Movie Reviews and Previews Ben and Ana’s family getaway Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were photographed the other day with his kids boarding a private jet, heading away for a few days. They’ve since returned to LA and as you can see from these photos, his mother was with them, along with a couple of dogs. The By Lainey • Jun 16, 2020 10:08 am
Music Intro for June 16, 2020 Dear Gossips, The other day in What Else? I linked to a story about the band Lady Antebellum and their name change to Lady A. At the time, I said it was a good explanation, considering that the country music audience is so white and they would be alienating their By Lainey • Jun 16, 2020 08:35 am
What Else What Else? Today is Chris Evans’s birthday and the FUG Girls are celebrating it with a photo retrospective. First takeaway: holy sh-t, he and Jessica Biel showed up on a lot of red carpets together. Second takeaway: men’s pants in the 2000s were really, really bad. (Go Fug Yourself) This By Lainey • Jun 15, 2020 03:53 pm
Equality Issues What Happened to Sasha Exeter On Friday, Kathleen wrote a piece at Refinery29 about what Sasha Exeter shared on Instagram last Wednesday and how certain media outlets have covered the story. Many of them, from Vanity Fair to The Telegraph to the Canadian Press, have been characterising Jessica Mulroney leaning into her white privilege against By Lainey • Jun 15, 2020 10:43 am
Intro for June 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead yesterday in Mumbai. He was 34 years old. It’s a major loss for the Bollywood community and so many millions of fans still heartbroken after the death of Irrfan Khan just a few weeks ago. It has been reported that Sushant By Lainey • Jun 15, 2020 09:02 am
What Else What Else? If you’ve been visiting this site over the years, you know we’re light on Bachelor content. I think the first post we ever did about it was by Kathleen when Rachel Kathleen wrote a bit about Rachel Lindsay was confirmed as the Bachelorette. Today it was announced that By Lainey • Jun 12, 2020 04:13 pm
Angelina Jolie Angelina by Knox Angelina Jolie is rarely interviewed these days. So this is big news! But also… since we’ve been in pandemic lockdown… photo shoots can’t happen. Or at least they can’t happen the way they used to. Which is why for this interview for Harper’s Bazaar, she’s By Lainey • Jun 12, 2020 11:02 am
Shout-Outs June 12, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Elaine! You have been such a wonderful support to Aleksandra – I imagine for both of you it’s been a lot of listening and laughing and crying and talking and caring. That’s how friends hold each other up. I’m so moved that while it’s Aleksandra who’s By Lainey • Jun 12, 2020 09:39 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 12, 2020 Dear Gossips, Since last Friday, alongside my colleagues at CTV, I’ve been working on CHANGE & ACTION: RACISM IN CANADA, a 90 minute special that will air on CTV tomorrow, Saturday June 13, at 8pm. This has been rewarding and challenging work for our entire team as we’ve By Lainey • Jun 12, 2020 09:03 am
What Else What Else? It’s not that I doubt that Disney would want to sign Beyoncé to a major deal. WHO WOULDN’T? She’s the Queen. And she told they would let her sing the holy grail of Disney songs. My problem with this story is the source. It’s the Sun. By Lainey • Jun 11, 2020 04:42 pm
Equality Issues Intro for June 11, 2020 Dear Gossips, We had some technical issues yesterday and we think we have it under control now but if you missed it, our opening yesterday was about HBO Max removing Gone With The Wind from its library and how Hollywood is reckoning with its past but also must interrogate its By Lainey • Jun 11, 2020 09:14 am
What Else What Else? Have you seen Ava DuVernay’s 13th? If you haven’t it, it’s critical viewing. Please consider putting it at the top of your queue. There’s a part in the documentary where she examines the influence of the show Cops in perpetuating anti-Black racism in addition to what By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 04:31 pm
Ben Affleck Ben and Ana go shopping We haven’t gotten any new Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas dog walking photos all week. Since the start of lockdown, we haven’t gone more than six days without seeing them together. And that trend continues! This time, they’re not dog walking, they’re shopping for groceries By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 03:45 pm
Royals Prince Philip's 99th Birthday (but no bells) Prince Philip is 99 years old today. To celebrate the occasion, Buckingham Palace has released a new photo of Prince Philip with the Queen that was apparently taken last week at Windsor Castle. Interesting the way they framed this shot, where they cropped it. Because… look closely… is Prince Philip By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 02:47 pm
(Alternate) Intro for June 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, Thanks for your patience today as we experience technical difficulties. It may be that the content we’ve been posting over the last couple of weeks has… pissed people off? We are still investigating. If you came here this morning, you’ll know we posted a different site By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 02:19 pm
What Else What Else? Chris Cuomo has been making a lot of headlines. Last month we were talking about his near daily updates with his brother, Governor Andrew Cuomo and their hilarious rapport. Now it’s about how he walked through his wife’s yoga shot naked and … I guess now some people are By Lainey • Jun 09, 2020 04:54 pm