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URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/advertise/ Last updated: 2025-12-11T04:02:59.000Z We’ve come a long way since starting out as newsletter to two friends in 2003\. Twenty years, four site redesigns, and a few battle scars later, LaineyGossip is still one of the top entertainment news and gossip destinations on the internet. Over the past decade we have added a range of diverse voices to the site and continue to evolve with a loyal base of readers, many of whom have been along for the entire arc of our growth. ![Lainey in various press clippings](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2025/12/ad-page-press-20.jpg) Lainey and LaineyGossip.com have been featured in Canadian Business, the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, The Washington Post, and other major North American publications as leaders in the entertainment gossip industry. Together with Lainey's role on Canada's number one entertainment nightly, CTV's *e*talk, and daytime talk show *The Social*, LaineyGossip.com has established her as a leading pop culture and celebrity expert. ![Lainey on The Social and on the eTalk set](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2025/12/ad-page-press-3.jpg) We offer several ways for you to reach our followers, including social media placements, website banners and high-impact take-overs, newsletters, plug-and-play contesting, as well as in-person events/appearances. We offer easy integration with programmatic buyers via a number of exchanges worldwide as well as direct deals. If you are interested in learning more about advertising with LaineyGossip and to obtain our full media kit, please contact us [here](mailto:jacek@laineygossip.com). ### About URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/about/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T01:12:26.000Z LaineyGossip started as an email to a small group of friends and colleagues in 2003, and has since grown into the website you see today. It was the springboard to my (Lainey) career as an entertainment reporter with *eTalk* and co-host on CTV's daytime talk show *The Social*. The website and these shows put me in front of the celebrities we've discussed here for the better part of 20 years, including covering the Red Carpet at the Oscars, Cannes and Toronto International Film Festivals, the Royal Weddings, and other top tier events worldwide. If you're new to LaineyGossip, you'll find that we try to go beyond the surface of pop culture and provide insightful analysis, reviews, and interpretations on what has increasingly become a very noisy space. It wasn't always like that, and in our earlier days we contributed to some of the seedier, inappropriate, and often hurtful ways that celebrities were discussed and scrutinised in the 2000s and early 2010s. I address some of that in the Q&A below. Since then, however, we've taken great pride in looking at pop culture through a wider lens, and from a group of writers with varied backgrounds and lived experiences. You won't often find news breaking here, but you will find a more refined take on some of the salacious reactions to pop culture and celebrity news that we're hit with in our social media feeds, driven by increasingly skewed algorithms and sophisticated PR machines that power Hollywood. And we try to sprinkle in some fun while we're at it. We hope you enjoy what we do both here at LaineyGossip and at our sister site "[The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/?ref=ghost.laineygossip.com)", where we've cultivated what we think is a supportive, engaging alternative to open Social Media, and where our members discuss what we're writing about on LaineyGossip as well as some pretty random threads that break out. Check it out if you're tired of fighting with trolls on Twitter. If you'd like to learn more, below are some frequently asked questions about our site. - Why don't you allow comments on your site? - What is The Squawk and why would I want to subscribe? - Lainey, some of your past articles are very offensive. How do you explain your behaviour? - I don't like seeing ads. Can I get rid of them? - How do I know if you're recommending a product to me because you like it, or if you're just trying to sell me something without my knowing about it? **Q: Why don't you allow comments on your site?** We've debated this for quite some time and have always landed on the same answer, and that is that if you provide a forum for people to leave comments on a website page without adequate controls, the discussion inevitably deteriorates to base levels. However, we have found a better way for our readers to engage with us and each other in recent years, which brings us to the next question... **Q: What is The Squawk and why would I want to subscribe?** The Squawk is our answer to website comments. It's a lot more than that and you can read about it [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/?ref=ghost.laineygossip.com) (*if you're new to Substack and don't yet want to sign up when, click the "Not yet..." link in grey to be taken to the home page so you can check it out*), but at its core The Squawk is a sister site to LaineyGossip where readers who are invested in and enjoy what we do at LaineyGossip.com can engage in a lively community without the aggressive garbage that happens in 'free' forums and on open social media. Discussions on The Squawk are often thoughtful and supportive, and we're thrilled with the response we've had since its launch. **Q: Lainey, some of your past articles are very offensive. How do you explain your behaviour?** Some of my earliest work on this site was indeed racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and transphobic and I am truly sorry for it. I started this blog in the early 2000s, at a time when snarking on celebrities in a performatively cruel way on the internet was part of the online culture. I thrived on and fed into that culture. I carelessly used offensive monikers, nicknames, and shameful critiques of body image and sexuality. I was brash, inappropriate, and said some incredibly offensive things about many celebrities. And in the process I offended those who have come to expect more of this site in the years that followed. Even though the work in the 2000s was hurtful and harmful, we have also made efforts since in acknowledging these blindspots and shortcomings, confronting unconscious bias, and advocating for change. I have been exposed to more diverse perspectives and those views are reflected in my writing and in the voices represented on this site. I have actively sought out diverse voices to contribute content, and have changed the way I approach the dissection of the celebrity ecosystem. But I can do better still and I hope you continue to join us. I've been acknowledging my offensive behaviour for many years. [This post](https://www.laineygossip.com/megan-amram-apologises-past-offensive-racist-tweets-i-apologise-too-for-past-racist-misogynistic-body-shaming-posts/66492?ref=ghost.laineygossip.com) sums it up. I am sorry for my past sins. I understand that accountability is not temporary and must be ongoing. I also understand that forgiveness is not guaranteed. If that is where you stand, thank you for taking the time to visit when you did. Starting in October 2020 we've attempted to remove some of the most offensive and triggering words and expressions that appeared on this blog. Some posts have been deleted, while other have been edited. This is not an attempt to hide from my past, but having acknowledged and faced it both on this site and on television, I also feel it is important to remove those terms over time so we don't continue to offend and trigger those who were most affected by them. We will continue to run a disclaimer above those old posts, but we've attempted to identify and remove the most hurtful and offensive terms from the site. **Q: I don't like seeing ads. Can I get rid of them?** There is no fee to visit the site. We incur thousands of dollars worth of expenses to cover site infrastructure including hosting and delivery, paying our staff and writers, buying licenses for the photos we post, and a number of other expenses which advertising covers. Added to that, a good portion of internet users have taken to using ad blockers to view the sites they visit, and that places an additional burden on us to recover the cost of their visits. 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We've also started to use a fantastic affiliate program called ShopMy, and feature affiliate links in certain articles to either direct readers to the items celebrities are seen wearing, or (often much cheaper) dupes that can be purchased directly through the various retailers we link to though the program. You will see that we disclose any links that are affiliate links within the articles. ### Cookie List URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cookie-list/ Last updated: 2026-01-06T01:39:14.000Z Below are the cookies used on this site. ### Search URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/search/ Last updated: 2026-01-07T04:27:01.000Z _No content available._ ### Podcasts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/podcasts/ Last updated: 2026-01-14T20:15:28.000Z We haven't published new podcasts in a little while, but here are the two that we ran for several seasons. Some are still relevant today and we hope you enjoy them. [Index of our Show Your Work podcast, a deep dive into the work behind the gossip, shows, scripts, and screenplaysShow Your Work podcast show notes, including descriptions of past episodes covering the work behind the gossip, shows, scripts, and screenplays of television, cinema, theatre, and all things showbiz![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/icon/square-O-2.png)LaineyGossipLainey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/thumbnail/Show-Your-Work-Wide.jpg)](https://www.laineygossip.com/tag/show-your-work-podcast/) [What’s Your Drama Podcast: Lainey and Sasha discuss relationships, love, sex, work drama, best friends, former friends, and other life issuesLainey and Sasha sit down to discuss relationships, love, sex, work drama, best friends, former friends, and other life issues in this podcast format of Sasha’s previously written “Sasha Answers” column![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/icon/square-O-3.png)LaineyGossipSasha![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/thumbnail/whats-your-drama-wide.jpg)](https://www.laineygossip.com/tag/whats-your-drama-podcast/) ### The Squawk (a how-to) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-squawk-and-a-how-to/ Last updated: 2026-05-27T15:21:32.000Z If you’ve already signed up and/or want to jump directly to The Squawk, [click here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/). If you’d like to learn more about it or are confused about how to use it, read on! **First off, what it is?** The Squawk is a LaineyGossip community for discerning gossips to squawk together and discuss all things pop culture. It’s part pop culture website/part social media hub but without the trash and trolling. It’s a place to discuss what we write here on LaineyGossip.com or to just freestyle in our chat forums with like-minded gossips looking to share ideas, experiences, and opinions. We’ve found it to be super engaging, very supportive, and a great place if you’d like to socialize but are tired of the likes of Twitter and Facebook. **How much is it?** Some of our Squawk content is free. For full access to The Squawk’s features including the ability to post comments on both the chat forums and in comment sections below dedicated Squawk posts, there’s a monthly fee equivalent to about $6 Canadian, with small variances for currency exchange depending on your home country. Annual memberships are available at a small discount, and if you’d REALLY like to support what we do here on LaineyGossip.com and The Squawk, Founding Member subscriptions allow you to contribute more as you wish. **How do I sign up?** You can sign up by[ clicking through to The Squawk from here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/) or anywhere where you see links to the Squawk on our site. You’ll be taken to a sign-up page if you’re not yet signed up with Substack. You enter your email, and a verification link is sent to that email. Go to your email and click the link, and you’ll be taken to a sign-up flow where you can enter your preferences. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/05/screenshot-1.jpg) And you’re all set! From here navigating The Squawk should be relatively self-explanatory, but if you have any questions or get stumped in any way, please email [jacek@laineygossip.com](mailto:jacek@laineygossip.com) and we’ll be happy to help. **I don’t like to use apps. Can I use the web to view The Squawk?** Yes! Web browsing is totally doable if you’re on a desktop browser. Just click “use on web” when prompted to install the app and you will jump through to the web-based chats. If you’re exclusively visiting from a mobile device, you will have to install the app to take part in the Daily Chats, but you can view the main section via web as well. The chats are set up daily and are freestyle forums where you can discuss anything you like with a tight group of supportive Squawkers! They can be found under the “Chat” tap from the Squawk main page, and will look something like this when you land on the main thread: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/05/screenshot-4-1.jpg) From there, jump into the day’s chat threads and start chatting. If you have any questions about the setup or use of the app, please email [jacek@laineygossip.com](mailto:jacek@laineygossip.com). Thank you for your interest! Squawk on! To visit The Squawk, [click here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/). ## Posts ### Le Septembre de Céline URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-most-organic-and-delightfully-wholesome-pop-culture-moments-of-september-belong-to-celine-dion/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T20:01:36.000Z It’s not yet the end of the month, but the most organic and delightfully wholesome pop culture moments belong to one person: Céline Dion. Her hotel departures and returns have become twice daily events unto themselves, on top of the concerts she’s performing during this residency. The fans gather reliably on show days and she reliably greets them – with a great outfit and an even greater heart, taking the time to appreciate them, to acknowledge their patience, their devotion, and also entertaining them… while entertaining and stressing the f-ck out of her security. Look at this goof, and by goof I am referring to *her*: > I love how she loves to mess with her bodyguards 😭 [pic.twitter.com/pQlsXJ7oiN](https://t.co/pQlsXJ7oiN?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — theceline🇦🇷☀️ (@theceline246605) [September 23, 2026](https://x.com/theceline246605/status/2102786285601489178?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) That’s our silly, zany, adorable Queen of All Feelings being her whole self, always, in the daytime and during the nighttime because I’m sure you know by now that after her performances, before she heads into the hotel to rest and relax after giving everything she has on that stage, she is still doing karaoke night with the faithful who won’t leave until she’s given them their evening blessings – which, for her bodyguards, translate to near heart attacks. > Me: She just finished her first 3 shows in 6 years, I'm sure she's tired and wants to get some sleep. > Céline: \*proceeds to do a little interpretive dance on top of her car\* [pic.twitter.com/LMUAORaJTy](https://t.co/LMUAORaJTy?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — theceline🇦🇷☀️ (@theceline246605) [September 18, 2026](https://x.com/theceline246605/status/2101077643198341469?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Céline has a show tonight – and she’s in a white silk blouse today over a white skirt with a feather trim but what does it matter what she’s wearing when she’s ready to rock out? Look at these body rolls! > oh she’s in a good mood 🤌🏾 > tonight’s show is gonna be IT 🔥[#CélineDion](https://x.com/hashtag/C%C3%A9lineDion?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/e1FW5QpBpK](https://t.co/e1FW5QpBpK?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ͠ϙ͠ᴜ͠ᴇ͠ᴇ͠ɴ͠ᴅ͠ᴏ͠ᴍ (@globalqueendom) [September 25, 2026](https://x.com/globalqueendom/status/2103468238592262428?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) By every measure her first week of concerts was a smash hit but the only measure is her own. She is having a great time, she is connecting to her music on another emotional level, she is letting the crowd see her anxiousness, her relief, her triumph, and she is proud of her own resilience. You can see it every time she hits a note or even when she doesn’t quite hold the note – because all that matters is that she’s at her best right now, in this time, in this body, with this voice. I know this because she included it in the recap video that was posted yesterday, celebrating the first week. The part during “All By Myself” where she goes for the top, it’s imperfect before the big finish but we get to where we need to go. That’s what Céline is teaching herself every day. And also, Rihanna makes an appearance. She’s been to two of Céline’s shows so far, receiving all the joy and gratitude that Céline was sending out. > Rihanna vit à nouveau sa meilleure vie au concert de Céline Dion ! [pic.twitter.com/dSc2Yvol6S](https://t.co/dSc2Yvol6S?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Benoît Daragon (@bendarag) [September 23, 2026](https://x.com/bendarag/status/2102862821113344276?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) When you go to a Céline Dion show, the only thing to do is sing along. And so she did. > Rihanna having fun with her team at Céline Dion’s concert last night in Paris 😂 > > via Jennifer Rosales 💞 [pic.twitter.com/THnUQvzQyx](https://t.co/THnUQvzQyx?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Fenty Headlines (@FentyHeadlines) [September 24, 2026](https://x.com/FentyHeadlines/status/2103217072457289798?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) --- What else happened today… Out of all of Marion Cotillard’s looks in San Sebastian, [my favourite is the white tee over the drapey, baggy skirt/pants](https://www.gofugyourself.com/marion-cotillard-arrives-at-the-san-sebastian-film-festival-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [Dan Levy is asking the important questions](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/dan-levy-questions-the-need-to-hide-cameras-in-glasses-as-meta-glasses-trend-grows.php?ref=laineygossip.com) and he is an authority on the matter because he has a PhD in spectacles. (Pajiba) I watched Ben Affleck’s interview on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* last night and enjoyed it. Especially the part [where he talks about how his kids love putting him on blast](https://ew.com/ben-affleck-17-year-old-kid-roasted-him-over-relationship-advice-12140175?ref=laineygossip.com). And they apparently have excellent timing. (Entertainment Weekly) I binged the first season of *Black Doves* and now I can’t remember any of it [but season two is coming](https://www.avclub.com/black-doves-season-2-trailer?ref=laineygossip.com) and now I feel like I have to rewatch but there’s already so much to watch. (AV Club) Jean loafers are exactly what it sounds like – [loafers made out of denim](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/joe-locke-wore-jean-loafers-to-vogue-world-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Would you wear them? (Teen Vogue) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-25sept26-0007.jpg) Celine Dion out in Paris, September 25, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-how-i-know-that-riz-ahmed-and-emma-darcy-are-on-tom-cruises-coconut-cake-list/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T18:47:20.000Z You know how I know Riz Ahmed and Emma D’Arcy are absolutely on the coconut cake list this year? Tom Cruise can choose to do press with his co-stars or go it alone, there is no “forcing” Tom Cruise to do a junket. He is choosing to do it with them. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddpe2qsPmYl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Digger The Movie (@diggerthemovie)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddpe2qsPmYl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The NYT released its list of [the best shows of the 21st century](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/arts/television/print-best-tv-shows-21st-century.html?ref=laineygossip.com) and of course it’s a fight. These lists are always a fight because it is so arbitrary, which is kind of the point. I would absolutely rearrange the top 10 and remove one so I could add *The Comeback.* I won’t spoil where it landed but I think it’s too low, the final season, which focuses on AI in the writers’ room and beyond, is so underrated. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjO96Kvviss/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HBO (@hbo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjO96Kvviss/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Nobody Wants This* is such good case study: first season was a phenom (and the uneven storytelling was kind of overlooked because of the charming cast) and the second season was a struggle in creative choices. By the end of that season, I was thinking that the Joanne and Noah actually shouldn’t be together, which isn’t great for a rom-com. The trailer for the third season seems quite different tonally, a little more zany and everyone seems more “likeable”. One thing that really throws me off about this show is that Kristen Bell and Adam Brody (both in their mid-40s, but I have no idea how old their characters are supposed to be) are consistently gobsmacked by any mention of commitment or discussions of marriage. They are completely floored by that at their big ages. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddq4%5F2NjcbU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Nobody Wants This (@nobodywantsthisofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddq4%5F2NjcbU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah Paulson is so funny, using Lisa Barlow’s first and last name on the red carpet. I think talking about Real Housewives has become a press angle for celebrities because it’s not controversial and fun and easy, but Sarah is a real fan. You can tell. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdsZD2pifq7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by E! News (@enews)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdsZD2pifq7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A few days ago, Lainey wrote about [the confusing robots at Vogue World](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-robots-on-anna-wintours-vogue-world-runway-betrayed-point-of-the-event/) and how Anna Wintour has been taking her lumps. The “end” of Vogue has been talked about in media circles for years ([this NYT story is from 2008](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/fashion/01ANNA.html?ref=laineygossip.com)). A lot of the conversation is focused on Anna Wintour because she has cultivated her image as the all-powerful editor (even though someone else is technically in that role now) but there was a whole slew of generational tastemakers like Grace Coddington and André Leon Talley and Tonne Goodman, Phyllis Posnick, to name a few, who really shaped Vogue. André and Anna were strained at the time of his passing, and the rest moved from having major roles to contributor titles (in other words, freelancers). It didn’t happen all at once but I think overall, this has chipped away at the quality. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddtn-4TDVMA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Smythson (@smythson)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddtn-4TDVMA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-riz-csm-25sept26-0005.jpg) Sophie Wilde, Jesse Plemons, Sandra Hüller, Riz Ahmed, Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Emma D'Arcy at the London premiere of Digger ### Madonna’s Top 5 VMA Moments, Ranked URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/ranking-madonnas-top-5-mtv-vma-moments/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T18:02:40.000Z Madonna is set to make her return to the VMA stage this Sunday where she is the most nominated artist of the evening, with 13 nominations, and is scheduled to open the show and perform songs from her latest hit album *Confessions II.* This is the fifth time she will open the VMAs and the first time the queen of pop has performed at the event in 23 years. Which means that, yes, it’s been 23 years since the infamous kiss with Britney Spears (and Christina Aguilera, I guess?). Aside from Britney, no other artist has made as much noise with their VMA appearances than Madge and given the extraordinary year she’s been having, now is the perfect time for her to make her return. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdXETtfjNDx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Video Music Awards (@vmas)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdXETtfjNDx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Madonna taking the stage at the VMAs has been teased for weeks and it is also expected that special guests will be joining her. This current album cycle includes collaborations with artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Stromae, Feid, and Martin Garrix just to name a few, so the possibilities are endless. Charli XCX [has been confirmed](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrlfjJj8l6/?img%5Findex=4&ref=laineygossip.com) as a presenter so we know she’ll be there – could we be getting a [“Danceteria Afterhours”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzhLWbvmic&list=RDcUzhLWbvmic&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) live performance? Madonna’s first time at the VMAs was in 1984, with “Like A Virgin” and has since appeared on the show a whopping FIFTEEN times across five different decades. Her appearances have ranged from outrageous and scandalous, to heartfelt and emotional. Here are what I consider to be five of her most important VMA appearances over the years. **5\. The Courtney Love Interview (September 7th, 1995)** The 1995 VMAs were as chaotic and star-studded as you would imagine a 90s award show to be. TLC were the big winners of the night and everyone from Michael and Janet Jackson to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown was there. Basically, the epicentre of 90s pop culture in one evening. At the time, Madonna was in the middle of her *Bedtime Stories* album cycle. You know, the album that was meant to soften her image after the *Erotica* album made her American’s villain and chief corruptor a few years prior. Dressed in a demure (for Madonna) Tom Ford ocean blue blouse and black trousers, she certainly was rocking a softer look than her previous 1993 BDSM-inspired performance outfit. Yes, her bra was still showing but this is Madonna, that’s basically a nun’s outfit for her. She was a woman with a mission, and that mission was getting back into America’s good graces – and it worked. [She won](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRoW51MDCfo&ref=laineygossip.com) Best Female Video that night for “Take A Bow” and presented an award to Dr. Dre; but in true Madonna fashion, her signature attitude found a way to make headlines even with her intentional laid-back demeanor. M’s live post-show interview with MTV host Kurt Loder that was initially just your standard catch-up was interrupted by a messy Courtney Love who crashed the interview by throwing her compact from the sidewalk at Madonna. Madge who was clearly disturbed by the interaction BEGGED Kurt not to let Courtney up to the interview stage and even gave us the now iconic like *“Courtney Love is in dire need of attention right now”* and thevery shady *“and lots of available drugs”* when responding to Courtney’s favourite moments of the evening and after-parties. Yikes. Icy and tense yes, but MTV wasn’t about to pass up the moment. After a few awkward words between both ladies and M’s clearly irritated expression, Madge’s publicist came to her rescue and escorted her out. This exchange came only one year after the tragic death of Kurt Cobain, a time when Courtney was a tabloid obsession. It remains one of the most shared unscripted VMA moments and a viral moment before the term “viral moments” even existed. **4\. “Express Yourself” (September 6th, 1989)** 1989 was an illustrious year for Madonna. She released her iconic album *Like A Prayer,* lived through a very public scandal with Pepsi and managed to piss off the Vatican – all in a matter of months. Her performance of “Express Yourself” was not only her live debut of the song, but it also was her first performance at the show since she shocked the world in 1984 when she performed “Like A Virgin” (more on that later). If you ask some fans, they might consider this performance of “Express” to be her best in VMA history. There are whole opinion pieces on why that is – and I understand. It has everything that an iconic Madonna performance should have. First the iconic trio of M, Donna, and Nicki on that stage is diva history. The cone bra, the chair routine, the LIVE VOCALS, the confidence. It’s Madonna at her greatest and if she were any other artist this would likely be at the top of the list, but Madonna is an artist who continues to top herself – and she would do that once again the following year. Her evening didn’t end at her opening performance though. [She won](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k%5F60NQ7Rs34&ref=laineygossip.com) the Viewer’s Choice award for “Like a Prayer” and [presented George Michael](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHmOYrIxxQ&ref=laineygossip.com) with the Video Vanguard Award. Madonna had won the very same award back in 1986 when she was only four years into her mainstream pop career. This is especially fitting when taking this year’s upcoming show into account since there’s a planned George Michael tribute performance with RAYE, Teddy Swims, and Sombr set to take the stage. M isn’t a part of it so it will be nice to see her reaction during the show. I do love a connecting thread. **3\. The Kiss (August 28th, 2003)** The shot of Madonna and Britney Spears kissing is probably in the top three most replayed VMA moments – ever. I truly can’t remember a single year since this happened that I haven’t seen some sort of promo using this shot. It’s exactly what the VMAs stood for: shock value, music history, unpredictability, and most important of all – scandal. This was the 20th anniversary of the VMAs so having Madonna re-create the performance that put the show on the map was a no-brainer. Originally, Madonna was going to be performing with Britney and JLo, but Jenny [had to drop out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qasWqR95cWs&ref=laineygossip.com). Side bar: no shade to Jennifer, but I can’t imagine her giving much to this performance. P!nk and Gwen Stefani [were also asked](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pink-reveals-madonna-invited-her-162925865.html?ref=laineygossip.com) to take part. None of those make any sense to me. It just HAD to be Christina, it wouldn’t have been as important without her. Britney and Christina were THE pop princess daughters of Madonna and Janet, at least at the beginning of their careers. The rivalry between the two made it too perfect. Of course, as with everything between Brit and Xtina, Britney took the spotlight on this one. A common trend that still goes on to this very day. When you think about it, it truly was wild in 2003 to see two women kissing on television. Especially when it’s America’s sweetheart, Britney Spears, and the queen of pop, Madonna. The tabloids plastered this moment for months afterward, and Britney had to answer to some pretty crude questions regarding what happened. Madonna, on the other hand, was simply [playing the role](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXbPcckNUfY&list=RDvXbPcckNUfY&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) that she knows how to do best: mother. **2\. “Like A Virgin” (September 14th,1984)** This is the performance that put the Video Music Awards on the map. The moment that turned this show into appointment television, a yearly EVENT. Madonna opened the first ever VMAs performing “Like A Virgin” – a song that she hadn’t even released yet. She performed in a wedding dress styled by French designer Maripol, paired with a belt that proudly bolstered the words “Boy Toy” in all caps and a low-cut bustier. She emerged from a 17-foot tall wedding cake before making her way down the stairs and eventually unintentionally flashing the entire audience. She [has said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0wR2WY8E&ref=laineygossip.com) in later years that she actually had lost a shoe and was looking for it and decided to improvise. It’s art. What at first was considered to be a career killer wound up becoming one of the most unforgettable moments in both VMA and pop culture history. It’s the first real taste that the greater public got of what kind of artist Madonna really was. This performance made both her and MTV as a station a household name and it changed the way female pop singers perform forever. Madge was unapologetic about all of it, and took every hit in the name of her artistic integrity. Today’s cultural language has loosened the meaning of the word “iconic” and it tends to get thrown around, but in this case, Iconic is the ONLY word to use. **1.“Vogue” (September 6th, 1990)** Aside from being the queen of pop, Madonna has also earned the title as a queen of re-invention. Every album, every video, every single had a distinct look and concept. What was presented on the VMA stage in 1990 is nothing short of a masterpiece. An inexplicable portrayal of what an artist can really do with pop music. The Marie Antoinette-inspired performance featured Madonna wearing the very same dress that Glenn Close wore in [*Dangerous Liaisons*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XB%5FWp4%5F2c&ref=laineygossip.com)*.* It was all 18-century French fashion pieces from the powdered wigs to the satin coats that her legendary troupe of male dancers wore. This performance was the final one where Madonna performed with her dance crew from the [*Truth or Dare*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYp9YKhUZ8&ref=laineygossip.com)film and the legendary Blonde Ambition Tour. Up until that point, performances at the awards show had never been as elaborate. Even Madonna’s own performances before then were fairly simple – just choreography and a set piece or two. This was its own standalone production, a production where it was clear that the focus was on performance and turning art into reality rather than singing. She didn’t even wear a microphone, it was clear that this was lip-synched. But that wasn’t the point, it was intentional. She was bringing a music video to life, a completely new concept. She further re-invented what a televised live performance could look like. “Vogue” is one of her biggest and most important hits, but this period in her career also holds that very same weight. A visionary always, this is peak Madonna as she will always be remembered. Yes, she has continued and continues to create incredible moments in her art, but this performance is the absolute greatest that she has ever been. ### Law Roach's master class in shade URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/law-roach-gives-master-class-in-shade-when-speaking-about-rumoured-feud-with-tyra-banks/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T15:57:58.000Z Law Roach is once again reminding us why no one quite does it like him when it comes to shade, and that not *everyone* is on his level when it comes to fashion. That includes Tyra Banks. Appearing on [TS Madison’s *Outlaws* podcast](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrPqzblk5V/?img%5Findex=2&ref=laineygossip.com), Law was addressing a viral clip of him and Tyra in a heated exchange on an episode of *Project Runway,* when the two went head to head over what defined *good* fashion. The judges were advocating for their favourite looks in a paper towel challenge. A vehement Law insisted that his choice was the best, while Tyra was pushing for another design. *“You’re overstepping,”* Roach told her during the episode. To which Tyra responded, *“No, you’re overstepping. You’re overtalking everybody.”* It was a tense moment with the other judges watching on. But it didn’t end there. *“Because everything doesn’t have to be over the top. That’s not fashion. It’s about technique, and it’s about talent. He can f—ing sew,”* Law protested, prompting Tyra to tell him that he wasn’t making any ‘sense’. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbwGPZ-D7HY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Evener Entertainment (@evenerentertainment)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbwGPZ-D7HY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Speaking about the incident earlier this month on the Emmys red carpet, Law rejected the idea that he and Tyra were feuding – which is the narrative that began to emerge after the episode aired and the clip of the two debating started to amass hundreds of thousandsof views across social media. *“There’s no Tyra situation at all. I think what I bring to the show is, you know, I’m not afraid to disagree with the judges,”* he told [*The Hollywood Reporter*](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/law-roach-addresses-tyra-banks-beef-project-runway-1236701584/?ref=laineygossip.com)*. “And I think that it’s a forum, and it’s there because we all bring something to it and we all bring different opinions. And if someone’s opinion differs from mine, then I say that and vice versa. I’ve had fights with Heidi; I’ve had fights with Nina; everyone, you know. For me, anybody can get the smoke.”* These were very much the same sentiments he echoed during the podcast, responding that Tyra was ‘beautiful’ when TS Madison asked him how he and Tyra were doing. Followed by a *very* pregnant pause. *“I love Tyra. I started reality TV because of Tyra. Tyra put me on America’s Next Top Model. That was my first reality show. Tyra told me so much about…she’s a great producer. She told me I speak in soundbites. She said ‘You’re made for reality TV,”* he [recounted](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrPqzblk5V/?img%5Findex=2&ref=laineygossip.com). Law described coming from Chicago and finally moving to Los Angeles and really not having a clue about what a soundbite was or how TV worked, but really sinking his teeth into what Tyra was telling him and running with it. He professed his respect and admiration for her, before insisting that ‘anybody can get it’. *“Niecy Nash got it. And who gon’ argue with Aunty Niecy Nash? Me. I’m like, I am. To me, outside of Nina \[Garcia\], I am the fashion expert. And if I’m talking about fashion and if you’re not at the level of me, in my mind, we’re gonna go back and forth about it,”* he [said](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrPqzblk5V/?img%5Findex=3&ref=laineygossip.com). When asked if he didn’t think Tyra was up to par with her fashion, Law reminded TS Madison that she’s a *model.* Followed by another *very* pregnant pause, before he was asked if he would ever dress her. He said he would, and that she had the chance to be dressed by him but never went on to hire him. *“She didn’t hire me. She didn’t get a chance to like it because he never dressed her,”* he said taking an ever so shady sip of his drink. Flip through the carousel below to watch all of these moments. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrPqzblk5V/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Baller Alert (@balleralert)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrPqzblk5V/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There are a few things that make these few minutes of the interview such a Master Class in shade. The first is that he gives Tyra her flowers where her flowers are due. He credits her with giving him his start in reality TV. He pays her the respect she is owed for finding him and helping to platform him. When you are willing to credit somebody, it immediately removes the threat from whatever shade you’re about to throw and makes it more objective. He’s making it clear that this is not personal. That’s exactly what he’s doing when he says, ‘anyone can get it’. He’s not making it just about Tyra, he’s making this about his principleswhen it comes to fashion. And what he said in his response to her about not everything needing to be over the top is correct. We knowTyra loves some over the top type sh-t. This was one of the complaints in the *America’s Next Top Model* documentaries. The models lamented the fact that their portfolio shoots that they received from the show were waytoo much to take to agencies. The blood, the underwater elements, the settings, the backdrops and the poses, it’s all just *A LOT*. Sometimes, less is more. But the last thing he does, which helps to earn him some allies, is remind everyone that Tyrawas the one that said he was made for TV because he ‘speaks in soundbites’. He knowsthat one of the greatest chances he has of being invited back onto the show is to be the sh-t disturber. It’s not to sit there and placate the panel. Law knowsreality TV now. He knowsthe importance of providing some element of drama – and sometimes, you can deliver that by simply speaking your mind. It also helps contextualize what he said to *The Hollywood Reporter,* about treating the show like a forum, reinforcing the value of differing opinions, namely his, as the fashion expert. Part of the reason this is so interesting to watch play out is because we see the generational divide between Tyra and Law. Tyra is accustomed to being idolized by the people surrounding her when she holds court on national TV. Having been at the centre of a show like *America’s Next Top Model,* the women she was surrounded by were fans*.* Law is making it clear that he’s now a *peer,* despite the fact that she very well may have expected something different from him given her being partially responsible for his come-up. With everything coming to light over the last two years about just how much the models on *ANTM* went through, it sure is nice to see *somebody* giving her hell. ### Robert Pattinson in Primetime URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-lance-oppenheims-primetime-sleazily-cinematic-film-that-crawls-across-your-skin-leaves-you-wishing-desperately-for-a-shower/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T14:36:45.000Z Documentarian Lance Oppenheim makes the leap to narrative feature film with *Primetime*, a psychological thriller/horror movie about Chris Hansen and the 2000s TV show, *To Catch a Predator* (*Primetime* is adapted by Ajon Singh from Luke Dittrich’s book, *Tonight on ‘Dateline’ This Man Will Die*). *Primetime* is a cockroach movie, the kind of sleazily cinematic film that crawls across your skin and leaves you wishing desperately for a shower. As a documentarian, Oppenheim focuses on niche communities their special interests; here he widens his lens to take on one of the most broadly repugnant forces in society: child exploitation. Matching Oppenheim on the sicko scale is Robert Pattinson, who stars as Chris Hansen. Pattinson is, simply put, astonishing in *Primetime*. His performance is completely unhinged, he has never seen a hinge, he has never even heard of the concept of “hinged”. Every decision is surprising and amazing, at one point he violently spits mouthwash into a sink, and yes, that is exactly what should happen in that moment. Pattinson has always bent his characters in the direction of weird but in *Primetime* his performance feels like he is operating without a map, that he blew past “weird” five stops ago and is barreling toward some new conceptual plane of existence where discomfort is the only emotion. At no point does “Chris Hansen” seem comfortable in his own skin. He seems five seconds away from peeling off his skin and howling. *Primetime* is tightly focused on Chris and *To Catch a Predator*’s rapid rise to the top of the television rating charts in the mid-2000s, and its equally swift fall. It’s so tightly focused, in fact, that it feels like the whole thing happens in about two months, tops, but that momentum also gives the film a dimension of inevitability, as if there is no other way this story could ever end. The film touches on Chris’s rivalry with *Dateline* anchor Stone Phillips (Bill Heck) and his crumbling marriage to Mary (Anna Faris, committed but underserved), but the film is primarily focused on Chris’s two-pronged quest to both push *Predator* to the top of the Nielsen chart and eliminate all evil from the world. But Chris can’t make a whole TV show alone. Producer Andie Bender (Merritt Wever) is the one making the machine run, and she does so with an appropriately bankrupt moral code. Even when Andie knows they’re crossing lines and feels the wheels coming off, she ultimately can’t break out of the cycle of toxicity because the lure of creating “good television” is simply too strong. And then there are the “decoys”. Del (Phoebe Bridgers), who plays both teen boys and girls to lure the titular predators into the show’s trap; and Dan Plumb (Skyler Gisondo, in a career-best turn), a hopeful actor seeking his big break, who is assaulted within seconds of walking onto the *Predator* set. Oppenheim structures *Primetime* as a series of overlapping loops that are meant to show how pervasive moral rot is in American society. Chris’s crusade to end child predation is, on its face, noble, but he skirts the law and pushes judicial boundaries, mostly relying on the court of public opinion to destroy lives rather than ensure criminals are actually brought to justice. And all while *To Catch a Predator* is streaking up the ratings’ charts, Jared Fogle, a now-convicted sex offender with charges against minors, is the superstar face of Subway and America’s favorite formerly fat person. Then there are the cops who enthusiastically embrace Chris and *Predator*, including Cortland Gunn (Bokeem Woodbine), a small-town Texas sheriff who only agrees to bring the show to town as a publicity stunt during his re-election campaign. He greets Chris and his crew with a full display of armored vehicles and automatic weapons, an insanely over-resourced police force, where the cops are ginned up on War on Terror money and steroidal patriotism. The thing that unites all these people is a desire to protect children—which seems more about embiggening their own sense of self rather than actually helping kids—but there is no escaping that at the same time, Jared Fogle is using his fame and access to schoolchildren to commit the very crimes Chris is so concerned about. But that’s not good TV. Other loops that Oppenheim lays down are between character and casting, as he casts a series of former child stars including Tony Revolori, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Alex Winter as predators featured on the show, connecting the exploitation of Hollywood to that of *Predator* to the real exploitation of actual kids. Skyler Gisondo, another former child star, provides another loop as his character, Dan, is subjected to the kind of on-set harassment real child actors too often suffer. Oppenheim does a good job showing how exploitation runs in many directions at once, it is not, as Chris believes, a singular entity that can be combated in one-on-one confrontations. Exploitation is a hydra, not the creepy masked figure Chris imagines in his feverish delusions. He is convinced there is a “great evil” in the world, but his imagination is too limited. It is not one definable villain, it’s a web of access and power that ensnares everyone, across all boundaries of gender, class, race, ethnicity, continent, time. Chris is tangled in that web, too, exploiting the predators as much as anyone else, using the complete destruction of their lives for his own personal gain. *Primetime* doesn’t offer sympathy for these men, but it does show how inescapable and encompassing the web truly is. Though there is, perhaps, a tinge of something almost like sympathy for the final predator, Bill Conradt (Alex Winter). He’s a district attorney in Texas and he represents the kind of “whale” the show is chasing in the name of ratings. He’s part of the system meant to punish predators, after all, while he himself is one. At first, he is just an elusive presence on the internet, though, and through those interactions we first see Conradt as someone who obviously knows what he is doing is wrong, who is trying to stop himself, but ultimately, he cannot. Conradt then dies by suicide during a raid at his house, all while the *Predator* crew is filming. It’s a tragedy, and that embodiment of evil Chris keeps seeing pops up again, as Chris is confronted with his own place within the web, the ways in which he, too, is a predator. *Primetime* is a bold and unforgettable narrative debut for Lance Oppenheim (though I am compelled to mention that the sound mix is terrible), and it is certainly a humdinger of a performance from Robert Pattinson. The loops and layers of exploitation and predation are a nightmare built by a society rotted by the pursuit of bigger, better, best. When everything is ratings, when everything is competition, there is no facet of life or person who cannot and will not be exploited for someone else’s gain. There are no heroes in *Primetime*, there are only cockroaches slithering in the dreck, battling for dominance in the sh-t heap. **Primetime* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### Intro for September 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/being-thankful-for-our-emily-and-her-idol-brandi-carlile/ Last updated: 2026-09-25T14:11:00.000Z Dear Gossips, Today is a holiday in many parts of East Asia. Chinese people call it Mid-Autumn Festival, the North American equivalent would be Thanksgiving. It’s a time of gratitude and appreciation – for the harvest, for the bounty if we’re lucky, for life and what feeds us. In the spirit of the benevolent giving moon, today this space is dedicated to our site manager, Emily, who we are thankful for every day. Emily’s favourite artist is Brandi Carlile who she saw in concert last week. Not only was she barricade… she showed up on Brandi’s Instagram, [ON THE GRID](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddcv9EomH6Z/?img%5Findex=18&ref=laineygossip.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-25-063937.png) Emily and her partner Kaitlyn front row at Brandi Carlile's show in Vancouver Not only was Emily seen by her idol, she was seen to the point where a photo of her and her partner, having the time of their lives, was publicly shared by the idol… and it just happens to be the most perfect, most beautiful, most CINEMA photo of all time – it’s a miracle that Emily is even functioning because if that were me and my fave, I would have expired by now. Fortunately for us, Emily is here, as she always is: our constant lovely moon, glowing with goodness and gayness. And on that note, Brandi was on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* this week talking about the saddest gayest songs, and then pivoting to her own song “Church and State”, going full lover nerd on the First Amendment. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddp%5FhHiRkmj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddp%5FhHiRkmj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Now here’s a deluxe version of an album out today that’s actually worth it – Brandi Carlile’s *Returning to Myself (Sad Gay Version)* is available now with sad gay versions of the original tracks from the album, including "Church and State", which she performed live on *Kimmel.* Here's Brandi on *The Today Show* this morning in New York. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brandi-open-25sept26-0003.jpg) Brandi Carlile performs on The Today Show in NYC, September 25, 2026 ### Verity, but no Annie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/dakota-johnson-josh-hartnett-hold-it-down-on-verity-uk-red-carpet-without-anne-hathaway/ Last updated: 2026-09-24T20:03:17.000Z The *Verity* premiere happened tonight in London but without Anne Hathaway who was photographed around the same time in New York. Annie would never skip out on promotion if she could help it… and there’s an obvious explanation. Air travel is typically not recommended in the final weeks of pregnancy and Annie is likely within her final weeks of pregnancy, given that she announced the pregnancy over three months ago, presumably in her second trimester. There will be a premiere in New York for the film next week. In the meantime Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson were holding it down in the UK on the red carpet. She looks insanely sexy in this lace dress, I love it on her with the black undergarments. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdreR1Lp48P/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by georgie eisdell (@georgieeisdellmakeup)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdreR1Lp48P/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Perfect timing too – since we started the day with the reveal that [she’s in Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” video](https://www.laineygossip.com/has-taylor-swifts-taymerica-become-taylor-swifts-hollywood-or-taylorwood/), free publicity for the film… or a connection to it? Either way the studio and the movie’s producers can only be thrilled by the fact that Taylor and Dakota have added another layer to their friendship just in time for the movie to open in theatres next Friday. But for now let’s wrap it up with Josh Hartnett, an all-time snack for some of us, and as fine as ever now, with not just one project to promote in October but in addition to *Verity* he also stars in the new Netflix series, *BELOW*, releasing on October 8\. The series was shot in Newfoundland about a “mysterious sea creature” which, to be honest, is a challenge for me because I don’t do ghosts or monsters and I made it through the trailer … well… Josh looks so hot in fisherman sweaters speaking in a Newfoundland accent but I don’t think my heart can handle several hours of this. Perfect for spooky season though. And more Josh is never a bad thing. --- What else happened today… Josh Hartnett's casting in *Verity* [did not go over well with a member of his family](https://ew.com/josh-hartnett-reveals-family-member-not-on-board-verity-casting-12138761?ref=laineygossip.com). (Entertainment Weekly) Speaking of Anne Hathaway, [here’s a gay ranking of all of her movies](https://www.out.com/film/anne-hathaway-movies-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Out) You can always trust Issa Rae to show up at an event like [Variety’s Power of Women and actually say some real sh-t about the people who are f-cking it up for everyone](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/issa-rae-jokes-this-is-all-mens-fault-as-she-details-industry-struggles-at-variety-summit.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Spoiler alert, but not really: rich, white men. (Pajiba) [Richard Quinn’s new collection is gorgeous](https://www.gofugyourself.com/we-have-an-unusual-array-of-pics-from-richard-quinns-glamorous-show-09-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com), as usual, and as usual I’ll say what I always say when I see his work: why doesn’t it show up more on the red carpet??? (Go Fug Yourself) I agree with Bryce Dallas Howard [when she says that there’s been a “generational shift” with respect to menopause awareness](https://www.celebitchy.com/998474/bryce%5Fdallas%5Fhoward%5Ftheres%5Fbeen%5Fa%5Fgenerational%5Fshift%5Fin%5Fmenopause%5Fawareness/?ref=laineygossip.com), not that we couldn't always use more. Here’s what I just learned – for the last couple of months my ears have been SO itchy. Like I keep thinking I have an infection, I’ve used my Chinese ear scratcher more lately than I have my whole life… and then I decided to google it last week and it turns out itchy ears are a menopause symptom! So is frozen shoulder, which I had two years ago. (Celebitchy) Also attached - Anne Hathaway in New York over the last few days. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-josh-24sept26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0007.jpg) Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson attend the "Verity" UK Gala Screening at Curzon Mayfair on September 24, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/verity-what-else-24sept26-0015.jpg) Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman in New York, September 21, 2026/Anne Hathaway out in New York, September 24, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-family-stone-sequel-best-idea-for-sequel-ever-especially-now-that-jean-smart-has-signed-on/ Last updated: 2026-09-24T18:20:27.000Z Just a few days ago I was grousing about *The Family Stone* and now that Jean Smart [has signed on](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jean-smart-joins-the-family-stone-sequel-original-cast-1236707973/?ref=laineygossip.com)? Brilliant, best idea for a sequel ever, I have no idea what everyone is talking about I’ve been behind this since day one. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaivEdhDylv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @hannaheinbinder](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaivEdhDylv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ryan Murphy has confirmed he just finished writing the *Glee* reboot and [the original cast is “enthusiastic” about it](https://deadline.com/2026/09/ryan-murphy-just-finished-writing-glee-reboot-script-1237112130/?ref=laineygossip.com). *Glee* ran for 6 seasons and in typical Ryan Murphy fashion, started off fresh and interesting and then devolved into silliness. But the show is unique in its cultural footprint, both for being a musical and for everything that has happened with the cast. If it gets to production (which it will, Ryan Murphy is a TV-making machine) it will be a pop culture takeover, the press tour will be huge. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdndrUJlQZS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kevin McHale (@kevinmchale)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdndrUJlQZS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Sienna Miller, Kathryn Hahn and Shane Gillis star in the *Madden* movie, which just dropped a new poster. Is this meant to be Oscar bait or is it the equivalent of “straight to DVD”? I really can’t tell at this time of year. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddq8TDkDFnj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Prime Video (@primevideo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddq8TDkDFnj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’m very much looking forward to season three of my favourite bougie comfort show. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdoXjICl1yi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdoXjICl1yi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A lot has been written about streamers struggling to retain audiences for series that had a strong first season and a great example of that is *Man on the Inside.* Fun concept, short episodes, and Ted Danson – this is the kind of show that should go for 10 years. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdorAZZDTAz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix Is A Joke (@netflixisajoke)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdorAZZDTAz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I watched *The Love Hypothesis* last night, spurred on by Lili Reinhart’s rom-com dress tour. It was not good, fairly joyless for the genre, and dark. Not thematically dark, literally dark at some points. What do today’s cinematographers and directors have against turning the lights on? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddee8gGl7Zj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Love Hypothesis on Prime (@thelovehypothesismovie)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddee8gGl7Zj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s a very low-quality rumour about Megan Thee Stallion and her ex Klay Thompson looking cozy together which I took a few minutes to trace – old photo, no supporting evidence. All celebrities are subject to rumours and speculation but when it comes to Meg, I’m especially wary about anything that isn’t directly confirmed by her because she has been so targeted. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdKhCQjR6eN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdKhCQjR6eN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### From Taymerica to Taylorwood URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-taylor-swifts-taymerica-become-taylor-swifts-hollywood-or-taylorwood/ Last updated: 2026-09-24T16:00:33.000Z Taylor Swift’s [new new deluxe deluxe album](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-break-record-for-highest-selling-deluxe-album-with-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore/), *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*, drops tonight with four new tracks including “Patient Zero”, the lead single. The full video for “Patient Zero” will premiere at the MTV VMAs on Sunday where she will also receive the inaugural Artist Director Award so it’s an additional exclamation point on the honour since she’s premiering her new directorial effort. This morning she shared a 13-second teaser for the video which explains some easter eggs she’d previously planted and leaves behind a few more. The biggest reveal here is that her co-stars in the “Patient Zero” video are Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddq0l1lRSBd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddq0l1lRSBd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) So this explains some of what was said in the Emmys sketch with Mariska Hargitay. "Saccharide, Aries, From the Vineyard, North or South" – Sugar and Dakota are pretty obvious and I have no bandwidth to CSI the rest, I’m sure the Taylor Swift Reddit subthread(s) have all the answers, zooming on every scene, including the graveyard, to solve for TS. I am interested, though, in the whole mirror mirror twin twin thing that’s happening here between Taylor and Dakota. They’ve been friends for a while, they were both born in 1989, they are styled the same in virtually every frame in which they appear together in this teaser. A love triangle is being teased. There are some tonal similarities here to *Verity,* Dakota’s new film with Anne Hathway and Josh Hartnett opening next week, based on Colleen Hoover’s book…which is interesting because the last time Taylor was connected to someone who was in a film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover book… well… we don’t need to get into that. Let’s talk instead about the celebrity friend factor, and how often her celebrity friends, and/or acquaintances, are showing up in her videos, most recently “Opalite”. Her wedding alone was like the Oscars and Grammys and Emmys combined and consistent with how Taylor performed her celebrity in the mid-2010s, with Taymerica and the friend collecting. Taymerica in Rhode Island has been retired but the spirit of it isn’t dead, it just became something else: Taylor Swift’s Hollywood. Taylorwood? Swiftwood? Whatever you want to call it, it’s the manifestation of the friend collecting that started over a decade ago and continues in a different form now – only instead of frolicking at the beach and coming down the water slide, they’re hanging out on film sets, spilling any tea that there is to be spilled on film instead of Instagram. I’m a fan of the showgirl’s friendshow. Celebrity friendships, the overlapping social circles, the bonding and the beefs, are essential to gossip – Taylor Swift isn’t just upholding that pillar, she’s becoming the whole foundation, lol. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/taylor-swift-24sept26-0007.jpg) Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" music video teaser stills ### Can You Can See Everything break the Oscar doc curse? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-you-can-see-everything-break-the-oscar-doc-curse/ Last updated: 2026-09-24T17:41:05.000Z As we approach October and the trophy machine clicks into high gear, I don’t think there is a film I am more excited for than *You Can See Everything*, the Elizabeth Holmes documentary made by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. We saw the [first trailer](https://www.laineygossip.com/nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything-looks-appropriately-bonkers/) last month, and now there is a new trailer, and…well… it looks like a horror movie, no? Maybe it’s the music, maybe it’s just that Elizabeth Holmes using her big baby eyes to manipulate people is both freaky and annoying, but that trailer makes my skin crawl. Even Nathan Fielder, who at least projects being a person who can tolerate a high level of bullsh-t, looks put off by Holmes (and maybe even more put off by her partner, Billy Evans). I feel like it’s bad news FOR YOU if Nathan Fielder can’t contain his disgust. *You Can See Everything* premiered at Telluride, and while I was at TIFF, I talked to several people whose taste I trust who saw it in Colorado, not one of them explained the film in the same way. My first layer of interest is my fascination/revulsion with Holmes, one of the most dedicated liars I’ve ever heard of; my second layer of interest is the collaboration between Fielder and Oppenheim, documentarians whose work I have enjoyed in the past; my third layer of interest is watching Nathan Fielder cope with Holmes and Evans; but my fourth and final layer of interest is discovering what this film even is, because everyone I’ve talked to about it is latching onto completely different facets of the film, which suggests *You Can See Everything* is going to be, at minimum, a total trip. Another TIFF conversation about this film is its chances for a Best Picture nomination. But there is a major hurdle to that, as a documentary has never been nominated for Best Picture (I had to double check, not even *Harlan County, USA*, or *Hoop Dreams*? But no, not even them. *Hoop Dreams* was actually at the center of [controversy](https://collider.com/roger-ebert-oscars-hoop-dreams/?ref=laineygossip.com) that led to major changes in the documentary nomination process for the Oscars. The more you know etc etc). You could call it an Oscars doc curse. If it’s ever going to happen for a documentary to pull a Best Picture documentary, it could be this doc and this year, with anti-billionaire sentiment growing in the zeitgeist. A lot of Oscar campaigning is just managing momentum, and this year, the early momentum is on *You Can See Everything*’s side. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/you-can-see-24sept26-0010.jpg) You Can See Everything trailer stills ### Intro for September 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-gremlins-3-address-blatant-racism-in-original-film/ Last updated: 2026-09-24T13:30:30.000Z Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that a new Gremlins movie, *Gremlins 3*, has been pushed back to October 2028, almost a year later than the original release date which was supposed to be November 2027\. But Warner Bros did drop a teaser. It’s short, but instantly recognisable for those who know – you hear him before you see him. And then when he says “uh oh”, you hear THEM. > 10.6.28\. Only In Theaters. [pic.twitter.com/kZVLPrNd12](https://t.co/kZVLPrNd12?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) [September 23, 2026](https://x.com/warnerbros/status/2102892357222035540?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) If you love *Gremlins* – or, rather, Gizmo – maybe stop reading now. It’s not that I want to spoil the party, I just want to share some concerns. Tessa Thompson’s character put her concerns into a “15-page unsolicited treatise” in *Dear White People.* In 2012, *Gremlins* made Complex’s list of [50 Most Racist Movies](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/complex/the-50-most-racist-movies?ref=laineygossip.com). There are Black people who take exception to it and Asians too. After all, Gizmo is Chinese, he’s a “mogwai”, he comes from a shoppe in Chinatown, and he’s renamed “Gizmo” because Billy’s dad says that “mogwai” is just “some Chinese word” so they give him a name that is less foreign, less ethnic, as the first step to his assimilation. When the mogwai is kept dry and if he’s not fed after midnight, he is pure and helpful and integrated into the lives of his suburban white family. The mogwai only becomes a problem when he multiplies and becomes greedy. He’s welcome in the home and the neighbourhood if he stays cute, cuddly, and solo. In other words, model minority. Too many of him and it’s ugly greed that becomes dangerous. Throughout the first movie, there are so many casual instances of anti-Asian dialogue, I felt like I was being zapped when I watched it back one night during the pandemic. *Gremlins* came out in 1984, followed by a sequel in 1990\. So it’s been over 30 years since *Gremlins* have been at the movies and even though the original movies have been seen by the generations who came after, it’s been long enough that they can, if they choose to, go back to the beginning and reboot the story in the smartphone and social media age. But what will that look like? Dialogue can be updated, but there are still other underlying issues to be addressed. I wonder if there might be a way where the mogwai and what happens to him can be an allegory not to amplify white fright and xenophobia but to satirise appropriation – this interminable habit of stealing what’s “exotic” and then muting and morphing it to the point where it’s nearly unrecognisable … in the way of, for example, bone broth and mahjong. Then again, this is a Warner Bros title and the Paramount/WB merger [is about to go through](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-many-people-will-lose-jobs-as-result-of-paramount-skydance-warner-bros-discovery-merger/) so what are the chances that the new WB overload is going to allow for that kind of storytelling? Yours in gossip, Lainey ### JLo: Fellini Feline URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/no-one-needed-to-worry-about-jennifer-lopez-delivering-on-last-nights-vogue-world-milano-catwalk/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T21:10:22.000Z Jennifer Lopez was part of Vogue World: Milano last night, representing Dolce & Gabbana, one of the biggest Italian fashion houses. She’s been tight with D&G for years and she’s a slamdunk choice to walk a runway, particularly this runway, which was meant to be a Production. Nobody needs to worry about JLo delivering – she knows what to do on the catwalk. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdoQQjys7%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdoQQjys7%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The design was inspired by Federico Fellini’s *La Dolce Vita,* the dress worn by Anita Ekberg in the iconic Trevi Fountain scene. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAc6FDpPItI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cinéma italien (@cineitalien)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAc6FDpPItI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) JLo wasn’t jumping in the fountain so she posed beside one, LOL. Flip through the carousel and she includes a photo of her copying Anita’s pose. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdnACLcj0hq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdnACLcj0hq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Anita’s dress, designed by Fernanda Gattinoni, was meant to fit her like skin, make her look like a goddess, desired and indulgent and excessive. There’s another layer to why JLo was so perfect to perform the tribute. And there’s more – *La Dolce Vita,* after all, is the film that originated the word “paparazzi”, from the character called Paparazzo, a photographer. For almost 30 years, JLo has been one of the most papped women on the planet. She was just papped today in Milan since fashion week just started, so she’s still in town for more events. In an extremely JLo in Italy outfit, animal print from head-to-toe… plus furniture. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddo8ngGmgQy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddo8ngGmgQy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) --- What else happened today… Florence Pugh and the *East of Eden* team have been doing promotion for the series in libraries. [I am obsessed with the blouse she’s wearing here](https://www.gofugyourself.com/the-east-of-eden-team-has-been-doing-events-at-libraries-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) – the micro pleats and the high collar are my dream. (Go Fug Yourself) Love [this piece by Kayleigh Donaldson about Jack Haven and other struggling actors](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/jack-havens-plea-for-work-reminds-us-that-the-majority-of-actors-are-struggling.php?ref=laineygossip.com) whose livelihoods are being affected by conglomerates and oligarchs who claim to know something about art. (Pajiba) Have you heard about [the iced coffee to an interview debate](https://www.celebitchy.com/998652/recruiter%5Fgen%5Fz%5Fjob%5Finterviews%5Ficed%5Fcoffee/?ref=laineygossip.com)? Gen Z online are arguing that it should be fine to bring one to an interview at a Fortune 500 company. Others are saying that you can go an hour without the iced coffee leaving condensation on a glass table. Oh wait, that’s me. My issue with this situation is that it’s a specific kind of workplace, as shared by the recruiter for these specific workplaces. And I’m not sure why it’s so hard to understand that at those specific types of companies, the person who wants a job there might do more to understand the expectations and the culture, if they want to part of it so badly. (Celebitchy) This was my reminder [that I need to listen to Megan Stalter’s new album, *Crave*](https://www.autostraddle.com/no-filter-megan-stalter-made-a-very-gay-album/ ?ref=laineygossip.com)*.* Will be doing this on my commute. (Autostraddle) [This review of *JAŸ-Z in 8* made me want to watch the documentary](https://www.vulture.com/article/review-jay-z-in-8-rick-rubin.html?ref=laineygossip.com), I’d forgotten it was coming out because the publicity, if there has been any, doesn’t seem to be making much noise. (Vulture) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0010.jpg) Jennifer Lopez arrives to Vogue World 2026 during Milan Fashion Week, September 22, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lopez-23sept26-0012.jpg) Jennifer Lopez arrives to Vogue World 2026 during Milan Fashion Week, September 22, 2026 ### Taylor Swift: Encore Deluxe URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-break-record-for-highest-selling-deluxe-album-with-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T19:21:16.000Z In my post yesterday about Taylor Swift’s announcement that a new single called “Patient Zero” [is incoming](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-taylor-swifts-newly-announced-single-patient-zero-a-standalone-single-or-attached-to-a-new-album/), I wondered whether or not the track would be “a bonus single from whatever new new deluxe deluxe version of a previous album she might be issuing”. Deluxes and variants are so confusing to me. In August of last year, [Variety reported](https://variety.com/2025/music/news/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-every-version-album-cover-1236497973/?ref=laineygossip.com) that at the time there were “11 different CD editions and eight different vinyl editions released of” *The Life of a Showgirl.* And, at the time, those were already being referred to as “[deluxe](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DNULhg3RGch/?ref=laineygossip.com)” by her [fans and media](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DNULhg3RGch/?ref=laineygossip.com). Most major artists now release variants and deluxes to pump up sales – and considering that *The Life of a Showgirl* posted the highest first week sales of any album in history, obviously the strategy worked. Her fans have demonstrated that they are willing to spend money on whatever she’s giving them. To be fair, BTS does this too and their current album *ARIRANG* has the highest first week sales of any album in 2026…although that might change in a couple of days. Because this morning Taylor confirmed that “Patient Zero” is one of four new songs that will be included in the new new deluxe deluxe version of *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore* coming on Friday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdoYv7eRF8E/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdoYv7eRF8E/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If it’s one thing about Taylor, it’s that she loves a sales record. The word “sales” or “selling” is not in the caption of her post but that’s what she means when she says “the biggest first week for an album”. It’s a measurable achievement, it comes with a number, a quantifiable accomplishment associated with a figure – and she’s racking them up, like trophies, if a cell on an Excel sheet could be trophy-phied. This, by the way, is another way she and Travis Kelce are so compatible. Success is measured in sport, especially his sport, the same way – with stats, numbers that signify excellence, from rushing and reception yards to touchdowns. With *Encore,* Taylor may have another record in her sights. Is there a record for the highest-selling deluxe album? *The Life of a Showgirl* last year sold over four million album units. Obviously the deluxe won’t get anywhere within reach of that… but it would indeed be a bragging right if she could claim some kind of number on a deluxe. I’ll just arbitrarily throw a number out there: 700K. Should Taylor move anywhere north of 500K on a deluxe (meaning most of the songs are not new) a year after the release of the original, it’s definitely a reason for her to get mega puffy considering that very few artists are even crossing the 300K mark these days. And if anyone can do it, it’s her and her fans. ### Celebrity Social Media, September 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-taylor-swift-play-matchmaker-for-dakota-johnson-machine-gun-kelly/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T18:56:21.000Z Machine Gun Kelly walked the runway at Vogue World and Dakota Johnson is also in Milan for the event. A source told PEOPLE just last week that they are seeing each other, it’s early and they are “[smitten](https://people.com/dakota-johnson-and-mgk-are-spending-time-together-exclusive-source-12124328?ref=laineygossip.com)”. They hit it off at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding and then were photographed after spending time at Taylor’s apartment, so maybe there’s some matchmaking at play. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddmg5UXgo2A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddmg5UXgo2A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ella Langley’s broke Mariah Carey’s record for the longest-running [Billboard Hot 100 hit of all time](https://www.billboard.com/lists/ella-langley-choosin-texas-hot-100-number-one-chart-record/?ref=laineygossip.com). The success of this song is an anomaly, it’s lightning in a bottle. Dealing with the pressure of a third album will be a major career test. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddm5GniAPXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ella Langley (@ellalangleymusic)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddm5GniAPXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Super Bowl halftime show is not set yet, but are Harry Styles, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus in the running? The latest rumour is it will be Jay-Z and guests. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcgmj8FRNi-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcgmj8FRNi-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Chloe Sevigny doing Target spon-con is quite a throwback to 2004 when she did an [in-person event with Maggie Gyllenhaal](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/maggie-gyllenhaal-chloe-sevigny-target-brooklyn-2014-photo?ref=laineygossip.com) (she included a photo from that event in her carousel). It’s kind of quaint to see this type of spon-con compared to what other celebrities are doing for money. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMQ4kWkQk3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Chloë Sevigny (@chloessevigny)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMQ4kWkQk3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hudson Williams’s girlfriend, Katelyn had to post a statement on her work account (she is a tattoo artist) to ask “fans” to not question her coworkers about her or Hudson. My guess is that these are very grown women doing this because most studios are reluctant to accept clients who are under 18\. There’s a section of this fandom refusing to believe that *Heated Rivalry* is a TV show and not a documentary. Even if it was a documentary, this would be anti-social behaviour. How did an adult book an appointment, go into that appointment and then fix their mouth to ask someone about them? That’s violating and weird. Bring back shame, just a little bit. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddcwfo3DfC%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams (@hudsonwilliamsofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddcwfo3DfC%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/csm-embed-23sept26-1.png) Hudson Williams's girlfriend, Katelyn, on Instagram stories ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-mgk-23sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-mgk-23sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-mgk-23sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-mgk-23sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-mgk-23sept26-0006.jpg) Dakota Johnson/Machine Gun Kelly out in Milan after Vogue World: Milano, September 22, 2026 ### Dolly wouldn’t want this drama URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dolly-partons-nephew-bodyguard-bryan-seaver-now-the-drama/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T18:21:46.000Z Obviously I didn’t know Dolly Parton. But I don’t think anyone had to have known or even met her to understand that what’s playing out in public is not what she would have wanted. And it’s such a dramatic departure from how things were handled [in the immediate aftermath of her death](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-dolly-parton-considered-her-fans-until-very-end-with-confirmation-of-her-passing-from-nephew-bryan-seaver/). As noted at the time, it seemed so well managed – nobody else broke the story that she had passed, the news came from her own social media accounts, communicated effectively in a video featuring her nephew Bryan Seaver who shared that Dolly was the one who decided that he be the family representative to tell people that she was gone. Bryan was her bodyguard, inheriting the job from his father, for 20 years. But Bryan is now the drama. It was reported a few days ago that he was terminated and yesterday TMZ was all over the dispute, sharing documents with text messages in which Bryan makes all kinds of incriminating threats, allegedly with the intent to extort money from the estate, with big main character energy. At one point, in one of these text messages, he refers to himself as “[the face of the biggest social media post in human history.](https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/23/dolly-parton-nephew-bryan-brags-about-announcing-her-death/?ref=laineygossip.com)" He also calls himself “an international arms dealer and mercenary”. And [in another text says](https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/22/dolly-partons-manager-files-restraining-order-against-bryan-seaver/?ref=laineygossip.com) that he would do a podcast and f-ck up Dolly’s brand deals and ruin her legacy if his demands aren’t met. Bryan is claiming that he is being unfairly treated and that it’s the estate that has nefarious motives, not him. According to his version of events, his text messages are being deliberately misconstrued and he was writing out of grief and rage and his words weren’t meant to be taken seriously. So this is a war between Dolly’s nephew and bodyguard, who was supposedly one of the last people to see her alive, someone we assumed she trusted, and her manager Danny Nozell, who worked closely with Dolly for decades to establish a blueprint for her businesses after her death, so as to preserve and even grow her legacy, also someone we assumed she trusted. On the one hand, Bryan’s texts make him sound shady AF. On the other hand, for those of us who’ve followed celebrity news for long enough, celebrity managers can also be shady AF, and there are so many examples of managers and agents who’ve taken advantage of their clients – and there were so many people on the Dolly gravy train, it’s hard to know who to really believe in this situation. All we can possibly know is that Dolly tried to prevent exactly this kind of f-cksh-t when she was alive. In an interview [with Billboard in 2020](https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-2020-country-power-players-cover-story-1235833446/?ref=laineygossip.com), during which she and Danny Nozell were as forthcoming as possible about their plans for her after her death, she prophetically said that she was deeply involved in her own estate planning. *“I would not want to leave that mess to somebody else. A word to all the other artists out there: If you haven’t made those provisions, do that. You don’t want to leave that mess to your family for people to have to fight over. You need to take care of that yourself, even if it’s a pain in the ass — and it is.”* Everybody has always said that Dolly was always right… and she was even right about this, although we probably all wish it was the one time she should have been wrong. Somehow, even though she worked so hard – to the point where it was “a pain in the ass” to settle her affairs gracefully, her example of grace and dignity clearly hasn’t been followed by at least one side of her entourage. This is so disappointing, but it’s also a reminder that money, at the level that Dolly was making and will keep making, is such a contaminant. Money can make monsters out of people. That’s another reason she was so special. She stayed pure despite her money and maybe she kept everyone around her as pure as they could be, until she couldn’t hold on any longer. ### Tom Cruise: A Royal Exception URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/where-is-tom-cruise-in-best-actor-race-as-digger-premieres-in-london-leaves-critics-polarised/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T16:41:05.000Z Alejandro González Iñárritu, Tom Cruise, and the cast of *Digger* were in London last night for the film’s world premiere. The full review embargo hasn’t yet been lifted but critics are now able to share their first reactions and that’s been one of the stories about the movie – starting from a few days ago when screenings started happening, film Twitter was already buzzing about how *Digger* was dropping off Oscar prediction lists even though no one had yet gone on the record about what they thought. As soon as the premiere happened though, so many of the those who’d seen it rushed to socials to share their thoughts. And [the thoughts are polarising](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/digger-first-reactions-tom-cruise-baffles-1236871935/?ref=laineygossip.com) which I’m not sure is that much of a surprise. Wasn’t it always going to be polarising with Tom Cruise playing a megalomaniac billionaire? Is that redundant? Some people are saying that *Digger* dividing critics is ultimately bad news for the film. Depends on how we define bad news. At this point, I don’t know that anyone is expecting *Digger* to be a blockbuster in the way of *Top Gun* or *Mission(s): Impossible.* As [I wrote last week](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-cruise-hire-a-stunt-coordinator-for-jennifer-hudsons-spirit-tunnel/), *Digger* is tracking to open on the same weekend with the same take as *One Battle After Another* in 2025 and that film barely made back its budget, but it did go on to win Best Picture. So if box office is one way of measuring success, awards contention is the other. It is not uncommon for a film that does not do gangbusters at the box office to be a factor on the awards circuit. That, for me, is the more interesting question were *Digger* is concerned. Best Picture, in my opinion, is out of the question – *The Odyssey* and *Dune 3* and *Wild Horse Nine* are too far ahead at this point. But where does that leave Tom Cruise in the best actor race? The answer to that question is not in the hands of the audience, the people who may not get the film, or even go see it; rather it’s up to the Academy, the actors’ branch, and whether or not Tom’s performance tracks among his peers. According to Anne Thompson, and she’s been Oscar prognosticating a long time, there’s still a chance. > A.G. Iñárritu's Digger is a brave and gorgeous art film that will not score with mainstream audiences but will play best for the Academy, especially crafts and actors. But critics will divide on Cruise. The tour-de-force amphitheater scene might put him across. Riz Ahmed is fab. > > — Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) [September 22, 2026](https://x.com/akstanwyck/status/2102509303051808813?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) According to David Ehrlich, who like Anne is also connected to IndieWire, *Digger* is a mess. > Digger: watching Alejandro González Iñárritu try to construct a joke is like watching Frank Gehry try to draw a straight line. > > — david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) [September 22, 2026](https://x.com/davidehrlich/status/2102509388120703059?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) So that underscores just how far apart the critics are on this film. But I wonder if, in some way, that might be helpful. I was at a meeting this morning and Cody, one of our younger producers, who also writes here from time to time, remarked that the dramatic swing in all of these reactions has made him more curious to see a movie he was previously medium on. And that echoes this sentiment below. > Holy shit half my timeline is calling Digger the movie of the year and half calling it a disaster. Consider my interest PEAKED. > > — Luke Barnett (@LukeBarnett) [September 22, 2026](https://x.com/LukeBarnett/status/2102515096203460957?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It has been a long minute since a Tom Cruise film and performance has been worthy of discourse. He has spent something like 15 years doing the safest unsafe sh-t. Unsafe because it’s jumping off of buildings but safe in that it’s so familiar. So the fact that he’s in a movie that will actually have people debating its merits, for me anyway, is already so much more interesting. Let’s come back to this next week when Sarah screens it and publishes her review. For now, back to the spectacle of the premiere and Tom doing his signature *Digger* pose and perhaps giving us a preview of what his routine might be when he walks down [Jennifer Hudson’s spirit tunnel](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-cruise-hire-a-stunt-coordinator-for-jennifer-hudsons-spirit-tunnel/): > Tom Cruise knows his boots were made for walking the red carpet at the ‘Digger’ premiere in London. [pic.twitter.com/elff7UUq8w](https://t.co/elff7UUq8w?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) [September 22, 2026](https://x.com/etnow/status/2102460749000143157?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Tom’s special guests at the event were the Prince William and Kate, as we’ve seen over the years he’s been close with – or at least as close as one can be to the future king and queen and also to a movie star who only seems to be able to talk about film sets and camera lenses. But that actually explains why these three are so well suited for each other. It’s impossible to get to any authenticity with any of these people, all of them have been trained, for years, to perform accessible while maintaining detachment. So it makes total sense that they get along so well, because nobody here is interested in getting to the heart and soul of anything. Maybe that’s why Tom was allowed an exemption to be the exception – because as we know, the royals are all about protocol and what’s proper and you’re not supposed to touch them but here’s Tom offering his hand to help her down the steps, as her husband isn’t paying attention because he’s talking to Iñárritu. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddmty%5FpsVvI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Catherine Princess of Wales (@katemiddletonprincessofwalesuk)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddmty%5FpsVvI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Allegedly this is not allowed, unless you’re Tom Cruise. But the royals are so OK with it that they actually shared the moment [on their Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmsjqbNTf0/?ref=laineygossip.com). Here’s another moment involving Tom and the princess that made me laugh. It’s when she’s talking to Jesse Plemons and that perma-smile on his face is sending me. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdmpAZUDLoe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HELLO! Canada Magazine (@hellocanadamag)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdmpAZUDLoe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kate is wearing Jenny Packham in purple, one of the better looks we’ve seen from her in a while because it feels like a fresh colour and also because that necklace is doing so much of the work. It is spectacular and rare and exactly the kind of piece she should be pulling out for an engagement like this and at a time like this, when William’s uncle is out here criticising her father-in-law and her job is to be the sparkly distraction, with an assistant from their best friend Tom Cruise. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0010-1.jpg) Catherine, Princess of Wales, Tom Cruise, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Alejandro González Iñárritu attend the "Digger" Film And TV Charity Royal Film Performance And Global Premiere inside Leicester Square Gardens on September 22, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0019.jpg) Sophie Wilde, Jesse Plemons, Sandra Huller, Riz Ahmed, Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emma D'Arcy attend the "Digger" Film And TV Charity Royal Film Performance And Global Premiere inside Leicester Square Gardens on September 22, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0023.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0024.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-23sept-26-0021.jpg) Tom Cruise attends the "Digger" Film And TV Charity Royal Film Performance And Global Premiere inside Leicester Square Gardens on September 22, 2026 in London, England. ### Intro for September 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-robots-on-anna-wintours-vogue-world-runway-betrayed-point-of-the-event/ Last updated: 2026-09-23T14:36:33.000Z Dear Gossips, Anna Wintour was coming off a loss heading into Vogue World 2026: Milano which took place last night. Three weeks ago John Galliano stepped down from being the featured designer at the Costume Institute and Met Gala next year. Anna had been championing the exhibit for years and was clearly not expecting the ensuing backlash to be so intense that it would force a reversal and leave the Costume Institute and the accompanying Met Gala without a theme. Vogue World 2026 is the fifth anniversary of the event, after New York, London, Paris, and Hollywood last year. This has been a major priority for Anna, reportedly one of the reasons she stepped down from editorial duties at American Vogue, so that she could focus on growing the Vogue World brand. What is the Vogue World brand? Vogue World is a fashion show. All kinds of celebrities show up, to highlight the fashion that is unique to each city, that’s how I would describe it, but I’m not sure that’s what ends up as the main takeaway beyond the fashion community. With the Met Gala, for example, the awareness of the event has grown beyond the fashion community – in part because we all understand that it’s basically a fashion show with a costume party spirit. In other words, the personalities of the people wearing the clothes are part of it. Because it comes through in the interpretation of the theme in the pieces worn on the famous bodies who then perform the story as they go up the steps. Vogue World does involve celebrities – but the way the fashion is presented reads more like a runway show and not the spectacle that the Met Gala delivers. And that may be why Vogue World: Milano isn’t hitting the way Anna and her team might be hoping. Sure, it’s all over the fashion algorithm, but you can’t tell me that it’s permeated into the general algorithm the way the Met Gala always does. This, then, continues to be Anna’s challenge if she is to succeed at elevating Vogue World to the status she’s imagined for it. And using robots is probably not the way to do it? There is an argument to be made for the inclusion of robots at some event somewhere, LOL, but I can’t see the rationale when [Vogue itself described Vogue World: Milano as follows](https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/inside-vogue-world-2026-milano?ref=laineygossip.com): *“…the globe-trotting fashion celebration paid tribute to craftsmanship and the human touch…”* Paying tribute to craftsmanship and the human touch… and then sending robots out near the end of the show?! Alessandro Michele’s face when he saw those robots is sending me… > i had the same reaction as alessandro michele seeing these robots at vogue world [pic.twitter.com/exEYboPg9t](https://t.co/exEYboPg9t?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ˖᯽ ݁˖ pop backup ˖᯽ ݁˖ (@popbackupp) [September 22, 2026](https://x.com/popbackupp/status/2102466724637409779?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It’s the most bizarre narrative, if in fact they actually were trying to tell a story, and that’s what they claim – Vogue even released the programme for the show [in five acts](https://www.vogue.com/article/read-the-full-vogue-world-milano-program-2026-09-22?ref=laineygossip.com), opening with the “artisanal revolution” and concluding with “the imagination revolution”. Is it promising, then, to begin the story like this, with Gigi Hadid bursting with life and curiosity as she floats and skips down the runway… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdmX5tkjawj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdmX5tkjawj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) …to this finale, with the robots trying to hype up the crowd? > ロボットたちが [#VogueWorld](https://x.com/hashtag/VogueWorld?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) のランウェイでキュートなウォークとダンスを披露🤖 [pic.twitter.com/lQ2PyJtFY5](https://t.co/lQ2PyJtFY5?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — VOGUE JAPAN (@voguejp) [September 23, 2026](https://x.com/voguejp/status/2102606559406920169?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) How is this supposed to elicit optimism and enthusiasm for the fashion artform going forward – not just because of the robots but also because THE ROBOTS AREN’T EVEN WEARING CLOTHES!? If this show functioned as an essay, with the thesis being that the story was a tribute to the “human touch”, the kicker (robots) just betrayed the point. And therefore the only possible grade to give it would be a fail, no matter how beautifully the paragraphs in between were written. Here is Gigi in Milan after the show. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/gigi-hadid-milan-23sept26-0008.jpg) Gigi Hadid in Milan after the Vogue World: Milano event, September 22, 2026 ### Taylor Swift’s Encore and CBK Style? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-taylor-swifts-newly-announced-single-patient-zero-a-standalone-single-or-attached-to-a-new-album/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T20:10:11.000Z There was some easter egging that came into my feed yesterday – something about a third page added when previously there were only two and Swifties were anticipating an announcement, possibly about the 20th anniversary of her debut album and/or other theories. > 👀| The letter on Taylor Swift’s website now has three pages instead of two. [pic.twitter.com/SgHvBXtlaL](https://t.co/SgHvBXtlaL?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Swift Times (@TimesSwift) [September 21, 2026](https://x.com/TimesSwift/status/2102121934938873949?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Today Taylor officially confirmed there will be a new single, “Patient Zero”, dropping on new music Friday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmVHc2R30b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmVHc2R30b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s more than enough that she’s releasing new music. But, of course, there are so many more questions. “Patient Zero”, so far, is just a single. A standalone single? Or is it a bonus single from whatever new new deluxe deluxe version of a previous album she might be issuing? MTV just announced that they’ve created a whole new category for her at the VMAs this year, the Artist Director Award, which basically guarantees that she’ll be there next Sunday. Taylor often makes announcements when she receives awards so, given that the new track is releasing just two days before the VMAs, perhaps that sets up some kind of something. The visuals for “Patient Zero” right now don’t seem to be all that connected to her current album, *The Life of a Showgirl* – current because *Showgirl* is still in its VMA and Grammys award cycle. But of course Swifties have pieced together some clues from her videos and social accounts and also that very obvious signal in her Emmys sketch with Mariska Hargitay that could all lead up to … an ENCORE? Flip through the carousel. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmWXfuk82o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmWXfuk82o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) All I’m seeing from the new images that have been shared – of her in the halter turtleneck (with a lot of obvious retouching on the side of her torso) and the knit tank and the slip dress are… Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, LOL, maybe because I just posted about CBK style [earlier today](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-sarah-pidgeon-go-back-go-dark-hair-once-her-awards-run-for-love-story-is-over/). Encore certainly tracks though. Every showgirl does an encore. --- What else happened today… As it happens, ten years ago today, on the Tuesday of this week in September in 2016, Brange came to end – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announced their separation. This is the subject of [my new piece at The Squawk,](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/brange-and-the-blog) about the relationship between Brange and the celebrity gossip blog. (The Squawk) There is absolutely no justification for using AI to digitally reinvigorate a person who said when they were alive that they did not want to be computerised and [whose family is so firmly and consistently against it](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/zelda-williams-calls-for-people-to-stop-making-ai-videos-of-her-father-robin-williams.php?ref=laineygossip.com). And the people who are trying to sell AI to us should be coming out much harder against this kind of behaviour if they actually believe it could be broadly used responsibly. (Pajiba) Charlize Theron’s hair was amazing at her fundraising event and [she was wearing shoes only a celebrity or an extremely wealthy person could wear](https://www.gofugyourself.com/charlize-therons-africa-fundraiser-lost-out-on-celeb-guests-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) because a regular degular would instantly damage them. (Go Fug Yourself) Lili Reinhart’s *The Love Hypothesis* [press tour wardrobe was a love letter to rom-coms, brilliantly executed](https://www.celebitchy.com/998291/lili%5Freinhart%5Fpaid%5Fhomage%5Fto%5Fso%5Fmany%5Ffamous%5Fy2k%5From-com%5Fdresses/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) “[Is going viral the same as being seen?](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/going-viral-versus-being-seen-essay?ref=laineygossip.com)” Wonderful piece from Vanessa Sirias’s perspective as told to Natasha López. (Refinery 29) ### Sarah Pidgeon: Gossip, Hair, and CBK Style URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-sarah-pidgeon-go-back-go-dark-hair-once-her-awards-run-for-love-story-is-over/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T19:15:12.000Z Sarah Pidgeon was in the gossip a few days ago when Joe Alwyn was seen hanging out [in NYC with Mary Beth Barone](https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/18/joe-alwyn-spotted-with-mary-beth-barone/?ref=laineygossip.com). They went to a few bars, no actual evidence that it was more than friendly, except at one point when she was seen wearing his ballcap which is kinda flirty, IMO, because I’m not putting anyone’s hat on my head unless I know them like that or I’m trying to know them like that. Maybe it’s just me and my own … issues… but, like, hats smell scalpy. I wash my hair every day and my hats still have my scalpy smell in them because hats can be tricky to wash. I can barely stand my own scalp smell, so there is no way I’m here to smell anyone else’s unless I’ve smelled them in other ways. That doesn’t necessarily mean that Mary Beth and Joe are f-cking, it’s just – again in my opinion – a certain level of intimacy that could indicate something. (PS. I love Mary Beth, her Netflix special is good, and I’ve interviewed her before at JFL and she is the sweetest.) The potential drama here, though, is that the last time we checked, Joe and Sarah Pidgeon [were all over each other](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/15/entertainment/taylor-swifts-ex-joe-alwyn-and-love-story-star-sarah-pidgeon-kiss-in-nyc-date-photos/?ref=laineygossip.com). And before we even had time to process whatever is or isn’t happening between him and Mary Beth, a civilian sent DeuxMoi an exclusive of him with Sarah Pidgeon the next day. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdgwXyhMGCl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by curators of pop culture (@deuxmoi)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdgwXyhMGCl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But today someone else sent in another shot of Joe and Mary Beth again – and now the word is they’re working on a project together that will start shooting in October. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmEqW9hoaG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by curators of pop culture (@deuxmoi)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdmEqW9hoaG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) So, presumably, he and Mary Beth are colleagues and he and Sarah are still dating. In other Sarah news, we just saw her at the Emmys last week where she probably had the best chance at a win from all the *Love Story: John F Kennedy & Carolyn Bessette* nominations – and she probably would have pulled it off if not for Sally Field who won for her performance in *Remarkably Bright Creatures.* I know people are saying that it’s Sally and she’s a legend but… like… if voters really did just vote based on status, Harrison Ford would have an Emmy by now. Sally is legit so good in that film. That movie made me feel some things I was not expecting to feel. Sarah’s run as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy isn’t over yet though – the series is still eligible for Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and the SAG Awards and while there are other limited series still to premiere (like *East of Eden*) that might push *Love Story* down the ballot, her performance and the series is still culturally relevant and should have a presence on those events. Which is why I want to talk about her hair, because she had dark brown almost black hair until she was cast as CBK, and she’s been blonde ever since, understandably because it’s such a big part of the CBK look. Once this run is over though, will she go back to darker hair or will she stay blonde? While we’re here though, on the point about how *Love Story* is still culturally relevant, it’s CBK really – who has never gone of out style but this year she’s been particularly on trend. Sarah’s Chanel dress at the Emmys, in violet, has been compared to CBK’s wedding dress. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sarah-embed-22sept26-1.jpg) Sarah Pidgeon at the 78th Annual Emmy Awards But in retail, right on time, given that it’s been just over six months since *Love Story* was released, the CBK influence is everywhere, in tandem with the overall prep trend, like rugby shirts and polos and pleats, that’s been so dominant. There are a few statement signature pieces though that are particularly ubiquitous right now. And perhaps the most coveted wardrobe staple of the last year from the show is the rollneck sweater. Sarah wore it in white as CBK and now that it is actually rollneck sweater season in many parts of the world, so many brands have a rollneck sweater in their catalogue. For range and budget, I’ve been looking to Gap for a few so-called CBK essentials. Just bought the [CashSoft Oversized Rollneck Sweater](https://go.shopmy.us/p-88534812?ref=laineygossip.com) which is currently 50% off in the oatmeal colourway. The rollneck isn’t as stiff as the one that Sarah wears on the show but that works better for me because a stiffer rollneck needs a thicker knit that’s often not as soft and I’m prone to skin irritation so the CashSoft at Gap achieves the rollneck effect but also feels SO good on the body and it hangs so well over jeans. Speaking of hang, plus CBK, she was known for a black turtleneck. Turtlenecks have never been out of style for me, I love them. But I don’t tuck anything so I prefer a slouchy one that still holds shape and looks great over a pair of trousers or jeans or a skirt. And I’m obsessed with this [100% Cotton Oversized Mockneck Sweater](https://go.shopmy.us/p-88537765?ref=laineygossip.com) but please do not be afraid that it’s mockneck. She falls from the shoulders like a beauty, the perfect go-to to throw on and go on any day from October to March. Another CBK standard that’s an every girly standard is the fitted cardigan and a cable knit. I never wear fitted cardigans but I do wear zip-up sweaters and I love a cable knit so this was basically made for me, I could not get it into my cart fast enough. [Gap’s 100% Cotton Cable-Knit Zip Cardigan](https://go.shopmy.us/p-88540097?ref=laineygossip.com) comes with a hood, is gorgeously après-ski in white, well-priced at under $100, and it will never be off-trend. And finally… we’ll probably be seeing a lot of people in brown corduroy pants through the fall and winter because, well, Carolyn’s were iconic. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTu7Mr5jlJP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anything Ornate (@anythingornate)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTu7Mr5jlJP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It was that cognac colourway, worn lower on her hips with those big pockets. [LL Bean’s Signature Utility Corduroy Pants](https://go.shopmy.us/p-88541449?ref=laineygossip.com) are pretty close, like the shade is almost exact. I prefer a barrel leg though and I have the [Uniqlo Corduroy Barrel Leg Pants](https://go.shopmy.us/p-88541728?ref=laineygossip.com) in dark brown that are under $50 and so comfortable. *Please note, the above are affiliate links! Ready for some fall shopping?* ### Celebrity Social Media, September 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-colleen-hoover-being-purposefully-omitted-from-verity-promo/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T18:02:32.000Z [Anne Hathaway](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-anne-hathaways-verity-beat-tom-cruises-digger-at-the-box-office-on-opening-weekend/), Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett are promoting *Verity,* which comes out in early October. Author Colleen Hoover has been promoting it quite enthusiastically on her feed but she hasn’t really been part of any official promo like she was for *It Ends With Us.* This could be my recency bias, but it seems like they don’t want her attached to the film. The trailer uses the phrase “based on the best-selling novel” and doesn’t mention her name. Whatever you think of her books, Hoover is recognizable. It’s seems like a purposeful omission. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdbYz6wEzam/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdbYz6wEzam/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddjy8dXpyV1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Colleen Hoover (@colleenhoover)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddjy8dXpyV1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Sacrifice* is a great example of a movie that looks interesting on paper but doesn’t work. Chris Evans plays an arrogant movie star, Anya Taylor-Joy plays a cult leader, the cast is A-list. It premiered at TIFF in 2025 but its only theatrical release was in Italy. Now it’s going to Netflix US and France. Chris Evans, what’s going on there? Flop after flop. Maybe he should try a really good limited series. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWP8GvlK-J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix Film (@netflixfilm)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWP8GvlK-J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Jacob Elordi was spotted with [a goatee in an all-black outfit](https://www.gq.com/story/jacob-elordi-goatee?ref=laineygossip.com) and there’s a lot of “oh it’s Kendall’s influence” chatter in the comments section. I think that both Timothée Chalamet and Jacob Elordi have a section of fans who are misogynistic and infantilizing, blaming the Jenner sisters for everything from Timothée’s Oscar loss to Jacob’s facial hair. No one is tricking these adults into dating. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHegFwj7Mu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHegFwj7Mu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Vogue World (an event I don’t enjoy following online because it’s always a chaotic mishmash) is slipping in AI ads and sponsorship, which I am not including here but they are on the Vogue grid if you want to see it. Publishers can’t really turn down any advertising revenue right now (OpenAI and Meta glasses are also listed), especially for marquee events like this. Basically they two main advertising options are AI or sports betting, that’s where all the money is coming from. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddg8NBPE0PP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddg8NBPE0PP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Channing Tatum has denied that he is behind the burner account bidness\_nonya (which has since been deactivated). The account really did not like Harry Styles. Channing follows 8k accounts, which I think is a pretty robust number for a celebrity, and a lot of his fan accounts. So mindless follow or late-night doomscroll outlet? This is a mystery we might never know the answer to. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/channing-embed-22sept26-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josh-hartnett-22sept26-0007.jpg) Josh Hartnett out in New York for Verity press, September 18 and 19th, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Music Inferno URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-troye-sivans-party-is-sure-to-be-embraced-on-queer-dance-floors-globally/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T17:09:25.000Z Furthering the complete chokehold that Madonna has had on the gay club-scene all summer long, we have the latest release from Troye Sivan. “Party” heavily samples [“Music”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdz2oW0NMFk&list=RDSdz2oW0NMFk&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) by Madonna, so much so that the entire song is basically built around the sample. It brings an instant recognition to the song, one that is sure to be embraced on queer dance floors globally. This is the second single from Troye’s upcoming album *She’s The Best* which is already shaping up to be another stellar experimental pop effort from him. The first single [“She’s The Best”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFA1P8ZzoLw&list=RDmFA1P8ZzoLw&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) featured Nicole Kidman in the video, and now with this new single being a serious nod to Madonna, he’s referencing the gay internet’s most beloved girls, and it’s good for business, we’re eating it up. Madonna gave a boost to “Music” earlier this summer when she [performed it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q0xrn73fB0&list=RD0q0xrn73fB0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) at the FIFA world cup halftime show. The song also blends well with the musical direction of her latest album *Confessions II* which gave Madge her best sales numbers in years. To further the connection to Troye, Madge is [about to release](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdcjIyhCp-J/?ref=laineygossip.com) the remix to her single “Danceteria” with Troye’s longtime collaborator, Charli xcx. Could that collab and the sample of “Party” lead to a future song with Troye and Madonna? I choose to follow the signs when they are sent to me, and I’m already predicting this one to come true. One thing’s for certain… it’s been the summer of Madonna and between the sample in “Party” and her [upcoming performance](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXETtfjNDx/?ref=laineygossip.com) at the MTV Video Music Awards next week (she’s opening the show), she’s transitioning into the fall season with ease. Who says dancing your ass off is a summer-exclusive activity? Troye also isn’t new to building songs around samples of famous dance hits. His 2023 single [“Got Me Started”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjLcVqjIkLo&list=RDWjLcVqjIkLo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) sampled the 2009 track “Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders. When done well, sampling can bring together sounds from different eras to make a whole new delicious concoction of grooves. It’s about knowing when inspiration becomes imitation – and when it comes to Troye Sivan, I think that he’s right where he needs to be. It also helps that Madge herself co-signs the sample and even praised it on Instagram stories. Coming from the lady who created one of [her biggest hits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDwb9jOVRtU&list=RDEDwb9jOVRtU&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) around an ABBA sample, that’s some high praise. Next week, it’s officially the beginning of the third quarter and the fall music releases begin to trickle in including Leon Bridges, Tinashe, and the exciting Madonna and Charli xcx remix. This week, Troye Sivan is joined by Anderson .Paak with Cordae, Maluma with Shakira, Miley Cyrus, and Josh Levi with Brandy. Plus, Gen Z now also believes that a scrub is a guy who thinks he’s fine. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Party” by Troye Sivan** Have you ever wondered what a bunch of gays and girls partying in the medieval times would look like? Thanks to Troye Sivan and director Gordon Von Steiner, we now have a visual aid for that very scenario: dance routines, elaborate costumes, a storyline, a Sir Ian McKellen cameo in the voiceover for the opening sequence, and finally, a Madonna sample. “Party” is a euphoric expression of losing yourself on the dance floor during a night out. Music does in fact make the people come together, even back in the middle ages. Troye seems to be the only male pop artist today that is giving a full production with his work and I’m impressed. It’s giving modern day prince of pop but with a horny homoerotic edge – an edge that is clear at the 1:15 mark in the video. He’s here to fill the *Heated Rivalry* gap. But beneath all the medieval camp and barely contained lust, “Party” and its visuals is a reminder of what happens when a pop star fully commits to the bit. The video amplifies the already fire dance track and Troye understood the assignment. **“A Good Day” by Anderson .Paak, Cordae** Speaking of samples - “A Good Day” is an embarrassment of riches in the field. The entire song is based around a sample from [“Lovely Day”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA&list=RDbEeaS6fuUoA&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) by Bill Withers while the chorus also uses a sample of Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” merging both together to make a new creation. Andy (yes, I like to call him that) and Cordae use Fatman Scoop’s portion of the song, you know the *“let’s go now what/here we go now what”* parts. So no, Mimi’s vocals aren’t directly in the song but I do enjoy the connection between both Mimi and Anderson, especially now that we’re far removed from the media relationship that was used to promote her last album. No shade, but we can admit that’s what it was, right? Back to the song though, it’s an optimistic rap track and the music video is giving *106 & Park*. I mean that to say back when a music video would elevate the song and it would be an event. The type of event we would run home from school to catch. It’s fun and trippy and not just a recyclable lyric video. The video is bright, a direct homage to the iconic 1995 film *Friday* with Ice Cube. Even the verses feature similar lyrics to [“It Was A Good Day”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q&list=RDh4UqMyldS7Q&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) so not only is there a double homage there but it’s all keeping up with the “good day” theme of it all. The upcoming collaborative album between Anderson and Cordae drops at the end of October. **“AGUA” by Maluma, Shakira** Ten years ago when these two Colombian superstars linked up for their hit [“Chantaje”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mgqbai3fKo&list=RD6Mgqbai3fKo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) they opened pandora’s box and have since become a staple duo in Latin pop music. This is their fourth song together and it’s arriving just in time for the start of Shak’s [European residency](https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-madrid-concert-recap-residency-spain-1236343874/?ref=laineygossip.com) in Spain. The music video is steamy as one would expect from Shak and showcases the sexiness that is Maluma in all his well-lit glory. Trust me ladies, you will understand what I mean when you watch. Shak has chemistry with just about anyone she works with but the tension between these two is HOT. They’re consummate professionals and it’s all a part of the show but still, it’s fun to fantasize. The song has a meringue vibe, the type of music that you dance to on the beach or on vacation. It’s giving [“Suavemente”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPiEbYSF9kE&list=RDWPiEbYSF9kE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) with an updated 2026 cadence; still timeless but current enough to take over the radio like Karol G currently is with “Bby Wow”. Growing up, my mother would listen to a lot of Spanish music and the 90s was all about the merengue influences that are all over this song, making it a nostalgic listen for me. Back in the 90s though, Shak was busy being a rock chick so she wasn’t actually creating music in this vein; that was more up Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin’s alley. She would eventually experiment with the sound in 2010 with “Loca” so this isn’t her first foray into the genre and she’s still delivering smashes decades later. **“Different Religion” by Miley Cyrus, Model/Actriz** As a big Miley fan and former “Miley World” fan club member in the late 2000s, it does pain me to write this next sentence. Miley’s new album is not all that great. Out of the nine new tracks, only three of them made it into my library and that includes the lead single. Almost the entire thing just fell flat for me and clearly I’m not the only one who feels that way because she’s on track to earn her lowest-selling first week sales for an album … ever. Let’s focus on the positives though, the lead single “Bass Persuades” is a genuine banger and there are a couple other hits on the album, like “Different Religion”. The beat on this one is nasty and is meant to be played on loud speakers in a sweaty club as strobe lights flash and tequila shots flow. This sound is the most similar to the lead single and is the sound that I at least was expecting the rest of the record to hold. It’s far more rock’n’roll glamour than the rest of the album. The bass is heavy and the synthesizers mixed with guitar at the 0:55 mark were sickening enough to get to say out loud “damn!” upon first listen. Always a good sign. It’s daring and experimental while still having an authentic “Miley” energy, and that’s why it works. Had Miley kept the entire album in the vein of “Different Religion” I really do believe that it would be resonating better with fans. There’s a ton more promotion planned for this album so time will tell if people warm up to it. In the meantime, save yourself the trouble and just listen to the title track and this one if you’re not trying to branch too far out during this week’s new music search. **“SAY IT REMIX” by Josh Levi, Brandy** Josh Levi has been on the come-up in the R&B word for a solid few years now. His entire sound and aesthetic borrows from the great artists of the 90s, so now that the deluxe album is out, it’s a flex that he managed to score the most prolific artist of that era: the one and only Brandy. “Say It” is a sexy ass song and Brandy’s sultry tone works perfectly on it. She has that breathy ability in her vocals that make every note sound like butter. The first sound of her vocal on the second verse will make you feel like you are ascending to a whole other realm where all sounds are pleasant and soothing. Josh also holds his own in his vocal performance, which can be very intimidating when recording with someone as legendary as Bran. The two sound so good together that there were times that I actually thought I was listening to a Ray J and Brandy duet. Ray J may have his issues but when brother and sister get together, the vocals are unmatched. Josh has that R&B swag that Ray J used to have in the 2000s but without all the Kardashian drama (and a whole lot of other sh-t I won’t get into). **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“No Scrubs” by TLC** Arguably one of the most famous songs from the 90s, “No Scrubs” is receiving a new burst of life more than 27 years after it was first a #1 hit. Just this past week, the song hit [three different](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/09/20/tlc-reaches-multiple-rankings-for-the-first-time-with-a-90s-smash/?ref=laineygossip.com) *Billboard* charts after a serious boost in streams. That boost has made the song enter the top 50 on Spotify’s daily streaming charts in the USA, earning a total of 1.6 MILLION just yesterday. For reference, that’s more plays than any of the new songs on Miley’s new record. Sure, “No Scrubs” is a generational hit that at this point is ingrained in the DNA of R&B and popular music in general, but something has to have kicked off this sudden re-interest? Call me aged out because I only found out this week that the source is a YA film on Prime Video that was released at the end of August, and this millennial writing this paragraph had never heard of it until two days ago, well past when its initial online presence first became known. It really took TLC’s song going viral for it to hit my feed, lol. > [@primevideoaunz](https://www.tiktok.com/@primevideoaunz?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@primevideoaunz") oh she ate that i fear 👏 [#TheLastSunrise](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/thelastsunrise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "thelastsunrise") [#JulianAndOriah](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/julianandoriah?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "julianandoriah") [#OriahRyPera](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/oriahrypera?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "oriahrypera") [#FernandoLindez](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fernandolindez?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fernandolindez") [#MaiaReficco](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/maiareficco?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "maiareficco") [#WhatToWatch](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whattowatch?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whattowatch") [♬ original sound - Prime Video AU & NZ](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7678231675288996626?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Prime Video AU & NZ") > [@.\_zz42](https://www.tiktok.com/@.%5Fzz42?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@._zz42") no scrub (he is so fine omg) [#thelastsunrise](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/thelastsunrise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "thelastsunrise") [#edit](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/edit?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "edit") [#fernandolindez](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fernandolindez?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fernandolindez") [#maiareficco](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/maiareficco?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "maiareficco") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ son original - zaara](https://www.tiktok.com/music/son-original-7682374797062048544?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ son original - zaara") > [@sabrina.jdk](https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrina.jdk?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@sabrina.jdk") no scrubs still eating in 2026?? my inner child is SCREAMING 😭💅 [#noscrubs](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/noscrubs?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "noscrubs") [#tlc](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tlc?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tlc") [#90sbaby](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/90sbaby?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "90sbaby") [#throwback](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/throwback?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "throwback") [#thelastsunrise](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/thelastsunrise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "thelastsunrise") [♬ No Scrubs - TLC](https://www.tiktok.com/music/No-Scrubs-7460679357998008336?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ No Scrubs - TLC") *The Last Sunrise* features a scene where the lead character sings a karaoke version of “No Scrubs”, and that apparently is what has brought the love for the song back into the culture. It has even helped “No Scrubs” chart in the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. I have this inability to watch anything that I feel like was written by AI and many of the straight-to-streaming movies give me that energy these days. However, you know I will always support the resurgence of a Y2K classic. “No Scrubs” is my most streamed song on Spotify of all-time checking in at a cool 365 listens, so this week’s viral pick was a no-brainer for me. Any of you who have actually seen *The Last Sunrise* can let me know if it’s worth my time; TLC on the other hand will ALWAYS get love from me – RIP Left Eye. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Jennifer Lawrence: Sunrise is coming URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-of-jennifer-lawrence-will-we-see-on-press-tour-for-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T19:03:21.000Z It’s been a couple of weeks since Jennifer Lawrence decided on a random Tuesday during back-to-school week to join Instagram after saying for years that she would never – at least not publicly. It was the most JLaw way to launch JLaw on IG: sarcastic but not mean-spirited, over it but funny. And, naturally, she hasn’t posted since. I don’t think anyone is out here thinking that JLaw finally decided to be on out on these social media streets just to indulge her inner influencer. This has to be for business, blockbuster business. *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping* opens on November 20 in time for the American Thanksgiving box office. (I know that’s still two months away in the US but here in Canada, Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, we’re already thinking about Thanksgiving.) And projections are looking big – I’ve seen a couple of estimates that are putting the movie at $650 million total worldwide gross at the end of its theatrical run. The book is a bestseller, the universe has been established, and this is the Haymitch prequel, with both Jennifer and Josh Hutcherson confirmed to return as Katniss and Peeta. Early promotion [has already started](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IsMsWONUDY&t=338s&ref=laineygossip.com) with the new cast introducing themselves to the audience. But we’ve yet to see JLaw, other than on IG, on the circuit yet. Soon, though. If she’s on Instagram then she’ll likely have some involvement prior to the film’s release, it’s just a matter of how much of her we’ll be seeing given that, obviously, they’ll want to focus on the new Hunger Games generation of actors who are playing the predecessors of the original characters that became cultural icons. But also use her enough because… well… she’s her. It’s been a year since she was on a press tour for a movie – *Die, My Love*. And that cycle pretty much ended in January at the Golden Globes because the film wasn’t more of a factor during award season. I’m excited to see what her red carpet approach will be, especially since she changed stylists from Jamie Mizrahi to Ryan Hastings not too long ago, which resulted in that banger of a Givenchy dress [from the Globes](https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lawrence-laineys-best-dressed-at-golden-globes/). Here she is out in New York yesterday. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-22sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-22sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-22sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-22sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-22sept26-0004.jpg) Jennifer Lawrence out in NYC, September 21, 2026 ### ParaSky WarnerDance is here URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-many-people-will-lose-jobs-as-result-of-paramount-skydance-warner-bros-discovery-merger/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T14:44:53.000Z After months of lawsuits and posturing in the media, it is all but over, and the Paramount/Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will go through. Yesterday, following a weekend of talks, and pressure from California governor Gavin Newsom, the multi-state anti-trust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance was settled, as was the WGA’s [separate anti-trust lawsuit](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/wga-settles-lawsuit-paramount-skydance-warner-bros-merger-1236871354/?ref=laineygossip.com). With all legal matters now settled, the merger can—and will—close. For a moment, it really felt like the anti-trust lawsuits were going to do their job and halt the merger, but then David Ellison started threatening to move Paramount Skydance out of California if he didn’t get his way, per a “leaked” memo that materialized in the press (quotation marks because I fully believe the memo was created and shared with the express purpose of generating public pressure against the lawsuits). The memo [detailed](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-warner-brothers-california-exit-threat-economy-1236699278/?ref=laineygossip.com) the cost, in jobs and revenue, to the state of California should ParaSky up stakes and leave the state, which was not insignificant. What is left out of that conversation, however, is that with the merger—any merger—there will be job loss, too. Thousands of people are about to be out of work in Los Angeles. Just yesterday, with the lawsuits settling, David Ellison [said](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/david-ellison-me-move-i-love-l-a-1236707241/?ref=laineygossip.com), *“We aren’t going anywhere. Our history is here and this is where our future is being built.”* Extreme pram-toy behavior. Anyway, the merger is now expected to close rapidly, even though huge question marks remain. How many people will lose jobs? Will the new Frankenstein’s monster of a corporate entity actually be able to deliver on producing 30 films a year (20 of which are supposed to be earmarked for wide release)? What’s the deal with the editorial/oversight board proposed for CNN? Is anyone at all concerned about handing over a [49.5% stake](https://apnews.com/article/paramount-warner-foreign-ownership-equity-fcc-d8172aef73431968412ec33f2f0a78ce?ref=laineygossip.com) in the new entity to a Gulf funds group made up of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE? Let’s start with CNN and CBS News, which are now both under the same corporate umbrella. They are [getting an oversight board](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/new-cnn-cbs-news-editorial-indepedence-board-who-what-why-1236707168/?ref=laineygossip.com) to create a layer between the networks and their shared parent company. This isn’t an unusual arrangement, it’s just not an especially effective one. The settlement agreement stipulates that the board should be made up of journalists with at least ten years’ experience, and a mix of political leanings, and no government official or member from the corporate side can serve on the board, but…David Ellison still gets to pick his own editorial oversight committee. There’s nothing stopping him from stuffing it with friendlies who won’t stop his agenda in re: the news. And then there is the promise to make 30 films a year, which is totally unenforceable and unrealistic, at least in the short term. There is the inevitable debt the new entity will have to contend with—this is what led David Zaslav to sh-tcan movies for tax write offs—but there’s also just a scale issue. In 2025, Warner Bros. released eleven theatrical films, and Paramount released nine. That means increasing production by eleven films a year, at a time when the cost of everything is going up and everyone is tightening their belts everywhere. I suppose you could give $1-2 million each to a dozen filmmakers and see what happens, which actually wouldn’t be the worst way for a Hollywood studio to create a kind of accelerator program and discover new talent, but David Ellison’s interest in cinema, to date, has not been low-budget films. With Skydance, he made exclusively giant blockbusters, primarily Tom Cruise movies. In fact, only a handful Tom Cruise movies, including *Top Gun: Maverick* and films for the *Mission: Impossible* franchise, generated the billion-dollar box office that made Skydance look like a major player, when in fact they were, more or less, a specialty producer centered on Tom Cruise. (Credit to Scott Mendelson for this [excellent observation](https://scottmendelson.substack.com/p/did-tom-cruise-indirectly-cause-skydance-to-buy-warner-bros-paramount).) I would love for somebody to ask Tom Cruise, Mr. Movies, about this merger which sees another legacy Hollywood studio bite the dust, but I know it’s pointless. He’ll just serve some word salad about movie theaters and audiences. He won’t address the actual issues at hand. And the issue at hand is mostly that the settlement is toothless, unenforceable, and does nothing to support Hollywood jobs. Rather than get a frivolous production quota, I would much rather have seen the California politicians push for Ellison to commit to producing films and series in Los Angeles, and to partake in rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles, supporting working Angelenos getting back in their homes, rebuilding schools, etc. Instead, we will get a sheen of corporate responsibility intended to paper over a slew of broken promises—which is exactly what happened by the Disney-Fox merger, by the way. The speed with which Ellison began remaking Paramount and CBS in his image after he gained control of that studio suggests we won’t even have to wait all that long to see how bad this merger really is. It’ll start with layoffs, and then those 30 films will fail to materialize, and then we’ll blink and neither Paramount nor Warner Bros. will ever be the same. It took 100 years to build Hollywood and less than ten to destroy it. We're Squawking the merger today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-merger-is-upon-us)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-merger-is-upon-us?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) [Source](https://www.wsj.com/business/media/newsom-expresses-concerns-about-state-antitrust-suit-against-paramount-1bc20411?ref=laineygossip.com) ### Intro for September 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-anne-hathaways-verity-beat-tom-cruises-digger-at-the-box-office-on-opening-weekend/ Last updated: 2026-09-22T13:22:11.000Z Dear Gossips, Oscar speculation about *The Odyssey* began the moment it opened in theatres, if not before. But the film’s box office, which has now exceeded $1.7 billion, an astonishing number for an R-rated movie, has made it Universal’s highest grossing film ever, and is definitely a factor where Oscar contention is concerned. For the last couple months, however, one of the Oscar questions related to *The Odyssey* was about strategy, specifically in which category Anne Hathaway would campaign, supporting or lead. You could make the case for either… and now we have the answer. Variety [reported yesterday](https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/anne-hathaway-the-odyssey-supporting-actress-oscars-campaign-1236867058/?ref=laineygossip.com) that the studio will be submitting her for consideration in the Best Supporting Actress category which means that from *The Odyssey* there will be two supporting actress contenders – Anne and Samantha Morton. One of the theories before they made this official was that if Anne were to go lead, Samantha might have a more clear path to win in supporting, although Penelope Cruz has been steadily building momentum over the last several weeks. *La Bola Negra* just won the audience choice award at TIFF, often an Oscar bellwether, plus she’s coming off a terrific performance in *The Invite* which is also in play. But if we’re talking about momentum, no one has more of it than Julianne Moore after *The Debut* screened at Telluride and TIFF, firmly positioning her as the frontrunner in the Best Actress category. Julianne is so crazy f-cking good in this film that, right now, it doesn’t seem like anyone can touch her. I wonder if that factored into Universal’s decision to push for Annie in supporting. Anne, of course, already has an Oscar, in the supporting category, for her performance in *Les Misérables* which, if you can believe it, was 16 years ago. She’s had an incredible year, and her fifth and final project of the year is coming out next week. *Verity* opens on October 2 going head-to-head that weekend against Tom Cruise in *Digger*. There are some people who think that *Verity* will beat *Digger* at the box office. *Digger* doesn’t look all that accessible, it’s a big swing, it could be divisive. And there’s a built-in audience for *Verity* since it’s a Colleen Hoover adaptation and the target demo is women coming for Annie and Dakota Johnson with Josh Hartnett as a bonus. What’s even more interesting, for some of us movie business nerds, is that Annie and Tom just announced that they’re doing the [*Days of Thunder* sequel together](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-has-anne-hathaway-been-dragged-into-tom-cruises-days-of-thunder-sequel/) and should *Verity* actually win out over *Digger* at the box office, it’ll be Annie coming into that project as the box office heavyweight with *The Devil Wears Prada, The Odyssey,* and *Verity* just behind her. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-open-22sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-open-22sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-open-22sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-open-22sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-open-22sept26-0006.jpg) Anne Hathaway promotes Verity in New York, September 18 and 19, 2026 ### Timmy on a bike URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-there-ever-been-a-celebrity-as-a-list-as-timothee-chalamet-to-self-engineer-fall-from-grace-so-as-to-set-up-eventual-comeback/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T20:03:05.000Z Timothée Chalamet was not at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opening gala the other night in Los Angeles, attended by so many celebrities it seemed like it was a major award season stop, like the Oscar Academy’s Governors Awards. I’m talking about the Oscars because there’s a lot of jockeying for position right now with so many contenders being screened at the three recent festivals in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, as we head into the most critical few weeks for premieres for films and performers who will be angling for nominations. Among them *Dune Part 3*, directed by Denis Villeneuve who, by the way, was at the Lucas Museum event. *Dune 3* will be in theatres in December, at the same time as *Avengers: Doomsday,* setting up theatrical cage match between two tentpoles. It’s still early, Timmy won’t be on the press circuit just yet… but that doesn’t mean the promotional plans aren’t coming together – and some of those plans would have already been put into motion. I’m curious to see if he does any print magazine interviews, long-form media, and what that might look like considering… how it went last time, just a few months ago, when he became the internet’s designated opp, one of the culture’s current villains. As I’ve been saying, that also plays into his character in *Dune* – from messiah to monster, Paul Atreides will turn to the dark side, and to bring it back to George Lucas, LOL, this is Timmy’s Anakin Skywalker moment. Has there ever been a celebrity as A-list as Timmy to self-engineer a fall from grace so as to set up an eventual comeback? I’d be curious to see if he can pull it off, if that is indeed what he’s after. For now, his holiday continues. Timmy hasn’t been on a proper film set in a while, although I’m sure there are projects in development, just not announced. So here he is in Saint-Tropez on his bike, reportedly there for a wedding. --- What else happened today… Florence Pugh, who also stars in *Dune 3*, [looks great in this Rodarte from 2017](https://www.gofugyourself.com/florence-pugh-dipped-into-rodartes-archive-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [*Resident Evil* was big at the box office this weekend](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/box-office-report-resident-evil-hits-franchise-high.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Horror + video games are the business right now. Video games are the business, period. In case you haven’t heard, *Grand Theft Auto VI* is coming in November and some of the projections have been wild – not wild as in not believable but wild as in mega mega money. I’ve seen estimates as high as $5 billion, BILLION, in the first week. (Pajiba) I have a really hard time believing that [Channing Tatum has a burner account and leaves comments about celebrities, including his ex-fiancée Zoë Kravitz](https://www.celebitchy.com/997977/does%5Fchanning%5Ftatum%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fsecret%5Finstagram%5Fburner%5Faccount/?ref=laineygossip.com) but I really, really want to. (Celebitchy) Orville Peck has a lyric [on his new song that’s a blind item about hooking up with a professional athlete](https://www.out.com/gay-music/orville-peck-nfl-player?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem1). He’s a good gay who knows how to give good gossip. (Out) Kathleen Newman-Bremang aka [our Kathleen, always and forever, interviewed Oprah](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/09/12007689/oprah-winfrey-interview-aha-event?ref=laineygossip.com). She’d been preparing for the discussion her whole life. (Refinery 29) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/timmy-what-else-21sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/timmy-what-else-21sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/timmy-what-else-21sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/timmy-what-else-21sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/timmy-what-else-21sept26-0003.jpg) Timothée Chalamet out for a bike ride in Saint-Tropez, September 21, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/kim-kardashian-law-roach-missed-with-kims-shoes-opening-of-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-and-celebrity-social-media-for-september-21-2026/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T19:14:46.000Z Law Roach styled Kim Kardashian in a 2004 YSL piece for the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The gown, fine, but the gold shoes are a miss. When you compare it to the runway look, the black strappy heel is much stronger. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdgLTSoOXcn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdgLTSoOXcn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > New client 💕 [https://t.co/0xOdDMpo02](https://t.co/0xOdDMpo02?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — LAW ROACH (@LUXURYLAW) [September 20, 2026](https://x.com/LUXURYLAW/status/2101508617048371350?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Socialite Amy Griffin is [profiled in New York Magazine](https://www.thecut.com/article/amy-griffin-the-tell-defends-herself-against-new-lawsuit.html?ref=laineygossip.com) about *The Tell*. To recap, Amy wrote *The Tell,* a memoir about recovered memories of sexual assault in high school. The New York Times [then covered *The Tell*](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/nyregion/amy-griffin-memoir-psychedelic-drugs.html?ref=laineygossip.com), and brought up a lot of friction in the fact-checking. Amy has since filed a defamation suit against Joleen Altum but not the NYT because they never lose defamation suits. Altum grew up in foster care in the same town as Amy, who came from a popular and very powerful family, and over the years Altum has disclosed her abuse to multiple people, down to the dress she was wearing. In the [New York Magazine story](https://www.thecut.com/article/amy-griffin-the-tell-defends-herself-against-new-lawsuit.html?ref=laineygossip.com), Amy’s friends view her as victim of misogyny, a woman whose only crime is being too privileged, too rich, too perfect. But what’s interesting about the underlying tone is how much Griffin and her supporters criticize Sam Lansky, the ghostwriter (he was also the ghostwriter for Britney Spears’s memoir, he is very sought after). They describe the storytelling as rushed and uneven, too sensationalistic. An interesting criticism, considering that Amy is from an extremely wealthy [and well-connected family](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc15aFDliO0/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and at any time could have… asked for another ghostwriter or found another publisher or self-published or asked her many connected literary friends for advice. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/csm-embed-21sept26-1.png) Amy Griffin on Instagram Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have been married two years and have two children (who I think are both under 2). And Millie is 22\. I know nothing about numerology but this seems very prosperous. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdaF4szuXkc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdaF4szuXkc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) When a show like [*Ride or Die* is cancelled](https://deadline.com/2026/09/ride-or-die-canceled-prime-video-shopped-1237108506?ref=laineygossip.com), it reminds me of the scene from *Barry* where a streaming executive played by Elizabeth Perkins talks in circles (“The algorithm felt it wasn't hitting the right taste clusters”) and how the algorithm overrides good ratings and good reviews. Why? No one can quite explain it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddjj0czu6Fg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Octavia Spencer (@octaviaspencer)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddjj0czu6Fg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/kim-csm-21sept26-0009.jpg) Kim Kardashian attends the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opening Night Gala, September 19, 2026 ### Taylor Swift’s husband scores a touchdown URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-and-husband-travis-kelce-take-us-back-to-early-days-of-their-relationship/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T17:26:49.000Z It’s basically the three year anniversary of TNT this week – flashback to Sunday 24 September 2023, Taylor Swift showed up to watch Travis Kelce and Kansas City play against Chicago, confirming the rumours that they were dating. That was the beginning of phase one, a great gossip era, all of us were having a great time watching the showgirl find her best boy. Finally Taylor had found in Travis a person perfectly suited to her life, her celebrity, someone not too thirsty but willing and skilled enough to play the fame game… And that first chapter in their lore came to a fairy tale end at the Super Bowl with a victory, Travis with another trophy to match all of hers. Three years later and they’re married now, and it feels like Taylor and Travis are taking us back to those early days of TNT after their wedding; she’s been in the suite for both of KC’s games this season, watching Travis make his longest completion in years last week and score a touchdown this week, in an age-defying return to form – at least that’s what the NFL experts are saying, I’m just repeating what I’ve read. I’m not here to talk about the sport, the only return to form I care about is the gossip, TNT September 2026 is giving TNT September 2023, with one major difference obviously: that’s her husband now. > Travice Kelce scored a TD and the cameraman IMMEDIATELY cut to Taylor Swift 😭 > > "THAT'S MY HUSBAND!" [pic.twitter.com/Z42TIz2XMK](https://t.co/Z42TIz2XMK?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BrickCenter (@BrickCenter\_) [September 21, 2026](https://x.com/BrickCenter%5F/status/2101837050374963224?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I’ve seen some people online say this is cringe. I don’t find it cringe, to me it’s cute. If I were playing in a competitive sport, like a golf tournament for example, and made a great shot, I’d want my husband to shout in people’s faces that “that’s my wife!” But also, for some of us, it’s a turn-on when you’re into someone and they’re good at their jobs. This is a specific kind of attraction that I relate to where Taylor’s concerned – one of the reasons Taylor and Travis are so compatible and they’ve talked about it a lot is because they see similarities in their respective careers. Almost all of her previous romances were with men who presumably downplayed her work, how hard she works, how singular her work is, and Travis has made it part of the draw for him, without trying to take anything away from her. She’s been so complimentary over the years about her partners but they haven’t returned the enthusiasm. In this relationship there is a legitimate exchange in admiration from each person about the other’s respective career. Which is why it was so ridiculous, the speculation months ago that she was encouraging Travis to retire. No one loves watching Travis be good at his job more than his wife. ### Giggly Squad laughs their way to the bank URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-did-hannah-berner-paige-desorbos-time-on-reality-tv-help-kickstart-success-theyve-seen-with-giggly-squad-podcast/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T16:35:42.000Z Former *Summer House* castmates Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo have just landed a major multi-year deal with SiriusXM for their podcast, *Giggly Squad.* The four-year deal, estimated to be worth $160 million, was reached after what’s being called a [‘competitive bidding process’](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/hannah-berner-and-paige-desorbos-giggly-squad-moves-to-siriusxm-in-multiyear-deal-exclusive-1236703669/?ref=laineygossip.com) in headlines covering the story. The deal, which officially starts this Wednesday and sees the women move from Acast to SiriusXM, means SiriusXM gets exclusive global sales for both the audio and video episodes of the show. Also in the forecast is new and exclusive programming from the podcast, but details surrounding this aren’t expected until next year. To contextualize justhow big of a deal this is, you might recall the news of Alex Cooper’s *Call Her Daddy* landing at SiriusXM in a [$125 million deal](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexyork/2024/11/22/talk-aint-cheap-inside-alex-coopers-125-million-deal-to-grow-her-multi-media-empire/?ref=laineygossip.com), and the *SmartLess* podcastmoving over to Sirius in a [$100 million deal](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/smartless-podcast-moves-to-siriusxm-1235809670/?ref=laineygossip.com). So how did two former reality TV stars manage to secure one of thebiggest podcast deals in recent history? Biggerthan longtime podcasters and A-listers, and second only to a heavy hitter like Joe Rogan? Well, it started as a total accident. During the pandemic, Hannah and Paige started hosting Instagram lives where they would appear on camera nightly and just…yap. And of course, giggle. It became a highly-anticipated thingfor people who had taken a liking to them during their time on *Summer House,* who were now trapped inside their homes due to COVID restrictions. When the world opened back up again and the nightly lives ended, the pair, largely at the request of fans, converted their nightly yap sessions into a bi-weekly podcast. Since then, they’ve seen hugesuccess. Hannah and Paige have gone on to do live tours across North America, reached the top 10 in the comedy podcast category, published a *New York Times* bestselling book and this year, they were named the [podcast of the year](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65754405/?ref=laineygossip.com) at the iHeartPodcast Awards. With all this success under their belts in just the last few years, you’d expect them to have had something a bitmore celebratory to say about the recent deal other than their joint statement, [which read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/hannah-berner-and-paige-desorbos-giggly-squad-moves-to-siriusxm-in-multiyear-deal-exclusive-1236703669/?ref=laineygossip.com): *“We’re so excited for this next chapter with SiriusXM. Giggly Squad has grown beyond anything we could have imagined and getting to experience that growth with the Gigglers has made it even more special. We can’t wait for what’s next and to keep giggling together.”* But anyone who followed these two through the throes of the *Summer House* scandal, which I wrote about [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/summer-house-amanda-batula-confirmation-relationship-with-west-wilson-send-fans-into-tailspin/), or through Paige’s highly publicized breakup with *Southern Charm’s* Craig Conover, knows that they’re not strangers to discerning what gets discussed on and off the pod. So many people questioned how they could go on to record podcast episodes without barely a mention of either scenario. But they stay *very* true to their name. As a longtime reality TV watcher who has seen the success of dozensof businesses headed by the stars of shows throughout not just the Bravo network, but several others, think MTVand E!,there’s a huge part of me that wonders just how much Hannah and Paige’s time on reality TV helped kickstart the success they’ve seen with their podcast, and whether it makes a difference in the end. But one thing that hasmade a noticeable difference in the reality TV landscape is what it means when the pool of eligible reality TV candidates become more invested in platforming their businesses through the visibility that comes with appearing on reality TV than they do in making good TV. This has become one of the major criticisms in the reality TV landscape in recent years – just how much the ever-visible attempt to clout chase has overshadowed the genuine desire of cast members to just show up organically. This is what made some of the earlier seasons of shows so iconic. The first few seasons of any franchise of *Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, Southern Charm* and other series soared to popularity because of just how unhinged everyone was. Now, it’s believed that the main reason people appear on these shows is to help catapult their businesses to more capital, but that comes with inherent implications for the show – read: less outbursts, the fear of being cancelled and exponentially more censorship. If this is the case, what makes earlier examples of this immune to criticism? Bethenny Frankel famously launched her hugely successful brand, Skinnygirl, during her second season on *Real Housewives of New York.* I recall watching episodes of her in grocery stores offering free samples to shoppers. And I think that’s oneexample of what makes this generation of reality TV stars different – they’re willing to hustle, but not in a grocery-store-offering type of way. But perhaps because they don’t haveto. They can do all their hustling digitally, now. Prior to social media, you hadto be in a grocery store offering free samples. There wasn’t an entire digital audience you could capitalize, the way Hannah and Paige did during the early days of their Instagram lives. In fact, had it not been for them capitalizing on in-home audiences, the chance of them acquiring the audience they did during the pandemic was superunlikely. And as much visibility as any given show could bring someone in the late 2000s and early 2010s, reality TV was still in its early days, the audience wasn’t nearly the size it is now, and you weren’t able to catch the in-betweeners – the people who don’t necessarily tune in to every single episode, but have a level of familiarity with reality TV stars or perhaps just follow them on socials. So much of that ‘hustle’ now is validated through the size of one’s following on Instagram or TikTok. Thisis what helps people land brand deals, it’s what makes someone a viable choice to help market any given product, or, to take it a step further, to become the face of a brand. Look at Alix Earle’s recent Reale Actives product launch in March of this year. It was documented through her show, *Earle Meets World* on Netflix, which by the way, she landed due to the size of her following and her years building an audience as an influencer. These businesses are different in the sense that people are not necessarily at home doing their own product creation and testing. Instead, they’ve amassed enough capital that they can hire people to do all of the formulation for them, they sign off on the final product and use their status and following to market the product. And hers was so successful that the site damn well crashed. As with anything, context is key. When I decided to launch a podcast in 2024 with my best friend, I had stars in my eyes and imagined we would be the next Hannah and Paige. But between studio expenses, scheduling and the production of it all, it’s easy to get discouraged. Money and visibility is the antidote to all of this, of course, and had we had access to even a portion of what the Bethenny’s, the Hannah and Paige’s and the Alix’s of the world, I’m sure we could’ve made it. But could we have been what Hannah and Paige are? Probably not. This goes back to my question of whether it makes a difference in the end. Do we respect people any less whose businesses got a boost due to their popularity through social media or reality TV? For some, yes. But for me, it can still be pretty tireless work and I have a lot of admiration in the levels of success people are able to reach, regardless of how much of a head start they got. And when the name of your podcast was inspired by an insult being hurled at you by a man for the fact that you were laughing at the dinner table, I think it makes the landing of a deal this massive just that much sweeter. ### Brad and Quentin double down URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/could-brad-pitt-quentin-tarantino-not-have-just-left-bruce-lee-out-of-the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T17:39:00.000Z If you’ve been reading this site over the years, from at least before the pandemic, you might remember our reaction to Quentin Tarantino’s *Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood* when it came out. Sarah’s review is [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/quentin-tarantino-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-review/) and it’s only gotten better over time. This paragraph in particular: *“\[Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood\] is loaded with interesting asides and amusements—I would happily watch any one of the fake Western shows Tarantino creates—but it also has a number of unraveled threads. Cliff has a history of violence, particularly against women, which is unexplored and actually discomfiting in context of the ending. There is a slight nod at the way men protect one another in this industry, and how that allows dangerous men to thrive, but it never fully connects to any of the larger themes in the film.”* I didn’t respond to the film not because of my gossip issues with Brad Pitt but because it glorifies something from a time that doesn’t lack reverence. There is no shortage of film bros on whatever platform every day jerking off about the cinematic 70s. But what I really hated about *Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood* was the depiction of Bruce Lee. The Bruce Lee that shows up in QT’s film is an asshole and I’m not the only one who objects to the portrayal. Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee, [wrote a whole essay](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shannon-lee-quentin-tarantino-hate-bruce-lee-or-sell-books-1234977088/?ref=laineygossip.com) about how she felt about the Bruce Lee character in the film. *“I’m tired of hearing from white men in Hollywood that he was arrogant and an asshole when they have no idea and cannot fathom what it might have taken to get work in 1960s and ’70s Hollywood as a Chinese man with (God forbid) an accent, or to try to express an opinion on a set as a perceived foreigner and person of color. I’m tired of white men in Hollywood mistaking his confidence, passion and skill for hubris and therefore finding it necessary to marginalize him and his contributions. I’m tired of white men in Hollywood finding it too challenging to believe that Bruce Lee might have really been good at what he did and maybe even knew how to do it better than them.”* QT claims he was basing his version of Bruce Lee in the film on a book about Bruce written by Matthew Polly in which he says Bruce was a dickhead to stunt performers on Hollywood films. The author, Matthew Polly, has refuted this claim. > Delighted to get name checked by Quentin Tarantino (one of my fav directors) on [@joerogan](https://x.com/joerogan?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) show. > > But to clarify, my biography of Lee DID NOT say that "Bruce had nothing but disrespect for American stuntmen." (1/4) [https://t.co/GYhYTURSWu](https://t.co/GYhYTURSWu?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Matthew Polly (@MatthewEPolly) [June 29, 2021](https://x.com/MatthewEPolly/status/1410021611126788103?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) QT’s Bruce Lee then is simply that – Quentin Tarantino’s imagination and interpretation of one of the most iconic Chinese artists of all time and some of us find that interpretation offensive, misinformed, and prejudiced. But unfortunately for us, QT isn’t done. He’s made another film in the *Once Upon a Time* universe, one that centers Brad Pitt’s character, Cliff Booth, and a new trailer just dropped today. From the opening line in the trailer, it’s obvious that QT is doubling down on his Bruce Lee hate. > Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood. > > Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH comes to IMAX November 25\. [pic.twitter.com/XEEoN6U1xZ](https://t.co/XEEoN6U1xZ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Netflix (@netflix) [September 21, 2026](https://x.com/netflix/status/2102004919783833832?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) We are being reintroduced to Cliff Booth aka Brad Pitt with a Bruce Lee anecdote – like, this is the badass, cool AF white man who kicked the sh-t out of THE Bruce Lee… as IF. And I get it, I get that narratively QT and director David Fincher need to amplify the lore of the Cliff Booth character who previously in *Once Upon a Time* was already held up as, I dunno, some kind of icon to the “masculinity” of the 70s, in itself deeply problematic as Sarah noted in her review, but nobody here seems interested in really interrogating that model of man. Instead, the reputation of an actual Eastern icon who disrupted American cinema by redefining and reclaiming Asian masculinity from western stereotypes is being undermined by a recurring punchline. And what makes it even more gross on another level is that Brad Pitt has – or had, before they too rejected his name – two sons who are of East Asian descent. Are you seriously telling me they couldn’t have told this fiction without leaving Bruce Lee out of it? Here is Brad at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on the weekend. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/brad-pitt-21sept26-0005.jpg) Brad Pitt arriving to the 74 San Sebastian Film Festival 2026 in San Sebastian, Spain ### Intro for September 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-princess-dianas-brother-charles-spencer-feels-gaslit-by-king-charles-as-he-promotes-new-book-swan-song/ Last updated: 2026-09-21T13:28:54.000Z Dear Gossips, Charles Spencer’s book, *Swan Song,* about his sister Princess Diana, releases tomorrow and as you may have seen, he’s been doing a series of interviews to promote it. Much of what’s been shared so far in the book has not been flattering towards King Charles and, by extension, Consort Camilla, especially the part where Charles Spencer describes then-Prince Charles as seeming “giddy” after Diana’s death. Which prompted an [unprecedented statement from Buckingham Palace](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-king-charles-is-being-haunted-by-princess-diana-in-this-life-and-the-next-through-charles-spencers-new-book-swan-song/) that suggested that Charles Spencer’s grief over losing a sibling could affect his ability to remember things correctly. Does that mean that only people who aren’t grieving can be truthful? In response to that statement Charles Spencer told The Mail on Sunday that he felt “gaslit” by the king. And then proceeded to compare that statement to the one the palace issued, when Queen Elizabeth was still alive, about Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex after their Oprah interview: “recollections may vary”, giving Charles Spencer an open door to compare the criticism and tabloid harassment that Harry and Meghan have had to endure to what Diana experienced when she was alive. The king, of course, can’t give interviews … but what the British royal institution has always done is allow their representatives to speak – or leak – to the media so that his position is known. That position was shared this weekend in [the Sunday Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/earl-spencer-king-charles-diana-peddling-xgdv0mnv8?ref=laineygossip.com) with one of his aides saying that: *“The king was rather more concerned about the future of mankind than the unkind claims of one man picking at the scars of the past.”* King Charles is too busy worrying about the “future of mankind” to be bothered by Charles Spencer’s book, OK? The king only thinks about the people, didn’t you know? It’s an asinine quote to give that reads like the king and all his people are stuck at basic level PR with no hope of graduation. And they keep doubling down on it because the same aide decided to then speculate on the record about Charles Spencer’s motives – and it amounts to “because he’s jealous that everyone loves the king”: *“If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say it’s more that, contrary to some public expectations and perhaps a few private hopes, the king and queen \[Camilla\] have proved rather adept and popular in their new roles. God knows they have not had their troubles to seek these past years. But partly through the way they have dealt with it all, Britain and the wider world has come to have a good deal of fondness and respect for them both. I suspect that’s what Spencer can’t bear. So out have come the crested carving knives.”* Charles and Camilla are “adept and popular”? IN WHAT WORLD?! It’s a win when they show up somewhere and no one talks about tampons – if that’s the new definition of “adept and popular”, sure. But this is a man, and a monarch, who has been in a popularity contest with his own children for years, and before that his first wife, so let’s not pretend that he doesn’t know that he’s never been the main character in the room in the presence of the people’s princess and the two princes they made. This has always been King Charles chief preoccupation and it has haunted him for decades: that he would never be as beloved as his mother, his bride, and his children, in that order. And that even though he and the institution have clung to the motto that “this too shall pass”, it never has and it never will. Diana has now been dead for almost double the amount of time that she and Charles were together. But there will never be a day that King Charles is mentioned without Diana. And every time he and his people try to deny it, it only makes it more obvious. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Celine’s joy URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/celine-dions-joy-is-so-visceral-because-we-know-what-she-put-in-to-get-back-here/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T20:03:57.000Z I have declared it Friday Funday and we will go out on a high note! A very long, sustained high note with crystalline tone and richest vibrato! A high note as only Celine Dion can deliver it! *La Diva*! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-embed-18sept26.jpg) Celine Dion greets fans in Paris, September 18, 2026 I am enjoying this era of Celine so much. Her joy is palpable, tangible across oceans and audiences and photographs. We know how hard she’s worked to get here, she shared her journey through illness and pain and rehabilitation, part of why her joy is so visceral because we know what she put in to get back here. She shared her pain with us, and now she shares her joy with us. A couple weeks ago I [wrote](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/tiff-through-the-fog) on The Squawk about depression and part of my struggle this year has been how much to talk about it. I talk about it with my therapist, but outside of that, I haven’t really wanted to get into it. There have been plenty of days this year when I have wondered if the tone of my writing seems off, or if I’m doing a good job covering my depression. Am I winning at pretending like everything is fine? Am I getting good grades in not being someone else’s problem? Not helpful thoughts, I know. But it’s a huge reason I devour all the Celine news lately, because she went through it and came out the other side joyful and exuberant. It’s not the exact same struggle, but I like looking at her joy and knowing someday that will come back to me, too. And if she can show her painful recovery to the world, I can least admit that I don’t feel good a lot. And I will eventually feel better. And then I, too, will get a cute, hopefully faux fur jacket and celebrate my joy. Until then, I will watch Celine and enjoy joy second hand. It’s okay that that is the best I can do for now. It’s okay if it’s the best you can do, too. --- What else happened today… I did not know the [World Anti-Doping Agency monitors GLP-1s](https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/glp-1-in-sports-49483090?ref=laineygossip.com). This is the new thing I learned today. (Popsugar) [Lili Reinhart is working hard for *The Love Hypothesis*](https://www.gofugyourself.com/lili-reinhart-is-still-out-there-for-the-love-hypothesis-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Serious question, is she the most successful *Riverdale* alum? (Go Fug Yourself) Karla Welch, Shailene Woodley’s stylist, thinks everyone was “[rude and mean](https://www.celebitchy.com/997806/shailene%5Fwoodleys%5Fstylist%5Fpeople%5Fwere%5Frude%5Fand%5Fmean%5Fabout%5Fshailenes%5Femmys%5Flook/?ref=laineygossip.com)” about Shailene’s Emmys look. At least we [stopped talking](https://www.laineygossip.com/was-shailene-woodley-stirring-the-algorithmic-pot-at-the-emmys/) about Aaron Rodgers? (Celebitchy) Joe Rogan [is now claiming he is left wing](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/joe-rogan-unloads-on-rabid-trump-fans-in-shocking-reversal/?ref=laineygossip.com) and that Trump supporters are “f-cking nuts” and “rabid”. Oh, so the tide is TURNING turning. Got it, got it. (The Daily Beast) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-18sept26-0002.jpg) Celine Dion greets fans in Paris, September 18, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Our Lady Peace honors fans with Gail URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-our-lady-peace-band-documentary-gail-gail-reminder-that-parasocial-fans-have-always-existed/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T18:54:11.000Z Band documentaries can be as insipid as band biopics, glossy and polished and cutting away all the rough spots in favor of presenting a favorable, often self-aggrandizing view of the musicians. Not so in *Gail*, a documentary that is, ostensibly, about the 30th anniversary tour of Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace (whose hit single “Superman’s Dead” was inescapable in the late Nineties). But rather than follow the band on tour, *Gail* follows Gail Lichtman, a long-time OLP enthusiast who has seen OLP in concert more than one hundred times. Just don’t call her a fan! Directed by Michael Maxxis, with Jason Reitman and members of OLP on board as producers, *Gail* introduces us to Gail Lichtman as an irascible New Yorker who works the morning shift at New York’s MTA to build up her pension. She’s grumpy and a little unlikeable, but even at fifty-whatever and three decades deep into her love affair with Our Lady Peace, she lights up whenever she talks about the band and their music. Her favorite song is “Hope”, she has lyrics from it tattooed on her arm, she asks the band to play it every time she sees them, but they never do. Gail connects with the band through expensive backstage meet-and-greets, where she waits last in line to guarantee that no one is hurrying her along when she gets her moment with the band. She rejects the label “fan”, preferring “friend” (though the film’s tagline is “More than a fan. Less than a friend.”), but she is, at least, very familiar to the members of Our Lady Peace: Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jason Pierce, and Steve Mazur, who greet her fondly when she appears at their shows. Social media has fueled a conversation about fandom and parasocial relationships, but *Gail* is a reminder that parasocial fans have always existed, it just used to be a lot harder to manufacture relationships with the artists we love. When Gail talks about working to juice her pension, then later states that she buys costly meet-and-greet passes at every concert she goes to, it’s hard not to wonder, over her thirty years of fandom, how much money she’s spent on Our Lady Peace. A lot, certainly. The impulse to judge, though, is counterbalanced by the clear joy and comfort that the band’s music brings her. She has also made friends and built a community by following OLP on tour over decades, though she is now at the time of life when some of those friends are beginning to pass away. And Gail herself is struggling, she “did something” to her knee and must use a cane, and she has chronic pain from arthritis. In one direction *Gail* is an ode to music and the people who love it, in another it’s a sympathetic portrait of living with an invisible disability and chronic pain. And in yet another direction, *Gail* is a love letter to Canada, too. Morgan Gold’s cinematography captures the sweeping beauty of Canada’s vast and varied landscapes, and the ugliness of its cities, highways, byways, snow muck, and rude people. Just as the documentary presents Gail at her best and worst, it shows all sides of Canada, too. What *Gail* does not do is give us any real insight into Our Lady Peace, one of Canada’s signature alternative rock bands. The band is barely in the film, and their music is rarely used—though Maxxis saves his needle drop for a moment when it *really* counts—so don’t go in thinking you’re going to get an intimate portrait of the musicians. You won’t. But OLP’s history and impact are illustrated with thoroughness and humor through Gail’s collection of memorabilia, amassed from every concert she attended and music store shelf she scoured. *Gail* is, as my brother—a huge OLP fan—said, a bit like *American Movie* but for music fans. It is certainly an unconventional band documentary, and an engaging, often funny, sometimes sad slice of life accounting of one deeply committed devotee’s dedication to the band that has brought so much to her life over the years. *Gail* is equal parts a reminder that the word “fan” comes from “fanatic”, but also of the power of music to shape our identities and keep time through the seasons of our lives. ### Celebrity Social Media, September 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-there-an-audience-seeking-out-dakota-johnson-movies/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T18:07:10.000Z Dakota Johnson is a nepo baby on both sides and rose to internet popularity by scorching Ellen. She’s kind of fussed over for being kooky and iconic but let’s have a real conversation here: can Dakota Johnson carry a film? Can she…act? If we put her up against her contemporaries, is there an audience seeking out Dakota Johnson movies? She’s a fun celebrity but the work is not top tier. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdbYz6wEzam/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdbYz6wEzam/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Typically I’m not really into superhero stuff but *Lanterns* has me hooked. Yes it’s Coach Taylor but also Aaron Pierre – a star is born. And the storytelling is snappy, there’s still a few episodes left in the season and the major conflict has been resolved, which means we haven’t gotten to the true mystery. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdaJnyeMVG6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Garret Dillahunt (@garretdillahunt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdaJnyeMVG6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah Paulson’s [interview in *Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/film/features/sarah-paulson-closing-night-tiff-oscar-ryan-murphy-pedro-pascal-american-horror-story-1236859369/?ref=laineygossip.com) has been making headlines because she talked about her lack of career heat after playing Marcia Clarke. While she is booked and busy, she said Courtney B. Vance and Sterling K. Brown were offered the big movie roles and she wasn’t. She talks about ageism and how playing “difficult women” impacted her offers. I get what she is saying, but Courtney B. Vance was in films before that miniseries, and Sterling K. Brown is still primarily a TV actor, so I don’t know if the comparison is apt. She’s most closely associated with Ryan Murphy and I don’t associate Ryan Murphy with quality. He is hit and miss, at best. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdPR3fgJqGT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sarah Paulson (@mssarahcatharinepaulson)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdPR3fgJqGT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Timothee Chalamet had a solid run of high-profile films and appearances (especially courtside at the Knicks games), it seems like just yesterday we were arguing about ballet and opera. He’s been quiet this summer, which will probably continue until *Dune: Part Three*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMhdemiAnR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Timothée Chalamet (@tchalamet)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMhdemiAnR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The funniest part about the *Digger* press run is the viral theory that it is a musical and the fear that the audience will actually be tricked into sitting through a song-and-dance film. “Sources” [denied it to *Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-cruise-digger-musical-new-trailer-1236859100/?ref=laineygossip.com), which has only fueled the conspiracy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWjbt-uxg8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWjbt-uxg8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-johnson-18sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-johnson-18sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-johnson-18sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-johnson-18sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/dakota-johnson-18sept26-0002.jpg) Dakota Johnson does press for Verity in New York, September 18, 2026 ### Mary Cosby brings grace and catharsis to the Bravoverse URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-producers-balanced-storyline-of-major-tragedy-unfinished-business-between-castmates/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T17:13:19.000Z When cameras picked back up for the latest season of *Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,* which premiered this week,producers had their work cut out for them. The audience wondered how the show would dive in to the unfinished business between the castmates and all that has transpired since the reunion (read: LOTS), while balancing the storyline of a major tragedy – the death of Mary Cosby’s son, Robert Jr., due to a drug overdose. In a November 2024 [*Reality Recap*](https://www.laineygossip.com/reality-recap-parents-children-confessions/)column, I spoke about the on-camera conversation that Mary had with Robert about her concerns surrounding his addiction. To this day, it is regarded by me and countless others as one of the most powerful conversations to have *ever* taken place on reality TV. In it, the pair discuss his use of Xanax, his mixing of pills, and his comparison of life without drugs to ‘unseasoned chicken’, saying that his drug use adds the ‘seasoning’. In that episode, Mary’s admission of feeling like a failure struck a chord with the audience, considering all we’ve ever seen of Mary is, well, perfection. As a pastor and the sole Black castmate on the show, the standard has always been unbelievably high for her, and she has *always* made meeting and exceeding it look easy. Except for the part where her son struggled with substance abuse. When news broke that Robert Jr. had succumbed to his addiction, the Bravoverse was *not* okay as a collective. There is an undeniable love for Mary Cosby, one that we saw grow exponentially as she allowed us into that part of her life. For many families, including my own, substance abuse issues are best kept secret. I wrote more about what it was like losing my brother to an opioid overdose in 2020 [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/does-matthew-perry-addiction-story-help-everyday-people-understand-theirs/). The latest episode started off with Mary preparing her home for Robert’s return from rehab, the place in which he spent nearly 90 days in an attempt to overcome his addiction. She and a family member shared in their joy as they remarked on the fact that he was now clean. But not without Mary pointing out the importance of him ‘staying’ that way. Then the screen read “three weeks later” and the entire tone of the show changed. It also became immediately clear *just* how quickly he had relapsed, bringing to light a very common phenomenon for addicts who leave rehab, giving all indications that they will be able to manage the realities of the outside world, only to be forced to navigate the same triggers that pushed them to use in the first place. According to the [National Library of Medicine](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3674771/?ref=laineygossip.com), there are a series of studies that indicate that relapse rates are as high as 65 to 70% in that 90-day period following treatment, exactly the period Robert Jr. was in. The studies are based on lab-based assessments of ‘provoked drug craving’, or, triggers, as I mentioned earlier. One by one, they interviewed each castmate and had them recall where they were when they found out Mary had lost her son. And despite us seeing some serious acting and fake tears on this show, it was clear *just* how sincere these women were in their heartbreak for Mary. For the audience, I think this helps us to better understand the underlying dynamics at play, the ones we *don’t* always see. So often, these groups are characterized by their hot and cold friendships, their fickle fights and petty bullsh-t, but these women all showed that they have the capacity, even in the midst of tension, to come together to lift up a grieving mother. The group all *raved* about Robert’s homegoing ceremony, or funeral, as its more commonly known to be called. And Black funerals tend to be *very* different. Black funerals are treated as a celebration, one where music and dance stands loudly in place of tears and solemnity. It can be jarring, truly, if you’ve never witnessed it before. Towards the end of the episode, and after a three-week filming break, Mary was ready to appear on-camera again, a decision that she had to defend herself over due to backlash. In an interview with [*Vulture*](https://www.vulture.com/article/mary-cosby-real-housewives-salt-lake-city-season-7-robert-jr.html?ref=laineygossip.com)*,* she said that despite Noah Samton, senior VP of production for Bravoand Peacock giving her the option to take a year off filming, she decided not to take it. *“If I do that, then I’m gonna go darker into what I’m in. I’m gonna just sit at home, I’m gonna think about it. I’m gonna constantly be at ends: Why, what, how, when, what could I have done better, what could I have changed? I would have beat myself up. So I told Noah, ‘No, I want to work. I want to distract myself. I want to keep my mind on something positive’,”* she told the outlet. Watching the show before reading the interview helps to illuminate exactly what she was saying here. After inviting all the women to her home, as a way of thanking them for their support during the darkest days of her life, she revealed that her sister didn’t even call her upon hearing about Robert’s death. She lauded the way the women showed up for her, affirming that they were her sisters and that they were her family, an attestation that, knowing Mary, carries a *lot* of weight. So we see that, not only is Mary spreading the word about addiction, the importance of recovery and the risks that exist after rehab for the *audience,* but that she, too, is getting something out of filming. Healing, a sisterhood, something to keep her mind off of the death of her son. And it becomes a lot easier to understand why she reappeared in front of cameras after three weeks. Just as much as she is doing for the show, the show is doing for her. Perhaps it was my own personal connection to Mary’s story, or perhaps it was just that the episode was that well done, but I found myself in *shambles* over the sheer sincerity and vulnerability that was required of *every* single castmate to sit and recall this moment in time*.* And interestingly, it came and went. I would cry, but onlyfor the necessary parts, as opposed to being in a boogery mess of tears for the entire episode. And that’s important, because no one *really* watches reality TV to cry, unless it’s from laughter. That’s more of a *This Is Us* kinda thing. This is why I have such a heightened appreciation for the way producers approached this ever-nuanced episode – and for reality TV in general. Because it tends to cover some pretty heavy topics, *real* moments in the lives of *real* people. And even in doing that, the team behind bringing these shows to life don’t lose sight of what they’re here to do. Keep undertones of the same shade and drama we watch for, even in the sadness of it all. And I think that’s what reality TV is meant to do – offer even the slightest sliver of joy and laughter in the midst of the utmost sadness and chaos. ### TIFF Review: Anna Biller’s The Face of Horror URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-anna-billers-the-face-of-horror-delicious-treat-for-those-with-patience-to-unpack-it/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T15:30:59.000Z Anna Biller’s 2016 film *The Love Witch* has ascended to cult status over the last decade, and now she is back with a new, extremely aesthetic film, this time set in medieval England and done in the style of Technicolor schlock horror (think of all those Edgar Allen Poe movies Roger Corman made in the 1960s, like *The Mask of the Red Death* and *The Fall of the House of Usher*, or the work of Mario Bava such as *The Whip and the Body*). Biller writes, directs, produces, and acts as her own costume designer and songwriter on *The Face of Horror*, an adaptation of the Japanese Kabuki ghost story *Yotsuya Kaidan*. With a strict adherence to a highly identifiable aesthetic, her self-dealing production roles behind the camera and with an extremely refined eye as a director, Biller’s work recalls that of her contemporary Robert Eggers, but where Eggers’ cinema is that of “everyone looks like they have lice and smell like horse sh-t”, Biller’s cinema is that of “everyone looks like they have been gently dabbed with a rare parfum from a cursèd bottle discovered at a shabby flea market”. Her films have a very specific look and feel, is what I am saying, and on a pure craft level, *The Face of Horror* astounds. It looks exactly like it comes from a Sixties’ era B-movie reel—that is, incredibly colorful and highly flammable—and yet at the same time, there is a very modern context to her storytelling. Biller applies a modern feminist lens to a classic ghost story, and she casts a wide net. *Face* tackles everything from infidelity to beauty standards to toxic masculinity to patriarchy (of course) to the inequities of marriage and child rearing to mortality. Kristine Froseth stars as Eleanor, who is tricked into marrying the seemingly gallant knight Edward (Jonah Hauer-King, showing some real chops) after her father’s murder. Edward pledges to avow her father’s death, which of course he will not do as Edward is the one who killed him. Poor Eleanor, trapped in marriage with an absolutely wretched man. And then it gets worse! Eleanor’s health, mental and physical, fails after she gives birth, which is depicted mostly by deepening the shadows under her eyes, a slyly humorous take on the wilting bride with consumption. But Edward is cruel and sabotaging, and Eleanor has no way to escape her hellish marriage, except by death, which Edward is plotting because he wants to climb the social ladder by marrying Countess Isabel (Bella Heathcote). *Face* takes on a suitably spectral dimension once the ghost part of the story kicks in. Much like *The Love Witch* and Biller’s 2007 debut feature film, *Viva* (which tackles Seventies sexploitation with low-budget gusto), *The Face of Horror* is a delicious treat for those with the patience to unpack it. Visually, it is sumptuous and transporting to another era of cinema, but thematically it is packed with ideas and feminine rage. While the film teases camp in spirit, it is not, in fact, camp. It is too serious, both in execution—the low-budget look of Biller’s films is too meticulous to dismiss as any kind of happenstance—and in theme. *Face* brims over with sharp observations about misogyny and patriarchy, and it’s damning that Biller’s choice of source and setting feels so relevant to us today. That Biller can transpose a nineteenth century Japanese story to medieval Europe and make her film in the style of 1960s cinema for a 2020s audience is the most acute demonstration of how perpetual and universal misogyny is. Eleanor’s plight is all too recognizable, no matter how it’s dressed up, and Edward is a kind of entitled prick we recognize too easily for comfort. The societal machinations stacked against Eleanor feel all too real, and all of it climaxes with the kind of tragedy that is so common it fuels an entire true crime industry. *The Face of Horror* is a gluttonous feast for aesthetes, but it is also a sharply observed, borderline satirical look at the repeating patterns of misogyny across time and place. Don’t dismiss *The Face of Horror* as a mere visual treat, it is also a scathing tale about the harmful perpetual motion machine of misogyny and toxic masculinity. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/face-of-horror-18sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/face-of-horror-18sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/face-of-horror-18sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/face-of-horror-18sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/face-of-horror-18sept26-0003.jpg) James Bowsher, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Biller, Kristine Froseth, Leo Suter, Sydney Oberfeld and Mike Goodridge attend the premiere of "The Face Of Horror" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Royal Alexandra Theatre on September 11, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario ### Sienna Miller is at WAR URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/sienna-millers-new-hbo-max-series-war-giving-prestige-with-healthy-amount-of-trash/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T14:28:09.000Z Never heard about this series until yesterday but now that I know, I’m in. Also, it’s HBO Max, and George Kay (*Lupin* etc) is the showrunner so it’s giving prestige…but with a healthy amount of trash. And it should be a little trashy considering the subject matter. *WAR* is about a tech billionaire and a movie star who are getting a divorce, and the legal battle that ensues. So, the lawyers and their legal strategy is also part of the story. If I were pitching it, then, it would be *Beef* and *Industry* plus *Damages* and *Succession*. In short, everybody is an asshole here. And there’s an added layer of intrigue because the divorcing couple is played by Dominic West and Sienna Miller, both of whom have had their fair share of public scandal. Dominic West cheated publicly on his wife Catherine FitzGerald and Sienna Miller was cheated on publicly when she was with Jude Law so it’s not like they would be, um, unfamiliar with the sensationalism in this story. I like how Sienna seems to be dialing up the camp in her performance from the trailer, leaning in hard to the woman scorned angle. A show about a rich couple hating each other and behaving deplorably, with Sienna in a red lip with a great blowout? Might be the perfect watch to get cozy with in the fall. There was a premiere event for *WAR* in London on Tuesday. Sienna and her partner, Ollie Green, just welcomed their son earlier this year. The baby boy is their second child together, her third. Her first is Marlowe, with Tom Sturridge, and Marlowe joined her on the carpet last night. > [@hellomag](https://www.tiktok.com/@hellomag?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hellomag") > > Sienna Miller made the WAR premiere a family affair as she stepped out alongside her 14-year-old daughter, Marlowe Sturridge 🤍 > > [♬ s o s - ➷｡˚𝐬𝐚𝐯 ೃ࿔₊](https://www.tiktok.com/music/s-o-s-6965962777798216453?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ s o s - ➷｡˚𝐬𝐚𝐯 ೃ࿔₊") I’m sorry, excuse me, what? Marlowe is now 14 years old, HOWWWWW. It feels like seven or eight, tops. But here we are, a proper teenager, and possibly a future nepo baby. Her face is all the best parts of her mother and father’s faces. Maybe she’ll surprise us all and become a climate change researcher. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sienna-miller-18sepr26-0011.jpg) Sienna Miller and Dominic West attend the 'War' World Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, England, September 16, 2026 ### Hudson Williams at TIFF URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/hudson-williamss-outfit-at-tiff-premiere-yaga-would-have-really-popped-against-emmys-horrible-blue-carpet/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T13:49:40.000Z TIFF has a television section called “Primetime” (I will keep my opinion about TV shows playing at film festivals to myself but I will also mention that television festivals DO exist), and the highlight of this year’s Primetime program is *Yaga*, the Crave series starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo, and, of course, Hudson Williams in his first post-*Heated Rivalry* role. I liked the look of the *Yaga* [teaser](https://www.laineygossip.com/teaser-for-yaga-starring-hudson-williams-carrie-anne-moss-looks-spooky-and-horny/) released during Comic Con, and they’ve also released a three-minute sneak peek which I am vibing with, too. As a huge *Letterkenny* fan, it’s great to see Clark Backo (who played Rosie, a real good gal) working in another mode. And there’s something just a little bit hapless about Noah Reid as a private investigator that I dig, too. It’s lowkey giving Columbo, like maybe don’t write him off just because of the goatee and the presumption of being called a detective when he isn’t a cop. I am looking for a new spooky season watch, and *Yaga* is ticking all the right boxes so far. At the TIFF premiere, Noah Reid looked handsome, Carrie-Anne Moss looked foxy, Clark Backo looked ethereal (those CHEEKBONES), but of course, everyone is really looking at Hudson Williams. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-embeds-18sept26-0002.jpg) The red details on his suit are totally getting lost on the red carpet, which is the exact same shade of what appears to be a great pair of shoes: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-embeds-18sept26-0001.jpg) That’s too bad. Somehow, Hudson showed up at TIFF in the one outfit that would have really popped against the Emmys’ horrible blue carpet. Is this some kind of tease? Some kind of “you coulda had it all” moment from Hudson? Since *Heated Rivalry* couldn’t compete at the Emmys? If so, brilliant move. If not, it’s a waste of a great pair of red shoes ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0009.jpg) Noah Reid, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hudson Williams and Clark Backo attend the premiere of "YAGA" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on September 17, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/yaga-tiff-18sepr26-0010.jpg) Noah Reid and Clark Backo attend the premiere of "YAGA" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on September 17, 2026 ### Intro for September 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/who-will-jalen-brunson-be-playing-in-upcoming-episode-law-order-svu/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T13:11:03.000Z Dear Gossips, I could write about the latest billionaire shenanigans threatening Hollywood (read [here](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-alex-gibney-musk-1236704726/?ref=laineygossip.com) and [here](https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/?ref=laineygossip.com) if you want), but you know what? It’s Friday. It’s my first few days back in the office after the respite of TIFF—as crazy as TIFF is, it’s better than f-cking work—let’s go into the weekend on a better note than whatever rich guy is ruining our good time today. Let’s enjoy, instead, Jalen Brunson with Mariska Hargitay on the set of *Law & Order: SVU*. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-embed-18sept26.jpg) Mariska Hargitay and Jalen Brunson film scenes for "Law and Order: SVU" in NYC Brunson, an Olivia Benson superfan on par with Taylor Swift, is set to [appear in an episode](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jalen-brunson-law-order-svu-guest-star-season-28-1236866056/?ref=laineygossip.com) of *SVU*’s 28th season. It’s unclear what role he is playing, but in some photos, he is wearing a police badge, so it seems he is playing a cop. Honestly, the worst part of *SVU* is the copaganda, which is so effective John Oliver [dedicated a show to it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNy6F7ZwX8I&t&ref=laineygossip.com). But it’s Friday and we’re trying to have a fun day! So let’s save John Oliver’s incisive look at copaganda for Monday! I’m not saying ignore it, I’m just saying not right now! I need an easy day, dammit! Honestly, this is why television works. Escapism is inevitable. ANYWAY, Jalen Brunson starring in an episode of *SVU* closes the loop on the Jalen-Mariska mutual admiration society we’ve been watching all summer, since the Knicks won the NBA championship and Mariska was [living her best life](https://www.laineygossip.com/it-is-no-surprise-longtime-knicks-fan-mariska-hargitay-on-float-at-knicks-championship-parade/) during the parade. It’s a happy ending to one of the most low stakes and fun celebrity stories of the year. Jalen Brunson stans Det. Benson, Mariska Hargitay got to be in the Knicks’ championship parade, and Jalen now gets to be in *SVU*. We have come full circle. We can shut it down now. Celebrity, all of it. Just shut it down. It is not going to get better than Jalen and Mariska hanging out. In fact, if the billionaires get their way, everything will get worse forever. Happy Friday funday! Live long and gossip, Sarah ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-mariska-18sepr26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-mariska-18sepr26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-mariska-18sepr26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-mariska-18sepr26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jalen-mariska-18sepr26-0006.jpg) Mariska Hargitay and Jalen Brunson film scenes for "Law and Order: SVU" in NYC ### A Royal Haunting URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-king-charles-is-being-haunted-by-princess-diana-in-this-life-and-the-next-through-charles-spencers-new-book-swan-song/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T22:00:36.000Z One of the most anticipated Midnight Madness world premieres at TIFF this year was Anna Biller’s *The Face of Horror*. Anna Biller’s *The Love Witch,* released a decade ago, is now a cult classic. She is a thrilling filmmaker, an auteur in every sense, with her own signature style and a feminist throughline in her work. *The Face of Horror* was inspired by Japan’s most famous ghost story, *Yotsuya Kaidan*, a kabuki play written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV in 1825\. It’s about a gold-digging, social-climbing samurai who murders his wife so that he can marry a more influential woman. His wife comes back as a ghost who haunts him all the way to his ruin. Anna has set her film in England during medieval times. When I interviewed her, I asked her why it was relevant in the 1400s in England, and the 1800s in Japan, and also in 2026\. She said, “Misogyny feels the same now as it did then”. Sarah will have a full review of *The Face of Horror* soon but I’ve been thinking about it these last few days because even though Princess Diana died in 1997, she has not only not been forgotten… but we are constantly talking about her. They keep making TV shows about her. And documentaries. And of course there’s social media, the memes, the nostalgia photos. It’s about as close to immortality as it gets. And now there’s another book. Her brother, Charles Spencer, has written a book about her, releasing next week, called *Swan Song.* With excerpts coming out and making headlines, as Charles Spencer is sharing for the first time his version of the situation behind the scenes about the days after her passing. Not surprisingly, in Charles Spencer’s recollections about the then Prince Charles and now King Charles are not positive… which is putting it generously. Not so generous would be that the king comes off as an insensitive prick. And the quote that’s making the biggest noise is what he allegedly said to Charles Spencer about Diana: *“Rest assured,” he hissed, “we’ll forget her soon enough!”* Buckingham Palace has issued a statement in response to all these passages from the book that are basically dunking on the king. *“While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss.”* It’s a terrible, terrible response from a sovereign who has two children who experienced the loss of a parent. But it all reveals that they were compelled to comment because they are deeply concerned – and primarily concerned of course with the king’s public image, and reminding everyone that he was cheating on Princess Diana, who has basically become a deity at this point, and she was tormented by the betrayal. Cheating has always been a culturally mortal sin. Obviously I’m not saying that cheating on a partner isn’t a horrible thing to do, but with this generation, the digital generation, they’ve turned cheating into the worse crime anyone could ever commit – nothing brings out the pitchforks faster than cheating. To go back to Anna Biller, she literally made it a horror movie. And the biggest royal cheater in modern history is sitting on the throne right now. In that story, which happens to be real life, the king is a villain, as rulers often are, being haunted by a princess who has refused to be forgotten, in this life but, apparently, also the next. --- What else happened today… [Clearing up the story](https://www.pajiba.com/news/did-ben-affleck-seriously-cast-jennifer-garner-as-his-wife-in-animals.php?ref=laineygossip.com) on whether or not Ben Affleck really cast and then recast Jennifer Garner as his wife his new movie. (Pajiba) While Tom Cruise is doing Tom Cruise and cringe-posing on the cover of magazines, his professional frenemy [Brad Pitt is cringe-posing](https://www.gofugyourself.com/brad-pitt-attempts-theme-dressing-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) in an absurd outfit with dogs who would rather be at the park than on a grey carpet. (Go Fug Yourself) Travis Kelce is the [victim of a Ponzi scheme](https://www.celebitchy.com/997507/travis%5Fkelce%5Fis%5Fthe%5Fvictim%5Fof%5Fa%5Fponzi%5Fscheme%5Ftargeting%5Fwealthy%5Fathletes/?ref=laineygossip.com), though it’s not been revealed how much money was scammed from him. This isn’t Travis’s fault, but we can also have a conversation about who was involved in this decision, the people who were advising him. He has a team, a financial consultant, agents and managers. And, as we’ve often heard with very wealthy, very famous people – they are surrounded by others who want more and fast. (Celebitchy) Bill Belichick keeps having to reassure people that his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, [isn’t co-piloting all his responsibilities](https://www.thecut.com/article/bill-belichick-had-to-explain-jordon-hudsons-job-again.html?ref=laineygossip.com) but the reason people keep asking is because, well, she’s presented herself as his consigliere. Not sure if she would know what that means. (The Cut) Still a while before the new Pride & Prejudice will be released on Netflix. Every generation needs one – and this adaptation is coming from Dolly Alderton, who is [sharing journal-like entries](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/inside-dolly-alderton-pride-and-prejudice?ref=laineygossip.com) with us from when she was making it. (Vogue UK) ### Celebrity Social Media, September 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/karla-welch-taking-best-possible-approach-to-styling-shailene-woodley-in-that-outfit-at-the-emmys/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T19:30:31.000Z Karla Welch is taking the best possible approach to styling Shailene Woodley in *that* outfit. And if you look at the elements, each piece is totally fine on its own, it’s mashing it all together that is the issue. But ultimately, a great week for Shailene and the outfit is kind of the cherry on top. It’s immediately recognizable to pop culture connoisseurs, and I just know some visionary is going to pull this off for Halloween. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXRAHyEhE5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Karla Welch (@karlawelchstylist)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXRAHyEhE5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) So apparently the Sussexes had to change schools because Meghan was added to a school WhatsApp group and a parent leaked her number, including a screenshot, to The Sun. Major loser behaviour from the leaker and it’s nuts that the British tabloids are trying to say Meghan “leaked her own number.” For school and sports activities, it’s common for a contact sheet to make the rounds and the fact that Meghan didn’t ask for special treatment should be the story. Her response to being added was friendly and enthusiastic and the first chance someone got, they f-cked her over. The school should be absolutely pissed about this and so should the other parents in the group chat. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOwOB5NDZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOwOB5NDZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The third season of Severance will maybe air sometime in 2027, keeping up with the long stretch between seasons. I tried to keep up with it and I failed. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdY7Htgjr-L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by britt lower (@brittle)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdY7Htgjr-L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kandi Burruss is a Grammy-winning songwriter (No Scrubs!) and was nominated that same year for “Bills, Bills, Bills”. She’s also been nominated for a Tony and Emmys. Besides that, she was a long-time Real Housewife of Atlanta and is one of the very few women to leave the franchise voluntarily. Andy Cohen always makes a point to say how much he loves her and would welcome her back any time. Kandi was married to Todd Tucker, who worked on the show behind-the-scenes. Many people at the time side-eyed his intentions but Kandi really elevated him. Now they are getting divorced and he’s spilling about their sex life in a clear attempt to embarrass her. Kandi was always very sex positive on the show and she obviously has nothing to be ashamed of, reiterating to PEOPLE [that this was private and consensual](https://people.com/todd-tucker-says-he-ex-kandi-burruss-had-threesomes-for-most-of-marriage-12123983?ref=laineygossip.com). Todd should be embarrassed at what he’s stooped to. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdU8K5-A3SC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sanya Richards-Ross (@sanyarichiross)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdU8K5-A3SC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Miles Teller this and Glen Powell that, what if Tom Cruise’s true heir is Skyler Gisondo. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUhPUMNKhg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by A24 (@a24)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUhPUMNKhg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### TIFF Review: Mahershala Ali in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-bassam-tariqs-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-unlike-any-action-movie-youll-see-this-year/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T18:25:13.000Z Mahershala Ali and filmmaker Bassam Tariq were supposed to make a Blade reboot for Marvel, but that project eventually fell apart. What emerges instead is *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother*, an original action-drama starring Ali and written and directed by Tariq. It is unquestionably a far better movie than anything we would have gotten from Marvel, though the action scenes hint at what might have been (Marvel, you really fumbled a baddie). The film opens cutting between two scenes, as Latif (Ali) brutally slays a man in a bathroom—a little bit reminiscent of Daniel Craig’s bold introduction as James Bond in *Casino Royale*—and his daughter, Fatiha (Adia), attends to her suddenly, unexpectedly deceased mother. Voice over narration recites a hadith, about a man asking the prophet who is most deserving of respect, and the prophet replies, “Your mother,” three times, only upon the fourth question does the prophet reply, “Your father.” This hadith provides the narrative underpinning for the film, in which Latif struggles to fill the three-times bigger shoes of his late wife. Latif is man in a torment nexus, grieving but unable to indulge his grief because he has three children to take care of. Besides Fatiha, there is middle child Qadir (Jahleel Kamara), and baby Aziza (twins Brooklyn and Jaxon Hughes), who cannot keep formula down. With the last of his wife’s breast milk running out, Latif goes on an odyssey across Houston to find more milk for Aziza. *Your Mother* is probably the most rad action movie to emerge since *John Wick*, and the entire conflict is predicated on the urgent need for breast milk. It’s a radically demonstrative setup, as what Latif needs most is one thing only his wife could provide. Your mother, your mother, your mother. The first half of *Your Mother* is almost meditative. There are bouts of action and comedy—the film includes some truly laugh-out-loud moments that highlight the ridiculousness of parenting—but mostly it is about Latif and his struggle to balance his deep faith as a Muslim, his role as a father, and his side hustle as a hitman. He is trying to focus on his family, but his old boss, Mike (Laith Nakli), wants Latif to kill a fundamentalist pastor named Hwan Yoon (John Cho in a hilariously sleazy role), because Hwan is threatening to kill Mike’s nephew, Hatty (Abukar Ali). Hatty makes particularly degrading p-rn that targets the Muslim community, but Hatty is also the source of some of the film’s best comedy. *Your Mother* asks many of the same questions as [*Wild Horse Nine*](https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-martin-mcdonagh-back-to-challenge-our-media-literacy-with-wild-horse-nine/), about grace and forgiveness and bad men seeking redemption, but where Martin McDonagh approaches those questions from a Catholic perspective, Tariq roots his story in Islam. There is no question that Latif is a devout man, but the inherent conflict of his faith and his job is unavoidable. He is a hypocrite, no matter how much he tells himself he is “protecting” his community through his work. But Tariq also takes a more hopeful view than McDonagh, finding redemption in family. Latif’s children are his saving grace, and *Your Mother* offers a view of grace as not one big action, but constant redemptive motion propelled by love. While *Your Mother* is beautifully written and acted, it is also incredibly well directed. Working with cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi, Tariq stages bold, almost balletic fight scenes. And yes, we get to see the skills Ali gained preparing for Blade, and damn, what could have been, but what *is* are the thrilling action sequences Tariq puts together with stunt coordinator Adam Hart. When Latif finally goes up against Hwan Yoon’s deranged church, the results are astounding, a series of frantic, brutal, electric action sequences. Some might be put off by how much the film focuses on Latif’s inner life, but Tariq strikes a delicate balance between a portrait of a man enduring an almost unendurable trial, and a straight up action flick that builds up to an extremely satisfying climax. *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* is not like any action movie you’ll see this year, or next year, or probably the year after that. It’s introspective, funny, and fierce in turns, and it’s anchored by a spectacular performance from Mahershala Ali. (Also, the score from Son Lux is the best I’ve heard this year so far.) It’s not an outright action flick, but *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* is an action movie for people who enjoy action heroes who think a little about what they’re doing, and action films that consider the ramifications of the violence being done, on both the community and the person committing it. **Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* will play exclusively in theaters from September 25, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mahershala-ali-17sept26-0002.jpg) Adia, Bassam Tariq, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Mahershala Ali at the Shutterstock, PEOPLE, EW, and NKPR TIFF 2026 IT House Portrait Studio, September 12, 2026 ### Michael B Jordan: Same quote, a different way URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/michael-b-jordan-should-have-been-vogues-september-issue-cover-star/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T18:07:59.000Z Most of us probably agree that the September 2026 issue of American Vogue was a flop, right? The cover stars were Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere to promote *The Shards* – and this isn’t a personal criticism, not directed towards their performances, not a judgement about them as actors or celebrities or models just that, well, for a September issue the image was forgettable, more Cosmo than Vogue, and lacking in general overall excitement and charisma, possibly because neither one of them is top star level. American Vogue had a banger in the pipeline though, a cover star who easily could have ruled the September issue – [none other than Michael B Jordan](https://www.vogue.com/article/michael-b-jordan-october-cover-2026-interview?ref=laineygossip.com), reigning Best Actor Oscar winner, one-time Sexiest Man Alive, the actor many elders in his community call the Sidney Poitier of his generation. Like it’s not something some rando on TikTok is declaring hyperbolically, this is coming out of Octavia Spencer’s mouth, so she’s not throwing that around lightly. But they were banking MBJ for October, because of Vogue World Milan, which is happening next week. Vogue World is Anna Wintour’s pet project, her attempt to create another Met Gala level annual event – it hasn’t been entirely a bust, though I’m not sure it’s made the pop culture impact she’s been hoping for. Vogue has confirmed that MBJ will attend and he’s one of two Vogue World cover stories for American Vogue, along with Mikey Madison. The fact that he’s covering Vogue is obviously a gift for both the audience and for the magazine itself… all I’m saying is that, you know, had it not been for Anna’s push for Vogue World, editorially I feel like he would have been a no-brainer decision for September. As for the interview… MBJ isn’t one to give away too much, and it’s been like this over the last few years. When he needs to show up, he will show up, and he will be gorgeous and dazzling with that smile and all the aura that no one could ever deliberately farm but he does not live his life or manage his career by the algorithm. Right now he’s in post for *The Thomas Crown Affair,* opening next March, trying to get most of it done before he begins filming *Miami Vice ’85,* after which, presumably, he’ll move right into heavy promotion for *Thomas Crown* and then, as he reveals in Vogue, he will finally take a break. So no real major takeaways except for one quote that, because it’s written and you can’t hear it, but also because it’s HIM, kinda made me laugh. I’ll explain on the other side. *“At one point I asked him to imagine what might have happened if he had never graduated to movie stardom—could he have been satisfied with life as a working actor? It seemed like a simple question, but he paused for a long time and then laughed, shaking his head, and said quietly, “I don’t know. My competitiveness—I don’t know.” He talked about his years on television, and about the inspiration he drew from Denzel Washington, and eventually he landed upon an answer. Michael B. Jordan, character actor? “I don’t think so. Whatever I wanted to do in life, I wanted to be competitive at, and I wanted to be mentioned amongst the greats.”* You know who else said this? On a huge stage, with an award in his hand, voted upon by the Hollywood acting community? Timothée Chalamet, LOL. The same actor who was nominated alongside MBJ earlier this year for best actor. Timmy said it the year before, at the SAG Awards for playing Bob Dylan, to much debate afterwards about whether or not he was too far up his own ass – after which he spent the next year doubling down on it with *Marty Supreme,* becoming the internet’s most hated nominee. But they’re basically sharing the same idea. Timmy’s ambitions are grand, he wants to be on the biggest screens in the biggest roles. And that’s what MBJ is saying too – he would not have wanted to be a working actor, going from character to character. MBJ seeks the brightest spotlight, the most high-profile roles, in the mainstream. “Competitiveness” is just a different way of saying “ego”. This is not the first time he has expressed it, but chooses better times to say it, better settings to say it in. Bonus, he is fine as F-CK. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWQdonm%5Fif/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWQdonm%5Fif/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) One more note about this Vogue cover story – there’s a companion video, kinda like an updated 73 Questions, and I want to talk about the pants he’s wearing in this shoot because they are very, very much on trend. Issey Miyake, unmistakably, with the pleats. Technically they are “trousers” but the beauty of these pants is that they are distinctive enough to wear out for dinner or work… but they also wear like joggers. My colleague Tyrone Edwards, *ETALK* anchor, has been rocking them all through TIFF. I am jealous every time I see him, because he looks so comfortable and so stylish, I wish I could do the same. But these pants, on women who are shorter, don’t have the same effect. You need length for the pleats to be able to toggle between a dressier vibe and a really cool casual energy. My husband would look amazing in these. It is my weekend project to convince him to buy a pair. It’s the [Issey Miyake Homme Plissé](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87304352?ref=laineygossip.com) (*this is an affiliate link*) - I think what might sell it for him is the elastic waistband. Click [here](https://www.vogue.com/article/michael-b-jordan-october-cover-2026-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) for more of MBJ in Vogue. ### TIFF Review: Andrew Scott in Elsinore URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-simon-stones-elsinore-so-unimaginative-exploitative-it-sucks-verve-out-of-andrew-scotts-performance/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T15:40:37.000Z Andrew Scott is a very fine actor, no one doubts this. He has in *Elsinore*, a quasi-biopic of Scottish actor Ian Charleson, what should be the role of a lifetime. Certainly, Scott pours his heart and talent into his performance, but the film around him is so unimaginative and worse, borderline exploitative, that it sucks the verve out of Scott’s performance. Written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Simon Stone, *Elsinore* documents the end of Ian Charleson’s life, when he appeared in two dozen performance of *Hamlet* for England’s National Theatre while dying from complications of HIV/AIDS. Ian had his big break in 1981’s *Chariots of Fire*, but by 1989 he is mostly known as a stage actor. His film career stalled through the 80s, though he continued to work in theater throughout the decade. He is also a closeted gay man, and he has HIV/AIDS at a time when the illness was still deeply stigmatized. He’s 40, he’s dying, and Daniel Day-Lewis just quit the National Theatre’s production of *Hamlet* mid-run. Seeing a chance, Ian takes on the role offered by director Richard Eyre (Johnny Flynn), though his doctor, Margaret Johnson (Olivia Colman), recommends he not do the play, as the strenuous role would demolish what little remains of his health. Ian does it anyway. Richard knows the truth of Ian’s diagnosis, but no one else does. Facial swelling from septicemia is attributed to a sinus operation, his lesions and bouts of vomiting are hidden from cast, crew, and public. Ian powers through the demanding role even as he fades rapidly, and Scott brings a determination that swings between grim, as Ian sees this as his last chance to secure his legacy as an actor, and beneficent, as he transcends his worsening condition to deliver the performance he knows he has in him. Crucially, though, Ian does not come out or acknowledge the truth of his illness while he’s alive. He argues with his former lover, filmmaker Derek Jarman (David Dawson), who is himself out and gay and publicly identified as having HIV/AIDS. The two men cannot agree on whether or not Ian should come out in his final days, but in the best piece of writing from Beresford in the film, neither man is completely right or completely wrong. Derek is right that the queer community and HIV/AIDS community would benefit from knowing about Ian, but Ian is right that his entire life would become about his illness, at the moment when he is trying to be remembered for something else. Somewhere, there is a version of *Elsinore* that lives up to Scott’s performance, that matches his ferocity and gives Ian Charleson his due (at the time, Ian McKellan called him “the perfect Hamlet”). This is not that version of the film. *Elsinore* instead plays to the lowest common denominator, jarringly dropping every ball around Scott and stranding his genuinely moving performance amidst a sea of mediocrity (Scott is gay and undoubtedly recognizes the links in the chain he and Charleson represent, the queer actor who died closeted and, 40 years later, the queer actor who succeeds on stages and screens around the world while living his life as himself). *Elsinore* becomes illness p-rn, framing Ian’s deteriorating body as a spectacle, shots lingering on lesions and blood and vomit. And the lighting is horrible, flat and drab and grey, washing out the film in a way that is probably supposed to represent death but goes directly against the intensity of Scott’s performance, which is full of passion. Scott does not play Ian as a victim but as someone digging deep to do the one thing he knows he can do better than any other, with the full, terrible knowledge it is his last opportunity to do so. The film, however, frames Ian like he’s stuck in tawdry Oscar bait from ten, twenty, thirty years ago. Scott is trying to do more than that, but *Elsinore* does not meet him where he is. And worse! Ian’s legendary performance as Hamlet, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, is relegated to a choppy montage at the end of the film. The whole point of *Elsinore* is Ian’s 24-show run as Hamlet, and all we get is a terrible remix, like someone shoved all the footage of Scott-as-Ian-as-Hamlet into a blender and hit “soup”. The very least *Elsinore* can do is give us one great moment of Scott performing Ian performing Hamlet, to understand the scope of Ian’s performance, which can never be seen again as no recording exists. Andrew Scott is trying to memorialize Ian Charleson’s legendary performance, but his director (and editor Valerio Bonelli) are working directly against him. *Elsinore* is a huge missed opportunity. Andrew Scott is acting his heart out, and his performance IS very, very good, but there is simply no getting around how flat and uninteresting *Elsinore* is around him. **Elsinore* will play exclusively in theaters from November 20, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-scott-17sept26-0007.jpg) Andrew Scott and Billie Piper in the Shutterstock, PEOPLE, EW NKPR Toronto International Film Festival 2026 IT House Portrait Studio on September 13, 2026/Andrew Scott at the TIFF premiere of Elsinore, September 14, 2026 ### Tom Cruise: Greatest stunt choreo incoming URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-cruise-hire-a-stunt-coordinator-for-jennifer-hudsons-spirit-tunnel/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T15:16:56.000Z As Sarah wrote in [yesterday’s site open](https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-cruises-gq-cover-interview-is-entertaining-in-the-way-that-only-tom-cruise-can-be/), Tom Cruise’s greatest role is that of “Tom Cruise”. She is right in saying that his GQ cover story, both in print and on video, is for all the gossip hounds. Pretty sure we’re all still screaming about it. Tom, as we know, is promoting *Digger,* opening on October 2\. Press screenings are starting to happen over the next few days ahead of the world premiere in London on Tuesday. Matthew Belloni posted the early box office projection earlier this week. > Tom Cruise’s DIGGER debuted on tracking last night at $20 million domestic, per NRG. Not good enough. > > — Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/MattBelloni/status/2099996692309499932?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *Digger* obviously was ever expected to do Spider-Man numbers, in my opinion the most direct comparison here would be *One Battle After Another* which opened last year around the same time. Two auteur directors known by three names, Paul Thomas Anderson and Alejandro González Iñárritu directing a satire-comedy with an all-star cast led by a major movie star and both films are coming from the same studio, Warner Bros, with a similar budget – somewhere in the $130-150 million. *One Battle After Another*’s opening weekend box office was around $22 million which is in line with the number that *Digger* is currently tracking at. By the end of its theatrical run, the worldwide total was just over $200 so in the end, at best, when you factor in marketing costs, it just broke even – but in reality they probably took a bit of a loss on it. Since *One Battle After Another* went on to dominate award season, though, eventually winning Best Picture plus several other Oscars, the culture hasn’t focused much on its financial performance. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with *Digger* because this film might be more inaccessible that *OBAA* and, also, the best actor race is looking super competitive this year where Tom Cruise’s Oscar chances are concerned. We’ve been talking about this for weeks – John Malkovich is looking very comfortable in the frontrunner position, with Matt Damon and Ryan Gosling in the conversation due to the mega success of *The Odyssey* and *Project Hail Mary* respectively. Andrew Scott is coming on strong out of the festivals for his performance in *Elsinore* so there aren’t that many open spots for the other contenders, and Tom’s jockeying alongside several of them: John Turturro, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan…if you thought that the Emmys were so white the other night, the Oscars are also looking very white this season. Because he’s Tom Cruise though, even if *Digger*’s box office numbers end up being comparable to *One Battle After Another*, he might wear it more by virtue of being… well… Tom Cruise. Until opening weekend then, we’ll be seeing a lot of Tom Cruise as he Tom Cruises his way through this press tour which is to say he’ll be on a blitz. If the GQ interview was a departure from the usual, the usual is on its way: multiple destinations and *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* tonight, generally a safe environment for a movie star who sticks to the same talking points. But also *The Jennifer Hudson Show*, also a safe space for celebrities with a notable defining feature. Jennifer confirmed this week that Tom will be coming to her studio. > Tom Cruise is confirmed for The Jennifer Hudson Show on September 30! ✔️ > He told her he loves the spirit tunnel 😂 I can’t wait to see him go through it! [pic.twitter.com/DY40r7OtW7](https://t.co/DY40r7OtW7?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Olivia (@Tomolivia24) [September 16, 2026](https://x.com/Tomolivia24/status/2100329856257204250?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Tom Cruise is doing the spirit tunnel. And I’m sure you know the power of the spirit tunnel. The spirit tunnel can literally make a star. The most famous example, of course, is “Aaron Pierre, that’s Mufasa” which was so explosive they had to shut down the comments, LOOOLLL. Please. Don’t pretend you don’t want to watch it again, eight times. Now… imagine Tom Cruise. As JHud told her audience, Tom Cruise knows the show, he absolutely knows the spirit tunnel. There is no f-cking way Tom Cruise is going to wing it down the spirit tunnel. Spontaneity is not his thing. Remember, he’s a teacher and a student. All he does is think about performance and film and action sequences. This man will prepare for the spirit tunnel like it’s an action sequence! Will he hire a stunt coordinator? Will he hire a choreographer? Or will he bring back the greatest hits? I know we all know Tom Cruise for the running and the jumping and the trying to die or not die on a motorcycle off a cliff. But we also know that Tom Cruise LOVES to dance. He danced in *Risky Business* [in his underwear and a pair of white socks](https://youtu.be/G2UVsyVLLcE?si=ToKxxvpAYTsxSjcl&ref=laineygossip.com); he danced to the same song, “Old Time Rock’n’Roll” on the Scientology boat [at his birthday party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UtGfzqDMSE&ref=laineygossip.com); and his Les Grossman dance at the end of *Tropic Thunder* has pretty much reached icon status. He demoed the Les Grossman on Graham Norton a few years ago, an underrated moment for many reasons, not least of which is a mortified Zac Efron, initially, and then you can see him just say, f-ck it, let’s just go for it, LOL. Tom Cruise really does love the motorcycle, riding it but also … um… dancing it. He did it on *106 & Park*, another TC dance memory that not enough people know about. > [@hdncomplexity](https://www.tiktok.com/@hdncomplexity?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hdncomplexity") [#tomcruise](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomcruise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomcruise") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#BET](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bet?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bet") [#106andpark](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/106andpark?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "106andpark") [#missionimpossible](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/missionimpossible?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "missionimpossible") [#yungjoc](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/yungjoc?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "yungjoc") [#rap](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rap?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "rap") [#hiphop](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hiphop?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hiphop") [♬ original sound - Hidden Complexity](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7458835704425057054?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Hidden Complexity") Tom Cruise will oblige when you ask him to groove – so he will groove down the spirit tunnel, it’s just a question of which move he will groove to. Will it be the Les Grossman booty slap? Or the motorcycle? Or an entirely new one connected to *Digger*? I say this with absolutely no sarcasm, none at all – I can’t wait, I am dementedly excited by whatever we’re about to see come down that tunnel. Maybe it will be great. But, like, even better if it’s cringe. In fact, it could be the only time I’ve ever asked to be cringed, wanted to be cringed, can’t wait to be cringed. And then afterwards I want a whole documentary on how he rehearsed for it for weeks. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-cruise-17sept26-0010.jpg) Tom Cruise greets fans in NYC, September 16, 2026 ### Intro for September 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-early-springs-jing-boran-isnt-hiding-hes-in-a-relationship-with-supermodel-liu-wen-internet-trolls-dont-know-how-to-act-right/ Last updated: 2026-09-17T13:20:01.000Z Dear Gossips, A couple of weeks ago, I posted in this space about [*The Early Spring*](https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-dog-wendy-isnt-the-only-samoyed-dominating-pop-culture/), the Chinese drama available in international markets on Netflix that was blowing up around the world. After almost a month, *The Early Spring* remains at #2 on the Netflix non-English chart, where it debuted, which was a first for a C-drama on the platform, and has cracked the top 10 for TV shows overall. *The Early Spring* is so popular that TIME just published an article about its success and what that portends, as Netflix has over the last two years been investing more in Chinese acquisitions. > Netflix’s Chinese workplace romance "The Early Spring" has come to a close. Here's how this show set the stage for more Chinese dramas[https://t.co/Spha2qWn8P](https://t.co/Spha2qWn8P?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — TIME (@TIME) [September 14, 2026](https://x.com/TIME/status/2099561674663727595?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *The Early Spring* is a workplace romance and, like all romance stories, hinges entirely on the chemistry between its two leads, Jing Boran and Sun Qian. The actors are beautiful, the show is beautifully shot, the love scenes are gorgeous – and steamy by C-drama standards. But this is what happens when the vibes are so good: the audience wants it to be real, they want to believe that what they saw onscreen wasn’t just good acting, that they really watched two people fall in love. Which… I can understand, to a point. Until it becomes unhinged. Jing Boran’s popularity has skyrocketed again since the series premiered. He’s been famous for a long time in China with box office hits and on variety shows. And now he’s experiencing another surge, with a whole new fanbase from *The Early Spring* just discovering that he’s actually been in a long-term relationship, and rather open about it (again, by Chinese standards). Most of the time in East Asia, celebrities keep their love lives extremely private, refusing to admit that they are or have ever dated anyone so as to maintain the illusion either of availability to the fans or the illusion of possibility for shippers. Jing Boran, however, doesn’t seem to have gone out of his way to hide whenever he has a girlfriend. It was like this when he was with Ni Ni, a famous actress, and it has been like this in the four or five years or so since he’s been with none other than Liu Wen, China’s top model, [and China’s first supermodel](https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/living/liu-wen-supermodel?ref=laineygossip.com), the first Chinese supermodel to make it to the Forbes highest-paid model list back… and this was back in 2014, so no hyperbole, Liu Wen has been a big f-cking deal in fashion for a long time. Since *The Early Spring* popped off, and people figured out that Jing Boran and his co-star are not dating because he and Liu Wen are together, there’s been the usual f-ckass mess from internet trolls who don’t know how to act right. They’ve been repeatedly corrected by those who know better, although I’m not sure they appreciate that Liu Wen is a f-cking legend. She was in New York this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chopard’s Happy Diamonds as one of its ambassadors, a major flex. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdT-h8Fo-kO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Liu Wen 刘雯 (@liuwenlw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdT-h8Fo-kO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The campaign’s other ambassador is Bella Hadid – who made it clear what Liu Wen’s status is in the fashion industry and among models. > how can you not say MOTHER [pic.twitter.com/V3ql4bCiAa](https://t.co/V3ql4bCiAa?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ؘ (@lukeluan\_) [September 16, 2026](https://x.com/lukeluan%5F/status/2100071594228072834?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Liu Wen is always busy but particularly this season, fronting campaigns not only for Chopard but also Balenciaga and Saint Laurent, also Tom Ford, appearing in the W Magazine fall issue, and walking in several shows during NYFW. It’s fashion month right now so it will probably also not be a surprise to see her soon in London and/or Milan and/or Paris. Much of this would have been planned months in advance but it’s interesting how the universe conveniently timed all of it, like a cosmic rebuttal to the ignorance. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/liu-wen-open-17sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/liu-wen-open-17sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/liu-wen-open-17sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/liu-wen-open-17sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/liu-wen-open-17sept26-0004.jpg) Liu Wen, Caroline Scheufele, and Bella Hadid at the Chopard Happy Diamonds Event held at Casa Cipriani on September 15, 2026 in New York, New York ### TIFF rolls on URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/a-roundup-of-tiff-premieres-i-was-bummed-to-miss-including-danny-boyles-ink/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T20:01:58.000Z We’re approaching the final days of TIFF, but premieres are going strong. For instance, Danny Boyle’s *Ink*, about Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch revamping *The Sun*. The premiere was yesterday, with Boyle and stars Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell. Lainey has developed a real Jack O’Connell problem lately, so this is for her: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-embeds-16sept26-0001.jpg) Jack O'Connell attends the premiere of 'Ink' during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Princes of Wales Theatre *Ink* is one film I was bummed to miss at TIFF, though the [confirmation](https://deadline.com/2026/09/danny-boyle-confirms-use-of-ai-in-new-movie-ink-1237069099/?ref=laineygossip.com) that Boyle used generative AI in the film is disappointing, to say the least. AI was used to create mice running through the newsroom, and to animate photographs. These are both elements that human VFX artisans could produce, too, so a couple people lost out on some work because Danny Boyle cut corners (that’s what AI use looks like—cutting corners). Great job everybody. Another film I missed at TIFF is *La Bola Negra*. It premiered at Cannes and co-directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (collectively known as Los Javis) won the Best Director prize. This is yet another of Penelope Cruz’s films out this year, and she wore a fun feathered frock to the premiere: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-embeds-16sept26-0002.jpg) Penélope Cruz attends Netflix's "La Bola Negra" Canadian Premiere on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario REALLY curious to see which film Cruz chooses to concentrate her efforts for an Oscar run. She could, of course, receive multiple nominations, but it’s more likely she’ll focus on one film so as not to divide her own vote. Of her films, *The Invite* has the best overall reviews, and she is on screen for so much of the film, I wonder if that ends up being the one she backs. But Netflix is pushing *La Bola Negra* HARD, though I heard some people at TIFF comparing it to *Emilia Perez*, which is…yikes. I simply must see it for myself! Finally, Tom Hiddleston made a back-to-back return to TIFF for *Tenzing*, in which he stars as Edmund Hillary and Genden Phuntsok stars as Tenzing Norgay. It looks [fine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkYCY5YR12U&ref=laineygossip.com). Hiddleston wanted to make an Edmund Hillary movie forever, but I am glad that ultimately the focus is on Norgay, who is historically not as widely recognized as Hillary, at least in the west. Give that man his due! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-embeds-16sept26-0003.jpg) Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario Also, I find it beautiful that Hillary and Norgay never clarified who summited Everest first. Norgay said they did it “together”, and they never specified who actually stepped up first. It had to be one of them, because the summit of Everest is mere feet and only one person can summit at a time. But that they chose to acknowledge their partnership over achieving singular glory is really admirable and the best spirit of sport. I hope that moment is a big deal in the film. To me, their partnership is more interesting than actually climbing Everest. I used to think people should stop climbing Everest—it’s an environmental disaster—but lately I’ve been thinking we should encourage more billionaires to get into extreme mountaineering. Or deep-sea exploration. Or cave diving. Anything to keep them occupied that isn’t our f-cking livelihoods. --- What else happened today… [*The Pitt* crew went hard at the pre-Emmy parties](https://www.gofugyourself.com/the-cast-of-the-pitt-went-ham-on-pre-emmys-parties-09-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). The cast is made up of either newbies, or veterans who are on their second or third career wind. You can tell everyone is appreciating the success of *The Pitt* and the moment it is affording them. (Go Fug Yourself) Catherine Zeta-Jones [is offended on her children’s behalf by the term “nepo babies”](https://www.celebitchy.com/997193/catherine%5Fzeta-jones%5Fgets%5Fso%5Foffended%5Fwhen%5Fher%5Fkids%5Fare%5Fcalled%5Fnepo%5Fbabies/?ref=laineygossip.com). Guess what, Cathy, they ARE nepo babies. But if either Dylan Douglas or Carys Douglas, her and Michael Douglas’s children, turn out to have actual talent, the term will fade. No one picks on Maya Hawke because she’s got the goods. They’ve just got to prove themselves first. Also, it would be helpful if everyone would acknowledge how incredibly hard, borderline impossible it has become for regular people to break through in the industry. Just acknowledge what we can all see with our eyes! It’s not about you or your kids, really, it’s about the system! (Celebitchy) Oh my god, comedy queen Kate Berlant [is making her comedy special debut on HBO](https://omg.blog/omg-watch-kate-berlant-makes-hbo-max-solo-comedy-special-debut-with-parmesan/?ref=laineygossip.com). I put Berlant on the level of Chris Fleming, Anthony Jeselnik, Rory Scovel, and John Early (with whom Berlant often collaborates), they’re all hugely unique comedians and performers with incredibly individual styles that no one else can replicate, and they all have total control over their stage presence and performance. None of them perform in traditional standup styles—Jeselnik is the closest, but he’s turned “slow comedy” into a thing absolutely no one else can do—and each of them has specials that are infinitely rewatchable. I cannot wait to see Kate Berlant’s special, *Parmesan*. It debuts on HBO/Max on October 16\. I will be seated. (OMG Blog) Kim K and Lewis Hamilton are on a boat, they’re on a boat, [they’re on a motherf-cking boat with their flippy floppies on](https://pagesix.com/2026/09/16/photos/kim-kardashian-and-lewis-hamilton-take-lake-como-and-more-star-snaps/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Page Six) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-16sept26-0010.jpg) Guy Pearce, Jack O'Connell, Danny Boyle attend the premiere of 'Ink' during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Princes of Wales Theatre/Penélope Cruz, Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvó attend Netflix's "La Bola Negra" Canadian Premiere on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario/Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario ### TIFF Review: Rosalind Eleazar in Misty Green URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-rosalind-eleazar-gives-tremendous-performance-in-chris-rocks-misty-green-otherwise-falls-flat/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T19:20:50.000Z There is a real theme at TIFF this year of actors giving tremendous central performances only for the film around them to fall flat. Chris Rock’s latest directorial foray, *Misty Green*, is one such instance. The film, which Rock also wrote, follows down-on-her-luck actress Misty Green (*Slow Horses’* Rosalind Eleazar) over the course of a critical week for her career and personal life. The film begins with Misty being kicked out of a lush beachfront apartment by her now deceased lover’s widow (Amy Landecker) and being given seven days to find somewhere else to live. Misty is an Emmy-winning actress, but her career has stalled following a string of bad breaks and bad choices. During her momentous week, we meet several people—mostly men—who have influenced Misty’s career in one way or another. There is her former agent, Randy (Topher Grace), who agrees to try to help Misty, though he will not let her hide from her own responsibility in her career’s downward trajectory. Yes, as a Black woman a lot of cards are stacked against her in Hollywood, but she *did* win an Emmy. There was a moment when people were willing to believe and invest in her. It didn’t work out, and some of those reasons do belong to Misty and her choices. The main issue is that she is a drug addict and sleeps with married men, which has caused problems for her in the past (and present). Misty espouses a non-monogamy outlook on life, but it feels more like ducking accountability for how these choices negatively impacted her career. But Rock does insert some layers around Misty’s reputation as “difficult”. In one scene, Misty barks at inattentive casting agents and producers while auditioning. She has been interrupted several times; all she wants is the benefit of their attention for a few minutes while she auditions. It’s not an unreasonable ask, and she *is* being disrespected. Now, the casting agents and producers in question are already predisposed to dislike Misty because of previous negative dealings, but Rock does show how every little emotional expression from Misty can be interpreted unkindly by anyone looking to write her off, especially as a Black woman who is already primed to be seen as “difficult” if she stands up for herself. Where *Misty Green* stumbles is in connecting all of Misty’s experiences across the week. Rock himself shows up as a director, Jordan, who is remaking *Dreamgirls* and urges Misty to audition. He previously fired her from a project because of her behavior, but he knows her talent and believes she can return to the top. The film itself, though, doesn’t have the same confidence. The main issue is that Misty isn’t just complicated, she is actively making harmful choices that derail her career, and she won’t take accountability for any of it, and that never fully connects in her maybe-comeback career arc. Rock lays out all the forces stacked against Misty, from racism and misogyny to the stress of supporting her brother (Daniel Kaluuya, in his first role in four years), who has bipolar disorder. There are real factors that make the climb harder for Misty. But there’s also her numerous bad choices, none of which she takes accountability for, such as being unprepared for an audition because she was out late partying the night before. Eleazar imbues Misty with an indomitable will combined with an artistic sensitivity that is compelling, but the script falls short of her layered performance because it simply isn’t nuanced enough. There are some great moments tucked into the film, such as the current state of Los Angeles, from its tent cities to the hustle economy that extends from Doordashers, to failed filmmakers who mostly act as pimps for the super-rich (Adam Driver pops in as one such specific Hollywood type), to celebrities who will go anywhere for a buck (trips to the Middle East come in for some very dark criticism). But Rock never gets anywhere with Misty’s complexity, the push-pull of the unfair elements of Hollywood she has to overcome and the consequences of her own actions. Standing amidst all of it is Rosalind Eleazar, whose performance is riveting. She does seem to see the binary nature of Misty’s circumstances, and how much of her posturing is really down to an addict’s self-loathing and a delicate fear of seeking grace that, as yet, feels unearned. Eleazar does some truly great work with a mostly mediocre script, and while she can’t make *Misty Green* as insightful as Chris Rock probably intended it to be, she does at least make it watchable. **Misty Green* will play exclusively in theaters from October 9, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0004.jpg) Zahra Rock, Topher Grace, Amy Landecker, Daniel Kaluuya, Chris Rock, Rosalind Eleazar, Tracie Thoms, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Mo Zelof, and Anna Kendrick attends the premiere of " Misty Green" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/misty-green-16sept26-0013.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick attends the premiere of " Misty Green" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario ### Celebrity Social Media, September 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/amanda-seyfrieds-post-emmys-divorce-news-is-pretty-much-a-non-story/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T18:46:32.000Z Amanda Seyfried’s divorce was dropped on a post-Emmys Tuesday and as of right now, [is pretty much a non-story](https://people.com/amanda-seyfried-and-thomas-sadoski-split-after-9-years-of-marriage-exclusive-12123336?ref=laineygossip.com). She even posted a story about him yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdKSq%5FzGn3M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Amanda Seyfried💛 (@mingey)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdKSq%5FzGn3M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lena Dunham and Luis Felber are new parents and it’s not an Instagram surprise, it’s a whole [*Vogue* essay](https://www.vogue.com/article/lena-dunham-shopping-for-baby-october-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) about shopping for baby clothes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWduBom9xD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWduBom9xD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kelly Osbourne is talking about [her estrangement from her sister Aimee](https://people.com/kelly-osbourne-no-hope-for-reconciliation-with-sister-aimee-12122329?ref=laineygossip.com), who was never part of *The Osbournes* TV show and has always avoided fame and publicity. It’s kind of a dink move of Kelly to continue to talk about Aimee when Aimee doesn’t participate in that whole game. Looking back at their reality TV fame, it’s also kind of astounding that a teenage Aimee had the wherewithal to not be drawn into the allure of fame and popularity. She was barely old enough to drive and was making decisions that would impact her entire adult life. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLxI3OZOQ60/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kelly Osbourne (@kellyosbourne)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLxI3OZOQ60/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s two “everyone knows exactly what they are doing” ad campaigns that have come to my attention: Reformation and Olivia Jade and Sydney Sweeney for a betting app (which Stephanie wrote about [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/when-will-we-stop-falling-for-sydney-sweeneys-rage-bait/)). In Oliva’s case I guess it could be funny but there’s something about her that’s a bit…blank. The lights are on but nobody’s home. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWjsCVm7XN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Reformation (@reformation)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWjsCVm7XN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A few days ago I thought Miley Cyrus was the frontrunner for the Super Bowl but now apparently [Justin Bieber and Harry Styles are also in the mix](https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/15/harry-styles-and-justin-bieber-super-bowl/?ref=laineygossip.com). All three acts would make sense but I think Harry would be the most likely. He’s on tour so has a lot of the infrastructure needed, like a band and a crew. Justin hasn’t toured in years but he did do Coachella, which is massive but not quite the heavy lift of the Super Bowl which is essentially a concert that needs to prioritize the television audience. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUPgykmnXi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Justin Bieber (@lilbieber)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUPgykmnXi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She is truly the last of the supers. It’s the aura. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG-9%5FukY-i/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by i-D (@i\_d)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG-9%5FukY-i/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG5TeZEb9v/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by i-D (@i\_d)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG5TeZEb9v/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/seyfried-csm-16sept26-0009.jpg) Scoot McNairy, Missi Pyle, Wunmi Mosaku, Devyn Tyler, Xuri Selah, Eric Blount, Grant Harvey, Amanda Seyfried, William Jackson Harper, Tim Blake Nelson at the TIFF premiere of The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd, September 13, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Josephine is a shattering experience URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-josephine-is-a-shattering-experience/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T17:26:34.000Z There are certain films that will stick with you forever, once seen, they can never be forgotten. Beth de Araújo’s *Josephine* is such a film, an emotionally harrowing cinematic experience that is as tender as it is brutal. *Josephine* won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this year, and it’s no wonder. It’s an impossible film to dislodge from your brain, haunting and provoking and producing the kind of empathy Roger Ebert referenced when he called movies an “empathy machine”. Mason Reeves makes her acting debut as eight-year-old Josephine, the child of an athletic father and ballet dancer mother. Jo, as her family calls her, is herself very athletic, and goes running every Sunday in Golden Gate Park with her dad, Damien (Channing Tatum, in a career-best performance). One Sunday, Jo runs ahead of her father, and they end up taking separate paths in the park. Alone, lost, Josephine hunkers down amidst the tall grass and trees. There, she witnesses a man brutally attack and sexually assault a woman who was jogging. The assault is graphic, and we, the audience, bear witness along with Josephine. From there, the film unspools with unsettling particularness as trauma and violence ripple outward in Josephine’s life. What she saw was horrible, she can understand that much. But she can’t parse all the meaning and consequences, and the whole experience fractures every area of her life. She begins having violent and reckless outbursts, she talks about inappropriate topics with her friend, who is just confused, having no idea what “f-cking” is, let alone sexual assault. She’s anxious and scared, the man from the park (Philip Ettinger, in a totally thankless but effective role) haunts her like a ghost. Worse, Josephine is now so scared of men and boys she can no longer even pet a male dog. As Josephine tries to cope, so do her parents. Damien has a difficult childhood of his own but also possesses a straight white man’s conviction that the law will prevail and his daughter will always be safe. With a more troubled expression, Josephine’s Chinese-American mother, Claire (Gemma Chan, also outstanding), doesn’t want to make proclamations of justice and safety to her daughter, whom she knows will face similar threats in her life. There is even a hint that Claire herself might be hiding a similar experience from Josephine. The family that begins the film so happy and loving becomes tense and anxious and the audience is left to stew in it, just like Josephine. (An attempt to go to therapy is aborted when Josephine has a fit, but it really seems like someone should have simply insisted upon it.) *Josephine* feels so viscerally true to how trauma affects everyone it touches in part because Beth de Araújo had a [similar experience](https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/beth-de-araujo/?ref=laineygossip.com) as a child, when she and her father witnessed an assault in Golden Gate Park. In reality, de Araújo’s father testified, sparing de Araújo that particular trauma, but in the film, Josephine is the lone witness, and without her testimony, the DA won’t even try the case. The pressure is unbearable, while Damien’s white male privilege shows in his blind faith in the justice system, it is at the same time completely preposterous that a child should carry the responsibility of obtaining that justice. The film does not shy away from the seriousness or ludicrousness of the situation. The camera follows Josephine closely, often integrating first-person shots from Josephine’s perspective, so that we can feel the bigness and confusion of the world around her (*Josephine* is lensed by Greta Zozula). And Mason Reeves’ performance is flat-out spectacular. It’s a LOT of film to shoulder but she does it so well, her performance has a quality of ease and confidence that is a testament to Reeves’ talent and de Araújo’s direction. And while most of the film is an emotional hurricane, there is a sharp moment of catharsis when Josephine turns her too-old stare on the defense attorney and aims her newly sharpened tongue at the loathsome lawyer. (It’s clear the problem is less that a terrible person is getting a defense and more that this specific lawyer sucks.) With that attitude, Josephine will probably be okay, but Jesus Christ, the journey is a long one. *Josephine* is a staggering work, a shattering experience, a film that is difficult in its subject matter but so elegant in its execution that the combination is unforgettable. **Josephine* will play exclusively in theaters from November 20, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/josephine-tiff-16sept26-0002.jpg) Michael Angelo Covino, Eleanore Pienta, Philip Ettinger, Channing Tatum, Syra McCarthy, Mason Reeves, Beth De Araújo, Gemma Chan, Dana Millican, and Sedrick Cabrera attend the premiere of "Josephine" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Royal Alexandra Theatre on September 13, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A Higher Frequency URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-how-victoria-monet-using-her-power-to-make-difference-as-she-prepares-to-release-sophomore-album-frequency-of-love/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T16:22:23.000Z Three years after her debut full-length studio album *Jaguar II* and winning three Grammy awards, Victoria Monét is ready to launch her sophomore project *Frequency of Love* on October 2nd. This week is a big one for her with the release of a new single and the announcement of a headlining tour across North America that will run through the fall. There’s something fitting about Victoria calling the album *Frequency of Love,* as music has always had the ability to change the frequency at which we operate. One song can lift your mood, transport you back to another time or make an ordinary day feel special. Can love do the same thing? Maybe both those together will do the trick, at least that’s what the title is telling me. There’s a warmth to R&B and specifically the ‘90s R&B era that Victoria is heavily influenced by in the [visuals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99lQg2zSl0&list=RDh99lQg2zSl0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) released so far in anticipation of this album. Back to the whole frequency of love of it all though – she’s taking that idea and launching the [“Frequency Of Love Foundation”](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMkxfcRvOw/?ref=laineygossip.com) alongside the album and tour. It’s a youth-centered initiative focused on teaching kids about food, cooking, wellness, and more. Fans who buy tickets to the tour are being given the option to donate to the foundation. With more success comes power, and it’s a beautiful thing to watch an artist use that power to make a difference in their own way. I can’t imagine a greater cause than educating the youth about how to take care of their bodies and minds. That’s what operating on a higher frequency is all about. Victoria has come a long way from being one of the main writers on Ariana Grande’s *thank u, next* album and its [hit singles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYh6mYIJG2Y&list=RDQYh6mYIJG2Y&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). She spent many years behind the scenes, but it was all leading to this moment where she’s the main act. She’s not abandoning the music that got her here either, in fact, much of the magic that we all loved in those Ariana Grande albums is present in Victoria’s music, because, well, she’s the source of so much of it. Great R&B survives through generations because of artists like her who help spread the gospel. Next week, Miley Cyrus drops her new album *Bass Persuades.* If you’re one of the lucky lot who survived her Ticketmaster queue of more than 1.5 million fans for her two shows at the Hollywood Bowl, congratulations. I’ll have to settle for the vinyl. This week, Victoria Monét is joined by Tinashe, Jhené Aiko with Kendrick Lamar, Bleachers, and Cage The Elephant. Plus, fans online are obsessing over Pitbull and have made one of his classics go viral. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Juicy” by Victoria Monét** Familiarity is comforting, and while I don’t necessarily like when something is a copy-paste situation, I do love hearing something “familiar” but with a new spin on it. “Juicy” sparks a striking resemblance to [“Bed Chem”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8VkB8ap%5FFQ&list=RDx8VkB8ap%5FFQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) by Sabrina Carpenter in the opening chords. There’s also an SWV interpolation in the song from their track [“All Night Long”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXZWVMHU2Dg&list=RDsXZWVMHU2Dg&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Both of those songs are favourites so hearing “Juicy”, I instantly jumped up with excitement. I’m particularly a sucker for SWV so the melodic interpolation felt like an invite made just for me. “All Night Long” is from the *Waiting To Exhale* movie soundtrack for those who don’t know so Victoria, if I wasn’t tuned into your new album era yet, you certainly got me now. Aren’t we the ones who are always complaining online about yearning for the days of 90s R&B to come back? Victoria Monét is one of the fine ladies who can help bring us there. “Juicy” makes you feel like you’re floating and I love the way Victoria’s voice shimmers through each run. This is some of the best contemporary R&B I’ve heard in 2026, just in time for my favourite season… cuffing season. **“So Good” by Jhené Aiko, Kendrick Lamar** At this point, I’m going to require all the R&B girls to have a duet with Kendrick Lamar because the way he harmonizes with them is what I imagine heaven sounds like. I’ve mentioned this about his voice before, but melodically, his deep timbre fits seamlessly with the angelic sounds of a female voice. Jhené’s voice is uniquely ethereal – her literal aesthetic is peace, love, water, and weed. You all name me a more calming mixture of frequencies. In the early days of this column, I [talked about](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-for-week-of-january-28th-2025/) Bruno Mars and his streak of collaborations with female artists hopefully turning into a concept album with only collabs. That dream never happened, but maybe I was planting seeds for something else. A Kendrick all-female duets album? I think it could hit. “So Good” is a radio smasher the same way that [“luther”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNY%5F2TEmzho&list=RDsNY%5F2TEmzho&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) was. My spidey-senses are telling me that this track is going to be played out the speakers of many motor vehicles this fall. Remember, you read that here first. Not to make Jhené’s song about Kendrick, but he adds so much to it and I truly believe that his R&B capabilities exceed what the general public gives him credit for. “So Good” is a magnificent song – alluring and addictive. It’s the perfect starter for my Fall 2026 playlist and is making me feel ready for sweater weather. Now all I need is a music video and a promotional push from Jhené’s label because this song has “hit” written all over it. **“Caught Myself Believing” by Bleachers** I hope you all have been having a witchy weekend with the release of *Practical Magic 2\.* Critics have their thoughts but as a life-long fan of the original film, I quite enjoyed the sequel. So much so that I went to see it twice already. What a gift it is to live in a world where the audience now has a say in what we want to see, and to us girls and gays, that’s a lot more Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. One of the things that made the original so beloved is the music. The team behind the music of the original films just spoke [in detail](https://people.com/how-practical-magic-earned-its-epic-musical-legacy-exclusive-12115093?ref=laineygossip.com) about the fandom that the soundtrack has developed over the years, so naturally, the music in the sequel was going to be just as important. There are classic tunes from Stevie Nicks, Harry Nilsson (of course) and newer hits from Olivia Rodrigo in the film, along with some new tracks like this one from Bleachers. Jack Antonoff, otherwise known as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter’s hitmaker, is the lead singer and speaks about taking part in such an iconic film franchise. The sound of Bleachers is soaked in 90s nostalgia to begin with, so it’s a perfect match. “Caught Myself Believing” is a song about believing in a force or being that cannot be explained away through logic, but rather through faith and life experience itself. Similar to the story of the Owens sisters, there are certain things that aren’t believable, but are still very true. The song plays in a scene in the film where music supervisor Season Kent says they were “looking for a male voice”. It fits perfectly, as does all the music in the sequel. From both a nostalgia and music perspective, *Practical Magic 2* is a slam dunk and frankly I feel bad for those who just don’t get it. The thing is, though, they were never going to get it to begin with. The season of the witch is alive and well…midnight margaritas anyone? **“Pillow Fight” by Tinashe** Sexy, sassy and confident are a few words that pop into mind whenever a Tinashe track comes on and “Pillow Fight” only further reinforces this. She’s the quintessential bad b-tch, reminding all of us millennials that we can still “dip it and do it” as my former talk show queen Wendy Williams used to say. “Pillow Fight” is dreamier than the previous single releases from this new project. The piano chords are a throwback to the sound of the mid-2000s, especially when taking in the way that the bass blends to make the song a danceable ballad. What is exciting to me about all the songs that Tinashe has released this summer is that they don’t sound like anything else that is out there. Tyla is one artist that comes to mind who embodies a similar aesthetic, but Tinashe executes it in a much more polished fashion, with a sound that is far more experimental and daring. Tinashe also has a gift for trying new things in her music while still maintaining the signature sound that she has built since the early 2010s. *Popstar* her new album, drops in two weeks and while she hasn’t earned a traditional “hit” as of yet from it, she has definitely pleased the fans who are going to be buying tickets to her live shows. This is the Tinashe we fell in love with during her debut album era, and the best answer to the type of success she has earned the last few years is to just bring things back to basics. **“Dying In Reverse” by Cage The Elephant** Imagine being transported back to 1997 when you would discover a song for the first time on the radio and you feel your entire world shake. That’s what listening to “Dying In Reverse” for the first time felt like for me. Granted, I was two years old back then but that feeling remained constant until streaming stole the radio’s thunder in the mid-2010s, so you catch my drift. “Dying In Reverse” has got the spirit of an alternative 90s gem, think “Bittersweet Symphony”. This song belongs in the end credits of a provocative teen film. It is the lead single from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album although no other details surrounding the project have been announced as of yet. It has that “instant classic” sound, you just know that it will speak to generations of kids (and adults). I’m especially infatuated with the piano solo in the bridge of the song before a glitchy sound redirects back to the chorus. It’s the type of song that my soul craves when I’m lying in the grass and taking a moment to ground myself. *“Dying just to live I’m gonna make it last/I don’t even care if I make it back”;* these lyrics in the song’s outro speak to the existential crisis that many of us find ourselves in when we get lost in the grind of day-to-day life. Sometimes “living” really feels like “dying” and it truly is an absolute fight to “make it back” to living to the fullest. Music is the everlasting key to finding that way. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“The Anthem” by Pitbull, Lil’ Jon** Some of you may be surprised to read this but I quite enjoy Pitbull’s music. Hear me out, sometimes it really is ok to just let loose and have fun. Not everything needs to be so serious all the time, and Pitbull’s music is the perfect soundtrack for acting a fool. So it’s no wonder that his current “I’m Back Tour” with Lil’ Jon as opening act has become one of the hottest selling tours of the summer. He’s been performing in amphitheatres across North America for the last few months and is bringing the tour to Europe, and the tickets are selling like hot cakes. I’m serious. I tried to get tickets to the show in Toronto just a few weeks ago and all the tickets were going for over $1,000 on resale. Safe to say – I missed the show. But I knew the fans online would come through because social media is flooded with fans in their bald caps having a ball at the show. One song that is gaining tons of attention is the 2007 club banger “The Anthem” which features both Pit and Lil’ Jon. The song samples [“Calabria 2007”](https://www.tiktok.com/@djalonzo.704/video/7590025070597147934?q=pitbull%20the%20anthem&t=1789391195168&ref=laineygossip.com), one of the most recognizable House samples of the 2000s. You’ll know it when you hear it. > [@madygracerose](https://www.tiktok.com/@madygracerose?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@madygracerose") > > PITBULLLLLL > > [♬ The Anthem - Pitbull](https://www.tiktok.com/music/The-Anthem-6728431664793389058?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ The Anthem - Pitbull") > [@pitbull](https://www.tiktok.com/@pitbull?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pitbull") WE AIN’T HERE WITHOUT THE FANS BOTTOM LINE… THANK U 🙏 @Lil Jon [♬ original sound - Pitbull](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7680355857276357390?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Pitbull") This of course is not the first time that this song has gained attention on social media. There have been dance trends, lip synch trends and more. But when you’re an artist who has been making music for decades, music that has become ingrained in the subconscious of the general public, it doesn’t take much for the music to have another moment. “The Anthem” is now sitting at the top spot on Spotify’s “big on the internet” playlists and is serving as the anchor for this entire world tour. It’s the song fans are using to express their joy, and what could be greater than that? The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/victoria-monet-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/victoria-monet-16sept26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/victoria-monet-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/victoria-monet-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/victoria-monet-16sept26-0005.jpg) Victoria Monét, Lucy Freyer, Anna Van Patten and Jordan Chiles at the Christian Cowan show as part of NYFW, September 11, 2026 ### Sydney Sweeney did it again URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/when-will-we-stop-falling-for-sydney-sweeneys-rage-bait/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T15:43:40.000Z Sydney Sweeney and a [new ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSEjF8XYr9I&ref=laineygossip.com) she stars in are at the centre of a controversy in the world of sports. The ad, which promotes a sports trading app called [Novig](https://novig.com/?ref=laineygossip.com), features Sydney, who appears completely nude for most of it, save for the coverage of sports gear – footballs, a helmet, a soccer ball, cleets, a glove, a golf club and so on, and of course, a cheeky pair of Novig boy shorts. While Sydney says the ad was about ‘[embracing a fun idea to cut through the noise and put the focus back on sports](https://www.today.com/health/news/sydney-sweeney-sports-ad-women-controversy-rcna597655?ref=laineygossip.com)’, others, including *several* female athletes disagree, saying the ad was a ‘[kick in the face](https://www.operationsports.com/kick-in-the-face-sydney-sweeney-broke-the-internet-with-her-novig-ad-but-now-she-faces-backlash-from-top-female-athletes/?ref=laineygossip.com)’. Though the company has doubled down on their decision to work with Sydney, the fallout has continued, with many suggesting that her portrayal in the commercial strengthens how women are sexualized in sports, which takes away from their athletic capabilities and lifelong work and dedication to their sport. Surfer Felicity Palmateer said the ad had her in ‘absolute disbelief’. *“How incredibly disappointing, like how far you can put women’s sports backwards in a 40 second commercial. The ad that we saw Sydney Sweeney do is very damaging, especially for young females. We wanna be valued for what we can do, not what we look like,”* [she said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeAdfw8LDNg&ref=laineygossip.com). A series of female athletes took to social media to counter Sydney’s sexy portrayal, sharing photos and footage of them in action, instead. Amy Hunt, a British sprinter, spoke to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cr780v5361j0o?ref=laineygossip.com) after competing in the 200-metre final at the Ultimate Championship, saying: *“This is what women in sport look like.”* Gymnast Gracie Kramer also shared [this reel](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMa6FaOexv/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com) of herself competing, highlighting the risk of using sex to bring male attention to women’s sports reverses some of the work athletes have been doing to create a shift in attitudes. In response to the backlash, Sydney posted photos of female athletes like Serena Williams and Rhonda Rousey who had all posed nude for magazine covers, insinuating that if they had done it, why couldn’t she? Her counterpoint seems to have fallen a bit flat, though, considering those women are *actual* athletes, and Sydney is, well, an actress. But *that* is precisely why people who disagree with the backlash say she shouldn’t be catching heat over deciding to appear in an ad for a sports betting company. But this is much more than her just *appearing* in front of the camera and leaving with a cheque. According to sources, Sydney was heavily involved in the direction of the ad. [The CEO of Novig told media outlets](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2026/09/15/she-was-driving-the-visuals-sydney-sweeney-was-the-brains-behind-controversial-nude-sports-ads.html?ref=laineygossip.com) that she helped drive the visuals *and* the messaging – the aim of which was to spread the word about the company’s narrow focus on sports in a memorable and impactful way. There are also reports that she pitched herself to the company as a ‘strategic partner and equity holder’ in further collaborations. This highlights a lot of intention on her part. Naturally, there’s a great deal of nuance – so it makes sense that it earned a segment on [*The View*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeAdfw8LDNg&ref=laineygossip.com)*.* The panel debated the topic, sharing their perspectives about whether the backlash against Sydney is warranted. Anna Navarro brought up an interesting point in saying that Sydney has ‘figured out the formula’ of making money through rage-bait, essentially, with her history of controversial ads. But it was Sara Haines professing her issue with the fact that ‘sex and celebrity are being used to normalize gambling’ which points to the larger issue at hand. To Anna’s point, Sydney *has* had great success in creating contentious ads. And despite the backlash we’ve seen in the past, it has never been substantial enough that we’re not guaranteed to see her in some other contentious ad later on down the road. We *know* that Sydney is going to do what Sydney needs to do to secure the bag – and some people admire that about her. But Sara’s point about how sex and celebrity is being used to normalize gambling is a perspective worth exploring. Because gambling is becoming a *huge* problem – and it has been for a while. Just this week, [a letter was sent to gambling regulators in 35 states](https://apnews.com/article/sports-betting-letter-d23630637dfbacd12a141a0ab334480e?ref=laineygossip.com). The letter was sent on behalf of the NFL, MLB, the NBA, Major League Soccer and the NHL. It also represented the players associations of each league. The letter asked that better protections be put in place for players and staff alike who face vitriol, threats and harassment from people who bet on sports. It asked that rules be put in place to remove betting privileges for those found to have threatened or “abusively harassed” professional or amateur athletes, coaches, officials or team personnel, citing “the escalating threat facing professional players, coaches, and officials, the continued harassment and violent threats from sports bettors.” The alarms have been sounding about the impact and dangers of sports betting, particularly on young men under the age of 21, for quite some time. Earlier this year, a [national survey](https://www.ncpgambling.org/news/survey-finds-widespread-gambling-participation-before-age-21/?ref=laineygossip.com) found that youth exposure risk to betting was becoming a public concern. According to the study, younger adults reported even higher rates of early sports betting and online casino play *before* age 21 compared to older generations. The survey found that 33% of 21–44-year-olds placed a sports bet before 21, versus 11% of those aged 55 and over. *“Youth are at significantly greater risk for developing gambling problems, and as gambling becomes increasingly normalized in media, sports, and online spaces, the risks grow,”* [said](https://www.ncpgambling.org/news/survey-finds-widespread-gambling-participation-before-age-21/?ref=laineygossip.com) Heather L. Maurer, the Executive Director of NCPG. *“Prevention and education are essential to ensure young people, families, educators, and policymakers understand the potential harms and are protected from early exposure.”* All of this highlights not only the efficacy of this ad, but the danger of it. How else do you appeal to young men than by putting a sexy, sultry Sydney Sweeney clothed with nothing but sports equipment in front of them? And once you reel these men in, you’re setting the stage for the type of addiction that the [National Council on Problem Gambling](https://www.ncpgambling.org/news/survey-finds-widespread-gambling-participation-before-age-21/?ref=laineygossip.com) found nearly 8 in 10 Americans believe is as serious or more serious than other types of addiction, such as alcohol or drug dependency. The crux of the issue seems to lie somewhere in the in between. Somewhere between Anna and Sara’s perspectives. Yes, Sydney is using her sexuality to make money, which she has *every* right to do. She has indeed cracked the code when it comes to generating attention to companies and their [problematic commercials](https://medium.com/fourth-wave/great-jeans-the-dark-history-behind-sydney-sweeneys-viral-ad-cc87115a6218?ref=laineygossip.com) by means of rage-baiting the audience. But by that same token, the people who have taken offense to the ad also have *every* right to be. Primarily because this is *their* domain. This is *their* 9-5\. And perhaps they *know* the dangers of gambling. But to Sara’s point, this is larger than just a commercial that people are at odds over. We face a much larger issue of what it means when sex and celebrity are used to promote and encourage gambling – and what it means when some of the world’s biggest celebrities are willing to ruffle feathers, take their clothes off and become the face (and bodies) and even collaborative partners of companies creating campaigns that can cause *irreparable* damage to people, all in the name of amassing more wealth. We're Squawking Sydney today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/sydney-sweeny-has-perfected-the-outrage)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/sydney-sweeny-has-perfected-the-outrage?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### TIFF Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell in Wild Horse Nine URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-martin-mcdonagh-back-to-challenge-our-media-literacy-with-wild-horse-nine/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T15:03:13.000Z Playwright-cum-filmmaker Martin McDonagh is back to challenge everyone’s media literacy with his latest film, *Wild Horse Nine*. Like his feature film debut, *In Bruges*, it’s a two-hander centered on bad men contemplating their bad deeds and wondering what is left at the end of it all. *Wild Horse Nine* stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as Chris and Lee, respectively, a pair of CIA operatives in 1973 Chile, laying the groundwork for the military coup that will put General Pinochet in power and begin a brutal dictatorship in that country. Malkovich stars as the seventy-something Chris, whose whole life has been dedicated to misdeeds and mayhem. He’s killed dozens of people—that he’ll admit to—and his life’s work is destabilizing duly elected governments in the global south for the benefit of the USA’s agenda (and also maybe orchestrating the Kennedy assassination). He is objectively a bad man, as is his partner and protégé, Lee (Rockwell), who hasn’t killed as many people but is just as committed to destabilization and installing dictators as Chris. Chris and Lee are Not Good, their actions make that clear, but because McDonagh affords them spectacular dialogue and musings about the nature of guilt, regret, sin, and the afterlife, people will probably assume we’re meant to like them. I don’t think we are, I think we’re supposed to see them as vehicles for McDonagh’s thoughts on Catholicism, Christianity, grace, and its limits. But because he does not explicitly judge them within the text of the film, I expect some people will struggle with this. But determining how much grace equals forgiveness is part of the moral math of *Wild Horse Nine*. Chris is terminally ill and his mortality is his singular preoccupation. His life has amounted to nothing but destruction and chaos, but he loves Lee. Does that count for anything? He regrets falling out with his brother. He puts moths outside rather than killing them. He warns a pair of leftist Chilean students not to go back to Santiago before the coup. Does any of this add up to redemption? Probably not, but that line is different for all of us. Chris and Lee wonder if a Nazi who saves his mother could get into heaven, and decide they must be better than a *Nazi*, mustn’t they? As is always the case with McDonagh’s films, the dialogue is phenomenal and Malkovich, especially, has a lot to chew on. He gives one of his all-time best performances as Chris, in turns irascible, charming, repugnant, morose, and reflective, but always funny. Chris and Lee go to Rapa Nui, or Easter Island as they call it, as a kind of bucket list trip for Chris, who wants to see the Moai, dubbed “big heads” by Chris, who never takes it well when someone tries to correct his language in favor of Indigenous names. But what moves him are not the mysterious Moai, but the wild horses who roam freely across the island. Malkovich is matched by an equally good Rockwell, who essentially plays the straight man. As Chris is falling apart, Lee works harder to keep everything together, especially as Chris is freaking out their bosses by recording tapes for a memoir (Steve Buscemi stars as MJ, Chris and Lee’s irritated and irritating bureau chief). It puts Lee in the untenable position of spying on his friend, while also trying to hold their bosses at bay. Also giving a standout performance is Chilean actress Mariana di Girolamo as Monica, one of the students Chris alternately tries to impress and strike fear in her heart (to prevent her going back to Chile). There’s no real absolution in *Wild Horse Nine*. Chris and Lee never really resolve their debate about grace and forgiveness. And given the horror they’ve put in motion in Chile, there’s no amount of saving moths that can make up for it. But between them there is a kind of peace, a valuing of each other and their friendship that would be wholesome if not for all the death. They’re bad men who do bad things, but they love each other, and that has to count for something. Doesn’t it? **Wild Horse Nine* will play exclusively in theaters from November 6, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/wild-horse-nine-16sept26-0007.jpg) Martin McDonagh, Mariana di Girolamo, Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, Graham Broadbent attend the TIFF premiere of Wild Horse Nine, September 14, 2026 ### All the celebrities in NYC URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-anne-hathaway-dakota-johnson-doing-advance-press-for-verity-in-new-york/ Last updated: 2026-09-18T17:10:51.000Z The Emmys were Monday night in Los Angeles, but everyone is in New York City. *Verity* stars Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway (in custom Alémais)were both out and about in the big apple yesterday; I wonder if they’re doing advance press for *Verity*? That press tour has to be starting soon, the film opens in a couple weeks. But also, Jennifer Lawrence was outside amidst a relatively quiet year. She’ll return as Katniss for *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping* in November, but that’s probably just a cameo. Her next big project, in terms of role, is Martin Scorsese’s *What Happens at Night*, which has no release date but probably late 2027\. I like JLaw’s graphic shirt a lot. And then there’s Bella Hadid, who had a multi-outfit day. I almost didn’t recognize her with the blonde blowout: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bella-embeds-16sept26-0001.jpg) Bella Hadid out in New York, September 15, 2026 The “office but make it fashion” outfit was just one look among many, including a slinky dress to a Chopard event last night: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bella-embeds-16sept26-0002.jpg) Bella Hadid out in New York, September 15, 2026 But because New York truly is a city where no one sleeps or ever goes inside, Thom Browne’s runway show for New York Fashion Week brought out a slew of stars, too. Most notably Janelle Monae, who is the celebrity most spiritually suited to Thom Browne’s suit aesthetic: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bella-embeds-16sept26-0003.jpg) Janelle Monae at the Thom Browne show in New York, September 15, 2026 The runway show also brought out *Severance* stars Britt Lower and Adam Scott—who has entered a new era of hotness in the last couple years—Danai Gurira, Naomi Watts, Sophie Thatcher, and Demi Moore, almost unrecognizable in what I assume is a bobbed wig: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bella-embeds-16sept26-0004.jpg) Demi Moore at the Thom Browne show in New York, September 15, 2026 It is amazing how much hair changes a person. Bella Hadid goes blonde and Demi Moore wears a short wig, and my dumb eyes are like, “Who are these mysterious women? I have never seen them before in my life!” Eyes are dumb like that. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0010.jpg) Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bella Hadid out in New York, September 15, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0019.jpg) Bella Hadid out in New York/Janelle Monae, Adam Scott, Britt Lower at the Thom Browne show in New York, September 15, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celebs-new-york-16sept26-0023.jpg) Danai Guriria, Naomi Watts, Sophie Thatcher, Demi Moore at the Thom Browne show in New York, September 15, 2026 ### Intro for September 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-cruises-gq-cover-interview-is-entertaining-in-the-way-that-only-tom-cruise-can-be/ Last updated: 2026-09-16T13:15:06.000Z Dear Gossips, Can you hear that sound? It’s the sound of a million gossip hounds howling with delight as Tom Cruise [gave an interview to *GQ*](https://www.gq.com/story/tom-cruise-2026-cover-story-interview?ref=laineygossip.com), his first cover profile with that magazine in twenty years, and it is a SCREAM. It’s entertaining in the way that only Tom Cruise is, which is to say—this man lives on a different plane of reality and reconciling his world to ours is impossible. Ask him literally anything and he will redirect the conversation to talking about making movies. Intimacy is a mere impression, Cruise gives away nothing he does not want to. But where I want to start is the cover photo: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdTclXCGwh6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdTclXCGwh6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) At one point in the interview, Cruise acknowledges that he just turned sixty-four, like he is admitting to the chronological fact of being alive for sixty-four years. But I want to ask him how old he THINKS he is. Because I want to hear the number. You know, *the number*. The number he thinks is representative of his age. I don’t think it’s “sixty-four”. I also don’t think it’s a real number. It’s probably like…forty-cat. Don’t ask Tom Cruise, “how old are you”, ask him, “how old do you *think* you are”. And then there’s the absolute word salad of his responses. *GQ* kindly put up some video clips of his interview with Zach Baron, here is but one: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdTrzv4yQKn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdTrzv4yQKn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Baron’s question is straightforward, *why are you doing this now, when you haven’t done it for twenty years?* Cruise talks about literally anything else. Time, COVID, preserving the magic of making movies. I just think about all the great actors who have done cover profiles without dispelling the magic of movies and don’t think it’s that impossible and, again, I think there is a more definitive answer, but Cruise won’t give it. Because it’s probably “I don’t want to and I’m successful enough that no one can make me”, but that makes him sound churlish. “Something something the magic of movies” is better PR. Finally, there’s a deep dark hole early in the interview that everyone sidesteps. I assume certain topics were struck before Cruise agreed to this interview, I don’t blame Zach Baron for not pushing. I don’t think he had an option to push. And obviously, Cruise is not opening this door, either. But when asked about his background, Cruise says this: *“I always had a secret thing of: I want to improve things. I want to improve myself. But not at the detriment of others. So I was always looking, I guess, for what is the greatest amount of creation and the least amount of destruction?”* I would love to hear what his ex-wives and children think about this, especially Suri, who has maybe probably dropped “Cruise” from her name. He’s skirting around Xenu here; self-improvement is how they get people in the door of a Scientology center. And the obvious follow-up is that there IS a wake of destruction in his past. There’s an estranged daughter; there are two other children whose relationship with their mother was irrevocably altered because of him, there’s whatever private hells Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes endured while married to and divorcing him (and Mimi Rogers, his first wife, who reportedly introduced him to Scientology in the Eighties). It was an actual [security operation](https://www.laineygossip.com/katie-holmes-more-on-her-divorce-strategy/) for Holmes to exit that marriage. That sounds at least a little detrimental. But of course, these are things Cruise will never answer for. No one will even ask the question. Tom Cruise is simply too successful—too famous, too “the last Movie Star”—to be held to account for these things. Why is he doing this interview now? Because he has successfully remade his reputation with the public, he’s put couch-jumping and surprise divorces far enough behind him that he can promote huge movies without his personal life troubling the press tour. He has the industry capital to control his vulnerability and the skill to mimic intimacy with a public that wants this version of Cruise: a weirdo devoted to movies above anything else. As long as it’s all about movies, we don’t have to think about the other stuff. Tom Cruise’s greatest role is that of “Tom Cruise”. He’s performing it brilliantly. Click [here](https://www.gq.com/story/tom-cruise-2026-cover-story-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) for more of Tom in GQ. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Celebrity Social Media, September 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shailene-woodley-karla-welch-not-in-fact-doing-great-work-together/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T18:01:20.000Z I was just saying that Shailene Woodley and Karla Welch were doing great work together and [then this happened](https://www.laineygossip.com/was-shailene-woodley-stirring-the-algorithmic-pot-at-the-emmys/). Celebrities, they make fools of us all. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DPlRgb3jsgL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by shailene woodley (@shailenewoodley)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DPlRgb3jsgL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Nicola Peltz-Beckham attended the Premio Kineo to receive the Rising Star Award in Cinema and TV, and has an upcoming role in the independent film, *Prima*. Everywhere the Peltz-Beckhams go, the family story follows, and her publicist can put up a shield against direct questions, but every headline and appearance will be tied to the Beckham of it all. Curious to see how their aggressive PR tries to get ahead of that. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdBQj-oqKx1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Premio Kinéo (@premiokineo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdBQj-oqKx1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is peak grandpa Facebook photography, I love it. It took several people to figure out how to flip the camera and this was the least blurry shot they got. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSmgkjGn7D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dermot Mulroney (@dermotmulroney)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSmgkjGn7D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Goop is all over the place, in a way that continues to confound me. Benny Blanco is famous and seems like a very nice guy, but what the heck does he have to do with women’s wellness? My guess is that Benny’s podcast is much more popular than Goop’s, and they did a tit-for-tat appearance. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdT4iQJjnYS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdT4iQJjnYS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Meghan Sussex posted a birthday tribute to Harry, her second post this week, but I don’t know if it will distract from the story that their children have had to change schools. It’s been confirmed by [PEOPLE, which has had the most reliable reporting](https://people.com/prince-archie-princess-lilibet-change-schools-after-2-days-security-concerns-12121087.?ref=laineygossip.com). Today, PEOPLE posted a story on Harry and Will’s estrangement, calling it a “[very, very Cold War.](https://people.com/prince-william-prince-harrys-rift-become-very-cold-war-exclusive-12122256?ref=laineygossip.com)” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdTBGNABi97/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdTBGNABi97/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *The Family Stone* is getting a sequel; to some, this is a cozy Christmas classic and to others, this is a torturous character study. I vehemently disliked everyone in this family and I know it’s not just me. So far the plot details – STOP HERE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW – involves a time jump and the dad (Craig T. Nelson) introducing a new girlfriend at Christmas. OK that’s a good premise but you know what also would have been good? If they set it like a week later and the swapped brother/sister couples were like wait what the f-ck are we doing, you’ve had sex with my sibling, I can’t do this. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdMJzDBRRro/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Searchlight Pictures (@searchlightpics)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdMJzDBRRro/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-csm-15sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-csm-15sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-csm-15sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-csm-15sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-csm-15sept26-0003.jpg) Shailene Woodley at The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards Celebration, September 14, 2026 ### Lainey's Best Dressed - Claire Danes as Juliet in 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/laineys-best-dressed-claire-danes-as-juliet-in-2026/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T17:30:47.000Z My first view of Claire Danes on the Emmys red carpet last night was from the side. Kinda like this photo below, except she was moving, it wasn’t a still shot… and immediately, with the shape of that shoulder, which I didn’t know at the time was just one shoulder, my mind went to… well… I’ll get into that in a minute. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-embed-15sept26.jpg) Claire Danes at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 The shoulder invoking a wing of course, for a girl who saw the movie on opening weekend when it opened THIRTY YEARS AGO this October. So we’re just a month away from the anniversary of the release of a film that, no exaggeration, was a seminal cultural experience for an entire generation of us. First of all, it’s Angela Chase as Juliet Capulet, *My So-Called Life* meets Shakespeare. But it’s also Leonardo DiCaprio *before* Titanic, and the point I’m making here about him is that while Titanic, sure, became the biggest movie, mega box office, king of the world, blah blah blah… the hard crushing on Leo started before Jack and Rose getting steamy in the car on the boat. It started with Leo as Romeo eye f-ckng Claire as Juliet through a fish tank, with Des’ree’s dulcet voice as the soundtrack. Sometimes I forgot that Paul Rudd is a jump-scare in that moment, LOL FOREVER. But this is cinema! Forever cinema! It’s the scene that inspired my whole take on “memory eyes”, the idea that we see some people, eternally, through our memories of them instead of how they actually look in the present. This is the Leo that millions of people were thinking they were seeing when they were watching *One Battle After Another*, ha. But you could also say that the “memory eyes” kicked in for me when Claire showed up at the Emmys in this silver Armani Privé. It’s not a white slip dress, she’s not wearing white angel wings, but the allusion is there in the shape, in the curve of her shoulder, the smoothness of her skin – more tan now than it was when she was Juliet but it’s the same body, and the same smile. She makes the case for not f-cking with your lips. As an actor who has played characters that have become so personal to an audience, characters that identify so closely with formative periods in the lives of those who were watching, a smile is a signature – familiar and comforting, and also professionally reliable. When I see that smile, and for that matter, when I hear her voice (because she’s known for that too), and how it teeters between elation and the shape her mouth makes before she starts crying, I trust immediately that we are in for a Performance. Let’s not pretend that Claire Danes’s IMDb isn’t just a long list of straight bangers. So, to go back to Claire and her Emmys dress, this is what makes it the best, for me, whether or not it was intentional. But also, it’s also just a striking look. More striking on this carpet in particular since so much of the trending was towards the delicate silhouetting – slinky and lace and falling straps and bias cuts. Claire came in with bold structure, in metal over pastel and the effect was curious… because if you made the case that this look was a hybrid of both Juliet’s fairy and Romeo’s soldier, I would back you up. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/claire-danes-emmys-15sept26-0008.jpg) Claire Danes at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Duana’s Best Dressed – Chase Infiniti URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/chase-infiniti-is-duanas-2026-emmys-best-dressed/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T16:44:20.000Z If I’m honest with myself, I never stood a chance. There are always a few dresses, right when a carpet begins, that make you despair for any fashion to come. They’re usually not really *that* bad, of course, only pedestrian; the kind of looks worn by people who are invited to come to a carpet very early, and whose stylists are working with other, higher-profile clients, these are the outfits that are available. But it makes you really thirsty, even anxious for the looks that will come to wow you, and it’s a weird little thrill when they’re unexpected. Cynthia Nixon’s Issey Miyake was one of them, Elle Fanning’s electric mint Ralph Lauren, too. Your heart starts to soar with hope, but meanwhile your eyes are still mostly looking at a roiling sea of bodies in matte black… And then the seas part: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSUSeRP89n/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSUSeRP89n/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Who are we even kidding. This is Louis Vuitton, and obviously she’s beautiful and it fits her perfectly – but two elements immediately rocketed it to the top for me – yes, even past Zendaya, (though of course she’s been retired from the game, as she’s continually the greatest ever to do it.) The first is the colour. I am delighted by how many people associate me with a love of green, and I do – but copper or bronze is another deep favourite that doesn’t come up as often only because it’s that much more rare. The second, of course, is that texture. I saw it like a 1980s executive desk toy – one of those perpetual-motion type devices that did nothing but was fascinating anyway. But someone else online described it like one of those beaded car seat covers, and I laughed out loud by myself. The key either way is *playful*, not too serious, and that’s why this dress is so good. Because it’s not only fashion, it’s also strategy and personal branding, and I am always so excited when those things come together in a way that also looks fun to wear. Chase is currently shooting Season 2 of *The Testaments,* in which she plays the roughly 16-year-old Agnes. In *The Julia Set,* [which just premiered at TIFF](https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-chase-infinitis-undeniable-star-power-cant-rescue-niki-byrnes-the-julia-set-from-an-undercooked-concept/), she’s a painfully naive university student. Her brand, in keeping with her starmaking role in *One Battle After Another,* is young and open-faced and looking at the world with curiosity and wonder – and it behooves her to keep that vibe going as long as she can, even though Chase herself is 26\. Still obviously young and vivacious, but not a teenager per se. So if she can keep that vibe and suspension of disbelief about her age, she has an even longer and broader career ahead, much like these two legends: > Tom Holland, Zendaya e Chase Infiniti no Emmy Awards 2026\. [pic.twitter.com/XLpR7IhatK](https://t.co/XLpR7IhatK?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Tom Holland Brasil (@tomhollandbr) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/tomhollandbr/status/2099667265079628045?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) PS – I know she’s posing exactly like Zendaya, but the neurodivergent fidgeter in me can’t stop thinking about how great this dress would be to touch. Do you think those balls rotate? Maybe just some, so you can find a fidget at various points? If this is the next step in multifunctional clothing, I’d be really pleased. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chase-infiniti-15sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chase-infiniti-15sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chase-infiniti-15sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chase-infiniti-15sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chase-infiniti-15sept26-0006.jpg) Chase Infiniti at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Sarah’s Best Dressed – Julianna Margulies URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/julianna-margulies-sarahs-2026-emmys-best-dressed/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T15:39:43.000Z I was not blown away by the fashion at the Emmys—the sheer amount of satin is a recession indicator—aside from an obvious style star like Zendaya. But then Julianna Margulies came out to present Michael J. Fox with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, and I sat up a little bit. She wore this two-toned black and red Cong Tri dress and it looked GREAT on camera. The draping moved beautifully as she walked across the stage. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-embeds-15sept26-0001.jpg) Julianna Margulies at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 So, Julianna Margulies is my best dressed on a night when I was mostly just whelmed by the style. I genuinely like this dress, I think it is great on its own and she looks great in it. It is similar in idea to Cynthia Nixon’s Issey Miyake gown, which is also draped over one shoulder: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0006-1.jpg) Cynthia Nixon at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 I really like Nixon’s dress, too, but it doesn’t move as beautifully as Margulies’s, and it appears stiff in some photographs. Margulies’s dress just has such a beautiful flow. For its striking red contrast and beautiful movement, Margulies’s dress takes the cake. Please note: this is not an endorsement of Julianna Margulies, who is never not [putting her foot all the way down her mouth.](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-12-02/julianna-margulies-and-susan-sarandon-walk-back-explosive-comments-on-israel-hamas-war?ref=laineygossip.com) It’s an endorsement of a GREAT dress from Cong Tri. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julianna-margulies-emmys-15sept26-0008.jpg) Julianna Margulies and Cynthia Nixon at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Shailene Woodley - Stirring the Algorithmic Pot? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-shailene-woodley-stirring-the-algorithmic-pot-at-the-emmys/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T14:50:10.000Z And now, a conspiracy theory. You may join me in my speculation or you may dismiss my delusion – either is acceptable. Suppose you’re Shailene Woodley, and things are going, honestly, really well. You continue to be an acclaimed actress, and your recurring role on Season 2 of the extremely popular series *Paradise* goes so well that you are nominated for an Emmy Award for Guest Performance in a series. …which you then win! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdNST33jNCO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Emmys / Television Academy (@televisionacad)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdNST33jNCO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) (Sidebar, how utterly cute is Jeff Hiller in this clip, and that outfit?) But, possibly because your ex is jealous and bitter, he decides to go on a podcast and discuss what you may or may not have said about [whether or not there was someone you ‘needed to go f-ck’ before you could marry him](https://www.instyle.com/shailene-woodley-reacts-aaron-rodgers-comments-about-relationship-12121079?ref=laineygossip.com). And – let’s be clear, while he clearly means for this story to make you look bad, you *obviously* made the right decision not marrying him! Well done. But now, instead of everyone talking about your talent and your Emmy win, suddenly the headlines are about *who* you may have needed to f-ck and how great that need must have been and what kind of name would have made a sentiment like that justified. Which is *brutal.* Because there’s no way to *win* against that kind of press. If you run around saying it’s false and he was lying, it looks like he said, she said, and he got their first. If you say ‘yeah actually, I did, but here’s why’ you wind up feeding the flames. But if, like the clever little fox you are, you decide to choose a highly divisive Balenciaga outfit to wear at the Big Show, knowing as you do that everyone has been trying hard to be diplomatic about red carpet outfits and will sprain themselves trying and failing not to react, well… Then everyone would be talking about something else, wouldn’t they? You *might*, if you were particularly intent on changing the narrative, decide you didn’t even need to go to your final fitting, and let the fabric folds fall where they may. On the other hand, maybe you did, and the ensemble is exactly as it was meant to be, from the runway to the eager screens of everyone pinching and zooming, trying to figure out exactly what you were thinking when you chose it. And even though on paper you might know nothing about SEO tactics, you can nonetheless rest easy in the knowledge that you’ve started a new conversation about yourself – one that loser ex of yours can’t insert himself into, much as he may try. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-embed.jpg) Shailene Woodley at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 PS – Speaking of stirring the pot, I learned that John Mulaney’s remarks were censored in the US! So, if you felt like admiring our country, please know we Canadians heard him say “I believe it was DJ Khaled who said, “real men don’t go down on their wives”, but…” with his whole chest, unfettered. To paraphrase Sally Field, blessed are we in Canada, you know? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/woodley-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) Shailene Woodley and Peter Krause at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Zendaya & Taylor & Two Toms URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/zendaya-at-emmys-taylor-swift-not-and-a-couple-of-toms/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T14:19:01.000Z If you’re new to this site, please know that we know that whenever Zendaya shows up anywhere, she will be best dressed. Which is why she’s no longer eligible – it’s just not fair to anybody else. She showed up at the Emmys last night in custom Prada and Mikimoto pearls and a pixie and… well… at this point hyperbole wouldn’t be enough. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSZ5H6s4Hp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSZ5H6s4Hp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And it’s not just the dress and the jewels, it’s every detail of the look, including the makeup. Look. At. Her. Face. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSln-MmgfX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ernesto Casillas🦻🏽 (@ernestocasillas)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSln-MmgfX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [@rollingstone](https://www.tiktok.com/@rollingstone?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@rollingstone") > > \*Zendaya arrives\* Audience: 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#emmys](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/emmys?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "emmys") [#zendayaedit](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendayaedit?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendayaedit") [#emmy](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/emmy?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "emmy") [#emmys2026](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/emmys2026?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "emmys2026") > > [♬ original sound - Rolling Stone](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7685552197950130957?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Rolling Stone") But it’s not just the styling that makes Zendaya so culturally significant. It’s her work, returning to the Emmys as a nominee for her performance in the third and final season (hopefully) of *Euphoria* after dominating the summer box office, and ahead of more box office success at the end of the year with *Dune* 3\. And the fact that she’s half of a generational couple, even though we shouldn’t put that pressure on them. On that note, before she arrived last night, Law Roach was trouble-making on the red carpet: > Law Roach says Zendaya and Tom Holland "haven't had an official ceremony yet" and calls the AI-generated version of Zendaya’s wedding dress "ugly": > > "It's going to happen after they do a press tour. She's been his wife for a really long time now, but it’s not official yet." > > CNN… [pic.twitter.com/YThWRQ08An](https://t.co/YThWRQ08An?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Variety (@Variety) [September 14, 2026](https://x.com/Variety/status/2099630382178000934?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) On the one hand, Law started all of this, also on the red carpet, at the beginning of the year, when he casually shrugged and confirmed that Zendaya and Tom Holland were already married and we missed it. On the other hand… like… we just witnessed two whole press tours for two mega movies and two wedding bands and Tom on every street corner referring to his “wife” so Law might just be clowning here. Because even when they were very much together, as in engaged, Tom wasn’t coming to award shows with Zendaya and sitting with her at the table, and appearing in every cutaway that the control room could rationalise to station a dedicated cameraperson a few feet away from them. > Her looking back at Tom to laugh with him, they’re so married 🥺 [pic.twitter.com/7PZ2OshdnQ](https://t.co/7PZ2OshdnQ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Mari 🌺 Breathe & Stay Positive (@lovelyinsane89) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/lovelyinsane89/status/2099683450764534210?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It was giving married couple energy all night – during the commercial breaks when they were [talking to Mark Ruffalo](https://x.com/thollandrchives/status/2099680732440416312?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) and [Chase Infiniti](https://x.com/thollandrchives/status/2099665682216468877?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) and [Gary Oldman](https://x.com/thollandrchives/status/2099676270585934323?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) and after the Emmys when they were making their way out. It’s cute the way she looks back and later reaches back for his hand. > Tom Holland and Zendaya after the 2026 Emmy Awards! [pic.twitter.com/A7rToPbmN9](https://t.co/A7rToPbmN9?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — best of tom holland (@thollandrchives) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/thollandrchives/status/2099781041430917497?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I’m looking here at a husband as the plus one on this night, not a fiancé, not a boyfriend. > More of Tom Holland and Zendaya after the 2026 Emmy Awards! [pic.twitter.com/mUIMfAfUzj](https://t.co/mUIMfAfUzj?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — best of tom holland (@thollandrchives) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/thollandrchives/status/2099823860052799940?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And in the case of a wife being a plus one, there’s Taylor Swift. Who was not at the Emmys but was, sort of, at the Emmys even though she was actually in Kansas City to watch Travis Kelce play in his first game of the season. Taylor and Mariska Hargitay are close. And since Mariska was hosting they made a whole edit about whether or not Taylor would be there. I like the idea of sending up the Swifties with an evidence board and increasingly unhinged connections… Naturally Swifties have already spent hours studying the joke board, looking to see whether or not Taylor embedded any clues – but this went on for far too long. Then again, where Taylor is concerned, that also tracks. She’s never been good at taking notes, and she’s so powerful now that nobody can give her any. But who was really thinking she’d be at the Emmys and miss the home opener, her first time in the suite after marriage? Here she is reacting to a big gain, apparently his longest reception in five years. > 🚨| Taylor Swift beating up Jason Kelce! [pic.twitter.com/HvpvbqfJ7u](https://t.co/HvpvbqfJ7u?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/tswifterastour/status/2099695000342937829?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I’m more interested in this conversation between Taylor and Tom Cruise. He was at their wedding in July. He also went to The Eras Tour at least once. And they might be seeing much more of each other through award season if Tom’s performance in *Digger* lives up to the hype, although at this point, I’d say that Taylor has a better shot at a nomination than he does. The best actor category is f-cking stacked this year with John Malkovich, Matt Damon, Ryan Gosling, and Andrew Scott starting the fall with all kinds of momentum, and John Turturro picking up some buzz too. Tom posted a video yesterday with no caption, presumably a scene from *Digger*. And I’m not sure it’s doing anything to address the confusion over this film. But hanging out with Taylor Swift as he moves into heavy promotion for *Digger* isn’t bad strategy at all – if there’s anyone who would understand business first, it’s her. Speaking of confusion and the business of selling *Digger*, he’s actually doing a cover interview… on camera? GQ has the exclusive. The non-answer to this question is actually crazy. We’ll get more into this tomorrow. > Tom Cruise rarely speaks at length to journalists. He hasn’t sat down for a cover interview with a US publication in more than a decade. But for GQ’s global October issue, [@zachbaron](https://x.com/zachbaron?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) gets into it with [@TomCruise](https://x.com/TomCruise?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) for a rare extended conversation [https://t.co/v0AvJbtuOs](https://t.co/v0AvJbtuOs?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/Gp5mJzZQD8](https://t.co/Gp5mJzZQD8?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/GQMagazine/status/2099833467085480228?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/zendaya-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) Zendaya at the at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Buffy And Angel In The Hollywood Hellmouth URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/sarah-michelle-gellars-buffy-zinger-at-emmys-was-a-high-five-for-fans/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T13:26:41.000Z I would love to have been around for the pitch meetings where producers were discussing hypothetical presenters. It’s late June, early July maybe – plans are still relatively casual and not in full panic mode just yet, but someone complains “It’s going to be the same old same old people! I wish there was someone to get excited about!” Someone else asks who they *would* get excited about, if all the biggest celebrities in TV aren’t good enough. Debates about who’s watching the Emmys, what their demo is… gradually the idea of reuniting old (“old”) TV couples comes up, and before you know it, there’s an only-slightly-tweaked 30th anniversary\* in as a reason to get David Boreanaz and Emmy-Awards-Winning Sarah Michelle Gellar together on the Emmy Stage! If you never cared about *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, I’m actually so sorry for what you missed out on, because it was and is a magical language between those of us who got to be there. Even though we know now [how hard it was on set](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-abuse-of-power-allegations-1234904995/?ref=laineygossip.com) and how many [women felt unsafe](https://www.tvguide.com/news/buffy-angel-stars-support-charisma-carpenter-after-joss-whedon-allegations/?ref=laineygossip.com), the love between the fans and the cast has remained. And though hearts were broken earlier this year when [the reimagined ](https://www.laineygossip.com/buffy-summers-and-new-sunnydale-would-have-saved-the-world-a-lot/)[*Sunnydale* ](https://www.laineygossip.com/buffy-summers-and-new-sunnydale-would-have-saved-the-world-a-lot/)[sequel series was ripped out from under us, ](https://www.laineygossip.com/buffy-summers-and-new-sunnydale-would-have-saved-the-world-a-lot/)the cast and fans continue to love each other. Which is why it was so utterly baller when Sarah Michelle Gellar, now, as then, looking deceptively unthreatening in her pink Versace dress and blonde hair (and let me be the millionth to point out how neither she nor Boreanaz has aged at *all),* popped out with this: [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-evan.jpg)](https://substack.com/@evanrosskatz/note/c-337319457?utm%5Fsource=notes-share-action&r=2ikc) Evan Ross Katz's Buffy note YES. You may be able to kill the series, you may say it wasn’t what your network wanted and nobody can argue – I mean, I did, for many words, back in March, so I guess I mean nobody can change the decision. But you can’t keep us from commiserating about how shitty it was that you treated devoted fans this way, and if [the moment ](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sarah-michelle-gellar-david-boreanzs-buffy-reunion-at-2026-emmys?ref=laineygossip.com)should [generate](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/buffy-reunion-sarah-michelle-gellar-david-boreanaz-emmys-1236857631/?ref=laineygossip.com) a [wee bit](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/buffy-cast-reunion-emmys-2026-scrapped-reboot-hulu-1236699456/?ref=laineygossip.com) of noise, well, it’s a fitting tribute to the fallen comrades they were also there to pay tribute to – Michelle Trachtenberg passed in February 2025, Nicholas Brendon in March 2026, and Anthony Stewart Head in June of this year, making the reunion appearance that much more bittersweet. Unlike many former onscreen couples, Boreanaz and Gellar neither dated nor hated each other. But I’m fairly sure that after this moment, where she lands the zinger and he pauses before he lets himself smile, eventually causing laughter and raised eyebrows around the room ( honestly, *was* that Michelle Pfeiffer reaction from something else, or…?), that they went backstage and high fived at a thankless, but important, job well done. As we remember, she saved the world. A lot. *\* The 30th anniversary thing – the show was supposed to premiere in the fall of 1996 but ultimately was pushed until Fall 1997\. So it both is and isn’t a 30th anniversary, but we’ll take what we can get.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/buffy-emmys-15sep26-10.jpg) Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Pluribus Pluburius URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/pluribuss-rhea-seehorn-and-vince-gilligans-big-night/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T13:01:45.000Z *Pluribu*s—which Duana called “Pluburius”, and I will never not think about that now—premiered in November 2025, making it one of the new shows on the block for this year’s Emmys. It came out of the gate fairly strong for its first round of Emmy nominations, bagging six wins total, including Rhea Seehorn for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and series creator Vince Gilligan for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. For Rhea Seehorn, it was a well-deserved win, her first out of four nominations, two of which came for *Better Call Saul* – and many people think she should have won at least one of those. But now she finally has her Emmy, and it is for an equally rich role, also crafted by Vince Gilligan. She was adorably overwhelmed during her acceptance speech: On a shallower note, that is a fantastic dress (it’s custom Louis Vuitton). The color is perfect, she’s styled well with Swarovski jewelry, her bob is great. This is a great look for a winning night, and it was one of the Emmys’ best moments: Rhea Seehorn finally getting her due. Meanwhile, Vince Gilligan has won Emmys before, but he still found a way to make a great moment of TV. He won for writing, and one of his fellow nominees was Valerie Chu, a writer on *The Pitt*. Chu used to be a writer’s assistant on *Better Call Saul*, so she cut her teeth in Gilligan’s writer’s room. This is the kind of career trajectory you hope for, a showrunner nurturing new talents, who then go on to become successful writers in their own right, all without a whiff of scandal. Gilligan is one of the most reliable showrunners working right now, churning out talented writers who graduate from his rooms to bigger and better things, and no one is traumatized. The bar is on the floor, I know, but it is nice to see that the television writer career ladder CAN work as intended. As for *Pluribus*, Gilligan and the writers literally just [finished scripts for season two](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/09/12/good-and-bad-news-about-the-pluribus-season-2-release-date/?ref=laineygossip.com), and they’re supposed to start filming in the first half of 2027\. But that does mean we probably won’t see season two until 2028, which means a two-plus year wait, maybe even three years, putting *Pluribus* on the long end of television production (like *Severance*). I know this is a high-concept show and Gilligan isn’t known for pre-planning his seasons, but shows like *The Pitt* and *Slow Horses* remind us that you can produce prestige, hour-long dramas on a tighter timeline. I really would like to see more TV shows committing to more consistent turnarounds between seasons. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pluribus-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn, and Valerie Chu at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Flo and Julia: Two Madonnas URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/florence-pugh-julia-garner-were-two-madonnas-at-the-2026-emmys/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T12:31:56.000Z Last night was the first time Florence Pugh has been to the Emmys. We have, of course, seen her on award show red carpets before, but always in a film capacity. And we will see her again on the red carpet in a film capacity before the end of the year because she’s in the holiday box office spectacle known as Dunesday – that is, she stars in both *Avengers: Doomsday* and *Dune 3*… but before that, it’s a series, *East of Eden,* releasing on Netflix in a couple of weeks for which she could, possibly, return to the Emmys next year as a nominee, and not only a presenter. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Florence was in one of the more popular colour trends on the Emmys red carpet: violet, lavender, whatever shade of purple you want to call it. We saw it on Sarah Pidgeon, Emilia Clarke, Jessica Williams, and Allison Janney had light purple feathers attached to her black column dress. Out of all the purples, for me Flo’s was the best. This is Vivienne Westwood, custom, tiny sequins that look liquid all over the body, and it’s quite good at the back with the alternating tones in the train. > [@vanityfairitalia](https://www.tiktok.com/@vanityfairitalia?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@vanityfairitalia") > > [#FlorencePugh](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/florencepugh?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "florencepugh") [#Emmys](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/emmys?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "emmys") > > [♬ original sound - Izzy](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7590285156229860118?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Izzy") The problem, of course, is that the design and the colour scheme of the actual red carpet was so sh-t, no dress was properly highlighted except for Zendaya and Nicole Kidman who are operating at a whole other level than everyone else. But Flo’s fashion wasn’t my top thought where her Emmys appearance is concerned. She presented with Julia Garner, in a halter Loewe, and it didn’t occur to me until later when I saw it online that this is an MCU pair-up. It’s Yelena and Silver Surfer who, to be honest, I barely remember in Fantastic Four. Superheroes weren’t on my mind, it was popstars instead. Or, rather, one popstar. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emebd.jpg) Julia Garner and Florence Pugh at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 Julia, as we know, was long attached to the Madonna biopic before it fell through, though we might get to see what it could have been since she and Madonna will be featured in season two of *The Studio*. But if there’s an opportunity to revisit the project, maybe they can figure out a way to cast two Madonnas in two stages of her career. Because that’s what I immediately imagined the moment Flo and Julia walked out together. > florence pugh and julia garner presenting at the emmys [pic.twitter.com/dFWcBiS9aZ](https://t.co/dFWcBiS9aZ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Best of Florence Pugh (@bestofpugh) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/bestofpugh/status/2099666888267559220?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Florence Pugh is Madonna from her self-titled debut album, think “Lucky Star”, “Borderline”, and “Holiday”, through to the end of the Like A Virgin album cycle – and that would be the title track – plus “Material Girl”, “Into the Groove”, and “Dress You Up”. Then Flo hands it over to Julia for the “True Blue” and “Like a Prayer” albums, and right up to the Dick Tracy era to include “Vogue”. In other words, Flo the scrappy and grimy NYC club girl Madonna, who scandalises and elevates MTV while writhing around in a wedding dress; and Julia as power femme Madonna with blonde ambition shooting out of her cone bra. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/madonna-embed.jpg) Madonna Performing on the 'Blonde Ambition' Tour, Tokyo, Japan - Apr 1990 (Eugene Adebari/Shutterstock) Not unlike Todd Haynes’s high concept film *I’m Not There* with six different actors (including Cate Blanchett) playing the various personas of Bob Dylan. Madonna is the Mother of Reinvention, why should she be limited to one acting talent to play her?! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/flo-julia-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) Julia Garner and Florence Pugh at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Jean Smart Made Sure We Got Hacked URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jean-smart-made-sure-we-got-hacked-at-the-2026-emmys/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T12:10:28.000Z The beautiful thing about *Hacks* is that over five seasons, it knew what it was and stayed what it was. It began as a two-hander starring two very unsentimental broads and stayed a two-hander betwe– okay, well, hang on. *(tap to view stories)* [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/downs-story-1.jpg)](https://www.instagram.com/stories/paulwdowns/3986467004770969587/?ref=laineygossip.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/downs-story-2.jpg)](https://www.instagram.com/stories/paulwdowns/3986471610813147742/?ref=laineygossip.com) Yes, *Hacks* is, andwas always *meant* to be a cross-generational platonic love story of two unlikely best-friends. But it also became a cross- …temperament(?) love story of two unlikely business partners who are also best friends, in situations when and if they manage to stay alive. We’ll always have Schaefer and LuSaque, and we’ll always have Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs on the red carpet, at least in our memories. Because this has to be an all-time best, the one they know they’re going out on… right? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/paul-meg-embed.jpg) Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 I don’t know what will happen if one of them is nominated for a future project *alone,* you know? I want the best for all of them, sure, but at this point a red carpet appearance from either without the other is going to feel like, you know, a salt shaker without pepper. But even though Meg Stalter’s look is clearly an all-timer, designed to leave us wanting more, and even though *Hacks* has been universally beloved and is leaving at a peak, doesn’t mean Jean Smart, 5-time winner for 5 seasons, in what is, realistically, the role of lifetime, is going to let us get sentimental. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSh2BbKKg9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by NBC Entertainment (@nbc)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSh2BbKKg9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Only *she* gets to be sentimental. (I could quibble about her use of ‘girls’ vs. ‘men’, but in the words of Jean herself, “...she’s old!”) I do think that, while we’ve given exactly appropriate amounts of love to Smart and Hannah Einbinder, the praise for Aniello, Downs, and Statsky is underplayed – maybe because three showrunners makes it look that much easier, or because they always manage to play off each other in the press and in their social media ([@luciaaniellosetfits](https://www.instagram.com/luciaaniellosetfits?ref=laineygossip.com) is an inspiration to anyone who’s ever wondered if they should try not to wear jeans to set, *again)* so nobody really knows just how incredible an achievement this show has been – and how revolutionary the three-showrunner structure is. Maybe that’s why the show got to be so happy, so [generous with money and airtime](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2026-08-12/megan-stalter-paul-w-downs-hacks-hbo-max-digital-cover?ref=laineygossip.com), and so relevant without being schmaltzy. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/producer-embed.jpg) Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 We’ve been rewatching *Broad City* at our house, the show these three did before *Hacks*, and it’s got the same DNA – tons of heart but no whiff of sentiment, and always squarely to and from the POV of women. Everyone’s career is of course well-gilded from here on in, but on a purely emotional level, I’m most worried about Hannah Einbinder, who’s seemed on the verge of tears for at least a year. For the rest of us, I can’t wait to see what this troika brings us next. It won’t be a big deal, I’m sure – just a show with characters I’ve already loved but didn’t know I needed, that will make me feel stuff but get me to laugh so I don’t get embarrassed that I had an outward emotion about fictional characters. No big deal, and sure, I can wait a year or five… I probably won’t even miss any of the members of this comedy family, like, even almost at all. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) Jean Smart wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Hannah Einbinder at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-10.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-11.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-12.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/hacks-emmys-15sep26-13.jpg) Lucia Aniello, Megan Stalter, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### The Pitt Supremacy is Here URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-pitt-reigned-supreme-at-2026-emmys-in-spite-of-fewer-wins/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T13:50:44.000Z Last year, *The Pitt* made a clean sweep of awards season, winning every major drama series award at every major awards show. This year, *The Pitt* still won a lot—six total Emmys for its second season—but it wasn’t QUITE as dominant as last year. In a sign that Emmy voters can, in fact, keep up with new shows, *Pluribus* won a couple notable trophies, but more on that later. For *The Pitt*, Noah Wyle repeated as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and the show repeated as Outstanding Drama Series. The show also picked up four Emmys during the untelevised Creative Arts Emmys. Given that *The Pitt* bagged best drama series two years in a row, I think we can officially declare this *The Pitt* supremacy; it is now the premiere prestige drama on television. I can feel you wanting to argue about this or that other series, or the *Heated Rivalry* of it all, but while we all have our personal favorite shows, winning for best drama series two years running, after two enormously successful seasons in which ratings only ever grew, does mean *The Pitt* is dominant in the dramatic television space. Anyway, it will be interesting to see what happens going forward. How much and how long can *The Pitt* dominate like this? The Emmys do have that thing where voters get comfortable and reward the same shows over and over. It can get quite tedious, frankly, even when the shows are excellent. *Mad Men*, for instance, won four years in a row, even up against shows like *Breaking Bad*, *Friday Night Lights*, and the early seasons of *Game of Thrones*. Will *The Pitt* keep blocking *Slow Horses*—though that series has won three Emmys since 2024, two for directing and one for writing—from the series prize, or prevent *Pluribus* from establishing a toe hold? In his second Emmys acceptance speech for acting, Noah Wyle mentioned being “raised on a television” and that movie theaters were his “place of worship”. *The Pitt* is an HBO series, and it’s produced by Warner Bros. Television. If/when the Paramount/Skydance merger goes through, I’m not so worried about *The Pitt* being cancelled—it’s so successful, that would really be cutting your nose off to spite your face—but I do wonder what happens to HBO, which is already not the same since the AT&T merger. Casey Bloys took over from Richard Plepler, the tastemaker who made HBO into the premium television destination we know it as now, and Bloys has more or less managed to hold onto to HBO’s reputation as “not just TV, it’s HBO”. But if Bloys is ousted? Who the f-ck knows. Wyle didn’t call out the merger, but I wonder what kind of conversations are happening around *The Pitt* as they film season three. At this point, I don’t think anything can mess up *The Pitt*’s supremacy as THE television drama of the moment, except outside interference. And mergers always bring interference. Something to think about as that process continues. As for *The Pitt* cast, they were out in force, from Wyle to Katherine LaNasa, to Shawn Hatosy, to Supriya Ganesh, who turned up even though she’s been written out of season three. She still looks friendly with the cast; there doesn’t seem to be conflict there as was rumored before with Tracy Ifeachor. It really does seem like the producers just decided to cut Dr. Mohan from the show for no good reason. Best dressed of the lot is Fiona Dourif in Thomas Hanisch, though Katherine LaNasa’s powder blue Louis Vuitton gown is also very good, as is Taylor Dearden’s crimson Naeem Khan look. Meanwhile, the less said about Isa Briones’s dress, the better. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) Noah Wyle and Sarah Wells, and the cast and crew of 'The Pitt' at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-10.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-11.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-12.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-13.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/pitt-emmys-15sep26-14.jpg) Supriya Ganesh, Katherine LaNasa, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, and Shawn Hatosy at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Mariska Hargitay: Ten Dresses and All the Sincerity URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mariska-hargitay-charmed-us-at-the-2026-emmys/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T11:02:57.000Z Mariska Hargitay won two Emmys last week for *My Mom Jayne*, the documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield, at the Creative Arts Emmys. Last night she hosted the Primetime Emmys on NBC, the network that’s been airing her show, Law & Order: SVU, for 27-soon-to-be-28 seasons. Did every joke land? No. Could you say it was cringy at times? Yes. Did Mariska Hargitay come out of the experienced tarnished in some way? F-ck no. Because while the punchlines were flat here and there, her sincerity, her enthusiasm, her sweetness never wavered. It was impossible not to be charmed by how earnest she was… even though she also spent the night consistently reminding the audience – which included her peers – that she is a winner herself (with the Emmys), that she is steadily employed (she doesn’t know what a “series finale” is, and that she is extremely wealthy. This, I think, is an underrated skill, and especially for a woman. For the people out there who spent the night complaining about how the opening sketch didn’t work, that the singing and dancing didn’t work, that whatever, whatever there is to bitch about, what they’re missing, to me, is the fine balance of being so irresistibly appealing you couldn’t help but root for her every second she was on stage even as she was dropping bars about being the longest-running lead actress on television with a per-episode and residuals deal that they basically don’t offer anyone anymore on a network show that easily doubles the episode count of most series on streaming per season – and still has the f-cking energy to be on Broadway during hiatus, at every Knicks game she can, and host the goddamn Emmys probably as a favour to the company writing her cheques. Plus the clout to call in assists from the NBA Finals MVP and a pop superstar, we’ll get to her later. The point here is this: Mariska Hargitay didn’t need to do this. But doing it also wasn’t a risk for her. It could never be a risk when it was a choice she made because she thought it might be fun… and it was. That’s the win. And it’s especially important now, when the ostensible arbiters of “cool” were raised with a phone in one hand afraid and armed against someone else with a phone in their hand trying to out-nonchalant each other instead of actually trying anything, period. Meanwhile, here’s a 62-year-old woman having the time of her life doing a little ditty with Andrew Rannells, the purest theatre kid if there ever was one who has spent his own life busting through all the walls of cringe anxiety with two hands that have never stopped jazzing. But then again, Mariska Hargitay has always shown us that she’s never cared about what the so-called cool kids were doing. There were layers to that AMC moment with Nicole Kidman during the opening monologue last night. It was one of the strongest bits, sure, and certainly worked as a straight parody, but also, no one is more qualified than Mariska to tell the movie people, who’ve always been positioned higher on the fame hierarchy ladder than television people, that this was TV’s night, and that as the reigning queen of linear television, her career is no less iconic for being known for one show and one character. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSahsrPh4o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSahsrPh4o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Also… Mariska Hargitay did what so many hosts couldn’t before her: she brought the show in on time! In fact, it was actually light – so light that Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey had to stretch. And she managed it through ten different looks and just as many hair changes. Seriously, we probably should have talked more about this on the Substack live hub: that one minute her hair was just below her chin, then down her back after the commercial break, then at her shoulders a few minutes later. So I guess that’s another thing to take away from this triumph: Mariska Hargitay’s team is just as efficient as she is. > Mariska Hargitay signs off the [#Emmys](https://x.com/hashtag/Emmys?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) with a nod to Law & Order: SVU [pic.twitter.com/Mav2s64uTm](https://t.co/Mav2s64uTm?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Deadline (@DEADLINE) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/DEADLINE/status/2099695286998507763?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-05.jpg) Mariska Hargitay hosts the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-06.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/mariska-emmys-15sep26-10.jpg) Mariska Hargitay on stage with Andrew Rannells and with her family at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### Intro for September 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/widows-bay-and-a-matthew-rhys-chill-up-our-spine-on-emmy-night/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T10:27:43.000Z Dear Gossips, The 78th Emmys were tight, if not sharp, with an overwhelming story of triumph for freshman comedy-thriller *Widow’s Bay.* Star Matthew Rhys had a historic double win for acting in two categories, a surprise that made the *Widow’s Bay* sweep all the sweeter. …or did it? Did we really see what we think we saw, or are we just kidding ourselves? Letting ourselves be spooked by a story, even though we know better, or we should, anyway? Is the influence of *Widow’s Bay* a little too effective? If you’re reading this, I know you know what, and specifically who, we’re talking about – but, like any good creepy story that may or may not be real, the whole point is in the telling of it. So let’s start at the beginning… Everyone knew, early on, that *Widow’s Bay* was dramatic and different and was making a big impact. Voter polls were definitely leaning towards at least substantial representation. So when Kate O’Flynn won off the top of the show, the zeitgeist was welcomed into the room and everyone was celebratory, including and especially O’Flynn’s castmate and fellow nominee, Dale Dickey. “This is for all the Patricias out there!” she crows, definitely a first for women named Patricia (and Trish, and Patsy) *and* everyone who ever felt like a Patricia in *Widow’s Bay*, misunderstood and not entirely innocent, but *trying,* you know? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSehpQEhn0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Ankler (@theankler)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSehpQEhn0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Then, just two awards later, Matthew Rhys wins for *The Beast In Me.* Very unexpected, absolutely an award that was earmarked for Oscar Isaacs. Everyone was shocked, including Rhys, so of course, all his expected remarks he expected to say about all the people who made *Widows* fly out of his mind, and he’s dealing with a whole new situation. You might even call it a twist, or a fakeout… Because sure, he didn’t say thank you to his wife, but again, he was startled, and we know they’re not schmoopy like that – especially now that everyone’s getting so thirstily parasocial about them all the time, they probably have dialed down any PDA even further. She’s supportive because she’s *there,* she’s a nominee herself so it’s not like his shout out from the stage is going to be the highlight of her night, and come on – it’s these two, they’re wrapped up in each other all the time, like I [posted only yesterday.](https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-it-about-keri-russell-and-matthew-rhys/) There’s no monster in the corner! It was only a shadow! The night continues, and Widow’s Bay continues to *clean the hell up.* Matthew Rhys wins again. Katie Dippold, who really did write a (much more traditional-comedy) version of the script 18 years ago, (that got her a job on *Parks & Recreation* and impressed showrunner Mike Schur so much he not only wrote “Hire Her” on the front, he pitched it with her for years before *she* decided something about it wasn’t right and paused to rewrite it) gives the funniest and probably most honest acceptance speech of the night, and we are back in good warm feelings! > Katie Dippold wins the [#Emmy](https://x.com/hashtag/Emmy?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for “Widow's Bay” ✨ [pic.twitter.com/rOoVLqrqwy](https://t.co/rOoVLqrqwy?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) [September 15, 2026](https://x.com/TelevisionAcad/status/2099710595536744683?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Then director Hiro Murai collects a statue! Things are wonderful! …but online, a certain *fog* is beginning to roll in… [Jaime Primak Sullivan (@jaimepsullivan) on ThreadsWhy am i so bothered that Mathew Rhys didn’t thank Keri Russel during Either Emmy win? she probably doesn’t care maybe they have their own thing going, but I really hope that he would.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/icon/0Qa-AOmHi0c-9badad80-932f-4807-9d5c-dc43d95d418c.ico)Threads![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/thumbnail/358001336_743114587566995_582637986749407032_n-3fe1ed17-cd1a-48cf-bb7f-3eadd6b0750b.jpg)](https://www.threads.com/@jaimepsullivan/post/DdShIWLER6Z?xmt=AQG0ugFt6B%5FObR4geECNeTddABX3boQVFX9boSpasn1wyA&ref=laineygossip.com) [Sylvie Jones (@sylvie.j66) on ThreadsAm I dreaming? Did Matthew Rhys just win 2 Emmys and didn’t thank his partner Keri Russell once? Or did I sleep through it?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/icon/0Qa-AOmHi0c-1fff68a2-ae28-436f-8956-ca1975cb9abf.ico)Threads![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/thumbnail/468924760_563822919709963_8516240247987865782_n-cf6cbfc6-84e5-44bd-8d9a-4877a1f4b8b3.jpg)](https://www.threads.com/@sylvie.j66/post/DdShC9DjI8e?xmt=AQG0ugFt6B%5FObR4geECNeTddABX3boQVFX9boSpasn1wyA&ref=laineygossip.com) What’s that? A little chill rolling up your spine? A little doubt creeping in? All of a sudden, all your years of Hollywood conditioning come into play all at once? “Here we go, he wins two awards and suddenly she doesn’t matter?” “He didn’t even *look* in her direction.” “Were they weird on the carpet, though? [I thought they were fine…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PgtH943L2E&ref=laineygossip.com)” Because once you allow the idea of something scary as an actual possibility in your mind, it’s never really *not* there, is it? Never mind that the wins keep on coming for *Widow’s Bay –* Best Comedy Series! – and [nobody who loves their spouse](https://x.com/taryder/status/2099685138020065584?s=10&ref=laineygossip.com) could possibly stay mad after a night like that. Doesn’t matter that they’ve pointed out they don’t thank each other at these things on purpose – that [the jokes they do have](https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1436077/emmys-2026-matthew-rhys-reveals-keri-russells-reaction-to-his-2-wins?ref=laineygossip.com) make it so clear none of this matters, (as Matthew explained ‘She said “If you win both, I’m not coming home with you.” That’s not a joke you make if it’s a real possibility!) you’re still scared, aren’t you? When you’re really afraid, though, what you need is someone who’s not afraid to turn the lights on and look, unflinchingly, at what’s really there. To be the hero that Rhys’s Mayor Loftis wants to be for the citizens of *Widow’s Bay*! For us? That hero is [one of our very own](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdS9AdTuxqH/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com), who asks the real questions: …and there you have it! Did you hear that? Play it back again. There’s no doubting the joking and affection in his voice. Now, will they pointedly kiss later? Will one of them remind the other that having eaten the onion dip canape or whatever the anti-kiss device was before the show isn’t worth the drama that’s going to ensue? Maybe. But either way, it’s a happy ending. Breathe a sigh of relief. The lights are on, *Widow’s Bay* wins a total of 14 Emmys, (including all the major comedy categories except Lead Actress, in which they didn’t have a nominee) and Matthew Rhys, overwhelmed though he may be, is going home quite secure and happy, with the knowledge not only that he’s a multiple winner (he’s also a *Widow’s Bay* Executive Producer) but that the show’s future, and his, are ironically very bright. Of course, there’s always next season… Attached – The cast and crew of Widow’s Bay cleans up. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-02-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-03-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-04-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-05-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-06-1.jpg) Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell attend the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-07.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-08.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-09.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-10.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-11.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-12.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-13.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/widows-matthew-emmys-15sep26-14.jpg) Hiro Murai, Katie Dippold, Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, and the cast and crew of Widow’s Bay at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 14, 2026 ### There’s Something About Them… URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-it-about-keri-russell-and-matthew-rhys/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T20:17:28.000Z …our job today, and of course, tonight, is to figure out what it is. Obviously that headline is imperfect and if I were doing the homage to *There’s Something About Mary* properly, it would read ‘There’s Something about Keri.’ But – even though Keri Russell has had an incredible second act to her career, one that’s extra satisfying given the amount of ingenue energy she had surrounding her circa *Felicity*, and even though her seemingly endless string of acting nominations, from *The Americans* through *The Diplomat* gives clear support to her talent standing on it’s own – this isn’t about Keri Russell and how much people like her. Nor is it about Matthew Rhys, even though *Widow’s Bay* is all but guaranteed to clean up at the Emmys tonight, and even though with each new interview and (presumed, speculated) acceptance speech will shock and delight people who didn’t know the man was Welsh and whose affections will be ignited anew. There’s something about the alchemy of them together, right? Like, first we have to look at the pictures below where they’re *kissing…* in *public…* and acknowledge that part of what we’re all into is the, um… well. Let’s be for real. Their obvious physical attraction to each other is clearly one reason we keep watching – I’m still not over[ that one ](https://variety.com/2026/awards/features/matthew-rhys-keri-russell-couple-interview-widows-bay-emmys-1236831933/?ref=laineygossip.com)[*Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/awards/features/matthew-rhys-keri-russell-couple-interview-widows-bay-emmys-1236831933/?ref=laineygossip.com)[ shot where he uses his jean jacket to hide her face](https://variety.com/2026/awards/features/matthew-rhys-keri-russell-couple-interview-widows-bay-emmys-1236831933/?ref=laineygossip.com) while they kiss. But I think it’s not just garden-variety perviness that makes Keri & Matthew such an attraction. Tell me if I’m going too far here… I think it’s more to do with the fact that every time they’re on the carpet together, they’re more interested in each other than in the media circus itself, and *that’s* what’s so attractive. Like by virtue of being into the work, and into each other, and presumably into their lives and kids and etc, they don’t have a lot of leftover energy to care about the interview. Like they do in the sense of promoting the work, but being happy at home makes them less thirsty for the carpet, which in turn makes them endearing to us because they’re treating the whole thing with detached amusement rather than overzealous ‘media moments’? Is this too much? Because I’ve been thinking about it and there have been couples where we’ve been into *them* and couples where we’re into the work but the combination of both is giving a real less is more kind of feel, you know? With any luck tonight’s carpet will allow me to flesh out this theory. Meet you back on [The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/) and [Substack](https://substack.com/explore/bignight?ref=laineygossip.com) tonight! --- Until then, what else is happening… People have been discussing TIFF films all weekend but [Caleb Hearon’s *Trash Mountain* is the one](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/caleb-hearons-trash-mountain-is-the-most-2005-sundance-indie-hit-of-2026.php?ref=laineygossip.com) that’s made them all burst into smiles (Pajiba) Maggie Gyllenhaal is channeling Anne Shirley, and if you don’t know what I mean by that, [you’re about to be delighted](https://www.gofugyourself.com/maggie-gyllenhaal-closed-venice-with-anne-shirleys-sleeves-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) (Go Fug Yourself) If I’m honest, I tend to think the general periodic interest in tennis seems kind of performative or only-because-celebs care, but that could just be because I was raised by a tennis fan and it never made sense to me. But then I see headlines about[ tennis players behaving like this](https://www.celebitchy.com/996833/aryna%5Fsabalenka%5Fsaid%5Ff---%5Foff%5Fto%5Fthe%5Fespn%5Fcameraman%5Fafter%5Fshe%5Flost%5Fthe%5Fus%5Fopen/?ref=laineygossip.com) and I remember it’s also because they don’t adhere to media training and it makes them more interesting. (Celebitchy) [Lady Gaga’s baby has arrived! ](https://ew.com/lady-gaga-is-a-mom-welcomes-first-baby-michael-polansky-12116897?ref=laineygossip.com)But while celebs not announcing name or sex is now commonplace (and honestly, I’m down) I feel like she’s going to want us to know…eventually (Entertainment Weekly) Also attached - Keri and Matthew arriving in LA on the weekend. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/keri-matthew-14sept26-0009.jpg) Keri Russell and husband Matthew Rhys attend the Netflix Emmys party in LA, September 13, 2026/Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys at LAX, September 12, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/celebrity-social-media-september-14-2026/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T19:04:55.000Z Meghan Sussex has dropped her first UK post since moving and it’s exactly what you’d expect, a bucolic background and casual frolicking. Despite how effortless it looks, Harry and Meghan have managed to avoid being photographed (and trust, the UK tabloids are frothing at the mouth to get a candid shot of them). And there’s a new dog, Pula! It’s all pretty quaint and makes the hysteria of the media and the anti-Meghan people look even sillier. You are obsessing over someone who is splashing in a puddle. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOwOB5NDZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOwOB5NDZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Miley Cyrus hasn’t been officially announced, but she is the frontrunner for the Super Bowl halftime show this year. There’s only so many names who can fill that slot, a household name with lots of hits. But I am a bit surprised the show hasn’t had a full-on country artist in decades. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMlSURiavX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by MILEY (@miley)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMlSURiavX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gigi Hadid’s [Guest In Residence](https://www.vogue.com/article/gigi-hadid-denim-jeans-guest-in-residence?ref=laineygossip.com) launched a denim line this morning, exclusively through Vogue . Several of the sizes are already “low stock” but I would guess that for this initial run, there’s not a lot of stock. The styles are exactly what you’d expect and the price point is around $300 US, putting it in line with other brands like Mother and Citizens of Humanity. I like the Travelers style but wouldn’t take a risk on these because of the inseam – 33 inches. That is longer than standard, the style are slouchy even on the models. These are for the tall girls. \[*ed*. *Duana - my eyes just became heart emojis. 33 inches is exciting!*\] > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdRXt3zIVwd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GUEST IN RESIDENCE (@guestinresidence)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdRXt3zIVwd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yeah, social media is awful but sometimes it’s the phrase of the week, “Before we get married I gotta go f-ck this guy” x a Shiv Roy supercut, and I think Shakespeare couldn’t do this. > Before we get married I gotta go fuck this guy [https://t.co/HXHxmyOrhb](https://t.co/HXHxmyOrhb?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — lez usbourne (@SZSPIRIA) [September 11, 2026](https://x.com/SZSPIRIA/status/2098480859439419739?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Salma Hayek is 60 and loving it. You know what’s interesting about Salma? She’s been married to a billionaire for 17 years but I don’t really think of her as a billionaire, she doesn’t give off that vibe even though she’s RICH rich. And one thing I appreciate about her is her friendship with Angelina Jolie and she publicly supported Blake Lively during the height of the *It Ends with Us* lawsuits. It may seem like small things but not many others are doing the same. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRIjp5RFct/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Cut (@thecut)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRIjp5RFct/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### TIFF Review: The Maras in Bucking Fastard URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-werner-herzogs-bucking-fastard-window-into-true-eccentricity-made-by-truly-eccentric-filmmaker/ Last updated: 2026-09-15T23:28:27.000Z Werner Herzog makes a return to narrative feature filmmaking after a decade-long absence—he’s been busy with documentaries—with *Bucking Fastard*, a film inspired by real-life Adult Twins Freda and Greta Chaplin. In the 1980s, the Chaplins became objects of public interest when their neighbor hit them with a restraining order. The twin sisters, who dressed alike and spoke in sync, had a simultaneous relationship with their neighbor, whom they inadvertently dubbed a “bucking fastard” in court. Herzog met the Chaplins and mentions them in his memoir, *Every Man for Himself and God Against All*. Now, finally, he has made a feature inspired by the “folded Rorschach” twin sisters. *Bucking Fastard*, though, is not a direct adaptation of the Chaplin twins’ lives. Herzog renames the sisters Jeanie and Joanie Holbrooke, and they are played by real-life acting sisters Kate Mara (Jeanie) and Rooney Mara (Joanie). The film, which is also scripted by Herzog, specifically mentions that Jeanie and Joanie are not twins, just sisters who do everything together. So they’re not Adult Twins, but Jeanie and Joanie do engage in extreme Adult Twin behaviors. Also, the film is dedicated to David Lynch, and *Bucking Fastard* feels very much like Herzog honoring Lynch. The film begins with Jeanie and Joanie in court as their neighbor, the sleazy Gareth (Orlando Bloom), is seeking a restraining order. He had a sexual relationship with the sisters, but now is married and wants the ‘twins’ to stop harassing him. Ultimately, this results in Jeanie and Joanie moving to a new flat and meeting a series of the most distressing men in Ireland (where the film takes place). Jeanie and Joanie’s strangeness is, apparently, a magnet for losers and outcasts. The most normal man in their orbit is Timothy (Domhnall Gleeson), their social worker, a recovered addict who wants to help the sisters rebuild their lives. Kate and Rooney Mara are extraordinary as Jeanie and Joanie. They’re charming and weird and compelling and deeply, almost unutterably strange. Besides doing everything as a unit, they live in a kind of time warp, dressing like 1950s housewives, but living in the present day, but having no cellphones or technology later than, maybe, the 1980s. They communicate via ‘post’ and don’t know how to use the ticketing machines at the train station. There is also a suggestion of a rift with their parents. Something obviously happened to the sisters to turn them into pseudo-twins, and to cause their parents to shun them, but no explanation is ever given for their weirdness. And that is okay, really, because it is SO obvious these sisters have been traumatized in some way. By not making them literal twins, Herzog actually makes their double act more clearly a trauma response. If they were twins, it would just be normal Adult Twin stuff, as Adult Twins [elect](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1myxl5dx2no?ref=laineygossip.com) [to live](https://abcnews.com/US/inside-life-sets-identical-twins-now-live-work/story?id=115638942&ref=laineygossip.com) [identical lives](https://961srs.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2023-11-14-identical-twins-living-mirrored-lives-says-husbands-cant-tell-them-apart/?ref=laineygossip.com) [all the time](https://thedailytexan.com/2014/03/31/campus-characters-identical-twins-the-byers-live-identical-lives/?ref=laineygossip.com). The Holbrookes, though, have something else going on. Even their obsession with their neighbor is a particular kind of naïveté, one could say immaturity, that mistakes sex for love, which points to some kind of arrested development. Eventually, the sisters go to live with a widowed aunt in the country, and things get even weirder from there. *Bucking Fastard* has moments of real humor, and Peter Zeitlinger’s cinematography makes the most of the Irish setting—a sequence in a cave is a reminder that Herzog has a fixation with the Earth’s guts. It’s a bizarrely charming film with a good sense of humor, an underlying melancholy, and an unrelenting devotion to being as odd as possible at all times (there’s a little tangent to learn about cave salamanders). The Maras are magnetic, they’re so good and their performances so interwoven they should be considered as one acting unit. Every choice and reaction is dependent on each other; it is impossible to look away from them. But *Bucking Fastard* is also a film that confounds. It has no conclusion, it just stops. The lack of explanation for *why are they like this* is bound to irritate some people. That the film does not use the sisters as satire or commentary of any kind will bother other people (The Venn diagram between those two groups are the worst people at the party.) It’s a meandering meditation, a narrative cul-de-sac that isn’t interested in going anywhere; Herzog made a little cinematic garden and filled it with his strange preoccupations. *Bucking Fastard* is a window into true eccentricity, made by a truly eccentric filmmaker who will not explain himself or his creation. Attached - the cast of Bucking Fastard at today's TIFF premiere. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0008.jpg) Domhnall Gleeson, Rooney Mara, Kate Mara, Orlando Bloom at the TIFF premiere of Bucking Fastard, September 14, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/bucking-fastards-14sept26-0010.jpg) Domhnall Gleeson, Rooney Mara, Kate Mara, Orlando Bloom at the TIFF premiere of Bucking Fastard, September 14, 2026 ### Emma Stone’s Professional Personal Relationship URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/does-emma-stones-new-film-the-catch-directed-by-her-husband-dave-mccary-have-intimacy-coordinator/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T17:36:39.000Z There are pictures over the weekend of Emma Stone and Chris Pine shooting *The Catch,* an upcoming feature directed by her husband, Dave McCary. It’s due out next May and has been shooting all summer, with an all-star cast including Ashley Padilla, clearly beloved by literally everyone, Tim Robbins, and Sissy Spacek. Now, I fundamentally hate that I included the clause ‘her husband’ in the above paragraph. In theory, this is a movie starring Emma Stone, directed by Dave McCary, and that’s the entire story. Their personal relationship has nothing to do with it. When I looked at some of these pictures, though, I started feeling differently. Maybe it’s because this is the third story about a personal relationship today, after seeing [pics from the ](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-point-of-events-like-tiff-isnt-necessarily-entertainment-but-the-friends-we-made-along-the-way/)[*Babies* ](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-point-of-events-like-tiff-isnt-necessarily-entertainment-but-the-friends-we-made-along-the-way/)[premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-point-of-events-like-tiff-isnt-necessarily-entertainment-but-the-friends-we-made-along-the-way/) and a story about Chris Rock [directing his daughter in ](https://people.com/chris-rock-opens-up-about-the-lesson-he-shared-directing-his-daughter-zahra-exclusive-12119534?ref=laineygossip.com)[*Misty Green*](https://people.com/chris-rock-opens-up-about-the-lesson-he-shared-directing-his-daughter-zahra-exclusive-12119534?ref=laineygossip.com) (also at TIFF), but I really started to think about the dynamics of going to work with your spouse in this way. On the one hand, it’s actually surprisingly easy not to be in the same space when you’re working on a feature like this, until you’re actually physically on set – in theory these two can have their own spaces and leave home stuff at home. On the other hand, though, this is 2026, and so looking at those kissing photos – even though they look more heartfelt and affectionate than steamy, possibly due to Pine’s arm in a sling – I wondered whether there was an intimacy coordinator involved, and what those conversations look like. It’s not a given that there would be an intimacy coordinator here, since the widespread adoption of the role has largely been centered around situations of nudity or simulated sex. And there are definitely stories where stars have eschewed the idea – [Jennifer Aniston’s comments come to mind](https://people.com/jennifer-aniston-rejected-offer-for-intimacy-coordinator-sex-scenes-with-jon-hamm-the-morning-show-8415159?ref=laineygossip.com) – and Emma Stone is obviously big enough to have communication with her director be as straightforward as she wants… or not. But it sent me down the imagination google hole. Imagine McCary, on the long list of things he has to do in a given shoot day, sitting down with the IC, and being told ‘okay, the performers have decided they’re OK with A and B, but not C’ and he has to be like “oh really, because that’s not what I was told at the breakfast table this morning”? Except not really, because that would be unprofessional, which is exactly what this situation is trying to avoid? But then, of course, the alternative is worse. Imagine for the sake of argument that they’re doing this kissing scene, and the director, McCary, wants more, or for that matter, less? “For this next take, can you both give me a little more heat?” That’s going to raise eyebrows, as will “Pull back a little bit, you two,” won’t it? Like, both are incredibly normal things for a director to say in this situation, but either is going to want to make all three of them, never mind the rest of the crew who are watching, sink into the floor. I feel like the only way for McCary to stay purely professional is to watch impassively as they do two identical takes, say “Great! Cut! Check it, Let’s move on” and pretend it never happened. Either way, he’s not making eye contact with either of them for the next hour or so – enough time to set up the next scene and remind themselves this is just another day in a bananas professional life. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0003.jpg) Chris Pine and Emma Stone film The Catch with director Dave McCary in New York, September 10-13, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emma-stone-14sept26-0011.jpg) Chris Pine and Emma Stone film The Catch with director Dave McCary in New York, September 10-13, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Chase Infiniti in The Julia Set URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-chase-infinitis-undeniable-star-power-cant-rescue-niki-byrnes-the-julia-set-from-an-undercooked-concept/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T16:09:40.000Z Chase Infiniti follows her breakout performance in *One Battle After Another* with a starring role in *The Julia Set*, which is basically *Good Will Hunting* for girls. Infiniti stars as Julia, a brilliant math student at a fake college dubbed GCU. Her mother (Carmen Ejogo) is obsessed with Julia transferring to MIT, though why she should do that is vague. It seems to be only because Julia’s mom has never heard of another school. Also, her mom doesn’t understand her math genius but still has strong opinions on the school Julia goes to? The school/mom either needed to be much simpler or the point of the whole film, because it is confusing, as is. Director Niki Byrne’s actual concept is relatively simple—Julia is book smart but people dumb, and this makes her easy prey for Pascal, a smarmy math TA (played with appropriate sleaze by *The Summer I Turned Pretty* star Christopher Briney). The problem is that Julia is SO people dumb, it’s like she’s never been outside one day in her life. Julia has never seen a red flag in her life; she has no interpersonal radar or conflict meter. Pascal is so obviously a loser, and out to destroy Julia’s potential – and she overlooks every warning sign flashing directly in her eyes. She’s like Bambi staggering directly into the path of the hunter’s gun. ‘But Sarah,’ you may say, ‘this sounds very harsh. Sometimes very smart people aren’t the most street smart; that’s a believable premise.’ Yes! It is! But Julia’s lack of street smarts is so overplayed it becomes redundant and then intolerable. It doesn’t help that she’s a remote character with almost no interiority. Almost everything we learn about her is said by other people. What we *see* of Julia is pretty much just her blazing past the aforementioned red flags to advance her relationship with the odious Pascal, which is why she comes across as such a bungled character. Byrne, aided by cinematographer Antonio Calvache, does love to frame Julia as either one of few women, or often the *only* woman, in a space. In a roomful of students dominated by men like Pascal, Julia stands out because she is a double minority, a Black woman. This is one of the film’s strongest elements, as is a sequence in which Julia goes to visit Pascal’s family home. There we meet Pascal’s parents: father Aleksander (Jason Isaacs at his sneering best), and mother Anne (Gillian Anderson at her c-ntiest). Aleksander is also a brilliant mathematician, and Anne was once *his* student, and he obviously stunted Anne’s mathematic development. The family scenes are deeply uncomfortable, not only for the way Aleksander and Anne snipe at one another—and turn their talons on Julia and Pascal—but also for the subtext of Pascal replicating his father’s sour triumph over his mother. But then they go back to school and we’re left with Julia, a donut protagonist with a gaping hole where her inner life should be. It’s just a mystery why Julia, who *has* been in rooms with men like Pascal and Aleksander, has not developed a better sense for when someone is undercutting her. She is young, but she is established as a genius before starting college, so why she doesn’t have a better radar is a great question. It feels like we’re missing a motivation, some grounding reason for Julia to overlook so many red flags with Pascal and risk her future for such an insipid man. Lacking that context, Julia is less of a character, more of an idea of how a human being might behave. There is something in *The Julia Set* that could work as an exploration of brilliant women in spaces choked with mediocre men, but the lack of central characterization hamstrings the whole film. But none of this is on Chase Infiniti. She does what she can with the material she was given, but even her undeniable star power can’t rescue *The Julia Set* from an undercooked concept. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-julia-set-14sept26-0010.jpg) Chase Infiniti, Chloe Bailey, Christopher Briney, Jason Isaacs, Niki Byrne at The Julia Set world premiere at TIFF, September 11, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Julianne Moore shines in The Debut URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-jesse-eisenberg-gives-theater-nerds-their-due-in-the-debut/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T15:22:05.000Z Jesse Eisenberg rose to fame playing awkward nerds, and now as a filmmaker he is giving a specific kind of nerd their due: theater nerds. His third feature film as a writer-director is *The Debut*, a comedy that borders on farce, set in the world of community theater. Eisenberg writes and directs and appears—and sings—in a small role, but the stars of the show are Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, who have two of the best roles of their careers courtesy of Eisenberg’s pen and affectionate lens. Moore reunites with Eisenberg after starring in his feature directorial debut, *When You Finish Saving the World*, and is simply spectacular as Mona, a mousy suburban housewife who finds her inner starlet when she lands a small role in a local production of a musical, *Nosy Neighbors*. (Eisenberg conceived the musical-within-the-film and wrote multiple original songs for it.) Irritable theater director Jerry (Giamatti) has to give Mona the role of an apartment supervisor named Miss Danielle after regional theater star Serena Cherry (Bernadette Peters in a fantastic cameo) bails on the production and no one else auditions (because of Mona). Mona is, frankly, a terrible actress and she drives Jerry crazy. But as he pushes her to gain any sort of understanding of acting, Mona begins to go full Method for her small part, staying in a run-down motel and finding her inner boss lady. As Mona acts, she gains confidence that spills over into other areas of her life, which in turn loops back into her stage performance, until performing unlocks a door that returns a piece of herself back to Mona. *The Debut* is laugh-out-loud funny—Moore goes on a hilariously filthy tirade as she tries to give life to a simple line that literally brings the house down—and while Eisenberg isn’t afraid of an unlikeable character, the film is so earnestly affectionate toward actors and acting that it never falls into cynicism (though there is some truly weird behavior on display). *The Debut* sits alongside films like *Waiting for Guffman* or the *Documentary Now!* episode “Original Cast Album: Co-Op” for its blatant love of Broadway and actors and acting. It’s very much a love letter from Eisenberg to his own profession, but it’s funny enough to never become maudlin. It’s also a love letter to Julianne Moore, who is given an all-timer of a role and gives a career-best performance as Mona. Paul Giamatti is also very good, picking out the personal motivations behind Jerry’s irascible façade – but *The Debut* is Moore’s show. She is dazzling, not least because she has to portray Mona’s transformation from genuinely bad actress to a decently talented one. She’s equally convincing as the inexperienced, unconfident version of Mona as she is the more competent performer who owns (her portion of) the stage—and drives her director crazy for a whole new set of reasons. She’s just as good as the offstage Mona, who begins dropping family duties in her quest for self-actualization, though Eisenberg doesn’t make a real effort to connect Mona’s brightening star to her deliberately turning down the brightness on her family. *The Debut* is very much about the stage and performance; Mona’s home life is more context for how and why she became so meek and self-effacing. The film offers no real observations about women achieving success when they are unburdened by their families, it comes through more in Moore’s performance, a connection between Mona adventuring further away from her tidy suburban life in the quest of discovering her inner Miss Danielle, and her visible rise in confidence. *The Debut* proves that *A Real Pain* was not a fluke, that Jesse Eisenberg is a filmmaker to watch, and it proves what we already knew, that Julianne Moore truly is one of the best actors working today. ***The Debut*** *will play exclusively in theaters from December 11, 2026.* Attached – Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, and Paul Giamatti at the TIFF premiere of *The Debut* last night. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-debut-14sept26-0009.jpg) Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, and Paul Giamatti at the TIFF premiere of The Debut, September 13, 2026 ### Learning from Céline URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/takeawy-from-celine-dions-first-performance-in-paris-is-everything-but-one-imperfect-note/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T14:57:08.000Z At some point on Friday or Saturday, during the chaos of TIFF and running from interview to interview and prepping in between, I saw an article pop up on my feed about Céline Dion, ahead of her first show in Paris…something something about how she would require a backing track or some kind of vocal assistance during the concert. And the volcanic fury that erupted from my body startled the person I was standing next to. How f-cking dare you? This is insulting on multiple levels. First of all – the audacity to judge a world class artist, a legend, a pure diva, like some kind of fraud would be happening in the arena that night..! But also the fraud coming from the report, because anyone who knows anything about Céline Dion would know that there’s never been a false note where she’s concerned. A bad note? Sure. A false note? *Absolument pas*. And where Céline is concerned, that’s actually the point. It’s also, if you’re willing and open to it, a lesson we can all take away, because there is always more to be learned from imperfection. The problem, though, is that imperfection has become terrifying, in the same category of avoidance as cancellation. This is why there’s a whole generation of people who are afraid to try. Trying brings risk – the risk of screwing up, being criticised, mocked, laughed at, and failing. So. If we’re being real here, Céline’s voice is different now. She’s singing in a lower register, and there were a few times, when she was going for it, that her voice cracked. You can hear it at the end of the video below. But the voice crack is not the takeaway. It certainly wasn’t for the thousands of people who were singing along with her all night and it definitely isn’t for the millions more who are thirstily watching online, desperately wishing they were there. The takeaway is everything BUT the imperfect note. Rather, it’s what the imperfection revealed: music’s purpose in its purest form should be the sonic expression of the human condition, something no AI could ever achieve. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdM6-GsSUEC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdM6-GsSUEC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Of course the Queen of All Feelings was allllll the feelings on Saturday night – they were coming out in her facial expressions, her body language, and because our girl is never subtle, she spoke them as often as she could. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdMuernvDnK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdMuernvDnK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) “Here I am… singing for you, singing for me, singing life!” That’s it. That right there. SINGING LIFE. This is music, this is what music is meant to do – to be the soundtrack of life, and all its struggles and imperfections, the pain, the thrill, when it’s breathtaking in ways that hurt and also nourish, and also all the medium moods in between. An artist’s relationship to the music, then, should never stay the same. Céline’s songs don’t sound how they sounded 20 years ago because she isn’t who she was 20 years ago. And instead of putting on a show that tried to reclaim what was, she gave the audience a show that represents who she is today, is in the present. In all her glory but also effort. To the f-ckass doubter who suggested that there’d be anything artificial about Céline’s return, it’s actually the opposite. The effort is unmistakable – she is working harder than she ever has to sing, and she’s not hiding it, she’s not camouflaging it behind any trickery, she’s not even bothering to pretend getting up to those big moments in her signature songs isn’t exhausting and …this is SHOW YOUR WORK in the form of a diva who has always understood there is theatre in the effort, and that the work itself is the show! > Chills to hear her sing ‘Its All Coming Back To Me Now’ again 100% live after years with what she is going through and sounding so incredible 🥹 I’m proud Celine Dion! ❤️‍🩹 [#CelineDionParis](https://x.com/hashtag/CelineDionParis?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/bKXtjwcY6h](https://t.co/bKXtjwcY6h?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Céline Dion Data (@CelineDionData) [September 13, 2026](https://x.com/CelineDionData/status/2099002073316503896?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Attached – Céline appreciating everyone appreciating her in Paris: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOOLC7Rdqh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdOOLC7Rdqh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And below – no less than Oprah & Gayle taking in the artistry of Céline! We are Squawking Céline today, of course. [Please join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/celine-is-back)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/celine-is-back?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0004.jpg) Céline Dion performs at Plénitude Arena in Paris, September 12, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-14sept26-0011.jpg) Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey attend as Céline Dion performs at Plénitude Arena in Paris, September 12, 2026 ### Intro for September 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-point-of-events-like-tiff-isnt-necessarily-entertainment-but-the-friends-we-made-along-the-way/ Last updated: 2026-09-14T13:56:58.000Z Dear Gossips, It’s been another incredibly busy weekend at TIFF, and I’m delighted to say I was able to be out in it this year for the first time in a long time. As exciting as it is to have the festival in our city, the irony is that lots of film & TV professionals who are working during the festival don’t actually get to see or experience much of it at all. But over the weekend I managed to hit a few events, where I met up with, or ran into, people I’ve worked with and love – the Venn diagram of which is often an almost-perfect circle. Originally I even thought I’d meet up with Lainey for a drink, but she was ‘working hard’ or something. I could pretend to be annoyed and write about the audacity of it all, but actually, it was great and underscored something else I love about the festival – because while Lainey and I can and will have drinks (or, if she gets her way, a long weekend walk – how is that the same hangout?) at any time of year, a lot of times in TV & Film, ‘work friends’ feel weird about reaching out when we aren’t working together, or don’t have some kind of project-based premise to structure a meetup around. So we become isolated, which is bad – until we work together again, and then we feel amazing… until the project ends, and we’re isolated again. Which is silly, because we all love hanging out doing the work. Which threatens to sound super capitalist, but stay with me – we form these tight friendships because when you find people who love what you do the way we do, they get you like nobody else. Especially at a time when the industry is changing and morphing, what remains is yes, sorry, the friends we made along the way. I know. I know! But it’s not just me who’s this cheesy - As I was running around and hugging people I was so happy to see and celebrate with, and to remember how long we’ve all been doing this, I saw this quote from *Heated Rivalry* and *Slo-Pitch* star Nadine Bhabha, who I adored working with a few years ago: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMTSFCkSoR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Nadine Bhabha (@nadinebhabs)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdMTSFCkSoR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) “Make sh-t with your friends. You’ll be broke and happy.” The point here isn’t being broke per se, but that the alleged financial upside is never why we do this. Then I saw both Lainey and Kathleen post this photo with *etalk* anchor Tyrone Edwards and CBC film critic Eli Glasner, and all of them had the same sentiment: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdOl7GiDhyJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Eli Glasner (@glasnerd)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdOl7GiDhyJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The point isn’t the trenches or even the entertainment… the point is the together. SORRY. Lots coming up today from Lainey and from Sarah and we’re getting ready for the EMMYS TONIGHT! On the Squawk from 5:30 EST and [LIVE on Substack with Hunter Harris, Hailee Steinfeld, Evan Ross Katz and more faves at 8 PM EST!](https://substack.com/explore/bignight?ref=laineygossip.com) Attached - *Babies* premiere at TIFF. I can't absolutely swear all these people are for-real friends who made this movie because it would be fun, but given it's Lauren Miller Rogen's feature debut and includes objectively hilarious types like Issa and Anna, doesn't it seem like they are, and it would be? Yours in Gossip, Duana ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/babies-open-14sept26-0009.jpg) Zach Cherry, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Ed Helms attending the screening of the movie Babies during TIFF, September 12, 2026 ### Saoirse In Venice Brings Out the Soapbox In Me URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-saoirse-ronans-description-of-directorial-debut-paper-plane-making-me-emotional/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T20:05:46.000Z I can plead ignorance or busyness as much as anyone else, but honestly when I read that Saoirse Ronan was at the Venice Film Festival for *Orrizonti*, I assumed it was an Italian film and went on to obsess over her outfit. But as usual with Saoirse, the truth is way more interesting, and I feel bad for accidentally almost not investigating further. Orrizonti, which I am betting to myself means ‘Horizons’, is the colloquial short nickname for “Orrizonti Corti Fuori Concorso E Concorso”, AKA “Short Horizons Out of Competition and In Competition”, per Google Translate. Saoirse isn’t here as a performer, but as the writer and director of *Paper Plane*, [a 15-minute short about](https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2026/0911/1591136-saoirse-ronan-wows-at-venice-film-fest-ahead-of-directorial-debut/?ref=laineygossip.com) “a defiant young girl staging a silent protest and running away from home until her disruptive father has gone, forcing her mother to decide whether to follow her or let her go.” !!! Why am I getting emotional?? Partly because the logline for the film is basically the most Irish thing I’ve ever heard for a dozen reasons. Labelling a young girl character as both “defiant” and “silent”? That’s mega-Irish, and in case there was any doubt, Saoirse wrote in her directors’ statement that *Paper Plane* is “a love letter to a younger version of myself, and a younger version of my mother." SOB. But partly, too, I’m emotional because – and it’s late on a Friday, so forgive the vulnerability here – Saoirse believed a story like this was important enough to be told, as it was, the way she imagined it. A lot of us, when dreaming of writing or directing, were told a young person’s story wasn’t significant enough – or we let someone’s dismissive reaction to a story like this become a solid truth, instead of one person’s unimaginative, same old same old dismissive opinion. I’m thrilled that this is Saoirse’s entree to directing and writing (publicly) and I’m so excited about what a feature from her, with a young woman as a protagonist, could look like. Do you think she and Greta have a text thread where they trade riffs on these ideas, or do they have proper Zoom work sessions, just because? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHt4aKEgWo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by E! News (@enews)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHt4aKEgWo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is Louis Vuitton and is predictably understated, but it’s making me excited for Saoirse’s next red carpet run, whenever that may be. --- What else happened today… I know Tahj Mowry was Smart Guy, and he’s Tia & Tamera’s brother, [but he’ll always be Michelle’s friend Teddy to me. Yet this mall-based thirst shoot ](https://www.popsugar.com/balance/tahj-mowry-aughts-effect-cover?ref=laineygossip.com) …also somehow works? (PopSugar) We were talking in the [Squawk Mailbag](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/squawk-mailbag-for-september-11-2026) today about celebrity press obligations, and, well – [interpret these shots of Meryl Streep as you will. ](https://www.gofugyourself.com/a-tale-of-two-body-languages-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)(Go Fug Yourself) When you are a dark-haired woman of a certain age, people encourage you to go blonde as a way to ‘grey blend’. Problem is, it always looks odd, because [I was never meant to be blonde and neither was Princess Kate. ](https://www.celebitchy.com/996485/the%5Fmail%5Fis%5Ffull%5Fof%5Fpraise%5Ffor%5Fprincess%5Fkates%5Fnew%5Fhoney%5Fblonde%5Fhighlights/?ref=laineygossip.com)(Celebitchy) How many[ Emmys do The Muppets have to win to get a series pickup ](https://deadline.com/2026/09/the-muppet-show-special-series-order-status-ratings-emmys-1237073613/?ref=laineygossip.com#comments)already? (Deadline) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/what-else-11sept26-0004.jpg) Saoirse Ronan attends the "Orizzonti Corti Fuori Concorso E Concorso" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Giardino on September 10, 2026 in Venice, Italy ### Celebrity Social Media, September 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-did-aaron-rodgers-bring-up-that-shailene-woodley-wanted-to-sleep-with-someone-else-before-they-got-married/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T19:35:00.000Z The universe is giving us a lesson today: people can surprise you. Leave space in your heart for whimsy. Who knew that Aaron Rogers would appear on the *Not Just Football* podcast and, completely unprompted, say (in regards to his engagement to Shailene Woodley*), “But not a couple of days after that, she tells me, ‘You know, before we get married I gotta go f-ck this guy.”* The quiet gasp from the two podcasters, the confusion. And now I have to begrudgingly stan Shailene Woodley. Who is the guy she needed to go f-ck? It doesn’t matter really. Why did Aaron bring this up, completely out of the blue? Because it’s a sentence that haunts him and he wanted to make her look bad. Of course that’s not the way it is going, all he’s done is create quotable lore. This is Olivia Wilde-salad-dressing territory. And another thing about Shailene: for years she worked with stylist Ilaria Urbinati but more recently has been working with Karla Welch, with excellent results. It feels like a fashion reset. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHx4vBzmSq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Not Just Football with Cam Heyward (@notjustfootball)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHx4vBzmSq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdASDNij7rW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Karla Welch (@karlawelchstylist)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdASDNij7rW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Andy Cohen being eviscerated by preschoolers because they are meaner than Housewives: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHCbRKxE8L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Andy Cohen (@bravoandy)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHCbRKxE8L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Justin Timberlake showed up at Jay-Z’s show in Paris and celebrated the 20th anniversary of *FutureSex/LoveSounds.* We all cringe at JT now, but sorry, he and Timbaland made magic on this album. It is top-to-bottom bangers, no skips, dare I say a classic. I think Justin’s fall from pop domination has much less to do with his reputation and everything to do with how high they soared in this era. When you look back, things were already starting to slip when he released his next album, *The 20/20 Experience.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdCCAEujcA4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdCCAEujcA4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcZQcUhxLsS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcZQcUhxLsS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Ransom Canyon* sounds like a fake show but it was real, and the first season did fine. The second season saw a dip, causing Netflix to [pull the plug. ](https://deadline.com/2026/09/ransom-canyon-canceled-netflix-minka-kelly-josh-duhamel-1237081961/?ref=laineygossip.com) The Deadline story points to a “considerable” budget for Minka Kelly and Josh Duhamel, but on the flip side, Minka and Josh have about 4 million insta followers combined, a very respectable number for marketing. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6rghuD2mV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Minka Kelly (@minkakelly)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6rghuD2mV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is interesting: *The Gentleman* has lost 500k viewers, when comparing debut numbers between season one and two [seasons one and two](https://www.avclub.com/the-gentlement-season-2-viewership-dropoff?ref=laineygossip.com). And the big takeaways mention Meghan Markle, but Meghan isn’t in the season and was never confirmed for season three. It has been a persistent rumour, but tying her to the ratings fall is kind of nuts. She’s not even on the cast! I’m sure the UK media will find some way to blame her, rather than pointing to the very obvious Netflix sophomore slump that has [impacted multiple shows.](https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/netflix-ratings-season-2-analysis/?ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJcPVwG08g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJcPVwG08g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Telluride Film Festival is a bit of a vibe this year, I’m a sucker for celebrities walking around in big ol’ sweaters in the mountains. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdH0wVymK9%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by A24 (@a24)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdH0wVymK9%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/shailene-woodley-11sept26-0004.jpg) Shailene Woodley at the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Peacock Theater, September 6, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Naomi Watts in The Housewife URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-ben-shirinians-the-housewife-almost-interesting-but-in-the-end-settles-for-mediocrity/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T18:37:30.000Z Back in 2016, Alyssa Hill’s post-Holocaust script, *The Housewife*, about the discovery and extradition of Hermine Braunsteiner Ryan from America to West Germany for war crimes, landed on the Blacklist. Ten years later, it has finally been made into a feature film, with Canadian filmmaker Ben Shirinian (best known for music videos, including some for the National Ballet of Canada), marking his feature directorial debut. Watching *The Housewife*, one can’t help but think this film would have been better off made a decade ago, when America’s immigration policies were less in the spotlight than they are today. The film gets caught up in a meta web of hypocrisy that is impossible to ignore. Naomi Watts stars as Hermine, who is first presented as an Austrian immigrant excited to pass her American citizenship exam. Watts is consistently the best thing about *The Housewife*, giving a layered performance that doubles down on manipulation and presentation, as Hermine attempts to build safety from behind her perfect housewife façade. When *New York Times* reporter Joseph Lelyveld (Tye Sheridan) knocks on the door of her tidy Queens home, she is all gracious, warm welcome. She dresses well, if a bit out of date, she bakes cookies, attends church, cares for a sick neighbor, and makes perfect, homey dinners for her hardworking but silent husband, Russell (Luke Evans). Hermine is Frau Betty Crocker, content in her modest, middle-class American life, doing normal middle-class American wife things like sewing, cooking, cleaning, lovingly caressing her Nazi medal… Joseph is brought to Hermine’s door on assignment, as the *New York Times* receives a tip from Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal that a Nazi is living in the outer boroughs. It’s 1964, twenty years since the war, but Nazis are still being tried with gusto in West Germany. Joseph goes to investigate, working with immigration officer DeVitio (Michael Imperioli), who approved Hermine’s citizenship and is now embarrassed to have let a Nazi into America. Joseph initially believes that the silent Russell is the Nazi-in-hiding. But when Russell finally speaks, revealing an unmistakable Queens accent, Joseph realizes it’s picture-perfect Hermine who has remade her post-war life in America. The American government, meanwhile, doesn’t want a spotlight on Hermine or her extradition proceedings, because post-war America was a goddamned sieve and a lot of Nazis got in (many [by way of Operation Paperclip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%5FPaperclip?ref=laineygossip.com), on purpose and with full knowledge of the government sponsoring their new lives). In the midst of the space race, no one wants the public looking too closely at all the post-war immigrants from Germany and Austria. The first half of *The Housewife* is quite good, setting up Hermine’s cover and then tearing it down over one of her beautiful dinners. And because Joseph is so charmed by Hermine at first, he struggles with whether or not to even publish the story. But of course he does, and from there, *The Housewife* unravels, falling apart on two points. One is internal to the story, with an unnecessary streak of melodrama that adds nothing to the film. Particularly in the back half, *The Housewife* is very conventional and pushes too many buttons to manufacture emotion that isn’t really necessary in a story already generating plenty of feelings, just by way of being about a Nazi trying to get away with being a Nazi. One moment punches through the noise, when Lena Olin shows up as a concentration camp survivor, recounting Hermine’s evil for the extradition court. It’s a gutting, grounding moment that reminds us why it’s important to punish people like Hermine, even if it’s a little embarrassing for America, having given her citizenship and all (her extradition is the first of an American citizen for war crimes). But the other problem is external to the film itself, and that is America’s current state of immigration, which is a humanitarian disaster of its own. *The Housewife* wants the moral clarity of a Holocaust drama, in which the bad guys are cut and dry, and the need for punishment righteously justified by the scale of the horrors perpetrated during the war. But when America is currently perpetrating fresh horrors, using immigration and deportation as weapons of choice, that clarity is harder to achieve. A sharper, better version of *The Housewife* would draw parallels between then and now, but Shirinian shies away from any such comparisons, letting *The Housewife* become a conventional legal thriller that asks whether or not the fog of war is enough to justify Nazism (answer: no). Naomi Watts is the film’s saving grace. Her performance is masterful, yet it never feels like she is reaching for sympathy for the devil she’s portraying. At one point, Hermine rails against the Americans trying her, because what do they know about war, having not fought one on their shores in more than a century? It’s an especially pointless argument once Lena Olin’s character shows up as a witness to Hermine’s barbarity and cruelty. There is simply no excuse beyond “evil” for Hermine’s actions, and she is unwilling to express any remorse for her part in the Holocaust. *The Housewife* is almost interesting, but in the end, save for Naomi Watts’s performance, it settles for mediocrity. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/the-housewife-11sept26-0010.jpg) Alyssa Hill, Michael Imperioli, Tye Sheridan, Naomi Watts, Luke Evans and Ben Shirinian attend the premiere of "The Housewife" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival ### The Wrap celebrates the Emmys URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-the-women-at-the-wraps-emmys-celebration-get-a-tipoff-about-pink-backdrop-carpet-at-the-event/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T18:19:00.000Z All the love here over the past couple of days has been wonderful, but wondering how much goodwill I’m going to burn if I lean into my word-based curmudgeonism? Because I love that The Wrap did an Emmy Season event. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdIPKzzNVOB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TheWrap (@thewrap)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdIPKzzNVOB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love that it focused on women – and I understand that they didn’t want to limit themselves to just “nominees” or were conscious of the fact that by September 10th, some nominees would be winners, some who didn’t win in their categories last Sunday would be, I guess, ‘previously nominated.’ Which – kudos to Constance Zimmer for being here and beaming anyway: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdINYeHNccF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TheWrap (@thewrap)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdINYeHNccF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) …but I digress. My curmudgeonly point isn’t, surprisingly, about the pink backdrop, or about why women need an event of their own (...who cares? Why do we have to justify it?) - but the catch-all title… **“The Wrap Celebrates The Women Of Emmy Season”** Look, I get it. Include people, include whoever! But then I’m like, overthinking it. And I hate when people get too literal with stuff like this! Yet here I am, all “...wait, was Jackie Tohn nominated and I didn’t realize?” She was not, but I’m glad she’s here because that brown leather dress is fantastic. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-embeds-11sept26-0001.jpg) Jackie Tohn attends the Women Of Emmy Season Celebration at Fairmont Century Plaza on September 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. In fact, there was a lot of brown! Is this just trendy coincidence, like how neutrals take over every second season and I compulsively counter-buy every yellow item as a result? Or did someone/everyone get a tipoff about the intense pinkness and decide, correctly, that brown would ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-embeds-11sept26-0002.jpg) Abby Elliott attends the Women Of Emmy Season Celebration at Fairmont Century Plaza on September 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Abby Elliott’s in a dusty-dark chocolate sheath that I would like a lot better if the spaghetti straps had been shortened, SORRY. And Rhea Seehorn, the presumptive winner on Monday night, looks swaggy and amazing in her suit. And now I must sidebar for a PSA: if you haven’t watched *Pluribus* yet – the key is to have someone to watch with. Not just to ask each other what’s going on, although, yes – but because the nature of the show means there are long sequences without dialogue, which is often when we slip into looking at our phones, which will render us confused. So, hunt on TaskRabbit for someone to watch with you, because it is worth it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdILu2oNYkp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TheWrap (@thewrap)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdILu2oNYkp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) You know what else is worth it? Going all out on an outfit when you’re going to be photographed, regardless of whether it’s ‘your’ time or not. Sepideh Moafi is nominated but pretty unlikely to win Monday, but who cares because this blue suit is evvvverything. The pink carpet set off almost everyone’s outfits beautifully, and hers is no exception – …but to get the full effect, check out the picture that she posted from inside (actually outside) the party: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJpBj9m30Q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sepideh Moafi (@sepidehmoafi)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJpBj9m30Q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) …Yeah. Emily and I have been speechless since we saw this. It’s bananas. And she’s gonna top it on Monday night? As the kids say, let’s GO. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0008.jpg) Angelique Cabral, Zoe Lister-Jones, Rhea Seehorn, Jackie Tohn, Constance Zimmer, Abby Elliott attend the Women Of Emmy Season Celebration at Fairmont Century Plaza on September 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California attends the Women Of Emmy Season Celebration at Fairmont Century Plaza on September 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/emmy-women-11sept26-0012.jpg) Rhea Seehorn and Sepideh Moafi attend the Women Of Emmy Season Celebration at Fairmont Century Plaza on September 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Sandra Bullock’s Parenting Reality Gets Very Real URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/sandra-bullock-gets-candid-about-reality-of-raising-black-children-in-todays-world/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z Sandra Bullock is consistently open and candid in interviews, but took it to a new level in a *TODAY* show [interview this week](https://www.today.com/video/sandra-bullock-nicole-kidman-on-motherhood-practical-magic-2-269472837904?search=sandra+bullcok&ref=laineygossip.com) with Hoda Kotb, while promoting *Practical Magic 2* with Nicole Kidman*,* whenshe revealed she’s ‘uber paranoid’ about her kids when they leave home, for depressingly obvious reasons. **“I’m uber paranoid, and they will tell you. They’re like, ‘Mom, it’s gonna be fine.’ I’m like, ‘It’s not fine. It’s not fine outside.’ The energy that is floating around our country and our world again,”** She acknowledges that though they’re her children and obviously have privilege as a result, the protective label of “Sandra Bullock’s Children” isn’t immediately obvious when they’re out in the world without her as Black teenagers – a situation she’s dealing with more now that they’re 16 and 13. **“They’re my babies, they’re my life, but no one knows that when they leave my house…So that is always in the forefront of my mind. I’m now learning to trust them. Where they are now is extraordinary.”** Sandra admitted some of this is on her, too: **“As a white parent who loves her children more than life itself, I’m scared of everything. I know I’m laying all kinds of existential anxiety on them. And I have to think about what they’re gonna experience leaving the home. They’re gonna have my fear, but how can I make sure that my anxiety is accurate, protective?”** I actually think what she’s asking is a fair question – as a parent, how do I channel my anxiety into something that will result in greater protection for my kids? It’s a tough but necessary line to toe, trying to determine just how much of your own anxiety your kids should adopt and carry with them as they move through the world. But her vulnerability and candor was an excuse for Megyn Kelly to blast her on yesterday’s episode of [*The Megyn Kelly Show*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6P2ZgNAY%5F8&ref=laineygossip.com), saying, among other things, that Sandra’s claims have ‘no basis in reality’. ***"She wants you to believe, just like*** [***Lebron James***](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/27/lebron-james-george-floyd-death-police-colin-kaepernick?ref=laineygossip.com) ***said that Black men are being hunted in the streets of America…that \[her kids\] are being hunted in the streets of America.”*** Of course, anyone paying attention to the news *knows* Sandra andLebron are correct. Research from the [Center for Gun Violence Solutions](https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/2025/over-300-juveniles-were-shot-by-police-between-2015-and-2020?ref=laineygossip.com) found over 300 juveniles were shot by police between 2015-2020, and of those victims, more than half were Black. The study also found that Black kids were *six times* more likely to be shot to death by police than white kids. All this is easily searchable, which means Megyn’s next sentence is preposterous and, dare I say, gaslighting. *"Trust me when I tell you, her children are not in danger….Why is she pretending that she lives in the Jim Crow South?"* What’s important about Sandra’s point is she *knows* she’s got privilege on privilege, being white, famous *and* wealthy. But she also knows that without immediate proximity and association to her, those privileges do not extend to her children. More importantly, this level of awareness and acknowledgement is *crucial* for any white parent who is parenting, in any capacity, a Black child. Sandra’s been very clear that she knows this reality, and in a 2021 appearance on [*Red Table Talk*](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=365400002052876)*,* she told the panel she knows her son Louis (and daughter Laila) needs to understand it very clearly: **“I’ve been schooling Lou since he was 6 years old. He popped that hoodie on his head and I said, ‘Ah… let me just explain…I let him see everything. I let him see everything on television. I let him process it. He knows how the world works. He knows how cruel it is. He knows how unfair it is and now Laila knows it.”** Theseare the exact conversations going on in Black families, which begs the question of why they wouldn’t need to be had in families where the children are Black but the parent is not!? In fact, in families like Sandra’s, where the parent is white, wealthy or famous, these conversations are even more nuanced, because you can be exposed to multiple conflicting narratives about societal treatment when you have a wealthy, white parent. It makes it easier *not* to see certain realities that become very apparent the minute you navigate the world without a parent like Sandra around. Megyn’s comments point to an (arguably deliberate) ignorance about how differently people who do not look like her experience the world. That ignorance can be lethal for Black children. And though Sandra admitted, in the same interview, that she’s constantly panicked, which as a parent, I totally understand: ***“I panic at everything. I think they’re gonna die all the time. When I get up at night, I walk by their rooms to make sure they’re breathing.”*** ..it’s clear she’s committed to the reality of parenting Black children, including carrying that persistent fear – which is exacerbated when your kids get to the age where they want to be independent and hang out with their friends without parental supervision. Implicit there is that regular teen nonsense may ensue – but add to that the terrifying reality of the numbers and statistics I mentioned above floating around in the back of your mind. Or to Sandra’s point, the forefront of hers. *This* is what parents of children of colour live with everyday. And I don’t think the impact is looked at nearly enough. This weight carries immense consequences on your ability to move through life at peace. According to the [National Library of Medicine](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11126435/?ref=laineygossip.com), parenting Black children means constantly dealing with racial bias, systemic racism, and exposure to community or media violence, which can place Black youth at a higher risk for anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges. This can lead to something called ‘[the spillover effect’](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34153495/?ref=laineygossip.com), characterized in studies that show race-related stress experienced by parents can cascade into the household, sometimes heightening parent-child conflict if not actively managed. Research exploring profiles of youth facing adversity highlights that supportive environments build deep social competencies like resilience and affability. Even if that support sometimes means scaring your children, because that’s a parent’s job. As she told the Red Table: **“With Lou being a young Black man, at one point, sweet, funny Lou is gonna be a young man and the minute he leaves my home, I can’t follow him everywhere, though I will try. I’m joking, but I’m not. I don’t know what I will do, but I pray, I pray, I pray that I’ve done a good enough job, scared them sufficiently,”** All of this suggests that Sandra is doing the *exact* thing she needs to be doing, which is having honest, real and supportive conversations with her kids, preparing them and trusting them to find their way in the world, with and without her.[](https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf?ref=laineygossip.com) ### Julia Roberts Always Commits URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/julia-roberts-dazzles-in-glittery-puffer-coat-on-balmy-september-evening-in-new-york/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T16:00:48.000Z Lainey and I have lots and lots in common – both as people and in our pop culture interests. But arguably what makes us both better are the parts that belong to only one of us, like [musical theatre](https://www.laineygossip.com/original-hamilton-cast-members-reunited-at-tonys-last-night-for-eight-song-medley-just-as-extraordinary-now-as-it-was-then/) or the K-pop oeuvre. We learn by osmosis from each other, and something she explained to me that’s thoroughly outside my daily purview is the concept of a ‘bias’, which I love, both for the way it inverts the word and because it’s frankly very real. I’m not sure if it’s acceptable to use ‘bias’ outside its’ intended sphere, but if I were going to co-opt it, I know Lainey and I would both agree that Julia Roberts is probably my ultimate bias. I love the way she moves in the world, I love that because she’s been famous for *almost forty years* she’s completely unflappable, and though I value her first, and most, as an actor, I’ll take her as a confident star in almost any situation. Take this brief moment from the Moncler event to launch their brand new New York store last night: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdIC0l2teSF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ELLE Magazine (@elleusa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdIC0l2teSF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The million-watt smile is a given. Obviously. As is the firm-but-affectionate grip on someone’s hand as they escort her to the step-and-repeat. Where she dazzles, in her menswear-inspired shirt and bowtie and her glittery …puffer coat? …in *September?* Look. Some might say that a luxury outerwear brand might want to plan its events at a time where VIP guests could effortlessly wear their garments. Or if not a time – it is Fashion Week, after all –, maybe a place. Refrigerated warehouse, maybe? I can even imagine the anxiety as the publicity team watched the temperatures in New York, which peaked at 31 C/87 F yesterday! But they shouldn’t have worried. Because Julia is going to rock in shouldering a parka like a shawl, as though that’s how she always navigates a balmy September evening, to the point where we barely raise an eyebrow. My bias remains unchallenged and intact, and if she’s now yours too, you’re welcome. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julia-roberts-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julia-roberts-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julia-roberts-11sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/julia-roberts-11sept26-0005.jpg) Julia Roberts attends Moncler's Global Flagship on Fifth Avenue store opening in NYC, September 10, 2026 ### TIFF Review: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in Fjord URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-cristian-mungius-fjord-deliberately-frustrating-film-that-will-leave-you-with-a-lot-of-questions/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T14:58:49.000Z Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu collaborates with Romanian-born, American-raised actor Sebastian Stan for the first time in the film *Fjord*, which interrogates one experience of Romanian men living abroad in the generation following the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, an experience of xenophobia and persecution that isn’t as cut and dry as it sounds. Mungiu writes and directs, and Stan stars as Mihai Gheorghiu, a Romanian man who moves with his Norwegian wife, Lisbet (Renate Reinsve), to Lisbet’s small Norwegian hometown. They have five children and Lisbet’s parents offer to help, so off to Norway they go. At first, things seem fine. The kids integrate into new schools, and the oldest children, Emmanuel (Jonathan Ciprian Breazu) and Elia (Vanessa Ceban) make friends with a neighbor girl, Noora (Henrikke Lund-Olsen). Lisbet begins working as a nurse at an elder care home, and Mihai goes to work for the municipality in IT, even though he’s an aeronautical engineer by education. The family is welcomed into the community, but there is a significant point of friction introduced early—the Gheorghius are Christian, and belong to a particularly conservative denomination. It’s unnamed here, but it’s the kind that forbids dancing. Notably, there’s nothing *bad* about the Gheorghiu family’s behavior. Some might view their beliefs as particularly restrictive, but they are shown to be a close-knit, loving family. Which is why it is then surprising when Barnevernet, the Norwegian child protection service, removes the children from the Gheorghius’ home. It happens after Elia shows up to school with some bruises, and Emmanuel makes a comment about their mother “punishing” her. From there, suspicion launches an investigation, and it quickly becomes clear that what’s happening to the Gheorghius is rooted in deeply conflicting personal and national beliefs, laws, and a question of how far parental authority, versus state authority, extends. *Fjord* is a deliberately frustrating film. At every turn, Mungiu avoids easy answers and resolution. Indeed, even the setup of the conflict is debatable, as the question of where Elia’s bruises came from is never fully answered. We are simply shown several equally plausible possibilities, only one of which is a physical intervention from a parent—and even that is complicated, because Emmanuel and Elia were roughhousing near their infant brother and nearly caused him serious injury, and Lisbet was trying to mitigate the moment. Mungiu crafts his narrative carefully, though *Fjord* is not edited with the same precision – it’s a sprawling film that changes focus a little too much, shifting between Mihai, Lisbet, Elia, and Mia (Lisa Carlehed), the Gheorghius’ neighbor who acts as their attorney. There’s a lack of sharpness of perspective that undercuts the film; Mungiu builds up sympathy for all sides – no one is entirely right, and no one is entirely wrong, but for all he invests in his narrative polygon, the lack of perspective makes it hard to invest emotionally in the story. It might be that Mungiu did not want to sensationalize the story, but the end result is that *Fjord* is as cold and remote as Lisbet’s home. And while Stan and Reinsve give fine performances, they get lost in that perspective shuffle. Where *Fjord* really shines is in the court case scenes. The closest thing the film has to a villain is a rather odious prosecutor (Christian Rubeck) who clearly looks down on the Gheorghiu family for being religious, and on Mihai, particularly, for being Romanian. In court, the prosecutor barely conceals his xenophobia, heavily implying that Mihai, as a Romanian, is less evolved than Norwegians. Not just less *progressive*, which is a political state, but actually less *human*, not as capable of rearing his own children as the Norwegian state would be. The inherent tension between parents saying, “we know best for our children” and a government saying, “*We* know best for your children” is highlighted perfectly in the court scenes. And while the film shows a value judgment being made on choosing to raise children within a religious framework, it only scratches the surface of a development involving Mihai engaging hardline conservative/religious activists to bolster his cause. Indeed, the idea that this prosecution is actually making Mihai *more* conservative is barely touched upon, though it seems an obvious conclusion. What Mungiu does better is pose a series of questions to the audience and offer no simple solutions. *Fjord* is at its best when making the audience sit with contradictions, inconsistencies, and simply unknowable things, like what really happened to cause Elia’s bruises. It is also lowkey funny, in a way that suggests there’s an alternate version of *Fjord* which is a satire, that at no point does anyone ever just *ask* the children. They’re interviewed once in their second language, and then no one ever goes back for clarification. When Noora says she knows where Elia got her bruises, she is sent to her room. The Barnevernet is so concerned about the Gheorghiu children’s welfare, except they won’t consider the Gheorghiu children’s wishes. Maybe the most frustrating thing about *Fjord* is how far removed the children are from the process determining their fate. The closest thing *Fjord* has to a hero is Noora, who proposes just leaving and living without adults. Honestly, nothing about *Fjord* suggests the adults are killing it when it comes to doing what’s best for the kids. Everyone’s too busy entrenching their opinions and trying to score points against whichever system they view as the most ridiculous. There is no part of *Fjord* that won’t make you want to tear your hair out a little, I just wish the film’s emotional core was as well developed as its argumentative base. *Fjord* will leave you with a lot of questions, but ultimately, its discomfort is easier to shake off than it should be. **Fjord* will play exclusively in theaters from October 9, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sebastian-stan-11sept26-0010.jpg) Sebastian Stan and Cristian Mungiu at the TIFF premiere of Fjord, September 10, 2026 ### Intro for September 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cole-escola-lights-up-screen-in-promo-for-hbo-maxs-live-capture-of-oh-mary/ Last updated: 2026-09-11T14:17:52.000Z Dear Gossips, You know how things sometimes (not always) happen for a reason? I had a ball yesterday editing the site, cosplaying Lainey and/or Sarah, guided by the capable (Emily) and patient (lol, Jacek) artists behind the scenes, and scanning the pop culture landscape as a whole, as much as that’s possible – which it isn’t. But it’s okay! Because I truly believe that if I’d seen and fully processed yesterday’s headline that [a pro-shot (or 'live capture') of *Oh, Mary!* was coming to HBO Max](https://deadline.com/2026/09/oh-mary-hbo-live-capture-cole-escola-hbo-max-1237073532/?ref=laineygossip.com) next year, I would have been lost in excitement and Instagram clips of Meg Stalter backstage and unable to clearly appreciate the scope of what’s happening and trying to make my other deadlines. As it happened, though, I was able to take this in uninterrupted, and then over and over: What stood out to you most? Yeah, me too. It’s not *just* that Cole Escola lights up the screen, or the appearance by HBO Max doyenne Sarah Jessica Parker, who is of course an avowed Broadway fan. It’s that this spot was seen as so important, Cynthia Nixon was like “not only will I show up and play a water-toting assistant, I don’t need lines.” But mostly it’s that Escola lights up the screen as Mary. I’m *so* excited we get to see them in this defining role. Even though the list of Broadway darlings who have played Mary Todd Lincoln is an all-star TONY performance waiting to happen – Betty Gilpin, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, John Cameron Mitchell, Maya Rudolph, current outgoing Mary Meg Stalter, and upcoming replacement Bowen Freaking Yang, who debuts September 15th!! – this was always Cole’s defining role, and like any other theatre performance brought to the screen, you want audiences to see it the way it was intended – and also to get to know Escola, who somehow can still fly juuuust under the radar if you haven’t been following them since *Difficult People* or *Search Party* or earlier. And yes, you should go back and watch them. My musings on the ‘live capture’ phrasing have me assuming this is a more static camera or three that shot the performance (as opposed to something like the *Hamilton* pro shot, where there were cameras onstage among the performers), which should replicate the in-theatre experience that much more. I’m still curious about why they’ve chosen the West End production, as opposed to Broadway, but I’m sure it will be revealed in time. Meg Stalter’s final performance is tomorrow night, giving her time to get Emmy ready for Monday Night. I can’t wait to see what she and Paul W. Downs will wear. More Emmy prep and Sarah’s TIFF reviews coming at you! Attached - Cole at a charity event last month in London. Yours in gossip, Duana ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/cole-intro-11sept26-0007.jpg) Cole Escola at The West End Woofs Adoption Fundraiser at St Paul's Actors Church, London, August 15, 2026 ### High School Girls Are Complex Again, Huzzah URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-the-first-thing-you-notice-in-trailer-for-prime-videos-series-remake-of-carrie/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T20:45:08.000Z I didn’t know Prime was remaking *Carrie* as a miniseries. That is, maybe I read a headline about it somewhere or other, but first of all, we all know a headline like ‘Amazon Prime to adapt Stephen King’s *Carrie’* happens five times a day. Sometimes, something awesome comes out of an acquisition like this, sometimes it’s something mundane, and, more and more often these days, nothing happens at all, and some wizened Internet Auntie reminds us that ‘development hell’ is still a term for a reason. But secondly, and more importantly – I didn’t know the most important word in my first sentence was ‘remaking’. Because not only is this *Carrie* an 8-part miniseries… its’ also modernised. Look: Okay, what was the first thing you noticed? Because for me, it wasn’t the phones or the fact that everyone looks about a generation younger than the Sissy Spacek-era *Carrie.* It was the fact that in almost every shot we see, Carrie is smiling. Beaming, even. Which, once I thought about it, made that last haunting tagline seem much more relevant… “*All I ever wanted was to go to school”* I’m fascinated by all the places this could go. Is Carrie an unsung academic waiting to happen? How do her (still evidently present) telekinetic powers converge with the FindMyFriends feature on smartphones? Is it possible she actually *does* become prom queen, full stop? For the record, [series creator Mike Flanagan said](https://ew.com/carrie-tv-series-first-look-mike-flanagan-modern-twist-exclusive-12015053?ref=laineygossip.com) “We’re getting there a completely different way and the events of that prom are going to be completely different... That’s a wonderfully delicious and irresistible opportunity for someone who loves adapting things.” I’ve never cared much for horror, but *Carrie* was always an exception because everyone knows that was actually just a not-at-all exaggerated story about high school. I’m thrilled that there’s once again interest in shows about teenagers, because teenagers are people, and Young Adult, or it’s preposterously-named cousin, ‘New Adult’, is a popular genre not because everyone’s so beautiful, but because it’s about an age group where people are less afraid to take risks – which makes for good, juicy storytelling. Which brings us all the way back, in a roundabout way, to thanking Stephen King – after all, there’s a reason “getting *Carrie’*d” is a staple verb in just about every teen show writing room. On the polar opposite end of the YA spectrum, as far from *Carrie*’s muted tones and depression-filter as you can get, I am so excited to dive into *Crew Girl* which drops today on Netflix. Who’s coming with? I snuck just a bit of the first episode this morning (since I am, after all, meant to be writing.) What got me excited immediately wasn’t just the *Dawson’s*\-esque sun-kissed faces or the almost instant forward motion of the plot – it was the determination in the face and voice of show protagonist Teagan Tao. She *wants* something and has to have it, and we know she’ll work against whatever the show throws at her to get it. I am always here for more complicated, imperfect characters, the messier the better. But I’ve been a little dismayed at how often complicated TV characters are roasted in the comments for being selfish or confused or not fair to the two poles of their love triangle… and yes, I am talking about the comments of the subreddit you think I am. Yeesh. Somehow, part of what’s been lost in our societal lack of media literacy is the idea that fictional characters often make imperfect choices *on purpose.* Almost like that’s what makes the drama go in the first place. But Gen Z audiences seem marginally more accepting of flaws in young people, so bring on the YA shows. If this keeps up, we’ll have a wealth characters who care about things, fictional characters who look and talk and react like people in our real lives, and – I know I’m getting ahead of myself here – maybegain some empathy for other people in our lives. No, *you’re* too grandiose about teen TV! --- What else happened today... [Heather is decidedly NOT into Julia Garner’s ELLE Cover.](https://www.gofugyourself.com/julia-garners-elle-cover-is-puzzling-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) Meanwhile, I’m realizing I have no idea how old Julia Garner is now or has ever been. 21? 35? 48? I’d literally believe any. (Go Fug Yourself) [The hype about *Practical Magic 2* has been so much fun because…](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/how-practical-magic-overcame-flop-status-to-become-a-cozy-halloween-favorite.php?ref=laineygossip.com) I’ve never seen the first one! I know, I don’t get it either. Tips on best viewing practices are welcome (Pajiba) [Emma Stone is as hyped about the Elizabeth Holmes doc as the rest of us ](https://www.celebitchy.com/996280/emma%5Fstone%5Fled%5Fa%5Fqa%5Ffor%5Fnew%5Felizabeth%5Fholmes%5Fdoc%5Fhas%5Fa%5Fconnection%5Fto%5Fthe%5Ffilm/?ref=laineygossip.com)(Celebitchy) I am so deeply here for [Gillian Anderson's second career as sex conversationalist](https://www.thecut.com/article/gillian-anderson-more-interview.html?ref=laineygossip.com), which is a term I made up. (The Cut) [The updated *A Different World* cannot hit my algorithm soon enough](https://ew.com/a-different-world-first-look-dawnn-lewis-glynn-turman-exclusive-12038961?ref=laineygossip.com) (Entertainment Weekly) ### Celebrity Social Media, September 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lawrences-first-instagram-post-is-perfect/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T18:10:57.000Z Jennifer Lawrence goes Instagram official (with herself), and you just know she already had a finsta. She is way too nosey not to have social media. This is the perfect first video, because her ‘following’ list is already getting picked apart on the hellscape known as Twitter. But let’s not let that ruin the fun – she’ll be great on Instagram, until she gets tired of it. One thing I really think she will excel at is the comment section, she’ll be all up in everyone’s business. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHAY9TuvhK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lawrence (@jlaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdHAY9TuvhK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) NHL player Macklin Celebrini and *Off Campus*’s Belmont Cameli cover The Hollywood Reporter, and there’s a subset of the *Heated Rivalry* fandom wishing it was Hudson Williams (both Hudson Williams and Celebrini are from BC.) But …*HR* is filming right now, i.e. not in a promotion cycle, and it’s also not a celebration of the NHL (cough cough, ‘the MHL’). A big part of *HR* is the condemnation of the league and hockey culture – the MHL is the villain, complete with a mustache-twirling commissioner. So, the NHL can’t engage with the show because it doesn’t make sense for its brand, and it doesn’t make sense for *HR* to play nice with the NHL from a storytelling perspective. But worry not - when the time comes, THR will be clamouring to get *HR* stars on the cover - all the magazines will want them. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG5N6doHQt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdG5N6doHQt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Attached Below - Hudson Williams at the Bvlgari Serpentino event last night. [Did he meet Anne](https://www.laineygossip.com/anne-hathaways-outfit-at-nyfw-bvlgari-serpentino-event-raises-number-of-questions/)? Also those earrings look amazing, but *heavy.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFrQoiSjg4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFrQoiSjg4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hey, did you hear Chris Rock got divorced and had to split his assets with his ex-wife who he was married to for 18 years? The divorce was in 2014 and it was a big part of his stand-up on The Total Blackout Tour in 2017\. I went to see one of his sets and he talked about cheating on his wife multiple times, including with a member of Destiny’s Child (NOT Beyoncé.) But he got divorced and his wife got a bunch of money! And that’s why he’s still talking about it 11 years later. Maybe he should take it up with his legal team if he’s still so salty about it, because I don’t ever see his ex-wife say a word about him. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCI1r6B9GZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCI1r6B9GZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jennifer-lawrence-csm-10sept26-0007.jpg) Jennifer Lawrence at the 2026 LVMH Prize Ceremony Held at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, September 4, 2026/Hudson Williams attends the Bvlgari NYFW afterparty at the Boom Boom Room in New York, September 9, 2026 ### Anne Hathaway Raises Questions At Bvlgari URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/anne-hathaways-outfit-at-nyfw-bvlgari-serpentino-event-raises-number-of-questions/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T19:00:49.000Z New York and Toronto don’t always have similar weather. But last night in Toronto was particularly gorgeous – one of those balmy, breezy nights that feels almost tropical and laughs in the face of ever needing a jacket. It was amazing and felt like you would have the energy to walk all night and stay awake forever. So when I saw Anne Hathaway posing with Dua Lipa and Lisa at the Bvlgari Serpentino event, I originally thought the breeze was just …breezy. But then: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFdf1sNYFQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Cut (@thecut)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFdf1sNYFQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I would go so far as to say this is Windy. The giveaway is Dua’s hair, flapping like a promotional inflatable at a car dealership. It still looks awesome, of course, but it’s undeniably dramatic. I watched this clip a ridiculous number of times before I realized I was also reacting to Anne’s dress, so calm-looking in the front, and without a lot of movement for obvious reasons… but then, watch it again. Look at the reflection of it in the gold sculpture behind her: That is absolutely wind, and not merely a breeze. The event was held up on the High Line, which maybe exacerbates the bluster factor, but it’s not insignificant! It’s much less noticeable from this angle, so we can properly talk about the fashion and my other questions: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFf-6btGif/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ELLE Magazine (@elleusa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdFf-6btGif/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) First – do we think there were non-choker options available? I get that a cohesive thematic look is important but I as I grow more mature, a choker is second only to a turtleneck on the list of things that make me panic irrationally. Second – Did Anne Hathaway subconsciously position herself between Lisa and Dua as a style bridge? Because Lisa’s outfit is predictably extravagant (I am looking *very* much forward to what she wears to her [TIFF premiere tomorrow](https://tiff.net/films/always-lalisa?ref=laineygossip.com)), and Dua’s looks like she’s a bartender in the year 2000, and yes of *course* that is complimentary. Third – You might be asking how long Annie lasted in those heels, which would be reasonable even if she wasn’t pregnant. Personally, I want to know if she tried to *stay* outside. It’s been a very long time since I was pregnant, but I have a visceral memory of going to meet Lainey for dinner days before my eventual child eventually arrived on a windy day like this, and feeling like a furnace. There were people cinching their sweaters tighter around them and I was storming down the street in a tank top. All this to say that she’s done a very impressive run of press in conjunction with this pregnancy, and I actually wonder if being this busy is helpful to not think about the mundanities of pregnancy, or conversely the mundanities of the job? Like, she’s gonna choose a loose flowing dress, it’s gonna look awesome, job done. Her next film this year is *Verity*, which premieres October 2nd – is the peak look still to come? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0008.jpg) Anne Hathaway and Lisa attend the Bvlgari event and after party during NYFW, September 9, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/anne-hathaway-10sept26-0015.jpg) Anne Hathaway, Lisa, Dua Lipa, and Callum Turner attend the Bvlgari event and after party during NYFW, September 9, 2026 ### All the Jonathan Andersons URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jonathan-anderson-is-main-character-in-short-film-announcing-diors-partnership-with-a24/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T18:47:58.000Z It is officially fashion month in the industry. New York Fashion Week begins today, the fashion people head over to London next week, then Milan the week after, culminating in Paris at the end of the month, which is where Jonathan Anderson’s next collection for Dior spring/summer 2027 will be presented. But he and the house are getting off to an early start, pulling some online focus away from NYC to announce a new strategic vision for the brand. But before we get into that, for months now, advertising and marketing experts have been talking about a major creative shift in the industry. It’s not that advertising is new; it’s not that advertising and entertainment and storytelling, films and television and music etc etc, have never been in conversation with each other. For decades now, these relationships are inextricable. Brand placements are becoming almost pedestrian, no matter what you’re watching – look for it in *Practical Magic 2*, opening in theatres today. *Barbie*, the movie, was basically a very savvy two-hour commercial for Mattel featuring major Hollywood players in front of and behind the camera. What’s new, however, is how they’ve innovated. And the big story in brand reach is that many of the bigger brands are now launching their own studios. ADWEEK had [a piece about this](https://www.adweek.com/creativity/brands-want-to-be-hollywood-power-players-this-time-it-might-work/?ref=laineygossip.com) back in March, The Hollywood Reporter also [just last month](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brands-hollywood-toyota-kraft-gm-gap-1236671576/?ref=laineygossip.com). As Liz Walaszczyk, the head of entertaining marketing at WME (one of the top three Hollywood talent agencies) told THR: **“Brands trying to reach mass audiences, Hollywood having mastered it in a way through entertainment, it’s just another, another example of how those forces joining and coming together can lead to bigger, greater, better work.”** I don’t know if I agree that “greater” and “better” work will result when a brand is fronting the funds to make a film or a series around their products. It’s already sh-tty when studio executives (who used to be venture capitalists) are giving notes to proper creatives about writing when they can barely write an email, now the notes might be coming from people whose first and arguably only priority is to move golf clubs. But, more and more, this is where we are now. In Dior’s case though, it looks a little different. Dior hasn’t launched their own studio but today they announced that the internet’s favourite studio, with its own cult following, is basically their studio – A24\. This isn’t coming out of nowhere, of course. Jonathan Anderson and A24 have had an ongoing relationship for a while. He was the costume designer on Luca Guadagnino’s *Queer*, an A24 film co-starring Drew Starkey, who stars, along with other huge names, in the short film announcing the partnership that dropped today. There was no question that Jonathan would continue to advance his film work even after being confirmed as Dior’s creative director for both women and menswear. What’s most interesting here is, as we see in the film, Jonathan Anderson is the main character! All these actors – Sabrina Carpenter, Josh O’Connor, Camille Cottin, Sophie Wilde, and the aforementioned Drew Starkey – are playing *him*. These are all Dior regulars and specifically Dior-Jonathan Anderson regulars – though I’m surprised that Greta Lee isn’t involved in some way. And the conceit of the piece is that they’re trying to perfect Jonathan’s runway walk at the end of a show. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdGyCOko-fD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dior Official (@dior)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdGyCOko-fD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I like the concept. I like the tone. I don’t know that it tells us anything about what this partnership will yield going forward. But it’s directed by Aidan Zamiri, whose first feature*, The Moment*, with Charli XCX, was released earlier this year – and yes, A24 distributed it, so there is a case to be made here that there’s tonal synchronicity, or at least some quality control? Dior is, well, Dior. And A24 is the luxury fashion house equivalent of a movie studio. Also, their names even rhyme: Dior and A24\. I guess it was inevitable. *Duana’s PS – I wasn’t planning to jump in here at all. But when Lainey sent this post, and then I read the line about ‘quality control’ – I had to add that there have been eyerolls and giggles at Dior’s expense this week. Because you see, their Winter Men’s campaign features Lakeith Stanfield soulfully stroking a violin… that does not have the benefit of a BRIDGE:* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da488XKufKe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dior Official (@dior)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da488XKufKe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *When I informed Lainey, she initially* [*dismissed this as violin nerdery*](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy8zmwpzln/?ref=laineygossip.com)*… until I explained this is the equivalent of posing someone in the driver’s seat of a car that doesn’t have a steering wheel. A violin without a bridge is just a wooden box. I know it’s not* super *mainstream, but it’s the most common kid instrument! It’s statistically impossible that nobody on this shoot noticed this and brought it up, leading me to believe someone did and the answer was ‘whatever, it’s fine’. Then again, he plucks the violin and we hear a HARP, so maybe realism is too much to ask.* ### Jimmy Kimmel’s Huge Week Isn’t Even Over URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jimmy-kimmel-didnt-pull-any-punches-on-first-night-back-after-two-months-off/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T18:50:41.000Z I think we’ve all known that since [his brief suspension last year](https://www.laineygossip.com/jimmy-kimmel-and-team-refuse-to-let-up-on-current-administration-their-corruption-incompetence/) and this spring’s [Strike Force Five reunion in support of Stephen Colbert](https://www.laineygossip.com/strike-force-five-reunites-to-support-stephen-colbert-as-the-late-show-approaches-final-episode/), and just… life in general, that Jimmy Kimmel was going to face down any kind of opposition with relish and zeal and absolute banger jokes for as long as he’s allowed to make them. But it’s so nice to see that play out early and yes, often… Tuesday was Kimmel’s first night back after two months off, and he did not pull a single punch. Probably the gentlest joke was Jimmy admitting “Donald Trump and I have one thing in common. We both accomplished NOTHING all summer long.” That monologue, of course, aired after the Page Six ‘Exclusive’ that ran Tuesday saying Kimmel [would be cancelled after 24 years](https://pagesix.com/2026/09/08/entertainment/jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-set-to-end-after-next-season-after-24-years/?ref=laineygossip.com) , a claim [ABC claimed was ‘inaccurate’](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/10/abc-responds-jimmy-kimmel-cancellation-rumors/?ref=laineygossip.com), though they stopped short of actually committing to ‘we love Jimmy and we’re keeping him forever!’ Maybe they knew what was to come. Because today Jimmy announced that “[due to circumstances beyond our comprehension](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-live-james-talarico-youtube-fcc-1236856911/?ref=laineygossip.com)”, his interview with Democrat and US Senate hopeful James Talarico would not air on TV, but only on his YouTube Channel tomorrow. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdF2r0PMNzy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdF2r0PMNzy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is… look, I wish we had a different word than ‘pathetic’, right? If whichever powers that be are so scared of a comedian and a politician having an 8-minute conversation that they’re going to ban it from the airwaves!? Not that it stops Kimmel. I feel like he gets more energy from this kind of sparring, because he could not look more reasonable. Which is cold comfort on the one hand, but on the other hand, is kind of maudlin fun. There was other more straightforward fun. Last night Jimmy’s first guest was Mariska Hargitay, who is going to host the Emmys on Monday for the first time. This interview [felt disarmingly real](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUCTIqsURo&ref=laineygossip.com) – they talked about how desperately she’s going to be waiting for tiny windows in the show when she’ll get to pee, and I… really relate to this. What is the mind-body connection that explains how getting anxious about *when* you’re going to pee exacerbates how badly you *have* to pee? This feels like a real concern, and although we know the host tends to disappear in the back half of the show and she’ll probably be fine… she’s also 62\. Her jokes about wearing incontinence protection are probably at least half true, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they show up in her monologue… or, since Jimmy’s wife is a producer, if he or his writing staff are submitting some jokes for Mariska’s monologue. Kaia Gerber was also a guest, and to [answer Sarah’s question, no, I’m not watching *The Shards* …yet, anyway. ](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-anyone-watching-ryan-murphys-the-shards/) (Hilariously, in the captions of pics of Kaia arriving to shoot Kimmel, our photo agency refers to *The Shards* as “Bret Easton Ellis’s latest and brilliant novel, which many consider his most human work” First of all, that’s a full service caption! Second, why is ‘most human novel’ so unexpectedly damning?!) I know I’m supposed to have an opinion on whether or not she deserves/will someday deserve the amount of fame and attention she has, and how much of it would be her birthright if she *didn’t* walk around wearing her mother’s face. I don’t know how the rest of you feel, but what I can confidently say is that [she seems game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblhbu3fVeQ&ref=laineygossip.com). She’s not shying away either from comparisons or stories about ‘Uncle’ George Clooney. I do find it refreshing that now that nepo baby discourse is in the mainstream, nobody has to pretend they ‘did this on their own’. My biggest eyebrow raise at Kaia Gerber at this point is that as a lifelong summer Muskoka resident, she was mentioned, but did not appear, in *Sterling Point.* Scheduling issue, or they didn’t ask? Maybe Season 2? But again, today is *only Thursday.* Kimmel has two more monologues this week, not to mention an FCC-banned interview and whatever else the week brings. I hate that he’s constantly under fire but I am LOVING how ready he is for whatever comes at him. Comedian-turned-Talk-Show-Host vs. …the entire American broadcasting infrastructure. Are You Not Entertained? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-10sept26-0009.jpg) Mariska Hargitay and Kaia Gerber at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 9, 2026 ### Intro for September 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-more-the-world-perceives-canada-the-more-it-becomes-obvious-that-weve-been-doing-things-our-way-for-a-long-time/ Last updated: 2026-09-10T13:57:01.000Z Dear Gossips, Last night was the *eTalk* TIFF kickoff party, celebrating the 25th season. I arrived pretty late, as in, I missed Sarah altogether and only briefly got to see Jacek in \*party attire\* – but the feeling in the room was, incredibly, almost the same as it was back in the very beginning, when *eTalk* was a scrappy upstart staffed by a bunch of kids, fighting for red carpet access and celebrity interviews from publicists who neither knew nor cared about us or our show. That feeling of consistency is partly my nostalgia, of course, but it’s also there because the show mandate, creating amazing and authentic celebrity TV moments, was fundamentally the same in the first season as it is all these years later. Like [this clip released a couple of days ago](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCLv3kThFV/?stkn=MTBvZm5qcDBzc2NtNw%3D%3D&ref=laineygossip.com), where Drake, then Aubrey, gives Keke Palmer a tour of the *Degrassi* set and all the workplaces of my 20s Matroyshka doll together. That’s how Toronto functions during TIFF, too. It’s busier in certain areas and everyone enjoys the buzz, but the city keeps on being itself regardless of who’s outside Roy Thomson Hall. It’s a consistency we can rely on - and mirrors how it feels to be Canadian in general, these days. Because there has never been so much global, sustained focus on us. Not like this. The headlines this year ricochet so wildly, from the universal *Heated Rivalry* fandom or *Sterling Point* bringing Muskoka envy to the masses, to the Other Stuff. But the more the world looks at us, the more it becomes obvious that we’ve been doing things our way for a long time. On CBC’s *Q* today, Tom Power interviews Canadian actress and TV institution Kathleen Robertson – among other projects, she’s the creator and showrunner of the upcoming *Blessed Sacraments –* where [they discuss her Substack post 'Why I'm Not More F-cked'](https://mickbetancourt.substack.com/p/why-im-not-more-fucked) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCqy9qw4WW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by CBC's Q (@cbcq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCqy9qw4WW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I cannot overstate how familiar and normal this feels. For us. Yet – “it barely let me feel special”? Objectively I understand how that’s a bananas way to see the place where you grew up, starting a career in an industry where you kind of *have* to be special – but I understand exactly what Kathleen is saying, and I can’t say I’m mad at it. We’ll come back to this, especially because I’m still processing [Canadian Alison Pill’s NYT Op-Ed about child actors,](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/opinion/child-actor-hayden-panettiere-alison-pill.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.8lA.MJnP.UhKHM2ludTm%5F&smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=laineygossip.com) itself a reaction to Hayden Panettiere’s untimely passing. For now, as the entertainment world looks at Toronto (which is not synonymous with all of Canada, but go with me for the sake of the piece) and as I step into huge shoes here while Lainey and Sarah chase the stories in and around the films, forgive a little pride at what makes us consistently us. Case in point below, an amuse-bouche: mother Celine never tires of entertaining. [Or air guitar, apparently](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCmzAGiZhR/?ref=laineygossip.com). Yours in gossip, Duana ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-open-10sept26-0005.jpg) Celine Dion greets fans in Paris, September 9, 2026 ### Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: The Best of Everything URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/maitreyi-ramakrishnan-making-one-of-her-dreams-come-true-with-new-movie-best-of-the-best/ Last updated: 2026-09-09T21:00:56.000Z Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is in New York today making the talk show rounds to promote her new Netflix movie *Best of the Best.* It’s a dance movie… and right on time, because it’s been a while, we were overdue. This is *Step Up* and *Pitch Perfect* and *Bring It On* and maybe *Sister Act II* with a little bit of *Booksmart* since it looks like the friendship is centered over the boy, but still with some kissing. Just to be clear, it’s a yes to all of it from me, the movie has everything and it’s everything that I want… including Maitreyi and co-star Priyanka Kedia’s skin, oh my GOD. What I love about this for Maitreyi is that this is a role she’s been kinda manifesting. She’s a pop girl. She’s talked about being a Blink. So there is no doubt that she spent time in her bedroom learning choreo, been at parties doing choreo – when Katseye played Toronto last year, I was actually in the seat next to her. So I’m confident in saying that through this movie, Maitreyi’s making one of her dreams come true, and the fact that so much of this is Bollywood coded too? It checks all of her boxes. --- What else happened today… [Saoirse Ronan looks soooooo good in microbangs](https://www.gofugyourself.com/i-almost-didnt-recognize-saoirse-ronan-due-to-her-microbangs-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) We started watching *Ted Lasso* season four the other night with low expectations and maybe this isn’t everyone’s opinion, but my opinion is that I liked it. Just finished episode two and want to keep going. The cozy is familiar, and welcome. [Sounds like the season gets even stronger the deeper into it they go](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/ted-lasso-is-at-its-best-when-it-enbraces-sports-movie-cliches.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Letitia Wright’s queer love story – [a rare glimpse](https://www.autostraddle.com/letitia-wright-just-gave-us-a-rare-glimpse-into-her-queer-love-story/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Auto Straddle) Brendan Fraser was honoured the other day and also [shared that *The Mummy 4* is now in production](https://www.celebitchy.com/996006/brendan%5Ffraser%5Fsays%5Fthat%5Fthe%5Fmummy%5F4%5Fis%5Ffilming%5Fnow/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) *Saturday Night Live* has announced [the first four hosts and musical guests of the season](https://ew.com/saturday-night-live-season-52-first-hosts-musical-guests-12068993?ref=laineygossip.com). They must really love Shane Gillis over there. (Entertainment Weekly) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0009.jpg) Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Hasan Minhaj at the Today Show at Rockefeller Center, September 9, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-09sept26-0012.jpg) Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Hasan Minhaj at the Today Show at Rockefeller Center, September 9, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-quinta-brunson-locking-in-for-abbott-elementarys-sixth-season/ Last updated: 2026-09-09T16:28:51.000Z Quinta Brunson is locking in for[*Abbott Elementary*’s sixth season](https://ew.com/abbott-elementary-season-6-quinta-brunson-exclusive-photos-12063968?ref=laineygossip.com), saying the fifth season meandered a bit and had some filler. Of course she holds herself to a high standard, but some filler is expected of a network sitcom that runs for years and years. *Friends* had filler, *Modern Family* had filler – it’s part of the charm. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcgu-vYm1r7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Quinta Brunson (@quintab)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcgu-vYm1r7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If you live in BC you know exactly what Michael Bublé is indulging in for his birthday, you can practically feel the chocolate coin melting in your hand. His caption says he has the palate of a child but I rebuke this because a Pirate Pak is packaged for children but the food in it – the burger, the Triple O sauce, the fries – are the same an adult would get. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdEhZI%5FT3rC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Michael Bublé (@michaelbuble)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdEhZI%5FT3rC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ooooooh the *Entourage* boys are fighting. Jeremy Piven and Adrien Grenier did some kind of betting ad and it’s a rip-off of *Entourage,* which writer and director Doug Ellin is pissed about. I see Doug’s point here: love it or hate it, this is a specific style of dialogue and these nostalgia ads (Uber Eats does them often) heavily rely on famous characters, which were created in part by writers. But they only need the actor for the 30-second facsimile. > I have zero positivity in watching things I busted my ass of on for years he turned into garbage seek. Zero positivity. Go create your own shit. And if you need money for > Flip burgers. This is trash and theft. Period. [https://t.co/lYn0UcPUG1](https://t.co/lYn0UcPUG1?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Doug Ellin (@mrdougellin) [September 9, 2026](https://x.com/mrdougellin/status/2097549209339879566?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > Piven should write and direct. I can’t wait for watch [https://t.co/efG6xFhPqO](https://t.co/efG6xFhPqO?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Doug Ellin (@mrdougellin) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/mrdougellin/status/2097441415559291285?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Meta has launched some kind of new AI that’s an assistant (because it’s not like there’s a million apps that track what we do online) and Teyana Taylor and Nina Dobrev are both doing sponcon for this. But let’s get back to the app – it can draft emails and make restaurant reservations. Is that the best use of technology? Anyone can go on Open Table and book a reservation in 5 seconds. Why doesn’t AI ever clean toilets. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCzNVROtal/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCzNVROtal/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCjLTFMSxm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Neutch (@teyanataylor)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCjLTFMSxm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Jason are doing collab posts, they are in LOVE love. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcw4sf%5FCQAR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Katie Holmes (@katieholmes)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcw4sf%5FCQAR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Last year, there were multiple headlines about Kelly Wolf, wife of Scott Wolf, experiencing a mental health crisis that was covered pretty extensively by PEOPLE, EW, and Page Six. The language around it was vague and because those are all entertainment media outlets, the angle that was used to justify writing about Kelly, who is not famous, is that it’s about Scott filing for divorce. They both [issued statements to PEOPLE](https://people.com/scott-wolf-speaks-out-after-kelley-announces-split-filed-for-divorce-11752633?ref=laineygossip.com) and Kelly, deep in a mental health crisis, continued to post on social media. A year on, she explains what happened in her own words. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcm6ch6lK19/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by KELLEY WOLF (@kelleywolf)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcm6ch6lK19/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Billionaires suck in bad sweaters URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-alejandro-g-inarritus-digger-starring-tom-cruise-find-its-audience/ Last updated: 2026-09-09T15:31:41.000Z Since “[billionaires suck](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-billionaires-respond-to-revival-of-evil-billionaire-trope-on-film-festival-circuit/)” is a theme at the movies, I guess it’s a theme on the site today too. Because it’s a theme in real life – all around us billionaires and their billionaire decisions have had an impact on our communities, how we live and how we work. And pop culture has always been a reflection of humanity, in this case how the inhumane are actively destroying it. On the off chance you think this is hyperbolic, catch up on the Jacob Coxon story that broke yesterday. Anyyyyyyway, let’s get back to film and one of the many “billionaires suck” films due out this fall trying to carve out some space on the awards circuit. I namechecked it [in today’s site open](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-billionaires-respond-to-revival-of-evil-billionaire-trope-on-film-festival-circuit/) and literally half an hour after they released a new trailer for Alejandro G Iñárritu’s *Digger* starring Tom Cruise… whose name they have to show in the biggest font possible, “TOM CRUISE”, because they’re worried he won’t be recognisable to the audience under all that makeup and prosthetics etc etc etc. Tom Cruise’s Digger wears a lot of bad sweaters. Hilariously bad sweaters. Sweaters that are hilariously bad on purpose and meant to be remarked upon – which is part of the bigger point, everything is obvious so far about this movie, subtlety is not what they’re going for. Then again, you don’t cast Tom Cruise if you’re looking for subtle. *Digger,* both the film and the character, looks unhinged by design. Iñárritu has already said that the idea here is that humans are the disaster, that the apocalypse won’t happen because of a meteor or a storm or an alien invasion but that the worst threat to humanity is humanity itself, embodied not just by Tom Cruise as Digger but the loser asshole sycophant power broker boardroom f-cks who are sharing the table with him. Like I said, not subtle. The opposite of not subtle is a big swing – and that’s what I appreciate here, that they seem to be going balls to the wall batsh-t here, no limits, no holding back. And I suppose if you’re satirising the billionaire class, a cohort with unrestrained greed, ambition, ego, whose capacity for empathy is non-existent, mirroring the storytelling style to their callous and unbridled approach to everything, including the destruction of the planet, is one way to do it. The question right now is will it find an audience. Even though this is TOM CRUISE in ALL CAPS, I’m not sure *Digger* is getting the buzz that they’re hoping for. The budget for the film is reportedly in excess of $125 million and box office projections a month out aren’t great. That doesn’t necessarily speak to the quality of the film itself, it’s more about whether or not people want to see it and if they’ll get it, as on-the-nose as it is. Already there are comparisons to *Dr Strangelove,* a black comedy that came out at a time when critical thinking was still encouraged and nuance was still present in discourse. Can modern audiences engage with this kind of film in the way that the filmmakers are hoping for? Speaking of discourse, what will Tom Cruise be talking about as he promotes this film? He hasn’t been on a press tour like this in a long time that doesn’t involve stunts and running. But he is definitely, at least for now, in the running for an Oscar nomination. On the festival circuit so far, though, several actors have thrown down some formidable performances – in addition to Ryan Gosling and Matt Damon who are in the mix for best actor with *Project Hail Mary* and *The Odyssey,* John Malkovich has emerged as a frontrunner in *Wild Horse Nine*, and also Andrew Scott in *Elsinore,* and John Turturro in *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York*. Andrew Garfield, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, and Jack O’Connell are on the list too. It’s a crowded field that Tom Cruise has to break through. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/tom-digger-09sept26-0008.jpg) Digger trailer stills ### Luca Guadagnino has entered the awards chat URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/luca-guadagnino-has-entered-awards-chat-with-teaser-for-artificial-about-openai-ceo-sam-altman/ Last updated: 2026-09-09T14:26:23.000Z Just yesterday I [mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything-looks-appropriately-bonkers/) Luca Gudagnino’s upcoming film *Artificial*, about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and lo, we have a teaser. This film is apparently critical of Altman, and coming from Guadagnino, a director who likes to push buttons, and writer Simon Rich, who finds the sublime in the ridiculous, I can easily see *Artificial* being a *Social Network*\-style harpooning of a tech titan (who can’t take criticism). The teaser, however, is not leaning into subversion so much as classic prestige fall drama vibes—NEON is clearly positioning *Artificial* to be a major awards contender. Honestly, this teaser is more of what I expected from *The Social Reckoning*, Aaron Sorkin’s long-lead follow-up to *The Social Network*. However, *Reckoning* [looks quite flat](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-difference-between-aaron-sorkins-the-social-network-and-the-social-reckoning-is-style/), while *Artificial* is showing the same electric writer-director pairing matching with an actor ready to give a banger performance that we saw with *The Social Network*. I am stoked for Andrew Garfield’s performance here—another *Social Network* connection!—but I am also excited by the whole cast, which is loaded with Oscar nominees, and Emmy winner Ike Barinholtz. He’s playing Elon Musk, and I legit cannot wait to see his performance. Barinholtz is a veteran of *MADtv*, and like Mo Collins, he was always SO good on that show it was lowkey mindboggling *SNL* missed him. I can only assume that with Seth Meyers in the cast, Lorne Micahels felt his “Boom Chicago” quota had been filled. Anyway, Barinholtz is a good actor—better than he was given credit for until he won an Emmy earlier this year—and I love how *The Studio* has revitalized his career. I know he’ll do something deranged and/or scathing with his performance. Honestly, the only other person I can imagine playing Musk is Sebastian Stan, with his knack for making rich people look simultaneously like losers and weirdos. Of course, *Artificial* comes complete with controversy, as Amazon MGM [dropped the film](https://www.laineygossip.com/its-hard-not-to-see-jeff-bezos-fingerprints-on-amazon-mgms-decision-to-dump-luca-guadagninos-openai-film/) for unspecific but probably financial/billionaire motivated reasons. The film is supposedly critical of Altman, generative AI, and OpenAI, which you can grasp in the teaser as Garfield-as-Altman provides voiceover revealing that “Altman” believes gen AI will be the downfall of society and hey, isn’t it great WE get to capitalize on it? ![Courtesy of NEON](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/garfield-embed-09sept26.jpg) Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever in ARTIFICIAL These people are psychopaths rooting against the human condition, actively working toward humanity’s destruction, via brainrot, war, and socio-political instability. I love that we are getting a bunch of films from excellent filmmakers making no bones about who are the heroes and villains of this era. Whatever happens, someday someone will look back on the cinema of the 2020s and see that yes, some people DID see the writing on the wall and made some art about the manufactured doompocalypse of the post-pandemic era. We can stop pretending these people are geniuses at any moment, and I really hope these films help some people see past the marketing and start asking more questions about who is really benefitting from all this, because it certainly isn’t regular people. Film has always had an ability to communicate ideas better than any other artistic medium, now maybe the idea that we do not have to let a handful of tech bros ruin everyone’s lives can take root and bear some fruit. Here is Andrew Garfield at Kimmel last night in LA. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/andrew-garfield-09sept26-0007.jpg) Andrew Garfield arrives for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in LA, September 8, 2026 ### Intro for September 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-billionaires-respond-to-revival-of-evil-billionaire-trope-on-film-festival-circuit/ Last updated: 2026-09-09T13:52:59.000Z Dear Gossips, From Anne Hathaway to Zendaya and Florence Pugh to Robert Pattinson, there are several actors this year with multiple high-profile prestige and/or blockbuster films that have already been released or have yet to be released. Add Penelope Cruz to that list*. La Bola Negra,* directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, is one of the most acclaimed movies of the year, with both directors, known as Los Javis, winning the Best Director award in Cannes. Just last weekend, *La Bola Negra* screened in Telluride and [played extremely well there too](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/la-bola-negra-telluride-panel-1236692680/?ref=laineygossip.com), cementing the film as an Oscar contender. For Penelope there’s also Olivia Wilde’s *The Invite* (I f-cking love this movie), a critical and box office success [by independent film standards](https://deadline.com/2026/09/how-the-invite-became-a-summer-hit-1237067336/?ref=laineygossip.com) \- which is that much more remarkable considering how dominant *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* have been this summer. It’s a huge win for Olivia Wilde after what happened with *Don’t Worry Darling* because not only did her film make money, it is also in the Oscar conversation and Penelope could be a factor for that film in the supporting actress race. Last night, though, she was in Venice, alongside Javier Bardem, at the premiere of Florian Zeller’s *Bunker* which is the festival’s current standing ovation leader after the applause went on for over 15 minutes. > Penélope Cruz broke out into uncontrollable sobs as she kissed her husband and co-star Javier Bardem during the incredibly long 15.5-minute standing ovation at the premiere of “Bunker” at the [#VeniceFilmFestival](https://x.com/hashtag/VeniceFilmFestival?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com).[https://t.co/D0OzKlxFjC](https://t.co/D0OzKlxFjC?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/2TB0rM6WpQ](https://t.co/2TB0rM6WpQ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Variety (@Variety) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/Variety/status/2097413594531143733?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The length of a standing ovation does not necessarily mean that it’s a great film. So far I’ve read mixed reviews about *Bunker* – but the consensus is that, once again, Penelope delivers an outstanding performance. The Oscar Academy loves her, and this year they might have three films that she’s in to choose from. Back to *Bunker* though, and not necessarily about its Oscar chances but that it’s part of a film trend this year that Sarah noted yesterday in her [Elizabeth Holmes post](https://www.laineygossip.com/nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything-looks-appropriately-bonkers/) – several films this year have a common theme: billionaires suck. In addition to *You Can See Anything*, there’s also the Elon Musk documentary, and Luca Guadagnino’s *Artificial*, about Sam Altman, which we’ll get to later today, and also Alejandro G Iñárritu’s fictional *Digger*, starring Tom Cruise, plus Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming *The Social Reckoning* about Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook/Meta and Paul Greengrass’s *The Uprising,* inspired by Robin Hood, starring Andrew Garfield, which opens this week. *Bunker* is about a couple, played by Penelope and Javier, whose marriage is jeopardised after the husband, an architect, agrees to build a luxury bunker for an oligarch played by Paul Dano. Like I said, “billionaires suck” is all over the film festival circuit, a revival of the evil billionaire trope that is as old as storytelling itself. Like Sarah asked yesterday, how will the billionaires respond to this new wave of cinematic vilification? Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/penelope-open-09sept26-0010.jpg) Stephen Graham, Paul Dano, Penélope Cruz, Florian Zeller, Javier Bardem and Patrick Schwarzenegger attend the "Bunker" Screening and photocall during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 08, 2026 in Venice, Italy/Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem seen leaving the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Pier during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2026 in Venice, Italy ### Céline’s team is working hard URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-celine-dions-bodyguards-stay-vigilant-about-her-safety-while-giving-her-freedom-to-connect-with-fans/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T20:51:06.000Z Before anyone gets mad and misconstrues my words, because reading comprehension is at an all-time low and nobody understands nuance (and the schools happen to be open today!), I’m not saying that Céline Dion’s team has anything to complain about. For them, no doubt, it’s wonderful to see that Céline is back to being Céline. And that also means that their work is back to being what it was when she was in Paris before her diagnosis – especially for her bodyguards. When the person you are bodyguarding takes as much time as Céline does to meet with fans, and get close to the fans, the security team has to be that much more vigilant… while allowing Céline to connect with the people she wants to connect with. It’s a fine balance. Céline does not want to be inaccessible. But their job is to keep her safe. The quickest way to safety is to put up a wall between her and her public. When she insists on disappearing the wall, the goal is to respect her wishes while not compromising her mental and physical health. I wasn’t super online over the long weekend but when I did pop in occasionally on socials, all I saw was Céline, before work and after work, engaging with fans – singing with them, praying with them, talking to them, playing rock, paper, scissors with them, LOL, and introducing her dog to them, also LOL. > Before leaving for rehearsals Céline presented her dog ‘Madison’ to her fans. [pic.twitter.com/mnRhwEBpVa](https://t.co/mnRhwEBpVa?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Céline Dion Data (@CelineDionData) [September 7, 2026](https://x.com/CelineDionData/status/2096976325026210062?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Céline is already rehearsing for a series of shows that begin this weekend. And while rehearsing for those shows she is putting on a show outside of her hotel at least twice a day. She has not stopped entertaining since the moment she arrived in France! Would you fault her security if they were just like, woman, just for today can we go in and out of the hotel without stopping?! I wouldn’t. But also, they wouldn’t. Clearly they’ve been given a playbook, and they are following it, bless them because this is how she wants to be living. Here’s an example, just today, as she was getting in the car, she climbs up so that she can wave. As you can see, her bodyguard follows, placing a steadying hand on her back so that she doesn’t fall… but also… crouches down so that he doesn’t get in the shot, so that he’s not part of the moment that she’s sharing with the people. Notice that at one point he thinks she’s done – and he would be wrong, she is never done. But he gets up in a half squat, and holds there while he’s figuring out if she’s ready to come down, and then goes back down because she keeps going. > VIDEO - ❤️🖤 Céline Dion vient tout juste de quitter son hôtel ce soir mais à tout de même saluer rapidement ses fans ❤️🖤 [#CelineDion](https://x.com/hashtag/CelineDion?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) 📹 eventsforyouu [pic.twitter.com/Noz2Wq1Q3m](https://t.co/Noz2Wq1Q3m?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — NewsCelineDion (@NewsDion) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/NewsDion/status/2097383270447022301?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Céline is being well taken care of, as she should be. And we appreciate the hardworking team that is working with her instead of limiting her. What else happened today… Gary Oldman, like Jackson Lamb, [has the inside track on all things spy-related, including James Bond](https://www.pajiba.com/news/gary-oldman-claims-that-james-bond-has-already-been-recast.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) [Nicola Peltz got an award in Venice for being a rising star, or something](https://www.gofugyourself.com/nicola-peltz-beckham-got-some-kind-of-rising-star-award-in-venice-09-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). I can’t remember seeing her in a single television show or film but OK, not trying to be an asshole here, but I’m obviously not the only person who thinks this is weird. (Go Fug Yourself) [Katie Holmes’s summer of love](https://www.celebitchy.com/995790/katie%5Fholmes%5Fis%5Fliving%5Fher%5Fbest%5Flife%5Fin%5Flake%5Fcomo%5Fwith%5Fher%5Fboyfriend/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) This one is for our site manager, Emily. [EW has a preview of the final season of *Yellowjackets* and Emily is obsessed](https://ew.com/yellowjackets-final-season-first-look-exclusive-photos-12063976?ref=laineygossip.com). (Entertainment Weekly) Now that’s schools back in, [here’s an always helpful guide on how adults can support 2SLGBTQ+ students](https://www.out.com/voices/how-to-support-lgbtq-students%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Out) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0010.jpg) Céline Dion greets fans in Paris, September 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-08sept26-0013.jpg) Céline Dion greets fans in Paris, September 2026 ### Chris Rock is no longer hosting URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-chris-rocks-misty-green-a-longshot-for-an-oscar-nomination/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T19:37:01.000Z As Sarah wrote [earlier today](https://www.laineygossip.com/nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything-looks-appropriately-bonkers/), Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder’s *You Can See Everything*, the documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, bulldozed its way into the festival conversation by surprise, taking the wind a bit out of Venice and claiming the spotlight for Telluride. Award season is taking shape now after several highly anticipated contenders screened at both festivals. Martin McDonagh’s *Wild Horse Nine* looks like it’s living up to months of hype and *Primetime* starring Robert Pattinson definitely delivered the chaos, but Andrew Scott’s performance in *Elsinor* has put him in the race for Oscar and Julianne Moore’s performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s *The Debut*, co-starring Paul Giamatti is now considered in contention. I can’t wait to see *The Debut,* because I LOVED Jesse’s last film, *A Real Pain,* for which Kieran Culkin won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Jesse, it would seem, might be on a bit of a streak. *The Debut* will also be screened at TIFF and both Sarah and I will have more thoughts on the film over the next few days. Speaking of TIFF, while Venice and Telluride secured several splashy titles that will most likely be in the Oscar race, one of the buzziest films heading into the kickoff in Toronto later this week is Chris Rock’s *Misty Green* which will world premiere on Saturday night. Chris has had success in Toronto before with both G*ood Hair* and *Top Five* (an underrated comedy) and he’s coming into TIFF with some hype. There are some Oscar experts who are already saying that the star of the film, Rosalind Eleazar, could be in the best actress race. As I wrote [last week](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-i-care-less-about-jack-lowden-as-potential-james-bond-than-i-do-about-season-six-slow-horses/), Rosalind is not famous, not yet. Those of us who watch *Slow Horses* know her, of course, but with *Misty Green,* she’s about to take it to a whole other level. And that’s an important point right now as Chris moves into the promotional push for his film. It’s not just that he wrote and directed and of course wants it to succeed, it’s that its success does not exist without Rosalind, which is why his approach in promoting the film is at once to advance his own work but also support hers, and protect hers… perhaps from his own notoriety. That’s what jumped out at me when I was reading his new [Variety cover story](https://variety.com/2026/film/features/chris-rock-interview-misty-green-oscar-buzz-will-smith-slap-1236852060/?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdB9TpzFlrx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdB9TpzFlrx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As noted in the piece, he’s still making jokes, but I wonder if this is a kinder, gentler Chris Rock. Some of that has to do with his non-verbal learning disorder diagnosis in 2020 after which he says he now as a “level of concentration and empathy that I just did not have back then”. But it’s also good strategy. Because, as we know, Chris is no stranger to controversy – both in his work as a comedian and also his work as a host. Remember that year when we talked about The Slap for months? He’s asked about The Slap in this interview. And his answer is excellent – because he is not making it about himself: *“You know, to answer your question a little bit, I wish nothing would have happened. And also, I don’t want to say anything that takes any attention away from Rosalind and how good she is in this movie. It’s a crazy world. We walk by homeless people. There’s all sorts of shit going on right now. Me having a bad day is not the biggest — it’s not that important.”* It’s a good answer because it’s transparent. Anything he would say WOULD take away from the film and from Rosalind. And she deserves better. At one point in the interview he compares her performance in *Misty Green* to Wesley Snipes in *New Jack City*. And this isn’t just a vanity response either since he’s the director of her performance because he also says during the interview that 80% of directing is casting. It’s an indication that he will spend the next several weeks on this press tour making sure that all the focus is on her, on what she poured into this character. And if it eventually ends up in a nomination or nominations, great, that’s when he’ll finally return to the Oscars. But not as a host. You will note, however, that his answer when asked about whether he’ll host again is also smart and also not about himself: *“When people answer those questions, they’re being disrespectful to the people that got the gig. They have great hosts. Conan O’Brien is amazing. Nikki Glaser is amazing on the Golden Globes. I’m not going to say never, but my time might have passed, honestly.”* So this is what it looks like when Chris Rock is campaigning. Is *Misty Green* a longshot? Probably. But are they doing the right things to generate and then maintain momentum? So far, yes. There are a lot of people here in Toronto who think that *Misty Green* will play very well at this festival. And it’ll be interesting to see how Chris Rock progresses along an award season path, if indeed there’s a path that opens up for him and the film. Here's Chris in New York last week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/chris-rock-08sept26-0006.jpg) Chris Rock out in New York, September 3, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Miley Wants To Dance URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-miley-cyrus-delivers-glam-and-joy-with-new-single-bass-persuades/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T18:39:44.000Z Miley’s already had a major year with the 20th anniversary of *Hannah Montana*, her own Barbie doll, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is her ascent into legend territory, and she’s marking the occasion with a new album, a new record deal, and a re-invented sound. The lead single “Bass Persuades” dropped last week, along with a high-fashion music video that has Miley doing some of the best dancing she’s done in years. The album of the same name is out on September 18th and it looks like she’s more confident than ever. A few weeks ago, I [mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-miley-cyrus-delay-release-new-album-to-grieve-godmother-dolly-parton/) how fans online were debating on whether her new album would be delayed in the wake of Dolly’s passing. It seems she’s letting the music guide her and is pushing on with the release, it’s what Dolly would have wanted. Miley’s just “Miley” now and the new era will also be her return to the stage. She’ll be performing her first full-length live concerts in five years on October 16th and 18th at the [Hollywood Bowl](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwC-42RW%5F6/?ref=laineygossip.com), especially significant given how adamant she was [just last year](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-no-desire-tour-something-beautiful-1235385713/?ref=laineygossip.com) when the topic of touring and live performance was brought up. Maybe this was her plan all along, to build the anticipation and turn it all into a spectacle, although I doubt it’ll result in a world tour, but even just a live stream or official release of these two shows would suffice - we’re thirsty over here. The new single debuted big on streaming but the numbers have slowed down a bit. It reached #10 on the daily US Spotify chart on its first day, but has since fallen off the chart. With her new record label and the planned promotional push, the hope is that the song bounces back into more neutral territory on the charts since it’s the type of track that requires live performance and some time to simmer. But regardless of how “Bass Persuades” charts, one thing’s for sure. Quality wise? Miley has delivered. She’s bringing glam and joy into her work in a new way. Next week, keeping up with the momentum from Daisy Chain Fields, one of the OG Lilith Fair performers returns with new music: Paula Cole. This week, Miley is joined by ADÉLA, Beyoncé (with Selena!), Wiz Khalifa, and Shay Lia with KAYTRANADA. Plus, Karol G with another hit from her newest album *No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.* Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Bass Persuades” by Miley Cyrus** Just because she’s back to making commercial pop doesn’t mean that she has abandoned her experimental nature. “Bass Persuades” is a dance-pop song that has Miley leaning into the popstar she has always been. There’s full choreography, she’s giving us Pat Benatar-level glam-rock in her look and the lyrics are assertive. She touches on the state of the party scene saying *“Candy’s cut with fentanyl that nobody wants”,* urging listeners to instead indulge in the intoxication of the music rather than drugs, which is a long way from [“We Can’t Stop”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrUvu1mlWco&list=RDLrUvu1mlWco&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). She also calls out all of the kids today who are “glued” to their phone screens, and how they *“missed the hit without MTV”.* Everyone is so tuned into their algorithms that there’s no “real” stars or hit songs anymore. There’s some truth to this. For Miley’s (and my) generation, MTV was how we knew what music even was and what the hits were. Most of the time we were introduced to a song through its video, giving us a much more interactive and intimate experience with the song. Without the presence of MTV or MuchMusic in Canada, we don’t have many (if any) songs that truly unite us as a community. The chorus speaks for itself – *“the kids don’t want to dance”.* Miley doesn’t care though, because whether they want to or not, someone is going to dance. She sure is – and I know I am. It’ll be exciting to see whether Miley does full choreography when she performs this at the Hollywood Bowl in October. It’s been so long since we’ve seen that side of Miley on stage – she’s generally full rock star these days. I love a dance music era for her. It’s perfect the addition to her already eclectic discography. **“Nicole Kidman” by ADÉLA** She pushes the boundaries in her visual work and it’s caught the attention of pop enthusiasts. ADÉLA is building her brand by making her own rules in music, and it’s working. Her new album *PRIMA* is now out and with it is the new single and video, “Nicole Kidman”. The video is filled with [great references](https://www.tiktok.com/@nssmagazine/video/7681581361966239008?q=nicole%20kidman%20adela&t=1788816886532&ref=laineygossip.com) to Nicole’s filmography. Everything from *Eyes Wide Shut, Babygirl, Birth, Moulin Rouge!* and even the AMC ad gets a nod in the video. The song has quickly become a favourite off the album and has [caught the attention](https://www.tiktok.com/@littlemisschrismd/video/7678443626128575766?q=nicole%20kidman%20adela&t=1788816886532&ref=laineygossip.com) of the subject – Nicole Kidman. Mind you, this was before the song was even released. Nicole said she was planning on going to see her show in Nashville. Safe to say that if your track gets Nicole Kidman’s attention before it’s even out, you’re doing something right. Turns out ADÉLA [got Nicole’s permission](https://www.tiktok.com/@capitalbuzz/video/7679104012381162785?q=nicole%20kidman%20adela&t=1788816886532&ref=laineygossip.com) to use her name before it was released, but also from the looks of that red carpet moment, it seems that Nicole herself enjoys bad bitch pop music just like the rest of us. This song has arrived at the perfect moment too. My feed is currently flooded with videos of Nicole Kidman looking like true mother in all her *Practical Magic 2* promotional appearances. Specifically the goddess-like hair she rocked at [the premiere](https://pagesix.com/2026/09/01/style/nicole-kidman-gets-witchy-in-black-lace-versace-for-practical-magic-2-la-premiere/?ref=laineygossip.com). “Nicole Kidman” is the perfect soundtrack to any [video edits](https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleykkim4/video/7681749234860821773?q=nicole%20kidman%20adela&t=1788816886532&ref=laineygossip.com) of this icon and will likely remain so for many years to come. The lyrics have also started a [fun trend](https://www.tiktok.com/@livkendall2000/video/7681857522340302094?q=nicole%20kidman%20adela&t=1788816886532&ref=laineygossip.com) on TikTok with fans thanking ADÉLA for new “nightly affirmations” but it’s just the lyrics *“Every single night, I pray that my tits are sittin’ right”.* Now, that’s a prayer. **“IREEMPLAZABLE (COMO LA FLOR)” by Beyoncé, Selena** The queen continues to find new ways to bless us with every release. The 20th anniversary edition of her legendary album *B’Day* has arrived, and she’s given us some new gifts to celebrate. One of those gifts is the new duet with Selena. Back in 2007 when she first re-released *B’Day,* B recorded Spanish versions of her hits [“Irreplaceable”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AqtmKScwM&ref=laineygossip.com) and [“Listen”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3PCCvMY4Zc&list=RDx3PCCvMY4Zc&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Now, two decades later, she has re-mixed the Spanish version with vocals from the one and only Selena. I never would’ve thought that “Como La Flor” would go so perfectly with “Irreplaceable” but I guess with a melody as timeless as the latter, it really can blend well with any song. Beyoncé’s entire music career is genre-less, with hits across every format you can think of, so it’s only natural that she have a song with the queen of Tejano music. I also am a sucker for when the powers of the one-name divas join forces. This album already has a song with Shakira, so Selena slots right in with ease. It was a wonderful way to spend my long weekend: listening to the whimsical sounds of two of the most important women of our time. B’s *B’Day* celebrations have made their fair share of headlines over the last week. Whether it be Jay-Z having the entire crowd at his [London shows](https://ew.com/jay-z-surprises-wife-beyonce-london-concert-her-45th-birthday-12109096?ref=laineygossip.com) sing “Happy Birthday” to her, or the $948 empty beekeeping box she’s [selling on her site](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-selling-limited-edition-wooden-box-1235621880/?ref=laineygossip.com) as part of the anniversary collection merch. Hate her or love her, she has you talking and watching. She said it best [in 2016](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZJPJV%5F%5FbQ&list=RDWDZJPJV%5F%5FbQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), *“you know you that b-tch when you cause all this conversation”.* My conversation will remain on this posthumous collab with Selena, I’ll let the haters do the rest. **“Yiccen” by Wiz Khalifa** If you’re a part of the running community over on Instagram, you likely have seen one of the [viral posts](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc7McGgv90E/?ref=laineygossip.com) of Wiz on his running journey. The man is fast, and he is sharing his workout routine. And we’re all asking the question of whether he is still smoking so much given his recent health kick. He is, and he wants you to know it – iconic if you ask me. “Yiccen” is a classic Wiz banger that will fit well in any rap workout playlist. The beat goes crazy, it’s giving Three Six Mafia in the mid-2000s, the perfect music to break a sweat to and feel like the strongest version of yourself. The music video is playful, think wild day party you throw in a rented house. The clean-up would be pretty gnarly but it does make for a good old-fashioned house party video. I love the aesthetic and overall art direction in the clip. There’s some beauty to be found in messiness of it all. Mostly though, I’m just a fan of Wiz’s flow and his overall vibe. He’s going on two decades in the game, respect. **“SO GOOD” by Shay Lia, KAYTRANADA** This song brought me right back to turning 18-years-old living in Montreal and going clubbing for the first time. Shay and KAYTRANADA first collaborated during his [Boiler Room](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EQIiabJvk&ref=laineygossip.com) set which generated a ton of noise online and in the dance communities. The bass is hard and the chimes make it feel magical. It’s the euphoric groove that KAYTRANADA is famous for, at its core. I love deep house tunes like this because they are just as effective when you listen to them on a sunny summer evening or during a rainy storm. “SO GOOD” really is so good – Shay has a soft tone to her voice that sounds light as a feather. Over the soothing house beat, it makes for the perfect end of summer jam to remind us all that the party isn’t over just yet. Lyrically it isn’t too deep depending how you look at it – it’s about letting the music take you away. *“Let the feeling take control”* is one lyric that stands out, allowing yourself to really let the music lead the way for how your body moves on the dance floor. If you look even deeper, there’s a metaphor for how to move within your own life as well. I always say that music is my anchor – there’s something in this song that speaks to me at this current stage of my life. The feeling taking me somewhere, taking the listener somewhere. It can only be where I am supposed to be if music leads the way. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“BbY WOW” by KAROL G, Judeline, rusowsky** Karol G has another hit on her hands with “Bby WOW”. If you’ve listened to her latest album which [just dropped](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-karol-g-continues-her-quest-for-world-domination/) in August, this track might have caught your attention. It features the Jamaican Riddim tune that was particularly popular in the mid-2000s. You know, the tune that is highlighted on songs by [Nina Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2%5FE62NY3hg&list=RDu2%5FE62NY3hg&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), Sean Paul, [Pitbull](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy-vUCIm04M&list=RDiy-vUCIm04M&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and more. It’s actually a sample of a drum pattern titled [“Coolie Dance Riddim”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31drv0VQsU&list=RDd31drv0VQsU&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) that was created by Jamaican producer Cordel Skatta Burrell in 2003\. It was all over the radio in the mid-2000s and recently made a comeback when Kehlani used it in her 2024 track [“After Hours”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qatTTscK4c&list=RD6qatTTscK4c&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), and French DJ HUGEL used it in his 2025 hit [“Jamaican (Bam Bam)”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hghqd1eBTYQ&list=RDhghqd1eBTYQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Karol G is the latest artist to use the sample in this renewed era of the *riddim*. It’s got people all over the world dancing up a storm and is bringing some life back into mainstream radio which has been taken over by the likes of Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen over the last few months. This sound is exactly what 2026 radio stations need. Karol G is also currently on tour where she is performing the track night after night. The videos of her performances hitting the internet have resulted in a dance trend using the song’s choreography and it has all of TikTok moving. The song has reached the top ten on the viral 50 charts and has jumped into the top 20 on Billboard Hot 100 making it the highest charting song from her new album so far. It seems like the kids so want to dance after all. > [@amir.karaman](https://www.tiktok.com/@amir.karaman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@amir.karaman") BABY 😛 [#karolg](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karolg?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "karolg") [#bbywow](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bbywow?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bbywow") [#viral](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "viral") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#music](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/music?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "music") [♬ sonido original - Club Bichota G](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7671215508712360711?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - Club Bichota G") > [@yai\_ariza](https://www.tiktok.com/@yai%5Fariza?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@yai_ariza") New trend ?? Dc @me @Chris Hernandez @Denzel Chisolm @MICHAEL RAMOS @Antonio Spinelli [♬ sonido original - 𝕭𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖆 𝕷𝖞𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖘🌀](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7672931108405365524?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - 𝕭𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖆 𝕷𝖞𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖘🌀") > [@tyleralexgeorge\_](https://www.tiktok.com/@tyleralexgeorge%5F?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@tyleralexgeorge_") rehearsal tok🙂‍↕️ @cadenadamonis @Toby DC - @Bigbow3 [#jyt](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jyt?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jyt") [#dancechallenge](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dancechallenge?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dancechallenge") [#bbywow](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bbywow?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bbywow") [#dance](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dance?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dance") [♬ sonido original - ElRolitas](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7673034501618567944?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - ElRolitas") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Celebrity Social Media, September 8, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/could-king-charless-letter-to-the-press-clarifying-that-harry-and-meghan-have-no-royal-role-not-have-been-a-text/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T16:46:21.000Z Apparently, the Sussexes surprised the British royal family with their move to the UK so now the royal family (via King Charles) has surprised the Sussexes with his letter to the press, clarifying that Harry and Meghan [have no royal role](https://people.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-surprised-by-king-charles-letter-outlining-royal-status-source-12110859?ref=laineygossip.com). Do any of these people know how to text? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc03%5FgUjWY8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc03%5FgUjWY8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This Vanity Fair interview with Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti at Telluride Film Festival is funny because Julianne is like why is it so sunny and Paul is like why are we at such a high altitude and Jesse is just nervous in general. And they all have valid points. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdB5xOOqyhM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdB5xOOqyhM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ciara Wilson announced her pregnancy with a couple of cute videos. Future is 12 and so stoked to be a big brother again. You can hear him say, “The speculations were true!” like you know that tween had eyes on his parents. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdAcAxYNdLH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ciara (@ciara)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdAcAxYNdLH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Skyler Gisondo and Merritt Wever together are too powerful. *Primetime* is at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes right now and we are going in pre-Oscar season, who will be getting the push? Robert Pattinson for best actor and Skylar and Merritt for supporting maybe. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdAeAzBkZq%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Skyler Gisondo (@skylergisondo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdAeAzBkZq%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) W Youth’s fall issue features Hailey and Justin Bieber and the complaining is interesting because it’s so transparent. One complaint is that they are too old at 29 and 32, respectively. I guess it depends on your definition of “old” but teenagers know who the Biebers are. Second is that they aren’t influential. JB’s *Swag* albums were streaming monsters and Rhode continues to dominate at Sephora, and there’s Hailey’s continued fashion clout. This is why standom is so detrimental to pop culture conversations, because it introduces a specific kind of delusion and wrongness that is totally removed from how things really work. The Biebers aren’t begging to be on magazine covers and they aren’t paying to be on magazine covers (LOL), they also aren’t broke and doing this for money (in general, celebrities are never paid to be on the cover of magazines). W was thrilled to book them. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc--aPGm7C7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by WYouth (@wyouth)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc--aPGm7C7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I always believed Oasis would reunite but frankly I did not think it would go this well. And the dynamic has clearly changed with age and maturity but not so much that it is devoid of personality. Liam is still jumping around and grabbing Noel, who still looks slightly annoyed (but not homicidally so) about his little brother. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6EC4-I%5Fji/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Walt Disney Studios UK (@disneystudiosuk)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6EC4-I%5Fji/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc9L8e%5Fjhjg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Disney Italia (@disneyit)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc9L8e%5Fjhjg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Taylor Swift: Winning and Losing URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-focus-campaign-efforts-on-grammys-oscars-now-that-creative-arts-emmys-are-over/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T15:56:17.000Z Taylor Swift has been under the radar since getting married but behind the scenes, we do know that she’s been campaigning. She attended at least one Emmys for your consideration event and at least one Grammys event for her *The Eras Tour* concert film and *The Life of a Showgirl*. No official Oscar FYC events are happening yet but given her participation at the *Toy Story 5* premiere, there’s been some track laid on that front too for “I Knew It, I Knew You” contending in the Best Original Song category. This weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys, Taylor’s *The Eras Tour* concert film went 0-for all its nominations with the Television Academy opting for the Benito Bowl and The Muppets in the variety show categories instead. She already has an Emmy so I don’t know that she was all that thirsty for this one. On the upside, though, “I Knew It, I Knew You” is the #1 song on the country radio chart, the first time she’s reached that position on that chart in 13 years. That’s a win – not only for her catalogue but, of course, for her Oscar chances. And over the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard from good sources in country that her label was pushing hard for the achievement, especially since Ella Langley’s had such a chokehold with “Choosin’ Texas”. Now that the Emmys are over, then, Taylor’s campaign efforts will most likely be focused on Grammys and then the Oscars. Given her fame and influence and the fact that she is always game to work the circuit, it seems unthinkable that she wouldn’t be nominated. At the same time, it’s also unthinkable that she would ever acknowledge that she’s actively campaigning. Plus right now there’s another priority. Taylor and Travis Kelce were in New York this weekend and papped out for dinner. Those photos are exclusive, we didn’t buy them, but you can see them [here](https://pagesix.com/2026/09/07/entertainment/newlyweds-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-step-out-for-romantic-date-night-in-nyc/?ref=laineygossip.com). Kansas City plays next Monday 14 September, which is Emmys night, at home. She’ll be in the suite for the first time since becoming a wife. ### The documentarians are coming for the billionaires URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/nathan-fielder-lance-oppenheims-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything-looks-appropriately-bonkers/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T14:37:28.000Z A conspiracy theory I have is that social media started driving billionaires insane, and the pandemic finished the job. Social media allowed the proletariat to talk directly at the richest people in the world, and where they expected to be met with ass kissing similar to that which they receive in real life, instead they got a bunch of eye rolling jerk-off motions, and a shocking awareness (to them) that most people don’t actually like them. Then the pandemic forced them to confront a labor class demanding fair wages and better work-life balance. And then Elon Musk bought Twitter, and I believe that was about destroying the platform, no matter what he or anyone else says publicly. All of this is now coalescing in cinema, as two documentaries launched over the weekend with billionaire(ish) subjects. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim collaborated on *You Can See Everything*, a documentary detailing Elizabeth Holmes’ days before prison, and her impact and image after she is incarcerated. The film was Telluride’s “secret screening”, and it looks appropriately bonkers. The thing about Elizabeth Holmes is that she has just fully bought into her lie, she simply will not admit she is a fraudster (convicted). Her intensity is at least in some parts due to her ferocious grip on the fantasy of Theranos. And she is SO convincing in her delusion that we are still debating if Theranos was always a fraud, or if there was some kernel of good faith at the beginning, and the worm turned when the science failed. (Personally, I think it was always a fraud because she was told repeatedly before dropping out of college that her “single stick” blood testing machine could never work. Elizabeth Holmes isn’t stupid, she’s greedy. She went ahead knowing her machine would never deliver, that is my opinion.) I fully expect *You Can See Everything* to be deeply uncomfortable and weird, because that is what Nathan Fielder does. And here he is collaborating with Lance Oppenheim, who is also launching *Primetime* in the narrative film space. When [writing](https://www.laineygossip.com/robert-pattinson-is-going-full-loose-canon-as-chris-hansen-in-the-trailer-for-primetime/) about *Primetime*, I said of Oppenheim: *“documentarian Lance Oppenheim loves weirdos and he never approaches weirdos and their very specific fixations in a straight line.”* I expect no straight lines when it comes to the trifecta of Elizabeth Holmes (liar), Nathan Fielder (provocateur), and Lance Oppenheim (professional weirdo documenter). Elizabeth Holmes is no longer a billionaire—she’s still incarcerated as of this writing—but she was once because of a lie that promised both patient benefits and riches. A lie she is still clinging to, and now she and the lie are the subject of a documentary from two of the slipperiest documentarians working today. This film should be VERY interesting. Elizabeth Holmes is also the subject of a documentary by Alex Gibney (*The Inventor*), who is as much a provocateur as Nathan Fielder, but for a different reason. Fielder likes playing with expectations, perspective, and unreliable narrators. Gibney is provocative because he is constantly aiming his lens at power, often at the crossroads of money and influence. He has made documentaries about Enron, Scientology, the Catholic Church, and multiple docs about Wall Street and politics. Now, he’s made a documentary about Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and arguably its most powerful, too. Every time Elon Musk faces the least little bit of public criticism he crashes out and finances more fascism, so the fallout of Gibney’s doc *Musk* is actually scary to think about. *Musk* just premiered at Venice, and there is a profile about Gibney [making the film](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/elon-musk-alex-gibney-documentary-1236686790/?ref=laineygossip.com) in *The Hollywood Reporter*. I’m sure everyone, including Elon Musk, will be super normal about this. On top of these two documentaries, there is also Luca Guadagnino’s narrative film, *Artificial*, about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. It is not expected to be a flattering depiction of Altman, or the AI corporate game. I am actually a little worried about the fallout of all these films centering on some of the richest people—or liars aspiring to be among the richest people—because if the last decade has shown us anything, it is that billionaires cannot handle criticism. They are extremely sensitive. Some might even say delicate, like snowflakes, unable to withstand a single touch. And some of the sharpest, most incisive, most critical filmmakers working today are coming for their throats. Good, I just hope they don’t take their feelings out on our democracies. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/billionaire-docs-08sept26-0010.jpg) You Can See Everything teaser stills/Tyler DiNapoli, Nick Shumaker, Jessie Deeter, Ashley St. Clair, Alex Gibney, Zoë Schiffer, Erin Edeiken attend the "Musk" Photocall during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 08, 2026 in Venice, Italy ### Intro for September 8, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-british-tabloids-resist-treating-prince-george-and-siblings-the-way-they-did-rest-of-royal-family/ Last updated: 2026-09-08T13:49:26.000Z Dear Gossips, School’s in! We’re back along with almost everyone else in North America after the Labour Day break and, as of today, even though summer isn’t technically over, it is a new season… for gossips and for students. Including England’s Prince George, previously known in these parts as Big G, and he’s definitely big now as it’s his first day at Eton College, nearly as tall as his mother in heels, and following in the footsteps of his ancestors. Like we saw with previous generations of royals, including his father and uncle before him, George was dropped off today in the rain by his parents – and it’s a tradition, not just the family handover to the school but also the media gathered to cover the occasion. The footage of G with his parents, Prince William and Princess Kate, was taken by outlets invited to report on the event, and it is an “event” for them. What is pedestrian for so many other parents and children today doing the same, when the 13-year-old is the future king, everything ordinary becomes extraordinary. > NEW PICS: Prince George has been filmed arriving for his first day at Eton College. > 13 year old George has started in F Block (Year 9). > The Prince and Princess of Wales allowed 2 cameras to film them arriving today where George was met by Eton Head Master Simon Henderson. > There… [pic.twitter.com/x9n4wxZY2L](https://t.co/x9n4wxZY2L?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/chrisshipitv/status/2097278849885077720?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Back in William and Harry’s time, though, their first day at Eton made the front page, and the news broadcasts, but now there’s the addition of social media. Big G is the first future monarch of his nation to be dropped off at Eton in the time of Twitter and TikTok. And it’s not just about how people will be talking about his arrival at boarding school online, it’s about how that online activity might be much more a part of his daily life now that he’ll be living away from home for the first time. Big G was likely protected from social media up until this point, being with his parents at their various palaces and estates. Now, though, even with extra scrutiny from faculty given his identity, there are many more opportunities for him to perceive the world beyond those royal gates through the platforms that young people are using. In his book, *Spare*, Prince Harry wrote about how it affected him to be at Eton, whenever the tabloids were on their f-cksh-t about him and his family. Now with all the apps, in addition to the paps, it’s that much more intrusive. George is now a teenager, and it is during adolescence where we all are figuring out who we want to be and who we can be – it’s a prolonged process of trial and error, a period when mistakes are expected and arguably encouraged; you cannot learn if you don’t fail. Young people should be given space to stumble and fumble and try again. British royals, however, have to do it under a microscope, while staring at a lens… and now a phone screen. King Charles and Prince William have, as we have seen, been reticent to limit the aggressive tactics of the British tabloid media, choosing instead to extend the “invisible contract” between the royal institution and the press in exchange for selectively favourable reporting. It’s a system that predates them, a system they have upheld, even though it has failed them, even harmed them. There are many people who believe, however, that they weaponised it against one of their own and that may have worked out for them … but in a relationship with the devil, are you ever really the one in control? Can they really be that choosy about who they can safeguard and who they can throw to the dogs? For their sakes, since there are children involved, I really hope so. But it remains to be seen whether or not the British tabloids can resist treating Prince George and his siblings the way they did his parents and his uncle and aunt and of course his grandmother. And should the day ever come where his own son is tormented by the same publications that were once merciless to his mother and his wife and his brother and his sister-in-law, I wonder how Prince William might consider his relationship with the tabloid media. [Squawk with us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/prince-georges-first-day-of-school)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/prince-georges-first-day-of-school?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/prince-george-08sept26-0010.jpg) ### Counting Down to Céline URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/celine-dion-fuels-up-on-love-from-her-fans-before-heading-to-rehearsals-in-paris/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T20:28:04.000Z **PROGRAMMING NOTE** before we get to Céline – we are heading into the Labour Day long weekend early so we are dark tomorrow and on Monday for Labour Day and returning at full strength on Tuesday heading into TIFF and then the Emmys the following week. After this weekend, it’s a sprint and a marathon. Hoping that you also get some rest as we get into the final stretch of the year… because that’s kinda what it is after the first weekend of September. Where did the time go? In Céline’s case, she’s taking it back. She will kick off her Paris residency next Saturday and, as we’ve seen, has been rehearsing all week. Today will reportedly be her first time rehearsing on stage. But not before the usual hotel departure ceremony. Look at her. She loves it. She is fueled by it, she is grateful for it, she’s living up to it. Céline Dion is so good at receiving love – and since she hasn’t done this in so long, she has talked about how much she appreciates it. Which, really, is why she takes the time for these moments when she’s on her way out. > [@celinedion](https://x.com/celinedion?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) heads into her 3rd day of rehearsals, her first time rehearsing on stage 🔥[#celinedion](https://x.com/hashtag/celinedion?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [#news](https://x.com/hashtag/news?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/Pz9DgCPUe4](https://t.co/Pz9DgCPUe4?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — celinedion.facts (@celinedionfact) [September 3, 2026](https://x.com/celinedionfact/status/2095553731609702475?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) --- What else happened today… Amelia Dimoldenberg [announced the end of *Chicken Shop Date*](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/amelia-dimoldenberg-announces-final-season-of-chicken-shop-date.php?ref=laineygossip.com). There will be a few shows left, featuring “eclectic guests”, but not Beyoncé, [although she did receive a formal response](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DczimM5N6GL/?ref=laineygossip.com) …which is a win in and of itself. Amelia is huge on YouTube, and like so many successful creators on YouTube, she has leveraged her popularity on that platform into legacy spaces, like the red carpet at the Oscars. There are other projects that she is now putting her energy into, and it’s a good move for her, to chase the next chapter in her career. I like the timing of this decision, because *Chicken Shop Date* has become a promotional stop and sooner or later, had she continued, the charm of the concept would start to fade. (Pajiba) Jodie Comer has been a bit quiet for a couple of years, right? I like that she’s back, this time in a movie with Hugh Jackman but she has several projects in post or in development. [Love this shirt dress on her](https://www.gofugyourself.com/jodie-comer-and-hugh-jackman-appear-at-an-event-together-09-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [Justin Trudeau is the “love of my life”, according to Katy Perry](https://www.celebitchy.com/995374/katy%5Fperry%5Freferred%5Fto%5Fjustin%5Ftrudeau%5Fher%5Fboyfriend%5Fof%5Fa%5Fyear%5Fas%5Fthe%5Flove%5Fof%5Fmy%5Flife/?ref=laineygossip.com). I not only believe that she believes it, I believe that they believe that they believe in believing in each other. If that makes sense to you, then you get them and why they are good for gossip. If that doesn’t make sense to you, same idea applies. (Celebitchy) Gloria Steinem died yesterday and [Rebecca Traister’s piece about Gloria’s advocacy is the one I bookmarked first to read on my commute home](https://www.thecut.com/article/gloria-steinem-obituary-feminism-abortion-womens-rights.html?ref=laineygossip.com). I LOVE Rebecca’s work. I often re-read passages from her book *Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger.* Without Gloria’s work, Rebecca’s may not have been possible. That is the power of the pioneer – they explore ideas, they build movements, and they open a road for others to continue the effort. (The Cut) [Major new casting announcements for *Heated Rivalry* season two](https://ew.com/milla-jovovich-heated-rivalry-season-2-casting-kevin-zegers-paul-gross-12101030?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Entertainment Weekly) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0005.jpg) Céline Dion leaves her hotel in Paris, September 3, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-dion-03sept26-0012.jpg) Céline Dion leaves her hotel in Paris, September 3, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 3, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cast-of-the-gentlemen-ready-for-questions-about-meghan-markle-joining-season-three-at-the-premiere-in-london/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T19:36:36.000Z Right after it was reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex were moving back to England (and they are there now), there were all kinds of rumours about her return to acting – and a role on Guy Ritchie’s *The Gentlemen* was being speculated for the series’ third season. Perfect timing of course since season two just dropped on Netflix and the premiere was last night. Seems like the cast was ready for the questions and left enough ambiguity for the Meghan speculating to continue which… obviously… could help the show. Sarah McLachlan and her music babies cover the new issue of Rolling Stone. Sarah has her own children in real life, but I mean the spirit of her work with Lilith Fair and the artists who were inspired by the festival and ready to step into the legacy starting with Olivia Rodrigo but also Chappell Roan and Doechii. This is so wholesome, and Sarah wouldn’t f-ck with it if it wasn’t. Olivia paid attention to the lessons that Sarah laid out before her time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc0-s48E-gX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc0-s48E-gX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1K9LtEZw8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1K9LtEZw8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Olivia has already confirmed that Daisy Chain Fields won’t be a one-off, that she has plans to do it again. And I could see Miley joining the party, even though she doesn’t love huge stages and festivals and touring. But the crowd at Daisy Chain is not Coachella. And it would be different, I think, with a whole cohort of female artists together for the experience. Miley’s new single, "Bass Persuades", will be released tonight. Based on the teaser alone, it’s giving … sort of… Madonna “Express Yourself”, at least aesthetically. I’m all the way in. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1PSTJxMK-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by MILEY (@miley)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1PSTJxMK-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Cardi has been getting PAID this year. This, at least by my count, is her third brand partnership with a big brand. And as I’ve said, even though we know it’s a sponsorship, Cardi can sell the sh-t out it. I totally believe she eats Chipotle, and often. I totally believe that’s her order. I totally believe that she will serve Chipotle whenever she gets married. And only Cardi could drop another brand’s name in a branded post for another brand and not have to redo it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dctd2TesQLP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dctd2TesQLP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A crazy ass storm blew through Toronto yesterday – it was f-cked up, I’m not exaggerating. I was downtown at the time, and I ran to the train station when there was a break in the system. I saw this scene with my very own eyes, cars flooded out in the underpass. > Streets of downtown, Toronto FLOODED with rain 😮 [pic.twitter.com/uGf1YzPGkI](https://t.co/uGf1YzPGkI?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — RTN (@RTNToronto) [September 2, 2026](https://x.com/RTNToronto/status/2095267670329282576?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) This is basically my segue to BTS, let me show you. Two weeks ago BTS played at Rogers Stadium and there was also weather that weekend but not as stupid as what we had yesterday. We stood for hours in the rain hoping that it wouldn’t get so bad that the show was cancelled, and it wasn’t. But BTS was so impressed by Maple ARMY and our dedication, they gave us what we consider to be the best stop on the tour, I said what I said! On night two, during the ments section of the show, RM was super complimentary about the stadium, saying they were so honoured to play there, especially since it would soon be undergoing renovations…? It was news to most of us, nobody knew what he meant. But look at the damage that Rogers Stadium sustained yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1RN7-R3RJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Billboard Canada (@billboardca)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1RN7-R3RJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Does RM have a crystal ball? Did he foretell this storm? Because Rogers Stadium will indeed be renovated now. Last night BTS played their second of four shows in LA where j-hope showed off a new tattoo: > HOBI SHOWING OFF HIS NEW TATTOO FOR US 😭😭😭😭😭😭 > > 🐨: It's the biggest tattoo to ever had! > 🐰: ARMY with BTS > 🐰: BTS and ARMY [pic.twitter.com/r6KzVB989h](https://t.co/r6KzVB989h?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — yaz⁷ (@\_sgminseven) [September 3, 2026](https://x.com/%5Fsgminseven/status/2095381442909917198?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ARMY instantly recognised the image. It’s from the “Butter” video – so, basically, BTS + ARMY together forever. > HOBI GOT A NEW TATTOO AND IT’S THE MEMBERS SPELLING OUT ARMY FROM BUTTER MV😭 THIS IS SO RANDOM [pic.twitter.com/cY3NvHWROm](https://t.co/cY3NvHWROm?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — HOPE BASE (@JHPOPBASE) [September 3, 2026](https://x.com/JHPOPBASE/status/2095311873465840063?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Now that I’ve seen them three times, I have so much f-cking FOMO watching footage from their subsequent concerts. LA is killing me. Scenes like this are killing me. Yoongi’s hair getting longer and sweatier and sticking to his face and all of them busting out of their henleys… I AM NOT OK. > I'M NOT OKAY 🥵 [pic.twitter.com/BkOxxRhUgN](https://t.co/BkOxxRhUgN?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BTS Updates, News & Charts⁷ (@\_BTSMoments) [September 3, 2026](https://x.com/%5FBTSMoments/status/2095397409555984800?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ### Jack O’Connell feels like “the bollocks” URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jack-oconnell-fully-steps-into-spotlight-in-dior-venice-film-festival-premiere-of-ink/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T18:46:51.000Z Now that the Venice Film Festival is underway, we are allowed to fully speculate on the award season race since so many of the expected Oscar contenders will be screened in Venice this week and next week Telluride and Toronto. One of those films on the list is Danny Boyle’s *Ink,* which is about how The Sun became, well, The Sun – a tabloid, one of the most powerful in the world, and therefore one of the most polarising, controversial, and even dangerous publications on the planet. The Sun is a Rupert Murdoch story, and he is played in *Ink* by Guy Pearce. But Rupert is not the main character. That responsibility falls on Jack O’Connell as editor Larry Lamb and his vision for the paper, the seeds he planted that would grow into what some would say impossible and toxic weeds. The first trailer for *Ink* was released this week ahead of its Venice debut – and this is unmistakably a Danny Boyle production: loud, obnoxious, and fun AF. Danny Boyle doesn’t always make great or even good movies, but they are more often than not a good time. I have enjoyed Jack O’Connell throughout his entire career, even though he’s not as famous as some of the other actors in his age group. But I really, really fell in love with Jack when I saw *Sinners*. He was so quietly menacing, he was so quietly vulnerable – a complicated “villain” if we have to put it in those simple terms because even though he was there to literally suck the talent and art out of Sammie, his insatiable desire to take also came from a place of pain. Ryan Coogler will almost always give us a dimensional “bad guy”; it was like this with Eric Killmonger aka Michael B Jordan in *Black Panther* and it’s like this with Remmick in *Sinners*. And Jack did the most with the wonderfully layered material he was given. But he also did not do the most when the film was released and promoted. Not that he was lazy, not that he was unwilling, it was about respect, it was an understanding that this was not the project where he needed to be in the spotlight all of the time. With *Ink,* though, he can step fully into it… in Dior. That’s what he was wearing in Venice last night – full drama, long coat and scarf, and totally feeling himself. As he told [GQ UK](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jack-oconnell-dior-venice-film-festival-september-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), “I feel like the bollocks!” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc0tPkHG1dt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc0tPkHG1dt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And you can tell he’s enjoying it on the carpet. This is main character Jack, playing an ethically compromised journalist, in a film that’s received generally pretty positive reviews and could contend for some awards, including for him. If it really works out that way, we’ll see a lot more of Fashion Jack – and this is both new for him and for us. Didn’t think we’d have Jack O’Connell on our style bingo card but now that I know he’s playing, I’m all in. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-venice-03sept26-0010.jpg) Danny Boyle, Jack O’Connell, Tracey Seaward, Guy Pearce, James Graham, Tessa Ross, Claire Foy and guests attend the "Ink" Screening and opening ceremony during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival ### At least East of Eden looks gorgeous URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/first-trailer-for-zoe-kazans-east-of-eden-captures-the-sweeping-emotional-physical-landscape-of-the-story/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T17:28:08.000Z We’ve made much of Anne Hathaway’s Big Year, but Florence Pugh is also having a big year, appearing as Yelena Belova in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* before she returns for *Avengers: Doomsday*, and just as Annie did double duty press this summer with *The Odyssey* and *The End of Oak Street,* Miss Flo will do double duty press in December with *Doomsday* and *Dune: Part Three.* She’s the living embodiment of Dunesday. But first comes October and Zoe Kazan’s series adaptation of *East of Eden* for Netflix, in which Pugh stars as Cathey Ames Trask. The full trailer dropped yesterday and WHEW, does *Eden* look BEAUTIFUL. The series is seven episodes, the first four are directed by Garth Davis (*Lion, Top of the Lake*), and the last three by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (*The Mustang*). They’re certainly capturing the sweeping emotional and physical landscape of the story, with New Zealand once again standing in for the American west. When I last wrote about Zoe Kazan adapting *East of Eden*, which was famously directed as a feature film by her grandfather, Elia Kazan, I [wondered](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-zoe-kazan-acknowledge-familys-legacy-through-remake-of-east-of-eden/) if Zoe would in any way address Elia’s legacy, given that he named names in the blacklist era and ruined many lives and careers. A reader who wishes to remain anonymous wrote about their experience working with Nicholas Kazan, son of Elia, father of Zoe, in the 1990s. He had a strict “no legacy talk” rule with the press, which is apparently the family’s preferred operating mode. Apparently, they’re never going to address it. I guess they don’t have to, but once again, Nathaniel Hawthorne changed his name and wrote great literature about his family’s shame surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, and he lived 200 years after his offending ancestor. These things are choices we can make, or not make, a choice I make is to never forget that Elia Kazan’s career—which then afforded Nicholas and in turn Zoe careers—was built on the ashes of everyone he burned in front of HUAC. Anyway, *East of Eden* looks gorgeous, Florence Pugh is making expressions with her face, I look forward to this series even if I wish even one person would walk into the junket determined to ask Zoe about her family legacy. *East of Eden* is about family, after all, and the things we carry for our family and because of our family. A major theme is also *timshel*, the Hebrew word meaning “thou mayest”, which is interpreted in *Eden* as representing free will and agency. The characters in *East of Eden* wrestle with their legacies, their destinies, their agency, whether or not they can choose to be sinful or godly. Steinbeck’s whole point is that we can choose our nature, they are not written in stone, we can choose our own paths, and we can change paths at any moment. Or you can just, you know, ignore it. That’s a choice, too. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/east-of-eden-03sept26-0005.jpg) East of Eden trailer stills ### Jennifer Aniston: Someone who speaks her love language URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-jennifer-aniston-found-someone-who-speaks-her-love-language-in-jim-curtis/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T17:51:07.000Z As Jennifer Aniston has said many times, we’ve had a front row seat to her love life for the last 30 years. Not because she’s personally invited us to the show, at least not all of the time, but she’s not lying about the fact that we have been right up in her business since *Friends.* So while we might not know even a fraction of the truth behind all her romances, we know enough. We know that, for the most part, she’s fallen in love with other famous people, actors and musicians, from Tate Donovan to Brad Pitt to Vince Vaughn to John Mayer to Justin Theroux. While it may be unproductive to say that those relationships failed, perhaps what we could say is that ultimately none of them truly spoke her love language, or at least the language that she’s learned to speak. Until now. Jennifer Aniston has been dating Jim Curtis for about a year and a half. He’s a hypnotist, life coach, therapist, motivational speaker, and wellness guru – which is totally her vibe. Let’s not pretend Jen isn’t a little woo woo, more than a little woo woo. Yesterday they were both in New York to promote his book, she actually did his Q&A at 92NY, remarkable even if you’ve only been a casual practitioner of Jennifer Aniston gossip because of course she has supported her partners in the past, in the form of red carpet appearances but at a book talk? As the interviewer? Interviewing her boyfriend? Who was dressed in what looks like Columbia and New Balances? This is new. > Jennifer Aniston interviewed boyfriend Jim Curtis at 92NY to celebrate the release of his book, 'The Book of Possibility’ — and their chemistry took center stage. [pic.twitter.com/sPjN6aiUki](https://t.co/sPjN6aiUki?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) [September 3, 2026](https://x.com/etnow/status/2095346616228360658?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) New but also familiar in that Jen Aniston looks more comfortable than she’s maybe ever looked with a partner. It seems as though he’s fit into her world even though he’s not necessarily of her world but isn’t trying to be in her world and yet doesn’t hate her world. There’s a Travis Kelce to Taylor Swift energy here. And then, to go back to the woo woo, it’s also what Jim said in an interview the other day that really leans into the love language, and there’s nothing more love language dependent, if you believe in that sort of thing, than how people communicate best when they disagree. > [@pagesix](https://www.tiktok.com/@pagesix?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pagesix") > > Jim Curtis revealed he and Jennifer Aniston meditate after arguments. 🎥: “Jamie Kern Lima Show” > > [♬ original sound - Page Six](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7680276506991643405?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Page Six") I don’t live here, meditation after a fight is not my love language – but that’s why I’m not married to someone who needs to meditate after a fight. This is the whole point of love languages, it all depends on who you’re speaking it with. Jen Aniston’s love language, clearly, is meditation after an argument. And she went and found someone who literally meditates for a living. So it’s no wonder she’s out there leveraging her celebrity to help him sell his book, lending out her fame to amplify his work. Again, not unlike Taylor Swift. Jennifer Aniston is just as experienced as Taylor Swift in the management of her influence and in her own way judicious about how she chooses to employ it. Since he became her boyfriend, Jim Curtis has not been out here in these streets trying to quench a desperate thirst. He’s not a regular at TMZ, he’s not panting on the sidelines of every shoot, every carpet. He’s regulated whatever starstruckness he has without diminishing her legitimate status as one of the most well-known stars on the planet. And, as a result, she’s about as unbothered and content as she has ever seemed in a relationship. Let's [Squawk Jen today](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/jim-curtis-speaks-jennifer-anistons)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/jim-curtis-speaks-jennifer-anistons?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) Attached - Jen and Jim at 92NY and Jen on the set of *The Morning Show* last night in New York. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0009.jpg) Jennifer Aniston on the set of The Morning Show in NYC, September 2, 2026 and at 92NY in NYC ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jen-jim-02sept26-0011.jpg) Jim Curtis at 92NY in NYC, September 2, 2026 ### Being Heumann will kick off TIFF URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/sian-heders-being-huemann-which-will-kick-off-tiff-looks-punchy-fun-for-serious-topic/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T14:47:21.000Z The Venice Film Festival has begun, and next week, TIFF begins. We’re in the fall festival crunch, with Venice, Telluride, and TIFF running concurrently (Telluride is this weekend). The opening night film of TIFF is *Being Heumann*, SiânHeder’s follow-up to her Oscar-winning film, *CODA*. *Being Heumann* is a biopic of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, and a very fun little teaser dropped yesterday. British actress Ruth Madeley, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, stars as Heumann. In the 1960s and 1970s, Heumann became a leader of the disability rights movement. She used a wheelchair following a bout with polio as an infant, and in the 1970s she became the first teacher in New York City to use a wheelchair (there was a [big ass lawsuit](https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/27/archives/woman-in-wheel-chair-sues-to-become-teacher.html?ref=laineygossip.com) about it, which settled out of court and resulted in Heumann obtaining her teaching license). The film looks punchy and fun for a serious topic—the ADA exists but if you’ve ever hung out with someone who uses a wheelchair or mobility aid, the accessibility features offered in most spaces are hardly convenient and are often difficult to navigate. The ADA is a framework, not a solution. Anyway, the teaser makes Judith Heumann look fun and furious. *Being Heumann* does not look like your average biopic, canonizing a saintly subject. There are still a lot of biopic pits it could fall into, and *CODA* shows SiânHeder to be a filmmaker fully willing to emotionally manipulate audiences, but I am now very interested in Ruth Madeley’s performance. The film also stars Mark Ruffalo, who is at the center of a storm over comments he made a couple weeks ago, [criticizing Oracle](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mark-ruffalo-paramount-oracle-israeli-military-1236678877/?ref=laineygossip.com) for its ties to the Israeli army. Paramount, which is run by Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son David, then issued a statement condemning Ruffalo for what they consider to be antisemitic remarks. Ruffalo has also been an outspoken critic of the Paramount/Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Many people have [spoken up](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/01/jewish-artist-support-mark-ruffalo-antisemitism?ref=laineygossip.com) [in support](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-poliitics-hollywood-venice-film-festival-2026-1236687873/?ref=laineygossip.com) of Ruffalo, who has always been politically engaged, but it will be interesting to see how this plays out on opening night next week. *Being Heumann* looks like it’s supposed to be a feel good, rousingly inspirational film, and now one of its cast members is at the center of a controversy. Something to keep an eye on when TIFF kicks off next week. ### Intro for September 3, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/george-clooney-receives-high-praise-from-collaborators-at-venice-film-festival-where-he-received-golden-lion-for-lifetime-achievement/ Last updated: 2026-09-03T14:10:32.000Z Dear Gossips, Last night at the Venice Film Festival opening night gala, George Clooney received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. As mentioned [earlier this week](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-george-clooneys-life-is-imitating-his-film-jay-kelly-at-this-years-venice-film-festival/), Venice is a special place for him, and he said emphatically during his speech that it’s his favourite festival – he spends a lot of time in Italy with his family, he was married there, and so many of his films have premiered there. So yesterday was a whole day of George in Venice and we could do three posts about what was said and what he did but here are my key takeaways, starting with what he said at the press conference about why he’s not directing as much anymore and acting more instead. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcymNYAlEc8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Film Directors (@occupydirectors)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcymNYAlEc8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not giving him flowers for being a parent and prioritising the needs of his children as determinants for his career choices. What I’m observing is that we don’t hear this a lot from famous men in his position – the refrain is most commonly delivered by women, celebrity mothers talk often about what projects they can and can’t take because of their kids, it’s not typical to hear this from a male movie star. But if there was a movie star lawyer, George Clooney is married to her. And so his work certainly doesn’t take precedent over hers. Amal was with George at the gala, in a custom Tom Ford dress by Haider Ackermann. They arrived early and she waited for him in the wings while he worked the entire carpet from barricade to barricade, greeting fans – one of the few mega stars to do this… and it’s not the first time. Every time I’ve covered a George Clooney carpet he’s early, and he doesn’t rush the experience for both the media and the public. I will always love this about him. Laura Dern was the one who introduced George and presented the award during the ceremony. During her remarks, she included commentary from many of George’s collaborators – actors and directors who’ve worked with him over the years. High praise, as expected, but Alexander Payne and Noah Baumbach, who directed George in *The Descendants* and *Jay Kelly* respectively, stood out to me the most. Per [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-venice-golden-lion-lifetime-achievement-1236687918/?ref=laineygossip.com), Alexander said that: *“What makes George Clooney such a great actor, director and citizen are his humanity and compassion. Not only that, but for us movie buffs, meeting George is the closest you will ever get to meeting Clark Gable or Cary Grant and what that must have been like. He’s just one of those guys. But when you meet him, he makes you feel like the most important person in the room. He remembers everything, tells jokes, pours great wine, treats everybody the same, makes everybody laugh, shares brutal gossip.”* George Clooney IS a gossip, one of the best! He has so much tea – I’ve seen him spilling it at parties with other celebrities, and we’ve heard him spilling it in interviews too. One of my favourite clips to revisit, and I do it any chance I get, is from back in 2014 when he and Julia Roberts were doing the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue cover and he made a quip about Gwyneth Paltrow, when GP allegedly declared war on Graydon Carter and VF over the supposed hit-piece they were working on about her. This man has multiple group chats talking sh-t about his peers, there is no doubt. On a more serious note, here’s Noah Baumbach on why George is so revered in the community: *“George is a great movie star because he’s a great actor. He’s used the fact that people attach their dreams to him to dream a better world for others. He’s wildly generous to people he knows and equally generous to people he’s never met. And he’s a total goofball.”* “He’s used the fact that people attach their dreams to him to dream a better world for others” – it’s a great way to describe celebrity in its most idealised form: a vessel for people’s imagination and hopes. Do I personally think he embodies this 100% of the time? Of course not. Do I think that he performs his celebrity with that intended purpose? Absolutely. The impact is not always achieved, but the intention is there. And George expressed this in his speech during the ceremony during the second part of the quote below, when he used his time to remind of the audience of the power of storytelling as a reflection of the human condition. *“The first people that authoritarians tried to shut down are not politicians. They’re journalists who ask questions. They’re the artists who refuse simple answers. They’re the filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians who insist that someone you have never met is deserving of your empathy. Stories are always dangerous to people who peddle in fear. The people who are afraid of books and music and stories, they’re never the heroes in history. *So yes, movies don’t stop wars. They don’t lower inflation. They don’t fix elections, but they do do something remarkable. They remind us that a stranger is never a stranger and that he might just be the hero in somebody else’s story. And if we can still sit together in the dark and care about people that we have never met, I think maybe we’ll be OK.”** That’s it, that’s why we share stories, that’s why it’s important to tell them and receive them. So that we can see a stranger for more than just a random. This is where empathy begins. And where there is empathy, there can be connection and then care. You can watch a video of the entire George Clooney presentation from Venice [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xQilC%5F20A&ref=laineygossip.com). Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0010.jpg) George and Amal Clooney attend the George Clooney Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement red carpet during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, September 2, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/george-clooney-open-03sept26-0016.jpg) George Clooney and Laura Dern attend the George Clooney Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement red carpet during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, September 2, 2026/George Clooney attends the George Clooney Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement photocall during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, September 2, 2026 ### Saoirse and Jack: Never mind about Bond! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-i-care-less-about-jack-lowden-as-potential-james-bond-than-i-do-about-season-six-slow-horses/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T20:08:48.000Z 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 who was seen this week out in London with our beloved Saoirse Ronan. Saoirse and Jack welcomed their first child about a year ago. We do not know exactly when the baby was born but they were seen with a pram during the first half of September 2025\. We also don’t know the sex or the name of the child, because they’re private like that and they actually mean it. What we do know, however, is that Saoirse’s been working. She plays Linda McCartney in all four of Sam Mendes’s Beatles biopics that will be released in 2028 and she’s also one of the incestuous sisters in the film adaption of Audrey Niffenegger’s illustrated book *The Three Incestuous Sisters* that recently wrapped production. Get ready for the algorithm to malfunction when this film, if this film, gets released. I mean, it should based on the cast alone – Saoirse’s sisters are played by Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson, and Josh O’Connor’s along for the ride. If you know the book, you also know it’s kinda batsh-t. This story has everything: sabotage, jealousy, telepathy, mythical children, and a circus. Not kidding. But the film will be black and white and mostly silent. It’ll be a while before we see it but are we all already screaming??? As for Jack – enough about Bond, I care less about Bond than I do about season six of *Slow Horses* which premieres in exactly two weeks on September 16, Jackson Lamb hive, how are we doing?! I love everything about [the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbJxpYHLuI&ref=laineygossip.com), and yes of course the reveal that a certain character is back which I feel like we always expected. But it’s the tone of it, the biting lines, including the one about Jack’s character River’s name, LOL. And also when Roddy picks up the phone. Amazing for Christopher Chung that he gets to be a fuckass tool like Roddy and also Harry Beecham in *My Brilliant Career.* Plus… Rosalind Eleazar, aka Louisa, is back. Don’t sleep on Rosalind – September might be the beginning of a movement for her because in addition to *Slow Horses,* she’s also the star of Chris Rock’s new film, *Misty Green*, world premiering at TIFF. People are buzzzing about this movie. It’s a Hollywood story, it’s an actor’s story, it is a Rosalind Eleazar making noise in the Oscar race. There were some people who were confused last year about why she wasn’t in season five of *Slow Horses* and whether or not that was a strategic error. All you have to do is watch the trailer to know that it was far, far, far from a mistake. We will be talking much more about Rosalind and *Misty Green* next week, count on it. --- What else happened today… Julianne Hough was doing the press circuit for the new season of *Dancing With The Stars* [in a fringed dress today](https://www.gofugyourself.com/julianne-hough-gets-fringed-09-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson is right – [AI images of food look revolting and also scary](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/why-do-aigenerated-images-of-food-look-so-terrifying.php?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s one thing for food to look gross, like in an organic way (rot is still natural) but it shouldn’t be this unsettling! (Pajiba) This story about Shadow the eagle made me laugh [because it reads like body language or lip reading gossip about celebrities](https://www.celebitchy.com/995038/experts%5Fshadow%5Fthe%5Feagle%5Fis%5Fannoyed%5Fwith%5Fnew%5Fmate%5Fafter%5Fmoving%5Fon%5Ftoo%5Fquickly/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) [The *Heated Rivalry* fandom is not OK over the size of Hudson Williams’s biceps](https://www.out.com/celebs/hudson-williams-biceps?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem4). BTS’s ARMY feels the same way about RM and Jung Kook. (Out) In almost every East Asian romantic drama, there’s a scene involving cherry blossoms – our main couple will walk along a cherry blossom lined path, and they’ll be lit better than JLo, and sometimes they will kiss but sometimes they’ll just hold hands, and we will all swoon. A scene like this could have been shot in Washington DC but, um, [the current administration seems to want to change that](https://www.themarysue.com/in-a-stunning-twist-donald-trump-cuts-down-the-historic-cherry-blossom-trees-gifted-by-japan-in-1912/?ref=laineygossip.com). Which makes sense. It’s not like they understand romance. (The Mary Sue) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/jack-saoirse-02sept26-0007.jpg) Jack Lowden and Saoirse Ronan together in London, September 1, 2026 ### Sydney Sweeney: Back in Venice URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-sydney-sweeneys-upcoming-film-custom-of-the-country-live-up-to-the-hype/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T18:47:41.000Z 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 started. And now it’s looking like it’s pretty serious because she was with him and his kids the other day in LA doing the most LA thing – getting a smoothie. Today, though, she’s in Venice ahead of the opening night gala which is tonight, this time in her capacity as an ambassador for Armani Beauty. She’s repped the brand at the festival before but hasn’t had a film screened there, at least not yet. Last year, however, she was at TIFF for the world premiere of *Christy* and you’ll recall, following it’s TIFF debut, there was some Oscar hype for her performance in the film. In the end, the hype didn’t meet the reality and I’m not sure whether or not she was that serious of a contender, and certainly not after the movie flopped in theatres. But sometimes the hype is the whole point. The narrative around Sydney Sweeney is that one day she is expected to be a nominee. Perhaps next year? Earlier this year Sydney worked on the film adaptation of Edith Wharton’s *Custom of the Country*, playing the lead character Undine Spragg. There have been a number of recent attempts to adapt this novel, including the idea to turn it into a television series by Sofia Coppola which ultimately fell through because, as she said, the studio (Apple) wasn’t keen on how “unlikeable” Undine is in the story. Undine isn’t likeable but that’s also the point if you’ve read Wharton’s book. She’s a social climber, she keeps marrying and divorcing in order to achieve status, but whenever she gets to the next level, the thirst is still there – her ambition is relentless, and relentlessly superficial. What matters to Undine is the title, the access, the clothing, the looks, the attention. So it’s actually a story that’s as applicable today as it ever was, especially in the age of social media, chasing material and digital and filtered gratification and how it’s become a trap that women have been drawn into. Undine isn’t “likeable” because she keeps winning at the worst game… but at the same time, what other game could she have possibly played? Sofia could only see Florence Pugh in the role and, indeed, Florence would have killed it. That said, it’s not like Sydney isn’t suited for this kind of role. It may not be as… elevated of a version as it could be through Flo’s performance but there’s a certain hungry grime to Undine that Sydney could pull off. She’s not my favourite actor, and a lot of the time I think she’s overrated, but Sydney Sweeney as Undine Spragg makes total sense to me. *Custom of the Country,* written and directed by Josie Rourke, is currently in post and it could be a factor on the 2027 festival circuit. And it’s not just Sydney, the full cast is impressive – Leo Woodall, Rose Leslie, Matthew Goode, Hugh Dancy, just to name a few. *Christy* didn’t live up to the hype for Sydney but *Custom of the Country* just might. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sydney-sweeney-02sept26-0010.jpg) Sydney Sweeney in Venice, September 2\. 2026/Sydney Sweeney with Scooter Braun and his kids in LA, September 1, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, September 2, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-leah-remini-be-the-right-fit-for-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T17:28:00.000Z Leah Remini is filming *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,* and I’m tempering my expectations because this kind of casting doesn’t always work. I didn’t think Denise Richards was a fit for the show, but Lisa Rinna was. Real Housewives is its own genre, so if someone can’t conform to that type of “reality” and tries to pull celebrity rank over the cast, it messes with the chemistry. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchfZPHCDAP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Leah Remini (@leahremini)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchfZPHCDAP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The new *Dancing With the Stars* cast has been announced and it includes two dancers, Jenna Dewan and Harry Shum Jr. Three if you count Julia Stiles in *Save the Last Dance*! Isn’t this putting the thumb on the scale a bit? I know there’s an audience vote but Jenna and Harry are actual pros, Jenna toured with Janet Jackson and Harry has been a dancer for JLo and Mariah Carey. This seems like a massive advantage. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyRXvbG3bs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jenna Dewan (@jennadewan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyRXvbG3bs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcyRKfuuLSs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Julianne Hough (@juleshough)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcyRKfuuLSs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) What do you think Roger Federer’s kids are asking for here? Because this is tween body language for begging. Fries from the concession stand or Roblox. > Hello there, [@rogerfederer](https://x.com/rogerfederer?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) 👋 [pic.twitter.com/8atVXNdhkN](https://t.co/8atVXNdhkN?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — US Open Tennis (@usopen) [September 1, 2026](https://x.com/usopen/status/2094595378431586326?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Jay Shetty spoke with Jada Pinkett Smith for Interview and I quite like [the photo shoot](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jay-shetty-comes-clean-to-jada-pinkett-smith?ref=laineygossip.com). Shetty’s past as a monk has been called into question but most of that has died down and he is now [one of the top-earning podcasts in the world](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2026/07/29/how-jay-shetty-is-turning-a-100-podcast-million-deal-into-a-conscious-empire/?ref=laineygossip.com). And like any savvy media personality, he’s built a persona but his personal life is pretty private. I think there are some changes there, to be announced soon maybe. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyVgDFlm7Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Interview Magazine (@interviewmag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyVgDFlm7Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Robert Pattinson is everywhere right now and broke down his filming schedule [for GQ](https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-interview-jaeger-lecoultre-campaign?ref=laineygossip.com) (essentially, he has spent a few years jumping from project to project). It’s interesting that he’s seen as just a quirky dude who wanders into projects when he has a superhero franchise, is working with the biggest directors and is doing Oscar-bait films. Yes he’s creatively driven but you don’t work non-stop for years by chance, that takes ambition and planning. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcySrQuG6iH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcySrQuG6iH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Here is Leah Remini filming *RHOBH* with Kyle Richards and Sutton Stracke (Brown). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/leah-remini-02sept26-0008.jpg) Leah Remini films The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with Kyle Richards and Sutton Stracke, August 31, 2026 ### Ariana Madix, now URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-ariana-madix-has-turned-her-life-completely-around-in-the-three-years-since-scandoval/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T16:39:13.000Z A few years out from finding herself at the centre of arguably the most sensational scandal to everunfold in the reality TV landscape, Ariana Madix [sat down with ](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/ariana-madix-love-island-interview?srsltid=AfmBOooJRuxCUU76L24OcG6kzSDfpHQ-Y8Pj8lnFTc7QqG-FkdPDYv0D&ref=laineygossip.com)[*Vanity Fair*](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/ariana-madix-love-island-interview?srsltid=AfmBOooJRuxCUU76L24OcG6kzSDfpHQ-Y8Pj8lnFTc7QqG-FkdPDYv0D&ref=laineygossip.com)to peel the curtain back on what life has been like lately. And between being in a Broadway production and having billboards of her face scattered throughout Los Angeles, to now landing an Emmy nomination, it’s safe to say that life hasn’t been too bad. In conversation with Anna Peele, a culture writer and editor with *VF* who wrote the well-known exposé [*Inside the Real Housewives Reckoning That’s Rocking Bravo*](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/real-housewives-bravo-reckoning?srsltid=AfmBOoppXEXnevh1Jealhm1YsBvIDxi%5FxbDYppdvazhKQsxlX%5FWzDcwb&ref=laineygossip.com)*,* which I shared my own thoughts on [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/dark-secrets-of-bravos-real-housewives-from-racism-to-substance-abuse-exposed-by-vanity-fair/) back in 2023, Ariana reflected on some of what’s transpired in her life since that fateful March day. It seems to be the catalyst for getting her to where she is now, though it would be unfair to attribute all of her recent success to, well, you know, the Scandoval of it all. One thing that becomes crystal clear in this interview is just how skilled Ariana is in alchemizing. Within three years, she has turned her life completely around, going from being the decade-long, sandwich-shop-owning girlfriend of a “worm with a moustache”, if you were to ask James Kennedy, anyway, to having a hot personal trainer boyfriend and spending six weeks in Fiji while filming *Love Island USA,* one of the hottest dating TV shows there ever was. Plus the billboards and Broadway I mentioned earlier. Like, hello? And through this interview, we learn more about why this was really the only way this could have gone for someone like Ariana. We learn how much of her accomplishments she can credit to just being *real,* to not growing up with a lot of the privileges or nepotism that so many other reality stars are born into. But being realis something she says wasn’t always real during her time on *Vanderpump Rules.* *“My best work is when I was drinking, because I was less inhibited and less scared. Everyone’s like, ‘We love Drunk Ariana,’”* she says. *“I’m a great time.”* Ariana was speaking to the nature of the environment in which the show was filmed. With filming primarily taking place at SUR and Pump, both in West Hollywood, and Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills, these well-known restaurants/lounges were hubsfor excessive drinking – almost more so for staff than guests, much to the dismay of Lisa Vanderpump. Based on what we’ve heard from other former reality TV stars, think Corinne Olympios from *The Bachelor,* and what we saw unfold in a 2023 episode of *Below Deck,* which I wrote about [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/recent-nonconsensual-sexual-incident-on-below-deck-down-under-raises-questions-about-safety-measures-reality-shows/),she’s not wrong to call out the prevalence of alcohol and the pressure for consumption. With this revelation in mind, you can imagine how the culture surrounding the filming of the show might have become a compounding issue for so many of the show’s stars. It’s why we saw somuch substance abuse, from Lala Kent in the show’s earlier days to James Kennedy to Jax Taylor. It’s *engrained* in the environment. Throw cameras into the mix and the pressure to entertain becomes very real. *“That isn’t something that you can keep doing and doing and doing into perpetuity,”* she said. *“At some point it becomes something, at least for me personally, I have to reel in and figure out.”* And figure it out she did. As filming went on, you could see that she was becoming an independent thinker. She didn’t need the approval of anybody. She stood firm in who she was. But perhaps most importantly, she balanced that out with a deep sense of empathy that really radiated through the screen. In fact, this is what *Love Island* showrunner Ben Thursby-Palmer accredits her Emmy nom to - her genuine love for the people on the show*.* She even lauds her *own* ability to get honest answers out of the cast when she talks to them about what’s happening in their lives. Part of that comes from having some serious sh-t happen in *her* life. She shared that she was once diagnosed with melanoma, and that she is now cancer-free. She explained that she wears body makeup and that no onereally sees what her skin looks like. She shared her discomfort with the appearance of her arms, saying she works out frequently to maintain her image. She even shared that at one point in time, her eating was disordered. During her first season on *Vanderpump Rules*, she wasn’t earning enough to film on the weekend and she had to bartend. Anna mentioned that some reality TV stars have revealed that they earn anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000 per episode, but that wasn’t the case here. And not having amassed enough social capital at the time, brand deals were simply not an option. *“I, for many years, did not have the luxury to just say, ‘Oh, I’m making enough money to say no,’ or, ‘Oh, I have so many followers, I’ll be fine,’”* she said, looking back at the first few years of production. But in her absence during pretty important scenes, it made the show throw more money at her to make sure she’d be there. Between cancer, her vulnerability about her physical insecurities to having to hustle like so many of us, one of the things that has helped Ariana find firm footing in the life she’s creating is likely the trust she’s built within herself to bounce back after navigating adversity. And given that she has been able to bounce back from a huge*,* public scandal, which is about as adverse as it can be, it was the external validation and support that really helped kick things into high gear for her. I mean, how would youfeel if you joining a Broadway cast after your very public breakup [led to such a spike in ticket sales](https://playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-ariana-madix-sends-chicago-box-office-soaring?ref=laineygossip.com) that the production saw its highest-grossing non-holiday week in 30 years? Tom who*?* It was during her time on Broadway that it was announced by Peacock that she would be joining *Love Island USA* as host – and the announcement was welcomenews for the *Love Island* audience and for *Vanderpump Rules* fans alike. It even helped migrate audience members that hadn’t previously sat at the intersection of enjoying each show. And this has all been incredibly cathartic for her. What stands out to me is the amount of social masking that Ariana had to employ to survive her time on reality TV – and how that primed her to be herself on *Love Island.* And furthermore, how just being herself could single-handedly change the course on whether dating show hosts get nominated for Emmys. To break through to Television Academy voters, of all people, who can be a bit stingy with nominations for dating shows, is a sign that Ariana knows exactly who she is and what she’s doing, and that her authenticity is now translating to appreciation among her TV peers. It’s also interesting to think about because she was still veryreal and incredibly vulnerable during her time on *Vanderpump Rules*, but she says her exuding the coolness she did during filming was her way of masking social anxiety. Even through all of that, she was still vocal about her insecurities. In fact, she was the first woman I ever heard admit out loud that she had insecurities about the way her vagina looked, let alone on TV. You reallydon’t hear that everyday. She talked about her mental health struggles, she navigated her sexuality – all in front of cameras. All of it leads to the question of whether you can survive reality TV *without* having to mask, or whether Ariana is an anomaly. And though she certainly is one of one, something tells me she’s paving the way for women in reality TV spaces to be more authentic. Because it couldjust mean you get nominated for an Emmy one day, too. ### Miley: BASS PERSUADES but not Coachella URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-miley-cyrus-turn-down-coachella-in-favour-of-the-super-bowl-in-2027/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T15:40:00.000Z As MC has [mentioned several times recently](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-angeles-une-seule-vie-is-a-showstopping-banger-thats-made-to-strut-to/), 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*, did not deliver a massive hit – although to be fair, “Flowers” was so enormous for her that I’m not sure anything in that time would have met those expectations. Still, the anticipation is high for whatever Miley’s doing next. And yesterday she announced the title of the new record, *BASS PERSUADES.* > My tenth studio album, BASS PERSUADES, is yours September 18th. > > Music takes hold of us. We feel it, sing it, sometimes dance to it, let it out and carry on. It is powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong. > Heart full, heartache, every part of life in between. That’s what the title… [pic.twitter.com/ujagy2jsA7](https://t.co/ujagy2jsA7?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — MILEY (@miley) [September 1, 2026](https://x.com/miley/status/2094818965402915084?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) As you can see from her tweet, *BASS PERSUADES* is in all caps. Not sure if that’s actually how it will be styled when the album comes out and we see the cover but… is it just me or is anyone else exhausted by the no caps, all lower case, all caps, different cases thing that these artists have been doing? And it’s never consistent either across media. So, here, for now, I guess we’ll refer to *BASS PERSUADES* in the loudest way possible until it’s indicated otherwise. In other Miley news, or no news, there was speculation that with the new album what her performance schedule might be. Yesterday, Hits Daily Double reported on the artists that Coachella is chasing for their 2027 lineup. Dua Lipa is rumoured to be one of the headliners, and she’s been seen in and out of the studio so it does seem likely that new music is coming and that she’ll be on the road performing it, including on the festival circuit. Tame Impala was also mentioned – which makes sense since the “Dracula” remix with Jennie has been such a monster hit, followed by “Loser” from the *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* soundtrack. Miley, however, supposedly turned down Coachella and that tracks too. She has said so many times that she’s uncomfortable with touring and the kind of large scale performances that are typically involved for an artist at her level. Apparently the promoters are now pursuing BTS, SZA, Oasis, and Radiohead, with SZA the most likely candidate. As for Miley, it hasn’t just been the Coachella rumour. For months she’s been considered a heavy favourite frontrunner to headline the Super Bowl next year – even before we knew that this new album was imminent. Miley has the catalogue and she has the recognition, if she wants to do it, there is no way she wouldn’t be asked. The argument against of course is that the Super Bowl is perhaps even more pressure than Coachella. Sure but the argument for is that there’s an even bigger payoff. There’s a direct line between the Super Bowl in terms of increasing music sales for an artist. Plus it’s only 14 minutes for the performance. And you could say that doing one halftime show reaches an even wider audience than both a festival and a tour. Is it possible that Miley turned down Coachella because the Super Bowl is really in play? What is also possibly in play is *Saturday Night Live.* They love Miley at *SNL,* she’s always great on *SNL.* And the season premiere is happening shortly after she drops the album. I won’t be surprised if she’s part of the host and musical guest lineup when the show premieres for season 52, or even double duty. Attached – Miley out in LA yesterday with Maxx Morando. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/miley-LA-02sept26-0004.jpg) Miley Cyrus and fiance Maxx Morando spotted out for sushi together in LA, September 1, 2026 ### Intro for September 2, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-dog-wendy-isnt-the-only-samoyed-dominating-pop-culture/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T13:21:35.000Z 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 breed: the Samoyed. In the west, the most famous Samoyed is now, of course, family, Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift, the baby Showgirl, who just starred in [her first fashion campaign for Tommy Hilfiger](https://www.laineygossip.com/travis-kelce-taylor-swifts-dog-wendy-the-star-of-travis-tommy-hilfiger-campaign/). Since Wendy shares a home with Taylor Swift, she’s now arguably the top celebrity dog in the west, which means the breed, the Samoyed, will likely soar in popularity. On the new episode of the *New Heights* podcast, Travis talked about Wendy, revealing that she’s now over a year old and that he and Taylor have actually had her for a while and kept it secret. > 🚨 Travis Kelce officially confirms that his and Taylor Swift’s dog’s name is Wendy and that she’s a little over a year old. > > He also mentioned that Taylor loved the idea of including Wendy in the photoshoot. ☺️ [pic.twitter.com/Jgs7NzDZSu](https://t.co/Jgs7NzDZSu?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Taylor Swift Updates+ (@chartstswifty) [September 2, 2026](https://x.com/chartstswifty/status/2095096287913816309?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Falling in love with a dog is one of the most enriching experiences a human can have – and we probably don’t deserve it. But when it happens, it feels like you never knew your heart could be so big and so fragile. This year for TNT, then, in addition to their engagement and subsequent wedding must have been the ultimate cozy. But with all due respect, because she’s a precious muffin, Wendy isn’t the only Samoyed who is dominating pop culture. In the east, we have another representative of the breed who is lighting up the timeline. And he’s an actor. We don’t know his real name – but the character he’s playing is called “Luke”, and he’s starring in a record-breaking Chinese drama. In its first week of release, *The Early Spring* is in the #2 spot on [Netflix’s Global Non-English TV chart](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-early-spring-blooms-at-no-2-on-global-non-english-tv-list?ref=laineygossip.com), the first ever C-drama to crack the top three, and now the highest-charting Chinese drama in Netflix history, surpassing *Pursuit of Jade* which came out earlier this year, another series that broke through big internationally. People lost their minds over *Pursuit of Jade* (including me) and people are straight up feral over *The Early Spring* (including me). The show has been described as the Chinese version of *Fifty Shades of Grey.* I get why – tsundere CEO and innocent young woman trope, love scenes are racy by Chinese standards – but there is no kink, and there’s much more focus on personal and professional growth. So far we’re only halfway through, not sure yet if it will stick the landing, so we can talk more about the series later but for now… as hot as the main character (played by lead actor Jing Boran) Luan Nian aka “Luke” is, the true king of *The Early Spring* is “Luke” the Samoyed who makes his debut in episode 15. Luke and Luke and *The Early Spring* are blowing up on Weibo and social networks all over East Asia and beyond. The Samoyed is experiencing a cultural crossover. > \[The Early Spring Ep. 15 Preview\] > > It's all butterflies, and kisses that make your heart flutter for the next episodes! > > But wait—who's this? Introducing LUKE, the real dog of the show. Not the metaphorical kind (looking at you, Luan Nian), but an actual, fluffy, four-legged good… [pic.twitter.com/ZUcDjGzRCL](https://t.co/ZUcDjGzRCL?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ✎ᝰ. Jhazz (@fangirl\_\_\_feels) [September 2, 2026](https://x.com/fangirl%5F%5F%5Ffeels/status/2095011300355297699?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Don’t be alarmed that Luke is fronting like he’s not into Luke. Baby Luke is irresistible, Big Luke will be powerless to the charms of the Samoyed but also, obviously, to the woman who brought him into his life. I am so f-cked up over this series that I actually read the novel it’s based on in a day. The book is hornier than the TV show is allowed to be because of censorship in China but, again, by Chinese standards, and for a long-form series, *The Early Spring* is horny AF. And in the book Luke the Samoyed is the best. Now someone make an edit of Wendy and Luke, Samoyed Nation where are you? Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/early-spring-02sept26-0003.jpg) Sun Qian and Jing Boran attend a screening event for the drama 'The Early Spring' in Beijing, August 28, 2026 ### She’s back, she’s really, really back! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-too-much-to-hope-that-since-celine-dion-has-made-a-comeback-the-rest-of-humanity-can-be-saved-too/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T20:05:57.000Z 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 our necks in viral head-to-toe high fashion – none more viral than the Titanic hoodie. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6HOe9UIKKg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue France (@voguefrance)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6HOe9UIKKg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It was a more innocent time. Not that anyone could say that the world was right at the time, of course not, but it definitely was a lot less wrong in July 2016\. Céline was parading around Paris in the best clothes and it wasn’t just the looks, it was a f-cking performance every goddamn day. She’d strut and wave her arms around, she’d stand up through the sunroof of the car and pretend like she was a parade marshal. She was unhinged and completely bonkers, so basically her default position, and she came to entertain, she gave us what we wanted, and thus cemented herself as THE highlight of PFW… In the decade since Céline took over Paris Fashion Week, well, so much has changed – politically, socially, environmentally, and medically. A cataclysmic election result, a pandemic, and a diagnosis. Céline retreated for years because of Stiff Person Syndrome but now, ten years later, she’s back in Paris. She’s well enough to perform, and she’s there to prepare for her residency later this month. Is it too much to hope that since she’s in recovery that we might not be cooked quite yet? That the comeback of our Queen of All Feelings portends the possibility that the rest of it can be restored too? Sigh, probably. But she exists to manifest joy. Where there is Céline there will always be pure, earnest, and unapologetic sincerity. If we can actually save humanity, we’ll definitely need it. Here is Céline, delivering nostalgia today outside her hotel in a dramatic – and probably unnecessary dress – doing a singalong with the fans camped outside. We need this more than ever. Also shots of her yesterday in Paris. > 🎶❤️ Céline Dion danse avec ses fans à Paris ! > > À la sortie du Royal Monceau, Céline Dion a été accueillie par une foule de fans venus l’attendre. ✨ > > La star s’est alors offert un joli moment de complicité avec eux en dansant sur l’un de ses titres les plus emblématiques, « Pour… [pic.twitter.com/ojHRW9K9Cg](https://t.co/ojHRW9K9Cg?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Closer France (@closerfr) [September 1, 2026](https://x.com/closerfr/status/2094827335824429106?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) --- What else happened today… Let’s stay on that earnest vibe a bit longer because Pajiba’s Dustin Rowles walked into a movie theatre this weekend to watch a movie he’d never heard of (neither have I) [and was charmed by its Céline-ness](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/review-finding-emily-is-the-best-romcom-youve-never-heard-of.php?ref=laineygossip.com). She’s not in the movie but it sounds like her spirit is. (Pajiba) I’m really going to need Sarah’s thoughts on [Timothy Olyphant and his hair](https://www.gofugyourself.com/timothy-olyphant-is-going-for-something-09-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). If you are a member of our [Squawk community on Substack](https://thesquawk.substack.com/), please harass her for an answer, but in the form of a full article, we don’t need a one sentence response, we need an essay. (Go Fug Yourself) I don’t believe that Kendall Jenner is paying for everything in her relationship with Jacob Elordi. I would believe, however, [that a story like this would bother him](https://www.celebitchy.com/994897/is%5Fkendall%5Fjenner%5Fpaying%5Ffor%5Feverything%5Fin%5Fher%5Frelationship%5Fwith%5Fjacob%5Felordi/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) Anyone I know who watches *Silo* is evangelical about it. [But do they know everything about the lesbians on the show](https://www.autostraddle.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-lesbians-of-silo/?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Autostraddle) Today is also Zendaya’s birthday. Between Jung Kook and Z, September 1 produces icons only. Zendaya is now 30 years old, and celebrating quietly and privately with her husband and family. [Essence has compiled some of her most iconic beauty moments](https://www.essence.com/beauty/zendaya-best-beauty-moments/?ref=laineygossip.com). I’m still not over that FACE from *The Odyssey* premiere. (Essence) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0004.jpg) Céline Dion greets fans in Paris, September 1, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/celine-what-else-01sept26-0019.jpg) Céline Dion greets fans in Paris, August 31, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Pop en français URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-angeles-une-seule-vie-is-a-showstopping-banger-thats-made-to-strut-to/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T19:41:34.000Z 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 considered a fluke in the late-90s but now, it’s becoming the norm. Enter, a Belgian pop artist who has been topping the charts in French-speaking countries for more than a decade. She had a crossover North American and British hit with [Dua Lipa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs61OHs2g-w&list=RDvs61OHs2g-w&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) back in 2020, and her newest single is out this week, leading the charge ahead of her upcoming third studio album *Instinct* which drops in October. Although her music is 90% performed in French, Angèle does sprinkle a few English lines in her songs here and there, and three of the new songs on the upcoming album are titled in English. But the great thing about her music is that she has stayed true to herself and continues to put out music that remains in the language in which her fans first got to know her. However, similar to what KAROL G did on her latest release [just a few weeks ago](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-karol-g-continues-her-quest-for-world-domination/) when she released an English single with Bruno Mars, Angèle is only adding in English lyrics when it feels right to the song. Besides, when you’ve got the raw talent, undeniable star quality, and banging beats, it’s only a matter of time before the world takes notice. Angèle is already selling out arenas in Belgium, France, and Switzerland – and next year she is [set to perform](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/08/31/angele-announces-2027-global-instinct-tour-in-support-of-upcoming-album/?ref=laineygossip.com) her first sold out arena show in Montreal, along with several theatre gigs in New York and Los Angeles as well. She wouldn’t be the first French-language artist to hit it big in America after all, although I’m not sure anyone should ever be compared to the sheer genius that is queen Céline Dion. But no need for comparisons here. Angèle has a vibe that’s all her own. Sure, her music is pop, but it’s also [rap meets electronic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfuwIRUFU0&list=RDIvfuwIRUFU0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and even a little [alternative-dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5s8MdtnbMM&list=RDe5s8MdtnbMM&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) at times. To me, her sound is giving the same vibe that a 60s Brigitte Bardot film would give. Classic French beauty, except in this case the subject is not racist or homophobic. In fact, Angèle is a member of the LGBTQ+ community herself, having recently come out in 2023 as pansexual. How’s that for classic French beauty? Next week, expect some new music from Miley Cyrus who just dropped her last name from all her social media handles. The name drop comes along with a [new promotional image](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dctgiz9R0IO/?ref=laineygossip.com) and the simple caption “MILEY.” – looks like she’s joining the ranks of Cher and Beyoncé. I think she’s earned it. This week we have new music from Angèle and Erykah Badu drops her first album of new material in more than 15 years. Plus, new music from Dahi with Kendrick Lamar and Amber Mark, JENNIE, Olivia Rodrigo and a viral hit that will annoy you just enough to get the song stuck in your head on a loop. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Une seule vie” by Angèle** From the first beat drop, you’re already drawn into her world. Angèle’s brand of pop music will leave you both completely gagged and ready to slay. The chorus is hypnotizing as she plays around with her voice in a sweet breathy tone. As a mega Mariah fan, you know I love a breathy vocal – it’s one of my easiest sells. The melody at the beginning of the chorus when she sings *“pas sur que je veux savoir”* has been replaying in my head non-stop since I first heard the song on Friday. Like I said… hypnotizing. It’s a showstopping banger, and one of the strongest straight-up pop songs I’ve heard all year. All this done over a nasty pop girl beat, it’s practically made to strut to. The video is a futuristic look into a world on the evening of an eclipse, glasses and all. The beauty shots are breathtaking, she really does have this natural beauty about her. If you’re a fan of pop music at its core, I’m talking the underground pop sh-t, and you haven’t gotten into her music… now is the perfect time to dive in before the new album drops. **“They Ain’t You” by Erykah Badu, The Alchemist, Thundercat** This album drop is one that I wish was getting more attention as well, and I’m here to give it its due. The production is original and Erykah sounds so singular. What a comfort it is to hear her vocal delivery again. I can feel the spirit of D’Angelo all over the production of this song that it almost makes me emotional. Erykah and D of course were both a big part of the neo-soul musical movement in the 90s, making her one of the only artists who can truly capture the feeling that his work was able to do. The bassline is heavy and it really locks you in from the jump. Erykah has that tinge of speak-sing that she is so famous for, and it really helps you take in every crevice of the track. It’s the perfect song to play at the end of a long work day or really any moment where you just want to kick your feet up, close your eyes, turn up the headphones and relax. I’m sure tons of weed was smoked in the studio when this was being created, especially if I know my girl Erykah. I basically got a contact high just listening, and that’s not a bad thing darling. They really don’t make tunes like this anymore, and it’s so refreshing to hear an artist not bend their sound or creativity to what the popular thing is at the moment. Erykah and The Alchemist together crafted an album filled with innovative songs with their respective signature touches, and it’s an automatic playlist addition for me. **“How To Pray” by Dahi, Kendrick Lamar, Amber Mark** A song about turning to the highest power in a moment of need, “How To Pray” is a prophecy of strength and optimism when trying to make it in this world. There’s no real one way to pray of course, it’s a personal and spiritual experience for everyone who does it in whichever form they do, but this song is their interpretation. Amber sounds angelic harmonizing with Kendrick’s raps in the verses, and it’s one of the most pleasing sounds from this week’s new releases. Kendrick has such a confidence in his rap flow and he just has a way of making any song he’s on sound like art. He’s spitting lyrics like *“The city raised me, the blood spill changed me”* and *“I want more, optimism”* back-to-back, showcasing the yearning for something to believe in. It’s deep, and relatable for many. Plus, the bass in his voice compliments the airy sound of Amber’s. It’s a great mix of rap and R&B – a classic duo. I saw Amber in concert last March, and she has such a great vibe about her. Her music is R&B, but still pop and a little gay too. Another classic mix. **“HEAVEN” by JENNIE** On her new EP, JENNIE is playing around with her vocals and sound without the pressure of a major album release. “HEAVEN” is the best vibe on the EP – it’s a little bit more rock than anything she’s done before, but still a mid-tempo. She’s still blowing up the charts with Tame Impala for their “Dracula” remix, so this new music comes at just the right time for her to capitalize off of that visibility. JENNIE has a knack for choosing production that compliments her vocals well while still being mainstream enough to be considered radio hits. “HEAVEN” is a soothing song - I particularly enjoy the *“woah oh oh oh”* melody she’s singing at the end of the chorus. She’s giving off a little bit of a Lana Del Rey vibe on this song too. Even the aesthetic of the EP cover with the whole running in the field situation that she has going on. Along with the new music, JENNIE has also been named an ambassador and co-designer for adidas and even has her own collection with the line appropriately titled “JENNIE”. If a video for “HEAVEN” is in our near future, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s used as a tool to also promote the line. **“serena joy” by Olivia Rodrigo** The one track that was left off of *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,* “serena joy” didn’t fit with the theme of the project. That album is about a full relationship from start to finish, while this song is more socially conscious, it needs to stand on its own, and there’s no better time for it than the weekend of Olivia’s Daisy Chain Fields festival. The songs title pays tribute to *The Handmaid’s Tale* character of the very same name and takes aim at the patriarchy. Serena Joy the character supported the very system that would go against her – a powerful message to always look out for yourself and not the powers that be who don’t care to separate you from being just a number or a pawn in their game. The line *“if they do it to them, they’ll do it to you”* speaks volumes, because yeah if you see someone of any level treat anyone a certain way, what makes you think you’re exempt? Olivia alsosings the lines *“we’ll never give up, and we’ll never submit”* as a battle cry for all those who are fighting the good fight. These fighting lyrics are sung over a grungy alt-rock beat that brings you back to the 90s Riot Grrrl feminist punk movement. If this weekend at the festival proved anything it’s that Olivia isn’t afraid to speak her truth, and she’s only becoming more confident and outspoken in her beliefs as time goes on. Sonically, I find that the song does fit with the sound of her previous project but I can see why subject matter-wise she decided to leave it off. It means more for it to be released this way anyway. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Pink Blush” by Dolly Babe** If you’ve been scrolling on TikTok at all the last month then you more than likely have heard the chorus of this song in some capacity. It could be the rhyming between *“ra-ta-ta-ta-ta”* and *“pu-na-na-na-na”*, the infectious and immaculately produced beat, or it could also be the whimsical melody paired with the explicit lyrics. “[Pink Blush](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DEjZE4yLk4&list=RD6DEjZE4yLk4&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)” is a song about, well, Dolly Babe’s lady parts and her man going “crazy” for them. I do love a confident bad b-tch. It’s just a fun song, nothing too socially important or even impressive about her flow, but the song is catchy. Really catchy. So catchy that I find myself singing it on a daily basis, and I honestly don’t think I listened to it in full before this week. Yet, I knew every word to the chorus. “Pink Blush” has taken social media by storm and has even gotten noticed by some of the biggest pop stars of our time like Madonna and Rihanna. Before “Pink Blush”, Dolly Babe hadn’t had a breakout hit and generally lived on the underground rap girl scene. The success of the song has come out of nowhere which seems to be the case with majority of the hits that go viral these days. These viral videos have helped the song shoot into the stratosphere. The track has just hit 10 million Spotify and its accompanying TikTok sound has been used more than 3 million times. It’ll be interesting to see whether Dolly Babe can keep up this incredible momentum that she’s earned through this track. In the meantime though, we have a Mickey Mouse version of the song to enjoy along with all the other shenanigans that have ensued online as a result of this song. > [@diannaarceo](https://www.tiktok.com/@diannaarceo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@diannaarceo") 🤪🕺🏻 [#mickey](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mickey?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mickey") [#disneyparade](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/disneyparade?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "disneyparade") [#heheh](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heheh?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "heheh") [♬ original sound - W clips](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7669807635813780255?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - W clips") > [@madonna](https://www.tiktok.com/@madonna?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@madonna") > > Birthday Mood! > > [♬ original sound - Princess Dolly Babe 👑💓](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7667354733148982030?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Princess Dolly Babe 👑💓") > [@kristincangemifit](https://www.tiktok.com/@kristincangemifit?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@kristincangemifit") This is probably the funniest shit I’ve ever played in class 😂 @NYX @Oner Active [#rhythmcycling](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rhythmcycling?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "rhythmcycling") [#spin](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spin?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spin") [#indoorcycling](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/indoorcycling?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "indoorcycling") [#scottsdalefitness](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/scottsdalefitness?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "scottsdalefitness") [#spintok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spintok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spintok") [♬ original sound - kristin cangemi](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7672607378449173279?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - kristin cangemi") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Celebrity Social Media, September 1, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/lori-loughlins-return-to-instagram-after-doing-time-for-the-college-admissions-scandal-not-that-scandalous/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T18:16:43.000Z Lori Loughlin being back on Instagram is not that scandalous – she did her time, there was even a *Curb Your Enthusiasm* episode about it (it’s a great episode about Larry sponsoring her for membership at his golf club). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcuJClRh7PI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lori Loughlin (@loriloughlin)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcuJClRh7PI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s well-known that celebrities use ghostwriters for their memoirs (from royalty to Real Housewives) and [the best ones are in high demand](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/ghostwriters-celebrity-memoirs-ai?srsltid=AfmBOopDphaz3GTWOQvgQoVwIR2tSU1hfNFGIMLx8MrIUT7ryzLp6iHp&ref=laineygossip.com). The reason AI will never replace a co-author is because they aren’t just writing, they are shaping the story – they are pulling out the details and function as a proxy for the audience, as well as a storyteller and an editor. And celebrities love to mythologize themselves so it’s ego as well. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcuDnecFqpD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcuDnecFqpD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Role Model’s real name is Tucker Pillsbury? OK, whatever we don’t have time for this right now. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRvJ8YCbwh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRvJ8YCbwh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I have written extensively about the Tom Cruise coconut cake and who is on the list (pretty much everyone he has worked with). You know who doesn’t get a coconut cake? [Gal Gadot](https://people.com/gal-gadot-reveals-she-didnt-receive-tom-cruise-coconut-cakes-12074694?ref=laineygossip.com). He took one look at that blank face on the set of *Knight and Day* and decided she was not coconut cake worthy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dct35NPpI7M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Armchair Expert Podcast (@armchairexppod)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dct35NPpI7M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Who is watching *Lanterns*? It’s a critical and ratings hit, the acting and story pacing are really strong. The only thing that gives me pause is the ages of the central family, like why are the parents/kids so close in age that they look like siblings. I won’t spoil who but you will know exactly what I mean if you’ve watched it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcwCoqbFLip/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by LADbible (@ladbible)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcwCoqbFLip/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Life imitates George Clooney URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-george-clooneys-life-is-imitating-his-film-jay-kelly-at-this-years-venice-film-festival/ Last updated: 2026-09-02T12:44:54.000Z 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 better sense of how the race will be shaping up. At least three highly anticipated films are premiering in Venice – Werner Herzog’s *Bucking Fastard,* starring Kate and Rooney Mara; Martin McDonagh’s *Wild Horse Nine,* starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, and Steve Buscemi which everyone has on their Oscar contenders list; and of course *Primetime,* Lance Oppenheim’s film about Chris Hansen and *To Catch a Predator,* starring Robert Pattinson. The internet has not been normal about this movie and Robert’s performance in weeks, ever since [the trailer came out](https://www.laineygossip.com/robert-pattinson-is-going-full-loose-canon-as-chris-hansen-in-the-trailer-for-primetime/). In combination with Rob’s previous releases this year in *The Drama* and *The Odyssey*, the discourse about his so-called “generational run” (which I think is hyperbolic, even though I enjoy him immensely) will be interminable. Before all that though, it’s opening night. The main event at Wednesday's gala will be George Clooney receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Laura Dern will be giving the laudatio. She’s known him a long time and most recently co-starred with him in last year’s *Jay Kelly*, which premiered in Venice. And you’ll recall, in that film George character, Jay Kelly, went to Italy to receive a lifetime achievement. So it’s a case of real life imitating George Clooney, or Jay Kelly, whatever. It’s not surprising that Venice would bestow the honour. George has been a steady presence on the Lido, as he’s premiered several films there over the last almost 30 years. And he and Amal also got married there. But back to his film history at the festival… The last one was the aforementioned *Jay Kelly.* But the first one, I would argue, might be the best one he’s taken to Venice, a classic. Pretty much universally beloved. We are all Loretta. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4q045ygSX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Art of Cinema (@artof.cinema)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4q045ygSX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It would be crazy if *Out of Sight* is not mentioned tomorrow night during the ceremony. George has said many times how much he loved that experience and what the film means to him. Here are the Clooneys arriving in Venice. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcv89LlSgVl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper's Bazaar India (@bazaarindia)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcv89LlSgVl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0001-1.jpg) George and Amal Clooney arrive in Venice at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, September 1, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/clooney-venice-01sept26-0012.jpg) George and Amal Clooney arrive in Venice at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, September 1, 2026 ### Sally and Gillian’s Custom Witchwear URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-sandra-bullock-nicole-kidman-are-channeling-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-during-wicked-on-practical-magic-2-press-tour/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T16:55:49.000Z 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 social media about how they’ve been interacting during this press tour. Here they are doing an interview with Variety, talking about how *Practical Magic* is big with the gays. That is a fact. But it’s not just *Practical Magic.* Both Sandy and Nicole are queer icons, have been allies to the queer community for a long time. *Miss Congeniality* is queer cinema. And Sandy just went viral last week with this moment from the London red carpet. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DclfZ8rDlZU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Attitude Magazine (@attitudemag)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DclfZ8rDlZU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Back to the Variety interview though… and the comment section… and people on socials clocking that Sandy and Nicole are giving Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo during *Wicked,* LOL FOREVER. > [@varietymagazine](https://www.tiktok.com/@varietymagazine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@varietymagazine") [#SandraBullock](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sandrabullock?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "sandrabullock") and [#NicoleKidman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nicolekidman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nicolekidman") say “the gays are our family” and that they “can’t explain” their chemistry in [#PracticalMagic2](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/practicalmagic2?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "practicalmagic2") [♬ original sound - Variety](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7680398140767324941?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Variety") And now… Sandy and Nicole have an opportunity here, at some point during this promo tour, to do something really healing and recreate that “holding space finger hold”. IT WILL CURE THE PLANET! Do it exactly the way it went down! > [@soceleb](https://www.tiktok.com/@soceleb?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@soceleb") Defying Gravity is holding space! [#foryou](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "foryou") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#arianagrande](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/arianagrande?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "arianagrande") [#cynthiaerivo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cynthiaerivo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "cynthiaerivo") [#wicked](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/wicked?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "wicked") [#funny](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/funny?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "funny") [#popculture](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/popculture?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "popculture") [#celebrity](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/celebrity?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "celebrity") [#hollywood](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hollywood?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hollywood") [#foryoupage](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "foryoupage") [♬ original sound - soceleb](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7440206401659898646?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - soceleb") Until then, let’s talk about the fashion, because they look glorious and witchy – which means sexy and fun and mischievous and loving. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcujuJxv5RC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcujuJxv5RC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As I mentioned last week, Sandra is experiencing a Saturn style return, [no longer working with Elizabeth Stewart](https://www.laineygossip.com/three-generations-of-owens-sisters-brought-nostalgia-to-london-premiere-practical-magic-2/), and collaborating with Leslie Fremar on their first major press tour. The results have been outstanding. She was in custom Louis Vuitton last night – dramatically huge white collar, cleavage plunge, velvet and snatched. She’s a preppy witch, she’s the prim priestess of magic, [she is Sally Owens](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvCL5kFLyB/?hl=en&img%5Findex=3&ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcupJrsDNeA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Red Carpet Space (@redcarpetspace)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcupJrsDNeA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And then there’s Gillian. Nicole in the most Gillian dress – lacy and whimsy and uninhibited, the sensual sorceress, the wild witch. Also custom, only hers is Versace…and this is more than just a red carpet story, it’s a fashion story. Because of course Nicole would be the first to wear new Versace, [as in Versace by Pieter Mulier](https://www.vogue.com/article/nicole-kidman-versace-pieter-mulier?ref=laineygossip.com), the house’s new creative director. Pieter’s first full Versace collection will not be shown until January so this look on Nicole is putting fashion insiders on notice. They still have to wait months until a clearer picture emerges about where he’s taking the house, and how he interprets the house code, but as Vogue points out, since the “[most fan-girled piece of the summer](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/versace-face-print-skirt?ref=laineygossip.com)” is the viral Versace skirt designed by his predecessor, Pieter designing a dress [for THE Nicole Kidman](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwAAKaF0DZ/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) definitely redirects the conversation. And for her, it’s a major flex, as usual. Not only because she gets to debut the Pieter Mulier Versace era but also because she’s officially a Chanel ambassador, and she has the clout to do a solid for another designer for another house and still keep her bag. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvzNonuuiN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rommel Ramírez (@rommel\_ramirez\_)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvzNonuuiN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0009.jpg) Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock at the Los Angeles premiere of Practical Magic 2, August 31, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/09/sandra-nicole-01sept26-0017.jpg) Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock at the Los Angeles premiere of Practical Magic 2, August 31, 2026 ### Wendy Peffercorn Kelce Swift: The Only Showgirl URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/travis-kelce-taylor-swifts-dog-wendy-the-star-of-travis-tommy-hilfiger-campaign/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T15:42:26.000Z 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, and not even Travis’s wife is the main character… It’s the puppy. We’ve been talking about the puppy [for months](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-taylor-swift-travis-kelces-dog-named-after-character-on-television-or-movie-like-her-cats/) and the puppy has finally made her debut, she is the star of this commercial because she was born as a star – this is, truly, the Showgirl of the family. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvUksaIFli/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tommy Hilfiger (@tommyhilfiger)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvUksaIFli/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Since it was revealed that Taylor and Travis have a dog in the family, there’s been so much speculation about her name. One of the fan theories was that she was named after a character in Travis’s favourite movie, *The Sandlot:* Wendy Peffercorn. And indeed… it would seem… she’s Wendy. What’s fitting though, considering that she’s a member of the Kelce-Swift family, is that there are some PR shenanigans happening with her name reveal. To promote the brand, Travis and Wendy are featured in the [new issue of American Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/travis-kelce-tommy-hilfiger-campaign?ref=laineygossip.com). You will note, however, that in the Vogue article, it very clearly states that the dog’s name has not been made public even though she was part of the interview, when Travis explains how she ended up in the campaign. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvwzoCDuwY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvwzoCDuwY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Forbes, however, also published a piece about Travis’s Tommy Hilfiger launch, reported by Jeff Fetodin, a journalist who covers Kansas City’s NFL team. This is a critical detail because Jeff would be known among the players on Travis’s team, and known by Travis himself. He would have access to information that he may or may not disclose in his coverage. And in the initial piece that showed up on the Forbes website about Travis x Tommy Hilfiger, the dog was referred to as Wendy. But an [updated version of that article now](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2026/09/01/chiefs-star-travis-kelce-debuts-in-his-first-tommy-hilfiger-ad/?ref=laineygossip.com), Wendy’s name has been removed. But screenshots are forever. > 🚨| Forbes confirms that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s dog is a Samoyed named Wendy! > > 🔗: [https://t.co/VQ1rlb6PVk](https://t.co/VQ1rlb6PVk?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/KBB8eEXmRf](https://t.co/KBB8eEXmRf?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) [September 1, 2026](https://x.com/TheSwiftSociety/status/2094666776130830728?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Forbes, evidently, was not supposed to share Wendy’s name. And Forbes also evidently got a call, perhaps from Tree Paine, to remove the name immediately… not that it worked. But I guess they don’t want a record of it out there, even though, screenshots are forever. I know Taylor’s always all about being in full total control of everything, and this is how she and Travis decided to introduce their new baby to the world, with her own ad campaign, while still holding her name back, but it seems kinda counterintuitive to have her make her debut and still be nameless. Taylor should know herself – a Showgirl will never remain in the shadows, a Showgirl must be credited by her Showgirl name. And Wendy is the #1 Showgirl in the family! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvE19BIo5o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tommy Hilfiger (@tommyhilfiger)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvE19BIo5o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Intro for September 1, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-bts-show-up-at-increasingly-irrelevant-mtv-vmas-at-the-end-of-the-month/ Last updated: 2026-09-01T13:54:22.000Z 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 one who is ARMY was surprised this morning when Jung Kook livestreamed on his birthday. He is now 29 (30 in Korean age, which is no longer official but still used informally in Korea) and the only member of BTS to celebrate his birthday on a show day on tour this year as BTS will play the first of four shows at SoFi Stadium tonight in Inglewood to kick off [BTS Week in Los Angeles](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260901/los-angeles-declares-bts-week-ahead-of-concerts?ref=laineygossip.com). Many cities around the world have done this, understanding the economic impact when RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook are in town. Los Angeles City Hall will be lit up in red tonight to match the *ARIRANG* album cover. The Celebrity Capital of the western world for the next few days will be taken over by the biggest band in the world. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcuqdHFE97J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by eyop (@eyopkr)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcuqdHFE97J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But BTS has not been known on this tour to do the celebrity thing – show up at bougie exclusive places and make themselves heatscores. Rather they’ve patronised Korean establishments, many mom and pop shops, local businesses that will benefit greatly from their visit. It was like this in Toronto when they were here, when they hung out in North York, a neighbourhood the “cool crowd” barely knows exists because it’s outside of the downtown core. North York, though, for those who know, is where the good sh-t is. Flavour without the fuss, especially for East Asian food. To go back to Jung Kook and his birthday livestream, he sang a couple songs, including a Richard Marx classic, and also put out a job listing for what he’s looking for in a cinematographer, and also did some work as a Chanel ambassador. > 🐰: since i’m a chanel beauty ambassador > 🐰: i have to use chanel products > 🐰: i got this as a gift > 🐰: i really like it > > \*he’s using ‘sublimage l’extrait huile à lèvres et yeux’ (305€) [pic.twitter.com/mah3M9QhKu](https://t.co/mah3M9QhKu?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — jungkook admirer (@dreamjeons) [September 1, 2026](https://x.com/dreamjeons/status/2094770774544384133?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I love it when BTS members talk about makeup and skincare and beauty routines. These men did military service, they are ripped, and constantly ripping each other’s clothes off on stage. But they care about lip gloss and eye cream – in a way that’s the exact opposite of looksmaxxing, obvs. Los Angeles is the final stop on the North American leg of the ARIRANG tour. They have a monthlong break before they resume in South America. It’ll be interesting to see if they show up at the MTV VMAs, on September 27, where they are nominated for two awards, and MTV would desperately want that, but the VMAs have been increasingly irrelevant over the years. It’ll be interesting to see if they bother to attend or if they prefer to go home to Korea instead because that weekend is also a major holiday across East Asia – Moon Festival, or Chuseok in Korea and Mid-Autumn Festival in China, for example. I would go home just for the food. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### A Met Gala Mess URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-anna-wintour-jeopardised-professional-future-with-mess-that-is-2027-met-gala/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T20:10:26.000Z Last week I posted about the Met Gala 2027 and Anna Wintour’s [two major challenges](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-george-amal-clooney-sponsor-anna-wintours-met-gala-in-2027/) 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 the Costume Institute – the exhibit is supposed to be the main character, even though the party often overshadows the purpose. Big news today – John Galliano [has withdrawn from the exhibit](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/style/john-galliano-met-gala-canceled.html?ref=laineygossip.com) with a statement posted this morning on Instagram about his decision. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DctHgVHtnCb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by John Galliano (@jgalliano)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DctHgVHtnCb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This follows weeks of backlash from the moment it was announced that his work – and controversies – would be featured at the museum. That was exactly a month ago, on July 31, which is kinda early for the Costume Institute to be announcing their exhibit but they were likely aware that there’d be some pushback and thought they could use the added time to smooth over the situation, a major miscalculation. But remember, it’s been widely reported that Anna and Andrew Bolton, the chief Curator of the Costume Institute, were initially hoping to showcase Galliano in 2024 and backed off when board members objected. This suggests that a lot of the work that goes into mounting an exhibit would have already been done because it’s been in progress for years now. It also suggests, however, that they’ve been operating within an insulated community that, clearly, was incapable of reading the room. Just because certain fashion girls and boys have embraced Galliano again – and the success of Maison Margiela under his tenure would support that – doesn’t necessarily mean that he should be given a year-long space for his face in a wing at the museum. Obviously they thought any objections would be manageable but they underestimated where the objections would be coming from. This is not just an uproar on Twitter and TikTok, longtime museum patrons, donors, and other influential figures who have long supported the museum have raised their concerns. Which, again, and most baffling, Anna, Andrew, and their committee don’t seem to have anticipated. So now it’s a mess. They’re scrambling to replace the exhibit with just nine months to go. According to the New York Times there’s a meeting that is scheduled for this afternoon to figure out a way to move forward. And remember, all this is happening after the stank that the Bezos left on the Met Gala a few months ago. John Galliano stepping away from the exhibit might not solve much where Anna’s concerned. Never mind the task of figuring out the new exhibit, this could jeopardise her professional future because she may have lost the confidence of key stakeholders. Last week she was trying to save the exhibit at the Met Gala. Right now she might be trying to save her career and legacy. --- What else happened today… I know you’ve probably read a lot about Dolly Parton over the last few days but there’s one more that I strongly encourage – [Kathleen’s piece about Dolly and not having kids and the hope of future acceptance](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/dolly-parton-death-infertility?ref=laineygossip.com). Kathleen has written many, many bangers over the years, and this one is a new masterpiece. (Refinery 29) Anna Wintour was trying to make a whole exhibit and party for John Galliano and that’s now been scrapped. Gwyneth Paltrow wanted to host a dinner for Sam Altman and [Kayleigh Donaldson writes today that that too might not be happening](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/gwyneth-paltrow-reportedly-postpones-sam-altman-dinner-after-antiai-backlash.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) [Selena Gomez wears the colour of the year in Venice](https://www.gofugyourself.com/selena-gomez-alights-in-venice-08-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). Brown will continue to be huge through the fall and winter which brings up the whole Pantone thing – way off base in 2026 with “Cloud Dancer”, LOL. (Go Fug Yourself) Sarah Ferguson has been really, really quiet since… well… you know. [Now she’s apparently back in the UK and, by most people’s standards, is living large](https://www.celebitchy.com/994381/sarah%5Fferguson%5Fhas%5Freturned%5Fto%5Fbritain%5Fas%5Fwell%5Fshes%5Frenting%5Fa%5F10000-a-month%5Fhouse/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) [Jennifer Garner really wanted to be in *The West Wing*](https://ew.com/jennifer-garner-mourned-losing-west-wing-then-she-got-alias-12069176?ref=laineygossip.com)(the television series), and she got *Alias* instead. (Entertainment Weekly) ### Michelle Obama reflects on her empty nest URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/michelle-obama-says-quiet-part-out-loud-about-being-empty-nester/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T19:18:05.000Z 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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7CnyflNlg&ref=laineygossip.com), she revealed that while she loves the fact that her daughters are grown, she doesn’t actually “miss” them. The revelation was prompted by a question posed by Jon Stewart, the guest on this episode, but slipping back into his role of late-night TV host, flipping the script on Michelle and asking hera series of questions instead. Through his line of questioning, she reflected on whether she missed her girls or not after Jon asked her how she handled the two going off to college. *“I don’t miss them*. *I don’t. I love them. I’m going to see them tonight for dinner,”* she said plainly. *“You know, Barack cried when they went to college. I was like, ‘Goodbye.’ Now, Friday nights aren’t wrecked with terror and fear about, ‘Where are you?’”* She spent some time during the conversation praising Malia and Sasha’s “emancipation and growth” since leaving their childhood home, but when she was asked by Jon about whether she ever missed the “pattern” of raising kids, she said no. The conversation then turned to her acknowledging and understanding why it’s different for fathers – why Barack cried at the girls going off to college, whereas she waved them off with excitement, ready for the levels of freedom this would unlock for her. *“I think fathers can be that way because you weren’t there from 6:00 to 9:00 at night, you missed a lot of it,”* she explained. *“I mean, I’ve had so much quality time with my children. So much. I know them inside and out.”* This isn’t the first time she’s reflected on being the primary parent during Barack’s time in office. In a [December 2025 episode](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/why-michelle-obama-once-told-her-daughters-shes-done-parenting/?ref=laineygossip.com) of her podcast, she recalled the time she had to tell her daughters she was “done parenting” on one night where they were being particularly rambunctious. *“They were probably 7 and 3 at the time, and Barack was travelling, so I was at home trying to get the girls to bed,”* she explained. *“I was in my frustrated mommy time. I said, ‘Well, that’s it. No one listens to me. I’m done parenting. You seem like you guys have this all figured out, and you can do this on your own. So have at it.’”* Malia immediately changed course and implored Michelle to not check out, admitting that she didn’t know what she’d do without her, which Michelle said was the exact outcome she was hoping for. Even beyond parenting, Michelle has shared quite a lot about what family life was like while her husband was off running the country. In [this](https://www.laineygossip.com/michelle-obama-drops-gems-knowledge-promoting-new-book-relationship-advice-wont-work-for-everyone/) piece from 2022, I did a deep dive into some fairly polarizing sentiments that she shared about why relationships among young people these days just aren’t seeming to last the way they used to (spoiler alert: she thinks we give up too quickly). During this particular appearance, she shared that there was a point in her marriage where for about a decade, things were pretty rough. It was here that she explained that at some points, one partner is giving 70% while the other gives 30% and that there were times where she had to take her foot off the career gas pedal, slowing down and being more present at home to compensate for Barack’s absence. When you consider all of that, it makes completesense that she is not only feeling the way she is, but expressing it so publicly and unabashedly. This is a woman who has paid morethan her motherhood and wifely dues – and now, it’s time for her to live life on herterms. But she didn’t arrive at this point on her own. Last year, she revealed that being in therapy was helping her navigate the transition into being an empty-nester. During a conversation with Jay Shetty on his *On Purpose* podcast, she had this to say: *“’At this phase of my life, I’m in therapy right now because I’m transitioning, you know?”* she said. *“I’m 60 years old, I’ve finished a really hard thing in my life with my family intact, I’m an empty nester…Every choice that I’m making is completely mine. I now don’t have the excuse of, ‘Well, my kids need this’ or ‘My husband needs that’ or ‘The country needs that.’”* With September being upon us and so many families finding themselves in the situation of having kids going back to school, or parents having to sit with the fact that they are getting nearer to being empty-nesters, I’m hopeful that Michelle’s narrative helps people to see life beyond all-consuming parenthood. I’ve shared many times that due to my own custody arrangement, I’m able to have quite a lot of free time for myself, and only recently have I found the comfort and confidence to say out loud how much I enjoy that time away from my daughter. It allows me the freedom to do everything from pursuing passion projects to travelling to sleeping in. So I totallyget where Michelle is coming from and I really appreciate her saying it out loud. More and more, we’re getting indications from women that motherhood doesn’t have to look the prescriptive way it has in the past. In fact, you don’t have to be a mother at all. Powerhouses like [Tracee Ellis Ross](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellendurney/tracee-ellis-ross-perfect-response-not-having-kids?ref=laineygossip.com) and [Mary J. Blige](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/mary-j-blige-children-interview-michelle-obama-1236321422/?ref=laineygossip.com) and countless others have been forthcoming about their choice to forego parenting, and in Tracee’s case, marriage, too. And they are happy. And free. And then you hear from someone like Michelle who, despite several years of childrearing and having to put herself on the backburner for a long time, can now prioritize what shewants her life to look like. Perhaps one of the most beautiful things to come out of this conversation was Michelle meditating on the meaning she has in her life – the meaning *outside* of children. And for her, that’s her current projects and of course, her freedom. *“I’m good, look at all this meaning I have,”* she said, looking around at her podcast studio. *“I have a wonderful pattern. I love my schedule; I have a great schedule and it’s all mine.”* ### Celebrity Social Media, August 31, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-mindy-kalings-not-suitable-for-work-be-picked-up-by-another-streamer-after-being-cancelled-at-hulu/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T17:27:23.000Z Hulu cancelling *Not Suitable for Work* isn’t going down easy on social media and Mindy Kaling has been in some comment sections pointing out that the show consistently premiered in the top 10, with an “lol” tacked on, and that’s how you know she’s pissed. It’s the “lol.” It seems likely this will be picked up by another streamer and I think comedies require a two-season commitment. The early seasons of *30 Rock* and *Parks & Rec* had completely different tones than the subsequent seasons. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcd0m-imx4b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcd0m-imx4b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Victoria Beckham’s brand [is celebrating its newfound profitability](https://www.vogue.com/article/victoria-beckham-holdings-hits-profitability?ref=laineygossip.com) and there are many things that converged for this to happen. Bringing in an investment partner to help curb spending and then the successful launch of Victoria Beckham Beauty are probably the two biggest factors. She also has rare control over her name and does not license it; even the sunglasses and perfume are hers. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcsgBhQnPnu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Financial Times Fashion (@financialtimesfashion)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcsgBhQnPnu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Chris McMillan is the hairstylist that launched a thousand copycats with The Rachel and here he is talking about brushes. I’ve had a Mason Pearson in my cart for like four months and cannot pull the trigger. Someone needs to talk me into it or talk me out of it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcrDyoAIudg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Chris McMillan (@mrchrismcmillan)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcrDyoAIudg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There are a lot of rumours floating around that Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike are back together after she was reportedly spotted at his show in Chicago. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-YeQeAuOai/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Etalk (@etalkctv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-YeQeAuOai/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Vogue covered Ariana Madix’s *Love Island* reunion look, a vintage Versace gown [pulled by her stylist Emily Men](https://www.vogue.com/article/ariana-madix-love-island-reunion-vintage-versace?ref=laineygossip.com). This is notable because reality TV hosts typically do not wear vintage Versace but the story about how she secured it is not a labyrinth of stylists and in-house connections, which is how we think of accessing archives; she rented it from Isle of Monday. It has a market value of $27k and [can be rented for $2800](https://isleofmonday.com/products/versace-ss-2006-yellow-beaded-gown?%5Fpos=1&%5Fpsq=Versace&%5Fpsid=a9105bf3b&%5Fss=e&ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcjhdrlCelO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Marie Claire (@marieclairemag)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcjhdrlCelO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchIezLkdTl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ISLE OF MONDAY (@isleofmonday)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchIezLkdTl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Anne Hathaway is stuck with Tom Cruise’s Mello Yello movie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-has-anne-hathaway-been-dragged-into-tom-cruises-days-of-thunder-sequel/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T15:52:31.000Z In the immediate wake of the monster success of *Top Gun: Maverick*, people began imagining other Tom Cruise legacy sequels that could be made, and because nostalgia is a helluva drug, the NASCAR romantic drama *Days of Thunder* topped the list. Well, because we live in the worst timeline, it’s actually happening, a *Days of Thunder* sequel has been willed into existence. It’s due in June 2028, when Tom Cruise will be 66 years old. Because we also live in a timeline with a f-cked sense of humor, Anne Hathaway has been cast alongside Cruise in the sequel. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoZAr9sCdj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoZAr9sCdj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I really hope she’s not playing the love interest (her character description “team owner and engineer”). I mean, she probably is, but I hope not, and not because of their 20-year age gap. No, it’s because Tom Cruise is not sexy, the characters he plays are not sexy, and I wish we could all stop pretending like sexiness is a factor in Tom Cruise Cinema. It isn’t. Tom Cruise characters are Forever Forty-Nine and sexless. Yet, Cruise seems compelled to shove a romantic subplot into every one of his films, in some sort of increasingly weird paean to masculinity. It’s never anyone’s favorite part of his movies, and yet, it keeps happening. *Days of Thunder* is, of course, the film on which Cruise met Nicole Kidman back in the day. That is honestly the most notable thing about it. Quick quiz: What is Cruise’s character’s name in *Days of Thunder*? Do you know? I refuse to pretend nostalgia for *Days of Thunder*, a bad movie blatantly trying to drift on *Top Gun*’s formula. I cannot believe we’re going to waste time and money on a sequel for one of Cruise’s most forgettable films of the 1990s. I can’t believe we’re dragging Anne Hathaway into this mess. And she’s already dealing with sh-t! Randy Quaid, who co-starred in *Days of Thunder*, emerged from his hidey hole to post on Xitter: > We need Nicole back. Don’t be a pussy, [@TomCruise](https://x.com/TomCruise?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com). You need the original girl. It’s not personal; it’s filmmaking. Anne isn’t sexy, because and if you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant. [https://t.co/7qid5SDnkv](https://t.co/7qid5SDnkv?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Randy Quaid (@RandyRRQuaid) [August 29, 2026](https://x.com/RandyRRQuaid/status/2093813142056808591?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) You know what she won’t be by 2027, when this unholy film will be made? Pregnant. She’s gonna give birth eventually, dude, and then she stops being pregnant. Never mind that nobody asked for opinions on whether or not pregnant people are sexy, she won’t be pregnant forever. What a weird f-cking thing to say, but then, it’s Randy Quaid. He’s fully off the deep end at this point. Anne Hathaway has two years of this sh-t ahead of her. She’s going to have to pretend to have cared about *Days of Thunder* at some point in her life before signing onto the sequel. An easy task for the cast of *Maverick*, because *Top Gun* is a seminal film in the American canon. But *Days of Thunder*? It’s nobody’s favorite Tom Cruise film. Besides the Nicole thing, I mostly remember it for the Mello Yello ad placement. Not even Mountain Dew. MELLO YELLO. You know what? Valid. *Days of Thunder* is the Mello Yello to *Top Gun*’s Mountain Dew. [Source](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/anne-hathaway-tom-cruise-days-of-thunder-sequel-1236839347/?ref=laineygossip.com) ### Daisy Chain Fields: The Highlights URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/olivia-rodrigos-2026-daisy-chain-fields-festival-was-a-smashing-success/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T19:17:53.000Z 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 music, and also to bring awareness to important issues affecting women and girls around the world. Performers included Olivia herself, Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, Doechii, Garbage, Mitski, Rachel Chinouriri, Santigold, and more. Not to mention the legends who joined Olivia on stage during her set and gifted us with maybe one of the most iconic pictures in musical diva history, definitely in the singer-songwriter territory at least. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sarah-embed-31aug26.png) Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, and Stevie Nicks on Instagram That’s Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette and Stevie Nicks in the same photo. It takes an artist with some serious intention to be able to pull something like this off, and Olivia is that girl. Shirley Manson from Garbage said in [an interview](https://www.facebook.com/ALT987fm/videos/shirley-manson-of-garbage-shared-that-olivia-rodrigo-called-her-personally-to-pe/1999850677386008/) on the festival grounds that Olivia called each artist personally and asked them to take part. This festival is more than just a performance - it’s living proof that what Sarah hoped to accomplish with Lilith Fair was accomplished: to inspire future generations of female artists and to encourage those artists to carry on Lilith’s spirit of solidarity, integrity, purpose, and of course fun. As a descendent of that mission, Olivia is walking the walk and talking the talk. During the press conference at the beginning of festival weekend, she was joined by executives from each of the ten organizations that took part, where she announced that through Daisy Chain Fields, she would be making a donation of $10 million to said charities. This number would later be doubled thanks to Melinda Gates. Some of the causes include Baby2Baby, National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood [and more](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-daisy-chain-fields-raises-10-million-1236684633/?ref=laineygossip.com). > Olivia Rodrigo is donating $10 million to nonprofits around her new music festival [pic.twitter.com/WrUMy0aVdi](https://t.co/WrUMy0aVdi?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Fact Check (@Trendrop1) [August 29, 2026](https://x.com/Trendrop1/status/2093752867710799890?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The festival grounds were bright and hopeful - complete with booths for information on each organization taking part, a [“wish tree”](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/california/2026/08/29/daisy-chain-fields-hosts-iconic-yoko-ono-wish-tree-experience/91530983007/?ref=laineygossip.com) where fans could leave their wishes for the future of girlhood, and Drew Barrymore on location to interview Olivia for a future segment on her talk show. Both Drew and Olivia wore daisies in their hair and if there’s a flower that best captures the girl vibe of the 90s that Olivia’s embraced 30 years later, this is the one. > Olivia Rodrigo with Drew Barrymore. [pic.twitter.com/w3nDGAi1yl](https://t.co/w3nDGAi1yl?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Olivia Rodrigo HQ (@OliviaRodrigoHQ) [August 30, 2026](https://x.com/OliviaRodrigoHQ/status/2093894871472112082?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Olivia’s efforts were a smashing success, taking over social media feeds all weekend long and creating lasting moments that will be taught in music history university classes forever. Here are five highlights from the 2026 Daisy Chain Fields festival – and don’t worry, if you didn’t make it this year, Olivia has confirmed it [will return](https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dcp41vTIfFi/?ref=laineygossip.com) next year. **Olivia Duets With Stevie Nicks** The heart and soul of the festival was when Stevie Nicks joined Olivia on stage for a rendition of “Landslide”, a track that is universally beloved, but then add in the sweet harmonies of both Olivia and Stevie and it’s new magic from old magic. But also… Practical Magic? Sandra Bullock [seemed to use the performance to hint](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sandra-bullock-olivia-rodrigo-stevie-nicks-practical-magic-2-1236846948/?ref=laineygossip.com) at some major news related to *Practical Magic 2.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcpui8WhSLJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcpui8WhSLJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sandra didn’t specify whether it would be a new collaboration between the two or if it’s some of their own individual songs, but either way, we can expect to hear them in the movie. If it is a new collaboration then it has Oscar showdown written all over it. Stevie had [two songs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89IE9m1ZRHk&list=RD89IE9m1ZRHk&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) on the soundtrack to the first *Practical Magic* and those songs were [collaborations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP3rvbD741g&list=RDFP3rvbD741g&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) with Sheryl Crow, who at that time in 1998, was at the same point in her musical career that Olivia is in now (three albums down). It would be so incredibly poetic if they continued that tradition but with Olivia and Stevie. Stevie is no stranger to movie and TV witches either, she famously guest starred on a few episodes of *American Horror Story: Coven* back in 2013. In addition to joining Olivia on “Landslide”, Stevie also took the chance on stage to give Olivia her flowers for pulling off such an ambitious project. I don’t know about you guys, but if I was on stage with Stevie Nicks receiving praise like that from her, I would just about faint. This is the type of sh-t that ends up in a documentary two decades down the line, and if anyone ever doubted Olivia’s status amongst the future legends of music, this moment is something to use as a point of reference. **Melinda French Gates matches donations** Remember earlier when I said that Olivia made a donation of $10 million through the festival? At the beginning of her set she brought billionaire Melinda French Gates on stage to announce that the contribution would be doubled, making the final number a whopping $20 million. > [@jessicagolich](https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicagolich?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@jessicagolich") Melinda Gates DOUBLES Olivia Rodrigo’s $10M raised for Daisy Chain Fields to $20M!!! 🥹🤩 [#oliviarodrigo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/oliviarodrigo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "oliviarodrigo") [#daisychainfields](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/daisychainfields?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "daisychainfields") [#daisychain](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/daisychain?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "daisychain") [♬ original sound - JessicaGolich](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7679668787968297759?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - JessicaGolich") > making billionaires open their wallets. oh godlivia [https://t.co/HNF8W2vKGQ](https://t.co/HNF8W2vKGQ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — lena ❀ fan account (@justlivmagic) [August 30, 2026](https://x.com/justlivmagic/status/2093952278961258724?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) What was already an incredibly generous and monumental gesture suddenly became twice as impactful, and watching the announcement unfold in the middle of the biggest set of the night is one of those moments that puts the entire festival into perspective. We’re not just watching your average popstar stepping on stage to promote her new album but rather we are reminded of what someone of Olivia’s stature and influence can do with those powers. **Olivia and the Canadian Icons** As if Stevie wasn’t enough, Olivia’s set was also blessed with guest appearances by two Canadian icons: Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette. The significance of Sarah on that stage is as poetic as can be given her title of Lilith Fair founder. Daisy Chain Fields is the fruit of Sarah’s labour and the direct result of the work she did back in the 90s to fight for women in music. Together, the ladies performed “Angel” and “Building A Mystery”, and used the former as a way to pay tribute to Dolly Parton - there was not a dry eye in the entire crowd. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcprUUwtadw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Impact (@impact)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcprUUwtadw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcrB5VTN89P/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by billboard (@billboard)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcrB5VTN89P/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) At this point it seems like Olivia is collecting her legend co-signs like infinity stones because then came Alanis Morissette for a groundbreaking duet performance of her generational hit “Ironic”. The industry allyship between Olivia and Alanis has been written since the beginning of Olivia’s career – I [mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-olivia-rodrigos-new-album-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-cements-her-as-one-of-the-top-pop-rock-stars-of-the-decade/) it back in June when Olivia first released her latest project *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.* Olivia even shared a clip of the performance on her socials saying that Alanis was basically her favourite artist of all time. As much as the two of them together is a moment for the culture, it's also a moment for Olivia herself and the teenage girl who fell in love with *Jagged Little Pill.* I wonder if she knew how much of an impact she’d make on teenage girls just like her one day. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcquiXjx74U/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Alanis Morissette (@alanis)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcquiXjx74U/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) **Doechii in Pink** The entire day leading up to Olivia’s headline performance was filled with grand moments including Doechii who performed spray painted in pink from head to toe. Like every crack and crevice was [covered in pink](https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdoechii%5F/video/7679942264457661710?q=doechii%20daisy%20chain%20fields&t=1788172364791&ref=laineygossip.com) body paint. I don’t want to think about the nightmare it was for her to wash it all off after, but I can certainly say that she slayed. It’s been a minute since Doechii performed on stage; after a monster 2025, she’s been keeping a relatively low key profile this year. At least on the performance front. > [@orbitnoah](https://www.tiktok.com/@orbitnoah?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@orbitnoah") @Doechii was INSANE. my favorite performance of the day 🙂‍↕️ [#daisychainfields](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/daisychainfields?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "daisychainfields") [#doechii](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/doechii?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "doechii") [♬ original sound - noah](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7679891692383750942?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - noah") Doechii had the crowd in the palm of her hand, reminding all the haters who love to throw the term “industry plant” around that she’s not just a fluke and she’s here to stay. There’s a great moment that has been making the rounds online of Doechii and Chappell Roan backstage kiki-ing with each other and gagging over one another’s looks. Chappell shared a photo on her socials from Doechii’s set saying “u don’t get what this was like to see in person. Jaw on the floor”. One tweet [said](https://x.com/Mahrxe/status/2093908808145744054?ref=laineygossip.com) in response to their meeting that they were the “two most important lesbians in the world” and that made my gay heart smile. > [@pinkponyarchive](https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkponyarchive?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pinkponyarchive") > > chappell roan & doechii meeting backstage at daisy chain fields today! ♡ #chappellroan #doechii #daisychainfields #oliviarodrigo #pinkponyclub > > [♬ original sound - chappell roan archive 𐚁⊹₊ ⋆](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-chappell-roan-archive-%F0%90%9A%81%E2%8A%B9%E2%82%8A-%E2%8B%86-7679660877137709840?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - chappell roan archive 𐚁⊹₊ ⋆") **Chappell’s *The Fifth Element* Look** Finally, we have Chappell Roan’s show-stealing look that was inspired by *The Fifth Element.* The original came from the Jean Paul Gauthier futuristic flight attendant uniforms worn in the 1997 film. Chappell’s version was styled by Genesis Webb and rather than using the original light blue colour theme from the film, she wore a purple version to go with the aesthetic of the festival. To finish the look, she traded in her signature curly hair for a sleek bob that was giving Posh Spice circa 1997\. Clearly Chappell got the 90s memo that Olivia has been repping for years now. I have to say, this might be the best look I’ve seen on Chappell Roan yet. It’s still campy but with a hint of high-fashion sophistication. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcsQn5um26G/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ･ﾟ: \*✧ Chappell Roan ✧\*:･ﾟ (@chappellroan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcsQn5um26G/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Chappell, just like Doechii, has kept a low profile for the majority of this year and this is her first time performing in more than six months. I can’t think of a more fitting place for her to return. She [performed](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcpdbiJSH1J/?ref=laineygossip.com) all her hits and did so with a little extra zest which she attributes to the fact that the performance is entirely for charity. It’s important to note that every single one of the incredible ladies who took the stage this weekend waived their performance fees so that the money could go to the causes at hand. Now that the first annual Daisy Chain Fields festival is complete, Olivia has laid the groundwork for something that is sure to shine brighter and grow bigger with every year to come. She’s already starting the new week with a cover feature in the October 2026 issue of [Vogue Philippines](https://vogue.ph/magazine/olivia-rodrigo-september-october-2026-cover/?ref=laineygossip.com) where she talks about Daisy Chain Fields and her upcoming world tour in support of her newest album which begins at the end of September. This is only the beginning of what’s already been an incredible album cycle for her as she continues on the path of becoming a future music legend. Let's [Squawk about it](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/daisy-chain-fields)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/daisy-chain-fields?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0008.jpg) Sarah McLachlan and Olivia Rodrigo perform at Daisy Chain Fields festival, August 29, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/daisy-chain-31aug26-0016.jpg) Doechii, Santigold, and Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeong of Katseye on stage at Daisy Chain Fields festival, August 29, 2026 ### Intro for August 31, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/naomi-osaka-approaching-us-open-like-its-a-press-tour/ Last updated: 2026-08-31T13:50:53.000Z Dear Gossips, The US Open started yesterday in New York City and… Naomi Osaka is doing something different, some might say radical. All season we’ve seen Naomi throw down a look for her first match – beginning at the Australian Open in January when she turned the tunnel walk [into a runway](https://www.laineygossip.com/naomi-osaka-stunning-australian-open-collab-with-designer-robert-wun/) with a custom set. And then most recently at Wimbledon with a [British Vogue photo shoot](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-naomi-osaka-reinterpreted-rules-of-wimbledon-in-traditional-white-robe-designed-by-japanese-designer-hana-yagi/) before the tournament, followed by the on-court debut of her custom fit. But now? Now she’s approaching the US Open like it’s a press tour. Now it’s more than just the first round match fashion moment… It’s also practice. Like the way an actor has a whole wardrobe planned out for specific appearances, photo calls, interviews, etc before rolling out a movie. The first match is now the premiere, but ahead of the premiere, there are other opportunities to showcase the serves. Naomi is fully styled, with accessories, for practice. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceEmY5loiZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 大坂なおみ🇭🇹🇯🇵 (@naomiosaka)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceEmY5loiZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The fit for second practice is my favourite so far – archival D&G and it’s not just how she looks, it’s also the captions. She’s turning this into a whole catalogue. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchPA%5F2CUX8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 大坂なおみ🇭🇹🇯🇵 (@naomiosaka)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchPA%5F2CUX8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) While the D&G is pretty inaccessible, her look for third practice is still available. This is the [Eulalia Chiffon Mini Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82981947?ref=laineygossip.com) *(affiliate link),* it’s pricey but not batsh-t crazy, and the colour is spectacular on her. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dclo-KPlhUW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 大坂なおみ🇭🇹🇯🇵 (@naomiosaka)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dclo-KPlhUW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As noted, all of this is leading up to tonight – her first match, US Open, Arthur Ashe, prime time. It’s one of the highlights of the sport: tennis in New York summer on a warm summer night under those big lights. Exactly like a premiere. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/naomi-osaka-31aug26-0009.jpg) Naomi Osaka practices and attends a press conference before competing in the 2026 U.S. Open tennis championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing New York on August 29, 2026 ### Salut, Celine! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/celine-dion-soaks-up-love-from-fans-upon-arrival-in-paris/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T20:10:40.000Z It’s Friday afternoon, so let’s soar into the weekend on the wings of a dove, and that dove is Celine Dion in Paris. Celine is in Paris preparing for a concert run from September 12 to October 17, and she touched down in France and immediately began sharing the love with her fans. Which IS wonderful because Celine has shared her journey back to performing with us, and even as a casual Celine fan, I recognize the effort, passion, and commitment it’s taken her to get here, and enjoy the sight of Celine soaking up the love in Paris. Also, it’s been a tough week, with the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, icons in their respective spheres, and Dolly, as an icon of music, means we’ve got one less diva in the world. But here is Celine, a diva, too, reminding us what we still have. We’ll always miss Dolly, no one can replicate her in the culture or musically, but divas carry on. Celine is not a diva just because of her pipes, but because she carries on, just as Dolly always did. These times when celebrity deaths come in waves really make me think about what vanishes when we lose cultural icons. Dolly’s music will never go away, not any more than Tim Curry’s films, but her voice is now silent. There will be no *new* Dolly. That’s the adjustment we have to make. No more performances, no more jokes, witticisms, or gentle inspirations. But we will always have everything Dolly accomplished, the body of work, the memories we made with her in them. The tense changes, but not the substance. It’s a reminder to enjoy the divas we have while we have them. Celine is endlessly entertaining. She loves entertaining. She performs for her fans even with the simplest gestures, not because she is a robot, but because performance is her best language. And she has worked hard, and endured so much, to perform again, and you can see her joy to be welcomed to Paris by fans excited to see her, to experience her, even fleetingly. You’d have to be a real asshole to roll your eyes at Celine, especially this week, when we’ve been reminded how precious time really is. --- What else happened today… Everyone wants their village, [but we’re terrible at maintaining them](https://www.popsugar.com/balance/build-and-sustain-village-49482442?ref=laineygossip.com). I am certainly guilty of this; I love cancelling plans. But eventually, you just have to show up for your friends, and they have to show up for you, or else what you have is acquaintanceships, not friendships. Romantic or platonic, relationships take effort to maintain. (Popsugar) *Practical Magic 2* stars Joey King and Maisie Williams, [in London off the red carpet, but still wearing THINGS](https://www.gofugyourself.com/joey-king-and-maisie-williams-are-tootling-around-london-in-outfits-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Norway’s King Harald passed away, so Crown Prince Haakon is now King Haakon VII. His stepson is in prison, convicted of sexual assault, his wife, now Queen Mette-Merit, has ties to Jeffrey Epstein (and is in poor health). [Here’s a roundup of the newly minted King Haakon’s many controversies](https://www.celebitchy.com/994292/norways%5Fnew%5Fking%5Fhaakon%5Fvii%5Fhas%5Fspent%5Fyears%5Fmired%5Fin%5Fcontroversy/?ref=laineygossip.com). What a time to be crowned! (Celebitchy) Reject Erewhon! Embrace ugly grocery stores! Or just, you know, embrace normal grocery shopping. I’m with Bettina Makalintal, [there IS something sinister about the rise of ultra-luxury grocery stores and their weirdly pristine shelves loaded with buzzword items](https://www.eater.com/food-culture/981913/fancy-luxury-grocery-stores-have-gone-too-far-erewhon%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). I appreciate a clean, well-maintained store as much as anyone, but I do think the luxification of grocery stores has something to do with how expensive everything has gotten in the last few years, and people being priced out of luxury experiences elsewhere. Like you can’t afford your dream trip anymore, but you can still shop in a fancy grocery store, even if only for a few items. It’s a half-baked thought I’ve been pondering over the last year or so, as luxury creep has started infecting my go-to grocery shops. Except for Aldi and Costco, they remain the true class warriors of groceries. (Eater) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0010.jpg) Celine Dion arrives at the Royal Monceau Paris, France, August 28, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shutterstock_editorial_17123501r.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/celine-dion-28aug26-0012.jpg) Celine Dion arrives at the Royal Monceau Paris, France, August 28, 2026 ### Cristin Milioti in Buddy URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/casper-kellys-buddy-feels-on-cusp-of-truly-inspired-greatness-settles-for-shock-schlock/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T19:15:22.000Z The backlash to the children’s program *Barney & Friends* is so historically severe it has its own [Wikipedia entry.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Barney%5Fhumor?ref=laineygossip.com) It’s mostly humorous, though rooted in real irritation at Barney’s annoying voice, the show’s saccharine, corny tone, and the horror older kids feel for anything meant for babies. Casper Kelly’s *Buddy*, featuring a bright orange unicorn that hosts a children’s show, stems from Barney’s well of discontent, though Kelly is also the writer/director of the short film [*Too Many Cooks*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8&ref=laineygossip.com)*,* which uses 1990s sitcom opening credits to both spawn a horror story and explore how the banal face of family entertainment packages that horror to audiences. *Buddy* is Kelly’s feature-length directorial debut—he also wrote the script along with Jamie King—and he’s still got the banality of family entertainment and The Dark Forces on his mind. Keegan Michael-Key voices Buddy, a goofy orange unicorn and the host of *It’s Buddy!*, a kids’ show in the vein of *Barney & Friends* with a dash of *Pee-wee’s Playhouse* surrealism. The film opens with an episode of *It’s Buddy!* in which Buddy leads his young friends in songs about bravery, and we meet the characters who fill out his world, such as a talking backpack called Strappy (voiced by Patton Oswalt), a helpful nurse (Phuong Kubacki), and Betty Bunny, a big pink bunny rabbit (voiced by Jemmica Collins). The kids are led by Freddy (Delaney Quinn) and Wade (Caleb Williams), with nerdy Oliver (Tristan Borders) tagging along. There is also Josh (Luke Speakman), who refuses to play with Buddy. When Josh disappears from the second episode of *It’s Buddy!*, he is replaced without comment by Hannah (Madison Skyy Polan). But Freddy notices something is wrong and wonders what happened to Josh, and as another episode of *It’s Buddy!* begins, it becomes clear not all is well in Buddy’s playland. On a production level, *Buddy* is brilliantly executed. *It’s Buddy!* looks like a real 1990s kids’ show, with its neon, ugly-on-purpose aesthetic. But in the real world, *Buddy* looks like a Nineties sitcom, too, even though people have flat screen TVs and slim laptops. But the home aesthetics of fraught couple Grace (Cristin Milioti) and Ben (Topher Grace) are very Nineties, with warm wood furniture, thick pile carpets, and clunky home décor. *Buddy* is very much an homage to Nineties family entertainment, even as it spins into something darker. Even the casting of Cristin Milioti and Topher Grace, sitcom stars in their own right, is a nod to this form of entertainment. Grace is haunted by an absence she can’t name, and Ben is equal parts oblivious to and annoyed by his wife’s emotions. Meanwhile, Freddy and her friends are trying to survive Buddy’s surreal nightmare hellscape. Clint Howard pops up as George, an adult in too-small clothing from an earlier era, accompanied by a ventriloquist dummy brilliantly voiced by Michael Shannon. The suggestion that Buddy’s machinations have been going on for generations is horrifying, even as it creates a chain of cheesy children’s entertainment. One of *Buddy*’s greatest strengths, besides its artistic design, is that The Lore is never explained. There are insinuations that Buddy has always existed in the TV landscape, there’s a hint of Something Bigger going on, but *Buddy* doesn’t get bogged down in those details. At no point does an adult show up to monologue about What It All Means. That’s probably for the best, as trying to explain Buddy would only ruin the horror of it all. But a point against *Buddy* is that while Casper Kelly is clearly interested in the banality of anodyne entertainment and how it can paper over darker themes, he doesn’t effectively tie any of it together. The ideas are there, particularly that the lessons imparted in shows like *It’s Buddy!* can be meaningful, though the “obey” mentality expressed by Buddy himself, arguably conditioning kids to follow instructions without question, is destructive. Unfortunately, the climax doesn’t connect in a way that deepens the themes Kelly lays out in the first half of the film. *Buddy* is provocative in ways bound to incite insipid commentary, and it will be telling in itself if people would rather take exception with *Buddy’*s provocations rather than look harder at children’s entertainment and ask what it really accomplishes. I admit, though, that I am curious about the kids who star in the film, how they were treated and cared for during production, and what on set protections, if any, were afforded them. *Buddy* itself begs these questions. *Buddy* seems destined for cult status, its dead-on parody of *Barney & Friends* and its backlash—and its loving, if surreal, homages to more oddball children’s entertainment, like *Pee-wee’s Playhouse*—too perfectly executed not to be admired. I just wish it added up to more, that Casper Kelly’s ideas connected more meaningfully. *Buddy* feels on the cusp of truly inspired greatness and settles instead for shock schlock. **Buddy* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### Celebrity Social Media, August 28, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/andy-cohen-introducing-his-boyfriend-to-housewives-like-meeting-the-parents/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T18:18:24.000Z You know it’s serious with Andy Cohen and his bf because he’s introducing him to Housewives. That’s like meeting the parents. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcjmcIZN8wO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SONJA MORGAN (@sonjatmorgan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcjmcIZN8wO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kyle Chandler broke down the yacht scene from *The Wolf of Wall Street* and how he got out of his head regarding working with Leonardo DiCaprio and feeling like he was about to get fired. Jon Bernthal, Jonah Hill, and Margot Robbie have all separately spoken about how they were worried they would be fired from the film, particularly because there was so much improv. That’s probably a normal fear when working with a major director, the only person not worried is Leonardo DiCaprio. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcjE8AwDWkX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by BAFTA (@bafta)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcjE8AwDWkX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She coughed three times and then…. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq-Wdmyr0g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Nnamdi Ngwe (@nngwe17)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq-Wdmyr0g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Miguel is fighting a valiant but difficult-to-win battle against the comment section, particularly as it relates to his partner and child and racist comments. He separated from his wife in 2022 and since then has had a baby and I guess people are [dissecting the timeline](https://people.com/miguel-reveals-he-quietly-welcomed-his-first-baby-11806260?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s always strange when people get angry over celebrity’s personal life but in this case the people being racist to an actual baby need to seek help. This is anti-social behaviour. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dclb%5FalO-V1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Miguel (@miguel)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dclb%5FalO-V1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Um the cast of *The Celebrity Traitors* in the UK is insane. Jerry Hall, Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey, James Blunt, Richard E. Grant, to name a few. Usually these shows are all retired athletes and reality TV stars. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcijobMoBDT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Celebrity Traitors (@ukthetraitors)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcijobMoBDT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I would very much like to know how Adam Sandler ended up in front of a New Jersey boutique owned by a Real Housewife. Was he shopping or filming nearby? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcg2DikJ-0M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by envy by Melissa Gorga (@envybymg)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcg2DikJ-0M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Penn Badgley is set to star in an adaptation of *Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone*, described as a “[darkly comedic murder mystery.](https://deadline.com/2026/08/penn-badgley-everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone-show-1237060919/?ref=laineygossip.com)” Except in this one, he’s playing the narrator/investigative role. Sounds like Dan Humphries in *Gossip Girl* meets Joe in *You*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUEDGtqkZMf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Penn Badgley (@pennbadgley)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUEDGtqkZMf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Behold be-bald Sebastian Stan URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-cristian-mungius-fjord-starring-bald-sebastian-stan-have-us-crawling-out-of-our-skin/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T16:21:53.000Z Earlier this year, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu’s English-language debut, *Fjord*, picked up the Palme d’Or at Cannes. It is Mungiu’s second Palme, following his 2007 film, *4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)*, an absolutely harrowing film about young women and abortion in 1980s Romania. All of Mungiu’s films are emotionally devastating in some way, and *Fjord* looks no different. A trailer for the film dropped yesterday, showing off a bald Sebastian Stan playing a Romanian man, Mihai, who moves to Norway with his Norwegian wife, Ruth (Renate Reinsve). This is a reunion for Stan and Reinsve, who previously starred in *A Different Man* together. It’s also a significant collaboration for Stan and Mungiu, two of Romania’s biggest success stories in film. The film is inspired by the Bodnariu family, who had their children removed from their custody while living in Norway, where corporal punishment is illegal. The Bodnariu family held Pentecostal Christian beliefs and would sometimes spank their children. Ruth Bodnariu [commented](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36026458?ref=laineygossip.com) that she did not realize the law was enforced so strictly until her children were removed from her home. It was a crazy messy case not least because American Evangelicals got involved, but also because it, among several other similar cases happening around the same time, exposed some problems with Norway’s children’s services agency, Barnevernet. Just thinking about what Mungiu can do with this story makes my spine itch. Mungiu is drawn to stories about immigrants in Europe, having previously adapted the [Ditrău incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%5FDitr%C4%83u%5Fxenophobic%5Fincident?ref=laineygossip.com) as the film *R.M.N.* In a larger sense, too, his films are grounded in the conflict between personal rights and state laws, especially across increasingly fluid borders in Europe, and how these conflicts lead to and exacerbate xenophobia. Given that it won the Palme, and that it is a European legal thriller that seems designed to make American audiences go “what the f-ck”, *Fjord* will likely draw a lot of comparisons to *Anatomy of a Fall*. But *Anatomy* had a fun little edge to it, a sense of cheekiness, that propelled it through its Oscar run in 2023-24\. Knowing Cristian Mungiu’s work, I am not expecting such cheekiness from *Fjord*. I’m expecting to want to crawl out my skin before the film is over, Mungiu does not make comfortable films. He makes films that make you question yourself, particularly what you would do in the situation he is presenting. His films are like holding your hand over a candle flame until you can’t stand the heat anymore. But that doesn’t rule out a potential Oscar run. North American distributor NEON is definitely going to go for it, especially since they converted a Palme to Best Picture with *Anora* in 2025\. It should be noted, though, that only four films in the overlapping history of Cannes and the Oscars, beginning in 1939, have won both the Palme and Best Picture, so though NEON has most recently been successful, it’s still a tall mountain to climb. Still, we’re in for Oscar campaigns for everyone, which means plenty of talk about Sebastian Stan’s bald head. He’s still hot, for the record. Sebastian Stan and Connor Storrie are really repping the short hair boys. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fjord-trailer-28aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fjord-trailer-28aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fjord-trailer-28aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fjord-trailer-28aug26-0005.jpg) Fjord trailer stills ### The Austin Butler Gun Show continues URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/austin-butler-gun-show-continues-as-danny-ramirez-joins-miami-vice-cast/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T14:56:36.000Z Sun’s out, guns out as Austin Butler continues his sleeveless parade in Los Angeles, showing off his biceps as he prepares for Joseph Kosinski’s take on *Miami Vice*. We’re just watching Austin get his pump on because so little else is happening in the dog days of celebrity summer. Except celebrity deaths, which, quite frankly, can take the next few weeks off. The latest in *Miami Vice* news is that Danny Ramirez is joining the cast. This is especially fun casting because Ramirez grew up in Miami and is a huge University of Miami fan—he just [spoke at their commencement](https://news.miami.edu/stories/2026/05/beginning-is-the-hardest-part.html?ref=laineygossip.com) earlier this summer. So, it’s casting a hometown hero, but it’s also Joseph Kosinski calling up one of his *Top Gun* grads, as, of course, Ramirez starred in *Top Gun: Maverick*. The Grand Unifying Theory Of Maverick is real, that film is going to become legendary as a foundation stone for a generation of top talent, not unlike *Starter for Ten* collecting James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Dominic Cooper in one place just before their careers really took off. I’m too young to have enjoyed *Miami Vice*’s heyday on television, but I am a fan of Michael Mann’s 2006 film starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, and Gong Li, mainly because I am a huge fan of Michael Mann. He executive produced the TV show back in the day, and when he tackled the material himself, Mann turned it into a meditation on loneliness and duty, and he really dug into the show’s theme of “the war on drugs is a huge failure doing material harm to society” which gets lost under the style and action of the series. Mann, however, drags that to the forefront of his film. Kosinski’s film I expect to be a return to style and action above all else, mainly because that is what Kosinski does best. Not that his films are all empty spectacle, they’re not—*Maverick* has a very timely theme about the value of human expertise in a technological age—but Kosinski is a visuals guy first and foremost. And he’s casting his film for visuals, putting together a wildly attractive cast. I hold Michael Mann’s work in high regard, I’m not especially interested in non-Mann takes on *Miami Vice*, but I can already tell this film will win me over on hot boys alone. Throw enough hot boys onto the screen, and I will grade on a curve out of the kindness of my heart and the horniness of my soul. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-28aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-28aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-28aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-28aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-28aug26-0006.jpg) Austin Butler out in LA, August 27, 2026 ### Practical Magic 2 but no Lee Pace URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-has-lee-pace-been-missing-from-practical-magic-2-press-tour-so-far/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T13:44:39.000Z Following the London [premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/three-generations-of-owens-sisters-brought-nostalgia-to-london-premiere-practical-magic-2/) of *Practical Magic 2*, there was a photocall. Stockard Channing, making her first appearances in two years, opted for green and a rad chain necklace: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pm-embeds-28aug26-0001.jpg) As Lainey said, the joy of this film is getting three generations of Owens women at once, and they all showed up for the photocall, though Maisie Williams’ look isn’t as good as her red dress at the premiere. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pm-embeds-28aug26-0002.jpg) Maisie Williams, Sandra Bullock, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Nicole Kidman and Joey King at the London photocall for Practical Magic 2, August 27, 2026 I do, however, love the vibe of Joey King and Maisie Williams, who play the new generation of Owens sisters. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pm-embeds-28aug26-0003.jpg) Xolo Maridueña showed up in an embroidered brown suit. He plays the potentially doomed love interest of Joey King’s character. Also, in other Xolo news, he is [reprising his role as Blue Beetle](https://deadline.com/2026/07/xolo-mariduena-superman-man-of-tomorrow-blue-beetle-1236982296/?ref=laineygossip.com) in *Man of Tomorrow*. I’m glad he got to keep the role, he was good in *Blue Beetle,* but the film was not great and knee-capped by the power transfer between the old and new DC Universe. Early buzz on the film is that it is enjoyable, but it is opening in the middle of the TIFF/Venice festival crossover, when most of the film press is distracted and reviews can be more sporadic for regular theatrical releases. That is never a good sign. I’m cramming in the screening right before I leave for Toronto, though, because I am too curious to wait till after the festival. Also, no Lee Pace on the press trail so far, don’t think I didn’t notice that. I DID. I NOTICED. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0008.jpg) Maisie Williams, Sandra Bullock, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Nicole Kidman and Joey King at the London photocall for Practical Magic 2, August 27, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-28aug26-0013.jpg) Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Joey King, Maisie Williams, Xolo Mariduena at the London photocall for Practical Magic 2, August 27, 2026 ### Intro for August 28, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/wouldnt-it-be-great-if-coyote-vs-acme-does-well-enough-at-box-office-to-prove-david-zaslav-weird-anti-toon-agenda-wrong/ Last updated: 2026-08-28T12:57:08.000Z Dear Gossips, Almost two years ago, we [learned](https://www.laineygossip.com/warners-might-have-to-answer-to-congress-for-shelving-coyote-vs-acme-for-tax-write-off/) that David Zaslav and Warner Bros. Discovery intended to shelve *Coyote vs. Acme*, a live action/animation hybrid film about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation, for a tax write off. Unlike the previous times this happened, people got spooked and started calling for the film to be [saved](https://www.laineygossip.com/my-fingers-crossed-that-distributor-ketchup-entertainment-will-save-coyote-vs-acme-after-it-was-shelved-by-david-zaslav/), which it ultimately was. Today, *Coyote vs. Acme* hits theaters, the film and its anti-corporate message only enhanced by its wild progress to the big screen. *Coyote vs. Acme* is [very good](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-coyote-vs-acme-starring-will-forte-is-funny-charming-sneakily-smart/) and you should go see it. I mean that literally, everyone should go see it. Saving the film from WBD was only phase 1, phase 2 is that people actually need to support this film in theaters. *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* will undoubtedly clock its fifth straight weekend at number one, but *Coyote* gained steam in its box office tracking over the last couple weeks as positive word of mouth spread, moving up to a $15 million opening weekend projection. That’s a decent opening for a sub-$100 million film. And the math on *Coyote*’s performance is a little unusual given that its distributor, Ketchup Entertainment, had no hand in its production. They’re out the rumored $50 million they spent to buy it from WBD, plus marketing. For them, this is more like releasing a film you pick up at a festival. Still, the icing on the cake is for the film to actually do well. Mainly to stick it to WBD and their terrible business practice of tanking films for write offs—which they haven’t tried since *Coyote* blew up in their faces like an Acme rocket—but also for the fans who put in real effort to bring attention to the film and pry it out of Zaslav’s grasp. Fans like Marco Vaccaro, who protested as Wile E. Coyote outside the Warners lot in Los Angeles: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dchqf9QB1-m/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by |MARCO VACCARO| (@marco.vaccaro1)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dchqf9QB1-m/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But also, mainly to stick to David Zaslav and his weird anti-toon agenda. Nobody expects *Coyote* to beat Spider-Man at the box office, but wouldn’t it be great if it performs over expectations? If it does well enough to prove that Zaz was wrong to try and sh-t can it? He saw no value in *Coyote vs. Acme*; the best outcome is to prove him wrong. That, or he watched it and saw himself on the wrong side of the film’s anti-corporate message. Or it could be both. Yeah, it’s probably both. Live long and gossip, Sarah ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-open-28aug26-0009.jpg) John Cena, Kenneth Choi, P.J. Bryne, Samy Burch, Will Forte, Dave Green, Martha Kelly, Candi Milo, Lana Condor, Jim Cummings, Eric Bauza, Wile E. Coyote at the Coyote Vs. Acme premiere in LA, August 26, 2026 ### Zoë at Harry URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/zoe-kravitz-attended-harry-styles-first-madison-square-garden-show-where-he-honoured-dolly-parton/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T20:07:10.000Z Harry Styles kicked off his Madison Square Garden residency yesterday, honouring Dolly Parton during the show, telling the audience that “I wanna say a proper ‘Thank You’ to all the musicians over the years that’ve inspired me. Dolly, we love you, thank you so much.” And then as “I Will Always Love You” played over the speakers (he did not sing along), he encouraged everyone to dance along. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchxajNuG6f/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchxajNuG6f/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Zoë Kravitz was in the crowd, seen dancing in the stands instead of in a suite. At least this doesn’t look to me like she’s in a suite. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchtI5UuxGA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchtI5UuxGA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Both were seen separately earlier in the day out for a walk. Harry actually walked to the concert, he’s been walking there every day for soundcheck. It’s better than sitting in traffic. And Zoë was out running errands in a Barney’s tee that looks like it’s in pristine condition seeing that the store closed six years ago. I just don’t understand how she can go more than a couple blocks in those shoes. If they were on my feet that’s an accident waiting to happen. --- What else happened today… Kayleigh Donaldson on [Ryan Gosling producing a Flintstones movie and how it fits in with his recent projects](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/ryan-gosling-to-produce-flintstones-liveaction-bammbamm-movie.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) I really, really enjoy Jack Innanen. Maybe I’m biased because he’s Canadian and I’m Canadian but he’s amazing, he’s so much fun, [and also I really love his t-shirt](https://www.gofugyourself.com/jack-innanen-added-message-tees-to-his-repertoire-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) He’s currently promoting the second season of *Adults*. [Michel Ghanem says the show has found its sweet spot](https://www.thecut.com/article/adults-season-2-review-finds-its-sweet-spot.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) [Stephen Colbert wants Jimmy Kimmel to win an Emmy](https://www.celebitchy.com/994017/stephen%5Fcolbert%5Fwe%5Fcan%5Fall%5Fagree%5Fthat%5Fjimmy%5Fkimmel%5Fdeserves%5Fan%5Femmy/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) Speaking of Emmys, voting ends today and [Variety now has an anonymous voter article that is, as usual, hilarious and grumpy](https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/anonymous-emmy-ballots-2026-voters-reveal-picks-1236844774/?ref=laineygossip.com). Like this quote from a member of the music branch of the Television Academy: “I wish there was a better way to do all these award nominations. If you have friends in this industry, you get your name on the list — even if you’ve made a piece of sh-t.” That’s how it works at all the award shows. (Variety) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0008.jpg) Harry Styles out in NYC, August 26, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-zoe-27aug26-0015.jpg) Zoë Kravitz out in NYC, August 26, 2026 ### The Clooney Met Gala? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-george-amal-clooney-sponsor-anna-wintours-met-gala-in-2027/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T19:21:54.000Z The Hollywood Reporter published a story yesterday reported by Merle Ginsberg about the 2027 Met Gala [with some curious details](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/anna-wintour-2027-met-gala-jeff-bezos-1236681510/?ref=laineygossip.com). 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 meeting and vowed to dial things down for the 2027 Gala: a tighter guest list, less ostentation, a clearer theme and, with any luck, fewer protesters outside”. But, as Merle points out, if she had concerns about the controversy from the last Met Gala, signing off on next year’s exhibit focusing on John Galliano isn’t exactly playing it safe, it’s just controversy with a different look. And also, per Merle’s article, even though she is well aware of how much criticism there was over the Bozos’s involvement with the event, Anna was still hoping that they would come back as sponsors for 2027\. Which is not happening, apparently they’re not renewing. So now Anna has two major problems: the opposition to the Costume Institute’s actual exhibit, John Galliano, and finding the money to fund the gala that supports the Costume Institute. On the first front, apparently she and Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s chief curator, have been meeting with members of the Jewish community [in New York](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/opinion/met-gala-galliano-antisemitism.html?ref=laineygossip.com). You’ll recall, the Costume Institute originally intended to feature John Galliano two years ago before they eventually scrapped it in favour of the Sleeping Beauties exhibit and the Garden of Time theme at the 2024 Met Gala. Evidently they thought three years would be enough time to revive the Galliano exhibit… and so far it looks like they’re moving ahead with it, announcing it so early so as to get people used to the idea. On the funding issue, Merle reports that Ted Sarandos from Netflix is on her wish list. No fashion houses are mentioned – and that may just be that there are no sources confirming if or which fashion house might be the sponsor in 2027 but more often than not, it’s a fashion house who’s coming in with the money as the presenting sponsor. For example, in 2025, when the theme was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, Louis Vuitton was the sponsor, with Pharrell as one of the co-chairs. Anna may have a hard time finding a fashion house sponsor though with such a narrowly specific theme focused on one person. Like why would Gucci sponsor the Met Gala about John Galliano when he’s never designed for them? And why would Maison Margiela fund the party when he left the brand two years ago? It was said to be an amicable departure so it’s not about hard feelings but about whether or not continuing to associate with him would undermine his successor, Glenn Martens, since the house is now firmly under his stewardship now. As for Dior, where John Galliano was creative director at the time of his scandal, this is probably the most obvious choice since he had an epic run there (if they really do move forward with the exhibit there is no doubt that many of Galliano’s Dior designs will be shown at the museum) and was an inspiration to current creative director Jonathan Anderson. Still, it’s a matter of how much smoke they’re comfortable with attracting. But the other name that came up in Merle Ginsberg’s article was the Clooney’s. Anna allegedly has George and Amal high on her wish list for sponsorship. Sure, they’ve both co-chaired the Met Gala before (Amal most recently in 2018) and she does love fashion but writing the cheque for it is a whole other story. Plus, the Clooneys have been keeping a much lower profile these days. But did you know that he’s making a cameo in the *Call My Agent! The Movie* releasing on Netflix on September 10? For now, the Clooneys are where they usually are in the summer – Lake Como. They were seen in matching white a few days ago while out with a group of friends. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/george-amal-27aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/george-amal-27aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/george-amal-27aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/george-amal-27aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/george-amal-27aug26-0001-2.jpg) ### Celebrity Social Media, August 27, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/annie-pottss-tribute-to-tim-curry-is-a-heart-squeeze/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T17:36:22.000Z There have been so many tributes on social media this week and this, from Annie Potts to Tim Curry, is a heart squeeze. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchsxNPR085/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Annie Potts (@thisisanniepotts)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchsxNPR085/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It was Blake Lively’s birthday two days ago and then another legal announcement (Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer [are ordered to pay $400k in legal fees](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/blake-lively-400000-attorneys-fees-justin-baldoni-1236844059/?ref=laineygossip.com), out of the $8 million she was asking for). Online the sentiment is that this is the never-ending legal saga, particularly after the case was settled and she appeared at the MET Gala. So is this the end of *It Ends With Us*? Likely yes, between Lively, Wayfarer and Baldoni. But Lively and Jed Wallace, the Texas-based owner of a crisis management and digital media firm, are still tangled up in court – he sued her for defamation, then she sued him for allegedly being part of the smear campaign. As much as people are sick of hearing about it, these cases are pretty legally significant and complex. And expensive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgVA0PDuZe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgVA0PDuZe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Vanity Fair has released its Best Dressed list and honestly, [not a lot to fight about](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/best-dressed-2026?srsltid=AfmBOorVpyLqmmYahRv3D15PD8ATNxfVpqj-ot2HiiNgfHP5EIet8Sbu&ref=laineygossip.com). I see the vision. Look at Jacob Elordi in his c-nty little jacket. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcdl9xelh1S/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcdl9xelh1S/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sunny Hostin [has licensed her image to an AI company](https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/the-view-sunny-hostin-her-likeness-to-ai-studio-fountain-0-1236845286/?ref=laineygossip.com), as well as an agreement to adapt her books. I wonder if this will come up on *The View*. She is not the first to do it but to date, she’s one of the biggest names attached to an AI partnership in this way. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJyhNcPcYt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Diana Maria Riva (@dianamariariva)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJyhNcPcYt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Gigi is cooking URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/gigi-hadid-chatty-charming-in-cooking-segment-for-vogue-france/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T16:59:49.000Z The last time we checked in on Gigi Hadid [she was in Paris](https://www.laineygossip.com/weekend-couples-update-featuring-gigi-hadid-bradley-cooper-scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-and-more/) with Bradley Cooper while he works on the Oceans prequel. She’s been there off and on for almost two months, considering when she was seen during Paris Fashion Week. So it’s not just BCoop, Gigi is handling her business too. She covers the [September issue of Vogue France](https://www.vogue.fr/article/gigi-hadid-interview-cover-girl-septembre?ref=laineygossip.com) and since Gigi is a model, we don’t need a reason for her to be covering a fashion magazine, unlike when actors do it, this is her job. But there also might be another motivation. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcbHrRPnZ-5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue France (@voguefrance)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcbHrRPnZ-5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gigi has her own clothing label, Guest in Residence. I kind of hate it, actually. Because the clothes are good, too good, and also too expensive. One of my favourite sweaters is a layered rugby that [I wrote about in this post](https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-bell-shops-in-spring-stripes-as-production-begins-on-nobody-wants-this-season-three/). It’s the style, the cashmere, and also the colourway – I have it in the limewash and I need to really pace myself with how often I wear it; I know no one wants to hear this but one of the reasons I’m not that mad about fall coming soon is because I can’t wait to put it on again. If you’re interested it is [currently on sale at Saks](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82154546?ref=laineygossip.com) with most sizes still available. So that's the up and downside of Guest in Residence. And the work here is that they’ve dropped a new collection, western themed, and Bella’s come in with an assist. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcgX9eAh27h/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcgX9eAh27h/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’m not a huge fan of western style but… ugh… some of these pieces are f-cking me up. Like the [Tartan Bomber in green](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82158009?ref=laineygossip.com) is going to haunt me, I love it so much. And the [Plaid Work Shirt in red](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82158217?ref=laineygossip.com) is exactly on trend right now with the whole 90s thing. But the Guest in Residence standard is the rugby and the polo – the fit is great, and their colourways are so appealing. Here’s an example: [the Grizzly Cropped Rugby](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82158673?ref=laineygossip.com), both options are cute AF. And this new green, brown, pink theme is now available in the [Collegiate Cashmere Polo](https://go.shopmy.us/p-82159197?ref=laineygossip.com), one of the brand’s core pieces. But, again, shopping at Gigi isn’t cheap. Not all celebrity brands are as consistently good as her sh-t though. Anyway, back to Gigi and Vogue – as part of the issue she also filmed a kitchen segment, which she says has always been her dream, to cook on TV. Gigi’s not bad at this, she can keep a one-person conversation going pretty smoothly, and I believe her when she’s doing what she’s doing: making pasta. Like she’s not Edward Scissorhands on a cutting board but I also do a lot of cooking and I’m slow at chopping too. What’s important is that she doesn’t look like she’s uncomfortable, I believe her when she says she’s made this many times, including for “her man”. That’s not the first time she’s referred to Bradley Cooper this way and he comes up in the segment, which is extra interesting since he trained as a chef for *Kitchen Confidential.* Gigi is chatty, charming, and seems like she doesn’t want to stop what she’s doing – like this doesn’t come across like it’s an obligation for her; if they kept rolling she might have kept rolling too. And I would watch. What else is she cooking with Bradley Cooper? *Please note, the above are affiliate links.* ### Practical Magic Nostalgia URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/three-generations-of-owens-sisters-brought-nostalgia-to-london-premiere-practical-magic-2/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T15:22:46.000Z 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 opens, wahhhhhhh! The film is starting to screen for media though, ahead of the junket(s) that will be happening soon. I’ve heard from four colleagues who’ve seen it and the reaction has been largely positive which is encouraging. As Sarah has already noted from the teasers and trailers [that have dropped](https://www.laineygossip.com/dare-we-hope-that-practical-magic-2-will-be-good/), the rollout for this movie, the sequel to a beloved original, has been so promising. So now we’re all even more excited about the return of the Owens sisters. Three generations of the Owens sisters were in London last night for the world premiere. Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing, looking incredible in navy, arrived first. Stockard has referred to herself as a “recluse”, she doesn’t do the celebrity thing anymore, so seeing her, and them, together, celebrating this movie, these characters, this story, is a win in and of itself. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchgKGhuqmg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Practical Magic (@practicalmagicmovie)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchgKGhuqmg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Stockard spoke candidly recently about withdrawing from public life, happily, after losing her partner, Daniel Gillham. And on the withdrawing from public life part, not necessarily the happiness part, we could say the same about Sandra Bullock who also lost her partner. It has also been years since we’ve seen her at a premiere… Which is why she’s a vision in Givenchy. A dress made for a comeback. After all, you don’t go with animal print and a bow on the hip if you’re doing it quietly. Interesting too that Sandra has changed stylists. For a long time she was working with Elizabeth Stewart, known for her work with Julia Roberts, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, and Cate Blanchett, all Oscar winners like Sandy. But Cate and Elizabeth ended their style partnership at some point in the last year and now Sandy is with Leslie Fremar, best known for styling Charlize Theron. This is their first major carpet, a huge success. [Saffron jumped out](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcigFajqaJz/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com)! Where there’s Sally, there has to be Gillian. Nicole Kidman wore Chanel, these two looks compliment each other well, and even their hair is similarly styled, though I think the humidity wasn’t working for Nicole’s wig. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchK536JOIF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchK536JOIF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That’s not really the point though. The point is the sisterhood, and how warm it feels even though the weather might be cooling, that after all these years, Sally and Gillian are back, as close as ever, in real life and onscreen… plus the glamour. Perfect song choice for this reel. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchUdm%5FPidt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Practical Magic (@practicalmagicmovie)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchUdm%5FPidt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And then there’s the youngest generation of Owens sisters, played by Joey King and Maisie Williams. Maisie’s outfit, you will note, is a tribute to her character’s mom. It was inspired by Sandra’s look from the premiere of *Forces of Nature* in 1999. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchNw10DIPi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Red Carpet Fashion Awards (@fashion\_critic\_)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DchNw10DIPi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This was Maisie’s stylist Dino Bonačić’s first ever premiere and he f-cking killed it. Witch season is almost here! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0010.jpg) Dianne Wiest, Maisie Williams, Joey King, Susanne Bier, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Solly McLeod and Xolo Mariduena at the London premiere of Practical Magic 2, August 26, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/practical-magic-27aug26-0018.jpg) Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Maisie Williams, Joey King at the London premiere of Practical Magic 2, August 26, 2026 ### Intro for August 27, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/dolly-parton-in-full-control-with-significant-involvement-in-brand-expansion-even-though-shes-passed-on/ Last updated: 2026-08-27T13:24:12.000Z Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I referred to Dolly Parton in the present tense, because it seems impossible that Dolly would ever leave. And in many ways, she won’t. Dolly wasn’t exaggerating when she told [PEOPLE in a statement last Friday](https://people.com/dolly-parton-shares-health-update-while-announcing-plans-for-museum-exclusive-12065750?ref=laineygossip.com) that she was still working and that she still had goals she wanted to achieve. Dolly’s manager, Danny Nozell, with whom she collaborated for over 20 years, said yesterday that Dolly “handpicked” a team that has over “the past several years” been building a “project roadmap that will guide us for decades to come”. As Danny elaborates: *“Many projects were in various stages of development, and we want to be transparent with her fans about this fact. If you see unreleased music, products, books, experiences and campaigns launched through official Dolly Parton channels, you can have confidence in knowing that she placed her personal stamp on it.”* The Hollywood Reporter has a long – and I mean LONG – [list of those projects](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-biopic-docuseries-planned-proejcts-1236682361/?ref=laineygossip.com). Like three paragraphs worth! *“Projects in the pipeline include a Dolly avatar show, a Dolly Musical documentary, a Dolly biopic, a Dolly docuseries, a Dolly scripted series, a Billy the Kid animated series and more to be revealed at a later date.* *Other active projects with release dates for this year include: Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stops (celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week beginning Sept. 13, 2026); Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel (stays begin Sept. 14, 2026; grand opening Sept. 29, 2026); Dolly Dolls (launching online Sept. 15, 2026); Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum (grand opening Sept. 29, 2026); Dolly’s Cup of Ambition Coffee (launching online Sept. 29, 2026; retail launch spring 2027) and Dolly on the Holly (coming holiday 2026).* *Meanwhile, previews for* [*DOLLY: A True Original Musical on Broadway* ](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/dolly-parton-musical-broadway-still-planned-amid-death-1236681147/?ref=laineygossip.com)*begin Dec. 7, 2026 with opening night on Jan. 19, 2027\. (Tickets are currently on sale through Nov. 21, 2027). Next year, there will also be a Kendra Scott x Dolly — The 9 to 5 Collection (launching January 2027); Dolly’s Dog Treats (coming early 2027) and Dolly Bedding & Home Decor (coming Q3 2027).”* If we’re talking about roadmaps, maybe one of the roadmaps here is Elvis Presley and the way his estate managed his legacy after he died. Elvis made more money for other people when he was alive and the same is true in death, and most of the time he had no idea. That’s the difference where Dolly is concerned. Dolly appears to be in full control, with significant involvement in her brand expansion even though she’s passed on, because Dolly always handled her business. We’ve known this for decades, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. Dolly’s entrepreneurialism [has been well-documented](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/dolly-parton-businesses.html?ref=laineygossip.com). Which is why this too feels authentic and organic. Who could possibly be surprised that Dolly Parton took ownership, literally, of her image in perpetuity? It’s not like any of this came out of nowhere. She’s been telling us for years that we’ll be hearing from her for years. There will be new albums. And in 20 years, on her 100th birthday, anyone who’s around at that time will be able to hear “My Place in History”, the song she recorded and locked in a chestnut box at Dollywood, not to be opened until January 2046\. The song is on a CD and it’s been stored alongside a CD player because, well, she thinks of everything. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Dolly, Sandy, and Jen URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/remembering-dolly-parton-with-jennifer-aniston-and-sandra-bullock/ Last updated: 2026-08-26T20:01:04.000Z Jennifer Aniston has a direct connection to Dolly Parton because of *Dumplin’.* The main character in Julie Murphy’s book, which was adapted into a film, is Willowdean who loves Dolly and who learns to love herself through Dolly’s music. The story is basically a love letter to Dolly and everything she represents. Dolly does not appear in the film but she was heavily involved as a producer and also contributed to every song on the soundtrack. Jennifer’s producing partner, Kristin Hahn, paid tribute to Dolly and shared behind the scenes memories of her and from the film on Instagram yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcfXeFBlExO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kristin Hahn (@kristin.hahn1)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcfXeFBlExO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Dolly was part of the press tour for the movie, and was paired with Jen for several interviews. One of the most notable moments from the junket was when Sandra Bullock crashed their room with tequila. This was viral back in 2018 and it’s viral again now as people are rewatching so many of Dolly’s most memorable moments. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcemrJoAViq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcemrJoAViq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Dolly and Sandy, of course, have their own connection from *Miss Congeniality 2* in which Dolly makes a cameo. In Sandy’s letter to Dolly asking – begging – her to be in the movie, apparently every other word was “please”. And Dolly agreed right away, her response was simply, “Okay”. In the scene, Gracie thinks the real Dolly is a Dolly Parton impersonator and… well… this happens. > [@neon\_nz](https://www.tiktok.com/@neon%5Fnz?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@neon_nz") > > Remembering Dolly Parton in this iconic cameo in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous > > [♬ original sound - NEON NZ](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7678097636959767313?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - NEON NZ") Sandra Bullock will forever be able to say that she tackled, straddled, and poked at Dolly Parton’s boobs. With permission. Here’s Jennifer Aniston, one of Sandy’s very best friends, out with some other friends last night for dinner, alongside her boyfriend Jim Curtis. Will Arnett and Jason Bateman were there, and so were Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. Sunset Tower is to Jen what Giorgio Baldi is to Rihanna. --- What else happened today… [Xochitl Gonzalez thanks God for Dolly Parton’s boobs](https://www.thecut.com/article/dolly-parton-unapologetic-femininity.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) Harry Styles kicks off his 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden tonight and was seen yesterday in NYC [looking unbothered and wearing the sh-t out of a pair of grey-brown trousers](https://www.gofugyourself.com/your-afternoon-man-harry-styles-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). You will note that Harry is using corded earbuds. Maria posted earlier this week about [corded earbuds](https://www.laineygossip.com/hailey-bieber-embraces-corded-headphones-resurgence/) and their resurgence, and how they are superior to the wireless ones. I HARD AGREE with her on this, for all the same reasons: I f-cking hate wireless earbuds, they don’t stay in the ear, the sound quality is sh-t. I mostly use headphones, but if I’m low on battery, the backup is always, always, always corded, never wireless. (Go Fug Yourself) Viola Davis does not believe that Target is sorry – [and she’s taking it public, as she should](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/viola-davis-responds-to-targets-apology-over-racist-childrens-halloween-costume.php?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Pajiba) Consort Camilla [was apparently asked to be in the new season of *Only Murders in the Building* filming in the UK](https://www.celebitchy.com/993774/queen%5Fcamilla%5Fcame%5Fclose%5Fto%5Fbooking%5Fa%5Frole%5Fon%5Fonly%5Fmurders%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fbuilding/?ref=laineygossip.com) but there was a scheduling issue. I want to know what was pitched to her. Because if they wrote a part for her as the next person who gets murdered (fictionally!), LOLOLOLOL. (Celebitchy) By the end of the year, after BTS, Olivia Rodrigo will probably rank pretty high on my most-listened list and I love her new track, “serena joy”. As Ella Taverner writes, it’s a “[powerful meditation on solidarity and resistance](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/08/12004464/olivia-rodrigo-serena-joy-solidarity-resistance?ref=laineygossip.com)”. (Refinery 29) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aniston-what-else-26aug26-0004.jpg) Jennifer Aniston has dinner with Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Jim Curtis, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Amanda Anka in at Sunset Tower Hotel, August 25, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 26, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/have-prince-harry-meghan-markle-already-landed-back-in-the-uk/ Last updated: 2026-08-26T18:24:44.000Z According to PEOPLE, Harry and Meghan are on the move and [have landed in the UK](https://people.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-set-to-arrive-uk-today-after-announcing-move-back-12064139?ref=laineygossip.com). The only photos I’ve seen tied to this story are at [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2026/08/26/royal-family/prince-harry-meghan-markle-and-kids-land-in-the-uk-six-years-after-megxit/?ref=laineygossip.com) and you can’t see actually see them, it’s just airplanes and some airport staff. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Not televising the reunion of *30 Rock,* a TV show about making a TV show? Ya I get it, live shows don’t always transfer well but what is Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to help me deal with the FOMO. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcdzlXGOBPq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 30 Rock (@30rock)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcdzlXGOBPq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is a great question from podcaster Angie Martinez on IRL – what is the best Nia Long lyric? She is a muse for many, generational face card. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLCj8KRzh5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Angie Martinez - In Real Life (@angiemartinezirl)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLCj8KRzh5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kate Winslet’s work in TV has mostly been in the UK or with HBO (*Mare of Easttown, The Regime*) but in today’s landscape, does the network matter much? She recently signed on to [a five-part crime thriller for Netflix](https://deadline.com/2026/08/kate-winslet-netflix-the-unheard-adolescence-1237050933/?ref=laineygossip.com), working with the team from *Adolescence.* Pretty buzzy. I would love another season of watching her rip on her vape in *Mare of Easttown* but in that world, Julianne Nicholson (who played Lori) is crossing over to *Task.* Do I need to watch the first season of *Task* or can I just jump in? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak5BRelHpb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak5BRelHpb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Speaking of Netflix, interesting that *The Gentleman* is dropping its second season in the US as the Meghan Markle rumours about casting persist. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcPTNd%5FFljX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcPTNd%5FFljX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Christy Turlington is nearly retired from modeling but this new campaign for Giorgio Armani is so good – the clothes are really rich and strong. Very New York Nora Ephron. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgRJDoA0OM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Giorgio Armani (@giorgioarmani)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgRJDoA0OM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK I had no idea Geena Davis left Christopher McDonald for Jeff Goldblum. Five years later Christopher was cast in *Thelma & Louise* as Geena’s husband. This was over 30 years ago and it’s still a great anecdote. > [@enews](https://www.tiktok.com/@enews?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@enews") > > Christopher McDonald shares the truth behind his relationship with ex-fiancé Geena Davis. (🎥: YouTube/SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATION) > > [♬ original sound - E! News](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-E-News-7678084717438192414?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - E! News") ### Tom Brady, the rizzless wonder URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-brady-attempts-to-make-leather-pants-accessible-in-new-gucci-campaign/ Last updated: 2026-08-26T15:45:31.000Z 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 is elite in his accomplishments, he is well groomed, he is gainfully employed, he doesn’t have a bad reputation. He’s not stumbling out of nightclubs or doing TikTok dances, he’s not dating 22-year-olds or fighting with people in the comment section. There’s nothing offensive about him. Sure he’s never eaten a strawberry but that’s not a crime, necessarily. But he exists in this weird space alongside corny billionaires and ex-husbands of Real Housewives. It’s full of aggressive dental work and rhythmically challenged dance moves and pants that are a little “Miami 2016.” He shouldn’t live there, if you think about it. He has seven Super Bowl rings. He was married to a generational super model. But there’s an aura gap – he doesn’t have David Beckham’s branding, or Michael Jordan’s deity status, or Tiger Woods’s nostalgia. He’s like a B2B guy who is always posting on LinkedIn. He’s just *there.* And you get the feeling he’s a little restless. He walked the runway for Demna’s first show at Gucci, which in theory should be a big deal. Demna’s Gucci is sleazy and vulgar (complimentary) and Tom Brady is not. Maybe this is supposed to be ironic, the good American boy meets the tacky Italian luxury house but it’s like when Katy Perry wore a head of cheese to the Met Gala – there’s just nothing behind the eyes, you know? When he talks about [how comfortable leather pants are](https://www.gq.com/story/tom-brady-gucci-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) (leather pants are not supposed to be comfortable! Somewhere in East Hampton, Tom Ford just threw a glass against the wall) the easy joke is that he is Ross from *Friends.* Even for those of us who didn’t watch the show, we know the joke: the divorced guy trying to impress his date with an impractical pair of leather pants. Responding to a soft-ball question about Demna’s ethos of making this collection more accessible, Tom said, “I think there’s always a range for everybody in their day-to-day lives. Even for me, you know, I just want things that are really simple, really comfortable, but also very stylish.” About GUCCI? This isn’t Under Armour. I don’t blame Tom for taking this campaign because it sounds like Gucci came knocking but like what are we talking about here. Accessible leather pants? It’s a silly reach - let rich weirdos wear their weird little clothes, this is Gucci, not Ralph Lauren. On a positive note, I think Tom is a really interesting antidote to incel red pillars, who assert that women are succubuses who only care about money, clout, jawlines and prestige. If that were true, Tom Brady would be the most sought-after bachelor in the world. Click [here](https://www.gq.com/story/tom-brady-gucci-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) for more of Tom Brady in GQ. We're Squawking Tom Brady as Ross Geller today because why the hell not. [Join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/tom-brady-is-ross-geller)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/tom-brady-is-ross-geller?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdKhHLgn-A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GUCCI (@gucci)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdKhHLgn-A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### A New Era for Miley URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-miley-cyrus-delay-release-new-album-to-grieve-godmother-dolly-parton/ Last updated: 2026-08-26T14:56:05.000Z Miley Cyrus is heading into her next album cycle. Fans have spotted billboards across New York City and Los Angeles courtesy of Spotify that seem to be teasing new music from an unspecified artist. The sole image is a red closeup of one eye with the statement “coming soon”. Miley fans can recognize those eyes in the image anywhere – it’s her. Adding further fuel to the fire is Mert Alas, Miley’s creative director. He [shared a photo](https://x.com/MileyCyrusRoom/status/2092007677308113168?ref=laineygossip.com) of the billboards on his Instagram story with the caption “coming soon”. So it looks like her tenth studio album is upon us, and she wants us to meet her under the red lights. The aesthetic for the era seems to be red and black and is both a little dark and dangerous, two key ingredients for a bad girl pop record. > MILEY CYRUS. NEW ERA. NEW ALBUM. > > COMING SOON. ⏰ [pic.twitter.com/YwZAKJ07q2](https://t.co/YwZAKJ07q2?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Miley Nation (@MileyNation13) [August 25, 2026](https://x.com/MileyNation13/status/2092283329567428913?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) This new teaser comes just a few weeks after she announced that she had signed a brand [new record deal](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/miley-cyrus-atlantic-records-record-deal-1236657145/?ref=laineygossip.com) with Atlantic Records. After her last project *Something Beautiful* underperformed, it seems that she’s approaching her next album with a new team. That album was OK, not particularly bad or good, some standouts yes, but overall there seemed to be a disconnect between the fans and the music. This [iconic video](https://x.com/memexbrasil/status/2092331799477092812?ref=laineygossip.com) of Miley saying her Aunt Dolly told her there were “no hits” lives rent free in my mind. Word is she’s focusing on creating a straight up pop record, although with Miley you know there’s always more to the sound. She recently appeared on the cover of [*Wonderland*](https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2026/07/27/miley-cyrus-wonderland-summer/?ref=laineygossip.com)for their summer issue where she discusses the new deal and the next chapter in her career. The cover was dropped the same day as the news of the new record deal, so it was all very calculated and old school in the marketing department. She also looks sickening in the promo images from that shoot which fans believe are the same set of images used for the billboards. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTNY%5F7IxrA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Wonderland (@wonderland)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTNY%5F7IxrA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) No official release date has been announced yet for the new music, but online theorists are now thinking there’s a chance it might not be coming as “soon” as first intended with the news of Dolly Parton’s passing coming only a few hours after the billboards for Miley’s project started popping up. At the time of writing, Miley hasn’t publicly spoken about Dolly, but given their close relationship over the years, she is the first person that many of us are thinking of in this time. That’s her godmother after all. August 25th is a significant date for Miley which she has [spoken about](https://www.tiktok.com/@meyechelgossips/video/7678121971170725133?%5Fr=1&%5Ft=ZT-99Bst5QemFi&ref=laineygossip.com) before. A [resurfaced interview](https://x.com/MileyUpdates/status/2092250988560216530?ref=laineygossip.com) from 2023 shows her explaining just that. It’s the date she released [“Wrecking Ball”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My2FRPA3Gf8&list=RDMy2FRPA3Gf8&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and performed at the VMAs, it’s her father Billy Ray’s birthday, and now is also the day her mentor passed. One thing that comes to mind is that their connection mirrors that of Brandy and Whitney Houston. If Dolly was Miley’s Godmother, Whitney was Brandy’s Fairy Godmother. Both mentors passed on significant dates (Whitney died on Brandy’s birthday). On one hand, yes this could make Miley delay the entire new project in lieu of time to grieve. On the other hand, maybe Miley moving forward with her art would be what Dolly would have wanted? That’s what happened in Brandy’s case, and she named her album of that time *Two Eleven*, after that very date. Miley has been talking about this album as far back as last summer on a [podcast interview](https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/every-single-album/2025/06/05/the-miley-cyrus-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) when she was promoting *Something Beautiful,* and that the music was already done at that point. With that in mind, it’s clear that she has had tons of time to sit with this project and release it on her terms. Here is Miley out in LA the other night with her mom and sister. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/miley-cyrus-26aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/miley-cyrus-26aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/miley-cyrus-26aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/miley-cyrus-26aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/miley-cyrus-26aug26-0006.jpg) Miley Cyrus out for dinner in LA with mother Tish and sister Noah, August 19, 2026 ### Intro for August 26, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tributes-being-shared-for-dolly-parton-from-eminem-to-adele-reflection-of-how-singular-she-is/ Last updated: 2026-08-26T14:21:22.000Z Dear Gossips, Dolly Parton is remarkable in all the ways, present tense because it’s not possible for a person like Dolly to retreat – she is, truly, an eternal flame. And the tributes that are being shared are a reflection of how singular she is. As many people have noted, she’s one of very, very, very few people we can all agree on, and in our culture, her reach is the most inclusive, the most diverse. From science and education to tourism to food to movies and music, Dolly is everywhere and Dolly is every genre – country, rock, pop, hip-hop and more. And all ages too: Paul McCartney had a connection and so did Sabrina Carpenter. Blake Shelton is honouring her but also Eminem. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceoNfcsMU3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Marshall Mathers (@eminem)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceoNfcsMU3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Dolly is loved at church and equally embraced on the ballroom scene. She’s an ally to those who worship the king of heaven and an ally to those who revere the queens of slay. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceWCgUgatc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceWCgUgatc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She’s the blueprint for our current steel magnolias who defiantly refuse to wilt, from Beyoncé to Adele to Taylor Swift. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/BekmeKplBZW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Adele (@adele)](https://www.instagram.com/p/BekmeKplBZW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Speaking of *Steel Magnolias* though… it’s a film that some of us of a certain age know off by heart. Truvy Jones and all of those women taught us a lot about life and friendship. “Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion,” Truvy said. That wasn’t a character, that is her. Probably still, wherever she is. The film is available to stream on Netflix and Prime Video. I know what I’m doing this weekend. “Smile! It increases your face value!” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceV-fepdyT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sally Field (@sallyfield)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceV-fepdyT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Dolly Parton, always URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-dolly-parton-considered-her-fans-until-very-end-with-confirmation-of-her-passing-from-nephew-bryan-seaver/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T20:01:51.000Z 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 listen to country music and may not know her entire catalogue, she was revered. And that’s what makes her so singular. At a time when everything is so fractured, from politics to sports and culture and even science, we can all agree on Dolly Parton: that we love her, that she is lovable to all of us, and not just some of us. Over the last year and a half or so, Dolly had drastically scaled back her public appearances due to health concerns. She was last seen at an event in June, although she did just give a statement [to PEOPLE last Friday](https://people.com/dolly-parton-shares-health-update-while-announcing-plans-for-museum-exclusive-12065750?ref=laineygossip.com), sharing that she wasn’t feeling great, but that she still had goals she wanted to achieve and would still be working. Dreaming until the very end is exactly how we all should be able to go out. And it sounds like Dolly went out the way she wanted to. What I mean by that is that, well, she cared so much about her image, she told us all the time, and that’s how we will remember her: always with the hair and the makeup and the snatched waist and, of course, her most notable physical feature, which she joked about all the time. She was intentional about this, intentional about wanting to preserve how we have always perceived her which is probably why she kept such a low profile towards the end. But also, in terms of taking control of how the news of her passing would be revealed, that too was Dolly’s design – as Bryan says in the video that was released, she had asked him to do this many years ago. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DceNXgPJyZ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DceNXgPJyZ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) For me it was the soft bed, hearing Bryan talk about her finally being comfortable. There was so much work that went into being Dolly Parton that only Dolly Parton could do. And now she’s earned the right to lie down if she wants to and not have to put her eyelashes on, LOL. But isn’t that amazing? That during a moment that’s so sad there is also laughter? No outlet broke the news. It was Dolly who told us about Dolly – and that too is all Dolly. She was ready, her team was ready, and at a time when everyone is trying to scoop everyone else and certain people are way too deep into other people’s business, Dolly handled her business. Which isn’t just about a celebrity being in control of a message but also about consideration. For her fans, this is the right way to hear it: from someone close to her, someone she trusted, to communicate it in a way that she would have approved of, instead of leaving it to strangers more concerned about getting the news out than how it would be received. Bryan delivered Dolly’s final message with sensitivity and familiarity. Even the way he pronounced certain words sounded like her and certainly the motivation was all hers: a final act of comfort from a person who’s leaving. It’s the ultimate act of grace. Wherever she’s going is reserved for only the best. Nothing else happened today. It’s just Dolly. So here is a selection of posts in tribute to Dolly starting with… who else but Miss Piggy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceRkGsGFQx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Muppets (@themuppets)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceRkGsGFQx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Reba McEntire honoured Dolly properly, imagining Dolly having a “blast in heaven”, reunited with her community. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceSqdvFg%5Ft/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Reba McEntire (@reba)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceSqdvFg%5Ft/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And Jamie Lee Curtis made it about the work and the songs, particularly one of her most famous songs and where it came from. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceRkENvrz9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DceRkENvrz9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Finally, Lily Tomlin, because we all have our Dolly origin stories and mine was *9 to 5.* Here’s a movie that Gen Z should “discover”, they’ll never make ‘em like this again. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcePvt2stzS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lily Tomlin (@lilytomlinofflcial)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcePvt2stzS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: #JusticeForGlitter URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-mariah-carey-celebrates-music-of-glitter-previously-overshadowed-by-gossip-scandal/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T19:03:25.000Z This September marks the 25th anniversary of Mariah Carey’s infamous film and soundtrack project *Glitter.* Most of you reading this will likely remember this time in Mariah’s career, a time that she speaks on extensively in her memoir *The Meaning of Mariah Carey.* Between the sabotage from her former record label and ex-husband, the horrendous critic reviews of the film and ill-fated release date of the film’s soundtrack (9/11), this project was doomed from the start. Time heals all wounds of course, and the film has become something of a cult classic among fans, and the soundtrack remains one of the most criminally underrated works of her career. Now, it’s time for Mariah to rightfully celebrate the incredible music that was overshadowed by gossip and scandal; and she’s doing so with new renditions of the songs from the album and a full re-issue of the original soundtrack. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcRGaruxVn5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcRGaruxVn5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Lambily first helped *Glitter* (the album) make [headlines](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-justiceforglitter-campaign-rescues-a-mariah-carey-dud?ref=laineygossip.com) in 2018 when we all bought the album on iTunes, helping it get to #1 for the very first time. It was just around the time she was about to release *Caution* and the lambs decided we wanted to make it a triumphant return for her. Since then, Mimi has told the entire story of the era in her memoir giving insight about why she was so traumatized by the entire situation. If you ever wondered where the iconic [“I don’t know her”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XENY5t5%5FY7o&ref=laineygossip.com) meme towards JLo comes from, it’s here. Jennifer’s 2001 single [“I’m Real”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2D6phvRRk&list=RDzD2D6phvRRk&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) used the [same sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkkFST5qrLg&list=RDOkkFST5qrLg&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) that [Mariah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBk5pjzBWBU&list=RDKBk5pjzBWBU&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) was planning on using for her single “Loverboy”, except JLo’s came out first somehow, forcing Mimi to redo the song. That’s the version [we know today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXzSijgxwIo&list=RDcXzSijgxwIo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). To be clear, the soundtrack includes some of Mariah’s [best vocal performances](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy0jrAposi0&list=RDYy0jrAposi0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and lyrics. The music was never the issue here. Plus, there are the deeper layers to the story that come post her divorce, but I highly recommend you all pick up a copy of her memoir to read it, it’s fascinating. The point is that now all these years later, Mariah gets to rewrite her own story and take ownership of the music. Literally. She now owns the rights to the album and is releasing it under her own independent imprint “MARIAH” – with some help from Universal. The first surprise is a new remix of “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” featuring R&B/house music artist [Rochelle Jordan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIKQBN6mckQ&list=RDVIKQBN6mckQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). She’s Canadian too, so there’s some extra pride on the side of the Toronto music scene; our girl is on a song with Mariah Carey! #JusticeForGlitter helped Mariah change the legacy of this album, and who knows, maybe the movie itself is next. Although I wouldn’t hold my breath – with love of course. Next week, we’re getting a collab album between Erykah Badu and The Roots. As an R&B head, this is a dream. It will be her first official studio album since 2010, so it’s about to be a celebration. This week, joining Mariah and Rochelle Jordan, we have new music from Beenie Man w/ Mya, Paris Jackson, beabadoobee and PARTYNEXTDOOR. Plus, she may not have made it into KATSEYE but ADÉLA is carving a lane of her own – and she’s got a viral hit to prove it. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” by Mariah Carey, Rochelle Jordan** In an unexpected yet very exciting move, Mariah has kicked off her 25th anniversary celebration of *Glitter* with a reimagined version of her cover of “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On”, with a little help from Canadian R&B sensation Rochelle Jordan. The remix is a much more laid-back and sultry rendition of the song that is similar to something you’d hear from KAYTRANADA. It has underlying house music elements, keeping in theme with the era from the original version: the 80s club scene. Mariah’s 2001 version stays true to the 1984 Cherelle recording which is also the first rendition of the track. Mimi even used the same instrumental music as she worked with the same producers – Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. That version is as 80s pop as it gets, so this new remix truly feels like an entirely new song. It manages to stay current without losing the magic of the original. This is likely due to the usage of both Mariah’s old 2001 and current vocals blended together. It’s also the perfect song to choose as the first single from the re-release since it also was Billie Frank’s first single in the actual film *Glitter.* Billie is the character she played, the pop star whose life story mirrored parts of Mariah’s. I love a full circle moment, and Mariah is finally getting her redemption for an era in her career that almost completely destroyed her. **“Don’t Rush” by Beenie Man, Mya, Kemar McGregor** The king of dancehall is back with a new album filled with features and groovy throwback sounds. For “Don’t Rush” he uses a sample from Janet Jackson’s [“That’s The Way Love Goes”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b%5FKfAGiglc&list=RD2b%5FKfAGiglc&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) on loop as the backdrop adding a hint of sensuality to the already sexy song. Mya sings on the chorus to the same melody as Janet. Frankly, all that’s missing is a remix with Miss Jackson (if you’re nasty) herself. This collab blends the worlds of 90s R&B and Dancehall. This, of course is not the first time that Beenie Man and Mya have collaborated. Their first was the 2000 smash [“Girls Dem Sugar”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW%5FePQRvrKI&list=RDsW%5FePQRvrKI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) which has become a reggae fusion staple. The two of them go together well, and make some fire tunes in the process. It’s a timeless groove that sounds like it could have been released 20 years ago or yesterday. Beenie Man knows exactly how to make a track that keeps you moving, but this song is straight up R&B, showing his versatility. Mya, on the other hand, is doing her damn thing, she even just performed in the rain in Toronto over the weekend at Sankofa Square. My girl stays booked and busy, while still delivering new music in the process. **“happiest day of my life” by Paris Jackson** It’s a week of Jackson references apparently because next up is arguably one of the more famous nepo babies of our time in pop culture – Paris Jackson. I liked this song a lot more than I was expecting to. Paris has been a rocker for the last decade or so, but this new album goes in a 90s grunge direction and given my obsession with Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album, Paris’s project fits in perfectly with my summer 2026 vibe. It’s giving Smashing Pumpkins meets Sheryl Crow meets well… Olivia Rodrigo, and I’m really into it. *Happiest Day of My Life* is Paris’s first album in six years since the onset of the pandemic, and since then, headlines surrounding her famous family have only intensified. Never one to bend to the nepo baby stereotype, Paris is forging a sound that is all her own. Very few people could understand the sheer magnitude of public visibility that she has had to endure against her will for her entire life, but from the sound of this new music, she seems to have found her way. “happiest day of my life” is bright and alternative – like something you would hear on the speakers of your local mall on a sunny summer day in 1995\. Paris also has a raw quality to her voice that makes the recording sound vulnerable while still maintaining a rocking edge. That was the magic of grunge in the 90s, you could feel every single feeling that the artist was singing but still rock out. Paris also seems to be in the healthiest place she’s ever been. Her recent interview with Alex Cooper on the [*Call Her Daddy*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8-dzLECUE&t=1098s&ref=laineygossip.com)podcast shows a mature and well-rounded young woman in peak form creatively and spiritually. She even had a [little reunion](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcWYEiMgsYg/?ref=laineygossip.com) with her aunt LaToya Jackson at the album’s release party over the weekend. I’m still hoping for the day she and her auntie Janet work together on a song, after all, Janet has dipped her toes in the rock world a few times over the years (“Black Cat” anyone??). **“Memories” by beabadoobee** Beabadoobee has been quietly ascending to the forefront of Gen Z’s musical zeitgeist for years now, so much so that she is about to embark on a sold out tour of arenas across North America. Her newest single “Memories” is one that fans have known about for a while after she teased it during a small fan event in LA not even a month ago. The song is about complicated memories and the accompanying feels. It could be sadness, happiness, regret, nostalgia, fear, excitement, or all of the above. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of nostalgia and regret, the idea of romanticizing a memory that is for all intents and purposes not a positive one. But we have the ability to turn those memories into joyful nostalgic ones. The fact that Gen Z is now old enough for nostalgia is a trip on its own. The song is breezy and comforting, something that you can put on whenever that melancholy feeling inside you peaks its head. “Memories” also is giving some serious 2000s chick flick energy (my favourite genre of film, period). I can already picture a teenage Mandy Moore reminiscing on a breakup, lol. As summer dwindles down and we start to welcome the fall, this song is sure to get some extra streams on my eventual “Fall 2026” playlist. Bea’s new album *Pylon* is due September 18th, giving fans only a few weeks to learn the music before she takes it on the road. Expect to see every 13-year-old in America jamming to these songs. **“Some of Your Love” by PARTYNEXTDOOR** Earlier this year when the internet was reminiscing on all things 2016, it seems that PARTYNEXTDOOR took that messages very seriously. He’s marking the ten year anniversary of his third album *P3* with a special deluxe edition, with unreleased tracks including this gem “Some of Your Love”. The song actually leaked online a few years back, but this marks its first time being officially released to streaming services with some new mastering. The song is a cherished track by super fans from Party’s SoundCloud era. It first premiered in 2016 on OVO Sound Radio for Apple Music and all but disappeared afterwards. It’s a classic PND track, one that makes the perfect soundtrack for any intimate moment. With lyrics like *“I got Grey Goose in my system and I’m trying to give a f-ck”* and *“You know I need it soaking wet”,* it doesn’t really leave too much to the imagination, and it’s not supposed to. It’s also a great tune to zone out to when you just need to vibe. *P3* is PND’s most commercially successful album so it makes sense he’d want to commemorate it in this way. Not sure where you all were in 2016, but I certainly was one of the people who was bumping “Not Nice” on replay along with the rest of the album. On a personal note, 2016 was a year of high highs and low lows, and it seems that 2026 is mirroring that very same pattern. Does this mean I should expect a boyfriend by the end of November of this year? Stay tuned, my friends. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Ain’t In LA” BY ADÉLA** It’s hard to believe that this is my first time writing about ADÉLA but all in good time I guess. This Slovakian popstar first gained attention during the *Dream Academy* series where KATSEYE was formed. She didn’t make it into the group, but all with good reason since she’s now having a serious moment and it’s all her own. “Ain’t in LA” is her latest single and it has completely blown up on social media – so much so, that it has also become her first-ever charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100\. This makes ADÉLA the first-ever Slovak artist to ever have a song chart on the Billboard Hot 100\. “Ain’t In LA” has a similar vibe to “We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus, although no direct sample is listed anywhere in the credits. It’s the choreography to the song that has social media users re-creating their own versions, some comical and some are slaying. It’s the kind of pop music that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and is all about just having a good time. > [@adela](https://www.tiktok.com/@adela?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@adela") > > HOT 100 babyyyy > > [♬ original sound - ADÉLA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7662891797807205142?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ADÉLA") > [@joshnryan](https://www.tiktok.com/@joshnryan?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@joshnryan") > > he’s so serious too 😭😭 > > [♬ Ain't In LA - ADÉLA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Ain't-In-LA-7665700051435964417?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Ain't In LA - ADÉLA") > [@destinyisyourfrie](https://www.tiktok.com/@destinyisyourfrie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@destinyisyourfrie") love this trend![#dance](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dance?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dance")@ADÉLA [♬ original sound - ADÉLA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7663277080075832086?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ADÉLA") ADÉLA spent the spring opening up for Demi Lovato on her “It’s Not That Deep” arena tour, and her official debut album is out the first week of September. With this single rising rapidly up the charts, it seems this might just be the beginning of her breakout. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Celebrity Social Media, August 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/harry-styles-w-magazine-cover-is-timed-to-his-30-night-sold-out-run-at-madison-square-garden/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T17:54:48.000Z Harry Styles covers [W Magazine](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/harry-styles-cover-interview-together-together-tour?ref=laineygossip.com), timed to his 30-night sold-out run at Madison Square Garden. A coup, for sure. The styling is fine, whatever – I think he soared pretty high with his Alessandro Michele/Gucci era and it’s hard to come down from that. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdX5YwlvaT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by W Magazine (@wmag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdX5YwlvaT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hulu has cancelled Mindy Kaling’s *Not Suitable for Work.* I’m always reminded how brutal the business is when someone like Mindy, who has a slate of successful TV shows and is essentially a mini studio, loses a show. Same with Shonda Rhimes’s *The Residence* on Netflix, which I’m still pissed about. *Not Suitable for Work* was not my favourite and I had written previously how the tone seemed a little off, but this isn’t unusual for a comedy. Go back to the first season of *30 Rock* or *Parks & Rec* and they are completely different shows. Sometimes a show needs room to breathe but apparently not this show. But I would imagine the upside is that writer-producers like Mindy aren’t beholden to a studio anymore – *Running Point* is in on Netflix and *The Sex Lives of College Girls* was on Max. So maybe she will shop season two around. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcd0m-imx4b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcd0m-imx4b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yesterday, Stephanie wrote about Tracee Ellis Ross’s appearance on Trevor Noah’s podcast, focusing on how the cast of *Girlfriends* was largely ignored by late night TV bookers, [even though the show was a hit](https://www.laineygossip.com/was-tracee-ellis-rosss-hit-show-girlfriends-snubbed-by-late-night-because-of-racism/). Last week I watched a long clip of the interview and wanted to go back to it – it’s Tracee explaining how she was born in LA, then went to New York with her mom for work, then Paris, and then boarding school in Switzerland. I didn’t know a lot about her young life but this explains so much about her aura. Very glamorous. Our favourite freaky Swede Alexander Skarsgård turned 50 yesterday and the question remains: will we get to see his wicker dick? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba2A4Vs3ET/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Wicker Movie (@wickermovie)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba2A4Vs3ET/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’m never one to defend the comment section, but just this once because how can you not root for Lil Nas X? Keep fighting, King! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DccveSEyqgv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by MONTERO (@lilnasx)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DccveSEyqgv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-styles-25aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-styles-25aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-styles-25aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harry-styles-25aug26-0003.jpg) Harry Styles out in NYC, August 24, 2026 ### Simone Ashley: Falling (in love) and Singing URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/simone-ashley-looks-like-she-just-stepped-out-of-storybook-with-new-boyfriend-jay-jammal/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T18:33:54.000Z Simone Ashley's most recent work isn’t acting but music. As many people have already pointed out, this is unfair. We’ve seen how talented she is onscreen. And, like, look at her. And she can sing too??! The new song is called “Free (Live From Angel Studios)”, released on Friday. Her voice is sweet and she hits those high notes… but I like the lower register too. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcT0wp0IzQL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Simone Ashley (@simoneashley)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcT0wp0IzQL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Simone will soon have the opportunity to sing and act at the same time. Her next project is a film called *Falling,* co-starring Sam Claflin and Evan Peters, a love story that is music-based. Needless to say, given that she seems to be focused on being a vocalist as well as an actor, this sets up to her abilities. Too many abilities! Leave some for the rest of us! > Simone Ashley, Evan Peters and Sam Claflin to star in Dominic Savage’s ‘FALLING.’ > > The film is described as “a modern-day love story developed in close collaboration with acclaimed music producer and composer Marius de Vries.” > > ([https://t.co/voczZZ5XmI](https://t.co/voczZZ5XmI?ref=laineygossip.com)) [pic.twitter.com/fjBL4Gnnyn](https://t.co/fjBL4Gnnyn?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) [February 20, 2026](https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/2024869064623931701?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Speaking of falling though, which I know is a corny segue, Simone was just papped in Notting Hill over the weekend, walking hand in hand with her new boyfriend. His name is Jay Jammal. He’s a marketing executive. And as you can see… he is handsome AF, a total snack. They are stupidly gorgeous together, I can’t stand it, I want more of it. And they don’t just look beautiful they look happy, like blissed out. On a late summer date, out with the dogs, enjoying the weather, a scene so perfect it almost doesn’t seem possible. Not that I’m trying to say this is some kind of setup because, like, what would be the point. The point is she looks like she just stepped out of a storybook, and we love that for her. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/simone-ashley-25aug26-0008.jpg) Simone Ashley and Jay Jammal together in Notting Hill, August 23, 2026 ### Harry and Meghan on the cover URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/harry-and-meghan-on-the-cover-how-this-move-differs/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T15:43:51.000Z 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 EXACTLY TEN YEARS – and even more so now. The British tabloids will never admit it but no one is happier than they are that this decision has been made. Harry and Meghan cover the new issue of PEOPLE Magazine, which tracks. It was PEOPLE and not a British paper that broke the news that Harry and Meghan were going back to the UK. This week’s featured story elaborates on their initial exclusive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdmSa4ucCU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdmSa4ucCU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Nothing super groundbreaking here, more of a summary of the ongoing conversation that started the moment they revealed the Sussexes’ plans. And a note about how Harry never “fully found his footing” in California and always missed home. This makes sense, the way it would make sense for anyone who grew up in one place and then suddenly moved elsewhere. Omid Scobie writes about this in his first newsletter for [his newly launched Substack](https://omidscobie.substack.com/?r=41pxo&utm%5Fcampaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm%5Fmedium=web), Off Script. Omid of course wrote two bestselling books about the British royal family, *Finding Freedom* and *Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival* and also moved to California, stepping away from royal reporting to work on other projects. As Omid notes in his [inaugural essay on this platform](https://omidscobie.substack.com/p/harry-and-meghan-return-to-britain), Harry and Meghan have become a “fixed narrative” with certain corners of the media – and they are seemingly unwilling to change direction which is why so much of the reporting about their re-relocation is negative and smug. That said, you don’t have to be a hater to be confused. And if you are confused about this it doesn’t mean you’re a hater. Their experience was awful and they’ve talked about it so publicly. PEOPLE, however, has a counter to this, more evidence that they obviously have an open line of communication with the Sussexes. And one of the points they’re making is that before, when Meghan first joined Harry’s family, her “team” was the royal institution – so, basically, no one other than Harry was protecting her or advocating for her. Now, though, since she and Harry are not working royals and don’t operate within the Firm, they have their own team, she has her own people and their entire job is to handle her business. This makes a big difference. And then there’s all the speculation about Meghan and acting. She was said to be in negotiations to join the cast of Guy Ritchie’s *The Gentlemen* series that airs on Netflix. But then a couple of days ago Tina Brown claims that talks broke off because producers were scared off after all the noise from the Sussexes moving back to the UK. Multiple other outlets, including PEOPLE, however, are saying that the project is not off the table and discussions are still happen, even though Tina is standing by her reporting. My first thought when I heard about *The Gentlemen* and another Netflix title, given Harry and Meghan’s ongoing relationship with them, was this event from five months ago, when Harry and Meghan were invited to Ted Sarandos’s home back in April. Flip through the carousel. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXBzf9KlUrA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXBzf9KlUrA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Clearly they have some kind of relationship with Ted, and he and Netflix and the series producers would likely be well aware of the kind of discourse – and volume – that surrounds the Sussexes. Would they be scared off that easily? Or would they welcome that kind of scrutiny, considering, let’s be honest, *The Gentlemen* isn’t exactly the most viral of shows. Meghan Sussex joining the cast might be exactly the kind of heatscore they’re looking for. You know what show that films in the UK that I’d loooove to see her join? *Industry*. Cutthroat world of finance and dealing with British media and scumbags and backstabbing. She would know something trying to survive that. ### Intro for August 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-sequel-be-finished-in-time-for-original-films-25th-anniversary-in-2028/ Last updated: 2026-08-25T13:07:33.000Z Dear Gossips, No list of rom-coms from the last 25 years would be complete without *How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days.* It’s a classic, complete with several classic rom-com elements: it’s a workplace story, there’s a bet on the line, a fake relationship, and of course a dress so memorable it’s cinematic history. All you have to do is start your google search with “yellow dress” and the rest will be filled in for you. > [@peacock](https://www.tiktok.com/@peacock?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@peacock") The dress that has generations in a chokehold. [#HowToLoseAGuyIn10Days](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/howtoloseaguyin10days?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "howtoloseaguyin10days") is streaming on Peacock. [#KateHudson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/katehudson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "katehudson") [#MatthewMcConaughey](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/matthewmcconaughey?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "matthewmcconaughey") [#BebeNeuwirth](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bebeneuwirth?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bebeneuwirth") [#KathrynHahn](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kathrynhahn?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "kathrynhahn") [♬ Peacock\_HowToLoseAGuyIn10Days\_AndiesDress - Peacock](https://www.tiktok.com/music/PeacockHowToLoseAGuyIn10DaysAndiesDress-7604942339529853709?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Peacock_HowToLoseAGuyIn10Days_AndiesDress - Peacock") Like so many rom-coms from its time, *How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days* was not well received by critics when it came out. It was February 2003, way before streaming, when releasing films in that month typically meant low expectations for box office performance. But it was a week before Valentine’s Day, and people were in the mood. The movie was a hit, grossing almost $180 million on a $50 million budget and continued to bring in money after its theatrical run with at-home viewing. Matthew McConaughey recently said that [he’s still getting paid](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matthew-mcconaughey-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-money-1236673140/?ref=laineygossip.com) from it, that’s how popular it continues to be as new audiences discover it. So it’s definitely not just those of us who were around and old enough at the time who remember it. Vanity Fair published [an oral history](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-oral-history?srsltid=AfmBOoq1vDHuL8LPSautm%5F49%5FvTXY2DgtTM1SaWMEfmgBbgPgDJp%5FqlF&ref=laineygossip.com) about *How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days* three years ago to celebrate its 20th anniversary and, fun fact, it was originally supposed to be Gwyneth Paltrow playing Andie Anderson but she had to drop out for scheduling reasons and that’s when Kate Hudson stepped in. The movie turns 25 in 2028, will they be able to get the sequel done in time? Variety reported today [that the project is in development](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-sequel-kate-hudson-paramount-1236839807/?ref=laineygossip.com) with Kate Hudson on board as one of the producers. But it’s super early – they’re still working out the story and looking for a screenwriter so there’s really not much to say beyond that. Like it doesn’t even sound like Matthew McConaughey is officially involved yet. Not that he wouldn’t be once they figure sh-t out, but the point is, we really don’t have much to go on right now and it’s way more complicated than bringing together the two leads. For starters, so many rom-coms, most rom-coms, are about the beginning: two people meet, they are attracted to each other, there’s an obstacle that has to be confronted, but not before a breakup, which leads to personal growth beyond the romance, and then a late third realisation resulting in a chase, either on foot or a scooter or getting a last minute flight, and then a confession, sometimes in public. But we rarely find out what happens after. When a relationship has to stabilise, and truly develop after the initial intensity. This is the “boring” phase – critical in real life to the longevity of a couple but not necessarily cinematic. And that’s also why, usually, at least among the most well-known rom-coms, people are never over 40. It’ll be interesting then to see how they get back into Andie Anderson and Benjamin Barry’s story. Not just where their relationship is concerned but also their careers since, as noted, this was a workplace romance – and all these years later, their respective workplaces have changed so much. Advertising executives aren’t thinking about billboards anymore, they’re working on viral TikToks. And magazine writers? That’s a bitter LOL. Andie was a staff writer at a women’s magazine who had weeks to work on a story. Kate Hudson said last year that a lot of women have told her that they became journalists because of that movie. > [@voguemagazine](https://www.tiktok.com/@voguemagazine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@voguemagazine") Andie Anderson walked so we could run. Tap the link in bio to watch [#KateHudson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/katehudson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "katehudson") and [#HughJackson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hughjackson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hughjackson") talk [#SongSungBlue](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/songsungblue?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "songsungblue") and more on Vogue’s [#TheRunThrough](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/therunthrough?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "therunthrough") [♬ original sound - Vogue](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7589461613687294734?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Vogue") Andie Anderson and Andy Sachs, who came after her in *The Devil Wears Prada,* wanted to write about more than just “How To” date a guy or lose a guy or wear low-rise jeans. And we found out recently in *Prada 2* just how volatile, even precarious, it can be to maintain a career as a writer – for a newspaper, for a magazine, for an online publication, for anyone writing anywhere. That’s what I appreciated about *The Devil Wears Prada 2,* even though it was triggering: it was a love letter to legacy media. And I’m curious to see whether or not the sequel to *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* even goes there… On top of the main dating story and the original movie’s meditation on dating behaviour. These days, the wrong punctuation, an accidental period at the end of a seemingly innocuous sentence, can get you ghosted during an initial text exchange on a dating app. Periods, apparently, are “[aggressive](https://www.upworthy.com/my-gen-z-kids-see-periods-in-my-texts-as-aggressive-no-theyre-not-ex1/?ref=laineygossip.com)”. Still, the enduring appeal of *How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days,* especially right now, with 90s and 2000s pop culture experiencing such a resurgence, is undeniable. I get why this project was pitched. But just as it is with rom-coms, the pitch (or the initial spark) is the easy part, getting the rest of it over the line is the challenge. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Bradley Cooper looking unfortunately hot in Monaco URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/bradley-cooper-looks-unfortunately-hot-on-set-of-oceans-11-prequel-in-monaco/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T20:00:25.000Z We [talked](https://www.laineygossip.com/lewis-hamilton-had-tough-loss-at-f1-dutch-grand-prix-but-still-very-handsome-man/) about Lewis Hamilton and his tough loss at the Dutch Grand Prix earlier, now let’s turn our eyes to fake motorsports. Bradley Cooper is on set in Monaco, filming racing scenes for the *Ocean’s 11* prequel. Remember, he plays Danny Ocean’s father, and the film is set in the 1960s. I don’t go much for motorsports, but ah, 1960s era racing, that is a sexy setting for film. The cars are just so cinematic, which you can see in [some of these photos](https://www.justjared.com/2026/08/24/bradley-cooper-directs-scenes-for-oceans-11-prequel-at-race-track-in-monaco/?ref=laineygossip.com). Also, I must admit it, but BCoop done up as Danny Ocean’s dad is looking unfortunately hot. I hate myself a little, but the longer hair, the fake tan, the athletic but not overly bulked physique, the stubble, ugh. I regret to inform myself that this is working for me. It reminds me of 2000s era BCoop, when he was making a lot of comedies. I’ve missed that version of BCoop as he’s been chasing Oscars, it’s nice to see him back, even if it is proof I have a type and it is “stylish scumbag”. Also also, you can clearly see BCoop wearing a ring on that conspicuous finger: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coop-embed-24aug26.jpg) Bradley Cooper on the set of the Ocean’s Eleven prequel in Monaco, August 24, 2026 Still no confirmation on if he and Gigi Hadid really did get married, or if they’re just sporting like…commitment rings. Marriage? That’s so passe darling, we exchanged rings in a promise ceremony with just the two of us and our majordomo Charles. Yes, *Sharles*, the French way, darling. It is so chic of us, really, who needs a legal contract when you can make wishes upon stars? No, the promise ceremony was chic, darling, not Charles. Don’t be uncouth. --- What else happened today… [Revisit the millennial horror show of style (“style”) at MTV’s *TRL*](https://www.gofugyourself.com/okay-but-if-you-really-really-want-some-aughts-style-heres-more-trl-hits-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). I know the youths are nostalgic for this era, but can we PLEASE just leave these clothes in the past? This was a bad style era! (Go Fug Yourself) Once again, [former child actors are calling for better protections for child actors](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/melissa-gilbert-calls-for-better-protections-for-child-actors-following-hayden-panettieres-death.php?ref=laineygossip.com) following the death of a former child actor. Melissa Gilbert and [Anna Paquin](https://www.pajiba.com/pajiba%5Flove/anna-paquin-rips-hollywood-over-the-death-of-hayden-panettiere.php?ref=laineygossip.com) have both spoken up following Hayden Panettiere’s untimely death. I really do think we just shouldn’t have kids acting in commercial entertainment. I don’t fully know how that would work, because some stories need children, but we should just figure it out. Obviously, Hollywood is not a safe or healthy place for children. We know this, we just never do anything about it. (Pajiba) Boris Johnson thinks the Sussexes [should be brought back as full working royals when they return the UK.](https://www.celebitchy.com/993026/boris%5Fjohnson%5Fthe%5Fsussexes%5Fshould%5Fabsolutely%5Fbe%5Fbrought%5Fback%5Fas%5Fworking%5Froyals/?ref=laineygossip.com) He points out that the “Big Six” strategy no longer work because Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have passed away, so Harry & Meghan can step up and form a new “Big Six” with Charles and Camilla and William and Kate. It makes sense from a publicity standpoint, which is why it won’t happen. These people will die on the hills of their pride before making a sound publicity decision. (Celebitchy) Let’s make it a full, car-themed day, [with a story about the Lemons Rally, the 24-hour auto endurance race for crappy cars](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/posts/roadtrips-for-hoopties-and-other-acts-of-stupidity?ref=laineygossip.com). Inspired by the legendary endurance race the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Lemons Rally celebrated its twentieth year with sh-t cars trooping through a multi-state scavenger hunt in themed cars with categories like “Rust Belt American Junk: Other” and “Kommunist Kars”. People dress up, the themes are serious, and bribes are encouraged and included in scoring. Gosh, this sounds FUN. The spirit of auto racing is alive! (Atlas Obscura) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bradley-cooper-24aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coop-what-else-24aug26.jpg) Bradley Cooper on the set of the Ocean’s Eleven prequel in Monaco, August 24, 2026 ### Tracee Ellis Ross questions why Girlfriends was ignored URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-tracee-ellis-rosss-hit-show-girlfriends-snubbed-by-late-night-because-of-racism/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T19:00:46.000Z 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 show *Girlfriends* that has come into the spotlight. During her conversation with Trevor, the pair explored why neither she, nor any of her costars, who included the likes of Golden Brooks, Persia White and Jill Marie Jones, were never able to land an invitation onto shows like *The Tonight Show* or *The Late Night Show with David Letterman.* And the direct question she asked was whether this was, at its core, about racism. It's a fair question to ask, considering the show, which aired from 2000-2008, had strong ratings and even won an Emmy for cinematography. But despite this, no one from the show ever landed a spot in the coveted seat next to Jay Leno or David Letterman. So what could possibly explain not landing even *one* guest appearance on either show during the eight-year run ofone of the most revered Black shows to ever exist? At the time, and even long thereafter, many people have compared *Girlfriends* to *Sex and the City.* Each show followed the life and dating adventures of four women living the city life. And despite each show holding its own when it came to ratings and viewership, there was one key difference – one cast was white, and one was Black. And that would impact everything from the audience each show attracted to the network that would air each show. *Sex and the City* became one of *HBO’s* heavy hitters while *Girlfriends* became a staple on *UPN.* I’ve always been incredibly interested in what makes a show palatable – especially in the realm of sitcoms and evening watches. For years, TV shows on mainstream networks in the primetime slots tended to feature Black or other racialized characters only in a tokenizing capacity. Think Wilmer Valderrama in *That 70s Show,* Yvette Nicole Brown in *Community,* Leslie David Baker in *The Office* and Lamorne Morris in *New Girl.* Shows with *mostly* white casts were easy to justify being on mainstream networks. Shows with mostly Black, casts, however, ended up on networks like BET, UPN and Peachtree. Perhaps this is at least one piece of the puzzle – the demographic disconnect. In the early aughts, late night TV showrunners were notoriously chasing the “industry standard”, which was the 18-49 age range. Jay Leno was far more capable of [attracting](https://deadline.com/2013/05/jay-leno-prevails-in-final-may-sweep-as-tonight-show-host-511596/?ref=laineygossip.com) this demographic than David Letterman was. But it begs the question that goes beyond the *age* breakdown, prompting one to look at what the *racial* breakdown might have been. With Jay and Dave being in competition to capture the late night audience, I imagine every editorial decision carried a lot of weight. By that same token, though, it’s saying a lot that Tracee and her costars were omitted in the process of that competition. And the remark Tracee revealed as being made to her by Jay Leno’s team in response to the success of her show at one point, is quizzical, to say the least: *“We love Tracee. Call us when she gets something.”* But Tracee says she definitely *had* something. During her conversation with Trevor, she revealed her lack of understanding about this remark, considering *Girlfriends* was already a ratings success at this point. So why was it not enough for the late night circuit? Tracee also cited that Tony Shalhoub’s *Monk,* which aired on USA Networkand failed to amass the ratings that *Girlfriends* did, was still able to snag *repeated* appearances on late night TV, which is one of the things that led Tracee to believe that this was, in fact, about race. I think what this shows us is that even when the numbers speak for themselves, there are assumptions and implicit biases about audiences that are clearly *not* based on data, but instead, preconceived notions about an audience’s ability to connect with a certain guest. And the teams behind Jay and Dave obviously didn’t believe Tracee had what it took, at least at the time, to hold court on late night TV. Part of me wonders if they’re all kicking themselves in the ass now, considering the success Tracee has gone on to amass. I mean, she’s gone on to receive multiple Emmy nominations for her subsequent show, *Black-ish.* Five of those were for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. Plus, she went on to land a swath of different roles in a variety of different productions, ranging from *Black Mirror* to a Drake music video. She ultimately landed on Broadway earlier this year and scored a Prime Video series called *Solo Travelling* – which *totally* aligns with her personal brand. I’ve often argued the importance of separating Black art from white art given the lack of appreciation for it in predominantly white spaces. Think Black country artists like [Lil Nas X](https://www.laineygossip.com/lil-nas-x-reflects-on-changing-landscape-country-music-as-beyonce-shaboozey-find-success-in-genre/), Shaboozey, and even Beyonce, and the disrespect they’ve had to put up with navigating their country music careers. And I think that this is an example of why that’s important. Because for a woman like Tracee Ellis Ross, even long before she entered into her prime, to not be recognized for the star she has always been, feels like a slight. It's great that we’ve seen more advancement and representation in the late night TV space with more Black show hosts (think Trevor Noah, Josh Johnson and Amber Ruffin, to name a few) coming into the fold in some capacity in more recent years. And it’s also great that we’re seeing more Black-led shows taking up space in primetime TV, and *not* being reserved for predominantly Black networks. Look at the success of Quinta Brunson’s *Abbott Elementary.* That show has won *tons* of awards including historic wins for Quinta, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams. And even beyond their individual wins, the show itself has been recognized as the best television series and the best comedy series. And that’s *accurate.* As is so often the case, its taken everyone else some time to catch up – to truly recognize the genius, to truly recognize the artistry. And it’s both a relief and a shame that Tracee is even asking the question, not shying away from a devastating phenomenon that, despite showing improvement, has undoubtedly had an impact on the lives of so many people who never had a seat at the late night table. Not when it mattered, anyway. ### Celebrity Social Media, August 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/hailey-bieber-embraces-corded-headphones-resurgence/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T17:55:08.000Z I fully support the corded headphones resurgence. Earbuds suck – easy to lose, require charging, poor sound quality, expensive. And there’s so many cute corded options. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcT%5FbCDD4ve/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hailey Rhode Bieber (@haileybieber)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcT%5FbCDD4ve/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah covered [the royal gossip this morning](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-does-prince-harry-meghan-markles-move-back-to-uk-make-sense-to-them-that-might-not-make-sense-to-us/) and PEOPLE is reporting that, despite multiple reports to the contrary, [Meghan Markle is in talks for the Guy Ritchie show](https://people.com/the-gentlemen-renewed-season-3-meghan-markle-remains-in-talks-for-role-12066249?ref=laineygossip.com). This seems like a lot of fuss for a “maybe” and I find it very hard to believe that they would relocate their family and young children to a country with so much baggage, just for a role on a TV show that could be cancelled at any time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYQPZKkjHT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYQPZKkjHT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In “ewwwww” news, Woody Allen [is reportedly set to start filming in Spain](https://deadline.com/2026/08/woody-allen-spain-film-october-2026-1237048732/?ref=laineygossip.com). He’s 90\. And the cast hasn’t been announced but apparently there are “big names” attached. It wouldn’t be career suicide for an A-lister (and prior to his banishment actors of a certain calibre sought him out) but now? I can’t imagine who would sign onto this. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVY06lMNk6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ronan Farrow (@ronanfarrow)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVY06lMNk6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Richard E. Grant’s birthday party is a “who would you invite to a dream dinner party” guest list. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcaakaQNtUA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Richard E. Grant (@richard.e.grant)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcaakaQNtUA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gigi Hadid is giving “widow whose wealthy husband died under mysterious circumstances” for *Vogue France*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcbHrRPnZ-5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue France (@voguefrance)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcbHrRPnZ-5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Matt Belloni of Puck News stands by his reporting of the Gwyneth Paltrow/Sam Altman dinner story. Considering Puck’s accurate reporting on all things Goop, I believe it. > People! The Gwyneth/Sam Altman party invite I revealed in my Puck newsletter is not an “alleged” invite or “apparent” invite. It’s an actual invite. That’s why I put it in my Puck newsletter. No need to couch. Here it is again bc the altered images circulating are indeed fake. [pic.twitter.com/nMQvSgfexb](https://t.co/nMQvSgfexb?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) [August 21, 2026](https://x.com/MattBelloni/status/2090904836107907524?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hailey-bieber-24aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hailey-bieber-24aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hailey-bieber-24aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hailey-bieber-24aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hailey-bieber-24aug26-0006.jpg) Hailey Bieber out with family in LA, August 21, 2026 ### Paul Mescal supports his sister (ft. Harris Dickinson) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-releasing-all-four-beatles-films-at-once-end-up-being-a-mistake/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T16:38:59.000Z Paul Mescal took a break from filming [Sam Mendes’ epic Beatles’ four-part film](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-the-beatles-movies-turn-gen-z-alpha-into-new-fans-behaving-like-modern-fans-of-boy-bands/) event to support his sister, singer-songwriter Nell Mescal, at All Points East in London over the weekend. He was there with his Beatles co-star Harris Dickinson. I have an instinct that releasing four biopics at once is going to be a mistake—people only have so much money—but I also have an instinct that Gens Z and Alpha might go f-cking NUTS for these movies. Between discovering the Beatles—nothing young people love more than assuming they’ve just discovered/invented some well-known thing, I say as a former young person—and the catnip cast of Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn, there’s an internet boyfriend for everyone. I wonder if these films might be a case in which internet furor won’t match real world results, because I feel like there will be a TON of hype, but also asking people to pay for four movies in the same month is a lot. That’s a big ask even when the economy is good. (Also, Lainey asked [how Oscar consideration should work](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-the-beatles-movies-turn-gen-z-alpha-into-new-fans-behaving-like-modern-fans-of-boy-bands/), given that there will be four films, but they’re filming concurrently. Based on current rules, they’ll be considered individually, but I have an increasingly strong opinion that the rule needs to change. If films are shot concurrently, it should be considered one production, and the producers should choose which one to enter for Oscar consideration. Nominating concurrent productions multiple times feels like a cheat code that no one has addressed since *Lord of the Rings*.) I checked out some of Nell Mescal’s music. She’s got three EPs out, the most recent released in October 2025, and she just released the single “[Settles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqEs07-qRM&ref=laineygossip.com)”. She sounds like she grew up on Taylor Swift, which is a compliment to Nell and Taylor. And in the world of nepo singers, I like Nell’s music more than anything I’ve ever heard from Gracie Abrams. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paul-mescal-24aug26-0009.jpg) Paul Mescal supports his sister, Nell, at All Points East in London with Harris Dickinson, August 22, 2026 ### Lewis Hamilton’s tough loss URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/lewis-hamilton-had-tough-loss-at-f1-dutch-grand-prix-but-still-very-handsome-man/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T17:38:34.000Z A previous time I was editing the site I did not spotlight Lewis Hamilton when given the opportunity and someone called it out and I was like, “I don’t care about Formula 1, sorry,”, but, well, it’s a slow news day, so here is Lewis Hamilton at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix. He came in fourth, behind winner Lando Norris (McLaren), and the Mercedes duo of AK Antonelli and George Russell, respectively. Apparently, there was some controversy during the race. F1 gets a little confusing to me with how the racing stables utilize their drivers in a race. Please, no one actually explain it to me, but in the Dutch GP, Hamilton wanted to make a move in the later laps but his Ferrari teammate, Charles Leclerc, was ahead of him and apparently Hamilton wanted his team to make a call to get Leclerc out of his way so Hamilton could challenge those ahead of him. Ferrari did not make that call, though Mercedes did order their drivers to execute a similar switch. Over the radio during the race, Hamilton said, *“Great way of wasting time guys, good job.”* He [explained](https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lewis-hamilton-explains-dutch-gp-radio-outburst-over-team-orders/10848693/?ref=laineygossip.com) his comment by saying, *“I want to win. I'm here to win and it is difficult when you're looking ahead and you see the two Mercedes drivers, they get the call and it's done - they execute straight away.”* I do understand there is a level of strategy in F1, and teams field multiple drivers with those strategies in mind, but this is a big part of why I can never get into motorsports. It’s like when Ken Miles got screwed at the 1966 Le Mans race to make Ford’s famous [three-way photo finish](https://dyler.com/blog/51/one-of-the-most-memorable-photo-finishes-in-racing-history?ref=laineygossip.com) happen. I can just never shake the feeling there’s politicking happening behind the scenes, when I’m watching sports, I want to watch the best athletes compete, not some guy in a booth determining the outcome. (It’s also why I don’t like instant replay! It’s my most elderly opinion!) Anyway, tough loss for Lewis Hamilton this weekend, but at least he is still a Very Handsome Man. And that is this week in Lewis Hamilton News! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lewis-hamilton-24aug26-0003.jpg) Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, August 23, 2026 ### Greta and Rebecca’s surprise rom-com URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/everything-about-greta-lee-rebecca-fergusons-lesbian-rom-com-is-already-the-coolest/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T14:56:38.000Z 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](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-greta-lee-rebecca-fergusons-upcoming-gay-romance-heal-the-world/)”, and it comes from *Always Be My Maybe* director Nahnatchka Khan. Greta Lee and Rebecca Ferguson starring in a rom-com together? Be still my heart! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-embeds-24aug26-0001.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee film their new rom-com in London, August 23, 2026 It’s the smile doing the most. Smiling and/or laughing into a kiss is the best. It’s like an extra energy shot. I am swept away by the beguiling charm of this moment. I am be-swept, I tell you! Is this how Lainey feels when JLo announces a new rom-com? Excited and happy? Because whatever this untitled film is, it is now among my most anticipated films for, presumably, 2027. Look at them. They look like your cool aunts who are always going on fabulous trips. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-embeds-24aug26-0002.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee film their new rom-com in London, August 23, 2026 Oh, to be a fly on the wall of this production. You KNOW the gossip on set is good. Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee have been around for ages. They’ve worked with everyone. Can you IMAGINE Greta Lee gossiping about Jared Leto to Rebecca Ferguson? I bet Rebecca Ferguson would tell Greta Lee who was the [“idiot” co-star who screamed at her](https://people.com/rebecca-ferguson-gives-more-hints-about-mystery-idiot-costar-who-screamed-at-her-on-set-11828692?ref=laineygossip.com)! And don’t leave Nahnatchka Khan out, this woman directed Keanu Reeves in one of his best performances in recent memory, I bet she has STORIES, too. Everything about this movie is already the coolest. We’re never going to survive the press tour. It’s too much charisma in one place, too much concentrated cool to cope. Marvel’s like, Oh, look, we got all the famous people in one movie, meanwhile, Nahnatchka Khan is like, Yeah, well, I got Greta Lee and Rebecca Ferguson in a lesbian rom-com. Everyone else should be embarrassed. This is the only cinema that exists right now. Well, and *Heated Rivalry*. Jacob Tierney is literally the only other person allowed to speak right now. Nahnatchka Khan and Jacob Tierney should teach master classes on Having The Best Ideas And How To Execute Them. [Let's Squawk it](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/greta-and-rebecca-in-love-sort-of)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/greta-and-rebecca-in-love-sort-of?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/greta-rebecca-24aug26-0003.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee film their new rom-com in London, August 23, 2026 ### Intro for August 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-does-prince-harry-meghan-markles-move-back-to-uk-make-sense-to-them-that-might-not-make-sense-to-us/ Last updated: 2026-08-24T12:54:15.000Z Dear Gossips, We survived Taylor Swift’s wedding march, and now we’re onto the next great gossip banquet, as Maria [dubbed](https://www.laineygossip.com/we-all-want-to-know-why-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-moving-back-to-the-uk/) it, which is: Why Are Harry & Meghan Really Moving Back to the UK? Speculation is rampant—Meghan is returning to acting but no wait she’s been “[dropped from consideration](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/meghan-markle-dropped-guy-ritchie-the-gentlemen-1236679049/?ref=laineygossip.com)” for Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series *The Gentlemen*, something that was never confirmed to even be real, they might be “[private royals-plus](https://pagesix.com/2026/08/23/royal-family/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-set-to-become-private-royals-plus-during-tenure-in-uk-may-only-stay-a-year-report/?ref=laineygossip.com)”, they might only be staying in the UK for a year. ![a woman in a blue dress is holding a bucket in front of a coffee cup that says comedy central on it .](https://media1.tenor.com/m/mEVZpxz-erAAAAAd/who-can-never-be-sure-extraordinary-girl.gif) The only thing that IS for sure is that this is a gift for gossip. Never-ending possibilities, wild speculation, divisive personalities who cause fights on the internet, the gossip gods are DINING OUT on this. But let’s think about this like Taylor Swift’s wedding. When rumors that Taylor was going to get married in Madison Square Garden started circulating, I didn’t believe it because, well, it was tacky. With all her resources, everything she could do with those resources, and she chooses…Billy Joel’s second home? But she did it because MSG made sense in a lot of Taylor-specific ways. It was an environment she could control completely but also allowed her to Be Spectated, she loves the venue, apparently, and has historical connections to it. Something something athletes and the Garden as a venue of champions, TNT love to win. Through a specific, Taylor-focused lens, the MSG wedding did compute. So, let’s look at Harry & Meghan’s Big Move through a Sussex-specific lens. Not in the fan sense, but how does this move make sense to Harry & Meghan that might not make sense to us? Well, besides the obvious and sad speculation that perhaps Charles isn’t doing as well as believed—which might dovetail with the report that their move will be of a shorter duration—the number one thing I can think of is school. It’s back to school season, which got me thinking about it. Specifically, I live in an area with not only prominent public schools, but also one of the most expensive private schools in the city. And seeing the buses at the public school and the line of black SUVs picking up from the private school got me thinking about how education shapes so much of who we are. Even more specifically, so much of class is transmitted through schooling. Going to the “right” school can be a cheat code at life. It’s not just the connections you make; it’s all the social skills and cues you pick up by osmosis. If Harry & Meghan want Archie and Lilibet to be “real” royals, in the sense that they can mix and mingle in that world, then schooling is going to matter. Archie is seven, he’s a first grader, Lilibet would be starting kindergarten in the US. Now is the time to move and enroll them in UK schools, if Harry & Meghan want their kids to grow up alongside the kids of peers, the uber rich, and their royal cousins. This is just one reason that makes sense through a certain lens. It is currently topping my leaderboard for Why Is This Even Happening, mainly because I don’t want to bet on someone being ill, but also because maybe Harry & Meghan decided they want their kids to have some of their Britishness restored. To some people, they will never be British enough, but schooling their kids in the UK ingratiates them into that strict class system, in a way just having a title doesn’t. The gossip banquet is in full swing, and I’m trying not to get lost in the waves of competing headlines, all citing mysterious “sources”. Harry & Meghan haven’t actually offered anything, no more than Taylor Swift did before her wedding. What’s the “MSG wedding” explanation of Harry & Meghan’s big move for you? Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Welcome back, Dr. Robby URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-first-teaser-for-the-pitt-third-season-confirms-what-was-already-unofficially-official/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T20:02:31.000Z Nightcrawlers! We are so back! The first teaser for *The Pitt*’s third season dropped today, confirming what was already unofficially official from earlier this year—season three will start on Dr. Robby’s first day back from his sabbatical. The time jump this time is just a few months (supposedly, November), and Dr. Robby is returning to the chaos and the mayhem of PTMC. You know what actually makes me the happiest in this teaser? No, not the prominence of Dr. Abbot, who is now a full supporting character, not just a guest star. It’s that Whitaker and Santos are walking in together. Santos threw a little tantrum about the prospect of Whitaker moving out and housesitting for Robby, because she is a deeply traumatized person with bad coping skills, but it looks like their friendship is still solid. I love it! With Supriya Ganesh exiting the show and no more Dr. Mohan on the scene, Santos is now promoted to my favorite character. She was already high on my leaderboard, but without Mohan, Santos is now #1 on MY call sheet. I love Trinity Santos, she’s a horrendous bitch and she IS good at her job, and never, ever forget *she was right about Langdon*. What was she supposed to do, NOT report the guy stealing drugs from the hospital? A lot of people seem to think so! Snitches get stitches and so on, and generally I stand by our national no-snitching policy, but this is one of the areas where it is, actually, necessary. Dr. Al-Hashimi’s reaction to finding out that Langdon wasn’t just doctoring under the influence but was stealing from PTMC should have been enough to show people that Santos did the right thing. And hard! It was her first day! She had no standing or reputation with these people, and she had to tell her new boss that his favored son was stealing! Not fun, not fun. Anyway, Santos is a great character because she gets everyone riled up. Within the world of *The Pitt*, she moves drama along. And outside the show, she is a test. The Santos Test. Santos is designed to be a narrative trap to get you to tell on yourself. How you react to Santos says more about you than it does about the character. And boy, do a LOT of people tell on themselves. *The Pitt* returns in January. That’s just five months away. It will tide us over while we wait for *Widow’s Bay* season two. Honestly, *The Pitt* committing to regular seasons that we do not have to wait years for is probably the second biggest reason this show is such a monster hit. People aren’t afraid to buy in because we know they’re always working on the next season. There’s no interminable wait. It’s as close to instant gratification as TV gets. --- What else happened today… Parents, [take improv classes and ensure your kids will always be embarrassed by you](https://www.popsugar.com/parenting/improv-parenting-technique-49481780?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Popsugar) [Isla Fisher sports Newsies core](https://www.gofugyourself.com/isla-fisher-is-headlining-newsies-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). I kind of wish the pants were a full-length trouser, I feel like this outfit is almost something. (Go Fug Yourself) Wild speculation: Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are returning to the UK because “[the American dream isn’t all it’s cracked up to be](https://www.celebitchy.com/992913/mail%5Fthe%5Fsussexes%5Ffeel%5Fthe%5Famerican%5Fdream%5Fmight%5Fnot%5Fbe%5Fall%5Fit%5Fwas%5Fcracked%5Fup%5Fto%5Fbe/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com)”. I mean…yeah. (Celebitchy) Spooky season travel recs! I have lately been contemplating a trip to Salem, but Halloween seems the absolute worst time to go (overrun with tourists, I hear). Might make Salem a snow-season trip, instead. But if you’re looking for a horror-themed fall getaway, [here are some suggestions](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/guide-to-halloween-travel?ref=laineygossip.com). (Atlas Obscura) Here is the cast of *The Pitt* at an HBO Max Emmy event earlier this week in LA. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0010.jpg) Sepideh Moafi, Noah Wyle, Gerran Howell, Isa Briones, Shawn Hatosy, Katherine LaNasa and Taylor Dearden at the HBO MAX Emmy Nominee Celebration in LA, August 16, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/pitt-what-else-21aug26-0013.jpg) Shabana Azeez, Fiona Dourif, Patrick Ball at the HBO MAX Emmy Nominee Celebration in LA, August 16, 2026 ### Will Forte and Wile E. Coyote in Coyote vs. Acme URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-coyote-vs-acme-starring-will-forte-is-funny-charming-sneakily-smart/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T19:01:49.000Z The Looney Tunes are one of America’s most enduring franchises, beginning in 1930 and running all the way to the present day basically uninterrupted, as iconic as any American institution. So many of the Looney Tunes are iconic unto themselves, chiefly Bugs Bunny, but Wile E. Coyote and his archnemesis Roadrunner are, arguably, one of the most famous screen pairings in American cinema, period. Created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese in 1949, Wile E. Coyote was inspired by Mark Twain’s description of coyotes as creatures of perpetual want: “He is *always* hungry”. Roadrunner, in contrast, seems to be some kind of quantum time traveler, preternaturally fast and impossible to catch. But Wile never gives up, he exists in a state of never-ending pursuit, aided by the many gadgets and gizmos of the Acme Corporation. But what happens when, one day, Wile grows tired of chasing with no reward? When he is lured by a billboard to do something rash, like sue the Acme Corp for their faulty products? This is the premise of *Coyote vs. Acme*, a hybrid live-action/animated film that pairs Wile with a downtrodden human lawyer named Kevin as they take on the role of David against Acme’s Goliath (the film, directed by Dave Green, is adapted by Samy Burch from a *New Yorker* [article of the same name](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme?ref=laineygossip.com)). *Coyote* is not a subtle film—subtlety is not in the Looney Tunes style book—but there is a slick satirical subtext that elevates this film from mere kids’ trifle to surprisingly scathing critique of the Sisyphean nature of existing in present day, capitalist-crazy America. And yes, Sisyphus is referenced CONSTANTLY, because again, not subtle. But it is also the nature of Wile’s pursuit, to chase and chase and chase, every day to keep chasing, even with no real chance of ever catching Roadrunner. Will Forte plays Wile’s lawyer, Kevin, who gets by in small claims court, winning settlements from Acme on behalf of toon clients who are injured by Acme’s products. Acme doesn’t just make anvils and rocket skates, they also make every real-world product under the sun, too, but their human products work faultlessly while their toon products quite literally drive toons mad with their malfunctioning ways. Something is wrong, and while this thread also works as anti-animal testing subtext, where *Coyote* really hits its stride is as Kevin slowly regains his will to fight on behalf of the little guy, even if that fight seems pointless. Everyone is, literally, Sisyphus. But everyone has to be Sisyphus because the system is so heavily stacked against people—and toons—in favor of Acme. Judges brazenly favor the corporation lawyers in court; the political system puts the onus of change on the little guy who does not have the resources to meet the high threshold demanded by the system. Even when moved to side with Kevin and Wile, senators can’t because the system they uphold simply wasn’t designed for nobodies like Kevin and Wile, and they’re not really going to do anything about that from their comfortable perches of power. The media, meanwhile, is happy to lick Acme boots until public sentiment swings the other way, then they’ll never admit how complicit they are in upholding iniquitous systems. The whole world is bent against Wile and Kevin, and yet they keep rolling their boulder up the hill. Forte is spectacular as Kevin, so fully committed to his performance so that you *feel* Wile next to him, interacting in real space with him, and John Cena is equally good as Buddy Crane, the smarmy corporate lawyer working for Acme. They’re old classmates, of course, which just adds to Kevin’s desire to not face Buddy in court. Kevin’s fear of bully Buddy goes back thirty years and isn’t something he can put aside right away. Lana Condor is also excellent as Paige, Kevin’s bright-eyed niece, who is still young enough to believe she can change the world. The animated characters are equally spectacular, though, Wile doesn’t need words—barely even needs signs—to communicate his thoughts and feelings. And the way Roadrunner is brought to life here is nothing short of amazing, with only “meep” and two-dimensional animation to work with, Roadrunner gives one of the most emotionally satisfying performances of the year so far. *Coyote* is primarily occupied with its Capra-esque tale of everyday people taking on the system, but there is also a strong vein of “friendship is magic” in this film. Friendship blooms in unlikely deserts, and it is friends that make life worth living. Acme wants to provide everything you could ever need, but it can’t give you friends, and that is its single greatest weakness. *Coyote vs. Acme* is so funny, charming, and sneakily smart that it is baffling that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav tried to kill this film for a tax write-off. But then, for all its zaniness and Looney Tunes shenanigans—the Tasmanian Devil being Acme’s head of PR is a brilliant piece of casting—*Coyote* is sharp in its observations of the world and how corporations grind people down under relentless consumerism and disenfranchisement. Most people will watch *Coyote vs. Acme* as an enjoyable, family-friendly film full of toon hijinks and a “friendship is magic” message, with an underpinning of existential dread for the adults in the room. Some people, though, will watch *Coyote vs. Acme* and see their own reflection in it, which is really telling on yourself. **Coyote vs. Acme* will play exclusively in theaters from August 28, 2026.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-21aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-21aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-21aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-21aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/coyote-acme-21aug26-0006.jpg) Will Forte at the Today Show in NYC, August 18, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-constance-wu-help-toronto-blue-jays-with-playoff-chances/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T17:59:15.000Z Constance Wu was at the Blue Jays game and we aren’t going to talk about their playoff chances because I don’t want to jinx anything but…there’s a chance, right? Right?! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRKndQFiqv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Constance Wu (@constancewu)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRKndQFiqv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah wrote about the business of AI today and it’s a must read to see how she, as usual, [connects all of the dots](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-gwyneth-paltrows-sam-altman-dinner-party-part-of-unofficial-symposium-about-adopting-ai-in-hollywood/). The uptick in conversation is partly because of Goop’s leaked invitation for an off-the-record night with Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI. Gwyneth nodded to the online discourse with a satirical version of the invitation she posted on her personal account. She’s not defending or denying the dinner, she’s waving it off by trying to lean into her reputation for ridiculousness. With a joke. There’s a punchline in there somewhere I’m sure, I just can’t find it. Maybe ChatGPT wrote it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRvBOFjzga/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRvBOFjzga/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) More interesting Sussex news about the move back to the UK, which involves Meghan taking on an acting project. Even more interesting is the sourcing: it originally broke with Bronte Coy for [news.come.au](https://www.news.com.au/?ref=laineygossip.com). The Sussexes have not confirmed nor denied it but has been picked up by reputable outlets [like PEOPLE](https://people.com/meghan-markle-new-acting-role-major-reason-behind-her-and-prince-harry-uk-return-12065013?ref=laineygossip.com), so that tips the scale to “believe” for me. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbn2TJxlCv6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbn2TJxlCv6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Blake Lively is still promoting Blake Brown hair care and there has to be behind-the-scenes discussions about where the brand goes from here. Is it too linked to the *It Ends With Us* era to salvage? Or can patience and persistence push it through some changes – maybe switch up the retailer partnership or branding. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcQ-7YHxxk8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Blake Lively (@blakelively)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcQ-7YHxxk8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Someone at Amazon pushed the wrong button and Jason Statham’s new movie *Mutiny* was available for streaming [before its theatrical release](https://deadline.com/2026/08/amazon-leaks-jason-statham-movie-mutiny-1237046734/?ref=laineygossip.com). Honest mistake or subterfuge? There’s only one man who can find out. With his fists. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOltTnNf6D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jason Statham (@jasonstatham)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOltTnNf6D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Oh look at me I’m Dua Lipa and I’m always on vacation. Girl WE KNOW. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcTBgT2jLho/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcTBgT2jLho/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Sons of…a what now? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-lainey-let-me-enjoy-charlie-hunnams-new-project-legends-in-peace/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T16:41:33.000Z The great thing about being friends with Lainey is she is a fast texter. You have something urgent to say, she will respond with equal urgency. The terrible thing about being friends with Lainey is that if you have a crush on a celebrity, she will end it with glee. She is the bringer of the ick. She once killed one of my crushes by describing a “really thin T-shirt” that a celebrity I liked wore on a red carpet. If you are down bad and want to shake it, it’s helpful. If you are enjoying the crush, she is a demon. This brings me to Charlie Hunnam (hubba hubba) and his new project, which I’ll get to it eventually. Charlie is a bona fide hottie, but his career is confusing. He dropped out of *50 Shades of Grey*, he has tried action blockbusters, there was a stint with Guy Ritchie, and now he’s working with Ryan Murphy. He’s also dabbled in screenwriting (he had a development deal for a script titled *Vlad* with Brad Pitt’s Plan B way back in 2009, a lifetime in Hollywood years). There’s a sense that he is choosy about what he works on but maybe his picker is not excellent, or he’s stuck in the mid-prestige realm and can’t get out of it (well-known enough to get cast on his name, but A-list directors are not banging on his door). It’s also pretty clear that he does not want to be super famous, he doesn’t seem to court any kind of media attention outside of work. That said, he is fine AF. And I was relaying that to Lainey this week and she just had to point out that he once said he is a “big fan” of a man who is very famous in far right manosphere circles for I don’t know eating raw meat and being scared of pronouns. Ugh. UGH. Thanks a lot Lainey!!!!!! (But I did a quick search, and he said it seven years ago, so let’s leave some room for hot people to grow and evolve and change their bad opinions.) So back to the project, [which was announced this week](https://deadline.com/2026/08/charlie-hunnam-sons-of-anarchy-reunion-legends-series-fx-1237045492/?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s called *Legends* and the idea is kind of bonkers: it features the *Sons of Anarchy* cast at a fan convention and thrust into a dangerous situation. The actors are playing themselves, not their *Sons of Anarchy* characters, and a lot of the cast including Katey Sagal, Ron Perlman and Maggie Shiff are included. Then I read that Jonathan Groff was the showrunner and I thought now how did Lea Michele’s best friend get involved in this but it’s not Broadway Jonathan Groff, it’s writer/producer Jonathan Groff, who was an EP for *black-ish* and was a head writer at *Late Night with Conan O’Brien* for 400+ episodes. So, it sounds like *Legends* will be…a comedy? Or considering it’s FX, a dramedy? The *Legends* concept is interesting because it can go so many ways – does the cast want to be at this convention? Do they interact with fans? Is there a hierarchy between the stars of the show and character actors? And what happens when the actors, who played these extremely tough guy bikers, actually have no idea what to do when faced with real-life danger? They only know how to use prop guns! It’s like *Galaxy Quest* but make it even more meta. Actors playing themselves in a fictional setting might be brilliant or it might be a total flop, but I appreciate the big creative swing. I just hope Lainey lets me enjoy it in peace. Attached - Charlie filming *Legacy of Spies* with Agnes O'Casey in Liverpool. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/charlie-hunnam-21aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/charlie-hunnam-21aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/charlie-hunnam-21aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/charlie-hunnam-21aug26-0001-1.jpg) Charlie Hunnam and Agnes O'Casey filming the BBC's new project "Legacy Of Spies" in Liverpool, August 20, 2026 ### Bennifer in their Leo seasons URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-run-into-each-other-at-their-beverly-hills-office-building/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T15:26:49.000Z Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were photographed yesterday, leaving from the same office building in Beverly Hills, so of course, we must now speculate on whether or not they ran into each other. I hope not! It’s the final days of Leo season, after all, and JLo is a Leo. This is her time! Although, it’s his time, too. Ben Affleck is also a Leo. I don’t usually put a ton of stock in astrology, but when it comes to Bennifer, I kind of do buy that their Leo-Leo match is just too passionate and dramatic to be sustained. I also think it should be made illegal for Ben Affleck to date any more Jennifers, though. I also don’t put a lot of stock in nominative determinism, but there is something about the name “Jennifer” that draws Ben Affleck in like a moth to flame. For the sake of all Jennifers, though, not least the two already in his wake, he should be prevented from engaging with any more Jennifers. It’s been enough already. Jennifer Lopez can focus on herself and nurture her relationships with people like Keke Palmer, who recently [called](https://ew.com/jennifer-lopez-real-mentor-keke-palmer-good-hang-amy-poehler-12062403?ref=laineygossip.com) JLo “a real mentor” (they co-starred in *Hustlers*). Ben can focus on his [next Netflix film](https://www.laineygossip.com/what-does-ben-affleck-have-to-do-to-become-one-of-netflixs-most-special-and-beloved-filmmakers/). Or Dunkin. Just leave JLo alone, let her enjoy Leo season in peace. Or whatever passes for peace for Leos. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db4W743Ca%5Ff/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db4W743Ca%5Ff/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jlo-ben-21aug26-0008.jpg) Jennifer Lopez/Ben Affleck leaving an office building in Beverly Hills, August 20, 2026 ### Austin Butler’s new co-star URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-miami-vice-85s-sexy-story-lead-to-sexy-gossip-between-austin-butler-and-camila-morrone/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T14:08:14.000Z Joseph Kosinki’s *Miami Vice ’85* is one of my most anticipated movies, like it can’t come soon enough…but it’s not coming soon at all. Originally, they had it slotted for August 2027, so just a year away. But they’ve moved it to May 2028, which is so far away, wahhhhh! Makes sense though. A film being shot in IMAX by the director of *F1* and starring Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler should kick off the 2028 summer blockbuster season, it’s the right decision by the studio, I get it, I’m just impatient. But now they have more time in post-production. MBJ and Austin were Joseph’s dream cast – and he secured his two top picks. That’s the win in and of itself but there are other benefits. For one, the studio is that much more confident in the project, which also explains the aforementioned date change. And it also attracts other talent who want to be part of it. Last week I mentioned that Alden Ehrenreich has signed onto the movie and he was getting a lot of offers after winning the Tony Award. Choosing a supporting role when he would have likely had at least a couple of opportunities in a leading role says something about how the industry must feel about this project. And now the newest cast member – Deadline [had the exclusive yesterday](https://deadline.com/2026/08/miami-vice-85-camila-morrone-cast-1237046532/?ref=laineygossip.com) that Camila Morrone has joined the cast. She’s had a good year; she was in Netflix’s *Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen* and there was solid feedback about her performance. According to Deadline, casting agents were so impressed she was asked to meet on multiple “high-profile projects” and pursued *Miami Vice ’85*. Apparently, she and Austin had final chemistry tests this past weekend and that sealed the deal. If she’s testing with Austin, it would suggest that she’s playing his love interest. I mean, this is *Miami Vice*, it’s supposed to be a sexy story…that might lead to some sexy gossip? Not just sexy gossip, messy gossip. Because Camila and Kaia Gerber are really, really good friends. In fact, Camila hung out with Austin when he and Kaia were still together. So, they knew each other well before this movie was even a possibility. And now they could be making out on camera. Which of course over the long history of Hollywood is not uncommon, the circles are so small and overlapping, it happens all the time. The difference is in the Discourse of our current timeline. Inevitably someone will start a rumour, and this younger generation is weirdly puritanical about friendships and relationships and what’s offside and not. I’m sure everyone will be normal about it. And besides, if we’re talking about bizarre celebrity connections, what could be weirder than performing onscreen sexual chemistry with the son of the man that your mom used to be married to. Even typing that was a mindf-ck. (I’m talking about Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere.) Anyway, back to *Miami Vice ’85* – filming is supposed to begin some time this year and from the way Austin’s biceps were looking yesterday after a workout, he’s ready to get to Miami and get into costume: white tank top under a pink linen jacket and pants. And at one point he gets out of the car, takes his jacket off, and throws it over his shoulder while sauntering into the precinct. That better f-cking be a scene in the movie! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/austin-butler-21aug26-0006.jpg) Austin Butler in LA after a workout, August 20, 2026 ### Intro for August 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-gwyneth-paltrows-sam-altman-dinner-party-part-of-unofficial-symposium-about-adopting-ai-in-hollywood/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T13:21:15.000Z Dear Gossips, Earlier this week, Maria [wrote](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-gwyneth-paltrows-al-fresco-dinner-with-openai-founder-sam-altman-progression-of-what-shes-been-doing-for-months/) about Gwyneth Paltrow’s private dinner for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at her Hamptons home. That event was “off the record”, which seemed like a weird phrase for a summer dinner party, even one hosted by a contentious celebrity for a contentious CEO. Then, yesterday, Richard Rushfield’s *The Ankler* [published an article](https://theankler.com/first-look-hollywoods-secret-ai-talks-go-public-heres-the-plan/?ref=laineygossip.com) titled, “First Look: Hollywood’s Secret AI Talks Go Public. Here’s the Plan”, about a years-long series of closed-door meetings, held “off the record”, between various factions in Hollywood and tech, to determine how to use and classify AI in filmmaking. The Gwyneth story broke from Matthew Belloni’s *Puck* newsletter, so are the industry insider journalists fighting, or are Belloni and Rushfield following the same scent from two different directions? Is Gwyneth’s dinner party part of this unofficial symposium about adopting AI in Hollywood, or did she become aware of the existence of those conversations—held between unions, guilds, filmmakers, the American Film Institute, and organized in part by Kathleen Kennedy—and decide to do the fancy dinner party version of it? I have questions about Gwyneth’s Sam Altman love fest in the Hamptons in light of the news that key figures in the entertainment industry have been meeting to discuss AI adoption for THREE YEARS—ever since the dual labor strikes of 2023—but I also have questions about this fluctuating group of people discussing AI in Hollywood. Per *The Ankler*’s report, I don’t think they’re farting around in the woods about AI. They’re onto some of the very concerns my co-workers and I have about AI in our jobs, too, which is that some programs definitely seem more useful than others, but everything is lumped together into “slop” (which I believe is deliberate positioning by untrustworthy tech CEOs trying to “too big to fail” their way to the next billion-dollar IPO before their chatbot craps out and exposes the naked emperor at the center of the lie). But they’re also brushing up against what Maria brought up before, by way of that brilliant moment in *Hacks* when Ava points out that it’s the tech CEOs forcing AI down our throats and acting like it’s inevitable when they’re the ones MAKING it inevitable. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYh07BTj4qe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Universal Television Entertainment (@universaltv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYh07BTj4qe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Recently I’ve encountered an attitude that AI is equivalent to the sound revolution in early Hollywood, but no, that was streaming/digital technology. AI is just another tool, the latest in a long line of computer advancements that will, like every computer advancement before it, be more useful to some people than to others. Right now, the best use cases I’ve heard for AI in Hollywood are in highly technical workflows like sound and visual effects, where there is a huge amount of not only work, but also processing power at play. Some people want to use AI to replace storyboard artists, which I am less on board with because that isn’t supporting an existing person’s job, it’s REPLACING a job, which we have to be careful about because we are not a cool and groovy society that takes care of one another. Also, have you seen storyboards? They’re awesome! Why do you want to make this soulless? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/BstBL6oBATX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by On Animation (@onanimation)](https://www.instagram.com/p/BstBL6oBATX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I am an AI doomer in that I think there is a financial bubble around AI and we’re all going to suffer when it pops, and I am not much more optimistic about the labor implications of widespread AI adoption, but I do think it is inevitable, in some form or another. Technology, once arrived, never goes away. It only evolves, until it is one day supplanted by something newer. So, we DO have to have conversations about how and when and where to implement AI, in every industry including Hollywood. But I also think it’s pretty naïve to assume the tech people are on our side. They’re not. Not these ones in charge right now, anyway. Mira Lane, Google’s VP of “technology and society”, was part of these closed-door industry talks. I don’t for one second believe her participation is altruistic. I think you let the fox into the hen house. When it comes to AI, my most resolute belief is that we should NOT let the tech bros dictate how we use it. The tools exist. Let us figure out how and where they interact and intersect with our lives. Hollywood is trying to dictate how they will use AI, but as long as they’re letting Google execs in the room—and who knows who else, I still have questions about Sam Altman—I don’t think they’re really in control of the conversation. We should be treating tech companies hawking AI like travelling salesmen of old. Leave your wares on the doorstep, we’ll figure it out from there. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### RAYE repeats her promise URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-raye-find-a-man-worthy-of-her-in-this-bleak-dating-world/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T20:37:32.000Z RAYE will be joining Bruno Mars on tour starting tomorrow in New Jersey at MetLife Stadium. While in the New York area, she was on *TODAY* this morning for an interview and a five-song performance. It should be illegal to sound this good in the morning and be so charming, seriously f-ck off but also I love you. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcQzuoYxx1H/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RAYE Updates (@rayeupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcQzuoYxx1H/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) During the interview, RAYE was asked about her next album… and her fans are quite familiar. We just talked about it a couple of weeks ago when she was seen [at Six Flags with Michael B Jordan](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-we-just-get-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-relationship-soft-launch/), resulting in a short 48 hours of gossip happiness before TMZ came and [forced the truth down our throats](https://www.laineygossip.com/are-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-dating-or-just-working-together/) that they’re collaborating on a film soundtrack and nothing more. OK fine but it COULD be more eventually, right? This is important! It’s not just important for the gossip but also from the music. Because our girl keeps double and tripling down on the promise that she will not put out another album until the album title comes true: *And Then She Fell in Love.* This time on American network morning television. > Raye talking about her third album “And Then She Fell In Love” on the TODAY Show. [pic.twitter.com/DwY7WKlASO](https://t.co/DwY7WKlASO?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — RAYE Updates (@RayeUpdate) [August 20, 2026](https://x.com/RayeUpdate/status/2090438429087842430?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) This is terrifying because, well, any single straight woman can probably tell you: it’s bleak out there. Some of the stories I’m hearing from my friends are pure horror. And it’s not like RAYE hasn’t been singing about the trash she’s experienced. So, as she says, it could very well be ten years. Unless a man worthy of her steps up. We need a miracle or MBJ, let’s go! --- What else happened today… Kayleigh Donaldson [on how to prevent the star curse for young performers](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/how-do-we-prevent-the-child-star-curse-for-new-generations-of-young-performers.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) I was just thinking about this the other day re: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys and I feel like [there’s a lot of crossover here between them and Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick](https://www.gofugyourself.com/your-afternoon-mom-and-dad-kevin-and-kyra-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), even down to the curly hair. (Go Fug Yourself) [Hard agree with Anne Hathaway](https://www.celebitchy.com/992519/anne%5Fhathaway%5Fmovies%5Fthat%5Fkill%5Fdogs%5Fshould%5Fautomatically%5Fbe%5Frated%5Fr/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) [The family drama over the sale of the Lakers needs to be a TV show](https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/19/nba/jeanie-buss-lakers-sale-legal-battle?ref=laineygossip.com). Another TV show. I know we already had Succession but this is sports and that’s a whole over flavour of mess. (The Ringer) Post Malone is engaged to Christy Lee and [I think that might the craziest engagement ring I have ever seen in terms of size](https://www.thecut.com/article/are-post-malone-christy-lee-engaged.html?ref=laineygossip.com). It is mammoth. It is a planet. It is so big it seems wrong, like unnatural. And unpractical. WTF is that actually what I’m seeing??? (The Cut) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/raye-what-else-20aug26-0004.jpg) RAYE performs on the Today Show, August 20, 2026 ### Taylor Swift: Campaigns and Symbols URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-taylor-swifts-mysterious-symbols-part-of-an-emmy-campaign/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T20:26:34.000Z Something might be happening to do with Taylor Swift – which is basically every day for her fans who are constantly chasing clues. But it’s been popping up on social media since at least this morning which is when I saw it… A green symbol, seemingly her initials, showing up at [various random locations](https://x.com/glindaupland/status/2090367739034538071?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com). But also the Empire State Building. > WhaTS happening? [https://t.co/yACM5SSsw5](https://t.co/yACM5SSsw5?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/OOpD7dlGLR](https://t.co/OOpD7dlGLR?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Empire State Building Observation Deck (@EmpireStateBldg) [August 20, 2026](https://x.com/EmpireStateBldg/status/2090463285111918820?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Swifties are now coming up with all kinds of theories – is she teasing the 20th anniversary of her debut album on October 24? Is it *Reputation* coded? Is it maybe not Taylor Swift at all? I’m not spending my energy on the speculation, I’m more interested in how Taylor Swift is double-campaigning. The Eras Tour final show has been nominated for five Emmys. And word is she attended a For Your Consideration Emmys event this week. There are no photos, it was a closed event, for Emmy voters, but this totally tracks with how Taylor has campaigned in the past, particularly for Grammys. > 🚨| Taylor Swift reportedly hosted a special FYC event for Emmy voters this afternoon, where around 50 attendees had their phones taken away upon arrival. > > Taylor discussed The Eras Tour documentary with the director and sound supervisor before performing a special acoustic… [pic.twitter.com/qip8pPaJxX](https://t.co/qip8pPaJxX?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Taylor Swift Daily (@TheTSDaily) [August 20, 2026](https://x.com/TheTSDaily/status/2090278733085307188?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And speaking of Grammys, while voting on nominations hasn’t started yet, she was also at the Grammy Museum this week in conversation with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr to discuss her career and songwriting – in support of course of *The Life of A Showgirl* which is Grammy eligible this cycle and for which she is expected to push for multiple nominations. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOr9hkRuLB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taylor Swift Updates (@taylorswift.updates13)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOr9hkRuLB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is a classic Taylor move where Grammys are concerned – she will make time to get in front of the Recording Academy membership to strengthen her chances. And, as we have seen, she’s been very successful, arguably the most successful considering how many Album of the Year Grammys she has. It’ll be interesting, then, to see what happens if and when Oscar campaigning starts because TS is coming for the Best Original Song Oscar with “I Knew It, I Knew You” from the *Toy Story 5* soundtrack. There’s too much symmetry here for her not give it everything – from her personal connection to the movie(s) and also the initials… T and S… in her mind, I would imagine it’s kinda perfect. ### Celebrity Social Media, August 20, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/rosie-odonnell-receives-support-from-barbra-streisand-as-she-fills-in-for-jimmy-kimmel/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T19:37:21.000Z Rosie O’Donnell is filling in for Jimmy Kimmel while he is on summer break and people have loved seeing her behind the desk again. She received a note from Barbra Streisand and you know what’s notable about the correspondence? Barbra puts her name at the top and at the bottom. So instead of “To Rosie” or “Dear Rosie” it’s “From Barbra” and it is signed off with quadruple x and her name. It’s as if she’s reassuring the receiver, “Yes, it’s really me.” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcPmaJfBw22/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcPmaJfBw22/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcQ4jBnvl-z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcQ4jBnvl-z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) TMZ is reporting that [Doria Ragland is not moving](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/20/meghan-markle-mom-doria-not-moving-to-united-kingdom/?ref=laineygossip.com) to the UK [with Harry and Meghan](https://www.laineygossip.com/we-all-want-to-know-why-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-moving-back-to-the-uk/). Ya, and? Why would she? Usually when adults move, their parents don’t move with them. I went on the Daily Mail homepage to see how they are managing and there are seven stories on the home page. You don’t even have to scroll to find them. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Yellowjackets* is a very interesting television case study because it had such a buzzy first season, then a hard sophomore slump. It tried to claw back [in season three](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/yellowjackets-season-3-review?srsltid=AfmBOopU4TocLb6L3Fg38kGZdyTI0o4zCjbrkz-eSL%5F0yZCYZbn9ALkd&ref=laineygossip.com) and the final season [has a November date](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRBm5cOm8I/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com), can it fully redeem itself and live up to the potential it showed in the first season? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVY7GOijlrM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Yellowjackets (@yellowjackets)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVY7GOijlrM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Back in February, PEOPLE reported that Pink and Carey Hart had separated. Pink denied it, Carey stayed quiet. This summer, Pink and Carey [walked a red carpet together](https://www.instyle.com/pink-husband-carey-hart-kids-willow-jameson-tony-awards-2026-11992774?ref=laineygossip.com). The only unusual thing about it is that PEOPLE isn’t in the business of guessing. A rare misfire, maybe. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbIBvMwFKkP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by P!NK (@pink)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbIBvMwFKkP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ming-Na Wen has a cookbook, *Have You Eaten Yet?* coming out and I don’t need another cookbook but I will be buying yet another cookbook. She also has a new YouTube series, *To Wok or Not To Wok* \- she filmed an episode with Harry Shum and Shelby Rabara and Ming asked Harry what took him so long to propose Shelby. So I’m sold on this, too. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcPcKe5paoh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ming-Na Wen (@mingna\_wen)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcPcKe5paoh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcO4ilYk3z-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ming-Na Wen (@mingna\_wen)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcO4ilYk3z-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rosie-csm-20aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rosie-csm-20aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rosie-csm-20aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rosie-csm-20aug26-0003.jpg) Rosie O'Donnell exits Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Hollywood, August 2026 ### Sandra Bullock, caregiver URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-sandra-bullocks-conversation-about-caregiving-for-partner-bryan-randall-will-help-other-caregivers-feel-seen/ Last updated: 2026-08-21T10:32:42.000Z In celebrity reporting, the phrase “breaks their silence” is overused and often misapplied. They often refer to someone breaking their silence one day after a mega headline/situation. Or use it to describe someone who basically livestreams every day. But in Sandra Bullock’s case right now, everyone talking about her “breaking her silence” is correct. It’s been three years since Sandra’s partner, Bryan Randall, died of ALS. And she has talked about her experience for the first time on the *Smartless* podcast. This makes sense as a safe space to do it as she promotes *Practical Magic 2*, the reason why she’s doing media at all since, obviously, Sandy would not be out here thirsting for a microphone if it wasn’t in service of the work. Jason Bateman’s wife, Amanda Anka, is one of Sandra’s closest friends – as evidenced by the fact that she was one of the only people Sandy confided in during Bryan’s illness. Same goes for Jennifer Aniston but other than Sandra’s sister, Gesine, no one else knew what was happening in their home: that Sandy was caregiving pretty much fulltime behind closed doors. I’ve not yet listened to the episode and I’m not sure I’ll be able to because of my own experiences as a caregiver; reading what Sandra says about it is hard enough. But I do very, very, very much appreciate and respect her for sharing. There are more than eight million caregivers in Canada, more than half of them are women, and almost half of them financially strained. If it was tough for Sandy, it’s obviously that much tougher for non-celebrities. Caregivers are at risk of burnout, they are often caregiving for multiple demographics, their aging parents or a spouse or sibling, but also young children. Many have to balance paid employment with unpaid caregiving, and limited to no resources on either side. Sure, Sandra Bullock has money, a lot of money, but that still didn’t protect her from the trauma and the heartbreak, and in ways that are not talked about enough – which is why it’s so important that she’s talking about it. One of the biggest revelations is that Bryan wanted her to keep his diagnosis a secret, so in addition to the stress and the worry, out of respect for him, she had no emotional outlets. She was also, during that time, raising the kids and trying to make their childhoods as joyous and uncomplicated as possible. Life is sh-ttier the older you get, any parent would understand another parent’s desire to extend their child’s innocence, free from heartbreak, loss, and pain. So with Bryan and the kids as the priority, Sandy’s needs weren’t high on the list at her place. Yes, I repeat, even with her wealth – wealth doesn’t insulate anyone from the onset of disease, and the chaos that results from it. Wealth is not armour against deterioration and eventual death. And Sandra is candid about the effects of Bryan’s physical deterioration, the impact that had on his mental health and therefore their relationship, explaining on Smartless that: *“When the physical illness was then coupled with the mental health aspect of things — and it’s something that people don’t talk about… it was a trifecta that was pretty dark.”* I felt this hard when I read it because it’s so honest, SO true. People who are sick aren’t always nice. And that’s OK, they don’t have to be nice, they’re in pain, they’re suffering, it’s understandable that they’re not always giving you their best side. But when you’re on the receiving end of that pain and suffering, when you are the target of the moods, as a caregiver you have empathy, and the empathy takes precedence over your own feelings. This is HARD. This is also pain, it is also suffering … and the caregiver, as Sandra says, has to endure it quietly. To be clear, because there are f-cking assholes all over the place waiting to ragebait on anything, she’s not complaining, she is illuminating a caregiving reality that a lot of people can relate to and those of us who’ve been there probably appreciate the shoutout. They might also appreciate what she says about grieving, and how it doesn’t follow a standard formula – [per PEOPLE](https://people.com/sandra-bullock-breaks-silence-traumatic-loss-partner-bryan-randall-8606883?ref=laineygossip.com): *“I started grieving Bryan four years before he passed, he was ill for half of our relationship. My person left a lot earlier than the body left. I don’t think I ever dealt with that until after he passed, because you’re just on this treadmill, you know?”* This might be the most authentic high-profile account of caregiving I’ve read. High profile because she’s so famous, so beloved, and authentic because she goes beyond the usual descriptions of grief. The farewell is not linear, and the farewell isn’t like a storybook – the farewell itself can be a messy thing, especially with degenerative illness because the person you love disappears in stages. And, frankly, the person you love might become someone you don’t even like before they die. It’s a brave thing to share since, in my opinion, we are not taught to understand the nuances of love and loss – there’s a black and whiteness about how we talk about love, like it’s just love all the time, even when love is being challenged by an undefeatable obstacle. And especially for caregivers who are expected to love continuously, faithfully, blindly, and selflessly. So this conversation that Sandra’s having, it’s doing a lot to help caregivers feel seen when most of their entire experience is in the shadows. ### Timothée Chalamet: Duneman and movie concerts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-timothee-chalamet-end-year-on-higher-note-than-he-started-it-with-dune-part-3/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T16:14:15.000Z One of the prominent film headlines this week is about *Dune: Part 3*, opening in four months on December 18, because presales started the other day to see the movie in 70mm and there was so much demand that it crashed ticketing websites. Last summer it was *The Odyssey* selling out of 70mm screenings an entire year before opening. Now the story is about how people were queuing in person and online for *Dune 3*, to the point where the CEO of AMC had to release a statement online. > We try so hard to be expert in what we usually do so well, devoted as we are to pleasing hundreds of millions of guests in our theatres each year. > > Today, though, as Dune 3 tickets went on sale, the crushing volumes briefly slowed or glitched our online ticketing systems.… > > — Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) [August 18, 2026](https://x.com/CEOAdam/status/2089809763336888357?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Screening a film in 70mm has become a status symbol. There aren’t enough 70mm screens, some people waited as many as three weeks, or more, to see *The Odyssey* in that format. Before *The Odyssey* it was *Sinners* [that was the big draw in 70mm](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-04-25/sinners-imax-70mm-fans-traveled-hundreds-miles?ref=laineygossip.com), which precipitated *The Odyssey* presales. With the success of *The Odyssey* this summer, everyone wants the premium theatrical experience with tentpole films – and that’s been the case with *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* as well. *Brand New Day* just crossed the $2 billion mark, and now holds the record for being the first movie in history to cross the $800 million mark domestically in just 19 days. *Dune: Part 3* and *Avengers: Doomsday*, or Dunesday, are now beneficiaries of the 70mm frenzy this coming holiday season. It isn’t all upside though. Obviously it’s great that the box office has rebounded and that people want to leave their homes to major motion picture theatrical events now. But one potential issue that is coming up is the [concert-ification](https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviashalhoup/2026/08/18/dune-part-three-is-selling-out-screenings-four-months-early-but-is-that-a-good-thing/?ref=laineygossip.com) of movie tickets in 70mm. The online and in-person queues are becoming like Ticketmaster for concert tours. Resellers are putting tickets up at grossly inflated prices. So in that scarcity, not everyone wins – not the audience and not necessarily the filmmaking community overall because that doesn’t necessarily help mid-budget movies either. That said, you know this does help? Timothée Chalamet. Rumours of his cultural demise have been greatly exaggerated and as much as some people on the internet don’t want to hear this, it’s an example of how conversation on the internet, and TikTok posts, don’t necessarily represent reality. Sarah and I have been asked often about this over at [The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/), like what impact the whole *Marty Supreme* and ballet and opera etc have had on Timmy’s career. And our answer, in brief, has been that he has *Dune 3* in his back pocket, this really shouldn’t be a question. With anticipation for *Dune: Part 3* manifesting itself in tangible ticket sales data over hyperbolic online rhetoric, it’s an indication that Timmy might end the year on a much higher note than he started it, co-ruling the box office as a sort-of superhero among other superheroes. I say Duneman because there’s been a bit of haha-ing at Timmy over the fact that he was desperate to become a superhero and [was denied Spider-Man](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/timoth-e-chalamet-recalls-auditioning-spider-man-at-lafca-awards-1074640/?ref=laineygossip.com). *Dune*, though, is kind of his superhero story. Or Anakin Skywalker story, LOL. He’s played this character three times, it is a franchise, and it is literally challenging the Avengers at the box office, a holiday movie showdown. Or, if we want to make it friendly, together they could make history with the biggest opening weekend of all time at the box office. Is that a lump of coal for the internet that hates Timothée Chalamet? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/timothee-chalamet-20aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/timothee-chalamet-20aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/timothee-chalamet-20aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/timothee-chalamet-20aug26-0005.jpg) Timothée Chalamet out in Beverly Hills, August 14, 2026 ### The Sussexes pull a reverse Uno on the UK URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/we-all-want-to-know-why-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-moving-back-to-the-uk/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T15:41:03.000Z We come here for gossip so I don’t want to hear “who cares, they are rich” or “who cares they are royalty” or any of the sort when it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK. I CARE. The Sussexes are celebrities, the British royals are kind of the OG celebrities, this involves an ancient family business and estrangement (which is the psychological topic of the moment) – so this is not a buffet, it’s a banquet! Now first off, of course we hope this move is a want, and not a need. Considering all the health issues, let’s put good energy out for that. As soon as I saw this story, I texted Lainey. It broke at PEOPLE.com so you know the UK tabloids are absolutely soiling their knickers over it because they are supposed to the ones who have exclusive sources and know everything that Charles and Will and Kate are thinking. You know nothing, Daily Mail! You know as much as I do (to be clear, nothing). This move is fascinating because it took everyone by surprise and completely upends the narrative: die-hard Sussex fans now have to reconcile that a free Harry and Meghan are making a choice to be near his family in the UK. This is not a babe-in-the-woods situation. Harry wrote a book and there’s a documentary and lawsuits and Oprah – the Sussexes have experience, they are making a choice to move there with their children. Meanwhile, the royalists have to acknowledge that Harry and Meghan are still a massive draw and this will absolutely impact public perception in the UK. The big question is, why? The UK tabloids are trying to spin the “no half in half out!” headlines. But why would we take this as truth when they didn’t even know Harry and Meghan were moving back? I’ll wait for PEOPLE for my Sussex reporting, thank you very much. It seems a lot of the “royal experts” that are being asked to speak on record didn’t know this was coming and have no insight into anyone’s frame of mind. And let’s consider how the Sussexes are positioned: since settling in Montecito, Harry and Meghan have made a very concerted effort to separate day-to-day business, Meghan has As Ever and Netflix, Harry is a philanthropist. They have done nothing even close to scandalous or out of pocket publicly or financially while in the US. Even the clothes they choose are suitable for royal life. PEOPLE’s [initial report](https://people.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-moving-back-uk-with-prince-archie-princess-lilibet-exclusive-12061632?ref=laineygossip.com) stated that Charles was made aware shortly before the story broke and that William and Harry are still “distant.” Just because they are in the same country doesn’t mean they will reconcile and maybe it’s too far gone, maybe there’s too much ego involved now. But someone with half a brain needs to call an all-hands meeting at Buckingham Palace or whatever drafty tower these people live in because this is a gift. This would be a royal story that isn’t a scandal, an affair, or centred around a sex pest. And the timing is great considering Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, is coming out with a memoir about her and it likely won’t be favourable to Charles and Camilla. If The Firm can get out of their own way, a reconciliation could wash away years of bad press. This is why the UK publications are salty about being left out of the narrative but undoubtedly bursting with excitement, too. They win either way. Meghan will sneeze and it’s a day of headlines, so this is beyond their wildest dreams. Could it be possible that the media learned their lesson and won’t be invasive trolls this time around? No, but the upside is the media isn’t in control here. They don’t have direct access to the Sussexes or their staff with an “invisible contract.” Meghan and Harry don’t answer to the royal rota, they don’t need to make deals with the journalists, they don’t need to appease the courtiers, they don’t need any favours to cover up scandals. Today, Harry and Meghan are unburdened from the systems that kept them “silent and silenced,” to quote Oprah. The question now is, what do they want to say? [Let's Squawk about it](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/meghan-and-harry-are-moving)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/meghan-and-harry-are-moving?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbyymy2gcyC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbyymy2gcyC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Intro for August 20, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-oscars-academy-like-mikey-madison-in-role-as-whistleblowing-data-engineer-in-the-social-reckoning/ Last updated: 2026-08-20T14:14:11.000Z Dear Gossips, During the Oscar campaign for *Anora,* which culminated in a Best Picture win and Best Actress for Mikey Madison, we wrote about how Mikey, who was around 25 years old at the time, was moving on the award circuit the way you might expect for Gen Z – no public personal social media and therefore not much engagement and publicity in the style that you would expect and that we’ve seen from celebrities in her age cohort, or any cohort really. She attended the events that she was supposed to attend and then, for the most part, kept to herself. Then, after she won the Oscar, she continued to keep a super low profile. We haven’t seen much of Mikey at all for almost two years. She has a couple of luxury endorsement deals and dutifully shows up to fulfill those obligations but beyond that, she’s not selling jeans and/or makeup, we’re not seeing her on a yacht in the Mediterranean, and her love life is not a making headlines. Mikey is soon about to start press for her new film, Aaron Sorkin’s *The Social Reckoning* – and she plays the lead character, she’s #1 on the call sheet, co-starring with Jeremy Strong and Jeremy Allen White. *The Social Reckoning,* right now, is expected to be a possible Oscar contender across several categories. We already know that the Academy knows Mikey …but it’ll be interesting to see whether or not they like her in *this* role, that of a whistleblowing data engineer, pushing for transparency in technology. During the *Anora* award season, Mikey was the ingenue in the field, nominated alongside industry veterans, like Demi Moore who was contending that year in *The Substance.* This year, at the moment at least, Oscar experts aren’t ranking her in the top five projected nominees. It’s early, a lot can change during the race, but there is another ingenue who is generating a lot of buzz and, if it holds, she too might find herself in the conversation among industry veterans: Inde Navarrette from *Obsession.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL70Uekd10/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by FilmmakerLife (@filmmakerlife\_)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL70Uekd10/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Academy loves an ingenue, soooo much more than they love younger male performers (sorry, Timothée Chalamet) – Audrey Hepburn, Marlee Matlin, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Hilary Swank, Mikey most recently… and the way it’s looking now, with all the momentum, Inde Navarrette is the latest. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/mikey-madison-open-20aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/mikey-madison-open-20aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/mikey-madison-open-20aug26-0004.jpg) Mikey Madison out for dinner with friends in LA, August 19, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 19, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/entertainment-weeklys-first-look-at-chris-evans-in-sacrifice-looks-like-bad-angle-from-the-met-gala/ Last updated: 2026-08-19T18:37:22.000Z Chris Evans has been very quiet lately, he had three projects in 2025 (I had to look at his IMDb) and nothing for 2026 until *Doomsday*. Entertainment Weekly has a first look at *Sacrifice.* I thought it was a bad angle from the Met Gala. Maybe we don’t need so many first looks. Maybe we don’t need any looks. Maybe we just wait for the trailer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOYb%5FcEaCp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Filmes & Filmes (@filmesefilmes)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOYb%5FcEaCp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gigi Hadid has a cameo on *Not Suitable for Work,* a Mindy Kaling production (I’m working my way through the first season). Gigi also did a voice-over on *Never Have I Ever* which makes me suspect Mindy and Gigi are friendly – I don’t think Gigi is rolling up to open casting calls. This is a friendship I would be interested in learning more about and since celebrities only talk to other celebrities now, they should interview each other. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db2T-2sFtvn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db2T-2sFtvn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DboFjrgFHQa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DboFjrgFHQa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton did a collaboration with the QVC “blow job” lady Toni Brattin and I literally recognized her from the back. She’s a star! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcM9ZrNBS6o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Chris Appleton (@chrisappleton1)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcM9ZrNBS6o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is as much of Sandra Bullock [as we’ve seen in years](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcMMKzaEb-P/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) – I didn’t even know she had Instagram even though she launched it specifically for *Practical Magic 2.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sandra-embed-19aug26.jpg) Sandra Bullock on Instagram Yesterday Lainey posted about [Bad Bunny and Sansa’s Dogue cover](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bad-bunny-prioritising-people-in-puerto-rico-with-the-final-two-shows-of-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-world-tour/). Dogue has a few digital covers for summer, including Charles Melton with Neya (my favourite of the bunch). So this means publicists are reaching out on behalf of their celebrity clients to pitch their dogs, which is objectively funny. And then they have to coordinate photoshoots around these temperaments! You know some of these pups are very sassy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOP1A2jk73/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOP1A2jk73/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOgnmhgA%5F%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOgnmhgA%5F%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLunzrjhX3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLunzrjhX3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOWe5Xjizi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOWe5Xjizi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) After hard launching with her ex, internet sleuths think Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez got matching tattoos. I’m sorry, there is no pop star that moves like her, it’s like Julia Roberts in her heyday and we need to respect it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOIvI7M53n/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by r.e.m.beauty (@r.e.m.beauty)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOIvI7M53n/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Agentic Gwyneth in the Hamptons URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-gwyneth-paltrows-al-fresco-dinner-with-openai-founder-sam-altman-progression-of-what-shes-been-doing-for-months/ Last updated: 2026-08-19T17:30:04.000Z Yesterday, an invite leaked for a dinner Goop is hosting for OpenAI (aka ChatGPT) founder Sam Altman. I’ve tried to trace who broke the story, the first published story I could find was on [Puck News](https://puck.news/newsletter%5Fcontent/what-im-hearing-netflixs-dc-muscle-igers-lakers-angst-gwyneths-ai-party/?ref=laineygossip.com). The dinner is off-the-record (wink wink) and al fresco, which is a fancy way of saying keep your mouth shut and we are eating outside. You know what’s not off the record? Anything anyone in the world types into ChatGPT, because they retain all that data to train their models. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gwyneth-embed-19aug26.jpg) Gwyneth's invitation It is no surprise Gwyneth is playing host to this via Goop. She had been banging the AI drum for months, at one event even proclaiming, “the train has left the station.” Maybe it has, but some of us are still happily standing on the platform. It’s normal to feel icky about AI, even as we brush up against it in our lives either purposefully or not at work, by using a customer service chatbot. It’s not that AI exists, it’s the problem pointed out in the *Hacks* monologue: the idea that it is inevitable, that we have no choice. We are constantly told that we must accept it. That if we reject it, we will get left behind. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYh07BTj4qe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Universal Television Entertainment (@universaltv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYh07BTj4qe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gwyneth thrives on being influential; she thrives on being perceived as a tastemaker; she has said many times over how she has knocked down doors for women. I’m sure she has twisted herself into knots to justify how AI is cool and good for women but the great thing about celebrities is we don’t need to listen to them. Like we can totally disregard Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Brad Pitt and everyone else who has recently spoken in favour of it. Have you noticed it’s all celebrities of a certain age, in their 50s and 60s, banging this drum? I don’t ever hear Gen Z or Millennials speaking positively about AI in art. Maybe the older celebrities are really the ones worried about being left behind and they are pushing that anxiety onto us. Leave us behind, please! This particular dinner, with the ugly invitation, is a progression of what she’s been doing for months. Business Insider [ran a story this morning](https://www.businessinsider.com/gwyneth-paltrow-ai-era-tech-goop-new-obsession-2026-8?ref=laineygossip.com) breaking down her many investments in AI and how AI now functions as a ‘chief of staff’ for Goop (I’m sure her human staff, who have gone through multiple rounds of layoffs, are just thrilled). If you look at the Goop podcast page, there are five recent podcasts that are focused on AI (including an AI weapons company). She isn’t talking about it so much because she loves it, she’s talking about it because she wants investors from Silicon Valley to take Goop seriously. She’s talking about it because she’s got some skin in the game through investments in various AI companies. She has been trying to court tech forever (she even once mentioned emailing Jeff Bezos and not getting a response, which is “you couldn’t waterboard that out of me” information). And maybe Goop does have a legitimate fit for AI on its retail side, like programs for stocking products or trend forecasting. Goop’s business IS retail, the editorial has never taken off – has there ever been a viral article from Goop, besides the “conscious uncoupling” moment? The company has subsisted on her fame and strategic rage-baiting which, judging by me writing this, is still working for them. Goop has gone through a lot of financial strife and this move to AI looks desperate because it probably is. Whatever they are doing now needs to work and needs to work cheaply because this cat cannot have that many lives left. But there is the problem of selling it to the public, a meeting of “art and commerce,” which so far has been met with a lot of backlash. Audiences don’t want AI in media. Because, really, is there anything tackier than AI? Even the people who use it don’t think it’s chic, it’s corny as f-ck. And how and why did she pick Sam Altman? ChatGPT is the fast food of AI and we all know Gwyneth Paltrow won’t touch fast food. If she was going for any kind of prestige, she would be cozying up to Anthropic, which is run by twins Dario and Daniela Amodei, who left OpenAI because they disagreed with Sam Altman’s leadership. And now, with the leak, the RSVP email will be be flooded so maybe this dinner isn’t going to happen on this date, but can you imagine this circle jerk? All these people clamouring to be part of an elite group, heading to Amagansett to pick over a salad and slobber over these “great thinkers and modern philosophers” debating the merits of human consciousness, when really it’s two dumb bitches telling each other, “exaccctllllyyyyy.” We're Squawking Gwyneth and her out of touch dinner today. [Join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/gwyneth-continues-to-bang-the-ai)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/gwyneth-continues-to-bang-the-ai?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### Intro for August 19, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-harrison-ford-win-best-supporting-actor-emmy-this-year/ Last updated: 2026-08-19T14:04:24.000Z Dear Gossips, Emmys voting is now underway and will continue until next Wednesday 26 August. In the Best Supporting Actor category, comedy, the nominees are Colman Domingo, Paul W Downs, Nick Offerman, Stephen Root, Michael Urie, and Tyler James Williams. Oh yeah, and also Harrison Ford. This is Harrison’s second Emmy nomination, after his first-ever Emmy nomination last year. Which he didn’t win. Will he win this time? According to awards experts, he has a chance, but given the breakout popularity of *Widow’s Bay* this season, Stephen Root might get it. He too is a veteran actor, he’s worked with just about everyone, the Television Academy membership will likely be familiar with him. And the Academy already showed us last year that they wouldn’t be awarding Harrison just because he’s Indiana Jones and Han Solo and Rick Deckard and Jack Ryan, and Dr Richard Kimball. Harrison isn’t as active on the campaign trail as some of the other actors from other shows but sometimes selective is more effective than constant. And Harrison went viral yesterday for a very well-timed collaboration with another pop culture icon: Cookie Monster, obviously. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMTjTGjJsv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cookie Monster (@cookiemonster)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMTjTGjJsv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As the kids say, this is cinema. It is all the art – drama, comedy, culinary, craftsmanship, costume design, music, and more. We are operating on the highest level here! Harrison’s face is telling a thousand stories! Also, nobody is happier than Harrison Ford to be hanging out with Cookie. Like … honestly? And Cookie lately has been very outside, very Hollywood. He’s not just nom nom-ing with Indy and Han, he was just on the red carpet with Tomdaya, as in Spider-Man and MJ. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbWL0GpxtVa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sesame Street (@sesamestreet)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbWL0GpxtVa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) They all stop on the red carpet for Cookie Monster. But not all of them get to hum a theme song with Cookie while he’s wearing your costume. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harrison-ford-19aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harrison-ford-19aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harrison-ford-19aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harrison-ford-19aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/harrison-ford-19aug26-0006.jpg) Harrison Ford running errands in Santa Monica, August 14, 2026 ### A Fast Furious Family Forever Finale? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/a-fast-furious-family-forever-finale/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T20:07:52.000Z This year marks the 25th anniversary of *The Fast and the Furious,* the first movie that would eventually become a franchise, released in 2001\. Since then there have been nine more, for a total of ten at the moment, with a planned eleventh installment called *Fast Forever.* Last night there was a fan event to celebrate the milestone, with several *Fast Furious* family members in attendance including Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Meadow Walker representing her father, Paul, and of course the family patriarch, Vin Diesel. *Fast Forever* is supposedly the fast family’s furious final flight. And Vin was asked for a family update and whether or not this will truly be farewell for the family, and how likely it will be that the family is truly saying farewell forever. > Vin Diesel reveals that filming for the next “Fast & Furious” movie begins in December: > > “I’ve had to go through four sets of writers, four years of development, to get to something that I felt would be worthy of a finale.” [pic.twitter.com/6Q7tsdBFS3](https://t.co/6Q7tsdBFS3?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Variety (@Variety) [August 18, 2026](https://x.com/Variety/status/2089552703273992594?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I’m sorry… FOUR sets of writers? Sorry, I know these movies mean a lot to these people and to their audience but, like, writing was never the thing that made the family so fast and so furious…? The thesis for every movie since the first movie is simple: family. All you need is family, and the characters talking about family, plus a few stunts that are beyond ludicrous (haha), like Dom driving a car up the side of a high-rise by the harbour and then backflipping it onto a cargo ship in the ocean below, with the exhaust fumes from the vehicle spelling out “FAMILY” in the blue sky and that’s all you need. Nobody is asking for more than this. But, also, nobody is buying that this will be the family’s finale. The family is infinity. That’s going to be the title of the next movie. --- What else happened today… I actually don’t remember why Rosie O’Donnell and Jimmy Kimmel had beef [but it’s squashed now so I guess it doesn’t matter](https://www.pajiba.com/news/rosie-odonnell-says-she-and-jimmy-kimmel-squashed-their-beef.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) The Fug Girls [are asking our opinion on Michelle Buteau’s jeans, specifically how she’s cuffed them](https://www.gofugyourself.com/fug-or-fine-the-cuffs-michelle-buteau-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Wide cuffing, tall cuffing, whatever you want to call it. Normally it’s a no for me but I quite like this on her. And maybe it’s because it’s an unfinished hem? (Go Fug Yourself) Princess Diana’s brother [has written a book about her ahead of the 30th anniversary of her death next year](https://www.celebitchy.com/992204/charles%5Fspencer%5Fhas%5Fwritten%5Fa%5Fbook%5Fabout%5Fhis%5Flate%5Fsister%5Fprincess%5Fdiana/?ref=laineygossip.com). He was memorably pointed when he eulogised her at the funeral and everyone knew at the time that that was just the tip of the iceberg. The book comes out next month which means that this fall, Buckingham Palace will be dealing, yet again, with more headlines about how they treat people who marry into the family. Wonder how visible the King Charles and Consort Camilla will be over the next few months. And whether or not there will be a new wave of anti-Sussex stories to counter the surge. (Celebitchy) [Dominique Faulkner writes about reckoning with how Hollywood failed Hayden Panettiere](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/08/12002593/hayden-panettiere-death-child-stars?ref=laineygossip.com). So many millennials grew up watching her. And so many stars of their generation have passed, it’s a complicated conversation about being entertained by someone who, in providing that entertainment, sacrificed so much. (Refinery 29) This one is for our site manager, Emily:[*Twilight,* but Bella is gay](https://www.autostraddle.com/kristen-stewart-and-alia-shawkat-joke-about-rebooting-twilight-but-bella-is-gay-this-time/?ref=laineygossip.com). So basically Emily’s fantasy since 2008\. (Autostraddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0010.jpg) Meadow Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster at the 25th Anniversary screening of Universal Pictures' "The Fast And The Furious" at Westwood Village Theater on August 17, 2026 in LA ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/fast-furious1-18aug26-0016.jpg) Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez at the 25th Anniversary screening of Universal Pictures' "The Fast And The Furious" at Westwood Village Theater on August 17, 2026 in LA ### Celebrity Social Media, August 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-is-it-possible-that-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-premiered-8-years-ago/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T19:03:26.000Z This “time is a construct” moment is brought to you by *To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,* which premiered 8 years ago. How is that possible? This might require a rewatch. I’d be down for a “where are they now” movie. When the series ended, I think that was the plan. Also, Lana Condor is in *Coyote vs. Acme,* which was almost permanently shelved but is getting pretty decent reviews. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcKArVQlrdy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcKArVQlrdy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL6CWMFPec/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @lanacondor](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL6CWMFPec/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I have a very big soft spot for Jordyn Woods, who survived the Kardashian Industrial Complex. She was 21 when the scandal with Khloe’s ex Tristan Thompson happened and Jada Pinkett Smith stepped in with *Red Table Talk* and said no, they aren’t going to ruin her. (Jordyn is a long-time family friend of the Smiths, her dad was a sound engineer on *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.*) And Jordyn is thriving. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL5iPnjliZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcL5iPnjliZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yesterday, Lainey mentioned Sydney Sweeney’s line SYRN doing a [“Campus Crush” campaign](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-sydney-sweeneys-erewhon-smoothie-embodies-what-i-hate-most-about-la/) and SKIMS is also leaning into dorm aesthetic. Earlier this month, Town & Country covered what’s cool on college campuses this year, proclaiming the Adidas Samba dead and the Onitsuka Tiger in yellow as [the new It sneaker](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/education-college/a73277296/college-campus-dorm-essentials-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com). Fashion is cyclical so collegiate style comes and goes but as Lainey pointed out, this is absolutely in sync with the success of *Off Campus*. The various cast members are doing campaigns but no one is really aligned with any fashion brand or house – maybe the timing didn’t work out for fall campaigns. But *Off Campus* is Prime’s biggest hit this year and SYRN is partially funded by Jeff Bezos, who I know doesn’t run Amazon anymore, but you think he’d still have some strings to pull. This would have been a very easy and buzzy marketing play, who is running the show over there? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJjh-tmJRI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mika! (@mika.abdalla)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJjh-tmJRI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Heated Rivalry* is filming in Ontario and what is actually wrong with this fandom? I don’t mean in a haha way, they are the fusion of every toxic fandom thrown in a blender, it’s frightening and unhinged. They endlessly harass Hudson Williams’s longtime girlfriend, insisting it’s a PR relationship even though they were together long before he became famous (really playing the long game there!) and his team is constantly a target. Anyone Connor Storrie goes near is investigated endlessly (like, searching his friends’ parents’ Facebook accounts). The latest is Hudson Williams’s cat Gizmo, who did a cute little campaign. A certain sect of commenters think that it’s a cat double and the cat double’s owner is MAGA. This is how a lot of these fandoms justify themselves – they say the most horrible, out of pocket sh-t and then when they are called on it, they comb through old posts, old likes and tenuous connections to say “well I don’t care because this person is problematic, they liked X post or they supported X person, do YOU support that too?” And round and round it goes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJ1xSYvVyA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tiki Cat (@tikicat)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJ1xSYvVyA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/lana-condor-18aug26-0005.jpg) Lana Condor at the Today Show in NYC, August 18, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A Melancholy Weekend URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-phoebe-bridgers-trusts-grieving-process-in-melancholic-new-album-lost-weekend/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T17:44:23.000Z It’s been six long years since Phoebe Bridgers last released a full-length studio album, and the result of that wait is a melancholic collection of songs that will have you crying as much as you are vibing. *Lost Weekend* is an album about grief, but the kind that exists alongside love, resentment, guilt, nostalgia and everything in-between. The album is dedicated to her late father and circles around his 2023 death and the complicated relationship that Phoebe shared with him. [Taylor Swift](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-loves-phoebe-bridgers-new-album-lost-weekend-1235610254/?ref=laineygossip.com) gave Phoebe a well-deserved co-sign on her Instagram stories saying she wrote about grief “with such vulnerability and detail” while also calling the project an “absolute triumph”. Getting a Swift post is no small feat, especially post-wedding since she’s been keeping a low profile in both her online and in-person presence. But the album is just THAT good. Songs like [“Lost Boys”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXnboPN1p4&list=RD4KXnboPN1p4&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and [“Still Standing”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKKsja8jtTM&list=RDRKKsja8jtTM&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) are Phoebe telling us that the past isn’t necessarily always going to be processed in the cleanest way, and you must trust the journey, grief is a continuous emotional state. There’s an in-depth breakdown courtesy of [*Rolling Stone*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6stD6bG5rzg&ref=laineygossip.com)that goes past the surface and really digs deep into the analogies that she uses in her lyrics, and it’s worth a watch if the music speaks to you. She also [performed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfaVCiyyqTQ&list=RDzfaVCiyyqTQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) “Lost Boys” on *The Tonight Show* a few weeks ago with a band consisting entirely of children, and it’s the sweetest, most heartwarming performance you’ll watch all week. We love a queen who encourages the next generation of musicians. It’s not lost on me that an album with grief as the main subject matter arrived on the very same weekend that one of the most beloved millennial actresses passed away, Hayden Panettiere. Writing to this album while processing the news has been strange, to say the least. I understand that parasocial relationship with celebrities are controversial, we don’t really know them, but I can’t help but feel like I lost a friend, someone who I grew up with, someone whose work I related to. There’s a special connection that we develop with the figures we loved while we’re growing up, and the internet has made me feel validated while processing the news. Phoebe’s record couldn’t have come to me at a better time, and for that, I say, thank you for the music. Next week, Paris Jackson releases her sophomore album *Happiest Day of My Life.* She recently stopped by the *Call Her Daddy* podcast and performed the lead single on GMA. This week, Phoebe Bridgers plus Jungle, Tinashe, Becky G and Ayra Starr do their big one with their own respective new songs. Plus, Tame Impala scores another hit thanks to a box office smash. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“I Can’t Wait” by Phoebe Bridgers** Very few new releases allow you the space to truly close your eyes and paint a photo with your mind. “I Can’t Wait” by Phoebe Bridgers did that for me. The synth-rock elements, the wistful harmonica and of course, her instantly recognizable vocals. It’s the exact version of Phoebe Bridgers that fans fell in love with all those years ago when she released *Stranger in the Alps.* This is not a “feel-good” track. Rather, the music is introspective, with analogies that require an intentional listen. The bridge featuring guest vocals by Cameron Winter includes a Jekyll and Hyde reference, highlighting the contradictory parts of herself (and Cameron of himself). And the video is trippy in the best way. If you ever wanted to see the world through the eyes of an insect you are in luck. And the bug that doubles as a cursor over the loading bar of the video is a nice touch. **“Sunshine” by Jungle** Two of my [favourite](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW1vUkqNvqQ&list=RDDW1vUkqNvqQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) [tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlisIaCPxlY&ref=laineygossip.com) that I’ve featured in the column this year belong to Jungle. “Carry On” and “The Wave” have stayed on replay this entire summer, and now we finally have the full album. Appropriately titled *Sunshine,* Jungle’s new record is bright and breezy. Imagine being a kid and drinking a big glass of Sunny D on a hot summer day. “Sunshine”, the album’s title track, is a great representation of their sound, from the gospel-like background vocals to the whimsical melody and instrumental. It isn’t the most groundbreaking or boundary pushing work I’ve ever heard, but it does exactly what it needs to do. It’s groovy, it’s soulful, it’s even a little poetic at times. Like the sound of Olivia Dean, it’s “safe”, but that isn’t a bad thing. Sure, singing about love isn’t anything new, but we all need a little love right now. And in the case of Jungle, it’s a welcome change from the AI slop that is currently taking over the charts. It truly is a breath of fresh air to hear actual vocals and instruments at the forefront rather than the blended mix of garbage that KATSEYE are calling their new single (yes, they caught a stray, I had to do it). I know I’ve said that before regarding Jungle’s music, but the truth is the truth. “Sunshine” will fit perfectly on my Sunday morning playlist right next to The Commodores. There’s a subtle hint of sophistication that echoes throughout this entire song, and who doesn’t love to feel rich and expensive. Acid-jazz in general just does something to my soul. **“Melatonin” by Tinashe** If the last [few weeks](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tinashes-too-easy-is-a-bop-but-feels-more-like-an-interlude-than-full-song/) on the [column](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-will-steve-lacys-new-album-oh-yeah-match-success-of-its-predecessor/) weren’t enough of an indication, I’m pretty f-cking excited for Tinashe to drop her new album *Pop Star*. “Melatonin” is cunty as f-ck – she made this one for the gays. Her new era post- “No Broke Boys” success is seeing her all over the dance clubs and behind the DJ booth. I knew it would bleed into her music, and wow am I pleased with the result. The chorus is addictive, the distorted vocals on *“you so melatonin”* followed by the dramatic beat switch is so incredibly satisfying for my raver alter-ego. At this point, the “switch-up” feels like a signature of this entire era and anyone who knows how to grip a dancefloor filled of ravers in the palm of their hands could attest to this. It’s time for the world to stop sleeping on ‘Nashe because if the 10+ years of consistent quality music isn’t enough to wake the people up, I fear we might just lose the entire f-cking plot. This is already the third single release from the upcoming album, and they just keep getting better. One thing I love about Tinashe is that she has never sacrificed her artistry for commercial success. If a song hits, it just hits, and if it doesn’t, she sticks with her vision and sees it through. It’s the reason why she has maintained a devoted group of fans even in the times when her music wasn’t doing numbers. **“CHULA” by Becky G** One of the more R&B driven songs on her new album, “CHULA” is Becky G taking things a little slower. Her entire new album is filled with banger after banger, but “CHULA” takes a dreamier approach. But don’t get it twisted, there is still some steamy reggaeton influence on the song. She’s been [performing](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFiOh7S6iB/?ref=laineygossip.com) it every night as part of her set as the opening act on KAROL G’s stadium tour, and the crowds are loving it. It’s the clear standout for me from her new album. The minute I feel my hips moving side to side in a seductive manner, I know we have a winner. The way she breaks apart the syllables when she sings *“ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chula”* makes for some serious booty shaking to be possible. It’s an addictive listen that takes over your body without you even realizing. The direct translation of “chula” in English means “cutie”, and the song’s lyrics talk about that special someone that has you feeling some type of way, romance is laced through the song’s DNA. Whoever said that French was the language of love has obviously never been in love with a Latino man. **“Pressure” by Ayra Starr, Leon Thomas** Joining the ranks of Tyla and the Afrobeats girls making their major mainstream moves is Ayra Starr. Her newest album *Starrgirl* is her taking all the pop and R&B influences she grew up on and turning them into a sound of her own. “Pressure” is a vibey track that is meant for a steamy makeout session. Leon Thomas sings on the second verse of the song, making it a perfect back-and-forth between two lovers who are indulging in each other’s sexual presence. We’re talking attraction, tension, the inexplainable electric sensation you feel with someone who makes your body scream. This marks the second creative collaboration for Ayra and Leon. He previously co-wrote her single with GIVEON “Last Heartbreak Song”, however this is the first time that Leon is lending his own vocals on one of her tracks. Given the rise in his commercial success since that last collaboration, it only makes sense. The comments section of the song’s visualizer is flooded with Nigerian fans expressing how proud they are of her. It’s always so incredibly special when an artist can represent their culture on a global scale in the way that she is doing. Plus, simply put, the album is absolute fire. If you’re trying to catch a vibe this week, look no further than *Starrgirl.* **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Loser” by Tame Impala** Continuing the winning streak of this album run, Kevin Parker has scored another hit off the newest Tame Impala project *Deadbeat.* The Jennie remix of “Dracula” is still in the top ten in the USA, and now, it looks like “[Loser](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3a4OQR-10M&list=RDs3a4OQR-10M&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)” is well on its way to joining it there. It’s hitting the top twenty this week. All of this is thanks to its feature in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day,* setting off a mammoth amount of fan edits and online streams. I’ll be honest, I haven’t seen the movie yet. Not because I don’t want to, simply because I haven’t gotten the chance. But from the looks of the reactions on social media and the box office numbers, it’s obviously having an impact. “Loser” was actually released as the album’s second single back in September of last year, but social media has given it a resurgence. The music video was iconic to begin with, with a cameo by Djo a.k.a. Kevin’s doppelganger. What a treat to discover if you weren’t there last year. My favourite comment under the video is “I came here because of Spider-Man and got blessed by Steve Harrington”. Now that’s a two for one deal. I’ve missed when contemporary songs were associated with a big movie in theatres. It’s a big gap in the music world right now. There was a time when every single movie would have a soundtrack to promote said film. I’m currently doing some research into Aaliyah’s discography and she contributed to four soundtracks in the span of three years. I’m happy to see it coming back, and I’ll take “Loser” as a Spider-Man theme song over anything that Chad Kroeger contributed in 2002, lol. Now, it’s time for me to finally get to a theater and catch what everyone is fanning out over. Long live Tomdaya. > [@lucaswhitesmith](https://www.tiktok.com/@lucaswhitesmith?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@lucaswhitesmith") > > banger > > [♬ Loser - Tame Impala](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Loser-7545945306422626321?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Loser - Tame Impala") > [@juaneditz](https://www.tiktok.com/@juaneditz?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@juaneditz") god when i hear tame impala was on the soundtrack for brand new day i knew loser was the perfect pick and one of my favorite sequences [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#tameimpala](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tameimpala?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tameimpala") [♬ Loser - Tame Impala](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Loser-7545945306422626321?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Loser - Tame Impala") > [@raphuavious](https://www.tiktok.com/@raphuavious?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@raphuavious") polyester or cotton edit? || (rm: @Philthy) [#marvel](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marvel?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "marvel") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#tameimpala](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tameimpala?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tameimpala") [♬ Loser - Tame Impala](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Loser-7545945306422626321?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Loser - Tame Impala") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### La Casita goes home URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bad-bunny-prioritising-people-in-puerto-rico-with-the-final-two-shows-of-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-world-tour/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T17:29:27.000Z Big announcement from Bad Bunny yesterday – after weeks of rumours that he’ll be closing out the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour at home in Puerto Rico, following a year of touring around the world, [it was finally confirmed](https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-world-tour-puerto-rico-1236318331/?ref=laineygossip.com) that Benito will indeed perform two final shows there this weekend, August 22 and 23, with tickets going on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 19 August. That’s not a lot of lead time but it’s not like anyone is worried that no one will go. Like I said, there’s been speculation about this for a while and with the confirmation coming just two days before ticket sales and just five days before the first performance, Benito is also prioritising people in Puerto Rico. They’d be the ones for whom it’s most convenient to attend. It’s exactly the right way to cap off this 20 month album cycle, from January 2025 when *Debí Tirar Más Fotos*, the album, first dropped, to the record-breaking streaming numbers and touring numbers, and all those concerts in Puerto Rico last summer that led to huge tourism income for the island; followed by other stops across the globe – but not the United States, because f-ck ICE – and then the Grammy for Album of the Year, plus the Super Bowl… it has been a crowning achievement. And he is celebrating it with his community. That community includes Sansa Martínez Berlingeri who just [landed on the cover of Dogue](https://www.tiktok.com/@voguemagazine/photo/7675377504630115597?lang=en&ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLq4kBiKwC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLq4kBiKwC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sansa’s last name is the gossip, because “Berlingeri” is for Gabriela Berlingeri – more evidence, not that anyone needed confirmation since they’ve seemed inseparable this whole year, that they are fully, fully, fully back together as Sansa’s humans. As for Sansa, not to make it about me but I will, since I’m predisposed to beagles, I have been the human of three beagles, two of whom are working very hard sunbathing at our house right now. This is what Bad Bunny and I have in common: we are obsessed with our beagles. Sansa, as you can see from that cover shot, is a bitch with an attitude. Look at how she’s looking at the camera, tolerating being asked to give a paw and pose when all she wants to do is get into that bowl of pasta, you motherf-ckers with your endless demands on this princess! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMBVVKOiRF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMBVVKOiRF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Benito says that for a beagle, Sansa is well-behaved. How nice for him. I can’t say the same for Barney and Elvis, two hootin’ and hollerin’ hooligans who could have never sat for this photo shoot without making a whole ass mess. Apparently Sansa is also a sucky baby because she has to be carried to bed. This I can relate to – beagles are sweet and cuddly, they want to be in a pack and/or a pile on top of one another, deliciously squishy jammed-together muffins. Benito and Gaby, if you’re reading this, get another one. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/benito-two-18aug26.jpg) Bad Bunny and Sansa in Dogue ### The Miracle of Céline Dion URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-harpers-bazaar-cover-star-celine-dion-preparing-for-her-miraculous-comeback/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T15:20:46.000Z Céline Dion will soon return to the stage – she’s playing 16 shows in Paris through September and October and those tickets sold out so fast she added ten more dates next May. Which is why she’s doing some promotion right now, covering the new issue of [Harper’s Bazaar](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a73231497/celine-dion-interview-september-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com), in preparation for her miraculous comeback. And it is a miracle on top of a miracle. As we all know now, especially after the documentary a couple of a years ago, Céline is living with Stiff Person Syndrome, which has sidelined her for years. She’d been experiencing symptoms for 17 years before getting diagnosed properly in 2022\. Now, four years later, after a lot of hard work, hope, and belief, she’ll be singing again, a proper residency. That’s one miracle. And the other miracle is just… her. She’s always been a miracle: a miracle to music and sound, a miracle to celebrity and gossip. A pop culture miracle. As Céline tells Harper’s Bazaar, we love her because she’s an “open book”, and for that reason, there’s not necessarily anything new in this profile; she’s already told us what there is to tell. And obviously the big story over the last few years has been about her health. Getting her body back to the point where she’s at now – doing Pilates and ballet and training for performance – has been the priority, in addition of course to her children and family. What is great about this profile is how it’s written and reported by Jazmine Hughes who beautifully captures who Céline is, how she approaches her fame, what it is about her that has made her so embraced – it’s not just the artistry but also her personality. Respectfully and affectionately, the woman is batsh-t bananas absurd and silly and it’s not just entertaining, it’s not just endearing – to many people, it is freeing. As Jazmine puts it, succinctly: *“But this is who she’s always been, earnest and strange, in a way that allows people to access their emotions. She is so deeply herself that it’s contagious.”* God that is such a wonderful description of Céline and her impact on people. Earnest, yes. Strange, definitely. She does and says the weirdest sh-t sometimes. But it’s never artificial and that’s why it’s never repellent in the way strangeness can sometimes be. In fact, it draws us closer, opens us up. And Jazmine articulated it perfectly. Same goes for her description of Céline’s often bizarre and hilarious expressiveness that happens so randomly but also regularly that we can picture it without seeing it. Here’s an example from a moment in Jazmine’s conversation with her that made me scream with delight, the words organising themselves into a 3D image coming out of the screen, so vivid I felt like I was there: *“While in the middle of telling me about her love for climbing trees—“I’m a monkey”—\[Céline\] scampers four feet up the scaffolding on the wall, extending her arm out to me, like God did to Adam.”* Of course she did. Of course she was a monkey and decided to just start scaling the furniture … but make it opera. “Like God did to Adam”, only Céline Dion will pose for Michelangelo in the 1500s during a magazine interview in 2026. Speaking of posing though… Mother is serving! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcLtooUinuh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcLtooUinuh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love this shot of her (one of three covers) lounging in the backseat in a dress that is so essentially her – fitted, shimmering, slinky, and extra. There is no doubt that at one point during this shoot, in this setting, she laid her body flat on the seat and pretended to fall asleep. But glamorous in repose. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLo9cfm8dn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLo9cfm8dn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She can also cosplay louche rockstar – in high fashion lace, lording over Las Vegas, the pompous king of a town she helped revive for the artists who came after. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLoj-ky%5FvG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLoj-ky%5FvG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) All the versions of Céline have triumphantly returned – the person who moves through life with her heart on the outside; the kook who turns an anecdote into an aria; the queen of couture who never met an outfit she couldn’t dramatise; and the world class vocalist who is reclaiming her place on stage. Céline, on est content de te revoir! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLoxDUm8qM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLoxDUm8qM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Click [here](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a73231497/celine-dion-interview-september-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com) for more of Celine in Harper's Bazaar. ### Margot Robbie in a onesie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-the-barbie-sequel-stalled-because-david-zaslav-thinks-the-talent-wants-too-much-money/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T17:37:09.000Z Margot Robbie will only be in one film this year and it’s happened already. We saw in January and February when she was promoting Emerald Fennell’s *“Wuthering Heights”* and then, as she does, and she did after *Barbie,* she went back underground, keeping a low profile. Not unlike most of the stars who are at Hollywood’s highest level these days. And she’s up there – both as a producer and an actor. The most recent gossip about her had to do with how Warner Bros can’t come to a deal with Greta Gerwig, Margot, and Ryan Gosling [for the *Barbie* sequel](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/media/barbie-sequel-warner-bros-mattel.html?ref=laineygossip.com) and time is ticking because the rights revert back to Mattel at the end of 2026\. According to the New York Times: *“The negotiations over the sequel are happening because Ms. Gerwig and her lead actors did not want language in their contracts about a sequel when they signed on to make the first “Barbie,” three people with knowledge of the talks said. Studios often push hard to include contract terms about sequels in original deals, but the studio wanted Ms. Gerwig to write and direct the movie, so Warner Bros. made a calculated risk and proceeded without a promised sequel.”* *Barbie* is Warner Bros highest grossing movie of all time so of course the studio wants more action but, supposedly, it’s David Zaslav who thinks the talent is asking for too much money. A studio spokesperson denies the rumour but clearly the talent is holding firm. It’s not like any of them need the work. Greta is working on *Narnia*, Ryan just scored big with *Project Hail Mary* and he still has a Star Wars coming out, and it’s just been reported that he’s joined the MCU. And Margot’s working on the *Oceans* prequel (a Warner Bros property) plus she’s doing the new *Pirates of the Caribbean* movie. At this point, if I’m their agents, the WB needs them more than they need the WB. And the best part is, per the NYT: *“Ms. Gerwig \[…\] and her writing partner and husband, Noah Baumbach, have made it clear in negotiations that they have a story they want to tell and are ready to begin writing. This, too, is being used as a point of leverage. Warner Bros. doesn’t know what the idea is, and the pair won’t tell the studio, or begin writing, until the deal is done, the people said.”* Yes, all of these people are wealthy as f-ck so it’s not like there’s a true underdog here but if it’s a conglomerate vs creatives battle, the people who actually come up with the stories and develop the characters, the “good guy” will always be them over the corporates assholes. Anyway, here’s Margot in Paris the other day on some down time from the *Oceans* prequel (which Bradley Cooper is directing and co-starring in). She’s wearing a great onesie. I call it a onesie because while I’m not exactly sure what brand she’s wearing, it looks very similar to the [Free People Hot Shot Onesie](https://go.shopmy.us/p-79899390?ref=laineygossip.com) *(this is an affiliate link)*, one of the most consistently popular items in their catalogue, for years. I bought my first Hot Shot Onesie in 2019, just before the pandemic. Instantly obsessed, and at the time they were also selling it in a long-sleeve so I got that too. And then the following year I got it in a different colourway. And another colourway the year after that. I see the Hot Shot Onesie everywhere – people walking their dog, grocery shopping, at the beach, on the plane. For a while there it was my preferred travel outfit. It’s SO comfortable, it’s so soft, it looks great – the slouch and the pockets, it’s layer-able, and it’s durable. I’ve put mine through the wash so many times and all of them hold up. Also the price point is reasonable, considering how much use you get out of it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/margot-robbie-18aug26-0002.jpg) Margot Robbie out in Paris, August 17, 2026 ### Intro for August 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/netflixs-reboot-of-a-different-world-is-giving-the-people-what-they-want/ Last updated: 2026-08-18T13:12:22.000Z Dear Gossips, Fall TV season isn’t what it used to be since streamers release great series year round but for the series that do typically come out in the fall, there is still some anticipation. Netflix dropped several new trailers for returning and new series yesterday and if you had asked me ahead of time which one I was most excited about I would have said *The Diplomat* season four. Keri Russell is always excellent and she is reliably great as Kate Wyler but Rufus Sewell is right there with her, doing the best work of his career as Hal Wyler. Their marriage is toxic, funny, and weirdly comforting. Plus Rory Kinnear as the British Prime Minister is easily the show’s scene-stealer. *The Diplomat* is categorised as a drama and it is considered a drama for awards purposes but if you told me that they’d designated it as a comedy, I would buy that too, unlike *The Bear.* Because, truly, there is so much comedy, every character is a goddamn mess in the best, most entertaining way. But that’s not the Netflix trailer that made me scream yesterday. What made me scream is… *A DIFFERENT WORLD*, the reboot! Most reboots are unnecessary. This reboot is giving the people what they want! Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne’s youngest daughter, Deborah, is going to Hillman! Ron Johnson’s son, Shaquille, is there too, he’s the star quarterback. And all their parents, as in the original actors, are part of the show. Which means more Jasmine Guy. And Kadeem Hardison. And Jada Pinkett Smith is there, Cree Summer, and Jenifer Lewis. Also, of course, Debbie Allen who was instrumental in making this happen. Teen Vogue [published a great article](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/netflix-a-different-world-new-generation-of-hillman-students-exclusive-first-look?ref=laineygossip.com) last month on how the reboot came together that’s worth reading with introductions to the new cast. Congratulations to Max Gao for another wonderfully reported piece about what will hopefully be the best new show of the fall season, not unlike what he did last year with *Heated Rivalry.* Back to the trailer though – this is fun, it’s irreverent but also respectful of its origins, while updated for right now, a new generation. These are college kids who obviously have a lot to figure out, but also… parties, flirting, dating, and romance. And …Whitley being Whitley. *A Different World* premieres on September 24, exactly 39 years after its predecessor was introduced. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Sydney Sweeney’s Scooter Summer URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-sydney-sweeneys-erewhon-smoothie-embodies-what-i-hate-most-about-la/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T20:00:46.000Z Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun have now been together for about a year. It was official last September when they were first photographed together holding hands, but the relationship probably started around the time of the Bozos wedding in June 2025\. Officially, then, at least on the gossip books, this is their first full summer as a couple and they’ve been seen on holiday – in London and also on a yacht in Mallorca. Included in this post are photos of them in both places. It’s been the most quiet year for Sydney in terms of major performances and releases with only season three of *Euphoria* on the books, although she has been in production on at least two projects (she wrapped on *Gundam* just a few weeks ago) with several more in development. And she’s been visible with her brand partnerships, plus her own intimates line, SYRN. Just last week SYRN collaborated on a smoothie with Erewhon and I only know about it because it infiltrated my algorithm uninvited. Nothing about my internet and social media activity suggests that I f-ck with this. In fact, the Erewhon smoothie thing kind of embodies what I hate most about LA. Sydney’s Smoothie is $22 USD. TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS for a smoothie that allegedly tastes like a blueberry muffin topped with fake bacon. I wouldn’t even if it was free but, like, $22?! For $22 you can have dinner for two, with all the side dishes, get super full, at a family restaurant in Japan, no exaggeration. In Hakone Jacek and I walked into an adorable little place with some time to kill before our train, ate enough for an entire day, and paid $25 CAD which, today, actually works out to under $20 USD. You cannot tell me that whatever celebrity’s Erewhon smoothie is worth that much more than a regular, garden variety smoothie that you can get from any shop on the corner in any city, I will never believe it. But let me say something nice – some of the SYRN bralettes and boxers look pretty cute from the new collection called “Campus Crush”, capitalising on all the *Off Campus* hype, perfectly timed to drop for back to school this week. --- What else happened today… [Kayleigh Donaldson writes about the passing of Hayden Panettiere](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/rip-hayden-panettiere-heroes-nashville-scream-actress-dead-at-36.php?ref=laineygossip.com), and this is how it should be done. I know that’s not necessarily the point but in terms of media coverage, it becomes a question of editorial approach. Because other outlets are giving us minute by minute reporting on the tragedy. Like does anybody really need to know how many ambulances were dispatched? (Pajiba) There was so much Emmys campaigning this weekend as voting starts today. HBO Max had a lot of talent out at one of their events, [including Hannah Einbinder in an all leather look](https://www.gofugyourself.com/hbo-revs-up-their-emmys-campaigning-with-this-party-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Meghan Thee Stallion was chosen. [By a baby called Miso](https://www.celebitchy.com/991894/megan%5Fthee%5Fstallion%5Fgot%5Fadopted%5Fby%5Fan%5Forange%5Fstreet%5Fcat%5Fwho%5Fshe%5Fnamed%5Fmiso/?ref=laineygossip.com). And Miso obviously has great taste. (Celebitchy) Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns got married this weekend and there were a lot of celebrities there like the Biebers and Kylie Jenner and Timmy Chalamet. But the couple – or ex-couple – I care most about is Nicolandria because…[are they getting back together](https://www.thecut.com/article/are-nic-vansteenberghe-olandria-carthen-back-together.html?ref=laineygossip.com)? (The Cut) I am not a lesbian but, in case it wasn’t obvious, I love a lesbian quiz. And I love a heist movie. So I desperately needed to know the answer to [What’s Your Role on the Lesbian Heist Team](https://www.autostraddle.com/whats-your-role-on-the-lesbian-heist-team/?ref=laineygossip.com) and… it’s perfect. I am the Comms Director. Here’s my job: “You’re managing the heist group chat (which as a member of many lesbian group chats, you can do in your sleep) and managing on-the-ground comms on the day of the heist. Yapping is a skillset.” I work in comms. I am proficient with a headset. I can handle multiple feeds and multiple voices live in my ear at once, in fact, it’s part of my current job. This quiz is science! (Autostraddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/sydney-scooter1-17aug26-0009.jpg) Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun on a yacht in Mallorca, August 15, 2026 and out in London, August 16, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/one-of-the-coolest-things-about-kristen-stewart-is-how-she-handles-questions-about-twilight/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T18:27:36.000Z The fact that Kristen Stewart doesn’t have a publicist who bans questions about *Twilight* is one of the coolest things about her. Like Robert Pattinson, she doesn’t shy away from or lean into *Twilight*, she just lets it play out. I’m not a Robsten truther but I do think she and Rob will work together again. Not because of their previous personal relationship, but because of their kooky taste. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcBwTdTDw83/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Condé Nast Traveler (@cntraveler)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcBwTdTDw83/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepson are part of the team adapting *10 Things I Hate About You* [for a Broadway run next year](https://deadline.com/2026/08/10-things-i-hate-about-you-broadway-lena-dunham-musical-1237042879/?ref=laineygossip.com). This is kind of iconic already. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJF3Buy8HG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 10 Things I Hate About You on Broadway (@10thingsbway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJF3Buy8HG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Anthony Vaccarello posted the new Connor Storrie campaign for Saint Laurent with Rosé and Liu Wen. The choreography, the song choice, the styling, it’s very, very good, it doesn’t feel like an advert. The rollout was interesting too, with Anthony posting it three days before the brand’s official account. With so many houses playing musical chairs with head designers, Vaccarello has led Saint Laurent for a decade and the brand has flourished under him. Vanity Fair calls him “[the leader of the pack](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/anthony-vaccarello?srsltid=AfmBOooPgbOiyPJlUuF7w5dfkAM-AQJU8zp2q1Go69shLJxGf19u4vrn&ref=laineygossip.com)” and muses play a part in that. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcBDqYlgYFh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anthony Vaccarello (@anthonyvaccarello)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcBDqYlgYFh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcD0ZUMAh%5Fj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anthony Vaccarello (@anthonyvaccarello)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcD0ZUMAh%5Fj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Selena Gomez’s lawyer [released a statement](https://people.com/selena-gomez-slams-meritless-lawsuit-will-take-legal-action-to-dismiss-claims-exclusive-12060756?ref=laineygossip.com) vehemently denying that Selena had anything to do with the fraud claims against Wondermind, the company she cofounded with her mother, Mandy. A celebrity being sued isn’t really news but what makes Selena’s situation a little different here is that she wasn’t taking money. In fact, she poured money into this to try and make it work. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbLgdfXAuRb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbLgdfXAuRb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Rankings are just a way to make us fight but you know what, [I’m falling for it](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-teen-drama-tv-shows-ranked/?ref=laineygossip.com). *Beverly Hills, 90210* should be higher. Keep in mind this list of best teen shows doesn’t include comedies (that is coming later) but if it did, *Never Have I Ever* would be on my list. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcEKRDxmybQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcEKRDxmybQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kstew-csm-17aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kstew-csm-17aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kstew-csm-17aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kstew-csm-17aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kstew-csm-17aug26-0006.jpg) Kristen Stewart grabs takeout with Dylan Meyer and her mother in LA, August 16, 2026 ### Anne Hathaway: Legendary Weekend at Disney URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/disney-princess-anne-hathaway-had-legendary-emotional-weekend-at-disney/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T17:39:26.000Z Sarah [posted earlier](https://www.laineygossip.com/here-is-all-the-marvel-news-out-of-d23-including-first-round-of-new-mcu-branded-x-men-casting/) about all the MCU and superhero business at D23 this weekend, which is Disney’s major fan event, and Disney is about more than superheroes and Star Wars etc. Disney also makes princesses, and Anne Hathaway is now an official Disney princess. Well, actually, she’s been a Disney princess, Mia Thermopolis, for a quarter of a century now – multiple princesses, if we’re getting picky. Because there’s also Ella Enchanted and… Andy Sachs at this point is pretty much a Disney princess. Which is why this Disney princess, Anne Hathaway, IRL is officially a Disney legend. Her ceremony happened during D23 and she was introduced by director David Frankel and Anna Wintour. I read about this at first and I was like… Anna Wintour went to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA?! As IF. She sent a video, LOL. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcHj-%5FCCVY5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by E! News (@enews)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcHj-%5FCCVY5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This was a big deal for Anne. Like a big deal, period, but an extra big deal because she has kids who are of the age where they care a LOT about Disney, like still little but also old enough to understand that being a Disney icon is a big deal. So her sons were with her and her husband and she also had her parents there – a whole family trip. Literally a trip that was more than Anne just getting an award, obviously. Being a Disney legend probably means alllll kinds of perks to the park. Like I’m pretty sure Annie didn’t have to buy her own light sabre. Seriously they love her so much over there, and they should, that if she ends up in a future Star Wars movie, like the mother of the mother of the mother of all the Skywalkers, well, that would track too. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathway1-17aug26-1.jpg) Anne Hathaway with her family at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, August 15, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathway1-17aug26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-17aug26-0007.jpg) Anne Hathaway with her family at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, August 15, 2026 ### Taylor Swift: Bangs and Lilac URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-taylor-swifts-shorter-hair-lilac-nails-clues-that-we-are-entering-a-new-swifty-era/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T15:57:32.000Z When you’re as famous as Taylor Swift, [with your own metaverse](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/taylor-swift-fandom-true-metaverse/671814/?ref=laineygossip.com) populated by millions of fans who can at this point self-generate content, every small detail becomes a big headline. She’s also been relatively under-the-radar since the wedding, so it was always going to be a conversation the moment she emerged. This weekend Taylor was in London for Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk’s wedding, the second wedding she’s attended since her own wedding, common for a lot of people in their late 20s and 30s. There was one year where I went to something like six weddings in a single summer. Oli and Laura are sound engineers, a power couple in their respective field, and have worked with major popstars on major albums, which is why in addition to Taylor, Sabrina Carpenter, Phoebe Bridgers, and Jack Antonoff, among others in the music industry, were also in attendance. Taylor was first spotted out for dinner a couple of days [before the event](https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-first-post-wedding-solo-appearance?ref=laineygossip.com) in a lavender dress. Then came the pap shots of her [at the wedding](https://people.com/taylor-swift-debuts-shortest-hair-in-years-at-uk-wedding-with-celeb-friends-photos-12060980?ref=laineygossip.com). So the first thing people were clocking was the wedding ring. And the next discussion point is her hair – apparently it’s the shortest she’s worn it in years, and it looks like how she was styling it during the *1989* era. Since we’re talking about her hair, then, can I say I hate it? I feel unhinged about how it's parted. Speaking of unhinged, her fanbase is now theorising – because of the hair and also the lilac dress and nails – that these are all clues, and where Taylor is concerned, clues are almost always to do with a new album. Here’s an example of just one person hypothesising about What It Could All Mean but it’s quite likely that there’s a healthy number of Swifties engaging in exactly this kind of [what they consider to be fun](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcHECbnJVxc/?ref=laineygossip.com). As many culture analysts have pointed out, this is how Taylor Swift remains active without action. It’s entirely possible that she’ll take an extended break and not release any new music for another year, maybe longer. But as long as the fans keep hoping and speculating about it, as she’s trained them to do, it’ll seem like she’s present on the timeline. But even before we talk about a new album, we could still be talking about the most recent one, *The Life of a Showgirl.* Because this is the eligibility year for *Showgirl* and Taylor’s always been a Grammy hunter. *Showgirl* for sure will contend in multiple categories, including all the big categories. And on top of that, “I Knew It, I Knew You” from *Toy Story 5* is contending at the Oscars. She’ll be aiming to win an Oscar and a Grammy in the same year. While also promoting a new album? Does it dilute the impact of the work that’s in consideration for awards or would it help? We haven't Squawked Taylor in a minute - [let's do it](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/taylors-hair-and-nails)! (App link [here](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/taylors-hair-and-nails?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### More Marvel news (ft. the X-Men) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/here-is-all-the-marvel-news-out-of-d23-including-first-round-of-new-mcu-branded-x-men-casting/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T14:53:55.000Z Two weeks after their star-studded presentation at Comic Con, Marvel doubled down at Disney’s in-house fan convention, D23, continuing to tease *Avengers: Doomsday*, introducing *VisionQuest*, and announcing the first round of new, MCU-branded X-Men casting. Let’s start with *Doomsday*. They dropped a “special look”—don’t call it a trailer, I guess, even though it is a trailer—centered on Robert Downey, Jr.’s return to the MCU, but this time as villain Victor Von Doom. Lainey is an optimistic Avengers fan, she loves that first movie lots and has a high tolerance for MCU nonsense, about as high as I’ve seen in a fan who came in through the movies, not the comics. And yet she texted me on Saturday: *OMG is that Doomsday trailer real because it looks terrible!* If you’ve lost Lainey, I fear you have strayed too far from the path. *Doomsday* looks like a huge bummer, that’s for sure. And I know just what I want during the holidays in the year of our lady 2026 is a massively downbeat superhero movie! At least on this, *Doomsday* and *Dune: Part Three* are in agreement, no one should be happy during the holidays (it’s not like *Dune* is going to be the feel-good movie of the year). Who’s releasing a comedy during Christmas? You’ll have my sword! Also, on the subject of RDJ’s non-denominational Eastern European accent that everyone says is “bad”, I don’t care. Victor Von Doom is from Latveria, Latveria is not a real place, I don’t give a sh-t that his accent is just generically “Eastern European”. I think I’d rather RDJ lean into a deliberately vague accent than try to nail something specific anyway. There’s something more comic booky about it. Also, do you remember how bad Elizabeth Olsen’s and Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s “Sokovian” accents were in *Avengers: Age of Ultron*? I sort of like that bad accents are an MCU style choice. It’s cute. Speaking of *Age of Ultron*, though, I was not expecting a trailer for *VisionQuest*, a Disney+ series centered on Paul Bettany’s Vision. James Spader returns as Ultron, and holy SH-T does this look GOOD. First of all, I like that they’re going for it and calling *WandaVision, Agatha All Along,* and now *VisionQuest* a “trilogy”. And these are united narratives, as each one is inching us closer to having teen Avengers Speed (Tommy Maximoff/Shepherd) and Wiccan (Billy Maximoff/Kaplan) in the MCU. It’s a long way to go to get these characters onto the board, long enough that it tells me the Young Avengers are DEFINITELY coming down the pike. But I also like the thematic ties. *WandaVision* is about grief, *Agatha* is about discovery, and *VisionQuest* is emphasizing family, so there is a nice journey there about the forces that shape us and the generational impact of family trauma. Very interested in *VisionQuest*, much more interested in that than *Doomsday*, frankly. Though there is a rumor that *VisionQuest* will be the last TV series to connect to the films in the MCU. Moving away from “it’s all connected” is not a bad idea, they HAVE to reduce the feeling of doing homework for the MCU, but let’s not pretend like they haven’t made some excellent f-cking television—*WandaVision* and *Agatha* chief among them. But then there was the Big News, which is that Marvel is casting up the first MCU X-Men movie. Sadie Sink is already in the universe as Jean Grey, now she is [joined](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/x-men-cast-inde-navarrette-rogue-christopher-abbott-prof-x-adam-driver-mr-sinister-1236817698/?ref=laineygossip.com) by Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops (they’ve captured the *Heartstopper* pair!), Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Maya Boyd as Storm, Adam Driver as the villainous Mr. Sinister, and hot off her defining performance in *Obsession*, Inde Navarette will star as Rogue. Christopher Abbott appeared in *Kraven the Hunter*, a fact he probably hopes we don’t remember, and he literally [just had a baby with Aubrey Plaza](https://pagesix.com/2026/08/09/parents/aubrey-plaza-gives-birth-to-first-baby-with-christopher-abbott/?ref=laineygossip.com), so he’s got to get that Marvel money locked down to feed his family. (Plaza is also in the MCU, as Death.) And Kayleigh Donaldson called Adam Driver re-upping with a Disney franchise a “recession indicator” in the Squawk chat, but that’s not far off. The last time Hollywood went through a major contraction was the 2000s as digital cratered physical media sales, which in turn killed residuals, and everyone sprinted to get their franchise deal locked down to guarantee a steady paycheck through the chaos. Now, the industry is contracting again, and we have a fresh wave of talent signing up for franchises. I’m just not sure it will work out the same in the 2020s as it did in the 2010s. Depends on the franchise, I guess. The X-Men are probably safe, like Batman and Spider-Man, they’re perennially popular and people will be curious about a new iteration of the group. The untitled X-film is due in May 2028—which means Marvel is now slated for three films in 2028, getting away from the slimmed-down slate they presented at Comic Con—and it will be directed by Jake Schreier. He previously directed *Thunderbolts\**, if that gives you an idea of how he handles an ensemble. If the movie doesn’t suck, there is a very good chance X-Men 3.0 will work. But the calendar creep has already started. I was intrigued by Marvel scaling back, but they look a little less scaled back now. Ryan Gosling’s *Ghost Rider* doesn’t have a set date in 2028, though, so there is still a chance it could get bumped, and frankly, I think it should. I think Marvel should be doing everything they can to lighten the load on audiences and make going to see Marvel movies fun again. I have to say, *Doomsday* really isn’t helping with that. Since we don't have any photos available to us from D23, here is Christopher Abbott in New York last week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/christopher-abbott-17aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/christopher-abbott-17aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/christopher-abbott-17aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/christopher-abbott-17aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/christopher-abbott-17aug26-0006.jpg) Christopher Abbott out in NYC, August 13, 2026 ### Intro for August 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-the-beatles-movies-turn-gen-z-alpha-into-new-fans-behaving-like-modern-fans-of-boy-bands/ Last updated: 2026-08-17T13:39:54.000Z Dear Gossips, Sarah posted on Friday in this space about how 2026 has been, so far, a strong year at the box office, bolstered by the success this summer of *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* back-to-back. But also *Obsession* and *Backrooms.* And *The Devil Wears Prada 2.* And *Toy Story 5\.* And several films that are highly anticipated in the fall and during the holidays, including the Doomsday showdown when *Avengers* and *Dune 3* open at the same time. This doesn’t necessarily mean we’re back to where we were before COVID, a full rebound. But it is (temporarily) encouraging for future releases, the most ambitious releases perhaps being The Beatles Cinematic Event, with Sam Mendes directing FOUR films about each of the Fab Four to come out at once, either on the same day, or one right after another each week in April of 2028 – definitely a pressure test of what audiences will pay for and how much they’ll pay for it. And also the inevitable measuring of each film against the other. Like… what’s going to happen if the John movie majorly outgrosses the Paul? If The Beatles were the biggest band of this timeline, I’d have fans yelling at me that I just disrespected George and Ringo. How did solo stans behave in the 60s? And what outlets did they have? Will The Beatles movies turn Gen Z and Alpha into new fans, behaving like modern fans of boy bands? It’s not like each of the actors (Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan), respectively, isn’t already internet famous. This weekend, all four actors playing the Beatles were seeing at Abbey Road shooting the infamous album cover. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcH5-aCOSZ0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Joseph Quinn HQ (@josephquinnhq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcH5-aCOSZ0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Let’s shout out the hair and makeup department here because they f-cking nailed it. Let me get the mess started and start speculating about Oscar nominations way way way prematurely. Hair and makeup should contend but where the actual films and performances are concerned, how does that work for consideration? It’s four separate films! Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/beatles-open-17aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/beatles-open-17aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/beatles-open-17aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/beatles-open-17aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/beatles-open-17aug26-0006.jpg) Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Harris Dickinson recreate the iconic Abbey Road album cover on set in London, August 16, 2026 ### Hot Lantern men URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/kyle-chandler-aaron-pierres-onscreen-chemistry-in-lanterns-carries-over-into-real-life-at-the-la-premiere/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T20:22:00.000Z Yesterday Lainey [mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-kyle-chandlers-hair-go-viral-after-dcs-lanterns-premieres-on-hbo-max/) that the five-minute preview of *Lanterns* was working for her, in no small part because it is extremely well cast. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre are both HOT, and they have GREAT chemistry as, essentially, a wildcard space cap duo. The premiere for *Lanterns* was last night, and it seems like that chemistry carries over into real life. Kyle Chandler is not someone I think of as a goof, but here he is, goofing off with Aaron Pierre: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-embeds-14aug26-0001.jpg) Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre attend the Los Angeles Premiere of DC Studios Drama Series "Lanterns" at Paramount Theater on August 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California Also, I would like to know why Chandler got on the shorty stool. I’ve seen Kyle Chandler, he’s tall. Like real tall (aka around six feet, plus or minus an inch), not actor tall (aka five-nine). Aaron Pierre is also tall, but I don’t think he’s THAT much taller than Chandler. He’s just goofing off. Aaron Pierre brings out Kyle Chandler’s inner goof. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-embeds-14aug26-0002.jpg) Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre attend the Los Angeles Premiere of DC Studios Drama Series "Lanterns" at Paramount Theater on August 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California Speaking of *Lanterns*, though, I’ve seen the first few episodes but I’m reserving judgment. It starts off very promising, kind of in the vein of Damon Lindelof’s *Watchmen*, in that it balances realistic drama with superhero stuff, but there were rumors of not insignificant creative wrangling between Lindelof’s team and James Gunn’s team at DC Studios. *Lanterns* is part of the “DC Universe” being built by Gunn—Nathan Fillion reprises his role as bargain bin Lantern Guy Gardner—but at least in the beginning, Lindelof was really off doing his own thing. Rumor has it, though, that his vision clashed with Gunn’s. This is what I am saying! James Gunn does not want to share his toys! He wants to be the sole creative force of the DC Universe! It is my favorite conspiracy theory right now! It’s also not long-term feasible. Marvel’s troubles are at least in part to overextending Kevin Feige. The moment the MCU metastasized to the point that Feige couldn’t keep his finger on the pulse of everything going on, it hit the skids. Delegation is key. Sector the characters and corners of the universe, let different creators drive their sectors independently of one another. Then, let the creators collaborate if and when it makes sense for their worlds to meet. Anyway, I would like to see how *Lanterns* shakes out. It has potential, I’m just worried about that behind-the-scenes stuff bleeding into the final cuts of the series. In the meantime, though, I will enjoy Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, a couple of hot Lantern men, enjoying themselves and each other. --- What else happened today… A lot of things make me feel old these days, but nothing makes me feel as old as 2000s nostalgia. [Sabrina Bryan of *The Cheetah Girls* is revisiting her aughties past and…ugh, I cannot BELIEVE that was twenty years ago](https://www.popsugar.com/balance/sabrina-bryan-aughts-effect-cover?ref=laineygossip.com). This is all the sun’s fault! (Popsugar) Joey Fatone and Lance Bass are co-hosting a competition show about cocktails for E!. [Joey Fatone has grown…quite a mustache](https://www.gofugyourself.com/say-hello-to-joey-fatones-mustache-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Really going for those 2012 Brooklyn hipster bartender vibes. (Go Fug Yourself) Jennifer Westfeldt was Jon Hamm’s partner for almost twenty years, including the years that saw him rise to fame with *Mad Men*. They never married, though, and never had kids. (Westfeldt made a movie, *Friends with Kids*, about how kids complicate relationships.) Then, she and Hamm split up in 2015, and in 2023, Hamm married Anna Osceola, who is almost twenty years his junior. Now, [Hamm and Osceola are expecting their first child](https://www.celebitchy.com/991559/jon%5Fhamm%5Fexpecting%5Fhis%5Ffirst%5Fchild%5Fat%5F55%5Fyears%5Fold%5Fis%5Fnot%5Fthinking%5Fabout%5Fhis%5Fage/?ref=laineygossip.com). Jon Hamm is 55\. I truly believe there is no age limit on deciding the things you want in your life, but this is an awfully familiar path, isn’t it? A man leaves the woman who built him up for a younger model, then ends up having kids in mid-life. Maybe Jennifier Westfeldt never wanted kids anyway and is perfectly content today, but it’s just the stereotypical timing of it all that gets me. Jon Hamm could not BE more cliché. (Celebitchy) Remember that [expose](https://www.thecut.com/article/selena-gomez-wondermind-mental-health-start-up-mandy-teefey.html?ref=laineygossip.com) in *The Cut* last year about Wondermind, the mental health startup co-founded by Selena Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey? Well, apparently that is how Wondermind investors found out that their investment was failing, [and now they’re suing Selena](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/selena-gomezs-mental-health-startup-accused-of-fraud-sued-by-investors.php?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s an all-around feel-bad outcome, with Selena Gomez’s familial relationship imploding before our eyes, but also the commodification of mental health for tech investors is gross, never mind that Wondermind never delivered on grandiose promises of helping people through apps and good vibes. I don’t know how Selena can “keep \[her mom\] out of her orbit”, but being sued over trying to seems like the worst possible outcome. (Pajiba) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/what-else-14aug26-0006.jpg) Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre attend the Los Angeles Premiere of DC Studios Drama Series "Lanterns" at Paramount Theater on August 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Are you watching The Shards? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-anyone-watching-ryan-murphys-the-shards/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T18:45:50.000Z I guess today’s inadvertent theme is “outside”, because Kaia Gerber is also outside, though on the west coast. Here she is sporting athleisure in LA (photos attached below as well as photos of Kaia with Lewis Pullman in LA yesterday). Why did I have to live in LA during the era of Millennial Outfits? Why couldn’t I be there for the athleisure revolution? So unfair. Kaia is, of course, starring in *The Shards*, which is airing now on FX/Hulu. I haven’t started it yet. I am not in the right headspace for a round of “How Long Can I Watch Ryan Murphy’s New Show”. I DO wonder, though, about Bret Easton Ellis. Specifically, I wonder how he feels about *The Shards* being adapted before Donna Tartt’s *The Secret History*. I also had these thoughts when that adaptation of Ellis’s novel *Rules of Attraction* came out starring James Van Der Beek. Ellis and Tartt attended Bennington College together in the 1980s, and both wrote about their time in an exclusive clique on campus. Ellis has had many of his books adapted, Tartt—who is objectively the better writer, argue with a wall—is stuck with that one crappy adaptation of *The Goldfinch*. *The Secret History*, inspired by Tartt’s time in college, has languished in development hell for decades. Meanwhile, Ellis’s *American Psycho* made for one of the greatest film adaptations of all time (in no small part thanks to writer/director Mary Harron). I would almost put up with Ryan Murphy producing it, if that’s what it takes to get an adaptation of *The Secret History* made. Back to Kaia, though, everyone is making a big deal of her [boring ](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-ryan-murphys-the-shards-enough-to-garner-vogues-september-cover/)[*Vogue*](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-ryan-murphys-the-shards-enough-to-garner-vogues-september-cover/)[ cover](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-ryan-murphys-the-shards-enough-to-garner-vogues-september-cover/) with Homer Gere. Maria wondered when Ryan Murphy became prestige enough to justify a *Vogue* cover, but have we also considered that most of the nepo babies are just pale imitations of their parents? Kaia Gerber is…not a commanding screen presence. Neither was her mother, Cindy Crawford, whose film career was more or less killed stone dead by the absolutely dreadful film, *Fair Game*. I do think Kaia is a better actress than Cindy, but at no point have I seen Kaia Gerber in anything and thought she was the only possible choice for that role. Homer Gere, the jury is still out. But maybe that *Vogue* cover is so depressingly stale because these kids don’t have much to offer besides their surnames. Maybe they should try putting Lewis Pullman on the cover of *Vogue*. There's a nepo baby with a little something in the tank. Anyway, someone tell me about *The Shards* and if I should attempt it or save my next spin of the Ryan Murphy wheel for the Lizzie Borden *Monster* season coming to Netflix. Holy goddess does it look BAD. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kaia-gerber-14aug26-0006-1.jpg) Kaia Gerber leaving the gym in LA, August 13, 2026/Kaia Gerber and Lewis Pullman together in LA, August 13, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-zoe-kravitzs-new-campaign-for-jessica-mccormack-confirmation-of-her-engagement-to-harry-styles/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T17:25:04.000Z Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles haven’t publicly confirmed their engagement, but Zoë is in a new campaign for Jessica McCormack, [who is widely reported as their ring designer](https://www.vogue.com/article/zoe-kravitz-harry-styles-engagement-ring?ref=laineygossip.com). So I think this is confirmation enough. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FMfDmqFuj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jessica McCormack (@jessica\_mccormack)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FMfDmqFuj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ryan Seacrest doing sponcon for a casino – sir you have 483 jobs, is this necessary. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAHlqES8k4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAHlqES8k4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In another example of “Internet opinions don’t translate to the real world” *Ted Lasso,* which is getting pretty roasted in the comment section and by critics, [breaks an Apple streaming record](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ted-lasso-season-4-ratings-apple-tv-1236834053/?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqleNGk34w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Who What Wear (@whowhatwear)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqleNGk34w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This show got a second season?! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAhlH3SLWC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Niecy “The Range” Nash (@niecynash1)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAhlH3SLWC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Vulture’s recaps of *The Shards* [are pretty entertaining](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-shards-recap-episode-3-fx-hulu.html?ref=laineygossip.com). A Ryan Murphy show starting strong and then going completely off the rails? Ya, that tracks. > Turns out The Shards was faithful to the novel in the first two episodes because those are the ones Bret Easton Ellis signed off on. With him gone, Ryan Murphy drives the show off a cliff. Here’s my recap of the whiplash-inducing third episode. [https://t.co/6T7Y7V9xry](https://t.co/6T7Y7V9xry?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) [August 13, 2026](https://x.com/LouisPeitzman/status/2087727903639273797?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9P5B6keBd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by FX’s The Shards (@theshardsfx)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9P5B6keBd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK this is news we can use: Regina King dishes on the *Delish* podcast about craft services on Tom Cruise sets. She said, “He really cares for the production,” so the steak and lobster is a morale booster. I totally believe this, even though I can’t imagine Tom indulging in these kinds of meals while he’s working. Brad Pitt is the guy always eating on camera but Tom Cruise’s thing is running. In fact, I can’t recall a scene of him eating in a movie. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FR9HuDgEF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Delish (@delish)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FR9HuDgEF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I have a theory that we have so many sports shows right now (*Running Point, Chad Powers, Sticks, The Hawk, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins*, the multiple streaming documentaries and hockey shows) because they go hand-in-hand with the constant push of online sports gambling. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db%5FMnNdgdcG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Frankie Rodriguez (@frankiearodriguez)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db%5FMnNdgdcG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Emma Stone: The Catch & Carryover Denim URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-does-emma-stones-outfit-on-set-of-the-catch-say-about-the-story/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T16:21:12.000Z As I wrote back in June when Ashley Padilla [was named to the cast](https://www.laineygossip.com/here-are-all-the-reasons-to-be-excited-about-emma-stones-upcoming-rom-com-the-catch/), I am 100% all in on *The Catch*, an upcoming rom-com starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine. Like, I can declare confidently, even though it just started production a couple of weeks ago, that for me, the movie is at least a lead-off double. The casting is perfect – Emma Stone and Chris Pine? That is correct. The premise is perfect – Emma plays the “most hated woman in baseball”, something about f-cking up a baseball game (by catching the ball?), and that, too, is correct. I could picture it before it even happened. And also, the industry description: *Bull Durham* meets *Notting Hill*? I’m telling you, you can’t go wrong. Not even worried about a jinx here. Speaking of *Bull Durham*, though… Tim Robbins is in this movie! That makes it even more of a sure thing. Maybe I should adjust my prediction and say it’s a lead-off triple. Tim was seen on set with Emma and Ashley earlier this week. Can we also count on a reference to Crash Davis? IYKYK. It seems pretty obvious. *The Catch* is being directed by Dave McCary, Emma’s husband, scheduled for release the third week of May 2027 which is prime box office positioning. They’re targeting the *Devil Wears Prada* audience – and this is encouraging, that for the second year in a row, there will be a major motion picture release at the beginning of the summer box office made for that demographic. It used to happen all the time and then it stopped happening entirely. Hopefully studios are realising that they were leaving money on the table and there won’t be another drought. As for Emma, she was the one who pushed this over the line. Once she confirmed that this would be her next project, reportedly several A-list actors wanted in, and the rest of it came together quickly. That’s how much clout she carries now. Let’s talk about her costume and what it might say about the story. She has a ballcap attached to her bag, the New York Mets. So, her character is a Mets fan. Does that mean Chris Pine is a Mets pitcher? And is this a spring or a fall outfit? My first instinct is fall, which would put the Mets in contention for the playoffs and, frankly, if the #1 actor on the call sheet is repping the team, the Mets would probably have to be in contention in the movie, non? That alone is a conversation. But probably a premature one. We still have nine months to go before this film opens – and I’m obviously impatient about it. So, we’ll move on to her jeans…because I really like the fit of them. They’re almost the 90s jeans that have been trending all year and that [I’ve been recommending all season](https://www.laineygossip.com/anya-taylor-joy-serving-an-overall-90s-vibe-with-her-outfits-in-paris/) but slightly more tapered at the bottom and a bit shorter, landing just below the ankle. The reason I’m so locked into them is because I just bought a similar pair and I’m obsessed with them – these will be my carryover denim, the denim you bridge from summer deep into the fall. They’re [Gap Mid Rise Straight Taper](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78977030?ref=laineygossip.com) in colour destroy medium wash. It’s where they sit on the hips, so good I might get them in another colourway – the bamboo green. Right now, there’s a lot of carryover denim in my personal closet and my rack at work. These are pieces that will work for at least the next three or four months, and you also have the option of layering. Like the [We The Free Margarita Jumpsuit](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78977602?ref=laineygossip.com) \- the denim is so soft, it’s casual but it’s funky, I have it in everglades green and it works with combat boots but also, surprisingly, with a feminine heel. The [Sierra Long-Sleeve Hoodie Jumpsuit](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78977842?ref=laineygossip.com) at Grant & Mercer in Toronto is also really good and on mega sale right now. The hood is the main character here and it fits longer than the one above, but you could also probably take this well into winter, too. Denim skirts are also good to carry over from summer into fall. I just bought the first denim skort I’ve ever owned for golf, but I’ll also be wearing it under a sweater and over a pair of tights when it gets cold. [Gap’s High Rise Mini Utility Skort](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78978206?ref=laineygossip.com) comes in three colourways, I have it in wicker, and it’s currently under $80 with (at least at the time of writing) 40% off at checkout which is probably why it’s going so fast. Most sizes are still available (at the time of writing) but this one is popular. While we’re here at Gap though, let me put you onto another skort that isn’t denim but it’s a great staple to have in your fall closet. I tried this on for work a couple of weeks ago and it’s a keeper: [Gap’s Pleated Mini Skort](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78978523?ref=laineygossip.com) in three colourways but the brown plaid is best. It falls nicely from the waist and is great for the office, under a sweater or a blazer or underneath a crisp shirt. Plus, it will never go out of style. From skirts to dresses…there’s a denim dress that’s been in my closet at work for six months, I’ve worn it several times, so much that we kept it because it’s just that versatile, carrying over from spring to summer to the fall, easily. The [Free People Harlow Mini Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-79018918?ref=laineygossip.com) is pretty much the perfect denim t-shirt dress. It’s exactly the right A-line, exactly the right length. And that’s why there are so few sizes left, sorry. This has been one of their more popular pieces. The [Claremont Dress by Show Me Your Mumu](https://go.shopmy.us/p-79032201?ref=laineygossip.com) is very close, though. In fact, some people might prefer it because it’s A-line but falls slightly closer to the body. The [Alexander Wang Boxy Denim Shirtdress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78978953?ref=laineygossip.com) also works, with buttons. I wore this a couple of months ago, and I loved how roomy and short it is. On sale right now, 50% off. If a baggy-ish shirt dress is not your thing and you prefer a fit and flare to carry over from summer to fall, the [Short Flared Denim Dress from Maje](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78980331?ref=laineygossip.com) is textbook, classic fit and flare but make it denim. I tried this on one size up so that I could throw a white collared shirt underneath and it’s definitely a September vibe. Next – a two piece with the energy of a dress. The [Steve Madden Rhode Denim Shirt Jacket](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78979296?ref=laineygossip.com) is swingy and wide sleeved and comes with a matching denim tennis skirt – both are on sale, you can get the set for under $200 and wear them separately with so many different things, carrying over to the next season. This outfit has been one of my favourite things to bop around in all summer and it will definitely be in play in the fall. And of course, you can always carry over a denim jacket from air conditioning in the summer to the fall and even, in some places, the winter, depending on how you layer. There’s a denim jacket on my rack right now that I can’t wait to wear, maybe during the festival. The [We The Free Heart Land Cozy Denim Cropped Jacket](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78979063?ref=laineygossip.com) is 90s coded, boxy, and an extra wide collar. I want to wear it with everything. Finally…I highly recommend a denim trench if you’ve never had one. Perfect for late summer and fall. [Desigual’s Belted Denim Trench](https://go.shopmy.us/p-78980459?ref=laineygossip.com) is a traditional cut, but not gabardine or twill, it’s denim. And you’ll wear it for years. Currently 50% off. *Please note, these are affiliate links. Let's go shopping for some fall denim! And PS, GAP is running a 40% off sitewide Friends and Family sale if you had your eyes on anything else. You'll see the code on the site.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0009.jpg) Emma Stone on the set of The Catch with Tim Robbins and Ashley Padilla in New York, August 12, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/emma-stone-14aug26-0013.jpg) Emma Stone on the set of The Catch with Tim Robbins and Ashley Padilla in New York, August 12, 2026 ### Julia Roberts’ quiet year URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-julia-roberts-upcoming-panic-carefully-with-sam-esmail-be-better-than-homecoming-leave-the-world-behind/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T14:59:56.000Z It was a busy celebrity day in NYC, as Julia Roberts [joined Kristen Stewart outside](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dylan-meyers-the-wrong-girls-starring-kristen-stewart-alia-shawkat-the-stoners-last-stand/). She’s not promoting anything, though, she’s just Being Famous Outside. It’s been a quiet year for Julia, with no new projects, but she has a new film with Sam Esmail coming in February. It’s called *Panic Carefully*, and it co-stars Eddie Redmayne and Brian Tyree Henry. Julia previously worked with Esmail on the Prime Video series *Homecoming*, and Netflix’s *Leave the World Behind*, and in the same vein as that film, *Panic Carefully* is described as a thriller. Sam Esmail really doesn’t make anything but thrillers at this point. I wonder if he’s stressful in real life, or if he’s super chill because he gets all his tension out in his work? Someone ask Emmy Rossum (they’re married). Anyway, the February release date isn’t super encouraging. It’s interesting that this is Roberts’ third collaboration with Esmail but the first one in theaters. It speaks to the shift of the last twenty years, in which the playing field between TV and film was neutralized, and Netflix became a major distributor. Once upon a time, Julia Roberts wouldn’t deign to do TV, now she’ll work with the same director several times before getting a movie into theaters with him. Although, I have to say, the work with Esmail is not great. *Homecoming* is straight up bad, *Leave the World Behind* is the kind of “folding laundry” mediocrity Netflix has gotten so good at producing. I don’t blame Julia, Sam Esmail is having a really hard time recapturing that *Mr. Robot* magic. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/julia-roberts-14aug26-0007.jpg) Julia Roberts out in NYC, August 13, 2026 ### KStew’s stoner last stand URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dylan-meyers-the-wrong-girls-starring-kristen-stewart-alia-shawkat-the-stoners-last-stand/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T13:56:13.000Z Kristen Stewart has been [busy](https://www.laineygossip.com/multiple-worlds-collide-as-kristen-stewart-alia-shawkat-promote-the-wrong-girls-at-korean-bbq/) the last couple weeks promoting her new film, *The Wrong Girls*. But the film hits theaters today, so here she is in New York, outside one last time for the film. As Lainey said, the film is a celebration of friendship but also grown ass losers. I was thinking about this after reading Lainey’s post yesterday, about a lack of deadbeat representation these days, and I realized we don’t really get stoner comedies like we used to. It all seems part of the same thing. Which is, chiefly, that weed is legal in a lot of places these days. Twenty years ago—and more—there was still a lot of stigma around weed. Now, though, it’s legal at the national level in Canada, and in the US, it’s legal in 24 states and Washington, DC. It’s just not taboo like it used to be, so it’s not as sexy as a subject as it once was. But there is another element of the shift away from stoner humor that I blame on hustle culture. The grindset mindset killed lazy culture. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s—not for nothing, this all started during the Great Recession—we were encouraged to monetize our hobbies, turn every opportunity into a money-making scheme, and industrialize our downtime. As hustle culture rose, stoner culture faded. Even now, when hustle culture has been exposed as an exploitative trap, we can’t just be lazy, we have to “reclaim our time”, “protect our peace”, or, at most “bed rot”. Between the destigmatization of weed and the death of lazy culture, we killed the stoner comedy, and we haven’t really figured out anything to fill that void. People frequently blame the death of comedies on action movies and superhero movies becoming comedies in disguise, but really, it’s that the world evolved and we just never figured out new stuff to make comedies about. It’s not just stoner comedies, we almost never get sex comedies anymore, and when we do, they’re super f-cking weird, like [*One Night Only*](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-will-glucks-one-night-only-is-a-deeply-weird-movie-trying-very-hard-to-be-a-cute-rom-com/), and forget teen comedies. Those don’t exist, and attempts to revive the genre, like *Booksmart* and *Bottoms*, inevitably fail. I think it’s because *teen culture* itself doesn’t exist anymore, because teens no longer have third spaces where they can hang out and f-ck around and invent culture that the olds then copy. Now, it’s the other way around, and teens are forced to piggyback on the olds’ culture. (This is not good for anybody. We need to bring back mall food courts before this problem hits pop music.) These are just thoughts. I appreciate that KStew, Dylan Meyer, and Alia Shawkat are out here, repping stoner loserdom. I hope *The Wrong Girls* does well this weekend, I hope stoner comedies aren’t going the way of teen comedies. *The Wrong Girls* might just be the stoners’ last stand. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-14aug26-0010.jpg) Kristen Stewart steps out in NYC, August 13, 2026 ### Shout-Outs for August 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-august-14-2026/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T13:21:50.000Z **Mark**! Happy Birthday! Roo tells us that you’re the “best dad” and that applies to both your girls and your two Boston Terriers. And that you’re the “best wife” which says to me that you are the goodest man. Thank you for all you do for your family, and congratulations on completing the cycle. In Chinese culture, 60 is a full life, a true achievement. And now your next cycle, a new life, begins. Wishing you so much health and happiness. Please know that you are adored. And for **Meg** in Boston - Happy Birthday weekend! I know long distance friendship is hard but it’s so wholesome that you and Heather are holding it together over rom-coms, Callum Turner, and Nick Robinson. Same, girl, same. If you haven’t already… both of you start bingeing *My Brilliant Career* and you can add Christopher Chung to that list. May the romantic vibes follow you around all year! ### Intro for August 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-superhero-fatigue-do-we-really-have-as-everyone-raves-about-spider-man-brand-new-day/ Last updated: 2026-08-14T13:08:24.000Z Dear Gossips, After several straight years of mostly bad box office news, this year is mostly good box office news. A welcome change! 2026 continues on pace to be the biggest box office year since 2019, most recently bolstered by the twin billion-dollar successes of *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. It’s *Spider-Man* I want to talk about, though, as the film continues to set records and hit milestones, most recently [joining the 700 Club](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-700-million-domestic-box-office-1236833812/?ref=laineygossip.com)—films that have earned $700 million domestically. For the last few years, superhero movies have been struggling. Marvel, DC, doesn’t matter, the genre is obviously not as strong as it was in the 2010s, when superheroes dominated all of pop culture. There has been an ongoing discussion about superhero fatigue, one that is now reengaged given *Brand New Day*’s jumbo-sized success. Is there superhero fatigue? Or not? It’s Schrödinger’s Superhero Fatigue, as opinions swing based on the latest box office returns. Last year was a perfect example, *Superman* did better than expected, but then *Fantastic Four* didn’t quite meet expectations, so… Fatigue, yay or nay? I don’t think there’s any doubt that audiences are not as willing to just watch whatever. There is and has been since the post-pandemic bounce back a kind of refreshed discernment from audiences. There is obviously a taste for something new and different, as movies that take big swings, like *Barbie*, are rewarded, but movies that feel like reheated Millennial leftovers, like *Masters of the Universe*, bomb (although *Masters* is better than it has any right to be, clearly, audiences were not biting). But on the topic of superheroes, specifically, I don’t think audiences are entirely done with the genre. *The Batman: Part II* remains highly anticipated, even as it has been [delayed](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-james-gunn-trying-to-kill-matt-reeves-batverse-by-continuously-delaying-the-batman-2/) to 2028\. There’s a decent amount of hype for *Man of Tomorrow*, the *Superman* sequel, even as audiences shrugged at *Supergirl*. And even though opening on the same day as *Dune: Part Three* is needlessly stupid, *Avengers: Doomsday* WILL make money, it’s just a question of how much. So, where are we at with superhero fatigue? And now that Marvel is setting up a real run at bringing the X-Men—perennially popular with audiences—into the MCU, how long do we keep having the fatigue conversation? Will we ultimately chalk up the up-and-down performance of the mid-2020s to indecisive audiences, or are we genuinely entering a new normal where people are just less willing to support superhero glut? As everyone is raving about Spider-Man, how fatigued are you, really? Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Lanterns and late nights URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-kyle-chandlers-hair-go-viral-after-dcs-lanterns-premieres-on-hbo-max/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T20:00:28.000Z Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler were at *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* on back-to-back days this week and I take this personally, the two of them doing promotion for the same show, representing my range. As in… yes to Aaron Pierre but also yes to Kyle Chandler. *Lanterns* premieres on HBO Max this coming Sunday. Highly anticipated among fans of DC Comics, of course, but for me personally, I can’t say I was jacked for this. Which is why it was smart for them to drop the first five minutes this morning. It works for the people who were already going to watch and it works for someone like me who needed the encouragement. There are a lot of good things happening here. First of all, the dread that they’re setting up with those kids watching TV, that surprised me. But also whatever the time jump is – that’s intriguing. Aaron’s opening scene in the gym, all that sweat and the arms and the HIM of it? Excellent decision. Plus, Kyle Chandler’s HAIR. His hair is underrated but they have styled the sh-t out of his hair in that interview with him in his superhero suit looking kinda weird except that his hair is actually perfect, as if they placed every strand painstakingly to make it look just casually tousled. On Sunday and Monday night, Kyle Chandler’s hair better be viral. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FBzmiOlU0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db%5FBzmiOlU0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) --- What else happened today… Alden Ahrenreich in back in demand a decade after *Hail, Caesar!* when he was Hollywood’s It Boy for five minutes and before he dipped in the Star Wars Universe and they did him dirty. Now he’s a Tony Award winner and apparently had several offers but [he’s made his choice, based on the opportunity to work with Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler](https://www.pajiba.com/news/your-favorite-han-solo-is-joining-the-new-miami-vice-movie.php?ref=laineygossip.com). So is he the new Miami Vice villain? (Pajiba) [Shailene Woodley is campaigning for an Emmy for her work in *Paradise*](https://www.gofugyourself.com/shailene-woodley-starts-that-emmy-campaign-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)and if you watch that show, which I do, it’s hard to argue that she deserves to be in the conversation. She was SO good in those episodes, I still feel like crying when I think back to what her character went through. (Go Fug Yourself) Michael Shannon’s quiet divorce and quiet second marriage… [to a woman who is older than him](https://www.celebitchy.com/991379/michael%5Fshannon%5Fquietly%5Fdivorced%5Fhis%5Ffirst%5Fwife%5Fjust%5Fmarried%5Fhis%5Fsecond%5Fwife/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). That’s the real shocker here considering he’s a Hollywood actor. And, well, a straight man. (Celebitchy) Danny Chau on the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers and what that says about “[the bleak new era of NBA ownership](https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/12/nba/lakers-sale-josh-kushner-bob-iger-12-billion-nba-owners?ref=laineygossip.com)”. Rewatching *Winning Time* and John C Reilly as Jerry Buss might hit a little different now. (The Ringer) EJAE reflects on what the last year has been for her with [cameos by Leonardo DiCaprio’s resting bitch face and the Queen of Culture, Beyoncé](https://ew.com/kpop-demon-hunter-star-leonardo-dicaprio-put-her-off-baftas-performance-12058784?ref=laineygossip.com). (Entertainment Weekly) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-kyle-13aug26-0008.jpg) ### Celebrity Social Media, August 13, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/does-katie-holmess-latest-instagram-post-count-as-hard-launch-with-jason-bard-yarmosky/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T17:16:02.000Z Katie Holmes re-posted photos from of her rumoured boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky [in her stories](https://www.instagram.com/katieholmes/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com), which I think counts as a hard launch and Instagram official. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-3tusxm8u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Katie Holmes (@katieholmes)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-3tusxm8u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Amy Schumer is trying to make a tour with [author Belle Burden happen](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db%5FA4j2jrRn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==). Belle’s book *Strangers* was a hit with a certain subset of celebrities but since The New Yorker did some digging into the court files, [it’s lost a lot of steam](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/whats-missing-from-belle-burdens-strangers?ref=laineygossip.com). Gwyneth Paltrow was attached to the adaptation, let’s see if that actually shakes out into something. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db%5FA4j2jrRn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @amyschumer](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db%5FA4j2jrRn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s surprising that *Entourage* hasn’t been rebooted yet (if not by HBO, then by a streamer) and if it were, it would make sense to center it around a chud YouTuber, because those are the men living aspirational lives now. I hate to say it but it’s true! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9muR2RBPb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lonzo Ball (@zo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9muR2RBPb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Selena Gomez’s mental health startup Wondermind, which was led by her mom Mandy, has been facing issues (like not being able to pay employees) [for over a year](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2025/05/10/why-selena-gomezs-mental-health-startup-couldnt-pay-its-employees-last-month/?ref=laineygossip.com) and to add to that, investors have sued, [alleging fraud](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/13/selena-gomez-and-mother-sued-for-defrauding-investors/?ref=laineygossip.com). This is going to be complex for Selena because she was a co-founder and the face of it, even though it doesn’t seem like she was involved in day-to-day operations. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db2nNMpkdMV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db2nNMpkdMV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s interesting to see the rise of [the *Mormon Wives* cast](https://people.com/mormon-wives-whitney-leavitt-says-haters-have-motivated-her-rise-to-stardom-exclusive-12057504?ref=laineygossip.com) as someone who doesn’t watch this series, I imagine it’s like those who look at the *Housewives* franchises from a distance. It all seems very… distasteful. And not in a camp way. The only thing I know about this particular person is she went viral for doing a TikTok dance [next to her baby in the NICU](https://people.com/whitney-leavitt-addresses-backlash-for-filming-tiktok-dance-while-son-had-rsv-11908563?ref=laineygossip.com). (Lainey: that was a wild sentence to read.) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-sRZJu1fH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-sRZJu1fH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katie-csm-13aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katie-csm-13aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katie-csm-13aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katie-csm-13aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katie-csm-13aug26-0006.jpg) Jason Bard Yarmosky and Katie Holmes attend the 2026 Guild Hall Summer Gala on August 7, 2026 in East Hampton, New York ### Nicole Kidman at the club URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/nicole-kidman-reminds-us-its-never-too-late-to-lean-into-your-grind-and-groove-era/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T15:58:20.000Z All the magazines are releasing their September issues this week. The reaction that I’ve seen online, in response to American Vogue’s cover story featuring Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere, has been mostly underwhelmed, to put it generously. They are the stars of *The Shards,* a series with a Gen Z cast telling a Gen X story, but it’s not just that people don’t seem to be enthused about the stars – as Maria noted [in yesterday’s Celebrity Social Media](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-ryan-murphys-the-shards-enough-to-garner-vogues-september-cover/), the editorial hasn’t landed either. For a September issue, using a studio shot seems kinda unimaginative. Someone in our Squawk community posted this in the daily chat yesterday and it’s exactly right. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/nicole-embed-13aug26-1.JPG) Over at British Vogue though, their September issue cover is Gen X for all gens: Nicole Kidman in a photo shoot that is far superior, no f-cking contest. Now here is a much more inspired image choice for a cover. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-b4VegXZP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-b4VegXZP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s good not just because it’s Nicole but because it’s unusual. Like in actual measurement the door is a full third of the shot. And somehow she takes up all the space in the frame. In comparison to its American counterpart, this is a bold call – and the correct one. And OMG the styling. She is a wealthy divorcée from the 80s. The blowout, the makeup, colour palette, someone in the comments said “Joanna Lumley” and… yes… intentional, especially for the season. Rich bitch, just divorced in 1985, at the country club is so autumn coded. Nicole understands the character. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db-dNaliSQS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db-dNaliSQS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The character is also her in this moment. She is 59 years old and single and doing what the freshly single girlies do when they’re in their 20s, you either don’t shower for a week and bury yourself into the couch, or you hit the club, there is no in-between. As Nicole tells British Vogue: *“I’m either playing Scrabble or I’m out. It’s that simple,” she says, and laughs again. What does the rave option entail? “Dinner at 10.30pm, club at 1am. I’ll put on glasses. Sometimes I’ll wear a wig to hide, a little dark wig, and then I can just dance. As long as I’m surrounded by people – like, I take people with me – then I’m fine. I need it.”* Credit to the person on Twitter who put those words to video, that’s exactly how I pictured it. > and then she can WHAT? [pic.twitter.com/4ZVw3oaNFd](https://t.co/4ZVw3oaNFd?ref=laineygossip.com) [https://t.co/fRIxna0FGv](https://t.co/fRIxna0FGv?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ⋆⭒˚ᶠᵃⁿ she thinks her piss is wine ⋆⭒˚ (@grxndesenigma) [August 13, 2026](https://x.com/grxndesenigma/status/2087856825391542393?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Nicole says that she’s stealth about her club nights. I mean, yeah, it’s not like there are videos circulating on social media of her doing jello shots in Ibiza and getting rubbed down in foam. So I guess all of Tom Cruise’s ex-wives can be ninjas. In Nicole’s case, though, I love that she’s telling us about it. That she’ll be 60 years old in 10 months and is out here observing the disco schedule: nap until 10pm, nourishment at 1030pm, then glam for an hour and leave the house after midnight. She was married when most of her peers were doing it in early adulthood, but it’s never too late to lean into your grind and groove era. Speaking of being married young, she talks about this with British Vogue, about how she and Tom Cruise fell madly in love (her words) when she was 22 and, frankly, she doesn’t look back on that time with regret. As for Keith Urban, they’re less than a year divorced, not surprisingly she doesn’t have a lot to say about the split, except that she didn’t expect it but now that it’s her reality, she’s accepted the unknown. She doesn’t know what her life will look like beyond the club, she doesn’t know what’s out there and that’s OK. What we all know though is that she will keep working – because she never stops working. This bitch and her output, it’s breathtaking. The summer isn’t over yet and already she’s been in three television series, *Scarpetta, Margo’s Got Money Troubles,* and *Lioness* season three. Next up is *Practical Magic 2*, one of the most highly anticipated films on the fall schedule. She has at least one film in post-production (*The Young People*), several series and films in pre-production and development. And that’s a QUIETER year for her. That’s why she’s been at the club, LOL. ### Annabelle is back to work URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-annabelle-wallis-sebastian-stan-manage-baby-news-as-they-promote-their-various-projects/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T18:17:05.000Z It was reported just last week that Annabelle Wallis and Sebastian Stan are now parents. The pregnancy was pretty low-key, just like the baby’s arrival, at least in terms of publicity. They were papped in April and then they were together in Cannes a month later. And then a few days ago [TMZ reported](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/03/sebastian-stan-annabelle-wallis-welcome-first-child-together/?ref=laineygossip.com) that Annabelle had given birth with no other details. And you know they’re always digging through court documents etc so Annabelle and Sebastian have been able to keep their family business their own business. Will be interesting to see how they manage it over the next few months because both will be outside a lot promoting their various projects. For Sebastian, he’ll be very visible with *Fjord*, Cristian Mungiu’s film that won the Palme d’Or and will also be heading to TIFF before it opens in October. Fjord is Neon’s SEVENTH Palme d’Or winner in a row, hoping to join its predecessor’s with a subsequent Oscar run. This is extra special for Sebastian given his Romanian background, working with a Romanian filmmaker, playing a Romanian character. While Neon will definitely be campaigning *Fjord* during award season, Sebastian will also be part of whatever massive *Avengers: Doomsday* press tour that will happen in the fall ahead of the holiday box office. Like I said, very visible, many media opportunities, and I’m sure he and his people will be putting out the notice about personal questions but the curiosity will definitely be there. As for Annabelle, she’s meeting the curiosity even sooner because she’s back at work now to promote two back-to-back movies. First up is *Mutiny,* starring Jason Statham. You know the expression, one for the heart and one for the bank account? This one is for the bank account. It’s a Jason Statham movie, which means totally stupid but somehow still kinda fun? Watch the trailer for this and tell me if it makes any sense. I have no idea what is happening, why he’s so mad, why he’s hijacking a boat, and what Muhammad Ali has to do with it… LOL FOREVER. There’s an audience for this though, otherwise he wouldn’t keep playing the same character over and over. After *Mutiny*, Annabelle’s next film is *Unabomber,* premiering on Netflix September 25, starring Jacob Tremblay as a young Ted Kaczynski alongside Russell Crowe and Shailene Woodley. No trailer yet but they released some stills from the movie [a couple of weeks ago](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unabomber-release-date-cast-news?ref=laineygossip.com) and... I can’t believe Jacob is 19 years old now, it’s f-cking me up. Here’s Annabelle in New York yesterday doing interviews for *Mutiny*. She always has the most perfect beachy waves. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/annabelle-wallis-13aug26-0009.jpg) Annabelle Wallis at ABC Studios, August 12, 2026 ### Netflix loves Ben Affleck URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-does-ben-affleck-have-to-do-to-become-one-of-netflixs-most-special-and-beloved-filmmakers/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T14:05:23.000Z It feels like Ben Affleck has been really busy as a director, but *Air*, the last film he directed, came out in 2023\. How has it already been three years since the time Ben Affleck made a biopic for a shoe? In other areas, he has stayed busy, acting in *The Rip* earlier this year, and *The Accountant 2* last year, and divorcing JLo the year before that, so it’s not like we don’t see plenty of Ben Affleck, generally, maybe that’s why I have an impression of him directing more than he actually does. He’s just around so much in pop culture, and he does make those longform commercials for Dunkin, of course, but really, directing two features with three years between them is a perfectly reasonable timeline. Anyway, Director Affleck is back with *Animals*, an upcoming thriller for Netflix. Affleck’s company with Matt Damon, Artists Equity, [inked a deal with Netflix](https://deadline.com/2026/03/artists-equity-netflix-1236741799/?ref=laineygossip.com) earlier this year following the success of *The Rip*, and *Animals* is the first film released under that new deal, though it would have been made beforehand. (Netflix also [bought](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-price-ben-affleck-ai-company-revealed-1236651217/?ref=laineygossip.com) Ben Affleck’s AI company, so Netflix just loves to be in the business of Ben Affleck, I guess.) *Animals* is directed by Affleck, and he also stars in the film as a mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped. Kerry Washington co-stars as his wife, and the film also stars Gillian Anderson and Steven Yeun. When I tell you I gasped when Gillian Anderson was revealed! Somehow, Ben Affleck is still underrated as a director, but that man knows how to do a great reveal shot. Look at it! The tracking from the back, the cut to the face! He KNOWS you’re going to gasp when you see Gillian Anderson! There’s no dialogue in the teaser, it’s all just nerves and tense piano music, but the log line reveals that Affleck’s character has sunk all his money into his campaign, so he and his wife must “get their hands dirty” to save their child. This sounds a bit like *Highest 2 Lowest*, Spike Lee’s adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s *High and Low*, which is itself an adaptation of Ed McBain’s novel *King’s Ransom*. *Animals*, however, is credited as an original script by Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray (who adapted *The Hunger Games* and wrote *Captain Phillips* and *Richard Jewell*), and Ben Affleck. It looks tense and upsetting, and Affleck is a great director of action. I’m sure *Animals* will be fine, at the very least. Notably, however, this is not getting one of Netflix’s new exclusive theatrical windows. They just announced an animated adaptation of *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (with Taika Waititi voicing Willy Wonka) will get a [six-week exclusive theatrical run](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/charlie-vs-the-chocolate-factory-movie-netflix-release-date-1236672112/?ref=laineygossip.com) during the 2027 holiday season. This is now the third film Netflix has set an exclusive theatrical window of more than four weeks for, the other two being [Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie](https://www.laineygossip.com/netflix-finally-takes-plunge-into-meaningful-theatrical-distribution-with-greta-gerwigs-the-magicians-nephew-in-february-2027/), and David Fincher’s Tarantino sequel, the still-untitled Cliff Booth movie starring Brad Pitt, which is taking over [Gerwig’s old spot](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cliff-booth-movie-imax-run-1236602615/?ref=laineygossip.com) during the 2026 holidays. So, Netflix is big on Ben Affleck Business, but not big enough to give him a significant theatrical release. Based on the wording in the *Animals* teaser (“in select theaters”), and that it is premiering day-and-date on Netflix, I suspect *Animals* will play in a few hundred theaters for a couple of weeks, enough to qualify for Oscar consideration, even though it does not look like an Oscar movie. I wonder what kind of movie Affleck would have to direct for Netflix to go big on a theatrical release for him? Narnia and Wonka are, notably, family-friendly films, and those are super easy to sell to parents desperate to distract their kids for a couple hours, they also both have franchise potential. The Cliff Booth movie is the sequel to a popular Tarantino film and stars Brad Pitt. Ben Affleck is a proper movie star and an Oscar-winning filmmaker. What does he have to do to become one of Netflix’s most special and beloved filmmakers? Or was buying his AI company for over half a billion dollars enough? Attached - Ben arriving at Sony Studios earlier this week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ben-affleck-13aug26-0007.jpg) Ben Affleck arrives at Sony Studios, August 11, 2026 ### Intro for August 13, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/keri-russell-matthew-rhys-playing-emmys-campaign-game-so-openly-with-variety-cover-feels-special/ Last updated: 2026-08-13T13:28:34.000Z Dear Gossips, For Variety, it’s a huge get – to have both Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on the cover of the latest issue, joint photo shoot, joint interview, and it’s Emmy season. They have five nominations between them, repping *The Diplomat, The Beast in Me*, and of course *Widow’s Bay,* the breakout television hit of the season. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8b4AwlibF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8b4AwlibF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Keri and Matthew do not perform their celebrity often. When they appear at award shows their body language often looks like they stumbled into the wrong ballroom and just decided to stay and see if anyone notices and kicks them out. Of course they belong there, because of the quality of their work – outside of their work, these two are rarely on the circuit… Until now. This was a decision made with their teams that they clearly co-signed because of the Emmys. Emmys voting begins on Monday and runs to August 26 so they’ve timed this perfectly, covering an industry trade, just as the members of the Television Academy are making their choices. And it’s the first time, really, they’ve played the campaign game this openly. I like the strategy. It feels special. Since they happen to both be in the running at the same, with the surprise of *Widow’s Bay* and how well-received that series has been, plus the cult favourite status of *The Americans,* and given Keri’s long and stable career, and excellent reputation – she’s no stranger to the voters, but they haven’t awarded her at the Emmys, at least not yet. Matthew has an Emmy but Keri’s yet to win. She did, however, win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards aka The Actors earlier this year so she’s coming into the Emmys with that momentum. And still, even though they’re front and center on the cover of Variety with the Emmys looming a few weeks away, I’m not sure it changes what they call their fame balance. In the piece, they talk about how they’re famous but not that famous – and they’re not wrong. No doubt, some of us are very into them, both as individual actors and as a couple, but they’re also not Tom and Zendaya. They actually can move around New York relatively undisturbed. And get a great table at a restaurant when they need to, a perk that Matthew admits he enjoys. And, most importantly, work steadily and rewardingly. If there exists an ideal level of celebrity, that would be it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db8lB8VBqd5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db8lB8VBqd5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Halle Berry: Multiple 60th Holidays URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-halle-berry-is-living-a-full-life-as-she-approaches-her-60th-birthday/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T20:05:29.000Z Halle Berry will be 60 years old on Friday. In Chinese culture, the 60th is a big deal, like back in the old old olden days, they didn’t celebrate birthdays until the 60th birthday. As in… 25? Nobody cares. If you make it to 60, everybody cares, the whole village shows up. For Chinese people, 60 is a complete life cycle, and 61 is the beginning of a new life. So it’s a huge accomplishment, a big deal, to have lived a full life at 60\. That’s how Halle seems to be approaching it, as she should – and I hope at some point, someone is serving her noodles, uncut, because that’s the symbol of longevity. Halle just returned from a 60th birthday holiday in Komo in Fiji a few days ago. She posted several times from the resort. She was papped again at the airport heading back out. Hilariously just as the photos were released by the agency, she was on Instagram sharing that she’d arrived wherever she is and ready for more beach time, with her man Van Hunt. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3pSLEg8Rm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3pSLEg8Rm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8lXGSG9GI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8lXGSG9GI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That shot of her in the knit halter… it could be now, it could be ten years ago, it could be 20 years ago. The halter with the deep plunge has always been Halle style, at every age. Hopefully we’ll see her in it again in another decade. --- What else happened today… I didn’t follow Sydney Towle and only became aware of her when I saw headlines a few days ago about her passing. And now I’ve just learned about the appalling behaviour of the trolls who were so cruel to her after reading [Kayleigh Donaldson’s latest post about the situation](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/sydney-towle-the-fake-cancer-lie-and-the-internet-snark-rabbit-hole.php?ref=laineygossip.com). This is the line we should all get behind: “I'd rather risk looking a fool in the name of empathy than cloister myself in bitter paranoia in fear of an already cruel world”. (Pajiba) Zendaya back in 2017 [in a sparkly striped pyjama set that still, definitely, holds up](https://www.gofugyourself.com/retro-fug-or-fab-zendaya-in-ashish-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [People are talking about Jack Lowden in the running to play to the new Bond](https://www.celebitchy.com/991078/is%5Fscotsman%5Fjack%5Flowden%5Fin%5Fthe%5Frunning%5Fto%5Fplay%5Fthe%5Fnew%5Fjames%5Fbond/?ref=laineygossip.com) and that only reminds me that we’re now just a month away from the premiere of *Slow Horses* season six! Jennifer Lopez did what looks like a professional photo shoot inside her own closet for no particular reason and one main reason: [her body is crazy](https://www.thecut.com/article/jlo-modeling-lingerie-leo-season.html?ref=laineygossip.com). And? Is there a problem? This is JLo. I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t understand why JLo would do the most JLo thing she could have done (besides get married). (The Cut) The internet loves a Willem Dafoe photoshoot. Willem Dafoe loves a photoshoot. [And I love that Willem Dafoe admits to loving photoshoots](https://mashable.com/entertainment/willem-dafoe-say-more-late-fame?ref=laineygossip.com). Too many celebrities claim to hate it – but JLo and Willem Dafoe? Never. Can we put them in a photoshoot together? And or a movie? (Mashable) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/halle-what-else-12aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/halle-what-else-12aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/halle-what-else-12aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/halle-what-else-12aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/halle-what-else-12aug26-0006.jpg) Halle Berry and Van Hunt catch a flight out of LA, August 12, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 12, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-ryan-murphys-the-shards-enough-to-garner-vogues-september-cover/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T18:41:33.000Z OK, a lot has been said about [this Vogue cover](https://www.vogue.com/article/kaia-gerber-homer-gere-september-cover-2026-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) (Lainey touched on it [in What Else?](https://www.laineygossip.com/can-we-add-rihannas-son-being-spider-man-fan-to-riri-tomdaya-lore/)) so let’s get into it. It’s Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere (yes, their parents were married) and yes, it’s aesthetically dull. Chloe Malle is being blamed but let’s not pretend Anna Wintour knocked it out of the park every month. There are a few things to consider here: why is the September issue in a studio and not on location? That would have completely changed the vibe. *The Shards* is set in LA, there’s a million places they could have shot. Second, why is a Ryan Murphy show enough to garner a Vogue cover? That’s a real prestige dip. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5isa4Hdld/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5isa4Hdld/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5leqmm5Xn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5leqmm5Xn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yesterday I wondered why Brad Pitt would volunteer that he is off the wagon. Today, Page Six [ran a story about him drinking at the TNT wedding](https://pagesix.com/2026/08/10/celebrity-news/brad-pitt-spotted-drinking-at-taylor-swifts-wedding-in-july/?ref=laineygossip.com) last month. So, did Page Six have this info and hold off as a favour to Pitt’s team? Or did Page Six follow up on the story after the Esquire headlines? I don’t know but I am quite sure Brad Pitt’s “candid” revelation about his drinking was well-timed. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db23qNvgCKC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Esquire (@esquire)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db23qNvgCKC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Earlier this summer, Michael Jordan was hanging out with the Beckhams and now he’s with soccer star Erling Haaland. As one commenter said, they make each other’s height look normal. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbd6T8GP-9j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Erling Braut Haaland (@erling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbd6T8GP-9j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Yesteryear* is a smash hit (it has sold one million copies – that is insane!) and the cause of raging debates online. Some people hate it, some people say it’s satire, some people say it’s internally inconsistent. I don’t have an opinion because I haven’t read it, but people are really fighting over this book. Rachel Syme at the New Yorker [interviewed author Caro Claire Burke](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/how-caro-claire-burke-wrote-the-biggest-book-of-the-year?ref=laineygossip.com) about what it’s like to have your first book turn into a massive success and a comment section battle. Anne Hathaway is attached to the film rights but that process isn’t always clean cut, there are books that languish in development forever (and never get made, like *The Secret History*). I do think if anyone can get this from page to screen, it’s Anne. Her projects move. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3Zh2FqRrB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anne Hathaway (@annehathaway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3Zh2FqRrB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Jeremy Strong won’t change URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jeremy-strongs-new-thoroughly-immersive-gq-cover-profile-what-celebrity-profiles-should-be/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T17:42:22.000Z It’s been almost five years since Michael Schulman profiled [Jeremy Strong in The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/on-succession-jeremy-strong-doesnt-get-the-joke?ref=laineygossip.com). We were all still mostly stuck at home during COVID. And that may have had something to do with the chaos that ensued over that piece. The internet devoured it. And that followed him around for a couple of years but then he became a fashion icon, arguably Loro Piana’s most notable celebrity ambassador. Plus, now that we’ve been back outside for almost four years, [people stopped reading](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/?ref=laineygossip.com). So I’m curious how many will be reading this new profile in GQ, written by Alex Pappademas, that is just as unhinged but, perhaps, arguably more sympathetic. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db75k16HfRq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db75k16HfRq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This, and The New Yorker article that it was descended from, are what celebrity profiles should be: dense, at times hilarious, at times indulgently descriptive, and thoroughly immersive. While I was reading it I was conscious about enjoying it, not rushing through it, because they just don’t happen like this anymore. And for that, both the writer and the subject deserve equal credit. Say what you will about Jeremy Strong – and they will – but at least he shows up and he serves. No matter the consequences… even though he has, clearly, tasted the consequences from five years ago when his extreme method approach to acting was clowned all over the culture and then defended and then clowned and then celebrated again, both by the pop culture consuming public and his actual peers. Jeremy Strong felt that burn, and [talked about the embarrassment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-strong-new-yorker-profile-shame-1235330851/?ref=laineygossip.com) that came from it, but ultimately decided that he wouldn’t let that scar tissue change the way he approached future promotion. And I respect it! I would rather Jeremy Strong become Polish and stay Polish for an extended interview with GQ than Bradley Cooper agree to do an interview with Taffy Brodesser-Akner for the NYT [and say nothing](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/movies/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born.html?ref=laineygossip.com). Which is kinda ironic because Bradley, who is close with Jeremy, is quoted several times in the GQ profile about Jeremy, expressing only admiration for his work. Yes, Jeremy Strong was Polish for almost a year in preparation for a project. Jeremy Strong being Polish is a scream. The entire opening section of the profile, in which Jeremy Strong is Polish, will be the most delightful thing I read probably all week. And this might be because I am married to a Polish person and therefore related to several persons who speak in thick Polish accents. Picturing Polish Jeremy Strong speaking in his very Polish accent with my family and their authentic Polish accents is now currently my favourite fantasy. I cannot wait to watch this series, *The Boys From Brazil*, with my Polish husband so that, together, we can lose our minds over how much more Polish Jeremy Strong is than Jacek. But I also can’t wait to watch Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s *The Social Reckoning,* opening this fall and already predicted to be one of the most polarising films of the year, a possible Oscar contender in several categories, which is why he’s doing this interview. Between Jeremy as Zuckerberg, and Tom Cruise as Digger, billionaire villains will be trying to take down Greek mythological heroes this award season so we might as well enjoy the Polish accent before the Discourse depresses all our f-cking timelines. And also, now that we’re five years older and hopefully five years wiser, maybe a more nuanced take on Jeremy Strong and his method. Speaking in a Polish accent that is more Polish than legit Polish people is extreme, maybe unnecessary, but it’s necessary for him, and while it might be annoying to Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin, it’s not *harmful* to anyone. He’s not faking a disability and making people wheelchair him to the bathroom and taking up extra time in production between scenes like f-ckass Jared Leto. But I am curious about what it’s like for his kids when their dad is Mark Zuckerberg one year and Polish the following year. And what the world might say about a woman who goes in and out of characters while raising her children. What’s less polarising and debatable about Jeremy Strong’s process, or at least the way he articulates it, is that he is honest about where it comes from: fear. He seems to be exclusively taking on parts that are monstrous and the only way he can get there is to overprepare. There’s a little Tai Chi in that approach if you want to see it. It’s the principle of training so hard, full submersion, and then forgetting because it becomes natural. Which is why acting and theatre is such a strange and fascinating artform, because at the end of the day, it’s really just a simulacrum of normal. And if we’re getting pretentious here, that might be the threshold, the membrane, between real and artificial, that Jeremy Strong wants to live in. Like, do you think he became an accomplished archer just for this photo shoot? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db8KuqClFlA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db8KuqClFlA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Katy Perry and the KatyCat Boyfriend URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-justin-trudeau-aware-of-what-his-image-is-as-katy-perrys-boyfriend/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T18:10:22.000Z Today’s site open [was about the BTS Boyfriend](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-tyler-chins-gq-piece-about-bts-army-boyfriends-is-such-a-good-story-idea/), and Tyler Chin’s piece for GQ about being the partner of an ARMY and the other BTS boyfriends who have been accompanying their girlfriends and wives to see the band. Rather than mocking his girlfriend’s devotion to RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, the BTS Boyfriend doesn’t just encourage it, he indulges it, to the point of his own participation. Nothing is reluctant – it’s his unbridled willingness that is the story: he is happy to be there, he’s not the guy at the mall, waiting in the corner, a bag holder scrolling his phone, perfunctorily performing a duty. He has entered her world, and embraced it. The same could be said of Justin Trudeau, LOL FOREVER. Vanessa Friedman wrote about this [in the New York Times last week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/style/justin-trudeau-katy-perry-style.html?ref=laineygossip.com), describing JT’s “rebrand” after leaving office and the way he has “remodeled himself to slide seamlessly into the world of his pop star girlfriend”. It’s a sharp observation because, as she notes, this is not the usual playbook for a former world leader. When you have been the CEO of an entire nation, the way it usually goes is that your companion adapts to your life. And, well, that’s just most of history until the last, I dunno, 50 years or so. Becoming the KatyCat Boyfriend in Chief, then, makes JT kinda of an outlier. But also totally tracks. As Alex Marland, of Canadian politics at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, tells the NYT: *“While he was prime minister, feminism was a big part of \[Trudeau’s\] platform. To portray himself as a dominant male in this situation would go against the values he claimed to represent.”* Vanessa continues: *“Instead, his choices underscore his identity as a modern man able to sublimate his own fame and ego in favor of his partner. And live his best life while romping in the sand.”* Still, Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry have both been criticised over the years for being deeply unserious, engaging in what their detractors describe as performative feminism… and there is no way that JT isn’t keenly aware of what his image is right now; he’ll never admit it but he’s seen every angle of every pap photo taken of himself with his shirt off frolicking in the water with his popstar girlfriend and to quote her lyrics, he liked it. But he can’t look like he likes it too much. Here they are in Italy, arriving in Olbia on a private jet. That shot of him, clocking the paparazzo, is sending me... Because my Photo Assumption read on his expression is that, come on, it’s not he hates that it’s happening. But he also has to control how much he doesn’t hate it on his face. I don’t hate it either, from the jump Katy and JT have been good for gossip, a corny gossip delight. We need all kinds. It’s not MBJ and RAYE but it’s what we have right now. It’s mac and cheese from a box, let them keep cooking! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/katy-justin-12aug26-0010.jpg) Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau arrive at Olbia's private terminal, August 12, 2026 ### MBJ and RAYE’s mixed signals URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-dating-or-just-working-together/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T14:48:24.000Z Michael B Jordan and RAYE were seen at Six Flags the other day with some friends and we all assumed, happily, [that they are dating](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-we-just-get-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-relationship-soft-launch/). Yesterday, however, there were some mixed signals about whether or not that’s actually true. First [PEOPLE reported](https://people.com/michael-b-jordan-and-raye-spotted-together-at-six-flags-with-friends-12037602?ref=laineygossip.com) that their day at the park wasn’t their first hang, citing a source who said, “Things are new between them. RAYE tells friends that Michael is her type and that he is warm and kind.” But another PEOPLE source insists that the two are “just friends”. It’s the kind of reporting that covers all bases and ultimately tells us nothing. Then a few hours later, [TMZ with a more definitive position](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/11/michael-b-jordan-and-raye-working-on-project-together/?ref=laineygossip.com), citing sources who say that RAYE is working on music for one of MBJ’s projects and that’s it, no dates, no romance, no gossip. And …nobody wants to hear this. I am choosing not to hear this. Because if there’s nothing sparking here, why were they sitting together on all the rides? OK, fine, just two rides, from what we’ve seen from the fan videos shared on socials. But still, two rides is enough for me to cling to, let us have this! As for the music and the project, the other assumption here is that it would be for *The Thomas Crown Affair,* right? The film is why MBJ spent so much time in London, they’ve been in post for almost nine months ahead of the March 2027 release, the schedule tracks, and so does the vibe. *The Thomas Crown Affair* is supposed to be sultry, moody, the second remake of a film that was originally released in the 60s so there should also be a bit of throwback groove to it – and that’s exactly the energy of RAYE’s music: soulful, like from a previous era, but also contemporary and modern and fresh. *Thomas Crown* and RAYE make all the sense. But also, so do RAYE and MBJ! So much that I think we’d even take it in fauxmance form. Like one of the only fauxmances in history that gossips would actually support and encourage. Even if they faked it I would take it. ### Is Verity a secret comedy? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-michael-showalters-adaptation-of-colleen-hoovers-verity-a-secret-comedy/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T14:03:57.000Z We are two-thirds of the way through [Anne Hathaway’s Big Year](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-audiences-show-up-at-box-office-for-the-end-of-oak-street-starring-anne-hathaway/). Her penultimate film of 2026, *The End of Oak Street*, opens this Friday, and in October comes her final film, *Verity*, Michael Showalter’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name. A new trailer for *Verity* dropped yesterday, and [the vibes](https://www.laineygossip.com/vibes-in-teaser-for-psychological-thriller-verity-starring-anne-hathaway-are-solid/) remain excellent. Watching this new trailer, I wonder if Michael Showalter, who has an extensive comedy background, might do something akin to *A Simple Favor* with *Verity*. Colleen Hoover is almost a self-parody already, and *Verity* has a certain look about it, like it’s so perfectly calibrated to be a stereotypical “crazy wife” drama, that it makes me wonder if there is a Comedy Surprise hiding at the heart of *Verity*. Maybe not, after all, *The Idea of You* was a straightforward romantic drama, but I feel like *Verity* is either Doing A Thing, or it’s Colleen Hoover’s Stupidest Plot. The main case for *Verity* being a backdoor parody is Michael Showalter directing and, well, look at this trailer and tell me you don’t think there’s a chance *Verity* ends up being funny. The real question is whether or not that humor ends up being intentional or not. The case for *Verity* being a straightforward thriller is that I don’t think Colleen Hoover has actually reached the self-parody stage yet, and the screenwriter of *Verity* is Nick Antosca. Antosca is a former writer on *Hannibal*, and he is the creator/showrunner of *A Friend of the Family*, the Peacock series about the double kidnapping of Jan Broberg, and the new Apple TV+ series adaptation of *Cape Fear*. Nick Antosca has a narrative preoccupation with crime and especially psychologically twisted crime, so him adapting *Verity* means it could be exactly what it appears to be: a normal adaptation of a popular mystery novel. But I hope it’s the secret comedy thing. Because while *Verity* is big on vibes, any time I try to lock in on the plot, as it is presented here, my mind goes, No, surely not, that CANNOT be it. Which is pretty much my reaction to every Colleen Hoover plot. I’m just hoping Michael Showalter makes something more of it, I guess. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/verity-trailer-12aug26-0009.jpg) Verity trailer stills ### Intro for August 12, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-tyler-chins-gq-piece-about-bts-army-boyfriends-is-such-a-good-story-idea/ Last updated: 2026-08-12T13:36:26.000Z Dear Gossips, GQ published a great piece yesterday, written by Tyler Chin, [about BTS ARMY Boyfriends](https://www.gq.com/gallery/bts-army-boyfriends-arirang-tour?ref=laineygossip.com). Excellent pitch, such a good story idea, and from his own POV because Tyler is, himself, an ARMY boyfriend. That is – a companion to a fan of BTS who supports their partner’s devotion to the band. And they are not anomalies. ARMY boyfriends and sons and brothers are everywhere. When I was at one of the Paris concerts a few weeks ago in July, I saw several men wearing t-shirts that read “I Love My Wife and My Wife Loves (her bias name here)”. This is a photo from my camera roll. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/bts-embed-12aug26-1.jpg) A BTS Boyfriend in Paris Tyler was the one who secured tickets for his girlfriend in January because she was in a work meeting at the time, resulting in this hilarious line from his article: “My coworkers recall my anxiety-fueled morning to procure the goods, driven by the fear of disappointing the love of my life—who wanted to see the loves of *her* life.” I laugh because this is how it works at my house. My husband knows his ranking but I’m not sure I can call him a BTS Boyfriend, at least not yet. Not until he helps me with my poster, LOOLLLLL. We just talked about it the other day. A lot of people have been bringing signs to the concert. There’s a part during the show when the cameras pan around the stadium highlighting some of the best signs. “F-ck the Grammys”, for example. Fans spend weeks, if not longer, thinking of what to write on a sign that will get on camera and, most important, get the members’ attention. I have a couple ideas for a sign but the problem is, I’m not crafty. My sign would look janky. Jacek, however, is exceptionally skilled at making things. So I’ve asked him to make my sign, it will earn him the title of BTS Boyfriend, truly a lifetime achievement. There are people, I know, who think this is loser behaviour. Me, a grown ass adult, making BTS her entire personality. There is comfort in community, because I’m certainly not the only one. At the same time, you can show up to a BTS concert as the only one – no boyfriend, no group chat – and still feel like you’re an essential part of something that’s much bigger than fear. There were so many people in Paris who were at the show by themselves and at no point was their experience lacking. It’s the most inviting and wholesome environment and that, in and of itself, should shut down the judgment. BTS will perform the first of two shows in Toronto in ten days, they’ve never performed in the city before. And it’s their only stop in Canada. I woke up this morning full of delulu because the first thing that popped up on my phone was V’s most recent Instagram post/thirst trap (the workout scenes are becoming a PROBLEM) set to a classic Canadian track, “Run To You” by Bryan Adams. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db7QpQLg79T/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by V (@thv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db7QpQLg79T/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I wonder if Bryan’s management woke up this morning all like… WTF, a million new streams? Don’t doubt it, that’s the power of BTS. At the same time, who put this song on Tae’s playlist? Is it an accident that he chose to use it now, just a week or so ahead of their arrival in Canada? I refuse to believe that it is. They are coming. Maple ARMY, this is our time! Canadian ARMY boyfriends, stand up! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db58rMqjp9l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db58rMqjp9l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Rihanna and Tomdaya: More Lore URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-we-add-rihannas-son-being-spider-man-fan-to-riri-tomdaya-lore/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T20:15:21.000Z Rihanna’s been at home in Barbados for over two weeks now, and it’s been a full schedule. She’s been seen at state events, she was at Crop Over, she went to the club, there was a birthday party for Riot (we’ll get back to that in a minute), and yesterday she took the kids out on the water. Back to that birthday party – it was Spider-Man themed and clearly Riot is all about Spidey because he’s dressed in Spider-Man merch, from the t-shirt to his shoes to the sunglasses and he’s clutching a toy. (We will pretend we don’t see the Manchester City shorts – and this is actually relevant to the story, stand by.) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db6E2-moAps/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db6E2-moAps/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Can we add this to the Rihanna and Tomdaya lore then? Rihanna and Zendaya have had a few encounters over the years but it’s not like they hang out. They often appear in the same sentence related to fashion and style, particularly when the Met Gala rolls around since they are two of the most anticipated arrivals. But also, there was this viral moment back in 2017 when Zendaya posted a video of herself losing her mind after Rihanna publicly blessed her. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX89N0atdbq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Capital Buzz (@capitalbuzz)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX89N0atdbq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That was the year *Spider-Man: Homecoming* was released and her celebrity went to the next level. But that’s not all, because 2017 was a huge year in Tomdaya; 2017 is the year this happened – I know you know what’s coming before you even have to see it, and we always want to see it. Rihanna. “Umbrella”. Don’t tell me there’s not lore here, there is so much lore! Tom and Zendaya, nine years later, are married now… they are each other’s umbrella! And Rihanna’s a mother now, and her kids are obsessed with Spider-Man, and given the generation, it could only be Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. So the universe has to be setting us up for an internet demolishing moment – or longer – when Rihanna, RZA, Riot, Rocki, and Rocky are in a photo together with Tom and Zendaya for world peace. Gossip Genie, get to work! --- What else happened today… *Widow’s Bay* nation, where are you? I know there a lot of people who read this site who are down bad for this series, including our co-editor, Sarah. [*Widow’s Bay’s* Emmys campaign has begun](https://www.gofugyourself.com/the-cast-of-widows-bay-begins-their-emmys-campaign-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson [with a primer on the Tupac Shakur murder trial](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/30-years-later-someone-is-finally-on-trial-for-the-murder-of-tupac-shakur.php?ref=laineygossip.com) and as usual she’s right because, sure, people will be totally normal about it. No doubt. (Pajiba) Matt Damon’s daughter [has signed with IMG Models](https://www.celebitchy.com/991012/matt%5Fdamons%5F20-year-old%5Fdaughter%5Fisabella%5Fsigns%5Fwith%5Fnyc%5Fmodeling%5Fagency/?ref=laineygossip.com). One day there will be a fashion show and only children of famous people will be on that runway. (Celebitchy) Speaking of nepo babies, [Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere cover the September issue of American Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/kaia-gerber-homer-gere-september-cover-2026-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) and… at least from what I’ve seen, the internet isn’t happy about it. The September issue is still known as the most prestigious issue of the year. And clearly this year’s edition is targeting the audience for *The Shards* ([the show they’re in together](https://www.laineygossip.com/bret-easton-ellis-ryan-murphys-new-series-the-shards-knows-exactly-what-it-is-who-its-for/)) and Gen Z which, like, does Gen Z have the money to spend on what’s in the pages of Vogue? They won’t even pay for Netflix. (Vogue) Speaking of Gen Z, intersecting with the gays, [Demi Lovato has returned to Camp Rock](https://www.out.com/film/demi-lovato-camp-rock?ref=laineygossip.com) – the new movie streams on Disney+ on Friday. Curious to see what the ratings will be. (Out) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/rihanna-what-else-11aug26-0009.jpg) Rihanna out in Barbados with her children, August 10, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-brad-pitts-endgame-with-latest-press-run/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T19:03:31.000Z This tweet asks the right question – what is Brad Pitt getting at with this press run? He doesn’t need to submit to in-depth profiles, very few actors do. He could do the hot wings circuit and be fine, but he chooses this route instead. Why? He has an Oscar, he has the respect of his peers, he has his choice of work, he has studios that will back him, he has an audience (some people care about the abuse allegations; many more people do not). My read on the “candid” reveal that he is drinking again will come with an alcohol brand, either Miraval or a new one. > genuinely curious what brad pitt’s endgame is. you have the oscar. no one cares that you beat your wife and kids. what do you want from us?? > > — kyndall🍓🪩 (@kyndallrene) [August 11, 2026](https://x.com/kyndallrene/status/2086984594868371581?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Robert Pattinson is on a run of prestigious films but he’s also a lesson in patience. For years it was only the Twihards holding him down and he was making some, um, choices. Remember that circus movie with Reese Witherspoon? > Film bros and comic bros thinking Robert Pattinson is theirs… the girlies built this shit. You didn’t watch Bel Ami and Little Ashes. [pic.twitter.com/kSIpN4pC5n](https://t.co/kSIpN4pC5n?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Caroline Renard (@carolinerenard\_) [August 10, 2026](https://x.com/carolinerenard%5F/status/2086648649170456919?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *House of the Dragon* is such an interesting case study because I find it much more complex (from a character perspective) than *Game of Thrones* but it is less of a star-making series. The actors from *GoT* were everywhere but *House of the Dragon* doesn’t feel like that. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3x-huCAKW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by phia (@phiasaban)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3x-huCAKW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I had to dig through Zooey Deschanel’s Instagram to find this big chonker’s name. I think this is Pickle, who is slightly elusive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbvt-PxG-0p/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbvt-PxG-0p/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUWZXquAalw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUWZXquAalw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Matthew McConaughey walked the red carpet with his family, [earning a “rare appearance” headline](https://people.com/matthew-mcconaughey-and-wife-camila-with-all-3-kids-in-rare-appearance-12057223?ref=laineygossip.com). A quick search for the last year or so shows it’s not that rare, especially for his oldest son Levi, who is starting his acting career. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYLDYZBTdc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYLDYZBTdc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Still shaking his money maker at 83\. Adam Levine kind of had a point. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db1YFywt%5FhE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mick Jagger (@mickjagger)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db1YFywt%5FhE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Karol G Has No Regrets URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-karol-g-continues-her-quest-for-world-domination/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T17:44:40.000Z It’s been a great year to be KAROL G. She’s already headlined [Coachella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q7t5sGy%5Fno&list=RD0Q7t5sGy%5Fno&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), won the International Artist Award of Excellence at the [AMAs](https://www.laineygossip.com/karol-g-presented-with-international-artist-award-of-excellence-at-amas-in-midst-of-record-breaking-year/), is in the midst of headlining a stadium tour and now has released her sixth studio album. *No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto* comes just over a year after her last release *Tropicoqueta,* but she’s striking while the iron is scorching hot. She announced the album just a few weeks ago during her concert in Toronto. Sure, she’s been releasing music for more than a decade now and performing in stadiums for the last five years, but she’s reached even higher heights and continues her quest for world domination. The title of the album directly translates into “I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much”. What are those feelings? She recently spoke to [*Elle*](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a73308513/karol-g-new-album-no-me-arrepiento-de-sentir-tanto-interview-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com)about her inspirations during this album cycle and cited solo trips through the mountains of Hawaii as a place of both tranquility and realization. A realization that she felt isolated in the music industry. Then you have songs like [“For U My Lova”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCFIaeJjTA&list=RDFNCFIaeJjTA&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) which many fans are connecting to her past relationship with fellow Colombian musician Feid. The two [were linked](https://people.com/karol-g-what-she-learned-breakup-feid-three-years-together-12019787?ref=laineygossip.com) for more than three years, calling it quits publicly in January of this year, but it’s clear that the song was written during their time as lovers. She [mentioned](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/karol-g-o-me-arrepiento-de-sentir-tanto-interview-meaning-1235604867/?ref=laineygossip.com) how it was the hardest song to keep on the album because she’s no longer in that place, but keeping with the theme of embracing every feeling, she kept it. Then on the flip side, you have songs like [“Ahi”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq7iByc9CYs&list=RDpq7iByc9CYs&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) which features Drake and is about life after a break-up. She says she wrote that song on New Year’s Eve, which would hint to when that relationship came to an end. For someone who spent the bulk of her relationship keeping things private, she’s letting it all hang out. Embrace your feelings, even if they aren’t relevant today. She felt it so she’s singing about it. And if your feelings can result in a few platinum records and sold-out world tours, then I’d say you shouldn’t regret them either. Next week brings us new albums from both Becky G and Phoebe Bridgers. Plus, a new album filled with unreleased tracks by the late great Nipsey Hussle. KATSEYE also will be releasing a new EP. The group are yet another girl down and have yet to put out their first album, yikes. This week, joining KAROL G with new music are FLO, Ravyn Lenae, AUDREY NUNA and a collab that’s gayer than a Cher tribute concert. It’s Madonna and Kylie Minogue of course. Plus, Saucy Santana creates yet another viral song years after he did it the first time around. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Still” by KAROL G, Bruno Mars** Karol G opted to collaborate with multiple North American artists on her latest project, including the one and only Bruno Mars. “Still” is a song about healing after a painful breakup and how sometimes that healing process can make it seem like you’re still in love with that person. It’s also one of the rare occasions where an entire song of hers is in English. This [isn’t something](https://www.tiktok.com/@karolg/video/7670988992514493709?ref=laineygossip.com) she intentioned but the song’s lyrics described exactly what she was going through at the time and she decided the song needed to be left exactly how she found it, in English. The track was written by Bruno and his main team, the same group who co-wrote “Runway” by Lady Gaga and Doechii earlier this summer. They are on a roll of crafting hits for the biggest female artists in the game, it was only a matter of time before Karol was thrown into the mix. The melody sounds eerily similar to Keane’s 2004 hit [“Somewhere Only We Know”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ&list=RDOextk-If8HQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) even though it doesn’t directly sample or even interpolate the song. I guess Bruno just sampled the vibe, but I know my ears are not deceiving me. “Still” is a power ballad that allows her to show her vulnerability in ways that she hasn’t in her career before. This entire project is about her diving head-first into her feelings and not regretting them. There’s power in being emotional and embracing that side of yourself, and she’s letting the fans in on her process through the music. After her very public breakup with Feid, this album is the portrait of an artist who’s on top of the world creatively but in the trenches when it comes to her personal life. A perfect storm to make a career-defining record. **“Love Sensation – Afterhours Mix” by Madonna, Kylie Minogue** Ok gays, this the cultural moment we’ve been waiting for since the 80s. And yes, I was just a twinkle in my father’s eye at the time, but trust me, I was listening to the music even then. Madonna, the queen of pop, has officially collaborated with one of the ladies who has long been considered the first of her descendants. Kylie has been vocal about her love for Madge, dating all the way back to 1990 when Kylie worked with M’s longtime collaborator [Stephen Bray](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DtTfsJtnV8&ref=laineygossip.com) on her [*Rhythm of Love* ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68A9STP%5F6M&list=PLI6kLIhBBwmSMHtGpy1-Iej9p1FNaMXWj&index=10&ref=laineygossip.com)album. Then we of course have the iconic [T-shirt shoutout](https://www.tiktok.com/@thegnshow/video/7656781553116253462?ref=laineygossip.com) Madonna gave Kylie in 2000, and now, in the present, these two are on a track together. The song is a remix to the already released “Love Sensation” from Madonna’s *Confessions II.* This is a song I’ve [featured in the column](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tinashes-too-easy-is-a-bop-but-feels-more-like-an-interlude-than-full-song/) before, and one that has maintained its place on my daily rotation ever since its release. Both ladies have an undeniable cosmic chemistry together. The true disco queens of the modern music era. The amount of absolute gay joy that this song brings is not a surprise of course, after all, it’s Kylie and Madonna. This also feels like the opening of a door that includes more projects between them. More music and more performances perhaps? The people seem to want more as the song is expected to debut within the top 10 of the UK singles charts, making it Madonna’s 65th and Kylie’s 37th top ten single. **“Cry Ugly” by FLO** If you had asked me three years ago if FLO would have made it to their second official studio album I wouldn’t have believed you. For the longest time the girls were stuck in what I like to affectionately call “EP jail”, that early time in an artist’s career where they just release singles and EPs without any actual full-length album under their belt. It’s a recent idea in the ever-changing music industry; record labels just don’t want to put up the money for a full album when a single or an EP is a lot less risky. KATSEYE are stuck in that place (and likely always will be). The ladies of FLO have put those days behind them and their new album *Therapy At The Club* is here with tons of glossy early-2000s R&B inspired hooks for us all to both fall in love and cry to. “Cry Ugly” is f-ckin’ banger, the type of banger that MTV and BET would have had on rotation every hour on the hour. I mean sh-t, the girls are DANCING IN THE RAIN!! You know we’re getting out of the trenches when we’re getting rain choreography again. It’s giving Britney “Overprotected” and Aaliyah “The One I Gave My Heart To” all at once. This gives real weight to the saying “we’re so back” because it really feels like an old school video from my youth. Can you all tell I’m excited? The song is also fire, with each of the girls having their moment to shine. One thing I’ve always loved about FLO is that there’s no lead singer, and every girl brings something unique to the table. Jorja gives us a buttery smooth run at the end of the second verse that sends chills to even the most stubborn listener. **“superHuman” by AUDREY NUNA, VALORANT** *KPOP Demon Hunters* introduced Audrey Nuna to the world on a global scale, but it’s her trippy and experimental beats that have kept music lovers tuned in to all her projects outside of the franchise. “superHuman” sees Audrey rapping over a haunting hip-hop beat while still maintaining a predominantly pop direction. This is Audrey re-introducing herself to the world after the manic year she just had as a member of HUNTR/X, except now she’s got a few awards under her belt so that certainly changes things. When she was an artist the first time around, the music didn’t make much noise in Western markets. Now, with a new record deal with Republic Records, she’s taking this newfound spotlight and channeling it into her own solo work. “superHuman” makes you want to dance and is a return to form for Audrey who always had rap music sprinkled in her earlier work. She co-wrote the song with Gaga hitmaker Cirkut last summer when “Golden” was taking over the charts. Hence the “super” of it all – how could you not feel like a super woman when you have the biggest song in the entire world? The song is also pulling double duty by serving as the official track for the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour Pacific in South Korea. Audrey says in a [new interview](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/audrey-nuna-superhuman-new-single-kpop-demon-hunters-1236311737/?ref=laineygossip.com) that she tried to imagine this track as that song that would help push her to the next level, whether it be in the gym or in the studio. By connecting the song to the esports tournament *Valorant* it brings new meaning to that wish. This is for the gamers who are hoping to earn their highest score, what better than some “superHuman” energy to help you get there. **“Sew Me Back Together” by Ravyn Lenae** Ravyn had the spirit of Janet Jackson with her while she was recording this track in the studio. I felt it from the first listen, it took me right back to the higher register of Janet’s voice on “I Want You” or even the first few lines of “My Need”. Musically the song also has that groovy R&B sound of both those tracks. Now that she’s passed the success of “Love Me Not”, this is exactly where I was hoping she’d go with her sound. Her voice sounds crisp and clear, but the music is daring and unlike anything anyone is doing in music today. The same way that Olivia Rodrigo is leaning into the alt-rock girls of the 90s, Ravyn is doing the same with the R&B girls of that time except with a little bit of 80s flair in there too. The limitations are non-existent and it’s that fearless creative outlook that can produce some great work. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **Quiet On The Creek” by Saucy Santana** A few years removed from his first viral hit, Saucy Santana is back again (even though he never really left the internet). This time around, the subject is the song “[Quiet On The Creek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKl7uciEUE4&list=RDMKl7uciEUE4&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)”which is both comical and catchy, the essential combo for any viral hit. Saucy says that as a child he and his family loved to fish, which growing up in the south is a very common occurrence. “Quiet On The Creek” is inspired by that foundation from his childhood, however the internet has gotten a different idea about what the song means. Many believe that it is a nod to “DL” community, a slang term used to describe gay men who are in the closet. In response to this idea, Saucy says it can mean [“many things”](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WysX7SggCMA?app=desktop&ref=laineygossip.com) and that people can choose to make it what they want it to be. Either way, the song has blown up over the summer and the accompanying TikTok dance has made it a hit with the youth as well as the LGBTQ+ community who have been rocking with Saucy since [“Material Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3inBqhSSYk0&list=RD3inBqhSSYk0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). That song was so viral and even got Madonna on the [remix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Gz3hJT7Y8&list=RDT0Gz3hJT7Y8&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), so it’s pretty hard to top that – and he just might have. “Quiet On The Creek” already has 3 million Spotify streams and will hit one million sound uses by the end of the month – maybe sooner. Lizzo has jumped onto the trend along with 700K+ others. Regardless of what the song’s lyrics actually mean, it’s ambiguous enough that it can be enjoyed by people of all ages and cultures. Songs like these are this generation’s answer to 90s hits like “Macarena” and “Cotton Eyed Joe” - catchy and usually have their own dance attached to them, but aren’t necessarily placed in the same category of Top 40 artists of the time. Not to diminish their relevance of course, because clearly these songs are bringing joy to people, and it’ll be interesting to see if they remember it years from now when they look back on the summer of 2026. > [@dukefb](https://www.tiktok.com/@dukefb?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@dukefb") Shhhhh 🤫 [#dukefootball](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dukefootball?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dukefootball") [#collegefootball](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/collegefootball?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "collegefootball") [#footballtiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/footballtiktok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "footballtiktok") [#dance](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dance?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dance") [#quietonthecreek](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/quietonthecreek?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "quietonthecreek") [♬ original sound - spotifymixing](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7663646965497973518?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - spotifymixing") > [@xiandivyne](https://www.tiktok.com/@xiandivyne?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@xiandivyne") Explaining Quiet on the Creek by Saucy Santana [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#xiandivyne](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xiandivyne?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "xiandivyne") [#blacktiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blacktiktok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "blacktiktok") [♬ Quiet on the Creek - Saucy Santana](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Quiet-on-the-Creek-7662457740929157137?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Quiet on the Creek - Saucy Santana") > [@clockthatteaplease](https://www.tiktok.com/@clockthatteaplease?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@clockthatteaplease") Saucy Santana says Quiet on the Creek wasn’t meant to be deep it came from a memory about fishing as a kid. Now the internet has turned it into one of the biggest catchphrases online [#saucysantana](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saucysantana?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "saucysantana") [#quietonthecreek](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/quietonthecreek?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "quietonthecreek") [#music](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/music?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "music") [#clockthatteaplease](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clockthatteaplease?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "clockthatteaplease") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ original sound - clockthatteaplease](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7668780383483349790?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - clockthatteaplease") > [@lizzo](https://www.tiktok.com/@lizzo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@lizzo") We too loud 💔 @Saucy Santana [♬ Quiet on the Creek - Saucy Santana](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Quiet-on-the-Creek-7662457740929157137?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Quiet on the Creek - Saucy Santana") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### ScarJo’s comedy crime wig URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-powerhouse-trio-of-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-miles-teller-be-enough-to-push-james-grays-paper-tiger-into-oscar-conversation-this-year/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T16:17:06.000Z We are weeks away from the Venice Film Festival kicking off fall festival season, and one of the big question marks this year is “is it finally James Gray’s time?”. James Gray, an American filmmaker who is more appreciated in Europe than he is at home (two Cesar nominations to zero Oscar nods), has lately been coming on stronger in his home market. *Ad Astra* caught some notice in 2019, *Armageddon Time* looked like an Oscar contender for a hot minute in 2022\. Now, he’s back with *Paper Tiger*, once again mining his childhood for drama, though this time his parental stand-in characters are played by Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson. Lainey thought [ScarJo’s wig looked comedic](https://www.laineygossip.com/scarlett-johansson-back-on-set-of-paper-tiger-in-hilarious-wig-following-jurassic-world-rebirth-box-office-victory/), like out of the *SNL* wig closet, but the teaser for *Paper Tiger* dropped yesterday, and it is, in fact, a crime thriller/family drama, like many of Gray’s films. So I guess it’s more of a comedy crime wig, if you will. The teaser is giving strong *Little Odessa* vibes, and not just because someone is tangled up with the Russian mob. It’s the era (80s/90s), the troubled family at the center of the drama, the people caught in the crosshairs of old world vendettas that follow families to the new world. I generally like James Gray’s work, though I never particularly look for him to crank out box office hits (because he consistently does not). I am lowkey amazed, though, that 32 years after *Little Odessa* put him on the map, Gray is still largely unappreciated by his more mainstream peers. The dude isn’t making abstract art, he works firmly in the Scorsesian vein of crime, guilt, and exquisite family tension. Will the powerhouse trio of Adam Driver, ScarJo, and Miles Teller be enough to push James Gray into the Oscar conversation this year? I don’t know. Brad Pitt couldn’t do it for *Ad Astra*, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, and Anthony Hopkins couldn’t do it for *Armageddon Time*. I don’t know what the James Gray Oscar Formula is. I DO know he isn’t really trying to bag those nominations. He makes the kind of movies that LOOK like Oscar bait but obviously aren’t because the Academy is now in its fourth decade of studiously ignoring James Gray. But *Paper Tiger* does look good. I love a crime thriller, I love a cinematic family meltdown. We know ScarJo and Adam Driver can deliver on those metrics, and Miles Teller is also there. *Paper Tiger* was well received at Cannes earlier this year (they love Gray, his films are automatic Palme d’Or entries), though *Paper Tiger* is, notably, skipping the fall festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride, and TIFF, in favor of opening the New York Film Festival later in September. Given that Gray grew up in New York, and he’s in the midst of making films inspired by his childhood, it makes sense to go to NYFF, where there is a personal connection between art, artist, and city. But it is also a notable coup for NYFF, which has lately been challenging the Venice/Telluride/TIFF supremacy of fall festivals. As someone who programs a film festival, I feel for the programmers wrangling for exclusive premieres during the busiest period on the festival calendar, but as a gossip, I do love to watch the festival girlies fight. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/paper-tiger-11aug26-0006.jpg) Paper Tiger teaser stills ### Anne Hathaway: A Menace to Makeup URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-anne-hathaway-is-a-menace-also-teachers-pet-in-the-makeup-chair/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T15:52:07.000Z Dennis the Menace is an old person’s reference and nobody under 30 knows what this is, but it’s the nickname our makeup artist, Shaby, has given to me and Liz Trinnear at *ETALK* because we are the two faces who cannot be trusted to protect her work once we leave her chair. At least once a week on set Shaby will turn away from us and come back a minute later and have to fix something because in those 60 seconds, Liz and I will have either eaten something or smashed our faces into something or broken out into a full sprint over some nonsense and Shaby will have to get our brushes back out and make the corrections. Turns out Anne Hathaway might be a makeup menace too. But before we get to that, here’s something I wish I didn’t know: after images from her appearance at the [world premiere of *The End of Oak Street*](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-audiences-show-up-at-box-office-for-the-end-of-oak-street-starring-anne-hathaway/) were shared on Sunday, some people on social media accused her of faking her pregnancy because the bump “didn’t look real”, WTF. One of the low points in gossip history – there are so many, I know, and I contributed to some of it and I’m sorry but not this one – was when famous women were being accused of faking their pregnancies. Katie Holmes, Beyoncé, and Meghan Markle have all been through it, it’s absurd. And we are all stupider for it. Anyway, Annie addressed it on socials, and for the people who were showing their asses about this in the comment section, it would have actually been funnier and perhaps even more plausible with all those baby robotic dinosaurs hopping around at that event, to wonder whether or not Annie will be birthing one. They’re so cute! And now I’ve probably angered Sarah because she’s written before that dinosaurs are not cuddly pets but dangerous beasts. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3Zh2FqRrB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anne Hathaway (@annehathaway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3Zh2FqRrB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hopefully we’re now done with the idiocy and we can return to the makeup. Because Annie also shared a video of herself in the chair, menacing her makeup artist, but getting away with it – not just because she’s so cute but also because… it’s also promotion for the movie. > [@annehathaway](https://www.tiktok.com/@annehathaway?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@annehathaway") Sorry/not sorry @HungVanngo [♬ original sound - Anne Hathaway](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7672510476705614606?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Anne Hathaway") There’s a difference between the difficult one who squirms around in the makeup chair on her phone obsessively watching BTS edits and the sweet one who squirms around in the makeup chair and hitting all her marketing targets. That’s why Anne Hathaway is a menace but also the teacher’s pet. Here’s Annie at *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* yesterday in a mullet ruffle blouse over trousers, [both by Lein](https://leinstudio.com/products/alexandra-top-in-black?variant=45521207066693&ref=laineygossip.com). The pieces are beautifully made, there’s no doubt about the quality, but it comes with a very high price point. Hilariously, you can find very similar – at the opposite end of craft and quality but also price point, not at Lein but at Shein. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-11aug26-0004.jpg) Anne Hathaway arrives at Jimmy Kimmel Live! in LA, August 10, 2026 ### KStew BBQ URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/multiple-worlds-collide-as-kristen-stewart-alia-shawkat-promote-the-wrong-girls-at-korean-bbq/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T15:18:28.000Z *The Wrong Girls*, directed by Dylan Meyer, and starring her wife Kristen Stewart alongside Alia Shawkat, opens this Friday. It’s about two women, firmly in their 30s, who are firmly stoned all the time and therefore find themselves in a whole ass mess. As Dylan said, there are not enough movies with women who are deadbeats as adults. But also, friendship. I can’t wait to see it and I also love how the press tour is going. That is, when you’re promoting a movie about friends who are f-ckups, you basically have permission to be unserious. I mean, Kristen was on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* last night and it was a standard network late night TV interview but she and Alia were also in an official media situation where they were asked to demo how they roll a joint. The most serious thing about this is how seriously sexy KStew is, her body language, how comfortable she is. And then the hilarious bit at the end when these two clowns light up and are quickly told to cut that sh-t out. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbmiGa4J%5F9N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kristen Jaymes Stewart 💚💚💚 (@bizkmaj)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbmiGa4J%5F9N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s also their interview – it barely counts as an interview, LOL – with influencer Natasha [@natashahasthemunchies](https://www.instagram.com/natashahasthemunchies/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com). Alia and KStew went to K-bbq on a gummy. Can we have a word on Korean BBQ? It’s one of my favourite food groups, because it’s a full-service experience. The meat is great, obviously, but it’s not just the meat, it’s the banchan or the side dishes that come as part of the meal – kimchi, kongnamul muchim (beansprouts), Gaji namul (eggplant), Gamja Jorim (potatoes), kkakdugi (daikon), those are some of my favourites. And in the past refills were free. But there are places popping up here and there that are charging extra for them, both in Korea and across the diaspora, because everything has become so expensive. There was a big conversation about this [in Korea earlier this year](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10668656?ref=laineygossip.com). I f-cking love banchan, sometimes I eat more banchan than grilled meat. Banchan and steamed rice is a perfect meal for me, and I often just go to the Korean grocery store to buy banchan so I’m not bothered with an extra charge but this is my privilege if I’m dining out at K-bbq. It’s an interesting discussion about how culinary culture might be evolving in response to economic volatility. And by the way, if you live in Toronto, and you love kimchi, my #1 go-to spot for a jar of take-home kimchi is [Mama Lee’s at Kimchi Korea House](https://www.kimchikoreahouse.ca/pages/buy-our-kimchi?ref=laineygossip.com). And the spicy chicken bibimbap is my go-to order, FYI for those of you who might be coming here next week for BTS. Now back to the lesbians at K-bbq, where KStew was recognised from *Twilight* by the staff and surrounded by banchan and basically talking nonsense…it’s multiple worlds colliding in the safest most fun non-toxic way possible. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3dwsZOMI4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Natasha💚 (@natashahasthemunchies)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3dwsZOMI4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/kristen-stewart-11aug26-0009.jpg) Kristen Stewart promotes The Wrong Girls in NYC, August 10, 2026 ### Intro for August 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-greta-lee-rebecca-fergusons-upcoming-gay-romance-heal-the-world/ Last updated: 2026-08-11T13:16:29.000Z Dear Gossips, The world is healing! I mean, of course, I know it’s not. But that’s precisely why we need more “world is healing” content. A few days ago, Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee were featured in Interview Magazine to promote their new film *Late Fame.* I love Greta so much I’m ignoring the fact that she’s wearing thong kitten heels. Thong kitten heels are not healing my world. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbvnpj8FpRP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Interview Magazine (@interviewmag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbvnpj8FpRP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Anyway, during their conversation Willem asks Greta what she has lined up next. And she says: *“I’m about to leave on Saturday to do something in London. I’m scared to do it. It’s a romance, but it’s between two women, and I haven’t done that before.”* Willem then follows up, “What kind of romance? Full on?” Greta responds: *“Full on, baby. I’m doing my stretches.”* Girl. You better be in a full f-cking split. The world needs healing! While it remains to be seen just how flexible Greta will be getting in this film, she was not lying about the London part and the filming part and the gay part. Because here she is in London, with Rebecca Ferguson, and it’s definitely gay. > Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee on the set of an untitled rom-com in London. 🎥 [pic.twitter.com/lNUL1IO1kX](https://t.co/lNUL1IO1kX?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Film Crave (@\_filmcrave) [August 11, 2026](https://x.com/%5Ffilmcrave/status/2087136448587649306?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Here’s a longer video of them being gay on set together. > [@cinerandom123](https://www.tiktok.com/@cinerandom123?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@cinerandom123") Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee were spotted together in London filming a romantic comedy [#rebeccaferguson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rebeccaferguson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "rebeccaferguson") [#gretalee](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/gretalee?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "gretalee") [#movie](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/movie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "movie") [#behindthescenes](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/behindthescenes?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "behindthescenes") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Girls-Just-Want-to-Have-Fun-6696417070063552513?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper") This is fan service, the best kind. Greta, after all, has been the “Chief Executive Mother of Slaystar Roycunt” [who’s been](https://x.com/bkonyd/status/1744946939634786408?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) “running around the streets of servejero like she’s motherilo principussy and she just committed the assassislaytion of arch diva franz ferdicunt” since *Past Lives*, and only the baddest bitches can inspire the queer community to queerify the English language to such creative heights. As for Rebecca, she recently set off lesbian panic at Comic-Con with this moment that went viral. > [@pinknews](https://www.tiktok.com/@pinknews?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pinknews") Rebecca Ferguson has been making sapphic hearts flutter at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend when she flirted with a female interview on the red carpet. Beauty influencer and cosplay artist Eleanor Barnes, known online as snitchery, shared a clip of the exchange to TikTok and lamented the fact that she “fumbled” the ‘Silo’ star. The clip shows Barnes asking Ferguson which luxury she would take with her into the Silo, to which she replies: “Are you free?” However, the legendary levels of flirting quickly dissolved into chaos when Barnes misheard her. “WAIT REBECCA COME BACK I DIDN’T HEAR YOU,” Barnes wrote in the caption. But Ferguson’s charm still seemed to work on the rest of the internet, with one commenter writing: “She basically called you a luxury item! Fumble of the century, I would simply never recover.” Another wrote: “Rebecca is the kind of woman you’d go to war for.” [#rebeccaferguson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rebeccaferguson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "rebeccaferguson") [#silo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/silo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "silo") [#lgbtq](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lgbtq?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "lgbtq") [#celebrity](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/celebrity?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "celebrity") [#sdcc](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sdcc?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "sdcc") [♬ original sound - PinkNews 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-PinkNews-%F0%9F%8F%B3%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8C%88%F0%9F%8F%B3%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%9A%A7%EF%B8%8F-7667233269217954582?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - PinkNews 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") Basically the opposite of when Teyana Taylor told Sean Penn in *One Battle After Another* that “this pussy don’t pop for you”. The pussies are definitely popping for Greta and Rebecca. More of this and the world might actually heal. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Michael Bay at the Gifting Suite URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/brad-pitt-could-live-life-freely-like-unapologetically-corny-michael-bay-if-he-could-just-let-go/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T20:06:02.000Z Jennifer Klein’s Annual Day of Indulgence is a Hollywood tradition. It’s supposed to be an afternoon of relaxation for all kinds of celebrities (and the exclusivity factor over the years has definitely been diluted) but is mostly known for its reputation of Jennifer turning her house into a gifting suite – everybody leaves with thousands of dollars of free sh-t. Agency photos of Michael Bay outside Jennifer’s place (she’s produced several of his movies) were the first pictures I saw today when I started work. And my first thought at the time, I swear, is that if Brad Pitt could let go of his carefully, painstakingly curated “I’m too cool” image, he could live life freely like Michael Bay. And only after that did I see [Esquire’s new Brad Pitt cover story](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73336135/brad-pitt-interview-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com), in which we are told repeatedly that Brad Pitt is indeed the coolest motherf-cker in Hollywood and authentically greets guests by preparing charcuterie himself, no assistant necessary, but doesn’t know where the napkins are in his kitchen. Michael Bay and Brad Pitt are about the same age and also ageless – or trying to be at least. Michael Bay also has an image that he’s cultivated over the last 30 years through his movies: loud, cars, boobs, and everything go boom. He’s basically the human embodiment of a Creed song, unapologetically corny AF. Unlike Brad Pitt who is actually corny AF and it leaks out of him sometimes… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMRlLJ4hUdu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @classicues](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMRlLJ4hUdu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) … but keeps it contained under a veneer of “good taste” and independent spirit. Like the movie star opposite of another movie star, Tom Cruise. Only more and more, in their 60s, their similarities are undeniable. Not just with how their children feel about them but even the way they talk. There’s a quote in that Brad Pitt Esquire piece that, if you didn’t know, you might have attributed it to Tom: *“I’m all in. Whatever I’m doing, I’m all in.”* Michael Bay could have said that too before running his hands through that hair, flipping down his sunglasses, and speeding off in some kind of obnoxious car. --- What else happened today… “…everyone believes you ran cock-first as hard as you could straight into a brick wall” [is what John Oliver said to describe Todd Blanche and DC movies](https://www.pajiba.com/news/john-oliver-takes-hilarious-shot-at-failure-of-dc-universe-movies.php?ref=laineygossip.com), but it could have applied to Michael Bay too. (Pajiba) Juno Temple has been wearing a lot of pink lately and borrowing from Paris Hilton’s closet. [This dress was a uniform in the mid-2000s](https://www.gofugyourself.com/juno-temple-has-done-a-lot-of-pink-lately-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Copenhagen fashion girls love the big toe. This is not a euphemism, [the big toe is really a main character in footwear over there](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/copenhagen-street-style-havaianas-heel-trend?ref=laineygossip.com). (Refinery 29) The asshole in the White House [keeps trying to antagonise Taylor Swift which only proves that she does not f-ck with him](https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trumps-tiktok-account-goes-red-after-taylor-swift-music-removal/?ref=laineygossip.com). This is behaviour consistent with a man who was found in court to have sexually abused and defamed his accuser and who also allegedly sexually assaulted dozens of women over the years. (The Mary Sue) I’m not gay but I love a quiz that tells me which gay sport I am: [soccer, apparently](https://www.autostraddle.com/quiz-which-gay-sport-are-you/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Autostraddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/michael-bay-10aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/michael-bay-10aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/michael-bay-10aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/michael-bay-10aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/michael-bay-10aug26-0006.jpg) Michael Bay at Jennifer Klein’s annual Day of Indulgence event in Brentwood, August 9, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-did-lizzos-latest-album-bitch-flop-so-badly/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T17:41:09.000Z This summer, [there was a lot of chatter about Lizzo’s new album, *Bitch,* flopping](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/06/28/lizzo-new-album-bitch-reaction/90731454007/?ref=laineygossip.com). I think this tweet sums up why one-hit or one-album wonders are so overly-analyzed – early fandoms and social media. The tweet mentions the 2000s but the 80s and 90s were rife with one-hit wonders that had one banger and we just… never heard from or thought of again. > one-hit wonders had 15 minutes of fame in the 2000s then disappeared but social media changed everything so now we’re stuck with artists and fanbases who think having a big social media presence means being an established artist > > — oui oui bitch (@laughorlogoff\_\_) [August 8, 2026](https://x.com/laughorlogoff%5F%5F/status/2086064380379107781?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Courteney Cox and Ed Sheeran are long-time friends, he crashed in one of her cottages (yes, one of) when he was recording *X.* I thought they were introduced by Courteney’s (ex?) boyfriend Johnny McDaid but I looked it up and had it wrong: it was actually Ed who introduced Courteney to Johnny, not the other way around. Courteney and Ed were introduced by Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller when they all worked on *Cougar Town* together because Bill and Christa’s daughter was a fan of Ed’s. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbv94c4IRka/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbv94c4IRka/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Emile Hirsch was supposed to become a big movie star, the next Sean Penn after *Into the Wild*. In 2015 he was convicted of assault on Paramount Pictures executive Daniele Bernfeld at Sundance and yet, he continued to work but his career definitely stalled. Now he’s posting fake James Bond casting as a “joke.” What the punchline is, I do not know. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1epOCtv7u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Emile Hirsch (@emilehirsch)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1epOCtv7u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK it turns out Nikki Glaser’s joke about the lesson Hollywood is learning from the success of *Heated Rivalry* (“American audiences are ready for more shows about hockey”) was actually an accurate prediction. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db28-gLlmhP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db28-gLlmhP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) QVC leaning into this clip is exactly the right move. Their hosts are live TV pros, slipping a blow job in there now and again is the cost of doing business. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbwC3BDiKXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by QVC (@qvc)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbwC3BDiKXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Weekend Couples Update URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/weekend-couples-update-featuring-gigi-hadid-bradley-cooper-scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-and-more/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T17:03:18.000Z The (possible) celebrity couple gossip that preoccupied us this weekend was [Michael B Jordan and RAYE](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-we-just-get-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-relationship-soft-launch/). Last weekend it was [Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper in Paris](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-bradley-cooper-gigi-hadid-pull-off-secret-wedding/) and their [Boucheron rings](https://www.laineygossip.com/what-kind-of-spin-will-bradley-cooper-put-on-oceans-prequel-not-only-as-actor-but-as-writer-director/) and whether that means they secretly got married. Nothing official but those rings are officially wedding bands… Bradley is in Paris because he’s working on the new *Ocean’s* film. Gigi is still there and was photographed spending time with his mother, Gloria, and his daughter Lea (not pictured). No confirmation about the marriage but at this point, after dating for three years, it definitely looks like they’re family. Right before Gigi and BCoop started dating, she was with Leonardo DiCaprio. She moved on to Bradley and he moved on to Vittoria Ceretti around the same time. So it’s been three years for Leo and Vittoria too, exclusively, but no one is taking any rumours seriously about marriage, LOL. Vittoria just turned 28 years old in June which means she is the record holder for the oldest woman he’s ever dated – congratulations! If they stay together another two years, we’ll be able to say, for the first time ever, that Leonardo DiCaprio has been with a woman in her 30s… while he’s in his 50s. Leo and Vittoria are currently on holiday with friends, including Laura Harrier and Lukas Haas, in Formentera. It wouldn’t be Leo if he wasn’t on a boat in Europe in the summer. Taika Waititi and Rita Ora are also in Spain, seen at the beach in Ibiza before Taika starts making the rounds in support of his new film, *Klara and the Sun.* The film is not screening at the Venice Film Festival but it was just announced today that he’s hosting the amfAR gala there [during the festival](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/amfar-venice-gala-taika-waititi-host-bebe-rexha-marina-1236669536/?ref=laineygossip.com) and he’ll be there as an actor in another film, *Place to Be.* *Klara and the Sun* opens on October 23 – Sarah posted about the trailer [a few weeks ago](https://www.laineygossip.com/can-jenna-ortega-mount-oscar-campaign-on-bright-wide-eyed-performance-in-taika-waititis-klara-and-the-sun/). The book by Kazuo Ishiguro devastated me. I am terrified of this film. Meanwhile Scarlett Johansson is spending the summer in England, [working on the new Batman movie](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-scarlett-johansson-be-playing-glinda-dent-poison-ivy-someone-else-entirely-in-the-batman-part-ii/). She and Colin Jost were papped in London this weekend. Scarjo also recently showed up on the Good Housekeeping Instagram account, as promotion for her skincare brand The Outset. Apparently Colin uses her products too. Since it’s Good Housekeeping, she also talked about home sh-t, like how she loves to decorate, and that at her house, there’s a no shoes rule. And that is exactly right. I’m East Asian, shoes at the door is the way of life. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbnxvkpO8NN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Good Housekeeping (@goodhousekeeping)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbnxvkpO8NN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Looks like the reason for this recent round of light promotion is because The Outset and Credo Beauty [just launched a partnership today](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3G0RDjjTx/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com). I always forget that she has a skincare line because she’s not super aggressive (at least not on my feed and in comparison to other celebrity brands) about pushing it. Never used The Outset and don’t know too many people who do but those who have tried it say good things about it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0009.jpg) Gigi Hadid in Paris with Bradley Cooper's mother/Leonardo DiCaprio and Vittoria Ceretti in Formentera with friends/Taika Waititi and Rita Ora on holiday in Ibiza, August 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/weekend-couples-10aug26-0011.jpg) Scarlett Johansson with Colin Jost in North London, August 7, 2026 ### MBJ and RAYE?! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-we-just-get-michael-b-jordan-and-raye-relationship-soft-launch/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T15:28:14.000Z Even their letters look good together. If ever there was a possible new celebrity couple alert that lived up to the expression “the world is healing”, it would be this: Michael B Jordan and RAYE were seen together at Six Flags in California and while there isn’t official confirmation yet that they’re dating, it’s pretty much as unanimous as it gets for all gossips – we want this to be true. Here’s the initial photo that went viral of the two of them on a roller coaster. > Michael B. Jordan and Raye at Six Flags. 📸 [pic.twitter.com/cCUkjUoE1k](https://t.co/cCUkjUoE1k?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — best of michael b. jordan. (@bjordanfiles) [August 8, 2026](https://x.com/bjordanfiles/status/2086133001339949150?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) A video was also shared and as noted in the caption below, MBJ’s brother was also at the park with them. > New video of Michael B. Jordan and Raye at Six Flags. 📸 > > Khalid Jordan, Michael’s younger brother, was also on the ride with them. [pic.twitter.com/uEyaxS84Hh](https://t.co/uEyaxS84Hh?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — best of michael b. jordan. (@bjordanfiles) [August 8, 2026](https://x.com/bjordanfiles/status/2086176222401167426?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And another video, on a different ride, and you can hear in this one that people are talking to him, “bye Michael, have fun” so he’s aware that he’s been spotted, with RAYE next to him. And he’s been famous long enough to know that this would have been immediately shared on socials. > [@4.30pm00](https://www.tiktok.com/@4.30pm00?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@4.30pm00") I JUST SAW MICHEAL B JORDAN AT SIX FLAGS[#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#sixflagsmagicmountain](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sixflagsmagicmountain?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "sixflagsmagicmountain") [#michaelb](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/michaelb?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "michaelb")[#sinners](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sinners?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "sinners") [#OMG](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/omg?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "omg") [♬ Back To Me - The McGregor Project](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Back-To-Me-7514401087177738241?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Back To Me - The McGregor Project") So… is this a soft launch? This is where I’m at, because I’m not trying to hear skepticism right now. MBJ has largely operated as a pretty private celebrity, and going to a theme park in the middle of the summer is not exactly low-key. If he’s out here on these streets with one of the most high-profile musical talents to have emerged in the last five years, who is still in her album cycle, with a mega hit song, as the reigning Best Actor Oscar winner himself, he should know exactly what people will assume. And want to assume! Plus, it all kinda tracks. MBJ has spent a significant time in London over the last couple of years working on *Thomas Crown*. So it’s possible that that’s where they were getting to know each other, covertly, keeping it secret. And besides, it’s not like she wasn’t manifesting it with that track, LOL. Plus, this is what she foretold. The third album is coming! > 🚨 Raye reveals the name of her third album will be called “And Then She Fell In Love” > > — via Tiktok Livestream [pic.twitter.com/VcR76umqof](https://t.co/VcR76umqof?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Rayedar (@RayedarHQ) [March 28, 2026](https://x.com/RayedarHQ/status/2037683603413332121?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) After all, her grandmother said so. > [@raye](https://www.tiktok.com/@raye?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@raye") Lots of love from my family to yours!! [#whereismyhusband](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whereismyhusband?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whereismyhusband") [#raye](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/raye?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "raye") [♬ sonido original - silvia](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7552152605305080598?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - silvia") To be clear, for the sticklers, and I know I know, I’m one of them – this is not true, yet. But this is also GREAT for gossip. It’s fun for gossip. A well-matched power couple on talent and popularity and sexiness. And the music that might come from it. RAYE’s had a bit of a break from steady performing but will soon join Bruno Mars on tour next week at MetLife. In New Jersey. Where MBJ is from. MBJ in the audience, come on Gossip Genie let’s go! [Let's Squawk about it](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/mbj-and-raye-heal-the-world)! - we've been waiting for gossip like this. (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/mbj-and-raye-heal-the-world?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### Anne Hathaway’s Fourth of Five URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-audiences-show-up-at-box-office-for-the-end-of-oak-street-starring-anne-hathaway/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T18:31:52.000Z Anne Hathaway is currently starring in *The Odyssey* which just became the highest-grossing film of Christopher Nolan’s career, an impressive achievement considering he’s directed three Batman movies. Then again, as he’s trying to establish with this adaptation, most if not all superhero stories can be traced back to Greek mythology. So it seems fitting that the OG is topping its descendants. Speaking of odysseys though, Anne Hathaway’s on one this year. *The Odyssey* is actually her THIRD movie of 2026, and this week her fourth is about to open… fourth of FIVE total. She was at the world premiere of *The End of Oak Street* yesterday in Burbank, and it’ll be interesting to see how many more events there will be for this movie because it’s in theatres on Friday and so far the marketing has been kinda muted? Maybe it’s because everything else seems to be getting drowned out by *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* and those record box offices but while *Oak Street* of course won’t be bringing in the kind of totals of those two films, this is sci-fi, with dinosaurs, exactly the kind of movie people are looking for in August: loud, jump scares, probably low on logic but fun as f-ck. At least that’s what I’m seeing from early reactions. Current projections are sitting at $30 million for opening weekend. Will be interesting to see if people show up, if enough people have even heard of it. Because, again, marketing has been soft. And one of the marketing plays [has been heavily criticised over the use of AI](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/warner-bros-ai-dog-podcast-the-end-of-oak-street-1236830713/?ref=laineygossip.com). That was a couple of days ago. The marketing is now focused where it should be: Anne Hathaway. One thing is for sure about *The End of Oak Stree*t – Annie will be excellent, she always is. And her outfit at the premiere is now the story. That is correct. Annie’s wearing custom Atelier Prabal Gurung. A mullet halter over low rise baggy jeans – and that was always the intention. Flip through the carousel. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db11D6qjMdP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Db11D6qjMdP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The red lining is gorgeous. The way the whole piece sits on her, with the arc framing her pregnancy, is perfect. And she looks so comfortable and glamorous at the same time. But Annie’s not done. Because *Verity* is next, the fifth and final Anne Hathaway project of 2026\. It’s been over a year since production wrapped and originally *Verity* was supposed to be released in May – but with *Mother Mary* and *The Devil Wears Prada 2* going back to back, they pushed it to October 2nd. Will be interesting to see how they manage the promotion for that film with her due date etc. And then she’ll have a bit of a break but maybe not that much of a break, depending on what the Oscar campaign plans will be for *The Odyssey*. Universal hasn’t yet announced what category she’ll be submitted in, lead or supporting, but either way, there will be a strategy in place for her and she will likely have a presence during award season. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0002-1.jpg) Anne Hathaway at Warner Bros. Pictures' "The End of Oak Street" world premiere held at the Steven J. Ross Theater on August 09, 2026 in Burbank, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anne-hathaway-10aug26-0014.jpg) Maisy Stella, Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and Christian Convery at Warner Bros. Pictures' "The End of Oak Street" world premiere held at the Steven J. Ross Theater on August 09, 2026 in Burbank, California ### Intro for August 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-it-usher-at-metlife-this-weekend-or-a-lookalike/ Last updated: 2026-08-10T13:40:45.000Z Dear Gossips, Is Usher really Usher? This is the story I’ve been LOLing all weekend, coming out of his show at MetLife Stadium. And even though he brought out surprise guests like Mary J Blige, Ashanti, Method Man, 50 Cent, and more, all of that has been drowned out by a conspiracy theory: that during parts of the show, it’s not Usher performing but a lookalike. And what makes it even funnier, at least to me, is that his team actually shared footage from parts of the show that people were side-eyeing. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db0YOeiOmcL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The R&B Tour (@therandbtour)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db0YOeiOmcL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As you can see from the comments under that post, half the people there don’t think it’s him. And the other half is like, it’s totally him, he’s just lost some weight. So is that legit Usher, or is it a fake Usher? It’s confusing because there are moments where I’m like… that looks nothing like Usher. And then others where I’m like, oh OK, I know that person. The noise about it is so loud that he’s had to address it on social media. > Usher responds to internet rumors that he hired a clone to perform for him at his show in Metlife Stadium > > 🎥: remedeeraps // TT > via [@Power1051](https://x.com/Power1051?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/qoJqG1Ujgs](https://t.co/qoJqG1Ujgs?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) [August 9, 2026](https://x.com/ComplexMusic/status/2086295066738307217?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It would be a crazy thing to do, to try to con tens of thousands of people in a stadium and send out a dupe. Then on top of that post a video of the dupe to your official channels. But it’s not like it hasn’t been done before. As MC reminded me this morning, [Miley Cyrus did it almost 20 years](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/youtube-video-reveals-miley-cyrus-102402/?ref=laineygossip.com) ago in 2008 on the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds tour when she slipped into a door and had a double come out at the end of a song for a costume change. It was a majorrrr controversy at the time. > [@ashleysonlin](https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleysonlin?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@ashleysonlin") > > Does anyone remember WHAT A SCANDAL THIS WAS???? Disney used a body double for Miley for this song [#hannahmontana](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hannahmontana?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hannahmontana") [#bodydouble](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bodydouble?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bodydouble") [#disneychannel](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/disneychannel?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "disneychannel") [#miley](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/miley?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "miley") > > [♬ original sound - Gabe Escobar](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6747769218835450629?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Gabe Escobar") Later on a spokesperson confirmed the switch for wardrobe purposes. I don’t think Usher’s alleged lookalike situation will reach the scandal levels of Miley but it will add another level of intrigue to his shows going forward with the fancam forensics. That’s where we are now in the age of deepfakes and A.I. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/usher-metlife-07aug26-01.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/usher-metlife-07aug26-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/usher-metlife-07aug26-03.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/usher-metlife-07aug26-04.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/usher-metlife-07aug26-05.jpg) Usher (maybe?) in concert during The R&B Tour at MetLife Stadium in NYC on August 7, 2026 ### Ted Lasso with bonus Heated Rivalry news URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/ted-lasso-with-bonus-heated-rivalry-news/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T23:58:45.000Z *Ted Lasso* returned this week. I’m waiting for the finale before reviewing, because while the first season of *Ted Lasso* is nearly perfect, the third season proved you have to wait to see how it all ends before rendering final judgment. The third season of *Ted Lasso*, at the time assumed to be the final season, isn’t as disastrous as, say, *Game of Thrones*’ final season, which wholly annihilated the goodwill and respect the series built up over a decade, but it was unsatisfying enough to spoil the show’s footprint. Which might be why season four is hitting different. People don’t seem as stoked, even though reviews remain high. My short, initial review is: it hits different in 2026\. As bad as things were in 2020, *Ted Lasso,* with his folksy optimism disguising his shrewdness and perceptive leadership, was just what we needed in that moment. There was always a darker underpinning, but the first season of the series was a perfect balance of drama to keep the narrative moving and feel-good vibes. Season four, is, well…not overcoming Jason Sudeikis’s image makeover courtesy his divorce and behavior towards Olivia Wilde (and their [nanny](https://graziamagazine.com/articles/olivia-wilde-jason-sudeikis-former-nanny-interview/?ref=laineygossip.com)). Season three also threw some beloved characters so far off course, it will take a LOT to course correct in season four (chiefly: Keeley and Roy). I just want to see how much of that season one magic the new season can capture, though, before rendering my final verdict. The cast—minus Brett Goldstein, who is so booked and busy these days—were at the Paley Center last night to mark the show’s return. Sudeikis was there—dressing for an entirely different event than everyone else—along with Juno Temple and Brendan Hunt, and they were joined by season four stars Tanya Reynolds, Abbie Hern, Faye Marsay, Jude Mack, and Maureen J. Reidy. Megan Rapinoe was also there, repping real world women’s soccer. Juno’s outfit is a lot but I can handle it. What I cannot handle is the no eyebrow look. Can this trend please be over. It only works in editorial photoshoots and haute couture runways. Anywhere else and it looks like someone burned their brows off in the kitchen. --- What else happened today… Speaking of feel good sports stories! Kiana Blanton lost most of her eyesight due to complications from sarcoidosis, [and now she’s a medalist in the sport of blind baseball](https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/blind-baseball-player-bronze-medalist-49481413?ref=laineygossip.com). One reason I love baseball and softball is the community it supports. Baseball, and softball, is highly adaptable (like basketball). There’s a wheelchair softball league in Chicago that is super fun. Kiana’s story are the real Ted Lasso vibes we can take into the weekend. (Popsguar) This is not an endorsement of cults, [but I absolutely would join Isabella Rossellini’s cult](https://www.gofugyourself.com/lets-chuck-it-all-and-join-isabella-rossellinis-cult-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) James Haven, Angelina Jolie’s brother, [has come out as gay at 53](https://www.celebitchy.com/990554/james%5Fhaven%5Fangelina%5Fjolies%5Fbrother%5Fhas%5Fcome%5Fout%5Fas%5Fgay%5Fat%5Fthe%5Fage%5Fof%5F53/?ref=laineygossip.com). As Captain Holt [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk7wb59dJUc&ref=laineygossip.com), *“Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, and more interesting place.”* People will probably make it gross because thirty years ago Angie and James flirted for cameras, playing up Angie’s bad girl image at the time. Or we can, you know, let people grow up. I’m glad that James Haven is living his most authentic life now. (Celebitchy) Here is the *Heated Rivalry* casting announcement we have been waiting for: [Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie have been announced as another secret gay hockey couple, Harris Drover and Troy Barrett](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/heated-rivalry-season-2-troy-harris-cast-announcement-1236643726/?ref=laineygossip.com). Smith will play Harris, and Gillespie, who currently stars in *One Night Only* and we will not hold that against him because everyone needs work in a capitalist society, stars as Barrett. I won’t lie, I can shift my book-to-screen expectation for Justice Smith a lot easier than I can for Charlie Gillespie. Harris, in the books, is somewhat vaguely described as “stocky” and reminds Barrett of a “lumberjack”. He’s described vaguely enough that there is an ongoing fandom war over whether or not Harris should be depicted as plus-sized and ugly, or as just like, an average cute guy who isn’t shredded like the professional jocks he works with (he is the social media manager for the Ottawa hockey team). But because Harris’s description IS relatively vague, I find it easy to slot whoever into playing him. Most important for Harris is that he is a ray of sunshine, and not unlike Kip Grady in season one, he is a normal counterpart for the rich athletes surrounding him. Troy Barrett, on the other hand, is the second coming of Shane Hollander, looks-wise. He’s described as looking like a boy-bander and is supposed to be one of the hottest guys in the league, considered hotter than Ilya by many (but not hotter than Shane). Charlie Gillespie is cute. He is very cute. He has a cute little smile. I’m sure they’ll style him up for the show, too. I am just already struggling with the book concept that Harris is surprised Troy is attracted to “someone like him”. I am now hoping Jacob Tierney drops that narrative thread, because I just cannot picture Justice Smith in any incarnation worrying about anyone finding him attractive. Their relationship isn’t really about that, anyway. It’s about empathy, second chances, and letting people love you even when you feel unlovable. THAT is what I most look forward to seeing in Harris and Troy. Not everyone needs to be Hollanov, constantly crashing out with their beautiful but co-dependent relationship. Troy and Harris don’t grow up together, like Shane and Ilya. They grow into one another, as fully formed adults trying to make space for love and acceptance in a world that discourages both. Now, who is playing that rat bastard Roger Crowell? Give us a great villain, Jacob Tierney! (The Hollywood Reporter) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/ted-lasso-07aug26-0010.jpg) Jason Sudeikis, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Abbie Hern, Faye Marsay, Megan Rapinoe attend an exclusive evening with the cast of "Ted Lasso" season 4 at The Paley Museum on August 06, 2026 in New York City attend an exclusive evening with the cast of "Ted Lasso" season 4 at The Paley Museum on August 06, 2026 in New York City ### Robert Pattinson’s generational run continues URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/robert-pattinson-is-going-full-loose-canon-as-chris-hansen-in-the-trailer-for-primetime/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T19:04:26.000Z In May we saw the [teaser](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-we-see-oscar-run-for-robert-pattinson-for-primetime-in-which-he-stars-as-to-catch-a-predator-host-chris-hansen/) for *Primetime*, the film in which Robert Pattinson stars as *To Catch a Predator* host Chris Hansen. Now, as the film readies for a Venice launch, we have a full trailer, and holy HELL, RPattz is on a crazy run right now. Every performance is a banger, he is doing stuff no one else is doing. So many people try to be eccentric artists (coughJakeGyllenhaalcough), so few truly ARE eccentric artists. RPattz IS an eccentric artist, and his performances reflect his eccentricity. And *Primetime* looks like a perfect match between actor and director, because documentarian Lance Oppenheim loves weirdos and he never approaches weirdos and their very specific fixations in a straight line. *Primetime* looks like a thriller, has the energy of original recipe Four Loko, and is centered on RPattz going full RPattz. What I said about Connor Storrie and the [effort actors give](https://www.laineygossip.com/for-connor-storrie-projects-like-april-x-linger-as-reminder-that-grind-existed-before-big-break-in-heated-rivalry/) when they know the material is beneath them? Well, Robert Pattinson’s before/afters were interesting, too (not for nothing, Storrie reminds me a lot of early days RPattz). He never phoned it in, not even in that bizarre fever dream of a movie, *Remember Me*, a September 11th romantic dramedy about SEPTEMBER EEE-LEV-ENTH. That is a real movie that exists. Hundreds of people worked on it. What were thoughts? I would love to know. Now that he has material to match his effort, Robert Pattinson is on a generational run. Just this decade he’s given brilliant performances in everything from Christopher Nolan’s most incomprehensible (in every possible way) movie, *Tenet*; to a genre-defining turn in *The Batman*; to playing multiple unhinged roles in *Mickey 17*; to giving a hall of fame villain performance in *The Odyssey*; to nailing the nightmare boyfriend role in *Die My Love* and *The Drama*. Now, he’s going full loose canon in *Primetime*, and I cannot wait. I am a little miffed about that September release date, if only because September is traditionally a soft month for movies, and I feel like an October or November release date would signal more serious intent on A24’s part to back an Oscar run, but if and when Robert Pattinson goes on an Oscar run, he’ll do it dragging his distributor backwards through the hedge. So far, he has not been the kind of actor to approach his work like he’s hunting trophies. When it happens, it’s going to be f-cking nuts because that is all he’s interested in right now is giving bananas performances in great movies, which means it will probably happen for one of those bananas performances. Maybe it will happen with *Primetime*, maybe it won’t happen for another 10-20 years. People will say “it’s his time”, but what they’ll mean is “he’s too weird for us but we can’t ignore him any longer”. Robert Pattinson will probably thank instant oatmeal in his acceptance speech, because there’s no way his Oscar moment will be normal. Not for the guy who lies to journalists for fun and profit. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/primetime-trailer-07aug26-0010-1.jpg) Primetime trailer stills ### Celebrity Social Media, August 7, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jessica-alba-new-face-of-fendi-after-stepping-away-from-the-honest-company/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T17:56:11.000Z Jessica Alba for Fendi is new. Over the years, she hasn’t done a lot of fashion work, presumably because she was too focused on her own brand. Stepping away from The Honest Company seems to be working for her, it must be nice to be free from constantly marketing products. I imagine that gets very boring. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYfW5yqD%5Ff/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Fendi (@fendi)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYfW5yqD%5Ff/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Some people hate when summer ends, and if you have a new fall outfit to wear [you can understand this kind of impatience](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtNDCPjrhb/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/busy-embed-07aug26.jpg) Busy Philipps on Instagram There’s a million reasons to get off Twitter but sometimes, on a random Thursday, there’s a tweet that instantly becomes a Hall of Famer. The human mind is capable of anything! > It’s a shame Robert Pattinson is white because he’s the only person alive who could properly play Diddy in a BIGGIE biopic > > — Austinsseus (@awoodustin) [August 6, 2026](https://x.com/awoodustin/status/2085457550388908445?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Liza Minnelli specifically mentioning cocaine in her 80th birthday post…celebrities just aren’t built this way anymore. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtaUYzGdQn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Liza Minnelli (@officiallizaminnelli)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtaUYzGdQn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I know the romantic chemistry is what keeps *Scandal* a fan favourite, but Kerry Washington and Joe Morton had father/daughter chemistry, which is very hard to pull off convincingly. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbhG74rjV5l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbhG74rjV5l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOM%5FSTkUrK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOM%5FSTkUrK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This messy bunch will one day have a great behind-the-scenes tell-all documentary. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtosTtjyDQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by T A N . F R A N C E (@tanfrance)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtosTtjyDQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s something very sinister about these two. Can’t put my finger on it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrUzphRQLA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrUzphRQLA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer starred in a limited Broadway revival [*Joe Turner's Come and Gone*](https://joeturnerbway.com/?ref=laineygossip.com) (it closed in July). She’s posting some photos from backstage and Taraji is having a real New York summer. Her outfits have been really great, I especially like the leather (pleather?) vest. It’s the styling but also her hair – the pixie cut is soooooo good. You can see her posts [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/DblYG2vEVaK/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com), and [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYe9e-EafE/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/taraji-one-07aug26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/taraji-two-07aug26.jpg) Taraji P. Henson on Instagram ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jessica-alba-csm-07aug26-0001-1.jpg) Jessica Alba out in LA, July 28, 2026 ### Hannah Einbinder: Great Reviews and Asymmetrical Skirts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/hannah-einbinder-flexes-serious-game-excellent-fashion-while-promoting-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T16:14:37.000Z *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma* world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, winning the Queer Palm. The film was acquired by MUBI (which managed *The Substance* two years ago through an excellent award season including a Best Picture Oscar nomination) and opens today in the United States and next week in Canada. The reviews have been outstanding – 99% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, and Vulture has now proclaimed that we are [in the Dawn of Director Jane Schoenbrun](https://www.vulture.com/article/jane-schoenbrun-on-what-comes-after-camp-miasma.html?ref=laineygossip.com). There’s been a lot of excitement the last few months about Curry Barker and Kane Parsons over *Obsession* and *Backrooms* and, hopefully, the same enthusiasm will follow Jane as a wider audience will be exposed to their style, their taste, their artistic vision. Hannah Einbinder was in New York this week promoting *Camp Miasma*, doing interviews, making appearances, and posting videos of herself splattered in blood…but in her underwear, pulling off gross and horny at the same time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbtP8wWRY8O/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @hannaheinbinder](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbtP8wWRY8O/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) What’s even better is Hannah’s post-*Hacks* flex: wrapping up one of the most successful post-COVID series and nailing the landing, then immediately starring in an acclaimed genre film from one of the brightest emerging directors of their generation. This is some serious game. And excellent fashion too. This is the fit she had on at the TODAY show earlier in the week. The top and skirt are Loewe and it’s the skirt, really, that does it for me. Peplum, asymmetrical, checked…it’s doing the most, but somehow doesn’t feel like too much. If you’re down to drop almost $3000 on it, you can find it [here](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77420937?ref=laineygossip.com). I’m not in the market at that price point, but the asymmetrical skirt will definitely be in my life for the next several months. It’ll be a big trend through the end of the year, like late 90s and early 2000s vibes, and I’ve already worn or tried on several for ETALK as we approach our new season. Retailers are currently still turning over inventory from summer to fall so I’ll probably do another post about this in a couple of months when there are even more available but there are already very cute asymmetrical options out there. Including from my favourite brand Sacai. I wore the [Gray Suiting & Nylon Twill Midi Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77421419?ref=laineygossip.com) earlier this summer and it’s a beauty. Also over 50% off right now but low on sizes. Sacai does a lot of asymmetrical, it’s a brand constant, and I also wore the [Multicolour Horizontal Stripe Midi Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77421788?ref=laineygossip.com) to host an event in June that isn’t technically asymmetrical but the pleats give it the illusion. This one is also on sale, also low in sizes, but that’s a really good price point for this brand. I haven’t worn this next one yet but I’ve asked our stylist to pull it for me on a style loan for TIFF – [the Vivienne Westwood Zora Asymmetric Pleated Checked Twill Mini Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77422512?ref=laineygossip.com). Like, look at her. She’s short, so we’re trying it a size up, but it’ll work with so many top and shoe options. An investment for sure with that price tag but this one is pretty special. Even Jacek commented on it when I asked to plug in the code for this post. More reasonably priced, and also longer – [the Gracie Ruched Asymmetric Plaid Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77422707?ref=laineygossip.com) is straight out of 1997 and we’ll be seeing so much more of it. You can wear it with a t-shirt until it gets cold, then a slouchy sweater through the winter. I love the length and the hem. Anthropologie has a really cute one too: [the Basque-Waist Ruffled High-Low Maxi Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77423621?ref=laineygossip.com) has a high cut on one side, with a ruffle trim, and it’s flattering through the hips. I tried it on with a short-sleeved hoodie and combat boots, SO good. Here’s another one we’re keeping on the rack from Anthropologie – [the En Elly Maxi skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77423775?ref=laineygossip.com), not asymmetrical in the hem but you’ll note that the ruffles on the hips create an interesting shape from the pleat along both sides of the body, that really surprised me. I paired this skirt with ruched brown high boots and a top that’s similar to the one the model has on but with sleeves. [Wolf & Badger’s Denim Asymmetrical Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77423907?ref=laineygossip.com) is a dream. Elastic waistband, kinda giving harem, but also reminds me of Japanese fashion, I am obsessed with how the folds fall in the back, and I like the weight of it, because it feels substantial but still moves really well. Now for a couple of shorter options, [Sandro’s Studded Knit Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77424029?ref=laineygossip.com) isn’t usually my lane because it’s a bit clingy, but it’s just so well designed with the embellishment that even further accentuates the hem. We tested it under an oversized black blazer and it’s a winner. AllSaints is really taking it back to the 2000s with the [Luana Asymmetric Leather Mini Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77424590?ref=laineygossip.com) – this is so Kate Moss and Sienna Miller coded from that time. And the leather is soft, not heavy, so I felt quite comfortable in it, moving around wasn’t an issue. Back to the longer ones – the [Banana Republic Crepe Asymmetrical Wrap Midi Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77424491?ref=laineygossip.com) is sooooo pretty and light, it felt like there were scarves floating around my body. Super versatile, too. Works in the summer, will work in the fall and in the winter over a pair of tights and under a sweater. And you can also take her to work and dinner. But if we’re really rocking with that 90s grunge thing, [Mo&Co’s Asymmetrical Hem Plaid Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77424803?ref=laineygossip.com) nails it. This is a perfect throwback, under a denim jacket and high-tops, or Timberlands when it’s cold. I think I’m keeping it. And I might be keeping this final one too, it’s basically the energy that Bella and Gigi Hadid are bringing this summer - [Kimchi Blue’s Jessica Asymmetric Low-Rise Midi Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-77425384?ref=laineygossip.com). I might have worn a skirt like this 25 years ago, so it’s fully come back around. The material feels like the softest t-shirt. Will save it for when it gets colder, under an oversized turtleneck sweater. Also it’s $79. *Please note, the above are affiliate links.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/hannah-einbinder-07aug26-0005.jpg) Hannah Einbinder at the Today Show in NYC, August 4, 2026 ### Sexual Fascism in One Night Only URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-will-glucks-one-night-only-is-a-deeply-weird-movie-trying-very-hard-to-be-a-cute-rom-com/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T15:05:45.000Z Richard Linklater’s *Before Sunrise* is a romantic staple of cinema, in which a couple meets and falls in love over the course of one night of long, meandering conversation. Will Gluck’s *One Night Only* is like if *Before Sunrise* happened in a fascist hell in which bodily autonomy is non-existent and everyone is just like…okay with that. It’s a deeply weird movie trying very hard to be a cute rom-com, but if your brain engages with the premise for even half a second, it is impossible to ignore the disturbing politics at the heart of the premise. *One Night Only*, which is written by Travis Braun, so he bears a lot of the blame, too, is set in an alternate reality where a conservative-coded political party has forced America into a Sex Purge in which people can only have sex during one night a year. This is suggested to be the kind of unpopular “we gamed the system, so our minority party gets to make the rules” policy we do see in real life in America right now, complete with “Repeal” signs and anti-“mandate” graffiti everywhere. And yet… Everyone just obeys. For all the signals that no one actually likes the Sex Purge, everyone is weirdly cool with it. The Sex Purge comes with a strict “must use condoms” coda, too, so the loss of bodily autonomy is complete. And there is no suggestion of any other forms of birth control existing, so the implication is that condoms are the only legal BC and everyone is just like “f-ck the mandate but also give me the last condom in New York”. Anyway, the story is about Owen (Callum Turner) and Allie (Monica Barbaro), who meet cute at the beginning of the Sex Purge and then keep bumping into each other while trying to f-ck other people. Obviously, they should be f-cking each other, except in the weird vein of everyone actually going along with the Sex Purge, Owen and Allie are like, “maybe we should wait”. *One Night Only* tries so hard to be cute and funny, and there are some good jokes, to be fair, but it is so goddamned weird that everyone just goes along with the Sex Purge with nothing more than an eyeroll at the idea of defying it. At least in the actual *Purge* franchise, people f-cking HATE the Purge, and the entire franchise is about how it is a smokescreen for systemic injustice and abuse, and an allegory for America’s deeply flawed systems of justice and policy. *One Night Only* has no such thoughts. It is the movie equivalent of a baby laughing at jangling keys. It walks directly into a fascist nightmare in which there is no bodily autonomy and the most anyone can muster up about it is a vague “yeah, it’s pretty f-cked up, huh”. Although one character actually says, OUT LOUD, “Maybe the fascists were right this once.” Like, WHAT??? To [paraphrase](https://x.com/dril/status/831805955402776576?lang=en&ref=laineygossip.com) Dril, you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them”. At first glance, *One Night Only* just seems like a silly, high-concept rom-com. But the more you sit with the reality of the Sex Purge, the more troubling it becomes. Allie has a lesbian roommate/friend, Because Rom Com Trope, who is not Sex Purging because the queer community has been operating around strict hetero morality since the dawn of time, so the Sex Purge is nothing special to her. But also, it begs the question, if the straights in this world are on such a tight moral leash, what IS happening to the queer community? Probably nothing good, right? The fascism is definitely the worst thing about *One Night Only*, but the second worst thing is that there IS a cute “one crazy night” rom-com buried in here. Turner and Barbaro have pleasantly fizzy chemistry—suitable for a rom-com about NOT having sex, their chemistry does not extend to believable levels of horniness for pent-up people looking to get laid—and there is no real reason that this movie could not have been set on like, New Year’s Eve, and they keep running into each other amidst the party chaos. Or make a *Cloverfield* version in which two people fall in love during a monster attack. Anything except the insane Sex Purge, rife with fascism. And it does feel like the filmmakers knew how close they were toeing the line, the film tries really hard to play the Sex Purge for laughs, but there is no disguising it, in the end. These people are actually branded like cattle, tracked like Amazon packages, and physically prevented from having sex by cops. There is no amount of romantic chicanery that makes that remotely okay. There is no amount of cutesy bickering that makes up for “we can only screw if our dog tags say it’s okay, otherwise the cops can take us away and that is just our lives now, oh well!”. You know what lives in the underbelly of *One Night Only*? The Sex Purge was probably meant to force women into having more babies. That’s the reality here. People who “can’t handle” forced chastity rush into marriage, but remember, condoms are the only BC. Which means there must be a LOT more babies in the world. There is just no escaping the ugliness of this premise, no matter how hard you try. Monica Barbaro cannot smile winsomely enough to gloss over the loss of autonomy her character experiences. Callum Turner isn’t hunky enough to make you forget this is happening in a fascist state. *One Night Only* isn’t a rom-com, it’s a horror movie. **One Night Only* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### BCoop and Gigi in Paris (still) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-kind-of-spin-will-bradley-cooper-put-on-oceans-prequel-not-only-as-actor-but-as-writer-director/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T13:56:35.000Z Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid continue in Paris, amidst speculation that they got [secret married](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-bradley-cooper-gigi-hadid-pull-off-secret-wedding/). Secret marriage: it’s 2026’s hottest trend. Is it a secret if your family and friends are there, or did you just not issue a press release? And/or stage your wedding in one of the biggest cities in the world on one of the busiest weekends of the year, ensuring everyone noticed it even if no one SAW it. Anyway, BCoop and Gigi are in Paris, sporting “coordinated” outfits. Is it coordinated or are they just both wearing red shirts? I have a lot of questions today about how much credit we give celebrities for doing regular life stuff, like getting dressed. Maybe BCoop and Gigi are one of THOSE couples, though. You know the ones, they do couple costumes every Halloween, they like all the same foods and dress similarly all the time. Their stint in Paris has been pretty matchy-matchy so far. I am more interested in making assumptions about the *Ocean’s 11* prequel based on BCoop’s styling. The slicked-back hair, the curated stubble, the fake tan—he’s sporting the cinematic trademarks of a con man. The prequel’s plot revolves around a heist at the Monaco Grand Prix, BCoop looks like he might trying to blend in with the European playboy set. Believable for a persona adopted by Danny Ocean’s dad. I enjoy the *Ocean’s* movies (justice for *Ocean’s Eight*!) and am interested to see what kind of spin Cooper puts on it, not only as an actor but as a writer/director. I’m also interested to see him direct a movie that isn’t Oscar bait. His three feature films as a director, to date, have all been blatant Oscar bait. And to his credit, Cooper has racked up five nominations from the films he’s directed, including two for screenplays and Best Picture (both *A Star is Born, Maestro*), not to mention the numerous nominations his films got other people, including Lady Gaga’s Best Original Song win for “Shallow”. Cooper himself hasn’t won an Oscar yet, but it really is only a matter of time. Of course, the *Ocean’s* movies aren’t about trophies, they’re about good old-fashioned fun at the cineplex. And I look forward to it! In no small part because this WON’T be Oscar bait, and I want to see what kind of director Cooper is when he isn’t chasing little gold men. As an actor, he can very charming and fun, traits that tend to get lost when he is Suffering For Trophies. Maybe *Ocean’s Prequel* will be a return to the early days of BCoop, when he was regularly in comedies. Never, EVER forget that Bradley Cooper’s first film role was in comedy cult classic *Wet Hot American Summer*. The closest we’ve gotten to Comedy Coop in the last decade is his vocal performance as Rocket Raccoon, which is very good, but I have missed Comedy Coop for a long time. I am glad to see him return. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-coop-07aug26-0005.jpg) Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid with fans in Paris, August 6, 2026 ### Shout-Outs for August 7, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-august-7-2026/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T13:37:52.000Z Happy Belated Birthday and Good Luck **Andrew** on your 6th **Motorcycle Ride for SickKids** this weekend! It’s wonderful that this is a tradition for you and your family. And also wonderful that it’s become a tradition here at LaineyGossip. I enjoy this virtual send-off as you pull away on your bike to support children’s health services. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbuGzvaDJkM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jen (@karaokegrrl)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbuGzvaDJkM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If you are able to help Andrew reach his goal this year for SickKids Hospital, please [click here](https://give.sickkidsfoundation.com/fundraisers/andrewmunro?ref=laineygossip.com).[ ](https://give.sickkidsfoundation.com/fundraisers/andrewmunro.%20?ref=laineygossip.com) Stay safe out there, Andrew! There’s so much love waiting for you at home. ### Intro for August 7, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/would-anyone-take-interest-in-nikki-finkes-exposes-now-twenty-years-after-deadlines-heyday/ Last updated: 2026-08-07T13:16:51.000Z Dear Gossips, Here’s a blast from the past, Nikki Finke resurfaced this week. Not literally, as she passed away in 2022, but the specter of her long-rumored fictionalized telling of Hollywood tales has emerged from the shadows and is being [shopped for publication](https://pagesix.com/2026/08/06/hollywood/infamous-bloggers-posthumous-book-terrifies-hollywood-bigwigs-but-whos-behind-it/?ref=laineygossip.com) by her estate. It’s crazy to think back twenty years to the power Nikki Finke wielded from her blog, Deadline.com. Today, we know Deadline as an entertainment industry trade, one of the “big three” owned by Penske Media. Back then, though, it was Nikki’s blog where she regularly posted scorched-earth takes and well-sourced if always unnamed gossip about the film industry. She was rarely seen in public, had like two photos of her on the internet—one from the 1970s—and was, for a moment, genuinely feared for her ability to blow apart backroom deals and spill what the kids today call tea about the most powerful men in Hollywood. Finke sold Deadline to Penske in 2009, left altogether in 2013, and in 2014 and 2015 launched two different sites to contain her writing post-Deadline, but they never amounted to much. One site, HollywoodDementia.com, was supposed to feature short fiction, teased as thinly veiled reveals about Hollywood and its power brokers. (HollywoodDementia.com is today run by someone else and contains a lot of listicles and “celebrity net worth” posts. It hasn’t updated once this year.) She also teased a novel, again implied to be a barely-fictional telling of tales, but it never materialized. In her last years, as social media and a new generation rose—and the power brokers she once challenged all but killed legitimate entertainment journalism—Nikki Finke all but faded from the spotlight. She only ran Deadline independently for three years, was gone from the site she founded entirely in seven years, and by the end of the 2010s, the media landscape was so different she was a specter of a previous era. The days of “Deadline Hollywood” as an *LA Weekly* column are practically the ancient texts of celebrity gossip at this point, and Nikki Finke sits on a shelf alongside Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons. Finke’s book, titled *Pay or Play*, is being shopped by a mystery person from whatever amounts to Finke’s estate. She has a sister, though personal details about Finke were always deliberately vague and she enjoyed cultivating her low profile—and her ability to haunt film executives from the shadows. I just don’t know what the interest will be in Finke’s tome twenty years after Deadline’s heyday. As someone who remembers her *LA Weekly* column, and when she transitioned to posting online, part of the pioneering class of bloggers that includes Lainey, it would be interesting to ME, but explaining to a twenty-something how revolutionary it was for a legitimate journalist to post every day online makes me tired. It will be interesting to see if anyone bites on Finke’s book, but even by the time of her death four years ago, she had been out of the spotlight for a long time. And what do her exposes matter now, when no one who was in charge in 2013 is still around today? Nikki Finke’s unpublished work has gone from potentially incendiary gossip bomb to idle curiosity. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### The Tee is NSFW URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-words-in-small-font-on-anderson-paaks-nsfw-t-shirt-make-it-even-funnier/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T20:00:41.000Z I burst out laughing when I saw these photos of Anderson .Paak out last night in LA. He’s enjoying some downtime from touring with Bruno Mars – they just wrapped up six weeks in Europe and will resume performing in a couple of weeks. But enough about his work, let’s talk about this t-shirt. First of all, I’m not sure if they sell this somewhere or if he had it made himself. And I can’t find out for sure because I’m not about to google it. You are welcome to google it if you want to f-ck up your algorithm like that if you aren’t afraid of whatever might come up in the search but I do not have that much courage. What makes it that much funnier, aside from his face, because for whatever reason his smile always cracks me up, is that the small font words are basically in the spirit of “Leave The Door Open” which is… stupid, and that’s a compliment. That is a sex you up track, by making you laugh. You can’t tell me those lyrics were written for comedy. A clean house and filets? That’s comfort, understanding, and meditation = C.U.M. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anderson-embed-06aug26-0001.jpg) Anderson Paak arrives for a night out at the The Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood, August 5, 2026 What else happened today... I completely understand [Dustin Rowles’s headline here about Jake Lacy](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/jake-lacy-in-furious-please-stop-trusting-this-man.php?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s fresh in my mind because I just started watching *Furious* a couple of days ago and I couldn’t get through episode three. He’s in a scene with Emmy Rossum and the writing is so devastatingly real, and his performance is so subtly sinister, it was too difficult to continue. So, yes, please stop trusting this man. (Pajiba) Not a huge fan of the show *Mrs Maisel* so I appreciate Rachel Brosnahan so much more now that the series has ended. That said… [this look is a miss for me](https://www.gofugyourself.com/rachel-brosnahan-looks-reasonable-and-good-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). It feels dated, and not in a stylish way. (Go Fug Yourself) During the first two months of COVID I stopped shaving my legs. I don’t have a lot of body hair so it wasn’t that noticeable but by the time the summer came around, I couldn’t do it anymore because long pants were no longer part of my wardrobe. Keke Palmer, however, [consistently lives the unshaved legs life](https://www.celebitchy.com/990255/keke%5Fpalmer%5Fi%5Fdont%5Freally%5Fshave%5Fmy%5Flegs%5Fim%5Fnot%5Fdoing%5Fit/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). I imagine it’s freeing, and I respect it, that she doesn’t feel a way about it. (Celebitchy) Kaia Gerber writes fan fiction but [she’s not all that forthcoming about what she’s a fan of and how she’s fictionalising them except to say they’re “not human”](https://www.thecut.com/article/kaia-gerber-writing-fan-fiction.html?ref=laineygossip.com). The first non-human to come to mind for me is Thanos, LOOOOLLLLLL. So now that’s my theory. Kaia Gerber writes Thanos erotica. (The Cut) I wrote a new piece [at The Squawk today about the big feelings I’ve been having about small things, inspired by a chicken burger](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/if-it-makes-you-happy). My own chicken burger recipe. Is that happiness disguised as narcissism? (The Squawk) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anderson-paak-06aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anderson-paak-06aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anderson-final-06aug26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/anderson-paak-06aug26-0003.jpg) Anderson Paak arrives for a night out at the The Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood, August 5, 2026 ### Tom and Zendaya’s good timing URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-tom-holland-and-zendaya-pull-off-a-wedding-celebration-without-disturbance-once-again/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T18:48:34.000Z In case you forgot, Tom Holland and Zendaya got married secretly. And that’s literally all we know. It’s truly a secret. No one can specify a time or a place, and the only reason we started talking about it is because Law Roach was strategically sent out to tell us we missed it. Since then, Tom has confirmed it a few times by calling her his “wife” but, amazingly, since he’s been known to be a human spoiler, he’s managed to reveal nothing else. This week Tomdaya pulled it off again with their wedding celebration. PEOPLE has confirmed that [it happened on Tuesday](https://people.com/zendaya-tom-holland-have-secret-wedding-celebration-at-luxury-hotel-in-english-countryside-12034493?ref=laineygossip.com) \- and that confirmation also seems to be by design, not accidental. It happened at Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey, just outside London. And even though they booked out the whole place, no media or paparazzi was there. The only reason the media is sniffing around about it seems to be because two of Zendaya’s friends (one being her hairstylist) posted about being in London, AFTER the fact. As recently as last night, fans on social media were thinking the party was taking place this coming weekend. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/tomdaya-embed-06aug26.jpg) Zendaya Fan Account on X Turns out those posts were shared after the fact, so Law’s words still play. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVXMNO0gYm0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVXMNO0gYm0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) What makes that much more difficult is the timing. It’s not like Tom and Zendaya have been under-the-radar lately. For two months they’ve been as visible as it gets with both *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. So much of the pop culture discourse has been about these two movies, and the rest of it has been about their relationship – endless edits being posted from their interviews and red carpet appearances, all of them being watched (by me and Kathleen) and obsessed over (by me and Kathleen). Everyone knew where they were, too. Because the final stop on the *Brand New Day* press tour was at home in London. They’re the first married couple in history to be in both the top two movies at the box office – and both movies are billion dollar movies. It doesn’t get more heatscore! And somehow, with the biggest pop culture spotlight and satellites and whatever other spying tools tracking them, they threw a private party at a huge castle without disturbance. It’s a high degree of difficulty, totally tracks with their reputations, and only adds to their lore. ### Celebrity Social Media, August 6, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/lena-waithe-talking-about-couples-therapy-on-good-hang-with-amy-poehler-is-extremely-important/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T17:58:15.000Z Lena Waithe talking to Amy Poehler about *Couples Therapy* on Showtime – this is extremely important! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbs-90fsxPc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Good Hang With Amy Poehler (@goodhangwithamy)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbs-90fsxPc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaoKslTEfBf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Edgeline Films (@edgelinefilms)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaoKslTEfBf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Rewatch podcasts are a big genre and I get it, I used to love watching DVDs with the commentary. But it can lead to some issues – Tori Spelling and Jenni Garth hosted 90210MG and Spelling [“abruptly” quit](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/tori-spelling-exits-90210-rewatch-podcast-jennie-garth-1236661080/?ref=laineygossip.com). Sofia Bush and Hilarie Burton-Morgan hosted a *One Tree Hill* podcast and something clearly happened there. And sometimes these podcasts kick up new issues, like Ben Savage [ignoring the *Boy Meets World* cast](https://ew.com/boy-meets-world-cast-falling-out-with-ben-savage-detailed-in-new-doc-11995355?ref=laineygossip.com). OK I’m no expert on this but I see both sides here – can you imagine having to spend hours and hours talking about a job you had as a teenager? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dblh7mLhfUQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennie 🤍 (@jenniegarth)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dblh7mLhfUQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Are the reviews good? No. Did the storytelling justify another season? Also no. Is this cast having fun spending Apple’s money? Yes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqeEQYlZF7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Apple TV (@appletv)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqeEQYlZF7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Remember last year when everyone was calling famous men rodent boyfriends? Well move over rats, the forehead curl is the new status symbol for internet boyfriends. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqQ55qjeKc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqQ55qjeKc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) My favourite part of the fantastic final season of *Hacks* was Ava talking to the Patagonia vest guy about AI. What the writing captured so perfectly was the way it is being pushed as “inevitable” – that we are helpless against it so we may as well embrace it. That’s what we are sold constantly – AI girlfriends! AI parenting! AI movies! But all these things suck and are widely regarded as sucking. Now it’s the AI face. We’ve already gone through this, with the Instagram face. Is this a real thing, or another way we are being sold on the inevitability of something. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqxnSRmu3N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by instylemagazine (@instylemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqxnSRmu3N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYNnjK-yetW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rob Milton (@therobmilton)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYNnjK-yetW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Rocky & Rihanna: Walgreens and Walmart URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-asap-rocky-revealed-in-freewheeling-interview-with-jason-lee/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T17:34:15.000Z A$AP Rocky’s interview with Jason Lee was posted yesterday. It’s almost two hours long, I’m still making my way through it, but it’s a great freewheeling conversation about Rocky’s life and upbringing, his career, and his relationships. One part that’s going viral is what he says about grandmother refusing to leave their family home in Harlem even though he can afford to get her a new place, so he’s paid rent for the entire building. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbqwI0qMR3u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Afrobeatsglobal - Afrobeats news and blog hub. (@afrobeatsglobal)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbqwI0qMR3u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s well known that Jason Lee is close with Rocky and Rihanna. Most of the time, when a friend interviews another celebrity friend, the conversation is boring – too safe, too respectful. That is not the case with Jason. Friendships are maintained but Jason is also there to get the gossip, and gossipy questions are asked. Here’s one, about Drake. > 👀 A$AP Rocky responds to Drake's diss on "Burning Bridges," a track from his ICEMAN album. > > 🎥: The Jason Lee Show [pic.twitter.com/awmcgvQHeq](https://t.co/awmcgvQHeq?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — TMZ (@TMZ) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/TMZ/status/2085040797506834517?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I like that Rocky doesn’t jump right into the mud here. There’s no need to provide the gasoline when social media will do it for you – and later on he actually acknowledges that Drake is doing just fine and that his beef with Kendrick Lamar was fun (although there’s no doubt about who won). And later on he even talks about Drake and others [being snubbed](https://x.com/big%5Fbusiness%5F/status/2085013763317518767?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) at the Grammys and how they were all snubbed on “F-ckin’ Problems”. On the topic of whether or not he stole Rihanna from Drake though – most people are fixating on the Drake part but not enough people are clocking the part about the “Saudi prince”, Hassan Jameel! Nobody talks about this anymore, but that’s who RiRi was with, officially, right before she and Rocky turned their friendship into more. So Rocky is clarifying the timeline. > During his conversation with Jason Lee, A$AP Rocky shut down the idea that he “took” Rihanna from Dr\*ke, responding simply: > > “I did not take his girl!” > > Rocky admitted he’s surprised the topic still comes up, adding, “Everybody moved on with their lives… and \[he’s\] still strung… [pic.twitter.com/qCMAfgw4Wp](https://t.co/qCMAfgw4Wp?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Mad Rapper (@RappMaddd) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/RappMaddd/status/2085020837493510180?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Sorry. But when Rocky giggles… it’s a problem for me. Not that I ever questioned why Rihanna went in so hard for him, this man is so fine, but there are layers, and this interview is exposing them. That said, he’s down bad for her too. And during his conversation with Jason, he explains in detail what it is about her that made it real for him. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblzLQ5yUnG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by JASON LEE (@theonlyjasonlee)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblzLQ5yUnG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Since the foundation of their relationship is friendship, Rocky is unbothered by all the noise that he’s less than she is, and unthreatened by the fact that she’s wealthier, more famous, more everything. > ❝My woman (Rihanna) got billions, I got multi-millions. Her success isn’t mine. > > I’m proud of my woman. No one can make me insecure because she’s richer than I am.❞ > > — A$AP Rocky [pic.twitter.com/xF4rPAtFny](https://t.co/xF4rPAtFny?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — SKB (@seyikanbai) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/seyikanbai/status/2085087722297868777?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Earlier this week we saw footage of Rocky and Rihanna [grinding on each other in Barbados](https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-there-is-always-speculation-rihanna-asap-rocky-having-another-baby/) – which is why they keep having babies, but it’s not just the physical attraction, it’s also the fun. These two aren’t just non-stop f-cking, when they’re not f-cking they’re playing. Play is an underrated part of a healthy relationship. Communication is important, trust is important, but play is important too. And these two play hard. At Walgreens – fourth slide below. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqsSUzESbB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by AWGE CENTRAL (@awgecentral)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqsSUzESbB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I believe this, not only because Jason was a witness but because we KNOW, we have SEEN that RiRi loves a drug store. And they both, apparently, love a Walmart. This next story is wild to me. > A$AP Rocky talked about how people will not understand the ghetto love he and Rihanna got going on revealing they do go on camping trip where they will park a RV in the back of Walmart and Riri will be barefoot cooking on the grill while he will be doing tie dye shirts and… [pic.twitter.com/PcPnl1o3Sg](https://t.co/PcPnl1o3Sg?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — flame⛧ (@laflame\_xq) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/laflame%5Fxq/status/2085050080281669734?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I know we’ve heard this before, about their road trips, but not with this much detail and not with him on camera talking about parking the RV in a Walmart parking lot and grilling meat and hanging tie-dye shirts… WHAT?! Imagine going to Walmart to get batteries, toiletries, and sliced processed cheese (I’m telling on myself here) and seeing Rihanna making hot dogs with Rocky hanging clothes off the camping van? Would you go back inside, get a bottle of cheap vodka with some mixer and box of Oreos and invite yourself to the party? I think that’s what I would do, now that I hear him talking about it, because I don’t think they’d actually mind. ### Connor Storrie’s before/after URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/for-connor-storrie-projects-like-april-x-linger-as-reminder-that-grind-existed-before-big-break-in-heated-rivalry/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T15:19:54.000Z Production on *Heated Rivalry* season two is underway (and Jacob Tierney is already [pleading](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/heated-rivalry-season-2-filming-fans-visit-filming-1236827516/?ref=laineygossip.com) with fans to just be f-cking normal about it), but before we get to the second season—expected next spring—we have to do the befores and afters. You know, the stuff made before that comes out after the big break. Connor Storrie is experiencing his before/after moment this year. His episodes of *Criminal Minds*, filmed before he made *Heated Rivalry,* aired earlier this year, as did his episode of *For All Mankind*. And he has another project filmed a year before he was even cast in *HR* coming out in September. It’s called *April X* and the trailer dropped yesterday. It looks like a movie that definitely exists. This before/after phenomenon is very common. An actor breaks out big, and then some random project they made to pay the bills before comes out after their breakout moment. Undoubtedly, Storrie’s explosive fame helped *April X* lock down distribution. The trailer even capitalizes on “from *Heated Rivalry*”, just so that everyone is sure to make the breakout connection around Connor Storrie. As for *April X*, it looks like a bog standard sci-fi schlock plot, a brother looking for his missing sister in a future dystopia with vaguely sexual undertones. The budget was clearly limited, the art direction “bargain bin *Blade Runner*”. None of this is a judgment on Connor Storrie. Actors gotta get paid, and before you hit it big, you take the jobs you’re offered. What I look for in the inevitable before/after project(s) is effort. Is this actor phoning it in because they clearly think the work is beneath them? Or are they giving A Performance, even in a project with little expectation at the time of making? Storrie showed up in *Criminal Minds*. I expect he’ll be better than *April X* deserves, based on dialogue in the trailer. My impression of Connor Storrie so far is that his public persona is that of a goofy kid who grew up hot, and his professional work ethic seems strong. I haven’t seen him phone it in yet, and I have been looking for the before/after stuff ever since *Heated Rivalry* hit big. (I’ve also been checking on Hudson Williams, but his before/afters haven’t hit yet.) It is easy to phone it in when you have a lot of natural talent, and actors do that sometimes. Jennifer Lawrence had a before/after project called *House at the End of the Street*, a low-budget horror movie filmed before *Winter’s Bone* changed her life. Let’s just say it was no one’s best work and leave it there. But it was a little different for JLaw, she had already been working steadily since her mid-teens, she had a main role on a sitcom to keep her paid while she made *Winter’s Bone*. Connor Storrie, as we know, was working in a restaurant when he got *Heated Rivalry*. Acting wasn’t paying his bills. He had to stay hungry and keep pushing to get through to The Big One, which turned out to be *HR*. Now, he has to get through the before/afters capitalizing on his breakout moment, and then his career shifts fully into the next gear. The before fades away, becomes lore, projects like *April X* become the ancient texts for hardcore fans. For everyone else, there is only the after, and the myth that Connor Storrie arrived fully formed at 25, that *Heated Rivalry* was magic, and not the result of years of grinding. Projects like *April X* linger as a reminder that the grind existed. The breakout wasn’t an accident. It was only one part luck, and a helluva lot of work. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aprilx-trailer-06aug26-0009.jpg) April X trailer stills ### Intro for August 6, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-elliot-page-be-submitted-for-best-supporting-actor-oscar-nomination-for-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-08-06T14:53:28.000Z Dear Gossips, The press tour for *The Odyssey* is still not over – another advantage to a large ensemble cast, beyond their obvious talents, of course. But there’s even more justification for this since there are still a lot of people who’ve yet to see the film, preferring to wait for 70mm ticket availability. Which is why even though it’s been almost three weeks, Elliot Page was careful about spoilers last night during his appearance on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.* This is his second time working with Christopher Nolan, after *Inception*. And I asked Nolan about this when I interviewed him at the junket at the end of June. He said he invited Elliot back to play a key role – and if you’ve seen the film, you know just how critical his character, Sinon, is to the story. Spoiler alert… One of the criticisms of Nolan’s *The Odyssey* is that Odysseus’s cunning is underplayed in service of portraying a man who is broken by guilt and trauma. Sinon, though, is one of two characters whose fates are specifically determined by Odysseus’s strategic treachery. And his scenes are among the most haunting, literally, in the film. This is one of the reasons why Elliot is in the conversation for a Best Supporting Actor nomination along with John Leguizamo and Robert Pattinson. It’ll be really interesting, as we get deeper into the season, how many performances the studio will submit and where they’ll be putting their resources. With Elliot still out there doing promotion right now, it’s clear that he’s definitely a consideration. And he should be. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbrwRjBO5zR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbrwRjBO5zR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) During the interview, Elliot, who is Canadian, also talked briefly about his girlfriend Julia Shiplett, a comedian who is American. This week, many Americans were introduced to an institution here in Canada, Canadian Tire, thanks to Hudson Williams after he was spotted bopping around Toronto with a Canadian Tire reusable shopping bag. The New York Times [just reported on it today](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/canada/hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-canadian-tire.html?ref=laineygossip.com). And Julia namechecked the brand in a cute recent video about trying to be Canadian, LOL. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblUwXStpeD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 𝔧𝔲𝔩𝔦𝔞 𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔱 (@juliashiplett)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblUwXStpeD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) My favourite thing about Canadian Tire is that we can bring our dogs in there and nobody gets mad about it. Here’s Elliot’s full interview on *The Tonight Show.* Yours in gossip, Lainey ### More Money More Cardi URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cardi-bs-sales-pitch-for-old-navy-denim-ad-is-honest-practical-cheeky-inclusive/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T20:05:43.000Z MC just wrote about it in his [latest music lounge yesterday](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-shaboozeys-new-album-the-outlaw-cherie-lee-other-western-tales-one-of-richest-country-albums-this-year/) – Cardi B’s new song “AH HA” was all over my feed this weekend since my algorithm always responds to her and she’s been pushing it hard. Totally agree with MC when he says that it’s a pump-up track, not that I’m in the habit anymore of getting ready at a bad bitch time of the night. This old bitch mostly wants to be in bed before midnight … although it is getting to be that time of the year, soon, in early September (during TIFF), when I’m outside for days and barely home. But “AH HA” is for Cardi at this phase of her life – she’s single, she’s successful, and the money is coming in. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbexO0qs-yV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbexO0qs-yV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Speaking of money, I posted recently about Cardi getting paid for keeping it real in that [sugar-free drink ad](https://www.laineygossip.com/cardi-b-is-as-usual-irresistible-hilarious-in-new-sponcon-for-zevia/) and how funny she is, how perfectly suited she was for that commercial – or, rather, how they perfectly suited it to her. And now there’s another brand, more cash and more comedy for Cardi. Not so much in the spot itself, she’s full of personality, no doubt, but in this case, what set me off is the caption. > When you have a BBL it’s hard to find jeans… but Old Navy got everything for everybody! [pic.twitter.com/EmQ5lVYtsJ](https://t.co/EmQ5lVYtsJ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Cardi B (@iamcardib) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/iamcardib/status/2084993336746688862?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) “When you have a BBL”… as part of a sales pitch! And the beauty here is, I mean I wouldn’t know, but I would assume – that it’s true: when you have a BBL, indeed it might be hard to find jeans! Sorry, but this is just excellent marketing. It’s honest, it’s practical, it’s cheeky, no pun intended, it’s culturally relevant, and you could argue that it’s inclusive since… how many denim brands are actively targeting the people who have BBLs? This is not an endorsement, nobody is saying you should get a BBL, I do not have a BBL, I have a flat ass, I’m just here to appreciate the specificity. --- What else happened today… There was a *Ted Lasso* premiere yesterday and the cast came in couples outfits but … [not the couples you’d expect](https://www.gofugyourself.com/ted-lassos-new-york-premiere-brought-florals-and-plaids-and-something-confusing-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Go Fug Yourself) Thank you to Kayleigh Donaldson for putting this in front of me because I admittedly don’t listen much to either artist and now, I’m definitely more interested. [Did Phoebe Bridgers call out Gracie Abrams](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/phoebe-bridgers-seems-to-take-a-swipe-at-gracie-abrams-over-paul-mescal-romance-in-new-album.php?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Pajiba) More Adam Sandler fashion quirks: [he wears socks in the pool](https://www.celebitchy.com/990018/sunny%5Fsandler%5Fsays%5Fdad%5Fadam%5Fsandler%5Fwears%5Fhis%5Fsocks%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fpool/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) A few weeks ago I speculated on the possible name of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s dog. The current theory [is that the dog’s name is Wendy Peffercorn, from a character in *The Sandlot*](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a73332226/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-dog-name-wendy/?ref=laineygossip.com)*.* All the evidence lines up, and Wendy Peffercorn definitely goes with Olivia Benson, Meredith Grey, and Benjamin Button. (Cosmopolitan) [The Oral History of how Will Ferrell became the Sports Comedy Icon of a generation](https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/04/movies/will-ferrell-sports-oral-history-talladega-nights-semi-pro-blades-of-glory-the-hawk?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Ringer) ### Celebrity Social Media, August 5, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/canadian-tire-marketing-team-having-an-amazing-summer-thanks-to-hudson-williams-and-angie-harmon/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T18:03:30.000Z Angie Harmon discovering the joys of Canadian Tire just as Hudson Williams [caused their reusable tote bags to sell out](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hudson-williams-canadian-tire-tote-9.7295988?ref=laineygossip.com) in Toronto. Their marketing team is having an amazing summer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbortKERwYB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Angie Harmon (@angieharmon)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbortKERwYB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Bella Hadid has not been working on a lot of fashion campaigns so seeing her pop up with Alo Yoga is a bit of a surprise. It’s a coup for the brand because she is influential and there’s something about Bella, maybe it’s because she is choosy about her work, that feels exclusive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpTjeOG02T/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Bella 🦋 (@bellahadid)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpTjeOG02T/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ed Sheeran played a show in Seattle and used his downtime to do some batting practice with Seattle Mariner center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Have to give Ed props for doing this in front of a major leaguer and actually connecting with the ball, multiple times. That’s pretty impressive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbooLChhV1o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Seattle Mariners (@mariners)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbooLChhV1o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love Charli xcx’s commitment to being outside. She has said in multiple interviews that she is the one who doesn’t know when to quit and never wants to go home and that person is critical to a social group. Of course these shots are curated (she didn’t drop Olivia Rodrigo in there by accident) but the messiness looks fun. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjHKbGDxo9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charli (@charli\_xcx)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjHKbGDxo9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yesterday Lainey wrote about [Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid’s rings](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-bradley-cooper-gigi-hadid-pull-off-secret-wedding/), [they are Boucheron](https://people.com/bradley-cooper-and-gigi-hadid-rings-are-wedding-bands-from-french-luxury-jewelry-brand-12033910?ref=laineygossip.com). Not Cartier or Tiffany or Bulgari, no giant diamond or double diamond. No vintage, no customization. Just simple, off-the-rack bands. It’s very chic. French. Gigi, like her sister Bella, is influential. Will this bring back the simple gold wedding band? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanBFzvivGg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanBFzvivGg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Meg Stalter and Paul Downs being chaotic and recreating the JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette fight in the park. If you are of a certain generation, this is burned into your memory. I have a visceral reaction to the cream cable-knit sweater styled this way. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbofl5NknCx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by megstalter (@megsstalter)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbofl5NknCx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### The “insatiable curiosity” for Aaron Pierre URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-gq-hype-cover-star-aaron-pierre-is-successfully-hiding-in-plain-sight/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T16:54:46.000Z That’s the polite way of saying it: “insatiable curiosity”, a euphemism for the, um, drip that materialises whenever Aaron Pierre shows up. He can be the classy one, I’ll be over here in the gutter. The expression is his own, “insatiable curiosity” is how he’s chosen to answer a question about how life is right now. So he’s actually describing himself and not everyone else’s reaction to him. Which, by the way, is how [GQ Hype](https://www.gq.com/story/lanterns-aaron-pierre-gq-hype?ref=laineygossip.com) decided to word it, right on the cover: THIRST. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbkubULEc21/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbkubULEc21/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I like the double entendre, if anyone’s actually reading the piece, because there’s the thirst for him by us, and then there’s the thirst from him for life. Because Aaron Pierre, though already famous, is about to become even more famous when *Lanterns* comes out next week on HBO Max. So he’s on a press tour, talking at length about his career trajectory so far and also about the thirst, the way the internet has responded to him over the last couple of years – so much thirst that comment sections have to be closed. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbkx%5FsgkXsa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GQ (@gq)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbkx%5FsgkXsa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And still, Aaron has managed, in spite of all that “insatiable curiosity” to remain relatively private. Beyond his relationship with Teyana Taylor and what a heatscore they were together, we don’t know much about much. He’s not a fixture on the scene, he’s not really a part of any celebrity crew, and I think there are a lot of people reading this GQ piece learning for the first time that he’s a father – but all we know is that he has a son. As noted in the article, the child’s name and age have never been disclosed. Some people on the internet have their theories, suggesting that he actively kept this a secret for professional strategy, but here he is, right before what is probably the biggest on-camera role of his career so far, talking about being a parent. But even that part is pretty opaque, so the overall impression that I came away with at least is that he’s successfully hiding in plain sight. There is enough here to fill the page, but not so much that it’s revealing. What’s emerged instead is that he can do theatre and voice work and action and drama and adult stories and kids stories, he can do it all. He’s thoughtful and polite, a slow talker (which does nothing to diffuse my fantasies), is grateful for all the attention, careful not to see rude or entitled, but has done the work to ground himself because he’s aware that he can’t lose himself. But still… kind of a blank slate which, of course, will definitely be an asset professionally. Aaron was in New York today doing the talk show rounds and kept it simple with the wardrobe. When you’re him though, like, a white t-shirt over trousers is the perfect outfit, really. Do we really need that much more? > Actor Aaron Pierre says stepping into the role of John Stewart in HBO Max's "Lanterns" is a dream come true, calling the Green Lantern hero relatable because "he wasn't born with superpowers," and that he leads with his heart. > > Pierre also revealed he pushed through a serious… [pic.twitter.com/vL4rGL8ktc](https://t.co/vL4rGL8ktc?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/2085014349572092004?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The answer to that is… Kyle Chandler. Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in *Lanterns* might destroy us. People are probably ready for the gush that will happen with Aaron on this series. But there are those who are unfamiliar with Kyle’s game because they are young and uninformed. So if we want to talk about thirst, I look forward to the surprise thirst that will be flooding Beyoncé’s internet when they finally understand why some of us have been in love with Kyle Chandler for the last 20 years. Click [here](https://www.gq.com/story/lanterns-aaron-pierre-gq-hype?ref=laineygossip.com) for more on Aaron in GQ Hype. Also attached - Aaron and Kyle at Comic Con last week for *Lanterns.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/aaron-pierre-05aug26-0004.jpg) Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Poorna Jagannathan, Nathan Fillion at HBO's "Lantern" Hall H panel during 2026 Comic-Con International ### The Hudson (Skin) Factor URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-hudson-williams-has-flexed-level-of-autonomy-in-korean-skincare-campaign/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T15:48:45.000Z We probably all knew it was only a matter of time. Last December, just as *Heated Rivalry* was blowing up, and became the present that everyone opened for the holidays in 2025, Hudson Williams did an interview with The Cut about [his skincare routine](https://www.thecut.com/article/hudson-williams-skin-care-routine-best-beauty-products.html?ref=laineygossip.com) that went viral immediately – credit to Carol Lee, the writer who pitched this because her idea has resulted in entertainment for all of us and actual money for Hudson. When he showed up in Korea a couple of weeks ago, it all came full circle. The first official images from the campaign have now been released. And they include some of the products that he did indeed talk about during that feature in The Cut. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpN1QeiIlf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpN1QeiIlf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpKQdniOkW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpKQdniOkW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There are, however, some other takeaways beyond the fact that Hudson is getting paid. For starters, it’s beautiful that he’s doing a brand deal for Korean beauty specifically, given his background, as his mother is Korean and she was with him on the trip. It’s not even been a year since Hudson became a star but his experience with fame so far has been inclusive of his culture. No doubt, there is a certain downside to this with the racism that has been directed at him… but we can also appreciate and celebrate that he was specifically cast in the role of Shane Hollander because of his ethnicity not in spite of it; and this new skincare deal 100% is reflective and connected to his background. This would not have been the case less than a generation ago. What is different though, as you can see from these images, is also representative of him too. It is extremely unorthodox for a Korean skincare brand, and any East Asian brand, really, to feature a male spokesperson, whether they’re a model or a model actor/idol, with facial hair. The male lead in almost every C and K-drama almost never has facial hair and if he does, it’s either because he’s aged or because he’s suffered which… is a whole other conversation about East Asian beauty standards that we can get into another time. My point is, Hudson has, with these photos, flexed a level of autonomy. You’ll never convince me that if the brand could have made it happen, they would have had him shave. But, clearly, they took him any way they could. And, obviously, he looks fine AF. You know what else is really cute? The video of him introducing himself in Korean. Like fully in Korean. Because he says his name in Korean – not Hudson Williams but… Hud-uh-son Williams, LOOOLLLL. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbpLGgTola%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbpLGgTola%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love it when my Korean friends switch over to Korean-English when they’re in Korea or speaking with their Korean family members. I do the same in Chinese. Like I’ll add an “ah” or a “lah” at the end of every sentence. I’ll turn “ble” at the end of a word, like “table”, into “tay-bow”, LOL. And in Korean it’s often the extra syllable. BTS puts this into their songs. Like “Fake Love”. They don’t pronounce fake as one syllable, it’s two: “I’m so sick of this fake-uh love, fake-uh love, fake-uh love”. Hudson is doing the same with his name. We're Squawking Hudson today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/hudsons-korean-skincare-campaign)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/hudsons-korean-skincare-campaign?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbUqXdHKCq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams (@hudsonwilliamsofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbUqXdHKCq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Rihanna and Rocky: This Is Why URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-there-is-always-speculation-rihanna-asap-rocky-having-another-baby/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T14:50:19.000Z Rihanna’s been at home in Barbados the last couple of weeks and she is having a *time*. She’s attended official state events. She and Rocky celebrated Riot’s third birthday. This past weekend everyone saw her at Crop Over, celebrating with her day ones. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbobWtsE-V9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by BET (@bet)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbobWtsE-V9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Those are friends she’s had since the very beginning and they’re still in her life now, we’ve seen her around the world with them but she also always makes her way back. And then last night, Rihanna and Rocky showed up at Aura SOS Cruise – and videos from them there, that she shared herself, are exactly why people always think she’s pregnant, LOL. Plus there’s some gossip here. > Rihanna and Asap Rocky in Barbados today [pic.twitter.com/LzFaufMpp8](https://t.co/LzFaufMpp8?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ☞ (@phuckerih) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/phuckerih/status/2084811197233213445?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) On IG stories she captioned this “my x in the studio” which everyone is taking to be a shot fired at Drake because …well… nobody needs an explanation. I’m not wasting time on that though because the better story is how RiRi and Rocky can’t stay off each other. > not Rihanna putting her head through the rails just to twerk 😭 [pic.twitter.com/eELxp8waNR](https://t.co/eELxp8waNR?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — badgalriri pics ♡ (@RihannaHDR) [August 5, 2026](https://x.com/RihannaHDR/status/2084887588037439908?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) They made three babies in basically five minutes. And they’re still body to body at the party so, sure, I get it why every month there’s speculation about whether or not there’s about to be a fourth. Not before last night, but maybe after. In other words, NO ALBUM, haha. But also, just to be corny, it’s the hug at the end of that twerk. There’s lust, of course, but love too. Horny and happy! Let the world heal! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbqS8lfREmf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ☈ihanna Central • 🇧🇷⚓️ (@centraldarihanna)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbqS8lfREmf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Intro for August 5, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/andrew-garfields-answer-about-his-hair-in-recent-interview-goes-viral/ Last updated: 2026-08-05T13:09:16.000Z Dear Gossips, Andrew Garfield who was once Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and came back to play him in *Spider-Man: No Way Home* in 2021 (how has it been five years) is currently promoting a new movie just as *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* is breaking all kinds of box office records. Now that *BND* is out though, at least he doesn’t have to answer any more questions about whether or not he’s in it. His new film is *The Magic Faraway Tree,* which released in the UK a few months ago and is opening in North America on August 21\. Andrew’s been on the junket with Claire Foy and was also seen yesterday in New York doing an interview in Washington Square Park. In the film he plays a dad who is [“goofy”, “silly”, and “embarrassing”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeFhyhaI5XY&ref=laineygossip.com) and … does this sweater vest fit the part? Maybe 20 years ago the answer would be yes. But retro sweaters are very much on trend right now. I actually love his sweater vest, I’m just not convinced they’re the right pants. Still, Andrew has been making some choices on this press tour. Like this yellow shirt from last week. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbcBc6lFoyO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Warren Alfie Baker (@warrenalfiebaker)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbcBc6lFoyO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s the hair, I think. The hair has opened up another style range for him – borderline sleaze, but not quite. One more undone button would have taken it there but he’s keeping it just on the edge, I’m not mad at it. About that hair, though. He has been asked, and his answer has gone viral. This is Andrew talking about how much he’s enjoying the hairstyling options that are now available to him, LOL. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Andrew Garfield loves a half-up, half-down moment [#andrewgarfield](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/andrewgarfield?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "andrewgarfield") [#themagicfarawaytree](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/themagicfarawaytree?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "themagicfarawaytree") [#tomcruise](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomcruise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomcruise") [#clairefoy](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clairefoy?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "clairefoy") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7669648305650928415?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") I don’t understand the Tom Cruise reference, I’m not sure if he’s referring to Tom’s mullet from that film or if he’s confusing the half-up half-down Tom Cruise with his hairstyle in *Magnolia,* because that was 100% half-up half-down and… sorry to say… but iconic, considering both his performance in that film and the film’s status among cinephiles. (The clip below is NSFW and scarily prophetic when viewed through today’s lens.) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbI5DQnxrhd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by BEY0NDTHESCREEN (@bey0ndthescreen)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbI5DQnxrhd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That was the late 90s. If we’re talking about the summer of 2026 though, and the half-up half-down hairstyle for men, there is only one reference: JIMIN! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX5f8mtKcJt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Natasha Angel 🌸 (@natashaangeliquen)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX5f8mtKcJt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Anyway, Andrew has yet to go half-up half-down in public and he’s being cautioned against it, apparently, perhaps by Monica Barbaro but… we need to see it. For gossip and for pleasure, take it out for spin. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/andrew-garfield-05aug26-0005.jpg) Andrew Garfield in NYC for an interview, August 4, 2026 ### Jennifer Aniston’s yacht anniversary URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-sort-of-roles-will-jennifer-aniston-take-on-after-the-morning-show-comes-to-an-end/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T20:10:48.000Z It was just over a year ago that Jennifer Aniston’s love life was a headline again – and actually factually this time. She and her friends, including Jason and Amanda Bateman, were on a yacht holiday in Mallorca, and Jim Curtis, the hypnotist, [was seen with them](https://www.laineygossip.com/could-you-date-hypnotist-like-jennifer-aniston-is-maybe-doing/), which is when we first learned that they were dating. One summer later and the same core group went back to Mallorca. Jen and Jim were with the Batemans plus Courteney Cox and at some point they met up with Amy Schumer who shared it on Instagram. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjoNrFvYMz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @amyschumer](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjoNrFvYMz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Jen and Jason and their crew are all home now, seen returning to Los Angeles and saying goodbye like they don’t hang out practically every weekend. But back to my original point – it’s been a year plus since Jen and Jim became a thing, publicly, and all the boxes have been checked. She’s called him “my love” on social media, he’s joined her at premieres, it’s almost ordinary for him to show up on her IG these days. Most importantly, her dogs have been seen at his side, [at his feet](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaROPyNEbkJ/?img%5Findex=7&ref=laineygossip.com). That’s when you know. So her personal life is going great. Professionally, she and Reese Witherspoon announced a couple of weeks ago that season five of *The Morning Show* will be the last. They wrapped recently and new episodes will premiere in 2027\. Alex Levy has been Jen’s primary job for almost eight years. The only other major work in that time was *Murder Mystery 2.* Will be interesting to see what roles she takes on going forward – or if she even wants to work at all. --- What else happened today… Double brilliance from Kayleigh Donaldson today. First, she’s asking the question: [is Ryan Gosling the next Tom Cruise?](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/is-ryan-gosling-the-next-tom-cruisestyle-blockbuster-leading-man.php?ref=laineygossip.com) (minus the real life alien thing and plus the adorable fictional Rocky). (Pajiba) [She also wrote about why we can (not) talk about Ariana Grande](https://gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/why-we-can-not-talk-about-ariana-grande/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Gossip Reading Club) I LOVE Greta Lee. [And I love what she’s wearing at the premiere of *The Last House*](https://www.gofugyourself.com/im-thrilled-greta-lee-has-a-new-project-08-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). But I will not be watching *The Last House,* it looks terrifying and Greta is fully equipped with the skills to lean all the way into a scary movie. So I will enjoy the press tour but not participate in the actual thing, sorry. (Go Fug Yourself) While we’re talking about Greta though… here’s something much less terrifying and so wholesome. Greta brought her parents with her on a few of her trips this year and we are obsessed with them so now her sister just shared more adorable footage and, not to make it about us but our website has a cameo! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbemNJZizgw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sharon Lee Clark (@sharonleeclark)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbemNJZizgw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) [Dua Lipa wore a great dress to the premiere of Callum Turner’s new movie](https://www.celebitchy.com/989896/dua%5Flipa%5Fwore%5Fcustom%5Fferragamo%5Fto%5Fher%5Fhusbands%5Fone%5Fnight%5Fonly%5Fpremiere/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) Started watching *Furious* this weekend and… it’s really good but so triggering. And Lola Pettigrew is KILLING it in this role. [Killing in all the ways](https://www.autostraddle.com/furious-star-lola-petticrew-is-queer-nonbinary-and-killing-it/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Auto Straddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/jen-what-else-04jul26-0008.jpg) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Courteney Cox arrive back in Los Angeles following their vacation in Mallorca ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Shaboozey’s Concept URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-shaboozeys-new-album-the-outlaw-cherie-lee-other-western-tales-one-of-richest-country-albums-this-year/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T19:41:03.000Z Shaboozey’s latest album *The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales* is a concept record about a character in the Wild Wild West, and it’s one of the richest country albums this year. Cherie Lee watched her father, a sheriff, get gunned down, and sets on a path for revenge. Oh, and of course there’s a love story in there between Cherie and one of the killers. It’s drama, it’s cinema, in a perfect musical package. Each song on the record represents another chapter on Cherie’s journey, a modern day Western in audio form, complete with interludes performed by Jamie Foxx – as well as features from Gunna, Leon Bridges, Teyana Taylor, Kehlani, Sam Elliott and Orville Peck. Shaboozey merges country with hip-hop and R&B, making this album engaging in both story and genre. The greatest takeaway after listening to Shaboozey’s album is just how daring it is. Most artists would aim at a similar formula to their breakout album, especially for its follow-up. But in his case, he decided to take this next project as an opportunity to flex his creativity, to truly embrace his artistry. Along with the release of the album, he also launched an accompanying [comic book](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da6AU2fE6V6/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) titled *The Outlaw Cherie Lee.* He made his Comic-Con debut in San Diego where he sat for a [live podcast panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfJT15p0wGM&ref=laineygossip.com) and signed Funko Pops for fans. Side bar: I need to get my hands on one of his Funkos for my collection. His comic book only expands the story that the album is telling. Think Madonna’s *Sex* book, except without the sex, and for comic stans. Plus, I love a Western revenge pseudo-love story. When an artist is able to create a world of escapism associated with their new releases, it amplifies the entire experience for the fans. Is a full-length feature film next up for the character of Cherie Lee? Shaboozey [sure seems to hope so](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yR1EWsZSw&ref=laineygossip.com), and I second him on that. In a streaming society where music has become like fast food sometimes, I will always encourage music as a form of storytelling rather than background noise. This album era has already been receiving some serious kudos. [“High Noon”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72qrisvW0uo&list=RD72qrisvW0uo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), his track with Gunna, has been chosen as ESPN’s 2026-27 college football season anthem. Shaboozey also just performed [“Cowgirl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz4j1ADXFLo&list=RDXz4j1ADXFLo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) with Ciara Miller as Cherie Lee on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.* Maybe he learned this from the Beyoncé school of performance, but seeing him bring his creative visions to life both visually and sonically have made him one of my favourite artists this year. Maybe I am able to get down with country on occasion? Are cowboy boots next for me? Next week, we have a new album by KAROL G. She announced the project during her show at Rogers Stadium in Toronto last week. We also can expect the long-awaited [collaboration](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbl6HsVDkQg/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) between Madonna and Kylie Minogue. Gay gasp. This week, along with Shaboozey, we have new tunes from Cardi B, Davido with Aya Nakamura, Slayyter and Rachel Chinouriri. Plus, a viral trend that has brought an unknown artist from 1000 monthly Spotify listeners to over 7 million. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Burn it Down” by Shaboozey, Leon Bridges** The entire album is an enjoyable listen, but this song is the one that has me on repeat. He did one hell of a job performing it during his [Tiny Desk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEqGjypP5qY&list=RDfEqGjypP5qY&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) concert, and it translates just as well in recorded form. Leon Bridges has that old-school bluesy sound that complements Shaboozey’s deep vocal timbre in a magical way. The song is traditionally country in instrumentals and sonic melodic choices, however the way that Shaboozey delivers his lines are unique and make the song more appealing to music listeners like myself who don’t usually take to the genre. The chorus has such an infectious bass line and melody, you will be left singing it for days. The entire *Cherie Lee* project has that same note: strong melodies with deep and delicious vocals. The verses are like the recounting of a story, a story about a love so confusing that it consumes you. Leon Bridges adds a smooth vibe to the song’s country roots and it feels like the days of 90s country where the songs were automatic pop crossovers. That seems to be growing trend because it was just this week where all the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are country songs for the first time ever. **“AH HA” by Cardi B** What was originally just a [snippet](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbUQjW7syuf/?ref=laineygossip.com) on an IG post has now resulted in the first new Cardi B music of 2026\. Cardi is so herself in the high-tempo track with her unmistakable flow and even a diss to Trump sprinkled in the lyrics for good measure. She’s also taking aim at her haters, something that she does very well. You can always count on Cardi to supply us with some serious bangers, something fun and catchy. It’s fun and makes you want to sing along with your tongue sticking out. Cardi is living the single life and she’s made a joint for the clubs. This is the song you want to have playing while you’re getting ready for a night out where you’re the baddest bitch in the room. Cardi is letting everyone know that she’s getting her money and staying blessed regardless of whatever they try to throw her way. As a first single since her last album *Am I The Drama?* it serves as a perfect transition out of that album campaign and into what the next phase of Cardi’s career looks like. **“Yaya” by Davido, Aya Nakamura** The track list to Davido’s newest album *Oriadé* is stacked with talent for days. He’s got songs with Black Sherif, JAXXWRLD, NO11, Mayorkun, Leon Thomas, Llona and Aya Nakamura. The track with Aya is a standout, it blends Aya’s brand of French pop music with Davido’s afrobeat vibe. The song features three separate languages: Igbo, English, and French. It’s the most diverse song on his entire album, and showcases a multitude of cultures and it would work really well as a TikTok challenge a la “Raindance” by Wizkid and Tems. When it goes viral you can remember that I told you all here first, LOL. Davido’s album is already making some serious noise, it’s the #2 most played album of the weekend on Spotify’s global charts, expanding his momentum on a worldwide scale. Basically, the song is a banger and the entire album is resonating hard with music listeners. If you want to catch a vibe, this is the perfect album to throw on. It’s giving summer day party with your friends and a bottle of henny. **“brand new chanel$” by Slayyyter** I wrote about Slayyyter’s viral success with “DANCE…” [a few months ago](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tinashes-too-easy-is-a-bop-but-feels-more-like-an-interlude-than-full-song/), and ever since, she has been capitalizing off that momentum with a deluxe version of her new album, and now this week a new nasty pop girl jam that we can all add to our slutty workout playlists. It also feels like she’s reaching new heights in her pop potential, a moment that her fans have always thought was possible. The music video delivers some quality c-nty Gaga inspired looks. She’s singing about a cheating boyfriend who left her for someone wearing Chanel shoes. She gets graphic, detailing the clothes in the closet in her apartment and the hidden photos of her and her man. Is it a true story, or is she singing about a character? The way she’s selling the lyric, you couldn’t tell me that it wasn’t her own experience. It’s the lead single to her upcoming album *wor$t man in America,* the sequel album to her most recent album *WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.* Could this be another Sabrina Carpenter situation where an artist pops off a few albums into their career? It would make for an interesting plot twist in the greater pop conversation of 2026. **“One song away from crying” by Rachel Chinouriri** Rachel has created a bop with beautiful synths and equally beautiful vocals to match. It’s giving song of the summer if this was performed by a bigger artist, but instead it gets to live in this marvellous underground pop world in which Rachel thrives. This is certainly more upbeat and bubblegum pop coded than her previous works, but it sounds so great on her. I love the sparkle in the video and the overall 80s sound/aesthetic that oozes from the track. I’m noticing this sound on a lot of pop gems, and it makes my soul smile. I love a vibe don’t get me wrong, but these days I’m looking for bops. The lyrics are the classic dance your troubles away message, and if you are going to cry then you better be doing it as you dance. Think “Dancing On my Own” by Robyn or even “Dancing Alone” by Ashlee Simpson (if you know, you know). It’ll be a staple on the gay club scene over the next couple of months, and is an excellent lead single for this new era of Rachel’s career with the potential to become her first true mainstream radio pop hit. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“FREAKED OUT” by Fat Papi, prodshushy** This week’s viral pick comes courtesy of a new artist who only a few months ago had barely a thousand monthly listeners on Spotify. Then a content creator decided to use one of his songs as the soundtrack to her showcasing her new bob haircut – and like these things usually do, the song popped the f-ck off. The trend features people showing off some type of bob hairdo, whether it be a wig or a real cut. The more comical, the more viral. The videos are funny enough, but the true story here is what it has done for Fat Papi. Before this trend, his music was gaining next to no traction. Just a normal guy with a dream who put his music up on streaming services independently. He now has over seven million monthly listeners and “FREAKED OUT” has already earned 51 million streams on the platform. Combined with other streaming services and social media, the song is easily at over one hundred million impressions and continues to grow every day. At the time of writing, the song is at #3 on the viral 50 TikTok charts. This is a standard song about getting freaky with a member of the opposite sex like your local rappers do. There’s no real magic formula as to why it’s resonating with people, but it certainly is doing things for the content creator Jocelyn Meiere who originated the trend. Her image is now being used as the video canvas on streaming for “FREAKED OUT”, and she recently collaborated with Fat Papi for a TikTok. It’ll be interesting to see where this takes Fat Papi’s career and whether it will result in the birth of a true musical career or a modern day one hit wonder. > [@fatpapimusic](https://www.tiktok.com/@fatpapimusic?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@fatpapimusic") The power of the BOB got this guy have way across the world 😭 @𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐁 @Shushy🇸🇧🇵🇬 [#synthclub](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/synthclub?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "synthclub") [#bob](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bob?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bob") [#kurdish](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kurdish?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "kurdish") [#kiwi](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kiwi?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "kiwi") [#fatpapi](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fatpapi?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fatpapi") [♬ FREAKED OUT - Fat Papi & prodshushy](https://www.tiktok.com/music/FREAKED-OUT-7646775660023974664?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ FREAKED OUT - Fat Papi & prodshushy") > [@jarredjermaine](https://www.tiktok.com/@jarredjermaine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@jarredjermaine") > > Congrats to him 🙏🏼 > > [♬ original sound - jarred jermaine](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7669196577654803213?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - jarred jermaine") > [@jocelynmeiere](https://www.tiktok.com/@jocelynmeiere?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@jocelynmeiere") Side note these lashes from @ArdellBeauty I’m actually in love they look so cool - I don’t have the original box and I’m so angry with myself because I want to get more but I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED [#lashes](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lashes?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "lashes") [#lashextensions](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lashextensions?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "lashextensions") [♬ FREAKED OUT - Fat Papi & prodshushy](https://www.tiktok.com/music/FREAKED-OUT-7646775660023974664?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ FREAKED OUT - Fat Papi & prodshushy") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/shaboozey-mc-04aug26-0008.jpg) Shaboozey performs on the Today Show in NYC, July 31, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, August 4, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/could-anyone-have-predicted-cultural-ratings-longevity-of-the-real-housewives-franchise/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T18:41:29.000Z The Housewives take [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/real-housewives-20th-anniversary-interviews-cast-bravo-1236661856/?ref=laineygossip.com), a pretty big moment. I don’t think anyone could have predicted the cultural and ratings longevity of this franchise. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbnwORYE1xe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbnwORYE1xe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And when we talk about the Housewives cultural impact, Nene Leakes is front-and-center. She had the best one-liners (“Oh, not a white refrigerator”), the best confessionals, the GIFs that are still in constant circulation. She was one of the first to cross over, out of reality TV. The fallout with Bravo was messy and involved a lawsuit but she is back with a cameo on *Ultimate Girls Trip.* I bet no one is more excited about this than Andy Cohen. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbnny2WBRVg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Bravo (@bravotv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbnny2WBRVg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Nara Smith used her appearance on *Call Her Daddy* to pivot away from the trad wife label (I think influencers realize that trend is wrung out) and appeared in a video for Goop’s new body wash. What’s interesting about this is that Goop doesn’t use celebrity endorsements because they have positioned Gwyneth Paltrow as the end-all, be-all arbiter of taste (which makes sense, it is her company). So I wonder why they are pivoting to influencers now? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbJd1qvyogU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by goop (@goop)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbJd1qvyogU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Zoe Saldaña has spoken highly of working with Taylor Sheridan and Nicole Kidman [on *Lioness*](https://people.com/zoe-saldana-nicole-kidman-taylor-sheridan-scenes-exclusive-12032072?ref=laineygossip.com) and it seems to be a project that gets a lot of Sheridan’s personal attention. Which is interesting because his bread and butter is the Yellowstone universe and *Dutton Ranch* [had its share of bumps](https://people.com/dutton-ranch-showrunner-exits-before-premiere-yellowstone-spinoff-11958305?ref=laineygossip.com). But for *Dutton Ranch* and *Marshals,* Sheridan only served as an executive producer, giving up control to writers, directors and showrunners. He’s also handed off *Mayor of Kingstown*. But he’s stayed on with *Landman* (starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore). Anti-Hollywood, loves a movie star though. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjMGcIiA9c/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Zoe Saldaña (@zoesaldana)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjMGcIiA9c/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is like asking for multiple fandoms to scream at me but I appreciated this take on the pop giants of right now. > [@allyrooker](https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@allyrooker") I’m bored 🤷🏻‍♀️ [#arianagrande](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/arianagrande?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "arianagrande") [#petal](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petal?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "petal") [#harrystyles](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/harrystyles?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "harrystyles") [#taylorswift](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/taylorswift?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "taylorswift") [#millen](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/millen?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "millen") [♬ original sound - Ally Rooker](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7669137792915606303?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Ally Rooker") The Peltz-Beckhams are yachting in France with Elton John and David Furness, which used to be a Beckham activity. People may point to this as Elton taking sides, and maybe he is, but even before the fallout, Elton, David and Victoria hadn’t vacationed together in years. So whatever the beef is, I think it predates the wedding from hell. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dblxj0RlKg4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @brooklynpeltzbeckham](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dblxj0RlKg4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### The Odyssey: When in Korea URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-christopher-nolan-made-sure-korea-was-on-itinerary-for-the-odyssey-press-tour/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T17:56:39.000Z Christopher Nolan’s films are popular in Korea. For example, back in 2014, *Interstellar* was seen by “[over 7 million of 50 million Koreans](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/south-korean-box-office-interstellar-751627/?ref=laineygossip.com)” with a box office of over $50 million alone in the country. When you factor in *Dunkirk, Tenet,* and *Oppenheimer,* Nolan has brought in over “[36 million admissions](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260706/christopher-nolan-to-make-1st-korea-visit-with-matt-damon-charlize-theron-for-the-odyssey?ref=laineygossip.com)” in South Korea - but he’s never done a press tour there until now. Nolan reportedly made sure that Korea was on the itinerary this time and shared a handwritten note ahead of his trip to Korean audiences. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBh8-IPbEf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by CineNolan™ (@cinenolan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBh8-IPbEf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) After [visiting China last week](https://www.laineygossip.com/christopher-nolan-proves-his-films-immune-to-trade-wars-with-appearance-for-the-odyssey-in-beijing/), Korea was the next destination for Chris, Emma Thomas, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron. In addition to the usual events on the schedule like fan events and press conferences, Nolan reportedly also met with Park Chan-wook off-camera, though he shared details about their conversation during a news interview. > Christopher Nolan spoke about his long conversation with Park Chanwook today in South Korea: > > "At the end, he asked me what I was doing next. I said, 'I didn't know because I don't.' But he said, 'I'm sure you'll take a holiday and take a rest, but you shouldn't do that for too… [pic.twitter.com/3w2GXAVLSr](https://t.co/3w2GXAVLSr?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Christopher Nolan Updates (@nolanarchive) [August 4, 2026](https://x.com/nolanarchive/status/2084634751248601221?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *The Odyssey* opens in Korea tomorrow and advance ticket sales have been explosive – but so have book sales which is incredible. Sales figures for Homer’s works [have surged 600% in the Korea](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20260804/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-sends-original-book-sales-soaring-600-in-korea?ref=laineygossip.com) over the last few months alongside anticipation for the movie as some Koreans are literally doing their homework before seeing it. But Chris and the cast have obviously done their homework too. Because when in Korea… even Christopher Nolan does aegyo. > i love that you guys told me that nolan finally did aegyo 😆 [pic.twitter.com/kYTlRILrNd](https://t.co/kYTlRILrNd?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — chrisseus (@clubnolan) [August 4, 2026](https://x.com/clubnolan/status/2084455822659375244?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Matt Damon can’t stop doing it, LOL. He did it before he was even asked. > [@mtn.star](https://www.tiktok.com/@mtn.star?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@mtn.star") 맷 데이먼, '오디세이'로 10년 만에 한국 컴백 😍 ｜ Matt Damon \[MTN 직캠\] [#맷데이먼](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%EB%A7%B7%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%EB%A8%BC?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "맷데이먼") [#MattDamon](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mattdamon?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mattdamon") [#오디세이](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%EC%98%A4%EB%94%94%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B4?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "오디세이") [#머니투데이방송](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88%ED%88%AC%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "머니투데이방송") [#MTN](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mtn?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mtn") [#MTNSTAR](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mtnstar?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mtnstar") [♬ 오리지널 사운드 - MTN 머니투데이방송 스타](https://www.tiktok.com/music/%EC%98%A4%EB%A6%AC%EC%A7%80%EB%84%90-%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%B4%EB%93%9C-MTN-%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88%ED%88%AC%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1-%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%80-7670077037490473729?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ 오리지널 사운드 - MTN 머니투데이방송 스타") Matt’s daughters have accompanied him to Korea and all of them were K-hearting, family style. > Matt Damon with his family at 'THE ODYSSEY' Red Carpet in Times Square, Seoul! 🫰🏻🫶🏼 [pic.twitter.com/itw9HHbwBC](https://t.co/itw9HHbwBC?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — best of matt damon (@damonlibrary) [August 4, 2026](https://x.com/damonlibrary/status/2084618166190190640?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) From the moment he got off the plane, Matt was throwing up the heart, seriously. Because when he arrived he went to a baseball game, later sharing that he was amazed by the fan culture and the team cheers when he was there. For Charlize Theron, like Nolan, it was her official press tour in Korea but she also confirmed that she’d come to Korea a few months ago with her daughter. Indeed, at the time she [was spotted in Hongdae](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10622402?ref=laineygossip.com) (in the daytime, not at night LOL) and during her promotional activities in Korea she talked about that trip, how they walked around eating and meeting up with friends and trying out skincare, a pretty standard Korean itinerary. Charlize was in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann for the presser – a look few could pull off, I love it but I could never. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjzHPZmpd1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjzHPZmpd1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) On the red carpet it was custom Celine and very much in line with how Koreans do red carpets which is on the understated side. Chinese red carpets are bombast and extra AF. Korean’s pull back on red carpets, and this is a good example of Charlize matching that energy with her own. This material is exquisite, look at it. Also the shoes are exquisite – like ballet oxfords but make it a bootie. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbn1rtalKVP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbn1rtalKVP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0007.jpg) Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Matt Damon at a press conference for "The Odyssey" in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/odyssey-korea-04aug26-0011.jpg) Charlize Theron and Matt Damon at a press conference for "The Odyssey" in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2026 ### Tomdaya’s new record URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-holland-zendaya-made-box-office-history-with-spider-man-brand-new-day-and-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T16:48:48.000Z I saw *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* on Friday afternoon, loved it so much. Loved it so much I behaved like Duana, a theatre kid, in the theatre during certain key moments – gasping (I am not usually a gasper) and sighing audibly and also deep breathing at parts, plus at the end, or almost end, I cried. There was no doubt that *Brand New Day* would be big, it was only a question of HOW big. And now we know: *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* is officially the biggest; the highest domestic opening weekend of all time with $360 million at the North American box office, which is more than *Avengers: Endgame.* And a worldwide total, so far, after just four days, of over $930 million so, basically, a billion. It is also the biggest weekend box office in history, powered by both *Brand New Day* and *The Odyssey*. And by the way, *The Odyssey*’s total worldwide box office is about $920 million so far, just shy of a billion, and it hasn’t opened in markets in the East yet so a billion and a half is guaranteed. That’s Tom Holland and Zendaya starring in the top two movies of the year by critical and commercial standard, two billion dollar movies. And, um, she still has *Dune 3* on the schedule! So, as we’ve been saying, it’s an unprecedented achievement for them as a married couple. By every measure, they are *the* Movie Star Power Couple. Because they, as individuals, and as a couple, had so much to do with the success of these films. Industry analysts have been doing the deep dives – audience polling is confirming that it’s not just the Spider-Man brand that resulted in these kinds of numbers; it was specifically Tom Holland’s portrayal of the character and the connection he’s built with the audience and also his co-stars over the three previous movies that people were coming to see. For others it was Zendaya, her star quality, that has now ranged from independent films to mega blockbusters. And of course the investment that was made in where the story left off with Peter a total stranger to the people he loves the most. As The Hollywood Reporter noted in their piece about why *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* [beat superhero fatigue](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-superhero-fatigue-1236663071/?ref=laineygossip.com), “the story works because it’s character-driven rather than having its characters trying to obtain a magical object”, which is what Sarah wrote [in her review last week](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-destin-daniel-crettons-spider-man-brand-new-day-one-of-the-best-marvel-movies-spider-man-movies-yet-made/). I mean, Marvel still tried to shove the Marvel into the movie but at its heart, *Brand New Day* makes you care about these people, about this hero, and those in his life. Which is mirrored in the way the public cares about Tom and Zendaya in real life. I wrote last week that my texts with Kathleen are now exclusively just us sending Tomdaya edits back and forth to each other which we both acknowledge is probably inappropriate, TOO parasocial. Like for every five TikToks, we say to each other that this is precisely why the two of them will be disappearing for the rest of the summer and part of the fall, that we are the problem. And then two texts later we’re all, “they are so precious, protect them!” We’re not the only people experiencing this. > bro i have a crush on zendaya and tom’s relationship 😭😭 > > — starrlu🍓 (@chidaluuh) [August 3, 2026](https://x.com/chidaluuh/status/2084095105833804133?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) You know what’s encouraging though? Tom’s dad, Dominic, is on Substack. He wrote a piece this weekend called “[Planet Normal](https://hollandsshorts.substack.com/p/planet-normal-please?r=41pxo&utm%5Fcampaign=post-expanded-share&utm%5Fmedium=web&triedRedirect=true)”, about the whole *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* press tour and what it’s been like for the Holland family as one of their own has been promoting these two major movies. And how Tom and Zendaya stay “normal”. These are the day ones, the real day ones, who they are surrounded by, who know them as they want to be known. Planet Normal... by Dominic Holland Why Tom is going to be just fine [Read on Substack](https://hollandsshorts.substack.com/p/planet-normal-please) ### Bradley and Gigi: Matching rings, matching everything URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-bradley-cooper-gigi-hadid-pull-off-secret-wedding/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T15:15:52.000Z Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid have been in Paris together the last few days. And quite visible, as the paps have photographed them several times walking around together, including when they were walking back from the gym, with matching water bottles… and also rings. Rings on the gossip finger, which is what I’m calling it now. And they look like relatively simple bands with no stones and obviously now there’s speculation that they’re married. Their representatives have not commented, and there’s no doubt that media outlets have reached out to ask, but if the rings on the gossip fingers really do mean what they mean, that would mean that they did it Tomdaya styles – wayyyyy under the radar, not even a hint of it anywhere, and are now casually just letting the world know, using the paps as their Law Roach to say… we did it and you missed it. But this might be premature. Bradley and Gigi were in New York at the beginning of July and attended Taylor Swift’s wedding. They turned up a few days later in Paris and [had dinner one night](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-everyone-being-normal-about-hudson-williams-hanging-out-with-model-yasmin-wijnaldum-in-paris/) with Pedro Pascal and his sister Lux. They were not wearing rings. That was during fashion week. Since then they’ve kept a relatively low profile so, and now they’re back in France, or maybe they never left, with the gossip rings and seemingly tolerant or resigned to the fact that the paps know they’re there and still wearing them. Bradley has a strong connection to France. He lived there during university, he’s known to do interviews in French when he’s there. He spoke French to the paps just the other day. “Ça suffit”, he told them when they’d taken enough pictures. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblaqeVIPA7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by AMAR Taoualit (@taoualit\_\_amar)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblaqeVIPA7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) They look happy and relaxed though, and also unbothered, even as they had to get in line at LouLou, though I can’t imagine they had to wait long. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dblt0u%5FIZhF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by AMAR Taoualit (@taoualit\_\_amar)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dblt0u%5FIZhF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s another reason Bradley’s in Paris though – he’s writing, directing, and co-starring in the *Ocean’s* prequel with Margot Robbie and Wagner Moura as the villain, and production began in Paris a couple of weeks ago and they’ll also be shooting in Monaco later this month. The film is set for release June 2027 so they’re definitely on a timeline. This is the story of Danny Ocean’s parents, taking place in the 60s, as they pull off a heist at the Grand Prix. But did they also pull off a secret wedding? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0004.jpg) Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid in Paris, August 3, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0018.jpg) Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid in Paris, August 3, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/08/gigi-bradley-04aug26-0021.jpg) Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid in Paris, August 3, 2026 ### Intro for August 4, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-really-problem-that-olivia-dean-sam-fenders-rein-me-in-hasnt-cracked-billboards-top-40/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T14:05:16.000Z Dear Gossips, I’m usually the one to bring new music into the house. Once every ten years, though, my husband Jacek will find an artist or a song before I do – and it almost always happens through videos games. Nowadays he only plays one, consistently, year after year: EA Sports FC, formerly EA Sports FIFA. Every year upon release, the game has a new soundtrack, and a few years ago, Jacek heard an artist through the game who has become one of his favourites. So he’s the one who started listening to Sam Fender’s album, *People Watching,* when it first came out in February 2025\. And that’s why “People Watching”, the title track, was featured that week in the [Music Lounge column](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-the-britney-agenda/) when I then suggested it to Michael. *People Watching*, then, has been playing for nearly 18 months at my house because of Jacek. Which is why I’m very familiar with the song that just made history in the UK after spending 19 weeks on top of the charts since Jacek has it on repeat: “Rein Me In”, both the original and the version that features Olivia Dean which was added in June of 2025 and over the last year has been slowly gaining momentum and popularity in the UK, hitting #1 in February of this year (so a full 12 months after Sam released his album) and retaining its dominance ever since. This past weekend, Olivia headlined Lollapalooza and brought Sam out with her to perform their megahit in Chicago. And OMG they sound so great together live. I’m sure Olivia’s fans know the song really well. But the truth is… “Rein Me In” has not really crossed over in North America. As Billboard [just noted last week](https://www.billboard.com/lists/songs-that-were-big-uk-hits-but-not-in-the-u-s/?ref=laineygossip.com), it hasn’t even cracked the top 40, dropping *“from its No. 64 high point to No. 73 \[on the most recent chart\]. Part of the problem is that two other Dean hits simply refuse to yield: “Man I Need” (which holds at its No. 2 peak) and “So Easy (to Fall in Love)” (which keeps at its No. 6 high). Both are catchier and closer to the core sound in pop music right now.”* “Part of the problem”? Is there really… a problem? Are we seriously calling it a “problem” when a song is huuuuge but not in North America? And also, what exactly is the “core sound in pop music right now”? Well, that’s where they tell them on themselves, non? Even when we’re talking only about pop music that’s performed in English, they’re exposing how they are CENTERING where that music has to come from. But also, even if they were to extend the boundaries of that center, they would likely tell on themselves again because, like, are the Grammys going to introduce a new category for “Pop Music from the UK”? Olivia, obviously, is one of the biggest artists to emerge in the last couple of years. And she’s still on the rise. She’s on tour right now, in Toronto tonight where I live for two shows at Scotiabank, which is an arena. To be clear, I mean no disrespect, I love her. She’s playing sold-out arenas now because she’s still ascending, there’s a higher summit for her as an artist, she’s now just on her second album cycle, so eventually with more releases, she could become a stadium artist, which is typically the next level. But my point is about perspective. And whose perspective gets to shape, and then is *presumed as* a cultural standard. The biggest band in the world, BTS, has long outgrown arenas because they’ve been doing this for over a decade. And can still sell out stadiums around the world, enormous ones like Stade de France in Paris, with over 90,000 people even after a four year hiatus while performing over half their setlist in Korean. Why, then, should their music be segregated at the Grammys when for those who are filling those stadiums, their songs are the “core sound in pop”? When a song like “Rein Me In” has broken records and been #1 for 19 weeks, and a major music publication calls it not the “core sound in pop”, isn’t that yet another example that a “core sound” is arbitrarily designated by certain gatekeepers with a music focus that is increasingly narrow? Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Tessa Thompson, relaxing alone URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tessa-thompson-looks-like-shes-enjoying-her-own-company-on-a-solo-vacation-in-italy/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T20:03:49.000Z ***Programming note: We will be dark on Monday, August 3, for Canada’s Civic Holiday. Have a great long weekend, gossipers!*** We are steaming right into August and the last days of summer because the sun is an asshole that never slows down, but for now, it is still Celebrity Vacation Season. The latest celebrity on vacation is Tessa Thompson, vacationing in Italy. It’s been a lowkey but busy year for Tessa. *His & Hers*, the schlocky thriller series she co-stars in opposite Jon Bernthal, [dominated](https://deadline.com/2026/07/netflix-viewing-first-half-2026-his-and-hers-top-title-1236984471/?ref=laineygossip.com) on Netflix earlier this year, and she also made her Broadway debut in *The Fear of 13*. But now she is unbothered, moisturized, in her lane, etc etc. She’s in these photos alone, though she has been dating Brandon Green for the last couple years. They were still together earlier this year, she might just be having a solo day on vacay, it can be nice, even when traveling with someone you love, to have a little alone time to relax without anyone calling your name or needing anything from you. Or maybe she’s doing a whole solo trip! Traveling alone is fun, and Thompson has talked in the past about [enjoying a solo trip](https://www.gq.com/story/tessa-thompson-wcw?ref=laineygossip.com). I love a solo trip, sometimes it’s nice just to be with yourself. Tessa certainly looks like she is enjoying her own company. I am relaxed by proxy just looking at these photos. I am trying to work up the courage to take a solo sailing trip, but I worry about becoming the subject of a maritime disaster documentary on Youtube. Anyway, here’s to the solo travelers, squeezing in one last jaunt before summer turns into fall. --- What else happened today… “[Is your AI nose job setting you up for disappointment?](https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/ai-nose-job-disappointment-49480928?ref=laineygossip.com)” I’m gonna go ahead and say “yes”. (Popsugar) Chase Sui Wonders [is the latest celebrity rocking the “shirts that are not shirts” trend](https://www.gofugyourself.com/three-is-a-trend-as-they-say-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). You know what they say, not a shirt, not yet pants or whatever. (Go Fug Yourself) You know you that bitch when you have academics, literary giants, and the general public arguing over your art. [Joyce Carol Oates has responded to classicist Emily Wilson’s scathing review of *The Odyssey*](https://www.celebitchy.com/989232/joyce%5Fcarol%5Foates%5Fchimed%5Fin%5Fon%5Femily%5Fwilsons%5Fscathing%5Fcritique%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fodyssey/?ref=laineygossip.com). Wilson did a very well-regarded English translation of the epic poem, but she has no time for Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation (even though Nolan himself cited Wilson’s translation as an inspiration). Reading her review, I kind of think no adaptation would satisfy her, but I also think her review is in line with longstanding criticisms of Nolan’s work, that it can be cold, removed, and even emotionless. I don’t usually agree with those assessments of Nolan’s work, but I DO think his work is more complicated than his blockbuster trappings make it seem. One of the traps of being so good at action is that slick action will sometimes make people unwilling to look deeper than the gloss. Nolan is sometimes a victim of his own success in that people see him as a purveyor of fine popcorn entertainments and don’t really want to go deeper than that. Although I also think *The Odyssey* IS one of his shallower films, which is why it’s not topping my Nolan rankings. As I said in [my own review](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-christopher-nolan-finally-gives-the-wife-her-due-in-the-odyssey/) of *The Odyssey*, what Nolan is doing here is specifically about connecting this ancient yet enduring tale with modern cinematic tropes. The film is basically a series of vignettes demonstrating these connections, so it is kind of just a pile of tropes in a trench coat, but that’s not cracking the top ten of Wilson’s criticisms. But I don’t know if I would call Wilson’s review “the crude language of MAGA folks” like Oates did, anyone who doesn’t like *The Odyssey* is NOT MAGA, that’s ridiculous. But I do think Wilson is responding, in part, to things we’ve heard about Nolan before. (Celebitchy) Lainey addressed the latest allegations against Jared Leto in the [mailbag intro](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/mailbag-for-july-31-2026) today. Now, [Kayleigh Donaldson writes about Leto’s agency, WME, one of the most powerful, connected talent agencies in the entire world, standing beside Leto](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/jared-letos-agency-has-no-plans-to-drop-him-after-bbc-report-on-sexual-abuse-allegations.php?ref=laineygossip.com). We keep asking why Leto keeps getting cast in major roles despite being [box office poison](https://www.slashfilm.com/2211989/actor-connection-biggest-box-office-flops-2020s-jared-leto/?ref=laineygossip.com), no one liking him, and actual decades of serious allegations against him. It’s because of this. It’s because the most powerful people in the room won’t quit him. (Pajiba) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tessa-what-else-31jul26-0010.jpg) Tessa Thompson on vacation day in Sardinia, July 29, 2026 ### Alexander Skarsgård is the OTHER wicker man URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-wicker-man-sex-will-we-see-in-wicker-starring-olivia-colman-and-alexander-skarsgard/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T18:48:37.000Z Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård are two actors I enjoy immensely, so I am delighted that they’re co-starring in a twisted romantic comedy/fantasy film, *Wicker*. It premiered at Sundance earlier this year and is due in theaters in October, a sort of spooky season rom-com about love and sex and jealousy. *Wicker* is from filmmaking duo Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, who also co-wrote the script, adapting from Ursula Wills-Jones short story, “The Wicker Husband”. Colman stars as “the Fisherwoman”, a homely woman in a medieval-ish village who is mocked for her single status. She asks the basket weaver, played by Peter Dinklage, for a husband, and he crafts her a magical man from wicker, played by Skarsgård. We cannot call him “the wicker man” because the Wicker Man is famously aflame: ![](https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNTI1aXhtMDk3aGY1cHY0bWJlb2RwMTZ3cHdyYnN6M2ZndDY2c3p6YyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/MA65LSg1865A4/giphy.gif) But Skarsgård is A wicker man, the OTHER wicker man, if you will. And he’s horny and apparently good at sex, and the film is billed as “raunchy”, and the trailer teases a lot of wicker sex, and the Fisherwoman and her bed-breaking tree-man start to cause a stir in the village. Elizabeth Debicki (tall!) and Richard E. Grant also star, and the film looks funny and sexy and weird. It also kind of reminds me of the Dan Stevens’ German-language film, [*I’m Your Man*](https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-im-your-man-starring-maren-eggert-dan-stevens-a-breezy-tale-of-modern-perfectly-imperfect-love/), about a woman and a robot’s relationship. Thematically, perhaps, they’re not so similar, but they’re both fantastical romances about women and their unusual, non-human lovers, and the trailer immediately made me think of *I’m Your Man*. I am all for strange romantic fables starring Alexander Skarsgård as a wicker man, non-fire edition, and Olivia Colman as a sharp-tongued woman finding satisfaction on her own, Pier 1 Imports-inspired terms. I am especially all for a cheeky release date that positions this charmingly bizarre film in the midst of horror movie season—and awards season. Oh please, let *Wicker* make an awards push. Something tells me the Oscar campaign would be hilarious. ### Celebrity Social Media, July 31, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-sofia-ritchie-grainges-summer-fashion-line-being-released-now/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T17:57:56.000Z I kind of forgot about Sofia Ritchie Grainge’s fashion line but I’m confused as to why summer is being released now. That is very late for retail. Spring/summer pieces are on sale to make room for Fall collections. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbP8D5lHwO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sofia Richie Grainge (@sofiagrainge)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbP8D5lHwO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’ve read *You Are Here* and this is really perfect casting. Author David Nicholls also wrote *One Day,* which was a middling movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess and an excellent Netflix series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall. I don’t think there are a lot of authors who can say their book was adapted twice, with such different results. Nicholls wrote this 8-part series for BBC; he wrote the film adaption of *One Day* as well. The *One Day* Netflix series was written mostly by multiple people, with eight of 14 credited to Nicole Taylor. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbY%5FAdDeHs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by BigLittleReads (@biglittlereadsco)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbY%5FAdDeHs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Emily Ratajkowski for Abercrombie & Fitch, Sydney Sweeney for American Eagle, Hailey Bieber for Gap – the denim wars of influential Millennials. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdbccskWZO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Abercrombie & Fitch (@abercrombie)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdbccskWZO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Like taking cooking advice from Hannibal Lecter. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdhhaZmjXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Cut (@thecut)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdhhaZmjXP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) SKIMS is on its second collaboration with Nike and has largely stepped away from hiring buzzy actors and athletes for campaigns, and I wonder if this is part of a larger acquisition strategy. Nike has bought Umbro, Converse and Hurley. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dba2rPBFA4j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SKIMS (@skims)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dba2rPBFA4j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Director Joseph Kahn, who is best known for his work with Taylor Swift and makes films largely outside of the studio system, took to Instagram to clarify his op-ed for *The Hollywood Reporter*, “Bring Back the Hollywood Assholes”. It’s a click-bait title that people made assumptions about but if you read the article, Kahn’s assertion is that bold and confrontational Hollywood execs are a necessary part of the ecosystem (not execs who throw things at assistants or are sex pests). Tenacity, a stomach for risk, and discipline are missing from the current system, which relies on algorithms doing the work of a human gut check. It’s an [interesting read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/bring-back-hollywood-asshole-joseph-kahn-column-1236653278/?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYaAFWhKFE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Joseph Kahn (@josephkahn)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYaAFWhKFE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sofia-csm-31jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sofia-csm-31jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sofia-csm-31jul26-0004.jpg) Sofia Richie and husband Elliot Grainge have dinner at Nobu Malibu, July 25, 2026 ### Monica B in NYC URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/monica-barbaro-staying-booked-and-busy-ready-for-the-one-night-only-press-run-in-nyc/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T17:08:32.000Z But wait! Ladies going outside is a coast-to-coast phenomenon! While Kristen Stewart and Dakota Johnson were [holding it down in LA](https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-stewart-dakota-johnson-gear-up-for-separate-press-runs-while-running-errands-in-la/), Monica Barbaro is in New York City, undoubtedly getting ready for the *One Night Only* (aka “[the Purge sex movie](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dua-lipa-working-on-new-music-or-killing-time-while-husband-callum-turner-films-in-new-jersey/)”) press run. Honestly, a woman in a button down is SUCH a good look. There is almost no way to style it wrong. Checking in on Monica, and she and Andrew Garfield—with his newly, suspiciously lush hairline—were [back at Wimbledon](https://people.com/andrew-garfield-rocks-bushy-hair-beard-as-he-and-monica-barbaro-pack-on-pda-at-wimbledon-12012044?ref=laineygossip.com) earlier this month, after [hard launching](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-monica-barbaro-and-andrew-garfields-wimbledon-hard-launch-hitting-all-that-hard/) there last summer. They’ve also been in Rome and Las Vegas, so they’re still going strong. Professionally, she is staying booked and busy. Of course, she co-stars with Garfield in Luca Guadagnino’s film *Artificial*, about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. [Amazon MGM dropped the film](https://www.laineygossip.com/its-hard-not-to-see-jeff-bezos-fingerprints-on-amazon-mgms-decision-to-dump-luca-guadagninos-openai-film/) earlier this year, but NEON has officially [rescued](https://deadline.com/2026/06/artificial-movie-luca-guadagnino-eyes-neon-distributor-1236971435/?ref=laineygossip.com) it. Garfield was asked about the chicanery at the New York premiere of *The Magic Faraway Tree*, and he gave a [very diplomatic response](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/andrew-garfield-drama-openai-film-artificial-1236659418/?ref=laineygossip.com): *“I’m really grateful to Amazon for making the film with us and I’m also really grateful to Amazon for helping it find a new home. And I think Neon’s a really, really exciting home for it.”* I cannot wait until AFTER this movie comes out and then everyone can talk honestly about this experience. I am SURE Andrew Garfield has more thoughts than that. This is the right answer to give at an event to promote another movie, but at some point, let’s come back to this and see where everyone stands once there are no more commercial stakes for *Artificial* on the line. Back to Monica, though, she has also [signed onto the *Ocean’s 11* prequel](https://deadline.com/2026/06/monica-barbaro-margot-robbie-bradley-cooper-oceans-prequel-1236971768/?ref=laineygossip.com) with Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper (who is also writing and directing the film). I am glad to see Monica Barbaro getting good work, especially since I predicted her first Oscar nomination for *A Complete Unknown*, and now I am fully vested in her career trajectory, but I am also still lowkey mad that we never got another *Ocean’s* film with Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett and their crew of lady thieves. Just a reminder, *Ocean’s 8* made almost [$300 million](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt5164214/?ref%5F=bo%5Fse%5Fr%5F1&ref=laineygossip.com) against a sub-$100 million budget, it made money, but we also never got sequels to *Spy* or *Salt* or *Atomic Blonde*. It’s almost like the bar is harder to clear when the potential franchise is carried by women. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/monica-barbaro-31jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/monica-barbaro-31jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/monica-barbaro-31jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/monica-barbaro-31jul26-0003.jpg) Monica Barbaro out in NYC, July 30, 2026 ### The Odyssey in China URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/christopher-nolan-proves-his-films-immune-to-trade-wars-with-appearance-for-the-odyssey-in-beijing/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T15:30:26.000Z Earlier this week, I posted about Christopher Nolan’s [popularity in China](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-will-the-odysseys-imax-numbers-climb-after-the-film-opens-in-china/). Even though his films often feature an ensemble of A-listers, including *The Odyssey*, for a large segment of the Chinese audience, he’s the actual superstar. Which is why almost all IMAX screens in China will be screening *The Odyssey* when the movie opens there in two weeks…after *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. This is interesting for industry nerds paying attention to IMAX bookings because *The Odyssey* is actually dominating IMAX screens in the west, meaning that in the United States, for example, very few people can see *Spider-Man* in IMAX. And it’s still going to do crazy numbers. But in China, this makes *Spider-Man* a more exclusive experience in IMAX and it’s already projected to bring in $250 million from that territory alone by the end of the theatrical run. Now back to *The Odyssey* – the worldwide box office is currently sitting at around $750 million without China. Starting August 14, almost every IMAX screen in China will be playing Nolan’s film, because the demand is there, which tells you about his popularity, notable because Chinese audiences aren’t always receptive to Hollywood filmmakers. And it’s not like geopolitical relations are great between China and the United States. But Nolan films are apparently [immune to trade wars](https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2081951531352588486?ref=laineygossip.com). The East Asian box office will easily push *The Odyssey* total over a billion worldwide, it’s just a matter of how far over a billion they can reach and clearly they’re hoping for whatever they can get from the Chinese market, leaning on Nolan’s appeal. Nolan is well aware of this. He and Emma Thomas were in Beijing last night, alongside Matt Damon and Charlize Theron, and since it was his birthday, the crowd sang to him in Mandarin. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbdQuONvb9k/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by CineNolan™ (@cinenolan)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbdQuONvb9k/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Emma, Matt, and Charlize also personally surprised him with a cake during one of the photo calls. You can see it in the carousel below. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbLRFeG99K/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Odyssey Movie (@theodysseymovie)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbLRFeG99K/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I almost missed the cake, because I was too focused on Charlize’s shorts. Charlize’s looks in China have been 特别好, or particularly good, starting with this Lanvin set, the blouse top over the shorts and the black bow around the back of the neck and falling down her back. Also the shoes are insane. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba6g6KKLMd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba6g6KKLMd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) From there it was Givenchy – a dramatic dress highlighted by a billowing but structured skirt and she obviously knows how to sell it. Who do you think edits her reels? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba8yrOKjCp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dba8yrOKjCp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And finally, Louis Vuitton as the showstopper. A dress of chains over what looks like a black bodysuit, Louis Vuitton. It’s unreal when she’s moving. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbcAWnwK7yg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbcAWnwK7yg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK but even when she’s not moving it’s a f-cking moment. Big ups to her stylist, Leslie Fremar, because they went to China and served the sh-t out this meal. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbcrBfKmowm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbcrBfKmowm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Unfortunately our agencies don't have any photos from *The Odyssey* in China, so please enjoy all the social media included in this post. ### Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-destin-daniel-crettons-spider-man-brand-new-day-one-of-the-best-marvel-movies-spider-man-movies-yet-made/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T14:49:37.000Z Even as Marvel has struggled with the unwieldy MCU post *Avengers: Endgame,* one remaining bright spot are the Spider-Man films fronted by Tom Holland. In 2021, *Spider-Man: No Way Home* saddled Peter Parker with almost unbearable circumstances, to sacrifice not his life but his *heart*, by allowing the world, including his closest friends, to forget about him in order to save the world. Now, in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, the consequences of Peter’s sacrifice prove every bit as painful as anticipated. It’s four years later and he is alone, friendless, though Spider-Man has never been more popular. There is a beautiful dovetailing of story here—*Brand New Day* and *No Way Home* share screenwriting duo Chris McKenna and Eriks Sommers—as previously, Spider-Man was loathed by the public but at least Peter had his faithful best friend, Ned (Jacob Batalon), the support of the Avengers, and, of course, the love of MJ (Zendaya). Now, while Spider-Man is beloved by the public, Peter is isolated, brokenhearted, and committed to his responsibility as a hero even if it leaves him hollow and lonely. The closest thing he has to a friend is Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), aka the Punisher, who has a sort of big-brotherly rapport with Peter, and a detective, DeWolff (Liza Colón-Zayas), who calls Peter for help. Holland has never been better as Peter, and *Brand New Day* feeds him plenty as an actor. Despite his depressing daily life, Peter still clings to a sense of duty that propels him, he is lonely but not bitter, and Holland strikes the perfect balance of honoring the terrible price Peter has paid, while still showing him as a man committed to helping others. Peter dreams of reuniting with his friends, even if he can never regain everything he lost, and that sliver of hope shines in Holland’s eyes even as Peter’s world starts spinning out of control once again. Destin Daniel Cretton is on directing duties and showing a lot of growth from his previous Marvel movie, *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*. There are a lot of fun and cool action sequences, and Cretton works with a neat freeze-frame effect to detail one character’s powers that lends itself to cool visuals. The fight scenes are slick, but more interesting are Peter’s evolving powers. Previously, we’ve known him as a partially mechanical Spider-Man, but his powers are now mutating, organic webs are starting to squirt from his wrists (gross), and he becomes afraid of his own potential for destruction. Enter Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), an expert in controlling one’s inner monster. But also enter practically the only problem *Brand New Day* has, which is Marvel’s complete inability to just leave a story the f-ck alone and let it stand apart from the greater MCU web. Everything in *Brand New Day* about Peter trudging through his lonely life, trying to get back to some semblance of friendship with Ned and MJ, is great. Even the presence of Frank Castle isn’t too distracting, as it shows the “street level” relationships Peter has forged without the Avengers to lean on. But *Brand New Day* has other cameos, and a villain that exists mostly to set up future movies. And Peter Parker really doesn’t need the help. This is a character audiences love, portrayed by an equally well-loved actor, and when *Brand New Day* is focused on Peter and Holland is digging into all of Peter’s squishy interior parts, the film soars. But the larger MCU inevitably comes knocking and kills the momentum a little. Sadie Sink is very well cast in a role that won’t be spoiled here, but the film would have worked a little better if Peter’s antagonist was from a lower tier on the character shelf. Peter’s most compelling conflict in *Brand New Day* is internal, it’s Peter reckoning with his own actions and trying to build a life he can stand out of the wreckage of those consequences. He really doesn’t even need a significant antagonist here, so much of the drama derives directly from Peter. Still, that’s a relatively minor complaint. *Brand New Day* is one of the few superhero movies to truly wrestle with what it means to be a hero, and how much that heroism can cost. It features an outstanding performance from Tom Holland, some great action, and an annoying insistence on carrying water for future MCU movies. It would be great if Marvel would stop doing that last thing, but even saddled with some MCU groundwork, *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* is otherwise one of the best Marvel movies, and Spider-Man movies, yet made. **Spider-Man: Brand New Day* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### Ladies in LA URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-stewart-dakota-johnson-gear-up-for-separate-press-runs-while-running-errands-in-la/ Last updated: 2026-07-31T13:55:49.000Z Kristen Stewart will be hitting the press circuit soon for her new film, [*The Wrong Girls*](https://www.laineygossip.com/all-the-cool-kids-including-kristen-stewart-and-wife-dylan-meyer-in-their-stoner-movie-era-this-summer/), a stoner comedy written and directed by her wife, Dylan Meyer. But first: coffee. Here she is in Los Angeles on a coffee run. Her hair lately is bringing me back to the days when she was filming *The Runaways* and constantly hiding her Joan Jett mullet under [hoodies](https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-stewart-with-joan-jett-hair-in-vancouver-with-nikki-reed-and-paris-latsis/). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-embeds-31jul26-0001.jpg) Kristen Stewart on a coffee run in LA, July 30, 2026 But wait, because KStew is not the only lady out in LA. Dakota Johnson was also outside, sporting a vintage DARE shirt (the *Unsung History* podcast episode on [the history of DARE](https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/DARE/?ref=laineygossip.com) is bananas). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-embeds-31jul26-0002.jpg) Dakota Johnson leaves an appointment in LA, July 30, 2026 While KStew is gearing up for a press run, so is Dakota. She co-stars in a new short film by Maggie Gyllenhaal, *Flesh Impact*, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival in a few weeks (Gyllenhaal will also serve as the jury president). Dakota stars as Marilyn Monroe, and the [first-look photo](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marilyn-monroe-film-maggie-gyllenhaal-dakota-johnson-venice-1236657658/?ref=laineygossip.com) is not the worst Marilyn we’ve ever seen. Though she kind of looks like Camilla Belle? Is that just me? *Flesh Impact* also stars Ellen Burstyn as an older version of Marilyn that obviously never existed because Monroe died at 36\. This year marks what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, and we still cannot get enough of Marilyn Monroe, to various exploitative degrees. I kind of wish we could agree to a moratorium on Marilyn, to let the woman’s memory rest, but I do understand the perpetual fascination. She is forever young, forever vulnerable, a target of conspiracy, an underappreciated talent and savvy businesswoman. And because there were so many versions of her throughout her own lifetime—Norma Jean, Marilyn, starlet, bombshell, trainwreck, girl, wife, lover—it’s easy to project myriad themes onto her. *Flesh Impact* is written and directed by Gyllenhaal, who received the blessing of the controllers of the Marilyn Monroe estate, Authentic Brands Group. But that is nothing. That’s like saying McDonald’s gave me its blessing to make a hamburger. Perhaps the number one reason Marilyn Monroe is so exploited is simply because there is no individual left to fight for her, the person behind the persona. All that is left is the persona, the brand, the image. I’m curious to see what Maggie Gyllenhaal does with Marilyn Monroe, especially after her rather wild take on Mary Shelley, but at the same time, I really do think we need that Marilyn Monroe moratorium. Just like five years. Everyone Leave Marilyn Monroe Alone For Five Years Challenge. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kristen-dakota-31jul26-0008.jpg) Kristen Stewart on a coffee run in LA/Dakota Johnson leaves an appointment in LA, July 30, 2026 ### Intro for July 31, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-worse-will-nepo-baby-phenomenon-get-as-zoomer-wave-continues-rolling-out/ Last updated: 2026-08-04T16:32:44.000Z Dear Gossips, *The Shards*, a Ryan Murphy-produced adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel of the same name, is coming to the FX/Hulu/Disney+ conglomerate next week. Lainey wrote about it [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/bret-easton-ellis-ryan-murphys-new-series-the-shards-knows-exactly-what-it-is-who-its-for/), it’s notable in part because the series stars Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere, the children of Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, who used to be married. Ryan Murphy loves a nepo baby, and he loves messy gossip, and *The Shards* casting is the confluence of his passions. I’ve been thinking about nepo babies recently, as it was [revealed](https://pagesix.com/2026/07/23/celebrity-news/suri-cruise-to-star-in-iconic-shakespeare-play-as-college-major-is-revealed/?ref=laineygossip.com) that Suri Noelle (formerly Cruise), is starring in a production of *Midsummer!*, a modern adaptation of *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, which will be performed in Pittsburgh before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Suri is a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and she is said to be studying musical theater. Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama is highly regarded, and counts Ted Danson, Matt Bomer, Holly Hunter, Zachary Quinto, Judith Light, and Sarah Pidgeon among its alumni. On the musical theater side, the school graduated Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Billy Porter, so Suri is following in some big footsteps. It also seems inevitable she’ll come for Hollywood eventually. As is her birthright, I guess. We’ve been drowning in nepo babies so long I think we’re inured to it at this point, but I have been thinking, specifically, about how much worse the issue will get as the Zoomer wave of nepo babies continues rolling out. Kaia Gerber is one, for instance, as is Suri, and Shiloh Jolie, who [appeared](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a70954237/shiloh-jolie-dayoung-full-music-video-involvement-details/?ref=laineygossip.com) in Daeyoung’s music video for “What’s a girl to do”. I maintain that if nepo babies prove to have the goods, no one really begrudges them work. Maya Hawke and Cooper Hoffman don’t draw a lot of ire, but they’re very obviously talented actors. If Suri turns out to be talented, I don’t think we’ll be much bothered by her inevitable acting career. But the nepo baby phenomenon has never really been about specific individuals, it’s just the most obvious symptom of a deeper problem in Hollywood, and the entertainment industry at large—it is virtually impossible to make it in a creative career unless you have connected and/or wealthy parents. We don’t even really notice it anymore, nepo babies are everywhere, in everything, an undeniable part of the entertainment ecosystem. There have always been children of famous people in entertainment—Drew Barrymore is part of an acting dynasty that goes back to vaudeville—but there used to be a better balance between people born with connections and self-made stars. Now, we have nepo babies who are notable because their parents were self-made, like Katie Holmes, who got her start at a modeling school in Toledo, Ohio. Now, we have so many nepo babies that we can do nepo baby stunt casting. I don’t begrudge these kids work, but maybe we really need to do something about the economic barriers to entry around creative industry. Anyway, here’s Katie Holmes in New York. I rarely like her style, but you just cannot go wrong with a button down, jeans, and a big bag. Just ignore the shoes, I am. Live long and gossip, Sarah ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-open-31jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-open-31jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-open-31jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-open-31jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-open-31jul26-0006.jpg) Katie Holmes in NYC, July 30, 2026 ### Spider-Man Epikase URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-holland-zendaya-jacob-batalons-epikase-style-interview-with-epik-high-is-hilarious/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T20:04:45.000Z I mentioned last week all the press that Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon have been doing to promote *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* – and that one of those interviews was with Epik High, aka Tablo, Mithra, and Tukutz. The full video just dropped today…and it’s hilarious. In the style of Epikase, which is their variety show because in Korea they do it all – music, hosting, variety, podcasts, variety, etc etc etc. These are first class musicians but also entertainers away from the stage. And they’ve managed to make this junket situation with Tom, Zendaya, and Jacob feel like a regular episode of their show, in which the three of them are often just clowning, spitting the dumbest sh-t, playing the dumbest games. And they’ve found three western actors who are happy to play along, resulting in excellent content that helps everyone. If you can’t watch the 30 minute episode, just start with the first ten minutes which is when they’re with the cast. The whole thing is a highlight reel, from the food recommendations to the best friend challenge to the gift exchange at the end. What I also love is how Korean it is in terms of how topics are presented and discussed. Food is such a big part of Korean variety and Tom, Zendaya, and Jacob pick up on that energy immediately. Also, even though Tom doesn’t drink alcohol anymore, his description of when he was in Korea with Jake Gyllenhaal drinking makgeolli for the first time is totally accurate. Makgeolli goes down so easy and so fun. If you’ve never tried it, and you enjoy a spirit now and again, definitely try, but please drink responsibly. More importantly though, if you’ve never met Epik High (who are mentors to BTS and Tablo supported BTS on Instagram yesterday after they announced that [they’re not f-cking with the Grammys](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bts-let-recording-academy-know-they-are-no-longer-trying-to-fit-into-someone-elses-space/)), you’ll get a sense of why they’re so enduringly popular. And yes, their music is excellent. My favourite Epik High song is “Born Hater”. Watch [the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s1jaFDrp5M&t=23s&ref=laineygossip.com) for it and compare it to these three clowns at Spider-Man and you’ll appreciate the duality. --- What else happened today… How Seth Meyers encouraged Tom Holland [to consider hosting *Saturday Night Live*](https://www.pajiba.com/news/seth-meyers-found-a-sweet-way-to-encourage-tom-holland-to-host-snl.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) For those who needed an update on Andrew Garfield’s hair and whether or not it was still looking like the tropics: lush, thick, dense. [The answer is yes](https://www.gofugyourself.com/andrew-garfields-locks-are-still-luxe-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Plus I love the way he’s wearing his pants. (Go Fug Yourself) [A very polarising dog etiquette question about disposing of the poo bags and where](https://www.celebitchy.com/989097/is%5Fit%5Fok%5Fto%5Fput%5Fyour%5Fdogs%5Fpoop%5Fbag%5Fin%5Fa%5Fneighbors%5Ftrash%5Fcan/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). I have never put it in someone else’s bin, even if it means walking with it for an hour. It’s public bins or my own bin only. (Celebitchy) The first trailer for *Children of Blood and Bone* was released this week and it looks really good. And Beyoncé allowed them to use her music. But there’s so much mess behind the scenes because the author of the book, Tomi Adeyemi, has openly stated she wants nothing to do with the film that was based on her story. [Here’s a recap of all the drama that’s played out so far online](https://www.thecut.com/article/tomi-adeyemi-children-of-blood-and-bone-movie-drama-explained.html?ref=laineygossip.com) – and it’s Tomi who’s been amplifying it on social media. So far it doesn’t seem like the filmmakers have addressed it yet. But they’ll probably have to by the time the press tour stars in a few months. (The Cut) Ariana Grande’s new album drops tomorrow. She’s currently in Montreal for three shows. [And helping out small business owners](https://www.mtlblog.com/ariana-grande-montreal-cafe-meekha?ref=laineygossip.com). (MTL Blog) ### Sandy in the City URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-sandra-bullock-in-new-york-city-for-practical-magic-2-promo/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T19:09:05.000Z This is very exciting for those of us, and it’s not just a few, who can’t wait for *Practical Magic 2.* Not that we need September to be here any sooner than it needs to be, but the release of the movie in September, just after Labour Day, might make it that much easier to ease out of summer and into the fall. As noted earlier this week, Joey King has confirmed that *Practical Magic 2* [promotion has started](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-nicole-kidmans-new-rumoured-boyfriend-michael-reinstein-fluent-in-her-love-languages/), and Nicole Kidman is also in New York, just seen last night at the [*Lioness* season three premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-cultural-footprint-has-taylor-sheridans-lioness-starring-nicole-kidman-zoe-saldana-left/). Now Sandra Bullock is in town… So the Owens sisters, and Sally’s two daughters, are all in the same place at the same time. Sandy is not an NYC person. She spends a lot of time in Austin and some of the time in LA, though she does have property in New York City but the point is… it’s pretty safe to assume that she’s there because she and her castmates will be witching soon. Looking forward to seeing them all together, of course, but Sandy especially since this will be her first film in four years. As we know, Sandy’s been through it in the time since her last movie. It’s wonderful, then, that this was the project she came back to after her loss – some place cozy, some place familiar, and loving, and a little offbeat. With magic sprinkled throughout. Also, *Practical Magic 2* is why she joined Instagram, and most of her posts have been in support of this film, but it will also be the first time she’ll be on a press tour using the platform, and I’m curious to see what that will look like. But before the work starts, she’s doing some shopping. Her son Louis (not pictured) was with her today and he’s 16 now, which is a trip. Louis, by the way, made one of the most high-key celebrity baby debuts of the 2000/2010s, when he was introduced to the world on the cover of PEOPLE Magazine. That alone was newsworthy but what made it that much more incredible was that, at the time, Sandra was a major main character in the gossip ecosystem because of the fallout from Jesse James’s mess. Somehow, even though she was such a heatscore during that period, she managed to lock down any leaks about Louis – nobody suspected a thing, nobody broke the news before she could. She had control of the entire reveal from beginning to end while under a microscope. It’s one of the most baller celebrity announcements of all time. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sandra-bullock-30jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sandra-bullock-30jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/sandra-bullock-30jul26-0003.jpg) Sandra Bullock out in NYC, July 30, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 30, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopez-is-charming-locals-as-she-makes-her-way-through-italy/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T18:37:39.000Z JLo is making her way through Italy and charming the locals. I hope she is eating, praying, loving her way around (eating pasta and getting her back blown out by a handsome stranger). That’s my birthday wish for her. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWZo4yNtwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Official Guide of the Vatican City (@vatican\_rose)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWZo4yNtwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbahfb7oQcB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Wagner Eleuteri (@eleuteri)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbahfb7oQcB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Once in a while, I am humbled with a reminder that there is a whole world out there I know nothing about. Like this list of the highest-paid podcasters. I only recognize four names. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbazzErjSvk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Forbes (@forbes)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbazzErjSvk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ana Gasteyer, “I truly apologize as this is not my fault.” LOLLOLLOL. If you aren’t familiar with September L. Davis, think Jiminy Glick, but on Broadway. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYac%5FZE-sj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by September L Davis (@officialseptemberldavis)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYac%5FZE-sj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV7O1VlU7D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by September L Davis (@officialseptemberldavis)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV7O1VlU7D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) You know the phrase “iPhone face” (a face that looks too modern for period pieces)? I feel like in theory Annabelle Wallis should have it but she doesn’t, she slips into other time periods pretty well. This [Unabomber movie](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYYp6sgMTX/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) looks really interesting. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/csm-embed-30jul26.jpg) Annabelle Wallis on Instagram “Revenge of the Simps” is an all-timer headline and [this investigative report](https://www.thecut.com/article/cam-girls-webcam-pimp.html?ref=laineygossip.com), about a group of porn addicts who gather in a Reddit forum to form a plan to rescue a camgirl they believe is being abused, is absolutely fascinating. This will be optioned for a film, I’m sure of it. In my mind, I’ve already cast Timothée Chalamet. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWKEo9EfDC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Cut (@thecut)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWKEo9EfDC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Forget summer flings, it’s an Ariana Grande ex-maxxing summer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbauBaeS2rC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbauBaeS2rC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love the story of Ben Affleck and *Jeopardy!* champ Jamie Ding winning a million dollars for the Eastern Congo Initiative. If you had to go on a trivia show with a celebrity, who would you choose? Ben is a great choice, he’s quite intelligent. My pick would Lisa Kudrow (who worked as a medical researcher before *Friends*) or Ken Jeong (an actual doctor). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dba0gVXjKPf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by USA TODAY Entertainment (@usatodayentertainment)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dba0gVXjKPf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-30jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-30jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-30jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-30jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-30jul26-0006.jpg) Jennifer Lopez on holiday in Italy, July 28, 2026 ### Rami Malek and striped shorts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-we-talk-about-rami-maleks-striped-shorts/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T16:29:51.000Z There were parts of the internet that were obsessed last week with photos of Rami Malek and his twin brother Sami walking around London. It’s the twin thing. People have always been fascinated by twins, especially identical twins. Duana, for example, has an unofficial PhD in twins, like she could probably write an academic paper. Anyway, that’s why Rami was viral last week. And he’s still walking around London with Sami this week. In other news he’ll likely be heading to TIFF in September for the North American premiere of *The Man I Love,* directed by Ira Sachs. It first screened in Cannes and also stars Tom Sturridge, Luther Ford, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Rebecca Hall. Now… can we talk about Rami’s shorts? It’s peak summer, I’ve been very into shorts this summer, more than usual because the shorts have been so good, very on trend, so much so that retailers can’t keep them in stock. It’s almost end of season though so there are some good deals for shorts. And I’m not talking about denim cutoff shorts, I mean striped shorts, linen shorts, comfortable shorts that also work as part of a cute outfit. Rami’s shorts are Bode but from a previous season. Still, they always have a good selection of shorts, like [these satin ones](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75275919?ref=laineygossip.com) inspired by gym shorts from the 60s. Bode is expensive though – I’m happy for you if you can do it but almost $800 for shorts is crazy. Here are the shorts that I’ve been rotating through all summer, and I’m trying not to think about how there’s only a month left of summer because, honestly I love them all so much. My answer to Rami’s satin is terry cotton – [Left on Friday’s Towel To Go Short](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75276512?ref=laineygossip.com) with a stripe down the side, reminds of me of camp shorts, even though I never went to camp, and the yellow is so bright and fun. And my god they are comfortable. Same goes for the [Roots Summer League Sweatshort](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75475043?ref=laineygossip.com). I just wore them to walk the dogs around the block yesterday, they’re under $50 right now and sizes are running out in the green colourway which is what I have, but the baby blue is retro and adorable. Let me take a break right now from the sporty shorts and show you my favourite pair of work to play to brunch summer shorts of the moment: [the Clara Silk Bermuda Short at Reformation](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75276395?ref=laineygossip.com). Bermuda shorts in length, but they feel like a slip, but you don’t have to worry about flashing anyone PLUS the lingerie trend of 2026 with the lace trim! They are so comfortable, they feel like air, and they work with everything: an oversize tee, a linen shirt, a denim shirt, band merch, a hoodie, whatever I’ve done it all. But Reformation also has a striped short, with an elastic waistband. The [Theo Low Rise 2.5 Pull On Denim Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75276276?ref=laineygossip.com) come in two colourways and they are cozy. I got them one size up and they’re so convenient, especially when you’re in a lazy mood and don’t want to f-ck around with jean shorts and buttons etc. Zara has a pair with the same energy, not in denim but poplin. The [Striped Poplin Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75276731?ref=laineygossip.com) come in green and pink, with a slight flare and they’re a bit longer in the back. I also sized up with these – and they’re under $40\. So good to quickly throw on over swimwear. Which also applies to the [Parasol Stripe Chambray Short at Simons](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75277225?ref=laineygossip.com). The blue and white stripe is classic, they’ll work any summer, and I kick around in these a lot. Right now they’re my favourite grocery store outfit under a sloppy white button-down. Lately I feel like it’s 2007 all over again because I’ve been seeing so much Mavi. They have [a pair of Mini Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75277624?ref=laineygossip.com) in adorable and red and white with a matching shirt. If you want to go slighttttllyyy fancier, [H&M’s Linen-Blend Paper-Bag Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75277494?ref=laineygossip.com) are gathered at the waist, in three fresh colourways, under $30\. I wore these for an interview on ETALK under a white mesh sweater with a French tuck and it felt like I was on holiday at work. And I also recently tried on the [Gap Organic Cotton Poplin Stripe Boxer Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75276866?ref=laineygossip.com) that sound like they’re too casual but they’re not because of the three exposed buttons. I had these on with a slouchy blazer, white socks, and loafers and spent the rest of the day and the next in them because it was such a good uniform. Finally, my favourite recent discovery though probably a lot of other people have been onto this brand for a while but I found them last weekend in Vancouver and cannot get enough. It’s an Australian label called Locolinen and one of their most popular products is [the Linen Short](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75277730?ref=laineygossip.com). I got them in checked forest green, with the two mint green stripes down the sides. The stockists keep saying they can’t keep these on the shelves and I believe it, because I am so obsessed, I want them in every possible colourway. *Please note, the above are affiliate links. Let's go shopping for shorts!* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rami-malek-shorts-30jul26-0005.jpg) Rami Malek out in Hampstead with his twin brother, July 27, 2026 ### Scarjo’s UK summer URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-scarlett-johansson-be-playing-glinda-dent-poison-ivy-someone-else-entirely-in-the-batman-part-ii/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T16:00:05.000Z There was a joke going around social media after Comic-Con last weekend about *Avengers: Doomsday* and how big the cast is but also the OG Avengers who are coming back, like Chris Evans and Hemsworth at Steve Rogers and Thor respectively. Many jokes, actually. One of them being that at this rate, they’d revive Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, and Scarlett Johansson would show up by surprise – despite denying over and over again that she’s in it. *Doomsday* is the first Avengers movie without her. Denials mean nothing where the MCU is concerned and I don’t know if the multiverse is happening anymore, but I really can’t see Scarjo returning. Everything she has said since she wrapped up her time with the MCU has seemed so final, like she’s found closure and has moved on. Here she is in London yesterday, on a break from shooting *The Batman Part II.* Production started in the spring, she was officially confirmed to the cast in May, with Matt Reeves announcing it on Twitter. > Next exit, Gotham... Welcome. 🦇🦇 [pic.twitter.com/d0zSwOT7bm](https://t.co/d0zSwOT7bm?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) [May 14, 2026](https://x.com/mattreevesLA/status/2054961650416189704?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Joining Robert Pattinson this time around are Scarjo, Sebastian Stan, Brian Tyree Henry, and Charles Dance. Plus Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, and Andy Serkis are coming back. But, so far, no Zoë Kravitz although you never know until you actually see the final cut. *The Batman* was released four years ago, in March 2022\. *The Batman Part II* has been rescheduled a couple of times and currently scheduled to come out February 2028 which would mean a whole six years between them. There’s been some complaining among the nerds about this. But they’re also preoccupied with the characters each actor will be playing. Most people have assumed that Sebastian is Harvey Dent. Recently there have been rumours and so-called leaks that he won’t be Harvey Dent after all. And the same applies to Scarjo. Some were speculating that she’d be Harvey Dent’s wife, Glinda Dent. Since Matt used a shot of Scarjo from *Under the Skin* for that Twitter post above, and her appearance in that film resembles Glinda, that only reinforced the presumption. But, again, recent online rumours are pointing to the possibility that she might be Poison Ivy, after all, even though Matt has said that these characters won’t have been seen before. That could be a diversion or it could be that he’s only half-truthing, like a version of Poison Ivy that we haven’t seen before. Something something about a plant doctor who makes toxins… Sorry, I could only spend so much time in the message boards before my eyes started crossing. The movie is over a year and a half away. We don’t have to do this now. And Scarjo has another project on the way that’s arriving much sooner. *Ray Gunn* is one of Netflix’s bigger holiday 2026 titles. Sam Rockwell voices the title character, the last human private detective just trying to do his job among humans and aliens, one of them being Venus Nova, a popstar trying to survive a scandal. This looks good and it’s likely getting a strong promotional push. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-DTrKFvAT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix Film (@netflixfilm)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-DTrKFvAT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/scarjo-london-30jul26-0003.jpg) Scarlett Johansson out in North London, July 29, 2026 ### Nicole and Zoe: Lioness 3 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-cultural-footprint-has-taylor-sheridans-lioness-starring-nicole-kidman-zoe-saldana-left/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T15:17:12.000Z *Lioness* season three premieres next week on Paramount. This is a Taylor Sheridan show, and Taylor Sheridan is big business. And Paramount’s television business is basically Taylor Sheridan, so it’s not surprising that there are now three seasons of this series even though I’m not sure it’s left that much of a cultural footprint. Maybe it’s just my algorithm but there’s not that much hype around this show, despite the two major stars who are attached to it, both of them Oscar winners. Please let me know if you watch *Lioness* and what you think, I haven’t seen a single episode but then again, Paramount is not near the top of my app list. Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña were at the premiere last night in New York. There’s clearly a lot of affection between them. Here are Nicole and Zoe hugging tightly and the lipreaders can jump in and let us know what they’re saying. > [@hellocanadamag](https://www.tiktok.com/@hellocanadamag?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hellocanadamag") Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña shared the sweetest moment as they reunited at the Lioness Season 3 premiere in New York City, embracing each other tightly before hitting the red carpet. Nicole, 59, looked fierce in a shimmering gold ensemble as she celebrated alongside her friend and fellow Oscar winner 💫 📸 Credit @jpasc24 [#nicolekidman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nicolekidman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nicolekidman") [♬ original sound - HELLO! Canada Magazine](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7668093526005041927?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - HELLO! Canada Magazine") And Zoe shared her feelings about working with the cast and how much she’s enjoyed the experience of working on the show. > [@etalkctv](https://www.tiktok.com/@etalkctv?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@etalkctv") We ALL get FOMO sometimes, Zoe! 😅 Last night on the ‘Lioness’ red carpet in NYC, Zoe Saldaña was having some serious FOMO during our interview watching her costars together. Zoe shares what it’s been like working with the cast after now working with each other for five years, saying, “I have nothing but respect and admiration for them.” ❤️ ‘Lioness’ season 3 premieres August 2nd on Paramount+ 📺 [#Lioness](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lioness?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "lioness") [#ZoeSaldana](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zoesaldana?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zoesaldana") [#NicoleKidman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nicolekidman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nicolekidman") [#RedCarpet](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/redcarpet?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "redcarpet") [#FOMO](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fomo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fomo") [♬ original sound - etalk](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7668321098852748050?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - etalk") Zoe is wearing Balmain, from the new collection, very much a look that’s coded to her signature style. Deep plunge, strong shoulders, with a hint of 80s wrap dress – so that it’s giving vintage but also what you could have seen on her in the 2000s and the 2010s. In other words, timeless. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbZTMAIPOoc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Fashion Bomb Daily (@fashionbombdaily)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbZTMAIPOoc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for Nicole, I like the curtain bangs she’s doing with the hair here. And the elements of the outfit are great – the metallic looping on the long blouse over an excellent pair of trousers make her look that much taller. Also could have been *The Odyssey,* there’s definitely some Greco-Roman happening here. It’s just… the colour kinda washes her out. I’m not as overwhelmed as I usually am when she’s on a carpet. But then again, she’s part of an ensemble on this show, and not the lead. So I feel like she might be saving the good sh-t in a few weeks time for when she’s on promo for *Practical Magic 2.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbZQMFBpecA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by curators of pop culture (@deuxmoi)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbZQMFBpecA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0009.jpg) Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman at the Lioness Season 3 Premiere in New York, July 29, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-zoe-30jul26-0017.jpg) Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña, and Jill Wagner at the Lioness Season 3 Premiere in New York, July 29, 2026 ### Intro for July 30, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-zendayas-glam-squad-made-her-dreamy-ethereal-london-look-for-spider-man-brand-new-day-so-impactful/ Last updated: 2026-07-30T13:45:31.000Z Dear Gossips, I can’t be alone in this – like still not over Zendaya’s makeup in London last night for [the final *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* red carpet](https://www.laineygossip.com/zendaya-and-tom-hollands-spider-man-brand-new-day-might-finally-have-come-to-a-close-at-home-in-london/). As I said in my post yesterday, how much more of this can we handle? It’s been relentless, it’s been intoxicating, it’s been excessive and not enough … and it’s not over. Because, as Law shared afterwards, there’s always a second dress. And this one is inspired by the character, F-CK ME UP. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbaskTTM3Vc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbaskTTM3Vc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s like a swimsuit that became a cocktail dress. Can these two please f-cking stop?! Let’s go back to the makeup, and give some love to the other members of Zendaya’s glam squad. Ernesto Casillas is her makeup artist, he also works a lot with Jennifer Lopez, and what I love about his work with Zendaya especially is that there’s such a range, such a variety, so that every look has a chance to pop because it’s playing off the look that came before. This week really highlighted this. At the LA premiere, they went for dark and extreme. The goal here was never to look conventionally pretty because the dress called for something more dramatic, which is why Ernesto and Ursula Stephen, her hair stylist, collaborated on such provocative face and hair combination. Not for everyone, but they were going for a specific energy, with a muse who’s always willing to play. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV9RRfFGqH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ernesto Casillas🦻🏽 (@ernestocasillas)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV9RRfFGqH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But when you leave a taste like that in our mouths, it’s that much more impactful when the next look is so dreamy and ethereal and light. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY0-e6D9I6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ernesto Casillas🦻🏽 (@ernestocasillas)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY0-e6D9I6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s like she’s walking around in real life with a soft blur filter. I mean, I get it, the canvas these artists are working with is first class, but the technique has to be there too with these products, being able to execute the vision. Our makeup artist, Shaby, and I have been horny about this all morning, we can’t stop talking about it. And by the way, the key to the blur lip like this is application with a brush, you can’t go straight onto the lip with the lipstick. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-embed-30jul26.jpg) Zendaya attends the Spider-Man: Brand New Day UK premiere in Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, July 29, 2026 in London, England Yours in gossip, Lainey ### What’s on the playlist? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-does-julia-roberts-listen-to-on-her-headphones-when-shes-walking-around-new-york-city/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T20:44:07.000Z Julia Roberts was in Idaho for Emma Roberts’s wedding the other day and has since been seen a few times in New York, which is also where she was before the wedding. It’s been weeks, actually. She has a home there but we don’t typically associate Julia with NYC as she spends most of her time in LA … but now that all three of her kids are in university in different parts of the US and abroad, she might be moving around a lot more. She’s been moving around New York relatively low-key, like today in New York in jeans and a rugby shirt (what did I tell you about [rugby shirts back in the spring](https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-bell-shops-in-spring-stripes-as-production-begins-on-nobody-wants-this-season-three/)!) with her headphones on. Curious about her playlist – what does Julia Roberts listen to when she’s walking around the city? The safest guess would be Dave Matthews Band. She’s probably their most famous fan – two years ago she actually inducted them into the Rock Hall. Then again, she told Stephen Colbert a couple of years ago that if she had to listen to just one song for the rest of her life it would be Supertramp’s “Oh Darling”. Our girl likes the classic rock. Or maybe she’s just listening to a podcast. In other Julia news, they were originally expected to start shooting *Oceans 14* soon. Like in the fall. But Matt Damon recently said that they were having a hard time coordinating all those schedules. Which is hilarious coming from him right now because he said this on *The Odyssey* press tour and, like, that’s also a high-profile ensemble cast. Apparently the script is done though, and they were already location scouting months ago so as soon as they can figure out how to get Brad Pitt there. This is just conjecture but if we had to blame someone, I choose him. --- What else happened today… I know [Julianne Hough’s outfit here is a LOT](https://www.gofugyourself.com/julianne-hough-has-worn-a-thing-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), but having screened a few episodes of *The Shards,* it really works with this show. Jordan Roth would probably approve. (Go Fug Yourself) On the one hand, we’re all trying to Gossip Genie Keke Palmer and Sean Evans to be a real couple. On the other hand, [maybe don’t walk up to her out of nowhere and ask her point blank](https://www.pajiba.com/news/if-you-see-keke-palmer-in-public-dont-grill-her-about-sean-evans.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Then again, I appreciate that Keke understands the public investment. (Pajiba) This is for all of us who watch *Singles Inferno* – one of the most controversial and polarising cast members is now dating another cast member but not the one he initially left the island with and [they’ve since gone public with their relationship](https://www.soompi.com/article/1858286wpp/singles-inferno-3-lee-gwan-hee-and-yu-si-eun-confirmed-to-be-dating ?ref=laineygossip.com), but the theory is that they only went public because he was on another reality show with the girl he did leave the island with and his current and real girlfriend got jealous. (Soompi) Last week at The Squawk, I wrote briefly [about seeing BTS in Paris](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/mailbag-for-july-24-2026). It was my first time seeing all seven of them in concert. And the only word I could think of to describe what it was like to be with almost 90,000 other ARMYs was… UN-lonely. It is the most welcoming space. And it is a space where new friendships are made all the time. One of the enduring features of a BTS concert is the freebie exchange, and my own friend Ann Pornel came to Paris with her own freebies that she passed around that night. I came home with several bracelets and so many stickers and photo cards. Ann spent days working on her freebies. The freebies she received in return were also made with attention and care and effort and time. And when you have that much goodwill, of course a community will naturally flourish. [This is a great piece by Jenny Jin about freebie culture](https://www.popsugar.com/relationships/k-pop-concert-freebie-swap-friendships-49480858?ref=laineygossip.com) and what it’s like to experience it thanks to RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. (Popsugar) Hudson Williams and his “[nasty back arch](https://www.out.com/celebs/hudson-williams-back-arch?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem2)”. (Out) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/julia-roberts-29jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/julia-roberts-29jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/julia-roberts-29jul26-0004.jpg) Julia Roberts out in NYC, July 29, 2026 ### Tomdaya: at home at last? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/zendaya-and-tom-hollands-spider-man-brand-new-day-might-finally-have-come-to-a-close-at-home-in-london/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T19:54:17.000Z My bad, I was wrong, I’m the problem… when I said that the LA premiere of *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* would be the last because I actually thought they were already in London, and they were, but for *The Odyssey,* three weeks ago. There have been so many carpets, it’s confusing, forgive me. Today Tom Holland and Zendaya are in London which is where they live – it’s one of their properties but it’s also where they spend most of their time when they’re not working, so it’s sweet that as the press tour comes to a close (eventually), they’re finding their way home. Ha. OK sorry I’ll see myself out soon. But not before we talk about this look because OMFG seriouslyyyyy? How much more of this can we handle?! > [@gala.fr](https://www.tiktok.com/@gala.fr?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@gala.fr") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#whattowatch](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whattowatch?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whattowatch") [#tiktokfashion](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktokfashion?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tiktokfashion") [♬ LOVE SONG - Justin Bieber](https://www.tiktok.com/music/LOVE-SONG-7546504289062324240?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ LOVE SONG - Justin Bieber") The dress is Tamara Ralph and it looks better on her than it did on the runway, no offence to the model but we’re dealing with Zendaya here and every designer would agree. It’s more than what she’s wearing though, right? As always, it’s the styling. This hair. This MAKEUP. It’s so soft, it’s SO dreamy! The blush and the blurry lip… it’s just TOO GOOD. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-embed1-29jul26-0001.jpg) And then, well, it’s just them. Their love and their job. Social media is having a meltdown right now because they actually kissed. Someone check on Kathleen because she might not be conscious anymore. In 2026, on top of this all-time two-movie press tour, we got a kiss! > [@gala.fr](https://www.tiktok.com/@gala.fr?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@gala.fr") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#whattowatch](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whattowatch?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whattowatch") [♬ Baby - Justin Bieber](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Baby-6792322639105886210?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Baby - Justin Bieber") For me what’s better than the kiss is the look he gives her after – like to me, it seems like Tom appreciates his wife with a onceover and you can see him restraining from biting his lip. At least that’s my read on it and you can’t change my mind! Also, for the two people who don’t care about Tomdaya and are more about the actual movie, LOL, Florence Pugh showed up on the red carpet in London and posed with Tom, Zendaya, and Marisa Tomei which basically confirms she’s in the movie. Don’t yell at me about spoilers, she’s literally at an event with like a thousand people and even more photographers. If it was supposed to be kept a secret she wouldn’t be there at all. > [@buzzfeeduk](https://www.tiktok.com/@buzzfeeduk?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@buzzfeeduk") Is this…. A spoiler?? [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#florencepugh](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/florencepugh?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "florencepugh") [♬ original sound - ALTÉGO](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7651782344138836758?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ALTÉGO") Let’s go back to Tom and Zendaya – here he is letting her know that he’d see her later because she had some solo posing to do and this gives us an opportunity to observe Law Roach at work. As much access as he gets, as famous as he is now on his own, there are still responsibilities that he doesn’t abdicate. He’s appreciating the most recent look they just put together but he’s also keeping watch, making sure every detail is in place, eagle-eyeing all the angles. > [@gala.fr](https://www.tiktok.com/@gala.fr?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@gala.fr") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#whattowatch](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whattowatch?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whattowatch") [♬ Cry For Me - The Weeknd](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Cry-For-Me-7465905333946714128?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Cry For Me - The Weeknd") This is why there’s so much trust between them: she knows he’s there to support her and he knows she’ll always want him to. > [@gala.fr](https://www.tiktok.com/@gala.fr?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@gala.fr") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#whattowatch](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/whattowatch?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "whattowatch") [#tiktokfashion](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktokfashion?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tiktokfashion") [♬ Pretty (Sped Up) - MEYY](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Pretty-Sped-Up-7212600172143085570?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Pretty (Sped Up) - MEYY") ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-three-29jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-three-29jul26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-three-29jul26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0005-1.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 29, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-three-29jul26-0001-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-three-29jul26-0002-2.jpg) Zendaya attends the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 29, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0011-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0012-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0013-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0014-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-two-29jul26-0015-1.jpg) Florence Pugh, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Marisa Tomei attend the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 29, 2026 in London, England ### Celebrity Social Media, July 29, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/justin-hailey-bieber-are-having-strong-work-summer/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T19:10:15.000Z The Biebers are having a strong work summer, with Hailey’s Gap collaboration instantly selling out and Justin’s World Cup performance. Hailey sold Rhode in May of last year (she still serves as COO) and it continues to dominate at Sephora. And Hailey isn’t even 30. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYd0NLjcSS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hailey Rhode Bieber (@haileybieber)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYd0NLjcSS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If you want a jump on the jacket of the fall, it’s the Ralph Lauren jacket. As I’ve said about Ralph Lauren, this is a brand is that has stuck to its aesthetic, not bending to quiet luxury or maximalism. It is preppy Americana. And it has managed to remain relevant through every fashion cycle, something other companies like J.Crew couldn’t do. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYELF7Di2L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HIGHSNOBIETY (@highsnobiety)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYELF7Di2L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) What’s crazy about the age of streaming is that you can really love TV and still not be aware of number one shows - *Ransom Canyon* and *Furious*? I’ll take their word for it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbUKbqIoEqJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Minka Kelly (@minkakelly)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbUKbqIoEqJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWrosARYw6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hulu (@hulu)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWrosARYw6/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Prada has announced Zendaya as a global beauty ambassador, which is quite a get for the brand because she’s selective with her partnerships. And if you know the lore, the “big 5” rejected her early in her career and Law Roach keeps a list and checks it twice. I believe she still has not worn Chanel, Gucci, Saint Laurent or Dior [on a red carpet](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/law-roach-five-designers-refused-dress-zendaya-1235896447/?ref=laineygossip.com). The 5th brand was Valentino, but they course corrected early on. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYR3U7EdjX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Prada Beauty (@pradabeauty)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbYR3U7EdjX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I completely forgot Natalie Portman is pregnant. Posting this on the grid is new. She’s usually so private. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYIoSYRZkf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Natalie Portman (@natalieportman)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYIoSYRZkf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I feel bad for the celebrity kids who really stay out of the spotlight, like all of the Jolie kids and Suri Noelle, who have to announce the changing of their last name because it’s a legal process. Gen Z is painted as these social media addicted attention monsters when some of these kids (that’s anyone under 25 to me) could be bathing in attention and instant influencers, and choose not to engage in it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZqzRtgD3Tv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Katie Holmes (@katieholmes)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZqzRtgD3Tv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bierbers-csm-29jul26-0004.jpg) Justin and Hailey Bieber arriving at Justin’s FIFA Club World Cup after-party in New York City, July 19, 2026 ### BTS Transcends URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bts-let-recording-academy-know-they-are-no-longer-trying-to-fit-into-someone-elses-space/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T17:22:00.000Z The Recording Academy introduced several new Grammy categories last month – among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, [better known as the BTS Grammy](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-the-grammys-have-created-giant-pitfall-for-themselves-with-new-best-asian-pop-music-performance-award/). Let’s not pretend that the award wasn’t created for BTS, because as I wrote at the time, even in the description of the category on their website, the Recording Academy had to namecheck the band. The announcement of the Best Asian Pop Music Performance Grammy did not go over well. Many pointed out that the creation of an award that othered “Asian” music, in whatever bullsh-t way the Recording Academy defined it to be (which in itself is a f-cking problem), was misguided, confusing, insulting, and stupid. And as I predicted in my post about the situation back in June, “[they’ve just created a giant pitfall for themselves](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-the-grammys-have-created-giant-pitfall-for-themselves-with-new-best-asian-pop-music-performance-award/)”. Today we’re seeing that pitfall open up and swallow them. Because the artists they made the award for have said that they don’t know her. All seven members of BTS – RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – in concurrent posts on Instagram stories confirmed today that they will not be submitting for ANY Grammys this year. The message is written in Korean and reads. **"We have decided not to submit for Grammys this year. Rather than music being divided by region or language, we hope music itself can be heard and loved for what it is. We are always grateful to ARMY and everyone who is always with us."** I am ARMY and in our ARMY group chats all day we’ve basically been sobbing with pride, and also inspiration. There are so many layers to this and for some of us, it is deeply personal, just as it is for BTS. Their comeback album *ARIRANG* is an artistic expression of their Korean cultural pride and also a statement about who they are as musicians, in a group and also as individuals. These are seven people who, at the height of their success, fulfilled their obligation to their nation and made an active choice to come back together. Not to chase accolades, or any institutional markers of achievement, but because they’d built a relationship with each other and in turn extended that relationship to include their fans – through art. The album is complicated and vulnerable. They are confident but they are also candid about how they struggled to cope with change, with fame, with reality exceeding and then distorting their dreams. How do you find your goalposts when you didn’t even know that you wanted those goals in the first place? And yet the goals keep piling up. They’re on the biggest tour of 2026, the album is the biggest selling album of the year [in physical and digital sales](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-ella-langley-luminate-2026-midyear-rankings-1236294366/?ref=laineygossip.com) – by a huge margin, like practically TRIPLE the number of physical and digital sales of Harry Styles. And in the age of streaming, this is significant. One of their goals, at least in the past, was to win a Grammy. We know this because they shared it with us. They posted videos of their reaction to being nominated for the first time. They also shared video of themselves reacting with graceful disappointment when they didn’t win. So it is true that, at one time, it meant something to them. Which makes it that much more extraordinary that they have now decided, unanimously, in no uncertain terms, that it no longer holds meaning. BTS’s announcement is a declaration that they do not see value in Grammys because what they really value is their own work and their album, without needing it to be recognised by any establishment. And they said it out loud, with their whole chest. In polite language, which makes it even better. A classy “f-ck you”, but a f-ck you all the same. Because they could have just quietly not submitted. They could have not submitted and been like, we’re not submitting, thanks. But the fact that they spelled it out, naming and blaming the attempt to “divide music by region and language”, is an open indictment of the Recording Academy’s bullsh-t. It is also a reclamation of creative spirit, which totally tracks with the ideas they’re exploring on the *ARIRANG* album. On the track “Aliens”, they’re directly addressing the racism they’ve experienced from the western music industry and the media. But with a flex – because no longer are they trying to fit into someone else’s space. Instead, “If you want to hit my house, shoes off at the door”. That’s how it’s done in Korea. And it’s a metaphor for no longer playing by the conditions of a system that is always shifting and gatekeeping. BTS, then, has transcended. Which, for any of us who has ever felt like we were always trying to belong in places that never wanted us, is simple… but profound. It’s the ultimate actualisation, really: to elevate beyond needing to be validated by the status quo, to reimagine who gets to qualify success, and what success is. I’ve spent decades, personally, defined by those markers and much of those years not even knowing that they would never truly apply to me. And today BTS has reminded me that certain things don’t hold power if you stop giving it to them. We're Squawking BTS today - [join us for the conversation](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/bts-doesnt-want-a-grammy)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/bts-doesnt-want-a-grammy?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### Zac Efron’s celebrity storyline(s) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-zac-efron-exploring-relationship-between-celebrity-and-civilian-with-his-upcoming-projects/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T15:38:56.000Z Zac Efron was on holiday in Sardinia recently, seen by the pool, and it’s been a while. For someone as famous as he was in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Zac has kept a much lower profile over the last decade. But he is making interesting performance choices, with perhaps a theme emerging from his next three projects. Zac has two films in post-production that should be ready for release since filming has been wrapped on both for at least a year. In *Famous*, Zac plays a nobody called Lance Dunkquist and also the movie star who looks a lot like him. This is a psychological thriller, a meditation on celebrity and fame and, perhaps, parasocial relationships. He obviously would know something about it. Then there’s *Judgement Day,* a comedy co-starring Will Ferrell, where Will is a reality show judge (like Judge Judy) and Zac is one of the people with a grudge against him for a previous ruling that he thinks ruined his life – and takes the judge hostage as revenge. So another story about the relationship between celebrity and civilian. A couple of months ago, it was announced that Zac will star in and executive produce a series remake of *Angel Heart* for HBO and A24\. The 1987 film is now a cult favourite, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet, and there’s some lore here too. Because Lisa was best known at the time as Denise Huxtable and there was an X-rated scene in the original cut of the film that had to be edited down to meet ratings requirements. So much of the media coverage at the time had to do with Lisa’s nude scene, how it blew up her wholesome image from *The Cosby Show.* And Bill Cosby was apparently furious that Lisa agreed to do it. At the time, of the controversy, Lisa said that [in taking the role](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-26-ca-5858-story.html?ref=laineygossip.com), “I was not concerned with how Denise was going to feel. Nor was I looking to destroy her reputation. Instead, I felt obligated to my career and my (freedom of) artistic choice.” Over time, the film has been much more embraced by cinephiles than it was when it was released. So it makes sense that they’re adapting it into a series – and while Lisa defended her decision in that period to do the movie and perform what she was asked, I’m pretty sure in the updated version we likely won’t get a repeat of the situation since she was not even 18 yet when she filmed it with Mickey Rourke who was then in his early 30s. Zac is likely taking over the Mickey Rourke role which… I mean, there are some similarities here when you compare certain career beats and personal choices. While Mickey played a private investigator in the film, though, [Zac will be a](https://deadline.com/2026/05/zac-efron-angel-heart-hbo-a24-black-rabbit-zach-baylin-1236928582/?ref=laineygossip.com) “down-and-out NYC paparazzi, who makes his living finding and photographing people who don’t want to be found, who is hired by a mysterious man to find a missing woman. But the deeper he digs to find her, the more it looks like a group of powerful elites, and maybe something supernatural, are covering up the disappearance”. So this part will require him to perform as someone who follows people around taking pictures, when in real life he’s the one who’s often followed and photographed. To go back to my point then, this is another story in which Zac seems to be blurring the line between his own experience as a celebrity and those who fixate on them. Which adds an intriguing layer to his performance and what he might be trying to work through in his interpretation of these characters. Also, they haven’t yet announced any other cast members but it would be kind of cosmic if Zoë Kravitz was cast in the role her mother once held. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zac-efron-29jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zac-efron-29jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zac-efron-29jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zac-efron-29jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zac-efron-29jul26-0002.jpg) Zac Efron on holiday in Sardinia, July 27, 2026 ### Michael B. Jordan’s sexy Thomas Crown Affair URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/michael-b-jordan-understood-assignment-with-first-teaser-for-the-thomas-crown-affair/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T15:07:52.000Z Michael B. Jordan is the reigning Best Actor, but he is not taking any time off from straight f-cking excellence as he is back in the director’s chair for *The Thomas Crown Affair*, his update of Norman Jewison’s classic heist thriller-romance. The original 1968 film starred Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown, a thrill-seeking rich guy who does heists for fun and profit. Faye Dunaway plays the investigator who tracks and falls for him. In 1999, John McTiernan remade the film with Pierce Brosnan and Renee Russo, and now MBJ is joining the Thomas Crown legacy. The teaser for MBJ’s take on the story dropped today and in case you did not see *Creed III*, MBJ’s directorial debut, you can see that he has a very good eye and a knack for action. MBJ’s *Thomas Crown Affair* looks GREAT, full of sexy locations and daring moments and MBJ as Thomas Crown and Adria Arjona as the investigator who tracks and falls for him. MBJ understood the assignment, as they say. Adria Arjona joined the project after [Taylor Russell left](https://deadline.com/2025/07/taylor-russell-exits-the-thomas-crown-affair-1236462728/?ref=laineygossip.com) during the first of week of filming in late 2025\. There was never a solid reason for that beyond the ubiquitous “creative differences”, but this would have been her biggest role to date in a mainstream film, and it’s never great when an actor departs a project during production. But credit to the publicists for locking this one down, because beyond vague speculation, some of which laid any problems at Russell’s feet with no real sourcing, not a whiff of what really went down escaped set. But looking at the teaser, it does seem like Adria Arjona is a good choice, she has a natural glamor that combines with toughness on screen. I can believe her as a crack investigator who gets sucked into the sexy world of a thrill-seeking rich guy, and she looks great on screen with MBJ, which is actually an important part of this film. *The Thomas Crown Affair* is all about the visuals, style, and sexiness. Sex appeal is baked into the roots of *The Thomas Crown Affair*, even in more circumspect cinematic times the 1968 film features plenty of smoldering between McQueen and Dunaway, and the 1999 remake was blatantly sensual. MBJ’s version doesn’t have a rating yet, but I hope it is R-rated, in keeping with the sexy spirit of this film legacy. We can all survive another round of the sex scenes in film discourse for MBJ’s sexy *Thomas Crown Affair* update. ### Shout-Outs for July 29, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-july-29-2026/ Last updated: 2026-08-03T12:20:18.000Z **Paula**! It’s time! Happy Birthday from Carolina and Pedro Pascal (unofficially) but his very existence continues to be a gift. There’s also a request for Bad Bunny, and perhaps a birthday wish? For your birthday, I really do hope he eventually brings the tour to Canada. Like a residency. Benito could easily sell out a dozen shows in Toronto. Let’s hope this becomes real by this time next year? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/pedro-shouts-29jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/pedro-shouts-29jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/pedro-shouts-29jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/pedro-shouts-29jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/pedro-shouts-29jul26-0006.jpg) Pedro Pascal/Bad Bunny for Paula ### Intro for July 29, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/lets-enjoy-zendaya-tom-holland-being-adorable-while-we-can-before-they-disappear-from-public-eye/ Last updated: 2026-07-29T14:10:21.000Z Dear Gossips, Yesterday, [in the last post of the day](https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopez-enjoys-holiday-in-rome-with-her-kids-before-they-head-off-to-college/), I mentioned that our Kathleen, who will always be our Kathleen, and is now the Senior Content Director of Entertainment for Refinery29, has been a Tomdaya day one – relevant now because every Tomdaya fan has been feasting for weeks, first with *The Odyssey* press tour and then *Spider-Man: Brand New Day.* Every day is an excellent day for the Tomdaya faithful because every day Tom Holland and Zendaya have been out here being cute and goofy and loving and sweet and… all of the warm and fuzzies that have made them the internet’s favourite couple. It’s the edits. There are so many edits on social media. For people like Kathleen, and admittedly me too, it’s like the algorithm is spamming us with the edits, but maybe spamming isn’t the right word because spamming is unwelcome, and this is very, very welcome. Kathleen and I exchanged a couple of them yesterday. Here’s one she sent me. As you can see from the likes on this post, Kathleen is hardly alone. > [@rand0mfamous](https://www.tiktok.com/@rand0mfamous?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@rand0mfamous") never get tired of seeing them 😭 [#tomdaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomdaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomdaya") [♬ original sound - ilham](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-ilham-7493941983783701265?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ilham") I will refrain myself from spamming you with all of this joy, even though we could use more of it in this timeline! Except of course we must acknowledge the latest entry into the Tomdaya Exhibit of Adorableness. From his appearance last night on *Late Night with Seth Meyers* – full interview is [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG5fvuXl1yk&ref=laineygossip.com) and the moment happens around the five minute mark but we’ll just isolate it so you can watch it on repeat if you want. > “yeah my wife is in the film so..” > > OH TOM HOLLAND…………… [pic.twitter.com/WHNztl84PY](https://t.co/WHNztl84PY?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — chris ༯ (@chrislarbsyou) [July 29, 2026](https://x.com/chrislarbsyou/status/2082350205362696298?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It’s rare. Rare for a celebrity couple to be so unpolarising and unproblematic. That has a lot to do with our collective desire to protect them, not ask for too much, feel conflicted about enjoying them this much because we also know that they’re extremely protective themselves. But at the same time enjoying it with gratitude while we can because they’re about to disappear. Temporarily, until award season and *Dune 3*, probably. But then after that…if these two can go off and get married and nobody even had a hint of it and nobody still has anyyyyyyyy details about when it happened and where it happened and who was there and what they wore and, and, and, and, they are entirely capable of living off the gossip grid. Which is where they’ll be, soon. As for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day,* we’re getting some more definitive projections now with the box office. The film has already hit $200 million in presales. Right now the estimate is at around $465 million worldwide for opening weekend… and that’s on the low side. It’s already for sure that Tomdaya will sit in the number one and two spots at the box office this weekend, it’s just a matter of how high those totals will be. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Jennifer Lopez: Holiday before college URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopez-enjoys-holiday-in-rome-with-her-kids-before-they-head-off-to-college/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T20:14:29.000Z Jennifer Lopez celebrated her birthday last Friday, she’s now 57 years old. And she seems to be in a really good place. It’s a corny thing to say but it definitely applies to her – that Carrie Bradshaw quote at the end of Sex and the City: “the most important relationship is the one you have with yourself”. For as many times as she’s been in love, and it hasn’t worked out, there’s also, always, the corresponding bounce back. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbL26hsMBbl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbL26hsMBbl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) JLo is now on holiday in Rome and her two kids, Max and Oskar, have joined her. She’s talked about how emotional she was before their high school graduation and both are going to university soon which means this is likely their final family trip before they independently head off and start figuring out what their lives will look like as adults. Coconuts are all grown up! --- What else happened today… [Kayleigh Donaldson writes about Gracie Abrams’s new album and I can’t disagree](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/the-vulnerable-blandness-of-gracie-abrams.php?ref=laineygossip.com). I have heard so much of Gracie’s music, I’ve listened to the new album once, all the way through. And I can’t remember a single song. The only song I do know is the one that was overplayed on the radio last year, two years ago? Like I know it to hear it, but I can’t recall the title without googling. It’s kinda like during pumpkin spice season when all the autumn girls pose in a group with their knee high boots and blowouts – no one sticks out. So, as Kayleigh notes, it’s a matter of figuring out how to distinguish her sound from the rest. (Pajiba) There have been a lot of premieres this week. There was a premiere event for *Ted Lasso* season four last night and [Hannah Waddingham made her look all leg](https://www.gofugyourself.com/coach-lasso-and-the-ladies-are-back-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) – I rate it! (Go Fug Yourself) Our Kathleen (she will always be our Kathleen) is a “Tomdaya day one” so, as you can imagine, she’s been eating well these days. [Her latest post is about her latest favourite Tomdaya moment – and of course she’s right](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/07/11998407/tom-holland-zendaya-spider-man-brand-new-day-red-carpet-interview?ref=laineygossip.com). All straight women should be in the company of “a man who speaks so highly of you and your work, a man who loves you so loudly he's unafraid to say you are *better* at things than him”. (Refinery 29) I love that John Cena is so open about his hair transplant procedures. [He has no shame in sharing why it matters to him and what he’s done about it](https://www.celebitchy.com/988635/john%5Fcena%5Fgot%5Fa%5Fsecond%5Fhair%5Ftransplant%5Fshowed%5Fit%5Foff%5Fat%5Fcomic-con/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) [The Lesbian Power Couples of the WBNA, an update](https://www.autostraddle.com/wnba-and-womens-basketball-lesbian-couples/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Autostraddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jennifer-lopez-28jul26-0004.jpg) Jennifer Lopez on holiday with her kids in Rome, Italy, July 27, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Life After “Brat” URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-charli-xcxs-new-album-music-fashion-film-is-a-commentary-on-fame-and-power/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T19:24:24.000Z It’s been two years since Charli xcx’s career took a major leap into commercial success with her album *Brat*. Since then she’s gone on tour across the world, released a mockumentary style [film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxqhi7Sgvu8&ref=laineygossip.com) based on the album, done a [soundtrack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG1HKY6Jwas&list=RDtG1HKY6Jwas&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) album for one of the year’s most anticipated movies, and is a staple at haute couture [fashion shows](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-charli-xcx-sit-together-ysl-fashion-show-paris-1236279139/?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s all of that and more that make up her newest studio album, appropriately titled *Music, Fashion, Film,* the three creative avenues where all her talents and inspirations converge. One of my favourite phases in a pop artist’s career is the “experimental” one after achieving mega mainstream success. It’s only natural for someone to want to try new things after experiencing a peak, especially when they didn’t expect that peak to begin with. That’s the case with Charli. The whole reason *Brat* was such a big success was because she was making the music she wanted to make which, according to a [new interview](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/charli-xcx-new-album-music-fashion-film-brat-1235576603/?ref=laineygossip.com), is music that doesn’t fit into a “binary”. She did it again this time, except this era brought her to a more rock and less electronic sound, and frankly it’s giving The Strokes (who also release new music this week). *Music, Fashion, Film* while still a primarily pop album contains slacker rock and grunge influences scattered throughout. Especially songs like [“Yeah”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKvMKx1BgY&list=RDljKvMKx1BgY&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) where the main character is the guitar solos. Some OG Charli fans aren’t too into the record, meanwhile listeners who understand her vision are eating it up. The album is a commentary on fame and power. When you get Martin Scorsese, John Cale and Marc Jacobs to pose for the cover of your record there is certainly a level of power involved in making that happen. It’s definitely a power that the pre-*Brat* Charli didn’t have, allowing her to really take the creative reins with this project. When I first played the album, it immediately gave me *American Life* by Madonna vibes and I don’t just mean because of the way that it sounds. Sure, there are definitely sonic similarities, specifically a song like [“Card Declined”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXlmYzF3JM&list=RDozXlmYzF3JM&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) which to me sounds like the sister song to Madonna’s [“I’m So Stupid”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fO7tE1Ixz8&list=RD2fO7tE1Ixz8&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). But it’s actually the entire attitude of the project that makes it feel *American Life-*esque. Charli knows that she’s produced something weird that maybe not everyone is going to get. And maybe, just maybe, that’s exactly what she wants. The next few months for Charli include a sold out arena tour for the album, and a top 5 [sales debut](https://x.com/HITSDD/status/2081812800381563002?ref=laineygossip.com). Not bad for an artist who at one time was playing concert venues with less than 1000 attendance and albums that barely peaked within the top 100. Next week is finally Ariana week as she will be releasing her eighth studio album *Petal*. She’s been all over my feed all summer long on the Eternal Sunshine tour, and it’ll be interesting to see if she incorporates the new album into the set at all. This week, joining Charli is some new music from Kylie Cantrall, Tyla, The Strokes and THEHONESTGUY. Plus, Dua Lipa’s manifestations have resulted in my favourite viral trend of the week Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Camera” by Charli xcx** Easily the catchiest and most traditional pop-leaning track on the album, “Camera” is destined to be a hit. Should the single get its deserved chart success is neither here nor there because I can already see this track being a centrepiece during her live shows; and that’s the true test as to whether a song is landing with its intended audience or not. “Camera” has classic pop qualities, the repetitive hook is pop at its core, but the instrumentals have that rock edge that she was teasing in the beginning of the era. The guitar riffs that run throughout the entire song make for a dreamy experience. Her unmistakable British accent is felt throughout the chorus when she sings *“All I know is how it makes me feel”* over and over. It makes for some real good karaoke. The lyrics reference ageing in the public eye and how society views female public figures in particular as they get older under the microscope of public view. She’s pretty direct about it too. She speaks/raps in the verse “*Do I wanna make music? Am I being f-ckn’ stupid if I try to be a girl on the screen when I’m turning thirty-four?*”. The video stars French actor Vincent Cassel, with Charli appearing as something of a director in the black and white visuals. Clearly a nod to the “film” of *Music, Fashion, Film.* **“Space Between” by Kylie Cantrall** There’s nothing like good old school Disney gossip, and this music release is some of the juiciest we’ve seen since the Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter debacle back in early 2021\. “Space Between” is the final song on Kylie Cantrall’s *Valley Girl Problems* EP, and the song's lyrics are about a friendship break-up caused by a boy. It’s all very “The Boy Is Mine” except in this case, it was a best friend who stole said boy from the other friend. Oh, and the friends are Kylie Cantrall and her [*Descendants*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEehKt%5FkrP0&list=RDrEehKt%5FkrP0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)co-star Malia Baker. And the boy? That would be Malachi Barton from the Disney [*Zombies*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn6362CODb4&list=RDHn6362CODb4&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)franchise. All three players met during the joint North American arena tour that they all went on last year. Kylie was with Malachi, Malachi dumped Kylie for Malia, Malia and Kylie were best friends and now, according to the song, there’s a “boy sized space” between the girls. It’s like an episode of *The OC* without the drugs but with all the scheming and cheating. Sonically, “Space Between” is a beautiful song. Co-produced by legendary producer Tricky Stewart, it has a similar chord progression to the R&B/pop mid-tempos sung by the likes of JoJo and Rihanna back in 2007, which seems to be the exact sound and [aesthetic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U2iYQ%5Fi0%5FI&list=RD0U2iYQ%5Fi0%5FI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) that Kylie is going for, low rise jeans and all. “Space Between” is a strong song and the key change in the final section is incredibly pleasing to the ear, but the kids online aren’t paying attention to this. Kylie’s Taylor Swift approach to songwriting on this new EP leaves little to the imagination, and pretty much gives us the entire story, with no names of course. That has only jacked up the Disney fans online, and for those of us who have been following Disney drama since the Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan days, this is the type of sh-t we live for. Some fans are accusing Kylie of feeding into the catfight narrative to sell records. My friend and social media extraordinaire Elise Armstrong put it best saying, *“she \[Kylie\] needs to be able to call out the people who do her wrong AND she really needs to take ownership and be honest about her wrongdoings in her songs”.* Kylie is also still only 21, the same age Taylor Swift was when she released [“Better Than Revenge”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJHBYb8S4Y&list=RDKdJHBYb8S4Y&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) where she famously sings the line *“She’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress”.* Let’s give our girls some grace as they navigate the harsh world of boys, shall we? **“Lonely in the Future” by The Strokes** Charli xcx comparisons aside, The Strokes are throwing some shade with their latest single which sees the band reflecting on the state of music today with their own set of criticisms on what is now considered popular. The first verse of “Lonely in the Future” begins with the lyrics *“Weeknd, I like your outfit/YOLO, you only live once”,* and fans believe that that’s lead singer Julian [throwing shade](https://ca.billboard.com/music/rock/the-strokes-the-weeknd-drake-lyrics?ref=laineygossip.com) towards both The Weeknd and Drake. Online fan forums have long speculated that The Weeknd’s mid-2010s look was completely rip-off of the early 2000s style of The Strokes, while “YOLO” is a direct take from the band’s 2006 song [“You Only Live Once”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT68FS3YbQ4&list=RDpT68FS3YbQ4&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Could it be a coincidence? It’s possible, after all, it’s not like Drake created the term, but he certainly helped popularize it to a mainstream audience in a way The Strokes could not. Either way, it makes for an interesting conversation about artistic intellectual property and what constitutes as tribute, coincidence, or full-on theft. At the end of the day, everything always comes from SOMETHING, so maybe, there’s something to be said about being the “something” that people pull inspiration from. Charli xcx has certainly pulled inspiration from The Strokes’ sound on her new album. The song itself and the new album *Reality Awaits* has fans online split, but for me, as someone who has been a passive fan of The Strokes, I quite enjoyed the single and am now fully enticed to check out the full body of work. Let me know if you guys feel the same. **“THAT GIRL” by Tyla** Always a polarizing figure on the internet, Tyla has dropped her long-awaited sophomore album *A\*POP.* The album is meant to represent the days when Tyla was a young girl and dreaming of becoming a pop star, and now that she has achieved said goal, this is the result. The album is dope and filled with bangers from top to bottom. I read a tweet last week that said her album release made it a “big week for sexy people”. I felt seen. “THAT GIRL” to me is an obvious single choice off the record and with her debut headlining tour on its way, it would make for the perfect segue into the next phase of this album cycle. A cycle that has already seen two hits in “CHANEL” and “SHE DID IT AGAIN (feat. Zara Larsson)”. Tyla has been doing major things in the lead-up to this album release. She just took the stage with [Shakira](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGbDhwkcTC/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) during a performance of “Hips Don’t Lie”, performed at the halftime show for the [WNBA all-star game](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nRjDirpG7IA?ref=laineygossip.com) and she also just launched her own [BRATZ](https://www.bratz.com/products/bratz-celebrity-artist-tyla-collector-doll?srsltid=AfmBOoohtJNZmkFYqqdH897yQDGNcPGJ6ZkfVTqXTDMVx1ez%5F-wUWTXO&ref=laineygossip.com) doll using her name and likeness. She really is “that girl”. **“LET ME GO” by THEHONESTGUY** My favourite genre of R&B is when it leans more towards groovy synths and bounce. Upon searching through my discovery suggestions on Spotify, I came across this gem that has stayed on replay all weekend long. “LET ME GO” is an Afrosoul song that is both smooth and upbeat. [THEHONESTGUY](https://www.instagram.com/thehonestguy/?ref=laineygossip.com) is a Canadian artist from Toronto who recently won a Juno award for his debut album *VELVET SOUL* last year. Now he returns with a new EP *DON’T DISTURB THE GROOVE: AFROSOUL,* and its contents are perfectly described in the title. Think Afrobeats, with more vocals and more R&B-leaning production. “LET ME GO” is an instant vibe and earworm. You can feel the music running through your bones upon the first play. Plus, it always feels exciting to me when I get the chance to discover a Canadian artist. As a Canadian myself, our music scene is very much bumping and somewhat underrated. Believe it or not, we are more than just Drake and The Weeknd! In THEHONESTGUY’s case, his brand of “funky soul” is innovative and separates him from other R&B artists in music today. Having been born in Lagos, he owns his African heritage while also incorporating the North American R&B sounds that he grew up around, from artists like Stevie Wonder and D’Angelo. Sometimes, the algorithm really does come through and helps expose us to something incredible. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Training Season (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)” by Dua Lipa** A longtime running joke on the internet has been that Dua Lipa literally is always on vacation. In 2026, that joke has now transitioned into a full-on manifestation ritual among content creators. Dua [recently married](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZzrqrGDOH-/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) Callum Turner in a fabulous multi-event celebration both in London and Sicily that was star-studded and chic as f-ck. Then add in the fact that she is hot as f-ck, thriving in her professional career and rich? Yes, I’ll manifest this too. The song being used for the trend is her live performance of “Training Season” [from the 2024 Royal Albert Hall concert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DcoC8p9az8&list=RD3DcoC8p9az8&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Dua used a live orchestra for the performance, adding an extra layer of drama to both the song and the point that the trend is trying to make. We’re manifesting here, so we need the extra sauce. Dua has taken a little bit of a break from her music in the last year in order to focus on her personal life, but don’t get it twisted. She is very much still working and earning that coin. European wedding extravaganzas don’t come cheap. Dua is the new spokesperson for Nespresso, with print campaign taking over billboards across North America. There’s about four of them within a one km radius of my condo building. She’s also been [spotted](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbGj5uWTuJp/?ref=laineygossip.com) at [Electric Lady Studios](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dua-lipa-working-on-new-music-or-killing-time-while-husband-callum-turner-films-in-new-jersey/), assumingly recording new music and getting ready for the next phase in her career. The lyrics of “Training Season” are all about manifesting a partner who will treat you right and make you feel like you no longer need to “train” him. It worked for Dua, so if I need to sing this song over and over for it to work for me… I guess that means I have a new addition to my nighttime ritual. > [@brandonbwins](https://www.tiktok.com/@brandonbwins?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@brandonbwins") dua lipa me next. [#dualipa](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dualipa?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dualipa") [#callumturner](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/callumturner?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "callumturner") [#dua](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dua?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dua") [#manifestation](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/manifestation?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "manifestation") [#manifesting](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/manifesting?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "manifesting") [♬ sonido original - 🎱](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7445345666976631558?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - 🎱") > [@jlamadridh](https://www.tiktok.com/@jlamadridh?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@jlamadridh") This is my nightly manifestation routine ✨ hahaha @Dua Lipa [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ original sound - Dua Lipa](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7446104127907613472?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Dua Lipa") > [@byaxxdua](https://www.tiktok.com/@byaxxdua?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@byaxxdua") lets manifest🧿🧿[#dualipa](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dualipa?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dualipa") [#manifest](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/manifest?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "manifest") @Team Dua HQ @Dua Lipa [♬ sonido original - 🎱](https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7445345666976631558?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ sonido original - 🎱") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mc-charli-28jul26-0003-1.jpg) Charli xcx arrives for her surprise "Music, Fashion, Film" pop-up event in LA, July 24, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 28, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-hasnt-kacey-musgraves-acknowledged-that-shes-cancelled-three-shows-on-her-tour/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T18:52:57.000Z Kacey Musgraves is one of the many artists [cancelling or scaling back shows this summer](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-cancels-three-shows-middle-of-nowhere-tour-1235598902/?ref=laineygossip.com). In Kacey’s case, she’s not citing illness or logistics. She hasn’t acknowledged it on her social media at all. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOZQoCCaWj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kacey Musgraves (@spaceykacey)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOZQoCCaWj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kevin Hart and Marcello Hernandez have great chemistry on this press tour. When a formula works, Kevin leans into it so if this movie does numbers for Netflix, they will work together again. Do you think The Rock is a teeny bit jealous? Like, is he scrolling through all their videos and being like, “I wonder if he remembers how much fun we had doing Jumanji.”? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbKYXQ5lmzT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbKYXQ5lmzT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Jessica Alba’s innocuous hike selfie is a collab with Meta glasses. In the words of Phaedra Parks, “Lo-ser.” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbHM27-D3jp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbHM27-D3jp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Pickles is an excellent name for a cat. I also like when cats have human names, like Maurice. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOg8NkhX8e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mike Myers (@mikemyers)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOg8NkhX8e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) My friend sent me this post with a question mark. I have no answer. Going strong, I guess! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTfBzvMzWT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTfBzvMzWT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love this clip of [Rosie O’Donnell talking about Madonna as a mother](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbMEE5WggPR/?ref=laineygossip.com). Of course Rosie had endless ice pops and of course Madonna didn’t allow TV. That’s why they’ve been such great friends, always yin and yang. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbUSRTYOMVk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbUSRTYOMVk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### The Old Gossip of The Shards URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/bret-easton-ellis-ryan-murphys-new-series-the-shards-knows-exactly-what-it-is-who-its-for/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T17:41:20.000Z *The Shards* is a new series streaming next week on FX/Hulu/Disney+ (depending on the territory) based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel of the same name and created and produced by Ryan Murphy. Both Ryan and Bret are messy, petty bitches so it’s a perfect creative partnership. If anyone can nail the tone that Bret would have wanted for his story, it’s Ryan. This is about spoiled and rotten teens in 1980s spoiled and rotten Los Angeles. There is a serial killer on the loose, cult leaders in their midst, before helicopter parenting, and at a time when the cocaine was the purest. It’s a show about wealthy beautiful people guarding against sinister encroachment and the question is whether the villain is an outsider or whether it’s really themselves. But make it sleazy-fun with amazing costumes, the best version of 80s hair, and a stupidly attractive cast. Gen Z and Alpha will probably be all over this show – and I’m not mad about it. They already seem to be super into physical media and throwing it back to analog times, and if this series pops off, it will only amplify this predisposition. The grownups in the show are played by Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley, and Jordan Roth, a total scene-stealer who eats up every scene. Jordan is likely about to be more popular than he already is, next level fame is coming. But the core five of *The Shards* are also primed to be the new pop culture favourites. They are, in no particular order, Igby Rigney, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, Kaia Gerber, and Homer Gere. Gerber and Gere, you say? Yes, exactly. Cindy Crawford’s daughter with Rande Gerber and Richard Gere’s son with Carey Lowell. The same Cindy and Richard who used to be married – their children are now starring together in a series and, yes, there is definitely a romantic/horny spark between their characters. When I said that Ryan Murphy is messy and petty, this is an example. Don’t tell me he didn’t know exactly what he was doing when these roles were cast. That doesn’t mean that the actors aren’t up to the task, and they give solid performances, but the gossip history is there too. Which Kaia has acknowledged. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Kaia Gerber has a lot in common with her ‘The Shards’ co-star, Homer Gere 💙 [#kaiagerber](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kaiagerber?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "kaiagerber") [#cindycrawford](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cindycrawford?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "cindycrawford") [#theshards](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/theshards?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "theshards") [#homergere](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/homergere?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "homergere") [#richardgere](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/richardgere?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "richardgere") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7667390642137418526?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") Cindy was at the premiere last night to support her child. Didn’t see Richard but then again he doesn’t really do the red carpet circuit. Kaia and Homer look good together, non? They’re not together-together, at least not right now, and at last check she and Lewis Pullman were still a thing. But… like… imagine if…? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbV3VelgxKo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by instylemagazine (@instylemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbV3VelgxKo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is a series that knows exactly what it is and who it’s for. It is exactly what you would expect if Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis had a baby – campy, unserious, but not so unserious that there aren’t certain takeaways about youth and vulnerability and the corrosive impact of fame, wealth, access, and also insecurity. And the cast is leaning into their group allure, the way young talent from previous shows and movies have captured the public’s fascination with their dynamic. The Brat Pack from the 80s, and then *90210* after them, to the *Twilight* crew and *Riverdale* and *Pretty Little Liars,* and more recently, *Descendants* and *Off Campus*. *The Shards* is hoping to be the next. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0010.jpg) Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere, Hayes Warner, Igby Rigney, Jordan Roth, Evan Rachel Wood and Graham Campbell attend FX's "The Shards" World Premiere at SVA Theater on July 27, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-shards-28jul26-0016.jpg) Graham Campbell/Igby Rigney/Jordan Roth/Ryan Murphy and Hayes Warner/Cindy Crawford attend FX's "The Shards" World Premiere at SVA Theater on July 27, 2026 in New York City ### Tom and Zendaya’s Last Stop (for now) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-zendayas-dramatic-black-dress-at-la-premiere-of-spider-man-brand-new-day-a-fashion-bridge-to-dune-3/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T16:31:33.000Z Tom Holland and Zendaya have been on a full-time press tour for a couple of months now with both *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day.* Last night’s LA premiere was the last red carpet and they can head back inside soon… for now. Because for her she has *Dune 3* coming up in the fall but for both of them, if *The Odyssey* is an Oscar contender, and I can’t imagine that it won’t be, they’ll likely be working the campaign circuit in some capacity later this year. Still, it won’t be like what we’ve seen in the final days of the *Brand New Day* promotional cycle – cute little moments, them celebrating a whole decade of being involved in this version of Spider-Man, and how it’s also, really, their origin story. For Zendaya, her look for the last carpet is Ashi Studio, a dramatic black gown with giant puffs and a puffy tail, and dark makeup, her hair also styled with some edge. Which some people are reading to mean that some sinister sh-t is happening to MJ in this movie. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Should we be scared that Zendaya has been wearing a lot of black dresses on the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ press tour? 🫠 [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [♬ original sound - ⋆˙⟡♡](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7498044097010813718?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ⋆˙⟡♡") I’m not convinced that it’s necessarily about MJ as it is about transition. Because my first thought when I saw this dress is that it’s the perfect fashion bridge to her next project which, as noted, is *Dune 3*. And doesn’t part of her dress look like the sand worm? > [@varietymagazine](https://www.tiktok.com/@varietymagazine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@varietymagazine") [#Zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") brings an iconic look to the [#SpiderManBrandNewDay](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [♬ som original - exclusivity](https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7621711950989069076?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ som original - exclusivity") That would be so Zendaya and Law Roach, to connect the two movies in this way. But, obviously, we’ll know soon enough if there’s any truth to those theories about MJ and what might happen to her. So far the reviews for *Brand New Day* are looking strong, currently over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, although I have seen a couple of critics here and there express how disappointed they are with where the story goes. Sarah screened it last night and her review will be posted Friday which is when I’m seeing it and I am SO excited – to see it and to wear my Spider-Man tee that I bought last year at CCXP and have been saving just for this. Where I live it’s showing a lot of full theatres. Like I said yesterday, the box office will be massive for this movie, it’s just a matter how huge this historic achievement will be for Tomdaya, likely the first couple in box office history to be together in the top two movies at the box office. Back to the fashion – Tom was actually asked about Z’s looks, and the way we all anticipate the looks. Or, rather, he was asked about his “wife’s” looks. I see what you’re doing there, and I like the game, but I’m also not sure we have to keep playing it because it’s a firm fact now. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Tom Holland getting to see all of Zendaya’s press tour looks before they hit the red carpet is husband perks [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") #zendaya [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman")[#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7667402490958203678?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") And here’s her response about how he knows in advance what the looks will be. As an observer, not an active participant because translation: his opinion is not necessary! > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Of course, Tom Holland gets a sneak peek at Zendaya's red carpet looks. And of course, he has no notes. [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7667423667378211614?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") For Zendaya, though, it’s important to keep in mind that she approaches it as part of her work, and takes the responsibility very seriously in order to support the work of the entire team. She had a great answer about this while doing a roundtable with the women of *The Odyssey* – Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, and Anne Hathaway. Charlize was gagged, she was like your style, the fits, so f-cking good and we don’t need a reason, just serve! And Z was like, yes, I do… but there’s also strategy! > Charlize saying Zendaya’s red carpet fashion makes her want to buy a ticket to the film Zendaya elaborated that a large part of her approach is about keeping the moviegoing experience alive, using fashion to build excitement. [https://t.co/FuFYwhYayF](https://t.co/FuFYwhYayF?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/5ROPRmtWNO](https://t.co/5ROPRmtWNO?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Ara (@lefilmara) [July 27, 2026](https://x.com/lefilmara/status/2081535957392609404?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) That entire interview is worth the watch, half an hour, so if you have time, or want to save for later, it’s here. I love this about her, that she somehow manages to balance thoughtful and silly and style and glamour all at the same time. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0020.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" at Dolby Theatre on July 27, 2026 in Hollywood, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0015.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" at Dolby Theatre on July 27, 2026 in Hollywood, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0016-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0017-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-la-28jul26-0018-1.jpg) Liza Colón-Zayas, Michael Mando, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland, Tramell Tillman, Zendaya, Marvin Jones III, Jacob Batalon and Eman Esfandi at the Los Angeles premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" held at Dolby Theatre on July 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Amanda Seales is not on the tour URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-is-amanda-seales-not-on-issa-raes-insecure-the-10th-anniversary-tour/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T15:04:54.000Z Last week, Issa Rae and *Insecure* showrunner Prentice Penny announced an upcoming tour. It’s called *Insecure: The 10th Anniversary Tour,* and it will see the cast of the iconic HBO show marking its 10th anniversary with a multi-city trip, stopping in American cities and getting together with fans to share insights into the show and highlighting lesser-known facts about filming. Really, it’s an opportunity for fans and the stars of the show to reflect on arguably one of the most revered Black TV shows in modern history. With what we know about Issa Rae and with what we’ve seen from her, you can guarantee there will be some critical dialogue about the show, the cast and what it means to fans. But there’s one pretty notable cast member who won’t be in attendance, and therefore won’t be included in that dialogue – former cast member Amanda Seales. Amanda, who played the role of Tiffany, was one of Issa’s core four friends in the series. And despite being in every single season between 2016 and 2021, towards the end of the show, it was common knowledge that she and Issa were growing further and further apart, leading to her storyline becoming less prominent as the show wound down. Since at least 2019, Amanda has been pretty candid about what she feels led to her and Issa’s fallout. That year, she [cited an instance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iUxuAdORUk&ref=laineygossip.com) where she arrived at a party planned by Vanessa Anderson, Issa’s publicist, having received an invitation from Jesse Williams. But she was turned away at the door. She said she was able to eventually get in, but was made to leave after Vanessa sent multiple security guards to escort her out. I wrote more about that [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/issa-rae-comments-on-what-went-down-between-her-amanda-seales-has-internet-taking-sides/). Amanda has gone on record more than once to say that Issa didcall her after this mishap with the intent of being a mediator. She said Issa offered to host and moderate a conversation between Amanda and her publicist - but that the conversation never happened. Issa told Amanda it was an issue *she* needed to own and resolve, not anyone else. All of this begged the question of what role Issa was supposed to play in this debacle. Some agree that Amanda should have put on her big girl pants and handled the issue directly with Vanessa. Others agree that as her boss, it wasIssa’s job to employ her people management skills to broker a conversation between the two and have it resolved so as to not further impact the work the group would ultimately have to do together in relation to the show. Then there was *another* incident that further ruptured the relationship, which Amanda detailed in [this](https://x.com/blackculturenew/status/1887680432214323651?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) clip. During filming for the show, Issa was reading a review of the show to the cast while on a break. Amanda says she asked Issa about what the review said, but that Issa blew up at her. Amanda went on to allege that Issa attempted to physically assault her, which became the thing that ended the relationship for good. Over the years, Amanda has been on severalpodcasts and has spoken openly about her time on *Insecure* and her fallout with Issa. So it makes sense that with news of the cast going on tour, the friction between her and Issa is back in the spotlight. It also doesn’t help that she participated in the Netflix documentary trend that has taken over social media lately, posting to her Instagram feed about not being invited on the tour, which invited a flood of comments, mostly about why she would even thinkshe’d be invited given the series of events that have taken place over the last seven years. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fogz1spSY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by amandaseales (@amandaseales)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fogz1spSY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In true Amanda fashion, she did offer up a response to some of the inquiring minds, saying: *“Why is it so difficult for folks to grasp the concept of accountability being taken, an apology and an invite being extended is beyond me. When you do people dirty, you correct it.”* Elsewhere, she called the cast “fake”, reaffirming that she didn’t have to make amends with anyone and that the harm done was one directional. She also suggested Issa should’ve reached out to her after her appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast. And there *are* people who agree with her. The conversation on Threads has evolved into one about the difference between the “aesthetics” and “practicals” of “really helping your people”, according to [this user](https://www.threads.com/@ikeslimster/post/DbJ9H35ken%5F?xmt=AQG0gduEMM2YR9VuSfK9%5FGy32MEaPRxjYEwgcqSXpSoUrw&ref=laineygossip.com). Another [Threads user](https://www.threads.com/@beneficialbae/post/DbF63o7Fko9?xmt=AQG0LV4IV4iF4fAqBTwA9nQgolY47QR2-2Uyee2SnxmXag&ref=laineygossip.com) had this to say: *“What happens when your contribution is important enough to celebrate—but your presence is too inconvenient for the celebration? Amanda Seales being left out of the Insecure anniversary tour is bigger than celebrity beef. It is about belonging, leadership, boundaries and what happens when the relationship ends—but the value you created together keeps making money.”* That user went on to highlight the point I made earlier about the crux of the disagreement here actuallybeing more about whether Amanda’s issue with Issa’s publicist became Issa’s issue the moment it started to affect her work. *Should* Issa have been responsible for addressing her publicist’s behaviour towards Amanda, who was her employee? This seems to be a sticking point. With both Amanda and Issa being Black women and having starred on a show *about* Black women, their audience is comprised of a *lot* of Black women who understand the repercussions of not having a boss who stands in your corner with you. And the fallout from that is why we’re seeing such division in who is really at fault here, and especially the nuance in trying to determine the path forward for these two. Some people have pointed out the validity of so many of the arguments Amanda has made in recent years, specifying that the problem is rarely the argument – but her delivery instead. That’s another question – as communicators, are we only responsible for what we say? Or are we also responsible for how it lands? And for the way it’s received? For me, it feels like there’s a lack of accountability being taken on Amanda’s part, regardless of the truth or mistruth of the experiences she says she’s had. Issa picked up the phone after the incident with her publicist. She tried. Also, Issa has remained pretty tight-lipped about this situation, which could indicate professionalism just as much as it could indicate foul play. Either way, there’s been a complete breakdown in communication between these two. There’s one other thing that’s not nearly as prominent in the conversation as it needs to be – and it’s about what might possibly have happened even if Amanda hadn’t soured her relationship with Issa. This tour is being sponsored by HBO. And Amanda, the candid social media user she is, has spoken at length over the years on her thoughts on everything from Black imperial leaders to what’s happening in Palestine and everything in between. We know what happens to majorly outspoken stars in Hollywood. She has become far too political to be a “safe” bet for Hollywood heavyweights. The comfort the decision-makers are looking to have in putting her centre-stage at an unscripted event, hell, even a scripted one, is non-existent. While Amanda’s tendency to be a wildcard is a superpower in the eyes of some, it’s her downfall in the eyes of many others. And thisis why she is so divisive. Because she represents who a lot of us are at our core, and the experiences she has had being silenced, being marginalized and being invited, uninvited, or not being invited at all speaks to the feelings so many Black women have to navigate in different spaces. Though she’s correct in saying that an invitation might have been a step in the right direction, sometimes a step back is also the right direction, too. ### Intro for July 28 , 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/michael-b-jordan-sexiest-geek-there-ever-was-at-la-premiere-of-spider-man-brand-new-day/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T15:05:26.000Z Dear Gossips, We’ll get to Tomdaya at the *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* premiere last night since they’re almost always the main character whenever they show up together. But when Michael B Jordan makes a surprise appearance, everyone has to make room. He is the reigning Best Actor Oscar winner for his performance in *Sinners.* He is a self-professed nerd, and a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from *Black Panther* of course. And he came adorably theme dressed in a vintage Spidey tee wearing the sh-t out of a pair of three-button pleated trousers, the sexiest geek there ever was. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbUd7jpP33i/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbUd7jpP33i/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) MBJ has another connection to this film – he worked with *Brand New Day* director Destin Daniel Cretton on *Just Mercy*, so he was there to support several friends. And is clearly so proud of Tom. Michael has kept a relatively low profile since award season culminated in his Oscar win. He’s stepped out here and there but for the most part he's been out of the spotlight, in post-production for *The Thomas Crown Affair* and also making deals behind the scenes. We already know that he and Austin Butler will be starring in *Miami Vice ’85* directed by Joseph Kosinski. Filming is starting later this year with an expected release date of August 2027. MBJ was there mostly as a fan and a friend last night so he wasn’t doing interviews but *Entertainment Tonight* did get off a question about the announcement about the new Black Panther and David Jonsson in the role. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Michael B. Jordan is excited for both David Jonsson as the new Black Panther and 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' ― and we love to see it! [#michaelbjordan](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/michaelbjordan?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "michaelbjordan") [#blackpanther](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blackpanther?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "blackpanther") [#spidermanbrandnewday](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spidermanbrandnewday?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spidermanbrandnewday") [#mcu](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mcu?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mcu") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7667419247403911966?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") He and Ryan Coogler are brothers, he’s always going to be all-in on whatever Ryan decides but, you know, the joke that’s going around on social media has to do with Damson Idris, who some were predicting might be in the running – but no longer, obviously, and one theory has to do with… Lori Harvey, LOL. I don’t buy it. David Jonsson is the perfect choice. But the discourse is amusing, if not entirely accurate. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mbj-open-28jul26-0008.jpg) Michael B. Jordan at "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Los Angeles Premiere held at Dolby Theatre on July 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### The Carters in the Hamptons URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-beyonce-join-jay-z-at-his-shows-in-paris-as-she-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-bday-in-september/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T20:07:31.000Z Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, and Jay-Z were in the Hamptons this weekend and, along with Kelly Rowland and other family, like Angie Beyincé, were seen at Ms Lauryn Hill’s acoustic show at [The Club House](https://clubhousehamptons.com/event/ms-lauryn-hill-acoustic/?ref=laineygossip.com). At one point Wyclef joined for a five-song jam which we got to experience here in Toronto last December as Massey Hall. I’m not ever trying to go out in December on a school night but this concert was worth it. And, obviously, B was feeling it too. > [@tmz](https://www.tiktok.com/@tmz?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@tmz") > > 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z and Beyoncé were eating up every moment of Lauryn Hill's performance Saturday night at The Club House in East Hampton, New York. > > [♬ original sound - TMZ](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7666888998379408141?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - TMZ") B is wearing the [Planes Hamptons Sweater Hoodie](https://www.paperplane.shop/en-ca/products/planes-hamptons-sweater-hoodie?ref=laineygossip.com), a brand that Jay co-founded. This piece is pretty special – the perfect oatmeal colourway, the perfect thickness of the ribbing, contrasted with a tighter knit in the front pouch pocket, it looks like it’s beautifully lined, and that’s a classic font. Not for my closet because I have no connection to the place but I imagine for those who do, or want to pretend to, it’s probably an attractive buy. And it looks realllllly good on her. We’re now counting down to a cultural global holiday – not just Beyoncé’s birthday on September 4, but this year it will also be the 20th anniversary of her album *B’Day*, her second studio album and the follow-up to *Dangerously in Love* that delivered on the added pressure and expectation after the success of her first solo release. Some of the Hive’s most beloved tracks are on *B’Day*, like “Déjà Vu”, “Get Me Bodied”, and “Kitty Kat”. Also “Irreplaceable”. Basically no skips. She’s releasing a 20th anniversary edition of the album and it’ll be interesting to see if there are any surprises coming… or not. Jay’s anniversary shows in Paris are happening a few days later. Can’t imagine she won’t be with him for those concerts the way she was a couple of weeks ago at Yankee Stadium. --- What else happened today… I don’t know what Jessica Biel was doing at Comic-Con. I do know now [thanks to the Fug Girls that she was wearing a “vickie” and I don’t hate it as much as they do](https://www.gofugyourself.com/jessica-biel-takes-on-the-vickie-at-comic-con-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) – it looks kinda cool from the side – but I hate the rollup on the pants and the shoe choice. Like loathe. (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson asks an important and frustratingly obvious question: “[Who on earth wants AI influencers?](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/ai-influencers-are-taking-over-social-media-but-who-actually-wants-them.php?ref=laineygossip.com)” She’s not the one being obvious – the fact that this question needs to be asked when it should be obvious that no one wants them is what’s maddening. (Pajiba) There are easily a dozen concurrent conversations happening around *The Odyssey* and where award season is concerned because it’s such a big cast. So the questions will be ongoing for weeks and months about who will be submitted and in what category. [Should Anne Hathaway be nominated for Best Actress or Supporting](https://www.celebitchy.com/988362/will%5Fanne%5Fhathaway%5Fget%5Fnominated%5Ffor%5Flead%5For%5Fsupporting%5Factress%5Ffor%5Fthe%5Fodyssey/%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com)? I say lead. (Celebitchy) [A “dragon” flew over Glasgow](https://www.themarysue.com/dragon-flying-over-glasgow-game-of-thrones/?ref=laineygossip.com). I would have liked to see this! (The Mary Sue) I don’t give a sh-t about Aaron Rodgers but some people think it’s newsworthy that [he’s reunited with his family](https://people.com/aaron-rodgers-first-publicly-reunited-with-estranged-family-in-april-new-photo-reveals-12024850?ref=laineygossip.com). The reason I’m mentioning it here is because #JusticeforOliviaMunn – since she was initially blamed for his family estrangement when the real reason is he’s an asshole. (People) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/carters-open-27jul26-0007.jpg) Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, and Kelly Rowland at Lauryn Hill's concert at Club House Hamptons in New York, July 25, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 27, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/would-it-kill-charlie-hunnam-to-do-a-rom-com-just-once/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T18:43:25.000Z The problem with Charlie Hunnam playing these vile characters in Ryan Murphy productions is that goddamn he’s fine. He’s an artist, I get it, but would it kill him to do a rom-com just once. An entertainment tax, if you will. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbN-UGmkwRB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix Tudum (@netflixtudum)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbN-UGmkwRB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Tracee Ellis Ross has a solo travel show in its second season and I haven’t watched it yet (I don’t even know if I have Roku) but I did want to talk about her hair care line, Pattern. It is thriving and established in a very competitive market, with retail space at Sephora and Ulta. I could see this being the next big acquisition, like how Jennifer Aniston sold Living Proof to Unilever. Also, if you love Tracee’s taste (who doesn’t), she shared her favourite things with The Strategist, including a t-shirt line she’s been wearing since *Girlfriends.* I want one, but the sizes are limited right now. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJuaLLAV1V/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJuaLLAV1V/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOTZ5un8NV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Strategist (@thestrategist)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOTZ5un8NV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Emma Roberts got married in a custom Monique Lhuillier. There’s a lot happening with the layered skirt to the corset, the draping and the lace. Plus the shawl and veil. It’s a lot but it’s very considered. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbR0tZBJFgk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Monique Lhuillier (@moniquelhuillier)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbR0tZBJFgk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Coincidentally, Emma’s ex Garrett Hedlund was hanging out with Tim McGraw and it came up in my feed. They go back to *Country Strong*. Garrett’s career was super hot for a minute, it seemed like he was on a movie star trajectory but it never quite took hold the way it did for actors like Miles Teller or Glen Powell. He just didn’t have that big hit that pushed him to the next level, but he does work (he currently stars in *Tulsa King*). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbQ-qsVlqcJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Garrett Hedlund (@garretthedlund)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbQ-qsVlqcJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Cristiano Ronaldo is producing a show about a London-based sports agent, with Damian Lewis attached. Is this Ronaldo’s version of *Entourage*? There has been a sports *Entourage* set in the world of football, it was called *Ballers* and starred The Rock, Rob Gordrry and John David Washington. I don’t think it ever really found a strong fanbase like other HBO shows. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTPLJHE2Sa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTPLJHE2Sa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I was away for a few days and have no idea how Justin Bieber became “the Bigfoot of Bridgehampton,” but now I’m interested in learning more from [Town & Country](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a73219037/justin-bieber-hamptons-sightings-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJApRFDlYP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TOWN&COUNTRY (@townandcountrymag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJApRFDlYP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### The Paramount-WBD merger is on hold URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-paramount-wbd-merger-is-on-hold/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T18:07:19.000Z A couple of weeks ago I [checked in](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-which-was-always-lose-lose-is-back-in-the-news/) on the state of the fakakta Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which has been snarled up in court as multiple state attorneys general have filed anti-trust suits against Paramount. At that time, I said, “We’ll see how that shakes out,” and now we know: Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced they are “delaying” the merger until June 2027, or the anti-trust lawsuits are settled, whichever comes first. It’s not an outright halt, but it is WAY more than I ever thought possible. There is still the specter of the Supreme Court and its ability to overturn any decisions that might be made against Paramount, but for now, at least, the anti-trust matters are going to get worked out before the merger proceeds. This does mean, though, that the anti-trust cases are going to trial, and it’s probably not a great sign that Paramount has wanted a trial all along, probably counting on being able to convince twelve random people off the street that their merger is good, actually, rather than duking it out with industry experts who know otherwise. There are two separate legal matters here, one is the California-led suit filed by twelve state attorneys general, the other is focused more narrowly on the labor market for writers and is filed by the Writers Guild of America, though the WGA wants to “align” the two cases, and the WGA filed in the Northern District of California, which is where the California etc suit is filed, too. Lawyers of LaineyGossip sound off, can they combine this into one case, or will this be a scenario in which there are two plaintiffs squaring off against one defendant at the same time? In the same courtroom? For their parts, the WGAs West and East said in a joint statement: *“…It remains our view that this merger is unlawful, and we will continue the fight to block it.”* This does make me wonder where the Directors Guild, Producers Guild, and Screen Actor Guilds are in all of this. Are they not worried about loss of opportunity, too? Why is it always the writers having to fight for everyone else? It would be nice if another guild stepped up alongside them. Before the Disney-Fox merger, Fox made about 13-14 films per year, after, they make about [4-5 films per year.](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-disney-will-make-21st-century-fox-disappear-1182704/?ref=laineygossip.com) That’s a reduction of more than 50%. Mergers aren’t good for anyone’s job security, I do not get why no other guild is fighting alongside the WGA. Business Daddy is never going to love you, DGA, PGA, and SAG. Stop choosing Business Daddy. For now, though, this is a good and surprising development, a sign that all hope might not be lost and someone might actually have to, shock and horror, operate Warner Brothers as a functioning studio and not a merger target (“someone” because I don’t think David Zaslav has any interest in running a healthy movie studio). But it is just kicking the can down the road, and the brass at Paramount might not be wrong about their ability to convince a jury that the merger is good, actually. We have about ten months to see what happens, so while the merger is delayed, it is far from over. [Source](https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-lawsuit-1237002761/?ref=laineygossip.com) ### Nicole Kidman: Witching season begins URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-nicole-kidmans-new-rumoured-boyfriend-michael-reinstein-fluent-in-her-love-languages/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T17:25:50.000Z Nicole Kidman might have a new boyfriend. But first, let’s backtrack a bit to why she has a new boyfriend which, a little more than a year ago, she may not have ever expected. It was in the fall 2025, not even a year ago, that news first broke that Nicole and Keith Urban were over. And according to reports, he was the one who wanted out of their marriage while she’d been trying to save it. Once it became public though, they formalised their split pretty quickly with a parenting agreement where Nicole would be with their daughters 80% of the time – 306 days out of the year to his 50\. And indeed in the time that’s passed since the divorce, we’ve only seen Sunday and Faith with their mother and not with their father. Nicole was on holiday with her family in Portofino last week, she was seen with her sister and her girls and also, separately, with Michael Reinstein, now rumoured to be her new boyfriend. He’s a finance guy, worked on the business side of entertainment and then founded his own private equity firm. He and Nicole were seen [looking flirty on day beds at the resort](https://pagesix.com/2026/07/24/celebrity-news/nicole-kidman-businessman-michael-reinstein-enjoy-poolside-drinks-in-italy/?ref=laineygossip.com) \- Nicole is the “very demure, very mindful” type but if we’re playing Photo Assumption with these shots, there’s definitely some romantic energy between them. Nicole is an old fashioned romance kind of girl, that’s how she and Keith performed their love publicly at least, but for me that image started well before that, back to when she was with Tom Cruise. It was that transcript and only experienced gossips would remember it, a phone call between Nicole and Tom intercepted through nefarious means that made public an argument the two were having before they ended their marriage. During the conversation, Nicole was complaining to Tom that he hadn’t made time for her, that he wasn’t doing the little things. *“Did you give me anything? Did you give me a note, did you give me a bunch of flowers?”* To which he responded, *“Nic, did I get any flowers when I came back from Eyes Wide Shut? I was waiting here, I had the candles lit, I had a bath ready for you.”* Nicole Kidman speaks all the love languages. And whoever actually becomes her next paramour should be fluent in them. Remains to be seen if Michael Reinstein is fluent. But back to that phone call that’s now in the Gossip Hall of Fame – and some novice on TikTok will probably “discover” it in a few days – there’s another connection here, a layer of gossip relevance that’s well-timed. Because it happened while Nicole was working *Practical Magic.* And now, all these years later, *Practical Magic 2* is about to come out. Not that far off now, the release date is approaching fast, September 11\. Which means Nicole’s holiday is ending soon because for sure she’ll spend part of August on the press tour. Joey King just posted yesterday that the press tour has started. She and Maisie Williams were in New York on the weekend. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbRr9B8Gn4D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Joey King (@joeyking)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbRr9B8Gn4D/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Only a matter of time then before they’re joined by their movie mom and aunt, Sandra Bullock and Nicole. *Practical Magic 2* is opening right after Labour Day, not usually the most lucrative weekend at the movies, as people are preoccupied with back to school and new semesters. In the industry that’s also during the Venice Film Festival and the kickoff of TIFF this year and New York Fashion Week which will be during the final promotional push for the movie. That said, there are a lot of people who’ve been waiting a long time for this film, me included. It’s an understatement to say it has a cult following across generations, from X to Z. Those people – and it’s mostly women – will show up for sure. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/nicole-kidman-27jul26-0007.jpg) Nicole Kidman in Portofino, July 23, 2026/Joey King and Maisie Williams together in NYC, July 25, 2026 ### Get spooky and horny with Yaga URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/teaser-for-yaga-starring-hudson-williams-carrie-anne-moss-looks-spooky-and-horny/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T15:48:12.000Z Sure enough, as Comic-Con got going over the weekend, new footage being released died instantly, with one notable exception. Crave and AMC+ released the teaser for *Yaga*, the upcoming mystery/thriller series starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo (*Letterkenny*’s one and only Rosie, a great gal), and a post-*Heated Rivalry* Hudson Williams. Williams was not present at Comic-Con, but he did send a video saying he wishes he was there, which I do not believe because we’ve all seen [the fun he was having in Greece](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-hudson-williams-make-appearance-at-comic-con-for-new-crave-original-series-yaga/) and [then Korea](https://www.laineygossip.com/here-is-some-unofficial-promo-for-the-wrong-girls-featuring-kristen-stewart-working-out/). If the choice is between going to a work event or partying in Greece and being welcomed in Korea, I know which one I’m choosing! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOmVethTrM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOmVethTrM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Anyway, back to *Yaga*. I am getting strong *Twin Peaks* vibes, from the combination of a dead body on a beach and supernatural, spooky forest stuff happening around it. The teaser features Moss narrating the different facets of the legend of Baba Yaga, in this case not a code name for John Wick—who has totally hijacked the folklore in pop culture—but the Slavic witch/creature who will either curse you or help you, but maybe her help will feel like a curse anyway. *Yaga* is based on Kat Sandler’s play of the same name, and Sandler is also the series’ showrunner. *Yaga* looks spooky and horny—Hudson Williams really leaning into typecasting, lol—but it’s also coming in October, when a good mystery hits just right. If *Yaga* is as good as it looks, this could be the spooky season show some of us crave at that time of year. I will undoubtedly re-watch *Widow’s Bay* come October, but having a new mystery to unravel would be good, too. Spooky with a side of horny might be just what the witch doctor ordered, and maybe it will tide us over until *Heated Rivalry* season two arrives in 2027, too. I have a feeling we’re going to be completely feral by the time *HR* episode 201 rolls around. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/yaga-cc-27jul26-0010.jpg) Noah Reid, Kat Sandler, and Clark Backo attend AMC's "Yaga" press room during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at Hilton Bayfront on July 25, 2026 in San Diego, California ### Tomdaya: almost there URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/just-how-big-will-spider-man-brand-new-day-be-at-the-box-office/ Last updated: 2026-07-28T13:41:58.000Z Tonight is the Hollywood red carpet premiere of *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, the final red carpet stop on what’s been a worldwide press tour. And for Tom Holland and Zendaya, it’s between two press tours, happening concurrently, since they’re also in *The Odyssey*, currently the #1 movie at the cineplex and soon to be the #2 movie at cineplex when *Brand New Day* opens this week. As I wrote [a few days ago](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-holland-zendaya-make-box-office-history-with-spider-man-brand-new-days-release-after-the-odyssey/), they are on track to be the first married couple to actually be IN the two biggest movies at the box office, a new category of Power Couple. There’s no doubt *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* will be big. How big is the question. On the conservative end of the projections, they’re saying between $150-180 domestic. On the aggressive side, it’s over $200 million domestic. Several factors are in play here. First, the anticipation. It’s been four and a half years since the release of *Spider-Man: No Way Home* which ended up grossing $2 billion… DURING THE PANDEMIC! And filmed during the pandemic! When you add in *The Odyssey* boost, and of course the Tomdaya of it all, the interest and awareness is definitely there. As for Tomdaya, they’ve been at this for weeks and weeks and weeks. Very outside, so much outside, when we know they generally prefer being way inside and deep undercover. So undercover that they managed to get married with nobody knowing until Law Roach just casually revealed that the wedding already happened and that’s it. Still, we have no idea when and where, even though trust me people have tried. There’s a good chance, then, that by next week Tom and Zendaya will disappear, secure in the knowledge that they did the most when they could. Social media is popping with all kinds of new interview footage from their various junket appearances. This one with Vogue China is doing well – there’s a moment when he tucks in closer to her, leans his face toward hers, and the fan edits are isolating that shot [like he’s hoping for a kiss](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbUK83nMhzR/?ref=laineygossip.com). And another where she fixes a stray hair on his forehead… little moments of intimacy that, of course, [the internet lives for](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbPlIZNouEv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D). And probably the most viral, at least today, is this one. The instant that Tom and Jacob realise they f-cked up, LOOOLLLLL. It’s been a gift, this entire double tour, a gift from Tomdaya that we probably don’t deserve but that we better be grateful for because it won’t be like this again for a long, long time, if ever. Because it could only happen when the work schedules are exactly the same. It doesn’t look like this when it’s just her movie or his movie. This comet is about to orbit back out of our range. Enjoy the final week! ### Marvel bounces back with good news URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-marvels-hall-h-presentation-comic-con-felt-like-blast-from-the-past/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T14:21:43.000Z Marvel’s Hall H presentation happened Saturday night, and though Kevin Feige was focused on the future of the MCU, it felt like a blast from the past, with stunts and a huge assemblage of famous people to promote upcoming films. Kayleigh Donaldson called it a “recession indicator” in the Squawk chat which made me laugh. The two biggest pieces of news are two new casting announcements, which might be proof that Marvel [isn’t dead yet](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExam4zanRsYm85aDhxZzBmaGtkd213b3BocDhwNHo2dDJicGYzd3dwdCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/X7fKTtjpvnSjS/giphy.gif?ref=laineygossip.com). The first is that David Jonsson, from *Alien: Romulus*, *The Long Walk*, and *Industry*, will appear in *Black Panther 3* as T’Challa’s son, Toussaint, and he will be taking over the Black Panther mantle. We saw Toussaint as a young boy in the post-credit scene of *Wakanda Forever*, I’m guessing he ages up to a 20-something via some multiverse hijinks. Ryan Coogler is once again writing and directing, and I am glad he is getting to round out his vision for Wakanda, though, of course, the loss of Chadwick Boseman is still a great void at the center of everything. But people seem excited by David Jonsson joining the MCU and the prospect of another Black Panther movie, in general. *Black Panther 3* is expected on December 15, 2028. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbPSud0xLRT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Marvel Studios (@marvelstudios)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbPSud0xLRT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The other big piece of casting news is that Ryan Gosling is joining the MCU and will star in *Ghost Rider*, which is due on an unspecific date in 2028\. Shawn Levy, who directs Gosling in next year’s Star Wars film *Starfighter*, is directing him again in *Ghost Rider*. This comes after Gosling expressed an interest in playing Ghost Rider at Comic-Con in 2022 (I wonder if he got the idea from Eva Mendes, who starred in *Ghost Rider* with Nicolas Cage in 2007). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbRQIqoyz12/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Marvel Studios (@marvelstudios)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbRQIqoyz12/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gosling is now fully in his franchise era. Throughout the 2010s, his fame outpaced his box office, but more recently, he is finally seeing some big returns from general audiences. *Barbie* started it, delivering an Oscar nomination and billion-dollar box office. But then *The Fall Guy* bombed the very next year, though this year he once again saw box office success with *Project Hail Mary*. Let’s call it a .500 batting average with mass market blockbusters so far, as *Barbie* was not sold on his name alone. *Starfighter* will be the real test of The Gos’s box office mettle in his franchise era. We’ll find out if audiences are finally ready to embrace Ryan Gosling as a box office superstar. Finally, Marvel released their upcoming slate of films, which, in a departure from the past, is actually quite sparse. This year they have, of course, *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* opening this week and *Avengers: Doomsday* opening in December. Next year, though, they have only *Avengers: Secret Wars* slated for December 2027\. And then in 2028 they’re back with *Black Panther 3* and, probably, *Ghost Rider* (“probably” because they haven’t pinned down a specific release date yet). Compared to how hard they’ve been going, with two or three movies every year, pandemic years aside, this feels like a slowdown. Which is not a bad thing, they need to go back to letting audiences build up a little anticipation in between big projects. This intended schedule feels like a long overdue correction, and their appearance at Comic-Con this year might be a recession indicator, but it does also feel like a much-needed reset for the MCU. They teased a big crossover film, they introduced some new projects that got the nerds hyped, and, perhaps most importantly, they got out of the weekend without too much criticism. People actually seem enthusiastic about their upcoming projects. Combine that with a slowed down release calendar, and Marvel might have found a path back to, if not total pop culture domination, then at least sustainability. Though a lot still rests on what happens in December, when Dunesday falls upon us. We're Squawking Marvel at Hall H today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/marvels-good-news-at-hall-h)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/marvels-good-news-at-hall-h?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mcu-cc-27jul26-0009.jpg) Kevin Feige, Letitia Wright, Ryan Coogler, David Jonsson, Winston Duke attend the Marvel Studios Panel at 2026 San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026 in San Diego, California/ Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy and Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios speak onstage during the Marvel Studios Panel at 2026 San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026 in San Diego, California ### Intro for July 27, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-will-the-odysseys-imax-numbers-climb-after-the-film-opens-in-china/ Last updated: 2026-07-27T13:37:11.000Z Dear Gossips, Most people, at least the ones who know what they’re talking about and not just social media trolls, were expecting *The Odyssey* to do well during its second weekend at the box office. Preliminary numbers are now in – only a 30% drop from the first weekend for a global total, so far, of $639 million, which means it’s now expected to cross the billion-dollar mark by the end of its run. And, remember, it’s an R-rated film. By any measure, it’s a smash hit. Also, at a time when monoculture either doesn’t exist or rarely exists, depending on who you ask, which I guess is the point of the debate, *The Odyssey* is hitting with multiple demographics, including Gen Z, the generation that is said to be harder to get into the cineplex, and also with an older crowd – once again underscoring Christopher Nolan’s thesis about the relevance of the text. Of course, among those who are seeing the film after all the hype, not everyone loves it. And not everyone has to. I don’t think that’s the goal of cinema, for there to be consensus in terms of how it’s received. The point, rather, is that it is received at all. That people want to participate in the conversation about it, and will make a plan – at a time when there are limitless options – to go and experience it the way the filmmaker intended it to be seen. That’s another stat that people in the industry are noting: it was also the highest grossing second weekend in IMAX history. And on that note, here’s a video that went viral this weekend of a projectionist doing a brief introduction before the film played. > The intro everyone's talking about (rightfully, so)! > > Hear from Brandon, a projectionist at Cinemark Dallas XD and IMAX, as he gives his IMAX 70mm pre-film intro before The Odyssey 👏 [pic.twitter.com/8nT0XW5POI](https://t.co/8nT0XW5POI?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Cinemark Theatres (@Cinemark) [July 24, 2026](https://x.com/Cinemark/status/2080700277292773872?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And those IMAX totals will likely continue to climb because *The Odyssey* hasn’t even opened in China yet. Variety just reported this morning that almost all the IMAX screens in China will be showing *The Odyssey* next month. > EXCLUSIVE: Imax China is preparing to dedicate the vast majority of its nearly 800-screen network to Christopher Nolan‘s “The Odyssey” when the film opens in mainland China on Aug. 14. > > Nolan and Matt Damon are set to arrive in Beijing on July 30 for what is billed as the… [pic.twitter.com/dJuaUJr6TW](https://t.co/dJuaUJr6TW?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Variety (@Variety) [July 27, 2026](https://x.com/Variety/status/2081723779550675073?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Apparently Nolan has become “bigger than any movie star” with Chinese moviegoers, a notoriously challenging audience to crack for western filmmakers. Matt Damon would know something about this. See *The Great Wall* … or don’t, because no one did, LOL. Yours in gossip Lainey ### Comic Con picks up steam URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-coyote-vs-acme-continues-to-look-like-no-brainer-out-of-comic-con/ Last updated: 2026-07-25T05:11:39.000Z It’s Comic Con Friday, so things in San Diego are picking up steam. Tonight: *Spaceballs*. Right now: *Coyote vs Acme*. As a lifelong Looney Tunes fan, I am just so, so happy this movie was saved from David Zaslav’s weird anti-toon agenda, and that it is being supported so well by its new distributors, Ketchup Entertainment and VVS Films. They had a panel in Hall H today, with Will Forte, Paul Scheer, PJ Byrne, and a guy dressed in a Wile E. Coyote furry suit. A new trailer also dropped, and this movie continues to look like a no-brainer: John Cena is exactly the right guy to play the evil Acme CEO, because he has just the right level of commitment to the bit. He’s on the right side of smarmy and totally selling the idea that he is threatening Tweety Bird. I also love that the trailer is set to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”. Classical enthusiasts will say that “Ode to Joy” is some basic, entry-level sh-t, but Looney Tunes has always been one of the most accessible places for the average person to encounter classical music, and that DOES matter. And editing the anvils dropping gag to the beat of Beethoven? C’mon, that’s just classic Looney Tunes stuff right there. Another panel that happened today was for the *Blade Runner* spin-off series, *Blade Runner 2099*, starring Hunter Schafer, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Michelle Yeoh. It’s set fifty years after *Blade Runner 2049*, so we continue to follow how Ridley Scott’s sci-fi dystopia unfolds. Honestly, the *Blade Runner* future looks more and more possible every day. When it comes to dressing for a sci-fi series at Comic Con, Hunter Schafer understood the assignment. Really good to see her moving on from *Euphoria*. Here’s hoping she stays booked and busy and futuristic. It’s a great look on her. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hunter-emebd-24jul26.jpg) Silka Luisa, Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer at the 'Blade Runner 2099' and 'The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power' Panel at 2026 Comic-Con International --- What else happened today… Gen Z is old enough to now be licensed medical professionals. This is one arena where I really think we all need to get out of their way and [let the youths fix some stuff in our broken healthcare system](https://www.popsugar.com/health/gen-z-doctors-redefining-healthcare-49481047?ref=laineygossip.com). Like remember Dr. Kwon telling Langdon to develop work-life balance on *The Pitt*? Or Javadi’s second life as a medical influencer? Those storylines aren’t coming out of nowhere, they’re grounded in the reality of a new generation entering medicine. I’m excited to see what they bring to it, just as I am hitting middle age and am increasing my number of annual screenings. (Popsugar) [Daisy Edgar-Jones in a GREAT dress](https://www.gofugyourself.com/daisy-edgar-jones-wore-a-good-dress-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Is it kooky? A little! But she looks great in it. (Go Fug Yourself) “[Does Brad Pitt’s estrangement from his kids hurt his celebrity brand?](https://www.celebitchy.com/988143/does%5Fbrad%5Fpitts%5Festrangement%5Ffrom%5Fhis%5Fkids%5Fhurt%5Fhis%5Fcelebrity%5Fbrand/?ref=laineygossip.com)” – No. Sadly. It doesn’t hurt Tom Cruise, either, but in Cruise’s case, regarding Suri, I think we all lowkey think she’s better off outside Scientology, so we don’t poke at it too hard. In Pitt’s case, he has effectively branded Angelina Jolie with the “parental alienation” label—which is not a recognized diagnosis—and he skates by without reputational harm. No matter that his kids are one by one legally dropping his name and living lives wholly separate from him, it has not stuck to Pitt’s Movie Star persona one whit. But I will always remind you! Brad Pitt’s kids want nothing to do with him!!! (Celebitchy) I do not want to worry about AI when I am eating out! Food is the last place I want to encounter AI! I most especially would not trust a restaurant using AI to generate images of their food because that’s just straight up false advertising. Right? I want to see what the food ACTUALLY looks like, not what you WANT it to look like. In a larger sense, I do think it is interesting that there is such a widespread revulsion to AI, across so many different sectors and facets of life. Because this technology is here, and it’s not going away, [but the way it is currently being forced into daily life probably won’t last, because no one f-cking wants it](https://www.eater.com/trends/975087/restaurants-lean-into-bespoke-handmade-elements-during-ai-flyer-backlash?ref=laineygossip.com). Eventually, we’re going to have to figure out the ways and places that our lives can intersect with AI meaningfully and usefully. Restaurant ads and fake food photos aren’t it. (Eater) (Note from Emily: Lainey linked to Hannah Sung's piece on BTS yesterday [in this space](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-tracee-ross-says-she-feels-that-creatively-shes-at-her-peak/), but it was behind a paywall. We've updated the link in yesterday's What Else, and [here it is again](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9f524cec248c5ebd1ebb4ac22771dfdd8f696d6d4f68a145cccf5045a7c7c2e3/FVFVGUAEK5F65NJQG3MMDMXEHM/?ref=laineygossip.com)! Enjoy.) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-we-24jul26-0008.jpg) Coyote vs Acme trailer stills/Silka Luisa, Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer at the 'Blade Runner 2099' and 'The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power' Panel at 2026 Comic-Con International/Benjamin Walker, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Ismaël Cruz Córdova, Jamie Campbell Bower, John D. Payne and Patrick McKay at the 'Blade Runner 2099' and 'The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power' Panel at 2026 Comic-Con International ### Courtney Stodden’s Next Act(ivist) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-complicated-public-figure-courtney-stodden-now-advocating-against-child-exploitation/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T19:22:44.000Z In 2011, Courtney Stodden rocketed to tabloid infamy as the child bride of actor (“actor”) Doug Hutchinson, best known for playing stretchy serial killer Tooms in the first season of *The X-Files*. 2011 doesn’t seem like THAT long ago, and when we talk about pop culture history, we often point to the 2000s as the stand of disgusting tabloid treatment of celebrities and line-crossing behaviors, but the early 2010s were just as bad. There was a pivot point around 2013-14 where things notably began to shift, but 2011 was, for all intents and pop culture purposes, 2009\. Nothing demonstrates that better than the absolute circus that exploded in 2011 around then sixteen-year-old Stodden when they (Stodden uses she/they pronouns) married Hutchinson, who was forty-five years their senior. The coverage was sordid and, as is usually the case, Stodden, who was just a teenager, came in for as much, if not more, online hate as their mother and Doug Hutchinson. People were perfectly fine lambasting a teenager for participating in a marriage that was literally only legal because Stodden’s mother signed off on it. If left to their own devices, Stodden would not have been able to marry Hutchinson at sixteen, but with parental consent, it was deemed acceptable in the eyes of the law. Few spectators made that distinction at the time. No one stopped the tabloid coverage or the paparazzi stalking Stodden’s every moment, and no one curbed the vile language aimed at Stodden online, including [bullying DMs](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57098705?ref=laineygossip.com) revealed from Chrissy Tiegen, at the precise moment social media came to dominate the pop culture conversation. And it persisted for years, including a Funny or Die sketch with *Seinfeld* star Jason Alexander in which he examined a still-underage Stodden’s breasts, “looking for a signal”. This week, Stodden posted about the sketch, writing, *“How did so many adults look at a minor and decide this was acceptable?”* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbAgY7qI0M0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Courtney MF Stodden (@courtneyastodden)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbAgY7qI0M0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) For his part, Jason Alexander has [apologized](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jason-alexander-courtney-stodden-inappropriate-behavior-minor-1236817958/?ref=laineygossip.com) openly to Stodden, calling the sketch “inappropriate” and saying he “truly regret\[s\] it”. He has also [reportedly](https://pagesix.com/2026/07/23/celebrity-news/how-seinfeld-alum-jason-alexander-responded-to-courtney-stoddens-demands-over-resurfaced-controversial-sketch/?ref=laineygossip.com) donated $15K to [Unchained At Last](https://www.unchainedatlast.org/child-marriage-in-the-u-s/?ref=laineygossip.com), the survivor-led non-profit working to end child marriage in the US. Stodden works with the group and [suggested](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/courtney-stodden-jason-alexander-apology-seinfeld-child-marriage-1236818847/?ref=laineygossip.com) Alexander put his apology into action with a donation. For a man who made $1 million per episode back when TV series made over twenty episodes a year and residuals were still flush, $15K is pocket change, but it is better than nothing. Now, Courtney Stodden is working to get AB 1267 passed in California, which would effectively end child marriage in that state by making eighteen the legal minimum age to wed. (Child marriage is still legal in [34 states](https://equalitynow.org/what-we-do/womens-rights-around-the-world/womens-rights-in-north-america/child%5Fmarriage%5Fus/?ref=laineygossip.com), yikes.) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQSdi8FOeu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Courtney MF Stodden (@courtneyastodden)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQSdi8FOeu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Some will find Stodden an imperfect vessel for the message because they are still judged as tacky and because they were trying to get a singing career off the ground before Hutchinson entered their life, and so they must have been totally copacetic with everything that happened during that time. But Stodden is part of the first generation of online kids exploited by the emerging digital economy, many of whom are now fighting for better protections for minors featured in [family vlogs](https://journals.law.harvard.edu/jsel/2025/11/playing-or-being-played-legal-protections-for-children-in-the-family-influencer-economy/?ref=laineygossip.com), reality shows, and within [influencer spaces](https://www.techpolicy.press/the-coming-wave-of-child-influencer-regulation/?ref=laineygossip.com). Does it matter if Stodden is still viewed as a complicated public figure, at best, if they are part of a larger moment of kids exploited online growing up to draw boundaries to protect future generations from similar exploitation? I don’t think anyone would really argue against Stodden’s cause, they have one of the more clear-cut cases of “yeah, that’s f-cked up and laws should be changed about it”. It’s been interesting this week watching Stodden discuss her exploitation and the reaction to it. As bad as the world can seem right now, the public and online reaction to Courtney Stodden is way better than it used to be. Sure, some people are always going to judge them for how they look, for being “fame hungry” (an accusation that must also be leveled at their mother and ex-husband), and for the general tabloid atmosphere that surrounded them in the previous decade. But there is definitely more recognition now that what happened to Stodden was a failure at every level, from parental to legal. And as they say in many of their posts, they can’t change what happened then, but they can advocate for better now. [Source](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/courtney-stodden-jason-alexander-apology-seinfeld-child-marriage-1236818847/?ref=laineygossip.com) ### Celebrity Social Media for July 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-holland-explains-why-friendship-with-jon-bernthal-so-important-to-him-on-hot-ones/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T17:19:10.000Z Promotion for a film usually stops abruptly as soon as it opens. Going into its second weekend, though, there is still so much about *The Odyssey* it feels like it hasn’t premiered yet; not just because certain cast members continue to make appearances and do interviews, but also because the cast is so big and all of them hustled so hard the last few weeks, media outlets and other sources have been able to make so much good use out of the time they had with the talent – and/or bank their content. Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal were the two from *The Odyssey* assigned to do *Hot Ones.* These two go way back, their lore is well known. I haven’t watched the whole episode yet (you can watch it [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc9WVVAUQGE&ref=laineygossip.com)), but I’m charmed by this clip of Tom struggling to get through expressing what Jon means to him and why their friendship is so important. > Tom Holland got emotional describing what he’s learned from Jon Bernthal since he was a kid and Bernthal broke down mid-interview. > > Sean Evans: What’s one thing about the other guy that you appreciate more than you did back then, with the last decade of experience? > > Jon Bernthal:… [pic.twitter.com/XeWQqN8nqM](https://t.co/XeWQqN8nqM?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BIG JOE 🧃 (@l7mbss) [July 23, 2026](https://x.com/l7mbss/status/2080343723431362911?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *Hot Ones* would have been filmed at least a couple of weeks ago. In the present, Tom is back on the press tour for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* with Zendaya and they’re in Shanghai. Chinese social media is popping off over them right now. They had time in the schedule to go shopping, try out local cuisine, and now everybody on Weibo knows that it got so hot, Tom had to shop for a pair of shorts to change into. Actually, not shorts…but capris! From a Chinese brand that has now sold out of the black pair that he bought. What did I say [about capris earlier this week](https://www.laineygossip.com/was-world-cup-halftime-show-opportunity-for-jay-z-to-consider-who-will-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/)?! They are a huge trend this summer and obviously not just for women because my husband last month bought five pairs of them at one go and they look really good on him which I almost never say because he usually has the worst taste. > [@hellocanadamag](https://www.tiktok.com/@hellocanadamag?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hellocanadamag") Tom Holland and Zendaya are taking in the sights of Shanghai! 🇨🇳✨ The newlyweds were spotted strolling through the city’s historic Yu Garden ahead of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere, looking relaxed and in sync as they explored one of Shanghai’s most iconic landmarks together🕷️❤️ 📽️: shletsmeet [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [♬ original sound - HELLO! Canada Magazine](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7665874156136041236?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - HELLO! Canada Magazine") Here are Tom and a banging Zendaya at the Shanghai fan event later on. Her dress is Versace from 2016. > [@hollandlatam](https://www.tiktok.com/@hollandlatam?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hollandlatam") Tom and Zendaya at the Shanghai fan event. [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#shanghai](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shanghai?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "shanghai") [♬ suara asli - DENII](https://www.tiktok.com/music/suara-asli-DENII-7080485420617714458?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ suara asli - DENII") I love how these two movies have given them a working honeymoon, it’s just so endlessly sweet. During the fan event they were taught how to say “I love you” in Mandarin. But the caption on this tweet isn’t entirely correct. She’s not saying “I love you” to Tom. If she were saying it to Tom, it would only be three syllables: wǒ ài nǐ (我爱你). As you can hear though, she says four syllables: wǒ ài nǐ men (我爱你们) which means “I love you all”. In Chinese we can pluralise the “you” to be more precise about who we’re talking to. > Zendaya dizendo eu te amo em Chinês para o Tom Holland. ❤️ [pic.twitter.com/PrHMjZhZ1K](https://t.co/PrHMjZhZ1K?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Tom Holland Brasil (@tomhollandbr) [July 24, 2026](https://x.com/tomhollandbr/status/2080612599872286803?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Law Roach gave us a better look at Zendaya in the Versace. She is, of course, his muse but whenever he shares the work that they do together, you can also feel his admiration and affection for her through the music choices. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLYvBRRs7R/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLYvBRRs7R/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Law was on *Bevelations* recently and was asked about that controversial moment at the Louis Vuitton fashion show back in March 2023 when there was some drama over his seat. Nobody really cares about this anymore, so the big takeaway from his answer is how he describes his status and influence as an image architect. There may be some people who can’t handle this truth and the way he’s expressing it but he IS the Zendaya of his field. Who could possibly argue with that? And the reason it’s important for him to say it out loud with his whole chest is because there was a time, like just a decade ago really, when Black creatives were gatekept from this profession. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbG47BBjv5t/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Radio Andy (@radioandyinsta)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbG47BBjv5t/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Back to Tom and Zendaya and their marathon run of press though – here’s where my worlds collide. Because one of the interviews they and Jacob Batalon did on the Spider-Man junket was with Epik High! Tablo, Mithra, and DJ Tukutz are considered hip-hop trailblazers in Korea. They are mentors to BTS’s RM and Suga. They’re still releasing music and touring, of course, but like so many Korean entertainers, they’re also heavily involved in variety shows. Tablo now has his own English-language podcast (Mithra and Tukutz make regular appearances) and Jacob has been a guest so now the three of them as Epik High are interviewing the three heavies of Spider-Man. It is cracking me up that they showed up in sweat pants with their tote bags like they just came from dropping their kids off. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLB8KKB-1m/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by EPIKASE (@teamepikase)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLB8KKB-1m/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Epik High left Korea to interview the Spider-Man cast. Meanwhile Hudson Williams is in Korea. As mentioned yesterday he’s doing a skincare partnership, which all the way tracks since we already know he was using Korean skincare even before he became famous. *Heated Rivalry* officially started streaming in Korea in April but the show and Hudson were super viral for months before that – and, not surprisingly, they seem pretty jacked that he’s in his mother’s motherland. She’s with him on the trip and they had a cute moment together greeting fans. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbKoZzHApLZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbKoZzHApLZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) His kamsahamnida in tiny is sending me… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLLAM7gycl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbLLAM7gycl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Meghan Sussex shared a carousel of summer photos on Instagram yesterday, with a few shots that include Prince Harry and their two children Archie and Lilibet at Althorp, Princess Diana’s family estate. That probably spiked the blood pressure of the British tabloids and the haters. The kids faces, as usual, aren’t visible. Nobody wants to see those faces more than the anti-Sussex. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbJaOoegacm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Maria talked about Marcello Hernandez’s Kevin Hart imitation earlier this week when they were promoting their new movie, *72 Hours*, on *TODAY*. Roasting Kevin is pretty much the entire press tour. The movie is now streaming on Netflix but I feel like this is the roast that should have happened instead of the mess from earlier this year. > The 72 Hours cast roasting Kevin Hart for four minutes straight 😭 [pic.twitter.com/AP7KpHoeSS](https://t.co/AP7KpHoeSS?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Netflix (@netflix) [July 23, 2026](https://x.com/netflix/status/2080352245388849197?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > Kevin Hart can’t keep up with Marcello Hernández’s roasting. 😭 [pic.twitter.com/VLDkZQyLkM](https://t.co/VLDkZQyLkM?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) [July 24, 2026](https://x.com/etnow/status/2080481463661986120?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The most viral slide from V’s photo dump after BTS’s Paris shows featured Jung Kook at the Eiffel Tower in a 6-7 battle with a kid in the elevator. They were all losing their sh-t over the encounter. That video is from JK’s perspective and since then ARMY has been hoping to see the moment from the other direction. Only a matter of time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbI1fW4hYAG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by wyatt (@wyattjchristlieb)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbI1fW4hYAG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### A Comic Con Clayface surprise with bonus vampires URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/dc-studios-snuck-in-san-diego-surprise-on-day-one-of-comic-con/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T15:49:17.000Z In my Comic Con [preview](https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-comic-con-feels-muted-compared-to-what-it-was-a-decade-ago/), I mentioned that DC Studios is not doing a big Hall H presentation, but they still snuck in a San Diego surprise on day one of Comic Con. Tom Rhys Harries, the star of *Clayface*, dropped into the “DC’s Jim Lee and Friends” panel (Jim Lee is the Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics) to talk about *Clayface* and his character, Matt Hagen. Harries’ appearance follows a new trailer for *Clayface* that arrived this week. Director James Watkins, who also turned up at the Jim Lee panel, said in a [Q&A with Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/07/clayface-james-watkins-interview-comic-con-1237000908/?ref=laineygossip.com) that *Clayface* is “going to give people a lot of ick and a lot of gore”. Buddy, I believe you. That shot in the trailer of Hagen going in on his eye with the tiny scissors made my stomach clench. I do not like Eye Stuff, so I am already squicked out to the max. Still, *Clayface* looks awesome and I’m glad Harries popped up at Comic Con to promote it a little. Also happening early at Comic Con was the “Bite Me – Calling All Vampires” panel with the K-pop group ENHYPHEN, *Twilight* director Catherine Hardwicke, and *Twilight* B-team Peter Facinelli and Ashley Greene. (On a side note, it remains amazing to me that Catherine Hardwicke directed a hugely financially successful film, and it didn’t translate into more mainstream opportunities. She has directed some features since *Twilight*, most notably *Miss Bala* in 2019, but she has worked primarily in TV since *Twilight*. I know TV isn’t stigmatized by the industry like it was 20-30 years ago, but it still feels like Hardwicke made *Twilight*, it was a huge hit, and then she got demoted.) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-embed-24jul26.jpg) Sunwoo Kim, Jungwon Yang, Nishimura Riki, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Catherine Hardwicke, Jongsung Park, Sunghoon Park and Jaeyun Sim at the Panel Talk with ENHYPEN 'Bite Me - Calling All Vampires' at 2026 Comic-Con International The purpose of the panel was to talk about vampire lore across cultures and media, and highlight ENHYPHEN’s vampiric “Dark Moon universe”, which included an event at the House of Blues, too. I am always intrigued by vampires because vampires, like dragons, are a universal folkloric relic, every culture has a bloodsucker, just like every culture has a dragon. I would love to visit the point in time when these ideas were imprinted so deeply into our shared cultural memory that they transcend continents and eras. Anyway, in two more years it will be the 20th anniversary of *Twilight*, and you know Comic Con will do something huge about it. The question is whether or not they can get Robert Pattinson and/or Kristen Stewart to show up for it. It’s one thing to speak kindly about their breakout roles now, when they’re well established as actors with thriving careers beyond their teen phenom phase. It’s something else entirely to go back to Comic Con for it. We shall see. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/comic-con-24jul26-0007.jpg) James Watkins, Jim Lee and Tom Rhys Harries, following the "DC's Jim Lee and Friends" panel to discuss DC Studios' "Clayface," during Comic-Con International, at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California, July 23, 2026/Damian Holbrook, Jungwon Yang, Sunwoo Kim, Nishimura Riki, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Catherine Hardwicke, Sunghoon Park, Jongsung Park and Jaeyun Sim during the Panel Talk with ENHYPEN 'Bite Me - Calling All Vampires' at 2026 Comic-Con International, July 23, 2026 ### Dua back at work URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-dua-lipa-working-on-new-music-or-killing-time-while-husband-callum-turner-films-in-new-jersey/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T14:21:30.000Z A month after marrying Callum Turner in Italy, Dua Lipa is back at work. She’s been in and out of Electric Lady Studios in New York, including yesterday, popping up in a polka dot dress and tall boots. I presume she’s working on new music, two years after *Radical Optimism* sort of didn’t go anywhere (I am a Dua apologist and that album is good!), but she could also just be killing time, as Callum Turner is currently filming a horror movie with Margaret Qualley and Paul Dano in New Jersey. Anyway, here are the newlyweds looking insanely hot on their wedding day: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZzrqrGDOH-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZzrqrGDOH-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lainey is [a fan](https://www.laineygossip.com/thr-cover-star-callum-turner-prepares-for-busy-summer-of-work-following-wedding-to-dua-lipa/) of Callum Turner, but I think he is at his hottest when with Dua. She makes him hotter. The wedding photos Dua shared are a prime example, I look at Callum in his *THR* photoshoot, styled for maximum effect, but I think he is 30x hotter and more James Bond than ever when he’s posing with Dua. It’s a busy summer for both of them. They got married and are back at work and soon Callum will be on the press tour for *One Night Only*, a rom-com with Monica Barbaro. I am Dua-positive on Callum and fully in the tank for Barbaro, but I cannot get past the premise of this movie. It’s like *The Purge* but for sex. It feels like the pitch came from someone who read one (1) article about Gen Z having less sex than previous generations and gamed that out to “what if they eliminate sex altogether, except for on Purge night?” Actually, you know what, if *One Night Only* is a secret crossover with *The Purge*, I would watch the sh-t out of that. Half the people are doing Purge Crimes, and half the population are trying to have Purge Sex, but you don’t know who you’re dealing with until they either attempt to murder you or hit on you. Or what if it’s like a guy determined to do a Purge Murder to achieve the Justice He Has Been Denied gets derailed because he meets the love of his life but it’s Purge night and he only has enough time to either Finish The Job or Get Laid and the movie is a series of hijinks as he tries to both Achieve His Nefarious Ends and Lock Down That Baddie. Now THAT is a wacky rom-com premise I would watch. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dua-lipa-24jul26-0005.jpg) Dua Lipa arrives at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, July 23, 2026 ### Intro for July 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-hollywood-brave-enough-for-nineties-style-indie-film-renaissance/ Last updated: 2026-07-24T13:27:06.000Z Dear Gossips, As we sprint toward August for no reason that makes sense except somehow it must be the sun’s fault, lineups for the fall film festivals are being unveiled. [Venice’s lineup](https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/venice-film-festival-2026-lineup-1236818922/?ref=laineygossip.com) is out, and similar to Cannes earlier this year, it has almost no films from Hollywood studios this year. There is one film from Disney, *Don’t Look Back in Anger*, a documentary about Oasis’s reunion tour, but other than that, the festival is Hollywood-free. Which is not to say that there won’t be stars, of course there will be. Danny Boyle’s *Ink* starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch will open the festival—following his first nomination for *The Brutalist*, it seems Pearce is coming for that Best Actor nod. And Venice will also host John Michael McDonagh’s *Wild Horse Nine*, about a couple of astray CIA agents in the 1970s starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell. Malkovich is already tipped as a Best Actor contender, and Sam Rockwell’s peers LOVE to nominate him, so unless the movie sucks big time, they’re going to be a factor throughout the fall. Lance Oppenheim’s [*Primetime*](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-we-see-oscar-run-for-robert-pattinson-for-primetime-in-which-he-stars-as-to-catch-a-predator-host-chris-hansen/), starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, will premiere at Venice, too—in the midst of RPattz’s big year, I forgot about this movie for a second, but he could be an Oscar contender for this (though RPattz is a combination of weird and “makes it look easy”, which has held back Ryan Gosling in the past, let’s see if RPattz continues to be ignored for similar reasons). There are several actors having a Big Year, notably Zendaya, but so is Penelope Cruz, who has multiple Oscar-buzzy projects this year, including Florian Zeller’s *Bunker*, which co-stars Javier Bardem as an architect building a bunker for a billionaire. TIFF will also screen *Ink* and *Bunker*, as well as new films from Andrew Haigh, Bassam Tariq, Rachel Morrison, SiânHeder, Pedro Almodovar, Takashi Miike, Sung Kang, Mike Leigh, and Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner *Fjord*. In all, these are good lineups, though again, almost no Hollywood studios are represented. That hasn’t really slowed down the year in cinema, though. As [previously discussed](https://www.laineygossip.com/have-we-finally-rediscovered-winning-formula-for-audience-satisfaction-at-the-box-office/), the box office is going great, fueled in no small part by low-budget films and exciting new talent. And the major festivals creating interesting, diverse lineups without Hollywood might signal a Nineties-style indie renaissance knocking on our door. The indie sector has been an even bigger mess than the studios, financially speaking, but with audiences seeming more open to emerging talent in mainstream spaces, it might open the door to more robust indie filmmaking…assuming anyone wants to support it. Thirty years ago, it was a no-brainer for studios to round out their slates with indie films they picked up relatively cheaply at film festivals, but now, studios have become so risk adverse they won’t take a chance on a festival film unless it’s loaded with bankable talent. It feels like we SHOULD be heading for a second indie renaissance, I’m just not sure we will because the studios, and increasingly the streamers, too, are allergic to risk. If we’re going to revitalize indie filmmaking, someone is going to have to be brave. I honestly wonder if Hollywood has it in them anymore. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Tracee Ellis Ross’s perfect blunt pony URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-tracee-ross-says-she-feels-that-creatively-shes-at-her-peak/ Last updated: 2026-07-25T05:12:05.000Z Tracee Ellis Ross is having the best summer. For her 40th birthday in 2012, she performed a one-woman show that she arranged herself, booking out stages in NYC and LA for her friends – that’s how much she wanted to be in a one-woman show. And now she’s on Broadway, in *Every Brilliant Thing*, a one-woman show. It’s her Broadway debut, she’s the final of three performers in this production, after Daniel Radcliffe and Mariska Hargitay. Tracee is doing 40 shows in five weeks, a typical Broadway schedule but, of course, it’s that much more taxing when you’re the only actor. But she’s not only surviving it, she’s thriving, as she tells the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/tracee-ellis-ross-broadway-every-brilliant-thing.html?ref=laineygossip.com): *“I cannot keep enough food in my body right now. It’s been eight hours a day onstage working and standing. Taking notes. All cylinders are firing.”* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-1HZ9mp6I/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-1HZ9mp6I/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She goes on to say that creatively she feels like she’s at her peak – and this is a woman who’s been candid about being in perimenopause. While not all women who are experiencing peri and menopause feel the same way as Tracee, because different women experience different symptoms, it’s wonderful to see that this stage in life doesn’t have to represent decline. In fact, in many cases, it’s the opposite. Tracee, certainly, has been diligent about setting boundaries, making choices that serve her ability to the show, but that only means she’s been intentional about preserving her all her potential, which is why she’s as energised as she’s ever been. So that, like Mariska before her, she can manage the Broadway schedule, and also go to Knicks games and do press. Tracee’s been making the talk show rounds this week, and today was at *The View* and *WWHL*, wearing her hair in what has to be one of the best ponytails of the year. The bluntness of it, at the perfect length, so good, I am so jealous. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-embed-23jul26.jpg) Tracee Ellis Ross at WWHL in NYC, July 23, 2026 --- What else happened today… Is Oasis bigger than The Beatles? As Kayleigh Donaldson writes, [in one category, by the numbers, they actually are](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/oasis-overtake-the-beatles-in-alltime-uk-album-charts.php?ref=laineygossip.com). And it’s not like their biggest hit wasn’t heard a lot this summer at the World Cup. (Pajiba) I have not been keeping track of the Rita Ora and Taika Waititi marriage updates. It’s my job to stay informed about celebrity marriages and yet, for some reason… anyway, [here’s a flashback to a good suit she wore eleven years ago that I’ve never seen before because](https://www.gofugyourself.com/ten-year-flashback-rita-ora-also-suited-up-on-this-day-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)… (Go Fug Yourself) Oprah looks back [on her now infamous Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex interview](https://www.celebitchy.com/988027/oprah%5Frewatches%5Fher%5F2021%5Finterview%5Fwith%5Fprince%5Fharry%5Fmeghan%5Ffor%5Fvanity%5Ffair/?ref=laineygossip.com) which, let me check my notes, happened FIVE YEARS AGO?! (Celebitchy) I posted earlier about Katie Holmes and mentioned that Suri Noelle is now in university. [Also she might be a theatre kid now](https://www.thecut.com/article/sounds-like-suri-cruise-is-a-theater-kid-now.html?ref=laineygossip.com). This totally tracks. She grew up in New York, her mother spends a lot of time at the theatre, maybe one day she and Vivienne Jolie will be credited on a Broadway production together. (The Cut) My friend and Canadian broadcasting icon Hannah Sung [wrote about seeing BTS in concert in Paris last week](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9f524cec248c5ebd1ebb4ac22771dfdd8f696d6d4f68a145cccf5045a7c7c2e3/FVFVGUAEK5F65NJQG3MMDMXEHM/?ref=laineygossip.com). Everything she said, that’s exactly what happened. (The Globe and Mail) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0010.jpg) Tracee Ellis Ross at The View and Watch What Happens Live in NYC, July 23, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tracee-what-else1-23jul26-0012.jpg) Tracee Ellis Ross at Watch What Happens Live in NYC, July 23, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/here-is-some-unofficial-promo-for-the-wrong-girls-featuring-kristen-stewart-working-out/ Last updated: 2026-07-23T18:06:44.000Z Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat were out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi last night. Their movie, *The Wrong Girls,* directed by KStew’s wife, Dylan Meyer, is coming out August 14 so we should be getting seeing a promotional push for that soon. Here’s some unofficial promotion though – a video of Kristen working out, posted by her trainer. Our site manager, Emily, sent this to me yesterday because it made her horny. *The Wrong Girls* is like *The Odyssey* for lesbians, Emily’s been spamming me and Sarah with content about the movie whenever she can find it. And we, in turn, will spam all of you with the same. The bonus is that we might get workout tips? I’m going to try this exercise. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DagZYq9kvzQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by FoxyandFierce (@foxyandfierce)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DagZYq9kvzQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Let’s stay on the lez train a bit longer because our entire team is obsessed with another Kristen, Kristen Kish. She is the hottest, she is the coolest, she is the cutest. And she grows the most beautiful garlic? I’ve never looked at a garlic bulb and thought to myself that that I’d want to have sex with it but this garlic is crazy attractive, what is wrong with me? The lusty garlic of my desire is in the carousel below, before a shot of Kristen doing the Asian squat, her birthright. I would Asian squat with her, for hours, looking into her eyes and not getting tired because that’s how our people are built. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5ivjuHGWF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kristen Kish (@kristenlkish)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5ivjuHGWF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I started the day talking about Hudson Williams and now we have an update – he was in Greece and now he’s in Korea. Which probably means he won’t be at Comic-Con unless his trip to Seoul is super brief … which… if I had the choice, I would never just stay a day or two in Seoul, there’s so much to do. And at the top of the list for anyone going to Korea is to hit up Olive Young. Any Olive Young, there’s an Olive Young on practically every block. The rumour is that he’s there to do a partnership with a skincare brand which tracks since his skincare routine went viral back in December 2025 and includes a lot of Korean products. > Hudson Williams spotted at Olive Young in Korea. 🙌😍 > > via qwerteala [pic.twitter.com/HaJggh1msu](https://t.co/HaJggh1msu?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — HudCon Fans (@hudconfans) [July 23, 2026](https://x.com/hudconfans/status/2080229561275433002?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Mariah Carey is continuing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of *Daydream* (which actually came out in 1995, LOOOOL, but our Butterfly Chanteuse [does not understand time](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-will-steve-lacys-new-album-oh-yeah-match-success-of-its-predecessor/)!) by going into the archives and this throwback to the making of the “Fantasy” video is jarring because what do you mean she rollerbladed all by herself, did that really happen? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBM6xQRSJ-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBM6xQRSJ-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This performance at the Tokyo Dome though. I’d definitely time travel back to see this. Also I might need to dip back into the 90s uniform of black turtleneck, jeans, a black leather trench, it’s so good. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbHKh-pJSXd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbHKh-pJSXd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) RM’s episode on Bella Freud’s Fashion Neurosis podcast dropped yesterday and it’s over an hour of Namjoon on a couch just opening up his brain. He is so introspective, so deeply considered, you could play a drinking game with all the art references he drops – from music to books to fashion and renaissance artists and more – and there’s also a lot of insight here into how he’s evolved as a human being and the leader of the biggest band in the world. One of the moments that’s going viral is his description of his ideal type. The expression on his face when he’s talking about this is adorable. > [@youknow\_yoongi](https://www.tiktok.com/@youknow%5Fyoongi?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@youknow_yoongi") Namjoon talking about his ideal type of person he’d fall in love with [#kimnamjoon](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kimnamjoon?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "kimnamjoon") [#namjoon](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/namjoon?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "namjoon") [#bts](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bts?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bts") [♬ original sound - Rochelle🍊](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7665266623577639687?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Rochelle🍊") All seven members of BTS are now back in Korea enjoying a few days at home before they hit the road again next week to resume the ARIRANG World Tour in New York/New Jersey. Today they shared what it was like for them, performing in Paris on Saturday night and then showing up just hours later at the World Cup final. The turnaround is insane. And I love that they put the truth of it out there, that they make sure to Show Their Work, so that we can better appreciate that they’re operating on a whole other level. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbIaEpPNWkP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by BTS official (@bts.bighitofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbIaEpPNWkP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kstew-alia-csm-23jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kstew-alia-csm-23jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kstew-alia-csm-23jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kstew-alia-csm-23jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/kstew-alia-csm-23jul26-0006.jpg) Kristen Stewart has dinner at Giorgio Baldi with Ali Shawkat, July 22, 2026 ### Katie Holmes and not Joshua Jackson URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-serious-are-katie-holmes-and-her-new-man-jason-bard-yarmosky/ Last updated: 2026-07-23T18:51:36.000Z Fourteen years ago this summer, the scandal that had the gossip ecosystem in a chokehold was the Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorce. It was a bombshell – not just on the public but, reportedly, on him too, because she exited herself out of his life with the stealth of a ninja; and in the weeks that followed there was incessant rumouring about how she pulled it off, with burner phones and sh-t, and there was talk that she actually used the paparazzi, made herself visible, so that she could be protected from whatever retribution might be coming for her. It was a lifetime ago. And since then, Katie’s dated other people, most notably an on-off five year situationship with Jamie Foxx. And then last summer, she directed and co-starred in a new film with Joshua Jackson, resulting in nostalgia shipping as some people hoped that, maybe, after all these years these two had found each other again. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-katie.jpg) Katie Holmes and Josh Jackson on the set of “Happy Hour” in on December 4, 2026 Probably they both used that, a little, to promote the project but in reality… if we’re being honest… Josh is a bit messy. A friend can see that pretty clearly in their friend, and Katie probably knew that about him from way back, even if they weren’t in touch all the time. Besides, she’s with someone else now. Katie’s been seen with artist Jason Bard Yarmosky several times this month. PEOPLE [reported last week](https://people.com/katie-holmes-holds-hands-with-new-man-on-date-night-in-the-hamptons-exclusive-source-12019266?ref=laineygossip.com) that they met at a dinner just last month and have been inseparable since – holding hands at a screening for *The Invite* and yesterday and today holding hands again and kissing. If it’s true that this is relatively new, it looks like they’re moving serious? Not because of the kissing and hugging but because it’s out in the open. Katie’s lived in New York a long time, she presumably would be familiar with the paps, when she can and can’t avoid them, for the most part. And she doesn’t seem to be hiding. This is the first time we’ve seen her with a legit romantic interest in four years or so. Suri Noelle just completed her second year in university, she’s building her own life, and Katie, having single parented for so long, is also now exploring a new chapter in hers. We're Squawking Katie and her new man today. [Join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/katies-new-man)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/katies-new-man?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-holmes-23jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-holmes-23jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/katie-holmes-23jul26-0004.jpg) Katie Holmes and Jason Bard Yarmosky together in New York, July 22 and 21st, 2026 ### 13 Going on 2027 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/help-me-figure-out-the-timeslip-math-from-the-first-13-going-on-30-reboot-set-photos/ Last updated: 2026-07-23T17:41:36.000Z It’s been known for a while that Netflix is doing a remake of *13 Going on 30* with Emily Bader and Logan Lerman in the lead roles originally played by Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Yesterday however they made additional casting confirmations. I haven’t watched the movie in a while but I don’t remember this many characters? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGzM0GPV6G/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix Film (@netflixfilm)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGzM0GPV6G/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) For fans of *The Pitt*, this is great news for Supriya Ganesh, that she’s signing on for more opportunities after exiting the series, and the conversation that followed her departure about what that show is doing with its female characters. Curious to see what Jessica Alba’s role will be and how much screentime she’ll get, along with Taylor Zakhar Perez who’s coming in with his own fanbase given the popularity of *Red, White & Royal Blue.* The leads work for me, though. Emily Bader is coming off *People We Meet On Vacation*, a solid hit earlier this year. And Logan Lerman definitely has the soft charm required to step into Mark Ruffalo’s shoes. My only question is, like, the time jump. It’s looking like they’re 30 years old in 2026/27 (when the movie comes out) which means that 17 years prior is 2009, LOOOLLLLL. In the original movie, the time span was 1987 and 2004 which, in my opinion, are much more distinguishably different than 2009 and 2026 – although maybe I’m just old and the last two decades are blurring together and a teenager would see it differently. Like I said, I don’t hate the idea of this reboot, it’s a good story, it’s a cult favourite, it will likely play across generations and… Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer are indeed coming back. They first became friends, and then best friends, on this movie. There has been speculation, there’s been some coy phrasing on Jen Garner’s part about her involvement, but now [there are set photos](https://www.laineygossip.com/what-has-made-jennifer-garner-such-consistent-target-of-paparazzi/) of Jenna Rink taken this week that confirm (along with Netflix’s official statement) that she and Judy’s Lucy are back. And it looks like they’re back in the present (or future) because they have scenes with Emily at 30 and not whoever Emily will be at 13\. Which I guess means that Emily isn’t Jenna but could be old/young enough to be Jenna’s kid? I am already so confused with all the timeslip math, help. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-13-23jul26-0005.jpg) Judy Greer, Emily Bader, and Jennifer Garner on set of the 13 Going on 30 reboot in Santa Monica, July 21, 2026 ### Dork Storm 2026: Dorkrooms URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-comic-con-feels-muted-compared-to-what-it-was-a-decade-ago/ Last updated: 2026-07-23T14:57:10.000Z Comic-Con begins today. I knew it was coming but at the same time, it took me a little bit by surprise, in part because it seems like July has just flown by, but also because the run up to Comic-Con feels…muted, compared to what it was a decade ago. I would like to talk about that, because Comic-Con used to be a big red circle on the calendar. Some of it could be just plain getting older and losing interest in things that entertained me 20 years ago. Which is fair and how it should be! Some things you like forever, others you pick and put down throughout different phases of your life. That’s just how time and maturity and interests wax and wane. But I used to take Comic-Con Friday off work, no matter how great or not my personal interest was, because I knew Friday would be a steady stream of news, trailers, and photos to cover for the site. Then, I would write all weekend, keeping up with the news from Saturday and Sunday. But I haven’t taken Comic-Con Friday off work since before the pandemic, and I don’t feel as much pressure to cover every little bit of news coming out of San Diego. Don’t get me wrong, there will be news this weekend. Marvel will be doing their once perennial, now semi-annual Saturday evening presentation in Hall H, which should bring some updates on the state of the MCU. Though I wonder what kind of footage they will have, given that they already released a [new trailer](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-avengers-doomsday-really-how-kevin-feige-wanted-multiverse-saga-to-end/) for *Avengers: Doomsday*, and the final trailer for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, earlier this week. Comic-Con was big in the 2000s when I was going every year, and then it exploded in the late 2000s, driven by a trifecta of major contributors: the popularity of *Twilight*, which had a fanatical reception at the 2008 convention, the rise of superhero cinema, and the explosion of social media. By the 2010s, when I was covering Comic-Con for this site, Hall H had become an extravaganza, and trailers and footage were regularly released online, fueled by likes and shares on social media. It was a natural evolution that, as social media became integrated into digital communication, studios started directly feeding with Comic-Con-branded exclusives. But then, the bubble popped. *Twilight* tricked everyone into thinking there was a “Comic-Con bump” at the box office, only for a series of films that were well received in San Diego to go on to disappoint, or outright flop, at the box office. *Man of Steel* is a prime example of this, but that phenomenon also includes *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World* and *Tron: Legacy* (I stand by that soundtrack, though). By the late 2010s, the people behind Comic-Con started approaching Comic-Con differently. They re-emphasized the in-person event, even before we got a reminder of how special that is via the pandemic. Comic-Con became so huge and expensive, Hall H so hard to get into, that they wanted to prioritize the in-person experience, to make it special and exclusive and not something that someone sitting at home could easily replicate. And that’s totally fair! I actually agree with that decision! As for Hollywood, once they had enough data to prove that there is no “Comic-Con bump” (in fact, Hall H enthusiasm can be a trap that makes you think you have a hit when you, in fact, do NOT), they started pulling back on Hall H presentations. Marvel skipped in 2018, then came back in 2019 to announce a bunch of new projects, including *Black Widow,* which was hamstrung by the pandemic, and Mahershala Ali’s *Blade*, which is seemingly never happening. They also skipped in 2023 and 2025\. DC Studios, preoccupied with filming *Man of Tomorrow* right now, is skipping this year (though there are several DC television/animated panels). Marvel is returning this year, with *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* opening just a week later, and *Doomsday* on the horizon, and they are going BIG. But Page Six ran a piece this week stating that despite Marvel’s big return, “[insiders are lukewarm on Comic-Con](https://pagesix.com/2026/07/20/hollywood/showbiz-insiders-are-lukewarm-on-this-years-comic-con-despite-a-massive-marvel-presence/?ref=laineygossip.com)”. I mean, yeah, it’s a marketing event that costs an enormous amount of money and only pays off 50% of the time, at best. But this is what I’m talking about—Comic-Con doesn’t actually help box office, not enough to make the marketing spend worth it. And in a time when audiences are antsy and losing interest in superheroes, it looks like an even bigger risk. It might be worth it to Apple to bring *Widow’s Bay* to Hall H and celebrate the show’s breakout success and nurture the fanbase as we settle in to wait for season two, but even that is a calculated risk, though it makes more sense to me than Marvel dropping seven figures to advertise a movie that already has full market saturation. I do understand that they’re trying to recapture interest and dominate the cultural conversation the way they did in the early 2010s, when I was taking Comic-Con Friday off work and writing through the weekend. I just don’t think they can do it. There is no more awareness to be raised, and social media has evolved to the point that we are past being wowed by marketing stunts. It’s not special to see a bunch of actors unite on stage anymore. We’re too used to it. None of this is to say Comic-Con will not be absolutely huge on the ground. It WILL. Literally hundreds of thousands of people will be there, and most of them will have a good time. If I still lived in LA, I would absolutely go myself, to wander artist’s alley if nothing else (it’s a great place to find unique gifts for the geeks in your life.) But the online pandemonium Comic-Con once caused is over, and I don’t think anything can recapture it, not even Marvel stunting big in Hall H. Much like blockbuster cinema, we’re in something of a holding pattern, waiting for the Next Thing to emerge to entertain us. [Lucie](https://substack.com/@spoilersallowed?ref=laineygossip.com) asked a question for the Squawk mailbag that I think fits here better: *What are you most looking forward to at Comic-Con? Any predictions?* I am looking forward to any news, particularly a timeline, about *Widow’s Bay* season two. *Spaceballs: The New One* has a panel on Friday, I expect a trailer, it’s just a question of whether or not it gets released online (I think it will because they sent out the teaser poster earlier this week, a sure sign that something bigger and shareable is coming soon). There is also a panel for *Buddy*, a feature film from Casper Kelly, who made *Too Many Cooks*. WTF is this? I would love to know more, but again, they’ve already dropped the trailer this week, so I’m not sure we’ll get much else, footage-wise. *Yaga*, the series co-starring Hudson Williams as his follow-up to *Heated Rivalry*, also has a panel, but currently Williams is not confirmed to attend. Noah Reid is, though, so let me just say here that my only *Heated Rivalry* casting opinion is that he should play Coach Wiebe. Finally, Marc Maron is appearing in the Hilton Bayfront’s Indigo Ballroom today for a panel looking back at his seminal podcast, *WTF*, and the very idea of Marc Maron trying to cope with Comic-Con, even from across the street, is inherently funny to me. And my only prediction is that everything about *Spaceballs* will be calculated for maximum online effect, but I remain leery of comedy sequels, in general. Fool me twice, and all that. ### Intro for July 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-hudson-williams-make-appearance-at-comic-con-for-new-crave-original-series-yaga/ Last updated: 2026-07-23T13:59:21.000Z Dear Gossips, Hudson Williams has been on holiday in Greece with a group of friends and his girlfriend, Katelyn Rose Larson, living his best life. As we’ve seen since he became famous, not even a year ago, Hudson loves to party, and there are all kinds of videos that have been shared of him at the club, on the beach, as outside as ever and having a great time, young and wild and free. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da7q1G2Nmx3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie Updates | Fan Page (@hudsonconnorupdates)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da7q1G2Nmx3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hudson will soon be back on set, working on season two of *Heated Rivalry*. But before that there’s *Yaga*, another Crave original, that will premiere in the fall, and Entertainment Weekly had the exclusive first look photos from the series that were shared yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGkASwnx8l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Entertainment Weekly (@entertainmentweekly)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGkASwnx8l/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In one of those shots, slide four in the carousel above, Hudson is shown in an intimate moment with Carrie Ann Moss who plays “a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men”. It reminded me of a piece Sarah wrote at The Squawk a few months ago, “[The Grand Unifying Theory of Chaotic Canadians](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-grand-unifying-theory-of-chaotic)”, connecting Hudson to Keanu Reeves. Keanu was also, in his youth, a chaos gremlin. And then I saw this on Twitter. > well [pic.twitter.com/51yObNAE51](https://t.co/51yObNAE51?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢☁️ (@sunshinata\_) [July 22, 2026](https://x.com/sunshinata%5F/status/2079979573219914008?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) *Yaga* will be featured at Comic-Con on Saturday. We don’t know for sure if Hudson will be there. We’ll have more on Comic-Con later today but if he does show up, it’ll be another stop on the fame trail for Hudson after making so many award show appearances earlier this year and a cameo on *Saturday Night Live* with Connor Storrie, plus multiple trips to fashion weeks and the Met Gala, one by one he’s checking them off. Comic-Con hasn’t been all that horny in a few years, and Sarah’s post later today about the convention will go deeper into why it’s not as culturally relevant. But if Hudson is there, the horny level will for sure get a bump. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Erling Haaland’s birthday upgrade URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/erling-haaland-knew-exactly-what-he-was-doing-with-his-birthday-post/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T20:08:39.000Z The World Cup has been over for three days. Some people are happy they don’t have to hear about football anymore, and some people are in withdrawal that there’s no more wall-to-wall football coverage. No matter how you feel about all that football though, it’s undeniable that the World Cup was the cultural event of the summer 2026, with known stars in the spotlight and new stars reaching new levels of cultural popularity. It is what we know to be the celebrity cycle. And Erling Haaland is now a celebrity. He of course was known in football circles and by football fans but Haaling awareness is now at a new level, considering how popular Norway’s team was with the audience and how viral the Viking row became. To the point where Haaland and Lamine Yamal have “emerged from the World Cup as the world’s most valuable players with a new market value of €220m” [according to Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/world-cup-market-values-lamine-yamal-and-erling-haaland-set-new-record/view/news/483264?ref=laineygossip.com). That assessment is based on skill, cultural relevance, and also age. Lamine just turned 19 years old, and Erling Haaland’s 26th birthday was yesterday. He celebrated in St Tropez with family and friends. And he knew exactly what he was doing with this birthday post. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbDsW4zNta-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Erling Braut Haaland (@erling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbDsW4zNta-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) --- What else happened today… [This headline for Kayleigh Donaldson’s latest post made me laugh](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/sorry-the-odyssey-christopher-nolans-best-film-is-still-dunkirk.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Because I have said before that I’m not a Christopher Nolan sycophant so going in to *The Odyssey* I actually wasn’t expecting to f-ck with the film as hard as I do. And also, because I’m a troll, whenever I’m around any Nolan-ites, I get messy by throwing into the conversation that I thought *Dunkirk* was boring. This is not a lie, I think I might have fallen asleep for a few minutes when I was watching it. But still, I acknowledge that I’m a goddamn mosquito about this movie who needs a good slap. Kayleigh is too nice to slap me, but I look forward to seeing her, hopefully, in a few weeks and she can tell me over drinks that I’m an asshole. (Pajiba) [An excellent green leather dress on Lauren Cohan, wow](https://www.gofugyourself.com/lauren-cohans-green-dress-is-very-neat-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) OMG where did the time go. Thirteen years? It’s been thirteen years? [Prince George, formerly known here as Big G, is now a proper teenager](https://www.celebitchy.com/987885/prince%5Fgeorge%5Fturns%5F13%5Fyears%5Fold%5Ftoday%5Fthe%5Fpalace%5Freleased%5Fa%5Fbrand%5Fnew%5Fphoto/?ref=laineygossip.com). Unfortunately, like most teenagers, he’s probably not allowed to go around calling everyone “bro” and wear his hair in a mullet. But god I would love to see it. (Celebitchy) If you have a Belmont Cameli problem, or a Garrett Graham problem, as in an *Off Campus* problem, [this is not going to help](https://www.out.com/celebs/belmont-cameli-tresemme?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem2). Or maybe it does. (Out) Big news for the *Love Island USA* audience, which includes me: [Nicolandria is over](https://people.com/olandria-carthen-nic-vansteenberghe-break-up-source-exclusive-12023929?ref=laineygossip.com). Exactly a year later and never beating the fauxmance allegations. If it was fake, and I’m still not decided, they kept that up for a long time. A year is just a year but not when you’re living constantly in the next, which is how these influencers exist. (People) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-22jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-22jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-22jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-22jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-22jul26-0006.jpg) Erling Haaland celebrates his birthday in St. Tropez, July 21, 2026 ### Travis Scott’s Odyssean ambitions URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-travis-scott-using-momentum-from-the-odyssey-to-expand-his-own-empire/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T19:13:20.000Z There are so many storylines related to Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* – within the film itself and orbiting the film if you expand the conversation to include its cast, and the gossip, whether it’s about the box office or Tomdaya or award season chances. Probably not surprising given the hype surrounding the movie and the size of the ensemble. So now it’s Travis Scott’s turn to be in the spotlight repping the film and using the momentum to expand his own empire. Last week in a post about *The Odyssey* ahead of its release [I wrote about the debate](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-christopher-nolan-addressing-backlash-about-use-of-modern-language-in-the-odyssey/) among purists over Nolan’s vision and his desire to make the movie accessible to a modern audience. That intention is clear, right from the opening beats, because the first character to speak in the film is Travis’s Bard – a deliberate decision from a director as exacting as Nolan to state his thesis, which is that Homer’s works are foundational texts for cinematic storytelling. This story is every story, this movie is every movie. This poetry is the great great great great grandfather of all poetry. So it makes all the sense to open the movie with the poetry of these times: rap. To draw a throughline between how ancient Greeks shared history and current events to Shakespearean times when tales of woe and weal and romance and tragedy were told on a round stage, to where we are now, as rappers rule from the street corner to the stadiums. Hip-hop is the most culturally disruptive and influential artform of the century, and in casting Travis Scott as the MC at castle Ithaca mythologising Odysseus’s victory in Troy, Nolan is savvily whetting a new generation’s appetite for the classics. But this isn’t just stunt casting. *The Odyssey* is not Travis’s first appearance in a feature film and they’ve worked together before on *Tenet*, when Nolan asked Travis to contribute music to the soundtrack. In addition to acting in *The Odyssey,* Travis also co-wrote the end credits song “When I’m Home” which will likely be submitted for consideration at the Oscars for Best Original Song. It’s a discordant track, I’m not sure Academy members will get down with it, especially since Taylor Swift is out here pushing for a nomination and her contender is much more melodic, goes down a lot easier. But *The Odyssey* will be carrying a lot of weight coming into award season, with its box office, bolstered by Nolan’s status as the most slugger of all Hollywood directors right now, so while “When I’m Home” might not win, it’s not a longshot for a nomination. Plus, as we’ve seen, early campaigning is already underway. Travis covers [the latest issue of Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/features/travis-scott-interview-the-odyssey-paramount-deal-1236817092/?ref=laineygossip.com), much of the interview is grounded in *The Odyssey* but the other takeaway is that Travis is targeting Hollywood, more acting and producing work. He just signed a deal with Paramount Pictures, nothing in development yet, but they want a first look at whatever he might be cooking, and it’s not like he hasn’t delivered in other streams. He holds claim to the highest-grossing solo hip-hop tour of all time. His partnership deals are instant top sellers. They’re teaching his artist-business blueprint at the university level. He has a massive fanbase, and now he gets to boast that he’s in the most high-key movie of the year. Which, back to the gossip, sets up in an interesting potential “red carpet collision” at the Oscars. *The Odyssey* vs *Dune 3.* Travis, Kylie Jenner, and Timothée Chalamet all on the same award circuit. I want it! > Travis Scott speaks on how Christopher Nolan approached him to be in ‘THE ODYSSEY’ > > “\[Christopher Nolan\] is like 'I'm working on this movie... I want you to be in it.' And I'm like 'Woah, woah, wait— you know I make music?'” [pic.twitter.com/eNRVqdl8uH](https://t.co/eNRVqdl8uH?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Christopher Nolan Archives (@NolanAnalyst) [July 22, 2026](https://x.com/NolanAnalyst/status/2079842443701158167?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGXMNIkhOT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGXMNIkhOT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Celebrity Social Media, July 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-has-made-jennifer-garner-such-consistent-target-of-paparazzi/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T17:40:00.000Z In an interview with Evan Ross Katz, Jennifer Garner talks about her experience with the paparazzi. It’s really interesting because Jennifer Garner rose to fame while traditional media dominated, then she was married to Ben Affleck (a paparazzi heatscore) during the peak blog era, and she transitioned very smoothly to social media. I believe everything she says about the way she is and was followed and how dangerous it is. To me, the unanswered question is: why Jennifer Garner, specifically? As she notes, Ben and Matt were not followed in the same way and she had neighbours who were more famous than her. She herself has done nothing scandalous, most of the time she’s just walking to and from her car. But there must be market for these photos if she’s had the same pap assigned to her for 20 years. What is it about Jennifer Garner that has made her such a consistent target? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbGO-HQAZKf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Evan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbGO-HQAZKf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Have you watched the clip of Marcello Hernandez and Kevin Hart on *The Today Show*? I imagine it’s hard to kill on morning TV but Marcello does a great bit. Al Roker couldn’t contain himself and Kevin Hart was thoroughly enjoying it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da8tUTrkxdF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by NHL (@nhl)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da8tUTrkxdF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum over *The Odyssey* and saying his AI company will make an Odyssey movie, too! Completely normal and not unhinged behaviour, [billionaires are so well-adjusted](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/elon-musk-grok-ai-odyssey-film-historically-accurate-1236817856/?ref=laineygossip.com). And the thing is, he will then have bots drive up the “viewership” and claim victory. Maybe he should put this effort into making a friend. Just one friend. Start with a small goal: “get a person who is not financially dependent on me to text me back this month.” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da4F8-IKncJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anne Hathaway (@annehathaway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da4F8-IKncJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Attached - Jennifer Garner on the set of the 13 Going on 30 reboot with Judy Greer and Emily Bader. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-csm-22jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-csm-22jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-csm-22jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-csm-22jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/garner-csm-22jul26-0006.jpg) Jennifer Garner filming the 13 Going on 30 reboot in Santa Monica alongside Emily Bader and Judy Greer, July 21, 2026 ### Beckham yacht time URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-we-see-harper-seven-beckham-on-social-media-when-it-comes-time-to-launch-her-skincare-brand/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T17:02:33.000Z The Beckhams are always on a yacht in the summer, it’s basically a tradition. This year their yacht time was delayed a bit, because of the World Cup, of course, but they will eventually find their way onto the yacht and now here they are, floating in the waters near Ibiza. Victoria’s under a ballcap protecting her face from the sun while David’s lounging back doing some reading. The book is Taylor Jenkins Reid’s *One True Loves,* exactly the kind of novel you pack for a beach or a yacht holiday. Going back to the World Cup though, David was one of the most visible ex-footballers during the tournament and probably especially critical for this World Cup taking place in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Because he is more known on this side of the Atlantic than probably almost every other footballer besides Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Which is why his status as an ambassador for the sport and the event is so lucrative. There estimates that he made as much as $25 million during the tournament – and you couldn’t miss him. It’s not just that he was at the matches, he was also all over the commercials. In Canada, the Lays commercial, with him and Steve Carrell and Messi, among others, was played over and over again. For David though, of course the money from doing commercials is nice, but it’s not everything. The brand deals are also about visibility, and factor into a whole business network that benefits his team, Inter Miami. Because he himself is a brand, a critical figure for the team itself, its investors and the advertisers who come on board to support it and this conversation is much more complicated than most of the topline conversations about Beckham and his entrepreneurialism. This tweet, posted yesterday, provides a good outline of how he’s managed his financial interests over the last nearly two decades, from the time when he was still playing in the MLS. And how shrewdly he exploited his own contract. > The most successful thing David Beckham ever did wasn't football > > When he signed with the LA Galaxy in 2007, his contract included a clause giving him the right to buy a future MLS expansion team for $25,000,000 > > MLS later offered to buy the clause back from him for $50,000,000.… [pic.twitter.com/zgPoVPEEub](https://t.co/zgPoVPEEub?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) [July 20, 2026](https://x.com/burrytracker/status/2079284567689531565?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The value that he’s built into Inter Miami and his equity in the team is worth much more than whatever paycheque he’s getting from selling chips and other products during the World Cup. So it’s not just that he needed a couple million dollars from those advertisements, it goes into the whole package of him being Mr Football International and Team Owner. With a family brand that also includes Victoria’s label, now much more successful and viable, and possibly his daughter’s soon-to-launch beauty brand? Harper Seven Beckham's skincare collection, originally called HIKU and now [renamed Harlo by Harper](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/beauty-hair/celebrity-hair-makeup/a73226458/harper-beckham-beauty-brand-harlo/?ref=laineygossip.com) was “inspired” by Korean skincare and will be aimed at Gen Z and Alpha. What’s interesting about this is that Harper has no social media presence of her own – at least not yet. And this is unusual because, of course, followers and likes etc has become a standard measurement for potential and amplification. It may have been strategic all this time for the Beckhams to keep Harper off socials until she was older and then formally introduce her on her own accounts once there’s an actual business to support. But at least as of now, the only access to her on social media is through her parents which is, arguably, the way it should be. She’s 15 years old. So it’ll be interesting to see how that changes once they’re ready to launch the product line. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beckhams-yacht-22jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beckhams-yacht-22jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beckhams-yacht-22jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beckhams-yacht-22jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beckhams-yacht-22jul26-0006.jpg) David and Victoria Beckham on their luxury yacht in Ibiza, July 22, 2026 ### Tom Holland on his wife and his tenure URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-holland-gives-best-possible-answer-when-asked-about-his-tenure-as-spider-man/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T16:04:07.000Z Before we get to the ooey gooey, let’s talk about where Tom Holland is right now, metaphorically. As Telemachus in *The Odyssey*, he’s just given the best we’ve seen of his career so far. Which means I vehemently disagree with Variety’s [cast and character ranking of the film’s performances](https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-july-22-2026/) and I’m not sure an exercise like this applies to this particular film because, seriously, IMO everyone is bringing it. But this is about Tom and Telemachus and taking on a role where he was never going to be the hero or even the anti-hero, in theatres two weeks before he steps back into the suit as a hero, Spider-Man Peter Parker of course. It’s an interesting juxtaposition, with some connective tissue throughout. After all, both are trying to find their purpose in life, and in both cases, much of their struggles relate back to a missing parental figure – Odysseus for Telemachus and Tony Stark for Peter. For Peter though, that was two movies ago, we find him alone again now in a different way, since his sacrifice to save the world resulted in becoming disappeared from the lives and memories of his loved ones. That’s a key reason to his popularity as Spider-Man: Tom Holland really plays the pathos so well, beyond the stunts and all the comic book lore, this is where the heart of the story is. But that question lingers – how much longer will he do this, how much longer can he do it, where does the story run out on Tom and Spider-Man? He was asked about this on the junket recently and, as far as I’ve seen, not being a comic book savant, he gave the best possible answer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbEE31KDfp3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by AP Entertainment (@apnewsentertainment)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbEE31KDfp3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) What he’s saying is that he takes being a steward for Spider-Man very seriously, and his ultimate act as a steward is to hand the character off to Miles Morales. Even I know about the fandom’s anticipation for Miles Morales and the fact that this is Tom’s hope for the future of Spider-Man, given his not insignificant influence behind the scenes, is something to be optimistic about. But also it’s just so cute that the three of them, Tom, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon are like, all for one and one for all. My babies! And then of course there’s a fluffy moment that’s going viral from Tom’s appearance on The Dish. > this is a level of confirmation i NEVER thought we’d reach this early on😭 [pic.twitter.com/tMJHhwNVWW](https://t.co/tMJHhwNVWW?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — holl6nds (@holl6nds) [July 21, 2026](https://x.com/holl6nds/status/2079533178847457566?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) He and Zendaya have tried to avoid any and all talk/speculation about their marriage… but at the same time, Tom has a reputation for, well, not being able to keep secrets. Is it a secret anymore though? How much more confirmation do we need? This, to me, isn’t about him spilling the tea, it’s more about being in that state of newlywed bliss, when you’ve found your person and you know you’re their person too, and you formally declare your commitment to each other and it’s impossible to contain your happiness, your contentment, really. And besides, Tom’s never been able to contain his affection/adoration/fanboy/admiration … all of the things… for his WIFE. He doesn’t have to say it, we can all see it. All the time, whenever they are out in public together, a feeling captured by this viral video from Mexico earlier this week. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbDwdE8uwmv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by couples! 💫 (@relationships.usa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbDwdE8uwmv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Again, may the gods and the gossips protect them at all costs. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0010.jpg) Director Destin Daniel Cretton, Zendaya, and Tom Holland during the "Spiderman: Brand New Day" fan event at Aztlan Feria de Chapultepec on July 20, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-zendaya-22jul26-0015.jpg) Zendaya, and Tom Holland during the "Spiderman: Brand New Day" fan event at Aztlan Feria de Chapultepec on July 20, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico ### Shout-Outs for July 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-july-22-2026/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T14:14:18.000Z **Jacquie!** PhD Jacquie! YOU! Congratulations on this achievement – while raising two children! Grace shared the news with me and I’m thrilled for you, and also so inspired by you. Only you know what the work was, what you poured into it when it was the hardest, when there was no time, when you were needed in five places at once… and you did it, you made it possible. You also stayed up on the gossip, LOL. Not to make it about me but I also take great pleasure in knowing that smart gossips come to this place. Thanks for increasing the IQ here but now let me turn it back to you, DOCTOR, and toast your perseverance and your resilience and your talent. Let’s GO! And for **Michele** from Staci – Happy Birthday! I heard you’re now crushing on an alien rock. Girl, I get it. Rocky is adorable, Rocky + Ryan are the couple we ship, so here they are as a birthday gift. The only time getting a lump of coal for your birthday is acceptable. I know Rocky isn’t a lump of coal, it just sounded good to say, LOL. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/shout-outs-22jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/shout-outs-22jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/shout-outs-22jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/shout-outs-22jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/shout-outs-22jul26-0006.jpg) Liv Tyler for Jacquie/Ryan Gosling and Rocky for Michele ### Intro for July 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cardi-b-is-as-usual-irresistible-hilarious-in-new-sponcon-for-zevia/ Last updated: 2026-07-22T13:45:57.000Z Dear Gossips, Celebrity advertisements, or sponcon I guess in today’s vocabulary, is usually met with derision. It’s people who already have a lot of money grabbing more money – and there’s often not much creativity or brand synergy. Once in a while, though, the creative and the celebrity and the commercialism come together to produce a thing that actually works. It’s the perfect marriage of good ideas with exactly the right star doing exactly what made them a star. And when that happens, the capitalism goes down a little easier. This is what Cardi B has achieved. First of all, on the money grab of the situation, it’s not like Cardi has ever fronted like she’s above it. If anything, Cardi has always been straight up about the fact that she’s out to secure her bag, that she has children to raise, an entourage to pay, a lifestyle to fun – and persistently annoying exes who also cost her. Plus frivolous lawsuits. When a cash opportunity comes up, Cardi will take it. And it’s never held against her because she’s been so forthcoming about her intentions. But also… she does it with so much personality. Cardi is one of the funniest celebrities in the ecosystem. Sure she’s messy, sure she often makes bad decisions, says stupid sh-t but she’s irresistible because she’s hilarious. And this ad is f-cking hilarious. Her timing, her delivery, her expressions, the snatchedness of her waist, the way she sips from that straw, that stanky sniff – I love her, I can’t stop loving her. But it’s also just great work. Cardi sounds like herself, like even if she wasn’t getting paid for it, this would be a conversation that you could imagine her having organically. I could watch hours of this without stopping. I’ve already watched this three times. And that’s exactly why the brand is writing her that cheque, she’s well worth the money. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbDdce1M2Fy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbDdce1M2Fy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Javier Everywhere URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-javier-bardem-attend-all-of-spains-world-cup-matches/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T20:03:13.000Z How many of Spain’s World Cup matches did Javier Bardem attend? Was it all of them? It felt like all of them to me because … he was at so many! And it’s not like they all happened in the same place. The matches were played in various cities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico and all of Spain’s matches were in the US but six different cities and I’m pretty sure he was at all of the knockout matches. This is commitment, because while for sure he has the money to fly, and fly comfortably, it’s still so much moving around, getting f-cked up over time zones, etc etc etc. And now he’s back to work, still in New York today to promote *Cape Fear* on Apple TV. In a few months he’ll next join the press tour for *Dune 3\.* He was asked about that recently and he’s already calling it a “masterpiece”. > [@entertainmenttonight](https://www.tiktok.com/@entertainmenttonight?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@entertainmenttonight") Javier Bardem is turning up the hype for 'Dune: Part 3,' calling it a "masterpiece" with a conclusion "nobody suspected." 👀 [#dune](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dune?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dune") [#dune3](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dune3?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dune3") [#javierbardem](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/javierbardem?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "javierbardem") [#capefear](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/capefear?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "capefear") [#dunemovie](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dunemovie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dunemovie") [♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Entertainment-Tonight-7647280082519608095?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Entertainment Tonight") --- What else happened today… The tailoring of [this shorts suit on Teyana Taylor is immaculate](https://www.gofugyourself.com/teyana-taylor-rocks-a-shorts-suit-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), from the length of the jacket and how it falls around the hips to the shorts and where they fall on her legs. And that neckpiece is outrageously good. (Go Fug Yourself) The actor who keeps saying “no” to Kevin Feige [and does not want to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.pajiba.com/news/this-one-actor-keeps-turning-down-selfproclaimed-loser-kevin-feige.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Fine but, like, why does Kevin want him so badly? Please put more energy into Keanu Reeves. (Pajiba) Tom Brady has been giving large corners of the internet the ick for years, especially after Gisele peaced out on their marriage. [Now he seems to be losing some of the bros because he’s so cringe](https://www.celebitchy.com/987611/dave%5Fportnoy%5Feverything%5Fabout%5Ftom%5Fbrady%5Fis%5Flame%5Fcringe-y%5Fright%5Fnow/?ref=laineygossip.com). That is correct. He is cringe, the opposite of cool, the opposite of charisma, the opposite of sex appeal. He is a charisma black hole, one of the best examples that it takes more than looks to be attractive. (Celebitchy) WHAT THE F-CK DID I JUST READ? Is there anyone here from Denver? What are these stories about your airport? If I ever go to Denver and have to take a flight home will I be haunted? I have spent my whole life not knowing about [the Denver airport creep and spooky factor](https://www.themarysue.com/woman-says-shell-never-forget-the-man-who-sat-next-to-her-on-a-flight-out-of-denver-when-the-flight-landed-he-vanished-the-creepiest/?ref=laineygossip.com) and now I wish my curiosity didn’t get the better of me! Wahhhhh! (The Mary Sue) This [Ed Harris interview is so funny](https://ew.com/ed-harris-tried-to-quit-dutton-ranch-during-season-1-get-me-the-f-out-of-here-12023483?ref=laineygossip.com), if you have time you should watch the video. Ed has no f-cks to give, and especially no f-cks to give when it comes Taylor Sheridan’s feelings. (Entertainment Weekly) > Ed Harris says he felt “misled” about his “inconsequential” role on “Dutton Ranch,” and that halfway through filming Season 1, he was telling his team to “get me the f--- out of here.” > > “Prior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what… [pic.twitter.com/StmmazVogC](https://t.co/StmmazVogC?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Variety (@Variety) [July 21, 2026](https://x.com/Variety/status/2079417877577544079?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/javier-what-else-21jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/javier-what-else-21jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/javier-what-else-21jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/javier-what-else-21jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/javier-what-else-21jul26-0006.jpg) Javier Bardem in New York for Cape Fear promo, July 20, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-ryan-gosling-sleeping-better-at-night-after-being-tormented-for-almost-a-decade/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T19:18:17.000Z All this talk about The Odyssey but let’s not forget that probably the first real Oscar contender to come out this year was *Project Hail Mary,* starring Ryan Gosling. And he too is in play for another Best Actor Oscar nomination. Ryan’s not thinking about that right now, though. What he’s doing is sleeping better at night now that something that’s been tormenting him for almost a decade has been addressed. We are nearly at the ten year anniversary of the release of *La La Land.* And they’ve fixed the poster… but… not that I want Ryan to not rest, but I feel like the original is better. Perfect symmetry isn’t always the answer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbD89u6oI2B/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Bustle (@bustle)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbD89u6oI2B/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Why is this SO funny? I screamed when our site manager Emily sent it to me yesterday and I’m still LOLing about it now. It’s also strangely addictive. Like I’m fascinated by that puddy neck! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCCwpmxfwU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Amanda Seyfried💛 (@mingey)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCCwpmxfwU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is also a scream for me – and touches on what Maria often writes about in this space: celebrity birthday dedications and making it all about yourself. How do we assess this one, though? Because technically JLo was also celebrating her own (early) birthday, it’s this coming Friday. But also her sister’s… and you wouldn’t know it because she decided to post the most extra solo shot in first position in the carousel, hahahaha. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-18NnFFdB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-18NnFFdB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I have so many (good) thoughts about Rocky pulling up to help Rihanna sell skincare products. First, they’re just so cute. And hot. And cute. I love that they’re so fully immersed in all aspects of each other’s lives. But also, Rocky is actually the perfect candidate to market the products to men – who should be more encouraged to use them! At least once a day I tell my husband he needs to moisturise because, seriously, it’s looking more and more like we’re in a large age gap relationship, when I’m the one who’s older (by 18 months). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbB1KO1Snwe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbB1KO1Snwe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE – The Art of Patience URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-will-steve-lacys-new-album-oh-yeah-match-success-of-its-predecessor/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T19:01:03.000Z When music becomes disposable it loses its value in the minds of its consumers in ways that most people do not even realize. We’re a culture that’s obsessed with “what’s next” and pushing for the next best thing means musical projects can come and go without the masses even knowing about it. But Steve Lacy’s third studio album *Oh Yeah?* is showing that there is some real power in making people wait. He’s always been a not-so-mainstream artist, but after the major success of his 2022 single [“Bad Habit”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF-FGf%5FZZiI&list=RDVF-FGf%5FZZiI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), he opened pandora’s box and a whole new set of ear drums are now hearing his sound. The four year wait between projects was risky, but it has resulted in a rich R&B recording complete with co-signs from some of the top names in the genre like Erykah Badu and SZA. Before streaming and social media made music and the artists themselves so accessible, there was always intense anticipation for an artist’s next album era. Their work was the only way we could connect to them, and it resulted in a meaningful relationship with the art. Janet Jackson did this beautifully throughout the prime decades of her career, with most of her albums being released with a four year gap between them. When the music is good, the fans will still be there waiting for you. Janet wasn’t the only pop artist doing this. Christina Aguilera is also known for making her fans wait upwards of six years between projects. In her case, it slowed her momentum a little bit so it’s a fine line because the real risk of oversaturation is also present when you become a mainstream artist. You don’t want to lose your momentum and you don’t want people to get sick of you. So the questions is… where is that line? Steve Lacy’s run with “Bad Habit” and its parent album [*Gemini Rights*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC8u7RJe-TE&ref=laineygossip.com)put him in that category of potential oversaturation, and instead of following the herd of this generation of artists, he exercised the art of patience by flipping the script and taking it back to the old school days when you released an album if it felt right, not just to strike while the iron is hot. In a [recent interview](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steve-lacy-oh-yeah-love-songwriting-1235594602/?ref=laineygossip.com)with Rolling Stone, he admitted that the new record was actually ready for almost a year before he finally relented and released it. Time will tell whether the album will match the success of its predecessor, but quality wise, it’s safe to say that he created something he should be proud of. Next week is a major one for music releases. We’re getting new albums from Charli xcx, Tyla, Shania Twain, and The Strokes. This week, it’s new music from Steve Lacy and Erykah Badu, Tinashe, Buju Banton, Mariah Carey remixed by Eric Kupper, and Rick Ross with Leon Thomas. Plus, our very own Queen Bey’s surprise romantic track from the vault keeps on growing in audience – as it should. Listen on … **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“pure colour” by Steve Lacy, Erykah Badu** Steve has ranked Erykah as one of his greatest musical inspirations since the beginning of his music career. His sound has some of her classic neo-soul elements as well, but through a Gen Z lens. Steve, who is 28 years old, is the prime example of an older Gen Z with a connection to Millennial music tastes, although I’d argue that Erykah’s music transcends all age groups. “pure colour” is a laid-back song that gives the illusion of a meditative sound bath. It’s cinematic and psychedelic at the exact same time. It captures the feeling of grief and the emotional paralysis that it can put you in: *“you’re the reflection in my mirror/can’t let you go take control of me”.* Steve is aching for this person who is no longer in his life to take over his spirit and give him the feeling they once did when they were around. It’s a trip-hop song at its core, with Erykah’s verse adding another layer of hypnotism. Steve’s brand of psychedelic R&B picks up where an artist like Frank Ocean left off in 2016 and I just know that closeted teenage me would have been all over this. **“Crash Out” by Tinashe** Tinashe is listening to her fans because “Crash Out” is the full-length pop club banger that we have been wanting from her ever since she announced her new album *Pop Star.* This track is just as bouncy as the lead single “Too Easy” except with a lot more swag. Her aura is unmatched, you can feel it radiating out of your speakers when you play it; reminiscent of her 2019 music when she went by the moniker “’Nashe” except this feels even more elevated with a much bigger budget. That bigger budget comes from her new distribution deal with Atlantic Records, something that fans noticed upon the release of the single. Tinashe has been an independent artist since the late 2010s, and is still releasing music under her independent label, except this time around she’s got a major label behind her as well. Definitely a result of her back-to-back summer smashes “Nasty” and “No Broke Boys”. It’s a good time to be Tinashe, and an even better time for the fans. **“House Call” by Buju Banton** Buju first premiered “House Call” during a live performance recording with [*A COLORS SHOW*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMAil9qCYA&list=RDsiMAil9qCYA&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)in mid-June. The live version has been available for a few weeks, but now we get the mixed and mastered recording which will feature on his upcoming album *Too Too Bad.* The track comes just as carnival season hits North America – I know in Toronto this will be bumping at many Caribana festivities. Buju, an icon in his own right, puts his signature passion into the track and creates a vibe perfect for summer, rum, and a whole lot of winding and grinding. The man has been releasing albums since 1992, so he certainly knows how to keep his audience gripped with his sound. I didn’t grow up with dancehall music per se although I did learn who Lady Saw and Bounty Hunter were at a very young age thanks to No Doubt’s *Rock Steady* record. In my older years, I’ve been lucky enough to be exposed to the genre’s greatness through very close friends and Buju has always been something of a cherished treasure in that world. His music reminds me of someone very special too which adds to my own personal experience. “House Call” is another quality entry in a discography that has had people drinking and scantily dancing for decades, and will continue to do so indefinitely. **“Underneath the Stars – Eric Kupper Klassic Club Mix” by Mariah Carey, Eric Kupper** This week is a big one for the lambs because Mimi has graced us with the 30th anniversary edition of her wildly successful album *Daydream.* The album actually celebrated its 30th birthday last September but Mimi was deep in promo for her album *Here For it All.* Better late than never! (And that’s how she tells time anyway.) Included in the deluxe edition is this new remixed version of one of her most popular fan-favourites in her entire discography. “Underneath The Stars” has long been known to be Mariah’s favourite of her songs, and in turn, a favourite of the lambs. This new house remix gives it an updated feel and a whole new energy. The original version of the song is 60s blues inspired mid-tempo, but this remix takes it to the club. A 90s house club if we’re really trying to paint a picture here. Mariah has a vast collection of remixes in her musical repertoire, working with the likes of David Morales, Junior Vazquez, Hex Hector and Todd Terry over the years. Eric Kupper brings a new flair to Mariah’s original 1995 vocals, showcasing new runs and melismas that were buried in the original version of the song. That’s always my favourite part of remixes, hearing the same song you’ve always loved in a whole new way. **“Remarkable Hussle” by Rick Ross, Leon Thomas** “Remarkable Hussle” is Rick Ross’s tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle with Nipsey’s actual voice serving as the opening line in the song, taken directly from a voicemail recording that Rick had of the late rapper. The first lines of the first verse further reinforce this dedication as Rick spits *“when you winnin’ like Nipsey, boy, they wanna gun you down”*. Jealousy is one of the world’s most evil traits and it can bring out the absolute worst sides of us. It’s that jealousy that cruelly took the life of one of hip-hop’s most important visionaries of the 21st century. Nipsey’s recorded phone call that is used in the song sees him speaking on making it through “the marathon” and keeping his faith strong through all hardships. That call is what inspires this track as well all the rappers who follow in Nipsey’s footsteps. Leon ties the song together beautifully with a sung chorus that brings a hint of soul to the emotional rap. There’s a few other lyrics in the song that stand out. For one, the outro of the song features the second half of Nipsey’s voicemail with him saying *“Rick Ross told me some real sh-t”* referring to the real-life advice that Rick laid on him that the biggest business that Nipsey will ever run is his actual life. Then you have the stray that Morgan Wallen catches with Rick referring to him as “The Bigot” – I think that one is self-explanatory. Nipsey DID say that Rick keeps it real. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“MORNING DEW (DONK)” by Beyoncé** The world may still be waiting for Beyoncé to release *ACT II,* but in true Queen B fashion, she gave the hive something totally unexpected: an official release of the leaked track “[MORNING DEW (DONK)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5f9Q2LJYM&list=RDMv5f9Q2LJYM&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)”. There was no official announcement or context to the release, but like anything Beyoncé touches, it’s resonating hard. And a romantic prophecy dedicated to her man, Jay-Z. She made two appearances during his anniversary shows, and given the recent negative headlines surrounding his personal life and by proxy, their relationship, it does feel like an intentional move to release a love song to show the world that music’s power couple is still going strong, and with more passion than ever. The song was first recorded during the sessions for the self-titledalbum in 2013, and it hit the internet back in 2014 as “Donk”. Whatever the reason is for the release, it’s a perfect bridge between what will inevitably be her next album era; and we all need a little love right now. This stripped-down style of R&B music hasn’t been as prevalent in her more recent music – especially given the intentional genre shifts of her last two albums. It is however the true heart of Beyoncé as an artist, when she just sings and gives us that classic R&B that she first introduced to us during the early days of Destiny’s Child. Plus, how many other artists can release a 13-year-old song with no explanation and see it reach the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100\. It’s picking up on social media too. Ayra Starr was jamming to it on her page and the Beyhive is showcasing their versions of the song’s heavenly riff. We love a vocal challenge, especially for a song about morning sex. If there’s ever anything that will get me to sing at the top of my lungs, it’s that. > [@ayrastarr](https://www.tiktok.com/@ayrastarr?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@ayrastarr") > > Morning dewwww > > [♬ MORNING DEW (DONK) - Beyoncé](https://www.tiktok.com/music/MORNING-DEW-DONK-7658683471015036945?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ MORNING DEW (DONK) - Beyoncé") > [@amir.karaman](https://www.tiktok.com/@amir.karaman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@amir.karaman") SEE I JUST WANNA LOVE YA 😫 [#morningdew](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/morningdew?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "morningdew") [#donk](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/donk?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "donk") [#beyonce](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/beyonce?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "beyonce") [#viral](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "viral") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ MORNING DEW (DONK) - Beyoncé](https://www.tiktok.com/music/MORNING-DEW-DONK-7658683471015036945?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ MORNING DEW (DONK) - Beyoncé") > [@stacey.gabriel](https://www.tiktok.com/@stacey.gabriel?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@stacey.gabriel") BEST RIFF OUT DER DONT PLAY [#beyonce](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/beyonce?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "beyonce") [#riff](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/riff?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "riff") [#morningdew](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/morningdew?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "morningdew") [♬ original sound - ️](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7661979266183121695?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ️") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Colman does it all URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-colman-domingo-is-the-ultimate-guest-host-on-jimmy-kimmel-live/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T16:55:28.000Z Jimmy Kimmel is on holiday for the summer so there are celebrity guest hosts filling in for him during the break and this week it’s Colman Domingo. Here is an incomplete list of why Colman is the ultimate guest host. \-He’s using this opportunity as a victory lap. Let’s not get it twisted, Colman’s not putting in the work here to benefit Jimmy and his show, he doesn’t owe them anything. This works for him, his career, and for his potential Oscar nomination. Colman’s been in two box office wins in the last three months: *Michael* and *Disclosure Day. Michael*, in particular, is a huge hit and Colman is firmly in contention for another Oscar nomination in the supporting category. The Academy has already nominated him twice, they’ve already shown that they will recognise his work. On top of the work he’s done in television, including *Euphoria* season three – not a critical success but a ratings success. Plus *The Four Seasons*, since he’s nominated for both series this year. So when he opened his monologue last night with a flex, listing off all his accolades… he wasn’t lying, but it also wasn’t off-putting. It’s an early reminder to voters that he is one of the busiest and most acclaimed actors on a hot streak that started pre-COVID and is still going. \-He came to serve! This polka dot set, with the robe and the jacket inside is FIRE. And he turned his style signature into a bit with Guillermo where the challenge was to produce a glow-up and get Guillermo in a new fit. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCtda7hLSi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCtda7hLSi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) \-And he made Jacob Elordi tolerable, LOL. Jacob is currently promoting Ridley Scott’s *The Dog Stars,* opening at the end of August and co-starring Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Benedict Wong, and Guy Pearce. He and Colman know each other, of course, from *Euphoria*. But also, with Colman’s charisma and energy level, it’s not like Jacob can sit there and brood and only talk about his craft. I mean he does that too, but it’s not too much, and he’s willing to be unserious, since Colman is happy to be unserious, and as a result, Jacob is much more engaging and appealing than I typically find him. Which we credit to a good host, to Colman Domingo, an excellent host. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCrkoaN97b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbCrkoaN97b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In other Jacob news, related to Kendall Jenner, she spent some quality time with him and his family in Australia last month. Her family, obviously, is all in on him, and [PEOPLE reported](https://people.com/kendall-jenner-very-into-jacob-elordi-source-exclusive-source-12016011?ref=laineygossip.com) last week that she’s “very into him” and that their “energies match”. I feel like I have to hand in my gossip cred right now with what I’m about to say but…um… I see it. It is a good match and no one is more smug about this than Kris because the family boyfriend roster now includes Jacob, Timothée Chalamet, and Lewis Hamilton. As for how locked in these two are – [they were just seen loving on each other with a puppy](https://www.tiktok.com/@amanda.%5F.montano/photo/7663574046038035742?is%5Ffrom%5Fwebapp=1&sender%5Fdevice=pc&ref=laineygossip.com), no confirmation about whether or not they adopted the puppy together, but even without the puppy, Jacob and Kendall seem like they’re down bad, equally. And again, to me, this is correct. They deserve each other, however you want to read into that. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/colman-jacob-21jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/colman-jacob-21jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/colman-jacob-21jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/colman-jacob-21jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/colman-jacob-21jul26-0006.jpg) Colman Domingo and Jacob Elordi arrive at ABC Studios for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, July 20, 2026 ### Tomdaya: Will it be a record? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-holland-zendaya-make-box-office-history-with-spider-man-brand-new-days-release-after-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T15:38:46.000Z *The Odyssey* just opened, it continues to be the talk of the film industry, with Matt Belloni noting in [his latest Puck newsletter](https://puck.news/category/hollywood/?ref=laineygossip.com) that “45% of American moviegoers this weekend saw *The Odyssey* in Imax or another premium format when the usual share for a film on opening weekend is around 22%”. But another blockbuster is on the horizon: *Spider-Man: Brand New Day,* also starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, so they were back out there on the promotional circuit, in Mexico last night for a fan event. And, as usual, Z and Law Roach switched style gears smoothly. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbC3wAjOaiF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbC3wAjOaiF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s a gorgeous black dress made more gorgeous on her. It’s Spider-Man with the lace and the fringe looking like the webbing that comes out of the character’s wrists but also fashion, not too on the nose but, like, we get it, we know immediately that this outfit is for this particular movie and not the other big ass movie that she was just part of. But that’s what these two are doing back-to-back, *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man,* nbd. Could it be an even bigger deal, though? *The Odyssey* will no doubt continue to dominate at the box office this coming weekend. Most Christopher Nolan movies have legs and given the hype around this one, it should still be performing with new moviegoers who are waiting a couple of weeks before seeing it or others who are going back for a second or third viewing. I’ve already heard of people who’ve seen it twice – and it’s only been at the cineplex for four full days. *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* will top the box office, no doubt, on opening weekend. But *The Odyssey* has a very good chance of coming in second, and if that happens, it would mean that Tomdaya will be in BOTH the top movie and the second place movie at the same time, together. Is that historic? I’m not a film historian and I’m also lazy, I did exactly one Google search to find out if it would indeed be an unprecedented achievement for a couple and I don’t trust the answer and didn’t bother to fact-check it because we’ll know soon enough. For what it’s worth, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were one and two a couple of summers ago with *Deadpool & Wolverine* and *It Ends With Us* but that’s not the same because they were in their respective movies but not both in both movies. Something to pay attention to then in just over a week when *Brand New Day* opens. On top of the looks that Zendaya will be parading. After that, knowing these two, they’ll probably go back inside for as long as they can. Also attached - Zendaya and Tom leaving their hotel together last week in New York. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-spiderman-21jul26-0007.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya at a fan event for Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Mexico City on July 20, 2026/Tom Holland and Zendaya leave their hotel in NYC, July 17, 2026 ### Contemplate mortality with Avengers: Doomsday URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-avengers-doomsday-really-how-kevin-feige-wanted-multiverse-saga-to-end/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T14:22:16.000Z Luke Winkie wrote an article last month for Slate about aged Beach Boy Mike Love performing with, essentially, a new band also called the Beach Boys and doing it at the age of 85\. You can, and should, read it [here](https://slate.com/culture/2026/06/beach-boys-songs-brian-wilson-tour-mike-love.html?ref=laineygossip.com), and let the specter of an octogenarian singing teenaged sun-and-fun songs haunt you as it has haunted me. I bring up this article about Mike Love clinging to the corpse of the Beach Boys because the full trailer for *Avengers: Doomsday* dropped yesterday and I am having a lot of thoughts about age, retirement, and mortality. Does *Avengers: Doomsday* look bad? No. I’m actually intrigued by an Avengers movie centered on Thor, the member of Marvel’s “big three” that always got shunted aside because it never felt like anyone ever really knew what to do with him (except Taika Waititi, once). Do I trust anyone knows what to do with him now? Also no. But *Doomsday* doesn’t look *bad*, per se. It doesn’t look all that exciting, either, not after Marvel already burned through their nostalgia bank with *Avengers: Endgame* and *Deadpool & Wolverine*. The most obvious problem for Marvel is simply that nothing they’ve done recently, including the GOOD movies they’ve made, has really worked. Oh, people still like Spider-Man, but people will always like Spider-Man, just like people will always like Batman. Some of these characters are perpetual motion machines. But leaving aside the absolute top-tier most beloved characters, Marvel has made a few good movies in the last few years, and they’ve underperformed as audiences are clearly ready to move onto other things. But the biggest problem for Marvel might be that THIS story at THIS time feels totally unearned. *Doomsday* is teasing not only Robert Downey, Jr.’s turn as a villain, but also an Avengers/X-Men team up that brings the Fox X-cast into the MCU, to a far greater extent than the Deadpool movies have achieved to date. That SHOULD feel like a big deal, but the reality is, the X-Men movies faltered throughout the 2010s, running out fan interest. The best thing X-Men have going for them at this point is Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, and Marvel has already punched that ticket. Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s easy to armchair quarterback these decisions, but if this is where Marvel wanted to go all along, why was the MCU not bending more deliberately toward an X-Men/Avengers crossover? Maybe because everyone hates a multiverse and no one would really have the patience for it, but if THIS was the plan, then the path is obvious, in retrospect. After *Endgame*, put the Avengers on ice, full stop. Shift to the X-Men. Make only X-movies for several years. Save the casting that still works, recast roles where characters never took off, and build out the X-wing of the MCU. Then, just about now, five or six years down the line, stage the crossover, bringing back the beloved “old” Avengers teams to interact with the new X-Men. Then it would mean something, we’d be actively invested in the X-Men, not just biting on nostalgia bait. Like, duh, right? It’s so obvious it makes me wonder if *Doomsday* really was the plan all along, or if this materialized after it became clear no one was buying into the multiverse and they just need to end it as fast as possible. Seeing this trailer, I just find it hard to believe this is how Kevin Feige really wanted the “multiverse saga” to end, with blatant nostalgia for something not even ten years old as the strongest selling point. I am a Marvel fan, I WANT to like these movies, X-Men/Avengers crossovers were fun and awesome when I was reading them in comic books growing up, but I look at this trailer and all I can think is, Oh sh-t, you really don’t have anything in the tank, do you? Which makes me feel terrible because I know a lot of great people are working very hard on *Doomsday*, and I am rooting for them, I truly am, but clearly something creatively is broken at Marvel. They’re starting to circle the same “nostalgia over story” drain as Lucasfilm and Star Wars. Just like Star Wars needs to move past Skywalkers, the MCU needs to move past Tony Stark/RDJ and the original Avengers. At some point, they are actually going to have to figure out how to make audiences fall in love with new characters. They have not succeeded in doing that in the last six years, and I don’t think *Doomsday* will change anything, either. Nothing lasts forever, not even the biggest hitmakers. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/avengers-trailer-21jul26-0010.jpg) **Avengers: Doomsday* trailer stills ### Intro for July 21, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/matt-damon-makes-headlines-for-crediting-female-stunt-performer-in-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-21T13:40:32.000Z Dear Gossips, A great movie doesn’t always deliver a great press tour. And a great press tour doesn’t necessarily mean the movie will be great. *The Odyssey,* however, hit it on both counts. The film, as we have seen, has been embraced by (most) critics and audiences after a high-key press tour with all the Zendaya and Tomdaya and the Hathaway and the fashion and even the debates about the accents and the accuracy. Now, after the movie’s opening weekend, we’re still getting great soundbites from a cast that clearly knows that the conversation about *The Odyssey* will last well beyond its theatrical run, considering that it was always marked as an Oscar contender given the talent involved – one of those stars being Matt Damon who is for sure in the running for a Best Actor nomination but who is, typically, not all that enthusiastic about what’s required on the circuit in terms of all the interviews and the other campaigning requirements. But, as noted, Matt Damon has come to play. And one of the best soundbites he’s given about making the movie was making headlines yesterday from his junket interview with Josh Horowitz for the *Happy Sad Confused* podcast when he was asked about getting ripped to play Odysseus and he took the opportunity to credit someone else. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBZosARFaD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBZosARFaD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Not just any stunt performer but a female stunt performer. I’m sure this will go over really well with the looksmaxxers and the other toxic men online – and I’ll enjoy every second of their crash-out over whatever problem they might have with a woman with the “best arms” ever stepping in for the lead actor in a key scene. Matt doesn’t name her, and I understand why, with privacy issues and how unpredictably scary it can be out there these days, but I hope she’s heard about it, I hope she knows that he publicly acknowledged her contribution and the impressive effort she would have had to put in to achieve her physique that has now been showcased in a record-breaking film. As for Matt – it’s the right thing to do but it’s also a good look, pun intended. To recognise the value of each and every person on a project, in departments that are often underappreciated (the Academy has only recently added stunt design as a category, but it will not be formally presented until 2028 for films released in 2027), and also celebrating the fact that are no limits on how women in these departments can be effectively featured. For an artist who also co-founded a production house called Artists Equity, that also tracks with his business plan. Solid campaign work from the #1 on the call sheet. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### World Cup Fates and Futures URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/this-is-why-we-cant-get-enough-of-world-cup-champion-lamine-yamals-little-brother-keyne/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T20:10:55.000Z In the days leading up to the World Cup 2026 final, amid all of the controversies etc, one of the loveliest storylines was about That Photo. The one from almost 19 years ago where a baby Lamine Yamal, with his mother Sheila, was being bathed by a young Lionel Messi for a UNICEF photoshoot. And yesterday they played in the final against each other, a wild and wonderful twist of fate. It’s probably UNICEF’s most popular IG post ever. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3P6cYlHfl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by UNICEF (@unicef)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3P6cYlHfl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If you are as delighted by those photos as I am, here’s a behind-the-scenes account of how it happened. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da2zmEDlMoS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ESPN UK (@espnuk)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da2zmEDlMoS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lamine is now a World Cup champion, he’s still young, and hopefully stays healthy so he can play more World Cups, but there’s another baby who’s been in the spotlight during the tournament, so much that he’s emerged as one of the stars of World Cup 2026 and he just happens to be related to him: his little brother Keyne. We can’t get enough of Keyne – his chubby cheeks, his curious eyes, his baby pudge, and of course his energy. Keyne is eating life, all of it! And footage of him at various points last night after Spain’s win is charming the planet. Here he is making best friends with the trophy, basically claiming it for himself. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5F4KmUsbeY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by REMEZCLA (@remezcla)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5F4KmUsbeY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And this is the one that made us all cry – the way he ran over to his big brother for a big happy hug, his little feet scampering across the pitch, I can’t, it’s too much! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FrcbFNCcQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SheKnows (@sheknows)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FrcbFNCcQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Nobody there had a better day than Keyne. For him, it was all play, all fun, no stopping, a whole world to discover, limitless amounts of joy and excitement, every patch of grass a new opportunity to jump or sprint or fall over before moving onto the next. The reason why everyone is taken with him is because he represents what it means to truly live in a moment full of possibility. All the Keyne, I think, is who I’ll miss the most now that the World Cup is over. > [@livescore](https://www.tiktok.com/@livescore?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@livescore") He just doesn’t stop 🤣😆 Lamine Yamal’s little brother, Keyne, was as hyper as ever in the World Cup final after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 thanks to a Ferran Torres late goal. [#keyneyamal](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/keyneyamal?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "keyneyamal") [#lamineyamal](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lamineyamal?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "lamineyamal") [#worldcupfinal](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/worldcupfinal?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "worldcupfinal") [#spain](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spain?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spain") [#worldcup](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/worldcup?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "worldcup") [♬ Candyland - Tobu](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Candyland-6878756929699579906?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Candyland - Tobu") --- What else happened today… Even though no one is enjoying as much life as Keyne, Stephen Colbert is trying his best since *The Late Show* ended a couple of months ago. [And he returned to social media for a very good reason](https://www.pajiba.com/news/stephen-colbert-makes-social-media-return-to-celebrate-a-very-good-boy.php?ref=laineygossip.com). Very good boys are always a good reason. (Pajiba) [Monica Barbaro is all legs in New York City – and capris](https://www.gofugyourself.com/monica-barbaro-takes-on-the-heat-in-new-york-this-weekend-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Go Fug Yourself) The host city [for the 2029 Invictus Games has been announced](https://www.celebitchy.com/987530/the%5F2029%5Finvictus%5Fgames%5Fwill%5Fbe%5Fheld%5Fin%5Fdaejeon%5Fsouth%5Fkorea%5Fthe%5Ffirst%5Fasian%5Fgames/?ref=laineygossip.com) and I already can’t wait to see Prince Harry on a Korean variety show, eating tteokbokki, and doing a K-pop dance challenge – give the people what they want! (Celebitchy) In this Melissa King cover story, she is referred to as a “heartthrob chef”. That is a fact. [She looks so f-cking sexy in these photos I feel like my eyes are on fire](https://www.thecut.com/article/hannah-einbinder-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-hacks-interview.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (Autostraddle) Exactly the same thought, only it’s a Hannah Einbinder story and she’s not a “heartthrob chef” but she is so sexy my eyes are on fire and when you put the words “wet hot summer” next to her face, [I’m not sure Emily our site manager is going to survive this post](https://www.thecut.com/article/hannah-einbinder-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-hacks-interview.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbA5BjxGpnV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Cut (@thecut)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbA5BjxGpnV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Celebrity Social Media, July 20, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-wasnt-victoria-beckham-able-to-make-it-to-mel-cs-wedding-despite-providing-her-wedding-gown/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T18:58:19.000Z Mel C. was married in a Victoria Beckham gown but Victoria didn’t make it to the wedding. She was at the World Cup final yesterday. British Vogue did a [highly detailed story on the gown](https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/melanie-c-wedding-victoria-beckham-dress?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBSLnOggo5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbBSLnOggo5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Every time I post something negative about Ted Lasso I get whacked but this was too good to pass up. > Bluey for your uncle [https://t.co/q0daKKHMUE](https://t.co/q0daKKHMUE?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Sierra (@slothsaretight3) [July 20, 2026](https://x.com/slothsaretight3/status/2079022695946371138?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Oh you better restrict those comments Adam Levine. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-2o08sVdP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Adam Levine (@adamlevine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-2o08sVdP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I feel a kinship with Alex Guarnaschelli because I will never, ever send food back at a restaurant. When people send food back I get such secondhand embarrassment it’s unreal. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day8VAujkL8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Food Network (@foodnetwork)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day8VAujkL8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I had to look this but yes, Pacey dated two Helens of Troy, Diane Kruger and Lupita Nyong'o. And come to think of it, the breakup with Lupita was super quiet, right? Considering how famous they both are, we pretty much heard nothing about that relationship. > Damn, Joshua Jackson dated 2 Helen of Troy’s. That’s crazy. > > — Evil Infant Mexican Paul Dano (@ambular\_93) [July 17, 2026](https://x.com/ambular%5F93/status/2078007371935412247?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da8rqIXpApa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da8rqIXpApa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lana Del Rey is releasing not one but two albums, which she announced in a lengthy Instagram caption. She said she needs another month and that may mean a year but I’m curious if she will tour. I like Lana because she’s unpredictable. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da%5F0na6uRoy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by LANA DEL REY (@honeymoon)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da%5F0na6uRoy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Tom Brady took a moment at the Word Cup to continue his cringey, very obvious fake feud with Logan Paul. This is what it has come to. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBNnTeFWhZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBNnTeFWhZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-c-csm-20jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-c-csm-20jul26-0003-1.jpg) Mel C marries Chris Dingwall in Cumbria, UK, July 19, 2026 ### World Cup Couples and Capris URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-world-cup-halftime-show-opportunity-for-jay-z-to-consider-who-will-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T18:22:03.000Z Two of the biggest celebrity power couples were at the World Cup final yesterday. We should always start with Beyoncé, who actually allowed herself to be photographed while arriving with Jay-Z. We’ll come back to her outfit in a minute. They’ve been in New York for a while now as Jay’s been celebrating the anniversaries of *Reasonable Doubt* and *The Blueprint* with his three-show residency [at Yankee Stadium last weekend](https://www.laineygossip.com/beyonce-rihannas-performance-together-during-jay-zs-weekend-residency-in-new-york-was-unicorn-event/). I wonder too if Jay was at the World Cup final to do more than just watch the match. As we know, he also produces the Super Bowl halftime show which is what the first-ever World Cup halftime show was based on. Two artists who’ve been speculated about as the headliners for the next Super Bowl halftime show performed yesterday and it could have been an opportunity for Jay to consider the selection? This is me just speculating but it is true that both Justin Bieber and BTS have come up often on the list. Not sure if their appearances at the World Cup might affect that since it takes the surprise away but, at the same time, their performances were so brief it might have increased anticipation over what a full halftime performance might look like from either artist. JB’s Coachella set and his World Cup song were much more chill than what we’d normally expect out of a bombastic Super Bowl show. That seems to be his creative mood right now so while he would definitely be a draw, a good get for the NFL, that would be my question – whether or not he’d even be interested in doing the kind of fireworks bombastic big party sh-t that’s almost a requirement for that performance. BTS, on the other hand, has been blowing the roof off of stadiums, among the biggest in the world, over the last few months. Bangtan has the kind of bangers that would meet the Super Bowl halftime expectation, and the 2027 Super Bowl is happening at SoFi Stadium, where they have sold out four nights in early September. It was at SoFi back in 2021 when they made their return to live performance for four shows shortly after the venue opened, [breaking sales records at that time](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bts-boxscore-sofi-stadium-1235005581/?ref=laineygossip.com). For them, then, if the invitation really came in, there is a spiritual connection here, plus the fact that Los Angeles has the biggest Korean population outside of Korea. The issue, though, might be scheduling since right now BTS is set to play five shows in Australia right before the Super Bowl. That said, last year Bad Bunny rescheduled a few shows South America to account for the Benito Bowl and that worked out fine with enough notice so it’s not impossible. A precedent is there. If BTS really is in the running, it would be wild if they announced it when they’re on tour at SoFi in September. Let’s get to the other power couple at the World Cup final: Rihanna and Rocky. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FLmqzyTi2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FLmqzyTi2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Look how cute she is just vibing in her seat, trying the Macarena. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbA5pcHDf69/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HELLO! Canada Magazine (@hellocanadamag)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbA5pcHDf69/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Also newlyweds Dua Lipa and Callum Turner who ended up crashing a random birthday party after the match and joined in for the song. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBDFdHDljh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Etalk (@etalkctv)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbBDFdHDljh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And Matt and Luciana Damon who is Argentinian. Sorry not sorry to her, although she looks great in that bucket hat. But definitely sorry to Matt who was misidentified as Brad Pitt on one of the broadcasts LOLOLOL. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbAz5HODPQv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by FilmsActu (@filmsactu\_officiel)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbAz5HODPQv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Also Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner. He [delivered the game ball in Adidas](https://www.instagram.com/reels/Da%5FJKYkS%5FFS/?ref=laineygossip.com), likely part of the deal when he did that short film for the brand ahead of the tournament. I know he’s a villain now but for him, that must have been a sweet benefit, on top of the cash, to negotiate, another bragging right as a sports fan from New York. As for Kylie, here’s where we get to the fashion. Because she’s in one of the biggest pants trends of the summer: capris. So was Beyoncé, which makes it two in a row for B because last week at Jay’s show she also wore capris on night one. > [@varietymagazine](https://www.tiktok.com/@varietymagazine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@varietymagazine") > > Jay-Z opens his ‘Reasonable Doubt’ 30th anniversary show at Yankee Stadium by bringing out Beyoncé for “Can’t Knock the Hustle.” > > [♬ original sound - Variety](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7661086024702102286?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Variety") One night three, Rihanna also wore capris when she joined Jay on stage. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavM2l%5FICJs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by NWE (@nwe)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavM2l%5FICJs/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) You will note, yesterday at the World Cup final, RiRi was in cropped pants again. The cropped pants mood will likely extend into fall, they’re all over the place, including on my rack at work. I tried on several pairs at my fitting last week before I left for holiday. Capris were big in the 2000s and one of the more popular brands from that era was Mavi. I had several pairs of Mavi jeans in rotation at the time and right now they have [a pair of black capris](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72919609?ref=laineygossip.com) like the pair Kylie is wearing. They also come in medium wash but sold out, which tells you how many people are fully bought into this length right now. Reformation has several cropped options right now. I tried on the [Jill Cropped Knit Pant](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72919799?ref=laineygossip.com) one size up from my usual and really liked how it felt through the hips. But I also LOVED the [Gale Satin Mid Rise Capri Pant](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72919941?ref=laineygossip.com) for a more relaxed fit and these are definitely going to be in rotation when the weather is cooler, under a loose sweater or a blazer. This is how to do the trend without going all in on it. [Massimo Dutti’s Slim Fit Capri](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72922233?ref=laineygossip.com) is also a looser fit and lightweight and will get you a lot of wear through the fall. The [Elodie the Label Ivone Capri](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72920444?ref=laineygossip.com) is a good option too, pull-on but with the slits on the sides it reads like a proper pant and not a legging. The [ME+EM Slim Crop Trouser](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72920176?ref=laineygossip.com) is more of a straight leg, looks like a proper trouser but they’re elastic waistband, my favourite feature. And they land perfectly an inch above ankle on me. These are classics, they’re on trend, but also evergreen, so they’ll work in your wardrobe as long as you can keep them in good shape. Plus they look so good over a loafer. If you’re looking for something other than black – I was just in Paris so Sézane is top of mind and I actually tried on the [Ciara Trousers](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72920810?ref=laineygossip.com) in store. These are giving Emma Stone in the Les Jeunes de Paris sketch on *SNL*. Yes, they also come in black but the black and white gingham is adorable. The only reason I didn’t get them, honestly, is because I was so f-cking hot I didn’t want to stand in line to pay and now I regret it. But, like I said, the capris are everywhere. The [Babaton Carmen Capri](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72921212?ref=laineygossip.com) is still available in black with a slight flare at the helm that is super chic and all the fashion girlies are wearing this with a kitten heel (gross) but they also work very well over a sneaker (correct). The most affordable option is the [Dynamite Liv Capri](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72921350?ref=laineygossip.com) at $65\. They’re nice and stretchy but will hold shape, and comfortable at the waist. And finally… a true throwback because I’m pretty sure I had this exact pair from Gap in 2002 and wore the sh-t out of them, and now the [Low Rise Capri](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72921514?ref=laineygossip.com) is back and on sale for $55. *Please note, the above are affiliate links. Let's go shopping!* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0008.jpg) Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium in NYC, July 19, 2026/Beyoncé and Jay-Z arrive in New York, July 19, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0014.jpg) Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, Matt Damon and Adrien Brody at MetLife Stadium in NYC, July 19, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/beyonce-jay-20jul26-0018.jpg) Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at MetLife Stadium in NYC, July 19, 2026 ### New Football Couples? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-austin-butler-odessa-azion-new-couple-after-being-seen-together-twice-over-the-weekend/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T16:33:12.000Z The FIFA World Cup final brought out an award show/Met Gala list of celebrities, but not Cardi B, although she was still getting some football action because she was seen in Venice with Maduka Okoye … again! Remember, Cardi and Maduka were the gossip and the drama at Paris Fashion Week [earlier this month](https://www.laineygossip.com/vibes-are-vibing-between-cardi-b-maduka-okoye-at-paris-fashion-week/) when they were seated next to each other at one of the shows and then seen flirting on a terrace where the vibes were definitely vibing – and still vibing. Because they just turned up in Venice this weekend, [seen out for dinner with a group of other people](https://youtube.com/shorts/kEbCg-cebJI?si=RuiXhR5ISZARO1g2&ref=laineygossip.com) but, like, it would be a struggle to call this an accident or a coincidence. In Paris, definitely, there was cosmic interference, the universe deciding to inject this chaos into the algorithm, just to f-ck with the gossip ecosystem by taking advantage of the fashion calendar. In Venice though? With no discernable excuse, after they clearly sparked in France, and they somehow end up watching fireworks together in Italy two weeks later – we can only assume that they’ve been making their own fireworks in the in-between, I will accept no other explanation. Cardi is getting dicked down good this summer, and we love to see it. Back in New York, however, it’s less certain for another possible couple to enter the summer 2026 gossip chat: Austin Butler and Odessa A’Zion? They were with Woody Harrelson, Chris Rock, and some other people watching the England vs France third place game on Saturday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-76OmiWRS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by curators of pop culture (@deuxmoi)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-76OmiWRS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’m seeing it… and I could see it. That wasn’t a one-off either because they arrived, also in a group that included Scott Eastwood and Tate McRae, at the World Cup final together yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FNxaqhciT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Etalk (@etalkctv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FNxaqhciT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Two hangs in two days doesn’t make for confirmation, but it’s a connection, and probably enough for a rumour. Which I am facilitating. This rumour should be reality. Austin and Odessa are good for gossip. The visuals are there. The energy is there. And while we’re at it we can start some new speculation about whether or not Odessa might join the cast of *Miami Vice.* Speaking of *Miami Vice* – the other rumour is that Tom Cruise will be the villain in the movie. Joseph Kosinski is directing and we already know that he and Tom are close. Tom and MBJ are also friendly. It would be a huge get to have TC join the project but it also makes all the sense, with the way the movie is an 80s throwback, to have an icon of the 80s and one of the most enduring movie stars of the time and this time on the call sheet. Tom was also at the World Cup, doing a corny speech to kick off the festivities before watching the match with the Beckhams and reuniting with Jin and meeting the other members of BTS. > OMG [#BTS](https://x.com/hashtag/BTS?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) WITH DAVID BECKHAM AND TOM CRUISE 🔥💜! > > BTS AT WORLD CUP 2026[#BTSxWORLDCUP2026](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSxWORLDCUP2026?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com)[#BTSHALFTIMESHOW](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSHALFTIMESHOW?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/8bszBdnD27](https://t.co/8bszBdnD27?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BTS Charts News (@btschartsxdaily) [July 19, 2026](https://x.com/btschartsxdaily/status/2078978076558413953?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Tom’s had a pretty high-key few days. He also made headlines ahead of the weekend when he screened *The Odyssey* in New York and invited the theatre staff to watch with him who later shared that he kept saying how “f-cking sick” the movie was during the third act. That is not nearly at batsh-t as his conversation with Kermit at the match yesterday. It’s so unhinged, like why it he trying to out-bro a frog? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da%5FA5PdiVXg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kermit the Frog (@kermitthefrog)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da%5FA5PdiVXg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/austin-odessa-20jul26-0009.jpg) Austin Butler, Odessa A'zion, Chris Rock, Woody Harrelson together in New York City, July 18, 2026/Tom Cruise speaks before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey ### BTS, Bieber, and Speed URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/bts-justin-biebers-meeting-at-world-cup-final-halftime-show-as-viral-as-expected/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T15:22:19.000Z Many of the football purists hated the existence of the first ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show and the performance itself didn’t change their mind. On the other side of that conversation, there are people who watched the event just for halftime. And still others who argue that while a halftime show during a football match isn’t tradition, given that the World Cup final was being played in America, where halftime shows are a tradition, the spectacle made sense. Me personally? I’m here for BTS. On Friday and Saturday night, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook were in Paris, playing two sold out shows in front of the largest audiences of their careers – 88,000 ARMY gathered at the Stade de France on each night to close out the European leg of the ARIRANG World Tour. And, as they always do, BTS gave it everything. EVERYTHING. They operate on full throttle the entire time, it’s an exhilarating and an exhausting experience. This is noteworthy because right after wrapping up the concert on Saturday, they had to get on a plane and be in New York immediately to rehearse for the World Cup halftime. It’s an ambitious ask, and an even more ambitious task to execute for these seven artists – on their bodies and on their mental bandwidth. But if there’s anyone could pull it off, it’s Bangtan. You want them to hit their marks? Check. You want them to bring the energy? Check. You want them to be in perfect synchronicity with the choreo? Check. And the mics were on, they were live. That control room had complete confidence that even with the limited amount of time these seven artists had to practice, they would pull it off. Here’s a side-by-side of what that looked like onscreen and off. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FxnAEziJk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by eyop (@eyopkr)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5FxnAEziJk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As expected, given the intense loyalty of the fanbase, BTS’s appearance was expected to be one of the most viral moments from the World Cup final. Given the ongoing lore within the fandom between BTS and Justin Bieber, their meeting was also expected to be one of the most viral moments. And it was. There still isn’t, at the time of this writing, a posed official photo of the eight of them, but a shot of V being the first to greet and hug JB after his song has been viewed millions of times. > Taehyung and Justin Bieber hugged 😭 [pic.twitter.com/PqMw0k3cdC](https://t.co/PqMw0k3cdC?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — TG (@taeguide) [July 19, 2026](https://x.com/taeguide/status/2078943117818962350?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And their conversation as they all waited to go back out for the finale has been pored over millions of times by both fandoms. > Omg they are so cute! New video of Taehyung and Namjoon talking with Justin Bieber💜 > > BTS AT WORLD CUP 2026[#BTSxWORLDCUP2026](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSxWORLDCUP2026?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com)[#BTSHALFTIMESHOW](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSHALFTIMESHOW?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/j10C7Ou1dt](https://t.co/j10C7Ou1dt?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BTS Charts News (@btschartsxdaily) [July 20, 2026](https://x.com/btschartsxdaily/status/2079061156795146301?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Bieber aside, there’s also this adorable video of the kids from PS22 surrounding Jimin and Tae at the end of the performance. That’s why so many of the artists wanted to participate – because the intention behind it was to create more access and opportunity for children. Let this be the purest takeaway from an event that, for sure, is run by corrupt people by a controversial organisation: for the kids on the field yesterday, it meant everything. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fy5cIsBOt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by PS22 Chorus d/ Gregg Breinberg (@theps22chorus)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fy5cIsBOt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Look at this baby with the tears streaming down his face after meeting his football heroes. As polarising as the show has been, with differing opinions about its necessity and execution, there’s a group of kids who had the time of their lives. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fv5tusbhe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by PS22 Chorus d/ Gregg Breinberg (@theps22chorus)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fv5tusbhe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for the most unexpectedly viral BTS moment from the World Cup, it was when they met Speed. Speed’s content is always heavily trafficked. But this took it to nuclear levels. And his enthusiasm is authentic and not new, not just for this event. He’s been talking about BTS for at least three years, has mentioned them often in his livestreams. His reaction to finding out that BTS was in the vicinity [when he was livestreaming](https://x.com/camlovesyoongi/status/2078986863331754117?s=20&ref=laineygossip.com) from the match spiked the server. And the video of him meeting them (20 million at the time of this writing) is the most viewed of all his World Cup finals posts on Instagram, and his second most viewed from the tournament overall after the video of him crying when Cristiano Ronaldo, the most followed person on IG, and Portugal got knocked out. And the gap is closing. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fi0YiCbtp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by IShowSpeed (@ishowspeed)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da%5Fi0YiCbtp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s not just Speed’s over-the-top and CORRECT enthusiasm over meeting RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. It’s not just the standing flip. It’s also the fact that they were just as excited. RM actually called him, unprompted, by his government name, Darren Watkins Jr. Hobi then starts barking, one of Speed’s signature sounds. Several of them have since left comments on that post. This is one of those organically explosive digital scenes that you cannot predict – a gift, really, to FIFA and they probably don’t even deserve it. We're Squawking BTS and JB today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/bts-and-biebs-at-the-world-cup)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/bts-and-biebs-at-the-world-cup?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0010.jpg) BTS greet Justin Bieber after his performance at the World Cup halftime show/BTS performs at the World Cup halftime show, July 19, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0018.jpg) BTS and Justin Bieber perform at the World Cup halftime show, July 19, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bts-world-cup-20jul26-0020.jpg) Justin Bieber performs at the World Cup halftime show, July 19, 2026 ### Shout-Outs for July 20, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-july-20-2026/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T14:37:35.000Z **Carolina**! Happy Birthday from Paula who tells me your “latest crush” is Josh O’Connor… girl, same. You’ve just given me an excuse to post some more photos of him and his fits from the *Disclosure Day* press tour because I wasn’t able to get it while it was happening. Josh was already a menace before he started working with Jason Bolden but now that Jason is styling him, it’s a full-blown crisis. [Look at this](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dad4ok5lGje/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). But also, STOP IT. It’s the mischievous smile for me. He’s a scamp, he’s a sweetie, he is unserious, [he’s a dork, in the sexiest way](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWIMWWmlUW/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). May this be the energy that defines your year! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/josh-shouts-20jul26-0007.jpg) Josh O’Connor for Carolina ### Intro for July 20, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-many-acting-nominations-will-we-be-looking-at-for-oscar-frontrunner-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-20T13:12:55.000Z Dear Gossips, It was a weekend for the pop culture gods. The World Cup, of course, is the Olympus of sport – and since the final was set in the United States, the event brought together global superstars from almost every entertainment stream, from football to music to movies and television and also the celebrities of the digital generation. But mythological figures from the past were also present in our current timeline, as *The Odyssey* opened to Herculean expectations …and delivered. The reviews are outstanding, and the box office is massive with a worldwide opening of almost $265 million, which is now Christopher Nolan's biggest, surpassing even *The Dark Knight Rises* in 2012, a superhero movie that came out well before COVID, and during a mega-boom decade for theatrical attendance. But, then again, *The Odyssey* is a superhero movie, isn’t it? As we’ve been saying, it is superheroes and Star Wars and horror, it is a disaster epic, a political thriller, a family drama – it is the origin story of almost every story, from a foundational text dating back over two thousand years. And it appealed to all generations. And now, of course, *The Odyssey* is officially an Oscar frontrunner with both critical acclaim and box office clout. It’s just a matter of how many nominations. Technical achievements across the board, of course, for sure the film will be represented in those categories; and I can’t imagine it won’t contend for Best Picture. Whether or not the Academy will reward Nolan again so soon after *Oppenheimer* remains to be seen but it would surprise no one if he’s contending for Best Director during the next award season. But how many acting nominations are we looking at? The standout performance, for me, in the film is Anne Hathaway as Penelope. She is, as usual, outrageously great as Mother Ithaca Penelope. Greek drama and extra suits her so well. And this bitch still has another movie coming out in a few weeks, we’ll see her again in a big ass movie before the end of the summer! Then there’s Matt Damon, who’s already been campaigning through the press tour, and it would be weird if the title character wasn’t a factor in the studio’s award season strategy. But it’ll be interesting to see how much push they put behind Tom Holland. Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus are the family unit at the heart of the film and the three actors playing them were centered in the promotion leading up to the release. In her [review on Friday](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-christopher-nolan-finally-gives-the-wife-her-due-in-the-odyssey/), Sarah wrote that this is the best performance of Tom’s career, although his chances, in comparison to his onscreen parents, are probably the weakest. Stronger now that the film has come out and is such a smash hit but there are already some heavyweights lined up in contention in the supporting actor category whose films will likely be in the conversation in the fall, from John Goodman, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Strong, Paul Giammatti, plus Colman Domingo for his performance in *Michael,* and more. Still, what this means is that we’ve not seen the last of Team Odyssey. They will no doubt reunite in full or in part in the fall and winter to hustle on the Oscar circuit. And don’t forget, Tom and Zendaya still have *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* in less than two weeks! Tom was at the World Cup final yesterday, in an [Ami Paris t-shirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-72874770?ref=laineygossip.com) (*this is an affiliate link*) that I just tried on the other day at the store, I LOVE it. The material feels so great and lightweight and it’s a perfect boxy fit. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-holland-20jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-holland-20jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-holland-20jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-holland-20jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tom-holland-20jul26-0005.jpg) Tom Holland is seen after the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, July 19, 2026 ### Seth and Jonah at the beach URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-seth-rogen-co-address-ai-in-upcoming-season-of-the-studio/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T20:07:00.000Z Filming for *The Studio* continues, this time in Venice, California, with Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill filming scenes involving electric scooters. I really enjoyed *The Studio*, but then, I am the target audience, a person who loves films and filmmaking. I often tease Lainey about *The Morning Show*, a series made for people who love television and the making of television, so I have to take my lumps when it comes to *The Studio*, because it’s the same thing. Of course, the second season will not be the same without Catherine O’Hara, who passed away last year. But I am curious how Rogen & Co. continue building out their slightly-left-of-reality Hollywood, particularly if and how they address AI. I’m sure they’ll do something funny, but I also think no one will top the take in *Hacks*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYNnjK-yetW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rob Milton (@therobmilton)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYNnjK-yetW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In other Seth Rogen news, *The Invite* is in theaters, and Rogen [talked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nsGrcAjQkA&ref=laineygossip.com) to his *Studio* co-star, Ike Barinholtz, who guest hosted *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*, about filming an intimate scene with Penelope Cruz. It’s one of the funnier scenes in the film. For an R-rated adult-oriented comedy released in the summer, *The Invite* is [doing okay](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt14173636/?ref%5F=bo%5Fse%5Fr%5F1&ref=laineygossip.com). I hope it picks up a little more steam, it’s great to see a comedy in theaters that prompts so much laughter that you miss lines of dialogue. Remember that? When a movie was so funny, you’d miss the next line because you’re still laughing from the previous joke? *The Invite* is full of that. As for *The Studio*, the season two return has not been confirmed yet, but it is loosely expected later this year. I won’t be surprised if it ends up being 2027, though. After that [*Batman* delay](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-james-gunn-trying-to-kill-matt-reeves-batverse-by-continuously-delaying-the-batman-2/), I just don’t expect anything I enjoy to come out in a timely fashion. *Widow’s Bay* season two will probably be in 2030. --- What else happened today… Before the World Cup final, [let’s take a moment to recognize the lady referees of the tournament](https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/all-american-women-referees-world-cup-49479690?ref=laineygossip.com). (Popsugar) [Tom Hiddleston recycled a look from Wimbledon for an event](https://www.gofugyourself.com/your-afternoon-man-tom-hiddleston-looks-dapper-07-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). Good! More people should recycle fashion! It’s the only way to be truly sustainable! Also, I am very much looking forward to his docu-series about Pompeii. Yes please, Loki, tell me all about our Italian apocalyptic volcano daddy. (Go Fug Yourself) Prince Harry was at the TIME 100 Sports Gala last night. He was named on the list for his work with the Invictus Games. [He looked pleasantly summer sunburned](https://www.celebitchy.com/987204/prince%5Fharry%5Flooked%5Fgreat%5Fat%5Fthe%5Ftime%5F100%5Fsports%5Fgala%5Fin%5Fnyc%5Flast%5Fnight/?ref=laineygossip.com). Duchess Meghan did not go, she hasn’t made a public appearance in a while, though she was [nominated for a Daytime Emmy](https://people.com/meghan-markle-celebrates-with-love-meghan-emmy-nomination-12019570?ref=laineygossip.com) for *With Love, Meghan*. I wonder if she’ll go to the Daytime Emmys? It’s her first Emmy nomination. If she was just an actor, I bet she would. But she is not just an actor anymore. I’m interested to see how she handles it. I don’t think there is a “right” response, especially because everything she does is complicated by public opinion. Either way, it’s been a busy summer for the Sussexes. (Celebitchy) Ryan Hurst, the actor cast in the live action *God of War* series adaptation, was injured on set so badly the producers have elected to just recast the role of Kratos and reshoot scenes with a new actor. [Deadline is reporting Hurst suffered a bicep tear that required surgery and up to a year to fully recover](https://deadline.com/2026/07/god-of-war-recast-kratos-role-ryan-hurst-injured-on-set-1236984409/?ref=laineygossip.com). Instead of shutting production and waiting, he has now lost the role, at least for season one. What I want to know is 1) how did this happen, and 2) is Amazon MGM honoring his contract? Hurst put in a year of body transformation to prepare for the role, which he now no longer has. What does his compensation look like? This is like when athletes get injured in professional sports, their contracts don’t always provide for lengthy recoveries. I feel terrible that Ryan Hurst lost a potentially career-altering role, and I have a lot of questions about the set conditions that led to his injury and the studio’s response to his recovery. (Deadline) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/seth-jonah-studio-17jul26-0007.jpg) Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill film The Studio in Venice, California, July 16, 2026 ### The Uprising trailer URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-version-of-events-of-the-peasants-revolt-will-paul-greengrass-choose-to-recount-in-the-uprising/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T19:07:29.000Z Just as we’re getting through *The Odyssey*, let’s look to another historical epic: Paul Greengrass’s *The Uprising*. The trailer dropped yesterday, showing off Andrew Garfield as 14th century rebel Wat Tyler, in a film that promises to be viscerally violent. Paul Greengrass doesn’t do it any other way. Greengrass is English, so I suppose it’s not surprising he’s interested in Wat Tyler’s Rebellion, also known as the Peasants’ Revolt, which occurred in 1381 in England (particularly the southern part). Wat Tyler was…well history that old is imperfect, and part of the revolt involved burning law records, so he was a guy who, through circumstances, ended up leading a force of peasantry from Canterbury to London to take on royal forces and demand socio-economic reform. I’m actually interested to see what version of events Greengrass chooses to recount for the film, which he also wrote, because no one is exactly sure where Wat Tyler came from, how old he was (fortyish or sixtyish but probably fortyish), or how, precisely, he came to be involved in the revolt. What we know for certain is that he led the force from Canterbury, and it did not go well for Tyler, specifically. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-uprising-17jul26-0003.jpg) The Uprising movie poster Wat Tyler’s Rebellion comes up a lot in socialist writing and theory, because it became synonymous with the preachings of John Ball, played by Jamie Bell, who preached that all people were created equally as all are descendants of Adam and Eve, a truly radical idea during the age of feudalism. But with the European continent ravaged by the Black Death—Wat Tyler’s life spanned the peak of the pandemic—feudalism was dying anyway. One of the main goals of the uprising was to end serfdom, which was already on its way out as a dearth of alive people meant wages were rising for workers across Europe. Sure, *The Uprising* looks like a cool battle movie. I’m sure Andrew Garfield will make for a compelling man-of-the-people hero. The fight scenes will undoubtedly be brutal and gory, because Paul Greengrass is a masterful director of action. But I am just SO curious to see how Greengrass frames this moment in history, because while I can easily see connections to our current moment and how this story might resonate with contemporary audiences, historically…Wat Tyler’s Rebellion didn’t accomplish much. The forces that ended feudalism had more to do with the plague than any revolt, and I just wonder if Greengrass will acknowledge the sort of ambivalent place Wat Tyler’s Rebellion occupies in history. It wasn’t nothing, for a moment, The People bent a king to their will, but it didn’t last, either. And The People paid for their audacity. And if we’re supposed to draw something from this story about our own current moment of rising techno-feudalism, I sure hope it isn’t the relative pointlessness of the Peasants’ Revolt. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-uprising-17jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/the-uprising-17jul26-0001-2.jpg) The Uprising set photos ### Celebrity Social Media, July 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/peoples-cover-on-the-real-housewives-is-good-but-is-missing-a-significant-housewife/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T17:56:30.000Z This [PEOPLE cover on the Real Housewives](https://people.com/sisterhood-of-traveling-real-housewives-franchise-turns-20-cover-12019970?ref=laineygossip.com) is good and features most of the franchises (except for Rhode Island, which is new). It’s the cast of *Ultimate Girls Trip: Roarin’ 20th* and you just know this selection has sent some of the unchosen women into a tailspin. These are the prime jobs, these are the Bravo favourites. It’s a good selection, but it is missing NeNe Leakes, who is my all-time favourite Housewife. My Housewives Mount Rushmore is four NeNe Leakes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da27diduxj2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by People Magazine (@people)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da27diduxj2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/B4sZxEGhpLf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RHOA The Total Tea (@realhousewivesofatlthetotaltea)](https://www.instagram.com/p/B4sZxEGhpLf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hot off a report that audiences are [dropping Netflix shows after one season](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season?ref=laineygossip.com), its quarterly earning report talked about [its expanding use of AI](https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/about-300-netflix-programs-used-ai-this-year-q2-earnings-1236812914/?ref=laineygossip.com). Bad week for the PR team. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da4PEmjjocr/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix UK & Ireland (@netflixuk)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da4PEmjjocr/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Contemplating how to get a *Spy* sequel made. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da4gztwjV4R/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jason Statham (@jasonstatham)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da4gztwjV4R/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah’s [opener this morning](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-soccer-finally-catching-on-as-major-sport-in-us-because-of-world-cup/) activated me like a sleeper agent because I have a lot to say on why soccer hasn’t caught on in the US and my first question is, does it need to? It’s the world’s game. Sarah mentioned baseball, and I think it’s a great comparison. Travel ball, which started off as elite, is now largely a pay-for-play system that is decimating youth baseball. It’s very expensive, hyper-competitive, and can lead to burnout/injury. It encourages instant gratification: winning over developing. Many professional coaches, college coaches and players have spoken out about the system but parents don’t want to hear it. As for soccer, look at the Norway system. (Or Canada, which has a much higher per-capita participation in youth soccer than the US.) Norway has a strong youth system that is not based on winning. They don’t keep score or record wins/ losses for teams under 13 and there are “fair play” rules (meaning every kid gets to try every position). You know what else has fair play rules, is community-centred, and thrives on participation and learning, rather than competitiveness? Little league baseball, which is declining in the US because of…travel ball. It’s the “kids shouldn’t get participation trophies” mentality that is ruining it. What’s wrong with giving an 8-year-old a participation trophy? If they showed up on Saturday morning and played and were good sports, a ribbon isn’t going to ruin them. It’s rewarding effort. It’s the parents’ egos that are fragile, not the kids. Thank you for listening to my TED Talk. Here’s Jon Bernthal talking about playing pro ball in Russia. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da3TJFjp93M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Late Night with Seth Meyers (@latenightseth)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da3TJFjp93M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I genuinely believe Tom Cruise is pumped about *The Odyssey*. A tentpole theatre release that isn’t a superhero movie? He’s got his big bowl of popcorn ready. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3Gj6dBrEj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3Gj6dBrEj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Friday Keanu URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-keanu-reeves-who-always-has-a-million-projects-in-development-up-to/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T16:41:04.000Z Ah, now it is time to bless the feed with some Keanu. A perfect little Friday treat before the weekend, Keanu Reeves popped up in Milan, where he is on tour with his band, Dogstar. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen Keanu, though I heard him (briefly) in *Toy Story 5* as Canadian stunt toy Duke Caboom. Seeing Keanu did get me wondering what he’s up to, movie-wise, which is that he’s always got a million projects in development, but one film he’s already made that I am super looking forward to is Ruben Östlund’s new film, *The Entertainment System Is Down.* Östlund is the director of *Force Majeure, The Square*, and *Triangle of Sadness*. *The Entertainment System Is Down* is his follow-up to *Triangle of Sadness*, and seems to have a similar theme of how do people behave when a vacation goes to sh-t. *The Entertainment System Is Down* is about the passengers on a long-haul flight and what happens when, well, the entertainment system goes down and there is nothing to distract them from each other. Besides Keanu, the films stars Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, and Nicholas Braun. It shot last year, though Östlund and Braun did some [additional photography](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ostlund-shoots-new-scene-of-the-entertainment-system-is-down-1236603185/?ref=laineygossip.com) earlier this summer. Earlier this year, Östlund said he doesn’t expect the film to be ready before the end of 2026, so I doubt we see this one during the fall festivals, but that is quite a cast and a premise, and I am very much looking forward to *The Entertainment System Is Down* in 2027\. Though I can definitely do without the airplane equivalent of *Triangle of Sadness*’s ship poop sequence. Also, if you’re looking for film recommendations but you sometimes think your algorithm hates you, Östlund co-founded a Swedish website called MyList where people can curate lists of film recommendations, like Letterboxd without the social media competition. The lists are things like “181 movies I honestly think you should see before you die” from Swedish TV host Emma Gray Munthe, or Sean Baker’s collection “Sean Baker’s heroin films”, which his curation of films about heroin addiction, in relation to his own experience of it. A lot of the users are in the arts and entertainment, but it does seem to be expanding out to more normies being included. Yes, the site is in Swedish by default, but there is an English translate button at the very bottom of the page. MyList is an absolute treasure trove of films to discover. And yes, Keanu has a profile and his “[5 best movies](https://mylist.se/@keanu%5Freeves?ref=laineygossip.com)” are listed. I won’t spoil it, but never forget that Keanu really loves and watches movies, but he is also very Gen X. His “5 best” is surprising but also very Gen X. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/keanu-reeves-17jul26-0008.jpg) Keanu Reeves out in Milan, July 17, 2026/Keanu Reeves performs with Dogstar in Rome, July 12, 2026 ### Living wives in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-christopher-nolan-finally-gives-the-wife-her-due-in-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T15:12:33.000Z No one in modern cinema loves a dead wife more than Christopher Nolan, whose oeuvre is littered with dead women, haunting their men, sometimes literally, from the beyond. These spectral spouses—in the case of *Oppenheimer,* it is a dead mistress—drive Nolan’s protagonists through his timey-wimey narratives and to their epic conclusion. Nolan’s adaptation of *The Odyssey*, then, is a kind of rubric for Nolan’s work, for it is a film intimately concerned with *living* wives. Nolan’s *The Odyssey* is as if he flipped the mirror around and told a tale from the wife’s perspective, with her husband slipping around the edges of her story, a memory of a dream she once had, long ago. Nolan’s adaptation of *The Odyssey,* which he writes and directs, at once pays homage to the breadth of western narrative, connecting ancient prose poetry to modern cinema by cherry-picking vignettes from Homer’s tale and showing how one of the literally oldest stories ever told lays the foundation for so much of cinema today. Action, adventure, romance, mystery, magic, monsters, it’s all in *The Odyssey*, and Nolan weaves his version into a grand cinematic spectacle, full of beauty and thrills and sweeping vistas and romance and intrigue. You can see in Nolan’s adaption not only why the tale of Odysseus and his loyal wife, Penelope, has endured for so long, but how it shaped storytelling so fundamentally that it still feels exciting and modern to contemporary movie audiences. But on a more intimate scale, Nolan splits his version of *The Odyssey* between the roaming Odysseus (Matt Damon, at once ludicrously buff yet grizzled) and his devoted wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway, transcendent), grounding the epic adventure in their love story. Because Christopher Nolan cannot leave a timeline alone, the film begins with Odysseus struggling to remember his past and figure out where he is and where he’s supposed to be going. The film hopscotches between scenes of the Trojan War and Odysseus’s journey to his present, confused moment. Interwoven with Odysseus’s version of events is Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, keeping the home fire burning for her absent husband who, after twenty years, everyone presumes is dead. But Penelope is smart and cunning, as wily as her husband, if with better manners. She holds a sea of suitors at bay, especially the odious Antinous (Robert Pattinson at his smarmy best), manipulating these terrible men and managing her son, Telemachus (Tom Holland, giving a career-best performance), who is tired of waiting for Odysseus to show up and goes looking for his father. Nolan’s narrative is a triptych, bouncing between father and son on their respective journeys, with Penelope holding it all together. *The Odyssey* is trademark Nolan filmmaking, grand of scale, vast of scope, with beautiful scenery and jaw-dropping action sequences. But he is also a great director of actors, and here you can truly feel his appreciation for actors, as he casts tremendous actors in small roles, but giving them such specific things to do that you can tell exactly why he cast each person in their respective role. Even with a dual role as sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Lupita Nyong’o only has a few minutes screentime, but how she contrasts her performances tells us so much about each woman and their post-war life. But *The Odyssey* also has some of Nolan’s trademark faults, too. This is an epic poem, and he struggles to condense the story in a way that flows effectively throughout. At nearly three hours, the film doesn’t exactly feel long, but it is overstuffed and off balance, the pacing uneven, especially in the middle section. The expansiveness suits the scale of the story, I just wish it was more evenly paced for the whole three hours. And then there is the sound design, which is not as guilty of burying dialogue as previous Nolan films, but the way Ludwig Göransson’s score is mixed into diegetic noise is off-putting, at least in the beginning. It takes a minute to get used to. For those who find Nolan’s work cold, though, *The Odyssey* should be a breath of fresh air. Penelope and Odysseus’s longing and yearning across distance and time is palpable, he frames *The Odyssey* not only as a great adventure, but as a great love story, too. And a central theme in that story is the concept of “Zeus’s law” and honoring the gods, and how Odysseus and Penelope each contend with their understanding of Zeus’s law and their adherence to it, and how that impacts their relationship. The gods bring a soap operatic quality to the story, providing an extra complicating factor to Odysseus and Penelope’s tale. It’s not enough they have to contend with the hell that is other people, they also have to contend with the gods, and their actual hell. Nolan’s *The Odyssey* is not a perfect film but it feels perfectly Nolan, and the way he uses Penelope as a narrative anchor is especially interesting given how often he tells stories of men mourning their wives. But then, Odysseus is also a classic Nolan hero, a man haunted by his wife, trying to get back to his wife. Penelope deals with the same absence and longing, and she is also a classic Nolan protagonist, clever, resourceful, and using whatever is at her disposal to achieve her ends. And here he lets Penelope be the narrative glue, the point around which the story revolves. *The Odyssey* becomes a mirror reflecting aspects of Nolan’s previous work, as if Penelope is the absence haunting all his films. In *The Odyssey*, Christopher Nolan finally gives The Wife her due. **The Odyssey* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### Tom and Zendaya are still outside URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-tom-holland-zendaya-ever-be-inside-again/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T13:53:13.000Z *The Odyssey* opens today, which means Monday we get to switch into *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* mode. Tom Holland and Zendaya get to switch modes, too, but first they’re out for dinner in New York. Tom Holland, please explain how you’re wearing a sweatshirt in a heatwave, young man. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/1tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0004.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya together in New York, July 16, 2026 And the return of Z’s short hair! They’re about to have a very big weekend, as *The Odyssey* will no doubt have a monster opening weekend. But they really do not get to slack off, because in two weeks they have to open *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, which means they’ll be right back on the press circuit next week, but this time Z’s looks will be spider and web themed. These kids will never be inside again. But they’re not the only ones, because Anne Hathaway is also wrapping up her *Odyssey* obligations, doing a couple of outfit changes yesterday—one white, one blue—while hitting up the morning shows. And in a few weeks, she has *The End of Oak Street* coming out, so she will also be back outside, and she’s doing it all pregnant. Somebody please get Anne Hathaway a pedicure or something during her downtime. At least Annie does have some downtime between press tours, Tom and Z have to get right back out there next week. The only thing as relentless as this summer’s press tour pace is Law Roach and Zendaya’s never ending fashion parade. She truly never stops never stopping. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0007.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya together in New York, July 16, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/tomdaya-anne-17jul26-0011.jpg) Anne Hathaway at The View in New York, July 16, 2026 ### Shout-Outs for July 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/shout-outs-for-july-17-2026/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T14:30:39.000Z Happy Birthday **MacKenzie**! It’s a milestone and for me it’s been so fun, so I’m wishing the same for you. Heather tells me that as best friends the two of you have been talking sh-t together here for 15 years. So this one is from our whole team: may this new decade be even better than the last, filled with joy and laughter, good vibes only, good gossip only, and most importantly may you be wealthy in love and friendship, and healthy in body and spirit! ### Intro for July 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-soccer-finally-catching-on-as-major-sport-in-us-because-of-world-cup/ Last updated: 2026-07-17T13:09:46.000Z Dear Gossips, The men’s World Cup final is Sunday, between Spain and Argentina, it promises to be a great game, with Lionel Messi in his third World Cup finals. It’s been a great tournament for Messi, but also for soccer, and yes, here I am calling it soccer because historically, soccer has not been popular, as a televised sport, in the US. But the 2026 World Cup is [smashing ratings records](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/world-cup-2026-quarterfinals-tv-ratings-1236648290/?ref=laineygossip.com) left and right, in English and Spanish language broadcasts, which has people wondering if soccer is finally catching on as a major sport in the US. Maybe. We are at a point where we have a couple generations’ worth of kids who grew up playing soccer who are now adults and still care about the sport. And we also have sports betting now, so there is a swath of people who will tune in just to track their wagers. And it’s been an entertaining tournament, with a good mix of heartwarming stories, heroic performances, and exciting plays. And there’s intrigue! Americans are learning about red cards in real time! We all have opinions on VAR now! But it’s the VAR, the video assistant referee, that is the biggest challenge to soccer’s popularity in the US. Mike Vorel in the *Seattle Times* [writes about it](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/world-cup/var-changes-are-the-worst-thing-about-the-best-world-cup/?ref=laineygossip.com) in relation to the “rule of cool” and argues that the VAR calling back Egypt’s stunning goal against Argentina, specifically, is a perfect example of letting technicalities get in the way of exciting athletics. I’m not here to argue for or against the rules of soccer and given all the technology at our disposal these days, things like the VAR are inevitable and become just another part of the game to be navigated by players and coaches. But I have said for years, and have repeated often during this World Cup, that soccer struggles with US audiences because it’s too fussy. > I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides. > > — Diego Lopez (@thisdiegolopez) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/thisdiegolopez/status/2071462064543932722?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) I’m talking very specifically about the entertainment factor, that if FIFA and other entities like the MLS want to promote soccer and make it a bigger sport in America, the inherent fussiness of the sport is always a challenge. It’s a challenge for baseball, which is also a fussy sport, and it’s a sport that has lost ground with TV audiences over the last thirty years. People are joking(?) about the World Cup being fixed, but if the powers that be really wanted to fix the tournament, they should be tilting it in favor of the “rule of cool” and letting all the fun and cool plays stand, not calling them back. I do think, to a degree, soccer will continue to gain popularity. It’s hugely popular as a kids’ team sport, so there will always be a steady diet of kids who played soccer growing up who become adults who watch soccer. But the fussiness of the sport is always going to be there, too. And in terms of making soccer a powerhouse televised sport in the US year-round, not just during the World Cup, I don’t know how you reconcile that, short of turning off the VAR and letting a few fouls slide. The World Cup has been fun, it’s been a ratings bonanza for TV, Sunday’s final match will probably be a ratings beast, too. But I don’t know how soccer sustains this momentum with US audiences, especially with football and basketball, much less fussy sports, just around the corner. Any suggestions? Other than match fixing, that is. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Anya Taylor-Joy x3 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-re-watching-widows-bay-more-of-immediate-priority-than-watching-anya-taylor-joys-lucky/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T20:06:29.000Z Anya Taylor-Joy’s new miniseries, *Lucky*, debuted the first two episodes on Apple TV+ yesterday. You know I’m watching this series because it co-stars my forever love Timothy Olyphant, but *Lucky* has not captured me the way *Widow’s Bay* did. I will watch *Lucky*, yes, but my more immediate priority is re-watching *Widow’s Bay* and examining every background detail for more island lore. The paintings tell the story! Anyway, back to ATJ. She is hitting the press circuit hard to promote the show, including three outfit changes today. First up is a sheer skirt and metallic top and given how hot it is right now, I’m not nit picking any of it, because at least it’s heat-appropriate, but this is not my favorite. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-embeds-16jul26-0001.jpg) Anya Taylor-Joy out in New York, July 16, 2026 Much cuter is her next ensemble, a bikini top and floral skirt. Long sleeves? But it actually balances the top nicely, and I love the color combinations. Very fun and summery and it all looks great with her trademark platinum hair. I also dig that necklace. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-embeds-16jul26-0002.jpg) Anya Taylor-Joy out in New York, July 16, 2026 Finally, her third and so far final outfit of the day, pants and a sleeveless top. It’s very “I’m taking lunch”. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-embeds-16jul26-0003.jpg) Anya Taylor-Joy out in New York, July 16, 2026 Like Zendaya, Anya isn’t done with publicity, she will also be on the *Dune: Part Three* press tour in December. This after already promoting *The Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie* earlier this year, and now *Lucky*. You know, with so many people promoting multiple projects this year, it’s starting to feel like we’re only casting the same four people in everything. Hm. Something to consider, perhaps. On another note, air quality is garbage across much of northern North America due to the wildfires currently burning in Canada. Be safe, take care of yourself, and [here](https://www.canadahelps.org/en/crisis-relief-center/support-2024-canadian-wildfire-relief-efforts/?ref=laineygossip.com) are some resources to support relief efforts, if you can. --- What else happened today… Who will be bold enough to wear [something from Ronald van der Kemp’s new couture collection](https://www.gofugyourself.com/ronald-van-der-kemps-couture-collection-is-always-worth-an-eyeball-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Go Fug Yourself) [Governments gotta stop getting involved in the World Cup](https://www.celebitchy.com/987079/the%5Fuk%5Fdemanded%5Ffifa%5Fpunish%5Fargentinas%5Fteam%5Fafter%5Fthey%5Fheld%5Fup%5Fa%5Ffalklands%5Fbanner/?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s the least fun aspect of this year’s tournament, and yes, I include my president in that. Just let those guys play football and flop, politicians gotta stop whinging about every little thing. (Celebitchy) Kayleigh Donaldson asks, “[Would you pay $50 million for this dinosaur skeleton?](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/tyrannosaurus-rex-skeleton-nicknamd-gus-sells-at-auction-for-501-million.php?ref=laineygossip.com)” Kayleigh, why are you even asking, you KNOW me, you KNOW I would if I had $50 million! All I’ve ever WANTED is a dinosaur skeleton! Every time I browse mansions online, I am imagining where I will put my dinosaur skeleton. Though I must say, what I really want isn’t a T-Rex skeleton, it’s an Archaeopteryx. It’s the parrot of the dinosaurs! I would hang it from the ceiling over my dining room table, obviously. (Pajiba) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-16jul26-0007.jpg) Anya Taylor-Joy out in New York, July 16, 2026 ### Olympians at the ESPYs URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/here-is-what-olympic-gold-medalists-simone-biles-alysa-liu-eileen-gu-wore-to-espys/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T19:24:56.000Z The ESPY Awards, the most prestigious participation trophy in the world, were last night, bringing out superstar athletes across many disciplines and countries, but most especially Olympic standouts, gold medalists Simone Biles, Alysa Liu, and Eileen Gu. I’m going to start with Eileen Gu, because she wore Guo Pei, who designed Rihanna’s iconic golden omelet Met Gala cloak, and Guo Pei is one of those designers I wish we saw more of in the west. Her designs are sumptuous and theatrical, and Eileen Gu opted for a shimmery, floral gown with gold tones. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da1RqOJt4XV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da1RqOJt4XV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This actually feels constrained for Guo Pei, but the fabric is doing a lot. I love a gold medalist in gold. Is it theme dressing if you’re an Olympic gold medalist to wear gold? I’ll never begrudge it, if so. Olympians make such huge sacrifices to achieve everything they do, I feel like they should get a Purge-style crime spree post-Olympics just to make up for all the restraint and sacrifice it takes to get to the podium. Just let them do crimes for twenty-four hours and blow off steam. Also in gold was Simone Biles, accompanied by her husband, football player Jonathan Owens. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/simone-embed-16jul26.jpg) Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles attend the 2026 ESPY Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026 in New York City Biles got a lot of smoke last year for getting [breast implants](https://people.com/simone-biles-shares-before-after-photos-breast-augmentation-11862789?ref=laineygossip.com), but again, Olympians, sacrifices, Purge-style free pass. Also, let’s not pretend like we’re not aware of what gymnastics can do to a girl’s body, in re: delayed puberty etc. I’m not being flippant, I think we should seriously consider there might be a lot of layers to Biles wanting such an enhancement, and she is not obligated to explain all of it to us. We should just give her the Olympic Purge Pass and let it go. Finally, a gold medalist who did not opt for gold, Alysa Liu. She wore backless Louis Vuitton, for whom she became a brand ambassador earlier this year. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da1SFf9tyJ%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da1SFf9tyJ%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She won Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, and I feel subtly shaded this distinction by pointing out that she’s been in her sport since she was five years old. But she also acknowledged that her comeback after a two-year hiatus is its own kind of breakthrough. She also has an Olympic Purge Pass and can do whatever she wants. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0008.jpg) Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles at the 2026 ESPY Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/olympians-espy-16jul26-0017.jpg) Alysa Liu/Eileen Gu at the 2026 ESPY Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026 in New York City ### Celebrity Social Media, July 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/rita-ora-and-taika-waititi-appear-to-be-fine-at-the-descendants-wicked-wonderland-premiere/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T17:51:38.000Z OK Taika Waititi joined Rita Ora at *The Descendants: Wicked Wonderland* premiere, [they are fine](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-there-reason-to-be-concerned-about-the-state-of-rita-ora-and-taika-waititis-relationship/). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da00uNtD1LI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RITA ORA (@ritaora)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da00uNtD1LI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I saw the [Julia Garner/Mark Foster split news](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/julia-garner-and-mark-foster-split-after-6-years-of-marriage/?ref=laineygossip.com) on Instagram before I saw it on TMZ. Julia is 32, a very in-demand actress and has her starter marriage to a musician out of the way. She is ready for the Madonna biopic. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadyZVNyTod/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Apple TV (@appletv)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadyZVNyTod/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And if Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Chloe Sevigny, D’Arcy Carden and Gemma Chan took *The Five Star Weekend* job so they could hang out together in Nantucket, well I say, good for them. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1RoSkGdVf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1RoSkGdVf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Phia is an AI shopping assistant co-founded by Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe. In May, *Vogue* called it ‘[the most celeb-backed shopping start-up of all time.](https://www.vogue.com/article/is-phoebe-gatess-phia-the-most-celeb-backed-shopping-startup-of-all-time?ref=laineygossip.com)’ Turns out the company was employing very shady “cookie stuffing” tactics (as explained in [this Business of Fashion piece](https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/technology/the-phia-scandal-and-cookie-stuffing-explained/?ref=laineygossip.com)), which they’ve said they’ve fixed. But if we zoom out, what kind of brain-dead moron would use AI to choose their outfit when there are literally thousands of style accounts, with real people offering good advice. I’m taking up for the influencers here! You can’t outsource style. You can outsource fashion, but fashion and style are different things. Silicon Valley has been trying to marry tech and fashion forever – how many “Clueless closet” copycats have we seen? How many virtual personal stylists? There’s a ton of them and it seems like nobody cares. An app could never do what [Aki and Koichi do](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZingQxEtXo/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/csm-embed-16jul26.jpg) Aki and Koichi on Instagram This John Legend cover is very *Futuresex/Lovesounds*. And we can all say whatever we want about Justin Timberlake but let’s not pretend that album wasn’t an absolute smash and many of us were in layered tank tops, low-rise jeans and a statement belt in the club, trying to find the beat to “SexyBack”. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da11AlcFLLY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by YuTsai Director / Photographer (@yutsai88)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da11AlcFLLY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Do I think The Rock is cursed at the box office? No, but I think audiences don’t trust his taste. He needs to reevaluate his team because his prestige work isn’t really clicking, and neither is his big budget work. He needs to make a big change. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da13t6dO4TT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da13t6dO4TT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rita-ora-csm-16jul26-0001.jpg) Rita Ora and Taika Waititi attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney Channel Original Movie "Descendants: Wicked Wonderland" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on July 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Dine out on my Batman conspiracy theory URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-james-gunn-trying-to-kill-matt-reeves-batverse-by-continuously-delaying-the-batman-2/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T16:13:15.000Z I [really, really liked](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-matt-reeves-the-batman-starring-spectacular-robert-pattinson-understands-the-assignment/) Matt Reeves’ *The Batman* when it came out in 2022, since then, it has only risen in my estimation. I think it’s one of the best superhero movies ever made, and arguably the best Batman movie ever made. The film, released into the only-just-starting-to-recover theatrical landscape of spring 2022, did okay financially, but again, in the years since, its place in pop culture has only grown. People are super into Matt Reeves’ Batverse, and Robert Pattinson’s weirdo Goth Batman, so much so that James Gunn simply cannot kill the sequel. But he sure can delay it. *The Batman: Part II* has already been [delayed twice](https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-batman-2-release-date-2026-1235856229/?ref=laineygossip.com), from October 2025 to October 2026, due to scheduling conflicts resulting from all the delayed projects that restarted following the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes. It was then [delayed again](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-batman-sequel-moves-to-2027-1236094505/?ref=laineygossip.com) from October 2026 to October 2027 at the end of 2024\. Now, Matt Reeves has released a Robert Pattinson Batsuit camera test with a release date of February 18, 2028. The reasons given all along have been Matt Reeves and his meticulous writing process, and yes, Reeves is one of those crazy filmmakers who doesn’t like to go into production without a completed script. But these delays also coincide with James Gunn assuming (co)control of DC Studios and the addition of his own, Superman-centric film slate. We’re standing at the gossip buffet, and available for lunch is a perfectly reasonable explanation of a long writing process compounded by complications arising from the production halts of 2023. OR, and go with me here, James Gunn would love to just get rid of the Reeves Batverse but he can’t, because people actually like it and want more of it, so he is delaying it as long as possible. Maybe long enough to shove a second Batman down our throats in the meantime, even though all anyone really wants is for David Corenswets’ Superman to team up with RBattz. I have two abiding Hollywood thoughts based on little more than gut instinct, stray comments in seemingly innocuous conversations, and a cynical outlook on men in charge. One of them is that Lorne Michaels is weird about Tim Robinson and he will never be invited to host or even appear on *SNL*, despite being one of the most successful recent alumni of the show. The other is that James Gunn would like the Reeves Batverse to just disappear already. But he can’t deep-six it because *The Batman* and RBattz are too genuinely beloved, so instead it’s just been constant demands for rewrites and new drafts. I just don’t think if left to his own devices, even accounting for the delays caused by the strikes, Matt Reeves would actually take six years to get *The Batman: Part II* out. Again, just going on vibes here, but Reeves made two *Planet of the Apes* movies in three years (*Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*, 2014, and *War for the Planet of the Apes*, 2017). Those are highly technical films that have very complicated and involved post-production workflows. He also wrote *War*, so you can’t tell me he isn’t capable of locking down a sequel script in a timely fashion. Managing a large-scale, complicated production and its sequel is not a new experience for Matt Reeves. I just don’t believe he actually NEEDS six years to get it done. In fact, *Part II* is in production right now. There’s no reason it couldn’t meet that October 2027 release date. And a February date isn’t the friendliest release date (don’t bring up *Black Panther*, that was an outlier for a number of reasons which don’t compute for Batman). The whole thing feels like a Hollywood kiss off. Maybe it’s just me! But I have a feeling between now and February 2028 we’re going to hear the casting announcement for James Gunn’s Batman, even though no one is asking for a second Batman and having two of the same major character running around at the same time is and always has been a bad idea. Let me know which entrée you’re choosing from the buffet, the “everything is fine, nothing to see here” version, or my delicious conspiracy theory that James Gunn is trying to kill Matt Reeves’ Batverse through death by a thousand cuts. Meet us at [The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-batman-gossip-buffet) for that conversation. (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/the-batman-gossip-buffet?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### Zendaya stays golden URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-will-zendaya-switch-style-gears-for-spider-man-brand-new-day-promo/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T14:40:38.000Z The [premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-new-york-premiere-of-the-odyssey-was-another-major-fashion-event-for-women-of-the-film/) for *The Odyssey* is over, but the press obligations continue right up until the movie hits theaters. Zendaya and Tom Holland are still in New York, continuing to make the press rounds. Zendaya sported two gold looks, first in high-necked Jitrois… ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-embed-16jul26-0001.jpg) Zendaya out in New York, July 15, 2026 Then in a gold suit by Zuhair Murad for *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-embed-16jul26-0002.jpg) Zendaya out in New York, July 15, 2026 She’s still rocking the pre-Raphaelite hair and natural makeup looks, which remains very winsome and romantic. I especially love the combination of the softer head styling with the armor-like Jitrois dress. Law Roach is truly an image *architect*, because like an architect, he figured out how to connect all the pieces into a cohesive whole. That Jitrois look is just stunning. I legit cannot wait to see how Zendaya changes gears for Spider-Man for the next couple of weeks, even though the very concept of her schedule makes me exhausted for her. Tom Holland, meanwhile, is keeping it more casual: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-embed-16jul26-0003.jpg) Tom Holland out in New York, July 15, 2026 It’s so hot and humid in Chicago the idea of wearing jeans and a jacket right now makes me feel nauseous, but Tom Holland is made of sterner stuff than me. He’s keeping the same schedule as Zendaya, and again, the mere thought of it makes me tired. These young people, how do they keep going? And it can’t stop, won’t stop, at least for Zendaya. She still has to get through *Dune: Part III*! At least Robert Pattinson got to sit out *The Odyssey* press tour, because *The Batman: Part II* is filming right now, but Zendaya has been go-go-going all year long. Tom, however, might be done after *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. He isn’t confirmed for *Avengers: Doomsday*, and if he does appear in it, it’s likely to be a cameo to set up the next film. He won’t be front and center for press at the end of the year. Small mercies. At least one of them gets to take a nap. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0010.jpg) Zendaya out in New York, July 15, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-tom-holland-16jul26-0018.jpg) Zendaya and Tom Holland out in New York, July 15, 2026 ### Intro for July 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/have-we-finally-rediscovered-winning-formula-for-audience-satisfaction-at-the-box-office/ Last updated: 2026-07-16T13:12:51.000Z Dear Gossips, It’s a random Thursday so let’s try something different: good news! After years of delays and uncertainty and losses, the theatrical box office actually seems to be bouncing back in a big way. 2026 is only half over and is shaping up to be the biggest box office year since the pandemic brought everything to a halt in 2020\. The domestic box office tally for the year currently stands at $5.1 billion, with *The Odyssey* opening this Friday and with more blockbusters coming with *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, *Avengers: Doomsday*, and *Dune: Part Three*. But it’s not just blockbusters driving success this year. The 2010s were a box office high, with box office earnings routinely topping $11 billion per year through the back half of that decade, but even as grosses went up, the number of movies generating those profits went down. As blockbusters and IP-driven filmmaking took over Hollywood, fewer and fewer films carried those dizzying tallies. This year, though, it’s practically an old-fashioned smorgasbord at the cinema, with a little bit of something for everyone. 2026’s box office is certainly boosted by big movies, with *Project Hail Mary* and *Toy Story 5* carrying nine-figure grosses—*Toy Story 5* is poised to top $1 billion and potentially become the highest-grossing film in the franchise—but there is also *The Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie*, a kids’ movie, *The Devil Wears Prada 2* a comedy, and the twin horror phenoms of *Obsession* and *Backrooms* contributing to the tally this year. In a [story from *Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/movie-theaters-rebound-box-office-obsession-project-hail-mary-1236810214/?ref=laineygossip.com) about 2026’s blockbuster box office, Alamo Drafthouse CEO Michael Kustermanm said, *“There’s not just a good pipeline of content, but a diverse balance within the slate. That’s what we’ve been missing.”* Yes! It’s only what I’ve been saying for years! Make a bunch of different movies—not all of which have to cost $200 million—and people will turn up for them! Something for everyone! We have rediscovered the winning formula for audience satisfaction just in time for Hollywood studios to collapse entirely! Okay, so I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t a little bit cynical. But for anyone with power in the industry, anyone who can greenlight and/or bankroll projects and isn’t doing some kind of fascist project with media companies, the proof is in the pudding—serve everyone, and everyone will eat. Make a big movie, sure, but make small ones, too. Give established filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneueve huge sums of money to make their dream projects but take a chance on a twenty-something nerd who taught himself filmmaking with a MacBook and Youtube. Make comedies, make dramas, make horror, make fantasy, make sci-fi, make family films, spread the money around to as many genres as you can, and you will hook someone to see your film. We knew this thirty years ago. We forgot it in the era of Big IP, blinded at least in part by those dazzling Marvel returns year over year for a solid decade. But even by the end of the 2010s, it was clear Marvel’s formula wasn’t going to work for anyone else—it isn’t even working for Marvel right now—yet there was resistance to returning to a model of filmmaking in which studios hedge against their one or two big bets a year with a sea of mid-size and low-budget projects. Perhaps now, with films like *The Devil Wears Prada 2*, *Obsession,* and *Backrooms* contributing to the pile, executives will remember it is just good business to diversify the slate. I certainly hope we don’t learn the wrong lesson, though, and just start rubber stamping movies based on memes without any thought to how they’ll translate to feature-length narrative just because *Backrooms* was a hit. Oh, what’s that you say? A [Siren Head movie](https://www.wsj.com/business/media/hollywoods-horror-meme-gold-rush-is-minting-millionaires-fe5fb799?ref=laineygossip.com)? But that’s just a weird photoshop. Doesn’t anyone remember how bad the *Slenderman* movie was? No? Oh great. Here we go again. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Heartstopper Forever but also the end URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/kit-connor-joe-locke-look-like-they-dressed-for-completely-different-events-at-heartstopper-forever-premiere/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T20:05:57.000Z Over the last few years, *Heartstopper* has been a staple of teen entertainment, one of Netflix’s series that actually managed to connect with the youths. Kit Connor and Joe Locke became breakout stars, and now they’re saying goodbye via a film, *Heartstopper Forever*, in which Nick and Charlie try to navigate a future involving college, growing up, and moving on. It looks sweet. The premiere for *Heartstopper Forever* was yesterday in London, and even though it’s just been four years, Connor and Locke went from teenagers to twenty-somethings while making this series, and they look so grown up! Time! Why! They also look like they dressed for completely different events. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-embed-15jul26.jpg) Kit Connor and Joe Locke attend the "Heartstopper Forever" World Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 14, 2026 in London, England Every time I see something like this, I am reminded of a wedding I went to at which the dress code was “California casual” and everyone had wildly different interpretations of what that meant (to this day, no one can agree). Joe Locke looks like he’s dressing for his first day at the finance firm, while Kit Connor looks like your favorite bartender. Both are compliments, they just don’t belong at the same event. With *Heartstopper* winding down, both actors are onto other things. Joe Locke, of course, has a corner in the MCU as Billy Maximoff/Wiccan. He isn’t 100% confirmed to appear in *Avengers: Doomsday*, but there have been some hints that he will be in that film. And last year he was on the West End stage, plus he’s got a couple other movies in the can, coming up later this year and next year. Kit Connor is also busy, with several movies in the hopper, including Alex Garland’s adaptation of *Elden Ring*, a fantasy video game series. The end of *Heartstopper* looks bittersweet, but the boys are already moving on. They grow up so fast! --- What else happened today… It’s the baseball All Stars break, [so let’s look at some athletes and their families at the big event](https://www.gofugyourself.com/batter-up-its-the-all-star-game-red-carpet-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). A lot of effort was made, but as a cohort, baseball players are not nearly as stylish as basketball and football players. Still more stylish than hockey players, though. (Go Fug Yourself) Cat science! Sometimes when cats groom each other, they’re actually bullying, because cats are loveable assholes! Also, [every name in this article is GREAT](https://www.celebitchy.com/986763/new%5Fstudy%5Fshows%5Fthe%5Fscience%5Fbehind%5Fwhy%5Fcats%5Fgroom%5Feach%5Fother/?ref=laineygossip.com). The cat scientist is named Morgane Van Belle. I would not be surprised to find out that she is also a mysterious widow whose rubies have been stolen! (Celebitchy) John Early made his directorial debut this year with *Maddie’s Secret*, a sort-of satire of after-school specials about a chef with an eating disorder. It’s a great film, especially if you remember that one after-school special with Calista Flockhart about bulimia. Now, though, Early has teamed up with perfumer Marissa Zappas for a fragrance inspired by the film, and it comes complete with a Nineties-style commercial and the tagline “[If good got you here, secrets take you there](https://omg.blog/omg-watch-comedian-john-early-smells-like-maddies-secret-branded-eau-de-parfum-in-new-ad/?ref=laineygossip.com)”. John Early’s humor is *very* specific. (OMG Blog) Former child star [Ashley Johnson recounts nearly being “kidnapped” from set while starring in *Growing Pains* in the Nineties](https://pagesix.com/2026/07/14/celebrity-news/growing-pains-star-ashley-johnson-was-almost-kidnapped-on-set/?ref=laineygossip.com). The man had a gun and somehow got all the way onto the lot and to the soundstage and actually nabbed Johnson, retaining one of her shoes. I say “somehow” because on one hand, I can fully believe it, given America’s gun culture, but, also, this was after the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer, so I kind of can’t believe production facilities weren’t paying a little more attention to the physical safety of everyone working on set? Anyway, probably kids shouldn’t be acting professionally at all. The more we hear from former child stars, the more I’m like, shut the whole thing down. 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After the Hollywood studios sat out Cannes, I have no idea if that will extend to the fall festivals, which have a huge role to play in awards season, but assuming the fall fests continue as usual, I fully expect to see Tony Gilroy’s *Behemoth!* at some combination of Venice, Telluride, and/or TIFF. The teaser for *Behemoth!* dropped yesterday, showing off Pedro Pascal as Alex Serian, a cellist on some kind of “you can’t go home again” trip after twenty years away. Outside of upholding franchise obligations to Star Wars and Marvel, Pedro is making interesting choices, working with interesting filmmakers like Ari Aster, Celine Song, and working in large-scale films and smaller, more intimate independent features. A film in which he plays a musician, though, which will involve requisite conversations about “mastering” a new skill for his performance, is sure to be trophy trail catnip. The teaser is light on details, as it seems the approach to this film is to layer it in mystery in hopes of building expectations. But expectations exist regardless of marketing, as this is 1) a film starring Pedro Pascal, who is a reigning internet boyfriend, despite the flop that is *The Mandalorian and Grogu*, and 2) it’s Tony Gilroy’s first project since *Andor* (though the teaser chooses to highlight *Michael Clayton* for his directorial bona fides). The teaser is choosing coyness, and I’m not interested in outguessing a commercial, so I will focus on Pedro Pascal’s convincing physicality as a cellist, it looks as least realistic enough not to be distracting, and the ensemble around him. The film co-stars Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor (the writer/director/star of *Sorry, Baby*), and Will Arnett. Not included in the teaser are Hank Azaria, Matthew Lillard, and Margarita Levieva. When I say this teaser is being coy, I mean I cannot tell if Will Arnett is playing Alex Serian’s brother or former lover, but I feel like it could go either way. The teaser also includes a lot of characters yelling and looking mad. So, there is tension and arguments (you can’t go home again). And Alex Serian is seen making out with Eva Victor’s character, who is called “Nadia” and is billed as “Alex’s colleague and love interest”. Sex, fighting, and music? Into it. I also think it’s funny that the teaser features a chorus singing the title of the film, “Behemoth”, as *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* did the exact the same thing. The film is Tony Gilroy’s “love letter” to film composition (per Olivia Wilde), and the original music for the film will come from “The Behemoth! Collective”, a group of [NINE composers](https://theplaylist.net/behemoth-tony-gilroy-nine-composers-behemoth-collective-20260711/?ref=laineygossip.com): Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino—who composed that *First Steps* score, so we know where the title/choral thing comes from—James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad, Brandon Roberts, and Alan Silvestri. Some of the names you might recognize—Michael Giacchnio, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, and Alan Silvestri are among the most in-demand composers working in film—and others are relatively newer on the scene, but it’s an interesting mix across styles, generations, and genres (Nami Melumad, for instance, is doing a lot of composing for the expanded *Star Trek* television universe, where she is the first woman to compose for the TV franchise). I love film music, I listen to a lot of scores while writing, reading, and thinking, so I am very interested to see what this collective produces for a film about the people who make music for film. Whatever happens with the fall festivals, given the pedigree and the unique music collective at work on the film, *Behemoth!* should come up in conversations at the end of the year. Can Pedro Pascal bag his first Oscar nomination? Can NINE composers share one nomination? Awards season 2026 is shaping up to be very interesting ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/behemoth-15jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/behemoth-15jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/behemoth-15jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/behemoth-15jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/behemoth-15jul26-0006.jpg) Behemoth! trailer stills ### Celebrity Social Media, July 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-has-lily-allen-had-to-scale-down-her-north-american-tour-venues-from-arenas-to-theatres/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T17:40:31.000Z Lily Allen is moving her North American tour venues [from arenas to theatres](https://ca.billboard.com/music/pop/lily-allen-scales-down-west-end-girl-tour-arenas-theaters-1236294482/?ref=laineygossip.com). It looks like her team overshot on demand. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0LprCjFNN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lily Allen (@lilyallen)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0LprCjFNN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’m kind of into Timothee Chalamet being at every major sporting event because he gets so into it. He’s not hiding in a box, trying to go unnoticed, shielding his face from the cameras. He is a fan, loud and proud. He looks like he’s having a good summer. First he’s freed from Club Chalamet, then the Knicks win the championship. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0UNJwGodR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0UNJwGodR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Day1IColsLO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ROMEO (@romeobeckham)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Day1IColsLO/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Skylrk, Justin Bieber’s clothing brand, is not making mainstream waves yet but it is [doing pretty robust sales](https://www.vogue.com/article/justin-biebers-skylrk-breaks-coachella-merch-sales-records?ref=laineygossip.com), especially when it pairs with events like Coachella. And it’s releasing its first speaker at Target Soho, curious to see how quickly this goes and if there’s a resale frenzy for it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavnLcdOFoC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Justin Bieber (@lilbieber)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavnLcdOFoC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The other Bieber business, Rhode, continues to soar. It is the most searched brand at Sephora so far this year and recently, there was a Vancouver pop-up at Kits Beach and the lines were insane. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DawtYUrDfuQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RETAILBOSS (@retailboss)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DawtYUrDfuQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DalGhNvK6ns/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vancouver Magazine (@vancouvermagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DalGhNvK6ns/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) JLo still can’t unload the mega-mansion she bought with Ben Affleck (he has since signed his share over to her). This piece of real estate is really a symbol of the hubris of Bennifer. Looks extravagant from the outside but clearly some structural issues that were ignored. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DawQIF7CuK9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DawQIF7CuK9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Are door camera screenshots going to become the new selfies? If anyone can start this trend, it’s Alexa Chung. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DayeUCqgEDV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Alexa Chung (@alexachung)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DayeUCqgEDV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lily-allen-15jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lily-allen-15jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lily-allen-15jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lily-allen-15jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lily-allen-15jul26-0004.jpg) Lily Allen attends the Silver Clef Awards 2026 on July 09, 2026 in London, England ### The gentlemen of The Odyssey URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-tom-hollands-perfectly-calibrated-performance-in-the-odyssey-will-do-wonders-for-his-acting-career/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T16:35:53.000Z We’ve seen the women of *The Odyssey* show up and show out [for their final premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-new-york-premiere-of-the-odyssey-was-another-major-fashion-event-for-women-of-the-film/), now let’s turn our attention to the gentlemen, who certainly…showed up. Let’s start with Tom Holland, because he is always a ray of sunshine. He wore an all-black suit by Fear of God, and his hair is especially curly. The heat and humidity is getting to everyone this summer, I swear. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0001.jpg) Tom Holland attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City I cannot find the quote, but someone said that Tom Holland is who we all thought Timothee Chalamet was, and I do think *The Odyssey* will do wonders for his acting career. He’s been so occupied with Spider-Man for an entire decade now, it’s easy to forget he is actually a very good actor. Not that his performance as Spider-Man is bad, it isn’t! But *The Odyssey* is another gear for Holland. It actually reminds me of his work in his first film role in *The Impossible* from 2012, in which he plays an annoying son. He is SO annoying as Telemachus. I wanted someone to punt him off a cliff so badly. Perfectly calibrated performance, truly. Elliot Page was never one to dress dramatically, and he certainly isn’t here with a basic suit ensemble, sans tie, but he did show up with actress and comedian Julia Shiplett, marking their red carpet debut as a couple. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0002.jpg) Julia Shiplett and Elliot Page attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City Matt Damon also went basic with his suiting, though he included a tie, and he also brought his significant other, his wife, Luciana, and their daughter, Isabella. So…how long before Isabella Damon starts acting? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0003-1.jpg) Luciana Barroso, Matt Damon and Isabella Damon attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City More partnerships on display include Christopher Nolan and his wife and creative partner, Emma Thomas. They’re the model Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Coogler are following as a director-producer pair making lavish films that are both artistically and commercially successful. Once again, a man in a basic suit, though I will give Nolan props for the wild tie. And Thomas gets props for those cool glasses. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0004.jpg) Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City Corey Hawkins stars in the film as Polybus, one of Penelope’s suitors, and he turned up wearing Fear of God like Tom Holland, and brought his BFF, Teyonah Parris. They went to Julliard together and have been ride or die ever since. We stan platonic relationships! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0005.jpg) Teyonah Parris and Corey Hawkins attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City Finally, Spike Lee turned up, looking slightly less enthused than he did during the Knicks’ championship run. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-embeds-15jul26-0006.jpg) Spike Lee attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City Lee is not just a filmmaker, he’s also a tenured professor of film at NYU (where he actually teaches in-depth courses, not just coasts on his laurels for a steady paycheck), so when he offers critique of your work, it’s not just coming from a peer, it’s coming from an *incredibly well-informed* peer. He [offered some criticism of *Oppenheimer*](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/spike-lee-oppenheimer-japanese-people-christopher-nolan-1235747617/?ref=laineygossip.com) back when it came out, which Nolan received well, calling Lee “[one of my idols](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/video/christopher-nolan-says-ready-move-130049665.html?ref=laineygossip.com)”. And now his idol is at his premiere. Everything comes full circle. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0009.jpg) Tom Holland, Elliot Page and Julia Shiplett attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0018.jpg) Elliot Page and Julia Shiplett, Luciana Barroso, Matt Damon and Isabella Damon, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Teyonah Parris and Corey Hawkins attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-men-15jul26-0022.jpg) Spike Lee attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ### The goddesses of The Odyssey URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-new-york-premiere-of-the-odyssey-was-another-major-fashion-event-for-women-of-the-film/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T14:42:24.000Z *The Odyssey* opens on Friday, and the New York premiere was last night, the last big blow out red carpet before what is sure to be one of the biggest films of the year opens. You know what that means, every famous person showed up, because every famous person is in this movie, and it was a major fashion event. So major, in fact, I’m breaking it up into two parts. First up, the goddesses of *The Odyssey*, led by Zendaya, who showed up in actual wings. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaypWoHFISD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaypWoHFISD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The dress is Matiéres, from their fall/winter 2025 collection. I am of two minds. One, she’s Zendaya, she never looks bad. Two, this is too much of a costume to me, crossing the bounds of theme dressing into Halloweentown. But also three! A surprise third mind! I LOVE the hair. We know her real hair is short right now, but this braided wig is great. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-braid-15jul26.jpg) Zendaya attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City It’s romantic and beautiful and brings a kind of Pre-Raphaelite quality to the whole look. I don’t hate it, or anything, I just appreciate theme dressing more when it’s less literal. But this is certainly A Choice for the final carpet of this mega press tour. She wore a completely different dress on the way TO the premiere, though, so now I have a lot of questions about the logistics. Where and when did she change? Law Roach drop the video explanation! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-embeds-15jul26-0002.jpg) Zendaya leaves her hotel to attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City I actually wonder if there was a bit of collusion going on, because Anne Hathaway also chose white for her final gown (it’s custom Prada). She looks radiant: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da0HZpZRTh5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Erin Walsh (@erinwalshstyle)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da0HZpZRTh5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And Charlize Theron opted for white, too: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day-51suukJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Adir Abergel (@hairbyadir)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day-51suukJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s custom Dior and Tiffany jewelry. I love the red lip, and Charlize is one of the only people who can do the wet look with her hair and not look greasy. Lupita Nyong’o, however, went in a different direction. She wore a gold gown by Nicholas Oakwell and a stunning pearl choker from Sabyasachi. Lupita and pearls will always remind me of her Oscar gown that got stolen and was then [found in a bathroom](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/feature/lupita-nyongos-oscar-gown-found-8238787-2197724/?ref=laineygossip.com). Like did someone decide they would never be able to fence it without being noticed? This is a heist story I would love to know more about. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da0B-Vho4ZF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Micaela Erlanger (@micaela)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da0B-Vho4ZF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Here’s a closeup of that choker and also that FACE. Jesus. I just am not accepting anyone but racists having an issue with Lupita playing Helen of Troy. That face WOULD launch a thousand ships. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-embeds-15jul26-0003.jpg) Lupita Nyong'o attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City My review of *The Odyssey* will come later this week, but it’s going to be an Oscar powerhouse. The craft and technical aspects are insane, and you could practically fill the acting categories with this cast alone. Lupita’s dual performance as Helen and Clytemnestra is one of the most interesting in the film. Like if I was in grad school, I could excavate a thesis out of it. I could come up with a number of theses from this film, actually. It’s a comparative literature major’s dream. We're Squawking *The Odyssey* goddesses today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-goddesses-final-stand)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/the-goddesses-final-stand?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DazCixKO3zS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DazCixKO3zS/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0010.jpg) Zendaya attends "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0019.jpg) Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0023.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0024.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0025.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0026.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0027.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-15jul26-0028.jpg) Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong'o attend "The Odyssey" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City ### Intro for July 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-which-was-always-lose-lose-is-back-in-the-news/ Last updated: 2026-07-15T13:13:17.000Z Dear Gossips, The fakakta Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is in the news again, because of court proceedings culminating at the end of the week, so let’s check on the state of things. In short: bad! A dozen state attorneys general, including the one from California, which we will come back to, have [filed for a temporary restraining order](https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-merger-court-hearing-1236982276/?ref=laineygossip.com) to at least pause the merger while the states’ various anti-trust lawsuits work their way through the justice system. Which probably won’t matter anyway, because the Paramount lawyers, backed by CEO David Ellison, who is backed by his business/daddy Larry Ellison, who is a Friend of Trump, will just [go to the Supreme Court](https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsuit-1236982263/?ref=laineygossip.com) for a rubber stamp. But hearings are set for the issue of the TRO and the anti-trust lawsuits, so we’ll see how that shakes out. It feels like anti-trust matters should be settled before a merger closes, but I’ve also felt like I’m taking crazy pills since this whole thing began, so what do I know? Just that the vibes are bad and getting worse. Because the state of Tennessee, which despite Nashville and Memphis being bright blue dots, is a deep red state, is [wooing David Ellison](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tennessee-paramount-1236648159/?ref=laineygossip.com) to move Paramount operations to the state. Ellison previously maintained a home in Tennessee, and Oracle, Papa Larry’s company, is planning a major campus Nashville. There is a lot of Ellison momentum in the direction of Tennessee. And it even makes a certain amount of sense, that if you’re the leaders of a state and you see a major business getting into a fight with the AG of their current home state—California is among the states with anti-trust proceedings against the merger—of course you would pitch your state as a more business-friendly place to operate (i.e., we promise not to sue you). It’s a “stop hitting yourself” situation for the film industry. ParaSkyWarnerDance, or whatever the inevitable new entity will be called, leaving Los Angeles would be bad for the industry because it would mean the loss of thousands of office jobs for studio employees, and potentially the loss of thousands of production jobs, too, if they opt to move their production facilities to Tennessee, or anywhere not California. But the merger is bad for the industry, too, because the new entity will be saddled with a huge amount of debt, and whatever David Ellison promises in public, at least for the foreseeable future, he cannot deliver on grandiose plans to make and release dozens of films a year, which is probably one reason the State of California rejected his proposal to produce thirty films a year if they’ll just stop blocking his merger. Someone probably ran the numbers and arrived at “he cannot deliver this”. The industry, defined as the people who work in film and television at every level except the very tippy top where executives have vested stock options and golden parachutes, will lose either way. It was always lose-lose. Netflix was only ever the lesser of two evils because at least they want a physical production space in Los Angeles. And the politicians waited way too long to get involved, Los Angeles bled production jobs for twenty years and it only became an emergency yesterday. They should have been defending California-based production all along, now it might be too little, too late. I believe the film industry will survive the current challenges it faces, but in the same way American automaking survived computerization and robotization in the 20th century: what comes out the other side will be vastly different and much smaller than what we had before. An industry that once supported a robust middle class probably won’t much longer, and that’s a loss for everyone, but most especially the people who will lose their job when the merger is complete. We haven’t started facing that reality yet. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Adele: Movies, Fashion, and Football URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-will-adeles-role-be-in-tom-fords-upcoming-movie-cry-to-heaven/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T20:03:28.000Z Adele was photographed the other day in Sardinia, hanging out with Tom Ford. She’s been spending a lot of time with him lately, not only because they are friends but because, for a while there, he was also her boss. Tom’s next film is *Cry to Heaven*, based on Anne Rice’s book, set in the world of 18th century Italian opera, with a stacked cast led by Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Colin Firth, Ciarán Hinds, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, and Mark Strong are also involved. And since this is a story about music and musicians, Adele is part of it too, though we don’t know exactly what her role will be. What we can probably assume, though, is that she will be fabulously dressed. They’ll all be fabulously dressed. After all, this is Tom Ford whose track record as a filmmaker is up and down but his movies always look gorgeous. *Cry to Heaven* was expected to be an autumn 2026 release when the project was first announced. Filming reportedly wrapped in March, not sure if that’s enough time in post for them to make the Venice Film Festival, or even TIFF. So we might have to wait a little while longer to see what exactly Adele will be wearing. In Sardinia, though, she’s been repeating her clothing, specially that Team England John Stones kit. This is what was wearing at the Bad Bunny concert in London a couple of weeks ago… > Adele durante el concierto de Bad Bunny en Londres. [pic.twitter.com/ovA6tQMlH3](https://t.co/ovA6tQMlH3?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Bad Bunny HQ (@BBPRTV) [June 28, 2026](https://x.com/BBPRTV/status/2071035927325978862?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) That was during the World Cup group stage. And now England is in the semifinal tomorrow vs Argentina so it’s not like she can change if she has another kit. Not if she knows about sports superstitions which I’m guessing she does. --- What else happened today… I love this post by Dustin Rowles SO much. Because he’s writing about romance, watching romance, analysing romance, comparing romance. Romance is for everyone, literally. But romance in pop culture is assigned to women. And while I would very much like if this demographic is better served and respected, we should also not assume that the enjoyment of romance movies and shows is exclusive to women, [because as Dustin just shared, it’s definitely not](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/romance-battle-royale-off-campus-vs-the-other-bennet-sister.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) [A collection of very Elie Saab dresses designed by Elie Saab](https://www.gofugyourself.com/at-couture-week-elie-saab-did-what-elie-saab-does-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Two more of Angelina Jolie’s children are running ads in the newspaper [as part of the official process to change their names and drop the “Pitt”](https://www.celebitchy.com/986458/zahara%5Fmaddox%5Fjolie%5Fpaid%5Ffor%5Fnewspaper%5Fads%5Fto%5Fannounce%5Ftheir%5Fname%5Fchanges/?ref=laineygossip.com). Which means we’ll probably be getting a nothingburger story soon about how much he loves his girlfriend and how happy they are together. (Celebitchy) Kelly Pau on how “[soft masculinity is the real winner of *Love Island USA* season 8](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/07/11995405/love-island-usa-season-8-winners-bryce-trinity?ref=laineygossip.com)”. I went from not caring about Bryce in the first week to squealing with delight every time he opened his mouth. (Refinery 29) Had to rub my eyes and make sure I wasn’t hallucinating this morning when, during my morning scan through the headlines, [Tian Xiwei and Zhang Linghe’s faces were staring back at me at Variety](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/pursuit-of-jade-midnight-temptation-iqiyi-international-h1-2026-1236809607/?ref=laineygossip.com). In their *Pursuit of Jade* looks which… iykyk. But more of you know than ever before because that series broke through to the west, helped in part by the fact that it’s available on Netflix. Still, the story here is that iQIYI viewership has surged this year due to the popularity of *Pursuit of Jade,* even with the Netflix option. Netflix had to have noticed too since they’re so data obsessed. So now I’m wondering whether or not they’ll be airing Zhang Linghe’s next drama, *Overdo,* reportedly releasing at the end of the month. This drama has already been viral, for months now, because the visuals during filming were so elite – both ZLH and Wang Churan are so stupidly attractive – and the story is so angsty and dramatic. *Overdo* is a period piece, but set during China’s Republican era. So this is ZLH in uniform and crisp tailoring instead of slut strands. The thirst will definitely be just as intense. (Variety) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/adele-what-else-14jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/adele-what-else-14jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/adele-what-else-14jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/adele-what-else-14jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/adele-what-else-14jul26-0006.jpg) Tom Ford and Adele in Italy, July 12, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/hailey-bieber-x-gap-will-be-hot-collaboration/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T18:35:54.000Z Hailey Bieber x Gap, this will be a hot collaboration. Oh and if anyone is interested in the Victoria Beckham x Gap collection, some of the pieces are back in stock. Debating the sweatshirt and the trench. I have the anorak and the white denim zip-up, really like both. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaxjKdmBZm-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gap (@gap)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaxjKdmBZm-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hilary Busis’s new piece in Vanity Fair, “You’re Not a Therapist, Stop Talking Like One”, is a very enjoyable read, though I suspect it will make some people mad. A lot of the language can be traced to TikTok armchair diagnosing, but therapy speak is also really prominent on reality TV and in podcasts. Especially wellness podcasts. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxtIg3Fm1Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxtIg3Fm1Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote *My Year of Rest and Relaxation* ([which eerily predicted COVID isolation](https://lithub.com/ottessa-moshfegh-wrote-a-new-novel-during-the-pandemic/?ref=laineygossip.com)), wrote Cara Delevingne's new Playboy profile. “I read Playboy for the articles” really does apply here but she ate with the cover photo as well. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxjTo3xSXB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Playboy (@playboy)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxjTo3xSXB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The TNT wedding has a long gossip tail (it hard-launched a divorce!) and while the Taylor/Blake Lively issue is up in the air (was she left off the invite list, did she decline to attend?), if we zoom out on the details, Hugh Jackman and Shawn Levy were also not there (as far as we’ve seen). That group was very tight in the summer of 2023\. That’s pretty telling. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZJTsPhjiNY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by New York Yankees (@yankees)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZJTsPhjiNY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) James Marsden took his tight jawline on my dream vacation. I’ve wanted to go to Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge forever. It’s soooooooo expensive. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dawm5VKm1sN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by James Marsden (@james\_marsden)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dawm5VKm1sN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Creative designer musical chairs continue. Olivier Rousteing left Balmain in late 2025 after a very successful 14-year run. He designed Beyoncé’s 2026 Met Gala look and has just been named the creative director of Rabanne. Very interested to see what he does with the archives. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxxXIrMakc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Olivier Rousteing (@olivier\_rousteing)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxxXIrMakc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX926mhDIdC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Olivier Rousteing (@olivier\_rousteing)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX926mhDIdC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A HUGEL Summer URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-french-dj-hugel-continues-world-domination-with-a-new-song-featuring-bryson-tiller/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T17:19:42.000Z I’m still riding high off such an incredible release week for Madonna’s *Confessions II,* and as a result, my playlists have been extremely dance-heavy. I’m craving the sweat from a long night out and the thrill of a flashing strobe light making me feel a little dizzy in the most euphoric way. In simpler terms, all I want to do is dance. Two of this week’s tracks are remixes of classic songs, while French DJ and record producer HUGEL continues his world domination with a new song featuring Bryson Tiller. Summer 2026 has already been incredibly kind to HUGEL. He’s been DJ’ing for more than two decades and has had multiple high-streaming songs in the last few years, but with the release of his debut album *Twenty One,* he’s been reaching new heights that only the biggest EDM DJs like David Guetta have ever reached. His album has just pushed his yearly streams to more than one billion, and we’re only in July, so expect that number to double at the very least by the end of the year. The single [“Movin’ to the Sun”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScPWds%5FmZI&list=RDdScPWds%5FmZI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) featuring 90s dance queen Ultra Naté and Imael Angel has been making some serious moves as well. I [first featured](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-olivia-rodrigo-maintains-status-as-modern-day-grunge-princess-with-new-single-the-cure/) the song in this column at the end of May, and since then, it has taken over dance floors, streaming services, radio stations and beach clubs all over the world. In the past week, the song became the [#1 most shazamed](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadH1itDsjj/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) song across the globe. The track is currently taking over the worldwide dance charts as well, sitting at #1 in Germany, #5 in the UK, and #6 in the USA. It also is currently in the top 20 on the overall UK singles chart, now Ultra Naté’s highest charting single in the UK since 1998’s [“If You Could Read My Mind”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujPza2jSUtQ&list=RDujPza2jSUtQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). “Movin’ to the Sun” merges Ultra’s more traditional house music with HUGEL’s Afrohouse style, and that’s something he does throughout the entire album, collaborating with artists from different worlds of music and blending their sound with his over-arching Afro House/Latin House vibe, and it’s resonating with audiences. HUGEL’s immense success has translated into a manic summer of live performances. He made his [Coachella debut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs187meJrMs&list=RDXs187meJrMs&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) earlier in April, returned to Ibiza to continue his residency there and launched a new residency in Las Vegas at the Encore Beach Club. To top things off, he’s also on the [“MOVIN’ TO THE SUN TOUR”](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4%5FrWxDD5-/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) which has him scheduled for performances across North America and Europe all summer. Between HUGEL’s house grooves and Madonna’s record-breaking #1 album, it’s never been a better time to dance your troubles away. Next week, we have new albums from Gracie Abrams and Rick Ross, and a new single from Tinashe. This week, it’s all about ravers and remixes. We’ve got remixes of classics from George Michael and 112, as well as new music from house artists such as HUGEL and ANOTR, with some Shania Twain sprinkled in there for good measure. Plus, this week’s viral pick comes courtesy of a rapper who earns her first solo viral hit, and it has us all spending “dat sh-t”. You’ll understand soon. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Temptation” by HUGEL, Bryson Tiller** I was particularly interested in this song because this is the first time I’ve heard Bryson Tiller on a dance track. And it doesn’t deflect from his soulful vocals, in fact, they actually help build up the song’s slinky beat drop even more dramatically. The way that HUGEL’s beat makes me want to get up and move my body! I especially love the melody in the second part of the chorus – so dreamy. Bryson slides into the dance world with ease, and I’d love to see him take this route more often, he adds a sexiness to the song’s overall sound. I just wish this was released a few weeks ago and featured on an episode of *Love Island USA.* It certainly would’ve been better than the coffee shop covers we were forced to sit through. The song is serving as the lead single to the extended edition of HUGEL’s *Twenty One* album, hoping to further cement his spot as a summer 2026 staple, and I have no doubt that it will do what it needs to do. Get out your heart shaped sunglasses and sunscreen because it’s time to let loose. **“I Want Your Sex” by George Michael, Mosimann** It’s been ten years since we lost George Michael, seems impossible that it’s been that long. This new remix is his estate’s response to that upcoming anniversary, a way to introduce George’s music and legacy to a new generation of listeners. I doubt the average George Michael fan would be too keen on a remix of this nature, but it is a perfect way to expose the song to potential new fans: a remix, and if you’re not into remixes then you won’t appreciate this. But like I said, this summer I just want to dance, and so I took to this new interpretation of the song quite well. It’s something that you would hear at a rave, it’s giving microdosing and tequila shots. Mosimann is an EDM house DJ from Switzerland, with hits that have earned him more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify. His remix doesn’t completely strip away the identity of a song in the way most remixes do. If you can distance yourself enough away from the original, there’s really something fun and bright about Mosimann’s approach. **“Dance With Me (Honeyluv Remix)” by 112, HoneyLuv** A remix of a song that you already know and love can be a hit or miss. In this case, Honeyluv’s production is simple. Just a good ol’ dance remix that sounds like you’re drunk in Mallorca. I by no means think is a better version of the iconic original, but it’s a fun alternative that can broaden the song’s musical horizons. 112 have such a rich discography of R&B songs, but it’s fun to hear one of their most famous hits as an EDM banger. Honeyluv loves a good bounce to her tracks, and she put that personal touch to the song. That’s something she mentions wanting to do especially since it’s a song from her own childhood, and [she says](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaddEk5MR1S/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com) it “came from a real place”. I’m sure this will hit during a live set of hers or through the speakers of a beach club near you. Maybe even a solid run across the city too, I played it on mine this morning. **“Silver Lines” by ANOTR, Emily Warren** Similar to HUGEL, this EDM duo has long been on the rise with 2026 being a breakout year. This release sees them teaming up with CircoLoco Records, who are well known for supplying music for the *Grand Theft Auto* video game franchise. This track is in the next game in the series, in what capacity, well that’s still unknown. But because of its association, the song automatically gets a built-in fanbase going into its launch. (GTA6 is expected to be the biggest gaming release in history, with sales currently predicted at something like $3-4 BILLION within the first few days of release.) Not a bad deal, especially for a pair of Dutch DJs who are just starting to break into the worldwide consciousness. Aside from being the soundtrack to the popular video game of all time though, it’s also a great song to have on as you lay on a beach with a vodka cosmopolitan Cutwater in hand. Emily Warren is a strong addition to the song with her folky vocals meshing harmoniously with the groovy dance track behind her. I’m feeling the vibes with this one – this is the summer I want to be having. Some would say I already am. Now, I’m sure that if I was a GTA player, I’d have a more fan-like approach to the song. But I’m not, so instead I am just enjoying the song as it is: a great Afrohouse jam. Having said this, if anyone reading this is a GTA truther, feel free to tell me if you think the song fits the vibe of the upcoming game. **“Faded Blue Jeans (feat. Josh Homme)” by Shania Twain** Shania’s new album *Little Miss Twain* isn’t out until July 24th, but she has gifted us with another teaser. “Faded Blue Jeans” has a bluegrass feel, while also sounding contemporary. I’m obsessed with the way that Shania’s voice sounds in this song. She really has embraced her new raspiness and is taking new risks. This song has a total road trip feel, especially if you’re driving in an old chevy of some sort. Maybe like the one on the [cover](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSNaVit3z1/?ref=laineygossip.com) of the album. This is the most country she has sounded on an album of hers in a while. And the lyrical content has a southern spice to it too – her faded blue jeans of course. The “faded blue jeans, big holes in the knees”, the ones she’s had since she was 17 as she expresses in the song. She compares them to the memories of a relationship she had at that time. The song has a nostalgic energy, between the lyrical content and the melody itself. Now, the real question is whether those are the real jeans she is singing about and can she bring them out of the archives for future live performances. She did re-wear the “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” dress on tour a few years back, so she definitely could still rock them, just saying. Josh Homme, lead singer of Queens of the Stone Age lends his vocals to the song, which also gives the track a hint of rock to go with the country. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Spend Dat” by Yung Miami** Summer 2026 has had its share of noteworthy music moments, and Yung Miami is experiencing one of her very own. As of the time of writing, her single “[Spend Dat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSZ26l3DIKE&list=RDNSZ26l3DIKE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)” has officially outperformed any of the music she released as part of City Girls, the duo which was comprised of her and JT. In just six weeks, the song has climbed into the top 20 and become a viral anthem. When she stepped onstage to present an award at the BET Awards, she had the entire audience singing her song – in fact, it was one of the most talked about moments on social media the next day, a telling sign that the song was reaching a new peak that even she wasn’t expecting, and naturally, with any viral success in the 2020s, comes a viral dance. She’s got everyone from Raven Symone to internet babies dancing along to the song. Rihanna even jammed to it during her recent [grocery trip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMuOkL0vkfg&ref=laineygossip.com) with Jason Lee (forward to the last 30 seconds). > [@antonpeeples](https://www.tiktok.com/@antonpeeples?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@antonpeeples") I had to do the challenge to the song of the summer • • [#spenddat](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spenddat?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spenddat") [#spenddatchallenge](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spenddatchallenge?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spenddatchallenge") [#summer](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/summer?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "summer") [#dance](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dance?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dance") [#youngmiami](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/youngmiami?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "youngmiami") [♬ original sound - DailyDramaDebate](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7633899685987535647?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - DailyDramaDebate") > [@locafellalocs1](https://www.tiktok.com/@locafellalocs1?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@locafellalocs1") Thank you for trusting me with your crown!! 👑 A time was HAD!!!! SPEND DAT at Locafella Loc Studio!! 💃🏽@ravensymone @locafellalocs @That’s So Kiah @charismaaaa @Nneksenergy @Dev @FLAWDA🇧🇸 @CARESHA [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#Spendthatshii](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spendthatshii?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spendthatshii") [#spenddatshit](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spenddatshit?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spenddatshit") [#tiktokviral](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktokviral?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tiktokviral") [#ravensymone](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ravensymone?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "ravensymone") [♬ original sound - DailyDramaDebate](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7633899685987535647?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - DailyDramaDebate") The track has caused some controversy over the last few weeks, with India Arie [criticizing](https://people.com/india-arie-explains-why-she-doesnt-like-yung-miami-spend-dat-12011346?ref=laineygossip.com) the songs lyrics and influence on today’s youth. She may have a point, but songs like this are always going to exist, and I don’t believe that everything must be so serious all the time. We live in a time where there’s some real crazy sh-t happening in the world around us – if people find escapism in a song about spending a man’s money, then I say, go off. I know I’ve been jamming to the song for the last few weeks, LOL. Whatever your feelings on the song, the fact is that it just keeps growing and growing, and I would not be surprised if it hits the Billboard top ten by the end of the month. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Odyssey Colour Coordination URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-christopher-nolan-addressing-backlash-about-use-of-modern-language-in-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T15:42:40.000Z Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Tom Holland were all seen coordinating but separately yesterday in New York on various press commitments to promote *The Odyssey,* opening this coming Friday. The film has already broken IMAX sales records. I saw it in IMAX and loved it in IMAX – I mean it’ll be great however you screen it but this movie in particular is in its purest form in IMAX. *Oppenheimer* I could take it or leave it in IMAX but with *The Odyssey,* here’s where I can say, in my opinion, that it’s the ideal. Sarah’s review of *The Odyssey* is coming later this week. As I’ve said, this is my favourite Christopher Nolan film, by a mile, and I was anxiously waiting on her reaction to see whether or not we lined up. Spoiler alert: we do. So I also can’t wait to read her post. For now, the cast is on the final push. The New York red carpet premiere is happening tonight at Lincoln Square so that will likely be one of the viral stories on social media later today – second probably to the France vs Spain semifinal at the World Cup. It’s fortunate that the premiere is happening around when the match is ending. But of course the actors aren’t the only stars of his project. Christopher Nolan is a huge draw, doesn’t matter who’s in the cast, he is a brand unto himself, which is why he’s also been so heavily featured on the press tour. And addressing some of the criticisms from the internet even though most of the internet has yet to see the final cut and is basing their gripes on the trailers… which, of course, is how it always works. He said as much in one of his recent interviews, telling the Telegraph, [via THR, that](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-backlash-modern-dialogue-1236644558/?ref=laineygossip.com): *“…these conversations that happen before people see the film — they’re always irrelevant, because no one having them knows what the film actually is yet.”* I mean, he would know given his Batman experience and the comic book bros are as toxic as any fandom. Nolan also addressed the backlash about the use of modern language as opposed to, say, an English accent, in the film. *“When you look at the ancient world, people tend to view the ancient world in weird ways and there’s a lot of cultural prejudice — elevating it just because it’s old. When you go to the poem, what you find is something that’s really earthy, grounded and accessible. So, for me, in building the world of the film, what I talk to all the actors about is, I want to center it on that and make it feel very fresh for modern audiences and do away with some of those assumptions.”* Even before I saw the film, I was into this decision. “Old” and “classic” doesn’t always have to be “English”. Especially not when the intention behind adapting Homer’s work is to highlight and celebrate stories. *The Odyssey* is wildly ambitious with one of its central themes: it is every story, every movie. You will see references to sooooo many films in this film. Which makes it a big swing and a flex for Nolan – the biggest director of the moment (on consistent box office and acclaim) has made a film that is all films based on a poem that is all stories from antiquity to the digital age. So, to go back to the language and dialogue in the film, it serves his purpose to have the characters speak in a way that connects most to the viewers who will be watching it (probably over and over again because this is a film that many of us will want to see several times) right now to drive the point that the sh-t that Homer was unpacking is still the sh-t that we’re wrestling with today. Also, let’s not torture ourselves for three hours having to listen to Matt Damon attempt a British accent. Again, Sarah will have more on *The Odyssey* later this week, including the NYC premiere tomorrow. Before I wrap this post up though, let’s go back to Tom Holland on *The Tonight Show* last night, confirming that he did indeed try to be Erling Haaland’s friend, only to be totally ignored. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawiWRQuQ16/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawiWRQuQ16/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Eventually Holland and Haaland will meet eventually. This is only the first act of the new show called Spider-Man and the Viking. See? Storytelling! Speaking of Vikings though… Did you see how Team Norway was greeted upon arrival home? They won the World Cup of Good Vibes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawReV6tTyq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Kent Padgett (@kentsports24)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawReV6tTyq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-coordination-14jul26-0010.jpg) Zendaya, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway in New York to promote The Odyssey ### BTS is “good enough” URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bts-has-given-viral-song-gut-genug-its-most-significant-boost-on-tiktok/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T14:36:14.000Z About a month ago, Duana sent me a text asking me, “Have you heard about du bist gut genug?” I tapped back a question mark, huh? Her reply: “[The new hit with the kids. German.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GnA8VYOfko&ref=laineygossip.com)” With a video of an impossibly catchy and borderline annoying beat. “Du bist gut genug” = you are good enough and as Duana continued over text, it’s “such a sweet message in all the hearts of the 13 year olds”. So, like so many parents out there, she was hearing it over and over again at home because her kid and their friends were bumping it non-stop. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaP7TvSIX9J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sony Music West Africa (@sonymusic\_wa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaP7TvSIX9J/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) “Gut Genug” has been viral over the last few weeks but nowhere near it’s peak. And now, it’s gotten its most significant boost, from the tweens to BTS. Because Jung Kook yesterday posted a TikTok with j-hope and V dancing to it in various locations from their latest tour stop in Munich and you know what happens when anyone from BTS posts anything. > [@jungkook](https://www.tiktok.com/@jungkook?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@jungkook") 뮌헨 안녕 [#bts](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bts?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bts") [#jhope](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jhope?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jhope") [#v](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/v?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "v") [#jungkook](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jungkook?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jungkook") @BTS @hobipower @V dc: @Cale Brown [♬ Gut Genug (mit Blumengarten & Shirin David) - KITSCHKRIEG & Blumengarten & Shirin David](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Gut-Genug-mit-Blumengarten-Shirin-David-7647536724906952705?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Gut Genug (mit Blumengarten & Shirin David) - KITSCHKRIEG & Blumengarten & Shirin David") Almost 20 million views at the time of this writing and at least 50 of them are from me because BTS dancing will always be my kink. This is Cale Brown’s choreo but they’ve drenched their own sauce and swag all over it, and what makes it extra funny, at least for ARMY, is that they shot part of it at Eisbach River which was already in and of itself a viral situation over the weekend. Three members of the biggest band in the world on a massive sold-out world tour just casually cooling off by the water without fanfare among locals, jumping into the river and letting the current take them. > 세상에나 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 재밋게놀고있구만 [pic.twitter.com/EkrxbvQoMk](https://t.co/EkrxbvQoMk?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ㅁㅁ (@dancingbabyflow) [July 10, 2026](https://x.com/dancingbabyflow/status/2075592223316738378?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And getting filmed by civilians while they were filming the TikTok that they’d eventually end up sharing. > يمامي الكواليييس .. التضاحيك و الركضة😭😭طلع ميونخ كلها شايفهم [pic.twitter.com/T2qHxBREbl](https://t.co/T2qHxBREbl?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Arya 𐤀 ℘ (@arya9595) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/arya9595/status/2076747255462150461?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) That was Munich, it remains to be seen what we’ll be getting now that they’re in France, the last stop on the European leg of the ARIRANG tour. RM, Jin, Suga, Jin, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook will play two shows starting Friday night before joining Madonna, Shakira, and Justin Bieber as headliners at the FIFA World Cup halftime show on Sunday in East Rutherford. After that they’ll have a two week break before resuming shows in North America. As for “Gut Genug”, Rolling Stone two weeks ago predicted it would be [the Song of the Summer](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gut-genug-tiktok-instagram-youtube-meme-songs-1235583788/?ref=laineygossip.com) even though it probably still isn’t anywhere near the peak. So if it hasn’t yet taken over your algorithm, it’s only a matter of time. ### Tom Cruise stunts for Digger URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-alejandro-g-inarritus-digger-starring-tom-cruise-be-as-funny-as-it-looks-in-first-full-trailer/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T13:57:42.000Z When the teaser for *Digger* dropped, I [wondered](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-tom-cruise-coming-for-an-acting-oscar-with-digger/) if Tom Cruise might re-engage with Academy politics and campaign for an acting Oscar (he just got an honorary one back in November). The full trailer for *Digger* debuted online yesterday, and I don’t think Cruise is even going to have to campaign, I think he’s an obvious top contender for Best Actor. The only question is if Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film lives up to the early hype and is actually as funny as it looks. Because *Digger* looks FUNNY. It looks like if Wes Anderson decided to make a movie in which every man was hideous. Everyone looks terrible, the lighting is bad on purpose, the angles are maximally unflattering. Iñárritu seems to be asserting a visual language in which the men running the world into the ground look as ugly as they think and act. The only thing missing is that one of these guys should look vaguely wet all the time. Among the real class of men running the world into the ground, there’s always one who is weirdly damp. *Digger* definitely seems like a comedy, and you can see Cruise tapping into the same energy he brought to Les Grossman in *Tropic Thunder*, but here it’s channeled into an oil billionaire who has triggered the end of the world. John Goodman stars as the President of the United States, and the film co-stars Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and, naturally, Jesse Plemons. He has become a prerequisite for bonkers, auteur-driven cinema. I really love the look of *Digger*, and I love that Tom Cruise is out here stunting for this film like it’s *Top Gun*. Over the weekend he joined TikTok and appeared on the Warner Bros. lot for a trailer premiere which involved scaling a giant shovel. Never change, you f-cking weirdo. > [@tomcruise](https://www.tiktok.com/@tomcruise?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@tomcruise") DIGGER. Trailer out now! [#DiggerMovie](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/DiggerMovie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "DiggerMovie") [♬ original sound - Tom Cruise](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7661680229081828109?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Tom Cruise") *TIME* magazine is also getting in on the fun, offering a “Titan of the Year” cover for Cruise’s character, Digger Rockwell. > ‘Digger’: Tom Cruise Appears As Digger Rockwell On A Fictional TIME Magazine Cover For Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Film. [pic.twitter.com/T9mCPTjR1L](https://t.co/T9mCPTjR1L?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ScreenSpot 🎥 (@screenspot) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/screenspot/status/2076731327534019021?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) What’s interesting about this is Tom Cruise applying the marketing style he’s perfected over two decades of making action movies to an auteurist film slated in the middle of awards season. Somehow the vibe this movie is giving off is less “Oscar bait” and more “Florida, but make it a movie”. I must be honest, I am, er, digging it (sorry, couldn’t resist). But however irreverent *Digger* looks, however grotesque everyone looks in the trailer, it IS being released in the heart of awards season. And it is a film from Iñárritu, and undoubtedly at some point the marketing is going to start leaning on “Tom Cruise acting for real again” as an angle. This is a film the Academy will take seriously, unless and until it proves to be bad. But if it’s good? Especially given this recent Academy that has embraced films like *Barbie* and *The Substance*? *Digger* could be a major contender, beyond even Tom Cruise’s return to “real” acting. So, yes, we will probably be dealing with a Tom Cruise Oscar campaign later this year. I just have no idea what that will look like, practically. This is a man who has perfected the art of movie marketing while simultaneously skipping the trophy trail every year for two decades. Whatever his campaign looks like, it won’t be like anyone else’s. 2026 might be a Best Actor race defined by Ryan Gosling, Matt Damon, and…Tom Cruise. Oh, I cannot WAIT for those round tables. And Tom Cruise on *Hot Ones* when? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/digger-trailer-14jul26-0010.jpg) Digger trailer stills ### Intro for July 14, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-ariana-grande-officially-back-together-with-ricky-alvarez/ Last updated: 2026-07-14T13:08:26.000Z Dear Gossips, Ariana Grande played the first of five shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn last night and while there was a brief audio issue, the most gossip-notable moment from the concert happened during “thank u, next”. You’ll recall, this is the song where she lists off all her exes, mostly warmly, and moves on to herself… which does not appear to be what she’s doing IRL. For weeks now there’s been speculation that she and Ricky Alvarez are back together. And during her last several performances she’s changed Ricky’s lyric – on the original track it goes like this: *“Wrote some songs about Ricky* *Now I listen and laugh”* But last night she sang it like this: *“Wrote some songs about Ricky* *We always find our way back”* As you can see from the reaction of her dancers and hear the reaction in the crowd, everyone knew exactly what she was getting at: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawRKgCsvgp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by JUAN (@juaan.jpg)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawRKgCsvgp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ricky used to be one of Ari’s backup dancers. He was her boyfriend at the time of the donut licking scandal. They broke up in 2016, but seemed to remain on good terms because he was invited to subsequent promotional events and they continued to exchange pleasantries on socials even after the split. Lately he’s been spotted in the audience while she’s on tour, at multiple shows. And then of course they were photographed over Independence Day weekend in Florida near her parents’ home [shopping at Whole Foods](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadCDCEFnPJ/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Interestingly enough, ten years ago they were also papped at Whole Foods, only back then it was in LA. But Ricky’s wearing almost the exact same outfit. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ariana-embed-14jul26-1.jpg) Ariana Grande shops at Whole Foods with boyfriend Ricky Alvarez, 2016 Rebounding with an ex is so… popstar. All the pop girlies do it, from Madonna to Britney to Rihanna to Miley to Taylor and now Ariana. This is hardly a surprise. In other Ariana news, her new album, *petal*, releases in just over two weeks on July 31\. The first single, “hate that i made you love me” debuted in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained in the top 10 though I’m not sure it has the kind of cultural impact she was hoping for. That said, I was similarly ambivalent to the first single off *Eternal Sunshine* and then the full album came out and it was probably the album I listened to the most in 2024, so I’m curious to see if *petal* will hit the same way… although, um, I’m not looking forward to whatever discourse there might be over how much of it is about Ethan Slater. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Timothée: Villain but not father URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/timothee-chalamet-willingly-in-his-villain-era-not-his-fatherhood-era/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T21:18:45.000Z Timothée Chalamet was papped at breakfast in LA this weekend and I appreciate it because he was all over my timeline this weekend and now I have photos to go along with the story. Every month where Timmy and Kylie Jenner are concerned, they’re either getting married or they’ve broken up. This weekend the rumour circulating on social media had to do with pregnancy. A fake IG stories screenshot of her making the announcement was shared all over the place and, at least from what I saw, a lot of people believed it. But then my algorithm served me this tweet and after crying laughing, I was less worried about the state of media literacy. > I knew this is fake because he would’ve named his kid Jalen Brunson Chalamet [https://t.co/ID1KehEP25](https://t.co/ID1KehEP25?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽 ✈️ (@mldiffley) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/mldiffley/status/2076484625384288546?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) It is definitely more likely that he would name his kid Jalen Brunson than Timothée Chalamet Jr. So, no, Timmy and Kylie are not expecting a child. And she did not post a pregnancy photo of herself. So there is zero evidence to support the idea that Timmy Chalamet will soon become a father. But there is plenty of evidence to suggest that he is willingly in his villain era, after the movie cycle that was *Marty Supreme* and as we approach [the *Dune 3* timeline](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-robert-pattinson-trying-to-make-us-forget-twilight-with-dune-part-three-and-every-other-movie-hes-in-this-year/) in which Paul Atreides fully turns into an evangelical warmonger, sorry for the spoiler but it’s not like the trailer last week didn’t make that obvious. The personal and professional story arcs exist on the same plane. --- What else happened today… With so much focus on Andrew Garfield’s hair(line), [we’re sleeping on Monica Barbaro’s outfits](https://www.gofugyourself.com/lets-see-what-monica-barbaros-worn-lately-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). This is summertime prep, I dig it. (Go Fug Yourself) As mentioned in today’s site open, *Moan*a flopped. Which means Dwayne the Rock Johnson’s flop streak continues. [Here’s Kayleigh Donaldson on what he should do next](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/moana-flopped-now-what-heres-what-we-think-dwayne-johnson-should-do-next.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Jonah the dog really does deserve his own special day because if that were my two beagles, having to watch another dog eat a hot dog, the hollering and the hysterics coming from them would have stopped the baseball game, I’m serious. [Jonah is a very, very good boy who earned the VIP treatment](https://www.celebitchy.com/986305/jonah%5Fthe%5Fdog%5Fhas%5Fhis%5Fday%5Fout%5Fwith%5Fthe%5Fmarlins%5Fafter%5Fviral%5Fhot%5Fdog%5Fmoment/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) I read a depressing but also fascinating story [reported by Rose Horowitch this weekend about the End of Reading](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/?ref=laineygossip.com), positing that America isn’t illiterate, it’s postliterate, and that one day if we were to look back at the course of human history, the Age of Reading might be an anomaly. What will the consequences be if thoughtful reading declines to the point of… none? Are we already seeing it happening now? (The Atlantic) On that note, a case for reading: [Mac Crane on how it makes you a better flirt](https://www.autostraddle.com/reading-makes-you-a-better-flirt/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Autostraddle) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/timmy-what-else-13jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/timmy-what-else-13jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/timmy-what-else-13jul26-0004.jpg) Timothée Chalamet out for breakfast in Beverly Hills, July 12, 2026 ### The TNT Puppy? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-taylor-swift-travis-kelces-dog-named-after-character-on-television-or-movie-like-her-cats/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T19:42:19.000Z Forget the wedding, the most exciting TNT development of the year is that they have a dog, confirming what Swifties have been speculating about for months. Apparently, back in March, Taylor Swift was seen in the car with a white dog and then, from leaked footage of the wedding at Madison Square Garden last week, there was a photo from their personal and private collection of Taylor and Travis Kelce on display. This past weekend, TNT were in California for [JuJu Smith-Schuster and Laura Kruk’s wedding](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqIpM3iOaS/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and then on Sunday Travis was seen arriving on a private jet in Florida [with a furry white dog](https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/13/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-dog/?ref=laineygossip.com), and this is my parasocial trigger… I want to know everything about this precious baby. Because up until now, Taylor Swift has been known to be a cat person. Everyone knows that she loves cats, has three cats, all of them named after fictional television and movie characters: Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button. She’s talked in the past about dogs but has said that with her travel schedule and touring, cats are more suited to her because of their independence, which is 100% true. Dogs are high maintenance AF, I live with two of them, everything revolves around them – meal times, bathroom times, exercise time. For an artist like Taylor, with a peripatetic lifestyle, especially when she’s touring, a dog might not be realistic. But if there’s any time to raise a puppy, it would be now, since she’s made it clear that she’s nowhere near wanting to tour again, and now she has a partner who is actually a dog person. So, back to the baby… How does the naming work? Taylor’s cats were inspired by her interests but the dog is theirs, the name would likely have to mean something to both of them. Let’s play guess the name. My guess is based on pop culture references, like *Grey’s Anatomy* and *Law & Order: SVU*, a show, a movie, a play, etc. And there’s a person who comes to mind, for me at least, immediately: Adam Sandler. After all, he married them. One of the connections here is that Adam and Travis starred in *Happy Gilmore 2* so… Gilmore? I would be utterly charmed if I met a dog called Gilmore. And Gilmore could also work in connection with *Gilmore Girls*. Taylor is a known *Gilmore Girls* fan, and there’s definitely overlap between those two fandoms. The Venn diagram might even be two circles on top of one another. So Gilmore is my first guess. And my second guess is also related to the Sandman: Bobby Boucher! Bobby Boucher works with the cat siblings as their proper names are first and last. But also, if memory serves, there’s lore here because I’m pretty sure Taylor has a song inspired by Bobby Kennedy so there’s a link to the name Bobby in her discography. Also Bobby Boucher is a hilarious name for a dog. What are your predictions/guesses? Click [here](https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/13/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-dog/?ref=laineygossip.com) to see photos of the dog. ### Celebrity Social Media, July 13, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-this-jennifer-lopezs-first-time-at-wimbledon/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T18:32:54.000Z Is this Jennifer Lopez’s first time at Wimbledon? Maybe while she’s in London, she’s also visiting a “friend.” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DasyG06lK%5FA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DasyG06lK%5FA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsPZeuRFQC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsPZeuRFQC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Loser behaviour to post this about your extremely famous daughter on Instagram. Selena’ s sister is 13, which makes it even worse. “Never gives up when they throw me in the trash” – very manipulative. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Datq%5FR1mgt2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mandy Teefey (@mandyteefey)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Datq%5FR1mgt2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sigourney Weaver slapped Shia LaBeouf’s dad [for constantly hitting on her on the set of *Holes*](https://people.com/shia-labeouf-says-dad-hit-on-lucy-liu-and-sigourney-weaver-who-allegedly-slapped-him-12016777?ref=laineygossip.com)*.* Good for her. Shia also said Lucy Liu went out of her way to avoid his dad on the set of *Charlie’s Angels.* Keep in mind that these two women are stars and were top-liners. Shia was a child actor at the time. And even in that situation, his dad wasn’t removed from set. My guess is because they needed to have a guardian on set for Shia and there was no one else who could do it and it gave him a layer of protection he didn’t deserve. But on the other hand, Shia lies a lot (he wrote a whole movie about his dad he later retracted) so I don’t necessarily believe anything he says. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDuclNlpX4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mark Hamill (@markhamill)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDuclNlpX4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A Meryl Streep and Martin Short sighting backstage at *1536,* playing in the West End. This show is an absolute smash hit, I wonder if it will make its way over to the US. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavU2A1oKJ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 1536 On Stage (@1536onstage)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavU2A1oKJ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hudson Williams got frustrated with paps and professional autograph seekers in Paris. He is usually very friendly and accommodating and with the *Heated Rivalry* fandom being so online, sleuths figured out this was the same person who crowded Chappell Roan. And remember when the typically cool Callum Turner also got mad at a group in Paris? Again, Callum and Dua are usually pretty chill about paps. It seems like there’s an agitator on the Paris scene. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DalGp3QFMiR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hudson Williams (@hudsonwilliamsofficial)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DalGp3QFMiR/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Mark Strong posted about Daniel Craig’s beer line called Bad Belze but I couldn’t find anything about it online except for a random fan page post. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dap3zIrM1p7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mark Strong (@mrmarkstrong)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dap3zIrM1p7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Australian friends, how major is this gossip about Ashleigh Gardner and Monica Wright? This is what Monica posted on Instagram and her wife and their teammate. At the time of writing, it has not been taken down. Can you imagine the group chats that have broken off from the team group chat. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/csm-embeds-13jul26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/csm-embeds-13jul26-0002.jpg) Monica Wright's Instagram stories ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-csm-13jul26-0009.jpg) Jennifer Lopez at Wimbledon with Tom Hiddleston, Andrew Garfield, and Cynthia Erivo July 12, 2026 ### Zendaya is the Teacher’s Pet URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-matt-damon-revealed-about-zendaya-being-teachers-pet-while-filming-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T16:20:46.000Z Do the kids still use this expression? If not, the teacher’s pet is the teacher’s favourite, a label assigned to one student by the other students who believe that the teacher’s pet can do no wrong in the teacher’s eyes. Back in my day, we’d talk derisively about a teacher’s pet – they were suckups, their hand-to-air movement was terrifyingly fast, teacher’s pets weren’t usually popular among the student body – but that was a long time ago, times change, the younger generations evolve, sometimes they wisen. And right now there’s a teacher’s pet movie star who couldn’t be further from the way teacher’s pets were perceived in the past. Her name is Zendaya, and Matt Damon revealed recently that she is the teacher’s pet, with lighthearted resentment but mostly admiration, the way the rest of the culture admires her. So much so that the teacher in this situation is doubling down on crowning her with this title. Zendaya, Matt, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Holland are in the final days of their promotional push for *The Odyssey*. More and more of their junket interviews are now being released, including a clip of the first family of Ithaca (Annie, Matt, and Tom) with Christopher Nolan talking about Zendaya. This is a follow-up to Matt’s quotes in [Zendaya’s recent ELLE cover story](https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a71320144/zendaya-tom-holland-the-odyssey-interview-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com). *“Chris is known for being very circumspect. So when you do a take, it’s not like he says, ‘That was great.’ He’ll go, ‘Yep, good. Okay.’ And that is the equivalent of the greatest praise you could ever get,” Damon says. “Zendaya, on the other hand—there were takes where she did one thing, she did this amazing scene, and he said, ‘Cut.’ And then he went, ‘Perfect.’ And literally, Tom \[Holland\] and I were obsessed with this. She got a ‘perfect’? I’ve never even gotten a ‘great.’ She got a ‘perfect’? He and I bitched about it for the entire rest of the film. ‘Did you get anything today?’ ‘No, I got a “good”—moving on.’ ‘Yeah, me too.’* *“So it was this amazing ability she had to come in and really put herself in there and blow everybody away, and then just go back to shooting Euphoria,” Damon continues. “Look, you forget, she and Tom are very young actors and very accomplished for how young they are, but they’re still in their 20s.” (And by the way, he adds: “I absolutely adore her and Tom together, and they deserve each other—they’re the two loveliest people.”)* That was in print, so it was a good idea to get the response on camera, credit to the producer and the host for going there in the interview, and getting Chris Nolan to say to Matt and Tom’s faces that, yes, Zendaya is favoured. > [@rottentomatoes](https://www.tiktok.com/@rottentomatoes?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@rottentomatoes") “She was always perfect.” Christopher Nolan praises Zendaya’s flawless performance as Athena in [#TheOdyssey](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/theodyssey?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "theodyssey"). Click our link in bio to watch or listen to @Fandango's Big Ticket interview. [#christophernolan](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/christophernolan?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "christophernolan") [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#movietok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/movietok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "movietok") [#filmtok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/filmtok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "filmtok") [♬ original sound - Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7659547926259125006?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Rotten Tomatoes") “She was ALWAYS perfect.” Matt and Tom are playing it up there, no doubt, but this is also true to Matt over the years, when he’s worked with talented people and he compliments them with competition. That said, Nolan is probably playing it up here too… but that doesn’t mean it’s insincere. After all, he absolutely understands his place in the industry and the fact that his name is as big of a theatrical draw as the stars he directs. And even he’s out here in these streets proclaiming himself a Z stan. As mentioned [last week](https://www.laineygossip.com/oscar-winners-anne-hathaway-charlize-theron-lupita-nyongo-stunning-at-the-odyssey-premiere/), the review embargo for *The Odyssey* doesn’t lift until Wednesday but I’ve already said it’s my favourite Nolan film and I’ll add here that while Zendaya doesn’t have as much screen time as Matt, Anne, and Tom, the core family of the film, there is a gut-punch scene in which she plays a pivotal part. And she is, indeed, perfect in it. Here she is in New York today continuing the press tour with yet another excellent outfit. The dress is Alberta Ferretti from 2008, a throwback to the 2000s, with a footwear change – which, by the way, is pretty rare for her. She’s not wearing the Louboutin So Kate, her signature shoe, but instead adhering to the style vibe from the aughts with the knee-high gladiators that were so annoyingly everywhere at the time. One of the few people, in my opinion, who could pull it off without an eyeroll. Also LOOOOVE the way she’s styled her hair here, the Greco-Roman men’s hair trend from 2000 years ago. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dau6OqQxKzH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Elder Ordonez (@elderordonez1)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dau6OqQxKzH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0010.jpg) Zendaya steps out in NYC, July 13, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-new-york-13jul26-0014.jpg) Zendaya steps out in NYC, July 13, 2026 ### Beyoncé & Rihanna on the same stage URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/beyonce-rihannas-performance-together-during-jay-zs-weekend-residency-in-new-york-was-unicorn-event/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T15:05:14.000Z Jay-Z’s three shows at Yankee Stadium this week featured what could also be described as a major mega celebrity wedding guest list and giving us one of the rarest occurrences in pop culture: Beyoncé and Rihanna in one show? It’s a unicorn event. But let’s start on Friday when Jay-Z kicked off his weekend residency to celebrate 30 years of *Reasonable Doubt,* now considered a cornerstone album in the history of music, a seminal piece of work not only in rap but music in general, considering how hip-hop has influenced global pop culture. The show opened with footage of Beyoncé cutting Jay’s hair, returning to the way he wore it when the album came out. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DarAu5VFPrL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TheYBF (@theybf\_daily)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DarAu5VFPrL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As others on social media have pointed out, all these scenes of Beyoncé and Jay’s hair lately call to mind the one in their “Apesh\*t” video which was shot in the Louvre, a temple of arts and culture, as vital to Paris as Yankee Stadium is to New York, both achieving an architectural balance between old and new, bridging tradition to modern times. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bey-emebd-13jul26.jpg) Beyoncé and Jay’s “Apesh\*t” video Beyoncé also joined Jay during the show for night one on “Can’t Knock the Hustle”, and then the Blue Ivy Carter came out to play piano on “Feelin’ It”. At the end of that song, she got up to hug her dad and holy s-t, Blue is TALL. > A proud father-daughter moment 🥹💙 Jay-Z wrapped his eldest child, Blue Ivy Carter, in a big hug after the 14-year-old joined him onstage at Yankee Stadium, taking her place at the piano for “Feelin’ It” during the opening night of his 30th anniversary concert series. Mom… [pic.twitter.com/ch92gHuuXt](https://t.co/ch92gHuuXt?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — HELLO! Canada (@HelloCanada) [July 11, 2026](https://x.com/HelloCanada/status/2075939242383978843?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Other guests on night one included Alicia Keys, Memphis Bleek, Jaz-O, and … Nas. Pretty sure I don’t have to tell you how monumental this is, these two legends, with an almost equally as legendary rivalry, at peace after all these years. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaorckrN3mN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Power 105.1 (@power1051)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaorckrN3mN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And again, that was only night one. For night two, marking 25 years of *The Blueprint,* Jay brought out Slick Rick, Eminem, who also performed “Lose Yourself”, and Pharrell. Then, for the final night, night three… well it started with chaos because of safety issues after audience members apparently rushed the gates, leading to a lockdown for almost four hours before they could let people in again. Jay explained when the show finally started that he needed to make sure nobody was hurt, and to make up for the wait, he promised it would be one for the ages. And he came through. Teyana Taylor was the first guest, followed by Jermaine Dupri. Then Jeezy, The-Dream, and then Usher. But we’re not done. Pharrell came back, plus Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz, and Clipse. And yes… Rihanna on “Run This Town” before “Bitch Better Have My Money”. > Jay-Z brings out Rihanna on stage at Yankee Stadium for a performance of ‘Run This Town.’ [pic.twitter.com/OKz2MQSbP7](https://t.co/OKz2MQSbP7?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Pop Base (@PopBase) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/PopBase/status/2076542464182407302?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) You can imagine the live reaction to Rihanna with a mic in her hand performing music, get up! And saying sh-t like this: > .[@rihanna](https://x.com/rihanna?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) at the end of her performance at Jay-Z’s concert tonight: > > “I miss this sh-t y’all! I love you guys.” [pic.twitter.com/ntzovFvir5](https://t.co/ntzovFvir5?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — FentyStats (@FentyStats) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/FentyStats/status/2076545432621047956?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) She misses it, after a brief taste of it. Which of course only makes everyone that much hungrier, thirstier, for R9. But as rare as that was, and it is very, very rare, for it to happen on the same night Beyoncé made an appearance a short while later?! WITH CHOREO! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavE2h9Nxck/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Variety (@variety)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavE2h9Nxck/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The “Drunk in Love” giggle! I can’t! It really happened though – BK and RiRi on an epic Sunday night in New York City, bragging rights for all the people who waited and stayed. Including Rihanna because she joined Rocky in the crowd afterwards for the rest of the show. It’s stupid how cute they are. > Rihanna & A$AP Rocky in the crowd after she performed for the 1st time in years 🔥💎 > > JAY-Z x Yankees Stadium 7.12.26 [pic.twitter.com/HD1PRKQjBD](https://t.co/HD1PRKQjBD?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — 💎🍾 (@TheRocSupremacy) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/TheRocSupremacy/status/2076591193874485504?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) But what’s even cuter is that when she was performing though, Rocky had baby Rocki with him, tiny headphones on, to see her mother onstage for the first time. My heart! > Rocky and baby Rocki arrived at the stadium for Rihanna's performance at Jay-Z's concert. [pic.twitter.com/uBreaW1emX](https://t.co/uBreaW1emX?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) [July 13, 2026](https://x.com/gabgonebad/status/2076521364047954069?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavJkVPEXHZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by W Magazine (@wmag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DavJkVPEXHZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-13jul26-0007.jpg) Rihanna exits her hotel and heads to Yankee Stadium in NYC, July 12, 2026/A$AP Rocky and baby Rocki head to Yankee Stadium in NYC, July 12, 2026 ### Intro for July 13, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-sequel-to-iconic-shaolin-soccer-kung-fu-soccer-get-western-release/ Last updated: 2026-07-13T13:19:11.000Z Dear Gossips, This weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the release of one of the most iconic films in Hong Kong cinematic history and a comedy that’s well-known around the world. Probably most people who play soccer know this movie: *Shaolin Soccer,* directed by and starring Stephen Chow. *Shaolin Soccer* broke box office records in Hong Kong when it was released in 2001, a standard that Stephen surpassed himself a few years later with *Kung Fu Hustle.* We won’t talk about how dirty Harvey Weinstein did the movie for its [western release](https://www.avclub.com/shaolin-soccer-stephen-chow-harvey-weinstein-miramax-anniversary?ref=laineygossip.com) but if that’s the only version you’ve seen, please do consider watching the cut that Stephen approves. Which is screening at the [New York Asian Film Festival this week](https://www.filmlinc.org/films/shaolin-soccer/?ref=laineygossip.com) ahead of the FIFA World Cup final this weekend. *Shaolin Soccer* is dementedly stupid – in the best possible way. It’s about a group of Shaolin disciples who apply their martial arts skills to the sport. There are movie references all over the place from Looney Tunes to Bruce Lee. This is not prestige comedy, LOL, but if you allow yourself to let the absurdity take over, it is such a good time. I have seen this movie over 30 times but the facial expressions and the physical comedy in this scene still make me laugh. When the keeper stops the ball with one hand and the camera pans out to him model-posing with the other hand casually tucked in his pocket, I lose my mind every time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZiHB4MkVdt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Paramount Home Entertainment (@paramountmovies)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZiHB4MkVdt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Like I said, this sh-t is dumb as f-ck but that’s often how classics become cult. And, for the uninitiated, trust me, there is so much love for *Shaolin Soccer* – not just in China but around the world, and especially among those who love the sport. This summer, a quarter century after the release of the original, and of course timed to the World Cup, the sequel, *Kung Fu Soccer*, is now playing in China. All kinds of irony here because Stephen was pressured to change the title of *Shaolin Soccer* back in the day when mainland Chinese authorities and the Shaolin Temple wouldn’t let him licence the Shaolin name, so it was never screened there. And now, 25 years later, *Kung Fu Soccer* just opened [big in China this weekend](https://deadline.com/2026/07/stephen-chow-kung-fu-soccer-opening-china-box-office-1236980601/?ref=laineygossip.com) with almost $75 million in two days. This time it’s a women’s kung fu team, same silly mess, although Stephen does not appear in the film since he quit acting almost 20 years ago. Will be interesting to see if it gets a western release. But on a weekend when live action *Moana* seriously underperformed, it’s another reminder to qualify how we talk about the “biggest movies at the box office” and where they come from. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Rihanna at night forever URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/rihanna-exists-nocturnally-and-isnt-living-in-the-same-hot-and-humid-season-as-the-rest-of-us/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T19:00:36.000Z One of the most consistent celebrity trends of the last twenty years is that Rihanna is a night owl and no amount of settling down or babies has changed that. Like if we ever find out that vampires are real, Keanu Reeves will not be my go-to evidence, it will be Rihanna and her night owl life. Rihanna is [still in New York](https://www.laineygossip.com/rihanna-proves-why-her-style-remains-superior-on-night-out-with-baby-rocki/), and last night she rolled up to her hotel—at night, wearing sunglasses, naturally—with the season’s hottest accessory: Burger King. Like actual Burger King, not a $10,000 handbag made to look like a Burger King wrapper. I know people get into the burger wars, but my strongest opinion is that it all tastes bad, but Big Mac sauce is good (In N Out sauce is better), but the Burger King crowns are fun. I would rather have a Burger King crown than a Happy Meal toy. Speaking of hot accessories, not only does Rihanna exist nocturnally, she also isn’t living in the same season as the rest of us. It is hot and humid as hell across most of North America, yet here is Riri in full boots, a long(ish) skirt, and a jacket. This is how I would dress in autumn, not mid-July during a heat wave, but then, I am not Rihanna. The universe does not bend to me like it does to her. I don’t think she experiences temperature like the rest of us. Again, Exhibit A in the “vampires are real” case. Never change, Rihanna, because my sense of temporal consistency depends on it! --- What else happened today… When I was a youth, young Hollywood was ruled by Ashton Kutcher and the *That 70s Show* crew (minus Topher Grace, who minded his business and aged better for it). It was gross and annoying, even back then. Today, though, young Hollywood is defined by people like Lexi Minetree, the breakout star of *Legally Blonde* prequel, *Elle*. She, along with her *Elle* co-stars Chandler Kinney and Gabrielle Policano, [are adorable and wholesome in a way young Hollywood wasn’t in the naughtie aughties](https://www.popsugar.com/balance/elle-friendship-cover-story?ref=laineygossip.com). There’s always room for some good trouble, but I will not pretend like the vibes of young Hollywood today aren’t a million times better than they were twenty years ago. (Popsugar) I totally forgot Chloe Sevigny has a kid, Vanja. He went with her to the premiere of *Five Star Weekend* and stole the show, as children are wont to do. Also, [of COURSE Chloe Sevigny has a super stylish kid](https://www.gofugyourself.com/chloe-sevigny-brought-her-bebe-to-the-five-star-weekend-premiere-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff are getting divorced, [but they say it’s not about infidelity](https://www.celebitchy.com/985983/p6%5Fthe%5Finfidelity%5Frumors%5Fabout%5Fmargaret%5Fqualley%5Fjack%5Fantonoff%5Farent%5Ftrue/?ref=laineygossip.com). Uh…sure. I don’t NOT believe that, but I also kinda don’t believe that, you know? Like maybe their marriage failed because they couldn’t get on the same page about how to load the dishwasher, but I also won’t be surprised to learn, someday, that there were extramarital shenanigans. But as of right now, the split is being attributed to “communication” and Jack Antonoff being “very particular about how he liked things”. So…it was the dishwasher’s fault? (Celebitchy) The gig economy exists because the *economy* economy is broken, and generally, I do not begrudge gig workers their dollars. I think apps are exploitative and burrito taxis are bad in many ways, but people gotta make a buck. But I think I might draw the line at “[line sitting](https://www.eater.com/dining-out/973730/line-sitters-standers-restaurant-waitlist%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com)”. It’s the practice of paying gig workers to stand in line for you to get tickets to the hot new show, or a table at a restaurant, or the slice of pizza everyone is raving about, and you just HAVE to try like, right now. I know people gotta make a buck, but at the point that we can’t even stand in our own lines, we’re committing to being our worst selves. To go back to the advice the novelist Tom Robbins once gave me, [stand in lines](https://www.laineygossip.com/taffy-brodesser-akners-interview-with-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-absolutely-haunting/). Meet people. Encounter the masses. We’re better off when we do. (Eater) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-10jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-10jul26-0003.jpg) Rihanna out in NYC, July 9, 2026 ### Kristen Stewart’s wife movie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/all-the-cool-kids-including-kristen-stewart-and-wife-dylan-meyer-in-their-stoner-movie-era-this-summer/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T18:24:07.000Z Kristen Stewart married Dylan Meyer in 2025, but now they’re REALLY committed, because they made a whole movie together and they DIDN’T break up. The “couples who make a movie together and then break up” pipeline is real. (Sh-t, I hope I didn’t just curse them.) Anyway, KStew and Dylan Meyer made a movie, a stoner comedy called *The Wrong Girls* starring KStew and Alia Shawkat and it looks genuinely funny. *The Wrong Girls* is co-written by Stewart and Meyer—who is the daughter of filmmaker and writer Anthony Meyer—with Meyer also making her feature directorial debut on the film. (Meyer has previously co-written *XOXO* and *Moxie*.) No pressure! Just a wife movie stoner comedy! But they’re not exactly alone in this endeavor, as *The Wrong Girls* is produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey shingle. Rogen also voices one of the cats in the movie, along with Kumail Nanjiani (RIP Bagel iykyk). The film also co-stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Hale, Kate McKinnon, and Geena Davis. It’s a great looking trailer, and the film is due in August, the perfect time for a stoner comedy. There is also a nice touch of kismet, at KStew and Meyer first met on another stoner comedy, *American Ultra*, back in 2013\. At the time, Meyer was dating Max Landis, so marrying Kristen Stewart is a MASSIVE UPGRADE. It’s such an upgrade, it’s like she moved to another galaxy. But *The Wrong Girls* isn’t the only stoner comedy coming to theaters in August. Macon Blair, frequent collaborator of Jeremy Saulnier and director of *I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore* (great Melanie Lynskey performance, on Netflix) has a new film, *Idiots*. It stars Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as drivers taking a troubled teen, played by Mason Thames, to a rehab center. The film also stars Kiernan Shipka, Peter Dinklage, and Nicholas Braun. Basically, all the cool kids are in their stoner movie era this summer, and we’re getting a couple of good-looking comedies out of it. Comedies like these used to fill in the gaps of summer movie season, now they’re few and far between and some dumb executives have once again doomed us by slating them within a couple of weeks of each other in August, but other than the continuing death spiral of theatrical release planning, *The Wrong Girls* and *Idiots* look like the kind of low-stakes, mid-budget comedies we’ve sorely been missing these past many years. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/stoner-comedies-10jul26-0007.jpg) The Wrong Girls and Idiots movie stills ### Celebrity Social Media, July 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-maren-morris-just-hard-launch-cassadee-pope-on-instagram/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T17:34:45.000Z Maren Morris hard-launching Cassadee Pope in a photo slide that includes her heading to the TNT wedding and getting to see Meg Stalter in *Oh, Mary!* Someone is having a great summer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DafWjjIDkAo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙽 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝚂 (@marenmorris)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DafWjjIDkAo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I simply can’t hate on these two. If you want to make videos hopping around with your man, then be with a man who wants to hop around in your videos. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dalb4zBPhzC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dalb4zBPhzC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper are in Europe. Tis the season! After Paris usually comes Italy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanBFzvivGg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanBFzvivGg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Bruno Mars is on tour and one thing about Bruno Mars is you will never see a pap shot of him. Why? He’s super popular. He’s recognizable. Does he never grocery shop or go to movies or grab a coffee? Same with The Weeknd, mega popular and you rarely see pap photos. They could have tight security but I also have a theory about men in pop music (specifically in North America): unless they date high-profile women (like Harry Styles does) or come from a strong boyband fandom, there just isn’t a lot of interest in their personal life. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanJGmaMwgQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Bruno Mars (@brunomars)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DanJGmaMwgQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK, *Task* is crossing over with *Mare of Easttown,* do I need to watch the first season of *Task* to get it? This is critical information, someone help me. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaijrWCFiIw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaijrWCFiIw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person on Instagram. His partner Georgina Rodríguez has launched an athleisure brand, Mimoa, and I came across this post below, which shows Mimoa’s tool to calculate the environmental impact of returning a t-shirt. Reading through the [@sustainablefashionfriend](https://www.instagram.com/sustainablefashionfriend/?ref=laineygossip.com)’s slide, there are many, many points made. They live in Dubai (Ronaldo plays for the Saudi Pro League) and are constantly on private jets. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak2L%5FODBIl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sustainable Fashion Friend (@sustainablefashionfriend)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak2L%5FODBIl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX9cNzEHH6q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Georgina Rodríguez (@georginagio)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX9cNzEHH6q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0009.jpg) Maren Morris appears on Good Morning America, July 3, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/maren-morris-10jul26-0011.jpg) Maren Morris attends Taylor Swift's wedding in NYC ### Summer House is going to the cottage URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-will-cast-of-summer-house-canada-even-look-like-in-predominantly-white-muskoka-ontario/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T15:23:45.000Z Just as *Summer House* is entering the filming phase for the follow-up to what can only be described as the most chaotic season the show has ever seen, announcements are dropping left, right and centre about what is to come of the cast – and where the show is headed next. With regards to the cast, it doesn’t come as a shock that the two biggest sh-t disturbers of the last season, Amanda Batula and West Wilson, what with their secret romance and all, which I originally wrote about [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/summer-house-amanda-batula-confirmation-relationship-with-west-wilson-send-fans-into-tailspin/), are not returning. Instead, Kyle Cooke, Carl Radke, Lindsay Hubbard, Jesse Solomon, Mia Calabrese, KJ Dillard and Bailey Taylor will be the main focus of the show, with Ciara Miller appearing intermittently throughout the season. But with regards to where the show is headed next, apparently, it’s up north, to Canada. Muskoka, Ontario, to be exact. For those who are unfamiliar with what is arguably one of the most famous cottage destinations in Canada – (which, how could you still be unfamiliar after its feature in *Heated Rivalry?)* Muskoka is just as gorgeous as it is elite. When I say elite, I mean, it’s a hot spot for celebrities. Cindy Crawford, Goldie Hawn and family, Shania Twain and fellow Bravolebrity Lisa Rinna and her husband Harry Hamlin *all* have properties in Muskoka. As an aside, it’s also the site of [Kevin O’Leary’s notorious 2019 fatal boating accident](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/kevin-oleary-cottage-country-boat-crash-lawsuits?ref=laineygossip.com) – which, might I add, is a rabbit hole totally worth going down if you want to see how insanely rich people engage in litigation. So we’ve got a picturesque location north of the border, a variety of stunning properties that could be selected as the new home base for the cast. But that begs the question – what does a Canadian cast even look like? Especially considering that for the most part, we hadn’t even really heard of a lot of the stars on *Summer House* until they were *on Summer House.* And it’s anyone’s guess the *kind* of cast they’re looking for as they bring the show up north. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned. Muskoka is already an overwhelmingly white region. According to the stats, over 80% of year-round residents identify as being European with primarily English, Scottish, and Irish backgrounds. This is almost the exact same case for Southampton, New York, where the U.S. cast films. But this leaves castmates of colour, if there will *be* any, that is, vulnerable to some of the unpleasant experiences we’ve seen on the show. Cottage rental hopefuls have expressed some serious plights in trying to book cottages if they are non-white. There have been *so* many cases of people being denied bookings by homeowners because they were part of a minority ethnic group. Some of this experience was [documented on TikTok by a Black woman named Augustina](https://www.muskokaregion.com/news/trying-to-book-a-muskoka-cottage-while-black-detailed-on-tiktok/article%5F339485a3-d89a-5f11-ad4b-278aa31e14cd.html?ref=laineygossip.com) who was told by a homeowner that they “love renting to normal, traditional Canadian families.” The landlord followed up with: “I’m bit of a racist...I’m a bit of a racist, I don’t care.” Needless to say, Muskoka is doing a ton of work – or at least *appears* to be doing a ton of work – to try to combat the region’s reputation for being unwelcoming to minorities. I imagine the need for that work has been further exacerbated by the surge in interest thanks to the region’s feature in *Heated Rivalry.* It was inevitable. Any shows that spotlight picturesque locations tend to deal with a surge in travellers, visitors and real estate investors alike. I mean, ten seconds into *Virgin River* and I was Googling my life away looking at home prices in British Columbia. No longer are these picturesque pockets of land some best kept secret. They are now on a much larger stage to a much larger and more diverse group of people. Part of me wonders if this is a strategic move by the producers in search of a similar storyline to what we saw this season on *Summer House* in the U.S. Some of the most talked about episodes from this past season were about the moments of vulnerability shared by cast members like Ciara, KJ and Mia, who all vocalized the experiences they had as Black people on the show, or in Southampton, or dating, or in general. I, personally, would be *very* interested to hear what those experiences sound like for Black Canadians in cottage country. But then we run into the issue of exploiting Black pain. Because when white people are cast on shows like these, there isn’t even remotely an expectation that they might have to discuss their experiences with racism because it’s just not part of their lived experiences the way it is for Black people. Besides all of this – the main question is whether the show will fail or succeed. And given how many attempts there have been to bring American culture, shows, products and chains to Canada, it’s truly anyone’s guess. But there does seem to be an assumption that Canada is another version of America. But that assumption can be costly. Look what happened when Target tried to sink its teeth into the Canadian market. It failed *miserably.* The expansion was too rushed. There were issues with the supply chain. And most importantly, there was no adaptation to the Canadian market. French Canadians didn’t have access to bilingual packaging, and some products hadn’t been certified by the Canadian Standards Association. As [this article](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/why-did-target-fail-in-canada-it-wasn-t-the-u-s-target-1.2901676?ref=laineygossip.com) succinctly puts it – Target failed because it wasn’t the U.S. Target. Despite one being a business and the other being a show, a source of entertainment if you will, the potential for failure stems from the exact same thing, a failure to adapt. So I’m hoping that the network isn’t just sending a team of American producers up here to try to get the lay of the land. I hope that people are all doing their due diligence to understand the culture, the history and the communities throughout Muskoka. If this is done well, and I mean *really* done right, it could be a huge deal for Canadian reality TV. Look how many spinoffs we’ve seen come from other shows on the network. Can you imagine a Canadian version of *In The City?* To see Canadian landmarks and perhaps run into a filming crew on Yonge Street? Historically, Canadians have always got the short end of the stick – but perhaps this is indicating that the neighbours to the north can be just as interesting and bring just as much drama as our friends down south. ### Witches! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-long-can-i-watch-ryan-murphys-ahs-penthouse-featuring-all-the-witches/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T14:21:52.000Z It’s time to play another round of *How Long Can I Watch Ryan Murphy’s New TV Show?*! This time, the show is *American Horror Story*’s (un)lucky thirteenth season, which has a working title of *Penthouse*. This season has everything: witches, penthouses, Sarah Paulson, that thing where Murphy casts a bunch of people that I like so that I feel compelled to tune in. *AHS 13* is bringing back some *AHS* staples, including Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts, Leslie Grossman, Gabourey Sidibe, and Frances Conroy, all of whom were seen filming in all black ensembles in New York yesterday, alongside series newcomer Avantika. The new season also adds [including Paul Anthony Kelly](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/american-horror-story-season-13-paul-anthony-kelly-1236745993/?ref=laineygossip.com), and brings in other Murphy-verse stars like Ariana Grande and Billie Lourd, and *AHS* staples and icons Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and Angela Bassett. A teaser featuring Emma Roberts denotes her return as Madison Montgomery, her role from season three,the very witchy *Coven*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW6pJx%5Fkl2A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ryan Murphy Productions (@ryanmurphyproductions)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW6pJx%5Fkl2A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Given that so many people from *Coven* are back for *AHS 13*, and that they’re all wearing witchy black fits, I have to assume that *AHS 13* and *Coven* are connected. Goddammit, I’m going to get sucked into this. *Coven* is my second-favorite season of *AHS* (season one remains the strongest, narratively), and if they are, indeed, bringing back Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme, I am going to sit through every episode, even if *AHS 13* turns out to be eyeballs-bleeding bad. I am a sucker for spooky stuff, I know this, you know this, Ryan Murphy apparently knows this. How does he keep doing this to me?! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/ahs-13-10jul26-0008-1.jpg) Emma Roberts, Frances Conroy, Gabourey Sidibe, Sarah Paulson, Leslie Grossman, Avantika Vandanapu film Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story: Penthouse" in New York, July 9, 2026 ### Everyone is in Paris (ft. Hudson and JLo) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-everyone-being-normal-about-hudson-williams-hanging-out-with-model-yasmin-wijnaldum-in-paris/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T13:38:20.000Z Paris Fashion Week continues, as do press tours and the ceaseless spinning of our pale blue dot through the cold and unfeeling cosmos. Hudson Williams is [still in Paris](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-futile-to-hope-everyone-acts-normal-during-production-of-heated-rivalry-season-two/), and hanging out with model Yasmin Wijnaldum, who walked in the DSquared2 show with him earlier this year. I’m sure everyone is being totally normal about Hudson hanging out with a model in Paris. I’m not poking into those internet corners today. It’s summertime, not bummertime. Also in Paris is Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana; Demi Moore and her daughter, Tallulah Willis; and Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid grabbing a bite with Pedro Pascal and his sister, Lux Pascal. Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez turned up for the Fendi show along with Monica Bellucci and Sarah Jessica Parker. But it’s Jennifer Lopez who turned the city into her runway. JLo had a multi-change day in Paris, showing up for Celia Kritharioti’s show in a sheer gown with a plumed shrug, which she then followed with a white Stephane Rolland fit including a kicky, sort of babydoll dress with one hell of a scroll down surprise for a skirt. I truly do not know what to call this situation: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-embed-10jul26.jpg) Jennifer Lopez heads out for dinner in Paris, July 9, 2026 I would really be into this outfit if it weren’t for the skirt thing happening. This would be super cute as just a swingy mini dress. The skirt, though, is some kind of horror. It has crawled from the depths of the sea to wrap itself around JLo’s legs. It is begging for mercy. It should be sent back to the sea with all the other cursed wretches. Other than that, though, it’s fashion but make it cute! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0009.jpg) Hudson Williams, Yasmin Wijnaldum, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso, Tallulah Willis and Demi Moore in Paris for Fashion Week ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0017.jpg) Bradley Cooper, Gigi Hadid, Pedro Pascal, Lux Pascal, Danny Ramirez, Jessica Alba, Monica Bellucci in Paris for Fashion Week ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0023.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0024.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0025.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/everyone-paris-10jul26-0026.jpg) Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez and her sister Lynda in Paris for Fashion Week ### Intro for July 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-are-audiences-abandoning-netflix-shows-in-droves-by-season-two/ Last updated: 2026-07-10T12:43:38.000Z Dear Gossips, You know an entertainment story broke containment when my octogenarian father calls me to read a news article to me over the phone. That happened this week with Bloomberg’s report about [Netflix’s season-two problem](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season?ref=laineygossip.com). The report identifies a trend in which viewers “abandon” Netflix shows, even very big hits, in droves by season two. Hit shows like *The Night Agent* and *The Diplomat* lost as much as 40% of their season-one viewership by season two, while shows like *A Man on the Inside* saw a 50% decline, and *Beef* saw a 63% drop. The obvious culprit everyone is blaming is the interminable length between seasons, with shows like *Bridgerton* taking up to two years between seasons, but *Bridgerton* defies the trend, it grew 13% in season two (the drop from season three to four was in the 10-12% range, so it has shed some viewers but not so many as to be worrisome). Meanwhile, *A Man on the Inside*, Michael Schur’s follow-up to *The Good Place* starring Ted Danson as an unlikely PI, had only one year between its two seasons and it saw a 50% loss in viewership for season two. And, of course, despite increasingly long waits between seasons, *Stranger Things* remained a phenomenon for a decade. So it can’t all be about the length of time between seasons. I do think that is a factor, as it causes a loss of momentum as people move on to new things, but I don’t think it’s the ONLY factor. No, I think this season-two problem is tied to a longer-term issue with Netflix that we’ve known about for years now, and that is their tendency to [cancel everything by three seasons](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tvs-new-math-what-100m-netflix-deals-actually-shortchange-creators-1203846/?ref=laineygossip.com). We’ve known about this for a long time, and it’s probably a way to get out of renegotiating talent deals and/or paying royalties to creators. My personal anecdote is that after the triple whammy of Netflix cancelling *Santa Clarita Diet* (three seasons), *Mindhunter* (two seasons), and *GLOW* (three seasons) between 2019-2020, I vowed to simply stop investing in Netflix series. I’ll watch their movies and their limited series, but I am deeply mistrustful of their series. And when I have broken my vow not to get invested in a Netflix series, I have been burned anew, such as with *The Residence*, cancelled after one charming season. Now, we’re six years deep into the 2020s, and I barely watch Netflix series. *The Residence* was the last time I gave a Netflix series a shot, and they f-cking cancelled it immediately. Which just refreshed my vow not to get involved in Netflix series, and I cannot be the only person who feels this way. (I should note that I watch some stuff for review purposes that I would not otherwise watch, like *Wednesday* and, I must admit, *Bridgerton*). But other streaming platforms have shows that take time between seasons, too. Apple TV+, for instance, is relaunching *Ted Lasso* after a three-year break, and no one doubts season four will be popular. But Apple TV+ also nurtures their shows. Like HBO did in the old days, they’ll keep something around and give it time to grow, like *Sugar*. And then there is *Severance*, a show with a three-year gap between seasons one and two, growing in the fallow years to become a legit [smash hit](https://www.thewrap.com/severance-season-2-ratings-viewership-nielsen/?ref=laineygossip.com) in season two. Meanwhile, they’re sending their latest hit, *Widow’s Bay*, to [Comic Con](https://deadline.com/lists/comic-con-2026-schedule-movies-tv-panels/?ref=laineygossip.com) to give the fans a hit of dopamine while waiting for season two. They’re cultivating *Widow’s Bay*’s audience, building trust that they support the show and it might stick around for a while. It’s about trust and taste. Despite containing some very fine programming, like *GLOW* and *Mindhunter*, Netflix is best known as a kind of digital bargain bin, where everything is disposable. It’s hard to invest in their original series when you know there is a good chance that they’ll just cancel it tomorrow anyway, so people don’t invest in Netflix, period. Obviously, they do have hit shows, like *Stranger Things* and *Bridgerton*, never mind “middle brow” fare like *The Lincoln Lawyer* (fifth and final season coming soon) and *Virgin River* (seven seasons and counting)*,* but they have far more one-season wonders and three-season heartbreaks. People just don’t trust them, and so they check out. When you treat television like forgettable content, people will just…forget it. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Forever Melanie C URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/melanie-c-looks-healthy-happy-forever-fit-at-nordoff-robbins-o2-silver-clef-awards/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T20:09:30.000Z This one goes out to our site manager, Emily, who I’m sure has already seen these photos of Melanie C aka Sporty Spice, in London tonight at the Nordoff and Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards looking healthy and happy and fit as f-ck forever. Which she humble-flexed herself with her latest IG post, throwing it back to 1996 while showing off what she’s still doing in 2026 and, seriously, you can’t tell the difference. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaikHQxo%5FZ3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Melanie C (@melaniecmusic)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaikHQxo%5FZ3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That clip is from a couple of months ago (Emily can confirm this. *Emily: correct*.) but it’s not like it gets old… because the Mels don’t get old. Mel C and Mel B can still throw it down after all these years. And Mel C, when she takes off the track pants, can still wear the sh-t out of an LBD. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-embeds-09jul26-0001.jpg) Melanie C attends the O2 Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on July 9, 2026 in London, England Here’s another one for Emily while we’re at it, because Jessie J is also one of her favourites and she was at the event tonight too. I love this outfit, I would wear it myself – an oversized white shirt and tie over cropped pants, though I would probably go with a different shoe, only because my feet hurt. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/what-else-embeds-09jul26-0002.jpg) Jessie J attends the O2 Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on July 9, 2026 in London, England --- What else happened today… So far they’ve kept the plot details about *Starfighter,* the new Star Wars movie starring Ryan Gosling, pretty top secret. But there are now apparently rumours about Ryan’s character – and if this ends up being true, I am already afraid about Sarah’s reaction because… well… [this has been the chief complaint about the franchise](https://www.pajiba.com/news/if-ryan-goslings-star-wars-character-is-a-skywalker-i-swear-to-god.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Fan Bingbing was at Paris Fashion Week too, [serving all the drama you expect at couture week](https://www.gofugyourself.com/fan-bingbing-takes-couture-week-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Are you the person [who stands up as soon as the plane lands and the seatbelt sign comes off](https://www.celebitchy.com/985694/southwest%5Fcalls%5Fout%5Fpassengers%5Fwho%5Fstand%5Fup%5Fright%5Fwhen%5Fthe%5Fplane%5Flands/?ref=laineygossip.com)? I’m not but I don’t judge the people who do as long as they’re not pushing people out of the way and acting foolish. And there are a few of those on every flight. I flew last week and before landing there was an announcement about how the flight delay had affected people with connections so the attendant was asking everyone else to chill and let the connecting passengers through first. There was initial cooperation… and then some people got impatient and decided it was their time to go, even though the connecting passengers in the back hadn’t made their way down the aisle yet. Last year I had to yell at a man for coming too close up my goddamn ass while we were all waiting in the aisle to deplane. It was extremely satisfying. (Celebitchy) I was just thinking the other day that I miss payphones. They’re…romantic. Back in the day, there was always a payphone scene in a romcom. Now there are two whole generations who have never used a payphone. I would totally pick up a payphone if I walked by and it was ringing – [even knowing that it was a social experiment](https://www.themarysue.com/a-payphone-bridged-two-neighborhoods-in-los-angeles-as-a-social-experiment-the-conversation-that-followed-was-surreal-look-up-at-the-moon/?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Mary Sue) [*Heartstopper* forever](https://www.out.com/film/heartstopper-forever-movie-explainer?ref=laineygossip.com)! Coming soon! (Out) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0006.jpg) Melanie C attends the O2 Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on July 9, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/mel-jessie-09jul26-0009.jpg) Melanie C attends the O2 Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on July 9, 2026 in London, England ### Cardi B: The Best Kind of Heatwave URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/vibes-are-vibing-between-cardi-b-maduka-okoye-at-paris-fashion-week/ Last updated: 2026-07-11T00:45:26.000Z The heat has been an issue during Paris Fashion Week but here’s a heat story that has nothing to do with climate change and everything to do with gossip… good gossip. The gossip that’s been lighting up so many timelines and algorithms has to do with Cardi B at PFW and it’s actually overshadowing the outfits – even though the outfits have been so good! Like this crazy Robert Wun look. The silhouette is insane, the material is incredible. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DalGNMHlkcj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DalGNMHlkcj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But nobody is talking about this, or at least whoever is talking about it is getting drowned out by the romance… possible romance… but the vibes are definitely vibing between Cardi and Maduka Okoye, the goalkeeper for Udinese Calcio who’s now gone mainstream by association. If you were unfamiliar before today, allow me to introduce you. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaInhW1DCe9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Maduka Okoye (@madukaokoye)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaInhW1DCe9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This man is so f-cking fine, he could actually be contributing to the climate crisis. And he’s definitely spiking Cardi’s temperature because it seemed like he was TRYING to spike her temperature. Maduka’s attention was directed at Cardi yesterday as he helped her to her seat… > Maduka Okoye helping Cardi B to her seat at the Jean Paul Gaultier show in Paris today. [pic.twitter.com/mMO0gOJFqn](https://t.co/mMO0gOJFqn?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Fan Account | #BLM 🫵🏾 (@BardiUpdatess) [July 8, 2026](https://x.com/BardiUpdatess/status/2074918558274834760?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) …and then gave her his fan when she complained about being hot. > Cardi B knew he was fine asf when she said, “It’s crazy hot… Jesus Christ” 😭😂😂 [pic.twitter.com/ZRbftut6Cz](https://t.co/ZRbftut6Cz?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Toluwase 🇫🇷 (@Toluwase\_x) [July 9, 2026](https://x.com/Toluwase%5Fx/status/2075007584289828868?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Now – check out the eye contact and the body language between them during this kiki on the terrace. She’s saying no no no at the end of this video but her energy is only yes, baby, yes. My energy is also yes, baby, yes. Everybody wants this! > [@updatescardi](https://www.tiktok.com/@updatescardi?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@updatescardi") Cardi B and Maduka Okoye at the Messika Collection Haute Joaillerie showcase in Paris today. 📹: @vendetta dailly [#cardib](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cardib?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "cardib")[#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp")[#foryou](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "foryou")[#viral](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/viral?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "viral")[#explore](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/explore?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "explore") [♬ Safe (feat. Kehlani) - Cardi B](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Safe-feat-Kehlani-7551471206988171280?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Safe (feat. Kehlani) - Cardi B") Maduka is German-Nigerian, though he plays for the Nigerian national team, 6 ft 6, speaks six languages and the only one that matters right now is the one he’s using with Cardi. Which should be “let me be next”. Everybody wants this! Except maybe Stefon Diggs, LOLOLOLOL. This is exactly how you move on from an ex. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0010-1.jpg) Cardi B and Maduka Okoye together in Paris, July 8, 2026/Cardi B in Paris for Fashion Week, July 6 -9th, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0011-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0012-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/cardi-pfw-09jul26-0013-1.jpg) Cardi B in Paris for Fashion Week, July 6 -9th, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, July 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jessica-williams-michelle-obama-on-role-shows-like-real-housewives-play-in-pop-culture/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T18:01:00.000Z Jessica Williams spoke about her love for reality TV with Michelle Obama and points are made, both about the role shows like *Real Housewives* play in pop culture and from Michelle’s point of view, how reality TV compares to sports as entertainment. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZaY0zGRcuG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZaY0zGRcuG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Happy Birthday Billy Crudup do you remember when you left pregnant Mary Louise Parker for Claire Danes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DakItJSsjhL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Naomi Watts (@naomiwatts)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DakItJSsjhL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It looks like Taylor and Travis had a no-kids wedding (though we didn’t see any photos of the Kelces, maybe nieces were an exception). Jaime King explains why her son wasn’t invited (he is Taylor Swift’s godchild) and imagine having to ask your publicist to [release a statement](https://people.com/jaime-king-addresses-why-she-didnt-attend-taylor-swift-wedding-with-son-leo-swift-godson-12014873?ref=laineygossip.com) to basically explain why you weren’t there. I have no idea if she was invited or not. Jaime’s ex-husband Kyle Newman directed the video for “Style” and considering how many colleagues she invited, his inclusion would make sense but I don’t know if he was invited either. Since we are keeping track, the Tellers were obviously not there or they would have posted about it, I’m sure of it. And it looks like Lana Del Rey was elsewhere with friends. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DagqUDeAa%5FW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Alisha Das/Author, Spiritual Speaker & Seminar Leader (@alishakdas)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DagqUDeAa%5FW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This headline about Prince Harry “[frantically](https://people.com/prince-harry-frantically-trying-bring-meghan-kids-to-uk-for-king-charles-reunion-12014463?ref=laineygossip.com)” trying to arrange a meetup with his kids and Charles is very dramatic. I get the clusterf-ck of him staying with his dad, then not staying with his dad, but what are these leaks trying to convey with such urgency? I’m sure all of them have an hour of time for tea. The uncertainty seems to hinge on private security which again, I don’t understand why it would be so difficult to arrange that. This is like being in the world’s most passive-aggressive family group chat. To solve it, Harry should call Tom Cruise, who used live in London. He would have that security dialed. But he’s apparently Team William. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dak98dNj%5FPN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ZSL (@officialzsl)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dak98dNj%5FPN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Hacks* got a million Emmy nominations and flowers for everyone and of note, Laurie Metcalf has one of the best monologues in TV history. Everyone goes crazy for the Roku line, which is amazing, but my favourite is “turns out the doctor was a woman.” The delivery and the writing that trusts the audience to understand that reference. > Laurie Metcalf scored a Best Guest Actress nomination for Hacks thanks to this iconic 3-minute monologue [#EmmyNoms](https://x.com/hashtag/EmmyNoms?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/cubr9sax4p](https://t.co/cubr9sax4p?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) [July 8, 2026](https://x.com/JarettSays/status/2074885022155497654?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Attached - Jessica Williams filming *Shrinking* in Pasadena with Harrison Ford and Jason Segel earlier this week. ### Anya continues the Canadian trend URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-anya-taylor-joy-lucky-adapted-from-canadian-author-marisa-stapleys-crime-thriller-be-success-like-heated-rivalry/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T16:21:46.000Z The trend is Canadian authors and their books being adapted into successful streaming series. It hasn’t even been a year and already there are three high-profile shows that have taken up a lot of cultural space. Of course the loudest among them is *Heated Rivalry,* which premiered last November on Crave and then HBO in the US, based on Rachel Reid’s books. Filming for season two starts very soon. Then this summer it was Elle Kennedy’s *Off Campus* on Prime, with production already underway on season two. Also on Prime, Carley Fortune’s *Every Year After,* renewed recently for season two. All of those shows are heavy on the romance… and it’s amazing that Canadian writers are so prominent in this genre. But that’s not the only genre where Canadian storytellers are making an impact. Marisa Stapley’s crime thriller, *Lucky,* has been adapted into a seven-episode limited series premiering on Apple TV next week, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role. I’ve read *Lucky*, it sets up well for a streaming series. She’s a con artist on the run after a heist – it’s twisty and tense, dark in parts, and this is a great cast that includes Timothy Olyphant, wearing the sh-t out of a white tee and jeans in the trailer; William Fichtner, always underrated Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, also underrated; Annette Bening, the legend, mother, and c-nt; and Drew Starkey, who’s been dragged into the Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff breakup lately but who might be getting another bump from this show because his character is Lucky’s romantic interest, a classic Boy Who is Bad For You but also irresistible since otherwise why would someone with Lucky’s instincts have a thing for him? Drew Starkey is That Guy, sexyyyy AF. He will be a problem. This photo of him in Paris a couple of weeks ago is already a problem for me. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/drew-embed-09jul26.jpg) Drew Starkey in Paris, June 25, 2026 Here’s Anya in a couple of different looks promoting *Lucky* in London this week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/anya-taylor-joy-09jul26-0009.jpg) Anya Taylor-Joy promotes Lucky in London, July 8 and 9, 2026 ### “Break free and leave us in ruins” URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-it-margaret-qualley-who-initiated-confirmation-of-split-from-jack-antonoff/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T14:57:34.000Z If you gather together all the rumours about Jack Antonoff, the reputational portrait that can be pieced together by Lena Dunham’s anecdotes and, of course, the social media projections that have infested our timelines, Taylor Swift’s “[tolerate it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxEKY%5F7MOc&ref=laineygossip.com)” from the *evermore* album might work as the soundtrack for Margaret Qualley’s decision to leave. This is conjecture. What’s confirmed is that Margaret and Jack are indeed separated. Shortly after my post about the online speculation [about their marriage](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-robert-pattinson-trying-to-make-us-forget-twilight-with-dune-part-three-and-every-other-movie-hes-in-this-year/) that started circulating when Jack showed up to the TNT wedding without Margaret, [PEOPLE had the exclusive](https://people.com/margaret-qualley-jack-antonoff-separate-after-nearly-3-years-of-marriage-12013758?ref=laineygossip.com), that they have separated and that it’s been “rocky” between them. In my post yesterday I wrote that there have been “rumours floating around LA that Margaret and Jack have been seen fighting in public and PEOPLE seems to be alluding to the friction, with their source saying that \[Margaret and Jack\] argue a lot, and between her career and him constantly being on the road or working late in the studio, it’s been difficult”. Needless to say, someone on their respective teams was watching the online discourse and decided to just get it over with instead of prolonging the speculation. Strategically it’s a smart move – to give people the answer instead of adding to the intrigue and thus both parties can get to what’s next. Which is why I think it’s Margaret who initiated the action, considering her next release is a romance, *Love of Your Life.* There was an intense bidding process over this project, production wrapped on that movie last fall, they haven’t announced when it’s coming out but I can’t imagine it’s not ready for later this year. In the film, Margaret plays a woman, single after the loss of her husband, and has to find a way forward… with Aaron Pierre and Patrick Schwarzenegger who co-star; also Ryan Gosling is one of the producers. Lemonade out of lemons might be the approach. So the timing here makes it that much more interesting. ### Is Robert Pattinson trying to make us forget Twilight URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-robert-pattinson-trying-to-make-us-forget-twilight-with-dune-part-three-and-every-other-movie-hes-in-this-year/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T14:01:30.000Z We continue toward the “Dunesday” apocalypse absolutely no one asked for, with *Dune: Part Three* and *Avengers: Doomsday* opening on the same day in December. I feel intense dread about this. You know me, I want to check the f-ck out in December, not deal with two of the biggest movies of the year at the same damn time. Alas. Between the two of them, I am more excited for *Dune: Part Three*, which isn’t saying the most because I am fairly neutral on Denis Villeneuve’s *Dune* franchise so far; the films are impeccably crafted but suffer from some baked-in thematic issues inherited from Frank Herbert’s books. I have LIKED the two *Dune* movies so far, but not LOVED them, though I know there is a passionate audience for Villeneuve’s vision. A new trailer for *Dune: Part Three* teases the (probable) conclusion of Villeneuve’s story—“probable” because maybe there will be a *Children of Dune* thing eventually—and sees Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides as a hardened warlord. Narratively, we are finally approaching Herbert’s “trick”, in which it turns out that Paul is not a white savior after all. In the books, Herbert lands his message very well, that we should be wary of charismatic leaders and mistrust those who seek ultimate power because no matter their stated intention, there’s a chance they will end up with, well, ultimate power. *Part Three* is adapting *Dune Messiah*, which is the *Dune* book I like the best. I am predisposed to like this movie the most out of the trilogy, but another inherent issue facing Villeneuve, who collaborated with Brian K. Vaughan on the screenplay this time around, is that there is just so much going on that these movies inevitably end up feeling overstuffed. *Part Three* will undoubtedly have an epic runtime to match the epic scope of the production, but there is just so much material to cover. To date, Villeneuve & Co. have not solved the problem of concisely rendering *Dune* into feature films. Maybe that will change with *Part Three*, but I doubt it. It’s just so much story. Besides Chalamet, the new trailer also shows off the return of Zendaya as Paul’s lover, Chani; Florence Pugh as Paul’s wife, Princess Irulan; Jason Momoa is returning as Not Duncan Idaho (this will make sense later); Javier Bardem is back as Stilgar, Paul’s most faithful follower/enabler; and we get a glimpse of Anya Taylor-Joy, who has a full role this time around as Alia Atreides, Paul’s sister. We also get our best look yet at Robert Pattinson as Scytale, who plots to assassinate Paul. *Dune: Part Three* certainly looks grand and very beautiful, there is no question these films are expertly crafted. It’s kind of crazy that we’re getting new epic films from Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, two of the best technical filmmakers working today, in the same year, and that Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are in both of those films (they’re in three films together this year, counting *The Drama*). Even crazier when you consider that RPattz is playing scuzzbucket plotters in both, too. We’re really getting some great RPattz performances this year, it’s truly an embarrassment of riches. He’s in every other movie this year, giving the performance of his life every time. It’s like he’s trying to cement his reputation as one of his generation’s best actors before the 20th anniversary of *Twilight* reminds everyone of the janky teen movie in which he got his big break. LOL, Rob, we’ll never forget *Twilight*. Hold on tight, spider monkey! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/dune-trailer-09jul26-0008.jpg) Dune: Part Three trailer stills ### Intro for July 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-we-see-justin-bieber-bts-on-stage-together-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show/ Last updated: 2026-07-09T13:23:48.000Z Dear Gossips, It won’t just be Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber on stage for the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show. They will also be joined by Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, the PS 22 Chorus featuring Coldplay …and the Muppets. Also the performance is supposed to be a mere 11 minutes. Which is why the immediate reaction after the announcement yesterday was… howww? But also it might explain why BTS doesn’t need that much rehearsal time since they’re on tour and are performing in Paris the night before the final. This might not be that heavy of a lift. Probably safe to assume that Shakira and Burna Boy will be together at some point since “Dai Dai” is the official song of the tournament. BTS and Coldplay have a song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 a few years ago called “My Universe” so it’s a good bet that we’ll be hearing it on Sunday 19 July. But the BTS collab that ARMY has been waiting on is actually BTS and JB. There is a lot of lore here. Jung Kook is a huge Justin Bieber stan. He’s covered several JB tracks on Soundcloud, he recently livestreamed himself singing “[Beauty and a Beat](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0NC3ZF7XxDg?ref=laineygossip.com)”, and there are multiple mega viral videos of him grooving to JB’s music, including this moment, filmed by j-hope. In 2019, they broke the internet together when Justin wished JK happy birthday on Twitter. The tweet has since been deleted but at the time it was heavily, heavily, heavily shared. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/open-emebd-09jul26-1.png) Justin Bieber's birthday wish for JK in 2019 Then in 2020, at the beginning of COVID, Justin shared an IG video of himself listening to BTS’s “Spring Day” and doing the BTS fan chant. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qjSZUnGEw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Justin Bieber (@lilbieber)](https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qjSZUnGEw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And then a few months later, when BTS dropped “Dynamite”, JB actually narrated a video explaining why “Dynamite” popped off. Obviously the script was written for him, but the fact that he agreed to voice it was a very big deal. So there’s definitely mutual admiration here, and over a decade of history leading up, perhaps, to one stage, when eight artists might meet, and two fandoms will collide. If JB ends up in one frame with RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook …. look out, it will for sure be the most memed and most trafficked frame of the halftime show. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Rihanna and all the babies URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-rihannas-trip-to-cvs-with-kids-an-example-of-her-being-more-like-us-than-other-celebrities/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T20:18:57.000Z I know we should never talk about Rihanna in terms of “just like us” but seeing these pictures of her heading to CVS with all three of her babies in New York when she could have totally asked a member of her team to go get whatever it was that she needed… is maybe more “us” than so many other celebrities? Sort of? She has security with her, I know, and that’s not how civilian parents roll and she certainly doesn’t have to worry about what’s on sale at the drug store and how it might affect her budget and bank account but, again, she’s shopping at CVS! CVS is definitely not exclusive and she can literally afford to buy all the CVSes in Manhattan if she wanted to. But this has always been what she’s said about trying to be as out there as possible, she goes to CVS because she wants to, and on some level she might enjoy it – which, of course, is in its own way a privilege because a working middle class mother probably wouldn’t describe a trip to CVS with three babies as an “enjoyable” experience. Still, it is amusing to see Rihanna, and not infrequently, doing regular degular sh-t. In a Chanel ballcap, hahahha. --- What else happened today… I mentioned it earlier this week, for at least a week now there’s been a persistent rumour that Justin Bieber will be part of the FIFA World Cup halftime show – [and now it’s confirmed](https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/sports/justin-bieber-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show/?ref=laineygossip.com). Plus Burna Boy and a school choir joining Coldplay. That is a lot of artists in a short amount of time. (The Wrap) [All the pretty patterns at the Moana event](https://www.gofugyourself.com/there-are-a-lot-of-pretty-patterns-in-this-post-07-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [Can’t Adam Sandler just play pickup in Nantucket in peace](https://www.celebitchy.com/985509/adam%5Fsandler%5Fcalled%5Fnantucket%5Fpolice%5Fto%5Ffind%5Fa%5Fpickup%5Fbasketball%5Fgame/?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Celebitchy) Yesterday’s Argentina-Egypt match was chaos. Until, as Jordan Ritter Conn writes, [a football deity decided he wasn’t ready to go home](https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/07/world-cup/argentina-egypt-lionel-messi-comeback-world-cup?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Ringer) There’s been movement in the Britney biopic which is good news… [Liz Meriwether is writing the screenplay](https://www.thecut.com/article/britney-spears-biopic-writer-liz-meriwether.html?ref=laineygossip.com). Exactly the kind of person of a certain generation of a certain cultural appreciation that should be writing it! (The Cut) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-what-else-08jul26-0008.jpg) Rihanna out in New York with her kids, July 7, 2026 ### Emmy Nominations = Our Summer Homework URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/here-are-shows-to-study-up-on-ahead-of-emmys-so-we-can-be-loud-enthusiastic-fans/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T19:13:51.000Z I’ve been following the Emmys since I can remember and writing about them for almost as long. But I have to say this is the first year I, a Canadian who is not a Television Academy voter, have felt like there’s really some impact we can have on the results. Am I delusional? Is this just copium\*? I feel as though in previous years, I might have been shouting into the wind about how certain nominations meant you should care about the show, but those shouts would be drowned out by fully deserved love for *Abbott Elementary* or *Hacks* or *The Bear* or *The Pitt…* However – it is a brand new day around here. Not that those shows aren’t still great, because they are (stand by for further *The Bear* analysis in a second), and not that there aren’t still going to be some devastating categories, like Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy, where there are *five* actresses from *Hacks* against Jamie Lee Curtis and Betty Gilpin (from *Widow’s Bay*); but evvvveryone knows about them, and everyone has seen them. Nobody needs to study up, which means the shows you love or the actors you care about have a chance to break through the noise. So. While we celebrate *Hacks* and its record-breaking 24 nominations, including Meg Stalter and (per above) Cherry Jones *and* Leslie Bibb *and* Laurie Metcalf, and while we will devour *The Pitt* when it returns, while also wondering whether it wouldn’t be smarter to bump up [Katherine LaNasa to Lead Actress ](https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2026/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series?ref=laineygossip.com) so the other nominees have a chance to get a look in (also, how do we think HBO is feeling about [Brittany Allen’s nomination](https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/brittany-allen-the-pitt-emmys-self-submission-guest-1236783349/?ref=laineygossip.com) after she self-submitted?), this is not a conversation about those enormous and powerful shows and all their deserved nominations. This is a conversation about everyone else. So without further ado, and as more of us have fallen off the FIFA bandwagon (sobs for Egypt), here’s what you need to study up on so you can be a loud and enthusiastic fan and maybe even move the needle for some outside choices if your social media happens to be filled with Emmy voters: [**Widow’s Bay** ](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/widows-bay?ref=laineygossip.com)[– 19 nominations](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/widows-bay?ref=laineygossip.com) and this may seem obvious, but show trailers are an imperfect science and I think a lot of people may have skipped over this one thinking it was a straight-up horror. Not only is it much funnier and more ridiculous than it lets on, due to incredibly skillful writing, it’s also guaranteeing us another Emmys carpet of Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell being low-key cute AF on the carpets and interviews, not to mention their projects aren’t even competing! Which leads me directly to: **The Diplomat –** 6 nominations, 4 for performances, plus writing and Best Dramatic Series, and it may also initially appear as a bit of a gimme, but I get the impression it’s still flying way under the radar. While I think supporting performers Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, and especially Rory Kinnear are underappreciated and probably robbed of nominations, Rufus Sewell continues to amuse and impress, and beyond him and the consistently underestimated Keri Russell, the show found the only viable scene partner for Allison Janney’s Grace Penn: Guest Actor nominee Bradley Whitford. You’re welcome. **The Comeback –** If you take only one instruction from this piece, it is to please, please watch *The Comeback,* not simply to make me happy (unless you are an aforementioned Emmy voter) but because, if we’re not going to award this show, which it richly deserves, we at least need to witness what it’s pulling off: The short story is as follows. This is the show’s third, probably final (but never say never) season, over the last TWENTY years. Lisa Kudrow stars in and wrote, with Michael Patrick King, what is easily, easily the deepest, most nuanced comedy performance of the year, but that’s partly because it’s building on seasons from 10 and 20 years ago. You really should watch them all to get the full effect. Also, if you are an aforementioned Emmy voter, this is one of the ones you won’t get a chance to vote for again next year. Yeah, yeah, “same is true for *Hacks*”, I know. But I promise this watch is the most rewarding one you’ll do this summer. Also rewarding, if fleeting? Constance Zimmer’s nodfor [*Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette*](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/love-story-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bissette?ref=laineygossip.com)*.* Both Zimmer and lead actress Sarah Pidgeon were operating far, far above the show as a whole, but there is a very strong case to be made for mainlining this miniseries *only* through the eyes of her character, (Carolyn & Lauren Bessette’s mother) Ann Messina. Her monologue in the final episode is just about peerless, this year or any other. Chase Infiniti in *The Testaments* **–** this one is one of those nominations that might be exactly right for the wrong reasons, you know? By which I mean, I can see a world where people still have (entirely correct) warm feelings about Chase Infiniti from the *One Battle After Another* run this winter, and so are happy about this nomination, even though the prevailing sentiment I’ve heard about *The Testaments* is either “ugh, I can’t with more *Handmaids”* or “This show is too light and bright, it’s not dark enough to be a companion to *Handmaids”.* But this is one of those situations where sometimes good is just good, for good reasons. I think the show, which is doing Y.A. coming-of-age in a dystopia *extremely* well, is great in its own space and tone, *and* Chase Infiniti is incredibly magnetic in it, making the show better and the nomination deserved. It’s also nice to see her here in a year of nominations that once again will correctly elicit calls of #EmmysSoWhite. It’s one of the reasons I was so happy to see Yahya Abdul-Mateen II nominated for *Wonder Man*. This one is homework for me too because, quite honestly, there were too many shows this winter dealing with the brutal reality of life in the entertainment business in 2026 (yes I know, boo hoo, there’s people that are dying, Kim) and I had to tap out of this one for being way too real. But I’m ready to give it another chance, and if you were anti-Marvel shows or anti-Hollywood stories, I invite you to come on board. Speaking of way too real – Connor Storrie is nominated for hosting *SNL* **,** ensuring some *Heated Rivalry* presence at the Emmys where, as we all know, the show itself is ineligible for nominations. If I were a gambler, and I am, I would bet on Storrie presenting an award, and an appearance from at least one, if not more, of his castmates, both to capitalize on the hype of soon-to-be *Heated Rivalry* season two, and because the smart, if sober, money says that the Guest Actor in a Comedy series will go to Rob Reiner, giving the show a chance to celebrate him posthumously once more. There are some categories that are too close or too stacked to call – [Lead Actress In A Limited Series](https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2026/outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-limited-or-anthology-series-or-movie?ref=laineygossip.com) is absolutely ridiculous: Claire Danes, Sally Field, Carey Mulligan, Sarah Pidgeon, and Sarah Snook – and Laurie Metcalf, Matthew Rhys, and Nick Offerman are each nominated for performances in two different projects. I cannot predict how any of those may go, but I do want to point out that on the very straightforward-and-serious Emmy site, Nick Offerman’s photo looks like this: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/data-src-image-c8cd95d6-e9c5-48db-9b14-9fa221cd306a.png) Nick Offerman on televisionacademy.com I have no notes. I do have homework, though, and so do you. Let me know what else you’ll be studying until September! \*Copium = This is tween-speak: ‘Coping’ + ‘Opium’, as in, you’re trying so hard to cope you’re on drugs. Forgive me, school’s out and I’m more immersed than usual in this English-adjacent language… ### The Tower of Zendaya URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-more-can-we-handle-from-zendaya-and-law-roach-on-the-odyssey-press-tour/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T17:43:28.000Z I don’t know how much more we’ll be able to handle from Zendaya and Law Roach on *The Odyssey* press tour. It’s only been two stops – London and Paris – and our necks are completely flattened, it feels impossible to recover, and there is barely any time between serves. Like, one day after that crazy f-cking slay with [the Schiaparelli straight off the runway](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-law-roach-get-zendayas-schiaparelli-piece-from-runway-in-paris-to-the-odyssey-premiere-in-london/) for the London premiere, Zendaya shows up at the Eiffel Tower looking like this: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DagSSybpi0N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DagSSybpi0N/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I am not OK! But please don’t ever stop! As usual where Zendaya and Law Roach are concerned, there’s so much intention happening here. The symmetry with the Eiffel Tower with that headpiece, obviously. But also the warrior vibes with the headpiece to honour her character, Athena. And to go further into that idea, since the tower looks like it’s coming out of her head, that’s how Athena emerged from Zeus’s head, right? Fully formed after a nine-month headache because that asshole ate her mother who then spent the next nine months building her immortal child, the goddess of war and also wisdom, and in the process brain-traumatising the f-ckboy god who was threatened by the power of her fertility. (In one of the Athena origin stories, Zeus learns of a prophecy that Athena’s mother would give birth to a son who would usurp his throne, which is why he swallowed her. Again, the Greeks were wild.) But there’s also a Greek x Fashion Archive connection here too. As Law shares, this is Givenchy by Lee McQueen from 1997 (headpiece by Phillip Treacy), original worn on the runway by Debra Shaw, and the collection was called The Search for the Golden Fleece which, of course, is inspired by the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. Athena was one of Jason’s patrons. She’s probably more closely associated with Odysseus but she always favours heroes, and in particular heroes who are wily and crafty. So to go back to Zendaya and Law Roach, the fashion history blending with the Greek mythology here is next level. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dagx4nAGQy5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dagx4nAGQy5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In other Zendaya news, she was just nominated today for an Emmy in the Lead Actress category for her performance in *Euphoria,* one of only seven nominations for the show in its final season. And I say “only” because season two was nominated 16 times. *Euphoria* was not a factor in the best series category and the only other actor nominated from the show is Colman Domingo. So a show that was embraced by the Television Academy has clearly now fallen out of favour, understandably. We can agree, I think, that it became a total mess. But we can also agree that Zendaya didn’t have to wear it and with her nomination, it’s another example that she’s quite popular both with the audience and also in the industry. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0009.jpg) Zendaya attends Universal Pictures The Odyssey Paris Photocall at Trocadero Square on July 07, 2026 in Paris, France ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-law-08jul26-0011.jpg) Zendaya attends Universal Pictures The Odyssey Paris Photocall at Trocadero Square on July 07, 2026 in Paris, France ### Celebrity Social Media, July 8, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/zoe-kazans-tweet-about-taylor-swift-not-inviting-blake-lively-to-wedding-became-whole-thing-because-swifties-have-zero-chill/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T16:28:22.000Z Zoe Kazan tweeted about Taylor Swift not inviting Blake Lively to the wedding from the angle of storytelling. But Swifties have zero chill so of course it’s a whole thing. My interpretation of Zoe’s comment is that Taylor is at the end of her “searching for love through various obstacles” era and her next plot will center around the dissolution of friendships. Maybe, but it also disregards that Taylor has explored her friendships pretty deeply in her work. The fallout with Karlie Kloss and their truce is significant. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DahhGyBFnaa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Us Weekly (@usweekly)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DahhGyBFnaa/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > i don't know what's worse, if she likes having fans be so mean in her defence or if she doesn't and they behave this way anyway > > — zoe kazan (@zoeinthecities) [July 8, 2026](https://x.com/zoeinthecities/status/2074840785598488612?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Glen Powell hard launching while promoting his potato chips – ok, influencer. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DagoKp2iLMm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Glen Powell (@glenpowell)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DagoKp2iLMm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Seth and Lauren Rogen were on the *Jennifer Hudson Show* and talked about Seth giving up jeans. Jennifer brought it up because Kevin Hart has given them up as well. I have two thoughts here: women’s jeans might be maybe more comfortable than men’s? Or there are more options for women’s denim? My other thought is this – jeans are for outside the house, jeans are a “going out” pant. It shocks me that people can lounge around the house in jeans. They scare me. > Seth Rogen has a message for everyone still wearing jeans in 2026. > > Jennifer Hudson: Kevin Hart was here recently and said he’s not wearing jeans anymore. I hear you feel the same, Seth. > > Seth Rogen: I don’t wear jeans at all. I assume for Kevin it’s because he can’t find them in… [pic.twitter.com/HadJFzikJU](https://t.co/HadJFzikJU?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Fola (@OFolaby) [July 8, 2026](https://x.com/OFolaby/status/2074674121011576975?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) John Oliver had a multi-day cameo on *General Hospital* and got the full soap star treatment (getting slapped). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DafhgvGD4gd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by General Hospital (@generalhospitalabc)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DafhgvGD4gd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) When Edward Norton comes up, there’s always a question about why he isn’t a bigger star or a more bankable star. I think it’s something he’s actively avoided in his film choices and also I think his reputation for being difficult has affected him. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaPgWZ9u9zW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Dax Shepard (@daxshepard)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaPgWZ9u9zW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This morning Lainey wrote about [Hudson Williams at Balenciaga](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-futile-to-hope-everyone-acts-normal-during-production-of-heated-rivalry-season-two/) and I can’t get over how hot everyone looks. Not like sexy hot, I mean temperature hot. The cropped jacket on Cynthia Erivo looks fantastic but suede, in July! Demi Moore is in layers, for goodness sake. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaiG-vRO09S/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaiG-vRO09S/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Madonna’s Studio Albums, Ranked URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/where-would-you-rank-madonnas-studio-albums/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T15:46:38.000Z Madonna has been a pillar in pop music for more than 43 years, creating timeless hits and opening doors for countless performers that have followed the path she laid out for them. We’ve known her as “queen of pop” but we should remember that a title like that is earned, and Madonna has certainly put in the work for it. She turned pop music into art with *Like a Prayer* and *Erotica;* put her stamp on the dance floor with albums like *Confessions on a Dance Floor* and *Confessions II;* experimented with R&B with *Bedtime Stories;* and even dipped into electronica with *Ray of Light* and *Music.* Her collection of albums is a treasure trove of music history. A 2019 [retrospective](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/30/we-argued-a-lot-inside-the-making-of-madonna-stormy-divorce-album?ref=laineygossip.com) into Madonna’s 1989 interview with *Rolling Stone* revisits a pivotal quote that holds the answer to her longevity and colourful discography. The magazine asked Madonna and then-collaborator Patrick Leonard what radio stations they listened to, only to be met with *“we don’t listen to any”*. When the interviewer asked , “*How do you know what’s going on”*, Madonna simply replied, *“We decide what’s going on”*. For so many decades, Madonna was the deciding force behind what was happening in pop music, that’s why they call her the mother of re-invention. Before Taylor Swift had her “eras”, it was Madonna who really made the theme mainstream. And while she hasn’t always gotten it right (and we will go there), she always follows her creative spirit. So this is our version of the Madonna List. We will be ranking all 15 of Madonna’s official studio albums from worst to best. Greatest hits compilations *(The Immaculate Collection, Something To Remember, GHV2, Celebration),* remix albums *(You Can Dance, Finally Enough Love),* and soundtracks/concept albums *(Who’s That Girl, I’m Breathless, Evita)* are omitted. This ranking is all about the true Madonna cycles and creative projects that have defined a once-in-a-lifetime artist. **15\. Madame X (2019)** This one was a tough listen back when it was first released and remains that way to this day. For an artist who has always prided herself on her rich knowledge of art and world culture, *Madame X* feels like she put all that knowledge in a blender and the result was a flavourless oversaturated mix of…nothing. The lead single “Medellin” features Maluma, who was one of the hottest rising stars of the reggaeton movement at the time, but rather than creating a stunning “Spanish lullaby” like past years, the entire song is pointlessly cloaked in auto-tune, making her sound like a washed-out version of herself. This is a major problem throughout the entire record. That, and the fact that she sounds like she’s grinding her teeth on half the songs, likely due to those damn grillz that she refused to take off. Other tracks like “Dark Ballet” and “Extreme Occident” that are clearly intended to be forward-thinking musical confections fall flat on their face. Still, there are a few glimmers of light on the project, like her Portuguese collaboration with Anitta, and the club banger “I Don’t Search I Find”, but even those feel like consolation prizes for one big disappointing event. **MC’s Faves:** “Crazy”, “Faz Gostoso (feat. Anitta)”, “I Don’t Search I Find” **14\. MDNA (2012)** The only reason that this album is not at the bottom of the list is because I have personal memories of dancing to these tracks with my mom front row at the MDNA Tour, and the perfection of the opening track “Girl Gone Wild” and the dark, graphic break-up song “Gang Bang”, where she sticks it to Guy Ritchie. Otherwise, this album is a nothingburger of EDM that was trendy in the early 2010s and died soon after. *MDNA* was supposed to be a renaissance for Madge after leaving her longtime label Warner Records and signing a new 360 deal with Live Nation. She reunited with her *Ray of Light* collaborator William Orbit after more than a decade and even kicked off the era by headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. Unfortunately, the artist who once said she decided what was popular in music found herself chasing trends rather than setting them. Songs like “I’m Addicted” and “Some Girls” sound like rejects from a David Guetta album. Listening to this project leaves you with the impression that Madonna was wanting to make dance music but maybe was relying on others to tell her what was popular rather than grabbing from her own instinct and experience. Cher summed it up best in this [2012 tweet](https://x.com/cher/status/223658765117956097?ref=laineygossip.com), “wtf is mdna”; truer words have never been written. **MC’s Faves:** “Girl Gone Wild”, “Gang Bang”, “I’m A Sinner” **13\. Rebel Heart (2015)** Following a mass leak that resulted in [an arrest](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/israeli-man-arrested-over-madonna-rebel-heart-leak-160715/?ref=laineygossip.com) and what Madonna called a “deeply devastating and hurtful experience”, *Rebel Heart* is the one album in her discography that was sabotaged and doomed for failure before it even hit the market. The songs are good enough, with some real standouts, from the melodic triumph of “Devil Pray” and the unapologetic party anthem “Bitch I’m Madonna”. However, after such a disastrous rollout, the album fell under the radar in terms of 2015 releases, and the songs were not strong enough to hold their own without a successful launch. Perhaps the greatest misstep of this project was the number of producers (20+) working on the project. Madonna has always been at her best creatively when she’s working with a smaller cohort. *Rebel Heart* feels like the product of a bunch of random writing camps and rushed productions. It’s not horrible, but it’s not great either. The album as a body of work lacks cohesion and feels like a list of songs rather than a collection that functions as a work of art. *Rebel Heart* is a rough draft in serious need of polishing. **MC’s Faves:** “Devil Pray”, “Bitch I’m Madonna”, “Rebel Heart” **12\. Hard Candy (2008)** *Hard Candy* is not a bad album by any means. Almost every song has remained on my playlists in some form over the last two decades, and I wore the f-ck out of this CD when it was released. Songs like “Give It 2 Me” and “She’s Not Me” are shining stars, with the latter giving us the iconic MDNA tour “Born This Way” [medley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUAoZQwzrFc&list=RDJUAoZQwzrFc&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) where she effortlessly shades the then “reductive” Lady Gaga. Having said this, *Hard Candy* is the first time that Madonna gave up creative control and said “what are the kids listening to” and for that reason alone it deserves its spot towards the bottom of the list. Madonna is a secondary character on this project, with Timbaland, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake as the main stars. Frankly, it’s the least “Madonna” album in her entire discography. Justin of course is featured on the track “4 Minutes”, plus uncredited lead vocals on “Voices” and “Dance 2night”. Having him as such a central part of the album is both very telling of the time it was released and also something of a betrayal to her cultural daughter Britney, but I digress; at least “4 Minutes” is a bop. **MC’s Faves:** “Give It 2 Me”, “She’s Not Me”, “4 Minutes” **11\. Like A Virgin (1984)** It may come as a surprise to some that this bona fide smash of an album isn’t even in her top ten releases, but that just drives home how incredible her discography truly is. The story goes that Madonna was pissed when she had to wait until her debut album finished its run of singles before releasing this project, and now knowing just how many hits she had queued up, it's understandable. How would you feel if you had “Like A Virgin”, “Dress You Up” and “Material Girl” on deck? Before this album, Madge was mostly considered a singles artist and some were even trying to write her off as a fad. This record proved that she was a force to be reckoned with. She single-handedly boosted MTV with the 1984 [performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkSxhG4cbPo&list=RDgkSxhG4cbPo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) of “Like A Virgin”, and the album hadn’t even come out yet. One misstep would be not re-issuing the album to include two of the biggest songs from this period of her career: “Crazy For You” and “Into The Groove”. Those tracks belonged to the soundtracks for *Vision Quest* and *Desperately Seeking Susan,* but their omission from the tracklist makes the album feel like an unfinished representation of an artist hitting new cultural peaks. That didn’t hurt its sales, though, as *Like A Virgin* went diamond in the USA, selling over 10 million copies there, and remains one of her best-selling albums. **MC’s Faves:** “Like A Virgin”, “Material Girl”, “Dress You Up” **10\. Music (2000)** After the success of *Ray of Light* and working with William Orbit, Madge continued her trend of collaborating with up-and-coming producers; this time around she found that light in the experimental sounds of French producer Mirwais. “Music” is the epitome of the Y2K electronic sound, and its [iconic video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdz2oW0NMFk&list=RDSdz2oW0NMFk&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) featuring Debi Mazar and Ali G is a centrepiece of the golden age of *TRL.* *Music* was the first Madonna album to be released after the influx of female teen pop stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera threatened to take her place as the prime pop diva. Leave it to Madge to not be distracted by the industry noise. She instead channeled all of that into a daring project that brought out new sounds that hadn’t been heard before on that scale. Where *Madame X* uses auto-tune unnecessarily, songs like [“Paradise (Not For Me)”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n59io-eL6w&list=RD5n59io-eL6w&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and [“Nobody’s Perfect”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8D4okB9LbU&list=RDd8D4okB9LbU&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) from *Music* use the tool to enhance the sonic atmosphere that she is creating rather than pitch-correcting her vocals. **MC’s Faves:** “Music”, “Don’t Tell Me”, “Paradise (Not For Me)” **9\. American Life (2003)** The masses may place this project at the bottom of the list, even *Billboard* named this album her worst. Clearly, none of those journalists are Madonna fans because if you speak to any true M apologist, then you know that *American Life* is a cherished cult-classic amongst the fandom. Every true iconic popstar has one of these in her repertoire; for Mariah Carey it’s *Glitter,* and for Madge it’s *American Life.* Some of her most profound lyrics are on this album: *“Music stations always play the same song/I’m bored with the concept of right and wrong”* from “Hollywood” feels like the manifesto of her entire career as a musician. Madonna re-connected with Mirwais for this project and while there are a ton of deliciously weird sounds on the album, there are also many instances like “Nothing Fails” where the blissful tone of her lower register takes the lead. The real kicker of course is the title track and the [scrapped video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZAMiK6ROZA&list=RDbZAMiK6ROZA&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), which showcases George W. Bush lighting a cigar with a bomb, all set to a song about American corporate greed. The initial negative reaction to *American Life* exposed something that has always been true: much of conservative America simply didn’t get Madonna and they just couldn’t handle the fact that she didn’t give a f-ck. **MC’s Faves:** “Hollywood”, “Love Profusion”, “Nothing Fails” **8\. Madonna (1983)** She certainly went on to create much more creatively daring works in her career but *Madonna* is the perfect debut album. It’s the 80s dance scene filtered through a New York experience. All those nights working as a coat check girl at Danceteria eventually led to signing a deal with Sire Records, and those New York nights bleed into this essential classic. A song like “Holiday”, for example, is so well-known that even the most casual of music listeners would recognize the song even if they’re not aware it’s Madonna’s. It’s the type of song that appeals to people in every part of the world. Then you have the innocence of “Borderline” and the rock elements on “Burnin’ Up”. A piece de resistance is the sax solo on “Think Of Me”. If 80s music is your thing, this album is both a cherished piece of nostalgia and an essential heirloom to pass on to the generations to come. **MC’s Faves:** “Holiday”, “Borderline”, “Burnin’ Up” **7\. Like A Prayer (1989)** Her Saturn return album, *Like A Prayer* is Madonna at the borderline of proper adulthood and in her most reflective state up to that point. “Like A Prayer” is her most streamed hit on streaming platforms, and is what many consider to be her signature song. She covers themes of domestic abuse on “’Til Death Do Us Part” and female empowerment on “Express Yourself”. She also explores family dynamics on songs like “Keep It Together”, the complicated relationship she had with her father on “Oh Father”, and finally, an ode to her late mother on “Promise To Try”. It’s a deeply personal ride through the feelings and experiences of one of the world's most overexposed figures at the height of her fame. There’s also a hint of whimsy on “Cherish” and “Dear Jessie” that makes for surprise easy listening from a girl who’s always trying to provoke. Any time Madonna pulls out that 80s upper register there’s something in me that melts. This album was robbed of an Album of the Year Grammy nomination, or any nomination for that matter, and I stand on that. **MC’s Faves:** “Like a Prayer”, “Express Yourself”, “Cherish” **6\. Confessions II (2026)** I’m basking in the glory that has been the release week of this absolute masterpiece. It may seem premature to some to place this album so high already, but there’s no other placement that makes sense. Madonna clearly got her mojo back when she was in the studio for this record. After releasing so many mediocre projects consecutively, it has been so refreshing to hear her voice so clearly in the songs. Stuart Price’s dance production is so advanced that it has had me in a complete state of delirium. Like she says in “One Step Away”: *“The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold. A ritualistic space where movement replaces language” –* spoken like a true dance queen*.* Stuart and Madonna have a cosmic energy when they create music together, it’s truly such a special creative bond. The 64-minute trek is one big club jam, perfectly mixed and sequenced, and even more so when played in tandem with the first *Confessions.* Sequel albums aren’t too common and rarely ever capture the magic of its original, but that doesn’t apply here whatsoever. I spoke about specific songs in my column this week, but I can promise you that if you haven’t heard the album yet, you will be impressed. **MC’s Faves:** “I Feel So Free”, “Danceteria”, “School” **5\. Ray Of Light (1998)** The sounds of healing and serenity flow throughout *Ray Of Light.* The album came at a time when she was becoming a new mom and started studying Kabbalah – the Madonna 2.0 if you will. This is her first project with William Orbit, and the two of them were able to create music that would make one hell of an impact. “Frozen” has stood the test of time, becoming a viral TikTok song in the early 2020s once Gen Z got a hold of it. The title track remains one of my personal all-time favourite Madonna songs, an essential running song. Similar to *Like A Prayer,* she goes there when it comes to her family, whether it be the dark and raw emotion from losing her mother at a young age on “Mer Girl” or the joys of becoming a mother herself on “Little Star”. This is the album where music critics and the general public started taking her seriously again after being on the receiving end of intense scrutiny , much of which came as the result of a conservative backlash post-*Erotica.* Maybe that was the push she needed to get out what has now been considered to be one of her most transformative albums. **MC’s Faves:** “Ray of Light”, “Frozen”, “Nothing Really Matters” **4\. True Blue (1986)** Madonna’s third studio album is packed with banger after banger. This album is a true study in the art of radio singles because every single cut, even the ones that weren’t released, are crowd-pleasers. Some of her most popular singles are on this project, and the album cover is one of the most important photos of her entire career. It’s maybe her most iconic album cover, it’s one that I had on my wall growing up and I’m sure many others did, as well. More importantly, this is the album that really catapulted her into supernova status. It was her first real “re-invention” and image shift, something that she would become synonymous with doing – along with every other female artist that has come after her. In the blueprint for female pop stardom, *True Blue* is step one. **MC’s Faves:** “Open Your Heart”, “La Isla Bonita”, “Papa Don’t Preach” **3\. Bedtime Stories (1994)** If you know my music taste, this placement should not come as a surprise. *Bedtime Stories* is Madonna deep in her R&B bag, working with Babyface, Dallas Austin, Nellee Hooper, Dave Hall, and Bjork, you know, because why the f-ck not. She made an album for the R&B-heads, like myself, and it’s some of her smoothest work ever. “Human Nature” is both my favourite music video and in my top 5 all-time Madonna songs, period. That video is essential viewing for all homosexuals in the world and if you have not seen it, make sure to add it to your next “gay guy music video night”. Sure, R&B was at its commercial peak in 1994, but unlike *Hard Candy,* Madge didn’t just create an album’s sound around what was popular. For one, the influence that R&B had on her previous albums is undeniable, so it was only a matter of time before she fully dove in. Second, she took this record as an opportunity to introduce newer, trippier sounds on songs like “Bedtime Story” and “Sanctuary” that were more popular in European spaces. Madge blended both the American and European musical landscapes into one perfectly curated piece of 90s gold. **MC’s Faves:** “Human Nature”, “Sanctuary”, “Survival” **2\. Confessions On A Dance Floor (2005)** The catalyst for this entire album ranking, the reference point for peak of 2000s music – *Confessions On A Dance Floor* was Madonna’s make-good to the public after the disappointing reception of *American Life.* It’s home to her most successful hit of the 21st century, “Hung Up”, and is one of the greatest albums of all time. Even the corny lyrics on “I Love New York” get a pass thanks to the intoxicating beat behind it. It’s like Studio 54 got a facelift and got even gayer. There’s also the juxtaposition between creating music that sounds uplifting but still holding important lyrical content. “Isaac” for example, a song named after her Kabbalah spiritual teacher, is all about liberation and getting out of your comfort zone. The continuous mix on the first CD release of the album became an integral part of the album’s identity, which has trickled into *Confessions II* as well. It has become harder and harder to keep people’s attention over the years, but Madonna has always proven that if she has one power, it’s how she commands everyone’s attention on the dance floor. **MC’s Faves:** “Hung Up”, “Get Together”, “Isaac” **1\. Erotica (1992)** Perhaps the most controversial album of her entire career, *Erotica* walked so that albums like *Confessions On A Dance Floor* could run. The difference with *Erotica,* however, was that the public was so distracted by her sexuality and the infamous book *Sex,* they couldn’t hear the genius behind the music. You’ve got the deep house anthems in songs like “Deeper and Deeper” and “Words”, hip-hop elements in “Bye Bye Baby”, and the pornographic groove of “Erotica”. It’s dance music, yes, but it’s also serious, and it was the first time she took that approach with her more up-tempo tunes. By creating an image shift so drastic in terms of her forward-facing sexuality, she uses the extra attention to tackle themes like homophobia, AIDS, relationships, S&M, and the female anatomy (“Where Life Begins” is truly that girl). It may not have been properly appreciated in its initial run, but *Erotica* has stood the test of time and continues to be the reference point for a time in her career where her creative free spirit was thriving regardless of outside opinion. **MC’s Faves:** “Deeper and Deeper”, “Rain”, “Thief of Hearts” Where would you rank Madonna’s albums? What’s on your forever Madonna playlist? What are your favourite Madonna music and video memories? Which era is your favourite reinvention? Let us know at [The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/ranking-madonnas-albums)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/ranking-madonnas-albums?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### Margaret and Jack: is it over? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-over-between-margaret-qualley-and-jack-antonoff/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T14:38:33.000Z Jack Antonoff was at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. The surprise is that he was there with his sister and not his wife, Margaret Qualley. After all, Taylor was a guest at their wedding a few years ago, so Margaret’s absence has sparked days of online speculation over whether or not she and Jack are actually over, with people digging into her social media for clues about their marriage. It could be as simple as… she was working, she’s busy. But according to social media detectives, Margaret has removed photos of herself and Jack at their wedding from her Instagram account. I don’t have the digital forensics on this, so I can’t verify if this is accurate but we’re dealing with a whole package of circumstantial evidence here that the online sleuths are fixated on. Like Margaret hanging out with Drew Starkey – who is HOT AF – after they wrapped on a movie. And also rumours supposedly floating around LA that she and Jack are often seen fighting in public. On top of all this, there’s the public perception of Jack that’s been shaped by so much of Lena Dunham’s writing (on the page and onscreen) and the lore that’s followed their relationship. Example: [the powerpoint](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rFJuHw8zQ0iBkcYQNr6FABPvW0Rm4RW2/view?pli=1&ref=laineygossip.com), IYKYK. In her book, *Famesick*, released in April, Lena writes in at times granular and uncomfortable detail about how she and Jack fell apart. And even if you don’t consider the, um, “teen popstar” who is mentioned, Jack comes off as someone who can be, as Taylor Swift might say, “casually cruel in the name of being honest”, and manipulatively insecure. For those leaning towards that read of it, that description can be further supported by the ex-boyfriend character in *Too Much*, “Zev”, who wasn’t just unfaithful but is also an emotional vulture, centering his own feelings while diminishing Jessica’s (played by Megan Stalter). Is it fair to perceive Jack Antonoff only through the lens of his ex-partner? No. Aren’t we all perceived differently by the different people in our lives? Of course. On the internet, though, we are all assigned personalities without nuance, and celebrities even more so. I’m not here to defend Jack Antonoff, my point is that this is how he has now been characterised online, even with the formidable protection of Taylor Swift. So there’s some schadenfreude happening with all these rumours about his marriage and whether or not he and Margaret might be estranged. As for Drew Starkey, who is the person I am most interested in in this equation, up to now the only famous person he’s been linked with is Odessa A’Zion and it’s been at least two years, with neither of them ever confirming that they were actually dating, even though the internet has been convinced. All of that has mellowed out and now he’s either in some kind of situation with Margaret or just catching strays from this alleged mess between Margaret and Jack. ### Intro for July 8, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-it-futile-to-hope-everyone-acts-normal-during-production-of-heated-rivalry-season-two/ Last updated: 2026-07-08T13:40:05.000Z Dear Gossips, Balenciaga is one of the bigger draws during Paris Fashion Week, even when Demna was still the creative director, despite all his controversies. Now that the house is under the stewardship of Pierpaolo Piccioli, with his long established relationships within the industry and also with celebrities, Balenciaga remains popular and, so far at least, business is good. Today Pierpaolo presented his first haute couture collection since taking over at Balenciaga. It’s very much his aesthetic but blended beautifully with the house’s codes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dah93o1zvtG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue Runway (@voguerunway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dah93o1zvtG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And of course there were several notables in the front row – including Hudson Williams, Balenciaga’s newest and arguably most high-profile (in terms of recency) ambassador. Here’s Hudson meeting Lily Collins upon arrival at the show. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dahr9q0xG7b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Who What Wear (@whowhatwear)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dahr9q0xG7b/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) They sat next to each other in the front row, where Hudson took his jacket off because of the heat. Not sure how much those fans are helping. I ran into a friend who was in Cannes last week and she said everyone there was wearing those neck fans that look like headphones around your neck while I literally had the box in my hand at the store because I was getting one for myself! > [@nssmagazine](https://www.tiktok.com/@nssmagazine?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@nssmagazine") Hudson Williams at the 55th Balenciaga Couture show in Paris [#hudsonwilliams](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hudsonwilliams?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hudsonwilliams") [#hudsonwilliamsedit](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hudsonwilliamsedit?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "hudsonwilliamsedit") [#tiktokfashion](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktokfashion?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tiktokfashion") [#balenciaga](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/balenciaga?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "balenciaga") [#shanehollander](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shanehollander?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "shanehollander") [♬ Save me chief keef instrumental - luvlvxeeluii](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Save-me-chief-keef-instrumental-7356736391725746987?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Save me chief keef instrumental - luvlvxeeluii") I know the joke writes itself with the heat and Hudson, haha. But that’s a good segue to season two. Filming will begin soon. Connor Storrie was just seen arriving in Toronto this week. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafhJJJu8rV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Serena (@spottedbyserena)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafhJJJu8rV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Is it futile to hope that everyone acts normal during production? Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hudson-williams-08jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hudson-williams-08jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hudson-williams-08jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hudson-williams-08jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/hudson-williams-08jul26-0002.jpg) Hudson Williams arrives for a Balenciaga event in Paris, July 7, 2026 ### L'uragano più bello URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/imagine-having-rosalia-dedicate-song-to-you-like-she-did-for-alexa-demie/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T20:09:42.000Z Alexa Demie was at Paris Fashion Week today, the first time she’s been a guest of Chanel. Which is notable because unlike so many stars of her generation, she doesn’t show up everywhere and anywhere. In fact, you can actually say that it’s rare to see her at a fashion show, at an industry event. She moves super low-key, and this is a topic of conversation among *Euphoria* fans – the fact that she vibrates under the radar, and is known to have a sparing presence on social media and on the usual celebrity circuit. Alexa also chooses not to work as often as she can, so her definition of ambition is different from what we typically recognise as the Hollywood standard. This is why her attendance at Chanel is being seen [as somewhat of a “get” for the house](https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/alexa-demie-chanel-couture-low-cut-black-dress?ref=laineygossip.com). It is not unusual to see Tilda Swinton there, or Pedro Pascal, or even Teyana Taylor, as amazing as she always looks. Alexa popping up, though, is atypical. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafgeL-E6Bv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Elite Daily (@elitedaily)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafgeL-E6Bv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) One of Alexa’s best friends is Rosalía and this came up the other night at Rosalía’s concert in LA when she dedicated a song to Alexa. And not just any song but "[Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUgcMXYvVxA&ref=laineygossip.com)" – if there is an empress on the *LUX* album, it is "Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti". This track is divine, if I ever am so fortunate to hear it live, I might not survive it. Imagine having it dedicated to you?! I think we can presume that to Rosalía, Alexa is l'uragano più bello, the most beautiful hurricane. > [@rosaliaxsiempre](https://www.tiktok.com/@rosaliaxsiempre?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@rosaliaxsiempre") STOP THEYRE SO CUTE [#rosalia](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rosalia?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "rosalia") [#alexademie](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/alexademie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "alexademie") [#luxtour](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/luxtour?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "luxtour") [♬ Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti - ROSALÍA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Mio-Cristo-Piange-Diamanti-7569748101196810256?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti - ROSALÍA") --- What else happened today… Kayleigh Donaldson on the “[changing business of celebrity weddings](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/the-changing-business-of-celebrity-weddings.php?ref=laineygossip.com)”. (Pajiba) Do you know how to say “Lexi Minetree”? It’s not Mine-tree, it’s “Min-uh-tree”, like almost “ministry” but without the “s”. [She’s in Paris to promote *Elle* in a very Elle Woods fit](https://www.gofugyourself.com/elle-has-arrived-in-paris-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), and it may be archival, from the year we all met Elle. Very well done. But also… stop making me feel old. Lexi was born in 2001, she’s 25 years old, which I didn’t think was too young to know how to use “[an old-school phone](https://www.celebitchy.com/985339/lexi%5Fminetree%5Fhad%5Fto%5Flearn%5Fhow%5Fto%5Fuse%5Fan%5Fold%5Fschool%5Fphone%5Fto%5Fplay%5Felle%5Fwoods/?ref=laineygossip.com)” but that’s where we are now. (Celebitchy) Seth Meyers talks about *Saturday Night Live* group chats and [who’s the funniest texter](https://ew.com/seth-meyers-funniest-snl-group-chat-name-12013522?ref=laineygossip.com). (Entertainment Weekly) The Emmy nominations are coming tomorrow, [here are the predictions from The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2026-emmy-nominations-predictions-feinberg-forecast/ ?ref=laineygossip.com). Sarah mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Connor Storrie in the guest actor category is how the Television Academy is going to try to get some *Heated Rivalry* into the proceedings. We’ll talk more about the nominations when they’re announced. (The Hollywood Reporter) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/alexa-demie-07jul26-0003.jpg) Alexa Demie arrives at the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026/2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week ### Celebrity Social Media, July 7, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/do-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-fangirl-over-simone-biles-the-most-decorated-gymnast-of-all-time/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T19:04:04.000Z Someone in Simone Biles’s comment section asked why she was invited to the TNT wedding and this is a dumb question. She is the most decorated gymnast of all time and if there’s one thing Taylor loves, it’s greatness. I would bet Taylor and Travis fangirl over her. On top of that, elite athletes are part of a network – they share trainers and nutritionists and physiotherapists, all that stuff. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadvptLlFKg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SIMONE BILES (@simonebiles)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadvptLlFKg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ryan Seacrest [missing the TNT wedding](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ryan-seacrest-skipped-taylor-swifts-wedding-after-rsvping/?ref=laineygossip.com) is very on-brand, this man works works works. And it got me thinking that as prolific as he is in American media – game show host, talk show host, holiday special host, reality TV show host, radio. But as much as he is in people’s living rooms, I don’t know the first thing about Ryan Seacrest. He dated Julianne Hough a long time ago. That’s pretty much it. This is the ideal career strategy for someone as prolific as Ryan because he needs to be a blank slate for his audience. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DabNwVOFNl1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DabNwVOFNl1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) John Cena talked about his hair transplant and it’s notable because famous men usually don’t talk about this treatment. Even when we see their hairline move in real time. It’s the same thing with facelifts. It’s slightly changing for women but not for men. Famous men are getting facelifts. They are doing laser treatments and body contouring; they are doing all of the same things the women are doing. I have seen one article on it. The upper bleph trend reminds me of the buccal fat removal craze of a few years ago. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNgTsfm7Mq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TMZ (@tmztv)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNgTsfm7Mq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX0E061AcAA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Allure Magazine (@allure)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DX0E061AcAA/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’ve never been accused of being an optimist but I’m feeling good about how soundly this AI movie will be rejected. My thinking is this: Gen Z is the largest segment of movie theatre audiences and look at what Gen Z has gravitated towards this year - *Backrooms* and *Obsession.* Huge indie hits. These kids know about A24 and Neon. There is no meaner Letterboxd review than one written by a teen who has a Criterion Closet subscription. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadMJU8E6HU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadMJU8E6HU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Pamela Anderson’s sons seem really sweet and they are always praising their mom in the comments. Dylan Jagger Lee married interior designer Paula Bruss and she wore an Oscar de la Renta gown with a lot of floral details, very pretty. And the mother-of-the-groom wore white, which I’m sure was planned. I was just talking about guests wearing white to weddings yesterday and it’s actually great for photos. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaVUiiZFkae/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaVUiiZFkae/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Mother Ithaca and The Odyssey URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/oscar-winners-anne-hathaway-charlize-theron-lupita-nyongo-stunning-at-the-odyssey-premiere/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T18:49:09.000Z As promised, more on *The Odyssey* and the premiere in London last night… I screened the film in New York last week in IMAX and if you’ve been a longtime regular reader of this site, you may know that unlike most cinephiles, I’m not a Christopher Nolan sycophant and sometimes I’m a troll about it. Like nothing makes me happier than to be among the Nolanites and casually drop into conversation that I thought *Dunkirk* was boring. It’s fun to see them glitch in real time. So, with that said, back to *The Odyssey* – it is my favourite Christopher Nolan film, by a mile. I LOVE it. It is astonishing. I can’t wait to see it again. Was it always going to break this way? Probably, since Greek mythology is my kink. But it’s also because this is Nolan at his most earnest and extra, which is exactly how Greek stories should be told. Give me the spectacle and the hysteria, give me overwrought and dramatic and petty but also don’t forget to make it a little corny. *The Odyssey* delivers on all of that… plus ANNE F-CKING HATHAWAY. That’s all I’m allowed to say for now because the studio is restricting full reviews until next week so please look forward to Sarah’s full review next week. We can talk about Annie though in the sense that she is Mother. Mother in all the ways. Mother Mary, Mother Prada, and now Mother Ithaca, which is what I called her during our interview. Also mother pop culture, if we’re going by social media. Because, like, the flex in these three months, to go from her version of Lady Gaga in an arthouse film to returning to Andy Sachs in *Prada 2* and then Penelope, the woman who held it down for Odysseus while he was out there warring and then forgetting and then trying to find his way back – Penelope kept the kingdom and my god Penelope as played by Anne Hathaway is a sight to behold. So here she is, serving in Aegean blue at the premiere. This is custom Dior. And it is perfect, the most perfect for this movie, for this night. She is Mother Ithaca wearing the Ionian Sea… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeFoegNbZz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Erin Walsh (@erinwalshstyle)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeFoegNbZz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) …waiting for Calypso to release her king. And speaking of Calypso, Charlize Theron at her first *Odyssey* event (she wasn’t part of the junket) in what looks like TWO Givenchy dresses, exactly the same. First it was black version on the red carpet with white gloves and puffy half-sleeves which some people are hating on. On anyone else, perhaps. On Charlize Theron? Obsessed. Scroll through the carousel to appreciate the back and how it looks like a dragon’s mane. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaeMaTMmgWd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaeMaTMmgWd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Later on she changed into the red version, and turned the gloves and the sleeves black. This is a great idea, and I don’t know that we’ve ever seen it done like this, with so much attention and intention. If you love a dress in all its iterations, why not wear as many of them as you can. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafVHj5qEwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Charlize Theron (@charlizeafrica)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafVHj5qEwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for Lupita Nyong’o – she went with Christian Cowan, a dress that is super Greek and also super 2026 but also alllll body, wow. Someone in the comments of this post wrote that they would start wars for this woman and… yes… that is correct. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeKeRwscZU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Odyssey Movie (@theodysseymovie)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeKeRwscZU/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Three Oscar winners, all of them stunning, in a film that is dementedly outstanding. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0010.jpg) Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Mia Goth, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Matt Damon attend the World Premiere of "The Odyssey" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 6, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0017.jpg) Charlize Theron attends the World Premiere of "The Odyssey" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 6, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/odyssey-women-07jul26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lupita-odyssey-07jul26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/lupita-odyssey-07jul26-0002.jpg) Lupita Nyong'o attends the World Premiere of "The Odyssey" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 6, 2026 in London, England ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: An Immaculate Confession URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-confessions-ii-is-the-gift-madonna-fans-have-been-waiting-for-since-the-mid-2000s/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T18:03:45.000Z What a treat to be able to experience the musical comeback of a true pop idol. Forty-four years into her incredible career, Madonna has stepped back into the spotlight with her FIFTEENTH studio album, *Confessions II.* We’ve been covering the album’s roll out [on the site](https://www.laineygossip.com/tag/madonna-louise-veronica-ciccone/), but it was all leading up to this moment of whether the record will be any good. I am pleased to confirm that the album an absolute f-cking masterpiece, her best album since the original *Confessions On A Dance Floor* which was released in 2005. And the excitement surrounding the album release is all thanks to Madonna’s vision. She brought back the fun album rollout with this project. We got performances at [Coachella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NgzOcU0Zvo&list=RD1NgzOcU0Zvo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), in [Times Square](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXFkcmPzwJE&list=RDAXFkcmPzwJE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), and multiple [“Club Confessions”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeWpGN-1MvA&ref=laineygossip.com) club nights with her main producer Stuart Price in the DJ booth. She got interactive with the fans, even commanding one to look at her and [“not your phone”](https://x.com/darren%5Fscott/status/2072864526471463117?ref=laineygossip.com) at last week’s Club Confessions event in London. When mother is standing in front of you, you gag and awe, you don’t hide behind a screen. She also partnered up with Grindr and [Absolut vodka](https://www.absolut.com/en-us/products/absolut-madonna/?ref=laineygossip.com). Both partnerships included their own respective editions of the album with bonus tracks and alternate artwork. Absolut has long had a thriving relationship with the queer community, you can’t go to a Pride anywhere without there being a rainbow Absolut logo somewhere, so working with Madonna makes sense. She even took over the [Grindr app](https://www.grindr.com/blog/bitch-its-madonna-mothers-on-the-grid-and-shes-taking-over-the-gayborhood?ref=laineygossip.com) itself with the notification sound being her voice saying *“thanks for coming”* taken directly from [“I Feel So Free”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx83eVfP64A&list=RDZx83eVfP64A&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)*.* I have to say, planning a hookup has never been so festive – mother knows that her fans are horny, LOL. My point is, this type of rollout that prioritizes connection with her fans and the community that has always supported her has resulted in strong physical album sales, something that many of today’s artists can’t do. Madonna may not be the biggest streaming force, but she knows how to sell a f-cking physical album. And yes, I bought three of my very own. Early chart projections are [expecting](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2026/07/prediction-billboard-200-madonna-en-route-to-landing-historic-1-debut-with-new-confessions-ii-album/?utm%5Fsource=rss&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=prediction-billboard-200-madonna-en-route-to-landing-historic-1-debut-with-new-confessions-ii-album) Madonna to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 100-110k in the first week, which is already more than her previous album. These are impressive numbers for an artist whose been around as long as she has; for reference, Mariah’s last album debuted with 47k. With such a loud album campaign, there’s always the fear that the music wouldn’t match but that is not the case here. This is the first time in any of my columns where I feature three songs from the same album, I generally try to keep it to one, maybe two for bigger releases. In this case, an exception had to be made. This release is an MC event, so you are all getting full MC treatment this week. *Confessions II* is the gift that Madonna fans have been waiting for since the mid-2000s. Lyrically, it’s raw and personal. There’s even [a song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gi-XqXwciQ&list=RD3Gi-XqXwciQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) with her daughter Lola that they both say helped heal their relationship. And Sean Penn catches a stray on the song [“Bizarre”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pny6ILbAyWc&list=RDpny6ILbAyWc&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), while she brings it all the way back to the early 80s on “Danceteria”. There are so many different pieces that make up who she is on this album, and it’s expressed with precision and care. Next week, The Rolling Stones return with a new album, and in the vein of sequel albums, The Dream is releasing *Love/Hate II.* There’s some speculation that there will be a Mariah duet on there, so I have my butterfly wings spread. This week, Madonna is joined by Sienna Spiro, Snow Patrol, Kylie Minogue and a viral hit from Robyn. Fitting mix, don’t you think? Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Danceteria” by Madonna** This is the clear hit of the album. The lyrical content is the closest thing we’ve ever gotten to a memoir, with [everyone](https://x.com/mrborntoloze/status/2073793763713908984?ref=laineygossip.com) from Debi Mazar to her late friend Martin Burgoyne getting mentions. She name drops Keith Haring, Basquiat, The B-52’s, Maripol, and pretty much any prominent figure in the early-80s New York dance scene as she tells the story of a night at the Danceteria, the real-life club where Madonna handed her demo tape of [“Everybody”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttJBJTcnroc&ref=laineygossip.com) to DJ Mark Kamins in 1982… and the rest is queen of pop history. But even more appealing about the song is the actual music, the beat, it’s f-cking infectious. It commands energy and sweaty dancing, twirling around in circles until you’re dizzy. That beat drop in the chorus is nasty. I would go so far as to say that this is her best song since “Hung Up”. Just imagine hearing Madonna blasted through the speakers singing *“everybody get up and dance!”* – I have tears just thinking about it. I’m ready to experience this music in a club, and from [the looks](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadWGLHx50B/?ref=laineygossip.com) of social media it hits just as hard as I imagine. “Danceteria” has the potential to do some great things for her - it’s already off to a promising start. The song is the highest streamed off the album, and is on track to become her 74th Top 40 single in the UK. **“School” by Madonna** Dedication to my fellow pop weirdos out there who also always are attracted to the out of left field songs on the album. “School” is that one on *Confessions II,* with Madonna taking the role as teacher literally, but also begging for someone to teach HER something in the song’s lyrics, both romantically and sexually. In the chorus she brags *“I can make moves on the dance floor, I can make love on a man’s floor”*. It’s all very *Erotica,* and I stand on business when I say that *Erotica* walked so this album and the previous *Confessions* could run. Paired with Stuart Price’s visionary dance production that sounds like the child of “Erotica” and “Justify My Love”, it’s one of the most intriguing songs I’ve heard in a while. It has me in a trance with every listen, which in five days is a lot more than one should ever admit to. The muffled voice singing in the pre-chorus along with the hypnotizing beat can make you feel like you’re drunk in the basement of an after-hours spot. Madge, you’ve outdone yourself. **“One Step Away” by Madonna** Her vocals are the strongest they’ve been in years on this song that was featured in her short film [*Confessions II – The Film*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtckcMHM2g&list=RDyJtckcMHM2g&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)*.* It’s one of the richest and most sophisticated productions on the album, and she is singing her heart out on it. She sounds like 1998 *Ray of Light* Madonna, I honestly was amazed. I love my queen, but I haven’t heard her voice so clear and crisp in so long, it brought a tear to my eye. There’s a hilarious [viral video](https://x.com/dorkworldsfair/status/2073627992161505395?ref=laineygossip.com) of people doing some kind if “macarena” inspired dance to the bouncy beat on it because it does fit quite well. Lyrically, she sings about dance music being more than just a genre, but a step towards freedom. A way to find community and a way to get through the storm. Like “School”, it’s a lesson except here she’s teaching us to use the music to help speak for us, to push us to that next step. It’s my favourite song on the album, and while that might change on my 56th listen, I’m confident to be here now. **“Great Expectation” by SIENNA SPRIO** The internet told me that I needed to care about SIENNA SPIRO, and against my judgement I did – and I’m so glad. She’s got this 60s look going on and it fits her gritty vocals and live instrumentation. In other words, she’s a breath of fresh air. It’s hard to believe she was born in 2005, because she is bringing back that good old fashioned music. The music that doesn’t give you a headache the minute you put it on. Oh, and she can SANG. The high notes she hits in the final chorus are dramatic and her natural broken tone makes it somehow even more perfect. Sienna released her debut album *The Visitor* this week but she already has a massive social media following, quickly becoming a frontrunner for Best New Artist at next year’s Grammy’s, even though with the [new rule change](https://www.grammy.com/news/2027-grammys-new-categories-rule-updates/?ref=laineygossip.com), all arrows are pointing towards a win for Ella Langley. Regardless, Sienna following in the footsteps of Olivia Dean by giving us Adele-like bluesy-pop with their own respective signature flairs. Sienna’s husky and raspy voice is what sets her apart from everyone else, and she’s doing the damn thing. I haven’t gotten a chance to check out the entire album as it has been quite the week as a Madonna fan, but just this song has already gotten me to save it. If there’s one thing my bubble baths love, it’s a bluesy pop girl. It might be the right time to give RAYE a break. **“These Alarms” by Snow Patrol, Kylie Minogue** So we didn’t get that Kylie Minogue collaboration on *Confessions II* that was alluded to by both ladies [last week](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kylie-minogue-madonna-confessions-ii-collaboration-rumor-1235566232/?ref=laineygossip.com). Fans online are speculating that the collaboration will live on a future remix album since Madonna did mention there were eight songs that didn’t make the first cut. But Kylie *did* manage to give us some new music this week and it was with *Grey’s Anatomy*’s finest – Snow Patrol. She even [performed it](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kylie-minogue-snow-patrol-these-alarms-live-debut-98059/?ref=laineygossip.com) with the guys during their London show at Crystal Palace Park last week. Definitely an unexpected collaboration at this stage in Kylie’s career given how much she’s embraced dance. It is however reminiscent of her 90s “indie Kylie” days, which is enough of a reason for any Kylie fan to find the beauty in the song. It’s a welcomed return to a sound that only the biggest of Kylie fans appreciate. Her 1997 album *Impossible Princess* has remained a cult classic amongst the fandom, and holds some of her more experimental and personal work. “These Alarms” took me right back to songs like [“Did It Again”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmQJ6%5FjOo7g&list=RDtmQJ6%5FjOo7g&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), and it’s awesome. Could this signify a change in direction for her? Likely not, as she is just the featured artist but Kylie loves to take risks and dip her toes into many musical avenues. Whether this is just a one-off or plans for a bigger project, I’m seated. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Dancing On My Own” by Robyn** It’s only fitting that during Madonna week there would be another pop icon having a major moment online. Following the recent trend of classic songs gaining newfound popularity after a feature in a streaming series a la “On The Floor”, Robyn is now getting a nostalgia streaming spike as well – except hers is courtesy of a film. *Voicemails for Isabelle* uses the song to thread through the entire story, and audiences are in love with it. “[Dancing On My Own](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNo07Xp8aQ&list=RDCcNo07Xp8aQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)”is a classic 2010s banger, but it never actually got any chart success in the USA. It never even reached the Hot 100 – which is wild to believe, especially given its importance within both the queer community and the electronic pop sound of that time. Robyn has always been that girl, but maybe a little underappreciated. Now is finally her time, because “Dancing On My Own” recently earned its highest daily streaming numbers ever - passing one million. The 70s disco-inspired anthem is a staple for any pop music lover, and it’s about time that younger listeners are exposed to its greatness. Like anything with Gen Z (and maybe now Alpha), users are recreating the dance from the film. It’s spreading both joy and emotion given the film themes of grief and sisterhood. It’s Jill and Isabelle’s favourite song (the characters in the film), so now it’s also a million teenagers all over America’s favourite song too. I love this for Robyn. > [@thejimmyjensen](https://www.tiktok.com/@thejimmyjensen?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@thejimmyjensen") I can’t stop!! 😭 [#voicemailsforisabelle](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/voicemailsforisabelle?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "voicemailsforisabelle") [#relatable](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/relatable?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "relatable") [#dancingonmyown](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dancingonmyown?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dancingonmyown") [#fypシ](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fypシ") [#foryoupage](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "foryoupage") [♬ Dancing On My Own - Robyn](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Dancing-On-My-Own-6750696579272804354?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Dancing On My Own - Robyn") > [@george\_goodjohn](https://www.tiktok.com/@george%5Fgoodjohn?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@george_goodjohn") Just watched “Voicemails for Isabelle” ♥️ [#voicemailsforisabelle](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/voicemailsforisabelle?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "voicemailsforisabelle") [#dancingonmyown](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dancingonmyown?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dancingonmyown") [#robyn](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/robyn?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "robyn") [#netflix](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/netflix?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "netflix") [#dancetrend](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dancetrend?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dancetrend") [♬ original sound - hihi\_sandy\_](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7653845616111487745?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - hihi_sandy_") > [@pokemonmasterzo](https://www.tiktok.com/@pokemonmasterzo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pokemonmasterzo") Truly a generational song [#dancingonmyown](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dancingonmyown?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dancingonmyown") [#robyn](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/robyn?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "robyn") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [♬ Dancing On My Own - Robyn](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Dancing-On-My-Own-6750696579272804354?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Dancing On My Own - Robyn") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Prince Harry loses the case URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-prince-harry-loss-in-legal-battle-against-daily-mail-also-loss-for-rest-of-british-royal-family/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T17:50:37.000Z Prince Harry and six other claimants, including other celebrities like Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, and Sadie Frost, have lost their case against the tabloid the Daily Mail. The claimants were accusing the publication of obtaining information illegally and the high court has ruled that they did not prove the Daily Mail used illegal tactics to get sensitive information that ended up getting published. *“The claimants had to prove that the information complained of had been obtained unlawfully. The court rejected the argument that, simply because information was private, and because Associated \[the Daily Mail’s parent company\] could not positively explain how it had been sourced, the relevant article must have been unlawfully sourced.”* The ruling concludes a complicated case that’s been ongoing for four years, featuring at least one private investigator who’s been accused of “switching sides” midway through [to go against the claimants](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/private-investigator-gavin-burrows-prince-harry-case-admission-pack-of-lies?ref=laineygossip.com) after allegedly admitting in a statement that he had engaged in phone tampering and other illegal activities. He now says the statement is a fake. But the point is, no matter how much of a mess the trial has been, the claimants have lost their case – and of course the most high-profile claimant here is Prince Harry so, in the news, he’ll be wearing most of the defeat. I imagine the tabloids will be happier about this than if England were to win the World Cup. In a jubilant and defiant statement released after the ruling was made public, representatives for the Daily Mail wrote the following: *“This is a magnificent vindication of the Daily Mail’s journalism. For some of the most outrageous allegations made when the case was launched in a blaze of publicity four years ago – placing bugs in people’s cars and homes, listening to calls as they were made and illicitly accessing bank accounts - no credible evidence was ever presented. The reputations of our decent and hard working journalists were terribly impugned, and today they have been exonerated. As the judgement clearly shows, every single article was legitimately sourced.”* It indeed a “vindication” of the “Daily Mail’s” … something… but I’m not sure we can call it journalism. It is also an emboldening of their “journalism”, if that’s what we have to call it, because they will take from this a blessing to continue their f-ckery against their usual targets, the biggest of which are the Sussexes. And whoever else they decide is their enemy – more and more that means women and progressive people of colour. And, in my opinion, social progress, period. So, if journalism, real journalism, is meant to be a pillar of democracy, I’m not sure we can call the Daily Mail’s victory today a step forward. For Harry and Meghan, this outcome ensures that the way they are covered in the Daily Mail and most of the other British tabloids, really, will continue, with likely much more ferocity, as if it weren’t already bad enough. But for the rest of the British royal family, it’s also a loss, because so many members of the institution, even at the highest levels, are deep in bed with these people, pretty much beholden to them. And this only reinforces that contract, in a way that isn’t actually beneficial to them, although they’re too stubborn and too scared to see it that way. Because the truth is, the monarchy doesn’t hold the power in this relationship with the tabloid media. The “great” British monarchy, an enterprise that has long considered itself superior and above reproach, is actually the weaker partner in this toxic marriage that they can’t cut themselves out of. Imagine that – the sovereign being submissive to a tabloid, that is the reality. And this is what Harry was trying to break them out of, even when he was an official working senior member of the Firm. For all that he’s been accused of – undermining the royal family, causing fractures and dissent – what his relatives and their advisors could not see is that they were already imprisoned by this dirty blood pact, and the way it’s looking now, they’ll never, ever be free. This is our [Squawk post today](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/prince-harrys-legal-loss). Let's continue the discussion there. (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/prince-harrys-legal-loss?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/prince-harry-07jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/prince-harry-07jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/prince-harry-07jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/prince-harry-07jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/prince-harry-07jul26-0006.jpg) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at Chatham House in central London, July 7, 2026 ### RiRi and Rocki: Stripes and Hearts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/rihanna-proves-why-her-style-remains-superior-on-night-out-with-baby-rocki/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T17:52:00.000Z Rihanna stepped out last night for dinner with Rocki in her arms and my first reaction is: stop it! It’s too much, too much, too precious, too delicious! The baby is the main character! Her little face, her chubby little fist, those tiny sneakers, the puffy dress with the bows on the straps… I can’t! I am overloaded, I have no bandwidth to say anything coherent because the sweetness is making me delirious. If I were to attempt a separate thought, it’s this: somehow Rihanna’s stripes don’t clash with her daughter’s hearts, somehow it all works, which is why RiRi’s style remains superior. This is the second time in as many days that Rihanna’s been in stripes. She and Rocky were seen on Sunday heading out in a Ferrari with RiRi wearing a light blue and white vertical striped Schiaparelli maxi and two bags: the Schiaparelli Face and also a denim LV with red accents. This too, in my opinion, is a high degree of difficulty – managing two bags and making it chic and not schleppy. In other Rihanna news, a heartfelt moment from a couple of days ago is going viral. This is so kind but also SO Rihanna. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeQUGoOsob/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by couples! 💫 (@relationships.usa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaeQUGoOsob/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s the way she conveyed her compassion, spending a quick minute with the woman while uplifting her, succinctly, with a piece of advice. There never was a softer “don’t do that sh-t” than this. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0006.jpg) Rihanna and baby Rocki out in NYC, July 6, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0007-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0008-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0009-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/riri-bags-07jul26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/rihanna-rocky-07jul26-0011-1.jpg) Rihanna and A$AP Rocky in NYC, July 5, 2026 ### Intro for July 7, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-are-logistics-behind-bts-getting-to-new-york-for-world-cup-one-day-after-paris-concert/ Last updated: 2026-07-07T13:01:59.000Z Dear Gossips, In 2019, BTS became the first South Korean act to sell out Wembley Stadium, one of London’s most iconic venues, in just over an hour. On June 2, 2019, during the second show, ARMY surprised RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, pulling off a secret plan to sing “Young Forever” back to them and bringing all seven members to tears. I still cry when I watch this video – and I’ve watched it an embarrassing number of times, especially during COVID, which is when I relied on BTS the most through those confusing and scary and lonely times. It’s well-known among the fandom, then, that London holds a special place for the band. V declared it last night, that it’s his favourite, after amusing ARMY with his English accent, during the first of two shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. > 🐯: london! how you feel london? cheers mate! cheers mate! > > AND WHY TAEHYUNG BRITISH ALL OF A SUDDEN 😭 [pic.twitter.com/wL8vBN1Sk3](https://t.co/wL8vBN1Sk3?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — tan into the sun⁷ (@taesl0ver) [July 6, 2026](https://x.com/taesl0ver/status/2074229243068793047?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) If we’re talking about English accents and BTS, though, RM can always be relied on to put one on whenever he’s within throwing distance of a Brit or in Britain. ARMY is obviously well aware of this too, and it’s a running joke among the fans. But no matter the accent, BTS and ARMY have their own language – because Namjoon wasn’t just doing the accent to amuse the fans, he also referenced another observation that’s been making its way around ARMY circles, including on this site yesterday when I posted about how their tour stops [have been aligning with the World Cup schedule](https://www.laineygossip.com/why-erling-haaland-jimin-now-related-in-some-corners-of-the-internet/). > And you know what is more sexier NAMJOON’S BRITISH ACCENT [pic.twitter.com/FRPufm4pN0](https://t.co/FRPufm4pN0?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — rkive (@rkivethetic) [July 6, 2026](https://x.com/rkivethetic/status/2074239643609149478?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Speaking of the World Cup, as mentioned yesterday, the final is on Sunday 19 July, one day after BTS’s second show in Paris. So they’ll likely make their way to the airport and get on the PJ on Saturday night and arrive presumably by 3am in New York, a mere 12 hours before the match starts. Not even sure how they’re figuring out rehearsals since they head to Germany after their two shows in England and then it’s off to France. There’s no doubt that it’s possible and that they can pull it off, obviously. I’m just dying to know the logistics. Interestingly, speaking of logistics, the World Cup final is happening at Met Life Stadium which is also where BTS will resume the ARIRANG World Tour after a two week break on August 1\. Time enough for a short and special little side trip in between, remember this ARMY, you’ll know when you know. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### The Viking Baby Mochi URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-erling-haaland-jimin-now-related-in-some-corners-of-the-internet/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T20:20:56.000Z There’s a lot of synergy happening between BTS and the World Cup on the European leg of their Arirang World Tour. The tour kicked off a couple of weeks ago in Madrid, when Spain was playing Uruguay. The following week they were in Brussels performing when Belgium played that crazy ass match against Senegal when they were down two goals past the 80 minute mark and ended up winning. Since then they’ve been in London and last night England advanced to the quarterfinals. Munich is where the streak ends though because… sorry Germany. But it could pick back up again when RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook head to Paris after that because they’ll be doing two shows in Paris right before the World Cup Final on Sunday 19 July and France, at the moment, is still in it. Plus, of course, BTS is performing at halftime at the final alongside Madonna and Shakira – and maybe Justin Bieber? There’s a persistent rumour that he’ll be joining the lineup. In other BTS news though, they’ve been making headlines in Chile because of concert schedule shenanigans on the part of the local promoter for not securing the venue, Estadio Nacional, before selling tickets. BTS’s three shows in Chile in October are now in jeopardy because the government had concerns about damage to the field due to touring equipment. But then thousands of ARMYs protested peacefully yesterday, urging the authorities to find a solution. > INSANE! 🔥🇨🇱 > > ARMYs from different regions and cities across Chile are holding peaceful march throughout the country 👏 > > BTS al Nacional! [#BTSALNACIONAL](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSALNACIONAL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [#BTSENCHILE](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSENCHILE?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [#BTSCHILE](https://x.com/hashtag/BTSCHILE?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [#QUEREMOSABTSENELNACIONAL](https://x.com/hashtag/QUEREMOSABTSENELNACIONAL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/klioJVZdJG](https://t.co/klioJVZdJG?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BTS Charts News (@btschartsxdaily) [July 5, 2026](https://x.com/btschartsxdaily/status/2073838717853180341?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) They put this together in less than 48 hours, which shouldn’t be surprising to me anymore considering what ARMY has been able to accomplish in the past but this is what the group means to the people who showed up. And now the government has come out to say that they will be trying to figure it out – this wasn’t their position a few days ago. To lighten the mood, let’s go back to BTS and the World Cup though – here’s another delightful connection, sort of. One of the biggest stars of the tournament is Norway’s Erling Haaland who scored twice yesterday to send Brazil home. Norway, as mentioned earlier, has been going viral for their Viking row… but Erling is going viral for another reason. In some corners of the internet now, Erling and Jimin are related, LOL FOREVER. > [@japoreia\_](https://www.tiktok.com/@japoreia%5F?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@japoreia_") KKKKKKKKKKK [#haaland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/haaland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "haaland") [#jimin](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jimin?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jimin") [#bts](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bts?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bts") [#futebol](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/futebol?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "futebol") [#copadomundo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/copadomundo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "copadomundo") [♬ original sound - kora](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6742186468149791493?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - kora") It’s the brand new Korea-Norway pipeline. > [@lukechines](https://www.tiktok.com/@lukechines?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@lukechines") KKKKKKKKKKKKK [#haaland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/haaland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "haaland") [#jimin](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jimin?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jimin") [#bts](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bts?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "bts") [#futebol](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/futebol?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "futebol") [#copadomundo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/copadomundo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "copadomundo") [♬ som original - 𝐿𝑈𝐾𝐸 🇧🇷](https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7657252778633071381?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ som original - 𝐿𝑈𝐾𝐸 🇧🇷") --- What else happened today… A lot, actually. So many things have been happening, on top of the World Cup and BTS and the TNT Wedding and Wimbledon and Silverstone and also Essence Fest! [Kathleen was there which means she saw Michelle Obama and Cardi B and the Aaliyah tribute in person](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/07/11993610/essence-fest-2026-lineup-celebrity-sightings-weekend-recap?ref=laineygossip.com), I’m so jealous. (Refinery 29) Taylor Swift didn’t have a monopoly on all the celebrities this weekend. Some of them were at Wimbledon, [including Monica Barbaro and Andrew Garfield](https://www.gofugyourself.com/many-many-many-celebs-came-to-wimbledon-this-weekend-07-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) who trended on socials because of his extra long hair and also, um, his hairline. (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson asks the question, “[Why do we keep infantilising billionaire Taylor Swift?](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/following-her-massive-wedding-to-travis-kelce-why-do-we-keep-infantilizing-billionaire-taylor-swift.php?ref=laineygossip.com)” (Pajiba) I have seen *Tenet t*wice, maybe even three times. [And I’m with Robert Pattinson, I don’t know what that movie is about](https://www.celebitchy.com/979935/robert%5Fpattinson%5Fon%5Fhis%5Ftenet%5Fcharacter%5Fi%5Fthink%5Fim%5Fdead%5Fi%5Fthink%5Five%5Falways%5Fbeen%5Fdead/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) What do you mean [we could have had an *Overcompensating-Heated Rivalry* crossover](https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/heated-rivalry-overcompensating-crossover?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem1)?! (Out) ### Zendaya: Famous Among the Gods URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-law-roach-get-zendayas-schiaparelli-piece-from-runway-in-paris-to-the-odyssey-premiere-in-london/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T18:58:17.000Z It is one of the lines I’ll always remember from my Greek mythology course in universe – said by Athena but also often used to describe Athena: that she is famous among the gods for her wisdom but also for her cunning, which is why she was partial to Odysseus, the wily Greek. Who but Zendaya, then, to play Athena in Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*, opening next Friday and the press tour now underway. Shameless self promotion: I was in New York last week to cover the junket for *ETALK* where I interviewed the cast, including Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, and Tom Holland. A preview of those interviews airs on tonight’s *ETALK* but a 30-minute special is currently being produced by Joanna that will air the day the film opens on July 17\. Will share more observations about the film and the performances soon. For now, it’s Zendaya’s Odyssey wardrobe. Like it was already a slam dunk at the photo call yesterday when she showed up in custom Jacquemus in tribute to her character but not too on the nose. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaaD-j1s%5FWk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaaD-j1s%5FWk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Everything is in the details – the headwrap, the earrings like ancient coins, and the tiny knots or pompoms on the edge of the fabric all over the dress is distinctly Mediterranean but also just a great style feature. That look was already such a banger, so the question was… how would she crank it up for the carpet? And now we know, but again it’s in the details. You’ll recall, Daniel Roseberry presented the latest Schiaparelli collection earlier today – and Law Roach was at the show. Just a few hours later, one of the pieces is on Zendaya’s body. So did he run it over on the Eurostar? Or were two of them made? If there were two, that’s another level of flex, considering this is haute couture and the level of attention and hours of craft required for just ONE piece is insane, let alone a double. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadaRp2xgOP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Check The Tag (@checkthetag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DadaRp2xgOP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Back to the details though that take it from runway and personalise it for Z’s purposes. The addition of the neckpiece is a lovely touch to soften the edge of the body cast. And then the hair – extensions and a braided headband to go full Greek goddess – and not just any goddess but Athena herself, the goddess of war. That’s where the hardness of the piece through the body comes in. She’s basically a statue come to life in the temple. Just the latest example of why she really is… famous among the gods, the new celebrity gods. More photos from *The Odyssey* premiere coming tomorrow. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0002.jpg) Zendaya attends the world premiere of "The Odyssey" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 06, 2026 in London, England ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zendaya-odyssey-06jul26-0013.jpg) Zendaya attends "The Odyssey" Photocall at the IET Building: Savoy Place on July 05, 2026 in London, England ### Celebrity Social Media, July 6, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-general-unspoken-rule-of-not-wearing-white-to-wedding-as-guest-become-morality-test/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T17:49:20.000Z I kind of like that the TNT wedding has kicked up some conversation around weddings in general because there’s such a wide range of opinions. The guest list is massive but I’ve been to multiple weddings with 500 guests and a few with 700-800 guests. I’ve been a bridesmaid 8 times, including one bridal party where I was one of 26\. A large wedding is very cost-prohibitive, so I don’t know if Taylor will start a trend there, but I did notice some guests were in white. OK I’m really putting my life on the line here, but somewhere in the last few years, the general unspoken rule of not wearing white to a wedding has become a morality test. Not just white, but pale blue and pale pink and champagne, there’s a whole range of colours that “look too white” and are now off-limits. I trend towards dark colours so this doesn’t impact me but I also don’t get the defensiveness of “trying to upstage the bride.” Have you ever been to a wedding and mixed up the bride with another woman in white? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Daa36IqEcth/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Brittany Mahomes (@brittanylynne)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Daa36IqEcth/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There are still multiple photos of guests filtering in and out of the wedding but I think it’s important to note that Derek Blasberg wasn’t invited, which is hilarious to me as he and Taylor have definitely crossed paths and he’s based in New York. His whole deal is his social connections. This is very gratifying to me personally. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvo7m%5FGYF5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Derek C. Blasberg (@derekblasberg)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvo7m%5FGYF5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for the photos from inside the reception, I’m very skeptical of leaks. Joseph Kahn, who is a longtime collaborator of Taylor’s, had this to say on Twitter. > Every picture I've seen of the wedding is fake. Trust me, AI would break if you tried to prompt it. > > — Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) [July 4, 2026](https://x.com/JosephKahn/status/2073427027302957468?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) One more on the TNT wedding. I know Taylor is really into numbers and maybe the Fourth of July weekend is auspicious because three long-time celebrity couples share that anniversary. The Beckhams, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, and Julia Roberts and Danny Moder. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaWbYGglJTq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaWbYGglJTq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaXmF26RxZN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaXmF26RxZN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYP3E9xw1w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYP3E9xw1w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I follow a lot of media accounts, so I keep getting this the clip of Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special. Putting aside Louis’s sex pestness, the anger is really a thing with mega successful comedians. Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Chapelle, Ricky Gervais, Joe Rogan - they are just so hard done by. Their entire act is I’m CANCELLED and I will tell you all about it in this hour streaming special. Everyone is MEAN to me but I DON’T CARE because everyone is STUPID and I am SMART. My theory on this is that comedy requires conflict and so they invent these grandiose forces conspiring against them for the material. Louis’s clip is about a woman making an unsolicited comment to him about the weather, which is egregious to his nihilism. Very ironic considering what Louis C.K. used to do to women, unsolicited. > Louis CK: Ridiculous is now playing on Netflix [pic.twitter.com/dFwGiutKQo](https://t.co/dFwGiutKQo?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) [June 30, 2026](https://x.com/NetflixIsAJoke/status/2071972027200659766?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) When a celebrity couple sells their home it’s sometimes a precursor for divorce chatter. Justin and Hailey Bieber just purchased a very expensive condo in New York, so is this opposite of divorce chatter? I’m sure the TikTok comments will find a way. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dac80hAk8Sm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by WSJ Real Estate (@wsjrealestate)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dac80hAk8Sm/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Not just a sleepover at dad’s URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-much-longer-can-british-royal-family-keep-up-charade-that-they-are-relatable-authentic/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T17:22:57.000Z I went to bed much later than I intended to last night because I was too wired after that wild World Cup match between England and Mexico. Everything about it was entertaining, from the dramatics on the pitch to what was happening before the game to Scotland hilariously entering the chat. > Everyone in Scotland has suddenly discovered their Mexican ancestry [pic.twitter.com/yfWAkQUIdZ](https://t.co/yfWAkQUIdZ?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Shaun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸 (@shaunvlog\_) [July 5, 2026](https://x.com/shaunvlog%5F/status/2073743912615739704?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) As we know now, Three Lions prevailed and will go on to play the most viral team of the tournament, thanks to their Viking row, Norway. But there’s a competing headline in England today and, of course, it’s related to the f-ckery of the British royal family. Not even the World Cup can curb the British tabloids’ obsession with Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex. In brief: Harry will be in England to promote the Invictus Games taking place in Birmingham next summer. He was recently denied security, which was already a story that was preoccupying the media, and thus will not be travelling with Meghan and their children to London, though they may join him on the Birmingham leg of the trip. Still, there was a chance that he would spend time with his father and stay at Buckingham Palace – and that’s where we find ourselves today because he apparently accepted the invitation only to have it rescinded and now everyone is fighting over their version of events. Harry is saying that he had let Buckingham Palace know that he was still figuring out his security arrangements before he could confirm that he’d stay at the palace. BP is saying that he missed the deadline and now they don’t have enough resources to accommodate him. Harry is calling bullsh-t on that because he’d made it clear what the timeline is. There are also reports that one of the reasons Harry can’t stay at BP is because of the ruling on his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail that is coming tomorrow and whatever, whatever, King Charles has to stay neutral. Which adds another layer of f-ckass to this mess because imagine having to stay “neutral” between your own child and a tabloid organisation that has done real harm, not only to your family but to so many other British families and to the integrity of journalism, period. In media and public relations terms, it’s like saying that the king has to stay neutral between his son and the mafia. But everything is toxic here. Even if we aren’t fixating on the finger-pointing and the specifics of this latest skirmish, once again the strained relationship between Harry and his royal family is exposing how weird (a generous description) it is to be a member of it in the first place. Not that we didn’t already know this but in these times of “relatability” and “authenticity”, where it’s more important than ever for the British monarchy to advance the illusion that they can empathise with actual citizens, the people who pay for their existence, and are there to support organisations and policies that would improve the lives of those they lord themselves over, examples like this only amplify how they continue to uphold structures and processes that make them that much more UN-relatable than ever. In plain language, if Harry wants to stay at his dad’s house, his family home, he has to write to his dad’s people who then decide by committee if he, his dad’s son, can sleep there. And once that committee has decided, they write back to Harry with the verdict. That verdict is then shared with the tabloids. So now all of us are up in the business of whether or not Harry can sleep at his dad’s. This is “normal” for them. And yet more and more, over and over again, the descendants of the king are pantomiming in a show of effort to convince us that they have more in common with the commoners than ever before. Since f-cking when??? Will it be like this with Prince William’s kids? One day, if Prince George wants to drop in at Buck House, will he have to go through his dad’s team before he can enter the grounds? The irony here, of course, is that Harry and Meghan’s estrangement from the British royals has made them closer to normal than the people they left behind. Still privileged, obviously, on their Montecito estate. But, like, nobody needs to pull out the quill and send a scroll over to the footman waiting on the king to inquire as to whether it might be possible to sleep over on a random Tuesday. And I am stressing on this because this is a family whose whole job it is to go out and talk to other families and share their stories when they only know how to be a family in title only and not in spirit. How much longer can they keep up this charade? ### JLo: From Wedding to Paris URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopez-beautiful-drop-waist-dress-perfect-for-taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T15:49:53.000Z I admittedly wasn’t following the TNT wedding as closely as I could have been this weekend so I did not see any pap shots of Jennifer Lopez either on her way to Madison Square Garden or leaving after the event, and if you have, please let me know. The reason I’m talking about this has to do with how we know she was there. I know she was there because she shared it on Instagram. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaX-4vYFHWY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaX-4vYFHWY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) She doesn’t name them but like so many other famous people that night, it was pretty obvious that she was suggesting that this is what she wore to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. The dress is beautiful, and perfect for the occasion. I loooove the drop waist, but it’s the material variation that really makes it pop, with the shiny fabric accentuating the skirt. Which, by the way, from some angles looks like a bubble skirt, [the subject of my last shop](https://www.laineygossip.com/all-of-chloe-baileys-promotional-looks-for-mixtape-resurrection-have-been-bangers/). But it wasn’t just a fit check for JLo and all the other celebrity guests. Let’s not pretend that they all didn’t want us to know they were invited, some more than others. So Taylor wasn’t just getting an assist from the media and the fans in making her wedding such a spectacle, the help was coming from inside the house too – or, rather, the celebrity ecosystem, occupied by people who can be relied on to boast about where they’re going and who they’re going with and what they wore when they were there. So that was Friday. And now JLo is at PFW where, in the middle of a heatwave, she threw on a furry white jacket over a bralette. I mean, at least it’s not tight to the body. And I do love that she’s wearing long shorts with it. As for what shows she might be attending, at the time of this writing we don’t yet know which front row, although she has had a strong relationship with Dior in the past. Not sure how that will play out in the Jonathan Anderson era of the house. PFW runs until Thursday this week. And then look out, because BTS will arrive early next week ahead of their two shows at Stade de France on July 17 and 18\. If France is still in the World Cup at that point, Paris will be mayhem! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0005.jpg) Jennifer Lopez steps out in Paris for Paris Fashion Week, July 6, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/jlo-paris-06jul26-0012.jpg) Jennifer Lopez arrives at her hotel in Paris for Paris Fashion Week, July 6, 2026 ### Benito: History and Philanthropy URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bad-bunny-breaking-ticket-sales-records-for-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-world-tour/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T14:16:16.000Z Bad Bunny was not at the TNT wedding this weekend in New York, because he’s on tour and was performing in France over the weekend and continuing to make history on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour. At nearly every stop he’s broken records for ticket sales by a Latin artist, including in Paris, just after doing the same in London. It was on stage in London when he shared his sympathies with the people of Venezuela after the devastation from the earthquakes. But Benito wasn’t just sending thoughts and prayers – [he donated 42,000 pounds of essential supplies](https://www.complex.com/music/a/treyalston/bad-bunny-venezuela-thanked-president?ref=laineygossip.com) which arrived in the country on Friday. If you are in Canada and would like to do the same, the Canadian government is matching donations to a maximum of $2 million until July 14\. Please [click here](https://give.redcross.ca/page/26VEA?dv=c&mt=e&network=g&creative=814269746336&utm%5Fsource=google&utm%5Fmedium=cpc&utm%5Fterm=donate%20to%20venezuela&gad%5Fsource=1&gad%5Fcampaignid=23970054858&gbraid=0AAAAADqn6x7JhSSXenNZerbTcdxV0n8bx&gclid=CjwKCAjwpK3SBhASEiwAtV1SPCD13tPMVWrayRFrdNYpRj9kENgIF8aStQOEiNNfVneFvKcEeyu0LxoCoi4QAvD%5FBwE) for more information. And [here is the link](https://give.unhcr.ca/page/51148/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=SEM26%5FVEN&utm%5Fsource=google&utm%5Fmedium=cpc&utm%5Fcampaign=CA%5FPS%5FEN%5Fvenez26&gad%5Fsource=1&gad%5Fcampaignid=23974914881&gbraid=0AAAAADsy0jpno4Wl7hpWV5BcUndHW3F7J&gclid=CjwKCAjwpK3SBhASEiwAtV1SPEBlwbioUJq%5F111JF8cI8mjgATC4Zr9gozjassLZrFccBRG0txVRYBoCx80QAvD%5FBwE) to the UNHCR’s donation page. Benito’s next stop is Sweden on Friday, which means he has some downtime in Paris and it happens to be fashion week. He was seen today at the Schiaparelli show, in a yellow suit, with a tie that looks like it’s braided hair, gold-plated. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dachbzku9sJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dachbzku9sJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Other celebrities at Schiaparelli included Michelle Yeoh and Emma Corrin who wore the sh-t out of this feathered and beaked jacket, OMG. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dac5I35y%5Fno/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Harper’s BAZAAR (@harpersbazaarus)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dac5I35y%5Fno/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0011-1.jpg) Bad Bunny/Michelle Yeoh attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026/2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 06, 2026 in Paris, France ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0013-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0012-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0014-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0015-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0016-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0017-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/bad-bunny1-06jul26-0018-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/07/zbad-bunny1-06jul26-0009-1.jpg) Michelle Yeoh/Emma Corrin attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026/2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 06, 2026 in Paris, France ### Intro for July 6, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-madonna-has-surprised-everyone-with-confessions-ii-already-considered-to-be-among-her-best-albums/ Last updated: 2026-07-06T13:08:36.000Z Dear Gossips, The celebrity I thought about the most this weekend was the one coming through my headphones, in her FIFTH DECADE of coming through my headphones – in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and now it’s 2026 … and what’s coming through my headphones aren’t her old bops but brand new tracks on a brand new album that is, incredibly, not just her best album in 20 years, but is already widely considered to be among her best, PERIOD. Madonna, of course. Who else? *Confessions II* dropped on Friday and it’s been my only playlist, no skips, all bangers. MC will have more on this tomorrow in his weekly column but for now, this is about Madonna yet again surprising the f-ck out of everyone with the quality, the profundity, the riskiness, and the goddamn fun of this record. It’s an album for the club and the gym, and a kitchen dance party, and definitely the car. It’s an album to sweat to and an album to think about. And gossip about! Because when you’ve lived through this much, when you’ve seen and been seen this much, and then when you almost die, well, she has some stories to tell, some tea to spill, some confessions to make. All while refusing to become a nostalgia act. Or, rather, as the Mother of Reinvention, reinventing what it means to make nostalgia artistic. *Confessions II* is Madonna at her most nostalgic, daring, and vulnerable. Most of us who have f-cked hard with Madonna since our youth will recognise the references immediately – in the lyrics, in the anecdotes, but also in the music. She self-tributes some of her biggest hits through the album, in a completely fresh sound that is more experimental that any artist who’s been around as long as she has has any right to be! A legacy idol taking big swings in production and arrangement and pushing dance music forward, again, still, just like she did with *Confessions on a Dance Floor* 20 years ago. To the point where the sequel isn’t just on par with the original, you could make the case that it’s better! Imagine being described as “[back in peak form](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madonna-confessions-ii/?ref=laineygossip.com)” at 67 years old with a set of songs that serve a new groove to the kids in the club?! The gay boys will be grinding to her voice not just this summer but probably for years to come, just like the first *Confessions* album. This year in particular, though, when fall arrives, we are going to be talking about Madonna and the Grammys. Nominations in the dance categories will be a given. But given the industry reaction to *Confessions II* already, an Album of the Year nomination should also be in play – an award she’s never won, which is demented. *Like a Prayer* wasn’t even nominated at all, the album that included the title track and “Express Yourself”, “Cherish”, “Oh Father”, and “Keep It Together” was completely shut out. But that was the state of the Recording Academy in 1989… Madonna ran so that future popstars could run alongside her. And this bitch hasn’t stopped! Yours in gossip, Lainey ### The Wedding Industrial Complex: The Return of Taymerica URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-wedding-industrial-complex-the-return-of-taymerica/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T19:50:01.000Z *PROGRAMMING NOTE IS NEAR THE END OF THIS POST:* Everyone thinks or is hoping that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get married very soon – while also hedging that perhaps they’re already secretly married but will host a huge wedding celebration this week – in New York City, probably but maybe not but possibly but who really knows, at Madison Square Garden. Permits have been secured. Event companies have been seen unloading equipment etc outside the venue. Every six hours there’s another round of rumours – according to [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/27/entertainment/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-nuptials-bigger-than-the-met-gala/?ref=laineygossip.com), Stevie Nicks and Tim McGraw will perform. There’s been all kinds of speculation about the wedding dress designer, and how many dresses she’ll have as part of her entire wedding wardrobe. The latest, as of late Monday, is [The Hollywood Reporter’s story](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/taylor-swift-wedding-dress-dior-jonathan-anderson-1236633178/?ref=laineygossip.com): that Taylor will be wearing Dior by Jonathan Anderson. Jonathan just designed the dress worn at the Wedding of Year – and maybe the decade. It was a wedding that [set a new standard for weddings](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-new-wedding-standard), at one of the most exclusive locations on the planet. The dreamiest wedding imaginable at Mont Saint-Michel, where no wedding had taken place in a THOUSAND YEARS. Not exactly the same vibe as MSG. As Maria wrote to me today, is Taylor really getting married at a venue that has hosted Wrestlemanias, LOL FOREVER. Then again, we all have different dreams. And if a ~~bouncy~~ castle inside Madison Square Garden is what Taylor’s been dreaming about, so be it. That, by the way, is TMZ’s latest: allegedly a castle inside a garden [is being built as we speak](https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/30/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-building-castle-for-wedding-celebration/?ref=laineygossip.com). Yesterday [PEOPLE.com](https://people.com/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-wedding-live-updates-12008485?ref=laineygossip.com) launched their “live update” page for the TNT wedding. Right now there’s literally nothing that hasn’t already been reported everywhere by everyone, including what is or isn’t in the alleged NDA that guests have been asked to sign. But my point is that there’s a live wedding tracker now for this rumoured/reported/possibly maybe probably/but also could be a decoy event. So, basically, it’s being treated like the way a royal wedding is observed in England, with the monarchists camping out for days ahead of the wedding. This is a lot more palatable than the ones who park themselves on the sidewalk, sometimes FOR DAYS, waiting for the baby. I will never forget [the hilarious chaos](https://www.thestar.com/news/world/royal-baby-watch-media-chaos-outside-hospital-amid-heat-wave/article%5F93c001f8-9fc3-5f2c-9863-cdfc6fc62575.html?ref=laineygossip.com) in the lead-up to Prince George’s birth, when there was a heatwave happening in England and all the royalists and reporters were a sweaty mess outside and people were fainting and no one could find anywhere to pee. As it happens, a heatwave has descended on NYC just in time for the alleged TNT wedding extravaganza. And it’s a given that there will be media camped out outside, even with the city blocking off streets. There’s no doubt fans will do the same. For months they’ve been calling it the closest thing to a royal wedding in America – and it’s kinda living up to that. After all, if the TNT wedding does go down over the next few days, it’ll be happening on America’s birthday, Independence Day, known to gossips as Taymerica. Interestingly enough, this July 4th will be exactly TEN YEARS since the last Taymerica. We had a good run there for a few years but after 2016, Taylor shut it down, preferring to spend the holiday in private. It’s likely not coincidence that those private Fourths started when she was with Joe Alwyn, her penultimate British boyfriend. He of course was followed by another Brit, Matty Healy. Then, after the last London boy broke her heart, she took the Eras Tour to Arrowhead just after Independence Day in 2023 and Travis Kelce brought her heart home to America. And now here we are… The return of Taymerica in 2026? Taymerica, the Comeback? In the loudest most ostentatious big ass way? Popstars at Taylor’s level always self-mythologise which, in the ongoing debate about whether or not she would actually get married at MSG, is one of the arguments in favour of this being true. And if it does end up being the case, she will have written and then lived up to The Great American Fairy Tale that she’s been singing about in her songs. This is not the love story of the English teacher and the gym teacher. This the love story of America’s version of the princess and prince: a popstar and a football god on the nation’s 250th anniversary. Where else would they get married but at Madison Square Castle (I am screaming) as the commoners gather outside? In his most recent [Puck newsletter today](https://puck.news/newsletter%5Fcontent/what-im-hearing-nbcus-fraught-future-ai24-super-flop/?ref=laineygossip.com), Matthew Belloni asked the question: *“\[Taylor\] Swift wouldn’t stoop to recording the whole thing and selling it to a streamer, would she? Would she??”* No one knows the real answer to that question. But I feel like we can all agree on the fact that someone who chooses to have their wedding at Madison Square Garden is more likely to sell the footage to a streamer than someone who would never have their wedding at Madison Square Garden. **I guess now would be as good a time as any for this programming update: it is Canada Day tomorrow, so we’ll be dark through the rest of the week, a mid-year hiatus. Regular gossip schedule will resume on Monday but of course the chats remain open at The Squawk for all your TNT wedding discourse and** [**this post here will be the dedicated thread**](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-return-of-taymerica) **to all the TNT wedding hysteria for the next few days. SQUAWK!! (App link** [**here**](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/the-return-of-taymerica?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)**.)** Many of you are already joining in or at least creeping the comments. If you’ve thought about it but don’t know how to start or haven’t been sure how it works, [click here](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-squawk-and-a-how-to/) for a quick “how to” to get started. And don’t hesitate to ask if you’re still stumped. Jacek has left instructions on how to get in touch. Happy Canada Day and Happy Independence Day! --- Here’s what else… I don’t know what to call this outfit on Carrie Underwood [but it puts the Canadian tuxedo in the modest and demure category, OMG](https://www.gofugyourself.com/carrie-underwood-goes-full-honky-tonk-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [Weird Al Yankovic still has integrity and this is not surprising](https://www.pajiba.com/news/weird-al-turned-down-loads-of-cash-for-an-incredibly-righteous-reason.php?ref=laineygossip.com). He’s always been an outlier in the best way possible. (Pajiba) The James Bond sweepstakes continue, and everyone has an opinion and [now we’re learning what the opinion is of the former casting director for the franchise](https://www.celebitchy.com/984376/james%5Fbond%5Fcasting%5Fdirector%5Fhopes%5Fthe%5Fnew%5F007%5Fisnt%5Fjacob%5Felordi%5For%5Fcallum%5Fturner/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) BIGGGG news in sports today that isn’t World Cup related: LeBron James is leaving the Lakers and it’s looking quite likely that we’re about to get “[the single greatest nostalgia tribute to an era that changed the way we’ve come to understand basketball as a sport and a modern intercultural phenomenon](https://nbarankings.theringer.com/the-offer-sheet/lebron-james.?ref=laineygossip.com)”, holy sh-t. (The Ringer) To go back to the World Cup, this is a bummer but a very necessary reminder of the heartbreakingly dark downside to sport, because it’s important to remember that the tournament isn’t fun for everyone. The stats are not lying – [goals and wins and losses are actually life and death for some people](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7354906/2026/06/30/england-world-cup-domestic-abuse/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=2083416&source=dailyemail&redirected=1). Awareness is critical as the first step to conversation. This is a conversation that is so much more important than the ones about who will advance and what the marquee matchups will be. (New York Times) ### Celebrity Social Media, June 30, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/has-there-ever-been-a-public-polyamorous-celebrity-relationship/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T17:33:03.000Z It’s a slow holiday week and PEOPLE [has a headline story on polyamory](https://people.com/she-felt-unhappy-in-her-marriage-her-solution-disgusted-her-husband-exclusive-12005327?ref=laineygossip.com), which got me thinking: has there been a public polyamorous celebrity relationship? I don’t think there’s been a throuple or quad or such configuration. Ne-Yo has multiple girlfriends and Akon has said [he’s poly but only on his side](https://people.com/akon-shares-his-rules-for-his-multiple-wives-in-their-polyamorous-relationship-11983709?ref=laineygossip.com). Will Smith and Jada Pinkett spoke about fluidity a few times and the story has carried on for years, people were very scandalized by it so I understand the reticence for any other celebrities to even touch it as a topic. *The Invite* takes on a poly dynamic with four very charismatic people and last year, Dakota Johnson starred in *Splitsville,* which had an element of open marriage but there’s not a lot of polyamory in pop culture. Except for like TLC reality shows, which make it look awful. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW1MiY7kcR3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by A24 (@a24)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW1MiY7kcR3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Did we know Rashida Jones co-wrote *The Invite* with Will McCormack? I had no idea. They also wrote *Celeste & Jesse Forever* together. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLJt8klMld/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Rashida Jones (@rashidajones)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLJt8klMld/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Now I’m on a roll – Rashida’s sister Kenya Jones married Will Peltz (brother of Nicola Peltz-Beckham), the photos are at Vogue. Very decadent, which is to be expected. Brooklyn posted a photo dump but failed to include the happy couple. I don’t think he’s that attention-seeking; Kenya and Will probably didn’t want any photos posted to social media because of the Vogue coverage. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGNs8zjLMN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGNs8zjLMN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaMRquRlMz5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @brooklynpeltzbeckham](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaMRquRlMz5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lola Leon is bringing her mom to TikTok to promote their single, "The Test". This photo choice is such a great throwback – has to be the London years, you can tell by the cap and sweater. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLrj8OtEa2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by LOLA (@lourdesleon)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLrj8OtEa2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Justin Bieber was at the NHL Draft to announce Toronto’s pick (Whitehorse’s Gavin McKenna, to no one’s surprise). Later on, Gavin was asked which celebrity he would want on a line with himself and Justin Bieber and his answer is LOL. I won’t even spoil it for you, Lainey sent it to me and I cackled. This kid is a gossip, I love it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaE8SlYlO7o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by NHL (@nhl)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaE8SlYlO7o/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > Gavin McKenna's dream line-mate with Justin Bieber is INSANE 😭 [pic.twitter.com/TpmqQKkMy2](https://t.co/TpmqQKkMy2?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — B/R Open Ice (@BR\_OpenIce) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/BR%5FOpenIce/status/2071622766625690052?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Attached - Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton promoting *The Invite* in NYC this week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-edward-30jun26-0010.jpg) Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton promote The Invite in NYC, June 29, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE – Little Miss Twain URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mc-music-lounge-shania-twain-sends-message-of-love-comfort-to-her-younger-self-with-little-miss-twain/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T16:05:29.000Z Shania Twain is back with new music and a new album that drops at the end of July. *Little Miss Twain* is Shania going back to her Timmins, Ontario roots. She’s going back to singing the bluesy country music that she grew up listening to with her late mother; the music that she would perform in bars when she was underage, trying to make a name for herself. At 60 years old, Shania is more confident than ever and sending a message of love and comfort to her younger self. The new single “Little Miss Twain”, the title track, is a hint of how personal we can expect this new project, her seventh, to be. Shania is in full promo mode for the album, serving as the opening act during Harry Styles’s Wembley Stadium concerts in London. The concept of Shania Twain being the opening act for anyone is wild, to say the least, but given her public love affair with Harry and the sheer magnitude of the tour, maybe that works somehow. Shania’s been performing an hour of her hits to British fans for weeks now, and the stadium is huge. She’s a big artist yes, but she generally sticks to arenas and casinos. Performing in a stadium is still noteworthy for someone with a legendary career like hers and there’s no better place for a legacy artist to promote a new album than a stadium stage. Shania has been [performing](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZi51PdoQhI/?ref=laineygossip.com) the lead single from her new album “Dirty Rosie” every night to more than 80,000 fans per show. Plus, any opportunity to watch her slay in [custom Dolce & Gabbana](https://www.vogue.com/article/shania-twain-harry-styles-support-london-interview?ref=laineygossip.com) feels like a treat in of itself. At this point in her career, it isn’t about creating any more hits, she’s already got a legacy worth of those. It’s about her connection to music, and doing all she can to keep on making it. She’s been open about her struggles with Lyme disease and how it has affected her singing voice in many [interviews](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeMBCi4dN04&t=2860s&ref=laineygossip.com) and in her 2010 memoir. Now she’s finding her groove and this new music is a more gritty and soulful delivery than her earlier works. The new sound complements her new voice in a great way and almost feels like it could be the soundtrack to her own life story, and maybe it is. She recently announced a deal with Sony Pictures for a [biopic](https://people.com/shania-twain-biopic-now-in-the-works-with-singer-producing-report-11990701?ref=laineygossip.com) about her life, appropriately titled *Shania.* She’s also tapped to produce the movie. I’ve never been too in love with Shania’s acting chops, so I’m happy to see she won’t be playing herself, LOL. I have however been a lifelong Shania fan. There are videos of me as a four-year-old performing “From This Moment On” to my father who was behind the camera. Yes, I’ve showed them to Lainey. These are some of my most cherished moments, and the beginning of my love affair with music. Shania represents that for me and for so many others, it’s only natural that she gets the full legend treatment with this biopic and new album. Next week is Madonna week at MC’s Music Lounge. It’s her first new album in seven years, and is easily my most anticipated release of 2026 so far. Madge just [teased](https://x.com/MinogueCentral/status/2070646140081434966?ref=laineygossip.com) a possible Kylie Minogue collaboration on the album, and if that actually comes true, expect the gay man writing these words to go into full panic mode. This week, we have music from Tyler The Creator, JLo, Charli xcx and Carly Rae Jepsen. Plus, more Olivia Rodrigo because the album hasn’t left my rotation and now the album cuts are starting to go viral. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Little Miss Twain” by Shania Twain, Tanya Tucker** Since Shania returned to music in 2017, it has been interesting to observe her musical choices. A lot of the music she’s put out in the last decade hasn’t felt all the way authentic. Some good songs yes, but a bit disconnected from the true Shania. This song feels like it came from her first album. It’s raw, emotional and honest. The lyrical content of “Little Miss Twain” paired with the traditional country production make it some of her best work in a long time. It’s about her mother and how she would always tell her that she was “the next Tanya Tucker”. Shania being the icon that she is was able to get Tanya on the song as well, and the two harmonize in the chorus. What a [full circle moment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-WHdF2uG0s&t=11s&ref=laineygossip.com), to be able to perform a song with the person that connected you and your mother when you were starting to sing. Shania lost her parents before she became a star, so this song is the ultimate dedication to the woman who always encouraged her to pursue her dreams. As a lifelong Shania fan, this song was touching to hear, and for more reasons than just the personal lyrics, but also her vocals. One of the things about her voice on this song which I noticed right away were the key changes. She’s taking a lot more risks in her singing and she sounds a lot more comfortable with her new voice than ever before. Shania has been open about the changes to her voice and the journey she’s been on to regain the power in her vocal chords. The acoustic singer/songwriter style of “Little Miss Twain” suits her more than anything she recorded on her last album *Queen of Me.* **“THAT GUY” by Tyler, The Creator** For fans of Tyler, this release isn’t new at all. He actually dropped this one on Christmas Day 2024 to celebrate the success of his album *Chromakopia.* It’s a freestyle over the beat of [“hey now”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PumlOWjXMM&list=RD9PumlOWjXMM&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) by Kendrick Lamar from his *GNX* album, always my favourite song off Kendrick’s project, and remains on the stairmaster portion of my gym playlist, the final 30 minutes if you were wondering. Tyler even dropped a video at the time, but since it was never made available on streaming, it remained something of an underrated fan favourite. Now it has the ability to reach the masses, and it’s a perfect time to revisit as well, given the nostalgic summer feel of the original beat. Plus, Tyler is spitting his sh-t on the song. He’s flexing throughout the entire thing, and rightfully so given the immense success he’s experienced in the last few years. If you go through the comments of the video, you will see the section riddled with requests to put the song on Spotify dating back to the day it was uploaded. His record label has finally made good on that promise and now we can all add it. If you enjoyed Kendrick’s *GNX* album, then definitely give a listen to “THAT GUY”. Tyler raps with the same conviction that Kendrick does, except he has an effortless flamboyance to his lyrics that make it signature to him. It’s impressive and a big reason why he’s always intrigued me so much as a rapper. Don’t let this release fool you though, Tyler [isn’t planning](https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/tyler-the-creator-denies-new-era-rumors?ref=laineygossip.com) on releasing a new album anytime soon. He recently told fans to “not get stuck on this idea”, hinting at a longer break before releasing another album. That could explain the release of this long beloved freestyle. I’ll take it either way. **“Everything’s Fine (PM)” by Alok, Jennifer Lopez** Jennifer is riding the recent wave of success she’s been seeing on the dance floor. “Everything’s Fine (PM)” is a different sound for her but it works. It’s nothing deep, it’s just a pulsating beat with minimal vocal requirement, the addictive cries during the chorus are enough to fill a gay club on their own. Lyrics like *“everything’s fine but I still feel weird”* feel like they were taken out of a pre-teen’s diary, it’s a little comical but also perfect. The last time Jennifer got too deep in her music it was the prologue to the dissolution of her marriage to Ben Affleck, so maybe she needs to escape into something a little less traumatic. Cue the dancefloor. Interestingly, she hasn’t explored the house music field too much over career, even though her 2000 “Waiting For Tonight” [remix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MnwKvvDcxQ&list=RD8MnwKvvDcxQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) is one of my most cherished dance mixes. It took the resurgence of “On The Floor” and the streaming success of “Save Me Tonight” to bring her here. Alok has collaborated with his share of divas, working with [Kylie Minogue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7iT8IUnsU&list=RDaE7iT8IUnsU&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) just last year. He knows what the gays want to hear, and he brings it out of our girls in a great way. Jennifer embraced the new “Jen-eration” (LOL) with a new performance at Prime Video’s [Obsessed Fest](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-jennifer-lopezs-performance-at-obsessed-fest-aligns-with-her-current-ambitions/) fan event in LA over the weekend. She performed “Everything’s Fine” and eventually went into “On The Floor”, the song that Prime’s *Off Campus* helped bring back to the top of the charts. I just know she’s loving every f-cking second of this resurfaced interest in her music career and I’m loving it alongside her. Tonight, we are in fact “it” on the floor. **“Wink Wink” by Charli xcx** The opening lines of “Wink Wink” include *“maybe I f-cked your dad”* and *“I used to jump on trampolines with no underwear on”.* If you didn’t know Charli, maybe these lines would be confusing, but if you do, it’s just another Tuesday. Charli is the resident party girl, and this song is all about the wild things she could have *possibly* done, solely based on reputation, but also wanting to show that people can change. You may have expected her to have gotten into every mess you can imagine and more, but a lot of that is just your own imagination projecting onto her. Charli is embracing her inner freak, while still maintaining the rock undertones that she promised with this project with the first single. It’s the third single from her upcoming album *Music, Fashion, Film* and to me, “Wink Wink” perfectly closes the trifecta of opening singles that are meant to represent the title of the project. [“Rock Music”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox1Eemj8FDo&list=RDox1Eemj8FDo&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), the song with a clear lyric about making rock music represents “Music”. [“SS26”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLhSqabby0&list=RDtwLhSqabby0&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) is a clear nod to “fashion” given the title but also the depiction of a fashion show in the music video. And now, we have “Wink Wink” which sonically feels like it came off the soundtrack to a 2003 Brittany Murphy movie, so that’s the “film”. This is probably my favourite of the three, because as I’ve explained in this column when analyzing both the new music from Gracie Abrams and Olivia Rodrigo, I love a song that sounds like it’s from a 2000s soundtrack. It’s one of my positive musical triggers. **“On Wires” by Carly Rae Jepsen** There’s no better way to close out Pride than with a new song from Canadian queen of all gay people, Carly Rae Jepsen. Her new song “On Wires” is the beginning of a new era for her, opting for a less dance-oriented sound and more of a yearning and reflective tone. The song is her talking to a potential love interest about wanting to get with them. It’s a dramatic mid-tempo that’s a departure for her, still polished but just more mature and more pop/rock than anything she has done in a while. Pop music fans everywhere are well aware of Carly Rae’s game, but she still remains somewhat underrated. Maybe that’s a safe place for her to be, she did just [give birth](https://people.com/carly-rae-jepsen-welcomes-her-first-baby-with-husband-cole-m-g-n-11928410?ref=laineygossip.com) to her first child, and being able to slip in and out of the spotlight is a privilege for her I’m sure. “On Wires” sounds like something she would’ve recorded in her “Tug Of War” days, before the madness of “Call Me Maybe” turned her into the niche pop star she would become. Just like Charli xcx, Carly Rae is stepping into the pop/rock realm and taking new chances. The upcoming album *Day and Night* is a double-album complete with 24 tracks, 12 per side. Will there be a juxtaposition of genres to represent each side? **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“honeybee” by Olivia Rodrigo** We’re two weeks removed from the release of Olivia Rodrigo’s album *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,* and not only has the album not left my playlists, but I seem to be listening to it even more aggressively than when it was first released. Each song gets better with every listen and clearly I’m not the only one who thinks so because the entirety of the album has now charted for a second week in a row on the Billboard Hot 100, with some songs taking over TikTok in their own respective niches. This is where [“honeybee”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60rlboK94mE&list=RD60rlboK94mE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) comes into the picture. The song is #3 on the album, the first emotional ballad. The song is a picture perfect love song where Olivia affectionately refers to her lover as “baby boy, honeybee” in the most corny but loving way possible. The truth is that sometimes when you’re in love, you embrace the corny sh-t. We all know the feeling and to deny oneself said corniness is to deprive yourself of one of the most euphoric highs of human existence. > [@livbedumb](https://www.tiktok.com/@livbedumb?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@livbedumb") [♬ WHO WROTE THAT - 𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒶𝒶𝒶ᥫ᭡](https://www.tiktok.com/music/WHO-WROTE-THAT-7522233442860403487?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ WHO WROTE THAT - 𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒶𝒶𝒶ᥫ᭡") > [@grandadfrankk](https://www.tiktok.com/@grandadfrankk?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@grandadfrankk") Just the luckiest❤️‍🩹 [#honeybee](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/honeybee?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "honeybee") [#oliviarodrigo](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/oliviarodrigo?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "oliviarodrigo") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#youseemprettysadforagirsolinlove](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/youseemprettysadforagirsolinlove?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "youseemprettysadforagirsolinlove") [#grandad](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grandad?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "grandad") [♬ honeybee - Olivia Rodrigo](https://www.tiktok.com/music/honeybee-7649983963347994640?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ honeybee - Olivia Rodrigo") > [@erikao424](https://www.tiktok.com/@erikao424?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@erikao424") Honey boy 🍯[#honeybee](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/honeybee?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "honeybee") [#goldenretriever](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/goldenretriever?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "goldenretriever") [#goldenretrieverlife](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/goldenretrieverlife?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "goldenretrieverlife") [#goldenretrieversoftiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/goldenretrieversoftiktok?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "goldenretrieversoftiktok") [#goldenretrieverpuppy](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/goldenretrieverpuppy?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "goldenretrieverpuppy") [♬ honeybee - Olivia Rodrigo](https://www.tiktok.com/music/honeybee-7649983963347994640?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ honeybee - Olivia Rodrigo") The “baby boy, honeybee” trend is taking over TikTok, with users sharing moments with the loves of their lives. Whether it be a moment from a wedding, a cuddle with a dog, or the expected slide of pictures with their significant others, people are embracing the cheesy, heartfelt moments that life has to offer. In less than two weeks, the song has already amassed more than 2.1 million sound uses on TikTok, and is gaining by the hundreds of thousands on the daily, and has reached #1 on TikTok’s viral songs chart. Looks like we know what the fourth single is going to be. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Robert Eggers and the cinema of stink URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-robert-eggers-repeat-his-nosferatu-success-with-werwulf/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T14:44:41.000Z In 2024, Robert Eggers’ *Nosferatu* became a surprise holiday hit (this after Eggers steadily built a devoted audience, beginning with 2015’s *The VVitch*). His next film is *Werwulf*, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp, [and as Lainey mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/lily-rose-depp-aaron-taylor-johnson-willem-dafoe-characters-seem-miserable-on-set-of-robert-eggers-werwulf/), given the Christmastime success of *Nosferatu*, *Werwulf* is slated for Christmas 2026\. The first trailer is here, and as a devotee of Eggers, yes, I will spend one segment of my precious year-end liminal space watching this film. While I really enjoy Robert Eggers’ work, which is rooted in thorough historical research and a fanatical eye for detail, *Nosferatu* fell a little flat for me. I need to revisit it, though, because Robert Eggers is engaged in a project I admire a lot—he’s recording western folklore into the cinematic annals, not making direct adaptations so much as grafting ancient stories into modern storytelling in a way that I find both entertaining and incredibly rewarding viewing. So far, he has covered witches and the Devil (*The VVitch*), mermaids/sea madness (*The Lighthouse*), and vampires (*Nosferatu*). The work that sort of sticks out is *The Northman*, an adaptation of the legend of Amleth, a Danish saga that Shakespeare mined for *Hamlet. The Northman*, while not directly addressing a folkloric tradition like Eggers’ other works, does continue a centuries-long lineage of storytellers repeating and altering this tale for new eras. *The Northman* might work best as an abstract for Eggers’ larger project, a distillation of how he’s adapting and evolving these stories for 21st century audiences. One way he does that is with his visuals, steeped in history and rich with detail. I always say that in a Robert Eggers film, everyone looks like they have lice and smell like horse sh-t, like he’s making the cinema of stink. *Werwulf* is no different, everyone looks miserably dirty and smelly. The funny version of this is *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* and the “[he’s a king because he hasn’t got sh-t on him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a360Afe267U&ref=laineygossip.com)” joke. The serious version is Robert Eggers, who started out as a costume and production designer, making the kind of films that actually looks like the cast rolled around in sh-t before every take. His films are such a compelling mix of beautiful diegetic lighting and painterly composition, and the worst looking locations you’ve ever seen in your life. *Werwulf* also brings back numerous members of Eggers’ acting troupe. ATJ and Depp are back from *Nosferatu*, Willem Dafoe has been in all of Eggers’ feature films, and Ralph Ineson is a veteran of *The VVitch*, *The Northman*, and *Nosferatu*. ATJ and Depp star as farmers, with Depp sporting a prosthetic cleft lip. Their clothes look itchy as hell. ATJ appears to be the one affected by the curse of the werewolf, and it looks like Eggers is going in the direction of the werewolf myth being an allegory for domestic violence, which is the same thread Leigh Whannell pulled in *Wolf Man*. I want to see *Werwulf* because I like Robert Eggers and I want to see what he makes of the werewolf myth (he once again collaborated with the Icelandic poet and writer Sjón on the script), but I also am curious to see if he can repeat his *Nosferatu* success. He’s up against big competition—literally just BIG films—with *Dune: Part Three* and *Avengers: Doomsday*, where *Nosferatu*’s biggest competition in 2024 was *Mufasa* and *A Complete Unknown*. Audiences have plenty of options this December, so competition will be stiffer this time around. December is going to be a true taste test for audiences in the 2020s. ### David Beckham’s three anniversaries URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-david-beckham-spend-wedding-anniversary-at-home-with-victoria-or-in-atlanta-watching-england-play-dr-congo/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T13:53:00.000Z The World Cup is the major story in sport around the world right now and, as one of England’s most famous footballers who also played in the United States and is an MLS team owner, of course David Beckham has been super visible over the last two weeks since the tournament started. David was in the suite with Tom Cruise in LA for the first match played in the US… > [@davidbeckham](https://www.tiktok.com/@davidbeckham?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@davidbeckham") Amazing way to kick off the World Cup in the US… Congratulations Mauricio and @U.S. Soccer 👏🏼 great to see so many passionate fans in the stadium ❤️⚽️🏆 @FIFA World Cup @Tom Cruise [♬ original sound - David Beckham](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7650950824991542038?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - David Beckham") …and then at his second home in Miami to watch the match between Scotland and Brazil, where he was joined by Cruz Beckham, now 21 years old, but never too old for a kiss from his dad. David has always been openly affectionate with his kids which might read different now with all the drama with Brooklyn. Those who believe Brooklyn’s accusations that his parents are exploitative might see a moment like this and think: PR. And those who don’t believe Brooklyn’s accusations might point out that this has always been standard David parenting procedure. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/becks-embed-30jun26.jpg) David Beckham kisses son Cruz before the FIFA World Cup Group C match between Scotland and Brazil at Miami Stadium in Miami, United States, on June 24, 2026 On Saturday David was in New York for England’s final group stage match against Panama, a couple of days after the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest goals of his career as a footballer. World Cup 2006, England vs Ecuador, round of 16\. And, well, it was exactly what he was known for, “bend it like Beckham”. > [@fifaworldcup](https://www.tiktok.com/@fifaworldcup?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@fifaworldcup") Bending it like Beckham on this day in 2006 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💫 [#FIFAWorldCup](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fifaworldcup?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fifaworldcup") [♬ original sound - FIFA World Cup](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7655347625343863585?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - FIFA World Cup") In sport though, there are highs and there are lows. And today happens to be the anniversary of one of his lowest lows – the red card at the World Cup in 1998 and all the ugliness that followed. He was excoriated in England at the time, and then exonerated in the years that followed, which was well documented in the Netflix series. I’m thinking about this because the South Korean national team is going through it right now. Totally different circumstances, I know, most of the anger is being directed at the coach Hong Myung-bo for his decision-making, with accusations of cronyism now being directed at the Korean Football Association. But the players are catching strays too, as some of them returned to Korea along with Hong yesterday to hostility at the airport. If anyone might be able to relate to what this would have felt like for the Korean players, it would be David Beckham. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaNY0mdKjC-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Match of the Day (@bbcfootball)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaNY0mdKjC-/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Football is not where DB’s attention is at the moment, though. At least not in person. He’s been to Wimbledon two days in a row, observing a tradition with his mother yesterday and then back again in the box today. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLBhkAMp7E/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by David Beckham (@\_\_beckham75\_\_)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLBhkAMp7E/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Tomorrow, England plays in Atlanta against DR Congo and he can easily hop on the pj to get himself there but it’s his wedding anniversary on Saturday so, you know, unless Victoria wants to join him, he might be watching on television. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/david-beckham-30jun26-0004.jpg) David Beckham and his mother Sandra attend Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships in London, June 29, 2026 ### Intro for June 30, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-naomi-osaka-reinterpreted-rules-of-wimbledon-in-traditional-white-robe-designed-by-japanese-designer-hana-yagi/ Last updated: 2026-06-30T13:12:19.000Z Dear Gossips, Earlier this year, to kick off the tennis season, Naomi Osaka served one of the most high fashion looks through the tunnel at the Australian Open, in a custom collaboration design by Robert Wun x Nike. As I wrote [at the time](https://www.laineygossip.com/naomi-osaka-stunning-australian-open-collab-with-designer-robert-wun/), she was doing the tournament a favour, considering their ambition to become more popular and challenge Wimbledon as the crown jewel of the sport, which The Athletic called [an arms race behind the scenes](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6109744/2025/02/05/grand-slam-tennis-tournaments-tickets-expansion/?ref=laineygossip.com). Wimbledon is now upon us, and once again, for her first match, Naomi has smashed a winner, while also observing the infamous All England Club dress code. > [@wimbledon](https://www.tiktok.com/@wimbledon?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@wimbledon") Naomi Osaka brings her iconic entrances to The Championships 🤍 [#Wimbledon](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/wimbledon?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "wimbledon") [♬ original sound - wimbledon](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7656833363117984534?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - wimbledon") Naomi is Japanese, she represents Japan on the world stage, and she worked with Japanese designer Hana Yagi to create this amazing fashion moment. In an exclusive photo shoot and interview [with British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/naomi-osaka-wimbledon-2026-outfit?ref=laineygossip.com), both Naomi and Hana Yagi share their intention behind the look. And just as I said back in January when the Australian Open was happening, ignore the haters and the obstinate purists who are probably bitching about this because it’s exactly what the Australians wanted to support their goals for maximum exposure; and this too respects the setting, at Wimbledon, where tradition and ceremony are so strictly observed. Wimbledon’s ritualistic reputation is exactly what inspired the robe. As Naomi’s creative director, Marty Harper, tells British Vogue: *“It’s one of the few places in sport where ceremony still feels inseparable from competition,” he says. “We wanted to acknowledge that while creating a dialogue with Japanese ceremonial dress.”* Tradition and ceremony, yes. But it doesn’t have to be British tradition and ceremony. Naomi reinterpreted the “rules” of Wimbledon, in all white, but made it Japanese. And was still obviously able to play tennis as she went on to win her match in the white tennis kit that she was wearing underneath… with cherry blossoms climbing up one side, flip through the carousel to see. I am obsessed with cherry blossoms, so obviously this is hitting me in all the right places. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLHafYFp5I/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLHafYFp5I/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In a post shared on Instagram, Naomi captioned it 文化 which means culture. How she uses her body is her job. What she puts on her body is her self-expression. And she’s doing it better than most in her sport. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLGrpgTXfL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 大坂なおみ🇭🇹🇯🇵 (@naomiosaka)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLGrpgTXfL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/naomi-open-30jun26-0008.jpg) Naomi Osaka on Day 1 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 29, 2026 ### JLo at Obsessed Fest URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-jennifer-lopezs-performance-at-obsessed-fest-aligns-with-her-current-ambitions/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T20:10:38.000Z Prime Video is in the business of romance. You might say that romance is their main business, considering how well romance series perform on the platform. Most of the romances are young adult stories, attracting young adult viewers who then blow it all up on socials but the fact of the matter is that it’s not just 20-somethings who are watching these shows. The series that’s had the most success, at least so far, is *The Summer I Turned Pretty,* and [much of the core audience](https://www.vogue.com/article/summer-i-turned-pretty-appeal-fortysomething?ref=laineygossip.com) for the series was [women between 35-50](https://www.cbc.ca/arts/commotion/why-people-in-their-30s-and-40s-love-this-teen-show-1.7591391?ref=laineygossip.com) who were feral over the love triangle. The same could also be said of *Off Campus* this year. There are women in their 40s who can’t stop texting me about it. In response to the popularity of these series (often novel adaptions, and there are now several including *Maxton Hall, Every Year After*, and movies too, like the upcoming *The Love Hypothesis,* premiering in September), Prime is expanding the experience, not unlike what Bravo has done with BravoCon and their reality series library. It’s a smart idea, adding opportunities for engagement and content creation with influencers, podcasters, and other online personalities invited to interact with the talent from these shows … which mostly feature straight romances and not a lot of racial diversity so I appreciate that Benito Skinner and the cast of *Overcompensating* were given a spotlight at the inaugural Obsessed Fest this weekend. I interviewed Benito and his best friend and creative partner Mary Beth Barone last year during JFL in Montreal – they were so fun and so nice and I’m thrilled that good things are happening for them, including season two of their series which they’ve been shooting in Toronto. Fun fact, the costume designer for *Overcompensating* is Hanna Puley who so many people now know from her work on a little show called *Heated Rivalry.* By far the biggest name in terms of critical mass recognition at Obsessed Fest, though, was Jennifer Lopez. Always hustling! Obsessed Fest is obviously not halftime at the Super Bowl, LOL, but performing at a fan convention does align with JLo’s ambitions right now after what’s happened with “On The Floor”, related to *Off Campus,* and a “new generation” of people listening to what is now her most streamed track. The Queen of Romcoms is performing for romance lovers, these are her people. As for the outfit. It’s hideous. But that face card is cashing in on a demo that might sustain her as she gets closer to 60\. Could end up being a really savvy move. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJHqZEkhbh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJHqZEkhbh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Haven’t seen a moment between JLo and the *Off Campus* cast, at least not on the blue carpet but everyone understood the connection. Just a note here on Belmont Cameli, who plays Garrett Graham, because it’s another lesson about casting and social media. A little over a year ago, people were bitching about the *Heated Rivalry* casting, and look how that turned out. This happens over and over again and more often than not, the movie or the show comes out and nobody’s complaining anymore. I wasn’t feeling Belmont when the casting announcement was made but I wasn’t yelling about it either because I’m old enough to have learned this lesson: you have to see the person in character first. And Belmont, as we’ve seen, came through. He is so f-cking hot in his role and because of it he’s that much hotter in real life. The way he’s wearing that top and those pants… the casting director knew what she was doing. --- What else happened today… On that note… [Kathleen interviewed her former colleague Carley Fortune about *Every Year After*](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/06/11991485/carley-fortune-every-year-after-interview?ref=laineygossip.com)*.* (Refinery 29) Last Friday at [The Squawk](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/mailbag-for-june-26-2026), I wrote about the high degree of difficulty for actors who have and still worked on American soap operas. They are underrated and underappreciated! Movie actors are basically soft and spoiled in comparison. John Oliver has now become an actor on an American soap. [Two actually](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/john-oliver-lands-soap-opera-roles-on-general-hospital-days-of-our-lives-after-public-plea.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) An obsessive investigation into [what Taylor Swift will wear at her wedding](https://www.thecut.com/article/taylor-swift-wedding-dress-and-looks-investigation.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) [When Walton Goggins saved Olivia Wilde’s life](https://ew.com/olivia-wilde-says-walton-goggins-saved-her-life-after-very-bad-horse-accident-12008440?ref=laineygossip.com). (Entertainment Weekly) [ Courteney Cox is single again](https://www.celebitchy.com/984143/courteney%5Fcox%5Fjohnny%5Fmcdaid%5Fbroke%5Fup%5Fafter%5Fmore%5Fthan%5Fa%5Fdecade%5Ftogether/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-obsessed-fest-29jun26-0009.jpg) Jennifer Lopez at Obsessed Fest held at nya Studios on June 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California/Stephen Kalyn, Antonio Cipriano, Mika Abdalla, Louisa Levy, Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, Jalen Thomas Brooks and Josh Heuston attend Prime Video's inaugural Obsessed Fest event at Nya Studios on June 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Celebrity Social Media, June 29, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-ariana-grande-and-ex-ricky-alvarez-just-friends-or-something-more/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T18:37:36.000Z Ariana Grande’s ex Ricky Alvarez was seen at her show in Austin and she made a slight lyric change to, “thank you, next” to reference their current relationship (“[he still has my back](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGNnX4FnpX/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com)”). She is typically not one to linger or repeat exes. They could actually be just friends, possibly maybe. But she really does keep it interesting. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGYtY2xklW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGYtY2xklW/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Fresh off Snapchat’s influencer push for their sunglasses, Meta is working with Kylie Jenner. I don’t care how influential or popular the spokesperson is and I don’t care how many units they sell, smart glasses are corny. To the surprise of absolutely no one, some men are using the Meta glasses to harass women and [post the interactions online](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj37z8357e5o?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaD11V1Fhx1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meta Glasses (@metaglasses)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaD11V1Fhx1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) We get it, Dua Lipa. YOU ARE ON VACATION. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLCgiUDmob/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLCgiUDmob/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kevin Spacey told Bill Maher [he is feeling welcomed back to Hollywood](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15938665/Kevin-Spacey-bill-maher-club-random-sexual-assault-claims.html?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s like, where? Besides the sexual assault (which is obviously a huge massive thing), Kevin, like Harvey Weinstein, was known to be a giant asshole on set. He’s in Mel Gibson-land and should stay there. The way these men overestimate how much audiences miss them is staggering. We don’t even notice you are gone. Anyway, here’s *American Beauty* star Mena Suvari. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaHVkVExBzH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 𝓜𝓮𝓷𝓪 𝓢𝓾𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓲 (@menasuvari)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaHVkVExBzH/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) A very rare Missy Elliot sighting in support of Pharrell. That LV bag is very early aughts. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIMYOxCsTY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐇 (@pharrell)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIMYOxCsTY/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If you told me James Marsden was in LL Bean I would believe you. But nope, it’s Dior. This is the year he should be inaugurated into the Paul Rudd/Rob Lowe Hall of Anti-aging Hall of Fame (men’s edition). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-dk-1AgIy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by James Marsden (@james\_marsden)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-dk-1AgIy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Islanders at the BET Awards URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-olandria-carthen-and-other-love-island-alumni-made-sure-stans-well-fed-at-bet-awards/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T17:28:58.000Z All my fellow *Love Island USA* stans were fed well last night because there were so many alums from previous seasons at the BET Awards. In fact, with Megan Thee Stallion skipping the awards to appear on the current season of the show, it really did feel like both broadcasts were blending into one. *Love Island USA* favourites have become legit celebrities now. EspeciallyOlandria Carthen, arguably the biggest star to come out the franchise, who stops you in your tracks with every red carpet appearance. Since her time on the show*,* it has just been nonstop invitations and brand deals. Last night she was both sexy and graceful in a yellow gown, some are saying it’s her best look yet. I am some. She’s f-cking stunning, I really think she might be the most beautiful woman I’ve laid eyes on. In less than a year, she has managed to make enough of a name for herself that she has become a red carpet regular, quickly becoming the prime example of what an ex-islander can do with the clout from being on the show. > MOTHERLANDRIA 🤩 [@LashaeAsh](https://x.com/LashaeAsh?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/2qloLsuKos](https://t.co/2qloLsuKos?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BET (@BET) [June 28, 2026](https://x.com/BET/status/2071361730727530868?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Olandria’s beauty was either a planned part of the opening monologue or just pure coincidence, but either way, she was noticed. In a new sparkly black ensemble of course. Druskii, who hosted the show, referred to her as “fine shyt”, leading the crowd to help her to her seat like it was a prayer. Five minutes into the broadcast and she was already part of a memeable moment. > THE BET AWARDS JUST STARTED & DRUSKI ALREADY HITTING ON OLANDRIA LMFAOOOOOOO [pic.twitter.com/QWbdWnbu7J](https://t.co/QWbdWnbu7J?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — tyris ✰ (@TYRISPRINT) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/TYRISPRINT/status/2071387022787285134?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) My girl is a true star and I love seeing her continue to thrive. In the 90s we had famous super models, in 2026, we have reality stars. When those stars are as jaw droppingly beautiful as Olandria, the two are interchangeable. As usual, the fans online have been gagged by Olandria’s outfit changes. Even the social media intern running the account for the Empire State Building had to [give her flowers](https://x.com/bxby%5Fevv/status/2071378674914316554?ref=laineygossip.com). Other season seven alums to walk the carpet were Olandria’s former bestie[ Chelley Bissainte](https://x.com/Variety/status/2071380552544920010?ref=laineygossip.com) and the winner of the season, Amaya Espinal. She [told a reporter](https://x.com/THR/status/2071357676903186659?ref=laineygossip.com) on the carpet that she would be releasing music soon. Truth be told, I don’t believe that we need an Amaya album, just me? She looked beautiful though and even [shouted out](https://x.com/search?q=amaya&src=typed%5Fquery&f=top&ref=laineygossip.com) some of her favourites on this season of LI. I can’t say that I 100% agree with her but I’m sure my favourite islanders don’t align with the majority online, and I’m ok with that. I do love Trinity though. > Amaya at the 2026 [#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/LF5Z9pqeLe](https://t.co/LF5Z9pqeLe?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Blackish Press (@blackishpress) [June 28, 2026](https://x.com/blackishpress/status/2071378884268843163?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Season 6 winners Serena Page and Kordell Beckham popped out looking like the perfect couple. Yes, they are still together after two years! Everything from their black outfits to the body chemistry was coordinated. When he was [helping lay out](https://x.com/totaltauruss/status/2071361239201038747?ref=laineygossip.com) Serena’s dress, I knew that he was a keeper. One tweet referred to the “that’s a good man, Savannah” TikTok trend when reposting them on the carpet. That trend borrows the line from the 1995 movie [*Waiting to Exhale*](https://www.tiktok.com/@cindy046.%5F/video/7500689498725027114?q=he%27s%20a%20good%20man%20savannga&t=1782693785278&ref=laineygossip.com). To me, that’s what I see when I see Kordell with Serena. They are the hope that I need to have as someone who has watched dating shows since childhood. Fellow sixth season alum JaNa Craig also walked the carpet and took [some selfies](https://x.com/papayabase/status/2071336804720992770?ref=laineygossip.com) with Amaya. That makes six different islanders in attendance, it’s giving college reunion. The show’s presence goes beyond what’s currently airing. Could *Love Island USA* be the next star-making vehicle? It’s definitely helping a select few. Who from this season will join them? > “That’s a good man, Savannah.” 😭😍🏆 > > Power couple and former Love Islanders Kordell Beckham & Serena Paige have pulled up to the [#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com), looking like the couple I want to buy me a drink across the bar. [pic.twitter.com/L3vGtLHpfr](https://t.co/L3vGtLHpfr?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — CUO MEDIA (@cultchaology) [June 28, 2026](https://x.com/cultchaology/status/2071359256012419143?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0008.jpg) Olandria Carthen, Chelley Bissainthe attend the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-love-island-29jun26-0011.jpg) Amaya Espinal, JaNa Craig attend the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### For the Love of Cardi URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-cardi-b-was-number-2-trending-topic-on-x-in-us-following-appearance-at-bet-awards/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T16:18:22.000Z It’s been more than a year since Cardi B graced an awards show stage. She’s been a busy girl in that time, releasing her sophomore album *Am I The Drama?,* having another baby, and going on a sold out arena tour. Her performance at the BET Awards was teased early on and [came up a lot on the red carpet](https://x.com/theecardiroom/status/2071377701642932547?ref=laineygossip.com), which Cardi skipped, likely for dramatic effect and so that her performance would be the main event. > CHECK PLEASE 🧾 because [@iamcardib](https://x.com/iamcardib?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ate this performance. [#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/6RtRC3zYNS](https://t.co/6RtRC3zYNS?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — BET (@BET) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/BET/status/2071420927489794088?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Cardi performed a medley of tracks from the new album including “Hello”, “Check Please”, “Errtime” and “Pretty & Petty”. The latter is a diss song toward BIA and one that many fans were discussing, whether she’d go there and perform it live on TV. She did. But that now viral lyric, *“name five BIA, gun pointin’ to your head”,* wasn’t even the most savage moment of the performance. Cardi’s dancers pulled out all of her BET Awards during the line *“Do she even got a BET Award?”,* adding extra insult to injury. Few moments still make me gasp but that got one out of me. You just know that that moment was planned the moment Cardi was writing those bars in the studio. Crafting a solid diss record is truly an art, and between Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B, we’ve been spoiled with great ones. > Cardi B asking BIA “do she even got a BET award” and bringing out her 6 BET awards she won ate tf down😭[#BetAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BetAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/ZSeh2AdiQa](https://t.co/ZSeh2AdiQa?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — ໊ (@BardisMedia) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/BardisMedia/status/2071402418516967931?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) But BIA wasn’t the only target. Latto caught a stray too. Fans noticed that Cardi avoided saying Latto’s name during her verse in “Errtime”. The two have been in something of a feud since a leaked voicemail last September showed Cardi talking sh-t. Latto eventually called her out on her album which was released last month, bringing the whole thing back up. Latto was in attendance last night as well, so her omission from the song could be to avoid any further disagreements. Guess the blood is still sour. Cardi was the #2 trending topic on X in the United States following her performance, and just like everything she does, it’s still taking over social media feeds. Everything from the motorcycle she rode in on, to the stripper pole she danced on trended on social media. Cardi is a walking viral meme, and she gave us more moments when she accepted her award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. This marks the third time she’s won in that category having previously won in 2018 and 2019\. At this point it should be renamed in her honour. Hearing her end the speech saying “I love my babies, and I love Jesus” with that irresistible Cardi smile made me both chuckle and swoon. Just the way she said Jesus, you can’t help but crack a laugh, I just love her so much. Her name stays in the headlines, but her music is still appreciated. Last night’s ceremony was the pay-off after the many years of delays. As she said in her speech, she took the chance, released the music and now she’s a winner, again. Cardi ended the night celebrating at Legacy, a club in Los Angeles, posting an [Instagram story](https://x.com/updatesofcardi/status/2071428635928432821?ref=laineygossip.com) that she was “getting drunk” on her one night out, followed by an IG live to recap the night with fans, but most notably, asking them not to bully BIA in the aftermath of the performance of “Pretty & Petty”. Leave it to Cardi to artistically eviscerate her nemesis on national television, and then say she doesn’t want to bully her. Cardi may be a ball of rainbows and sunshine, but she’ll always be quick to remind you why you don’t want want to be on her bad side. > Cardi B went live after The Bet Awards and was stating that she’s going to still perform her song Pretty and Petty because her fans loves the song. However she don’t want her fans to bully Bia. [pic.twitter.com/fexDrl5fkf](https://t.co/fexDrl5fkf?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Emperor (@Emperorward) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/Emperorward/status/2071436471538716916?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0008.jpg) Cardi B onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/cardi-bet-29jun26-0015.jpg) Cardi B onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Janet, Teyana, and Lauryn: BET Icons URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-2026-bet-awards-made-tagline-cultures-biggest-night-a-reality/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T16:23:55.000Z Every BET Awards has a surprise appearance from an icon that gets the entire room on their feet in absolute awe. This year it was Janet Jackson and I think we can all agree that it doesn’t get bigger. Janet walked the red carpet in a 2Pac t-shirt, a tightly-cinched belt with black trousers and an over-the-top fedora, veil and all. 2Pac of course was Janet’s co-star in *Poetic Justice*, we love a sentimental easter egg. This July marks 30 years since the release of the movie, making this the perfect tribute to both the movie and Pac. The look is also so signature to Janet and her style: edgy, rock n’ roll, glamorous, and eternally cool. Janet was at the awards to present Teyana Taylor with the Icon of the Year award. Teyana has long been vocal about how big of a fan she is of Janet, paying homage to her many looks. Teyana even as recently as earlier this year recreated Janet’s 1993 “Janet Tour” opening number look for People Magazine. The two have had a mentor-mentee relationship for years, think Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. Teyana’s performance style is heavily influenced by Janet and a lot of her albums are sequenced with a similar intention to Janet’s. The emotion that came over her when she saw Janet walking out those doors was no surprise, that’s what you do when your cultural icon comes out to honour you. The second those first notes of “I Get Lonely” were played, the entire place was standing on their feet. Janet even had to [tell the crowd](https://x.com/updatesofcardi/status/2071397167655252329?ref=laineygossip.com) to sit down so she could see the prompter, LOL. Janet went on to call Teyana her “beautiful friend, my good friend”. That would be enough to end me right there, and Teyana was all of us when she spent the first half of her speech gagging over Janet. > If Janet Jackson was talking about me I would be crying too. > > — Kevín (@KevOnStage) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/KevOnStage/status/2071397374803443974?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLSCi8Fe4c/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Janet Jackson (@janetjackson)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLSCi8Fe4c/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kehlani had her own Janet Jackson freakout moment when she accepted her award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist saying “*Janet Jackson is here and that’s crazy to me! Hey, Janet Jackson!”*. I’m glad to see we all act the same when in the presence of music royalty, because what the f-ck do you mean THE Janet is there. It did seem however that Kehlani ruined the surprise for Teyana, but again, she was just acting how any sane person would react to being in the presence of Jane > Kehlani shares the beautiful moment between Teyana Taylor and Janet Jackson 🥹😍🥲 [#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/ClXsyGDsXs](https://t.co/ClXsyGDsXs?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Bodega Baddie (@SunnyBanks\_) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/SunnyBanks%5F/status/2071397675203690648?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Before we get to the true highlight of the evening, we have to talk about another ethereal lady who tore the house down last night: RAYE. Her performance of [“Nightingale Lane”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfwg0jRi7A&list=RDhOfwg0jRi7A&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) gave me shivers up and down my spine. The roaring applause from the crowd and the reactions from celebrities in the audience made it one of the highlights of the evening. What a f-cking voice. RAYE is filling a void in today’s music and that is the power vocalist. The very first BET Awards had Christina Aguilera performing a tribute to Whitney Houston, so the power vocalist is in the DNA of the show. RAYE is carrying that torch for the 2020s, and if you think I’m stretching too far, take a second listen to that performance. And if that’s not enough to convince you of her overwhelming talent, she also showed off her scatting chops during the [D’Angelo tribute performance](https://x.com/rnbradar/status/2071428353274618040?ref=laineygossip.com). > WhitRaye Houston[#BETAwards](https://x.com/hashtag/BETAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/qFj3Xy6LzV](https://t.co/qFj3Xy6LzV?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Mela Yela (@\_melayela\_) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/%5Fmelayela%5F/status/2071395926455799922?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The night was all about honouring iconic women, as Kelly Rowland [honoured](https://x.com/shaybeykelly/status/2071426885771309285?ref=laineygossip.com) music executive Sylvia Rhone with the Ultimate Icon Award. Sylvia is the lady who signed artists like Destiny’s Child, Brandy, En Vogue and Tyla among others. Kelly’s Donna Summer inspired hair however stole the show. Now that’s a f-king icon. > Kelendria Trene Rowland 😍 Musical Daughter of Donna Summer and Whitney Houston! ✨ STUNNING 🤩🤎 [pic.twitter.com/wjVeccTJhj](https://t.co/wjVeccTJhj?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — 🩷🐝💎 (@shaybeykelly) [June 29, 2026](https://x.com/shaybeykelly/status/2071420425528103187?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Finally, the talk of the ceremony was the entire closing 30-minute block that was dedicated to the one and only Ms. Lauryn Hill. The tribute to Lauryn was incredible and truly encapsulated the highs of the 30+ year career that she’s had. SZA and Doechii opened the set with a performance of “Ready or Not” from her time with The Fugees, a classic for all 90s R&B heads like myself. Lauryn was singing back to the girls from her seat, clearly basking in the moment of watching the women whom she inspired on the stage in front of her. Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Tierra Wack and Lauryn’s own daughter round out the tribute, keeping it all very girl power. The audience was swaying to her greatness for the entire [18-minute performance](https://x.com/ReineCardi/status/2071433834910929380/video/1?s=46&ref=laineygossip.com). As far as tribute performances go, this might be one of the best ones I’ve seen put together in years. Every song choice was spot on and each artist performing said songs put their best foot forward. Ms. Lauryn Hill completes the trio of “Icon Awards” handed out at the ceremony with Ice Cube presenting her with the Living Legend Icon Award. Not to be confused with the Icon of the Year award won by Teyana Taylor earlier in the evening. They really should have named Teyana’s award “Entertainer of the Year”. Ms. Lauryn Hill is the definition of a living legend, anyone who was anointed by Whitney Houston when winning their Grammys is automatically music royalty in my eyes. Last night, Lauryn got the royal “icon” treatment she deserves. She graced us with an unplanned performance of “Ex Factor” that moved everyone to tears like only she could do. In her speech she mentioned that she still does this because she loves us. That’s right, she’s not just a vocal prophet but she’s a generous one. Just like last year, the BET Awards were a massive success and made their tagline “culture’s biggest night” a reality, because everyone showed the f-ck out. The show is living proof that when the celebrities and the artists show up, it can create a truly entertaining night in music history. One of the greatest things about this show however is seeing how all of the biggest Black artists show up for their community. In an industry that fails to reward people of colour properly time and time again, shows like the BET Awards are those artists taking that power and spreading the love within themselves. > Damn, everybody took the BET awards serious this year and I LIVE! > > — Frankie جاي Bleau (@FrankieBleau) [June 28, 2026](https://x.com/FrankieBleau/status/2071378852903784550?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Lauryn said it best in [her speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9a4cFW63U&ref=laineygossip.com), when you pour within yourselves the world loves you back (with a quick *“they already love us”*, ha!). That’s why the Janet Jacksons and the Lauryn Hills continue to show up – pouring into your community is the greatest gift. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0010.jpg) Teyana Taylor and Janet Jackson at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0018.jpg) Teyana Taylor, Janet Jackson, RAYE at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0020.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0021.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0022.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0023.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0024.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bet-icons-29jun26-0025.jpg) Kelly Rowland, SZA, Doechii, Lauryn Hill at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Intro for June 29, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bowen-yang-reclaiming-traditional-chinese-phrase-with-nyc-pride-t-shirt/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T14:52:16.000Z Dear Gossips, Bowen Yang was the Grand Marshal at NYC Pride yesterday and, well, he looked like he had the best gay time encouraging others to have their best gay time. Bowen wore a white tee under his rainbow sash, with two Chinese characters printed across his chest: 同志. In the past, 同志 used to mean “comrade” but for almost 50 years, it’s been used colloquially to mean 2SLGBTQ+. The direct translation of 同志 is “same will” or “same purpose” and a Hong Kong person might tell you that this originated there, subversively playing upon the Chinese Communist usage of the term “comrade” as a way to protest the regime’s treatment of marginalised communities. And from there the Chinese queer community basically claimed it pop culturally… Not unlike how the 2SLGBTQ+ communities in the west reclaimed the word “queer”. So, in any language, around the world, queer people are finding ways to reimagine vocabulary, take back and then improve the way we speak. Speaking of, well, speaking and words and language, Bowen speaks several languages and is also known for a turn of phrase and his extensive vocabulary and diction. I’m still catching up on all the press he and Matt Rogers were doing to promote the Las Culturistas Culture Awards a couple of weeks ago – every interview, obviously, was hilarious but I especially enjoyed the one with The New Yorker where, at one point, Bowen cheekily mispronounces “can-ape” instead of “canapé”. I don’t know if he was subtly highlighting this but it’s giving me a reason to: there are a lot of words Gen Z doesn’t know how to pronounce, and I’m not sure they’re being corrected, so more and more people are saying it wrong. The one that I’ve heard several times recently, like almost a dozen times in the last three months is “epitome”. And it happened last week on *Love Island USA*, went kind of viral, when Sincere used it correctly in a sentence but not correct in pronunciation. Instead of “uh-pit-uh-mee” or “ih-pit-uh-mee” he said “ep-it-ohm”. Sincere has made a lot of mistakes this season, this isn’t the most egregious one. And, again, he’s not the only member of his generation to say it like this. I’ve heard it on several nerdy girl podcasts, I’ve heard it on social media, I’ve heard it everywhere and, most probably, it’s because most of the people mispronouncing it have only read the word and not actually heard it. Also, well, they came of age during COVID when no one was talking to each other in person. As noted at the beginning of this post, meanings of words and expressions can evolve, or expand, as our communities change. Will the same be true of pronunciation? In the case of “epitome”, I hope not – only because the right way – or the current right way – is so much more fun to say. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/bowen-yang-29jun26-0010.jpg) 2026 Grand Marshal Bowen Yang is seen at the NYC Pride March in Manhattan on Sunday, June 28, 2026 ### Chlöe Bailey: Resurrection and Bubble Skirts URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/all-of-chloe-baileys-promotional-looks-for-mixtape-resurrection-have-been-bangers/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T20:50:08.000Z As MC mentioned in his [Music Lounge column this week](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tyla-embraces-her-south-african-roots-with-upcoming-sophomore-album-a-pop/), Chlöe Bailey dropped a mixtape this week, *Resurrection,* with Timbaland, and the vibes are so Aaliyah which, naturally, means it’s really good. I’ll leave the music analysis to him next week but for now, just know that *Resurrection* is a solid summer listen, both current and nostalgic in the right way – at least in my opinion. Let me focus instead on Chlöe in NYC this week promoting the record because it’s made me realised I’ve been sleeping on her style. Chlöe works with Jason Rembert, and here’s a fit that needs more shine from a few weeks ago – this blazer over that sculptured skirt is FIRE! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-lFNPj1EJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jason Rembert (@jasonrembert)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-lFNPj1EJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And her looks this week in New York have been all bangers. Here she is, jumping on the Supergirl buzz in a multicoloured preppy dream – I need this skirt in my life and the corset over the dress shirt with the tie is excellent. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBPdtRj1X3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Chlöe (@chloebailey)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBPdtRj1X3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The other outfit that caught my eye is the blue shirt over the blue miniskirt, which is almost like a bubble skirt, or a balloon skirt, or even bloomers. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/chloe-embed-26jun26.jpg) Chlöe Bailey at iHeartRadio studios in NYC, June 23, 2026 It’s actually the second bubble-ish she’s worn in the last few weeks – you can see the other one [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-lFNPj1EJ/?hl=en&img%5Findex=5&ref=laineygossip.com) and this is a trend that’s been dancing its way back into our lives over the last couple of years. Just this spring, Zendaya showed up at Louis Vuitton in both a bubble and a mullet which was the subject of [one of my previous shops](https://www.laineygossip.com/ejae-performed-at-world-cup-opening-match-in-elevated-disney-princess-mullet-dress/) this month. > [@britishvogue](https://www.tiktok.com/@britishvogue?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@britishvogue") [#Zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") spotted arriving at the [#LouisVuitton](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/louisvuitton?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "louisvuitton") AW26 show during [#ParisFashionWeek](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/parisfashionweek?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "parisfashionweek") [♬ Originalton - ig westezu](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Originalton-7593864235810147094?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Originalton - ig westezu") I LOVE a bubble skirt, it’s basically a tutu in a sturdier fabric. Right now there are bubbles/balloons/bloomers all over my rack at *ETALK*. And I’ve bought a few for my personal closet. The key, at least for me, when I wear a bubble is to size up, that way it’s short enough for enough leg but not too short where it’s too much ass. Chlöe’s miniskirt is the [Vaquera Bustle](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67446727?ref=laineygossip.com), available in black, much harder to find in her shade of blue, and sizes are going fast. It’s also expensive and you don’t have to go to that high of a price point for a good bubble. The [Retrofete Isolde Open-Back Bubble Mini Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67448963?ref=laineygossip.com) is very cute and it would be part of my wedding weekend wardrobe if I were getting married, maybe the rehearsal dinner. But also, it’s versatile. I wore it under a slouchy cropped blazer and high-top Converse and I didn’t want to take it off at the end of the shoot. Simone’s pulled a few pieces from The Frankie Shop for me lately, including a long bomber I wore on today’s episode of *ETALK.* Here’s another piece I haven’t worn yet but I can’t wait – [The Frankie Shop Alina Plaid Wool-Blend Bubble-Hem Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67449194?ref=laineygossip.com) gives Vivienne Westwood and private school but also sports. The colour and the pattern make this all season, in the fall or winter with a pair of wool tights. If you liked that one, but are looking for a better deal, the [ASTR The Label Libby Bubble-Hem Mini Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67450672?ref=laineygossip.com) is quite similar, and it’s under $40! I almost hugged Simone – and we are not huggers – when she pulled the [Sea Loraine Satin Bubble Shorts](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67449367?ref=laineygossip.com) out of the box, they are adorable. Bubble skirt energy and a ballet, but also cargo, right? Again, sizing up worked for me with the length. Plus they’re on sale. I took my regular size in the [Spade Skirt from A Bronze Age](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67449532?ref=laineygossip.com). Comes in four colourways, but in my opinion the Montauk stripe is superior. No belt when I wore it, just a hooded slouchy short sleeve tee and it also works with denim. If you like the stripes, there’s also the [JW Anderson gathered pinstripe balloon miniskirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67449948?ref=laineygossip.com) in a paler pattern. This skirt is marked way down right now and that’s a great price for this brand. I took my regular size on this one too. [Zara’s Puff Mini](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67451373?ref=laineygossip.com) is on sale now too and what I like about it is the button waist, like a pair of shorts. I wore it exactly as it’s shown on the website – with that jacket – to play golf. [H&M’s Bubble Hem Mini](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67451630?ref=laineygossip.com) comes in two colourways, black and cream, and this is also quite affordable to kick around in all summer. Speaking of kicking around, the [Adidas-like athletic stripes balloon miniskirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67452125?ref=laineygossip.com) is so much fun – comes in two colourways, I wore it in red with a floral shirt to FIFA FanFest for my interview with Wyclef Jean and it was breezy and light. Note, this skirt fits on the larger side. Also it’s under $60. Today is the last Prime Day and there are bubble skirts all over Amazon but not all are created equal in my experience. The ones on Amazon with the elastic waistband, in my opinion, keep bunching at the waist, so I recommend this one [with the band across the front](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67452843?ref=laineygossip.com) so that the waistband isn’t always rolling. There’s also [this polka dot option at Amazon](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67453126?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s not the highest quality but it will get the job done over the next couple of months. And finally… My favourite skirt in this category, sort of bubble-bustle, sort of ruffle, and all the way excellent – I’m taking it to a junket next week with a Sacai blazer and I can’t wait, it’s the [Crissy Denim Mini Skirt at AllSaints](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67452341?ref=laineygossip.com), look at her! This is a year-round skirt, I can’t wait to wear her under a slouchy black turtleneck sweater in the fall/winter. Enjoy the bubbles, bustles, balloons, and blooms! *Please note, the above are affiliate links.* --- What else happened today… Millie Bobby Brown’s blue satin dress last night is all prom to me but I don’t hate it. [I do, however, like the Fug Girls, hate the party option](https://www.gofugyourself.com/ride-the-millie-bobby-brown-roller-coaster-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s horrid. (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson’s title made me laugh – [Canada is part of Europe, sort of, by way of Celine Dion](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/canada-is-now-eligible-to-compete-in-the-eurovision-song-contest.php?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Pajiba) [Sunday Rose Kidman Urban looks great on the cover of ELLE Australia](https://www.celebitchy.com/966007/sunday%5Frose%5Fmy%5Fmoms%5Fbiggest%5Fpiece%5Fof%5Findustry%5Fadvice%5Fis%5Falways%5Fbe%5Fon%5Ftime/?ref=laineygossip.com) and her mother’s advice seems basic but… like… you’d be surprised at how unpunctual celebrities can be. Or maybe you’re not surprised because I talk about it all the time. (Celebitchy) [Dua Lipa’s library for banned books](https://www.thecut.com/article/dua-lipa-is-opening-a-library-for-banned-books.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) Brian Phillip’s piece [on the Reflecting Pool saga in Washington DC is hilarious and sad](https://www.theringer.com/2026/06/26/national-affairs/reflecting-pool-donald-trump-renovation-explainer-algae?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Ringer) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/chloe-what-else-26jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/chloe-what-else-26jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/chloe-what-else-26jun26-0003.jpg) Chlöe Bailey at iHeartRadio studios in NYC, June 23, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, June 26, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/florence-pughs-maxmara-fragrance-campaign-looks-a-little-office-casual/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T19:18:58.000Z MaxMara is synonymous with the camel coat but that’s not what Florence Pugh is advertising here, this is an announcement for a fragrance campaign. Not sure about this styling choice though, it’s a little office casual. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaC%5FBaBkkkq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Max Mara (@maxmara)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaC%5FBaBkkkq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s a huge *Vampire Diaries* fandom online, so I imagine they are excited for Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley to reunite in an Alex Cooper (of *Call Her Daddy*) production. It’s based on the book “You Deserve to Know” – murder, moms and the suburbs. It’s a genre! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBg8ncOH5X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBg8ncOH5X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Havaianas are named the shoe of the summer by The Cut and I’m including this to make Lainey mad – [she has a grudge against flip-flops](https://www.thecut.com/article/best-prime-day-havaianas-and-summer-sandal-deals-2026.html?ref=laineygossip.com). I do too, but for different reasons (I find them wildly uncomfortable). You know who loves a flip-flop? Jennifer Aniston. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DOUA7F4EY2Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DOUA7F4EY2Y/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK, *The Bear* has been out for a day and already there are articles on the finale – give us a moment to breathe! I’m not very mindful of spoilers but it hasn’t even been a weekend. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8siCQIIOF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Oliver Platt (@oliverplatt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8siCQIIOF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Ziwe interview with Porscha Williams is so good, it looks like Ziwe was trying not to crack up. You can’t gag a longtime Housewife, especially someone from *The Real Housewives of Atlanta* (by far the funniest franchise) because they verbally spar for a living. Ziwe is not a tough interview compared to a night three dinner on a cast trip. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsMGeEEWBB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ziwe (@ziwe)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsMGeEEWBB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This week Lainey wrote about [Jennifer Lawrence’s ballcaps](https://www.laineygossip.com/does-jennifer-lawrence-have-a-proper-collection-of-ballcaps/) and it reminded me of a rumour (that surfaced on DeuxMoi) about Jennifer launching a hair care brand. I haven’t seen anything on it and it really doesn’t seem like her vibe, she hasn’t been a multi-stream actress. She doesn’t even have a public Instagram and a personal haircare brand requires a lot of shaking hands and kissing babies. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQuuRwsCSmM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Matt Rogers (@mattrogerstho)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQuuRwsCSmM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Alex Cooper's Unwell problem URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-call-her-daddys-alex-coopers-empire-being-chipped-away-at-by-husbands-mismanagement/ Last updated: 2026-06-29T17:16:07.000Z Despite the apparent fairytale that has become Alex Cooper’s life, even *before* her picturesque wedding in Riviera Maya in 2024 and her recent pregnancy announcement, things are not looking too good on the career front. Not according to a recent piece in [*Vanity Fair* ](https://www.vanityfair.com/story/alex-coopers-mean-girl-problem?ref=laineygossip.com), which chronicled the nightmarish experiences of dozens of Unwell employees. The exposé provided a thorough background on the origins of *Call Her Daddy,* which anyone who has listened to the podcast some time between its 2018 inception and now, or watched the [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYqqSzkvgc&ref=laineygossip.com) Alex Cooper made explaining the rift between her and former cohost, Sofia Frankyln, *or* watched Hulu’s *Call Her Alex* documentary, should be at least vaguely familiar with. In short – two friends started a female-centered podcast where they freely discussed sex, it really took off, it got picked up, Sofia’s boyfriend advised them to ditch Barstool Sports, but Alex wasn’t on board. Her refusal led to her securing full ownership and a whopping $60 million dollar Spotify deal. When her now husband, Hollywood producer Matt Kaplan, came into the fold in 2023, it was after Alex had secured full ownership of the show. And he went from being justa Hollywood producer to becoming her business partner. Together, they advanced the podcast, securing higher-profile guests, including the likes of Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris, and doubled the dollar amount of that first Spotify deal, snagging a $125 million dollar deal with SiriusXM. So it’s not to say that things went to hell the minute Matt touched down. In fact, with his involvement, a lot of great things happened, not only for Alex, but for the many other female podcasters she helped spotlight through the merging of her podcast and his production studio into a new company, Trending*,* which we now know as Unwell*.* But, as with most things, it’s a double-sided coin. The young women interviewed in the *Vanity Fair* article seem to agree that there’s a stark contrast between who Alex appears to be in public and what she’s actually like in real life. Her public-facing image is that of a woman in leadership who helps usher in new, female talent. But in real life, that persona doesn’t really carry over. Despite being branded as an all-female company, the women interviewed say Unwellis actually predominantly run by Matt and another man, TJ Marchetti, who are at the helm of the business. And the negative experiences women say they’ve had aren’t just with Matt, but with TJ, too, whom many revealed has been overly aggressive with staffers, uncomfortably flirty with young fans, and in some cases, has requested that photos of them be removed from Instagram due to their lack of attractiveness. To summarize some of the issues staffers pointed out with Matt*,* they include the consequences young staffers face, which include panic attacks and anxiety, when they can’t get alignment from the top, his contribution to a toxic work environment, which includes making staffers cry over incorrect balloon placement or misquoting video upload time, him telling people that they are replaceable, screaming heinous things at employees, a lot of which has happened either in front or within earshot of Alex, who they say stayed silent during his many outbursts. Then there was the issue of flirtation, according to staffers and contractors. Many say Matt would ask them about their sex lives, not totally uncommon given the nature of the podcast in its origins, but that takes on an entirely new meaning when the conversation is being had with your boss’s *husband.* *“What I found is, behind the scenes, there’s this man, her husband, running around wreaking havoc and making people cry, cower in fear,”* one contractor told VF. I think that sentence about a man running around wreaking havoc just about encapsulates so many of the issues we’ve seen in the past when men have asserted themselves as leaders – not just of companies and businesses but of countries, churches, non-profits and so many other types of groups or organizations. In fact, the start of the divide between Alex and Sofia was quite literally a man inserting himself into the equation, recommending that they find a new home for the podcast. I’m not in a position to say whether that was sound advice or not, but I do think it had a marked impact on the future of the show, which we’ve all watch play out over the last few years. That’s the thing about men and business. Most businesses are male-dominated spaces. And no matter how feminist a man might say he is, it’s very difficult to find a man who truly believes that business can be a woman’s domain, despite statistics that show how strong women leaders are. That disconnect often leads to this over-assertion of dominance in the workplace which has the exact trickle-down effect these staffers are describing. On top of that, I imagine that for Matt, it must have been a pretty humbling experience to be courting a woman like Alex, who, despite being over a decade his junior, had a net worth that just about swallowed his whole. It might even have been a bit emasculating. So I am wondering whether his involvement in her business was not only out of a vested interest in wanting to see her succeed and do well, but also to have a stake for himself in her business to help inflate his own senseof worth and also jack his actualworth up a bit. We’ve seen absolute horror stories as it pertains to couples starting businesses or just being in business together. Look at the 2014 breakup of Tinder cofounders Whitney Wolfe and Justin Mateen. That ended in a [sexual harassment lawsuit](https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-28103857?ref=laineygossip.com), with Whitney suing Tinder and its parent companies, saying she faced sexual harassment and was forced out of the startup. It reportedly resulted in a $1 million settlement, Justin’s resignation from the company, and Whitney went on to start her own women-friendly dating app, Bumble, which is estimated to have an annual revenue of nearly $800 million. And who could forget the sheer chaos of the WeWork scandal, led by husband and wife, Adam and Rebekah Neumann. This disaster led to a show being created to chronicle some of the drama that happened at a company that, had it been managed properly, could have very well been the golden standard of a successful co-work company. Not so much to defend Alex and moreso to empathize with her, she’s in a tough spot. I truly doubt that her silence in those instances where he’s yelling at and scolding and humiliating employees is an admission that he is doing the right thing. I think she’s in fight or flight mode, trying to weigh her responsibilities as a wife or a boss, and it’s hard to think straight when someone is literally screaming so loud you can’t hear yourself think. And I think that’s by design. Matt knows that the louder he is, the less room there is for her to think and speak. We’ve seen this in so many toxic leaders – you can’t get a word in edgewise. It’s a strategy. And it’s working. For him, anyway. But for her, it’s a shame to see the empire that Alex built on feminism, raw honesty and community being chipped away at by these rumours of mismanagement. But there is nothing at all surprising about it. Because this is precisely what happens when you allow the very thing you’ve spoken so much about come between you and the thing you’ve built from the ground up. And while I’m hoping that this doesn’t end the way we’ve seen so many other things collapse, this is going to be an uphill battle for Alex to come back from. ### Milly Alcock in Supergirl URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-craig-gillespies-supergirl-like-most-superhero-movies-a-mixed-bag/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T18:03:31.000Z After swooping in to pick up her dog at the end of *Superman*, *Supergirl* follows Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock), Clark Kent’s wayward cousin, into her adventures in outer space. Though Clark (David Corenswet, as much a scene-stealer here as Alcock was in his film) wants his cousin to find her place on Earth, like he did, it’s harder for Kara. She is one of the last survivors of Krypton, and though she is only 23 Earth years, she lived long enough to see the end of her people. She is stricken with a grief Clark only knows tangentially, and she struggles to settle down as a result. Instead, Kara spends most of her time frittering around space, drinking and partying. She is celebrating her birthday in such fashion when Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) appears to offer her dead father’s sword to anyone who will help her defeat a bad dude called Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts). Krem is the leader of the Brigands, space traffickers who kidnap girls to be their “brides” and reproduce with them. It’s a little bit *Mad Max: Fury Road* and a little bit Epstein Island, but Kara isn’t keen on helping until Krem poisons Krypto the Superdog, a very good boy and Kara’s best friend. Suddenly, Kara needs the antidote only Krem has, and she teams up with Ruthye to defeat Krem. *Supergirl* is directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira, and they make for a slightly uneven match. Nogueira concisely pares down the comic mini-series *Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow* into an action-driven revenge quest underpinned by Kara’s grief and struggle to find a place after losing the only home that she’s ever known. Gillespie, while a good director of actors, proves a little bland for a comic book movie set mostly in space. The action in *Supergirl* is mostly forgettable, which is a shame because there is something inherently fun and pleasing about petite Milly Alcock slinging bad guys around like they weigh no more than feathers. It’s a little bit funny but also a satisfying power fantasy, one Nogueira seems to understand by making Kara’s chief antagonists abusers of women. There is also no getting around how similar *Supergirl* looks to *Guardians of the Galaxy*. It’s not really surprising, given that *Supergirl* is produced by James Gunn, the writer/director of the *Guardians* trilogy, but it does mean that the visuals here don’t look as impressive and spectacular as freshly imagined space stuff would. The film also does a girl-group heavy soundtrack, like *Captain Marvel* and *Birds of Prey* before it, which renders the needle drops more tired than desired. When focused on Kara and her trauma journey the film clicks along, and Milly Alcock is really wonderful as Kara. Jason Momoa is also great as Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who gets tangled up with Kara and Ruthye (Aquaman swam so that Lobo can fly). And Matthias Schoenaerts makes for a great villain, and the entirely too real evil plot of the Brigands lends the film some dramatic heft. It all just feels so borrowed, and the blandness of the action undercuts Alcock’s performance. It’s not a bad film, but not unlike *Captain Marvel*, and especially its sequel, *The Marvels*, before it, *Supergirl* feels sanded down from rougher edges. Some of that blandness feels deliberate, robbing Kara of deeper, darker emotions in favor of girl power pop songs and a weird ending in which Kara decides Earth is okay, after all, even though she spends most of the movie not on Earth. It’s actually jarring to remember she has some kind of life there, because the movie is so very much not about that life. It feels a bit like the finale of *Supergirl* speedruns some character and plot development solely to deposit Kara where she needs to be for a sequel. Again, *Supergirl* is hardly the only superhero movie to do such a thing, but it is disappointing that after almost 20 years straight of superhero cinematic dominance, people are still relying on these shoddy techniques to force the pieces of their cinematic universe together. Overall, though, *Supergirl* is mostly a good time. It’s not the most memorable film, but Milly Alcock is outstanding as Kara, as is Jason Momoa as Lobo. If nothing else, *Supergirl* succeeds in launching them into James Gunn’s DC Universe, though that does come at the expense of the film itself. Like most superhero movies, *Supergirl* is a bit of a mixed bag. **Supergirl* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-alcock-26jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-alcock-26jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-alcock-26jun26-0004.jpg) Milly Alcock out in NYC, June 25, 2026 ### Blue Jay-Z in 30 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-jay-z-celebrated-30th-anniversary-of-reasonable-doubt-with-blue-ivy-by-his-side/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T17:34:05.000Z That title is for people in Toronto, an inside pun related to the Toronto Blue Jays because if you miss the game live, you can always watch “Jays in 30”, a condensed version of the game that runs on Sportsnet on game days. It applies to this post because yesterday Jay-Z celebrated the 30th anniversary of *Reasonable Doubt*, and showed up at his pop-up accompanied by his eldest child, the Blue Ivy Carter. It’s a beautiful finish to a week where Blue and Jay’s connection has been front and centre, starting with the Cécred short film that Beyoncé shared and narrated about Jay’s hair, and how Blue inspired it. This is probably the most talking we’ve heard from our Queen in a long time outside of a film role in, like, decades maybe? Over seven minutes straight of B monologuing? This is more than just branding, it’s deeply personal. Sure, of course, it’s meant to highlight Cécred products but by now we all know how selective Beyoncé is about sharing herself, and to hear her speak so lovingly about her husband and her child and how this hair story relates to her community, to her Blackness, to the purpose behind this brand – her pride is unmistakable, and there’s also so much insight here about how she’s choosing to spend her time and energy. The Carter focus right now, then, is on Jay’s milestone, commemorating both *Reasonable Doubt* and *The Blueprint,* the three shows at Yankee Stadium next month, and his opportunity to share his art and his history with his child. Most of the time, when we’ve seen Blue with a parent at work, it’s been with Beyoncé. But she is the daughter of two superstars, one of whom is a Rushmore rapper, a towering figure in hip-hop who has, in his own way, indelibly reshaped culture. Blue has had a front row seat to watching how her money has curated her own legacy and mythology. Now she’s seeing it from her dad’s perspective as he reckons with his own and also stepping into her role in carrying it forward. Here she is, throwing up the Roc. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBWUrFFH85/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by REVOLT (@revolt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBWUrFFH85/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It was announced yesterday that Jay’s major anniversary will include a docuseries premiering later this year on HBO, directed by Rick Rubin who previously made a series with Paul McCartney. It is intentional what Jay’s doing here with his 30th, and with his heir by his side: treating his work with the prestige that was previously afforded to musicians performing in other genres, in recognition of the fact that hip-hop has been the most influential genre of the last 50 years and the foundation of modern popular music, arguably pop culture overall. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jay-blue-26jun26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jay-blue-26jun26-0001---Copy.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jay-blue-26jun26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jay-blue-26jun26-0004-1.jpg) Jay Z and Blue Ivy visit the pop up store of JAŸ-Z30 in New York, June 25, 2026 ### The TNT Wedding Industrial Complex URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/do-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-really-want-spectacle-of-wedding-at-madison-square-garden/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T16:29:43.000Z Entertainment media outlets, for months how, have been reporting on – or making up stories about – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. As the reported date approaches, the coverage has only intensified. But it was the story in The New York Times earlier this week that took it to the next level, because it’s the paper of record and, presumably, their accuracy is a lot better than the Daily Mail. But even they’ve been hedging, including a line in their story about how Taylor’s known for subterfuge and that it’s possible that all of this talk of Madison Square Garden could be an elaborate misdirection. What the NYT is hearing, though, is that a small ceremony is supposed to happen on Thursday 2 July, for 100 people, at MSG, followed by a larger celebration the next day, Friday 3 July, also at MSG for up to 1,000 people. The permits have been secured, the streets will be blocked off, privacy will be protected. What made me laugh, though, is CNN’s story on the wedding rumours, with the headline “[A Taylor Swift Wedding at Madison Square Garden? No One Believes It](https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/entertainment/taylor-swift-msg-travis-kelce-wedding?ref=laineygossip.com)”, with a quote from a policeman stationed outside the arena who said that, “She’s a glamorous girl. She wouldn’t get married here.” LOL forever. Like, if a beat cop even knows that MSG is not the look, how is this even happening? And yet, if this were almost anyone else, the Occam’s Razor here is that it IS happening. At MSG. Next week. That said, can we actually apply Occam’s Razor to anything anymore in these misinformed social media times when the bad takes outnumber the good takes by at least triple? The internet doesn’t like a simple, straightforward explanation. The internet always chases the wild goose. And Taylor understands this better than most. Only she would have the f-cking energy to design an expensive and complicated ruse to camouflage the real tracks – if that’s really what it is. Nobody knows! But is it fun? Of course. It’s fun. It’s fun listening to people debate why she WOULD get married there and why she would NOT. One of the reasons people don’t think it’s MSG is because, well, what would the photos look like? I’m sure TNT has hired the best event planner(s) and no expense is being spared but they’re not exactly working with the most wedding aesthetically pleasing place. Unless of course they’ve already taken their photos on the top of a mountain somewhere, which is not uncommon, and will formally exchange vows on the hardcourt, haha. But if that’s the case, would Taylor deprive herself of the fairytale moment when she walks down the ~~center court line~~ aisle and Travis sees her in her wedding dress for the very first time and gasps? Mostly, though, do they want the spectacle? Would they really willingly Bat-Signal their own wedding and take over Gotham with this much smoke? I mean… maybe? If there is a predecessor to TNT, as we established three years ago when they first started dating, it would be the Beckhams. The Beckhams were married on July 4, 1999… Coincidence or conspiracy? The wedding took place at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland, and all gossips should remember that at one point they posed for photos on thrones. It was extra AF, no complaints. Not British in terms of its ostentatiousness but very British because… thrones, LOL. MSG is not a castle but it is a crown jewel, an American icon in the heart of America’s cultural capital; a venue for champions, in a country that loves championships and winning, WINNING!, more than any other; which makes it a fitting wedding venue for two Americans who love trophies, are obsessed with trophies, and preoccupied with winning and conquering. MSG itself, you might say, could be their throne. It would be the most bombastic dick-swing of generational upgrade to the Beckhams’ bombast from the last century. ### A new Sense and Sensibility, too URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/everyone-in-trailer-for-new-sense-and-sensibility-has-an-iphone-face/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T15:27:31.000Z It’s a year of Jane Austen, as Dolly Alderton’s [series adaptation](https://www.laineygossip.com/its-already-time-to-fight-about-dolly-aldertons-adaptation-of-pride-and-prejudice-for-netflix/) of *Pride and Prejudice* is due on Netflix later this year, and now we have a trailer for a new feature film adaptation of *Sense and Sensibility*, too. The new *Sens and Sens*—is that anything?—comes from Georgia Oakley, whose debut feature film, *Blue Jean*, about lesbian teachers in 1980s England, won the People’s Choice Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2022\. The new film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay as Edward Ferrars. For many of us, Ang Lee’s 1995 film starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman is the gold standard of Jane Austen film adaptations, but as I said with *Pride and Prejudice*, every generation gets their version of this story. It’s time for a younger generation to put their spin on *Sense and Sensibility*, just as they are with *Pride and Prejudice*. And hey, it looks good! I do love that a two-and-a-half-minute trailer is really leaning into how much Fanny Dashwood sucks, talking her husband into disenfranchising his half-sisters when their father dies. Fanny Dashwood SUCKS, and John Dashwood isn’t any better. I like how unpleasant and sh-tty they seem. Let’s not mince our visual language! These people are straight villains! Make them look as bad as a classy Austen joint can! I am also deeply amused that part of reimagining *Sense and Sensibility* for a new generation is doing away with the Colonel Brandon/Marianne Dashwood age gap. In the book, they’re just shy of 20 years apart. Questionable now, sure, but let’s not rewrite history and pretend like Austen’s contemporary audience would have blinked at that, because they would not have. Brandon and Marianne are a “good match” in Austen’s world (not least because Brandon has the means to bail the entire Dashwood family out of poverty). In Ang Lee’s film, Alan Rickman, then 49, starred as Brandon opposite Kate Winslet, then 19, as Marianne—an even bigger gap than in the book. Now, though, Marianne is played by Esmé Creed-Miles, 26, with Norwegian actor Herbert Nordrum—whom you might remember from *The Worst Person in the World*— playing Brandon at age 38\. We have narrowed the gap dramatically! Perhaps, they’ll age up Brandon and age down Marianne, who is supposed to be around 16/17, her youthful foolishness is a big part of her character arc, or maybe they just won’t mention it all. I’m very curious, because younger generations have no tolerance for an age gap, which is built into many of Austen’s works. That’ll be a fun discourse to watch unfold, unless the film sidesteps it entirely. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sense-embed-26jun26.jpg) On the other couple front, Daisy Edgar-Jones and George MacKay look like a solid match as Elinor and Edward, as they both have iPhone face. I mean, everyone in this trailer has iPhone face. These are all people who know what a gluten-free diet is. I think I might be over punishing historical films for this, though, when our entire society right now is built on everyone getting the same tweakments to have the same vaguely similar facial features. Everyone has iPhone face, what are casting directors supposed to do about it? We need a society-wide shift to combat it. Finally, there is something about Catriona Balfe going from playing the romantic lead in *Outlander* to playing the widowed mother in *Sense and Sensibility* at the ripe age of 46 that kind of bums me out. It’s actually age appropriate for the era, but in terms of casting, it’s like, welp, she hit the 40-something wall where the roles flip from steamy to mommy, even though, in this case, Mrs. Dashwood being her 40s makes sense. I’ve always wanted to see a *Pride and Prejudice* that casts a dishy Mrs. Bennet, because she’s supposed to be a great beauty, but I will settle for a dishy Mrs. Dashwood. Don’t tell me that Mrs. D couldn’t pull some quality Georgian D of her own! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sense-sensibility-26jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sense-sensibility-26jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sense-sensibility-26jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sense-sensibility-26jun26-0005.jpg) Sense and Sensibility trailer stills ### Intro for June 26, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/kristen-stewart-is-as-quirky-unusual-and-cool-as-ever-at-the-nouvelle-vagues-film-festival-in-biarritz/ Last updated: 2026-06-26T15:41:04.000Z Dear Gossips, Today marks the 50th anniversary of Toronto’s CN Tower, one of the city’s most distinguishing landmarks, if not THE most distinguishing landmark. And certainly a pretty familiar sight in Canada overall, although some people from other parts of Canada might argue that they don’t know her because, well, people who aren’t from Toronto like to hate on Toronto – and I get that, since I lived in Vancouver for so long and consider that city home too. Also in Toronto it’s Pride Weekend with festivities happening across the city to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community and reinforce the truth that love is love is love is love. So, in the spirit of love, today’s site open is dedicated to our site manager, Emily, who has been with us so long I can’t remember a time when she wasn’t one of the essential pillars of this blog. One of Emily’s faves is Kristen Stewart, who is at the Nouvelle Vagues film festival in Biarritz. KStew has been embraced by the French film industry, making history over a decade ago (!) as the first American woman to win the prestigious César Award for her performance in *Clouds of Sils Maria*. But it’s also fitting for KStew to be at Nouvelle Vagues because it’s a platform for emerging filmmakers, new voices in cinema, and she herself is now a director, having just expanded her repertoire to include work behind the camera. And, also, even though she is now in her 30s, she remains youthful – and I’m not talking here about appearance but in spirit. There is never not a sense of discovery about KStew, there’s a youthful rebellious energy to her that has remained, even though she’s obviously a pop culture veteran. As she gets older, and has now moved beyond the *Twilight* times, when she was awkwardly growing into her celebrity, she has seemed more and more comfortable in her fame lane, perhaps because she’s figured out how to balance her notoriety with her artistry, while never losing her curiosity. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8IScYs6c3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Madame Figaro Paris (@madamefigarofr)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8IScYs6c3/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Kristen has become more and more outspoken about how she wants to contribute to cinema, what stories she wants to tell, and whose stories she wants to amplify. And she is engaging with the creatives and the tastemakers and the fans on her terms. It’s fun to see her having fun at the festival, still as quirky and unusual and cool as ever, but also approachable and accessible. Which is what Emily always knew…wayyyy back when KStew was in Vancouver making the *Twilight* movies, on a night when they took a photo together, and she told me even though she might not remember that she would never not love her. For our Emily… HAPPY PRIDE! And from Emily - here's the photo! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfivk4JX5j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Emily (@emofsomekind)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfivk4JX5j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open-26jun26-0010.jpg) Kristen Stewart at the Le Royal cinema during the Biarritz Nouvelle Vague Film Festival with wife Dylan Meyer, June 26, 2026/Kristen Stewart greets fans at the Nouvelle Vague Film Festival, June 25, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open1-26jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open1-26jun26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open1-26jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open1-26jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/kstew-open1-26jun26-0004.jpg) Kristen Stewart at the 4th Biarritz Film Festival opening ceremony, June 23, 2026 ### JLaw and her ballcaps URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/does-jennifer-lawrence-have-a-proper-collection-of-ballcaps/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T20:05:36.000Z Jennifer Lawrence has been papped more regularly in New York lately. She lives there and she was also filming there recently, working with Leonardo DiCaprio on Martin Scorsese’s *What Happens at Night*. They reportedly wrapped on the project a couple of weeks ago so now she has more down time and she’s been seen going for walks, with or without her baby, on bike rides, and also heading to the gym, which is what she was doing this morning. In a “Blank Check” ballcap by Alltimers that is currently out of stock. But that’s not her only ballcap. JLaw appears to be a ballcap girl because over the last few months, she’s worn a variety of them – I’ve attached a few examples to this post – which leads me to believe she has a collection. Like intentionally, not just stashed around the house as freebies but that she actively shops for them. Just a theory. Or maybe a projection, because I’m a ballcap girl. In the summer you will never not see me with a ballcap on, off and on the golf course. In the winter I will wear a beanie over a ballcap. There is always at least one ballcap in my backpack. There’s a whole shelf of ballcaps in my closet and more in the mudroom for a quick grab when I’m walking the dogs. I have “outfit” caps and proper “playing golf” caps and also just “dashing out of the house to get some basil” caps. I am always shopping for caps. Because they’re cute and I look cute in them but also because of sun protection. It’s a regular habit for me, searching for ballcaps and specific ones too. I have several BTS caps from their various merch collections. And I’m always looking for Snoopy gear, Snoopy everything, I am obsessed with Snoopy. And I just bought the [cutest Snoopy hat from Urban Outfitters](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67214732?ref=laineygossip.com) last week, it arrived yesterday. Snoopy and golf is the one I got, but Snoopy is doing all kinds of sports in different colourways here. The other constant in my wardrobe is my initial – I’m that vain bitch who always wants to wear my own name, so I have the [Province of Canada “L” initial denim cap](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67215255?ref=laineygossip.com). They come in every letter and it’s a good fit. The denim cap I wore the most last year was my [Huntr/x cap, official merch](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67215041?ref=laineygossip.com), and it was sold out fast after *K-pop Demon Hunters* took over but they’ve restocked, if you’re interested. Without fail, someone always comments when they see me wearing this one. Finally, there’s a company, YHM Designs, that specialises in airport codes. Like t-shirts repping the airport codes of cities around the world. I have an [HKG ballcap for Hong Kong](https://go.shopmy.us/p-67215503?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s also one of my favourite gifts to get people who are into that kind of personalisation. *Please note, the above are affiliate links. Buy a cap, wear a cap, protect your skin!* --- What else happened today… I don’t play video games so I’m not really tapped into the culture but I do know Grand Theft Auto and I also know that the new version will come out later in the fall and that the sales for it are expected to be in the range of blockbuster movies, like multiple. [Kayleigh Donaldson writes about the cost and the demand](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/grand-theft-auto-6-presale-prices-revealed-to-be-7999-will-not-contain-physical-discs.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) I also never got into *Jackass* but for the people who have been into it for…decades now… [this is a goodbye](https://www.theringer.com/2026/06/25/movies/jackass-5-best-and-last-johnny-knoxville-steve-o-interview-making-of?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Ringer) OH MY GOD [I love this look on Kristen Stewart SO f-cking much](https://www.gofugyourself.com/kristen-stewart-has-arrived-in-france-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) [Is this the least sexy season of *Love Island USA*](https://www.thecut.com/article/when-did-love-island-get-so-unsexy.html?ref=laineygossip.com)? Yes. The ratings are enormous but, like, so is the nausea. Level. (The Cut) I cannot wrap my head around this: [an animated *Survivor* with animals](https://www.celebitchy.com/983647/an%5Fanimated%5Fsurvivor%5Fmovie%5Fis%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fworks%5Fwith%5Fanimals%5Fas%5Fcontestants/?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Celebitchy) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0007-1.jpg) Jennifer Lawrence in New York in her various ballcaps ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0009-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0010-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jennifer-lawrence-what-else-25jun26-0011-1.jpg) Jennifer Lawrence in New York in her various ballcaps ### Celebrity Social Media, June 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-did-one-tree-hills-hilarie-burton-unfollow-former-co-star-sophia-bush/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T18:43:16.000Z I’m not a *One Tree Hill* historian so I need a primer on why Hilarie Burton unfollowed Sophia Bush. It’s not just that they were co-stars, they had a podcast together. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZa3VFHFXd1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sophia Bush (@sophiabush)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZa3VFHFXd1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I refuse to believe the TNT Madison Square Garden wedding rumours. It’s just so gauche. Like Lainey wrote yesterday, even the [NYT is hedging its bets](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-taylor-swifts-tight-end-university-performance-indication-of-her-commitment-to-travis-kelce/) with reports of permits being pulled. Maybe she is using MSG for a concert? Her performing close to her wedding is more feasible than getting married at a venue that sells popcorn at concession stands. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvL2ldEUzx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvL2ldEUzx/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Cherry Lane Theatre is my favourite place in New York. Michael Imperioli and Sofia Coppola held a screening of *Goodfellas,* moderated by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. I wonder how that came to be – why that film, with those people? Michael is the key here, he played Spider in *Goodfellas*, a small but very memorable part. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaA2NBkO1ar/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Michael Imperioli (@realmichaelimperioli)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaA2NBkO1ar/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The *Summer House* scandal is really interesting because it exemplifies the constantly changing standards of reality TV fans. Scandoval was a huge story but in a way, it felt like the *Vanderpump Rules* cast was held to a lower standard because they were such a hot mess from day one. It’s been interesting to see the way Bravo has babied Amanda Batula but also how the social media users are so taken aback by Amanda [appearing medicated during the reunion](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/west-wilson-hints-amanda-batula-was-on-xanax-for-reunion/?ref=laineygossip.com). There have been multiple Bravo cast members over the years who have clearly been using all sorts of drugs on camera (cocaine has even specifically been mentioned on several shows) so it’s odd to me that everyone is up in arms about Amanda taking a Xanax. Anyway, Ciara is doing great as a host on *Love Island USA: Aftersun.* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ0ImySIuEk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Love Island USA (@loveislandusa)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ0ImySIuEk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Tom and Zendaya: Cuter than fashion URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-is-it-about-rome-for-tom-holland-and-zendaya/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T17:33:54.000Z Tom Holland and Zendaya are now in London promoting *Spider-Man: Brand New Day.* Before that it was Paris, just last night, and before that Rome, earlier this week. Normally when Zendaya is on a press tour, her fashion is the dominant headline. On this press tour though… I mean I’ve enjoyed the fashion, the fashion is always, always, always A+++, but the fashion is not what I’m thinking about. What I’m thinking about is how cute they are, how sweet they are – so cute and so sweet and all of our algorithms have been taken over by their cuteness and sweetness, to the point where the outfits are not the main character! The main character is their happiness. Happiness that, hopefully, we can join in on without being too intrusive, too imposing, too expectant. Our happiness (related to them) should be brief, as brief as this stretch of publicity, so that theirs can be sustained. Right now, they’re sharing their happiness on social media. Neither Tom or Zendaya is all that active on socials and it’s usually just reserved for business, but their last two posts have felt personal. She said it herself, “Just jumping on to say hi from OUR stop in Rome” (emphasis mine). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7b4YnDKAL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Zendaya (@zendaya)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7b4YnDKAL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The last shot in that carousel is a shot of the two of them as Tom is kissing the side of her head. And he actually gave us two carousels, both from Rome. The first is from the photo call… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7on81jbRg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Holland (@tomholland2013)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7on81jbRg/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The second is from the premiere – and the pictures are gorgeous, they’re gorgeous, gorgeously in love. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ9v6muEby7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Holland (@tomholland2013)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ9v6muEby7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) So what is it about Rome? A lot of people are talking about their affection for Rome, how they seemed to be extra dialed up there, prompting speculation that, perhaps, Rome has something to do with the engagement or the wedding, adding more fuel to the curiosity about the wedding, period, since they’ve managed to keep every single detail about it private. All we know is that it happened, that they are married – and even that was by their design, with Law Roach casually just confirming it at the Golden Globes, all like, “oh yeah, that? You missed it, haha, and none of you had any idea”. But can we just go back to the cuteness? All these little moments between them that have been going viral that give us a glimpse into their deep connection? I swooned when I saw this one, and then sent it to Kathleen writing, “This is the sh-t that makes me weepy and horny at the same time”. > not him making her turn after noticing the dress was not in place anymore 🫠 [pic.twitter.com/bYXSeM78xd](https://t.co/bYXSeM78xd?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — celi ✮⋆˙ (@dayashlland) [June 24, 2026](https://x.com/dayashlland/status/2069691466297864567?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) And here’s the one that’s been really popping off – the way they call back and forth to each other in a way that’s so familiar and unforced, and of course how he refers to her: by her middle name and not the name that’s the most famous: > [@revolt](https://www.tiktok.com/@revolt?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@revolt") They couldn’t be more perfect for each other 😭❤️ Tom Holland called Zendaya by her middle name ‘Maree’ and the internet is loving every second of it 🥲🫶🏾 [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [♬ original sound - REVOLT](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7655054466906868493?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - REVOLT") As someone noted in the comments, “This was a very married moment”. It really was. SO married. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-25jun26-0010.jpg) Zendaya at the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, June 25, 2026 ### 2 Magic 2 Practical URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/dare-we-hope-that-practical-magic-2-will-be-good/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T15:55:24.000Z One of my most anticipated movies of the year is *Practical Magic 2*, the long-awaited sequel to one of my favorite films of all time, *Practical Magic*. Following the [teaser](https://www.laineygossip.com/owens-sisters-very-much-living-in-their-magic-first-teaser-practical-magic-2/) we got a couple months ago, there is now a full trailer, and dare I hope? *Practical Magic 2* might be good? I was already on board to return to the world of the magical Owens sisters, but then you show me nearly naked, tattooed Lee Pace and…like…yes, this is for me, thank you very much. (True story, based on the descriptions in the books, I pictured Ilya Rozanov looking like Lee Pace.) Lee Pace is an entire snack, and Susanne Bier is a director who understands what anyone who has the remotest interest in men wants, which is Lee Pace leaning on things. But the heart of the film is clearly the sisters, three generations of them now, from Frances and Jet to Gillian and Sally to Kylie and Antonia, Sally’s now-grown daughters who are seeking to break the family curse. (I’m on my Duana Name Therapist soap box to say that Kylie and Antonia are completely different genres of names and don’t go well together.) I’m a little thrown by the setup of Kylie (Joey King) saying, “I will never trust you again,” to Sally, after apparently being told of the family curse all her life. It’s not Sally’s fault you didn’t believe her! But then, this is some drama to watch unfold in the film. Since the older generations resolved their issues in the first film, it’s on the Gen Z witches to bring the drama this time. Well, them and Lee Pace. There is a twinkle in that boy’s eyes if ever I’ve seen one—every Lee Pace character is “scamp” coded. I remember seeing him pop up in *Twilight: Breaking Dawn* (get paid) and thinking his vampire character could support an entire spinoff of his own. Someday, we should probably talk about how *Twilight* has the best and worst worldbuilding you will ever hear, which is a huge part of its enduring appeal. Anyway, *Practical Magic 2* continues to get my hopes up, although now that I am thinking about it, the title really should be *2 Magic 2 Practical*. We really should be having more fun with sequel names. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/practical-magic2-25jun26-0010.jpg) Practical Magic 2 trailer stills ### Olivia Wilde’s summer reset URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-olivia-wilde-embracing-villain-label-assigned-to-her-after-2022s-dont-worry-darling-drama/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T18:57:01.000Z At this time four summers ago in 2022, our gossip preoccupation was *Don’t Worry Darling,* directed by Olivia Wilde, starring Florence Pugh and also Olivia’s then-boyfriend Harry Styles. Florence wasn’t f-cking with the movie, all kinds of rumours were flying around about what went down on that set, and the most toxic corner of Harry’s fandom was taking full advantage of the situation in a hate campaign to bring Olivia down. The whole mess peaked in August that year when they all went to Venice for the film festival and the internet exploded over a moment at the screening when Harry sat down beside Chris Pine and everyone [thought they saw Harry spitting on Chris](https://www.laineygossip.com/window-to-rebuild-momentum-for-dont-worry-darling-closing-reps-for-harry-styles-chris-pine-deny-phantom-spit/), it was a time! Chris later clarified that he was not spat on. But the point is, that was what we were obsessed with four years ago, how was it FOUR YEARS AGO? If we’re honest, we have to admit that it was fun – for gossips like us, it was fun. If we are honest, we have to admit that there was one loser to come out of it, and it was Olivia, and for her, it was not fun. She was a laughingstock, she was despised, and this was probably painful for her, which gives our fun a different complexion and perspective in hindsight. Four years later and Olivia’s promoting a new film, *The Invite*, her first directorial effort since *Don’t Worry Darling.* And she’s talking about that experience and the aftermath. In an interview with [The Cut](https://www.thecut.com/article/olivia-wilde-the-invite-i-want-your-sex-profile-cut-cover-june-2026-interview.html?ref=laineygossip.com) she doesn’t complain about what happened but she does explain that she had to take some time to rebuild. *“I don’t think you know what you’re made of until you fall apart. I don’t trust anyone who hasn’t had their heart broken,” she says. “If you can push through the moment you have previously identified as the worst possible thing that could happen to you, whether that is divorce or the internet hating you or whatever, you are forged into something way better than you could have possibly imagined.”* And she also, briefly, addresses the speculation about her being a sh-tty director on *DWD* and Florence hating her, sort of: *“I have never had a screaming match on my set. I was never not available on set. I wanted to be like, ‘None of this is true,’” she now says about those rumors.* The wording is specific, no names are mentioned. So, as many people have pointed out, that’s not necessarily a denial about her relationship (or non-relationship) with Flo and whether or not she dropped the ball as a director on that project. *Something* had to have gone down on that set, mistakes were likely made… but maybe what we should be talking about is how it all could have been managed differently and what can be learned. Because while we all love Florence Pugh, and even if she felt she was let down by a director who wasn’t living up to her responsibilities, I wonder if even Flo would concede that she could have handled it better, knowing what she knows now. Was the treatment that Olivia Wilde received – all the toxicity, the pile-on, the viciousness – was it commensurate with her alleged errors? If we are to analyse the Olivia Wilde case *in the context* of this industry, where so many esteemed male directors have been flagrantly abusive and then celebrated repeatedly for or in spite of the way they work, did the punishment fit the crime? Flo may have had justification for being disappointed in Olivia, but now that she’s likely aware of what the consequences are, would she have moved the way she did and made it so obvious – and therefore public – if she had to do it over again? Olivia definitely wouldn’t do it the same. She says that she was advised by the studio to ignore the noise, not to speak out, and that it’s something she regrets because she “deeply hate\[s\] the feeling of being misunderstood”. Being misunderstood, for her, meant that she was recast, labelled with a new reputation: *“I became the full-on villain. Like Cruella.”* Interestingly, she might be embracing it now. At the premiere of *The Invite* last night, her look was definitely more Cruella than Cinderella, more villain than ingenue. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaAPjtcxfvl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Check The Tag (@checkthetag)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaAPjtcxfvl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s Victorian goth, a style manifestation of both her damage and her defiance. Much has been made lately of Olivia’s looks, her face especially, after an unflattering photo was taken of her on a red carpet and people started calling her Gollum, a creative euphemism, I guess, for “Ozempic face”, which was the implication behind all the discourse about her appearance. The Ozempic discourse is one thing, and but where Olivia is concerned, if you take 2022 and *Don’t Worry Darling* into consideration, isn’t it also possible that Olivia Gollum is a result of the beatdown she received on social media, in the public sphere, when they dragged her for whatever she did to Flo, and hooking up with Harry so soon after breaking up with Jason Sudeikis, and sucking at directing? Isn’t this how someone should look when they’re coming out of an internet thrashing? The internet mobilised to tell her that she was worthless, a terrible director, a terrible wife, a terrible woman, a terrible friend, not good enough for Harry, too old for Harry, not talented enough to have Florence Pugh in her movie, an immoral bad mother. Shouldn’t the worst person in the world look like Gollum? If we keep telling someone they are the worst person in the world, why are we then surprised when she looks like the worst person in the world and not instead celebrating that the worst person in the world looks exactly how she should look? Isn’t she giving the people what they want? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-wilde-25jun26-0010.jpg) Olivia Wilde attends the Los Angeles premiere of A24's "The Invite" at DGA Theatre on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California/Rashida Jones, Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton and Will McCormack attend the Los Angeles premiere of A24's "The Invite" at DGA Theatre on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Intro for June 25, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jimin-dior-jacket-by-jonathan-anderson-giving-the-little-prince-by-antoine-de-saint-exupery/ Last updated: 2026-06-25T13:41:05.000Z Dear Gossips, One day after j-hope was at Paris Fashion Week [for the Louis Vuitton show](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-eastern-celebrities-like-south-korean-star-gong-yoo-differ-from-western-counterparts/), Jimin was one of the most high-profile, if not the most high-profile, guests at Dior. The last time Jimin was in Paris for Dior, it resulted in a meltdown – just three months after all seven members of BTS had reunited after military service and he decided to turn up in France without a shirt on. > [@arnaldopedrazag](https://www.tiktok.com/@arnaldopedrazag?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@arnaldopedrazag") Dior Paris Fashion Week 2025 Jimin [#jimin](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jimin?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jimin") [#jiminbts](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jiminbts?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jiminbts") [#paris](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/paris?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "paris") [#parisfashionweek](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/parisfashionweek?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "parisfashionweek") [#fashionweek](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fashionweek?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fashionweek") [♬ оригинальный звук - FRESH FIT STORE](https://www.tiktok.com/music/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA-7520695400873954079?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ оригинальный звук - FRESH FIT STORE") This time it was the opposite, Jimin was much more covered up… but no less remarkable considering the lore behind his look. The main event of the outfit was a jacket, designed by Jonathan Anderson, that was one of the key pieces of the new collection, and worn by Jimin before the presentation. The piece [is inspired](https://nomannersmagazine.com/jimin-took-a-historical-inspired-piece-to-the-dior-front-row/?ref=laineygossip.com) by a garment housed at the V&A from the Mark Wallis Collection of “historic menswear in the United Kingdom”. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DFp7iTTt%5Fd5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Mark Wallis Collection (@thedandydealer)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DFp7iTTt%5Fd5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s giving prince, it’s giving Le Petit Prince, aka The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry which comes up a lot in BTS’s mythology – in Jimin’s case particularly in the *Love Yourself* album era and his video for his song “Serendipity” with all the celestial references. ARMY would have clocked this right away. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-9GswOsgE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by MTV UK (@mtvuk)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-9GswOsgE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Here’s Jimin exchanging greetings with Jonathan Anderson before heading out, having dinner with j-hope before they presumably both prepared to leave for Madrid, where BTS will be resuming their tour tomorrow night. There’s a heatwave happening in several parts of Europe right now, including Spain. Everybody be safe and stay cool tomorrow night, in body and mind, given that the Spanish football team will also be on the pitch. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jimin-open-25jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jimin-open-25jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jimin-open-25jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jimin-open-25jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jimin-open-25jun26-0006.jpg) Jimin attends Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2027 show in Paris, June 24, 2026 ### Michael B Jordan’s London Life URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-has-michael-b-jordans-london-life-looked-like-while-hes-been-working-on-the-thomas-crowne-affair/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T20:13:29.000Z “London life” in the title of this post to the tune of Beyoncé’s “Cuff It”, near the end of the song when she sings: *“’Cause we gon’ f-ck up the night* *Take flight, blinding lights”* …because forever I thought she was singing “London lights” or “London life", is it just me? So when I came up with the title, that’s the song that popped into my head – not the worst song to pop into your head. How are we almost at the four year anniversary of *Renaissance*?! Anyway, about MBJ who was at the annual Serpentine Summer Party last night in London, always a celebrity favourite, and he just might be the biggest name who showed up (Note from Emily: though, unfortunately, none of our agencies have any photos of him???). After all, he’s a huge movie star, he is the reigning Best Actor Oscar winner, and he doesn’t actually go out that much anymore. So when he does go out, it’s kind of a story. MBJ has spent a lot of time in London over the last couple of years. He was in London for pre-production and then production on his reboot of *The Thomas Crowne Affair* and he probably did at least some work in post in London too. I haven’t yet heard any reaction if there have been test screenings but footage from the film was screened at CinemaCon back in March and even though it was just a short clip, people were jacked. Everyone I’ve talked to who was there says it looks really f-cking good – like slick and sexy. And that’s his follow-up to his performance in *Sinners,* due out next March, so he could be about to put another exclamation mark on his win. But before that, presumably, he and Austin Butler will start shooting the new Miami Vice movie. And I don’t say this because I want filming to be disrupted by paparazzi but… um… those set photos are going to be sizzling. In other MBJ news, his name came up in relation to *Love Island USA* the other day because people were saying on social media that he’s been lurking on Sol’s posts. When Sol got dumped from the island, she clarified that he liked her post before she was on the show… but I’m not sure that changes the intrigue? MBJ is aware of Sol, clearly. That said, as I’ve already said, if he does make a *Love Island* connection, I’m hoping it’s with Ciara Miller. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8RFZ8sjwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8RFZ8sjwT/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) --- What else happened today… Lexi Minetree is the new Elle Woods [and she’s dressing like it](https://www.gofugyourself.com/lexi-minetree-dressed-a-bit-like-a-deb-for-her-big-debut-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Kayleigh Donaldson’s “[Ode to the Tartan Army and Their Great American Takeover](https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/an-ode-to-the-tartan-army-and-their-great-american-takeover.php?ref=laineygossip.com)” (Pajiba) Keke Palmer is one half of the couple we’re all rooting for – [and she’s giving us an update on whether or not she and Sean Evans are or could be a thing](https://www.celebitchy.com/983479/keke%5Fpalmer%5Fon%5Fsean%5Fevans%5Fthats%5Fmy%5Fguy%5Fwere%5Fhanging%5Fout/?ref=laineygossip.com). “One wing at a time” is sending me… (Celebitchy) Barack and Michelle Obama are on the cover the new issue of PEOPLE which I’m sure people are being normal about. There are some haters who are deeply invested in this couple and desperately want their marriage to go south. I am not a hater but I am more deeply invested in their daughters, Malia and Sasha. President Obama says that [he can’t keep up with how cool they are and, as usual, he’s right](https://people.com/barack-obama-can-barely-keep-up-daughters-malia-sasha-exclusive-12005505?ref=laineygossip.com). One of my favourite moments featuring his family at the White House is when his girls, then teens, looked at him with disdain during one of the turkey pardons. (People) Duana wrote [a brilliant piece at The Squawk today](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/everybody-knew) about sexual abuse in fame-adjacent industries, specifically pegged to the release of the new documentary, *Dear Lara.* It is heartbreaking and powerful and important. *Dear Lara* is [now available to stream in Canada](https://kinema.com/films/dear-lara-r68xuv?watch&ref=laineygossip.com) – the subject matter is tough, for sure, but more people knowing about what’s been happening is vital to, hopefully, making sure it stops happening. (The Squawk) ### Celebrity Social Media, June 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mindy-kaling-is-right-about-her-favourite-fast-food-chain/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T18:30:35.000Z Mindy Kaling’s LA restaurant picks are really good (I like how she points out one of her favourite restaurants has a view of the Church of Scientology lol) and she is right: Wendy’s is the supreme fast food chain. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ81RPMFIct/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ81RPMFIct/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah wrote about [*Klara and the Sun*](https://www.laineygossip.com/can-jenna-ortega-mount-oscar-campaign-on-bright-wide-eyed-performance-in-taika-waititis-klara-and-the-sun/)and Taika Waititi and Rita Ora not being spotted together in a few months. Rita has liked his last three posts about the film, is that anything? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ5chAyyBwl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ5chAyyBwl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Weird story in US Weekly about John Mayer and Kat Stickler splitting “[months ago.](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/john-mayer-and-influencer-kat-stickler-split-months-ago/?ref=laineygossip.com)” Not only is this old news, but it wasn’t big news to begin with. John Mayer used to be good for gossip but that was a very long time ago, he has made a concerted effort to not attract attention for years. So why float this story? It’s the same thing I said about the “Shaun White is ready to date again” story – there are probably photos of John out with someone else. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXZl6ZZEWcB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SiriusXM (@siriusxm)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXZl6ZZEWcB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As much as I’ve tried to Gossip Genie Ariana Grande and Skyler Gisondo, there’s no signs of life there. Yet. I do think his career is about to skyrocket though, in a Jesse Plemons way. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8nLyVj9ES/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Skyler Gisondo (@skylergisondo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8nLyVj9ES/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Not to make fun of the girl who took a risk and put herself out there, but Allison Williams’s outfit at Prada is dire. Shlubby fit and bland colours. I put this on the brand, they provided the options. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZf5X8cEu3W/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Allison Williams (@aw)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZf5X8cEu3W/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) These James Bond auditions are feeling like reality TV. Is it weird that the process has been so widely discussed, like why do I need to know they are bringing in 20 people? It’s not Casa Amor. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-Q7yymV3F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-Q7yymV3F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Leo Woodhall getting a real push right now. Not as hard as Glen Powell or Chris Evans but it seems like his team at WME has a lot of confidence in him. And a plan. I’m also kind of curious if he and Meghann Fahey are still together. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5ZJZbErOo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Leo Woodall (@leowoodall)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5ZJZbErOo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2HCMOkYAp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghann Fahy (@meghannfahy)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2HCMOkYAp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Hollywood Reporter ran a story about Cannes, comparing the film festival (which has had a quiet year) and a corporate advertising festival called [Cannes Lions](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/how-cannes-lions-differs-from-cannes-film-festival-1236627554/?ref=laineygossip.com). The gist is that Cannes Lions is attracting bigger names and more attention. How dreadful. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ9tfhNMi%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by LIONS | The Home of Creativity (@cannes\_lions)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ9tfhNMi%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Taylor’s “Love Story” for Travis URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-taylor-swifts-tight-end-university-performance-indication-of-her-commitment-to-travis-kelce/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T17:25:45.000Z As expected, which was noted in [my post about it yesterday](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-perform-at-travis-kelces-tight-end-friends-concert/), Taylor Swift, the First Lady of Tight Ends, performed at the Tight Ends & Friends Concert last night. She was joined by Lainey Wilson on “Love Story”, one of her signature tracks and obviously fitting because as Juliet she was wearing the ring given to her by her Romeo after she said yes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ9LQRaxG6j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by billboard (@billboard)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ9LQRaxG6j/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is not the first Tight End University performance by Taylor Swift in honour of Travis Kelce. Which should tell you something about how Taylor feels about Travis. Because if there’s anything we know for sure about Taylor it’s that she is all about her business – the business of her songs, her most precious assets; and also the business of where she shares her songs, and when the sharing of those songs happens. She is one of the most valuable artists on the planet, with one of the most valuable catalogues. Very few events get the privilege of having her on their stages because she is fiercely proprietary about her work and talent, as she should be. The fact that she’s basically making it a tradition to perform, essentially for free, at such a small scale occasion in comparison to where you typically see her is an indication of her commitment to this man and his projects. She has literally nothing to gain from doing this…except for his happiness and gratitude. And that too says a lot about what is important to her and what she attaches value to. Like, she wearing a custom Monse dress… where it’s not a live broadcast. I mean, sure, people are holding up their phones and filming and we’re seeing it all over TikTok but it’s not exactly the most high quality filming that matches up to the quality of a dress that was made specifically for her. She could have bought something at Reformation and called it a day. But she pulled out an exclusive piece of clothing that looks like it could have made the cut on her wedding weekend, the third dress at the reception, for what was at most a ten-minute performance? That’s a lot of respect for her man. Speaking of the wedding reception… Now even the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/taylor-swift-wedding-madison-square-garden.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.slA.l-79.79ytrpF49YMo&smid=url-share&ref=laineygossip.com) is in on the wedding rumours at Madison Square Garden. Permits have apparently been secured from July 2-4 around MSG. And a tent. Something is going down… But they too are hedging for an elaborate fakeout. Per the NYT article: *“Of course Ms. Swift could be undertaking an intricate ruse. But New York City agencies are proceeding with the expectation that a major Swift event will happen on July 3, said the people who have knowledge of the plans.”* And further down: *“But Ms. Swift is known for subterfuge, and it is possible she applied for permits at multiple locations or could change her mind about the venue.”* In other words, everyone wants to believe what they’re hearing but they don’t know if they should trust what they’re hearing. So what does anyone truly know? ### Madonna now and forever URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-we-expect-madonna-to-age/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T18:46:15.000Z Madonna’s been in Paris for Fashion Week. As we saw yesterday she was seated front row between Charli XCX and Connor Storrie [at Saint Laurent](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-UryXFkbI/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com), the pop culture mother of all the cool kids. Who still considers herself one of the cool kids – both an icon to them but also a contemporary, considering she’s about to drop a new album, *Confessions II,* that’s meant to be played in the club, the gayer the club the better. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ75Gmdolf1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by WWD (@wwd)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ75Gmdolf1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Madonna is about to turn 68 later this summer. Madonna is two years from 70\. But Madonna is defiantly refusing to behave the way it is expected for women to behave when they’re almost septuagenarians which, of course, pisses people off. She’s been pissing people off for over 40 years. But the age thing has always been something that has pissed her off for at least 25 years. This is an interesting question, at least to me: how did we expect Madonna to age? Did anyone realistically expect that she would be “graceful” about it? And by “graceful” I mean that definition of “aging gracefully” assigned to women of a certain age by, arguably, a status quo that predetermines female value according to their year of birth. Madonna would argue that it’s hypocrisy – because historically women in their 60s and 70s have disappeared from pop culture, or been disappeared by an overall culture that prioritises and fetishises youth, and at the same time claims to revere maturity. But when a mature woman refuses to be invisible, she’s criticised for being visible on her terms. In Madonna’s case those terms are: sexual, opinionated, annoying, funny, cringe, conceited, earnest, sarcastic, and sincere. She is and has always been all of the above, a contradiction with multitudes. Like all women have the right to be. So how did we expect her to age? Probably I’ve been guilty too of brief moments of wanting her to graduate into linens and updos and quiet whispers. But as I too have aged alongside her, a generation behind, I’ve come to appreciate her refusal to subscribe. Because, quite simply, it would be asking her to be someone she isn’t. When did we ever know a version of Madonna who wanted to spend her golden years gardening and doing needlepoint? That person has never existed, she will never exist. If she would rather be on the dancefloor with the baby queers at 70 instead of hanging out with fusty and musty bankers at the country club, let a c-nt be a c-nt, forever and always for life. The only weeding and watering this c-nt will be doing is in the garden of her grudges. And when you’ve been around as long as she has, that garden is never not blooming. One of the grudges that is making headlines today was revealed in her new [Interview Magazine cover story](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/madonna-confessions-on-a-dancefloor-nadia-lee-cohen?ref=laineygossip.com) with Mel Ottenberg. It’s related to her biopic, and why it’s been put on pause. In short – Madonna got into a fight with the studio because they wouldn’t give her the budget she deserved. *“I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years and spent two years at Universal Studios with the line producers doing budgeting and casting. We had a falling out, me and Universal, regarding budget because I needed—I’ve had an extraordinary life. I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget. You know what I mean? It’s not going be an \[indie film\]. No. They couldn’t get their heads around it. I found a way to make it for less money in Serbia, but I don’t think they were into the idea of—I don’t know. Maybe they just didn’t believe in me. One of their first reactions was, “We don’t believe you’d stay in Serbia more than four days.” And I said, “Did you read the script?” My whole life has been survival. I’m not going there for a holiday. But anyway, I was in limbo when that fell apart, and then Netflix reached out to make a series. That was a whole other long process, because I couldn’t use the script I had with Universal unless I bought it from them for an extortionist’s price, even though I wrote it. Don’t ask.”* > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ46NMCOhyn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Interview Magazine (@interviewmag)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ46NMCOhyn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I came of age in the 80s and 90s, you’re never going to hear from me that Madonna shouldn’t have all the f-cking money to make the movie about her life. The Interview interview is wide-ranging, crass, meditative, self-indulgent, self-mythologising, obtuse, sanctimonious, hilarious, moody, and irreverent – all the things a Madonna interview should be. I almost fell over when she admitted to having a few grey hairs, LOL. In the article prior to this one about Tom Cruise, Sarah observes that Tom is trying to be 39-years-old [until the end of time](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-tom-cruise-coming-for-an-acting-oscar-with-digger/). Madonna has admitted to greying before he has. And yet the public is willing to accept the illusion of his interminable vitality but has some sh-t to say about hers? If he can keep jumping out of planes, she should be able to gyrate in the club to her own club beats for as long as she wants. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8AiHXhs0e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Davide Calcagnile (@patrickstories)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8AiHXhs0e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Click [here](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/madonna-confessions-on-a-dancefloor-nadia-lee-cohen?ref=laineygossip.com) for more of Madonna in Interview. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0008.jpg) Madonna out in Paris, June 23, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-paris-24jun26-0011.jpg) Madonna attends the Saint Laurent Men's Spring/Summer 2027 show during Paris Fashion Week ### Is Tom Cruise going to make a double Oscar run? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-tom-cruise-coming-for-an-acting-oscar-with-digger/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T15:01:17.000Z We say it all the time, that we just aren’t minting Movie Stars like we used to, that even when a new one emerges, it’s not *quite* like how it was, because of the shattering of the monoculture. Nothing proves this point more than a Tom Cruise retrospective. A teaser for *Digger,* Cruise’s upcoming film with Alejandro G. Iñárritu (as he is billed in the key art for the film), features a montage almost two and a half minutes long of Tom Cruise’s greatest hits, and holy sh-t that man has made so many great movies. I mean, hilarious to include *Rock of Ages*, but at the same time, you can’t say he isn’t always giving his all. Even when it’s deeply misguided, like *Rock of Ages*, Tom Cruise gives his all. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7xGOJRS1q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7xGOJRS1q/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Digger* is billed as a satire/black comedy, and in it, Cruise stars as a billionaire who maybe accidentally destroys the world. He is wearing a hairpiece—a gray combover—and old man makeup for the film. Tom Cruise is 63, I feel like he could just play 63, but Tom Cruise never plays his age. He’s either trying to be a kind of cinematically permanent 40-ish, or he’ll play older. If it was possible to freeze yourself at 39, Tom Cruise would have done it. The little bit of his character, Digger Rockwell, that we see in the teaser is giving *Tropic Thunder* vibes. Maybe it’s the prosthetics, maybe it’s just that it’s been a while since Cruise has delivered a comedic performance, he’s been so focused on action movies for the last 25 years. He’s been focused on action since 1) he did not win an Oscar for *Magnolia* in 1999, and 2) the couch-jumping episode of the aughts wrecked his reputation. But thanks to his dedication to making awesome movies, not talking about his private life, and not talking about Xenu in public anymore, he’s put at least one of those things behind him—and it’s not losing an Oscar. I don’t think he’s ever really gotten over that. I don’t even disagree with him! He SHOULD have won Best Supporting Actor for *Magnolia*! But he made “I don’t care about the Oscars” part of his public persona, even as he campaigned for the existence of the stunt Oscar, which will be awarded for the first time next year. He would also turn up for ancillary events, like the nominees’ luncheon in 2023 when he was nominated for producing *Top Gun: Maverick*, though he skipped the actual ceremony that year. And now he’s got an honorary Oscar, [awarded last November](https://deadline.com/2025/11/tom-cruise-oscar-governors-awards-gala-in-hollywood-1236619935/?ref=laineygossip.com). With *Digger*, maybe he’s coming for an acting Oscar, too? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ77Rj%5FGjRh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cineplex (@cineplexmovies)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ77Rj%5FGjRh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If anyone could pull off an honorary Oscar AND an acting Oscar win in the same year, it would be Tom Cruise. I do think he’ll actually show up for the ceremony in 2027, partly because he is now an honorary winner, but also because I think he’ll be involved in introducing the first stunt Oscar. But could he get nominated for acting in *Digger*? Obviously, we won’t know for months, but it has been a long, long time since Tom Cruise took on a filmmaker-driven project, since he has thrown himself into a role *as an actor first and foremost*, and submitted to erasing his famous features for the sake of role. It’s been literal decades since he has done any of this. That alone might be enough to get his peers’ attention. Maybe with his honorary Oscar in hand, it won’t feel as urgent to nominate him now, but I wonder if Tom Cruise engages in an Oscar campaign how compelling he might still be. If one of the biggest and last Movie Stars in the world lets it be known he still cares about being nominated, will the Academy be able to resist? ### Intro for June 24, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-eastern-celebrities-like-south-korean-star-gong-yoo-differ-from-western-counterparts/ Last updated: 2026-06-24T14:43:00.000Z Dear Gossips, Anyone who has ever f-cked with K-dramas knows *Guardian: The Lonely and Great God*, better known as *Goblin*. It’s one of the most-watched, most popular K-dramas of all time, about an immortal mythological figure looking for his bride through the centuries so that she might help him find eternal rest. *Goblin* was released in December 2016, a smash hit, immediately iconic. Not just in viewership but in impact. There are key scenes in the show that are instantly recognisable – often imitated or referenced. Same goes for the music. This one will live on forever, it’s embarrassing how many times I’ve replayed it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6qsYcsJmaE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Korean drama (@goblin\_kdramaa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6qsYcsJmaE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) To celebrate the 10th anniversary of *Goblin,* the four leads – Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, and Yoo In-na – filmed a reunion special that will air on July 4\. They weren’t just getting together in some studio somewhere and talking for an hour. They went on a trip, the four of them packed up, got in a car, drove to Gangneung where many of the most memorable scenes were shot a decade ago, catching up over a couple of days. This is another way that Eastern celebrity is different from its western counterpart. It just wouldn’t happen like this with stars in the west, especially stars who are this famous. Gong Yoo is one of Korea’s biggest celebrities. Lee Dong-wook isn’t too far behind him. They’re like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (without the scandals) because they’re such good friends. Or George Clooney and Brad Pitt (without the scandals) and the friendship is real between them. These aren’t exact comparisons, the point is their level of fame. And Kim Go-eun is considered one of the top tier actresses of her generation – think Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone in terms of acclaim and pop culture influence. Now imagine all these western entertainers giving their time to what’s essentially a reality road trip to commemorate their beloved show from ten years ago? Grilling on the BBQ, washing dishes, playing silly games, heart-to-heart chats by the fire? Impossible. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZxpwIVxH7g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gong Yoo Ni • Fan Page (@gongyoo\_ni)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZxpwIVxH7g/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Speaking of Gong Yoo, he’s been a longtime Louis Vuitton ambassador and he was in Paris yesterday for the presentation of Pharrell’s latest collection. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-F1WroygB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by YOO (@gongyoo\_official)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ-F1WroygB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As you can see from the end of that reel, Gong Yoo was seated next to j-hope, also an LV ambassador. Hobi made a pitstop in Paris before joining the other members of BTS in Madrid where they will kick off the European leg of the ARIRANG World Tour on Friday. Spain is playing their next game in the World Cup on Friday too. It’s going to be mayhem in Madrid that night. Back to Gong Yoo, though, because we’re looking back and looking ahead. After the *Goblin* anniversary special, his next appearance will be in the highly anticipated series, *Tantara*, co-starring Song Hye-kyo, pretty much Gong Yoo’s equivalent in an actress in terms of celebrity status. This is their first project together. And it’s been a minute since either of them have released new work. *Tantara* is set in the 60s and the 80s about people who are trying to break into the entertainment industry. Some of us have been waiting, impatiently, for this to drop. Can’t speak for everyone but I’ve been in a K-drama slump, so with this coming in December, it’s the perfect holiday binge. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTwNPSuDONk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gong Yoo Ni • Fan Page (@gongyoo\_ni)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTwNPSuDONk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/gong-yoo-lv-24jun26-0008.jpg) Gong Yoo and j-hope attend the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France ### Connor Storrie: Like a Prayer and a Nightmare URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-connor-storrie-manifest-his-saint-laurent-front-row-seat-next-to-madonna/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T20:34:29.000Z It’s really only been seven months since Connor Storrie became a front row celebrity. *Heated Rivalry* wrapped its first season around now-ish last year but it wouldn’t be until November, when the first season was released, that Connor and Hudson Williams were… well.. as known as they are. So known that Connor was sat at the Saint Laurent show today beside Madonna. Which, as all the fans are saying, he might have manifested. This is the video that’s coming up a lot today. > [@itboytrends](https://www.tiktok.com/@itboytrends?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@itboytrends") Connor Storrie dancing to “Like a Prayer” by Madonna in newly shared @Interview Magazine ✨🤍 [#connorstorrie](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/connorstorrie?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "connorstorrie") [♬ som original - Menswear ♡](https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7609840993898138389?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ som original - Menswear ♡") From lip-synching to her music to getting her full attention – during Pride no less! It’s a gay blessing! > CONNOR STORRIE AND MADONNA!!! [pic.twitter.com/DpnN3jtrEj](https://t.co/DpnN3jtrEj?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Connor Storrie Updates (@connorstupdates) [June 23, 2026](https://x.com/connorstupdates/status/2069462792546005277?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Maybe not a blessing for everyone though because there’s another Connor-related story that’s going viral right now following his appearance in Paris and it has to do with the fangirl formerly known as Club Chalamet. You’ll recall, Club Chalamet, government name: Simone, has been a controversial online presence for years due to her obsession with Timothée. But a few months ago she “announced” that she was quitting Timmy and putting her energy into Connor. Which, yes, is alarming and disturbing and weird because she was somehow able to show up at so many of Timmy’s events and is apparently now trying to do the same with Connor. She was waiting outside of Connor’s hotel today along with a crowd of other fans. And according to her, by her own account, she was targeted by another fan and eventually the animosity between them resulted in what sounds like a scuffle. In her description of what went down there’s an unhinged and hilarious mention of a “dermatologist recommended SPF mask” that she apparently had on the whole time she was there; and, I’m sorry, I am not mature enough to not find this funny. My imagination, the visuals, of her with the mask and whatever slapping that was going back and forth between these people – it’s too much for me, I am weak. This is embarrassing for everyone. Most importantly, though, Connor is safe. Madonna will protect him. --- What else happened today… Milly Alcock is also safe, [she was protected by Superman himself](https://www.pajiba.com/news/what-the-hey-dont-touch-milly-alcock-on-david-corenswets-watch.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Speaking of *Heated Rivalry* – here’s another gift from the show: there are a lot of people with great names on Broadway, but in my opinion, [Jimin Moon’s is the best](https://www.out.com/theater/jimin-moon-pride-month-theater?ref=laineygossip.com#rebelltitem5). And more people know it now because of Hollanov. (Out) It’s caftan season and [Salma Hayek is wearing one perfectly suited to her](https://www.gofugyourself.com/salma-hayek-is-living-her-best-caftan-life-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) There are five towns in Italy [that are fining tourists for wearing flip-flops](https://www.celebitchy.com/983274/italian%5Ftown%5Ffines%5Ftourists%5Fup%5Fto%5F2900%5Ffor%5Fwearing%5Fflip-flops/?ref=laineygossip.com). I co-sign this. It makes me crazy when I see people hiking in inappropriate footwear but also, it could be a potential inconvenience for locals when this happens because flip-flops are dangerous. I broke my arm because of flip-flops over 15 years ago, not even when I was hiking but just walking down a street. So I come to my anti-flip-flop stance honestly. I have never worn flip-flops ever again when I’m not on the sand. No flip-flops in Italy when you’re hiking unless you want to throw your money away. (Celebitchy) I wonder if this conversation will piss Jeff Probst off – because if he has no interest in retiring, [why are people asking who should replace him if he retires](https://ew.com/survivor-players-name-who-should-host-show-jeff-probst-retires-12000869?ref=laineygossip.com), LOL? (Entertainment Weekly) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-storrie-23jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-storrie-23jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-storrie-23jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-storrie-23jun26-0005.jpg) Connor Storrie at the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show during Paris Fashion Week, June 23, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Tyla’s Sophomore Era URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tyla-embraces-her-south-african-roots-with-upcoming-sophomore-album-a-pop/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T19:51:38.000Z The road to the release of Tyla’s sophomore album has been a long one, but it finally arrives on July 24th. This week she’s dropping the third of a relatively successful string of singles leading up to the record. The album is called *A\*POP* which stands for African Pop, a reference to both her South African roots and devotion to music. The new single will follow “CHANEL” and “SHE DID IT AGAIN” which both performed respectfully on the charts. Can she avoid the infamous sophomore slump? In Tyla’s [promo clip](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcJsy4kYlP/?ref=laineygossip.com) she describes *A\*POP* as “dance, African, unapologetic, fun, for you, confident and global”. Basically it’s *Love. Angel. Music. Baby.,* except Tyla is actually African and embracing her own culture and, well, Gwen Stefani is not Japanese. Oh, 2004\. Tyla’s recent singles [“CHANEL”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiZUf98A1Ts&list=RDxiZUf98A1Ts&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and [“SHE DID IT AGAIN”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwpk9rb1Dc&list=RDrtwpk9rb1Dc&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) are a lot more pop than the majority of the songs on her previous album. She was first introduced to the public as an Afrobeats artist, in fact, both of her Grammys are in the Best African Music Performance category. There have been [debates](https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2026/02/02/is-tyla-afrobeats-grammy-win-sparks-debate/?ref=laineygossip.com) by fans and other artists who have been nominated whether she should have been submitted in the pop categories instead. The argument always was that her songs were still rooted in Afrobeats, and to some degree that is true. This new album, however, has a lot more pop influence than her previous work and the album’s title recognizes that. It’ll be interesting to see how the rest of the album sounds, but it’s already giving main pop girl character energy. There’s always a ton of pressure put on an artist to avoid a sophomore slump. But the thing with Tyla is that aside from [“Water”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoiOOiuH8iI&list=RDXoiOOiuH8iI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and [“PUSH 2 START”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLK2r3sG4lE&list=RDuLK2r3sG4lE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), the rest of the singles from her debut effort didn’t even chart, meaning that from a singles perspective, the new record is already as successful as the first and it hasn’t even been released. We live in an age where many songs remain in the conversation but don’t make movement the traditional ways. I feel this allows artists to relieve a little bit of pressure when continuing to create. In a social media world, if you stay in the conversation, there’s always a chance for the next hit to be right around the corner. During the three years since she broke, she has been a presence on every red carpet and all over our feeds - just in time for her music to become the headline again. The power of a good team, it’ll make all the difference. Next week, expect a new dance anthem from Jennifer Lopez and Alok. After taking over the streaming charts with “On The Floor”, Jen is hoping to re-ignite with an electronic song. The [teaser](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZqxGXop78M/?ref=laineygossip.com) is promising. This week, Tyla is joined by Myles Smith, Madonna with Honey Dijon, Chlöe and Timbaland, and Key Glock. Plus, a 2016 Mac Miller song has teens all over the internet professing their first loves to the world. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“IS IT LOVE” by Tyla** Not your typical Tyla track, “IS IT LOVE” strays away from the Afrobeats box that she was first marketed in with her first album. The song is an R&B/pop gem that is more reminiscent of something you’d hear from JoJo or Ciara in 2006\. It sounds like it came straight out of the prime days of the McBling era where pop songs sounded expensive and playful with big, glossy pop hooks. It was a time in music when hip-hop and R&B became the foundation for pop music and made for some of the most timeless hits of the 2000s. Think Rihanna, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, PCD, and Beyoncé. Tyla new album sees her becoming the popstar that she was always meant to be. Where Olivia Rodrigo is bringing us back to the alt-grunge era, Tyla is doing the same but for the sultrier girlies. Lyrics like *“Is it love if you don’t cry?”* feel like some kind of mantra for someone who is so used to heartbreak that they almost don’t feel like love can even be present without a little bit of pain. It’s all a little masochistic but some of the best pop songs come from that place. The video is equally dramatic, complete with shattered glass and a seductive blue glow that illuminates her in all the right ways. If this song doesn’t become a staple on Top 40 radio, I fear that we have failed as a society. That could just be my gay pop loving soul speaking. **“Heaven” by Myles Smith** Myles Smith is one of music’s brightest rising stars. His tunes are a little bit of folk, pop and country all mixed in one emotional Petri dish. He rose to prominence in 2024 with his mega hit [“Stargazing”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKml80alH3Y&list=RDtKml80alH3Y&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) (which currently has 1.1 BILLION Spotify streams) and has since released multiple singles all teeing up his debut album *My Mess, My Heart, My Life* which just dropped Friday. “Heaven” is the standout for me, particularly because of how much I personally relate to the song’s lyrical content. Myles sings about watching close friends navigate the beginning of new chapters in their lives which include getting married and starting a family, and all the changes that occur with those milestones. It’s about watching your loved ones find peace and meaning in another human life and realizing that heaven isn’t always necessarily a place, but it can also be a person – *“Heaven is you”.* The song, while still a folk-pop ballad, has some country bounce to it which will certainly do well on radio stations. Myles is currently serving as the opening act for Ed Sheeran on his LOOP Stadium Tour and I expect this song to be one that has everyone in the audience holding up their lighters – I mean, phone lights. **“Bring Your Love – Twilight Mix” by Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Honey Dijon** All my fellow Madonna super fans will know that the queen knows how to make a fire remix. My entire pride playlist is filled with some of her most classic dance mixes from the likes of [David Morales](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNDNea%5FxwiI&list=RDHNDNea%5FxwiI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) and [Junior Vasquez](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35U3shZWR80&list=RD35U3shZWR80&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Of course since her upcoming album *Confessions II* is her promise to return to the dancefloor, it’s only natural that she’s back to releasing fire remixes. This time around she enlists Honey Dijon for an eclectic collection of two remixes of the lead single with Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love”. Honey Dijon is all over the *Confessions II* project, having previously made an appearance in Madge’s [short film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtckcMHM2g&list=RDyJtckcMHM2g&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) in the “Danceteria” section. You know, the one where she features Kate Moss while singing about party people doing lines of coke in the washroom, lol. If you aren’t aware yet, Honey Dijon is one of the prime DJs on the queer scene in the USA right now and her mixes are always fierce and catered to queer spaces. She was also a co-producer on Beyoncé’s *Renaissance* tracks “Cozy” and “Alien Superstar”. The “twilight mix” of “Bring Your Love” is a highlight for me, giving total after-hours club vibes. It’s sweaty, it’s loose, it’s a good f-cking time. Madonna wasn’t joking when she said this would be a Pride month to remember. **“Talking Dirty” by Chlöe, Timbaland** There’s something so signature to the sound that Aaliyah and Timbaland created in the late- 90s. Those drums were stuttered and syncopated, and almost sounded off-beat yet perfectly in sync with the vocals. Then there were the unusual sounds, whether it be mouth breaths, finger snaps or most famously … baby cries. Those baby cries can be heard in Aaliyah’s 1998 hit [“Are You That Somebody?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTMuqL0qx08&list=RDuTMuqL0qx08&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), and it’s that song that is most commonly referenced when her and Timbaland’s collaborations are discussed. And that song is interpolated all throughout “Talking Dirty”. In fact, Timbaland singing *“dirty dirty”* from that very Aaliyah song is interpolated all throughout this collaboration with Chlöe, hence the title “Talking Dirty”. “Talking Dirty” is beautifully nostalgic for that Aaliyah sound that is so dear to so many of us. The best part is that Chlöe isn’t trying to imitate Aaliyah at all. Instead she brings her own soulful vocals to the track, making for a perfect blend of inspiration and originality, which can always be a fine line when interpolating a song that is so widely known. Chlöe has a tendency to be underrated when it comes to her music, but I have to give my girl her tens on this one. The song is one piece of an entire mixtape collaboration between Chlöe and Timbaland titled *Resurrection.* If you consider yourself a fan of 90s R&B then I highly recommend giving the entire project a listen. **“FACE DOWN” by Key Glock** This is not the usual thing you’d see in MC’s Music Lounge, in fact, this is straight up music for straight people, but alas, even I can surprise you all at times. The fact is that even straight boy music can be looked at through a queer lens and in this case, it really does boil down to the fact that this song is perfect to shake your ass to. The song features a continuous loop of a woman singing the lyrics “face down ass up” as Key Glock raps over it, and it’s that continuous loop that had me and my girl Alicia throwing our asses back and dropping it low all night this past Saturday. You’d be surprised at what songs get you dippin’ and doin’ it when the tequila hits just right. Some of the lyrics are straight up ridiculous it’s almost comical, such as *“Ask her can I nut up in it she said baby please”* and my personal favourite, *“Getting’ rich with my brothers like our last name was Jonas”.* A Jonas Brothers reference in a trap song? Sign me up. When it comes to trap songs, sometimes the more ridiculous the lyrics are, the more fun it is to scream them in the club. Again, tequila is usually involved. The song was produced by hit-maker Tay Keith who tragically passed [last week](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tay-keith-grammy-nominated-record-producer-found-dead-nashville-29-rcna350807?ref=laineygossip.com) at the young age of 29 after being found unresponsive in his Nashville home. Tay has produced hits for artists such as Beyoncé, Drake, Future and 21 Savage among others. Tay Keith is also the main producer on Key Glock’s newest record *Project X* which also dropped this past week. Key Glock took to Twitter to [mourn](https://x.com/KeyGLOCK/status/2067850507683873141?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2067850507683873141%7Ctwgr%5E14c6c571966b9ac2ff5acbf8413427e1513544d6%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.revolt.tv%2Farticle%2Ftay-keith-de&ref=laineygossip.com) his friend who he named his “fav producer”. This record now doubles as the final work of a producer who truly made his stamp on the world of 2020s hip-hop. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Cinderella” by Mac Miller, Ty Dolla $ign** Mac Miller maintains a cherished place in millennial hearts and his memory lives on forever. Since his tragic passing in 2018, his music has endured in many ways, whether it be from posthumous releases or his classic songs finding new life. In 2026, Mac’s music is reaching new audiences due to his 2016 song “[Cinderella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFamEq1PilQ&list=RDFFamEq1PilQ&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com)” with Ty Dolla $ign. Back in 2018, Ariana Grande, who was dating Mac earlier that year and at the time had just broken up with him, [talked about](https://people.com/music/ariana-grande-mac-miller-cinderella-about-her-twitter-shook/?ref=laineygossip.com) how the song was written about her and their bedroom escapades. The lyrics were written at a time when the two were very much in love and the song itself is a dedication to the passionate romance the two once shared. Fast forward to today and the song has gone mega viral on TikTok thanks to a trend that has teens all over the world sharing their significant others. The trend is a “two-slider” where users post two photos, one with the lyrics *“I’ll yell your name Cinderella”* followed by a second slide with the lyrics *“never gonna find nobody better in my life*”. The first slide will generally be the user solo while the second slide will be them with their significant other. Of course in classic TikTok fashion, people have associated the trend with more than just a lover. There’s food, music and pretty much everything under the sun that can be loved. Then there’s the flipside where people post about the longing to be posted to the song or to be featured in the trend. You can see some of those posts [here](https://www.tiktok.com/@obsession4kay/photo/7648291255658564894?ref=laineygossip.com), [here](https://www.tiktok.com/@bachy.hanma/photo/7649240587576626462?ref=laineygossip.com), and [here](https://www.tiktok.com/@archie.120/photo/7647554562668219670?ref=laineygossip.com). The song was never released as a single during its initial release in 2016, but today it has reached a peak of #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it just keeps climbing. This also makes the song Mac’s second-highest charting hit on the summit, and is very likely to become his highest. It’s just too bad he’s not around to watch his art be appreciated the way it deserved to be all along. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Celebrity Social Media, June 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-skims-saving-up-all-their-money-for-hailey-bieber/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T18:37:11.000Z I’ve been saying for months that SKIMS marketing has fell off but maybe they were saving up all their money for Hailey Bieber. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7zDbglM7z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SKIMS (@skims)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7zDbglM7z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) When it comes to performing holidays online, sometimes it’s the post that gets attention (like Gisele curving Tom Brady) and sometimes, it’s the lack of post that says something. Serena Williams didn’t put anything on the grid for Father’s Day (she might have posted a story that I missed) but more curiously, her husband Alexis Ohanian posted one for himself. Just an observation. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2oXeFhMM9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by LOVB Los Angeles Volleyball (@lovblosangeles)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2oXeFhMM9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Adam Sandler, long-time wife guy. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ6JGc5CQsh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Adam Sandler (@adamsandler)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ6JGc5CQsh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Every time Meghan Sussex posts a photo of her kids the media claims that it is rare ([like this Vogue headline](https://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-markle-prince-harry-lilibet-archie-fathers-day-post?ref=laineygossip.com), “Meghan Markle Shares a Rare Glimpse of Children Archie and Lilibet in a Sweet Father’s Day Post”) but she’s posted 6 photos with the children in the last 6 or so weeks. So, not very rare. I don’t think she’s purposely exposing them or withholding them but it’s interesting that the scarcity reputation remains intact, at least in the US media. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2ihT2RIcD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2ihT2RIcD/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Is soft launching back? Michelle Randolph (who you might recognize from *Landman*) probably soft launched Glen Powell with a pair of boots. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ0aT9Djwtk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Michelle Randolph (@michellerandolph)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ0aT9Djwtk/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I know *The Magic School Bus* is very near and dear to some people’s hearts and Elizabeth Banks seems like a perfect Ms. Frizzle. She can ground pretty absurd characters, like there is no way her choices for Effie in *The Hunger Games* should have worked, but they did. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ782YiOPxq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Deadline (@deadline)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ782YiOPxq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Any time I see a cast reunite like this, my first thought is Uber Eats. I was wrong, this time it’s for Verizon. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7wKpehUUt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Mike Myers (@mikemyers)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ7wKpehUUt/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Travis Kelce and the First Lady of Tight Ends URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-perform-at-travis-kelces-tight-end-friends-concert/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T16:43:41.000Z This weekend in TNT wedding speculation reminded me of a Taylor Swift song lyric from a track off *1989,* my favourite out of all her albums. It’s this line from “I Know Places”: *“Baby I know places we won't be found and…* *They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down”* Tails and tight ends, I guess that really is the theme of this post. So we’ll start with the tails who might be getting played by Taylor’s head games. That’s how it’s felt the last few days as wedding anticipation has intensified – and it’s not like the media’s been calm about it, not for months. But for all the outlets that claimed to know what will happen and when it will happen, they’re sounding unsure AF right now, including TMZ. Just before the weekend, TMZ was casing out Taylor’s estate in Rhode Island, reporting on the fact that several of her friends were there and that it either could be a bachelorette or the actual wedding proper, since they were also locked in on a tent that was put up at a separate venue just down the road. That tent was for a wedding that had nothing to do with Taylor, and by Saturday morning Taylor’s Rhode Island home seemed to be vacated. Even though TMZ and Page Six have been blaring out on a weekly basis their claims about the wedding and Madison Square Garden, suddenly their positioning is sounding a lot more uncertain. The MSG event has gone from “it is the ceremony” to “it might be a celebration/party” to… “oh, it’s possible it’ll be Rhode Island” … to “we’ll keep you posted!” No one loves making her own lyrics come true more than Taylor Swift. If this is what she’s doing, making them chase their tails trying to track her and Travis down, she should be nominated for an Emmy for best docuseries. Now to the ends… After spending several days with his brother and her brother, and other close friends, seemingly on a bachelor weekend, Travis is currently in Nashville presiding over Tight End University. Taylor joined him at the welcome event yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ6iLaTNhca/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tight End University (TEU) (@te\_university)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ6iLaTNhca/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s worth noting that the only footage I’ve seen of her there is on the official TE University social channels, so her comings and goings are well protected. Tonight is the Tight End & Friends Concert. She’s performed there before… so it’s possible she could make an appearance and perhaps sing her new hit, “I Knew It, I Knew You”, from the *Toy Story 5* soundtrack, which is the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week in a row and of course she wants more. And now we’re 10 days out from July 3, which is when she and Travis are supposed to be getting married, just in time for Independence Day weekend in the United States and two days after Canada Day. The reason I mention this is because whatever happens on July 3 or 4 or even a couple of days before or after (hopefully nothing – since that would mean she clowned the tabloids), our team will be resting. TNT getting married is wonderful news, all the happiness to them… and what better way to celebrate their happiness than to not interrupt our own! ### Taika and Jenna Ortega team up in the sun URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/can-jenna-ortega-mount-oscar-campaign-on-bright-wide-eyed-performance-in-taika-waititis-klara-and-the-sun/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T16:19:42.000Z Yesterday, I [asked](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-there-reason-to-be-concerned-about-the-state-of-rita-ora-and-taika-waititis-relationship/) if we’re concerned about Taika Waititi and Rita Ora not being seen together for over three months and the answer was a resounding “no”. So noted. But Taika is busy, with a new film, *Klara and the Sun*, adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name. It stars Jenna Ortega as an “artificial friend” in a sort of dystopian future. The trailer for *Klara* dropped yesterday and it has what is now identifiable as Taika’s stylistic whimsy and narrative melancholy. His films are never without humor, though there is also always a touch of sadness haunting the edges of his stories. That edge is becoming more pronounced the older Taika gets, there’s probably a correlation. But *Klara* feels like a good match for him specifically because Kazuo Ishiguro’s work shares a similar melancholic bent. There is so much beauty and life in his novels, but always there is a sadness lingering in his stories. *Klara* also has a vague *Gattaca* vibe, as in this vision of the future, kids can be genetically modified for increased academic performance. But where *Gattaca* leans into a cold, unfeeling future, *Klara* opts for literal sunshine and whimsy, as if humanity decides at some point to shape the future in the image of Pixar…but still with our terrible human habits on full display. I am very interested to see what Taika does with the full film. I’m also curious to see if Jenna Ortega can mount an Oscar campaign on a bright, wide-eyed performance that is the literal opposite of Wednesday Adams and the deadpan delivery for which she’s best known. I’m glad to see Ortega shifting gears, generally, but she’s gotten SO good at her cynical schtick it’s like everyone forgot she’s a legit great actress. Scarlett Johansson got an Oscar nomination for *Jojo Rabbit*, Taika’s penchant for dialogue means he hands actors great scenes to perform (it also serves him well, he won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with *Jojo Rabbit*). Will that work for Jenna, too? And maybe Amy Adams while we’re at it? She co-stars in the film as the mother of the girl who purchases Klara as a companion. *Klara and the Sun* is set for a late October release from Sony. As we heard with Cannes, there is some hesitation to spend big on film festivals this year. And Taika’s track record is mixed, *Jojo Rabbit* performed well and earned multiple Oscar nominations—and that win for Taika—but *Next Goal Wins* flopped. If there is hesitation to spend on fall festivals, I don’t know that Taika is the guy who gets his ticket automatically punched. On the other hand, *Klara and the Sun* looks like the kind of movie audiences at TIFF lap up, and everyone likes to win that People’s Choice award. We’ll have to see what Sony decides to do, but if it were up to me, *Klara* would go to TIFF, at the very least. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/clara-sun-23jun26-0009.jpg) Klara and the Sun trailer stills ### From Lilith to Daisy: Olivia Takes the Torch URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-olivia-rodrigos-daisy-chain-fields-festival-feels-bigger-than-just-another-celebrity-curated-festival/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T14:37:50.000Z Olivia Rodrigo announced yesterday the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival, set to take place on August 29th in Irvine, CA and the roster of artists on deck is stacked with both legends and future icons spanning multiple genres. The best part? It is entirely female. Some of the bigger names on the list along with Olivia include Chappell Roan, Doechii, KATSYE, Mitski, Garbage, Rachel Chinouriri, Santigold, the legendary Stevie Knicks and more. But there’s one name on the bill that is extra special: Sarah McLachlan. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5UZEWBWlv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5UZEWBWlv/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah McLachlan of course spearheaded Lilith Fair, a cultural phenomenon upon its inception in 1996\. Everyone from Jewel, Tracy Chapman, Erykah Badu, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole, and more performed at the festival. Nearly three decades later, its influence is still being felt and it is Olivia who is holding the torch. Olivia herself appeared in the 2025 documentary [*Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0DrZGl39as&t=5374s&ref=laineygossip.com)where she spoke about the legacy of the festival and the impact it has made on her in her own music career. Her participation in that documentary made it clear that to her, Lilith Fair was the blueprint. This is what makes Daisy Chain Fields Festival feel bigger than just another celebrity-curated festival. She’s using her enormous platform to introduce Gen Z to that legacy of which she herself is a product. Just as Lilith Fair became a defining cultural moment for Gen X and Millennials, Daisy Chain Fields has the potential to become the Gen Z equivalent and Olivia is the driving force. The fact that Sarah is one of the special guests on the bill is as impressive a flex as any. She’s collecting her icons one by one, and as a music fan, it is a privilege to watch this unfold in real time. Similar to what Sarah did with Lilith Fair in the late 90s, Olivia is presenting a safe space for women in music to shine and for fans of all genders and cultures to celebrate together. The mission statement behind the festival lays out its intentions. Daisy Chain Fields is a place for community and a space where knowledge is power. Proceeds from tickets will go to various charities dedicated to helping women and young girls. This is the same woman who has championed Planned Parenthood at her concerts and stood up against misogynistic voices in the music industry. If there was any popstar of this generation who would be re-opening the doors that the greats before her first broke down, it would be Olivia. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5VrfYx4%5Fb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Daisy Chain Fields (@daisychainfields)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5VrfYx4%5Fb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) In her latest cover story for [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/olivia-rodrigo-interview/?ref=laineygossip.com), Olivia talks about how when she first released her debut album, it was cool for artists to talk politics, and now the dynamics have shifted. That shift is what helped inspire this career move; as she says, *“that’s what the original Lilith Fair was about –they wouldn’t book two women on a bill, they wouldn’t play two women back-to-back on the radio which I think is still the case in country radio – you should fact-check that though.”* Fact-checking herself while throwing shade at the misogynistic undertones in country radio? This is a woman after my own heart.One of the biggest takeaways from the Lilith Fair documentary was seeing just how important it was for Sarah to spotlight female artists and women-led organizations, all while sticking it to the misogynistic men who were running the music industry. Having an artist as famous and successful as Olivia carry on the message that she worked and fought so hard for back in the 90s must feel like the ultimate reward, especially since Sarah herself mentioned in a May 2026 [interview](https://www.vulture.com/article/sarah-mclachlan-lilith-fair-interview.html?ref=laineygossip.com) that she was waiting to see who would be the one from today’s generation to take her torch and that it would have to be someone like Olivia Rodrigo. Someone whose influence is strong enough today to create the next chapter for Lilith, manifesting that “the younger generation needs to carry it forward now”. Talk about a foreshadowing and full-circle moment. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5HXvbEhiK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Pitchfork (@pitchfork)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5HXvbEhiK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Liv has been a hot topic in music for the last couple of weeks with the uber successful release of her third studio album *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.* The main takeaway from the record has been just how much the music is resonating with audiences of all ages, specifically because of how inspired she’s been by the iconic female rockers who shaped her sound. The album has earned her comparisons to artists like Alanis Morissette, Shirley Manson, Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love and more. All of this has resulted in the biggest opening sales week of her career, with an impressive 485,000 copies sold, making her the second highest sales week of the year (only behind BTS). She was always going to debut with big numbers simply out of curiosity, but it’s the quality of the music that helped produced a number so high. Olivia has tapped into a pop-rock mainstream market that has been vacant for so many years, and I wholeheartedly believe that is the reason for this wave of success she is on. Just like Sarah McLachlan did before her, Olivia is using her cultural influence in her peak commercial years to help pave the way for the next generation of women in music, and as a result, is further adding to a legacy while also adding her own chapter in it – by properly acknowledging those who made her possible. ### Intro for June 23, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-off-set-behaviour-of-off-campus-cast-has-become-internet-fixation/ Last updated: 2026-06-23T13:58:46.000Z Dear Gossips, The off-set behaviour of the cast of *Off Campus* has become an internet fixation, not unlike what happened recently with *Heated Rivalry* and then *The Summer I Turned Pretty* before that. And way, way, way before all of them, *Twilight* of course was the biggest example. Which is fitting because someone, in a tweet that I can no longer find, noted yesterday that this is giving 2000s celebrity gossip – and I can definitely see that energy. I’m talking about Mika Abdalla and Josh Heuston, who play Allie and Justin on the show. There’s been speculation since the press tour that something was happening between the two of them. They were paired during the junket and the chemistry between them was popping off during the interviews. Mika and Josh were then seen on holiday with some of their friends, Josh actually shared a couple of photos of Mika in a photo dump on Instagram yesterday. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5j9pOjJV8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Josh Heuston (@jheuston)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5j9pOjJV8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That wasn’t necessarily a hard launch, but then another series of photos surfaced, taken by fans, of him and Mika in Paris looking … well… like this. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5quuGnVIG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by anorasfilm (@anorasfilm)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5quuGnVIG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s the kind of body language that suggests some things. And if what the body language is suggesting isn’t what’s actual, it’s only a matter of time. What makes it even more interesting is that Mika was engaged not that long ago. Her rep confirmed that she and Jake Short, also an actor, had ended their relationship amicably, and no timeline for the split was given, but it is possible that there’s some overlap – but unlike what typically happens when celebrity relationships overlap, no one seems to be mad about this one because everyone was already mad at Jake. Mostly over this resurfaced clip. > This clip just aged like milk. Jake out here calling Mika ‘some bitch’ while she’s thriving. Glad she’s free [pic.twitter.com/JhVl1gkpFe](https://t.co/JhVl1gkpFe?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Viraj (@virajs1845) [June 2, 2026](https://x.com/virajs1845/status/2061718089545531463?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) He’s since apologised for it but my point is, even if she did break up with Jake and hooked up five minutes later with Josh, it hasn’t much affected her reputation. But to go back to the 2000s of it all, there are definitely similarities here between Mika and Kristen Stewart and Michael Angarano and Jake Short and Josh Heuston and Robert Pattinson, LOL. Michael and KStew, by the way, all these years later, are still friends, she was just in a film that he directed (*Sacramento*), co-starring his now-wife, Maya Erskine, who is the baddest and the coolest. The lesson here is that in 15 years, everything will be fine! And that celebrity always repeats itself, generation to generation. Yours in gossip, Lainey ### All the hot boys in Paris (ft. Connie Storrie) URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-heated-rivalrys-sometimes-toxic-fanbase-chill-out-before-season-two-airs-next-spring/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T20:06:20.000Z Paris Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow, and all the hot boys are in Paris for the occasion. “All” being, mainly, Connor Storrie, one of the hottest of the hot boys right now. Connor is, of course, weeks away from beginning production for season two of *Heated Rivalry*. If you’ve read the books, you’re probably excited, like me, because while *Heated Rivalry*, the book, is mostly Shane’s story—it covers his sexual awakening, self-acceptance, and coming out—*The Long Game*, which is forming the backbone for season two, is mostly Ilya’s story, largely revolving around Ilya’s mental health journey. Connor was so convincing as a stoic Russian lover that the world was collectively floored when we learned he is a literal clown (affectionate) from Texas. His acting ability left no room for doubt, given his utterly convincing portrayal of Ilya in season one. For that reason, I am excited to see him dig into all of Ilya’s soft spots, which we only just began to see at the end of season one, in the second season. That said, I am a little bit worried about the fanbase, which has shown itself to be young, inexperienced in the ways of fandom, more than a little toxic, and, perhaps most worryingly of all, somewhat challenged on the media literacy front. Because if Ilya haunts Shane’s story as a remote, at times icy presence, Shane haunts Ilya’s story as an inflexible wall. I’m a little bit worried about what this means for Hudson Williams, who is already prone to taking more abuse from this fandom than Connor does. Hopefully, everyone will chill the f-ck out before next spring when season two airs. In the meantime, let’s prepare for Connor Storrie to own Paris this week. Even dressed down and in a camo hat (repping Dodgers pride, like a true LA transplant), he is a cutie. He’s also being joined in Paris by Lewis Pullman, who was seen pulling up at the airport. Even with the supernova explosion of Connor and Hudson, yes, you still need to get on the Lewis Pullman train. Every generation has their heartthrobs, but they have their quiet ones, too. Do not take your foot off the Lewis Pullman pedal just because Connor Storrie showed up. --- What else happened today… [The many delightful hats of Royal Ascot](https://www.gofugyourself.com/hats-of-royal-ascot-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Go Fug Yourself) Robert Downey, Jr. thinks Marvel has been in a “[let down phase](https://www.pajiba.com/news/robert-downey-jr-flat-out-says-marvel-has-been-in-a-let-down-phase.php?ref=laineygossip.com)”, but is determined to get things back on track with *Avengers: Doomsday*. Really, Marvel has learned the same lesson comic book publishers have been learning for decades: no one likes multi-verse sagas. I’m pretty sure I said that years ago. (Note from Emily: [you did, at least once!](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-deadpool-wolverine-starring-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-definitely-not-everyones-cup-of-tea/)) Whatever, hopefully *Doomsday* will wrap the whole thing up and we can move onto something else. (Pajiba) [Prince William turned 44 yesterday](https://www.celebitchy.com/982966/prince%5Fwilliam%5Fcelebrated%5Fhis%5F44th%5Fbirthday%5Fwith%5Fa%5Fphoto%5Femotional-support%5Fpoll/?ref=laineygossip.com). Consider this your regular reminder to reject the passage of time. Also, it’s crazy how when he was young, he looked so much like Diana, but the older he gets, the more he looks like Charles. The Windsor genes really jump out. (Celebitchy) The real battle at the World Cup isn’t on the pitch, it’s in the broadcasting booth, [between American Alexi Lalas and Frenchman Thierry Henry](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/21/thierry-henry-alexi-lalas-fox-world-cup?ref=laineygossip.com). You simply must read Aaron Timms’ scathing summary of the situation on Fox Sports’ coverage of the World Cup. It is more entertaining than most of the games that have been played so far. (The Guardian) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-lewis-22jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-lewis-22jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/connor-lewis-22jun26-0004.jpg) Connor Storrie leaving his hotel in Paris, June 22, 2026/Lewis Pullman arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, June 22, 2026 ### Taika and Rita on different continents URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-there-reason-to-be-concerned-about-the-state-of-rita-ora-and-taika-waititis-relationship/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T19:11:33.000Z Let’s check in on one of pop culture’s more random couples, Taika Waititi and Rita Ora. They’ve been married since 2022, but lately it seems they’re being photographed less than they were earlier in their relationship. Let’s examine the evidence, starting with the most recent photos of Taika at the Chateau Marmont over the weekend with Rachel Forman. This got me wondering about the state of Taika-and-Rita. Now, Rachel Forman has known Taika Waititi a long time, she appeared in his 2007 directorial debut, *Eagle vs Shark*. She will also appear in his upcoming film *Klara and the Sun*, for which she is also a co-producer. So, there’s no immediate reason to assume the worst, these are two longtime friends having a night out. Rita Ora, meanwhile, performed at the Isle of Wight Festival over the weekend. The reality of celebrity couples is that sometimes your jobs take you away from each other. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2osUiDPrf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RITA ORA (@ritaora)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2osUiDPrf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) But I did look up the last time Taika and Rita were seen together. They were [in Beverly Hills](https://www.justjared.com/2026/02/27/rita-ora-and-taika-waititi-hold-hands-during-day-out-in-beverly-hills/?ref=laineygossip.com) at the end of February. A week later they visited Lewis Hamilton at the Scuderia Ferrari garage for the Australian Grand Prix. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVqXyLFotnd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Scuderia Ferrari HP (@scuderiaferrari)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVqXyLFotnd/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That was the first weekend of March. It is now the second to last weekend of June, just over three months later. These are just some facts and figures to know. Like I’m not saying anything is going on! Rita is performing during summer festival season, Taika’s got a movie due later this year, one which will almost certainly feature in the fall festival season, he’ll be occupied with finalizing *Klara and the Sun* right now. (They are also both executive producers on the documentary [*Jail Time Records*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9lJhjqN2Xw&ref=laineygossip.com), making the festival rounds now.) They’re busy! I’m not saying there’s cause for concern! I’m just saying I saw photos of Taika Waititi and realized I hadn’t seen him and Rita in a minute, and when I did the math, it’s been over three months since they were photographed together. Lots of perfectly valid reasons for that! But also, these are some numbers to remember. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taika-rita-22jun26-0009.jpg) Taika Waititi seen leaving the Chateau Marmont Hotel with actress Rachel Forman in Los Angeles, June 20, 2026/Rita Ora performs at Isle of Wight Festival, June 20, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, June 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-timothee-chalamet-selena-gomez-might-not-actually-work-together-until-press-junket-for-new-film/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T18:17:42.000Z Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez [are working together on an animated film](https://deadline.com/2026/06/timothee-chalamet-selena-gomez-animated-movie-not-alone-1236963881/?ref=laineygossip.com), which means they actually might not even “work” together until the press junket. Remember [the lip-reading controversy of 2024](https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-back-in-new-york-after-golden-globes-lipreading-epidemic-of-2024/)? Internet sleuths were convinced Selena was talking about Timothée and Kylie but it was a wild guess. I actually think they will probably get along just fine and the Kylie factor is way overblown. I think it would be more fun if they all got along really well. A rearranging of the social groups of this gossip generation would be fun to watch. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZP-VyOgv9W/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZP-VyOgv9W/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Ralph Lauren is very comfortable right now, as a brand. Zero controversy, the vintage polos are super popular across generations, the fashion shows are pulling high-calibre celebrities and it hasn’t fallen into the trap of being aggressively branded with monogram logos or aggressively bland with minimalism. It is one of the last brands with a true figurehead who still drives the aesthetic and hasn’t been picked apart by a conglomeration. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2i5REMebz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Ralph Lauren (@ralphlauren)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2i5REMebz/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Gisele doesn’t always post on Father’s Day but she did this year \-- not including Tom Brady is quite obvious. She’s been famous long enough to know how it would be perceived, particularly considering how much attention their blended family got. I’d bet money that there will be a flattering Tom Brady story in *Page Six* this week. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2ivTtlmsc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2ivTtlmsc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *The Boroughs* has been cancelled by Netflix, [which came as a shock to Geena Davis](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/geena-davis-the-boroughs-cancelled-1236625176/?ref=laineygossip.com). In the olden days, when a show was cancelled, the network could point to the ratings or the budget. But because streamers are so secretive and don’t use a standard metric (I still don’t know what “minutes watched” means – does that include the auto previews?), there’s no clear reason and it feels unfinished for the fans. I still wonder about *The Afterparty* on Apple TV. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ3JbN%5Fgbu2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Geena Davis (@geenadavis)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ3JbN%5Fgbu2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Brooklyn Peltz-Beckham: “Don’t post about me on social media.” David and Victoria Beckham: “No.” And we can ignore the low-tier UK tabloids reporting that Brooklyn is offering an olive branch to his dad through his hot sauce. When the company launched he said it was a homage to his dad’s number at Real Madrid, but this is years-old info. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2F1a-iDky/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2F1a-iDky/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Amazon MGM drops Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/its-hard-not-to-see-jeff-bezos-fingerprints-on-amazon-mgms-decision-to-dump-luca-guadagninos-openai-film/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T17:23:24.000Z Today in Burn It All Down News, Amazon MGM Studios has dropped Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film about Sam Altman and OpenAI. The news first broke Friday via [*Puck*](https://puck.news/amazon-is-dumping-its-sam-altman-movie/?ref=laineygossip.com), and *The Hollywood Reporter* confirms that not only has Amazon MGM dropped the film—the third from Guadagnino that they were set to release, following *Challengers* and *After the Hunt*—but that Netflix and Focus Features have also now [passed on the film](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-focus-pass-openai-sam-altman-movie-luca-guadagnino-1236626845/?ref=laineygossip.com). I hate it here. Guadagnino’s film is titled *Artificial* and is billed as a comedy-drama and a biopic. Andrew Garfield stars as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; Monica Barbaro stars as CTO Mira Murati; *Anora* breakout Yura Borisov stars as Ilya Sutskever, a computer scientist who was part of the failed effort to oust Altman from Open AI; and Ike Barinholtz stars as Elon Musk, which you KNOW is going to be a devastatingly precise, scathingly mean performance. (Ike Barinholtz is severely underrated for the precision of his impressions and depth of his acting ability.) The film focuses on the tumultuous period in 2023 when Sam Altman was fired by the OpenAI board only to force his own rehiring days later. This situation reminds me of Ali Abassi’s Donald Trump biopic, *The Apprentice*, which [no one would touch](https://www.laineygossip.com/ali-abassis-trump-movie-the-apprentice-faces-very-real-problem-despite-debuting-to-good-reviews-out-of-cannes/) with a ten-foot pole until an unlikely hero emerged in the form of Briarcliff Entertainment, which [eventually](https://www.laineygossip.com/sebastian-stan-the-apprentice-finally-got-movie-deal/) released the film (it earned two Oscar nominations). Maybe Briarcliff will ride to the rescue once again? Earlier this year, they released *Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die*, which is an AI critical film, too. But as of this writing, *Artificial* is still undistributed. The problem is, of course, all of these companies are invested in AI and no one is going to risk looking like an idiot by releasing an AI-critical film while dumping tens of billions into various AI companies at the same time (NBC is invested [here](https://www.adexchanger.com/tv-2/ai-agents-are-taking-over-nbcus-linear-tv-buys/?ref=laineygossip.com) and [here](https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wolf-games-nbcuniversal-ai-video-games-dick-wolf-1236558223/?ref=laineygossip.com), Netflix [here](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/netflix-all-in-on-leveraging-ai-in-its-streaming-platform.html?ref=laineygossip.com)). In the case of Amazon MGM, it’s hard not to see Jeff Bezos’s fingerprints on the decision to dump the film. Studio boss Mike Hopkins delivered the news to Guadagnino and the film’s producers, but Amazon is the company invested directly with OpenAI (to the tune of $50 billion) and they announced a “[strategic partnership](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-open-ai-strategic-partnership-investment?ref=laineygossip.com)” with OpenAI earlier this year. Sam Altman was also a guest at the Bezos Bozos wedding last summer. I doubt it will ever be put so bluntly on the record, though. No one will want the direct confirmation of billionaire executive meddling in films like this. The official Amazon statement, attributed to no one in particular, is: *“We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker — not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue.”* Baby, I hope Luca Guadagnino loses your number and never picks up your call again. I hope other filmmakers back out of whatever deals they can or just stop taking meetings with you altogether. This should not be rewarded. This should be a warning shot to everyone in Hollywood that your work with Amazon MGM is entirely dependent on Jeff Bezos’s investments. I’ve said it before in other contexts, but it works here, too. Filmmakers with any amount of pull, the ones who can set meetings across town and entertain rival offers to place their next projects, need to strike Amazon MGM off their list. The only message these people will ever hear is the message of money. Take your work and your box office elsewhere. One of the biggest power moves in the last half-decade is Christopher Nolan walking his projects across the street to Universal when he did not like a business decision made by a CEO. Warner Brothers has been groveling to get him back ever since, but he remains firm, working with Universal on *Oppenheimer* and *The Odyssey*, delivering them a billion dollars—it will be after *The Odyssey’s* opening weekend—while Warners can only watch and count lost revenue. It’s the only message that matters. If you have the juice, take it elsewhere. Unless, of course, you’re in bed with Big AI, too, which we know a lot of actors and filmmakers are. But if you care about billionaires staying out of your business, skip the meeting at Amazon MGM. You’re not safe from interference if Jeff Bezos maybe probably thinks you’re being mean to his friends. WHY are these people so sensitive?! You have unfathomable wealth, many billions of dollars hundreds of times over, why do you care what we think of you? ![](https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcGQzd2oxenh2OXN0YXJ5a3U5aWY2b283YXpyZHk5MDZueWoxMHBhZiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3oEdv7Ob55JGHS3Ces/giphy.gif) [Source](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/luca-guadagnino-sam-altman-artificial-dropped-amazon-openai-1236626073/?ref=laineygossip.com) ### It’s Lexi Minetree’s Elle World URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/new-elle-woods-lexi-minetree-looks-adorable-at-elle-world-event-in-nyc-with-reese-witherspoon/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T16:15:29.000Z *Elle*, the television series prequel to *Legally Blonde,* premieres on Prime Video on July 1\. Hard not to be cranky with Amazon/Prime Video right now, but we’ll get to that in a minute. First, we must take notice of the “*Elle* World” event hosted in New York to celebrate the show over the weekend. It brought out not only the stars of the new series but also reunited the stars of *Legally Blonde*, including Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge, who wore a leopard print caftan. Because of COURSE she did. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-embed-22jun26.jpg) Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge attend as Prime Video Celebrates "Elle World" at Hall Des Lumieres on June 20, 2026 in New York City Have you ever seen Jennifer Coolidge’s house in New Orleans? She owns a mansion in the lower Garden District, where she hosts a fabled Halloween party every year. You can see photos [here](https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/jennifer-coolidge-haunted-new-orleans-house-halloween/?ref=laineygossip.com). Interiors from her home were also used in Sofia Coppola’s *The Beguiled*. The LEVEL of TASTE you must POSSESS in order for Sofia Coppola to call you up and ask to borrow your actual home, where you live, with all your stuff, for interiors for her historical drama is incredible. Literally the list is “the actual Palace of Versailles” and “Jennifer Coolidge’s house”. Back to *Elle*, it’s set in 1995 (the *Clueless* era, does this mean Elle Woods and Cher Horowitz crossed paths?) and is about Elle moving to Seattle at the height of grunge. Lainey also [locked into the *Clueless* comparison](https://www.laineygossip.com/ava-phillippe-looks-very-elle-woods-at-brand-partnership-event-as-legally-blonde-prequel-trailer-released/) with the mid-Nineties setting. Does anyone else remember the *Clueless* TV series? Did I hallucinate that? Lexi Minetree stars as the young(er) Elle, and this is her breakout role following years of work in shorts and TV movies. She was cast last year following an extensive search and then Reese Witherspoon wound her up in a vaguely *Punk’d* style video in which you can see Minetree bracing for a broken heart. This feels just a touch mean, if only because auditioning is such a brutal process and actors have to achieve such a precise balance of confidence and resilience to continually try and be rejected. I don’t know, maybe I’m being too crusty. Maybe this is actually really sweet? Mostly I’m just thinking about how much Minetree obviously wanted it and was visibly bracing for a broken heart. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGBVuezuxl7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGBVuezuxl7/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Another fun Lexi Minetree fact is that she is an alumna of the University of Southern California, which is where they filmed *Legally Blonde* (even though the university would not let the film use USC branding in the film because of “sorority stereotypes”. Having gone to USC in the early 2000s…the stereotypes were mostly correct). And before anyone yells at me, yes, I know they also filmed at UCLA. Anyway, Lexi Minetree looks adorable, it’s always good to see Jennifer Coolidge and I really want to go to her annual Halloween party, reject the passage of time, and, finally, let’s talk about Amazon and what they’re up to… Coming up next. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0010.jpg) Zac Looker, Jacob Moskovitz, Tom Everett Scott, June Diane Raphael, Lauren Neustadter, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Lexi Minetree, Reese Witherspoon, Ali Larter, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Victor Garber and Matthew Davis attend as Prime Video Celebrates The 25th Anniversary Of "Legally Blonde" And New Series “Elle” With ‘Elle World' at Hall Des Lumieres on June 20, 2026 in New York City. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/elle-world-22jun26-0012.jpg) Matthew Davis, Selma Blair, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Reese Witherspoon, Ali Larter, Jennifer Coolidge and Victor Garber at the "Elle World" Official Photocall held at Hall des Lumières on June 20, 2026 in New York, New York/Vanessa Carlton, Matthew Davis, Selma Blair, Ali Larter, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Victor Garber and Hoku at the "Elle World" Official Photocall held at Hall des Lumières on June 20, 2026 in New York, New York ### The Newlyweds and their matching hairstyles URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/biggest-takeaway-from-what-tom-holland-has-shared-about-relationship-with-zendaya-is-that-he-feels-supported-safe/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T14:57:48.000Z The *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* press tour continues for Tom Holland and Zendaya – today they were at a photo call in Berlin which, even though it’s work, must be so fun for them, that they get to do the work together, back-to-back, because they will likely be heading straight into promotion for *The Odyssey* after this. It’s a personal and professional honeymoon. There were a lot of headlines last week about Tom finally confirming, in an interview with [*Esquire UK*](https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a71592016/tom-holland-zendaya-wedding-reveal/?ref=laineygossip.com), that he and Z got married. Which, I think, overlooked the more important comment he made about their relationship that connects to what I just said about them being able to spend part of the summer as working newlyweds on the same press tours: *“Our business can present very stressful situations and it’s really nice to have a bedrock of a relationship that will stand the test of time. We can support each other in ways that only we can, because only we understand really what it’s like to live this life, and I think that is such a luxury, because I just don’t understand how I would be able to have anything like that with anyone else.”* Sometimes it can be that much more pressure, when you fall in love with another famous person and the spotlight isn’t just on them as individuals but also the fact that each of them is one half of a couple. I don’t doubt that that has weighed on both of them. At the same time, they’ve obviously been able to find the advantage, to put more emphasis on how they can find strength in their common ground – and protect it, the way you would protect a superpower. My biggest takeaway, however, was how he ended that thought, with two sentences that sum up why she’s his ideal partner and why he is hers. *“So, for me, I found my person. She’s my best friend, and I’m the happiest I have ever been when I’m with her, but I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.”* This is what all of us should want – probably above and beyond anything else, whether it’s money, status, access, attraction: security is the magic. If only we could all find a life partner who makes us feel “supported and safe”. To hear a man say this is that much more potent in these f-ckass manosphere times, because what Tom is saying is that he is vulnerable, that he is soft, that he NEEDS that security, it’s essential for him to feel whole. That he isn’t impenetrable, that he can’t just be the person who provides the armor all the time, every day. He has shared this sentiment consistently over the last few years; he’s been open about his mental health, he’s been candid about his fragility, about the detrimental effects of fame on his emotional wellbeing. Tom Holland has never been a celebrity who leads with ego, he is the most high-profile Gen Z antithesis of the looksmaxxer. Which, by the way, makes him that much hotter. It is hot that Zendaya never has to adjust for her height when they are together. She’s almost half a head taller than he is in these shots from Berlin…and it’s glorious and sexy and complementary in its own unique way. Look at them with their matching newlywed hairstyles, and the preppy collegiate outfits are vibing, too. As usual, Z’s jersey top with the half-tuck over a plaid pencil skirt is perfect. And “39” likely refers to 1939, the year Marvel was born. Tomdaya is our Squawk post today - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/tomdaya-continue-their-reign)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/tomdaya-continue-their-reign?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-22jun26-0007.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya at the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" photocall held at the Amano Rooftop Conference in Berlin, June 22, 2026 ### Jennifer Lopez: Mom with the hookups URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopez-remains-close-with-ben-afflecks-kids-taking-fin-affleck-and-her-child-emme-to-ariana-grandes-concert-in-la/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T19:12:33.000Z Jennifer Lopez was one of so many celebrities who went to see Ariana Grande on tour in LA – Saturday night was the last of five shows that Ariana has played over the last couple of weeks. And there’s some (non-JLo related) gossip here because KATSEYE members were in attendance on Friday night and so was Manon…but Manon went with The Kid Laroi and his girlfriend and there was supposedly no contact between her and the others. She’s been on “hiatus” from the group since February but also since February there hasn’t been much clarification about whether or not she’s coming back, while group activities have continued without her. The speculation, at least in certain corners, has been incessant. I mean, to me, it’s pretty obvious that she’s done, she’s out, and it’ll be interesting to see going forward, one day, if she’ll ever be able to talk about what went down. Now back to JLo, much less dramatic and way cuter – she took her child, Emme, and Ben Affleck’s child, Fin to the show (Emme might now be using the name Oskar, but this hasn’t been confirmed by JLo). A mom and stepmom with the best hookups. As we have seen, quite regularly since she and Ben divorced, she has maintained a relationship with all of his kids. Emme and Fin are obviously still close, it’s not unusual for her to take Sam shopping, and there have also been a few hangs with Violet who just completed her second year at Yale and, in general, since she’s in university and not in Los Angeles as much through the academic year, isn’t photographed as much. It is sweet that they remain in each other’s lives. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ3jCp%5FkkEC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ3jCp%5FkkEC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) JLo is coming off of *Office Romance* with Brett Goldstein, topping the Netflix movie charts in its first week and it’s currently Netflix’s biggest romance movie debut of 2026 (debut numbers were stronger than *People We Meet on Vacation*) although I wonder if that might change after this weekend because *Voicemails for Isabelle* is getting great reviews and could be a word-of-mouth sleeper. For JLo, though, it’s a professional win. And they’re still doing some light promo for it. Last week Netflix released a video featuring her and Brett coaching people through speed dating. It’s cute and funny and once again showcases their chemistry and there’s also a dig at Ben Affleck when she says at one point that men from Boston can’t be trusted, LOL. Her next project is a domestic thriller, *The Last Mrs. Parrish*, based on Liv Constantine’s book by the same name, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story is about a woman who tries to scam a wealthy married couple only to realise that the wife is not the easy mark she thought she would be. The film wrapped last November so by now they should be done in post, it’s just a matter of when Netflix wants to release it. Still, it’s another reminder that JLo always has something cooking. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-ariana-22jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-ariana-22jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-ariana-22jun26-0004.jpg) Jennifer Lopez attends Ariana Grande's final show in LA with Benny Medina, her child Emme, and Fin Affleck, June 20, 2026 ### Intro for June 22, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/netflix-finally-takes-plunge-into-meaningful-theatrical-distribution-with-greta-gerwigs-the-magicians-nephew-in-february-2027/ Last updated: 2026-06-22T13:04:35.000Z Dear Gossips, For the entire history of Netflix releasing original films, I have been a straight up hater on the idea of them ever investing in the theatrical business in a meaningful way. This comes after multiple conversations over many years with different people of increasing levels of power within the company who all echoed the same sentiment—it’s not our business model, and whatever theatrical releases we agree to, is just to keep the talent happy. Every filmmaker thinks they’ll be the one to change Netflix’s mind, but no one ever did, not even greats like Jane Campion and Martin Scorsese. Then came Greta Gerwig, wielding her post-*Barbie* power. Netflix has finally taken a plunge into theatrical distribution in a big way, partnering with Sony for [a global, wide release](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-sony-spe-greta-gerwig-narnia-the-magicians-nephew-1236623054/?ref=laineygossip.com) of Gerwig’s *Barbie* follow-up, *The Magician’s Nephew* (adapted from C.S. Lewis’s novel, which is a later entry into *The* *Chronicles of Narnia*). Netflix will handle the domestic/North American distribution, which will be a wide release with the film playing in major theater chains including AMC, Regal, Cinemark, and Cineplex, among others. Sony will handle international distribution. The film was previously set for a holidays 2026 release on [1,000 IMAX screens](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/greta-gerwig-narnia-imax-play-1236111844/?ref=laineygossip.com), which was touted as a wide release but there are only about 1,800 IMAX screens *in the whole world*. That would amount to a limited release, in actuality. Then the film was moved to a [February 2027 release date,](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-narnia-movie-greta-gerwig-release-date-1236581880/?ref=laineygossip.com) which comes with the wide global release of the film with a 45-day exclusive window for theaters. The film will then premiere on Netflix in early April. So, this is a little bit of a good news/bad news situation. The good news is, Netflix is finally showing some flexibility and becoming amenable to theatrical releases. Theatrical and on demand/streaming are NOT enemies, they do not HAVE to be, they can, in fact, work well together to make everyone more successful. We have a decade-plus of data now that shows that films that premiere theatrically first, even if they bomb, do better on streaming later. It’s good for streaming movies to have healthy theatrical releases. This may also signal someone at Netflix finally realizing that there is no economic engine capable of powering the film industry like theatrical release, and they are the #1 suspect in the murder of said industry, and maybe they have finally decided to put down the candlestick and stop bludgeoning before it’s too late. It’s probably too much to hope for some level of collegial, inter-industry support from a company that is very reluctant to see itself as a film studio and not a tech company—which is it not, Netflix IS a film studio—but if Netflix repeats this kind of deal with a second movie, well. Perhaps someone finally realized that killing the golden goose is, ultimately, hurting everyone, even streaming platforms. But the bad news is that bumping *The Magician’s Nephew* from the holidays, a HUGE movie-going/watching time, to February, a much less robust market, is not a sign of confidence in the film. It kind of makes me think part of what made this a good test subject for Netflix is that they’re already not expecting it to move the needle much. By making it their first wide theatrical release, though, any amount of business it does at the box office will now be seen as a win. I hope this is not the case, I have enjoyed all of Greta Gerwig’s movies to date, but if *Nephew* had always been a theatrical-bound movie, a December to February push would not be a good sign. You don’t move films you expect to perform well out of the holiday frame. Perhaps the silver lining is that now the film will not have to compete with Dunesday, the December matchup of *Dune: Part Three* and *Avengers: Doomsday*. Until I see something compelling with my own eyes, I assume this date move was to give *The Magician’s Nephew* a better chance of survival than in the already overcrowded December market. But moving to February, only slightly better than the January box office boneyard, isn’t a confidence builder. But hey, at least Netflix is finally experimenting with wide theatrical releases. That is a win for everyone. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Lewis goes for four URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-lewis-hamilton-spend-week-after-finishing-first-at-barcelona-catalunya-grand-prix/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T20:30:21.000Z I don’t know how Lewis Hamilton spent his week but I can say pretty confidently that he was probably having a great time after finishing first at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix last Sunday for an all-British podium, his first win in 41 races, his first win in a Ferrari, and his third podium finish in a row this season. Also becoming the oldest F1 race winner since 1970\. It was a major breakthrough for Lewis and obviously motivates him and the team even more to stay competitive. Lewis was seen leaving Milan today after the Ralph Lauren show in an all-cream outfit, immediate destination unknown, but we do know that he will definitely have to be in Spielberg by early next week ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring where he might actually not be the main character since everyone is gossiping about Max Verstappen’s future at Red Bull and whether or not he will get out of his contract. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZx0BxYipMF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZx0BxYipMF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) For now, though, Lewis has another weekend to enjoy the win, which must have been suuuch a relief, especially after last season, especially after all the questions about whether or not he still has it. Motorsport is so much more than just the driver though, which casual followers don’t quite appreciate, even if they’ve watched every season of *Drive to Survive.* The engineering and the mechanics of it all – it’s not just whether a race car driver is up to the challenge, so much of it rides, literally, on the ride. And that can sometimes change week to week. Right now, this week, Lewis is on top, he’s ended the drought. You can see it in the skin, so well moisturised! --- What else happened today… Do I need [a wiener dog stapler](https://www.gofugyourself.com/fug-nation-loves-small-various-delights-to-make-summer-fun-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com) even though I never use staplers? (Go Fug Yourself) People are [mad at Nate Bargatze](https://www.laineygossip.com/married-couple-zendaya-tom-holland-promote-spider-man-brand-new-day-in-amsterdam/) for being at that trash UFC event but, like, knowing what we already knew about Nate Bargatze, why was this a surprise, LOL. Apparently there’s been a rumour about how old his wife was when they got married. As Mike Redmond writes, [this is silly, stop it](https://www.pajiba.com/news/nate-bargatze-did-not-marry-his-wife-when-she-was-17-stop-it.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) [When the idiots running a country can’t even fix a pool](https://www.celebitchy.com/982793/move%5Fover%5Falgae%5Fthe%5Fnew%5Fproblem%5Fat%5Fthe%5Fdc%5Freflecting%5Fpool%5Fis%5Fthat%5Fthe%5Flining%5Fis%5Fpeeling/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) Do I need to care about this? [Are Benson Boone and Alix Earle dating](https://www.thecut.com/article/benson-boone-alix-earle-dating.html?ref=laineygossip.com)? (The Cut) Good question: [How Did *Gilmore Girls* Become About The Gilmore Boys](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/10/10057727/gilmore-girls-rory-dean-logan-jess-boyfriends-debate-problem?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Refinery29) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/lewis-what-else-19jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/lewis-what-else-19jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/lewis-what-else-19jun26-0003.jpg) Lewis Hamilton greets fans as he prepares to depart Milan, June 19, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, June 19, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/anne-hathaway-announces-third-pregnancy-after-few-very-busy-months-of-work/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T19:05:36.000Z After a few very busy months, Anne Hathaway announced her pregnancy on Instagram. I’m not sure if she posted this before or after [the pap pics](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxVtJcjivb/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com) came out but hopefully she had the heads up and could do it on her own time. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZxVZxCqp1X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Anne Hathaway (@annehathaway)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZxVZxCqp1X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Olivia Rodrigo took in [the No Doubt show at the Sphere](https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-olivia-rodrigos-new-album-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-cements-her-as-one-of-the-top-pop-rock-stars-of-the-decade/); Gwen Stefani pulled her onstage and Olivia showed off her cute sign. *You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So In Love* is a hit (which isn’t a surprise) and with that, Olivia could also be influencing the drink of summer. It’s a simple throwback: the vodka cran. I hope this releases bartenders from the tyranny of espresso martinis, negronis, and Aperol spritzes. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvCabvPOEM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by No Doubt (@nodoubt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvCabvPOEM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > Move over, Aperol spritzes and espresso martinis — there’s a new drink of the summer. The beverage of the effortlessly cool and, as Olivia Rodrigo sings, the open-hearted: the vodka-cran. [https://t.co/RCC1ugPhV3](https://t.co/RCC1ugPhV3?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — The Cut (@TheCut) [June 19, 2026](https://x.com/TheCut/status/2067962215416934771?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The UK media is breathlessly reporting on the Sussex family visiting the UK; the tabloids are having a field day and the more legitimate outlets seem to be hedging their bets a bit more with the language. The tabloids are still obsessed with her so of course they want her to visit, there are still daily Meghan headlines and half of them are about how “irrelevant” she is. So irrelevant you can’t stop talking about her! Page Six is calling As ever’s new brand collab “[desperate](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/17/royal-family/meghan-markle-launches-collab-as-desperate-bid-to-avoid-5m-jam-loss-continues/?ref=laineygossip.com)”, which is also silly. Lifestyle companies collaborate with other brands big and small all the time, it’s completely normal and expected. Now is As ever moving jam at the pace it expected after the initial launch? Probably not. I do think a pivot is coming, fragrance or fashion. Consumables like jam are tricky, you don’t want that stock sitting around. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZdfhsJSFGn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @aseverofficial](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZdfhsJSFGn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ALO has a superyacht for hosting influencers and some bigger names, like Kylie Jenner and Alix Earle. It’s obviously a great marketing gimmick but does this not seem like the least-fun trip ever? Maybe it’s because I look like a baby gazelle when I do Pilates but working out on a reformer machine in the blazing sun is not my idea of a good time. I don’t even like eating on patios. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZtLG4ymFDJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ALO (@alo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZtLG4ymFDJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvacENgeP4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue Business (@voguebusiness)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZvacENgeP4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This AI Val Kilmer is going to flop and everyone knows it, so I don’t understand treating it like a cultural watershed moment. Who is the audience for this? All due respect to Val Kimer but towards the end of his career, he was not an in-demand movie star who got projects greenlit. He had passed that phase of his career and that’s completely normal. So I don’t understand this need to build an artificial world around him when there are dozens of actors of his stature and age who could have done this role. It’s not like he was a Heath Ledger or Philip Seymour Hoffman, actors who died very suddenly and tragically (not to give AI people any ideas, that would be disgusting and there’s no way either of their estates would ever allow it). Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin) had to ask people to stop sending her [AI-generated videos of her dad](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r0erqk18jo?ref=laineygossip.com). > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxEYMhGg1%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by VANITY FAIR (@vanityfair)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxEYMhGg1%5F/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/1anne-csm-19jun26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/anne-csm-19jun26-0002.jpg) Anne Hathaway steps out in New York, June 1, 2026 ### Busy and Babydolls URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/busy-philipps-steps-out-in-trendy-zimmermann-babydoll-dress-discusses-adhd-diagnosis-cbs-mornings/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T17:53:53.000Z Busy Philipps was in New York yesterday. She made an appearance on *CBS Mornings* in part to talk about her adult ADHD diagnosis. This has been an increasingly common conversation happening among women over the last three or four years, at least in my experience. I’ve had several close friends diagnosed with ADHD in their 30s and, like Busy, it has been a gamechanger. > [@cbsmornings](https://www.tiktok.com/@cbsmornings?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@cbsmornings") Busy Philipps is opening up about her late ADHD diagnosis after realizing she shared symptoms as her young daughter was evaluated and diagnosed. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with ADHD later in life, research shows: "For many years in my life, I thought that there was just something wrong with me." [#busyphilipps](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/busyphilipps?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "busyphilipps") [#adhd](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/adhd?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "adhd") [#health](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/health?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "health") [♬ original sound - CBS Mornings](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7652790135230794526?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - CBS Mornings") As many people have pointed out, ADHD has been historically under-diagnosed in girls and women because symptoms present differently and, from what I understand through reading and the discussions I’ve been having with the people in my life, until relatively recently, people were mainly looking at how symptoms presented in boys and men, particularly on the hyperactivity side. Socialisation and gender norms can also be a factor. In many cultures, girls are conditioned to multi-task, so if they are high-functioning, and able to manage multiple activities or responsibilities, it isn’t clocked as quickly if they may not be able to focus on just one task. To be clear, I am by no means an expert, and everything I’ve just written is a broad strokes overview of a much more complicated conversation – these just happen to be the common denominators that are shared among the women I know who have it. There’s been a lot of thoughtful writing about this, including this piece I linked to in February by Caitlin Moscatello for [The Cut](https://www.thecut.com/article/surge-of-women-midlife-adhd-diagnoses.html?ref=laineygossip.com) that’s well worth you time if you, like me, have been wondering about whether or not to get tested. And now there’s Busy Philipps, talking about it openly, and the impact it’s had on her life and her work. Busy’s dress is Zimmermann – gauzy, pretty, a silhouette that’s always on-trend, but especially on-trend right now because it’s babydoll, and of course the Olivia Rodrigo of it all. Zimmermann is a pricy brand, I haven’t seen Busy’s exact dress but dresses at Zimmermann don’t usually sell for less than $1500 and that’s on the low side. Zimmermann obviously has some beautiful sh-t, but in my opinion, for this particular dress that Busy’s wearing, there are better options. Like the [Wendy Ruffle Dress in Silk Crepe by Yasmin Pan](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65749891?ref=laineygossip.com) in light orange, which I prefer over Busy’s coral/pink. As for babydolls in general, I’m frequently in a babydoll cut, there are always least three or four on my rack at work. One of my favourite go-to brands for a babydoll cut is Sister Jane. They have a classic one that they release in different shades and patterns every season – right now the Elara Jacquard Mini [comes in bright pink with roses](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65749931?ref=laineygossip.com). I’ve previously worn it in orange and green. It also currently comes in [a pearled white](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65749999?ref=laineygossip.com) if you’re looking for something less busy. I love this dress, which is why I keep going back to it, in so many colourways. It works with flats and heels and sneakers and boots, and all seasons, it will never go out of style. While we’re here, and because I’ve been asked about this, when I say that Sister Jane is a go-to for me, I mean it. When I said a couple of weeks ago that I’m wearing a lot of polka dots lately, I also mean it. I wore this Sister Jane [polka dot jacket and shorts set](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750037?ref=laineygossip.com) to co-host the Bell Media Upfront earlier this month. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZOMtREDrQV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Elaine Lui (@laineygossip)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZOMtREDrQV/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Back to the babydolls – Sandy Liang is another label that I hit up for babydolls often, specifically a puffy babydoll, voluminous and structured. The [Miyo Minidress comes in pink](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750091?ref=laineygossip.com) and [also black](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750072?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s so comfortable and so fun. Ganni is also always good for a baby doll and the [Black Cotton Poplin Tie String Minidress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750211?ref=laineygossip.com) is currently waiting to go into the rotation for an upcoming show. Less pouf than the Sandy Liang with a longer shaped sleeve and the bows are really cute. It’s also on sale at a great price point. If you’re into the Sandy Liang and the Ganni but more on the casual side, the [Clarise Mini Dress at Free People](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750319?ref=laineygossip.com) totally has the same DNA but works for the beach or a stroll through town on holiday. It’s light and airy on the body and it comes in several colourways. There’s a lot of crossover between babydoll and boho – think Coachella or Glastonbury – and even though I’m not a music festival girl, I am obsessed with the [Sézane x Sea NY Aliette Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750407?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s the high collar and the trim and the gathered sleeves, it too works with every shoe, but I think I might pull out the pointed-toe ankle boots and really take it back to 2006 when I wear it. For the short sleeve babydoll options that are more coded to what Olivia Rodrigo’s been doing, Reformation’s [Joliette Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750444?ref=laineygossip.com), in black and white, with the short sleeves and the straight neckline hits the spot. I’m thinking of keeping the [For Love & Lemons Susie Eyelet Lace Long Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750508?ref=laineygossip.com) after I wear it on the show because it is so soft on the body, and it’s such an easy one to throw on in the summer with a pair of biker shorts underneath. It works on camera but I can also walk the dogs in this one with sneakers and a baseball cap. But then I tried on the [Daisy Street Seersucker Cotton Puff Sleeve Mini Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750465?ref=laineygossip.com) and squealed. First of all, you had me at seersucker. And then it’s the way the shoulders angle in slightly towards the neck, and the cute puffy sleeves. And it’s under $85! We are definitely keeping this one. Finally, my favourite… also a keeper – babydoll but make it preppy, [the mesh and flowers babydoll dress at Simons](https://go.shopmy.us/p-65750552?ref=laineygossip.com) is SO good. Like a t-shirt with crisp sleeves on top, scalloping across the chest, then falling loosely from the waist. It’s under $100, throw on a denim jacket or a leather jacket or a blazer and you can ride it out to the fall, with tights if you want to go deep in November, and it works with mary janes or loafers or sneakers or boots. *Please note, these are affiliate links.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/busy-philipps-19jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/busy-philipps-19jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/busy-philipps-19jun26-0004.jpg) Busy Philipps at CBS Mornings in NYC, June 18, 2026 ### The power of imagination in Toy Story 5 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-toy-story-5-asks-us-to-choose-imagination-when-screens-devices-make-every-aspect-of-our-lives-so-flat/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T15:55:04.000Z Thirty-one years and five films deep, the *Toy Story* franchise somehow keeps finding new ways to justify its existence. Seven years after *Toy Story 4* asked [what it means to live purposefully](https://www.laineygossip.com/toy-story-4-movie-review/), the toys are back in *Toy Story 5*, which asks us to choose imagination when screens and devices make every aspect of our lives so flat and anodyne. Written by Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris, and directed by Andrew Stanton, *Toy Story 5* is not the pinnacle of the franchise, but it has all that *Toy Story* charm and heart that makes these films so enduring and endearing. The toys still reside with Bonnie, the little girl who claimed them in *Toy Story 4*. Woody (Tom Hanks) is still living in the outside with Bo Peep (Annie Potts), rehoming “lost toys”. Jessie (Joan Cusack) is now in charge in Bonnie’s world, serving as the new sheriff since Woody departed the world of children for the world of toys. (I still have so many questions about how many objects are sentient in this universe. What’s going on with the toasters?) Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), however, is soon swayed to the dark side by a new tablet toy, a Lilypad called “Lily” and voiced with vaguely sinister, tech-smooth tones by Greta Lee. With Lily “helping” her, Bonnie soon finds some new friends, a trio of mean girls named Chelsea, Heidi, and Kara. *Toy Story 5* tackles the onset of digital toys and closes the loop on the technological advancement first represented in *Toy Story*. Back then, pull-string Woody was intimidated by battery-operated Buzz Lightyear, with his moving parts and flashing lights. Now, the toys are being fully replaced by Lily, a consuming portal of vacuity that consumes children like a dark god. Bonnie’s sh-tty new friends make fun of her old school toys, while Lily works to isolate Bonnie from her toys, too. In a world of Lilypad tablets, no one seems to see a need for imaginative toys anymore…except an animal-loving girl incomprehensively named Blaze (Mykal-Michelle Harris). Technically speaking, there are some cool new touches in the animation, done by Pixar, who is the Lily to hand-drawn animation’s Woody and this film is as close as they’ll ever get to pondering their role in the minimization of hand-drawn animation. But Woody has a bald spot now, which is funny in two ways, because Woody is “getting old” but also, he *is* an old toy and shows signs of advanced wear and tear. Blaze’s hair is a leap forward in computer-animated texture, which should make animating Black characters better and more interesting going forward. Narratively, there are lots of fun new things, too. Conan O’Brien voices a dying potty-training toy called Smarty Pants and Jessie goes on a harrowing side-trip to save his life—this franchise is really obsessed with nearly killing toys only to pull back at the last second (Toy Story Kill A Toy Challenge). And Jessie also has a rewarding emotional arc in which she realizes the long-term value of a beloved toy. Long after the child has grown up, fond memories remain and can impact the person the child becomes forever. But there is one huge pitfall, one that is almost inescapable in 21st century cinema. Because Lily is a tablet, because so much of the plot revolves around technology and its pervasive creep into every facet of our lives, a lot of *Toy Story 5* involves watching characters send and read emails. No one in the history of cinema to date has made reading emails—or texts—visually exciting, and Pixar doesn’t solve that problem, either. They try really hard by pushing the toys to devise plans to type messages and get humans to read them, which involves shenanigans of varying degrees and is, at most, cute. But at the end of the day, we’re watching people read screens on screen: boring. The toys find value in imagination, I wish more filmmakers would find value in not making us watch people open emails. Overall, *Toy Story 5* is a solid film. I don’t think these are really *for* children anymore, but for parents anxious about what devices are doing to children, it provides a motive for beefing up your kid’s toy chest. #5 doesn’t have #4’s absurd surrealism thanks to Forky—he is present but not essential—but the messaging about the power of imagination is potent in our device-driven, AI-flattened times. *Toy Story* has gotten very good at speaking to the generation who grew up on the original set of films. *Toy Story 5*, with Jessie as a central protagonist, is particularly good at speaking to horse girls. Oh my god, I just realized that’s why she’s named BLAZE. **Toy Story 5* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ### Matt Damon gets in URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-extend-20-year-fake-feud-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-to-promote-the-odyssey/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T15:11:54.000Z Last night was Jimmy Kimmel’s last appearance on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* before his summer, he’ll be backfilled by guest hosts until the fall. Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* opens in theatres exactly a month from today and promo is picking up but since they won’t have the Jimmy Kimmel option closer to release date, Matt stopped by yesterday to extend their now 20+ year fake feud…which got tiresome a few years ago and now it’s managed to push through the fatigue and get into familiar tradition territory. Like at this point it would actually be weird if Matt just showed up for a regular interview instead of the two of them yelling at each other. Plus, the set-up for this kinda wrote itself. He’s starring in *The Odyssey*, occurring after the events in *The Iliad,* and of course the marquee scene in *The Iliad* is the Trojan Horse – and since Matt is always trying to sneak his way onto Jimmy’s set, hiding in a model horse is… the most obvious and expected bit to pull off right now. But that’s not where they both demonstrate their level of commitment. The commitment is in their performance – specifically with how immature the jokes are, how mean the jokes are, and how hard they hit each other with those pool noodles. Jimmy always looks convincingly annoyed and Matt always looks convincingly desperate and the fact that they’ve been doing this for over two decades is actually kind of impressive and mostly… well… comfortable. Habits are comfortable. They may not be artistically adventurous but I’m not sure we’re asking for a major artistic swing where these two are considered in this particular setting. Also, is it just me or does Matt Damon look better than he has in a long time? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZwMJzWBYAI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZwMJzWBYAI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for *The Odyssey,* remember this is a film that sold out of advance tickets for screenings in 70mm a year in advance. And when advance tickets for regular screenings went on sale earlier this month apparently [there were wait times in the queue](https://deadline.com/2026/06/the-odyssey-advance-ticket-wait-times-amc-drop-1236941256/?ref=laineygossip.com) like for concert tickets. The awareness is definitely there. Early projections are putting opening weekend at $100 million, on the low end. More accurate projections should be arriving next week but Christopher Nolan is one of very few event directors, will be interesting to see the numbers on July 17 which, by the way, is the World Cup final weekend. So that Sunday box office will be worth keeping an eye on. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/matt-damon-19jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/matt-damon-19jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/matt-damon-19jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/matt-damon-19jun26-0005.jpg) Matt Damon at Jimmy Kimmel Live! June 18, 2026 ### Andy and Flo before Annette? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-florence-pugh-playing-younger-version-of-annette-benings-character-in-42-6-years-with-andy-samberg/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T14:19:40.000Z Andy Samberg and Florence Pugh were photographed in Brooklyn yesterday and according to the paps, they’re working on a film called *42.6 Years.* This project has been in development for years and is finally going into production, with some casting changes. It’s a sci-fi romantic comedy about a man who is cryogenically frozen for 42.6 years and tries to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend; he hasn’t changed… but she’s been living her life the whole time. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy1-19jun26-0015.jpg) Florence Pugh and Andy Samberg film 42.6 Years in NYC, June 18, 2026 Originally it was Jean Smart who was going to play the girlfriend – and that pairing, her comedic timing and his comedic timing, would have been so good, only it took so long to come together, presumably the schedules didn’t line up. So now Annette Bening is stepping into the role. Changes the vibe but the intrigue is definitely still there. Is Flo the younger version of Annette? If they are casting for a younger version of Annette, whether it’s Flo or not, this is reassuring – because nobody needs them to be AI-ing Annette Bening in all the scenes. I’ve been running a low-grade Andy Samberg problem for years. Watching him with both Annette and Flo might turn that into a full-blown fever. Florence has been quiet for a minute since *Thunderbolts\** last year after a steady streak in the spotlight in the few years leading up to it. But she has a pretty busy fall lined up with three major releases. [Zoe Kazan’s *East of Eden*](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-zoe-kazan-acknowledge-familys-legacy-through-remake-of-east-of-eden/)is coming soon to Netflix. Given the adaptation and the family and Hollywood legacy here, there will be a lot of interest in that series. And then, at the box office, two monster projects with high-profile ensembles – *Dune 3* and *Avengers: Doomsday,* both of them coming out on the same day, December 18, the two biggest holiday season blockbusters. So Flo will be very, very visible during the back half of this year, not unlike 2026 for Zendaya (who is in *Dune 3* as well) and Anne Hathaway. Florence Pugh has the career that Sydney Sweeney thinks she deserves. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0010.jpg) Florence Pugh and Andy Samberg film 42.6 Years in NYC, June 18, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/flo-andy-19jun26-0017.jpg) Florence Pugh and Andy Samberg film 42.6 Years in NYC, June 18, 2026 ### Intro for June 19, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/are-love-island-cast-members-going-in-with-intention-of-casting-themselves-as-villains/ Last updated: 2026-06-19T13:40:31.000Z Dear Gossips, New performance stats for *Love Island USA* season 8, just reported yesterday, [per Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/06/love-island-usa-season-8-ratings-growth-peacock-1236960343/?ref=laineygossip.com): “Season 8 has come out of the gate with 2.3B minutes viewed through its first two weeks, up 50% from Season 7”. Season 7 followed the breakthrough – and still the best – season, which was 6, featuring PPG when *Love Island USA* became Peacock’s most valuable series. And season 8 is doing even better numbers, so the streak continues, and so does the lying. I have watched every season of *Love Island USA*, the only western reality show I f-ck with, and there has been more lying this season than maybe all the seasons combined. So many lies, so many liars, multiple liars, saying one thing one minute and five minutes later telling someone else the exact opposite. The two biggest liars are Sincere (hilariously ironic) and Kenzie, at least so far. We’re just two weeks in, anything could happen. And Casa Amor is looming. The thing about lying on this show, though, is that while Casa Amor is always the “twist” that people are waiting for, to me the most dramatic episode of every season of *Love Island USA* since they introduced the feature is… MOVIE NIGHT. Peacock is doing a theatrical viewing experience for Casa Amor this year, encouraging group watches at the cineplex when the villa gets disrupted by the location shift and the new bombshells coming in. But, in my opinion, Movie Night should be the viewing experience because this is when all the islanders have to sit down and watch back what their partners said or did or inserted when they weren’t around. It is crazy to me how they’ve somehow forgotten about all the cameras and their lies when they are doing all the lying. Or … I dunno… maybe at this point in the age of influencers, they just don’t care anymore because they know the lying and the drama will increase viewership. Since most of them are not there for love but for fame, we may have arrived at the point where they all go in with the intention of casting themselves as the villains. On the other end of the spectrum, though, *Love Island USA* is now a launchpad for reality stars from other shows who’ve been wronged by villains to build even more momentum. That was true for Ariana Madix after she was f-cked over on *Vanderpump Rules,* then made a guest appearance in season 5 of *Love Island USA* before taking over as host to rave reviews. Similarly, Ciara Miller showed up in Fiji last week, continuing to ride a wave of popularity after she got f-cked over on *Summer House,* and was confirmed alongside Tefi Pessoa to be the new host of *Love Island USA: Aftersun*. Their chemistry was great. They brought exactly the right tone to the proceedings. And Ciara will also be on the Ariana path in the fall when she joins *Dancing With the Stars.* I get why everyone wants her right now – it’s not just the notoriety, she’s good at the job, she’s great on a mic, plus, like, look at her. She is stunning. And she has Rihanna’s endorsement. A couple of months ago there was a rumour circulating via DeuxMoi that Rihanna was trying to set up Ciara and Michael B Jordan. Then again… MBJ is liking Sol’s tweets. Spoiler alert: Sol has been dumped from the villa – but maybe Sol will end up winning, because she has MBJ’s attention! The Gossip Genie has options. PS. Speaking of Rihanna, she and Rocky were in LA for the first time in three months yesterday on business related to that shooting incident outside their home. They left immediately afterwards. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-19jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-19jun26-0003.jpg) Rihanna and A$AP Rocky board a private jet in LA, June 18, 2026 ### Captain Benson is on the float URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/it-is-no-surprise-longtime-knicks-fan-mariska-hargitay-on-float-at-knicks-championship-parade/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T20:15:18.000Z Captain Olivia Benson has been protecting New York for 27 years, going on 28\. On this historic day in the city, of course she is there. Mariska Hargitay is not only a longtime Knicks fan, she has special status with Jalen Brunson – his #1 celebrity among all celebrities. At this point she’s practically part of his family – and she arrived with the Brunsons today at the parade. So it’s no surprise that she and her son August were with Jalen on the float as they made their way down the Canyon of Heroes. > [@nba](https://www.tiktok.com/@nba?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@nba") BIG Knicks fan Mariska Hargitay having a blast at the Knicks Championshup Parade 🤩 🙌 [#NBA](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nba?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nba") [#Basketball](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/basketball?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "basketball") [#NBAKnicks](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nbaknicks?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nbaknicks") [#MariskaHargitay](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mariskahargitay?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mariskahargitay") [#Knicks](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/knicks?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "knicks") [♬ original sound - NBA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7652765679417920287?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - NBA") She already said that the Knicks’ comeback in game 4 of the finals was the “greatest night” of her life – even better than her wedding, and it was kind of a joke but, like, not really, LOL. So the fact that she’s holding the trophy, with Jalen beside her, and Jalen calling her son into the shot, on the day that NYC is celebrating the championship… I mean, look at her, she’s not lying about her level of happiness. > [@nba](https://www.tiktok.com/@nba?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@nba") SVU fan Jalen Brunson with Knicks fan Mariska Hargitay and @The Larry O’Brien Trophy 🤝 [#NBA](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nba?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nba") [#NBAFinals](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nbafinals?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "nbafinals") [#Basketball](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/basketball?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "basketball") [#JalenBrunson](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jalenbrunson?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "jalenbrunson") [#MariskaHargitay](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mariskahargitay?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "mariskahargitay") [♬ original sound - NBA](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7652777132870961950?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - NBA") And she’s also extending the Taylor Swift t-shirt trend. I love that August is wearing his mother’s Knick-name. SORRY. I had to. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/mariska-embed-18jun26.jpg) Mariska Hargitay and her son August attend the New York Knicks ticker-tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes on July 18, 2026 in New York City --- What else happened today… Best Dressed at the Knicks parade: [Rama Duwaji](https://www.thecut.com/article/rama-duwajis-knicks-parade-dress-is-made-of-bootleg-merch.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) Kayleigh Donaldson’s piece [on the rise of the clueless influencer](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/jake-shane-and-the-rise-of-the-clueless-influencer.php?ref=laineygossip.com), particularly on the red carpet, is triggering for me, because red carpet interviews are part of my job – and they’re not easy, so I want to give people slack… but there’s a way to do it while finding a balance between respectful and fun. And when you go into it hoping for something viral, or turning it into a stunt, it betrays the entire enterprise. (Pajiba) Britt Lower is making all the colours work together. [Plus a puppy](https://www.gofugyourself.com/britt-lower-is-out-there-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Katy Perry is talking about [popstars and productivity and who’s making “good sh-t”](https://www.celebitchy.com/982689/katy%5Fperry%5Fwonders%5Fif%5Fpop%5Fstars%5Fare%5Fmaking%5Fgood%5Fs--t%5For%5Fif%5Ftheyre%5Fjust%5Fproductive/?ref=laineygossip.com). Some people are wondering if she’s taking a shot at Taylor Swift. But, like, I can’t remember the last time Katy Perry put out a good song. I do, however, very much enjoy the cringe she’s continuing to serve with Justin Trudeau. (Celebitchy) [When Olivia Wilde got advice from Pamela Anderson](https://ew.com/olivia-wilde-says-this-hollywood-star-gave-her-advice-after-don-t-worry-darling-drama-12001650?ref=laineygossip.com). (EW) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/mariska-what-else-18jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/mariska-what-else-18jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/mariska-what-else-18jun26-0004.jpg) Jalen Brunson, Mariska Hargitay, and her son August attend the New York Knicks ticker-tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes on July 18, 2026 in New York City ### Celebrity Social Media, June 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/celebrity-social-media-june-18-2026/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T18:37:15.000Z Lil Nas X is doing so well! Great to see him again. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsWO0SyxHb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by MONTERO (@lilnasx)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsWO0SyxHb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’ve had plenty of smoke for the women in Hollywood taking up for AI, including Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow, so it’s only fair that Martin Scorsese gets the same attention. I wonder what his longtime collaborators, like editor Thelma Schoonmaker, think about this. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZFb3OZNTcX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Black Forest Labs (@bfl.ai)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZFb3OZNTcX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *The Summer I Turned Pretty* is filming exterior shots and there are huge crowds gathering to try to catch a glimpse of the actors. Maybe it’s because my knees crack when I walk up a flight of stairs but filming is not a concert, it’s not a spectator performance. It requires controlled chaos. I understand stopping to gawk at a set for a few minutes but camping out all day? This happened a lot in Vancouver when *50 Shades of Grey* was being filmed. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX985lNK7PE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Summer I Turned Pretty (@thesummeriturnedpretty)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX985lNK7PE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Socialite Amy Griffin is countersuing a woman who claims that Amy stole her story about being sexually abused by a teacher to write her bestselling, celebrity-hyped memoir. However, Amy is NOT suing the New York Times, which published the story. Considering the NYT hasn’t lost a defamation case in decades (and the last loss was overturned on appeal) and regularly defends itself against powerful and wealthy people, Amy instead chose to funnel her immense resources into suing one person. If you are interested, I’d highly recommend reading the piece in the Times, it is diligently researched and includes ample space for Amy’s team [to respond to Jane Doe](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/nyregion/amy-griffin-memoir-psychedelic-drugs.html?ref=laineygossip.com). I read it and Jane Doe’s account is chilling because it is clear, specific, and reliable; she had spoken to multiple people over the years about the abuse. Her name is now public because of Amy’s lawsuit. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/csm-embed-18jun26.jpg) Amy Griffin on Instagram Anna Faris is doing the rounds for *Scary Movie* and her exit from *Mom* came up on the *Happy Sad Confused* podcast and it was a click for me. Acting is a transient business but leaving a hit sitcom, which pays a lot and has a fairly easy schedule, is usually prompted by something. She didn’t give up much except to say she lost focus and a lot happened in those seven years. It’s not *The Good Wife*\-level mystery but I’m still curious. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYm0hE%5FCGVE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Numéro Netherlands (@numero\_netherlands)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYm0hE%5FCGVE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### There’s movement in Rhode Island URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-anyone-actually-sure-about-anything-to-do-with-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T17:43:55.000Z Where and when are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married? Two of the biggest gossip questions consuming the ecosystem for months. It wasn’t June 13 in Rhode Island – even though Us Weekly boldly proclaimed it on the cover of the magazine, and have not been clowned enough for it. It could be July 3 in New York City at Madison Square Garden, which TMZ was the first to report, but there seems to be a lot of skepticism about whether or not that will actually happen since – well, for a lot of reasons: it’s tacky and it doesn’t exactly vibe with the engagement theme or hers, really, apart from the fact that she’s performed there and has cheered on the Knicks. Now, a new development… there’s movement in Rhode Island. There is activity on the estate. The lights are on, security has been mobilised, her best friend Abigail has been seen there. Other women have also been seen on one of the terraces. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZu2pOYDjNw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TMZ (@tmz\_tv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZu2pOYDjNw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And now TMZ seems to be hedging their bets about what’s happening in Rhode Island and how that might affect what could happen at MSG – the language changed from TNT is getting married at Madison Square Garden to this: *“There is evidence Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will not tie the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York, and there is also evidence something wedding-related is going down at Taylor's massive, seaside Rhode Island mansion.”* OK but for weeks you said that your sources said it was MSG! And now there are question marks all over the place, as [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/18/taylor-swift-rhode-island-mansion-has-pre-wedding-activity/?ref=laineygossip.com) ends their most recent post with a series of possibilities: *“As for what this might be ... well, the MSG celebration is scheduled for July 3rd, although it's feeling like the wedding might take place before that. So, is this a wedding, a bachelorette party, or something else?”* Sounds like they’re not sure where and when, after being so sure about where and when. Is anyone actually sure about any of it? Would Taylor Swift ever allow that to happen? ### Welcome to Widow’s Bay, see you next year! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/tv-review-widows-bay-season-1-caps-off-an-extraordinary-run-of-ten-perfect-episodes/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T17:00:57.000Z **Spoilers for Widow’s Bay season 1** There are hungry places in the world; places that devour, yet humanity cannot resist infringing upon the maw of something dark and terrible we do not understand. It is summer, people will insist on swimming in Lake Lanier. Every spring, thousands line up to climb Mount Everest. *You’ll be fine*, hubris whispers, *it won’t get you. Curses aren’t real. You’re the special one who will make it*. The hungry place merely waits, jaws wide, assured of its next meal. Humans will always tread where we are not wanted. The cycle will perpetuate, because humanity never changes. Anyway, welcome to Widow’s Bay! Everything here is totally normal and fine! *Widow’s Bay* finished its first season on Apple TV+ yesterday, capping off an extraordinary run of ten perfect episodes. Created by Katie Dippold and with half the episodes directed by Hiro Murai, *Widow’s Bay* is, technically, a sitcom about a kooky island off the coast of Massachusetts. The hangdog mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys, absolutely superb), is deeply unpopular and only won the election because no one opposed him. But he dreams of revitalizing the island and turning it into “the next Martha’s Vineyard”, and he does. A well-placed article in the *New York Times* brings droves of tourists…just in time for the island’s reaping season. Something is wrong with Widow’s Bay, and Tom, a one-time summer resident converted into a year-rounder, refuses to see it. But local fisherman Wyck (Stephen Root) is there to haunt Tom and remind him of the doom coming for them all. Meanwhile, Tom’s teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), is constantly in trouble and openly disrespecting and defying his father. There is a sense from the beginning that Tom has no control over anything in his life, and he could not be more ill-suited for what is happening on the island just as the summer season kicks off. *Widow’s Bay* is a parlor trick of a TV show, balancing multiple tones and significant shifts in style without missing a beat. The cast is unbelievably good, absolutely stacked with best-of-the-best character actors, many of whom wait patiently on the sidelines until their One Big Scene shows why they were cast in this series. (The only exception is Jeff Hiller, who is not best utilized this season but is poised to do more in season two.) But the show is anchored by Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root, and Kate O’Flynn as Patricia, a local woman haunted by things that happened in high school. They carry the show across its ever-shifting tonal landscape with grounded performances that anchor the island’s crazy in real human emotions. The series is broadly described as a horror-comedy, funny enough to balance the scares, most of which are situational and subtle, though there are some killer jump scares. Everything stems from the mystery of the island. Is it cursed? Is it a hellmouth? Is there an ancient entity stalking it? Something is going on, and while the show lays a lot of narrative track, not every question is resolved. But one thing is clear: Widow’s Bay is a hungry place. Humans never should have settled there. Some questions do get answered, though, including the mysterious ringing church bells. It seems that whenever the bell tolls, the islanders must perform human sacrifices, numbered to match the chiming of the bells. This season, the bell tolled nine times, and nine people die across the season. In the finale episode, the bell begins tolling again. The mystery of Richard Warren is also answered, as Evan Loftis is revealed to be his last living descendant. The island’s curse cannot be broken until Evan is dead, but obviously Tom is not going to kill his son. (Not so obviously, he might well kill others!) But at heart, Widow’s Bay is a small town where people never leave, and so no one can ever change. Patricia can never redefine herself, surrounded by her former classmates as she is. Tom will always be known as a coward because he was one as a teen. Wyck will always be the town drunk, even if he gets sober. There is almost zero motivation to attempt to do anything in Widow’s Bay, because everyone’s identity is hermetically sealed within the one thing everybody knows about you. The show is a microcosm of society boiled down to one essential question: What is the purpose of life, when life has no purpose? When you can never leave your hometown or move on from your high school identity, when what you can accomplish is limited by your tiny town’s failing resources and you cannot experience anything of the world beyond your sh-tty town, what is your purpose? At first, it’s funny that the people of Widow’s Bay seem so indifferent and checked out, but then it becomes increasingly sad as more of the town’s lore consolidates. People are just going through the motions of life with no real inspiration or caring because what’s the point of it all, anyway? They’re stuck, nothing they do will change that. As cynical and nihilistic as that may seem, *Widow’s Bay* counters its own central premise with Ruth (K Callan), a kindly elderly woman who works at town hall. Despite being a childless spinster with a very boring life, Ruth seems fulfilled in a way no one else in Widow’s Bay is. In between insane lore drops (“We were in love, but then he got bit by an animal and turned into that animal” – I’m sorry, *WHAT*? Say more now!) Ruth reveals the purpose in a seemingly purposeless life: love. She has cross-stitched a Tennessee Williams quote: *“We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.”* Widow’s Bay is the perpetually burning building, and the only thing that gives life there meaning is love. But people will do terrible things in the name of love, too, and Tom does terrible things. He brings tourists to an island he knows is hungry, he contemplates murder, he keeps Bechir (Kevin Carroll), the sheriff, on the island when he knows the risk to Bechir’s unborn child—to be born in Widow’s Bay is to be trapped forever in Widow’s Bay. Tom is selfish and weak and cowardly, but he also loves. And it is through love that he finds courage and, maybe, a way to save the island. Or not, those are season two problems. *Widow’s Bay* is an incredible season of television, funny and scary and heartfelt and mysterious. Come for the Stephen King-style lore crammed into a Mike Schur sitcom (Katie Dippold is, in fact, an alum of *Parks & Rec*), stay for Matthew Rhys’s panicked little screams, Stephen Root singing sea shanties, and Kate O’Flynn’s final girl turn. Just don’t stay too long. Widow’s Bay is a hungry place, and its next meal is always just around the corner. It might even be you. **Widow’s Bay* is now streaming all episodes on Apple TV+.* ### Marcello confesses to Rosalía URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/rosalia-helps-marcello-hernandez-unburden-himself-in-the-confession-booth-at-madison-square-garden/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T15:37:15.000Z Madison Square Garden has been the epicenter for gossip for the last several weeks. MSG’s primary resident, of course, is the Knicks. Then there’s all the speculation about whether or not it will be Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding venue… but for the last two nights, MSG became the temple of a pop culture priestess, her name is Rosalía. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again – her album, *Lux*, is a masterpiece, one of the best albums of the last year, and it should be a frontrunner for Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2027\. The tour, also, is one of the most acclaimed productions on the circuit right now. Reviews for both shows at MSG have been [overwhelmingly positive](https://www.nylon.com/nylon-nights/rosalia-msg-debut-review?ref=laineygossip.com), with Rolling Stone proclaiming that the performances featured “some of the most insane vocal acrobatics we’ve ever heard from Rosalía”. But the concert also features a segment that serves as a confessional, where Rosalía helps people unburden themselves in the booth. Last night that was Marcello Hernandez, who evidently is the go-to cameo for popstars during their shows because, you’ll recall, he previously went viral when he was pulled up by Sabrina Carpenter on her tour. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtkG%5F4hg%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Marcello Hernandez's shorts ❤︎ (@marcellohdzshorts)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtkG%5F4hg%5FM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The confessional happens before “La Perla”, probably my second-favourite track off Lux after “Reliquia”, basically a song about a f-ckboy. Marcello is not a f-ckboy, he tells the story of being f-cked over on a date, but she makes it so fun, so buoyant – there has never been a song that’s made me want to take dance lessons as much as this one. I couldn’t go to see Rosalía in Toronto last weekend because I was out of town for work. But if she’s coming near you, and you can, and you love live music, try not to miss her, she is a dream. Here she is out in NY with Loli Bahia, one of the sexiest celebrity couples of the moment. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rosalia-nyc-18jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rosalia-nyc-18jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rosalia-nyc-18jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rosalia-nyc-18jun26-0005.jpg) Rosalía and Loli Bahia in New York, June 17, 2026 ### Gross things are happening to Peter Parker URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/second-trailer-for-spider-man-brand-new-day-which-already-leaked-online-looks-very-cool/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T14:30:55.000Z With the *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* press tour underway, it’s time for a new trailer…which [already leaked online](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/06/10/spider-man-brand-new-day-suffers-its-worst-trailer-leak-to-date/?ref=laineygossip.com). Sony is having a really hard time keeping *Brand New Day* under wraps, the first trailer leaked during the holidays, and now the second trailer leaked, too. (This is on Sony, they handle the *Spider-Man* assets, not Marvel.) I mean, silver lining style, it is an indicator of how anticipated this movie is that no one wants to wait for it. *Brand New Day* is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer. And it looks great. I liked the [first trailer](https://www.laineygossip.com/lonely-peter-parker-still-isolated-separated-from-his-friends-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer/), and I like this second one, too. *No Way Home* serves up some of the biggest consequences anyone has ever faced in the MCU, and it really looks like *Brand New Day* is honoring that and Peter Parker is going to have to rebuild his life without any cheat codes or magic to fix things. But while he’s trying to do that, his powers are going haywire and he is developing more and stronger of the spider powers he got from his radioactive spider bite (which we never actually saw on film because the Spider-Man franchise is probably the narratively tightest in the MCU and doesn’t waste time on stuff we all already know). *Brand New Day* seems to be borrowing from “Man-Spider”, a story in which Peter’s spider bite mutates until he is literally a man spider. It’s pretty horrifying. If that is where *Brand New Day* is going, I am IN. This is already one of the saddest storylines going in the MCU, let’s keep heaping trauma on Peter Parker. Tom Holland makes such a good sad face. It also just LOOKS cool, as director Destin Daniel Cretton, having cut his teeth on *Shang-Chi*, now really knows what he’s doing making large-scale movies like this. The shots of Spider-Man taking on the ninja sect The Hand are awesome. And I am intrigued by Jon Bernthal’s Punisher showing up here. One consistent thing with Bernthal’s Frank Castle is that he is good with kids. Peter is now in his 20s, but still A Youth compared to Frank. I look forward to whatever weird vibe they get going. Also, Jon Bernthal is in *The Odyssey*, too! Half the *Brand New Day* cast is in *The Odyssey*. I know Marvel has been in a slump. Less and less creatively, as they’ve done some good work over the last couple of years, but audiences still haven’t bought back in to rival 2010 levels. But I think Spider-Man will be the exception, and audiences will turn up for *Brand New Day*. Honestly, the biggest problem facing *Brand New Day* is less anything to do with superhero fatigue and the MCU, and more that *The Odyssey* opens just two weeks before *Brand New Day*. I do think both movies will do well, I just think they would both do BETTER with more breathing room between them. Once again! Timing is everything! Spread these f-cking movies OUT! Here are Tom and Zendaya at the *Spider-Man* premiere in Amsterdam. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-zendaya-18jun26-0010.jpg) Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Amsterdam, June 17, 2026 ### Intro for June 18, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-timothee-chalamet-kylie-jenner-be-part-of-todays-knicks-parade/ Last updated: 2026-06-18T13:48:27.000Z Dear Gossips, By the time you’re reading this, the Knicks parade will be happening in NYC. The ticker-tape parade was invented in New York City, it’s become a New York City tradition, along the Canyon of Heroes, and today the city’s basketball team will be celebrated by its citizens, the first time in franchise history since there were no parades in the 70s for their previous championships. Viewing areas were already full hours before the parade kicked off with people camping out overnight. New Yorkers are saying they’ve never seen the subway so packed. At City Hall, the team will receive the keys to the city from Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Alicia Keys is set to perform – obviously the song choice will be “Empire State of Mind”. This is the song the fans were singing in the streets after the Knicks pulled of their win. The song “surged 1,245% among Spotify users in New York City, according to Rolling Stone, and hit a new single-day Spotify peak [with 1.5M+ streams](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsuJTJCeoU/?ref=laineygossip.com). “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York… ”, we’ve all known those lyrics for almost 20 years, well beyond New York. Speaking of the lyrics though, Jay-Z was prophetic on that track. “I’m the new Sinatra” right off the top and he isn’t wrong. That’s not to say that Frank’s “Theme from New York, New York” isn’t New York but in these times, particularly for this generation, “Empire State of Mind” has become “the new Sinatra”. And even the line “Catch me at the X with OG at the Yankee game” works now because of OG Anunoby, of course. OG was on FaceTime with Alicia yesterday confirming her appearance and she made a joke about his demeanor. This is about as animated as he gets. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsUcn%5FASq9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsUcn%5FASq9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) While Alicia is confirmed, there’s been no word on Jay, though reportedly it’s doubtful that he’ll make an appearance. Hip-hop was born in New York City and the Knicks are the team most closely associated with the artform so hip-hop will be represented, even if Jay-Z isn’t there. It has been announced that there will be a hip-hop float, led by Fat Joe, that will also include Wu-Tang, Mary J Blige, Jadakiss, Fabolous, and more. As for Timothée Chalamet, he is rumoured to be part of the parade, of course he will, LOL. Not sure if he’ll actually be on the team float but everyone by now has seen how tight he is with the team, tight enough to be in the locker room and sprayed with champagne. Timmy and Kylie Jenner were seen biking around the city yesterday ahead of today’s historic event. What’s the over/under on whether or not she’ll be with him at the parade? Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/timmy-kylie-open-18jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/timmy-kylie-open-18jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/timmy-kylie-open-18jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/timmy-kylie-open-18jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/timmy-kylie-open-18jun26-0006.jpg) Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner out in NYC, June 17, 2026 ### Tomdaya ARE married URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/married-couple-zendaya-tom-holland-promote-spider-man-brand-new-day-in-amsterdam/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T20:05:43.000Z Tom Holland and Zendaya are on the press circuit for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. Today, they’re in Amsterdam. Zendaya looks like she’s got a parade to lead (compliment), Tom looks happy to be there (compliment). I never, ever get tired of these two because of their palpable joy around each other. Even if they weren’t a superstar couple, you believe the friendship is real because you can SEE it. They don’t just love each other, they LIKE each other. It’s the whole reason the world started shipping them in the first place. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsMv6etWE0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Etalk (@etalkctv)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsMv6etWE0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) And they ARE married, by the way. Tom has a [profile](https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a71587645/tom-hollands-interview-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com) in *Esquire* and he very, very briefly addresses it when the AI wedding images that spread online earlier this year come up and how Tom had to clear it up for his grandmother. When asked if any other family members were confused, he says, *“No, because they were all there. \[…\] That’s all you’ll get on that.”* They WERE there, meaning it has already happened. Law Roach wasn’t trolling when he hinted about the wedding on red carpets, it has occurred. Tomdaya ARE married. They did it in total secrecy from the public. We are never seeing that dress, but good for them. Proof it can be done. We’re really running the gamut of celebrity weddings this year. Mario Ho and Ming Xi had [the most beautiful wedding ever conceived](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-new-wedding-standard) in France, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner had both a classic English town hall wedding and a classic Italian wedding weekend, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning some kind of [extravaganza](https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding-celebration-in-nyc-big-enough-to-get-mayors-office-involved/), and Tom and Zendaya did it in total secrecy. Truly something for everyone on the celebrity wedding buffet. I just wish we could see Zendaya’s dress. Purely selfishly, I want to know what the style was. Maybe it will pop up in a museum eventually. Although I’m still mad that Nicole Kidman’s Nicolas Ghesquiere wedding dress sat in an Australia museum for like a year and the internet was not flooded with hi-res photos from every angle. Get it together, Aussies. We were all counting on you! --- What else happened today… [Hayley Atwell is rocking a cute bob for summer](https://www.gofugyourself.com/hayley-atwell-lately-involves-a-cute-bob-haircut-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Nate Bargatze made a movie, *The Breadwinner*, and it bombed, so now it’s masks off, I guess. He attended the UFC 250 event held on the White House’s lawn over the weekend, took photos with everyone that will eventually end up on the bad pages of the history books, [but now wants us all to know he’s “not political”](https://www.celebitchy.com/982330/nate%5Fbargatzes%5Frep%5Fon%5Fhis%5Fattendance%5Fat%5Fufc%5F250%5Fevent%5Fhes%5Fnot%5Fpolitical/?ref=laineygossip.com). I generally like Nate, I’ve met him a bunch, he is historically one of the least gross dudes I know of in comedy. Like he’s not scary to be around the way some guys are in the scene. And he IS a great joke writer. But dude, you can’t play this “not political” card anymore, not when people, including *your wife and your daughter*, have lost their rights. (I know that shouldn’t matter, but for some men it’s the only way they can relate to the problem.) People are going to be mad at you, Nate, and I KNOW you’re hearing this in person from people, too. Fighting the internet is one thing, but I know he’s eating it offline as well. Because he is well-liked by a lot of people, and some of those people are definitely disappointed today. Anyway, the old adage remains true. Show me who your friends are, and I will show you who you *are*. (Celebitchy) It turns out Pokemon Go, the augmented-reality game that took the world by storm in 2016, was being used to build a “visual positioning system that works without GPS”. [Sounds neat, but it’s also being used in military vehicles and weapons, including drones](https://omg.blog/omg-pokemon-go-data-from-catching-pikachu-to-training-military-drones/?ref=laineygossip.com). So every Squirtle we caught is helping drop bombs better. Cool. I hate it here. (OMG Blog) On his way out the door, Stephen Colbert stuck CBS with a bill. He played a “Peanuts” song, saying, “I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!” [Well, it did](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/film-tv-music-news/cbs-licensing-deal-stephen-colbert-peanuts-late-show-1236623378/?ref=laineygossip.com). CBS signed a licensing agreement for use of the song with Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which licenses “Peanuts” music. LMFP has in turn pledged to donate the proceeds to World Central Kitchen. Everybody wins! Except CBS lol. (The Hollywood Reporter) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0010.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend a photocall in Amsterdam to promote Spider-Man: Brand New Day, June 17, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/zendaya-tom-17jun26-0015.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend a photocall in Amsterdam to promote Spider-Man: Brand New Day, June 17, 2026 ### Hopscotching Shrek URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/does-constant-shuffling-of-shrek-5-release-date-trouble-in-shrektopia/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T19:17:19.000Z Four months after a teaser in which everyone [collectively rejected the look of NuShrek](https://www.laineygossip.com/its-clear-no-one-likes-look-of-new-shrek-after-teaser-announcing-shrek-5-dropped-yesterday/), the teaser for *Shrek 5* is here and bullying didn’t work this time, Shrek still looks different. The teaser, er, teases a new adventure with Shrek and Donkey, the teaser also shows off Princess Fiona and Fergus and Farkle, Shrek and Fiona’s son. Their triplet sister, Felicia, voiced by Zendaya, is not seen in the teaser. So if you’re here wondering if we get a taste of Zendaya in the Shrek-verse, the answer is: no. Also four months ago *Shrek 5* was expected to be a holiday release at the end of the year, but it has been moved to summer 2027\. This is just the latest in a string of date changes for the movie. In 2018, a “[reboot](https://variety.com/2018/film/news/shrek-puss-in-boots-reboot-1203020785/?ref=laineygossip.com)” was announced, then in 2024 the film was [officially dated](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/shrek-5-release-date-cast-mike-myers-eddie-murphy-cameron-diaz-1235242895/?ref=laineygossip.com) for July 2026, but in January 2025 it was [pushed back to Christmas](https://deadline.com/2025/01/shrek-5-minions-3-release-dates-1236254122/?ref=laineygossip.com), and finally in August 2025 it was [moved](https://deadline.com/2025/08/shrek-5-release-date-1236483891/?ref=laineygossip.com) to summer 2027\. Whew. That’s a lot of shuffling. I am trying not to be too judgy because animation takes f-cking forever, and the animation industry has been contracting for years. Who knows what constant layoffs and company closures is doing to workflows and pipelines. If this was a live-action movie, such a chain of changes would definitely make me worry, with animation I am more inclined to extend grace given that it takes years to make an animated feature even when everything is going well. But the two date changes last year, culminating in moving the film twelve months from its original expected release date, does kind of suggest there is some trouble in Shrektopia. Are they redesigning Shrek, perhaps? Probably not, the look in the new teaser is consistent with what was shown earlier this year. It could also be that Dreamworks Animation [reducing their staff](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/dreamworks-animation-to-significantly-cut-staff-in-coming-months-exclusive-239058.html?ref=laineygossip.com) by up to 50% is biting them on the ass, not that anyone from corporate would ever admit that on the record. Or maybe they’ve been reworking the script. Whatever the case, I’m keeping an eye on hopscotching Shrek. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/shrek-5-teaser-17jun26-0003.jpg) Shrek 5 teaser stills ### Celebrity Social Media, June 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/suki-waterhouse-giving-disney-channel-high-school-villain-on-latest-pap-walk/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T18:12:22.000Z Suki Waterhouse was photographed outside of Rough Trade record shop and the outfit is giving “Disney Channel high school villain.” Even the pap walk is early 2000s. She’s strutting like the cheque depends on it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZr8KR9Dos5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by E! News (@enews)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZr8KR9Dos5/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Snapchat has unveiled new “smart” sunglasses (when will tech companies learn that nobody wants these) and hired an array of celebrities to promote the line; sports, music, and fashion are represented. But the majority of Snapchat’s user base is 18- 24-year-olds, so who is spending over $2k for a pair of these? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZqCWzWqr%5Fu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by evanspiegel (@evanspiegel)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZqCWzWqr%5Fu/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I had to look up why Chris Pratt got a Super Bowl ring (it’s for being a longtime fan and team ambassador). Super Bowl rings are kind of funny because they are ugly. That’s not subjective, they are hideous and unwearable. I guess the point is not to wear it but to have it mounted in a trophy room. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZfy1w0upbe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZfy1w0upbe/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Jordyn Woods was front-and-center for a lot of the celebrity coverage around the Knicks, some of it focused on her relationship with Kylie Jenner. For those who don’t follow, Jordyn and Kylie were best friends and fell out when Tristan Thompson (who was with Khloe Kardashian) kissed Jordyn at a party. Jordyn was 21 and Tristan was a serial cheater. It was all captured on *Keeping Up With the Kardashians*, with Khloe heavily blaming Jordyn. But when public sentiment shifted, so did Khloe’s blame. Part of the public shift was facilitated by Jada Pinkett-Smith, because the Smiths are close with Jordyn’s family (her dad was a sound engineer on *Fresh Prince of Bel Air*). She hosted [Jordyn on *Red Table Talk*](https://people.com/movies/jada-pinkett-smith-jordyn-woods-red-table-talk-only-safe-space-cheating-scandal/?ref=laineygossip.com) and it was a massive deal at the time and very highly rated. Taking on that big of a cultural phenomenon is not easy and it’s kind of ironic that Jordyn is now living the life that Khloe wanted with Tristan. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlJGHAkSzN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HEIR JORDYN (@jordynwoods)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlJGHAkSzN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) There’s a bit of conversation bubbling up about Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian – internet nothingburger or a little something? I truly have no idea, but he posted this a week ago. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYZ62RD8PF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Alexis Ohanian Sr. (@alexisohanian)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYZ62RD8PF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) “Wanting to be famous? It’s the dumbest thing on the planet.” (Bono is her dad.) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZfBzVLodOn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Sunday Times Style (@theststyle)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZfBzVLodOn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/suki-csm-17jun26-0007.jpg) Suki Waterhouse at Rough Trade West in Notting Hill for an album signing, June 16, 2026 ### The ethics of influencer accountability URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-did-makeup-artist-patrick-ta-refuse-to-acknowledge-painted-by-esthers-influence-until-now/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T16:31:11.000Z Makeup artist and beauty product founder Patrick Ta recently sat down with Emma Grede on her podcast, [*Aspire with Emma*](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/aspire-with-emma-grede/id1811878340?i=1000772924635&ref=laineygossip.com)*,* to address the controversy that’s been surrounding him and his brand for the last several weeks. In an episode called *The Accountability Conversation,* Patrick reflected on the situation that’s been brewing, which really started to intensify after the launch of two new products - the Liquid Transition Brightening Blush and the Major Headlines Transition Blurring Under Eye Blush Duo. Quite a mouthful, huh? Okay, so, beauty product founder launches two new blush products – what’s the big deal? Well, the big deal is the source of inspiration *for* the very products he went on to not only launch, but trademark. There’s a makeup artist named Ngozi Esther Edeme, who goes by the moniker [PaintedByEsther](https://www.instagram.com/paintedbyesther/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com), and *she* was undoubtedly the person who made this kind of very specific blush application and aesthetic popular. And I should add that she popularized it on *Black* women, specifically. Think *Summer House’s* Ciara Miller, singers Tyla, Kelly Rowland, Chloe Bailey, and perhaps most famously, *Love Island’s* breakout star, Olandria Carthen. You’d have to live under a rock to not have seen photos of the stunning Olandria with bright pink, eye-high blush – a look that until recently, hasn’t been very popular among Black women in Hollywood, who, throughout history, have typically been seen with deeper shades and a very prescriptive makeup look. This was largely in part to a long history of not having makeup artists skilled in applying makeup to darker skin tones, in addition to exclusive beauty products that really only catered to lighter skin tones in the first place. Luckily, the tides have changed. Many people cite the 2017 launch of Rihanna’s makeup and beauty line, Fenty Beauty, as a [major pivot to more inclusive makeup](https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/rihanna-fenty-beauty-diversity?ref=laineygossip.com), with over 50 shades of foundation that many agree ventured into previously unchartered territory. Rihanna’s foray into beauty inspired subsequent makeup launches from celebrities like Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Gwen Stefani. With the shifts in the makeup industry between 2017 and now, perhaps it wasn’t *so* far-fetched when a Black woman was finally credited with one of last year’s biggest makeup trends. In an article, [*ELLE*](https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a69664989/barbie-blush-trend-explained-painted-by-esther/?ref=laineygossip.com)identified so called “Barbie blush” as being the “emerging trend to watch” as 2025 came to a close. This followed two full years of Barbie and pink hype, in general, which can be attributed to the 2023 box office smash hit starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. But the long-lasting fascination with the reimagination of pink hues and blush is in fact, according to *ELLE’s* citing of Google Trend information, directly correlated to *Esther.* Her signature, if you will. Back in 2025, Esther told *ELLE* that the ‘clean girl’ makeup aesthetic has not always been inclusive to Black women. *“I wanted to challenge that by using this style of glam on Black women, who have always been told to wear purples or reds,”* she said. She went on to explain that she uses both cream and powder formulas, citing things like the efficacy of cream for dry skin and powder for oily skin, giving her more control of the shine. Finally, she told the outlet she prefers fellow Black beauty expert, Danessa Myricks, for her cream products. This here is a prime example of how *easy* it is to extend credit where its due. All Esther did was drop the name of the person whose product she most preferred in *her* makeup process, and it now lives on in that *ELLE* article, which the cadence of impact could be anything from further exposure or financial profit for Danessa. And with the ease in which Esther did this, it begs the question of *why,* despite increasing pressure from social media users, did Patrick Ta initially fail to mention the obvious inspiration behind his new makeup application content, videos, and ultimately, his trademarked products? And why did he refuse to acknowledge Esther’s influence until now? During the podcast, he offered a rinse and repeat of what we’ve heard in situations similar to this. And in a [statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZoo-HOMsBf/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com) to social media, we see some of the popular buzz words: *accountability, impact, different lens, not my intention.* Blah. Blah. Blah. And as a result of his hollow and seemingly insincere apology, people on social media are having a *field* day and taking him to task over what they allege his true intentions were. *“I wanted to make less pigmented blush for a higher price to gouge an audience of mostly young impressionable women and ripping off the work of POC creators in the process,”* one Reddit user said in a [thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeautyGuruChatter/comments/1u7brpl/patrick%5Fta%5Fmakes%5Fa%5Fstatement%5Fon%5Ftransition%5Fblush/?ref=laineygossip.com) where people shared their thoughts about the hoopla. *“’More accessible’ was making an expensive product that had to be bought with multiple other products from your line? Miss me with that bullshit, Pat,”* another user pointed out. What that second user points out is a *key* observation. It *is* a technique that he’s adopted and marketed as his own, rather than a product. This is, in part, what left Esther so incredibly vulnerable to what [this *Forbes* article](https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2026/06/11/the-painted-by-esther-controversy-and-black-womens-career-erasure/?ref=laineygossip.com) rightfully described as ‘career erasure’. The article goes on to explain why Black people are especially susceptible to this. Trademark attorney Ticora Davis highlights the massive role Black people play in creating and promoting popular culture. And we see this in the influence we have by way of having a heavy influence on music, trends and fashion. But when it comes to a case like this, things get sticky. *“Generally, trademark rights go to whoever first used a phrase in commerce to identify the brand,”* Ticora said. *“It doesn’t always go to the person who coined a catchphrase. We’ve seen this so often with Lil’ Wayne when he said ‘bling bling’ in a rap but he never trademarked and he never tied it to a product or service…or the young lady who said ‘on fleek’ but she never attached that phrase to a product or service. That happens a lot, particularly to those in the African diaspora, where we are shaping the cultural lexicon but we’re not always the producers behind products or services attached to words or phrases.”* I mentioned that it was the fact that Esther was utilizing and popularizing a technique, rather than a product, that was *partially* behind her vulnerability to career erasure. But the other part that left her open to someone else coming in and stealing her thunder was the *lack* of ethical conduct at play here – and often at play in situations involving marginalized people. And perhaps that’s what’s so incredibly disappointing about all of this, too. Patrick is Vietnamese-American. He knows what it’s like to be on the margins of society, *especially* in the beauty industry. But even within that dynamic, he still stands in a place of having *more* privilege than Esther, and we saw him try to wield that power to his advantage. Patrick *knew* that between this aesthetic being a massive trend, his products already amassing so much success and the size of his following just about swallowing Esther’s whole multiple times over, a trademark would be the last thing needed to really solidify and advance his place in the beauty landscape. But I just don’t think he accounted for the backlash, which jeopardizes just about everything he had to gain from this move in the first place. Plus, this whole debacle has truly elevated Esther’s visibility. The conversation surrounding a technique versus a product is a pretty good metaphor for the situation at hand here. And for the impact Black people have on just about everything we do – the magic we bring and the life we inject into it all. You can create all the products you want to emulate what we do, and you can even trademark them if you wish. But you can never, ever imitate or emulate *how* we do it. We're diving deeper into this conversation at The Squawk - [join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/give-credit-where-its-due)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/give-credit-where-its-due?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ### The BTS Grammy URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-the-grammys-have-created-giant-pitfall-for-themselves-with-new-best-asian-pop-music-performance-award/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T15:08:10.000Z The Recording Academy announced yesterday that five new categories will be presented for the first time next year, so in the current Grammy cycle. The category I want to focus on in this post is Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, [described by the Recording Academy as follows](https://www.grammy.com/news/2027-grammys-new-categories-rule-updates/?ref=laineygossip.com): *“This Category recognizes artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop, with meaningful use of one or more Asian languages. Awards are presented to the performing artist(s).”* They thought they were doing a good thing, they thought they were being more inclusive of music from around the world – but this is deeply problematic, starting with the name of the award in the first place. Calling an award “Asian” but only citing K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop is already exclusionary…because Asian can also be South Asian, and South East Asian, and technically, like if we’re talking geographically, there are Middle Eastern countries that are in Asia. Singling out Korea, Japan, and China even with the caveat “but not limited to” is confusing and misguided. With that in mind, consider an artist like Diljit Dosanjh, who just made history at Madison Square Garden. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYwM-TBlggb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by DILJIT DOSANJH (@diljitdosanjh)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYwM-TBlggb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) His songs are super viral, his appearance on *The Tonight Show* in April was a massive moment, viewed around the world millions of times. He is a South Asian superstar – and the fact that his culture is being overlooked in that description, even though per Jimmy Fallon he’s the “biggest Punjabi artist on the planet” is one of many reasons this idea is so f-cking stupid. And then there’s the added complication of whatever they’re classifying as “meaningful use of one or more Asian languages”. Who gets to decide what is “meaningful”? And how much is “meaningful”? They’ve just created a giant pitfall for themselves when, you know, they could have just not othered music created by artists who aren’t from English-speaking territories and actually recognised musicians for their contributions on a level playing field. The fact that this is happening right after Bad Bunny became the first artist to win Album of the Year for an all-Spanish album, *DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS*, is a giant step back. But let’s consider the timing and go back to that wording. Again, in the Recording Academy’s official description of this new category, as cited on their website, K-pop is listed first, even though the letter K comes after C and J, for China and Japan respectively. So they just told on themselves. This is all about the undeniable global impact of K-pop in the western market, with multiple K-pop artists now nominated for Grammys over the last few years. Quoting again from [the Recording Academy’s website](https://www.grammy.com/artists/bts/287749/?ref=laineygossip.com#:~:text=BTS%20also%20became%20the%20first,music%20and%20Asian%20pop%20artists), BTS is the “first K-pop act to receive Grammy nominations, ultimately earning five Grammy nominations, a milestone that reshaped how the Western music industry views Korean-language music and Asian pop artists”. And BTS just happens to be on a comeback after four years, releasing what is still the highest-selling album of 2026 (*ARIRANG*) and on the biggest tour of 2026. The album is eligible for Grammys, so it is not a stretch to assume that this new Grammy category was created for BTS, it is the BTS Grammy. Let’s not pretend they didn’t add this to the list so that they could find some way to give BTS a Grammy…but at the same time admitting that it would be unlikely that BTS could win in the categories that already exist. Which is fixing a problem by creating another f-cking problem and not actually making a meaningful effort to address the original goddamn problem. Like addressing the bias within voting members and the unwillingness to regard music that isn’t in English on the same level of artistry, which is the same [issue](https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/foreign-language-film-oscars-1235421028/?ref=laineygossip.com) the film academy has with the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Instead, they’ve chosen to cheapen their own award. Because it’s so obvious that they’ve just made one up thoughtlessly – like here, whoever wins this, take it and be satisfied, but we’re never going to let you play with the big boys in the big three categories. That’s not respect, it’s tolerance, and they are not the same. Oh, and by the way, can we still use you for your powerful fanbase because we need the views. Did the Grammys conjure up a fresh Grammy for BTS? Yes. Is it a flex? I mean…as a BTS fan, hardcore, sure, I can acknowledge that this is a truth. It is true that the Recording Academy was so desperado to somehow get a Grammy in BTS’s hands that they literally birthed a newborn Grammy. But it came out of their ass. That can be a truth, too, that lives in the same timeline. ### Angelina’s unchanging style URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/angelina-jolies-style-remains-unchanged-at-screening-of-couture-in-nyc/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T13:52:12.000Z Last year, I reviewed Alice Winocour’s film *Couture*, starring Angelina Jolie, at TIFF. The film [is fine](https://www.laineygossip.com/tiff-review-alice-winocours-couture-doesnt-have-much-to-say-about-couture-or-machinery-of-the-fashion-industry/), mostly notable for Angelina Jolie’s sensitive performance. But *Couture* is now being released into theaters at the end of the month, so Angelina is outside, doing promotion. She was in New York yesterday for a screening of *Couture*. I admire Angelina’s commitment to her personal style. She has never been a fashion girlie—though she has been in some fashion moments, such as The Leg Dress at the 2012 Oscars, which became a [meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/angelina-jolies-leg?ref=laineygossip.com). But Angelina’s style is usually dictated by her preference for flowy, even sack-like dresses in neutral or achromatic shades. Case in point, she wore a flowy, strapless black dress and a white coat to the *Couture* screening. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-embed-17jun26.jpg) Angelina Jolie at a screening of Couture in NYC, June 16, 2026 Most people, when promoting a film about Paris Fashion Week, would probably wear something very fashionable to such an event. Especially these days, with theme dressing all the rage. But not Angelina. Or rather, she IS theme dressing and the theme is “I don’t change my style for anyone”. This is how Angelina has dressed for at least twenty-five years, and while she can glam it up at times, when picturing her red carpet style it’s a lot of black and brown and loose. In other Angelina news, her Los Feliz estate is [still for sale](https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/angelina-jolie-los-angeles-mansion-sale-move-cambodia/?ref=laineygossip.com). With a price tag of $30 million it’s not going to sell fast. But I am checking on it. I am SO curious to see who buys Cecil B. DeMille’s house next. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0010.jpg) Angelina Jolie at a screening of Couture in NYC, June 16, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0017.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/angelina-jolie-17jun26-0018.jpg) Angelina Jolie at a screening of Couture in NYC, June 16, 2026 ### Intro for June 17, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding-celebration-in-nyc-big-enough-to-get-mayors-office-involved/ Last updated: 2026-06-17T13:02:07.000Z Dear Gossips, I’ve been making jokes about Taylor Swift’s Madison Square Garden wedding, because that just sounds made up. Like if someone set a creative writing assignment and the prompt was “pop star mega wedding” someone would run with “Madison Square Garden wedding”. It sounds almost like a pun *The Onion* would use in a headline. But maybe it’s actually happening, in some capacity, at least. TMZ is now refining their headlines, with the latest claims from “sources” being that a [“massive” stage is being built](https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/16/taylor-swift-building-stage-for-wedding/?ref=laineygossip.com) at a facility in Pennsylvania for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s “wedding celebration” at MSG. The new scope of the story is that the actual wedding will be before July 3, but then on July 3 TNT will have a “wedding celebration” at MSG with 1,000 guests. This…actually sounds plausible. Given Taylor’s known love for July 4, and that this year everyone is pulling out all the stops for the 250th year of America (I’ve been planning my DIY fireworks display for months), and her connections and friends throughout the music business, a wedding concert kind of makes sense. Maybe even a lot of sense. Like I can see a scenario of a smaller, more private wedding the week before, then a blowout NYC spectacular on July 4 weekend, Taymerica 2.0 reborn in the TNT era. And New York puts on arguably the best July 4 fireworks display in the country, so TNT’s guests could enjoy that the next day. This actually makes more sense the more I think about it. But perhaps the most compelling piece of evidence for a TNT MSG wedding spectacular is that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani maybe [blabbed a little](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/15/entertainment/nyc-mayor-mamdani-drops-major-hint-about-taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding/?ref=laineygossip.com) about Manhattan wedding plans. When asked about the city’s security preparations for the World Cup, Mamdani said, *“We are used to big events, and we are incredibly excited for this one. We know it coincides with the Knicks’ \[NBA\] Finals run. We know it coincides with July Fourth, America 250, Taylor Swift’s wedding — all happening at the same time…”* So some part of TNT’s wedding is happening in New York, and it’s big enough to get the mayor’s office involved. The Madison Square Garden plan looks less like an *Onion* headline than it did twenty-four hours ago. Is it what I would do if I had a billion dollars? No, you’d find me in south of France or a castle in Ireland or similar. But I’m also not a pop star. My friends aren’t all crazily talented musicians. I don’t have the logistical know-how to put together a wedding concert at Madison Square Garden. So of course, this plan would not even occur to me, even if I did have a billion dollars. I’m filing the TNT MSG wedding spectacular under “Couldn’t be me, but you do you”. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Olivia Wilde’s return URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-audiences-show-up-for-olivia-wildes-adult-oriented-character-driven-the-invite-this-summer/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T20:31:11.000Z Olivia Wilde’s third feature film, *The Invite*, opens next week. She has started doing press rounds in New York, including a screening event last night, and earlier yesterday she was out in a cool suit ensemble—she is the exact right height and degree of lankiness for a wide-leg slouchy suit to look cool and chic—with a tiny *New Yorker* bag. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-embeds-16jun26-0001.jpg) Olivia Wilde out in NYC, June 15, 2026 I would like to us all observe the woman in the background, also judging Olivia’s fit. She is us, we are she. At last night’s screening, Olivia went with a tiered tulle skirt and a jacket. I would like this better without the froofy sleeves, but again, she’s pulling it off on attitude. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-embeds-16jun26-0002.jpg) Olivia Wilde at a screening of The Invite in NYC, June 15, 2026 Also at the screening were Sofia Coppola, Esther Perel, and Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, who wrote the screenplay. I’ll have a full review of *The Invite* next week, but when it played opening night at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, it killed. I missed some dialogue because people were laughing so long and loud at some of the jokes. After the messiness of *Don’t Worry Darling*, on and off the screen, it’s great to see Olivia bouncing back with a solid film that audiences are enjoying. I’m very interested, though, to see how general audiences react to the film, especially as A24 positioned it as a summer release. Summer so far has been dominated by horror movies and sci-fi, and while in the past summer sleeper hits were definitely a thing, the box office has been so wild since the pandemic that none of the old rules apply. I am no longer confident that grownups will show up for an adult-oriented character-driven film in the middle of summer. *The Invite* is good, I just wonder how many people will give it a chance. We shall see. --- What else happened today… Oh boy do I have a LOT to say about Belle Burden’s divorce memoir, *Strangers*. In it, she recounts the 2020 meltdown of her marriage, but I got really hung up on the money. Belle Burden is old money, you see, the granddaughter of Babe Paley and Stanley Mortimer, she’s connected to the Vanderbilts, her family has stacks on stacks on stacks. In her memoir, Burden is both shocked by her husband’s infidelity, claiming there were no red flags, yet the man kept a separate apartment where he stayed many nights—so he was cheating all along—and days before their wedding, he convinced her to alter her pre-nup to benefit HIM. There were, in fact, HUGE red flags, she just ignored them. Beyond the pre-nup thing, Burden claimed that after draining multiple trusts to purchase real estate—which went into joint property because clearly her husband found the path to turn HER money into HIS money—that the divorce left her in financial hardship. It is a riches to rags tale. Except maybe not, because Jessica Winter did a [deep dive](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/whats-missing-from-belle-burdens-strangers?ref=laineygossip.com) on the divorce documents and found Burden had plenty of assets protected from the pre-nup. Like, millions and millions of assets. Why fudge the numbers? Maybe Burden and/or her editor felt that if she admitted she was still a millionaire after her divorce her story wouldn’t be as sympathetic (her husband completely rejected their children, that alone is deeply sympathetic and not the kind of thing money will solve), maybe she just didn’t want to reveal how generational wealth is hoarded. Either way, the money part of *Strangers* is the most fascinating element to me. But it’s still being talked about as mainly a divorce drama, and it’s being adapted into a movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow. A blonde New York socialite whose marriage detonates because she kept kicking red flags under the rug? [Casting so good, Belle Burden herself can’t believe it](https://www.celebitchy.com/982053/belle%5Fburden%5Fi%5Fcant%5Fquite%5Fbelieve%5Fthat%5Fgwyneth%5Fpaltrow%5Fis%5Fplaying%5Fme%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fmovie/?ref=laineygossip.com). (Celebitchy) There was an event for *The Handmaid’s Tale* which included Chase Infiniti, who stars in the spin-off, *The Testaments*. [She somehow pulls off structured but puffy velvet and a mini skirt](https://www.gofugyourself.com/where-isnt-chase-infiniti-these-days-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). Chase Infiniti can truly wear anything. (Go Fug Yourself) Sean Penn is going to direct a movie [about the January 6th insurrection starring Bradley Cooper as a Capitol police officer](https://www.pajiba.com/news/oh-boy-sean-penn-to-direct-january-6th-movie-starring-bradley-cooper.php?ref=laineygossip.com). I have little interest in that project, but at the same time, I do think it’s important to document that day, as the events have been spun so far out into conspiracy. We need a clear, comprehensive record of everything that happened, the lead up and the moment of and the aftermath. Like I kind of wish Sean Penn was throwing his formidable access and resources behind a documentary, you know? I don’t need *Patriots Day: January 6*. I would, however, like a journalistic endeavor to document everything. (Pajiba) *Texas Monthly* true crime alert! Katy Vine explores the murder of brewing magnate Otto Koehler and “[the three Emmas](https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/san-antonio-three-emmas-legend/?ref=laineygossip.com)”, the three women, all named Emma, involved with Otto at the time of his death. In San Antonio, Hotel Emma is named after Otto’s wife, Emma, but he also had two mistresses, also named Emma. Ready to be confused? Read the story behind “the three Emmas” and the death of one of San Antonio’s most colorful citizens. (Texas Monthly) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/olivia-what-else-16jun26-0002.jpg) Will McCormack, Esther Perel, Olivia Wilde, Rashida Jones, Sofia Coppola at a screening of The Invite in NYC, June 15, 2026 ### Greta Lee and Wagner Moura can’t leave URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-trailer-for-netflixs-the-last-house-starring-greta-lee-wagner-moura-isnt-giving-every-secret-away/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T19:28:05.000Z The 2018 double whammy success of *A Quiet Place* and *Bird Box* has ushered in a wave of “families at home but imperiled” movies. This year we have two prominent examples, *The End of Oak Street*, which is part of Anne Hathaway’s Big Year, and now we also have *The Last House*, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. In both cases, families are at home but imperiled. The trailer for Netflix’s next hopeful horror phenomenon *The Last House* dropped yesterday, and it is, at least, hiding whatever the “it” is. You know there is an “it”, something making the sci-fi premise happen, but *The Last House* is keeping mum. This in contrast to *The End of Oak Street*, the [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oB9AxspVow&ref=laineygossip.com) for which entirely spoils the premise (dinosaurs vs. suburbanites, which frankly scans as if someone was mad that the *Jurassic World* trilogy never delivered on regular people fighting dinosaurs in domestic settings), though there’s always a chance it’s a secret *Cloverfield* movie. We can never rule that out with JJ Abrams. In *The Last House*, Moura and Lee star as a couple who, along with their children, discover they cannot leave their house one day. (This scans as if someone looked around circa May 2020 and said, *But what if we just NEVER LEFT again?*) They have to figure out how to survive within the walls of their house, and then, eventually, The Premise kicks in. Maybe it’s aliens, maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s bears. (Maybe it’s the [*Annihilation* nightmare bear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7tm%5Fe-9FQ&ref=laineygossip.com)?) The trailer isn’t giving every secret away. Greta Lee stays busy, she also has *Toy Story 5* out this month, and for Wagner Moura, *The Last House* is his first role since being nominated for an Oscar. It always happens, an actor gets their first nomination and immediately a genre flick comes out. It’s usually bad and clearly a paycheck project, and while I am not ruling out *The Last House* as a paycheck project, at least it doesn’t look terrible. It looks slightly better than Netflix’s average, and depending on how the film, which is directed by Louis Letterier, handles the spectacle and The Premise, it might end up better still. We only want the best for Greta Lee and Wagner Moura! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0002-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0003-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0004-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0005-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0006-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0007-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0008-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/last-house-16jun26-0009-1.jpg) The Last House trailer stills ### Celebrity Social Media, June 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-brooklyn-beckham-using-beckham-family-playbook-to-make-money-off-family-lore/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T18:24:56.000Z Yesterday, [Sarah wrote about the Beckham drama](https://www.laineygossip.com/was-harper-beckhams-stop-by-brother-brooklyns-house-staged-or-case-of-paparazzi-stalking/) with Harper being followed (purposefully or not) to Brooklyn’s house. Brooklyn is getting blasted by the UK media for appearing in a World Cup commercial because he’s “capitalizing off his last name” and the soccer of it all. I’m hardly a Peltz-Beckham apologist but come on, this is exactly how he learned to do business. The family name is a brand and his parents have literally profited off him (by selling baby photos). He’s using their playbook to make money off the family lore. David and Victoria do this all the time. Apple, tree, etc. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZnNFoEuZzw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @brooklynpeltzbeckham](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZnNFoEuZzw/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I’ve written a lot about Tiger Woods’s infallible public image – even at his personal worst, he is beloved by sports fans and revered in the golf world. One of one. A Teflon Don. Then there’s Phil Mickelson, who even in the conservative world of golf has had reputation issues (thanks to gambling and joining the LIV tour). He was recently kicked out of a club for unwanted behaviour towards an employee, but it hasn’t garnered much attention in the sports world because of the NBA and NHL finals. But if a professional golfer was immediately ejected from a course he has “[played and practiced for decades](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/%5F/id/49033004/report-phil-mickelson-kicked-club-inappropriate-contact-female-employee?ref=laineygossip.com)”, it’s bad. Real bad. I expect we will hear more about this soon. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWWhXFwPBgX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Sun Day Red (@sundayred)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWWhXFwPBgX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) OK, Bobby Flay being “really cheap” is exactly the low-stakes gossip we need. If you are offering to order room service completely unprompted, the etiquette is to put your own credit card down. Not only did he stick Chelsea Handler with the bill, but a Vegas room service bill. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2eXOAkleX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Page Six (@pagesix)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2eXOAkleX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Andrew Rannells dated Anderson Cooper and then he told Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner the story so they wrote it into *Girls*, with Corey Stoll playing news anchor Dill Harcourt. One thing Lena Dunham is going to do with her writing is adhere to the Nora Ephron rule: everything is copy. *Girls* is still delivering. > Andrew Rannells spills on his relationship with Anderson Cooper when he was 25, which went on to inspire a storyline in HBO's hit show 'Girls.' > > Watch the full interview here: [https://t.co/JOBkCEGIfi](https://t.co/JOBkCEGIfi?ref=laineygossip.com) [pic.twitter.com/YCkY2N3mhl](https://t.co/YCkY2N3mhl?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Daily Beast's Obsessed (@beastobsessed) [June 15, 2026](https://x.com/beastobsessed/status/2066521136167342412?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A Win for Olivia URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-olivia-rodrigos-new-album-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-cements-her-as-one-of-the-top-pop-rock-stars-of-the-decade/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T17:57:15.000Z Olivia Rodrigo dropped her long-awaited third studio album *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love* last Friday, cementing her as one of the top Gen Z pop-rock stars of the decade. The album has barely been out for longer than a weekend but it has already broken records, earning the highest first-day streaming numbers for an artist that debuting in the 2020s with 81.59 million global Spotify streams. It also is expected to be the biggest first-week sales of her career thus far. The project is Olivia at her most mature and most developed musically. At 23 years old, she has carved her own lane in the music industry and has delivered some of her most heartfelt and confessional lyrics with even more attitude than before. I have a rule when it comes to an artist earning a coveted spot on my list of cherished artists: in order to get to a place where your music can stand the test of time, you need to have delivered at least three strong albums in your discography. Three is the magic number because it’s generally more songs than can fill an entire live show, and is just the right amount of albums where you can see the different flavours of an artist’s artistic repertoire. A successful trio of albums is the key to helping an artist leave the “new artist” limbo and avoid the “flash in the pan” long-term narrative. Take Alanis Morrissette for example, an artist who has very clearly served as a big source of inspiration to Olivia. She just spoke to Canadian icon [Nardwuar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5iSNWxVPj8&ref=laineygossip.com) about being 13 the first time she heard *Jagged Little Pill,* and the two even shared the cover of *Rolling Stone*’s [“Musicians on Musicians”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FFB5opQbJ-I&ref=laineygossip.com) issue in 2021\. Alanis only has about three commercially successful albums under her belt, but those records made such an impact, they have helped her sustain a strong live presence and longevity in the music industry. Olivia’s officially gotten to her magic number – mark my words, she will be performing in arenas for the rest of her music career. Another 90s icon who has influenced Olivia is Gwen Stefani. Olivia has specifically [mentioned](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-wants-taylor-swift-studio-time-9526461/?ref=laineygossip.com) Gwen’s autobiographical songwriting style during her No Doubt days having a big impact on how she writes her music. Think Gwen when she was singing about wanting to be a mom and wishing “for a mistake” in the song “Simple Kind of Life”. Olivia used her album release week to [show that love](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-surprise-no-doubt-final-sphere-show-1235577187/?ref=laineygossip.com) for Gwen and No Doubt specifically at the band’s final show at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night. One of the signatures of their show is when Gwen picks someone from the audience to come onstage and give her a hug. Low and behold, Olivia was chosen as the final fan, complete with a big sign asking to be said fan and a No Doubt snapback hat. She also calls them the [“best band in the world”](https://people.com/olivia-rodrigo-hugs-gwen-stefani-at-last-no-doubt-sphere-show-11998104?ref=laineygossip.com), all while she herself has her own project to promote. Next week, Chloe Bailey teams up with Timbaland for a new mixtape that is giving us all the Aaliyah vibes based off the teaser on her socials, and Tyla drops the latest single from her upcoming record *A\*POP*. This week, it’s an Olivia Rodrigo frenzy with a few extra additions by LE SSERAFIM with ILLIT and KATSEYE, BTS and Travy with Elzzz and Fred Again…plus, an 80s hit is going viral thanks to a 2010 kids movie. You read that correctly. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“stupid song” by Olivia Rodrigo** I love a reference to a stupid love song in an angsty pop tune. Kelly Clarkson famously sang that she “even fell for that stupid love song” in “Since U Been Gone”. The music video is a ballet dream, with ballerinas surrounding her. Some fans in the comments seem to believe that the ballerinas represent the butterflies you feel in your stomach when you are falling in love. It definitely would make sense given the sense of longing Olivia is singing about. It’s a pretty intense song that amplifies the helplessness you can feel when a crush feels like it’s taking over your soul. It’s a fun song with a pop melody but an emotional lyric that many of us can relate to. I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely wanted someone so badly that not even a piece of music can put the feeling into words. Sometimes those feelings may lead to nothing in the end but that doesn’t mean that it’s going to change how bad you want the person, and Olivia seems to get it. Thanks girl. **“maggots for brains” by Olivia Rodrigo** The title of this one alone immediately caught my attention and I am pleased to say that the song is even better than the title suggests. It gets even better once you learn that the lyrics were inspired by Miranda and Steve’s relationship in *Sex and The City.* This was revealed on her [recent appearance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1s6HPdD7wU&ref=laineygossip.com) on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,* saying that when that particular couple is getting back together, Miranda says how anytime something funny happens she wants to tell him. Olivia took that feeling and put it into a song, the feeling of being so depressed when someone you love or once loved is no longer around anymore for you to share the little moments of life with. Like many of the songs on her album, it’s an emotional rollercoaster disguised as a rocking love theme. It’s a happy song, a song about feeling hopeful in love one minute but then the next you want to cry. The “maggots for brains” is not in reference to an ex-lover but rather her own brain when she is blinded by the rose-coloured glasses. It’s all very 2000s coded which is my brand exactly, but there’s even some hints of 80s dream-pop in there. Olivia has managed to tap into something that we have been missing from mainstream music, the teeny bopper meets young adult niche audience. Her ability to create music that feels nostalgic for a time that she wasn’t even around for is impressive. **“ICONIC BY MISTAKE” by LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, KATSEYE** I have thrown so much sh-t about KATSEYE’s music over the last few months that now my algorithm is basically saying “as if” and they have now found their way into my brain. So when this new super group collaboration with K-pop girl groups LE SSERAFIM and ILLT came across my desk, I was instantly locked in. I haven’t looked back, the song has stayed in my head since I first heard it. The lyrics are about being hated on so much by the public that you end up becoming “iconic by mistake”. In other words, the song is about my own relationship with KATSEYE’s music. In all fairness though, this is a banger and not anything close to the brain rot that is their most recent single “PINKY UP”. The chorus is catchy, each group brings their own flavour to both the vocals and the choreography, and there’s actual subject matter in the lyrics. All three girl groups involved in the collaboration are promoted under HYBE, and each of the groups showcase references to one of their own songs in the video. It’s giving “all in the family” vibes with a dose of girl power. The girls premiered the song during a [live performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOiqY4FtiRc&ref=laineygossip.com) at Mnet M Countdown in South Korea, and it felt like watching an army of pop perfection on one stage. What a sight. **“Come Over” by BTS** We love a celebration, and this track is a special one for ARMY. “Come Over” was originally a hidden track on the *ARIRANG* album and it is now out on all streaming services to celebrate Festa, BTS’s anniversary. They are marking 13 years together, their bar-mitzvah if you will! Suga’s production on this song is fresh and futuristic. The song is a mid-tempo vibe, on trend with a majority of the songs that are popping off on the radio this summer. The song’s lyrics are split in both English and Korean, longing for a lover or the closest friend, which seems to be a recurring theme in my song choices this week – *“can I come over? I just wanna say I’m sorry”*. I can’t imagine anyone turning these guys down to come over but I guess it is just a song, lol. I love hearing a man begging for his lover’s affection, it feels correct. Along with the release of “Come Over”, this weekend also brought the news that the members will be [releasing](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-book-series-running-press-bighit-1235576779/?ref=laineygossip.com) two books, one for Korean recipes and the other to analyze their lyrics. I admire how they continue to make things exciting for ARMY and continue to show their love and appreciation for them. It’s so refreshing in this day and age to see an act treat their supporters with the old-school music industry mentality that your fans are always the top priority. **“DID IT AGAIN” by Travy, Elzzz, Fred again…** Travy is an Irish-born rapper who has long stayed under the radar but with a heavy presence on the underground UK rap scene. “DID IT AGAIN” was actually created live during a Twitch stream with fans that Fred hosted. The original stream featured a few snippets that are heard in the song’s final product. A year and a few live performances later, the song has a studio version and music video to match. One of my favourite lines of Travy’s from the song is **“*They say that the aura is threatening them”*. It’s one of the cleanest bars I’ve heard in a while because your aura is the effortless vibe you give off, and when the vibes are high, it’s unmatched. Add in the experimental production and the song is built to be played on blast when lifting weights at the gym. Fred has collaborated with his share of UK rap greats, having recently released an entire collaboration EP with Skepta that won both of them a Grammy award. Fred has found ways to integrate his dance and EDM background into the world of hip-hop and rap to create a whole new sound that is his own. It’s hype, it’s nasty, it’s an essential playlist add. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler** It is beautiful that hits from the 80s are living so many different lives through different generations. This week’s case study is none other than “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1983\. It’s one of those songs that is engraved into the DNA of culture, no matter your music taste, you likely know this one. The song itself was a huge hit for Bonnie, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its initial run, and continues to have a resurgence during any eclipse that passes by whether it be the solar eclipses of 2015, 2017, or more recently 2024\. This time around, though, the reason for its viral status has nothing to do with an astronomical event. Well, that is unless you consider the 2010 film adaptation of *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* to be that, which by the looks of it seems to be the case for many people online. In the film, the character of Greg Heffley wows his drama teacher with his rendition of “Total Eclipse of the Heart” during auditions for the school play which comes after countless failed attempts by his fellow students. Each audition blends into the next before we get blessed with Greg’s vocals (played by Zachary Gordon). This brings me to one of the many trends that are now being associated with this rendition of the song. It started with TikTok users performing their own renditions of the song using a “bad” singing voice before erupting in strong vocals just like in the film. Then, Zachary Gordon himself jumped in on the trend sending fans of the movie ablaze online. > [@zachgordonofficial](https://www.tiktok.com/@zachgordonofficial?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@zachgordonofficial") Almost as good as the kid in the movie [#gregheffley](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/gregheffley?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "gregheffley") [#diaryofawimpykid](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diaryofawimpykid?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "diaryofawimpykid") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#totaleclipseoftheheart](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/totaleclipseoftheheart?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "totaleclipseoftheheart") [♬ original sound - Zachary Gordon](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7648820117542865678?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Zachary Gordon") > [@geloguiao](https://www.tiktok.com/@geloguiao?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@geloguiao") greg!!! HAHAHAHA [#gregheffley](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/gregheffley?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "gregheffley") [#diaryofawimpykid](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/diaryofawimpykid?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "diaryofawimpykid") [#totaleclipseoftheheart](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/totaleclipseoftheheart?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "totaleclipseoftheheart") [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "fyp") [#sing](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sing?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "sing") [♬ original sound - GELO](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-GELO-7650575417216961281?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - GELO") > [@.jathan](https://www.tiktok.com/@.jathan?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@.jathan") > > holy catfish > > [♬ Originalton - Kineedits](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Originalton-7646038763935648544?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ Originalton - Kineedits") There’s also a trend associated with the sound and the usage of the “catfish” filter – a filter that alters your face and removes every flaw. So, basically, what half the IG influencers do. It’s the perfect soundtrack to the classic “transformation” post, the perfect sound to use to get the point across. This round of virality has helped “Total Eclipse of the Heart” skyrocket in both streaming and social media numbers. The song is currently sitting at #4 on TikTok’s viral 50 songs chart and is pulling in a staggering 932k daily Spotify streams. This is a 33-year-old song folks and it’s out-streaming hits by Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran and quite possibly one of the most epic love songs ever written, bringing new meaning to the term “timeless”. The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### The Bear prepares its final meal URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/cast-of-the-bear-prepares-final-meal-at-new-york-premiere-of-the-fifth-and-final-season/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T16:41:12.000Z *The Bear*’s fifth and final season debuts on June 25\. There was an event yesterday with the whole cast in New York called the “Final Family Meal”. I will harp forever on *The Bear* not being a comedy, but it is a good show, a show that has been great at times, and while *The Pitt* has succeeded it as the most stressful show on TV, almost no one else does anxiety and pressure like *The Bear*. I am curious to see how Christopher Storer and the team at *The Bear* land the plane. Or perhaps more appropriately, serve their final meal. The trailer is certainly very stressful, with the restaurant on the brink of going under and Carmy perhaps returning to help Syd and the crew pull off a miracle. The part I am most hung up on, though, is the rain and the flooding. That really happened! We’ve had a ton of rain in Chicago this year so far, at times, a Biblical amount of rain. Between the river and the lake, the city floods, but this year the flooding feels personal. It just keeps happening. The ground floor apartments in my building flooded in January, and no sooner did they get that mess cleaned up than they flooded again in April, then again last week. At this point, those apartments are basically unlivable, they’ve flooded three times in six months. This is why I say we shouldn’t anger Poseidon! Eventually, he will come for you! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTSnd4ikZOQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Secret Chicago (@secret.chicago)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTSnd4ikZOQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I love that *The Bear* is making the city’s habit of flooding part of the season’s plot. This is the real sh-t Chicagoans deal with, and the reason I keep coming back to *The Bear* is because whether it’s details like Chicago’s spiteful relationship with water or the anxiety nightmare that is a family holiday dinner, *The Bear* always gets at something real. It’s not a comedy, but it is a damn good drama. I look forward to watching the fifth and final season while chewing my fingernails into the quick because of the tension. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0010.jpg) Paulie James, Matty Matheson, Ricky Staffieri, Liza Colon-Zayas, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jeremy Allen White, Oliver Platt, Sarah Ramos, Lionel Boyce, Corey Hendrix, Molly Gordon attend FX’s “The Bear” Final Family Meal Event red carpet at Nine Orchard on June 15, 2026 in New York City. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/the-bear-16jun26-0014.jpg) Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Sarah Ramos attend FX’s “The Bear” Final Family Meal Event red carpet at Nine Orchard on June 15, 2026 in New York City. ### Taylor Swift’s all-nighter URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/what-was-taylor-swift-doing-during-her-all-nighter-at-electric-lady-studios/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T15:14:49.000Z Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are supposedly getting married at Madison Square Garden in just over two weeks – on Independence Day weekend, the return of Taymerica in the biggest way. As we have seen over the last couple of months, amid rampant speculation about the wedding, Taylor has not kept a low profile. In fact, it’s the opposite. She’s been out everywhere, from sporting events to Hollywood premieres to award shows, and birthday parties, and out for dinner and just last night, at Electric Lady Studios where she’s recorded so much of her work. Here she is arriving at 8pm… > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZoNaN3ufp4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Press and Collabs amirmeetsny@gmail.com (@amirmeetsny)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZoNaN3ufp4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) …and staying until 6am. Looks like Alana Haim was with her when she left. Some people who were standing outside waiting for her said that they saw Benny Blanco, too. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZpE8WZpBiP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Press and Collabs amirmeetsny@gmail.com (@amirmeetsny)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZpE8WZpBiP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s always possible that she was there for music. She is also known to party there, hang out with her friends and shoot the sh-t for hours. Needless to say, the theories abound. October marks the 20th anniversary of the release of her first album, *Taylor Swift*. Swifties have been speculating for months that she’s been planning something to commemorate it. She has yet to re-record this album – or, rather, it’s already re-recorded, she just hasn’t dropped it and now that she has bought back all of her masters, it’s uncertain whether or not she’ll ever drop it, but some fans believe that she’s been holding it for the milestone. Or maybe it was a victory lap. It was confirmed yesterday that her new song, “I Knew It, I Knew You”, from the *Toy Story 5* soundtrack, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the 15th time she’s topped the chart. So that’s another box checked on her path to the Oscars. This is happening concurrently with the conversation about her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn’s new girlfriend Sarah Pidgeon, as footage of the two in New York was shared yesterday, the gossip ecosystem’s new celebrity couple with all kinds of similarities to its predecessor. Sarah’s tall, blonde, and she too has a professional “Love Story”. Do we think Taylor watched *Love Story: John F Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette*? Please. I would put money on it. > [@tmz](https://www.tiktok.com/@tmz?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@tmz") > > Joe Alwyn sure does have a type 'cause the actor's been spotted getting cozy with actress Sarah Pidgeon and the Taylor Swift resemblance is pretty hard to miss! 👀💕 🎥: The Image Direct > > [♬ original sound - TMZ](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-TMZ-7651683598558317326?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - TMZ") Deeper in that video above there’s footage of Joe and Sarah from behind, her arm around his neck, then his arm around her. Let these two be hot and maybe a little boring together. I can’t imagine Taylor gives a sh-t about Joe and Sarah as much as some of the unhinged Swifties do, the ones who are rage-posting about it on socials. I get that there is lore here – the multiple Taylor connections (Sarah just filmed a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal) and the fact that the Met Gala appears to be where Joe and Sarah may have sparked, exactly ten years after that was the site that sparked Taylor and Joe. But still… Your girl is winning, she’s made the #1 song for what will be the #1 movie. She was courtside when OG Anunoby tipped one of the most dramatic plays in NBA Finals history. Her punny t-shirts have become a trend. Attacking the guy she left for the woman he’s now with is not the look. The look is being unbothered and pre-bridal, and whether or not she’s really just two and a half weeks away from walking down the aisle…at MSG…before the sweat and champagne fumes clear out from the Knicks locker room, LOL. Imagine if that’s where she’s getting ready for her wedding, I’m dead. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-swift-16jun26-0010.jpg) Taylor Swift arrives at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, June 15, 2026 and leaves with Alana Haim, June 16, 2026 ### Colin Farrell, the gossip genie free space URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/should-we-gossip-genie-colin-farrell-jessica-williams/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T14:04:00.000Z Let us now partake in a Cheesy Corn palate cleanser: Colin Farrell, looking handsome as hell, going into *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* yesterday. He’s promoting season two of *Sugar* on Apple TV+. I know some people got really into *Sugar*, ultimately, I couldn’t roll with it, but season two features Shea Whigham with a little ponytail, so, dammit, I’m probably going to end up watching it again. Here’s the trailer for season two: *Sugar* goes hard on style, I will always give it credit for that. And after *The Penguin*, it’s nice to see a show that just lets Colin Farrell be a super handsome and charming dude. Speaking of *The Penguin*, though, Farrell let is slip that he’s only in “[two scenes](https://screenrant.com/batman-part-2-colin-farrell-penguin-how-many-scenes-terrifying/?ref=laineygossip.com)” in *The Batman: Part II*. Rumors [continue rampant](https://www.polygon.com/the-batman-part-2-villain-sebastian-stan-brian-tyree-henry/?ref=laineygossip.com), with the latest having Sebastian Stan playing serial killer Victor Zsasz, rather than Harvey Dent, as previously speculated. Instead, Brian Tyree Henry is playing Dent, and Scarlett Johansson is playing his wife, Gilda Dent. Again, this is all speculation. What is also speculation is my theory that Bruce Wayne just doesn’t really remember who Oswald Cobb is. Like he’s not connecting those dots yet. This is Batman whenever someone brings up the Penguin: ![](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNndpeGoxeDRpejRjaGl6djBiM2s4ZTl6ejR1ejB3djFtdnhtamhxYiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/1nzLE8CHoT6U3nsxZH/giphy.gif) Anyway, Colin Farrell is still hot and suave and can get it on any continent. Also at *Kimmel* yesterday was Jessica Williams, who is campaigning for her second Emmy nomination, for *Shrinking*’s third season. Now here’s one for the gossip genie: Colin Farrell and Jessica Williams. Too left field? I feel like you can gossip genie Colin Farrell with anyone. He’s the free space on the gossip genie bingo card. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZojYfIppGI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZojYfIppGI/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZomdONh37Z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel Live (@jimmykimmellive)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZomdONh37Z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0001-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colin-farrell-16jun26-0007.jpg) Colin Farrell and Jessica Williams arrive at Jimmy Kimmel Live! June 15, 2026 ### Intro for June 16, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/where-does-katy-perry-justin-trudeaus-latest-date-rank-on-celebrity-scale-of-second-hand-embarrassing-public-displays/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T13:06:06.000Z Dear Gossips, It’s summer, which means it’s celebrity coupling season. It kind of always is celebrity coupling season, but there is something about summer that brings out the celebrity weddings, celebrity date nights, and celebrity pairings that fuel gossip for weeks and months (except in the summer of 2012, when it was all about breakups). It’s not a coincidence that Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau became [red carpet official](https://www.laineygossip.com/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-next-level-cringe-as-they-make-red-carpet-debut-at-tribeca-festival/) during summer, that’s celebrity coupling season for you. But now Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, whose celebrity couple nickname should just be Cheesy Corn, were photographed canoodling in Santa Barbara. You can see the photos [here](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/15/celebrity-news/katy-perry-and-justin-trudeau-pack-on-the-pda-during-a-picnic-in-santa-barbara/?ref=laineygossip.com) at *Page Six*. On a scale of “[Kellan Lutz reading in a tree](https://www.justjaredjr.com/2010/02/13/kellan-lutz-climbs-a-tree-reads-a-book/?ref=laineygossip.com)” to “[Bradley Cooper reading *Lolita* to Suki Waterhouse](https://www.instagram.com/p/DH9uAIryk4r/?img%5Findex=1&ref=laineygossip.com)”, where does this display rank on the celebrity scale of second-hand embarrassing public displays? On the one hand, it’s hardly the worst PDA. They were having a picnic! A wholesome activity! On the other hand, they are Cheesy Corn. There’s something just slightly mortifying (for us) about this whole ordeal. In the realm of politicians—current or former—and their significant others, you know who I think about a lot? Rama Duwaji, Zohran Mamdani’s [aloof wife](https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/how-zohran-mamdanis-aloof-wife-rama-duwaji-quietly-steered-his-campaign-from-behind-the-scenes/?ref=laineygossip.com). I wonder what she’s up to? It is simply not our business. But since it is celebrity coupling season, Cheesy Corn are not the only celebrity pair in the news. Over the weekend, Sean Evans and Keke Palmer were [spotted having dinner in New York](https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/13/keke-palmer-and-sean-evans-in-nyc-together/?ref=laineygossip.com). This after Sean Evans declared Keke Palmer his crush, and they shared a lil kissykiss on *Hot Ones*. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZDB1gClcHp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hot Ones (@hotones)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZDB1gClcHp/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) No official confirmation that it was a date, but…it looks like a date. Regardless, they’re adorable, and among Keke’s many talents is interviewing, which is also Sean Evans’s talent. They share a talent and a connection over this skill, so even if it’s not a date, maybe they’ve made a friend who understands something of their weird job and everything that comes with it. Friend dates are fun, too. But don’t get me wrong, I am absolutely rooting for Keke and Sean, even if it’s just a summer fling. What is the opposite of Cheesy Corn? Sincere…berries? We need to workshop this. Especially if Keke Palmer and Sean Evans are going to make a habit of being seen out and about together. Oh please, gods of celebrity coupling season, let them be seen out and about together again! Live long and gossip, Sarah ### Supergirl is also outside URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/milly-alcock-does-promo-rounds-for-supergirl-in-rio-in-silhouette-that-echoes-supergirl-costume/ Last updated: 2026-06-16T20:38:30.000Z Spider-Man isn’t the only superhero currently [outside](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-zendaya-tom-holland-manage-to-dodge-questions-about-rumoured-marriage-as-they-promote-spider-man-brand-new-day/), hyping the masses for a new movie. Milly Alcock is also doing the rounds for *Supergirl*, starting in Rio. There was a premiere and a photocall, and I REALLY like her photocall outfit. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-embed-15jun26.jpg) Milly Alcock at the photocall for Supergirl in Rio, June 15, 2026 The red leg warmers(?) and shoes are weird—just wear red boots?—but at a glance, the colors are great and the silhouette echoes her Supergirl costume (the outfit is by Miista)*.* Like Zendaya earlier today, it’s on point but not costumey, theme dressing as an idea, not an exercise in the literal. *Supergirl* comes before *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* on the release calendar, with five whole weeks between them. This is solid planning, much better than the Marvel/Warner Bros. death spiral still committed for the end of the year with *Dune: Part Three* and *Avengers: Doomsday* opening on the same day. That remains extremely stupid. I have heard that the logic is that the winter vacation from school means people can get to both movies, hopefully multiple times, and everyone will win thanks to school being out for a couple weeks at the end of the year. Then both movies can leg it out, side-by-side, through January when there is no real competition (taking a page from the *Avatar* playbook). The problem, though, is opening weekend. There can be only one winner, and after the last several years Marvel has had, they simply cannot afford bad headlines. If—when—*Dune* outpaces *Doomsday*, the headlines will not be forgiving. It won’t even matter what happens over the next weeks and months, the damage will be done. Someone could still flinch and change their release date before December, though at this point, money has been spent by both parties advertising their December release date, and plans for massive world press campaigns are well underway, so inertia will probably set in and we’re all going to witness a very stupid own goal at the end of the year. But first, *Supergirl* and *Spider-Man*, both set up to succeed. Lainey is very worried about Krypto in *Supergirl*. I haven’t seen it yet, but they’re going so hard on Krypto in the advertising, I am starting to worry, too. Krypto is becoming the empathy machine of James Gunn’s DC universe. --- What else happened today… Nina Dobrev is at the Taormina Film Festival. [The looks are…looking](https://www.gofugyourself.com/nina-dobrev-has-looked-both-reasonable-and-lightly-wacky-in-taormina-06-2026%20 ?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) For once it’s not about the Brits, the Norwegian royal family is “in crisis” as Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s oldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, who was born before she married Crown Prince Haakon, [has been convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to four years in prison](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/marius-borg-hoiby-son-of-crown-princess-of-norway-sent-to-prison-for-four-years.php?ref=laineygossip.com). On top of that, Mette-Marit has been [linked to Jeffrey Epstein](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde5y63y3n7o?ref=laineygossip.com), exchanging hundreds of emails and staying in his Florida home (when he was not there). Her health is also [not great](https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20260527903941/crown-princess-mette-marit-health-update-condition-worsens/?ref=laineygossip.com), as she has chronic pulmonary fibrosis, and is on a waiting list for a lung transplant. Lots going on there, but most importantly, despite powerful connections, Marius Borg Høiby was held accountable for his harmful actions. I hope the British prosecutors are taking notes, but they’re probably not. (Pajiba) And there it is, [Knox Jolie, the last of Angelina Jolie’s children with Brad Pitt, dropped “Pitt” from his high school diploma](https://www.celebitchy.com/981762/knox%5Fjolie%5Fdropped%5Fhis%5Ffathers%5Fsurname%5Fon%5Fhis%5Fhigh%5Fschool%5Fdiploma/?ref=laineygossip.com). Half the kids have now filed legal paperwork to formally change their names, the other half aren’t using “Pitt” in daily life (and I bet they eventually change their names, too). Will this do anything to Brad Pitt’s reputation? No. Too many people still blame Angelina for “alienating” the kids. But as the twins approach their 18th birthday, the Jolie-Pitt kids are now just the Jolie kids. Maybe someday someone will ask Brad Pitt why none of his kids want his name. (Celebitchy) *Page Six* has [exclusive photos of *Love Story* star Sarah Pidgeon kissing Joe Alwyn](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/15/entertainment/taylor-swifts-ex-joe-alwyn-and-love-story-star-sarah-pidgeon-kiss-in-nyc-date-photos/?ref=laineygossip.com), best known as Taylor Swift’s ex. They were on a date in New York City, where, as we know, Taylor Swift is planning her wedding (location officially TBA). Sarah Pidgeon just had her breakout role in a TV show and is not one of the most famous women in the world. One might say her level is closer to Joe Alwyn’s (for now). They’re both recognizable but not immediately identifiable to the general public. Arguably, Joe Alwyn is more recognizable than Sarah Pidgeon at this time. Alwyn, who famously preferred to keep his relationship with Taylor under wraps and was rarely photographed with her, was seen walking down the street with his arm around Sarah Pidgeon and packing on PDA during their date. Oh okay, he’s THAT type of insecure. Got it. Got it. This is why I will never complain about Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift found a man who is excited to be with her, is proud to be with her, enjoys being her #1 cheerleader, enjoys being HER WAG. Travis likes being outside as much as Taylor, and I love that for her. (Page Six) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/milly-what-else-15jun26-0009.jpg) Milly Alcock and Peter Safran at the photocall for Supergirl in Rio, June 15, 2026/Ana Nogueira, Peter Safran, Milly Alcock and Craig Gillespie attend the red carpet for the movie "Supergirl" at Museu do Amanha, on June 14, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ### Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/review-steven-spielbergs-disclosure-day-perfectly-enjoyable-film-you-will-forget-within-an-hour-of-its-ending/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T19:16:19.000Z Steven Spielberg has long been preoccupied with aliens, and with the exception of his 2005 remake of *War of the Worlds*, his vision of the encounter between aliens and humanity is generally peaceful, underpinned by good intention and cooperation, and threatened by power-mongering bureaucracies of government. But as a storyteller, Spielberg seems to trust that humans and aliens can not only survive an encounter but thrive together. His latest film, *Disclosure* *Day*, forms a loose trilogy with *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* and *E.T.*, with *Disclosure Day* tying narrative threads together in a technically masterful and emotionally cold sci-fi thriller. The two protagonists of *Disclosure Day* are Dr. Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), a cybersecurity expert who ends up stealing the data he is protecting to become a whistleblower, and Margaret Fairchild, a TV meteorologist in Kansas City. Spielberg’s depiction of Margaret’s life is hilarious, mainly because it is no different than if she was wealthy and lived in New York City. Margaret is meant to be an Everywoman Hero, which is undoubtedly why she is from the middle of the USA, a place coded in Hollywood as the “real” America, but between Emily Blunt’s in no way convincing persona as an “everywoman” and the clear visual indicators that Spielberg does not know what middle class life in KC looks like, this whole thread is weird. But *Disclosure Day* is, first and foremost, a highly entertaining film. Steven Spielberg knows how to make a movie, and *Disclosure Day* is a well-made movie (delusions about Kansas City aside). The film runs two and a half hours, but it never feels long, there is so much going on yet the plot is so well balanced that the film moves at an exciting clip, creating thrills from the sheer breathlessness of the pace. *Disclosure* is essentially a long fetch quest, with multiple Macguffins and many characters competing over those Macguffins in a relentlessly propulsive plot. But there is a hollowness at the center of the film which keeps *Disclosure* from matching the emotional resonance of *Close Encounters* or *E.T.* It has more in common with Spielberg’s *War of the Worlds*, which is also big on spectacle and short on purpose. *Disclosure* has the kind of empty emotional core for which Christopher Nolan’s work is frequently criticized. Spielberg touches on a lot of ideas but never engages with any of it meaningfully. There are threads of a society sundered by conspiracy and an oligarch class that seeks to stamp out empathy, things we deal with in real life, but here they are just window dressing for the next chase scene, the next tense handoff. Handled with a similar simplicity is the question of how the existence of aliens would impact world religions. Eve Hewson stars as Daniel’s girlfriend, Jane, a former novitiate in the Catholic church, meaning she dropped out of nun school. (Elizabeth Marvel also stars as a nun, Sister Maura.) Jane exists to ask the questions that *would* be asked if aliens were definitively confirmed to be real, most especially what this means for religions that frame humanity as God’s wholly unique intelligent creation. You could make an entire movie out of just THAT—and Robert Zemeckis did by adapting Carl Sagan’s novel *Contact*—but Spielberg skims past what would be an inevitably contentious, even riotous moment for humanity with facile ease. *Contact* treads similar ground with much more grace and depth by putting an atheistic scientist in the position of asking humanity to accept her experience with no proof *on faith*. *Contact* explores the role faith plays in our lives and our relationships whether you believe in a god or not, but *Disclosure Day* simply is not interested in anything challenging or nuanced. Which is fine for a summer blockbuster. Again, this is a hugely entertaining film, and at no point will it make you think or feel anything uncomfortable. But that also describes [*Project Hail Mary*](https://www.laineygossip.com/phil-lord-christopher-millers-project-hail-mary-is-thoroughly-a-friendship-is-magic-film/), another alien sci-fi adventure film that came out earlier this year, though *Disclosure Day* doesn’t even have a strong emotional core to balance the spectacle like *Mary*. It is a perfectly enjoyable film you will forget within an hour of its ending. On one hand, *Disclosure Day* is a testament to Steven Spielberg’s craft and ability to make grandly entertaining spectacles, but on the other hand it shows how empty his work has become. It’s like he’s made *Ready Player One* for his own alien films, remixing his previous, better work for hashtag content. You won’t be bored by *Disclosure Day*, but you won’t remember it, either. **Disclosure Day* is now playing exclusively in theaters.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/disclosure-day-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/disclosure-day-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/disclosure-day-15jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/disclosure-day-15jun26-0005.jpg) Steven Spielberg and Emily Blunt attend a conversation about “Disclosure Day” at AMC cinema in New York City, June 12, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, June 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-reese-witherspoon-replace-her-social-media-person-with-ai/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T18:08:36.000Z Reese Witherspoon continues to post like an embroidered pillow in a souvenir shop. Did she replace her social media person with AI? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZkrVYvlC9M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZkrVYvlC9M/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Rainn Wilson is doing the whole “*The Office* would never get made today!” schtick to promote his new work. *The Office,* the wildly successful prime time sitcom that ran on NBC? Has Rainn ever…watched TV. Like *Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks*. Off the top of my head. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXvGBFmxgTM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by RAINN WILSON (@rainnwilson)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXvGBFmxgTM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Goop hasn’t posted on its official account in almost a week, just as the news of Gwyneth’s commercial for an Israeli apartment complex hit the internet. The nickname “Gwynocide” might stick. And of course, Gwyneth is too big to fail, and she hardly cares what plebs think of her (she will always be welcome in every room), but we really need to consider that, as a businessperson, she is making really desperate and short-sighted financial moves. Just last month, Puck News wrote about Goop’s [latest round of layoffs](https://puck.news/more-goop-layoffs-a-victorias-secret-proxy-fight/?ref=laineygossip.com). I think the stress has been showing up in her wardrobe choices. She hasn’t had a good outfit on in public in months. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZV5L0hmaHG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by goop (@goop)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZV5L0hmaHG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) With the success of Zac Posen at Gap and Claire Waight Keller at Uniqlo, Target is partnering with Isaac Mizrahi as Creative Director at Large (and recently, John Galliano for Zara was announced). I’m very into designers bringing back the glory days of mall brands but the focus should be on quality, quality, quality. Give people a reason to shun the fastest fashion. My Gossip Genie pairing is J. Crew bringing back Jenna Lyons. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlzb%5FJCeSC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue Business (@voguebusiness)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlzb%5FJCeSC/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Here is Reese with Jennifer Aniston at a FYC event for *The Morning Show* last week. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/reese-witherspoon-15jun26-0008.jpg) Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon at the EMMY FYC Screening For Apple TV's "The Morning Show" Season 4 at DGA Theater Complex on June 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Tyra Banks is reality checking her reality check URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/could-netflix-actually-be-on-hook-for-defamation-after-tyra-banks-files-lawsuit-against-them/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T17:31:37.000Z Just a few months after the bombshell documentary *Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model* hit Netflix, Tyra Banks, the show host and creator of the mid-2000s legendary reality TV series, has officially [filed a defamation lawsuit](https://share.google/fW3tIqJdwobVfmHpz?ref=laineygossip.com) against the streaming service. The lawsuit, filed in California, alleges that despite Tyra sitting down for a more than three-hour interview, her total speaking time ended up being just 16 minutes in the actual production, and that her portrayal was edited to support a false narrative. I first wrote about the debut of the documentary, which racked up over 14 million views in just the first week, [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/netflixs-reality-check-americas-next-top-model-leaves-viewers-with-more-questions-than-answers/). The suit also states that her participation was pitched to her under the guise of the interview being about the show’s legacy and what she might have done differently today, that her comments lacked context and proper sequencing and that the moments in which she took accountability did not make it into the final cut. Though the news of the lawsuit doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise to most people who have even the slightest bit of familiarity with the level of diva there is in Tyra, the question on everyone’s mind is whether the lawsuit has got any legs. Could Netflix actually be on the hook for defamation? I think one of the things making this lawsuit filing a bit egregious, at least in part, is the fact that Tyra *participated* in the documentary. It seems a lot more likely that a production you had no role in might have been defamatory. But in this case, Tyra was receptive enough to the production and the team behind it to sit down and be interviewed for over three hours, only to claim that she wasn’t content with her final portrayal. And to be honest, I think *that’s* what her lawsuit is actually about. It’s an expression of disappointment in her portrayal more than it is an actual rooted and believable allegation of defamation. Unfortunately for Tyra, there’s no legal action you can take for production not going to plan, your plan, anyway. And so she’s filed this defamation suit to try to regain control of the narrative that’s out in the public. According to the suit, Tyra did not put any limitations on the documentary crew in their line of questioning. They were allowed to ask her just about anything as it pertained to the show’s ground-breaking history. But she was gravely disappointed by what the lawsuit refers to as the “surgical manipulation” of her interview and the cutting and clipping of her interview segments to support the narrative not only being formed by the other interviewees, but by the literal footage that we saw, both when the show aired and again during the documentary. I can’t be the only person wondering how someone with such an extensive background in television could have possibly assumed that in a three-part documentary series featuring commentary and interviews with over a dozen key players, that *her* voice would be the dominant one. I mean, what was she expecting? That they would just base the entire documentary off of her recounting of events? Particularly when they had actual footage to rely on? Anecdotes from the cast of the different seasons? I also can’t be the only one marvelling at the irony of all of this. One of the biggest complaints from past show participants was about the predatory nature of production. About how they were poorly portrayed on the show and had their entire storylines based off of traumatic experiences they had in their lives. This was the exact sentiment of the reaction shared by season one winner, Adrianne Curry, who had this to say in response to the lawsuit filing: *“I read that Tyra Banks is suing Netflix because she didn't like being edited. Bitch, for real, girl? Welcome to the party, pal,”* she said in a [video](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZkjGtHxsMB/?hl=en&ref=laineygossip.com) posted to Instagram. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZkjGtHxsMB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Adrianne Curry-Rhode (@adriannecurry)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZkjGtHxsMB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Adrianne also tossed the idea out that this could be some sort of publicity stunt, setting the stage for perhaps another production, or “something new” as she referred to it, by Tyra and her team. Which could very well be the case, despite the lack of confirmation at this time. Adrianne’s criticism of Tyra is especially interesting because, despite her being critical and not participating in the documentary, she *has* been open about professing her respect for Tyra. In a [video](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1XZezEqmS/?ref=laineygossip.com) posted to Instagram the same month the documentary was released, she had this to say: *"She is not sorry. She is not apologizing to you. That bitch is not effing sorry. She will not bend the knee. And I respect that. You want her to lie? Lie and say how bad she feels?"* she said. *"Everyone's coming to me like, 'None of the judges are sorry.' Why should they be? They're all loaded...but mad respect for Tyra because that's hard to push back on that many people trying to struggle session you. She's just like, 'F-ck you, I do what I want.' And I gotta respect that."* So clearly, Adrianne isn’t necessarily coming from the same place other women who spent time on the show might be, people who were deeply hurt or felt jilted by her. People like Angelea Preston, who [believes her winning title was stripped over her involvement in the sex work industry](https://ew.com/antm-angelea-preston-adrianne-curry-respond-tyra-banks-lawsuit-11997744?ref=laineygossip.com). Or women like Shandi Sullivan, who shared a horrifying experience of an alleged sexual assault taking place during filming. Or Ebony Haith, whose awful and marginalizing experience I wrote about in my first piece. Adrianne gives Tyra credit where credit is due but demands that she be more realistic. And more importantly, fair. Speaking of fairness, Tyra is calling for her full three-and-a-half hour interview to be made public. And to be honest, I don’t think that’s an unfair ask. It could easily be made into an extended or director’s cut and put on YouTube or Netflix for the masses to see. But again, I think that’s just Tyra wanting to regain control of the narrative. She is so skilled at editorializing and wording her way out of things – which is probably why she was willing to be featured in the documentary in the first place. Because she was banking on her ability to talk her way out of some of the questions that came up. But she couldn’t do that if her wordsmithing didn’t make it to air, which is why she’s calling for the release of the full-length interview. Tyra’s need for control will forever be her weakness. Her desire to look angelic against the backdrop of a hellscape *she* created is likely rooted in a deep insecurity, which makes sense given the industry she came up in. And perhaps leaning more into that narrative, about how modelling might have created the monster we saw at many points in time throughout *ANTM* and *The Tyra Banks Show,* without being overly dependent on it as a means of wiping her hands clean of accountability, would help her be even a bit more trustworthy in the eye of the public. The only way out of having her reputation and legacy tarnished even further is to embrace and take full accountability for what she put so many women through. And until she does that without citing “defamation” and “false narratives” when her story isn’t told the way *she* demands it to be, she will continue to be an unreliable narrator and an untrustworthy voice in perhaps one of the most important conversations to ever have in the reality TV space. ### The Beckham family weekend drama URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/was-harper-beckhams-stop-by-brother-brooklyns-house-staged-or-case-of-paparazzi-stalking/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T16:31:48.000Z On the other side of the continent, David and Victoria Beckham followed David’s [Walk of Fame ceremony](https://www.laineygossip.com/did-tom-cruise-show-up-to-david-beckhams-star-ceremony-with-new-love-interest/) with dinner at Nobu in Malibu. It was once again a family affair with Romeo, Cruz, and Harper Seven joining their parents. Romeo’s and Cruz’s girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel, respectively, were also there. So it was the Walk of Fame group out to dinner, but the weekend was not without drama. Friday afternoon, apparently immediately after David’s Walk of Fame ceremony, Harper Seven, still wearing the pink outfit she had on for the ceremony, attempted to see Brooklyn Peltz-Beckham, delivering a letter to his Beverly Hills home. He and Nicola Peltz-Beckham were not in town, though. You can see the photos on *Page Six* [here](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/12/celebrity-news/harper-beckham-goes-to-brooklyns-la-mansion-leaves-seconds-later-without-seeing-him/?ref=laineygossip.com). Of the visit, a rep for Brooklyn and Nicola said, *“That photographers were in place as the letter was hand delivered says it all — this was choreographed for the cameras.”* Meanwhile, according to a “family source”, Brooklyn’s claim that the letter delivery was choreographed is “[clearly nonsense](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/39408665/beckhams-united-front-brooklyn-claim-harper-visit/?ref=laineygossip.com)”. Maybe it WAS a stunt, but it’s also possible that Harper was followed, given that she went directly from a high-profile event covered by dozens of photographers. Brooklyn’s stance is that everything is publicity in his family, so nothing can be trusted. Los Angeles is also crawling with paparazzi, though, and they do follow famous people around town, taking pictures constantly. Harper was an easy target that day, given that she was already out in public, having her picture taken. It would not have been hard for a paparazzo to follow her that day. There is that law in California that limits paparazzi’s ability to photograph children, but in the decade-plus it’s been in effect, all it’s really done is result in some pixelated photos. But you could make a case that the photographers who took and published unpixellated pictured of Harper must have had parental consent to do so. But then, she’s also in public places, not near a school, and she doesn’t look “alarmed, terrorized, or annoyed”, so the law isn’t really applicable, maybe? It’s confusing. That law hasn’t really stopped paparazzi from photographing famous children. I’m not discrediting Brooklyn’s feelings, it’s just impossible to know for sure in this instance. Was Harper’s stop by his house staged? Or was it just paparazzi stalking? You literally cannot tell because of the celebrity culture in Los Angeles. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0009.jpg) The Beckham family has dinner at Nobu in Malibu, June 13, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckham-family-15jun26-0011.jpg) The Beckham family has dinner at Nobu in Malibu, June 13, 2026 ### TNT’s secret Times Square wedding message URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-continues-style-streak-on-date-night-times-square-with-travis-kelce/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T15:22:52.000Z Continuing to fuel Manhattan wedding rumors, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were at dinner in New York over the weekend. Specifically, Times Square. The way the wedding rumor machine has been working, every appearance Taylor makes is a coded hint about The Wedding. We must study the texts to learn the secrets of The Wedding. If I am decoding the secret messages correctly, the ceremony will be at Madison Square Garden, and the reception will be at the Times Square Olive Garden. The event planning is clearly being done by Guy Fieri. I actually googled “Taylor Swift new stylist?” because [once again](https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-indicted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame-in-a-great-sarah-burton-for-givenchy-gown/), I find myself liking Taylor’s outfit. The dress is ID’d as Ralph Lauren, it’s velvet and a very dark purple/wine color, and I am super into the gold lariat necklace. For the record, Taylor is still working with Joseph Cassell. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-embed-15jun26.jpg) Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift out in New York, June 13, 2026 It’s Nineties vibes contained a little bit by the shoe choice, a stiletto sandal. For true Nineties style, that dress would be paired with Docs, but again I like this whole outfit, and the shoes are not embarrassing (they’re not great but they’re not tragic, either). Taylor is on a bit of a style streak, which maybe bodes well for her wedding style, though no one is topping Mario Ho and Ming Xi’s [wedding in France](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-new-wedding-standard). Also in Taylor news from the weekend, [*Page Six* has a story](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/14/entertainment/truth-behind-taylor-swift-and-keleigh-tellers-broken-friendship-revealed/?ref=laineygossip.com) about the (alleged but seems legit) friendship breakup of Taylor and Keleigh Teller. Apparently, Keleigh was turned off by the “dragon” talk from Blake Lively revealed during the Justin Baldoni lawsuit(s). That seems kind of…why end a friendship over how *someone else* talks about your mutual friend? That seems like an excuse, not a reason. It is verifiable that Keleigh Teller has not been seen publicly with Taylor since 2024\. It does seem like their friendship cooled off. But the *Page Six* story frames it as all Blake Lively’s fault, when Keleigh Teller’s schedule is dictated by Miles Teller’s work, they live primarily on the west coast, and maybe, I don’t know, she and Taylor just drifted apart? It does happen. Maybe there was a specific personal reason for the cooling off of their friendship, I’m just not prepared to blame Blake Lively for every damn thing, especially when Taylor is on like her third famous friend group. In other Taylor news, the chair she sat in at game 3 of the Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers series [sold at auction](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25440557-taylor-swift-kelce-chalamets-chairs-knicks-cavs-games-sell-auction-prices-revealed?ref=laineygossip.com) for $7,000\. Travis’s chair went for $1,405 and Timothee Chalamet’s chair from game 4 of the same series went for $1,202\. Not sure what it says about Timmy that Travis Kelce’s chair brought in more cash. Maybe just that the kind of sports fan who buys a game-used celebrity chair at an auction is more interested in professional athletes than actors. Maybe we don’t have to make this a thing. Kind of funny, though. TNT saw Maya Rudolph in *Oh, Mary!* on Broadway on their date night. You can see photos [here](https://people.com/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-attend-broadway-show-oh-mary-11997656?ref=laineygossip.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-travis-15jun26-0004.jpg) Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift out in New York, June 13, 2026 ### Tomdaya is back, baby! URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-zendaya-tom-holland-manage-to-dodge-questions-about-rumoured-marriage-as-they-promote-spider-man-brand-new-day/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T13:53:03.000Z Gossip has been anticipating this moment for months. It’s happening, we’re back… Tom Holland and Zendaya on the red carpet, beginning promotion for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* in Madrid. They are one of the internet’s favourite couples. Honestly? We are probably too invested in the longevity and sustainability of this relationship as they are one of the very few celebrity couples whose romance is not polarising. Everyone is rooting for them – which, ironically, likely makes it that much more uncomfortable, adding to the already weird reality of fame that they’ve each struggled with. And this is why they are so protective and private about their life together. So these joint appearances don’t happen often. I can’t remember the last time they were on a red carpet together, I think maybe it was the last Spider-Man movie…five years ago! But we’ve been expecting this. It’s not like it was a secret that the movie was coming out – and not just this one. *The Odyssey* is coming, too. That film actually releases two weeks before *Brand New Day* so the Spider-Man press tour is starting ahead of *The Odyssey* and for sure there had to be some coordination between the studios on the scheduling here since Tom and Zendaya are in both and Tom has called *The Odyssey* a “masterpiece” and has said several times how much he enjoyed the experience working on the project – he’ll want to do what he can to share in the promotion of it. Here they are, our babies!, posing adorably together in Madrid early today. > [@hellocanadamag](https://www.tiktok.com/@hellocanadamag?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@hellocanadamag") Still crushing on each other 🕷️❤️ Tom Holland and Zendaya looked more loved-up than ever as they hit the red carpet in Madrid for Spider-Man: Brand New Day ✨ 📽️: hola [#zendaya](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/zendaya?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "zendaya") [#tomholland](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tomholland?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "tomholland") [#spiderman](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spiderman?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "spiderman") [♬ All of Me - Toby Gad & Celina Sharma](https://www.tiktok.com/music/All-of-Me-7387016503580067857?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ All of Me - Toby Gad & Celina Sharma") The way they look at each other is delightful. And restoring! Love is precious! So precious that they have, quite rightly, fortified it to the best of their ability while also accepting that some of their lives happen under the spotlight. It’ll be interesting, then, to see how they manage this while they market the movie. Zendaya was able to swerve all questions about their rumoured marriage while she was on *The Drama* press tour. And that was a film about marriage! Presumably for *Spider-Man: Brand New Day,* Tomdaya will be doing at least some of the interviews and appearances together. Zendaya is a skilled dodger. Tom…on the other hand…has a reputation for, well, not being able to keep secrets. And we already know that this man could not be more proud and thrilled to be her life partner. It’ll be interesting to see if he can contain himself. As for the fashion for the first stop, a fringy black Christian Cowan strapless dress. On theme but not too on-the-nose. I love the bow at the hip. We're Squawking Tomdaya today. [Join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/tomdaya-is-back)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/tomdaya-is-back?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios)) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZmiXODpM5X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZmiXODpM5X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0010.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Spider-Man: Brand New Day photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel on June 15, 2026 in Madrid, Spain ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0016.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0018.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0019.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tomdaya-spiderman-15jun26-0020.jpg) Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Spider-Man: Brand New Day photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel on June 15, 2026 in Madrid, Spain ### Intro for June 15, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-pitt-fyc-discussion-panel-moderated-by-podcaster-jon-lovett-went-viral-for-all-wrong-reasons/ Last updated: 2026-06-15T13:13:30.000Z Dear Gossips, As I [mentioned](https://www.laineygossip.com/david-harbour-doesnt-say-much-about-much-in-variety-cover-profile/) on Friday, we are in the Emmy nominating period which means all the “for your consideration” events and Q&As are happening right now. To that end, *The Pitt* had a season two “for your consideration” discussion panel last week that has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. I watched the panel and thought I must be imagining how bad it was, but then it cropped up across social media and on The Squawk and no, it was not just me. The panel was really bad, and it’s because a bad moderator was hired for the event. That moderator? Podcaster Jon Lovett. Lovett is best known these days as the host of the *Lovett or Leave It* podcast, but he got his start as a political speechwriter, working for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and then-president Barack Obama. He left speechwriting in 2011 to become a screenwriter—he worked on *The Newsroom*, among other shows—and a comedian/comedy creator, which led to co-founding Crooked Media. Jon Lovett is not without credentials in the entertainment industry, but what he is NOT is an entertainment journalist skilled in interviewing actors and creatives for FYC events. He treated *The Pitt* panel, which was intended to give insight into the show for Emmy voters, as an episode of his podcast, trying to crack jokes and do bits with the cast. About halfway through the panel, Noah Wyle’s frustration becomes palpable. You can watch whole panel [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNv41BBSOdI&ref=laineygossip.com). The goal of an event like this is for each person on stage to speak at least once, to make their case for their Emmy campaign, but most of the actors never spoke at all, let alone answer a question about their WORK. Shabana Azeez only got to speak to defend the degree of difficulty of covering her Australian accent. This will not help their Emmy campaigns in highly competitive acting categories. Lainey has written about the skill and effort that goes into preparing questions for interviews, most recently [breaking down](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/mailbag-for-june-12-2026) how she got Jennifer Lopez to give a full-body laugh during a junket interview, and television journalist Hope Sloop took to social media to talk specifically about what happened with *The Pitt*’s panel: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZflvjqJ52A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hope Sloop (@hopesloop)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZflvjqJ52A/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sloop is right, FYC events serve a specific purpose, which is not to advertise the show to a general audience but to promote it to the people who are nominating and voting for Emmys. This is not an event at a television festival; it’s a campaign event. Jon Lovett’s tone and style were all wrong, and worse, he did not even WANT to ask the prepared questions provided by HBO, the ones intended to prompt the cast and creators to talk about the making of the show so that Emmy voters can contextualize *The Pitt* against its competition. Lovett actively resisted performing this function. Usually, the moderator for an FYC event like this would be a journalist like Hope Sloop, or maybe an editor or senior writer from a trade publication like *The Hollywood Reporter*. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/open-embed-15jun26.jpg) Tyler Coates on Bluesky I wonder, though, if the fact that these panels are now uploaded to Youtube is prompting the panel hosts and television networks to outsource to more widely recognizable moderators in the hopes of drawing more views online. Or maybe there are so many of these events happening in New York and LA right now they think a celebrity moderator will put more butts in seats in the room, but I cannot imagine going to an FYC event hoping to learn about the craft and technique of making *The Pitt* only to hear repeated, bad jokes about vaccines and Noah Wyle thinking he’s a real doctor. It was a wasted opportunity brought on by outsourcing a job for journalists. As Lainey shows us time and again, being a good interviewer is a skill that takes effort and practice, but as with everything else in the media landscape, that is being devalued. I have seen Q&As go awry at film festivals because an inexperienced influencer was brought in to moderate, rather than a journalist or critic with interviewing experience, because the influencer doesn’t know how to control a crowd and loses against “more of a comment than a question” guys, or worse, can’t stop someone from doing something embarrassing like trying to get an autograph or pass off a screenplay. It IS a skill to manage these events and ensure the brief is fulfilled, just because someone has a lot of followers or a popular podcast doesn’t mean they’re suited to moderate a Q&A. As with so many things right now, bring back expertise! On another note, Supriya Ganesh was not there. Yes, she is not returning to *The Pitt* for season three, but she was still part of season two, yet she has been absent from the trophy trail so far, and it can’t be due to the size of her role, several of the actors at the FYC panel had screentime comparable to hers last season. I still have not heard anything resembling a passable reason to write Dr. Mohan off the show, and frankly, I feel like in a few years we’re going to find out something upsetting was happening behind the scenes. I would love to be wrong about this. Live long and gossip, Sarah ### The Beckhams, Tom Cruise, and Tom Cruise’s new girl? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/did-tom-cruise-show-up-to-david-beckhams-star-ceremony-with-new-love-interest/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T20:45:01.000Z David Beckham received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (you can watch the ceremony [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mf0t1pwPAY&ref=laineygossip.com)). The whole family, minus Brooklyn but plus Tom Cruise, turned up to celebrate. I love this photo because of how no one looks comfortable. Pose harder, Victoria. Victoria, pose harder! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-embeds-12jun26-0001.jpg) Victoria Beckham, David Beckham and Tom Cruise at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California In all sincerity, in the world of celebrity is there a big power move than having Tom Cruise show up for your Walk of Fame ceremony? Who else would be comparable? Jack Nicholson, maybe? But there are rumors his health is in decline, so I don’t know if he really counts. He’s not really doing public appearances. For some reason, Slash just jumped to mind, but maybe that’s because the algorithm recently served me the “November Rain” music video and Slash is just so f-cking cool in that video. Slash is certainly a very cool person to show up for your star ceremony. But not a bigger celebrity than Tom Cruise. I guess Keanu Reeves would be the closest comparison. There are just so few of these true Movie Stars left. Anyway, Harper Seven wore pink and blonde hair. She also looks like she doesn’t think her mom can pose any harder than she already is. I cannot believe this child is fourteen. Reject the passage of time! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-embeds-12jun26-0002.jpg) Victoria Beckham and Harper Beckham at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California Romeo and Cruz also brought their girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel, respectively. It’s interesting how these photos sort of say that girlfriends can, in fact, integrate into the Beckham family without drama. It feels pointed without anyone ever actually making a point. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-embeds-12jun26-0003.jpg) Jackie Apostel, Cruz Beckham and Harper Beckham at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California But wait, because we have Gossip courtesy the Beckham star ceremony, and for once, it’s not about the Beckham family drama. Tom Cruise showed up with a woman who is not named in some photo sets but is identified in other photo sets as Elsina Khayrova, a Russian socialite was formerly linked to Cruise in 2023, in the pre-Ana de Armas days. [Here](https://www.instagram.com/elsina%5Fk/?ref=laineygossip.com) is Elsina’s Instagram, and here she(?) is arriving with Tom Cruise to the star ceremony: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-embeds-12jun26-0004.jpg) Tom Cruise at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California She’s kind of giving “Yuna Hollander at Wimbledon” vibes. Do we think this is the same person? Has Tom Cruise (re)kindled a flame? Elsina is based in London, where Tom Cruise spends most of his time these days. I just honestly cannot tell if the woman with Tom today is Elsina Khayrova. The huge sunglasses are doing a lot of work. What are your thoughts? --- What else happened today… From *Laguna Beach* to *Traitors* to Netflix, [Stephen Colletti talks being a reality TV heartthrob across franchises and decades](https://www.popsugar.com/balance/stephen-colletti-replay-episode-49479071?ref=laineygossip.com). (Popsugar) Elle Fanning is also campaigning for an Emmy, for *Margot’s Got Money Troubles*. [She’s working the media circuit in more “low-key” outfits](https://www.gofugyourself.com/elle-fanning-has-been-doing-low-key-ensembles-lately-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com), which I guess just means not full-on Princess Barbie drag. (Go Fug Yourself) Prince Harry was named by *Time* magazine [as one of the 100 most influential people in sports, for his work on the Invictus Games](https://www.celebitchy.com/981719/prince%5Fharrys%5Ftime%5Fmag%5Fcover%5Ffor%5Fthe%5Fmost%5Finfluential%5Fpeople%5Fin%5Fsports%5Fis%5Famazing/?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s a beautiful cause and whatever else may be going on with the Sussexes, I really do think Invictus will be such a strong and enduring legacy for Harry. But Prince Harry being recognized for good work will surely prompt a lot of very normal reactions from very normal people. Everyone is being so normal about this, I’m sure. (Celebitchy) It’s a muscle mystery! Mark-Paul Gosselaar, former teen heartthrob and star of *Saved By the Bell*, is now starring in a new show called *Bulges*, about a Hooters-like restaurant but it employs men (gross, who wants to look at bulge when they’re trying to eat?). MPG is now fifty-two and still handsome, and he appeared at the Bell Media Upfront in Toronto wearing short-shorts and a crop top, showing off his toned physique. [The people are calling bullsh-t](https://thelooker.thedailybeast.com/mark-paul-gosselaar-52-accused-of-faking-six-pack-abs/?ref=laineygossip.com)! Some are denying the six pack abs on fifty-something MPG, accusing him of wearing a “muscle skin” or otherwise faking his abs. I don’t know, it’s just funny, everyone choose your own adventure with this one. (The Looker/The Daily Beast) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0010.jpg) Victoria Beckham, David Beckham and Tom Cruise at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California/Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and Cruz Beckham pose next to his newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star during a ceremony in Hollywood, California, on June 12, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/beckhams-what-else-12jun26-0016.jpg) Victoria Beckham, Harper Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham Kim Turnbull, Jackie Apostel, Tom Cruise at the ceremony to honor David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California ### Larry David does American history URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/larry-davids-new-show-life-larry-and-the-pursuit-of-unhappiness-giving-drunk-history-vibes-except-no-one-is-drunk/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T19:30:14.000Z Larry David was at the Knicks’ game 4, seated between David Zaslav and John McEnroe. I want to dunk on Zaslav for being there, but he is from NYC, so he gets a pass on this and this alone. He’s not a fair-weather fan, he’s a lifer. Still. Bummer to get stuck next to Zaz. > Larry David having to sit next to David Zaslav while the Knicks are down by 20 points… he really is Larry David > > — Brooks Otterlake (@i\_zzzzzz) [June 11, 2026](https://x.com/i%5Fzzzzzz/status/2064881899139477990?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Larry David has a Zaz connection, though, as he has a new show coming to HBO, and Zaz is still, technically, for now, in charge of HBO via Warner Bros. Larry’s new show is called *Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness*. It’s a sketch comedy limited series about American history, and it’s produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions. Barack is even doing promotion for the series: The actual trailer for the series gives me *Drunk History* vibes, except no one is drunk. This is actually too bad, because for most of human history, until we got on board with public sanitation and clean water projects, people drank ale and mead more than they drank water. Fermenting ale made it safer to drink, and if you start digging into American history, you will find plenty of instances in which very large figures in history were very drunk during very critical moments and we act like they weren’t, but they WERE. Benjamin Franklin is portrayed to us as a Great Thinker and Steward of The American Spirit, but never ever forget he was banging everyone’s wives and published an article called [*The Drinker’s Dictionary*](https://thecocktailnovice.com/ben-franklins-drinkers-dictionary/?ref=laineygossip.com)*,* in which he included over 200 synonyms for “drunk”. This is the spirit I find missing in the trailer for Larry’s history comedy show. There is definitely room for Larry David-style whinging throughout American history, and I will definitely watch this series, but I am already sort of dreading Larry’s take on the Boston Tea Party. No one gets that sh-t right. We’ve made it too much into a joke about tea, not enough of a monument to “good trouble” and the value of a well-placed, high-dollar property crime. It’s also one of the great conspiracies, a large-scale plan executed so well that we still don’t know all the conspirators. A lot of people took that secret to their literal graves! The Boston Tea Party is the genesis of the American impulse to destroy stuff when we’re mad and also the beginning of our national “no snitching” policy. American history is so f-cking weird, and *Drunk History* captured that weirdness so well. I wish they would bring back *Drunk History* for America’s 250th. Can’t we have both? Larry David complaining his way through history while Derek Waters gets celebrities plastered as they recount oddball moments in history? ### Celebrity Social Media, June 12, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/colman-domingo-stands-out-in-the-four-seasons-even-with-stacked-cast/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T18:37:22.000Z “I would never go on vacation with just three straight couples” Tina Fey is so real for this. I’m not religiously watching *The Four Seasons* but even with a stacked comedic cast, Colman Domingo stands out. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVGy4iES2L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVGy4iES2L/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Sarah’s post this morning about [Sydney Sweeney at a fro-yo event](https://www.laineygossip.com/sydney-sweeney-scooter-braun-continue-reign-of-terror-at-syrn-pop-up-event-at-the-bigg-chill-in-la/) has activated my pop culture memory like a sleeper agent. As she mentioned, there was the “I love fast food!” early-aughts culture and later there was the “basket of fries” interview. It was a trend in which a very famous actress was speaking to a journalist in a restaurant, so she would order a basket of fries. And talk about the fries. It was meant to be a signal of relatability. Now celebrities very rarely have to worry about eating in an interview because most of them rarely do interviews with journalists anymore. Now, instead of fries, they talk about how much they love reality TV. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZY7OG7OEZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @bravowwhl](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZY7OG7OEZB/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Club Chalamet (less of a club, more of a one-woman delusion) has been disbanded and the owner of it has turned her sites (and sights) on Connor Storrie. (Like the ancient Demi Lovato texts state, GET A JOB! STAY AWAY FROM HER.) Now CC tweets under her own account and is shading Timothee for living his life. Yes, he’s all over the Knicks, he’s a New Yorker. And Kylie is right there with them, because they’ve been together for years. Even though CC is one person, it is very typical of fandom behaviour: they don’t love the object of their affection, they love how that celebrity makes them feel. Oftentimes, that parasocial behaviour morphs into fandoms thinking they “know what’s best” for someone they’ve never met. They try to exert control and when that doesn’t work, they lash out. Timothee is having the time of his life, he’s quite literally exactly where he wants to be. > How the mighty have fallen. I’m glad I have a new hobby. > > — Simone Cromer 📽 (@TheatreofZen) [June 12, 2026](https://x.com/TheatreofZen/status/2065231495292477610?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbsyReilap/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbsyReilap/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Like Chelsea Handler, Wanda Sykes turned down the Kevin Hart roast and I liked hearing her thoughts on it because she gets straight to the point: the writing was lazy. Wanda has been working for decades, she’s a veteran stand-up comedian, has done loads of TV and films and she’s not a delicate flower. Her work pushes boundaries and she’s heard and seen it all. What she points out about the Netflix roasts is the low-effort jokes – shocking can be funny but trying to shock can also get really boring. That’s probably the most offensive thing to a true standup. The laziness! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZcryHBj750/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Good One (@goodoneshow)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZcryHBj750/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colman-domingo-12jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colman-domingo-12jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colman-domingo-12jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/colman-domingo-12jun26-0005.jpg) Colman Domingo leaves Watch What Happens Live in NYC, June 9, 2026 ### World Cup EJAE URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/ejae-performed-at-world-cup-opening-match-in-elevated-disney-princess-mullet-dress/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T16:41:56.000Z The bucket list moments just don’t seem to stop for EJAE. We are still not yet a year from *Kpop Demon Hunters,* but it’s close. The most watched movie in Netflix history was released on June 20, 2025, a year ago next Saturday. It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and an Oscar for EJAE for Best Original Song, the biggest prize, in addition to the Grammy and the Golden Globe. And now…the World Cup. EJAE [performed at the opening match](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FUjey4s2aOQ&ref=laineygossip.com) in Mexico yesterday alongside Andrea Bocelli, an official anthem for the tournament called “DNA (More Than a Game)” that includes lyrics in multiple languages, including Italian and Korean. What a moment it must have been for her, to be able to sing a track that specifically calls to her cultural background. And…on that note…“DNA” is also the title of one of BTS’s biggest hits, and we already know how popular BTS and K-pop are in Mexico. So the math is mathing here. The glow is glowing, too. Like, EJAE is gorgeous, we all know this, but her glam team went all out with the hair and the makeup here because her SKIN is insane. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZdiRJvi1Ex/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by FIFA World Cup (@fifaworldcup)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZdiRJvi1Ex/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Also, this dress. I love it. It’s a take on a Disney princess dress…but so much more modern. The white parts pop so strikingly against the blue. And the movement is divine. Like, you’re getting the volume on her hips, and it’s cleverly bustled on each side to create even more shape, so from some angles it evokes a rather traditional ballgown. But it’s also short underneath, to expose as much leg as she wants to when she’s moving. And it also allows for easier movement – basically a super elevated mullet dress, can we call it that? I’m calling it that, or at least seeing it that way, because I’ve been wearing a lot of mullet dresses lately. Not as formal as EJAE’s, more for cocktail than a major event. But what I like about them is for the reason just noted in EJAE’s case, it’s the comfort. You get the effect of a maxi dress for summer but it’s just easier to walk. And you can have it both ways – legs exposed but not around the back. I’m travelling for work soon and there’s a mullet dress in my suitcase right now that I’ll be wearing at one of the events. From my favourite brand – the [Sacai Black Floral Printed Midi Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64161819?ref=laineygossip.com). The sheer black sleeves are so pretty, the way it drops through the waist and the hips is comfortable, and the mullet hem is pleated which adds to the swing when I’m walking around. I also have the [Sacai Nylon Twill Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162174?ref=laineygossip.com) in the suitcase. Still mullet, but a skirt instead of a dress. The pleating is there, though. And it looks great under a blazer. Mullet dresses, in pop culture, connect for me to a specific time: the mid 2000s, boho style, think Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. So it makes sense that AllSaints, a British brand, can be relied on for a wide variety of mullet dresses. They actually have a more affordable version of the Sacai dress right now. The [Shaela Floral Frill Maxi Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162342?ref=laineygossip.com) also has a cap sleeve and the print is lovely and the mullet is cut even higher. Plus, a better price point. This one is currently hanging on my work rack, waiting to be worn in a few weeks. There’s another – literally called the [Sienna Ruffle Maxi Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162454?ref=laineygossip.com) in blush pink that I can totally picture on Sienna Miller in 2006\. When I tried this on it felt like I was wearing nothing, so light and delicate, perfect for packing on a summer trip. Anthropologie is also really good for a summer mullet. I really liked the colour pattern of the [Bardot Doja Asymmetric Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162603?ref=laineygossip.com) and it’s an aggressive mullet, cut quite high on one side. I tried it on two sizes up, though, so it drops lower, and I wore it with a black bralette over combat boots and it totally worked. Here’s a less risqué option – the [Ronny Kobo Jacquard Midi Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162750?ref=laineygossip.com) also at Anthropologie. It’s cut high both front and back, and the longer pieces on each side are really flattering. Cute under a denim jacket and with sneakers. The [Revolve Leona High Low Ruffle Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64162958?ref=laineygossip.com) is exactly that: mullet and ruffles. The way the ruffles gather around the legs reminded me of an upturned flower. This dress was reallllly pretty, the only reason we didn’t keep it on the rack was because of my tits. If you can go without a bra (lucky you!), she’s a beauty. Free People is also a brand that’s always good for boho and while the [Coastal Winds Maxi Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64163257?ref=laineygossip.com) isn’t a true mullet, it behaved like one when I tried it on – like it didn’t feel like there was much fabric to push when I was walking forward. And this shade of light peach is so appealing to me, I might actually keep it for my personal closet after I wear it for work. I’m definitely keeping this one. The [asymmetrical high-low hem organza dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64163555?ref=laineygossip.com) at Simons is under $100, it’s a mullet dress and a tutu, and a smock insert at the back. All my favourite things. This is a more conventional mullet dress, also from Simons – the [Ivana mint green ruffled minidress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64163902?ref=laineygossip.com). It’s the mint green, it’s so fresh, it’s so happy. And it’s not a colour I wear a lot, but this was irresistible, I’m going to throw it over a fitted white short sleeved bodysuit. And a third option from Simons that lives up to its name, the [tiered airy chiffon ruffle dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64163999?ref=laineygossip.com). When I tried it on, I thought of cherry blossoms, automatic yes. Then there’s Zara. There will never not be at least five asymmetrical options at Zara. The [Lace Trim Ruffled Strappy Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64164110?ref=laineygossip.com) is a classic. We’re actually keeping this on the rack permanently because it will never not work and can be worn with so many options on top – a jean jacket, a leather jacket, a long blazer, a cropped blazer, a bomber, a sweater vest… almost anything. Also, the [Plaid Halter Dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-64164254?ref=laineygossip.com). Not a true mullet but it is an asymmetric hem, and I love the way it hangs off the body and how the material gathers slightly below the neck. And the size of the plaid is so chic. *Please note, these are affiliate links. Anyone in the market for a mullet dress? Let's go shopping!* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ejae-dress-12jun26-0010.jpg) Andrea Bocelli and Ejae perform prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico ### Sydney and Scooter and fro yo URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/sydney-sweeney-scooter-braun-continue-reign-of-terror-at-syrn-pop-up-event-at-the-bigg-chill-in-la/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T15:17:38.000Z From [not-courtside at the Knicks game](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-the-person-who-decides-knicks-celebrity-courtside-seating-plan-a-swiftie/) to Los Angeles for fro yo, Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun continue their reign of terror across the US. The pair were at The Bigg Chill, a frozen yogurt shop in LA, promoting a SYRN pop-up event. SYRN is, of course, Sweeney’s lingerie brand which is definitely almost certainly not pronounced Sern. Seeing Sydney Sweeney chow down on a fro yo treat is sending me back to the very specific 2000s celebrity stunt in which extremely thin celebrities would insist that they loooove fast food, junk food, any and all food. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZeE8gfA%5FJ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by The Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt (@thebiggchill)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZeE8gfA%5FJ9/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Now, I am NOT putting this on Sydney Sweeney. I am only using her publicity event as a reference for a particular scar buried in my psyche that maybe exists in other people’s psyches, too. Because I will never, ever, EVER forget Christina Aguilera on MTV, pulling through a drive through and ordering a burger and talking about how Wendy’s and McDonald’s were her favorite food. Maybe that was true! But my teenaged brain saw a very skinny girl about my age chowing down on fast food and yet *looking like that*, and I punished myself for years for not being able to be the same. Since then, Aguilera has talked about the [destructive pressure to be skinny](https://people.com/christina-aguilera-recalls-pressure-to-be-skinny-8696059?ref=laineygossip.com) during that era. This is why I’m so freaked out about the return of competitive celebrity thinness. I know the messages those images can send to girls (and boys! Let’s not pretend like hypermasculine muscle culture isn’t having a similar effect on boys!). I know how easily even unintended messages can be twisted by gremlins in our brains. It’s just kind of scary to see all this coming back after what felt like a sincere attempt to create a better shared understanding of bodies, health, and mental health. If we were still in that place, I probably wouldn’t even blink at Sydney in this context. But this along with the return of “heroin chic” thinness is sending me back to a much worse celebrity culture. Anyway. Sydney and Scooter are still at it, SYRN is still a stupid brand name, I do not understand what lingerie has to do with frozen yogurt, and I promise we do not HAVE to bring back all facets of millennial culture. We can leave some stuff in the 2000s. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXwQqJGwQ0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by SYRN by Sydney Sweeney (@syrn)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXwQqJGwQ0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/sydney-scooter12jun26-0002.jpg) Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun at Bigg Chill in Los Angeles for a SYRN pop-up event, June 11, 2026 ### The TNT Wedding Conspiracy Thread URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-indicted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame-in-a-great-sarah-burton-for-givenchy-gown/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T14:35:00.000Z Last night, Taylor Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, making her the youngest woman with that honor. For the event, she showed up in a GREAT gown. You know I don’t always love TSwift’s style, but this is legit great top to bottom. Even the shoes are good! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-embeds-12jun26-0001.jpg) Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City The dress is custom Sarah Burton for Givenchy. Naturally, everyone is now speculating that this means that Taylor’s wedding dress will be by Givenchy. Sarah Burton also designed Kate Middleton’s wedding dress. You know Taylor would love the princess connection. The clues are piling up… ![](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMjA4bDBwcTlwc210cWE4OG9wbm5ya3FkMWttczdndDF1MGQ1aXUwMCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/l0IylOPCNkiqOgMyA/giphy.gif) Travis Kelce did not walk the red carpet, but he did fly to New York from the Kansas City Chiefs’ mini-camp to be with Taylor on her night. (He has not retired, he signed on for [one more year](https://people.com/travis-kelce-flies-chiefs-minicamp-nyc-support-taylor-swift-songwriters-hall-of-fame-11996434?ref=laineygossip.com) with KC, in case you don’t follow football news.) Inside the event, Taylor and Travis were seen dancing, and Taylor handed her phone to Steven Spielberg to film them. > TAYLOR PUSO A STEVEN SPIELBERG A GRABAR A TRAVIS Y A ELLA BAILANDO JAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJAJAAJJAHAJAAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJA [pic.twitter.com/v9JnvLJx8R](https://t.co/v9JnvLJx8R?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Swiftie Mexicana 🇲🇽 (@LaTayMexicana) [June 12, 2026](https://x.com/LaTayMexicana/status/2065254326004539673?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Steven Spielberg will be their videographer! Taylor was also posing with Sombr on the red carpet. I cannot discern his role in The Wedding, because I simply cannot know what a Sombr is. This is none of my business: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-embeds-12jun26-0002.jpg) Sombr and Taylor Swift attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City Also being inducted into the Hall of Fame was Canadian treasure Alanis Morrissette: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-embeds-12jun26-0003.jpg) Alanis Morrissette attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City And just for our site manager, Emily, who loves Brandi Carlile, here is Brandi Carlile in a summer white suit, looking like she knows the location of TNT’s wedding: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-embeds-12jun26-0004.jpg) Brandi Carlile attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City So, from the evidence we have gathered here, Taylor and Travis will get married in Madison Square Garden—where Taylor has already been [seen](https://www.laineygossip.com/is-the-person-who-decides-knicks-celebrity-courtside-seating-plan-a-swiftie/) scoping out the floor plan!—in a Givenchy dress, Steven Spielberg will make their wedding video, and Brandi Carlile and Alanis Morrissette will perform at the reception. I have cracked the code! Please let this wedding happen before I either pass out from exhaustion or I discover what a Sombr is. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0008.jpg) Sombr and Taylor Swift attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-hof-12jun26-0013.jpg) Alanis Morrissette and Brandi Carlile attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City ### Intro for June 12, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/david-harbour-doesnt-say-much-about-much-in-variety-cover-profile/ Last updated: 2026-06-12T13:11:51.000Z Dear Gossips, The nominating round for the Emmys opened yesterday. Nominations will be announced on July 8\. We are now in the weeds on the television trophy trail. As we approach nominations, I hope everyone remembers that *Heated Rivalry* is not eligible—though I am sure the Emmy producers will find a way to get Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to the show in September, they’d be idiots not to—and *Widow’s Bay* IS eligible. I didn’t think it was, but they just snuck under the eligibility wire. Nominations means campaigning, and campaigning means press. David Harbour has a [cover profile](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/david-harbour-interview-lily-allen-mental-breakdown-1236769990/?ref=laineygossip.com) in *Variety* supporting his campaign for supporting actor in a movie/limited series for *DTF St. Louis*. David Harbour is also coming off a difficult year in 2025, in which he was [accused of bullying](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15248699/Millie-Bobby-Brown-filed-harassment-bullying-claim-started-shooting-season-pages-pages-accusations-Caroline-Graham-reveals-latest-bombshell-claims-facing-Lily-Allens-estranged-husband-David-Harbour.html?ref=laineygossip.com) by Millie Bobby Brown, excoriated in his ex-wife Lily Allen’s album *West End Girl*, and he was [hospitalized](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/david-harbour-allegedly-placed-psychiatric-hold-after-displaying-bizarre-behaviour-1764980?ref=laineygossip.com) after some strange behavior, which he categorizes as a “breakdown”. David Harbour was a fan favorite, internet zaddy going into 2025, now he’s trying to put the pieces of his public persona back together in time for an Emmy run. The main issue is that he doesn’t really say much about much. And he doesn’t have to! If he just wants to shut it down, do his work, and never talk about personal subjects, he can. But the weird half-life of talking around these major incidents that all occurred in a very compacted time span but only in vague and very sanitized terms doesn’t really help all that much. For instance, there is no clarity about what really happened with MBB, except that something DID happen. Harbour says that *“you occasionally get in arguments, disagreements”* with someone after working together for ten years, and that *“\[t\]he problem with a billion-dollar show is that there’s just hundreds of people who want to get involved”.* So, someone else escalated whatever happened? MBB filed the complaint, though. Who else was involved? I’m more confused now, even though I think I know what he’s saying. When a project is successful, everyone wants their piece of the pie, and that CAN create mess as people look for places to insert themselves and claim credit. But at the end of the day, MBB is the one who filed the complaint, not someone else. Though MBB is just as vague, saying, *“When you work with someone for that many years, we could really push each other emotionally in scenes. Even though the series has ended, there’s still a lot of gratitude.”* We’re just never going to know. Clearly, none of these people will speak openly about what happened. Which again, is fully their prerogative, but my point is that this kind of carefully worded obfuscation doesn’t really help. It would actually be better just to say, “We’re not talking about it.” Sometimes, no crumbs is better than some crumbs. Things with Lily Allen are no less clear. On *West End Girl*, Allen paints a clear picture of a sh-tty, insecure husband who cheats on and demeans his wife. Harbour, though, says, *“I do believe that it is the privilege of every artist to use their experience to create art, and so I respect her for doing that,”* and, *“I just won’t speak about that.”* But then he goes on to say, *“Stories are complex \[…\] and that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience.”* So she made it all up? More crumbs! There is also the inescapable implication that Allen’s album and the publicity and speculation it generated was a contributing factor to Harbour’s breakdown. There’s really no way around that. He has [talked about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder](https://pagesix.com/2018/06/06/stranger-things-star-david-harbour-reveals-he-was-once-committed-to-mental-asylum/?ref=laineygossip.com) and being hospitalized before, he has spoken about the impact stress has on his mental health. But there is no acknowledgment that Lily Allen is not responsible for his mental health. There is only a thinly veiled suggestion that she certainly did not help. Crumbs crumbs crumbs. What David Harbour experienced in 2025 is a series of events that require nuanced conversations, but this *Variety* profile is trying to be a trophy campaign puff piece. It can’t JUST be that, though, because Harbour’s reputation took a beating last year, and now he has to reset the table and remind everyone that really, he’s a character actor who ended up on a hit show, but he’s just in it for the work. He’s trying to reframe his career around difficult topics no one is interested in addressing head on, and that kind of just makes it worse. I actually have more questions now than I did before I read the [*Variety* profile](https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/david-harbour-interview-lily-allen-mental-breakdown-1236769990/?ref=laineygossip.com). Live long and gossip, Sarah ### JLo talks to Brett URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-watching-im-still-here-with-her-dad-changed-jennifer-lopezs-life/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T20:12:38.000Z The latest episode of Brett Goldstein’s podcast,[*Films To Be Buried With*](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jennifer-lopez-office-romance-hustlers-out-of-sight/id1408585620?i=1000771995271&ref=laineygossip.com)*,* features Jennifer Lopez – ongoing promotion for their film, *Office Romance*, now streaming on Netflix. The premise of the pod is in the title: it’s people talking about movies, not necessarily their favourites but specifically the ones they remember at certain points in their lives. What’s making the most headlines is what JLo says about when she saw *I’m Still Here*, nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Fernanda Torres, and eventually winning for Best International Feature Film. It’s a devastating story and JLo shares that she watched it at a low point in her life – she was sick and she was going through a divorce… from Ben Affleck, obviously. And the film wrecked her, but in a cathartic kind of way, and also bonded her with her dad because they saw it together. > Jennifer Lopez says watching ‘I’M STILL HERE’ changed her life on Brett Goldstein’s ‘Films To Be Buried With’ podcast. [pic.twitter.com/GQSnisoyty](https://t.co/GQSnisoyty?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Jennifer Lopez Updates (@JLopezUpdate2) [June 10, 2026](https://x.com/JLopezUpdate2/status/2064726789331530185?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) The conversation is an hour long, though, and there’s more to it than just that moment. It’s a wide-ranging conversation using film to discuss … so many other things – which is the point and purpose of art. And the reason why, I think, it’s remarkable, is because we rarely hear JLo talking like this. She is interviewed all the time, and of course we’ve seen so much of that. But this is a real discussion with a friend, a colleague, a peer. Someone who seems to care very deeply about her opinion about culture, someone who is curious about her taste. So she gets to freeball about movies that she’s not in, about other actors and their performances, about the kinds of stories she’s drawn to. And she’s enjoying it, you can tell that she’s enjoying it. The way I’m reading into it, she’s enjoying being seen… And that’s probably why there are people, me included, who are on this ship, even though it’s not sailing. Brett Goldstein is obviously attracted to JLo, physically, because I think he’s also attracted to her as a person, he’s interested in what she has to say about, well, anything really. But for her, as an artist, the fact that he cares about her point of view as a storyteller – it must mean something to her, especially since she actually says at the beginning of the pod that the industry has shortchanged her abilities. But not Brett. I appreciate him for appreciating her, even though this rom-com didn’t go from screen to real life. WHYYYYYYYY NOTTTTTTTTTTTT. JLo was in Paris today and the rumour is she’ll be making a surprise (not anymore) appearance at one or all of David Guetta’s concerts over the next few days. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZad1rOmiys/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZad1rOmiys/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) --- What else happened today… [Joan Cusack’s normal life away from Hollywood](https://www.pajiba.com/news/joan-cusack-has-had-a-normal-life-without-hollywood-good-for-her.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Here’s something about Rihanna that I’ve never really noticed until the Fug Girls just pointed it out: [her toenails and how they’re always the same polish colour](https://www.gofugyourself.com/rihanna-is-back-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). I also have a go-to toenail polish colour, it never changes. Not her colour but it’s one and done, no variation. I’ve been doing the same with my fingernails for the last six months. For some reason I find it reassuring. (Go Fug Yourself) My week has been dominated by the World Cup. I’m writing this after doing a shoot at the Fan Festival here in Toronto. Tomorrow I’ll be shooting at the stadium before Canada’s first game. It’s a beautiful game, yes, and the game is the main event, but there are also side shows at the World Cup. [The WAGs are one of them](https://www.thecut.com/article/2026-world-cup-wags-to-know.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) June is extra bonkers this year because of sports but June is always beautiful because it’s Pride Month. [This is a list of 2SLGBTQ+ films worth watching and celebrating](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/04/148554/best-gay-movies-lgbt-films?ref=laineygossip.com). (Refinery 29) They’re doing a whole spectacle for the king on Saturday in England but the kings I recognise – RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – and the anniversary I recognise – FESTA – is happening in Busan. BTS has been on a short break for the last few weeks [but they will be BIG and BACK tomorrow, from home](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10768913?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Korea Herald) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jlo-what-else-11jun26-0005.jpg) Jennifer Lopez out in Paris, June 11, 2026 ### Celebrity Social Media, June 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/elizabeth-hurley-and-billy-ray-cyrus-are-still-happening/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T18:10:40.000Z These two are still happening huh. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZatCKIsAmb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZatCKIsAmb/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Celebrity profiles are a dying breed so I can always appreciate when a superstar sits down with a proper magazine. The Rock [on the cover of Esquire](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a71465908/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-interview-2026/?ref=laineygossip.com) is meant to be just that – a deep dive into the man behind the wrestling moniker. But the thing with Dwayne Johnson is he is really, really good at being The Rock and he is really, really good at packaging the story he wants to tell into folksy anecdotes. He’s really, really good at telegraphing a kind of vulnerability while being in total control. He can be the person who says, “I’ve learned I’m going to keep my politics to myself” and who gives meaningless advice like, *“I’ve always been an advocate for embracing big change—after taking a hard look at it,” he says. “We can either stick our heads in the sand and be afraid, or we can say, Okay, we’re here. Let’s see. Let’s explore.”* It works really well for him. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZcXHOeOseo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Esquire (@esquire)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZcXHOeOseo/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) When you’re right, you’re right. > i think jesse plemons should have one million oscars on his shelf by now and one of them should be for game night > > — tony wonder shady facts 🌟 (@blunderyuri) [June 9, 2026](https://x.com/blunderyuri/status/2064440837497393365?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Just me being nosy: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren’s oldest daughter Honor graduated from high school and both posted photo albums on their grids. But they aren’t in any photos together. Maybe the each took turns behind the camera? The [divorce was finalized](https://people.com/jessica-alba-ex-cash-warren-files-to-finalize-their-divorce-2-years-after-separation-11906933?ref=laineygossip.com), including asset split in custody, in the spring. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY8IJyeEhkE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY8IJyeEhkE/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY6T2HQvyyX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cash Warren (@cash\_warren)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY6T2HQvyyX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### The Social Reckoning is Facebook without style URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-difference-between-aaron-sorkins-the-social-network-and-the-social-reckoning-is-style/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T17:08:16.000Z We’re in the thick of summer movie season, but it’s never too soon to start looking at the fall film-to-Oscar pipeline. One film that is sure to get a head start is *The Social Reckoning*, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to *The Social Network*. Where that film traces Facebook’s origins, *The Social Reckoning* focuses on the 2021 Facebook leak and subsequent congressional hearings and investigations. Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for scripting *The Social Network*, but that film was directed by David Fincher, and the combination of Sorkin and Fincher turned that film into a [bleak warning](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/in-the-social-network-oligarchy-is) about the oligarchy to come. Fincher declined to come back for the sequel(ish), as did *Network* star Jesse Eisenberg. Sorkin is now taking over directorial duties, and Mark Zuckerberg, no longer a college kid, is now played by Jeremy Strong doing a pretty damn good Zuck-voice in the trailer. Jesse Eisenberg declined to return to play Zuck, so I have zero qualms about Jeremy Strong taking over. It really does sound like he just [wasn’t interested](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jesse-eisenberg-on-not-returning-for-social-network-sequel-1236414368/?ref=laineygossip.com) in revisiting the character. But I also think the advantage of recasting the central role of the project underscores more effectively that we are dealing with two different eras of Facebook, and how much changed in like, barely 15 years. The recasting is so effective it’s actually redundant when Strong-as-Zuck announces, “I’m not two years out of a dorm room anymore.” Sorkin can be a great writer, but he can also land some real clunkers. The film also stars Mikey Madison, in her first role since *Anora*—displaying a level of patience and taste that I hope is rewarded richly—as whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White as journalist Jeff Horwitz. Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Billy Magnussen, and Betty Gilpin also star. OF COURSE Billy Magnussen is playing a tech bro jagoff. He is a good actor, with a wider range than he often gets to display, but that is only because Billy Magnussen is MADE to play jagoffs. That guy smirks on screen and I automatically start doing jerk-off motions about whatever his character is saying. So, the cast is good, the subject is rich, we know Sorkin can write a script, but his direction is…not David Fincher. Sorkin is good at confrontational courtroom style scenes, which he has a long history of writing, but I don’t think he has *thematic flair* like a director such as David Fincher. All of Sorkin’s style is dictated by his writing, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but a huge reason *The Social Network* holds up is because of Fincher’s particular vision. *The Social Network* is a techno-fascist nightmare dressed up as a college coming-of-age, but Fincher always hints at the villainous roots of the story through visual cues, particularly the sickly green color grading—which becomes more prominent the further removed from healthy human interaction Zuckerberg becomes—and the Trent Reznor-Atticus Ross score, which buzzes with tension and lends the film an eerie emotional landscape. The score is a musical expression of “on tenterhooks”, just waiting for the moment when it all goes wrong. I just don’t really trust Sorkin to deliver on that level of cinematic contextualization. None of his previous work suggests that is the way he directs. I expect the dialogue to crackle and the interrogation scenes, from boardrooms to congress, to be sharp and explosive. I just don’t expect a lot of style. If you want to see this in action, just go back and look at [the trailer for *The Social Network*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4&ref=laineygossip.com). The difference between *Network* and *Reckoning* isn’t casting or the passage of time. It’s style. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0010.jpg) The Social Reckoning trailer stills ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0011.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/social-reckoning-11jun26-0013.jpg) The Social Reckoning trailer stills ### Summer House’s finale and the toxic allure of reality TV URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-summer-house-reunion-finale-didnt-give-fans-or-castmates-resolution-we-were-looking-for/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T15:32:11.000Z It’s taken me some time to process the fallout from the final installation of the *Summer House* reunion. Having spent years watching reunions, sometimes it can take a day or two to get a feel for the narratives that emerge after such a highly-anticipated finale. And like clockwork, since the reunion wrapped, we’ve heard the discourse surrounding Amanda Batula’s commitment to the damsel in distress bit, pondered the impact of the [beta blockers](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/summer-houses-ciara-slams-wests-beta-blocker-reunion-excuse/?ref=laineygossip.com) West Wilson admitted to taking before the reunion and we all seem to be in a communal state of worry over Jesse Solomon, well, crying his eyes out over the [utter betrayal](https://www.tiktok.com/@emilycschwartz/video/7649774378908994846?ref=laineygossip.com) of it all. Now that I know what everyone else is thinking, though, I’ve been trying to compile my own thoughts. And for some reason, that’s proving to be more difficult than usual, and I think that’s due to a few things. The first is that to Lindsay Hubbard’s point, this reunion, despite the anticipation and the build-up for it, read a bit hollow. The second is that the bar for what it will take to be stimulated by reality TV continues to get higher and higher. And the last thing is that the show, much like many of its peers that last thislong, is having a bit of an identity crisis, making it difficult to decipher between what constitutes *actual* entertainment versus us just all bearing witness to people’s childhood and lifelong trauma and how that plays out in their interpersonal relationships. Many online agree that there was something about the third installation of this reunion that felt unfinished. I don’t think that the audience, and certainly not the castmates, got the sense of resolution we were looking for. This is important because this is quite literally the point of these reunions – to bring resolution and to have the group reset ahead of the next season. But with West and Amanda clearly lying through their teeth about the timeline of their relationship, the depth of their feelings for one another, and whether he was actually in an exclusive relationship with Meija, business is still largely unfinished. At one point during the production, all of this is brought to light by Lindsay, who returned to the couch from lunch to let Andy know how she felt – which was as if she hadn’t learned anything new. And I think that hit for a lot of audience members, too. Because there wasn’t a whole lot of *new* information. And that’s in part to the deceit, but also to the current function of reality TV. The thing is, by the time these reunions air, months have passed from the scandal breaking, and even moretime has passed since filming. Thanks to internet sleuths and reality TV blogs and social media pagesand podcasts, ones where stars of the show often go to share their account of things, it’s getting easier and easier to learn everything there is to know between then and now. So reunions almost alwaysfail to present new information – despite being promoted and teased as if there’s some sort of exclusive bombshell to drop. This is where reality TV finds itself at an interesting crossroads. I mean, you’ve got fans and sleuths doing full-on stakeouts, spotting and photographing West and Amanda [all the way in ](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/03/celebrity-news/amanda-batula-west-wilson-enjoy-sicilian-date-night-amid-summer-house-reunion-fallout/?ref=laineygossip.com)[*Italy*](https://pagesix.com/2026/06/03/celebrity-news/amanda-batula-west-wilson-enjoy-sicilian-date-night-amid-summer-house-reunion-fallout/?ref=laineygossip.com), FFS. And for the first time this season, we even dealt with a leak, which I wrote about [here](https://www.laineygossip.com/bravo-makes-it-clear-there-will-be-price-to-pay-for-person-responsible-for-summer-house-reunion-leak/). So while the hype is certainly an integral part of the ecosystem of reality TV, it’s also costing these three-part grand finales their exclusivity and deflating a lot of the mystery of whatever might be exposed during any given reunion. On the topic of the leak, which was very much a first for the Bravo network and for a reality TV reunion, it’s rare that we get to venture into that kind of unchartered territory anymore. This begs the question of how much of the current shock value we experience when scandals like Amanda and West’s affair break is actually sustainable? Every time a new reality show launches*,* there’s got to be something that makes us watch. Let’s take *Real Housewives of Salt Lake City* for example.The fact that Mary Cosby had married her step-grandfather was *insane.* And it was strategically used in the promotion of the show because it’s *so* outrageous. On *Real Housewives of Rhode Island,* we’re dealing with Rulla’s husband’s very obvious affair and the fact that some castmates are being accused of having multiple sex partners and one of them of having a literal sugar daddy, in addition to another partner. Over on *The Valley,* last seasonfans were sounding the alarm and expressing concern over what many felt was actual emotional abuse and manipulation playing out on screen at the hands of Jax Taylor. And we’re seeing similar concerns this season between [Danny Booko and his wife Nia](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/danny-booko-defends-himself-after-nia-sanchez-booko-friction-the-valley-season-3-exclusive?ref=laineygossip.com). In moments like this, we realize that it’s becoming more and more difficult to just launch a show without some level of insane scandal. This is why *In The City* launched at the perfecttime because it picked up right where *Summer House* left off. And had the season not ended with such a bang, there would have been so much less fan investment in the new show. This brings me to my last point about the identity crisis reality TV shows often experience this long into their run. This is when we start to see the spinoffs like *In The City* or *The Valley* start to surface. Each of these shows came to us after their predecessors hit their tenth season. This indicates that production knows that things are getting “stale” in a way that doesn’t necessarily reflect a lack of new material, but a lack of non-toxic new material. And when you’re ten years into chronicling a toxic marriage, like we see with Jax and Brittany or Kyle and Amanda, or ten years into anything*,* really,it’s harder to put on a front for the cameras. So we all just sit there and bear witness to everyone’s ugly truth, substance abuse issues, and in this case, infidelity starts to come to the forefront. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I have to repeat that none of this will stop true reality TV fans from watching. We’ve just been handed a platter of new personalities to dissect and analyze and some of them have kids and have moved women to New York under the guise that they want actual partnership but are already giving us every indication that they, like Kyle, have no intention of giving up the frat boy lifestyle. For all the toxicity that plays out on screen, you’d think it would be easier to recognize that perhaps, we, too, are in toxic relationships. But our aggressor is not so much a person, and instead a show, a cast and a long-standing love for using other people’s realities to escape our own. ### Courtside Hierarchy URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-the-person-who-decides-knicks-celebrity-courtside-seating-plan-a-swiftie/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T14:48:11.000Z Before the gossip, a word on OG Anunoby – because there are a lot of us here in Toronto who are thrilled for him. OG already has an NBA championship with the Raptors, and was a key contributor during the regular season, but he sat out our historic playoff run in 2019 after an emergency appendectomy right before the post-season. So it obviously must mean that much more to him now that he’s been on the court through this run with the Knicks and came up SO HUGE last night with that block on Wemby and then the craaazyyy tip-in to win, pulling off the biggest comeback in NBA finals history, putting the Knicks within one of the title, and making him an instant legend in New York City. It was bedlam at MSG but if you were paying attention to OG in that moment, you’d think it was just an ordinary day. He was like that during the presser afterwards too, LOL. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbx5yxmBzP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by NBA on Prime (@nbaonprime)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbx5yxmBzP/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Now that we’ve given OG his due, let’s gossip, starting with this hilarious headline at the NY post about the seating arrangements at the game last night. Celebrity presence at the Knicks games has been an ongoing side storyline during these playoffs, especially for the finals as the stars and the billionaires have been competing for a very limited amount of spots. This is not about the money – we’re working from a baseline where all of them can afford it, even the jacked-up rates. This is about who gets preferential treatment among the already preferred. These are people who already live the most privileged life looking at what is essentially a rectangular ranking system that visibly determines, not just for them but for everyone in the arena, and for a global audience of millions who’s worthy of being courtside (per the Knicks seating concierges) and who isn’t. So – to go back to that headline… ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-embed-11jun26-1.png) The New York Post's headline about Sydney Sweeney at the Knicks game Sydney Sweeney “pushed off” Knicks Celebrity Row, LOL. Sydney was there with Scooter Braun, who is a New York native and also a billionaire, or close to one. For sure he would have the funds for a courtside seat. The issue is that none was available to him, which is why he and Sydney were seated four or five rows or so behind Taylor Swift. Still very, very exclusive, just not the MOST exclusive. Because whoever decides about these things … is a Swiftie? Nobody knows for certain and I’m sure, you know, the excuse will be that Scooter and Sydney only decided they were coming at the last minute. OK, whatever you say. But HAHAHAHA. > Scooter Braun and Sydney Sweeney enjoying Game 4 a few rows behind Taylor Swift. 👀 [pic.twitter.com/XIDsVwFOlY](https://t.co/XIDsVwFOlY?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) [June 11, 2026](https://x.com/nypostsports/status/2064900497153163434?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) As for Taylor – it was reported a few hours before the game that she would be in attendance, I posted about this in our [last article of the day yesterday](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-be-seated-courtside-next-to-her-idol-mariska-hargitay-at-tonights-knicks-game/). She was there with Alana and Este Haim, all of them in team colour punny t-shirts. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbwf-buZ7s/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by HAIM (@haimtheband)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbwf-buZ7s/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I also wrote yesterday in that article that if Taylor was actually going to the Knicks game, she would likely be seated next to Mariska Hargitay, one of the most beloved Knicks fans and, really, one of the most beloved New Yorkers, period. Mariska was performing on Broadway last night but she was at the Garden during the second half. Because as if she would have missed this game. > Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay going crazy. 🤣 [pic.twitter.com/gbmR3Tyf1O](https://t.co/gbmR3Tyf1O?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) [June 11, 2026](https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/2064910205742350645?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) For the unfamiliar, to give you some idea of Mariska’s devotion to the Knicks – and why she is Jalen Brunson’s idol, check her out after the game. She has been through it! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbmw3XRtXJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by espnW (@espnw)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbmw3XRtXJ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Someone in the comments said that “she’s protected this city for 30 plus years” which is a joke but, like, not really? This is how they feel about her in NYC. And definitely NOT how they feel about that cursed piece of sh-t who showed up in game three. If there was any doubt, they definitely blame him for that loss. But they did their voodoo at MSG, whatever cleansing needed to happen happened, delivering to New York faithful a wild comeback and so much good vibe energy that, well, even some beefs seemed to be cured. Winning is a powerful drug – the Knicks seemingly impossible win was so powerful it made possible this gift for gossip, so powerful it can begin to heal one of the most legendary celebrity feuds of the last two decades. Can we call it a reset?! Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner hugging?! > [@thesportsish](https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsish?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@thesportsish") Taylor + Kylie celebrating the Knicks win @ESPN [♬ original sound - Sports(ish)](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7650006609271245582?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Sports(ish)") It was Taylor who initiated that, btw. And this hug? It Is Important. Important to pop culture, to the study of it. We have to update the scrolls now, that’s how major the moment was. That’s the other miracle the Knicks pulled off. Kylie, by the way, was courtside with Timothée Chalamet, two more people, in addition to Mariska, Taylor, Alana, and Este, plus Spike Lee, Adam Sandler, and so many others, who secured floor-level seats over Sydney and Scooter. Like Taylor, Alana, and Este, Timmy and Kylie also theme dressed, a Chrome Hearts couples outfit in Knicks blue and orange, you might also say *Marty Supreme* orange. Timmy’s basically a Knicks mascot at this point, perhaps looking to be the Spike of Gen Z for the Knicks. Here he is celebrating after the game and ending it where I started, putting the respect on the person who deserves it the most: OG Anunoby! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbrEMrA1Qj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ESPN (@espn)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZbrEMrA1Qj/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0010.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/knicks-celebs-11jun26-0011.jpg) Taylor Swift, The Haim Sisters, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner arrive at Zero Bond in New York to celebrate the Knicks big win over the Spurs at Madison Square Garden, June 10, 2026/Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner head out to the Knicks game in NYC, June 10, 2026/Adam Sandler seen in NYC ahead of the Knicks game, June 10, 2026 ### Intro for June 11, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-newly-announced-24-jump-street-just-a-money-grab/ Last updated: 2026-06-11T13:10:41.000Z Dear Gossips, It was reported yesterday that they’re making another Jump Street movie 14 years after the sequel, *22 Jump Street,* was released. And the key on-camera talent involved in the originals will be coming back: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube. So is this just a money grab? I mean, it’s never not about the money. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be good, or that it doesn’t have the potential to be good. When *21 Jump Street* came out in 2012, it made over $200 million at the box office, pretty much guaranteeing a sequel. The sequel then went on to bring in over $330 million at the box office … with surprisingly decent reviews, overall. Because one of the main themes of the movie was mocking sequels and Hollywood’s shameless churn of sequels for profit over quality. One of the takeaways – that I remember anyway – from *22 Jump Street* is that a third movie would be a f-cking joke… But now here we are. Only they’re not calling it *23 Jump Street*, they’re skipping the 23 and going straight to 24 which, no doubt, will be explained somehow and might even have something to do with the fact that they’re doing the very thing they seem to have been satirising. Not sure we should write it off completely though. The creative team behind the previous movies will return along with the cast. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who are coming off the mega success of *Project Hail Mary,* and who directed both *21* and *22 Jump Street,* are producing. Rodney Rothman, who co-wrote the script for *22 Jump Street,* and co-wrote *24 Jump Street* with Jonah Hill, will now be directing it. These are all people who are, presumably, self-aware enough to address the expectations – or none – the audience might have about this new installment. That said, it’s been 12+ years, a full cycle of the Chinese Zodiac. It was already a stretch to believe they could play students back in 2014, there is no f-cking way now, LOL. Looking back, though, how many of you remember that Dakota Johnson was in *21 Jump Street*? Brie Larson, yes, but Dakota Johnson, never. I never associate her with that movie probably because she didn’t have much to do. But I wonder about the cameos in *24 Jump Street* – there will definitely be cameos, and now it’s been long enough since the first one that they could cameo cast members from *21 Jump Street,* the movie, and it would feel like a throwback. You know who would be the best cameo though? Cate Blanchett. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWAiWtZjN8t/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Paramount+ (@paramountplus)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWAiWtZjN8t/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Yours in gossip, Lainey ### Taylor at the big game? URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-be-seated-courtside-next-to-her-idol-mariska-hargitay-at-tonights-knicks-game/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T20:01:32.000Z Page Six reported just after 12noon ET today that they’d learned exclusively that Taylor Swift, who was just in LA last night for the [*Toy Story 5* premiere](https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-is-coming-hard-for-that-best-original-song-oscar-at-the-la-premiere-of-toy-story-5/), will be at game four of the NBA Finals tonight with the Knicks up two games to one in the series against the San Antonio Spurs. According to Page Six’s sources, she’ll be going with friends and not Travis Kelce? How many friends? Courtside Knicks tickets for the finals are mega-premium. It’s not that she couldn’t afford to buy up every courtside seat but, like, there are other celebrities and billionaires who want them too, and I wonder if there’s a limit to how many the special people can ask for/purchase. Maybe that doesn’t apply to Taylor Swift since she’s allegedly getting married there which, again, so many people find so hard to believe. While we’re here though, let’s talk about the most beloved Knicks fan, at least for Jalen Brunson. Everyone in NYC, and probably everyone who watches ball, knows that Jalen loves Mariska and Mariska loves Jalen. And if you know ball, Jalen is an intense person, not exactly warm and fuzzy all the time – except when Mariska is in front of hm. > Love this relationship [pic.twitter.com/V9QhyeRhgy](https://t.co/V9QhyeRhgy?ref=laineygossip.com) > > — Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) [May 22, 2026](https://x.com/BenStiller/status/2057666167511068857?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=laineygossip.com) Ben Stiller loves it… but is also jealous. Mariska was there on Monday night when that f-cking asshole insisted on attending and jinxed the home team. She was with her son and also Chris Meloni. Their show is a New York institution, and she is a New York institution. And, by the way, Mariska isn’t just a Knicks fave, Taylor Swift is also obsessed with her. One of her cats is called Olivia Benson. So if Taylor really is going tonight, it wouldn’t be a stretch to see her seated with one of her idols. --- What else happened today… I live in Canada, one of the three host countries of the FIFA World Cup 2026\. Canada’s first game is on Friday in Toronto, not far from where I work. The tournament has become the main character in the media here. Here’s Brian Phillips’s [primer on the World Cup, and all the discourse, and the impact of and on the beautiful game](https://www.theringer.com/2026/06/10/soccer/world-cup-2026-fifa-donald-trump-gianni-infantino-united-states?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Ringer) This outfit! [Hannah Einbinder brought the drama to London](https://www.gofugyourself.com/hannah-einbinder-and-gillian-anderson-bring-teenage-sex-and-death-in-camp-miasma-to-sxsw-london-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Go Fug Yourself) [What you learn about Lorne Michaels from his documentary is minimal](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/a-complete-list-of-things-i-learned-about-lorne-michaels-from-lorne.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) [Glenn Close will finally receive an Oscar](https://ew.com/glenn-close-finally-gets-oscar-2026-academy-honorary-awards-recipients-11994901?ref=laineygossip.com). (EW) There’s a celebrity capybara who is missing and while we hope she’s been having fun on her adventures, [she does have a sister who misses her, sob](https://www.celebitchy.com/981233/a%5Fcapybara%5Fthat%5Fescaped%5Ffrom%5Fa%5Fzoo%5Fin%5Fengland%5Fthree%5Fmonths%5Fago%5Fis%5Fstill%5Fat%5Flarge/?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Celebitchy) ### Celebrity Social Media, June 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/how-did-name-of-tom-bradys-new-drink-good-nut-pass-quality-control/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T18:45:39.000Z Tom Brady has a new drink called Good Nut and I don’t understand how this branding came to be. Tom has three teenagers, how did this pass quality control? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZU7QQ4AhSi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gopuff (@gopuff)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZU7QQ4AhSi/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Hot off her interview with an AI weapons company, Gwyneth Paltrow is representing a luxury apartment building in Israel (not linked below but easy to find online). She hasn’t posted it on her socials but it is on Instagram and this is not a simple photo. It’s a full, comprehensive ad with multiple outdoor shots in New York City. This would have taken a few days to film. Interesting that the trades (like The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline) and regular magazines like PEOPLE and US Weekly aren’t covering it. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4srJ1DnEq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4srJ1DnEq/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Our site manager Emily sent me this and she’s right, it’s kinda cute. Putting three charming people together works. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZXxJoyRSxK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZXxJoyRSxK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) The Knicks front row has become a crossover sports moment and it’s also kind of old school (Spike Lee IS the Knicks front row, and Jack Nicholson held it down for the Lakers for years). There is a [performance to being a good courtside fan](https://www.vogue.com/article/fan-atomy-what-makes-a-great-knicks-front-row?ref=laineygossip.com) because you are really in on the action and on camera a lot. Embracing the attention is the only way to go. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaTrSjkoDl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaTrSjkoDl/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As daytime TV (and all talk shows) continue to take hits, CBS is considering a pilot from Jonathan Scott (one of the Property Brothers). Working title is [*Better! With Jonathan Scott*](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hgtv-property-brother-jonathan-scott-daytime-talk-show-cbs-1236618259/?ref=laineygossip.com)(that could use some work) but I won’t bet against it because he has a really big audience from his HGTV days. Familiarity is a cornerstone of daytime TV. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZYk4ZTPUYG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Jonathan Silver Scott (@jonathanscott)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZYk4ZTPUYG/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Callum Turner’s big summer URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/thr-cover-star-callum-turner-prepares-for-busy-summer-of-work-following-wedding-to-dua-lipa/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T18:01:34.000Z The conversation around Callum Turner over the last couple of weeks has been about his wedding. He and Dua Lipa officially got married last week in England, followed by a celebration in Italy this past weekend attended by all kinds of celebrities, like Elton John, Adele, Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, Charli XCX, and more. Dua and Callum were photographed yesterday in Palermo with friends and family to wrap up the festivities. For [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/callum-turner-interview-one-night-only-bond-dua-lipa-1236617120/,?ref=laineygossip.com) then, it was a good time to put him on the cover of their new issue this week. Callum has three upcoming projects releasing this summer – two independent films and a studio rom-com co-starring Monica Barbaro*, One Night Only*, directed by Will Gluck, and this movie is coming with some expectations. They’re hoping to capture the *Anyone But You* audience, with a slice of *Easy A*, two of Will’s previous projects with actors Callum is hoping to level up to. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaAmUDEp9u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaAmUDEp9u/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) That’s the thesis of this THR profile: Callum Turner is making the case to join the current class of under 40 stars in Hollywood who can work in smaller, character-driven stories and box office friendly projects. And he has some solid endorsement – so many different directors pop up in this piece to basically cape for him, and also George Clooney (who directed Callum in *The Boys in the Boat*) goes on record in this article to say, emphatically, that Callum has it. I’m into Callum Turner, he’s hot, I enjoy watching him onscreen, and I definitely ship him with Dua. *One Night Only,* [going by the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRG244IfrRE&ref=laineygossip.com), is 100% my sh-t. So I’m paying attention, but that’s just me. I’m not convinced yet that Callum’s summer will have the impact, professionally, that is being strategised in this article. I’m not sure the audience is there, at least not yet. That said, in his favour, my question to those who remain neutral, even passive, about Callum’s prospects – if you can watch Glen Powell, why not Callum Turner? And before you chafe at this comparison, this is the question Hollywood asks every day, a thousand times, about actors. These are the conversations happening at every meeting about casting and hype and ascent and potential. George Clooney pretty much confirms it in the first paragraph of the THR piece: *“Talk to any big-time producer or big-time director: They’re constantly going, ‘Who’s a leading man now? Who’s the one?’”* This is especially relevant because if we’re not talking about Callum in relation to Dua Lipa, we’re talking about his chances at becoming the new James Bond. Callum refuses to entertain any speculation with THR but, for what it’s worth, George Clooney is has made his vote known: *“I hope Callum ends up being the next Bond. I think he would be a great Bond,” Clooney says, unprompted. “He’s tall and handsome and charming and British, so he’s the perfect guy to do it.”* At this point, I wonder if Callum’s name coming up in almost every possible Bond conversation is actually hurting him – because should he actually get the role, would anyone be surprised? Casting Bond, of course, should depend on performance and not how a press release is received. I don’t care either way whether or not Callum is Bond, but I am intrigued in one of his next confirmed roles, for which he’ll be moving with Dua to the US for several months. He’s signed on to star in *The Comebacker* with Tom Hanks who will play a pitching coach working with Callum, a major league baseball player. Callum Turner did not play baseball growing up in London but he definitely has an ideal pitcher’s build. I can’t wait to see him on the mound which… I just realised… why does that sound so dirty? Click [here](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/callum-turner-interview-one-night-only-bond-dua-lipa-1236617120/?ref=laineygossip.com) for more on Callum in THR. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZabdxFE2h8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Hollywood Reporter (@hollywoodreporter)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZabdxFE2h8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/callum-dua-10jun26-0003.jpg) Callum Turner and Dua Lipa say goodbye to friends and family after their wedding in Italy, June 9, 2026 ### The ocean is simply not our business URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/first-trailer-for-whalefall-proves-that-the-ocean-is-simply-not-our-business/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T15:37:35.000Z In an excellent case of “great minds think alike”, Lainey texted me the trailer of *Whalefall* at the exact moment as I was opening the app to message her about the same thing. What is *Whalefall*? It’s a movie about a whale accidentally eating a guy. It looks SICK. As in cool or gross, you decide: *Whalefall* is directed by Brian Duffield, the screenwriter behind the Kristen Stewart underwater thriller *Underwater*, and the *Babysitter* duology (we will ignore the *Divergent* credit on his CV, sometimes, a toll must be paid). He also directed *No One Will Save You*, an offbeat sci-fi film starring Kaitlyn Dever (the once and future Loretta McCready). Brian Duffield has done enough interesting work for his next project to be Of Interest, but that he made a creature feature with a sperm whale is, frankly, rad as f-ck. *Whalefall* is based on a novel by Daniel Kraus (*Jaws*, too, was based on a novel), and it’s about a scuba diver who is accidentally swallowed by a sperm whale. “Accidentally” is an important note, because I am not here for whale slander. I love whales, whales are awesome, they’re way too f-cking smart to actually eat people, even accidentally. Proof: it [has happened](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly50k8zypmo?ref=laineygossip.com) [more than once](https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/06/11/humpback-whale-catches-michael-packard-lobster-driver-mouth-proviencetown-cape-cod/7653838002/?ref=laineygossip.com), and the whale always spits the person out (OF COURSE Cape Cod is involved. *Widow’s Bay* is a documentary). But *Whalefall* is premised upon a sperm whale accidentally swallowing a diver while hunting a giant squid, so for the sake of the film, I accept the premise. I love that the trailer is almost entirely this sequence, because it is f-cking SCARY. I also love that it is not a malicious act, the whale is just minding its whale business and the diver got too close. *Whalefall* is also a survival film, as the second part of the premise is that the diver, with limited air and also being stuck inside a whale’s gullet, must figure a way out before he dies. It’s “Jonah and the Whale” but the clock is ticking. It’s *Pinocchio* but there is no campfire in a whale’s belly. It’s a thalassophobic’s nightmare—that shot of the diver going over the underwater cliff is actual nightmare fuel. As long as everyone is very clear that whales do not actually eat people and we pose far greater threat to them than they do to us (they pose no threat to us, we only pose threat to them), I am very into *Whalefall* as a concept. We also must be clear that the entire scenario is the result of human infringement upon the single most inhospitable, non-human environment on Earth. This wouldn’t happen if he wasn’t diving on a shelf. The ocean is not our business. No part of it was made for humans. We simply must stop going into the ocean! We are angering Poseidon! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXzTEYFCA1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by 20th Century Studios (@20thcenturystudios)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXzTEYFCA1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ### Taylor Swift does her big one URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/taylor-swift-is-coming-hard-for-that-best-original-song-oscar-at-the-la-premiere-of-toy-story-5/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T15:02:54.000Z Taylor Swift’s appearance at the *Toy Story 5* premiere in LA last night was not announced in advance but it’s probably not that big of a surprise that she showed up, considering how much of the marketing has revolved around her involvement since it was finally confirmed last week that she’d written a new song, “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the soundtrack. Two things can be true here: Taylor loves *Toy Story,* loves the newest movie in the franchise, loved the experience she had working on the song – and she’s also coming hard for that Best Original Song Oscar. At this point, even though we’re still half a year away, we can probably say she’s locked in for at least a nomination. And she should be, with how hard she’s been campaigning. I reported last week after hearing from a good source that Taylor has been [engaging with country radio](https://www.laineygossip.com/will-taylor-swift-once-again-dominate-country-charts-with-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-from-toy-story-5/) on a level we haven’t seen in a while. If you follow country radio you would have seen over the last few days that was 100% accurate – and it’s paid off for her: every country radio station on the Mediabase panel has added “I Knew It, I Knew You”. Plus, I’m told she also sent country radio programmers and music directors a Jessie doll. So the country music and radio community is heavily behind this which will most certainly translate to even stronger chart performance. The song’s ubiquity of course will serve the movie. *Toy Story 5* opens next Friday 19 June and there is a world in which the film could top the box office while Taylor’s track tops the chart(s), two concurrent #1s in different mediums, potentially another bragging right for Taylor. And she is going for it, as she always does. Nearly two decades into her career, Taylor Swift’s ambition is now legendary, this is clearly the next summit she wants to conquer – and I appreciate the hustle. She wasn’t just at the premiere to walk the carpet, she also performed “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the first time live …. > [@pixar](https://www.tiktok.com/@pixar?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@pixar") > > Taylor Swift surprised the audience at the world premiere of Toy Story 5 with a performance of her new original song for the film “I Knew It, I Knew You” > > [♬ original sound - Pixar](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7649656099783592734?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - Pixar") …and then addressed the audience to thank the filmmakers before introducing Randy Newman… > [@extra\_tv](https://www.tiktok.com/@extra%5Ftv?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@extra_tv") “It means the world to me to be a small part of the universe of these films…” Taylor Swift gives a speech at the [#ToyStory5](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ToyStory5?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "ToyStory5") premiere after performing her song, “I Knew It, I Knew You.” ☁️🫶🎶 [#taylorswift](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/taylorswift?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "taylorswift") [#toystory](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/toystory?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "toystory") [#iknewitiknewyou](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/iknewitiknewyou?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "iknewitiknewyou") [♬ original sound - ExtraTV](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7649613113209195294?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ExtraTV") … and joining him for a performance of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZZBXxJNkTN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by TheWrap (@thewrap)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZZBXxJNkTN/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Disney/Pixar is getting everything they hoped for with Taylor. Taylor is giving them the full Taylor Swift treatment. And then, on top of that, first reactions for the movie after it screened last night are overwhelmingly positive. Not that there was any doubt but people I talked to who were there have confirmed that we should all be prepared to cry which, as I’ve already said, I’ve been bracing for this, and I will not make the same mistake I made with *Toy Story 3* when I watched it on a plane and ended up full on sobbing, like body-wracking heaves, on an international flight. If *Toy Story 5* lives up to all this advance hype, it will stay in the Oscar conversation for months and months and months. And, obviously, that means Taylor too. Which I’m already excited about. Because we’ve never really seen Taylor Swift on an aggressive and legitimate Oscar push. Even her fashion game has been elevated for the Toy Story campaign. And if you’re a regular visitor here at LaineyGossip, you know I don’t rate her style… but this Erdem is a serve. I LOVE THIS DRESS. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZY8Kj7DV4w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Cosmopolitan (@cosmopolitan)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZY8Kj7DV4w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s so flattering around her shoulders and how it bends across the chest. Plus the unfinished threads falling off the hem, with exactly the right amount of embellishment, and the way the green and brown stitching looks like a blurry landscape, kinda Monet, is gorgeous; the relaxed corseting opening up to the exaggerated hips… all of it is so f-cking good I almost can’t believe it. And the shoe choice isn’t offensive either. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZZqEa%5FDQoZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ERDEM (@erdem)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZZqEa%5FDQoZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Attached - Taylor leaving the after party last night with her family. We're Squawking Swifty today, of course. [Join us](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/taylor-locks-in-for-an-oscar-nomination)! (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/taylor-locks-in-for-an-oscar-nomination?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-toy-story-10jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-toy-story-10jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-toy-story-10jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/taylor-toy-story-10jun26-0003.jpg) Taylor Swift leaving the Toy Story 5 premiere after party in LA, June 9, 2026 ### Intro for June 10, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/will-beyonce-join-jay-z-on-stage-for-newly-announced-concerts-in-paris-la/ Last updated: 2026-06-10T13:08:26.000Z Dear Gossips, Well I guess we know where Beyoncé will be on July 11-13, September 10th, and October 23rd. This is an anniversary year for Jay-Z. It was announced a couple of months ago that he would play two shows in July to celebrate the 30th anniversary of *Reasonable Doubt* on the 11th and the 25th anniversary of *The Blueprint* the following night – at Yankee Stadium. And blue dot fever was not a problem for Beyoncé’s husband; tickets sold so fast a third show, “Extra Innings”, was quickly added. The demand is not surprising. Jay is a Rushmore rapper, his shows at Yankee Stadium are basically, for hip-hop, a royal jubilee event. Yesterday Jay announced that there will be more – two additional concerts in Paris at the Stade de France and in Los Angeles at So-Fi Stadium. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXazgnxZVF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Roc Nation (@rocnation)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXazgnxZVF/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Also, he’s added the umlaut back to his name, which is how it was spelled back in 1996 when he released *Reasonable Doubt*. People were noticing this change a while back when he switched it on YouTube, an indication of what he was planning. This is considered not just one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time but one of the greatest albums of all time, period. And, looking back, it was a manifestation, Jay foretelling that he would forge a path from the streets to the boardroom. After all, it was the first album released through Roc-A-Fella, the label he co-founded, establishing from the jump that he would always be the CEO of his own music. This, then, is why we were all clowning ourselves when we were thinking that maybe Beyoncé might have something to say at the Met Gala about act iii. Probably not when Jay is doing his thing – and definitely not until at least October … if LA is really his final JAŸ-Z30 show. But… like… isn’t it at least possible that she pops up on stage with him at least one time during these five concerts? Maybe not for Reasonable Doubtor The Blueprint, but Extra Innings? Also, the Queen LOVES Paris, she always gives the Paris crowd a little something extra. So… are we clowning again? I mean, since we’re here, we might as well go all the way. Celine Dion’s first show in Paris is two nights after Jay’s. Gossip Genie a Beyoncé special appearance, can we? Here's Jay leaving Roc Nation offices in NYC the other day. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jayz-open-10jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jayz-open-10jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jayz-open-10jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/jayz-open-10jun26-0004.jpg) Jay-Z leaves Roc Nation offices in NYC, June 8, 2026 ### Emily & John: Please don’t lip-read URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/should-we-make-up-what-emily-blunt-and-john-krasinski-are-saying-to-each-other-on-the-disclosure-day-red-carpet/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T20:16:47.000Z I saw this video of Emily Blunt and John Krasinski last night at the NYC premiere of *Disclosure Day* and, honestly, my first thought was how she was working that dress but then when he comes into frame my second thought was about all that f-ckass lip-reading nonsense from the Golden Globes a couple of years ago when TikTok actually thought, with hundreds of cameras pointed at them on a red carpet, that he actually said “I can’t wait to get a divorce” when he was really saying “I can’t wait to get indoors”. It was freezing in LA that day. I don’t have a lot of energy to put into what they say to each other this time but I’m pretty sure it’s not whatever TikTok thinks it is. Should we make something up though? “I better get an Oscar nomination for this.” > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZWCB4OJKIK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZWCB4OJKIK/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) *Disclosure Day* is a Steven Spielberg film and even though, yes, it’s intended to be a big action thriller summer blockbuster, since it’s Spielberg, considering how much the Academy loves him, you can never discount his influence… especially with all this hype about it being his best movie in 20 years. The review embargo for *Disclosure Day* just lifted today – all the major outlets have now published their thoughts on the film, the last time I checked it was sitting at around 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is good. (We’ll have Sarah’s review up in a few days.) Right now the movie is projected to open between $35 million on the low side to $50 million on the high side, not exactly spectacular numbers but *Disclosure Day* also isn’t a known IP with a built-in audience or a movie being marketed to younger kids and families. So it’s the word of mouth that they’re hoping for in the second and third weekends. Will be interesting to see if that comes through. To go back to Emily, there are some Oscar junkies doing early prognostication who are saying there is a chance, especially if *Disclosure Day* does well. The Spielberg endorsement is always a factor. Obviously this is totally premature, this is really just for the Oscar nerds out there, and the race always changes through the year, but just some threads to keep an eye on this weekend when the movie is playing in theatres. Also this Tamara Ralph dress is spectacular on her. --- What else happened today… Conan O’Brien and Patton Oswalt talk about movie promotion, goats, and geopolitics – [naturally it’s hilarious](https://www.pajiba.com/news/patton-oswalts-story-about-doing-promotion-for-goat-is-insane.php?ref=laineygossip.com). (Pajiba) Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson give the people what they want – so that they can get what they want. I don’t mind this transaction at all. I do, however, mind the shoes, a lot. [Why these shoes with this dress, whyyyy](https://www.gofugyourself.com/joey-and-pacey-continue-to-give-people-what-they-want-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Go Fug Yourself) New York hated the person who is the president of the United States before the Knicks game last night, and [they for sure hate him even more now that the game is over because… well… he broke the streak](https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trump-nba-finals-booed-knicks-fans-madison-square-garden-explained/?ref=laineygossip.com). Beyond all the inconveniences and his general toxicity, anyone who knows anything about sports knows that when you have a win streak going like the one the Knicks had (historic!), you don’t mess around, you keep it all the same. And in order to accommodate him, they had to change so many things. Which… well… the scoreboard told the story. (The Mary Sue) Weddings in 2026 now include bridesmaid proposals – [like a bride proposing to the person she wants in her bridal party, with sponcon](https://www.thecut.com/article/influencer-culture-bridesmaid-proposal-boxes-bachelorette-gifts.html?ref=laineygossip.com). (The Cut) Speaking of weddings, I wrote about the wedding of the year at The Squawk yesterday [featuring a couple that has set a new wedding standard](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-new-wedding-standard). No other wedding this year, or in the last ten years, can or has come close to what we saw last week. (The Squawk) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/emily-john-09jun26-0010.jpg) Emily Blunt and John Krasinski attend the premiere of "Disclosure Day" at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 08, 2026 in New York City ### Celebrity Social Media, June 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/the-bear-ending-right-on-time-as-trailer-for-fifth-final-season-isnt-getting-much-traction/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T18:58:53.000Z *The Bear* is a good case study in how quickly a show goes from hot to… OK. The [trailer for the fifth and final season](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVRT3HTWe3/?ref=laineygossip.com) has been released and it’s pretty much been crickets. If you think about shows like *Severance, Wednesday* and the Harry Potter series there’s so much anticipation. *The Bear* has lost that fire which is why it’s ending right on time. Cloud 23 is Brooklyn Beckham’s hot sauce company and the marketing budget must be astronomical to be doing events like this. Brooklyn gets endless guff for being a nepo baby but a little hot sauce line seems like a fun use of the budget. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXpH-dJY-w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @brooklynpeltzbeckham](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXpH-dJY-w/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) You know who else has budget right now? Crocs. Chappell Roan and Pete Davidson are wearing those bad boys everywhere. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWYaLClSOy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Crocs Shoes (@crocs)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWYaLClSOy/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) This is such a meh cover. Bland, bland, bland. I don’t know how to put this delicately but Gracie Abrams does not have the magnetism to pull off such milquetoast art direction. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXUoyruwab/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXUoyruwab/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Has Dua Lipa ended (or at least dented) the hyper-perfect Instagram wedding aesthetic? Obviously every detail of her wedding was planned (down to the cigarette buffet) but there’s also a lot of candid photos and videos that aren’t filtered or airbrushed, they look human. Glamorous, but human. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZN1sNmsszX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by GLAMOUR UK (@glamouruk)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZN1sNmsszX/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lainey wrote about [corn and cheese](https://www.laineygossip.com/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-next-level-cringe-as-they-make-red-carpet-debut-at-tribeca-festival/) and I’m laughing so hard at this promotional poster. “They said I couldn’t” – who is they? And what did they say you couldn’t do, tour? So, a pop star who has toured multiple times was told she can’t tour? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWE4GkERJM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWE4GkERJM/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/ayo-csm-09jun26-0004.jpg) Ayo Edebiri, wearing CHANEL, attends the CHANEL Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner on June 08, 2026 in New York City ### Tom Cruise’s Summer Movie URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/which-movie-will-tom-cruise-hype-up-during-this-summers-box-office-season/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T18:15:44.000Z Tom Cruise is the unofficial movie star ambassador of the theatrical experience. He only makes movies, no television. He only makes movies that are screened in theatres, preferably IMAX. He is known to have gone out of his way to ensure that his movies hit theatres first, never streaming. It is now summer box office season, the most important season for theatrical business. And when Tom’s not promoting his own summer movies, he usually shows up for at least one other movie – last year he started early, hyping up *Sinners* in the spring. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DI9jXV6z6s8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DI9jXV6z6s8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Then he actually attended the *F1* premiere, posing for a photo with Brad Pitt for the first time in decades. The year before it was *Twisters,* since Glen Powell is his protégé. In 2023 he Barbeinheimed, bought tickets for both movies and saw them back-to-back. What will it be in 2026? > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQwGQhy1Y1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQwGQhy1Y1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) I thought maybe it could be *Disclosure Day*, since he’s made two movies with Steven Spielberg (*Minority Report* and *War of the Worlds*) and also knows Emily Blunt well, but he wasn’t at the premiere last night, instead going out for dinner with James Corden. He still could help promote it though – it opens on Friday. Or maybe he’s waiting for *The Odyssey* since he’s definitely a fan of Christopher Nolan. It wasn’t just *Oppenheimer* for him, before that, in 2020, during COVID, Tom made headlines when he went to see *Tenet* in theatres with a mask on. The next question is… who shows up for him when Alejandro González Iñárritu’s *Digger* comes out later this year? We’ve been speculating about this for a year – that Tom Cruise will be campaigning for an Oscar nomination for his performance in this film. Test screenings for *Digger* have been happening for a few weeks now and from what I’ve seen, it’s mostly positive. And, yes, Tom is unhinged as a billionaire who basically ruins the world and then decides that it’s his calling to save it. So which celebrities will report for duty to stump on behalf of Hollywood’s biggest movie star who’s yet to win an Oscar? For now, Tom continues to maintain a low profile, as usual, and continues to remain off-set, which is unusual. He hasn’t worked in a minute – although they’re for sure moving ahead with *Top Gun 3,* with him attached, but that script looks like it’s not even close to being ready. He’s in LA though, and has been for months now, instead of England; this is a point I’ve made often over the last year and it’s worth noting because he spent over a decade living in the UK, away from Hollywood, and his return to the center of the entertainment industry does suggest that he’s willing to engage with the community again. Will it pay off in the form of a trophy? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/11tom-cruise-09jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/tom-cruise-09jun26-0001.jpg) Tom Cruise and James Corden have dinner in Beverly Hills, June 8, 2026 ### MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Tinashe’s Pop URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/mcs-music-lounge-tinashes-too-easy-is-a-bop-but-feels-more-like-an-interlude-than-full-song/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T17:08:08.000Z Tinashe earned two of the biggest hits of her career over the past two summers. The first, [“Nasty”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjESdPsLxE&list=RDjrjESdPsLxE&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), came at a time when she hadn’t scored a hit in close to a decade, not since her debut single [“2 On”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7TCuCpB5c&list=RD-s7TCuCpB5c&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com). Similar to Charli XCX, Tinashe has had a cult following but always remained somewhat under the radar. She’s still there to a degree, except now she has two extra hits under her belt, and is more determined than ever to score a third with her latest single “Too Easy”, a pop track, and the music video hints at an entire Hollywood popstar aesthetic. It’s all a part of Tinashe’s decades-long plan of becoming the popstar she was meant to be. Tinashe has always blended between R&B and pop music, with the performance style of a Janet Jackson, where the choreography is intricate and high energy. The difference is that Janet’s songs were all major pop hits regardless of genre. By the time Tinashe came up, anything that was considered R&B rarely crossed over. Now in the age of streaming, TikTok is blending every genre of music into one spot for the masses to take in what’s popular - just like *TRL* did 25 years ago. This allows an artist like Tinashe to flourish without anything holding her back. So when “Nasty” hit in 2024, it was like a comeback, and then last year’s [“No Broke Boys”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT9pjCnIA-c&list=RDbT9pjCnIA-c&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) with Disco Lines took her to the next level. The dance world is where it’s at right now. Madonna is taking it old school with a nod to her dancefloor beginnings, Slayyyter is earning a viral hit for the first time in her career and now, Tinashe doubles as pop star and DJ. She recently performed a DJ set at [Coachella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZkfoX1h%5Fs&ref=laineygossip.com) this past April, putting her natural dance instincts to the test. This is her version of being a popstar, and regardless of if she can keep the train moving on the charts, she still shines bright as ever. It was only a few years ago when she went independent and now, after sticking to her guns and believing in herself, she owns 100% of the career renaissance she is currently experiencing. Tinashe has been quiet for the last year as she’s been in the studio creating what is expected to be the follow-up to her last album *Quantum Baby.* This is supposed to be the third installment in a trilogy of albums that started with *BB/3ng3l* back in 2023\. The star logo that is projected in her eye in the music video and on the single cover already paints a picture of the whole “popstar” look, so don’t be surprised if she drops the “baby” motif for a “star” themed title in the third installment of the trilogy. Next week is Olivia Rodrigo’s big release week. I won’t even pretend like I’m not excited, I’ve loved both singles she’s released and I’m really into her current musical direction. Let’s get it. This week with Tinashe we also have new songs from Steve Lacy, Shaboozey, Bryson Tiller and Madonna. Plus, Slayyyter finally gets a hit after more than seven years in the game. Listen on… **MC’s PICKS OF THE WEEK** **“Too Easy” by Tinashe** The opening drums on this track are strong and set the intention for what we’re about to experience. The song is high-energy and the music video gives absolute beast mode. The fur, the choreography, the Hollywood glam, it’s everything that the gays want. I love when she brings out her alter-ego “nashe”. She’s a little wild and more unapologetic, and she lets it all loose in this song. You get so lost in the song and it passes by in a flash, and I mean that. A literal flash, because the song is so f-cking short. I won’t lie, it’s very hard for me to let go of that fact. At a lonely one minute 56 seconds, this feels more like an interlude than a full song. The music video version is around 2 minutes and 21 seconds, which although still acceptable, still needs a bit more. The song is a bop, it’s classic pop Tinashe, but the length (or lack thereof) of the song is definitely distracting. I’ll look at it like an intro to the full body of work. Christina Aguilera’s album intros we just about as long. **“the feeling” by Steve Lacy** In the same vein as Ariana Grande, this song is very much going for sad boy summer. “the feeling” is emotional but still anthemic. Yelling *“am I your baby?”* on repeat is surprisingly satisfying. The song is about a guy who is so in love with his partner but is also aware of the issues that he faces in the relationship. Doubting every little thing, the usual sh-t that makes an artist put pen to paper. Except Steve also has a great voice, so that makes for a rarity in today’s crop of artists. He is one of the few artists who hasn’t succumbed to trimming songs to the length of interludes in exchanges for higher chances at streams and algorithm hits. No shade to my girl Tinashe, but I’m always going to appreciate a longer track (as long as the song calls for it). Complete with two verses and a bridge, it sits at 4:35, giving it room to breathe and truly have its own identity. This is the type of music I have been missing from the younger generation. Even if Steve’s new tune in not your style, there’s still something to be appreciated in an artist who still believes in the power of a well-written bridge. He’s also into trippy visuals that keep you on your toes. His head is floating in pitch darkness in the video, staying on brand with his psychedelic and experimental aesthetic. Steve blew up a few years ago with his hit [“Bad Habits”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF-FGf%5FZZiI&list=RDVF-FGf%5FZZiI&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com) even taking home a Grammy award the following year. That’s a lot to live up to, but this song is indicative of a promising album of R&B bangers. The lo-fi version of “the feeling” is about to slap, I know that for sure. While Tinashe can help you get outside and shake some ass in these streets, Steve can be the soundtrack for the nights where you just want to be in your feels. Balance. **“Cowgirl” by Shaboozey** Walk with me here… I think Shaboozey has a major hit on his hands with “Cowgirl”, like “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” level hit. For one, country music is taking over the charts right now, but the beauty of “Cowgirl” is that its catchy chorus and Shaboozey’s party-ready vocals are perfect to crossover to a non-country listening audience. The song has the same formula of “A Bar Song” – short and concise verses, a big chorus and a melody so catchy that even those who are completely checked out of the new music conversation could get on board. There’s something in there for everyone. The song is a little bit country, pop, hip-hop, and everything in-between. I must hand it to my friend Natalie for putting me on to this song, she went so far as to call this a potential “song of the summer”. Time will tell on that one, but I can certainly get behind the idea that this song is a f-cking banger. Plus, if it can knock Ella Langley off the top of the charts then even better. I’m sorry but that “Choosin’ Texas” song is about as bland as a Carrie Underwood performance. Then you have the video which co-stars Shaboozey and *Summer House* it-girl Ciara Miller. Shaboozey’s album itself is a concept album titled *The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,* and from the looks of the video, it seems Ciara is Cherie. Ciara was born to be a cowgirl and even more so, born to be a star. Shaboozey is now two-for-two with the releases from this new project, and this now has me asking myself, do I need to go to a Shaboozey concert? I do still have my Beyoncé Renaissance Tour cowboy hat… **“Drop The Lo” by Bryson Tiller** Bryson Tiller wants you to let him know where you’re at. Khalid asked a similar thing in his 2017 breakout hit [“Location”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3yRdlQvzs&list=RDby3yRdlQvzs&start%5Fradio=1&ref=laineygossip.com), but Bryson is shortening the text. Instead of Khalid’s “send me your location”, Bryson is saying to simply “drop the lo”. Fewer syllables but evidently just as effective. Sometimes sticking to what works is what’s best for the project and in this case, Bryson is following the same formula he did two albums ago: stick to the “trapsoul” sound. Anytime he strays too far on the R&B or too far in the rap lane, it doesn’t land. The sweet spot for him is somewhere right in the middle. Last year he released a double album that didn’t make much noise on the charts or on radio. “Drop The Lo” being the first single from his upcoming album shows that he is sticking to the R&B/trap blend. The song is fire, it’s perfect to use for an Instagram story when you’re feeling yourself and want to post a little thirst trap. For me that’s a very big factor in a song getting played in high rotation. The song has already been making the rounds on social media with influencers like Desmond Scott using it on their platforms with millions of followers. And if you like it, then you’re in luck, because Bryson is taking his new era on the road with an arena tour across North America later this summer. I have seen Bryson in concert before and what he lacks in stage presence he usually makes up for in vibes. Only issue is I’m not spending $300 on vibes, but I’ll spend $50! It’s the type of concert to take your situationship, have a drink and enjoy a summer evening. But just like a situationship, Bryson’s music is generally made to be enjoyed in the privacy of your own home, LOL. **“Love Sensation” by Madonna** Madonna has been all over the place this week from her surprise free concert in the heart of [Times Square](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWkMUXuGI4&ref=laineygossip.com) to the [premiere of the *Confessions II* film](https://www.laineygossip.com/madonnas-confessions-ii-short-film-featuring-lasers-and-all-the-stars-is-for-the-gays/). It’s at that Times Square concert last Thursday that Madge premiered her newest single “Love Sensation”, the third official release from the upcoming *Confessions II* album. The song was not featured in the [accompanying film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtckcMHM2g&ref=laineygossip.com) but a radio edit has been issued which points to the song being used as the next radio single after “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter. It follows a similar sonic direction as “Bring Your Love” – think something you’d hear blasting on the speakers on a gay cruise or circuit party. This song is begging to be danced to in a dark room of flashing strobe lights and released inhibitions. Madonna had a [fun moment](https://x.com/TheSFAmbassador/status/2063597289068015700?ref=laineygossip.com) with her producer and musical director Stuart Price during her Times Square performance where she takes over his DJ equipment. Some fans think she may have screwed with the equipment but either way it was cute. Also, simply put, the song is fun. Majority of Madge’s recent songs have been somewhat introspective, even the dance tracks from the new album. This song is all about feeling the vibes and dancing the night away. It’s an automatic smile and a perfect choice for the next single. On first listen the song feels like the little sister to “Get Together” from her last *Confessions* record, which is a high compliment for those who know the song. Fun fact: the song has already gotten the attention of fellow diva Ariana Grande who has included it on the [pre-show playlist](https://x.com/MadonnaRecords/status/2063608710195302870?ref=laineygossip.com) for her current world tour. A true diva recognizes taste - I don’t make the rules. **MC’s VIRAL PICK** **“DANCE…” by Slayyyter** When I first explored Slayyter’s newest album *WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA* a few months back, I liked what I heard and was excited to see if the public would catch on. I’m happy to report that they have and it’s thanks to a viral trend that keeps getting bigger. “DANCE…” was first released as a single in January, and just like the rest of her discography, the song fell under the radar. This album is her first official studio album to be released on a major label so with it comes another set of expectations and, let’s face it, resources. I’m not in those conversations but it’s safe to assume that TikTok has some sort of deal in place when it comes to showcasing artists from major labels given the fact that the platform is responsible for promoting a vast majority of the songs currently charting on the Billboard Hot 100\. “DANCE…” has become a sleeper hit due to its viral status. It’s even on track to become Slayyyter’s first-ever charting hit. Whatever’s going on behind the scenes, it’s working because she performed to a packed crowd at [Governor’s Ball](https://x.com/PopCrave/status/2063999247335219571?ref=laineygossip.com) over the weekend. The song is high energy and the trend revolves around it. It’s all about locking in, but in this trend you act like you’re sick, ate something bad or whatever your brain can come up with that would result in you locking the F-CK in afterwards like a “just kidding!” type move. I’m talking you pull a Demi Lovato on the camera - locking in like your life depended on it. As usual, people are getting pretty creative with it and you’d be surprised just how long you can be entertained by the various ways people “lock in”. The song is close to hitting a million streams a day on Spotify, easily a personal best for her. It has also amassed over a million sound uses. Everyone from Lizzo to Nicole Scherzinger are hopping onto the bandwagon to help earn some engagement (as per usual, LOL). What a trippy feeling to go from fighting to get your songs heard to having people use it to boost themselves up. The gays have always been in Slayyyter’s corner though, so this song going viral during Pride month feels especially special. > [@slayyyter](https://www.tiktok.com/@slayyyter?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@slayyyter") LOL [#YAY](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/yay?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "yay") [♬ original sound - erika\_kirk\_stare1](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7627943143001869069?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - erika_kirk_stare1") > [@nicolescherzinger](https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolescherzinger?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@nicolescherzinger") Had to hop on this trend 🤣 @slayyyter [♬ original sound - ☆](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7596099794474027798?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ☆") > [@grace.nakazawa.santos](https://www.tiktok.com/@grace.nakazawa.santos?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "@grace.nakazawa.santos") got a little cocky there [#dance](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dance?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "dance") [#slayyyter](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/slayyyter?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "slayyyter") [#morningcoffee](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/morningcoffee?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "morningcoffee") [♬ original sound - ☆](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7596099794474027798?refer=embed&ref=laineygossip.com "♬ original sound - ☆") The 2026 “MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE” Spotify playlist is live. You can add it [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27B2B8yTsiiw697hx7RCE7?ref=laineygossip.com) to keep up to date with my weekly picks throughout the year. With Love, MC ### Emma Stone will not be liked URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/here-are-all-the-reasons-to-be-excited-about-emma-stones-upcoming-rom-com-the-catch/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T15:34:15.000Z It had already been confirmed earlier this year that Emma Stone’s next project, shockingly, won’t be a film with Yorgos Lanthimos. Instead she’s finally making another rom-com, co-starring Chris Pine, and directed by her husband Dave McCary, called *The Catch.* Back in February, [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/02/chris-pine-the-catch-emma-stone-1236736456/?ref=laineygossip.com) reported that as soon as Emma was attached, several actors expressed interest in the project with Chris ultimately landing the part. At the time, though, there weren’t all that many plot details, but yesterday there was an additional casting announcement that also came with more story. Emma Stone + Chris Pine is already excellent casting. And in a rom-com? I’ve already bought a ticket, I don’t need to know what it’s about. Now Ashley Padilla has signed on, perhaps in the role of the best friend/sister/assistant (which Betty Gilpin just did SO well in *Office Romance*), plus we now know that Emma’s playing “the most hated woman in baseball”, something to do with the fact that she f-cks up an important play (by catching the ball?) during a game. Per [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snl-breakout-ashley-padilla-emma-stone-chris-pine-1236616577/?ref=laineygossip.com), the film has been described as “*Bull Durham* meets *Notting Hill”.* *Bull Durham* and *Notting Hill*? OK so *Bull Durham* because baseball – we love baseball! – and *Notting Hill* because she has to go into hiding and bunks down with an adorably awkward and unassuming normie? Hurry the f-ck up and make this movie so we can watch it TOMORROW, PLEASE! Here’s another reason to be excited about *The Catch.* The version of the script that they’re working with was co-written by Jen Statsky, the co-creator of *Hacks,* building off the original idea by Patrick Kang and Michael Levin. If you watch *Hacks,* you know what Jen can do. I can’t wait to see Emma in this role. And it’s a smart role for her to play at this point in her career – because she’s been popular, even beloved, for so long. But around the time that she won her second Oscar for *Poor Things,* there’s been a subtle shift. Leaning into that by playing “the most hated woman in baseball” is a savvy move. Whatever f-ckass negativity there is on f-ckass TikTok can be directed towards a character and a performance. Not a full villain, but a person battling a villain label in a movie, but then longing and yearning looks in the rain and kiss and make it all better. ### Ariana Grande’s early tour kiss-off URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/why-are-we-hearing-about-end-of-ariana-grande-ethan-slaters-relationship-now/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T14:33:53.000Z “What rhymes with Ethan?” is a question Ariana Grande and her songwriters might be pondering for the next “thank u, next” remix. After a messy debut and a fairly quiet relationship, Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have officially split. It was confirmed by TMZ and a source tells PEOPLE they are “[still friends](https://people.com/ariana-grande-ethan-slater-split-several-months-ago-source-7567235?ref=laineygossip.com)” (yada yada). This buttons up Ariana’s work on *Wicked*, really. She hit the movie star trifecta here: messy affair, huge box office hit, and Oscar nomination. But what started as a bang has ended with a whimper. And that timing is not by accident. As far back as October, I wrote that there were rumours the two were on the outs and I was playing Gossip Genie with her [*Meet the Fockers* co-star Skyler Gisondo](https://www.laineygossip.com/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-appear-to-be-soft-launching-a-breakup/) (the man has rizz). Right now, Ariana is on a sold-out tour and is busy, on the move with very little downtime. *Wicked: For Good* premiered in November and there is no way she would have wanted to overshadow the junket [with news of her breakup](https://deadline.com/gallery/wicked-for-good-red-carpet-photos-new-york/?ref=laineygossip.com). Then it was an award show run. Then she was filming *Meet the Fockers,* then tour rehearsals. So really, there was no rush for her to announce it. As for Ethan, well, he’s not at the level of fame that would justify an announcement – all interest in this comes from the fact that 1\. He was dating Ariana Grande and 2\. He allegedly left his wife, who was caring for their baby while he was filming, to be with her. The upside here for Ariana is that like all of her exes, he doesn’t seem keen to blab. Her exes really don’t sell her out to the press. She either has a good instinct for that or very good NDAs. So sure, there was no rush. But also, why now? She could have just let the story play out and not confirmed or denied. Sometimes, an announcement like this precedes a soft launch. Maybe someone shows up at her show. The tour runs through summer and wraps up in September, and *Meet the Fockers* comes out in November. My Gossip Genie with her co-star Skyler stands. Lainey has her own wish. And hang on a second, Pete Davidson is single again – can you imagine? All I know is she better check his phone records, his credit report, his Life360\. The Arianators have been in the trenches fighting for their girl for years, so for their sake this man needs to be a capital-S SINGLE. ### Corn and Cheese: The First Red Carpet URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-next-level-cringe-as-they-make-red-carpet-debut-at-tribeca-festival/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T14:09:37.000Z Katy Perry brought Justin Trudeau to Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s wedding this past weekend. Then they made their way to New York where she premiered her latest concert documentary at Tribeca Festival, where they made their red carpet debut. Some of us have been waiting months for this to happen. Not because we needed them to take one more official step forward but because of the promise of what these two on a red carpet would be. Because of who they are, individually, and how they match each other spiritually. I call it corn and cheese – a specific and similar energy that was signature to their celebrity well before they even met. Which is why when they did start dating, it made so much sense. There is no pop star more literal and obvious than Katy Perry; there is no international diplomat more performatively earnest than Justin Trudeau, at least not at his profile level. Together they are next level cringe, but the best kind of cringe. It’s cringe that also makes you laugh. Emily, our site manager, texted this to me last night with LOLLLLLLLLLLL as the only comment. And she’s right. LOL FOREVER. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZWEOQCNIcQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by ELLE Magazine (@elleusa)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZWEOQCNIcQ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) You know what I love about these two? It’s that they live up to the script. If we were to have predicted how Katy and JT would have behaved on their first red carpet together, this is exactly how we would have imagined it. Of course he would murmur some kind of inside joke or remark just for her, prompting her to share what would be some kind of secret look between them, prompting her to smile wide and giggle. Of course she’d put her hands all over him, brushing away imaginary lint but really just letting us know that she’ll be doing the same thing in just a few hours only he won’t be wearing any clothes. Of course there’s all kinds of forehead-to-forehead and nose-to-nose touches. They would have happily stayed in front of those cameras for five hours if you asked them to. And it’s a gift to us, really. It’s a gift to gossip that these two thirsty celebrities aren’t pretending that they’re not thirsty and actually want to present themselves to us to be gossiped about. It’s a gift to gossip that they speak the same love language – or, rather, they speak all the love languages. Loudly. Proudly. Publicly. We're [Squawking](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/lollllll-forever) Corn and Cheese today because why not. (App link [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/thesquawk/p/lollllll-forever?r=2n108f&utm%5Fmedium=ios).) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0008.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0009.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0010.jpg) Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry attend the "Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour" premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Tribeca Center of Performing Arts on June 08, 2026 in New York City ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0012.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0013.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0014.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0015.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/katy-justin-09jun26-0011.jpg) Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry attend the "Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour" premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Tribeca Center of Performing Arts on June 08, 2026 in New York City ### Intro for June 9, 2026 URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/is-rihanna-leaving-us-easter-eggs-about-new-album-or-are-we-clowning/ Last updated: 2026-06-09T13:10:55.000Z Dear Gossips, Rihanna has been making headlines here in Canada the last couple of days. A$AP Rocky performed in Montreal on June 1st. RiRi was on a flight from Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport to Montreal to see the show. For those who aren’t from Toronto – Billy Bishop is the city airport, it’s located minutes from downtown Toronto (or two hours, depending on the f-ckass traffic), mostly for short flights. There are no jets that take off from Billy Bishop. The planes are small, the seats are tight, and there is no business class. Clearly this was the most convenient way for Rihanna to travel that day – and obviously the PJ was either unavailable or unnecessary for what she was doing. You can fly directly from Newark into Billy Bishop, which takes just over an hour, and then literally walk onto the next plane in less than ten minutes, if you time it right, for Montreal. The reason why she’s going viral, however, is for her interaction with flight attendant Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust. Lily did her job on the flight and then discreetly asked RiRi’s bodyguard if she could give her a gift. This is what happened next: > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZRKBAHMaz0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust (@mohawkflightattendant)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZRKBAHMaz0/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Lily gave RiRi a beaded lanyard made by [Tekaronhiahkhwa Standup](https://www.instagram.com/t.s%5Fbeading/?ref=laineygossip.com) who owns [Traditions Art Shop & Studio](https://www.facebook.com/p/Traditions-100043398535276/) in Kahnawake, Québec. She was sharing her culture with one of the biggest superstars on the planet who was clearly thrilled to learn about it. And, obviously, understands how to use her platform to amplify Lily’s generosity and Tekaronhiahkhwa Standup’s talent. Here in Canada it is the 30th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. Please [click here](https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/list-events.html?utm%5Fcampaign=pch-pch-celcan-canfete-26-27&utm%5Fmedium=pog&utm%5Fsource=cirnac-isc&utm%5Fcontent=list-of-events-en-260513) to see a list of events happening across the country that weekend. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZEJ4oADGKn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust (@mohawkflightattendant)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZEJ4oADGKn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) As for Rihanna, Maria yesterday mentioned in her [Celebrity Social Media](https://www.laineygossip.com/lizzo-addresses-how-her-career-started-with-radio-and-changed-when-streaming-took-over/) column that she covers the new issue of 72, Edward Enninful’s quarterly produced through his media company EE72, named after his initials and the year he was born. Maria noted that she was probably clowning – but so are a lot of other people in the comments. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVAyogDlYn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVAyogDlYn/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It’s the magazine title but it’s also 7+2=9\. And we’ve been waiting over a decade for R9, aka Rihanna’s ninth album. Are we clowning? Because just this past weekend, Rihanna went to the Governors Ball Music Festival aka Gov Ball in NYC in a Conner Ives Peyton Manning Jersey… #18\. As in 1+8=9\. Coincidence or conspiracy? If this were Taylor Swift, it would definitely be a conspiracy. But I don’t know that Rihanna would bother leaving easter eggs all over the place. Yours in gossip, Lainey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0004.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0006.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/rihanna-open-09jun26-0003.jpg) Rihanna and A$AP Rocky out in NYC, June 7, 2026 ### Madonna’s Laser Holes URL: https://www.laineygossip.com/madonnas-confessions-ii-short-film-featuring-lasers-and-all-the-stars-is-for-the-gays/ Last updated: 2026-06-08T20:53:24.000Z Madonna’s status in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community needs no elaborate explanation. The queer group chats were blowing up my phone this morning, anticipating the 11am ET YouTube release of her *Confessions II* short film that premiered at Tribeca this weekend. It’s June, it’s Pride, and this one is for the gays, with lasers coming out of all the holes and everyone is making out with everyone else, just in case there was any doubt. Madonna has never been subtle. The short film is nearly 14 minutes long, MC will probably talk more about it in his column tomorrow, so for now, a few brief thoughts on all the cameos, because Madonna has stacked her visual with so many stars. The list in no particular order: Sabrina Carpenter, Odessa A’Zion, Gwendoline Christie, Richard E Grant, Kate Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Debi Mazar, Archie Madekwe, Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Honey Dijon, and Madonna's daughter Lourdes who closes out the film. Plus Julia Garner giving us a glimpse at what she would have looked like as Madonna in that biopic that seems like it’s on permanent hiatus. Several new tracks from the upcoming *Confessions II* album are featured, and in one scene, that takes place in the bathroom, Madonna drops the lyric, “hide the cocaine”, just as Kate Moss comes on camera… HAHAHAHAHA. Then Madonna decides that we all need to see Benedict Cumberbatch grooving, or at least trying to. Disappointingly Benedict does not have lasers come out of any of his holes but maybe she’s saving that for the sequel. It’s random and chaotic but also beautifully shot and fully and completely dance music and dance culture, which is what she promised. I like it. I didn’t expect to like it so much but Madonna has never not been about dance – she started as a dancer, she’s always made dance music, which is what endeared her to the queer community in the first place; and the fact that she’s still making dance music now is exhilarating and also defiant. She’s about to turn 68 years old in August and she’s basically saying that you never have to retire from dancing. --- What else happened today… Leslie Manville wore an orange sequined dress to the Tony Awards, [and it is sublime](https://www.gofugyourself.com/leslie-latifah-and-the-rest-of-the-tonys-06-2026?ref=laineygossip.com). (Go Fug Yourself) Bowen Yang talks about leaving *Saturday Night Live* [and how he felt when he was there](https://www.out.com/celebs/bowen-yang-opens-up-about-snl-exit?ref=laineygossip.com) – which is so interesting because for a lot of us who were watching during his run, he was the main event. (Out) [Hugh Laurie clapped back on Twitter about *House* and he was verbose](https://www.pajiba.com/news/hugh-laurie-will-not-stand-for-your-house-slander-thank-you.php?ref=laineygossip.com)! (Pajiba) The 2026 French Open probably won’t go down as the most popular tournament in history, an understatement. There was a lot of chaos and a lot of controversy, another understatement. [So I guess it’s fitting that Brad Pitt was there](https://www.celebitchy.com/980753/brad%5Fpitt%5Fattended%5Fthe%5Ffrench%5Fopen%5Fthe%5Fsame%5Fweekend%5Fas%5Fknoxs%5Fhs%5Fgraduation/?ref=laineygossip.com)? (Celebitchy) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-tribeca-08jun26-0001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-tribeca-08jun26-0002.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-tribeca-08jun26-0003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/6e/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c/content/images/2026/06/madonna-tribeca-08jun26-0004.jpg) Madonna and Akeem Morris exit the Tribeca Film Festival "Confessions II" premiere in New York, June 5, 2026 _Includes the latest 500 public posts. 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