What Else What Else? Oh FFS. It’s what? Day 3? 4? And we are still talking about this name! Because now it’s not about how to spell it and whether or not the paperwork people will allow it (I’m sure a billionaire like Elon Musk can fix the paperwork), it’s By Lainey • May 08, 2020 04:01 pm
Relationship Assumption Friday Ben-Ana It’s totally a ritual now, right? Ending the week with a Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas sighting? I don’t think sighting is the accurate word anymore though because there’s an element of rareness that’s built into a sighting and, well, not sure anyone would say By Lainey • May 08, 2020 03:13 pm
Top Reads Taylor’s City of Lover Yesterday I wrote about Taylor Swift and her Instagram post and many people wondered if there was an announcement coming. As I said, Taylor doesn’t leave bows untied. And now we know what she was teasing: Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in By Lainey • May 08, 2020 02:11 pm
Royals Prince Andrew hasn’t paid his bill Is anyone curious about Prince Andrew’s finances?! It was reported yesterday that Prince Andrew is being sued for not paying a bill. Per Sky News: “Prince Andrew is caught in a dispute over a Swiss chalet amid reports legal proceedings have been launched against him over an unpaid bill By Lainey • May 08, 2020 11:26 am
Gossip Nostalgia Gossip Nostalgia: Jennifer Aniston’s orange pants Jennifer Aniston posted to Instagram yesterday and a reader called Greta wrote to me about the orange pants knowing that I have written in the past about those orange pants so specific to a time in gossip history, when Jen and Brad Pitt were still together. Here’s an example By Lainey • May 08, 2020 10:31 am
Music Ariana & Justin’s “Stuck With U” Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, who are both managed by Scooter Braun, released a new song called “Stuck With U” along with a socially distant compliant video. This, apparently, is the first time they’ve ever collaborated. And it’s for a great cause – proceeds from “Stuck With U” will By Lainey • May 08, 2020 09:46 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for May 8, 2020 Dear Gossips, A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Tenet and its status now as the “Last Blockbuster Standing” because, at the time, Warner Bros had yet to push back its release date, July 17, 2020. Tenet’s director, Christopher Nolan, is one of the leading crusaders for the By Lainey • May 08, 2020 08:52 am
What Else What Else? It’s been a hard time for everyone, some more than others. How we deal with stress and anxiety differs from person to person. Some people – a lot of people – are baking. Others are gardening. Others are binge-watching. Michelle Obama’s documentary was self-care for me last night. You may By Lainey • May 07, 2020 04:00 pm
Music Taylor Swift: snakes, wine, and daisies Taylor Swift posted a new photo on Instagram and as she’s known to drop clues all over the place for her fans to decipher, people are wondering whether or not a post is just a post, or if a post is about something that might be coming. Especially because By Lainey • May 07, 2020 03:38 pm
Equality Issues Issa Rae wants to be The One Issa Rae covers the June 2020 issue of Cosmopolitan and it’s Ira Madison III who interviews her so everyone else better come correct with their June magazine offerings because how are you going to top this? Issa is currently promoting … well… SO much. Insecure Season 4 is currently in By Lainey • May 07, 2020 02:39 pm
Royals Fergie’s Book Selection Just wanted to alert you to this in case you haven’t seen it because it made me laugh. Yesterday was Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s first birthday and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a video of him reading with Meghan. The book was Duck! Rabbit! Cut to today and By Lainey • May 07, 2020 11:32 am
Business of Hollywood Hilarie Burton writes about Ben Affleck Hilarie Burton’s book The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on the Mischief Farm was released this week. You may recall, a few years ago, a clip surfaced from when Hilarie was working at MTV and Ben Affleck groped her. She then retweeted it with her By Lainey • May 07, 2020 10:23 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Ben-Ana is back with a haircut and dog questions After spending a few days away to celebrate her birthday, Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck are back in LA and back to their dog walks in Venice. It looks like Ben’s had a haircut, right? Did Ana cut his hair? I can picture it. I mean, probably I By Lainey • May 07, 2020 09:57 am
Shout-Outs May 7, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs This is Mental Health Week in Canada and according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 50% of Canadians are seeing their mental health worsen during these unprecedented times. I’m sure it’s probably the same in every country. For me personally, I have found that my stress levels are By Lainey • May 07, 2020 09:03 am
Style Intro for May 7, 2020 Dear Gossips, Did you watch Michelle Obama’s Becoming last night? I did. I cried. Didn’t take much. Any time they played footage of the Obamas during the campaign, on election night, during the Obama presidency, when she spoke about how leaders have to be responsible with their words, By Lainey • May 07, 2020 08:52 am
What Else What Else? One of the bigger celebrity stories during this lockdown has been about Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Heming and why he was isolating with Demi Moore and their daughters and Emma wasn’t around. People were suspicious, even though there was obviously no drama. And then when the no By Lainey • May 06, 2020 04:12 pm