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9:30 PM ET, January 3, 2025

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Ariana Grande on Landing ‘Wicked’: “Everything's Going to Be Okay Forever Now”  —  For Grande, playing Glinda in Wicked is more than a career milestone—it's a full-circle moment.  —  Interview by Lynn Hirschberg  —  Styled by Sara Moonves  —  Ariana Grande wears a Dior dress …
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Selena Gomez on ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Rebooting ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ & First Kiss With Dylan Sprouse  —  With two Golden Globe nominations and a new engagement, the Emilia Pérez star just might be having her best year yet.  —  Interview by Lynn Hirschberg  —  Styled by Sara Moonves
Discussion: People, Billboard, Elle, Just Jared and Egotastic
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Nicole Kidman Will Always Be the “Why Not?”  Girl  —  With her daring role in Babygirl and her enduring red carpet glamour, the Golden Globe nominee reaffirms her legacy of fearless choices.  —  Interview by Lynn Hirschberg  —  Styled by Sara Moonves  —  Kidman wears a Balenciaga sweater and pantaboots; Cartier necklace.
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Paul Mescal's Road to Gladiator II Began With a Broken Nose  —  Paul Mescal wears a Gucci jacket, shirt, tie, and pants; Cartier ring.  —  When Gladiator premiered, in 2000, Paul Mescal was just 4 years old.  “My parents were responsible and didn't allow me to watch it until I was 13,” he recalls.
Lynn Hirschberg / W:
Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Ariana Grande & More Star in the Best Performances Issue 2025
Discussion: Just Jared
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No One's Gonna Bring Cynthia Erivo Down
Discussion: People and Deadline
Hannah Sacks / People:   Zoe Saldaña Shares Why She's Trying to Get Her Three Sons into Ballet: ‘Not Going to Give Up’
Taryn Ryder / Yahoo Entertainment:
Nikki Glaser tells stars attending the Golden Globes ‘come ready to laugh.’ But don't expect any ‘It Ends With Us’ jokes.  —  The comedian says celebs shouldn't be nervous about her opening monologue.  But there's one hot-button topic she won't touch.
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Zendaya on ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune,’ and Embracing the Chaos of Her Characters  —  There's an all-consuming sense of perfectionism that Zendaya brings to every role she takes on (and, as a Virgo, she's the first to admit it).  But even she had to concede that she was “in way over my head” …
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Julia Moore / People:
Zendaya Admits She's ‘Still Harboring a Little Animosity’ About Dancing with the Stars Loss: ‘It Was Highly Stressful’
Discussion: Deadline
People:
Heidi Klum Is Returning to Project Runway After 8 Years (Exclusive)  —  The German model stepped away from the beloved competition franchise in 2018 after 16 seasons as host  —  She's back!  —  PEOPLE has learned that Heidi Klum is returning to Project Runway after stepping away from the hit franchise in 2018.
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Angelina Jolie Talks ‘Maria,’ Motherhood, & Paying Tribute to Her Mom  —  The past two years have been eventful for Angelina Jolie: She launched her clothing line, Atelier Jolie; won a Tony Award as a producer of The Outsiders: A New Musical on Broadway; directed the Salma Hayek-led film Without Blood …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six, People and Just Jared
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Julia Moore / People:
Danny Masterson's Ex Bijou Phillips Steps Out with Businessman Boyfriend Jamie Mazur: 'It's Real' (Exclusive)  —  A source tells PEOPLE that things are heating up between Phillips, 44, and Mazur, 43, just weeks after her ex's appeal to overturn his rape conviction  —  Bijou Phillips is in love once again.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:   Danny Masterson's former wife Bijou Phillips is ‘in love’ with Alessandra Ambrosio's ex Jamie Mazur
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Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly:
And Just Like That welcomes Patti LuPone and a returning face for season 3 (exclusive)  —  Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.  —  The Broadway and New York icon joins …
TMZ.com:
Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for Domestic Violence, Again  —  ZACHERY TY BRYAN ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.1K … Zachery Ty Bryan is starting 2025 in the worst way possible, because the guy's got another arrest on his record ... this time for alleged domestic violence.
Just Jared:
David Schwimmer Recalls ‘Genuinely Frightening Moment’ When Matt LeBlanc Dislocated Shoulder During ‘Friends’ Live Taping  —  David Schwimmer is looking back at a “terrifying” moment from the set of Friends!  —  While promoting his new project Goosebumps: The Vanishing, the 58-year-old actor recalled the …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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NBC News:
Actor Justin Baldoni fires back after co-star Blake Lively accused him of sexual harassment  —  Actor Justin Baldoni is firing back after co-star Blake Lively accused him of sexual harassment in a lawsuit.  Baldoni's lawyer spoke exclusively to NBC News about Baldoni's own allegations …
 
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Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist at WaPo since 2008, quits, saying WaPo killed her cartoon showing Bezos and other execs currying favor with Trump

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After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

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