Break Ups Jessica Alba: The Mid-Week Divorce Drop Lainey sent me a text before I saw the Jessica Alba story but wasn’t super surprised to hear it. There haven’t been a lot signs one way or another but it’s more the shift that seems to be happening in Jessica Alba’s life, a common theme By Maria • Jan 09, 2025 11:42 am
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
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 8, 2025 Sheryl Lee Ralph is on the cover of PEOPLE this week, talking about her long career and the way being on a hit TV show has changed things. As Beyoncé said she is the original Dreamgirl! And have you noticed how great her red carpet style is? I mention this By Maria • Jan 08, 2025 03:16 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
Award Season Campaigning The somewhat surprising SAG nominations As Lainey mentioned in her intro, the in-person announcement of the SAG Award nominations was cancelled due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. The nominations were instead announced by press release, and as Lainey predicted, Angelina Jolie was, indeed, left off the list of SAG nominees. Even more surprising than By Sarah • Jan 08, 2025 12:51 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen On Social Media: Necklaces, Sweaters, and Bag Talk Kristen Stewart’s chunky necklace Remember when “statement necklaces” were a thing, and everyone was walking around with these hulking plastic disks around their necks? It offset the weight of the chunky buckles and the chunky wedges. The #neckmess trend brought the emphasis back on maximum accessorising, but instead of By Maria • Jan 08, 2025 12:11 pm
Douchebags The Fox Sports lawsuit and mess Fox Sports has been rocked by a recent lawsuit filed by a former hairstylist, Noushin Faraji, which includes damning allegations about some of the network’s most well-known on-air talent and high-ranking executives. Noushin is seeking unspecified damages from former host Skip Bayless, Fox Sports and Fox Corporation after alleging By Stephanie • Jan 08, 2025 11:31 am
Top Reads Ryan Reynolds breaks cover Ryan Reynolds stepped out for the first time since Blake Lively filed a legal complaint and subsequent lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, his production partner and company, and several others. He was in New York at the NBR Awards last night to honour Wicked which was named Best Picture. Ryan and By Lainey • Jan 08, 2025 10:51 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for January 8, 2025 Dear Gossips, The Screen Actors Guild has cancelled their in-person nominations announcement today due to the fire situation in Los Angeles. A statement was released late last night – per Deadline: “In an abundance of caution for the safety of our presenters, guests, and staff, the live in-person 31st Annual SAG By Lainey • Jan 08, 2025 09:23 am
What Else What Else? Between Sarah, Duana, and me, I was probably the one who was most supportive of Elle Fanning’s Golden Globes dress. They weren’t into the ball gown sameness of her choice. I like the animal print at the chest. And I guess that was a theme for her through By Lainey • Jan 07, 2025 04:04 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 7, 2025 We’ve been hearing a lot about negative PR tactics but here is an example of a positive press cycle in motion: Ariana Grande on the campaign trail. Ethan Slater’s ex-wife Lilly Jay wrote a fantastic essay for The Cut that focused on not just her separation (which came By Maria • Jan 07, 2025 03:03 pm
Music Welcome to MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE (Message from Lainey: new year… new contributor! Meet Michael, who will tell you all about himself below. Michael can be reached via email at mc@laineygossip.com, on IG @mikecadoch, and TikTok @mikecadoch. He’ll also be posting on our Substack, The Squawk – so please subscribe and join him there! By MC • Jan 07, 2025 02:18 pm
Hook Ups Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster: A Hard Launch There have been rumours for over a year now that Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster were a thing. They worked together on Broadway on Music Man for a couple of years, with the show ending its run at the beginning of 2023. Nine months later, in the fall of 2023, By Lainey • Jan 07, 2025 01:02 pm
Break Ups Another Bravo couple bites the dust Andy Cohen is sharing his thoughts on what may have caused reality TV’s favourite couple to call it quits after podcast host, social media influencer and Summer House favourite Paige DeSorbo and her partner of three years, Craig Conover, from Southern Charm confirmed that they have thrown in the By Stephanie • Jan 07, 2025 12:04 pm
