What Else What Else? BAFTA CEO, Amanda Berry, is stepping down from her position. Apparently it has to do with her being “too familiar” with the royals. Well that probably involves Prince William since he’s the ceremonial head of BAFTA. What, exactly, does “too familiar” mean where the royals are concerned? Did she By Lainey • Dec 21, 2021 02:54 pm
Style Also in Aspen… Goldie and Kate Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell and their family are also Aspen regulars at Christmas – and “family” also refers to long-time friends. Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson have been known to spend Christmas in Aspen with Goldie and Kurt’s crew too. Which, of course, includes Kate and Oliver Hudson and By Lainey • Dec 21, 2021 10:06 am
Amazingness Mimi Brings Christmas Back to Aspen What would Christmas week be without Mimi in Aspen? It’s a Christmas tradition, it’s where she almost always spends Christmas, and within that tradition there are other traditions. Like shopping at the luxury boutiques. In heels, of course. No matter how icy and slippery the sidewalks are, Mimi By Lainey • Dec 21, 2021 09:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 21, 2021 Dear Gossips, As Sarah covered in yesterday’s open, the Spider-Man: No Way Home box office has been a big story – and relief – in Hollywood the last few days; considering the pandemic, and the fact that there’s been no shortage of Marvel superhero content this year (with WandaVision, Falcon By Lainey • Dec 21, 2021 08:47 am
Hook Ups Kim & Pete Go to the Movies I am surrounded at work by people who are obsessed with Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson – and I don’t get it. On both sides. As you know, if you’ve been visiting this site over the years, the Kardashians are not my thing; initially because I was in futile By Lainey • Dec 20, 2021 02:48 pm
Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie: Holiday Shopping, Holiday Nails Last week, Angelina Jolie was in Washington, DC with Zahara. They were photographed at the end of their trip at the airport – those pictures were published at the Daily Mail. Later, Angelina posted photos of her own on Instagram to bring awareness to the reason behind their visit. They were By Lainey • Dec 20, 2021 11:18 am
Ben Affleck Bennifer: one extra unnecessary step Last week was probably the most publicly challenging for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez since getting back together in April, following his overblown controversial interview with Howard Stern. Ben defiantly pushed back on Jimmy Kimmel against the backlash over his comments, counter-criticising the media for taking his remarks out of By Lainey • Dec 20, 2021 10:23 am
What Else What Else Jeff Garlin, star of The Goldbergs, has been fired from The Goldbergs following an HR investigation into his behavior on set. He told Vanity Fair there was “no big story. Unless you want to do a story about political correctness.” Well, it turns out his co-workers on The Goldbergs wanted By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 04:36 pm
Outfit of the Week Outfits of the Week: Priyanka’s Matrix It’s one person and three outfits. Priyanka Chopra has also been out here promoting The Matrix Resurrections this week. It’s a high-profile movie. She’s in a high-profile town, New York City. And she’s styled by Law Roach. So of course the looks have been good. Let’ By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 03:13 pm
Top Reads Ben Affleck talks and talks Like I said yesterday, all of the attention that was paid to the Ben Affleck controversy over what he did or didn’t mean about his divorce overshadowed the real tea that he spilled with Howard Stern. And it’s not necessarily the kind of gossip that you can sum By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 12:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Movie with MOVIE STARS! How many of us are there out there? How big is our club? The club is People Who Love Rom-Coms and Will Pay To See Them in Theatres. Are we old? There’s been a lament in the movie industry over the last decade or so – and especially now since By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 11:38 am
Jennifer Garner Jennifer Garner carries on With Ben Affleck making headlines from his interview with Howard Stern all week, Jennifer Garner was seen picking up one of her kids at the bus stop yesterday, carrying on with her regular schedule. According to Page Six, her friends are “furious” about what he said on Stern. Page Six By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 09:45 am
Shout-Outs December 17, 2021 – Shout-Outs Rebekah! You’re not too late – HAPPY BIRTHDAY! But I do hear you about being exhausted… especially, um, with all the recent developments. But that bonfire idea sounds amazing, especially since it’s outside! As for looking to Dolly, come on, we can always look to Dolly. Dolly is every By Lainey • Dec 17, 2021 09:33 am
What Else What Else? A beautiful tribute to the late bell hooks by Brittney Cooper. (The Cut) As the Fug Girls say, Chloe Grace Moretz is back. She’s kept a very low profile the last year or so. And now she’s on a red carpet in an outfit inspired by… Liza Minnelli? By Lainey • Dec 16, 2021 05:02 pm
Top Reads Bennifer at Kimmel A day after his comments on Howard Stern went viral, Ben Affleck was scheduled for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! It was both good timing and bad timing. Bad timing because, typically, when celebrities are in some heat, they want to avoid the spotlight. Good timing because he had By Lainey • Dec 16, 2021 04:40 pm
Howard Stern Intro for December 16, 2021 Dear Gossips, I ended up getting a subscription yesterday so that I could listen to that entire Ben Affleck interview with Howard Stern (which was two hours and 15 minutes and took up a significant part of my day, OMG) – and I think I’m going to end up keeping By Lainey • Dec 16, 2021 10:14 am