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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Carl Weathers Dies: ‘Rocky’ & ‘Predator’ Star Who Appeared In ‘Happy Gilmore’, ‘The Mandalorian’ & More Was 76  —  Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and appeared in Predator, The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, Action Jackson and dozens of other films and TV shows, died Tuesday, his family announced.
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Carl Weathers, 'Rocky's' Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76  —  Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety.  He was 76.  —  Weathers also starred in 1987's …
Spotify:
The Art of Podcasting with Joe Rogan and His New Multiyear Spotify Partnership  —  The Joe Rogan Experience debuted in 2009, has been a Spotify exclusive since 2020, and we're just getting started.  Today we announced our new multiyear partnership deal with JRE.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Rogan Gets New Spotify Deal Worth Up to $250 Million  —  Hit show to be distributed broadly, including on YouTube, rather than exclusively on audio-streaming service  —  Spotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan that will allow his hit show to be distributed broadly.
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Don Murray, a Star in Films That Took on Social Issues, Dies at 94  —  An Oscar-nominated role opposite Marilyn Monroe in “Bus Stop” led to a long career in film and TV and onstage, in productions that grappled with race, drugs, homosexuality and more.  —  Don Murray, the boy-next-door actor …
William Earl / Variety:
Miley Cyrus Set to Perform ‘Flowers’ at Grammy Awards (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Miley Cyrus is going to take herself dancing to the Grammy Awards on Sunday.  The veteran hitmaker, who is up for six awards this time around, is expected to perform her smash “Flowers” at the ceremony that will air live on CBS and Paramount+.
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Miley Cyrus shows off her toned figure in a black bra and panties before Grammy Awards appearance this weekend
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Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Here's why Demi Lovato sang ‘Heart Attack’ at AHA cardiovascular disease event  —  A rep for Lovato tells EW why Lovato took the stage in red at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection event to perform the song.  —  Demi Lovato's decision to perform her 2013 hit …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Melissa Barrera Incites More Controversy With New Social Media Posts, Sparking Heated Debate at WME  —  Melissa Barrera is once again under fire over a series of new social media posts involving the Israeli-Gaza conflict, prompting her representatives at WME and Sugar23 to explore dropping the actress as a client.
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Lainey Gossip:
Lewis Hamilton leaves Mercedes for Ferrari in what's being called the biggest F1 driver move in history  —  Let me just let out a delayed but still loud OMG WTF HOLY SH-T GAHHHHHHHHH before I start trying to put words together.  And the reason for this delay is that I was on a work trip yesterday and didn't have time to get to it.
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People:
Taylor Swift Not Performing at 2024 Grammys, Set to Fly Immediately to Japan Afterwards for 4 Back-to-Back Shows  —  The next leg of Swift's Eras Tour kicks off Feb. 7 with four back-to-back shows in Tokyo, Japan  —  Sorry Swifties — Taylor Swift won't be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Teyana Taylor, Alana Haim Join Paul Thomas Anderson's Latest Movie (Exclusive)  —  Wood Harris and Shayna McHayle are also set for the Warner Bros. project, along with newcomer Chase Infiniti.  —  Paul Thomas Anderson has rounded out the cast of his latest feature.
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Sam Waterston to Exit Law & Order as Tony Goldwyn Joins as New District Attorney  —  Waterston has played Jack McCoy in more than 400 episodes since 1994, earning a SAG Award and multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his work on the long-running NBC procedural
Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mariah Carey Honored With Recording Academy's Global Impact Award: “Is This a Real Grammy?  I Haven't Seen One in Soooooo Long”  —  The pop diva and Lenny Kravitz received the honors from the academy's Black Music Collective on Thursday night.  —  It's been almost 20 years since Mariah Carey …
Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
Justin Timberlake ‘seething’ over ex Britney Spears ‘overshadowing’ his new music  —  He can't stop the feeling.  —  Justin Timberlake is “seething” over renewed drama with his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears “overshadowing his new music,” a source tells Page Six exclusively.
Esme Mazzeo / People:
Florence Pugh Says Her Mom ‘Disappeared for an Hour’ at Oscars Party to ‘Get High’ with Snoop Dogg  —  “I was like, ‘You... you got my mom high,’” Pugh recalled saying to the rapper at a party recently  —  Florence Pugh's mom had an unlikely bonding experience with Snoop Dogg at the Oscars in 2020.
The Times:
Palace angered by ‘made-up’ reports that Princess of Wales was in coma  —  Spanish programme claimed to have insider information on Kate's ‘serious health complications’ shortly before she left hospital after abdominal surgery  —  Palace officials are understood to be furious after false claims …
Esme Mazzeo / People:
Robin Thicke and April Love Geary Plan to Wed in 2024: ‘The Most Amazing Woman a Man Could Ask For’ (Exclusive)  —  Thicke exclusively told PEOPLE about his upcoming wedding plans at a Bilt Rewards event on Wednesday  —  Robin Thicke is preparing to walk down the aisle in 2024!
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
RHOC's Tamra Judge Calls Vicki Gunvalson a ‘F-king Liar’ for Blaming Her Assistant for Their Feud  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge doesn't have time for Vicki Gunvalson's “false” claims about the alleged root of their recent feud.  —  “You f-king liar!!!”
Discussion: Page Six
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts Catherine O'Hara  —  Catherine O'Hara has been cast in “The Last of Us” Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.  —  Details on the character O'Hara will be playing are being kept under wraps. … O'Hara is one of the most celebrated comedic actresses in modern times …
Mike Rogoway / Oregonian:
Oscar-winning Portland animator Mark Gustafson dies at 64  —  Portland animator Mark Gustafson, one of the world's most accomplished stop-motion filmmakers, died Thursday.  He was 64.  —  Gustafson began his animation career in the 1980s at Portland's Will Vinton Studios, working on projects including …
 
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TMZ.com:
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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:
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