TV Updates The Crown is done mourning It’s been exactly a week since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral which means that the additional seven days of mourning observed by the British royal family has concluded. That was the Crown’s schedule, at least. But it was not The Crown’s schedule. The Crown is one of By Lainey • Sep 26, 2022 12:05 pm
Music Shine Bright Like a Diamond…at the Super Bowl Rihanna hasn’t been hiding, but she has been really quiet since giving birth in May. Of course we’ve seen her but we haven’t heard from her – up until yesterday she hadn’t posted on social media since she and A$AP Rocky welcomed their child. What a By Lainey • Sep 26, 2022 10:27 am
Top Reads Brad Pitt: Not Original but More Expensive Earlier this week Brad Pitt launched his new skincare line, Le Domaine, which uses ingredients from Chateau Miraval, the property he and Angelina Jolie purchased together and which has now become a major point of contention between them. In support of his new business venture, as I posted yesterday, Brad By Lainey • Sep 23, 2022 11:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jacob Elordi: Just Before Elvis I’ve been waiting for new photos of Jacob Elordi for a couple of weeks now – here he is in LA yesterday – because we need to talk about Jacob and Elvis Presley. It was announced this month that Sofia Coppola's next film, titled Priscilla, will be based on By Lainey • Sep 23, 2022 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ana de Armas sets her narrative Blonde, the quasi-biopic of Marilyn Monroe starring Ana de Armas, is in limited theatrical release now, but it hits Netflix next week, which is when Blonde-mania will crest. It’s also when Ana de Armas will launch into the forefront of the Best Actress Oscar race, as she will get By Sarah • Sep 22, 2022 12:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Olivia Wilde takes the stand Pretty sure I don’t have to recap for you how messy the Don’t Worry Darling promotional tour has been. It was messy even before the tour started, with online speculation building over months about whether or not Florence Pugh was over Olivia Wilde, Darling, and refusing to support By Lainey • Sep 22, 2022 11:25 am
Top Reads The Tiffany Haddish lawsuit is already over A few weeks ago, we learned of a lawsuit filed against Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears by a pair of anonymous siblings accusing them of, among other things, grooming and sexual abuse. A couple days ago, the suit was dismissed with prejudice—meaning the plaintiffs can’t refile—on behalf By Sarah • Sep 22, 2022 10:02 am
Music Taylor Swift’s Words of Honour Before we get to Taylor Swift’s latest award, let’s start with what’s new – her tenth studio album, Midnights, is scheduled for release exactly one month from today on October 21. So it’ll be interesting to see, in the coming weeks, what Taylor’s promotional strategy for By Lainey • Sep 21, 2022 12:40 pm
Douchebags Adam Levine: F-ckboi makes sh-t husband Yesterday afternoon, Instagram influencer Sumner Stroh posted a TikTok alleging that last year she had an affair with Adam Levine, who is married to Behati Prinsloo, and after not hearing from him for a few months, he contacted her again via DM. (We will get to that DM in a By Maria • Sep 20, 2022 12:48 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Olivia Wilde: Worry is a Week Away Well, actually, there’s been a lot of worry for weeks now over Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling with the mess behind the scenes between Olivia and Florence Pugh, and Olivia and Florence and Shia LaBeouf dominated headlines. The situation has calmed down a bit lately as other By Lainey • Sep 16, 2022 11:20 am
Royals Harry in Uniform There was a major development yesterday ahead of the final events preceding the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. Prince Harry will be in uniform on Saturday when he takes part in a vigil alongside his cousins to honour their grandmother. Harry will join Prince William, Princesses Beatrice and By Lainey • Sep 16, 2022 09:49 am
Media Manipulation Are Gigi and Leo a thing? Are Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio really a thing? I posted about the new rumours yesterday and PEOPLE’s story about them “getting to know each other” and the update today is that there are now photos of them talking closely at a party – Daily Mail has the exclusive. So By Lainey • Sep 14, 2022 12:21 pm
Royals The King’s Pen A few days ago, during the proclamation signing, King Charles went viral when he appeared to dismissively order staffers to clear the desk for him and then grimaced at someone because the pen tray was in his way. "The servant must clear my desk for me. I can' By Lainey • Sep 14, 2022 09:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: The Whale Content warning for eating disorders, fatphobia, self-harm, and emotional/verbal abuse. If you ever need proof that film festival audiences can be completely bonkers, look no further than Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, a film that received a 97-year ovation at its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, and By Sarah • Sep 13, 2022 11:35 am
Top Reads Best Dressed: Quinta Brunson and Abbott Elementary I’ve decided that the best thing about Sheryl Lee Ralph’s win last night is that it was all the things. It was unexpected – in a stacked category, she was not favoured to win, particularly, though I don’t think there’s anyone out there who doesn’t love By Duana • Sep 13, 2022 10:30 am
Top Reads Zendaya’s Historic Night In 2020, Zendaya won the Lead Actress in a Drama Emmy for her performance in season one of Euphoria. She’s now two for two as she won again in the same category last night, making history in the process as the first Black woman to win in that category By Lainey • Sep 13, 2022 09:08 am
