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5:20 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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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
No pickles or ice cream here!  —  Expecting her second child …
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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TMZ.com:
James Franco Triggers Lawsuit: NYU Professor Claims He Got Fired for Giving Actor a ‘D’
Discussion: X17 Online
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
Mark Savage / BBC:
Kim Jong-il: The cinephile despot
Los Angeles Times:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
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 …
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The Superficial:   Britney Spears Had An Engagement Party
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Kelly Osbourne Breaks Her Left Hand  —  Tweeting updates to her loyal following of fans just got a little more challenging for Kelly Osbourne.  —  The former Dancing with the Stars contestant fractured her left hand in three places after she fell out of bed at a hotel.
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL Music Blog
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Marco / X17 Online:
KELLY OSBOURNE FRACTURES HAND AFTER FALLING OUT OF BED
Discussion: omg!
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Breaks Left Hand After Falling Out of Bed
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.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Joe Jonas Hospitalized for “Food Poisoning”
Discussion: msnbc.com and Buzz Foto
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: omg!, msnbc.com and Right Celebrity
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.
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.
Discussion: Dlisted
Alan Duke / CNN:
Lohan breaks records in Playboy  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — Lindsay Lohan's nude photo spread for Playboy is helping the men's magazine break sales records, according to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.  —  CNN calls to a dozen newsstands in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta Sunday found …
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Judy Greer Ties the Knot  —  Judy Greer has lots to celebrate this holiday season!  —  The Descendants actress, 36, and her Real Time with Bill Maher producer beau, Dean Johnson, tied the knot on Saturday night, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  The former Mad Love star and Johnson said, “I do” …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
 
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Fred Topel / Starpulse:
Q&A: Angelina Jolie Talks Brad, Her Kids And Her Directorial Debut With ‘In The Land Of Blood And Honey’
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Isabella Vosmikova / People.com:
The Real Housewives of Orange County Welcomes Heather Dubrow in Season 7
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Wears Alexander McQueen Gown to Honor Servicemen and Women
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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
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
RADAR:
Prince Harry Races To Help Friend Robbed While On The Phone To Him
Discussion: National Enquirer and Crushable
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

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Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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