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‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor Cody Longo Dead at 34 — Cody Longo, a young actor who made his mark in both film and television, including a role on “Days of Our Lives” has died ... TMZ has learned. — A family member tells TMZ Cody's body was found Wednesday in bed at a residence in Austin, Texas.
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Clover Hope / The Cut:
Nia Long Is Doing Just Fine … Find me someone, anyone, who doesn't love Nia Long. The 52-year-old actress has, throughout a decades-spanning career marked by roles in '90 classics like Boyz N the Hood, Friday, Love Jones, and The Best Man, earned the sort of goodwill that makes viewers bond deeply with her down-to-earth characters.
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Benjamin Lee / The Guardian:
Hugh Hudson, director of Chariots of Fire, dies aged 86 — Oscar-nominated film-maker died on Friday at a London hospital after a short illness, his family said — Film director Hugh Hudson, who directed best picture Oscar winner Chariots of Fire, has died aged 86 following a short illness.
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Antonia DeBianchi / People.com:
Giada De Laurentiis Is Leaving Food Network but ‘Will Always Have an Open Seat’ at the Network — “Food Network will always be proud of the beautiful content we have created together,” a spokesperson tells PEOPLE of De Laurentiis' move to Amazon Studios — Giada De Laurentiis is parting ways with the Food Network.
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
Giada De Laurentiis Inks Overall Unscripted Production Deal With Amazon Studios
Giada De Laurentiis Inks Overall Unscripted Production Deal With Amazon Studios
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TMZ.com:
BRITNEY SPEARS Friends, Family Say ... CANCELING INTERVENTION IS LIFE-THREATENING — EXCLUSIVE — 796 … Britney Spears desperately needs help, and multiple people close to her tell TMZ ... the decision to pull the plug on the intervention scheduled this past Tuesday may well be life-threatening.
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William Earl / Variety:
Kristen Stewart Set to Star in Meta Susan Sontag Biopic From Kirsten Johnson … The actor is set to portray Susan Sontag in “Sontag,” which will be directed by Kirsten Johnson. Screen Daily first reported the project. The feature is based on the biography “Sontag: Her Life” by Ben Moser …
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Julia MacCary / Variety:
Jenna Ortega ‘Hysterically’ Cried Over Rigorous ‘Wednesday’ Filming Schedule: ‘I Did Not Get Any Sleep. I Pulled My Hair Out’ … Jenna Ortega had a lot to learn in order to portray “Wednesday” in the hit Netflix series of the same name, from fencing to speaking German to canoeing and playing the cello.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Uncoupled’ Picked Up By Showtime For Season 2 Following Netflix Cancellation As Part Of New Content Strategy — EXCLUSIVE: Uncoupled, has been saved. I hear Showtime is picking up Season 2 (and potentially beyond) of the comedy series, from Emily in Paris creator Darren Star …
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Liam Crowley / Comic Book:
John Leguizamo Was Originally Going to Play Spider-Man Villain Vulture Instead of Michael Keaton (Exclusive) — Sony Pictures has spared no expense when it comes to casting its Spider-Man villains. Peter Parker's rogues gallery has boasted Academy Award nominees including Willem Dafoe …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey school's outrageous smear against girl, 14, who killed herself after being beaten by bullies: Superintendent tells DailyMail.com she was ‘on drugs’ and that father's ‘affair’ caused mom's suicide seven years ago — In emails to DailyMail.com, Trian Parlapanides smeared Adriana Kuch
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Kimberly Stewart and Benicio del Toro Pose for Rare Photo with Daughter — and Grandpa Rod Stewart! — Kimberly Stewart and Benicio del Toro share 11-year-old daughter Delilah — Kimberly Stewart and Benicio del Toro are enjoying quality time with their little girl.
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Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Hunger Games' Alexander Ludwig Expecting Baby With Wife Lauren After 3 Miscarriages — The Hunger Games actor Alexander Ludwig is expecting a baby with wife Lauren Ludwig nearly one year after the couple suffered their third miscarriage: “It's been a long road.” — Fatherhood?
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson Recalls Falling for Ex Chris Robinson, Fiance Danny Fujikawa: I ‘Jump in the Deep End of Everything I Do’ … When you know, you know! Kate Hudson is opening up about her relationship history — and defending moving fast. — “I just, like, jump in the deep end of everything I do …
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Hannah Southwick / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez gets ready for Valentine's Day in lacy lingerie — Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. — Jennifer Lopez isn't “Waiting for Tonight” — or for Valentine's Day — to show off her sexy styles.
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CT Jones / Rolling Stone:
Penn Badgley Reveals How Taylor Swift Inspired Him to Be TikTok Famous — You star dishes on Season Four of the murderous Netflix series, why he's over all things Gossip Girl, and going crazy-viral on TikTok — ACTOR AND INTERNET darling Penn Badgley wants to set the record straight: He's not a nepo baby — but he is a daddy.
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Greg Braxton / Los Angeles Times:
‘It was a witch-burning’: Roseanne may forgive Hollywood, but she'll never forget — Almost five years have passed since Roseanne Barr fired off a late-night tweet that changed her life, bringing about her fall from grace and the cancellation of the groundbreaking show that made her into one of TV's most electric personalities.
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Rachael O'Connor / Metro.co.uk:
Mischa Barton claims she was advised to sleep with Leonardo DiCaprio at 19 ‘for sake of her career’ — Mischa Barton has claimed she was told to sleep with Leonardo DiCaprio in order to further her career when she was a teenager. — The actress, now 37, was at the peak of her career …
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