What Else ZLH 520 Today is or was the unofficial Valentine’s Day in China because it’s May 20th. In Mandarin 5-2-0 is pronounced “wǔ èr líng” which sounds like “wǒ ài nǐ”, pinyin for 我爱你, “I love you”. So this is code, like on socials or Whatsapp or chats for telling someone By Lainey • May 20, 2026 05:10 pm
Tessa Thompson The Stars and all the Peplum Earlier this week Tessa Thompson attended an event at Lincoln Centre in honour of Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey. This is such a good dress on her – it looks light and breezy and the pockets are fun and convenient for a steezy pose, and it’s not necessarily a By Lainey • May 20, 2026 04:25 pm
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt shows up for a car Mercedes held an event in LA last night to premiere a new car. I am not really a car person, I’ll drive a car until it can’t be driven anymore, but I do I insist on driving stick, and since fewer and fewer car manufacturers are offering models By Lainey • May 20, 2026 01:07 pm
Timothee Chalamet Timothée Chalamet: The Comeback Haircut Like many people who play sports and follow sports, I have sports superstition. It’s like Crash Davis said to Annie in Bull Durham, “A ballplayer on a streak has to respect the streak! They don't happen very often. You know how hard this game is? If you By Lainey • May 20, 2026 11:34 am
BTS Intro for May 20, 2026 Dear Gossips, The American Music Awards are happening next Monday 25 May in Las Vegas. I wasn’t planning on watching the show since MC is going to watch and post about the event the following day for this site. That has now changed, turns out I have to tune By Lainey • May 20, 2026 10:18 am
What Else Charles Melton: Hell but Heaven We end the day in hell and heaven both. A human manifestation of temptation from the devil, but also living proof of the divine: Charles Melton. These are my gifts to you at dusk: Charles Melton by day, his shirt unbuttoned halfway as he greets fans in Cannes. And Charles By Lainey • May 19, 2026 05:03 pm
Tom Cruise Pam and Tommy C? We should start with an important disclaimer. There is nothing remotely reliable out there to suggest that Pamela Anderson and Tom Cruise are a real thing… or are even on their way to being a real thing. The primary outlets trying to make them a thing are The National Enquirer By Lainey • May 19, 2026 04:16 pm
Cannes 2026 Fashion regulars in Cannes The Hollywood studios don’t have much of a presence in Cannes, which was one of the storylines percolating ahead of this year’s festival. Still, some of the regulars who seem to be in Cannes often were present and accounted for, including Kristen Stewart, who was there to promote By Lainey • May 19, 2026 01:56 pm
Top Reads The Double Date they (and/or we?) deserve In the celebrity ecosystem, celebrity friendship and celebrity double dates have been foundational throughout gossip history. We love when celebrities are friends, and we love when those celebrity friends go on double dates. Few people understand this better than Taylor Swift, by the way, as evidenced by the way she By Lainey • May 19, 2026 12:17 pm
TV Updates Intro for May 19, 2026 Dear Gossips, Welcome back to those of us in Canada after the long weekend. I was probably as offline as I’ll ever be these last few days, restricting screen time for long stretches so now that I’m just getting back into it, making a feeble attempt to get By Lainey • May 19, 2026 10:34 am
Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina wears it first Jonathan Anderson presented his first Dior Cruise collection in LA yesterday – which makes sense because California and Hollywood’s golden age were the inspiration for so many of the pieces. Movie stars were strongly evoked during the show, in the clothes, in the model performances, there were more than a By Lainey • May 14, 2026 01:32 pm
Top Reads JLo & Brett: Give me the glow-up Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein were at the Netflix Upfront last night, the first of what will likely be multiple red carpet appearances in the coming weeks ahead of the release of their movie, Office Romance, in June. Maria was just saying in Celebrity Social Media yesterday that a JLo By Lainey • May 14, 2026 11:22 am
Shakira Intro for May 14, 2026 Dear Gossips, For the first time ever, FIFA will present a halftime show during the World Cup final on July 19 at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey, benefiting “the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a landmark initiative working to raise USD $100 million to expand access to quality education By Lainey • May 14, 2026 10:06 am
What Else Gillian and Hannah match at night Let’s make it a gay finish to the day – we started it gay with Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder for our site manager Emily and will end it with them too because they went from photo call in the morning to promote Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma By Lainey • May 13, 2026 04:14 pm
The C-drama Invasion Earlier this week I posted about the Gold House Gala, celebrating AAPI stories and creatives, that happened in LA last weekend. More and more western media outlets are covering this event, as more and more AAPI talent is being recognised on a global scale, including Billboard – they devoted several posts By Lainey • May 13, 2026 03:19 pm
Chase Infiniti Florals by Angela and Chase The Disney Upfront was yesterday in New York. Upfront season is meant to build anticipation for the next year in television, when the networks and now streamers present to buyers and advertisers their upcoming slate. But Upfront season has also become a stop on the Emmys campaign circuit, since nomination By Lainey • May 13, 2026 01:48 pm
