Gross Batman, a Senator, Jeffrey…and Rocky too! It’s the season of giving. And that endless Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar keeps giving and giving and giving. Yesterday it was revealed that Senator Al Franken, who used to be a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, kissed and groped radio news anchor Leeann Tweeden while she was By Lainey • Nov 17, 2017 09:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Here lies Justice League, DOA You know that description of Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Harry is post-life in the way station between places? “…Raw and rough…it had been left, unwanted, stuffed out of sight, struggling for breath.” Voldemort, defeated, provides the most apt description of Justice League, a messy By Sarah • Nov 16, 2017 03:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s Justice League weekend Justice League opens tonight. Sarah’s review of the movie is coming up this afternoon. As mentioned earlier this week, Rotten Tomatoes was embargoing reviews until just before the movie comes out, supposedly because they want to test out a new site feature but a lot of people had conspiracy By Lainey • Nov 16, 2017 12:24 pm
Media Manipulation Ben Affleck’s PR angles Justice League is a week away. So the North American press push for the movie should be underway. Here’s Ben Affleck arriving in New York, all smiles with Lindsay Shookus. Back in September, before the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal broke, I had been anticipating that Ben and Lindsay By Lainey • Nov 09, 2017 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck wants to be “part of the solution” Sarah just posted about the imminent release of Justice League and how it might do at the box office after Thor just became everyone’s favourite Avenger. Justice League, of course, is DC’s version of the Avengers. And Batman is the sort of leader of the Justice League. At By Lainey • Nov 06, 2017 10:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Here comes the Justice League The big question mark in November’s box office is what is going to happen with Justice League. We’ve already seen the numbers Thor: Ragnarok put up, and now the question is, how much more can one month support? The story of 2017 at the box office—and previous By Sarah • Nov 06, 2017 09:27 am
Celebrity Real Estate Ben & Lindsay house hunting As mentioned in the previous post about Emma Stone, SNL is off until November 4th, when Larry David will host the show. This weekend is the David S Pumpkins animated Halloween special. This means that Lindsay Shookus gets a couple of weeks off. So she’s been in LA with By Lainey • Oct 26, 2017 09:53 am
TV Updates The Green Lantern Mystery I’m already on the record doubting that any version of the Green Lantern shows up in Justice League. But, last night The Big Bang Theory introduced the “Geekstakes” in which a fan can win a trip to the Justice League premiere. The game involves clicking on a wheel which By Sarah • Oct 17, 2017 11:56 am
Relationship Assumption Ben Affleck with Jennifer Garner at the end of his bad week Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner stepped out with their kids yesterday for ice cream. It’s been a minute since Ben and Jen have been photographed together public. I just did a quick search through a couple of photo agencies and the last shots I’m picking up are from By Lainey • Oct 13, 2017 12:01 pm
Chinese Squawking Chicken Ben Affleck lost his good luck charm I was raised in a home that’s all about feng shui and good luck energy. Every year, my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, provides predictions and readings for this site for every sign under the Chinese zodiac: what those born in the Year of the Monkey should avoid, if By Lainey • Oct 12, 2017 11:44 am
Top Reads Rose McGowan calls out Ben Affleck Ben Affleck released a statement yesterday about the Harvey Weinstein situation. And then Rose McGowan called him a liar: @benaffleck “GODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT” you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) By Lainey • Oct 11, 2017 11:18 am
Ben Affleck Ben’s back in New York Ben Affleck was in New York this weekend to spend time with Lindsay Shookus. Apparently he was at SNL studios on Saturday night for the show but did not attend the after-party. SNL was criticised this weekend for not addressing the Harvey Weinstein situation. While Ben, who has worked closely By Lainey • Oct 10, 2017 12:51 pm
Ben Affleck Ben this weekend? Ben Affleck was photographed out in Santa Monica yesterday. Since Saturday Night Live is in production now for the new season, Lindsay Shookus has to be in New York for most of the week when there are new episodes. It’s definitely a new episode this Saturday, hosted by Gal By Lainey • Oct 06, 2017 11:40 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Ben Affleck is so considerate, OK? Ben Affleck, as you know, was Lindsay Shookus’s plus-one at the Emmys, sitting several rows back with her instead of in the front row where brand name big name celebrities are usually installed. As I wrote yesterday in my post-Emmys article about Ben’s appearance at the Emmys, it By Lainey • Sep 19, 2017 05:14 pm
Emmy Awards 2017 Ben Affleck: Emmys Best & Worst Plus-One !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on. If you’re here for the gossip – WHAT ELSE IS THERE – Ben Affleck’s appearance at the Emmys was the best gossip of the night. He did not walk the carpet. He was not a nominee. Ben Affleck had no reason to be at the Emmys…except that By Lainey • Sep 18, 2017 02:54 pm
Relationship Assumption Ben leaves happy On the one hand, Ben Affleck has complained a lot over the course of his fame career that we care too much about his personal life. On the other hand, for every single one of his high profile relationships, he’s somehow provided us with so much documentation. When Ben By Lainey • Sep 13, 2017 11:36 am
