Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 12, 2023 I’m posting this clip of Oprah talking about Stedman to give Jacek ideas. He once installed a butt brush for Lainey (details are on the The Squawk) which, to Jacek’s credit, is romantic in its own way. But the cards from the dogs is “awwwwww” kind of romantic. By Maria • Dec 12, 2023 03:28 pm
TV Updates Jennifer Aniston’s year-end push The strike was happening when the third season of The Morning Show premiered which meant that Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon could not put the same energy into promoting their series that they have in the past. There were a couple of magazine covers here and there but no carpets By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 02:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney isn’t running You know it’s a competitive awards season when George Clooney directs a movie, based on true historical events, about the American Olympic rowing team, due out on Christmas Day, and it’s not part of the Oscar conversation. George is currently promoting his film, The Boys in the Boat, By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 12:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zac Efron’s should-be nomination The Iron Claw is one of the hundred movies premiering in the next week—December is always a clusterf-ck but it feels extra bad this year and I can’t decide if it’s because there IS a glut of films premiering late due to the strikes, or I’m By Sarah • Dec 12, 2023 11:18 am
Relationship Assumption TNT: The #1 Rom-Com and the Post-Game Bonus Sorry, but let me just make it about me for a second. You know how Swifties are always looking for Easter eggs? Well… is this an Easter egg? It was a Squawker called Raquel (hi Raquel!) who brought this to my attention in the comments on our most recent mailbag By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 10:24 am
Media Manipulation Glen and Sydney: The #2 Rom-Com Many, many months ago, back when they first announced that Anyone But You, starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, would be a December release, counterprogramming against the big budget and/or prestige films at the multiplex during the holidays, it was thought to be the only romantic comedy of the By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 09:44 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for December 12, 2023 Dear Gossips, Is May December a comedy? I mean, I’m the kind of person who laughs in discomfort, in situations where laughter is totally inappropriate, which I guess tracks with this particular film. And I did laugh at some of Natalie Portman’s performance choices because she was so By Lainey • Dec 12, 2023 09:04 am
What Else What Else? Has it been a minute since we’ve seen Julia Fox make the sidewalk her runway? Maybe I was away too long but I feel like these are the first shots I’ve seen of her in a while. And she’s stomping down a street in Los Angeles in By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 11, 2023 Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade haven’t done much to quell the speculation around their marriage but they are still doing plenty of family events, including Thanksgiving and a shot of them together. Just the two of them, standing face to face. A new TV show starring Will Sharpe and By Maria • Dec 11, 2023 03:13 pm
Relationship Assumption Tom and Irina, chapter two In the previous post about Cardi B and Offset, Stephanie wrote that it remains to be seen whether or not their split is “actually a goodbye… or yet another see you later”. In Tom Brady and Irina Shayk’s case, it turns out it was a see you later. They By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 02:18 pm
Break Ups Cardi B's official split Cardi B went on an Instagram Live to confirm her separation from Offset. And in true Jada style, she also informed her fans that she’s been single for “a while”, and that the delay of the news was because she wasn’t quite sure how to announce it to By Stephanie • Dec 11, 2023 01:01 pm
TV Updates The unserious Golden Globes nominations The nominations for the Golden Globes were announced this morning. Remember how we almost didn’t have to go through with the Golden Globes anymore? Le sigh, so close, yet so far. Instead, this is the first post-HFPA Globes, as the HFPA has dissolved, and the Globes are now voted By Sarah • Dec 11, 2023 12:21 pm
Style Timmy’s Hollywood premiere (with Kylie) PEOPLE.com had a story last week about how Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were showing up for each other at events and as I noted in my post about their report, it felt like a heads up. They labelled it as an exclusive and they posted another exclusive yesterday, By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 11:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Taylor Swift: Sunday loss, Monday gold On Friday Taylor Swift was seen in New York with her girlfriends – Selena Gomez, Zoë Kravitz, Cara Delevingne, and a new face to the squad, Anya Taylor Joy. Apparently they went to see Ramy Youssef perform in Brooklyn before heading out for drinks. Sunday, however, Taylor was in Kansas City By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 10:24 am
Royals Will & Kate’s “Quiet Luxury” Christmas Card Quiet Luxury was one of the biggest style trends of 2023. Quiet luxury is stealth wealth, it’s Gwyneth Paltrow and the Roy family on Succession. As I said back in August, the undercurrent in the quiet luxury trend for those who adopt it is a statement against loud luxury By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 09:46 am
BTS Intro for December 11, 2023 Dear Gossips, For BTS fans it was a weekend of big emotion. By tomorrow all seven members of the band will be serving mandatory military service in South Korea. In anticipation of the entry, RM and V posted letters to their fans and shared photos of how they’ve been By Lainey • Dec 11, 2023 08:53 am
