By Lainey Bobainey | Pajiba Love | June 8, 2025
Got a half hour? Trust me, you’ll want to listen to Wanda Sykes’ acceptance speech at the CCA Awards of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television. If you haven’t the time, here’s a summary: Wanda Sykes delivers epic 26-minute acceptance speech, mentions every other winner at event and speaks up for trans people - (CNN)
High School student Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles and was just seconds away from the finish line, when she tripped. Her gymnastics training kicked in, and you’ll want to watch this, too. - (Facebook)
Lars von Trier, not exactly the most well-liked director, apparently trashed Ron Howard to Bryce Dallas Howard in order to elicit her anger, and threw water in her face (and she, in turn, threw water right back in his). - (The Times UK)
29-year-old Florence Pugh and her chin hair are adorable! Who is going to tell her about perimenopause/menopause and chin hair… so much chin hair. - (PEOPLE)
Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out David Byrne for Scorching ‘Burning Down the House’ (And Does Some of His Dance Moves) at Gov Ball - (Billboard)
Kristin Davis (emphatically) addresses rumors that she and Chris Noth once dated - (E!)
New MiMi! Oh, it’s like the heavens knew I needed a gift! - (Lainey Gossip)
Ok, jelly shoes were a terrible thing in the ’80s, and unless the technology has been supremely updated to make them vastly different, no jelly shoe should cost more than $12. Fight me. - (The Cut)
In 1995, Vanity Fair launched its inaugural Hollywood Issue, featuring the decade’s biggest A-Listers, icons from the golden age, and, uh, Nancy Reagan. Kayleigh delved into it over on her newsletter! - (Gossip Reading Club)
Tom Hiddleston & Zawe Ashton are expecting their second child - (Celebitchy)
Because we can’t have anything nice, Bake Off champion Nadiya Hussain announced the BBC has cancelled her show. - (Deadline)
From Roxana: Food is always political, example infinity. - (The New Yorker)
June is Pride Month, and Cannonballers are reading queer books and books by queer authors all year. This is a difficult year for LGBTQ+ communities worldwide, so Cannonball Read wants to be extra loud in its love of LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and reviewers. What are you recommending people read for Pride Month? (Cannonball Read 17)
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