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Sarah Paulson / Town & Country:
Billie Lourd's New Life  —  After a devastating year, the actress sits down with her friend and Horror Story co-star Sarah Paulson to talk about the loss of her mother Carrie Fisher and her grandmother Debbie Reynolds.  —  It's been quite a year for Billie Lourd.
Out Magazine:
James Franco on Sex, Porn & the Eternal Appeal of '70s New York … James Franco has never been easy to pin down—by design, it seems.  The actor-director-writer-artist has been fearless in his career choices—from directing queer-themed art-house flicks to publishing poetry and fiction …
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Summer Phoenix Files for Divorce From Casey Affleck  —  It's officially over for Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix.  —  The actress and youngest sibling of the famous Phoenix dynasty has filed for divorce from the Manchester By the Sea star, E! News has exclusively learned.
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Casey Affleck's Wife Files for Divorce
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Honey, He's Good!  Andy Grammer and Wife Aijia Welcome Daughter Louisiana K - See Her First Photo  —  Honey, he's more than good — he's a dad!  —  Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer and his wife Aijia are first-time parents to a daughter named Louisiana K Grammer, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Mike Zimmerman / Men's Health:
Ryan Reynolds Shares the Rules to Cursing Creatively, Pushing the Boundaries, and Feuding With Hugh Jackman  —  Follow his 7.5 tips to become a disruptor, a joker, and a flat-out great guy  —  We needed a new hero.  Only a few people knew it.  Others disagreed.  The rest of us simply had no clue.
TMZ.com:
Macklemore Walks Away Unscathed After Head-On Collision  —  Macklemore is lucky to be alive after his Mercedes was hit head-on by an alleged drunk driver in a pickup truck ... TMZ has learned.  —  The accident happened Friday night just before 11 PM in Langley, Washington ... a remote island town 90 minutes north of Seattle.
Discussion: Bossip, AOL, Page Six, Us Weekly and People.com
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Rachel Lindsay's Breakup With ‘Bachelorette’ Runner-Up Was ‘the Most Heart-Wrenching of All Time’  —  Grab the tissues.  Rachel Lindsay's breakup with her runner-up during the Bachelorette season 13 finale was “brutal,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
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‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Calls Out Lee Garrett for Racist Tweets on ‘Men Tell All’
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's Dad Flies to L.A. for Quality Time On Heels of Major Life Decisions  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Justin Bieber's blood father is back on the scene ... just days after some huge events in his son's life, and word he had been leaning on Pastor Carl Lentz for fatherly guidance.
Dan Wootton / The Sun:
SAY HALO TO HARRY'S NEW GIRL One Direction star Harry Styles is dating Victoria's Secret model, Camille Rowe... his third Angel romance  —  The singer has already dated lingerie models Sara Sampaio and Nadine Leopold but is said to be smitten with the French-American stunner
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Liz Calvario / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Bobby Moynihan and Wife Brynn Welcome Baby Girl  —  Congrats, Bobby Moynihan and Brynn O'Malley!  —  The Saturday Night Live alum and his wife welcomed their first child together, a baby girl.  The 40-year-old comedian confirmed the news to ET's Leanne Aguilera during …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
TMZ.com:
‘Cash Me Outside’ Girl Danielle Bregoli Sentenced to Five Years Probation on Multiple Charges  —  The “Cash Me Outside” girl will NOT be going to jail after pleading guilty to multiple charges last month ... 'cause the kid struck a plea deal and got probation instead.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Tour Dates Canceled Amid Sex Cult Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  R. Kelly's “After Party” tour is going to be a little shorter — a bunch of dates have been canceled.  —  Four of Kelly's 10 upcoming tour dates were canceled Monday.  Just last week he'd vowed he would continue touring …
Tampa Bay Times:
Local premiere party of MTV's ‘Siesta Key’ canceled due to death threats aimed at star  —  On the eve of the premiere for MTV's reality show Siesta Key, a local screening party was canceled in part due to death threats aimed at one of the stars.  —  Dr. Gary Kompothecras …
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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PlayAI, which uses AI to clone voices for $49 per month and recently rolled out AI agents, raised a $20M seed co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures

 
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