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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Ashanti Is Pregnant, Expecting Her 1st Baby With Boyfriend Nelly (Exclusive)  —  Ashanti is pregnant with her first child after rekindling her romance with Nelly earlier this year, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  “Nelly and Ashanti are welcoming their first baby together,” a source exclusively tells Us.
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TMZ.com:
Ashanti Reportedly Pregnant with Nelly's Baby  —  11:28 AM PT — Ashanti apparently is pregnant after all — at least according to Us Weekly, which is citing a source that says, “Nelly and Ashanti are welcoming their first baby together.”  —  If true, it'd be Ashanti's first child ever …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Kim Kardashian Re-Teams With Ryan Murphy, Will Star In Hulu Legal Drama Series From ‘AHS’ EP  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV  — ‘Virgin River’ Star Alexandra Breckenridge On Christmas Special's Big Cliffhanger, Ice Skating On Plastic & Her Hopes For Mel & Jack In Season 6
Sophie Schillaci / Entertainment Tonight:
Julia Roberts Addresses Ex Matthew Perry's Death and Reflects on ‘Friends’ Cameo (Exclusive)  —  Matthew Perry and ‘Friends’: Why Julia Roberts Was ‘Nervous’ Before Guest Role (Flashback)  —  'Wicked's Cynthia Erivo on Ariana Grande and What She's Most Excited For Fans to See in the Film
Brenton Blanchet / People:
Vanessa Hudgens Marries Professional Baseball Player Cole Tucker in Mexico: Sources  —  Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker have tied the knot!  —  The High School Musical alum, 34, and her fiancé, professional baseball player Cole Tucker, said “I do” on Saturday in Tulum, Mexico, sources confirm to PEOPLE.
Daniel Ek / Spotify:
An Update on December 2023 Organizational Changes  —  Earlier today, CEO Daniel Ek shared the following note about the company's organizational changes with all Spotify employees.  —  Team,  —  Over the last two years, we've put significant emphasis on building Spotify into a truly great …
Marc Malkin / Variety:
‘Kissing Booth’ Star Joey King Reacts to Jacob Elordi's Criticism of Franchise: 'It's Unfortunate Anyone Would Feel That Way'  —  The actress also teases a possible fourth installment of the romantic comedy  —  Joey King is speaking out about her “Kissing Booth” co-star Jacob Elordi's criticism of their hit Netflix rom-com franchise.
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Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Joey King claps back at ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi for calling their Kissing Booth trilogy ‘ridiculous’  —  Joey King clapped back at her ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi for dissing the popular (yet dismally-reviewed) Kissing Booth trilogy they co-starred in 2018, 2020, and 2021.
Douglas Montero / RADAR:
‘General Hospital’ Actor Billy Miller's Cause of Death Revealed, Soap Star Left Behind Notes at Scene Where He Died: Autopsy Report  —  General Hospital star Billy Miller took his own life after struggling with bipolar depression for years, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:   Soap star Billy Miller's death ruled a suicide by ‘shotgun wound’
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Adam McKay Eyes Climate Change Project For His Next Directing Job  —  EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay, who has been outspoken about the threat of global warming, is deciding to make his next directorial project a climate-related one.  Insiders add that with that project now getting all of McKay's attention …
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Just Jared:   Netflix & Adam McKay Cancel ‘Average Height, Average Build’ for a Surprising Reason, Movie Was Set to Star Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams & More
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Nicolas Cage Is Almost Done Making Films: ‘I May Have Three or Four More Movies Left in Me’  —  In conversation with Vanity Fair, the Oscar winner reveals why he's nearing the end of his big-screen career—and what he hopes to do next.  —  Lately, Nicolas Cage has been pursuing a performance style …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Began Reconciling with Mom Weeks Ago, Jamie Lynn Up Next  —  BRITNEY SPEARS BEGAN RECONCILING W/ MOM WEEKS AGO Sister Jamie Lynn Up Next  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 161 … Britney Spears wants to repair and reestablish relations with her family, and she's been reaching out to them for weeks ... TMZ has learned.
Rocky Jr / TMZ.com:
Sylvester Stallone Reenacts ‘Rocky’ Scene with Little Kid in Philly  —  SYLVESTER STALLONE REENACTS ‘ROCKY’ SCENE W/ LITTLE KID ... During Inaugural Holiday  —  Sylvester Stallone's inaugural Rocky Day got the coolest reenactment ever — and it came courtesy of a young, loud fan who knows the movie's lines frontward and backward.
Discussion: People
TMZ.com:
Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man Won't Return to Marvel Films, Feige Says  —  Robert Downey Jr.'s time in the MCU has come and gone — 'cause the head honcho of the studio just confirmed his character is dead-dead and ain't coming back ... period.  —  The actor was profiled in a new Vanity Fair piece …
Discussion: Variety, The A.V. Club and Pajiba
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Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Robert Downey Jr.'s Third Act: “He's Lived a Complicated Life. He Understands the Stakes”
 
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in the creation of its movies and TV shows

 
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