Quiveration Charlie in a tank top Oh hey. How about this to start the day? Charlie Hunnam in a tank top running errands on the weekend. Since all of my words and feelings are still tied up with Rihanna and Drake, there’s not much more I can give you here beyond the money I spent By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 10:39 am
Oprah Winfrey Intro for August 30, 2016 Dear Gossips, Last week, in a post about Justin Bieber removing himself from Instagram because he was getting into too many Instagram fights, I wrote about how social media has changed the game, not only for celebrities but for their publicists. Social media in the hands of an idiot – and By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 10:19 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 29, 2016 In her extremely limited time on stage last night, Rita Ora was trying the most. She was straining for a “moment” with Ansel Elgort. But do you think, being surrounded by people who actually make music and music videos people care about, Rita felt her place in the celebrity pecking By Maria • Aug 29, 2016 03:42 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Looking for a co-sign Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child in March! Still a ways to go but I think we have decided on the name. What do you think of Coco? It has family significance, as it was the nick name of a beloved relative. That relative was By Duana • Aug 29, 2016 03:23 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Taylor’s jury duty Taylor Swift was never scheduled to attend the VMAs as we heard last week although every self-respecting gossip was hoping for some kind of Kanye surprise. From him, totally. From her? It was unlikely as much as we all Genied for it. But would she cockblock the VMAs in a By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 03:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Thor’s roommate Darryl At Comic-Con Marvel had several videos that played during their panel, but they only released one, a new trailer for Doctor Strange. Everything else stayed under the seal of Hall H, because it is possible to show stuff in Hall H and not have it pirated, you just have to By Sarah • Aug 29, 2016 02:28 pm
Relationship Assumption Rihanna & Drake after the prom Rihanna and Drake did not hit up the same after-party as the Carters after turning the VMAs into prom night. Instead they were at Up & Down, owned by Richie Akiva, a member of the Leonardo DiCaprio’s Wolf Pack, where she’s been known to hang out. According to By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 01:03 pm
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Jay came for dinner I mean it really shouldn’t have been a thing that Jay Z wasn’t with Beyoncé at the VMAs last night, particularly when you consider what she was communicating through her presence and her performance. For her, the point was Women. Still, there will be idiots looking for the By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 12:37 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Tracee’s VMA sweatshirt I don’t know if this was intentional. I’m going to hope that it was. A tricked sweatshirt over a sheer skirt, taking athleisure to the next level on the red carpet. And I love it. I love it so much. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 12:13 pm
Maple Leaf Rihanna’s VMAs Side-Kiss & Four Performances Rihanna had already made my weekend before she even hit the VMA stage with this Instagram: When he extra ❤🏆!!! A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) onAug 26, 2016 at 3:43pm PDT If Drake could be summed up in one word it would be “extra.” I love this so much. By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 11:34 am
Top Reads Beyoncé spent the money Where do you start? Where do you start?!? It was always a given that Beyoncé, with 11 nominations, would be attending the VMAs. They only confirmed that she would be performing the day before as the LA Times reported that “secret rehearsals” were taking place. And then everyone was calling By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 11:01 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Alicia’s VMA face Didn’t matter to me what she was wearing. Because it’s what she wasn’t wearing on her face that caught my attention: nothing. Which is her policy now. And she looks SO good. SO pretty. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 09:59 am
Music Kanye West, Thought Leader If you didn’t know Teyana Taylor before last night, now you know. I’m starting with Teyana because the VMAs belonged to black women. Kanye’s free-reign speech was Peak Kanye but the video he debuted for Fade was ALL Teyana. Goddamn. A refresher on Teyana’s credentials before By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 09:02 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Serena’s VMA LBD It’s a good black dress. Is it too big though? I feel like she could have gone a size down. And this is from me, a body-con hater. But the gap from the mid-section down the thigh is generous and I feel like a smaller size would pull down By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:43 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage The placement of Britney Spears How do we properly assess the performance of Britney Spears last night? Knowing what she’s gone through, is it the gentle approach? Do we make an exception on standard and collectively agree that it was a decent return to the VMAs? It was a decent return to the VMAs. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:36 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Nick Jonas’s Bacon That’s not a euphemism. Nick Jonas performed a song called Bacon last night at the VMAs. His performance opened with him in a kitchen, holding a fresh plate of bacon. This is how most of my daydreams about Nick also open. The performance went downhill from there. Nick goes By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 08:08 am
