Music The year of the scam continues in The Boy Band Con Scammers, as we’ve seen this year, are having a moment. That momentum continues with The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story, the satisfying documentary about the late fraudster mogul who discovered Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Aaron Carter, O-Town, LFO, and most of your favourite 90s and early aughts By Joanna • Mar 14, 2019 12:49 pm
Lifestyle What's Your Drama: Dink In A Sink & A Creepy Husband Welcome back to another episode of What's Your Drama! On today's show: We are still not over Operation Varsity Blues. This story is privilege at play and some of the details are just hilarious. Then we get into your drama! How to handle a dirty boyfriend, By Sasha • Mar 14, 2019 11:35 am
Faux Gossip JLo’s ring fitness Earlier this week, like a day after Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announced their engagement, Jose Canseco got on Twitter to accuse ARod of cheating on JLo with his ex-wife Jessica. Jessica has now reinstated her Twitter account to refute Jose’s claims: Those false accusations Jose is making By Lainey • Mar 14, 2019 11:22 am
Relationship Assumption Channing and Jessie hold hands We are coming up on the one year anniversary of Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announcing their separation. Many of you were devastated at the time. “LOVE IS OVER!” proclaimed people on Twitter. “I’LL NEVER GET OVER THIS (celebrity split)!,” said others. Well, the lesson here is that if By Lainey • Mar 14, 2019 10:55 am
Ben Affleck Ben is his tattoo Ben Affleck’s new interview with Ellen DeGeneres to promote Triple Frontier on Netflix will air today. He looks good, relaxed, acknowledging his troubles of the past couple of years and the work he’s put in to move through them. So much so that he’s ready to take By Lainey • Mar 14, 2019 09:55 am
Intro for March 14, 2019 Dear Gossips, The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is a documentary about the scammer behind the formation of some of your favourite 90s boy bands that premiered at SXSW yesterday. Like I’ve been saying, 2019 is the Year of the Scam. The scams are endless. Joanna will By Lainey • Mar 14, 2019 09:26 am
What Else What Else? Sarah’s been doing a series this year about self-care entertainment. One of my favourite self-care watches is Judge Judy. I don’t get to do this enough. But if I’m ever home on a sick day and I can’t write, I am watching Judge Judy. By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 04:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis go for breakfast That’s basically the post. Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis were photographed out for breakfast yesterday with a friend so you are updated on their status: still together. I was just thinking about Kathleen’s Best Chris the other day, though, because Wonder Woman was on. We still have over By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 04:23 pm
Style The 25 Most Powerful Stylists – 2019 edition Probably my favourite Hollywood Reporter issue of the year, first because it’s good gossip, not for us, but for celebrities, to see who among them, by the work of their stylists, made the list; and for those who didn’t, well, that’s work too – because now they have By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 13, 2019 To celebrate the JoBro’s new single going to number one, Nick gifted Priyanka with a Maybach, which she put up on Instagram. But in the age of social media, is this braggy or ordinary? Is it any different than showing off a huge ring or a private jet? It’ By Maria • Mar 13, 2019 02:58 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Oprah, Gayle, and Jada’s media takeover Thank you for your messages over the last week requesting commentary on Leaving Neverland and Michael Jackson. We decided to hold it for Show Your Work and have a full-bodied discussion. That said, if there was any doubt in my mind about the documentary – and there wasn’t – I By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 01:23 pm
Faux Gossip The Beckhams and another rumour Victoria and David Beckham were at the Portrait Gala last night, seen here leaving hand in hand, reassuring the Beckham worriers out there that all is fine despite yet another rumour about whether or not he’s been faithful. The Beckhams were a heatscore last spring when some story started By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 12:13 pm
Top Reads The Filthy Tragedy of Operation Varsity Blues “This is a story made for you,” Lainey wrote. Truer words have never been spoken. I’m obsessed with schools, with education, with the way wanting ‘the best’ shapes and justifies people’s choices. I’m obsessed with the fetishization of the Ivy League and other ‘elite’ colleges. I spend By Duana • Mar 13, 2019 11:41 am
Royals Princess Kate’s style modifications That title serves multiple functions. Since returning from maternity leave after giving birth to Louis, there’s been some extra zip in Kate’s styling, non? I mean, she’s still a Middleton so let’s not go overboard, we’re operating in a narrow lane here, but she’s By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 10:52 am
Photo Assumption JLo’s engagement (no)glow? I had a really good laugh yesterday around noon when this popped up on Jennifer Lopez’s Instagram: photos from her engagement, like literally. Like from the exact moment Alex Rodriguez proposed to her. Because it was so spontaneous there happened to be a photographer there capturing not just one By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 10:03 am
Shout-Outs March 13, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs Jenn! HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY with so much love from your sister Christine. Have a great time at Captain Marvel today! Higher, further, faster, baby – that’s you, isn’t it? Captain Marvel keeps getting back up. And that’s what you’ve done with your time and, as Christine shared By Lainey • Mar 13, 2019 09:32 am
