Music Will Emma and Ryan sing at the Oscars? La La Land has two songs nominated in the Best Song category, City Of Stars and Audition. Both Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling sing on City Of Stars and Emma is on her own on Audition. As you know, the nominated songs are typically performed at the Oscars, often by By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 03:59 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: America Ferrera’s Sundance bomber I’m always looking for a good bomber. This is a great bomber. I love the white shoulders. And it’s paired perfectly by the plaid shirt underneath. America is probably my vote for Best Style at Sundance this year. Look at this outfit, the striped turtleneck under a blazer. By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 01:35 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy World War Brange: the new game It was a game we watched for a decade: Coincidence or Conspiracy, Brange and Jennifer Aniston – when one side did something, conveniently, the other side would show up with something else. Brange had a premiere, Jennifer Aniston gets papped, Jennifer Aniston has a movie, Brange gets papped. Their timing was By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 01:02 pm
Award Season Campaigning Lin-Manuel Miranda was not sleeping Lin-Manuel Miranda is an “O” away from EGOT. He might not get it. He probably won’t get it? La La Land is the presumed frontrunner in the Best Song category. And Justin Timberlake can’t stop being Justin Timberlake so, as I mentioned yesterday, it might take a miracle. By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 11:36 am
Award Season Campaigning Justin Timberlake: the Sleep Claimer After the Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, it was all about reaction. Celebrities released statements, everyone talked about how honoured they were, and Meryl Streep, well, Meryl Streep gave us this: Seriously, that’s what was officially sent out on her behalf by a Paramount publicist. It’s cute AF. By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 11:14 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Gwyneth 2017 It’s almost the end of January…and this is the first dedicated Gwyneth Paltrow post of the year, how is that possible? Here’s G in LA yesterday, just after making headlines over how to treat your vagina. Last time, you’ll recall, goop was recommending vaginal steams, because By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 09:57 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for January 25, 2017 Dear Gossips, Today is #BellLetsTalk Day, raising awareness and support for mental health initiatives. Since 2010, when Bell Let’s Talk started, Bell has donated almost $80 million to mental health programs. $80 million! The goal is to reach at least $100 million through 2020. So, today, Bell will donate By Lainey • Jan 25, 2017 09:10 am
Amazingness Nicole pays her respects These photos are amazing, non? Paris Fashion Week. Armani Privé front row. Isabelle Huppert and Nicole Kidman in the front row, both nominated today for Oscars. Nicole Kidman bending to kiss the hand. Of the Queen? We’ll find out in a month. As Sarah posted earlier, Isabelle Huppert has By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 05:08 pm
Music The worst song gets nominated This was not unexpected. I mean, we all knew it was going to happen. We’ve been bracing ourselves for it to happen for weeks now, not that that takes away any of the ugh, f-ck, why of the situation. Justin Timberlake has been nominated for an Oscar for his By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 04:37 pm
Weddings Kirsten’s confirmation News broke a couple of weeks ago that Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are engaged. She’s been seen since, in pap shots, with a ring on, or hiding it, but there’s no official confirmation. Kirsten is in Paris for Fashion Week, front row at Ralph & Russo. And, By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 04:09 pm
Mel Gibson Not yet, Annette, not yet Amy Remember last year when Leonardo DiCaprio was on the award circuit for The Revenant how the storyline was all what a travesty it was that he didn’t have an Oscar. Leo’s due! It’s his time! Like somehow he, Leonardo DiCaprio, LEONARDO DICAPRIO!, was hard done by. Forty By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 01:13 pm
Media Manipulation Angelina’s fragrance Guerlain announced yesterday that Angelina Jolie will be the global “icon” of their new fragrance for women, Mon Guerlain. It’s her first beauty campaign in almost a decade – a deal with Shiseido for ads that ran only in Asia. The partnership with Guerlain started when she was directing First By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Disney Tom Hardy Look! Tom Hardy in mouse ears! Tom was at Disneyland, Paris today for the launch of Star Wars: Season Of The Force. Which is interesting because there are rumours that he makes a cameo in the next Star Wars, opening in December. Yesterday they revealed that the official title is By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 10:38 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for January 24, 2017 Dear Gossips, Oscar nominations. La La Land ties All About Eve and Titanic for the most nominations of all time with 14. Which means the backlash is coming, if it hasn’t arrived already. If the nominations are any indication, the Oscars will come down to La La Land vs By Lainey • Jan 24, 2017 09:54 am
Equality Issues Show Your Work: Paparazzi and Morning TV Chrissy Teigen was at the Women’s March in DC on Saturday as Duana and I were recording the latest episode of our Show Your Work podcast. She was making headlines the day before for tweeting about an encounter she’d had with a paparazzo who used a racist slur By Lainey • Jan 23, 2017 04:35 pm
Beyoncé Miss Tina in the New York Times Did you read the Tina Knowles Lawson profile in the New York Times this weekend? I probably don’t have to say this but Miss Tina, as she likes to be called, is the mother of the Beyoncé and Solange. As noted in the piece, Miss Tina’s daughters “became By Lainey • Jan 23, 2017 03:20 pm
