2021 Is Already Doing More for Celebrity Gossip Than 2020 Ever Did - Vanity Fair
2021 Is Already Doing More for Celebrity Gossip Than 2020 Ever Did - Vanity Fair |
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| 2021 Is Already Doing More for Celebrity Gossip Than 2020 Ever Did - Vanity Fair Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:32 AM PST  According to ReelFeel time gauges, January 2021 has been the longest on record. It started well enough. The first Monday of a new year, after an objectively difficult one, there was a spate of news. Surprising news of the celebrity sort. You'd be forgiven for feeling a touch of hope, especially when a white hot streak of new gossip made it seem like the world could finally begin folding in some glitz and low-stakes drama to the doom and gloom again. It didn't last; that kind of thinking never does, really. But as we enter the second half of the month, and as the Biden era gets properly underway with a return to easily spotted symbolism in D.C. fashion and a scandal about…Joe's Peloton bike, the celebrity gossip is still making a good show of it. It's a signal that we might, maybe, start to redistribute our personal-attention economies. So to recap, on January 4, tabloids confirmed Zoë Kravitz filed for divorce from her husband, Karl Glusman. It was a total surprise. Then Harry Styles was holding hands with Olivia Wilde at his agent's wedding. And finally, not even a week into the new year, multiple sources confirmed to Page Six on January 5 that Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are divorcing after more than six years of marriage—though TMZ countered with tales of marriage counseling. There was the Armie Hammer cannibal discourse, which was either a sign of the impending apocalypse or a wild thing to watch unfold that was totally immaterial to one's life, depending on how you look at it. It felt, at least, like some kind of pre-pandemic return to form on tabloid pages that had otherwise been scraping all they could out of Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas's Dunkin' runs. And then, well, the cardboard cutout that Affleck's kids were playing with mere months ago was going in the trash. The paparazzi caught that too. They had broken up, sources said. Alongside the pandemic's more serious consequences, the COVID crisis made for a strange year in gossip. At its start, around March, there was a backlash against the rich and famous for putting their position in the world on display in any way, especially when they made attempts at solidarity with those who might be hurting from it (or not). As the COVID era dragged on, the world of celebrity gossip constricted along with so much else—fewer (public) parties; near-zero red carpets; and paparazzi, film, and television crews—another whole industry—hurting for work. There were plenty of breaking stories that involved A-listers, but they skewed awful. Johnny Depp's legal vendettas against his ex-wife opened up grisly details of their life together. More recently, FKA Twigs told the New York Times the extraordinary story of her own lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. The college admissions scandal bumbled along, ending with the brief imprisonment of Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli that anyone could have seen coming (Giannulli will be released this spring, if his petition to finish his sentence at his $9.5 million home in the Hidden Hills doesn't go through). Kardashian West shocked and awed with a big island blowout for her 40th birthday mid-pandemic, which, as Lainey Gossip recently pointed out, seemed pulled from some kind of reality television playbook on how to shock and awe when other storylines have run dry. Even when there were bright moments, we held on to them desperately like a ship captain would cling to lights on a foggy horizon: Affleck and de Armas's constant papping was a salve. There was a big question mark around whether Brad Pitt was dating Alia Shawkat or just being her friend. There were still more question marks around Pitt having a fling with a woman in an open marriage. The most uplifting and exciting thing he did all year was sit on the bed of a truck and smoke a cigarette, and we in all seriousness thank him for that. He looked great. But the joy and/or intrigue that these stories provided could not be understood without considering the hell we're in. The celebrity news that broke in the first days of 2021—that is, before the awful and earth-shattering news that came next—was what Lainey Gossip's Lainey Lui, who remains the reigning queen of reading the celebrity tea leaves, calls a return to classic Hollywood storylines. Zoë, Kim and Kanye, Olivia and Harry—to Lui, "There are such classic elements of celebrity gossip in definitely all three." There's the successful child of two famous people and the end of her short marriage. There's an infamous and well-heeled couple reportedly ending their longer one, with many millions on the line. And there's a couple of A-list stars falling for each other, probably on set no less. Lui, who also hosts two CTV shows, places that the shift in the ecosystem happened in the latter half of 2016, just as with some other major things in American life: Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt. After nearly a decade of tabloid dominance, with their globe-trotting and their six children, the breakup left a void that was filled, for a while, by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, whose relationship first went public that same month. "But that quickly went south too," Lui said, "with the racism and the disgusting headlines and the British tabloids showing their asses. And so you couldn't just celebrate and enjoy the Harry-Meghan relationship in a typical way—like, are they doing this or this? Are they going to have babies, and whatever?—without talking about very serious issues about class and race and the monarchy." Celebrity gossip downshifted. A-listers kept marrying their niche Art Boys instead of their costars, and reality stars or influencers of every kind kept edging into the conversation. Much was made of the the "Whos" and the "Z-list," which have been interesting in their own way, but there have been precious few tales of huge names falling for each other or megawatt divorces; the soap opera, for the most part, moved east.  |
| Legendary Icon Cicely Tyson Dies at 96: "Her Power and Grace Will Be With Us Forever" - POPSUGAR Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:46 PM PST  The world suffered a great loss when Cicely Tyson died on Thursday. The Emmy- and Tony-winning actress's manager, Larry Thompson, announced her death in a statement to Variety that read: "I have managed Miss Tyson's career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing. Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree." She was 96. Cicely made her film debut with her role in 1957's Twelve Angry Men, and she starred in numerous TV shows and movies, including Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, The Help, and How to Get Away with Murder. She also appeared in several Broadway plays, such as The Trip to Bountiful and The Gin Game. In 2018, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to win an honorary Oscar, and two years later, she was honored with the Peabody Career Achievement Award for her decades-long career. Throughout her career, Cicely solidified herself as a pioneer for Black actresses by refusing to take on roles that were demeaning to Black women and addressing important social issues like gender and race. "I used my career as my platform in an effort to address these issues, and every now and then when I receive an achievement award I realize that I did make the right choices," she previously told People. "The sacrifices that I made as a result were worth it." From Yara Shahidi to Zendaya to Shonda Rhimes, see how stars are remembering the legendary icon ahead.  |
| Surprise — Halsey Is Pregnant: "I Love This Mini Human Already!" - POPSUGAR Posted: 27 Jan 2021 09:33 AM PST
Congratulations are in order — Halsey is going to be a mom! The 26-year-old singer announced the exciting news on Instagram on Jan. 27 by sharing a series of photos of her growing belly. "Surprise! 🍼🌈👼🏻," she simply captioned the gallery. In the photos, Halsey is positively glowing as she poses topless against a lavender and silver backdrop. She also tweeted, "My rainbow 🌈," which seems to be a reference to her previous miscarriage. Halsey tagged screenwriter Alev Aydin in the first snap, and he reposted one of the pictures on his Instagram Stories with two red hearts. "Heart so full, I love you, sweetness ❤️❤️," he commented on Halsey's photo, to which she replied, "I love you!!!!! And I love this mini human already!" Halsey was previously romantically linked to Evan Peters, though they split in spring of last year. It's unclear when she and Alev first began dating, but they were spotted out together this past October. Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre  |
| There’s Already So Much Good Celebrity Gossip This Year - The Cut Posted: 04 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST  Moi. Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Hello and welcome to 2021: We currently find ourselves on day four, with an embarrassment of celebrity-gossip riches raining down upon our heads. The writing was arguably already on the wall in the final weeks of 2020, which gave us the Hilaria-Hillary Baldwin affair; escalating rumors of a romantic relationship between Rihanna and A$AP Rocky; a percolating feud between Cardi B and Peppa Pig (who, despite being a cartoon, also beefed with Stanley Tucci last year); and news of Ariana Grande's engagement to her newish boyfriend. The pace had quickened! The stage was set! And now, we have a whole buffet of hot goss sprawling out ahead. Let us begin. I don't know if you heard but Harry Styles reportedly has a new girlfriend — Olivia Wilde.On Monday, whispers of an auspicious partnership began circulating online. The paps had captured whimsical imp Harry Styles marching toward his close friend–slash–agent's wedding, hand-in-hand with Olivia Wilde — director of the forthcoming film Don't Worry Darling, in which Styles stars. Ooh la la! Wilde and former fiancé Jason Sudeikis reportedly ended their seven-year engagement early last year, and have since transitioned to "amicable" (really they seem very amicable!) co-parents, per People. Also per People, Styles and Wilde "have dated for a few weeks," "were affectionate around their friends, held hands and looked very happy." Us Weekly's sources add that Styles referred to Wilde as his girlfriend while officiating the ceremony. Big congrats to the happy couple! Huge! Meanwhile, Azealia Banks and Aimee Song are airing their DM feud.It appears rapper Azealia Banks and fashion blogger Aimee Song have been beefing in their DMs — possibly since Banks called Lana Del Rey "fat girl" back in July? Unclear! But Banks and Del Rey have long harbored (well-publicized) animosity for one another, and Banks has a well-documented history of verbally gutting her critics. Song proved no exception: Based on screenshots of their Instagram interaction, Banks called Song a "human pashmina," among many other offensive and bigoted things, after Song slid into her DMs to chastise her for "fat shaming" Del Rey. (And suggested Banks was a "one hit wonder," ouch.) Both parties have been posting photos of the exchange, compiled here by Just Jared. Chaos reigns! Also, two influencers reportedly have beef after both of them named their babies "Baby"…Well, one actually named her baby Baybi, but I think the creativity only adds texture. Anyway, in one corner, we have Australian model Jessica Hart, who gave birth to Baby-Rae Hart on November 17. "I first heard it in the movie Dirty Dancing and always thought I'd love to name my daughter Baby," Hart explained the choice of monikers to People. "I was hesitant to ask James [her fiancé] about it at first but we just weren't landing on a name. Finally, probably a month before she was born, I said what about Baby, and he said, 'Oh my gosh, I love it.' It's felt right ever since." In the other corner, we have Sasha Benz, an Instagram personality whose camp holds that Hart effectively stole her intellectual property. Benz and her partner, DJ Oli Benz, welcomed their own baby girl — Baybi Blue Benz — in March 2018. As Benz's friend told the Sydney Morning Herald, Hart only made her baby-naming intentions clear a week before the birth, assuring Benz everything was fine because the names would be "spelt differently." Nonetheless, the source said, "Sasha was devastated that her close friend would copy her daughter's 'unique' name, especially after she'd [Hart] gone to her [Benz] for name ideas." Benz subsequently clarified to the Daily Mail Australia that the pair had "chatted it out" and restored their friendship, while someone from Hart's team reportedly maintained that Baby "has always been on [Hart's] list of names, before she even knew Sasha and her baby." Beautiful! Just beautiful. Zoë Kravitz has filed for divorce from Karl Glusman.Zoë Kravitz's rep confirmed to People over the weekend that the actor has filed for divorce from her fellow-actor husband, Karl Glusman, after one and a half years of marriage. This news in and of itself is not so noteworthy — the pandemic reportedly saw a spike in breakups — but what did raise eyebrows was the rumor that briefly circulated afterward: Zoë Kravitz … dating Channing Tatum, whom you may remember from this photo and also Magic Mike?? Absolutely WHAT if true!! According to E! News, however, this one is not true: On Monday, the outlet reported that it had "exclusively learned Zoë and Channing are not dating," and Kravitz remains single. But it was a fun celebrity gossip unit while it lasted.  |
| Celeb Parents Get Real About Postpartum Sex: Nikki Bella and More - Us Weekly Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:17 AM PST  In the bedroom after baby! Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Nikki Bella and more celebrity parents have described their postpartum sex lives after welcoming babies. The Jersey Shore Family Vacation alum said in a July 2019 "Women in Top" podcast episode that intercourse after birth "just hurt." The reality star explained at the time: "Medically, they say you have to wait, like, six weeks. And I waited the six weeks [after the two other births] because I ripped. This one, I didn't rip probably because I had two kids, so my vagina is huge, I guess. Down there, it doesn't feel that bad. But I still want to wait just in case, like, something happens and, God forbid, I do rip during sex or whatever. But after you have a baby and then have sex, it doesn't feel right at first. It feels like you are a virgin again." The former MTV personality, who shares Lorenzo, Giovanna and Angelo with Jionni LaValle, described the "uncomfortable" experience, adding, "Then it starts to feel good, like, after you get into the motions, but I mean, you need a lot of lube. Let's just put it that way." As for Bella, the former professional wrestler called postpartum sex with Artem Chigvintsev "different" in September 2020. "I didn't even make it to the six-week point, I just started at five," the Total Bellas star told her twin, Brie Bella, at the time. "I was like, 'I'm healed, I'm fine.' Even though last night it didn't seem fine, but that's OK. It was a little different. I felt like organs were about to drop out. I was like, 'Shoot, did I mess up?'" Brie replied, "Nicole, enough about all the gross stuff going on with our vaginas, especially yours." Nikki's comments came two months after she gave birth to her and the Dancing With the Stars pro's son, Matteo. The California native tweeted that the dancer was "the best dad," gushing, "Our baby boy is so lucky. I didn't think I could love him even more, but goodness I fell more in love with him the past few days. I feel so blessed. Can't wait for the day to officially makes us a family." Keep scrolling to see other celebrity parents' quotes about postpartum sex, from Bachelor in Paradise's Tanner Tolbert to Married at First Sight's Jamie Otis.  |
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