Media Manipulation Bone structure on the cover of Variety Angelina Jolie, Jack O’Connell, and Miyavi cover the new issue of Variety in support of Unbroken. You know how this worked, right? Variety would for sure have been happy with just Jolie. You can’t go wrong with just Jolie. Did Jolie tell them she wanted to be centred By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 08:46 am
Top Reads Chris Hemsworth: the Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Not really my type (my Hemsworth is Liam) but empirically, with all that fluffy hair and those thigh muscles, it’s a MiniVan Majority-friendly choice. It was not, however, the most obvious choice. He wasn’t even on my list of contenders. After a few people sent in suggestions By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 08:13 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Intro for November 19, 2014 Dear Gossips, The Washington Post predicted yesterday that PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive would be Neil Patrick Harris. Click here to read why I didn’t think NPH had a chance. As you know, I was predicting Chris Pratt. Still, the possibility of NPH was exciting. Would the MiniVan Majority By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 07:46 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter’s first engaged carpet Sophie Hunter accompanied Benedict Cumberbatch last night at the NY premiere of The Imitation Game. Just yesterday on Good Morning America he was not very forthcoming with questions about his engagement. And then, come night, there she is. Their very first official public appearance after the proposal… And right in By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 02:44 pm
Media Manipulation Gwyneth the First Remember that rumoured Vanity Fair “takedown” of Gwyneth we were all waiting for? It never materialized, obviously, with Graydon and Gwyneth making nice over a phone call and a jab at his weight. But it hasn’t been a stellar 2014 for Gwyneth, considering the conscious uncoupling and the disclosure By Maria • Nov 18, 2014 02:02 pm
Media Manipulation Jake’s Constellations I updated the Rachel McAdams article from earlier with some new information – click here to read it. Not that that has anything to do with Jake Gyllenhaal. But it SHOULD. And it COULD. Because, well, go read the post. Anyway, here’s Jake Gyllenhaal in New York today at a By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 01:14 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: My best friend’s ugly necklace gift Sasha, this might sound like a really stupid question but I feel v. bad and stressed out. So my best friend A, is getting married and as her maid of honor she bought me a necklace. A best friend gesture as well as a gift. So sweet but you guessed By Sasha • Nov 18, 2014 12:51 pm
Gorgessity Have you seen Chris Martin? Last night was the Hollywood premiere of Mockingjay Part 1. I’ve not read any stories about Chris Martin being there, have you? Let me know. Because a couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail was saying that he was going to show up and be with Jennifer Lawrence at By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 12:36 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Jena’s orange leggy dress I don’t have strong feelings either way about this dress. The shoes bother me though. So over the peep-toe platform. At this point, at the end of 2014, it downgrades and cheapens a look. That’s it. By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie holds the room I read a book earlier this year called The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. If you haven’t already, you should definitely pick it up. Not because I want you to agree, or disagree, but because By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:31 am
Maple Leaf Rachel’s birthday and boyfriend - UPDATE It was Rachel McAdams’s birthday yesterday. She’s 36. She’s shooting a movie around Toronto right now. Here she is on set walking from trailer to trailer in costume. It’s FREEZING in Toronto right now. I can’t imagine the no socks situation was all that comfortable. By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:07 am
Top Reads Is the Man of the Year the Sexiest Man Alive? As noted in the previous post about Prince Harry, Jimmy Kimmel will reveal the Sexiest Man Alive on tonight’s show. And my prediction – which took no skill at all – is Chris Pratt. Click here for a refresher. As GQ says on its new issue, Chris Pratt “killed it” this By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 10:25 am
Royals The Sexiest Man Alive is not my Dark Horse Jimmy Kimmel will reveal the 2014 PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive tonight on his show – there will be an exclusive shot of the cover and the exclusive first talk show interview with the subject. (Source) And that means it’s not Prince Harry. Prince Harry was my dark horse pick. By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 10:11 am
Xenu The Science of Willow & Jaden Smith If you haven’t already, you have to read the New York Times interview with Willow, 14, and Jaden, 16, Smith. It’s a mind f-ck. It’s such a mind f-ck that I don’t know even know how to analyse it. Except to say that for By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 09:45 am
Sons of Anarchy Intro for November 18, 2014 Dear Gossips, My final argument in favour of Charlie Hunnam’s odds of being named the Sexiest Man Alive as part of the annual handicapping feature was as follows: “He knows how to f-ck. I promise you.” Here’s a screencap of Charlie from last week’s episode of By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 09:30 am
Media Manipulation The Batch is not taking engagement questions The Imitation Game opens in theaters next weekend, and in advance of that Cumberbatch is in the US doing some promotion. On Friday that meant showing up at the Hollywood Film Awards and pretending like that’s a real thing (click here for more on that) and this morning it By Sarah • Nov 17, 2014 03:00 pm
