BFFs Taylor Swift: The Return of Kaylor and 1989 Taylor Swift wrapped up the US leg of The Eras tour with her sixth and final show in Los Angeles last night. She’ll now have a couple of weeks off before heading to Mexico and then another couple of months off until South America in November. And after that By Lainey • Aug 10, 2023 10:58 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for August 10, 2023 Dear Gossips, Over the last few years, I’ve been writing about Netflix’s strategic push into East Asia and the overwhelming success of that decision given the still-increasing popularity of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripted and unscripted programming. As the New York Times reported last month, “Netflix is By Lainey • Aug 10, 2023 09:36 am
What Else What Else? Here in Toronto, Taylor Swift has been in the headlines for days, ever since the announcement last week that she would be playing six shows to end The Eras tour (unless she adds more dates) at Rogers Centre in November 2024. Tickets are going on sale soon and everyone seems By Lainey • Aug 09, 2023 04:01 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Ciara's (bitter) baby daddy Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson recently announced that they’re expecting their third baby together. And though fans are happy for them about the news, it wouldn’t come as a shock if her ex-fiancé and the father of her first child, Future, was not in a celebratory By Stephanie • Aug 09, 2023 03:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 9, 2023 The Ariana Grande drama has died down considerably and she’s back on Instagram – with restricted comments. The Victoria’s Secret rebrand away from the Angels era (which “officially” ended in 2021) has been a bit of a non-starter because of a few factors, including loss of marketshare to By Maria • Aug 09, 2023 02:41 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen on Social Media: Barbie’s pink jumpsuit and Emily Ratajkowski's Cara Mia tank top Barbie’s total takeover It’s kind of amazing that I’ve gotten this far without a Barbie request. Fashion feels like a wall-to-wall pink takeover right now but this request isn’t seen in the movie, it is for the jumpsuit Greta Gerwig wore while directing. This By Maria • Aug 09, 2023 01:52 pm
TV Updates The Arconia podcasters are back Only Murders in the Building is back, and after a sophomore season that upped the cozy vibes but meandered a little through a looser, less tightly plotted murder caper, season three finds the balance between all the things Murders wants to be—a New York show, an intergenerational hangout sitcom, By Sarah • Aug 09, 2023 01:15 pm
Douchebags Below Deck's quick response After an emotional and explosive episode of Below Deck Down Under, reality TV fans are praising the way a nonconsensual sexual incident on board a super yacht in Australia was handled by chief stew Aesha Scott and Captain Jason Chambers. After a routine night of post-charter partying, the crew By Stephanie • Aug 09, 2023 12:52 pm
Equality Issues Jen's gaffe, Regina's grace Jennifer Garner has caught some heat on social media the other day after a 2017 clip from a dinner with Chelsea Handler, Regina King and some others resurfaced. The clip is from Chelsea Handler’s Dinner Party: My American Experience, and Regina is asked by Chelsea to kick off a By Stephanie • Aug 09, 2023 12:18 pm
TV Updates Jeremy Allen White’s DC style When I say “DC”, I don’t mean comic books but Dawson’s Creek. Which, I hope, is not an obscure reference. Anyway, the reason why I’m throwing back to Dawson’s Creek is because that’s what comes to mind these days when I see Jeremy Allen White By Lainey • Aug 09, 2023 11:05 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for August 9, 2023 Dear Gossips, Billy Porter is making headlines today. We all know Billy Porter, right? As he describes himself in the Evening Standard, Billy says, “I won an Emmy. I’m a fashion icon. Now they need me. Winners write their history, because I’m not supposed to be here looking By Lainey • Aug 09, 2023 09:26 am
What Else What Else? Congratulations to Carley Fortune whose book, Meet Me At The Lake, has been acquired by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for adaptation! I know Carley from Toronto media circles, and this is an amazing development. I’ve not yet read Meet Me At The Lake but I did read her By Lainey • Aug 08, 2023 04:16 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 8, 2023 Riley Keough has suffered some really deep losses and now carries the weight of the family name and the grand legacy of Graceland and the Presley estate. And she’s navigated it all – including her own rising fame – pretty quietly. Her grandfather was a tabloid fixture when he lived and By Maria • Aug 08, 2023 04:05 pm
Dumbass Cardi B reads the comments I mean, we’ve always known that Cardi B reads the comments. And a lot of the time she answers the comments – sometimes she’s funny, sometimes she’s aggressive. Earlier today I posted about Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston and how Jamie’s use of AAVE was interpreted by By Lainey • Aug 08, 2023 03:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper sets the bar The Venice Film Festival starts at the end of the month, kicking off what is sure to be a strange fall festival season, even after enduring the weird pandemic years. Assuming the WGA and especially SAG-AFTRA strikes will still be going on—which they almost certainly will be —stars By Sarah • Aug 08, 2023 01:08 pm
Business of Hollywood The strike isn’t ending anytime soon On Friday, August 4, the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) met for the first time since their original negotiations broke down on May 1. This is the first overture toward the WGA to restart negotiations between writers and studios, and it did not go By Sarah • Aug 08, 2023 12:20 pm
