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12:55 AM ET, December 21, 2023

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global  —  Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish on Tuesday in New York City to discuss a possible merger, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
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Sara Whitman / Page Six:   Rachel McAdams explains why she turned down ‘Mean Girls’ reunion commercial
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have ‘PTSD’ From Their First Romance, but Her ‘This Is Me...Now’ Movie Will Still Spotlight Their Relationship  —  Jennifer Lopez admits not everyone in her camp initially supported the idea to document her romance with husband Ben Affleck in her upcoming “This Is Me...Now” album and companion film.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and Just Jared
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Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have ‘PTSD’ From First Relationship
Discussion: Us Weekly
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
‘Jackass’ Alum Bam Margera Is Engaged to Dannii Marie: 'We're Just a Really Good Team' (Exclusive)  —  Bam Margera is engaged to Dannii Marie after dating six months, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  “We're just a really good team,” Margera, 44, exclusively told Us of his fiancée on Wednesday …
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?  —  Fans have been debating the McCallister family's wealth for years.  We asked the Federal Reserve for answers.  —  The battle in “Home Alone” between 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) and two burglars known as the Wet Bandits …
People:
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.
Just Jared:
‘Shining Vale’ Canceled at Starz, Reason Why Revealed (& It Won't Be Available to Watch Much Longer!)  —  Shining Vale has been canceled at Starz after 2 seasons.  —  Variety also reports that the show will be removed from Starz's app at the end of the year.  —  Keep reading to find out more...
Hannah Sacks / People:
Rihanna Says It's a ‘Turn On’ to Watch A$AP Rocky with Their Sons RZA and Riot: ‘Obsessed with Him’  —  The couple welcomed their second baby together in August  —  Rihanna is opening up about how parenting with A$AP Rocky has changed her relationship with the rapper.
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka split after 7 years: ‘He wants to have a family’  —  Mariah Carey and her longtime boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, have called it quits because he wanted kids, a source tells Page Six exclusively.  —  We are told that the age gap of 14 years played a role with Tanaka, 40, wanting different things than Carey, 54.
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott Hit by Head-Shaped Prop, Almost Falls Off the Stage  —  TRAVIS SCOTT STRUCK BY LARGE PROP ... Almost Tumbles Off The Stage … Travis Scott had a close call during his Tuesday night concert in NYC ... almost getting knocked off the stage by a massive head-shaped prop, while also making a fast recovery!!!
Erin Clements / People:
Jason Oppenheim Lists Kanye West's Beachfront Malibu Property for $53 Million — See Inside  —  The rapper paid $57 million for the home, which features ocean views from every room, in 2021  —  Kanye West is selling the beachfront Malibu home he purchased two years ago.
Marlow Stern / Rolling Stone:
Robert De Niro's Number One Priority Is Getting Rid of Trump  —  Acting legend sat down with Rolling Stone to talk Killers of the Flower Moon, the 2024 election, 50 years with Scorsese, and so much more  —  OBERT DE NIRO has had a hell of a year.  In April, the screen icon welcomed a daughter, Gia, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
Mackenzie Schmidt / People:
Kirstie Alley's Kids Announce Estate Sale of Pieces from Her ‘Incredible Life’ 1 Year After Death (Exclusive)  —  “Our mom collected so many fun and unique things,” her children, True and Lillie Parker, told PEOPLE in a statement  —  Kirstie Alley's personal items will soon find new homes.
Discussion: Page Six, HELLO! and Daily Mail
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Demi Lovato's Ex Max Ehrich Sets the Record Straight on Fake Posts After Her Engagement to Jutes  —  After Demi Lovato's ex-fiancé Max Ehrich seemingly dissed her new fiancé Jutes, Max shared that he has been impersonated online and did not issue the messages.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Rent Out and Ride Tour Bus Through NYC With Family
Discussion: Page Six and UPROXX
People:
John Stamos Says He Went Home and ‘Drank a Bottle of Wine’ After DUI in 2015 to ‘Forget What Happened’
Discussion: Page Six
Jen Juneau / People:
Brad Pitt Celebrates His 60th Birthday with Girlfriend Ines de Ramon at His Side — See the Fun Photos!
Just Jared:
Taraji P. Henson Reveals She May Quit Acting Over Unfair Pay & Treatment, Grows Emotional Discussing the Exhaustion She Feels
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Fleurine Tideman / Marie Claire:
Sydney Sweeney Shares That She'd Cry On the Phone With Her ‘Euphoria’ Costars “Constantly” After Angus Cloud's Death
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Meghan Markle appears in ‘cringey’ coffee ad as ‘slightly nerdy’ intern: ‘What a fall from grace’
Jaime Harkin / Us Weekly:
Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Plans for a Hollywood Comeback: ‘Year of Redemption’ (Exclusive)
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The two California bills to help fund local journalism would penalize Google and Meta for news' decline and benefit hedge funds that are destroying newspapers

Silla Brush / Bloomberg:
BlackRock has agreed to buy Preqin, a UK-based provider of private markets data, for £2.55B in cash

 
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