Bob Saget, TV Dad And Comedian, Found Dead In Florida Hotel Room – Bob Saget, an actor and comedian best known as the jovial dad on the television sitcom “Full House,” was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, at age 65, authorities said on Sunday. [dm]

US Tells Putin To Choose Confrontation Or Dialogue Over Ukraine – Secretary of state Tony Blinken says coming week of talks is moment of truth for Russian president. [guardian]

Alec Baldwin Says Claims He Is Not Complying With Rust Shooting Investigation Are A ‘Lie’ – The Hollywood actor said he is “1,000% going to comply” with a search warrant requesting access to his phone, before adding that he is “demanding that the organisations involved in this investigation do everything in their power to find out what really happened”. [sky]

Madeleine McCann Case Set To Collapse As Investigators Find Suspect ‘Was 30 Minutes Away’ – Phone records reportedly show Christian B was not near the scene on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance. [ind]

A ‘Cursed’ Super Yacht, Abandoned In Cape Town Harbour For 20 Years, Is Going On Auction – A super yacht built in 1976 for a famous American industrialist arrived in Cape Town 20 years ago. After years of neglect, it’s finally heading to a court-ordered auction. [busins]

Teen’s Body Found In Bin On Cape Town Street – Police in the Western Cape are investigating a murder after the body of a teenager was found in a bin in Manenberg. [n24]

Trump Blasts Capitol Riot Commemoration As ‘Phony Media Event’ – Former President Donald Trump issued a blistering broadside against President Biden and congressional Democrats Friday, calling Thursday’s events observing the anniversary of the Capitol riot “the last gasps of a corrupt and discredited left-wing political and media establishment that has, for decades, driven our country into the ground.” [nyp]

Bronx Apartment Building Fire Leaves 19 People Dead, Including 9 Children – A major fire in a residential apartment building in the Bronx in New York City on Sunday left 19 people dead, including 9 children, in what Mayor Eric Adams described as one of the worst fires the city has experienced in modern times. [cnn]

Colossal Webb Telescope Completes A Phenomenal Feat In Space – A profoundly successful day for cosmic science. [mash]

Nicole Kidman Calls Out Journalist For Sexist Tom Cruise Question – Being The Ricardos star, Nicole Kidman, slams journalist’s sexist question that compared her character’s relationship to her marriage to Tom Cruise. [srant]

Selena Gomez: ‘At One Point Instagram Became My Whole World And It Was Really Dangerous’ – The 29-year-old singer and actress previously took a break from Instagram for the sake of her mental health and has now said she developed a negative relationship with the photo-sharing app because it impacted her self-esteem. [ch24]

Britney Spears Shows Off Her Butt In Tiny Thong: It’s ‘Booty Time’ – Britney Spears showed off her butt in a series of sizzling hot photos shared on Instagram Sunday night. [nyp] 

China: More Than 80 Ostriches Filmed Running Through The Streets Of Chongzuo – Video – It is believed the ostriches escaped from a farm owing to the gate not being closed properly, according to local media. [guardian]

Golden Globes: No Celebs? No Broadcast? No Future? The Controversy Surrounding The 2022 Awards – The Golden Globes’ former broadcaster NBC – which aired the awards for several years – will not be showing the ceremony in 2022, after an exposé found there were no black voters and included claims of inappropriate “freebies”. Organisers say they have made change – but is it enough? [sky]

2022 Golden Globes Winners Announced At Muted, Starless Ceremony – See the full list of winners, including Succession, Hacks, Power of the Dog, and West Side Story, handed out at a ceremony that included little fanfare beyond the Hollywood Foreign Press Association promoting its diversity and philanthropic initiatives. [ew]

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