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12:45 PM ET, December 12, 2024

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Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
Emaciated zombie in 28 Years Later is not Cillian Murphy, sources confirm  —  Rumour that Irish actor returning as a zombie in Danny Boyle's new film debunked, as art dealer Angus Neill confirmed to be playing role  —  When the trailer for Danny Boyle's belated zombie sequel 28 Years Later released …
Esther Kang / People:
Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner Diagnosed with Cancer Weeks Before Theresa Nist Split: ‘Huge Bearing on My Decisions’ (Exclusive)  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Turner opens up about how receiving a bone marrow cancer diagnosis in March affected his priorities as a newlywed
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Mackenzie Schmidt / People:
Christina Haack Breaks Down Telling Ex Tarek El Moussa Kids Asked Her to Leave Josh Hall After ‘Blow Up’ (Exclusive)  —  The exes had a tearful heart to heart as Christina's marriage to Josh was crumbling in PEOPLE's exclusive first look at their new HGTV show, ‘The Flip Off’
Clare Fisher / People:
Dick Van Dyke Details ‘Exhausting’ Escape from Malibu Wildfires: ‘I Was Trying to Crawl to the Car’  —  The screen legend, who turns 99 on Friday, Dec. 13., shared that neighbors ‘saved’ him  —  Dick Van Dyke is reflecting on his lucky escape from the Malibu, Calif., wildfires.
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Liza Esquibias / People:
Dick Van Dyke Says He and Wife Arlene ‘Safely Evacuated’ Their Home with All but 1 Pet amid Malibu Wildfires: 'Praying He'll Be OK'
Discussion: HELLO!, E! Online and New York Times
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Charna Flam / People:
Meghan Markle Embraces the Pink Theme at Friend's Baby Shower  —  The Duchess of Sussex attended the baby shower of her friend Samantha Stone, the Soho House & Co. Chief Membership Officer  —  Meghan Markle will dress on theme to celebrate her friends!  —  On Dec. 11, the Duchess of Sussex …
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Michael Gracey In Negotiations To Direct Live-Action ‘Tangled’ For Disney … A modern retelling of the classic Rapunzel fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Tangled is being described as a revival of Disney's Oscar-nominated 2010 animated feature of the same name, which was the 50th put out by the studio.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Disney's Tangled Getting a Live-Action Remake with Greatest Showman Director
Discussion: Variety and Daily Mail
People:
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Are Engaged: ‘Forever Begins Now’  —  Congratulations are in order for Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco!  —  The singer-actress, 32, announced that she and the producer, 36, are engaged!  —  She shared the news via an Instagram carousel on Wednesday, Dec. 11 …
Charmaine Patterson / People:
Mariah Carey Cancels Pittsburgh Concert Hours Before Show Due to Flu: ‘Breaks My Heart’  —  The ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ singer was scheduled to perform at PPG Paints Arena for her Mariah Carey's Christmas Time tour  —  Mariah Carey canceled her Pittsburgh concert hours …
TMZ.com:
Roger Goodell, NFL Standing By Jay-Z Amid Rape Lawsuit  —  ROGER GOODELL, NFL RELATIONSHIP WITH JAY-Z ‘NOT CHANGING’ ... Amid Rape Lawsuit  —  The NFL is standing firm in Jay-Z's corner after he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a new lawsuit ... with commissioner Roger Goodell telling reporters …
TMZ.com:
Megan Fox Buys New Home, Without Machine Gun Kelly … BLAKE TUOMY-WILHOIT ‘FULL HOUSE’ CHILD STAR'S WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE ... After 5 Years Of Marriage
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Pregnant Megan Fox Has Been ‘Distraught’ Since Machine Gun Kelly Split: ‘She Was Blind-Sided’ (Exclusive Source)
Taylore Scarabelli / Interview Magazine:
“More Thrusting”: Chad Michael Murray on Netflix, Nostalgia, and Freaky Fangirls  —  The world is Chad Michael Murray's oyster.  After starring in Merry Gentlemen, a new hip thrust-heavy holiday rom-com, the former teen heartthrob-turned-daddy is ready for a revival.
Seamus Duff / The Mirror:
Wicked star Jonathan Bailey recalls homophobic abuse for holding hands with boyfriend  —  Wicked star Jonathan Bailey has opened up about a past ordeal in which he suffered abuse on the streets simply for holding hands with a man he was dating at the time  —  Jonathan Bailey has revealed …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Vogue UK
Vanessa Etienne / People:
Brandi Glanville Spent $70K Treating a ‘Parasite’ That She Sees Moving in Her Face: 'I Feel Like It's Having Babies'  —  “I don't remember a day when I haven't cried,” the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ alum said of her health struggles  —  Brandi Glanville has spent thousands …
Discussion: RADAR, Full Feed and FemaleFirst
People:
Timotheé Chalamet and Kylie Jenner Showed Off Plenty of PDA on Rare Public Date Night at A Complete Unknown Afterparty  —  Jenner was sitting in Chalamet's lap during the afterparty, where they were not shy about their affection  —  Kylie Jenner was on hand to celebrate …
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Gibson Johns / E! Online:
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet Spotted on Rare Public Date Night at A Complete Unknown Premiere
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Elle
 
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Charmaine Patterson / People:
Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan Reflect on First Month with Twins: ‘Being a Parent Changes Your Brain Chemistry’
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RHOSLC's Mary Cosby Reveals Her Son Tried Heroin amid Struggle with Addiction: 'If I Don't Blame Myself, Whose Fault Is It?'
Discussion: E! Online
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Belinda Luscombe / Time:
Elton John  —  John photographed at his home near London on Nov. 20Miles Aldridge for TIME
FemaleFirst:
Sarah Jessica Parke to judge the Booker Prize.
Discussion: Variety
 

 
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's ban on under-16 social media users takes effect, as Meta, YouTube, and others remove users; platforms that don't comply risk up to AU$49.5M in fines

Tim Wu / New York Times:
WBD merging with either Netflix or Paramount should be challenged by US antitrust authorities and would be bad for US streaming market competition

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney nominates former Apple COO Jeff Williams to its board; he retired from Apple in November after overseeing the design team, supply chain work, and more

 
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