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Taylor Frankie Paul is the latest red flag from clout-chasing legacy media

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Taylor Frankie Paul is the latest red flag from clout-chasing legacy media

Taylor Frankie Paul is addressing the bombshell news of an open domestic assault investigation into her and her ex, Dakota Mortensen. Earlier this week, PEOPLE reported that a spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department confirmed the investigation, saying allegations were made against both parties and contact was made with

By Stephanie • Mar 18, 2026 02:24 pm

Intro for March 18, 2026

Intro for March 18, 2026

Dear Gossips, For some of us – and by “some”, I mean an entire ARMY – there’s only one preoccupation right now. We’re so close now, so close to our “Spring Day”, less than 48 hours to go until The Comeback we’ve been waiting years for: BTS’s new

By • Mar 18, 2026 09:30 am

Being Beloved Is Buffy’s Curse

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Being Beloved Is Buffy’s Curse

Famed screenwriter William Goldman said it best – “Sequels Are Whores’ Movies”. Modernised for today’s world, I guess you could paraphrase it, “Reboots Are Whores’ Series”. Too much? Too strong for this early in the day, or to be associated with the recently-murdered Buffy reboot? Not at all. If anything,

By Duana • Mar 18, 2026 01:28 pm

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Spider-Man’s Hauntingly Lonely Brand New Day

Zendaya’s big week continues with the official trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, though I suppose this is technically a Tom Holland-first thing. The trailer does prominently feature Zendaya, though, because since being cast as “the girlfriend” in Spider-Man: Homecoming a decade ago, she has become one of the

By Sarah • Mar 18, 2026 12:23 pm

Zendaya: Something old… with meaning

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Zendaya: Something old… with meaning

Zendaya, of course, was the main character at the premiere of The Drama last night in Los Angeles. She continues to not answer directly whether or not she and Tom Holland are married – but she also continues to wear the wedding band at all her appearances. It’s not just

By Lainey • Mar 18, 2026 11:43 am

Zendaya begins

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Zendaya begins

Zendaya’s busy year is condensed into a busy week this week, with the Oscars Sunday, the Dune: Part Three teaser drop today, Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s teaser drop tomorrow, and The Drama premiere tonight. Never mind what all is going on with Euphoria (the third season premieres in

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 04:16 pm

Teyana Taylor and Oscar’s respectability politics

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Teyana Taylor and Oscar’s respectability politics

To no one’s surprise, Teyana Taylor appears to have stolen the post-Oscar show after a video of her verbally accosting a security guard who she claimed put his hands on her went viral Monday. Reports of the incident - and ultimately the recording of it - emerged as word

By Stephanie • Mar 17, 2026 03:26 pm

Tall Skinny Dune

Movie Reviews and Previews

Tall Skinny Dune

No rest for the wicked! The Oscars are over and we are MOVING ON! Today, it’s the Dune: Part Three teaser, tomorrow, it’s the Spider-Man: Brand New Day teaser! The person I really feel bad for is Zendaya, caught in the middle of the Marvel-Warner Bros. death spiral

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 01:11 pm

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Being Beloved Is Buffy’s Curse

Being Beloved Is Buffy’s Curse

Famed screenwriter William Goldman said it best – “Sequels Are Whores’ Movies”. Modernised for today’s world, I guess you could paraphrase it, “Reboots Are Whores’ Series”. Too much? Too strong for this early in the day, or to be associated with the recently-murdered Buffy reboot? Not at all. If anything,

By Duana • Mar 18, 2026 01:28 pm

Timothée Chalamet’s crash-out from grace

Timothée Chalamet’s crash-out from grace

There weren’t a lot of dramatic narratives last night, right? There were people you wish would have won or the wins you weren’t necessarily rooting for, but no real villain arcs, per se. As PT Anderson pointed out, it was a bunch of great movies, and one of

By Duana • Mar 16, 2026 07:38 am

Zendaya: Sort of a Wedding Dress

Zendaya: Sort of a Wedding Dress

Law Roach was the press release at the SAG Awards just over a week ago when he flippantly confirmed that Zendaya and Tom Holland’s wedding had already happened, they’re married. Nobody wanted to believe him. And then last week, in footage from a photo shoot with Robert Pattinson,

By Lainey • Mar 10, 2026 11:07 am

Harry and Meghan’s great timing

Harry and Meghan’s great timing

When I say great timing, I don’t just mean for them but for the British royal family, because for the last week, every headline about King Charles and the institution has been connected to Just Andrew’s f-ckery, as hard as they’ve tried to provide distractions. Now Prince

By Lainey • Feb 25, 2026 12:38 pm

Gen Z P&P Is Here

Gen Z P&P Is Here

We just got done fighting about Wuthering Heights and now it’s time to fight about Pride and Prejudice as Dolly Alderton’s adaptation for Netflix has a first-look teaser to be picked apart and judged. Are you ready to rumble!!! The teaser is just that, a very brief cinematic

By Sarah • Feb 24, 2026 12:02 pm

So BTS: Return of the Kings

So BTS: Return of the Kings

It’s been reported that ahead of their live comeback show in Seoul on March 21, one day after the release of ARIRANG, their highly anticipated comeback album, BTS will make their way to the stage via what’s called the King’s Road, a historic path that was used

By Lainey • Feb 13, 2026 12:35 pm

Kim and Lewis: Week 2

Kim and Lewis: Week 2

Exactly a week ago it was a brand new gossip story – Kim Kardashian in the Cotswolds with Lewis Hamilton, a potential new celebrity romance. And then they showed up in Paris together, amid all the speculation, which pretty much convinced the internet that this is definitely a thing. Neither one

By Lainey • Feb 09, 2026 12:50 pm

JFK Jr and Carolyn’s Love Story

JFK Jr and Carolyn’s Love Story

We watched on tenterhooks as the latest installment in Ryan Murphy’s “American Story” franchise was filmed in New York last year, and now we have an official trailer by which to judge the renamed Love Story, centered on the ill-fated romance and marriage of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and

By Sarah • Feb 03, 2026 11:22 am

Kim & Lewis: Friends to Lovers?

Kim & Lewis: Friends to Lovers?

Interrupting Grammys coverage for a moment because, if this is true, it’s major gossip: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton dating…? The UK Sun had the world exclusive yesterday, not usually a reliable source, especially with Hollywood celebrities, but they can get a good scoop from time to time when

By Lainey • Feb 02, 2026 12:31 pm

Lainey’s trip to Ottawa ft. Hudson Williams

Lainey’s trip to Ottawa ft. Hudson Williams

The reason I edited the site yesterday is because Lainey had to go to Ottawa…to moderate a panel at Prime Time 2026, hosted by the Canadian Media Producers Association. She was on the red carpet with PM Mark Carney and Hudson Williams: Where Hudson gifted PM Carney THE Team

By Sarah • Jan 30, 2026 10:22 am

Tall Skinny Dune

Movie Reviews and Previews

Tall Skinny Dune

No rest for the wicked! The Oscars are over and we are MOVING ON! Today, it’s the Dune: Part Three teaser, tomorrow, it’s the Spider-Man: Brand New Day teaser! The person I really feel bad for is Zendaya, caught in the middle of the Marvel-Warner Bros. death spiral

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 01:11 pm

Manny Jacinto and a coven at SXSW

Movie Reviews and Previews

Manny Jacinto and a coven at SXSW

While the Oscars were happening in LA, SXSW continued in Austin. Yesterday was the premiere of Love Language, a romantic comedy-drama starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Manny Jacinto, who was at the premiere looking like an entire snack: Also at the premiere were Lukas Gage, Isabel May (lately of Scream

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 12:00 pm

The Exorcist tempts fate once again

Movie Reviews and Previews

The Exorcist tempts fate once again

The Studio is not the only project in production, as Mike Flanagan’s remake of The Exorcist is up and running in New York, with both Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor on set yesterday. We don’t really need a remake of The Exorcist, but I am a big enough

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 11:05 am

Madonna joins The Studio

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Madonna joins The Studio

Though The Studio mopped up pretty much every major award for a comedy series during the 2025-26 awards season, I don’t think this show is actually THAT popular. Like it’s not Ted Lasso, an Apple TV+ series we can say with confidence “everyone” watched. Ted Lasso had a

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 10:03 am

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Intro for March 17, 2026

Oscars 2026

Intro for March 17, 2026

Dear Gossips, Now that the Oscars are over, it’s time to autopsy the Oscars. In Variety, Daniel D’Addario asks, Why were the movie stars in hiding? While the headline irritated me, D’Addario is actually onto something, particularly in the capital-letter Movie Star department. There was a time,

By Sarah • Mar 17, 2026 09:08 am

Li Jun Li: Best in Red

Oscars 2026

Li Jun Li: Best in Red

I can’t get enough of how Li Jun Li moves. If you’ve seen Sinners as many times as I have, you should have That Scene memorised by now – as Miles Caton’s Sammie performs “I Lied To You” at the juke joint, and everyone’s molecules become possessed

By Lainey • Mar 16, 2026 03:13 pm

Sarah’s Best Dressed – It’s Actually a Tie

Oscars 2026

Sarah’s Best Dressed – It’s Actually a Tie

From very early in the evening, I was calling Rose Byrne my best dressed in a floral trumpet gown, but then I saw Anne Hathaway, also in a floral trumpet gown, so it’s actually a tie. This honors Kumail Nanjiani’s masterful handling of the real tie that happened

By Sarah • Mar 16, 2026 02:56 pm

Teyana Taylor: Best Dressed (Duana)

Oscars 2026

Teyana Taylor: Best Dressed (Duana)

Let’s get something straight right off the top – Teyana Taylor has had an incredible style run in the One Battle After Another awards season, but she’s not yet a staple on the carpet year after year. This is a good thing. Because let us be honest, both the

By Duana • Mar 16, 2026 02:30 pm

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