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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.
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Rachel McAdams on Not Playing a ‘Sexy Mom’ in ‘Are You There God?’ and Why She Turned Down ‘Mean Girls’ Reunion Commercial  —  Get in, loser.  We're riding with Rachel McAdams because she's still Queen Bee.  —  Since she's become a mother, life has changed.  During the filming of Lionsgate's “Are You There God?
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Jonathan Bennett Reveals Why He Missed the Mean Girls Reunion  —  Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recently spoke to E! News about having to miss his cast's recent commercial reunion.  Plus, he and husband Jaymes Vaughan detailed their Kay Jewelers collab.  —  Don't worry, Jonathan Bennett still thinks Mean Girls is totally fetch.
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
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Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have ‘PTSD’ From First Relationship
Discussion: American Songwriter and Us Weekly
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.
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
‘Shining Vale’ Canceled at Starz, Two Seasons to Be Removed From Streaming Service  —  The second season of “Shining Vale” will serve as the final season on Starz — though co-creator Jeff Astrof has begun writing a third season and is holding onto hope that the series will find another home.
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Just Jared:   ‘Shining Vale’ Canceled at Starz, Reason Why Revealed (& It Won't Be Available to Watch Much Longer!)
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Masked Singer Season 10 Winner NE-YO Shares Why He Decided to Perform as a ‘Busty’ Female Cow (Exclusive)  —  The R&B singer also tells PEOPLE where he'll be storing the Golden Mask trophy  —  He may be so sick of love songs, but NE-YO doesn't mind the ones that helped him win The Masked Singer season 10 as Cow.
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 …
BBC:
The Total Sport Podcast - Seven: Rob Burrow with... - Mike and Zara Tindall - BBC Sounds  —  Mike and Zara discuss sporting careers and share an alternative Christmas message.
Jen Juneau / People:
Hailey Bieber Reveals ‘New Tiny Baby’ Tattoo in the Shape of a Bow  —  The model previously revealed that she has more than 20 tattoos total  —  Hailey Bieber is showing off some new ink!  —  On Wednesday, the model shared a close-up photo of a tattoo she recently got, located on the side of one of her hands.
Discussion: Marie Claire and Teen Vogue
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Mom Still Hopeful She'll Come Home to Louisiana for Christmas  —  Britney Spears hasn't yet scheduled a flight heading east for the holidays, but her mom still believes a last-minute Christmas miracle might happen in the 11th hour ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z Rent Out and Ride Tour Bus Through NYC With Family  —  BEYONCÉ AND JAY-Z WE'RE DOING THE TOURIST THING IN NYC ... Tour Bus With Family  —  JAY & BEY FAMILY DAY  —  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are going full tourist in the Big Apple ... sightseeing in the city from a tour bus rented out for their family.
Discussion: The US Sun and Page Six
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.
People:
John Stamos Says He Went Home and ‘Drank a Bottle of Wine’ After DUI in 2015 to ‘Forget What Happened’  —  “When you sober up, you have to look at the ugly truth, so you keep drinking,” the actor tells PEOPLE  —  John Stamos is sharing more “disappointing” details from his headline-making DUI in 2015.
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Messenger and Page Six
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
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.
Jen Juneau / People:
Brad Pitt Celebrates His 60th Birthday with Girlfriend Ines de Ramon at His Side — See the Fun Photos!  —  A source previously told PEOPLE that Pitt had a “low key” week planned alongside his girlfriend, who was also celebrating her birthday  —  Brad Pitt turned 60 with a bang!
 
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From Mediagazer:

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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