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TANYA ROBERTS DEATH MIX-UP: Tanya Roberts was reported as dead by her publicist because longtime partner Lance O’Brien said he was crying over the phone to him after a long day at the hospital, he told Page Six. “[Pingel] goes, ‘What happened?’ And I say, ‘I just said goodbye to Tanya, and I got to see her beautiful eyes one last time.’ And after that, I’m just blubbering,” O’Brien recalled. Next thing I know, TMZ, OMG, is on my cell phone.” The actress has in fact now been taken off life support, and it does look like she will pass. (Page Six)
LATE NIGHT GOES REMOTE: Jimmy Kimmel and James Corden are back to working from home amid a surge in COVID cases. The late night talk show hosts have resumed remote production of their shows. Kimmel said Monday on the show: “Hi, I’m Jimmy, I’m the host of this house. Thanks for watching from your house. This is our first show of the new year. And exciting new year. 2021 is in, 2020 is out. I’ve been bubbling with enthusiasm, optimism. I’ve been ready for a return to normalcy. And here I am doing the show from my kitchen again. Because there’s a deadly virus, that seems to be living in LA now. It seems to have taken permanent residence here. I believe it lives across the street from me in Kendall Jenner‘s old house.” (ET)
EMMA STONE IS PREGNANT: Emma Stone is pregnant with her first child, according to reports. She and Dave McCary were spotted out walking in LA, and she had a visible baby bump. The pair have not confirmed the news. (Page Six)
SANDRA LEE IS DOING A CLEANSE: After gaining 30 pounds last year, celebrity chef Sandra Lee says she is doing a “cleanse.” Since Christmas, she says she’s lost 10 pounds. (People)