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2:50 PM ET, January 8, 2025

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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
As Pacific Palisades burns, firefighters report hydrants coming up dry: ‘Water supply just dropped’  —  As fires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, some firefighters battling the Palisades fire reported on internal radio systems that hydrants in Pacific Palisades were coming up dry.
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Associated Press:
Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control and destroy homes across the Los Angeles area  —  Multiple massive wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday, destroying more than 1,000 structures and killing at least two people as desperate residents escaped through flames …
Charmaine Patterson / People:
Steve Guttenberg Goes Unrecognized as He Comes to the Rescue of People Evacuating Pacific Palisades Fire  —  The actor urged evacuating residents to leave their keys in their car so he could move their vehicles, making room for fire trucks that needed to get through
Los Angeles Times:
Pacific Palisades fire explodes to nearly 3,000 acres as thousands of residents flee, homes are lost  — Fires have ignited in the L.A. area amid dangerous, dry offshore winds.  — The Palisades fire has grown to more than 2,900 acres and forced about 30,000 residents to evacuate.
Los Angeles Times:
Palisades residents face traffic gridlock, panic as fire blazes through community: ‘It looks grim’  —  As a brush fire tore through Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, evacuees quickly jammed the area's whirligig of canyon and hillside roads, as black smoke descended in 50-mph gusts, forcing some to abandon their cars and flee on foot.
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Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Concerned Ben Affleck flees to ex Jennifer Garner's home as Palisades Fire forces him to evacuate  —  A concerned-looking Ben Affleck evacuated his home and fled to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner's place as the Palisades Fire continued to burn through the area.
Discussion: Suggest, Extra and New York Post
TMZ.com:
Austin Butler & Kaia Gerber Break Up After Nearly 3 Years Together  —  AUSTIN BUTLER, KAIA GERBER SPLITSVILLLE ... NO LONGER DATING  —  EXCLUSIVE … Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber have kicked off the New Year with a new relationship status — they're both single ... TMZ has learned.
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People:
Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler Split After More Than 3 Years Together
Perez Hilton:
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss' Family Is Upset With Allison Holker Now — And Not Just Over Shocking Molestation Story!  —  Stephen “tWitch” Boss' family has MAJOR issues with Allison Holker.  —  On Tuesday, the widow shocked the world after detailing deeply personal secrets about her late husband …
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Allison Holker Breaks Silence as She's Criticized by tWitch's Family, ‘SYTYCD’ Costars for Book
Ed Meza / Variety:
Armie Hammer Set for Lead Role in Uwe Boll's Vigilante Thriller ‘The Dark Knight’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Hammer is set to play the crime-fighting titular character in the vigilante thriller, which is scheduled to begin principal photography in Croatia on Jan. 27.  —  The embattled actor …
TMZ.com:
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Heading For Divorce  —  JESSICA ALBA & CASH WARREN SEPARATED, HEADING FOR DIVORCE … Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's marriage hasn't just hit a rocky patch, they're about to call it quits with a divorce filing ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Lose Home in Los Angeles Wildfire  —  SPENCER PRATT, HEIDI MONTAG LOS ANGELES HOME TORCHED IN WILDFIRE … Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have lost their home in the massive wildfire that's currently burning on Los Angeles' westside ... TMZ has learned.
Madison Malone Kircher / New York Times:
‘School of Rock’ Cast Reunites for Caitlin Hale and Angelo Massagli's Wedding  —  Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale bonded as classmates in the 2003 Jack Black film.  They brought the cast back together for their wedding.  —  Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale met as co-workers.  They were 10 years old.
Skyler Caruso / People:
Barstool Producer Jonathan Stanko Dies at 32 Almost 8 Months After Announcing Cancer Diagnosis  —  “He worked in our NY offices for close to 4 years and was well liked by literally everybody he worked with,” Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy wrote of Stanko on X  —  Barstool employee Jonathan Stanko died …
Discussion: Suggest and New York Post
Jim Farber / New York Times:
Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86  —  The folk trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”  —  Peter Yarrow, whose caring and righteous vocals for the trio Peter …
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Andy Cohen shares rare shocker about his dating life — including a ‘bad’ sex tape  —  Andy Cohen confirmed there is X-rated evidence of his relationship with ex-boyfriend John Hill somewhere out there.  —  Hill brought up the pair's old sex during Tuesday's “Watch What Happens Live” …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Decider
Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
‘Bachelorette’ alums Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo finalize divorce  —  “The Bachelorette” alums Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo finalized their divorce Tuesday, Page Six can exclusively confirm.  —  While a Los Angeles court ordered Lindsay, 39, to pay Abasolo, 44 …
Discussion: People, Daily Mail, Us Weekly and TMZ.com
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
The View co-host Sunny Hostin's surgeon husband Emmanuel accused of insurance fraud in bombshell lawsuit  —  The long-time husband of The View co-host Sunny Hostin is starting the New Year under a cloud after being accused of federal insurance fraud.  —  Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin …
Rachel McRady / People:
Travis Kelce Shares the One Time of Year He Wouldn't Get Married  —  Travis and his brother Jason Kelce disagreed about the merits of fall weddings on their ‘New Heights’ podcast  —  Don't expect to see Taylor Swift wearing her cardigan at a fall wedding.  —  Travis Kelce made his opinion …
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
HELLO!:
Princess Kate to 'spend more time by Prince William's side' this year  —  The Princess of Wales is balancing her health and her royal role  —  As she celebrates her 43rd birthday on 9 January, surrounded by her loved ones, the Princess of Wales finds herself in a very different place to where she was a year ago.
Discussion: SheKnows, GB News and The Mirror
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Holes’ TV Series Picked Up to Pilot by Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  A “Holes” TV series has been ordered to pilot at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively.  —  The potential show would be based on the book of the same name by Louis Sachar, which was previously adapted into a 2003 feature film by Walt Disney Pictures.
Discussion: Deadline, Consequence and TVLine
 
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Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Justin and Hailey Bieber Have Experienced a ‘Total Shift’ in Marriage After Son's Birth: Source (Exclusive)
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Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Garcelle Beauvais claims she once ‘made out’ with Johnny Depp at a Miami club
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
Sabrina Carpenter Looks Back on ‘Baby Steps’ That Led to Best New Artist Grammy Nod 10 Years Into Her Career (Exclusive)
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
DirecTV and EchoStar's Dish ask a district court judge to reconsider dismissing Fubo's claims against Venu Sports, following Fubo's merger with Hulu + Live TV

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
NYC-based Captions, an AI-powered video editing app, introduces a free tier with basic video editing tools, while keeping AI features in the $10/month Pro tier

Max Tani / Semafor:
Memo: the deputy editor of The Root pressed writers to increase the number of stories they publish a day in part to “offset” a colleague's recent death

 
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