Movie Reviews and Previews The Best Actress Nominations Sarah will be posting an overview of this morning’s Oscar nominations later but we’ll start with what’s trending: Lady Gaga. Because she was not nominated for her performance as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. This is considered a snub because Gaga has so far this award By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 10:30 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for February 8, 2022 Dear Gossips, Oscar nominations are happening today – announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, an inspired and adorable combination. This post was written before the livestream, and we’ll be covering the Academy’s final list later on. But as I wrote to Sarah yesterday, for some reason I’ By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 08:46 am
What Else What Else? Rachel Brosnahan’s promotional wardrobe for the new season of Mrs Maisel is strong. My favourite is the Valentino pyjama-ish set with the mary-janes but this monochrome mustard look is excellent too. I do agree with the Fug Girls though about the boots. I don’t mind the colour – the By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 04:00 pm
Style Lewis Hamilton: Return of the King Last time I posted about Lewis Hamilton it was just about a couple of weeks ago when he was seen in LA after weeks and weeks of growing speculation – and angst – over his silence. Lewis went off the grid after the controversy of the last race of the 2021 season By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 02:41 pm
Faux Gossip Did Zendaya and Tom buy a house? Zendaya and Tom Holland might be the internet’s favourite couple – or at least one of the internet’s favourite couples. Favourite as in there might be other couples who generate all kinds of talk and debate, but Zendaya and Tom generally aren’t polarising. There may be those who By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 02:03 pm
Royals The Queen Crowns Camilla Yesterday marked 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II began her reign. To commemorate the occasion, she released a statement expressing her commitment to serve – and you’ll note that that’s the first thought in the letter: ✍️ On the eve of the 70th anniversary of her Accession to the throne, By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 12:39 pm
Top Reads Awkwafina doesn’t apologise Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina, for years has been criticised for appropriating AAVE (African American Vernacular English) and using what’s called a blaccent, and specifically speaking with a blaccent as part of her comedic persona and in her comedic roles, only to take it off for her dramatic roles, which By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 11:09 am
Style Intro for February 7, 2022 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé posted to Instagram for the first time this year last week to promote her latest Ivy Park drop, Ivy Heart: This is drop week, with the new collection coming on Wednesday and Thursday and new images of Beyoncé modelling her own gear were posted on the Ivy By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 09:01 am
Maple Leaf Simu, the host Simu Liu had a GREAT 2021. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was a smash hit. The sequel has been green-lit. He hosted Saturday Night Live. He’s booked all kinds of endorsements, including a recently released commercial for Google Pixel 6. He has two upcoming projects scheduled By Lainey • Feb 04, 2022 01:51 pm
Award Season Campaigning Andrew Garfield: Tennis and Costumes As Sarah wrote earlier today, it’s been one of the most unpredictable award seasons ever, because the usual metrics used by industry experts to predict how award season will look have been all over the place. No one could have predicted how the BAFTA nominations turned out which means By Lainey • Feb 04, 2022 12:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bennifer in Manhattan Jennifer Lopez was in New York City yesterday promoting Marry Me, and I’ve been wondering the last couple of weeks whether or not Ben Affleck would join her during the press tour. She was at his side last fall when he was pushing The Last Duel and The Tender By Lainey • Feb 04, 2022 09:55 am
What Else What Else? The Fug Girls are throwing it back this Thursday to the premiere of Maid in Manhattan that happened 19 years ago this month. Ben Affleck accompanied Jennifer Lopez on the carpet. Will they walk another carpet together in the next week or so? At the premiere of Marry Me? (Go By Lainey • Feb 03, 2022 04:23 pm
Royals Charles, Camilla, and Kate: A Royal Rare “Rare” – that’s the word that’s coming up a lot today in the headlines about Kate Cambridge joining her father-in-law Prince Charles and Camilla at a visit to The Prince’s Foundation training site for arts and culture at Trinity Buoy Wharf today. PEOPLE described it as a “rare By Lainey • Feb 03, 2022 02:18 pm
Business of Hollywood JLo, a pro Jennifer Lopez is in New York kicking off the press blitz for her movie Marry Me, which comes out next week. This morning she was on The TODAY Show, interviewed by Hoda Kotb, who she’s friends with, and Savannah Guthrie; it’s a showcase for just how experienced she By Lainey • Feb 03, 2022 11:16 am
Top Reads Rihanna confirms her confirmation On Monday January 31, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky set up a pap stroll to tell us they’re expecting their first child together. As mentioned in my first post about her pregnancy, the photos were taken by paparazzo Miles Diggs, who has developed solid relationships with celebrities for their By Lainey • Feb 03, 2022 10:13 am
TV Updates Intro for February 3, 2022 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week Rolling Stone published an article, “Abbott Elementary Is Leading a Network Sitcom Comeback” and while I’m not sure about whether or not this really is an actual comeback for network sitcoms in general, it is true that since Abbott Elementary premiered just over a By Lainey • Feb 03, 2022 09:10 am
