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2:40 AM ET, January 19, 2022

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Evan Real / Page Six:
Britney Spears: I should've ‘slapped’ mom Lynne and sister Jamie Lynn  —  Hit them baby, one more time.  —  Britney Spears lashed out against mom Lynne and sister Jamie Lynn Spears — again — in a since-deleted Instagram post shared on Tuesday.  —  “I'm sorry Jamie Lynn …
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Evan Real / Page Six:
Britney Spears blasts sister Jamie Lynn in legal letter: I won't be ‘bullied’
Discussion: Just Jared and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Threatens Jamie Lynn with Defamation Lawsuit Over Book
Discussion: Just Jared and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Says Jamie and Lawyers Got $36 Million During Conservatorship
Discussion: The Sun and Variety
TMZ.com:
Vogue Legend Andre Leon Talley Dead at 73  —  Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley has died at 73 ... TMZ has learned.  —  A source with direct knowledge tells us Vogue's former creative director and one-time editor-at-large passed away Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, NY.
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Katie Campione / People.com:
Fashion Icon and Former Vogue Creative Director André Leon Talley Dead at 73  —  André Leon Talley quickly rose to prominence as creative director of Vogue and Anna Wintour's right-hand  —  Fashion legend André Leon Talley has died.  He was 73.
Discussion: USA Today, Deadline and Variety
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Yvette Mimieux Dies: Actress-Writer Who Starred In ‘The Time Machine’ Had Just Turned 80  —  Yvette Mimieux was found dead Tuesday morning, a rep for her family confirmed.  She had just turned 80 on January 10, and she passed away in her sleep of natural causes.
Discussion: The Sun and The Wrap
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Darian Lusk / The Sun:
The Time Machine star Yvette Mimieux ‘found DEAD in her home at age 80 after passing away in sleep from natural causes’
Discussion: Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Louie Anderson Battling Cancer, Hospitalized for Treatment  —  LOUIE ANDERSON HOSPITALIZED FOR CANCER TREATMENT  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Louie Anderson is battling cancer ... and he's getting treatment at a Las Vegas hospital.  —  A rep for Louie tells TMZ ... the iconic comedian is being treated for Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Discussion: RADAR, Page Six, The Sun and Perez Hilton
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Ashley Joy Parker / E! Online:
Coming 2 America Actor Louie Anderson Diagnosed With Cancer
Discussion: The Wrap and The Sun
TMZ.com:
Sidney Poitier Died of Heart Failure, Dementia and Prostate Cancer  —  SIDNEY POITIER DEATH CERTIFICATE RELEASED ... Heart Failure, Prostate Cancer Killed Actor … Beloved actor Sidney Poitier died from a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer's dementia and prostate cancer ... according to his death certificate.
Luke Leitch / Vogue:
Clothes That “Let Me Be Me:” Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Talk Fashion at Dolce & Gabbana  —  Late on Saturday night at a dinner for around 40 people in Milan's Martini Bar, Colson Baker and Domenico Dolce proposed a toast.  It was to celebrate a headline-making engagement that had just gone down a storm.
Discussion: Just Jared, E! Online and People.com
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Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Megan Fox makes a statement in ‘sex’ shirt
Discussion: Daily Star and Oh No They Didn't!
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny Split After 4 Years: They're ‘Remaining Close Friends,’ Says Source  —  “I think we exemplify good young Black love,” Powers previously said of Destiny, whom he met in 2015 at a party  —  Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny are going their separate ways.
Discussion: The Sun, Bossip, Sandra Rose and POPSUGAR
Peter White / Deadline:
'Ellen's Game of Games' Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres' game show Ellen's Game of Games is not coming back to NBC.  —  Deadline understands that the fourth season of the unscripted primetime series will be its last on the network.
Justino Aguila / EW.com:
‘Hallelujer!’  Madea returns in first look at Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming  —  “I was looking at the state of the world and how polarized it is — nobody's laughing,” says Madea's creator, Tyler Perry.  —  More  —  Fresh off satirizing the end of the world in Don't Look Up …
Discussion: BET, Variety, People.com and The Wrap
Dana Schwartz / Marie Claire:
Enter the Weird, Wonderful World of Jenny Slate  —  The co-creator of the beloved character Marcel the Shell With Shoes On has taken on many new roles of late: mother, wife, rom-com leading lady.  With each step she becomes more herself.  — Newsletter
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
‘Bringing Up Bates’ Will Not Return to UpTV for Season 11 as Network Shifts Focus … Closing their chapter.  The 11th season of Bringing Up Bates will not air on UPtv, Us Weekly confirms.  —  ‘Bringing Up Bates’: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bates Family
TMZ.com:
‘The Hills’ Reboot Canceled After 2 Seasons on MTV  —  ‘THE HILLS’ REBOOT CANCELED AFTER 2 SEASONS ... Conflict With Network And OG Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 1.9K … Those new beginnings are already over for the cast of ‘The Hills’ — the reality show's reboot is getting the ax ... TMZ has learned.
Zack Sharf / Variety:
Daniel Radcliffe to Play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in Roku's First Original Biopic Movie … Daniel Radcliffe is set to star as Grammy-winning musician ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in the Roku original movie “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”  The film is Roku's first original biopic and will be available to stream exclusively on The Roku Channel.
Samantha Olson / Cosmopolitan:
Sydney Sweeney Says It “Was Insane” to Portray a Pregnant Cassie on “Euphoria”  —  season 2 below!  Season 2 of  —  Euphoria  —  has finally made its way to our screens, and with  —  new episodes each week  —  come more behind-the-scenes posts from our favorite cast members.  —  Sydney Sweeney
Discussion: Egotastic
Ilana Kaplan / Cosmopolitan:
Hilary Duff Loves That Her ‘How I Met Your Father’ Character Doesn't Have Her Sh*t Together  —  And, like you, she still thinks about that now-scrapped  —  reboot.  —  For millennials who grew up glued to the Disney channel,  —  Hilary Duff  —  has been a presence for over 20 years …
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Zoe Saldaña Praises Crossroads Co-Star Britney Spears for “Stepping Up for Herself”  —  In an exclusive interview with E! News ahead of Crossroad's 20th anniversary, Zoe Saldaña reflected on working with Britney Spears in the Shonda Rhimes-penned film.  —  It's a road trip Zoe Saldaña will never forget.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
 
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
Double humiliation for Andrew and Harry: Palace seeks to strip both princes of their prized royal status as Counsellors of State …
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Peter Dyke / Daily Star:
Shaun Ryder and Alison Hammond in heated off-camera bust-up on Dancing on Ice
Discussion: The Sun
Erin Jensen / USA Today:
Valerie Bertinelli on Eddie Van Halen, writing ‘cathartic’ book: 'Love isn't a big enough word'
Discussion: The Sun
Daily Mail:
Kanye West leaves a studio session with Big Sean and French Montana in Los Angeles... following dramatic weekend with ex Kim Kardashian
Discussion: RADAR
Christina Garibaldi / Us Weekly:
RHOC's Emily Simpson Says Vicki Gunvalson's Ex Steve Lodge Was an ‘Opportunist’: The Red Flags Were There'
Discussion: Page Six
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
BiP's Pregnant Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon Reveal Baby Boy's Leonardo DiCaprio-Inspired Name
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Serena Williams' Daughter Olympia Is Already an Incredible Tennis Player
Discussion: TMZ.com, POPSUGAR and Perez Hilton
 

 
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