Royals Prince Andrew: angry and bewildered Earlier this week, at a news conference in New York, US Attorney Geoffrey Berman who’s been investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case, said publicly that they’ve had “zero cooperation” from Prince Andrew who had previously said he’d be happy to cooperate with authorities about his friendship with the By Lainey • Jan 29, 2020 11:26 am
Music Eminem and Grindr Last Thursday, Maria posted about the Dolly Parton challenge which like most challenges is just an excuse to shamelessly post more pictures of yourself. But in some cases, it was also the opportunity to adapt and modify the format. Like Eminem’s version: Did I do this right? pic.twitter. By Prem • Jan 29, 2020 10:34 am
Gorgessity Charlize in the Spotlight Charlize Theron accepted the Spotlight Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards last night in Beverly Hills. The award honours actors who recognise throughout their careers the value that costume designers and costume artists bring to a role. There’s an obvious connection this year between Charlize’s work and By Lainey • Jan 29, 2020 10:01 am
Winona Ryder Intro for January 29, 2020 Dear Gossips, Winona Ryder will be featured in a commercial during the Super Bowl. Which doesn’t really seem on brand for Winona Ryder, like no one’s expecting Winona to pop up in a beer ad, you know? And hers is not a face anyone’s looking out for By Lainey • Jan 29, 2020 09:12 am
What Else What Else? Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie may be the beneficiaries of Sussexit. Now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no longer working royals, the British royal family has two spots to fill. That could fall to Prince Andrew’s daughters, which I’m sure will greatly please him. Given how much By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 04:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen I’m going to revise an opinion. I came down pretty hard on the 2015 Guy Ritchie movie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Since then, however, Ritchie has made King Arthur— bad—and Aladdin— bland—and now The Gentlemen, which is a return to Ritchie’s technical By Sarah • Jan 28, 2020 04:28 pm
Style Cynthia and Charlize at the Nominees Luncheon The Oscars are less than two weeks away. The suspense this year is in the Best Picture and Director races. All the acting categories are pretty much locked up: Renee Zellweger for Best Actress, Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor, Laura Dern for Best Supporting Actress, and Brad Pitt for Best By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 03:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 28, 2020 Lewis Capaldi, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes sang along to Niall Horan (and One Direction) with Niall Horan. The videos ended up on TikTok (of course!) and it’s so performative (because they know everyone is watching them and filming them) but also so genuine. The best time made even By Maria • Jan 28, 2020 03:16 pm
TV Updates The Goop Lab is mercenary and cynical snake oil I walked away from Gwyneth Paltrow’s first In Goop Health summit thinking it was a borderline snake oil convention, mostly harmless on the surface but with some predatory, potentially damaging undertones. The Goop Lab, however, is In Goop Health times a thousand. In Goop Health, it turns out, was By Sarah • Jan 28, 2020 01:45 pm
Royals On House Sussex and Ellen DeGeneres Last week the Daily Mail broke the exclusive that Meghan Markle’s first interview after Sussexit would be with Ellen DeGeneres. Meghan and Prince Harry are the biggest gets right now, by far. Everyone wants to talk to them and obviously most people were thinking that they’d choose an By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 12:43 pm
BFFs Brad and his “lover” Leo According to Brad Pitt, who was probably not being serious, Leonardo DiCaprio calls him “lover”: “Lover. He calls me Lover,” said Pitt. “It’s a bit confusing, but I roll with it.” These days, he’s a joke a minute, this guy. That said, he referred to Leo as “LDC” By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 11:28 am
BFFs Taika and his hero, Bong Joon-ho The Oscar Nominees Luncheon took place yesterday. This is when they gather every year for the class photo, ahead of the big night, and now they can see the finish line after months of campaigning – except, of course, for Brad Pitt who hasn’t been campaigning AT ALL. We’ll By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 10:21 am
Intro for January 28, 2020 Dear Gossips, A day after the Grammys, BTS was in LA for iHeartRadio Live, continuing promotion for their upcoming album Map of the Soul: 7, due to be released on February 21. I spent the day after the Grammys still in full-blown swoon over their performance and, in particular, Taehyung’ By Lainey • Jan 28, 2020 09:18 am
What Else What Else? Even though I have wondered at several (low) points of my life the last few months whether or not, um, Diplo – would I?, I still think there was too much Diplo last night during Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” performance. There should have been less Diplo and more By Lainey • Jan 27, 2020 04:52 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Shopping for… Quirky-Lite? Hi Duana, I’m desperate for your help. Having our fourth boy in a couple of weeks (that was our last chance of having a daughter ;)) and am stumped for a name! I’ve set my mind on a unique, original name to make him extra special as the fourth By Duana • Jan 27, 2020 03:46 pm
Royals The Uncooperative Prince While everyone over at Buckingham Palace is hoping that the Jeffrey Epstein mess will go away, over in the United States, even though they bungled it for a decade (so let’s not give them too much credit), they’re still proceeding with an investigation, and today, there was a By Lainey • Jan 27, 2020 03:29 pm
