Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 19, 2020 Gabrielle Union was photographed by Zaya Wade for SELF and the pictures are a jolt of sunshine. It helps that the subject is Gabrielle Union and it’s easy to look at these and see perfection, but beyond that, in the interview, Gabrielle is having the same hard conversations she’ By Maria • Jun 19, 2020 03:33 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 18, 2020 Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are set to star in a movie about a wedding – it’s called “Worst Man” and is produced by Lorne Michaels (duh) and will follow the shenanigans and drama leading up to a wedding. This sounds like Bridesmaids after its been wrung of talent and By Maria • Jun 18, 2020 01:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 17, 2020 PEOPLE has a new story up on Kelly Clarkson’s marriage and it’s a little contradictory. One source says, “It just came out of nowhere. The marriage was so strong.” But then another source (I think? It’s not very clear) says that quarantine in Montana “exacerbated any issues. By Maria • Jun 17, 2020 01:39 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 16, 2020 If you watched Canadian TV in the late 80s and 90s, you know Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod from BodyBreak (Keep fit and have fun!). Hal is now telling the story behind BodyBreak and how he got into TV, including having a sports reporter job rescinded because they had another By Maria • Jun 16, 2020 01:49 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 15, 2020 There are new photos of Ashley Benson and G-Eazy and to be honest, I forgot they are together (or she’s rebounding with him, as a source put it in May). It’s perfect timing for a summer fling and considering that most things are paused (like touring and filming) By Maria • Jun 15, 2020 02:44 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 12, 2020 This morning, Lainey posted about Angelina Jolie and it reminded me that Salma Hayek posted a birthday wish to her (a week late). Angelina, as we know, doesn’t live on social media and her activism is still on-the-ground volunteering, donations, and op-ed in newspapers. Do you think that will By Maria • Jun 12, 2020 03:34 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 11, 2020 As Lainey has mentioned before, Canada doesn’t have a star system like the UK, which produces more Z-listers than Cadbury bars. But we do have a very insular media community and there’s some drama happening. Sasha Exeter, a very popular Toronto influencer was posting about Black Lives Matter By Maria • Jun 11, 2020 04:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 10, 2020 There aren’t enough adjectives for this cover so words like “incredible” and “f-cking fantastic” are not strong enough. Put this one in the archives – it’s a new standard. Over the last few years in this space I’ve mentioned John David Washington, but he doesn’t use his By Maria • Jun 10, 2020 04:05 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 9, 2020 Yesterday, Sarah ranked some of the speeches from YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020. This morning, Lady Gaga’s speech came up in my feed and although I haven’t watched it yet, I love her aesthetic. She looks like the badass uncle who shows up to a grad party By Maria • Jun 09, 2020 02:55 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 8, 2020 Yesterday was Prince’s 62nd birthday. I love looking at old photos of Prince because they are so glamorous and intense, but he is completely unbothered. This one with Salma Hayek is different because he seems relaxed and comfortable, the way he’s lounging and listening intently to what she By Maria • Jun 08, 2020 02:40 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 5, 2020 Today The Hollywood Reporter published “When Time’s Up Didn’t Step Up”. It’s centered around the HBO Max documentary, On The Record, which details the sexual harassment and abuse claims involving Russell Simmons. Oprah was attached to the film as a producer but pulled out before it premiered By Maria • Jun 05, 2020 02:06 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 4, 2020 Amber Riley appeared on Instagram Live with journalist Danielle Young to talk about Black Lives Matter and addressed the Lea Michele stuff – she said this is the last time she will speak on it. You can read the recap here (“I’m not going to say that Lea Michele is By Maria • Jun 04, 2020 02:24 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 3, 2020 If you haven’t read Lainey’s analysis of Lea Michele’s apology from earlier this morning, you simply must. I cannot let you miss the line, “WHAT OTHER WAY IS THERE TO PERCEIVE YOU TELLING SOMEONE YOU WOULD SH-T IN THEIR WIG?!?” I might steal it from Lainey and By Maria • Jun 03, 2020 02:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 2, 2020 It’s Black Out Tuesday on social media and Lainey wrote about #theshowmustbepaused today in the intro. That’s why you are seeing these black squares today. This is where some confusion is coming in – as Lizzo pointed out, #blacklivesmatter and #theshowmustbepaused are two separate hashtags. Activist Kenidra Woods clarifies By Maria • Jun 02, 2020 03:20 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 1, 2020 This morning, Lainey wrote about the Carters’ activism and it’s family work – Solange very rarely posts but this is obviously an exception. Matriarch Tina Lawson’s IG is a mix of actionable posts, tributes and news. As Beyoncé said on “Savage”, “I got this sh-t from Tina.” Usually this By Maria • Jun 01, 2020 02:49 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 29, 2020 Taylor Swift pulled up on Twitter - she posted about George Floyd’s murder on Instagram and took to Twitter with a specific message for the US president with the words “white supremacy” and “racism” …and there’s not “both sides” to her point. She is being specific in her By Maria • May 29, 2020 02:18 pm
