Succession Intro for May 30, 2023 Dear Gossips, Welcome back to those of you returning from the Memorial Day holiday in the US and perhaps still recovering from the devastating series finale of Succession. I posted about it in this space yesterday and like many of you, I’m still thinking about it today. Specifically about By Lainey • May 30, 2023 08:52 am
What Else What Else? A year ago at this time, Top Gun: Maverick roared into theatres and became one of the biggest movies of 2022. Now Monica Barbaro is in another action movie with a big action star, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Pretty sure this one won’t get the attention of TG:M but I By Lainey • May 29, 2023 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Italian Boat Season Begins It’s that time of year: celebrities head to Italy every summer, even though by now we and the paparazzi all know that it’s either Portofino or Positano or Capri or Sardinia, and even though it’s always been a holiday destination and increasingly so now that people know By Lainey • May 29, 2023 01:14 pm
Break Ups Taylor and Ice Spice’s “Karma” As reported, Taylor Swift released a new version of her Midnights album last Friday, with new tracks and a remix of “Karma” featuring Ice Spice. I wouldn’t say it’s the most exciting Taylor Swift collaboration and I wouldn’t say that this feature is a creative stretch for By Lainey • May 29, 2023 10:57 am
Style Fifteen with Fan Bingbing The Cannes Film Festival 2023 is now over with Jane Fonda presenting the Palme D’Or to Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall which went kinda viral, not because of the film’s win but because of Justine’s acceptance speech, during which she called out Macron’s government By Lainey • May 29, 2023 09:37 am
Succession Intro for May 29, 2023 Dear Gossips, Spoiler alert… Succession ended as it should have – and was there any doubt? By giving us not what we wanted but what we need. Which is why at the 45 minute mark, when Kendall, Roman, and Shiv are in the kitchen, laughing together, smiling at one another, being By Lainey • May 29, 2023 08:44 am
Gorgessity The Idol and The Idol I’m sure by now you’ve heard about or read about the reaction to The Idol in Cannes. Most critics are tearing it apart after getting a look at what was reported a few months ago in Rolling Stone – that the show is sleazy, has been described as “torture By Lainey • May 26, 2023 01:17 pm
Gorgessity Brie Larson: A Very Chanel Cannes The Cannes Film Festival will be wrapping up this weekend, there are just a few carpets left before the closing night gala, a few more looks to enjoy… and for Cannes jury member Brie Larson, the looks have all come from one fashion house: Chanel. All of them excellent. And By Lainey • May 26, 2023 10:10 am
What Else What Else? Heidi Klum is in Cannes. And she’s on the red carpet. And you know what that means. Because Heidi, in my opinion, never serves on a red carpet. It’s the strangest thing. Streetwear? Casual wear? Junket wear? No problem. But on a carpet it’s … often a mess. By Lainey • May 25, 2023 04:03 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Cardi B: Lunch and Shoes Cardi B is always viral – because she’s great on Twitter. And when I say great on Twitter I don’t mean I always agree with what she says on Twitter… but she’s one of the most entertaining, if not the most entertaining, celebrities on the platform, because she By Lainey • May 25, 2023 02:58 pm
Music Taylor’s New “Karma” Big news from Taylor Swift yesterday – she announced on social media that she’s releasing a deluxe edition of her album, Midnights. Midnights (Till Dawn Edition) will be released tonight at midnight and feature remixes and new tracks from the vault, including one song intriguingly called “You’re Losing Me” By Lainey • May 25, 2023 10:24 am
Shout-Outs May 25, 2023 – Shout-Outs This is for Kathryn F who, as volunteer MS Ambassador, shares her key message of embracing disability and amplifying the voices of those living with a disability. As Kathryn told me, “If Selma Blair and Christina Applegate can bravely use a cane under the glare of Hollywood lights, I can By Lainey • May 25, 2023 10:05 am
Tina Turner Intro for May 25, 2023 Dear Gossips, When the news broke yesterday about Tina Turner, I went back to read what I wrote almost exactly two years ago now, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its class of 2021, which included Tina, only this time as a solo artist. At the time, By Lainey • May 25, 2023 08:57 am
What Else What Else? Natalie Portman looks very, very, very excellent in this little red dress and matching jacket in Cannes. She knows it too because the way I’m reading her pose, she is feeling herself. (Go Fug Yourself) Angela Kelly, who was Queen Elizabeth’s dresser, was gifted a new home by By Lainey • May 24, 2023 04:02 pm
Hook Ups Taylor, Joe, Camila, and Shawn: Exes and Un-Exes Taylor Swift has been home-basing in New York these days with her tour stops in the eastern part of the US the last few weeks. She was seen at Electric Lady Studios again the other day, not with Matty Healy this time but he is definitely still in the picture, By Lainey • May 24, 2023 02:01 pm
Style Hailee Steinfeld covers PEOPLE I was surprised to see Hailee Steinfeld on the cover of PEOPLE this week, and with a new photo shoot too. Not because Hailee Steinfeld isn’t a star but because …well… it’s PEOPLE, and she could easily be on the cover of any fashion magazine, and PEOPLE isn’ By Lainey • May 24, 2023 10:22 am
