Media Manipulation After the Gossip Christmas I call it Gossip Christmas. There can be many Gossip Christmases throughout the year though. Duana tells me that some people are now calling it the Day Of The Receipts. I like that too. And whatever you want to call it, it was a day that was GREAT for Gossip. By Lainey • Jul 19, 2016 09:24 am
Media Manipulation Swoki and the Celebrity Divide Music and iPhone cameras This sh-t unanimous for you, it's damaging for you, I think This is from a Kanye song off TLOP called No More Parties in LA. And parties in LA are changing. Because his wife is walking around recording everything – that seventh room access he By Lainey • Jul 18, 2016 01:40 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Jennifer Aniston is “fed up” Jennifer Aniston wrote an op-ed for Huffington Post yesterday and it blew up all over social media. If you haven’t read it, click the link. Support for Jen has been widespread. Celebrities are fist-pumping, magazine writers are fist-pumping, and the MiniVan Majority is fist-pumping. As you know, the MiniVan By Lainey • Jul 13, 2016 11:19 am
Media Manipulation This weekend in Swoki Swoki is in Australia. Staying at a very nice hotel. I guess this particular hotel doesn’t have a gym? Because Tom Hiddleston decided to go for a run outside the other day. Outside. Where fans and local media were camped out. Outside. And it’s not like her security By Lainey • Jul 11, 2016 03:54 pm
Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds after #Taymerica Ryan Reynolds is in Amsterdam working on a new movie called The Hitman’s Bodyguard. This is the first we’ve seen of him since we saw him at #Taymerica, sitting in the middle of a coordinated couple three-way. I know you haven’t forgotten but let’s just enjoy By Lainey • Jul 08, 2016 01:33 pm
Media Manipulation The Swoki backlash: they don’t know Tom Before we begin, let us give thanks to Swoki for the gossip they’ve delivered. Every summer, there’s a celebrity who comes through for us in gossip: Prince Harry in Vegas, Brange having babies, last year it was Ben Affleck being Ben Affleck, and in 2016, we have Swoki. By Lainey • Jul 06, 2016 12:15 pm
Media Manipulation Swoki: handkissing at dinner Before we get to the glorious gossip gift (alliteration is so earnestly Swoki, non?) that is Swoki Love, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the loser with four names. These comments showed up on Instagram yesterday: (Source: ONTD) Clayton Hawkin’s rep has apparently denied that that was really By Lainey • Jun 24, 2016 11:54 am
Media Manipulation Lemonade in Hawaii Beyoncé is on a tour break for a couple of weeks before Formation goes to Europe. She and Jay Z are currently on holiday in Hawaii with the BIC. We know this because the paps are there. We also know this because she’s sharing the photos with us on By Lainey • Jun 21, 2016 01:08 pm
Media Manipulation Tom Hiddleston is letting it all hang out Earlier this year it was noted that Tom Hiddleston’s public persona has shifted from “internet’s boyfriend” to a more closed off, grown up persona. Saint Tom the Huge Dork is dead, and in his place we have…Tom Hiddleston: Sears Catalog Underwear Model. In a new profile in By Sarah • Jun 20, 2016 02:53 pm
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber needs his fans As you may have heard, Justin Bieber doesn’t do meet and greets on tour anymore. And he has declared that he will no longer be taking photos with fans. On the one hand, I can understand how it all might feel oppressive to him. I don’t say this By Lainey • Jun 16, 2016 01:14 pm
Hook Ups Swoki: the pretence of legitimate romance Twitter was made for these moments. When Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston happened yesterday, it was Twitter, not Instagram, not Snapchat, that gave life to a romance that just started breathing. It was Twitter that pointed out that we really do have Anna Wintour to thank for this wonderful thing: By Lainey • Jun 16, 2016 11:56 am
Break Ups Team Depp TMZ TMZ posted two exclusives yesterday that were meant to discredit Amber Heard’s accusations against Johnny Depp. According to a neighbour who lives in the apartment building where Johnny Depp allegedly assaulted Amber that Saturday May 23 (prompting her to file for divorce two days later), the building concierges told By Lainey • Jun 07, 2016 09:53 am
Break Ups Amber’s texts Yesterday I posted about the texts allegedly exchanged between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s assistant, Stephen Deuters, that seem to corroborate her claims that Johnny abused her repeatedly. Click here for a refresher. Stephen has since spoken to TMZ, of course, insisting that the texts were doctored: Johnny Depp& By Lainey • Jun 03, 2016 11:37 am
Douchebags Johnny Depp and the perfect villain Page Six posted a story yesterday afternoon about Doug Stanhope, the comedian friend of Johnny Depp’s who defended him in a piece on The Wrap. The title of the article: Why The Man Who Accused Amber Heard of Blackmail is Getting Props And all his friends are coming forward By Lainey • Jun 01, 2016 12:05 pm
Break Ups Protecting the meal ticket Team Johnny Depp is seems to be feeding TMZ because their latest exclusive on the situation is from security sources on Depp’s side who were present last Saturday night when Johnny allegedly assaulted Amber Heard: Amber Heard screamed to Johnny Depp in the middle of their argument last week, By Lainey • May 31, 2016 02:15 pm
Break Ups Everyone else speaks for Johnny Depp This wasn’t supposed to happen to the Top Tier. This kind of sh-t is usually reserved for the low level, the B list and under. But, as I mentioned in today’s open, a new world order has taken hold in Hollywood. Which is why it seems like every By Lainey • May 30, 2016 10:30 am
