Douchebags Nate Parker on 60 Minutes When Nate Parker talked to Ebony about his rape case in August, I called the conversation “Nate Parker’s Official Celebrity Apology.” Then, he said “sorry” five times. He apologized to survivors of sexual assault for being “insensitive” and “nonchalant” in his previous statements about the case. When asked about By Kathleen • Oct 03, 2016 10:34 am
Music Solange’s Seat at the Table I want to thank Matthew and Tina Knowles for procreating. I want to thank them for creating two daughters who stand so proudly in their blackness and gift us with stunning pieces of art. This weekend, I was thankful especially for Solange Knowles. Solange’s bold and brilliant third album By Kathleen • Oct 03, 2016 09:31 am
Break Ups World War Brange: temporary ceasefire Last Friday the situation was nuclear. Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, requesting full custody of the children. Two days after it, news breaks that the precipitating incident was a dramatic argument on a private plane involving one of their children during which Brad was drunk. It By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 03:13 pm
Photo Assumption Joshua Jackson’s night walk Joshua Jackson was papped the other night walking around New York with Margarita Levieva. Joshua ended a 10 year relationship with Diane Kruger earlier this year. Margarita was last known to be dating Sebastian Stan and while there’s been no word about a breakup, neither one is a major By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 02:08 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé, brand and business Last week, the Wall Street Journal profiled Beyoncé, the CEO. Naturally she did not speak. Her dad did, though, because, well, nobody listens to him. The piece was all about how Beyoncé’s been making changes at Parkwood Entertainment to expand and diversify her business. Already we are seeing some By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 01:09 pm
Break Ups World War Brange & Olivia Pope PEOPLE reported exclusively yesterday that Judy Smith, the real-life Olivia Pope, is consulting with Angelina Jolie as she negotiates the terms of her divorce from Brad Pitt. It’s been a quiet week for Angelina as Brad Pitt’s sources have presented his side to the public: Brad is sad By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 11:08 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Big G & the Wild Child, supreme rulers After several days of being boring by themselves in Canada, Prince William and Catherine decided to stop our collective yawning by bringing out their royal children, Big G and Charlotte, the wild child. They all attended a public playdate with military families at Government House in Victoria. Let’s start By Lainey • Sep 29, 2016 04:28 pm
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Justin Theroux: on his dog and feminism Justin Theroux is currently promoting The Girl On The Train and he was interviewed by ELLE. Everyone who interviews Justin Theroux is going to try to get a quote about Jennifer Aniston. Justin knows this game. He has played it very well with his wife. So he talks about what By Lainey • Sep 29, 2016 12:39 pm
Break Ups World War Brange: the magazines choose Brad Check out the cover of the new issue of US Weekly. If you only saw the headline “Her Plot To Destroy Brad”, would you have guessed it was US Weekly? I would have thought it was STAR Magazine. Or In TOUCH Weekly. Or Life & Style. But Brange has always By Lainey • Sep 28, 2016 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What we missed: Jakey’s bush We missed a lot when World War Brange took over the celebrity news cycle last week. This week’s tabloid are about to drop. I suspect we might be getting another round of Brange ugly very soon. Before that happens, let’s catch up on one of the most important By Lainey • Sep 27, 2016 02:56 pm
Break Ups Naomi & Liev are over Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber announced yesterday that they’re over releasing a statement confirming the end of their romantic relationship: "Over the past few months we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple. By Lainey • Sep 27, 2016 09:38 am
Break Ups Brad’s turn As you know, several celebrity weeklies missed the Brange breakup on their covers because Angelina Jolie decided to let the Emmys breathe before dropping the news that she filed for divorce. PEOPLE’s original cover last week was about Michael Strahan which, unfortunately for him, nobody gave a sh-t about. By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 04:41 pm
Maple Leaf The new King of Shade All four Cambridges are in Canada right now on a royal tour of our country’s west coast. Will and Kate will be homebasing in Victoria with day trips here and there while Big G and Charlotte hang back at Government House. Kate wore a white and red Alexander McQueen By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 04:06 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston post-Brange I was talking to a friend of mine this weekend and we played a game called “how long before Brad Pitt gets papped having a friendly lunch with Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux?” He thinks two months. I’m not sure what to think. You? Jennifer and Justin spent the By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 12:18 pm
Style Beyoncé’s second collection Beyoncé’s Ivy Park Fall/Winter 2016 collection is now available. I feel like we would have been talking more about it this week but, you know, Brange imploded. Vanity Fair says that the point of the Ivy Park second collection is denim and mesh. That wasn’t my takeaway. By Lainey • Sep 23, 2016 11:13 am
Break Ups Brad Pitt makes his moves It’s now been 24 hours since the allegations against Brad Pitt and what may have happened on that plane were reported. As of this writing (7am Friday) he has yet to release an official statement vehemently denying that he was drunk and may have gotten violent with his children. By Lainey • Sep 23, 2016 10:00 am
