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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+'s ‘Star Wars’ Series … Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series, from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Lesley Headland, wrapped its run on Disney+.  —  The news is not entirely surprising.
J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
‘Reservoir Dogs’ Star Michael Madsen Arrested for Domestic Battery  —  Michael Madsen was arrested in Malibu on Saturday morning on charges of domestic battery following “a disagreement between” the actor and his wife, DeAnna Madsen.  —  Authorities based at the Malibu/Lost Hill Sheriff's Station responded …
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TMZ.com:
‘Kill Bill’ Star Michael Madsen Arrested For Domestic Violence  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michael Madsen spent part of his weekend in jail ... because cops arrested him after he allegedly pushed his wife.  —  Law enforcement tells TMZ ... the ‘Kill Bill’ actor was arrested shortly after midnight Saturday …
Discussion: GB News, Daily Mail and Consequence
TODAY.com:
Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88  —  Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement.  —  Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said.  He was 88.
BBC:
UK tycoon Mike Lynch, 18-year-old daughter, and chef among missing after yacht sinks  —  Summary  — One man has died and six other people are missing after a British yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during bad weather  — British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, 59, is among those missing …
GQ:
The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton  —  Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice …
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TMZ.com:
Jax Taylor Leaving Treatment, Planning to Film ‘The Valley’ Again  —  'THE VALLEY'S JAX TAYLOR READY TO BE NO. 1 GUY IN GROUP AGAIN ... Leaving Treatment Soon … Jax Taylor is ready to get back to work ... we've learned the reality star is planning to check out of treatment ... and he has big plans for his return home.
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Gina Rodriguez Joins ‘Will Trent’ Season 3 As Series Regular … Based on Karin Slaughter's NY Times bestselling “Will Trent” book series, the show follows the titular Special Agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Ramón Rodriguez), who was abandoned at birth and endured …
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and TVLine
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Just Jared:   ‘Will Trent’ Season 3 Cast Adds Gina Rodriguez in Exciting New Role!
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Pacific Rim’ Prequel Series in Development at Legendary Entertainment Under First-Look TV Deal With Eric Heisserer (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Legendary Entertainment has entered into a first-look television deal with Eric Heisserer, Variety has learned exclusively.  —  Under the deal …
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Daily Star:
Celebs Go Dating fans fume as they question Lauryn Goodman's whereabouts on E4 show  —  Lauryn Goodman was announced as one of the cast members in the latest series of the E4 dating show but she was noticeably absent from the first episode, sparking concern among fans.  —  dailystar
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun and Ok - home
Hannah Sacks / People:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Shiloh Granted Name Change, Will Go by Shiloh Jolie  —  The 18-year-old filed to drop “Pitt” from her last name on her birthday in May  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh has been granted her name change.
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Katherine Renee Kane To Exit ‘FBI’ In Season 7 … We understand she will appear in at least one episode before her character Special Agent Tiffany Wallace exits.  —  She joined during the show's third season stepping in following Ebonee Noel's departure as Kristen Chazal.  The reason Turner is moving on is unknown.
Matt Davies / The Mirror:
Celebrity MasterChef's Chloe Burrows' net worth and how she rakes in staggering weekly sum  —  Chloe Burrows, who rose to fame on Love Island, has been earning a staggering amount of cash since leaving the show and has struck gold with a number of different projects
Discussion: Ok - home
Emily Sandstrom / Interview Magazine:
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom  —  It's not easy being Chappell Roan.  America's newest pop star may have achieved peak fame, but the singer-songwriter still identifies as a queer kid from Missouri, struggling to make sense of her identity in a world that loves to scrutinize women.
TMZ.com:
Charli XCX Leaves Little to the Imagination in New SKIMS Campaign  —  CHARLI XCX WET ‘N’ WILD FOR KIM K'S SKIMS  —  BRAT SKIMS  —  There's no need to “Guess” the color of Charli XCX's underwear ... since the pop star put her undies on full display for Kim Kardashian's latest SKIMS campaign.
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
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TMZ.com:
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

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