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12:15 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 Plays Good Samaritan, Helps Woman Whose Car Flipped on Highway  —  HULK HOGAN Plays Good Samaritan ... HELPS WOMAN WHOSE CAR FLIPPED  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 647 … 7:17 AM PT — More startling details about this accident — TMZ Sports has learned that the driver was a minor …
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Sun
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
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Elise Nelson / Life & Style:
Chiefs' Christmas Day Loss Led to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's First Fight: ‘He Snapped’ at Her
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:
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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Rip / TMZ.com:
‘All My Children’ Star Alec Musser Dead at 50  —  SOAP STAR ALEC MUSSER DEAD AT 50 ... Starred in ‘All My Children’ … Alec Musser — famous from ‘All My Children’ — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  The actor's fiancée, Paige Press, tells us Musser passed away Friday night at his home in Del Mar, CA.
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Rebel Wilson Says She's Gained Back 30 Lbs.  After Weight Loss Due to Stress: ‘It Makes Me Feel Bad About Myself’  —  The actress said she'd “lost focus” amid her busy work schedule  —  Rebel Wilson is opening up about her weight.  —  On Monday, the actress, 43, shared an Instagram post …
Discussion: Page Six, FemaleFirst and The US Sun
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
Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
Ariana DeBose On Critics Choice Awards Ding: “I Didn't Find It Funny”  —  Ariana DeBose is reacting to the joke at the Critics Choice Awards that lumped her in with a group of “actors who also think that they are singers.”  —  “No I didn't find it funny.  Lol,” DeBose wrote on Instagram Stories.
Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
The Holdovers star Da'Vine Joy Randolph gives shout out to ‘incredible’ women in her life who helped her be ‘the artist I am today’ after Critics Choice Awards win  —  Da'Vine Joy Randolph gave a shout out to the ‘incredible’ women in her life as she accepted her Best Supporting Actress win at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Jen Juneau / People:
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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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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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