Baby and Bump Obsession Brange on a boat with the kids Angelina Jolie is crying on the cover of the current STAR Magazine. Something about Brad Pitt cheating on her and their relationship is almost over. STAR would have gone to print around December 2/3. Needless to say, they had no idea that just as they were closing the issue, By Lainey • Dec 09, 2013 08:46 am
BFFs GOOP’s holiday friends Jennifer Aniston hosted a holiday party at her home in Bel Air last night and a lot of famous people showed up including Robert Downey Jr with wife Susan, Tobey Maguire with wife Jennifer Meyer, Courteney Cox, Chelsea Handler, and the Paltrow-Martins, Gwyneth and Chris. As we wait for the By Lainey • Dec 09, 2013 08:26 am
BFFs George Clooney on Twitter and Marriage That’ll be a course in university one day. Probably soon. George Clooney covers yet another magazine this time ESQUIRE UK. Last month, for ESQUIRE US, he shat on Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ashton Kutcher. Click here for a refresher. This time he’s not picking fights with other By Lainey • Dec 04, 2013 11:04 am
Media Manipulation George’s polka dots, George’s women George Clooney covers the new issue of W. I LOVE this photo shoot. I love that he was willing to play. Could you see Leonardo DiCaprio agreeing to this? George discusses a variety of subjects ranging from Hitler to art to how movie endings these days have become so… banal. By Lainey • Dec 02, 2013 05:20 pm
Media Manipulation There you are, Meryl Meryl Streep has been largely absent from promotion for August: Osage County. She’s been shooting movies, busy, and hustling on carpets and at parties isn’t usually her thing, although once in a while, if Harvey Weinstein nags at her hard enough, she’ll oblige. That said, the Academy By Lainey • Nov 26, 2013 12:38 pm
Media Manipulation Fifty Shades of lip touching Entertainment Weekly has the first photos of Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan “in character” as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey, now pushed back 6 months to open in February for Valentine’s Day 2015. As you can see, Johnson’s Anastasia is all reticent and By Lainey • Nov 13, 2013 11:27 am
Girly Throw Downs Movie Star George Clooney gives a Movie Star interview God how refreshing. A movie star who isn’t embarrassed about being a Movie Star. Who knows he’s a Movie Star and doesn’t pretend like he doesn’t want to be, or shouldn’t be, or hates to be. No protests here from George Clooney, just like he By Lainey • Nov 11, 2013 11:38 am
Media Manipulation At long last, Wonder Woman? Maybe. Variety is reporting that three actresses have been tapped to screen test for a role in Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman, which is being billed as a Man of Steel sequel but feels very much like a pre-cursor to a Justice League movie. The three actresses are Olga By Sarah • Nov 08, 2013 01:33 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Lawrence’s pixie cut Jennifer Lawrence cut her hair. Short. She posted two photos on her Facebook page. Note one of those shots is from a private plane. Do you like it? It doesn’t look bad. Not at all. But it does make her look older. And kinda news anchory, non? Anne Hathaway By Lainey • Nov 06, 2013 03:10 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Candid photos in the meadow It’s a beautiful autumn day. Run through the meadow and smell the crisp air. Marvel at the leaves swirling, golden browns and coppers, the colour palette of the season. The dog trails at your feet, enjoying the outdoors, a loyal companion on a picnic, happy to hang out on By Lainey • Nov 05, 2013 04:16 pm
Media Manipulation Which would you rather: Aaron Taylor-Johnson edition This week in Duh, We Knew That news, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has officially joined the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Quicksilver, the one hero more worthless than Hawkeye. Word that Taylor-Johnson was being tapped for the role came out early last summer and then he gave some not-very-coy By Sarah • Oct 31, 2013 12:34 pm
Media Manipulation Way to waste my time, Liberty Ross When the new Vanity Fair cover was revealed earlier this week, Lainey commented, “Vanity Fair is out for blood all over the place.” We’re all waiting for the big expose on Goop, they’re reportedly pressuring Nigella Lawson to participate in a feature story, and the topline of the By Sarah • Oct 31, 2013 09:50 am
Media Manipulation “Product Engineer” is the new “Creative Director” When Justin Timberlake was named “creative director” of Budweiser, I wrote about how “spokesperson” seems to be a bad word now. So what they keep doing is calling it something else even though they’re basically still just taking the money and putting their names on the label. And now, By Lainey • Oct 30, 2013 01:09 pm
Media Manipulation Blake Lively’s lifestyle takeover She’s been promising us a lifestyle launch that no one’s ever seen before. Well, Blake Lively has just been confirmed as the face of L’Oreal Paris. It’s a big deal for her. L’Oreal has so much money. But it’s not the most original career By Lainey • Oct 30, 2013 10:34 am
Media Manipulation What JB’s missing While Justin Bieber may or may not have been coming all over a Panamanian prostitute’s breasts, Selena Gomez was in Florida, just chillin’, hanging out with friends, totally not sending a message, oh no. OK so before you roll your eyes… Answer honestly: If you were Selena Gomez, all By Lainey • Oct 29, 2013 10:27 am
Media Manipulation George is delayed The LA Times broke the news yesterday that George Clooney’s The Monuments Men, originally expected to be an award season contender, will now be pushed to early 2014. According to Clooney and his producing partner Grant Heslov, they don’t have enough time to complete the special effects. Here’ By Lainey • Oct 23, 2013 10:13 am
