Jessica Simpson, quoting what is probably her most famous lyric “nothing but a t-shirt on” while wearing much more than a t-shirt. Love this for her. 

 

On the music side, her album did not hit in the way she was probably hoping, which is understandable. Music is cyclical and fast-moving, it is the one area of entertainment that doesn’t value nostalgia. Then there’s the Jessica Simpson line which, to be frank, I’m worried about. She dove head-first into retail at a really tough time. 

 

Selena Gomez celebrated her birthday with a cheeky party and a new initiative for the Rare Beauty Fund. She’s having a great year, personally and professionally. But now I want to talk about the pickle candles. These are amazing, I have never seen these and they are an immediate and dumb must-have. Whoever is doing pickle PR is doing an excellent job; pickles are everywhere – on t-shirts and mugs and in every recipe. And now, they are on Selena Gomez’s birthday cake. Is Kris Jenner repping pickles? 

 

Yesterday, Lainey wrote about JLo’s birthday song and it prompted me to save this tweet. We love you Leos. And your birthday month. 

Back to Lainey again: she wrote about Will Sharpe and I binged Too Much, ready to do it again. He doesn’t have social media (smart) and he is rightly avoiding the rom-com label for Felix. I think Will could have an Adam Driver-style career. Lena Dunham knows how to pick ‘em.

 

Netflix released some ratings and With Love, Meghan is the topic of conversation. I’m not linking to any UK coverage because of course they will brand her a flop. I’m focusing more on trade coverage and it’s… not great. Deadline deemed it “very low for a Netflix original — and pretty unprecedented for a show that has been renewed”.”  

 

Season two has been filmed, which I think is great from a production standpoint because it’s paid for. From a marketing standpoint, how can they grow an audience for a star who is so saturated in media? How can they generate more interest in her very specific luxury lifestyle? This is the blessing and curse of Netflix, managing and meeting the expectations. I don’t know if Martha Stewart or Ina Garten were pulling in 5 million viewers a season, but their shows were on niche networks. Ultimately, With Love, Meghan is a marketing tool for the As ever product line, but the Meghan/Netflix combo isn’t killing it on that end either. The products are constantly no-stocked. If the show is in service of the product line and the product line can’t be purchased, what’s next? (On a side note, Meghan’s work has overshadowed the fact that Harry’s Polo was actually a flop.) 

 

The Ted Lasso first look also includes the tidbit that Phil Dunster has “exited” (a series that already ended). So I guess this solves the love triangle.

 

 

 

Jessica Simpson at LAX, July 18, 2025
Photo credits: LionsShareNews / BACKGRID

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