Top Reads Dave Chappelle was tackled Netflix’s pandemic-delayed comedy festival, Netflix Is A Joke, is finally taking place this week at many venues around Los Angeles. And up until yesterday, I would have told you the big story coming out of the fest was about how overbooked it is and how many comedians are scraping By Sarah • May 05, 2022 10:04 am
Top Reads No Met Gala for Bennifer The knock on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez from people who for whatever reason aren’t into is often that theirs is a relationship for publicity. I’m not saying they don’t like the attention and that they don’t use it to their advantage, but it can also By Lainey • May 04, 2022 01:14 pm
Hair Zendaya’s Bob There was a lot to enjoy at the Met Gala the other night, for sure. But I’m also not sure there was a knockout punch, you know? Like, some would say that Kim Kardashian delivered the knockout punch since she arrived pretty much last and stunted out with that By Lainey • May 04, 2022 11:51 am
Met Gala 2022 Kim’s Marilyn Moment + Pete Kim Kardashian waited a long time to gain respect in the fashion industry and now that she not only has respect but has power, she loves to flex it. Her favourite way to show off is by pulling a vintage piece from the archives for a MET Gala surprise – and By Cody • May 03, 2022 01:06 pm
Met Gala 2022 Sebastian Stan homaged Pepto Bismol Sebastian Stan also attended the Met Gala, and stop saying he didn’t dress to the theme in head-to-toe PINK (from Valentino), because he ABSOLUTELY did. This is a brilliant homage to Pepto Bismol, a remedy with its roots in the turn of the 20th century drug marketing free-for-all that By Sarah • May 03, 2022 11:41 am
Top Reads Netflix cancelled Meghan Markle (and everyone else) Following Netflix’s bad earnings call and stock freefall, the company is in full slash-and-burn mode, axing programming left and right and no one is safe, not even the Duchess of Sussex. Archewell Productions has a development deal with Netflix, through which Meghan Markle was developing an animated series aimed By Sarah • May 02, 2022 11:15 am
Top Reads Angelina in Ukraine Back in March, around the time of International Women’s Day, Angelina Jolie was in Yemen as part of her work with the UNHCR for three days meeting with “both internally displaced Yemenis as well as refugees in the north and south of the country”. Six weeks later and another By Lainey • May 02, 2022 10:47 am
Top Reads James Corden’s Last Year It was big news yesterday – the announcement that after next season, James Corden will be leaving The Late Late Show. One of the major reasons this was a surprise is that the show is considered a success. It’s not like James and The Late Late Show were struggling. Carpool By Lainey • Apr 29, 2022 02:51 pm
Top Reads Olivia Wilde’s Envelopegate Part II Yesterday, we talked about Olivia Wilde being served legal papers in the middle of her presentation of her upcoming film, Don’t Worry Darling, during CinemaCon. The legal eagles of LaineyGossip came out IN FORCE to discuss various scenarios of how this incredibly dramatic process server ended up serving Wilde By Sarah • Apr 29, 2022 11:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rachel McAdams returns to Vegas Earlier this week, in her post about the Doctor Strange press tour, Sarah wondered about Rachel McAdams who, so far, has not joined Team Strange for any promotion. Turns out Rachel’s promotional obligations this week had her heading to Vegas for CinemaCon, giving us an opportunity for a little By Lainey • Apr 29, 2022 09:39 am
Break Ups Olivia Wilde’s Envelopegate Move over La La Land, there’s a new Envelopegate in town. On Tuesday, during her presentation of her new film, Don’t Worry Darling, at CinemaCon, Olivia Wilde was interrupted by a woman who handed her a legal envelope with the words “Personal and Confidential” stamped on them. It By Sarah • Apr 28, 2022 10:20 am
Top Reads JLo: Pleated Jeans and Busy Weeks Ahead Jennifer Lopez was namechecked during Netflix’s presentation at CinemaCon the other day. Her documentary, Halftime, will open the Tribeca Festival on June 8 before its streaming premiere on Netflix on June 14, which is the day I will be watching it even though it’s a Tuesday. But when By Lainey • Apr 28, 2022 09:58 am
Top Reads Harry Style: “Yes, I have sex” Yes, that’s a clickbaity title and of course Harry Styles’s interview in Better Homes & Gardens is about more than just sex but also… he’s promoting his album in Better Homes & Gardens and this is the point: I don’t subscribe to Better Homes & Gardens By Lainey • Apr 27, 2022 11:10 am
Style Zendaya and Tom in Boston Zendaya confirmed last week that she will NOT be attending the Met Gala because of her work schedule. She’s been in Boston filming Challengers with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. It’s a romantic drama – she plays an former tennis player who is the coach of a world By Lainey • Apr 26, 2022 01:59 pm
TV Updates Shailene is “done” with Aaron Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers reportedly ended their engagement in February. But then they continued to be seen together, as she travelled with him to Miami when all those rumours were happening about whether or not he’d leave the Green Bay Packers and last time they attended a wedding. By Lainey • Apr 26, 2022 11:10 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Rihanna, Rocky, and the Routine It seemed like a return to normal, as normal as possible, I guess, after a turbulent week for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. The big news last week was when the LAPD “blindsided” Rocky at LAX, arresting him for an alleged shooting incident in November 2021 and also raiding his By Lainey • Apr 25, 2022 01:50 pm
