BFFs JLo’s Longest Relationship Earlier today, Jennifer Lopez shared a new post on the grid in support of Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, who’s been her producing partner for several years now but started off as her agent. When Elaine was at William Morris and later ICM, she worked with Julia Roberts, Madonna, and other big By Lainey • Apr 22, 2025 01:28 pm
TV Updates Diego: Andor and TIME Diego Luna is among those on the TIME 100 list, in the Artists category, with an endorsement written by his best friend, Gael Garcia Bernal. Theirs is a decades-long friendship – we met them of course in Y tu mamá también, a f-cking classic, and they recently starred together in Hulu’ By Lainey • Apr 16, 2025 04:06 pm
BFFs Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence: Festivals later, maybe I’ve been talking about the Cannes Film Festival this week and today the almost-complete lineup was announced. As previously noted, this year seemed particularly competitive, with Cannes coming off the success of 2024 (it’s always bragging rights when the Palme d’Or winner goes on to win the By Lainey • Apr 10, 2025 11:09 am
BFFs Kristen and Michael: 17 years later Kristen Stewart and Michael Angarano posed for photos yesterday at the premiere of Sacramento. I posted about this a few weeks ago – Michael wrote and directed the film, in which he stars alongside Kristen, Michael Cera, and his wife, Maya Erskine. As previously noted, one of the points of interest By Lainey • Apr 08, 2025 12:13 pm
BFFs Ben Affleck at SXSW: Matt Damon, Dancing, and Tom Cruise Inside the world premiere of The Accountant 2. What do Ben Affleck and Tom Cruise have in common? Commitment to the bit, and apparently, their love of challenging stunt work. Ben Affleck claims he spent “months and months” perfecting how to line dance for The Accountant 2, before joking “Tom By Joanna • Mar 10, 2025 02:33 pm
TV Updates Mindy has a star Mindy Kaling was honoured with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Her dad, Avu Chokalingam was with her, and there’s a lump in my throat right now thinking about how proud he must have been to see this moment. Mindy was born when he and By Lainey • Feb 19, 2025 01:06 pm
BFFs Billie campaigns for Ari As noted in today’s open, the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal has upended award season. Emilia Pérez is plummeting, Zoe Saldaña’s chances are in jeopardy, and other nominated films and actors are gaining momentum – that includes Ariana Grande. It was once thought that the nomination would be a win By Lainey • Feb 05, 2025 02:12 pm
BFFs The Girls are OK Sometimes the gossip that comes out of an award show is beefy. Two stars refusing to sit next to each other. Actors avoiding each other on the red carpet. Exes and their currents awkwardly walking past. Girl sh-t and boy sh-t and mess. Sometimes, however, the gossip that comes out By Lainey • Feb 05, 2025 11:15 am
BFFs Benny C in Variety It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve talked about Benedict Cumberbatch, a 2010s staple. Maybe because it’s been a few years since his last big film (2022’s Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, since then, it’s been shorts and indie stuff), but maybe By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 11:51 am
TV Updates Lorne Michaels’ night out Technically, it’s the Natural History Museum Gala in New York, but Lorne Michaels is usually there, and so is an SNL-heavy crowd. This year was no different, with Lorne Michaels, Colin Jost, and Scarlett Johansson showing up with basically the entire cast of SNL in tow, plus veteran SNL By Sarah • Dec 06, 2024 12:19 pm
BFFs Cynthia, Ari, and Drew I will never not love the way the Wicked press tour took a life of its own. This, by the way, is what movie studio marketing departments want to happen, and some are more successful than others. The Barbie press tour, for example, was widely praised for its, well, Barbie-ness. By Lainey • Dec 04, 2024 01:24 pm
BFFs Pre-Thanksgiving with Scarjo, Sienna, and JLaw Scarlett Johansson was on Live! with Kelly and Mark today in New York. This caught my eye because Scarjo doesn’t have a movie to promote right now so, even though I haven’t watched the episode, presumably she was there not on a press tour for a film or By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:00 pm
BFFs A Campaign of Friends It’s the final award season push of 2024 for the next three weeks as we get closer to the holidays when Hollywood temporarily shuts down before coming back to business for the Golden Globes on January 5. This means premieres and parties almost every single night and it also By Lainey • Nov 20, 2024 11:25 am
TV Updates Gladiator Strangers I am cornily proud of that title because when I came up with it, it only applied to one story but now I realise that it actually works for two! Let me explain… In London last night, the Gladiator II premiere, with director Ridley Scott and cast members Denzel Washington, By Lainey • Nov 14, 2024 12:39 pm
BFFs Celine and JLo: Alive and Survive! I can hear my husband upstairs laughing uncontrollably right now as I’m writing this… through tears. That’s what he’s hearing: my sobs. Sobbing through Celine Dion’s performance at the Elie Saab show in Riyadh last night. But if you love her as I do, and I By Lainey • Nov 14, 2024 10:55 am
BFFs Sexiest Men Alive: A Boston Summit What was I just saying in my post earlier today about John Krasinski being named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive? There is one city that has produced the most SMAs: Boston, Massachusetts. And right after his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to announce that he’s taken By Lainey • Nov 13, 2024 01:58 pm
