Rihanna Intro for August 31, 2016 Dear Gossips, Since last Monday I've been dealing with some kind of eye stye. It got worse then better and actually popped while I was on live TV last Tuesday and, after the initial alarm - blurry vision - I got really excited because I love gross sh-t and By Lainey • Aug 31, 2016 09:00 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Drake loves Rihanna I spent last night reading up on all the Drake Loves Rihanna So Much articles, obsessively. Seemed like every outlet, every website had one going. VOGUE posted a timeline of their relationship. And Vox. And then there were all the articles about whether or not she friendzoned him – the Daily By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 03:10 pm
Top Reads Calling out Leo? Last week The Hollywood Reporter published an article about Leonardo DiCaprio’s charitable foundation and whether or not it accepted dirty money resulting from the 1 MDB embezzlement scandal. Today THR is following up with another report about another charity, The Bruno Manser Funds, which raises awareness for Malaysian rainforest By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 01:32 pm
Oprah Winfrey Ava’s 3 drafts Ava DuVernay at the premiere of Queen Sugar last night. The show begins on OWN September 6 and 7; back in July, Kathleen wrote about making this series appointment television. Queen Sugar is about three siblings who reunite to manage their father’s sugar cane farm, adapted by Ava from By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 11:32 am
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 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 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 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
