Brad Pitt Angelina’s not invited The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its shortlist of films contending for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar yesterday: Chile, A Fantastic Woman Germany, In the Fade Hungary, On Body and Soul Israel, Foxtrot Lebanon, The Insult Russia, Loveless Senegal, Félicité South Africa, The Wound Sweden, The By Lainey • Dec 15, 2017 09:29 am
Royals Intro for December 15, 2017 Dear Gossips, I wrote yesterday about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joining the Queen at Windsor Castle on Monday night to celebrate the holidays with the royal household. Apparently champagne was served and everyone drank from champagne flutes. I would love to sip champagne from a champagne flute served in By Lainey • Dec 15, 2017 08:35 am
What Else What Else? It was Taylor Swift’s birthday yesterday. And she posted a message to thank her fans. She also said she had the best year. And, well, the general consensus is that 2017 was a pretty f-cking bullsh-t year that will not stop giving us more and more f-cking bullsh-t. This By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 04:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “Every con has its pros” Sarah Paulson shared the first poster for Ocean’s 8 today on Twitter. Get Ready: pic.twitter.com/ShGu4L90Gw— Sarah Paulson (@MsSarahPaulson) December 14, 2017 I’m ready!!! I have my hand up in the air, waving it around. I AM READY. You know, no matter how cynical I get, By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 04:10 pm
Top Reads Generous George There are two stories currently circulating about George Clooney’s generosity. One is about his babies. The other is about his friends. We’ll come back to babies. The story about George Clooney’s friends goes like this: in 2013, George invited 14 of his closest buddies over for dinner. By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2017 02:48 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, December 14, 2017 A few months after making it Instagram official, Halle Berry and Alex Da Kid have broken up. He was seen at Catch with another woman (and Catch is not a place you go if you are on the down-low). Halle is (presumably) single. I’m going to Gossip Genie her By Maria • Dec 14, 2017 01:21 pm
Royals The Queen & Meghan Meghan Markle did not join Prince William, Catherine, and Harry today at the Grenfell memorial. It would have been too distracting, not appropriate for the occasion. There is, however, a story about her in the UK papers today. Writing for the Daily Mail longtime royal correspondent Richard Kay reports that By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 12:58 pm
Henry Windsor Royals and celebrities at the Grenfell memorial It’s been six months since the Grenfell Tower tragedy and a multi-faith memorial service took place this morning at St Paul’s Cathedral to remember and honour victims and survivors. Several senior members of the royal family were there, including Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William, Catherine, and Prince By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 11:45 am
John Legend Luna Legend The captions of these photos of John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and their daughter, Luna, have her identified as Luna Stephens. I guess that’s John’s real last name. I’m too lazy to look it up and I just really want to call this child Luna Legend because it’ By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2017 10:55 am
Selena Gomez Selena & Justin: #1s, dancing, and trees Billboard yesterday released its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2017. The #2 song on the list was Cardi B’s Bodak Yellow which you’ve been hearing everywhere now for months non-stop. The #1 song on the list? Selena Gomez’s Bad Liar. Not that it doesn’t By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 10:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What is going on with Annihilation? We’ve seen a trailer for Annihilation, Alex Garland’s follow-up to Ex Machina, which stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, and Oscar Isaac. That was a promising trailer, and I was way into it. Now we have a second trailer, expanding on the plot and By Sarah • Dec 14, 2017 10:02 am
Salma Hayek Intro for December 14, 2017 Dear Gossips, Salma Hayek’s essay in The New York Times about Harvey Weinstein – like all of the other stories about predators we’ve heard over the past couple of months and well before that too, the details are disturbing and her pain is real. But, as Salma suggests, near By Lainey • Dec 14, 2017 09:40 am
What Else What Else? Please know that I do not want to be made responsible and should not be held accountable for what Sasha says about Beyoncé on this week’s episode of Sasha Answers. I take full responsibility and accountability, however, for what I say about ear zits and smelling them. Matt Lauer By Lainey • Dec 13, 2017 03:55 pm
Kit Harington Jon Snow knows real trees Game of Thrones hasn’t even wrapped its final season yet and Kit Harington has already found a side hustle to help him through unemployment. Earlier this week he was pictured selling real Christmas trees in Scotland. WHY? That was my first reaction. Then I read that his fiancé Rose By Kathleen • Dec 13, 2017 02:56 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Hana’s classic dress Certain “classic” dress shapes I could do without. For example, the wrap dress. I’m also not big on the sweetheart neckline that fits to the waist and then puffs out to the skirt. Hana Mae Lee is wearing a “classic” dress. I don’t know what the word for By Lainey • Dec 13, 2017 02:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, December 13, 2017 John Stamos is going to be a dad. And I don’t know why but I thought of George Clooney. Probably because there are a few similarities – bachelor reputation, second marriages, later-in-life babies. And the hair. Both George and John have really solid hair. John is the TV sitcom Sliding By Maria • Dec 13, 2017 02:21 pm
