Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Comeback actors, Olympics, and Janelle Monae We begin this week’s podcast with a discussion about what Duana and Megan Fox have in common. There’s a scientific name for it too – even though the name sounds ridiculously made up and not real at all: Brachydactyly Type D, pronounced “bracky-dact-ily”. Come ON! From there, we move By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 04:45 pm
The Annual Red Carpet Contest You ready? This is an annual tradition here at LaineyGossip.com – you fill in the ballot with your predictions in the 24 Oscar categories and, if you get the most correct, and your entry is submitted the earliest, I send you a gorgeous designer bag and some other amazing prizes. By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 04:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael B. Jordan burns everything down First he was the Human Torch, then he burned the garden of the heart-shaped herb, now he’s burning all the books—Michael B. Jordan seems to like movies where he gets to burn sh*t on screen. Kathleen calls him Michael Bae Jordan but maybe we should call him By Sarah • Feb 26, 2018 03:24 pm
Equality Issues Jameela Jamil’s Instagram Outrage As we discussed recently on Show Your Work, there are lots of reasons to be fascinated by The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil. Mostly, I’m amazed at how different she is from every other first-time-on-a-surprise-hit-network-show star. Obviously, she’s 5’11 (hence the descriptions of her character, Tahani Al-Jamil, By Duana • Feb 26, 2018 02:31 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, February 26, 2018 In celebration of their 9th wedding anniversary, Gisele posted photo from her and Tom’s wedding. It’s not the first one – she did this a few years ago (I’ll circle back to that in a minute). This photo is definitely from the church ceremony in California– I looked By Maria • Feb 26, 2018 01:23 pm
Break Ups Ewan McGregor dumped? So far I’m only seeing this covered by UK outlets – perhaps because the original source of the report is usually so full of sh-t. That would be Star Magazine. Star reports in its latest issue that Mary Elizabeth Winstead broke up with Ewan McGregor because she didn’t want By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 11:57 am
Business of Hollywood Mark Wahlberg on the “marketplace” A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Mark Wahlberg made $1.5 million for reshoots on All The Money In The World while Michelle Williams got per diem. His initial salary for the film was $5 million and she was paid $650K. Eventually he and WME, the talent agency By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 11:23 am
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands Britney’s “biggest award” We don’t see Britney Spears very often anymore on red carpets, at award shows, at major events. Over the last few years, Britney appears to have been able to rebuild a relationship with her fame in a way that works for her. And the results have been largely positive. By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 10:12 am
Intro for February 26, 2018 Dear Gossips, Something really exciting happened this weekend: several members of the Crazy Rich Asians team gathered in LA to screen the film for the first time. Kevin Kwan, the author of the book series, shared a photo on Instagram. He called it “one of the most unforgettable nights of By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 09:00 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Are We At the Intersection of Brothers? Hi Duana, I am due very soon with our second boy. We had very few ideas when naming our first, Daniel, and fewer this time, as in one. The problem is husband will not (has not) produced any ideas. None. He also has offered little feedback on what I’ve By Duana • Feb 23, 2018 04:50 pm
What Else What Else? Ashton Kutcher is another This F-cking Guy for me. Sure. He’s cut down on his f-cksh-t now that he’s with Mila Kunis and is a father but now he’s trying to revisionist his old f-cksh-t and it’s still the same f-cksh-t. Have you heard about how By Lainey • Feb 23, 2018 03:48 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, February 23, 2018 Victoria Beckham’s line has seen an uptick in menswear-inspired suiting – trousers, button downs, tuxedo jackets. This particular Chloe Grace Moretz suit is Fendi but I did a quick check and she does indeed wear VB sometimes (Harper’s Bazaar did a little story on VB’s influence on Chloe’ By Maria • Feb 23, 2018 02:56 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Prim Botanicals Hair Oil I don’t like telling you guys that you “need” a product, but honest to god, you f-cking NEED this hair oil, by Prim Botanicals, in your life. Its official MO is as a hair treatment, so you leave it in for 30 mins and, ta-da, your mane will be By Sasha • Feb 23, 2018 02:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita’s new ABP role Every actor in Black Panther (except for maybe living legends Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker) can look at their careers in two parts: BBP and ABP, as in Before Black Panther and After Black Panther. Sure, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya and my man Michael B. By Kathleen • Feb 23, 2018 01:24 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Running in extreme cold Hi Hayley, I have decided I want to run a half marathon in September, but am struggling to work out how to go from where I am now to where I need to be in September. For the past few years, I have been running or cycling multiple times a By Hayley • Feb 23, 2018 12:45 pm
Gossip Genie Jennifer Aniston’s possibles? Have you seen those photos of Jennifer Aniston’s sad face leaving the Game Night premiere earlier this week? It’s obviously Photo Assumption. But it works with the current narrative: poor Jen, alone once again. If they’re not talking about how lonely Jen is, they’re trying to By Lainey • Feb 23, 2018 12:12 pm
