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11:40 PM ET, January 22, 2026

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TMZ.com:
‘Top Chef’ Winner Kelsey Clark Smelled of Booze During DUI Arrest, Police Allege  —  ‘TOP CHEF’ WINNER KELSEY CLARK COOKS UP A DUI ARREST ... REEKED OF ALCOHOL, COPS SAY … Kelsey Clark cooked up a little trouble for herself in Alabama ... the “Top Chef” winner was arrested for DUI …
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Former Philadelphia Eagles Player Kevin Johnson's Death Investigated As Homicide  —  Former NFL player Kevin Johnson — a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders — passed away this week, TMZ Sports has learned.  —  He was 55 years old.  —  Johnson was found dead near a homeless encampment in L.A. on Tuesday.
TMZ.com:
Jaime King's Husband Austin Sosa Files For Divorce  —  JAIME KING SECOND HUSBAND FILES FOR DIVORCE … Jaime King's second husband, banker Austin Sosa, is withdrawing from their marriage ... because he just filed for divorce.  —  Austin beelined it to court Thursday and filed to divorce Jaime ... according to online records.
Discussion: People and Just Jared
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
‘Chicago Fire’: Dermot Mulroney To Go On Hiatus For Part Of Season 14, Rob Morgan Cast As Battalion Chief … Pascal will last appear in the upcoming 14th episode, with a break that will take him into the end of the season, when he may return, sources tell Deadline.
Discussion: Us Weekly, HELLO!, Just Jared and Soaps.com
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Harry Styles announces first tour in three years but will only visit 7 cities  —  Harry Styles has confirmed the dates and locations of his next global tour, but only seven cities across the world made the cut with a whopping 30 performances scheduled for New York
Liza Esquibias / People:
Sister Wives' Meri Brown Gets Upset Reflecting on Her Brother's Marriage to Janelle Before Kody: ‘Lot of Emotions’ (Exclusive)  —  PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the upcoming episode of ‘Sister Wives,’ and Meri shares her true feelings about her past plural family dynamic
Discussion: Us Weekly and Star Magazine
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Emma Stone Just Beat This Meryl Streep Oscars Record at Age 37 Thanks to Bugonia  —  Meryl Streep is still the actor with the most Oscar nominations ever, 21 total  — Emma Stone just broke an Oscar nomination record held by Meryl Streep  — Producer-star Stone scored two nominations …
Jack Irvin / People:
Tenacious D's Kyle Gass Says He and Jack Black ‘Hashed It Out’ After Onstage Trump Assassination Joke: ‘It Was Hard’  —  Gass previously said the onstage joke was a “highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake”  — After Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a July 2024 campaign rally …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Tenacious D's Kyle Gass Joked About Trump Getting Shot. 'I've Felt Terrible Ever Since'
Peter White / Deadline:
ABC's ‘American Idol’ Introduces Live Social Voting, Becomes First Reality Competition To Take The Leap … American Idol also received a huge boost with its last season; Season 23 of the show (the eighth season to air on ABC after it moved from Fox) received 26 million votes in its finale …
Tommy McArdle / People:
Amy Madigan ‘Stunned’ by Her First Oscar Nomination in 40 Years for Weapons: Acting ‘Is a Long, Arduous Trip’ (Exclusive)  —  Amy Madigan tells PEOPLE she was woken up in a “very unusual, surreal, pleasant way” to the news she had received her second career Oscar nomination on Jan. 22
Laura Fox / Daily Mail:
Jameela Jamil brands Blake Lively a ‘suicide bomber’ and ‘villain’ in explosive unsealed messages as the actress's court battle with Justin Baldoni rumbles on  —  Jameela Jamil branded Blake Lively a ‘suicide bomber’ and a ‘villain’ in explosive messages as the actress became embroiled in a legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
TMZ.com:
Ryan Reynolds Compares Blake-Baldoni Drama to Johnny Depp & Amber Heard  —  RYAN REYNOLDS ON LIVELY-BALDONI DON'T SIT BACK AND TAKE IT LIKE DEPP DID … Johnny Depp is getting his name dragged into the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama ... and it's all because of some newly revealed text messages fired off by Ryan Reynolds.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Variety:
Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

 
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