What Else What Else? Like Cardi B, Rita Ora was one of those people who decided to gather in a large group when no one is supposed to be gathering in large groups because, guess what, there’s a pandemic that’s deep into its second season. She paid for it, literally. And the By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 05:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer & Leo Don’t Look Up Adam McKay has assembled one of the most high-profile casts for his upcoming dark comedy Don’t Look Up. The film is about two astronauts who are racing to warn the world about the approach of an asteroid. They’re not, like, superstar astronauts though. These are the benchwarmers By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 05:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zendaya: First Emmy…then Oscar? Months ago when we were talking about the Emmys, even after the nominations, most people considered Zendaya to be an underdog, considering the other women in the Lead Actress Drama category – Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, and more. She was the youngest and Euphoria, for which she was nominated, By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 04:34 pm
Music The BTS iOS This is a post about the artists who’ve just achieved their THIRD #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Which means this is a post that anyone who consumes pop culture should care about – because how many other artists, like in HISTORY, can say they’ve been able to do By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 03:19 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 1, 2020 Over the weekend I watched Kevin Hart’s stand-up special, No F*cks Given. My only observation is that Kevin Hart gives so many f-cks, which is not a bad thing. The jokes, for me, were not memorable, but some of his ideas and observations were interesting, particularly By Maria • Dec 01, 2020 02:14 pm
TV Updates My Selena Problem (Lainey: introducing LaineyGossip’s newest contributor… Violeta! She lives by the word of our Queen, Beyoncé, she’s big on 90s and 2000s classic gossip, 30 Rock and the first two seasons of Arrested Development are her “everything”, and, as you’ll read below in her first piece, she is By Violeta • Dec 01, 2020 12:52 pm
Relationship Assumption Ben and Ana: Back on the Dog Walk! During the early part of the pandemic in North America, when lockdown was first imposed in Los Angeles, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas’s near-daily dog walks became a comforting scene out of Hollywood. There was a lot of reporting on this – not just from me but from By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 11:27 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Rihanna & Rocky: It’s Official…on their Anniversary? Gossips have been watching this situationship for a year now: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, who’ve been friends for a long time, first emerged as a romantic possibility in December 2019, six months or so after he’d returned home after being held in a Swedish prison; they showed By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 10:45 am
Break Ups Kelly Clarkson’s Very Long 2020 We’ve all had a year, but Kelly Clarkson has had A YEAR. Between separating after quarantining with her husband Brandon and their two children (plus, at times, Brandon’s two children from a previous marriage) on a ranch that needed a lot of work while she was trying to By Maria • Dec 01, 2020 09:36 am
TV Updates Intro for December 1, 2020 Dear Gossips, Yesterday marked the deadline for this year’s Golden Globe submissions. Although the eligibility period for television runs until December 31 and for film it’s February 28, programs and movies that want to be in contention must have submitted by now. Typically, by now, in a non- By Lainey • Dec 01, 2020 08:58 am
What Else What Else? Chadwick Boseman would have turned 44 yesterday. Marvel posted a tribute to him, as did many others on social media. I just watched Black Panther again – for the 23rd or 24th time – and his vitality, his charisma, his dignity… it’s just so hard to believe that he’s gone. By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 04:04 pm
Dumbass Cardi B and Celebrity Thanksgiving Thirst Last week on the Show Your Work podcast, Duana and I talked about Cardi B and how she answered those who were dragging her for being named Billboard’s Woman of the Year. At one point during the show, we noted that just because we loved how Cardi clapped back By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 03:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 30, 2020 Is there a show you don’t watch but follow online? That was The Undoing for me: I’ve read the recaps and tweets and have enjoyed the discourse on Nicole Kidman’s wig work, but I don’t actually watch the show. Last night it ended and Twitter had By Maria • Nov 30, 2020 01:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Small Axe: Lovers Rock seethes with life and passion Mangrove, the first entry into Steve McQueen’s film anthology series Small Axe, is a historical courtroom drama that is vital in a year of social demonstration and change. The second film in Small Axe, Lovers Rock, is in many ways a step back from Mangrove, not in quality but By Sarah • Nov 30, 2020 01:03 pm
TV Updates Netflix’s The Crown “Disclaimer” As you may have heard, the royals and royal supporters and royal reporters have been pearl-clutching over season four of The Crown, which is the season when Lady Diana Spencer joins the story. And it’s basically the most-talked about show on television right now, considering the series’ By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 12:41 pm
TV Updates The Jedi arrives on The Mandalorian One of the big expectations for The Mandalorian season two was the arrival of Ahsoka Tano, a popular character from the animated series The Clone Wars. Well, that event transpired on Friday in the latest episode of The Mandalorian, “The Jedi”, as Ahsoka Tano shows up, dual white lightsabers in By Sarah • Nov 30, 2020 11:39 am
