Influencers vs Interviews, again Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, hosts of the successful podcast, The Viall Files, are reminding us all why influencers aren’t always qualified to do the things they do. The pair is currently in hot water after conducting an interview on their show this week that led to By Stephanie • Jan 09, 2026 03:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 9, 2026 Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal are promoting a new Netflix crime show, playing exes and adversaries (she’s a reporter, he’s a cop) investigating a murder. A twisty six-part series is ideal for January binge-watching. Tessa will be at the Golden Globes for a nomination for Hedda (which is By Maria • Jan 09, 2026 02:42 pm
Style Lucy Liu: All the looks and the red coat For many of us, especially women, growing up in the Chinese diaspora, Lucy Liu is…like…the word icon doesn’t begin to describe it. From Ally McBeal to Shanghai Noon to Kill Bill to Charlie’s Angels, and so much more, for a long time, she’s been the By Lainey • Jan 09, 2026 01:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart’s feature film directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, is a strong style statement that goes a little light on substance. Adapting the screenplay herself from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name, Stewart has a clear, bold vision for the film, which begins with a very By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 12:43 pm
Maple Leaf Heated Rivalry at all the parties Hollywood is now fully operational, back to business in the first week of January, and it’s award season with the Golden Globes happening on Sunday, which every year means that almost everyone is in town, because even if they’re not contending for awards, they’re there to network, By Lainey • Jan 09, 2026 11:22 am
Award Season Campaigning New York Three Way Oh, get your mind out of the gutter. I could be referring to the dish in which you combine spaghetti, chili, and cheese! I’m not, though. I’m actually referring to Rose Byrne, Maya Hawke, and Arden Cho, all of whom stepped out yesterday in New York City. Rose By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 10:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 9, 2026 Dear Gossips, This year will see the return of Star Wars to cinemas, the first time since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, with The Mandalorian and Grogu. But we’re in for back-to-back doses as next summer sees Ryan Gosling headlining Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy is the director By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 09:08 am
What Else The Globes of Rivalry A clever person would find a way to connect the Globes, as in the award show, to the ass, as in the hockey butts of Heated Rivalry. I’m tapped out of puns today, but I just wanted to tell you I’ll never tap out on all the bum By Lainey • Jan 08, 2026 04:31 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 8, 2026 During the days of yesteryear (the 90s), TV had very distinct seasons and pickups and cancellations were not constantly announced. Obviously, streaming changed all that – it’s just a constant fire hose of new shows and renewals and cancellations. And there are also a lot of shows that are announced By Maria • Jan 08, 2026 03:56 pm
Noah Wyle The Pitt swaggers back into action If the first season of The Pitt came out of nowhere to become one of the biggest dramas on TV, the second season is swaggering through the saloon doors with all the confidence of a gunslinger who’s never lost a draw. A show that was already confident in its By Sarah • Jan 08, 2026 03:28 pm
Relationship Assumption Katy Perry: Exes and Trudeaus Come on. That was a good pun, right? I suck at puns, it’s like a 16-year comet cycle when I can come up with one. And it works with Katy Perry’s most recent Instagram post. It’s a much better start to 2026 for Katy than it was By Lainey • Jan 08, 2026 02:42 pm
Maple Leaf Hudson and Connor: A frenzy on both coasts It was impossible to know and/or predict what Heated Rivalry would become – and is still becoming. A Canadian production, made on muuuucchhh less money than an American counterpart would have done, starring two unknown actors in a gay hockey romance, as smutty as its source material is THE pop By Lainey • Jan 08, 2026 01:24 pm
Jennifer Garner Jennifer Garner was the phoenix all along Jennifer Garner recently sat down with Marie Claire UK and did something she doesn’t really do – talk about her 2015 separation from Ben Affleck, which ultimately led to their divorce in 2018. Since their split, Jen has remained pretty tight-lipped about the nature of it all, save for that By Stephanie • Jan 08, 2026 11:52 am
Award Season Campaigning Everyone is at the Chateau At various points in its near-hundred-year history, Los Angeles’s Chateau Marmont has been a hip celebrity hangout. It had one of its many revival periods in the 90s when the Gen Xers liked hanging out there—some loyalists, like Keanu Reeves, are still frequent visitors. But then it kind By Sarah • Jan 08, 2026 11:06 am
Spike Lee Intro for January 8, 2026 Dear Gossips, Variety is releasing its Directors on Directors series and the one I was most interested in was Spike Lee with Ryan Coogler – mostly because of their work, of course, and the way they have consistently challenged audiences at the movies – but also because it’s Variety, a publication By Lainey • Jan 08, 2026 10:22 am
What Else The SAGs are Unsentimental The Screen Actors Guild Awards, formerly known as the SAGs, are now The Actor Awards although everyone I know who works in Hollywood and the entertainment industry in general, is still saying “SAGs”. I wonder how long it will take to catch on. Anyway, the nominations happened today, announced by By Lainey • Jan 07, 2026 04:22 pm
