Douchebags Ben Affleck: A Thanksgiving Update Late in the day, PEOPLE posted an exclusive about Ben Affleck and how he’d be spending American Thanksgiving. Maybe they’re rolling out coverage to ensure there’s enough content on the page for the holiday while the staff is off work and given that it’s generally quite By Lainey • Nov 28, 2024 11:28 am
Style Intro for November 28, 2024 Dear Gossips, The biggest vacancy in fashion this year has been at Chanel. The house is currently without a creative director after Virginie Viard left, seemingly abruptly, in late spring. Since then, there has been rumour after rumour about who would take over. And now, the biggest rumour in fashion By Lainey • Nov 28, 2024 09:54 am
What Else What Else? There was a bit of an uproar earlier this week when it was reported that Ariana Grande was paid 15x more for Wicked than Cynthia Erivo. This originated on social media, specifically TikTok and Reddit, and now Universal has shut that sh-t down, clarifying that their salaries were the same. By Lainey • Nov 27, 2024 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 27, 2024 We’ve been tracking Goop’s fairly quiet financial issues but you know what a pretty significant marker is? The amount Gwyneth Paltrow is working. No, the new Safdie movie isn’t pulling in Marvel salary but the commercials and collaborations. Lainey wrote about her on set the other day By Maria • Nov 27, 2024 03:06 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Jodie Turner-Smith’s team travel This post was originally just going to be about Jodie Turner-Smith’s looks in New York this week while promoting The Agency. But then I just watched her interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show and Jimmy asked her about her daughter (who was backstage) and Jodie talked about By Lainey • Nov 27, 2024 01:54 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen On Social Media: A striped jumpsuit from Taskmasker, and how to not succumb to Black Friday A Striped Jumpsuit to Love I must admit that when I received this request, I didn’t know what Taskmaster was but I’ve read up and it seems like a great concept. I’m sure it will get scooped up for North American TV like Traitors. Specifically, I was By Maria • Nov 27, 2024 12:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zac and Phoebe are Famous This sounds like the title of a YA book from the 2000s– Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares… I used to read them compulsively and haven’t had that much time over the last few years, By Lainey • Nov 27, 2024 12:23 pm
Reality TV Vanderpump Redux Yesterday, Bravo announced that after 11 seasons with a legacy cast, Vanderpump Rules would feature an entirely new cast for season 12, save for Lisa Vanderpump, her husband Ken Todd, and of course, Peter Madrigal, who, throughout the years, has always maintained his post at SUR. And while we have By Stephanie • Nov 27, 2024 11:22 am
TV Updates Intro for November 27, 2024 Dear Gossips, Yesterday, to mark the one month countdown to the release, Netflix dropped the official trailer for Squid Game season two. As Sarah wrote back in September after an early preview was shared, “it looks as intense and as upsetting as ever!” There’s also a new poster, which By Lainey • Nov 27, 2024 10:01 am
What Else What Else? Wicked is currently the biggest movie on the planet. And while some people might be tired of all the promotion and the hype, please do read Kathleen’s piece at Unbothered about Elphaba and Cynthia Erivo who, as Kathleen writes, “transforms a villain into the hero Black girls need”. (Refinery By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 26, 2024 Babe wake up… a new nepo baby just dropped. James Wilkie Broderick is joining his dad in a guest spot on Elsbeth. I don’t think the Parker-Broderick family will pretend he had to audition because for them, this is a family business. As the year starts to wind down, By Maria • Nov 26, 2024 03:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie in Maria Of late, Pablo Larraín has made a study of iconic women of the 20th century, specifically catching them at dramatic turning points in their lives. Jackie finds Jacqueline Kennedy reflecting on her life in the White House as she is preparing to (finally) leave it following the assassination of her By Sarah • Nov 26, 2024 02:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Missing Timmy Last week I mentioned in a couple of posts that the first screenings for A Complete Unknown were taking place and that we should be hearing initial reactions. And indeed the ones right out the gate were overwhelmingly positive. There have since been a few that are more mixed and By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:46 pm
BFFs Pre-Thanksgiving with Scarjo, Sienna, and JLaw Scarlett Johansson was on Live! with Kelly and Mark today in New York. This caught my eye because Scarjo doesn’t have a movie to promote right now so, even though I haven’t watched the episode, presumably she was there not on a press tour for a film or By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Reality TV Tomx2 setback Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval broke the news to PEOPLE yesterday that they’ve made ‘one of the hardest decisions’ and will be shuttering the doors to their L.A. restaurant, Schwartz & Sandy’s, just two years after opening. “Deciding to close was one of the By Stephanie • Nov 26, 2024 11:15 am
Style Gwyneth Paltrow: A Sweater and a Suspect For over a decade, we’ve been rhapsodising about a cream knit sweater here at LaineyGossip. And it remains the standard by which all cream knit sweaters are judged, Maria and I message each other about it at least three times a year, and every winter for sure. It was By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 10:18 am
