Liam Payne laid to rest yesterday in a private funeral with family and friends. A duct taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction. Voice actor Pamela Hayden retires from ‘The Simpsons’ after 35 years. Colleen Hoover’s “Verity” begins production with Anne Hathaway as the star. Cambridge Dictionary has named manifest as their 2024 “Word of the Year.”

Liam Payne laid to rest yesterday in private funeral with family and friends (Billboard)

A banana duck taped to a wall sells for $6.2 million at art auction (AP)

‘The Simpsons’ Pamela Hayden retires after 35 years (NBC)

Colleen Hoover’s “Verity” to become movie, Anne Hathaway to star (Today)

Cambridge Dictionary has named manifest as their 2024 “Word of the Year” (BBC)