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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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Craig Melvin's wife Lindsay Czarniak gets emotional in tearful clip after he replaces Hoda Kotb on Today show — Craig Melvin's wife Lindsay Czarniak shared her tearful reaction after he was confirmed as Hoda Kotb's replacement on the Today show. — The two-time Emmy Award winner's new title …
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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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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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Saoirse Ronan Wants to Embrace the Mess
Saoirse Ronan Wants to Embrace the Mess
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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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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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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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Adam S. Levy / Daily Mail:
Teddi Mellencamp breaks silence on affair that included getaway with married trainer while his wife gave birth — Teddi Mellencamp on Thursday publicly addressed headlines about her alleged cheating on her estranged spouse Edwin Arroyave with her married horse trainer Simon Schroeder.
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West's Ex-Employee Sues Him for Flaunting Sex With Bianca, Nazi Gear — KANYE WEST SUED YOU BANGED BIANCA WHILE I WAS THERE ... Flaunted Swastika Shirt … One of Kanye West's ex-employees is lashing out at his former boss, accusing him in a new lawsuit of antisemitism and lewd conduct …
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Jeremy Helligar / People:
Why Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Cursed Out and Hung Up on Yacht Rock Documentary Director: ‘Go F— Yourself’ — Garret Price reached out to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to interview him about the genre for ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’ — Some things are better left unsaid.
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Skai Jackson's Baby Daddy Injured Fleeing Cops, Arrested for Parole Violation — SKAI JACKSON'S BABY DADDY ARRESTED FOR PAROLE VIOLATION Flees On Foot, Falls Flat … Skai Jackson's baby daddy, Deondre Burgin, is having one hell of a week ... the Disney Channel alum's boyfriend was arrested …
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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.”
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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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Zach Bryan Won't Be Charged After Last Year's Oklahoma Arrest — ZACH BRYAN IN THE CLEAR AFTER LAST YEAR'S ARREST … Zach Bryan has one less thing to worry about during his roller-coaster year — he's officially off the hook after an arrest for obstruction last year.
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Jake Borelli Explains 'Grey's Anatomy' Exit After Levi's Final Episode, Implies It Wasn't His Choice to Leave — Jake Borelli's final episode as Levi Schmitt on Grey's Anatomy just aired and he's breaking his silence on his exit from the long-running ABC medical drama series.
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
‘Under Paris 2’: Netflix Developing Sequel to French Shark Movie With Bérénice Bejo Returning — With its post-apocalyptic ending, the French shark movie “Under Paris” doesn't necessarily lend itself — narratively speaking — to a sequel. But after scoring the best launch …
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Are ‘Happier Than Ever’: What We Know About ‘Joyful’ Relationship (Exclusive) — Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are enjoying the next chapter of their life together. — Sources confirmed to Us Weekly in this week's cover story that Jackman, 56, and Foster, 49, are in a relationship.
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Julie Jordan / People:
Comedian Jim Gaffigan Says He Lost 50 Lbs. with the Help of Mounjaro: 'It's Such a Better Life' (Exclusive) — The comedian's new stand-up special, ‘The Skinny’, premieres on Nov. 22 on Hulu — Comedian Jim Gaffigan is the first to admit his weight has fluctuated over the years.
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Pregnant Jennifer Lawrence Shows Off Baby Bump at Bread & Roses Premiere: See Her Look! — The actress, who produced the film, continued her trend of classy red carpet dressing — Jennifer Lawrence is looking breathtaking on the red carpet. — The actress and soon-to-be mother of two …
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Sylvester Stallone Calls Trump the ‘Second George Washington’ While Introducing Him at Mar-a-Lago Event — Sylvester Stallone is making it known that he's a Donald Trump supporter and he's even calling the president-elect the “second George Washington.” — The 78-year-old Rocky actor introduced Trump …
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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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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Tammy Slaton shows off weight loss, reveals she weighs 281 pounds — “1000-Lb. Sisters” star Tammy Slaton shared another major update in her weight-loss journey. — A clip posted to TLC's Instagram Wednesday showed the reality star stepping on the scale and weighing 281.2 pounds.
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