Social media was abuzz with dating rumors, drama and more in 2023, and some celebrities couldn’t resist speaking up themselves.
Travis Kelce‘s grateful shout-out to Erin Andrews And Kim Kardashian‘s ode to her iconic crying face was enough to keep us laughing all year, but they weren’t the only stars who got a little creative in the comments section.
By Serena Williams And Blake Lively Unpleasant Dear Schreiber And Taste Taste, Hollywood’s favorites gave us a lesson in playful pot stirring and gentle frying. Some stars even used the answers as a place to take their photo (we see you, Sharon Stone).
Scroll down to relive the funniest celeb interactions in the comments section of 2023:
Travis Kelce owes Erin Andrews ‘Big Time’
Kelce gave credit to Andrews and her podcast cohost, Charissa Thompsonafter pitching him as a potential love interest for Taylor Swift during their “Calm Down” show in August, a month after he publicly called out Swift on his own “New Heights” podcast. The couple was first spotted together in September, much to Andrews and Thompson’s delight.
“😂😂You two are something else!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I owe you a lot!!” Kelce commented on a clip of “Calm Down” shared via Instagram in October. The show’s official account teasingly replied: “@killatrav we’re doing what we can. This is what we are here for! 😘.”
Liev Schreiber has no time for scandal
Bravo fans weren’t surprised at the time Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix was profiled by The New York Times in May – two months after her ex-boyfriend Tom SandovalThe now infamous fraud scandal broke the internet, but Schreiber wasn’t particularly interested. “Is this news?” he asked in the comments section of the newspaper’s Instagram post promoting the interview.
Reality TV fans weren’t happy with the diss, including the podcast host Danny Pellegrino, who joked that Schreiber was officially on his “arch-enemies” list after the shady comment. “Sincere apologies to you and Ms. Madix,” Schreiber responded. “I didn’t know I was participating [the] entertainment department.”
Selena Gomez reveals ‘facts’ about Benny Blanco’s romance
In early December, fans began to wonder if Gomez and Blanco were more than just musical collaborators — and Gomez didn’t hesitate to confirm the rumors. “Facts,” she replied after the Instagram account @popfactions posted about the dating speculation. She later doubled down, calling Blanco “the best thing that ever happened to me.”
Some social media users were skeptical about the relationship, but Gomez quickly shut them down. “He’s still better than anyone I’ve been with. Facts,” she wrote in a separate comment, which further revealed that she and Blanco had been dating for “six months.”
Gomez clapped back once again, reminding the haters, “If you don’t feel free to say what you want. But I will never allow your words to rule my life. Ever. I’m ready. if you can’t accept me at my happiest, don’t participate [my] no life at all.”
Vanessa Hudgens cries over Austin Butler’s Elvis voice
Butler’s enduring dedication to embodying Elvis Presley remained meme-worthy long after Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis was released in 2022. Social media users even caught Butler’s ex Hudgens — who previously said she was the one who convinced him to play Presley — joining in on the fun.
“He went to the Lady Gaga school of acting during the Oscar campaign,” read the caption of a January Instagram post, with a screenshot of a headline about Butler’s speaking voice still sounding like Presley. Hudgens quickly responded, writing “Crying” in the comments section.
Joe Jonas celebrates his own birthday
When Jonas turned 34 in August, he was one of the first to send himself congratulations. The official Jonas Brothers account shared a photo of the singer and encouraged fans to send him a birthday message in the comments section, and Jonas obliged. “Congratulations buddy!” He wrote. “Love you!”
Kim Kardashian Sympathizes With Katy Perry’s ‘Ugly Cry Face’
After Perry shared a zoomed-in GIF of herself crying behind the American Idol at the judges’ table, Kardashian quickly intervened with some reassuring words.
“Hi this is my ugly cry face,” Perry captioned her original video, with Kardashian noting in the comments section, “We all have one.”
Her joke referred to the viral Keeping up with the Kardashians moment when the founder of Skims lost her diamond earring in the ocean. Although Kardashian has called the oft-remembered moment “so old” (and assured fans that she found the earring off-camera), the GIF of her screaming into the ocean will likely live on until 2024.
Ellen Pompeo has thoughts on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ leftovers
The Writers’ Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes transformed the entertainment industry in 2023, with support from major players like Pompeo further strengthening the cause.
Netflix’s official TikTok account shared a series of throwback images of Pompeo Grey’s anatomy character, Meredith Gray, with recognizable captions over it. In the final photo, Gray sobs hysterically, saying, “Me when Meredith says choose me, choose me, love me,” which harkens back to one of the show’s most beloved moments.
Pompeo took to the network’s comments section to draw attention to a demand outlined by the union’s strike. “Me too, if @netflix doesn’t pay the actors residuals, holla, let’s talk,” she wrote, receiving praise from many fans.
Sharon Stone thirsts for Bad Bunny in our comments section
We weekly‘s own comments section is banging, if we say so ourselves. In one memorable (and pithy) comment, Stone responded Bad bunny‘s NSFW shower selfie.
Referring to our headline about how fans Photoshopped their own faces onto the singer’s steamy photo, Stone deadpanned, “Wishful thinking. It could break your VCR, or so I’m told.”
Not only did her response leave us reeling, but other celebrities joined in and marveled at the comment, including Selling sunset‘S Christine Quinnwho dropped a GIF into the chain.
Blake Lively continues to troll Ryan Reynolds
It’s clear that Lively and Reynolds’ love language is teasing each other, especially online.
In the comments section of one of Lively’s posts — a vibrant postpartum bikini photo — a fan wondered, “How did you have four kids??? 🔥🔥🔥,” referring to her physique. The Gossip Girl alum responded hilariously by tagging her personal trainer, Don Saladino, instead of Reynolds. In the same comment, she pretended to correct herself.
“Wait. No. It’s not like that. He’s not the father,” she wrote. “He’s just the one who helps me fit into (some of) my clothes again afterward. He’s an even better person and friend then trainer. And that says a lot. ♥️.”
Flavor Flav brings Uncle Vibes to Billie Eilish’s Clapback Post
Of convincing us on TikTok that Swift’s Reputation (Taylor’s version) would come to defend his “tasteful” rendition of the national anthem this fall, Flav was not afraid to stir things up on social media in 2023. But he also used his keyboard skills to advocate for others.
He showed love for fellow musician Eilish, who shouted Variety for “outing [her] on a red carpet” in the caption of an Instagram dump featuring a photo of her and the rapper. In a post that has apparently been deleted, Flav fearlessly stepped into the heated comments section of the post.
“I’m just here to remind everyone how to be happy, that’s what I was made for!!!” he wrote, referencing Eilish’s song on the Barbie soundtrack.
Other celebrities also chimed in in the comments, including LGBTQIA+ advocates Tyler the Creator, Hunter Schafer And Jonathan Van Ness.