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3:20 PM ET, January 15, 2025

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TMZ.com:
Drake Files Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG Over ‘Not Like Us’  —  DRAKE UMG USED ‘NOT LIKE US’ TO TEAR DOWN MY CAREER!!!  Sues Label for Defamation … Drake is not backing down in the war against his own label, in fact he's now upped the ante by suing Universal Music Group for spreading the …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Drake Withdraws Legal Petition Accusing Spotify and Universal Music of Artificially Inflating Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us’  —  Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track “Not Like Us.”
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Jen Juneau / People:
Renée Zellweger Says She Took a 6-Year Hiatus from Acting Because She Was ‘Sick of the Sound of My Own Voice’
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Justin Baldoni Demands Disney, Marvel Preserve ‘All Documents Relating’ to Ryan Reynolds' Nicepool in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Amid Blake Lively Legal Battle (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Apparently, it does not end with them.  —  The fallout radius of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle continues to spread …
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TMZ.com:
Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton Flirt After Two-Hour Lunch Date in NYC  —  SOFIA VERGARA FLIRTY DATE WITH F1 STAR ... Lunch with Lewis Hamilton … NEW COUPLE ALERT?!? ...  Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton just got done with a lunch date and it looks like the sparks are flying!!!
Andrew Tracey / Men's Health:
Tommy Fury: ‘I Lost My Identity and Let Alcohol Ruin My Relationship’  —  'I wanted the endorphins that I'd get when I'd finish a good session, but I just couldn't get them'  —  There's a strange double standard in how we treat the Fury brothers.  Tyson Fury is held as a paragon of mental health awareness …
Liam Quinn / People:
Woman Scammed into Believing She Was Dating Brad Pitt Divorced Her Husband, Transferred Over $800,000  —  The French woman said she was initially contacted by a scammer claiming to be Pitt's mother  —  A French woman was swindled out of over $800,000 by scammers posing as Brad Pitt …
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Julia Stiles Remembers What It Was Like Working With ‘Bright Light’ Heath Ledger: ‘He Was Amazing’  —  Julia Stiles is singing the praises of her 10 Things I Hate About You costar Heath Ledger years after his untimely death.  —  “He was amazing,” Stiles, 43, exclusively told E! News in an interview published on Tuesday, January 14.
Dave Quinn / People:
Today Co-Host Sheinelle Jones' ‘Family Health Matter’ Is ‘Serious,’ Source Says: ‘A Sensitive Time’ (Exclusive)  —  “Sheinelle appreciates the support she's received from fans and viewers in her absence,” an insider says  —  Sheinelle Jones revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that she is taking …
Tyler McCall / Sports Illustrated:
Brianna LaPaglia Is Not Asking for Anyone's Permission  —  The podcast host is SI Swimsuit's January 2025 digital cover model.  —  Brianna LaPaglia is blasting Taylor Swift when I call her on a Tuesday afternoon just before the holidays.  —  In that way, she is like many, many other women in their mid-20s.
Discussion: People, E! Online, Page Six and Us Weekly
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Orville Peck to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Cabaret,’ Replacing Adam Lambert as Emcee  —  Two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada will play Sally Bowles  —  Orville Peck is headed to the Kit Kat Club in New York City to make his Broadway debut as Emcee in “Cabaret.”
Kristie Lau-Adams / Us Weekly:
Inside Taylor Swift's Lavish $1.7 Million Rhode Island Mansion Expansion Plans  —  Taylor Swift's Holiday House sits quietly on the beach — but now the singer is planning a lavish remodel of the seaside Rhode Island mansion.  —  According to a building permit and zoning certificate obtained …
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
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Melina Khan / The Providence Journal:
Taylor Swift's house in Rhode Island is being renovated. See what she's having done
Discussion: SheKnows, Page Six and Newsweek
Aisha Nozari / The Mirror:
TV star heartbreakingly spent just one night in new home before it was destroyed by LA fires  —  An ABC News star's home was burned down in LA's wildfires just one night after she moved in  —  An ABC News star's home was burned down in LA's wildfires just one night after she moved in.
Discussion: New York Post and Suggest
Victoria Edel / People:
Sally Struthers Says She Was ‘Fat-Shamed’ by Betty White, Calls Her a ‘Very Passive-Aggressive Woman’  —  The actress spoke about a moment she felt ‘fat-shamed’ by the star, though shared love for one of her ‘Golden Girls’ costars  —  Sally Struthers is opening up about some negative memories of Betty White.
Discussion: Suggest, TMZ.com, Page Six and New York Post
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Ben Affleck has heated conversation with cops outside LA home after FBI visit  —  A visibly frustrated Ben Affleck was photographed speaking with law enforcement outside of his home in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday, just two days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation paid him a visit.
Zoe Delaney / The Mirror:
Sofia Vergara, 52, and Lewis Hamilton, 40, spark romance rumours with ‘flirty’ date  —  Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton reportedly enjoyed a ‘flirty’ lunch date in New York recently and the pair are said to have been getting to know each other in recent weeks
Discussion: Daily Star
Fox News:
Prince William under pressure to save monarchy as Prince Harry, Prince Andrew ‘wary of his wrath’: expert  —  The Prince of Wales is preparing to be monarch as his father King Charles III continues his cancer treatment  —  As King Charles continues his battle with cancer, his heir …
The Mirror:
Helen Flanagan slapped with six-month driving ban after Audi caught speeding  —  Former Corrie star Helen, 34, attended Wirral Magistrates' Court today alongside her boyfriend and was charged two driving offences  —  Helen Flanagan has been disqualified from driving for six months after her Audi was caught speeding twice in 16 days.
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
 
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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Sheryl Lee Ralph Reveals Why She Slimmed Down Without Weight-Loss Drugs: 'If That Would've Worked, I Would Have' (Exclusive)
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Steve Guttenberg and Neighbors Spared by Fire So Far Have ‘Banded Together’ to ‘Stand and Fight’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' daughter, Matilda, all smiles grabbing coffee with pal in rare sighting
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube, Google, Meta, and Snap join media companies and studios contributing to LA fire recovery efforts, with funding, products and services

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