BFFs Matt Damon: semi-permanent Australia? Matt Damon, his wife Luciana, and their children spent Easter in Australia. That was late March/early April. It’s a long way to Australia from North America. You don’t just go for a weekend. But it’s now been two months. And the Damons are still there. Matt By Lainey • Jun 01, 2018 11:44 am
BFFs Inseparable Matt & Chris Chris Hemsworth was in the US last week doing a final push for Avengers: Infinity War. God I love Thor so much now. And… I never, ever thought I would say that. But this is the work of Taika Waititi. If you haven’t seen it yet, skip to the By Lainey • Apr 30, 2018 11:55 am
BFFs Matt’s BFF Chris For as long as he’s been famous, if you asked anyone to name Matt Damon’s best friend, the answer would have been – and probably still is, at least from a casual gossip’s perspective – Ben Affleck. A more serious gossip (the best kind of gossip, obvs) would tell By Lainey • Apr 03, 2018 04:49 pm
BFFs Matt on Ben’s back Ben Affleck’s phoenix rising back tattoo was born the summer of 2015. It’s almost three years old. And, as I posted earlier this week, we are still talking about it. Because he gave it an extended life story by lying about whether or not it was real. Sure By Lainey • Mar 23, 2018 09:54 am
Business of Hollywood Matt and Ben join the inclusion club I guess better late than never. The first person to publicly respond to Frances McDormand’s call for the inclusion rider was Michael B. Jordan. Next to the party are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, through their Pearl Street production shingle. Okay. Fine. If they want to be productive allies By Sarah • Mar 13, 2018 03:14 pm
BFFs Someone explained it to Matt Damon Late last year, Matt Damon was promoting Downsizing when the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar was opening its doors every day to show us a new piece of sh-t. And, well, Matt talked out of his ass. On a couple of occasions. Follow those links if you need a refresher, By Lainey • Jan 17, 2018 10:08 am
Dumbass Matt Damon keeps talking The Downsizing premiere happened last night in LA. Matt Damon wasn’t there. Matt Damon hasn’t been generating a lot of great press lately. Coincidence or conspiracy? Maybe he was never expected at the premiere. Maybe he was never going to begin with, or had prior commitments. But the By Lainey • Dec 19, 2017 01:25 pm
Top Reads When Matt Damon talks… Between Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, usually it’s Ben Affleck who’s the f-ckup, right? We know Ben to be the sloppy one. His personal life is all drama and he swings between comebacks and messes. Matt Damon, on the other hand, has enjoyed a much better reputation. By Lainey • Dec 15, 2017 10:33 am
Top Reads Rose McGowan calls out Ben Affleck Ben Affleck released a statement yesterday about the Harvey Weinstein situation. And then Rose McGowan called him a liar: @benaffleck “GODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT” you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) By Lainey • Oct 11, 2017 11:18 am
Ben Affleck Ben’s back in New York Ben Affleck was in New York this weekend to spend time with Lindsay Shookus. Apparently he was at SNL studios on Saturday night for the show but did not attend the after-party. SNL was criticised this weekend for not addressing the Harvey Weinstein situation. While Ben, who has worked By Lainey • Oct 10, 2017 12:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Downsizing Alexander Payne follows up his pair of family dramas with Downsizing, a movie that doesn’t quite know what it is. I would like to ask Payne if the attraction of Downsizing was REALLY the material, or was it playing around with the various technology required to make it, from By Sarah • Sep 12, 2017 11:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Downsizing is about shrink rays?! Alexander Payne is an Oscar regular. He’s one of those filmmakers who gets instant consideration, thanks to films like About Schmidt, The Descendants, and Nebraska. (His best movie is still Election.) And he’s back in contention this year with Downsizing, starring Matt Damon—also Oscar-friendly—Kristen Wiig, By Sarah • Aug 30, 2017 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon vs. The Mob I didn’t really have an impression of George Clooney’s new film, Suburbicon. I knew Matt Damon was in it, I knew Joel and Ethan Coen co-wrote the script (with Clooney and his partner, Grant Heslov). But other than that, it wasn’t really on my radar. Well, By Sarah • Jul 27, 2017 11:59 am
BFFs Thor makes scrambled eggs I was about to say this is a bizarre marketing gimmick, Chris Hemsworth making scrambled eggs at the Grand Prix of Monaco but… I’m writing about it. And Tag Heuer isn’t paying me so I guess it worked? You’re looking at Thor in a chef’s hat By Lainey • May 30, 2017 01:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Clooneys in London and Vegas Amal Clooney stepped out in London today to give a speech on war crimes in Syria and Iraq at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, telling the room that: “Not one ISIS militant has faced trial for international crimes anywhere in the world… Why is it that nothing By Lainey • Mar 29, 2017 03:20 pm
Top Reads Ben Affleck’s big brother hug Ben Affleck was very emotional last night when Casey Affleck won the Oscar. He kissed and hugged his little brother. He was teary-eyed in the audience during Casey’s acceptance speech. Ben Affleck gives his brother Casey Affleck a big hug and a kiss for winning Best Actor at By Lainey • Feb 27, 2017 04:25 pm
