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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Ben Affleck To Star In George Clooney-Directed ‘The Tender Bar’ Adaptation For Amazon  —  EXCLUSIVE: After winning an Oscar together on Argo, George Clooney is now getting the opportunity to direct Ben Affleck in his next feature film.  Sources tell Deadline that Affleck is in negotiations …
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Just Jared
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Ethan Alter / Yahoo Entertainment:
Joe Manganiello reveals new details about Ben Affleck's abandoned ‘Batman’ movie: ‘It was really cool, really dark and really hard’  —  Ben Affleck has already handed the Batcave over to Robert Pattinson, but Batfleck fans are still wondering what his version of The Batman might have been.
Discussion: Just Jared
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
“He's Radioactive”: Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made Implosion  —  It wasn't just erratic and violent behavior that wrecked one of the world's most bankable stars.  It was his unquenchable thirst for revenge.  —  In the face of mounting bad publicity, Johnny Depp could still count …
Just Jared:
‘The Grinch Musical’ 2020 - Full Cast, Performers, & Song List!  —  Tonight's the night - Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! is airing on NBC!  —  Leading the talented cast is Matthew Morrison in the leading role as The Grinch, looking almost unrecognizable in all that makeup and the infamous green costume.
Discussion: E! Online
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Allison Crist / E! Online:
Watch Matthew Morrison Transform Into the Grinch for NBC's The Grinch Musical
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Original Third Eye Blind Bassist Jason Slater Dead at 49  —  EX-THIRD EYE BLIND BASSIST JASON SLATER DEAD AT 49  —  Jason Slater — one of the original members of the rock band Third Blind Eye — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jason's daughter, Alyssa Carlson, tells TMZ …
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Never Felt the Need to Wed: 'It's About the Will to Stay Together'  —  The couple, who costar as Santa and Mrs. Claus in Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, have been together for 37 years  —  There's a palpable energy between Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
Discussion: Mirror and Just Jared
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FemaleFirst:
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn value staying together more than marriage
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Everything You Need to Know About 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13  —  These cast promo looks!!  😍  —  is the only pure and good thing left in this world, and now that  —  season 12  —  is over, there's literally nothing to do but woefully flop around my couch in a sea of cracker crumbs until the show comes back.
Discussion: Variety, Mirror, Dlisted and Just Jared
Holly Christodoulou / The Sun:
Danielle Lloyd ‘furious’ she's been dragged into Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's ‘Wagatha Christie’ row  —  DANIELLE Lloyd is said to be “furious” at being dragged into the Wagatha Christie court row by Rebekah Vardy.  —  New court documents claim Danielle and fellow Wag Dawn Ward …
Discussion: Daily Star
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Lloyd is ‘furious’ after being dragged into ‘Wagatha Christie’ court battle …
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror
Jane Fryer / Daily Mail:
Why Motsi won't rule out a breast reduction: Why she disappeared to Germany midway through the show.  Online abuse and how she quit Twitter.  And what she really thinks of her sensational curves.  The Strictly judge's most candid interview yet  — Motsi Mabuse from South Africa, was just age 18 when she moved to Germany
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Lisa McLoughlin / The Sun:
Katie Price slammed as a ‘gold digger’ by son Junior after boyfriend Carl pays for 14 pairs of shoes on shopping spree  —  KATIE Price has been branded a ‘gold digger’ by her son Junior after her boyfriend Carl Woods surprised her with a pair Louis Vuitton trainers during an epic spending spree in Selfridges.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘True Blood’ Reboot in Early Development at HBO … A “True Blood” reboot is in the early development stages at HBO, Variety has confirmed with sources.  —  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Jami O'Brien are attached to write the script and executive produce, with original series creator …
Discussion: Dlisted, Queerty and Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Zorro’ Drama With Female Lead From Robert Rodriguez, Rebecca Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara & Propagate In Works At NBC  —  EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing Zorro, a contemporary take on the classic masked vigilante character with a gender swap.  It comes from a high-profile creative team …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Disney+ Takes Plunge On ‘Young Woman And The Sea’; ‘Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley, 'Kon-Tiki's Joachim Rønning Team On Tale Of First Woman To Swim English Channel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is negotiating for Daisy Ridley to star and Joaquim Rønning to direct Young Woman and the Sea …
Discussion: Just Jared
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Why Tiffany Haddish Turned Down Hosting the Grammys Pre-Telecast (EXCLUSIVE) … Tiffany Haddish was asked to host the Grammys pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony, but the comedy superstar says she turned down the offer when the Recording Academy told her that she had to pay her own way.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
‘DESIGN GOALS’ Teen Mom Chelsea Houska praised for ‘gorgeous’ new ‘dream’ master bathroom after fans slammed farmhouse as ‘ugly’  —  TEEN Mom 2 star Chelsea Houska was praised by fans for her “gorgeous” new “dream” master bedroom.  —  The kind comments come after her new farmhouse was slammed as “ugly.”
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Mia McNiece / People.com:
Emily Blunt Opens Up About Her 10-Year Marriage to John Krasinski: ‘His Support Means Everything’  —  The parents of two have been spending lots of quiet nights at home during the pandemic  —  Emily Blunt says she is grateful to have her husband, John Krasinski, by her side — especially during the pandemic.
Discussion: Just Jared
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Ryan Dorsey to Appear on Station 19 as Guest Star 5 Months After Ex Naya Rivera's Death  —  Ryan Dorsey will play Eddie in the episode, titled “Don't Look Back in Anger”  —  Ryan Dorsey is heading to Station 19.  —  On Thursday, the 37-year-old actor will appear in the “Don't Look Back in Anger” …
Emily Dixon / Marie Claire:
Zara Tindall, The Queen's Granddaughter, Is Pregnant With Her Third Child  —  Zara Tindall, the Queen's granddaughter  —  , is expecting her third child.  — Mike Tindall, Zara's husband, announced the news on his podcast,  —  The Good, The Bad & The Rugby  —  .
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John Hiscock / Mirror:
George Clooney ended up in hospital after losing almost 2 stone for new film role
Discussion: The Sun and Page Six
TMZ.com:
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Jaimee Taylor / The Sun:
Britain's Got Talent lines up former winners to perform with judges on Christmas special
Discussion: Mirror
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
Hollyoaks star Kirsty-Leigh Porter gives birth to a surprise baby almost two years after devastating stillbirth
Discussion: Daily Star
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shawn Mendes: ‘The fear strangled me. I really fell down’
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad Gay News
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Winnie Harlow Shares How Much She Weighed During the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Discussion: Just Jared
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AJ McLean / FemaleFirst:
AJ McLean marks one year of sobriety: ‘I feel much better’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: E! Online
Joanne Kavanagh / The Sun:
Who is Brooklyn Beckham's fiancé Nicola Peltz?
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Daily Star and E! Online
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
Heartbroken Peter Andre fears he won't see his elderly parents until 2022 amid strict travel rules
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

 
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