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NBC News:
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in ‘premeditated, preplanned targeted attack’  —  Brian Thompson, 50, was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue when the suspect shot him in the chest and leg around 6:46 a.m.  —  The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in what police said appears to be a …
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CNBC:
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York in targeted attack … Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit, was fatally shot outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what appears to be “a brazen, targeted attack,” the New York Police Department said.
New York Post:
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack: sources  —  The CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance division was gunned down Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.
Bloomberg:
UnitedHealth Executive Fatally Shot in NYC on Investor Day  — Suspect fled after early morning attack in midtown Manhattan  — Thompson is CEO of company's insurance division, its biggest … Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest before 7 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown …
Nick Haramis / New York Times:
Is Robert Pattinson the Last True Movie Star?  —  He may have wanted to be an actor without being a celebrity.  But then he turned his fame into its own kind of performance.  —  Styled by Jay Massacret  —  IT WAS ROBERT Pattinson's idea to take a pottery class.
Discussion: People, Variety, IndieWire and Metro.co.uk
Spotify:
Revealed: The Top Artists, Songs, Albums, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of 2024  —  Spotify Wrapped is all about celebrating the fans, artists, authors, podcasters, and creators who made 2024 the record-breaking, culture-making, fandom-shaking year it was.  And this year, we're celebrating …
People:
Taylor Swift's ‘Fortnight’ Music Video Cinematographer Shares How Travis Kelce ‘Supported’ Her on Set (Exclusive)  —  Rodrigo Prieto tells PEOPLE about the Grammy-nominated music video  —  Travis Kelce was Taylor Swift's No. 1 fan while filming the “Fortnight” music video.
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
Inside Taylor Swift's ‘Unstoppable’ Era as She Wraps Historic Tour: She ‘Completely Transformed Pop Music’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Page Six
Clayton Davis / Variety:
‘Wicked’ Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman Among Acting Winners  —  Universal Pictures' blockbuster musical “Wicked” has been named best picture by the National Board of Review, the organization announced on Wednesday, in addition to taking home …
Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nicole Kidman Exposed  —  The inexhaustible actress — fronting six major projects this year — opens up about her startlingly hypersexual role in ‘Babygirl’: “This is a place that I haven't been.” … For a global movie star with five Oscar nominations and two Emmys, you might even consider the opening risqué.
J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Scott L. Schwartz, 'Ocean's' Trilogy Actor and Former Wrestler, Dies at 65 … Schwartz's death was confirmed by a representative.  —  “Those who know Scott personally associated him with being a jolly person, so full of life, a strong loving person, foodie and travel aficionado,” a statement from his representative reads.
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Courtney Stodden and Fiance Jared Safier Are Married: 'We're the Same Kind of Crazy' (Exclusive)  —  Courtney Stodden and her fiancé, Jared Safier, got married in a “last-minute” wedding, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  The reality star, 30, and the TV producer, 41 …
Katie Razzall / BBC:
‘The glasses are a prop’: Anna Wintour on her style and being told ‘no’  —  Anna Wintour walks into our interview with her trademark dark glasses firmly on.  —  I'm meeting the woman who has been editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine since 1988 at VOGUE: Inventing the Runway, the show dreamt up by Wintour about the history of the catwalk.
Adam Crafton / New York Times:
Manchester United scrapped plan for pro-LGBTQ+ walk-out jacket after Noussair Mazraoui refusal  —  Manchester United players abandoned the club's plans to wear an Adidas jacket in support of the LGBTQ+ community ahead of Sunday's Premier League match against Everton after defender Noussair Mazraoui refused to join the initiative.
Discussion: Queerty, The Sun, The Mirror and Metro.co.uk
Bentley Maddox / E! Online:
Travis Kelce Says He's “Not on the Same Page” as Teammate Patrick Mahomes This Season  —  Travis Kelce detailed his lack of on-the-field connection with his Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in a recent episode of his and Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast.
Discussion: Page Six, Perez Hilton and USA Today
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Access Hollywood's Kit Hoover and Husband Crowley Sullivan Are Separating After 25 Years of Marriage (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Access Hollywood’ host and Sullivan share three children  —  Kit Hoover and her husband Crowley Sullivan are going their separate ways after 25 years of marriage.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Sly Stallone Calls Himself a Coward For Sending Breakup Letter to Jennifer Flavin  —  SYLVESTER STALLONE I'M A COWARD JENNIFER ... For Sending Breakup Letter Via FedEx  —  Sly Stallone is taking responsibility for his past mistakes ... calling himself a “coward” for once mailing …
TMZ.com:
Gleb Savchenko & Brooks Nader Confirm Romance, Deny Engagement  —  GLEB SAVCHENKO, BROOKS NADER ‘WE ARE TOGETHER!!!’  Not A ‘Showmance’ … Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader are setting the record straight on their relationship ... confirming they have taken their connection off the dance floor.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Us Weekly
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Gigi Hadid and Taylor Swift Were Spotted Having a Gossip Sesh at the Waverly Inn in NYC  —  Literally WHY am I never in restaurants at the same time as celebs.  —  Good morning, hello there, hi: Gigi Hadid and Taylor Swift were spotted having a cozy dinner at the Waverly Inn in New York City, and apparently gossip was spilled.
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Aaron Rodgers Details “Losing Friendships, Family” Over Controversial Views in Docuseries Trailer  —  Aaron Rodgers opens up about losing friends and families over his controversial views and more in Netflix's new docuseries, Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.  Here's a first look.
Discussion: People, Page Six, TVLine and USA Today
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Brad Pitt ‘begging his twins’ to spend his 61st birthday with him and his girlfriend amid Angelina Jolie divorce  —  Brad Pitt will turn 61-years-old on December 18.  —  And DailyMail.com has learned the Oscar-winning actor is ‘begging’ two of his six children to spent the day with him and his live-in girlfriend Ines de Ramon, 31.
Carly Tagen-Dye / People:
Kelsey Grammer to Publish Memoir About Late Sister Karen: ‘Our Love Is Forever’ (Exclusive)  —  “It is not a Grief book.  It is a Life book, a celebration of Karen's life,” Grammer tells PEOPLE of the book, out in 2025  —  When Kelsey Grammer was 20 years old, and studying at the Juilliard School in New York, tragedy struck.
Discussion: Daily Mail
People:
Mindy Kaling Worries Daughter, 7, ‘Might Not Buy’ B.J. Novak's Annual Santa Surprise: 'He's a Good Actor, but ... '  —  “We hope the oldest one will be chill for the younger two,” quipped the actress and ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ co-creator  —  Mindy Kaling is striving to keep …
Discussion: Us Weekly and SheKnows
 
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