Media Manipulation Leo wants you to know: there’s nothing to see here Leonardo DiCaprio went to a party. Standard. There were lots of models at the party. Standard. One of those models was seated next to him. Standard. Her name is Eden Polani and she is 19 years old. Very standard. Everyone assumed they’re now dating. That’s standard too, non? By Lainey • Feb 08, 2023 02:13 pm
Photo Assumption Bennifer Post-Grammys Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were one of the big gossip moments from the Grammys because of an awkward moment and what my friend Melissa Grelo calls his Resting Ben Face. I thought about this today when I read Ashton Kutcher’s comments about why he and Reese Witherspoon look By Lainey • Feb 07, 2023 01:15 pm
Models Leo’s New Model? You’re not reading an article from 2002, or 2012, or even last year. Or every other year in between. This is new. But not new. Because Leonardo DiCaprio does not deviate from his patterns. And the pattern is that he only dates models and that those models are always By Lainey • Feb 07, 2023 10:18 am
Photo Assumption Bennifer at the Grammys Cutaways at award shows always give good gossip. And the best gossip last night from the cutaways at the Grammys featured Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez and their awkward interactions. First of all, he looked bored all night – this, obviously, is not his scene, not his community, and the Video By Lainey • Feb 06, 2023 12:55 pm
Relationship Assumption Jessica Simpson’s gossip sliding doors Jessica Simpson’s Open Book is referenced a lot around here because it is a really solid celebrity memoir. It’s dishy and Jessica has had so many lives in entertainment (virgin pop star, early adopter reality TV star, influencer and mogul before that was really a thing) and it By Maria • Feb 02, 2023 12:22 pm
Relationship Assumption Olivia and Jason: Also Moving On Speaking of amicable splits – or acrimonious to amicable – Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis were seen smiling together and hugging this weekend in LA. According to TMZ, they’d just come from a meeting together, and obviously whatever the meeting was about, it looks like it went well. Perhaps they’re By Lainey • Jan 30, 2023 01:27 pm
Weddings Bennifer and Jennifer: Everyone Moves On Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were seen out with their kids this weekend in LA including Emme. I mention this because JLo’s ex and Emme’s dad, Marc Anthony, 54, married Nadia Ferreira, 23, this weekend in Miami. These shots of Emme with their mom and stepdad were taken By Lainey • Jan 30, 2023 12:37 pm
Relationship Assumption Two Jennifers and a Ben Part 2 Last week it was Jennifer Coolidge hanging with Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the Shotgun Wedding premiere. This week there’s another Jennifer in the Bennifer mix for a happy blended family outing. On Sunday, Bennifer met up with Jennifer Garner for Seraphina’s recital. Bennifer arrived with Emme, By Lainey • Jan 24, 2023 02:23 pm
Relationship Assumption The Three Faces of Cardi B Cardi B appeared on the debut episode of The Jason Lee Show. During their conversation, she dished on everything from Takeoff’s death to why she decided not to divorce Offset in 2020, just one example of the ups and downs of their relationship. According to Cardi, it was because By Stephanie • Jan 18, 2023 12:03 pm
Relationship Assumption Lori and Damson: Instagram Official Late last fall, rumours started circulating about Lori Harvey and Damson Idris. Just before Christmas they were photographed leaving dinner but not side-by-side. Cut to last night and here’s what Damson posted on IG stories: Needless to say, since social media is obsessed with Lori – and rightly so – she By Lainey • Jan 13, 2023 12:09 pm
Hook Ups Pete and Emily: Onto the Next Back in November, which seems like an eternity ago if you live life by the timeline of Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski’s romantic involvements, the two were seen together on several dates. This was fun for everyone, it seemed. They seemed to be having fun, and they were good By Lainey • Jan 10, 2023 11:51 am
Relationship Assumption Chris Evans & Alba Baptista: Instagram Official I just remembered that Chris Evans is currently PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive and I don’t know if it’s interesting to you but it is interesting to me that he’s following the same SMA timeline as Michael B Jordan in 2020. Let me explain: MBJ was named By Lainey • Jan 09, 2023 01:10 pm
Cheating Loins Gabrielle Union and the "lick back" Gabrielle Union appeared on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast this week and spilled some tea about her marriage to ex-NFL player Chris Howard in the 2000s. Chris was a former running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. They met at a party in 1999, were married within two years and By Stephanie • Jan 04, 2023 11:49 am
Amazingness Leonardo DiCaprio 2023… but no Gigi? Same time last year, the start of 2022, Leonardo DiCaprio was dating Camila Morrone. She was 24 at the time. Six months later, in June, she turned 25 and a few weeks after that it was confirmed that they’d split, resulting in Leo getting widely mocked for the aging By Lainey • Jan 03, 2023 01:20 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Brad Pitt’s Romantic Deflection Early last year, as we approached award season and contenders emerged one after another, critics always left room for Babylon, understandably. For the last decade Damien Chazelle has been regarded as Hollywood’s wunderkind filmmaker, with the Oscar Academy making him in the youngest ever to win the Best Director By Lainey • Jan 03, 2023 11:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Simu is in LOVE Simu Liu and Allison Hsu publicly confirmed their relationship not even a month ago at the premiere of Violent Night when they wore matching holiday sweaters on the carpet. Prior to that, Simu revealed back in September that he’d broken up with Jade Bender. But now it sounds like By Lainey • Dec 21, 2022 10:58 am