--- ---  # Lauren Graham Sets Those _Gilmore Girls_ Coffee Rumors Straight by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 2, 2016 4:17 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 2, 2016 4:17 PM UTC [Lauren Graham](http://time.com/4483959/gilmore-girls-lauren-graham-sneakily-feminist/) may be, as Stephen Colbert described her, a “Golden Globe-nominated actress and author known for her roles on _Gilmore Girls_, _Parenthood_ and [_Gilmore Girls_,](http://time.com/4582661/gilmore-girls-ending-last-four-words/?iid=sr-link3)” but when she stopped by _The Late Show_ on Thursday night, she played an entirely new role—myth-buster. Not only did Graham admit that the idyllic and quirky town of Stars Hollow is located “halfway between New Haven and our imagination” (meaning that you can’t actually move there), but she also debunked a major rumor circling the internet about [Rory and Lorelai Gilmores](http://time.com/4583691/gilmore-girls-netflix-more-episodes/?iid=sr-link2)’ coffee cups. Some fans seem to believe that the coffee-chugging Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Graham) were toting empty cups around the [_Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life_](http://time.com/4584239/gilmore-girls-logan-rory/?iid=sr-link4) set and have been commenting about it online. Graham set the record straight, because it’s a pet peeve of hers: “There is always [coffee in my cup](http://time.com/4526406/gilmore-girls-quiz-facts-trivia/?iid=sr-link5),” she said. “That sounds like a metaphor,” Colbert replied with a laugh. Now that the coffee cup situation is settled, Graham would like you to watch [_Gilmore Girls_](http://time.com/4510031/gilmore-girls-revival-news/?iid=sr-link1)_,_ as long as it’s “on something bigger than a Pop-Tart.” Gilmore Girls: Lauren Graham Debunks Coffee Rumors ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4588778/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-coffee-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4588778/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-coffee-colbert/"},"headline":"Lauren Graham Sets Those Gilmore Girls Coffee Rumors Straight","datePublished":"2016-12-02T16:17:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:08.447Z","description":"This is what's in her coffee cup","url":"https://time.com/4588778/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-coffee-colbert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Netflix","Coffee","stephen colbert","Gilmore Girls","late show with stephen colbert"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18c79ba688e376cc/6988b06897cdff8d8f6aec19/lauren-graham.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18c79ba688e376cc/6988b06897cdff8d8f6aec19/lauren-graham.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Netflix's \"Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Netflix's \"Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life\" - Arrivals","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4588778/lauren-graham-gilmore-girls-coffee-colbert/","name":"Lauren Graham Sets Those Gilmore Girls Coffee Rumors Straight"}}]}] ```