Quiveration My Obsession promoting the rubs Here they come… And I didn’t even mean it that way, I swear. I just went back to read it and realised how it came off. My original point is that Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are now on the press circuit for Fifty Shades Of Grey. And, as By Lainey • Feb 06, 2015 10:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Fifty Shades of Want vs Need Duana taught me something I repeat often here on my blog. In her case, as a screenwriter, it’s about how the story and the audience relate, and how it’s the writer’s job to: Give them what they need, not what they want. I’ve been thinking a By Lainey • Feb 06, 2015 10:28 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 6, 2015 Dear Gossips, Wednesday was the Start of Spring on the Chinese calendar meaning it’s now officially the Year of the Goat/Sheep (even though Chinese New Year is on February 19th). That day I posted a Squawking Chicken (my ma) advisory for those born in the Year of the By Lainey • Feb 06, 2015 09:05 am
Music Madonna Maleficent This was released on SnapChat today so I don’t know how long it’ll be before this video gets taken down. I suggest you watch it right away… It’s new Madonna. The song is Living For Love. Not the worst recent song we’ve heard from her. But By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 05:04 pm
Gorgessity Rihanna: the Harper’s Bazaar shoot She swims with sharks. And the pictures are breathtaking. But of course they are. She is. She’s Rihanna. She is an attitude, all by herself. And, yes, one of the few who, at just 26 years old, can actually be called a legitimate fashion icon. So this shoot… with By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 03:45 pm
Maple Leaf The Justin Bieber Contrition Tour Week 2 Justin Bieber was on Ellen last week to show you that he’s not a dick anymore. Then he posted another “I’m sorry” video on Instagram calling himself “arrogant and conceited”. Because, as I surmised at the time (click here for a refresher), everybody loves Nick Jonas’s Jealous. By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 01:02 pm
Faux Gossip Brange, Gosling & Mendes STAR Magazine is reporting that Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes went over to Brange’s for lunch with their baby Esmeralda recently. It was recently announced that Pitt and Gosling would be working on a new film together called The Big Short along with Christian Bale. How come Christian Bale By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 11:40 am
BFFs Beyonce & Gwyneth at the Grammys! I needed an exclamation point on that title. Don’t pretend that that title isn’t an exclamation point for you too. Common confirmed to Rolling Stone yesterday that Beyonce will perform at the Grammys this Sunday: The Chicago rapper confirmed to Rolling Stone that Beyoncé will introduce "Glory& By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 10:53 am
Media Manipulation Miley on fashion paps and feminism New Miley Cyrus interview with The Kit. She’s promoting MAC’s 2015 Viva Glam campaign. Turns out she was the one who approached MAC to create her own lipstick and gloss to raise money for AIDS awareness and support those living with the disease. “People stopped talking about it By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 10:18 am
Weddings Mr & Mrs Depp It was reported last week that Johnny Depp would be marrying Amber Heard on his private island this weekend. They’re still going to the private island. And there will still be a ceremony there. But they made it official on Tuesday at his home in West Hollywood. According to By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 09:33 am
Intro for February 5, 2015 Dear Gossips, Sarah sent me this link yesterday saying “this is the craziest thing”. It’s about Jamie Dornan fans, three in particular, who spend what seems like all of their free time on social media hoping that he’ll notice them. Beyonce has a few of these too. For By Lainey • Feb 05, 2015 09:07 am
Natalie Portman Is it because she hates her dress? I do. Check out Natalie Portman’s new short film for Miss Dior. “Short film”. They keep trying to rename “commercial”. Just because an acclaimed director (be it Anton Corbijn or Martin Scorsese) shoots it and just because there’s an Oscar winner starring in it, doesn’t make it By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 04:40 pm
Sports “You’re the best ever” Here’s Tom Brady with his son Benjamin in Boston at the parade today celebrating the Patriots’ win, his fourth. And, again, it was his 2nd MVP. So he’s now tied with Joe Montana and Peyton Manning for most Super Bowl rings and MVPs of all time. Obviously, as By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 03:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews UP… GRADE! It was announced yesterday that Charlie Hunnam will replace Benedict Cumberbatch in The Lost City Of Z. Cumberbatch dropped out because he’s doing Dr Strange. Ummm…no problem here, not from where I’m sitting. That’s an upgrade. Charlie will play Col. Percival Fawcett. He went to the By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 01:01 pm
Amazingness Channing Tatum is going to come soon They released the poster yesterday. And, well, I mean it’s about as subtle as a dick nudging you in the face. Channing Tatum is going to come, OK? Goddamn. Me too. Like, I was never into Magic Mike the first time. But…it’s this song… In the teaser By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia + Nicole – Gwyneth What? Where have I been that I didn’t know Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman would be working together? The film is The Secret In Their Eyes. It was originally supposed to be Gwyneth Paltrow but, for whatever reason, Nicole has replaced her. By the way, and she would want By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 11:10 am
