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7:00 PM ET, January 7, 2022

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Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
Sidney Poitier death: First Black man to win Best Actor Oscar dies aged 94  —  He was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood  —  Sidney Poitier has died, aged 94.  —  The Hollywood star was known for films including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner …
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Amanda Castro / The Sun:
Who is Sidney Poitier's wife Joanna Shimkus?  —  ACTOR Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94.  —  He was most known for his roles in films such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, and Lilies of the Field, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.  —  Who is Sidney Poiter's wife Joanna Shimkus?
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Mirror, Bossip and Daily Star
Ernesto Macias / Interview Magazine:
Date Night  —  I met Ye in Miami on New Year's Eve and it was an instant connection.  His energy is so fun to be around.  He had me and my friends laughing, dancing, and smiling all night.  We decided to keep the energy going and fly back to New York City to see Slave Play.
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Nicole Phelps / Vogue:
Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga Begins
Discussion: People.com, Page Six and WWD
Alyssa Bailey / Cosmopolitan:
How Kim Kardashian Feels About Kanye West Going So Public With Julia Fox Romance
Discussion: The Sun, TMZ.com and Us Weekly
YouTube:
The Weeknd - Sacrifice (Official Video)  —  *****EPILEPSY WARNING *************EPILEPSY WARNING *************EPILEPSY WARNING ********Official music video for The Weeknd “Sacrifice”.  Available now, on ...
Discussion: Just Jared and POPSUGAR
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Apple Lands Audrey Hepburn Biopic By Michael Mitnick; Rooney Mara Starring & Producing, Luca Guadagnino Directing  —  Apple has landed another big feature project, that being an Audrey Hepburn biopic which Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will helm, with 2x Oscar nominee Rooney Mara set …
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Rooney Mara to Play Audrey Hepburn in Apple Biopic Directed by Luca Guadagnino … A biopic of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn starring Rooney Mara is in the works at Apple, Variety has confirmed.  —  Oscar-nominated “Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino will helm the project …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and POPSUGAR
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Andrew Garfield Finally Spills About ‘Spider-Man’ Return and Future — and the ‘Gift’ of ‘Tick, Tick Boom!’  (EXCLUSIVE) … Following a lengthy stage hiatus (which nabbed him a Tony Award), the actor stormed the fourth quarter of 2021 with back-to-back film releases in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and “Tick, Tick ... Boom!”
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Blue Ivy looks all grown up in 10th birthday tribute from Tina Knowles  —  Blue Ivy, daughter of music superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z, turned 10 years old Friday, receiving a heartfelt birthday tribute from grandmother, Tina Knowles-Lawson.  —  “My beautiful Talented …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Is All Grown Up in New Birthday Photo
Discussion: RADAR
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Halle Berry on ‘Bruised’, Wanting to Play Zendaya's Mother and Advice for Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman … Halle Berry has her eyes on the future.  The Oscar-winning actor, who just released her directorial debut “Bruised” (in which she also stars), isn't content with the ground she has already broken.
Discussion: Just Jared
Abram Brown / Forbes:
Top-Earning TikTok-ers 2022: Charli And Dixie D'Amelio And Addison Rae Expand Fame—And Paydays  —  The platform's highest-paid celebrities collectively hauled in $55.5 million in 2021, a 200% increase from a year earlier.  —  Movies, TV shows, clothing lines—a Madison Square Garden performance.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Variety
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Cate Blanchett to Star in Pedro Almodóvar's First English-Language Feature ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Cate Blanchett has officially signed on to star in Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature film, “A Manual for Cleaning Women.”
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
Bethan Edwards / Daily Star:
Bindi Irwin gets first tattoo as a touching tribute to her family and late dad Steve  —  Bindi Irwin pays tribute to her late dad Steve Irwin and daughter as she debuts her new tattoo in his writing.  —  The 23-year-old showed off her new tattoo on social media alongside an explanation of the sweet words.
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Romeo Beckham Debuts Massive Neck Tattoo Inspired By Dad David's Ink  —  Romeo Beckham is taking the phrase of “like father, like son” to an entirely different level with his latest tattoo, inspired by his dad, David Beckham.  —  Romeo Beckham is permanently twinning with dad David Beckham.
Discussion: Daily Star, FemaleFirst and POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Will Smith Farts on Video During Workout with Miami Dolphins  —  WILL SMITH RIPS FART DURING NFL WORKOUT ... ‘You Have Showers In Here?’  —  ONE IN THE CHAMBER  —  Will Smith ripped a fart so hard during a workout with the NFL's Miami Dolphins he asked if there was a shower around …
Discussion: E! Online and Dlisted
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
TikTok's Chris Olsen and Ian Paget Break Up After 2 Years  —  In exclusive statements to E! News, TikTok stars Chris Olsen and Ian Paget confirmed their split and shared where they stand with each other today.  Read on for the social media stars' own words.
Discussion: Just Jared
Jessica Lester / The Sun:
Katie Price's nanny ‘gave a witness statement to cops after attack left star in hospital’  —  KATIE Price's former nanny is said to have “given a witness statement” to the police after an attack which left her in hospital, it has been claimed.  —  The former glamour model was taken to hospital …
Discussion: Daily Star
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Honeymooners’ Female-Driven Reboot In Works At CBS With Damon Wayans Jr. Executive Producing
Evan Real / Page Six:
‘Concerned’ Raquel Leviss made an exit plan before James Kennedy breakup
Discussion: E! Online and Scheananigans …
Daily Star:
Denise Van Outen confirms split from Gogglebox co-star fiancé Ed after ‘cheating claims’
Discussion: The Sun
Bloomberg:
KKR, BMG Acquire Songwriter John Legend's Music Catalog
Darian Lusk / The Sun:
Koady Chaisson dead at 37: The East Pointers rocker passes away ahead of world tour
Discussion: Daily Star
Matthew Moore / HELLO!:
John Travolta's daughter Ella releases first incredible single - fans react
Discussion: E! Online
Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
RuPaul's Drag Race Sneak Peek: See Lizzo Surprise the Queens With a Pep Talk and a Twerk
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Sarah Abraham / Daily Mail:
The luxury $150 million yacht loved by celebs
Discussion: Page Six and RADAR
Paul Chavez / Daily Mail:
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes walk their dog together in Miami after announcing split in November
Discussion: RADAR
Liz Ritter / NewBeauty:
The Reinvention of Kristin Davis
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Howell Davies / The Sun:
All the ways The Weeknd hints he IS dating Angelina Jolie in new song Here We Go... Again
Discussion: TMZ.com and Cele|bitchy
Dan Cain / The Sun:
Gordon Ramsay brands daughter Megan's boyfriend ‘pathetic’ and jokes he ‘wants to kill him’
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Star
Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Fired Bucs star Antonio Brown smuggled OnlyFans model …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and RADAR
 

 
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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