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Julie Jordan / People:
Kelly Clarkson on Working Through Depression, ‘Extraordinarily Hard’ Divorce: 'I'm Taking My Power Back' (Exclusive)  —  With season 5 of her hit talk show, the singer is building a new life as a single mom in New York City  —  Kelly Clarkson's 2023 included some pretty impressive highlights.
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Kelly Clarkson: Ex-husband Brandon Blackstock told me I wasn't ‘sexy’ enough to be on ‘The Voice’
TMZ.com:
PAUL MITCHELL'S SON ANGUS MITCHELL DEAD AT 53 ... Found In Swimming Pool  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.1K … Angus Mitchell, the only child of world-famous hairstylist Paul Mitchell, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us they got a call just after 6 AM Wednesday …
Tomás Mier / Rolling Stone:
Britney Spears' Team Is ‘Trying to Get Her Excited’ About Music as She Says She'll ‘Never Return’  —  “As of right now, she's not actively in recording but they're getting [songs] done to present to her,” a source tells Rolling Stone  —  RUMORS HAVE BEEN swirling about a musical comeback …
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Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
Britney Spears taps Charli XCX, Julia Michaels to write for first album in nearly a decade  —  Chart-topping songwriters are eagerly lining up to work on Britney Spears' long-awaited 10th studio album, sources tell Page Six.  —  We hear Charli XCX and Julia Michaels are among the lyrical savants …
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TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny Reunite Weeks After Split for NYE Trip with Friends  —  Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny may have called it quits on their relationship before the end of 2023, but they rang in 2024 together with a crew of close pals ... TMZ has learned.
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Zac Efron Pushed Himself to the Limit for The Iron Claw  —  Zac Efron wears a Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane jacket, shirt, pants, and tie.  —  It's been 17 years since Zac Efron first sang, danced, and dribbled his way into the hearts of a generation as the basketball star Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy.
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Brandi Glanville blames facial disfigurement on stress from Caroline Manzo scandal  —  Brandi Glanville claims her face swelled up because of the stress she endured after being accused of sexually assaulting Caroline Manzo.  —  “I've had some health issues that have affected my ability to talk, my ability to taste food.
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TMZ.com:
T.I. and Tiny Sued for Sexual Assault, Battery on Woman in L.A. Hotel  —  7:52 AM PT — T.I. and Tiny Harris tell TMZ ... “On the heels of positivity, negativity always rears its ugly head.  This plaintiff has been threatening to file this lawsuit for THREE years.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Travis Kelce won't be on the Golden Globes red carpet with Taylor Swift  —  Taylor Swift is expected to attend the Golden Globes Sunday — but her boyfriend Travis Kelce won't be with her despite being in Los Angeles at the same time, sources tell Page Six.  —  Kelce's team, the Kansas City Chiefs …
TMZ.com:
Joe Jonas Boards Private Jet With Model, Sparks Romance Rumors  —  JOE JONAS BOARDS JET W/ STUNNING MODEL ... Romance On Horizon?!  —  Joe Jonas is not one to be left in the dust while his ex, Sophie Turner, moves on following their bitter split ... spotted boarding a private jet with a stunning model.
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail, Just Jared and Extra
Amelia Wynne / Daily Mail:
Sienna Miller gives birth to her second child: Actress, 42, and her boyfriend Oli Green, 27, welcome a baby girl as the couple step out with their new arrival in a £3,300 carrier  —  Sienna Miller has given birth to her second child, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian's Mobile Game Shutting Down After A Decade  —  Kim Kardashian's mobile roleplaying game is closing its virtual doors ... marking the end of the app nearly a decade after it went live.  —  Kim tells TMZ, “I'm so grateful from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has loved …
Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Opens Up About Her Revealing Lifetime Documentary, Time in Prison, Mother and What's Next  —  “There's a lot of things to unpack in my life — more than just with my mother,” she says of the revelations she shares in ‘The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.’
Mikey O'Connell / The Hollywood Reporter:
Brad Falchuk Finally Goes Solo  —  One of this industry's most successful TV producers ('American Horror Story,' ‘911,’ 'Pose') opens up about the “freedom” of ending his overall deal, ‘Glee’ regrets, showrunning ‘The Brothers Sun’ and the pressures of cooking for Gwyneth Paltrow.
Discussion: Billboard, UPROXX and Just Jared
Sadie Bell / People:
LeToya Luckett Shares Photo from Recent Destiny's Child Reunion: ‘Hands Down My Favorite Moment of 2023’  —  Former members of the girl group spent time together at one of the tour stops of Beyoncé's ‘Renaissance’ World Tour  —  Destiny's Child fans can already consider their start to 2024 to be “so good.”
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
 
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