Equality Issues Intro for March 11, 2021 Dear Gossips, At this point I don’t think you can overstate the impact that the Television Event of the Year is having – on the British royal family and the overall culture. And I’m not just talking about the fact that this was a monoculture moment at a time By Lainey • Mar 11, 2021 09:19 am
What Else What Else? I can imagine that most actors would jump at the chance to work with Steven Spielberg so if he calls you up, and you’re Michelle Williams, and you’re invited to take on this role, which is so important to him, obviously, how do you even say no? There By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 04:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews George and Ben on set George Clooney is currently directing Ben Affleck in the film adaptation of JR Moehringer’s The Tender Bar in Boston which they are pretending to be Long Island, if they’re staying true to the story told in the book about Moehringer’s affection and attachment to the neighbourhood pub By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 03:37 pm
Maple Leaf Keanu’s Comic Did you know that Keanu Reeves has just released his own comic book? It’s called BRZRKR and I wouldn’t have known about it if I didn’t google his name just now because there are new pap shots of him on his bike, which I’ll get into By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 01:35 pm
Top Reads The Queen of Culture Supports Meghan Markle It’s not like there haven’t been all kinds of celebrities lining up one after the other in support of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. But Beyoncé is THE celebrity whose support of Meghan Markle generates much more attention than the rest, even making headlines on CNN. Because, of By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 11:55 am
Top Reads Harry and Meghan’s “New Era” Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the Queen yesterday addressing (inadequately) what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey about their mental health struggles and the racism they experienced as senior members of the British royal family. Basically they’re claiming they didn’t know how serious By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 10:12 am
Child Stars Intro for March 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Directors Guild of America and the BAFTAs announced their nominations yesterday. Chloe Zhao, widely considered to be the frontrunner this season, and possibly a lock for Oscar, is now the first woman of colour to be nominated by the DGA. The name that really jumped out for By Lainey • Mar 10, 2021 09:08 am
What Else What Else? No surprise, Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas, is issuing ultimatums to her and Harry about them reaching out to him and his relationship with the press. I wonder if anyone in those newsrooms ever considers not taking his call? (Cele|bitchy) I’m going to have nightmares about this. Imagine By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 04:59 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Harry, Meghan, and Oprah’s Master Class What else were we going to talk about on this week’s episode? And this is also why we’ve done a quick edit, recording last night and turning it around to upload earlier than we normally do. I’ve been posting about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 04:23 pm
Royals The Queen Responds to Harry and Meghan As I noted in my previous post about Prince Charles, there was word that Buckingham Palace could be coming out with a statement by EOD addressing what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. Shortly after that article went live, a statement on behalf of By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 03:11 pm
Top Reads Prince Charles: After the Television Event of the Year It’s been two days since the Television Event of the Year, hosted by Oprah and starring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Prince Charles stepped out today in London to visit a vaccine clinic and was reportedly in good spirits. And the photo op was…interesting: You guys, Prince Charles By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 12:49 pm
TV Updates Intro for March 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, There’s still more to stay about Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, aka the Television Event of the Year, and check here if you missed my last post of yesterday on how Harry turned his cameo into a leading role, but for now, By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 09:43 am
What Else What Else? I don’t think I’ve ever been in a phase of any relationship where I dressed like the other person. Unless a grey hoodie counts? I don’t know if it counts. Because a grey hoodie is a wardrobe staple and a thing you just throw on. Which has By Lainey • Mar 08, 2021 04:00 pm
Royals Prince Harry’s non-Cameo: A British Monarchy 101 That was… a very clever and deliberate misdirect, wasn’t? In the days leading up to Oprah’s special with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, most people, probably everyone, thought this was going to be Meghan going in hard on the British royals, that this would mostly be about Meghan, By Lainey • Mar 08, 2021 01:36 pm
Royals Harry, Meghan, and Royal Racism Going into the broadcast, most of us were expecting a certain kind of tea, right? Maybe some sh-t about Prince William and his relationship with Harry, and yes, by extension Kate would come up too. She did come up. But as I mentioned, she came up EARLY. And I By Lainey • Mar 08, 2021 10:26 am
Royals Meghan Markle, Mental Health, and the British Royal Institution This post may be triggering for those suffering with mental health issues. One of the most disturbing revelations that came out of Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle was that Meghan’s mental health was so fragile during her pregnancy that she “didn’t want to be alive anymore” and By Lainey • Mar 08, 2021 08:08 am
