TV Updates It’s almost Ted time! Ted Lasso returns this week, and not a moment too soon. It was the feel-good show of 2020, and since 2021 is its own kind of dumpster fire—guys, I’m starting to think things are just sh-tty now, everywhere, all the time—we could use a little of that By Sarah • Jul 20, 2021 10:18 am
Top Reads Harry: His True Story The big royal headline of the week landed yesterday afternoon ET – Prince Harry is writing his memoir, to be published through Penguin Random House, “tentatively scheduled for late 2022”. As I wrote yesterday in What Else? , I’m not convinced that they’d always intended to make the announcement when By Lainey • Jul 20, 2021 09:26 am
Music Intro for July 20, 2021 Dear Gossips, At this point, it was expected, although it’s never a guarantee. Maybe it is now? After seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Butter”, BTS has knocked their own song out of the top spot with their new song, “Permission to Dance”. Billboard made By Lainey • Jul 20, 2021 08:52 am
What Else What Else? BREAKING NEWS! Penguin Random House just announced that Prince Harry is writing a memoir! The release date is late 2022 so we’re still a year away from publication. So now the UK tabloids have a headline for tomorrow’s papers, and I wonder if there’s a scramble now By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 04:07 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 19, 2021 My brain knows this is a reality TV show about an AI pop star (I think??) which is predictably gimmicky, but seeing Alanis Morissette on that panel is surprising. This is my thinking: every talent show needs hosts, so Nick Lachey and Rocsi Diaz make sense. Will.i.am has By Maria • Jul 19, 2021 03:09 pm
Style Rosamund’s Red Cannes Moment According to JustJared, this was Rosamund Pike’s Cannes debut because even though she’s been there before, many years back, she was never photographed. Now though… Rosamund Pike is 100% a red carpet presence and to commemorate the moment, she showed up on the red carpet in a red By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 02:18 pm
Zendaya Coleman Zendaya’s “Best Life”: the Vaccinated Life It was a good weekend for Zendaya. She’s in Space Jam: A New Legacy, which topped the box office this weekend. And she posted on Twitter the other day, a shot of herself by the pool, with the caption, “out here living my best life”. She’s since deleted By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 01:31 pm
Celebrity Real Estate Bennifer: More Real Estate Options Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were seen mansion-hunting last week and they went out for more real estate options this weekend, this time with her kids. There’s not much to the photos, but you can see them at TMZ. Just today, a new set of photos is being distributed By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 12:59 pm
Style Gemma Chan’s Eyes and Moles Gemma Chan is a spokesperson for L’Oreal Paris and since L’Oreal has a big presence at the festival, many of their ambassadors in years past and also this year attend the festival to represent the brand. Gemma’s deal with L’Oreal started last year so this is By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 12:03 pm
Top Reads Adele’s Courtside Romance A surprise celebrity appearance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals the other night in Phoenix – and definitely not a celebrity who is a frequent courtside presence at basketball games: Adele. And now there’s all kinds of speculation about whether or not she and Rich Paul, LeBron James’s By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 11:12 am
Equality Issues Tom Cruise’s Need for Speed It was a sporty weekend for the second weekend in a row for Tom Cruise. Last week he was at Wimbledon and the Euro final, this weekend he was at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, the home for Formula 1. Which of course those of us who are now By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 10:10 am
Cannes 2021 Intro for July 19, 2021 Dear Gossips, The way it works, typically, at the major film festivals, the hype and buzz are frontloaded. To be clear, I’m not talking about the quality of the projects, and this is no disrespect to the films and the filmmakers showcased towards the end of a film festival, By Lainey • Jul 19, 2021 09:09 am
What Else What Else? Zaila Avant-garde! It’s been a week since Zaila won the Spelling Bee and we are still obsessed. Even Bill Murray, who you’ll recall, came up before Zaila spelled the final word “murraya”. Zaila and Bill were brought together by Phoebe Robinson on Jimmy Kimmel’s show and, hopefully, By Lainey • Jul 16, 2021 03:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Breaking down the Point Break car chase To wrap up Point Break week we’re deep diving into one of the best scenes in the film: the chase scene. It starts with cars, ends in a footrace, includes an inexplicable dog punt, and features one of the most indelible moments in action cinema. The chase scene is By Sarah • Jul 16, 2021 03:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 16, 2021 How we officially moved out of Lea Michele’s wedding photo post era? Pour one out for that Monique Lhuillier dress. She got a lot of miles out of it. (One throwback, for good measure.) Jason Biggs apologized to Courtney Stodden (via DM) and they accepted and posted an acknowledgement By Maria • Jul 16, 2021 02:49 pm
Music Ariana’s Virtual Concert Series Okay, so this isn’t officially called Ariana’s concert series, but after being concert-less for so long, that’s how I’m treating them. Ariana Grande’s series of official live performances with Vevo have been a treat. Even though other singers have done official live performances before, including By Anastasia • Jul 16, 2021 01:39 pm
