Movie Reviews and Previews The time of their lives: Dirty Dancing at 35 Want to experience the crushing passage of time? Dirty Dancing was released thirty-five years ago, on August 21, 1987. It remains one of the most enduringly popular films of the 1980s, a foundational text in the contemporary romantic drama canon. But it’s also an artifact of 1980s nostalgia, as By Sarah • Aug 19, 2022 12:02 pm
Media Manipulation Himpathy for Brad Pitt Over the last few days, since Puck News reported an update on the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed anonymously by Jane Doe (aka Angelina Jolie) against the FBI, I’ve been wondering how the mainstream media and major entertainment outlets would handle the situation. Both Angelina and Brad Pitt By Lainey • Aug 18, 2022 11:53 am
Business of Hollywood Slightly less-worse Chris It is a truth universally acknowledged that Chris Pratt is the worst Hollywood Chris. Most recently entered into evidence was his Instagram story about how The Terminal List, his thoroughly joyless and mediocre Amazon Prime military-porn series, “defied woke critics’ scathing reviews” to become a hit. https://twitter.com/TheKavernacle/ By Sarah • Aug 16, 2022 12:38 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and the FBI Back in April, Politico reported (via TMZ) that a woman referred to as Jane Doe filed a Freedom of Information Act suit against the FBI to hand over documents related to a domestic violence investigation that happened when she and her children were travelling on a private plane in 2016. By Lainey • Aug 16, 2022 10:47 am
Dumbass Intro for August 12, 2022 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week, an interview with Sean Bean was published in The Times that has sparked a debate about intimacy coordinators across the entertainment industry. Well, more specifically, it has sparked a bunch of actresses to speak out on why they like having intimacy coordinators on set. According By Sarah • Aug 12, 2022 09:03 am
Equality Issues Tyra Banks can't forget When it comes to Tyra Banks, Black Twitter never forgets. Because at least every other month, someone shares a throwback clip of some of the transgressions committed on America’s Next Top Model. Quick recap: The show, written by Ken Mok and executive produced and hosted by Tyra, aired from By Stephanie • Aug 09, 2022 03:03 pm
Sports Lewis Hamilton: F1’s Top Gun This will likely be the headline – or maybe it’s already a headline as more and more people read the piece; Lewis Hamilton covers the new issue of Vanity Fair and reveals that he was almost in Top Gun: Maverick, the number one movie of 2022. Lewis tells writer Chris By Lainey • Aug 08, 2022 10:28 am
Sports Brittney Griner's devastating sentence Yesterday, in a Russian courtroom, WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in prison on drug smuggling charges, a shocking and devastating piece of the months-long saga of her detainment. Griner was arrested in February, and in March grainy images from the Sheremetyevo International Airport showed Brittney in By Melayna • Aug 05, 2022 12:55 pm
Music Kelis: Pharrell is not immune Earlier this week Beyoncé announced that she has pulled the sample of Kelis’ legendary anthem “Milkshake” from the end of her “Energy” track off her most recent studio album RENAISSANCE. According to Rolling Stone, Tidal and Apple have appeared to have “removed an interpolation of “Milkshake” that appeared at the By Melayna • Aug 04, 2022 12:22 pm
TV Updates The Reservation Dogs in NYC Reservation Dogs returns for season two tonight on Hulu (technically, “FX on Hulu”, which is just a confusing entity), and on Disney+’s Star platform internationally. Ahead of the second season premiere, some of the cast was in New York doing press, including D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Paulina Alexis, and Lane By Sarah • Aug 03, 2022 10:59 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Nick Cannon & Elon Musk: A Tale of Two Fathers Nick Cannon welcomed his 8th child this week with model Bre Tiesi in an all-natural home birth, much of which has been shared to social media. This makes Tiesi the fifth woman to have a child by the actor, singer and TV host. Cannon has been in the headlines lately, By Stephanie • Jul 26, 2022 01:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 25, 2022 Dear Gossips, As expected, Jordan Peele’s Nope was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend so he’s three for three, as all three of his films have opened at #1 at the domestic box office. But that hasn’t been the dominant conversation about Nope on By Lainey • Jul 25, 2022 09:33 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Kristin Cavallari and single mom power (We are so happy to introduce our newest writer, Stephanie, a television producer and media veteran turned non-profit worker. She is a reality TV expert, a true crime aficionado, and a single mom. She can be reached at @Stephanie_Hinds on Twitter, @stephaniehindss on Instagram, and Stephanie@LaineyGossip.com.) Former By Stephanie • Jul 22, 2022 12:40 pm
Books Constance Wu comes back Trigger warning, sensitive content to follow. Constance Wu has not been on social media for a few years. Not that she hasn’t been working, during her social media absence, Constance has worked steadily and currently stars in The Terminal List with a couple of film projects in post-production. Earlier By Lainey • Jul 18, 2022 11:22 am
TV Updates Intro for July 13, 2022 Dear Gossips, Watch Out For The Big Grrrls! Lizzo is now an Emmy nominee! Her show about the “Big Grrrls” (as she calls them) auditioning to perform with her was nominated SIX times yesterday – which means Lizzo is going to the Emmys on September 12. On Instagram afterwards, Lizzo posted By Lainey • Jul 13, 2022 09:43 am
Top Reads Florence Pugh and her Valentino nipples There was a lot of pink in the front row at Valentino for the haute couture presentation in Rome this weekend. Anne Hathaway, Hwasa, and Ariana DeBose were all side-by-side in fuchsia and platforms. For me and my preferred aesthetic, Ariana was my favourite. It’s basically a very expensive By Lainey • Jul 11, 2022 12:07 pm
