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Amber’s “delay”
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Amber’s “delay”

Amber Heard shot a domestic violence PSA last week. A few days later, TMZ reported that she’d yet to donate the money she’d promised from her divorce settlement from Johnny Depp. They made it sound like she was reneging on her pledge…even though Johnny hadn’t actually
By Lainey • Dec 01, 2016 04:41 pm
World War Brange: Brad’s impeccable timing
Baby and Bump Obsession

World War Brange: Brad’s impeccable timing

Brad Pitt at the Allied premiere in Hollywood last night, his first red carpet since Brange got broken. Sometimes I still can’t believe it, you know? Like I’ll wake up in the morning and take a shower and grab my sh-t and remind myself to pack my daily
By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 10:01 am
World War Brange: on the record/off the record
Break Ups

World War Brange: on the record/off the record

Seven weeks ago today, September 20, 2016, at 10:30am ET, a major date in gossip history – that was when news broke that Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Seven weeks later, it’s another Tuesday, and once again, Brange is making headlines, although taking up a
By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 09:46 am
World War Brange: Brad files back
Break Ups

World War Brange: Brad files back

Late Friday afternoon TMZ reported that Brad Pitt had filed a response to Angelina Jolie’s divorce petition. You’ll recall – how could you forget? – that she asked for sole custody of their 6 children. And that they’re both currently cooperating with the Los Angeles Department of Children and
By Lainey • Nov 07, 2016 12:05 pm
World War Brange: Angelina’s messy PR
Break Ups

World War Brange: Angelina’s messy PR

Last week it was giving Melissa Etheridge an extension on her take on the Brange divorce, this week Angelina Jolie’s getting into it with Perez Hilton who received a letter from lawyers representing Angelina over his coverage of World War Brange. He responded by making public his return letter
By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 03:33 pm
The case of Swift v Kanye?
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The case of Swift v Kanye?

Will Taylor Swift sue Kanye West? His wife revealed in her GQ interview that her lawyers had already sent him a warning to try and shut down the release of that video. And she claims she didn’t know that she was being recorded. And over the last 24 hours
By Lainey • Jul 19, 2016 09:39 am
Amber & Johnny: no hearing tomorrow?
Break Ups

Amber & Johnny: no hearing tomorrow?

All eyes will be on Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in court tomorrow at the restraining order hearing. Or at least they were supposed to, until our eyes got stolen by Swoki, and, oh yeah, Johnny doesn’t want to show up. Here’s how Team Depp TMZ reported it
By Lainey • Jun 16, 2016 02:56 pm
Amber & Johnny: pre-hearing update
Break Ups

Amber & Johnny: pre-hearing update

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are due in court on Friday for a restraining order hearing. Late last week it was reported that Laura Wasser, Johnny’s lawyer, wanted to depose Amber and her witness ahead of the court date. Amber’s team said they were out of town for
By Lainey • Jun 14, 2016 02:34 pm
Amber Heard vs Johnny, Doug, and 20 John Does
BFFs

Amber Heard vs Johnny, Doug, and 20 John Does

Last week, Johnny Depp’s comedian friend, Doug Stanhope, wrote an article published at The Wrap accusing Amber Heard of blackmailing his emperor BFF. Amber is now suing Doug for defamation and accusing 20 other unnamed “John Doe” defendants of conspiring to discredit her in the media and engaging in
By Lainey • Jun 06, 2016 09:30 am
Amber Heard goes to the police
Break Ups

Amber Heard goes to the police

Yesterday I posted about Johnny Depp’s friend, Doug Stanhope, who wrote an essay for The Wrap defending Johnny and accusing Amber Heard of blackmailing Johnny and making up the entire mess that we’ve all been watching for a week now. Click here for a refresher. Her lawyer then
By Lainey • May 31, 2016 01:06 pm
Passive Aggressive Boy Sh-t starring Sean Penn and Lee Daniels
Amazingness

Passive Aggressive Boy Sh-t starring Sean Penn and Lee Daniels

Last year, Lee Daniels, while defending Terrence Howard, told The Hollywood Reporter that Terrence’s misogynistic reputation was not unlike Marlon Brando’s or Sean Penn’s. Then Sean Penn decided to sue Lee for $10 million for defamation. And Lee was like, f-ck you, everybody’s heard all the
By Lainey • May 05, 2016 10:43 am
The Honest Formula
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The Honest Formula

You know where we are with The Honest Company? They have so many lawsuits that Racked catalogued them -- read it here. There've been serious complaints about the sunscreen, shampoo and body wash, laundry detergent, and now organic baby formula. In the latest lawsuit, The Organic Consumers Association
By Maria • Apr 28, 2016 12:40 pm
Leo’s lawyers work fast
Douchebags

Leo’s lawyers work fast

Yesterday I wrote about Leonardo DiCaprio and Don’s Plum, the film he shot almost 20 years ago with his boys Tobey Maguire and Kevin Connolly that he and Tobey had blocked from North America. Click here for a refresher. As mentioned, the filmmaker decided to make Don’s Plum
By Lainey • Jan 28, 2016 10:50 am
Jared Leto vs TMZ
Dumbass

Jared Leto vs TMZ

Actually, that’s an incomplete title. The complete title should be: Jared Leto vs TMZ over Taylor Swift How much do you think Taylor loves that Jared Leto is getting legal with TMZ because of her? Jared is insisting that it’s more about “morality” but, come on, isn’t
By Lainey • Dec 10, 2015 03:32 pm
Intro for December 7, 2015
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Intro for December 7, 2015

Dear Gossips, The Golden Globe nominations are coming on Thursday, exactly one month before the show on January 10, 2016. Lee Daniels could be there to represent Empire. Can someone please invite Sean Penn too? As you recall, Lee namechecked Sean in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter a few
By Lainey • Dec 07, 2015 08:35 am
What happens when Calvin Harris gets mad
Relationship Assumption

What happens when Calvin Harris gets mad

About a month ago, it was reported that Calvin Harris allegedly hit up a low budget massage shoppe in LA and people wondered whether or not he was getting a rub’n’tug. Click here for a refresher. The other day, Radar Online, mostly full of sh-t, claimed that Taylor
By Lainey • Oct 13, 2015 03:46 pm
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