Oscar Nominees Luncheon yesterday. As you know, La La Land leads with the most. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were there as Best Actress and Best Actor nominees respectively. La La Land also has two songs in the Best Song category and I wondered a few weeks ago whether or not they would be performi…

Back in my youth (my late teens), I would go braless. Considering I was a C-cup at the age of 13, you can imagine that I’m not the kind of woman who should ever really go braless. When I did it back then, it was mostly out of a belief that no one cared, and why not go free? But these days… no, I can’t do it. Personally, I feel sloppy and that has everything to do with being big-busted and feeling too “exposed” without a bra. That being said, I don’t have a big bra collection. I’m always looking for the best brands to fit my size and I tend to just stick with the same brand/design in like three different colors. Decent-quality bras are expensive and I tend not to experiment, and I wear a good bra down to the very end.

But as we’ve learned time and time again, we are mere peasants and Gwyneth Paltrow is here to advise us on what we should be doing, bra-wise. According to Goop, we should be burning our bras. I’m shocked that this suggestion doesn’t come with some pseudo-science about bra-wearing leading to an allergy to carbs. No, Gwyneth says that we should burn our bras because of bad relationship vibes. As in, if you’re getting over a bad breakup, you should burn the bras you wore during that relationship.

On Thursday, Goop published an extensive guide to getting rid of your old lingerie, and, spoiler, it’s not just “throw it in the trash.” Suzannah Galland, a “life advisor and relationship expert,” says you should burn your bras, not as a feminist gesture, but because the ghosts of your old lovers are hanging out in there. “The lingerie you wore with past lovers can carry the toxic residue of those relationships, along with painful memories,” she writes. “While we might not think to trash lingerie that once made us feel so good — or that we spent a lot of money on — it’s a powerful, healing gesture to make.”

Here’s how she says to go about it:

1. Find a safe place where you can light a fire. (Why not invite a few close friends to join you, too?)
2. Before you start, you might want to write out a few words, or recite a prayer to help release and forgive.
3. Throw your needs-to-go lingerie into the fire one piece at a time.
4. Shout out the name(s) of the lover(s) you associate with each piece as you go.
5. Watch intently as the pieces burn. Know that your past is recycling into the ethers, liberating your future.
So if you happen to catch several different women screaming “Brad!” over a pit of flames this weekend, now you know why.

[From NY Mag]

Don’t get me wrong, I understand the symbolism and I’m not opposed to a ritualistic cleansing fire either. I’m all for burning photos, burning love letters, burning his favorite t-shirt that you “forgot” to return. But burning the bras you wore during the relationship seems like a step too far? Especially if you are one of those elite women who are at the core of Goop’s clientele. Surely they’re spending a lot on their La Perla bras and it’s ridiculous to burn them. WHY NOT JUST WASH THEM??? Wash away the bad boyfriend. It’s probably better for the environment too.

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No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani stepped out with her three sons – Kingston, 10, Zuma, 8, and Apollo, nearly 3 – in Los Angeles, Calif.

Joined by family, the Spiderwebs hitmaker, 47, took her boys to church on Sunday (February 5).

Last month, we spotted the Grammy Award-winning singer and her sons at church together.

Gwen’s ex-husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, recently dished on their bitter split.

“[Divorce] was completely opposite to what I wanted. Really not…But here we are. Apart from death, I think divorce is one of the hardest, most painful things to go through,” he admitted.

But it sounds like they’re working toward the best interest of their children.

“The one thing – the only good thing, because everything else is not good – is we care about the children and it’s about them,” Gavin shared. “So we do everything to make this life change as seamless as possible. The best thing about my children is that they’re really cool, interesting, sweet and kind.”

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During the Super Bowl the first teaser for the second season of Stranger Things premiered and people are super into it. It has Eggos, Ghostbusters—boys once again!—and Eleven, so of course the internet is excited. The opening with the vintage Eggo Waffles commercial and the way it cuts to Eleven …

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is coming out soon. Who will be on the cover? Will Ashley Graham bring out her proud thickness again and cause a major pearl-clutching kerfuffle? Will we see another plus-sized model, possibly a model of color? Well, probably not. According to Page Six’s sources, SI will have three cover subjects: Serena Williams (!!!!!), Christie Brinkley and Kate Upton. First of all, if they use Serena for the cover, I AM HERE FOR IT. I’m okay with using Christie on the cover too – SI has already released some photos (not cover images) of their new shoot with Christie and her daughters. As for Kate Upton… she’s not a thing anymore. She was important like five years ago but now everyone’s like “Who?” Which makes this Page Six story a little bit funny.

Sports Illustrated is releasing its highly anticipated Swimsuit issue on Monday, and sources tell us that it’s likely they will have three covers starring tennis champ Serena Williams, 63-year-old model Christie Brinkley, and possibly Kate Upton. Last year, the magazine also used three covers, which featured curvy model Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson and mixed martial arts champ Ronda Rousey in body paint. Sources tell us that an appearance by Upton — whose Rookie of the Year pictures in the mag in 2011 helped make her a star — is still up in the air because of her diva demands.

“There was drama,” says the source. “Kate demanded that if she did the shoot, that she absolutely must get the cover. She also had a list of photographers and hair and makeup people she would only work with.”

Upton appeared on the magazine’s cover twice, in 2012 and 2013, when she was photographed in Antarctica. The source continued of this time around, “She was being a big f?-?-?king diva. She’s thinks she’s better than everyone because she’s an actress.”

Upton appeared in “The Other Woman” with Leslie Mann and Cameron Diaz in 2014, and the film was panned by critics. She has three films in post-production, including one directed by William H. Macy and another by James Franco. In 2015, Upton — who is engaged to MLB player Justin Verlander — was the subject of a New York Post article discussing whether her “ego is ‘ruining her career.’?” One modeling industry vet said that her “demands became ridiculous.”

This year, Sports Illustrated has already released glam shots of new mom Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Lais Ribeiro, which means they are unlikely to be on the cover.

[From Page Six]

If true – and I’m wary of believing these claims 100% – then SI should just not give Upton a cover. We would all be perfectly fine with just Brinkley and Serena Williams covers. In fact, I’m so overwhelmed with the idea of Serena on the SI cover that I can barely focus on Upton’s alleged diva tendencies. That being said, I always thought it was a huge mistake for Upton to turn her back on modeling. She’s not a great actress but she actually was a decent model. I applauded her when she went back and got a modeling agent last year. Anyway, BRING ON SERENA.

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Who is this adorable boy?

Hint: Dad is the celebrity.

Leave your best guess in the comments. We’ll reveal the answer later.

Dear Gossips,

I read an article at the New York Times yesterday that enraged me. So, like any good friend, I passed my rage onto Duana right before bedtime and then promptly fell asleep. Didn’t help. When I woke up I was still pissed.
The article is about the Best Rock Performance category …

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I feel like these Melania Trump posts are pretty popular, mostly because people want something a bit lighter/dumber to discuss and yet they still want something politics-adjacent. Well, Melania flew to Palm Beach over the weekend to meet her husband and attend a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. I assume Melania has already returned to New York because she’s all about motherhood and being “there” for Barron (nevermind that flying back and forth New York-Florida over the weekend is probably enough to throw most children off-kilter). As for Melania’s plans to eventually reside in the White House… who knows?

In an interview with the New York Times, Melania’s advisers assured the paper she’ll definitely be doing First Lady things — she’s just moving at her own pace.

“It has only been a short time since the inauguration, and the First Lady is going to go about her role in a pragmatic and thoughtful way that is unique and authentic to her,” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former Vogue staffer and her newly hired chief strategist. Lindsay Reynolds, her chief of staff, added that the First Lady’s office is “working to ensure that the White House Visitors Office is fully staffed and operational” before dealing with the thousands of White House–tour requests that have reportedly piled up since Michelle Obama’s departure. (The First Lady’s office traditionally handles tours.)

It’s pretty normal for first ladies to be staffed up and ready to dive in on day one. Myra Gutin, a professor at Rider University who specializes in first ladies, said Trump is “far behind the curve compared to where modern first ladies have been by the time their husbands are inaugurated, in a quite unprecedented way.” But according to the Times, she’s hired an interior decorator — Tham Kannalikham — to overhaul the presidential living space, and she’s set to announce the hiring of Natalie Jones as her social secretary. “I am putting together a professional and highly experienced team, which will take time to do properly,” Trump said in a statement.

Anita McBride, who was Laura Bush’s chief of staff, said Melania’s ostensible absence might just be her hallmark: “Everybody has expectations of what they think it should be, but the reality is it’s really for the First Lady to determine how she can fulfill the role that’s true to her.” Oh, and according to Wolkoff, Melania is definitely moving to Washington.

[From NY Mag]

LOL, the “Melania Trump Signature” will be her total f–king absence. While it’s true that there is no hard-and-fast protocol for First Ladies, it’s been decades since we’ve had a First Lady who has no desire to do anything, not even move into the White House.

Meanwhile, Melania has filed another lawsuit against the Daily Mail for their reporting/claims last year that Melania allegedly worked as an escort. The lawsuit took a weird turn in a new filing though – apparently, Melania is saying that the escort claims have hampered her ability to profit from her position as FLOTUS.

A lawyer for first lady Melania Trump argued in a lawsuit filed Monday that an article falsely alleging she once worked for an escort service hurt her chance to establish “multimillion dollar business relationships” during the years in which she would be “one of the most photographed women in the world.”

The suit, filed Monday in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan against Mail Media, the owner of the Daily Mail, said the article published by the Daily Mail and its online division last August caused Trump’s brand, Melania, to lose “significant value” as well as “major business opportunities that were otherwise available to her.” The suit noted that the article had damaged Trump’s “unique, once in a lifetime opportunity” to “launch a broad-based commercial brand.”

“These product categories would have included, among other things, apparel accessories, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, hair care, skin care and fragrance,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed on Trump’s behalf by California attorney Charles Harder.

[From Washington Post]

Poor Melania. SHE HAD PLANS. If not for those dastardly escort claims, she could have grifted her way to a global beauty-fashion empire!! Remember when our biggest worry was that Sarah Palin and her grifter family got the RNC to pay for a bunch of fancy clothes??

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A-listers Kim Kardashian and Kanye West stepped out with their two children – daughter North, 3, and son Saint, 14 months – on Sunday (February 5).

The famous family were seen arriving at Kanye’s manager’s house for a Super Bowl party in Los Angeles, Calif.

Last week, we spotted Kim and the kids in New York City.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 36, took to her website Monday to explain the choice of their first book club selection — Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie — which she will read alongside pals Jen Atkin and Chrissy Teigen.

“When I was in high school my dad used to try to get me to read this book but I was always too busy,” she said her late father, Robert Kardashian. “He said that it’s a fascinating story about a woman who dies during surgery, goes to heaven and remembers her whole experience and came back to life to share all of her experiences.”

“I read it sometime soon after his passing and it really helped me cope and get through life knowing my dad was in a better place,” Kim continued.

“I read it again after having kids and after the life experiences that I’ve had more recently and now the book means something different to me,” she revealed. “It just gives me tools on how to live a better life here and live life to its potential and just be more spiritual and one with God.”

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Here are some photos of the Duchess of Cornwall at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home last week. Camilla is the new royal patron for the animal-shelter charity, which means that she gets to hang out with other patrons like… David Gandy! I would love it David Gandy and Camilla started hanging out regularly. Why not? Anyway, I’m writing this story for two reasons. One, I’m not sure Camilla had ever held a cat before this visit, because that poor black kitty is like “why is this leather-glove clad lady choking me????” Two, I wanted you to know that Camilla was a wine-drinking child.

It’s no secret that the Duchess of Cornwall is a wine connoisseur, but as it turns out, the royal’s love for vino goes back to her early days. Though Camilla was born in London, the president of the UK’s Vineyard Association recently admitted that when it comes to drinking, she was raised like the French.

“People always ask me how I became involved in it all, well first of all I love wine, but secondly, my father was in the wine business, so I was brought up as a child drinking wine and water rather like the French,” the 69-year-old said on January 25 at a reception celebrating the association’s 50th anniversary. She further revealed, “My grandfather also wrote about wine as did my great-grandfather, so I think it’s very much in my blood and it’s so exciting to see British wine taking off.”

While at the event held at Clarence House, Prince William’s stepmother discussed how global warming is positively affecting British wine. She said, “We don’t exactly have the climate, or we didn’t then, but I expect with global warming it’s going to get better and better, we’re going to get better and better wine.”

The royal also offered her two-cents on the organization’s proposed named of British Fizz for the country’s sparkling wine. “I just feel champagne is such a good name and we don’t want to let the French beat us with a better name, so I think everybody ought to get back to having another little think about it,” Prince Charles’s wife said. The Duchess added, “I do quite often think I’ve got a really good name, and then I wake up in the morning and I’ve forgotten it.”

[From Hello Magazine]

I doubt Charles is going to be too happy about Camilla’s “well global warming is bringing us good English wine!” talk. That being said, she’s not wrong – global warming has dramatically changed the climate around Europe and around the world, and it’s affecting wine production too. As for Camilla being raised to drink wine from childhood… this explains so much! No, I jest. I suspect she means that she was raised in the continental-European way, which is to not stigmatize alcohol consumption and instead treat it like any other beverage.

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