Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina’s New Essay Trigger warning for domestic violence Angelina Jolie spent several years advocating for the reauthorisation of the Women Against Violence Act (WAVA) that was eventually signed by President Joe Biden in March 2022. A couple of months before the reauthorisation, Angelina spoke during a virtual rally in support of the act By Lainey • Jun 27, 2023 10:53 am
Baby and Bump Obsession JLaw’s Pride The story at the box office this weekend is basically that in its second weekend The Flash is tanking. Variety calls it a “catastrophic result” for the movie against its budget and it’ll be interesting now to see how Warner Bros and DC move ahead with their plans, or By Lainey • Jun 26, 2023 10:15 am
TV Updates Intro for June 21, 2023 Dear Gossips, Emmys nomination voting is currently underway and will end on Monday, June 25th. In the Lead Actress Comedy category, Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson is the overwhelming favourite and experts are saying that The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan will likely be included. But there are several By Lainey • Jun 21, 2023 09:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ashley Park in the Lead A new red band trailer has been released for the upcoming movie Joy Ride. Joy Ride premiered at SXSW back in March and the reception was overwhelmingly positive. It is currently sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 15 reviews, so it might come down a bit… but given everything By Lainey • Jun 16, 2023 10:56 am
Douchebags Tenoch Huerta responded Over the weekend, Tenoch Huerta was accused of sexual assault by musician María Elena Ríos. You can read about that here. On Monday, Huerta posted a response on Instagram and also sent it to Variety. In his statement, Huerta says, “About a year ago, I dated Elena for several months. By Sarah • Jun 14, 2023 02:37 pm
Equality Issues Intro for June 12, 2023 Dear Gossips, History was made at the Tony Awards last night as Alex Newell and J Harrison Ghee became the first openly nonbinary actors to win awards. Alex won the Tony for Featured Actor in a Musical for their performance in Shucked and J Harrison won the Tony for Leading By Lainey • Jun 12, 2023 09:03 am
Books Intro for June 1, 2023 Dear Gossips, Elliot Page’s memoir, Pageboy, will be released next Tuesday, June 6. When he revealed the cover back in December, Elliot shared on Instagram that books helped him in his lowest moments, when he was confused and scared, and although he’s often in the past thought about By Lainey • Jun 01, 2023 08:46 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 31, 2023 Dear Gossips, This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Joy Luck Club, the seminal Asian American film based on Amy Tan’s bestselling book. Thirty years later, the four of the film gathered on Hollywood Blvd yesterday to celebrate Ming-Na Wen’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By Lainey • May 31, 2023 09:09 am
Music Miley's touring privilege Miley Cyrus is clarifying remarks she made to British Vogue last week. She told the magazine she had no desire to go on tour, citing a lack of connection and safety. Yesterday, though, she took to Twitter to expand on what, exactly, she meant. A message from Miley ❤️ pic.twitter. By Stephanie • May 25, 2023 12:09 pm
Relationship Assumption Jennie & V: A Big (Silent) Deal It was a major new development yesterday – BLACKPINK’s Jennie and V of BTS (also known as Taehyung) were photographed holding hands while walking along the Seine in Paris after a year of speculation over whether or not they’re dating. Despite some fans refusing to believe it’s true, By Lainey • May 18, 2023 12:11 pm
Relationship Assumption Gabrielle Union: Miss Hyper-Independent Gabrielle Union’s recent revelations about her marriage to Dwyane Wade has left social media divided. During an appearance on the Black Millionaires podcast, she revealed that when it comes to her and her husband Dwyane Wade’s finances, she believes in equality. "In this household, we split everything By Stephanie • May 17, 2023 12:38 pm
Royals Intro for May 17, 2023 Dear Gossips, Meghan Markle was honoured in New York last night where she received the Woman of Vision Award presented by the Ms. Foundation and Gloria Steinem. Prince Harry and her mother, Doria Ragland, joined her at the event. Meghan was one of six honorees last night alongside Wanda Irving, By Lainey • May 17, 2023 09:06 am
Gorgessity Outfit of the Week: Charlize in Blue Bandages Charlize Theron is in Rome ahead of the premiere of Fast X. The (family!) movie opens next week. Can’t wait to read Sarah’s review. As a member of the Fast Family, Charlize has been doing promotion on her social channels and this includes fashion posts. Charlize is very, By Lainey • May 12, 2023 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Little Mermaid highlights poor Caribbean representation The Little Mermaid is making quite the splash following the world premiere in Hollywood, which Sarah wrote about here. For the most part, Black people across the globe have been ecstatic to finally have a Black Ariel. But the excitement came to a bit of a halt, replaced instead with By Stephanie • May 12, 2023 12:10 pm
Gorgessity Simone’s (Wedding) Hair Drama Simone Biles is clapping back at social media users who trolled her over her wedding day look. The comments came after she posted photos of her intimate courthouse ceremony, wearing a look that totalled less than $200. In this case, most of the insults were aimed at her hair. This By Stephanie • Apr 26, 2023 01:12 pm
Equality Issues It's Yung Miami's time to speak Caresha Brownlee, better known as Yung Miami, was The Cut’s April cover story. And Megan Thee Stallion covers ELLE with a first-person essay chronicling her journey to healing after being shot by Tory Lanez. The two stories, despite being wildly different in nature, share overarching themes that speak to By Stephanie • Apr 20, 2023 11:51 am
