Big news out of Bravo as Rachel Zoe is set to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. This has been a long-time rumour and I’m surprised because she’s not a very public person. I can’t imagine she will want to get into the nitty-gritty of her divorce, A-list friendships or business dealings. (I do think she is doing it for the marketing it will bring to her brands, which are licensed.)
From what I remember of The Rachel Zoe Project, she was a little defensive and anxious, so in that way she will fit right in on Beverly Hills because this cast is super uptight and image-conscious. The meta part of the equation is her relationship with Brad Goreski; he was Rachel’s assistant and they had a huge falling out. Brad is now a superstar stylist and he creates those incredibly detailed Real Housewives skits (the wives sometimes send them their wigs and clothes for it, it’s an honour to be parodied). So now that she is on the show, will he continue to be a Housewives stan or ignore Beverly Hills? This is the show-outside-of-the-show I’ll be watching.
I don’t think anyone should be embarrassed about mispronouncing brand names, particularly Loewe. Keke Palmer is right – where is the v????
The Daily Mail is reporting that Nicola Beckham has hired Matthew Hiltzik, a crisis public relations manager who worked with Harvey Weinstein and Johnny Depp. In a somewhat unusual move, the DM states that he has sent threatening messages to consulting editor Katie Hind. This is not the usual process; typically, these types of interactions are gossiped about in media circles but not put in print.
I did a quick Google search on Katie and her Instagram profile is a selfie with David Beckham. Seems like Nicola’s team has an uphill climb here.
Jared Leto has been accused of sexual misconduct by nine women and Air Mail broke the story. This has been an open secret for a long time and is frequently mentioned on social media, but this piece ties together statements and timelines. He has denied the allegations. As far as these things go, it has barely made a ripple because of the news cycle: the fallout between Trump and Musk, the protests in LA, the Diddy trial and the Tonys made for a busy weekend in news. Add to that the medium: Air Mail is not as widely known as a legacy publication like Vanity Fair or Rolling Stone. All these factors worked in his favour.
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Here's Rachel Zoe in LA on the weekend.
