Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s gentle return Ben Affleck was on Kimmel last night to premiere a new trailer for Triple Frontier. The film premieres on Netflix March 13, also starring Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund. It looks like a hard movie, like they’re going through some SH-T. What I’m trying to say By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 02:34 pm
Lifestyle What's Your Drama: Eye Contact With Kenny G & Getting Hot for the Boss Welcome back to another installment of What’s Your Drama! On today's show: Did you see Kim's Valentine's Surprise? If my husband Cory did this for me, I would consider divorce. After we deal with that we get into your drama! Can political views By Sasha • Feb 15, 2019 01:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 15, 2019 Christmastime is when Mimi expends all of her energy – I imagine she spends most of January recovering in some kind of hyperbaric skinny chamber. That’s why her Valentine’s Day is so subdued. How do we even know this photo was specifically taken for Valentine’s Day? Lounging in By Maria • Feb 15, 2019 01:17 pm
Style Jake & Tom: a men’s fashion moment Here are Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge last night in New York at The Public Theatre for their play(s) Sea Wall/A Life. The reviews I’ve read so far have been solid and both actors are being praised for their performances, with critics noting that Jake, who’s By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 11:49 am
Media Manipulation Bradley and Irina’s Valentine’s dinner Bradley Cooper was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, likely pre-taped because he was out for dinner last night in LA with Irina Shayk for Valentine’s Day. Colbert presented Bradley with his Grammy for “Shallow” and, of course, they talked about A Star is Born, during By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 11:05 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Lady Gaga not engaged? Lady Gaga was not wearing her engagement ring at the Grammys and her fiancé – or possible ex-fiancé – Christian Carino, was not there with her and he’s been at her side through award season. So there’s been speculation this week that they’ve ended their engagement. A source tells By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 10:09 am
Weddings Katy & Orlando engaged A week ago Katy Perry was making headlines telling Paper Magazine that: "I'm very pragmatic and logistical and I am less fantastical about things. I mean, I was married when I was 25. I'm 34. It was almost 10 years ago. I was like, ' By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 09:42 am
Oscars 2019 Intro for February 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, We are now inside ten days until the Oscars. Earlier this week the Academy confirmed its second round of presenters including Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Laura Dern, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, and more. Also Daenerys Targaryen will be there as Emilia Clarke begins her post-GoT By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 09:06 am
What Else What Else? You know one more angle we should consider re: Brad Pitt going to Jennifer Aniston’s 50th birthday party? What’s in it for him? Winning back the MiniVan Majority, right? And here’s the next phase of that – “sources” letting it be known that while he doesn’t look By Lainey • Feb 14, 2019 05:33 pm
Music The Unsinkable Jennifer Lopez That was a famous magazine title about another Jennifer – Jennifer Aniston. It was the Vanity Fair article, the one after she and Brad Pitt divorced. I feel like that word, “unsinkable”, applies also to Jennifer Lopez. Last year, we featured JLo on Show Your Work and what’s amazing about By Lainey • Feb 14, 2019 04:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Isn’t it Romantic is a feel-good rom-com parody Isn’t It Romantic has a slightly tortured concept, with a meta romantic comedy tucked inside a regular, straightforward romantic comedy. It’s part of the recently resurgent “brain damage leads to fantasy scenario” sub-genre of romantic movies (see also: Yesterday), and stars Rebel Wilson as the recipient of said By Sarah • Feb 14, 2019 04:27 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Body image and acceptance Hi Hayley, The question I'm about to ask you might be an impossible one for you to answer. Self-esteem is such an elusive thing to understand, and I know that! I'm going to try to explain where I'm coming from. Growing up, I didn& By Hayley • Feb 14, 2019 03:53 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 14, 2019 Valentine’s Day has always been a performative holiday and social media has only enhanced that. Today there are two kinds of people: the ones who wear red in earnest and the ones who scroll through Instagram muttering “give me a f-cking break.” Sam Smith, who I suspected would be By Maria • Feb 14, 2019 03:17 pm
Media Manipulation About the Johnny Depp’s kissing photos A little inside baseball about those photos I posted yesterday of Johnny Depp kissing an identified woman in Belgrade. It’s surprising to me that there’s been no follow-up on this. Not very many mentions in American entertainment media. As of post time, I’ve not seen it on By Lainey • Feb 14, 2019 02:32 pm
TV Updates The Big Mouth Valentine’s Day Special: Is Nick Trans? If you’re looking to watch something other than predictable and cliched rom-coms this Valentine’s day, try Big Mouth’s Valentine’s Day Special which was released on Netflix last week. If you haven’t heard of Big Mouth, it’s an underrated show that gets lumped into the By Prem • Feb 14, 2019 12:54 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Prince Harry: Valentine in uniform Prince Harry is in Norway today in his capacity as Captain General of the Royal Marines, spending time with service members and observing training exercises, in particular Exercise Clockwork. Participants learn how to continue with operations in extreme weather conditions and difficult terrain. At #ExerciseClockwork, 200 miles inside the Arctic By Lainey • Feb 14, 2019 11:34 am
