Top Reads Power producer Scott Rudin is a toxic boss And “toxic” is putting it lightly. A new expose in The Hollywood Reporter goes HAM on Scott Rudin, the EGOT-winning power producer behind such films as Clueless, The Social Network, Doubt, Fences, the Addams Family duology, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and he’s a frequent producer By Sarah • Apr 08, 2021 03:30 pm
Royals The Firm of Cambridge Morgan Some interesting headlines this week related to the British royal family. Let’s start with the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. In the before times, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were the two heads of the QCT. When it was confirmed recently that they would not be resuming their roles as By Lainey • Apr 08, 2021 02:44 pm
Break Ups Timmy & Lily-Rose Back Together? Timothée Chalamet was photographed out in New York the other day. On the same day, Lily-Rose Depp was also papped in NYC, although they weren’t near each other, and the sightings weren’t connected. But fans on Twitter started speculating that since they’re in the same city By Lainey • Apr 08, 2021 10:12 am
Gorgessity JLo, Charlize Theron, and the J-dough?! Jennifer Lopez covers the May 2021 issue of InStyle and I really like what they’ve done with this feature – “in her own words (and everyone else’s)” so we’re getting JLo on JLo but we’re also getting dozens of other celebrities and dignitaries, like Michelle Obama, Matthew By Lainey • Apr 06, 2021 11:43 am
Top Reads Rihanna at the Rally! There was a Stop Asian Hate march in New York on Sunday, just a few days after a 65-year-old Filipino woman was attacked outside an apartment building while bystanders did nothing. Rihanna has used her social media over the last few weeks to raise awareness about anti-Asian By Lainey • Apr 06, 2021 10:19 am
Top Reads The House that BTS Built First, a quick recap on BTS-related business affairs over the last six months or so before we get into this major music industry news. Last fall, just weeks after BTS earned their first and second #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Dynamite” and the “Savage Love” remix, their By Lainey • Apr 05, 2021 02:45 pm
Top Reads Rachel Bilson and Rami Malek’s Oscar Stress Rachel Bilson was on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast on Monday and told a story about Rami Malek that’s been making the rounds. So Rachel and Rami went to high school together and they were friends, they did plays together, they hung out with the same friends. During By Lainey • Mar 31, 2021 03:09 pm
Royals The Royal “Spin Doctors”? It was reported a couple of days ago that the British senior royals have hired new staff – specifically communications staff. Which is interesting because for the last few weeks, much of my posts about them have been about their piss poor comms strategy and their need for effective crisis management By Lainey • Mar 30, 2021 12:25 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina goes teen shopping Angelina Jolie was out yesterday with Vivienne. They went to FOREVER 21 which… yeah… of course they did. Vivienne is 12 years old. And even though she’s the child of celebrities, it doesn’t mean she doesn’t share common ground with other kids her age. FOREVER 21 went By Lainey • Mar 30, 2021 10:12 am
Top Reads Viola Davis: “We’re dope” Viola Davis was a double winner at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, recognised for her performances in How To Get Away With Murder and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, for which she’s been nominated for an Oscar, becoming the most-nominated Black woman in Academy history. This factored By Lainey • Mar 29, 2021 11:52 am
Equality Issues Issa Rae’s Awards Perspective The NAACP Image Awards took place this weekend, hosted by Anthony Anderson. Issa Rae won her first NAACP Image Award for lead actress in a comedy. She was nominated alongside Regina Hall, Folake Olowofoyeku, Yara Shahidi, and Tracee Ellis Ross. And she hilariously shouted out Tracee in her acceptance speech. By Lainey • Mar 29, 2021 10:38 am
Relationship Assumption Gigi and Zayn, the parents It has been a long time since Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik were photographed out together in public – I can’t even remember what I last saw them walking around in New York somewhere. Like those images are in my memory… I just can’t date them. Maybe 2019? Or By Lainey • Mar 26, 2021 10:49 am
Equality Issues Issa Rae: Media Mogul Insecure season four, which premiered on April 12 last year, was one of the few highlights in the spring of 2020, during the early part of the pandemic in the west. It was also, for the Black community, a source of comfort midway through the season after the murder of By Lainey • Mar 25, 2021 12:14 pm
Top Reads Prince Harry: Booked and Busy It was announced yesterday that Prince Harry now has a job – he’s the new Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp, and he’s apparently been in the position for a couple of months as CEO Alex Robichaud told SkyNews that Harry’s role with the company began in January and By Lainey • Mar 24, 2021 11:25 am
Top Reads Prince Harry Gets a Job It was confirmed today that Prince Harry now has a job. He is the Chief Impact Officer at a Silicon Valley startup called BetterUp which provides “coaching and mental health services” to corporate clients. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news: Prince Harry will become chief impact officer of By Lainey • Mar 23, 2021 03:53 pm
Relationship Assumption Pete Davidson: The Real Life Duke of Hastings There are a lot of people who watched Bridgerton on Netflix over the holidays and then started shipping the Duke and Duchess of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor in real life. This has not materialised, although I would love if you could let me know whether or By Lainey • Mar 23, 2021 11:17 am