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9:15 PM ET, January 15, 2021

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People.com:
Zac Hanson and Wife Kate Expecting Baby No. 5, a Son: ‘So Happy and Thankful’  —  The pair share four other children: Mary Lucille Diana, 4, George Abraham Walker, 7, Junia Rosa Ruth, 10, and John Ira Shepherd, 12  —  The Hanson family is getting another new member!
Discussion: The Sun, E! Online, Just Jared and Us Weekly
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TODAY.com:
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Released From Hospital After Brain Aneurysm  —  DR. DRE GOES HOME AFTER BRAIN ANEURYSM ... Still Getting 24/7 Care  —  Dr. Dre will finally get to sleep in his own bed tonight — he's been discharged from the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm, but doctors are still watching him closely.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and Sandra Rose
Erin Hill / People.com:
Prince Harry's Friend Tom Bradby Opens up About Harry's ‘Heartbreak’ and Royal Family Tensions  —  “I think he is heartbroken by the situation with his family,” journalist Tom Bradby says of Prince Harry  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's friend, journalist and author Tom Bradby …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:
Mossimo Giannulli wants out of prison, calls conditions ‘extreme’  —  Mossimo Giannulli is begging a judge to spring him from prison — saying his eight weeks in solitary confinement was “extreme” punishment for his role in the college admissions scam, according to newly filed court documents.
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TMZ.com:
Lori Loughlin's Husband Mossimo Wants Home Confinement Due to COVID
Discussion: Dlisted, Perez Hilton and E! Online
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Netflix Wins Auction For Skydance Spy Thriller ‘Heart Of Stone’; Gal Gadot Starring & Tom Harper Directing  —  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has prevailed in a competitive auction for worldwide rights on Heart of Stone, the espionage thriller developed by Skydance Media with Gal Gadot starring.
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Wrap and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Karl-Anthony Towns Tests Positive For COVID, ‘It Breaks My Heart’  —  KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS NBA STAR TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID ... ‘It Breaks My Heart’  —  Devastating news for Karl-Anthony Towns ... the NBA star announced he's tested positive for COVID-19 ... just 9 months after his mother passed away …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Elle:
It's Maluma, Baby!  —  The Latin pop star finds an increasingly global audience—and himself—while spending time at home in Medellín with his family, old friends, horses, cows, chickens, and dogs.  —  The sky behind Maluma is a swirl of dense, gray clouds swabbing the rounded peaks …
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Had ‘to Live Apart’ After Their Communication Turned ‘Downright Toxic’ … Time to walk away for good?  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have kept their distance from each other in recent months for the sake of their children, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: The Sun, Bossip and E! Online
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Shawn Johnson Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Andrew East  —  Shawn Johnson and Andrew East are expecting another child.  Scroll on to see her baby bump and learn how they found out about the pregnancy.  —  You'll flip over this news!  —  Shawn Johnson East is pregnant!
Discussion: Page Six, Just Jared and POPSUGAR
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Reese Witherspoon's adorable new family member sparks mass reaction … Reese Witherspoon has caused a mass reaction from her fans after she welcomed another adorable puppy into her family.  —  The Legally Blonde star introduced her new black Labrador, Major, on Friday with the cutest snapshots!
Discussion: Just Jared
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Jennifer Lopez receives high praise from ex-fiancé Ben Affleck … Ben Affleck is full of praise for his ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez.  The Gone Girl actor reminisced on the pair's highly publicised relationship that took place from 2002 to 2004 and had fans and the press dubbing them ‘Bennifer’.
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Kamala Harris opens up about ‘second mother’ who looked after her … Kamala Harris has always been full of praise for her late mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris, but this week the US Vice President-elect decided to shine a spotlight on another woman who acted as her “second mother” figure.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Andy Halls / The Sun:
Dancing on Ice star Rebekah Vardy slams ‘disgusting’ partying footballers for breaking Covid rules  —  DANCING on Ice's Rebekah Vardy has laid into partying footballers breaking Covid rules — and says hubby Jamie has been home-schooling the kids instead.  —  Rebekah, 38, revealed …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Lauren Burns / The Sun:
Rod Stewart ends ‘spiteful’ feud with Elton John ‘as an example to his eight kids’  —  IT was a bust-up to rival Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry or Coleen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy.  —  But for the time being, at least, Sir Rod Stewart and Sir Elton John are pals once again.  —  Getty
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Digital Spy:
Love Actually's Hugh Grant can't remember what happens in the film  —  “It's so long since I've seen it.”  —  For a certain generation, Hugh Grant's dance in  —  will forever be one of the most iconic moments in movie history.  —  Hugh strutting down the staircase at 10 Downing Street …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Zayn Malik Sparks Gigi Hadid Engagement Speculation With New Album Nobody Is Listening  —  Zayn Malik dropped his new album Nobody Is Listening and the lyrics have fans raising eyebrows about his relationship with Gigi Hadid.  Scroll on for more details.  —  Are Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid ready to tie the knot?
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears Blames Quiet Tesla for Her Cat Deaths  —  Jamie Lynn Spears has a problem with her Tesla ... one that's cost her family multiple pets — and she's asking Elon Musk to fix it to avoid future cat-astrophes.  —  Britney's baby sis paints a pretty horrific picture of what's …
Discussion: E! Online
Sarah Packer / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Bear is arrested at Heathrow Airport as he lands from Dubai after his ex Georgia Harrison claimed he made a sex tape of her  — Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Stephen Bear, 31, was arrested at Heathrow airport on Friday morning by three plain-clothed police officers
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Sun
Lia Beck / Cosmopolitan:
The Truth and Fiction of ‘One Night in Miami’  —  Here's what Regina King's new movie is all about.  —  The Oscars rarely nominate women for Best Director—only five,  —  ever  —and no Black woman has ever been nominated.  This year is shaping up to look different.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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TMZ.com:
Vanessa Bryant Opens Up About Struggle with Grief
Discussion: E! Online
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Phoebe Dynevor Was ‘Ready’ to Fast-Forward When She Watched Bridgerton's NSFW Love Scenes With Her Grandparents
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
This Morning's Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary prove a hit as they overtake Ruth and Eamonn in Friday ratings ‘battle’
Just Jared:
Kelly Clarkson Says Celebs Were Mean to Her During ‘American Idol,’ Except This One Star
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Give Up Baseball To Re-Join Urban Meyer In NFL
Marc Hogan / Pitchfork:
Ariel Pink Abuse Allegations Surface in Court Case
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Bonnie McLaren / Grazia:
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Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
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Maureen Lee Lenker / EW.com:
Netflix's Matilda musical casts newcomer as lead, Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull
Discussion: Variety and Just Jared
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Duchess Camilla shares lockdown reading inspiration as she launches online book club
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Aisha Nozari / HELLO!:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban joined by very special guest on night out
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Succession’ Season 3 Adds Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, Jihae to Cast
Discussion: Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.’: Kathleen Rose Perkins To Star In ‘Doogie Howser’ Reboot At Disney+
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Peter Mark Richman Dies: Versatile Playwright, Author And Actor For Broadway, Film, TV Was 93
Discussion: Variety
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

 
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