Dumbass Rihanna vs. a troll If Azealia Banks didn’t have social media as an outlet for her obnoxious rants, would she even exist? It’s the internet troll version of “if a tree falls in a forest…” The reason we are even acknowledging Banks’ existence today is because she crawled out from under the By Kathleen • Jan 31, 2017 11:40 am
Music Selena & The Weeknd are social media official It’s not love until the love is validated on social media. Selena Gomez and The Weeknd spent the weekend in Florence. They’ve been photographed holding hands, hugging, and kissing while visiting museums and having dinner. Click here and here to see the shots. As expected, many are comparing By Lainey • Jan 31, 2017 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck sheds some Bat-responsibility Continuing the “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” trend, Ben Affleck released a statement last night that he will not, after all, direct The Batman, the stand-alone Bat-movie he’s been developing. There were already questions about what is actually going on with this movie, and By Sarah • Jan 31, 2017 09:31 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 31, 2017 Dear Gossips, On this week’s episode of our Show Your Work podcast, Duana and I spent some time talking about Taylor Swift and the criticism she received after the Women’s March, specifically whether or not Taylor Swift can continue to be apolitical in these times, especially when her By Lainey • Jan 31, 2017 09:00 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, January 30, 2017 I very badly want Gwyneth Paltrow to develop a keen interest in Chinese astrology so that Lainey can out-goop her with her expertise. I hope that the Rooster of 2017 brings with it peace, kindness and humanity. 新年好 / 新年好 🐔❤ A photo posted by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) onJan 30, 2017 By Maria • Jan 30, 2017 05:27 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Should We Fix This “Mistake”? Dear Duana -- I'm pregnant with Baby No. 3. My husband and I both adored and agreed easily on the name Stella Jane for our oldest. The name hadn't *quite* taken off when we chose it, but, honestly, we didn't care that it was popular; By Duana • Jan 30, 2017 05:20 pm
Equality Issues Show Your Work: Taylor “spineless feminism” and Constance constant callouts Last week, after the Women’s March, Taylor Swift tweeted this: So much love, pride, and respect for those who marched. I'm proud to be a woman today, and every day. #WomensMarch— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) January 21, 2017 And, well, they came for her. Just read the comments By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 05:05 pm
TV Updates Yara Shahidi: spinoff please If you’re a regular visitor here at LaineyGossip, you know how much I love black-ish. If you’re new to this site, please know that I love black-ish, SO MUCH. Black-ish is about the Johnsons, their kids, and their extended family. Bow and Dre have four By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 04:20 pm
Style Nicole Kidman’s SAG Showstopper Mock this dress. I dare you. Complain about the gorgeous colour. The ingenuity of macaws (hat tip to Sarah) ready to tear it up over her clavicle and chestbone – no, don’t look at that dress and tell me those birds are peaceful. They are not. They are ready to By Duana • Jan 30, 2017 03:35 pm
SAG Awards 2017 Natalie Portman: SAG Whispers Let me say at the outset here that I think Natalie Portman is up against a relatively exhausting set of circumstances. She is quite, quite pregnant, and that only means exhausted because even if you got to sleep until seconds before it was time to go, you can’t sleep By Duana • Jan 30, 2017 03:09 pm
Style Evan Rachel Wood engaged and matching Evan Rachel Wood’s rep has confirmed to US Weekly that she and Zach Villa are engaged. They were both wearing rings last night at the SAGs. They were also both wearing blue suits. As we’ve been, Evan’s been wearing suits all award season long. Each one exquisite. By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 02:49 pm
Bad Style Kate Hudson: SAG’s Messiest Our Sarah tweeted something about the SAGs that gave me a good laugh: Ashton Kutcher: I am an actor. Everyone Else: Are you, though?#sagawards— Sarah (@Cinesnark) January 30, 2017 Why was Kate at the SAGs? Because she goes to almost everything. And, more important, she’s welcome at almost By Maria • Jan 30, 2017 02:22 pm
SAG Awards 2017 Naomie Harris’s SAG lounge-wear One of the things Lainey’s always eager to talk about during awards season is the idea that celebs can be holding back, or banking, their best dresses—or alternately, spending them earlier if they don’t think they’re going to get a lot of play on the big By Duana • Jan 30, 2017 02:03 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Gwendoline’s SAG jumpsuit If you wear a sequined jumpsuit to the SAGs, you have you work the sh-t out of that jumpsuit. You can’t skulk your way down the carpet. You can’t pretend like you want to disappear. And Gwendoline Christie does not. So to me, it’s not just By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 01:35 pm
Award Season Campaigning Emma did her job La La Land was not nominated for Best Ensemble last night by the Screen Actors Guild. It’s still considered the frontrunner for Oscar, especially after winning Best Picture at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, but there was definitely work to be done at the SAGs – and, as Awards By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 01:18 pm
Top Reads Stand with Jessica Williams, Sit DOWN Salma Hayek Most people know Jessica Williams as a former correspondent for The Daily Show. She also co-hosts a hysterical podcast called 2 Dope Queens. Jessica Williams is funny, brilliant, and on the verge of becoming known as more than just that girl who used to be on The Daily Show. By Kathleen • Jan 30, 2017 12:51 pm
