Business of Hollywood Aziz Ansari, moving on and moving up Four years after having a #MeToo scandal of his own, Aziz Ansari is doing just fine. He has continued touring as a top-selling stand-up comedian, and he has a new stand-up special on Netflix, Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian, his second post-scandal, plus he dropped a new season of Master of By Sarah • Feb 23, 2022 11:54 am
Equality Issues Yalitza Aparicio, at last It has been four years since Yalitza Aparicio made her acting debut in Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar-winning film, Roma. But despite being a Best Actress nominee in 2019, Aparicio has not appeared in a feature film or television series since. She hasn’t been completely idle, having appeared in a By Sarah • Feb 18, 2022 01:12 pm
TV Updates Kevin Costner’s Indigenous documentary Kevin Costner is riding high on the success of Yellowstone, one of the most popular shows on television with Game of Thrones-level ratings, when everyone thought those numbers would be impossible to reach post-Thrones. So, what is Costner doing with his new hot streak? Is he subjecting us to more By Sarah • Feb 11, 2022 12:53 pm
Top Reads Angelina speaks emotionally for VAWA It was announced yesterday in Washington, DC that a deal had been reached to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) after a bipartisan team of lawmakers and activists worked together for years to modernise the landmark legislation. Angelina Jolie, who has been a part of that effort, was invited By Lainey • Feb 10, 2022 09:57 am
Top Reads Bennifer’s First 2022 Red Carpet I’d been wondering about it for weeks – would Ben Affleck show up on the Marry Me red carpet with Jennifer Lopez the way she showed up for him on The Last Duel and The Tender Bar red carpets? The answer is yes. He didn’t just show up, they By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 11:10 am
Top Reads Awkwafina doesn’t apologise Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina, for years has been criticised for appropriating AAVE (African American Vernacular English) and using what’s called a blaccent, and specifically speaking with a blaccent as part of her comedic persona and in her comedic roles, only to take it off for her dramatic roles, which By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 11:09 am
Dumbass Taylor Swift and The Man Taylor Swift has a song called “The Man” with the following lyrics: “’Cause if I was a man, then I’d be the man I’d be the man I’d be the man They’d say I hustled, put in the work They wouldn’t shake their heads and By Lainey • Jan 25, 2022 01:02 pm
Top Reads Angelina at the Virtual Rally Yesterday was the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Day of Action as bipartisan lawmakers in the US are “pushing to reauthorise the 1994 VAWA for the first time in almost a decade… [after] it lapsed in 2019 when the Republican-dominated Senate did not pass it”. It is f-cked up to By Lainey • Jan 20, 2022 11:00 am
Equality Issues Olivia Culpo wears another sports bra Olivia Culpo was in the news last week because her sister Aurora posted on Instagram an outfit that Olivia wore on an American Airlines flight on their way to their holiday – a sports bra with bike shorts – and was told to put on a blouse and cover up. If you By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 01:24 pm
Top Reads The Only Fox News After taking over Hollywood for a couple of weeks, Julia Fox was back home in New York yesterday for her son’s first birthday. She and her ex, Peter Artemiev, were papped in Manhattan, having resumed amicable relations after she cussed him out on Instagram just before Christmas for being By Lainey • Jan 18, 2022 11:06 am
Equality Issues It’s Janet Jackson Season I’m so excited because Janet Jackson season is upon us. Before her two-night documentary event hits Lifetime and A&E at the end of the month, the icon is covering Allure’s February issue. I know Janet’s executive producing the doc, so it’s a bit of By Cody • Jan 12, 2022 11:14 am
TV Updates Lily James talks Pamela Anderson and privacy Lily James is on the cover of Net A Porter’s digital magazine this month—is it more accurate to say that she is the face of the digital magazine? There is no “cover”—to promote the upcoming Pam & Tommy series on Hulu. The interview, conducted by Eva Wiseman, By Sarah • Jan 12, 2022 10:37 am
Gorgessity Hoyeon covers Vogue! Hoyeon Jung, the breakout star of Squid Game, covers the February issue of Vogue. This is a surprise but not a surprise… Not a surprise because Hoyeon started her career as a model, and worked in New York for a few years, right up until she had her last callback By Lainey • Jan 05, 2022 01:09 pm
TV Updates Dear The Bachelor, I’m Bored. Last night was the premiere of The Bachelor, this season’s lead is Clayton Echard who is a former football player and was a contestant on Michelle Young’s season that LITERALLY JUST FINISHED AIRING TWO WEEKS AGO. It’s the franchise’s fourth show in just six months. We By Anastasia • Jan 04, 2022 01:23 pm
Award Season Campaigning West Side Story and Rachel Zegler, a contender? There’s been a LOT of hype about Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. It’s currently sitting at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes so far. The film opens this Friday and if it can do a solid box office, it’s almost guaranteed, not just for a Best Picture By Lainey • Dec 08, 2021 12:22 pm
Style Ava, Shamier, and Celebrating Black Cinema In the previous post about Drake, I wrote about him devaluing the Grammys and assigning value elsewhere. That’s what Shamier Anderson and his brother Stephan James are attempting to do with The Black Academy, measuring success on new terms, reframing the benchmark of success in entertainment, and who gets By Lainey • Dec 07, 2021 11:19 am
