Amazingness Chef de Mission: Tom Cruise COME ON. I’m pretty proud of myself for that title. I’ve been googling, nobody else has thought about this yet, it’s mine! Sorry, sorry, sorry, this isn’t about my ego, but since I’m writing about someone with such a huge ego, might as well borrow By Lainey • Aug 02, 2024 01:06 pm
Quiveration Michael B Jordan: Quiet Time and Love Island We have barely posted about Michael B. Jordan this year, because that’s how MBJ prefers to manage his celebrity. Which tells you how into Lori Harvey he was, since he was never more outside than he was when they were together. And after she quit their relationship, he went By Lainey • Aug 02, 2024 11:25 am
Top Reads The Blake Brown Lively Hair Project As Maria mentioned in Celebrity Social Media yesterday, Blake Lively has been teasing a haircare line. And now it’s official – Blake Brown Beauty will be available at Target starting this weekend and online next week. And the big promotional push launched today on social media and legacy media. The By Lainey • Jul 31, 2024 12:14 pm
Top Reads Jimmy and John say “No” to the Oscars Matthew Belloni at Puck broke the story yesterday that Jimmy Kimmel will not be returning to host the Oscars. But first a note on Matthew and Puck as Sarah and I posted about Puck’s place in the celebrity media ecosystem back in February at The Squawk. Puck has quickly By Lainey • Jul 30, 2024 12:09 pm
Break Ups A Bennifer-less July Tomorrow is the last day of July and it looks like the month will come and go without a Bennifer sighting. Here are the last shots we have of Jennifer Lopez, in New York leaving Balthazar the other day. She’s been in New York for at least a month By Lainey • Jul 30, 2024 11:29 am
TV Updates Jennifer Aniston gets splashed Jennifer Aniston is in New York working on season four of The Morning Show. I didn’t read the caption at first and when I saw these new pap shots of her on set I actually thought she was getting oil splashed on her for real from a hater, like By Lainey • Jul 29, 2024 03:42 pm
Sports Olympic Celebrities It used to be, before social media, that summer was quiet in celebrity news. That’s changed over the last decade, there is no break, because celebrities are celebrity-ing every day of the year and we’re seeing them in Italy and Greece on their yachts and whatever. This summer, By Lainey • Jul 29, 2024 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Hartnettaissance has officially begun M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap is just a couple weeks away, and I honestly can’t remember the last time I was genuinely excited for a new Shyamalan movie. I’m always down to try his latest movie—when he misses, he MISSES, but when he hits, he HITS—but By Sarah • Jul 25, 2024 10:45 am
Music BLACKPINK in your 2025 area BLACKPINK is celebrating the 8th anniversary of their debut on August 8 with a fan event. Now, just a couple of weeks before the anniversary, the agency that represents them for group activities, has announced the comeback. YG founder Yang Hyun-suk said in a YouTube video released yesterday (that was By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 02:24 pm
Music Celine and Gaga to open the Games? For weeks now there have been rumours about Lady Gaga performing at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday. Those rumours are looking more and more true now that she’s in Paris. There’s a lot happening in Paris on any given day, of course, but right now… I By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 12:28 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Deadpool Baby Name Sarah just posted about the big Deadpool & Wolverine premiere last night in New York, focusing on the movie business part of the gossip. In related Deadpool news, there’s also the gossip about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold’s personal life. A rather emotional (at least from the sound By Lainey • Jul 23, 2024 11:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Deadpool’s final push Deadpool & Wolverine opens at the end of the week, and since I just nailed a box office prediction with Twisters, I’ll try again with this one. Deadpool is tracking for a $160 million opening weekend, but once again I think that’s low, and it will go upwards By Sarah • Jul 23, 2024 10:34 am
Maple Leaf When Ryan met Madonna Do you think Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman even know what day it is anymore? These two have been promoting Deadpool & Wolverine everywhere, literally around the world, for weeks. And it’s giving Tom Cruise in terms of ubiquity but also energy. It must help, of course, that Ryan By Lainey • Jul 22, 2024 02:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Yes, that’s Bridget Here’s Renee Zellweger this week on the set of the new Bridget Jones movie shooting in England. Ant Antstead came to see her at one point, which is sweet, but this is not the love interest that interests me. First though, let’s talk about Bridget, specifically the look By Lainey • Jul 19, 2024 03:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Who else but Glen Powell? I just posted about Manny Jacinto and his popularity surge coming out of The Acolyte and how he knows he still has to fight for opportunities being a person of colour. Manny and Glen Powell are around-ish the same age. Both struggled for years in the industry, it wasn’t By Lainey • Jul 18, 2024 11:40 am
Quiveration Manny Jacinto withdrawal The first season finale of The Acolyte dropped on Tuesday, known for the last few weeks as Horny Tuesday. They’ve not yet announced if The Acolyte will be renewed. But I’m sure they’ve been paying attention to the collective thirst that’s exploded online, especially after episode By Lainey • Jul 18, 2024 10:38 am
