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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle won't join frail Queen Elizabeth for Christmas  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have no plans to jet back to the UK for the holidays — despite the fact that it will be Queen Elizabeth II's first Christmas without her husband, Prince Phillip, who died in April.
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Star
Emily Strohm / People.com:
RHOA's Porsha Williams Reveals She Spoke to Authorities About Her Own Experience with R. Kelly  —  “I realized it was my opportunity to help anyone who's been hurt by him,” she tells PEOPLE  —  Porsha Williams is opening up for the first time about her experience with R. Kelly, and why she wanted to share her story with investigators.
Discussion: The Sun, Bossip and PeopleTV
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
RHOA's Porsha Williams Opens Up About Depression and Contemplating Suicide as a Child
Discussion: Page Six
Oliver Franklin-Wallis / GQ:
Tom Holland Is In the Center of the Web  —  Tom Holland was 19 when he first appeared as Spider-Man and became his generation's biggest leading man.  Now he holds the keys to the Marvel Cinematic Universe—that is, if he still wants them.  —  “This is going to sound like complete bullshit …
Discussion: Elle, Just Jared, The Wrap and Variety
Dan Heching / People.com:
Britney Spears Addresses the End of Her 13-Year Conservatorship: 'I'm Not Here to Be a Victim'  —  “I lived with victims my whole life as a child, that's why I got out of my house,” Britney Spears said on Instagram in a video statement about life after the conservatorship
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
Hannah Brown Reveals She Hooked Up with Peter Weber While His Bachelor Season Was Airing  —  “Peter told me he'd quit the show ... if I wanted to be with him,” she tells PEOPLE of the former Bachelor … FB  —  More  —  When Hannah Brown said goodbye to second runner-up Peter Weber …
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
How Jake Gyllenhaal Really Feels About the Attention Around Taylor Swift's “All Too Well” Song  —  It's long been rumored that Taylor Swift's “All Too Well” is about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, so how does the actor feel about an extended version of the song?  Read on to find out.
Discussion: Just Jared and Elle
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Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lady Gaga on Mining Personal Trauma for ‘House of Gucci’  —  The singer opens up about the wounds that informed her intense performance as a scorned wife turned murderer, a role that precipitated her own re-traumatization: “I put my entire lifetime into her.”
Katie Campione / People.com:
Travis Scott and Drake Named in $750 Million Lawsuit Brought by Victims of Astroworld Festival  —  The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of 125 victims of the deadly mass casualty event, including the family of 21-year-old Axel Acosta who died from his injuries
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Just Jared and TMZ.com
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Iris Goldsztajn / Marie Claire:
A ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion Is Really, Truly Happening  —  Is magic... real???  —  Remember when the Harry Potter reunion was nothing but a rumor, and I didn't let any of you get your hopes up?  Well, you officially have permission to get those hopes up real high, because IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING, PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Star
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Harry Potter ‘Return to Hogwarts’ Special to Reunite Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint for HBO Max
Jen Thomas / Daily Star:
Inside Joe Exotic's wild life - cancer diagnosis, jail stint and Carole Baskin feud  —  The second series of Tiger King has landed and it's about to catapult Joe Exotic into the limelight once more following the runaway success of the first series for Netflix
YouTube:
DOG |  Official Trailer |  MGM Studios  —  A filthy animal unfit for human company... and a dog.  Watch the official trailer for #DogMovie starring Channing Tatum now.  Only in movie theaters this Februar...
Discussion: People.com, Just Jared and The Wrap
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
‘The Crown’ Casts Its Prince William: Dominic West's Son Senan West to Play Royal Heir (EXCLUSIVE) … Following a nationwide search, “The Crown” has found its Prince William in newcomer Senan West, Variety can exclusively reveal.  —  The 13 year old is the real-life son of Dominic West …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Challenge’ Star Nelson Thomas Denies Flirting With Man's Wife Before KO  —  NT tells TMZ ... “The criminal who attacked me lied to the cops because we tried to find her for questioning and he never showed up to a court date.  The guy is a criminal.  He snuck up on me, attacked me, then robbed me.”
Discussion: The Sun
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Alex Rodriguez texting Kelly Bensimon, has asked her out ‘more than once’  —  Has A-Rod set his sights on former model and “Real Housewife of New York,” Kelly Bensimon following his split from Jennifer Lopez?  —  We hear the former Yankee slugger, 46, has been texting the 53-year-old reality …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, E! Online and Just Jared
Nicole Chenoweth / The Sun:
Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip's Ramona Singer slammed for ‘racist’ behavior toward Kenya Moore as fans ‘want her fired’  —  REAL Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip's Ramona Singer was slammed for her “racist” behavior toward Kenya Moore on the wild new premiere.
Discussion: Page Six
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Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Olivia Munn is in a no-win situation.  So she's decided not to ‘play the game’ at all  —  Olivia Munn has a lot on her mind these days.  Air ducts, mostly.  —  Should she get them cleaned before her baby arrives?  That's a thing people do, right?  What about the rest of the house?
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Ally Mauch / People.com:
Sister Wives Season Premiere Sneak Peek: Christine Brown Says Her Marriage to Kody Is ‘Sad’
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Caitlyn Hitt / The Sun:
Kendra Wilkinson reveals Playboy mansion ‘smelled like dog s**t and had animal feces everywhere’
Discussion: E! Online and YouTube
Tionah Lee / E! Online:
Michael B. Jordan Shares Look Inside His Private Romance With Lori Harvey on Their First Anniversary
Discussion: Page Six
Jack White / The Sun:
Cheryl posts emotional video montage of herself with Sarah Harding on what would have been her 40th
Discussion: Daily Star
Seamus Duff / Mirror.co.uk:
Adele's nine-year-old son Angelo makes music debut with voice featured on new album
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Kelsea Ballerini Reveals Past Struggle with Eating Disorder: 'It's a Journey, and It's Never-Ending'
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
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Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk Spotted Arm in Arm 2 Years After Split
Discussion: Page Six
David Hudson / Queerty:
RuPaul is not amused by this unauthorized, holidays decoration
Discussion: OMG.BLOG and Dlisted
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars' Derek Hough Diagnosed With Breakthrough Case of COVID
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
 

 
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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

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Reporters Without Borders:
Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”

 
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