Top Reads Amber Heard's legal defeat is an enormous loss for victims Last week, Johnny Depp won his defamation civil lawsuit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. It was a highly publicized and publicly consumed trial that played out live for weeks on the internet, resulting in a verdict that legal experts called strange and unexpected. “She’s begging for total global humiliation. By Melayna • Jun 07, 2022 10:10 am
Royals Jubilee Friday: (Almost) All the Royals The Queen had a pretty full day yesterday with Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace and then returning to Windsor for the lighting of the Platinum Jubilee Beacon which is why royal officials announced ahead of today that she would not attend the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s By Lainey • Jun 03, 2022 11:36 am
Relationship Assumption Zendaya and Tom: A COVID Gift I’m on day five of COVID and I’m definitely not out of it but today is a slight improvement on yesterday so hopefully it’s trending in the right direction. There are two things that have been a relief to me during COVID misery – BTS at the White By Lainey • Jun 02, 2022 11:57 am
Douchebags Kevin Spacey’s new charges Yesterday, news broke in the UK that the Crown Prosecution Service announced four new charges of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey, involving three different men. The timeframe of the charges ranges from 2005 to 2013, for reference, Spacey was the artistic director of London’s Old Vic Theater from 2003-2015 By Sarah • May 27, 2022 12:32 pm
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
