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12:45 PM ET, January 9, 2020

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People.com:
Royal Family Didn't Know About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Statement: ‘There Is a Lot of Hurt’  —  Just hours after Harry and Meghan shared their plan to “carve out a progressive new role,” Queen Elizabeth reacted by saying the conversation is still in “early” stages
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Dan Wootton / The Sun:
BATTLE ROYALE Queen ‘deeply upset’ at Harry & Meghan's Royal exit sparking ‘civil war’ - with Charles & Wills ‘incandescent with rage’  —  PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle today announced they would be standing down as senior royals and moving to Canada, leaving the Queen “deeply upset” …
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Thomas Markle Is ‘Disappointed’ After Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Announce They Will ‘Step Back’ From the Royal Family … Speaking his mind!  Thomas Markle didn't hold back with his reaction to the news that his estranged daughter Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry plan to “step away” from the British royal family.
Discussion: RADAR and Page Six
Kenneth Garger / Page Six:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to avoid British press with new media policy  —  Along with abandoning their “senior” roles in the Royal Family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are also leaving behind Britain's mainstream media.  —  The couple shared their revised media policy on their website …
Discussion: HELLO! and Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announce Shocking Move to ‘Step Back as Senior Members of Royal Family’
Discussion: The WOW Report and Go Fug Yourself
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry Definitely Had a ‘Dispute’ With Prince William, Pal Says
Discussion: Page Six
Stephen Moyes / The Sun:
LEO DI HERO Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio saves drunk man 11 hours after he fell overboard in the Caribbean as storm closed in  —  TITANIC star Leonardo DiCaprio helped save the life of man who fell off a cruise ship and spent 11 hours treading water.  —  The actor's luxury vessel diverted …
Discussion: Star and Page Six
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People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio and His Friends Helped Save a Man's Life After the Stranger Fell Overboard  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and crew “were happy to assist” in the life-saving rescue efforts, a source tells PEOPLE  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends were in the right place at the right time to help save a life.
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Julianne Hough and Husband Brooks Laich Are “Spending Time Apart”  —  Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are going through a change in their relationship.  —  A source tells E! News that the former Dancing With the Stars pro and the Canadian hockey player have been “spending time apart” as of late.
Discussion: Page Six
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich Have ‘Been Having Problems for Months,’ Source Says  —  The couple tied the knot in 2017 during an outdoor ceremony outside of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho  —  Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich have hit a rough patch in their marriage, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
Ashley C. Ford / Allure:
Becoming Billy Porter  —  Billy Porter, fashion trailblazer, activist, and fierce performer (who is only one letter away from EGOT status), has a lot to say about how he got here and how much further he will go.  —  The day of our interview, Manhattan danced into her finest season — autumn …
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
‘Arrow’ Star Katie Cassidy Files for Divorce  —  KATIE CASSIDY BROKEN ‘ARROW’ ... FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  Katie Cassidy won't be blaring her dad's hit, “I Think I Love You” around the house anytime soon — she just filed for divorce.  —  According to court records, “Arrow” …
Discussion: Page Six
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:   Katie Cassidy Files for Divorce From Husband Matthew Rodgers
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89  —  Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter behind The Graduate and What's Up, Doc? who also co-created Get Smart and was a regular presence in the early years of Saturday Night Live …
Discussion: Page Six
Cheyenne Roundtree / Daily Mail:
Denise Richards stops filming RHOBH after affair with Brandi Glanville  —  The drama unfolded on a trip to Rome in November, multiple sources told DailyMail.com.  Richards, 48, and Glanville, 47, had been seeing each other from the beginning of 2019 until the middle of the year.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
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People.com:   Denise Richards' Rep Denies She Hooked Up with RHOBH Costar Brandi Glanville
Chicago Tribune:
Jussie Smollett investigation: Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of the actor's data as part of special prosecutor probe  —  A Cook County judge has ordered Google to turn over Jussie Smollett's emails, photos, location data and private messages for an entire year as part …
Discussion: Queerty, Page Six, TVLine and Deadline
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly's GF Joycelyn Arrested After Brawl on Camera with Azriel  —  4:47 AM PT — 1/9 — Joycelyn surrendered to Chicago PD late Wednesday night, and was booked for misdemeanor battery for the incident at R. Kelly's condo.  She has to face a judge Thursday morning who will lay out the ground rules for her release.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
J.W. / Perez Hilton:
‘Ugly Betty’ Creator Silvio Horta Found Dead In Apparent Suicide — America Ferrera & More Pay Tribute  —  This is so sad.  —  Silvio Horta, the creator of the series Ugly Betty, was found dead at the age of 45 on Tuesday in a Miami motel room in an apparent death by suicide.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Ugly Betty Creator Silvio Horta's Death Ruled a Suicide
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad Gay News
 
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Ethan Alter / Yahoo Entertainment:
Billie Lourd played Leia Organa and other visual effects secrets from ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
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David Barron / Houston Chronicle:
Young girl hit by foul ball at Astros game still suffering, seven months later
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Is Grimes pregnant? Elon Musk's girlfriend shares bizarre baby bump photo
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Gary Busey's Ex-Wife Tiani Warden Dies in Jail from Cocaine Overdose
Discussion: Page Six and KETK | FOX51
Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Bachelor’ Music-Driven Spinoff Picked Up to Series at ABC
Discussion: Stereogum
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Fran Drescher, Rachel Bloom Developing ‘The Nanny’ Broadway Musical Inspired By '90s Sitcom
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The WOW Report
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Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars to Go Hostless Again for 2020 Ceremony on ABC
Discussion: Dlisted
Sophie Dweck / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz Feels Daughter Raddix Is ‘Truly a Miracle’ After Using Surrogate
Discussion: In Touch Weekly
Mac Miller Performance Pics / TMZ.com:
Mac Miller Posthumous Album, ‘Circles,’ to Be Released, Family Says
Discussion: Page Six
Fiona Golfar / ELLE:
Zoë Kravitz Has Finally Found Her Zen
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Page Six and Us Weekly
 

 
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Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
An investigation into AdVon, the company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers, finds its AI content and fake authors at the LA Times, Miami Herald, and more

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery plans more cost-cutting to hit financial targets for next year, including raising Max prices and the possibility of more layoffs

 
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