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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.
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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Kathy Griffin Files for Divorce From Randy Bick Days Before 4th Wedding Anniversary  —  Kathy Griffin and Randy Bick have called it quits shortly before their fourth wedding anniversary.  —  Griffin, 63, filed for divorce from Bick in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, December 28.
Esther Kang / People:
Ellen Pompeo Marks Her Return as Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy Season 20 First Look (Exclusive)  —  The upcoming season will be the first with Pompeo not featured as a series regular  —  After nearly two decades of medical marvels and dramatic twists, there are still more shakeups in store …
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'Grey's Anatomy' Season 20 First Look Revealed, Ellen Pompeo is Back  —  Less than a year after she left Grey's Anatomy as the show's main character, Ellen Pompeo is making a return to the long-running series.  —  In the promo for Grey's Anatomy season 20, Pompeo is seen reprising her role …
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Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Chaka Khan: I Might Quit Touring ‘Three or Four Times, Like Other Bitches Do’  —  Fresh from her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Chaka Khan looks back at her musical legacy, surviving addiction, her Kanye beef, and more  —  For Chaka Khan, the end of 2023 was nothing short of triumphant.
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Chaka Khan Drops ‘Silly Grudge’ With Kanye West For Sampling Her Voice
Discussion: Variety
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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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.”
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
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Mama June denies doing drugs while live on TikTok, says she's been ‘straight sober’ since 2020  —  June “Mama June” Shannon denied doing drugs during a recent TikTok Live video.  —  “I have been straight sober since Jan 27, 2020,” she told TMZ Friday.  —  “I don't do drugs, I don't smoke cigarettes and I don't even drink.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Cardi B and Offset stealthily hang out in NYC after she denies they're back together  —  Cardi B and her estranged husband, Offset, took separate photos with the same fan in NYC after she denied they were getting back together.  —  On Thursday, the fan, who goes by @sssyxjaaaaas on Instagram …
Discussion: Just Jared, Bossip, TMZ.com and E! Online
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: New York Post, People and Us Weekly
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
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: The Mirror, The Sun and Ok - home
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.
 
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