Mariah Carey Hot tubs solve problems It’s been five days since Mimi’s shambolic performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Every day there’s been a new headline over whose fault it was, whether or not Mimi was set up to fail, whether or not she failed because she’s lazy… By Lainey • Jan 05, 2017 09:50 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Clooney Twins activate? The Daily Beast reported yesterday that the Daily Star in Lebanon is reporting that Amal and George Clooney are pregnant with twins. I don’t know the accuracy rate of Lebanon’s Daily Star. And Amal has been pregnant-but-not-really-pregnant like once a month since she and By Lainey • Jan 05, 2017 07:53 am
Intro for January 5, 2017 Dear Gossips, This month’s Vanity Fair includes a delicious article about Aileen Mehle who, for years, wrote a widely-read gossip column under the name “Suzy”. Aileen hung out with Jacqueline Kennedy (according to Aileen she LOVED gossip about women who marry rich men), and the Reagans, and Truman By Lainey • Jan 05, 2017 07:28 am
Intro for January 4, 2017 Dear Gossips, Gossip on hold today as I'm sick. Maybe something I ate? The goal is to get rid of it today so that the site is back to full service tomorrow with hopefully no more interruptions. I am very, very sorry to interrupt your gossip schedule. Back By Lainey • Jan 04, 2017 10:00 am
Break Ups World War Brange 2017 Angelina Jolie and the children were in Crested Butte, Colorado for NYE. Here she is with Shiloh and Knox out for ice cream. The Daily Mail has other photos of her with Vivienne and in some of the shots you can see that Mariane Pearl is with them. Mariane Pearl By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 03:45 pm
Relationship Assumption Lopizzy at the casino If you weren’t keeping up on gossip during the holidays (how DARE you?), here’s why I call them Lopizzy. As expected, Lopizzy celebrated New Year’s Eve in Vegas where Drake was paid to perform at Hakkasan. JLO was supposed to get paid to perform in Miami but By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The “unknowable” Natalie Portman In November Sarah wrote about Natalie Portman’s Oscar chances, noting that Natalie does indeed give a strong performance in Jackie and that, no doubt, Natalie knows how to campaign for an Oscar, but that the biggest obstacle to her getting another one this year is that she just won By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 11:57 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Nicole’s angel hands This is a Dior dress. And it is just SO PRETTY. On the runway, this dress was presented with a sheer skirt. I prefer the way Nicole’s wearing it, without sheer, because it doesn’t take away from the detail. That said, I wish she would have gone with By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 10:44 am
BFFs Leonardo DiCaprio: new year, same bonafide Last year, at exactly this time, it was confirmed that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kelly Rohrbach broke up. He was in St Barts for New Year’s Eve, without her, and two days later, every entertainment outlet reported that he was single to kick off 2016. Kelly’s birthday is January By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 10:27 am
Music Mimi’s New Year’s Eve Glitter For the last couple of days, it’s been a nasty back and forth between Team Mimi and Dick Clark Productions over what really happened on New Year’s Eve during her performance. Her side is claiming that the show “sabotaged” her to create a viral moment and increase ratings. By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 09:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 3, 2017 Dear Gossips, Happy New Year! Hope your holiday was restful. Because we are right back into it. Golden Globes on Sunday. Awards every weekend. And Hollywood divorce court all month too. Ready? Ben Affleck’s Live By Night opened in limited release at Christmas but will go wide a week By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 08:08 am
Ben Affleck Lopizzy at the prom Holy sh-t, is it actually possible that 2016 has finally decided to stop being a f-cking asshole and close out on something awesome? Last night there was some kind of prom-themed party in LA. Jennifer Lopez was there. With Drake. And, OBVIOUSLY, they were crowned prom queen By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 11:32 am
Beyoncé Oh My God, mom! Part 2 Part 1 happened in November, just after Solange Knowles performed on Saturday Night Live and her ma, Miss Tina, posted and then deleted a photo of Solange, her son Jules, and Jay Z in an elevator. The “Oh My God, mom!” was how I imagined Beyoncé and Solange might have By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 10:44 am
Zadie Smith Intro for December 30, 2016 Dear Gossips, Back in November, Zadie Smith was in Berlin to receive the 2016 Welt Literature Prize. I’ve been saving the transcript of her remarks to post today, the final blog day of 2016. Zadie’s talk, On Optimism and Despair, came just after the US election, and seems By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 10:02 am
Mark Wahlberg Pink shorts, yacht life Some celebrities are in St Barts to close out the year. Others are in Barbados. Rihanna’s been seen at home this week. Simon Cowell is a regular there. And Mark Wahlberg, his wife Rhea Durham and their kids are also in Barbados for the holiday. Mark was photographed in By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 01:44 pm
Jennifer Lopez JLO & Drake: “on another level” Previously on Lopizzy, Rihanna unfollowed Jennifer Lopez on Instagram and then JLO and Drake coordinated Instagram posts, suggesting, or trying to suggest, that they’re together. Yesterday PEOPLE reported on the situation: “Jen is looking forward with excitement to the new year. She keeps hanging out with Drake, and he By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 01:00 pm
