Business of Hollywood Marky Mark is #1 Forbes has released its annual list of highest paid actors. Coming in at #1 for the first time in his career: Mark Wahlberg, who made $68 million over the last 12 months. This is mostly due to his earnings from Transformers: The Last Knight and Deepwater Horizon which both underperformed By Lainey • Aug 23, 2017 10:27 am
Cheating Loins The Joss Whedon problem Being a feminist is part of the Joss Whedon brand. He’s been outspoken about Hollywood sexism, urging Hollywood to do better and create more opportunities for women. But he’s also been criticised for certain portrayals of women, and now he’s being criticised by his ex-wife, Kai Cole, By Lainey • Aug 21, 2017 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Patty Jenkins gets PAID A lingering question in the wake of Wonder Woman’s success— biggest movie of the summer, first film directed by a woman to cross $400 million domestically—is when Patty Jenkins would be announced as the director of Wonder Woman 2. She didn’t have a multi-picture deal with Warner By Sarah • Aug 18, 2017 01:16 pm
Jock Smut Intro for August 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, Last week we talked about Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of VOGUE’s 125th anniversary September issue, the biggest issue of the year. The choice, as I wrote at the time, was status quo. Also featured in VOGUE’s September issue: Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Oprah has By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 10:04 am
Douchebags Intro for August 16, 2017 Dear Gossips, PEOPLE.com posted an article last night about Chris Brown and what he says about the night he beat the sh-t out of Rihanna. I read it just as I was about to go to sleep. And then I couldn’t sleep so, like a good friend, I By Lainey • Aug 16, 2017 09:38 am
Top Reads Taylor wins a $1, earns a lot more The jury did not take long to find in favour of Taylor Swift yesterday. Former DJ David Mueller claimed that she cost him his job and reputation. She countersued him for groping her ass. The court believed her and has ordered him to pay her $1, which is all she By Lainey • Aug 15, 2017 03:53 pm
TV Updates Intro for August 15, 2017 Dear Gossips, The Emmys are 5 weeks away. Emmy voting began yesterday and ends August 28th so this, right now, is when campaigning is at its most intense. As previously reported, they’re now spending as much on Emmy campaigns as the Oscars and it’s an especially competitive year By Lainey • Aug 15, 2017 09:37 am
Top Reads Taylor takes the stand Taylor Swift’s mother, Andrea Swift, testified yesterday, recalling what happened when former DJ David Mueller allegedly grabbed Taylor’s ass during a meet and greet in 2013. She was emotional during her testimony, describing how Taylor felt after the incident and how she’s changed since the incident. For By Lainey • Aug 10, 2017 04:15 pm
Girl Sh-t Chloe Grace Moretz on fatshaming and woman-on-woman hate While the Academy seems to be prioritising “experience” and “tradition” with the election of its new president, Variety this week is highlighting the Power of Young Hollywood with three covers featuring John Boyega, Zendaya, and Chloe Moretz and there was an event last night too. Chloe’s interview is making By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 10:30 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 9, 2017 Dear Gossips, There was an election last night in Hollywood. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the organisation that oversees the Oscars, voted for a new president. In the days leading up to the election, Laura Dern had emerged as a frontrunner for the job. She’s been By Lainey • Aug 09, 2017 09:05 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 3, 2017 Dear Gossips, Taylor Swift has maintained a very low profile all year. She’ll be in court on Monday in Denver though as court proceedings begin in the civil case she brought against a former DJ who sued her first, alleging that she interfered with his career after she complained By Lainey • Aug 03, 2017 09:54 am
Equality Issues Blake Lively’s Women’s Studies Back when Blake Lively was trying to make Preserve happen, I wrote about her genteel treatment of Antebellum South and the way she reduced and glamourized a very problematic era. At the time, she got a ton of blowback from the article but she was still in her lifestyle bubble, By Maria • Jul 31, 2017 01:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jessica Chastain covers ELLE Canada No surprise here: Jessica Chastain will premiere (at least) one of her three upcoming projects, Woman Walks Ahead, at TIFF this September. A Jessica Chastain movie is always an all-caps event for me and so is her new ELLE Canada cover, timed perfectly to coincide with the launch of her By Joanna • Jul 26, 2017 11:02 am
Equality Issues Intro for July 18, 2017 Dear Gossips, I know you probably don’t want to, but you need to, if you haven’t already, read Buzzfeed’s article yesterday about how R Kelly is allegedly holding several women “against their will” and degrading them for his own sexual perversion. The reporter is Jim DeRogatis who By Lainey • Jul 18, 2017 09:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for July 14, 2017 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé has officially given us permission to celebrate. Shut it down and call it a long weekend! OK, but if you can’t, we are here for you today and it’ll be a full Friday that will prime us for what will hopefully be a full Saturday. By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 09:56 am
Equality Issues Intro for July 12, 2017 Dear Gossips, This morning I read an article by Josephine Livingstone for New Republic about Why Cinema Loves The Trailblazing Scientist. There’s a new movie coming out called Marie Curie: The Courage Of Knowledge. And the writer compares the film to other recent stories about scientists, like Hidden Figures, By Lainey • Jul 12, 2017 09:38 am
