Hollywood Drugs The cost of Matthew Perry’s recovery Last week, I wrote about Matthew Perry’s revelations about his experience with addiction, detailed in his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, to be released November 1. In the pre-release interviews with media outlets, he’s remained tight-lipped about a few things, like how long he’s By Stephanie • Oct 24, 2022 10:54 am
Music Intro for October 24, 2022 Dear Gossips, First of all, she was seen this weekend. And by she, obviously I mean Beyoncé. That alone is newsworthy. She attended the WACO Theatre Wearable Art Gala this weekend, in support of the organisation co-founded by Miss Tina and Richard Lawson that amplifies Black art and promotes the By Lainey • Oct 24, 2022 09:26 am
What Else What Else? Lena Felton sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the midterm elections in the US. It’s a solid interview, focused on women’s rights, but I wish more people would ask her about legalizing weed at the federal level after she was so tough on pot crime By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 04:23 pm
Break Ups Jada Pinkett-Smith gets candid (again) Jada Pinkett-Smith hosted another thought-provoking conversation about “toxic forgiveness” on her web series, Red Table Talk. In the show’s most recent episode, Will Smith’s ex-wife Sheree Zampino sat down with Jada and her cohost (and mom), Adrienne Banfield Norris, to discuss the history and current state of Sheree By Stephanie • Oct 21, 2022 04:03 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 21, 2022 I’m still here subbing in for Maria, whose feed, probably, like many others, is a lot of Taylor Swift today. I’ve already written a post about Taylor’s new album, Midnights, but there are people who have a lot more to say and will keep saying it and By Lainey • Oct 21, 2022 03:45 pm
Douchebags James Corden thinks it’s silly James Corden was called out earlier this week by restauranteur Keith McNally for twice being rude and abusive to staff at Balthazar recently. It just so happened that Corden had an interview set up with the New York Times yesterday to promote his new series, Mammals. Coincidently during the interview, By Lainey • Oct 21, 2022 01:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam Black Adam is a deeply mediocre superhero movie that is also extremely frustrating. Meant to introduce a universe-altering character to the DCEU’s patchwork of films and characters that hang together in name only, Black Adam comes SO close to having something to say and making actual points through its By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 01:17 pm
Music Taylor Swift: Midnights of Fountain and Glitter Gel Taylor Swift released her new album, Midnights, last night and the “chaotic surprise” she promised was not a livestream as I’d predicted but seven extra songs she calls “3am tracks”. So basically there are 20 new Taylor Swift songs to listen to but it’s the first 13 on By Lainey • Oct 21, 2022 12:07 pm
Royals Whoopi pushes back on Meghan's "ick" On Thursday’s taping of The View, Whoopi Goldberg rejected sentiments expressed by Meghan Markle on the most recent episode of her podcast, Archetypes. Meghan opened up about her time on the game show Deal or No Deal, saying she disliked the feeling of being reduced to just her looks. By Stephanie • Oct 21, 2022 11:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Hanks is NOT doing a silly voice It’s been a busy year for Tom Hanks, with Elvis in the summer, that cursed Pinocchio remake in September, and now A Man Called Otto, a Grinch-esque feel-good dramedy due just in time for the holidays (sort of). A trailer for A Man Called Otto dropped yesterday, and I By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise Movie Stars! Actual, neon-light, capital letter Movie Stars! George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy that understands the power of Movie Stars being Movie Stars. Does the script have to be great? Not if the Movie Stars are having fun. Does the romance need By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 09:28 am
Intro for October 21, 2022 Dear Gossips, Stories about scams and scammers can be fun, but you never have to dig too deep before you find someone undeserving who got hurt in the process, and that tends to take the air out of the tires. Well, here’s a guilt-free scam story for you—a By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 09:08 am
What Else What Else? Like the Fug Girls, I also did not recognise Rose Byrne. It’s the hair, obviously. Have never associated Rose with this hairstyle before. It’s giving Julia Roberts, right? Would Julia ever wear this outfit? I don’t hate the outfit, and I can sort of see Julia wearing By Lainey • Oct 20, 2022 05:49 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 20, 2022 I’m in for Maria for the next couple of days so you know the routine – when Celebrity Social Media is in my hands, you’re always going to get BTS! The key words that are seeing the most activity today on social media, especially on Twitter, are “Argentina”, “Buenos By Lainey • Oct 20, 2022 05:07 pm
Top Reads BravoCon returns to mixed results This past weekend, thousands of day-drinking reality TV junkies took over the Javits Convention Center in New York to see hundreds of stars from the Bravo network. There were stars from Real Housewives, Below Deck, Married to Medicine, Southern Charm, Vanderpump Rules and more – all presented to a bevy of By Stephanie • Oct 20, 2022 02:44 pm
Royals The Crown: So much for being “rattled” As you may have heard, the opposition to Netflix’s The Crown has escalated over the last few days as we approach the season five premiere on November 9. Just to recap: season four ended with Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage irrevocably broken. Season five will be about By Lainey • Oct 20, 2022 01:11 pm
