Music Olivia’s Pop Culture Knowledge As Lainey mentioned yesterday, the September issues are rolling now. GQ has The Weekend on the cover but also a feature inside the magazine on Olivia Rodrigo, one of the biggest emerging artists we’ve seen this year. Olivia’s album, SOUR, dropped in May after her single “driver’s By Anastasia • Aug 05, 2021 12:28 pm
Style Lady Gaga: Spandex and Heels Technically what Lady Gaga is wearing here isn’t spandex, I don’t think. But you get my point. And I know the spandex and heels look isn’t new – the Kardashians, for instance, are often out in leggings, sports bras, and stilettos – but Gaga is taking it out the By Lainey • Aug 05, 2021 10:37 am
Relationship Assumption “The JLo Effect” and the Met Gala After a glorious week, Bennifer Summer in Europe is now over and it’s been a few days since Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have been seen, either together or separately. Last I heard, after leaving Italy before JLo, Ben was spotted in Paris with daughter Violet. JLo boarded a By Lainey • Aug 05, 2021 10:10 am
Beyoncé Intro for August 5, 2021 Dear Gossips, On Tuesday, the day before Meghan Markle’s birthday, as the UK tabloids claimed that she and Prince Harry would be hosting a party, I wrote that what I was most curious about was whether or not Beyoncé would wish Meghan happy birthday on her website. Indeed, the By Lainey • Aug 05, 2021 08:54 am
What Else What Else? Rihanna is a billionaire, officially. Which… I mean she’s been heading there for a while now with the fashion and beauty empire she’s been building. I remember, when she first started dating billionaire Hassan Jameel, she was already worth something like $600 million or so. In less than By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 04:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 4, 2021 I’m not watching The White Lotus yet (but I will), but until then I’ve decided Lukas Gage is the new Noah Centino and no, I will not be elaborating further. The reason I haven’t started The White Lotus is that I wanted to finish Never Have I By Maria • Aug 04, 2021 03:14 pm
Top Reads Jennifer Aniston fangirls Jennifer Lopez In the magazine world, the September issue, and not just for Vogue, is the priority issue. It’s where they make ad money. It’s where the clothes for the new season are showcased. Things may have changed since so much content has moved to digital but there’s still By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 02:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Venom: A fun double date! A new trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage dropped this week, and this one clicks a little stronger for me. Right off the top, it looks like Eddie Brock is doing better these days because he’s upgraded his Ducati from the more practical Scrambler to one of the By Sarah • Aug 04, 2021 02:06 pm
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
