Legal issues Holiday Blake and a trial delay There was an update in the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case today. Judge Liman is pushing back the start of the trial – it was originally supposed to begin in March and is now rescheduled to May because he has two criminal trials to preside over, explaining that "as By Lainey • Dec 09, 2025 04:35 pm
Legal issues The latest Real Housewife crime Real Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo is finally breaking the silence surrounding her and her husband Eddie’s shocking arrest earlier this month. Yesterday, she shared a post to Instagram thanking fans for their support and of course, promoting the latest episode of the show. The pair were hit By Stephanie • Oct 21, 2025 11:46 am
Amazingness Intro for September 3, 2025 Dear Gossips, Cardi B officially won in court yesterday when a jury took less than an hour to determine, unanimously, that she did not assault the security guard accusing her of scratching her face and trying to punch her. But Cardi had already won in the court of public opinion By Lainey • Sep 03, 2025 08:56 am
Media Manipulation Brad Pitt’s “top story” As of 1045am ET on Thursday 10 July, the “top story” at PEOPLE.com, and it had been that way for hours, was the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie legal battle over Miraval, the estate they once shared. Angelina sold her stake after their split and Brad is alleging that By Lainey • Jul 10, 2025 02:42 pm
Equality Issues The impact of Diddy's trial The jury tasked with deciding the fate of Diddy, the disgraced media mogul, found him guilty yesterday of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but he was acquitted in the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Despite initially being denied bail, he is still looking By Stephanie • Jul 03, 2025 11:56 am
Equality Issues Bombshell Tyler Perry lawsuit Tyler Perry is denying claims that he made unwanted sexual advances toward actor Derek Dixon, as alleged in a massive $260 million lawsuit that was filed last Friday. In the lawsuit, Derek accuses Tyler Perry of sexual assault during his time on The Oval and Ruthless, two shows Tyler executive By Stephanie • Jun 18, 2025 11:32 am
Douchebags Blake Lively’s temporary relief Blake Lively stepped out last night with her niece, Kate, at a Chanel event in New York just hours after news broke that the presiding judge in the legal dispute between her and Justin Baldoni had dismissed Justin’s countersuit against her. He was suing her for $400 million defamation By Lainey • Jun 10, 2025 11:58 am
Legal issues Blake Lively: The headline that counts The big news in entertainment today is about Blake Lively – and it’s been a while since there were any headlines in her favour. Even when there was a development in the legal situation that was in her favour, the coverage was muted. Which is what I noted a couple By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 04:52 pm
Legal issues Lively vs Baldoni: medical records and emotional distress Another update in the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. This one of course is making much bigger headlines than the update from last week – we’ll come back to that in a minute. The latest development concerns Blake’s emotional distress claim (one of many she makes By Lainey • Jun 03, 2025 09:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 29, 2025 Dear Gossips, Summer is here, school is (almost?) out, it is time for silliness and tomfoolery, but NO, we have to have a Serious Discussion about Serious Things because people refuse to take the need for intimacy coordinators seriously. The latest: a stunt performer, Devyn LaBella, is suing Kevin Costner, By Sarah • May 29, 2025 08:56 am
Top Reads Blake Lively: The Quiet Brief(s) A noteworthy development yesterday in the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni lawsuit. Here’s a quick(ish) summary on the situation since my focus is on the media and not the legal. Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni and his business partners for (among other things) sexual harassment. Justin Baldoni and By Lainey • May 28, 2025 01:29 pm
Top Reads The Taylor Swift Subpoena: Volunteer or Nothingburger? “Another day, another drama, drama…” But also… “I swear I don’t love the drama, it loves me” I don’t believe that lyric from Taylor Swift all of the time, but I do believe in the case between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. As I’ve been saying, Taylor By Lainey • May 23, 2025 12:08 pm
Top Reads Small win, big loss Blake Lively’s motion to strike a letter and an affidavit from Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, was granted yesterday in New York. The letter and the affidavit became one of the most explosive twists in this crazy case, with Bryan Freedman alleging in both the letter and affidavit By Lainey • May 16, 2025 10:58 am
Legal issues Taylor Swift is the Main Character In the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, in which she is accusing him of sexual harassment and reputational sabotage and he is counter-accusing her of sabotaging his reputation and taking over his movie, a main character has emerged…and it’s neither of them. The main By Lainey • May 15, 2025 12:51 pm
BFFs TNT break cover Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have kept a low profile since the Super Bowl. It’s been two months since they were seen together in public and even then it wasn’t like their pap walks in New York last year. The shots weren’t great because Taylor seemed determined By Lainey • May 12, 2025 10:42 am
Break Ups Teyana Taylor won't be sabotaged Teyana Taylor and NBA star Iman Shumpert may have settled their divorce, but their legal battle is far from over. This week, Teyana filed court documents against Iman, alleging that he leaked sealed documents to the public after it became well-known that she left the divorce with $1 million in By Stephanie • Mar 20, 2025 12:37 pm
