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TMZ.com:
Lady Gaga's Dog Walker Shot, 2 Dogs Stolen, Gaga Offers $500K Reward  —  Lady Gaga's dogs were targeted by thieves Wednesday night ... thieves who shot her dog walker and stole 2 of her French Bulldogs ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ, and we're told Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, “no questions asked.”
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Chloe Melas / CNN:
Lady Gaga's dog walker shot, two of her French bulldogs stolen  —  (CNN)Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen Wednesday night in Hollywood, a source close to the singer tells CNN.  —  The source said the singer “is offering half-a-million dollars …
Discussion: ABC7, Deadline and Glamour
Page Six:
Who is Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga's dog walker targeted in shooting?  —  Lady Gaga's dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was reportedly shot in the chest four times in Los Angeles on Wednesday night while he was handling the songstress' dogs.  —  Here is everything to know about him.  —  Fischer is from New York
Greg Hanlon / People.com:
Lady Gaga's Dog Walker Shot and Critically Wounded, 2 French Bulldogs Stolen
Discussion: Star
Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga ‘Is Beside Herself’ After Dog Walker Shooting, Offering a $500,000 Reward for Return of Beloved Pets
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Just Jared
David Boroff / The Sun:
HORROR ATTACK Who is Lady Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer?
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
James Van Der Beek's Daughter Emilia, 4, Taken to Emergency Room After Hitting Her Head on Table  —  “Not terrible but not an air heal situation,” James Van Der Beek's wife Kimberly wrote about their child's injury  —  James Van Der Beek's daughter is on the mend after injuring her head.
Discussion: Page Six
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Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:   James Van Der Beek's Daughter Emilia, 4, Goes to Emergency Room After Hitting Head on Table
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
James Van Der Beek's 4-Year-Old Daughter Rushed to ER After Injury
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Columbus Short alleges Britney Spears' parents used racial slur during fling  —  Former Britney Spears backup dancer Columbus Short — who went on to star in the ABC hit “Scandal” — has revealed intimate details about his past fling with the pop superstar, including the allegation …
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Entertainment Tonight:
Kelly Clarkson Says She's Written 60 New Songs During Divorce Process (Exclusive)  —  Kelly Clarkson is turning heartbreak into art.  —  While chatting with ET during a press junket for The Voice, the 38-year-old singer revealed she's written approximately 60 songs since filing for divorce from Brandon Blackstock last June.
Discussion: People.com, Just Jared and Us Weekly
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
John Mulaney is out of rehab and ‘doing well’ in outpatient sober care  —  Comedian John Mulaney is out of rehab after two months and doing well in outpatient sober care, a source exclusively tells Page Six.  —  We exclusively revealed Mulaney had checked himself into rehab for 60 days late …
Sean Neumann / People.com:
Kanye West Spent $13.2 Million — Including $12 Million of His Own — for 2020 Campaign  —  “He isn't versed enough politically,” a former West campaign operative says.  “He figured that by doing it on his own, he could control his own media”  —  FB  —  More
Discussion: Just Jared, Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Elizabeth Segran / Fast Company:
The iconic Mr. Potato Head gets a 21st-century rebrand  —  This fall, you're cordially invited to Mr. Potato Head's wedding.  He's marrying his partner of many years, another Mr. Potato Head.  And I promise it's going to be the party of the year, with—you guessed it—plenty of spuds on the menu.
Discussion: The Sun and Variety
BBC:
Ronald Pickup: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel actor dies  —  Actor Ronald Pickup, who is best known for his roles in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and The Crown, has died aged 80.  —  His agent said he “passed away peacefully yesterday after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family.
Discussion: Just Jared and Variety
Jacqui Palumbo / CNN:
Dita Von Teese and Winnie Harlow star in Moschino's star-studded Milan Fashion Week film  —  Whimsical prairie dresses or animal-prints with burlesque flair?  Red carpet glamour or potato-sack couture?  For the Autumn-Winter 2021 season, Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott decided …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
SASSY SNAP Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella, 28, shares rare selfie sporting edgy septum nose ring  —  TOM Cruise and Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella shared a rare selfie.  —  The 28-year-old sported an edgy septum nose ring in a new photo posted to Instagram on Wednesday.
Discussion: Just Jared
Josh Glicksman / Billboard:
Joshua Bassett Wants His Music To ‘Live On Its Own’  —  The ‘High School Musical’ star hopes that his debut EP — which won't include an eagerly anticipated Sabrina Carpenter collaboration after all — will refocus the conversation that currently surrounds his every move: “I'm still navigating it all.
Discussion: Just Jared
David Boroff / The Sun:
Who's hosting the Golden Globes 2021?  —  Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the Golden Globes for the fourth time.  —  They previously led the way in 2013, 2014, and 2015.  —  Fey will be live from New York's Rainbow Room at the top of Rockefeller Center, while Poehler will be live from the Beverly Hilton in California.
Discussion: Just Jared and POPSUGAR
Nick Romano / EW.com:
Emma Watson isn't retiring from acting — despite what you may have heard online  —  No, the Harry Potter veteran is not retiring from acting.  —  More  —  The Emma Watson hive can officially breathe easy.  —  The Harry Potter star, 30, started trending on Thursday because of an article …
People.com:
Kim Kardashian ‘Never Threatened’ to Keep Kanye West from Their Kids, Says Source  —  The pair share four children: daughters North, 7½, and Chicago, 3, plus sons Saint, 5, and Psalm, 21 months  —  Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's focus is on their children.
 
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Coco Rocha Returns to the Fashion Week Runway 3 Months After Giving Birth
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
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Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
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Sam Elliott / Daily Star:
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TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Page Six
Neil Goulding / Daily Star:
Jennifer Lopez wows fans with stunning wedding dress snap after postponing ceremony
Discussion: POPSUGAR and E! Online
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
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Discussion: Daily Mail
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
LEGS FACTOR Amanda Holden shock as Simon Cowell's face seen in her KNEE as she flashes tanned legs in white miniskirt
Discussion: Daily Star
Tom Capon / The Sun:
Katie Price reveals Harvey smashed his expensive Christmas present in a rage after ‘destroying six TVs in lockdown’
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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