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12:10 AM ET, December 28, 2023

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TMZ.com:
Cher Files for Conservatorship Over Son Elijah  —  CHER FILES FOR CONSERVATORSHIP OVER SON ELIJAH He's Not Competent to Manage His finances  —  Cher doesn't seem to trust her son Elijah to make sound financial decisions right now ... so the singer-songwriter has filed for a conservatorship to control access to his money.
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National Comedy Center:
Comedian Tom Smothers Has Passed Away at Age 86  —  December 27, 2023 — Comedian Tom Smothers, one half of the legendary Smothers Brothers comedy team, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the age of 86, following a recent battle with cancer.
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Associated Press:
Heat exhaustion killed Taylor Swift fan attending Rio concert, forensics report says  —  Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows.
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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado's Cause of Death Revealed 1 Month After ‘Eras Tour’
Discussion: People and The Blast
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
David Leland Dies: ‘Wish You Were Here’ Director & ‘The Borgias’ Co-Showrunner Was 82  —  British director and actor David Leland has died aged 82, according to his long-time agency, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates  —  The theater, film and TV star passed away on Christmas Eve (December 24), surrounded by his family.
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People:
Kate Middleton Has ‘Moved on’ from Drama with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Says Friend (Exclusive)  —  As future queen, royal author Valentine Low tells PEOPLE that Kate “has the longterm interests of the monarchy and royal family at heart”  —  After several years of family strain …
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Page Six
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Us Weekly:
Kyle Richards on How She Got Her Best Body Ever and Her Future With Mauricio Umansky  —  Kyle Richards is in the best shape of her life.  “I think back to when I was in my 20s and 30s, and I look better than I did then, and that's after having four kids,” says the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.
The Korea Times:
‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead amid investigation over drug allegations  —  Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning “Parasite” was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday while facing an investigation over suspected drug use.  —  A man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car …
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Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
Marc Myers / Wall Street Journal:
Getting Cut From ‘American Idol’ Was the Best Thing to Happen to Alan Ritchson's Acting Career  —  The ‘Reacher’ star on being bullied as a kid, moving away from home and how a cheap horror film turned out to be his first big break … Niceville, Fla., had plenty of mean kids when I grew up there.
Sara Whitman / Page Six:
TikToker Mikayla Nogueira denies dropping 30 pounds on Ozempic amid recovery from binge eating disorder  —  TikToker Mikayla Nogueira is the latest star to deny using Ozempic to shed some pounds.  —  In response to an internet troll accusing her of using the type 2 diabetes drug …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Amy Fleury / WISN:
Former WISN 12 entertainment reporter Bobby Rivers dies  —  Rivers joined WISN 12 in 1979 as the city's first Black film critic on television  —  (Above video shows Bobby Rivers in a WISN 12 News 60th Anniversary special)  —  Former WISN 12 entertainment reporter and personality Bobby Rivers has died.
Natalie Kainz / NBC News:
North Carolina toddler opens entire family's Christmas presents at 3 a.m.  —  A couple woke up on Christmas morning to their 3-year-old loudly requesting a pair of scissors to open a gift he unwrapped in the middle of the night.  —  A North Carolina couple woke up on Christmas morning …
 
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Cynthia Robinson / The Daily Dish:
Velvet, Cutouts, & Plenty of Sparkle: See the Glamorous Southern Charm Season 9 Reunion Looks
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Emily Selleck / Page Six:
Shirtless Austin Butler flaunts his abs on Mexican vacation with girlfriend Kaia Gerber
Discussion: Just Jared and Daily Mail
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Chet Hanks Spends Holidays With His Dad Tom Hanks, Shares Rare Photo of Their ‘Gang’
Discussion: People and Page Six
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Lauren Fletcher / Ok - home:
Love Island's Sammy Root admits 'I haven't spoken to Jess since we split'
Discussion: The Mirror and The Sun
Julia Emmanuele / Us Weekly:
Lily Allen and David Harbour Go on Christmas Safari
Discussion: People and Marie Claire
Ken Simmons / Us Weekly:
Cardi B and Offset Reunite for Christmas and Share Gifts With Their Kids After Breakup
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with ex-NBCUniversal executive Evan Shapiro on why streaming is a “shitty” business, Netflix ads, and why Hollywood must band together to thrive

 
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