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Oprah Winfrey is standing by Drew Barrymore.

The legendary talk show host defended Drew after fans noted how the Never Been Kissed star continuously caressed Oprah during her Dec. 12 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.

“I was not uncomfortable at all,” Oprah told TMZ after the episode aired. “I’ve never seen her do that, but I thought it was endearing.”

Drew, who is known to get close and personal during her interviews, also interlaced her fingers with the OWN founder’s while holding hands during the segment. And some fans appreciated that Drew quite literally takes a hands-on approach, with one user on YouTube writing under the interview, “I loved the way she is holding Oprah’s hand like a security blanket as she seeks confirmation.”

Others, however, believed the 48-year-old was overstepping Oprah’s boundaries. As one fan on Instagram put it, “Drew, everyone doesn’t want their hands held boo.”

The 68-year-old settled the debate by sharing her perspective on the hand-holding.

The former E! News correspondent recalled being “stunned” by the alleged comment because she “took pride” in staying so fit. 

However, Harris accepted their feedback, in part because she was pregnant with daughter Josselyn Sydney Hess, now 16.

“Of course, I said, ‘Okay, of course, no problem. I got that covered’ because little did they know—it was too early for me to share yet—I was pregnant,” she explained. “So I wasn’t going to be tanning, because I didn’t know what the chemicals were that would be seeping into my body, and I was gonna be gaining weight.”

E! News has reached out to ABC for comment but hasn’t heard back.

Shannen Doherty is not charmed by these allegations.

The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum fired back at claims that she and ex Kurt Iswarienko were in an open marriage, putting on blast a recent report that disputed her story about learning of the photographer’s alleged infidelity right before undergoing brain surgery. 

“Let’s Be Clear, the truth matters,” Shannen wrote on Instagram Dec. 12. “The story supposedly comes from my husbands friends (soon to be ex) that he told me two years ago he was cheating on me and we have had an open marriage.”

Slamming the article—which cited sources close to Kurt—as “an absolute lie,” she said she will share her side of the story on a future episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast.

“Please do more due diligence and to the “friends/girifriend’ who tried to put this story out,” the Charmed star added, “I realize you’re scared of the truth but trying to circumvent it with lies will get you nowhere.”

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Spending time with friends and family? At a loss for conversation? Well, nothing jump starts a dinner party, holiday, or gathering better than a good old game. Whether you love Cards Against Humanity or games that test your flexibility or pop culture trivia games, we’ve rounded up 24 games that will keep everyone laughing throughout a game night. These games are ideal for kids, adults, or a mix of the two, and the perfect way to unwind with some silliness.

Our favorites? An inflatable reindeer ring toss to burn off calories around the holidays and a classic game of Jenga. Scroll below to check out 24 games that will keep you entertained and laughing until you cry.

Like mother, like daughter!

Brooke Shields‘ daughter Grier Hammond Henchy quite literally took a style cue from her mother, rewearing the little black dress Brooke first donned in 2006—the same year she welcomed the now-17-year-old.

While attending the CNN Heroes: All-Star Tribute event on Dec. 10 in New York City with her mom, Grier looked effortlessly elegant in the strapless floor-length gown by Richard Tyler.

Keeping the focus on the timeless piece, she accessorized with black patent pumps, gold hoop earrings and a matching ring. As for the teenager’s glam? She added extra oomph with vibrant red nails and a slick-straight hairstyle.

Although Grier wore one of her mom’s famous getups from the early mid-aughts, she added her own personal touches.

After all, Brooke—who first wore the design at the Carousel of Hope Ball, six months after welcoming Grier—styled the look differently as she opted for a side-swept updo, chunky jewelry pieces and sandal heels.

This is her house. And Kate McKinnon needs to defend it. 

The Saturday Night Live alum is heading back to the NBC studio on Dec. 16, but this time she’s taking on a new role: that of host. And in order to make it happen, she took a page from Home Alone 2. 

“Hi tree, what’s up?” she asked the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in a new promo shared Dec. 13, in which she’s dressed as Macaulay Culkin‘s Kevin McCallister. “I haven’t seen ya in a while.”

Yikes, she did it again when it came to her impersonation, with the comedian rocking Kevin’s iconic green pea coat, blue sweater and pom-pom hat, complete with red gloves hanging from her wrists.

And much like the movie’s protagonist, Kate had a holiday request: “I know you’re probably fielding lots of Christmas wishes right now, but I’d like to add one myself if that’s okay. I’d really love to host SNL this week, with musical guest Billie Eilish.”

Though she acknowledged it’s a big ask, it’s at the top of her Christmas wish list—and she hoped her time on the nice list (and not as a filthy animal) earned her some favor. 

After the Spin City star shared in June 2022 that he “did not condone” Sami’s decision to join the content platform, Denise clapped back in her own statement, telling E! News 

“All I can do as a parent is guide her and trust her judgment, but she makes her own choices.” 

Pointing to her own risqué ventures such as posing for Playboy, the Wild Things star, who later joined OnlyFans herself, noted on Instagram at the time that she couldn’t “be judgmental,” adding that “quite frankly her father shouldn’t be either.”

And it seems Denise’s posts resonated with his ex as he subsequently shared in a statement that his wife “illuminated a variety of salient point that in my haste, I overlooked and dismissed.”

He added, “Now more than ever, it’s essential that Sami have a united parental front to rely upon, as she embarks on this new adventure. From this moment forward, she’ll have it abundantly.”  

Charlie and Denise aren’t the only Hollywood divorcees who’ve let bygones be bygones. Read on for more friendly exes. 

Ozempic is no laughing matter for the comedian. Handler revealed her “anti-aging doctor” prescribed her the medication without realizing what the drug was.

“I didn’t even know I was on it,” she said during the Jan. 25, 2023 episode of Call Her Daddy. “She said, ‘If you ever want to drop five pounds, this is good.'”

But while she tried the drug, Handler noted that she didn’t like how it made her feel.

“I came back from a vacation and I injected myself with it,” she recalled. “I went to lunch with a girlfriend a few days later, and she was like, ‘I’m not really eating anything. I’m so nauseous, I’m on Ozempic.’ And I was like, ‘I’m kind of nauseous too.’ But I had just come back from Spain and was jet-lagged.”

Ultimately, Handler stopped using the drug because it wasn’t medically necessary for her, adding that she gave away the remaining doses to friends.

“I’ve injected about four or five of my friends with Ozempic, because I realized I didn’t want to use it because it was silly,” she said. “It’s for heavy people. I have people coming over to my house, and I’m like, ‘OK, I can see you at 1, I can see you at 2.'”

Ellen, who also included contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Line, added, “Because he was a happy guy, I thought, and I was really close to him. And he never shared that with me. So that is sad, that he didn’t feel like he could find a way out and share that he was struggling. Because we all would have done anything we could to help him. I miss him every single day, but I have amazing memories of him.”

There was also another important person in tWitch’s life who honored the anniversary of his death: his mother, Connie Boss Alexander.

“A year ago today..,” she began her Dec. 12 post, which included a video montage of images and clips of her late son, “you sent your last I love you’s, your final check-ins and closed your eyes in this earthly realm and awoke with all the ancestors in the presence of God.”

She continued, “My first born, my first heartbeat, my Booboo (I can see that little smirk, yes I said it), my beautiful son, Stephen Laurel Boss, I miss you beyond words and love you through eternity.”

Jennifer Garner catches and releases invites to the Met Gala. 

The 13 Going on 30 actress has not attended the iconic event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2007—and she recently revealed why. 

“I went to the Met ball exactly one time,” Jennifer explained to Vogue in the Dec. 11 episode of its “Beauty Secrets” series. “I found it a little scary so I haven’t been back.” 

Still, the four-time Emmy nominee looks back fondly on the 2007 event. “I wore—that night—this magical red Valentino gown,” she added. “And I was his date and that was really majestic and special.” 

The year that the 51-year-old accompanied Valentino to the event, the evening’s theme was “Poiret: King of Fashion,” which honored the late designer Paul Poiret—an artist known for modernizing women’s style.

Jennifer isn’t the only celebrity to opt out of the event. In fact, Demi Lovato and Zayn Malik—who both only attended the 2016 gala—have concurred that they likely won’t ever return, with the “Heart Attack” singer recalling the “terrible experience” in 2018 interview with Billboard.