ETHAN SLATER’S WIFE BREAKS SILENCE ON ARIANA GRANDE ROMANCE RUMORS: The romance rumors surrounding Ariana Grande and her Wicked costar Ethan Slater have all but been confirmed as true. Slater’s wife, Lilly Jay, whom he filed for divorce from on Wednesday (July 26th), spoke with Page Six about the pair’s relationship. “Ariana’s the story really. Not a girl’s girl,” Jay said. “My family is just collateral damage.” She added that she’s focused on being a “good mom” to the child she welcomed with Slater last year, and that “the story is her and Dalton”—referring to Gomez’s split from her husband, Dalton Gomez.
SIMU LIU ADDRESSES VIRAL RED-CARPET MOMENT WITH RYAN GOSLING AT ‘BARBIE’ PREMIERE: A video capturing a seemingly awkward moment between two Kens, Simu Liu and Ryan Gosling, at the Barbie premiere has been making the rounds on social media. Liu took to his Instagram stories on Thursday (July 27th) to squash the speculation. “I'd beach off with this Kenadian again in a heartbeat,” he wrote alongside a photo of the pair together. “He is the best human in every way, especially when he jokes around with us on the carpet and on set, infecting all of us with his Kenergy.” The Kim’s Convenience actor added, “Now let's get back to the issues that matter, like supporting our striking actors and writers fighting for fair wages!”
ALEXA NIKOLAS DETAILS ‘GROSS’ AND ‘INTENSE’ INCIDENT WITH JONAH HILL: The Walking Dead actress Alexa Nikolas further described Jonah Hill allegedly slamming her into a door and kissing her when she was a teenager on Wednesday’s (July 26th) episode of the Off the Rails podcast. This incident allegedly took place at Justin Long‘s house during a party in 2008. “He didn’t say anything. He just slams me across the door,” she said. “He just put his tongue right in my mouth. I just remember it moving around. It was really intense.” The Zoey 101 actress added, “I just remember being startled and kind of just grossed out … And I tried to push him away, and I did actually. He did end up backing away. And I remember turning around and running upstairs.”