Movie Reviews and Previews What does Charlize think? Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey have an animated movie coming out in a week or so called Kubo And The Two Strings. They cover the new issue of Parade and tell the magazine about mentoring youth through their respective foundations. It’s a good read about their work outside of By Lainey • Aug 12, 2016 12:20 pm
Photo Assumption An award season film with Kristen Stewart …and Vin Diesel? Here’s Kristen Stewart yesterday in LA with Alicia Cargile. Pap photos are not necessarily reliable indicators of celebrity happiness but it’s hard to ignore the fact that Kristen has looked really, really happy this whole year through the pap lens. Kristen’s last film in theatres was Woody By Lainey • Aug 12, 2016 11:26 am
Sports Intro for August 12, 2016 Dear Gossips, The women were expected to be glorious these Games. And they have been GLORIOUS. Penny Oleksiak won Canada’s first gold medal in Rio, tying for first in the 100m freestyle with Simone Manuel yesterday. It was Penny’s fourth medal at these Olympics and she’s now By Lainey • Aug 12, 2016 10:22 am
Amazingness Mimi & the Secretary-General RatPac Entertainment is a production company run by Brett Ratner and financed by James Packer, also known as Mimi’s fiancée. RatPac hosted an event in LA last night for Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mimi showed up to support. In all leather, with the jacket zipped down By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 03:15 pm
Sports Leslie Jones in Rio Leslie Jones has arrived in Rio. She started posting as soon as she got there this morning. NBC invited her earlier this week after she became an Olympic gold medallist tweeter at the start of the Games. As I noted a couple of days ago, we need let Leslie to By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 02:40 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Dakota’s black off-the-shoulder top This entire outfit is SO good. But especially this top. I’m all about the off-the-shoulder, of course, but it’s also the way it hangs to the waist, almost like a jacket. You could wear this top in place of a blazer. PS. These pants are PERFECT. By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 01:26 pm
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie have been spending a lot of time together. They were seen holding hands last week. And on Tuesday she was seen in pyjamas leaving his place in the morning. And yesterday they went for a hike and then flew out on a private jet together By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 01:11 pm
Douchebags Boy Sh-t on Instagram The Rock called out Vin Diesel on Instagram earlier this week. Then they had a man summit on the set of Fast 8. Apparently nothing was resolved. And now both of them are trying to get their versions of the story out there so that we can all take sides. By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 12:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews George & Amal’s summer fundraiser The Clooneys spent their summer at their estate in Lake Como. This week they hosted a Darfur fundraiser at a nearby villa. John Prendergast, George’s friend and philanthropic partner, and his wife Sia Sanneh were also there. As mentioned last year, Sia is also an esteemed lawyer specialising in By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 12:24 pm
Jake Gyllenhaal RDJ loves Loki Remember what I said yesterday about Robert Downey Jr being that dick of an older brother who relentless mocks his siblings whatever chance he gets? Well. After his first post welcoming Tom Hiddleston to Instagram, he followed up yesterday with this: A photo posted by Robert Downey Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) onAug By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 11:51 am
Intro for August 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, You’ve met Brock Turner. Now meet Austin Wilkerson. Austin was a student at the University of Colorado. In 2014, on St Patrick’s Day, Austin raped an unconscious woman, just like Brock Turner did. And, also like Brock Turner, Austin received a lenient sentence from a judge By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 10:02 am
Relationship Assumption No Swoki reunion yet This is for those of you who have been emailing every day with Swoki worry, angsting about whether or not they’re still happily ever after. As mentioned yesterday and today, Tom Hiddleston is due in LA this week for Emmy campaigning. And here he is, arriving at LAX this By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 03:41 pm
Amazingness Boy Sh-t is the Best Sh-t: Fast 8 edition The Rock’s Instagram shade was not about Scott Eastwood. It was also not about Tyrese Gibson, as I initially wondered. According to TMZ, The Rock was targeting Vin Diesel, the main man of the Fast Furious franchise: We're told The Rock has butted heads with Vin during By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 03:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ocean’s Eight is looking GOOD Ocean’s Eight is the female spin-off of Ocean’s Eleven, led by Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett in the George Clooney-Brad Pitt positions. Deadline reports today that shooting is scheduled to start in October in New York (as previously noted, it’ll be themed around the MET Gala) and By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 01:22 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Taraji’s open back This is a cute flirty little dress that goes high up the neck and even though the material looks soft, there’s definition in the shoulder. Me, I would prefer if it didn’t have the party in the back because who needs to deal with bra dilemmas. Still, I By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 01:04 pm
Harry Potter On the pronunciation of Delphi Duana and I posted our Harry Potter And The Cursed Child podcast yesterday. I’ve embedded it again below if you’ve not yet had a chance to listen. One of the things we ended up arguing over, which we never intended to argue over, but that’s how these By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 12:22 pm
