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L. F. / Perez Hilton:
Erika Jayne Files For Divorce From Tom Girardi After Realizing ‘She Would Never Be A Priority’ Amid Long-Time ‘Cheating’ … Court's in session...  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne has filed for divorce from husband Tom Girardi after a 21-year marriage, citing infidelity as the main reason.
Discussion: E! Online
People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Trade Family Christmas Gifts with Kate Middleton and Prince William  —  Gifts have been sent back and forth between the families, PEOPLE has learned  —  Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Prince William are celebrating the season with gift-giving.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Ellie Henman / The Sun:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘inundated with big money offers to tour new Spotify podcast at live events’
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Gillian Anderson and The Crown Creator Peter Morgan Split After Four Years Together  —  Gillian Anderson and Peter Morgan have called it quits after four years of dating.  —  The Emmy-winning actress, 52, and the creator of The Crown, 57, have amicably split, according to a report from U.K. columnist Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail.
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Alyssa Hardy / InStyle:
Barack Obama Said Malia's Boyfriend Quarantined With Them  —  “My grocery bill went up about 30%.”  —  More  —  Barack Obama, former United States President, and sometimes embarrassing dad, is giving more insight into his family life this year.  Obama, who has been doing interviews promoting …
Discussion: Marie Claire
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Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Why Barack Obama Let Daughter Malia's Boyfriend Move In During Quarantine  —  Barack Obama revealed on the Bill Simmons Podcast that Malia's British boyfriend had to stay with them during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Barack Obama had an additional house guest for part of quarantine.
Discussion: Just Jared
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
'Grey's Anatomy' Showrunner Confirms Patrick Dempsey Will Be Back — Again! — and Teases Show's Future … “Grey's Anatomy” has been tackling coronavirus for the entirety of Season 17, and although the pandemic has inspired intense storytelling that mirrors the real state of the world …
Discussion: Just Jared and Us Weekly
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Entertainment Tonight:
'Grey's Anatomy': Is Meredith Going to Die? Producers on Heartbreaking Season 17 Cliffhanger (Exclusive)
Laura Snapes / The Guardian:
Fiona Apple on the album of the year, Grammys hypocrisy and how #MeToo helped her get sober  —  Over two interviews and more text messages, our artist of the year unpacks her album Fetch the Bolt Cutters - and explains how she finally found compassion for herself after trauma and bullying
Ale Russian / People.com:
Tom Cruise Is Not Dating His Mission: Impossible Costar Hayley Atwell: Sources  —  Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell have been busy filming Mission: Impossible 7 over the last few months  —  Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell are not an item despite some reports saying otherwise, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and Just Jared
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
Kate Ferdinand gives birth to husband Rio's fourth child as happy couple welcome a baby boy a week before Christmas  —  KATE and Rio Ferdinand have welcomed their first baby together.  —  The 29-year-old former Towie star delivered an early present for the Ferdinand family as she gave birth to a baby son just a week before Christmas.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Universal Lands AGBO's Adaptation Of ‘The Electric State’ With Millie Bobby Brown Starring, The Russo Brothers Directing And Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Writing  —  EXCLUSIVE: Following a heated bidding war, Universal Pictures has landed the rights to an adaptation of the graphic novel …
Discussion: Just Jared, The Wrap and Collider
Just Jared:
Katie Holmes & Boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. Go Instagram Official, Publicly Profess Their Love  —  Katie Holmes and boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. are now an Instagram official couple!  —  The actress is celebrating her 42nd birthday today (December 18) and Emilio took to his social media page to send well-wishes to his girlfriend.
Discussion: Daily Star, E! Online, Page Six and Mirror
Megan Larratt / E! Online:
See Christina Aguilera's Most Iconic Looks On and Off Stage  —  Forty years of impeccable singing, style and wonderful looks!  Remember to scroll through and look back on all of the times Christina Aguilera rocked our fashion world.  —  She is beautiful, in every single way!
Discussion: Daily Star and POPSUGAR
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Eminem Apologizes to Rihanna After Controversial Chris Brown Lyrics Were Leaked  —  In his new song “Zeus,” Eminem apologized to Rihanna and took responsibility for previously leaked lyrics surrounding Chris Brown.  —  Eminem is sending an apology to Rihanna through music.
Discussion: EW.com, Perez Hilton and Page Six
TMZ.com:
‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Shut Down Due to COVID-19  —  ‘IMPEACHMENT’ CORONAVIRUS SHUTS DOWN PRODUCTION  —  Just over a month after “Impeachment: American Crime Story” started filming ... TMZ's learned it's been shut down due to COVID-19.  —  Production sources …
Discussion: Queerty and Page Six
Sonaiya Kelley / Los Angeles Times:
Gal Gadot knows this year was rough.  She hopes ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will end it on a high  —  Wonder Woman is breaking new ground yet again.  —  Three years after the DC Comics icon became the first female superhero to headline a contemporary blockbuster, a much anticipated sequel reunites …
Natasha Rigler / The Sun:
Katie Price reveals 29 stone son Harvey is launching his own 7XL clothing range so he has a job  —  KATIE Price's 29 stone son Harvey is set to launch an 7XL clothing range so he has his own income, The Sun Online can exclusively reveal.  —  Harvey, 18, is partially blind and suffers …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Fiona Nimoni / The Sun:
Glastonbury 2021 booking team told to ‘stand down’ in clearest sign yet next year's festival is cancelled  —  HOPES of Glastonbury taking place next year seem to be all but over.  —  I can reveal bosses have told their booking team to stand down in what is the clearest indication yet the festival will not go ahead.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Fiona Nimoni / The Sun:
Victoria Beckham warned she was ‘poisoning’ herself with strict fish & veg diet  —  MEDICS found something fishy when Victoria Beckham checked into a luxury health spa.  —  Tests showed she had “off the scale” levels of toxic mercury in her blood.  —  Getty Images - Getty
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Joe Kasper / The Sun:
This Morning's Eamonn Holmes told pals he's ‘sick of office politics’ after fiery live rant  —  EAMONN Holmes took a pop at This Morning bosses live on air during his final Friday show yesterday after being axed.  —  He also told friends he was tired of “office politics”.  —  refer to caption.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Slam “Frivolous” Lawsuit Over Cocktails Book  —  Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix are being sued over their 2019 book Fancy AF Cocktails, but they say the lawsuit is “frivolous.”  Get the details.
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Mossimo Giannulli in solitary confinement, son says
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Rebecca Lewis / The Sun:
Katie Price devastated as almost 6,000 people sign petition to ban her from owning animals after death of three dogs
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Kerry Katona reveals family Christmas is ruined after they all test positive for coronavirus
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Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Little House on the Prairie reboot in the works
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

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