Intro for July 11, 2019 Dear Gossips, So many people are getting dragged into this Jeffrey Epstein grossness – politicians, media, royals, it could eventually be its very own ecosystem. The Hollywood Reporter published an article yesterday about how Jeffrey Epstein “moved freely in Hollywood circles” even after he was convicted in 2008 for “soliciting prostitution By Lainey • Jul 11, 2019 09:39 am
What Else What Else? There are so many parts of this story that… delight and fascinate and horrify me all at the same time. My takeaway at the end is that I’m a stupid f-ck taking on every job I can and that’s about all I deserve because I wish I could By Lainey • Jul 10, 2019 04:46 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Kate, Meghan, and all the royal babies at the polo! Princes William and Harry played polo at a charity match today and Kate and Meghan Markle were both there with all the kids. Big day! It’s the first time we’ve seen the families all together since Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born. Check out Big G standing next to By Lainey • Jul 10, 2019 12:36 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé presents The Lion King Ahead of the Hollywood premiere of The Lion King last night, Beyoncé announced that she’d curated a companion album for the movie. The Lion King: The Gift will drop on July 19, same day as the film, and feature some of Beyoncé’s favourite artists. According to the press By Lainey • Jul 10, 2019 11:55 am
Books Intro for July 10, 2019 Dear Gossips, If you’ve been visiting this site regularly for some years now, you know we are Taffy fans here. (Taffys? Taffinators? Shouldn’t writers have stans too? Like their own Beyhives?) That would be Taffy Brodesser-Akner, known for writing some of the best profiles of the last decade. By Lainey • Jul 10, 2019 09:19 am
What Else What Else? Ryan Seacrest has a new girlfriend. Before you go check out the story and meet her… guess, just guess what her profession is. Wait! You’ll never guess. It’s totally unexpected. I’m lying. It’s not that much of a surprise. Why isn’t Ryan friends with Leonardo By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 05:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A perfect “Farewell” Here are Awkwafina and director Lulu Wang last night at the New York premiere of The Farewell. The film opens in limited release on Friday and right now, it has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not a surprise because people loved it at Sundance. I’m By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 03:30 pm
Hook Ups Kristen, Stella, Emma, Garrett: couples update Last week I posted about Kristen Stewart heading out of LA on the Fourth of July. She may have been going to New York to join girlfriend Stella Maxwell. Here they are at the airport yesterday so we can now just say, straight up, that they’re back together, right? By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 01:06 pm
BFFs Angelina & Jacqueline in Paris Angelina Jolie has been in Paris the last couple of days working with Guerlain. She is the brand ambassador and was seen yesterday shooting a new ad presumably for Mon Guerlain, the fragrance. Jacqueline Bisset is with her on the trip. They’ve been seen leaving the hotel together several By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 12:09 pm
Royals Meghan Markle: no pictures at Wimbledon The big headline over at the Daily Mail at 6am this morning was about how Meghan Markle’s protection officers were warning people at Wimbledon last week not to take photos of her. Meghan was there with two friends to watch Serena’s match. According to a woman in the By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Lion King cast portrait One of my favourite things in life right now is the cast portrait of The Lion King released by Disney yesterday. Beyoncé, obviously, is the focus. She is meant to be the focus, obviously. There is no doubt about it with that placement. View this post on Instagram A post By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 10:10 am
Intro for July 9, 2019 Dear Gossips, In yesterday’s Celebrity Social Media, Maria mentioned Jessica Pressler’s piece in The Cut about the nursery school drama happening in Brooklyn. As my friend Lorella said after reading it, “I ate it like a 7 course meal”. Me too. Like savoured. Everyone comes off as an By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 08:39 am
What Else What Else? What is it with statues and busts the last few years? Oh and courtroom sketches too. No bust made me laugh harder than Ronaldo’s bust. But my go-to will always be that botched Spanish fresco restoration. It was supposed to be Jesus and it ended up being …well… go By Lainey • Jul 08, 2019 04:56 pm
Weddings Zoe and Karl on their honeymoon? I put a question mark there because I’m not entirely sure if this is their “official” honeymoon – here are Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman, a week after their wedding in Paris, in Positano having dinner with friends last night. According to E! News, Zoe was showing wedding photos to By Lainey • Jul 08, 2019 04:17 pm
Maple Leaf Celine Dion: first Paris, then London Last week Celine Dion took over Paris Fashion Week. Then she went to London and did the same. Celine Dion performed in Hyde Park on Friday and… it was the only sh-t that mattered. It was clearly the only sh-t that mattered to Sam Smith: CELINE DION CHANGED MY LIFE By Lainey • Jul 08, 2019 02:51 pm
Relationship Assumption Shawn & Camila: Sunday brunch Kathleen texted me late Friday night, after midnight for her in Toronto so it was technically Saturday morning at that point. This isn’t a new IG post, but it was giving her some late night feelings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shawn Mendes (@shawnmendes) on By Lainey • Jul 08, 2019 11:48 am