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10:30 PM ET, December 23, 2014

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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Split  —  After 13 years together, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter have split.  —  The couple “separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children,” Carter's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Sony To Release ‘The Interview’ in Theaters, on VOD Despite Threats (Exclusive)  —  Sony Pictures will release the canceled Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” in theaters and on video on demand, TheWrap has learned.  —  The plan is to release the film simultaneously in participating theaters and via video on demand.
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TMZ.com:
Sony About Face ... ‘The Interview’ Will Hit Some Theaters on X-mas Day
Discussion: PerezHilton
Dave McNary / Variety:
'Star Trek 3′ Sets July 8, 2016, Release Date  —  Paramount Pictures will release “Star Trek 3″ on July 8, 2016 — marking the 50-year anniversary of the television launch of the landmark science-fiction series.  —  “Star Trek 3″ is the first title to be dated for July 8, 2016.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Star Trek 3's New Director Will Be 'Fast & Furious 6′ Helmer Justin Lin
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
mirror:
25% OFF  —  The show was a global hit and Jess Smith became one of the most famous faces in the world - but for 19 years only her family ever knew it was her  —  Does Jess Smith look familiar?  If so, it's probably because she's still recognisable as the Teletubbies sun baby - almost 20 years after she starred in the kids' show.
Discussion: Just Jared and PopWatch
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Daily Mail:
It was me!  Student, 19, reveals SHE was the Teletubbies' giggling baby in the sky …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Amy Adams' Today Show Appearance Cancelled After Sony Hack Silence: Details  —  Woman of steel!  Amy Adams stood her ground and it cost her some serious nationwide publicity.  —  The Big Eyes actress, 40, was scheduled to make an appearance on the Today show this week …
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz Flashes Big Ring After Benji Madden Engagement News: Photo  —  Body language and bling!  As Us Weekly first broke the news, Cameron Diaz is engaged to marry Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden.  —  While the couple have yet to openly discuss their nuptial news …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Are Engaged
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Kim Dickens To Star In ‘The Walking Dead’ Companion Series On AMC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Gone Girl standout Kim Dickens has been tapped as the female lead opposite Cliff Curtis in the pilot for The Walking Dead companion series at AMC.  The project was created by Robert Kirkman …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Russell Crowe thinks it's a myth that there are no good parts for older actresses  —  Bedhead & I didn't coordinate stories, I swear!  Earlier today, Bedhead covered the Isabella Rossellini interview where she literally said “I really don't work any more as an actress.  I am old, and there are no roles for older people.”
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Daily Mail:
Russell Crowe says the idea that older women find it hard to work in Hollywood is a myth …
Michael Brown / TMZ.com:
'AND HE'S DEAD, DEAD MICHAEL BROWN' [VIDEO]  —  The Glendale, CA Elks Lodge is investigating a shocking incident that went down in the club a week ago Monday, when a performer sang a song celebrating the death of Michael Brown ... for an audience that included a number of retired and current cops ... and TMZ has the video.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Clint Eastwood — That's a Wrap ... on 18 Year Marriage  —  THAT'S A WRAP  —  ... on 18 Year Marriage  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Clint Eastwood is officially a single man ... his divorce from wife Dina is final.  —  According to docs filed in Monterey County Superior Court, the marriage of Clint and Dina ended Monday.
NY Daily News:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wonders if he should go ‘Dancing With the Stars’; Joy Behar takes dig at former ‘View’ co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck  —  Taylor Swift and family get a little help with their Christmas shopping; Kim and Kanye ad campaign for Balmain draws snark  —  Ain't that a kick in the head?
Discussion: kenneth in the
Allison / Dlisted:
Eddie Redmayne Says The First Boner He Ever Got Was For Nala From “The Lion King”  —  While I'm sure the majority of boys in the 90s discovered what boners were by watching re-runs of Designing Women or the hot beach volleyball scene from Top Gun, Eddie Redmayne, handsome British actor type …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes are ‘barely talking... Eva has pushed him away’  —  OK Magazine says Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are pretty much over.  I know what you're thinking: “OK Magazine?  RLY?”  But hear me out!  OK Magazine was actually the first weekly to confirm Eva's pregnancy over the summer.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Klein Engaged to Girlfriend Laina Rose Thyfault: Exclusive Wedding Details  —  American wedding!  Chris Klein is engaged, his rep confirms to Us Weekly.  The American Pie alum popped the question to his girlfriend Laina Rose Thyfault after three and a half years together.
 
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
'Inherent Vice's Katherine Waterston Lands Lead In Steve Jobs Film
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Michelecorriston / People.com:
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively Talks Christmas: “Everybody Gets in the Same Bed!”
Emily Gosden / Telegraph:
Reporter repeatedly collapses into giggles in front of pile of burning narcotics
Discussion: Dlisted, PopWatch, Gawker and The Blemish
Page Six:
Derek Jeter parties into retirement — with 30 girls
Discussion: Defamer and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Kesha — Dear, Dr. Luke ... You're the ‘Foxxy-est’ Producer Ever
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
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Selim Algar / Page Six:
Stevie J headed to rehab after flunking 10 drug tests
Discussion: Bossip
Gina Bacchiocchi / RADAR:
MORE Trouble: ‘Teen Mom 2’ Bad Boy Adam Lind Dating A Married Woman!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Vanessa Bryant / TMZ.com:
... For Xmas Card Dress
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Star in Sexy Balmain Menswear Campaign—See the Pics!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Richard Hartley-Parkinson / Metro.co.uk:
Barber woke up from coma thinking he was Matthew McConaughey and speaking French
Discussion: Us Weekly and Gawker
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Pee-Wee Herman Movie Produced by Judd Apatow Heading to Netflix (Exclusive)
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

 
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