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Saoirse and Jack: Never mind about Bond!

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Saoirse and Jack: Never mind about Bond!

Every two weeks there’s a fresh rumour about who will be the next Bond. But it’s not really all that fresh because every “new” story about the new Bond always recycles the same names that have been speculated about for months. One of those names is Jack Lowden

By Lainey • Sep 02, 2026 04:03 pm

Intro for September 2, 2026

Intro for September 2, 2026

Dear Gossips, Apart from BTS, and they are the standard, it’s rare that what’s trending in western pop culture, or from western pop culture, is similar to what’s trending in pop culture that’s coming out of East Asia. This week there’s common ground – a dog

By Lainey • Sep 02, 2026 09:21 am

Sydney Sweeney: Back in Venice

Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney: Back in Venice

I’m not necessarily talking about Sydney Sweeney being back in Venice for the film festival, it’s Venice in general, for other reasons, including Scooter Braun. Because last year she was in Venice for the Bezos wedding and Scooter was there too and that is presumably when their relationship

By Lainey • Sep 02, 2026 02:47 pm

Ariana Madix, now

Ariana Madix

Ariana Madix, now

A few years out from finding herself at the centre of arguably the most sensational scandal to ever unfold in the reality TV landscape, Ariana Madix sat down with Vanity Fair to peel the curtain back on what life has been like lately. And between being in a Broadway production

By Stephanie • Sep 02, 2026 12:39 pm

Miley: BASS PERSUADES but not Coachella

Miley Cyrus

Miley: BASS PERSUADES but not Coachella

As MC has mentioned several times recently, Miley Cyrus, now just Miley, is preparing for the release of her next album on September 18. We’ve known about the new music for a couple of weeks now, and she’s with a new label after her last album, Something Beautiful,

By Lainey • Sep 02, 2026 11:40 am

She’s back, she’s really, really back!

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She’s back, she’s really, really back!

Can you believe it’s been ten years since Céline Dion took over Paris Fashion Week with an assist from Law Roach and gave us one of the most delightful weeks in gossip history? I am not exaggerating. Every day she’d come out of her hotel and step on

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 04:05 pm

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Pop en français

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MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Pop en français

So much of the history of pop music is centered around artists who sing in English, but we’re starting to see a shift. Just look at how Bad Bunny has had one of the most incredible few years in terms of commercial success. Something like that may have been

By MC • Sep 01, 2026 03:28 pm

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Miley: BASS PERSUADES but not Coachella

Miley: BASS PERSUADES but not Coachella

As MC has mentioned several times recently, Miley Cyrus, now just Miley, is preparing for the release of her next album on September 18. We’ve known about the new music for a couple of weeks now, and she’s with a new label after her last album, Something Beautiful,

By Lainey • Sep 02, 2026 11:40 am

Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift: The Only Showgirl

Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift: The Only Showgirl

Travis Kelce was seen in New York City back in April working on a Tommy Hilfiger campaign at the Plaza Hotel in New York. The campaign has now launched and he is not the main character, the clothes are not the main character, the wedding is not the main character,

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 11:42 am

Daisy Chain Fields: The Highlights

Daisy Chain Fields: The Highlights

Olivia Rodrigo made some real girl power history over the weekend at the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine. It’s her answer to the legacy of Lilith Fair that Sarah McLachlan founded back in the 90s. More than 45,000 fans gathered together to celebrate female empowerment, through

By MC • Aug 31, 2026 10:53 am

The Clooney Met Gala?

The Clooney Met Gala?

The Hollywood Reporter published a story yesterday reported by Merle Ginsberg about the 2027 Met Gala with some curious details. According to Merle’s sources at Condé Nast, Anna Wintour was so bothered by the backlash to the Bozos Bezos Ball earlier this year, “she convened an all-hands Vogue

By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 03:21 pm

Practical Magic Nostalgia

Practical Magic Nostalgia

Let me make it about myself for a moment – what’s new – because I am stressing about Practical Magic 2. The movie comes out September 11… which is the first weekend of TIFF… so I’m working non-stop. There is no way I can go see it when it

By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 11:22 am

Tom Brady, the rizzless wonder

Tom Brady, the rizzless wonder

Maybe to a certain section of sports fan Tom Brady is a god, but in pop culture circles he continues to be the most divorced man who ever divorced. JLo has been divorced four times and she is far less divorced than Tom Brady. What is it about Tom? He

By Maria • Aug 26, 2026 11:41 am

Dolly Parton, always

Dolly Parton, always

Dolly Parton has passed away. Her death was confirmed by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, earlier today on her social media channels. Icon, legend, superstar – all of these words apply. But also, in spite of her fame, Dolly Parton never seemed inaccessible. It’s why even for those who don’t

By Lainey • Aug 25, 2026 04:01 pm

Harry and Meghan on the cover

Harry and Meghan on the cover

The news that Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex were returning to England last week is still a major story in what’s otherwise a slow time in entertainment news. These two have always been a gift to gossip, ever since they started dating ten years ago – WTF IT’S BEEN

By Lainey • Aug 25, 2026 11:43 am

Tracee Ellis Ross questions why Girlfriends was ignored

Tracee Ellis Ross questions why Girlfriends was ignored

Tracee Ellis Ross was a recent guest on Trevor Noah’s What Now? podcast. While the pair had a fascinating conversation that covered everything from the pressure women face in society to the reality of aging, it was Tracee’s pointed question about the late night snub of her hit

By Stephanie • Aug 24, 2026 02:57 pm

Greta and Rebecca’s surprise rom-com

Greta and Rebecca’s surprise rom-com

Greta Lee and Rebecca Ferguson were photographed on the set of their new film in London over the weekend, embracing and sharing a romantic kiss. The film is described as a “lesbian rom-com”, and it comes from Always Be My Maybe director Nahnatchka Khan. Greta Lee and Rebecca Ferguson

By Sarah • Aug 24, 2026 09:46 am

Life imitates George Clooney

George Clooney

Life imitates George Clooney

The Venice Film Festival kicks off tomorrow which is when we can stop saying that it’s “too early” to talk about award season because with Venice, and then TIFF and Telluride happening next week, many of this year’s contenders will finally be screened; so we’ll have a

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 01:51 pm

Sally and Gillian’s Custom Witchwear

Sandra Bullock

Sally and Gillian’s Custom Witchwear

The Owens girls were in LA last night for the Hollywood premiere of Practical Magic 2. I’m just focusing here on Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, they are two major stars of this movie and in the industry overall, and what’s sending me today are the comments on

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 12:55 pm

Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift: The Only Showgirl

Travis Kelce

Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift: The Only Showgirl

Travis Kelce was seen in New York City back in April working on a Tommy Hilfiger campaign at the Plaza Hotel in New York. The campaign has now launched and he is not the main character, the clothes are not the main character, the wedding is not the main character,

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 11:42 am

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Intro for September 1, 2026

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Intro for September 1, 2026

Dear Gossips, Fan service from an East Asian popstar will always be more involved and … in my opinion… special, maybe even too special if I’m honest. Sometimes I worry that the expectations are too much and where the line is between idol and fandom. But not today, LOL. No

By Lainey • Sep 01, 2026 09:53 am

A Met Gala Mess

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A Met Gala Mess

Last week I posted about the Met Gala 2027 and Anna Wintour’s two major challenges in planning for the event next May: securing a sponsor and also the subject of the Costume Institute’s next exhibit, John Galliano. Remember, the Met Gala is a fundraising event in support of

By Lainey • Aug 31, 2026 04:03 pm

Michelle Obama reflects on her empty nest

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama reflects on her empty nest

Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama recently said the quiet part out loud as she reflected on being an empty-nester, now that daughters Malia, 28, and Sasha, 25, are out in the world, living on their own. During a taping of her IMO podcast, she revealed that while

By Stephanie • Aug 31, 2026 03:18 pm

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