Media Manipulation Kristen Stewart’s first post-scandal red carpet Very well done. Even if the hits are coming, you take them anyway. It’s a character building approach. And it’s a much stronger strategic move than that apology. A friend and I were discussing this last night. He compared the apology, the delivery of it, the desperateness of By Lainey • Sep 07, 2012 12:27 pm
Intro for September 7, 2012 Dear Gossips, There’s a lot going on so we’ll get right into it. Between the DNC and the VMAs and NYFW and TIFF and Venice it’s just so much to know! Re: VMAs - since I was on TIFF duty last night, Duana’s covering the VMAs By Lainey • Sep 07, 2012 09:37 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Emily’s bandage dress? A little bit disappointed that Emily Blunt wore a bandage-y dress tonight. But holy f-ck that body. And look at them together. He flew in to TIFF just to support her. By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 10:35 pm
Famewhores YES I CAN SEE YOUR RING Kate Bosworth is engaged to Michael Polish. She announced it on Twitter the other day, posting a black and white glamour shot of herself with her ring by her mouth. Not that many people cared. Oh look. Here’s Kate with Michael walking around in New York today. I CAN By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 04:38 pm
Douchebags Piggy Backing Famewhore Who the f-ck else would it be? Lindsay Lohan. Vanity Fair has published a sensational piece on Tom Cruise about his wife hunting; everyone’s been talking about it all week. According to US Weekly at no point in the article is Lohan’s name mentioned. And you know this By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 04:20 pm
Media Manipulation Keith Urban and Idol I’ve been hearing from readers in Australia who’ve written to tell me about how Keith Urban was on The Voice down there. Apparently he was an excellent judge, very popular, and it boosted his profile, probably album sales too. Urban of course has been rumoured to be negotiating By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 04:11 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Blue Ivy Carter is loved Beyonce and Jay-Z worshipped the Blue Ivy Carter on their yacht in the South of France yesterday. You know how all babies smell good? I bet you she smells like baby good but way more...expensive. I bet you the Blue Ivy Carter is the caviar of baby smelling. I By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 04:03 pm
Amazingness Mimi (barely) kicks off It’s amazing, isn’t it? Our Mimi’s ability to keep reinventing the art of doing as little as possible? Mimi delivered two performances at the NFL kickoff last night. Sort of. For Triumphant, she appeared only halfway through the song, showing up in a pre-recorded video for the By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 03:31 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Kirsten Dunst and Garrett Hedlund arrive in Toronto Kirsten Dunst and Garrett Hedlund arrive at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport for TIFF. By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 03:04 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession In the same city with My Obsession The Taylor-Johnsons are in Toronto. I’m in Toronto. OMG. Here they are arriving yesterday with daughters Wylda Rae and Romy Hero for the TIFF premiere of Anna Karenina. They are the opposite of the Paltrow-Martins: we do everything together. I want to see them at a party together. But By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 02:40 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Joe wears his own tee Joseph Gordon-Levitt landed in Toronto last night in advance of the gala premiere of Looper tonight to open TIFF. Hit Record is his music company. For some reason that design reminds me of Vancouver 2010. By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 01:40 pm
BFFs Ex-Church Wife & Fake Church Wife The Style Awards happened last night in New York. Katie Holmes was there to present an award to Carolina Herrera, her first official appearance since telling Tom Cruise she wanted a divorce through her publicist and just two days before she presents her Holmes & Yang collection for the first By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 01:15 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Marion’s red flying booties I mean, it’s Marion Cotillard. So of course it works. Look at the mini-socks she’s wearing. I wear booties a lot. And I can never get enough of my mini socks. Because I keep losing them! I’m assigned to Marion’s carpet tonight. Can’t wait to By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 11:36 am
Style It’s time for Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart flew to Toronto from LA yesterday in advance of tonight’s 9pm TIFF screening of On The Road. It’s her first official public appearance since, you know. Looper is the big opening gala at Roy Thomson Hall at 8pm. I wonder though if there will actually be By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 11:20 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: SJP in gingham and spots Gingham-ish, right? The dress itself isn’t all that exciting. The way she’s wearing it with those spotted shoes makes it much more interesting. I wish I could find some shots of her for you wearing the black blazer she has over her arm. I might like that overall By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 09:14 am
Intro for September 6, 2012 Dear Gossips, The MTV VMAs are happening tonight. New York Fashion Week begins while the US Open draw gets tighter. The festival is still on in Venice. The NFL is back. And ... TIFF! It’s busy! This is my 6th TIFF. As always, in addition to updating my blog, I’ By Lainey • Sep 06, 2012 09:01 am