BFFs Jay-Z …but no B I’m writing this at 8:52am ET. As of right now, Beyoncé has not shared a Halloween post. Last year she had “Phoni Braxton” up by October 30. Did Beyoncé skip Halloween? Jay-Z did not skip Halloween – and we know this because Lil Nas X was with Jay-Z at By Lainey • Nov 01, 2019 09:46 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Meghan of House Sussex: Halloween, November, and Words Let’s start with the letter that was signed by 72 female British Members of Parliament earlier this week in support of Meghan Markle. The MPs were objecting to the “outdated, colonial undertones” in the stories by the British tabloids about Meghan. It was revealed yesterday that Meghan called MP By Lainey • Nov 01, 2019 09:24 am
Shout-Outs November 1, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs Devin! Happy Birthday Weekend! Simon is so proud of everything you’ve accomplished this year. By request, something that I’m told is bringing you a lot of joy – a video that went viral this week: Jimmy Kimmel’s Obama-Trump mashup. I know they had a lot to work with By Lainey • Nov 01, 2019 08:46 am
Mariah Carey Intro for November 1, 2019 Dear Gossips, “Not yet.” She’s been saying this for weeks. It’s become a signature line. Is it time for Christmas, Mimi? “Not yet.” She even posted a video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Oct 29, 2019 at 12:14pm PDT By Lainey • Nov 01, 2019 08:31 am
What Else What Else? As I’ve been saying all week, Halloween is a lot of work for a lot of people, including those who work in television since it’s a visual medium and there’s nothing more visual than Halloween. Which is why I was busy AF this week in Halloween rehearsals By Lainey • Oct 31, 2019 04:20 pm
BFFs Marvel’s Betrayal If you play a superhero, is it gauche to dress as that superhero for Halloween? I think so. I would think less of Chris Hemsworth if he showed up at a party as Thor. Tom Hiddleston and the cast of Betrayal on Broadway have been teasing a Halloween surprise, telling By Lainey • Oct 31, 2019 12:06 pm
Royals Meghan’s Thank You Call Earlier this week, 72 female British Members of Parliament wrote an open letter to Meghan Markle, offering their support and solidarity “against the distasteful and misleading” stories about her in the British tabloids. It was MP Holly Lynch who led the initiative and she was interviewed yesterday about the letter By Lainey • Oct 31, 2019 10:43 am
Weddings Gwen and Blake to marry soon? Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have been together four years. Apparently their official anniversary is, like, right around now. But it might not be the anniversary they celebrate for much longer because, according to Page Six, they’ll soon be married. A source says: “We’re all expecting a wedding By Lainey • Oct 31, 2019 09:42 am
Russell Wilson Intro for October 31, 2019 Dear Gossips, As of this writing, Beyoncé Halloween 2019 hasn’t happened yet. Last year she posted on the 30th. Is she skipping this year? I’m f-cking sweating. While we wait to find out who or what Beyoncé will be for Halloween, or if she’s even doing Halloween, By Lainey • Oct 31, 2019 08:54 am
What Else What Else? Last week we had a neuroscientist on The Social who was telling us about brain research and why sometimes, when you think your brain isn’t working, it’s actually doing exactly what it should be doing. The brain is a great editor. Our brains are constantly receiving so much By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 04:49 pm
Royals The Mysterious Death of Prince Andrew’s friend, Jeffrey Epstein When Jeffrey Epstein died in August, apparently by suicide, there were a lot of questions about what happened, exactly. And there are a lot of people who think that it may not have been a suicide – including members of his family and legal team, who subsequently hired their own forensic By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 03:45 pm
TV Updates The Men of the Morning Apple TV+ launches on Friday and the big push the last few weeks has been behind The Morning Show produced by and starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon who should get most of the attention and they have. There are, however, other actors on the series like Steve Carrell (Steve’ By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 01:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Post-Khaleesi Last Christmas I was in New York on Sunday and Monday for the Last Christmas press screening and junket. It was my Christmas 2018 wish come true – last year, I wrote that I really wanted to be assigned to this movie for etalk because, well, everything about this movie checks my boxes: By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 11:52 am
Relationship Assumption Shawn confirms Camila It’s not like it’s new that Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are dating. In fact, it’s quite obvious that they’re dating. They just haven’t said out loud that YES WE ARE 100% DATING. But I don’t know why we need it to be vocalised. By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 10:18 am
Zac Efron Zac Efron in the sauna Before we get to this photo of Zac Efron in the sauna, can we talk about how he was supposed to be an Oscar contender? No, I didn’t just pull this out of my ass – at the beginning of 2019, after Sundance and the premiere of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 09:35 am
Beyoncé Intro for October 30, 2019 Dear Gossips, Tomorrow is Halloween. I’m never all that excited about Halloween but I am excited about the Queen’s Halloween. Because there is one legend who does Halloween better than anyone else – that would be our Queen, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. She has now trained us, every year, to By Lainey • Oct 30, 2019 08:34 am
