Shoes Margot Robbie: One Last Barbie? As we know, SAG-AFTRA finally confirmed yesterday afternoon that the actors would indeed be going on strike alongside the writers. As the announcement was made midday west coast time, the time technicality worked for those who were trying to get in some last minute promotion before packing it up. By Lainey • Jul 14, 2023 11:21 am
What Else What Else? Oh WOWWWWW. Look at Patricia Clarkson in the Czech Republic in this long beaded gown that looks like sunrays cascading down her body. It’s a gorgeous dress and she looks gorgeous in the dress. (Go Fug Yourself) I’m writing this before the 9am PT SAG-AFTRA board vote By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 04:04 pm
TV Updates Jeremy and The Bear’s Nominations Big day for The Bear yesterday with its 13 Emmy nominations for its first season just as its second season is underway. Since The Bear premiered last summer it wasn’t eligible for the 2022 Emmys but clearly the television academy remembered it enough and liked it enough since it By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 12:17 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Barbie’s Last Carpet The European premiere of Barbie happened last night in London followed by a photo call at the London Eye – and this just may be one of the last promotional events we’ll be seeing in a while, because SAG-AFTRA is about to vote on a strike and that’s By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 10:24 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for July 13, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Emmy nominations happened on the same day as the SAG-AFTRA deadline which passed without a deal. We already know that the union agreed to strike well in advance should a deal not be reached. So they’re doing a vote today at 9am PT to make By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 09:02 am
What Else What Else? I didn’t notice and now that the Fug Girls have pointed it out, it’s probably going to be all that I notice – which is that Ben Platt is in his western era? And … I’m not mad at it. He looks good in khaki. And I don’t By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 04:00 pm
Style Barbenheimer London: Flo joins the Bomb Squad We’ve been talking for weeks about the Barbie-Oppenheimer aka Barbenheimer double feature next Friday. We’ve been talking all day about the possible actors’ strike that could start at midnight. And now, just hours ahead of whatever might happen, the casts of both films are in London – what By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oppenheimer in Paris As we’ve mentioned a few times now in today’s posts, the deadline for the producers and the actors to reach a new deal is tonight. And if that doesn’t happen, the actors have already decided to join the writers on strike. Sarah just wrote in the previous By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 10:47 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for July 12, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Emmy nominations will be announced today and there’s no question that Abbott Elementary will lead the nominations on the comedy side and that Succession will come in with the most nominations out of everyone. What we’re watching for is just how many nominations Succession will By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 09:30 am
What Else What Else? Brad Pitt is involved in at least a couple of lawsuits over Chateau Miraval. He is suing Angelina Jolie (and she’s countersuing him) for selling her share of the estate and he’s being sued by the new owners who are accusing him of mismanaging the business, among other By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 04:17 pm
The Super Models When this project was announced almost three years ago now, I wrote “OH MY GOD YES PLEASE NOW HURRY WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?!” And now the wait is almost over – Apple has announced that the docuseries will be released September 20…. Christy! Cindy! Linda! Naomi! They’re coming By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 03:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise’s Impossible Mission I was in New York last Thursday and Friday for the Oppenheimer junket. More on that in the coming days because I can’t actually remember if there’s an embargo; I can tell you, however, that Cillian Murphy will probably be nominated for an Oscar for his performance, he’ By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 12:41 pm
Business of Hollywood Intro for July 11, 2023 Dear Gossips, The deadline is tonight. SAG-AFTRA’s current contract expires at midnight PT and, as we know, the actors have already agreed to strike should a new deal that addresses their concerns not be reached. And this deadline was already a push from the original deadline which was By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 09:22 am
What Else What Else? Julia Fox was in Toronto this weekend. Did she pick a good weekend or a bad weekend to be in town? Because obviously there was only one story in Toronto this weekend and her name is Beyoncé. In another part of the city on Saturday night though Julia was showing By Lainey • Jul 10, 2023 04:15 pm
Sports Shakira at Silverstone In my post about Shakira on Friday about her at Paris Fashion Week, I wondered whether or not she’d pop over to London from Paris for the British Grand Prix. And indeed she did – Shakira was in the paddock on Sunday and watched as Lewis finished on the podium By Lainey • Jul 10, 2023 03:45 pm
Hook Ups Harry Styles & Taylor Russell? It’s been three months since we last talked about Harry Styles’s love life. That was when he and Emily Ratajkowski were seen making out in Japan before he took a break from his tour. It was also the first and last time Harry and EmRata were linked – since By Lainey • Jul 10, 2023 12:50 pm
