Movie Reviews and Previews Alec Baldwin joins Joker-mark-Joaquin The Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is happening and is casting up, with the latest hire being Alec Baldwin as Thomas Wayne, father of Bruce Wayne. But wait, there’s more! Because we live in the darkest timeline, this isn’t any old Thomas Wayne, benevolent billionaire philanthropist and predestined By Sarah • Aug 28, 2018 02:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 28, 2018 Miley Cyrus’s Instagram is still bare, and they are totally fine. A post shared by Liam Hemsworth (@liamhemsworth) on Aug 28, 2018 at 8:17am PDT Yesterday, Lainey wrote about #kaylorisunbroken. In her assessment of the situation, she noted that Taylor has not acknowledged Karlie’s engagement; she’s By Maria • Aug 28, 2018 01:26 pm
Music Kelly opens for Serena It’s the 50th anniversary of the US Open. Last night, Kelly Clarkson performed a six song medley at Flushing Meadows, telling the enthusiastic crowd that “I love opening for Serena Williams”. God I love her. Don’t we all love her? We love her here at LaineyGossip. And I’ By Lainey • Aug 28, 2018 01:03 pm
Louis CK Louis CK’s comeback begins It’s been nine months. Not even a full year. That’s how long Louis CK sat in time-out after ADMITTING he engaged in what The New York Times calls “inappropriate conduct” but which everyone else calls “repeatedly jacking off in front of women”. In his statement admitting to repeatedly By Sarah • Aug 28, 2018 12:35 pm
Music Back to school with Beyoncé In certain places, kids have already been back to school for a couple of weeks. Generally, though, in North America, “back to school” usually means right after Labour Day, a week from today. It’s amazing how that feeling never goes away. I can still feel the dread in my By Lainey • Aug 28, 2018 11:58 am
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones will return, eventually HBO released a teaser for upcoming seasons of their shows which includes little teeny tiny glimpses of NEW GAME OF THRONES. There are also clips from Barry and a tease for the next—and last—season of Veep, both very good shows (Barry had an OUTSTANDING debut season this summer) By Sarah • Aug 28, 2018 11:31 am
Storm Reid Black Girls Rock One of the most underrated red carpets of the year is the BET Black Girls Rock! red carpet. Every year, I forget it’s happening and every year, it delivers some of my favourite looks. This year’s honourees included Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Lena Waithe, Amandla Stenberg, #MeToo By Kathleen • Aug 28, 2018 11:17 am
Books Intro for August 28, 2018 Dear Gossips, Before Crazy Rich Asians opened, director Jon M Chu talked about what the success of the movie could do for other stories. He mentioned that he knew of several other projects in development that were waiting for the greenlight and that people were waiting to see how CRA By Lainey • Aug 28, 2018 10:20 am
What Else What Else? The head of the French Open (I will not do him the honour of printing out his full name, asshole) decided to shame the Greatest of all Time, Serena Williams, over her catsuit. Like right before the start of the US Open. Because, sure, that’s what she needs to By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 03:30 pm
Quiveration Peter Kavinsky’s weekend What? Did you actually think we wouldn’t be talking about Noah Peter today? My whole inbox this weekend was about Peter Kavinsky aka Noah Centineo. So many of you emailing from around the world feeling the way we felt last weekend when To All the Boys I’ve Loved By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 03:06 pm
Girlcrushes Awkwafina’s big weekend Last night, Awkwafina became the first Asian American actress to host a North American awards show. She was amazing. She had a great time. She had a great time being, as Shonda Rhimes would say, an FOD (First Only Different). And how many of us would be able to be By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 02:40 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 27, 2018 How many bikinis has Emily Ratajkowski worn this summer? 50? 100? 1000? I need an intrepid journalist from The Cut to answer this hard-hitting question. A post shared by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) on Aug 26, 2018 at 7:51pm PDT Do you have art work in your room? I do. By Maria • Aug 27, 2018 01:59 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Tyra Banks at the MMVAs I love this outfit on Tyra Banks. Not only because it’s a good outfit but also because she’s wearing the sh-t out of it. She would, of course. She’s TYRA. All of this is great, specifically for the venue. This is a music awards show. You’re By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 01:39 pm
Top Reads World War Brange: the Jolie legal change Earlier this month, TMZ reported that Angelina Jolie’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, was about to quit representing her. Angelina’s spokesperson, Mindy Nyby, then released a statement to PEOPLE saying that “I’ve spoken directly to Laura. The TMZ story is not true. She’s not quitting now or in By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 01:23 pm
Break Ups Honky tonk heartbreak I don’t know a lot about country music, but I do know it has a reputation to sometimes trade in clichés about broken hearts, whiskey, and pick-up trucks. Miranda Lambert is a woman who checks all of those boxes, both personally and professionally, often leaning into her image as By Maria • Aug 27, 2018 12:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews No Gunn, No Guardians Marvel has not been in this state of upheaval since Edgar Wright bailed on Ant-Man just weeks before it was set to begin production. Ironically, it is how well Marvel handled that director drama that had everyone, including me, assuming they would not miss a beat in replacing James Gunn By Sarah • Aug 27, 2018 11:56 am
