Movie Reviews and Previews Gwyneth’s weekend on the beach Gwyneth spent last week getting candid during interviews to promote Mortdecai without Johnny Depp. Depp finally decided to show up late last week so for the weekend, we find G in Mexico with friends, showing off the fitness. She looks happy and relaxed. She does not look like she gives By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 01:23 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: Am I obligated to be the client? Hi Sasha, My question is this: if you have a close friend or a relative who works in a fee- or commission-based industry, are you obligated to use him/her for their service? For example, if my brother is a real estate agent, am I obligated to buy a house By Sasha • Jan 20, 2015 12:06 pm
Media Manipulation Kristen Stewart would like some of that Marvel gravy Kristen Stewart is still doing some promotion for Still Alice, which has opened in a few more theaters on the back of Julianne Moore’s Oscar nomination (it’s doing pretty well in the specialty market, too). She gave an interview to Yahoo to support the movie and she said By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 11:45 am
Media Manipulation Two for Eddie? Anne Hathaway has been out there doing press for the upcoming Song One but since everyone’s in award season fever, she’s kind of moving under the radar. By her standards. Usually Annie tops the headlines. Here she is in New York in a green coat – great colour on By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 11:27 am
Media Manipulation Kevin Hart's character selection Kevin Hart’s The Wedding Ringer was supposed to open big – it would have been his fourth #1 but as it stands, American Sniper is exceeding expectations and Paddington is being bolstered by fantastic reviews (like Sarah’s here). So Kevin has to settle for a slim #2 which, if By Maria • Jan 20, 2015 11:10 am
Media Manipulation Lena Dunham’s New Advisor So this is new. You know how Olivia Pope on Scandal is based on a real woman? That’s Judy Smith. She’s everything you expect Olivia Pope to be and her resume includes advisor to people who are Heads of State and Executives of Major Corporations. She just advised By Duana • Jan 20, 2015 10:21 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Marion goes home until the Oscars Marion Cotillard was in the States for a couple of weeks and some thought she’d be done with award season after Critics Choice. But we now know she’ll be back…because last Thursday, the Oscars invited her to the Best Actress party. It’s important to note how By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Now Emily Blunt is in that Huntsman movie, too With production set to begin in London in April on The Huntsman, Universal is trying to get all their ducks in a row. I say “trying” because it doesn’t seem to be going well. Snow White and the Huntsman was a modest hit in 2012, just eking out enough By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 09:39 am
Break Ups The Scarlet Witch is single Elizabeth Olsen was papped the other day grocery shopping and not wearing her engagement ring. US Weekly then followed with confirmation from sources yesterday that she and Boyd Holbrook have ended their relationship. I swear, I was just thinking on the weekend while watching The Skeleton Twins, about how hot By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 09:15 am
Music Intro for January 20, 2015 Dear Gossips, T-Boz and Chilli have launched a Kickstarter campaign for the fifth and final album. And after reading about that last night, I lost myself in a TLC nostalgia black hole. If you’re of the era, I know you remember too. If you’re of the era, they By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 08:57 am
Smutty Roundup Smutty Roundup: West End James, Shaki bump portraits, and Katie in Berlin James McAvoy kicked off previews for his latest West End run on Friday in a new production of The Ruling Class. He plays Jack, “the 14th Earl of Gurney… a possible paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex, (who) inherits the title of the 14th Earl of Gurney after his father By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 04:05 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston: The Snubbed Tour Jennifer Aniston was not nominated for an Oscar last week. And there was a junket scheduled right afterwards for her to promote Cake. Like a true professional, she went ahead with her press obligations and did not get the chicken pox. (Oh come on, Brangelunatics. It was the easy, cheap By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 03:44 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Middle Names Are Like Summer Camp Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our second child - another boy - this spring. Our front runner for baby # 2 is Nolan - likely to be the eventual winner but I don't like officially naming a baby until it's here. I'm By Duana • Jan 19, 2015 02:47 pm
Photo Assumption Johnny in Berlin Johnny Depp was in Berlin this weekend for Mortdecai. So far there hasn’t been a carpet in North America. But Johnny’s like Tom Cruise now. Audiences are much more supportive of him overseas. So far there haven’t been any reviews. Mortdecai opens on Friday. The movie is By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 01:33 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: Stop being a jealous dick to your friend Hi Sasha, BFF and I have an extremely close friendship (even as BFF-ships go) and we always have. In the 10+ years of our friendship, we've also both been generally single, mostly by choice. I am still very happily single. My BFF has just gotten into a serious By Sasha • Jan 19, 2015 12:22 pm
Quiveration The new Dev Patel It was confirmed last month that Freida Pinto and Dev Patel had ended their relationship after 6 years. Dev was also just ending his run on The Newsroom. So here he is, version 2015. With a new look. A really, REALLY good new look, right? Like a HOT new look, By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 12:01 pm