Hook Ups Demi & the Fighter A few weeks ago US Weekly reported that Demi Lovato and John Mayer were flirting at a club in Hollywood. This weekend she was in New York with Luke Rockhold, a UFC fighter. They were papped hand in hand. And she made it Instagram official: About last night.. A photo By Lainey • Nov 14, 2016 03:02 pm
Sports Michael Phelps: SMA 2016 Odds Arguments for: -All those Olympic medals -The comeback story -His body -He’s married, he’s a dad now, he can’t stop gushing about it on social media; the MiniVan Majority loves that sh-t -It doesn’t get more American than Michael Phelps -He would agree to it Arguments By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 02:36 pm
Sports Intro for August 22, 2016 Dear Gossips, Four years ago, at the Olympics, Ryan Lochte was a blessing to the internet, generating memes and GIFs and hilarious snark-pieces that I still enjoy and read, despite the fact that our online world has been accused of being hollow and temporary. Four years later, at the Rio By Lainey • Aug 22, 2016 08:34 am
Sports Ryan Lochte in crisis Before we get into this Ryan Lochte mess, how about a throwback? To my favourite Ryan Lochte article written by Erin Gloria Ryan for Jezebel after the London Games, 10 Reasons Why Ryan Lochte Is America’s Sexiest Douchebag. I still become hysterical every time I read her “stop” for By Lainey • Aug 19, 2016 12:43 pm
Sports Intro for August 16, 2016 Dear Gossips, This is probably the most popular photo so far of Rio 2016. It’s Usain Bolt, in his semi-final heat of the 100m on Sunday night, cruising to the finish line with a grin while the rest of the field is busting their asses behind him. That was By Lainey • Aug 16, 2016 09:53 am
Sports Intro for August 15, 2016 Dear Gossips, I had an “I wish I thought of this” moment looking at my inbox this weekend. What if the Sorting Hat went to the aquatic centre? How would each swimming stroke – and the athletes who represent them – be divided into their respective Hogwarts Houses? The following comes from By Lainey • Aug 15, 2016 09:07 am
Sports Intro for August 12, 2016 Dear Gossips, The women were expected to be glorious these Games. And they have been GLORIOUS. Penny Oleksiak won Canada’s first gold medal in Rio, tying for first in the 100m freestyle with Simone Manuel yesterday. It was Penny’s fourth medal at these Olympics and she’s now By Lainey • Aug 12, 2016 10:22 am
Sports Leslie Jones in Rio Leslie Jones has arrived in Rio. She started posting as soon as she got there this morning. NBC invited her earlier this week after she became an Olympic gold medallist tweeter at the start of the Games. As I noted a couple of days ago, we need let Leslie to By Lainey • Aug 11, 2016 02:40 pm
Sports Intro for August 9, 2016 Dear Gossips, I posted on Friday that women are expected to be the superstars of these Games. And so far, the women have been glorious. In its debut at the Olympics, Women’s Rugby Sevens has become a marquee sport and I love what Canada’s team captain Jen Kish By Lainey • Aug 09, 2016 09:56 am
Sports Gwyneth Paltrow’s pre-Olympic cupping On Saturday in Rio, American gymnast Alex Naddour competed in the team qualification with circular marks on his arms and back. Yesterday Michael Phelps competed in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay with similar looking marks. Obviously, for me, this was the first person who came to mind: Remember when By Lainey • Aug 08, 2016 11:30 am
Sports Olympic Leslie In case you hadn’t picked up it on over the last decade-plus (if you’ve been visiting this blog that long) or in the weeks leading up to the Games, I am an Olympic junkie. Yesterday I yelled at Duana – on her birthday! – over text because she messaged me By Lainey • Aug 08, 2016 10:26 am
Sports Intro for August 5, 2016 Dear Gossips, Two fashion magazines were making headlines yesterday about feminism. Let’s start with Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover of Marie Claire. Last year SJP told Cosmopolitan that she prefers to call herself a “humanist” and not a feminist. This time, in Marie Claire, she declares that: " By Lainey • Aug 05, 2016 09:43 am
Sports Intro for August 4, 2016 Dear Gossips, Here’s my favourite tweet from yesterday: In case you missed it, I am obsessed with Simone Biles. And it’s not just because I’m obsessed with gymnasts and she just might be the best gymnast ever, of all time. But also because I’m obsessed with By Lainey • Aug 04, 2016 09:30 am
Sports Superena 73 Questions with Serena Williams! Serena is not an actor. So the flow here is probably not as “natural” as you might find with, say, someone like SJP. That said, it’s also no less awkward than Nicole Kidman’s. In fact, some Serena’s answers are total gold. For By Lainey • Jul 29, 2016 11:55 am
Sports Intro for July 12, 2016 Dear Gossips, On Sunday night I intended to be asleep by 11pm. That didn’t happen because Marta Karolyi and her hilarious little backpack took longer than expected to select the US gymnastics Olympic team. They will be stars in Rio. But Marta? Marta’s getting some spotlight too. Perhaps By Lainey • Jul 12, 2016 10:02 am
Sports Intro for July 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, If you’re a regular visitor here at LaineyGossip, you are probably familiar with my obsession with Serena Williams. Serena Williams is now tied with Steffi Graf with 22 grand slam titles, the most in the open era, just over 2 months from turning 35 years old on By Lainey • Jul 11, 2016 08:48 am
