Douchebags Intro for April 26, 2024 Dear Gossips, I was going to write about Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger being a couple of basic ass bitches after they demolished a notable mid-century modern home by architect Craig Ellwood to make way for a modern farmhouse by basic bitch architect to the stars, Ken Ungar. But then, By Sarah • Apr 26, 2024 09:34 am
Douchebags Hero of the Week: Kelly Bachman You may have heard that Harvey Weinstein poked his head above the surface of his slime pool the other day, attending a performance event in New York called Actor’s Hour. At this event, billed as “the first pop-up speakeasy dedicated to artists”, comedian Kelly Bachman threw off her cloak, By Sarah • Oct 25, 2019 09:22 am
Harvey Weinstein Uma Thurman’s Story We knew she had one. Since the red carpet interview where she said, “I’ve been waiting to feel less angry. And when I’m ready, I’ll say what I have to say.” Then came her Thanksgiving Instagram, promising, “Stay tuned.” Well, she’s ready, because Uma Thurman has By Sarah • Feb 05, 2018 09:21 am
Top Reads Rose McGowan, Ben Affleck, and Harvey Weinstein Rose McGowan’s book, Brave, came out yesterday. She’s also promoting her E! docuseries Citizen Rose. As you know, Rose alleges that Harvey Weinstein raped her in 1997 at Sundance and she was one of the first women to challenge Harvey, both publicly and behind the scenes, one of By Lainey • Jan 31, 2018 09:41 am
BFFs So…will Louis CK be back soon? Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special premiered on Netflix on New Year’s Eve. He’s making headlines now because of the way he addressed the Hollywood sexual harassment situation and, specifically, his bit about his friend Louis CK. Entertainment Weekly has a good summary of his comments which you By Lainey • Jan 02, 2018 10:10 am
Uma Thurman Uma Thurman’s Thanksgiving tea A few weeks ago, Uma Thurman, when asked about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, said she didn’t have anything to say at the moment. Because she was angry. But that she would have something to say eventually. And to get ready for it. Uma, of course, has worked on Pulp By Lainey • Nov 24, 2017 09:50 am
Top Reads Harvey’s list, Jeffrey quits, and Terry’s receipts As if we could go a single weekend without adding to the Hollywood Predator population. Let’s start, though, with the first perp, Harvey Weinstein. The Guardian this weekend reported that Harvey had a “secret hitlist” of names that he and his investigators were targeting in an attempt to kill By Lainey • Nov 20, 2017 03:04 pm
Business of Hollywood Intro for November 10, 2017 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar opened up a new door yesterday and spat out Louis CK. Exactly five weeks ago yesterday, The New York Times broke open the story about Harvey Weinstein. It was a Thursday. Yesterday, also a Thursday, they confirmed what the whisper network (Gawker and By Lainey • Nov 10, 2017 08:34 am
Harvey Weinstein Intro for November 7, 2017 Dear Gossips, Do you listen to the Bill Simmons Podcast? I go in and out of it, depending on the guest. Last week his guest was Janice Min, now Co-President and Chief Creative Officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group and formerly the editor of US Weekly, in its prime. By Lainey • Nov 07, 2017 08:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper’s family time This continues to be a very quiet year for Bradley Cooper. He and Irina Shayk had their first child. He directed his first movie, a remake of A Star Is Born. They recently pushed the release date up to May. Cannes is a possibility. Here are Bradley and Irina with By Lainey • Oct 20, 2017 12:42 pm
Top Reads Lupita too Lupita Nyong’o has a Harvey Weinstein story too. She shared with the New York Times yesterday. As gross usual, there was a massage request. It did not happen at a hotel. Instead, Harvey invited Lupita to his home, and while his children were in another room watching a movie, By Lainey • Oct 20, 2017 09:25 am
Harvey Weinstein Quentin Tarantino: What next? Beginning with Pulp Fiction in 1994, Harvey Weinstein produced all of Quentin Tarantino’s feature films. It’s a collaboration that spans twenty-three years—twenty-four if you go back to 1993 and True Romance, which Tarantino wrote. That’s almost a quarter of a century spent making movies with the By Sarah • Oct 20, 2017 08:47 am
Douchebags The Weinstein web keeps growing Why is there a Weinstein scandal update every five minutes? Because the Weinsteins, mainly Harvey and now Bob, have over the last 30 years, been involved in every corner of the celebrity ecosystem and many adjacent ecosystems. All those Venn diagrams are intersected and infected. Variety reported yesterday that Amanda By Lainey • Oct 18, 2017 11:13 am
Top Reads Lauren Holly too Lauren Holly has been one of the most frequent guest-hosts on The Social since we started in 2013. She told us a few years ago at dinner one night about her Harvey Weinstein experience. As she said on The Social yesterday, her experience is not unlike so many others – hotel By Lainey • Oct 17, 2017 09:58 am
Top Reads Harvey Weinstein isn’t the only As Hollywood continues to process the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein revelations, a few people are now looking ahead, wondering about next steps. Because, of course, Harvey was enabled. And he would not be the only predator operating within and exploiting a system that protects the powerful. In a column By Lainey • Oct 17, 2017 09:38 am
Business of Hollywood Fashion by Force About three weeks ago, the biggest story in entertainment was the drama surrounding the Sex and the City franchise. There were accusations of toxicity and egotistical behaviour. It was a goddamn picnic in the park compared to entertainment headlines these days. This weekend, the New York Times wrote a comprehensive By Maria • Oct 16, 2017 09:32 am
