Music Stray Kids rejects the Grammys too To recap – back in June, the Recording Academy announced several new categories, among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance Grammy, controversial from the jump. Critics of the new category, including me, felt that the creation of the new Asian category would be a way for the Recording Academy to By Lainey • Oct 02, 2026 12:38 pm
Top Reads Tom Cruise: Daytime and Dancing Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise, opens tomorrow and while box office projections back in the spring were predicted to be around the $30 million mark, the updated figures are showing that the film may not crack $15 million because audiences don’t seem to be interested in By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 01:41 pm
Celine Dion Céline is Paris Of course I know Céline Dion isn’t Paris, officially, but for the last several weeks, she’s become the symbol of the city – and I don’t think the city would object to this. Céline has brought so many people to Paris for her residency. She has brought music By Lainey • Sep 29, 2026 10:39 am
Madonna Madonna: The Queen of MTV Madonna carried the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, because for a show that has made its name by featuring the biggest names in music, it was light on major stars. It also didn’t help that the entire telecast was delayed 20 minutes due to a football game going into By MC • Sep 28, 2026 11:16 am
Law Roach Law Roach's master class in shade Law Roach is once again reminding us why no one quite does it like him when it comes to shade, and that not everyone is on his level when it comes to fashion. That includes Tyra Banks. Appearing on TS Madison’s Outlaws podcast, Law was addressing a viral clip By Stephanie • Sep 25, 2026 11:57 am
Taylor Swift From Taymerica to Taylorwood Taylor Swift’s new new deluxe deluxe album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, drops tonight with four new tracks including “Patient Zero”, the lead single. The full video for “Patient Zero” will premiere at the MTV VMAs on Sunday where she will also receive the inaugural Artist Director By Lainey • Sep 24, 2026 12:00 pm
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift: Encore Deluxe In my post yesterday about Taylor Swift’s announcement that a new single called “Patient Zero” is incoming, I wondered whether or not the track would be “a bonus single from whatever new new deluxe deluxe version of a previous album she might be issuing”. Deluxes and variants are so By Lainey • Sep 23, 2026 03:21 pm
Top Reads Tom Cruise: A Royal Exception Alejandro González Iñárritu, Tom Cruise, and the cast of Digger were in London last night for the film’s world premiere. The full review embargo hasn’t yet been lifted but critics are now able to share their first reactions and that’s been one of the stories about the By Lainey • Sep 23, 2026 12:37 pm
Sarah Pidgeon Sarah Pidgeon: Gossip, Hair, and CBK Style Sarah Pidgeon was in the gossip a few days ago when Joe Alwyn was seen hanging out in NYC with Mary Beth Barone. They went to a few bars, no actual evidence that it was more than friendly, except at one point when she was seen wearing his ballcap which By Lainey • Sep 22, 2026 03:08 pm
Business of Hollywood ParaSky WarnerDance is here After months of lawsuits and posturing in the media, it is all but over, and the Paramount/Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will go through. Yesterday, following a weekend of talks, and pressure from California governor Gavin Newsom, the multi-state anti-trust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance was settled, as By Sarah • Sep 22, 2026 10:41 am
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift’s husband scores a touchdown It’s basically the three year anniversary of TNT this week – flashback to Sunday 24 September 2023, Taylor Swift showed up to watch Travis Kelce and Kansas City play against Chicago, confirming the rumours that they were dating. That was the beginning of phase one, a great gossip era, all By Lainey • Sep 21, 2026 01:26 pm
Brad Pitt Brad and Quentin double down If you’ve been reading this site over the years, from at least before the pandemic, you might remember our reaction to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood when it came out. Sarah’s review is here and it’s only gotten better over time. This paragraph By Lainey • Sep 21, 2026 11:29 am
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise: Greatest stunt choreo incoming As Sarah wrote in yesterday’s site open, Tom Cruise’s greatest role is that of “Tom Cruise”. She is right in saying that his GQ cover story, both in print and on video, is for all the gossip hounds. Pretty sure we’re all still screaming about it. Tom, By Lainey • Sep 17, 2026 11:07 am
Sydney Sweeney Sydney Sweeney did it again Sydney Sweeney and a new ad she stars in are at the centre of a controversy in the world of sports. The ad, which promotes a sports trading app called Novig, features Sydney, who appears completely nude for most of it, save for the coverage of sports gear – footballs, a By Stephanie • Sep 16, 2026 11:40 am
Tom Cruise Intro for September 16, 2026 Dear Gossips, Can you hear that sound? It’s the sound of a million gossip hounds howling with delight as Tom Cruise gave an interview to GQ, his first cover profile with that magazine in twenty years, and it is a SCREAM. It’s entertaining in the way that only By Sarah • Sep 16, 2026 09:15 am
Emmy Awards 2026 Shailene Woodley - Stirring the Algorithmic Pot? And now, a conspiracy theory. You may join me in my speculation or you may dismiss my delusion – either is acceptable. Suppose you’re Shailene Woodley, and things are going, honestly, really well. You continue to be an acclaimed actress, and your recurring role on Season 2 of the extremely By Duana • Sep 15, 2026 10:50 am
