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2:55 PM ET, January 6, 2022

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-Nominated Director and Champion of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 82  —  He made a splash early in his career with ‘The Last Picture Show,’ 'What's Up, Doc?' and ‘Paper Moon’ and served as a surrogate film professor for a generation.
Discussion: Variety, People.com, Deadline and The Wrap
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Jorge Solis / The Sun:
Peter Bogdanovich dead at 82: Sopranos star passes away as friends like Francis Ford Coppola are ‘devastated’ by loss  —  THE Sopranos star Peter Bogdanovich has died at the age of 82 and friends are in mourning over his passing.  —  Peter's daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich, confirmed the tragic news to The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: Deadline, Daily Star and TMZ.com
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Kanye “Ye” West Feels Other Women Are a “Distraction” From “Soulmate” Kim Kardashian  —  Kanye “Ye” West still believes he will “end back up together” with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, despite his recent outings with actress Julia Fox in New York and artist Audri Nix in Miami.
Discussion: Elle, The Sun, Marie Claire, RADAR and TMZ.com
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Kala Paul-Worika / The Sun:
Kim Kardashian's ex Kanye West's new GAP coat slammed as ‘overpriced’ as fans complain garment ‘looks like a trash bag’
Discussion: FemaleFirst
GamesRadar:
Tom Holland explains how his failed James Bond pitch turned into the Uncharted movie  —  Exclusive: From 007 to a PlayStation icon  —  The name's Holland... Tom Holland?  The Spider-Man actor has revealed to Total Film that it was his James Bond pitch to Sony that helped shape what would later become an Uncharted movie.
Discussion: The Wrap
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Zack Sharf / Variety:   Tom Holland Failed to Pitch Young James Bond Movie: 'I Don't Think 007 Estate Was Interested'
YouTube:
Ozark: Season 4 |  Part 1 Trailer |  Netflix  —  No one gets out clean.  Season 4 Part 1 premieres January 21, 2022.SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/29qBUt7About Netflix:Netflix is the world's leading streaming ente...
Discussion: The Wrap, E! Online and Just Jared
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
And Just Like That...: Chris Noth's Big Season Finale Cameo Scrapped  —  And Just Like That...'s Big problem has been resolved.  —  Footage of Chris Noth's dearly departed Sex and the City character reuniting with Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie in the HBO Max revival's upcoming Season 1 finale …
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Dory Jackson / People.com:
Chris Noth's And Just Like That Scene Filmed in Paris Cut amid Sexual Assault Allegations: Report
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Larsa Pippen Finalizes Divorce From Scottie Pippen More Than 3 Years After Filing … Officially done.  Larsa Pippen and Scottie Pippen have finalized their divorce more than three years after their split, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  Larsa Pippen's Dating History: Scottie Pippen, Future and More
Maya Allen / InStyle:
Selena Gomez's Self-Care Routine Is Extremely Relatable  —  Shopping for Uggs, washing her face — the Rare Beauty founder really is just like us.  —  More  —  Whether on screen or through her songs, Selena Gomez has always been an open book.  We sat down with her for our February Badass Issue …
Discussion: Elle and People.com
Variety:
Kanye West, Billie Eilish to Headline Coachella; Swedish House Mafia in the Mix  —  Billie Eilish and Kanye West are slated to headline the 2022 Coachella festival, sources tell Variety, on Saturday and Sunday night, respectively.  Swedish House Mafia are also on the bill …
Bloomberg:
How Jessica Simpson Almost Lost Her Name  —  The pop star's billion-dollar fashion brand fell into the hands of the wrong company.  After a two-year battle, she finally bought it back.  —  Of all the ways Jessica Simpson had imagined taking back control of her fashion empire …
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Are Exploring Possible Sale of CW Network  —  Nexstar Media Group is among the suitors for CW Network, sources say  —  AT&T Inc.'s WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Inc. are exploring a possible sale of a significant stake or all of the CW Network, which they jointly own, according to people familiar with the matter.
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Denzel Washington Talks Reinventing Macbeth, Oscars and Who's the Next Denzel  —  “Let's talk about the black and white of it all,” Washington recalls saying to Coen in an early conversation.  —  Coen began to respond, “Well, you're Black ...” before Washington stopped him.  “No, no, no,” he interrupted.
Discussion: E! Online, People.com and Page Six
MKC / Perez Hilton:
Benji Madden Gushes Over Wife Cameron Diaz In Moving 7th Anniversary Post!  —  Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz are the real deal.  —  There was never any doubt, especially when the Charlie's Angels star retired from Hollywood because she preferred family life to set life.
Discussion: Page Six and POPSUGAR
Rebecca Ford / Vanity Fair:
Caitríona Balfe's Celtic Conquest, From Outlander to Belfast  —  Already beloved thanks to TV's time-traveling romance (hey, let her direct an episode already!), the Irish actor's performance in Kenneth Branagh's coming-of-age film puts her on the path to movie stardom—and the Oscars.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Megan Riedlinger / wonderwall.com:
The new ‘Pam & Tommy’ trailer is here: See the most iconic rock couples through the years  —  Check out the new trailer for Hulu's February 2022 miniseries “Pam & Tommy” starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the couple is forced to deal with the fallout when their very intimate honeymoon video tape …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Wrap and E! Online
Lucy Murgatroyd / The Sun:
Stacey Solomon shows off incredible makeover of Joe Swash's ‘man-cave’ as she spray-paints vintage cupboards grey  —  STACEY Solomon showed off her incredible makeover of Joe Swash's “man-cave” after spray-painting the vintage cupboards blue.  —  The Loose Women presenter, 32 …
Discussion: Daily Star
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The White Lotus’: Michael Imperioli To Star In Second Installment Of HBO Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Michael Imperioli has been tapped as a lead in the second installment of HBO's dark comedy series The White Lotus.  The Sopranos alum, who will be a series regular, is the first confirmed cast member …
Discussion: People.com, E! Online and Just Jared
Katie Campione / People.com:
1-Month-Old Baby Orphaned After Both Parents Die by Suicide Within Days of Each Other  —  Clayton Osteen, 24, and Victoria Pacheco were both St. Lucie County Sheriff deputies and shared a one-month-old son named Jayce  —  The infant son of two Florida sheriff's deputies is orphaned after both of his parents took their own lives.
Discussion: RADAR
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Grammy Awards Officially Postponed … As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus-related concerns, an Academy spokesperson has confirmed to Variety.  No new date has been confirmed as of yet.  —  While the 2022 show had been moving full speed ahead …
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Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Grammy Awards 2022 officially postponed for second year after COVID fears
Discussion: FemaleFirst and E! Online
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Jack Forrest / CNN:
President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

 
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