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9:20 PM ET, December 16, 2025

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Vanity Fair:
Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump's Second Term (Part 1 of 2)  —  Throughout the first year of Donald Trump's second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Wiles amid each moment of crisis.
NBC News:
Nick Reiner to be charged with murder in death of parents, officials say  —  Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead Sunday with stab wounds, source close to the family told NBC News.  —  Prosecutors in California will file murder charges against Nick Reiner …
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FemaleFirst:
Maria Shriver blasts Donald Trump's reaction to Rob Reiner's death
Eric Andersson / People:
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele ‘Tried Everything’ to Help Son Nick Before They Died in ‘Nightmare’ Murder (Exclusive Sources)
Just Jared:
James Woods Mourns Rob Reiner, Slams ‘Distasteful’ Comments About His Death
TMZ.com:
Rob Reiner & Michele Were Dead for Hours Before Gruesome Discovery  —  As Nick Reiner prepares to make his first court appearance ... TMZ has learned Rob and Michele had been dead for some time before their daughter made the grisly discovery Sunday.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
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TMZ.com:
Nick Reiner's Hotel Room Full of Blood After Rob and Michele Murders
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Rolling Stones Call Off 2026 Tour  —  The Rolling Stones have called off plans for a 2026 stadium tour of the United Kingdom and Europe, a source close to the band confirms to Variety, following reports that guitarist Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it.
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
6 actresses on refusing the boxes Hollywood tried to put them in  — 17 min Click here to listen to this article  —  Even the most accomplished actors sometimes feel out of their depth on a movie.  —  Gwyneth Paltrow, who returns to the big screen this fall as an Old Hollywood star trying …
People:
Danielle Fishel Says She's in a ‘Really Good Headspace’ After Breast Cancer (Exclusive)  —  Fishel was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ in 2024 and underwent treatment  — Danielle Fishel tells PEOPLE she is feeling positive about her health after her breast cancer journey
Discussion: E! Online
Drew Elovitz / Page Six:
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte don matching hair bows for Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace  —  Like mother, like daughter.  —  Princess Charlotte is already taking style cues from her mom, and who can blame her?  With Kate Middleton's classic good taste and incredible wardrobe at her fingertips …
Tommy McArdle / People:
Chris Hemsworth Details How ‘Complicated Times’ in His Marriage to Elsa Pataky Have ‘Kept Us in Check’  —  Hemsworth and Pataky met and married in 2010; they share daughter India, 13, as well as twins Sasha and Tristan, 11  — Chris Hemsworth opened up about his marriage to Elsa Pataky during the Monday …
Discussion: HELLO!, E! Online and FemaleFirst
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson Announce 2026 North American Arena Tour as They Tease ‘Duet Possibilities’  —  Groban and Hudson will hit the road together starting in June  —  Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson are touring together this summer  —  They announced the news Tuesday, Dec. 16 on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’
Discussion: Just Jared and New York Post
Terry Gross / NPR:
Rob Reiner said he was ‘never, ever too busy’ for his son  —  When Rob Reiner spoke with Fresh Air in September to promote Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Terry Gross asked him about Being Charlie, a 2015 film he collaborated on with his son Nick Reiner.  The film was a semiautobiographical story …
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan … Dave Callaham is writing the script with Michelle Rejwan producing.  No director is attached at this time.  Kate Herron and Briony Redman penned a previous draft.
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Whitney Leavitt to Star in Her First Movie, Holiday Rom-Com All For Love (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ breakout is officially an actor, starring in a holiday feature due out next year  — Whitney Leavitt is filming and executive producing her first movie, a holiday rom-com due out in 2026
Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
Camp Rock 3 director addresses Demi Lovato cameo speculation, promises ‘good amount’ of Jonas Brothers (exclusive)  —  “You can't really talk about ‘Camp Rock’ or have a ‘Camp Rock’ movie without referencing her,” director Veronica Rodriguez tells EW.  “We love Mitchie.”
Discussion: Just Jared and Billboard
BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Britney Spears bizarrely totes toy baby carrier as she returns from Cabo with ripped fitness influencer  —  Britney Spears returned to the US in bizarre fashion on Monday, traveling with a toy baby carrier, wearing a mystery ring and accompanied by a hunky fitness influencer following her Cabo vacation.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Star Magazine
TMZ.com:
Shawn Mendes Spotted With Brazilian Actress Bruna Marquezine  —  SHAWN MENDES NEW SEÑORITA?!?  Spotted Out In Rio With Brazilian Actress  —  Shawn Mendes looks like he may have a new woman in his life — and she's beautiful — because he was just spotted in South America with Brazilian model and actress Bruna Marquezine.
Just Jared:
Jacobi Jupe Joins Scarlett Johansson in New ‘The Exorcist’ Movie  —  Jacobi Jupe and Scarlett Johansson are teaming up for a new movie!  —  On Tuesday (December 16), it was announced that the 12-year-old actor, who currently stars in Hamnet, will be starring opposite the 41-year-old Oscar-nominated actress …
 
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Tommy McArdle / People:
Wolf of Wall Street's Jordan Belfort Shares Moving Video Rob Reiner Sent His Dying Father: ‘Truly a Class Act’
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Angelina Jolie unveils double mastectomy scars for the first time for empowering reason
Irina Grechko / InStyle:
In Defense of The Messy Holiday Wardrobe in ‘The Family Stone’
Discussion: People and E! Online
Daily Star:
Matrix actor Martin Grelis dead as tributes pour in for Australian star
Discussion: Mirror and FemaleFirst
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD is preparing to tell its shareholders to reject Paramount's latest offer and plans to recommend they support the existing deal with Netflix

Todd Spangler / Variety:
E.W. Scripps' board unanimously rejects Sinclair's unsolicited acquisition proposal of $7 per share in cash and stock, offered in November

Christal Hayes / BBC:
The BBC says “as we have made clear previously, we will be defending” against Trump's defamation lawsuit and “we are not going to make further comment”
 
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