Award Season Campaigning Getting ready for the Golden Globes The Hollywood Foreign Press Association celebrated 75 years of the Golden Globes last night. As mentioned earlier, the Golden Globe nominations will be announced on December 11. Many of the contenders attended the event last night, continuing to work the award season circuit. I’ve mentioned a few times now By Lainey • Nov 16, 2017 10:22 am
Maple Leaf Angelina Jolie in Vancouver Angelina Jolie was in Vancouver yesterday to deliver the keynote address at the UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference urging governments around the world to do more to stop sexual violence, calling it "a critical obstacle to achieving women's equality and our full human rights”, explaining that it By Lainey • Nov 16, 2017 09:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Mary J. Blige, an appreciation I won’t pretend that this post is anything other than an expression of admiration and excitement for Mary J. Blige. So, if you don’t want to read me glowing up Mary J for too many words, turn back now. It has been a little over a year since By Kathleen • Nov 16, 2017 09:06 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Intro for November 16, 2017 Dear Gossips, Yesterday PEOPLE Magazine confirmed that Blake Shelton is the Sexiest Man Alive for 2017. Yesterday The New York Times reported that Time Inc, which owns both PEOPLE and TIME magazines, may be sold to Meredith Corporation. Meredith tried to buy Time Inc earlier this year but the deal By Lainey • Nov 16, 2017 08:32 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Round the World To Feel At Home Hi Duana! I'm so excited to be writing you this email. One of my closest friends is pregnant after a long journey to get here, and she's having a little girl a few weeks after I do too! She's having a really hard time By Duana • Nov 15, 2017 05:15 pm
What Else What Else? Australia voted. And the majority said YES to gay marriage. The majority was 62%. Who are the minority? Is the minority Mel Gibson? Whoever the minority is, they’re going to try to stop the change to Australia’s Marriage Act but the Prime Minister is moving ahead and it By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 04:58 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Nina matches I’m still trying to get used to this hairstyle on Nina Dobrev. It’s not new. She’s had it like this for at least a couple of months now. But she does change it up a lot. Sometimes it’s wavy with the fringe pushed slightly off to By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 04:49 pm
Relationship Assumption Gwen Stefani’s Sexiest Man Alive Unlike Lainey, I had no inkling that Blake Shelton would be named Sexiest Man Alive. When I first heard the news over the weekend on social media, my reaction was, “Huh? OK, I guess.” I’m not fighting Blake, because I don’t think PEOPLE is using this platform to By Maria • Nov 15, 2017 04:16 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Gabrielle’s patchy coat What is this amazing coat on Gabrielle Union? It’s amazing, right? It looks like a quilt, something you throw over yourself on the couch while watching TV – super comfortable, super warm, but also versatile. Come on. She’s made it part of a proper outfit. And this is an By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 04:05 pm
TV Updates Versace Crime Story The next chapter in Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story anthology is The Assassination of Gianni Versace, and a new trailer has dropped, giving us a look at what Murphy has done with this story. The answer seems to be: render it a soap opera. Which is basically what Murphy By Sarah • Nov 15, 2017 03:52 pm
TV Updates ‘Encore’ Is My Kristen-Bell-Fueled DREAM Last week, I noticed Lainey said Do It On My Twin Bed was one of my favourite SNL sketches. The wording is important, because it was once my favourite, but can never get back there. That spot has been permanently supplanted by Crucible Cast Party: Crucible Cast Party (Kate McKinnon) By Duana • Nov 15, 2017 03:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Deadpool Thanksgiving Did you see Deadpool? A lot of you must have. That was a major box office – in February, which made it all the more remarkable. Deadpool regenerated Ryan Reynolds’ career. And while, in my opinion, the movie doesn’t necessarily hold up on second viewing, what’s undeniable is that By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 03:13 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, November 15, 2017 Ed Helms has an upcoming Comedy Central special, The Fake News with Ted Nelms. It will focus on a national crisis – the President stuck in a well (like baby Jessica!) – with satirical and sensationalized journalism that churns out “insanity, silliness, and absolutely no factual content.” So something you’d find By Maria • Nov 15, 2017 02:27 pm
TV Updates Taylor Kitsch: Waco Intense A new trailer for the upcoming miniseries Waco has been released, and damn if this doesn’t really feel like the moment Taylor Kitsch breaks out at long last. Like the first trailer, he is the focus with Michael Shannon riding shotgun, and Kitsch is so compelling as David Koresh By Sarah • Nov 15, 2017 01:16 pm
TV Updates Tiffany Haddish breaks through Tiffany Haddish has had a YEAR. Just to recap: she was the breakout star of Girls Trip, she was Jimmy Kimmel’s best guest, her very first standup special aired on Showtime, and she just hosted Saturday Night Live and your soul is unsalvageable if you weren’t charmed by By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 11:45 am
Relationship Assumption Dakota Johnson: Chris Martin’s VIP It was reported a few weeks ago that Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin were out on a sushi date together. Coldplay is currently on tour. Last night they played in Buenos Aires. And look who was there. Dakota was seen at a Coldplay concert in Argentina! pic.twitter.com/nHsg4u0E1a— By Lainey • Nov 15, 2017 10:45 am