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5:35 AM ET, January 7, 2025

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TMZ.com:
Zendaya Engaged to Tom Holland  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 10.9K … Zendaya and Tom Holland are taking the next step in their relationship ... because they're engaged!!!  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... the “Spider Man” star popped the question between Christmas and New Year's …
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Erin Clack / People:
Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Engaged!  —  The ‘Spider-Man’ costars, who maintained for years that they were just friends, confirmed their romantic relationship in 2021 after they were spotted kissing  —  Zendaya and Tom Holland are taking their relationship to the next level!
TMZ.com:
Tom Holland Asked Zendaya's Dad for Her Hand in Marriage ‘Months Ago’  —  TOM HOLLAND GOT ZENDAYA'S DAD'S PERMISSION ... Months Before Poppin' The Question … Tom Holland's proposal to Zendaya was months in the making ... TMZ has learned the Marvel star scored an important family member's blessing long before he got down on one knee.
Daily Mail:
Ben Affleck receives visit from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez after reuniting over the holidays  —  Ben Affleck received a visit from his estranged wife Jennifer Lopez on Sunday, several hours before the Golden Globes.  —  The Selena star, 55, dropped by his home and even appeared to give Ben's son Samuel, 12, a hug.
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TMZ.com:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Settle Divorce  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have settled their divorce, TMZ has learned, and in a month and a half they will officially call their marriage quits.  —  In a nutshell, each walks away with what they individually acquired during the marriage.
People:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Finalize Divorce 20 Weeks After She Filed
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Los Angeles Times:
Everything that happened at the 2025 Golden Globes  —  From the red carpet photos to the surprise wins and heartfelt speeches, here's what happened at the 82nd edition of the Golden Globes.  — Golden Globes 2025: Winners list  — Golden Globes 2025: The best red carpet fashion
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Nikki Glaser Delivers Savage Jokes She Cut From 2025 Golden Globes Monologue to Howard Stern
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Will Smith Isn't Starring in New ‘Matrix’ Movie, So What Neo-Related Project Is He Teasing?  —  Will Smith may be choosing between the red and blue pill, but the Oscar-winning actor isn't entering the Matrix for a movie.  —  Warner Bros. previously announced a fifth “Matrix” installment with …
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Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Step Out Hand-in-Hand for Dinner Date in L.A. (Exclusive)  —  Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness announced their split after 27 years of marriage in 2023, and Foster filed for divorce from Ted Griffin in October  —  Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are stepping out together.
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TMZ.com:
‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein to be Cremated, Ashes Sent To Kenya  —  ‘CATWOMAN’ JOCELYN WILDENSTEIN BODY TO BE CREMATED … Late New York socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, often referred to in the media as “Catwoman” due to her surgically enhanced cat-like features, is going to be cremated ... and her remains are going overseas.
Front Office Sports:
Fox, Skip Bayless, Others Sued on 14 Counts Including Sexual Battery … A former Fox Sports hairstylist alleges in a lawsuit that a network executive used “his position to sexually harass women,” as well as that Skip Bayless touched her inappropriately and propositioned her for sex.
Andrew Wendowski / Music Mayhem:
Post Malone Surprises Struggling Single Mom With Life-Changing $20,000 Tip: “A Christmas Miracle” … Post Malone went above and beyond on Christmas Eve when he left a single mother, who works as a bartender at a dive bar in Texas, speechless and in tears with a very generous $20,000 tip.
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Kate Beckinsale and Matt Rife spotted kissing at Netflix's Golden Globes bash: sources  —  There's no bad blood between former couple Kate Beckinsale and comic Matt Rife — despite the comic previously publicly telling her ex, Pete Davidson, to “run.”  —  A source tells us they spotted …
Charna Flam / People:
Blake Lively's Lawyers Condemn ‘More Attacks’ from Justin Baldoni's Team: ‘Not a He Said/She Said’  —  “This is not a ‘feud’ arising from ‘creative differences’ or a ‘he said/she said’ situation,” Lively's legal team said in a statement to PEOPLE  —  Blake Lively's legal team is condemning what they call …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Access:
Adam Brody & Leighton Meester React To His Viral ‘Nobody Wants This’ Kiss With Kristen Bell  —  It was date night for Adam Brody and Leighton Meester at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards!  The Hollywood A-listers chatted with Access Hollywood's Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover on the red carpet …
Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
James Bond star who acted with Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day dies aged 80  —  Actor Emilio Echevarría's death aged 80 was announced by The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences after his almost 50-year-long career  —  An actor who appeared in James Bond movie Die Another Day has died at the age of 80.
Raven Brunner / People:
Robert De Niro Says Mornings Nowadays Are Spent Watching Ms. Rachel with His 20-Month-Old Daughter  —  The actor shares his youngest child with Tiffany Chen  —  Robert De Niro loves being a dad!  —  The Oscar winner, 81, opened up about mornings spent with his 20-month-old daughter Gia …
 
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TMZ.com:
Naomi Osaka, Cordae Break Up
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Watch Kylie Jenner appear to get snubbed by Demi Moore in awkward interaction at Golden Globes 2025
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
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Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta's fact-checking overhaul is set to deepen a growing schism between how platforms do content moderation in the US and in stricter regions like Europe

Hadas Gold / CNN:
A book by a Politico reporter claims Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance; Fox is probing

Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward:
Docs: The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer Wikipedia editors who it says are “abusing their position” to publish antisemitic content
 
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