Douchebags James Franco tells the Academy F-ck Michel Hazanavicius. The Artist is not a silent movie actor. The Artist is only James Franco. And when James Franco has an opinion, everyone must listen. This time, he’s preaching to us about Andy Serkis. In an exclusive article written for Deadline, Franco submits an impassioned offensive on By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 02:45 pm
Media Manipulation The great moves of Channing Tatum How did this happen? Sarah addressed it in an article just after Christmas. Click here if you missed it. These days, it feels like only Ryan Gosling’s been working more than Channing Tatum. I wonder if Jake Gyllenhaal feels that way, although Jake Gyllenhaal wouldn’t take half of By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 12:41 pm
Douchebags B.I.C vs the other babies When Blue Ivy descended from heaven out of Beysus’s womb the other night, everyone else was expected to shut down their lives. Including, allegedly, other parents of other babies... According to Roz and Neil Coulon, whose premature twin girls were born at Lenox Hill Hospital, the B.I.C. By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 11:59 am
Justin Timberlake New engaged, surrounded by suits Justin Timberlake, newly engaged, was in Vegas yesterday at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show to present MySpace TV on Panasonic. You’ll recall, Timberlake invested in MySpace last year. Justin spoke at the event in support of the new initiative. The video is hilarious. Not because he’s hilarious By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 11:13 am
BFFs Award season with Brad & George Both were in New York last night, both campaigning before the Academy’s nomination window closes later this week. The Brange attended the New York Film Critics’ Circle gala to collect his Best Actor award, George will attend the NBR gala tonight for his Best Actor prize from that organisation, By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 10:40 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Blue Ivy came out naturally This is what her parents are saying. Beyonce and Jay-Z released their official Birth of the Throne announcement yesterday as follows: "We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful – we By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 09:59 am
Intro for January 10, 2012 Dear Gossips, Duana has been nagging me for years - YEARS - to watch Veronica Mars. Finally, over Christmas, weakened by a bad cold, I agreed. Knowing I’d be in LA for a few days for the TCA with two flights, I downloaded the first 8 episodes and brought By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 09:41 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Jessica Chastain’s shiny dress Don’t like it. And it’s too similar-ish to what she wore in Palm Springs. Click here for a refresher. Also the material, under a certain light, it’s not so flattering around the waist. I feel like they keep making style decisions for her to go with her By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 09:37 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Desiring Naomi’s shoes I love the entire outfit, particularly the grey panel on her coat but the way I feel about the shoes, it’s not just admiration, it’s straight up hunger, a distracting desire. Like I might not be able to do much else today until I put them on my By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 09:32 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Paul Bettany looks skeevy Normally distinguished and elegant, this time, the exact opposite – this is Paul Bettany at the UK premiere of Margin Call yesterday doing all the wrong things, sartorially at least. And it’s not like he doesn’t do this – I mean he does the glasses, open neck, neck tie thing By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 09:27 am
Gorgessity Matt Bomer is beautiful I don’t watch White Collar. I don’t really have plans to. I see Matt Bomer photos here and there and people are always like, holy sh-t he’s so gorgeous but, I dunno, in two dimension, his pretty, it was never all that powerful to me. Um, so, By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 04:30 pm
Books Emma’s voice in your head? The paps are trying to tell me that this is her new boyfriend having broken up with Johnny Simmons. I dunno. I mean she’s studying at Oxford, she’s meeting new people, I’m not sure a guy she goes shopping with, who spends the night and doesn’t By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 02:51 pm
Lifestyle Hair Envy by Patrick Dempsey Never mind the men, how many women would love to have his hair? Look at it. I’m not sure he’s lost a single strand since birth. So he’ll never be the Sexiest Man Alive. But he’ll also never have a receding hairline. I feel like that By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 01:26 pm
Amazingness Meangirl in the hall Remember when my friend Lara and I were cut down by Anna Wintour’s eyes at the MET Gala a few years ago? Click here for a refresher. It was the best. I mean, you know that woman is a Master Bitch. And to have experienced it first hand... these By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 01:13 pm
Lifestyle Red Jeans: Isla Fisher edition I know. I have a jeans problem. And an even more serious red jeans problem. I love my red jeans so much. It’ll go away soon. For now though, every celebrity in red jeans it’s like I have to post it. Click here for the previous red jeans By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 12:18 pm
Gary Oldman Gary Oldman loves Jessica Chastain As Brad Pitt said, admiringly, of Jessica Chastain: “Seven pictures in 2011 and five in 2012. Usually an actor has to work in the porn industry to have that kind of success.” Jessica Chastain is pretty much why Jessica Biel has to marry Justin Timberlake. There’s really nothing else By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 12:06 pm