Quiveration Omar and Ander get tested If you watch Elite, you know exactly who I’m talking about here because I’ve just referred to the names of the characters and not the actors. Omar on Elite is played by Omar Ayuso. Ander is played by Aron Piper. They are, spoiler alert, but not really, my By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 01:31 pm
Equality Issues Jodie and Joshua’s new haircut go for a walk These pictures are a few days old but you know what? There’s no one out there who’s going to complain about seeing them even if you’re seeing them again, right? It’s Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson. Seeing them is self-care for Kathleen. Every time they step By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 12:33 pm
Royals Prince Andrew’s permanent retirement Have you watched Filthy Rich yet? It’s the Netflix docuseries about Jeffrey Epstein. Throughout the series, and right off the top, Epstein is seen in deposition footage repeatedly pleading the fifth. I’m not a lawyer and yes, I knowwwwwww that the fifth amendment has its value in legal By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 11:45 am
Equality Issues Meghan Markle speaks to the students In a new video first shared by Essence, Meghan Markle has spoken out about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, and the long list of Black victims who lost their lives or have been wounded emotionally and physically because of anti-Black racism and/or police brutality. She was By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 10:43 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 4, 2020 Dear Gossips, John Boyega joined protestors in London yesterday in support of Black Lives Matter, delivering an impassioned, emotional speech denouncing anti-Black racism, calling for justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and so many more, and praising the contributions of Black women. He also made it By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 09:04 am
What Else What Else? Are clocks magic? Is time magic? No. It’s just math. For some, though, me included, math is like magic. I’m not actually bad at math. I’m just bad at remembering math – there is nothing mathematical that I can retain unless it’s gambling related. As soon as By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 04:09 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Working While Black For many Black people in Hollywood, much of the work they’ve been doing over the last week is defending their right to exist with dignity and protesting police anti-Black racism and violence. As Kendrick Sampson (Insecure) told The Hollywood Reporter, “Most of the organizers that I know have had By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 02:56 pm
Books Ben-Ana at the protest Let’s catch up with Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. It’s been a few days. And yesterday they stepped out in Venice to support Black Lives Matter and those protesting the demolition of First Baptist Church. March for #GeorgeFloyd in #Venice today. Blessed to have @BenAffleck express awareness By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 01:22 pm
Top Reads John Boyega marches in London John Boyega has not been quiet this past week after the murder of George Floyd. He shut down commenters last week when he tweeted that he hates racists which, I dunno, seems like a pretty uncontroversial statement, non? And people still had to get into his mentions with some all By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 12:16 pm
Douchebags Lea Michele’s “apology” As you may have heard, Lea Michele tweeted a message of support for Black Lives Matter the other day and then got exposed by Samantha Marie Ware for her bullying. Several of Lea’s other former colleagues also piped up to share similar experiences or to confirm (through likes) that By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 11:17 am
Keke Palmer Intro for June 3, 2020 Dear Gossips, Have you seen the video of Keke Palmer pleading with members of the National Guard yesterday at a demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles yesterday? As the caption reads, please watch. https://twitter.com/GadiNBC/status/1267945648705298433?s=20 Yesterday Kathleen was on The By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 09:03 am
What Else What Else? Seth Rogen is trying to be a better ally. He has donated in support of Black Lives Matter and bailout programs. He is using his platform to support why people are protesting and seems to be – at least from what I’ve seen – thinking about how he can change and By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 04:06 pm
Equality Issues Gwyneth Paltrow and the “blindspot of white privilege” As I mentioned in the Tracee Ellis Ross post earlier today, as a member of the “model minority” who has benefitted from white proximity, it’s up to me to engage in conversations about anti-Black racism and identify bias and privilege in my own community among Asians and white people By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 02:57 pm
Equality Issues Tracee & Tyler A few days ago on CNN, Don Lemon called out a list of celebrities who hadn’t spoken out about the murder of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter. Among them was Tracee Ellis Ross. As a non-Black person, I don’t feel like I have a By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 11:56 am
Equality Issues Abel, Drake, and Showing the Receipts When we think of the expression, “show the receipts”, especially online, it often refers to gossip evidence. This week it’s taken on a different meaning. A better meaning. While some celebrities have been called out for the amount of their donations to Black Lives Matter related organisations, including bail-out By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 2, 2020 Dear Gossips, Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi because Trayvon Martin was murdered but justice was not served. Today is Blackout Tuesday, an initiative conceived by Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, two Black women in music, calling for the music industry By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:00 am
