Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent.Christopher Saunders/Netflix
Gabriel Basso prefers to do his own stunts whenever possible.
“I think that can kind of get misconstrued into the world of like, I do it because I want to say I can do it, and it’s really not about that,” The Night Agent star, 30, said during a Tuesday, January 14, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “To me it’s about audience immersion.”
Basso stars in the Netflix series as FBI agent Peter Sutherland, who works in the White House as a Night Action telephone operator. He told Fallon, 50, that when the audience watches The Night Agent, he wants them to feel that his performance is believable.
“I don’t want the audiences watching the show, and then right as I’m about to get hit or hip tossed or thrown on my back, you know. I feel like it’s a lie,” the actor said. “I enjoy acting, I don’t like lying.”
For Basso, he views it as there’s a “difference” when it comes to executing stunts for the “sake of the audience immersion” and “the sake of believability.”
“They like Peter [and] to watch him take hits is important, I feel like,” he explained. “And if that requires me to get tossed into a wall, then fine. It’s not the end of the world.”
Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent.Courtesy of Netflix
One stunt that was on the table for Basso was skydiving — which he already does in his personal life.
“[Netflix] brought it up as an idea and then I was like, ‘Oh I already skydive. I’ll do it,’” Basso said. “But then insurance called and was like, ‘Yeah stop it.’”
Fallon then showed a photo of Basso skydiving.
Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent.Greg Noire/Netflix
“I went down to Skydive San Diego,” Basso explained of the photo of him soaring in the air. “I got my A-Class recertified”
The late night host then realized he was holding the photo of Basso in the air upside down. Basso quipped the photo of him in the sky “looked cooler the other way” as his back was seemingly facing the ground.
“I like that. That’s hard to do,” Fallon teased before re-enacting the pose in his chair. “You really gotta arch your back.”
Last month, Basso made an epic jump out of Netflix’s blimp during the Christmas Day football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texas. Basso parachuted out of the blimp in Houston. After completing the stunt, he subsequently revealed that the season 2 trailer for The Night Agent dropped.
“It was cool to see Houston from a blimp. Definitely a memory!” Basso said to Netflix’s Tudum in December 2024.
The Night Agent season 2 premieres on Netflix on Thursday, January 23.
“Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision,” MacLachlan, 65, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 16. “What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to.”
MacLachlan wrote that his friendship with Lynch “blossomed” on Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, gushing that he “always found him to be the most authentically alive person I’d ever met.” (Lynch directed both the film and TV show, while MacLachlan starred in them.)
“David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath,” MacLachlan wrote. “While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I’ve lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own.”
Alongside the message, MacLachlan shared a series of photos of him and Lynch through the years.
“I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We’d talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh,” he wrote. “His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other.”
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MacLachlan continued, “I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he’s gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.”
News broke on Thursday that Lynch died following a battle with emphysema, which he was diagnosed with in 2020 after decades of smoking.
“It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” Lynch’s family wrote in a Facebook post. “We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”
2025 kicked off with a slew of celebrity breakups.
Two months after first sparking split rumors, Jessica Simpson announced that she and Eric Johnson had called it quits after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she told Us Weekly in a January 13 statement. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”
The exes wed in 2014 and share kids Maxwell, Ace and Birdie. Just two days before announcing their split, Simpson put her Los Angeles home back on the real estate market at an asking price of $17.9 million.
Meanwhile, news broke on January 8 that Jessica Alba and Cash Warrenseparated after 16 years of marriage. Alba was nine months pregnant with the pair’s eldest child, daughter Honor, when they tied the knot in 2008. They went on to welcome daughter Haven and son Hayes in 2011 and 2017, respectively.
Keep scrolling for all of the celebrity couples who have called it quits in 2025:
James announced via Instagram that he and Kirkconnell ended their relationship four years after finding love on The Bachelor season 25. “Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts,” he wrote alongside a snap of their first meeting on the ABC show. “Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding. Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord 💔.”
Prior to Simpson confirming the pair’s breakup on January 13, a source exclusively told Us in November 2024 that she and Johnson were “living separately.” A second insider added that they were “trying to figure out a separation without disrupting their kids’ lives as much as possible.”
“To everyone who has loved and supported us, we have some personal news to share. After 21 years together and 17 years of marriage, we have decided to begin a new journey, and enter this next chapter of life as friends and coparents,” the DC's Legends of Tomorrow costars, who wed in 2007, shared in a joint Instagram post on January 9. “We are now and forever rooting for each other as we move through this wild adventure called life. Our son is, and always will be, our highest priority, and we appreciate your understanding as we navigate this transition.”
Earlier that week, Us confirmed that Ford filed divorce docs, requesting spousal support from Routh and joint physical and legal custody of their son, Leo.
Alba broke her silence on her and Warren’s split one week after it was first reported. “I’ve been on a journey of self realization [sic] and transformation for years — both as an individual and in partnership with Cash,” she wrote in a January 16 Instagram statement. “I’m proud of how we’ve grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and now it’s time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.”
She continued: “We are moving forward with love and kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family. Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time.”
Multiple outlets reported on January 7 that Butler and Gerber ended their romance after three years of dating. TMZ reported that the pair broke up near the end of 2024 as Butler did not join Gerber on a family vacation.
One day after posting a cryptic Instagram Story about how “bigger and better things” were in store for her, Osaka confirmed that she and her longtime boyfriend, Cordae, had gone their separate ways. “Hi everyone, just wanted to say that Cordae and I are no longer in a relationship,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on January 6. “No bad blood at all, he’s a great person and an awesome dad.” (The exes began dating in 2019 and welcomed their daughter, Shai, in July 2023.)
She added: “Honestly really glad our paths crossed because my daughter is my biggest blessing and I was able to grow a lot from our experiences together ❤️.”
The social media couple called it quits seven months after their meet-cute went viral on TikTok. “Gabby and I broke up. We had a lot of different beliefs and the distance — not only physical but where we were at in our life — I think just ended up being too much,” Bergantino explained in a January 2 Instagram video. “And that’s OK, that’s OK. Breakups suck and the public eye breakup is new for me and it’s definitely something that amplifies everything.”
He went on to state that he wishes Gonzalez “nothing but the best,” adding, “I wish her happiness. I hope she finds everything that’s she looking for.”
Gonzalez shared similar remarks in a January 2 TikTok video addressing the breakup, stating, “I wish him nothing but the best. He just is not my person and I’m not his, and that’s OK. Love still exists. Love is everywhere. Everything’s gonna be OK.”
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It’s about to heat up in Port Charles.
General Hospital co-head writers Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte aren’t holding back when it comes to their vision for the long-running ABC soap.
The pair are teaming up for the first time after the show replaced Van Etten and former co-head writer Dan O’Connor last year. It then hired Korte and veteran soap writer Patrick Mulcahey, but Mulcahey’s tenure was short-lived, and Van Etten soon returned.
The pair teased fans with what to expect from General Hospital while they’re at the helm of the writers room, calling their version of Port Charles “volatile and sexy” in an interview with TV Insider published Wednesday, January 15.
“It’s an incredible responsibility. We must honor the show’s history and the audience’s love for it, as well as the work of all those who preceded us — all while creating new story to challenge and grow its characters,” they elaborated. “We’re privileged to write for such a talented cast, many of whom have embodied their roles for decades. It’s humbling. We work daily to earn and maintain the trust of our audience and colleagues.”
Sofia Mattsson, Katelyn MacMullen, and Chad Duell.Disney/Christine Bartolucci
Van Etten and Korte added that they never stop bouncing ideas off of each other, and sometimes, the crazier the better.
“We keep the atmosphere safe for voicing any idea, even the ludicrous ones. Sometimes when we rein it in, the ludicrous idea is the most exciting one,” they said. “There are times when our ideas are in conflict; but in those circumstances we have space to talk it through and find common ground such that we can proceed in a direction that speaks to the characters and to the larger canvas. We hear one another out and never feel handled.”
Van Etten and Korte have a combined 35 years of experience in the General Hospital writers room, and Korte feels their longevity and working relationship will serve them in their current roles.
Sofia Mattsson, Katelyn MacMullen, and Chad Duell.Disney/Christine Bartolucci
“I could not ask for a better collaborator and writing partner than Chris, who brings so much creativity, enthusiasm and experience to the task,” she said. “I hope that my history with the show enables me to understand the characters, to hear their voices clearly, to honor their complex history and to track off that history as we move them forward.”
As for Van Etten, he called it an “honor” to work with Korte, adding, “She has a steady hand, abundant empathy and an awesome imagination.”
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and can be streamed on Hulu.
Palmer, 31, stepped out in a plaid look that had Us totally buggin’ over the one and only Dionne “Dee” Davenport, played by Stacey Dash, in Clueless, while in New York City on Thursday, January 16. For her outing at NBC Studio, Palmer wore a fuzzy black-and-white plaid coat featuring gold buttons and an ankle-skimming silhouette.
Palmer wore the jacket open, giving fans a glimpse of her matching mini skirt and black turtleneck top, a pairing that would have looked right at home in Beverley Hills. The actress, who is in Manhattan to promote her new movie, One of Them Days, tied her Clueless-esque look together with knee-high boots, a black leather purse and sleek gloves. She further accessoried with dangling gold earrings and a Dionne-worthy leather cap.
Palmer added even more eye candy to her look with a flawless full beat, featuring sharp eyebrows, bronzed and blushed cheeks, smokey eyeshadow, long lashes and pink glossy lips.
Palmer looked just like Dionne, who iconically wore a black-and-white plaid blazer fearing leather lapels while pulling up to school with Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) in the 1995 cult-classic movie. Just like Palmer’s outfit, Dee rocked a matching mini skirt and black knee-high boots. Instead of a leather cap, she wore a statement hat featuring a large rim, a white top and a red embellishment. She topped off her outfit with a white button-up shirt and a Clueless requisite red sweater vest.
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Palmer has had no shortage of fabulous looks while doing press in New York City.
On Thursday, January 15, she rocked a little black dress with a matching coat. Earlier in the day, Palmer looked colorful and cozy in a teal set featuring fur lining. She elegantly flipped her auburn mane while strutting through the city and gave the camera a soft smile.
“I was born and raised in Altadena. My childhood home is at the top of where everything was happening and where the fires were really, really bad,” Floyd, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 15. “The church that we grew up in, the schools, the grocery stores, our favorite pastrami shop, every single thing is gone. It’s just devastating.”
The Eaton Fire, which started in Altadena, has burned more than 14,000 acres and more than 7,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed.
Although Floyd’s current house is located nearly 30 miles away, the tragedy still hits home.
“Altadena is such a special place,” she said. “It was gorgeous. The trees and the mountains and the houses had so much character, and then it’s also special because that was one of the first places that opened up to allow Black people to buy homes over there. A lot of those houses are 4/5th generational homes, and that’s gone.”
With the help of her husband, Zach Davis, family and complete strangers, Floyd is trying her best to help as many people rebuild and adjust to a brand-new reality.
One night, Floyd started an Amazon wishlist for her Snapchat followers with nearly 100 items added. After fans from across the country fulfilled orders immediately, Floyd kept expanding.
“The next day, I just sat on my couch and I added thousands of products, and then I was like, ‘I wonder if this is gonna work,’” she said. “I woke up the next morning and I looked at Zach and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s 1,600 orders. What are we gonna do?’”
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The couple turned their Los Angeles home into what they jokingly called an “Amazon warehouse” where victims could pick up essential items. They’ve since expanded into a StarSuites Beauty Salon in Sherman Oaks, California.
“We started in the garage, and then we kind of just moved on into the actual house, because we ran out of room,” Davis shared. “Now we’re just everywhere.”
The MTV reality stars have received support from their Teen Mom family including Maci Bookout, Jade Cline, Catelynn Lowell and Mackenzie McKee. Floyd’s biggest supporter, however, is her husband.
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“I’m beyond proud of her and just amazed to see the way she can round this up in a matter of [days],” Davis told Us. “This started as something she didn’t think would be as big. She thought maybe 100 packages or 200 orders, but it ended up being over 3,000. I feel blessed as a husband to be able to have a wife on my side who’s willing and able to do this and use the platform for the greater good. It’s a blessing.”
While many celebrities are affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, Floyd reminded Us that it doesn’t matter where destruction hits in Southern California. Every victim needs and deserves support during an uncertain time.
“You have no idea what anybody’s financial state is, whether they’re living in this nice house or living check to check. You just don’t know,” she said. “Either way, it doesn’t matter if you’re rich or if you’re poor. At this point, if you lost your home, you’re homeless. Everyone is on the same playing field of starting over and having to rebuild.”
Find out how you can help by visiting Floyd’s Amazon wishlist for fire victims.
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter returns on MTV Thursday, January 30, at 8 p.m. ET.
Swift and Kelce began dating in summer 2023 before the singer attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game that fall. Swift later revealed that she and Kelce connected after he went to her Eras Tour stop in Missouri and wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it.
“We actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other,” she shared in her December 2023 TIME Person of the Year cover story. “By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
Swift and Kelce’s romance quickly took the world by storm as fans and other stars became enamored with their sweet love story. Since going public with their relationship, the couple have made each other blush on multiple occasions.
Keep scrolling to see all the times Swift and Kelce couldn’t help but turn red over one another:
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Taylor’s 1st Game
Swift made her Chiefs Kingdom debut in September 2023 when the Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears. The Grammy winner sat in a suite with Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, to take in the game. Travis’ teammate, James Winchester, shared that he noticed that the tight end was blushing over having Swift cheer him on.
“I walked up to Trav. I just said, ‘Hey, man, that’s cool she’s here.’ He’s like, ‘What do you mean? Did they put her up on the jumbotron or something?’ I’m like, ‘No, Jay just told me. That’s awesome, man, good for you,’” Winchester recalled during a May episode of the “Like a Farmer” podcast. “He’s just kind of smiling and, you know, blushing.”
Big Brother Teasing
After Travis and Swift made headlines following that first game, Travis’ big bro, Jason Kelce, couldn’t help but tease him over Swift putting him “on the map.”
“I just thought it was awesome that everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. The friends and family. She looked amazing,” he gushed during the brother’s “New Heights” podcast. “And on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans. We script it all, ladies and gentleman. It was absolutely electric.”
When Travis had a bye week in November 2023, he jetted off to Buenos Aires to catch Swift’s Eras Tour concert. Travis was in the audience with Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift, and watched the show from the VIP booth, During the show’s finale, Taylor changed the lyrics to her finale song, “Karma,” from “guy on the screen,” which was a reference to her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, to “guy on the Chiefs.”
Fans in attendance captured Travis’ reaction to the surprise which left him turning red and covering his face. Scott went to give the football player a high-five, but Travis was so stunned he missed the moment.
Travis opened up about the experience on his and Jason’s podcast and admitted he was “shocked” by the shout out. He also apologized to Taylor’s dad for leaving him hanging.
“Mr. Swift, I apologize, big guy,” Travis said. “I never miss a high-five, too, big high-five guy. It’s the most electric thing you could do at an event.”
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Making Taylor an ‘Honest Woman’
In June 2024, Travis attended the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend charity event in Kansas City. While at the event he chatted with Jason Sudeikis who teased the football player about his potential future with Taylor.
“Hey, Travis, real talk. It’s just us guys here. When are you gonna make an honest woman out of [her]?” Sudeikis jokingly asked before referring to Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech about women choosing to be homemakers over pursuing a career. “Taylor doesn’t need to be working anymore. And again, I know your kicker agrees with me.”
Travis laughed and smiled at the joke before he sarcastically replied, “Guys, you’re really pushing it.”
Falling for the Boy on the Football Team
During the Lyon, France stop of her Eras Tour, Taylor performed “Fifteen” as one of the night’s secret songs. The Fearless track, which dropped in 2008, includes the line, “In your life, you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team.” When Swift belted the lyrics out, she realized the irony of her words leaving her smiling and blushing as the crowd went wild.
The Best Cooking Partners
During Travis’ June 2024 Chiefs press conference, he was asked about his favorite meals to cook with Taylor.
“I respect that question, but I’m gonna keep that one to myself,” he said, blushing and smiling. “I thoroughly enjoy cooking with her, so it’s something I’d rather keep personal.”
At the very end of the press conference, Travis quipped that the pop star “makes a great Pop-Tart and cinnamon roll.”
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Taking the Stage
Travis attended Taylor’s London Eras Tour concerts in June 2024 — and ended up on stage. The singer throws a fake tantrum in between “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” during the Tortured Poets Department section of her show every night. For her third night at Wembley Stadium, Travis joined her dancers on stage.
After their rehearsed skit, Travis stood behind his girlfriend blushing with a giant smile on his face as she began the song.
Appreciating the Praise
When Adam Sandler appeared on an August 2024 episode of “New Heights,” he couldn’t stop gushing over Swift. “By the way, what a girl,” he told Travis, who referred to his girlfriend as the “best performer out here.”
Sandler went on to explain how significant Swift is to his family, explaining that his two daughters — Sadie and Sunny — are big fans. “I love listening to her in the car. I love what she had to say, every message, every melody, the production, how cool she was,” he said. “What she meant to young girls, what she means to women. What she means to guys doing the right thing in life.”
Travis thanked Sandler for his kind words, even noting that Swift was “so grateful” to see the actor and his daughters at the October 2023 premiere of her Eras Tour concert film. “You got me sweatin’ over here,” Travis teased.
Never Been Happier
“I’m enjoying all aspects of life that’s for damn sure,” Travis said on the Stephen A. Smith Show in January 2025. “Me and Taylor are happy and I couldn’t be happier to have that confidence and that comfort off the field and all the support I could ever ask for in the stadium.”
He added, “I think, personally, the beauty of being in a very strong relationship is that you get that support to be able to come in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of you. That’s why I wanted to be at [her] concerts supporting her and being there for her, making sure she feels comfortable and supported in everything she’s doing in life.”
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelcehas already secured his legacy as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to walk away from his NFL career.
“I know I’m 34 years old, about to be 35, but I have a love to do this right here in the middle of the heat in June,” Kelce said ahead of the Chiefs’ minicamp session in June 2024. “I love coming to work every single day and doing this.”
According to a study by RBC Wealth Management, the average retirement age for an NFL player is 27.6 years old, but Kelce added that he plans to keep playing football “until the wheels fall off.”
Travis’ brother, Jason Kelce, who is two years his senior, set an example of a graceful exit when he retired from the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the 2023 season. During a June 2024 episode of their “New Heights” podcast, Jason gave his brother some retirement wisdom.
“This is when you’re going to start knowing, whenever this time comes, and you need to walk away,” Jason said. “[It’s] the fighting your body, like, you used to be able to do something you can’t do anymore. That’s when it’s like you’re fighting that, to continue to get that back. That’s when it starts to become hard. Bottom line is everyone knows when it’s time for them.”
Unlike Jason, Travis doesn’t have a family to factor into his retirement timeline — Jason shares daughters Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett with wife Kylie Kelce — but he is in a committed relationship with Taylor Swift. Although a source exclusively told Us Weekly in May 2024 that Travis has “no plans” to propose to Swift anytime soon, the pair’s romance is going as strong as their respective careers.
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“I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys the game with the fam and friends,” Travis said during a January 2024 appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
Keep scrolling to see everything Kelce has said about his NFL retirement plans, or lack thereof:
April 2023
Travis said he “hadn’t put much thought into” retiring during an interview with Bleacher Report.
“I absolutely love what I’m doing, I love doing it here in Kansas City,” he said. “I don’t even want to think about putting a time limit on this. My body still feels good, I still feel like I can help the Kansas City Chiefs win. On top of that, every single day is a blast coming into the building.”
June 2023
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At the Chiefs minicamp, Travis reiterated his desire to keep playing football.
“I love this game,” he continued. “I know I’m going to miss it when I’m done playing. … I get to play a game for a living at the age of 33, 34 and I think that’s something – you know, I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want to lose that excitement that I had for a game when I was a kid.”
November 2023
The athlete admitted that injuries prompted him to think about retirement “more than anyone could ever imagine” during an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
“That’s the only thing I’ve never really been open about,” he said. “The discomfort. The pain. The lingering injuries — the 10 surgeries I’ve had that I still feel every single surgery to this day.”
January 2024
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“I have no reason to stop playing football,” Travis told reporters at a press conference. He noted that opportunities like his March 2023 Saturday Night Live hosting gig had given him a glimpse of his future prospects, but he still wasn’t ready to walk away from his first love.
“I’ve been fortunate to do a few things outside of the sports world that I’ve been enjoying doing, like getting on camera,” he explained. “The SNL stuff kind of opened up a new happiness and a new career path for me, but it’s funny for me to even say that at this point in my career because I think it’s so much further down the road than it is right now.”
During a press conference, Travis said that he wasn’t planning on retiring “anytime soon” and said he “really can’t put a timeframe” on his NFL exit.
“I’m going to do it until the wheels fall off,” he said. “I can definitely understand that it’s toward the end of the road [more] than the beginning of it. I just gotta make sure I’m set up for after football as well.”
Travis added that he still gets a lot of joy from his NFL career.
“I love coming to work every single day,” he said. “Obviously, I know there’s opportunities outside of football for me. I think you’ve gotta keep in perspective that I’m a little kid when I come in this building.”
January 2025
During an appearance on the Stephen A. Smith Show, Travis denied that he’s ready to retire at girlfriend Swift’s insistence.
“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Travis said. “She loves coming to Arrowhead [Stadium] and coming to the games and cheering for me, so I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.”
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In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Baldoni 40, claimed that Lively, 37, named a drink at the premiere afterparty “Ryle Can Wait.” (Baldoni played Ryle in the film, who abused Lively’s character, Lily.)
“Lively’s disastrous marketing efforts and tone-deaf press interviews and appearances backfired and led to widespread criticism of Lively’s promotional approach to the Film’s highly sensitive focus on domestic violence,” the docs state. “Past videos of Lively resurfaced online — videos that appeared to solidify public perception that Lively was an insensitive ‘mean girl’ who cared more about peddling her products than acknowledging the domestic violence survivor community. Social media commenters quickly pointed out that her tie-in of her alcohol beverages was in particularly poor taste, given the World Health Organization estimates that 55 percent of domestic violence incidents are linked to alcohol. Unbelievably, Lively made this harmful and irresponsible message worse by naming a drink at her premiere afterparty ‘Ryle You Wait.’”
“The suggestion that Wayfarer caused the online backlash against her is absurd given the evidence of her own insensitivity,” the court documents continued, denying Lively’s own claims that Baldoni and his production company attempted to tarnish her reputation.
In addition to acting in It Ends With Us, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, Lively also served as an executive producer. Baldoni, meanwhile, was the movie’s director.
In the suit, Baldoni also repeats claims that he was uninvited to the It Ends With Us afterparty and he organized a separate bash for his team in the basement of the movie theater.
“The Wayfarer afterparty, held separately from the celebrity event and attended by crew, family, and other Wayfarer friends, was a ‘dry’ gathering, in part to acknowledge the known negative relationship between alcohol and domestic violence,” the court filing reads. “It was attended by the entire Wayfarer team from Los Angeles and their friends and family. The atmosphere and tone of the Wayfarer afterparty were aligned with Baldoni’s vision for the Film, focusing on celebration and gratitude, despite being humiliated.”
The lawsuit featured images from the gathering, in which Baldoni, wife Emily and other colleagues were posed with their to-go drink cups of nonalcoholic beverages.
News broke in December 2024 that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work environment on the film set, in addition to attempting to besmirch her reputation. He vehemently denied the allegations.
In his recent court documents, Baldoni further refuted Lively’s allegations by citing their different perspectives to promote the film.
“Lively’s disastrous marketing efforts and tone-deaf press interviews and appearances backfired and led to widespread criticism of Lively’s promotional approach to the Film’s highly sensitive focus on domestic violence,” the filing reads. “Past videos of Lively resurfaced online — videos that appeared to solidify public perception that Lively was an insensitive ‘mean girl’ who cared more about peddling her products than acknowledging the domestic violence survivor community. Social media commenters quickly pointed out that her tie-in of her [Betty Booze] alcohol beverages was in particularly poor taste, given the World Health Organization estimates that 55% of domestic violence incidents are linked to alcohol.”
According to Baldoni, the criticism “could have been avoided” had Lively agreed to meet with the movie’s domestic violence partner organization, nomore.org. He allegedly offered Lively the option, but she refused.
In Lively’s filing last month, she claimed that promoted the film as agreed upon.
“Ms. Lively and other cast members were under a contractual obligation to render promotional services in accordance with the Marketing Plan,” her filing reads. “The Marketing Plan directed the cast to ‘focus more on Lily’s strength and resilience as opposed to describing the film as a story about domestic violence’ and to ‘avoid talking about this film that makes it feel sad or heavy [sic] — it’s a story of hope.’”
Lively later shared a list of resources on her social media pages after the film was released in August 2024.
The publicists named in Lively’s suit and Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman released separate statements on Thursday, January 16.
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media,” Freedman said in the statement. “It is clear based on our own all-out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real-time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
He continued, “Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power. Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
The publicists, meanwhile, noted in part: “It is devastating that we are forced to answer this viciously selfish ongoing litigation littered with documented and provable lies in the midst of the tragedy impacting California where we reside. “Five months ago, Ms. Lively chose to promote a film about domestic violence in a way that caused instant negative and organic backlash due to her own highly publicized actions. Instead of accepting responsibility, she decided to cruelly blame us. This malicious attack on private individuals by Ms. Lively and her team in which they chose to spoon-feed The New York Times with doctored, out of context and edited text messages in an effort to paint herself as a victim set off a chain of events that has been harmful beyond measure.”
Lively has not publicly addressed Baldoni’s latest claims but previously denounced similar accusations.
Amid the ongoing wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles, Jennifer Lopez is joining a coterie of chic and charitable celebrities who are opening up their closets to those affected in the area.
Lopez, 55, recently made a substantial clothing donation to the A List, a Los Angeles-based marketing agency that created a grassroots fire relief program that has been diligently collecting and distributing clothing and other essential items to families and others impacted by the fires.
On Monday, January 15, the A List took to Instagram Stories to share their excitement and appreciation, describing Lopez’s significant clothing donation as “generous,” and “beautiful.”
In a series of videos, they conveyed their heartfelt thanks, stating they were “beyond grateful” for her contribution and tagged the Unstoppable actress and singer in the social media post.
The agency also emphasized the scrappy nature of their relief efforts, highlighting that their work is driven by community support and direct action. They also shared that Lopez even included a personal note with her donation.
Lopez’s commitment to fire relief comes after she canceled several scheduled media appearances in New York City this week. She had been slated to appear on shows such as Today, The View, Live with Kelly and Mark and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Lopez joins a growing list of celebrities who are contributing to the relief efforts in various ways, including donating money, volunteering time and raising awareness. Halle Berry who made headlines last week when she shared she was donating her “entire closet” to those in need.
The Oscar-winner is collaborating with fellow actress Sharon Stone and +COOP, a home goods store in Beverly Hills, to promote efforts, collecting gently used clothing for men, women and children displaced by the fires.
“I’m packing up my entire closet and heading over to the COOP!” Berry, 58, said in a January 9 Instagram post. “If you live in the Southern California area, I urge you to do the same. This is something we can do right now today to help all of the displaced families that are in need of the basics today!”
The post included a video originally shared on Stone’s Instagram account the day before, in which Stone, 66, also spoke about promoting the COOP, before taking viewers inside the shop to show the relief effort in action in real time. “We have beautiful cashmere sweaters, jeans, new socks, shoes, clothes, blankets… you can come and shop, you can also come and donate.”
Like Lopez, Berry and Stone, that’s a fashion statement that we can and should all get behind.
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Kylie Kelce, just like Us, isn’t quite ready to give up TikTok in light of the potential governmental ban.
“There’s something that’s been weighing on me heavily over the past few days,” Kelce, 32, said on the Thursday, January 16, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “It looks like my favorite app, TikTok, might actually be going away for good. Hopefully, it doesn’t, and I can doom-scroll until the end of time. But, just in case, I want to properly pour one out for TikTok.”
Congress enacted the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act last year, which bans providers from “distributing, maintaining or updating” an app controlled by a foreign adversary. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company, and the U.S. government has been wary of potential espionage. (ByteDance claimed the proposed ban was a violation of First Amendment protections regarding free speech.)
The act was then taken to the Supreme Court, which has yet to formally rule on upholding the ban. If it indeed passes, then TikTok will need to be removed from smartphone app stores by Sunday, January 19.
While users like Us wait on SCOTUS’ ruling, Kelce is sharing her best memories of the app.
“I was a little late to the TikTok game. I joined sometime during the pandemic because I was sick of being sent TikToks by friends and not being able to watch them easily through the app,” Kylie, who is married to retired NFL star Jason Kelce, recalled. “Since then, almost three kids later, I’ve spent countless post-bedtime hours doom-scrolling. … Now, I have to ask myself, ‘What am I going to fill that time with?’”
Kylie further wondered if she should replace her TikTok time with reading … or watching Reels on Instagram.
“I’m not going back to Facebook. I refuse; that is a bottomless pit,” she quipped. “Do we bring back Vine? I did love the six seconds [and] it really caters to the ADHD in me. Do I let my own thoughts run wild? Definitely not.”
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According to Kylie, she will also have a “newborn soon as a distraction.” (She and Jason, 37, are expecting their fourth baby in 2025.)
“But, then, what do I do while the newborn’s eating?” Kylie added. “During this time of grave uncertainty, I’ll try to remember the good times like when I first heard @AshleyKnock say, ‘Hey f—ers.’ It was a beautiful moment. Or when I first saw Jeremy Scheck followed me. His food truly got my mom and I through the pandemic.”
In Baldoni’s new $400 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, which was obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni appeared to mention Swift, 34, and Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, while discussing Lively’s changes for the now infamous rooftop scene in their film It Ends With Us.
“Was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really does hep [sic] a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor),” Baldoni’s texts read alongside a winking face emoji. “You really are a talent across the board. Really excited nd [sic] grateful to do this together.”
According to the lawsuit, Lively allegedly replied but did not point out Baldoni’s mention of Reynolds, 48, or Swift.
“That’s very appreciated. And means a lot. I’m deeply inspired by the films and we’re gonna make outside of the success of the book,” the actress replied per the docs. “We have such an opportunity to not surprise people who love the book but reach an even bigger audience by making an undeniably dynamic and also commercial film.”
Swift was also apparently mentioned in a text message exchange between Baldoni and an executive from Sony Entertainment, which distributed It Ends With Us. The alleged conversation claimed that Lively was reaching out to Swift to use one of her songs for the film. (Swift’s 2020 track “My Tears Ricochet” was featured in the movie’s first trailer.)
“Blake is calling Taylor to approve the song. She of course reached out saying she is asking for time with … her editor,” read an alleged message from a contact named Sony Executive No. 1. “We know it was conditional on signing contract – but asking if you’ll reconsider so … can release this trailer and Blake does not change mind re calling Taylor Swift.”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of ‘It Ends with Us.’Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
In the docs, Baldoni claimed that an unnamed “megacelebrity” got involved in his and Lively’s behind the scenes drama. Baldoni alleged that Lively sent him a draft of the rooftop scene which “dramatically differed” from the original version. Baldoni’s lawsuit claimed that he “thanked” her for “her passion” but ultimately wanted the film’s moment to be “somewhere between the original version and Lively’s version.” Lively allegedly did not respond to him for “multiple days” before texting him back.
“Of course, didn’t feel great for me. Or [another megacelebrity friend and Ryan Reynolds]. To have my passion praised instead of my specific contribution,” Lively’s alleged message wrote.
It is unclear who the celebrity friend’s identity is.
Us has reached out to Lively and Swift for comment.
Baldoni filed the new lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, for $400 million in damages. The filing comes after he took legal action against The New York Times for libel and false light invasion of privacy. (Lively first sued Baldoni in December, claiming he was launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her and fostered a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni has denied the allegations.)
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media,” Balondi’s attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement to Us. “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret.”
The statement continued: “Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth. Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power. Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
Publicists affected by Lively’s lawsuit offered an additional statement.
“It is devastating that we are forced to answer this viciously selfish ongoing litigation littered with documented and provable lies in the midst of the tragedy impacting California where we reside. Five months ago Ms. Lively chose to promote a film about domestic violence in a way that caused instant negative and organic backlash due to her own highly publicized actions,” they said in a statement to Us. “Instead of accepting responsibility, she decided to cruelly blame us. This malicious attack on private individuals by Ms. Lively and her team in which they chose to spoon feed The New York Times with doctored, out of context and edited text messages in an effort to paint herself as a victim set off a chain of events that has been harmful beyond measure.”
The statement continued: “To be clear, Ms. Lively and her team initiated this smear campaign in the media for the sole intention of gaining undeserved public sympathy for her own missteps. Over the last month we have received death threats, abhorrent abuse and vile anti-semitic slurs hurled at us due to her decision to use us as scapegoats for her own choices promoting her film in which she made millions of dollars. With this filing, we lift our own curtain of what happens when the entitled weaponize power, fear and money to destroy, intimidate and bully those who get in their way.”
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Paige DeSorbo has her reasoning for not getting a breast augmentation.
DeSorbo, 32, opened up about deciding not to get a boob job during a Thursday, January 16, episode of her “Giggly Squad” podcast, which she co-hosts with Hannah Berner.
“Rest in peace to Denise Richards’ breast augmentations,” Berner, 33, said while kicking off the episode. “Two of her breast implants ruptured.” (Richards, 53, recalled her implants rupturing while chatting with Entertainment Weekly last week about season three of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. During a challenge, she jumped off a bridge and damaged her implants and now has to get surgery to either replace or “remove” them.)
DeSorbo replied, “I wonder if you know right when it happens. I wonder if you can feel it inside you, like, ‘I just popped a bag.’” The Summer House star then shared her thoughts on going under the knife to enhance her chest. “Here’s a reason I went against getting a boob job. “If something is going to happen medically, I know I’d be the type of body to be like, ‘We don’t want this’ and reject it.”
She continued, “That’s what happened to Paris Hilton! She got a boob job years ago, and her body rejected them and she got them taken out right away.”
DeSorbo might know some tea that is not public information because Hilton, 43, has consistently denied getting plastic surgery in the past.
“I feel really proud that I’m all natural,” Hilton said during a November 2024 podcast episode of the “Zach Sang Show.”
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“I’ve stayed out of the sun. I’ve never done any Botox, injectables, no surgery, nothing,” Hilton added.
This isn’t the first time DeSorbo has been candid about plastic surgery. In November 2024, she exclusively told Us Weekly that she plans to get a mini-facelift down the line.
“I feel like now that I’m 32 and I haven’t gotten Botox or fillers, catch me at 40 with just a mini facelift,” she said, noting she wants the same glow-up Christina Aguilera had.
Although Aguilera, 43, has not commented on getting a face lift, she has said that she uses Merz Aesthetics and Xeomin, an injectable that helps prevent frown lines. In March 2023, the singer told Allure, “I think we all can rely on a little help.”
Aguilera added: “I think it’s great to share and to be honest and open about what you’re doing — in your comfort zone, of course. I’ve always been a pretty open book about embracing my body, my looks and things like that.”
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Jessica Alba is speaking out following her split from her husband of 16 years, Cash Warren. In a statement shared via Instagram on Thursday, January 16, the actress and businesswoman revealed, “I’ve been on a journey of self-realization and transformation for years — both as an individual and in partnership with Cash. I’m proud of how we’ve grown in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.” Alba noted that she and Warren, who married in 2008 and share three children, will “forever be a family” and are “moving forward with love, kindness and respect for each other.” She concluded her message by requesting privacy for her family. News broke earlier this month that Alba and Warren had split, with a source later revealing to Us Weekly that the pair will file for divorce “soon.” A second insider told Us, “The marriage ran its course.” Keep reading for more exclusive updates and top stories:
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LeBron James gave one young Lakers fan a memory she’ll cherish for a lifetime.
During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, January 15, James, 40, acknowledged a girl sitting courtside in one of his No. 23 jerseys. The girl was overcome with emotion after being spotted by James — which the NBA icon found out about after checking his phone during the game.
“A family friend sent me the clip at halftime,” James told reporters after the game. “Thank goodness that I actually looked at my phone at halftime or I wouldn’t have even seen the reaction when I waved to her in the first half. I waved to her and got back to play.”
After the game was over, James made his way over to the fan and took a picture with her with his arm wrapped around her shoulder.
“To have that type of connection with someone where they can have that type of reaction, that’s what it’s all about,” James continued. “I’ve always tried to be a role model and someone that kids can look up to. Men, women, whatever the case might be. Try and make them proud if they come see me play, or if they’re not able to see me play, hopefully some of the things I do off the floor continue to inspire them.”
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James added, “That was a super dope moment. I have a little girl myself back home.“
The Lakers star shares daughter, Zhuri, 10, with his wife, Savannah James. The couple also share sons Bronny, 20, and Bryce, 17.
It has been a heavy couple of weeks for James, the Lakers and the city of Los Angeles in the wake of the wildfires that have ravaged large parts of southern California.
“I have a couple of dear friends that have lost their homes in the [Pacific] Palisades,” James said after the game on Wednesday. “Obviously, my heart goes out to all of the families, all across not only the Palisades, but all across L.A. County and all the surrounding areas because of the fire.”
James added, “It’s been a lot of emotions. Kind of been off. Personally, I’ve been off. I’ve just been completely off for obvious reasons, but hopefully things are contained or continue to be contained. And hopefully, at some point, we can start to push forward and move forward and put it behind us and rebuild our city, rebuild this beautiful city.”
Lakers head coach, JJ Redick, was one of those directly impacted, losing his family’s home in the Palisades neighborhood.
“I went through most of the village and it’s all gone, and I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that,” Redick, 40, told reporters on Friday, January 10. “Our home is gone.”
Redick continued, “We were renting for the year to try to figure out where we wanted to be long-term. Everything we owned that was of any importance to us, almost 20 years together as a couple and 10 years of parenting, was in that house. There’s certain things that you can’t replace, that will never be replaced.”
The rookie coach shared the home with his wife, Chelsea Redick, and their two sons: Knox, 10, and Kai, 8.
His wife, Sarah Wright Olsen, shared a carousel of photos via Instagram on Friday, January 10, highlighting the damage to the couple’s neighborhood.
“It’s impossible to put into words these last few days. We are together and safe and surrounded by love,” she wrote in the caption. “Thank you to uncle Dave and aunt Dani who took in so many of us. We lost our home. It was one of the first areas to go.”
Eric, 47, and Sarah, 41, share three kids, Wyatt Oliver, 11, Esmé Olivia, 8, and Winter Story, 4.
“Our kids have said ‘we all took our first steps there,’” the post continued. “It’s so hard to say goodbye to our gorgeous town, our special school and this place we have loved for 13 years. But we are so so grateful we are together and for the outpouring of love.”
“We have received so many messages from friends offering their homes, food, clothing, hugs, things for the kids, support and we are just blown away, ,” she added. “It’s what keeps making us tear up. Thank you it means so much to us. More soon. .”
Sarah’s post has accrued more than 1,200 comments, with numerous celebrities sending well-wishes to the family.
“I cannot imagine how you’re feeling right now,” wrote actress Robin Tunney. “You are such a strong and [solid] family unit, I know you will thrive but that can’t make the shock any easier right now.”
Hilary Duff added, “Oh my my my. sending mountains of love,” while Christie Brinkley commented, “So sorry to see this but so glad you are all safely together. ”
The Los Angeles wildfires have killed at least 27 people to date and destroyed more than 12,300 structures. The Pacific Palisades fire, which was 22 percent contained as of Thursday, January 16, has affected many celebrities as it swept through the affluent residential neighborhood. In addition to Eric and his family, Paris Hilton, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, Billy Crystal, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and more have lost their homes.
Many, including those who have either had to evacuate or seen their homes burn down entirely, have stepped up to help those in need during the fires. Jamie Lee Curtis, who said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month that “everything” in her community had been destroyed, has pledged $1 million to relief efforts.
Eva Longoria and Beyoncé are among the other celebrities to make seven-figure contributions, while some have pitched in by donating their time and supplies. Jay Leno spent time on Monday, January 13, serving food to Los Angeles firefighters, while Jessica Alba helped nonprofit Baby2Baby prepare fire relief hygiene kits for children.
According to the filing obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni, 40, is accusing Lively, 37, her publicist, Leslie Sloane, and Ryan Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and other claims. The actor is seeking damages of $400 million.
Following the lawsuit, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, shared in a statement to Us, “This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media.”
The statement continued, “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
“Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power,” the statement read. “Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
The “publicists affected by Lively” also released a lengthy statement on Thursday. “It is devastating that we are forced to answer this viciously selfish ongoing litigation littered with documented and provable lies in the midst of the tragedy impacting California where we reside,” they began.
“Five months ago Ms. Lively chose to promote a film about domestic violence in a way that caused instant negative and organic backlash due to her own highly publicized actions,” the statement continued. “Instead of accepting responsibility, she decided to cruelly blame us. This malicious attack on private individuals by Ms. Lively and her team in which they chose to spoon feed The New York Times with doctored, out of context and edited text messages in an effort to paint herself as a victim set off a chain of events that has been harmful beyond measure.” (The New York Times has stated they stand by their reporting.)
“To be clear, Ms. Lively and her team initiated this smear campaign in the media for the sole intention of gaining undeserved public sympathy for her own missteps,” the statement read. “Over the last month we have received death threats, abhorrent abuse and vile anti-semitic slurs hurled at us due to her decision to use us as scapegoats for her own choices promoting her film in which she made millions of dollars. With this filing, we lift our own curtain of what happens when the entitled weaponize power, fear and money to destroy, intimidate and bully those who get in their way.”
Us reached out to Lively’s rep, fellow defendant Sloane, for comment.
Keep reading to see some of the accusations made in Baldoni’s new filing:
Justin Baldoni’s Experience Dealing With Blake Lively’s ‘Dragons’
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At one point in the process of making It Ends With Us, Lively seemingly sent Baldoni a new script for the infamous rooftop scene in the book (adapted from the novel by Colleen Hoover of the same name). When the actor expressed “mild resistance” to the idea, he allegedly received pressure from Reynolds, 48, and an unnamed “megacelebrity friend” to approve of the new pages.
“Baldoni felt obliged to text Lively to say that he had liked her pages and hadn’t needed Reynolds and her megacelebrity friend to pressure him,” court documents stated. “Lively responded that the two were her ‘dragons.’”
According to Baldoni, it was then he realized he was not just dealing with Lively. “He was also facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him,” court documents stated.
Did Blake Lively Read the ‘It Ends With Us’ Book?
According to Baldoni, Lively had a “fundamental lack of understanding” of the book Hoover, 45, originally wrote that inspired the movie. “This came as no surprise to her worried colleagues, given that, even well into production, Lively had not even read the book,” the lawsuit alleged.
While court documents say Lively later claimed she read the book, text evidence shows she had not read the book “well into production.” She even tried to “Google” the color of her character’s hair rather than pick up the book, court documents allege.
Blake Lively Suggests Justin Baldoni Needs a Nose Job
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In court documents, Baldoni recalled filming a scene with Lively where she apologized for the smell of her spray tan and body makeup. Baldoni responded, “It smells good,” and continued acting. (In Lively’s paperwork filed last month, she told a different story about Baldoni’s remark, claiming: “At one point, he leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘It smells so good.’ None of this was remotely in character, or based on any dialogue in the script, and nothing needed to be said because, again, there was no sound.”)
Baldoni alleged in his latest filing that Lively soon “began to joke about Baldoni’s nose, which he laughed off and joked in turn, even as Lively joked that he should get plastic surgery.”
“While on the one hand, Lively accuses Baldoni of making comments about her appearance, on the other she made derogatory comments about Baldoni’s appearance, telling him he should undergo rhinoplasty (a nose job) – something Baldoni has publicly expressed insecurities about and has discussed on an episode of his podcast, ‘Man Enough,’ exploring the topic of body dysmorphia,” court documents stated. “Lively’s comment about Baldoni’s nose is also captured on camera. Baldoni, rather than write down a list of grievances against Lively, brushed it off and moved on with the scene.”
Blake Lively Serves Her Lawsuit When Justin Baldoni Evacuates Wildfires
According to court documents, Lively served her lawsuit on Baldoni as he evacuated his homes during the recent Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month.
“On a day when Defendants were gathering their kids and pets, preparing ‘go bags’ and monitoring evacuation orders while fearing for their homes, Lively — from the safety of her penthouse in New York — deployed process servers in the midst of these troubling times,” Baldoni’s team alleged in court documents.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Demand Justin Baldoni Apologize
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Shortly after It Ends With Us premiered, Lively and Reynolds allegedly “demanded” Baldoni publicly apologize for “mistakes” during production “in order to deflect the avalanche of negative media coverage of Lively.”
According to court documents, the couple drafted a statement that Baldoni was ordered to read before the “gloves would come off.”
Baldoni ultimately “refused to apologize for sins [he] had never committed.”
Blake Lively Didn’t Meet With Domestic Violence Organization
According to court documents, one percent of the film’s proceeds would be donated in support of survivors of domestic abuse. No More, an organization dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence by increasing awareness, inspiring action, and fueling culture change, would be chosen as the recipient.
Baldoni’s team alleged in court documents that Lively “refused the opportunity to meet with No More, despite playing the lead role in a movie centered on themes of survival and resilience in the face of domestic abuse.” He also claimed Lively was irresponsible with her promotion of the film, pointing out that her alcohol line, Betty Booze, was involved in some of the marketing, which he found problematic as domestic violence statistics link alcohol and abuse. “Unbelievably, Lively made this harmful and irresponsible message worse by naming a drink at her premiere afterparty ‘Ryle You Wait,’” he wrote in the docs.
Lively previously stated in her filings that she followed Sony’s lead to promote the movie with an emphasis on a message of hope rather than domestic violence. She later shared resources on her social media for victims.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Friendship Early in the Process
Before Lively found herself in a legal battle with her It Ends With Us costar, Baldoni recalled the days when their working relationship grew close with the actress knowing his tea order. (Based on text messages included in court documents, Baldoni prefers hot matcha.)
“Baldoni and Lively shared stories and pictures from their lives, commiserated over family illnesses and exchanged jokes and memes,” court documents stated. “Baldoni offered concern and support when Lively faced family health concerns. They texted almost daily, and a friendly banter established a comfortable dynamic that, under typical circumstances, would have made working together easy.”
The documents include their alleged friendly texts, with Lively telling Baldoni, “Thank you for your collaboration. I’m really proud of what we’re doing.”
When Baldoni replied with, “I like sentimental Blake,” Lively responded with, “Never met her.” He followed up with “I also like ass—- Blake.” The actress replied, “I’ve met her.”
Over time, however, Baldoni alleged that Lively began inserting herself into the production process in “intrusive ways well beyond the scope of her contractual entitlements.”
Blake Lively’s Expensive Taste in Fashion
Lively allegedly ignored the director’s vision for her character when picking out her looks for the movie. “At one point, Lively insisted that her character ‘had money’ and could afford $5,000 shoes—despite being a fledgling small business owner,” court documents alleged.
According to the lawsuit, Lively also often refused to participate in wardrobe fittings at a production office 15 minutes from her home. Instead, “she insisted that the costume department pack up wardrobe and deliver it to her personal residence,” which took time and money.
Blake Lively Allegedly Makes Filmmakers Create New Score
During the making of It Ends With Us, Baldoni claims Lively replaced the film’s editors with her own choice, forcing the original hires to be let go.
Baldoni’s lawsuit also alleged Lively replaced the film’s award-winning composer with a composer from Reynolds’ recent project “even though the film’s composer had already finished the score, with an orchestra.”
As a result, Baldoni’s lawsuit claims, “Sony found themselves in the unprecedented and uncomfortable predicament of having two competing versions of the film.” The studio later agreed to do an official audience test of both versions. According to the suit, Baldoni’s cut “scored significantly higher with key audience demographics.”
Blake Lively’s Influence Over Justin Baldoni’s Costars
Lively allegedly “induced” It Ends With Us cast members “to shun Baldoni, in an early attempt to give fans the impression that Baldoni had committed an egregious sin,” court documents stated.
The lawsuit also noted that Lively, Reynolds, Hoover and other cast members unfollowed Baldoni on social media.
“Lively was leaving what she had earlier referred to as ‘crumbs,’” Baldoni’s team alleged in court documents, “a social media strategy she had learned from a close celebrity friend: to give fans just enough to allow them to come to their own conclusions.”
After Lively filed her complaint against Baldoni in December 2024, costars including Hoover, Jenny Slate and Brandon Sklenar expressed their support for the actress online.
News broke on Thursday, January 16, that Baldoni, 40, his studio and other plaintiffs sued Lively, 37, Reynolds, 48, and her publicist, Leslie Sloane, for $400 million in damages.
In one portion of the 120-page lawsuit, which was obtained by Us Weekly, Baldoni alleged that Lively “continued to break character” in a montage scene and “speak as herself rather than as Lily, which was extremely confusing for Baldoni.”
“Lively apologized for the smell of her spray tan and body makeup. Baldoni responded, ‘It smells good,’ and continued acting, slow dancing as he believed his character would with his partner, which requires some amount of physical touching,” the filing read. (In Lively’s December 2024 lawsuit against Baldoni, she claimed of the same scene, “At one point, he leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘It smells so good.’ None of this was remotely in character, or based on any dialogue in the script, and nothing needed to be said because, again, there was no sound — Mr. Baldoni was caressing Mr. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni’s response was, ‘I’m not even attracted to you.’”)
According to Baldoni, “Lively took them out of character again and began to joke about Baldoni’s nose, which he laughed off and joked in turn, even as Lively joked that he should get plastic surgery,” his lawsuit stated.
The lawsuit included a footnote, which read, “Lively alleges Baldoni inappropriately commented on her physical appearance. It was the other way around.” (The footnote was referring to Lively’s December 2024 lawsuit, where she sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and alleged he body-shamed her on set. Baldoni denied all allegations.)
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Baldoni’s Thursday filing claims that despite Lively alleging the scene was filmed without sound, he was wearing a microphone during the scene — and that the exchange between him and Lively is captured on camera.
“Any suggestion that this scene was filmed in any manner other than pure professionalism by Baldoni is unequivocally countered with actual evidence,” the filing read. “Her allegation of sexual harassment is a documented and knowingly fabricated lie.”
Baldoni referenced Lively’s alleged “derogatory comments” about his appearance later in the lawsuit, claiming that he “has publicly expressed insecurities about and has discussed on an episode of his podcast, ‘Man Enough,’ exploring the topic of body dysmorphia.”
“Lively’s comment about Baldoni’s nose is also captured on camera,” the lawsuit read. “Baldoni, rather than write down a list of grievances against Lively, brushed it off and moved on with the scene.”
After the lawsuit, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, shared in a statement to Us, “This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media.”
The statement continued, “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
“Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power,” the statement read. “Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
Us reached out to Lively’s rep, defendant Sloane, for comment.
After rumors began swirling of a rift between Baldoni and Lively on the set of It Ends With Us, The New York Times broke the news that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment. Baldoni denied all accusations against him made in the December 2024 lawsuit.
Baldoni, among 10 plaintiffs, fired back in a lawsuit days later and sued The New York Times $250 million for its coverage of Lively’s accusations. (A spokesperson for the The New York Times told Us at the time that the outlet is planning to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”)
Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni the same day in a New York federal court which mirrored her earlier claims that had been filed with the California Civil Rights Department.
Omar Apollo is letting it all hang out as he celebrates a milestone for his debut movie.
“Queer available on streaming now for all the dLs that didn’t wanna go to theatre ,” Apollo, 27, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, January 15, with a revealing shot from the film.
In the post, Apollo appears nearly nude as he films a scene alongside Daniel Craig in a hotel room. The actor did cover up his genitals with an emoji.
“What platform?” Troye Sivan asked in the comments section. Actor Hari Nef added, “Finally I can stream in peace.”
While many followers appeared excited about the social media moment, Apollo also faced some critics. He chose to address them in a separate post.
“I’m losing followers for posting this,” he wrote via his Instagram Story. “Unfollow me if ur a homophobe. You’re not my target audience. I will never make myself ‘palatable.’ This isn’t my life, I AM life. Stupid.”
Based on the novel of the same name by Willam S. Burroughs, Queer tells the story of William Lee (Craig), a United States expatriate living in Mexico City who becomes obsessed with another young American named Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey).
Journeying together into the jungle, Lee sees the possibility of an intimate and infinite love. Apollo’s unnamed character, however, serves as an introduction to the darker side of desire.
Before filming an intimate scene with Craig, Apollo took steps to make sure his body was in shape for the big-screen moment.
“I had to get on the soup diet,” he told Interview in September 2024. “[Director] Luca [Guadagnino] did not tell me to lose weight, but when you’re about to have a sex scene with Daniel Craig, you’re like, ‘Oh, dude, I can’t be looking off.’”
Apollo said he lost 20 pounds because he read in the script that his character “had a flat brown stomach.”
“I was like, ‘Damn, I’m actually not flat right now,’” he shared. “I had to get it together, and I was on tour with SZA. Luckily, I didn’t have that many lines.”
Looking back on the filming experience, Apollo has nothing but good things to say about his costar.
“[Daniel’s] had a prolific career and is a very revered actor,” Apollo shared with Them in November 2024. “I knew that he wasn’t going to be intimidated by the scene I was doing with him.”
Queer is streaming now on Prime Video, iTunes and other digital retailers.
