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7:30 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 …
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TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Fires Back at Blur's Damon Albarn, Says She Writes Her Own Music  —  2:11 PM PT — Damon Albarn has just responded to Taylor Swift.  He wants to squash any beef between the two of them.  In a tweet, the Gorillaz singer says he agrees with T Swift, after all ... He wrote …
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
Did Adele's ‘diva’ requests lead to the collapse of Las Vegas shows?  Rumours that her team were ‘a total nightmare’ abound over the singer's postponed Caesars Palace gigs, writes ALISON BOSHOFF  — Sources say Adele's team were a ‘total nightmare’ to work with in preparations
Discussion: Perez Hilton, RADAR and Dlisted
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Simon Boyle / The Sun:   Adele cancelled her Las Vegas residency after furious rant over swimming pool stunt
The Sun:
Fears for Katie Price's son Harvey as pals worry who will look after him if she is sent to prison  —  KATIE Price's pals are concerned about who will look after her son Harvey if she ends up behind bars.  —  The troubled 43-year-old is facing up to five years in jail after she allegedly sent a …
Discussion: Daily Star
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Dan Cain / The Sun:
Katie Price's fiancé furious after she ‘sends texts to her ex behind his back’ - as pals fear relationship is on rocks
Discussion: Daily Star and mirror
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: Perez Hilton and 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...
Billboard:
Adele's ‘Easy on Me’ Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Milestone 10th Week  —  Plus, “We Don't Talk About Bruno” climbs to No. 2, and fellow ‘Encanto’ hit “Surface Pressure” reaches the top 10. … With her latest week at the summit, she equals her longest reign, previously established by the 10-week command of her 2015-16 smash “Hello.”
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Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT
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...
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 …
People.com:
Bachelor in Paradise's Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian Split After Historic Engagement  —  Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian were the first Black couple in Bachelor in Paradise franchise history to get engaged  —  It's over for Bachelor in Paradise couple Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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
Darian Lusk / The Sun:
Million Dollar Listing's Fredrik Eklund QUITS show after fans called for Bravo to fire ‘shady’ star  —  FREDRIK Eklund announced he has QUIT Million Dollar Listing after 11 years.  —  Fans called for the real estate and “shady” Bravo figure to be fired ahead of his announcement.  —  Getty Images - Getty
Discussion: Page Six 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.
Discussion: The A.V. Club and 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 and Hollywood Reporter
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Wins Federal Libel Suit with Blogger Tasha K, Awarded $1.25 Million  —  3:02 PM PT — Tasha K tweeted about the verdict, saying “My Husband, Attorney's, & I fought really hard.  I want to thank them for their long hours and sleepless nights.  Winos it's only up from here.  See y'all in a few days.
Discussion: RADAR, Bossip, Sandra Rose and Stereogum
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Ghosts’ Renewed at CBS Along With ‘The Neighborhood,’ ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ … “Ghosts” has been renewed for Season 2 at CBS, with the broadcaster also announcing a Season 5 renewal for “The Neighborhood” and a Season 4 renewal for “Bob Hearts Abishola.” … “Ghosts” has proven to be a success for CBS in its freshman run.
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
‘Alice’ star Linda Lavin: I was sexually harassed on the set of a TV movie  —  Linda Lavin is ready to share her #MeToo story.  —  The star of the 1970s and '80s sitcom “Alice” revealed in a new interview with Page Six that she was sexually harassed on the set of the 1987 TV movie “Lena: My 100 Children.”
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Linda Marx / People.com:
How Donald and Melania Trump Plan to Spend Their Wedding Anniversary
Discussion: Queerty
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Olympian Gus Kenworthy Has Been Dating Adam Umhoefer for Over 2 Years
Discussion: Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
New ABC Comedy Series ‘Maggie’ Moving To Hulu
Discussion: Just Jared
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Zac Efron Reveals What's Kept Him Grounded Over the Years: ‘Staying Positive No Matter What’
Discussion: Just Jared and FemaleFirst
People.com:
Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals He Has ‘Said No in the Past’ to Hosting Oscars: That's Not ‘My Skillset’
Discussion: Just Jared
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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 …
Discussion: The Wrap, Queerty and Variety
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Emerald Fennell Sets Next Movie at MRC, Plans Summer Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap
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
 

 
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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