Equality Issues Djimon Hounsou says it out loud Djimon Hounsou is speaking up about an issue several actors of colour have sounded off about in the past: the wage gap that exists between them and their white counterparts. Speaking to The Guardian, the Blood Diamond actor opened up about feeling ‘seriously cheated’ when it comes to his pay, By Stephanie • Mar 20, 2023 11:22 am
Top Reads Law Roach Spills the Tea The biggest story after the Oscars last week was that Law Roach announced his retirement. In the immediate aftermath, Zendaya was the big question – whether or not they would continue working together. Law modelled at the BOSS fashion show in Miami and then clarified that he and Z were ride By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 10:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 20, 2023 Dear Gossips, There was a huge gathering of major movie stars in Hong Kong last week at the Filmart event for the presentation of the Emperor Motion Pictures 2023 slate of productions, featuring a rare appearance by Jackie Chan to announce that he will be producing and starring in New By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 09:02 am
What Else What Else? Writer and producer Steven DeKnight, probably best known for the Netflix Daredevil series, called Jenna Ortega “entitled” and “toxic” online after she talked about “protecting” Wednesday Addams from bad writing on Wednesday. He’s not the only writer who came out with “talk to writers, don’t rewrite them” online, By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 04:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon in Boston Strangler It’s a testament to how arid contemporary cinema is when it comes to adult-oriented drama that Boston Strangler feels old-fashioned. Thrilling crime procedurals used to people the cinematic landscape with regularity, even just this century brought us standout examples like Zodiac and Prisoners, but as character-driven dramas were driven By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 03:58 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 17, 2023 Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on a podcast and talked about her bone broths and fasting and cleansing and people have a lot to say. I follow her pretty closely, so I have seen her patterns over the years (right now she’s Paleo), and there’s two things here: should she By Maria • Mar 17, 2023 02:38 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Kelly Clarkson's single path Kelly Clarkson is reflecting on the devastation her divorce caused. Speaking to Angie Martinez on her IRL podcast, Kelly opened up about her decision to end her marriage after seven years, saying it wasn’t an “overnight” decision. "It rips you apart, whenever you fall in love with someone By Stephanie • Mar 17, 2023 02:21 pm
Gorgessity Outfits of the Week: Rina Sawayama’s Relentless Drip I posted about Keira Knightley’s fashion parade yesterday and if it was any other week, she’d be the subject of this post. But as great as Keira’s looks were, there was someone else who actually dropped more style bombs over the last few days: Rina Sawayama. But By Lainey • Mar 17, 2023 01:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews James Gunn’s Superman fanfic Perhaps to the surprise of no one, James Gunn is going to direct the new Superman movie being written and produced by James Gunn. We first learned that Gunn was working on a script for a new Superman movie back in December, when we also learned that Henry Cavill was, By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 12:13 pm
BFFs Ben Affleck and the Celebrity 5-Letter Club It was announced earlier this week that Ben Affleck’s new film, Air, about how Air Jordans became a lifestyle (this is not hyperbolic, and Jordans aren’t just a sneaker – the shoe is literally its own culture), would close out SXSW tomorrow night. The timing couldn’t be better, By Lainey • Mar 17, 2023 11:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu! John Wick: Chapter 4 opens next weekend, so we are in the thick of the press tour, which means Keanu Reeves is out and about, making the rounds. He was in New York yesterday, in his typical press tour wardrobe of dark suit/dark tie, doing talk show appearances. My By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 10:43 am
Dumbass Jennifer Aniston: Sh-t and Gold Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler have kicked off the press tour for Murder Mystery 2 which starts streaming on Netflix on March 31. If I saw the first one, I can’t remember it, but a lot of people must have if Netflix threw money at them to make a By Lainey • Mar 17, 2023 10:05 am
Shout-Outs March 17, 2023 – Shout-Outs Emily! Happy Birthday! It’s great to hear that life has improved, a LOT, since you quit that person. And I’m super jealous that you’re in Hong Kong… because that’s where I’m hoping to be soon, and I wonder if we’ll be on the same By Lainey • Mar 17, 2023 09:25 am
Oscars 2023 Intro for March 17, 2023 Dear Gossips, Despite fears that The Last of Us’s show-stopper finale could cannibalize a portion of the Oscars’ audience, both shows ended up doing just fine. TLOU reported a season-high viewership of 8.2 million, while the Oscars also trended up, gaining 13% on last year’s audience for By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 08:58 am
What Else What Else? I’ll never complain about a Gemma Chan fashion moment and this is a bit of a throwback because she’s wearing Louis Vuitton from a few seasons ago and I actually quite like that it looks like a deconstructed wetsuit, per the Fug Girls. My only note is that By Lainey • Mar 16, 2023 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 16, 2023 Ariana Madix has posted. Thank you all for your emails about Vanderpump Rules. Where do we go from here? To the reunion, which is filming soon. Chills. (Also, Lukas Gage – a huge Bravo fan – spilled some tea on the Keep It! podcast. That means he has run in the same By Maria • Mar 16, 2023 03:13 pm
