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Bond Pays Pattinson To Do Fewer Bonds

via The report as TMZ told it: TMZ · Rival coverage: The Guardian · Rival coverage: IGN · Pattinson at the last press event, still in a suit: Extra

According to TMZ, citing Puck, the search for the next James Bond is closing in on Robert Pattinson after the early screeners failed to impress, and his deal was reportedly sweetened to three films at a much bigger payday. The next James Bond is being picked l…

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Rocky's PUMA Rave Ends In A Brawl

via The actual video: TMZ · The press release: PUMA MediaHub · Rival coverage: AllHipHop · The shoe page: PUMA

According to TMZ, A$AP Rocky's PUMA launch party for the Suede '94 sneaker line turned into a fight inside a Manhattan building Thursday night, the NYPD showed up to what it called a "disorderly group," and the event was evacuated. The sneaker launch is the la…

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Sesame Street's New Home Is Free, So It's Ads

via The deal: Deadline · The 2025 Netflix deal: Deadline · The Sensical platform: Sensical · The 2025 season press release: Sesame Workshop

*Sesame Street and Cricket Media announced a 24/7 free ad-supported streaming channel that will launch with seasons 39 through 46, per Deadline. The channel will run about seven minutes of ads per hour, and Volkswagen and Toys "R" Us are among the launch adver…

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Jackman Writes His Way Into Doomsday

via The recap: Variety · The full ten-writer list: IndieWire · The "all but confirm" coverage: EW · The no-script shoot: World of Reel

Per Variety, eagle-eyed Marvel fans combed through the Writer's Guild of America directory and spotted the screenwriting credits for Avengers: Doomsday, which list Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman among the 10 writers who worked on the film. We'll call the ten-w…

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Alanis Plays Affleck's Head Exploding

via The recap and the quote: Variety · The exploding head clip: Page Six · The residency review: Variety · The pansexual reveal: USA Today

Per Variety, Alanis Morissette told the crowd at her "Butterfly With a Machete" residency at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Nov. 11, "I've even had a guy ask me why I didn't lead with my sexuality. Thank you, Ben Affleck." Then the show played a clip of h…

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