The List for Wednesday, November 19th 2025

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Tom Cruise is reportedly watching Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce like it’s the season finale of a show he was fired from. One insider says Tom thinks the whole thing is “karma” for how Nicole treated him after their breakup. Apparently she made digs about his height, played the victim, and he stayed quiet and took the punches. Now he’s sipping tea, feeling bad for her… but also giving himself a little “told ya so.” Bottom line, he says that marriage never made sense, and now he’s “proved right.” Somewhere, Oprah’s couch is shaking.

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Duck Hodges says he and Lainey Wilson may have literally shut a bar down on their first date. Five bucks for all-you-can-drink beer AND wine? With Lainey and ten of her friends? That place never stood a chance. Duck said the bar closed a month later and he’s not saying they caused it, but he’s also not not saying it. Imagine being the owner watching that group walk in… you just know they started praying over the taps.

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Apparently, Diddy’s $400 million empire is turning into an episode of Succession, but with more yelling. Sources say his kids might go head-to-head with his mother Janice for control of the fortune. Allegedly, egos are huge, money is huge, and things are about to get explosive. Private jets aren’t cheap and someone’s gotta pay the bills. But Janice is old-school tough she held him down since mixtape-out-the-trunk days. Anyone thinks they can push her out? Good luck. This is going to be messy.

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Dolly Parton refuses to slow down, retire, or act her age.  Her new business venture? Truck stops. That’s right, Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop opens next summer in Cornersville, Tennessee. They’re promising modern amenities and curated dining, which means even your bathroom will probably smell like peaches and rhinestones. If Buc-ee’s had a country-music fairy godmother… it would be Dolly.

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