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12:05 PM ET, January 24, 2022

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TMZ.com:
‘Friday Night Lights’ Star Garrett Hedlund Arrested for Public Intoxication  —  11:21 AM PT — A rep for Franklin County TN Jail tells TMZ ... Garrett has been released on a $2,100 bond.  He's due back in court in March.  —  Garrett Hedlund is in custody after being arrested for public intoxication …
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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...
TMZ.com:
Fashion Designer Thierry Mugler Dead at 73  —  Thierry Mugler — an iconic French fashion designer — has died ... this according to his team.  —  An Instagram on Mugler's official page went up Sunday with the tragic news.  It was a photo of nothing but a blank square, with the caption …
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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.
Aimée Lutkin / Cosmopolitan:
Kanye West and Julia Fox Make Their Paris Fashion Week Debut  —  It's denim on denim on denim, ya'll.  💙 💙 💙  —  On Sunday, Julia Fox and Kanye West arrive at the Kenzo Men's Fall/Winter 2022/2023 fashion show in matching denim looks.
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People.com:
Meat Loaf's Wife Deborah Aday Recalls Love Story with Late Husband: ‘He Was My World’  —  Deborah Aday tells PEOPLE of the musician's death, “The grief I feel over the loss of my husband is gut-wrenching”  —  Meat Loaf's wife, Deborah Aday, is cherishing the loving memories of her late husband as she mourns his passing.
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
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Meat Loaf's Daughter Amanda Aday Remembers Late Performer: ‘When We Were Home, He Was Just Dad’
Discussion: Page Six
Jessica Wang / EW.com:
Emma Thompson reveals intense way she rehearsed full-frontal nude scene for new film  —  “It's very challenging to be nude at 62,” the Good Luck to You, Leo Grande star said.  —  More  —  Emma Thompson is serious about her craft.  —  The British actress shared that she and costar Daryl …
Discussion: Just Jared
Janine Henni / People.com:
Dick Halligan of Grammy-Winning Jazz-Rock Group Blood, Sweat & Tears Dead at 78  —  Dick Halligan was a member of the legendary group from 1967-71  —  Dick Halligan, a founding member of the Grammy-winning jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died.  He was 78.
Discussion: The Sun
Just Jared:
‘Harry Potter’ on Broadway Actor James Snyder Fired Over Misconduct Claim  —  Actor James Snyder, who portrayed the lead role in Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been fired from the production after a misconduct claim was leveled against him.
Holly Christodoulou / The Sun:
Katie Price faces up to FIVE YEARS in prison ‘after allegedly sending “gutter s**g” text to Kieran Hayler about fiancee’  —  KATIE Price faces up to five years in jail after she allegedly sent a “gutter s**g” text to ex Kieran Hayler about his fiancée.
Discussion: Daily Star and The Scottish Sun
Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
Emmerdale and Coronation Street in schedule shake-up as times change from March  —  Emmerdale and Coronation Street will be moving from their usual time slot as ITV expands their current news programming from 6.30pm to 7.30pm from March this year  —  Emmerdale and Coronation Street …
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart  —  Plus: The Lumineers' “Brightside” debuts in top 10.  —  The Encanto soundtrack returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second nonconsecutive week on top, as the set steps 3-1 on the list dated Jan. 29.
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT
 
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Jennifer Lopez models a low-cut top as she puts her tiny 26in waistline on display in high-waisted jeans to wish her fans a ‘Happy Friday’
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Desiree Murphy / Page Six:
Super Bowl 2022: Dancers call for change amid outrage over unpaid halftime gigs
Discussion: 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’
Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

 
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