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7:15 PM ET, January 9, 2026

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Thea Glassman / Netflix Tudum:
Charlie Brooker Reveals Black Mirror Will Return  —  “Hopefully it'll be more Black Mirror than ever.”  —  Our favorite mind-bending watch is heading back to Netflix.  —  “Black Mirror will return, and hopefully it'll be more Black Mirror than ever,” creator Charlie Brooker teased in a recent interview with Tudum.
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Just Jared:
‘Black Mirror’ Renewed for Season 8 by Netflix
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
Brooklyn Beckham warned parents David and Victoria to only contact him through his lawyers at the height of their family feud  —  Relations between the Beckhams broke down so completely last summer that at one point, eldest son Brooklyn asked his parents to contact him only via his lawyers.
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Michael Saponara / Billboard:
Fetty Wap Is Home: Rapper Released From Prison 11 Months Earlier Than Expected  —  The “Trap Queen” rapper served more than three years behind bars on federal drug charges. … Fetty Wap is home.  The “Trap Queen” rapper (real name Willie Junior Maxwell II) secured an early release from prison on Thursday …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
Ariana Grande Champions Cynthia Erivo After ‘Wicked: For Good’ Awards Snubs: Her Elphaba 'Will Be Adored for Generations.  That Can't Be Taken Away' … “I really love the work,” Grande tells Variety.  “I love getting to know the little mental map of a person — what makes them tick, what triggers them.
Discussion: People, Just Jared and Billboard
Yallnotgonnadragme / Baller Alert:
Celina Powell Accuses Offset of Daily Threats, Unpaid $15K, and Says She's Living in Fear [Video]  —  Celina Powell claims Offset is threatening her and owes her $15,000.  —  Video  —  The internet personality took to her Instagram and Twitter accounts on Friday, January 9 …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Melissa Roberto / Star Magazine:
Sister Wives' Mykelti Brown Says She Faced ‘Serious Hate’ From Mom Shamers for This Parenting Choice  —  Mykelti Brown is speaking out after receiving what she described as an overwhelming amount of criticism over a recent parenting decision.  —  The Sister Wives star, 29 …
Discussion: E! Online and People
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Real reason Bill Hader and Ali Wong's two-year relationship ended: Insiders reveal open secret about him in Hollywood... his cruel nickname... and his month from hell after Reiner murders horror  —  Bill Hader and his girlfriend, fellow comedian Ali Wong, have split after more than two years together - but why?
Vahe Gregorian / Kansas City Star:
The behind-the-scenes reason Travis Kelce is beloved by his Chiefs teammates  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Kelce and Mahomes sustain a rare on-field chemistry that elevates Chiefs play  — Kelce provides locker-room leadership and morale that shape daily team culture
Discussion: People, Page Six, OK Magazine and Us Weekly
People:
Myha'la Opens Up About ‘Perfect’ Wedding to Armando Rivera Following Surprise Reveal: ‘I Was Crying the Whole Time’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple announced their marriage on their first wedding anniversary, Jan. 5  — Myha'la recently revealed that she quietly married Armando Rivera on Jan. 5, 2025
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Chris Pratt Reveals the Hilarious Gift He Got From Arnold Schwarzenegger  —  Chris Pratt, who shares three kids with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, revealed the hilarious holiday gift he received from father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger.  —  What do you get for someone who already has everything?
Discussion: People, Us Weekly and FemaleFirst
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Sean Combs Requested a Pardon in a Letter, but Trump Is Unimpressed  —  President Trump told The New York Times in an interview that he was not considering pardoning the music mogul.  —  The music mogul Sean Combs wrote a letter to President Trump seeking a pardon, the president told The New York Times in an interview on Wednesday.
Precious Gibson / Baller Alert:
Exclusive: Jessie Woo Explains “Revenge Baby” Comment Wasn't Hers—Now Cardi B Fans Are Attacking Relentlessly [Video]  —  Jessie Woo is speaking out to clarify the “revenge baby” comment about Cardi B, making it clear that those were not her words at all.  —  Video
Discussion: Bossip and TheGrio
 
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Travis Kelce Is Talking with ‘Every Major’ Network — but It's ‘Not Affecting’ His Retirement Decision (Exclusive Source)
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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
‘Full House’ Stars Pay Tribute to Bob Saget on 4th Anniversary of His Death: Candace Cameron Bure, More
Discussion: People
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Why Rebel Wilson Says She Had to Share Baby No. 2 News Earlier Than Expected
Discussion: People
Adrianne Reece / E! Online:
Rose Byrne Reveals Surprising Reason Bobby Cannavale Will Miss Golden Globes 2026
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
'It's going to change everything': The bombshell twist that could give Harry and Meghan all they ever wanted and allow them to rake in a fortune …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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Michael Acton / Financial Times:
US FTC chair urges Tim Cook to review Apple News' terms and curation after a study claimed the app promoted “leftist outlets” and suppressed conservative ones

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In written testimony, a private investigator says Mail titles remained his “best customers” for two years after his 2005 conviction for disclosing private info

Pew Research Center:
Survey: 80% of Americans say being informed about the news is essential to voting, but only 8% say people in the US have a responsibility to pay for news

 
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