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Allie Jones is a freelance writer who covers celebrity, culture, and influence. She publishes the weekly celebrity gossip newsletter Gossip Time and has been contributing to the Cut since 2016.

  1. celebrity relationships
    Can Someone Explain These Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Cheating Rumors?Random gossip about the couple, once found only on obsessive Reddit threads, has hit the mainstream.
  2. keeping up with the royals
    What Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Doing for Money Now?Checking in on the power couple’s ever-evolving career paths.
  3. niche drama
    What’s the Deal With the Viral Influencer Couple Who ‘Boycotted’ Father’s Day?A Matt and Abby Howard primer.
  4. celebrity breakups?
    43rd Ryder Cup - Previews
    Why Am I So Obsessed With Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll’s Canceled Divorce?Consider me a pro-golf fan.
  5. celebrity
    A Tour Through All the Cyrus Family DramaMiley is on the outs with Billy Ray? Billy Ray is on the outs with Firerose? Tish married her daughter Noah’s ex? A closer look at the familial drama.
  6. bravoholics
    A Reality-TV Breakup Is Better for Business Than a Reality-TV WeddingFor these Summer House exes, the cost of canceling their big TV wedding was nothing compared to the ratings and spon-con deals on the other side.
  7. bennifer
    Was This J.Lo’s Plan All Along?A marriage in crisis isn’t not a good excuse to get out of work.
  8. celebrity breakups
    AFI FEST 2015 Presented By Audi Opening Night Gala Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "By the Sea" - Arrivals
    Why Aren’t Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Divorced Yet?Untangling the sticky and wildly expensive legal mess that has kept these two exes in both the courtroom and the tabloids for eight years.
  9. celebrity
    So What Are All of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Hip Pastors Up To?Checking in on Hollywood’s favorite Evangelical preachers.
  10. celebrity breakups
    2019 Winter TCA Tour - FOX - Arrivals
    Every Truly Wild Detail From Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s DivorceAt least one baked potato was harmed. So far.
  11. taylor swift
    Who’s in Taylor Swift’s Squad Now?Place your bets on those Tortured Poets Department music-video cameos.
  12. bravoholics
    The Valley - Season 1
    Everyone on The Valley Needs to Read Fair PlayThe Vanderpump Rules spinoff is a boozy reality show about … the unequal division of household labor in heterosexual marriages?
  13. royals
    The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend Gala Dinner To Support East Anglia's Children's Hospices' Nook Appeal
    Who Is Rose Hanbury and Why Can’t Kate Middleton Escape Her?Those pesky rumors of an affair between Prince William and the Marchioness of Cholmondeley are back.
  14. parenting
    Anonymous young woman taking care of her baby while working at home with smartphone
    A Compendium of the Strangest Newborn-Baby Content on TikTokPerhaps that 2-month-old would sleep better if you didn’t have a ring light trained on him.
  15. relationships
    What Does the Postseason Look Like for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?Now that our collective honeymoon phase is over, what now?
  16. the internet
    Who Is That Model Making Homemade Cereal on TikTok?A Nara Smith primer.
  17. culture
    Which New Celebrity Couples Will Make It Through 2024?I’m pulling for Meryl and Martin, personally.
  18. year in review
    2023 Was the Year Celebrity Divorces Got Real MessyA look back at the last 12 months of court filings, anonymous sources, and pap strolls with Taylor Swift.
  19. year in review
    A Tabloid Timeline of Taylor Swift’s Most Chaotic YearIt’s been an era, if you will.
  20. sports!
    A Guide to the Famous NFL Girlfriends Not Named TaylorFor all you new football newbies watching from the sidelines.
  21. bachelor nation
    ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Is the Same Old ShowSo much looked familiar — except maybe the names. Instead of a collection of Kaylees and Ashleighs, we got Peggy, Nancy, and Kathy.
  22. celebrity
    A Bianca Censori PrimerThe woman inside the pantyhose.
  23. celebrity
    The Curious History of Kendall Jenner’s Very Private Dating LifeAccording to “sources,” of course.
  24. keeping up with the royals
    Harry and Meghan Are Not Getting Divorced and They Want You to Know All About ItA close read of the Montecito residents’ PR strategy against the headlines.
  25. snacks
    Eating $44 Grilled Cheese With BarbieDinner at the Malibu Barbie Café in Manhattan is an “experience.”
  26. celebrity marriages
    A Bennifer Year in ReviewIt’s been exactly 365 days since Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck first tied the knot. (They did it again four weeks later.) Let’s reminisce.
  27. culture
    The Return of the Messy Celebrity DivorceThese exes have traded in conscious uncoupling for something more acrimonious, and, truthfully, it’s refreshing.
  28. niche drama
    Ariana Won Bravo’s Super BowlOn last night’s much-hyped Vanderpump Rules finale, producers finally gave us what we’d been waiting for: Ariana Madix’s big moment. She nailed it.
  29. scandals
    The Great Vanderpump Rules Podcast BoomTalking about Scandoval has become big business for the Bravo cast. What’s everyone going to do when the season ends?
  30. it’s over
    Everyone Announces Their Divorce Like a Celebrity NowA close read of the genre.
  31. the bachelor
    No More RosesEven the contestants know The Bachelor sucks now. So why is anyone still signing up?
  32. the bachelor
    Who Will Win The Bachelor?After a handful of Zoom dates, Zach is back in action, but who will come out on top?
  33. bachelor nation
    Crunching the Numbers on the New Season of The BachelorAccording to @bachelordata, keep your eye on Victoria J.
  34. year in review
    Celeb-Backed Products Got Wild This YearWould you buy a $2,000 cashmere shirt from Brad Pitt? How about an antimicrobial sponge from Eva Mendes?
  35. the bachelorette
    The Bachelorette Finale Was a Chaotic MessWe saw two proposals, but did they both last?
  36. the bachelorette
    Why Do the Bachelorette Producers Insist on Two Proposals?Two Bachelorettes, two proposals, and a whole lot of misery.
  37. the bachelorette
    ‘The Bachelorette’ Contestants Get a Little Too Real During Fantasy SuitesThe artifice of this show is crumbling — and the contestants are well aware.
  38. the bachelorette
    ‘The Bachelorette’ Producers Had Better Let Gabby Have Her Happy EndingThe first Fantasy Suite episode ended in tears.
  39. the bachelorette
    The Bachelorette’s Male Contestants Try to Make Sense of Their Bad BehaviorThe “Men Tell All” special was one big apology tour.
  40. the bachelorette
    The Most Frenetic Hometown Dates in Bachelorette HistoryProducers tried and failed to speed through seven of them.
  41. the bachelorette
    The Realest Bachelorette Rejection of All TimeThis episode felt like a big step forward for the franchise.
  42. the bachelorette
    So, Who’s Going to Win The Bachelorette(s)?Mid-season front-runners have emerged.
  43. the bachelorette
    This Season’s Bachelorette Villain Finally EmergesDouble the Bachelorettes, double the villains.
  44. the bachelorette
    The Bachelorette Producers Find a Way to Humiliate Their StarsThe two Bachelorettes get rejected over and over again for no reason.
  45. the bachelorette
    Did Rachel Make a Big Mistake Signing Up for This Bachelorette Duet?Looks like she already wants to quit.
  46. the bachelorette
    There’s No Way This ‘Two Bachelorettes’ Thing Is Going to WorkThe season premiere of The Bachelorette(s) was a mess.
  47. lists
    A Taxonomy of the Essential Post-Bachelor Reality-TV Dating ShowsAll the competitive and manufactured romance and heartbreak since the original rose-bearer.
  48. recap
    Gabby and Rachel, Our New Bachelorettes, Saved Us From The Bachelor FinaleSo long, Clayton and Clayton’s patterned ties.
  49. recap
    Even the Bachelor’s Parents Are Mad at HimClayton somehow screws things up even more on last night’s part one of The Bachelor finale.
  50. recap
    How Did the Most Boring Bachelor of All Time Mess This Up So Badly?Clayton ends his fantasy-suite sex fest by … screaming at his No. 1 pick.
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