TV Updates Half of Tracee Ellis Ross Do you watch black-ish? It’s one of the shows I have on auto-record on my PVR. And I will always watch black-ish on a plane. There have been times while watching black-ish on a plane that I’ve embarrassed myself and guffawed out loud. I think it was the By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 10:51 am
Critics' Choice Awards 2016 Amy Schumer’s MVP I have a question and you’re going to yell at me for it: Is there some Amy Schumer fatigue happening? I mean it’s not like she didn’t allude to it herself, on stage. Because she did. She was like, yeah, you’re probably sick of listening to By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 10:13 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: January Jones has no options? Seriously. I’ve mentioned it before… but what happened to January Jones’s access? Because there was a time when she had ACCESS. And now? Now she shows up to award shows wearing this… These are the kinds of options I have – a no name entertainment reporter from Canada. If By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 09:58 am
Award Season Campaigning Matt Damon went to lose It’s done. Leonardo DiCaprio will win his first Oscar for being cold and snotty in The Revenant. By now his lead is pretty much insurmountable and, as Sarah noted a couple of weeks ago, the voters probably just want to get it over with so he stops trying to By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 09:40 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Regina’s flirty white skirt She seems to be on a gold and white tip right now. And I love it, this even more than her Golden Globes outfit last week – click here for a refresher. The way the top is cropped is perfect, how it seems to dip slightly lower at the back. And By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 08:43 am
Maple Leaf Rachel reps Spotlight Rachel McAdams was the only Spotlight cast member present at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night and spoke on behalf of the cast when it was named Best Acting Ensemble. “Our cast” is what she said, which is the way it should be said. Once again, just as it was By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 08:33 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Melissa McCarthy’s Critics’ Choice green This is a great colour on her. And a really gorgeous print. I don’t even mind that sash tucked into the cleavage and flowing all the way down. That sash tucked into her cleavage and hanging all the way down, however, is totally unnecessary. By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 08:18 am
Bad Style Jennifer Aniston: Worst Critics’ Choice How about a wayback throwback even though it’s not Wednesday or Thursday? Last year at the Critics’ Choice Awards, fresh off not being nominated for an Oscar, even after hiring an Oscar consultant and campaigning valiantly by wearing her hair up and going “serious”, Jennifer Aniston showed up at By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 07:53 am
Critics' Choice Awards 2016 Intro for January 18, 2016 Dear Gossips, I thought I was dreaming partway through the Critics’ Choice Awards last night because…there on stage… two Asians were presenting together. It was Constance Wu and Randall Park from Fresh Off The Boat. When’s the last time you saw that happen? Constance was also nominated for By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 07:31 am
Chris Rock Setting up Chris Rock #OscarsSoWhite was the hashtag that was trending after the nominations came out yesterday. And, again, it’s not like the Academy didn’t have options. Straight Outta Compton, Tangerine, Creed, Beasts Of No Nation – there were options. Click here if you missed my post on the whiteness of the Oscars By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 02:04 pm
Media Manipulation Tom Hardy winks Yes. I am a click-whore and I just lured you with a few shots of Tom Hardy winking last night after The Revenant premiere in London. He was hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio. They were both nominated for Oscars yesterday. Mad Max: Fury Road, starring Tom, was also well recognised By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 01:18 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Lea’s amazing braid I love braids. Always looking for a new one. Check out this one on Lea Michele: Another EPIC braid by the amazing @sarahpotempa for tonight's event! 💕Love you Sarah! 💓 A photo posted by Lea Michele (@msleamichele) onJan 14, 2016 at 7:52pm PST That is a sick f-cking By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 12:13 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Chloe’s overwhelming dress It’s a beautiful dress. Really, really beautiful. But I don’t love it on her. I feel like it’s too much for her, overwhelming her. That said, would I feel the same way if I didn’t know how old she is? I’m not sure if that’ By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 11:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Zoolander covers VOGUE Zoolander 2, no, sorry, Zoolander No. 2, opens on February 12. That’s not typically a good month for movies. But it’s also NY Fashion Week. And it’s during award season. Please, please, please, can Derek and Hansel present at the Oscars? Well, first, they have to promote By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 11:23 am
Dumbass Sean Penn says he “failed” Sean Penn spoke to Charlie Rose last night for an interview that will air more extensively on 60 Minutes and on Charlie’s show on PBS. A preview of the discussion was featured today on CBS This Morning. This, of course, is about El Chapo and the article Sean wrote By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 10:49 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for January 15, 2016 Dear Gossips, Chinese New Year is on February 8th. It will be the Year of the Monkey. As you may know, there are 12 signs in the Chinese zodiac. And if you’ve been reading this site for some time, my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, prepares readings for each By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 10:02 am