Shout-Outs August 14, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs “The Humanitarian Coalition launched an emergency appeal on the weekend for the Lebanon Crisis. The explosion on August 4 in Beirut killed hundreds, wounded thousands and left 300,000 homeless. The Canadian government has stepped up by matching all eligible donations made by August 24 to the Humanitarian Coalition and By Lainey • Aug 14, 2020 09:39 am
Music Intro for August 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, Baby, let’s talk punctuation. Sexy, right? Drake’s new song, “Laugh Now Cry Later”, dropped last night – the rumour about Bruno Mars was wrong. The video was shot at 12am at Nike Headquarters in Oregon. So basically this is both a music video and a commercial and… By Lainey • Aug 14, 2020 09:07 am
What Else What Else? It has been a year since these GLORIOUS sleeves on Cate Blanchett and in 50 years they will still be glorious. I love the shape. I love the colour – and I’m not always a blue fan. But this is just so, so, so amazing. (Go Fug Yourself) Leah Remini By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 04:07 pm
Music BTS: More, More, More A long time ago I made a decision about BTS: for me, personally, and I know this isn’t the case for many members of the BTS ARMY, I accepted the fact that it’s impossible for me to keep up with everything BTS. If only keeping up with BTS By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 02:16 pm
Style Rose and Matt’s beachwear Rose Byrne was photographed on the beach in Byron Bay, Australia this week and I really love her swimwear. The pattern is super cute and I like that the cut of the bikini top is more like a sports bra. Mostly though, it’s the high-waist full bottom that I’ By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 12:52 pm
TV Updates Selena in the kitchen Selena Gomez’s new show, Selena + Chef premieres tonight on HBO Max. It’s ten episodes, each featuring Selena with a prominent chef, each of them in their respective kitchens, as Selena learns how to cook. And it’s not “learning”, as in someone who already has some basic skills By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 10:55 am
Gossip Nostalgia Angelina Jolie “isn’t trying to delay this process” Earlier this week there was an update on the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorce situation as court papers filed in Los Angeles revealed that Angelina’s lawyer has asked to disqualify the private judge presiding over their case. According to Angelina’s legal team, Brad’s legal team works By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 09:39 am
Music Intro for August 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week there was a rumour circulating that Drake’s new album, reportedly called Skeleton King, would be dropping Friday and that the lead single would feature Bruno Mars. Late yesterday, Drake posted this: So half the rumour appears to be accurate and something’s happening tonight By Lainey • Aug 13, 2020 09:02 am
What Else What Else? I had to read this headline twice: Ghislaine Maxwell wants to be released into gen-pop? Here’s someone who has spent all of her life in the most exclusive circles with access to the most exclusive rooms. Which is, in part, why she and Jeffrey Epstein were able to allegedly By Lainey • Aug 12, 2020 04:02 pm
Music Retro BTS is still the future BTS’s new English language single, “Dynamite”, is coming on August 21. While more and more artists are doing surprise drops, BTS’s style has always been advance notice. They’ll not only tell you that they’re on the way, along the way they’ll leave all kinds of By Lainey • Aug 12, 2020 02:08 pm
Music BLACKPINK x Selena Gomez BLACKPINK is preparing to drop their first full length album in October. The first single, “How You Like That”, is already a smash hit with the video generating hundreds of millions of YouTube views. The group has been teasing the follow-up single for weeks. It’ll be released on August By Lainey • Aug 12, 2020 11:25 am
Media Manipulation “There’s been love” for Ellen DeGeneres The Hollywood Reporter published an interview with the chief of WarnerMedia, Jason Kilar, a few days ago. He was asked about The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The response: “There’s nothing new there. Ellen’s doing what she does best right now. We’re fully supportive of her. Aside from what’ By Lainey • Aug 12, 2020 10:02 am
TV Updates Intro for August 12, 2020 Dear Gossips, When Joe Biden announced that Kamala Harris would be his running mate yesterday Maya Rudolph was in the middle of an Emmy campaign Zoom call with Entertainment Weekly and other nominees. Maya’s been nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Kamala By Lainey • Aug 12, 2020 09:02 am
What Else What Else? First up, thanks to those of you who’ve emailed me to share that you are not okay after the series finale of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. I am not okay either – because my weekends are now so much less sweet and angsty and beautiful without them. By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 04:05 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 11, 2020 Justin Hartley hopped aboard the Thirsty Express: first stop social media, where he and his new girlfriend Sofia Pernas became Insta official with matching posts (but not a cutesy couple photo). Next stop: PEOPLE Magazine, where “sources” have been planting breadcrumbs of information about the new couple since June. This By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 01:56 pm
Top Reads Brange’s new divorce drama For quite some time now, even though Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are single but not technically divorced, they’ve managed to keep their sh-t locked down and reportedly have been getting along better, at least according to tabloids that have been friendly to the Brad side of the situation. By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 12:57 pm