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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions  — Mort Engelberg Dies …
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Variety:
Andre Braugher, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Star, Dies at 61  —  Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor who starred in the hit television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Monday after a brief illness.  He was 61.
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’  —  Glen Powell certainly bares it all in the upcoming rom-com “Anyone but You,” especially when co-star Sydney Sweeney pulls out a large spider from the inside of his shorts.
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
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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Chris Barilla / People:
James Cameron Says Avatar 3 Is ‘Right on Track’: ‘We Can Watch Parts of the Movie Right Now’ (Exclusive)  —  The filmmaker shared that the next installment in his award-winning series has been in production since he was making ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’  —  James Cameron is gearing up for the release of his third Avatar movie.
Discussion: GQ, Variety, Just Jared and Deadline
TMZ.com:
Jamie Spears Surfaces Without Right Leg Post-Amputation  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 365 … 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.
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.
Josh Chesler / SPIN:
Ozzy Osbourne On Health, Podcasts, Reality TV And A Half-Century Of Rock  —  There are legends in the world of hard rock, and then there's Ozzy Osbourne.  —  After helping pioneer the heavy metal genre with Black Sabbath beginning in the late '60s, Ozzy remained an icon of the hard rock world straight …
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Former DWTS Host Samantha Harris Claims Producers Wanted Her to Look Less Like a Pro Dancer and More ‘Pasty and Pudgy’  —  The television personality, who co-hosted the dance competition series from seasons 2-9, alleged producers told her to “gain weight” so viewers wouldn't confuse her for a pro dancer
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Olivia Hancock / Byrdie:
Shay Mitchell Is Pursuing Happiness on Her Terms  —  Shay Mitchell has always lived in a deliberately delusional state of mind.  When you have your heart set on becoming a force in entertainment, you have to.  Reaching and maintaining mainstream success in Hollywood requires an unwavering belief …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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.
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
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Minnie Driver Says She Was ‘Devastated’ When Matt Damon Took New Girlfriend to Oscars After Their Breakup  —  “Matt had ended our relationship a few weeks before this,” the ‘Good Will Hunting’ actress recalled of the 1998 Oscars  —  Minnie Driver is looking back at experiencing heartbreak during a major Oscars moment.
 
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Andrea Lavinthal / People:
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Just Jared:
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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

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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