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5:30 PM ET, December 7, 2023

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Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Adele on Her Dream Hollywood Gig, Her Big Emotions and Volunteering at Her Son's School: “The Kids Don't Give a Flying F*** Who I Am”  —  The megastar spills tears and tea over being a class mom, why her Oscar still makes her giggle and which celebrity audience member made her freak out: “I shat myself the whole show.”
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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Adele Jokes She ‘S-t’ Herself When This A-List Singer Attended Her Las Vegas Show  —  Adele's Las Vegas residency has brought plenty of “amazing” A-listers to Sin City, but there was one attendee who stood out among the rest.  —  Adele, 35, said she “s-t” herself upon hearing that Lady Gaga …
Discussion: People and INTO
Cosmopolitan:   Adele and Rich Paul's Relationship Timeline Is Truly Adorbs
John Yoon / New York Times:
Andrea Fay Friedman, Who Built a Breakthrough Acting Career, Dies at 53  —  Ms. Friedman, who called Down syndrome her “up syndrome,” forged an unlikely path in acting by playing characters with developmental disabilities.  —  Andrea Fay Friedman, an actress who starred …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Still Hasn't Apologized to Taylor Swift Over Leaked Call  —  There's a good reason Taylor Swift called out Kim Kardashian in TIME over a now 7-year-old phone call with Kanye West — it's an incident for which Kim still has not apologized ... TMZ has learned.
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Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian still hasn't apologized to Taylor Swift over leaked call scandal: report
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Oprah Winfrey Reacts to Her Physical Transformation at ‘The Color Purple’ Premiere (Exclusive)  —  Oprah Winfrey on Norman Lear's Legacy and Maintaining Her Figure at 69 (Exclusive)  —  A Celebration for 50 Years of Hip-Hop: Inside Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff's Reunion and More!
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Cillian Murphy Pays Tribute To Benjamin Zephaniah: “A Proud Brummie And A Peaky Blinder”  —  Cillian Murphy has paid tribute to Peaky Blinders co-star Benjamin Zephaniah, who passed away this morning at age 65.  —  The pair appeared together between 2013 and 2022 in the BBC drama …
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and The US Sun
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Esther Kang / People:
Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o Confirm Their Romance as They Step Out Together Holding Hands  —  The new couple's display of affection comes after they were spotted leaving a Los Angeles grocery store the previous day  —  Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o are showing off some PDA!
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TMZ.com:
Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson Walk Hand-In-Hand to Signify New Relationship
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Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Bradley Cooper's ex Irina Shayk and current flame Gigi Hadid visit him working at food truck
TMZ.com:
Chevy Chase Falls Off Stage At ‘Christmas Vacation’ Movie Q&A  —  CHEVY CHASE FALLS OFF STAGE AT ‘CHRISTMAS VACATION’ Q&A ... You Alright, Clark? … Chevy Chase is falling hard for the holidays, but not in a good way — he tumbled off a stage during a ‘Christmas Vacation’ event …
Miguel A. Melendez / Entertainment Tonight:
Emma Stone Reacts to Taylor Swift's Song ‘When Emma Falls in Love’ (Exclusive)  —  Emma Stone on Speculation That Taylor Swift's ‘When Emma Falls in Love’ Is About Her (Exclusive)  —  Margaret Qualley Gives Update on Married Life With Jack Antonoff (Exclusive)
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Entertainment Tonight:
America Ferrera Reacts to the Possibility of an ‘Ugly Betty’ Reunion (Exclusive)
Discussion: Bustle and People
Chris Ship / ITV News:
Harry and Meghan ‘forced’ to leave Royal Family and move to US, High Court hears  —  ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship reports from the High Court on the latest developments concerning Prince Harry's case against the Home Office's decision to remove his publicly-funded protection
TMZ.com:
‘Succession’ Star Alan Ruck Sued for Pizza Shop Truck Crash  —  “Succession” star Alan Ruck might be out of the woods with cops for his pizza shop truck crash, but he's being dragged to court by the driver of one of the vehicles he collided with before driving through a building.
Discussion: Daily Mail, People and Page Six
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Ginuwine ‘Truly’ Doesn't Remember Run-in with Justin Timberlake Mentioned in Britney Spears Memoir (Exclusive)  —  The “Pony” singer, who competed on ‘The Masked Singer’ as Husky, also tells PEOPLE why he went on the show despite it being “not my thing”  —  Ginuwine traded in “Pony” for Husky on The Masked Singer.
People:
Charlie Sheen Stopped Drinking 1 Day After Breaking Promise to His Young Daughter: ‘It Broke My Heart’ (Exclusive)  —  The actor has stayed out of the limelight for six years while working on his sobriety and raising his 14-year-old twins.  Now he's ready for his comeback — and apologizing for the “alien” version of himself
Discussion: E! Online and Hollywood Life
Angela Andaloro / People:
5SOS's Michael Clifford and Wife Crystal Welcome First Baby, Daughter Lua: ‘Forever Humbled’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple will celebrate their third wedding anniversary next month  —  Michael Clifford and Crystal Leigh are loving life as new parents!  —  The 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist …
Discussion: The Mirror, Extra and Hollywood Life
Brett Malec / E! Online:
RHOC's Shannon Beador Breaks Silence on Her Ex John Janssen Dating Alum Alexis Bellino  —  Shannon Beador spoke out for the first time about her ex John Janssen dating fellow Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino.  Find out why she's slamming their new romance.
Rolling Stone:
Sean Combs Accused of ‘Gang Rape’ of 17-Year-Old in New Lawsuit  —  Jane Doe alleges Combs, former Bad Boy president Harve Pierre, and a third man trafficked and raped her at Combs' New York recording studio in 2003  —  SEAN COMBS, HIS longtime lieutenant Harve Pierre …
Shannon Adducci / Footwear News:
Jessica Simpson on the Y2K Fashion Moments That Defined Her Career  —  Pop culture's current obsession with all things Y2K is nothing new — but it also shows no signs of slowing down.  And as more fans look back on Jessica Simpson's twenty-plus years in the spotlight, from pop princess …
Kristin Contino / Page Six:
Heather Rae Young honors her and Tarek El Moussa's son, Tristan, with new tattoo  —  She's wearing her heart on her ... ear.  —  Heather Rea Young debuted a sweet tattoo tribute to her 10-month-old son, Tristan, on Instagram Wednesday, revealing a design in honor of her first child with husband Tarek El Moussa.
Discussion: E! Online, Hollywood Life and People
 
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Kristin Contino / Page Six:
Pippa Middleton sports festive holiday look for rare red carpet appearance
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Jacquelyn Kozak / Page Six:
‘The Color Purple’ premiere: Oprah, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, more
Discussion: Just Jared and New York Daily News
Carly Johnson / Daily Mail:
Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o CONFIRM romance as they step out holding hands - after DailyMail.com revealed the pair were officially dating following their respective break-ups
Discussion: The Mirror
Rafa Sales Ross / Variety:
Halle Berry on Her Next Directing Project and Bonding With Angelina Jolie Making ‘Maude v Maude’ After ‘Rocky Start’: 'We've Been Talking a Lot About Divorces and Exes'
 

 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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