Top Reads Small win, big loss Blake Lively’s motion to strike a letter and an affidavit from Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, was granted yesterday in New York. The letter and the affidavit became one of the most explosive twists in this crazy case, with Bryan Freedman alleging in both the letter and affidavit By Lainey • May 16, 2025 10:58 am
Top Reads Intro for May 16, 2025 Dear Gossips, Scarlett Johansson covers the new issue of Vanity Fair. The timing works for several projects. She’ll be in Cannes next week for her feature directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, starring June Squibb. Jurassic World Rebirth opens on July 2, expected to be an Independence Day blockbuster. And By Lainey • May 16, 2025 09:32 am
What Else Halle Berry: A sleepy dress Halle Berry made headlines earlier this week at the Cannes jury press conference when she revealed that she had to make a last minute wardrobe change to accommodate the new dress code that discouraged big ballgowns. Here she is last night at the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning gala in By Lainey • May 15, 2025 04:44 pm
Jennifer Aniston Jen and Jason to the theatre Jennifer Aniston was in New York last night with Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda. They’ve all been close friends for years and they were headed to support another friend, George Clooney, on Broadway in Good Night, and Good Luck. Jen and George, of course, go way back, all By Lainey • May 15, 2025 01:20 pm
Legal issues Taylor Swift is the Main Character In the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, in which she is accusing him of sexual harassment and reputational sabotage and he is counter-accusing her of sabotaging his reputation and taking over his movie, a main character has emerged…and it’s neither of them. The main By Lainey • May 15, 2025 12:51 pm
Cannes 2025 Intro for May 15, 2025 Dear Gossips, As expected, the crowd in Cannes went wild over Tom Cruise last night for the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He’d spent the day in and out of the Palais for various photocalls and select media opportunities, and stopped in on Christopher McQuarrie’s masterclass By Lainey • May 15, 2025 09:41 am
Top Reads Tom Cruise: Teacher and Student The Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning bonanza is now in Cannes. Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise were joined by Angela Bassett, Hannah Waddingham, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Simon Pegg today for the photo call ahead of tonight’s spectacle at the Palais. Tom won’t be staying long By Lainey • May 14, 2025 10:20 am
Top Reads Halle Berry’s travel item Halle Berry is on the Cannes jury this year and she arrived a few days ago. Here she is at the Hotel Martinez yesterday, one of the festival hotspots and where jury members often stay because of its location on the Croisette and its proximity to the Palais where they By Lainey • May 13, 2025 11:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina: Godmother on her way I mentioned Angelina Jolie yesterday in the final post of the day when I linked to the news that she’ll be heading to Cannes to present the 25th Trophée Chopard. On Friday night she’ll present the award to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett. Over the years, By Lainey • May 13, 2025 09:36 am
TV Updates Walton & Aimee: Live from New York and London Walton Goggins hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, the penultimate episode of the season. His new sex symbol status became a recurring theme, and I enjoyed watching him both flex and mock himself at the same time. You could tell he was all-in on the experience from the jump, that By Lainey • May 12, 2025 04:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ana de Armas: Chopper Access As just mentioned in the previous post about Tom Cruise, he was busy promoting his movie all last week in Japan and Korea and also this weekend in London. Ana de Armas, however, evidently still has helicopter privileges when he’s not with her because the chopper took her to By Lainey • May 12, 2025 12:32 pm
Amazingness Cruise: Mission: ARMY Tom Cruise is currently in London. He did press junkets for Mission: Impossible all weekend and he’s receiving the BFI Fellowship from the British Film Institute today which is where he was “in conversation” last night. He also screened the movie there – and repeated the thing he keeps saying By Lainey • May 12, 2025 11:42 am
BFFs TNT break cover Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have kept a low profile since the Super Bowl. It’s been two months since they were seen together in public and even then it wasn’t like their pap walks in New York last year. The shots weren’t great because Taylor seemed determined By Lainey • May 12, 2025 10:42 am
Music Intro for May 12, 2025 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé wrapped up the first leg of the COWBOY CARTER tour in Los Angeles on Friday night and will next be heading to Chicago. The tour has been called her best yet – and considering the standard she has set for herself, that is the highest bar. Since my By Lainey • May 12, 2025 09:21 am
Style Rihanna brings her own bread Rihanna took herself out for dinner yesterday in New York in a polo over baggy jeans with the Fendi Baguette shearling crossbody that was sent down the runway over two years ago. This, obviously, is its most high-profile appearance out in the wild since, you know, it’s Rihanna and By Lainey • May 09, 2025 04:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Don’t argue with Tom Cruise (about stunts) Now that the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning press tour is underway, we’re starting to get some stories out of Tom Cruise and one of them, amazingly, isn’t just about how he’s here to ENTERTAIN, which is the thing he keeps saying over and over again. Here’ By Lainey • May 09, 2025 12:57 pm
