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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Wants Kids After Release, But Fears ‘Hard Conversation’ About Mom's Murder (Exclusive)  —  The newly freed Munchausen by Proxy victim tells PEOPLE she's focused on building a family in the near future  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard is newly freed from prison and ready to focus on her future.
Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Chris Harrison ‘Grateful’ He Left The Bachelor: ‘I Had to Remove Myself from That Toxic Situation’  —  The former host referred to his time on the series as a “blessing and a curse” during a conversation on the ‘Trading Secrets’ podcast  —  Chris Harrison is looking back at his time on The Bachelor with gratitude.
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TMZ.com:
KATHY GRIFFIN FILES FOR DIVORCE ... Days Shy of 4th Anniversary  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 152 … 10:07 AM PT — Kathy didn't wait long to respond to the news breaking, writing on X, “Well...s***.  This sucks.”  —  Kathy Griffin doesn't seem too nostalgic about anniversaries …
Esme Mazzeo / People:
DWTS Pro Britt Stewart and CODA Star Daniel Durant Are Engaged: 'It Feels Like We've Been Together Forever' (Exclusive)  —  After competing together on season 31, the pair fell in love off the dance floor  —  Dancing with the Stars pro Britt Stewart and actor Daniel Durant have double …
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Gifts 38 Custom Jumpsuits To Chiefs Teammates For Christmas  —  TRAVIS KELCE GIFTS DESIGNER JUMPSUITS TO CHIEFS TEAMMATES ... Merry Christmas!!!  —  Move over, Santa Claus ... Travis Kelce was the real MVP of Christmas in Kanas City this year — 'cause the tight end gifted …
Discussion: New York Post and Page Six
Carl Greenwood / The Sun:
Coronation Street legend QUITS the soap after 13 years on the cobbles - days after two more high profile stars leave  —  A show insider revealed that Beth's exit ‘will be as dramatic as she is’  —  CORONATION Street star Lisa George has sensationally quit the soap.
Discussion: The Mirror, Ok - home and Metro
TMZ.com:
Pete Davidson Surfaces In NYC With GF Madelyn Cline After Canceling Shows  —  PETE DAVIDSON SURFACES WITH GF MADELYN CLINE ... After Scrapping Shows  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 317 … Pete Davidson resurfaced for the first time since mysteriously pulling the plug on a bunch of his comedy shows …
TMZ.com:
Chaka Khan Drops ‘Silly Grudge’ With Kanye West For Sampling Her Voice  —  CHAKA KHAN MY KANYE BEEF IS OVER!!!  I Didn't Get the Rap Game  —  Chaka Khan isn't mad at Kanye West for sampling her voice on his debut single ... and admits she was just clueless about how the Hip, Hop, the hippity hop operated at the time!!!
Discussion: Variety and Rolling Stone
Alan Johnson / Daily Star:
Busted star rushed to hospital after ‘serious’ bite from black widow spider  —  Busted's James Bourne has opened up about the ‘quite serious’ black widow spider bite that saw him hospitalised just before Christmas which left him with a nasty wound  —  Busted star James Bourne has opened …
Discussion: Ok - home, The Sun and The Mirror
Pamela Avila / USA Today:
‘How I Met Your Father’ star Francia Raísa needs salsa, friends like Selena Gomez to get by  —  In a new series, USA TODAY's The Essentials, celebrities share what fuels their lives.  —  For Francia Raísa, known for her roles in “How I Met Your Father” and “Grown-ish,” acting was her “end all be all.”
Discussion: Us Weekly, New York Post and Just Jared
Marc Berman / Palm Beach Post:
Will Taylor Swift join Travis Kelce in Boca Raton?  His offseason trainer hopes so  —  Travis Kelce is expected back in Boca Raton this offseason for an eight-week workout stint with his longtime training guru, Andrew Spruill.  —  But this time there could be a wrinkle.
Discussion: People, New York Post and Us Weekly
Jenny Haward / People:
Matthew McConaughey Celebrates Son Livingston's 11th Birthday: ‘We Love Watching You Grow’  —  The actor's wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, also posted a sweet tribute on social media Thursday  —  Matthew McConaughey is sending his youngest son some love on his birthday.
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Justin Bieber and Wife Hailey Spend Date Night at Maple Leafs Hockey Match  —  “Wow guy doesn't even invite me to see some puck bunnies eh,” rapper and Toronto native Drake commented on Bieber's Instagram post about the match  —  Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber took their latest date night to the ice.
Tommy McArdle / People:
Martha Stewart, 82, Shares a New Thirst Trap: 'Didn't Look So Bad When I Got Up'  —  Martha Stewart has made a habit of sharing seductive selfies to Instagram in the years since her July 2020 pool selfie went viral  —  Martha Stewart is getting back in the thirst trap game.
Sara Whitman / Page Six:
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and their two sons bundle up for family outing to Aspen's Kemo Sabe  —  It's a family night out!  —  Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were spotted heading to the Kemo Sabe retail store in Aspen, Colo., Wednesday night with their two sons, RZA, 1, and Riot, 4 months.
The Sun:
Holly Willoughby's new improved Dancing On Ice contract revealed - with ‘heightened security’ after kidnap plot hell  —  Holly will be reunited with long-time pal Stephen Mulhern who replaces Phillip Schofield  —  HOLLY Willoughby is returning to Dancing On Ice after signing a one-year deal.
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft
 
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