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9:10 PM ET, December 29, 2023

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TMZ.com:
KATHY GRIFFIN FILES FOR DIVORCE ... Days Shy of 4th Anniversary  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.4K … 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 …
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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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TMZ.com:
Chaka Khan Drops ‘Silly Grudge’ With Kanye West For Sampling Her Voice
Discussion: Variety
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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Wants Kids After Release, But Fears ‘Hard Conversation’ About Mom's Murder (Exclusive)
TMZ.com:
Zac Brown Separates From Wife Kelly Yazdi After 4 Months of Marriage  —  ZAC BROWN SPLITS FROM WIFE After Just 4 Months Married … Zac Brown is definitely out of the honeymoon phase — 4 months after he and Kelly Yazdi tied the knot, they're now separated ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Rihanna Meets Kyle Richards for First Time, A$AP Rocky and Mauricio There too  —  RIHANNA & KYLE RICHARDS MEET FOR FIRST TIME ON ASPEN SHOPPING SPREE ... A$AP And Mauricio Join Too … Rihanna's fangirling just scored her a new BFF ... and it's Kyle Richards!!!
Discussion: People, Daily Mail, Page Six and Just Jared
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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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Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
'Grey's Anatomy' Season 20 First Look Revealed, Ellen Pompeo is Back
Discussion: Just Jared and Deadline
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.”
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.”
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  — 401 … Pete Davidson resurfaced for the first time since mysteriously pulling the plug on a bunch of his comedy shows …
FemaleFirst:
Dame Shirley Bassey ‘truly humbled’ to be included on The King's New Year's Honours list  —  Dame Shirley Bassey is “truly humbled” to have been included on the King's New Year's Honours list, almost 25 years after she was made a Dame for her services to music.
Discussion: The Mirror
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
 
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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

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
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