Movie Reviews and Previews Fantastic and Freaky There was a Fantastic Four and Freakier Friday crossover this weekend in LA, a fun co-marketing strategy for both movies and it makes sense on multiple levels. First, it’s all the “Fs” – Fast & Furious no longer dominates this letter as F4 and Freakier Friday are here to take By Lainey • Jul 21, 2025 11:09 am
Shout-Outs July 21, 2025 – Shout-Outs Carolina! Happy 37th Birthday from Paula! And the tradition continues! By request – Andrew Garfield and his “slutty little green necklace" and Pedro Pascal looking yum after leaving the gym yesterday. Have the best year… and let’s do this again in 2026. By Lainey • Jul 21, 2025 10:30 am
Reality TV Intro for July 21, 2025 Dear Gossips, I don’t know what your algorithm looks like but mine is still a Love Island USA mess, fueled in part because Kathleen keeps sending Nicolandria edits to the group chat. The edits have become their own show as the internet continues to ship the couple that has By Lainey • Jul 21, 2025 09:40 am
Books Gwyneth Paltrow: Caviar and Rings It’s been 48 hours since PEOPLE Magazine revealed its cover story for the week featuring an exclusive excerpt from Amy Odell’s Gwyneth: The Biography, which comes out on Tuesday 29 July. Gossipy details from the excerpt about Gwyneth’s relationship with Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, and Madonna have By Lainey • Jul 18, 2025 12:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Drinks on Margot Margot Robbie was photographed in London this week with her husband Tom Ackerley having lunch with a group of friends at a restaurant called Bondi Green. She’s Australian, the restaurant is Aussie inspired, so I’m guessing this was some friendly (as in free) promo for the establishment. Apparently By Lainey • Jul 17, 2025 04:09 pm
Hook Ups Meg and Klay: Coupled up outside After a week of exploring their connection in their own villa – which was basically Instagram – with hinty posts and a chaotic Labubu unboxing – Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson are officially coupled up on the outside. They premiered themselves on the red carpet at the Pete & Thomas Foundation gala By Lainey • Jul 17, 2025 02:44 pm
Shout-Outs July 17, 2025 – Shout-Outs Margot! Happy 16th Birthday! I cannot BELIEVE you are 16 and that I’ve kinda sorta been in your mom’s life since before you were born. (Sorry, this isn’t supposed to be about me.) In her words, you are “the coolest, smartest teenager” which means you will be By Lainey • Jul 17, 2025 11:01 am
Sports Intro for July 17, 2025 Dear Gossips, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won everything this year: the NBA championship, NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, Conference Finals MVP, the NBA scoring title, and as of last night, the ESPY Awards for Best NBA player and Best Male Athlete of the Year. Pretty much a total sweep at the By Lainey • Jul 17, 2025 09:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Joaquin’s return to The Late Show Most people who follow celebrities are aware that Joaquin Phoenix does not do conventional promotion (unless he’s campaigning for an Oscar – that award season was, by his standards, thirsty). He’s not on social media, he doesn’t participate in the usual press games, and it’s very rare By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 04:32 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Rob and Suki in the park Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse were photographed out for a walk at home in London the other day with their baby, who is now 16 months old. And they’ve somehow managed to keep her name to themselves. Jennifer Lawrence welcomed her second child a few months ago and she By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 03:28 pm
TV Updates Megan Stalter: "Too Much" Hair Before we begin, I have not yet started Too Much. I have heard amazing things, it’s just been a busy time and I know it’s a binge that I need to set aside several hours so probably this weekend. As Maria noted in her Celebrity Social Media column By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 01:16 pm
Break Ups Gwyneth Paltrow gets the Anna Wintour treatment Gwyneth Paltrow is on the cover of the new issue of PEOPLE this week because the magazine has an exclusive excerpt of Amy Odell’s biography of her releasing on July 29. Amy’s previous book was Anna: The Biography, which came out in 2022 and this is worth noting By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 11:58 am
Intro for July 16, 2025 Dear Gossips, Starting today, I now have something in common with Meghan Sussex, LOL… The LaineyGossip ShopMy page is now live! You can also access it from the site menu or the quick link banner on the right hand side of this page, and it’ll be updated often. This By Lainey • Jul 16, 2025 09:23 am
Relationship Assumption Megan Thee Stallion: Labubu and Boo We’ve gone from subtly Instagram official to… well… let me come back to what we’re calling it in a minute. If you missed it, Meghan Thee Stallion posted a video of herself unboxing Labubus yesterday while sitting on Klay Thompson’s lap. She says “my man” gave them By Lainey • Jul 15, 2025 04:31 pm
Style Jennifer Aniston: New Boyfriend, New Jeans Jennifer Aniston’s love life is back on the front page with the reveal that she’s been dating hypnotist Jim Curtis after they were seen on holiday together in Mallorca. Is it love? This is what the media is trying to believe, because the latest headline is an exaggeration By Lainey • Jul 15, 2025 03:04 pm
Hook Ups Jessica, Danny, and the Summer of Romance What have I been saying?! And I’ll say it again – the first half of 2025 was all about celebrity breakups, but the back half of 2025 is countering those splits with new romances: Jennifer Aniston, Megan Thee Stallion, Anna Kendrick, and now Jessica Alba. Maybe it’s fitting because By Lainey • Jul 15, 2025 12:34 pm