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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 — Jenna Bush Hager will host the fourth hour with rotating guests — Craig Melvin will co-anchor the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie following news of Hoda Kotb's departure.
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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 …
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Bill Pennington / New York Times:
Lindsey Vonn Plans a World Cup Return as She Rejoins the U.S. Ski Team … Five years ago, Lindsey Vonn retired from ski racing, largely because her aching right knee, damaged by high speed crashes and multiple surgeries, could no longer take the stress of the sport.
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Amel Mukhtar / British Vogue:
“I'm Not Meant To Be Famous, I Just Keep Trying To Rise To The Occasion”: SZA Gives Her Most Revealing Interview To Date — Even though I have spent two days with SZA, I have not met her yet. She is in the hotel room the floor above mine. She is in the car ahead of ours.
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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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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.”
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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
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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 …
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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.
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Just Jared:
Kenya Moore Addresses ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Suspension, Admits to What She Did & Apologizes — Kenya Moore is speaking out about what really happened leading up to her suspension from Real Housewives of Atlanta's upcoming season. — The 53-year-old star was set to return …
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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 …
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Will Reid / E! Online:
The Surreal Life's Kim Zolciak Fuels Dating Rumors With Costar Chet Hanks After Kroy Biermann Split — Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Kim Zolciak fueled rumors of a romance with her Surreal Life costar Chet Hanks, whose parents are Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, in a social media post shared Nov. 13.
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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 …
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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.
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TMZ.com:
Offset and His Entourage Brawl With Rival Rap Crew in Paris in Wild Video — OFFSET ROYAL RUMBLE IN PARIS ... Rap Crews Violently Clash Over Failed Video Shoot … Offset's most recent Paris night ended in fisticuffs, new video obtained from TMZ Hip Hop confirms — and there's loads of wild footage!!!
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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Beatrice Verhoeven / The Hollywood Reporter:
9 Million Tulips and an Extra-Grande Ariana: ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Creating Oz
9 Million Tulips and an Extra-Grande Ariana: ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Creating Oz
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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
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