Relationship Assumption Ariana without a ring The Wimbledon final is always a major celebrity draw. And yesterday’s men’s final brought out the stars, including ones who generally keep a pretty low profile. Like Ariana Grande. Ari is very, very famous. And Ari, by the standards of her cohort, having grown up on social media By Lainey • Jul 17, 2023 11:00 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for July 17, 2023 Dear Gossips, We are now entering the first full week of the Hollywood strike as actors have now joined writers in the work stoppage in the hopes of getting a fair deal from the AMTPT. Work stoppage, for actors, means no filming, no red carpets, no interviews, no promotion whatsoever. By Lainey • Jul 17, 2023 09:41 am
What Else What Else? Simu Liu, one half of the “Kenadians”, has been so charming on the Barbie press tour. Here’s one last interview with Simu, to mark the official end of Barbie press, now that the actors are on strike. (Popsugar) Heather is right, now is the time for brand parties galore, By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 04:00 pm
TV Updates Sam Richardson is back in The Afterparty It got buried by the SAG-AFTRA strike news, but The Afterparty returned this week, with the first two episodes of season two premiering on Apple TV+. Sam Richardson returns as Aniq, the well-meaning yet hapless suspect of a murder mystery taking place during an afterparty. In season one, Aniq was By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 02:59 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 14, 2023 After 40 years, Goldie Hawn is still being asked why she and Kurt Russell never married. Whatever the reason, it works! I don’t understand why, seeing the general state of marriage, people still question their reasoning. Getting married is not the gold standard of romantic relationships. Plus, she’s By Maria • Jul 14, 2023 02:15 pm
Music Jungkook’s Horny “Seven” Last Friday, ahead of the release of Jungkook’s new single “Seven”, which dropped today, and all the thirst-trappy vibes he was serving to promote it, I wondered if the song was about JK being DTF seven days a week. Horny is not usually part of the BTS playbook – but By Lainey • Jul 14, 2023 01:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Cera’s Allanergy Ever since we got our first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie, we’ve been talking about his “Kenergy”, and even though barely anyone has seen the movie yet, consensus is already that Gosling was perfectly cast. We have not, however, given equal attention to Michael Cera as By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 12:10 pm
Shoes Margot Robbie: One Last Barbie? As we know, SAG-AFTRA finally confirmed yesterday afternoon that the actors would indeed be going on strike alongside the writers. As the announcement was made midday west coast time, the time technicality worked for those who were trying to get in some last minute promotion before packing it up. That By Lainey • Jul 14, 2023 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jenna’s last day Fresh off her first Emmy nomination, Jenna Ortega was filming a scene for Beetlejuice 2 this week in Vermont (in the same town where the original film was made in 1987). She’s playing Lydia Deetz’s daughter, and she’s been working all summer along with Tim Burton, Winona By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 14, 2023 Dear Gossips, Oppenheimer’s UK premiere was yesterday in London, and as Lainey mentioned, they moved the start time up in order to officially begin before the SAG strike was called. That’s a shady as hell move, but the New York premiere is now cancelled, so this was Universal By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 09:39 am
What Else What Else? Oh WOWWWWW. Look at Patricia Clarkson in the Czech Republic in this long beaded gown that looks like sunrays cascading down her body. It’s a gorgeous dress and she looks gorgeous in the dress. (Go Fug Yourself) I’m writing this before the 9am PT SAG-AFTRA board vote which By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 04:04 pm
Top Reads It’s a double strike Seventy-two days after the writers’ strike began, the actors are on strike, too. It’s the first time in fifty-three years both guilds have been on strike at the same time. We’ve been watching the increasingly frantic pace of the Barbie and Oppenheimer press tours over the last couple By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 03:50 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 13, 2023 Did you know Kirsten Dunst co-owns a clothing line? It’s called One Of Us and the illustrations and most of the pieces are custom or one-of-a-kind. That’s exactly the kind of clothing line we’d expect from Kirsten Dunst, right? If you like the pieces, there’s a By Maria • Jul 13, 2023 02:47 pm
TV Updates Jeremy and The Bear’s Nominations Big day for The Bear yesterday with its 13 Emmy nominations for its first season just as its second season is underway. Since The Bear premiered last summer it wasn’t eligible for the 2022 Emmys but clearly the television academy remembered it enough and liked it enough since it By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 12:17 pm
TV Updates James Marsden: Emmy nominee Jury Duty remains the TV show of 2023 that I am most frequently and loudly recommending to people, so I am happy to see it on the list of Emmy nominees. It earned four nominations, not the most by any means, but its hybrid scripted/reality format made it something By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 11:25 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Barbie’s Last Carpet The European premiere of Barbie happened last night in London followed by a photo call at the London Eye – and this just may be one of the last promotional events we’ll be seeing in a while, because SAG-AFTRA is about to vote on a strike and that’s looking By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 10:24 am
