TV Updates The White Lotus is a “drama” now The Emmy nominations were announced yesterday, for a ceremony scheduled in September that may or may not happen, depending on what happens with the SAG-AFTRA strike vote this morning. Unsurprisingly, The White Lotus was one of the most nominated series with 23 nods, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 09:48 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for July 13, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Emmy nominations happened on the same day as the SAG-AFTRA deadline which passed without a deal. We already know that the union agreed to strike well in advance should a deal not be reached. So they’re doing a vote today at 9am PT to make it By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 09:02 am
What Else What Else? I didn’t notice and now that the Fug Girls have pointed it out, it’s probably going to be all that I notice – which is that Ben Platt is in his western era? And … I’m not mad at it. He looks good in khaki. And I don’t By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 04:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 12, 2023 Zoe Saldana in the Victoria Beckham pantaboots. As Lainey wrote, these will probably go fast but they don’t appear to be available yet. I hate to use the tired phrase “this is important” but this is, actually, very important!!!!! After 16 seasons, why does it feel like the cast By Maria • Jul 12, 2023 03:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One The Mission: Impossible movies have never been about much beyond impossible missions and Tom Cruise’s devotion to increasingly life-threatening stunts, but ever since filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie took over directing duties—he also co-writes the films—with 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, there has been a halfhearted effort to By Sarah • Jul 12, 2023 02:48 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen On Social Media: Ayo Edebiri's duck sweater & Dua Lipa’s button-down The Bear – double trouble! This week I have two requests for Ayo Edebiri, one from a magazine shoot and one from the show. I have good news and bad news: The vest she is wearing below is by Kai Koto, a custom knitwear line. That doesn’t help with buying By Maria • Jul 12, 2023 01:57 pm
Tom Holland Tom Holland controls the narrative Tom Holland is taking the press to task over how his social media hiatus was covered in the media. On the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Tom described his frustration over how his candidness about sobriety, his mental health and his decision to step away from social media was By Stephanie • Jul 12, 2023 12:48 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonkune Ever since the world realized that Barbie and Oppenheimer open on the same day, the internet has been obsessed with “Barbenheimer”, a proposed double bill of the two movies. Tom Cruise has his Barbenheimer plan in place. AMC has seen a spike in double-billed tickets. There are tee shirts. But By Sarah • Jul 12, 2023 12:04 pm
Style Barbenheimer London: Flo joins the Bomb Squad We’ve been talking for weeks about the Barbie-Oppenheimer aka Barbenheimer double feature next Friday. We’ve been talking all day about the possible actors’ strike that could start at midnight. And now, just hours ahead of whatever might happen, the casts of both films are in London – what could By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oppenheimer in Paris As we’ve mentioned a few times now in today’s posts, the deadline for the producers and the actors to reach a new deal is tonight. And if that doesn’t happen, the actors have already decided to join the writers on strike. Sarah just wrote in the previous By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 10:47 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Deadpool-Wolverine do-over Despite the ongoing WGA strike and Ryan Reynolds being a member of the WGA who is, technically, on strike, Deadpool 3 production continues in London. Here are Ryan Reynolds* and Hugh Jackman shooting a fight scene yesterday as Deadpool and Wolverine, reuniting the characters following the disastrous 2009 film X-Men By Sarah • Jul 12, 2023 10:18 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for July 12, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Emmy nominations will be announced today and there’s no question that Abbott Elementary will lead the nominations on the comedy side and that Succession will come in with the most nominations out of everyone. What we’re watching for is just how many nominations Succession will By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 09:30 am
What Else What Else? Brad Pitt is involved in at least a couple of lawsuits over Chateau Miraval. He is suing Angelina Jolie (and she’s countersuing him) for selling her share of the estate and he’s being sued by the new owners who are accusing him of mismanaging the business, among other By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 04:17 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 11, 2023 Sofia Vergara is celebrating her birthday in Italy and it doesn’t look like Joe Manganiello is there, which isn’t unusual. They sometimes travel separately, it looks like he’s working right now and they are grown-up, childfree celebrities (she has an adult son) with lots of disposable income By Maria • Jul 11, 2023 03:45 pm
The Super Models When this project was announced almost three years ago now, I wrote “OH MY GOD YES PLEASE NOW HURRY WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?!” And now the wait is almost over – Apple has announced that the docuseries will be released September 20…. Christy! Cindy! Linda! Naomi! They’re coming By Lainey • Jul 11, 2023 03:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Napoleon, but make it Josephine Last week, when assessing Bradley Cooper’s potential Oscar competition this year, I namechecked Ridley Scott and his upcoming historical biopic Napoleon, and said Scott would “have to sh-t the bed” to miss being part of the Oscar conversation. The first trailer for Napoleon dropped yesterday, and would it surprise By Sarah • Jul 11, 2023 01:53 pm
