Try Will Smith’s Kiss & Try Let me get this kiss and slap situation out the way first. The story broke in Cannes on Friday evening after I’d wrapped the column. All of us received the alert on our phones at the same time: BREAKING NEWS: WILL SMITH SLAPS REPORTER FOR TRYING TO KISS HIM! By Lainey • May 21, 2012 09:43 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: The never understated Carrie Underwood Where Carrie Underwood is concerned, even if there are no sequins, it still has to be big. Like wedding big. I hate dresses like this. And before you go there I would hate it on Gisele Bundchen too. Because it's too obviously... Oscar de la Renta. Sarah Jessica By Lainey • May 21, 2012 09:24 am
Intro for May 21, 2012 Dear Gossips, The other day Hollywood Ebola Paris Hilton announced that it was on its way to Cannes. And then it rained and rained and rained. Coincidence or conspiracy? It’s still overcast here on Monday morning. And the wet is supposed to continue to tomorrow. But the Brange carpet By Lainey • May 21, 2012 09:14 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Hayden's leather blazer Um... If you know your history you know what this looks like. The severe hair, that leather blazer... Without the blazer, it's good. Cute. With the blazer, I just feel...afraid. By Lainey • May 18, 2012 02:40 pm
Royals Is there a kids’ table? Queen Elizabeth hosted a reception for Foreign Monarchs at Windsor Castle today. As in you were only invited if you are royalty, literally. The Cambridges and Hot Harry were there. Please God kill Kate’s pink square toe satin shoes I hate them SO much. I like to imagine that By Lainey • May 18, 2012 02:32 pm
Hugh Grant Hugh Grant, crusader Hugh Grant participated in a rally for media reform yesterday organised by Hacked Off in London. Hugh as you know has been the most vociferous celebrity in the ongoing investigation into British tabloid practices. It’s like he’s replaced acting with crusading. Hugh Grant is the First Avenger... While By Lainey • May 18, 2012 01:43 pm
John Mayer John Mayer went to Montana Two years ago he was a tweeting, blogging, pissing, insufferable douchebag. And he admits to it. Then he did what so few of them have the courage to do: John Mayer promised to go away and...he actually went away. John Mayer was sick of himself. John Mayer was sick By Lainey • May 18, 2012 11:35 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Jada walks sideways In person she doesn't look as... harsh. Not necessarily softer, but not quite as intense. Anyway, she showed up at the CK party last night in this dress - also better in person - but had to Mimi styles her way up the stairs. There was an attendant holding her By Lainey • May 18, 2012 11:24 am
BFFs Isla & Naomi: Cannes Women In Film Last night’s Calvin Klein Collection and euphoria Calvin Klein party was to celebrate women in film. It was however acknowledged during the toast that this year’s Cannes Film Festival features no female directors, prompting representatives from the Independent Film Project to lobby for greater diversity in the industry By Lainey • May 18, 2012 11:17 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Marion in Cannes, Guillaume in NY As I reported yesterday, Guillaume Canet was not in Cannes with Marion Cotillard yesterday for the premiere of De Rouille et d’os. Guillaume stayed back with Marcel in New York where he’s directing Blood Ties. How CUTE are these pictures of him playing with his boy? That child’ By Lainey • May 18, 2012 11:05 am
Sacha Baron Cohen I like you in these clothes Last week at the Dictator premiere in London I asked Isla Fisher whether or not she’s attracted to General Aladeen. She was like, “God no, he’s vile. But I am very, very attracted to my husband”. I could be very, very attracted to her husband too if he’ By Lainey • May 18, 2012 10:54 am
Quiveration The Beckham Olympics David Beckham was in Athens yesterday with Princess Anne at the Olympic Torch Handover ceremony. The Torch begins its journey to London tomorrow and will travel across England until July 27th when the Games begin. Accuse me of being a slave to globalisation all you want but I LOVE the By Lainey • May 18, 2012 10:45 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Eva wears roses I thought in thumbnail that they were strawberries and got really excited. Then I opened it up and realised they were roses. Deflation. By Lainey • May 18, 2012 10:27 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Freida's rough start in Cannes Haven't liked anything she's worn so far, which is disappointing. Freida could be killing it here, you know? Instead there was that ugly pink peplum sh-t on opening night and then last night in green with a tray on her waist and then today for By Lainey • May 18, 2012 10:19 am
Frauds John’s video for Kelly First of all... Kelly Preston has a website? Sarah messaged me last night asking if I’d seen the video that John Travolta made for Kelly Preston. I hadn’t and made a point of watching it before passing out thinking it’d be great to fall asleep to the By Lainey • May 18, 2012 10:08 am
Quiveration Joshua Jackson has no ego Diane Kruger was recognised last night at the Calvin Klein Collection and euphoria Calvin Klein party in association with the IFP to celebrate women in film. (This is where the linen cocktail napkins were happening.) It gets cool at night here in Cannes. Diane, in Calvin Klein, had a black By Lainey • May 18, 2012 09:59 am