Equality Issues Justin Timberlake: Pleading and Privileged Vice President Kamala Harris, the presidential debate, and Taylor Swift have dominated the western news cycle this week. Also the VMAs and Shannon Sharpe, LOL. There have been two celebrity beneficiaries of all of these headlines: Dave Grohl (who Maria posted about yesterday) and also Justin Timberlake. White man privilege By Lainey • Sep 12, 2024 02:12 pm
Music Intro for September 10, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Country Music Association Awards nominations were announced yesterday and you’ll never guess, Beyoncé was not nominated in a single category despite having released the country music masterpiece that is COWBOY CARTER. Shaboozey, however, received two nominations – for New Artist of the Year and Single of the By Lainey • Sep 10, 2024 09:36 am
Equality Issues The problem with Lee Daniels Lee Daniels caught a lot of backlash over a tweet he made about the role played by Glenn Close in his new Netflix film, The Deliverance. In the tweet, he referred to Alberta, Glenn’s character, as “part of the fabric of our community”. And it did not sit well By Stephanie • Sep 03, 2024 12:45 pm
Music Sabrina Carpenter is a freak (manifester) In a cover story for PAPER magazine just days before the August 23 release date of her latest album, Short ’n Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter opened up about her success, and what it feels like to have finally achieved her goal of being a popstar, something she says she was ‘destined’ By Stephanie • Aug 22, 2024 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 16, 2024 Dear Gossips, Dan Stevens is having a great year. First, he got to do whatever the hell he wanted in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, then he got to do whatever the hell he wanted in vampire ballerina movie Abigail (is it good? No. Is Dan Stevens’ performance wildly By Sarah • Aug 16, 2024 09:24 am
Style But does it end with a win? Please note – trigger warning in this article for domestic violence. Normally when a movie with a $25 million budget opens with $50 million at the domestic box office, $80 million worldwide, and finishes a close second behind one of the most successful movies of the year, it’s considered a By Lainey • Aug 13, 2024 01:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession It could never be JLo Jennifer Lopez spent July in the Hamptons, then returned to LA in August, and still hasn’t been seen with Ben Affleck but, at the same time, another summer weekend has come and gone with no confirmation that their marriage is over (even though it looks like it’s definitively By Lainey • Aug 12, 2024 11:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 7, 2024 Dear Gossips, Back in February during award season, at the Independent Spirit Awards, Quinta Brunson and Stephanie Hsu presented together. They held hands walking on stage, they were adorable backstage, and maybe we should have known then that it was only a matter of time… It was announced this week By Lainey • Aug 07, 2024 09:29 am
Sports It's not just about Serena and a restaurant Serena Williams put a Parisian hotel on blast on Monday for turning her and her family away when they tried to gain access to the rooftop restaurant atop the hotel. Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never By Stephanie • Aug 06, 2024 12:43 pm
Sports Intro for August 6, 2024 Dear Gossips, It was a long weekend in Canada. I golfed once and then spent the rest of the time barely moving from the couch because of the Olympics. Because right now, the athletes are the celebrities. And there is no bigger celebrity at these Games than Simone Biles and By Lainey • Aug 06, 2024 09:45 am
Equality Issues The Two Tylers Tyler Perry is responding to the backlash his latest film, Divorce in the Black, received after premiering on Netflix earlier this month. After watching the movie, which stars Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict, several outlets deemed it Tyler’s ‘worst movie to date’ and content creators are making comical re-enactments By Stephanie • Jul 29, 2024 11:47 am
Equality Issues Wayne Brady's truth Wayne Brady is reflecting on his family’s response to him coming out as pansexual in August of last year. His reflections came during a press tour for his new Freeform show, Wayne Brady: The Family Remix. The show is centred around his non-traditional family, and you can expect to By Stephanie • Jul 24, 2024 02:21 pm
Sports Simone Always Rises (Trigger warning for sexual and mental abuse and harassment.) I am a competitive person. At least that is what my family, who has experienced many a game-night with me, tells me. But the desire for me or “my team” to win at all costs all but disappears when I watch By Violeta • Jul 24, 2024 11:08 am
Quiveration Manny Jacinto withdrawal The first season finale of The Acolyte dropped on Tuesday, known for the last few weeks as Horny Tuesday. They’ve not yet announced if The Acolyte will be renewed. But I’m sure they’ve been paying attention to the collective thirst that’s exploded online, especially after episode By Lainey • Jul 18, 2024 10:38 am
TV Updates Intro for July 18, 2024 Dear Gossips, After the Emmy nominations were announced yesterday, there was the usual talk about snubs. Shōgun was the most nominated series overall with 25 total but nothing for Cosmo Jarvis. Is he a snub though? That entire cast could have been nominated – like if you’re going to consider By Lainey • Jul 18, 2024 09:33 am
Relationship Assumption In defense of Common Common is hinting at a willingness to tie the knot. During the press tour for his most recent album, The Auditorium, Vol. 1, he’s been speaking candidly about his relationship with Jennifer Hudson and whether they will marry. In conversation with The Breakfast Club, he had this to say: By Stephanie • Jul 17, 2024 12:08 pm
