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Rip / TMZ.com:
‘All My Children’ Star Alec Musser Dead at 50  —  SOAP STAR ALEC MUSSER DEAD AT 50 ... Starred in ‘All My Children’ … Alec Musser — famous from ‘All My Children’ — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  The actor's fiancée, Paige Press, tells us Musser passed away Friday night at his home in Del Mar, CA.
TMZ.com:
‘Honeymooners’ Star Joyce Randolph Who Played Trixie Dead at 99  —  ‘HONEYMOONERS’ STAR JOYCE RANDOLPH DEAD AT 99 Played Ed Norton's Wife, Trixie … Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners,” has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Her son tells TMZ ... Joyce passed Saturday at her home in New York City.
TMZ.com:
Yo Gotti's Brother ‘Big Jook’ Shot & Killed in Memphis  —  Yo Gotti's brother, Anthony ‘Big Jook’ Mims, was shot and killed this weekend ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell us the rapper's older sibling was gunned down Saturday in Memphis on near Winchester Road.
Discussion: The Mirror, Metro, The US Sun and Bossip
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FOX13 Memphis:
Sources: Yo Gotti's brother ‘Big Jook’ killed in shooting outside Memphis restaurant  —  WATCH: Yo Gotti's brother ‘Big Jook’ killed in shooting outside Memphis restaurant, sources tell FOX13  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - At least five police sources have confirmed to FOX13 that Yo Gotti's brother …
Jason Sheeler / People:
Dan Levy on Turning Down Role of Ken in Barbie: ‘That Was a Bad, Bad Day’ (Exclusive)  —  The star — whose new movie ‘Good Grief’ is on Netflix now — barely missed out on a chance to be in ‘Barbie.’ “Does that haunt me at night?”  Levy asks.  “Sometimes”  —  Trending Videos
People:
Tina Fey Says She and Tim Meadows Reprised Mean Girls Roles 'as Long as We Don't Have to Sing' (Exclusive)  —  Fey and Meadows portray Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall in the new and original ‘Mean Girls’ films  —  Tina Fey says she and Tim Meadows had one stipulation about reprising …
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Angel Saunders / People:
Days of Our Lives Star Bill Hayes Dead at 98: His ‘Indelible Legacy Will Live On in Our Hearts’  —  The actor starred in the soap opera since 1970  —  Bill Hayes, a longtime cast member on Days of Our Lives, has died.  —  PEOPLE can confirm that the actor, born William Foster Hayes III, has died at the age of 98.
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Washington Post:
Tom Shales, Pulitzer-winning TV critic of fine-tuned wit, dies at 79  —  He spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive and barbed commentary  —  Tom Shales, a Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic for The Washington Post who brought incisive …
Anne McCarthy / Variety:
Jo Koy Performs First Stand-Up Set Since Bombing at the Golden Globes, Mocks ‘Soft’ Celeb Crowd: ‘Can We F**king Laugh at Ourselves?’  —  On an icy, 19-degree night in St. Louis, comedian Jo Koy was nowhere to be found.  —  Amid a Midwestern snowstorm, his flight from Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City.
Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Anderson .Paak Files for Divorce From Wife Jaylyn Chang After 13 Years of Marriage  —  Anderson .Paak filed for divorce from wife Jaylyn Chang on Friday, January 12, after 13 years of marriage.  —  The Silk Sonic musician (real name Brandon Paak Anderson) cited “irreconcilable differences” …
Discussion: Extra
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Just Jared:
BAFTA Tea Party 2024: See Photos of More Than 100 Celebrities in Attendance!  —  So many celebrities stepped out to attend the 2024 BAFTA Tea Party presented by Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions on Saturday (January 13) at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.
Discussion: Page Six and Entertainment Tonight
Hannah Sacks / People:
Travis Kelce ‘Loves Spending Time’ with His Three Nieces, Says Source: He's a ‘Great Uncle’ (Exclusive)  —  The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is uncle to brother Jason Kelce's daughters  —  Travis Kelce may be busy getting ready for the playoffs, but he always has time for his nieces.
Discussion: The Blast and Suggest
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Jason Sudeikis' ex Keeley Hazell seen out with Joe Keery just as ‘Ted Lasso’ star gets cozy with new woman  —  Keeley Hazell stepped out with Joe Keery just as her “Ted Lasso” co-star and ex, Jason Sudeikis, was seen getting cozy with actress Elsie Hewitt.  —  In photos obtained by Page Six …
 
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