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11:20 PM ET, December 13, 2024

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NBC News:
Jay-Z rape accuser comes forward to NBC News, acknowledges inconsistencies in her allegations  —  The woman told NBC News she came forward because “you should always advocate for yourself.”  When asked about inconsistencies in her account, she added, “I have made some mistakes.”
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Sesame Street’ Hits the Market: HBO and Max Opt Not to Renew Deal for New Episodes (Exclusive)  —  The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max will continue to license library episodes of the long-running children's show, but is shifting its programming strategy to focus to adult and family fare.
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Revival Set at Disney+ With Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek Returning  —  Life isn't that unfair, it turns out.  A “Malcolm in the Middle” revival has been ordered at Disney+, Variety has learned.  —  The new iteration of the series hails …
Bryan Marquard / The Boston Globe:
Dr. Thomas O'Brien, visionary who addressed dangers of antimicrobial resistance, dies at 95  —  With insight few possessed decades ago, Dr. Thomas F. O'Brien sounded the alarm about the increasing danger of antimicrobial resistance in a world growing ever more connected.
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Barbie’ Sequel in “Early Stages” as Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Settle on Story Idea (Exclusive)  —  Per two sources, Oscar-nominated writers Gerwig and Baumbach have an idea for the sequel to the $1.4 billion blockbuster, though reps for Warner Bros. and the filmmakers deny it is in the works.
Discussion: Just Jared and GoldDerby
Maxine Wally / W:
Pete Davidson on His New Designer Role, Tabloid Scrutiny & Being Done With Celebrity … “I don't know if you've noticed it, but I've been laying low,” Pete Davidson says on a bright December afternoon.  He's speaking on the phone while pacing on a treadmill at a new home outside of New York.
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Russell Steinberg / Us Weekly:
Pete Davidson Says He's Not A ‘Loser Who Just Dates People,’ Admits He Was ‘Oversaturated’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Reynolds Multitasks Like a Mofo  —  Punching up lines in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ while creating a commercial with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?  No problem for THR's Producer of the Year, who made his antihero sequel the most successful R-rated film in history.
Discussion: People and Page Six
Jordan Hoffman / Vanity Fair:
Guy Pearce Knows Exactly Why He Wasn't Cast in Batman Begins  —  The first 42 minutes of Brady Corbet's 215-minute period epic The Brutalist are sensational, but the 43rd minute is where it really switches into high gear.  That's when Guy Pearce's zillionaire industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren stomps onto …
TMZ.com:
Chris Zylka at Large After Fighting With Cops in Ohio, Caught on Body Cam  —  CHRIS ZYLKA FIGHTS WITH POLICE IN TRAFFIC ... Wild Body Cam Video  —  ROUGH ARREST  —  Chris Zylka was involved in a violent encounter with Ohio police in a bizarre incident partially caught on body cam last week.
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Julia Moore / People:
Chris Zylka Facing Multiple Felony Charges After Altercation with Cops While ‘Foaming at the Mouth’: Police Report
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Even Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Want Nothing to Do With Their Terrible New Show About Polo  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem to be galloping away from any association with their new show about polo, after it was ridiculed by critics as a tin-eared foray into the “world's stupidest sport.”
TMZ.com:
Will Smith Says He's Got Nothing to Do With Diddy Despite Online Rumors  —  WILL SMITH 'I DON'T HAVE S*** TO DO WITH PUFFY' ... Cracks Baby Oil Joke  —  DENOUNCING PUFF  —  The Fresh Prince is telling fans he's got no Diddy dirty laundry ... 'cause Will Smith says he's never been tight with the disgraced rap mogul.
The Sun:
Buckingham Palace maid ARRESTED for assault after staff Xmas party descends into boozy brawl in All Bar One  —  A source admitted to The Sun it had been a ‘tough night’ for everyone involved  — Matt Wilkinson- Mike Sullivan  — Matt Wilkinson- Mike Sullivan
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Zendaya and Nicole Kidman Unpack ‘Challengers’ Three-Way Kiss, ‘Babygirl’ Intimacy and ‘Putting Yourself Through Trauma’ by Acting  —  Between Luca Guadagnino's tennis-centric love triangle “Challengers” and playing Chani opposite Timothée Chalamet's Paul in Denis Villeneuve's “Dune: Part Two,” Zendaya owned 2024.
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Luigi Mangione's Family Attorney Says They're in The Dark, ‘Wish Him the Best’  —  LUIGI MANGIONE FAMILY IN THE DARK AMID MURDER CASE ... Says Family Attorney … Luigi Mangione's family appears to be distancing themselves from the Brian Thompson murder investigation ... in which the Ivy League graduate is the main suspect.
Discussion: E! Online, The Sun and Hartford Courant
TMZ.com:
Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Nigel Lythgoe  —  PAULA ABDUL SETTLES SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT WITH NIGEL LYTHGOE ... He Says, ‘I Know the Truth’  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS … 12:42 PM PT — Nigel Lythgoe tells TMZ ... “We live in a troubling time where a person …
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Vanderpump Rules' James Kennedy Breaks Silence After Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Arrest  —  Vanderpump Rules personality James Kennedy broke his silence after being arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence.  —  “We are in the process of conducting our own investigation into the allegations levied …
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
James Kennedy ‘Caused a Scene’ at Kathy Hilton's Christmas Party Hours Before Arrest: Source (Exclusive)
 
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Daily Mail:
Yellowstone SLAMMED by Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino sparking fierce fan outrage
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Debbie White / The Times:
U2's Larry Mullen Jr: my dyscalculia makes ‘counting like climbing Everest’
Daily Mail:
Wanted star Max George's mother says his family are ‘beside ourselves’ but ‘keeping fingers crossed’ after he was taken to A&E with ‘heart issues’ and is set to undergo surgery
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Daniela Avila / People:
Clay Aiken Reveals Why He's ‘Perfectly Fine’ Being Single at 46: 'I Don't Have the Energy' to Date (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared and Cele|bitchy
The Mirror:
Dark update on Liam Payne's ‘erratic’ hotel spiral as texts from escorts emerge
Discussion: OK!
Daily Star:
BBC Radio 1 legend who worked with Steve Wright dies as tributes flood in
Discussion: Daily Express and The Mirror
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos deactivated his account on X, where he had 2.3M+ followers, over the weekend after ABC News settled Trump's lawsuit

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube is testing the ability for some US creators to reply to comments on their videos using voice notes in its iOS app
 
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