Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 16, 2019 How does Beyoncé go to a party and avoid being filmed when she doesn’t want to be filmed? We still don’t know what her costume was at her own Halloween party, even though everyone else posted on social from the event. It’s not a simple answer, requiring By Maria • Dec 16, 2019 01:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Maverick is the boss now Maverick: Legend of the Skies (AKA Top Gun: Maverick, a boring title) is probably going to be one of the biggest movies of summer 2020. I say “probably” only because this past summer was so f-cking dicey for everyone not named Disney, I am no longer confident in people showing By Sarah • Dec 16, 2019 01:02 pm
TV Updates Little Fires Mystery Trailer When the first look for the film adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere was released, I wrote about my excitement for the project, particularly the book’s themes of perfectionism, artistry, privilege, post-partum depression, and estrangement. Author Celeste Ng is such an empathetic writer and explores all of those topics within By Maria • Dec 16, 2019 10:34 am
BFFs Jay-Z and Kanye: a holiday reunion Jay-Z and Kanye West were both at P Diddy’s 50th birthday party this weekend. It was packed with some of the biggest names in movies and music and television. Everyone wanted to be there to celebrate a half century of Puffy. And everyone being there was again a testament By Lainey • Dec 16, 2019 10:09 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Jodie and Jodie are having a baby, right? Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson walked their first red carpet together last month at the premiere of Queen & Slim and, as I predicted in that post, there was going to be some Bump Watch. Here they are yesterday at the airport in Berlin and… well… They’re having a By Lainey • Dec 16, 2019 09:35 am
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
