Business of Hollywood Jennifer Lawrence wanted to be liked As mentioned in today’s blog intro, the new Lenny newsletter includes an essay by Jennifer Lawrence called Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars? This is Jennifer Lawrence, the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Oscar winner. Multiple Oscar nominee. Katniss. Mystique. And she’s still not on By Lainey • Oct 13, 2015 10:34 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 13, 2015 Dear Gossips, Do you subscribe to Lena Dunham’s Lenny? If you do, you would have received the third newsletter today which includes an article written by Jennifer Lawrence about being paid less than her male co-stars. We’ll get to that later. Maria noted in her last post about By Lainey • Oct 13, 2015 09:30 am
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber’s penis takes over the internet Hockey season started yesterday. And the MLB playoffs are underway. But it was Justin Bieber’s dick that dominated the discussion on Wednesday. At least it did on the internet, where I live. JB was in Bora Bora a few days ago with his maybe girlfriend Jayde Pierce. He decided By Lainey • Oct 08, 2015 11:12 am
Top Reads Ashley Judd and the studio mogul who sexually harassed her Variety has released its Power of Women issue. As part of the issue, Ashley Judd revealed to the magazine that she’d been sexually harassed by one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. She describes him as “one of our industry’s most famous, admired-slash-reviled bosses”. OK. So… we By Lainey • Oct 06, 2015 04:04 pm
Equality Issues Carey gives the best answer Carey Mulligan covers the new ELLE UK ahead of the release Suffragette in which she stars alongside Meryl Streep and Helena Bonham Carter. This is the magazine’s feminism issue. And this week, many of you have been emailing me about Meryl and Marion Cotillard, and their responses to questions By Lainey • Oct 01, 2015 10:05 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Charlize Theron for the girls Charlize Theron has been in New York the last few days. She spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sunday and yesterday she was at the Social Good Summit in support of the Let Girls Learn campaign led by Barack and Michelle Obama. Today she’s expected to join Flotus By Lainey • Sep 29, 2015 11:25 am
Equality Issues Jessica Biel at the CGI Jessica Biel was in New York today, making an appearance at Good Morning America before speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative later on. Jessica is involved with WomenCare Global’s new educational campaign called If You Don’t Tell Them, Then Who Will that aims to encourage women and girls By Lainey • Sep 28, 2015 12:47 pm
Equality Issues Jon Stewart’s Farewell Emmys Here is another case of the Emmys making themselves irrelevant by giving trophies to the same people over and over. I get it—Jon Stewart’s tenure at The Daily Show is over, and his wins for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Series are his send-off By Sarah • Sep 21, 2015 08:55 am
Music Beyonce speaks the day after Bey Day That almost sounds biblical. It was Beyonce’s birthday on Friday. As you saw, it was pretty much an international holiday – click here for a refresher. What happens on December 13? Does Tay Day start trending on Twitter too? Anyway, here’s how Beyonce acknowledged the worldwide outpouring of adoration By Lainey • Sep 08, 2015 08:25 am
Media Manipulation Miley, the Heir to Sex? There have been so many pop stars that have quickly been crowned, “The Next Madonna.” Britney, Christina (in her Dirrty phase), Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and now, Miley. Madonna had the white wedding dress at MTV, Miley had the foam finger. Madonna had the gondola in Venice, Miley has the Wrecking By Maria • Sep 02, 2015 01:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mothers, Daughters, Rebels Today is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, marking the 95th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the US constitution, confirming women’s right to vote. So it makes sense that a new poster for Suffragette has just been released via EW.com. And here’s a new By Lainey • Aug 26, 2015 01:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ghostbusters and Girl Power So did you see this image yesterday? I am very, very tired, so don’t quote me, but I count 59 women in this picture, not counting the bewildered 4 year old who will someday go ‘oh my god, I was IN that picture’. 3 cheers to @theellenshow from all By Duana • Aug 26, 2015 10:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Glengarry Glen GREY When last we heard from the Fifty Shades movie-verse, EL James’s husband, Niall Leonard, had signed on to write the script for the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker. Now we have an update—the search for a director is down to the negotiations stage, with By Sarah • Aug 21, 2015 10:53 am
Girl Sh-t Miley’s titties and Taylor’s guns Miley Cyrus covers the new issue of Marie Claire ahead of hosting the MTV VMAs at the end of the month but also to talk about her Happy Hippie Foundation. Click here to watch the video at the bottom of the page to hear her talking about raising awareness for By Lainey • Aug 10, 2015 10:52 am
Girlcrushes Mindy Kaling, Confidence Evangelist There’s nothing more clichéd to me than “PREACH!”. And yet, reading Mindy Kaling’s excerpt from her upcoming book in Glamour, about how to achieve confidence, there’s no other word for it. Let’s cut to the chase here: “Confidence is just entitlement…entitlement is simply the belief By Duana • Aug 06, 2015 12:43 pm
BFFs Vanity Fair and the Swift Sisterhood The interview with Vanity Fair happened in London a few weeks ago, well before Nicki Minaj gave her some real talk on Twitter. At the time, if you recall, she was girl squading all over her stage. Serena Williams was there. Cara Delevingne and the model crew were there. At By Lainey • Aug 04, 2015 03:48 pm
