Movie Reviews and Previews Why are we making TWO Jungle Books? Actors take jobs. Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor, and he’s just taken a job portraying the tiger Shere Khan in Andy Serkis’s Jungle Book (not to be confused with Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book). If all you care about is that Benedict Cumberbatch’s voice will be coming By Sarah • Aug 19, 2014 01:08 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Madonna’s birthday nipple Madonna’s birthday was on Saturday. From the looks of it on Instagram her party was flapper themed. I love the headpiece she’s wearing in this shot: The photo ended up getting taken down because Instagram hates nipples. But if you want to post pictures of gun parties, go By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 12:29 pm
Ben Affleck Afflecks in the pool Have you done the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge yet? My first was yesterday with the etalk team. Click here to see the video. Pretty sure I got the worst of it. Doing it again today with The Social. And it was Ben Affleck’s turn so he did his by By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 11:58 am
Top Reads Smell like Smug Well sh-t. We’re getting so many appealing options for fall fragrances these days. If you buy Jessica Simpson, your choice is apparently to smell like tits. Click here to see her tits in the post from yesterday. If you buy Gwyneth Paltrow for Hugo Boss, the option is to By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 11:31 am
Maple Leaf Like JB & Selena… Rihanna and Drake met up at a club last night in New York. It’s the first time they’ve been out together publicly since they broke up (again) in April/May. Can they be “just” friends? It’s never worked out that way before. But it’s a good By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 11:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Superman’s black robe Henry Cavill was photographed yesterday in Detroit on the set of Batfleck yesterday wearing his Superman costume underneath a black robe. The money shot, of course, is going to be when we finally get to see him and Ben Affleck’s Batman together. This hasn’t happened yet and Comic-Con By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 10:36 am
TV Updates Intro for August 19, 2014 Dear Gossips, Coming soon to television: Keanu Reeves. As reported by Deadline yesterday, he’ll be starring in and producing a series called Rain based on Barry Eisler’s books. John Rain is an assassin whose murders are set up to look like natural cause. He’s an international man By Lainey • Aug 19, 2014 10:02 am
Quiveration Tom Hardy: surrounded by dogs Dogs love Tom Hardy. It’s why he always seems to be surrounded by dogs. His own dog, Woodstock (or Woody), is always on set with him. When he’s on set, all kinds of little dogs show up for licks and pets. Look at that. They’re all over By Lainey • Aug 18, 2014 04:59 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: The Queen in drop crotch Sasha and I have been on your asses for a year about drop crotch pants. Halle Berry wore them, they looked amazing. And we both have a pair of these that we’ve almost worn out. Now it’s Cate Blanchett, the queen, in drop crotch walking around New York. By Lainey • Aug 18, 2014 03:55 pm
Jessica Simpson Smell like tits Traci Melchor and I watched this commercial together just a few minutes ago. It’s a new ad for Porny’s fragrance. What does it smell like? Tits. That’s pretty much the message. Smell like tits. Traci is a Jessica Simpson defender to the death. She loves her. So By Lainey • Aug 18, 2014 03:43 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Summer Rain. Really? Okay, well, this is what I’m talking about. When I say sibling names don’t match, this is what I mean. Summer Rain Rutler. It’s not my taste, obviously, but I know that Summer has gone from being a hippie-dippie punchline to a useable name, and even though By Duana • Aug 18, 2014 03:04 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: The giver, never the taker Dear Sasha, I have two brothers, one older and one younger than myself. Our Dad is seventy seven years old and in great health. He is self-sufficient and has no mobility problems. He takes his health seriously and I’m very grateful for that. He is a widower and is By Sasha • Aug 18, 2014 02:31 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: Her last wish My fiancé and I have been together for 8 years, engaged for 3 and we have a 5 year old son. Everything is great, we're fully committed to one another and have made a home together. I just graduated from college and am on the hunt for a By Sasha • Aug 18, 2014 02:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben’s birthday weekend Ben Affleck was home in LA for the weekend, his birthday weekend. He turned 42 on Friday and has been back and forth from Detroit where he’s shooting Batfleck. Yesterday he and Jennifer Garner were out running errands in his favourite car. Does it seem like this car always By Lainey • Aug 18, 2014 01:32 pm
Break Ups Antonio Banderas’s single summer There’s JLO’s version of a single summer…and then there’s Antonio Banderas who for sure, for sure, for sure is no longer with Melanie Griffith because she’s removing the tat of his name across her arm. They tried though. They really did. They tried for a By Lainey • Aug 18, 2014 12:35 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Not Lauren So everyone I know is going to know who this letter is from by (a) my children's names, and (b) the fact that I'm writing in when they all know I am a very loyal reader. My problem is this: we have backed ourselves into a By Duana • Aug 18, 2014 12:07 pm