Cannes 2025 JLaw : a long season ahead? Flashback to May 2024. Cannes 2024 was just about to kick off and I posted about how Demi Moore was heading to the festival for the first time since 1997 and was expected to make a splash as both the Chopard godmother and the star of one of one of By Lainey • May 21, 2025 02:08 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Rihanna: Fashionably Freed In the weeks preceding her confirmation at the Met Gala that she and Rocky are expecting their third child together, Rihanna wore a series of baggy outfits so as to guard the surprise, even though it really wasn’t all that much of a surprise. It’s impolite to come By Lainey • May 21, 2025 12:43 pm
Tom Cruise Jin and Tom and the Empire State It was reported last week that while Tom Cruise was in Korea promoting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, he made a variety show appearance – and the show he chose was Run Jin!, hosted by Kim Seokjin, one of the seven members of BTS. Their interview was released yesterday and if By Lainey • May 21, 2025 11:50 am
Cannes 2025 Summer of Scarlett It’s a busy week for Scarlett Johansson. Fresh off hosting the final episode of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season—and maybe her husband’s last season?—she popped up in Cannes for the premiere of her feature directorial debut, Eleanor the Great. The film stars June Squibb and By Sarah • May 21, 2025 10:32 am
TV Updates Intro for May 21, 2025 Dear Gossips, We are exactly five weeks away from the release of The Bear season four. To kick off the countdown, they dropped the first trailer yesterday and there are some choices made here – the biggest one being that Jamie Lee Curtis is shown in the preview. Not that it By Lainey • May 21, 2025 09:22 am
What Else Taylor’s timed rebellion It was unintentional but the timing could not be better. Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” (Taylor’s Version) played during the most recent episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, the penultimate episode of the series. You don’t have to be caught up with the show By Lainey • May 20, 2025 04:33 pm
Cannes 2025 Alexander Skarsgård’s Cannes weekend Alexander Skarsgård is very busy. Murderbot premiered on Apple TV+ on Friday—eventually I will have a review!—and on the same weekend, he turned up at Cannes for the premiere of his new film, Pillion, co-starring Harry Melling (probably still best known as Dudley Dursley, but this guy has By Sarah • May 20, 2025 03:45 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 20, 2025 Sarah Jessica Parker is reading two books a day to prepare for her role as a Booker Prize judge. I fully believe this because have you seen how she prepares for the Met Gala? She is an extremely thoughtful and thorough person and a longtime advocate of literacy and libraries. By Maria • May 20, 2025 03:16 pm
Cannes 2025 Dakota Johnson: A Fashion Statement? One of the topics of conversation heading into Cannes this year was about the dress code and the festival’s policy on the naked dress, effectively banning it from the red carpets at the Palais, along with gowns that are too big. We haven’t seen too many so-called violations By Lainey • May 20, 2025 02:12 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Let’s Dance “Get the point? Good. Let’s dance” – Janet Jackson, 1989 There’s a time and place for every mood and vibe when looking for new music, but generally like Whitney once sang… we just want to dance. You may not think you want to, but put on a specific song By MC • May 20, 2025 01:27 pm
Cannes 2025 Mia Threapleton’s Cannes moment Cannes is in full swing, but it seems like it’s an unusually muted year, at least on the business side of things. Beyond the festival, Cannes is also a film market, but like Sundance earlier this year, blockbuster deals are not really happening—a recession indicator. Everyone is nervous By Sarah • May 20, 2025 12:45 pm
Jessica Biel Jessica Biel’s turn There used to be a generally accepted rule that popstars stopped being relevant past their 30s – and interestingly enough it’s the pop girlies who are challenging that with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift reaching career highs well past their 20s and showing no signs of slowing down. Not sure By Lainey • May 20, 2025 11:26 am
Cannes 2025 Rihanna and Rocky: A Cannes “Umbrella” Sorry, sorry, can’t help myself. It’s one of her most biggest, most enduring hits. “You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh eh eh, under my umbrella…” And Rihanna and Rocky were just in Cannes last night under an umbrella at the premiere of Spike Lee’s By Lainey • May 20, 2025 10:40 am
Beyoncé Intro for May 20, 2025 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé has now wrapped up three shows in Chicago and will next be taking the COWBOY CARTER tour to the greater New York area with five shows at Met Life Stadium. Between the Knicks making it to the conference finals and the Queen being in town, NYC is By Lainey • May 20, 2025 09:14 am
Cannes 2025 Angelina, Natalie, Emma – Oscar winners on Cannes Friday PROGRAMMING NOTE: Monday is a stat holiday in Canada so we will be dark and returning to regular gossip schedule on Tuesday. One of the most highly anticipated films of the year is screening in Cannes tonight – Ari Aster’s Eddington opens wide and it’s an ambitious move because By Lainey • May 16, 2025 04:47 pm
Tom Cruise MBJ returns the favour On Wednesday the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning train made a brief stop in Cannes. On Thursday Tom Cruise was back in London to bring the spectacle to the city that’s now pretty much considered his hometown since he spends so much of his time there. At one point By Lainey • May 16, 2025 03:34 pm
