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Bravo Lawsuit #13684
Legal issues

Bravo Lawsuit #13684

Former Vanderpump Rules castmate Faith Stowers has filed a lawsuit against NBCUniversal for racial harassment. While some of the allegations outlined in the lawsuit have been well-documented and discussed previously by both her and other castmates, there are some details that are new to many.   Faith alleges that on one
By Stephanie • Apr 08, 2024 12:09 pm
Intro for March 28, 2024
Douchebags

Intro for March 28, 2024

Dear Gossips,   Programming note: LaineyGossip will be dark on Friday, March 29, but we will be squawking about Cowboy Carter in a live chat on The Squawk at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific. The mailbag will drop next Tuesday, in lieu of a newsletter.    Earlier this week, the Department
By Sarah • Mar 28, 2024 08:34 am
The Media for Brad Pitt
Faux Gossip

The Media for Brad Pitt

Over the last week or so, you may have seen some headlines from the usual suspects. The Sun and the Daily Mail, of course, always on their f-cksh-t, ran a piece a few days ago about how “Brad Pitt scores victory against ex-wife Angelina Jolie” citing a source who said
By Lainey • Mar 21, 2024 12:52 pm
Rachel's Scandoval lawsuit
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Rachel's Scandoval lawsuit

Nearly one year exactly after the news of Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss’ affair broke and subsequently became arguably one of the biggest - if not the biggest - reality TV scandals we’ve ever seen, the fallout over what we’ve all come to refer to as Scandoval, which
By Stephanie • Mar 01, 2024 01:47 pm
Diddy's legal troubles aren't over
Douchebags

Diddy's legal troubles aren't over

Months after settling a hefty lawsuit launched by his ex-girlfriend of 11 years, Cassie, Diddy is facing another lawsuit, this time by Rodney Jones, otherwise known as Lil Rod, a former producer and videographer that worked for Diddy on his most recent album.   Rodney is seeking $30 million in his
By Stephanie • Feb 27, 2024 12:20 pm
The ethical dilemma of convicted Housewives
TV Updates

The ethical dilemma of convicted Housewives

Recently, Teresa Giudice admitted to staging her prison release photo to make some money. Appearing on the Hollywood Raw podcast, she revealed that she struck a deal with the paparazzi to get the famed shot of her outside the jail the day she was released.   “The only time I made
By Stephanie • Jan 22, 2024 01:47 pm
Jonathan Majors is guilty and fired
Legal issues

Jonathan Majors is guilty and fired

Earlier this week, Jonathan Majors was found guilty on two counts stemming from his domestic violence arrest in March, one of reckless assault in the third degree, and one of harassment, both are misdemeanors. Majors is set to be sentenced in February and could face up to one year in
By Sarah • Dec 20, 2023 09:25 am
Jonathan Majors’ legal shadiness
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Jonathan Majors’ legal shadiness

The “A” key on my computer is broken, and I feel like it’s my laptop protesting writing about Jonathan Majors. But, well, we need to talk about what is going on with his domestic violence case. This week, a judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss the
By Sarah • Oct 27, 2023 12:42 pm
Sophie and Joe work it out
Break Ups

Sophie and Joe work it out

Their breaking began acrimoniously but it seems like Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are on much more amicable terms. It was confirmed yesterday that after four days of mediation in New York last week, they’ve reached a temporary custody agreement and also released a joint statement: "After a
By Lainey • Oct 11, 2023 10:47 am
Sophie isn’t hiding
Break Ups

Sophie isn’t hiding

On the same day she made headlines for filing a lawsuit against Joe Jonas alleging that he is “wrongfully detaining” their children in the United States, Sophie Turner stepped out to run errands in the afternoon and then later met up for dinner with Taylor Swift and some friends. So
By Lainey • Sep 22, 2023 10:46 am
Intro for September 22, 2023
Movie Reviews and Previews

Intro for September 22, 2023

Dear Gossips, Sometimes important things happen in the world, and sometimes you find out there’s an insurance company called Chubb. This is the latter instance. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was one of the better movies of the summer, but it struggled at the box office, barely eking
By Sarah • Sep 22, 2023 08:59 am
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas: No Longer Amicable
Break Ups

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas: No Longer Amicable

Sophie Turner filed court documents today in New York asking the court to intervene to arrange “the immediate return of children wrongfully removed or wrongfully retained”. In her filing, she says that Joe Jonas is holding onto their daughters’ passports, preventing Sophie from travelling back to England with them. There’
By Lainey • Sep 21, 2023 02:47 pm
Pacifist Good Samaritan, a short film starring Jonathan Majors
Media Manipulation

Pacifist Good Samaritan, a short film starring Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors’s publicist and legal team probably don’t want me to be calling this video a short film. But life is art, and in our times we live our lives on screen. Sure, there’s a possibility that this was indeed an unscripted, totally spontaneous event but the
By Lainey • Sep 15, 2023 10:30 am
The ugly truth of The Blind Side
Equality Issues

The ugly truth of The Blind Side

Michael Oher, the subject of the 2009 film The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy and Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, has come forward with allegations that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the mom and dad of the rich white family that took him in, misled him
By Stephanie • Aug 16, 2023 12:05 pm
The trial of the century for people who subscribe to Town & Country
Amazingness

The trial of the century for people who subscribe to Town & Country

Big day for white women who wear The Row, consider the Tracy Anderson Studio their “home away from home”, and don’t eat nightshades.  Gwyneth Paltrow has been found not guilty! Okay, this wasn’t a criminal case and there’s no guilt assigned, but in the People v. Goop
By Maria • Mar 31, 2023 10:03 am
Not Victoria’s Wedding Drama
Weddings

Not Victoria’s Wedding Drama

In her Celebrity Social Media post on Monday this week, Maria mentioned all the wedding drama that’s come out of Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s father’s lawsuit against her former wedding planners. Nelson Peltz is a billionaire. He’s suing people who are not billionaires. And in the documents related
By Lainey • Feb 22, 2023 12:47 pm
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