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11:15 PM ET, December 30, 2025

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71 … He was 71.  —  His manager Brian Liebman told Deadline that Whitlock died peacefully after battling a short illness,  —  Born in South Bend, Indiana, Whitlock started his acting career …
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TMZ.com:
‘The Wire’ Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dead at 71
Discussion: HELLO!
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross Separate After 9 Years: We ‘Will Continue to Be the Best Parents’ to Our Son (Exclusive)  —  The Oscar winner and screenwriter, who quietly split a year ago, will continue to co-parent their 8-year-old son Lars  — Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross have gone …
Frank O'Laughlin / Boston 25 News:
Patriots star Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges  —  DEDHAM, Mass. — New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing serious criminal charges, Boston 25 News has learned.  —  Diggs is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery stemming …
TMZ.com:
STEFON DIGGS CHEF CLAIMS NFL STAR SLAPPED, CHOKED HER Over Salary Dispute  —  Stefon Diggs' former personal chef claims the Patriots star slapped her and tried to choke her out over a salary dispute ... with the bombshell allegations being laid out in a newly released incident report.
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Brendan Morrow / USA Today:
Richard Smallwood, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, dies at 77  —  Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died.  He was 77.  —  A representative for Smallwood confirmed the “Total Praise” musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Maryland.
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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Exes Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom take daughter to ‘Paddington’ play in London in rare outing
Discussion: SheKnows
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People:
Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton Welcome Their Second Baby Together
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Us Weekly
Eileen Finan / People:
Oprah Opens Up About Obesity, GLP-1s and Her Healthy New Life: 'I've Never Felt Stronger' (Exclusive)  —  In PEOPLE's new cover story, the icon, who's turning 72 and has co-written a new book on obesity, shares her past struggles — and what life is like now on weight loss drugs
Elise Nelson / Us Weekly:
‘The Bachelorette’ Alum Peter Kraus Marries Pregnant Fiancee Hana Ostapchuk 3 Months After Baby News  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  The Bachelorette alum Peter Kraus and fiancée Hana Ostapchuk are officially married!  —  Ostapchuk, 34, took to Instagram on Monday …
Discussion: E! Online, People and Just Jared
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Teyana Taylor, Aaron Pierre have split after less than a year: sources  —  Teyana Taylor and Aaron Pierre have split up after less than a year of dating, sources exclusively tell Page Six.  —  The breakup news comes after unconfirmed rumors began popping up online that they'd parted.
Discussion: Baller Alert, Bossip and Cosmopolitan
Sky News:
New Year Honours: Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean, and Lionesses among those recognised  —  A huge number of people earned gongs this year - here are some of the stand-out names of the 1,157 people recognised.  —  Idris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean …
Gibson Johns / E! Online:
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's Daughter Honor's College Plans Revealed  —  Honor Warren, the daughter of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, will be headed off to college once she graduates from high school in the spring.  Here's where she's going.  —  Honor Warren is headed to college.
Discussion: Page Six and People
People:
Prince William's Annual Salary Revealed in 2025 Royal Report  —  In his second year managing the Duchy of Cornwall estate, the heir to the throne earned millions  — Prince William became the Duke of Cornwall when King Charles ascended the throne in 2022
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon / New York Post:
Massive CSX train derailment in Kentucky leaks dangerous chemicals  —  Interview with IRS Whistleblowers.  LISTEN NOW  —  Give gifts that never miss. SHOP NOW  —  Start your day with smart and fast news.  Daily episodes Mon. - Fri.  LISTEN NOW  —  IN MOURNING  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS
Vanessa Etienne / People:
The Challenge's Theo Campbell Shares New Year's Eve Warning After Champagne Cork Left Him Blind in 1 Eye (Exclusive)  —  “Hopefully it saves a couple other people losing their eye,” the reality star tells PEOPLE  — In August 2019, Theo Campbell was hit in the eye with a cork after a woman popped …
Discussion: Star Magazine
Ryan Naumann / Us Weekly:
Mama June's Late Daughter Anna Cardwell's Widower Eldridge Toney Proposes to Girlfriend Jessie (Exclusive)  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Mama June Shannon's late daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell's widower, Eldridge Toney, is engaged to his girlfriend, Jessie English …
Discussion: Star Magazine
Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Angelina Jolie Is ‘Excited’ About the New Year as She Readies to Leave L.A. and Move Abroad (Exclusive Source)  —  An insider tells PEOPLE Jolie is “ready for a life that isn't centered in Los Angeles”  — Angelina Jolie's L.A. home is being shown to pre-qualified buyers after some renovations, according to an insider
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Jessie J Details “Really Low” Feeling Amid Breast Cancer Battle in Honest New Year Reflection  —  Jessie J, who shared her breast cancer diagnosis in June and underwent surgery this summer, said she's been “crying a lot” as she wraps up a “heavy and hard” year.
Discussion: People, FemaleFirst and Mirror
 
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Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
Stranger Things Quietly Fixes Editing Error in Season 5, Volume 2
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Skyler Caruso / People:
Ryan Seacrest Jokes He's Having a ‘Mid-Life Crisis’ as He Channels Justin Timberlake in All-Denim Look
Discussion: Just Jared
Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, dead at 35 — read family's statement
Hilary George / Page Six:
Bella Hadid lightens up with new platinum blond hair in Aspen
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Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
A Place in the Sun's Danni Menzies sports skimpy red bikini for icy dip in lake
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan's closest advisor quits as head of their charity days after Sussexes lost their eleventh publicist
 

 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: CBS was 2025's most-watched network in primetime despite a 12% YoY drop in average viewers, followed by NBC, ABC, and Fox, up 10% due to the Super Bowl

Brent Lang / Variety:
George Clooney criticizes CBS and ABC for settling lawsuits with President Trump and says CBS News EIC Bari Weiss “is dismantling CBS News as we speak”

Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Trump administration helps Tenet Media's Lauren Chen return to the US; she lost her visa after a 2024 indictment alleging illicit funding from Russia's RT

 
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