Equality Issues Daniel Dae Kim: First Lead National Geographic announced yesterday that they’ve cast their two leads for the next series of its top-rated anthology, The Hot Zone. The Hot Zone: Anthrax is about the bioterror attacks that happened across the United States in the weeks following 9/11. The first series, The Hot Zone, starring By Lainey • Jan 14, 2021 03:25 pm
Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel Blames Matt Damon Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon have been doing their “they hate each other” bit for years and years now. Probably it’s gotten a little old…at least before the pandemic. Since the pandemic, maybe it’s a source of comfort, something familiar, a thing that you know that, no By Lainey • Jan 14, 2021 01:31 pm
Top Reads Lori Harvey’s Birthday: A Gift to Gossip It’s not like Lori Harvey hasn’t already done enough, given us enough, even though 2021 is only two weeks old. And yet she keeps on giving. And by giving I mean dominating. Earlier this week, Lori and Michael B Jordan went Instagram official with their relationship, the first By Lainey • Jan 14, 2021 10:40 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for January 14, 2021 Dear Gossips, Riz Ahmed was named Best Actor at the virtual Gotham Awards earlier this week for his performance in Sound of Metal, which Sarah called the “most unique film experience of 2020” in her review. Sound of Metal is currently streaming on Prime Video. Although the favourite in the By Lainey • Jan 14, 2021 09:03 am
What Else What Else? Jodie Turner-Smith is the ELLE January digital cover and everything about this is excellent – from how she’s approaching playing Anne Boleyn to the colours that are popping in these photos and the styling and her face, her ridiculous beautiful face. And I can watch this video of her posing By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 04:14 pm
Gorgessity JLo’s Lunch Skin Jennifer Lopez, very famously, has that glow. And she’s had it for, literally, decades now. So as Maria noted in her post about JLo’s skincare line a few weeks ago, it obviously makes sense that she has one – it’s actually surprising it took this long. Most of By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 03:04 pm
Books Sarah Ferguson Brings the Romance Did you blurt out a “huh?” when you read that title? It is a statement of fact though. I haven’t lured you here on false pretenses. Sarah Ferguson is bringing the romance, this is what’s happening. And I think… if you haven’t seen it yet…you might By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 01:45 pm
Brad Pitt Laid-Back Brad Pitt Brad Pitt’s Miraval Rosé 2020 vintage will be released February 1. Have you ever had the Miraval rosé? It’s quite good…and not extravagantly priced, at least not where I live. I mean, it’s not a $9 bottle of wine but it’s also not a $50 By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 11:16 am
Gossip Nostalgia The One Year Anniversary of the Sandringham Summit If you’re a regular visitor here, you know I have a thing with dates. A year ago today, on January 13, 2020, Prince Harry went to meet the Queen at Sandringham; they were later joined by Prince Charles and Prince William. This gathering is now known as the Sandringham By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 09:32 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for January 13, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced yesterday that Satchel and Jackson Lee are the 2021 Golden Globe Awards Ambassadors. Their father is Spike Lee. It is the first time that two siblings of colour have been named the show’s ambassadors and in their roles, they will also By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 08:54 am
What Else What Else? Looking back at the red carpet photos from the premiere of Snatch, in 2000, and I’m reminded once again about how…casual people used to dress for premieres. Most people. Some people definitely turned it up, but the bigger names dialed it down. Both Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow By Lainey • Jan 12, 2021 04:01 pm
Royals Will and Kate: The Train Must Go On Back in December, when COVID-19 cases were surging in the UK (which was a prelude to what we’re seeing there now with beyond-alarming case numbers and hospitals overwhelmed) and people were being advised to stay home and stop the spread, Prince William and Catherine embarked on a train tour By Lainey • Jan 12, 2021 01:42 pm
Top Reads Rob Lowe, the Gossip – about Prince Harry I have always said that celebrities, who we gossip about, are often the biggest gossips. They gossip about each all the f-cking time. For the most part, when in public, they’re quick to disparage it and accuse media outlets and tabloids and paparazzi and Twitter or whatever of too By Lainey • Jan 12, 2021 12:48 pm
Relationship Assumption Olivia Wilde’s Seven Years Thanks to a reader called Ruth who sent me this Olivia Wilde throwback yesterday which… seems in hindsight really prophetic. First a recap: Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis started dating in 2011. He proposed in 2013 and they broke up in 2020, after seven years of engagement. When exactly they By Lainey • Jan 12, 2021 09:45 am
Amazingness Intro for January 12, 2021 Dear Gossips, Lori Harvey is currently my favourite celebrity of 2021 so far and Lori Harvey + Michael B Jordan are currently my favourite romance of 2021 (even though technically they started dealing with each other in 2020). Which is why my favourite TikTok of young 2021 to this point is By Lainey • Jan 12, 2021 09:04 am
What Else What Else? Yes. I am happy to celebrate Pat Benatar with the Fug Girls. I have “Love is a Battlefield” on several playlists but it’s been a minute since I’ve heard “We Belong”. And I’ve been thinking of her a lot the last few months because of Miley Cyrus. By Lainey • Jan 11, 2021 04:00 pm
