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Pedro Pascal’s Oscar movie

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Pedro Pascal’s Oscar movie

It’s mid-summer, which means the countdown to back to school has begun because time is our enemy, but it is most violently the enemy of youth, but it also means we’re counting down to the fall festival season. After the Hollywood studios sat out Cannes, I have

By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 02:35 pm

Intro for July 15, 2026

Intro for July 15, 2026

Dear Gossips, The fakakta Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is in the news again, because of court proceedings culminating at the end of the week, so let’s check on the state of things. In short: bad! A dozen state attorneys general, including the one from California, which we will

By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 09:13 am

The gentlemen of The Odyssey

Tom Holland

The gentlemen of The Odyssey

We’ve seen the women of The Odyssey show up and show out for their final premiere, now let’s turn our attention to the gentlemen, who certainly…showed up. Let’s start with Tom Holland, because he is always a ray of sunshine. He wore an all-black suit

By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 12:31 pm

The goddesses of The Odyssey

Zendaya Coleman

The goddesses of The Odyssey

The Odyssey opens on Friday, and the New York premiere was last night, the last big blow out red carpet before what is sure to be one of the biggest films of the year opens. You know what that means, every famous person showed up, because every famous person is

By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 10:38 am

Adele: Movies, Fashion, and Football

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Adele: Movies, Fashion, and Football

Adele was photographed the other day in Sardinia, hanging out with Tom Ford. She’s been spending a lot of time with him lately, not only because they are friends but because, for a while there, he was also her boss. Tom’s next film is Cry to Heaven, based

By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 04:03 pm

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A HUGEL Summer

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MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A HUGEL Summer

I’m still riding high off such an incredible release week for Madonna’s Confessions II, and as a result, my playlists have been extremely dance-heavy. I’m craving the sweat from a long night out and the thrill of a flashing strobe light making me feel a little

By MC • Jul 14, 2026 01:11 pm

Odyssey Colour Coordination

Christopher Nolan

Odyssey Colour Coordination

Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Tom Holland were all seen coordinating but separately yesterday in New York on various press commitments to promote The Odyssey, opening this coming Friday. The film has already broken IMAX sales records. I saw it in IMAX and loved it in IMAX – I mean it’ll

By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 11:42 am

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Beyoncé & Rihanna on the same stage

Beyoncé & Rihanna on the same stage

Jay-Z’s three shows at Yankee Stadium this week featured what could also be described as a major mega celebrity wedding guest list and giving us one of the rarest occurrences in pop culture: Beyoncé and Rihanna in one show? It’s a unicorn event. But let’s start

By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 11:02 am

Cardi B: The Best Kind of Heatwave

Cardi B: The Best Kind of Heatwave

The heat has been an issue during Paris Fashion Week but here’s a heat story that has nothing to do with climate change and everything to do with gossip… good gossip. The gossip that’s been lighting up so many timelines and algorithms has to do with Cardi B

By Lainey • Jul 09, 2026 03:14 pm

Madonna’s Studio Albums, Ranked

Madonna’s Studio Albums, Ranked

Madonna has been a pillar in pop music for more than 43 years, creating timeless hits and opening doors for countless performers that have followed the path she laid out for them. We’ve known her as “queen of pop” but we should remember that a title like that is

By MC • Jul 08, 2026 11:37 am

Prince Harry loses the case

Prince Harry loses the case

Prince Harry and six other claimants, including other celebrities like Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, and Sadie Frost, have lost their case against the tabloid the Daily Mail. The claimants were accusing the publication of obtaining information illegally and the high court has ruled that they did not prove the Daily

By Lainey • Jul 07, 2026 12:21 pm

Zendaya: Famous Among the Gods

Zendaya: Famous Among the Gods

It is one of the lines I’ll always remember from my Greek mythology course in universe – said by Athena but also often used to describe Athena: that she is famous among the gods for her wisdom but also for her cunning, which is why she was partial to Odysseus,

By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 02:58 pm

Not just a sleepover at dad’s

Not just a sleepover at dad’s

I went to bed much later than I intended to last night because I was too wired after that wild World Cup match between England and Mexico. Everything about it was entertaining, from the dramatics on the pitch to what was happening before the game to Scotland hilariously entering the

By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 01:17 pm

The Wedding Industrial Complex: The Return of Taymerica

The Wedding Industrial Complex: The Return of Taymerica

PROGRAMMING NOTE IS NEAR THE END OF THIS POST: Everyone thinks or is hoping that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get married very soon – while also hedging that perhaps they’re already secretly married but will host a huge wedding celebration this week – in New York City, probably but

By Lainey • Jun 30, 2026 03:41 pm

The TNT Wedding Industrial Complex

The TNT Wedding Industrial Complex

Entertainment media outlets, for months how, have been reporting on – or making up stories about – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. As the reported date approaches, the coverage has only intensified. But it was the story in The New York Times earlier this week that took it to the

By Lainey • Jun 26, 2026 12:29 pm

Olivia Wilde’s summer reset

Olivia Wilde’s summer reset

At this time four summers ago in 2022, our gossip preoccupation was Don’t Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde, starring Florence Pugh and also Olivia’s then-boyfriend Harry Styles. Florence wasn’t f-cking with the movie, all kinds of rumours were flying around about what went down

By Lainey • Jun 25, 2026 11:31 am

Madonna now and forever

Madonna now and forever

Madonna’s been in Paris for Fashion Week. As we saw yesterday she was seated front row between Charli XCX and Connor Storrie at Saint Laurent, the pop culture mother of all the cool kids. Who still considers herself one of the cool kids – both an icon to them but

By Lainey • Jun 24, 2026 12:06 pm

Odyssey Colour Coordination

Christopher Nolan

Odyssey Colour Coordination

Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Tom Holland were all seen coordinating but separately yesterday in New York on various press commitments to promote The Odyssey, opening this coming Friday. The film has already broken IMAX sales records. I saw it in IMAX and loved it in IMAX – I mean it’ll

By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 11:42 am

BTS is “good enough”

BTS

BTS is “good enough”

About a month ago, Duana sent me a text asking me, “Have you heard about du bist gut genug?” I tapped back a question mark, huh? Her reply: “The new hit with the kids. German.” With a video of an impossibly catchy and borderline annoying beat. “Du bist gut genug”

By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 10:33 am

Tom Cruise stunts for Digger

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Tom Cruise stunts for Digger

When the teaser for Digger dropped, I wondered if Tom Cruise might re-engage with Academy politics and campaign for an acting Oscar (he just got an honorary one back in November). The full trailer for Digger debuted online yesterday, and I don’t think Cruise is even going to

By Sarah • Jul 14, 2026 09:57 am

Intro for July 14, 2026

Ariana Grande

Intro for July 14, 2026

Dear Gossips, Ariana Grande played the first of five shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last night and while there was a brief audio issue, the most gossip-notable moment from the concert happened during “thank u, next”. You’ll recall, this is the song where she lists off all

By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 09:08 am

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Timothée: Villain but not father

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Timothée: Villain but not father

Timothée Chalamet was papped at breakfast in LA this weekend and I appreciate it because he was all over my timeline this weekend and now I have photos to go along with the story. Every month where Timmy and Kylie Jenner are concerned, they’re either getting married or they’

By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 05:18 pm

The TNT Puppy?

Taylor Swift

The TNT Puppy?

Forget the wedding, the most exciting TNT development of the year is that they have a dog, confirming what Swifties have been speculating about for months. Apparently, back in March, Taylor Swift was seen in the car with a white dog and then, from leaked footage of the wedding at

By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 03:40 pm

Celebrity Social Media, July 13, 2026

Celebrity Social Media, July 13, 2026

Is this Jennifer Lopez’s first time at Wimbledon? Maybe while she’s in London, she’s also visiting a “friend.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix) Loser behaviour to post this

By Maria • Jul 13, 2026 02:30 pm

Zendaya is the Teacher’s Pet

Zendaya Coleman

Zendaya is the Teacher’s Pet

Do the kids still use this expression? If not, the teacher’s pet is the teacher’s favourite, a label assigned to one student by the other students who believe that the teacher’s pet can do no wrong in the teacher’s eyes. Back in my day, we’d

By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 12:20 pm

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