Anne Hathaway Mother Ithaca and The Odyssey As promised, more on The Odyssey and the premiere in London last night… I screened the film in New York last week in IMAX and if you’ve been a longtime regular reader of this site, you may know that unlike most cinephiles, I’m not a Christopher Nolan sycophant By Lainey • Jul 07, 2026 02:45 pm
Harry Windsor Prince Harry loses the case Prince Harry and six other claimants, including other celebrities like Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, and Sadie Frost, have lost their case against the tabloid the Daily Mail. The claimants were accusing the publication of obtaining information illegally and the high court has ruled that they did not prove the Daily By Lainey • Jul 07, 2026 12:21 pm
Rihanna RiRi and Rocki: Stripes and Hearts Rihanna stepped out last night for dinner with Rocki in her arms and my first reaction is: stop it! It’s too much, too much, too precious, too delicious! The baby is the main character! Her little face, her chubby little fist, those tiny sneakers, the puffy dress with the By Lainey • Jul 07, 2026 11:13 am
BTS Intro for July 7, 2026 Dear Gossips, In 2019, BTS became the first South Korean act to sell out Wembley Stadium, one of London’s most iconic venues, in just over an hour. On June 2, 2019, during the second show, ARMY surprised RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, pulling off By Lainey • Jul 07, 2026 09:01 am
What Else The Viking Baby Mochi There’s a lot of synergy happening between BTS and the World Cup on the European leg of their Arirang World Tour. The tour kicked off a couple of weeks ago in Madrid, when Spain was playing Uruguay. The following week they were in Brussels performing when Belgium played that By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 04:18 pm
Zendaya Coleman Zendaya: Famous Among the Gods It is one of the lines I’ll always remember from my Greek mythology course in universe – said by Athena but also often used to describe Athena: that she is famous among the gods for her wisdom but also for her cunning, which is why she was partial to Odysseus, By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 02:58 pm
Royals Not just a sleepover at dad’s I went to bed much later than I intended to last night because I was too wired after that wild World Cup match between England and Mexico. Everything about it was entertaining, from the dramatics on the pitch to what was happening before the game to Scotland hilariously entering the By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 01:17 pm
Jennifer Lopez JLo: From Wedding to Paris I admittedly wasn’t following the TNT wedding as closely as I could have been this weekend so I did not see any pap shots of Jennifer Lopez either on her way to Madison Square Garden or leaving after the event, and if you have, please let me know. The By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 11:47 am
Bad Bunny Benito: History and Philanthropy Bad Bunny was not at the TNT wedding this weekend in New York, because he’s on tour and was performing in France over the weekend and continuing to make history on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour. At nearly every stop he’s broken records for ticket sales By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 10:16 am
Madonna Intro for July 6, 2026 Dear Gossips, The celebrity I thought about the most this weekend was the one coming through my headphones, in her FIFTH DECADE of coming through my headphones – in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and now it’s 2026 … and what’s coming through my headphones aren’t her old bops By Lainey • Jul 06, 2026 09:05 am
What Else The Wedding Industrial Complex: The Return of Taymerica PROGRAMMING NOTE IS NEAR THE END OF THIS POST: Everyone thinks or is hoping that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get married very soon – while also hedging that perhaps they’re already secretly married but will host a huge wedding celebration this week – in New York City, probably but By Lainey • Jun 30, 2026 03:41 pm
David Beckham David Beckham’s three anniversaries The World Cup is the major story in sport around the world right now and, as one of England’s most famous footballers who also played in the United States and is an MLS team owner, of course David Beckham has been super visible over the last two weeks since By Lainey • Jun 30, 2026 09:53 am
Naomi Osaka Intro for June 30, 2026 Dear Gossips, Earlier this year, to kick off the tennis season, Naomi Osaka served one of the most high fashion looks through the tunnel at the Australian Open, in a custom collaboration design by Robert Wun x Nike. As I wrote at the time, she was doing the tournament a By Lainey • Jun 30, 2026 09:12 am
What Else JLo at Obsessed Fest Prime Video is in the business of romance. You might say that romance is their main business, considering how well romance series perform on the platform. Most of the romances are young adult stories, attracting young adult viewers who then blow it all up on socials but the fact of By Lainey • Jun 29, 2026 04:06 pm
Bowen Yang Intro for June 29, 2026 Dear Gossips, Bowen Yang was the Grand Marshal at NYC Pride yesterday and, well, he looked like he had the best gay time encouraging others to have their best gay time. Bowen wore a white tee under his rainbow sash, with two Chinese characters printed across his chest: 同志. In By Lainey • Jun 29, 2026 10:52 am
What Else Chlöe Bailey: Resurrection and Bubble Skirts As MC mentioned in his Music Lounge column this week, Chlöe Bailey dropped a mixtape this week, Resurrection, with Timbaland, and the vibes are so Aaliyah which, naturally, means it’s really good. I’ll leave the music analysis to him next week but for now, just know that Resurrection By Lainey • Jun 26, 2026 04:26 pm
