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7:15 PM ET, December 19, 2011

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Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian videos …:
Our 2011 Family Christmas Card  —  Here it is!  Our 2011 Kardashian/Jenner family Christmas card!!!  It was shot by the amazing Nick Saglimbeni and there's a special 3D version that you can view with 3D glasses.  What do you guys think?  —  I love our family Christmas cards shoots and I think this one looks amazing!
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Walsten / RADAR:
Khloe Kardashian ‘Thrilled’ To Be Moving To Dallas To Get Away From Family Drama  —  Khloe Kardashian wasn't phased when her NBA star hubby, Lamar Odom was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, because she is eager to get away from the non-stop Kardashian-Jenner family drama …
New York Post:
Professor claims NYU fired him after he gave James Franco a ‘D’  —  James Franco's tired James Dean act got an NYU professor booted from the school last year — after the teacher dared to give the overhyped Hollywood hunk a “D” for blowing off class, a lawsuit charges.
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Lindy West / GQ:
Patton, Pending  —  The sexy star of Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol strips down and dishes on what it's like to be Alan Thicke's daughter-in-law  —  In Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, Paula Patton joins Tom Cruise's gang as a sexy lady-spy—as if there were any other kind …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Jessica Lange & Sam Shepard Have Separated  —  Actress Jessica Lange and her longtime partner, playwright and actor Sam Shepard, ended their relationship almost two years ago, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The couple, who have been together since 1982, have two children, Hannah and Samuel, together.
TMZ.com:
Calling Off His Engagement  —  Chaz Bono and his fiancée, Jennifer Elia, have called off their engagement and “are no longer a couple” ... a rep for Bono tells TMZ.  —  Bono's rep, Howard Bragman, tells TMZ, “They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection toward one another.
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Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:
Chaz Bono, Jennifer Elia call off engagement: Couple calls it quits after more than six years together
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
Kim Jong Il Dies, Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator Releases Statement (PHOTO) … You knew Kim Jong Il was a murderous autocrat who indulged his appetites for fine food and other luxuries while his people starved, but did you know he was an “average doubles badminton partner” who had “813 children”?
Discussion: PopWatch, Crushable and Gawker
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Rachel Crow Ain't Got S**t On These North Koreans
Discussion: Cinema Blend Feeds
Los Angeles Times:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
Lucy Walker / ninemsn:
Britney's ex Kevin Federline speaks out about her engagement  —  Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline has exclusively told TV WEEK magazine that he's “really happy” for her following news she's become engaged to Jason Trawick.  —  “I'm really happy for her — I think he's a great guy …
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The Superficial:   Britney Spears Had An Engagement Party
Marco / X17 Online:
KELLY OSBOURNE FRACTURES HAND AFTER FALLING OUT OF BED  —  Kelly Osbourne may want to invest in a shorter bed.  The E! Fashion Police co-host fractured her hand in three places after falling out of her hotel bed.  —  Miss O Tweeted:  —  “I must be the most accident prone/stupid person it the world.
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack and omg!
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Kelly Osbourne Breaks Her Left Hand
Discussion: AOL Music Blog
Isabella Vosmikova / People.com:
The Real Housewives of Orange County Welcomes Heather Dubrow in Season 7  —  From left: Vicki Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Tamra Barney, Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino  —  There's a new Housewife in Orange County - and she's a brunette!  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Wears Alexander McQueen Gown to Honor Servicemen and Women  —  The Duchess of Cambridge returned to the designer of her iconic wedding dress for a pre-Christmas night out.  —  Kate, 29, wore a beautiful black Alexander McQueen gown as she and husband William, also 29, attended …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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TMZ.com:
Joe Jonas — Rushed to the Hospital with Pain in the Abs  —  Rushed to ER  —  With Pain in the Abs  —  Joe Jonas checked into an emergency room in L.A. while doctors inspected his abs — for severe stomach pains — 48 hours after Joe did some late night partying in Chicago.
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Photoshop Awards: The 2011 Kardashian Khristmas Kard  —  What's that saying?  You can Photoshop a skid mark, but it's still a skid mark.  The Kardashians proved that saying right for their annual sacrifice to the Adobe Gods.  Last year's Karkrashian Khristmas Kard theme was “kreepy …
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Matt Damon's Verbal Attack Exposes Deep Rift in ‘Bourne’ Franchise  —  The actor reveals why he attacked “Bourne 4” director Tony Gilroy as the parties involved open up about the troubles at the heart of the billion-dollar franchise.  —  It seemed out of character and out of left field …
NY Daily News:
Before Kobe Bryant's split from wife, actress Sanaa Latham spied flirting with Lakers star at concert  —  Basketball's rep denies any fireworks at Jay-Z and Kanye West concert  —  Actress Sanaa Lathan was said to have flirted with Kobe Bryant at a concert last week - before news broke of the basketball star's looming divorce.
 
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Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
Jon Bon Jovi Victim of Death Hoax
Discussion: Pop2it and Bitten and Bound
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader: How I Ruined Titanic for Sorority Girls
Amber Portwood / TMZ.com:
Home ‘Teen Mom’ Amber Portwood — Back in Jail
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and msnbc.com
Fred Topel / Starpulse:
Q&A: Angelina Jolie Talks Brad, Her Kids And Her Directorial Debut With ‘In The Land Of Blood And Honey’
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Elysa Gardner / USA Today:
‘VH1 Divas’: All that glitters, and soul too
 Earlier Picks: 
X17 Online:
KATIE HOLMES HAS A BLUSTERY BIRTHDAY IN THE BIG APPLE
Discussion: INF Daily
Nick Dorman / People.co.uk:
Daniel Craig Set To Become Longest Serving James Bond
TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Mom & Dad — Finally Divorced ... for Real This Time
Discussion: Us Weekly and Rolling Stone
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Judy Greer Ties the Knot
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Stephanie / X17 Online:
REESE WITHERSPOON AND JIM TOTH STILL ACT LIKE NEWLYWEDS
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Brad Pitt Celebrates Birthday At Michael Jackson Cirque Show
Discussion: INF Daily
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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