What Else What Else? Ioan Gruffudd, probably best known as the Chris Evans-era Reed Richards of Fantastic Four—OR AS HORATIO HORNBLOWER IF YOU HAVE CULTURE—is going through a MESSY divorce. He just got a three-year restraining order against his estranged wife, Alice Evans. The twists and turns of this drama would be By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 04:37 pm
Cheating Loins Crystal Renay and Ne-Yo are victims of the vow renewal curse (and infidelity) There’s a superstition on Real Housewives that if you renew your vows, it’s a curse. I suppose Ne-Yo and his wife, Crystal Renay, just made the case for why it may be true. Just a few months after renewing their vows in Las Vegas in April, the former By Stephanie • Aug 03, 2022 03:46 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 3, 2022 Sarah is already VERY UPSET about the Road House reboot news so I hesitate to even include this, but Conor McGregor is making his acting debut in the movie. This is from Deadline’s reporting, so not an online rumour. Sorry Sarah! (Sarah: NOT HELPING.) “I’m sorry Fofty” is By Maria • Aug 03, 2022 02:43 pm
TV Updates Lee Jung-jae: Squid Game, Emmys, and TIFF Voting for the Emmys begins next Friday, August 12 for ten days, concluding on August 22. Everyone is angling now to get their messaging out before TV Academy members make their choices. In the Outstanding Drama category, Succession is the presumed favourite, but I don’t think anyone wants to By Lainey • Aug 03, 2022 01:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Warner Brothers shelves Batgirl, WTH is going on? Today in Holy Sh-tcan Batman News, Warner Brothers has decided to shelve Batgirl, a feature film centered on Barbara Gordon, which was supposed to be released this year on HBO Max. The film stars Leslie Grace as Barbara, alongside J.K. Simmons reprising his role as Commissioner Gordon, Brendan Fraser By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 12:54 pm
Style Lori and Rocky: Dad Jeans and Skirts I’m not trying to start sh-t, seriously. And they’re not even in the same city. But I’m putting them together for the sake of economy – one post for two great outfits. Let’s start with Lori Harvey and a professional update. It was announced last week that By Lainey • Aug 03, 2022 12:05 pm
TV Updates The Reservation Dogs in NYC Reservation Dogs returns for season two tonight on Hulu (technically, “FX on Hulu”, which is just a confusing entity), and on Disney+’s Star platform internationally. Ahead of the second season premiere, some of the cast was in New York doing press, including D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Paulina Alexis, and Lane By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 10:59 am
Dumbass You have CROSSED the LINE, Jake! If you have been reading LaineyGossip for a while, you know Jake Gyllenhaal is one of my forever loves, and that after years of ugly revelations about people like Johnny Depp, Jake G and Timothy Olyphant are basically my only forever loves left standing. But now, I fear, Jake Gyllenhaal By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 09:51 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for August 3, 2022 Dear Gossips, When we last met, we discussed the state of the visual effects industry off the back of an expose from Vulture about how terrible it is to work VFX on a Marvel movie. This week, the pile-on continues as Defector’s Drew Magary documents the “VFX crisis” in By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 09:09 am
What Else What Else? Is Florence Pugh cold-shouldering Olivia Wilde because she disapproves of her relationship with Harry Styles? Internet sleuths think so and they’ll get their answer really soon because the film is premiering at the Venice Film Festival and we’ll see what happens on the carpet and at the press By Lainey • Aug 02, 2022 04:06 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 2, 2022 US Weekly had this headline this morning: “Dane Cook, 50, is engaged to Kelsi Taylor, 23, after 5 years of dating.” Don’t think my colour commentary is needed on that math. Kevin Hart is launching a plant-based line of food, which is a growing market because even people who By Maria • Aug 02, 2022 03:21 pm
TV Updates Andor is “old school” We’re just under two months away from Andor debuting on Disney+, and a new trailer dropped yesterday, showing off more of what looks like about as genuine a spy thriller as we’re going to get in the Star Wars universe. It looks like Andor is going to deal By Sarah • Aug 02, 2022 03:10 pm
TV Updates Joshua and Lizzy work on Fatal Attraction Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan on the set of the new series, Fatal Attraction, based on the provocative 1987 movie by the same name starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. As Sarah wrote a few months ago when Joshua joined the cast, playing the Michael Douglas part, this is great By Lainey • Aug 02, 2022 01:22 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina Jolie does the Electric Slide Angelina Jolie announced on Instagram this weekend that Zahara has enrolled in an HBCU and will be going to Spelman College this fall. Before that, though, the news had already been circulating on social media because Angelina and Zahara were seen at the Spelman Back 2 School Send-off and Spelman/ By Lainey • Aug 02, 2022 12:36 pm
Royals Prince Charles: More Money More Problems “Federal agents mad ‘cause I’m flagrant”… On multiple occasions this year, Prince Charles has made headlines for his allegedly sketchy “cash for honours” controversy and other money deals, as he reportedly accepted “bags of cash” donations for his charity which, while not necessarily illegal, is definitely kinda suspect considering By Lainey • Aug 02, 2022 12:03 pm
Shout-Outs August 2, 2022 – Shout-Outs Paula! Happy Belated Birthday with love from Carolina! I hope it was an amazing weekend surrounded by friends and family appreciating you for being the BEST – as evidenced by the fact that I’m told you’re up on all the TikTok dance trends? Girl, I am impressed! By request, By Lainey • Aug 02, 2022 11:32 am
