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12:30 AM ET, December 6, 2024

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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Amber Heard Is Expecting Baby No. 2: She Is ‘Delighted Both for Herself and Oonagh Paige’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Aquaman’ actress is already mom to 3½-year-old daughter Oonagh Paige  —  Amber Heard is expanding her family.  —  The Aquaman actress, 38, is expecting her second baby, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.
ABC News:
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot dead in Midtown Manhattan, masked gunman at large  —  The shooting appears to be a “brazen, targeted attack,” police said.  —  The CEO of a major health insurer was gunned down in a “brazen, targeted” attack in New York City, shot multiple times …
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TMZ.com:
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer's Bullets Had Words Engraved on Shell Casings
Chris Mannix / Sports Illustrated:
Woj's Next Chapter: Why the Preeminent NBA News Breaker Walked Away  —  The biggest media story in 2024 was Adrian Wojnarowski leaving his lucrative job at ESPN to go back to St. Bonaventure as the men's basketball general manager.  —  DRIVE DOWN Main St. in Allegany, N.Y. …
Eric Skelton / Complex:
Breaking the Mold: Billie Eilish Complex Cover  —  AS A TEENAGER, BILLIE EILISH BROKE THE MOLD OF POP STARDOM.  NOW SHE'S FIGHTING TO STAY HUMAN AND WRITING THE MOST HONEST SONGS OF HER LIFE.  WHILE SHE'S AT IT, SHE MIGHT JUST CHANGE THE WORLD, TOO.  —  Billie Eilish is sitting at a picnic table …
E! Online:
Does Macaulay Culkin Let His Kids Watch Home Alone?  He Says...  Macaulay Culkin exclusively told E! News that his sons with fiancée Brenda Song are huge fans of the Home Alone film, and that 3-year-old Dakota even thinks he's the main character in the movie.
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Emma Aerin Becker / People:
Macaulay Culkin Reveals His Son Dakota, 3, 'Thinks He's Kevin' from Dad's Movie Home Alone: ‘That Was Me!’
Discussion: Daily Mail and E! Online
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Scrubs’ Reboot Forges Ahead: Bill Lawrence Set, Talks With Cast Begin For Followup In Works At ABC  —  The long-rumored Scrubs reboot is getting closer to reality.  The project is now officially in development at ABC from 20th Television after overcoming the main hurdle …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
New ‘The Rookie’ Spinoff In The Works At ABC … The network, Lionsgate Television and 20th Television are in early development on the offshoot, written by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, sources tell Deadline.  —  Set in Washington state, the potential spinoff follows a male cop who is stepping …
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Wrap, TVLine and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘Oppenheimer’ Star Emma Dumont Comes Out as Trans Masculine, Non-Binary  —  EMMA DUMONT COMES OUT AS TRANS MASCULINE NON-BINARY PERSON … Emma Dumont's making a major revelation ... revealing they're non-binary — and, their friends and family are calling them by a new name.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are ‘Very Happy’ Together: It's ‘Obvious’ the Tight End Is in Love (Source Exclusive)  —  Swift and Kelce are “serious,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story  —  As the temperatures drop and the holiday season begins, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their love to keep them warm!
People:
Bill Belichick, 72, Makes First Major Red Carpet Appearance with Girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24  —  Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson are making it red carpet official!  —  The former head coach of the New England Patriots, 72, and the former college cheerleader 24, stepped out together …
Discussion: Page Six and New York Post
TMZ.com:
Meagan Good Says Jonathan Majors Proposed In Paris  —  MEAGAN GOOD AND JONATHAN MAJORS HE POPPED QUESTION IN PARIS … Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good sound like they had a pretty romantic engagement ... because she tells us he dropped to a knee in the City of Love.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Perrie Samotin / Glamour:
Paris and Nicole, Revisited  —  Twenty years after their boundary-pushing reality show The Simple Life, pop culture's most beloved duo is back with a new project.  Just don't call it a reboot.  Here, they open up about always being in on the joke, their lifelong friendship, tabloid trauma …
Discussion: People, Page Six, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Jeanette Settembre / Page Six:
Harassment case against Lizzo tossed out of court: ‘She is not going to stop fighting’  —  Lizzo won't go down without a fight.  —  The “Truth Hurts” singer's tour company won a case in California court on Monday, dismissing several claims that have generated negative publicity for the musician.
Emily Sandstrom / Interview Magazine:
“It's Not All Diamonds and Roses”: Jennifer Tilly Takes on the Beverly Hills Housewives  —  Two decades ago, Jennifer Tilly could never have predicted that she'd become best known as Tiffany, the sometimes-human-sometimes-doll (but always femme fatale) of Don Mancini's Child's Play empire.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Suggest
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Britney Spears focusing on ‘rebuilding’ bond with mom Lynne, sons ahead of holidays  —  All she wants for Christmas is her family.  —  Britney Spears is working on mending her relationship with her mom, Lynne Spears, and sons ahead of the holidays, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Craig Conover Says He Pulled Back from Drinking to Show Paige DeSorbo He Was ‘Husband and Father Material’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Southern Charm’ star tells PEOPLE he wants to be more than “just the fun boyfriend” and felt he “was just filling my time” by drinking alcohol
Discussion: Page Six
The Sun:
I'm A Celeb's Tulisa left friends ‘panicking’ after she goes radio silent and vanished from hotel following her eviction  —  Insiders said Tulisa has not been seen at the Marriott since she returned on Monday  — Ellie Henman- Amir Razavi  — Ellie Henman- Amir Razavi
Discussion: The Mirror and Daily Star
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Katie Hind / Daily Mail:
Truth behind Tulisa's torment: Huge bust-up and screaming row that led to Jungle star's mysterious absence and deleted Instagram posts, revealed by KATIE HIND
Discussion: The Mirror and The Sun
 
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Erin Carlson / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: People
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Brooks Nader Admits She Briefly Tried Ozempic — But Had to Stop for ‘DWTS’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
Ashlyn Robinette / People:
RHOC's Braunwyn Windham-Burke Marries Girlfriend Jennifer Spinner in ‘Last Minute’ Tennessee Home Wedding! (Exclusive)
 

 
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Costas Pitas / Reuters:
Donald Trump picks former news anchor and hardline Republican Kari Lake to be the director of US government-funded media outlet Voice of America

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT Tech Guild and its 600+ members reach a tentative deal with management on a contract enhancing job security, setting flexible hybrid schedules, and more

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: CNBC plans to launch streaming outlet CNBC+ in Q1 2025, to make a “global feed” available that lets users follow programming from Asia and Europe

 
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