Royals Sussexit: an early win The Summit at Sandringham has concluded. Here are a few brief thoughts for now and we’ll get deeper into it as the evening progresses. For now, here’s the Queen’s statement following the meeting: First impressions? This was hastily written. It lacks the polish that usually accompanies the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 01:09 pm
Jennifer Lopez Oscars 2020: The Snubs Many of the headlines coming out of the Oscar nominations this morning read that the Academy has just “barely averted” #OscarsSoWhite because of the inclusion of Cynthia Erivo and Parasite which is true… I guess… but it’s also a total simplification. Because if nominating one Black person is the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 12:54 pm
Award Season Campaigning Joker is now 2019’s safest movie The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and somehow, in a year with a wealth of solid options that could provide a controversy-free Oscar month, the Academy still managed to irk and irritate. Lainey and Duana will have more on specific snubs and #OscarsSoMale on the next episode of Show By Sarah • Jan 13, 2020 12:06 pm
Relationship Assumption Gigi & Zayn 2020 I know all eyes are on Sandringham and we’re getting to the Oscar nominations in a bit but my teenage heart, currently obsessed with all the Korean and Chinese romance series on Netflix – to the point where it’s taking over my life and I have an embarrassing full-blown By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 11:25 am
Royals Sussexit: The Pre-Summit Leaks Buckingham Palace announced this weekend that the Queen has asked Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry to convene with her at Sandringham today so that they can agree on a Sussexit plan going forward as they consider all the options for Harry and Meghan Markle’s new royal playbook. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 10:23 am
Shout-Outs January 13, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs For Lisa and Travis, because it’s been two weeks since Euclid’s been gone. EUCLID! God I love that you gave her a mathematician’s name and she proceeded to live a life of superiority, exhausted by the simplicity of her peers and their silly catch-and-run-and-hide games, instead preferring By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, Big day today. And normally the biggest headline here at this site would be that it’s Oscar nomination day as we brace for whatever controversy comes out of the snubs and exclusions. To give you some idea of what we might expect, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 08:48 am
What Else What Else? Oprah somehow got dragged into the Sussexit – something something about how she consulted with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about stepping back from the royal family. I mean I guess they’re just going down the guest list of the wedding now and Amal Clooney’s going to show up By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 05:31 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: How Do You Rate Alliteration? Hi Duana, We are expecting a girl in January and need some name help! For the last several years (as we have been thinking about and trying to get pregnant) I was sure I was set on Eleanor, but now I'm less excited about it, especially because of By Duana • Jan 10, 2020 04:58 pm
Royals Sussexit: The Negotiations It’s only been 48 hours since House Sussex publicly announced their intention to create a new job description for themselves and the story keeps changing and updating. Quick recap: when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first released their statement, Buckingham Palace soon followed, less than two hours later with By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 03:52 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 10, 2020 Gwyneth Paltrow is hitting the open water: Goop has teamed up with a cruise line for a “high-touch” experience from August 26-September 6 (it starts in Barcelona and will stop at ports in the Mediterranean). She gave the exclusive to USA Today – they are calling it goop at Sea (their By Maria • Jan 10, 2020 03:03 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Evio Beauty's Gel Eyeliner If you're a clean beauty lover then you know eyeliner is by far the hardest product to get right. I have hemorrhaged more money than I'd like to admit trying to find *the* one. Sure, I've found some good ones, but never a GREAT By Sasha • Jan 10, 2020 01:10 pm
TV Updates Toss a coin to The Witcher Spoilers Like Game of Thrones, Netflix’s big-budget fantasy adaptation The Witcher is based on a series of fantasy books, in this case by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski (there is also a series of very popular video games). The Witcher is a fantasy world full of monsters, sorcery, tits, ass, By Sarah • Jan 10, 2020 12:43 pm
Royals The Prince Andrew “legal settlement” House Sussex is the British royal story that’s been dominating headlines this week. And when there’s a big headline getting all the attention, if you have something to bury, it’s the ideal time. There are secrets all up and down the British royal lineage but, currently, the By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 10:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie is now the good Harley Quinn The first trailer for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) was very promising. The second trailer has now arrived, and Birds of Prey still looks awesome. This trailer is doing everything right, from the excellent song choice to roller derby Harley to showing Harley blowing By Sarah • Jan 10, 2020 09:45 am
Maple Leaf Intro for January 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, Heads up – I’m going to make this about me. Because it has been a WEEK. A week ago today I was in LA with etalk covering the Golden Globes for the first and only time, subbing in for Danielle Graham who was pregnant and gave birth to By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 09:12 am
