Douchebags Lea Michele’s “apology” As you may have heard, Lea Michele tweeted a message of support for Black Lives Matter the other day and then got exposed by Samantha Marie Ware for her bullying. Several of Lea’s other former colleagues also piped up to share similar experiences or to confirm (through likes) that By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 11:17 am
Keke Palmer Intro for June 3, 2020 Dear Gossips, Have you seen the video of Keke Palmer pleading with members of the National Guard yesterday at a demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles yesterday? As the caption reads, please watch. https://twitter.com/GadiNBC/status/1267945648705298433?s=20 Yesterday Kathleen was on The By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 09:03 am
What Else What Else? Seth Rogen is trying to be a better ally. He has donated in support of Black Lives Matter and bailout programs. He is using his platform to support why people are protesting and seems to be – at least from what I’ve seen – thinking about how he can change and By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 04:06 pm
Equality Issues Gwyneth Paltrow and the “blindspot of white privilege” As I mentioned in the Tracee Ellis Ross post earlier today, as a member of the “model minority” who has benefitted from white proximity, it’s up to me to engage in conversations about anti-Black racism and identify bias and privilege in my own community among Asians and white By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 02:57 pm
Equality Issues Tracee & Tyler A few days ago on CNN, Don Lemon called out a list of celebrities who hadn’t spoken out about the murder of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter. Among them was Tracee Ellis Ross. As a non-Black person, I don’t feel like I have By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 11:56 am
Equality Issues Abel, Drake, and Showing the Receipts When we think of the expression, “show the receipts”, especially online, it often refers to gossip evidence. This week it’s taken on a different meaning. A better meaning. While some celebrities have been called out for the amount of their donations to Black Lives Matter related organisations, including bail- By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 2, 2020 Dear Gossips, Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi because Trayvon Martin was murdered but justice was not served. Today is Blackout Tuesday, an initiative conceived by Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, two Black women in music, calling for the music industry By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:00 am
What Else What Else? I know coyotes aren’t usually the most comforting animals and I’m sorry if this triggers you at all but this is a baby coyote (I think) who’s really into a golf ball and watching it play with the golf ball, for some, as Adam notes here, might By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 04:10 pm
TV Live Blog Issa celebrates Black life On Sundays we watch Insecure, a show that celebrates Black life, Black love, and Black excellence. But if you’re Issa Rae, and Black people are on the streets protesting injustice, protesting racism, fighting for their lives, how do you promote your television show while honouring and respecting the cause? By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 01:25 pm
Equality Issues Blake Lively’s “bias, blindness”, and donation As I wrote in today’s open, in order to end racism and push for a more just and equal society, white people and non-black people of colour have to pull up. We can begin by acknowledging our mistakes and understanding that we’ve been shaped by institutionalised and By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:35 am
Equality Issues Beyoncé & Jay-Z call for action Beyoncé posted a video on Instagram this weekend encouraging her followers to sign one or all of the petitions being circulated demanding justice for George Floyd. The petitions can be accessed through her website. Beyoncé, as we know, has been supporting front line workers during the pandemic and has donated By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:02 am
Intro for June 1, 2020 Dear Gossips, It was a week ago this morning that Christian Cooper, while bird watching, encountered Amy Cooper (no relation) in Central Park and asked her to put her dog on leash so as to stop disturbing the wildlife. Christian’s life was then put in danger when Amy called By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 08:50 am
What Else What Else? I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again – for those of us who grew up on Madonna, it’s no fun watching her not understand what to do with herself right now and not understand what to do on social media. There are worse things in the By Lainey • May 29, 2020 04:10 pm
Julia Roberts Julia’s Masked Message The last time we checked in on Julia Roberts she was “passing the mic” to Dr Anthony Fauci on her Instagram about COVID-19, using her platform to help educate and inform. Today she’s using her platform in allyship: Julia Roberts has been America’s Sweetheart for 30 years. By Lainey • May 29, 2020 01:47 pm
Music Kelly Rowland’s Deepest Cuts I LOVE this new profile of Kelly Rowland by Phillip Picardi for The Cut. A quick note on Phillip – he was part of the Teen Vogue team, alongside the leadership of Elaine Welteroth, that broadened the magazine’s content to include politics and social activism as well as fashion and By Lainey • May 29, 2020 12:33 pm
BFFs Ben-Ana: another road trip? Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were photographed, as usual, yesterday. What wasn’t usual was that they were packing up the car, with both dogs, and a few backpacks and what looked like overnight bags. Also plenty of refreshments. Seems like it could be a road trip? Or a By Lainey • May 29, 2020 10:10 am
