Quiveration Austin Butler: Before the Madness Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis premiered at Cannes earlier this week to a big reaction. So far, the 12-minute standing ovation that the film received is the longest of the festival this year and as I mentioned in my coverage of the premiere yesterday, there’s already talk that Austin Butler’ By Lainey • May 27, 2022 11:50 am
Royals Meghan Markle: Surprise trip to Uvalde Meghan Markle made a surprise trip to Uvalde, Texas yesterday to pay respects to the victims and support the community; she donated food and other necessities and spent time talking with some of the volunteers in the area. Buzzfeed has more details about her visit, with commentary from people who By Lainey • May 27, 2022 10:00 am
Music BTS is going to the White House Major announcement today from the White House: K-pop supergroup BTS is coming to the White House next week pic.twitter.com/muC8CJyOeQ — Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) May 26, 2022 RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are the most visible Asians on the planet right now. Going to the By Lainey • May 26, 2022 10:48 am
Hook Ups Sebastian Stan & Annabelle Wallis? Robert Pattinson recently celebrated his 36th birthday. There was a party in New York. His girlfriend, Suki Waterhouse, was there and photographer Myles Hendrik posted on Instagram a shot of the two of them hugging. Not sure what the Robsten truthers are going to do with that one but this By Lainey • May 25, 2022 11:56 am
Relationship Assumption The Bennifer Greeting How many times have you watched the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s Halftime? I know, I know there are those of you out there who don’t care, and haven’t even seen it once, and I love that for you but some of us are obsessed and can’t By Lainey • May 24, 2022 02:37 pm
Royals Prince Harry & Meghan: Polo and Polka Dots Back in the day, “Hot Harry on a Horse” used to be a thing around these parts. And for those of you who weren’t visiting in those times, it’s not that complicated: Prince Harry is hot when he’s riding a horse, scenes from all that polo playing By Lainey • May 24, 2022 12:15 pm
Gorgessity Kristen’s (Fashion) Crimes in Cannes But the best kind of crime, and the best kind of fashion criminal – Kristen Stewart has been in Cannes the last few days promoting David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future which is contending for the Palme d’Or. As I wrote of the film a couple of weeks ago, By Lainey • May 24, 2022 10:33 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Rihanna and Rocky have a baby TMZ broke the news yesterday that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are now the parents of a baby boy. According to their sources, the baby was born last Friday, May 13. The name has not yet been revealed. But Twitter always has something to say where Rihanna is concerned. This By Lainey • May 20, 2022 10:38 am
Royals Tom hosts Will and Kate In London last night, the UK premiere of Top Gun: Marverick. And, naturally, because this is a Tom Cruise movie and Tom Cruise is always extra AF, they went full throttle with the presentation. Leicester Square was a spectacle, a huge maze of digital screens was set up outside the By Lainey • May 20, 2022 09:58 am
Amazingness Tom Cruise in Cannes: Fist-pumps, standing ovations, and chivalry Sarah posted photos from the Top Gun gala spectacle in Cannes yesterday along with details from his Q&A before the premiere at the palais. I’m here to follow up on a few more details now that the movie has screened for the festival audience – to a five By Lainey • May 19, 2022 11:50 am
Top Reads Doctor Taylor Swift Taylor Swift fans were disappointed last week when May 13 came and went and there was no surprise album drop. Instead Taylor saved her first public appearance of 2022 for Yankee Stadium, where she appeared yesterday to receive an honorary doctorate in fine arts from New York University and deliver By Lainey • May 19, 2022 10:34 am
Amazingness JLo: “But I’m also saying…does the camera got me?” YES. Or YASSSSSS, for added emphasis. This is what I’ve been waiting for – the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s documentary, Halftime. The film will open the Tribeca Festival next month before it premieres on Netflix on June 14. At the end of the preview, JLo reads from her family By Lainey • May 19, 2022 09:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Gunapalooza It is here, it is now, it is nigh—the Top Gun: Maverick premiere is happening at Cannes. And, I am shocked and upset to report, as of this writing, there is no Lady Gaga. I repeat, there is NO Lady Gaga. And I was SO looking forward to her By Sarah • May 18, 2022 02:37 pm
Top Reads Cannes has begun Yesterday, we saw the arrivals of Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace, and Julianne Moore in France, and now, behold, for they have united on the first red carpet of the festival for the premiere of the opening film, Final Cut (Coupez!), a zombie comedy directed by Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius (remember By Sarah • May 18, 2022 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia and Ethan: All these years later Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke were papped yesterday on the set of their new Netflix film, Leave the World Behind. Julia is once again working with Sam Esmail who is directing and adapting the project based on Rumaan Alam’s acclaimed novel by the same name. Mahershala Ali also stars By Lainey • May 18, 2022 10:06 am
Maple Leaf Simu Liu: acting, singing, hosting, dancing, writing I’m travelling this week so I wasn’t able to watch Simu Liu host the Juno Awards from Toronto on Sunday. I have however watched online clips of his opening monologue and one part where he sings. Let’s start with the monologue which starts with a sketch before By Lainey • May 17, 2022 01:10 pm
