BFFs Chris, Matt, Elsa, Luciana: birthday on holiday Elsa Pataky’s birthday is on July 18. She’s been on holiday with Chris Hemsworth and their close friends Matt and Luciana Damon in Ibiza. There’s a whole crew of friends who have joined. Here they all are on the beach celebrating together. It’s not a small By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler: this is Elvis A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that Baz Luhrmann had narrowed it down to five actors to play Elvis Presley in his upcoming biopic: Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Harry Styles, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Austin Butler. As I wrote in my post about the casting process, I was leaning By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 16, 2019 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I posted about The Farewell and how, in limited release, it opened with the highest per theatre average of the year, higher than even Avengers: Endgame. Of The Farewell’s impressive performance, a media analyst told Variety that the film “is the blockbuster of By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 09:34 am
What Else What Else? This does not surprise me, not at all. I could have told you that you can’t f-ck with Louis and RuPaul because if you try it, they will f-ck you up. Which is what they did to an attempted rapist. You know why? Little dogs are BADASSES. You might By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 04:52 pm
Hook Ups Shawn & Camila: love on tour Shawn Mendes is currently on tour. Camila Cabello appears to have joined him on tour, at least for the last week or so. Last weekend, Shawn and Camila were seen undeniably together-ing in LA, holding hands, kisses, hugging each other because they couldn’t stop hugging each other, and this By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 03:41 pm
BFFs Charlize at Wimbledon As Sarah posted last week, Charlize Theron is back for Fast 9 and they’re shooting in London. She’s been there for the last few weeks, seen here and there with her kids. Yesterday she was at Wimbledon for the epic men’s final between Roger Federer and Novak By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 01:34 pm
BFFs Beyoncé’s royal leg It was the moment we were waiting for: when House Sussex met the Queen, the only Queen I answer to: Her Majesty Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. Beyoncé issued a decree back in February when she and Jay-Z posted about Meghan on Instagram to accept their BRIT Award: Meghan Markle is By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 11:06 am
Royals Kate, Meghan, and Pippa at Wimbledon Big weekend for Meghan Markle. Let’s go in chronological order and split up her two appearances so we can give proper weight to each, and by giving proper weight, I mean giving Beyoncé as much space as possible. I’m not taking any sh-t from the BeyHive today for By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Finally. This summer, after all the post-Endgame blockbusters that have met expectations but may not have surpassed them, with the industry wondering about sequel fatigue at the box office and none of the mid-to-low budget films being able to distinguish themselves from the pack, finally we have a By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 08:31 am
What Else What Else? Cardi B’s response to Jermaine Dupri discounting current female rappers is vintage Cardi B but I didn’t need much convincing because she had me after her opening line: “I rap about my pussy because she’s my best friend”. Where’s the lie? My pussy is also my By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 04:18 pm
Style Outfit of the Week: Melissa McCarthy Here’s Melissa McCarthy arriving at the Billie Eilish show last night in LA in a great outfit. An excellent concert outfit. This jacket in particular. It’s the patched cargo jacket from her own clothing line, Seven7. It’s from a few season ago but if they’re listening, By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 03:25 pm
Amazingness Mimi & Cosmopolitan: her “first” interview Earlier this week, Cosmopolitan released its August 2019 cover featuring none other than our rainbow butterfly Mariah Carey. Most of the headlines about the article are related to what she says about her lovers – and we’ll get to that – but I just want to spend some time talking about By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bucky kisses Jessica Chastain Earlier this week, Jessica Chastain confirmed on Instagram that they’ve started shooting 355 in Paris. The film was first announced last year in Cannes with Jessica and costars – Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Bingbing – taking meetings with investors to raise the money ($75 million) to By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 12:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon’s quiet summer Not that Matt Damon’s been loud over the last few years. Or in general. I’m referring really to what might be a much busier fall with the release of Ford vs Ferrari. Sarah posted enthusiastically about the trailer a few weeks ago and with both Matt and Christian By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brad goofs I keep thinking Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood doesn’t open until August. It actually opens in two weeks, on July 26. Doesn’t have much competition that same week but, of course, it’ll be contending with The Lion King from the week before. A more specific audience, By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 09:33 am
Sports Intro for July 12, 2019 Dear Gossips, I’m so nervous about Serena Williams’s Wimbledon final tomorrow, and I’m the asshole watching it from bed, I can’t even imagine what she might be going through. Serena, as we’ve seen, has gotten better and better with every match, which is always the By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 08:59 am