BFFs 1989 (Taylor’s Version): A Birthday Taylor Swift’s album, 1989, was released in October 2014, just before her 25th birthday. You’ll recall, that album cycle was all about New York and friends and parties. There was a big birthday party, in New York, and the reason it’s so memorable, at least to some By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 03:10 pm
BFFs Charlie, Garrett, and Rachel Two of my old celebrity crushes, Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund, were on the same red carpet last night. They’re friends, they’ve worked together before, and last night they were both at the Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire premiere. The film premieres on Friday on By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 01:20 pm
Hook Ups Drake and Camila? Social media is exploding right now because Drake and Camila Cabello are both in Turks & Caicos and now everyone is wondering if they might be a thing. According to the internet, Drake started following Camila after she posted this on Instagram: An invitation to the person who wrote those By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 12:36 pm
BFFs Michael B Jordan and his friend, Ben Affleck Some or many would assume, seeing those two names, that they’d be featured in Variety’s Actors on Actors series. Not this time, not this year. This year the two were paired for the Directors on Directors series and it makes perfect sense. Ben Affleck directed himself in Air By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 10:36 am
Jessica Biel Intro for December 14, 2023 Dear Gossips, Fo shizz! Fo shizz! There were a lot of celebrities in Vegas last night for the grand opening of the Fontainebleau. It’s been the biggest story on the Strip this month and the property does look gorgeous. But my question about Fontainebleau for years has been…if By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 09:40 am
What Else What Else? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the Losers of 2023. And my question about this is media-related. Because THR is owned by the same company as Variety which is Pensky. And Meghan has a good relationship with Variety. She’s granted Variety a couple By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 04:17 pm
Amazingness Hugh Grant is a Blink It’s the final push for Wonka before it opens in North America on Friday and Hugh Grant was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night doing his part. By doing his part I meant that Hugh Grant was Hugh Grant and opened the interview by basically saying By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 01:39 pm
Relationship Assumption Does Tom Cruise have a girlfriend? It has been a minute since Tom Cruise has been in a relationship, at least that we know of. There was a time when Tom loved very, very publicly. Through most of his fame, that’s how it was always was: Tom loved out in the open. Until, of course, By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 12:11 pm
BFFs Taylor Swift’s New York (pre)Birthday Not sure how many Taylor Swift posts there will be today because, you know, we could get a rom-com drop at any moment since it’s her birthday but for now, we’ll talk about last night. She was in New York and spent her bday eve with Selena Gomez By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 11:40 am
BFFs Coop and the Ladies: Carey, Lea, and Gaga Bradley Cooper’s Maestro has been in theatres a couple of weeks now and will start streaming on Netflix on December 20. It is also a contender this award season in multiple categories – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress. So, as we have seen, Coop has been campaigning. By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 09:59 am
Music Intro for December 13, 2023 Dear Gossips, A little emotional this morning. Because basically just as I was waking up, a new video was posted on one of BTS’s YouTube channels: RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook’s military entrance ceremony. As previously mentioned, all four of them reported for duty earlier this week, beginning By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 09:03 am
What Else What Else? Joe Manganiello and his new girlfriend, Caitlin O’Connor, are now red carpet official. I’m probably going to get in trouble for saying this but the dress she’s wearing looks like something Sofia Vergara would have worn to the Golden Globes in 2008. (Cele|bitchy) Netflix has finally By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 04:04 pm
TV Updates Jennifer Aniston’s year-end push The strike was happening when the third season of The Morning Show premiered which meant that Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon could not put the same energy into promoting their series that they have in the past. There were a couple of magazine covers here and there but no carpets By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 02:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney isn’t running You know it’s a competitive awards season when George Clooney directs a movie, based on true historical events, about the American Olympic rowing team, due out on Christmas Day, and it’s not part of the Oscar conversation. George is currently promoting his film, The Boys in the Boat, By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 12:44 pm
Relationship Assumption TNT: The #1 Rom-Com and the Post-Game Bonus Sorry, but let me just make it about me for a second. You know how Swifties are always looking for Easter eggs? Well… is this an Easter egg? It was a Squawker called Raquel (hi Raquel!) who brought this to my attention in the comments on our most recent mailbag By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 10:24 am
Media Manipulation Glen and Sydney: The #2 Rom-Com Many, many months ago, back when they first announced that Anyone But You, starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, would be a December release, counterprogramming against the big budget and/or prestige films at the multiplex during the holidays, it was thought to be the only romantic comedy of the By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 09:44 am