Douchebags Matt Lauer still sends notes Page Six reported yesterday that even though Matt Lauer has been fired from Today and even though they just announced this week that Hoda Kotb is the new permanent co-anchor, he still sends notes. This is not like a note you pass in class. In TV and film, you get By Lainey • Jan 04, 2018 11:09 am
Girlcrushes Tiffany Haddish keeps giving Most of 2017 was bullsh-t. But it could have been worse if not for Tiffany Haddish. Tiffany made 2017 so much better – for us… but, most importantly, for herself. It’s now 2018 and Tiffany Haddish is still giving. Last night she was in New York to accept the New By Lainey • Jan 04, 2018 10:39 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 4, 2017 Dear Gossips, Holiday is over. And, even though it’s a new year, that advent calendar apparently doesn’t have an expiration date. Yesterday it opened its ass and shat out a Canadian, actor Albert Schultz, who founded the Soulpepper Theatre Company. Actresses Patricia Fagan, Kristen Booth, Diana Bentley, and By Lainey • Jan 04, 2018 10:01 am
What Else What Else? If you visited the site this Saturday and are now having issues clicking links from within articles, please reset your browser’s cache. It’s usually found settings/ advanced/ clear browsing data in Chrome and under settings / clear history and website data in Safari. We implemented a fix on the By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 04:51 pm
Models Leo’s new year model A couple of weeks ago, just a few days before Christmas, Leonardo DiCaprio was seen leaving the home of model Camila Morrone. She’s 20. Exactly the right age for him. But then Gossip Cop came out quickly with PR-friendly assurances that Leo and Camila are just friends, family friends, By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 03:02 pm
Music Justin Timberlake’s “Filthy” weekend Justin Timberlake announced yesterday that his new album, Man Of The Woods, will be released February 2 with the first single coming this Friday. He posted the album cover after I wrote about the announcement so here it is: A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Jan 2, 2018 By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 01:57 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, January 3, 2018 Jacek, my husband, is big on pomegranates. He started eating one every other day a few months ago and he says he feels so much better and he keeps telling me his skin looks better. I find them really tart. And it’s true. No matter how fastidious you are, By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The pre-Globe colours Saoirse Ronan wore clashing red and pink Gucci to the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala last night to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award. I like the colour-clashing. I hate the material. It really doesn’t photograph well. It photographs really cheap. OK but, seriously, how cute are these By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 12:15 pm
TV Updates Daenerys Stormborn arrives for the Golden Globe week Game Of Thrones is up against The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, and This Is Us for Best Television Drama at the Golden Globes this week. The category looked almost the same last year with one exception – Westworld was in there instead of The Handmaid’s Tale. And By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 11:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Mary J Blige’s new year “breakthrough” The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala happened last night. This is always an important stop on the award season circuit since so many Oscar voters show up at the event. Which is why so many Oscar hopefuls show up at the event. The voting period for Oscar nominations By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 10:18 am
TV Updates Intro for January 3, 2018 Dear Gossips, I’m so excited for tonight. Tonight is the series premiere of grown-ish, which is the spin-off of black-ish, a show I love SO MUCH, starring Yara Shahidi as Zoe Johnson who goes off to university. And, of course, many people, including creator Kenya Barris, are comparing it By Lainey • Jan 03, 2018 09:17 am
What Else What Else? Carrie Underwood broke her wrist after falling at home in November. And it turns out that she also needed almost 50 stitches in her face. Which is why she’s prepping her fans that she might look different the next time they see her. The other day I bailed on By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 03:02 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Laura Dern, teen secrets, and Blue Ivy Carter It’s the first episode of Show Your Work of 2018! We begin by identifying a vortex in my pop culture experience. What happened was that a few days ago, our friend Dean sent over the link to an episode of the Worst Ever podcast featuring guest Staci Keanan. I By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 02:33 pm
Music #BEYchella Cowboy Timberlake is trying to make his album release the music event we’re supposed to be waiting for. Truth: the music event everyone is waiting for is Coachella. Or, more accurately, #BEYchella. A post shared by Beylite (@beylite) on Jan 2, 2018 at 6:18am PST By the time By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 12:59 pm
Relationship Assumption JRod is not engaged … yet It’s a new year. And while people have been waiting for it, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are not engaged. They did, however, work out together on New Year’s Eve. And had to each post about it on Instagram. A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jan By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 12:28 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, January 2, 2018 How could New Year’s Eve be complete without a Happy New Year greeting from Choupette? For those of you who live in Paris and can afford to sleep 8 hours a night, Choupette has shared her 2018 resolutions. She wants to take up boxing and walk the runway. Wait. By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 12:03 pm