Break Ups Gwyneth Paltrow gets the Anna Wintour treatment Gwyneth Paltrow is on the cover of the new issue of PEOPLE this week because the magazine has an exclusive excerpt of Amy Odell’s biography of her releasing on July 29. Amy’s previous book was Anna: The Biography, which came out in 2022 and this is worth noting By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 11:58 am
Met Gala 2025 The Queen and the Ivory Court At the Met Gala, you hope for a moment when someone just takes over the stairs, makes it impossible for anyone else to do much else… even Zendaya! Who else but Diana Ross? Of course it’s the dress, with that 18-foot train, and the feathered hat, and the sparkles, By Lainey • May 06, 2025 11:27 am
Music For the Gays: Two Queens Reconcile One of pop culture’s most high profile beefs has been squashed. High profile because there are two legendary artists: Elton John and Madonna. And they’ve been nasty to each other for over 20 years. Or, rather, Elton’s been nasty to Madonna. For the most part, she’s By Lainey • Apr 08, 2025 12:54 pm
Music Vogueing, Popping, and Punning with Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter covers the new issue of Vogue, not a surprise. She’s had a massive year, and just won two Grammys, has leaned in hard to a certain look – and Vogue is all about looks. This look, however, is familiar but also fresh. Sabrina is the pinup for the By Lainey • Feb 12, 2025 02:06 pm
Maple Leaf When Ryan met Madonna Do you think Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman even know what day it is anymore? These two have been promoting Deadpool & Wolverine everywhere, literally around the world, for weeks. And it’s giving Tom Cruise in terms of ubiquity but also energy. It must help, of course, that Ryan By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 02:52 pm
Music Intro for October 16, 2023 Dear Gossips, Madonna kicked off her Celebration Tour in London this weekend and it was indeed – for Madonna a celebration of past and present, particularly because, fortunately for all of us, she is still in our present. This she acknowledged early on in the show, telling the audience that she By Lainey • Oct 16, 2023 09:10 am
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 27, 2023 The Madonna biopic is dead at Universal – not “paused” or “on hold” or “being retooled.” It’s over, which makes me think Madonna pulled the plug. She is such a perfectionist that a world tour and biopic at the same time would be too much, especially if she is directing. By Maria • Jan 27, 2023 02:27 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for January 18, 2023 Dear Gossips, The big story yesterday was Madonna and the announcement of the upcoming Celebration tour. And the ticket scramble begins. There will be another ticket scramble in a couple of weeks because word is, Her Majesty Beyoncé will finally make her tour announcement in February, which tracks for her. By Lainey • Jan 18, 2023 09:33 am
Music Intro for January 17, 2023 Dear Gossips, Over the last couple of days, Madonna fans have been refreshing their feeds every few minutes. A big announcement is imminent. Billboard reported on Friday that Madonna’s prepping for a massive world tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her career, as her first album, Madonna, was By Lainey • Jan 17, 2023 10:13 am
Equality Issues Madonna isn't the only one It looks like the beef between Cardi B and Madonna ended before it even began, minus the flurry of Twitter activity it caused on Sunday. Over the weekend, Madonna reflected on her 1992 book S.E.X. and suggested she paved the way for sex-positive stars like Miley Cyrus, Kim By Stephanie • Oct 24, 2022 01:00 pm
Music Beyoncé: The Queens Weekend I got home early enough on Friday afternoon to take a nap before working out and heading to dinner with friends. Sleeping is my superpower – I can nap anywhere, anytime, and for a long ass period of time. I often wake up from a nap to find out that it’ By Lainey • Aug 08, 2022 12:02 pm
Weddings Britney’s Vogue Wedding News broke earlier this week that Britney Spears’s wedding to Sam Asghari was set for yesterday, Thursday, June 9, in Los Angeles. TMZ had the initial scoop and then PEOPLE and other mainstream American entertainment outlets followed with their own reporting. Then yesterday, early afternoon LA time, a minor By Lainey • Jun 10, 2022 11:20 am
BFFs Intro for May 26, 2022 Dear Gossips, A few quick notes to kick off the day – updates on some stories that are unrelated but there’s not enough to put into individual dedicated posts for each. We are now exactly a week away from the Queen of England’s Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend. Next Thursday By Lainey • May 26, 2022 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Madonna with Rocco – and Alexa Madonna was in London this weekend and was photographed after having dinner with her son Rocco who dresses like his father. Rocco is now 21 years old and at last check was studying fine art at Central Saint Martins. Madonna’s been in the headlines lately because of all the By Lainey • Mar 07, 2022 10:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Evan Rachel Wood as the unauthorized Madonna In keeping with today’s Madonna theme, here is a first look at Evan Rachel Wood in character as Madonna in the Weird Al biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe. She looks GREAT. I wonder if Wood has also auditioned for Madonna? Or is she disqualified by virtue of playing an unauthorized By Sarah • Mar 03, 2022 01:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Madonna is choosing her Madonna Today in Hot Casting Rumors, THE role to get for white actresses under thirty is Madonna, in the biopic of Madonna being written and directed by Madonna. First reported by Jeff Sneider in The Ankler newsletter, Madonna is currently auditioning potential Madonnas that include Florence Pugh, Julia Garner, the newly By Sarah • Mar 03, 2022 12:51 pm
