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5:45 PM ET, January 9, 2025

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The Office of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex:
Southern California Fires  —  In the last few days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighborhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centers, and so much more - affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life.  —  A state of emergency has been issued.
NBC News:
California wildfires live updates: Total deaths still unknown, L.A. County sheriff says; some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’  —  The Palisades Fire has spread almost 27 square miles and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive ever in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press:
Calmer winds aid firefighters in Los Angeles as scope of devastation from wildfires comes into focus  —  Firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back a series of deadly and devastating wildfires Thursday, though the fires still burned out of control …
NBC News:
Los Angeles wildfires kill five and trigger exodus as firefighters battle blazes
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with 1,000 structures burned
Rachel Raposas / People:
Anna Faris's Home Has Been Destroyed in L.A. Fires, But She and Her Family ‘Are Safe and Very Grateful’  —  The fires first ignited on Jan. 7, forcing thousands to evacuate across the Los Angeles area and leaving hundreds of thousands without power  —  Anna Faris's home has burned down amid …
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TMZ.com:
Jeff Bridges & Candy Spelling Lose Homes in Los Angeles Wildfires  —  JEFF BRIDGES, CANDY SPELLING MALIBU HOMES BURN TO THE GROUND IN WILDFIRE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.7K … Celebrities continue to lose their homes amid the wildfires torching Los Angeles, and TMZ has learned of three …
Discussion: Us Weekly and graziadaily.co.uk
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Tori Spelling's mother, Candy, reveals $23M Malibu mansion burned to ground in Palisades fire
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Mail
People:
Celebrities Who Have Lost Homes or Had to Evacuate in the Los Angeles Fires, and What They've Said
Page Six:
All the celebrities impacted by the Los Angeles fires: Ben Affleck, Paris Hilton and more
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton's Malibu House Burns Down in Wildfire
Dory Jackson / People:
Jedidiah Duggar and Wife Katey Welcome ‘Beautiful’ Twin Daughters: They've ‘Completely Captured Our Hearts’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple, who wed in April 2021 and are parents to son Truett and daughter Nora, shared “the joyous news” with PEOPLE exclusively  —  And then there were six!
Discussion: E! Online, Page Six, Us Weekly and Extra
TMZ.com:
Chance The Rapper Settles Divorce With Kirsten Corley  —  CHANCE THE RAPPER DIVORCE SETTLED ... I'm Moving On! … Chance the Rapper has settled his divorce with estranged wife Kirsten Corley ... TMZ has learned.  —  Last week, the hip hop star and Corley filed docs in Cook County …
Discussion: Billboard and Extra
Tom Decent / Sydney Morning Herald:
Fear of being burnt alive: Hall jnr's Olympic medals lost in LA inferno  —  American swimming legend Gary Hall jnr has detailed the moment he thought he might be burnt alive while escaping the devastating fires in Los Angeles that destroyed his home and everything he owns, including his 10 Olympic medals.
People:
Kate Middleton ‘Is Looking After Herself’ as She Marks 43rd Birthday, Family Friend Says (Exclusive)  —  “She has been allowed to get back in her own way.  She has been able to pace it,” says a source  —  Kate Middleton is putting herself first as she rings in her birthday four months …
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Christina Haack on How She Got on Better Terms With Ex-Husband Ant Anstead: 'We're Back on Track' (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Christina Haack is sharing how she and ex-husband Ant Anstead got back on good terms.  —  “When Josh [Hall] and I split up …
Discussion: Daily Mail and SheKnows
Sameer Suri / Daily Mail:
Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles reveals she lost Malibu bungalow in LA fires: ‘my sacred happy place’  —  Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles revealed that she lost her Malibu bungalow to the catastrophic wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles.  —  Beginning on Tuesday …
Discussion: People and Billboard
Just Jared:
‘Hollywood Squares’ CBS TV Show Premiere Delayed Amid LA Fires: What's Airing Instead  —  CBS is changing its schedule amid the ongoing LA wildfires.  —  The network was supposed to premiere a reboot of Hollywood Squares on Thursday night (January 9), but has decided to push the premiere to next Thursday (January 16) instead.
Mike Miller / Entertainment Weekly:
Gerard Butler shot action-packed Den of Thieves 2 on ‘a freshly torn ACL’: ‘It was a nightmare’  —  If Gerard Butler's onscreen pain looks especially convincing in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, there's good reason.  It turns out the Scottish actor, 55, essentially shot the entire action-packed heist sequel on one leg.
Discussion: Just Jared, People, Extra and Deadline
TMZ.com:
L.A. Fire Department Pushes Back on Henry Winkler Calling Blazes Arson  —  L.A. WILDFIRES WATER POURED ON HENRY WINKLER'S CLAIM OF OBVIOUS ARSON … Henry Winkler is among those claiming the deadly blazes ravaging L.A. are definitely arson ... but unless he has some proof, fire officials tell TMZ The Fonz needs to chill.
Discussion: Daily Mail and RADAR
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lee Curtis and Other Celebs Torn Apart Over L.A. Wildfire Destruction  —  HOLLYWOOD REACTS TO L.A. WILDFIRES STARS DEVASTATED BY HORRIFIC DESTRUCTION ... Curtis, Cook, Teigen, Legend, Hadid  —  DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP  —  Jamie Lee Curtis put on a brave face for her appearance on 'The Tonight Show …
Lyndsey Havens / Billboard:
'It's a Fight Between Me, Myself and I': Jennie Goes Deep on Crafting Her Solo Album … For the last year, the pop star has been so consumed with the launch of her own label and arrival of her highly anticipated solo debut album — plus, now, the impending reunion of Blackpink …
Discussion: Elle, Cosmopolitan and UPROXX
 
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