Top Reads Angelina at the Virtual Rally Yesterday was the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Day of Action as bipartisan lawmakers in the US are “pushing to reauthorise the 1994 VAWA for the first time in almost a decade… [after] it lapsed in 2019 when the Republican-dominated Senate did not pass it”. It is f-cked up to By Lainey • Jan 20, 2022 11:00 am
TV Updates Intro for January 20, 2022 Dear Gossips, Shonda Rhimes is going to get me to April and springtime in North America. Sarah’s got you covered later today on Bridgerton season two which is coming in March. But before that, another Shondaland production, Inventing Anna, drops on Netflix on February 11. Inventing Anna is the By Lainey • Jan 20, 2022 09:10 am
What Else What Else? Fashion lost one of its most original voices in André Leon Talley. He was magnificent – both in presentation and personality. And he wasn’t just an authority on style but also on celebrity. I loved listening to him speak. I loved seeing him react. And his impact on the industry By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 03:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Clooneys are back in Hollywood George and Amal Clooney were in Australia for a stretch there starting last fall while he was working on Ticket to Paradise co-starring Julia Roberts. However, like so many recent productions, they’ve been shut down due to COVID. And shut down for long enough that the Clooneys have returned By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 02:16 pm
Award Season Campaigning Ben Affleck: Batman and Oscar One of the sidebar conversations on social media that came out of that Joss Whedon profile this week was about Batman. As Sarah noted in her post about Joss, for years there has been in-fighting among fanboys about Justice League and Zack Snyder’s version vs Joss’s version and By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael B Jordan: Son-in-Law in training Lori Harvey turned 25 last week and she spent it on a yacht, as she’s been sharing photos and video from her birthday trip on Instagram. And yes, Michael B Jordan appeared to be with her as he posted this video on his feed a few days ago to By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 11:59 am
Royals Will and Kate’s 2022 Debut Prince William and Catherine of House Cambridge stepped out together for their first joint engagement of 2022 today, visiting the Foundling Museum which “tells the history of the Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first children’s charity and public art gallery”. The Foundling Hospital was founded in 1739 “to care By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 10:26 am
TV Updates Intro for January 19, 2022 Dear Gossips, Over the last few years, Netflix has been steadily investing in South Korean content – and even before 2021, that strategy was paying off, as the company has attracted more and more global subscribers accessing their services for non-English programming, with Korean programming consistently at or near the top By Lainey • Jan 19, 2022 09:16 am
What Else What Else? Cardi B and Offset have yet to confirm the name of their son, born in September. The way she’s talking or tweeting – though, it may be one of the most…provocative baby name reveals. She might tattoo the name on her face. I mean, sure. It’s not like By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 04:02 pm
Equality Issues Olivia Culpo wears another sports bra Olivia Culpo was in the news last week because her sister Aurora posted on Instagram an outfit that Olivia wore on an American Airlines flight on their way to their holiday – a sports bra with bike shorts – and was told to put on a blouse and cover up. If you By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 01:24 pm
Relationship Assumption Andrew Garfield: A Lying Oscar Campaign There’s no one way to campaign for an Oscar but there are some campaign messages that are more common than others. “Getting ugly for Oscar” is a common one. “Suffering” for Oscar is a storyline we hear a lot – from Leonardo DiCaprio to Jared Leto to Christian Bale to By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 12:41 pm
Top Reads The Only Fox News After taking over Hollywood for a couple of weeks, Julia Fox was back home in New York yesterday for her son’s first birthday. She and her ex, Peter Artemiev, were papped in Manhattan, having resumed amicable relations after she cussed him out on Instagram just before Christmas for being By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 11:06 am
Shout-Outs January 18, 2022 – Shout-Outs For Laurie Petrou on the cover reveal of your upcoming book, Stargazer – because you can’t lose with black and pink. Stargazer is set in Northern Ontario, about two young women “falling into the hedonistic seduction of the woods” and while I’m confident there is no cult or cannibalism By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 09:04 am
Amazingness Intro for January 18, 2022 Dear Gossips, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly announced their engagement last week and drank each other’s blood. They are, for me, one of the great gossip surprises of the last two years – not necessarily surprising that they’re getting married but surprising from how much I enjoy them. By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 08:51 am
What Else What Else? This Loewe dress on Catriona Balfe comes from the same collection as Zendaya’s body plate. That may have been the pièce de resistance but there are so many looks that were memorable, including what Catriona chose to wear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, although maybe it’s By Lainey • Jan 17, 2022 04:02 pm
TV Updates Jules and Elliot in Real Life Sunday nights right now are usually reserved for Euphoria but as I mentioned in today’s site open, last night was taken over by the season finale of Yellowjackets so I haven’t fully caught up with Rue and company yet as I only had time to watch half of By Lainey • Jan 17, 2022 02:33 pm
