Newsletter Wednesday, March 07, 2018

[LaineyGossip.com - Calling all smuthounds!] Wednesday, March 07, 2018 [Intro for March 7, 2018]( [Karl Lagerfeld at the end of the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019 on March 6, 2018 in Paris, France](Dear Gossips, It’s Paris Fashion Week right now. And yesterday was the Chanel presentation, in the woods. Have you seen these pictures? The runway was a bed of leaves as they turned the Grand Palais into a forest for, literally, Fall/Winter 2018. As you can see, Chanel has decided that the hairstyle for Fall 2018 will be the topknot, a loopy messy topknot. Please note the proper position of the topknot – it should sit on TOP, because anything lower is a bun. Anyway, here’s Karl Lagerfeld at the end of the show. My friend Lorella cracked me up when she texted this video over to me with her theory: “I think Lagerfeld has been replaced with a decoy”. [A post shared by Man Repeller (@manrepeller)]( on Mar 6, 2018 at 7:24am PST She does have a point though, non? It’s not that Karl looks different. It’s that he actually always looks the same. It’s the same wig. It’s the same beard. It’s always the sunglasses. And gloves. And the suit. The suit doesn’t vary all that much. So if you found someone of a certain height and build, a decoy really wouldn’t be that hard to pull off. Because once you establish a certain consistent, repetitive familiarity with your look, your person almost becomes a character. A character is much easier to imitate. That’s how it is with Elvis Presley too. My favourite Chanel celebrity look from yesterday is Keira Knightly in oversize purple with copper velvet shoes. Pretty much a dress I would wear every single day. More photos from PFW to come on the main page and in LifeStyle. Yours in gossip, Lainey [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 2:04 PM [Alicia & Michael on the carpet, separate]( [Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender at the London premiere of Tomb Raider, March 6, 2018](Tomb Raider premiere in London last night. This is why Alicia Vikander, who reps Louis Vuitton, wasn’t in Paris for Fashion Week and the LV presentation. She wore LV on the carpet though and it might be the best dress I’ve seen on her in a while. Not that it’s by any means a great dress. Just… not as boring as all the dresses she’s been wearing for, like, the last three years. As I’ve said many times, I find her style really forgettable. And I’m really good at remembering looks. But if you ask me what Alicia wore when she won her Oscar? I’m going to say, without googling, that I *think* it was yellow. The end. That’s all I can give you. Michelle Williams’s marigold Vera Wang in 2006, however, I could recreate for you if you wanted. This column dress on [Alicia]( is at least a little bit more interesting. Especially at the shoulders. If this was any other shoulder, like a regular swimsuit shoulder, or even a spaghetti shoulder, I’d have some sh-t to say. The shoulders here fit the pattern. I mean, I’m not super excited, but I appreciate the minor bump in improvement. And that she even decided to go with extensions, to bring on the full Lara Croft effect. What about the movie though? Are you excited about this movie? A female action hero. Lara Croft is iconic. So…why do I feel like the anticipation for this is so…muted? Maybe I haven’t been hanging out in the right places. And maybe, once some reviews start coming in, and it’s good, the momentum will start to build. Has the studio put much into the marketing though? Right now, the big movie getting all the press is the one opening this weekend, A Wrinkle In Time. Tomb Raider is coming next weekend. So there’s still time. But… even Alicia doesn’t seem all that excited about it? Per [Vanity Fair](� ): Alicia Vikander knows that her upcoming Tomb Raiderreboot has an Achilles’ heel. In a Monday interview on BBC’s The One Show, the actress was quick to admit to host Alex Jones that the new film, starring Vikander as the titular hero, does not feature enough women. “I agree,” the Oscar winner said, after Jones noted that she was disappointed in the lack of female characters. “I was wondering, I was on this island like, ‘There’s not enough women, where are they?’ I was running around looking for them.” The actress added that she did get to work with “extraordinary actress” Kristin Scott Thomas (she of the excellent ringlet bangs in Darkest Hour) in the film. However, that was about it for female castmates. If you’ve seen the trailer, you know that the film’s core performers are almost solely men. I want to talk about this on Show Your Work with Duana. How do you support a project, that is pretty much all about you, when you don’t entirely believe in it? Many other young actresses in Alicia’s position, had they been offered the role, would have taken it, like she did. Would it have been possible for them to modify the movie in a way that avoids what Alicia’s taking issue with here? In fairness to Alicia, it may not have been as possible then, when she signed on to Tomb Raider, as it is now, after what we’ve seen in Hollywood over the last six months, and after what we heard from Frances McDormand at the Oscars. Two words: Inclusion Rider. On [Show Your Work](, we talk a lot about accumulated capital and what artists can do with it. If Tomb Raider is a success, Alicia Vikander will accumulate even more capital. So… does that Inclusion Rider come into play if there’s a sequel? PS Michael Fassbender was with her at the premiere last night but they didn’t walk together. They were, however, seen leaving the after-party together. [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 8:16 PM [Smutty Social Media, March 7, 2018]( [Katie Holmes on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, March 5, 2018](A short American Idol clip of Katy Perry saying “wig” with a contestant is making the rounds on Twitter. She went on Kimmel shortly thereafter (after partying all night at Guy Oseary and Madonna’s Oscars after-party) and explained what “wig” means. Of course Katy Perry is expected to bring the social media buzz – this reboot is really riding on her. And that’s not necessarily an unfair expectation because the pressure is in-line [with the paycheque](. .[@katyperry]( & an American Idol contestant hilariously bond over the term 'wig' leaving the other judges clueless. 😂 [pic.twitter.com/4MrOeonRF8]( — Music News Facts (@musicnewsfact) [March 6, 2018]( I don’t know if more reality TV in politics is necessarily a good idea right now. All I will say is [@chrisbharrison]( could moderate a presidential debate in the future - he is quite good at breaking down intense situations and trying to get to the bottom of things. [#AftertheFinalRose]( — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) [March 7, 2018]( I have been laughing about this for a straight 12 hours. “I hope she doesn’t look at me differently when she finds out I’ve never gone all the way before.” Do you think the Wolf Pack is outraged that their Alpha’s virility is being besmirched? One thing I’ve wondered about Leonardo DiCaprio is if he has slept with a lot of virgins. He dates in the 19-24 range, so it’s certainly a possibility. But he strikes me as the guy who wouldn’t want to be first. Too much pressure, too much emotion. I think he’s a get in, get out kind of dude. (Literally.) [A post shared by The Onion (@theonion)]( on Mar 6, 2018 at 12:30pm PST When your doppelgänger is the most hated man in America (at least this week). I don’t wanna look like this fucker anymore. [#TheBachelor]( — Zach Braff (@zachbraff) [March 6, 2018]( I am very proud of this 17-year-old for having a crush that will stand the test of time. This crush will never embarrass her. And she’s keeping her chill, despite the attention from Michael himself. The future is females who break their retainers watching Black Panther. Wait. That girl is me. That is my orthodontist’s tumblr. This is a post about me? I’m going to kill myself — Sophia (@pixyrue) [March 5, 2018]( great, this is how i die [pic.twitter.com/nPgePxrqW2]( — Sophia (@pixyrue) [March 5, 2018]( .[@pixyrue]( since I feel partly responsible for breaking your retainers 🤷🏾 ♂️ let me know if I can replace them 😅 — Michael B. Jordan (@michaelb4jordan) [March 6, 2018]( At her most recent talk show appearance, Katie Holmes said she and the cast of Dawson’s Creek would be getting together soon (I think she meant socially). Really? Because it seems like, besides Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams being best friends, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of connection among them. And in terms of Katie Holmes – is her word reliable? I feel like this Jamie Foxx f-ckery has made her an unreliable source of information. [A post shared by Katie Holmes (@katieholmes212)]( on Mar 5, 2018 at 7:30pm PST Gwyneth Paltrow is launching a podcast. Who do you think the first guest will be? It says “biggest deal imaginable.” Beyoncé came to mind. They are longtime friends, as much as most of us hate to be reminded of that. (Do you think G was invited to Bey and Jay’s Oscars after-party?) Getting Bey on a podcast would be seismic – I don’t now if even G could pull that off. Or maybe it’s Jay. We know how connected G is, she has a lot of A-list friends to choose from. Maybe it’s Jennifer Aniston. I would so listen to that. [A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)]( on Mar 6, 2018 at 10:09am PST [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 7:34 PM [Brad Pitt’s “better place”]( [Brad Pitt attends the 2018 Gersh Oscar party at Chateau Marmont on March 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California](Well speaking of Brad Pitt, [PEOPLE]( just posted the most nothingburger article about him this morning. The headline: Brad Pitt Is ‘in a Better Place’ Amid Divorce Proceedings with Angelina Jolie: Source There are no real details in the report. The report is based entirely on this: Lately, the actor “seems to be in a better place,” says a source. “The separation was very dark for him, but lately he looks healthier and happier. He seems excited about life.” I could have made this observation. Here’s how: “In looking at new photos of Brad, he seems to be in a better place. The separation was dark for him, as any separation for anyone would be dark, but lately he looks healthier and happier and I’m basing this on the new pictures of him from Oscar weekend. And he seems excited about life, because in these photos he is smiling.” The new photos I’m referring to are shots of [Brad]( from last Thursday at the Gersh Agency pre-Oscar party at Chateau Marmont. This is where he ran into Tiffany Haddish. I was wondering, after seeing Tiffany at the Gersh party, whether or not she’ll be changing agencies soon. She’s a major force right now. Everyone is interested. You see what [Tiffany Haddish]( has become? This was supposed to be a post about Brad Pitt and I’m wondering about her career. That said, it’s not like PEOPLE gave us anything real here. He’s in a “better place”. Do we take that at face value or is this the next phase of whatever rollout he [may or may not be engineering](? As for the real story of how Tiffany met Brad, [The Hollywood Reporter]( mentioned it last week in their party roundup: When THR arrived just after 9:30 p.m., Brad Pitt was standing at the top of the stairs where he was stopped by Haddish with a major question. "Do you recognize me now!" the actress and Oscar presenter said, to which Pitt replied no. "I'm from Girls Trip, you haven't seen it?" "I'm going to see it now," Pitt told Haddish, who had a quick comeback. "They say that I'm the breakout star of the year, you gotta see it. Let's go, let's get in the elevator together." And so they did, and off they went along with Pett-Dante and members of Haddish's entourage. Cynthia Pett-Dante is Brad Pitt’s manager, the blonde woman in these photos and the only person he would pose with at the party. [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 5:23 PM [Tiffany & Brad]( [Tiffany Haddish attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California](On January 23, 2018, Tiffany Haddish saved Oscar nomination day. That morning is too early and it’s usually too boring. Until Tiffany Haddish decided to turn it into an event. On Sunday, March 4, 2018, Tiffany Haddish saved the Oscars. She rescued the red carpet with her outfit, her sentimental tribute to her father, jumping over velvet ropes, getting in Meryl Streep’s way, being the best in every single interview, and, along with Maya Rudolph, becoming the best presenter of the night. And she wasn’t finished when the show finished. Her appearances at the parties and on all the talk shows also gave life to an Oscars that was a little short on personality. As [Duana mentioned]( in her [Tiffany Haddish]( Oscar post on Monday, during Tiffany’s interview with Kelly Ripa, she casually mentioned that she and [Brad Pitt]( made a pact to “do it” in a year if they were both still single after running into each other in an elevator. Here’s the video again if you’ve not seen it yet – and if you’ve not seen it yet, ENJOY: Did anyone really take this seriously? Who actually took this seriously? Why would you want to do that to her? After how hard she’s worked to get to this place, why would you want Tiffany Haddish to spend her capital on Brad Pitt? Brad last week was seen [hanging out]( with Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper. Keep Sean Penn the f-ck away from Tiffany Haddish, God. Anyway, this morning, Tiffany responded on Twitter to all the headlines about her and Brad: So funny to me, it was a Joke but I Love how serious you all are. I want to be number one in a man’s life. he has a lot of kids that would make me what number 8 or at best baby Mama 2. And as much as I would love to chitchat with Angie that is not what I want to be talking about. — Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) [March 7, 2018]( As Duana texted to me, it’s the perfect comeback. She’s practical, first and foremost. Because Brad does have a lot of kids. And she probably wouldn’t be the priority. It’s also funny. Because she then allows for the possibility, if this was actually a possibility, that she could have Brad’s baby. That part made me laugh the most. And then she tells us that she’s one of us – because as she suggests, the only reason she would get with Brad Pitt is for the Angelina Jolie connection. Or, sorry, “Angie”. She’s on a first name, nickname basis with “Angie” already, clearly. One small note though? Tiffany keeps referring to Brad having 7 kids. She needs a gossip consultant, an accurate one. I could be that for her. I would be anything for her. [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 4:04 PM [Front Row Justin]( [Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Emma Stone attend the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019 on March 6, 2018 in Paris, France](Justin Theroux also attended the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week yesterday. He fronted the label’s Spring ’18 campaign last year. So, as one of the faces of LV, he was front row during the presentation. This is not the first time we’ve seen Justin showing up for LV. You’ll recall, a year ago in April, he and Jennifer Aniston showed up for Louis Vuitton in Paris: Jen is no longer his wife. But LV is still his paycheque. So “arty” and “edgy” New York [Justin]( posted up between Michelle Williams and Emma Stone in the celebrity ambassador section. Right. Being a “celebrity ambassador” for a Paris fashion house, that’s totally “arty” and “edgy”, isn’t it? And how do you suppose he even got the job in the first place? If Justin Theroux wasn’t married to [Jennifer Aniston](, would he be repping Louis Vuitton and getting paid style money for posing in leather jackets?! Please. Justin Theroux is just as “Hollywood” as Jennifer is. He might not want to live there, but you can still live it without the geography. Pretending otherwise says more about him in this situation than it does about her. [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 3:31 PM [Sansa’s not at the pub]( [Sophie Turner attends the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019 on March 6, 2018 in Paris, France](How is it already March? The first two months of this year have been a total blur. I don’t remember any of it. All I know is that time seems to be flying by…but we probably still have to wait a year before the return of Game Of Thrones. They’re still shooting. And then they’ll spend months in post. And HBO has already confirmed that the series finale will be premiering some time in 2019. Most likely April, then. So 13 months to go. That feels a long ways away. Just think, we still have to get through another Oscars before Game Of Thrones comes back. This week, several members of the cast along with showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss were seen at a pub in Belfast together. As you may have noticed, Winter Is Coming. Or Coming Back. Or whatever. But whatever it is, it was a pleasure to welcome some of the cast of Game of Thrones yesterday evening. Because that's what they do. They drink. And they know things. [pic.twitter.com/UyhlYHb9NY]( — Kelly's Cellars (@kellyscellars) [March 4, 2018]( From bottom clockwise: that’s Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson), Emilia Clarke, David Benioff, Kit Harington, Dan Weiss, and Peter Dinklage. Between Dan Weiss and Peter Dinklage is someone who does not want to be in the shot. People are speculating that that’s Lena Headey and she’s ducking out because spoiler. Why is Cersei in the North? And if we’re in the North, where’s Sansa? Sansa is in Paris. [Sophie Turner](’s been repping Louis Vuitton for over a year now and she was there for LV’s Fall/Winter 2018 presentation in a gorgeous red leather shirt dress. But it’s not just Paris Fashion Week – Sophie’s been AROUND. She was seen a lot in New York in January and February. Now she’s in Paris. So… When is she ever in Belfast? And if she’s not in Belfast… Why isn’t Sansa in Belfast? Does that mean something’s going on with Sansa? To be fair, Sophie and Maisie Williams were in Belfast last fall. So it’s possible that many of their scenes were completed then and they may not be shooting episodes chronologically and Maisie wasn’t at the pub either and Sophie’s more of a heatscore for the paps and my point is it that nothing has to mean anything. It’s just all we have since we still have to wait for so long before we find out. [Click here for the rest of the photos.]( Posted at 3:03 PM [March 7, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs](�€“-smutty-shout-outs) [Matthew Goode for Ana](Ana! Those assholes who keep trying to tell you to smile? F-ck them. If you don’t want to smile, don’t f-cking smile. Just keep working. A smile doesn’t mean sh-t if the work isn’t there. Are you kidding? You work in STEM. I’m basically horny for you. And I’m so, so, so sorry to hear about T.C. Of course it’s sad. I know you’re sad and you’re going to be sad and in a way you’ll always be sad – they are our best friends, they are a part of us. But don’t feel guilty. Remember, what makes them awesome is that they really don’t ask for much. The bond is enough. The bond is forever. By request from your friend Erin, who knows it’s been so hard for you right now, here are Matthew Goode and Gordon Pinsent. She also asked for a photo of our dogs – here’s mine, Barney, with his buddy Libby, who belongs to Duana: [A post shared by @houndaboutthebeach]( on Mar 6, 2018 at 6:46pm PST [Click here for the rest of the photos.](�€“-smutty-shout-outs) Posted at 2:34 PM [Privacy Policy]( - [Unsubscribe](