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Dear Gossips,
This weekend marks the end of Pride Month but, of course, never the end of Pride. Pride Month is June, as we know, because Stonewall happened in June, 50 years ago now; as a matter of fact, the exact anniversary was today and through the weekend. Read Full Intro
Mary J Blige: “a leader, a queen, a living legend”
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May J Blige was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards last night. As mentioned in the previous post, Rihanna presented it to her. Exactly. It’s Mary J Blige. To properly recognise Mary, you have to bring in someone who’s worthy of Mary. Full Story
Black Girls Rock
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One of the most underrated red carpets of the year is the BET Black Girls Rock! red carpet. Every year, I forget it’s happening and every year, it delivers some of my favourite looks. This year’s honourees included Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige Full Story
The Power Stylists 2018
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On the latest episode of Show Your Work, Duana and I talk about Hollywood style and the business behind celebrity style strategy. The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Stylists list is mentioned several times. Full Story
Mary J. Blige: Oscars Best Performance
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I’m mad about Mudbound. I just decided how mad I’m going to be about Mudbound and that’s very. Very mad. There wasn’t much else to get fired up over this year so I’m going to pour all of my frustrations over missed nominations and people who went home empty-handed who shouldn’t have (ahem, MARY J. Full Story
Mary J’s Oscar weekend
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Mary J Blige is a two-time Oscar nominee… in the same year. She is the first woman to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. She made history. So no matter what happens this weekend (Allison Janney will win Best Supporting Actress), Mary J Blige’s Oscar weekend will be a big deal. Full Story
Mary J Blige makes history
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The first part of the Oscar nominations this morning, when they announced many of the technical categories, featured vignettes to highlight the work that goes into editing and sound and costuming and cinematography etc. Each vignette was fronted by a woman, a diverse range of women beginning with Gal Gadot and also including Salma Hayek, Zoe Saldana, Priyanka Chopra, Rebel Wilson, Molly Shannon, Michelle Rodriguez, Michelle Yeoh, and Rosario Dawson. Full Story
Dee Rees gets Sandra Bullock’s vote
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One of my favourite side stories during award season is watching to see which major movie stars throw their support behind which films and which performers. Julia Roberts comes up a lot in this discussion. She campaigned for Javier Bardem Full Story
The Globes needed more Mary J. Blige
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After a show like this, there’s always one person I wish we got to see more of. After the Globes, that person is Mary J. Blige. I didn’t see her interviewed on the red carpet. I was flipping between E! and NBC and I think I caught a glimpse of her on a photo wall but there were no amazing Mary J. Full Story
Mary J Blige’s new year “breakthrough”
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala happened last night. This is always an important stop on the award season circuit since so many Oscar voters show up at the event. Which is why so many Oscar hopefuls show up at the event. The voting period for Oscar nominations opens this Friday and closes on January 12. Full Story
Mary J. Blige gets hers
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TWO! Mary J. Blige was nominated for two Golden Globes this morning. I was expecting the nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Last month, after she attended a party for75th anniversary of the Golden Globes, I wrote that Mary J. was working the award season circuit Full Story
