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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million — If you care to find “Wicked,” look to the top of box office charts. Universal's adaptation of Act One (with some padding) of the popular Broadway musical was No. 1 in North America …
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Cele|bitchy, Associated Press, People, Just Jared and The Hollywood Reporter
TMZ.com:
Original ‘Wheel of Fortune’ & ‘Love Connection’ Host Chuck Woolery Dead at 83 — CHUCK WOOLERY DEAD AT 83 ... Legendary Game Show Host … Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery — best known for being the first host of “Wheel of Fortune” — has passed away ... TMZ has confirmed.
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Hollywood Life, New York Post, New York Times, Perez Hilton, Decider, Suggest, TVLine, Daily Mail, The Hollywood Reporter, Just Jared and Deadline
Rachel McRady / E! Online:
Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Husband David Stanley — Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz shared the news that she had welcomed a baby boy with a sweet new photo. — Jenna Ushkowitz is showing fans what they missed. — The Glee star announced the arrival of her son Graham on Nov. 24 with a sweet black and white image.
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Daily Star, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Victoria Johns / The Mirror:
Barbara Taylor Bradford, best-selling British author of A Woman of Substance, dies aged 91 — Barbara Taylor Bradford, who penned the super successful novel, A Woman Of Substance, has sadly died, aged 91 — Barbara Taylor Bradford, one of Britain's most successful novelists, has died, aged 91.
TMZ.com:
‘The Slumber Party Massacre’ Star Michael Villella Dead at 84 — ‘SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE’ STAR MICHAEL VILLELLA DEAD AT 84 … Michael Villella, the star who famously played Russ Thorn in the 1982 horror film “The Slumber Party Massacre” has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
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The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline and The Wrap
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Ciara Miller Shares Where She Stands With ‘Summer House’ Ex West Wilson (Exclusive) — Summer House's Ciara Miller is opening up about where she stands with costar and ex West Wilson. — “Currently, I don't have a relationship with him, and it stayed pretty consistent throughout the summer …
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Decider and Just Jared
Jonathan Dean / The Times:
Bob Geldof on Band Aid at 40: the highs, lows and Ed Sheeran controversy — The singer and activist fights back against criticism of his 'little song that's kept millions of people alive' and reflects on the day he gathered the biggest stars in pop — Three weeks ago Bob Geldof was in a Montreal hotel, waiting for his room service.
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The Mirror, Daily Star, People, The Wrap and Deadline
Esther Kang / People:
Sister Wives Trailer: Kody Feels ‘Slapped In The Face by Polygamy’ as Christine, Meri and Janelle Move On (Exclusive) — In the trailer, Meri's friends jokingly ask if she's “f—ed any men”, Christine goes wedding dress shopping and Janelle anticipates a fresh new chapter “in the biggest way”
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E! Online and Daily Mail
People:
Cher Recalls Deciding to ‘Loan Out’ Her Virginity at 14 and Have ‘Revenge Sex’ with a Boy Who ‘Dismissed’ Her: ‘I Was So Angry’ — In her new memoir, the music icon shares that her first time having sex was “a massively overrated experience” — Cher is opening up about losing her virginity as a teenager.
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Page Six
Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83 — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died.
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People, FemaleFirst, Rolling Stone, RADAR, The Wrap, Hollywood Life, The Mirror, Us Weekly, Daily Star, The Sun, Variety and Extra
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Taylor Frankie Paul Calls Out ‘Mormon Wives’ Cast for Not Supporting Her — And They Have Receipts — Taylor Frankie Paul stirred the pot when she called out her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast members for their alleged lack of support at her CMAs appearance — and now they are clapping back.
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Daily Mail
Julia Teters / Suggest:
Eminem's Daughter Hailie Jade Debuts Baby Bump: See Photos — Eminem's daughter decided to go public this weekend, sharing photos of her baby bump while out with husband Evan McClintock. — On Saturday the rapper's daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, uploaded pictures from her date night to share with her followers.
Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Tom Holland Documents Date Night with Girlfriend Zendaya at Bar in Boston: See the Cute Photos — The couple ventured out to sample the actor's new non-alcoholic beer brand Bero “in the wild” — Tom Holland is giving fans a glimpse of his casual date night with girlfriend Zendaya …
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Us Weekly