Intro for November 25, 2016 Dear Gossips, How do you feel about Kate Bush? The only acceptable answer here is OMG I LOVE HER SO MUCH. You know what I forgot though? I forgot about how theatrical she is. How she was doing over the top feels well before those who’ve come after. The By Lainey • Nov 25, 2016 09:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Thanksgiving Idris Idris Elba has been in Toronto shooting Molly’s Game, based on Molly Bloom’s book, and adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin, who is also directing. Ready? Say it with me. F-cking Sorkin! Jessica Chastain stars. Not sure what role Idris is playing. But the point is he’ By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 01:37 pm
Relationship Assumption Miley’s new ring Yesterday I wrote about Kathy Griffin’s new book and some of the people she sh-ts on and some of the people she adores. Miley Cyrus is one of the people she adores. Kathy has taken it to Miley in her stand-up. And you know how super-sensitive celebrities can be By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 12:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hard Boiled Tom Hiddleston I saw a headline the other day about Warner Bros developing Hard Boiled with Tom Hiddleston to star and my first reaction was… WHAAAAAAAAAT??? Followed by outrage, like the kind that explodes on Twitter every 5 seconds. Hard Boiled?!? THE Hard Boiled? Turns out there’s a comic book called By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 11:23 am
Royals Harry’s Thanksgiving turtles Prince Harry continued his tour of the Caribbean yesterday in St Kitts and Nevis. My first serious boyfriend is from St Kitts and Nevis. He’s one of the only boyfriends I don’t despise. (Hi Dwyane!) Also my friend Karen T is from St Kitts and Nevis. This post By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 10:33 am
BFFs Taylor’s many faces Taylor Swift was in New York last night to see her friend, Todrick Hall, perform on Broadway in Kinky Boots. Taylor and Todrick have been friends for over a year now, at least, ever since he did that mashup of all her biggest songs, prompting her to fangirl her own By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 09:53 am
Intro for November 24, 2016 Dear Gossips, A couple of months ago, I read an article by Allison P Davis for Travel + Leisure about her experience as a black American woman Tindering her way across Europe and how that compared to her dating experiences at home, where, as she writes, “…the unfortunate truth about being By Lainey • Nov 24, 2016 08:58 am
Break Ups Katy & Orlando over? IN TOUCH Weekly reported exclusively yesterday that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are done. I don’t love IN TOUCH as a source but what’s interesting is that it’s been a full 24 hours and, so far, none of the legitimate celebrity outlets, like E! News or PEOPLE By Lainey • Nov 23, 2016 04:31 pm
Faux Gossip Cate vs Annie? There have been a few emails asking about this story… The story is that Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway hate each other on the set of Oceans 8 because Cate is chill and Annie is annoying. So, good old-fashioned Girl Sh-t. Which is the best sh-t. Only the problem… is By Lainey • Nov 23, 2016 03:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Silence trailer is not silent Whenever Martin Scorsese directs a movie, it’s a foregone conclusion that it will be considered an Oscar contender. And so here we have the first trailer for his latest film, Silence, starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson, opening next month. Already the campaign narrative for Silence has By Lainey • Nov 23, 2016 11:34 am
Ellen Degeneres “Everything you do is a festive way” The first post today was supposed to be the trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new film Silence. Which, as Mimi would say, looks BLEAK. The opposite of bleak, as we know from Mimi, is festive. So, I choose festive. Mimi’s on Ellen today. And Mimi brought the festive. As By Lainey • Nov 23, 2016 09:54 am
Intro for November 23, 2016 Dear Gossips, There’s a story that Kathy Griffin tells near the beginning of her new book, Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index, about being at one of Drew Barrymore’s parties, years ago. All kinds of celebrities were there. And Kathy was excited to be asked to By Lainey • Nov 23, 2016 09:10 am
Emma Stone Jennifer Lawrence covers Vanity Fair I am so curious to see how Passengers, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, will do at the box office. It's a holiday movie featuring two of the most popular movie stars in the business. Is it a test of the viability of the Movie Star? I mean, By Lainey • Nov 22, 2016 01:59 pm
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt’s Allied suits Brad Pitt stayed deep undercover in the weeks that followed the news that Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce. What was he doing all that time? His sources spent a lot of time telling PEOPLE and other media outlets that he was worrying about his kids, thinking about his kids. By Lainey • Nov 22, 2016 12:46 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Hamilton, Harry, and Gilmore I got lucky back in June. On June 12th, right after the Tony Awards ended, a new block of Hamilton tickets was released and somehow I was able to get a couple, good seats too, on December 3. New York City on a Saturday night during the holidays with Duana. By Lainey • Nov 22, 2016 12:02 pm
Royals Meghan comes up on Hot Harry’s tour There have been some wonderful photos taken of Prince Harry on his tour of the Caribbean. Yesterday he wore a blue shirt, hung out with the youth, and played some sports, including golf, which I wish we had video for because I want to see his swing. As always, Harry By Lainey • Nov 22, 2016 11:09 am