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"Drinks on the plane" clue

http://www.laineygossip.com/Selena-Gomez-went-to-rehab-for-2-weeks/29342

Selena Gomez went to rehab

And the streak continues…

One after another, child star rehab. The latest: Selena Gomez. Her publicists have released a statement:

"Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but not for substance abuse."

According to TMZ though, “it was a combination of problems, including alcohol, pot and prescription Ambien”. Also…Justin Bieber. Being around him was a bad influence. It was a lifestyle that she wanted to stop. Which is why she cancelled her tour through Australia and Asia and went to get help.

Apparently Selena was in for two weeks. She’s now receiving out-patient treatment. But there was a brief reconciliation with JB some time in the new year, right before the egging incident. Habits are hard to break.

Look, I’m all over blaming JB. And, certainly, being around him can’t have helped. But this is more than a sh-tty boyfriend. This is fame in childhood. And working adult hours with adult expectations and making adult money and being the adult for your family, supporting your family, when you are still trying to figure yourself out.

I sound repetitive, I know. But the trend is right there. And still it keeps happening. It will keep happening. Because for some reason, people keep ignoring the giant f-cking HAZARD sign in front of child stardom.

Are there exceptions? Certainly there are exceptions, exceptions with common characteristics. Like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake. What do they have in common? When Beyonce and Justin Timberlake started out, they were part of a group. B may have meangirled her way through Destiny’s Child but being a member of an ensemble at the beginning had to have made a difference in those formative years of collective experience. The shock of fame was spread around, shared. Same goes for Justin Timberlake. Fascinating, right? Is there a better chance of avoiding f-ck ups when you start off not going solo? Or if you’re British?

If I were the Dean of the Faculty of Celebrity Studies at a liberal arts university somewhere in New England, we would be discussing this today.

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February 5, 2014 at 10:15

Drinks on the plane

"She's covering for him" reveal 2

http://www.laineygossip.com/Michelle-Rodriguez-and-Zac-Efron-break-up/31068

Michelle & Zac are over

And I’m sure you’re shocked. (If you are, actually, shocked, you haven’t been doing your homework.)

US Weekly reports exclusively that Michelle Rodriguez and Zac Efron have ended their summer romance. He’s back at work on a movie called We Are Your Friends. Not as much free time to party, not as much free time to need a European party partner and a European party cover. Maybe he doesn’t need one to do his thing in LA. As long as he avoids the bridges and the overpasses.

Strategically though, it was a short beneficial relationship, especially for him. Personal bonuses aside, it affirmed his “dude” status, being the guy who was man enough to be attractive to a woman who’s been known to prefer women, on top of the frat boy performance he gave in Neighbours. Suddenly everyone’s forgotten about the broken jaw and the homeless scuffle.

August 21, 2014 at 9:48 AM

She's covering for him

"She's covering for him" reveal 1

http://www.laineygossip.com/Zac-Efron-and-Michelle-Rodriguez-all-over-each-other-in-Ibiza/30908

Someone decided that Ibiza would be the place this summer. So they’re all there. Leo, JB, Orly, Lohan, and now Zac Efron who’s joined Michelle Rodriguez there, just a few weeks after they were yachting together in Italy, declaring to the world that they’re a couple.

Sure, OK.

Last night they were out at a club, grinding up on each other and kissing – TMZ has just posted the video:

It wasn’t too long ago that Zac was getting the sh-t kicked out of him under a bridge in LA. And slipping on his floor and injuring his jaw. And, oh yeah, going to rehab. Ibiza must be good for sobriety then? That and other undercover activities.

August 1, 2014 at 8:49 AM

She's covering for him

"She's covering for him" clue

http://www.laineygossip.com/Michelle-Rodriguez-Zac-Efron-dating-hooking-up/30681

Michelle Rodriguez & Zac Efron: Couple of the summer?

I don’t usually give a sh-t about who Zac Efron is hooking up with. Taylor Swift? Just rumours. But Michelle Rodriguez certainly makes him look good. They’ve been on holiday together for a couple of weeks in Sardinia. Finally confirmation that they’re, well, at least having sex if not properly dating. New photos were posted on Twitter this weekend of the two of them kissing and touching and definitely …intimate.

You can see better shots of them here.

As you know, Michelle was previously with Cara Delevingne. Personally I’d take Cara’s wild drama over Zac’s cheesy abs. Evidently that was no longer a possible. So, she’s spending time with Zac, and some rich Euros, on a yacht. Which, frankly, is more of a win for him than it is for her. That’s the plan, right? To build the man cred after being a Disney teenbeat heartthrob? He was the ultimate Dude capital-D in Neighbours. Now his cock is so stiff he can bang a girl who normally likes girls. Sure.

So what’s the connection? How did this happen?

They’ve known each other a while. Two years ago in Cannes, I was invited to Mohammed Al Turki’s yacht party. Al Turki is a very rich man, now producing movies. He and Zac worked together on At Any Price. I was with another entertainment reporter working for a magazine. We were asked by Mr Al Turki’s publicist to pay our respects to him in his private quarters on the lower level of the boat. When we got there, he was surrounded by beautiful women. And Michelle Rodriguez was on the couch with them. She was the DJ that night. It’s a weird reality to observe. To be that wealthy that you can just hire beautiful people to stand around like objects in your presence. To be famous enough that wealthy people can just hire you to stand around like an object. To be famous enough that they just pay you the way they pay their staff to be their friends, to make them feel even more important.

For Zac Efron, it’s been an unpredictable year. Rehab, strange accidents resulting in injured jaws, a random fight under a sketchy bridge in LA, then triumph at the box office…

It seems like it’s getting back on track. Or is it?

July 7, 2014 at 9:12 AM

She's covering for him

"Cuba" reveal 5

http://www.laineygossip.com/Instagram-users-says-Leonardo-DiCaprio-trashtalked-Matt-Damon/30809

So…this appeared on Instagram last night:

See, that’s the kind of gossip I’m talking about. Good Gossip.

Not that we should believe what we read on Twitter and Instagram, of course not. It’s just… a kind of random story for a random person to make up. After all, this user is not the Daily Mail. Also, there is a connection here: The Departed. Also Ben Affleck played poker with Leo’s high roller crew that included an often belligerent Tobey Maguire.

Maybe Leo thinks Matt is square. Maybe Leo thinks Matt is overrated. Maybe Leo thinks Matt is a dumbass for not picking his wife from the Victoria’s Secret catalogue. Maybe it’s all bullsh-t and this Instagram person is lying. Or, maybe, they, um, had something in common. Some similar experience and/or experimentation. Maybe one time they got drunk and shared a Cuban cigar. Maybe it’s nothing.

Anna M sent me this for analysis – Matt interviewing Leo interviewing Matt from 2006. Any clues here?

July 22, 2014 at 8:26 AM

Cuba & Chocolate

"His ups and downs" reveal 2

http://www.laineygossip.com/Ben-Affleck-banned-from-blackjack-at-the-Hard-Rock-in-Vegas-for-counting-cards/30127

Oh the Ups and Downs of gambling…

Ahem.

AHEM.

I mean, if that wasn’t obvious enough. And if it was obvious, you should not be surprised about what happened to Ben Affleck in Vegas last week. He was at the Hard Rock playing blackjack, allegedly counting cards. The casino busted him and has reportedly banned him from gaming. Counting cards is not technically illegal but it’s definitely not condoned. If he wasn’t Ben Affleck, movie star and director, he would have had his ass beat in an alley. Now the media outlets are following up with stories about why he got caught. It’s because he’s “too good”. Like there’s some way to spin a positive out of this.

There is no positive.

But there are certainly triggers.

Affleck was apparently there to spend a “romantic getaway” with his wife Jennifer Garner before he begins shooting Batman vs Superman in Detroit. In Vegas? I go to Vegas all the time. AND I gamble in Vegas all the time. It’s not romantic. In fact, it’s the opposite. We don’t talk to each other when I’m gambling. That time is all for me.

You know who understands this really well?

Jennifer Lopez.

This was one of the problems between them. This has been one of Ben’s problems, always.

It’s the rush.

It’s the rush of gambling. The ups and downs of gambling. It’s the rush of…other things. The ups and downs of other things. Again, those triggers. For a dude who’s been to rehab (why is it that people always forget about this?), certain habits go together, side by side.

"Ben makes life tough for himself. He's got a lot of complication, and you know, he really is a great guy. So I hope he sorts himself out."

Pop Gossip Quiz – who said that?

It was Gwyneth Paltrow. And she was exactly right. Affleck is his own worst enemy, susceptible to everything that’s “MORE” and dangerous about fame and Hollywood. It wasn’t enough directing an Oscar-winning picture. He had to become a successful superhero to make up for Daredevil and he desperately wants recognition for acting. It’s not enough, family stability and industry respect. So we find ourselves back in that Affleck cycle. A comeback and a summit followed a drop. Rock bottom? And then he gets to start all over.

Finally I leave you with this, one of my favourite shots of all time from the era of Bennifer. Look at her face!

May 5, 2014 at 7:41 AM

His ups and downs

"His ups and downs" reveal 1

http://www.laineygossip.com/Ben-Affleck-dismounts-his-car-in-unsexy-way-maybe-his-back-hurts/30058

Is your back OK?

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner went for back massages together yesterday. Maybe not Ben’s most attractive sighting. Check the way he’s getting out the car. That’s a pretty un-sexy dismount, right there. It’s a half squat. With turned out feet. Yeah, not sexy. And what happens when he bends down isn’t cute either. But you can hardly blame him. Look, he appears to be experiencing some discomfort, back pain.

Oh, well, did he hurt his back?

If so, what do you think he’s taking for it? Just Robax, I’m sure, ahem. Nothing stronger, hell no, f-ck no.

Henry Cavill’s already been in Chicago a couple of weeks getting ready to start on Batman vs Superman. Um, right now it doesn’t look like much of a fight. But Sarah and I were talking about this last night over dinner: it’s like…Ben Affleck just can’t get over Daredevil. And in his desperation to try to make up for it, I don’t know if he’s going for the right choices. Besides, doesn’t DIRECTING AND PRODUCING AN OSCAR-winning movie even the score. No, actually. And never.

They’ll always want more and …ALL of it.

April 25, 2014 at 12:17

His ups and downs

"03 February 2015 Smutty Shout-Outs" clue

http://www.laineygossip.com/Rosamund-Pike-promotes-Gone-Girl-in-Rome/31302

Check out Rosamund Pike in Rome today at a photo call to promote Gone Girl. Haven't seen Ben Affleck yet. He might not be there. And if not, I agree with this strategy. We already know Ben Affleck. Rosamund Pike? Not a household name. But that could change soon.

Gone Girl is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the season. Maybe THE most highly anticipated movie of the season. And, if you've read the book, all of it rests on Amy. Amazing Amy. Missing Amy. Mysterious Amy. Duplicitous Amy. So, Rosamund Pike has to be everything. And if she is, she'll be a revelation to people.

We are on the verge of her moment. So, yes, send her out alone, without being overshadowed by Batfleck. Pike has been almost there for a while now. I've a feeling she's ready.

September 12, 2014 at 11:04

03 February 2015 Smutty Shout-Outs

"On location influences" clue 2

http://www.laineygossip.com/Robin-Thickes-divorce-party-with-Leonardo-DiCaprio/31557

The new pussy partners

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Pussy Posse has an official new member. Now that Paula Patton has filed for divorce, Robin Thicke is available for group douche-ing. And according to Page Six, he celebrated the other night at his home in LA, with Leonardo DiCaprio and a LOT of models. According to a Page Six source:

“There were a lot of models there. Leo and Robin were being super flirtatious and talking to tons of girls. Robin, in particular, was dancing and talking to a pretty brunette throughout most of the night. At one point, he grabbed a girl’s hand and was like, ‘Let’s dance’ . . . he was in great spirits, and put on a mix of music including pop, hip-hop, older stuff from the ’90s and soul. Everyone was dancing until past 3 a.m.”

Robin Thicke or Adam Levine. Sh-t or Diarrhoea.

Play. The rule of the game is that you have to pick just ONE. The point of the game is that you’re choosing between degrees of grossness. The baseless is gross, simple. But how do you define the GROWTH of grossness?

You know what might be the grossest part of all of it?

Tom Hardy was at that party.

October 15, 2014 at 8:58 AM

On location influences

"Old Grudges" reveal

http://www.laineygossip.com/Intro-for-February-28--2014/29545

Dear Gossips,

Oscar weekend is here! Will it be a Brange weekend too?

Both Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are confirmed as presenters on Sunday night. Mostly likely they were present individually. BUT…if they do take the stage together, come on, that becomes the moment, doesn’t it?

Jennifer Garner is on the presenters list too because of Dallas Buyers Club. Interestingly, Ben Affleck is not, even though his film Argo is the reigning Best Picture. You’ll recall however that Affleck did not take an individual award (ahem, he wasn’t nominated for Best Director – clue!) so I guess having him returning in an official capacity wasn’t an automatic. Still… does he just not show up at all?

But for all our talk of dress porn and who we might be falling over for, there is a dark horse that no one’s been paying attention: Penelope Cruz. She’s presenting. She’s kept a very low profile since the birth of her daughter. I can’t wait to see what she’s wearing. And if it’s a feathered skirt, I promise you will hear me rage.

February 28, 2014 at 7:14 AM

Old Grudges

"The parent at the party with strangers" clue 1

http://www.laineygossip.com/Scarlett-Johansson-freestyles-at-Vice20-party/32089

Surprise! Scarlett Johansson can freestyle. Kind of.

Scarlett Johansson surprised everyone with an unannounced appearance at the Vice 20 party in Brooklyn over the weekend. She wasn’t on the lineup, but Jonah Hill was…

…and he sang a cover of Drake’s track Marvin’s Room…

But Scarjo?

Rocked the mic with who else but Ghostface Killah. Yes, really.

She sang New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle. This isn’t new, the singing. She recorded an album of Tom Waits covers before she was 24. Except, now she’s 30, and rocking out at the Vice show. And the only “brand” cooler than that party is Scarlett herself.

Here she is, all chill and sexy, swinging around her leather bomber jacket:

And wearing her signature smirk while posing with Spike Jonze:

Badass.

Yes, this is clearly the same Scarlett who kept her wedding under wraps, and is doing some awards season shilling for her friend Eddie Redmayne. Except… What she’s really doing is building the buzz. What’s next? Scarjo’s about to start shooting Hail, Caesar! with Clooney and Channing. Without having to trade on the “mom” identity.

December 8, 2014 at 2:16 PM

The parent at the party with strangers

"Not a happy day" reveal

http://www.laineygossip.com/Smutty-Tingles-for-May-26--2014/30335

Wonder if Christina Ricci will be more chill about her baby than she was about her wedding (Pop Sugar)

May 26, 2014 at 1:16 PM

Not a happy day

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Open Professional

http://www.laineygossip.com/Open-Professional-blind-riddle/32076

The key to her illustrious career? Talent, of course. But also, she’s always been a professional. She’s never been difficult, she’s never been a drama queen, she always works hard, she’s always prepared. That’s also been the secret to her successful relationship. It’s an open marriage and it’s a solid marriage… because she’s a professional at protecting it.

She’s careful about who she sleeps with, directors and other actors she knows she can trust. And it’s all discussed, very professionally, before it starts. She dictates the terms of the arrangement. She’s very clear about exactly how it will go down – that there will be no commitment, that they enjoy each other privately when they are working together, and if she believes they can meet her requirements, it’s on. “Professional” was the word that kept repeating itself when my sources explained how she goes about her affairs. She’s always, always so “professional” about these hookups. Like the most efficient business deal.

Sometimes the men are younger. Sometimes they’re her contemporaries. Like the charmingly sexy actor who played her husband recently, especially now that he’s no longer committed. And they never tell because, well, being professional about it is probably the only way they can imagine doing anything as well as she does. She’s practically the best at her job, why wouldn’t she be the best at being discreet?

December 8, 2014 at 6:39 AM

Her nickname for him

http://www.laineygossip.com/Her-nickname-for-him-blind-riddle/31437

His attraction for her is understandable. Her attraction for him? Not all that clear, really. Unless size really does matter? For me, no. Size can be uncomfortable. For her, clearly a selling feature. Because she's been going around telling her friends about it. And her nickname for him, which she hasn't been shy about sharing, is "Monster Cock". Which is flattering, I guess, if you're in college or Vegas. But it's probably a little immature and maybe even a little disrespectful, all things considered.

September 30, 2014 at 7:24 AM

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Notes on a love triangle

http://www.laineygossip.com/Notes-on-a-love-triangle-blind-riddle/31393

She started out as a song girl, then acted, keeps trying to do both. At the beginning it was promising but mostly, over the last few years, it’s been a series of disappointments. Personally though, she seemed to have it together. A steady relationship, a solid commitment, no drama…

Or maybe it’s because we weren’t paying attention.

She and her playing partner have been having problems for a while. They’ve been trying hard to work it out. But that might not turn out so well if she finds out that he hooked up with a much more successful song girl, someone with a similar early sound and origin, though that’s evolving now. Despite her many changes, contrived or organic, this was probably not the intended image.

September 24, 2014 at 7:54 AM

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Drinks on the plane

http://www.laineygossip.com/Drinks-on-the-plane-blind-riddle/31266

It’s an hour to fly from Toronto to New York. By the time you go up, it’s almost like you have to go down again.

But she was desperate, desperate for a drink. Even before take-off. Which was not allowed on this flight. She was told she’d have to wait. And she didn’t want to wait. Caused a stink about having to wait. Huffing and puffing, sweet features morphed into an off-putting bitch scowl. It was a scene. And she didn’t stop bitching until they put the first jack and coke in front of her once the seatbelt sign had been turned off.

That was followed by two more. Three jack and cokes on the flight.

So, maybe she’s afraid to fly. Maybe it was a terrible day. But with her history, and it wasn’t all that long ago, and the sh-tty influences she has around her, this is probably a concern, non?

September 10, 2014 at 6:08 AM

Update (3/16/15):
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Oxy Love

http://www.laineygossip.com/Oxy-Love-blind-riddle/31065

To the outsider, they don’t seem to have much in common. The internet doesn’t seem to understand their relationship. But it’s serious, lasting a lot longer than people thought it would. How have they prevailed? Love, sure. And also…oxycontin. They’re both addicted to oxy and often spend days at home, wrapped up in each other, doing oxy, back to her old habits. But he’s been partying for a long time, somehow he manages to make the bare minimum at work. So when they hooked up, she just kinda fell into that lifestyle. It’s not like she has to worry about money. And it’s not like she has the kind of job where anyone’s waiting on her to show up either. She’s already a boss as it is and then there will always be a mirror to hold her up.

August 21, 2014 at 6:57 AM

Update (3/16/15):
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Her only challenge

http://www.laineygossip.com/Her-only-challenge-blind-riddle/30857

She’s a girl who gets what she wants, sometimes much to our surprise, especially when it comes to romance. But you can’t game your way to a baby. And right now, she really, really wants a baby. She’s young. She’s healthy. She’s resourceful. In her mind, it should have happened by now. But, as of six weeks ago, she wasn’t pregnant. So this is her only conversation. She’s been asking for tips. She’s been asking almost everyone she talks to for tips – how did you get pregnant, what were you eating, what were you drinking, what position, what time of the month, what time of the day, etc, etc, etc…

And ordinarily, for people who find themselves in this situation, there’s a lot of sympathy, a lot of goodwill. Because, as Sasha answered earlier this year, no one wants to see someone struggling to start a family.

In her case however…

Well…

She’s not as popular as you might think she is. I mean, maybe among the privileged and the elite, but to those who have to work with her, or for her, she’s not as sweet and perfect as we’ve been led to believe. Everyone’s schedule has to accommodate her schedule. Every schedule has to change at the last minute for her schedule, ironically even if others have children of their own to manage and to look after. One source even said to me, “Why should I have to rearrange my kids’ daycare because she’s ovulating?”

On other projects, she’s not great at taking feedback. When someone disagrees with her, she tells them to their face that she’s reconsidering their job status. When it turns out that they were right to begin with, she’s the type to blame them for not being assertive enough. Some of her staff members have joked that it’s an initiation ritual to have her hang up on them. And she’s also really sh-tty about overtime. If someone’s been working out of their mind to make her unrealistic deadlines, she’ll then question them about how much pay she’s owed to them in return, either suggesting that they’re lying about how hard they worked, or implying that they might not be cut out for it since it took them so long to get it done.

Loyalty is starting to become a problem. Because if they’re not loyal, not only will they not stay, they’ll also start talking. They’ve started talking already.

July 28, 2014 at 6:24 AM

She’s covering for him

http://www.laineygossip.com/Shes-covering-for-him-blind-riddle/30831

He’s had his problems over the last year. He’s found himself in some sh-tty situations because of it. Why the darkness? It was stress. The stress of feeling that he can’t come out publicly.

Lately though…there’s been a turnaround. Career is in good shape. And there’s someone new in his life. What’s she doing for him? They get along well. They both party…HARD. But she’s not his lover, she’s his front. Because when she’s around, he can hook up with men. And she’s happy to cover for him. She’s playing her part so that no one’s looking at what’s really going on – which is that he’s been messing around with a wealthy older man who spoils him…with sex and drugs.

So the stress is gone. But not the habits.

July 24, 2014 at 6:38 AM

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