Faux Gossip Dakota and Chris: A Non-Story Why am I posting about a non-story? We’ve been conditioned to be skeptical of celebrities when they’re perceived to be protesting too much and over at The Squawk there have been some questions about the latest pap shots of Dakota Johnson that were taken shortly after those reports By Lainey • Aug 19, 2024 11:23 am
Bridgerton Sophie Beckett, and thoughts on Regé-Jean Page When confirmation came that Benedict Bridgerton will be the focus of Bridgerton season four, I said it wouldn’t be long before we learned who has been cast as his love interest, Sophie Beckett. Now, less than a month later, we know: Australian-Korean actress Yerin Ha has been cast as By Sarah • Aug 19, 2024 10:13 am
Shout-Outs August 19, 2024 – Shout-Outs This is for Veronica who found this site in 2009 when she and her family moved from Chile to Vancouver. Thank you, Veronica, for spending time with us here. We hope we’ve provided information, entertainment, and also distraction. We hope we can continue to do this as you grieve By Lainey • Aug 19, 2024 09:44 am
Beyoncé Intro for August 19, 2024 Dear Gossips, Five months ago – howwwww was it FIVE months ago?! – Beyoncé released COWBOY CARTER, another masterpiece of an album; she was in Japan on the day, and actually held a meet and greet there. Since then, there have been a few sightings here and there but the Queen has By Lainey • Aug 19, 2024 09:14 am
What Else What Else? Yes, the Olympics are over. But the Paralympics are just beginning, and in the US, finally, NBC/Peacock is offering rather robust coverage. This year, 160 countries are expected to air the Paralympics, as the popularity of Paralympics is rising. That’s a win for everyone, from the athletes who By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hayden Panettiere’s return In the pantheon of young 2000s actresses who were a very big deal and then sort of went nowhere, Hayden Panettiere stands out, not because we ask why she didn’t become a bigger deal (like Leighton Meester), but because we know exactly what happened. There was a bout of By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 03:22 pm
Reality TV Reality Recap: An investigator, an instigator, and a King Did you know that friendship breakup statements are a thing? Two women from Real Housewives of Dubai fueled a lot of chatter online when a statement was made about their ‘amicable’ parting. I didn’t know who Matt Rogers was until this week but I will never forget him after By Stephanie • Aug 16, 2024 02:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 16, 2024 I read The Squawk this morning and Sarah answered a question about Katy Perry: If you were advising Katy Perry what to do next, what would you say? It’s a great question because Katy has failed, but her team has also failed her. To be clear, failure is OK. By Maria • Aug 16, 2024 02:18 pm
TV Updates The devil and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend I felt a stir in the air, like the displacement of a raven’s wings in the sticky humid heat of the approaching autumn equinox, and I knew—Ryan Murphy has a new TV show. His latest is Grotesquerie, and the teaser dropped yesterday. It’s Southern Gothic by way By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 01:08 pm
Royals Outfits of the Week: Meghan in Colombia Prince Harry and Meghan are in Colombia for their four-day tour which is making everyone happy – the people who love them are happy to see them and the haters get more content to pick apart. That also includes the British tabloids who’ve been obsessing about the budget for the By Lainey • Aug 16, 2024 12:11 pm
TV Updates Sophie Turner, back at work Last year, Sophie Turner made headlines when her very public divorce from Joe Jonas defied the usual misogynistic playbook and attempts to cast Sophie as a “wayward” mother—because she’s a working parent—blew up in Joe’s face big time. It’s a rare example of misogyny and By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 10:51 am
Shout-Outs August 16, 2024 – Shout-Outs Meg! Happy Birthday from Heather who requested for you photos of “Theo James looking sexy”. She mentioned the “perfume ad … recently” which I’m assuming this? LOL. Can’t see his face, really, but I feel like it does the job. https://x.com/21metgala/status/1810374914018549804 As for the By Lainey • Aug 16, 2024 10:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 16, 2024 Dear Gossips, Dan Stevens is having a great year. First, he got to do whatever the hell he wanted in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, then he got to do whatever the hell he wanted in vampire ballerina movie Abigail (is it good? No. Is Dan Stevens’ performance wildly By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 09:24 am
What Else What Else? The Alien: Romulus premiere was last night and Cailee Spaeny and the cast delivered with their looks. This is both fashion and on theme with the film but not so obviously on theme that it’s overkill. In fact it’s so subtle you probably won’t notice. By the By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 15, 2024 As Lainey wrote this morning, the It Ends With Us press is getting messier and more convoluted, a lot of it fueled by TikTok. Now I’m not a Blake apologist, far from it – my coverage of Preserve was harsh and I was one of the first to write about By Maria • Aug 15, 2024 03:09 pm
John Mayer Oh look, it’s John Mayer I saw these photos of John Mayer at our photo agency this morning and thought to myself…when was the last time we dedicated a post to John Mayer? Here and there Maria mentions him in Celebrity Social Media but it’s always associated with Andy Cohen, because he’s By Lainey • Aug 15, 2024 01:51 pm
