Royals Prince Andrew’s permanent retirement Have you watched Filthy Rich yet? It’s the Netflix docuseries about Jeffrey Epstein. Throughout the series, and right off the top, Epstein is seen in deposition footage repeatedly pleading the fifth. I’m not a lawyer and yes, I knowwwwwww that the fifth amendment has its value in legal By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 11:45 am
Equality Issues Meghan Markle speaks to the students In a new video first shared by Essence, Meghan Markle has spoken out about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, and the long list of Black victims who lost their lives or have been wounded emotionally and physically because of anti-Black racism and/or police brutality. She By Lainey • Jun 04, 2020 10:43 am
Top Reads John Boyega marches in London John Boyega has not been quiet this past week after the murder of George Floyd. He shut down commenters last week when he tweeted that he hates racists which, I dunno, seems like a pretty uncontroversial statement, non? And people still had to get into his mentions with some all By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 12:16 pm
Equality Issues Gwyneth Paltrow and the “blindspot of white privilege” As I mentioned in the Tracee Ellis Ross post earlier today, as a member of the “model minority” who has benefitted from white proximity, it’s up to me to engage in conversations about anti-Black racism and identify bias and privilege in my own community among Asians and white By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 02:57 pm
TV Live Blog Issa celebrates Black life On Sundays we watch Insecure, a show that celebrates Black life, Black love, and Black excellence. But if you’re Issa Rae, and Black people are on the streets protesting injustice, protesting racism, fighting for their lives, how do you promote your television show while honouring and respecting the cause? By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 01:25 pm
Equality Issues Beyoncé & Jay-Z call for action Beyoncé posted a video on Instagram this weekend encouraging her followers to sign one or all of the petitions being circulated demanding justice for George Floyd. The petitions can be accessed through her website. Beyoncé, as we know, has been supporting front line workers during the pandemic and has donated By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:02 am
Royals Catherine the (new) Great and the Tatler Dispute Over the last year and a half, as the British tabloids have stepped up their attempts to discredit Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of House Sussex, in part by clearly shooting stars and sunshine up House Cambridge, Catherine Cambridge has repeatedly been held up as the Best Duchess Ever. And, By Lainey • May 27, 2020 01:17 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Brad Pitt’s lockdown shag When someone refers to a hairstyle as a “shag”, my mind immediately associates with Winona Ryder because that’s my generation – Winona, as “Lelaina Pierce”, in Reality Bites. She is what defines a “shag” for me. You may have a different shag in mind. Meg Ryan, for example. And, interestingly By Lainey • May 27, 2020 11:05 am
Royals The (new) Catherine the Great Didn’t the OG Catherine the Great overthrow her husband? I say this because the new cover of Tatler made me laugh, because that’s what they’re going for with this title, “Catherine the Great”, about Catherine of House Cambridge, evoking of course Catherine the Great of history, who By Lainey • May 26, 2020 10:14 am
Relationship Assumption Ben-Ana and the kids Well here’s a setback for the conspiracy theorists who thought that Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were a fauxmance. Ben and Ana spent time, together, with his kids this weekend. And all the dogs were there. Ben and Ana’s dogs we’re by now already familiar with, By Lainey • May 25, 2020 10:23 am
Top Reads Gaga + Ariana = “Rain On Me” I liked it as soon as I heard it when I got up this morning. Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated Chromatica drops next week and she and Ariana Grande over the last couple of days have been thirst-building hype for their new song, “Rain On Me”, the first collaboration By Lainey • May 22, 2020 02:26 pm
Top Reads Suga: The Bias-Assassin and Leadership from the Back I don’t think I’ll ever stop being astonished at the creative output of BTS, not just during this pandemic lockdown but for the last seven years since the band debuted in 2013. The albums, the tours, the promotional appearances, the music videos, the multiple reality series, the documentary By Lainey • May 22, 2020 10:08 am
Top Reads Julia Roberts, the Dr Fauci Fangirl #PassTheMic is a campaign where celebrities “pass the mic” aka their social media accounts and expose their followers to experts and frontline workers so that they can share ACCURATE information about COVID-19 since, um, certain leaders aren’t. Some of the big names participating are Hugh Jackman, Danai Gurira, By Lainey • May 21, 2020 02:01 pm
Relationship Assumption Bradley Cooper’s lockdown romance? Here are some new photos of Bradley Cooper outside his NY apartment this week. And apparently he’s not staying there alone. Of course he’s parenting his daughter, but there was a woman seen bringing in groceries at the door – and according to the paps, it’s Kristin O’ By Lainey • May 21, 2020 10:27 am
Top Reads Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, and Netflix We started the week with a post about Prince Andrew’s sketchy financial dealings so why not end the week with a post about a new docuseries that he and the British royal family might be worried about. The four-part Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich series drops on Netflix on By Lainey • May 15, 2020 12:52 pm
Top Reads Taylor’s City of Lover Yesterday I wrote about Taylor Swift and her Instagram post and many people wondered if there was an announcement coming. As I said, Taylor doesn’t leave bows untied. And now we know what she was teasing: Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in By Lainey • May 08, 2020 02:11 pm
