What Else What Else? Timing is a funny thing. While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are about to show off their voice work on Spotify, Prince William and Kate are narrating a Christmas surprise. As someone who does voiceovers for a living, all the British people in this discussion need some training. (Cele|bitchy) By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 04:12 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 15, 2020 Every year the “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” debate happens, as predictable as a Hallmark movie plot. But if you want a Christmas movie that is genuinely not really viewed as a Christmas movie, my pick is About A Boy. It’s even centered around a popular holiday song. By Maria • Dec 15, 2020 03:50 pm
Music BTS: Do You Know the Entertainer of the Year? Last week, TIME, ahead of their reveal of the 2020 Person of the Year (Joe Biden and Kamala Harris), also announced their Athlete of the Year (LeBron James), Businessperson of the Year (Eric Yuan, Zoom), and the Entertainer of the Year. The TIME Entertainer of the Year for 2020 is By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 03:16 pm
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands Jennifer Aniston’s Vital Marketing Strategy About a month ago, I wrote about Jennifer Aniston’s partnership with Vital Proteins and how it’s a good fit because she really does seem like someone who actually uses this product. A new commercial has dropped and it’s a day-in-the-life montage of her working out, reading scripts, By Maria • Dec 15, 2020 01:15 pm
TV Updates My Favourite Things of 2020: Grand Army I love a dark drama. I’ll always pick a show that will leave me feeling sad over something that will lift me up. This has no correlation to my personality, so I wonder what that says about me? One series that fed my desire for darkness this year was By Cody • Dec 15, 2020 12:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman Promising Young Woman is a gleaming, glittering cinematic candy hiding a poisonous center, something sweet on the surface with a vicious sting that will ruin your night for sure. Emerald Fennell, in her feature directorial debut, has lovingly crafted a delicious cinematic treat meant to make your stomach turn. The By Sarah • Dec 15, 2020 11:44 am
Royals Sussex + Spotify Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are shutting down the year with all kinds of new developments. Yesterday we learned that Meghan’s invested in Clevr Blends and got an assist from Oprah to promote it. Today it was announced that House Sussex has partnered with Spotify to produce podcasts – not By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 11:15 am
Top Reads Taylor Swift: Too Many Eggs and a Non-Egg I’ve now had a few days with Taylor Swift’s evermore. Like folklore before it, evermore has been well-received. Evenly received? Reviews are generally positive though perhaps slightly less effusive because the surprise factor isn’t quite as strong with this one. As Taylor has explained, evermore is a By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 10:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Many months ago, shortly after the start of the pandemic in the west, do you remember celebrity “Imagine”? Maybe you don’t want to. The impact did not match the intent. Anyway, Gal Gadot was one of the stars prominently featured in the “Imagine” video and she’s By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 09:08 am
What Else What Else? Gah! They beat me to it! When I saw these photos of Yara Shahidi in a dark orange/tan leather dress with a red collar over knee-high black leather boots, I was thinking… Outfit of the Week? But also, I knew it wouldn’t hold until Friday and the Fug By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Small Axe: Alex Wheatle Alex Wheatle, the fourth installment of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, is, like Red, White and Blue before it, a biopic focused on the origin story of an accomplished Black man descended from Caribbean immigrants to the UK. In this case, the story centers on Alex Wheatle, an award-winning By Sarah • Dec 14, 2020 03:04 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 14, 2020 The Social Network was on TV this weekend, a movie I cannot not watch when I come across it, you know? A few observation: Armie Hammer was born to play those big WASP twins; Justin Timberlake as the annoying Sean Parker might have been genius on Fincher’s part. And By Maria • Dec 14, 2020 01:46 pm
TV Updates The Road to Bridgerton The full trailer for Bridgerton, Netflix’s big-budget adaptation of Julia Quinn’s popular series of romance novels, has dropped and it is the lavish, candy-coated confection we need at the end of this horrible year. I am unabashedly enthusiastic about Bridgerton—look at it! JUST LOOK AT IT!—and By Sarah • Dec 14, 2020 12:45 pm
Top Reads Meghan Markle, Investor Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on CNN’s Heroes special this weekend to pay tribute to those who gave us hope during this dreadful year – those who sacrificed their wellness and safety to help patients, community leaders who came together to assist their neighbours, help other families, and generally By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 12:01 pm
Media Manipulation House Cambridge: A Well-Timed Holiday Outing Prince William and Kate were at The Palladium in London the other night for a special pantomime performance in honour of frontline and essential workers for their service this year. They were joined by their three children, Big G, Charlotte, and Louis. Of course any time the young Cambridges are By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 11:18 am
Top Reads FKA twigs Reveals She Was Abused by Shia LaBeouf On Friday The New York Times reported on FKA twigs’ lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf; she is accusing him of “sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress”. She and Karolyn Pho, who also dated Shia, were both interviewed by the NYT and provided details of the abuse they experienced during By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 10:16 am
