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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Wears KKK-Style Black Hood At ‘Vultures’ Album Listening Party  —  Kanye West continues to piss people off, this time over fashion ... rocking a hood that bares a shocking resemblance to standard issue for the KKK.  —  Ye showed up with the headpiece at one point during his …
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West's Wife Bianca Censori Breaks Cold Exterior, Enjoys Lap Dance
Bailey Richards / People:
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Step Out Together Arm-in-Arm as They Promote Their Romantic Comedy  —  The actors' R-rated flick ‘Anyone But You’ hits theaters later this month  —  Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney play characters who despise each other in their new film — but in real life, the two get along swimmingly.
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Glen Powell ‘Almost Died’ Filming ‘Anyone but You’ Nude Scene on Top of a Cliff: I Took ‘My Pants Off Too Fast’
People:
Charlie Sheen Opens Up About Being a Single Dad to His Teenage Twin Boys (Exclusive)  —  The actor, who shares 14-year-old twins Max and Bob with Brooke Mueller, talks about raising them largely on his own  —  Charlie Sheen's life now is a far cry from what it looked like in 2013 …
Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
Dakota Johnson Likes to Sleep for 14 Hours a Night  —  'I'm not functional if I get less than 10.  Sleep is my number one priority in life'  —  Dakota Johnson had her first star turn in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the 2015 erotic film based on the novel by E.L. James.
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
Tom Cruise ‘finds love with Russian socialite’: Mission Impossible star, 61, is spotted canoodling with 36-year-old ex-wife of diamond-trading oligarch - who ‘hid her £1m handbags during their divorce battle’ - at party in London's Mayfair  — Socialite Elsina Khayrova, 36, is the ex-wife of a diamond-trading oligarch
Melissa Ruggieri / USA Today:
Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief fund.  How you can help too.  —  Taylor Swift is extending her generosity to a place close to her heart.  —  Following the devastating tornados that swept through multiple Tennessee counties Saturday, Swift made a $1 million donation …
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Brenton Blanchet / People:
Zooey Deschanel and Ex-Husband Jacob Pechenik Talk Running Lettuce Grow During Their Divorce  —  “I was a little worried [employees would] be scared,” Pechenik told Inc. Magazine  —  Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik managed to keep their company growing years after their divorce.
People:
Kenya Moore Finalizes 'World's Longest Divorce' from Marc Daly: ‘Excited for This Next Chapter’ (Exclusive)  —  ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star wed Daly in 2017 and welcomed daughter Brooklyn in November 2018  —  Kenya Moore and Marc Daly are officially divorced.
Discussion: Bossip, Page Six and Extra
The Ashley's Reality Roundup:
Exclusive Details!  ‘Teen Mom’ Star Leah Messer Files For Protective Order Against Ex-Husband Jeremy Calvert  —  Leah Messer is asking a judge to keep her ex-husband, Jeremy Calvert, away from her.  —  The Ashley can exclusively reveal that the Teen Mom: The Next Chapter has filed …
TMZ.com:
Jamie Spears Surfaces Without Right Leg Post-Amputation  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 11 … Jamie Spears has resurfaced without his right leg, 7 weeks after it was amputated.  —  Britney's dad was at a warehouse in Kentwood, getting out of his car, when the photos were shot.
Discussion: Page Six
James Vituscka / Daily Mail:
Bianca, 28, also flashed her nipples at an Art Basel event, sparking concerns from her friends  —  Pictured in Dubai with another cuddly toy  —  'When she returned to Kanye for the party in Dubai, she was more herself than she's ever been with him, but this did not sit well with him.
Perez Hilton:
Kate Beckinsale GOES OFF On Troll Who Dissed Her New Blonde Hair — By Dragging Their Mom's ‘Bad’ Parenting!  —  Do not f**k with Kate Beckinsale!  —  The actress was feeling fun and flirty over the weekend as she hit up Kathy Hilton's annual Christmas bash.
Rhian Daly / NME:
Boygenius on the enduring power of ‘The Record’: “We feel as good as we ever hoped to”  —  The boys' debut LP has been named NME's Album Of The Year.  The trio reflect on their mega-year  —  Phoebe Bridgers is driving “through the canyon” on the way to meet her Boygenius bandmates when NME calls the trio in early December.
Discussion: People, UPROXX, Consequence and Pajiba
Emmanuel Morgan / New York Times:
Wu-Tang Clan Announces Las Vegas Residency  —  The first four concert dates will begin with Super Bowl weekend in February.  —  Wu-Tang Clan will begin a Las Vegas residency in February as the city hosts its first Super Bowl, the Grammy-nominated rap collective announced on Tuesday.
Monique Jessen / People:
Inside Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis' Bond: She's ‘Super Protective of Her Little Brother’  —  The special relationship between the 8-year-old princess and her younger sibling was on display during their most recent outing  —  Princess Charlotte is a doting big sister to Prince Louis.
TMZ.com:
Mama June Takes Custody of One of Chickadee's Daughters After Cancer Death  —  Mama June is taking over mama duties for one of her late daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell's kids ... TMZ has learned.  —  Family sources tell TMZ ... Mama June is currently in custody of Anna's 11-year-old daughter Kaitlyn.
Vanessa Etienne / People:
Big Bang Theory Star Kate Micucci Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Never Smoked a Cigarette in My Life’  —  The actress and comedian, 43, said she had a successful surgery to remove the cancer after it was caught early  —  Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci revealed she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Mark Wahlberg Opens Up About Crashing a Frat Party With His Daughter Ella (Exclusive)  —  Wahlberg and co-star Michelle Monaghan spoke with ET over the weekend while promoting their new film, 'The Family Plan.  Mark Wahlberg seems to have a bit of FOMO about skipping his college days.
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Jennifer Garner dishes on why she hasn't been back to ‘scary’ Met Gala since 2007  —  No more Met Galas for Jennifer Garner.  —  The actress explained in Vogue's “Beauty Secrets” series why she has only attended the annual event “exactly one time” in 2007.
Discussion: Us Weekly, People and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Did Not Get Backstreet Boys' Approval for New ‘Everybody’ Single  —  1:52 PM PT — We should note ... the version Kanye West appears to have played in the Miami club featured other voices singing the chorus, so it's possible he can get away with it through a loophole.
Discussion: Just Jared, Variety, RADAR and UPROXX
People:
Kevin Costner's Romance with Jewel Is ‘Fresh but Not Brand New’ (Exclusive Source)  —  “The relationship between Kevin and Jewel is fresh but not brand new,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kevin Costner and Jewel's budding connection is built on a mutual attraction.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
PA News Anchor Emily Matson Struck by Train, Death Ruled Suicide  —  Emily Matson, a beloved Pennsylvania news anchor, was struck and killed by a train ... and now her death is being ruled a suicide.  —  The “Erie News Now” anchor was hit by the train early Monday morning in Fairview Township, where she lived.
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Travis Kelce Wants to Make Taylor Swift's 34th Birthday the ‘Best’ Yet: Inside His Party Plans (Exclusive)  —  Travis Kelce has big plans in store for celebrating Taylor Swift's birthday, multiple sources reveal to Us Weekly.  —  An insider exclusively tells Us that Kelce, 34 …
 
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Andrea Lavinthal / People:
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Just Jared:
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From Mediagazer:

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

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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