Music Sabrina Carpenter is calling the shots Summer 2024 was the Summer of Sabrina Carpenter, as she ascended to pop diva status with Short ’n Sweet and its breakout single, “Espresso”. Now, she’s coming back with a new album, Man’s Best Friend, due in August, and has already dropped the lead single, the cheeky curse-that-man By Sarah • Jun 13, 2025 12:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 3, 2025 Dear Gossips, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn, aka the cast of The Fantastic Four, were at CCXP Mexico this past weekend to promote the movie which comes out on July 25. But that’s not Pedro’s next movie. His next movie is Materialists, opening soon, By Lainey • Jun 03, 2025 09:09 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 29, 2025 Dear Gossips, Summer is here, school is (almost?) out, it is time for silliness and tomfoolery, but NO, we have to have a Serious Discussion about Serious Things because people refuse to take the need for intimacy coordinators seriously. The latest: a stunt performer, Devyn LaBella, is suing Kevin Costner, By Sarah • May 29, 2025 08:56 am
Top Reads Blake Lively: The Quiet Brief(s) A noteworthy development yesterday in the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni lawsuit. Here’s a quick(ish) summary on the situation since my focus is on the media and not the legal. Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni and his business partners for (among other things) sexual harassment. Justin Baldoni and By Lainey • May 28, 2025 01:29 pm
Equality Issues Doechii’s Met Gala controversy While attending her first Met Gala, Doechii went viral as social media debated over whether she was out of line in her treatment of staffers at the event after a video of her demanding umbrellas to hide her outfit from the paparazzi started making the rounds online. In the video, By Stephanie • May 08, 2025 02:04 pm
Douchebags Shannon Sharpe accused CW for intimate partner violence, discussion of sexual assault Last week, Shannon Sharpe announced he would be stepping away from his role at ESPN over disturbing allegations outlined in a hefty lawsuit being levied against him by an ex-girlfriend, who, despite being named as Jane Doe on court documents, had By Stephanie • Apr 28, 2025 01:26 pm
Equality Issues Olivia Rodrigo: Catalyst of Change Olivia Rodrigo was in New York last night to accept the Catalyst of Change award at the Planned Parenthood gala. Olivia is one of the pop music’s most outspoken and high-profile advocates for reproductive freedom. There are countless examples of how she’s used her platform to call attention By Lainey • Apr 25, 2025 12:50 pm
Top Reads Tracee Ellis Ross on choice and singledom Tracee Ellis Ross was a guest on the IMO podcast hosted by Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig. During the conversation, Tracee spoke about the “fascinating adventure” of dating and the nuanced grief she experiences at times moving through life without a partner or children of her own. And By Stephanie • Apr 17, 2025 11:55 am
Top Reads The Business of Hating Hailey Bieber (and others) As Maria has said many times in her Celebrity Social Media posts, if for whatever reason you’d like to feel even more terrible about the state of the world, cruise through the comments on Hailey Bieber’s social media accounts. The hatred that has been directed at her, for By Lainey • Apr 08, 2025 11:06 am
Equality Issues Love is Blind, but core values aren't The reunion for the eighth season of Love is Blind premiered this week on Netflix, and of the show’s five hopeful couples who became engaged during their time in the pods, only one successfully exchanged wedding vows on decision day. With the point of the experiment hinging mainly on By Stephanie • Mar 12, 2025 11:24 am
Equality Issues Red carpet reality (star) Giggly Squad cohost and stand-up comedian Hannah Berner is apologizing after receiving backlash for remarks she made during a red carpet interview with Megan Thee Stallion on the red carpet of an Oscars afterparty, where she and Paige DeSorbo, her Giggly Squad cohost, were hired by Vanity Fair to interview By Stephanie • Mar 10, 2025 01:26 pm
Business of Hollywood Intro for February 27, 2025 Dear Gossips, In 2012, Kathleen Kennedy was named co-chair of LucasFilm alongside George Lucas. Then, when Lucas sold his company to Disney, Kennedy was promoted to sole president of LucasFilm. Ever since then, Kathleen Kennedy has been the top dog at LucasFilm. Now, though, her reign is rumored to be By Sarah • Feb 27, 2025 09:11 am
Equality Issues A$AP Rocky won Rihanna certainly has a lot more to celebrate than just her birthday today. Mostly, the freedom of A$AP Rocky, her partner and the father of her two children, who, up until this week, was facing more than 20 years in prison, though the prosecution said they were only seeking By Stephanie • Feb 20, 2025 01:34 pm
Gorgessity Zoë Saldaña’s accents When I say Zoë Saldaña’s name out loud, I pronounce the accent on her last name. This, however, is probably the first time we’ve properly included the accent in her first name. We use it when we’re referring to Zoë Kravitz, but never for Zoë Saldaña because By Lainey • Feb 13, 2025 03:06 pm
Equality Issues Intro for February 13, 2025 Dear Gossips, Last June, the Kennedy Center hosted a weeklong festival called 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, curated by the center and choreographer Phil Chan, president of the Gold Standard Arts Foundation which champions Asian talent across creative disciplines. Phil is also co-founder of Final Bow for By Lainey • Feb 13, 2025 09:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Questlove and the price of Black excellence Once again, musician and Oscar-winning filmmaker Questlove is reflecting on a struggle that exists in the undercurrent of the lives of Black people, but is rarely articulated. It’s not the well-known concept behind the idea of the “Black tax”, and it’s not the impact white privilege has had By Stephanie • Feb 12, 2025 12:20 pm
