Gorgessity Zendaya’s new superpower Look, I know we’ve retired Zendaya from style consideration because she’s too good, just too f-cking good, and she’d be best dressed every time if she was still in the running. But we have to talk about what she wore to the Critics’ Choice Awards last By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 04:38 pm
Royals Sussexit: an early win The Summit at Sandringham has concluded. Here are a few brief thoughts for now and we’ll get deeper into it as the evening progresses. For now, here’s the Queen’s statement following the meeting: First impressions? This was hastily written. It lacks the polish that usually accompanies the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 01:09 pm
Jennifer Lopez Oscars 2020: The Snubs Many of the headlines coming out of the Oscar nominations this morning read that the Academy has just “barely averted” #OscarsSoWhite because of the inclusion of Cynthia Erivo and Parasite which is true… I guess… but it’s also a total simplification. Because if nominating one Black person is the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 12:54 pm
Relationship Assumption Gigi & Zayn 2020 I know all eyes are on Sandringham and we’re getting to the Oscar nominations in a bit but my teenage heart, currently obsessed with all the Korean and Chinese romance series on Netflix – to the point where it’s taking over my life and I have an embarrassing full- By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 11:25 am
Royals Sussexit: The Pre-Summit Leaks Buckingham Palace announced this weekend that the Queen has asked Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry to convene with her at Sandringham today so that they can agree on a Sussexit plan going forward as they consider all the options for Harry and Meghan Markle’s new royal playbook. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 10:23 am
Shout-Outs January 13, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs For Lisa and Travis, because it’s been two weeks since Euclid’s been gone. EUCLID! God I love that you gave her a mathematician’s name and she proceeded to live a life of superiority, exhausted by the simplicity of her peers and their silly catch-and-run-and- By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, Big day today. And normally the biggest headline here at this site would be that it’s Oscar nomination day as we brace for whatever controversy comes out of the snubs and exclusions. To give you some idea of what we might expect, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 08:48 am
What Else What Else? Oprah somehow got dragged into the Sussexit – something something about how she consulted with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about stepping back from the royal family. I mean I guess they’re just going down the guest list of the wedding now and Amal Clooney’s going to show up By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 05:31 pm
Royals Sussexit: The Negotiations It’s only been 48 hours since House Sussex publicly announced their intention to create a new job description for themselves and the story keeps changing and updating. Quick recap: when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first released their statement, Buckingham Palace soon followed, less than two hours later with By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 03:52 pm
Royals The Prince Andrew “legal settlement” House Sussex is the British royal story that’s been dominating headlines this week. And when there’s a big headline getting all the attention, if you have something to bury, it’s the ideal time. There are secrets all up and down the British royal lineage but, currently, the By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 10:29 am
Maple Leaf Intro for January 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, Heads up – I’m going to make this about me. Because it has been a WEEK. A week ago today I was in LA with etalk covering the Golden Globes for the first and only time, subbing in for Danielle Graham who was pregnant and gave birth to By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 09:12 am
What Else What Else? OK, the first sentence of this Dlisted post is the best sentence written this week. No debate. For the second year in a row, there will be no host for the Oscars. And the Academy is trying to make it sound like this was intentional, that they looked at the By Lainey • Jan 09, 2020 05:33 pm
Quiveration Timmy’s new look Timothee Chalamet was at the National Board of Review gala last night in a relatively tame-ish outfit, by his standards, which makes sense because he was a presenter and not an award recipient. It’s not about Timmy right now, although every day for me is about Timmy. Have By Lainey • Jan 09, 2020 05:06 pm
Royals Sussexit: “Financial Independence” Much of the negative and often inaccurate coverage around the royal family and particularly Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have to do with money. How much it cost to renovate their place, how much it cost for them to go on holiday, how much the baby shower was, how much By Lainey • Jan 09, 2020 01:19 pm
Royals Sussexit and “The Cartel” As mentioned in the previous post about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s announcement that they’ll be stepping down from their position as “senior” royals, it came with a fully functional, content-heavy updated website. Back in October, when Harry launched his Love Shield of 2019, the letter defending By Lainey • Jan 09, 2020 11:05 am
Royals Sussexit: The Timing Yesterday, January 8, 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of House Sussex (for now, anyway), announced that they will be stepping back as “senior” members of the British royal family and declared their intention to be “financially independent”. My friend Kayla joked that Meghan basically told Harry to get a By Lainey • Jan 09, 2020 10:03 am