Maple Leaf Degrassi Takes Manhattan Many of you wrote following Duana’s article on Lauryn Hill a couple of weeks ago to ask what her “proper writing job” is. Answer: Duana is a member of the Degrassi writing team. She is currently working on the new season – the 10th! – and she was one of 4 By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 08:45 am
Justin Timberlake Fit Pippy’s new trailer Justin Timberlake is currently in New York working on a movie with Mila Kunis called Friends with Benefits, or something, which is like the thing that Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher wrapped on a couple of months ago. Pip is spending his off time staying in shape, seen running the By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 08:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Norton canned from The Avengers which means... Written by Sarah We have a new casting race. The Avengers is about as high-profile as a project comes. From the moment that Marvel Studios announced their intent to bring all of the early Marvel comic icons to the big screen, the scrutiny and expectations have been almost unbearable. By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 07:38 am
Parent Pimps 30 > 29 Feng shui speaking, 29 isn’t a great year. I had a terrible 29, and almost all my friends too. For me, in the lunar cycle, at 29 The Ox has to eat some sh-t. And I did. And so did my Porny last year. On her 29th birthday By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 05:23 am
Break Ups It’s ok Looks like French gossips are about as reliable as the ones in UK. There are apparently certain French outlets that hate Marion Cotillard and Guillaume and I remember, at the AMFAR event in Cannes this year, we were stationed beside a French news agency, and after Dylan and I salivated By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 04:39 am
Bad Style The Fringe is gone...but those tights This is for a reader called Kris who wrote to me last week with a request: I've developed a completely inappropriate amount of quiver for Sam Worthington. And I need your help. To kill it or, at least, dampen it slightly? His weeness has not detracted from the By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 03:46 am
Weddings People getting married So many people getting married. Got married. Am sure you’ve heard: Carrie Underwood to Mike Fisher, Emily Blunt to John Krasinski... The wedding details should be available on the cover of a magazine some time soon. Can’t wait to see Country Bitch’s gown. Somehow she always tacks By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 03:26 am
Quiveration Hamm in uniform Feels like it’ll be a long week ahead. Jon Hamm came along to make it easier. Suddenly the day seems a little more promising. Jon participated yesterday in the All Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game in Anaheim. As usual, he was everyone’s favourite, even the other famous By Lainey • Jul 12, 2010 03:04 am
Gwyneth Paltrow GOOPy in Paris and a swing Really want to wash the stank of Mel Gibson off to start the weekend. Why not with some GOOP? Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted in Paris with her daughter yesterday. She was in town for a Valentino dinner – they’re, like, best friends you know – and is spending a few more By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 11:19 am
Girly Throw Downs Dear Mel: you’re done It’s been two weeks of Mel Gibson leaks. Summary: he’s racist, he’s allegedly abusive, he allegedly beat the sh-t out of his baby mother Oksana Grigorieva, and they’re haggling over it in court, and there are tapes. She denies releasing the tapes. And so far By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 11:03 am
Media Manipulation The Jolie in DC: not very exciting Angelina Jolie and the cast of Salt were in Washington DC today for the junket. Salt opens on July 23. I hear tracking hasn’t been great. But I also hear no one counts out the Jolie. And will the Jolie show up at Comic-Con the day before Salt By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 10:38 am
Hook Ups How Porny is discreet Now we’re in a f-ckin’ hurry. A week ago no one knew about my Porny Simpson and her new boyfriend Eric Johnson. Then TMZ broke it on Monday. By Wednesday Us Weekly had them on the cover. And photos of them in Florida suddenly emerged as he took By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 08:54 am
Edward Norton Edward & Anton Edward Norton was appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity yesterday in New York. Norton has been “green” for a while now, and I am resisting the urge to make a Hulk reference here but I guess I’ve failed. Remember when Edward Norton dated Salma Hayek? I want you By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 07:00 am
Dev Patel I think we’re through At least until The Last Airbender has been purged. I am a fickle bitch, as you know, especially when it comes to quiver. Just the smallest, smallest aberration, it’s enough to kill it forever. Especially when it’s a young actor without a strong foundation, without history, without a By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 05:57 am
Douchebags On Predators I know your immediate reaction. Mine too when I heard they were making it last summer. But it doesn’t suck. In fact, I think it’s pretty good. Not without its problems, certainly, but definitely rather watchable. And a possible franchise for Adrien Brody...? Would you ever have imagined? By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 05:41 am
Ebola Victims Is it out of your system? Leonardo DiCaprio fraternised with Hollywood Ebola Paris Hilton thus destroying Germany’s hopes at a World Cup title. Warner Bros is hoping that that’s the extent of their star’s Ebola infection. And that it is no longer contagious. Because of course they’re hoping for a hit with By Lainey • Jul 09, 2010 03:57 am
