Royals Will & Kate go for a drive as Meghan moves in Prince William and Princess Kate visited the Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant today in Birmingham. At one point they went for a test drive in one of the vehicles, going over some pretty rocky terrain. I mean I’m impressed. That said, I know nothing about what should be impressive By Lainey • Nov 22, 2017 09:38 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for November 22, 2017 Dear Gossips, John Lasseter is a big f-cking deal. John Lasseter is the head of Pixar. Pixar is a big f-cking deal. John Lasseter and Pixar make a lot of money for a lot of people. Think of all those movies – Toy Story, Frozen, Cars, Dory, etc etc etc. And By Lainey • Nov 22, 2017 09:02 am
What Else What Else? Remember when Brooklyn Beckham became a professional photographer with his own book of photos earlier this year? And… it was like…how is this different from Instagram? Brooklyn could learn a lot from Kimiko Nishimoto. These shots tell a story. Sometimes that story is traumatic. Sometimes it’s badass. Like By Lainey • Nov 21, 2017 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pixar’s Coco: Cute and hella creepy In 2015, Pixar reminded everyone what they can do—make people laugh and cry in equal measure while reaching out to hug the nearest stranger—with Inside Out, but then they went on a run that included one admirable misfire (The Good Dinosaur) and two sequels (Finding Dory and Cars By Sarah • Nov 21, 2017 02:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dee Rees’ Mudbound is a classic Mudbound opens with two men racing to dig a hole to bury their father before imminent rain makes it impossible. While digging, they discover a set of shackles and a skull with a bullet hole. “A slave grave,” one man says. “Pappy would hate that.” That scene sets the tone By Sarah • Nov 21, 2017 01:54 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, November 21, 2017 Barbara Streisand was on Ellen and do you notice the different set-up? Ellen usually sits where Barbara is. That’s not even a conversation when Barbara comes to visit, is it? A post shared by Ellen (@theellenshow) on Nov 20, 2017 at 6:06pm PST I have figured out the By Maria • Nov 21, 2017 01:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Garner is “pretty scary” Jennifer Garner is promoting The Tribes Of Palos Verdes. At some point she did an interview with www.news.com.au, an outlet out of Australia. Is the name of the outlet the same as their website url? If you are Australian and you have some insight on this, please By Lainey • Nov 21, 2017 12:17 pm
Royals Harry at the anniversary and is Meghan moving? Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 70th anniversary last night at Windsor Castle. There was a private family dinner. When I have a private family dinner, I wear sweatpants. At THAT private family dinner, you get loaned Her Majesty’s pearl choker. That’s what Princess Kate was seen By Lainey • Nov 21, 2017 10:22 am
Dumbass Lena Dunham’s impulses Duana and Kathleen have both posted their takes today on Lena Dunham. Both wrote about how Lena’s privilege has been the source of her myopia. Which is why she is always f-cking up and apologising. Both wondered whether or not the answer was to cancel Lena Dunham. In Zinzi By Lainey • Nov 21, 2017 09:58 am
Dumbass Divesting from Lena Dunham Lena F-cking Dunham. I know, I know, I swear too much and I’ll have to apologize to my mother later for starting this piece with an expletive but the first words that come to mind when I think of Lena Dunham these days are cuss words. Author Zinzi Clemmons By Kathleen • Nov 21, 2017 09:24 am
Dumbass Lena Dunham Cold Take I scrolled Twitter endlessly this weekend, after the first part of the Lena Dunham story broke – that is, when Dunham and her partner Jenni Konner released a statement in The Hollywood Reporter, defending Girls writer and producer Murray Miller against rape allegations by then-17-year-old actress Aurora Perrineau, and referring to By Duana • Nov 21, 2017 08:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for November 21, 2017 Dear Gossips, For a couple of weeks now I’ve been calling it a Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar. Every day it opens a door and spits out another one. Yesterday it was Charlie Rose’s turn. The Washington Post spoke with 8 women who shared their experiences with Charlie, 3 By Lainey • Nov 21, 2017 08:29 am
What Else What Else? I think I love this man and want to be his friend. First of all, he’s at a Janet Jackson concert which automatically, at least to me, means he understands #NeverForget. Next, he has no f-cks to give about what you think of his moves. All he cares about By Lainey • Nov 20, 2017 04:29 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Hollywood post-Harvey and a pair of fox print tights This week on the Show Your Work podcast, which also happens to be the first episode of Season 2: We come back to a Hollywood in crisis – across all entertainment divisions. Many of you have written to ask about Sarah Silverman’s response to the Louis CK revelations and that By Lainey • Nov 20, 2017 04:11 pm
TV Updates Chance The Rapper, future 5-timer Chance The Rapper hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend and if you saw it, you know what I mean in the title of this post. There’s no way he won’t be invited back. They’ll invite him back as many times as he wants to come back. Chance By Lainey • Nov 20, 2017 03:40 pm
Top Reads Harvey’s list, Jeffrey quits, and Terry’s receipts As if we could go a single weekend without adding to the Hollywood Predator population. Let’s start, though, with the first perp, Harvey Weinstein. The Guardian this weekend reported that Harvey had a “secret hitlist” of names that he and his investigators were targeting in an attempt to kill By Lainey • Nov 20, 2017 03:04 pm
