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Vanity Fair:
Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump's Second Term (Part 1 of 2) — Throughout the first year of Donald Trump's second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Wiles amid each moment of crisis.
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NBC News:
Nick Reiner to be charged with murder in death of parents, officials say — Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead Sunday with stab wounds, source close to the family told NBC News. — Prosecutors in California will file murder charges against Nick Reiner …
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FemaleFirst:
Maria Shriver blasts Donald Trump's reaction to Rob Reiner's death
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Just Jared:
James Woods Mourns Rob Reiner, Slams ‘Distasteful’ Comments About His Death
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Eric Andersson / People:
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele ‘Tried Everything’ to Help Son Nick Before They Died in ‘Nightmare’ Murder (Exclusive Sources)
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Thinktank / Baller Alert:
Son Being Questioned in the Murder of Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele
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TMZ.com:
Rob Reiner & Michele Were Dead for Hours Before Gruesome Discovery — As Nick Reiner prepares to make his first court appearance ... TMZ has learned Rob and Michele had been dead for some time before their daughter made the grisly discovery Sunday. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
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Mirror, Us Weekly, The Hollywood Gossip and New York Daily News
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TMZ.com:
Nick Reiner Charged With 2 Counts 1st-Degree Murder, Death Penalty on the Table
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Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
6 actresses on refusing the boxes Hollywood tried to put them in — 17 min Click here to listen to this article — Even the most accomplished actors sometimes feel out of their depth on a movie. — Gwyneth Paltrow, who returns to the big screen this fall as an Old Hollywood star trying …
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People, Star Magazine, E! Online, InStyle and Page Six
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Rolling Stones Call Off 2026 Tour — The Rolling Stones have called off plans for a 2026 stadium tour of the United Kingdom and Europe, a source close to the band confirms to Variety, following reports that guitarist Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it.
People:
Danielle Fishel Says She's in a ‘Really Good Headspace’ After Breast Cancer (Exclusive) — Fishel was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ in 2024 and underwent treatment — Danielle Fishel tells PEOPLE she is feeling positive about her health after her breast cancer journey
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Drew Elovitz / Page Six:
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte don matching hair bows for Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace — Like mother, like daughter. — Princess Charlotte is already taking style cues from her mom, and who can blame her? With Kate Middleton's classic good taste and incredible wardrobe at her fingertips …
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InStyle, HOLA!, Harper's BAZAAR, Marie Claire, HELLO! and People
Tommy McArdle / People:
Chris Hemsworth Details How ‘Complicated Times’ in His Marriage to Elsa Pataky Have ‘Kept Us in Check’ — Hemsworth and Pataky met and married in 2010; they share daughter India, 13, as well as twins Sasha and Tristan, 11 — Chris Hemsworth opened up about his marriage to Elsa Pataky during the Monday …
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HELLO!, E! Online and FemaleFirst
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson Announce 2026 North American Arena Tour as They Tease ‘Duet Possibilities’ — Groban and Hudson will hit the road together starting in June — Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson are touring together this summer — They announced the news Tuesday, Dec. 16 on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan … Dave Callaham is writing the script with Michelle Rejwan producing. No director is attached at this time. Kate Herron and Briony Redman penned a previous draft.
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Just Jared:
Jacobi Jupe Joins Scarlett Johansson in New ‘The Exorcist’ Movie — Jacobi Jupe and Scarlett Johansson are teaming up for a new movie! — On Tuesday (December 16), it was announced that the 12-year-old actor, who currently stars in Hamnet, will be starring opposite the 41-year-old Oscar-nominated actress …
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The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Deadline
Terry Gross / NPR:
Rob Reiner said he was ‘never, ever too busy’ for his son — When Rob Reiner spoke with Fresh Air in September to promote Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Terry Gross asked him about Being Charlie, a 2015 film he collaborated on with his son Nick Reiner. The film was a semiautobiographical story …
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Page Six, Rolling Stone, People, E! Online and Full Feed
Kayla Grant / People:
Ben Affleck Is Invited to Celebrate Holidays with Jennifer Garner and Their Kids: ‘It Makes Everyone Happy’ (Exclusive Source) — The former couple share three children together: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner may be reuniting for the holidays
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InStyle, Harper's BAZAAR, Atlanta Black Star, RADAR, HOLA! and Cosmopolitan
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Whitney Leavitt to Star in Her First Movie, Holiday Rom-Com All For Love (Exclusive) — The ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ breakout is officially an actor, starring in a holiday feature due out next year — Whitney Leavitt is filming and executive producing her first movie, a holiday rom-com due out in 2026
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BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Britney Spears bizarrely totes toy baby carrier as she returns from Cabo with ripped fitness influencer — Britney Spears returned to the US in bizarre fashion on Monday, traveling with a toy baby carrier, wearing a mystery ring and accompanied by a hunky fitness influencer following her Cabo vacation.
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Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Eye Reteam For ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ At London's Barbican In 2027 … There are many moving parts, some bigger than others, involved at this delicate juncture more than 18 months ahead of a potential summer opening at London's Barbican Theatre.
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Just Jared and PinkNews
