Style Justin Bieber’s formal dinner Speaking of celebrities dressing up, which I mentioned in the previous post about Thandiwe Newton and Nico Parker, Justin Bieber, who doesn’t often dress formally – in fact he dresses almost aggressively INformally – was out for dinner last night in a white suit with black lapels, and a cane. Drama! By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 02:48 pm
Style Thandiwe and Nico: A mom and daughter carpet Remember the other day when Hollywood insiders who allegedly rep A-list talent were bitching to Page Six that this year’s Met Gala was being ruined by influencers and TikTokers? One of them said that the real stars were staying away from the event this year because the pandemic is By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 02:13 pm
TV Updates Anne Hathaway as a Grifter No matter what your kink – be it podcasts or documentary series or television series or books or magazine articles, by now at least some of you are aware of the WeWork story. The WeWork story is currently what Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes were in the culture a few years ago, By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 01:27 pm
Royals Fall 2021: The Season of Sussex? I’m in no rush for summer to end, especially not Bennifer Summer. But the cover of the new issue of PEOPLE seems to be looking ahead to a new season, fall 2021, suggesting that the celebrity couple that might supplant Bennifer this autumn is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 11:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bennifer: A Kiss Before a Meeting Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were photographed kissing outside of his place yesterday. That’s the immediate draw for this set of photos. Not that it was in doubt but, clearly, the heat between these two is still nuclear. And it’s warming the gossip landscape – it’s been a By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 10:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 18, 2021 Dear Gossips, Last week, when I posted about Gemma Chan, The First Eternal, I wrote that it was thrilling to me that the MCU’s next two movies, expected to be blockbusters, were led by two East Asian performers. While Marvel’s Eternals, premiering in November, is an ensemble, Kevin By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 09:50 am
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 17, 2021 It’s been just over a month since Chrissy Teigen posted her guide to cancellation on Instagram (which I wrote about here) and since then, she’s announced a new cookbook, traveled for summer vacation, and attended President Obama’s birthday party. Pretty cushy as far as cancellations go. And By Maria • Aug 17, 2021 03:35 pm
Style Awkwafina’s All-Asian Parties As promised, our coverage of the Shang-Chi world premiere in Hollywood continues – this is Awkwafina on the red carpet last night in a gorgeous red trimmed oversized suit, also belted Asian styles like her co-star Simu Liu. She mentioned on her IG stories that it was her first carpet “in By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 10:37 am
Equality Issues Simu Liu’s World Premiere Simu Liu, the star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has been making headlines the last few days for his Instagram post in response to Disney chief Bob Chapek’s comments about the movie being an “interesting experiment”. Sarah will cover that story later, after By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 09:50 am
Shout-Outs August 17, 2021 –Shout-Outs At last count, the earthquake in Haiti on Saturday has resulted in 1,297 deaths and 5,700 people injured. So many homes have been destroyed. Hospitals are damaged. And about 600,000 people are in need of food, water, and shelter. There’s apparently another storm on the way. By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 09:21 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 17, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Toronto International Film Festival 2021 edition kicks off three weeks from this Thursday and the lineup this year looks amazing. Everyone has their own list of which movies they’re most excited about. There are those who are jacked about the opening night film, Dear Evan Hansen. By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 08:53 am
What Else What Else? Iris Law is the daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost. She is 20 years old, a model. About a month ago, she buzzed off her hair and dyed it platinum. There are models before her who made hair changes and instantly it made an impact on their careers. I By Lainey • Aug 16, 2021 04:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 16, 2021 This post is by Adam Scott but I really want to draw attention to the comment by Elizabeth Banks: “I thought this was Tom Cruise.” That roast works on so many levels. Salma Hayek has been posting photos from her vacation – she is with her family as well as director By Maria • Aug 16, 2021 03:39 pm
Amanda Gorman Met Gala Snobbery The Met Gala is exactly four weeks from today. People have been speculating about the guest list for a while now, and unless a celebrity openly comes out and says “I’m going” or “I’m not going”, it’s never officially confirmed by Anna Wintour and the Costume Institute By Lainey • Aug 16, 2021 03:03 pm
Style Olivia at the Gifting Suite As mentioned earlier in the Bennifer post, the Jennifer Klein Day of Indulgence event happened this weekend in Hollywood and it’s been, in years past, one of the most coveted invitations in town. And while there is so much free sh-t to be had, and celebrities do leave with By Lainey • Aug 16, 2021 01:32 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession JLo’s Birthday Gift for Ben? Ben Affleck’s birthday was yesterday. So far, unlike Jennifer Lopez’s birthday a few weeks ago, Ben’s birthday wasn’t played out on a yacht in the Mediterranean, or a yacht anywhere for that matter. Ben was seen with his children this weekend and JLo was with Emme By Lainey • Aug 16, 2021 11:59 am