John Mayer Oh look, it’s John Mayer I saw these photos of John Mayer at our photo agency this morning and thought to myself…when was the last time we dedicated a post to John Mayer? Here and there Maria mentions him in Celebrity Social Media but it’s always associated with Andy Cohen, because he’s By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 01:51 pm
Reality TV The Islanders are FAMOUS In case you missed it, but how could you?!, Love Island USA Season 6 has been one of the surprise hits of the summer. The ratings were huge for Peacock. The social media activity may have been even bigger – and it’s made several of the cast members very, very By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 12:42 pm
Media Manipulation Controversy at the box office It Ends With Us opened in second after Deadpool & Wolverine at the domestic box office this past weekend with $50 million – a good number next to its budget. According to Deadline, it was outearning D&W at the box office on Monday and Tuesday this week and is By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 11:03 am
TV Updates Intro for August 15, 2024 Dear Gossips, Hiroyuki Sanada was out in New York yesterday for an appearance on Good Morning America to promote Shōgun, aka the best new series of 2024, and all its Emmy nominations (25 including Outstanding Drama and Lead Drama Actor for him). Toranaga-sama was humble and appreciative and he By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 09:20 am
What Else What Else? Blink Twice, formerly titled Pussy Island, comes out next week, I can’t wait to see it. The LA premiere happened already and I’m curious to see if there will be more media events and screenings and carpets and I feel confident in saying, I think?, that it will By Lainey • Aug 14, 2024 04:15 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Who’s in crisis though? Pretty sure I don’t have to provide a refresher on this It Ends With Us mess but if you missed it, I wrote about the situation yesterday and Sarah’s initial post on it from last week is here. In my (long ass) post yesterday, I started with the By Lainey • Aug 14, 2024 01:57 pm
Douchebags George & Brad: Together Again Wolfs, the film that reunites George Clooney and Brad Pitt, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in a couple of weeks. It’s going to be a big splashy carpet, preceded by all kinds of excitement when George and Brad arrive on their boats in polos and linens, flashing By Lainey • Aug 14, 2024 11:42 am
Kylie Jenner Intro for August 14, 2024 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I wrote about the September Issue and the choices that major publications that are still able to put out print versions have made this year. American Vogue went with Blake Lively; ELLE went with Lisa; and British Vogue has gone with Kylie Jenner. Right By Lainey • Aug 14, 2024 10:08 am
What Else What Else? Usually when someone gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, there are other celebrities who show up to honour them. They range from friends to former co-stars and if they’re promoting a movie or a series that’s about to come out, it’s often their By Lainey • Aug 13, 2024 04:26 pm
Gorgessity Halle Berry’s pre-Birthday Premiere Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg are in a new Netflix movie together called The Union that’s releasing on Friday. His name comes before her in the credits in the trailer. I just made a face writing that line. In addition to Halle and Mark, JK Simmons and Lorraine Bracco By Lainey • Aug 13, 2024 03:15 pm
Style But does it end with a win? Please note – trigger warning in this article for domestic violence. Normally when a movie with a $25 million budget opens with $50 million at the domestic box office, $80 million worldwide, and finishes a close second behind one of the most successful movies of the year, it’s considered a By Lainey • Aug 13, 2024 01:09 pm
BLACKPINK Intro for August 13, 2024 Dear Gossips, By now I think we all know about the importance of the September Issue in magazine publishing. Could we say that it’s even more significant now than it was, say, a decade ago or more with so much volatility in print and significant declines in ad rates? By Lainey • Aug 13, 2024 09:00 am
What Else What Else? There’s been a lot of confusion and controversy about Jordan Chiles’s bronze medal after the news that the IOC has decided to strip her of her bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled against her. Jordan has been harassed and vilified online and it’s By Lainey • Aug 12, 2024 04:14 pm
Amazingness Tom Cruise’s Mission: Olympics It’s not like it was a surprise – at the midway point of the Olympics, TMZ had already broken the news that Tom Cruise was planning some kind of stunt for the Closing Ceremony and pretty much described what was about to happen. They hedged a bet about whether or By Lainey • Aug 12, 2024 02:10 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession It could never be JLo Jennifer Lopez spent July in the Hamptons, then returned to LA in August, and still hasn’t been seen with Ben Affleck but, at the same time, another summer weekend has come and gone with no confirmation that their marriage is over (even though it looks like it’s definitively By Lainey • Aug 12, 2024 11:38 am
Sports Intro for August 12, 2024 Dear Gossips, Today is the first day this month with no Olympics, and I am already in withdrawal! Which, of course, most benefits those corrupt assholes at the IOC; although, apparently, they’re in their anti-corruption era right now and it’ll be interesting to see whether or not By Lainey • Aug 12, 2024 09:07 am
