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Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
‘Cheers’ Stars Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer & Rhea Perlman Mourn Kirstie Alley  —  Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman are remembering their Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday from cancer.  —  “I was on a plane today and did something I rarely do.
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy Reacts to Kirstie Alley's Death After Feud: ‘One of the Most Unique People I Have Ever Met’  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy paid tribute to his former Dancing With the Stars partner Kirstie Alley after her death on Monday, December 5.
Discussion: E! Online
Just Jared:
‘Cheers’ Stars Pay Tribute to Kirstie Alley After Her Death at 71  —  Cast members from the beloved series Cheers are speaking out following the death of Kirstie Alley, who died of cancer at the age of 71.  —  Kirstie played Rebecca Howe on the NBC sitcom and won both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance.
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Kirstie Alley dead at 71 after short battle with cancer  —  Kirstie Alley is dead.  The famed actress was 71.  —  Her children — son William “True” Stevenson, 30, and daughter Lillie Price Stevenson, 28 — announced the news Monday evening with a statement shared via their mother's social media accounts …
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Ingrid Vasquez / People.com:
Kirstie Alley's Ex-Husband Parker Stevenson Shares Tribute After Her Death: ‘You Will Be Missed’  —  “I am so grateful for our years together and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have,” wrote Stevenson, who was married to Alley from 1983 until 1997
Discussion: Insider
Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press:
Man who shot Lady Gaga's dog walker gets 21 years in prison  —  The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga's dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said.  The Lady Gaga connection was a coincidence, authorities have said.
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Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Duke and Duchess of Sussex lose another senior aide  —  Rebecca Sananes, who was named head of audio at Archewell in July 2021, has stepped down after just 18 months in the role  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have lost another senior aide, The Telegraph can reveal.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Gets Restraining Order Against Guy Who Allegedly Claimed to Have Gun  —  KIM KARDASHIAN GETS RESTRAINING ORDER Against Guy Who Claimed To Talk With Her Telepathically  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 400 … Kim Kardashian just got some much-needed protection against a scary individual …
TMZ.com:
‘GMA3’ Anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Taken Off Air After Relationship Revealed  —  And, with that, the rest of the show proceeded as if nothing was amiss, with talk of Art Basel, etc.  —  UPDATE  —  8:40 AM PT — Sources connected to the network tell us T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach …
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Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Neal Bledsoe Steps Away From Great American Family: ‘My Support for the LGBTQIA+ Community Is Unconditional’ (EXCLUSIVE) … In an exclusive statement to Variety, the actor, who starred in 2021's “The Winter Palace” and this year's “Christmas at the Drive-In” for GAF, explained his choice …
Daily Star:
Stephen Bear arrives at court in pink suit with fur coat as fans ‘vote for outfit’  —  Stephen Bear, who is facing trial as he's charged with voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs or films, has attended court in a pink suit after asking fans to pick his outfit
Discussion: Mirror
Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘FBoy Island’ Canceled at HBO Max After Two Seasons (EXCLUSIVE) … HBO Max has canceled “FBoy Island” — the reality dating series ran for two seasons.  —  Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the series followed three women as they chose a potential boyfriend from a pool of 24 men by trying to identify …
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Deadline
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC News Benches Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes After Romance Disclosure … Godwin told ABC News employees during an editorial call Monday that Robach and Holmes had not violated any company policy, according to a person familiar with the matter, but indicated ABC News felt the matter had become …
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Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS - EXCLUSIVE: T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are taken off air INDEFINITELY with new anchors stepping in to host GMA3 today as ABC execs take a hard line
Just Jared:
‘The Flash’ Season 9 Premiere Date & Full Synopsis Released By The CW  — The premiere date and full synopsis for the upcoming final season of The Flash was just revealed - Just Jared Jr  — A new report has emerged about the price of the clothing Princess Catherine wore on her royal visits - Celebitchy
Tracey Harrington McCoy / People.com:
Laurie Hernandez Confirms She's Dating Fellow Olympian Charlotte Drury with Sweet Anniversary Post  —  “2 whole years!  can u believe it!!” the gold medal-winning gymnast wrote on Instagram on Monday  —  Laurie Hernandez is opening up about her love life.
Discussion: Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Daredevil: Born Again’: Margarita Levieva & Sandrine Holt Join Disney+ Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Margarita Levieva (The Deuce) and Sandrine Holt (American Gigolo) are set for major roles opposite Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel's upcoming revival series on Disney+, sources tell Deadline.
Discussion: Variety and Collider
Sophie Dweck / Us Weekly:
Kirstie Alley: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me  —  Kirstie Alley exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about 25 things you might not know about her in February 2020 — and she held absolutely nothing back.  At the time, she gushed about her adoration for Justin Bieber, her biggest pet peeves and why she refused to get plastic surgery.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Robert Downey Jr. On The Father-Son Journey In ‘Sr.,’ Netflix Docu On His Filmmaker Dad  —  EXCLUSIVE: After festival premieres in Telluride, AFI and New York, the Chris Smith-directed documentary Sr. just began its run on Netflix.  What began as a docu about Robert Downey Sr …
Discussion: Insider and Just Jared
Glenn Garner / People.com:
Hilary Duff Discusses Eating Disorder She Suffered at 17: ‘It Was Horrifying’  —  “I can't help but be like, ‘I am on camera and actresses are skinny,’ ” Hilary Duff said of facing an eating disorder at 17 as her acting career took off  —  Hilary Duff is opening up about the anxieties of child stardom.
Bailey Richards / People.com:
Idina Menzel Says She's ‘On the Fence’ About Elsa Having a ‘Partner’ If ‘Frozen 3’ Happens  —  “I would love her now — finally — in Frozen 3, to have a partner in life,” Menzel tells PEOPLE  —  Love is an open door — but Idina Menzel can't decide if Elsa should walk through it.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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