Media Manipulation The J-Rod engagement interview Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez got engaged last week. This week they happen to be promoting their new sunglasses collaboration. I love it when a plan comes together. Here are the sunglasses – a his and hers collection. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on By Lainey • Mar 21, 2019 11:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Peter Kavinsky, He-Man This was my favourite celebrity headline yesterday, for the laughs. We must take the joy where we get it. The Wrap was the first to report that Noah Centineo is in talks to play He-Man in Sony’s new film adaptation of Masters of the Universe. They want their By Lainey • Mar 21, 2019 10:09 am
Jared Leto Intro for March 21, 2019 Dear Gossips, As I’ve been saying, this has been the Year of the Scam - scams have been our collective obsession and lately, everyone’s obsessed with Elizabeth Holmes. I first started writing about Elizabeth Holmes back in 2016 (comparing the Silicon Valley ecosystem to the celebrity ecosystem), when it By Lainey • Mar 21, 2019 09:00 am
What Else What Else? Julia Roberts talks about Pretty Woman, the movie that made her famous. And she's right about the story - that it probably is not a story that would play today, if you tried to tell it today. That said, even with what we know now, when you watch that By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 03:36 pm
Hook Ups Emma Roberts & Garrett Hedlund Emma Roberts and Evan Peters have been together since 2012. They’ve broken up, gotten back together, gotten engaged, and now it’s over. According to Us Weekly she’s now dating Garrett Hedlund. Apparently they were seen holding hands recently in LA. When Us followed up on that tip, By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 02:33 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: College Scams and Old Magic I am bigging up my colleague: Duana’s post on the college admissions scam last week was the most comprehensive piece on the scandal because, as she has since shared, she’s been studying schools and applications and elite admissions for 25 years. If she has a PhD in anything, By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 11:32 am
Relationship Assumption Kate & Pete’s family dinner Pete Davidson joined Kate Beckinsale and her family, including her ma Judy Loe, and her stepfather Roy Battersby, both actors, for dinner last night in Malibu. Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the passing of Kate’s dad, Richard. He was only 31 at the time, also an actor: View By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 10:12 am
Royals The Sussexes step out for New Zealand Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited New Zealand House in London yesterday to offer condolences and pay respect to the victims of the terror attack in Christchurch last Friday. As they are the last members of the family to have visited New Zealand (last fall), they were chosen to represent By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 09:33 am
TV Updates Intro for March 20, 2019 Dear Gossips, Jann Arden is a Canadian treasure. Her album Living Under June, that includes the hit singles “Good Mother”, “Could I Be Your Girl”, and “Insensitive”, came out 25 years ago this year. You know what’s amazing about Jann though? She’s about to turn 57 – and she By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 08:32 am
What Else What Else? I love a good pronunciation debate. You’ve probably heard of this by now? How do you say “squirrel”? It seems to be a matter of region. Americans mash the letters together and the English draw it out more. I’ve been trying to figure out if Canadians are somewhere By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 03:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews An Issa-LaKeith love story I already have a moderate size LaKeith Stanfield problem. On April 19th, at precisely 1030pm, I will experience a full-blown LaKeith Stanfield crisis. That’s the day Someone Great comes out on Netflix – it’s a Friday, I’ll get home from work, walk my dogs, participate in a By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 02:51 pm
Royals The Queen and Kate The Queen was joined by Princess Catherine today at King’s College London to open Bush House: Her Majesty The Queen and The Duchess of Cambridge arrive at @KingsCollegeLon to open Bush House – the latest education and learning facilities on the university’s Strand Campus. pic.twitter.com/AOGubc8BcY— The By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita’s scary eyes I am probably going to see Jordan Peele’s Us this weekend. Not happy about this. Us is getting strong reviews. Get Out was not a fluke. So it’s not like I’m going to walk out of there all like, what a sh-t movie. I will probably By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 11:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kate & Pete: Metal Date Night Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson arrived separately to the premiere of The Dirt last night. The Dirt is Netflix’s Motley Crue biopic that begins streaming on Friday. I can’t say I’ve ever been a Motley Crue fan. But going by the trailer (below), I don’t think By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 10:22 am
Shout-Outs March 19, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs Emily! Happy Birthday! And Happy 9th Anniversary to us! Sorry, I don’t mean to jam myself into your celebration but we are approaching a decade of this. I feel like we’ve grown up together. As for the way your requests have changed…dude, pop culture has been a By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 09:16 am
Music Intro for March 19, 2019 Dear Gossips, On Friday, Glastonbury announced its lineup for this year’s festival. They put the poster up on Twitter, the headliners listed top row. From left to right, it’s The Killers, The Cure, Stormzy, Kylie, and Janet Jackson. Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2019 line-up poster, By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 08:57 am
