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Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone:
Dua Lipa Is Done Being a Mystery  —  The wildly ambitious pop star is embracing freedom and fun — both in her life and on her upcoming album.  As she kicks off a new era, she lets us into her dreams, her anxieties, and what she wants to stand for … AM LITERALLY getting thrown into life right now.
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Fleurine Tideman / Marie Claire:
Dua Lipa Fully Embraces the Bare Beauty Trend on the Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ … Dua Lipa is entering a new era, and judging by this incredible cover photo for Rolling Stone, I am so here for it.  —  The 28-year-old pop star (and, now, actress) sat down with the magazine to discuss work, her love life, awards, and astrology.
Megan Bull / HELLO!:
Kieran Culkin asks wife Jazz Charton for third baby live on stage  —  The Succession star took home another trophy at the Emmys on Monday night  —  Kieran Culkin is on a roll!  After winning big at the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, the actor bagged an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series on Monday night.
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TMZ.com:
Pedro Pascal Continues Funny Feud With Kieran Culkin At Emmy Awards  —  PEDRO PASCAL TAKES HILARIOUS JAB AT KIERAN CULKIN AT EMMY AWARDS ... He Beat The S@$t Out Of Me!!!  —  FRIENDLY FEUDING  —  Pedro Pascal kept his funny feud going with Kieran Culkin at Monday's Emmy Awards …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Lindsay Lohan Pulls Down Fetch Payday for ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Lindsay Lohan was fetch long before fetch was a thing.  So, it should come as no surprise that Paramount paid the actor handsomely to cameo in the new “Mean Girls.”  —  Sources say Lohan …
Discussion: Just Jared, Attitude, CBS News and IndieWire
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The Messenger:
Lindsay Lohan Was ‘Very Hurt and Disappointed’ by This Off-Color Joke in the New ‘Mean Girls’ Movie: Rep (Exclusive)
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
RuPaul's Drag Race star Princess Poppy on why she attended Emmys as green troll  —  “Mainly, I wanted to be a troll-slash-hag,” Poppy exclusively tells EW of walking the Emmys carpet for “RuPaul's Drag Race” season 15.  —  Is RuPaul's Drag Race star Princess Poppy's look for the 2023 Emmys fashion?
The Sun:
Love Island chaos as Jake Cornish QUITS All Stars in emotional exit after just three days  —  The Islanders were coupled up by the public, but not everyone was happy with the decisions  —  LOVE Island's Jake Cornish has sensationally QUIT the show just hours after the new All Stars series launched.
Nick Romano / EW.com:
Connie Britton had to miss AHS Emmys reunion due to snowstorm  —  Britton's “Murder House” costar Dylan McDermott appeared onstage instead with Emmys host Anthony Anderson inside the Rubber Man suit.  —  Despite a previous announcement, the American Horror Story: Murder House reunion did not happen at the 2023 Emmys after all.
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Associated Press:
Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert special  —  Elton John has achieved EGOT status.  The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” …
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Just Jared:
Elton John Gains EGOT Status at Emmy Awards 2023, Misses Ceremony Due to Recovery From Knee Operation
Adam Schefter / ESPN:
Jason Kelce tells Eagles teammates he's retiring, sources say  —  Philadelphia Eagles star center Jason Kelce told his teammates in Monday night's postgame locker room that he is retiring, league sources told ESPN.  —  Kelce, 36, was visibly emotional at the end of the Eagles' 32-9 wild-card playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Inside White Lotus Costars Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall's Date Night at 2023 Emmys  —  At the 2023 Emmys Jan. 15, The White Lotus costars Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall looked cozy in the crowd after more than a year of dating.  —  Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall have checked out of The White Lotus and into the 2023 Emmys.
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Emmys 2023: Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Season 2 Update Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine  —  Wednesday's Jenna Ortega exclusively shared with E! News an update on the second season of the Netflix series during the 2023 Emmy Awards at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater on Jan. 15
Us Weekly:
Summer House's Sam Feher Confirms Kory Keefer Breakup: 'He Doesn't Love Me'  —  Summer House stars Kory Keefer and Sam Feher have split after more than one year together.  —  “I had said ['I love you'] to him and he never said it to me.  He didn't say it back when I said it to him and he then he never …
Discussion: E! Online, Page Six and The Daily Dish
Jack Smart / People:
Adam Sandler Is a Lonely Astronaut Who Gets Help from a Spider-Like Alien in New Spaceman Trailer  —  Paul Dano voices the creature, who helps Adam Sandler's character repair his marriage with his earthbound wife, Carey Mulligan  —  Adam Sandler is taking a trip to the stars — and into his own consciousness — in his new movie.
Anthony Dominic / Entertainment Tonight:
Rebecca Romijn Breaks Her Silence on John Stamos Memoir, Says She Was ‘Blindsided’ (Exclusive)  —  Rebecca Romijn Felt ‘Blindsided’ by John Stamos' Comments in Memoir (Exclusive)  —  ‘Varsity Blues’ Turns 25: Watch Paul Walker Admit to Football Star Dreams in First ET Interview
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Insiders reveal how the Queen was so upset by Harry and Meghan's Lilibet decision that she told aides 'the only thing I own is my name.  And now they've taken that': The Royal row that troubled Her Majesty in twilight of her reign  —  Many of the late Queen's granddaughters and great-granddaughters …
Zara Woodcock / The Mirror:
Danny Dyer spotted with a bloody face as he puffs cigarette on The Football Factory sequel set  —  EastEnders star Danny Dyer starred as Tommy Johnson in the 2004 Nick Love-directed movie, The Football Factory.  The star was recently spotted on set for the sequel
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Suzanne Somers' widower, Alan Hamel, says ‘odd things’ happening at home since star's death: 'I'm a believer now that there is an afterlife'  —  Suzanne Somers' widower, Alan Hamel, says odd things have been happening in the couple's Palm Springs, Calif., home since the “Three's Company” …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Mail
 
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Hedy Phillips / People:
Amanda Seyfried Goes from 2022 Emmys Win to Wearing Homemade Dress by 6-Year-Old Daughter 1 Year Later
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Jack Smart / People:
Kevin Costner's Ex Christine Is Dating Josh Connor After Divorce: She Is ‘Happy’ (Source Exclusive)
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People:
Bachelorette Alum Romeo Alexander Is Engaged: All the Details From the Proposal in Central Park! (Exclusive)
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
Brian Cox Open to Starring in a ‘Succession’ Movie 'If It's Good Enough'
Zara Woodcock / The Mirror:
ITV2 Love Island All Stars' Hannah Elizabeth cosmetic surgeries as Playboy Bunny joins villa
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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

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

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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