Top Reads Cameron Diaz’s self-quarantine life…and career? Didn’t expect to see Cameron Diaz come up in my feed today. Because, as we all know, Cameron Diaz has kinda retired from being a celebrity. But she was on Instagram live with Katherine Power of Who What Wear yesterday and she talked about being a parent (her daughter, By Lainey • Apr 15, 2020 11:40 am
Equality Issues How Diddy disrespected Lizzo This past Easter Sunday, Diddy hosted a “Team Love” Dance-a-Thon for frontline workers, a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. This idea already suspiciously looked like a billionaire asking other people for money instead of just donating it himself. He did recruit and court other celebrities to dance on his Instagram live By Melayna • Apr 15, 2020 10:58 am
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber: Quarantine Fashion Icon I just read an article about Justin Bieber that made me laugh and then I sent it to Sasha because a few months ago, on an episode of our What’s Your Drama? Podcast, I told her she and JB had the same style. She rejected this at first and By Lainey • Apr 15, 2020 10:19 am
Royals Intro for April 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Princess Anne covers the new issue of Vanity Fair in a piece that’s meant to mark her upcoming 70th birthday in August. Though the interview takes place before the COVID-19 lockdown, it is an interesting time for any senior member of the British royal family to be By Lainey • Apr 15, 2020 08:59 am
What Else What Else? This Martha Stewart “Instagram mess” story made me laugh. First of all, is it really that much of a mess? Yes, she was drunk. The comment was incomprehensible. But as far as celebrity social media messes during the pandemic go, this one is pretty … tame? Even cute? She’d had By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 04:03 pm
TV Updates Hannah Gadsby returns Hannah Gadsby’s extraordinary not-comedy special, Nanette, was one of the stand-out pop cultural moments of 2018. Now, two years after “quitting” comedy via Nanette, Gadsby returns with another one-woman show, this time titled Douglas (after her dog). Douglas ran off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater last year, and many By Sarah • Apr 14, 2020 03:27 pm
Music Drake’s new record sets a record Well, this shouldn’t be a surprise. Drake knows how to capitalise on social media almost better than anyone else, with the exception of maybe BTS, in ordinary times so he obviously knows how to take advantage of it right now, when everyone’s on lockdown and on their devices By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 02:51 pm
Equality Issues Kate Beckinsale’s new boyfriend Well now we know who Kate Beckinsale has been in isolation with. New photos of her holding hands on a dog walk with Canadian musician Goody Grace were released yesterday. And he’s evidently the “mystery man” she was seen with at a Grammys party in January – attached. So they’ By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 02:22 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, April 14, 2020 Did you catch Run this weekend? It’s an emotional thriller (meaning there’s a lot of feelings, but there’s no physical danger). It centers around two former college sweethearts (Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever) who set into motion an escape from their regular lives with one word: “RUN. By Maria • Apr 14, 2020 01:45 pm
Music Together at Home… with the Queen of All Feelings Lady Gaga’s collaboration with Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation, Together at Home, a worldwide concert event to celebrate those on the frontline, healthcare workers, and scientists who are all trying to get out through this pandemic, airs on Saturday. As previously mentioned, Gaga and the event coordinators By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 01:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Timothee and Zendaya’s “glowing blue eyes” One of 2020’s most highly anticipated films is Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet. Dune is scheduled for release in December, late enough in the year that it hasn’t been affected (yet) by the pandemic. You can imagine the hype for this though, right? The By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 11:30 am
Business of Hollywood Bob Iger is back in charge In February, Bob Iger, then-CEO of Disney, dropped a bombshell on the business and entertainment worlds when he announced he was stepping down from his post at Disney. He would be the “Executive Chairman” while Bob Chapek, formerly head of parks—insert Succession joke here—became CEO. Well now, as By Sarah • Apr 14, 2020 10:40 am
Zac Efron All Reunions, All The Time The COVID-19 global health crisis has resulted in a show business trend: reunions. Supermodels are reuniting, ex-lovers are reuniting, cast members from medical shows are reuniting, the cast of Hamilton reunited, and boy bands might be reuniting too. Celebrities want to make people feel good and send messages of support. By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 10:09 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for April 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, Today is a big anniversary in Gossip History. Do you know what it is, off the top of your head? Well, you’ve probably already just seen the photo so, yeah. It is the 15th anniversary of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie Kenya beach photos. April 19, 2005 By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 08:57 am
What Else What Else? I know that a lot of people out there care a lot of Real Housewives. I’ve never watched an episode but I do appreciate that the housewives understand, sometimes more than other entertainers, what their job is – and they’re constantly creating content. Is it “created”, as in fabricated? By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 04:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Disney is finally remaking Robin Hood It was inevitable, really. With the success of the live-action (“live-action”) remakes, of course Disney would eventually get around to remaking Robin Hood. It’s not as widely beloved as past hits like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella, but Robin Hood has a solid cult following, By Sarah • Apr 13, 2020 03:22 pm
