This Post Was Brought To You by Chris Pratt’s White Male Fragility

One Gotta Go is a zero-stakes internet meme. So why did this week’s version featuring the Hollywood Chrises turn into a Twitter drama?

The Internet Has Decided Cardi B's Nudes Aren't Wholesome. I Wonder Why 🧐

I thought the internet had turned over a new leaf and would no longer be sharing nude photos without consent? Oh, turns out that’s only the case if you’re a dude.

CelebrityStacy Lee KongOctober 16, 2020Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Chris Evans, Kat Dennings, Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea, Demi Lovato, Vanessa Hudgens, Billie Eilish, CeeLo Green, Lady Gaga, Elsa Majimbo, Ice Cube, Donald Trump

What’s Wrong With Chrissy Teigen Posting About Her Miscarriage?

Nothing. And everyone who’s trying to tell her that she shouldn’t post because it’s private, or attention-seeking, or hypocritical are doing so because they’re buying into a societal desire to control women’s bodies

Celebrity, HealthStacy Lee KongOctober 2, 2020Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, James Gandolfini, Mariah Carey, Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, Jefree Star

Oh, We’re Still Doing Blackface? Cool 🙄

This week, two Kardashian-adjacent dudes—Brody Jenner and Scott Disick—published sponsored Twitter posts about Gradient, an app that can change your skin tone. And they knew exactly what they were doing.

CelebrityStacy Lee KongSeptember 25, 2020Scott Disick, Brody Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Breonna Taylor, Paris Hilton

So… I Was Wrong About the Paris Hilton Documentary

I was sure that The Real Story of Paris Hilton was a thinly veiled effort to rebrand the socialite. But the truth is more complicated.

CelebrityStacy Lee KongSeptember 18, 2020Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Rick Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Pratt, Gordon Ramsay, Emily Ratajkowski, Drew Barrymore, Kat Dennings, Chris Evans

The End of 'Keeping up With the Kardashians' is Really Not a Huge Deal

Here’s why the Kardashians’ future looks pretty much the same as their past.

Celebrity, TV and MoviesStacy Lee KongSeptember 11, 2020Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Scott Disick, Rob Kardashian, Jessica Mulroney, Ashanti

It’s Okay If Brandy and Monica Don't Like Each Other

There is *not* a special place in hell for women who don’t support each other, because women are not a monolith and we don't all have to agree!

Music, CelebrityStacy Lee KongSeptember 4, 2020Monica, Brandy, Verzuz, Chadwick Boseman, Patrick Wilson, Mariah Carey, Keri Hilson, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ray J

This Is Not a Newsletter About Beyoncé

But it IS about her stans and what they’re saying about Black is King. Or rather, what they’re not saying.

Celebrity, MusicStacy Lee KongAugust 7, 2020Beyonce, Noname, Jay-Z, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Petite Noir, Black is King, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj

What the Megan Thee Stallion Discourse is Missing

We should definitely be talking about the ways society neglects Black women—but we need to talk transphobia, too.

Music, CelebrityStacy Lee KongJuly 31, 2020Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez, Ciara, Toni Braxton, Janet Jackson, Brandy, Nene Leakes, Wendy Williams, Lil Mama, Michelle Obama, Leslie Jones, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Cam'ron, Taylor Swift

You Know What We Could Be Better At? Talking About Celebrities’ Mental Health

Whether it’s Britney Spears or Kanye West, the public feels entitled to discuss celebrities’ mental health, which… no. What’s worse, we are using all the wrong words. Here’s how we can be better.

Celebrity, HealthStacy Lee KongJuly 24, 2020Britney Spears, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Will Smith, Adele

The Problem With That Chrissy Teigen Conspiracy Theory

Chrissy Teigen is facing online harassment because an alt-right conspiracy theory says she’s part of a child sex trafficking ring. (She’s not.)

I Miss The Old Kanye

Kanye West isn’t going to be president—so we do we keep talking about his supposed presidential campaign?

CelebrityStacy Lee KongJuly 10, 2020Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump, Naya Rivera, Michaela Coel

It’s Time to Unfollow Terry Crews

The actor and reality show host was almost universally beloved for a while there. Now, he’s a model of what not to do.

CelebrityStacy Lee KongJuly 3, 2020Terry Crews, Gabrielle Union

Is There a Difference Between Lainey Gossip's Racism and 30 Rock's? (Um, Yes)

We saw lots of examples of so-called accountability this week. But only one actually seemed genuine.

Celebrity, TV and MoviesStacy Lee KongJune 26, 2020Ben Mulroney, Jessica Mulroney, Lainey Lui, Meghan Markle, Jenny Slate, Kristen Bell, Faith Hill, The Chicks, Elijah McClain

You Know, It Would’ve Been Okay If J. Cole Sat This One Out

The rapper released a new song delving into his anxiety about not having done more to fight anti-Blackness—but he spent half of it criticizing a Black woman.

Celebrity, MusicStacy Lee KongJune 19, 2020J. Cole, Noname, Snoop Dogg, Chance the Rapper, Killer Mike, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Dominique Fells, Riah Milton

There's No Value to Celebrity Solidarity If It's Not Backed Up by Action

That’s why it’s important to unpack KKW’s beautifully-designed, but otherwise empty, Instagram post. Plus, ways to *keep* being a good ally to your Black loved ones.

Celebrity, JusticeStacy Lee KongJune 5, 2020Kim Kardashian, Lana Del Rey, Taika Waititi, Ellen DeGeneres, Ben & Jerry's, Lea Michele, Carole Baskin, Joe Exotic, Kylie Jenner

Apparently Lana Del Rey Has Faced More Adversity Than 5 Women of Colour (And Ariana Grande)

The singer name checked a group of mostly Black singers who have all been able to build their careers on songs about “being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating,” while she has been “crucified” for singing about abusive relationships.