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Victoria Edel / People:
Leslie Charleson, Longest-Tenured General Hospital Cast Member, Dies at 79  —  The actress played Monica Quartermaine on the series from 1977 until her death  —  Leslie Charleson has died at the age of 79.  —  The actress was best known as Monica Quartermaine on the soap opera General Hospital …
People:
Meghan Markle Delays Netflix Debut of With Love, Meghan amid Los Angeles Wildfires  —  The eight-part series, which was originally scheduled for a Jan. 15 release date, will now premiere on March 4  —  Meghan Markle has decided to postpone the release date of her new Netflix series With Love …
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Meghan Markle Delays Netflix Show ‘With Love, Meghan’ Due to L.A. Wildfires … The series, which features the Duchess of Sussex cooking up a storm for a variety of friends including Mindy Kaling and her former “Suits” co-star Abigail Spencer, was set to premiere on Jan. 15.
Washington Post:
What caused the Palisades blaze?  Visual evidence points to a recent fire nearby.  —  Did New Year's Eve fireworks start the largest Los Angeles fire?  —  LOS ANGELES — About 30 minutes after the Palisades Fire started on Tuesday, the firefighters' radio crackled: The flames were coming from a familiar sliver of a mountain ridge.
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Melania Trump shares how often she and son Barron will be at White House during Donald's second presidency  —  Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, will be living part-time at the White House during her husband Donald Trump's second presidency.  —  Melania, 54, shared on “Fox & Friends” …
Sarah Robertson / Daily Mail:
Will Kate be the Baftas' comeback of the year?  Princess of Wales set to return to royal working life with show-stopping appearance at star-studded awards  —  The Princess of Wales is set to make her biggest comeback to royal working life with a show- stopping appearance at next month's Bafta film awards.
Jasmine Allday / The Mirror:
Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry killed in LA wildfires in devastating tragedy  —  Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry has been killed amid the horrifying wildfires in Los Angeles, with the coroner confirming her body has been found  —  Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry has died in the harrowing Los Angeles wildfires.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Ben Stiller Feels ‘Grateful’ to Be Back with Wife Christine Taylor After Separation: ‘So Much More Appreciation’  —  “When we separated, it was just having space to see what our relationship was,” recalled the actor  —  Ben Stiller is explaining how reconnecting with wife Christine Taylor …
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TMZ.com:
Olympic Kite Surfer Saves Drowning Swimmer, Tense Video  —  OLYMPIC KITE SURFER SAVES DROWNING SWIMMER ... Tense Video!!!  —  Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo — who just competed at the Paris Games in August — heroically saved a drowning swimmer last week ... and the dramatic rescue was all captured on video.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
‘Den of Thieves 2’ Steals Box Office Crown With $15 Million, Robbie Williams Biopic ‘Better Man’ Tanks With $1 Million Debut  —  Lionsgate's heist thriller “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” stole the box office crown, debuting at No. 1 with $15.5 million from 3,008 North American theaters.
Hunter Ingram / Variety:
‘Landman’ Finale: Billy Bob Thornton on That Jerry Jones Cameo and Why Tommy's New Reality After That Violent Ending Goes ‘Against His Nature’  —  SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “The Crumbs of Hope,” the Season 1 finale of “Landman,” now streaming on Paramount+
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
TikTok denies a report that China is looking at potentially facilitating a sale of the app to Elon Musk, calling it “pure fiction”

Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD commits $15M to LA fire relief efforts while Amazon, Comcast, and Netflix donate $10M each, and Sony $5M; SAG-AFTRA pledges $1M for impacted workers

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