What Else World Cup Fates and Futures In the days leading up to the World Cup 2026 final, amid all of the controversies etc, one of the loveliest storylines was about That Photo. The one from almost 19 years ago where a baby Lamine Yamal, with his mother Sheila, was being bathed by a young Lionel Messi By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 04:02 pm
Beyoncé World Cup Couples and Capris Two of the biggest celebrity power couples were at the World Cup final yesterday. We should always start with Beyoncé, who actually allowed herself to be photographed while arriving with Jay-Z. We’ll come back to her outfit in a minute. They’ve been in New York for a By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 02:13 pm
Austin Butler New Football Couples? The FIFA World Cup final brought out an award show/Met Gala list of celebrities, but not Cardi B, although she was still getting some football action because she was seen in Venice with Maduka Okoye … again! Remember, Cardi and Maduka were the gossip and the drama at Paris Fashion By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 12:33 pm
Top Reads BTS, Bieber, and Speed Many of the football purists hated the existence of the first ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show and the performance itself didn’t change their mind. On the other side of that conversation, there are people who watched the event just for halftime. And still others who argue that By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 11:18 am
Shout-Outs Shout-Outs for July 20, 2026 Carolina! Happy Birthday from Paula who tells me your “latest crush” is Josh O’Connor… girl, same. You’ve just given me an excuse to post some more photos of him and his fits from the Disclosure Day press tour because I wasn’t able to get it while it By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 10:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 20, 2026 Dear Gossips, It was a weekend for the pop culture gods. The World Cup, of course, is the Olympus of sport – and since the final was set in the United States, the event brought together global superstars from almost every entertainment stream, from football to music to movies and television By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 09:08 am
Shout-Outs for July 17, 2026 Happy Birthday MacKenzie! It’s a milestone and for me it’s been so fun, so I’m wishing the same for you. Heather tells me that as best friends the two of you have been talking sh-t together here for 15 years. So this one is from our By Lainey • Jul 17, 2026 09:30 am
What Else Adele: Movies, Fashion, and Football Adele was photographed the other day in Sardinia, hanging out with Tom Ford. She’s been spending a lot of time with him lately, not only because they are friends but because, for a while there, he was also her boss. Tom’s next film is Cry to Heaven, based By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 04:03 pm
Christopher Nolan Odyssey Colour Coordination Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Tom Holland were all seen coordinating but separately yesterday in New York on various press commitments to promote The Odyssey, opening this coming Friday. The film has already broken IMAX sales records. I saw it in IMAX and loved it in IMAX – I mean it’ll By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 11:42 am
BTS BTS is “good enough” About a month ago, Duana sent me a text asking me, “Have you heard about du bist gut genug?” I tapped back a question mark, huh? Her reply: “The new hit with the kids. German.” With a video of an impossibly catchy and borderline annoying beat. “Du bist gut genug” By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 10:33 am
Ariana Grande Intro for July 14, 2026 Dear Gossips, Ariana Grande played the first of five shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last night and while there was a brief audio issue, the most gossip-notable moment from the concert happened during “thank u, next”. You’ll recall, this is the song where she lists off all By Lainey • Jul 14, 2026 09:08 am
What Else Timothée: Villain but not father Timothée Chalamet was papped at breakfast in LA this weekend and I appreciate it because he was all over my timeline this weekend and now I have photos to go along with the story. Every month where Timmy and Kylie Jenner are concerned, they’re either getting married or they’ By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 05:18 pm
Taylor Swift The TNT Puppy? Forget the wedding, the most exciting TNT development of the year is that they have a dog, confirming what Swifties have been speculating about for months. Apparently, back in March, Taylor Swift was seen in the car with a white dog and then, from leaked footage of the wedding at By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 03:40 pm
Zendaya Coleman Zendaya is the Teacher’s Pet Do the kids still use this expression? If not, the teacher’s pet is the teacher’s favourite, a label assigned to one student by the other students who believe that the teacher’s pet can do no wrong in the teacher’s eyes. Back in my day, we’d By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 12:20 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé & Rihanna on the same stage Jay-Z’s three shows at Yankee Stadium this week featured what could also be described as a major mega celebrity wedding guest list and giving us one of the rarest occurrences in pop culture: Beyoncé and Rihanna in one show? It’s a unicorn event. But let’s start By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 11:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 13, 2026 Dear Gossips, This weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the release of one of the most iconic films in Hong Kong cinematic history and a comedy that’s well-known around the world. Probably most people who play soccer know this movie: Shaolin Soccer, directed by and starring Stephen Chow. By Lainey • Jul 13, 2026 09:19 am
