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12:55 PM ET, November 14, 2024

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Amy Eley / TODAY.com:
Craig Melvin to join Savannah Guthrie as TODAY co-anchor in January 2025  —  Craig will take the co-anchor seat for the 7 and 8 a.m. hours alongside Savannah beginning Jan. 13.  —  Nearly two months after Hoda Kotb announced she would be leaving TODAY, viewers can now know a familiar face will be sliding into her chair as co-anchor.
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Bakery denies refusing Whoopi Goldberg's birthday dessert order over political views: ‘It was boiler issues’  —  Bakery owner Jill Holtermann tells EW she did not deny the request because of Goldberg's politics, and that she told Goldberg 2 weeks ago that she was having equipment problems with her kitchen.
Sam Ramsden / Bustle:
Wicked Director Jon M. Chu Teases His Britney Spears Biopic  —  Wicked director Jon M. Chu has outlined his vision for the upcoming Britney Spears biopic.  Speaking recently to the Hollywood Reporter, Chu teased the big-screen adaptation of Spears' New York Times best-selling memoir, The Woman in Me, which hit bookshelves in 2023.
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TMZ.com:
QUINCY JONES CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED ... Pancreatic Cancer  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  November 13, 2024 … GISELE BÜNDCHEN Here It Is ... MY BABY BUMP!!! … Gisele Bündchen put her growing belly on display at a recent charity event ... showing off her new baby bump for the very first time!!
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Lady Gaga joins Wednesday season 2 with Jenna Ortega  —  EW has learned that Gaga will appear on season 2 of the Netflix series.  —  After Lady Gaga's 2011 hit “Bloody Mary” went viral when Wednesday fans spliced it together with a clip of Jenna Ortega dancing in the hit Netflix seres …
Sara Austin / Elle:
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Were Destined to Be Friends  —  For the two Oscar winners, a long-hoped-for collaboration in The Room Next Door feels meant to be.  —  BY SARA AUSTIN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY COLLIER SCHORR.  STYLED BY JERRY STAFFORD.  PUBLISHED: NOV 14, 2024
Topher Gauk-Roger / People:
Bridgerton's Luke Newton Changed His ‘Lifestyle’ for His Season 3 Glow Up: ‘I Wanted To Embody That Physically’  —  The actor is featured in PEOPLE's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive issue  —  Getting to play Colin on Bridgerton “is such a gift,” says Luke Newton, 31, who has played …
Discussion: E! Online
Amel Mukhtar / British Vogue:
“I'm Not Meant To Be Famous, I Just Keep Trying To Rise To The Occasion”: SZA Gives Her Most Revealing Interview To Date  —  Even though I have spent two days with SZA, I have not met her yet.  She is in the hotel room the floor above mine.  She is in the car ahead of ours.
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Hannah Sacks / People:
Ryan Reynolds Shares New Detail About Taylor Swift's Role as Godmother to His and Blake Lively's Kids  —  The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ star is dad to daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, and son Olin, whom he shares with Lively  —  Step aside Cinderella — Ryan Reynolds' kids have the starriest godmother in town now.
Catherine Santino / People:
Halle Berry Slips Back into Her Iconic Sheer Gown from the 2002 Oscars — 22 Years After Her Historic Win  —  The actress wore the Elie Saab gown at an event celebrating the brand's 45th anniversary  —  Halle Berry is timeless.  —  Twenty-two years after her historic win at the 2002 Oscars …
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Jack Smart / People:
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx Become Badass Spies Again in First Trailer for Back in Action  —  Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are sharing the screen again.  —  On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Netflix debuted the first teaser trailer for Back in Action, showing Foxx, 56, and Diaz, 52 …
Angela Andaloro / People:
Barney & Friends Voice Actor Recalls Getting Death Threats for Playing the Purple Dinosaur  —  ‘Barney & Friends’ began airing in 1992  —  One of the things kids loved — and parents perhaps tolerated — about Barney & Friends were the catchy tunes the purple dinosaur and his friends would sing.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
George Cortina / Vanity Fair:
The 2025 Hollywood Issue: Zendaya, Nicole Kidman, and 10 More Modern Icons  —  It's the most audacious actors who power Hollywood and thrill audiences.  In the 31st annual Hollywood Issue, VF toasts a dozen of the industry's brightest lights.  —  Even Zendaya wins some and loses some.
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David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, Losing Her Mother, and a “Terrifying” New Role
People:
Mother of Indianapolis Man Found Dead in Planet Fitness Tanning Bed Recalls His Final Days (Exclusive)  —  Karen Wetzel remembers her late son Derek Sink as “the kindest person,” with “the softest heart”  —  The mother of an Indianapolis man who was found dead in a Planet Fitness tanning bed is remembering his final moments.
Kelsie Gibson / People:
Dave Coulier Revealed Cancer Diagnosis to Full House Cast in Group Text: 'Didn't Want Them to Hear It from Someone Else' (Exclusive)  —  The actor tells PEOPLE how he told his ‘Full House’ castmates that he has stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma  —  Dave Coulier has the support of his Full House family amid his cancer diagnosis.
Faye James / HELLO!:
Celine Dion steps into the limelight with JLo for dazzling fashion show performance  —  The pair performed on the runway for the Elie Saab show in Saudi Arabia  —  Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez brought the house down at an Elie Saab fashion event in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night …
Angel Saunders / People:
Knicks Player OG Anunoby Nearly Crashes Into Anne Hathaway and Her Son  —  The ‘Princess Diaries’ alum and her youngest son made a rare courtside appearance at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14  —  Anne Hathaway's son Jack is learning the perks and pitfalls of courtside seats!
TMZ.com:
'The Office's Meredith Defends John Krasinski's Sexiest ‘People’ Title, Says Haters Need Glasses  —  ‘THE OFFICE’ STAR KATE FLANNERY HATERS SHUT YOUR DUNDIE MOUTH!!!  John Krasinski Is Worthy Of ‘PEOPLE’ Sexiest Man Title … John Krasinski is People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive …
Bailey Richards / People:
Sydney Sweeney Says Hollywood's ‘Women Empowering Other Women’ Attitude Is ‘Fake’: 'None of It's Happening'  —  “I'm just trying my best over here.  Why am I getting attacked?” the actress said in the ‘Vanity Fair’ 2025 Hollywood Issue  —  Sydney Sweeney is fed up with people in her profession …
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Savannah Walsh / Vanity Fair:
Sydney Sweeney on Euphoria, Her Rise as a Producer, and Misconceptions: “I Don't Get to Control My Image”
 
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