Royals Tom hosts Will and Kate In London last night, the UK premiere of Top Gun: Marverick. And, naturally, because this is a Tom Cruise movie and Tom Cruise is always extra AF, they went full throttle with the presentation. Leicester Square was a spectacle, a huge maze of digital screens was set up outside the By Lainey • May 20, 2022 09:58 am
Quiveration Almost time for Harry’s House Harry Style’s new album, Harry’s House, drops tomorrow and is getting solid reviews, at least from outlets I’ve read (Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Times, NME, Entertainment Weekly). This is his third solo album and he’s talked about moving past the pressure points of expectation from By Lainey • May 19, 2022 01:05 pm
Amazingness Tom Cruise in Cannes: Fist-pumps, standing ovations, and chivalry Sarah posted photos from the Top Gun gala spectacle in Cannes yesterday along with details from his Q&A before the premiere at the palais. I’m here to follow up on a few more details now that the movie has screened for the festival audience – to a five By Lainey • May 19, 2022 11:50 am
Top Reads Doctor Taylor Swift Taylor Swift fans were disappointed last week when May 13 came and went and there was no surprise album drop. Instead Taylor saved her first public appearance of 2022 for Yankee Stadium, where she appeared yesterday to receive an honorary doctorate in fine arts from New York University and deliver By Lainey • May 19, 2022 10:34 am
Amazingness JLo: “But I’m also saying…does the camera got me?” YES. Or YASSSSSS, for added emphasis. This is what I’ve been waiting for – the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s documentary, Halftime. The film will open the Tribeca Festival next month before it premieres on Netflix on June 14. At the end of the preview, JLo reads from her family By Lainey • May 19, 2022 09:53 am
Shout-Outs May 19, 2022 – Shout-Outs Ali! BORAHAE! I’m sorry I’ve been travelling so I’m a day late on this… HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I think you’re in England, which is where I am right now, so if it makes a difference, I’m sending you these belated wishes much closer to you than By Lainey • May 19, 2022 09:13 am
TV Updates Intro for May 19, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s Thursday, which means that I’ve gone almost a whole week without talking about Heartstopper, so let’s fix that. If you haven’t watched it yet, you’re missing out on the sweetest television show to premiere this year. Heartstopper was released on Netflix exactly By Lainey • May 19, 2022 09:04 am
TV Updates Three A-Murderers! Sorry. That’s a really lame joke and probably no one under 40 gets it. Or maybe even under 50. Or maybe anyone at all. Or it’s already been done, which makes me even more of a loser, so I’ll just leave it there, not even embarrassed because By Lainey • May 18, 2022 10:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia and Ethan: All these years later Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke were papped yesterday on the set of their new Netflix film, Leave the World Behind. Julia is once again working with Sam Esmail who is directing and adapting the project based on Rumaan Alam’s acclaimed novel by the same name. Mahershala Ali also stars By Lainey • May 18, 2022 10:06 am
What Else What Else? Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance at Paddington Station today in celebration of the “Elizabeth Line” which doesn’t open for a couple of weeks. I’m in London right now and I would like to take the opportunity to talk about the tube system because I love it and By Lainey • May 17, 2022 04:10 pm
Maple Leaf Simu Liu: acting, singing, hosting, dancing, writing I’m travelling this week so I wasn’t able to watch Simu Liu host the Juno Awards from Toronto on Sunday. I have however watched online clips of his opening monologue and one part where he sings. Let’s start with the monologue which starts with a sketch before By Lainey • May 17, 2022 01:10 pm
TV Updates Bridgerton: The Ton goes for the Emmy Yvette Nicole Brown hosted Netflix’s FYSEE event for Bridgerton yesterday with cast members Charithra Chandran, Nicola Coughlan, and the breakout star of season two, Simone Ashley. Emmy nomination voting begins in a month and campaigning is well underway for consideration. Netflix is hoping that Bridgerton can be part of By Lainey • May 17, 2022 11:25 am
Relationship Assumption Leo and Camila: A Tender Beach Moment I don’t use the word “tender” often, it squicks me. But it is a good word in how precise it is. There’s no ambiguity with “tender” – you know exactly what feeling it’s supposed to evoke. And that’s exactly why I chose it for the title, because By Lainey • May 17, 2022 09:48 am
Shout-Outs May 17, 2022 – Shout-Outs This is for Tina and Izzy after eleven years and a day – I’m sorry for your loss, and I also want to say that I respect that you did right by her, that you tried your best but in the end, sometimes what’s best is to say goodbye. By Lainey • May 17, 2022 09:20 am
TV Updates Intro for May 17, 2022 Dear Gossips, So they’re remaking Reality Bites. No, sorry, they’re “reframing” Reality Bites. As Sarah wrote yesterday in this space, it’s upfronts right now and the television landscape is chaotic as every outlet seems to have their own streaming service and trying to load up on as By Lainey • May 17, 2022 09:05 am
Gossip Genie Selena Gomez: Saturday Night and Single Selena Gomez hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend. I’m out of town so I haven’t been able to watch the entire episode yet, but I have seen the monologue and while it’s not the most elaborate monologue, no big song and dance numbers, By Lainey • May 16, 2022 01:21 pm
