Maple Leaf Intro for February 15, 2024 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week I interviewed Camille Dundas for ETALK. Camille is a public speaking and corporate diversity consultant, a television producer, a writer, and the founder and editor-in-chief of ByBlacks.com, an award-winning online magazine covering stories of interest to the Black Canadian community, spotlighting By Lainey • Feb 15, 2024 10:04 am
Music Intro for February 14, 2024 Dear Gossips, “Earned all this money, but they never take the country out me” – I know I don’t have to tell you who said that and when and where she did it. And now we know that that was a promise. Eight years later Beyoncé is about to release By Lainey • Feb 14, 2024 10:03 am
Equality Issues Intro for February 7, 2024 Dear Gossips, I was tied up yesterday with our dog, Barney, who had surgery on Monday to repair a ruptured ligament in his leg. When I finally opened up social media to get an update, Drake’s meat was staring me in the face – and I swear, I wasn’t By Lainey • Feb 07, 2024 09:54 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Jay Z Drags the Grammys at the Grammys During Trevor Noah’s monologue at the beginning of the Grammys telecast he made mention that Jay-Z and Beyoncé would be in the house — which was weird after learning late last week Beyoncé’s rumoured participation in a Tina Turner tribute was not happening. So why were they there? By Cody • Feb 05, 2024 01:00 pm
Music Intro for February 2, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Grammys are happening this weekend. SZA leads the way with the most nominations this year, including Album of the Year for SOS. But over the last few days, I’ve seen experts from Variety to Vulture publish “will win/should win” lists that predict that while SZA By Lainey • Feb 02, 2024 09:28 am
Business of Hollywood The echoing frustrations of Taraji, Keke and Issa In a recent conversation with Teen Vogue, superstar Keke Palmer opened up about her possible retirement from Hollywood, saying it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later. “I don’t know. I think the timer has started,” she said. “I think it’s because I just haven’t felt By Stephanie • Feb 01, 2024 01:49 pm
Style Colman Domingo’s Big Week It’s been a very big couple of years for Colman Domingo – but this week was perhaps the biggest of his career. Colman was nominated in the Best Actor Oscar category for his performance in Rustin. And yesterday two major announcements. First, he’ll play Joe Jackson in the upcoming By Lainey • Jan 26, 2024 10:34 am
BFFs Intro for January 23, 2024 Dear Gossips, During the Golden Globes Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig did a bit using a piece of royalty free music popular with the youths on TikTok. During our live chat, I said that Will Ferrell has done an excellent job, as he has become one of the eminent men By Sarah • Jan 23, 2024 08:58 am
Top Reads Reality TV’s questionable second chances Recently, Bravo premiered a trailer for a new series called The Valley. The show is being marketed as a spinoff of Vanderpump Rules, mostly because it features former show stars Jax Taylor, his wife Brittany Cartwright, and the ever controversial Kristen Doute. Typically, new Bravo shows are met by anxious By Stephanie • Jan 19, 2024 01:11 pm
Equality Issues Emmy Rookies Three first-time Emmy nominees this year include Jenna Ortega, following Patty Duke as the second-youngest nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; Dominique Fishback, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Anthology/Movie; and Bella Ramsey, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Though By Sarah • Jan 16, 2024 08:32 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for January 10, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Governors Awards happened last night, an event that is more important than the Golden Globes two nights before. Because this is the actual Oscar Academy – the people who vote on Oscars are in that room, and during such a tightly contested award season, visibility is critical, which By Lainey • Jan 10, 2024 09:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Color Purple, choosing joy, and telling stories Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks, who stars as Sofia in the latest rendition of The Color Purple, recently spoke about needing physical therapy after filming a mob scene in the movie, in which Sofia fights off a crowd of people. She said despite the production having a stage combat leader By Stephanie • Jan 05, 2024 12:12 pm
Business of Hollywood Charmed competition Holly Marie Combs is shedding light on the drama that unfolded behind the scenes during her time on Charmed. This week, she appeared on former castmate Shannen Doherty’s podcast, Let’s Be Clear, for the second part of a discussion about their experience doing the show. During the episode, By Stephanie • Dec 19, 2023 11:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Contenders and a Covey Sisters Reunion The Unforgettable Gala, honouring Asian and Pacific Islander performances, was once again hosted by Simu Liu this year. Simu is enjoying award season as a member of the Barbie cast and I really like what he said at the event about being part of Barbenheimer: “I am responsible for 100% By Lainey • Dec 18, 2023 03:05 pm
Weddings Corinne Foxx’s engagement backlash It was reported yesterday that Jamie Foxx’s daughter, Corinne Foxx, got engaged to her partner Joe Hooten, who she’s been dating since 2019. But the celebratory announcement was met with a swath of racist reactions from online trolls who had unkind things to say about the fact that By Stephanie • Dec 18, 2023 02:33 pm
Style Outfit of the Week: Kerry Washington’s Apples For All That title will make more sense to you when you watch Kerry Washington’s acceptance speech at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment event yesterday where she received the Equity in Entertainment Award. Every point she made was educational and inclusive, starting with an analogy about a fence, an By Lainey • Dec 08, 2023 01:05 pm
