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 By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 12:57 pm
Top Reads Ghislaine Maxwell bragged about George Clooney Court documents from the Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Roberts Giuffre defamation lawsuit were recently released, including a manuscript from a book that Virginia wrote about how she was allegedly abused by Ghislaine and Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew’s dead rapist pedophile friend. In the book, Virginia recalls that Ghislaine used By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben and Ana kiss at the photo shoot Ana de Armas was at a photo shoot in Malibu yesterday and Ben Affleck was seen visiting her on set. At one point they were on a balcony together and kissed. They left together later on, I guess to save money for the production so they didn’t have to By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 10:05 am
Shout-Outs August 11, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs For Almond in the Philippines – Happy Birthday! We’ve been together a long time, and it’s always good to hear from you, to know that you’re still checking in every day. And I’m relieved to learn that you’re safe and sheltering in place…which might not By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 09:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 11, 2020 Dear Gossips, Interesting career move by Zac Efron. According to The Hollywood Reporter Zac will star in the Disney remake of Three Men and a Baby. The original movie was released in 1987 starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenberg, three bachelor roommates who suddenly have to look after By Lainey • Aug 11, 2020 08:54 am
What Else What Else? Are you missing gowns on a red carpet? The Fug Girls certainly are – and to their delight, a lot of gowns were served up at the Shanghai TV festival. Aside from the gowns though, you know why I love this post? Because it is a great example of something I’ By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 04:11 pm
Style Emilia’s simple summer outfit The Amalfi Coast attracts celebrities every summer. Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will and Jada Smith, so many of them have been photographed through the years living that yacht life in July and August. It seems quieter this year, especially for American stars but Positano is still seeing some action. By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 01:40 pm
Sports Tom Holland & Nadia Parkes: Instagram Official Just over a year ago, Tom Holland and Zendaya were promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming and we all thought they’d been dating for a couple of years, even though they would never confirm it. They hung out a lot though, with each other’s families, but through it all, they By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 12:00 pm
Gorgessity Zendaya: Actor, Activist, Academy Member, and Muse Zendaya covers the September issue of InStyle, interviewed by Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter. As we all know by now, the September issues of magazines have traditionally been most important for advertising and sponsorships. September books usually have the most pages and is meant to issue in By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 11:02 am
BFFs “A System to Protect the Monarchy” Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand comes out tomorrow and more and more of the book’s revelations are being released as media outlets get access to the book. Page Six reports that according to the authors, a summit took place in 2019 to talk about the growing By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 10:31 am
Music Intro for August 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, How many times did you listen to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” this weekend or watch the video? It’s been celebrated, it’s been memed, it’s got Christina Aguilera feeling like this: #WAP got me feelin some type of way 💦 pic.twitter.com/ By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 09:19 am
What Else What Else? Prince Harry wrote a piece for Fast Company about how the social value of social media is being undermined by toxicity and is urging major companies to participate in rehabilitating social media platforms. He says that he and Meghan Markle have been meeting with business leaders to determine how best By Lainey • Aug 07, 2020 03:47 pm