Shout-Outs June 9, 2021 – Shout-Outs Rebecca! How has it been seven years?! How badly do we all wish we could do gossip events again?! Thrilled to hear about your plans, and also jealous. LONDON! Where I want to live too! Congratulations on your upcoming move to the UK and especially on your post-graduate studies. I By Lainey • Jun 09, 2021 09:39 am
Bad Shoes Intro for June 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, I logged onto the etalk morning call today a bit late so I missed our host Danielle Graham’s pitch…which was about a fashion item that I wasn’t aware of until this meeting. And typically I like to know as much about fashion items as possible. By Lainey • Jun 09, 2021 09:20 am
What Else What Else? Food culture has traditionally been dominated by whiteness but the truth is, western food has been heavily influenced by Black culture and much of the food that’s considered “North American” has been shaped by people from the contributions of Black people, they’ve just been erased from the conversation. By Lainey • Jun 08, 2021 04:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 8, 2021 Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer are engaged and we are only finding out because he talked about it on a podcast. Did we know they were together? I didn’t fully clock it when I saw some reports they had been spotted on dates. But now that he’s told By Maria • Jun 08, 2021 03:32 pm
Style Zoey Deutch: Instagram Lies and Rainbow Fleece I was originally just going to post these shots of Zoey Deutch’s fleece because this is how social media trends become fashion trends. But we’ll get to that in a minute since it’s just been announced that she’s signed onto a new project and I really By Lainey • Jun 08, 2021 02:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bennifer is “telling their friends” Over the weekend, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were seen arriving and leaving each other’s homes on a couple of occasions. There have also been some sightings of Ben and his assistant flying private so, as of yesterday, he could be out of town, and rumours are that he By Lainey • Jun 08, 2021 01:25 pm
TV Updates The Bachelor Franchise Does Not Need Chris Harrison Last night was the premiere of the new season of The Bachelorette, and one thing that it proved was that the franchise does not need Chris Harrison. This morning’s news about Chris leaving the franchise for good is an effective move the show needed to take in order to By Anastasia • Jun 08, 2021 12:29 pm
Equality Issues Ellie Kemper, cotillions, and romanticizing the antebellum South Last week, the internet lit up when a tweet about Ellie Kemper, alum of The Office, Bridesmaids, and best known as Kimmy Schmidt, told everyone about the time she was crowned the Queen of Love and Beauty at the Veiled Prophet Ball, held by the Veiled Prophet Organization, in St. By Sarah • Jun 08, 2021 11:00 am
Intro for June 8, 2021 Dear Gossips, Canada is making international headlines once again, from The New York Times to the BBC – and once again it’s because of a tragedy, an act of terror. In a country that for a long time allowed ourselves to believe that we are kinder and gentler. Our history By Lainey • Jun 08, 2021 10:05 am
What Else What Else? Jodie Turner-Smith and her stylist decided to give us some looks. And they are spectacular looks. This is happening to promote Anne Boleyn, the series that premiered in the UK last week. And while I would have loved to see this on a carpet, as you can see, style teams By Lainey • Jun 07, 2021 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 7, 2021 John Legend posted photos of Luna’s dance recital and it is Chrissy Teigen’s first appearance on social media since her not-well-received apology to Courtney Stodden. Is this her way of working back up to being “online” again? Is it John’s way of showing her support? Or is By Maria • Jun 07, 2021 03:16 pm
TV Updates The BAFTAS of Michaela Coel This year’s BAFTA TV Awards belonged to Michaela Coel and I May Destroy You. As we already know, it was one of if not the best series of 2020 and Michaela and the series won in the Writing, Directing, Miniseries, and Acting categories. In her speech, Michaela opened by By Lainey • Jun 07, 2021 02:27 pm
Relationship Assumption Beyoncé and Jay Z’s Courtside PDA How long has it been since we’ve seen the Queen courtside at a basketball game? I don’t remember, but a while. As things are opening up in the United States, the Carters are courtside once again. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were in New York this weekend to watch the By Lainey • Jun 07, 2021 01:30 pm
Maple Leaf Shamier Anderson will square off with John Wick It seems incredible to me that we already have three John Wick movies. It feels like the first one just came out. It’s been seven years, though, since John Wick dropped (and six years since everyone discovered it on demand). Maybe it’s the Keanu time warp—we see By Sarah • Jun 07, 2021 12:39 pm
Royals Lilibet Diana, Royal Congratulations, and Excellent Timing Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday, June 4. Archie now has a sister. Archie and Betty! LOL. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have already told us what Lilibet’s nickname will be, a nickname from a nickname – Harry and Meghan’s daughter will be called Lili, at least for By Lainey • Jun 07, 2021 11:43 am
Baby and Bump Obsession On ‘Lilibet Diana’ When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their son Archie Harrison – no ‘Archibald’, no long strings of historical names nodding to ancestors (or grandparents) – I crowed that they had chosen a name that was overtly about giving Archie his own life, his own path, unencumbered by the albatross of royal By Duana • Jun 07, 2021 10:30 am
