Movie Reviews and Previews Tupac’s platform Later today, Tupac Shakur will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 20 years after his death. Snoop Dogg will give his induction speech. TMZ reported that there’s a California Love tribute in the works featuring Snoop and Dr. Dre but Rolling Stone says that’s By Kathleen • Apr 07, 2017 10:36 am
TV Updates Kerry Washington’s art and activism I’m in a fight with Scandal because of what happened at the end of season 6, episode 7. I won’t tell you what happened because #nospoilers but let’s just say that Olivia Pope and Shonda Rhimes are usually my imaginary besties but lately, I’ve been yelling By Kathleen • Apr 04, 2017 02:57 pm
Music Kendrick's controversy & Kelly Rowland I’m so f-cking sick and tired of the Photoshop/ Show me somethin’ natural like afro on Richard Pryor/ Show me somethin’ natural like ass with some stretchmarks On Friday when I wrote about Kendrick Lamar’s Humble music video, I noted that these lyrics were going viral and gently By Kathleen • Apr 03, 2017 03:09 pm
Douchebags When did Zac Efron go full douche? It’s a question I found myself asking after Lainey wrote about the latest Baywatch trailer. She wrote that she enjoyed that Efron "appears to be f-cking useless in this movie.” He is the butt of most of the jokes in the trailer. It looks like he is playing By Kathleen • Apr 03, 2017 01:58 pm
Hook Ups Wait, WHAT? My friend Tim is one of approximately five people who still listen to Glee cover songs on the regular. On Saturday, I texted Tim, “WAIT, WHAT?” He immediately responded with, “Naya and David?” It was the WTF news of the weekend—that (as of post time) was not an April By Kathleen • Apr 03, 2017 01:03 pm
Music Be humble Sit DOWN. It’s a phrase we use a lot here at LaineyGossip as a way to check celebrities who don’t know their place. Lindsay Lohan says she’s going to win an Oscar? Sit DOWN. Scott Eastwood brags about allegedly passing on playing Christian Grey? Scott Eastwood breathes? By Kathleen • Mar 31, 2017 10:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews “Use your lady mouth” Yesterday at CinemaCon, the cast of Girls Trip made an appearance to talk about the film and introduce new footage. If you don’t know about Girls Trip, it’s the female-led raunchy comedy starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish. In the post-Bridesmaids era, “female-led By Kathleen • Mar 30, 2017 04:01 pm
TV Updates Aunt Viv responds Of course, she did. Earlier this week I wrote about the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion. Alfonso Ribeiro posted a picture of the cast looking all grown and beautiful but that's not what everyone was talking about. Instead, the photo sparked the question, "Where's First By Kathleen • Mar 30, 2017 01:01 pm
TV Updates Where’s Aunt Viv? "The first Aunt Viv was the best Aunt Viv." Not only is this an undeniable fact about The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, it’s also a line in The Hate U Give. I had been meaning to read it. It was on my list. Then, on Saturday, Lainey By Kathleen • Mar 28, 2017 01:45 pm
Music Mariah joins the Nicki vs Remy Ma feud The second greatest gift American Idol gave the world—next to Kelly Clarkson, of course—was Nicki Minaj vs Mariah Carey. I almost forget about the gossip gold that was the 2013 season of Idol when every week was a glorious display of passive aggression and diva-on-diva shade until Mariah By Kathleen • Mar 24, 2017 03:18 pm
TV Updates Checking in on Riverdale Thursdays still belong to Shonda Rhimes but for the past 7 weeks, I’ve ventured out of Shondaland and into a mysterious, perpetually overcast town called Riverdale for an hour every Thursday. Riverdale is back with new episodes next week but to hold you over until then, I’m essentially By Kathleen • Mar 23, 2017 01:14 pm
Top Reads Meghan Markle and colorism Meghan Markle is featured in Allure’s April issue which celebrates beauty and diversity. The magazine interviewed 41 women of colour about their skin. After the Allure story was released, PEOPLE published a piece with the headline: Meghan Markle Gets Real About Beauty: 'My Pet Peeve Is When My By Kathleen • Mar 22, 2017 03:19 pm
Style Malia, the intern Yesterday, Malia Obama wore a white tank, some super cute black booties, a zip-up red jacket and a glorious 'I'm unimpressed with the paparazzi' resting face to her internship at The Weinstein Company. On her third day, she wore a crop top, mom jeans and a By Kathleen • Mar 22, 2017 11:31 am
Maple Leaf Drake gets it together That’s the general consensus. More Life was supposed to drop in December. Then it was January. After Views, the overrated, undeserving Album of the Year nominee that came out less than a year ago, I wanted to be "meh" about More Life. I wanted Drake to make By Kathleen • Mar 20, 2017 01:10 pm
Amazingness An appreciation of Miss Tina's Instagram Are you following Miss Tina on Instagram? If you aren't, I feel sorry for you. I'm sorry that you are missing the woman who birthed Beyoncé AND Solange tell the corniest jokes/ embarrass her husband/ be the most adorable mom on Instagram ever. Before I get By Kathleen • Mar 17, 2017 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oprah in HBO’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Can we stop pretending Oprah is going to run for president? I’ve been catching up on the Internet since being away on vacation for ten days with sporadic-at-best wifi and most Oprah-related headlines I’ve seen have been about her hypothetical political career. Gayle shot down the rumours. Oprah By Kathleen • Mar 16, 2017 02:38 pm
