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5:25 AM ET, January 14, 2021

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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Finalize Their Divorce 1 Year After Split … Signed on the dotted line!  Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause have finalized their divorce more than one year after they split, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause: The Way They Were
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy Reach Divorce Agreement: Details of Their Zoom Hearing … The divorce must go on.  Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy came face-to-face at a virtual hearing on Wednesday, January 13 — and Us Weekly has all of the details of the court date as they prepare to finalize their divorce.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Natalie Anderson Reveals She Had to Leave ‘The Challenge’ Because She Was Pregnant, Suffered Miscarriage Upon Arriving Home … The Challenge: Double Agents host TJ Lavin shocked the cast when he announced that Natalie Anderson was “no longer cleared” to compete during the Wednesday, January 13, episode, and she was sent home.
Discussion: E! Online
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Riz Ahmed Reveals He Secretly Got Married But Won't Disclose His Wife's Name: It's Not ‘That Relevant’ … Say what?!  Riz Ahmed is officially off the market — and he isn't sharing too many details beyond that.  —  Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Secret
Discussion: Just Jared, E! Online and Page Six
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Chrishell Stause and Justin Hartley Reach Divorce Settlement One Year After Breakup  —  After shocking fans with their divorce announcement in 2019, Selling Sunset realtor Chrishell Stause and This Is Us star Justin Hartley have reached a private settlement.  —  Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause are officially over.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Us Weekly
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Kids 'Don't Know Anything' About Their Marital Woes
Discussion: The Sun
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin: I Was Hospitalized With COVID-19 Amid Pandemic
Discussion: E! Online
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
How Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Surprised Duchess Kate on Her 39th Birthday
Discussion: Elle
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Armie Hammer's past comments about rough sex resurface amid DMs scandal  —  Armie Hammer's eyebrow-raising past comments about his sex life have resurfaced amid the release of online messages that purport to be from Hammer that describe rape fantasies and cannibalism.
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Armie Hammer will ‘step away’ from Jennifer Lopez movie amid DMs scandal
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Armie Hammer Responds to Alleged DMs as He Exits Jennifer Lopez Movie
Discussion: Dlisted
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Armie Hammer Breaks Silence on ‘Vicious’ Online ‘Attacks’ After Exiting Jennifer Lopez Movie
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and E! Online
TMZ.com:
‘Election’ Star Jessica Campbell Dead at 38  —  Jessica Campbell — the former actress best known for her role as Tammy Metzler in “Election” — died suddenly and unexpectedly last month ... according to her family.  —  Jessica passed away on December 29 in Portland, and though a full autopsy …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Insecure’ To End After Season 5; Issa Rae Thanks “Tremendous Support Of Our Audience”  —  After four sometimes awkward and often acclaimed seasons on HBO, Insecure will come to its conclusion with the upcoming fifth season.  —  “Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show …
Priscilla DeGregory / Page Six:
Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy settle divorce, lawyers say  —  Mary-Kate Olsen and estranged husband Olivier Sarkozy have reached a settlement in their divorce, their lawyers said Wednesday.  —  “As of this morning, we reached a final agreement,” Sarkozy's lawyer Michael Mosberg told …
Discussion: Dlisted, E! Online, POPSUGAR and FemaleFirst
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Dan Bates / Daily Mail:
Mary-Kate Olsen and estranged husband Olivier Sarkozy reach a divorce deal to end their five-year marriage after months of bickering over $13.5m townhouse
Discussion: Just Jared
Entertainment Tonight:
Jennifer Hudson Talks the Possibility of Appearing in the ‘Sex and the City’ Revival (Exclusive)  —  Jennifer Hudson is ready to bring Louise from St. Louis back to New York City!  The 39-year-old Oscar winner famously played Carrie Bradshaw's beloved assistant in the 2008 Sex and the City film.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Says NYC is 4th Character for ‘Sex and The City’
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
New season of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ takes on cheating allegations  —  “Real Housewives of New Jersey” fans have plenty of drama to look forward to as the Bravo hit returns for a brand new season.  —  “Everyone's marriage can look absolutely perfect on the outside,” …
Tom Capon / The Sun:
BORIS BASHER Good Morning Britain shock as Miriam Margolyes calls Boris Johnson ‘a clown’ and says Trump supporters ‘need a smack’  —  GOOD Morning Britain viewers were shocked as Miriam Margolyes called Boris Johnson a “clown” and says Trump supporters “need a smack”.
Discussion: Daily Star
Joanne Kavanagh / The Sun:
MILLS & SWOON Who is Heather Mills' fiancé Mike Dickman?  —  HEATHER Mills was famously married to Sir Paul McCartney.  —  But after their bitter divorce, the vegan campaigner, 53, has now found love again with Mike Dickman and is getting married.  —  Who is Heather Mills' fiancé Mike Dickman?
Starr Bowenbank / Cosmopolitan:
PSA: Anne Hathaway Says We've Been Calling Her by the Wrong Name for Her Entire Career  —  My life is a lieeeeee.  😱  — Anne Hathaway revealed that her preferred name isn't actually Anne during her appearance on  —  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel's ‘Moon Knight’: May Calamawy Joins Oscar Isaac in Disney+ Series (Exclusive)  —  Isaac is toplining the show featuring one of Marvel's cult characters and that is aiming for a March production start in Budapest.  —  May Calamawy, who is perhaps best known for her work in Hulu's Ramy …
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Justin Sewell / TheOneRing.net:
Here is the official show synopsis for Amazon's billion-dollar LOTR series: … Rumors have flown ever since Amazon & the Tolkien Estate announced the new visual collaboration.  Early reports were that the story of young Aragorn would be explored - a strategy that shifted after the showrunners and writing team were assembled.
Discussion: Just Jared, The Wrap and Deadline
 
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Discussion: Just Jared
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
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Dan Cain / The Sun:
Dua Lipa under fire for posting ‘Stay At Home’ message before ‘jetting around the world’ and ignoring social distancing
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Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Demi Lovato to address 2018 overdose in new docuseries
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Tom Capon / The Sun:
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