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4:15 PM ET, January 20, 2022

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Sharnaz Shahid / HELLO!:
Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery confirms engagement to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brother Jasper … Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery has confirmed her engagement to Jasper Waller-Bridge, the brother of Phoebe Waller-Bridge.  The happy news comes six years after Michelle mourned the loss of her fiancé, John Dineen.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Connie Rusk / Daily Mail:
Michelle Dockery is ENGAGED!  Downton Abbey star, 40, is set to wed Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brother Jasper... six years after losing her fiancé John Dineen, 34, to cancer
Discussion: Tatler and Vanity Fair
Ross Kaniuk / The Times:
Downton meets Fleabag at the altar: Michelle Dockery to marry Jasper Waller-Bridge
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery engaged to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brother Jasper
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and FemaleFirst
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
‘Saturday Night Live’ Denies Claims Pete Davidson Missed Rehearsals Amid Kim Kardashian Romance … Setting the record straight.  Pete Davidson's relationship with Kim Kardashian has not affected his work at Saturday Night Live.  —  Pete Davidson Through the Years: Love Life, Career and More
Discussion: Just Jared, Page Six, The Sun and RADAR
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Lanae Brody / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is ‘Hurt’ by Kanye West's Claims That Their Kids Are Being Raised by Nannies: Source  —  “Of course she has nannies,” a source tells PEOPLE of Kim Kardashian.  “She's juggling her career, her dating life”  —  FB  —  More  —  Kim Kardashian isn't too pleased …
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Jamie Lynn Spears hits back at Britney's cease-and-desist letter  —  Jamie Lynn Spears slammed sister Britney Spears for claiming to take the “high road” after the singer issued a cease-and-desist letter over the “Zoey 101” alum's new memoir, “Things I Should Have Said.”
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People.com:   Jamie Spears' Lawyer Asks Court to ‘Unseal’ Britney's Health Records as Singer's Estate Is Transferred to Her
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TMZ.com:
Chris Daughtry's Daughter Hannah Price Died from Suicide by Hanging
Discussion: FemaleFirst, The Sun, RADAR and E! Online
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Holly Madison Details Her “Cult-Like” Experience at Playboy Mansion
Discussion: RADAR
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Katie Price 'speaking to cops about Kieran Hayler's three rape allegations with another woman while they were married'  —  KATIE Price claims she is talking to cops over her ex-husband's historic rape allegations - which reportedly happened while they were still married.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and FemaleFirst
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Chris Bradford / The Sun:
Hardy Krüger dead at 93: A Bridge Too Far actor dies ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’ in California as family pay tribute
Discussion: Daily Star
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Joshua Jackson To Star In ‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Series At Paramount+  —  EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Jackson (Dr. Death) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Lizzy Caplan in Paramount+'s Fatal Attraction, a series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film in which the two central characters …
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Dakota Johnson Says Jesse Eisenberg 'Didn't Acknowledge Me' on The Social Network Set  —  Dakota Johnson says Jesse Eisenberg, whom she starred with in 2010's The Social Network, “was probably in character” as Mark Zuckerberg  —  Was Dakota Johnson a witness of method acting from Jesse Eisenberg?
Discussion: Page Six and YouTube
YouTube:
Dakota Johnson's Mom Has to Chill w/ the Photos  —  James welcomes Josh Gad and Dakota Johnson who is constantly discovering embarrassing photos of herself posted by her parents to Instagram.  Then Josh shares ...
YouTube:
The Call |  Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show OFFICIAL TRAILER  —  Directed by filmmaker F. Gary Gray, “The Call” features Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar for an epic Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halfti...
Discussion: Bossip, TMZ.com and Variety
Lauren Huff / EW.com:
Get a first look at Elle Fanning in the ‘texting suicide’ true-crime drama The Girl From Plainville  —  The eight-episode limited series is based on the shocking true story of Michelle Carter's unprecedented case that ignited a media firestorm.  —  More  —  How do you tell a sensational story without, well, sensationalizing it?
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
Peter White / Deadline:
‘Iron Chef’ Reboot Cooked Up At Netflix  —  EXCLUSIVE: Iron Chef is back in the kitchen after Netflix cooked up a deal to bring back the classic food format.  —  The streamer has ordered Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, a reboot of the series that had a couple of incarnations …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
People.com:
Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader Have Been ‘Quietly’ Dating for Over a Year: 'She's Really Happy'  —  Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader made the 2019 Disney+ Christmas movie Noelle together  —  Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader have enjoyed a budding relationship for more than a year, a source tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Just Jared
Ariana Brockington / TODAY.com:
Bob Saget's wife, Kelly Rizzo, opens up about her grief: ‘Everything reminds me of him’  —  Bob Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, is opening up about her grief and the last conversation she had with the comedian prior to his death on Jan. 9 at age 65.  —  In an interview that aired on TODAY Thursday …
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety: “More Present Than Ever”  —  “6 months no alcohol,” Chrissy Teigen wrote on Instagram Jan. 19.  Scroll on to read her message in honor of the milestone.  —  New year, same resolution.  Chrissy Teigen revealed on Instagram Jan. 19 that she's reached a major milestone in her sobriety.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Page Six and Just Jared
People.com:
Jeannie Mai Reveals Name of Her First Baby and the Sweet Meaning Behind the Moniker  —  Jeannie Mai revealed on Jan. 11 that she and husband Jeezy had welcomed their first baby together  —  Welcome to the world, baby Monaco!  —  Just days after announcing the birth of her first baby with husband Jeezy …
Discussion: Bossip
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
‘RHOSLC’ star Jennie Nguyen faces backlash for controversial posts  —  Fans are calling for Jennie Nguyen to be fired from “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” after several controversial social media posts appearing to promote “White Lives Matter” from 2020 resurfaced this week.
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Bill Murray Serenades Fans with Surprise Concert of Broadway Tunes in N.Y.C. Park
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Prince William Dodges Reporter's Question About His Uncle Prince Andrew During Charity Outing
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Adam Goldsmith / Daily Star:
Rebel Wilson shares mortifying sex story where she was left in tears by ‘handsome ex’
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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