Quiveration Charlie in a tank top Oh hey. How about this to start the day? Charlie Hunnam in a tank top running errands on the weekend. Since all of my words and feelings are still tied up with Rihanna and Drake, there’s not much more I can give you here beyond the money I spent By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 10:39 am
Oprah Winfrey Intro for August 30, 2016 Dear Gossips, Last week, in a post about Justin Bieber removing himself from Instagram because he was getting into too many Instagram fights, I wrote about how social media has changed the game, not only for celebrities but for their publicists. Social media in the hands of an idiot – and By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 10:19 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Taylor’s jury duty Taylor Swift was never scheduled to attend the VMAs as we heard last week although every self-respecting gossip was hoping for some kind of Kanye surprise. From him, totally. From her? It was unlikely as much as we all Genied for it. But would she cockblock the VMAs in a By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 03:14 pm
Relationship Assumption Rihanna & Drake after the prom Rihanna and Drake did not hit up the same after-party as the Carters after turning the VMAs into prom night. Instead they were at Up & Down, owned by Richie Akiva, a member of the Leonardo DiCaprio’s Wolf Pack, where she’s been known to hang out. According to By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 01:03 pm
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Jay came for dinner I mean it really shouldn’t have been a thing that Jay Z wasn’t with Beyoncé at the VMAs last night, particularly when you consider what she was communicating through her presence and her performance. For her, the point was Women. Still, there will be idiots looking for the By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 12:37 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Tracee’s VMA sweatshirt I don’t know if this was intentional. I’m going to hope that it was. A tricked sweatshirt over a sheer skirt, taking athleisure to the next level on the red carpet. And I love it. I love it so much. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 12:13 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé spent the money Where do you start? Where do you start?!? It was always a given that Beyoncé, with 11 nominations, would be attending the VMAs. They only confirmed that she would be performing the day before as the LA Times reported that “secret rehearsals” were taking place. And then everyone was calling By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 11:01 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Alicia’s VMA face Didn’t matter to me what she was wearing. Because it’s what she wasn’t wearing on her face that caught my attention: nothing. Which is her policy now. And she looks SO good. SO pretty. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 09:59 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Serena’s VMA LBD It’s a good black dress. Is it too big though? I feel like she could have gone a size down. And this is from me, a body-con hater. But the gap from the mid-section down the thigh is generous and I feel like a smaller size would pull down By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:43 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage The placement of Britney Spears How do we properly assess the performance of Britney Spears last night? Knowing what she’s gone through, is it the gentle approach? Do we make an exception on standard and collectively agree that it was a decent return to the VMAs? It was a decent return to the VMAs. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:36 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage I Can’t No Pastries Next week will be two years since we lost Joan Rivers. And it’s true, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Because the Joan Rivers random amazingness on a red carpet can never be replaced. Sometimes during an interview, she straight up forgot By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 07:20 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Intro for August 29, 2016 Dear Gossips, “But for people to understand just how blessed we are. It was an expression of our now. Our fame, right now. Us on the inside of the TV…This is FAME, bro”. Duana texted me, like, 5 seconds after those words came out of Kanye West’s mouth By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 06:33 am
Music No show Taylor? Taylor Swift heading to the gym today in New York. New York, also the site of this year’s VMAs on Sunday. But, according to PEOPLE, she won’t be there citing sources connected to MTV and Taylor who insist she’s not going and never intended to go, regardless By Lainey • Aug 26, 2016 04:09 pm
Music Britney’s Glory weekend Britney’s new album, Glory, dropped today. Last night she was on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. Those hits, they stand up, don’t they? I will never not love the line, “that is just so typically me”. Ever. A few years ago, as you know, this would not have By Lainey • Aug 26, 2016 01:41 pm
Music Rihanna’s “holy crap” Rihanna will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on Sunday at the VMAs, held for the first time at Madison Square Garden. And she will be performing in celebration of the honour. It’s expected to be one of the most memorable moments of the show, perhaps what we’ By Lainey • Aug 26, 2016 11:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sarah Paulson is the 8th? Deadline reported yesterday that Sarah Paulson is in early talks to join the cast of Oceans 8. They’ve confirmed 7 so far. Production is scheduled to begin in October. Most of Sarah’s acclaimed work the last few years has been on television. But she was f-cking devastating in By Lainey • Aug 26, 2016 10:38 am
