Career prospectus Career Prospectus: Taylor Kitsch I'm wondering if Taylor Kitsch deserves a career review? He seemed to be everywhere for a while, and is now nowhere. Just watched John Carter last night and he was so meh. How can Riggins let us down? --Kendra I haven’t done one of these in a By Sarah • Feb 24, 2016 01:05 pm
Break Ups I’m Single, the outfit Earlier this week US Weekly reported that Lea Michele and her boyfriend of 2 years, Matthew Paetz, were no longer together. According to the magazine’s source, he broke up with her because “he had enough” and, afterwards, “she was completely crushed”. Also, “she was completely blindsided” and “he won’ By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay goes full-Disney None of this half-Disney Marvel sh*t, Ava DuVernay has decided that if she’s going work for a corporate machine, she’s going to work for Disney itself, the corporatiest, machiniest one of all. Yesterday Deadline reported that DuVernay will direct an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A By Sarah • Feb 24, 2016 10:22 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Cate’s slick black dress This dress has to be a perfect f-cking fit if it’s going to work, with this material. And, as you can see, it is. Only Cate f-cking Blanchett can make a dress this tight, this body-con, look like it’s suitable for a meeting with the Queen. By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 10:03 am
Amazingness Play this forever One of the main features of this blog, and maybe the reason it exists, is to celebrate Mariah Carey and, in particular, the fact that she doesn't walk. I have dedicated probably hundreds of posts to this beautiful truth. All of those articles were uploaded with joy and By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 09:54 am
Douchebags Casey Affleck went Joaquin Phoenix on Stephen Colbert I texted Lainey the other night after seeing Casey Affleck’s new movie, Triple 9, that I think he might have A Moment coming. She agreed, but then he went on Late Night with Stephen Colbert to promote the movie and had an awkward interview, and she was like, maybe By Sarah • Feb 24, 2016 09:29 am
Equality Issues Danai & Lupita make history After a successful run off-Broadway at the Public Theatre, Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed began previews on Broadway at the Golden Theatre last night. It’s the first time in Broadway history that the cast, director, and writer are all women. Eclipsed is the third play that Danai has written in By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 08:58 am
Maple Leaf Intro for February 24, 2016 Dear Gossips, Celine Dion performed for the first time in Vegas last night since the passing of her husband, René Angélil, and she dedicated the show, and the rest of her life and career, really, to his memory. I say this with no snark whatsoever – I feel like Celine feels By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 08:27 am
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: Podcast Edition! Surprise! We are switching up my Sasha Answers column and launching the first ever Laineygossip PODCAST! It's still a work in progress so we want to hear your feedback, but we really hope you like this new format. Lainey and I are going in raw with your questions By Sasha • Feb 23, 2016 04:28 pm
Quiveration Nicholas’s birthday gift Burberry show at London Fashion Week. Nicholas Hoult in a leather jacket. That’s a good present, right? God he is SO cute. Anyway, he took his sister, Rosanna. Rosanna is also an actor. She’s 32. And I’m only telling you her age because I’m playing Duana By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan & Octavia Ryan Coogler was honoured by the American Black Film Festival the other night with the Rising Star Award. The award was presented to him by Octavia Spencer who he directed in Fruitvale Station. People keep saying that Ryan is an emerging talent. I feel like he’s kinda arrived now, By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 03:37 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, February 23, 2016 Camille is still super pissed at Kelsey Grammer. At least she’s got that Frasier money. Did God tell us to commit adultery, did your God advise u 2 abandon your children? Where is that in the bible? https://t.co/vuAPAYSKoh— Camille Grammer (@TheRealCamilleG) February 22, 2016 Hard to By Maria • Feb 23, 2016 03:08 pm
Douchebags Justin at Au Fudge TMZ reported today that Janet Jackson has been confirmed to perform at the first major sporting event since, well, you know. Apparently she’ll be singing at the Dubai World Cup, “the world’s richest horse race”. I’m so happy to learn this. Because there are new shots available By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 01:29 pm
Business of Hollywood Rooney Mara is wishy-washy on whitewashing It is not my preference to go after actors in the ongoing #OscarsSoWhite and the Hollywood diversity crisis. (Want to be depressed? Read this super sad and regressive study of diversity within industry ranks from the studio C-suites on down.) But actors are usually the most visible people connecting a By Sarah • Feb 23, 2016 01:12 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Annabelle’s leather strips I like the idea of this for sure. But in order to make room for all of those strips, without having the dress weigh 50 pounds, those pieces have to be cut really thin. And when they’re cut that thin, the way they’re bunching, it kinda looks cheap, By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 12:16 pm
Music Rihanna & Drake in London Rihanna and Drake celebrated the release of the Work videos yesterday in London. Work trended for much of the day at #1 on Twitter and the song now occupies the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. And it’s not even close to being the best song on the By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 11:50 am