Media Manipulation Brad & Marion: Allied in Paris Last week, Brad Pitt promoted Allied in China, leaving Marion Cotillard to sell the film in the US and answer all the questions. This weekend they were both in Paris for the French premiere, where they spent time with fans and posed for pictures, safely protected from reporters. But what By Lainey • Nov 21, 2016 10:02 am
Media Manipulation Jennifer by the sea You know what I did there. I am a sh-t. Here’s Jennifer Aniston on the cover of Marie Claire. The photo shoot happened on a boat. She looks amazing. I love the shot of her in that grey hoodie, wearing joggers, her freckles visible below her bright blue eyes. By Lainey • Nov 07, 2016 12:21 pm
Music What Drake and Taylor do well So Taylor Swift showed up at Drake’s 30th birthday party and he spent a lot of time with her and some say it seemed flirty which resulted in all kinds of rumouring that they’re hooking up. Then, earlier this week, Page Six reported that the two are actually By Lainey • Nov 04, 2016 11:27 am
Break Ups JLO & cheating Slum Bear On the weekend I saw some photos of JLO’s Slum Bear working on a music video on the beach. He was surrounded by women in bikinis, flexing like he’s important. He’s gross so I didn’t spent too much time on the page. Then, last night, PEOPLE By Lainey • Oct 17, 2016 11:32 am
BFFs The Cumberbatch-Hiddleston circle jerk Tom Hiddleston covers the new issue of Interview, interviewed by his friend Benedict Cumberbatch. The conversation basically goes like this: Benedict thanks Tom for taking the time. Tom thanks Benedict for taking the time. Benedict asks a question. Tom thanks Benedict for asking the question, answers the question, and then By Lainey • Sep 28, 2016 12:21 pm
Media Manipulation Justin Theroux on World War Brange Justin Theroux is currently on promotion for The Girl On The Train. A reporter from Business Insider (via PEOPLE) asked him about World War Brange and instead of being thrown out of the room, they actually got an answer: "As a child of divorce all I can say is By Lainey • Sep 27, 2016 02:37 pm
Break Ups Naomi & Liev are over Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber announced yesterday that they’re over releasing a statement confirming the end of their romantic relationship: "Over the past few months we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple. By Lainey • Sep 27, 2016 09:38 am
Break Ups Brad’s turn As you know, several celebrity weeklies missed the Brange breakup on their covers because Angelina Jolie decided to let the Emmys breathe before dropping the news that she filed for divorce. PEOPLE’s original cover last week was about Michael Strahan which, unfortunately for him, nobody gave a sh-t about. By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 04:41 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston post-Brange I was talking to a friend of mine this weekend and we played a game called “how long before Brad Pitt gets papped having a friendly lunch with Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux?” He thinks two months. I’m not sure what to think. You? Jennifer and Justin spent the By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 12:18 pm
Break Ups Brad’s PEOPLE appeal PEOPLE.com has new post up, yet another in favour of Brad Pitt, this time a character defence of Brad from a “family source". Basically the source is saying, and repeating, that Brad is an amazing father and would never want to hurt his children: "He is one By Lainey • Sep 23, 2016 02:09 pm
Break Ups Brad Pitt makes his moves It’s now been 24 hours since the allegations against Brad Pitt and what may have happened on that plane were reported. As of this writing (7am Friday) he has yet to release an official statement vehemently denying that he was drunk and may have gotten violent with his children. By Lainey • Sep 23, 2016 10:00 am
Break Ups Brange’s performative parenting I was asked last night why I thought Brange was so once in a lifetime, beyond the obvious: their looks, their matched mega-fame as individuals, the scandal that marked the inception of their relationship, and the internet. Also their family. The children. The Brange children were introduced to the world By Lainey • Sep 21, 2016 11:48 am
Break Ups Brad Pitt’s PR As I reported yesterday, Angelina Jolie got the jump on Brad Pitt. She filed for divorce. Laura Wasser is repping her. And her side of the story about Brad Pitt’s alleged drinking and “anger issues” was posted on TMZ first, before noon ET, which meant that Brad had to By Lainey • Sep 21, 2016 10:08 am
Media Manipulation Capitalising on the end of Brange As you know, Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in Allied, due out November 23. That’s around US Thanksgiving. That’s a favourable movie release date. It means they have some hopes for it at the box office and, perhaps, for awards consideration. Allied is about two spies who By Lainey • Sep 21, 2016 09:13 am
Break Ups Brange over Brad’s anger? Angelina Jolie is being represented by Laura Wasser. When Laura Wasser was handling Johnny Depp, it seemed like TMZ had minute-by-minute updates on the situation from Johnny’s perspective. So far this morning, they are also coming hard with exclusives about the Brange split. The latest is a quote from By Lainey • Sep 20, 2016 02:17 pm
Break Ups Brange. Done. This is Angelina Jolie telling Taylor Swift and Kanye West’s wife that their pathetic excuse for Gossip Christmas was BARELY Gossip Christmas. So, in case you haven’t heard, TMZ broke the news that Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Her lawyer is Laura Wasser – and By Lainey • Sep 20, 2016 11:18 am
