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Blake Lively's family is coming to her defense days after she sued her "It Ends With Us" costar/director Justin Baldoni in which she alleged a smear campaign was conducted against her after she accused him of sexual harassment during filming.

Bart Johnson, Blake's brother-in-law, took to the comment section of a post on The New York Times’ Instagram on Saturday saying Justin's PR team was "gross and disgusting but highly effective" in their media strategy to allegedly smear Blake's image after she complained of sexual harassment from Baldoni during filming.

Bart added in his comment, "Read the article, their text message exchanges and his PR campaign strategy to bury her by any means necessary. No one is with out [sic] faults. But the public got played."

Luigi Mangione says he's not guilty of slaying Unitedhealthcare CEO Brian Thompson -- he entered not guilty pleas Monday morning in New York State court.

Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 state charges ... including first-degree murder, 2nd-degree murder as crime of terrorism and multiple weapons charges.

The 26-year-old Ivy League grad was dressed like a college preppie -- a maroon sweater over a white collared shirt and khaki pants -- as he stood before the judge with his attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

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When it comes to skincare ... Gwyneth Paltrow knows what's up.

Nourish your skin with products from her Goop brand and start the new year off right with some self-care ... by treating yourself with a range of serums, oils, moisturizers and more.

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Nicole Kidman is back in her hometown of Sydney for the holiday season, and spending time a the beach with her extended family ... their first public get together since Nicole lost her mother.

The actress and her fam soaked up Sydney’s sunny weather while on the beach with husband, Keith Urban. The power couple was also joined by Nicole's sister Antonia, her husband Craig Marran and their 2 kids.

The family appeared relaxed and cheerful as they enjoy the holiday season together only a few months after Nicole and Antonia's mom died in September.

The bombshell Matt Gaetz report from Congress drops sordid details about him paying $90,000 for sex and drugs -- including multiple hook-ups with a 17-year-old high school student.

The House Ethics Committee found the former congressman paid a dozen women for sex between 2017 and 2020 ... according to CBS News, which obtained a copy of the 37-page report which the Committee announced last week it would be releasing.

The report says one of the women Gaetz paid was, at the time, a high school junior he had sex with in front of others -- and the Committee says it has receipts showing "tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women" which it determined was "likely in connection with sexual activity or drug use."

Kim Kardashian made a surprise comeback over the weekend after a 13-year hiatus from the music scene ... dropping a cover of a holiday classic with the help of her brother-in-law.

On Sunday night, surprised fans by dropping a cover of the 1953 Eartha Kitt holiday classic "Santa Baby" which was produced and released by none other than Kourtney's hubby, Travis Barker and DTA Records and Columbia Records.

Kim also dropped a somewhat bizarre yet stylish music video accompanying the song which was directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis by DMB Represents. In the video Kim is seen wearing a blonde wig and crawling through a disheveled house on all fours.

Blake Lively is receiving support from some of her oldest costars and friends ... America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel have issued a statement amid her "It Ends With Us" lawsuit.

The 3 actresses -- all of whom starred in the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" film franchise with Blake in the '00s and have remained her good friends -- issued a joint statement on Instagram ... where they made it clear they were standing behind BL amid her legal battle.

They wrote ... "Throughout the filming of 'It Ends with Us,' we saw her summon the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set and we are appalled to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice."

Travis Hunter -- the Heisman Trophy winner and arguably the most known player in college football -- has deactivated his Instagram ... as online criticism of his fiancée continues.

Leanna Lenee -- Hunter's often-ridiculed partner -- found herself in the crosshairs of trolls once more over the weekend ... as a video appearing to show her dancing on a man resurfaced on the internet.

While it's believed to be a clip taken from several years ago -- before she and Hunter got together -- haters nonetheless raced to their keyboards to take aim yet again at Hunter's boo.

The Federal Aviation Administration is now officially investigating a holiday drone show in the Orlando area that went absolutely haywire, injuring a 7-year-old and sending the crowd running for cover.

Videos from the weekend event captured the drones whirring across the sky Saturday night before several started colliding and plummeting toward spectators below, including the little boy who ended up having to be hospitalized.

The feds are jumping into the investigation, pointing out, "Drone arrays and light shows are subject to FAA regulation. Typically, these events require a waiver to the regulation that prohibits operating more than one drone at a time. We thoroughly review each drone show application to make sure the flying public and people on the ground will be safe."

Taylor Swift knows how to put smiles on her fans’ faces -- but one "Swiftie" is really feeling the love -- receiving a surprise holiday gift from the pop superstar.

As everyone knows, Taylor visited Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, earlier this month, spending the day with young patients who, of course, are fans of her and her music.

In a newly uploaded video to TikTok, a fan named Naya was impressed by Taylor’s stylish outfit during her visit, calling it "tea." Taylor responded that Naya‘s "tea" comment made her day as she autographed an Eras Tour book for the teen four days after her final show in Canada.

Dorit Kemsley is decking the halls and dishing the drama -- spilling on how this Christmas will hit differently while drawing some festive parallels to her frenemy Kyle Richards’ holiday predicament.

We caught up with Dorit at LAX, where she spilled a personal update -- she’s still debating whether estranged hubby PK will snag an invite this Christmas ... because, at the end of the day, it’s all about making the kiddos’ holiday magical.

Check out the clip 'cause Dorit delves deeper into the tricky balancing act of keeping things jolly for the kids.

If Darren Rizzi ditches his interim head coach tag for a full-time one in New Orleans ... you won't hear Demario Davis complaining -- the Saints star tells TMZ Sports he LOVES the guy.

Rizzi, of course, took over for Dennis Allen last month after the Saints' sideline manager got canned following an abysmal 2-7 start ... and the former special teams coordinator has since led the squad to an admirable 3-2 record.

Davis told us while out at Raising Cane's bike giveaway event this week that Rizzi deserves a ton of credit for the turnaround ... explaining he's done "a phenomenal job."

Celebs are not shy about livin' that snug life -- getting cozy in matching pj's with their festive families, and let's face it ... nothing beats Christmas time and jammin' out in your jammies!

Just take note from the entire Beckham family crew -- Cruz, David, Brooklyn, Romeo, Victoria, Nicola Peltz and Harper all dressed down in classic Christmas pjs!

Cozy cute couples like Paris Hilton and Carter Reum bundled up in coordinating sleepwear, while Paris' famous friend Demi Lovato warmed up to fiancé Jordan Lutes.

And check out Malika Haqq and son Ace who were cute as can be, decked out in matching SKIMS jammies!

New York native and actor David Pressman was in his early 40s when he played the cranky Officer Gilbert -- who's trying to mess with Drake and Josh and ruin their lives in the 2008 Christmas comedy "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh."

Pressman was part of an ensemble cast including Drake Bell as the cool, attractive and guitar playin' brother, Drake Parker, Josh Peck as the nerdy brother, Josh Nichols and Bailee Madison as the sweet and kind foster child whom Drake assures will have the best Christmas ever, Mary Alice.

Other worthy cast mentions include Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker.

Tom Green is ready to give marriage another shot over 2 decades after divorcing Drew Barrymore ... as the comedian recently announced his new engagement.

The actor posted on his Instagram feed on Sunday, where he announced that he had proposed to his girlfriend, named Amanda.