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Prue Leith's been mulling over the best of the best bakers' creations while serving as a judge on "The Great British Bake Off" ... but her time on the show's coming to an end.

The restaurateur announced on Instagram Wednesday she's stepping away from the program, and she was clear she'll miss working with the show's cast and crew.

Prue did admit, though, she was excited about having more free time in the future ... though we're sure her dance card's already full.

President Donald Trump finally confirmed he wouldn't deploy U.S. military to forcibly take over Greenland ... following weeks of speculation about his plans for the world's largest island.

POTUS spoke about Greenland during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, claiming the U.S. had controlled the island as a trustee during World War II before giving it back to Denmark, Fox News reports. The U.S. helped defend Greenland from Nazi Germany, but never held it as a formal trustee.

Trump said the United States has never "asked for anything" in its NATO membership ... and acknowledged the alliance doesn't permit any member nation to take control of Greenland from Denmark.

He added ... "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay, now everyone say, 'oh good.' That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force."

Trump said he holds "tremendous respect" for the citizens of Greenland and Denmark -- but reiterated he thinks the U.S. needs to own the island for national and global security.

ICYMI ... 47 first floated the idea of taking control of Greenland, an autonomous territory under the Kingdom of Denmark, in 2019 during his first term as president ... and he's been ramping up pressure on Denmark over the past few months.

A$AP Rocky fans, you're about to get a whole lot of Lord Flacko real soon -- because he's heading out on the road!

The rapper revealed he's going on a world tour in support of his new album "Don't Be Dumb" in a video on Instagram Tuesday, and if it's anything like his last one ... each show's gonna be a rager!

A$AP will hit the road in May with a kickoff show in Chicago, and he'll finish up his North American dates two months later in Newark, New Jersey.

The rapper will hop across the pond in August for the tour's European leg, which starts in Brussels, Belgium and he'll finish up in Paris, France the following month.

Interestingly ... A$AP's set to play a show in Stockholm, Sweden, where he last played in 2019 ... after being convicted of assault.

The performer was locked up for about a month, and it seemed like he wasn't going back to Sweden after then ... but his mind changed real fast, and he played a show in Stockholm in December 2019.

J.D. Vance and his wife Usha are gonna have to add one more seat to their dinner table in the near future -- because they're expecting a fourth child!

The second lady shared the big news on his X account on Tuesday, and ... drumroll, please ... she's having a boy.

Usha wrote they're expecting the boy's birth in late July, and she thanked the military doctors who'd been taking care of her family. No name yet. She also thanked the staff members who assist her family on a day-to-day basis.

J.D. and Usha tied the knot in 2014 and started their family three years later when their son Ewan was born.

The pair welcomed a second son, Vivek, in 2020, and Usha gave birth to their daughter, Mirabel, the following December.

We know all you Harry Styles fans out there have been waiting a good long while for new music, and we're happy to say your patience will be rewarded soon ... because he's finally dropping a new single!

The former One Direction member posted a photo on Instagram Tuesday to let his fans know his new single, "Aperture," is set for midnight release tonight in the UK ... 7 PM/ET and 4 PM/PT in the U.S.

Harry flashed a big smile and waved his arms in the air in the promo pic ... and we're sure all of his fans are doing the same!

A Roblox user has created an in-game version of Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Little St. James ... and the attention to detail is disturbing.

The game, titled "Saint Silverlemon Isle," includes several cabanas, a yacht, and a secret underground temple, as well as a villa complete with a massage table.

A description for the game tells players to "survive Jeffery the Killer and Donald on the island" in a not-so-subtle reference to the one-time friendship between convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein and President Donald Trump.

FYI ... Epstein purchased Little St. James, located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1998, and he owned the island for more than two decades prior to his death by suicide in jail in 2019.

Numerous high-profile international figures in politics, business, academia and entertainment -- including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Stephen Hawking -- reportedly visited the island, where Epstein allegedly trafficked several victims.

In December, the Congressional House Oversight Committee released numerous photos taken on the island by investigators, and there was plenty of troubling stuff on the island ... including a room set up to resemble a dentist's office with creepy masks of old men lining the walls.

Jimmy "Whyte Folkz" McMahan was committed to turning over a new leaf ... before his sudden death in a motorcycle accident at the age of 50 Monday.

McMahan's manager Kentucky Boy tells TMZ ... the late influencer had just gotten out of jail and was excited about working on sobriety in the weeks prior to the fatal crash.

Kentucky Boy said he'd spoken to McMahan not long before the accident ... and the social media star was apparently in good spirits, despite having gone through a recent hospital stay.

In an online hearing Tuesday, Russell Brand was granted bail on two new charges of sexual assault and rape. Brand was already facing five other charges, including alleged rape and sexual assault.

Brand appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, England via videolink from his home in Florida on Tuesday. He reportedly spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth, The Guardian reports.

Brand's currently scheduled to appear at Southwark Crown Court in London on February 17th.

The actor and comedian was charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault last month. Authorities told TMZ the charges stemmed from alleged incidents with two new female accusers.

Brand said in a video statement posted on social media at the time ... "I pray that anyone that I've harmed or hurt in my years of mindlessness, of sin, have been healed, and for the absolute truth of who I am to be revealed."

The actor was already facing five charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault, based on allegations from four different women ... he pled not guilty to the charges last May. That trial is set for June 3rd.

"Summer House's" Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke are officially dunzo ... after four years of marriage.

The reality television stars let their fans know about their split in a message shared on their social media accounts, and they wrote they were "mutually and amicably" going their separate ways. They didn't give any specifics about a timeline for their presumed divorce.

They also asked their fans for privacy while they navigated their split ... and acknowledged their request was "ironic" given how they'd always tried to remain open about the state of their relationship.

Robert Redford wanted to "change the world" with the Sundance Film Festival, according to his daughter Amy.

The late actor's daughter appeared on "Today" on Monday and spoke about how her father --who founded the festival in the early 1980s -- wanted the event to keep showcasing new talent.

She said Robert was aware of "so many stories out there that needed to be told that weren't being told," which he wanted to promote through his work in the festival.

Donald Trump is blaming the country of Norway for not awarding him a Nobel Peace Prize ... and he's using that as a reason to escalate his threats to take over Greenland -- from Denmark -- all displayed in a letter from Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Støre sent a text message Sunday to Trump on behalf of both himself and Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, asking if they could set up a meeting to discuss several hot-topic issues -- particularly Trump's ongoing threats to invade Greenland, The Independent reports.

Trump responded and accused Norway of snubbing him for last year's Nobel Peace Prize, which went to Maria Corina Machado. But the government of Norway is not involved with the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decisions about awarding the prizes, as Støre pointed out.

Trump said in his reply he no longer has an "obligation to think purely of Peace" -- an ironic statement coming from someone obsessed with getting the Peace Prize. Trump frequently claims he's stopped 8 wars.

Trump said in his message Denmark can't protect Greenland from Russia and China -- though there's no indication either country has designs on the world's largest island. Trump says the United States has done more for NATO than any other country -- so therefore the alliance should force Denmark to surrender Greenland to the U.S.

Trump has said the U.S. needs Greenland for national security purposes.

Josh Shapiro went through an extensive vetting process while Kamala Harris figured out who she wanted as a running mate for her 2024 presidential campaign ... and he says he was asked if he'd ever spied for Israel.

The governor of Pennsylvania wrote about his experience with the former vice president's team in his upcoming memoir, "Where We Keep the Light," and he claimed his views on Israel were a hot topic with her advisors, reports The New York Times.

Shapiro, who is Jewish and has been outspoken about his support for Israel, said he was asked if he'd ever been in communication with any Israeli undercover agents ... and whether he'd ever been a double agent.

Shapiro said he knew the people asking him about his connections to Israel were simply doing their jobs, but added their actions "said a lot about some of the people around the VP."

He added, while he felt the vetting sessions had been "completely professional and businesslike," he wondered if he was being asked about his views on Israel solely because of his religion.

Shapiro said "had a knot in my stomach" throughout the vetting process.

At least 39 people were killed and around 150 were injured when two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday.

A train traveling from Málaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, located about 227 miles south of Madrid, and crossed over to another track, crashing into a train en route from Madrid to Huelva, ABC News reports.

The exact cause of the derailment was not immediately released to the public.

Jennifer Lawrence has a career full of high-profile roles, winning multiple awards and worldwide recognition for her talents ... but folks on the internet apparently didn't think she had the right looks to play Sharon Tate.

The actress talked about it on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast earlier this week and claimed she missed out on playing Tate in the Quentin Tarantino-directed film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" because she got trashed online for her looks.

When host Josh Horowitz doubted her claim, Lawrence said she'd "been telling the story for so long that way, I believe it." FYI ... Margot Robbie played Tate in the flick, and she was nominated for a BAFTA.

Jennifer acknowledged the possibility of never having been considered for the role, and said, "The internet just went out of its way to call me ugly" while the part was being cast.

Lawrence added she'd turned down a part in Tarantino's 2015 movie "The Hateful Eight," which she regretted ... hey, he's reportedly still got one more movie in him, so there's still time!

Anyway ... Tate's sister Debra spoke to us in 2017 and told us she would cast Margot over Jennifer, mostly because the latter didn't measure up to her standards ... she actually knew Sharon, so her opinion carries a bit more weight.

John Mellencamp wants his daughter Teddi to move back to Indiana with him as she continues her cancer treatment ... but she isn't budging.

The musician gave an update on his daughter's health during Friday's episode of "Today" and said he'd "tried to talk her into moving back home" ... but Teddi, who lives in Los Angeles, apparently isn't interested.

John said Teddi's been moving between good days and bad days throughout her treatment ... and she apparently has to power through days where she "feels like hell."

A$AP Rocky's been in the rap game for a long time, and he's collaborated with lots of artists ... just don't expect to see him hanging out with Drake anytime soon, because it looks like they're on the outs.

On the "NYT Popcast," Rocky hinted at his friction with Drake while talking about his new "Don't Be Dumb" album. Rocky was asked about who his "Stole Ya Flow" diss track was directed at, and he replied ... "I think we all know."

A$AP was asked about why he'd fallen out with Drizzy -- they came up together early in their respective careers -- and he explained ... "I just started just seeing people who started out as friends become foes. Seemed like they was unhappy for you and started sending shots. I think that’s what led to any of our misunderstandings or whatever the case is."