Movie Reviews and Previews Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper official For months there’s been speculation that Lady Gaga will replace Beyoncé in Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, his directorial debut. Yesterday they made it official with Deadline reporting exclusively that Warner Bros has signed off on the project and studio boss Greg Silverman releasing a statement: “For By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 12:29 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Lizzy’s florals and kicks Black and yellow floral pattern with crisp white kicks. You in? I’m in. If you spend so much money for a dress that you originally intend for nighttime but a pair of sneakers can make it work for daytime, it’s an automatic value-add. By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 11:23 am
Music It’s Britney…at the VMAs This shouldn’t have been a surprise. Britney Spears’s new album, Glory, drops August 26th, just a couple of days before the MTV VMAs and, as mentioned last week, there are no conflicts in her schedule. Britney and MTV confirmed yesterday that she will indeed be performing with this By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 10:48 am
Hook Ups Ashley Olsen & George Condo Back in June, Page Six reported that Ashley Olsen was seen with artist George Condo in New York. At the time, Condo insisted it was a business meeting. Now both Page Six and PEOPLE report that the two were together again this week, with Page Six specifically noting that they By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 10:24 am
Intro for August 17, 2016 Dear Gossips, I read the saddest article yesterday. And, because I’m a dick, I’m sharing it with you. It’s about your end of summer song. We talk all the time about the song of the summer and summer playlists – here’s mine, what I call Music To By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 10:00 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Push-ups with dogs More and more celebrities are calling on each other to do the #22pushupchallenge, raising awareness for the 22 veterans a day who die by suicide. Please note those words, “die by suicide”. They’re deliberate, as I’ve learned through the Bell Let’s Talk Campaign that words can further By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 03:18 pm
Maple Leaf JB sulks off Instagram Justin Bieber is spending time with Sofia Richie. And he showed her off on Instagram. And then his fans reacted so he got pissy with them. And then Selena Gomez interrupted his flow and told him to quit moaning. And he clapped back and told her that he made her. By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 02:55 pm
Break Ups Amber Heard & Johnny Depp: the settlement and the statement Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have legally resolved their sh-t and officially dissolved their marriage after a tumultuous few days of leaks and videos. A hearing was originally scheduled for tomorrow and Johnny would have been required to show up. Given what’s emerged since the weekend, he obviously By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 01:22 pm
Chinese Squawking Chicken The Golden Probe Awards The Golden Probe Awards were announced yesterday by Broad City’s Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. Sarah Silverman, Samantha Bee, Jessica Williams, and Wendy Davis are also expected to participate during the show that will honour “outstanding achievements in the fields of sexism and anti-abortion extremism" to raise By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 12:02 pm
Quiveration The real Idris Someone emailed me yesterday a video of one of Tom Hiddleston’s many appearances in LA last week during which he attempts to imitate Idris Elba, and several other people. Nope. I’ve attached the video below. It happens around the 1 hour 11 minute mark. It’s great that By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 11:01 am
Blind Riddles Step Down Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum are still together 10 years later. It doesn’t always end up that way. This superstar is single and she’s been feeling herself lately. Boys, unfortunately, have always been a blind spot. On a recent project, a 19 year old dancer caught her eye. By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 10:38 am
Sports Intro for August 16, 2016 Dear Gossips, This is probably the most popular photo so far of Rio 2016. It’s Usain Bolt, in his semi-final heat of the 100m on Sunday night, cruising to the finish line with a grin while the rest of the field is busting their asses behind him. That By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 09:53 am
TV Updates Ass talk for Emmy Emmy voting begins today and ends August 29th. The Emmys happen on September 18th. Last week, to get right up in voters’ faces, Tom Hiddleston was in LA for several promotional events and interviews in support of The Night Manager. Here are some shots of him at the SAG-AFTRA By Lainey • Aug 15, 2016 03:00 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Kerry’s off-the-shoulder jumpsuit Well, obviously, we all need one of these in our lives. I’m not sure though about the suede booties. By Lainey • Aug 15, 2016 01:12 pm
Girly Throw Downs Justin vs Selena Well thanks God. Before this summer, celebrity breakups were getting so classy and civilised, and Gwyneth was taking credit for the trend of famous conscious uncoupling. But there’s only so much class and civility to be had on social media in a generation raised on Paris Hilton, The Hills, By Lainey • Aug 15, 2016 12:51 pm
Shoes Gwyneth’s shoes and books Here’s Gwyneth Paltrow at Author’s Night in the Hamptons on Saturday. The snakeskin flats she’s wearing are from the new goop collaboration with M. Gemi. There are four styles. These ones, in my opinion, are the standout of the collection: What I like about these sandals, even By Lainey • Aug 15, 2016 11:13 am