

I put the finishing touches on the post preceding this one about the James Bond casting, focusing on Jack Lowden and Jacob Elordi and Jeff Sneider’s reports. And then The Hollywood Reporter came out with their update. While Jeff was saying earlier this week that testing for Bond has

By Lainey • Oct 22, 2026 12:17 pm

Jack and Jacob: The Two Final Bonds?

Jack and Jacob: The Two Final Bonds?

Possible spoilers for Slow Horses season six ahead All year there’s been speculation about the new James Bond, with Denis Villeneuve taking over the franchise. Some of that speculation has been bullsh-t, or strategically leaked and/or placed information in the game of chess between those who are

By Lainey • Oct 22, 2026 11:56 am

Taylor woos the Academy

Taylor woos the Academy

As Sarah just wrote in today’s site intro, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything opened big at the box office this weekend, strengthening its case for the Oscars. A24 is campaigning this film to become the first documentary ever to receive a Best Picture nomination;

By Lainey • Oct 19, 2026 10:55 am

Damson Idris on set as Miles Davis

Damson Idris on set as Miles Davis

Let’s check in with Damson Idris, who is in Paris filming Miles & Juliette, in which Idris stars as legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. That is a really great piece of casting. Idris is on set with Romanian-born French actress Anamaria Vartolomei, who stars as French actress and

By Sarah • Oct 16, 2026 04:05 pm

Shout-Outs for November 13, 2026

Shout-Outs

Shout-Outs for November 13, 2026

Happy Birthday Heather! This is from Meg who just reminded me of the first person she requested photos of, and we will not mention him but LOL forever in the memory bank (that used to be the spank bank, I am CRYING). Let’s move on, since you have… to

By Lainey • Nov 13, 2026 09:28 am

Intro for November 13, 2026

Sophie Nelisse

Intro for November 13, 2026

Dear Gossips, On top of all of the galas and the infinite parade of women and men of the year, the year end also brings lists of rising stars. So many stars! All of them rising! What if you want to be a star moving laterally? Where is our list

By Sarah • Nov 13, 2026 08:52 am

Who is this Phoenix?

Joaquin Phoenix

Who is this Phoenix?

A few weeks ago Joaquin Phoenix showed up to that Airbnb.org gala and people were like… huh? Joaquin Phoenix? He’s one of the more elusive celebrities, he’s not often on the party circuit, he famously does not want to see and be seen. But he was one

By Lainey • Nov 12, 2026 04:56 pm

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Chloe Bailey’s Eartha Kitt moment

Chloe Bailey

Chloe Bailey’s Eartha Kitt moment

The internet is yet again divided over Chloe Bailey. This time, it’s over how much fun she’s having under the mistletoe. Chloe released a new song just in time for the holidays – but a lot of people online are saying it’s a bit too sexy for Christmas.

By Stephanie • Nov 12, 2026 01:52 pm

Brandy and Monica Take Las Vegas

Brandy Norwood

Brandy and Monica Take Las Vegas

Brandy and Monica, or as they lovingly call each other, Bronica, are continuing the musical marriage that was naturally selected for them. The two are taking their act to Las Vegas for a residency at Resorts World next summer. The shows will run from May to July 2027 and will

By MC • Nov 12, 2026 12:33 pm

Thomas Crown foreplay

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Thomas Crown foreplay

I wonder if Michael B Jordan is trolling a bit this week, or maybe flexing, or maybe a bit of both… because with all this speculation about who might be the next 007, he’s just dropped a new trailer for his movie, The Thomas Crown Affair, that’s definitely

By Lainey • Nov 12, 2026 12:14 pm

Nicholas Hoult won’t say

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult won’t say

As mentioned the other day in my post about Jack Lowden, the pop culture arms race known as Bond Search took on a whole new complexion when Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult entered the chat last week. Denis Villeneuve was asked about taking on Bond because he’s out in

By Lainey • Nov 12, 2026 11:33 am

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