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11:40 AM ET, January 4, 2024

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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 …
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Caitlin Berard / Suggest:
Resurfaced Taylor Swift Interview Reveals Singer Manifested Travis Kelce Romance  —  Taylor Swift's romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took the internet by storm in the fall of 2023 and has held Swifties (and the world at large) in a chokehold ever since.
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Julie Jordan / People:
Kelly Clarkson on Working Through Depression, ‘Extraordinarily Hard’ Divorce: 'I'm Taking My Power Back' (Exclusive)
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
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.
Janine Henni / People:
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark's Hairstylist of 23 Years Says He's Stepping Down as She Becomes Queen  —  Søren Hedegaard has worked with Mary since before she married Crown Prince Frederik, who is set to become monarch this month  —  Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will have plenty …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, W and HELLO!
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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.
Alexa Vazquez / E! Online:
Watch Jeremy Allen White Strip Down to His Underwear in This Steamy Calvin Klein Video  —  The Iron Claw star bears it all in this sexy campaign video for Calvin Klein's new underwear collection and we guarantee you'll watch over and over.  —  Watch: Jeremy Allen White Stars in Steamy New Fashion Campaign
Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Margot Robbie & LuckyChap's Entertainment Empire: How They're Thriving Off ‘Barbie,’ ‘Saltburn’ Shocks and ‘Being Original Every Time’  —  When pitching Warner Bros. and Mattel on their offbeat, feminist reimagining of “Barbie,” producer and star Margot Robbie and writer-director Greta Gerwig predicted …
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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.
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: People, Billboard, UPROXX and Just Jared
Anthony Dominic / Entertainment Tonight:
Brandi Glanville Details Facial Disfigurement After Alleged ‘RHUGT’ Incident With Caroline Manzo (Exclusive)  —  Brandi Glanville Opens Up About ‘Stress-Induced’ Health Issues After ‘RHUGT’ Drama (Exclusive)  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Share Steamy Kiss During St. Barts Vacation
Discussion: Us Weekly, People and Daily Mail
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Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Brandi Glanville blames facial disfigurement on stress from Caroline Manzo scandal
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
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
TMZ.com:
Iggy Azalea Calls Quits On New Album, Cites Lack of Inspiration  —  Iggy Azalea is calling it quits on the album she's been working on for months — most of them with Tory Lanez — and she doesn't know if she'll return to music, because her heart's no longer in it!!!
 
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Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Phoebe Dynevor Breaks Down Her Bold ‘Fair Play’ Role and Auditioning to Be James Gunn's Lois Lane: ‘It Was a Whirlwind’
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Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
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Brian Gallagher / Daily Mail:
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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
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Max Tani / Semafor:
In the last month, Sam Stein, Burgess Everett, and now Jack Shafer have decided to leave Politico; sources: Alex Ward and Lara Seligman are leaving for the WSJ

Zoe Samios / Australian Financial Review:
Australia's Seven West axes three top executives amid 150 job cuts at the company, as its commercial deal with Meta, estimated to be worth ~$15M annually, ends

 
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