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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.
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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 …
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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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Rachel McRady / People:
Conan O'Brien Parents, Who Were Married for 66 Years, Die 3 Days Apart from One Another — Dr. Thomas O'Brien was 95 and Ruth Reardon O'Brien was 92 — Dr. Thomas O'Brien and his wife Ruth Reardon O'Brien, the parents of late night comedian Conan O'Brien, have died three days apart.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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’
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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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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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Michael Cragg / The Guardian:
‘Fame is a drug like LSD’: Robbie Williams on success, sexuality and his simian movie alter ego — The former Take That star has made a biopic, Better Man, in which he's played by a CGI chimpanzee. He talks about sex, drugs and the traumatic madness of 90s pop
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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.
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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.
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Erin Hill / People:
Prince William Reveals Rare Details About Royal Family's Private Christmas Party: ‘It Will Be Noisy’ — “Am I ready for Christmas? No, no way am I ready,” the Prince of Wales admitted — Prince William is offering a rare glimpse into the royal family's Christmas plans.
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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) — Clay Aiken is protecting his peace. — The American Idol alum — who recently marked his return to music with the new album Christmas Bells Are Ringing …
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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.
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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 …
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Debbie White / The Times:
U2's Larry Mullen Jr: my dyscalculia makes ‘counting like climbing Everest’ — The drummer tells Times Radio his disability, which causes him to struggle with numeracy, is the reason he looks ‘pained’ when he performs — Larry Mullen Jr, the U2 drummer, has revealed that he cannot count …
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Daily Mail:
Yellowstone SLAMMED by Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino sparking fierce fan outrage — Yellowstone fans banded together to fire back at Quentin Tarantino after the iconic director dismissed their favorite Western drama as little more than a ‘soap opera.’
