BFFs Meghan & Mimi, Meghan & Serena Meghan Markle’s podcast, Archetypes, just debuted today on Spotify with her first guests, Serena Williams and Professor Laura Kray from UC Berkeley. The discussion topic is ambition and how it relates to gender. Meghan and Prince Harry signed their deal with Spotify two years ago for a multi-year partnership. By Lainey • Aug 23, 2022 10:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brad Pitt’s search for good luck Brad Pitt is really popular in Japan – they call him “Burapi” there – so interesting to see him promoting Bullet Train there right now, on multiple levels. The film was adapted from Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle. There have been accusations of whitewashing with the movie or, as By Lainey • Aug 23, 2022 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 23, 2022 Dear Gossips, Top Gun: Maverick has now surpassed Avengers: Infinity War to become the sixth highest grossing domestic film in US history. It’s an impressive achievement considering the lead-up to Infinity War, with all those superheroes coming together over the course of the preceding decade or more to face By Lainey • Aug 23, 2022 09:11 am
What Else What Else? Everything in this post is true about Taco Bell. It is much-maligned but also… there’s nothing like Taco Bell at a certain time at night during a certain time of your life. I had a miserable night last night and, no joke, Taco Bell came to mind. It’s By Lainey • Aug 22, 2022 04:37 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 22, 2022 Daily Mail has new photos of Selena Gomez leaving Nobu, with the headline editorializing that she looks “simply smitten.” Now we know DM is full of f-ckery with their headlines and photo captions (celebrities are always “flaunting” body parts or putting on a “leggy display”) and Selena does look chipper By Maria • Aug 22, 2022 03:48 pm
Brad Pitt Salma pulls up for Angelina Angelina Jolie was making headlines most of last week for her personal life as details from her Freedom of Information Act claim against the FBI were made public, alleging that Brad Pitt abused her and their children during that private flight in 2016 that led to their separation. As we By Lainey • Aug 22, 2022 02:17 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy A Bennifer Wedding, 20 Years Later As I mentioned earlier in the Bennifer wedding guest post, I’ve been checking all morning to see if Vogue has posted any shots from Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding reception weekend – nothing as of 11am ET. And there isn’t anything in my inbox from ON THE By Lainey • Aug 22, 2022 12:49 pm
Ryan Gosling Ryan Gosling will heist with Margot Robbie Post-Barbie, Margot Robbie is moving onto her Ocean’s 11 prequel, which will be set in the 1960s. But she’s keeping it in the Barbie family, so to speak, as Ryan Gosling is in talks to join her in the film. Okay, I KNOW this isn’t what is By Sarah • Aug 22, 2022 12:07 pm
Weddings Bennifer Wedding: Guests and a No-Show As we all know by now, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding reception weekend happened in Savannah and I’m hoping to get to the actual couple later because it was previously reported that Vogue was covering the event and I keep checking Vogue.com and their Instagram account By Lainey • Aug 22, 2022 10:56 am
TV Updates Welcome back to Westeros Spoilers The House of the Dragon has begun its reign, hoping for a repeat of Game of Thrones’ cultural dominance in the 2010s. Dragon comes from the mind of novelist George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal, and Condal, who wrote the pilot, serves as co-showrunner with Miguel Sapochnik, who By Sarah • Aug 22, 2022 10:28 am
TV Updates Intro for August 22, 2022 Dear Gossips, I have no shame. This statement refers to most of my life but specifically, today, I’m talking about the 365 Days franchise. If you’re unfamiliar (congratulations, truly, I wish I could be you and totally oblivious), the 365 Days series is referred to as the Polish By Lainey • Aug 22, 2022 09:40 am
What Else What Else? Martin Short is many things, among them one of the THE BEST talk show guests in the game. He even makes Jimmy Fallon seem good at his job for a minute. (Popsugar) Brandi Glanville isn’t apologizing for something, surprise, surprise. (DListed) Morfydd Clark is the most excellently named star By Sarah • Aug 19, 2022 04:06 pm
Equality Issues The Academy apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather Forty-nine years after she declined Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Oscar in 1973, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued a formal apology to Sacheen Littlefeather for her treatment during and after her speech, in which she spoke against negative stereotyping and representation of American Indians in By Sarah • Aug 19, 2022 03:24 pm
Equality Issues Tevin Campbell comes out This week, during a podcast with People, R&B singer Tevin Campbell confirmed what many people long suspected, that he identifies as a gay man. Suspicions began ages ago, dating back to the beginning of his career, when he was 12. For years, he remained tight-lipped about his sexuality, By Stephanie • Aug 19, 2022 02:52 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 19, 2022 I don’t read a lot about Riverdale or its stars but this headline made me LOL: Lili Reinhart says actors aren’t allowed to ‘kiss with tongue’ on CW shows. Do any network shows allow tongue kissing? Like do people go full open mouth on Grey’s Anatomy or By Maria • Aug 19, 2022 02:14 pm
Weddings Bennifer’s Weekend Wedding When we last checked on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, they were in New York, having spent part of the weekend there before packing up for Georgia, which is where they are now. It’s their wedding reception weekend. It was leaked a few weeks ago, following their marriage in By Lainey • Aug 19, 2022 01:33 pm
