Maple Leaf Intro for September 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, There is a LOT going on in pop culture right now. Venice has been a spectacle, TIFF kicked off yesterday, and a lot of action is happening in New York because of fashion week, the MTV VMAs on Sunday, and the Met Gala on Monday. It’s not By Lainey • Sep 10, 2021 09:08 am
What Else What Else? I’ve watched the first episode of Only Murders in the Building and I really enjoyed it. Sarah will have more on the series in the next couple of weeks and we haven’t talked much about it so I’m curious about her take. For me, as always and By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 04:59 pm
Style Kate and Katie and Black Cut-out Dresses Did you see Kate Hudson’s black dress in Venice the other day? She made a joke about it on Instagram. Here’s the dress: Here’s the joke: She looks great, and she’s wearing the sh-t out if it, but … I guess after all this conditioning… it doesn’ By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 01:10 pm
Amazingness Not a Bird, Not a Plane – It’s Tom Cruise! Method Man and Redman dropped this in 1995: “Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane How high? Recognise Johnny Blaze, ain’t a damn thing changed” Recognise Tom Cruise, ain’t a damn thing changed! This is Tom Cruise up in the sky, parachuting By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 12:14 pm
TV Updates Reese’s Morning Show Stripes Promotion for season two of The Morning Show is underway. Cast members were junketing yesterday and many if not most of the usual outlets were invited to participate in virtual interviews with Hasan Minhaj, who joins this season, and also Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, who were paired from separate By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 10:35 am
Relationship Assumption Bennifer in Venice! It was quiet on the Bennifer front for the Labour Day long weekend. And now, perhaps, we know why. They were saving it up. This is fresh – Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have arrived in Venice! The Last Duel premiere is tomorrow, and for weeks now there’s been speculation By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 09:42 am
Royals Intro for September 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, The cover of the Fall 2021 issue of PEOPLE’s British royals quarterly features Prince William and Kate with a headline about how they are “ready to lead a modern monarchy”. They are the British royal hope for the future. But … what about the present? Well, the present By Lainey • Sep 09, 2021 08:51 am
What Else What Else? After all this time, Jamie Spears is now all about #FreeBritney. So the target of the #FreeBritney movement is now onside with the #FreeBritney movement? It’s suspect as f-ck…and he sounds like a bitter asshole. Nothing in his statements sounds like this is about care and respect. There’ By Lainey • Sep 08, 2021 04:00 pm
Gorgessity A Year of Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy has been acting, obviously, for longer than a year. But a year ago, Anya Taylor-Joy wasn’t at the top of the magazine cover wish list, not even, necessarily, after the release of Emma.. Hollywood insiders certainly were well aware that she was one of the most exciting By Lainey • Sep 08, 2021 11:52 am
Style Intro for September 8, 2021 Dear Gossips, The celebrity wedding trend of the year is the surprise. Both Ariana Grande and Issa Rae were able to keep their weddings secret. And both of them wore Vera Wang wedding dresses. Gwen Stefani, whose wedding wasn’t as much of a surprise, also wore Vera Wang. Lily By Lainey • Sep 08, 2021 08:53 am
What Else What Else? It’s official, Kanye West’s album Donda is #1. Of course it is. But… how long will it stay there? Because I’m sure you know that Drake’s Certified Lover Boy finally dropped last Friday and that album took over the weekend, just in time for the long By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 04:01 pm
Gorgessity Kristen Stewart Makes Her Case Going into Venice and the fall film season, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, was on almost everyone’s list. It’s a triple threat situation: Princess Diana forever and ever will bring the intrigue and fascination; Pablo Larraín is an acclaimed filmmaker who brings the By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 01:05 pm
Top Reads Zendaya owns Venice As I wrote in the open today, celebrities were doing the most on the red carpet in Venice this weekend. It was look after look after look. The last several days on the Lido have amounted to a case being made by celebrities for Celebrity. This is what movie stars By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 10:50 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina Jolie: “It’s been the last decade” Angelina Jolie has cowritten a book with Geraldine Van Bueren QC and Amnesty International. Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide For Youth “details the rights promised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, starting with the history of child rights, and providing a clear By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 09:34 am
Style Intro for September 7, 2021 Dear Gossips, Bennifer kept a low profile this Labour Day long weekend. I’m writing this on Monday, early evening, and it’s quiet for days. It was also quiet for Beyoncé’s Ruby Jubilee. Instead, the Queen let everyone else celebrate her – as it should be. Besides, a jubilee By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 09:03 am
What Else What Else? Just another quick note about programming: we are dark tomorrow and Monday and returning to regular gossip schedule, I guess like back to school?, on Tuesday September 7. Wishing you a safe and healthy long weekend. I LOVE this dress on Annaleigh Ashford. So much. It’s flouncy and fun. By Lainey • Sep 02, 2021 04:28 pm