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Hailee Steinfeld / Beau Society:
This is 29!!  — BEAU SOCIETY issue #064  —  28 was wild, beautiful, humbling, and full of the kind of moments that sneak up and change you quietly.  —  Yesterday was my 29th birthday, and like most birthdays, it made me all sentimental and mushy inside.  Some of my best friends flew out to Buffalo for the first time.
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Hailee Steinfeld pregnant, expecting first baby with NFL star Josh Allen
Deadline:
Is Helena Bonham Carter The First Guest To Check Into ‘The White Lotus’ For Season 4?  - The Dish … It is unknown where things stand in the dealmaking process but sources say exclusive conversations are under way between both parties.  —  HBO had no comment.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Samantha Olson / Cosmopolitan:   This ‘Harry Potter’ Alum Is Reportedly In Talks to Join ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 
Jason P. Frank / Vulture:
Jordan Firstman Still Wants Gay People to Like Him  —  The terminally controversial comedian unleashes his sensitive side in I Love LA.  —  Jordan Firstman's chronic irreverence is out of place at a funeral, which is exactly why Rachel Sennott's HBO comedy I Love LA drops him into one.
TMZ.com:
Andy Dick Checks Himself Into Rehab Facility Outside L.A.  —  After Andy Dick's drug overdose this week provoked panicked concern among friends, he's checked himself into rehab ... Dick himself tells TMZ.  —  Andy tells TMZ he is currently entering a rehabilitation facility in the Palm Springs, California area.
Jack Smart / People:
Amy Schumer and Husband Chris Fischer Divorcing After Over 7 Years of Marriage: 'It's a Cohesive Split' (Exclusive Source)  —  “We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son,” Schumer wrote in an Instagram caption  — Amy Schumer announced on Dec. 12 …
TMZ.com:
'RHOSLC's Bronwyn Newport & Todd Bradley Split After 9 Years of Marriage  —  ‘RHOSLC’ BRONWYN NEWPORT & HUSBAND SPLIT UP ... After 9 Years of Marriage  —  It's over for “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Bronwyn Newport and her husband, Todd Bradley ... TMZ can confirm the couple has split after 9 years of marriage.
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Alexander and Stellan Skarsgård on ‘Pillion’ BDSM, Acting After a Stroke and Their Oscar Season Rivalry: ‘The Smear Campaign Has Begun’ … The difference may be in, well, sentiment — the real-life Stellan Skarsgård has an affectionate bond with his son, Alexander …
Rachel Raposas / People:
Patrick John Flueger Back on Set of Chicago P.D., Weeks After Announcing Leave of Absence  —  Flueger announced his leave of absence on Oct. 22, citing a personal matter  — Patrick John Flueger was seen on the set of Chicago P.D., weeks after he announced a leave of absence
Discussion: Just Jared
Anna Young / New York Post:
‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Mask’ actor Peter Greene found dead at 60 inside his NYC apartment  —  Actor Peter Greene, best known for his roles in “The Mask” and “Pulp Fiction,” was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment Friday afternoon, his longtime manager confirmed to The Post.
Bilge Ebiri / Vulture:
How How the Grinch Stole Christmas Stole Christmas  —  Behind the scenes of the lavish, painful, wigged-out movie that should have won Jim Carrey an Oscar.  —  It is the strangest movie.  When Ron Howard and Jim Carrey teamed up to make a live-action feature-film adaptation …
Ryan Naumann / Us Weekly:
Billy Ray Cyrus Demands Woman Claiming to Be Miley's Mom Pay Him 7K for Legal Bills (Exclusive)  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Billy Ray Cyrus is demanding the woman who sued him, claiming she was the real mother of Miley Cyrus, pay him thousands after a judge threw out her case …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Page Six
Just Jared:
‘Holes’ TV Series Not Moving Forward at Disney+  —  We have some disappointing news to share for fans of Louis Sachar's novel Holes.  —  After ordering a pilot for the television adaptation, Disney+ has chosen not to move forward with the series, reports Deadline.  —  Keep reading to find out more...
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and Deadline
Just Jared:
LaKeith Stanfield Replaces Jonathan Majors as Dennis Rodman in ‘48 Hours in Vegas’  —  LaKeith Stanfield will play Dennis Rodman in the Lionsgate film 48 Hours in Vegas.  —  Previously, Jonathan Majors was attached to the role, but he was dropped after his 2023 assault conviction.
 
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Carrie Underwood ‘looks like a different person’ as she reveals dramatic new hair
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Nigel Smith / People:
Nicholas Galitzine Says Bulking Up to Play He-Man Was 'the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done' (Exclusive)
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Walker Bragman / Important Context:
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Princess Beatrice hosts intimate christening for daughter Athena in London as father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor resurfaces - all the photos
Stephanie Bridger-Linning / Tatler:
Good news for King Charles: His Majesty reveals his cancer treatment has gone so well that it can be ‘reduced’ in the new year
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Financial Times:
OpenAI hopes the Disney deal boosts Sora, which has high costs and limited traction; Sensor Tower: users average 13 minutes per day on Sora vs. 90 on TikTok

Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Arthur L. Carter, who started a Connecticut newspaper in 1981, bought and sold The Nation, and founded the New York Observer in 1987, has died at 93

 
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