Amazon Prime Sparks Outrage for Gutting ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Fans of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, were aghast after Amazon Prime quietly gutted key scenes from the iconic film. The New York Post reported that the 1946 movie is missing one of its most famous moments on the streaming platform: the pivotal sequence in which protagonist George Bailey, played by James Stewart, sees what life would have been like without him and regains his desire to live. The botched version—now 22 minutes shorter than the original 130-minute film—jarringly jumps from Bailey contemplating ending his own life to rejoicing at being alive. According to the Post, the missing scene is the result of the film’s notoriously messy copyright history. While It’s a Wonderful Life entered the public domain in 1974, its musical score and the original short story upon which it’s based, The Greatest Gift, remain copyrighted, prompting altered, truncated versions of the film as a workaround. “Sacrilege. Damn streamers,” one X user wrote about the edited version.

Broadway actress Imani Dia Smith, who starred as Young Nala in The Lion King, has died at the age of 26. According to prosecutors, Smith was found at a residence in Edison, New Jersey, with stab wounds following a 911 call received at 9:18 a.m. on Dec. 21 and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Jordan D. Jackson-Small, 35, identified by a family member as Smith’s boyfriend, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. “Imani had her whole life ahead of her. She was a vivacious, loving, and fiercely talented person,” wrote Smith’s aunt, Kira Helper, who started a GoFundMe to cover Smith’s funeral expenses, as well as therapy and ongoing care for her three-year-old son. Helper wrote that Smith’s Broadway performance was “an experience that reflected the joy, creativity, and light she brought into the world.” Money from the GoFundMe—which has so far raised over $60,000—will be given to Smith’s parents, Monique Rance-Helper and Rawni Helper.

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Rapper Nicki Minaj is no longer on Instagram, following backlash to her embrace of MAGA. Minaj sat down with Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, earlier this month, where she made anti-trans comments and thirsted over Vice President JD Vance, whom she affectionately called an “assassin” during her AmericaFest appearance. “Dear young men, you have amazing role models like our handsome, dashing president,” she also said, as Kirk praised her “heart for the lord.” Her appearance with the Turning Point USA CEO isn’t Minaj’s first foray into MAGA, but it was her loudest to date. The rapper, known for her online trolling, became the trolled following the event. Without comment, she shuttered her accounts on Dec. 24. Charlie Kirk, for his part, was not a fan of Minaj prior to his death, per a resurfaced video that shows him telling onlookers that Minaj is not “a good role model,” as he criticized her music.

Saturday Night Live had more than 5.4 million viewers for its Dec. 20 episode, according to Variety, making it the most-watched episode in more than a year. The episode was hosted by pop star and Wicked actress Ariana Grande and featured a performance by Cher. It also marked Bowen Yang’s final episode as a cast member. Yang, who began on SNL as a writer in 2018, announced his shocking mid-season exit from the show last week. In an Instagram post addressing his exit, he also gave a shoutout to Grande, saying, “thank you to ari for sending me off in the dreamiest way i could imagine.” The show’s previous high this season was the 4.6 million viewers that tuned in for its Oct. 4 season premiere. That episode was hosted by Bad Bunny and featured Doja Cat as musical guest. The Dec. 20 episode is the most-watched since John Mulaney hosted on Nov. 2, 2024, three days before election day, which reached 6.8 million viewers.

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Nicole Kidman spent Christmas in her home country following her divorce from her husband of 19 years, Keith Urban. The 58-year-old actress took her daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, to Australia, a source told People. “This is all she wanted after a tumultuous fall,” the source told the outlet, emphasizing that the Babygirl actress is excited to be “home” for the holidays. “She’s been super positive and focused on things that she’s grateful for,” the source added. In September, TMZ reported that the Oscar-winning actress had filed for divorce from the Grammy-winning singer, following their separation earlier this year. According to court documents obtained by People, Urban, 58, and Kidman agreed to a parenting plan for their two daughters that will “encourage each child to continue to love the other parent and be comfortable in both families,” with Kidman as the primary residential parent and Urban having the girls 59 days a year. Kidman also shares two children—Isabella Jane, 33, and Connor, 30—with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, 63, whom she divorced in 2001. “Nicole and Keith continue to co-parent. The focus is on their daughters,” a source told People in December.

Woman in Red and Weird Science star Kelly LeBrock, 65, has made her first appearance in several years at an animal charity benefit thrown by Real Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump. The former model and actress has lived on a secluded ranch for around 20 years, following her high-profile divorce from actor Steven Seagal in 1996. “I don’t really go out anymore,” she told The Daily Mail from the red carpet at the December event. “I’m sort of a bit of a recluse, but I like it like that.” LeBrock was a successful model before she starred alongside Gene Wilder in 1984’s Woman in Red, and opposite Anthony Michael Hall in 1985’s Weird Science. LeBrock married Seagal in 1987, and they had three children during their nine years together, after which their “very ugly” split led her to move out of L.A. and ditch show business. She said the promotion for her new skincare treatment for dogs drew her away from her “little gem” of a ranch to attend Vanderpump’s event.

A man died while being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after his wife was deported without seeing him again. Francisco Gaspar-Andrés, 48, was a Guatemalan national who died at a hospital in El Paso after being transferred from an ICE-run tent camp at Fort Bliss, where he had been held for weeks. His death came as Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocates escalated calls to shut down the facility, citing allegations of inhumane conditions that the Department of Homeland Security has called “categorically false.” ICE said it suspected the cause of death was “natural liver and kidney failure” and said medical staff provided “constant, high-quality care” once his condition deteriorated. An immigration judge ordered his removal to Guatemala in mid-November, ICE said. He was hospitalized days later as his condition worsened and ultimately died from complications, including organ failure and internal bleeding. His wife, Lucía Pedro Juan, was deported to Guatemala late in November after also being held at the Fort Bliss facility, according to an account she gave to the El Paso Times. “I never saw him again, I never spoke to him or heard his voice again. It’s something terrible they did to us,” Pedro Juan, who was married to Gaspar-Andrés for 25 years, told the outlet.

Martha Stewart has once again joined forces with Snoop Dogg to become a minority owner in the Welsh soccer team, Swansea F.C. Stewart, 84, was announced as the club’s latest minority owner on Wednesday, after the lifestyle guru was spotted attending the Championship club’s 2-1 win over Wrexham on Friday after having been invited by the club as a guest of honor. The American ownership group, led by majority owners Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen, stated the move aims to strengthen the club’s global brand and appeal. “We are delighted to confirm Martha, who has built a long and successful career as America’s leading homemaking and lifestyle expert, has followed Snoop and Luka Modric in becoming a minority owner of our football club,” the club wrote in a statement. “We are very excited to welcome Martha on board, and we know experiencing Friday night’s game in-person has only increased her own enthusiasm and anticipation for being part of Swansea City.” Snoop Dogg, a close friend of Stewart, was announced as a minority owner of Swansea after unveiling the club’s 2025 home jersey during an interview in July. Real Madrid legend Luka Modric also purchased a minority stake in the club back in April.

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The Shelby clan is back. Netflix released the first trailer for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man on Wednesday, revealing the first look at Cillian Murphy’s reprise of his role on the series, Tommy Shelby. The next chapter of Peaky Blinders premieres in some theaters on March 6 before hitting Netflix on March 20. Others returning to their roles include Sophie Rundle, Stephen Graham, and Ned Dennehy. New faces in the film version include Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, and Jay Lycurgo. Frequent series episode director Tom Harper directs the new film. In June last year, Murphy said of the upcoming project, “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” as he expressed his admiration for Harper and Peaky Blinders writer Stephen Knight, who penned the film. Murphy concluded, “This is one for the fans.” Peaky Blinders premiered on the BBC in 2013 before Netflix snagged the rights and made it a Netflix Original the following year.

A farming mogul has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge after his estranged former beauty queen wife was found shot dead inside her $1.6 million home. Michael Abatti, 63, was taken into custody in El Centro, California, on Dec. 23, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators allege he had driven to Pinetop, Arizona, on Nov. 20 and fatally shot Kerri Ann Abatti, 59, inside the couple’s home, before returning to California. Abatti is being held in Imperial County while officials seek his extradition to face charges in Arizona, reports AP News. The pair, who married in 1992, had been locked in a divorce fight since 2023, with filings disputing finances and spousal support. After the split, Kerri Ann returned to her California hometown, where her family has lived for more than a century. The New York Post reported that she was once a school prom queen and, in 1984, was named Miss Navajo County. The paper said she later gained an Arizona real estate license and EMT firefighting credential, but left office and bookkeeping jobs in 1999 to raise her family.