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Julia Moore / People:
Did Stranger Things' Nancy and Jonathan Just Get Engaged?  Show Creators Reveal the Couple's Fate (Exclusive)  —  Co-creators Ross and Matt Duffer break down that confusing, near-death confession for Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton)  —  Warning: This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 5, Volume 2.
Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Attends Travis Kelce's Last Kansas City Chiefs Home Game of the Season on Christmas Day  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Taylor Swift spent Christmas Day supporting her fiancé, Travis Kelce, at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Denver Broncos.
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Travis Kelce's emotional night at Arrowhead Stadium may be his last with retirement decision looming  —  If Thursday night was the last game Travis Kelce played inside Arrowhead Stadium, he sure tried to make it a memorable one.  The Chiefs tight end only had five catches for 36 yards against Denver …
Martin Scorsese / New York Times:
Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand  —  Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele.  From now on, I'll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness.  But there's no other choice.  —  Rob and I got to know each other in Los Angeles in the early 1970s.
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
The Cure's Perry Bamonte dies after battling ‘illness throughout Christmas’  —  The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died and his devastated fans have gathered online to share their tributes to the rock and roll legend  —  The Cure legend Perry Bamonte has died.
Jackie Strause / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Stranger Things’: The Duffer Brothers on Vol. 2's Major Reveals and What to Expect From the Series Finale: “We're Not Trying to Shock or Upset Anyone”  —  “I hope by the time people get to the end that it feels like there's something inevitable about what happens,” Matt Duffer tells …
Tommy McArdle / People:
Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Are Unrecognizable in First Trailer for NFL Biopic Madden  —  ‘Madden,’ directed by David O. Russell, is out Thanksgiving 2026  — Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale look unrecognizable as legendary Oakland Raiders coach John Madden and owner Al Davis in the first teaser for Madden
Margaret Hall / Playbill:
Former The Lion King Child Star Imani Dia Smith Has Died at 25 … Imani Dia Smith, a former child actor who starred in The Lion King on Broadway, has died.  —  Ms. Smith was killed by her boyfriend, Jordan D. Jackson-Small, who has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, and weapons offenses.
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Tommy McArdle / People:
Former The Lion King Child Actress Imani Dia Smith Dies at 25, Boyfriend Charged with Murder
Katie Daly / HELLO!:
Princess Charlotte debuts carbon copy of mum Princess Kate's 14-year-old look  —  Princess Charlotte joined her parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, for the annual Christmas Day service and walkabout at Sandringham  —  Princess Charlotte was her mother's mini-me as she joined …
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears' Daughter Maddie Receives New ATV for Christmas 8 Years After Near-Fatal Accident  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Jamie Lynn Spears' 17-year-old daughter, Maddie, received a new ATV for Christmas almost nine years after her near-fatal accident.
Discussion: Page Six, E! Online and People
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Hoda Kotb celebrates Christmas with daughters, ex Joel Schiffman — matching pajamas and all  —  Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman crushed co-parenting this Christmas.  —  The former couple wore matching pajamas while celebrating the holiday on Thursday with daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 6.
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online, TV Insider and People
Monde Mwitumwa / Daily Star:
Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, 49, becomes grandmother again as daughter gives birth  —  Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has announced the arrival of her fourth grandchild as she praised her “warrior” daughter Emilie Cunliffe  —  Former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh was overflowing …
Discussion: OK! and Mirror
 
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Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Kourtney Kardashian Wishes Stepdaughter Alabama Barker a Happy Birthday on Christmas Eve: ‘I Love You and Our Laughs’
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Jolie Zenna / Page Six:
Katie Holmes' daughter, Suri Cruise, 19, resurfaces in NYC for holidays with mom
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Angela Andaloro / People:
Demi Engemann Reveals How Husband and Kids Reacted to Fruity Pebbles Drama Going Public (Exclusive)
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Eric Todisco / New York Post:
Pat Finn, ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Friends’ actor, dead at 60 after cancer battle
TMZ.com:
EX-PORNSTAR JENNA HAZE HOSPITALIZED AFTER POSTING BLOODY PICS ... Distraught Over Break-Up
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show averaged 128.2M viewers, above 124.9M for the game overall and down from 133.5M for Kendrick Lamar in 2025

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor

Tina Brown / FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary:
The Jeff Bezos who bought WaPo in 2013 is not the same one allowing its destruction now, and he has ended the myth that a tech billionaire could save journalism

 
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