Jeremy Strong Jeremy Strong won’t change It’s been almost five years since Michael Schulman profiled Jeremy Strong in The New Yorker. We were all still mostly stuck at home during COVID. And that may have had something to do with the chaos that ensued over that piece. The internet devoured it. And that followed him By Lainey • Aug 12, 2026 01:37 pm
Justin Trudeau Katy Perry and the KatyCat Boyfriend Today’s site open was about the BTS Boyfriend, and Tyler Chin’s piece for GQ about being the partner of an ARMY and the other BTS boyfriends who have been accompanying their girlfriends and wives to see the band. Rather than mocking his girlfriend’s devotion to RM, Jin, By Lainey • Aug 12, 2026 11:41 am
Michael B Jordan MBJ and RAYE’s mixed signals Michael B Jordan and RAYE were seen at Six Flags the other day with some friends and we all assumed, happily, that they are dating. Yesterday, however, there were some mixed signals about whether or not that’s actually true. First PEOPLE reported that their day at the park wasn’ By Emily Huffman • Aug 12, 2026 10:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Is Verity a secret comedy? We are two-thirds of the way through Anne Hathaway’s Big Year. Her penultimate film of 2026, The End of Oak Street, opens this Friday, and in October comes her final film, Verity, Michael Showalter’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name. A new trailer By Sarah • Aug 12, 2026 10:03 am
BTS Intro for August 12, 2026 Dear Gossips, GQ published a great piece yesterday, written by Tyler Chin, about BTS ARMY Boyfriends. Excellent pitch, such a good story idea, and from his own POV because Tyler is, himself, an ARMY boyfriend. That is – a companion to a fan of BTS who supports their partner’s devotion By Lainey • Aug 12, 2026 09:30 am
What Else Rihanna and Tomdaya: More Lore Rihanna’s been at home in Barbados for over two weeks now, and it’s been a full schedule. She’s been seen at state events, she was at Crop Over, she went to the club, there was a birthday party for Riot (we’ll get back to that in By Lainey • Aug 11, 2026 04:10 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 11, 2026 This tweet asks the right question – what is Brad Pitt getting at with this press run? He doesn’t need to submit to in-depth profiles, very few actors do. He could do the hot wings circuit and be fine, but he chooses this route instead. Why? He has an By Maria • Aug 11, 2026 03:03 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Karol G Has No Regrets It’s been a great year to be KAROL G. She’s already headlined Coachella, won the International Artist Award of Excellence at the AMAs, is in the midst of headlining a stadium tour and now has released her sixth studio album. No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto comes just By MC • Aug 11, 2026 01:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews ScarJo’s comedy crime wig We are weeks away from the Venice Film Festival kicking off fall festival season, and one of the big question marks this year is “is it finally James Gray’s time?”. James Gray, an American filmmaker who is more appreciated in Europe than he is at home (two Cesar nominations By Sarah • Aug 11, 2026 12:17 pm
Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway: A Menace to Makeup Dennis the Menace is an old person’s reference and nobody under 30 knows what this is, but it’s the nickname our makeup artist, Shaby, has given to me and Liz Trinnear at ETALK because we are the two faces who cannot be trusted to protect her work once By Lainey • Aug 11, 2026 11:48 am
Kristen Stewart KStew BBQ The Wrong Girls, directed by Dylan Meyer, and starring her wife Kristen Stewart alongside Alia Shawkat, opens this Friday. It’s about two women, firmly in their 30s, who are firmly stoned all the time and therefore find themselves in a whole ass mess. As Dylan said, there are not By Lainey • Aug 11, 2026 10:59 am
Greta Lee Intro for August 11, 2026 Dear Gossips, The world is healing! I mean, of course, I know it’s not. But that’s precisely why we need more “world is healing” content. A few days ago, Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee were featured in Interview Magazine to promote their new film Late Fame. I love By Lainey • Aug 11, 2026 09:16 am
What Else Michael Bay at the Gifting Suite Jennifer Klein’s Annual Day of Indulgence is a Hollywood tradition. It’s supposed to be an afternoon of relaxation for all kinds of celebrities (and the exclusivity factor over the years has definitely been diluted) but is mostly known for its reputation of Jennifer turning her house into a By Lainey • Aug 10, 2026 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 10, 2026 This summer, there was a lot of chatter about Lizzo’s new album, Bitch, flopping. I think this tweet sums up why one-hit or one-album wonders are so overly-analyzed – early fandoms and social media. The tweet mentions the 2000s but the 80s and 90s were rife with By Maria • Aug 10, 2026 01:41 pm
Gigi Hadid Weekend Couples Update The (possible) celebrity couple gossip that preoccupied us this weekend was Michael B Jordan and RAYE. Last weekend it was Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper in Paris and their Boucheron rings and whether that means they secretly got married. Nothing official but those rings are officially wedding bands… Bradley is By Lainey • Aug 10, 2026 01:00 pm
Michael B Jordan MBJ and RAYE?! Even their letters look good together. If ever there was a possible new celebrity couple alert that lived up to the expression “the world is healing”, it would be this: Michael B Jordan and RAYE were seen together at Six Flags in California and while there isn’t official confirmation By Lainey • Aug 10, 2026 11:23 am
