Baby and Bump Obsession A Family of Rs Rihanna has always been generous throughout her pregnancies. Obviously not intentionally for us but in continuing to step out and do her thing, without worrying about being seen, it’s worked out as an update on her status. As of yesterday, Rihanna hadn’t been clearly papped in two weeks, By Lainey • Sep 25, 2025 10:53 am
TV Updates Intro for September 25, 2025 Dear Gossips, Preliminary ratings for the Tuesday night episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! have been released and they were bigly. Over six million people tuned in on linear to watch Jimmy’s return after the network suspended his show, and that doesn’t include streaming, so the number will definitely By Lainey • Sep 25, 2025 09:09 am
Amazingness Gay Day Drinking A new episode of Seth Meyers’s Day Drinking aired last night during Late Night and first a word about this segment because this feature is Seth’s equivalent of Carpool Karaoke, except that he and his producers have been much more discerning about who gets invited to day drink By Lainey • Sep 24, 2025 04:06 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 24, 2025 Reese Witherspoon’s book promo has been really substantive, including a New York Times profile written by a journalist and not another celebrity. She definitely timed this to correspond with the new season of The Morning Show, right? Of course, she’s a pro. Kelsey Ballerini addressed her breakup with By Maria • Sep 24, 2025 03:15 pm
Music Mimi & Andy – and the emphasis Mariah Carey’s new album, Here for It All, drops on Friday. It’s her first in seven years with original music. And while MC is the most excited about the release, your girl is pretty pumped too. Because from what Mimi has been sharing, these are cozy fall bops, By Lainey • Sep 24, 2025 02:30 pm
Style The Gucci Tiger Gucci kicked off Milan Fashion Week and its new brand direction under Demna last night with a short film screening instead of a runway to showcase his first collection for the house. Demna, of course, is coming from Balenciaga where he was for a decade, and credited with huge growth By Lainey • Sep 24, 2025 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Bride! and her hot dead boyfriend Jessie Buckley is about to have a huge six months, with Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet sure to propel her to the top of the Best Actress race, and just as the Oscars will be peaking in 2026, Buckley will be in theaters with another movie, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! By Sarah • Sep 24, 2025 11:14 am
TV Updates Jimmy Kimmel 2.0 With all eyes on him—except those in blacked out markets controlled by Nexstar and Sinclair Media (but they could and probably did watch on YouTube)—Jimmy Kimmel returned to host his first episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! since his show was abruptly pulled off the air last week. Call By Sarah • Sep 24, 2025 10:34 am
Style Intro for September 24, 2025 Dear Gossips, New York Fashion Week wrapped up last Tuesday and at the end of it, do you know which brand had the most media impact? Easily Calvin Klein. In fact, according to WWD, Calvin Klein had three times more media attention than the brand that came in second place, By Lainey • Sep 24, 2025 10:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews BTS for No Other Choice Park Chan Wook’s No Other Choice is one of the most acclaimed films of 2025, with rave reviews coming out of Venice and TIFF, which is where I saw it, and I can’t say enough about this film. If the Oscars were up to me, it would be By Lainey • Sep 23, 2025 04:03 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 23, 2025 Is soda like ketchup in that we don’t need a fancy small batch artisanal version and are very happy with the mass market version? I don’t know, I’m not a soda connoisseur, all I know is I love a fountain soda with a ton of ice. I’ By Maria • Sep 23, 2025 03:24 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Cardi and the Drama If you’ve been online in the last few weeks, or eight years, you are well aware that Cardi B is the drama. Her sophomore album Am I The Drama? has dropped and it was worth the seven year wait. In what has to be one of the most genius By MC • Sep 23, 2025 02:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Sheen’s way back Aka Charlie Sheen, the two-part documentary about the life and times of Charlie Sheen, made its debut on Netflix earlier this month. Despite knowing how wild Charlie’s reputation has been throughout his career, some of the stories and anecdotes he shared still came as a shock as he reflected By Stephanie • Sep 23, 2025 01:56 pm
Quiveration Jodie and the boys at Burberry The big event yesterday at London Fashion Week was the Burberry show, and it was a very Burberry show – a lot of plaid, so many gorgeous coats and boots and bags. I love this collection, like right from the first look, that burst of orange and green plaid, and the By Lainey • Sep 23, 2025 01:04 pm
Star Wars Baby Yoda is a choice Lucky break for Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Pedro Pascal that Disney is putting Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air, because it means at least for a little while, no one will expect them to do anything about Disney dropping the free speech ball. The teaser trailer for The By Sarah • Sep 23, 2025 11:37 am
TV Updates Jimmy Kimmel returns I was originally planning to address the Jimmy Kimmel situation in a newsletter at The Squawk, prompted by a question posed for our mailbag: Regarding the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel. How can Hollywood respond? WGA and SAG-AFTRA both responded but beyond that what actions could they take? Another strike? (Courtesy By Sarah • Sep 23, 2025 10:11 am
