Helen Mirren Helen Mirren was not attacked by an air conditioner Dame Helen Mirren was in Hong Kong last night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mandarin Oriental. Two deranged brothers did not try to kick her ass with an air conditioner. You think Scandal is preposterous? How about Michael Bay? And that’s real life! Click here to read By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 10:58 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Charlize’s golden shoulders A cascade of golden leaves on both shoulders… I don’t think I would notice them so much if she wasn’t the one wearing them. Yes, Artemis. YES. And YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS to the hair pushed forward and tousled. By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 10:32 am
Girl Sh-t Are you enjoying this? Madonna showed up at the opening of her Hard Candy gym in Berlin yesterday. She wore leather and wouldn’t let us see her hands. Am I projecting or does M seem like she’s in an extra extra good mood? I’m probably projecting. But if she were in By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 10:12 am
Royals Princess Catherine playing volleyball OK but the volleyball isn’t what you care about. The volleyball isn’t what people are talking about. Princess Catherine of William made an official appearance today in London at the SportsAid Athlete Workshop to hang out with some athletes. She played…in wedges. It’s so Victoria Beckham, By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 09:35 am
Girly Throw Downs Meangirling Gwyneth Paltrow Click here if you missed my post on Monday about what Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter had to say about Gwyneth Paltrow trying to cockblock his magazine from featuring her. And click here for my post from way back in June when I was the first to report that it By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 09:17 am
River Phoenix Intro for October 18, 2013 Dear Gossips, I checked the Vanity Fair website first thing this morning to prep for an upcoming Gwyneth Paltrow post (coming later) but look what I found instead: 20 years after his passing, it’s a new book that examines his final days and River’s career in the context By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The joy of The Grand Budapest Hotel Those who don’t enjoy Wes Anderson’s films knock it for their preciousness and pretention. Sometimes, yes. But I will defend The Royal Tenenbaums every day. And how can you hate Bottle Rocket? Also, Moonrise Kingdom was one of my favourite movies of 2012. Maybe my favourite movie of By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 04:33 pm
Ebola Victims If you hate Terry Richardson… And many of you do as you’re disgusted by his photos and how he depicts his subjects, you won’t mind these pictures at all, even though Ebola Paris Hilton is in them. Richardson has allowed himself to be infected by Hollywood Ebola. It’s all over him. It’ By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 03:55 pm
Royals Hot Harry’s 3 changes Busy day for Prince Harry today. First he played rugby so he was in his sweats. What do you think of Hot Harry in sweatpants? You know, when some men wear sweatpants they get…floppy. A member of the royal family can’t afford to flop around on an official By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 02:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Call To Love 12 Years A Slave is opening this weekend and in advance of the (limited) release, Fox Searchlight is screening it at a series of events, as often as possible with sponsorship, so to build momentum and word of mouth and generate support for award season. Here are director Steve McQueen, By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 12:31 pm
Amazingness The real JLO breakup JLO maybe maybe not breaking up with Slum Bears is not the story here. The REAL JLO breakup story is about her assistant. JLO’s assistant, Gilly Iyer, (is that hard “G” because if so this is AWESOME), who worked with her for years, quit recently to join Jermaine Dupri’ By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 11:08 am
Weddings Porny’s Caprese wedding? Tomatoes and mozzarella, sprinkled with basil. I could do that for breakfast right now. Here are Jessica Simpson and her freeloading fiancé in Capri yesterday with family and friends, including her mother reportedly on a scouting mission for their upcoming wedding. They’re now speculating that it’ll happen next By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 10:45 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Emma’s varsity jacket GREAT varsity jacket. Sasha and I have been joking – not really – about getting team gossip varsity jackets for a while. It’s super lame and corny but that hasn’t stopped us from the wanting. Seeing Emma Watson look so good in hers has just revived the impulse. By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 10:14 am
Media Manipulation Mrs Timberlake gets a job too! Check out Mrs Timberlake on the set of her new “indie thriller” Shiva & Mel yesterday in LA. Other cast members include Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson, and Edi Gathegi. Mrs T and Mamet will play sisters. Mamet is a sex worker with a sh-tty boyfriend and Mrs T is By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake gets a job! Deadline reports that a year after wrapping on Gossip Girl, Blake Lively has finally secured her next role. She’ll play the lead in a film called The Age Of Adeline, co-starring Ellen Burstyn, about “the miraculous life of the 29-year old title character, who stops aging after By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:12 am
James Franco Intro for October 17, 2013 Dear Gossips, Here’s a tweet that had people talking this week – attached. More Oscar campaigning for James Franco’s performance in Spring Breakers. As I’ve previously noted, he was excellent in the film. Franco is a magnificent actor. And if Michael Fassbender doesn’t want to be Best By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:00 am
