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3:55 AM ET, January 23, 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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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.
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.
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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.
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: Star Magazine and Us Weekly
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 …
Discussion: Just Jared, Us Weekly and E! Online
Just Jared:
Bethenny Frankel Reveals Stage 2 Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis  —  Bethenny Frankel is opening up about her health.  —  In a new TikTok video posted on Thursday (January 22), the 55-year-old former Real Housewives of New York City star revealed that she has been diagnosed with Stage 2 chronic kidney disease.
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
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 …
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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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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
TMZ.com:
Blake Lively's Lawyer Says Case Should Focus on Claims, Not Celeb Pals
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‘Sinners’ Breaks All-Time Oscar Nomination Record With 16 Nods
Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
Colin Egglesfield Shares Health Update After Cancer Journey
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New York Times:
ByteDance strikes a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new TikTok US entity and avoid a federal ban, concluding a six-year legal saga

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Disney CEO Bob Iger's pay package rose 11.5% in 2025 to $45.8M; the Disney board is expected to name his successor early this year

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Substack launches its Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV in beta for free and paid subscribers, with access matched to their current subscription levels

 
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