Cringe Leo dances 2019 Are we celebrating five year milestones today? In the open, I marked the fifth anniversary of Beyoncé attending Taylor Swift’s birthday party. It has also been five years since Leonardo DiCaprio went to Coachella (in 2014) and did this – you remember, don’t you? Total nerd. And it’s By Lainey • Dec 16, 2019 09:06 am
BFFs Intro for December 16, 2019 Dear Gossips, There were two major celebrity birthday parties happening this weekend: Taylor Swift celebrated her 30th and P Diddy celebrated his 50th. I’m going to talk about Beyoncé. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were at Diddy’s big bash. She posted about it on Instagram and even captioned the photo, By Lainey • Dec 16, 2019 08:46 am
TV Updates Can Watchmen stick the landing? We have arrived at the final episode of Watchmen season one, which makes me incredibly nervous, because if you’re familiar with Damon Lindelof, then you know sticking the landing isn’t his strong suit. Even though the story is mostly in focus now, and we can see how things By Sarah • Dec 13, 2019 04:12 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 13, 2019 Shawn Mendes has joined TikTok, and I don’t know what it means for the medium. Does having celebs like Ellen DeGeneres and Reese Witherspoon and Shawn Mendes on there make it less palatable for the youth? And if they leave and find somewhere new to post, how long will By Maria • Dec 13, 2019 03:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews ‘In The Heights’ Trailer Goosebump Count Look, I’m not going to bury the lede – between 1:46 and 2:26 I broke out in goosebumps no fewer than six times. But the dreamy strings at the beginning meant I was primed for it from the very first frame: I don’t know if any recent By Duana • Dec 13, 2019 02:59 pm
What's Your Drama Podcast What’s Your Drama: One Uppers & Flirting to Get Friends We have a special guest on this week’s episode of What’s Your Drama - Kathleen! She's bringing her "youth" and wisdom to the podcast to help us answer your questions. Plus we fight about several things along the way including someone’s observation that By Sasha • Dec 13, 2019 02:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Shazam! gets another shot For a superhero movie, Shazam! flew under the radar this year. It deserved more attention, it’s one of the best superhero movies in recent memory, and definitely a high water mark for DC Films. But it came out smack dab in the middle of Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, By Sarah • Dec 13, 2019 12:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The players return in Jumanji: The Next Level Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprise hit in 2017, a sequel/soft reboot that actually manages to add to the lore of the original movie, such as changing the Jumanji game from a board game to a video game, while also standing on its own. Jumanji: The Next By Sarah • Dec 13, 2019 12:28 pm
Music Taylor Swift: the “Artist of the Decade” is 30 Today is Taylor Swift’s 30th birthday. I can’t believe it’s gone by so fast. I feel like it was just two years ago when all that sh-t went down between her and Kanye West at the MTV VMAs. We’ll come back to Taylor’s big milestone By Lainey • Dec 13, 2019 11:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Top 10 Movies of 2019 This has been a great year for film, so I fully expect enthusiastic arguments for this or that film not on my list because it’s not possible to pick every film for a list that is meant to be finite. In a year with so many genuinely good movies, By Sarah • Dec 13, 2019 09:58 am
Royals Intro for December 13, 2019 Dear Gossips, Thanks again for your patience and understanding the last couple of days as we’ve tried to work through the cyber attack on our site. Service should be fully restored now. If you are still experiencing problems, please email lainey@laineygossip.com. Now let’s get back to By Lainey • Dec 13, 2019 09:05 am
What Else What Else? Thanks for all your messages about our site situation. We should be fully back to normal now – and staying vigilant! It’s been really helpful though to have your support. We are all gossip crusaders! There’s supposedly an “A-lister” with a #MeToo past who’s been sending photos of By Lainey • Dec 12, 2019 04:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life Terrence Malick has wrestled with themes of suffering for decades, and in the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, he has found his perfect beatific subject. A conscientious objector in World War II, Franz (August Diehl) is happily married and raising young children in an Alpine village in Austria when the By Sarah • Dec 12, 2019 04:18 pm
Amazingness The Holiday Spirit with Mimi and Alison The dark side of the Force has been challenging my holiday spirit the last couple of days. But I’ve had an assist from an Angel and a Butterfly. Went to see Celine Dion on Tuesday night and the Queen of All Feelings gave me all the feelings to sustain By Lainey • Dec 12, 2019 03:58 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 12, 2019 There was an interesting story in Page Six about Jen Meyer being chastised by the royal team for posting photos of Meghan Markle wearing her jewellery line, with links to products. The posts have been taken down, but I wonder if this is true. Meghan Markle often wears Stella McCartney By Maria • Dec 12, 2019 01:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Carey Mulligan is a Promising (Raging) Young Woman Holy sh-t is what I first said yesterday went I watched this trailer. I’ve watched it several more times since, especially as this site was being cyber attacked, and it’s been almost…cathartic. I don’t think there’s any doubt about what Promising Young Woman is trying By Lainey • Dec 12, 2019 01:15 pm
