Music No one shows up against Beyoncé That protest that they tried to stage against Beyoncé in response to her Super Bowl performance, remember? It was supposed to happen yesterday at NFL headquarters. Nobody showed up against her. There were more people there who were FOR her though. Meanwhile, on Monday, there was a shooting in Tennessee. By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 10:26 am
BFFs Ben & Brady’s double family holiday Ben Affleck was in Toronto on Sunday to promote Batman vs Superman during NBA All-Star Weekend. Click here for a refresher. He left right away, evidently, to rejoin Jennifer Garner and their kids in Montana, where they’ve been on holiday since last Friday, at Yellowstone Club in Big By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 10:07 am
Royals Princess Blogger Princess Catherine is guest-editing The Huffington Post UK today in support of Young Minds Matter to raise awareness of the importance of mental health awareness in children and to encourage programs and initiatives that address the challenges facing young people with mental health concerns. Click here to read her By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 09:33 am
Oscars 2016 Cracker Barrel Special Reserve Perfect Pairings: Denzel and Halle win in the same year We’re two weeks out from the main event of award season and we’re getting you in the mood by looking back at some of the show’s most “Perfect Pairings” from the last few decades. We’ll start with Denzel Washington and Halle Berry in 2002, making history By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 08:58 am
Hook Ups Leo’s Oscar game Thanks to everyone who sent this over to me yesterday. There were so many of you, and I’m honoured to know that when you come across an item online directly related to Leonardo DiCaprio’s thirst for Oscar, your first thought is me. That said, we are obviously not By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 08:34 am
Intro for February 17, 2016 Dear Gossips, It’s an annual tradition here at LaineyGossip. We call it the Red Carpet Contest. This is how we end award season – with some serious prizing on the line. Now that the BAFTAs are over and we’re into the final week of voting, your ballot is waiting. By Lainey • Feb 17, 2016 07:51 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, February 16, 2016 This would have been glorious. I almost Kanyed tonight. #Restraint #Temperance @kendricklamar #AlbumoftheYear !!!!— Don Cheadle (@IamDonCheadle) February 16, 2016 Of course Reese would be down with Taylor, and of course Taylor would retweet her praise. They have a lot more than Jake Gyllenhaal in common. @taylorswift13 Loved your amazing words! By Maria • Feb 16, 2016 02:55 pm
Music Adele’s Grammy audio Producers of the Grammys confirmed last night that the problems with Adele’s audio were on their end. Apparently a mic got dropped when they were positioning the piano and when they tried to go to a backup feed, there was a sound delay. So, no, it’s not on By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 01:15 pm
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones is straight trolling Game of Thrones released their second teaser and they continue to troll everyone about Jon Snow’s fate. We see the faces of deceased characters like Ned, Robb, and Catelyn Stark—and Joffrey, but who gives a f*ck that he’s dead?—in the Hall of Faces, as lines By Sarah • Feb 16, 2016 01:01 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Florence in pink astronomy It’s hippy dippy and my friend Danielle Graham called it a fortune teller’s dress but I can’t help it, I love it so much because who else could wear this? The sun, the moon, the stars, the…dragonfly? It’s kind of Khaleesi, right? By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 12:48 pm
Music Your dad’s garage band The Hollywood Vampires made their big network television debut last night at the Grammys, performing a tribute to Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. The Hollywood Vampires, as you know, consist of several proper rock legends, and Johnny Depp, a rock legend in his own mind who’s ostensibly been hiding his By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 11:55 am
Music Kendrick Lamar: Grammys best performance As Duana just mentioned in the previous post about Hamilton – and yes, Duana, you are right about Hamilton, but does that mean she has to text me, literally, EVERY SINGLE DAY, like, 8 times about it? – the back-to-back Hamilton-Kendrick Lamar pieces last night during the Grammys was By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 11:26 am
Music Hamilton at the Grammys Last night the opening number of Hamilton, “Alexander Hamilton”, was performed live from their home stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. If you know Hamilton, you squealed along at seeing it in ‘real life’, instead of just 15-second sound-ups in the 60 Minutes specials, and then checked to By Duana • Feb 16, 2016 11:04 am
BFFs Taylor Swift’s party date Taylor Swift went to the Grammys with Selena Gomez. They got ready together. We just won a Grammy for the Bad Blood music video and we are NOT OK. @selenagomez A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) onFeb 15, 2016 at 2:40pm PST They walked the carpet together. No By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 10:45 am
Girly Throw Downs Taylor Swift lays up Unlike Leo and the Oscars, Taylor Swift has never pretended to not want to win Grammys. She wanted Album of the Year for Red. And when that didn’t happen, she wrote the “sonically cohesive” 1989 and she spent time with the Recording Academy – click here for a refresher - proudly By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 10:02 am
Music Intro for February 16, 2016 Dear Gossips, The New Yorker finally published that long-awaited exposé on TMZ yesterday, have you read it yet? The piece confirms what you probably already know if you live online – that many of TMZ’s sources are celebrities themselves, or at least the people who represent them. Also Ellen By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 09:31 am