Equality Issues Intro for July 18, 2017 Dear Gossips, I know you probably don’t want to, but you need to, if you haven’t already, read Buzzfeed’s article yesterday about how R Kelly is allegedly holding several women “against their will” and degrading them for his own sexual perversion. The reporter is Jim DeRogatis who By Lainey • Jul 18, 2017 09:49 am
What Else What Else? You watched The Handmaid’s Tale, right? And you remember Aunt Lydia? Aunt Lydia was played to perfection by Ann Dowd. But I wonder, if Activist Mommy had submitted a tape to the casting director, if there would have been a major casting debate. Because, my GOD, this woman is By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 04:49 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Charlize Theron is not cute There’s nothing cute about Charlize Theron in these two oufits in Berlin to promote Atomic Blonde. But that doesn’t mean she’s not wearing the sh-t out of these two outfits. I don’t love a red dress, normally. This red dress, however, the way it’s loose By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 04:05 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Cambridge Four arrive in Poland Prince William, Catherine, Big G, and Charlotte are touring Poland and Germany for the next five days. They kicked off the trip today in Warsaw. I love the shots of Big G and Charlotte with their heads at the window on the plane before they came out to meet everyone. By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 11:50 am
Game of Thrones Game Of Thrones Season 7: Project Runway There’s really nothing like a Game Of Thrones Sunday, is what I texted to Sarah last night when the episode was over. She wrote back like, I KNOW! It feels so good! All that family drama and suspense and posturing and dragons and… fashion! Game Of Thrones is now By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 11:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, I went to the movies this weekend and saw the new Jumanji trailer which reminded me of all my “nevers”. I never saw Jumanji. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve also never seen Hocus Pocus. And I’ve never seen Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2049, with Harrison By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 09:08 am
What Else What Else? A couple of years ago, when Jennifer Lawrence wrote about the gender pay gap in Hollywood, Jeremy Renner was asked to comment and he offered his contribution by saying “that’s not my job” to participate in wage equality. Jeremy Renner is raising a daughter. And now he’s saying By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 04:54 pm
BFFs Selena’s celebrity friends Selena Gomez released a new song called Fetish this week. I don’t hate it. It’s better than Bad Liar. Does Taylor Swift think it’s better than Bad Liar? Because Taylor posted on Instagram for the first time in over two months yesterday to wish Selena an early By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 04:38 pm
TV Updates Alexander Skarsgard’s blind date Alexander Skarsgard received his first Emmy nomination yesterday in the limited series supporting actor category for his excellent work as Perry in Big Little Lies. As noted the other day, BLL did more for his career than Tarzan, which was supposed to make him a big movie star. And some By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 03:36 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé allows us to meet the Twins I mean we heard that they were born. And we even heard about their names. But it’s not official until Beyoncé says it’s official, right? Last night, Beyoncé finally made it official. Because she wanted us to have a good weekend. A #blessed weekend. Sir Carter and Rumi By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 11:47 am
Equality Issues Intro for July 14, 2017 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé has officially given us permission to celebrate. Shut it down and call it a long weekend! OK, but if you can’t, we are here for you today and it’ll be a full Friday that will prime us for what will hopefully be a full Saturday. By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 09:56 am
What Else What Else? Do you take this as good news or bad news? On the one hand, good news because he’s available? And you can fantasise? And hold on to hope that it might happen for you if you find yourself at one of the parties he DJs at? Bad news because, By Lainey • Jul 13, 2017 05:50 pm
Royals When Harry met Harry The premiere of Dunkirk tonight in London. Prince Harry hosted a reception for veterans ahead of the event and then went to the screening. Where he met Harry Styles, one of the stars of the film. Harry and Harry, together …again? They’ve met before. But for some reason, this By Lainey • Jul 13, 2017 05:29 pm
Zayn Malik Gigi & Zayn cover VOGUE I can’t deny that I’ve been obsessed with Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik since Gigi and Zayn became a thing. On the most superficial level, they’re ridiculous to look at. G+Z is just so f-cking pretty, my reaction to them, every time I see them, feels By Lainey • Jul 13, 2017 04:55 pm
Game of Thrones No GoT at the Emmys Game Of Thrones is the Emmys’ reigning Best Drama Series. Game Of Thrones was not nominated for any Emmys this year. Because, of course, season 7 is premiering later than previous seasons, making it ineligible for contention, and opening up space for new shows in its absence. The shows nominated By Lainey • Jul 13, 2017 04:32 pm
TV Updates Jessica Biel, the “phoenix” Jessica Biel covers the new issue of Marie Claire to promote her new series, The Sinner. As I’ve mentioned a few times now, returning to television is a good move for her. I might be more interested in what we’ll see from her in The Sinner than I’ By Lainey • Jul 13, 2017 11:59 am
