Sports Holiday Rafa For my cousin Cat and all of you, and thank you for your emails, who love the Rafa posts and photos... Check out Rafael Nadal with his longtime gf “Xisca” at the Juntos Por La Integracion charity gala organised by his foundation in Barcelona last night. I love her. She By Lainey • Dec 16, 2011 12:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Christian Bale vs China Christian Bale has been in China promoting The Flowers Of War. I’ve written about the film here and here, the “first time a domestically-funded Chinese movie has placed a Hollywood actor in a leading role” with the transparent intent for the Chinese film industry to go aggressively global, much By Lainey • Dec 16, 2011 12:10 pm
Famewhores Is it the baking? I keep reading these little items, cleverly tucked into a magazine or a blog post here and there, about how comfortable Blake Lively is in the kitchen. About how she cooks and bakes, this hot leggy blonde cheerleader surfer girl, naked under an apron, who can sauce and soufflé as By Lainey • Dec 16, 2011 11:38 am
Intro for December 16, 2011 Dear Gossips, There’s a show I’m obsessed with. And I was obsessed with it last year too. Did you watch 24/7 Flyers-Rangers: Road To The Winter Classic on HBO the other night? If you just rolled your eyes all like, ugh, who cares about a show about By Lainey • Dec 16, 2011 10:53 am
Hook Ups Worst of 2011: Gross Rebounds Happened way too often this year: single women emerging after serious relationships only to rebound into the arms of gross dudes. Like, over and over and over again. Elizabeth Hurley & that vile Shane Warne - why are his lips always gooey? I admire those of you who tend to By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 05:44 pm
Smutty Surgery So that’s why your face was so puffy! Remember earlier this year, while she was promoting Just Go With It and her new fragrance, I kept going on about a slight puffiness that had taken over Jennifer Aniston’s face? For a while there I was obsessed. Here’s an article from March 11 for a refresher. I’ By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 05:02 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Sandra Bullock’s grey coat She’s doing publicity for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close in New York. Here she is this morning heading to an interview. You like her coat? I ...can’t decide. Love the colour, the material looks warm and expensive, but there’s something about it that reminds me of a By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 04:20 pm
Amazingness Best of 2011: Mrs Wahlberg’s bitchface One day, 40 years from now, when Jessi Cruickshank looks back at what will no doubt be an award-winning career, I still feel like this will make her highlight reel. Jessi is the LA correspondent for etalk, was the host of MTV’s The Aftershow, my colleague and friend. Jessi By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 03:16 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: SJP’s cords Sasha, Lainey was right that I love these boots, but more importantly, I LOOOVE these cords! Do you have suggestions for where I can get some colored straight-leg cords for cheap? Thanks! –L I’m almost positive SJP is wearing a pair of 7 For Mankind in that picture, and By Sasha • Dec 15, 2011 02:11 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Clothes for Chemo Hi Sasha, My friend was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She is already tired and worn out from recently becoming a new mum, and now she has chemo added to the mix. I'd like to buy her some really comfortable, but still stylish, clothing for Christmas. I By Sasha • Dec 15, 2011 01:45 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Tom’s big pressure week Tom Cruise is back in New York, seen here today with Katie Holmes and Little Sci, pushing through some last minute photo opportunities before Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (God that colon is so f-cking annoying) opens (in limited) tomorrow. See how skilled his security is? They do a great job By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 01:15 pm
Royals Hot Harry Island-Hopping Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee is next year and she plans to spend it at home, visiting her people across the kingdom, sending out her royals in her stead to represent her in the lands of the commonwealth. (I wanted that to sound like it came off a scroll. Did By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 12:23 pm
Lifestyle Sateen is Sh-t: Katy Perry edition How many times do I have to keep saying it? Why do people keep making it? What is motivating stylists to recommend it? Look at Katy Perry. Katy Perry has a sick little body. But Katy Perry in sateen? Check the seam down the side? You can iron that sh-t By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 12:08 pm
Dumbass “Aloof” has a nomination Click here if you missed yesterday’s article about why the self-described “aloof” Rooney Mara is so f-cking annoying. You know what that says about a person? The person who calls herself “aloof”? The person who calls herself “aloof” spends a lot of time contemplating her own perceived “aloofness”. And, By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 11:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews It’s hard out there for a female director A couple months ago, Marvel Studios announced that Patty Jenkins, director of Monster, would be in charge of Thor 2, which was very exciting as it was only the second time a woman would be in charge of a superhero tent pole project (Lexi Alexander was the first to do By Sarah • Dec 15, 2011 11:20 am
Brad Pitt The Guest List is all that matters This should be the motto of the Golden Globes. And if you’re here for the Gossip, that certainly works in your favour. Big ups to Kristen Wiig. Love that Bridesmaids was recognised instead of The Hangover. Love that Wiig was included among Best Actresses Comedy although, um, you can By Lainey • Dec 15, 2011 10:51 am
