Music Intro for February 18, 2021 Dear Gossips, Probably most of you know about Universal Music Group (UMG), considered to be the biggest music company in the world. If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may be getting more familiar with Big Hit Entertainment, the biggest music company out of South Korea, known By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 09:18 am
What Else What Else? Black Panther premiered three years ago and… even though the world wasn’t perfect then, that was a perfect night. Everyone showed up, and everyone BROUGHT IT. These looks are, well, they’re joyous and excellent and Angela Bassett is unreal, that yellow fringe outfit is unreal. And god I By Lainey • Feb 17, 2021 04:03 pm
Douchebags Oprah Gets the Meghan Treatment Since Monday, when CBS announced that it will air the 90 minute Oprah Winfrey in conversation with Meghan Markle special on March 7, there’s been a lot of angst about it over in the UK. The tabloids, as usual, are accusing Prince Harry and Meghan of hypocrisy; they’re By Lainey • Feb 17, 2021 11:16 am
Equality Issues Intro for February 17, 2021 Dear Gossips, Last week on The Social, we talked about a news story about the “massive drop in cancer screenings” due to the pandemic. Unfortunately it’s not because people have less cancer, it’s that they’re not going for regular checkups. Since then I’ve been thinking about By Lainey • Feb 17, 2021 09:19 am
What Else What Else? Oprah’s doing the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview and now the British press is coming for her. Referring to Oprah as someone who started their career as a “tabloid” talk show host is low. Billionaire is how most people describe Oprah now. But, you know, these people are By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 04:23 pm
Relationship Assumption Olivia Praises Harry After a couple of delays due to COVID, Olivia Wilde’s sophomore directorial effort, Don’t Worry Darling, has wrapped principle photography. She marked the occasion by praising some members of her team, starting with the star of the film, Florence Pugh: And the Oscar-nominated cinematographer, Matthew Libatique: The PAs By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 03:02 pm
TV Updates The New Mr & Mrs Smith Amazon announced a few days ago that they’re rebooting Mr & Mrs Smith, which I consider to be a classic movie, and not just because it’s the movie where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt fell in love, kicking off 12 years of Brange. RIP Brange. Of course the By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 02:29 pm
Relationship Assumption Lori & MBJ’s First Valentine’s Day The couple of 2021, so far, Lori Harvey and Michael B Jordan, celebrated their first Valentine’s Day together this past weekend. I appreciate that Lori did not share what they did with us until yesterday, until after the night was over, which tells me that even though she documented By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 01:02 pm
Royals Oprah and the Sussexes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have dominated the headlines with their pregnancy announcement on Valentine’s Day, revealing their happy news a few days after Meghan’s legal victory over the Daily Mail. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of saltiness happening. Even more so since it was By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 10:49 am
Style Intro for February 16, 2021 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé decided to show us last night what Valentine’s Day was like for her. We always appreciate her benevolence. She and Jay-Z were out for dinner at Giorgi Baldi; they were papped on the way out but the shots they gave up weren’t all that great. By Lainey • Feb 16, 2021 08:46 am
What Else What Else? If you follow figure skating, you know the names Torvill and Dean and the impact they made on ice dancing. Yesterday was the anniversary of them winning Olympic gold. You know all the conspiracy theories and the shipping that goes on with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir? It wasn’t By Lainey • Feb 15, 2021 03:34 pm
Regé-Jean Page The Duke Has a Girlfriend A lot of people have been thirsting over Regé-Jean Page, the breakout star of Bridgerton and… well… me too. He is FINE. And if you’re tired of watching Bridgerton over and over again, he also has a supporting role in Sylvie’s Love, streaming now on Amazon. Since Regé-Jean By Lainey • Feb 15, 2021 12:22 pm
Top Reads The Sussexes of Notting Hill As many people have pointed out, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second baby announcement was a lot like the end scene in Notting Hill, when a pregnant Anna rests her head on William Thacker’s lap as the two enjoy an afternoon on a park bench. https://twitter.com/ By Lainey • Feb 15, 2021 10:43 am
Lana Condor Intro for February 15, 2021 Dear Gossips, I watched To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before the day it came out on August 17, 2018. It was a Friday, and after a great night out with friends, including Duana, Sasha, and Kathleen, I was really excited to get home because Jacek was out of By Lainey • Feb 15, 2021 09:49 am
What Else What Else? Ryan Reynolds is a movie star, no doubt. Kayleigh Donaldson posits here though that his biggest crown is being king of the side-hustles. (Pajiba) Did you see that video of the mom who tackled the perv who was perving on her teen daughter? Any mom, obviously, would have done the By Lainey • Feb 12, 2021 04:01 pm
Janet Jackson Justin Timberlake’s Apology In the days since the release of the NYT documentary Framing Britney Spears, and as we’re all confronting and meditating on our complicity (the media, the public, everyone) with how Britney was treated, one name has come up more often than others: Justin Timberlake. He only shows up for By Lainey • Feb 12, 2021 02:10 pm
