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5:50 PM ET, November 14, 2024

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Amy Eley / TODAY.com:
Craig Melvin to join Savannah Guthrie as TODAY co-anchor in January 2025  —  Craig will take the co-anchor seat for the 7 and 8 a.m. hours alongside Savannah beginning Jan. 13.  —  Nearly two months after Hoda Kotb announced she would be leaving TODAY, viewers can now know a familiar face will be sliding into her chair as co-anchor.
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Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Craig Melvin Announced as Hoda Kotb's Replacement on Today, Will Co-Anchor with Savannah Guthrie
People:
Jessica Simpson's Husband Eric Johnson Spotted Without Ring as Source Says They're Living ‘Separate Lives’ (Exclusive)  —  Simpson last posted Johnson on her Instagram Stories in March of this year  —  Jessica Simpson's husband Eric Johnson has been spotted without his ring as a source tells PEOPLE …
Just Jared:
Lindsey Vonn Is Coming Out of Retirement & Returning to U.S. Ski Team  —  Lindsey Vonn isn't done.  —  The 40-year-old Olympic skier revealed in an interview with The New York Times that she's coming out of retirement and rejoining the United States ski team following a successful right knee replacement surgery.
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Eric Andersson / People:
Saoirse Ronan Says She Was Often Pitted Against Dakota Fanning for Roles: 'There's Space for All of Us Now'  —  The four-time Oscar nominee recalled being forced to compete with Dakota Fanning early in her career  —  Saoirse Ronan says she was often pitted against other actresses in Hollywood when she was an up-and-coming star.
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Elle:
Saoirse Ronan Wants to Embrace the Mess
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Tomb Raider’: Sophie Turner Poised To Play Lara Croft In Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Amazon Series … A rep for Amazon MGM Studios declined comment.  —  As we reported exclusively last month, the Game Of Thrones alumna was among the actresses who tested for the high-profile role …
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Golden Bachelorette's Joan and Chock Are Moving to New York City: Inside Their ‘Dream Come True’ (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Joan and Chock are ready to party — and then take NYC!  —  After getting engaged on the Wednesday, November 13 …
Adrienne Gaffney / Elle:
Emilia Pérez Stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofía Gascón Got Each Other Through It  —  Three very different actresses found sisterhood—and career-transforming roles—in the Spanish-language movie musical.  —  Nothing about Emilia Pérez should make sense.
Sara Austin / Elle:
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Were Destined to Be Friends  —  For the two Oscar winners, a long-hoped-for collaboration in The Room Next Door feels meant to be.  —  BY SARA AUSTIN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY COLLIER SCHORR.  STYLED BY JERRY STAFFORD.  PUBLISHED: NOV 14, 2024
Discussion: People and The Hollywood Reporter
Topher Gauk-Roger / People:
Bridgerton's Luke Newton Changed His ‘Lifestyle’ for His Season 3 Glow Up: ‘I Wanted To Embody That Physically’  —  The actor is featured in PEOPLE's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive issue  —  Getting to play Colin on Bridgerton “is such a gift,” says Luke Newton, 31, who has played …
Discussion: E! Online
Elle:
Demi Moore Bares Her Soul  —  The Substance star has reached a state of enlightenment.  —  Partway through The Substance, a body horror film from French writer and director Coralie Fargeat, there's a brightly lit, low-angle close-up on Demi Moore's bare butt.  “It's like, ugh,” Moore moans, “it bugs the shit out of me.”
TMZ.com:
DESMOND MASON Ex-NBA Slam Dunk Champ JAILED IN OKLAHOMA  —  Desmond Mason — the 2001 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion — was jailed in Oklahoma on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has confirmed.  —  An Oklahoma County Detention Center official tells us ... Mason was thrown behind bars on a charge of contempt of court just before noon.
Discussion: New York Post
Sam Ramsden / Bustle:
Wicked Director Jon M. Chu Teases His Britney Spears Biopic  —  Wicked director Jon M. Chu has outlined his vision for the upcoming Britney Spears biopic.  Speaking recently to the Hollywood Reporter, Chu teased the big-screen adaptation of Spears' New York Times best-selling memoir, The Woman in Me, which hit bookshelves in 2023.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Steve McQueen Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer On Eve Of Shooting ‘Blitz’, But Is Now “Fully Recovered” Following Surgery: His Story  —  Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen is revealing today that two years ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a procedure to remove the tumor.
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William makes motorbike admission that would fill Princess Kate with ‘horror’  —  The Prince of Wales visited Northern Ireland on Thursday  —  The Prince of Wales couldn't resist jumping back on a motorbike, albeit a stationary one, as he visited Northern Ireland on Thursday.
Discussion: People, The Mirror and GB News
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Shawn Mendes Says He and Camila Cabello 'Haven't Been the Closest' as She Takes Social Media Break  —  Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello ended their relationship on amicable terms, but they haven't always remained incredibly close.  —  “I just think that we really know each other,” Mendes …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and TMZ.com
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Bakery denies refusing Whoopi Goldberg's birthday dessert order over political views: ‘It was boiler issues’  —  Bakery owner Jill Holtermann tells EW she did not deny the request because of Goldberg's politics, and that she told Goldberg 2 weeks ago that she was having equipment problems with her kitchen.
Hannah Sacks / People:
Ryan Reynolds Shares New Detail About Taylor Swift's Role as Godmother to His and Blake Lively's Kids  —  The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ star is dad to daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, and son Olin, whom he shares with Lively  —  Step aside Cinderella — Ryan Reynolds' kids have the starriest godmother in town now.
Faye James / HELLO!:
Celine Dion steps into the limelight with JLo for dazzling fashion show performance  —  The pair performed on the runway for the Elie Saab show in Saudi Arabia  —  Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez brought the house down at an Elie Saab fashion event in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night …
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Joe Manganiello Says Deal or No Deal Island Season 2 Winner Scores ‘Most Money Anyone Has Ever Won’ on TV (Exclusive)  —  The show's host says in the first trailer for season 2, which premieres Jan. 7, that the new episodes will have the “most dramatic and unpredictable twists” yet
Discussion: Just Jared and Deadline
Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Boyz II Men Movie Biopic and Documentary in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Legendary R&B group Boyz II Men are developing a feature film biopic that will chronicle their 30-year career, which has spawned such hits as “End of the Road”, “It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”, “On Bended Knee,” “One Sweet Day” and “Motownphilly.”
 
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TMZ.com:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody

The Hollywood Reporter:
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