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12:40 PM ET, December 24, 2014

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
YouTube tentatively agrees to stream ‘The Interview’  —  YouTube, the world's largest video web site, has tentatively agreed to help Sony Pictures distribute “The Interview” via the Internet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.  —  The sources cautioned that the deal could still fall apart.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Sony To Release ‘The Interview’ in Theaters, on VOD Despite Threats (Exclusive)  —  Sony Pictures will release the canceled Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” in theaters and on video on demand, TheWrap has learned.  —  The plan is to release the film simultaneously in participating theaters and via video on demand.
TMZ.com:
Sony About Face ... ‘The Interview’ Will Hit Some Theaters on X-mas Day
Discussion: PerezHilton
Daily Mail:
It was me!  Student, 19, reveals SHE was the Teletubbies' giggling baby in the sky - and was paid just £250 and a box of toys  —  A student has broken a 19-year silence and revealed she was the iconic sun baby in hit TV show Teletubbies.  —  Jess Smith, from Chatham, Kent …
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25% OFF  —  The show was a global hit and Jess Smith became one of the most famous faces in the world - but for 19 years only her family ever knew it was her  —  Does Jess Smith look familiar?  If so, it's probably because she's still recognisable as the Teletubbies sun baby - almost 20 years after she starred in the kids' show.
Discussion: Just Jared and PopWatch
Michelecorriston / People.com:
Meet Hayden Panettiere's Daughter Kaya Evdokia  —  Hayden Panettiere just enjoyed her first night of uninterrupted sleep since the Dec. 9 birth of her daughter, Kaya Evdokia, with her fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko — courtesy of her future mother-in-law.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celeb Gossip …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Split  —  After 13 years together, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter have split.  —  The couple “separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children,” Carter's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Adam Sandler Tops Forbes' Most Overpaid Actor List For The Second Year In A Row  —  One of the most salacious emails to be revealed from the giant hack of Sony was a list of complaints from employees about the studio.  Among them was griping that Sony has stayed married to Adam Sandler despite the …
TMZ.com:
Selena Gomez — Mom, Look Who I Brought Home For Xmas ... Cara Delevingne!  —  MOM, LOOK WHO I BROUGHT HOME FOR XMAS  —  Cara Delevingne!  —  12/24/2014 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Selena Gomez brought home a new friend to meet the parents in Texas ... one Cara Delevingne!
Discussion: Defamer
Lily Harrison / E! Online:
NEWS/ Mariah Carey Has Asked Nick Cannon Not to Come to Family Christmas—Get the Full Story  —  Mariah Carey has become synonymous with the holiday season, but there is apparently one thing that the singer does not want for Christmas.  —  E! News has learned that the pop legend has had a change …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Clint Eastwood — That's a Wrap ... on 18 Year Marriage  —  THAT'S A WRAP  —  ... on 18 Year Marriage  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Clint Eastwood is officially a single man ... his divorce from wife Dina is final.  —  According to docs filed in Monterey County Superior Court, the marriage of Clint and Dina ended Monday.
NY Daily News:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wonders if he should go ‘Dancing With the Stars’; Joy Behar takes dig at former ‘View’ co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck  —  Taylor Swift and family get a little help with their Christmas shopping; Kim and Kanye ad campaign for Balmain draws snark  —  Ain't that a kick in the head?
Discussion: kenneth in the
Daily Mail:
Russell Crowe says the idea that older women find it hard to work in Hollywood is a myth...they just need to act their age if they want success in Tinseltown  —  By LAURA EVANS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  Oscar winner Russell Crowe says Hollywood's' leading ladies need to act their age …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Russell Crowe thinks it's a myth that there are no good parts for older actresses
Discussion: Lainey Gossip
 
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Discussion: Digital Spy and The Moviefone Blog
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