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7:50 PM ET, December 26, 2025

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Hannah Sacks / People:
Britney Spears Celebrates Christmas with Son Jayden, 19: ‘Such a Special Holiday’ (Exclusive Source)  —  The singer's other son, Sean Preston, spent the holiday with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears  — Britney Spears celebrated Christmas with her son Jayden  — A source tells PEOPLE that it was a “special holiday” for the singer
Discussion: HELLO! and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Spends Christmas with Son Jayden, While Sean Preston Stays with Jamie Lynn  —  BRITNEY SPEARS SPENDS CHRISTMAS WITH SON JAYDEN Sean Preston Celebrates with Aunt Jamie Lynn  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 385 … Britney Spears must be feeling “Lucky” …
Discussion: Star Magazine and Page Six
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.
TMZ.com:
Tyler Perry Sued For Sexual Battery by ‘Madea Halloween’ Actor  —  TYLER PERRY SUED FOR SEXUAL BATTERY, SEXUAL ASSAULT ... Allegedly Grabbed Actor's Penis  —  Tyler Perry is being sued by an actor who appeared in “Boo!  A Madea Halloween” ... with the actor accusing Perry of making unwanted advances and groping him without consent.
People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Chief Communications Officer Steps Down After Less Than a Year  —  The departure comes amid a wave of communications shakeups for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex  — Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's chief communications officer has exited her role after less than 10 months
Discussion: Page Six, The Sun, Mirror and The Royalist
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
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 …
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 …
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
 
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Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
The Cure's Perry Bamonte dies after battling ‘illness throughout Christmas’
Monde Mwitumwa / Daily Star:
Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, 49, becomes grandmother again as daughter gives birth
Discussion: OK! and Mirror
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Kourtney Kardashian Wishes Stepdaughter Alabama Barker a Happy Birthday on Christmas Eve: ‘I Love You and Our Laughs’
Discussion: HOLA! and E! Online
Jolie Zenna / Page Six:
Katie Holmes' daughter, Suri Cruise, 19, resurfaces in NYC for holidays with mom
Discussion: InStyle
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
In Channel 4's 2025 Alternative Christmas Message, Jimmy Kimmel said “tyranny is booming” in the US and, on his ABC suspension, “We won, the president lost”

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Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes decision may have been a way to both signal that she's serious about shifting CBS' sensibility to the right and “improve” a story

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