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12:30 PM ET, January 7, 2024

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TMZ.com:
‘CADDYSHACK’ & ‘TRON’ STAR CINDY MORGAN DEAD AT 69 ... Roommate Called Cops  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 913 … UPDATE  —  3:49 PM PST — The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Cindy's roommate called cops to their Lake Worth Beach home on Dec. 30, 2023 — saying she returned home from a holiday trip …
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People:
Mary Lou Retton Opens Up About Her ‘Serious’ Health Battle in the ICU: 'I'm So Blessed to Be Here'  —  “There was a time when they were about to put me on life support,” the former Olympian said about the rare form of pneumonia that hospitalized her last fall
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Francesca Gariano / TODAY.com:
Exclusive: Mary Lou Retton breaks silence on pneumonia hospitalization, says she was almost put on life support  —  In a preview clip from an exclusive interview with TODAY's Hoda Kotb, Retton spoke candidly about her health after battling a rare form of pneumonia.
Escher Walcott / People:
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes Have ‘Super Chill’ WAGS Dinner in L.A. Ahead of Chiefs Game: Source  —  The pair headed out to eat together with friends on Saturday night  —  It's ladies' night for Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes!  —  On Saturday, Swift, 34, and Brittany …
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Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift steps out with Brittany Mahomes and Lindsay Bell in Beverly Hills amid her inner circle's fury at New York Times' op-ed suggesting she's GAY - as megastar prepares to watch beau Travis Kelce face the LA Chargers  —  The singer, 34, wowed in a black mini dress as she enjoyed …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Hollywood Life
Emma Brockes / The Guardian:
‘There are different ways of being a woman’: Jodie Foster on beauty, bravery, and raising feminist sons  —  For a long time, the actor was the most visible lesbian in Hollywood (not that she really wanted to talk about it).  Now the True Detective star feels liberated - and is helping the younger generation follow suit
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Chris Rogers / Page Six:
Jodie Foster faces backlash after calling Gen Z ‘really annoying’: Aren't ‘the older generations to blame?’
Discussion: Daily Mail
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Strictly bombshell as Amanda Abbington demands backstage footage of her and Giovanni as she is diagnosed with PTSD  —  Another contestant admitted she ‘cried every day’ while training with Giovanni on the show  —  STRICTLY star Amanda Abbington has demanded footage of her rehearsals …
TMZ.com:
Golden Globe Vanity Fair Party Draws Huge Stars  —  Hollywood was filled with celebs Saturday night, with pre-Golden Globe parties going full throttle all across L.A.  —  The biggest bash was the Vanity Fair Party at the famed Chateau Marmont hotel on the Sunset Strip.
Discussion: Just Jared
Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
Hailee Steinfeld exudes class alongside radiant Fantasia Barrino and chic Danielle Brooks as they lead stars at the 7th Astra Film Awards in LA  —  Hailee Steinfeld put on a classy display with radiant Fantasia Barrino and chic Danielle Brooks as they led stars at Hollywood Creative Alliance's …
Discussion: Just Jared
Joe Crutchley / Daily Star:
Corrie Damon star's epic three-word response to vile hecklers after playing gay character  —  Coronation Street star Ciarán Griffiths isn't afraid to bite back at rude hecklers on the street - with the Shameless icon having a rather blunt response to them
Discussion: Ok - home
People:
Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals What's In and Out for Her in 2024: ‘More Alcohol,’ No ‘Big Shoulder Pads’ (Exclusive)  —  Paltrow got candid with PEOPLE about her “ins and outs” for this year at the premiere of Netflix's ‘The Brothers Sun’  —  Gwyneth Paltrow just dropped her “list.”
Discussion: The Mirror, FemaleFirst and Suggest
People:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Says She Relates to Taylor Swift Because the Singer ‘Gets Women’ (Exclusive)  —  Swift is “a total rock star,” the Munchausen syndrome by proxy victim told PEOPLE at the premiere of ‘The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a long-time Swiftie!
Discussion: Just Jared
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Taylor Swift's associates dismayed by New York Times piece speculating on her sexuality: ‘Invasive, untrue and inappropriate’  —  A controversial New York Times opinion piece that openly speculated this week whether Taylor Swift is a closeted queer person has drawn the ire of the pop superstar's associates, CNN has learned.
 
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Sara Whitman / Page Six:
Priyanka Chopra shares rare family photos from Mexico vacation with Nick Jonas and daughter Malti
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Amy Lamare / Daily Mail:
Jessica Lange is seen in a wheelchair after opening up about her retirement while on walk with BFF Susan Sarandon in New York City
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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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