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Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Are Married After 12 Years of Dating  —  A representative for the ‘Barbie’ director confirmed the happy news to PEOPLE  —  Greta Gerwig and her longtime partner, Noah Baumbach are married, a representative for the Barbie director, 40, confirmed to PEOPLE.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
George Clooney Q&A: ‘The Boys In The Boat’, Matthew Perry Memories, The $150M SAG-AFTRA Offer & ‘Wolfs’ Sequel With Brad Pitt & Jon Watts  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — George Clooney Q&A: ‘The Boys In The Boat’, Matthew Perry Memories, The $150M SAG-AFTRA Offer & ‘Wolfs’ Sequel With Brad Pitt & Jon Watts
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Anne Victoria Clark / Vulture:
What We Do in the Shadows' Sixth Season Will Be Its Last  —  In the news equivalent of a stake through the heart, when the much beloved vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows begins production on its sixth season in January, it will be for the last time, an FX source exclusively confirmed to Vulture.
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Just Jared:   ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Ending on FX After Upcoming Sixth Season
Glamour UK:
Sydney Sweeney On Feminism, Family & The Highs And Lows Of Fame  —  She talks empowerment, Euphoria and embracing her body. … Sydney Sweeney first walked into the GLAMOUR Los Angeles offices in May of 2018.  The purpose: a meet ‘n’ greet - a 30-minute get-to-know-you casual conversation.
Draymond Green Reportedly Out / TMZ.com:
Super Bowl Champ Derrick Ward Arrested For Allegedly Robbing L.A. Businesses  —  DERRICK WARD SUPER BOWL CHAMP ARRESTED IN L.A. ...  For Allegedly Robbing Businesses … Derrick Ward, a former NFL running back and Super Bowl champion, was arrested this week in Los Angeles …
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Julian Lennon Says He's ‘Been Driven Up the Wall’ by the Beatles' Classic ‘Hey Jude’  —  The musician and son of John Lennon opened up about the impact of the track, inspired by him and written by Paul McCartney  —  Julian Lennon has a strong opinion about one of the Beatles' biggest hits.
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Jen Juneau / People:
Cameron Diaz Says ‘Crazy’ Rumors About Jamie Foxx on Back in Action Set ‘Really Made Me Angry’
Access:
Rihanna Gushes About A$AP Rocky As A Dad: ‘My Kids Are Obsessed With Him’  —  Rihanna is always serving up a fashion slay!  The 35-year-old spoke with Access Hollywood's Scott Evans at her Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty launch party in Los Angeles and opened up about the collaboration.
Hannah Strong / VICE:
Charles Melton: “Riverdale was my Juilliard”  —  Todd Haynes has a habit of making films that slalom tonally; from the lustrous and romantic to the lethally funny, with dashes of darkness in between.  An unpredictable talent, his origins as a pivotal queer filmmaker in the 90s …
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
NCIS' David McCallum Tribute Episode: Get Date, Plot Details (Exclusive)  —  NCIS has locked in its plan to pay tribute to original cast member David McCallum, who died on Sept. 25 at age 90.  —  TVLine can exclusively report that the second episode of the new NCIS season will address McCallum's passing …
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey Goes Shopping in Aspen Amid Rumored Split With Bryan Tanaka  —  MARIAH CAREY SOLO SHOPPING IN ASPEN ... Amid Rumored Split With BF  —  Mariah Carey's doing some retail therapy in her favorite place to be this time of year — but she's doing it alone, just as the buzz builds about some upheaval in her love life.
Alix Breeden / Page Six:
Sam Asghari nearly unrecognizable after dropping 40 pounds following Britney Spears split: ‘More time for myself’  —  Sam Asghari revealed that he went through a major fitness “transformation” following his separation from Britney Spears.  —  “So, in the past five months I've …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Just Jared
Justin Curto / Vulture:
Jack Antonoff on the Hardest and Most Surprising Music of His Career  —  Even though they've recorded three albums together, Jack Antonoff doesn't ever remember officially booking a studio session with Lana Del Rey.  “We'll just text and be like, ‘Where are you?’  ‘Okay, come over,’” he says.
Charna Flam / People:
Jennifer Lopez Reveals Photos of Racy Red Dress She Wore to Host Holiday Party with Ben Affleck  —  The singer showed a peek at the red Magda Butrym gown she wore to her annual holiday party over the weekend  —  Jennifer Lopez looked “merry and bright” at her holiday party.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail and Page Six
Angela Andaloro / People:
Rumer Willis Reveals Sweet Nod to Dad Bruce in Daughter's Unique Name: ‘A Mix of Things I Love’  —  The new mom opened up about how the name has meaning to her and her actor dad  —  Rumer Willis is answering all kinds of questions about mom life.  —  Sharing an Instagram Q&A on Tuesday …
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Tearful Teddi Mellencamp reveals her immunotherapy treatment for skin cancer has failed as star faces further excision surgery  —  Teddi Mellencamp has revealed the immunotherapy she'd been doing since September 30 to treat her skin cancer has failed.  —  The 42-year-old RHOBH alum …
Omny Studio:
How Taylor Swift's cinnamon rolls thwarted Bernie Kosar's attempt to stay vegan  —  Pro-Bowl quarterback Bernie Kosar shared a few stories about Taylor Swift with Tobin and Leroy, including how while he was trying to maintain a vegan diet he felt compelled to try Taylor Swift's cinnamon rolls …
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Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Taylor Swift made Travis Kelce homemade cinnamon rolls before Chiefs vs. Bears game, Bernie Kosar reveals
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Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
Jon Cryer Reacts to Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre Making Up, Possible ‘Two and a Half Men’ Reunion (Exclusive)
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Jon Cryer Is ‘Hopeful’ for Charlie Sheen After His Costar Was Bent on ‘Blowing Up His Life’ (Exclusive)
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Esme Mazzeo / People:
Taylor Swift's Schoolgirl Skirt Worn to Travis Kelce's Latest Game Is Custom But Here's a Great Dupe
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Financial Times:
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years
 
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