Top Reads Courtroom sketches After finalising jury selection yesterday, testimony began in Denver in the civil trial between Taylor Swift and former DJ David Mueller. He insists that she made a “reckless accusation” that cost him his career and reputation. He denies touching her inappropriately and claims that during their photo opp, the most By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 09:57 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 9, 2017 Dear Gossips, There was an election last night in Hollywood. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the organisation that oversees the Oscars, voted for a new president. In the days leading up to the election, Laura Dern had emerged as a frontrunner for the job. She’s been By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 09:05 am
What Else What Else? Amber Heard and Elon Musk broke up. And there was all kinds of back and forth about why. Elon supposedly pursued Amber for years, from when she was still with Johnny Depp. To me it always seemed like being with him was a bonus f-ck you to JD. Elon By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 04:58 pm
Bad Style Jessica Simpson’s outfit Over the years, Jessica Simpson has given us a lot of fashion pain. Very little pleasure. So much pain. Jessica stepped out in New York today. And this outfit, I think, qualifies as all pain. At the same time though… is it also pleasure? Because it definitely popped out at By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 03:52 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 8, 2017 That awkwardness between Sansa and Arya on Sunday – clearly great acting, because Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams are BFFs. Also I’m thinking of working in “Bend The Knee” into my almost 16 year marriage. If you bend the knee to ask before marriage, why not bend the knee throughout? By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 01:35 pm
Royals Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s long holiday Friday was Meghan Markle’s birthday. A few days before that she and her ma, Doria, were seen in London together. Then she returned to Toronto to wrap up work on Suits. And that day, her birthday proper, she and Prince Harry were photographed arriving in Botswana: Tomorrow's By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 12:32 pm
Break Ups It’s over for Anna & Chris On Sunday night, when many of us were being engulfed by dragonfire, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced that they’re ending their marriage through their social media accounts: pic.twitter.com/EgNb4Thv44— Anna Faris (@AnnaKFaris) August 7, 2017 Maybe they thought that doing it during Daenerys and Drogon’s By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 10:50 am
Game of Thrones Daenerys to the dark side? It was a Jorah-free episode. Which is one of the reasons why it was such an enjoyable episode. But even though we couldn’t see him, we could feel him. Daenerys needs counsel. So it only makes sense that, in about five minutes, which is about how long it By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 09:42 am
Taylor Swift Intro for August 8, 2017 Dear Gossips, It’s August 8th, the luckiest day on the Chinese calendar. The luckiest sign on the Chinese calendar during this, the Year of the Rooster, is the Snake. And perhaps the most famous celebrity Snake in the world is Taylor Swift, who was in court for jury selection By Lainey • Aug 08, 2017 09:01 am
What Else What Else? PLEASE NOTE: Monday is a holiday in many parts of Canada so we will be dark that day and returning to regular schedule on Tuesday. Have a great weekend! Which Duggar is this one? Duana is my Duggar coach. I’m always asking her, and she’s always correcting me, By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 03:32 pm
Royals Harry & Meghan on her birthday It’s Meghan Markle’s 36th birthday today. Hello! Magazine is reporting that she was seen with her mother, Doria, at Waterloo Station in London recently. E! News reports that they’ve been in London since last week but that they’ve actually returned to Toronto because Meghan is still By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 03:17 pm
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber: t-shirts and apologies Justin Bieber has his own line of plain white t-shirts now. It’s a collaboration between Hanes and his stylist Karla Welch who was ranked #1 on The Hollywood Reporters Most Powerful Stylists List. Karla also styles Ruth Negga and Sarah Paulson. The t-shirts came about because JB By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 02:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 4, 2017 Are there certain people you trust more when it comes to food recommendations and specific kinds of foods? I will always trust my friend Lorella about food. Lorella knows her food. Most food. When it comes to Chinese food, however, I am the expert in our relationship and she will, By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 01:27 pm
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Robert Pattinson on curtains and dog release Robert Pattinson was also at the HFPA event that I just wrote about in the previous post. His new film, Good Time, comes out next week. It played really well at Cannes a couple of months ago and everyone is saying that this is the performance of his career. They By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 12:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Award season in August Some of us care about award season year-round. There’s a small group at work and we exchange emails almost every day about possible contenders, speculating about how the field will narrow as we get deeper into the fall. While the work itself should always be paramount, needless to By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 12:00 pm
Cheating Loins Kevin & Eniko are fine Kevin Hart was in LA last night at the launch of his new app, Laugh Out Loud, in partnership with Lionsgate. It’s a mobile streaming service for comedy. Laugh Out Loud will feature standup specials, scripted and unscripted content, and, Kevin says, new comedic talent. Basically Kevin’s trying By Lainey • Aug 04, 2017 11:25 am
