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December 16, 2025
Tuesday 16th December 2025
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Carrie Underwood hit the stage with Papa Roach in Vegas, belting out “Last Resort” and their duet “Leave a Light On.” Sounds fun, right? Well, not so much for the fans, who clearly didn’t want a mashup of country and rock. Guess some lights were left on… just not for the right reasons.
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Jennifer Garner’s boyfriend, John Miller, is allegedly in therapy because Ben Affleck just won’t stop showing up. Holidays? Ben’s there. Dinner? Ben’s there. It’s like he’s got a VIP pass to their relationship. John’s starting to feel like the other guy in his own love story. Maybe Ben should start paying rent at this point.
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Luke Combs is all about quality over quantity with his music—no 20-song albums here! He’s got 40-50 songs ready, but he’s not into watering it down. Last time? Just 12 tracks. He’s basically saying, “Less is more, folks”—and we’re here for it. Who needs fillers when you’ve got hits?
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Tom Cruise is back in Mission: Impossible doing what he does best: hanging upside down from an airplane at 62! Yeah, he’s still got it—one-handed, no less. And rumor has it, he’s planning to do this crazy stunt stuff until he’s 80. At this point, he’s more Mission: Improbable than impossible! The trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is out now…the movie is in theaters May 23rd. See the trailer HERE
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Legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, were found dead at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home Sunday afternoon, and police are investigating it as an apparent double homicide. Investigators believe both suffered fatal stab wounds, and detectives from the LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division are questioning a family member as part of the probe. Authorities have not yet publicly named a suspect. Reiner, 78, was known for classic films like When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride, and fans and public officials are mourning this loss as the investigation continues.
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Ben Affleck is allegedly trapped in another holiday tug-of-war between Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner. According to insiders, this is basically last year on repeat. Ben wants to split time between both families in L.A., but J.Lo wants something bigger like flying everyone somewhere tropical for a full blended-family holiday reset. Garner, meanwhile, is standing firm and not changing her plans. Ben just wants turkey. Instead, he’s negotiating peace treaties.
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Lainey Wilson is crossing over from country music to Monday Night Football tonight, joining Peyton and Eli on the Manningcast as the Steelers take on the Dolphins. And yes there’s a personal tie. Lainey’s fiancé is former Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges. So she’s got skin in the game, insider knowledge, and probably better fashion than both Mannings combined.
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Jelly Roll told Complex magazine that at his heaviest weight, he truly believed he was only months away from death. He said traveling nearly 300 days a year at over 500 pounds made him feel like his body was shutting down. That realization changed everything. Now he’s set a bold new goal he wants to be on the cover of Men’s Health by March 2026. From survival mode to transformation arc… that’s one hell of a comeback story.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoon at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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