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12:15 PM ET, December 19, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Ke$ha — I Was FORCED to Sing Controversial ‘Die Young’ Lyrics  —  ‘Die Young’ Lyrics  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Ke$ha has just — shockingly — come out and said she never wanted to sing the controversial lyrics in “Die Young” — even though she's listed as one of the writers of the song.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Lunch with the Royal Family  —  It's been a busy pre-Christmas week for William and Kate.  —  Wednesday brought a festive lunch with Queen Elizabeth and other members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, following Tuesday's lunch with their household …
Discussion: Crushable and PerezHilton
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Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton, Prince William Hiring Part-Time Nanny
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘Twilight’ Actor Bronson Pelletier — Arrested After Alleged Airport Pee-tastrophe  —  Airport Pee-tastrophe  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Twilight” actor Bronson Pelletier — who played a member of the Wolf Pack in the saga — was arrested yesterday in L.A. ...  after allegedly getting drunk off his ass in the terminal and peeing in public.
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TMZ.com:
Also Arrested Last Week ... for Meth Possession  —  Just a week before “Twilight” actor Bronson Pelletier was arrested for public intoxication at an L.A. airport for allegedly peeing in public — the actor was popped for felony cocaine and meth possession ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Crushable and Just Jared
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan: I'm Too Broke To See A Shrink!  —  Lindsay Lohan, who is facing significant jail time, desperately wants to see a psychiatrist, but the troubled actress is telling her close friends she doesn't have any money to do so, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
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X17 Online:
JAMES FRANCO SAYS HE TRIED TO HELP LINDSAY LOHAN WITH HER TROUBLES
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
The Superficial:   Lindsay Lohan's Mad Because People Have An Entirely Accurate Opinion of Her Career
Michael Scherer / TIME:
2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President  —  Twenty-seven years after driving from New York City to Chicago in a $2,000 Honda Civic for a job that probably wouldn't amount to much, Barack Obama, in better shape but with grayer hair, stood in the presidential suite on the top floor …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Angelina Jolie To Direct ‘Unbroken’, The Incredible Story Of Lou Zamperini  —  EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and Walden Media are in final negotiations with Angelina Jolie to direct Unbroken, the unbelievable story of Olympian-turned-WWII POW Louis Zamperini.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Just Jared
In Touch Weekly:
Exclusive: Bethenny Frankel To Divorce Jason Hoppy  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that Bethenny Frankel's marriage to Jason Hoppy is over and the pair are headed for divorce.  “She told him they are done,” a source close to the couple tells the new issue of In Touch, on newsstands now.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
MMA Fighter Ray Elbe — I'm SELLING Pics of My Broken Wiener  —  MMA FIGHTER RAY ELBE  —  I'm SELLING Pics of  —  My Broken Wiener  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  They say a picture's worth a thousand words ... and if that picture happens to feature a penis that was FRACTURED during sex …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Game of Thrones’ gets super-sized season 3 — EXCLUSIVE  —  The biggest production on TV of one of the biggest stories in fantasy is about to get a little, well, bigger.  —  The Game of Thrones team is creating a “super-sized” third season of the hit series.
X17 Online:
KRISTEN STEWART DOESN'T CARE WHETHER PEOPLE LOVE HER OR HATE HER  —  Kristen Stewart chats with the new issue of Newsweek magazine, and the 22-year-old Twilight actress still hates how famous she is, but she reveals that she doesn't really care what anyone thinks about her.
Discussion: omg! and Celeb Digs
Rebecca Adams / The Huffington Post:
Britney Spears' Hair Leaves Us Wondering If The Singer Is Wearing A Wig (PHOTOS, POLL) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Britney Spears, Polls, Video, Britney Spears Hair, Britney, Britney Spears Blonde, Britney Spears Photos, Britney Spears Pictures, Britney Spears Style, Britney Spears Wig …
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Anya / People.com:
Hugh Jackman: Our Infertility Battle Was a ‘Difficult Time’  —  He may be one of the most doting dads in Hollywood, but the path to parenthood was a difficult one for Hugh Jackman.  —  Before the actor and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness welcomed Oscar Maximillian, 12, and Ava Eliot, 7 …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Sarah / People.com:
Beverley Mitchell's Blog: I'm Having a Baby Girl!  —  Please give a warm welcome to our newest celebrity blogger, Beverley Mitchell!  —  Best known for her role as Lucy Camden on the long-running drama 7th Heaven, the actress most recently played Kaitlin O'Malley on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Deadline.com:
Universal Sets Release Date For ‘Riddick’  —  Universal Pictures has announced it will release the sci-fi pic Riddick on September 6, 2013.  Riddick is the third chapter of the saga that began with 2000′s Pitch Black and 2004′s The Chronicles Of Riddick.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Us Weekly:
PICS: Rihanna Buys $12 Million Mansion in Pacific Palisades: See the Amazing Pictures  —  Credit: Trulia, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images(inset)  —  Rihanna has room for that California King bed!  —  The 24-year-old singer has purchased a jaw-dropping mansion in Pacific Palisades, Calif. for $12 million, Trulia reports.
Discussion: E! Online and Celeb Gossip …
Anthony Breznican / Inside Movies:
CONSIDER THIS: Reese Witherspoon's fan letter to Naomi Watts for ‘The Impossible’  —  With Academy Awards voting underway, EW's Prize Fighter is kicking off the “Consider This” series, asking folks with Oscar histories of their own to share their personal favorites of the year.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
E! Online:
NEWS/New Kardashian Family Christmas Card Is in the Mail—See It Here!  —  Ready for a little Kristmas cheer?  —  More elegant season's greetings are in the mail, courtesy of Kim Kardashian and just about everyone you might expect to see in the always hotly anticipated production that is the Kardashian and Jenner family holiday card.
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Ethan Sacks / NY Daily News:
Taylor Swift shopping for $80K birthday present for Harry Styles: report
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Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Project Runway’: Michael Kors Replaced by Zac Posen for Season 11; Designers to Compete in Teams
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Sarah / People.com:
Jeffrey Donovan Welcomes a Daughter
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Gary Graff / Hollywood Reporter:
Clay Aiken: ‘American Idol’ is Now All About the Judges
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Katie Holmes Celebrates 34th Birthday Over Breakfast With Suri Cruise
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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TMZ.com:
I'm Getting a NEW Show ... Not on MTV
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Us Weekly:
Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio's Django Unchained Film Premiere Postponed Due to Sandy Hook Shooting
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  Frank, the drunk superhero of Wilmington …
Celebslam:
Miranda Kerr is not single
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Kate Upton Strips for Antarctic Photo Shoot — 35 Degrees BELOW ZERO
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:
A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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