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1:20 PM ET, January 15, 2024

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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Queen's fury over naming of baby Lilibet: Aide says monarch was 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' after Harry and Meghan claimed they had her blessing to use childhood nickname  — Revelation comes in the latest instalment of Robert Hardman's new biography  —  Queen Elizabeth was infuriated …
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Robert Hardman / Daily Mail:
How the royals have dealt with a torrent of allegations from Harry and Meghan: Queen was 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' after Sussexes claimed they had the monarch's blessing to use the name ‘Lilibet’, aides tell ROBERT HARDMAN  —  In yesterday's Mail on Sunday, Robert Hardman revealed …
TMZ.com:
‘Honeymooners’ Star Joyce Randolph Who Played Trixie Dead at 99  —  ‘HONEYMOONERS’ STAR JOYCE RANDOLPH DEAD AT 99 Played Ed Norton's Wife, Trixie  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 14.4K … Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners,” has died ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Hulk Hogan Helps Teen Whose Car Flipped on Highway, New Photos Show  —  HULK HOGAN HELPS TEEN WHOSE CAR FLIPPED ... New Pics Show Wild Scene  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 889 … 9:59 AM PT — Hulk Hogan's wife, Sky Daily, just posted about the crash ... writing, “Last night, after we left dinner in Tampa, we saw a car flip in front of us!
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Sun and Metro
Extra:
Tom Holland Reveals He & Zendaya Re-Watch 1st ‘Spider-Man’ (Exclusive)  —  Tom Holland talked to “Extra's” Melvin Robert on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards Sunday, where he was nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television category for his role as Danny Sullivan on Apple TV+'s “The Crowded Room.”
Decca Aitkenhead / The Sunday Times:
Succession's Sarah Snook: ‘A producer told me off for eating cake’ … The Picture of Dorian Gray doesn't end well for its protagonist, and Sarah Snook understands why.  —  “I had the experience once where all I wanted to do was be on the cover of a magazine,” she recalls with a rueful smile.
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Engagement Not In the Works For Time Being  —  People really should pump the brakes on all the engagement talk between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ... 'cause we're told a proposal isn't forthcoming in the near future either.  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The Mirror and The Blast
TMZ.com:
Dua Lipa Seems to Confirm Relationship with Callum Turner After Slow Dance  —  Dua Lipa got caught swaying with a hunky British actor last week — something they were seemingly trying to do in secret — but now that the cat's outta the bag ... so are they.  —  The popstar hit the town Sunday night …
Discussion: Extra and UPROXX
Dory Jackson / People:
Shannen Doherty Says She Wants Her Ashes Mixed with Her Dog's and Her Dad's Remains  —  The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ alum — who is living with metastatic stage 4 cancer — shared she wants her funeral to be a “party,” but said the list of people she doesn't want there is “way too long”
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Blast
TMZ.com:
Yo Gotti's Brother ‘Big Jook’ Shot & Killed in Memphis  —  1/14 2:57 PM PT — Memphis police have a lead in the Big Jook shooting ... posting photos of a white Ford Explorer they say may have carried the rapper's killers.  —  They're asking the public for help identifying the car and are offering a $4,000 reward for information.
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Bethany Minelle / Sky News:
George Clooney on his turn to directing: ‘As you get older you need other things’  —  George Clooney has come a long way since ER, with a host of film credits, two Oscars, plus impressive activism credentials and a picture-perfect family.  His latest project - directing sports movie The Boys in the Boat …
Discussion: People, NME and Variety
People:
American Idol Alum William Hung's Marriage Imploded amid His Gambling Addiction.  How He Survived Rock Bottom (Exclusive)  —  Twenty years after going viral with his ‘American Idol’ audition, Hung opens up to PEOPLE about overcoming his darkest moments — and how he found a new start
Discussion: Heavy.com, Daily Mail, The Blast and RADAR
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

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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