Maple Leaf Intro for July 29, 2024 Dear Gossips, I know you know the moment without me having to describe it. High above Paris, glittering in custom Dior atop the Eiffel Tower, awash with sparkles tumbling like lava from the sky, after singing the lyrics… “Dans le ciel, plus de problems Mon amour crois-tu qu’on s’ By Lainey • Jul 29, 2024 10:09 am
What Else What Else? Love Island’s new queen, Ariana Madix, who I now adore, is addressing speculation about what tweaks she’s had done to her face. Speaking of tweaks, I’ve still not been able to book my trip to Korea where I’m planning to buy my new face because their By Lainey • Jul 24, 2024 04:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Queens of Venice The Venice Film Festival revealed its lineup yesterday and, just as it was with TIFF the day before, after last year’s strikes muted the brilliance of the stars, they’re coming back with the dial cranked to max with huge names expected on the Lido at the end of By Lainey • Jul 24, 2024 11:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 24, 2024 Dear Gossips, Today is Jennifer Lopez’s 55th birthday. So far on social media she’s been reposting birthday tributes from fans in her IG stories but, at the time of this writing, she hasn’t yet shared anything new. And of course everyone continues to wonder about him, and By Lainey • Jul 24, 2024 09:39 am
What Else What Else? I saw Zendaya trending earlier and dropped everything to find out why. And it’s related to the new Hollywood Reporter cover story about Euphoria. Zendaya is not actually the main character of the article – the main character is showrunner Sam Levinson and his reputation and how he’s allegedly By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 04:04 pm
Music BLACKPINK in your 2025 area BLACKPINK is celebrating the 8th anniversary of their debut on August 8 with a fan event. Now, just a couple of weeks before the anniversary, the agency that represents them for group activities, has announced the comeback. YG founder Yang Hyun-suk said in a YouTube video released yesterday (that was By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 02:24 pm
Music Celine and Gaga to open the Games? For weeks now there have been rumours about Lady Gaga performing at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday. Those rumours are looking more and more true now that she’s in Paris. There’s a lot happening in Paris on any given day, of course, but right now… I By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 12:28 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Deadpool Baby Name Sarah just posted about the big Deadpool & Wolverine premiere last night in New York, focusing on the movie business part of the gossip. In related Deadpool news, there’s also the gossip about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold’s personal life. A rather emotional (at least from the sound By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 11:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 23, 2024 Dear Gossips, Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool & Wolverine… It’s the long-awaited monster movie opening this weekend, will probably be the biggest movie of the year in terms of box office, and it’s the one that will dominate all movie discussions for the next few days, By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 09:31 am
What Else What Else? The Fug Girls are right about the genius idea for the WNBA All-Star format. The players are bringing big game and… big style! But of course they are. The men have been using the tunnel as a runway for over a decade now and the women, well, there’s even By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 04:09 pm
Maple Leaf When Ryan met Madonna Do you think Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman even know what day it is anymore? These two have been promoting Deadpool & Wolverine everywhere, literally around the world, for weeks. And it’s giving Tom Cruise in terms of ubiquity but also energy. It must help, of course, that Ryan By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 02:52 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Festival Season Angelina As mentioned in the previous post about Jennifer Lopez, the Toronto International Film Festival announced its lineup this year and it looks very strong. This is the bounce-back that TIFF and other high profile fall festivals needed after last year because the strike grounded a lot of talent participation. Remember By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 01:23 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JLo: A Bridgerton Birthday and a TIFF premiere Bridgerton is about finding love in the ton and Jennifer Lopez loves love, so perhaps not surprising that she threw a Bridgerton-themed birthday party in the Hamptons this weekend. Friends and family, including her mother and also Sarah Jessica Parker, were all seen showing up in Bridgerton fits but we By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 12:44 pm
Shout-Outs July 22, 2024 – Shout-Outs Michele! Wishing you the happiest birthday from Staci whose gift to you is vintage JLo. Are we talking Fly Girl days? If so, here’s a compilation. i’m watching #ThisIsMeNow and i’m just so happy to see jlo dancing! yeah fly girl! pic.twitter.com/F9onofvrQM — pleasure president By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 10:29 am
Reality TV Intro for July 22, 2024 Dear Gossips, I wrote on Friday at our Substack, The Squawk, about the explosive success of Love Island USA which just wrapped up its sixth season. It’s extraordinary for a show to generate this much heat at this point in its run – even the New York Times published a By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 09:59 am
What Else What Else? Anna Sawai is doing a round of press hot off her fresh Emmy nomination for her performance in Shōgun. She heads to Australia soon to start working on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters so this is a bit of campaign work and, as you can see, and as usual, she looks By Lainey • Jul 19, 2024 04:02 pm
