Maple Leaf Note. The. Confetti. Celine Dion has finally left Paris. Who hasn’t enjoyed her time in Paris? We all participated in Celine’s Parisian summer. She may have enjoyed it more than anyone else but, god.damn. shouldn’t she? Why shouldn’t she? When you feel as deeply and comprehensively as Celine By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 04:40 pm
Top Reads Taylor takes the stand Taylor Swift’s mother, Andrea Swift, testified yesterday, recalling what happened when former DJ David Mueller allegedly grabbed Taylor’s ass during a meet and greet in 2013. She was emotional during her testimony, describing how Taylor felt after the incident and how she’s changed since the incident. For By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 04:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Star Wars says hello and goodbye Star Wars: The Last Jedi covers this week’s Entertainment Weekly, to remind us that not every Star Wars film is a behind-the-scenes clusterf*ck. The Last Jedi, in fact, is the smoothest operation LucasFilm has run in this new Disney era. It’s kind of nice to have this By Sarah • Aug 10, 2017 02:47 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 10, 2017 Netflix has released a new trailer for The Crown. The tone is one of a more mature, cynical Queen and Prince Phillip possibly being a louse – so far, I’m very into it. And it’s coming out in December, a perfect holiday binge. #ClaireFoy for @wmag's " By Maria • Aug 10, 2017 02:11 pm
Break Ups Amber & Elon together again? This week started with the news that Amber Heard and Elon Musk have ended their relationship with reports varying from he was sick of her being a bitch to their schedules not working out. As I noted the other day though, Amber didn’t take out a restraining order on By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 12:34 pm
Top Reads Kendrick on Drake… and Team Taylor Swift Kendrick Lamar is undeniably the best rapper of his generation. You won’t find many hip-hop heads or music critics who would disagree with that statement. On this month’s cover of Rolling Stone, they call him the “greatest rapper alive.” Even after Jay’s 4:44 or considering Kanye’ By Kathleen • Aug 10, 2017 11:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amazing Amy Kill Bill Lindsay Shookus must be back in New York because she and Ben Affleck weren’t papped together all weekend and he stepped out on his own the other day. Jennifer Garner, meanwhile, hasn’t been seen this week. Coincidence or conspiracy? While it’s been quiet then for both Ben By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 11:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brie Larson in The Glass Castle The Glass Castle is an adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ memoir of the same name about her unmoored childhood with her alcoholic father and enabler mother. I think it’s supposed to be a heart-warming, family-above-all-else, I Survived tale in which we celebrate Jeannette overcoming the hardship of her youth to By Sarah • Aug 10, 2017 10:43 am
Top Reads Understanding the “misunderstood” Robert Pattinson The last time Taffy Brodesser-Akner wrote about an actor for GQ, it was Tom Hiddleston, back in February. He cooked Bolognese. He showed up at her hotel, even though he’d already given her enough to work with, to offer more explanations, more words, more Tom. She’s the journalist By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 09:54 am
Faux Gossip Intro for August 10, 2017 Dear Gossips, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are on the cover of the new issue of Star Magazine. Kate was at Leo’s annual St Tropez fundraiser at the end of July and, having known each other so long, they spent some time together that week. This means, according to By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 09:07 am
What Else What Else? “Leaky green boner” is an excellent nickname for Usher. It is wrong to stigmatise those with STIs. This is not, however, what the conversation is about. The conversation is about Usher’s rationale for why this isn’t his problem. By beauty-judging his alleged victim and then patronising her. Basically By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 05:38 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Breaking The Rules Because Baby Did…. I received a letter a month or so ago – then yesterday, an update, which is below… Hi Duana, Long time reader and lover of your name nerd column, obsessed with Show Your Work, and I just finished The Name Therapist (loved it!). Sidenote: I loved your assessment of Cheryl as By Duana • Aug 09, 2017 05:28 pm
Top Reads Jennifer Lawrence covers VOGUE 125 The September issue is, as we know, the most important issue. And this is American VOGUE’s 125th anniversary. So it’s Jennifer Lawrence on the cover. Good decision or bad decision? Jennifer stars in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming mother! so the timing works – for her. But for the magazine, By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 04:57 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 9, 2017 From dancing on tour with Beyoncé to winning a million dollars. Where do you go from here next season though? CONGRATS to #LesTwins on WINNING the MILLION DOLLAR prize!!! A big THANK YOU and CONGRATS to all of the other dancers from this season of #WorldOfDance...We will see you By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 04:00 pm
Bad Style Jessica Simpson takes notes! Yesterday I offered style notes to Jessica Simpson on the outfit she was wearing – click here if you missed it. Later on in the day…? Guess what happened? She modified the outfit! I’m not saying she took MY notes. But she evidently took someone’s notes. Which were similar By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 02:48 pm
TV Updates Issa gets more Insecure OK but first… what did you think of Sunday night’s episode? With Sterling K Brown, come on! You know what I love about Sterling’s guest appearance? Aside from the obvious, which is that he’s Sterling K Brown and he was the one who told Issa Rae that By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 01:49 pm
