Media Manipulation Ben and Ana: moving in is a good thing Last week I posted photos of Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas at her place in Venice seemingly moving the last of her things out of there because she’s permanently living with Ben now. At least that’s what the photo agency said. Now PEOPLE appears to be confirming By Lainey • Aug 25, 2020 11:34 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Leo, Camila, and the Cone of Shame Leonardo DiCaprio was seen on the beach a couple of times last week in Malibu. He was photographed again on the weekend with Camila Morrone and her dog. Their dog? She adopted Jack at the start of lockdown and since she and Leo were in quarantine together and presumably still By Lainey • Aug 25, 2020 10:25 am
Jimmy Kimmel Intro for August 25, 2020 Dear Gossips, 140! 140 LIVE FEEDS! Maybe it’s just the broadcast and production nerds that care about this but making the Emmys happen might actually be more interesting than the actual Emmys this year. Variety interviewed Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart for an exclusive about the planning that’s By Lainey • Aug 25, 2020 09:03 am
What Else What Else? I can get behind almost every part of Hailey Bieber’s outfit here …but for the boots. The shorts, the bikini top, and the blazer are all working for me here. Why the blazer? Air conditioning. The shoes, however, make no sense to me. These days, many clothing items are By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 04:04 pm
Relationship Assumption Rob, Nina, Shaun: Weekend Scenes at the Beach Nina Dobrev and Shaun White were first seen on a bike ride together at the start of pandemic lockdown the second half of March. Since then, while they haven’t been doing pap walks every day, they do show up from time to time on Instagram on both accounts so By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 03:34 pm
Music BTS’s subversive “Dynamite” BTS’s new English song, “Dynamite”, broke all kinds of records this weekend. It’s the biggest music video premiere in YouTube history. And it now holds the YouTube record for most views in 24 hours – 101 MILLION. Not surprisingly, “Dynamite” received the most first day western radio plays of By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 12:37 pm
Music SELPINK IN YOUR AREA It was confirmed a couple of weeks ago that BLACKPINK’s new single would feature Selena Gomez. Now we know the name of the track: “Ice Cream”, which was pretty obvious given the artwork that’s already been released. “Ice Cream” comes out August 28, so late Thursday night, early By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 11:57 am
Douchebags Meghan Markle criticised for supporting democracy Meghan Markle has recently participated in video chats in America to amplify the message, ahead of the upcoming US election, that everyone should engage in the democratic process and register to vote, and plan ahead to vote – beyond registering, it’s finding out how you can vote, where to vote, By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 10:20 am
Shout-Outs August 24, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Carrie! Happy Birthday! Your plans are NOT cancelled – because I know you’re reading today and that’s why Sam Heughan’s face is staring back at you! Happy to hear that it was a good first week of class. Hope that energy stays through the entire school year – and By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 09:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 24, 2020 Dear Gossips, It’s film festival season soon, most of them happening virtually. Venice begins on September 2 followed by Telluride a couple of days later. Then it’s TIFF on September 10 and the New York Film Festival kicks off September 23. After that the London Film Festival is By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 08:50 am
What Else What Else? I’m going to have a lot to say about BTS’s “Dynamite” but unfortunately, since they ate up my whole night and I have to shoot today, it’ll have to wait until Monday – which only gives me more opportunity to watch the video 50 more times. And you By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 04:26 pm
Relationship Assumption Ben-Ana’s back, alright! It doesn’t work nearly as well as “Batfleck’s back, alright!” the way Sarah did it in her previous post about Ben Affleck becoming Batman again but I wanted to keep the Backstreet going, ha. While Sarah’s musing about Ben putting on the batsuit again, I’m over By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 10:38 am
Royals Sussexes in Shorts! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for their first public in-person engagement this week in Los Angeles since the early part of the pandemic volunteering with Baby2Baby at Knox Elementary School to hand out school supplies and other family items ahead of students going back to school. When Archie By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 09:37 am
Shout-Outs August 21, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Kara! Happy Birthday with love from your husband who requested Harry Styles for you – enjoy your birthday weekend! And this… 1 year since we got our first glimpse of THIS @Harry_Styles x @RollingStone photoshoot. pic.twitter.com/xakzkkzIzR — Columbia Records UK (@ColumbiaUK) August 20, 2020 By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 09:15 am
Music Intro for August 21, 2020 Dear Gossips, I’m shooting my part for The Social’s new season show-opener this afternoon at a park; it’s my first field shoot in months and I’m pretty excited – to see the crew, to just be rolling on something outside of my living room, and because earlier By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 08:47 am
What Else What Else? A couple of weeks ago, I posted some photos of Angelina Jolie and said I liked her outfit and then got yelled at because I didn’t zoom on her feet and didn’t notice she was wearing kitten heels. Fair enough. Everything but the kitten heels. Although her kitten By Lainey • Aug 20, 2020 04:02 pm