Amazingness Drake, awkwardly Drake is currently on tour. Here he is in New York over the last couple of days. But I’m not here to talk about his music or his musical performances. I’m just using these pictures to talk about the Drake thing that went viral the other day which By Lainey • Jul 18, 2023 10:43 am
Douchebags Intro for July 18, 2023 Dear Gossips, Trigger warning for sexual assault: Dan Wootton was a tabloid reporter working for the News of the World before it shut down after the phone hacking scandal, and then he moved over to the Sun and the Daily Mail. He’s now a presenter on GB News, which By Lainey • Jul 18, 2023 09:51 am
What Else What Else? Rita Ora has a new album to promote. Fashion, as we know, is a big part of promotion. We saw this done incredibly well recently with Margot Robbie on the Barbie press tour, and the theme there, duh, was Barbie fashion. Rita’s theme on her press tour seems to By Lainey • Jul 17, 2023 04:13 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 17, 2023 Wimbledon is extra stacked with celebrities this year and while it’s rarely good for gossip (everyone knows they are on display), Lainey is right. Ariana’s attendance meant something. She and her husband just announced their separation. Eminem rarely leaves his house so for him to not only show By Maria • Jul 17, 2023 03:25 pm
Ben Affleck Bennifer: The One Year Anniversary Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez celebrated their first wedding anniversary this weekend. It was a year ago that they got married in Vegas which was followed by a wedding reception last August in Georgia. Bennifer went out for brunch with their kids yesterday and were then alone for dinner last By Lainey • Jul 17, 2023 02:40 pm
Gorgessity Daniel and Rachel: Our Parents at Wimbledon This is how the kids on social media refer to their favourite couples. “Look at our parents – they’re so cute!” Since Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are older than me, I feel like I can do this with them, lol. Daniel and Rachel were among the many celebrities at By Lainey • Jul 17, 2023 01:13 pm
Douchebags Halle should also decenter her man Halle Bailey’s boyfriend and rapper, DDG, recently released a new song, "Famous", and the lyrics reveal his discomfort with his girlfriend’s celebrity lifestyle. The song features a series of lines that indicate he’s not happy with Halle’s interactions with Jonah Hauer-King, who stars alongside By Stephanie • Jul 17, 2023 12:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dead Reckoning’s plan backfired It has been a bad box office summer so far (lots of pressure on Barbie and Oppenheimer to turn things around!). Sure, a couple big movies are doing well—Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is sitting at $842 million, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is at $663 million—but By Sarah • Jul 17, 2023 11:35 am
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
