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5:00 PM ET, January 24, 2022

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Mikael Wood / Los Angeles Times:
For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty much rubbish  —  As the lead singer (and the pretty face) of Blur, Damon Albarn became a star writing songs about England — witty, tuneful, stylistically omnivorous character studies like “Parklife” and “Country House” that …
Discussion: Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
JoJo Siwa celebrates first anniversary of being out of the closet by telling fans at Bakersfield concert: 'No matter who you love, it's okay'  —  JoJo Siwa celebrated her first anniversary of being out of the closet by delivering an impassioned speech to fans attending her concert at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
JoJo Siwa Celebrates Anniversary of Coming Out With Must-Read Message
Discussion: POPSUGAR
YouTube:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO |  Official Teaser |  Netflix  —  Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reimagines the classic Italian tale of PINOCCHIO in a stop-motion musical adventure.  Follow the mischievo...
YouTube:
Murderville |  Official Trailer |  Netflix  —  Solving crimes is hard.  Improv comedy is harder.  All 6 episodes of Murderville starring Will Arnett stream February 3rd, only on Netflix.SUBSCRIBE: http://bi...
Discussion: People.com, Just Jared and POPSUGAR
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
‘Billions’ Season 6 premiere shows new Peloton heart attack as series moves on from Bobby Axelrod  —  Spoiler alert!  This post contains details from Sunday's Showtime season premiere, which is streaming now.  —  Showtime's “Billions” features a new depiction of a major character suffering …
Discussion: NBC News, E! Online, Dlisted and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Garrett Hedlund Allegedly Tried to Jump Out of Car Before Arrest  —  GARRETT HEDLUND TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF CAR?!?  Before Public Intoxication Arrest  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Garrett Hedlund is accused of some pretty troubling behavior before being arrested for public intoxication, and some …
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Sun, RADAR and FemaleFirst
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Zac Efron Reveals What's Kept Him Grounded Over the Years: ‘Staying Positive No Matter What’  —  The actor is partnering with AT&T to introduce faster internet service for customers  —  From acting, producing and traveling, Zac Efron appreciates being able to juggle everything as efficiently — and quickly — as possible.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
‘Red One’: Chris Evans To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson In Amazon's Holiday Action-Comedy From Director Jake Kasdan  —  The film, which aims to shoot this year, is a globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
New ABC Comedy Series ‘Maggie’ Moving To Hulu  —  EXCLUSIVE: Single-camera comedy series Maggie, originally picked up by ABC for the 2021-22 season, now will stream exclusively on sibling Hulu in the U.S. as a Hulu Original.  The decision, underscoring the blurring of the lines between linear …
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Queen Latifah on Chris Noth's Firing from The Equalizer amid Claims of Sexual Assault Against Him  —  CBS confirmed Chris Noth's removal from The Equalizer last month, days after sexual assault claims against him first surfaced  —  Queen Latifah is speaking out about Chris Noth's dismissal …
Discussion: Just Jared
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Lee Daniels-Directed Exorcism Thriller With Aundra Day, Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close, Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis Scares Up $65M+ Netflix Deal After Head-Spinning 7-Bidder Battle  —  EXCLUSIVE: The devil got into Hollywood this weekend, with seven bidders waging …
Discussion: The Wrap, Queerty and Variety
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
Thierry Mugler, Genre-Busting French Fashion Designer, Dies at 73  —  The dominatrix-loving couturier turned sex into a style weapon.  —  Thierry Mugler, the outrageous, genre-busting French designer who dominated European runways in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died on Sunday.  He was 73.
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Back to Bond: Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem on ‘Skyfall’ Memories, ‘Dune’ and That ‘Heartbreaking’ 007 Finale … Since starring together as hero and villain of 2012's “Skyfall,” Daniel  Craig and Javier Bardem have continued to test themselves on screen.
Julia Emmanuele / Us Weekly:
Dakota Johnson Laughs Off Chris Martin's Accidental Cameo During Sundance Interview … Oops!  Dakota Johnson laughed off boyfriend Chris Martin's accidental cameo during a virtual interview to promote her new film at the Sundance Film Festival.  —  Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson's Relationship Timeline
Discussion: Egotastic and Just Jared
 
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals He Has ‘Said No in the Past’ to Hosting Oscars: That's Not ‘My Skillset’
Discussion: Just Jared
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
Did Adele's ‘diva’ requests lead to the collapse of Las Vegas shows? …
Discussion: RADAR and Dlisted
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
‘Alice’ star Linda Lavin: I was sexually harassed on the set of a TV movie
The Sun:
Fears for Katie Price's son Harvey as pals worry who will look after him if she is sent to prison
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Emerald Fennell Sets Next Movie at MRC, Plans Summer Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap
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Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
Emmerdale and Coronation Street in schedule shake-up as times change from March
Janine Henni / People.com:
Dick Halligan of Grammy-Winning Jazz-Rock Group Blood, Sweat & Tears Dead at 78
Discussion: The Sun
People.com:
Meat Loaf's Wife Deborah Aday Recalls Love Story with Late Husband: ‘He Was My World’
Discussion: HELLO! and Page Six
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT
Jessica Wang / EW.com:
Emma Thompson reveals intense way she rehearsed full-frontal nude scene for new film
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Desiree Murphy / Page Six:
Super Bowl 2022: Dancers call for change amid outrage over unpaid halftime gigs
Discussion: TMZ.com and Oh No They Didn't!
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Alan Carr parties with fans at hotel after first gig since marriage split and jokes he's ready to meet ‘horny groupies’
 

 
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Talk radio station WABC suspends Rudy Giuliani and cancels his daily show, saying he broke rules by trying to discuss discredited claims about 2020's election

Louis Staples / Rolling Stone:
Ahead of the Eurovision finals on May 11, tensions over the Israel-Gaza war complicate the organizers' efforts to maintain an appearance of political neutrality

John Ourand / Puck:
Sources: Netflix is nearing a deal to stream two NFL games on December 25

 
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