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‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’ To Be Replaced With ‘@midnight’ Reboot Exec Produced By Stephen Colbert On CBS  —  EXCLUSIVE: CBS is shaking up the late-night landscape by bringing back an old Comedy Central format to replace The Late Late Show with James Corden, ending …
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Angela Andaloro / People.com:
Brendan Fraser Gets Emotional as He Talks About Son with Autism: 'Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way'
Discussion: Mirror and Page Six
Caitlin Lent / Interview Magazine:
Lea Michele on Glee, Growth, and “the Hardest Fucking Role in New York”  —  By Jeremy O. Harris arrives at New York City's August Wilson Theater, the site of his Tony-nominated production Slave Play.  He's there to interview Lea Michele, the showstopping star of the newly revived 1964 musical Funny Girl.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘La La Land’ Broadway Musical In The Works  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Broadway musical take of the six-time Oscar-winning, $472 million worldwide-grossing movie La La Land is in development, Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt said Tuesday.  —  The show, based on the Damien Chazelle-directed movie …
Discussion: Just Jared, UPI and POPSUGAR
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Allie Jones / New York Times:
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt's Picture-Perfect Life  —  The author has long been surrounded by fame.  Still, she keeps some things private.  —  LOS ANGELES — Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt has no complaints.  —  If you ask the oldest daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger about her life …
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Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
How Katherine Schwarzenegger Really Feels About Critics of Her and Husband Chris Pratt
Discussion: Us Weekly and Insider
Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:
Gemma Arterton Reveals She Welcomed First Baby During the Holidays: ‘A Little Christmas Elf’  —  The Quantum of Solace actress said she and husband Rory Keenan are “very happy” about their new addition  —  Gemma Arterton is mom to a baby boy!  —  The British actress, 37, and her husband Rory Keenan …
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Dwayne Johnson Reveals How He Pulled Off Surprising Adele at the Grammys: ‘I Love That Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE) … What do you get the girl who has everything?  And by everything, we mean multiple Grammy awards, an Oscar, an Emmy and countless chart-topping hits.  —  Well, you get her an impromptu meeting with The Rock.
TMZ.com:
Priscilla Presley Hangs Out with Bam Margera  —  PRISCILLA PRESLEY HANGING OUT WITH BAM MARGERA  —  In what many may consider a bizarre pairing, Priscilla Presley has ties to the ‘Jackass’ world — in none other than the troubled Bam Margera.  —  Elvis' ex-wife — and the mother …
Discussion: Page Six, New York Post and Daily Mail
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Rob Gronkowski Reacts to Tom Brady's Underwear Thirst Trap Pic (Exclusive)  —  Constructive feedback is always important between friends.  Rob Gronkowski has a few notes for Tom Brady regarding his recent underwear-clad thirst trap selfie.  —  Speaking with ET at Fox's Sports Day …
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Ben Affleck to Star in Dunkin's First Super Bowl Ad — and Jennifer Lopez Makes an Appearance!  —  Ben Affleck is taking his love for Dunkin' to the Super Bowl on Sunday, PEOPLE can confirm  —  Ben Affleck is Dunkin's MVP.  —  Dunkin's first Super Bowl commercial will star the actor, 50 …
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
‘RHOC’ alum Gretchen Rossi reveals stepson Grayson died after cancer battle  —  “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Gretchen Rossi is mourning the “unbearable” loss of her stepson Grayson Alexander, who died on Sunday at age 22.  —  The former reality TV star, 44, took to Instagram …
Mark Olsen / Los Angeles Times:
Michelle Yeoh says she finally gets to be herself: ‘Thank you for seeing me’  —  Academy Award nominee Michelle Yeoh has been a worldwide movie star for decades, known for action-packed roles in films such as “Supercop” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and as a Bond girl in “Tomorrow Never Dies.”
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Michael Jackson Estate Nearing Music-Catalog Sale Worth $800-$900 Million (EXCLUSIVE) … The Michael Jackson estate is in the process of selling half of its interests in the legendary singer's music catalog in a deal in the $800 million-$900 million range, three sources confirm to Variety.
Discussion: UPROXX, Daily Mail and ET Canada
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Samberg, Jean Smart Team for Amazon Studios Comedy ‘42.6 Years’ (Exclusive)  —  Craig Gillespie, the filmmaker behind ‘Cruella’ and ‘I, Tonya,’ is on board to direct the feature.  —  Andy Samberg and Jean Smart have teamed up for a unique May-December romantic comedy titled 42.6 Years, which is in development at Amazon Studios.
Emma Baty / Cosmopolitan:
Madelyn Cline's Hot Streak  —  When you go from trying to find work to bona fide star in just three years, it might feel like you got a lucky break.  Unless you're her.  —  “I've always read other people's cover stories that start like this.  ‘Having lunch with so-and-so at somewhere.’ Like, ‘She sits across from me and....’”
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
At last: Streisand memoir ‘My Name is Barbra’ coming Nov. 7  —  Barbra Streisand's very long and very long-awaited memoir, a project she has talked about for years, is coming out this fall.  Viking, a Penguin Random House imprint, will release “My Name is Barbra” on Nov. 7.
TMZ.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio Not Dating 19-Year-Old Model Eden Polani  —  Leonardo DiCaprio absolutely has a thing for women many years his junior, but his latest reported romantic link, a 19-year-old model just ain't legit ... TMZ has learned.  —  Rumors about Leo and Eden Polani started to fly …
 
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Armie Hammer rape accuser brands him ‘manipulative’: He's trying to ‘shut me up’
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Angela Andaloro / People.com:
Maria Menounos Expecting First Baby with Husband Keven Undergaro After Decade-Long Journey
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What Jennifer Lopez said to Ben Affleck in tense Grammys exchange
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

 
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