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TMZ.com:
‘90210’ Star Ian Ziering Viciously Attacked by Bikers on Hollywood Blvd.  —  6:19 PM PST — We're told an official report has been taken, and it lists Ian as the victim.  Police have not yet made any arrests and are still investigating the incident.  —  5:33 PM PST — Law enforcement sources …
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Ian Ziering Comforted His Daughter After Freaky Attack in Hollywood  —  Ian Ziering jumped right back into parent mode after his donnybrook with a bunch of L.A. biker thugs, dashing over to his weeping daughter to console her.  —  BIKER BRAWL  —  TMZ has obtained more video showing …
Discussion: Page Six
John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Comic legend Shecky Greene dies at 97  —  Shecky Greene, an entertainment legend whose very name became synonymous with stand-up comedy, has died.  He was 97.  —  Greene died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, confirmed by his wife of 41 years Marie Musso Green.
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Alix Breeden / Page Six:
Shecky Greene, ‘The Tonight Show’ alum and stand-up comedy legend, dead at 97
Discussion: Deadline and People
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Announces Surprise Abdication After 52 Years on Throne  —  Denmark's Queen Margrethe II made a surprise announcement during her New Year's Eve address to her nation: She will step down as monarch.  —  Something surprising is happening in the state of Denmark.
Alesia Stanford / Daily Mail:
Andy Cohen reveals he was SCAMMED out of a huge amount of money and is now ‘trying to get my money back’  —  Andy Cohen has revealed he lost a lot of money in a scam and is hoping others can use his experience to protect themselves.  —  The media star, 55, who says he bought one of the wigs Kim Zolciak …
Discussion: People and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Monica Seemingly Passes Out at Houston Concert  —  Scary moment for singer-songwriter Monica on Saturday night ... the “So Gone” singer appeared to pass out during her show in Houston.  —  EARLIER THAT NIGHT  —  TMZ's obtained video from one concertgoer first showing Monica …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Eric Andersson / People:
Lily Gladstone on Why She Uses She/They Pronouns: A Way of ‘Decolonizing Gender for Myself’ (Exclusive)  —  “In most Indigenous languages, Blackfeet included, there are no gendered pronouns,” says the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ actress, who has Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Blake Lively reflects on ‘2023 highlights’ including pumping breast milk at Disneyland Paris  —  Somebody's pumped for the new year!  —  Mother of four Blake Lively took to Instagram Saturday to share a cheeky carousel featuring one of her “2023 Highlights: pumping [breastmilk] at @disneylandparis 🥛.”
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Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
ITV's Lorraine thanks viewers for support in ‘saddest’ moment after death of producer  —  TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has paid a touching tribute to her late producer Hannah Hawkins just two months after she died from breast cancer following the birth of her son Rory
Discussion: The Mirror and Ok - home
People:
Gypsy Rose Details Her Most Painful Unnecessary Procedure (Exclusive)  —  The 32-year-old Munchausen by Proxy victim recalls not responding well to anesthesia after an unnecessary procedure  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard — the 32-year-old Munchausen by proxy victim who was released …
Discussion: Hollywood Life, Suggest and Just Jared
 
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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

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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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