Business of Hollywood Reese Witherspoon’s Billion Dollar Baby Actors tied to production companies used to be a big story (like back when Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt started Plan B in 2001) but it is now a standard – big name actors are often producers with “first look” deals and back-end credits. “Executive producer” is a vague term and By Maria • Aug 04, 2021 01:19 pm
Music Billie is Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish’s new album has told us that she’s got a lot to say. Every track on her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, introduces new emotional layers, because, obviously, she’s growing up. And in that process, she takes us on a journey through her traumas, fears, and By Anastasia • Aug 04, 2021 12:44 pm
Top Reads Meghan Markle’s Birthday Video As noted in the previous post, Meghan Markle is celebrating her 40th birthday today and like Jay-Z is doing the 40/40 thing. Obviously not a bar franchise – instead Meghan’s 40x40 club is about asking 40 of her friends to committing 40 minutes of their time to mentor and By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 12:16 pm
Royals Meghan Markle’s Birthday Wishes Today is Meghan Markle’s 40th birthday. As mentioned yesterday in What Else?, there are reports that she and Prince Harry are hosting a 65-person party at their home in Montecito. This, however, is coming from UK tabloids and we know now that sourcing on the Sussexes from the British By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 10:55 am
Equality Issues Kris Wu and #MeToo in China There’s a huge celebrity scandal happening in the east. After several weeks of online allegations of sexual assault, superstar Kris Wu has been detained in China. He denied the accusations but he’s been dropped by sponsors and over the weekend was brought in by the police on suspicion By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 10:20 am
Sports Intro for August 4, 2021 Dear Gossips, I was holding this space today. Hadn’t written a word because I was hoping to write these words, set my alarm for 855am ET to turn on the TV and watch… ANDRE DE GRASSE! Is the Olympic 200m sprint champion! De Grasse already has a bronze medal By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 09:41 am
What Else What Else? Meghan Markle turns 40 tomorrow. According to UK tabloids, she’s having a party at the house in Montecito and 65 people are invited. Not sure how legit this is because we’ve already established that the British tabloids are not authorities on Meghan and Prince Harry but also, with By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 04:10 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 3, 2021 As Lainey wrote in early July, Kate Hudson had a working holiday in Greece with her family and a month later, she’s still in Europe (more specifically, Italy). In the comments, her friends (like Jennifer Meyer and Chelsea Handler) teased her about being away for so long and she By Maria • Aug 03, 2021 03:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie: White for Harley’s Last Ride (in a while) Margot Robbie has played Harley Quinn in three movies over five years and she said recently that she needs a break from the character telling Entertainment Weekly that: "I was like, 'Oof, I need a break from Harley, because she's exhausting. I don't know By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 02:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews What is Shang-Chi’s “Destiny”? Assuming nothing changes—which is starting to feel like a big assumption—Shang-Chi is set for release in one month. As such, Marvel is ramping up the publicity machine, bringing us a new featurette titled “Destiny”. It shows off more of the action of the film, and features Simu Liu, By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 01:41 pm
Style Lady Gaga: The Weekend Wardrobe The internet, including us here at LaineyGossip, had a lot of time last week for Lady Gaga and her various high-heeled outfits. We may have been on break for the last few days but Gaga did not take a break from serving looks – and since Gaga wouldn’t be oblivious By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Father, Son, and House of Gucci The trailer for House of Gucci dropped late last week, which means I have had DAYS to live in this trailer and just VIBE IT. We saw the set photos earlier this year, and the trailer is NOT disappointing the expectations raised from those photos. This movie LOOKS amazing. Slick, By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 12:29 pm
Relationship Assumption Taika & Rita’s First Red Carpet The Suicide Squad is this summer’s next summer blockbuster so the premiere in LA last night was a major red carpet, considering this is an ensemble movie, about superheroes, or villains rather, and it’s been a year of lockdown, and given the surge in new infections with the By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 11:51 am
Top Reads Scarlett Johansson v Disney: Hollywood’s next labor battle Last Thursday, Scarlett Johansson dropped a bombshell lawsuit on Disney, alleging breach of contract. The suit claims that Johansson had a theatrical-exclusive guarantee in her contract for Black Widow—which would not be unusual for an actor of her stature—and that by putting Black Widow on Disney+ day-and-date with By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 11:19 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina’s Venetian Photo Shoot The last time we checked in on Angelina Jolie it was after a three-judge panel ruled in her favour and disqualified the judge who’d been presiding over the Brange divorce because of conflict of interest. As I wrote at the time, it was curious to me how the media By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 10:53 am
Relationship Assumption Bennifer: The End of the European Holiday After a glorious week on the Mediterranean (for them and for gossip), Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s holiday has come to an end. JLo actually stayed a few extra days after Ben left. On Friday she dropped him off in Naples, and you can see a shot of them By Lainey • Aug 03, 2021 09:43 am
