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Princess of Wales reflects on chemotherapy treatment with volunteers  —  Royal couple make surprise visit to Charing Cross Hospital to thank staff for their efforts during peak season for viruses  —  The Princess of Wales has recalled her experience of chemotherapy treatment, describing how the …
Discussion: InStyle, Mirror, The Sun, Cele|bitchy and GB News
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Nick Reiner Became Homicidal After Schizoaffective Meds Were Changed  —  Nick Reiner's mental breakdown in the weeks leading up to the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is directly tied to a head-scratching decision by doctors to change the meds he was taking for his mental illness …
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‘Succession’ Star Nicholas Braun's DUI Arrest Record Completely Expunged  —  “Succession” star Nicholas Braun is free and clear after his DUI arrest earlier this year ... TMZ has learned the record has been completely expunged.  —  Av Harris, a rep for New Hampshire Judicial Branch …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Just Jared:
Connor Storrie Joins Tessa Thompson, Dakota Fanning, & More Stars at Chanel's Coco Crush Dinner!  —  Chanel is hosting a star-studded event!  —  Tessa Thompson, Connor Storrie, and Dakota Fanning stepped out for the Coco Crush dinner on Wednesday night (January 7) held at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Bustle, InStyle, Vogue, The Squawk and Vogue UK
Aidan Lambourne / Suggest:
Country Star Chase Rice Says Touring For The Last 13 Years Has “Exhausted” Him And Announces Break  —  Country star Chase Rice has announced that he's going to really be stepping down from touring.  His consistent touring schedule has “exhausted” him, and he needs to take a break.
Discussion: People and Billboard
Hannah Sacks / People:
CNBC's Becky Quick Spent Over 6 Years Privately Handling Her Daughter's Health.  Now, She's Finally Sharing Her Story (Exclusive)  —  For the first time, Quick opens up about her daughter Kaylie's SYNGAP-1 diagnosis in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE  — Becky Quick is opening …
Discussion: HELLO! and Us Weekly
Julia Moore / People:
Kate Gosselin Addresses Speculation She Married Her Boyfriend and Former Bodyguard Steve Neild  —  The mom of eight, 50, has been dating Neild for over a year  — Kate Gosselin has stirred up speculation that she tied the knot with her boyfriend and former bodyguard, Steve Neild
Discussion: E! Online and Suggest
Us Weekly:
Lori Loughlin and Ex Mossimo Giannulli's Relationship Never ‘Recovered’ From College Admissions Scandal (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Three months after announcing their separation, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli are not looking back.
Discussion: Page Six and SheKnows
Emily Cronin / Latest from Marie Claire UK:
Jennifer Garner on Wellness, Work and Why She's Starting the Year Strong  —  Read more in our exclusive interview and cover shoot with the icon Jennifer Garner
Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Music legend Jim McBride dies ‘unexpectedly’ as tributes pour in for Grammy-nominated icon  —  Grammy-nominated songwriter Jim McBride has died at the age of 78 after unexpectedly passing away on January 6 following a fall, as tributes pour in for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member
People:
Jennifer Lawrence Prefers Filming Sex Scenes with Actors She Doesn't Know: ‘Doing It With Strangers Is Preferable’  —  Lawrence also opened up about getting “anxiety” before filming a new movie and how she feels acting is “very embarrassing”  — During a conversation about her new movie Die My Love …
Discussion: Us Weekly
People:
The Wire Actor James Ransone's Cause of Death Confirmed After He Died at 46  —  ‘The Wire’ actor died on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles … James Ransone's cause of death has been confirmed days after the actor died at 46.  —  Ransone died by suicide, according to a Dec. 29 death certificate obtained by PEOPLE on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt Announces He's Running for Mayor of Los Angeles  —  Spencer Pratt has announced he's running for mayor of Los Angeles ... test your Pratt-ical knowledge about the TV star!  —  The reality star made the announcement Wednesday in front of a cheering crowd, saying, “This is not just a campaign.
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined by dog Pula for first appearance of 2026  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's beloved pup popped up as they joined a discussion about the impact of a phone-based childhood  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first appearance of 2026 as they appeared at a special online book launch.
Discussion: InStyle and Daily Mail
Just Jared:
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026 Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads Nominees with 9 Total!  —  The nominations for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards are here!  —  The show is set to air on Thursday, March 26, 2026 live on Fox.  —  This year, Taylor Swift received the most nominations with 9 total!
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Royal twins Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent turn 15 - but celebrate miles apart  —  The teenage royals, who turned 15 on 8 January 2026, are the youngest children of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark  —  King Frederik and Queen Mary released new photographs of their twins …
Discussion: Marie Claire and Tatler
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Tearful Ali Wong and Bill Hader seen hugging in emotional goodbye 2 months before breakup news  —  Ali Wong was visibly upset as she bid farewell to Bill Hader — just two months before news surfaced that the pair had allegedly called off their on-again, off-again relationship.
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online, Elle and FemaleFirst
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Brenton Blanchet / People:
Ali Wong and Bill Hader Have Split After Over 2 Years of Dating (Source)
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Finds Its Leads: Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim (Exclusive)  —  The casting ends a lengthy search for Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.  —  Walt Disney Pictures has let down its hair and has found the starring leads for Tangled, the live-action adaptation of its 2010 animated movie.
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Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads criticizing ads in chatbots, prompting a public response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defending plans for ads in ChatGPT

Financial Times:
Sources: WaPo is losing about $100M per year but aiming to break even by the end of 2026, which could unlock fresh funding from Jeff Bezos

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