Movie Reviews and Previews Meanwhile, in New York As Lainey has mentioned, Hollywood is the nexus of what we discuss here at LaineyGossip, the literal and figurative cross-section of celebrity and gossip, and right now, Hollywood is on fire. Or rather, Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, is on fire. Which means movie premieres, award season activities, By Sarah • Jan 10, 2025 10:11 am
Intro for January 10, 2025 Dear Gossips, News that Anita Bryant passed away broke yesterday, and the whole world reacted like this: If you’re not familiar, Bryant was a singer popular for a minute in the 1960s before pivoting to hardline anti-queer crusading for the rest of her life. She is most known By Sarah • Jan 10, 2025 09:10 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
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 9, 2025 We are collectively watching a catastrophe unfold online in Los Angeles. It’s an incredibly dangerous, quickly changing situation. Lainey wrote about it this morning and for those of us not in LA, all we can do is wait and see what needs to be done. Hulk Hogan made an By Maria • Jan 09, 2025 03:57 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’ 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 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 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 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
