Douchebags Justin Timberlake’s promotional apology No but seriously, is this an apology? Or an advance promotional opportunity for his film, Palmer? Because it starts as an apology…and ends as a plug. Isn’t that what we all want out of an apology? For someone to say sorry and then pivot to them telling you By Lainey • Dec 05, 2019 10:21 am
Maple Leaf Camila and Shawn: “just two kids in love” Camila Cabello’s new album, Romance, is due out next Friday, December 6. A few tracks have already been released including, of course, her smash hit with Shawn Mendes, “Senorita”, and there’s no mistaking what the music on her second album is about: love...specifically being in love with By Lainey • Nov 28, 2019 11:18 am
Media Manipulation Camila FaceTimes Shawn What does it take to believe something? This, for our purposes here, is about celebrity but it’s a question we’re all wrestling with beyond Hollywood. In Hollywood though, it’s fascinating to me what take to be the truth and what we doubt. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper By Lainey • Nov 07, 2019 01:08 pm
Royals House Cambridge’s backfired environmentalism For days and days and even more days, the British tabloids shouted about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s private jets – first to Ibiza and then to Elton John’s in the South of France. Elton then clarified that he sent his own plane to pick them up and paid By Lainey • Aug 26, 2019 12:06 pm
Media Manipulation Shawn & Camila: the error and the conspiracy Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello will be performing “Señorita” for the first time at the MTV VMAs on Monday night. They’ve not yet, like, officially confirmed that they’re dating but they’ve also been making out in almost every city in North America all summer so, they’re By Lainey • Aug 23, 2019 10:54 am
Media Manipulation Taylor becomes Tom’s story Tom Hiddleston has been in New York the last few weeks performing on Broadway. He’s received great reviews for his work in Betrayal and that should be the focus. When you’re doing theatre in New York, when it’s your Broadway debut, what you want is coverage in By Lainey • Aug 22, 2019 01:10 pm
Royals Prince Andrew is “having fun” Well that’s reassuring. Are you comforted by the fact that Prince Andrew is “totally chilled” and “having fun” on the golf course in Spain despite … you know… all that Jeffrey Epstein business? That’s what the Sun is telling us in their latest story about the Queen’s favourite By Lainey • Aug 22, 2019 12:31 pm
Music Taylor Swift: albums 1 to 5, v 2.0 Lover, the album, drops tonight. Apparently the video for “Lover”, the song, will drop tonight too. Right now I’m more excited about the video, because of the lyrics, because of all the speculation about Joe Alwyn and their relationship, I’m wondering what Taylor Swift will be showing us, By Lainey • Aug 22, 2019 11:03 am
Music Taylor’s “borrowed and blue” Vogue released the cover of its September issue yesterday featuring Taylor Swift whose new album, Lover, drops in a couple of weeks. During the interview, Taylor allowed writer Abby Aguirre to listen to a few new tracks, including the title song, “Lover”, with the lyrics: My heart’s been borrowed By Lainey • Aug 09, 2019 09:57 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Prince Harry’s first Father’s Day House Sussex – Meghan Markle, really – continues to flex on social media, grammar aside. For Father’s Day yesterday, it was another major exclusive: a new shot of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in the arms of his sire, Prince Harry. This is the best look we’ve had of his face and By Lainey • Jun 17, 2019 10:41 am
Break Ups Bradley & Irina: it’s over Weren’t we being bread-crumbed to this point all week? I think “bread-crumbing” means something else entirely in the Tinder age but I’m talking about gossip rollout and how, for the last few days, the sourcing and the leaks have brought us to this point: Bradley Cooper and Irina By Lainey • Jun 07, 2019 11:45 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Brad’s Dad Life Last week, Brad Pitt was seen in Venice with his friend, Thomas Houseago, all about that art life. But it also happened to be Shiloh Jolie Pitt’s 13th birthday and we learned later that Angelina took Shiloh and the other kids, along with some friends, to celebrate at an By Lainey • Jun 06, 2019 10:46 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Princess Meghan and Archie’s birth certificate Meghan Markle is a troll…and I’m here for it. I f-cking love it. Let me be clear, because yes, I know, typically the word “troll” is used to describe MRA diaper babies and the like on Twitter but trolling is also an art form and celebrities, as Mashable By Lainey • May 17, 2019 01:07 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Master Archie receives the Cambridges Prince William and Catherine visited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle yesterday at Frogmore Cottage for their first visit with Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. That’s all we know. The only statement released by the royals about it was that “it was a private visit”. Obviously this isn’t going to shut By Lainey • May 15, 2019 10:37 am
Music Taylor Swift + Game of Thrones Taylor Swift covers the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. This is basically a takeover. Taylor is a huge get for EW. They’ve dedicated several features in addition to the cover story to Swift content. And it’s a proper magazine interview – not an essay she’s written about herself, By Lainey • May 10, 2019 11:12 am
Break Ups The Friday Breakup Dump It’s a move we don’t see too often anymore and much of that has to do with social media – there is no longer weekend downtime, we are locked in 24 hours of every day, not just Monday to Friday. So in a way, there’s no sense in By Lainey • Apr 22, 2019 01:52 pm
