Amazingness Intro for January 16, 2025 Dear Gossips, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy comes out in less than a month and Renée Zellweger covers the new issue of British Vogue as she kicks off promotion. Renée’s hair is short, she is styled in mostly menswear, she looks great, and I can’t wait to By Lainey • Jan 16, 2025 09:43 am
What Else What Else? Justin Baldoni’s bombastic legal team made headlines again yesterday because he came for Disney – something something about communications related to the Nicepool character in Deadpool and Wolverine and whether or not this is proof that Ryan Reynolds bullied him. Another distraction tactic which is part of the DARVO playbook. By Lainey • Jan 15, 2025 04:02 pm
Hook Ups Lewis & Sofia?!!? This is the kind of gossip we need right now. Even if it turns out to be nothing. Because it’s unproblematic, with all kinds of potential, and it’s hot. In the best way, where the only thing that could be burning is the sheets from the heat of By Lainey • Jan 15, 2025 12:08 pm
Taylor Swift Intro for January 15, 2025 Dear Gossips, This week, a pop culture twist that no one could have predicted: is China becoming a pop culture super power in the west? First, let me put it in the most simple terms – China has enjoyed its own independent star system for a long time. After decades of By Lainey • Jan 15, 2025 10:13 am
What Else What Else? Brooke Shields is on a press tour to promote her new memoir. She made headlines last week because in the book she talks about the time a doctor, without her consent, gave her vulva a glow-up when we she went in for a medically necessary procedure. As I said at By Lainey • Jan 14, 2025 04:01 pm
TV Updates Do it for Club Chalamet Over the last couple of years, whenever there’s been any news about Timothée Chalamet, “someone check on Club Chalamet” has been a common reaction on social media. That expression took on a different complexion over the last few days as the person who runs Club Chalamet, who is essentially By Lainey • Jan 14, 2025 02:16 pm
Break Ups Jessica Simpson: Not your usual breakup statement Probably not a surprise, right? There was speculation through the back half of last year about Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson’s marriage. They hadn’t been seen together pretty much all of 2024. She wasn’t wearing her ring. She was hinting that heartbreak was fueling her return to By Lainey • Jan 14, 2025 10:25 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for January 14, 2025 Dear Gossips, It was a week ago today that the Palisades fire broke out and it remains largely uncontained. High winds over the next few days are challenging the progress that firefighters have made as another fire, the Auto fire had burned through 56 acres as of this morning. As By Lainey • Jan 14, 2025 09:33 am
Top Reads How This Hot Bitch is Helping For those of you who are new to LaineyGossip, “This Hot Bitch” is how I refer to Sharon Stone. She’s hot AF, she’s a bitch in the best way, and she’s bringing her best right now in Los Angeles during this unimaginable crisis. Here she is telling By Lainey • Jan 10, 2025 11:08 am
What Else What Else? Sarah noted the disrespect of the Golden Globes towards Viola Davis in one of her posts on Monday and this is Kathleen’s essay about Viola’s impact on the industry, her incredible body of work, and how she took the opportunity in her acceptance speech to keep shining – from By Lainey • Jan 09, 2025 04:24 pm
Sports Travis Kelce: Wedding Expert Not really, but someone approached Travis Kelce like he was a wedding expert and I’m here to say, all in good fun since we need some of that right now (because these Swifties get real sensitive over this sh-t), that he is unqualified. It happened on this week’s By Lainey • Jan 09, 2025 02:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pam and Jamie Lee: Showgirls in New York Following her appearance as a nominee at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Pamela Anderson received a big boost to her Oscar campaign when the Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations earlier this week. She’s in as a Best Actress nominee for her performance in The Last Showgirl which By Lainey • Jan 09, 2025 01:32 pm
Break Ups Catching up with JLo Haven’t posted about Jennifer Lopez all week – how did we go nine days into 2025 without a mention?! This changes now because there’s actually been some news about her, but we’ll jump back and forth between timelines. First, the biggest headline, is that the first full week By Lainey • Jan 09, 2025 10:53 am
Intro for January 9, 2025 Dear Gossips, Like many of you, everyone on our team here at LaineyGossip has someone or someones they care about in the Los Angeles area. Many of you who’ve been longtime readers of this site are based there. Hoping you are safe and staying safe. The Critics Choice Awards, By Lainey • Jan 09, 2025 09:10 am
What Else What Else? The NAACP Awards were also affected by the Los Angeles wildfires as they too cancelled their plans for announcing the nominations in favour of a press release. The Piano Lesson is leading with 14 nominations and Ayo Edebiri and Keke Palmer have four nominations each! (Essence) Jennifer Coolidge has a By Lainey • Jan 08, 2025 04:02 pm
Break Ups Kaia and Austin are over There’s been speculation for a while now – since the fall– about Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler and now we’re starting the new year with confirmation. TMZ broke the story yesterday after Austin did not join Kaia’s family on holiday in December. Apparently they split near the end By Lainey • Jan 08, 2025 02:15 pm
