Bad Style Saving Cate for the Oscars Cate Blanchett stepped out in pink silk last night with black sleeves and hem at the AACTA Awards in Sydney. On anyone else… this would be a mess. Easily. Like on someone with sh-tty posture? And a lot less poise? It’s not my favourite Cate fashion moment. But By Lainey • Jan 29, 2015 02:29 pm
Gorgessity James McAvoy great reviews James McAvoy was joined by Anne-Marie Duff last night in London at the after-party following the gala performance of The Ruling Class. I love them, I love them, I love them. And every time I see them, I feel joy and relief. Mostly joy. Joy for them now By Lainey • Jan 29, 2015 12:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Embarrassed by your dad: David Beckham edition You can be the President of the United States. And your teenagers will still be embarrassed of you. I’ve talked about it before but I need to mention it again because Duana and I could not get enough of Malia and Sasha Obama during their dad’s turkey pardon. By Lainey • Jan 29, 2015 11:40 am
Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth’s vaginal dimsum Every time anyone talks about steaming anything, my first thought, being Chinese and all, is dimsum: har gow, siu mai, shrimp noodle rolls, chicken feet, sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, pork wrapped in bean curd… But definitely not pussy. Which, apparently, is what Gwyneth Paltrow is recommending at GOOP By Lainey • Jan 29, 2015 10:19 am
Sean Penn Intro for January 29, 2015 Dear Gossips, Sean Penn doesn’t give a lot of interviews. In late 2012 for the January 2013 issue of ESQUIRE, he told the magazine that he didn’t feel that he’d ever been loved and that he’d been frauded by love, presumably by Robin Wright. Click here By Lainey • Jan 29, 2015 09:43 am
Smutty Roundup Smutty Roundup: DJ Idris, David is gracious, and Oscar’s Star Wars Idris Elba was in Berlin yesterday at the Jaguar presentation. Isn’t that a Bond car? Or a villain car? Aston Martin is the Bond car, right? Whatever. I needed to make a Bond connection there. And he says he’s not Bond…yet: “It’s really just a rumor— By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 05:13 pm
Top Reads Amal back in court Amal Clooney was in Strasbourg, France with Geoffrey Robertson QC representing Doughty Street Chambers, arguing for Armenia in the case against Dogu Perincek. In 2005, Perincek, chairman of the Turkish Workers’ Party, went to Switzerland to deny Armenian genocide, calling it an “international lie”. In 2007, the Swiss court found By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 04:33 pm
Quiveration Ewan & Co in the 90s Ewan McGregor covers the new issue of NYLON GUYS. The last time I posted about Ewan it was after the Mortdecai premiere and his leather jacket bow tie combination in comparison to all that sh-t Johnny Depp wears. Click here for a refresher. Conveniently Johnny Depp was featured on By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 02:00 pm
BFFs Robin & Ben at Armani Prive Claire Underwood is such an Armani client, non? Robin Wright and Ben Foster were in Paris yesterday for the Armani Prive presentation. As you can see, Mr Armani seems quite fond of her. It’s the second time we’ve seen Robin and Ben at a public event this month. By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 12:30 pm
Media Manipulation Is Johnny Depp seeking new representation? Page Six reports today that Johnny Depp is considering breaking up with his long-time agent Tracey Jacobs because all his movies suck and he’s “devastated” that they’ve not been well received. Supposedly he’s thinking about working with Rick Yorn who manages Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Reese By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 11:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Another Tom Hardy accent This Means War was on TV during the holidays. I watched the first half, with commercials. You know how some movies get better on television because you’re comfortable on the couch or in bed and your general sense of expectation is just a lot lower? Yeah, no. TV doesn’ By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 10:33 am
Photo Assumption Courtside newlyweds Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden were married three weeks ago. Last night they sat courtside at the Laker game, relaxed and happy. She just seems so...comfortable, right? That's my Photo Assumption of the scene. These shots remind me of when we saw Cam at another sporting event By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 09:31 am
Books Intro for January 28, 2015 Dear Gossips, As mentioned last week, I will be defending Raziel Reid’s When Everything Feels Like The Movies on Canada Reads in March. The book was inspired by the true story of a 15 year old boy called Larry who was bullied at school for wearing makeup and heels. By Lainey • Jan 28, 2015 08:58 am
Hair Joaquin or Zach? Zach Galifianakis was at the SAGs the other night with the Birdman team and I kept thinking it was Joaquin Phoenix. Doesn't he look like Joaquin Phoenix now? The real Joaquin Phoenix was probably very happy to not be at the SAGs on Sunday but still had to By Lainey • Jan 27, 2015 03:44 pm
Smutty Roundup Smutty Roundup: Sam & Leslie, Rooney & Theo, and just Ezra Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb are still together. And they were at Sundance. And that matters to the five of us who care about them, who would for sure rank them top 5 in a cool couple list…even though they are way too cool to be on a cool By Lainey • Jan 27, 2015 01:32 pm
Hook Ups Lupita & Leto: is the Heat happening? Heat. SAG Heat. That was the title of my post yesterday about Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto – click here for a refresher. As mentioned, my Video Assumption was that the way they were interacting with each other – as he pulled her closer while they were presenting and how she By Lainey • Jan 27, 2015 12:17 pm