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2:00 PM ET, January 4, 2023

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Hazel Jones / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: T.J. Holmes estranged wife Marilee is 'disappointed by T.J.'s lack of discretion, respect and sensitivity' as she cares for their 9-year-old daughter while he and Amy Robach - her once close friend - flaunt their romantic relationship  — T.J. Holmes' estranged wife Marilee Fiebig …
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Jen Wang / Vogue:
Our Future: Billie Eilish on Climate Activism and Radical Hope  —  Cover Look: Billie wears Balmain and Pamela Love earrings.  —  You may have heard by now that Billie Eilish is in a relationship.  It's a few days ahead of Thanksgiving, in a cramped recording studio in LA's industrial Frogtown …
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Marisa Sullivan / People.com:
Billie Eilish Opens Up About Overcoming ‘Anger’ Towards Herself: ‘My Body Was Gaslighting Me’  —  In Vogue's first-ever video cover, the “Bad Guy” singer, 21, told the fashion outlet how she developed body positivity after “going through my teenage years of hating myself”
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Reno Gazette-Journal:
Jeremy Renner posts Instagram selfie from hospital bed  —  Siobhan McAndrew Brett McGinnessReno Gazette Journal  —  Jeremy Renner posted a selfie to Instagram from his hospital bed Tuesday afternoon thanking fans for their support.  —  “Thank you all for your kind words,” Renner wrote.
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Variety:
Jeremy Renner Accident Occurred While Helping Stranded Family Member; ‘Avengers’ Actor Posts Update Photo on Instagram
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Mark Ruffalo Asks Fans to Pray for ‘Speedy Recovery’ of ‘Brother’ Jeremy Renner
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Stars Sue Paramount for Child Abuse Over Nude Scene in 1968 Film … Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just teenagers when they electrified audiences in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Franco Zeffirelli.  The film was a hit and was nominated …
Rebecca Lawrence / Daily Mail:
'Let's not discredit my years of working out': Khloe Kardashian slams claims she used diabetes drug for weight loss - after TikTok craze sparked by her family led to shortages of the vital jab  —  Khloe Kardashian has hit back at claims she uses a controversial diabetes medication to lose weight.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Dlisted
Kyle Buchanan / New York Times:
Meet the Newer, Bolder Michelle Williams  —  With “The Fabelmans,” the Oscar-nominated actress moves from minor-key naturalism to more stylized performances: “I wanted to make work that an audience member had to deal with.”  —  “You're really organized,” I said to Michelle Williams.
Discussion: People.com and The A.V. Club
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Stephen Amell to Reprise Arrow Role During The Flash's Final Season: ‘There Will Be Thrills, Chills and Tears’  —  When you think about it, can you really, properly end The Flash without one final appearance from the man who veritably started it all?  —  On the heels of The CW announcing …
TMZ.com:
Report: Ex-UFC Star Phil Baroni Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Girlfriend  —  Former UFC star Phil Baroni was reportedly arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Mexico over the weekend ... and the details are terrifying.  —  According to the Mexican outlet, Tribuna De La Bahia …
Just Jared:
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Released From Iranian Prison After Backing Protests  —  Taraneh Alidoosti has just been released on bail.  —  The 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 film, The Salesman, was released on Wednesday (January 4).  —  Taraneh was held for two and a half weeks …
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Pregnant Keke Palmer shows bump in bathing suit on babymoon with Darius Jackson  —  Pregnant Keke Palmer attemped to “take it easy” on a tropical babymoon with her boyfriend, Darius Jackson, ahead of their first child's arrival.  —  The former Disney Channel star posted restful photos via Instagram …
Mirror.co.uk:
Fay Weldon dead: British novelist and Pride and Prejudice screenwriter dies at 91  —  British novelist Fay Weldon, best known for her novels The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Splitting and the Booker prize-shortlisted Praxis, has died  —  Fay Weldon has died aged 91, her son has confirmed.
Discussion: The Sun
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Shirtless Brad Pitt sunbathes with topless Ines de Ramon on Cabo trip  —  Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon have cured our seasonal depression.  —  In photos obtained exclusively by Page Six, the chiseled Oscar winner and his gorgeous girlfriend can be seen enjoying a relaxing — and very scantily clad …
Hannah Jackson / Rolling Stone:
James Marsden on His Low-Key Incredible Year and 'Westworld's' Demise  —  Between Dead to Me, Sonic 2, Disenchanted and Westworld, few actors had a bigger 2022 than James Marsden.  Though he says it's been “bittersweet”  —  JAMES MARSDEN KNOWS he's inescapable.
People.com:
Lil Keed's Cause of Death Confirmed by Coroner 7 Months After He Died Suddenly at Age 24  —  Lil Keed died on May 13 roughly two hours after he was admitted to a hospital for stomach and back pain  —  Lil Keed's cause of death has been determined after he died suddenly in May.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Page Six and UPROXX
Kelli Bender / People.com:
Star the Bulldog Wins Best in Show at the 2022 AKC National Championship  —  Star the Bulldog beat out over 5,300 other canines to win the top title at the 22nd annual AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin and a $50,000 prize  —  Meet the “Star” of the 22nd annual AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin.
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
Sherlock Creator Steven Moffat Is Courting Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman For a Season 5  —  Steven Moffat, the co-creator of Sherlock—which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman—is actively courting his original stars to return for more.  Find out what he said.
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Tommy McArdle / People.com:
Johnny Depp Stars as King Louis XV in First Look Photos from French Film ‘Jeanne du Barry’
Discussion: Daily Mail
People.com:
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Rings in 2023 with a ‘Promise’ to Her Girlfriend: 'We're Madly in Love'
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Shanna Moakler Confirms Death of ‘Beautiful and Kind and Loving’ Mother Gail
Discussion: Daily Mail
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Jason Aldean Getting Trolled Online After Donald Trump Kissed His Wife!
Discussion: OK Magazine and Page Six
Rebecca Davison / Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie, 47, and ‘newly single’ Normal People star Paul Mescal, 26, enjoy a coffee date after she watched him perform in A Streetcar Named Desire
Mirror.co.uk:
Richard Hammond pays tribute to Ken Block after tragic death after snowmobile crash
Jack Irvin / People.com:
Bad Bunny Explains Why He Threw a Fan's Phone Into Water: ‘Lack of Respect’
TMZ.com:
TLC's Chilli And Matthew Lawrence Officially Dating
 

 
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Axios:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tells a Senate committee the FCC “is not an independent agency”; the agency removed “independent agency” from its site as he testified

Wall Street Journal:
WBD recommends shareholders reject Paramount's unsolicited cash bid, calling the offer “illusory” and saying it believes Netflix's proposal is still superior

Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy signs a multiyear deal that gives YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029 and running through 2033, streaming for free
 
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